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AN ABoLITIONIsT THEN--A GOOD
REPUBLICAN NOW.

~ !.
When Mr.. JAMES BRooKs, Of New York, wa
a candidate for Congress, and was. elected, he
was known to be decidedly opposed to the
Free-Soilers and Abolitionists Of the North,
though by no means pro-slavery man. His
opponent on that occasion was no other than
JoHs COCHRAN, nephew, we have understood,
of Geret Smith, and at that time as decided
an Aboitionist-- least he was understood to
be--as his uncle.
y Where is he now2 Chairman of the Dem
ocratic caucuses ofthe House, aud laboring with
all his might to fasten upon the people Of Kan
sas constitution which such men as Giddings,
Grow, Mott, Tompkins, Burlingame, Colfax,
and others of the House, and Hale, Seward,
Wilson, and others of the Senate, oppose, be-
cause they affirm that it establishes slavery
where the Missouri Compromise prohibits it.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10
THE TROUBLES OF THE UNION.

The Union is greatly troubled at a shadow
the shadow Of eoalition-which is To take
place between three "high contracting pow
ers'' severally represented by Senators CRrT-
TESDES, DouoLAs, and SEWARD. W yvlg
The linton, we suppose, will admit that men,
and the masses they represent, who have long
acted aHtagonistically, do not unite and act
together on ordinary occasions. There must
be something eStraordinary--s great in
terest at stake, or principle involved---to bring
such men together. utthey have been brought
together for the time being; they have voted
together-acted in unison. Why2 Because
a great wrong, as they believed, was to be per-
petrated by the Administration, If it could COM
msnd votes enough in the two branches of Con-
gress TO effect its purpose This wrong they
were determined to prevent, If they could, and
in resisting it they were maintaining the great
principles of Republican, overnment---theright
Of the people to make their own organic laws;
they were resisting usurpation, fraud, and tyr
amy. However they might differ on other
matters, this was one that with true American
feelings in their bosoms, they could not differ
upon. There is an instinct in the breast of
every true lover Of freedom, which prompts
him, on the instant, to resist aggression and
usurpadon; and that instinct, together with
the attempt Of the Administration to impose
constitution upon the people Of Kansas which
is odious to them, and upon which they have
never been allowed fair opportunity to vote,
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

| New PROPERTY OF LIGHT. SUN Light Sealed
| up In a Bottle.--M Niepee de ST. Victor, in
France, has lately made some experiments of
exceeding interest in order to determine wheth-
err bodies which have absorbedlgh and which
are afterwards kept in darkness for any length
of time, will again give out light. He found
that an engraving which had been exposed to
the suns rays, and afterwards placed in dark
box, would affect sensitive Photographic paper
and produce dark impression ofthe light parts.
This result was not produced unless the picture
had been subject to sunlight portions covered
by screen having no, action at all. The OBJ
jectseemed to be saturated with light and, the
longer the action oflight upon it, the more in
tense was the reproduction of the figure
II was ascertained that actual contact of the
colored surface with the sensitive paper is not
necessary, and that the impression could be
taken at distance
layer Of any tissue, however, interposed
between the picture and the sensitive paper
prevented the action. Certain English inks
gavethe best results. The impressions differed
according to the nature of the chemical ingre-
dients Of the color A white color reproduced
the best
M. st. Victor exposed an engraving to the
light for an hour and then applied it to white
pasteboard surface, which had been kept in
darkness for several days, and allowed them to
remain in tacttwenty-fou hours Thep paste
board then transferred to sensitive paper an
impression of the engraving, less clear, however,
than in the previous instance.
The most wonderful experiment of all was
this q metallic tube, closed at one extremity,
and lined with white paper, was placed SO that
the direct rays Of the sun might enter theopen
end and be absorbed An engraving upon India
paper was then placed over sheet of sensitive
paper, and the opening Of the tube so applied
that the light contained in it might act upon
the engraving. 1t was found that an impression
could thus be taken off by means Of the light
absorbed and confined within the tube. If the
tube is Theoretically sealed the property of ra-
diation Of the light from its internal surface is
indefinitely preserved rag ofsun-light seal
ed up in a bottle.
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from the louisville Journal
THE WORLD HAS WON THEE.
BIZ FLORA.

T.. II.
The world has won thee-go thy way, I cannot
share thy heart s..r ,-r
knew it would be thus, and now am prepafsd
Slowly and sadly have loosed each feeling from
thy hold, s.3 Ea
And reconcied my mind at length to see thee
changed and cold;
! could not break, with sudden force, the ties 90
.g closely bound, t...r.
But calm and steady efforts have each secret cord
unwound.
The world has won thee-I would not have tby false
love again, '-.
II is not worth all II has brought of bitterness and
pain;
Although in memorys tangled web some golden
threads are wrought a. I
They cannot stand tme's mildew damps with blight
and ruin fraugbt,
And yet il is no fault of thine like all mankind to
be,
Nine was the folly to believe that none were like
r. TO thee.
And who will say that this Is strange, unnatural or
wrong,
While hope is round thee with her light enticine
thee alongi $50
They only laugh at my light dream, that thou alone
shoulds't turn
From Aatterys syren voice, and all her hollow
promise spurn.
Thy VOWS were kept but to my ear in fortunes pros
porous hour;
They're broken to the hope as soon as clouds Of
sorrow lower.
Deceit has won thee-go thy way: drink deeply
Of its cup;
Slowly and sadly have taught my heart to give
thee up.
Hard was the struggle, but with deep, stern calm
ness submit,
Tho none may know how deep and strong my soul
10 thee was knit
But go-thy path of life is bright, with thornless
flowers spread, @
Press lightly, lest thou crush their bloom and mourn
their beauty fed s sua8acs Ms
The world has won thee-tis enough for me this
truth TO know.
Which most feard, While trusting all upon one
a doubtful throw;
The chance was nine, the sacrifice vas bat heart
to thee, u i
The gain was nothing in thy hands the loss was all
o. take thy love, for dangers urk amidst It's SEEM
ing smile,
And reclaim my heart once moro, 50 idly won the
while.
The world has won thee--and know that In it's
charm'd embrace,
The memory Of the past win Tide away without
trace, 8tFtU
But it will leave in after years upon thy heart
stain, lr E
Which even Lethe's stream would fail TO wash
away again.
In sorrow, not in anger now, bid thee this fare
well,
And call my heart TO its own home in solitude 70
I1l dwell.
HAzLEwooD, Ballard county, Kentucky.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

A KENrucKY BARNBURNER HUNG BY 4 Mon
Robert j. Griffin, who was arrested at Paris, Ken
lucky, few days ago, and confined in the Bour.
bon county jail, to await trial on charge of hav-
ing been engaged in setting fire to barns in that
vicinity was taken ont of Jail at two o'clock Mon
day morning by mob, and hung by the neck un-
til he was dead. One end Of the rope with which
the unhappy man was murdered, was fastened to
cross.tie in the lofty trestle work If the railroad
bridge, which crosses the creek on the northeast
side Of Paris, and he was dropped through. The
body hung there until after daylight before it was
cut down. The mother and brother of the de-
ceased, who are quite respectable people, reside in
Paris. 1t is alleged that Griffin is one of gang
who have lately devastated portions of Kentucky
by burning barns stables, &c. ~ ~
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY The municipal cleo
ton took place in Louisville, Kentucky, on
Saturday last The telegraph being slow in
furnishing returns we find them in the papers
Of Monday, which have reached us by mail
The Journal states that the election passed off
quietly, end all the American candidates were
chosen, not excepting single ward. The
Democrats "a defeated party contend that there
were various outrages and assaults. S .n,e
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10
CRIME.


"The calendar of crime presents almost daily
some shocking instances of deprayity. Scarcely
q newspaper is printed that does not contain a
recotd Of violence Two men are under arrest
for the murder of an unknown young man,
whose body was found in the dock at the foot
of Beekman str eet IN Brooklyn man named
Miller has been arrested for hiring another TO
set fire TO his house with view to secure the
insurance. "-Neo York Correspondence ofthc
National IntelJigencer. aE Ei -ai
This is the story eyerywhere--in every part
of our country. Is the experiment of popular
government failurei Some say no: that il
the laws were only executed, crime would be
repressed Aye, there's the rub. But the laws
are not enforced, and are not likely be- Judges
elected by the multitude will not do it; officers
elected by the people, including the rowdies
and rascals, wont do it ;juries composed Of
rowdies and rascals, often times, wont do il
how, then, can the laws be executed, the guilty
arraigned, convicted, and punished2 Bribery
and corruption have poisoned the very sources
of justice, and if Judges on the bench have not
etching palms" jurors and prosecuting attor-
MES are strongly suspected Of screening guilt
for gold; since it is as hard to get rich man
into the door Of States prison, as it is for O
camel to pass through the eye Of needle.
There is no security for life or property in any
Of our cities, for even the watchmen employed
to protect us, are sometimes the accomplices
Of the burglars, incendiaries, and assassins who
prowl our streets.
~ ~ ~ ! : + . VI
There is but one Judge whose tribunal these
Williams fear and whose stern decrees cause their
knees to smite together with terror.
EB Modern skill has eliminated in Ayers Pills
Invention did It's best in this production A mas
terly art has combined the subtle essences Of rem
edials into compound that penetrates TO the
foundations Of disease, and expes the very seeds
Of disorder from the blood. Such remedy was
needed and since we have il, we want our readers
to know what it is.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10
CONNECTICUT S FATE ELECTION.

The State election which has just taken place
in Connecticut, has resulted in the election Of
three out Of five of the individuals nominated
by the Republicans for State Offices. These
three being considered sound Americans--two
of them professedly belonging to that party
were voted for by the americans Of the State
the other two, not being supported by the
americans, are defeated. The Republicans
thought themselves strong enough to ignore
Americans, but they have been taught use
full lesson by the result - r.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

H RHODE IsLANp.-At the State election
held yesterday, april 81 the entire American
Republican ticket for State officers was elected
A majority of both branches Of the Legislature
has also been carried by the "union party"
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

R HONOR TO THE PEOPLES REPRESENTA-
rIvEs-At New York on Friday night, one
hundred and twenty guns were fred on the
Battery, in honor Of the one hundred and
twenty representatives who voted for the Crit
TENDEN- MONTGOMERY amendment
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10
SPEECH OF HON. HENRY WINTER
DAVIS.

We take great pleasure in laying before our
readers this week, the very able speech Of this
prominent and indomitable American. 1t com
manded the most profound attention in the
House, and will be universally read by those
who concur in the views Of Mr.. DAVIS.
weare compelled TO postpone, till next week,
the excellent speech Of Mr.. GrLMER, as we are
using the type to work ii off in pamphlet form.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

R Wewelcome amongourexchanges those
sterling sound, conservative papers, the Balti.
more Patriot and Memphis Eagle and En-
quirer. There are many excellent papers in
various parts Of the country to which the ex-
istence Of the Washington City AmERrcAN has
not yet become known, but VIII be one Of these
days.
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A LETTER FROM MIR. WEBSTER.

Is n. - CIR. yvol,star,o .,.;,..o Io.to. toL
- 90
ruary T. lo49-ne says
my life has been an unimportant one, and
my stock Of INFORMATION never large. Nor have
we had IN this country associations, clubs, &c,
where conversation has been cultivated. And
yet have often wished that what has passed,
when have been with some eminent men, on
some occasions, could be recalled and pre-
served. 81
MIR. Gore, Mr.. King, Mr.. Mason, the Buck
minsters-father and son--Chief Justice Mar
shall, Chancellor Kent Judge Story, Mr.. Mad
ison, Samuel Dexter, Mr.. Castor, &c, &c, have
all said things worthy to be remembered; and
yet only some Of them have left anything val
liable on record. VI Mr. Ames g conversation,
am not old enough TO have heard much Jere-
miah Smith was, perhaps, the best taker have
been acquainted with; ne was inll OF knowl-
edgeTof books and OF men, had great deal OF
Wit ana humor, ana aonorred silence as an In
tolerabe state of existence.
,,rara so,,aroI al man +; nonarass YshnSaa
remembrance of public things went back be-
yond the Revolution such as Colonel Picker
ing, Mr.. Findlay OF Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Sher-
man man q view Jersey M''n 'nese y usea %
eaaer 70 learn thev had well.stored memories
and were willing to talk. Erbert Benson was
also very pleasant and communicative man.
Hedehghted to converse about New York things
before ana curing Inc revolutionsry war.
Uors .t;nn baar5 M I;,t1a bnt hat i;ttls yas
always striking. think, If his conversation
could be collected, itwould do him more credit
than his writings or his speeches.
~ tne small ana obscure Il cneie o. my carry
b1 wbo NV st.s T Ias aiwavs fastened So
that when I could hear them talk, l would
neither work nor play. John Bowen, Of whom
you have heard me speak as having peen
prisoner win inc ihd,ans hooel. WISE,
= ths EnoI;sh , service 60 .rrnv and Nav Geo
Ravlv . Seoman of bnmor and mim;cry. and
some neighboring women who had lived on the
border from the telling of the first trees. Oil
shall never hear SUCH STORYTELLING again
.. o A AfiNI y 'f AD'iA w.
This is an interesting, instructive ana sug-
gesilve letter : " NOR nave we had IN ibis coun-
Try associations, CLUBS, &c, where conversation
has been cultivated ms IS very true; ana
we have, therefore, very lew good takers. Mr.
~ m. r,.r.o Mm ~,
-. : =. ' 80, - - l.n4 N ~.
Ill w." psa aI - 49, ta,,ant M ta,rad
d.. ~. No.. - ~ ~ .nI,;n..a ~
-. onannorsat;on. 40 ~ 80
~. ia $3.50 onos;t;na 80 ,a,,sh S;a
a ~ - o;t a .uo 49, 49,.
posed to argue every point ana proposition' TOO
much matter oi-fact ana nave 100 nttle humor'
Wit oaalnage' ana pleasantTy Nor are ): we 70
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

The great iron district of South Wales has suf
fered from strikes very severely, and at the pres
ent time the men are only just coming back to
work after a very protracted strike, the cause of
which was reduction of wages. This was ne
cessary consequence of the late hard times but we
are glad to chronicle the fact that the iron trade
throughout the world is again on the improving
SCALE ~ f.e
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COZ. BENTON Is DYING.

An old and intimate friend called upon him,
and though scarcely able to move hand or foot,
found him hard at work debating the last
chapter Of his g debate Of Congress"
/" Resting few minutes from the task, Col.
souri, friend. He told him that in reviewing the
teyeuts of 1850 he was glad to, find that the ami
'mosities of the past had died out in his heart,
and he was not only ready but eager to do JUS.
tice to his former rivals and opponents He spoke
with much feeling of Mr.. Clay, in whose merits
and services he had awarded the highest praise
8 in What he was writing about the Compromise
period of 1850. He dwelt particularly on the
service, the great service, Mr.. Clay had rendered
to the Republic at that time by batting and put
ting down the traitorous sectionists of the South
who were seeking to destroy the Union and
plunge the country into civil war for their own
! selfish and ambitious purposes
The inspiration of this theme fred the languid
blood and terminated for a moment the failing
frame of the dying patriot In energetic whis-
'pers, he told his visitor that the same men who
| had sought to destroy the Republic in 1850 were
. at the bottom of this nccursed Lecompton bu-
siness. Among the greatest of his consultations
in dying was the consciousness that the House
8 of Representatives had bafled these reasonable
sscheners, and put the heels of the people on the
2 'necks of the traitors" " 81. ttC ~
We learn with extreme sorrow and regret
that Col. Benton breathed his last this (Satur-
day. morning. at an early hour. nI
REoRGANIzATIoN OF THE CRIMINAL CoURT- The
following memorial is now being circulated through
out the District, and has received large number
of signatures: @lE .lHa
I" To the Senate and House of Representatives:
" The Undersigned citizens and residents of the
cities of Washington and Georgetown, most re-
specially represent that in view of the fnghtful
violations of law and order now and for consid-
cradle time prevailing in these our once peaceful
cities and believing that the manner in which
our criminal laws have been for several years past
and are at the present time administered, is the
principal fnot the entire cause of these outrages:
l"We, therefore, most respectfully pray your
honorable bodies to take the subject into your
most earnest and serious consideration, and we
will ask, in conclusion, that you will enact law
to reorSanize our Criminal Court in this District
" And your petitioners will ever pray" &c.
The mal.administration of our criminal laws and
the ineffciency Of the metropolitan police, are I'M
doubtedly the cause of the fIightful increase Of
crime in this District and we trust that Congress
viii give this memorial serious consideration
when it is presented. So long as theseniency Of
those intrusted with the enforcement Of the laws
is proverbia, 60 long may we despair of seeing
"law and order" restored in the National Metropo-
lis, and have almost daily additions to the bloody
catalogue of crime. F.E ..a,..... .r.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

AMERICAN VIcToRY.-The election for mu-
nicipal officers at Annapolis, on Monday, re-
suited in complete American Victory. In
view of the money spent, and the death-like
struggle Of the unterrified democracy, we hardly
expected so signal triumph though repeatedly
assured of success
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

PURCHASE OF MOUNT VERNON. Richmond,
Virginia, April s.--A contract was formally
entered into on the 9th instant by the ladies Of
Mount Vernon Association for the purchase Of
the Washington estate. d38 1e atit 81
j The Legislature adjourned to-day sine die.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

MHwAuNE, Wisconsin, April THE char
ter election held here yesterday, resulted in the
election of the whole of the peoples ticket by
about one thousand majority. m g q
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MIR. CRITTENDEN.

The Terre Haute Qndiana) Daily Union
places the name of JOIN j. CRrrrENDEN at the
head of its columns as its candidate for Presi-
entiin 1860. s,.s,,.,5t g,,,,..l.. IA.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

~ Messrs. CRrrENDEN and BELL undoubt-
edly have strong hold Of the hearts Of large
portion Of the people Of the United States at
this time, having won their confidence and at
tachment by their patriotic course upon the
Kansas-Lecompton bill; and 80 have Messrs
HU,RHREY MARsHALL, UNDERwooD, GmxBR,
II. WIsrER DAVIS, RrcAUD, and HARRIs, Of the
House, whose votes were necessary to defeat
the bill .IHHae tM g31f) uH11o
Mr.. BELL has TO encounter Violent, and even
yirulent opposition in his State, where por-
ton Of the opponents Of the Administration
advocate the Lecompton bill with as much zeal,
and apparently with AZ much Of feeling towards
those differing from them as the most thorough
Buchananite This places him in very un-
pleasant position. 1t Is easy for statesman
TO follow the dictates of his. own judgment, and
do his duty according to his own views Of it,
when be is sustained by the friends with whom
he acts politically; but when he is deprived Of
the countensnoe, appreciation, and support Of q
portion Of his own political associates, his posi-
ton Is then trying one at least, and he must
look to his own breast for consolation and sup
port waiting till "the sober second thought"
of the people shall produce change in his
favor, We cannot see how any candid and rea-
sopAble man, who will carefully read Mr.. BELL's
speech upon the Lecompton question, can come
to any other conclusion than that to which bis
view. of the facts led him But we are well
aware that the opinions Of many, IN public life
especially, are formed, not from a fair and can
did examination of the subject or question under
consideration, but from their surroundings and
from calculations of the effect which the course
they take may have upon their future pros
poets Hence il is, that speeches, no matter
how logical, how demonstrstiye, how unanswer-
bile, delivered in Congress, have SO little in
luence upon the minds of members
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

The Springfield, (Hl) Journal has received the
following eonundrum from a correspondent -
Why is James Buchanan like harp struck by
lightningp Because he is blasted Tyre" That
correspondent should Immediately be put into
straight jacket.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

ScnENEcrADY, April THE charter election
held in this city yesterday, resulted in the cleo
ton of the whole Of the citizens ticket
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

B- Some Of the Opposition papers at the
North insist that no war shall be made upon
any portion of the t-Lecompton members
Of Congress, by the people of their respective
districts, who are opposed to the Lecompton
Constitution, in the next elections How this
may be, we cannot now forsee; but it is quite
natural that those who act together in any great
struggle against a common foe, should have
thereafter more charitable feeling, to say the
least of it towards each other than they had
before, if they had previously been arrayed
against each other, politically.
But it is not easy for men to forget political
andpathies and old contests, even though sound
policy should require it ever SO imperiously,
and the success of their party should even de-
pend upon it We see, however, in England,
not unfrequently, the union Of former antago.
nists, and ministers overturned thereby--new
cabinets taking the places Of the old, made up
of the new allies: SO that such things are not
impossible. .i9W .UHb fgdf ~ arsI.