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Kansas Territory, which lead to the hr
that Lane anil his con,ncer$ Robinson, Red
path Il Co. will be able to Secure the defeat of
any constitution whatever that the approach
ing Convention may make, when it shall Lc sub
mtic, +" the people. In his speeches. Lane
declares that L" br the n cct Of his party, even
if The Topeka Constitution it self be thus report
ed back to the people because they (,he To.
peka raIty) are not its reporters Up to this
time we did not entertain the idea that the
'rstructivcs arc in ma j"ritv in the TERRITORY
Our i,!ea was, that its Northern Democrats
would sustain Governor Walkers policy to the
end. That is, the adoption of n, old dflshioncd
democratic State Constitution. it matters no,
by whom formed provided matters were so ar.
ranged rs that the slavery question would be
submitted as II separate and distinct iSs,ir to
be voted on by itself. We no longer think so
and are consequently prepared to see the final
settlement of the Question Of the admission of
Kansas Indefinitely postponed, to be contested
over i'll Congress with rcdoublcl acri,nuny.
This state of things is sincerely to be regretted
as hriag franght with consequences which be.
come more Dangerous, hourly. the longer the
questions involved remain in suspense. IfLaur
Il Co are sufficiently powerful with The people
there to make tie Territory eventually an abOii-
tion State. the effect hardly fail To be- to
stir up such IL feeling throughout the Suul as
hodcs no good to domestic peace and harmony
between the antagonis: sections of the Confrd.
cracv.
SUGAR COMING D,'wN.-A New York paper
publishes quotations Of the principal suga arsnr-
kcts III the world, both producing md consum-
inS all Of which exhibit mat crial falling off
i'll rates, and Il continued downward mo velnent.
II Is plain TINT the starch has been taken out Of
of the sugar market nll over the world, and
that II rea ction has begun. Everywhere there
there is hope of an abundant yield in the couu.
tries producing this staple. Louisiana proms-
cs 100000 hogshcads against less than one third
OF that amount last year; Cuba will come up
TO the full limit of her past prod,iction if she
does not surpass it. under the stimulus OF the
late high prices; Brazil shows no falling oil
alnuriius contains the ratio Of increasing pro-
duction thnt has doubled her crop in seven
years. and it is doubtful whether lndin will not
yield as large supply rs ever.
A SUGGESTION FOR FARMERs-Nfr. Reid. rcs:d.
ing in New York. calls attention to the fact tl,nt
good brandy cnn be made from the syrup of
the new sugar plant. the Snrgho 'or Chinese
sugar cane. He recommends its manufacture
to farmers during the winter season, when other
occupations cannot be carried ON, and saws that
it will always command ready sale Mt the
rectificrs. to bc converted into cnmphcne and
other purposes such rs the manufacture of
varnishcs. medicinal extrncts, DC. gallon of
fermented syrup will yield gallon Of spirits,
the cost of production is about 80 cents per
gallon, and it is worth in the market from 81 to
81 per gallon.
ORicIS OF TIE Word LoAFER.-An American
whom i met i'll a Swiss mountain walk some
five years since, claimed the word, and gave
New York, and acquired considerable fortune.
lie hnd an only duughter and a young Ameri.
can fell in love with her or her dollars or both
The old futher forbade him his house. but the
daughter encouraged him. Whenever The old
mcr chant saw the lover about the premises he
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'.oafer' of yours the idle, good rnothing,'
DC: and go and idle man, hanging about, came
to be called oafer."-Notes and Queries.
The Poetry Of tho Irish Character comes out
even in their rags and wretchedness. One old
woman, bent under eighty years at least, came
up to me as was walking aud said--"Please
to give the poor old woman penny for the
love Of God: and l will pray for you when I Ism
dying TINT God may be your friend and heaven
el,sd skeleton hand. ~ q. SHE addsdfsfa
thousand. blessings cbesides y and.I hesri.a
dozen Of them before EwaA ont Of hep ,peach-7-
PRIME.S 80
, THE Home Joarnal mskess theagfolio wi6e ra:
port Of stanzas as; as;pathstieslly sung by,as spri-
MA donna at New York concert Those fsni.
liar, with Che song Of aTfe Old Arns tAairi" as
sung by Russell; may discover eight fesen-
blaueessfa Ssts, 4ssis'asFssssJ . ~
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To-h5es chi.hti,ide yne. for lo.hpvipes;t s.,s
81 That te.ho-hold Ahairi .,4, s Is ~.
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s shars yor game slloy
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