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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-02-03


the States?
To give satisfactory answer to this question, it
will be necessary to distinguish between lands that
have been coded by the States and those that have
been purchased by the Government out of the COM
mon funds of the Union.
The principal cessions were made by Virginia and
Georgia. The former of all the tract between the
Ohio, the Mississippi and the lakes including the
States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan and
the Territory of Wisconsin, and the latter of the
tract included in Alabama and Mississippi I shall
begin with the cession Of Virginia. as it is on that
the advocates of distribution mainly rely to estab-
fish the right.
hold in my hand extract of all that portion
OF the Virginia deed of cession which has any bear
ing on the point at issue, taken from the volume lying
on the table before me, with the place marked, and
10 which any DESTROYS of examining the deed
may refer.-The cession is to the United States in
congress assembled, for the benefit of the said
states Every word implies the States in their uni
tea federal character. That is the meaning of the
phrase United States. 1t stands in contradstincton
70 the States separately and individually and if
tnere could be by possibility, any doubt on that
point, 1t would be removed by the expression in
congress assembled'-an assembage which consti-
'u'ed the very knot that united them l regard the
execution of such deed to the United States so as.
:emoled, SO conclusive that the cesson was to them
a. !neir united and aggregate character, in contra
u'slicon TO their individual and separate character
ana oy necessary consequence, that the lands so
teued belonged to them in their former and not in
.uer latter character, that at lose for words
H make 1t clearer. 10 deny it, would be to deny
'"a. There is any truth in language.
out strong as this is, it is not all. The deed bro.
oeens and says that all the lands so coded shall be
oc"s'uered common fund for the use and benefit
h. such OF the United States have become or shall
0'~e' members OF the Confederation or Federal
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-02-03

For sale by the quart and Gallon Also fried stswed ard
scolloped Is usual
Raleigh, Jan. u, la66. s,A
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19

time. Tho person who proiessed
TO have witnessed the signature Of
Mrs. Gordon was a clerk in the office
Of Peter. My first move was to take
steps to arregt him for fraud, and to
sue his employer for my clients share
of rents which he had Just collected,
| and which he had refused to pay her.
When / had proceeded thus far, ]
received visit from Pete Gordon. s
"What DO you mean, sir3" he asked
rather sourly. "a aas.-Y s.isti Z
z mean to getjustico for tho wild.
ow."
"Her husband was worth nothing
when he died"
"But his wife has one-third interest
in his real estate"
"lt was sold to me, and she signed
away her right Of DOVER"
did she 2"
certainly she did,"
"Did you see her sign?"
"To be sure ! did; so did my clerk"
"There is warrant out for the ar.
rest Of your clerk; and | have some
hopes he will turn States evidence
ard convict his principal"
lie started back with astonishment
and terror.
ell don't understand you :" he
stammered.
"Don't trouble yourself about it, Mr..
Gordon, you will understand it all in
due tme!"
"For Gods cake don't arrest my
clerk. He will be the ruin of me-"
groaned he.
"Yon should have thought of that
oefore," said.
"You don't mean to say that every.
thing is not al right about my bro:h-
er's affairs? Because if it isn't, will
make it right, You know" he whined
in supplicating tones.
"Iou say you saw Mrs. Gordon
sign that deed"
"Well--no, not exactly; but sup.
pose she signed it."
"You don't know that she didnt?"
GLOW should l &now}"
"She can't write! She never even
wrote her namo in her life."
pressed the rascal closely and
made him acknowledge that his clerk
had signed the name for a cOnsidera-
ton. would have caused them both
to be sent to State Prison, if Mrs. Cor.
don had not begged me to spare them.
AS it was, | secured the entire income
of the estate for my client, and charged
my bill to Peter, who was but too
glad to pay it.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19

ator IN Illinois, says it is impossible
for the Union to exist as it is, half
slave and half free States, but that It
must become all free or all slave
State sovereignty is to be annihilated.
10. The policy of the States and
Federal Government should be to
place negroes upon an entire equality
with the whites in every respect. Tho
States should allow them to vote, hold
Office, attend common schools, train
in the militia, sit on juries; while the
Federal Government should recognize
the independence of Eayti, and re.
ceiyo negro ambassador from it,
and from any other African State that
chooses to cultivate national inter-
course with US. The policy that would
exclude negroes from the political
rights of whites is denounced as a
mere prejudice ofcolor. Such are the
main features orthe Republican creed.
Reader, how do you like them p
Gin. Eng.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19

A VERY HARD CAsE.-The new
York Times tells the following: "Au
enterprising young man in Albany, a
few years ago, who had what what he
considered to be valuable medicine
which he wished to sell for the benefit
of mankind, prevailed upon an old
fellow Of his acquaintance to join him
in business, and furnish him with the
necessary capital to 90 ahead with
lie came to New York, and at once
entered upon a most profigate and
ruinOus course Of advertising which,
at last, excited the alarm OF the old
gentleman in Albany who came down
to inspect the accounts Of the concern
and to his utter CONSERVATION he dis
covered that his prodigal partner had
spent his entire capital the frat year
in advertising. But, examining a
little further, he discovered that he
was entitled to draw out more than
five times the amount of the capital
he had furnished as his share of the
profits. The astonishnent ofthe poor
Ioll Gentleman proved too much for
him, for he went home and died in a
! fit. II merchants do not want to get
rich too fast they must be careful not
to advertise.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19
A Cute Yankee.

A correspondent of one of the Bos-
ton papers tells the following good
story:
Early one morning, the scholars of
one of ow district schools were agree
ably surprised to find written upon
the outside door, "No Scule," "and the
most Of them made preparations to
enjoy the holiday-not dreaming but
thai it was a genuine order. 1t ap.
pearcd, however, that aroguish youth,
a lover OF mischief more than his
books, had written in large letters the
Joyful news. "No Scule" was the no.
tice posted up; the idea we under
stood, but the spelling was bad. The
afternoon brought all together and
in tho stern visage Of the master,
enough was seen to convince US that
all was rot righU--ho had been out
witted, and now came the tug of war.
lie soon ordered the boys to appear
before his presence, and, one by one,
criticized our spelling, as far as the
word school was concerned. They
stood the test, until the hero, with his
comic phiz, made his appearance, who,
with confidence, distinctly said =
"S-c-u-l.em
The master took him by the collar,
and, with a joyful expression at the
success of the ruse, laid on the birch
right merrily.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19
Mist&lIant0us
Of a Defeated Candidate.

WurSday-Received the nomina.
ton for an Office in the city councils.
Surprised and indignant, remonstra.
ted with committees. Was told that
! must place myself in the hands Of
my friends. Eventually did so.
ffiday-Immense poster on a brick
pile opposite my house; my name in
-two-ioot letters. Great anguish on
part Of my wife and family, who be-
lieye that every officer of the city gov.
ernment must, according to law, be
indicted and tried at the end of his
term. Fr;ends-meeting me in the
street, say that there is a rumor about
town that am up for Office, which
rumor ought 10 be publicly contradic-
ted. Other friends offer iroGical con-
gratulations, and leave me in doubt
whether the Office is unfit for me, or |
for the Office. Old gentleman says
that he won't believe it; for he knew
my father, and he was a very respect
able man.
Saturday. Man on stoop of my
house, with big stick and terrier
Broad d,shouldered, sloyenly person,
with a 3arguinary eye. Came to
advise me to beware of a class Of ruff
fans that go round, election times,
extorting money from candidates. Of
ters his services to attend the polis.-
Customary be says to pay in advance.
| refer him to my committee. He
whistles to his dog, Engage him at
five dollars, cash down. We part
with expressions of mutual esteem
Going in, find six men smoking in my
parlor. Delegates from a target ex-
curSion. Customary, they say, for
candidates to give prizes on these oc-
casions. Refer them to my commit
tee. Captain very polite; tells me he
will give me time to think about it,
anu will come on Sunday with the
whole guard, to let me see what a fine
looking set Of fellows they are. Re,
suit, ten dollars for prize.
Egeaing-Excited person calls foi
subscription for q banner. Refel
him to my committee. Threatens
personal violence and swears awfully
Subscribe for banner. Man comes
with a wooden leg; wants a new one
Three more bannermen. Clergyman
fol subscription to deserving char
ity. Seventeen men to tend pollS.-
More cripples. Delegation want theil
fre.engino painted. Man withou
arms, to post bills. Woman for sub
scription for coffin. Children all cry
ing up stairs. Ny wife in Mysteries
General terror and confusion.
Mldnight-- Torchlight procession;
kettle drums; serenade; make a speech;
rotton egg hits me in the eye; general
fight; spaEners, bnckbats, clabs, bar
ners, torches and fists.
IVeane8day--Wake up defeated
Tell all my friends that | don't care
for myself, but feel sorry for the city
My wife goes home to her mother ;
the children are sent where they can
not be under my influence. No home
no friends, no wife, and no money
Neac York Times.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19

CAN A MAN BE HIS OWN GRAND.
FNrHER?-The query answered in the
affirmative: "There was a widow and
her daughter-in. law, and a man and
his son. The widow married the son,
and the daughter the old man; the
widow was, therefore, mother to her
husbands father, consequently grand
mother to her own husband. Thew
had son, to whom she was great
grandmother Now as the son of
great-grandmother must be either q
grandfather or great uncle, this boy
was, therefore, his own grandfather
N. B. This was actually the case with
a boy at school al Norwich. Notes
and Queries. .r
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19

LOVE AFFAIR AT SAEAToGA.--The
Troy Times says: "The denoument of
a love affair took place at Union Hall,
Saratoga Springs, last Thursday. A
young lawyer from N. York met there
a dashing young lady from the same
city, to whom he had been paying
his attentions until forbidden to do so
by her parents. Regardless of hotel
proprietors,he he fell upon his knees before
her in the parlor, and then and there
popped the question. Overcome by
his warmth, or the circumstances in
which she Unexpectedly found herself
placed the young lady consented, and
together they rushed out, sprang into
a carriage, and were diven to the
house Of a clergyman, by whom their
fates were speedily united. There
was a good deal Of storming on the
part of the old people when they found
out what had been done, but they
had made up their minds that they
could do no better. The young lady
will be fortunate if she does not live
to repent her folly"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19

A SCRIPTURAL SUM.--Here is
sum in addition for you to work ont.
1t will require diligence and care, and
and admit OF no wasted time: Add to
your faith, virtue; add to your virtue,
knowledge; TO your knowledge, tema
perance; to temperance, patience; to
patience, goodness; to goodness,
brotherly kindness; to brotherly kind.
ness, charity.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19

o. A young lady that lives near a
railroad crossing, appears to have 70
occupation except perpetually poking
her head out Of the window. A way,
the other morning, hailed her from the
street: "Halloo, Miss" What do
you want?" said she, after the first
flush of indignation at being thus &C.
costed. The bell amt rung yet
was the answer. "What do you
meant" asked Miss. .'Why," was
the reply, "that sign says your to look
out when the bell rings, but you're
looking out allthe time" The young
lady's head disappeared with jerk,
and the window went down with q
slam.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19
THE sKIPPING.RoPE.

F. . THE sKIPPIHG.RoPE.
Sure never yet was antelope
Could skip so lightly by.
Stand off, or else my skipping-rope
Will hit you in the eye.
How lightly whirls The skipping rope
How fairy-like you fyl -
Go, get you gone, you mouse and NOPE
bate that silly sigh.
Nay, dearest, teach me how to hope,
Or tell me how to die. -.
There, lake il, take my skipping rope
And hang yourself thereby!
= -Tsanyson.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19
4ottital.
From the Atlantic Monthly.
The Busts OF GGihe and Schiller

he BuStS OF GGthe ana Schiller
This is Goethe, with forehe ad
Like the fubled front Of Jove 4;
In its massive lines the tokens
More of majesty Than love.
This is Schiller, in whose features.
With their passionate calm regard,
We behold the true ideal
OF the high heroic Bard,
Whom the inward world of feeling
And the outward world of sense
To the endless labor summon,
And the endless tecompensc.
These ere they. sublime AMI silent,
From whose living lips have rung
Words TO be remembered ever
In The noble German tongue;
Thoughts whose inspiration, kiHdlRg
Into loftest speech or song,
Still through all the l;stcEing ages
pours its toneRt swift aud strong,
AS to-day in sculptured mar5le
Side by side the Poets stand,
So they stood in lilies great struggle,
Side by side and hand to hand.
In the ancient German city,
Dowered with many deathless name,
Where they dwelt and toiled together,
Sharing each the others fame:
One till evenings lengthening shadows
Gently stilled his laItering lips,
But the others sun at MONDAY
Shrouded in a swift eclipse.
There their names are household treasures
And the simplest child you meet
Guides you where the house OF Gothic
Fronts upon the quiet street;
And, harl by, the modest mansion
Where full many a heart has felt
Memories uncounted clustering
Round the words, Here Schiller
dwct."
In the churchyard both are buried,
Straight beyond the narrow gate,
In the mausoleum sleeping state.
With Duke Charles in sculptured
For the Monarch loved the Poets,
Called them to him from aiar,
Wooed them near his court to finger,
And the planets sought the star,
He, his larger gifis Of fortune
With their larger fame to blend,
Living. counted il an honor
That they named him as their friend
Dreading to be alI-lorgotten,
Still their greatness 10 divide,
Dying, prayed to have his Poets
Buried one on either side.
But this suited not the gold-laced
Ushers of the royal tomb,
Where the princely House of Vienna
SIumbered in majestic gloom.
So they ranged the coffins Justly,
Each with fitting rank aud stamp,
And with shows of court precedence
Mocked the graves sepulchral damp
Fifty now the clownish sexton
Narrow courtier-rules rebukes
First he shows the grave Of Goethe,
Schiller's next, and last-the Dukes
Vainly midst these truthful shadows
Pride would flaunt her painted wing
Here the Monarch waits 10 silence,
And the Poet is the King
-LOnafello,o. ..-.>
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19

A lady describing an ill-natured
man, says: "He never smiles but lie
feels ashamed Of it."
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19

PI heard a "scrimage" lately be-.
tween one Of our most popular rail
road conductors and a very fast lady!
something about fare or change. The
conductor wore long, roomy, white
linnen sack coat, with a standing COL
lar, aud buttoned up to the chin. The
lady won the victory most gloriously
by the following brilliant and awful
destructive charge. "You are purity
fellow, amt you3 You are the fust
conductor ever seed agwine about
amoung a passel owe decent wimmen
folks IN his Shuttaa! Ainb yOu
'8hanoed owe yourself" We think he
was, tor be left that car quickly and
unbuttoned the shirt-tail coat.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19
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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19

UF At a Virginia prayer-meeting
the chorister being absent, the presi-
ding elder, whose name was Jeeter,
called upon one of the deacons and
said, after reading hymn:
'iBrothcr Moon,
Will you raise tune"
The deacon lifted up his voice, but,
instead of singing at once, he inquired:
Brother Jeeter,
What's the meeter;"
This being satisfactorily answered,
Deacon Moon pitched the tune.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-19


The NEoRo.-Bayard Taylor, wri.
ting from Egypt, says:
"Those friends of the African race
who point to Egypt as a proof ofwhat
that race has accomplished, are who'll
ly mistaken. The only negro features
represented IN Egyptian sculpture,
are those Of slaves aud captives taken
III Ethiopian wars of the Pharoahs.
The temples and pyramids throughout
Nubia, as far as Darel and Abysinnia
all bear the hyeroglyphy of monarchs,
and there is no evidence in all the
Valley of the Nile that the negro race
ever attained a higher degree of civ
,ilization than is at present exhibited
in Congo and Ashantees. / mention
this not from any feelings hostile to
that race, but simply to controvert an
opinion very prevalent in some parts
of the United States"
O~~~~-~--~~o~~~~~~-~~~~~~~~
%"My dear, come in and 90 to
bed," said the wife OF a jolly son of
Erin, who had just returned from a
Far, in decidedly how. come -you-so,
state. "You must be dreadfully tir-
ed, sure, with your long walk Of six
miles" ~
"Arrah, get away wild your non.
sense" said Pat, sit wasn't the length
Of the way that fatigued met %as
the BREADTH of it -
CAN any boy name an animal ofthc
order "edenta," that is, front-tooth.
less animal? asked a teacher In one Of
our public schools, the other day.
"I can" replied a little fellow,
whose face beamed with pleasure at
the prospect of credit mark.
"Well, what is the anima|!" said
the teacher.
"Mv grandmother y answered the
hoy, with great glee.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-23
Union Conference of univorsnliutn.

The Union Conference Meetings of the Universal
lists held one Of their quarterly meetings in the Uni
kersalist Church. in this city, yesterday. The morn.
Ing services commenced at 10Y o'clock. There was
not large audience but quite number administers
of the denomination were present from different
parts.
The meeting was called to order by Rev. John G.
Adams, pastor Of the Society, who gave n hearty
welcome to all present. TO the spiritual feast hat was
before them All who felt the love of God in their
hearts were cordially invited to utter their feelings
and pour forth their souls in prayer and praise
Rev w. s. Balch formerly Of New York city, be-
ing present. and about TO leave in the cars was car
Mostly invited to give in his testimony before eay
ing Mr.. Balch spoke Of the signs Of the times In
the religious world, showing that all denominations
were more liberal IN their views, and the tendency
ia to unite all under banner and that is love TO
God aud man. We needed higher spirituality we
must live nearer the Christian standard Ills re-
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-23

SPAIN AND MExIco.-Informatio was re-
ceived yesterday, by way of Washington, from
Tampico, to the effect that the commander of
the Spanish feet off that port, had declared
that war exists between Spain and Mexico,
and that Spanish land force would soon land
there. 1t was stated further, that 1000 troops
had arrived at Havana, to assist in prosecuting
the war Later in the day, the account came
from Havana, which will be found in our tele-
graphic dispatches, stating that the Mexicans
had yielded to the claims of Spain, and that
the difficulty was settled. Although there are
no dates given, by which to certify these state
ments, yet we infer that the Havana account
is the latest, and that peace is restored