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bis tall, erect port. altogether compose a
sufficiently noticeable penonsgs. lie il
fluent aud impressive 10 debate. with some
thing Of the iutcnstion Of a 'Methody par.
Sou His Senatorial career draws ~ il,
close.
Senator Douglas. too, is a prominent fig.
ure on tbs side Of the Senate. Ills "per.
pendieular precipiee Of forehead" as the
New York Independent phrases il. hides
as strong brain as aBv in the nation
The elder Booth would have male Just
such deba!er as Douglas, il Le had been
a politician and Congressman.
Gwin, Of California is substantial, tall,
while-haired individual. His colleague.
Broderck, looks like sturdy yeomsn, full
Of plnck AL resolution.
Senator BigIer. Of Pennsylvania, who is
the lnouth.piece Of the Administration in
the Senate, has a good countenance, bat
somewhat heavy aud sluggish. lie was
unforunate in being put forward to cope
with Douglas on the Kansas question. Il
was Adhesion against lvanhoe.
The Senate is an attractive body, and
It's galleries are daily crowded with yiAilols.
Great decorum prevails in its deliberations,
and ifthe orders Of the day contain any
object Of interest the visitor is sure TO be
highly entertained by the great variety ol
talent which is brought to bear upon it,
No parliamentary body in existence can
show stronger array Of debaters than the
American Senate as at the present eonsli.
tuted. At the same time, its members
are not so great as to create confusion aud
distract the attention.
Vice President Breckenridge has Just the
figure and countenance to preside over the
deliberations of such a body. His leoine
aspect and stately person makes him an
Object of mark as he proceeds up or down
the ayenue. He is ine specimen Of the
Kentucky homJre.
had almost forgotten TO mention Sem
ator Clark, of New Hampshire, whose per
sonal resemblance TO Rufus Choate is re-
markable. Whether the resemblance ex.
tends any further will be evident when he
opens his mouth to speak. Thus far, he
has maintained denure silence. lie is
right in getting the "hang Of the school
house," before he breaks ground.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-03-11
The FATHER OF THE HOUSE.

A spirited Washington correspondent of
the Albany Erening Journal in discussing
the question if LecompLon can be defeated !,
and howl urges that if under the rulings
Of the Speaker the exigency should require
il, the outraged minority with draw from
the Hail in body, leaving Lecompton
without quorum; aud adds:
Il cannot speak for the whole Anti.
LecomptOn side Of the House. A large
body Of it is ready to record a vow that
"LECoMProN SHALL NOT PREvALm The
venerable Father Of the houss,though th e
Oldest member, will be the last to Weld -
Rather than submit to the Slave Power in
this contest l believe be would prefer TO
see the Republican wing Of the Chamber
Converted into Civilians Camp with
Commissary department sufficiently sup
piled 10 carry on siege as protracted if
need be as that that made Sebastopol, or
even TiQga itself immortal | never see
the snowy crest oE Giddngs, towering
high and conspicuously above bis Rspub:
lican associates, whether standing in coun-
Gil among them on the floor, or leading
the column through the telIers in the area,
but it brings wildly to mind Macaule. S
trumpet tongued poem on the white plume
Of Henry of Navarro at tue battle of Iyry.
Said Henry to bis troops before tie fight.
"My children, if you lose sight of your
coiors, rally to my white plune-you will
always find it in the path to honor and
glory"
"Press where you gee my white plume sh inc
amidst the ranks of war
And be your Orifamme to-day, the helmet Of
Navarro"
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1
me the amount, was almost Supplied
with the good news; and could scarcely
utter my hearty thanks. "Neyer mind a.
bout that old fellow, l understand you
just step in here" we we're at tie door Of
a fashionable drinking house, "and let's
have something" Alasl.where was my
guardian angel tbenl We entered, and
drank. In five minutes felt the poison
mounting to my brain. i did not become
drunk, but that one glass, unused Us | was
to stimulents of any kind, was Ike molten
lead in my veins. l reached home with
a wild irritable feeling, which l could not
cOutr0l. l was anxious to recsssF mg- COM
posure before | should meet Ellen; but
her quick ear detected me, aud il mo-
msnt heard her light feet bounding
down the stairs. l was sitting, with my
head turned aside; and as she entered, l
felt provoked; why could she not leave
me alone for a moments She was at my
side in a moment. "Come, loiierer," she
exclaimed, taking me mischievousy by the
ear--the next moment sue reeled across
the room--Great God could it DO reali-
Ityl was mine the hand that dealt the
blow? Oh, the agony Of that moment;
eternity can not blot out the horror that
filed my soul.
She did not fall; but, recovering herself,
stood confronting me. Never can | for.
got th;t look. Her features were as the
features Of the dead; but her eyes-those
tender eyes, they literally blazed with
scorn. For a moment she remained with
out uttering q word; aud then "UnmsDIy
coward!' broke from her white lips, aud
| was alone. When | dared to seek her,
she was in her chamber; and her sobs,
every o,e Of which seemed to rend her
hear-strings, we've daggers to my heart.
| implored her forgiveness. told her that !
knew not what | did--that was mad
Her generous nature could not bear my
distress, and she bale me think oe it no
nore,aud assured me Of Eer entire fOrg;ye>
ness.
From that night, Ellen was never the
same. Tue, She strove TO be as ofold hut
| felt that "lae iron had entered her SOUL
Never again did she spring forward, her
innocent couutenance sparkling with jov,
to meet me; but feeling Of fear had fall
lpn on her EUht heart
That fearful evening was never alluded
t.. Her proud heart would have shrunk
from tie pity bestowed by her friends,and
her Grief was buried in the silence of her
oAn heat. | saw her fade, slowly but
surely, ftem the earth. No medicine
could reach her disease. The doctors
said 1t was decIine-that she was predis
posed to consumption; and !, even though
her last brca h was spent in blessing me
aud in struggling to assure me Of her love
did | not know that | was her murderer?
| am now an old mau; yet from that
fatal hour the demon wrought my rum
has never visited me; and | have lived on
the "davs that were" aud Oh the hope Of
meeting my lost Ellen in world where
the storms Of passion aud the tears Of sor-
row are never known.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-03-11
Self Reliance.

Nothing can be of more service to the
young man just starting i'll life than self re-
lance. 1t is capital of itself with which
he can engage in the vocatiDn of his
choice. with a good prospect of success -
And what we mean by self.reIiance is not
that overbearng independence which dis
regards the wisdom or experience Of others,
lhowever valuable it may be, but strong
confidence in ones own abilities; a deter
mination 10 overcome difficulties and sur
mount obstacles. The person who has no
guiding principle of his own, but is chang,
ed like weather-vane, from one extreme
to another, by the suggestions OF others,
| is unfit to engage in the great duties of life
And suppose you sometimes fail in carry
ing out your plans. 1t is much better than
to be continually pushed along by outward
Influences, the result of which is doubtful.
What if Columbus had listened to the
Encouraging words Of disbeartened and
exasperated crew, and needed their threat
enings? Think you that be would have
discovered America? Assuredly not. But
there was an element within him which
was stronger than outward circumstances,
and which nerved him OH to fual victory.
That element was self.reliance. And when
he placed his foot upon the soil of a west.
ern continent, think you that be regretted
that he had cultivated that noble element
of character which was the means of CIV
ing him worldwide fame, and which has
embalmed his name in history as the dis.
coverer of the New World.
1t was self reliance that made Napoleon
what lie was-the distinguished soldier
and warrior; who had astonished the world
by his great exploits and lofty achievements,
which can never fail to command the ad-
miration, il not the applause of men.
And thus, as we look to the lives OF
those who have themselves conspicuous in
the world, we discover this principle to be
the guiding star-the centre luminary
which lighted their pathway to success.
And in the humber walks of life how
many poor plough-boy, by his own in
defatigable endeavors, has advanced to i'm
portant stations in society. How many a
self made man, distinguished for bis liter
ary attainments and beautiful scholarship,
has arisen from the anvil or the shoema-
ker's bench, and made the world the WI
ser and the better for his having Iabored
| in it. And who shall estimate its power!
In peace as well as in war it is the con-
queror of difficulties, and is the great pro-
Pellng principle of the world. Republics
have tried its efficacy, and witness to its
utility. Countries ofthe Old World look
on with astonishment, and wonder if such
principle can be true-the principle of
sell, government. And as centuries after
centuries roll away into the misty sepulchre
Of the past, men proclaims the joyful news
and dynasties tremble, s W. {.
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THE FATHER OF WATERS.

The vastness of the great Mississippi riy-
er is thus depicted by writer from Maiden
Rock, Wisconsin:
While | look out upon the river, three
miles vide at this point, my mind seems to
take in at one grasp the magnitude Of the
stream. From the frozen regions of the
Norh,to the sunny South it extends some
300 miles, and with the Missouri, is $500
miles in length. 1t would reach New
York across the Atlantic, and extend from
France to Turkey,and the Caspian Sea-
Its average depth from its source at Lake
Itaska, in Minnesota, 10 its Della in the
Gulf of Mexico, is so feet, and its width
halfa mile.
The trapper on. the Upper Mississip? can
take the furs of the animals that inhabit
its sources, aud exchange them for the
tropical fruits that are gathered on the
banks below. Slaves toll at one end of
this great thorough fare, while the red
men Of the forest roam at the other end
The floods are moro than a month travel
ling from its source to its Delta The total
value of steamers afuat on this river and
its tributaries is more than S6,000,000,
and number as mary as l500-more than
twice the entire steamboat tonnage Of
England, and equal to that Of all other
parts Of the world. 1t drains an area of
100000, square miles; which is justly
styled the garden Of the world. 1t receives
a score of tributaries, the least of which is
longer than the vauuted streams Ofmighty
empires.
1t might form natural boundaries for
all Europe and yet leave for every coun-
try river larger than the Seine. 1t en-
gulGs more every year than the revenue Of
many petty kingdoms, and rolls volume
in whose depth the cathedral of St Paul
could be sunk out of sight. it discharges
more Water in one year than has issued
from the Tiber in five centuries; it swal
lows up fifty rivers, which have no name,
each of which is longer than the Thames.
The addition of the waters of the Danube
would not swell it half fathom; in one
single reservoir, (Pepin) 250O miles from
the see, the navies of the world might
safely ride at anchor. 1t washes the shores
of twelve powerful States, aud between its
arms lies space for 90 more.
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THE GATES OF LOVE.
BY HELEN n. WALTON.

A friend with soft and winning voices
hid gently lead me near
Tie open gstes Of Paradise .
ARd bsde not 70 fear,
But when sought an entrance there
To fad but Heavens grace,
With stern resolve and cruel will
lie shut them in my face!
Standing without awaiting him
InwA pale white guest,
With lands all folded meekly
Upon her quiet beast,
Who pointing towards the silvery bars
That shut me from his sight;
She calmly said none enter there
But those who seek the light.
81 dol dol" | gently sighed
I've sought it long in vain,
Aud then the golden gates Of love
Went flashing back again.
] entered there with eagtr haste
As bee the howeret sips,
To lind the kiss Of love but turn
To ashes on my lips.
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A Mistake and its Consequences.

The Minnesota people are making ner'
~ over a ludicrous Jlunder Of Mr. Thomp.
son, Secretary of the Department of the
Interior, and over the incidents which
followed. There are two papers, Of exact
" opposite political character, published
at ST. Paul, which no Constant reader
would confound, one being "Abolitonist, .
and tie other "Border Rutii4n." The
former is called the Times, and the latter
the Pioneer. Several months ago, GER
tain Col. Nobles,n command Of tie South
Pass wagonroad expedition, fell under
suspicion at Washington, as not being
Sound on the goose" Accordingly, while
the Colonel was hard at work, hundreds Of
miles away, among the Dakotsh Indians,
Secretary Thompson determined to satisfy
himself as to the "record" of that officer,
by addressing a note to to the Simon.pure
Democratic editor at St. Paul, where No.
bles had formerly lived.
In due time, letter was received from
the Cabinet dignitary by the editor Of the
St. Paul Times, 1.-THE wrong man, unfor
tunately, inquiring ifit was true, as re-
ported, that Col MOBILES had, in previous
years, "made abolition speeches in AtnRe-
sofa" and plainly iGtimating that if the
Department was satisfied of "the truth Of
the allegations" the offender would have
to walk the plank.
The Times editor lost no time in res
pending, and kindly attempted to ward
off the intended blow, by assuring Mr..
Thompson that Mr., MOBILES was laboring
with quiet diligence in the prosecution of
his work, that commonre report charged him
with having, at one time, believed in that
"string of gIttering generalities," the De-
cIsration of Independence, and with hav.
ing advocated the stale dogma that 'ulI
men we're created free and equal" besides
committing sundry other grave political
ndiscretions, but it was believed that his
heyesies and idiosyncracies had been total
ly cured, and that he was finally a loyal
subject of His EXcelency James Buchanan,
and the Department of the Interior
No more was heard on the subject at
St. Paul, until, in due course Of mails, the
startling intelligence arrived that Col. No.
bes had been sacrificed. His endorsement
of the Declaration of Independence was
too much to be tolerated. The fact that
he was a man excelIently adapted to the
work on which he was employed, and was
prosecuting it with commendabIe energy,
weighed nothing against such hagrant her
esv. He WAS not even allowed TO purge
himself of these charges, Of which his re-
movaI was the first notice he had received.
The sequel is scarcely less humiiiatiOg
to the Secretary of the Interior, than bis
former act was dsgracefuI, When the of.
ficer had been condemned and sentence
executed upon him, the case was inyesti.
gated, and after fair trial, the accused
was found to be entirely innocent. He
was thereupon reinstated.- Gin. Gazette
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A WARM ADVOCATE OF EARLY MAR
R1AGEs.--Dr. Bellows is urging the young
people to make their final choice and get
spiced without delay. In bis last lecture
before the Lowell Institute he strongly re,
commended early marriages as cure for
the moral depravity which stalks abroad in
large cities without fear or shame. The
great cause of the falling off of marriages
within the last few years, be attributes tc
the extravagant tastes aud expensive hab
its of modern misses, which deter young
men of small means from venturing upon
matrimony. We agree with the Rev. DR.
There is certainly no charm to keep young
men from the manifold temptations Of cit.
les, like cheerful, smiling home, where
the wife can learn to accommodate hel
tastes to her means.-DisatEI
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EE-The New York Post, in leading
article, speaking Of the Transatlantic Tele-
graph Company, mentions the fact that
during the attempt to lay the telegraphic
cable across the Atlantic, last summer,
communication with the shore was lost for
a time before the wire broke. and says:
We have heard it intimated, indeed, that
the cable was broken on purpose TO prevent
the revelation of the fact that tine electri-
cal current had become exhausted before
the ship had accomplished third of her
journey.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10
Tho Grizzly Ditch.

We learn that the owners of the Grizzly
Ditch, Messrs. Marsh, Tisdale and others, have
sold that property to the Miners Ditch Co.. for
S4S,OOo being at the rate of 81, 900 q share.
The San Juan Press has the following notice of
this property:
This ditch was commenced by Messrs Petit
bone, Marsh, and Stewart, in Nov, 1851, and
runs from Grizzly Canon and Bloody Run to
Cherokee, a distance of l8 or 20 miles. 1t was
completed to Cherokee in the summer of 1852,
at cost Of $3S,000, and gave that town an
immediate impetus and Importance by the in
PRODUCTION of water to the surrounding diggin ys
Branches we're extended to San Juan and French
Corral the following year. at an additional ex-
pense of about $4,000. The extension to San
Juan, not long after the discovery of the dig
gings by Nathaniel Harrison gave the place its
first substantial commencement, and led to the
Development of the mineral riches surrounding
it, and ultimately TO the construction of the
Middle Yuba Canal, which first introduced a
constant supply of water in June, 1885,
The reservoir which is still in use on the south
side of town. and the old 1umc which crosses
Main street, were both constructed by the Griz-
ely company.
The French Corral branch of the Grizzly
Ditch, from San Juan down. was sold to p ,llnrd
Il Co., in 1855, for $4,000; and in 1857 the
branch from Cherokee to this place was bought
by the Middle Yuba company for $4,000.
For the last two years the Grizzly Ditch has
paid remarkably well, yielding dividend of
$500 per annum to the share ; in view of which
fact the price at which it was sold may be deem
ed very advantageous TO the buyers. The old
Grizzly company was always popular amongst
the miners, and the above facts in regard to its
history will prove interesting to large num-
Der of old residents.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10
The War on Dougias.

The Washington Union Of late date, closes
a three column article upon Senator Douglas,
with this remark: ellis heart is as treacherous
as his principles are rotten" and doubtless the
whole article is in keeping with the closing sem
tence. The Union claims to be the organ, and
there cannot be particle of doubt that it ech-
oes the sentiments of the administration. It's
very existence depends upon Federal patronage
and were that patronage withdrawn, it would
not survive o week. The position of the Ad-
ministration towards the Ill nois Democracy, is
without a parallel in the history of American
politics. Either Douglas or Lincoln must be
the next Senator from tina. State. Doubtless
the President and his parasites consider the
election of either, as an evil; but of the two
evils they have chosen what to them seem the
least, and the power and immense patronage Of
the government is used for the elevation of Lin
coin. To accomplish this object the admnistra-
tion have resorted to means before unknown, and
almost unbeard Of, in political contests; the
agents Of the government have traversed every
nook and corner of Illinois, and the services Of
every scribbler in the country, who would sell
his talents for gold, has been brought into re-
quisition to defame and vilify the great states
man of the West. In q few weeks VIC shall
know with what success the almost super-humau
efforts of the administration have been crown.
ed. If the Republicans have succeeded in carry
ing the State, as there is some reason to fear,
the toadies of power may well claim the result
as an administration triumph, although il will
be defeat to the party that placed that admin
istration in power But let the result be as it
may, the position in which the President and
his Cabinet have placed themselves towards the
Democracy of the country, in their vindctive
efforts to defeat Douglas, is one not to be en-
wed.
The Nevada Democrat., 1858-11-10
The Fall EIectIonn.

Elections for Members of Congress have al
ready taken place in most of the Northern
States, and in few weeks We shall receive re-
turns sufficient to indicate pretty clearly the
political character of the next House of Repre-
sentatves. In Iowa and Florida the election
was held on the 4th of October, but the news
from st. Louis to the 11th make no mention Of
the result. In Pennsylvania, Ohio and Ind-
ana, the election was held on the 18th, and the
next steamer will doubtless bring the result in
nearly all the districts. The election in New
York, Illinois and Michigan was held on the
I'd of November The six States last named
elect in the aggregate one hundred and five
that body.
Political matters have become so mixed up
in several of these States that it is not possible
to form any definite opinion as to the result
In Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois,
the Lecompton issue of last winter has been
disturbing question in the ranks of the Democ-
racy and in eighteen or twenty Congressional
districts two Democratic candidates were be-
fore the people, and in other districts the only
candidates were Lecompton and ant-Lecomp-
ton Democrats. Notwithstanding these divis-
ions, we shall look for large Democratic gains
in the Northern States but it will not be a
gain for Lecomptonism. Such men as Haskin
of New York, Montgomery of Pennsylvania,
Davis of Indiana, and Harris of Illinois, with
out doubt will hold the balance of power in
the next House Of Representatives. During
the last session of Congress these gentlemen
planted themselves upon the Democratic plat
form, and neither the influences of Federal pa
tronage on tn one hand, nor threats of ostra-
cism on the other, could induce them to swerve
from the principles of their party. 1t is graft
flying to know that many others of the same
sort have been nominated for election to the
next Congress.
The evidences are numerous on every hand
that the Republican party are on the wane
They have about run the length of their tether,
and must shortly follow in the footsteps Of the
Wings and Know Nothings, their ignoble pre-
decessors