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The Richmond palladium., 1856-05-08
NO. 81.
FUSION.

when II comes TO speaking of fusion we
wonder where there is more Of il 10 be found
thsn IN an orgsI izAtion of Democrats. Whiys
old know Nothings. pro-slsvery and anti
slavery. disappointed office seekers. and seek
ers after ofiee, sn combined under the name
ef Old Liners. On 1he nigger question we
hear IN these parts enough Of abuse of al!
WHO do not side with the Old Liners. The
dnier'ean Reps6iicaa, An Old Line paper in
fennss vsniS with Buchanan for Presidens
at Its mast head. says:
ne coming struggle must determine
whether or not there is any bu, one plank lsf,
in the Democratic platform, and thar ona
'tlqertsna9 We desire TO know whether tha
Democratic part is merely in existence for
the purpose of taking care OF the southern
, nigger."
Ihis is strong language and insinuates 10
unmistakablt terms from their own side OF the
house. that the Old Liners who cry "Knky'
and :Woolly," hsve the niosers in their
special keeping
The New York Post. which has been al.
ways considered heavy artillery among The
Democracy, after saying that the Democratic
party Is degraded into mere organization
Ter keeping the power in the hands which row
aoid II. thus speaks of the nigger question:
The President and those who act with
'' '.-'-AN - tAtSii SUR OSFiu Oi pQIt4C9l 2sSo-
elaton the test of political orthodoxy; the
man who d:sagrees with them on this point.
Is treated as their enemy; if he disapproves of
ine measures recently adopted for The ex;en-
sion OF slavery. he is prescribed excluded
from every office of trust. marked as a polit.
cal hereto and dangerous nalcontent. The
Whole influence of the Executive in its various
departments. aided by I'll the organiz aJ;on Of
The party which supports him. is employed
IN wsginS a relentless war upon all who diss-
ent from this part # the policy Of the ad-
minis'ration'
1t further says:
he lntrigues, the frauds, the acts of 10.
ience and uscrpaton. by which the friends Of
sh very. with the administration at their head
are seeking to extent the domain of slavery,
are foul tto; on the character of the co4n
try"
The position tie Post has heretofore occ,.-
pea IN the Democratic ranks enables il 10 know
what It speaks about and We presume tits
good authority. These extracts may be choice
TENS for those who are continually bleating
: hinky -.Wolly Wabash Courier.
The Richmond palladium., 1856-05-08
Hanging Made Easy.

For the individual gra,ihcstion Of many o
our old line friends. who will wish to dispose
OF themselves directly after our State elec
aons, We commend the following 10 their
careful consideration, an easy way TO
shuttle off this mott tai coil:
hanging. although an awkward position
Is. IL Is said, the easiest method of taxing life.
writer In one of the English Qusr,erlies.
proves 1t to be quite pleasant operation-
lie says:-"An acquaintance Of Lord Bacon,
Who meant TO hang himself only partially.
lost his footing and was cut down At the las,
extremity, having nearly paid for his curiosi
y with his life. He declared that he fel, no
pam. and his only sensation was OF fire be
lore his eyes. which changed first TO a black
and then 10 sky blue. These eolors are
ever source of pleasure.
CsP;sin Montagnac. who was hanged in
rance during the religious wars. aud rescued
nom The gibbet a, the heintercession of Viscount
iafrenns complained that having lost all
pam IN an instant. he had been taken from a
i.sh' OF which the charm defied description.
another criminal. who escaped bv the break
ing OF the cord. said that, after . second o.
suffering. fire appeared. and across it the
mos. beautiful avenue Of trees. Henry ",
VI France sent his physician TO question him
sad when mention was made OF pardon. the
Haa answered coldly that it was not worth the
asking
Inc uniformity Of the descriptions render
useless to multiply instances. They fill pa
g. IN es book Of medical jurisprudence
Au agree that the unessiness is quite nomen
!' mat pleasurable feeling Immediately
succeeds; that colors Of various hues start up
ssore The sight, and that. these having been
s1ed on Tor a trivial space. The res, is oblvi.
The Richmond palladium., 1856-05-08

a NEW DEFINITION or MoaaL SIs-A
considerable degree of excitement exists Ia
the politico- religious world IN Toronto. in con-
sequence OF the issue, by the Roman Catholic
Bishop Of Toronto. OF Lent Pastoral" 4" in
which occur the following extraordinary pas
sages:--. Catholic electors in this country.
who do not use their electoral power in behalt
Of separate schools. are also guilty OF mortal
SIN Likewise. parents not making the sac
rlleeS necessary 10 secure such schools, or
sending their children 70 mixed schools
Moreover. the confessor who would give ab-
solution 10 such parents electors or Legislators
as support mixed schools 10 the prejudice OF
separate schools, willb gully of mortal sin r
- Eou are. shoemaker said r.acis-
irase. addressing blacksmith Yer. s.r.'
was ths reply. = horse shoemaker
The Richmond palladium., 1856-05-08


IHE MINISTER AND THE FlDDks.-A respon
sible friend is the voucher for the truth OF the
following capital story:
/ Half century ago. or less, the piol.s but
somewhat facetous DR.. Pond. dwelt in the
quiet and out-of- the way village of A. in
the State of Steady Habits. The Doctors
ideas were Eberal-much more than many of
his congregation approved; nevertheless he
kept on the even tenor of his vav. anC. dl.re-
garded the pre- ludices OF some Of his people
lie had named Enoch who at an early
age manifested remarkable talen, for music,
which the father cherished and cultivated with
care. In the same village resided an antigua
ted maiden lady. who having no cares OF her
own to occupy her time and attention. mag
unanimously devoted herself 10 those OF her
neighoors. One morning she called at the
Doctors and requested to see him. When
he entered the room where she was s.ated he
perceived at a glance that something was
amss, and before he had time 10 extend to her
the usual. How dye do?" she began,
Il think DR.. Pond. that man OF your age
and profession might have something better
TO do when you were in New London last
week. than TO buy Enoch fiddle; all the peo-
pie are ashamed that our minister should buv
his son fiddle! fiddle! On. dear. what
is the world coming to, when ministers will
do such things?'
Who told you had bought Enoch id-
de-" inquired the doctor.
"Who told me? Why every body says So.
and some people have heard him play on it
as they passed the door. But amt it true,
Doctor?''
Il bought Enoch violin when l went to
New Londone''
"A violin. what's that9''
Did you never see one?"
Never"
"Enoch." said the Doctor, stepping to the
door. bring your violin here"
Enoch obeyed the command. but no soon
er had he entered with his instrument than
the lady exclaimed
La! now, there. why 1t IS tiddle'''
''Do not judge rashly." said the Doctor
giving his son wink. wait until you hear
it."
Taking the hint Enoch played Old Hun.
dred. The lady was completely mystifed;
1t looked like fiddle, but then tho had ever
heard Old Hundred played on fiddle! Il
could not be. So rising to depart, she ex-
claimed. Il am glad l came in to satisfy my
self La me- just to thiak how people will
talk"
The Richmond palladium., 1856-05-08

-hk AoVANrAGE OF SINGrNG.-If you
u Keep Spring in your heart, learn TO
~, ihere is more melody than most poo
s"1e aware OF A cohlcr who smoo,hs his
shos with song. will do as much work
As one gwen 10 i'll nature and fret
s would effect IN week. Songs are like
,ssnhle; ~ they run 10 cheerfulness: they I'LL
.;a ne in'ad with sucn buoysncy that. for the
ae oeing. they fill The bosom with June air.
Of meadow sf clover in blossom
The Richmond palladium., 1856-05-08

And yet yos never preaehedsh sha. TO n,ee''

And yet yoT never preached shas to -.ee''
shreked .he dying man
The preacher who had blundered through
the passage from James, which we have iu,
quoted, knew not wha, to say. He was. per.
chance. terrified by the very look of his DYING
parishioner
! Then the wife drew near and strove TO com
fort him. and the son (vho had been reading
the wll,) attempted word or two of eonso.
latIon.
And with the dollar in hrs hand he sank
into death. talking of stock, of rent. OF copper
mine and camel. of tenant. and Of debtor. until
'he breath left his lips. Thus he died
When he was cold, the preacher rose and
asked the lawyer whether the deceased had
left anything TO such and sue h a charitable
society, which had been engrafted on the
preachers church.
And the wife closed his eyes and tried TO
wrench the dollar from his hand. but in vain.
He clutched it as though it were the only Sa-
vior TO light him through the darkness of eter-
nifty
And the son sat down with dry eyes, and
thought OF the hundreds OF thousands which
were now his own.
Next day there waa hearse followed By
train OF carriages nearly a mile in length -
There was crowd around an open grave. and
An elegant sermon on the virtues Of the de-
ceased by the preacher.
There was a t1uttering OF Grape bad yes and
rolling Of carriages. and no tears. Fhev left
the dead man and returned to the palace,
where sorrow died. even as the crane vas ia
ken from the door knob
And in the grave the dead hand still clsnch.
ed the dollar
The Richmond palladium., 1856-05-08

POOR ToUcET,-The Court circles are in /.
9uandary how TO dispose of the supple, ser.
vceabie and sneaking Toucey. More money
was >rert 10 re elect him than would buy
score OF such lantern jawet chaps at tho bag
MO IN New Orleans, it their faces were black
ened. LevIes are made upon the Custom
Houses and Post Offices within three hund.
red miles of Connecticut, and il is said a per
capita tax was assessed even in these parts
SUCH was the desperation of parties. such tho
soicltude oi a certain patriot, who would ike
renewal OF his four years lease. But il all
would not do. Even impor ed Southern eIo-
quence could not touch the hearts Of the
ankee elockmakers. Stubborn Republican
dogs, they would not conquer their preiudicas.
nor bow the knee TO Belial Corton TGers
Is no Mission to spare. udgeship vacant.
no Commission on hand. He claims his lhr.y
pieces OF silver, and they tell him the pols.i
cal exchequer is empty. The Cerberu3 Of
the Treasury snarls at his approach, and
sqnats down on the money bags He knocE1
his customer 1t would De great relief %
The Republican Court if Gov. S .ymour would
shake han Is with the Emperor Alexander,
come home and make an opening, for they
say Connecticut is not big enough to make t,so
Ministers al one time--as if such merit ourht
to be measured by mathematical proportions.
But Toueef IS patient and he IS hopeful Like
Louis Napoleon and Mr.. Micawber. he believes
10 his sar. and knows something will urn
up. And being plastic patriot, he IS not
very particular wha, it may be. ANYTHING
will suit. from the White House down to tide
waItershIp-lf Congress raises the salary of
the latter He IS bound to get something
Tor human nature cannot stand such chronic
Importantly Wash. Cor. " T. Tribune.
The Richmond palladium., 1856-05-08


EDMUND kEAN.-While playing a, Exeter,
IN England, and at the height o. his POPULAR
ty, kean was invited to dine with some gen
temen at one of The principal hotels. He
drove there in a carriage, The dinner was
announced anG the landlord, all bows and sub
mission. hoped that gentlemen and their dis
unguiShed visitor found every thing to their
satisfaction.
kesn stared a, HIM for some moments and
then said:
Your name is -
at is, Mr. hean. l have had the honor o;
meeting you before
You kept some years ago small tavern
in the outskirts Of this town"
Il did, Mr., kean. Fortune has been kind
TO both Of US since then. Irecollec, YOU. sir,
when you belonged 10 our theatre here
And /, sir" said Kean. jumping up. ..re-
collect you. Many years ago l came into
your patry tavern, after long Journey. with
my suffering wife and sick child, all ofus wet
10 the skin | asked you for a morsel of re-
freshment- You answered me as If were a
dog. and refused TO trust it out of your hand.
until you had received the trife which was / 8
value.
Il left my family BY Jour inhosptabIe FIRE
side while sought for lod dsings. On nv re-
IKE a orute. 10 take m
wife and brat from your house and abused
me- for not spending in drink the money l had
not for food. Fortune, As you say. has done
something for Us both since then; but YOU are
still the same, see-she same cringing. grasp
ing, grinding. greedy money hunter /, sir,
am still the same. / am now in nv zenith
was then At its nadir: but am tn same ma q
the same kean whom you ordered from
your doors. and | have now the same hatred
70 oppression that l had then; and were i, the
last meal. I'd not eat or drink in house be
longin. TO so hesr;less scoundrel"'
'Gentlemen. said he, turning to his friends,
Il beg pardon for this outbreak; bu, were
70 dine under the roof of this time serving.
goid-ioving brute, the first mouihful, am
sure, would choke me-
kean kept his word, and the parry adjourn
ed 10 smother hotel
The Richmond palladium., 1856-05-08

Losr WORK on CHRIST CONE TO LrGur-
Paleairo's work on the BENEFIT of Christ's
Death, p" first published in 542. Of which the
original has long been supposed TO be lost
has beer recoveTedi IN an italian edition Of 1913
and published in England. with a French
translation Of 1851 These were found in
the library of St. Johns College, Canbrilgs
The English version. made in 1913, by Ed
ward Courtenay. Earl Of Devonshire, is also
added This book had an immense popularity
IN the sixteenth century. Forty thousand
copies were issued in Venice alone and il was
translated into Spanish. as well as French and
English. Palcairo, for his advocacy of ths
reformed views. especially in the matter Of
Justification. suffered martyrdom under
Plus '. in 257o. The whole Roman Catholic
influence was directed to the exterminatioa II
his work. and with such success that, Rake
says, iii has entirely dispoeared.'
EVERYTHING Losr-At Cincinnati this
winter. DR.. Holmes showed that physic. life
IN New England had run down. w. Phillips
produced his lost arts again Donald
Mcleod showed that the dark ages were
brighter than ours. DR.. Lord showed tha.
the Christian religion was considerably the
worse for -ear- Bishop Spaulding came for
ward to demonstrate the decay Of Old Eng
land Ewing. proved to his own satisfaction.
that inferiorty of modern to ancient cities. and
kerwin. IN two lectures settled it, that pretty
much everything was leaving in.'' Among
SO many busy in finding faui,. II is well that
few are at work in mending faults.
@ The Pittsburg (Pa Express tells this
story Of q coch and q mouse "A large black
cock. belonging to gentleman in this city.
seeing q mouse about TO run in q hole in an
adjacent wall. sprung TO the spot. caught the
animal by the tail. dragged him out, laid him
on stone. stabbed him mortally with his
beak, and. after calling his family Of hens to-
getller conphted with an unceremonious re-
past upon The victims body.
y 4 Philadelphia punster sxys. that in
visw OF the univarsal fun naaJe by the Amer.
lean pres. over the birth Of the Prince of Al
gers. he pros poses Tia, the tile OF fhe Illus
srio1s stranger should be rbanyed 10 toe
"Pnscs sf All fv~"
The Richmond palladium., 1856-05-08

,rase. addressing a blacksmith. .Ys,
was tbs reply. = horse shoemaker
The Richmond palladium., 1856-05-08

- There are now 934 hotels and PSI
eating houses in Phuadelphi>
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OFFICIAL.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, May %, 1855.
Notice is hereby given to the holders of the
stock issued pursuant to the act Of Congress O,
fad July, 1876, that such stock Is redssmable by
Its terms and win be paid at the Treasury on the
surrender Of the certificates thereof, on the 18th
OF November next, when interest thereon viii
cease.
This department win continue to purchase such
stock prior to said day Of redemption, and win
pay therefor the following premium, in addition
TO the interest accrued to the day Of purchase,
with one days interest for the money to reach
tae vendor:
On such stock received at the Treasury between
the Is; day Of June and the 3lst day Of July, In
elusive, one-haf Of one per cent on the amounts
specified In the Certificates;
On such stock received between the LIST and 3lst
days Of August, one-fouzth of one per cent;
And on such stock received after the 3lst day of
August, the interest accrued thereon, and one
days additional interest only, viii be paid
Certificates Of such stock transmitted under
this notice must be duly assigned to the United
States by the party entitled to receive the pur-
chase money; and when sent prior to the 1st uly
the curreIS half years interest mu also be as
signed by the present stockholder, otherwise such
interest Will be payable as heretofore.
And notice Is further given to holders Of other
stocks Of the United States that this department
will purchase the same between the LIST day Of
June and the lst day Of December next, unless
the sum OF 81 500 be previously obtained,
and will pay for the same, In addition TO the In.
terest accrued from he day Of the last dividend
ofinterest, and on. days additional interest for
the money to reach the vendor rhe following rates
OF premium:
On stock Of the loan Of 1912, premium Of 10
per cent;
On stock Of the loans Of 1s47 and Is4s premium
Of IS per cent;
And on stock issued under the act Of 9th Sep
tember, 1880, commonly called Texan indemnify
stock, premium Of per cent.
Certificates transmitted under this notice should
be duly assigned to the United States by the par.
ty entitled to receive the money; and II sent pre-
vious to the 1st July, the current half-years in
terest must also be assigned by the present stock
holder otherwise the interest for the half year to
that day will be payable to him as heretofore
Payment for all the foregoing stocks will be
made by drafts the assistant treasurers at Bos-
ton, New York, or Philadelphia, as the parties
entitled 10 receive the money may direct
JAMES GUTHRIE,
m m2s-atl2Nov Secretary Of the Treasury.
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STOVES! STOVES!: STOVES
N ADDITION TO OUR VERY LARGE

- - % V ES:. STOFES -.
IN ADDITION TO OUR VERY LARGE
STOCK OF Stoves for Parlors. Dining Rooms 4
Chambers, Kitchens, Halls, Stores, Sa- %
ICONS, &C we are now daily receiving sup ~
plies OF the best and most approved recent@
Introduction.
Our "NEw PARLOR HEATRRn is very super,or
article, and, like the Latrobe and Feinour is In
tended TO be set In the fire place, warming the
rooms above as we'll as the room In which n is
placed, Is highly ornamented, and Of such capa.
city as 10 ensure success; II needs but to be seen
10 convince any one of Its superiority over all
others OF the kind, and that there need be no risk
70 the purchaser, we will warrant 1t in all cases
NRW RADIATOR. This Is an entire new
article, dose not take up as much room as the old
style, Is OF greater warming capacity for one or
more rooms, far more handsome, and cannot fail
to give satisfaction.
LIBERTY STAR" Cooking tose, NEW y one
OF the best double oven Cooking Stoves in the
MARKER castings very heavy, the doors made to
swing on hinges, and Is in every way the most
perfect stove OF the kind we have met with.
"MoRNINe starr Cooking Stove-This
though not new stove, Is Of we'll known good
Qualities, as many OF our customers can testify,
1t having been introduced by US four years since
Portable Furnaces put up in the best manner at
prices from S26 to e125
Persons wishing to purchase will find our as
sortment OF stoves as varied and complete as Is to
be found in this CITY,
stoves delivered to any Fart Of the city or
Georgetown, and put up free OF charge.
Great iDducement offered for cash
Call and examine our stock before YOU purchase
elsewhere w. HARR0VER
Seventh street, doors north Of Penn ave,
Sc io.ot opposite Patriotic Bank
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SAD EXPERIENCE IN NIcARAeUA-The Nan
tucket Inquirer has the following extract of q
letter from a young man to his mother in
Boston, dated San Juan de Nicaragua, August,
1856 He worked for two or three years in a
printing Office in Boston, and left to seek his
fortune in California, where he accumulated
some eight or ten hundred dollars, was robbed,
and in a moment Of discoursgement joined
the Walker expedition. The story we give
his own words as follows.
"It was not much, but il was the FIRST money
L had ever made, and did not know what to
do. Just about that time the Walker move
ment broke out in Nicaragua, and 90 joined
it, the agreement being that all the men should
receive one hundred dollars month, and Eve
hundred acres of land at the time of the dis
charge. Well, / served with him over seven
months, and received my discharge, because
1 weighed only ninety three pounds, and after
having served so long. instead Of getting
hundred dollars a month, as he promised,
received piece of paper called Government
Script to the amount Of seven hundred and
twenty-five dollars, for which / should bs
glad to get fifty dollars.
~ have been sick, very sick. I laid on a
bed made Of raw hides three long months, an
could not move without help. This was in a
hospital in Granada, where there were FIVE or
six men-boys yop may say-dying daily.
They were enticed to this country by the fair
promises Of a man who has no principle, ard
who can never fulfil the promises he has m ade
There was time when the boys were thought
something-there was only about a huRdred
and fifty Of US then,-but look at them now
2 parcel OF thieves, who, to keep out Of Jail
have joined Walker, and they are in just ~
bad tx as If they had not come, for three
fifths of them will die Of the fever or cholera,
and the balance will starye to death"
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VOCAL INSTRUCTION.
D.. F. NICHOLS ROUGH,

MR.. NICHOLS CROUCH,
COMPOSER AND SINGING MASTER,
A L THE INSTANCE AND RECOMMEN-
"A datiou Of several OF his influential friends,
has determined to establish himself at the CITY Of
Washington, as VOCALIST and SINGING
MASTER. His reputation in these branches, as
well as composer Of many OF the most popular
songs, such as "Kathleen Mavourneen, )" .'Der
mot Astore,' &c he trusts, will entitle him to
the patronage Of the community.
He will be glad 10 take charge Of limited
number Of Private Scholars, and proposes open
ing NJ usical Vocal Academy on the 18th Sep
tember next, for the development and study of
singing in classes, commencing from the ele-
mentary principles. up to the accomplished sing
er His circulars Will be PREF ared as soon as pos
slble, and, In tho meantime, he would suggest
that early application be made either for private
or class tuition, at MIR. Richard Davis's, or at
George Hilbus's Music Store, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., who will give every necessary information,
and where Mr.. CROUCH'S latest compositions
can be seen. au 19-eo1m
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SNAKE SroRY.-The Dayton Gazette Of the

SNAKE SroRY.-The Dayton Gazette Of the
sth inst tells the following snake story:
A young man, deaf and dumb, named Elvin
Birch, amused the passengers ep the railroad
train from Richmond east last Friday, by ex-
bibiting his travelling companion and pet,
live rattle. snake, which was eighteen years
old, and he seemed delighted TO receive its
embrace by permitting it to coil around his
neck. 1t seemed to DO completely under ms
control. and would permit him to open its
mouth to show its poisonous fangs, after which
he placed it carefully in his tin box, without
the least fear 1t had twelve rsttles and was
about three feet in length. He appeared anx-
ious to obtain another rattlesnake, end pro-
fessed to be able to pick them up in the forest
aud tame them, without being the least afraid
Of personal injury.