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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-08-05

the range Of our gun. Yes, we confess it,
hear it, you naturalists who defend him, we
could never resist the temptation to shoot a
crow. We have studied his habits atten-
lively, and think we understand him not
withstanding all the fine things that have
been said about his glossy black coat, his
graceful movements, his praiseworthy efforts
to remove insects injurious to vegetation, we
expect to draw bead on him whenever in
our range. His trick of pulling up corn we
might forgive, or punish BY poisoning the
actual culprit, and bear no malice to the
race we could spare him few eggs, ocea-
sionally. if he would let the young chickens
alone but WIN, that loves song bird, that
delights in the melody Of the thrush, cat
bird, robbn and the red bird, could forego
the satisfaction of shooting the depredator,
Notwithstanding his clerical suit, after seeing
him, in the spring, cautiously prowling
about in the shrubbery and among the apple
trees for the nests Of these little fayorites,
and witnessed their distress in their ineilec-
tual efforts to drive him from their nests.
How often have we seen, with intense salts
faction, the hasty retreat he has made when
pursued by the lion hearted little king
as his energies for plunder led him into the
vicinity of that noble little creatures nest.
In this objectionable sin of destroying the
eggs of the song birds. the jay-bird j:
equally as culpable with the crow. We
have no love for him either. Any one Of
these little insect-eating birds will destroy
as many insects as this black-coated robber,
or his cousin of gaudy blue dress, and we
cannot afford to loose their cheerful songs
II is clear that the crow and the blue Jay
charge too much for the little service they
render us, but for this we might excuse them
They are both guilty of robbing the nests Of
more desirable birds, and for this they ought
to be shot.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-08-05

CLERICAL WIT.
ny n. ). HOWE.


parson, who a eoipOrieur had been,
And harlships and priyations on had seen.
While wandering far on lone aud desert strands,
A weary traveller in henishtei lands,
Would ofen picture 10 his little ilek
The ierrors Of the gibhct anl the block;
How martyrs suffered III Tie ancient times,
Aud what men suffer now 10 other climes;
And ltough bis words were eloquent and deep,
lis hearers on INDUCED themselves in sleep.
lie marked with sorrow each unconscious nod
Within ihe portals of The House II God.
And once this new erpclient thought he'd take
IN hi. discourse, 70 Keep The rOgucs awake;
Said lie. While travelling In distant State,
witnessed scenes which | viii here relate.
Twas in deep, uneultivated will.
Where nooniidc glory scarcely ever smiled;
Where wolves. IN hours u midng darkness, howlcd
Where bcats fequcnied. and where panihers ProNlei
AMI. on my word, mosquitoes there were found,
Man, Of which. think, would weigh pound
More hefce and mseuous ihan The hungry shark
They OF were known % climb tic trees aud bark =
The audience SEEMED taken by surprise
Al started up and rubbed their wondering eyes;
Al such tale they all were much amazed,
Each dropping lil was in an instant raised.
And we must say in keeping heads erect,
II had IL destined and desired effect.
But tales like this cIedulity apalcl;
Next day the dCacons on their pastor called,
And begged 10 know how be could ever tell
The foolish filsch0ois from his lips that fell.
"why sif. said one, think what monstrous weight
Were they as large as you were pleased to state
Ycu said ihcy'd weigh pound II can't be ifuo.
Wei not believe il, though lis told by you =
aAh, but Il isr' ,hc parson quickly replied;
"ln what stated you can well conGjc;
Many. I said, strand ihc siory's good.
Indeed, think that many ol them would y
The deacon saw Il once that he was caught,
Yet deemed himself relieved, on second thought;
/" But then The bI-king--ihiuk Of that, god nsn
Such monstrous lies Explain il. if you can y
"why, that. my friend, ! can explain with ease-
7hsgehmbdih bgb, sir ,rlfa ilty aimbd flsireesi 2
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-08-05
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RECONCILIATION.

As through the land al eve We went,
And pluckcd the ripened ears,
We iell out-my wife and T.
Oh, we fell out ] know not why,
And kissed again with tears.
For when we came where lies the child
We los, in other years,
There, above the little grave
oh, there, above the little grave,
We kissed again with tears! Isnnyson.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05
The Way congressman Joke.

The Washington correspondent of the
Albany atlas, thus tells us how some
members of Congress joke, and the why's
and wherefore of the same:
The defense of Hon. +. S. Edwards,
whom Mr.. Paine charges with having
offered a bride of $500 for a vote in
favor of the Minnesota land bill, is that
The was joking" What amusing jocu-
larity. Unfortunately, Mr.. Paine, some
thing like the auditor of one of Sidney
Smiths best, who did not get ready to
laugh till all the rest were through, has
not even yet been able to see the fun of
the thing. 1t is also an unfortunate
circumstance that Mr.. Edwards went to
Mr.. Paine and demanded his confidence.
before letting off that joke of a morning.
Possibly Mr.. Edwards, like DIR. Holmes,
dared not be as funny as he would ex-
pect, to a chosen, and it appears, a rath-
or stupid auditor. [ do not wish to ex-
press my opinion, but [ say this fact has
an ugly look.
The fact I understand to be, that Mr..
Edwards owns lands, upon the route of
a proposed railroad from Wiona to st.
Peters, known as the Transit road, in
Minnesota, in behalf of which a large
grant is asked from Congress. Mr.. Ed
wards has, therefore, a direct personal
interest in the bill. / hear various re-
ports uoncctning tho means used blythe
parties interested in this road, to com
mend it to the favor of members; and it
is said that these developments will kill
tho hill
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05
The Investigating COHaEEEittcc--'
Some Of the Evidence.

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Times, thus refers to his tes-
timony before the Investigating Com
mittee of the House of Representatives
Iswear positively hat l had no legal
knowledge of a criminal act or bargain
although [ chcerfully designated wit
nesscs who could and dill testify posi-
lively to such acts. For example, /
gave the committee the name of a wit
ness who desired the passage of a bill
last winter. authorizing the purchase OF
Il book of which he was the proprietor,
and who was obliged to agree to pay
fifteen Thousand doliurs as the condition
OF its passage. [ gave them also the
name of a witness who knew Of this
transaction-who was privy to the az
rangement, and who knew what mem
bers of Congress were t. receive a por-
ton Of the sum thus stipulated to be
paid. I put them also in the way Of OBJ
tanning possession of the 'rritt." order OF
the book upon the Clerk Of the House.
directing him to pay the sum ofSl3,O0O
20 the person who it was agreed should
receive it for distribution. The eyi-
dence IS now in possession Of the com
mittcc.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05
Gcarys Kansas Message.

Gov. Gcary's Kansas Message.
The Legislature of Kansas had met,
and Governor Geary sent his annual
Message, a synopsis of which is furnish
ed US by the St. Louis Erening Ne~s:
The Governor calls the attention of
the Legislative Assembly to errors and
omissions in the statute book, the result
of hasty legislation, and recommends
that they be corrected. He insists on
the right of the people to elect all their
officers, instead<of having them appoint
ed by the Legislature. The famous, or
rather, infamous te~st-oath, so odious to
the Free State men of the Territory, is
emphatically denounced by the Cover
nor, and its repeal recommended. Alb
clifton of the Uira roce system of voting,
and the adoption of the ballot plan, is
urgently insisted on. To prevent lille
gal voting, a law, requiring Il residence
in the Territoryfof ninety, and i'll GER
tain districts ten days, is suggested
The present mode Of selecting Jurors by
the marshal, sheriff and constable, is dis
proved by his Excellency, and their Sc
lection by ballot recommended. The
law in reference to patrols" levying a
tax on all other property for the espe-
cial protection of slave property, is rec
commended for repeal. The establish
ment of a thorough school system issug-
The chance Of a IiaEIroad running
from the Territory, southwark, through
the Indian ToEitory and Texas, to the
Gulf of Mexico, is suggested as the short
est and best route to the scaboard. The
Governor says that he has suggested to
Congress the justice Of Identifying the
citizens of the Territory for the DANA
ges they sustained during the late trou-
bles. lie is in favor of securing to ey-
cry citizen a homestead of one hundred
and sixty acres of land. The c~xpedien-
cy of erecting IL pcnitcntiary has been
brought before Congress.
y petition TO Congress for an appro-
priation to Improve the navigation of
the Kansas river; a geographical survey
of the Territory; the establishment OF
two more land Offices, to facilitate the
disposal of thcpublic domain; the speedy
extinguishment of the Indian title to
lands in the Territory-are measures
commended to the consideration of Con-
crcss and the Territorial Legislature re
spcctivclv.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05
The Congressional EnycStigG-
t61Ea.

The Washington correspondence OF
the New York Tribune thus writes:
Tomorrow. VIM. Cost Johnson and
VIM. p. Cook will be examined before
the Congressional frqui>ition. y war
ran has been issued against Sweeney,
who Implicated, in his testimony, Dir.
Welsh. NJ. c., OF Connecticut, and Mr..
Gilbert; II. G.. OF New York; the former
of having refused to report Il bill pro
yiding for 4 pension to & widow, f"o~
the Committee en- Pensions, unless he
received the SUM of $50. and the latter
of having engaged to vote for Superin-
tcndcnt of Printing for $1,000. These
gentlemen, itseems, boarded with Swee-
ncy, who was r5oFs 60 4rc4P- him along,
and used their influence to get him the
appointment Of subordinate Assistant
Door-Kccper, from which place he was
discharged by Mr.. Darling, the head OF
that Department. lie applied to Gilbert
and Welch to restore him. and [ believe
they interccdcd in that direction, but,
failing to accomplish the point, notified
him CT the fact. lie distrusted their in
terces<ion, and threatened to have re-
venge. Immediately after giving his
testimony he left the city, and a copy OF
his testimony was subsequently served
upon Mcssrs. Gilbert and Wc!ch, who,
l learn, have presented testimony in
abundance to ovcrsct that Of Sweeney
He will be prosecuted criminally in the
Courts.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05
Dodge's PanOranla.

This Panorama of Nicaragua, will be
exhibited in Simpsons Hall, every eve
ming this week, and on Saturday after
noon, to the scholars of the different
Schools. Those who have seen this
painting speak of it in the highest praise:
and pronounced it the best ever exhibited,
in not only the beautiful and interest
ing scenery presented, but the artistic
work which is of the veryfnest kind
As this country is attracting considera-
bic attention at present, it would be well
for every body to go and sec It, andwc are
confident all who do so will be satisfied
with their visit.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05
Another Arrival

At the cheap Book Stefe-efL QttsH &
BANFILL, of a choice selection of new
Books of the latest publications; a large
supply of Tdhentiaes, varying in price
from sc. to $3.50; together with a fine
selection of the miscellaneous articles
generally kept in a first class establish
ment of this kind. The public would
do well to so and examine the splendid
stock of these young gentlemen before
purchasing elsewhere, 1t has been Sc
lectcd with care, and will be sold at
moderate prices.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05
L. G. GOULD, Editor.
EATON, OHIO, FEB. 5, 1857.
NIap oil PrehIe COUNTY.

Mr.. r. j. SKINNER, has procured
from L. j. Larsh, his draft of a Map of
this county, together with the subscrip-
tons for the same, and has given notice
to the public that he will proceed immc-
diately to complete its publication, pro-
cvided he receives sufficient encourage
ment to justify him in doing so. 1t will
be furnished to subscribers at $500 per
copy. We would advise all who wish a
copy, to send in their orders without
DELAY 2 @
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05
Thc Register NInn

The Register la
Don't like tho manner which We spoke
of some of his efforts To he witty and
sarcastic. Well, neighbor. whenever
you introduce and wini up articles in
tho same style, and with as many blum
dcring attempts 10 he severe, rs YOU did
in the II alluding TO the re-appcarance
of the Democrat, you may expect them
to he referred to without any regard to
etiquette, Notwithstanding YOU may look
down upon us from your exalted emil
iuencc with "unmixcd contempt" or
however much You may squirm and
wriggle, when the proper antidotc is
administered.
After our neighbour disposcs with Jun
mixed contempt" of a portion of our ar
ticle, he wanders into the old beaten and
worn out track, and in a long rigmarole
about the ''blight and mildew' of sla-
very, attempts to cover, in the Rcpubli-
can party of to-day, the identity of the
old opposition to democratic principles,
in proof of which he makes the follow
ing Observation-Disclosures Republi-
can party occupies grounds that have
never before been fully occupied By any
party KIN know the Country never
before was called upon to witness a par
ty organized upon Il purely sectional
basis, openly avowing, if unsuccessful.
its determination to sever the Union,
and we trust it may never again. But,
for the sake Of argument. grant that this
party OF Republicans do occupy grounds
never occupied before, and those for the
emancipation of a few poor, worthless,
degraded negroes in the South, what
would their emancipation be compared
to the amount of crime it would entail
upon the free whites of the North?-
Or have we any assurance that the con-
dition of the three million now "clank-
ing in chains would be amelioratcd if
the great boon of Liberty wa granted
to them? Docs the free negro Of the
North enjoy more liberty OF fare better
than the cnslaved of the South? Let
US present a few facts, and sec if it would
not be better for these Northern negro
philanthropists to urn their attention
at home, instead Of going to Kentucky,
South Carolina or Virginia, to shed their
crockodile tears over slavery. A mean
general average of the 9Th, 9th and 9Th
census of the United States shows that
of the deaf, dumb, blind, insane, and
idiotic blacks throughout the confeder-
acy, there is one in every LAG of those
in slayc-holding States to one in every
sos in the Free States. By the census
of 1910 the free States had one insane
aud idiotic to every 1913 blacks, while
The ratio of the same class in the South
crn States was one to 1885, BY refer
ence to CoInpcnd. 9Th Census, pg. 1G6,
we find that in the State prisons and
penitentiaries of the slavc-holding States
the general ratio of black prisoners in
every 10000 colorcd persons was 93S;
for the non-slavcholding States this ra-
ito was, 26,743! This is an astonish-
ing difference, but the picture is still
darker if we take particular localities.
Thus the same ratio of colorcd criminals
stands as follows in the States named ::
Cy,n1 I,Iy...
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05
Sensible ADVICE.
j. W. Graz, 7. NJ,
Cleveland, Ohio.

The Oregon Weekly Times closes a
truly patriotic article in support of the
Union with the following sensible ad-
vice:
The love Of country, the protection
of the constitution, the observance o!
the laws, and a respect for the rights and
interests Of ell the States and Terrific
res, are prin iples which every true
patriot should instil into the minds ct
the rising generation. The principle of
disurion should be frowncd down, and
the word disunion should be considered
IL reproach to all who use it in disrespect
Of the strong bands which hold together
thirtv-One States and seven Territories.
Sectional and local differences have Il
proper tribunal to refer all difference
of settlements, under the laws and con
stitution Of this country; and the man
who refuses 10 respect and honor them,
is better fitted for some other country
than this. He is betteradapted for 9th
or countries; whose laws and regulations
approximate nearer his own liberal and
selfish sordid principles. We advise all
croakcrs to leave a country whose GOV
ernment they despisc and daily mailgn:
and find Il better, Vthcy cat.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05
CLEVELAND I. O.. }
Han 10 1877 /

~ - ACch
Hon. Horatio King; First-Assistant.
p. NJ. General
Dear Sir:-Under the late p. o. Law
and decisions Of the Department, requi-
ring prepayment by stamps of all tram
sent printed matter, including Lottery
Circulars and Papers, 1 would respect
fully Ask
1st. Can the publishers OF such pa
pcrs by rendering the money, throw up
on the Officers Of the u. o. Department.
the labor OF adiXing stamps to said pa
per:?
ID. Does duty or courtesy require
Of Post Master the afixing of stamps to
E-tt~ys and other mailable matter where
the money is rendered?
Yours, Respectfully,
j. ". GRAY. u. ri
Hon. I~Ioratio King. First Assistant
=. Il. G. Washington, d. G.
REPLY OF TIE DEPARTMENT.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
appointment Office.
Jan. -. 1851.
SiR-Iour letter Of the 10th INST. is
received.
In answer to Your first inquiry. | III
instruc4I|bv-t Ercucr7+
to inform you that it is notthc duty Of
Post Master to place Postage Stamps up
on circulars and other transient printed
matter deposited for mailing in his Of
fee This must be done By the send
cr.
With regard to your second inquiry,
| have to state, that in directing Post
Masters to see that the provision Of the
Ilw is carried out. which gives them the
power to require them Ito place Postage
Stamps upon prc-paidletters upon which
such stanps may not have been placed
:; th2 w~r:tcr$, it was n@;:hor the inton-
ton nor the expectation OF the Post
Master General that it would throw up
on the Post Master the labor Of afixing
| Stamps to letters, where the writers
might, without Inconvenience, have
done it forthcmsclvcs. The main thing
is for Post Masters to keep themselves
supplied with stamps, that all persons
having occasion TO use, may readily OBJ
tain them.
1 AN, respectfully, &c,
HORATIO KING,
1st y. =. NJ. G..
j. W. Gray, 7. NJ,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05
Now and Thcn.

Before the election the cry was, says
an exchange, elect Buchanan and Kan
sas will come in as a slave State; the
slave trade will be revived; the South
will dominecr oycr the North; slavchol-
dcrs will rule the nation, and the last
spark of freedom will be qucnched and
our republican government be turned
into a dcspotism. And thousands were
actually made to believe all this, and to
look upon the Democratic party as a
sort of a Car of Juggernaut whose wheels,
if not stopped, would crush out human
ity and roll over the bones and mangled
flesh of our fellow creatures with creaks
Of savage delight But how changed
the tune! The effort to revive the slave
trade has been signally rebuked; Republi-
cans tell US that Kansas will come in as
a free State, and that Mr.. Buchanan vii!
keep an eye on the interests of the North
as we'll as the South, and cndcavor "to
bring back the government to what it
was under Washington and Jefferson =
How long will honest men be duped
and led astray by the corrupt and de-
signing.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05

@We call the attention of our rea-
ders to the advertisement of J. CHAM
BEERS, and advise all who desire any
thing mthe Clock, Watch or Jewelry
line to give him a call, and there is no
doubt of not being suited both in price
and quality.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05

BD~Strenuous efforts are being made
in Washington, by the friends of Walk
or, to secure the interference of this gov
ernment in behalf of the Americans in
Nicaragua, whose situation private dis
patches report, to be of the most desper-
ate character; and who, unless speedily
rescued, will most certainly perish Of
sickness or at the hand Of the enemy
The result of the effort is exceedingly
doubtful.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05

hg~The New York Herald says that
if that interesting town could be unroof-
ed, it would astonish the devil by exhib-
ting to his visual organs, the gaiety and
freedom of Paris in its embarrassing
social arrangements, the animal pleas
ures and sturdy deep drinking of Lon
don, the intrigue and stillettoes of Mad
rid, the solemn devotion of Rome, the
RIGHTEOUSNESS of Vienna, the deception
of St. Petersburg, the harems and beast
illness Of Constantinople, and the usury
and extortion of Jerusalem in it's palmi-
est days,
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05
ODD Fel:ows, Casket.

For February has been laid upon our
table, which is IN excellent and superb
number. Every member of the Order
in Eaton should have a copy of this
valuable periodical. Published by I.
NJ. Turner, Cincinnati, at 50 per annum
In adyancn-
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05

H-The Boston Post says: The Sen
ators of the United States W it to the
country, to investigate the circumstan-
ces attending Cameron's election thor
oughly, and to stamp the fraud by which
he is believed to have been chosen, with
a rcbuke that will serve as a fearful
warming to political corruption.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-02-05
An Item.

$500 -SOA-
Some weeks since an article appeared
in the Cincinnati Ga=ette severely criti-
cising the character of Gen. James II.
Lane, and his Kansas doings. In due
time, the General, accompanied by the
editor of a Republican paper in Latay-
cite, as his friend, repaired to Cincinnati
and demanded either Il rctraction OF the
wound inflicted upon honor and Kansas
fame, or else the usual satisfaction due a
gentleman. The rctraction did not ap-
pear. The last We heard of the affair
was that the aforesaid editor was waiting,
one Of the recent very cold mornings,
between the hours of three and four
O'Clock, at the junction House, in La
fayette, for the arrival of the valiant
soldier from Chicago to proceed to the
Queen city to meot the Gazette man, but
we believe it resulted i'll a Bob Acres
fizzle. We presume the scarcity Of coal
in P~orkopolis city has reduced the
warmth usual on such occasions. At
all events we have heard no reports of
''pistols for two, coffee for one" or the
use of canes or cowhidcs. Nous rc,r'oms.
Id. Sentinel.
Hol}oway'S PiUs.-Rush Of blood to
the head is often primarily caused by Il
bad condition of the stomach and bowels.
Invigorate the stomach, regulate the ex-
c~retions, and purify the fluids with this
world-renowncl medicine, and you will
be exempt from vertigo, dimncss ofsight,
headache, and other alarming apoplectic
symptoms which frequently accompany
DYSPEPSIA and habitual constipation. The
impurity of the blood, as we'll as an ex-
cess Of it in the brain, has much to dc
with cerebral affections, and as Hollowa's
Pills operate upon the chemical agents
which generate that fluid, as we'll as upon
the circulation itself. they are infalliblc
in this class Of maladics.
MACKEREL.-The number of barrels
of mackerel inspected in Massachusetts
during the past year was 214,312, The
quantity caught was greater by 5000
barrels than in 1855, and the largest in
seven years, excepting in 1852, when
there were 81 $40 barrels taken. Not
withstanding this success in fishing, and
although the price of provisions, barrels
&c, were higher than they We're the pre-
vious year, mackerel have brought much
less; and the business has not paid.