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The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-27

TnE CAusE or TIE HARD TMEs. The
present financial crisis is not the only one
that has resulted from excessive specull ton.
We may learn if we would great deal from
experience, bat the so-a-head spirit OF our
cOuntrymen soon forgets and RECEIVERS from
past harlshipS, aud continually reyels in the
xcitements OF rapid fortune.making The
Washington, ID. C., American, reyiyes n
satire Ut Major Jack Downings upon the
cause OF the crisis Of 1887. that is peculiar
~ applicable TO the present. The Major
was in Washington attending to some par
ticular business for the "Geneal," and in
the midst of his labors received letter from
ms cousin Ephraim, informing him that he
rad become Disguised with the apple BUSH
nsss, for he had found out way 70 get rich
forty times as fast as by retailing apples. or
~ the Major could by attending to political
concerns, and not work hard either.
The business was nothing more or less
than buying and selling land. He says !:
''Unc,e Joshua Do~ning-you know he's
IN old fox, and always knows when to Jump (;
we'll, he see how everybody was getting rich
20 he wen and bought piece n township
up IASk VI bONull@NiiAc. uuu K1Nc MS uOtc
Tor thousand dollars for il. And then he
.Old IL 10 Uncle Jacob and took his note
TOR two thousand dollars; and Uncle Jacob
sold il to uncle Zachary, and took his note
Tor three thousand dollars, DC. down to
Bill johnson, who bought il and gave his
note fr SIX thousand dollars. So you sec,"
says he, "thsre Gye Of them that warn't
worth ninspenco apiece Except uncle JOSH
IA, have now got thousand dollars apiece
clear, when their notes are paid up and
via Il up by advising the Major to come
nolns by al MEANS. forake his longings
after place and position, and buy land be-
fore IL was AL gone.
But the Major i: seems was little obtuse
with regard to the practical part Of the OPP
erati m, for we End him writing to Ephraim (:
Il can't seem TO SIC how tits they all make
money 50 fast in that land business down
there, that you tell about How could all
our folks and Bill johnson and all OF 'em
there IN Douaingvillc, make a thousand
dollars apiece jest a tradin' round among
themselves, when there ain. ffty dollars IN
money put il altogether, in the whole town.
10 rather puzzles mo little. As soon rs 1
SEQ them all get their thousand dollars cash
IN hand, Ill give up my commission and
come home and buy some tn >
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The y Y. Tribune has full report
rom its K..nsas correspondent up to Nov.
jih, of the new and startling phases exhibit
81 by the Constitutional Convention in be-
alf of slavery. Ii sppears that the slavery
&C ions of tho Constitution are to be voted
"a At an el ,ction to be held Dec. 81. Re-
,pecting the new provisional government,
che correspondent says:
s.Frum the adjournment of this Conven-
ton, Gov. Walker is virtually deposed. A
Regency j. GRATED John Calhoun Is vir-
,,,si Cs...,4ur yg x ,usas. He II more, lie
mas impoFa. power At this humbus cleo
uou, at which the Slavery article is to be
voted for, and nc the State election for State
Jsfcers whether il Is at the same time or
up,) no is 70 appoint tho judges of the cleo
lion and declare where voting shall he held.
lie - 20 receive returns. He, with two
members Of this Convention, is to count the
sOtes and dead, rhat the returns shoU. He
is to issue &C. tifc ties to the State Governor
md other officers elected. This Regent is to
~ the dictator in the interregnum. The
territorial laws are the law, and he is really
che ruler from the 2lst OF December until
the State legislature conyenes. That Leg.
stature he is 10 convene by proclamation.
The territorial government is dead after the
2lst Of December, and the territorial legis-
allure is declared to be null and void after
che members Of this Convention sign the
LolSti ut.on.
The Slave Report which is to be submitted
has merely reference to n virtual prohibition
1T emancipation. The Constitution itself
'locs no, prohibit slavery This part of the
Constitution expressly makes the Territorial
avs part of the Constitution, and these
'GrS establish Sidrery. In all the bill Of
rights, ;hc Rights 81 Man arc not once men,
toned. The only rights are those OF free
men, Not even dos the word white des.
ignate who are ireemen. Slavery exiss, and
will exist, under tins Constitution, and the
Constitution can only be changed after the
lapse OF years, by two-thirds v~te, inst OF
hhth branches Of the legislature, and then
BY Two thirds Of the people. The pretended
election for submission Is the most Dareiaced
-windle. Ii isa miserable mockery--a farce.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-27

UNIQUE PRAYrR. A certain divine Of
Massachusetts, being called upon to Offer
prayers at q masonic celebration, and moi
being initiited into tho secrets Of the insti'
tuition, made use Of The following form:
30 Lord! wc have come to Offer oul
prayer unto thee, for what we know not
II It he for anything good, wilt thou bles'
IL: lffor anything bad, wilt thou curse
t."
On being demonstrated with on account
Of the nature Of this prayer BY ono Of the
fraternity, he replied
"lf you tap The barrel, you must take the
cider a. IL runs. '-H@ptrI Monthly.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-27

WELCOME hoNE OF SENATOR SpxSER. The
steamship Niagara, from Liverpool, having
ON board Senator Sumner, on his return
from his European tour. arrived at her
wharf IN East Boston, on Thursday. lnan
ticipation Of his arrival, his colleague. Sen.
,tor Wilson, the Governor elect, N. r.
Banks and Mr. Speaker Phelps bad been ap-
pointed committee TO meet him ut the
wharf and conduct him TO his residence -
This committee accompanied by DR. w.
Stone, and other friends Of Mr.. sumner,
were upon tho wharf upon the arrival OF the
steamer, and were Immediately admitted on
board the vessel, whore congratulations were
exchanged upon his safe arrival home
Upon the appearance Of Mr. Sumner he wa:
greeted with cheers from those assembled
upon the wharf. He appeared to be rather
thin in Hesh, having suffered severely from
sra-sickness, 80 as TO prevent his appearances
aG the table during the entire passage
Otherwise MS health is much improved from
MS condition upon leaving the shores oil
this country.
Mr.. Sumner and the committee proceeded
at once TO his residence, Hancock street,
where several hundred persons had Assem-.
bled, who manifested their JOY ct his sale
return with enthusiastic cheers. The nrs'
person 10 greet him upon his entrance into
MS house was his mother. Ills brother
George, and his sister are both absent from
the city. 49,,
The assemblage soon after made call Tor
Mr.. Summer, to which he Immediately re-
,ponded. and was received with great en-
thusiasm. Upon the restoration OF order
Mr.. Sumner briefly said
Fellow citizens, this welcome is entirely
unexpected To me. am glad to meet you,
md 10 tread once more the solid soil oil
Mlssachusetts-at homo.
A yoico IN the crowd here interrupting,
slid-"and We are glad TO see you
Mr.. Sumner replied: "Thank you foI
this welcome. and l, too, am equally glad
60 see all nv friends"
Senator Wilson also made brief address,
saying that the welcome here gwen to Sen,
tor Sumner was welcome OF the people ol
Massachusetts, who in sentiment sympathized
Sith him, and reioiced ut his return with
benefited health. He also rejoiced, and said
that Mr. Sumner would also soon return 70
| Washington, to assume the duties there I'M
posed upon him bv the people OF the State
Mr.. Sumner then invited his friends into
tic house. and brief period was spent in
the enjoyment Of social intercourse.
Mr.. Sumner, we understand, warmly con-
,r,tulated Mr.. Banks upon his election tc
che gubernatOrial :hair, news OF which he
received upon his arrival ut Halifax. The
ast Intelligence of the canvass which he OBJ
Iained in England was the speech OF Mr.
Banks at Worcester. He wrote no letter
advocating the election Of Mr.. Banks while
IN Europe, though rejoicing in the result oil
IN, election. Traveller.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-27

Its great success with the governments and
the people. and he had spoken with deep
feeling and pride, OF Massachusetts,, Of her
foundation, OF her cherished Harvard, Other
devotion during forty years past 70 the cause
Of tsmperance-and he told them that the
saying that the law was here failure was
n falsehood. He thanked heaven that il
was not true, for IL il were, then he would
throw by the harness hopelessly. A failure
because the work was not yet fully &C
oomplished! No man expected to achieve a
final triumph in day. or a year, or FIVE
years. He only knew we had pledged our
solves to fight TO the end, knowing that vic
tory eventually must come.
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~ GopEY's LApy's Book for

ES GopEY's LADY's Book for De-
cembcr, is before us, and an cxccllen,
number is. The two cngravings en-
titled "Christmas Eve" and "Christmas
Morning" are extremely beautiful, and
the Fashion-plate is, as usual, very hand.
some and interesting to the lady subscrib.
ors Of this Magazine. The reading mat.
ter is well chosen, and the number is
taken as whole, very interesting one.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-27
EF The December number of A,

ET The December number Of Ar.
thurs Home Magazine has come to hand,
filed with almost everything to suit
everybody. All will find matters of in
terest in the pages Of this Magazine
the housewife, the lady Of fashion, the
lover Of good reading, down to the little
children, who have a number of pages
devoted TO them, filed with interesting
articles, adapted to their minds, and in
stilling pure and loving thoughts.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-27

PupLic DOCUMENTS. Hon. John NJ
Wood, NJ. C., will please accept oul
thanks for several valuable and interest.
ing public documents. We are also in
debted to Hon. Samuel p. Benson NJ. c.,
for copy of the Patent Office Report fol
1857.
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PrBLic RECEPTION OF NEAL Dow. Tn,
Temperance men of Boston gave Neal Dow
n good reception ON Thursday evening, AT
Tremun: Temple. Senator Wilson presided,
and after welcome speeches Mr.. Dow mad,
an address of some length, from which W.
take the following
lie then spoke Of his mission 10 England
10 and in extending the prohibitory primer
ple. lie went there believing that the
ministry and church members were inclin
cd 10 supporir the prOhibitiye principles ,hu'
no lad found most of them kept aloot fron'
the movement. and sOme were even bitterly
opposel TO il. But no did not sec how the,
could answer for II in the last day. The.
knew that drinking habits lay in the WAY
Of higher civilization, and Of gospel triumph
and that thOse habits were the ruin OF
thousands
The Erie ds were there very powerful and
influential. TO. some reason they had held
aloo! bat within angle year they had
changed in this respect, and were lendi "
themselves 70 tho movement with all their
great power. Men in nigh social positions
too, were beginning TO see, ot how much
Importance this question was u the phys'.
cal power of the nation. IL concerned the
En- ;llsh people to an extent Of not less than
ElOO, 900 100 per year or tl2O,OOo,Voo.-
The outlay Tor liquors was tOo,OU,VW a
year, and there WIS at least an equal loss
from the effect Of drinking that LIQUOR
Engl,shmon began to understand to- some
thing of the position their country occupIci
in the councils OF Europe; they apprcciYted
more and moro the fact that they might
stand az they had In times past, as the bul
wark Of the great principles OF civil and ~
hsious liberty. lie had told them that they
would need all their physical power should
such time come, and further that their
young brothers across the waters would help
them in that struggle for com'non rights -
(Applause.) Then the vast numbers OF rum
paupers would be clog, and the $1,000
drunksrd- made every yenr, and the million
women aud children left destitute would
parilyIe their Efforts. lie had asked them
what advantage this traffic IN intoxicating
drinks had been to'them, and none could re-
ply. But the tim. was coming when Ing
land would b. redeemed from this her curse
and shame. (Applauss.)
DE. Dow then spoke Ola meeting which
he lad attended ~ Free Trade Hall, Man
chster, England, ut which 1000 people were
present while many could not get in that
meeting yotel almost unanimously, by a
show OF hands in favor OF n prOhibitive law.
That yrca. show OF hands he bad seen at
many such meetings in England. At that
mee.ing no bad told the psople OF the more
men. in Maine aud Massachusetts, and OF
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in the above, on Kansas and her consti
tuition, from the Washington Union o
Nov. 18th.
1.-THE vexed question Is settled the problem
is solved-the dead point Of danger is passet
all serious trouble about Kansas afiirs /
over and gone. Kansas comes into the Unior
on the principle Of the great oct which or
gained her and Nebraska as territorial gov
crnments. Another star Is added to the 70
publican constellation, not shining on scene
Of terror, couaagration and blood, but lend
ing its light to the peaceful pursuits Of Q
contented and prosperous people.
We lay before our readers this morning
the schedule Of the new Constitution pre-.
pared by the Convention at Lecompton.-
The schedule is that part Of the Constitu
ton which provides for the transition from
the system which now is TO that which Is 70
be, and prescribes in what manner it shall
become binding as the fundamental law oil
the land. In the dispatches received day
or two since, this temporary machinery with
which all new constitutions must be proceed.
ed, is called O provisional government, and
some nervous persons perhaps were alarmed
ut tho revolutionary sound Of the words
Ii Is the more scadolding to be us:d by the
people while they are putting up tho per.
manent fabric Of their rights, and then /,
will be used no more. In the meantime all
the territorial laws remain in full force un.
ill the Constitution takes their place, except
% far as this schedule 10 used for carrying
on the election.
This schedule submits the Constitution to
the white inhabitants OF Kansas: acknowl-
edges the people Of the new State to DO the
only tribunal that can rightfully determine
what its domestic institutions shall be and
gives full, practical and fair effect to the
great principle Of popular sovereignty. On
the 2lst day Of December next tho electors
may meet at their proper places Of voting
and express their opinions by ballot on the
question Of Slavery or no Slavery. If q
shall vote in favor Of Slavery, then
the provision which makes Kansas q Slave
State will remain in tho Constitution, and
in that shape 1t will be laid before Congress
But If the greater number OF ballots DO cast
the Other way, that provision shall be strick.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-27

The Piscataquis Obs1rer comes to
us with more bear stories. Mr.. Joseph
Houston, and Mr.. ohm Bradley, have been
absent from Dover hunting on tho Schools
river. about four weeks. and durin. that
time have killed nine bears, for which they
have received bounty averaging SIS
The skins Of these animals will, on an aver
q Q, now bring in the market So piece.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-27

glad to know that, by bequest OF the late
Seth Grosyenor, Esq, Of New York, Judge
IS. Z. Fessenden Of Rockland has met with
very pleasant little piece Of good fortune,
in the form Of $50, 900 Legacy. There il
certainly no one among US more worthy OF
good fortune than Judge Fessenden, to
whose character the general esteem Of our
citizens of all scots and parties, which he
has enjoyed during long residence among
us, Is much moro truthful testimony than
the contemplate filings with which be has
been assailed by q few party political news.
papers in tho State.-Kennebec Journal.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-27

- The records Of the city register Of
Boston begin to show the effects Of had
times IN the decrease Of applications Tor GER
tlficates OF intentions Of marriags In the
M nth Of October last, the deficiency Us com
pared with the Same month in 1856, was
between Fifty and sixty; and during the ten
months Of 1857, the decrease, rs compared
with 1856, Is between one hundred and fifty
and two hundred.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-27

AN anecdote is related of young
preacher at city church. who had for hi,
text verse from the parable Of the ten yir.
gins, and in the course Of his sermon eI.
Llsincd:
"That in old times it was customary,
when the bridegroom and bride were com.
ing, for ten virgins to 50 out and meet
them, and escort them home-.fce 81 these
rirgins bang males and fire females"
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-27

-Epaphroditu Ransom, who was moi
elected delegate To Congress from Kansu BY
the Oxford and MCGEE frauds and the vote
OF tho Missouri blue lodges and the Unitet
States Army, has returned to KalamaIoo
Mich, bis former home, in disgust. lie ha'
no faith in Kansas.
Lo, TIE PooR INDIAN. Some quear fellow
up at Bangor has sent an old Indian 20 ycan
Of agc travelling round With subscription
paper headed thus:
"Joseph Newell, son Of the late Lewii
Paul Newell. having lost all his property BY
the failure OF tho Groccr's bank, and unfor.
tunate spcculations in Musquash, 10 com
PEELED TO callon friends 10 help him winter.
Joe Is an honest Indian, drinks no rum, and
wants to live as long rs his father, who dried
up and bloaed away ct the advanced age oil
If6 years. Gire the critter o dime and pas
him along"
PAYING SMALL DKBn ILLUSTRATED. A
fredericksburg merchant went to Carolin,
Court, on certain occasion, with Sl0C
note. Shortly after he got on the green he
paid IL over to farmer. The farmer soon
discharged an Indebtedness to some one else,
and thus the motto kept on ib mission oil
liquidation until near the heel Of the even.
ing, when II was again paid back TO the
merchant who took i there, and no brought
IL back 10 fredericksburg. Having tho Gu.
riosity 10 trace III working, he found tba,
$1,000 worth Of debts had been paid by thu,
800 note on single day.-Fiedriels1srg
Herald. ....
MARRIAGE or BAYARp TAYLoR.-Tho mar.
riago Of Bayard Taylor, in Gotha, Sa8ony,
70 Mis Hansen, Of Gotha. took place on
tho 9th ult. The Home Journal says tina,
Mr.. Taylor will pin tho winter with lis
bride ai Moscow, where sho has relatives re-
siding. He Is 70 como hack 70 America next
autumn and Willis announces that no has
"already written TO him 10 claim for Idle
wild the honeymoon Of his return"
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gcnuity of hcllish art, worthy Of the dcs-
peradocs who made it, they declare that
il shall remain unaltcrablc until 1864,
when it may be amended il two-thirds
of the members Of each house concur in
vote to call convention. This is the
popular will accorded to the people Of
Kansas. What mockery! What pitt
bic fraud; and the Washington Union
with the full knowledge Of this outrage
Gus design to stihe the voice Of the peo-
pie of Kansas, cries out, "thc vexed qucs-
tiop issettled;;' and with consummatc ny
pocrisy, adds "Kansas comes into the
Union on the principle of the great
act, which organized her and Nebraska as
Territorial governments" With the
New York Courier an d Enquirs, we say,
1our hand shall wither before We solicit
American freemen, to submit to such ty-
rAnny." II there is no escape from it,
except through the red brand ofwar, and
interciue strife, let it come. The people
Of Kansas have already exercised forbear-
ance to point when it has ceased to be
virtue. If this plot against their libcr-
ties is pushed to consummstion, all that
remains to them, is to yield to no obcdi-
cncc to such tyranny, but to fight against
it, and they will not want hcsupport and
sympathy Of the nation.
Since the above was prepared, we have
received the Philadelphia Press, Col. For
ncy's paper, and it is the only paper Of
the Democratic stripe, that has to our
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-11-27

Tho Commissioner oil Patents has de-
cided that u nswly.invented policemen's
club, which might be turned into sheat Of
lanccts and dubbed with fearful effect, thus
becoming miniature internal machine,
was not patentable. lie admits its novelty,
but maintains that, however useful to police
men who may be induced to deflo ten
selves with 1t, it would be likely to get IA.
to other hands, and become most per
nicious invention to tho community. It
cannot therefore DO considered useful with.
in the meaning OF tho Patent law.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-22
MARRIED..

BLOOMWAYOn Thursday evening June 49, at the Church
OF the Messiah by the Rev Dr. Osgood, James Bloom to
Clara the late Frederick H. Way both OF Brook
lyu, +. ID.
C0IES-CODMAN-On Saturday June 30 by the Rev. Dr.
Potts B. Coles Harriet eldest daughter OF the
late WA. Goldman, all Of this city.
CHAPPELL-READ-n Smithville, on Monday, June - by
the Rev. Z. Rogers Rector Of lions Church, b. O. Chap
pe esq., Of Rochester N y to Lizzie N, only daughter OF
'Jesse Read of Brooklyn.
EVANS-G PEENWOOD-On Thursday. June 49, at the Pres
bytersn Church Madison square. by the Rev Dr. Adams
Henry Adams Mary, daughter of the late Chas Green
wood all Of this city.
HAMPTON-BRIN6LY-o Wednesday, June II, by the
Rev. NJ. c. Stokes Mr. William Hampton to Miss Priscilla
Brndly. both II Howell N. j.
JAEES-ENTZ-At Msry's Park We.cheste County, by the
Mr. Hucke George james Louise p daughter OF John
+. Entz al of the above place.
MONTH ORT-MlLLER-l Brooklyn, Wednesday. June
H. Rev n. f. Smith, John Monttort 10 Marie T..
daughter OF David w. Miller esq. al Of Brooklyn
Russell the First Congre sations Metho-
dist Church BrooLyn, Thursday, June 49, by the Rev
A Baker Wism Henry Russell, esq and Mis. Mary Eliza
beth Carpenter all OF Brooklyn. y. Y.
sCHNIT2SPAHN- NERLF-ln Brooklyn, on Thursday.
June BY the Rev f. H. Garfield OF Christ Church F.di
maud schitzspahu to Mary Georgine eldest daughter Of O.
Merle.
sMITH-SMITH-A Friends Meeting House. Orchard street.
Fourth day the 18th inst stephen Smith Of tlghus
Long Island, to Elizabeth p Smith, daughter Of Chss b.
Smith Of this city.
sWAK-hOBBY-M ST. Luke's Church, Clinton avenue
Brooklyn, on Thursday, June s by the Eey j. W. Elder
Charles Henry Euma josephine, eldest daughter
Joseph al. Hobby. esq all Of Brooklyn