Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-12-03
WHOLE NO. 1,047.

ARE USH&rPy ACCIDENTS MIsFoRrUNEs p
The Newark Advertiser, ,descanting ON Thanks
giving, and endeavoring to prove that men
have cause to be thankful even for the acci-
dents which seem to their short sighted vision
great calamities, instances the following case,
which goes far to prove its theory:
" A gentleman was fastening to tho city in
the cars, to take a steamer that was TO carry
him to a distant port that very afternoon. I'm
fortunately, however, an accident occurred to
the car in which he was proceeding, by which
his leg was broken. His disappointment to
say nothing Of his suffering, was extreme.-
His voyage was made impossible, his friends
were on board, and the whole plan OF a twelve
mouth was frustrated in moment. Here was
an event, one would suppose, for which that
gentleman with his broken leg and crushed
'anticipations would find it difficult to be
thankful. And he certainly was not. He
took it in dudgeon and deemed himself the
most unucky and unhappy OF men, while
companion on board who was able to continue
his journey, was looked upon as favorite OF
fortune. But mark the sequel. The ship he
was to embark in ioundered at sen and all on
board were lost. But he, on the contrary,
nursed his passion and his Log on the sale
shore, commenced an action against the rail
way company for damages, and finally recoy-
cred ten thousand dollars by the tho yordict
of a Jury, who think poor men | they are do
In their power to break down the most merri-
torious of all the enterprises in which our
countrymen have risked their labor and and
their money. Thus this very unfortunate man,
who could not be grateful at the time for a
casualty, but went SO far as to curse his fate,
actually owed his life to the apparently unto
ward circumstance, beside getting as much
money as three impartial and judicious men
would have dared to say upon oath that even
his life was worth. Consequently, he virtually
saved two lives, and the poor railway, as
usual was the only really unlucky party in the
whole affair."
The CANALS CLosED.-Our hopes OF milder
weather experienced yesterday morning were
dissipated before night. The weather became
colder, and during last night the mercury
stood ten or twelve degrees below freezing
OF course the canal is closed, and all tho
boats are fast in this vicinity. How far east
the ice extends we have not heard. The news
from the West is very unfavorable-no hope
being left of opening the canal this season
about Lockport, Tho forwarders and boat
men are now disposed to give it up and pre-
pare for winter as they best can. Mr.. James
Connolly, miller, has just returned from Lock-
pbrt, where he had been looking for boats la
&en with wheat. He found large fleets at
Lockport, Middleport, and other places there
abouts. He also heard of many boats above
the locks. They are all fast, and with little
hope of being extrlcated this fall. The canal
is SO filled with snow that boats cannot move
far, if the ice is broken, before the passage is
checked by the snow. Mr.. O. reports that an
other fall Of snow took place yesterday about
Loekport, and the quantity on the ground was
increased about eight inches in depth, making
the total fully twenty inches-some say two
feet. The sleighing is good except upon the
cross roads, which are blocked up and impass-
able altogether Rochester Union, Nop. 24th.
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KAssAs.-It seems to be taken for granted,
that the constitution framed by the recent con-
yention in Kansas, will satisfy Congress, and
that under ii the mongrel pretender to State
ship will be almost Immediately taken into the
Union. This is by no means certain. The
House Of Representatives will be divided into
1873 Democrats, 92 Republicans, IA Americans.
OF the Democrats So are from the Free States,
leaving rs from the South. OF the Americans
all are from the slave States, but it is doubt
the Kansas outrages. Even ii they all should
the aggregate on that side would be ouly 80
against 92 Republicans. Under the circunl-
stances, it is clear that if the northern Demo-
Gratis should divide equally on the Kansas
question, the bogus State cannot be admitted.
1t is the impression that majority of them
will vote with the opposition on this issue. vi
course in q matter of this kind it is easy to be
mistaken, but il the tone of the northern Dom
ocratic press be any criterion for judgment,
the Democratic members of the House from
the free States cannot be counted on with any
degree of certainty by the Southern ultras.-
We are also of the opinion that some of the
moderate Southern members will refuse to
sanction the Lecompton doings.
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