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INGENUITY OF Rrsps-Tbrush., feed ,.rv

much on snaiS. The writer having freaueIt-
~ observed some broken snail shells near two
projecting pebbles on q gravel walk, which
had q iallow between them, endeavored 30
discover the Cause Il th.ir being brought to
that situation He a. last saw a thrush f3v 20
the spot ~ith a sI.ail-sLcll Ia his mouth, which
he placed het Heen tie tao stones and ham,
mered at it with his besk .ii lie had broken il,
aud WAS thus able {" feed It's contents The
blrC. must have tlscovcrei that he could not
apply his leak with suffiyi>nt force to break
the s..sIi when il was rolling about, he
therefore found and made ufe Of n spot which
would keep the shcl! in one Position. When
TIC lapwli.S wants 20 procure food. il seeks
fox a worms cast or hole. and stamps the
ground by the side Of 1t with It's feet, in the
saline manner III which boys often do il order
t" procure w"!ns for fishing. After doing
this for short time, tie bird waits for the
i>suc Of the w"rm from its ho.s, which, alarm
ed al TIE shaking ot tEe ground, enieav"rs -
make rs escape, when il 10 Immediately seized
atI hecoures the prey Of tie ingenious bird
Tie .apwinG irrIurllts the haunts of moes
The sl!nlal, when IL pursuit Of w"rms, on
"h. Il 1t feeds. frkI.tcIs tnriC, Al! tho Wurm,
III attempting 10 apr. cpE:!ea u the surface
Of the ground where Il is se.zed by the lap
wing. The same mole Of alarming bis prey
has been related VI the gu..
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NO. Sc


A SCRAP FoN LOVERS OF MoLAssEs.-We
copy the following from long and interest
ing article entitled "Ramb!es in Surinam."
We went to the boiling house, and saw tho
molssses dipped out Of the ciSsern and pus
into barrels. The molasSes that runs from
the sugar barrels is conducted by q gutter
into the cistern, which Is under ground and
swarms with reaches and rats many OF
which are found dead in the molasses, by
which they arc preserved from putrefaction.
could not help thinking that this
would be an Elysium for Chinamen
might feast here on their favorita
abundantlv, and mnasses-curedna
bargain. / do not know "A
which is imported into this c.
for a"rthing else besides distillins
certainly not ft fr table use, sf0|
aforementioned abominations il
Nv the negroes in such fil:lfy mar
description Of il will disgust eve
with the same TIE nolasScs is dipped o.
Of the ci>.rrn with large copper Sp'ssns, 20
which are attached long handles. INT when
the majority Is re-. we'd, those spoons cannot
he employed amy more. "n account Of the
quantity II sugar which has settled at or
near the hot'om ilnpartlnG q great tough.
ness 10 Tie m"la<es S"rne negroes have
Ia get down iuto il. dipping it ont with
large gouris aud it reaches often over their
kn.s- Cleanliness is not TO be observed
and their feet and legs are generally cover
ed with igSers and other sorcs. If our deli
cate ladies and gentlemen had an idea Of the
manner III ~hi,h our imported niceties were
handled. they WOULD surely abstain from the
use of them. I once saw a dog fall into
copper i'll which cane juice wns boiling in
te,sely; he Mas nearly done when the ue.
groe. succeeded in getting him oct 1t hap
! pens sometimes that a negro who sits an tn.
mason work into which the corpers ara
. mbedeh, slips into tie foaming syrup. Will.
J doing, and is boiled to death instantly II
neither case is the syrup thrown away. fo
II will granulate all the same. snd nobod!
Is the wiser for it.
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CoxvERrrEo TIE DEvIL.-A M1 II. 7.
VI. Brown has been lectGrlng on Spritualism
IL Cincinnati and in answering objections that
the manifestation" came rot fr,u q good
spirit, hut from an evil sprit she 10 reported
T. nave sail
"oh" dld not care il they did come from The
Devil-tiSt vas really no ground Of objection
10 them, but if the Devil did communicate such
beautiful things AS came to us through .piritu.
III media, 1t wac an evidence that his Satanic
ma esty was repenting of hw evil,
all! trying TO get back To the heaven from
which he had fallen. STE had studied tbs
history Of the Devil carefully, sad found from
tie Bible. the Shaoter, and other sources; that
after lis fall he lad teen confined in a deep
pit dtTsG a. tar; but IN after years the earth
~as create. and some cf the angels pityi1e
him >aii t" TIE Deity, Here, the poor Devil
ms been down il tbs dark pit 30 many years,
WHY MAY Ne not let him lyIEe upon the earth.
" hici. j. emjty:' 1t Was accprdinglg don.
ard tie Devil became better IN his neiE knn1@
as'! ual gre on improving with r.
ment of the world, until now it qss
ace / q irving 10 reach . highA
teaching these beautiful! truths tI1I51
rAi media"
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Ey,Is OF GnyAT C,rrzs-Yn


soul of man g'ows proIA He needs -
tines TO be sent firth like the Assyrian'
ruvnarch into green fields, "a wondrous
wretch and weedless." to eat green krrbs,
and be ~eakered ard chas,lseh by the rain
shpwer and the Winters bitter wezthe:
Moreover, in cities there is danger of the
soui's becoming wed To pleasure. aad for
ge'ful # It's high vacation. There have been
S0al, Dedicated tn Heaven frou4 childhood,
and guarded ~ god angels as swet: secIu-
Ei"rs for holy thoughts. aud prayers, aud
all god rurpsses, wherein plons Wishes
d~elt like nuns. and every image was .
saint. and vet in LIES vicissitudes, by tie
trea merry of OCCASION. hy the thvonging pAa-
Sons Of great cities. have become s0ilsd and
A.G:ul, They FeseInh!e those converts on the
rver Rhine which have changed ~ taverns.
{: IN whnse chambers the pious inmates have
long departed. and IN whose cl0iz.ers she fon. :
sry' .! travellers have edaced the images Of
burned sani&, sni whose walls ase wntten
over ~;.h IihA!:ry ard uanss u strangers.
~ ! 'e- ,uI.d L" n."re With h.4y hyoIas. ~
with rve.'y aad loud rUievs L~- fsloa .
4Ts:97.
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CIGAR MANUFACTOKY,

TOSEPH DAVIS / co. nave established
- themselves IN Leonard Town for the pur-
pose of carving on the Msnuiactory OF Ci-
gsEs. All orders in their line, wholesale or
retail. vii! he filled with despatch and at the
low est pHees.
Their cigars are made Of the veIy bes, ma
teEiai, and Of imported Havana tobacco.
They respectfully sn!icit share sE ruAc
patronage
Sept i!tA-h
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UNION HOTEL.

II AYlNG purchased the above property.
nhscriber respectfully informs the
q that 10 is now prepared TO
rem. The Hotel viii be thor
I'd anG all ,;> rooms raturni>hed
nnal attention Of the subscriber " Ill
10 its management. and his bes:
he gwen 10 make his guests com
Able. His table Will be supplied with
esever the market affords. acd his Ia, fur
sued with the best Liquors and Cigars
= servants will always he found attentive
I'd accommodating. Sober and reliable
Holsters have been employed. and the sub
scrber will take care that his stables are NOT
neglected.
He so'ci's the patronage of the form~s
guests Of the Houses and that oil the pubic
generally.
JOHN F. FENWICE.
Leonard Town.
Oct 7th. Ie5s-,r
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LEONARD TOWN, MD, MORNING. NOVEMBER

ful wife, This g-frctting-fretting.
all the time. is enough TO drive a man mad.
Wei. good morning, my love. or course it
won't rain, now I've got my old clothes
on !"
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+ o Il S A L +.

! a naci ';,c d laal. iara,e4 on sMk
tue Cne~er~aSr Ha:. near L." MILLS
Incurl ct Paiixrn, rvrr. a. Es-4SssssSs
ialnlng ih- estates q Henry Srwn; auI Rob
~rt rhumys"n. ca..e.: III. ear Point" con
:aInrng l4u arte~. NOR" or ic>'. Ah,ut l3N
acres are arahlo. IN n:gl state Of improve
,nent. and Well aLap ed 10 Lie -Qro1n,':on o:
uhe staple c-or< oi III" county. All tie lux
nries Of rhr wa:~r--;i>!r. oyster. hu".>, & :
are NJ the door The rmqrry y"'n",'s ar"--a
COOP DWELLING. EfIrItEN. BARN,
STAHL IS. QUAEIEHS, &c.
TERH=-One fourth cash, the b"'-nce in
one, t,,o Aud three wears. A!jre>s---
EDWARD s. AHETI..
s.. In,.ce<' p. O.. Nd.
TCerh Wing copy Q, and send baIl 10 this
o:f:te ard pa,ef to subscriber.
Sept. eth, iS55-tt.
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H,w gratefully !. the name cf NJ THEIR as
src'at~i With CTR earliest rec Elections. Size
has g'!,'e|. cou">eiicd. and prayed f,r US
llElr. distances. or circumstance can never r. -
the 1--we Sc te1rs for her cl:,d from her
Lea-:.
fo%- is eyer r''scr: in ~uT ried. en'ozri
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-27

"The President has removed PRICE, post
master at Chicago, and MILLER, postmaster
at Cleveland. Cook is appointed at Chicago,
and Elk Gov. SAM MEDARY at Cleveland. The
crime. of which PRcB and MILLER were guilty
was opposition to the Lecompton Constitu-
ton.
We suggest that all the beheaded and out
Awed Democrats organize and read the Presi-
dent and his mercenary advisers out of tho
party. Why notf Those turned out are a
good deal stronger than those who stay in, and
have just as much right to act in the name Of
the party."--Sk Louis Er. News.
Those thus beheaded are Douglas men, and
are turned out because they are bis friends.
Buchanan has an idea he is q second General
jackson, and that when he cuts down those
who dare to differ with him, he can intimidate
the whole party and rule il with despotic pow
er. 1t is undoubtedly painful to Mr. Douglas
to see his friends fall around him for no other
cause than being his friends, and entertaining
opinions not entirely in accordance with those
held just at tho prcsent moment by the Chief
Magistrate; but II is not for him to complain,
for 1t is in perfect accordance with his own
ideas Of party fealty and rewards and punish
ments He and other leaders Of the Demo
cratic party have for years past preached the
doctrine that "to the victors belong the spoils
Of Office" in other words, that these should
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-27

otto and able he may be, can long hold official
position there but by the consent Of the Catho-
lie Arch Bishop, or by whatever title the head
of her church may be known and to have this
consent, he must be the submissive instrument
of her priesthood. In this respect she is but
in the condition of Spain, Portugal, the Papal
dominions, and some other Catholic European
countries. The curse Of Mexico is her Catho-
lie Hierarchy and her military aristocracy,
both Of which erind the people to the earth,
and trample upon them with booted feet and
iron heels. When these two classes are at vari-
ance there is anarchy; when accordant and
united, tyranny.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-27
Instructions.

Speaking Of the doctrine that Legislatures
of States have right to instruct their senators
how they shall vote in the Senate, on any Civ
en- question, or on all questions, Mr.. Bell said
the other day, when he sented the Tennes
see resolutions iustructing him, Practically
we know that this doctrine has long ceased to
be Of any great use in protecting the public
interests Of the country. believe 1t is incor.
porated as an article of faith in the creed oil
none of the political parties of the presen
day. The late Wing Party discarded it alto
gether. The Democratic Party, ! believe, still
profess the doctrine, particularly in some o.
the States; but from my observation here, J
beg leave to say that / find Democratic sena-
tors obeying instructions at their discretion.
1t is resorted TO, for the most part as an en-.
CINE Of party and to promote party ends, in
stead Of protecting the public interests Of tn
country This doctrine, so far from having
any such support in the Constitution, in my
judgment is directly at war with both tb
spirit and lateral provisions of the Constitution,
as interpret them. A principal aim Of tn
trainers of the Constitution, in giving to tn
Senate its peculiar structure and organization,
was to secure greater stability to the policy q
the Government and a greater consistency T.
the national legislation than can be expecte
were both branches Of Congress SO constitute
as to admit an entire change of its member
every two years"
This is, undoubtedly, the true view of tb
subject The doctrine of instructions, if Cal.
ried into effect, would render the Senate tb
most unstable part Of our government; where,
as, 1t wss intended to be the most permanent
| and stable.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-27

money is the daily, nightly, and everlast-
ing topic here Men wake up in the morning
with their first thoughts on stocks, exchange,
and merchandise, they chase these objects
throughout the livelong day; they go to bed
with their minds overlooking with profit and
loss; and they dream about money, as though
the mortal body and the immortal mind had
been framed and fashioned upon no other idea
than Of dollars and cents.--N. r. correspond
ence National Intslligencer.
Substitute Kansas for money; politics
speeches and party for stocks, erch0mge and
merchandise; and offices and elections for DOT
lars and cents, and the above paragraph will
be adapted to this latitude and locality.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-27

be given to such as most faithfully serve those
who have the power to bestow political re-
wards. He has taught bloody instructions,
which now return to plague the inventor
"The poisoned chalice" which he and his as
sociate leaders have prepared for Wings, has
been commended to his own lips" The
draught may be bitter one, but the ingredi-
ents were mixed by himself
We have commended his course in regard to
the Lecompton Constitution; in that we think
him right, and entitled to praise; he showed
nerve in taking that course, and has exhibited
ability in sustaining himself in it; we there
fore award him all due honor, and the more
for not being intimidated into submission by
the shafts hurled at him and his friends by tht
President
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-27
SENATOR BELL AND HIS COL
LEAGUE.

The Inteligencer states that there was an
understanding or mutual explanation in the
Senate Tor something Of the kind on Thurs
day. This is mistake; after the unjustidable
course pursued towards him by his colleague,
in attempting to pervert what he had said, and
to hold him up as base demagogue or truck
ling politician, Mr.. Bell could neither give nor
receive explanations. There was too much
"malice prepense and aforethought," in the re-
marks Of Mr.. johnson, to permit this.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-27
PLAYING UpON A SINGLE STRING


Congress has been in session almost three
months, but yet very little in the way Of busi-
ness, and relating to the prosperity and BUSH
ness Of the country has been done or talked
about Everything has had to make way for
Kansas. Kansas, Kansas, Kansas, nothing but
Kansas is heard of or thought Of The Ad-
ministration and its followers those who wish
to retain and those who wish to obtain Office,
are bent upon imposing the Lecompton Con-
stitution upon the people of that devoted Ter
ritory, by fair means or foul, it matters not
which, while the opponents of this Constitu-
ton are as equally resolved to resist 1t inch by
inch, hand to hand. to the bitter end. And
now, it appears that the real contest has just
commenced. Mr.. Green, of Missouri, has made
his report from the Committee on Territories
in favor Of admitting Kansas under Il g Lee
compton; attempting, in most discourteous
manner, to steal march upon Senator Doug
lass and to slip in, slyy, his report, before SEN
ators Collamer and Wade, as well as Mr. Doug
las, were ready to submit theirs. This attempt
ed trick, discreditable to any high-minded SEN
ator or man, is but piece with everything that
has been done in, and in relation to Kansas, by
the Administration and its abettors. 1t seems
as if nothing could be done by them that did
not smack Of fraud, trickery, or meanness, that
has any relation to Kansas.
But the trick did not succeed By dint Of
hard labor, and night labor, though he had
been for several nights deprived Of rest and
sleep by the sickness Of his wife, Mr.. Douglas
had his report ready to be handed in simultane-
ously with that of Mr.. Green; and Mr. Cola
mer, too, was ready with his, though Mr.. Green
had not had the courtesey to inform him that
instead of reporting on Monday, CAST as had
been agreed, he had determined to vi late that
agreement and report on Thursday days
previous. These reports are all before the coun-
try but they do no more than sum up the
arguments, and present, in succint form, the
views taken by their authors and those who
think with them. The facts are all before the
country, and we presume there are not ten men
in il, who have any mind of their own, whose
minds are not made up upon the subject. 1t
is not the arguments that are presented in re-
ports of Committees, nor those used in speeches
in Congress, that influence the minds of mem
bers of Congress- 1t is something else that
operates upon their minds-the public opinion
of their constituents their chance of being re-
elected OF not re- elected, if they vote this way
| or that, and the expectation, also, of being the
recipient, or having some relative or friend
made the recipient of Executive favors; these
| are the considerations which influence the
mindSof members more than all other logic
Men can no more Withstand the influences Of
official patronage now, in this country, than
they could hundred years ago in England
when Walpole was Premier, and when every
patriot had his price
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-27
RHODE ISLAND.

The American Republican State Conven-
ton Of Rhode Island, was held n Wednesday
last and nominated Elisha Dyer for Governor
Thomas G. Turner, for Lieutenant Governor;
j. R. Bartlett Secretary Of State; J. B. Kim
ball, Attorney General and S. A. Parker,
Treasurer.
The New York Tribune calls this Repub-
lican Convention; but it was started by that
name and stopt; itwould not go; so they start
ed anew under another designation, which
unites the opposition to the administration.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-27

tF- The House Of representatives. ,metime
ago determined that there should be thorough
investigation Of the alleged frauds in Kansas,
and whether the Lecompton Constitution was
acccptible to majority Of the people of that
Territory or not,--in short, that all the facts
in relation to the origin and history Of that
constitution, should be inquired into and re-
ported, and committee was ordered for that
purpose; but Mr.. Speaker Orr has, by the ex-
ercise of the power Of appointing the Commit
tee, completely nullified the win Of the House
and put a stop to any such investigation. This
is supplementary and unjustiIiable, as It sets
at defiance the will and wishes Of the body
over which he presides But IL Is ia perfect
accord with all the proceedings that have
taken place with view to force the Lecomp-
ton Constitution upon those who are opposed
to 1t and will resist its imposition upon them
without their being allowed to vote against Il,
as an act Of tyranny and oppression.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-27
AISO.OOO.

What is one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars when given to reward partisan, and q
democrat?
The Republic brings to our recollection q
little transaction by which very good demo-
GRAFT and most loyal Virginian, one Of the
F. F. VS., was allowed to put his hand into the
Treasury and draw out a snug little sum-
And one Of the comicalties Of the thing was,
that it was done by the aid of those fierce
watch-dogs Of the Treasury who growl and
show their teeth whenever private claim
ant no matter how just and righteous may
be his claim, even looks at Uncle Sans
strong box, or asks to be paid a just debt; we
allude to Messrs. Jones Of Tennessee and Hous-
ton Of Alabama Senators Hunter, Mason,
Butler and others were also participant in this
matter, and Mr. Badger, we are sorry to say,
permitted his disposition to do every body a
favor, to lead him into it ALSO
We quote now from the Republic:
The 18th section of the act, approved August
26, 1852, in reference to the printing Of Con-
gress, in the following words:
"SEc. z And BE- it further enacted, That
when any document shall be ordered to be
printed by both Houses Of Congress, the en-.
tire printing of such document shall be done
by the printer Of that House which first or.
dered the same"
On the organization of the Senate, in De-
cember, 1853, number Of Senators opposed
to the Administration of Pierce, because Of its
alleged Free Soil appointments, refused to sup
port the Administration candidate for printer
and, headed by the Virginia Senators, Messrs
Mason and Hunter, elected Beverly Tucker
the editor of the Sentinel, then hostile to the
Administration of Pierce.
Pierce and his Secretaries resented this &C
ton of the Senate, and refused to send in the
ordinary reports to that body. All the reports
were first submitted to the House, and it fol
lowed, of course, under the law just quoted
that the House printer, first receiving the or
der to print printed all the extra copies fol
both Houses of Congress.
This was an insult to Virginia dignity, and
directly in derogation Of her ancient and here
ditary right to the "spoils." Her Senator.
came to the rescue.
In the Senate, March 30, 1854, while tn,
deficiency bill was under consideration, Mr.
Badger submitted an amendment as an additi
onal section of the bill
rhe amendment repealed the above I'll
section Of the law j which amendment wa
adopted
1t came to the House, [page 1915, Congress
sionaI Globe.] Concurrence recommended BY
the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr.
Nichols, of Ohio, moved to strike out tn
Senate amendment Mr.. Phelps, of Missouri
advocated the Senate amendment, with al
amendment dividing the Department printing
between the House and Senate printer. Tn
Ways and Means Committee in the House ha,
Houston, of Alabama, at its head. Jones, o
Tennessee, and Phelps, Of Missouri, wer
members. The Senate amendment was adopt
ed, and the increased cost to the Government
by the repeal Of wise and just provision Q
the law, since that time, has thus far nearl
! react5ed $3.50. 900.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-27
CONNECrICUT.

An American State Convention was held at
Hartford, on the Gath instant which nomi-
mated the following State ticket.
For Governor, =. G. Scranton Lieutenant
Governor, Lucius Catlin; Secretary Of State,
w. X. Rock; Treasurer, J. l.. Hendee; Comp.
troller, J. G. Lamb.
One hundred and fifty delegates were pres
emit and strong American resolutions we're
adopted
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-27

tB- The belligerents, who were the cause
Of so much inquiry, for several days, and Of
SO many rumors, are not to havea fight. One
apologies to the other, and the other accepts
the apology as sovereign balm for his
wounded honor, and healing plaster for his
bloody nose. One Of the beligerents- for
there are seversl-got wounded-in the hat.
which made the fur fly, as well as all belicose
desires; so that matters could easily be healed
up
All right, great deal better SO than being
killed.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-27
GOOD.

The Legislature Of Massachusetts, has adopted
an amendment to her Constitution requiring
residence in that State two years after natu-
ralization, before foreigner can vote. They
should add, and that he should be able to read
with ease the Constitution Of the United States
in the English language.