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THE WIND AND STREAM.

ic Monthly for December, are attributed
to William G. Bryant:
THE WIND AND STREAM.
A Brook came stealing from the ground;
You scarcely saw its silvery CLEAN
Among she herbs that hung around
The borders of that winding stream :
A pretty stream, a placid stream,
A softly gliding, bashful stream.
A Breeze came wandering from the sky,
s. Light as the whispers of dream;
lie put the o'erhauging grasses by,
And gaily stopped to kiss the stream
The pretty stream, the fattered stream
The shy yet uhreldctant stream.
The Water. as the wind passed DER,
Shot upward many a glancing beam,
Dimpled and quivered more and more,
And tripped along livelier stream
The fiattered stream, the simpering
stream, ="
The fond, delighted, silly stream. M
Away the airy wanderer few,
To where the fields with blossoms TEEN,
To sparkling springs and rivers blue,
And left alone that little stream
The fattered stream, the cheated stream
The sad, forsaken, lonely stream.
That careless Wind no more came back;
He wanders yet the field. / deem;
But on its melancholy track s4ee
Complaining went the little stream
e The cheated stream, the hopeless stream
The ever murmuring, meaning stream.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-12-16
How Joe won the Pencil.

Joe b, is unqaestionably the
haudsomtss ma c e man in Cincinua-
IT, -
Joe sports q wife, besides several 9TH
er creatare comforts. We'll, he and his
wife, Harry --, John and
George -----, and their wives all board
at the same house. A day or two ego,
while they were at the table, luxaratipg
on detached portions of a boiled turkey,
which had been stuffed with oysters, the
the conversation turned on Christian
names, when Mrs. Harry eonteuded tha,
she could name more distinguished men
who had borne the name of Henry, than
any gentlemen could his own name; and
concluded by offering gold pencil as q
wager, against suitable equivalent, should
she win IL (
| The trial commenced Mrs. Harr,
-starting off with Harry ofthe West
adding dozen others.
George now gathered up OF
George Washington, the four Georges o
England Lord George of Franks, &c.
"Now, Mr.. ohm ----- what have yo,
to say?" said the charming Mrs. Har
Try. si @1ge E lf
"Oh! 1 can give q hundred-the twt
Adams--Lord John Russell ohm Ty
ler--. ohm, j John, bring me some water
John'' ~, e,..@=-g
"Stop, stop, you can't win. Mr.. 10
seph -. now your turn comes" con
tinued the juicy little gamester
! Now, if ever bashful man lived, it i
my friend Joe. He dared not look up
He had been racking his brain for an an
swsr, but to no purpose. and in despair
be made one grand effort. and raising hi
head replied;
"My dear madam, I have lost. I can
not now think of any very distinguished
man who ever bore the name of Joseph
except the gentleman We read about In tn
Sacred Scripturss-he who was such {
farorite. Of Mrs Potiphar, but will no
offer him, for think he was the----7fco
ever did hear Of"
Here's the pencil" said Mrs. Harry
tossing it over to him, as she and the 9th
err ladies scud out of the door.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-12-16

@ q Z LlT I1
ter having taken this oath, should not be
as Jealous in his devotion to the Calhoun
Constitution Us its authors require. At
all events, it is an unheard of require
ment in republican country, and one
which was, no doubt, specially designed to
drive high minded citizens from the polls.
Second. Before any man can vote
against slavery, be must vote for the Cal.
houn Constitution.
He may feel that the very act of fas-
tening that Constitution upon him as the
fundamental law under which he must
live, without submitting it to vote of the
people is an infamous wrong. He may
believe that Constitution to be a bad one.
u Know Nothing Constitution, Bank
Constitution, Constitution which makes
in advance all apportionment upona fraud
ulent election return, and thus seeks to,
give preponderanee of political power
forever to a minority he must en-
aorse all this without a murmur, before
he can vote against slavery. ISM 5szt
What-a mockery it is to say, that when
thesi humiliating conditions are affixed to
tie right of suffrage, the question of slave
ry or no slavery is fairly submitted!
But independent of all this. the slavery
question is not fairly submitted, because
there is no guarantee whatever that the
election will be fairly conducted. The
whole regulation of it is lodged in Calhoun
president of that Convention-s man de-
nounced throughout the whole Territory
as enc of the most unscrupulous men it
contains. He has furnished convincing
proof of his perfdy by the fact that, after
pledging himself fully and, unreseryedly
to submit the whole Constitution to the
people Of Kansas, he violated that pledge
and was a leading spirit in preventing .
submission of the Constitution to the peo-
| pie. He has been cb. rged by, nearly, the
whole press Of Kansas with completely
with the Infamous Oxford fraud, and we
believe has never denied his connection
with that disgraceful transaction. Yet
this man, publicly self-convicted of per-
6dy, and accused of fraud has absolute
and dictatorial power given, him to regu.
late the election ordered by the Constitn-
Itional Convention. He is to appoint three
men in each county, who are. to appoint
three in each district to hold the election
and when the. returns are all transmitted
-ists stu decide upon the legality Of the
vote cast, &c. The ordinary and existing
election laws Of the Territory are all Sc,
aside co give full play to Calhoun's genins
in this constitutional election, and we dc
not doubt that he will be fully equal ite
the expectations which his supporter,
| formed of him. sssa1s sff - gay,ssesst
Who, with these facts before him, car
pretend for moment that the slavery
question is. tairly submitted by the Kansa.
SCHEDULED? Who does not feel that any
, election ordered under such provision.
] and such auspices can be nothing more
/ ,haa mere disreputable swindle-which
did it not excite our indignation by tn,
wong it seeks to shield and perpetuate
. we should deem ridiculous aud absurd?
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w"Papa, didn't you whip me for
biting Tommy" 81
"Yes my child you hurt him very
mucb.".
.Well, then papa, you ought to whip
mama's music teacher, too, for he bit her
right in the mouth, and I know he hurt
her, because she put her arms around his
neck and tried to choke him.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-12-16

eRA A lawyer in one of the western
courts, lately threw a cane at another's
head. The court required him to apol-
gise for it. He did 50, and added, While
am about it, | may as well apologize
beforehand for throwing another at him
the first chance get"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-12-16

sW~ 4 gentleman ifaggrieved has .
right 10 pull q hlackguard's ears but he
should ON no account cut them off. They
should be lcfs onfor the accommodation
ofparties.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-12-16

eYA A boy, at an examination in an
English school. was asked who discovered
America? The answer was Yankee Doo-
dle!'
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-12-16

A boy being asked who was his father,
replied II never had father, mother won
me at rsffle.'
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-12-16

The Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson,
in recent speech, said:
'.The American party cannot be
thought other than temporary organiza.
ton, somewhat like Betty Wiggle's pig:
When it lived, it lived in clover;
Aud when it died, it died all over
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Aoettgg

THE following verses from the Atlant-
ic Monthly for December, are attributed
to William G. Bryant:]
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~ A soldiers funeral is aasolAmn
thing" said 'sweetsf Uncle sEljjah.tosthe
boys and girls at his house sepes RiGht:
s'Iti solemn thing to be buried laNder
arms.n d s.sz ina
Il don't think so,n said Sarah Jane
Podgers, II think it would be nice. n be
buried in that way. y ss,ssss glissra &.
/ s.No doubt of il, said swestssN NacIs'
Elijah, and then Sarah Jane stfpck tneek
Uncle Elijah With her knittin' XoSlG,and
told him be was :'real halefpl Z
This happened out aa tho spfe,eyv a
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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28
The Forthcoming Message.

The special Washington correspondent
of COL Forneys Pres says, IL is rumorod
that Mr.. Buchanan, in his first annual
message to Congress, will take bold ground
on the currency question that he will re-
affirm the principles laid down so clearly
in his celebrated speech on the Independent
Treasury Bill. lie believes that it was the
intention of the trainers oil the Constitution
to establish hard-money currency, and
that the action Of Congress since has been
a steady departure from that intention. 1t
will be bis object, then, to rctrace the false
steps taken, aud to bring the government
back to the true ground.
The issue will be made in the next
Congress whether State banks have the
constitutional power to issue circulating
"promises to pay" There will be large
party to take the negative Of the argument,
who will not, it is said, yield until Adhesion
has been given on the question by the
Supreme Court of the United States, A
general bankrupt law for the banks will
be presented for action. This will provide
a fixed legal course for putting in li9uida.
ton insolvent banks all over the Union.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28
Thank SgiYing.

Thursday last, was the day set apart by
the governor Of this Commonwealth, for
general Thanksgiving. The day was ap-
propratcly observed by our order.loving
people, greatly to their eredi! aud the honor
of our town, by abstaining from business
and attending upon Divine service. Could
We say as much for the young men of
Bloomsbury. With that class of this com
munity, with whom rests the hope of our
country, there was more dissipation than
we ever hope to see again in Bloomsbury,
--.MoYe anon.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28

dcrn civlizationi And if he were set free,
would he not be the reverse, and would he
not relapse into his awful state Of barbar.
isml And, is not the labor of the negro,
guided and directed by the intellect Of the
white man, absolutely necessary for the
settlement, cultivation and civilization Of
the warm regions of the earth And is
there not Providence in these adaptations
of men to each other, the one to obey and
serve, the other to guide, protect, and par
TALLY to civilize and enlighten! And
through this relation, are not both races
benefited! An affirmative response must
be given to all these questions.
But let us be understood. We are nc
advocate for the introduction of slavery
into the northern agricultural and manu-
featuring States. 1t is not apted to
their soil, climate, nor interests. We are,
therefore, against its re-establishment in
the North We behold two sections of
this great Union, with two different forms
of society, or rather we may more properly
say, with two systems of labor. One is
free. That is adapted to the North. One
is slave. hat is adapted to the South
Each section hourishes best under its own
system. The free system is not failure
here at the North, as many at the South
suppose. Nor is the slave system failure
at the South, as many at the North believe.
Now, each section should lot the system
and institutions of the other alone, and all
will be we'll. And under the instruction of
both systems, this great Union of confed-
Grated sovereign States will march on in
its great career of prosperity, progress,
and civilization, until it reaches an acme
of population, wealth, power and grandeur,
such as the world has never yet beheld.'
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28
The Mornons.

The N. Y. Times Nebraska correspen.
dent announces the arrival in that territory
of divers Mormon deserters, who left Salt
Lake City in October. They bring two
weeks later intelligence which, il true, is of
high Importance. They say that Brigham
Young, at the head of large force, was
preparing to leave Salt Lake City, to give
battle to the United States troops. They
allege that the Mountain Pass, at which
the Mormons will attempt to check the
progress Of the troops, is one that, in a
military point of view, will give them
overwhelming advantage hat, in their
rebellion, they will receive material aid
from the Indians and, that their ultimate
design is to throw off all allegiance to the
Union, and establish an independent
government.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28
Evidences of "Overtraiding.y %

The LuzerUe Union of last week came
to us with nine closely printed columns of
Sheriffs sales. A few years ago every
body rushed for Luzerne county to make
their fortunes in coal Lands, and almost
every foot of property contiguous to the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Bloomsbury
railroads was bought at enormous prices,
ION credit of COURSE to be paid for out of
the proceeds of the sales Of coal that was
to be dug the'cfrom. The speculation in
most instances has proved failure, and
now the Sheriff is reaping a harvest from
the folly of tho speculators.--Reaaing
Press.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28
Hon. N. B. Browne.

We are not aware that the Gentleman
whose name we have placed above, is a
candidate for the position but having
watched his course with some attention, We
believe no man better fitted than he, for The
very important post of Secretary OF the
Commonwealth, under Gov. PACKER
Mr.. Browne is clear headed, we'll versed in
State affairs, able, and eminently sound,
He is known somewhat to our citizens,
having given us an admirable speech, at the
opening of the Campaign in 1856. We
know they would heartily endorse the choice
of the Governor as we think would the
vast majority of the party in tho State.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28
Editors Convention.

The Pittsbvg Post, and a number of
our democratic exchanges, recommend
that the Democratic editors of this State
hold convention in Harrisburg about the
time of the inauguration of the Governor.
We are in favor of the proposition and will
be present upon the occasion unless some
intervening circumstance should prevent
us. 1t is evident that the interests Of the
Democraticpress would be greatly advanced
by closer intimacy among its me mbers,
and greater attention on the part of each
member to matters affecting the interests
of all alike. As editors laboring in one
common cause We should at least be perso-
nally acquainted with each other--a con
vention would afford us that privilege, if
no other object would be gained
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28

pay' The daughters of Van r. Taylor
and James Fitch, in West Lafayette, Co.'S
hocton county, Ohio, got into qutrrel AT
the doorway of Fitch. Mr.. F., who was
chopping wood, ran to separate them with
his axe in his hand. Mr., Taylor hearing
the disturbance also ran up, and in a
quarrel which followed between the men,
caught the axe from Fitch and killed him
with blow on the head, Taylor was
arrested and committed to answer charge
of murder in the second degree.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28
" A Sbawney Boat
And a Showney crew,
And the Captain hce's
From Shawucy too,ii

Sending our team home from Nanticoke,
we took assage,-with Capt. JOHN Hicks,
and his party, who were part of the time
cur companions in misfortune-in the
Cars on the Lackawanna and Bloomsbury
Railroad, where we rode pleasantly as far
as the Track is laid, which is some half
mile below Esquire Cartright's, at Beach
Grove. Capt. Wells Coaches run from
Beach Grove to Bloomsbury, carrying the
mail and passengers There are only
about eight miles of rail to lay 10 complete
this Road-from Beach Haven to Briar
croek,-which is expected to be in operation
in about two weeks hence.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28
Our trip on the Canal.

We left home on last Monday in a tor
rent Of rain, with jolly Boat crew and two
horses, destined for Plymouth, in pursuit Of
a load of Coal for our winters comfort
Heliington RiSe,cick, Captain; T. Marion,
GIton, Mate; Jacob p. Latsha0, Driver,
and the writer of this article, as Supernu.
merary General, comprised the Grew, un-
less We include our .ever.trusty span of
Iron GrayS. Ascending the raging Canal
to Nanticoke, we set sail on the Pool up
to Shovney, opposite Plymouth, when on
Tuesday night, about dark, the waves
dashed our vessel over against the Eastern
Shore, where we tied up and laid over until
morning.
During that night, owing to the dashing
waves, piercing winds and the open condi-
ton of the Boat Cabin, we got but precious
little sleep. Finding the Susquehanna
literally covered with floating ice, our Cap.
tain wisely concluded to make good his
retreat, which he did, ioto the Canal harbor
at Nanticoke. There lies the " "Eartu
Forrest" unIoaded, and safely anchored
for the winter, unless the ditch should
open again, when we shall loose no time
in singing down our Boat load Of Coal
On leaving Shawney, we were appropri-
ately impressed with the lriteness of that
couplet of the Boatman's Song-which
reads
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28

SaD~ On Tuesday morning, Burns was
sentenced to l2 years Imprisonment in he
Penitenti airy. When asked if he had
anything to say why sentence should not
be passed, he asserted his innocence of
intending to kill his wife-expressed much
feeling for his children, and said that
liquor had brought him to his fate, and
thanked the Court, Jury and his Counsel
for their Kindness. Herald of Union.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28
say-R Brown and Carroll. two Five Point

g@- Brown and Carroll, two Five Point
rowdy robbers, were convicted in New York
Friday, of garrOting and robbiug French
sailor. Judge Russell sentenced them to
fourteen years and six menths each in the
state prison. The stabbing and garroting
mania appearsto be gaining ground rapidly.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28

Gs5~ Brigham Young, VIII, defes the
government and threatens the armies OF the
United States, is native of Whitehavcp,
Vermont, and is fifty.six years of age
His father was farmer, originally from
town in the vicinity Of Boston, and young
Brigham is said never to have been at
school but thirteen days.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28

nagn A man from Minnesota, stopping
at Littles Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind, the
other evening, related curious case iof
bereavement. He said he had been mar
ricd twice, and that by his first wife he
had son, now full grown. A few weeks
before his departure from Minnesota his
son ran away with his stcpm thcr, leaving
his father grass widower.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28

lmp0rtations Of Wheat.-Figures are
given to prove that even with the abun-
dance of wheat in the country, failure to
send forward from Chicago before the lakes
freeze, may cause state Of things which
will render importation from the Black
Sea cheaper than to transport by rail from
the West.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28
MADISON HOUSE,

NOS. 81 AND 30 NORTH SECOND STREET,
BELOW ARCH STREET,
PHL9DELPHL4.
THIS popular House has been thoroughly renovated,
i and ersnsire Improvements made for the accOmmo.
dntiuns OF guests, &c. In connection with the above
Hotel, the proprietor has opened in the basement
fine EATING AND DRINKING SALOON. Altogether
places OF Odaon for Travel lerS Citizens
&c being within short distance of the New York
and Baltimore Landings, near the Pot Office and EX-
hanse, where Omtibuscs, going TO all parts Of the
City. start from.
The Proprietor hopes by strict attention 10 the
of his guests, TO receive liberal share of the
public patronage. -
J OTTENKIRK, Proprietor
Late of Baltimore, Md, nd Cincinnati, Ohio
nrt lSJ7-Gm
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28

BD- Alfred Young, negro, who was
convicted of the murder of his wife some
time ago, at Sandwich, ILL.,, escaped from
the Jail at that place on the night of the
9th inst, by digging under the wall He
left note, threatening to murder the
sheriff and the witnesses against him, at
some future time.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28

BANK OF Observation-Disclosures an
election on Monday last tao following
board Of Directors was chosen j. b..
Packer, D. Brauiigam, A. E. Kapp. j. c..
Horton, G.. F. Miller, Paul Masteller, S.
I. Brown, Wm. I. Greenough, Geo Schu.
nre, G. r. Paxton, Sim"n Cchuyler, James
Taggart, A. B. Warford.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28

Melancholy Occrance. On Friday
week, William Cooper was accidentally shot
dead, near lewlstown, Pa, while out
cunning with his father. The father had
fired at pheasant, and a single grain of
shot, glancing, had entered the young mans
eye, penetrating his brain aud causing
instant DEATH
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-11-28

BSS- We must again ask our custom ers
to bring us in Pork, Beef, Poultry, Grain,
etc., which articles we mus, haze or the
money, with which they can be purchased.
Friends, will each of you remember the
Printers wants. This can be done, i f no
sooner, when you come to Court on the
7th of December.