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HuLpi1 swornI have bsen employed eight
about the Capitol Superintendent Of Public Property
Daniel Seayer had charge Of the Treasury Department
most Of the time during Mr. Janssen's Of Office Mr.
Jansen was not there much of the time
the Treasurers Office frequently three times per
know Mr. Seavers Habits Of life He frequently
cated have him in the Office attempting busi-
when he too drunk TO do it, On occasion Mr.
Seaver and Henry c. Parker both the vault and
both intoxicated and when looked into the vault
looking at the money the drawers Seaver
intoxicated than Parker turned them both the vault:
locked the vault up put the key into Dan Sewers
and turned them Of the Office key of the out
side door and gave il to Martin, the Waterman Martin told
me morning that Seaver in the vault II O'Clock
the pgh before and his impression that he took
ey cut Kirk Wicks who kept grocery here in whose
brother kept gambling house in Madison called the Ti-
ger told the day that Seaver the night
lost eleven hundred dollars in gold in playing Faro.
seaver lived extravsgany, should above his
Al time went to the freasurer's Office and drew out
$500 for which gave Seavsr voucher. Seayer paid me
the money he had been drinking and the for
quo He made Of the money and lost the vouch
This afterwards made right by the investigating
mittee and the credited Jansen
frequently lent money from the Treasury which
would give him dueb He in the habit doing this
with others When Seaver to attend the
last July asked him 20 buy lots Of School land
He did but he his way home and never got
posed of his way home He also told bought
land for Martin and sold again. About year since Sea.
yer told zoe he hsd t9sH efseck in she Ia Crosse
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NUMBER 36.

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was that of Mr.. Brady, of Broadway, tie
well known photographers. He came there
to take views Of the house and snrrsunds
ing scenery, an |, | believe, has sacceeded
in taking representations Of every object
of interest about the premises. These.
pictures will form an interesting feature
in the fine historical gallery which THE
enterprising artist has succeeded in.eols.
lecting at SO much expense. III. the efsst
of Mr.. Buchanan's election they viii
probably be engraved for general circular
tion. : .vs--es
Mr.. Buchanan's family circle consists,
for the present, of Mr. and Miss Lane,
(his nephew and niece) Mrs. George Pitts
of Philadelphia, and Mr.. Appleton, his.
late Secretary-ef Legation in London,
Colonel Ramsey is also ON visit viii
him. Miss Lane, a beautiful and highly
accomplished young lady, does the henors
of the mansion with the same grace and
affability which gained her so much pop
ularity az the head Of her nncle's estab.
lishment in London.
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The Present Condition of the Jews.

The Philadelphia Ledger, in an article
upon this subject, remarks that at the pre-
sent moment Jew stands at the head
of nearly every walk in life through
out Europe The Rothschilds command
the money market of the old world; DIS
raeli, Jew, leads the House of Commons;
a Jew is Lord Mayor of Londonj in Ger
many, half a dozen of the most distinguish
ed Professors are Jews. 1t is doubtful
whether the late war in Europe could have
been carried on without the aid of the:
Rothchilds. They loaned immense sums
to both Russia on one hand, and the AL
| lies on the other. They have more recent
lily offered to furnish the Bank of France
with thirty millions in gold. These sons
ofIsrael hold the purse strings ofthe world,
are the real kings of Europe, and WELD,
sceptre of wider influence than did Da-
vid. in the zenith of his fame.
The Jews now number ten millions, and
are rapidly increasing in this country. Is
it not wonderful? All the annals of man
kind may be searched in vain for paral-
lei to their astonishing history. -Four
thousand years ago their inspired proph-
cts predicted that they should be scat
tered in all lands, yet not merged with
other nations; and here they are still, dis
tinct as the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic
4 Ocean. indestructible as the eternal hills.
Their temple has been destroyed for near
lily two thousand years; the sword, the axe,
the firebrand, have beeu at work upon them
during all that period; but their conquer
: ors and prosecutors have passed away; the
nations that first took them captive, have
NO lorger place upon the map of the
}, world; but they remain unhurt, Immortal
! limperishable altar and their sac
rafce have ceased, but he who visits the
, Jewish Synagogue in this city, will see
, the same Synagogue worship that existed
before the destruction of Jerusalem, ane
which the Saviour of mankind honoree
Y with His Divine presence. a~ :,
!, It has been justly said that the preser
vation of the Jews is standing and per
e petual miracle in proof of the truth
|. Revelation. fssg 72a
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The DANISH Sound Dues.

This question more nearly effects the
United States than any other OF European
origin Denmark has always required
vessels passing Elsmore to pay Sound
Dues. This payment the United States
has refused to make, on the grounds that
the ocean is q free highway. Denmark
derives S1,5OO,000 from these dues.
The Danish government is now desirous
of settling the matter by capitalizing this
amount, which should be raised by the va
rious States in proportion to the extent
of their yearly contributions. This, 1t
appears, is fixed at $50, 100000, and our
share of the same would be nearly mil
lion. i The sum would be of little conse-
ouence in itself, and would not amount to
more than the United. States offered to
Denmark as an indemnity for the expense
incurred by her in building, lighting and
repairing beacons and lighthouses along
fher coast. But there are graver interests
involved. If the payment of our allotted
share of this capitalization fund would i'm
ply recognition of the right claimed by
the Danish government, it is evident that
1.-THE great principle of free seas and unres'
tricted commerce, for which we contend
has not been vindicated. A
We could not desire more propitious
! time for the settlement of this question, fol
Russia, which has always abbetted Danisi
! usurpations, looking upon Denmark as
:. territory which must sooner or later be
Hong to her, has at the present moment nj
desire to champion that country or EN-
:, Ibro1l herself with the United States. b
late news from Europe we learn that Rus
sia, Sweden and Norway have signihe
e their assent to the capitalization prejec
J and that all the difficulties are dehnitive
5 arranged in consequence of the accor
between France and England, so far
: Europe is, concerned, but not in regard
5 the United States, with which it is still
. Iopen question. f sse.s
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this orifce lay an antique poniard with an
ivory handle. i''as tf
Young Hetherington clutched it, and
leaping to the floor, held it up and gazed
at it. ' fs' ~
"'7ze fate Of the Hstaeringtons'" he
muttered, turning as pale as death, the
very weapon described by the old nurse
What devil has been trifing with me, for
God there is none that I believe in.:''
He looked, then, more attentively at the
weapon. 1t was richly set in gold, en-
crusted with gems--and the damascGned
blade was cletted with blood. Hether-
ington stood for some moments looking
with wide eyes at the poniard; and then,
quick turn of his head toward the west
ern door indicated his thought.
"What had Calvert to do with this?"
he muttered gloomily; "could it have
been-did it"
And, pausing suddenly, he stopped and
examined the foer. n
Immediately beneath the portrait a
triangular incision in the oaken timber Of
the flooring rewarded his search. He in
serted the point of the weapon in the cut.
1t fitted perfectly.
Hetherington rose, replaced the poniard
in the hidden closet, closed the door, and
arranged the portrait as before Then
he removed the chair by means of which
he had mounted, brushed away some
grains of dust left by his boot upon the
wainscot, and then began pacing the apart
ment with hurried and feverish steps.
7. "Yes,n he muttered hoarsely, "yes
this is the direct agency of the devil, il
there is a devil! That poniard, in some
], mysterious way, fell to the floor; old Cal
t vert; to whom nothing connected with the
/, family is secret, placed it in its hidden
3 receptacle again, not wishing me to see it
He was right, for the devil of perversity
f and defiance has possession of me. Mar
3 or devil, heaven or hell!" cried the youns
:: man, elenching his hand wrathfnlly, ant
5 shaking it above his head, al now def.
> and challenge you! I 60 on my way
/ though hell stood in my path !" vi.
AS he uttered these furious words, tn
f portrait of his grandfather, which had
e doubtless, been loosened by his efforts t
: open the closet, parted from the huge hoo
which held it aloft, and fell with o cras
II to the floor. r ,s
y The startled echoes fed shrlcking throug
l. the gloomy mansion; and Hetheringto
N looked round like a aconspirator, desperat
it but defiant to the last. At the same m'
ment, the knob of the western door W.
t! turned, and the voice of old Calvert WI
heard like moan, appealing for entranec
j. His master opened the door, and, la
ID ing his hand upon the shoulder Of tt
m trembling old man, said 30 9li
lyi "I understand .all-not word to al
,g one. Replace the portrait, leavingi, t
.9l closet as it is."
e. Hetherington then, with slow and mea
ou ured steps, sought his private apartment
Mt Three days afterwards, he set out
ce Hairston. The poniard was in his b
som. .b ..35 l se.i q,
fro BE CONTINUED.
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A Visit to Mrs. James K. rolk.

One of the many pleasing, incidentssS
says the Nashville Union, of the recent
Convention, was the well conceived and
appropriate visit, on Monday evening
last, of the various military companies. !.
escorted by, the Union Guards to the res- !.
dence of the estimable reject of the late
President James K Polk. The compaSo
nies approached the grounds by the naini
entrance on Church-street and fled
through the yard, with marked precision !,
and decorum, paying their respects and !.
passing out in the same order in which
they entered Such manifestations ofres.
pect were no less appropriate on the paftp
of the military than they were gratifying
to the distinguished lady. The JEaien !,
adds:
Having been SO indentifed with pub
lie life, and partaken so fully of the senti-
ments of her illustrious husband, Tor long
years the pride and support of the Demrs
ocratic party, it is but natural that she,
ftshould continue to feel a lively interest
4 in the success of the Democracy and the
consequent aseendency of its pfiReiples:s
! But while she is cordial well-wishef for
the triumph of our party on this, and sh
:, occasions, yher maintains rinviolatsi that
t lady-like reserve and zabstipenee from ~
-loyert political action, SO becoming to one
i of her. age and position in the esteem oi
: the american people irrespective Of party
: We trust that she may be long spared by
u the decree of a kind Prosidenee, Gnobls
y specimen of our countrywomen,st to adoE
: society with her accomplishments and vir-
It ktues, and as q surviving linkbetween her
! distinguished husband and the generatier
n that is coming after him.
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BUM AND JERRoLD.-Thee great lib
,eritistl is a great bore. One day: he met
Jerrold in Regent ST. and prepared to
buttonhole him. y ,9H ~ q
,"Weil, Jerrold, what's going on ~ said
the author of "Marble Halls =
AZ am!' responded Jerrold, and before
his friend could say anything further, he
was calmly pursuing the even tenor OF his
way.
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A Hard swearer.I

A good story is told of tall FaN-os
boned fellow who went into . mslket
house in Boston, and seeing q large hog !,
on exhibition was nightly struck with I. :
81 swcar,s'said he, "that's . great hog.
swear never saw a fines enein my lifeAd
I swear, what a short leg hes got III
"Look here, friend,u said q little dry
hooking. individual, trotting up, seyW
mustn't swear SO, s,....,f - :.
II swear, ] should like to know why!"
said the hard swearer, with an oninous
look. -.
because, said the little man, "swear-
ing is aginathe law, and shall have te
commit you!" drawing himself up.
care you Justice of the Peace!"
inquired the swearer.. '
f AYES, sir,n was the reply g ias ~
"Wen, / swearI" said the swearer, " Ii
am more ,astonished at that than about
the hogr sr ss.I -
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outta peroha for Horse-shoess 81

A Philadelphia mechanic has eonstrnc~o
ted horseshoe in such .. manner that i
it requires no nails, aud can be- put on by i,
any one without the aid Of a blacksmith.
attached to the shoe is q fang extending
around the -hoof and at the back Of the !
horses foot is a joint, hele in its place b 9
a screw, which allows the shoe to open end
close, SO as to accommodate itself to the ,
size of the hoof. Between the hoof and
plate is layer Of gutta percha, for the
purpose of preventing injury to the ahocfa
or leg of the horse by conclusion whilelll
running over hard roads or streets. The
mechanism is very simple, and the applies.
I ton Of gutta percha a new and ingenious
idea. ~ !.
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VOLUME XIII. 81.
poI.et.rp,
TO MY sEGAR.

Yes, social friend, ] love the well,
'''so In learned, dictors spite; .-'s
- love thy fragrant, misty spell
1 love thy calm delight.
=, What if they tell with phizzes long,
Our years are sooner past,
would reply with reasons strong
THEY'RE sweeter while they last.
And oft, mild tube to me thou art,
sssss a monitor though still, i. ans
Thou speak'st lesson to my heart,
Above the preachers skill
When in the lonely evenings hour
.iss. Attended but by thee,
0Ns Ger history's varied page pore,
-tlfsa Mans fate in thee see:--
10 Awhile like thee, the hero burns,
And smokes and fumes around;
-. And then like thee to ashes turns,
heat And ,ningledwith the ground.
Thou,rt like the man of worth, who gives
-e-pia To goodness every day,
-. The fragrance of whose virtues live
yf,.When he has passed away.
Oft when the snowy column grows,
And breaks and falls away,
- trace how mighty realms thus rose'
And tunbled to decay!
From lbeggar's frieze to smonarch's robe'
q The. e.common doom is passed;
Sweet natures works, the mighty globe,
.aeE Must all burn out at last i7'si-
se.., And what is he who smokes the nowf
-ns{ "A little moving heap, ~
That soon, like thee, to fate must bow;
-1sE Like thee in dust must sleep.
And when I see thy smoke roll high,
Thy ashes downward go,
aTisthus, mcthinks my soul shall fly,
Thus leave my body low
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A Great Evil not Removed.

I A Conference preacher one day went ?
into the house of o Wesleyan keformeF,
and saw, suspended on the walls, the per-.
traits of the three expelled ministers.
"What," said he,a .'you have them
there ?'' 's''
80, yes, they are there" was the an )
swer.a i ss ,s;r - sa
"But one is wanted to compIets the
set"
"Pray who is that ~
"Why, the devil, to be sure. I" 3 -
sAhn said the reformer, -.HE is not yet
| expelled from the Conferences" *
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tJ What debt Of gratitude the dee~
tors owe that man who first invented earsl q
riagest One. half the medicine we'nse ID Z
only substitute for walking. Whesser
heard Of wood-sawyer being troubaaas
with indigestion or the gout-
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RUSSIAN DECLARATION OF POLICY.

We subjoin translation, from the Cologne
Gazette, of the circular despatch which Prince
Gortschakoff, now Minister of Foreign Affairs
for Russia has addressed to the representatives.
of his sovereign at foreign courts. A glance
will be sufficient to show the high interest Of
this document, containing, as it does, a gene.
raj profession of Russian foreign policy, and
declaration respecting the occupation Of Greece,
and the common action of France and England
on Naples.
Moscow, September 2, 1856.
The treaty signed at Paris, on the Goth Of
March, in putting end TO a struggle, the uro-
portions of which threatened To extend still
further, and the final issue of which was bevond
human calculation, had for its object 10 re-es.
tabiish the normal state OF international rela.
tons in Europe,
The Powers which had coalesced against us
hsd taken as their motto respect for the right
and Independence Of Governments. We do
not intend here to return anew to the histori
cal examination Of the question, nor to investi-
gate how far the conduct of Russia would have
endangered either the one or the other of these
two principles. 1t is not our intention to raise
sterile discussion. Far otherwise; it is our
wish to apply the principles which the great
European Powers proclaimed at that time,
when they took up position, direct or indi.
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CANTON, ILL.,, October 4, 1856.
With US, there has been general stampede
from the Old Line Democratic as we'll as the
Know Nothing ranks. Men who have hereto
fore voted, in Western phraseology, ian un-
scratched Democratic ticket" are going heart
and soul for Fremont. The population of our
town is about three thousand. Last Saturday
evening, our Fremont Club held one of its
meetings. The number in attendance was es-
timated at 200, or more than one-third of our
population. Men, women, and children, all are
enthusiastic Fremonters. To such an extent
is the enthusiasm carried among them, that it
drew from Buchaneer, from Pennsylvania,
who happened to drop in at club meeting, the
exclamation, +" In Gods name, are your women
and children electioneering for Fremont?"
Another illustration: The writer of this called
at farm house not far from town, at which
was an old farmer, his wife and daughter, and
young Bucbaneer. l was telling the farmer
that there would be a Fremont meeting in town,
and said, "get up your team, and bring your
women" "What do you want of the women?"
said the Buchaneer; "they can't help you; they
can't VOTE" "But they can talk" said l.
1--WE can that" said the girl; III gaze young
gent the sack, Sunday might, because he sods
buchanan man, and intend to serpe some
more Of them the same aoay."
Ihere mas Deen strong effort made TO get
up an utilization between the Fillmore men and
the BUCCANEERS. The ruse, however, is but
partially successful, as the cloven foot was too
evident. The result was, that quite large
majority of the Fillmore men in this county
came out for Fremont, the President of the
Fillmore county organization declaring that he
would not play second fiddle to the Demo
cratic party" In this district, we will give
TOuStng majority for Kellogg, our candidate for
Congress, and for the whole Republican ticket.
You may safely set down Illinois for Fremont
and Freedom in November next. A. Ms
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same level with the ordinary agriculturist. and
ally him with the best interests of America,
does, perhaps, just remind us of the bias of the
present American Executive, and wielder of
the State patronage. Nor, perhaps, would an
ambassador OF Fremont appointment have sin
gled out the slave valley of the Mississippi as
the type and boast of American agriculture
But we will not strain point, or pretend that
we have caught Mr.. Dallas showing his colors
at Hertfordshire dinner. We may observe
however, en- PEASANT, that the diplomacy of an
American Minister is more tried in this coun-
try than that of any other representative of a
foreign Power, in dubious times Speaking
the same language, and being for all social
purposes an Englishman, he has to attend
public meetings, society and company's dinners
IN London, agricultural dinners in the country,
and to mix with the English public as we'll as
with English officials Thus, in all disturb
ances of the mutual understanding of the two
countries, the American politician has to study
the best combination of selfrespect with neigh
borly courtesy, consideration to his country,
and politeness to this. 1t is only due to them
to say that they have generally hit off success
full balance.
MI. Everett was an accomplished speaker
and shone at dinners; light and easy flow
avoided all dangerous subjects, and gave entire
security to his English audience Mr.. Bu-
chanan exhibited more of the American in his
speeches, and displayed his transatlantic SYM
pathies more. When Mr.. Webster was over
here, some years ago, it was observed that he
approached sometimes nearer to dangerous
subjects than was quite pleasant to his hear
ers, trusting to the weight and gravity of his
mind to keep the balance. Mr. Dallas takes
the more polite line of keeping at distance :;
ne wishes success to English agriculture, drinks
everybody's health, eulogizes the chairman, and
dweils on the common interests, characters
tics, and activities, of the two countries. For
tunately there is little, so far as regards our own
relations to the United States, to try the diplo-
macy and self-command of an American Min
lister. Over America herself cloud is hang
ing, and clashing interests and clashing con-
sciences threaten either civil war or 6issolu-
ton OF the Union. But our own relations to the
United States were seldom better than they
are now. A settlement of the questions at
issue between US has just been concluded, the
slight brush between us is almost forgotten
even now, and, as Mr.. Dallas has been so abun.
dant in his good wishes to this country, we
will return the compliment in kind, though we
are sorry to be obliged to couple with our good
wishes for the welfare Of Mr.. Dalas's country
the memento that she wants now a good deal
more than good wishes to set her to rights.
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For the National Era.
HE RPUB LIGANsS SONG.
For Permanent Use in all Sections.
BY REV. 8. B. GooDENOw.

BY REV. 8. B. GOODENOw.
AIR" CONS brope lrifh me fts sea, lore"
Hail TO ND land of glory!
Re9ea in patriot story;
Pfoaditthy stars float DER thee,
Thou home of WASHINGTON,
Hail toye, friends of Freedom,
Your fathers deeds-ye heed them
Risessn heroic manner.
Lift high your sacred banner.
Shout forth free hosannai
Each brave Republican!
II.
Wo 10 expressions minions,
Who curb our eagles pinions,
Cursing our free dominions
With Slavery's fatal blight,
Not for such contamination
Our heroes reared this nation.
Sons of the Revolution,
Awake TO rciribution;
Shout for the Constitution,
For Freedom and the Right.
III.
Mark, how enslaving legions
Invade our fsirest regions,
Spnrning their just allegiance,
In treason and in war!
Well teach the towards better,
Their skulking blows we'll frtter!
We're for a land united,
No State nor section sighted
UNION, 10 Justice pligh,ed,
TO Liberty and Law,
Nv.
Ito, for the daylight breaking!
Americans are waking.
Tyrants with fear are quakIng,
Just what all patriots want.
Join, then, one grand communion,
For CELEBRITY AND UNION"
Rise, ye free sires, before us.
Float freedoms banner DER us!
Ring, with the freeman's chorus,
Each free yale and FREE MONT,
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suing the purpose his reason, so influenced.
indicated as worthy, while the act itself would
only for a moment ruf1e the surface of society,
which after would flow on in its old channel.
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shere; and when they repealed the Missouri
Compromise, and subjugated Kansas, and
almost killed our noble Sumner, the people rose
in their majesty, to defend the cause of the OBJ
pressed. believe the Slave Power has, by
over-barbarous actions, destroyed ITSELF
Yours, for the right, EPHRAM MANSON.