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saying his prayers.

saying his prayers.
He has slept again for season, and his
followers being conscious that they could
never again rally under the name of Wing,
Know Nothing Americans, they step forth
from their vaulted sepulchres, clad in the.
habiliments of the grave, and with an au-'
dacity, with which no ghost should be
possessed, they disregard the former prin-
ciples under which they endeavored to.
triumph-throw aside the 7sative born idea
of Americans ruling America. " Of puttissss
none but FsAmericaDs on guard" &C., and
cry out for an equitable distribution ot the
proceeds Of the sales OF the public lands
among the freemen of Virginia. Phebus,
what pity Where are the log cabins,
coon skins and hard cider of 1910, and the
old gourds from whichthe cider was drank?
Bring them out, and lets have them to cor
respond with the position of that illustrious
and yet still more amphibeous party Of the
present day.
Every species Of trickery and humbug
are being resorted to by the distributionists
in Virginia, in order to gull the people
into the support of their candidates-bogus
moonshine, soap bubble, snake, tarantalus,
centipedes and a long category of hob
gobblins and bloody bones arrayed to fill
us with awe and alarm
But all this will avail nothing; and the
distraction and discord which the prime
movers in this affair are creating, will be
triumphantly frowned down on the 4th
Thursday in this month
BUCKINGHAM.
L1NcI1BURG, May 4, 1857.
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The venerable St. Augustine OF Hippo pru-
IDENTIFY divided his hours into three parts,
eight to be devoted to sleep, eight to reci-
tations, and eight to converse with the
world. Maniacs are reported particularly
in the eastern hemisphere, to become furii-
ously yigilant during the full OF the moon,
more especially when the deteiorating
rays of its polafized light are permitted to
fall into their apartment, hence the name
lunatics. There certainly is greater prone
ness to disease during sleep than in the
waking state, for those who ass>theInight
In the Cata,.,a a-sneI I,ns u. ...~ K. rv he
come infected with its noxiols Ear, while
travellers who go through without stop
ping escape the miasma. Intense cold pro-
duces sleep, and those who perish in the
snow, sleep on till they sleep the sleep OF
DEATH
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NO. SO.

ing for increased supplies of cotton, sugar,
coffee and all the tropical productions,
which are only to be had through the La
Dor OF these negroes. Sugar and coffee
are actually becoming SO high as to be al
most beyond the reach of the poorer clas-
ses, and yet mistaken philanthropy is
making these articles dearer and dearer,
until, like satins and ermines, they can
only be procured by the wealthiest classes !;
and worst of all, it is transforming happy,
s,Nhristianized, producing uegros into cav
age, nonproducting barbarians. Verify,
has honest delllsion ever madeea more pit
ifal exhibition Of itself since Europe was
whitened with the bones of the Crusaders 2
Neag York Day Book
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CuriOsities of Sleep.

In Turkey, if a person falls asleep in the
neigh borhood of a poppy, field, and the
wind blows over towards him, he becomes
gradually narcotized and would die if the
country people, who are we'll acquainted
with the circumstance, did not bring him
to the next we'll or stream, and empty pitch
er after pitcher of water on his face and
body. DIR. Appenheim, during his resi-
dence in Turkey, owed his life to this SIM
pie and efficacious treatment. DR.. Graves,
from whom this anecdote is quoted, also
reports the case of gentleman thirty
years Of age, who from long continued
sleepiness, was reduced to complete liv-
ing skeleton, unable to stand on his legs
It was partly owing to disease, but chiefly
to the abuse of mercury and opium; until
at last, unable to pursue his business, he
sank into abiect poverty and woe-Dr.
Reid mentions friend Of his, who, when
ever anything occurred to distress him,
soon became drowsy and fell asleep. A
fellow student also at Edinburg, upon hear
ing suddenly the unexpected death of a
near relative, threw himself in his bed and
almost instantaneonsly, amid the glare OF
MONDAY, sunk into profound slumber.
A person reading aloud to one of his dear
est friends stretched on his death bed, fell
fast asleep, and with the book still in ai<
hand, went on reading, utterly uneoncioils
| of what he was doing. a woman at Ha.
lnadt slept seventeen or eighteen hours q
| day for fifteen years. Another is recorded
| to have slept once, for four days. DIR
| Macnish mentions a woman who spen
hree-fonrths of her life in sleep, and DIR
| Elliottson quotes q case Of a young lady
] who slept for six weeks and recovered
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ANOTHER SPLENDID DONATION

ANOTHER SPLENDID DONATION. is on
" two or three weeks since, says the Ma
tional Intelligencer of Saturday, we had
the qualification of recording the magnifi-
cent gift of taceuty,fve thousand dollars to
the American Colonization Society by Da-
vid Hunt, Esq, of Mississippi. We have
now the pleasure to announce an addition
al splendid donation from the same noble
hearted Philanthropist of tacenty thousand
dollars; check for which amount was re-
ceived from him by the treasurer OF the
society day before yesterday.-Ihis sum
makes a total of more than .ttty thousand
dollars which has been contributed by Mr..
Hunt to the philanthropic cause OF coloni-
zation. How great are the blessings OF
wealth when possessed by one SO humane
and. generous - Commercial Adceatiser. s
What wonderful, what worldwide,
what ncomprehensible delusioni Fifty
thousand dollars are given, and for what!
for exalfing, for benefiting, for improving
negroess Alasl no, but for sending them
back to Africa to relapse again into theil
primitive barbarism, while at this very
time the civilized world is actually suffer
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English Elections.
-NcHBURG, May 4, 1857.

It will, no doubt, be interesting to our
readers to learn how elections are conduc-
ted in England:
When the nomination day cones, an ell
evated platform, or hustings, is raised in a
conspicuous place. On it stand the vari-
Gus candidates with their select friends
The mayor or sheriff announces to the peo-
pie below that they must proceed TO elect
a representative, and reads the writ. On
this, up steps notable citizen Of the place,
and proposes Mr.. John Smith, whom he
pronounces the greatest man Of the age.
John Smith takes off his hat and makes
his speech. Then another notable citizen
steps forward. and proposes John Jones,
who delivers himself Of his views like his
then propose John Robinson, and fourth
John Brown, and so on. When all have
been duly proposed, and have delivered
themselves OF their sentiments, the mayor
or sheriff calls upon the people assembled
to make their choice, then and there by
showing Of hands. This they do; and he,
after careful inspection Of the uplifted
palms, duly declares that John Smith and
John Jcnes are the men elect.
At this up starts-as if in great amaze
ment, though he knew it all along, and
knew, as every body else did, that the men
below were not half of them voters-the
proposer of John Robinson, and demands
"a poll.". The presiding officer assents,
and day is fixed.
The voting, as in Virginia, is vica roce,
and is open to all the objections with which
that system has usually been charged
Large manufacturers, and large land pro
prietors, stand at the polls to see how their
tenants vote. Candidates, with pretty
wives, bring them to the polls to talk to
voters. Not long since, the wife Of a
British nobleman won an election for her
brother by kissing a farmer, whose cast
ing vote decided the day. At the late e
lection Lady John Russell and Lady Pal
merston both took an active part. In the
country boroughs almost every candidate
had his borough carefully canvassed by
two or three of the prettiest girls of his ac
quaintance. How could John Bull resist
the imploring accents of lovely young
creature, who was, besides, the daughter
Of an earl In many places, the voter is
assailed by two of the loveliest little white
| gloved hands, and two Of the sweetest girl
ish voices, and two pair of the brightes
| eyes, whose possessors each implore ane
entreat him, for her sake, to vote for sshel
| friend and the friend Of England. = What
ever may be said of political necessities
this plan is undoubtedly the most pleasant
What is done here by " "stumping" is Of
ton done there BY personal visits. In tn
small boroughs the candidate often visit
every elector between the day Of nomina
ton and the election-day. Then the lor'
or baronet takes his hat off to the butche
or baker, chucks the grocer's daughte
!. under the chin, and kisses the fat face Q
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The DaIIas--CIarendoa Treaty.

BY telegraphic dispatch on our first
page, it would appear that our Govern
ment has received official advices Of the
rejection of the Dallas Clarendon Treaty,
and that the basis of new arrangement
has been suggested by England It is
thought probable, however, that no action
will be had until the next meeting of the
U. S. Congress-so that there can be little
apprehension of any difficulty in the mat
ter.-Perhaps it would be better to take
no action at all, or at turthest to let each
other alone, according to the following SEN
sible suggestions of the Philadelphia Led
ger:
The rejection of the Dallas Clarendon
treaty, and especially the futile grounds
on which England has thrust it aside,
should be a lesson to the United States to
keep clear for the future, OF any sentang-
ling" treaties with foreign powers. The
best policy for this republic is to initiate
the present attitude Of England and France
towards each other. Without any written
enjoyment of the most perfect mutual am
ity, simply because each knows that any
infringement, by either, on the rights Of
the other, will not be submitted to for a
moment. This wholesome fear, this com
munity of interest, is the only solid ground
on which nations can stand, in their rela-
| tions to each other. Treaties become
mere waste paper, the moment this com
munity of interests ceases; but while it re-
mains, treaties are supererogatory. The
entire experience of the United States in
its efforts to arrange, with England, Cen
trail American affairs by treaty, demonstra-
tes the truth of this position. 1t would
have been better for this republic, at least,
if neither the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, nor
any of its successors, had ever been inau-
guratcd.
Whatever were the motives of Lord Pal
merston in refusing to approve of the trea-
ty, the fact may be used to our advantage,
and the refusal of the President to enter
tain the proposition for renewal of nego-
tiations, will meet the approval of every
sensible and patriotic citizen. The clear
policy Of this republic is to abrogate the
Clay ayton-Bulwer treaty; to be unfettered
in our relations in Central America, by
any treaty stipulations with European
powers; and SO be able to protect our own
interests, at all times, at moments notice.
It is beneath the United States to be enga-
ged in this paltry game of double-shutfie
with Lord Palmerston. Let him 90 his
way, and let us take ours. American
diplomatists are not political and profes-
sional jugglers, to take delight in success
ful trickery. Pliloaezohia Ledger.
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Three Chances for n Wife.

When man has three chances for a
wife, it is hard mischance if it should
fail. The following is one OF those cases
which might have occurred down east,
but we are rather doubtful il similar
event ever was known in any other part
of the world. But let us give the expo
rience of the gentleman, who had three
chances, in his own language:
1 once courted gal by the name of
Deb Hawkins. lmade it up to get mar
ried. Well, while we were going up to
the Deacon's stepped my foot into a mud
puddle, and spattered the mud all over
Deb Hawkin's new gown, made out of her
grand mothers old chintz petticoat. Well,
when we gotto the Deacon's, lie asked
Deb ifsl.> would take me for her lawful,
welded husbands No. says she, I shan't
do no such thing What on earth is the
ken a misliken to YOU Well, it was all
up with me then, but gave her string
Of beads few kisses, and some other no
tons, and made it all up with her; so we
went up to the Deacon's second time /
was determined to come up to her this
time, SO When the Deacon asked me if
would take her for my lawful, welded
wife: says /, NO, shan't do no such thing.
| sWhy, says Deb, what on airth is the
matter?' Why says l, 4 have taken a
misliken to you now Well, there it wa.
up again, but gave her a new apron, ant
Ee.s-otllssr little trinkets and we Wen
UP again to be married. We expected
that we should be tied so fast that all ma
tur couldn't separate us, and when we as
kcd the Deacon if he wouldn't marry us
he said, NO | shan't do no such thing.
why, what on airth is the reasonl' said
we. why, says he, 4 have taken mis-
liken to both Of you.'-Deb burst ont cry
ing, the Deacon burst out scolding, and /
burst ont laughing, and such set Of reg
lar busters You never did see.'
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Robert Ennmet and his Love.

Twas the evening OF a lovely day-the
last day Of the noble and illsatea Emmet
A young girl stood at the ctlstle gate
and desired admittance into the dungeon.
She was closely veiled and the keeper
could not imag inc who she was, nor that
any one of such proud bearing should be
an humble suppliant to the prison door.
However, he granted the boon-led her to
the dungeon, opened the massive iron
door, then closed it again, and the lovers
were alone. He was leaning against the
prison wall with downcast head, and his
arms were folded upon his breast. Gen
tly she raised the veil from her face, and
Emmett turned to gaze upon all that earth
contained for him-the girl whose sunny
brow in the days Of boyhood had been his
polar star-the maiden who had sometimes
made him think the world was all sunshine.
The clanking of the chains sounded like
death knell to her ears, and she wept like
child. Emmett said but little, yet he
pressed her warmly to- his bosom, and
their feelings held a silent meeting-su
a meeting perchance as is held in heaven
only, when we part no more. In a low
voice he besought her not to forget him
when the cold grave received his inanimate
body-he spoke of by gone days-the
happy hours of childhood, when his hopes
We're bright and glorious, and he conclu
ded by requesting her sometimes to visit
the places and scenes that We're hallowe6
memory from the day II his -cfrfiet
hood, and though the world might pro
nounce his name with scorn and contempt
.he prayed she shonld still cling to him
with affection, and remember him when
all others should forget. IIark! the
! Church bell sounded and he remembered
the hour of execution. The turnkey en-
tered, and after dashing the tears from his
eyes, he separated them from their long
embrace, and led the lady from the dun
| geon. At the entrance she turned and
their eyes met-they could not say fare
we'll! The door swung upon IFS heavy
| hinges, and they parted forever. No! not
forever! is there not heaven?
At sunrise next morning he suffered glo-
riously; a martyr to his country and to lib
aerty.
And one-oer her the myrtle showers
It's leaves by soft winds famed
She faded midst Italian fowers-
The last of their fair band
Twas in tire land of Italy; it was the
gorgeous time of sunset in Italy; what q
magnificent scene! A pale, emaciated
girl lay upon the bed of death. Oh! il
was hard for her to die far from her home
in this beautiful land where flowers bloom
perennial, and the balmy air comes freshly
to the pining soul. OH no; her star had
set; the brightness Of her dream had fadeo
her heart was broken. When ties have
been formed on earth, close burning ties
"what is>more heart rending and agoni
zing to the spirit, than to find, at last, the
| beloved one is snatched away, and all oul
she died the betrothed of Robert Emmett
the lovely Sarah Curran. Italy contains
her last remains; its flowers breathe thei
fragrance over her grave, and tie lullins
notes of the shepherds lutte sound a requi
EN- to her memory.
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WINSTON N. c. FRIDAY, MAY. 20, 1857.

the farmers baby. This thorough system
of canvassing is the more easily effected
as the CONSTITUENCIES are small-in compar-
ison with ours ridiculously small Many
OF the leading men Of England-such as
Lord Palmerston, Golden, Layard, etc.
have sat for boroughs whose entire vote
was notsover 300. The whole vote polled
IN the city of London does not exceed I,
500, and it is by far the largest constituent
cv In the kingdom. Golden obtaine Just
81 votesi Iayard, saa6 sssiinglake was G.
lected with 301; Sir Robert Peel's son,
with $50 votes, lost the day by 81; Mr..
Gladstone only got 11S; Mr.. Lowe was e
lected with 234; and so on. Men Of equal
calibre in this country would naturally
think themselves disgraced if their votes
were not counted by tens of thousands.
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One FOR DAN RrcE.-Dan Rice, the
we'll known clown, re1nitted in settlement
of an account, to the publisher of paper
in the west, a three dollar bill, which was
returned with the brief remark, ssThs
note is counterfeit, please send another
It was two months before he heard from
Dan again, when he apologised for the de-
lay, saying that he had been unable till
now to find another counterfeit three dollar
bill, but he hoped the one he now enclosed
would suit, protesting at the same time his
inability to discover what the objection
was to the other, which he thoughtas good
counterfeit as he ever saw. It must be
admitted that Dan swept that board.
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MEs. PARr1NGroN INDreNANT.-"Will
You have Daily Sun?" said newsboy
to Mrs. Partington.
''Will have Daily Son! Why, You
little scape-grace! How dare you insin-
nate against lone woman from home!
No, indeed, [ guess | won't have Daily
Son! My poor dead man used to COM
plain most awfully when presented him
yea,zy SON! A daily son, indeed! Be-
gone, You little upstart imp!"
And the old lady called for the turkey
tail fan to keep from swooning.
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BoBTAII. PoIITlcIANs.-The Louisville
Journal recollects hearing from the late
Chief Justice Marshall, that Gov. Giles, of
Virginia, once addressed note of this
tenor to Patrick Henry:
sSlR:-I understand that you have call
ed ne 'bobtail' politician. / wish to
know if it be true, and if true, your mean
ing. WM. b. GILES
To which Mr. Henry replied in tliswise:
sSIR:-I do not recollect having called
you bobtail politician at any time, but
think it probable have. Not recollecting
the time or the occasion, can't say what
| did mean; but if you will tell me what
you think meant, | will say whether You
are correct or NOT
Very respectfully,
PATRICK HENRY
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Y cry respectfully,
PATRICK HENRY

sAh, me-! said pions lady, our minis
ter was very powerful preacher; for the
/ short time he lninistered the word among
as, he kicked three pnlpits to pieces and
banged the in ards out of five Bibles.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-06-30

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Bronchitis, Bad Cough, Sore Throat, Tubercles u
GERS and all Diseases of the Throat,
Lungs and Chest.
The wonderful efficacy this remedy in healing diseased and
uIgs removing from the Throat the most frighful
Tuoecles and the rapty with which cures all affections Of
the hroa Chest Head its great in checking
rapid decay the body covering the skeleton bones with
new sound healthy flesh to he the greatest dis
covery in medicine of this any other IT,
therefore there any who suffering the terors OF
Consumption Bad Cough Bronchitis disease whatever
of the Throat Lungs. Chest Head, make trial of
Woodnau's Cherry ENpectOrant.
IF the difficulty of occurrence few doses Will re-
every vestge Of Consumpve material If deep rooted,
you condition. you have still chance,
many reduced deaths door and by the Of
this remedy every Of the disease has been removed from
the system
hereditary descent rely becoming robust and
strong the poisonous of the disease will be entirely
eradicaed from the system by the of this remedy
following of merit is from the distinguished Dr.
I NEw ORLEANS, April 9, 1856
Dear Sir public generally fully of the thou
remedies for Diseased Lungs under the titles of Sara
para Pills. Paster Linmens etc, that daily brought
through the newspapers by of advertise
Ny object in writing this for publication is in
duce the public or who afflicted
that contains articles REAL USE IN PULMONARY DIS.
EASES. that in doing, am acting
professionally and deogatorly the interests of Medical Sci
eace regular Practitioners of Medicine refer
woodman's Cherry Exprc,oan which scientific remedy
scriptions used by Physicians.
a27 2pSW J. VI. MA1T..AEn NJ. y.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-06-30

On the 18TH Mr.. John Steiner, aerOnaut Of Phila
dephia, made ascension from Erie, Pa, with the
purpose of crossing Lake Erie and reaching the
Canada shore. He struck current of air at an ele.
walton of about three miles, which bore him steadily
the lake. until he was within about ten miles OF
land, when opposite current carried him back and
started him down the lake in the direction of Buffalo.
Night was coming on, and seeing propeller making
its way up the lake, looking like toy steamboat in
duck pond he concluded to descend. The propeller
manned boat and sent it out to pick him up. The
sailors seized the anchor which he had thrown out
and made fast but gale of wind struck the balloon
and it began to tow the boat away from the steamer
at a most alarming rate. The aeronaut then threw
himself into the lake. and the sailors cut the balloon
adrift and picked him up. The captain of the yes,
sci gives in his log the following amusing and inter
| estng account of the occurrence:
Sailed from Buffalo, June 18TH at fifty minutes
past II. AT p P, NJ. we had heavy squall from
W,N.W with heavy rain, which lasted forty minutes
| At ) p. NJ, wind at S.W. and squally, as mate aud
myself were standing forward saw an object bear
ing about S,SW and at an angle of about fortyive
degrees, which, after considerable observation, made
| out to be balloon
| ewere heading directly towards it and instantly
set the American ensign and sounded the steam
whistle which responded to by the balloonist dis
playing the American ensign. This was twenty-five
miles below Long Point, and about In the center 0
1 the lake. | ran up to eeward of him, and sent
boat to pick him up As he passed close under ou
stern had fine view of the balloon, well of thu
recklessnessof the aeronaut. We all astonshec
at his daring recklessness, striking the water an,
rising to the height of fifty to seventyve feet, ant
descending suddenly again to the surface of the waite
with such force that We were very apprehenslye 70
his safety. As the boat pulled up and men took holt
of the baloou and my friend Sinhad left his phantom
ship, sudden gust OF wind swept away the balloon
Ny irstf tp bpi
to save it, hut the wind was blowing hard that hi
efforts were unavailing and 1t soon disappeared befor
the gale. By this time my new passenger was o
board, and again shaped my course up the lake.