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PITY THE DRUNKARD.

| pray you do not hate the drunk.
ard; he hates himself Do not despise
him; oh, he cannot sink SO low i'll
your opinion as he is sunk in his own,
Your hatred and contempt may rivet,
but will never rend his chains. Lend
a kind hand to pluck him from the
mire, With a strong hand shatter
that bowl--remove the temptations
which, although he hates, he cannot
resist. Hate, abhor, tremble at his
sin. And for PHYS sake, for Gods
sake, for humanity's sake, rouse your.
self for the question, what can be
done? Without needing others
whether they follow or whether they
stay-rushing down to the beach,
throw yourself into the boat, push
away, and bend on the oar, like a man
to the wreck. Say, l will not stand
by and see my fellow creatures perish,
They arc perishing. TO save them l
will do anything. What luxury will !
not give up? What indulgences will
| not abstain from What customs,
what shackles of old habits will | not
break that these hands may be frcer
to pluck the drowning from the deep ?
God may help; His word my law; tho
love of His son my ruling motives; |
shall never balance a poor, personal
indulgence against the good of my
country and the welfare of mankind.
Brethren, such resolutions, such high
and holy, and sustained, and selt-deny-
! ing efforts the height of this evil de-
mands. DR.. Guthrie.
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Carving Bundles.

Many persons have a contemplate
fear Of being seen to carry bundle,
however small, having the absurd idea
that there is a social degradation in
the act. The most tritling as well as
weighty packages must be sent toI
them, no matter how much the incon-
venience to others. This arises from
low kind of pride. There is pride
that is higher that arises from the
consciousness of there being some
thing in the individual not to be atlcc-
ted by such accidents worth and
weight of character. This latter
pride was exhibited by the American
son of jerome Bonapartc, while he
was in college at Cambridge. He was
one day carrying to his room a broom
he had Just purchased, when he met a
friend who, noticing the broom, with
surprise exclaimed, Why did you not
have it sent home ?" IL am not
ashamed to carry home what belongs
to me-" was the sensible reply of young
Bonapartc Very different pride was
this from that of the young lady who
always gave her mother all the bun
dies to carry when they went out to-
gethcr, because she thought it vulgar
to be seen with one hcrself.-Er.
We know Chicago banker to whom
we were introduced sometime last
spring. At that time and on various
occasions afterwards he was very at-
fable and polite, as we'll to us as to
others, and seemed DESTROYS to make
himself both agreeable and conspicu-
Gus. One day he caught us carrying
a bundle, and never after that would
he recognize us, although we frequent
| ly met him, in the street, III the cars,
and two or three times when doing
business at his bank. That banker
has recently failed. We can pay our
debts, but he cannot pay his.
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rY, FLOYD COUNTY, IOWA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 1857

require as many as 100000 men more,
and it will consume 10000 men per
year. Where is this supply to come
from ? Only from native troops, and
employing them will simply be a re-
turn to an old insecure system. Brit
ish rule can never be reestablishcd
through such agency and there are
those who believe that the wano of the
British power throughout the world is
already begun.
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MisteIIanp.
THE PULPIT.

Strike out the pulpit from society,
and leave the other prominent struc-
lures related to human ideas, passions
and tastes, and see not only if one ele-
ment is not missed, but if the crOicn-
ing glory of civilization is not rent
away. You leave this state house
where laws are made; but the idea
of God, the Great Ruler, is gone, and
men can take no oath that binds them
to reflect in their statutes the equity
of His perfect law. You leave the
court room; but no sentiment looks
up from its sanctity to Him who
guards the right, revenges trampled
innocence, Furnishes the pcriurer, and
will dispense perfect justice yet to
every son of Adam. The university
is left; but truth cannot be taught
there as the expression of an infinite
intellect, or as subordinate to a conse,
Grated will; for human thought has
risen above the dream of God, and
there is nothing higher than ones self
| which our nature can revere. The
concert room may remain; but all the
penitent and prayprful plaintiveness
of melody, and the surging joy of re-
ligious gratitude and triumph, the ac-
cent of sacred hope and the praises of
holy love,--au that makes the glory
of music in oratorio, anthem, and SYM
phony,-would be lie; for man
would be finite creature, and have
no right to the emotions, the rapture
and the praise which gush towards the
Infinite, and with which now tho
highest music swells. All that is
grandest in human nature, and in
every line of creativcness, acknowl-
edges the church and the pulpit as it's
crowning sanction and clearest inter,
preter.-Rer. I. s. hiag.
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tf(oral Gale.
THE
LAST SIXPENCE.
BY hUsiIS &. IA Nm.

1t was chill, bleak morning in No
vcmber, that Charles Aubrey emerged 7.
from an old shed where he had passed
the night under pile Of sheep skins.
He was a young man, not over two
aud twenty, and yet retained great
beauty Of person, though his clothes
were torn and dirty, and his face pale
and haggard. Only one year before,
he had been left an orphan with eleven
thousand dollars in money in his pos
session. He had always been a gen
erous hearted, frank and loving COM
panion, but evil associations had gath
cred about him, and in an unfortunate
hour he gave himself up to their intiu-
encc. lie thought not of the value of
money, and designing knaves, under
the disguise of friendship, could al
wavs draw it from him. But the poor
misguided youth had run the race, and
was now alone. His money was gone,
and his sunshine companions had left
him. He had reached the goal to-
wards which for whole year he had
been dashing on.
As young Aubrey stood there now,
his lips were parched, and his limbs
shook as with palsy. He had mechan-
icalIy placed his hand in his pocket,
and took thcrctrom sixpence. He
searched furthcr-felt in every pocket
but he could find no more. That
single sixpence was the last of his for
! tune.
"Ah, Charley, Charley" he murmur-
ed to himself, you have run your race.
Where now are the friends who have so
long hung about you? One poor six
pence! 1t will buy me one glass of
grog to allay my burning thirst. Oh
would to God it would buy me one
true friend -
He spoke thus, and with the words
came rushing through his mind the
memory of the past. He remembered
his mother as she laid him for the las,
time to her bosom and blessed him
and he remembered when he saw them
cover her body up in the tlowery cartl
of the summer, not many years ago
He remembered one other, a bright
eyed Joyous girl, i'll whose keeping he
had once placed all his love, and al
: his hopes of joy. But it was gone
now There he stood with the small
coin in his hand, when he heard foot
3 steps approaching. lie raised his
eyes, and behcld an old woman, witt
bendcd back, who came tottcring on
> slowly, and tremblingly, Her gar
D ments were torn and tattcrcd, and thu
thin grey hair hung matted and TN
combed She stopped when she CAM
t to where the youth stood and leane'
5 heavily upon her staff.
Charity, good sir !" she uttered, il
a hoarse tremulous voice. Give m
5 wherewith to purchase single mea
If and | will ask God to bless thee"
l. "By my life, good woman, you ar
4 the very one l was wishing for. Her
it is all l have---it is my last 81.
pence Take it. have only wishe
u that it could buy me one true friend
ID The old woman hesitatcd.
20 "Will you not take III" asked Charl'
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4oetrpn.
The Mother.

4 softening thought of other years,
\ feeling linked to hours
When Life was all too bright for tears -
And Hope sang, wreathcd with flowers.
A memory of affections fed
OF voices heard no more
Stirred in my spirit when read
That name of fonduesS Ger!
Oh. MOTHER in that early word
What love and joys combine;
What hopcs-too oft, alas deferred,
What vigils- -griefs-arc thine !
Yet, never, till the hour we roam,
BY worldly thralls opprest,
Learn we to prize that truest home
A watchful mothers breast!
The thousand PRAYERS at midnight poured
Beside our couch of woes
The wasting wcariness endured
To soften OUR repose
Whilst never murmur marked thy tongue,
Nor tolls relaxed thy CARE
How, mother. is thy heart SO strong
To pity and forbear:
What tilial fondness c'er repaid
Or could repay the past -
Alas for gratitude decay'd
Regrets that rarely last
'Tis only when the dust is thrown
Thy lifelcss bosom DER,
We muse upon thy Kindness shown
And wish we'd loved thee more.
''ris only when thy lips are cold
We mourn with late regret,
Mid myriad memories OF old
The days forever set!
And not an aCt-nor look-uor thought
Against thy meek control,
But with sad remembrance fraught
Wakes anguish in the soul
On every land-in every cline
True to her sacred cause,
Filled with that etfluence sublime
From which her strength she draws,
Still is the Mothers lot the same
The Mothers lot us tried;
Then, oh may Nations guard that name
With filial power and pride!
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Religious COwardice.

The executive committc of the Am
erican Tract Society have issued a
circular letter, giving their reasons
for deciding to disobey the instruc-
tons of the society, and publish moth
ing touching the subject Of slavery.
1t is remarkable document. 1t
would be remarkable coming from a
number of respectfully honest men en-
gagged in any enterprise. Coming
from. professedly Christian men, and
they the managers of great religious
enterprise, it is the most remarkable
document of the century. 1t is an
open confession of want of confidence
in the power of truth, want of faith
in God, and deliberate defence Of an
entirely novel system of Christian tao
tics, based upon the idea that whatev-
er truth is distastcful to any large
class of men must be suppressed. 1t
rests on the radical mistake that Chris
tianity saves men IN their sins, instead
of saving them from their sins.
At the last anniversary of the tract
society resolution was passed IN
structing the Executive Committee to
publish against the evils of slavery.
The committee say in this circular
that they have decided not to do this,
They had prepared a treatise upon the
DUTY of Master" made up of artl'
cles written by southern clergymen
and of course not likely to give offence
to any Christian Shareholder. But
they have been assured by the best
friends Of the Society at the south
that it will not answer TO publish any
thing Oh the subject, and they have
therefore suppressed this harmless
treatise, and will publish nothing IL
any way touching upon the veXe'
question. Already, they say, there Il
a virtual suspension of collections a
the South, and if the distrust and al
/ icnation continue, they must surren
der all the Southern and Southwestern
States, "and palsy one whole side o
our institution
Admit that this toreboding is likel.
to be verified, does it begin to justiii.
the action of the committee? If 1t
the duty Of the Tract Society to pul
lsh the truth respecting the sublec
of slavery, to treat it as the Old Tie:
lament writer's and as Christ and hi
Apostles treated it, and to exert ii
influence against this great crime
our age and country, then the fa(
that such truth is distasteful to thos
! implicated in the wrong, presents Il
reason at all for its suppression.
< We are not aware that the Tra'
I Society intends to suppress its trac
h against dishonesty, gambling. prota
e ity or any other sin, because it fea
;, to give offence to the large class
e sinners implicated in these various
+ fractions of Gods law. Why shou
$ it make distinction in favor of slav
Z, ry which it does not make III respe
l. to any other evil! Evidently al
II confessedly because slavery is strol
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The last words of the Old Tcsta.
ment are fearful threatening! Lest
| come and smite the earth with Il
curse"
The last words of the New Testa,
ment are u benediction: The grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you
all. Amen.
The last words of Christ before his
ascension are a glorious promise! "Lo.
l am with you always, even unto tho
end of the world. Amen"
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A touch of real calamity cures the
imaginary sorrows Of those who make
mountains out of mole-hills.
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The man who is proud of his money
has rarely anything better to he proud
Of
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He who takes his conscience for his
guide will not easily lose his way,
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The trials of life are tests which aa'
certain how much gold there is in Ms.
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8usintss 1irettorp.

Business Cards of five lines or less VIII be nser'eu III
this column for So, 90 per annum For each aoouoha'
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.NOB-LAIV IN KENTUCKY.
Correspondence Ct TIE N. Y. Tribune.
RrprI Medisnr "a Il,


BrREA, Madison Co., Ky, Aug. Il, 49,.
A recent number of your pepeI contained notice OF
mob violence il Rockcastle County, Ny. This will
not contrast well with notice. in previous number,
Of the celebration of the Fourth Of July in this Madi-
som County. fear the account Of the mob Will chill
the hopes of friends in respect to Of Anti
Slavery sentiments in Kentucky. But Let me say to
such, men promulga.Dg the sentiments teach were
repeatedly mobted, short time since in The Free
States yet success followed. Indeed, such lawless
acts almost necessary to rouse TO cortem-
plat;op of the awess mobocratic nature of Slavery
Itself it is y stem of brute force. The action of the
mob has constrained many to express sympathy and
take sides, who were not committed before. Msny
shareholders speak against such disregard of free
speech and the sanctty Of the pulpit A STAKEHOLDER
in this county owning come sixty slaves said, Had
al been there the mob would have had TO walk over
" my dead body before they would have taken Fee
" down" In this county there seems to be
abridgment of our privileges in consequence Of the
mob, but contrenwise. Invitations have been ex-
tended 10 me TO 60 TO new places. since the mob.
What mos. need suitable aborers TO occupy the
fields already open.
journals, l will cow repeat. II IS, The duty Of the
friends Of freedom and Pvre Gospel 10 come 70 Ken
fgcky, form colonies, and sustain schools ard churctes
This Is just practicable in the very center OF Ken
Il
looked over large body of land, which is high
healthful well wstered and wen tmbered, near the
suryey Of the railroad from Lexington, Kv 10 Knox
vile, Tenn.-thence to Charleston, s. c. This land
ID net hemp land, il is eek land the subsoi is clay
limestone formation, TO slate. Ii Is good whea:
and meadow lshd-a portion Of il good corn land
Improved farms in This tract cen be bougi for sl2
and ais per acre land still better N $40 and s2j
These lands are near to good turnpike road leading
to Lexington, n.y.; also near 10 good Country aud
merchant mill. Also within this body of land is
good site for town.
Our churches here evangelical, bu. sects.
rantaking the Bible es our creed, and receiving al
who have Christian experience and a righteous
practice. They are Ant-Slavery Anti. Caste, Aut..
Rum. We need schools and college OF the same
character Colonies could very soon be formed, sui
schools and churches at once be multiplied Are not
the friends Of humanity and Of true Christianity, from
abroad as much bound to come and hip with their
means and presence as We are 20 ftsy and preach
They should, if need be, count al hrgs bu loss f,r
ChI..t;" If need be, clay down their lives for The
brethren" But they can come here enjoy pleasant
and hesthful climate, lake comfortable living and
i, rsaes gao. see nc rsasoL Why tie enterS-srg
NAV no: scou.e wealth. T1sn e: tse oe- taEs cone
my .AbGs, ssssptsG fsetebes, 40 t-j1 ~ toa.s..
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.,ss,tt.,sIth,'r.y r.; n. resisn -. = %
go. 80 - .,ch IL sAl heen n 1nfestst

.sss,Gl.'eI ths'r.y M resaa - -
ssyaoth.ir;a. 20 ~ .rch -,s sA1 hsen n antte7s''
Tn. p,l,.i,al is,sf. h-Jo - Yoi -,.:si - -
o,.,ne 1ii zot .t 0g pl'r)J.-s "a D. ) e',i :,
D.n Re-,.n;n Y ga, o4e Of - cusej, - s9s
beer f)rsi gal.y a. ,eI:s1 : : - 81 :, f'r "a
.ici3..i,n "a III 10 --nen oi 1851, sen aiy 'i.,
ard b-.s h,en rerncved:3 tcs lo,:A-y tJsvie. IL !
ey3. ted Ia. his -e5.ci@e VII be -Cnnl'eG - Der
is6nent o. irlpii ,.antn'-
TIE COMMITTEE 4 foreign iGer .hgr.s DEF !tI :,
VIZ: on he Preside: C lay "a h. n 'se slsys.a
oc the mercantile Cprolnu,ity OF ValPna 40 'eIi.
70 Tie law that compe,s t2sB 20 sab .c tt:Ir
the insrecton Of the aatA rites, were 'iVofsvS
.eefyed ard the Precedent assured them tnG' DO VI
roxiors liw shouj be modified TT the earliest oiP'i'
tunty. C-,.,
The Pre.iden: has presented pro'ect to g.,
;aeking for permission ~ eel the Goverrnefs $3.50
ofwaY A1cud, Cor|,u.iOn, Janaqueo AMI h"'eoi"
ard - purchase e. steamer with the produce oi VI"
sales II il intended for the future 20 ese s's 'e'
sels-ofwar exclusively In the national -erV1cs.
The steamer Msule, built in the Ln,ted o'a;ss ~.
the purpose Of towing vessels IL and out over tne pa
Of the barbor Of Constitution, had arrived az @pa-
raiso. She is said TO be admirably suited Tor Tue
service. II Al, :.
The railroad 70 connect Coqunbo with the nil. ns
districts of the province far as the Cuesa OF re-
alta has been commenced. =,
The English paddIe-wbeel steem-t1ga:er Mag.cierne
and Retribution had arived &. Vs!psraise and were
shortly 10 sail for Panama.
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NEW-GRANADA.

WALKERS REMAINS-SIIIP CANAL.
We find some interesting items Of Isthmus news
in private letter with wh,h We have been
favored dated
"AsPIswALL, Aug Is, 1857.
There are now at Sar juan about 30 Of Walkers
siting conveyance 10 the United States, and
the number is being daily augmented Cspt. Chatard
of the Saratoga, who arrived here few days since,
represents them being in most paab.e condition,
sick, wounded and sIGrvipg-even in more desperate
condition than the party which taken to NewYork
by the Wabash In addition to these there are abou.
% men here and number at Panama, making in all
about 800 souls, and believe that they are al men,
no women among them. learn that Com. Pauldng
viii not take any action in the matter until he hears
from the Department to which he has applied for.in-
structons. II is rumored here thai the Tennessee Is
TO be sent out by Walkers people to carry these men
home; but the most knowing seem to think tina, Gar
iison & Co. have something else to do. There are
crest many people about here who look confidently for
the return Of Walker, with a force to support him,
within the next two months. Even those who dislike
the man, in many cases, wish success to the scheme
and am told that even now there is patty in Near.
aqua wbi,h hts Rivss q. lie head tina, snI 10 sl1iors
for Walkers return, they hsvirS qusre.ed Among
,hemsefves ard with the Government Of Gotta Ria
>.S< ssy The; Kyas Leo ss,cslis wss;sH apa &c
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Let he rJor ma oope, ssa ~ II jusny aud t-tt'-
1visa d.mones.aie what free labor can 60.
hav. Lee ord u I'D smi,es sho So ibs -.
7llsy - come If ,1lony es soTue'- J; be- been
sJ,sested, IA. al ~ho are vllingto c-ns, sd -
nan 90 70 :. s. J1csyb 10. ~ Baekr1h .'-e". New
York OF 20 myself s. Be;es, Asclson Ccanty NJ.
Then Il, a .ui.sb- committee he sppomed - u-tt'-
,urvey bands report, and then bny. Tei7 stat, 1T
only - 900 sivehOe-s in 4, could s)p1 - .ns
from the bhgh;rg Of Slavery, II ths -;ende -
huInan,y and OF Christ snty would give :eemssi'.''
mise COW WIN friends q. home az sl,)s1 Lske
.uo,es.yyGrs and cooperate JcHs q. FL.
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SOUTH PACIFIC COAST.
A FATAL DUEL.
nee Of The v. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The y. Y. Tribune.
Marc Ecuador, s. Az, June -, 1857.
You are doubtless aware of the Scientific Exploring
Expedition that left Iowa in Asguss last, under the
direction Of Prof W. +. Moore of Iowa. In reference
10 this Western enterprise which has done much in
developing the history of the unexpored regions Of
ECUADOR have tue painful intelligence to commuui.
cate that on tie 18th of April last fatal duel was
fought between Pros W. L. Moore and +. c. Francis
OF Keokuk, Iowa.
The circumstances were as follows: On the arrival
Of the party at SAINTS Rosa on the Napo River Prof
Moore brought charge against Prof Francis OF hav
ing deceived him in point of his scientific acquire
merts, and therefore had imposed upon his conf
dence, nsUlted the Government of Ecuador, and had
proved disgrace to his adopted State. This led TO
the challenge on the part of Prof. Francis which was
readily accepted by Prof Moore and their weapons
tdoube-barTeled fowlng pieces heavily loa ied
with buckshot, and the distance agreed upon
was fee rods. Friends nterferred but of no avail
the parties were determined 70 settle their difficulty
with powder. Accordingly the 18th of April they
exchanged shots and the result the death of Prof
Frsncis. The charge of Prof Moore took effect just
below the region Of the heart, while that Of Prof.
Frarc;s merely grazed the head of his antagonist.
Thus ended one Of the most savage duels ever
Known in this country. Gro. G. EDWARDS,
OF Prof Moore's Expedition TO E9lsdor