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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15

A MODEL REPUBLICAN MAYoR.-The
Chicago Times charges that at tho recent
election, his "highness," the Mayor, Long
John Wentworth, voted illegally. 1t says:
ave stated The facts and called the atten-
ton OF tho Grand Jury to it. That body, to
its credit, did take cognizance of the otftnse,
and witnesses familiar with the facts detail.
ed them. But Wentworth, not being in
position to enable him to swear that 1t was
'poor weak minded Joseph who did the act,
and being unable to deny the deed, adopted
defense. That defense is two fold. 1t
admits the crime, but replies that he his ex-
cusable because
]. Tie was Ignorant of the law.
9. lie was drunk ut the time,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-05-15
WHAT THE ENGLISH THINK OF OUR
ACQUISITION OF CIRA


Hon. John G. Dodson, Esq, candidate for
Parliament for East Sussex, (England,) re-
Gently delivered lecture to the English peo-
pie Of Brighton, on the subject of Cuba, em-
bracing the result of his residence in that
island. Among other things he sad
"lf Cuba was annexed to the United States
lis productivcness and its trade would be
more developed In five or six years unde, the
influence of American activity, than in ten
times as many years Of Spanish torpor and
misrule. In a poitico. economical point of
view, the world, and England especially,
would be gamers. But however much Eng
land, land the same applies, though in less
degree, to France and other great powers)
might gain in wealth, she would lose far
more in respect Of position and prestige. The
possession of Cuba would add enormously to
the influence and the strength of The United
States, and would hasten the day which al
rendy seems fast approaching, when they will
become the first power in the world. Yet it
scarcely, under any circumstances, will be
worth England's while to plunge into war
with the American Republic, solely to en-
deavor to prevent II from adding Cuba to its
dominions. Even IL successful in the immc-
date object of the war, she would inflct as
great injury on herself as on her rival. In the
natural course of things, America must be.
come sooner or later far greater empire than
the mother country. The Americans have all
the qualities that have made us what we are,
with one hundred and fifty times our national
resources, and their spirit of enterprise is nc.
cordngly quickened and stimulated. The
most desirable event for England would be
such praeeable dissolution of the Union MS
should leave two or more prosperous and in.
dependent powers capable of holding the bal.
ance to each other. Such dissolution would
probably be rather promoted by the addition
of Cuba to the republic; such dissolution
would probably be defeated by the attempt
of any foreign State to bring it about. That
separation will some day take place, many
thinking Americans believe; the time, howev-
er, Of it, is perhaps more remote than the
people in Europe are willing to imagine.
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-07-31
VOL. 80. NO. 81. I


softly on her beautiful shoulder, and5I re-
matked. when lad pIaeei j. there, IN my
.blandess tones. Tim, for Tried to throw
my whole soul into the expression, re-
marked then, With ny eyes pouring love,
truth, and fidelity right into her
i'WidoF, this islths nicests ,saftest place,
| eyer had my hand in all my life,"
Looking bcBeyolentiy at sneyhd at the
same time flushing mp little, sshe said il
melting and winning tones .s.f{l 80
''Doctor, give me your hand and I'll put
it On much softer place" i.4 & Fs
''In moment, in rapture, consented,
and taking my hand she gently,Uey gently,
Tim, ,squletiy laiG il on nayhsad y aad hurst
into laugh ithAt's ringing in hl5 ears lye5
s'Now, Tim, haven't told this to Iiv-
ing soul but you, and ,by jIaksl you nnpspIt;;
but mind it ,nusnst go ady further .p--.ssav
York StiTit of fhe Times.
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-07-31

gradually diminished though in 1856 still
larger than in 1852, whilst texoluding COp-.
strucfion aecountl they have also increased,
as will be seen by reference to Letter Np.s
6. On the contrary, the expenditures of
the Commonwealth upon miscellaneous matt
ters have not beeh materially increase. In
1856, they amounted (exelusive Of interest
paid) to 81 ,S00,6l5 05. Inchdiag the
interest paid, the expenditures we're 3d.
348,570 S5.. Suppose the Main Line had
been sold last year, how would the Trea-
sary have stood in December last Pla-
cling the price at Nine Millions, the.reduc4
tion of intereston debt would be $3.50, 600.
leaving the amount to be- paid 81 ,597,955l
so. The result Of the year. exclusive Of the
Lain Line, wonli then have besH H9
Revenue from ordiaary sour ID si5e ST
ces .slse9 us5l.o S4,134.16S Al
Interest payable tot 81 80, ,955 so
Ordinary expenses l,300,6f5 Q5
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"darden sarse, potatoes, carrots, ingyons
and all kinds of greens that's for coekiag.''
sand what are pines,and hemloeks, and
e.ns = amt they vegetables l'' sgasle9
.'No siree-you can't cook 'em-thcr,s
saw-logs ard franin' tilaber,'' 'a'''.''..s
I "Boya, give me pieco of apple, and 5oe
can have an hours interuissim- e1cep,
Hobbs." o.lt e ssE OBS lsahsj a.
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LETTER No. 8.
! SINCE 1877.

=. Having demonstrated the fact that The
Main Line is an annual charge upon the
Treasury, and requires for its support large.
portions Of tSe taxation wruhg from the
people, and haEimg, at the same time, shown
the wisdom d. selling that LinesI proceed
to consider what effect a salb iwoilld have
upontae financial conditionof the State.
f'assuhie. that ,lic facts stated above have
. beoa demeastsafsJ; for fhe figures, the au-
lhorilative, oEfieiaI figures furnished BY the
Auditor Generals department, are so clear
as t6slcaee not d doubt, or the shadow Of a
dotbt, to hang denial upon Noiliing
can be more, certain than that the Main
iide Of our Public Works annually sinks a
large amount of money, despite the Contra
ry assaranecs bfithe Canal Board
Its generally conceded that the annu-
al loss is the result Of nisnana Cement
such mismaua gemeat as Is iuseparable from
the Commouwealtl's ownership. Practical
men agree that with sagacious principals
and reliable sabortinates, with prudent ex
penditpre Of funds aud thorough accpunta-
bility in The dishursing officers, and with
such attention to minatia as can only be
given by experienced men who have COM
pletely grasped the true principles upon
,rtsab ,Iooo ~ ea, he c,,s,ossf,,ll- .oydnct-
ed, this Line, eligibiyI situated as it is, eoa-
nee ting the Delaware With the Ohio, aad
,rayersing vast and fertile and pnppious
region, can be made to yicla . profit. Ex-
pefience, an expensive and Increasingly
costly experience, has taught the State that
she is incampeteat TO the task; aud that her
interest viii be best snbse rsed BY sale,
And as the qdesti5h is mainly one of policy
there being nothing Of principle involved
in itr-it tshonid bo decided with reference
10 her pecuuiary interest. We have seen
| bow Improbable the IIiue is and has been.
II We can Show that 10 sci! it will be the
FIRST step towards the relief of her citizens,
aud tue advancement oftheir individual ami
collective prosperity, further argument viii
be unnecessary, and all impartial citizens
will admit that the duty the State Govern
Rmenf owes the people, demands the sale: fog
the State issbouad 10 protect, guard and
improve the condition Of the people
That one may clearly see how the sale
viii affect the finances Of the Stale, brief
reference to the, past is necessary, Most of
tieladaits oftheGommanMealthafe painful
" aware that the revenues are not solely
upon the public improvchients. It is also
/ true that the expadilares are not solely
hpon' tLe public improvements Let us;then,
Sec how the case stands between the Main
line aud ille psal revenue and expenditures
cf the State. i5Eprbtllis purpose, the last
| Eve years viii lbc asafiioient criterion. The
f3ll6@ing table contains an analysis Of the
revenue aid expenditures for 1852, '5S,
'54s 80. ana 56, and brings lous thai fact
| rel fegreds TO tvs 3fJ % asgssba ,aoiil51iD 'al
p eai 0lifu REVENUE. sai 10 &if1oQ
tf SO N .rsaa ssgW.s ergstft
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-07-31
A SOFT PLACE.

d
! s'Iwas down to see the widow, yester-
day,p said Tu's uncle, sand she gave me
back bones for dinner. Invent down rather
earIy in the morning; we talked, and laugh
ed and ehatled- and run Oh, she going out
and in occasionally to see to things till din
ner was ready, when she helped me gra-
.lciopsly to back-bones. Now I thought that,
'Tim,rather favorable. took it as a syu,p-
tom Of personal appreciation, because every
body knows love back-hones, and fat
tered myself she bad cooked them on pur-
pose for ne. So l grew particularly cheer
full, and thought could see it IN her
stpo. ses sf ,sa4a y
Soon after dinner, while setting close be-
side the widow, fancicd We both felt sort
er comfortable like-I know Gid. l felt
that i had fallen over head and ears and
heart in love wishher. She appeared just
for all the world like she thought it WIS a
coming, that / was coming 10 court her.
! Presently, couldn't help H. [ hid my hand
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This shows ihe debt in December last as
but S451,llf 2G less than ten years ago,
aad if the amount OF unpaid temporary loans
-S5S4, ,000-be added to the present debt,
as stated by the Anditer General the sum
now swells to $4,000 greater than was
due in 1871. Yet since 1S4T the tax on
real and personal estate alone has yielded
TO the Treasury Sl4,469, ,563 Il. Where
has this immense sum been expended, ex-
eept IN helping to pay tue claims caused By
the working of the Main Line I! Willie the
present condition of things is maintained,
there can be ho material reduction of debt.
and no abatement of taxation. Heavy tax
es came with the public works they will
only disappear when the State sells these
works. That 10 the face of the irrefutable
and overwhelming testimony brought to
prove the worthlessness of the Line as a
sourcc ofproft, there should be any oppo-
fition 10 a sale, is one of those remarkable
facts which can only be accounted for by
supposing that uqu have a private interest
TO promote in disregard of the public veal
Hae ,s5'la.i gl1 ADAMS. 5
SIN these Sums ba1abees due on ten,no-
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An APT REPLY.--A clergyman was
once travelling Oh board of Western
steamer, when among the passengers was a
rnan who took great pains to make known
that he was opposed 20 religit n, denounc-
ing Christ as an imposter, and all forms of
religion as delusion. He was a man Of
ability aud education, aud a great wit; and
his remarks seemed to have quite en- infu-
ence on his hearers. The clergyman re-
Trained from saying anything for time,
but finally decided to silence him. Asking
the skeptie if he believed in the immortali
.ty of the soul, he received as an aDsSer,
NO, have uone.'
s DO you believe in the existence of Goda'
NO"
s'Fhen, sir replied the clergymaa' Il
have heard Of you before
sHeard of meg Nherep
'Yes-I have read of you
'Read about me: was not aware that |
was published, Pray, where!'
SIN tie Psalms Of David, sirs where it
reads: sThe. fool hath said in his heart there
is no God
At this un ooked for turn in the areu-
ment, there was cne general burst of laugh
rer and hurva, at the expense of the athe-
ist, who, confounied, aud being unable to
rally at beng thus unexpectedly called q
fool, moved away to another part of the
boat. During the remainder Of the roy-
age, the wiseacre was silent on religious
subjects, but occasionally some of the pas
sengers would tease him BY slyly observing,
III have heard of you before. .l8
COUNTRY ScnooLs. -"FirSt class in phil
osophy stand out close your books.
John Jones how many kingdoms in naturea'
ssFour-the animal, vegetable, mineral
and kingdom come 20
s'Good-go up head"
''tIobhs-what is meant by the anin,al
kingdom ~
.aLions, tigers, elephants, rhinoceroces,
| bipopotamouses, aligatcrs, monkeys, J'ekas-
| scs, hack-drryers ana school masters. y
syery well-but you'll take ! lieSiu' for
| your last remark. J" 81
"Giles- what Is the mineral kingdom 2,
aTbe hull Of ofcaliforny. y e
"Walk straight up heai 90 "
aJohnson- what Is tie Vegetable king-
! dem :"
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-07-31
THE PAssi0NlFuR DISPLAY

The world is crazy. The call is for
show-show-an still Show There is not
one person in tli6usaaa; male lot female,
who darcs fall backon nothing but his real
simple self for a power byl whose aid 90 get
through the world, and extract enjoyment
as be goes along There is too laaeh liv.
ing in the eyes Of other people There is
no end to the aping, the miInicry, the false
airs and the superficial arts. And until
people take neg view Of things entirely,
and resolve to turn very short corner in
order to live obodiently to such view. the
world will 60 on as it has been going on for
this ever so long, aud all of Us will con tiune
to chase bubbles, only to see them burst
mere water drops in our hands. II tll 7
1t requires rare courage, we must con-
fess, to live up to ones enlightened con.
victions, even in these things. Unless you
consent to join in the general cheat, you are
booted at aud jostled out Of reach. There
-
is no room for You among the great mob ol
pretenders. If man d.lrcs to live witliin
his means, ard is resolute in his purpose
not to appear to be more than he really Is,
let him be applauded. There is something
fresh in such an example 1t deserves to
be set down as one Of the oddities aud cu-
riosities of the age. The few, who devote
themselves TO such fine resolutions, can, VIC
fear, be counted upon the fingers. But
still, they are tie little leaven in the huge
lump. The mass win yet be stirred by the
truth and simplicity Of their examples
When they shall succeed in restoring the
old times agaiu, then we may begin to talk
aboat the reconstruction of society upon a
new basis, and net much before
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James H. shoase,i anmsrebant Of Mar-
seilles,i KY, has failed and abseonaed with
S2e0,00O in bis possession, leaving mary
victims pf,bio fol dpaper. Ilrsos sea
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An exchange paper says.that wreath Of
black walnut ieavess suspended in room
will drive out iims and dthak uthey wlinota
enter ihegroerh pgaIH till the wreath is with
cred. Il sa isiiss asipp asps seya Il 2
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s4ftJaallr0aa I2S98,57O IS
Applicable to payment Of
principal debt. 10 addition

to purchase money $l.285,5 ,597 90
Add purchase money 9,90p,00 70
Total payment which could ujsa 9s1 5s,,
have been made SIT, 0,235, ,597 81
Instead of such a payment, the Governor
reports the reduction at $366,15s 81. The
receipts at the TreasnryI the last year will
probably not vary much from tEose in The
coming year; and if tho Line be now sold,
il is sufe to predict that, with the constant
" diminishing interests the reduction of
debt which may bedanudify made, viii soon
reach S2,0o0o00. With n5 sources Of ex-
penditure, except the Branches Of the Pab
lie Works and ordinary purposes of govern
ment, it is readily perceived, BY reference
TO the table above, that the Fixed revenue
of the Commonwealth viii, at an early day,
reduce the debt at the rate named. BQi
with the Main line 10 receive, in its capa-
cious NAV, large sums of money, no mate
nal reduction of indebteness can be expect
ed.
The pnhlier know, are periodically as
sured of the dininution of the State Debt;
but it is nevertheless true, that the Debt Is
nor, ,0ittfn frnstion, as sargs as 1t uas
ten gears ago. Here are the figures taken
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sIn these sums balances due on tempo
.aty loans are not included. 4a
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ExpENpITBRE.
fEk.ts 49, tfrE ffse

III two of these five years the fetal ex-
pepaitares from the Treasury exceed the
receipts over 0ae Million; aud ia the other
three the receipts exceed the expenditures
little over Half Million Regarding
the revenue, 1t viii be observed that tue in
crease is az from other objects than the
Main Line, on which there has been con-
siderable decreases and regarding the ex-
pendItures on tue Line, tincluding Construe-
tioa acc snnt,l thy have increased and tbea
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. 4tfeAEIl&Ff E2AS GEt N++4Nf fsfA a4a - t@l
The designations! ms +, that some persons re-
sort io toEdroyn sRFe, are ike the aqFtalF:s'
that eAildrsa 10 bed ,Ppll around s them 70
keep out the dark s,,s8 +, (, - i..t
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a. LICK Y .MAS.-L0ae bf obri exchanges.
announces that NIrsWh;to, living in Vahiee,l
Pa. !, Eva $ recently murdered IN his oWnsbed
by soiite one whof wished 10 get his money
The editor adds that "tuskity Din. White
had deposited his money IN the bank beford-'
slas White Fose iiothin bdttisalifc !edi,ii .
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ThsI4ondan HimesetlIinks that our Geyisl
ornament WAS orerhaps' wise in giving the |
MornonsdTspcsiaThs sLouisSillcp Jdraati
witsily adds.i1sIt was Certainisy ,fooEFh iiaiI
not keepingio of oueienda hfoifp 81 500
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s'eThou art gone from ny gaze, !" as the cat
Said 70 mouse when il ran IL 0 hole
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and to-morrow night We viii wing our way
to some retreat thy fathers hand can never
reach"
s ''Good night, brother =
f'aGood night, sister %
CHAP. w.
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THB- SECRET INFIRMITIRs OF
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Never Before their Introduction could any series Of
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