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Though all the winds of doctrine were
let loose to play upon the earth, so truth
be in the field, we do injuriously by Ecen-
sing and trammelIing her to misdoubt
her strength. Let her and falsehood
grapple; who ever knew truth put to the
worst, in free and open encounter? Her
confuting is the best and surest suppress
sing. He who hears what praying there
is for light and clear knowledge to be
sent down among us, would think of 9TH
er matters to be constituted beyond the
discipline Of Geneva, framed and fabriced
already to our hands. Yet when the
new light which we beg for shines III
upon US, there be who envy and oppose,
if it comes not first in at the easements.
What a COLLISION is this, when as We are
exhorted by the wise man to use dill
gonce, ''to seek for wisdom as for hidden
Treasures, early and late, that another
order shall enjoin us, to know nothing
but statute? Iia .sa
When man hath been laboring the
hardest labor IN the deep mines Of knowl-
edge, hath furnished out his findings in
all their equipage, drawn forth his rea-
sons as it were battle ranged, scattered
and defeated all objections in his way,
calls out his adversary into the plain, off
ers him the advantage Of wind and sun,
if he please, only that he may try the
matter by dint of argument, for his oppo-
nents then to skUlk, to lay adjustments,
to keep q narrow bridge of licensing
where the challenger should pass, though
it be valor enough in soldiership, is but
weakness and eowardice in the wars of
truth. Fer who knows not that truth is
strong, next to the Almighty; she needs
no policies, stratagems, nor icensings to
make her victorious; those are the SHIFTS
and sthe defenses that error uses against
her power; give her but room, and do
not bind her when she sleeps. for when
she speaks not true, as the old Proteus
did, who spake oracles only when he was
caught and bonnd, but then rather she
turns herself into all shapes, except her
own, and perhaps tunes her voice accor-
dil g. to the time, IS Micaiah did before
Ahab, until she be abjnred into her own
likeness Mi2tom's speech for unlicensed
printing. ]'ae"
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ted in them also.
His own mother is quite an aged lady
and is 50 peculiar in her temper that NC
domestic will remain long in the house:
her son, therefore, in addition to the
children, has to take care of his mother.
He washes, mends, cooks and performs
all the other duties of the house, and also
works at his trade.
He loves his mother; he cannot see
anything wrong in her; and to those who
make remarks as to his mode of living,
he has always some jocuiar answer to re-
turn.
| ''This man." continued my friend, KS
surely a lover in the most exalted sense
oft the term. He forgets self in his devo-
ton to others. .@
Those who have known him from child
hood say that his whole life has been OK
emplary. BY industry and frugality he
has accumulated enough to keep him
comfortably in old age, and though he
may sometimes appear odd, yet he was
never known to wilfully wound the feel
ings of those with whom he may have
differed on any question. He is susecp-
tible of deep and earnest emotions, but
with consumate self control, covers them
up beneath joke when detected in nlu-
sings. His sorrows, if he have any, are
kept out Of sight. No friend has yet
been permitted to share the secrets of his
thoughts. @
An eminent writer remarks that man
never is man, in the full significance Of
the term, until he has loved, and with
love that can triumph over time and all
its mutations, over pain, sickness, sorrow
and the grave, and bloom in immortal
beauty, when all else has become with
cred and dried" ~
The hero Of this simple tale is man
in the full significance Of the term.
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Horace GREELEY's CHAMPAGNE
Horace Greeley's acquaintance with the
names Of wines is hardly more exact than
his knowledge Of their natures, and con
soquently he once made very ludicrous
mistake by writsng, drinking their Held
sleek and Champagne Of course all
the Tribune corps noticed the error next
morning, and Dana, Ottarson, Congdon,
and perhaps even Ripley, Snow, Hiidreth
and Wilbur gathered around Linn when
he came in, and joked him on his vinous
tautology. Horace listened until he com
pretended with tolerable exactuess the
nature Of his error, when the lines about
bis mouth began to curve little, he said,
"Did I? Did I say that? Well, I guess
I'm the ony Tribune editor that would
make a mistake of that kind" The laugh
was against them, and the wide-hatted
corps soon beat a retreat.
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A BEAUTIFUL PARAeRApH.-The fol.

A BEAUTIFUL PARAeRAPH.-The fol-
lowing lines are taken from Sir Humph-
ry Davy's salmodia:
81 envy no quality of the mind and in
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-Parson Bronlow, of the Knoxville
Wig, tells rather good story Of John
Mitchell, the Irish "patriot," who, in com
pany with Mr. Swan, publishes paper
in Knoxville, Tennessee. They employ
ed in their Office a slave named Jordan,
and the story runs thus:
"hlr. Swan, in the presence Of Mitch
81, remarked !. to Jordan we (moaning
himself and Mitchell, J have concluded %
reopen the African slave trade, and fill
the country with real ivory-tooth negroes
from Congo" and, turning to jordan,
inquired, .sHow will it dog Jordan
scratched his head, and after a moments
reflection replied, 81 think it woull do
ffust rate. Massa Billy, provided You viii
dire array al desc yeye irish ont Of on,
country, back to vhar deg came from,
and gre sts dc ringers "a da place
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-02-10

MODEL CHnDREN-We do not believe
in ''model" children; the poor little man
ikins that speak just 50, and do just so,
and breathe according to parental slime
table" Oh! no, we have no such pen
chant for the mechanical arts as that.
We waut dear, old-fashioned, yulgarly
healthful, wildly romping children, in
checked aprons that come up to their chins,
that make love to mother earth, eat bread
and milk, and get, after a while, to be
cheerful, earnest men and women, that
have the memory of q glorious childhood,
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-02-10

GooD TASTE IN DREss.--A young la
dy, in one Of the leading circles at Wash
ington, was complilncnted by a gentleman
on the simplicity and good taste Of her
dress, at an evening party.-she replied:
Il am glad you like my dress; it cost
just seven dollars, and male every stitch
Of it nyself" When our young ladies
pride themselves upon the home manufac
ture and cheapness Of their attire instead
of its expensiyeness and foreign importa
ton, we shall have fewer sbfoken" fathers
and husbands. -a ua o
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Irish GAL .NTRv. A young lady had
her parasol carried away BY gust of wind.
1t was picked up by an honest son of the
Emerald Isle, who returned it with the
compliment. oh t3a Haa
'Faith, Miss, an if We was as sthrong
as yer handsome, be jabers q hurricane
could not have snatched it away from ye."
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-02-10

The sweetest roses of summer time r-
Were those you gathered for me TO wear;
The pr,ttiest ribbon ever saw,
Was the one you gave me to bind my hair.
think Charlie Day. that you loeed me then.
But there came shadow of doubt and wrong
Your harsh words kindled my woman's pride,
And Love was timid and Pride was strong.
You went out from me into the world
Wealth, honor and power, you strove for all
If ever the dead Past cried TO your heart,
The din of the city drowned its call.
At length you welded a lady fair
She brought YOU beauty, and gold and youth
But as she stood by your side. Charlie Day,
Did YOU plight TO her stainless truth
/ think memory came to You then
Ofcountry meadows and elm-tree boughs.
And haunting echo stirred the air
With the lingering tones of earlier VOWS.
But the lady Blanche heard never word
Her eyes were bright. her cheeks were red
And timidlv 'Eeath her silken vest
Her young heart beat at the words you
said
Since then have walked through life alone,
My face is flrrowed with frequent tears,
You knew me not in the street to day,
For the weary woman of forty years
Wears no longer the rose you praised
On the young girls cheek so long ago;
Ny hair turns gray meath a sober cap,
MY ewes are dim, and step is slow.
The Lady Blanche is stately and fair,
Red are her cheeks and her eyes are llue,
IT'S happiness keeps us women young,
She has gathered iEe's myrtle and its rue.
But now am calm, for the years roll on,
And we all shall meet round the Fathers
throne, ..
And know that breath of that heavenly air
VIII restore to my voice its youths glad
tone.
The roses will bloom on my time -worn cheek
The light will come back to my tear. dim
med eyes
You will see me agaiu as you saw me once,
When l stand before you in Paradise.
Then when we wake from deaths long trance
And meet in the land beyond The sky
Where the love that was tEuest on earth shall
reign. 'te
VIII she be your love there. dearest, or T?
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The MARRIED MAN.-How is it that

THE MARRIED MAE.-How is it that
girls can always tell a married man from
a single one? The fact is indisputable.
The philosophy of it is beyond our ken.
B!ackwood says 'that the fact Of matri-
mony or dictatorship is written so legibly
in mans annearancc, that no ingenui-
" can conceal it. Everywhere there is
some inexplicable instinct that tells US
whether an individual (whose name, for
tune and circumstances are totally I'M
KNOWN be he, or be he not a married
man. Whether it is certain subdued
look. such as that which characterizes
the lions in menagerie, and distin-
guishts them from the lords of the desert,
we cannot tell; but that the truth is SO,
we positively affirm
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-02-10
The Cahinat Of NJ. p,ob,,

The Cabinet of Mr.. Buchanan are
now sweating with apprehension lest their
expenditures for this fiscal year will a
mount to the enormous sum of $4,000
600. What if they dog Are they not
the boys to issue shinplasters for the sum
however great it may be- ca. Jour.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-02-10

full of the freedom, the beauty and the
beginnings of living and loving that shall
keep them young aud strong, even to
life's end. ...
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And if she thus INDUCES,
You may then have to guide her;
But she will say its owing to
The stuff that is in-cider.

Il thought you were born on the 1st
Of April" said Benedict to his lovely
wife who had mentioned the DIST as her
birthday. "Most persons would think 50
from the choice | made of q husband"
she replied.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-02-10

- AT Kaukanee, ILL.,, a lawyer burns
corn in the ear in his stove, fnling it
cheaper at Is cents per hundred pounds
than coal at 80 cents for the same weight.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-02-10

Your tender words thought they were true,
Set my heart to beating strange new tune !;
And you joined in its chorus. so you said,
When YOU walken home with me under the
moon
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-02-10

PrRE L1QueRs-The city of New
York alone sells three times as many
''pure imported brandies," four times as
many pure imported wines, and about
Que hundred times as much ''puFe Scotch
and Irish whiskey." annually, as all the
wine. brandy and whiskev producing
countries export Somebody. II IS clear,
drinks a spurious article.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-02-10
with "a Bottle OF Cider.

Old friend, accept this bottle
Your mouth then open wider,
First to imbibe, then to exclaim
BY George. what glorious cider.
Perhaps some fair young damsel,
Whose looks have meier boiled her,
VIII not object to take swig,
When you are down be-cider.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-02-10

/ remember the lato October moon, ..
And the husking bee on the threshing floor,
When found the bright red ear of corn,
And you kissed me shyly behind the door.
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CHARLIE DAY.

I met you to day by chance in the street.
And the dead Past woke to life aga;n-
I'm sitting to night DER my cup of tea,
And thinking about the Now and Then.
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A father called his son into crowd
cd house aying,-BEN-JAM IN,
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reached large building, situatsd in q very re-
mote place, and called Castlenau. This was
the end of their journey; for here the Sieur de
Caumont had flown for refuge, after riding out
to the Pie-aux. Clercs with the rest of the Hu
guenot fugitives.
Nobody" says the ancient chronicler, from
whose pages these particulars are taken" no.
body would believe, if tried to relate it, how
the Sieur de Caumont rejoiced over the recov
cry of the nephew whom he had given up for
dead. From that time forth, he loved the boy
as if he had been his son; and the FIRST lesson
he taught him was to thank God on his knees,
night and morning, for his deliverance from
DEATH
1t is good to know that Jacques showed him
self we'll worthy of his uncle's affection and
care. He entered the army, and rose to the
highest distinction as soldier In French his
tory his name is famo1s as the Marshal de La
Force. He escaped death on the field of bat
tie as marvellously as he had escaped it in the
streets of Paris, and he lived prosperously to the
ripe old age of eighty-four years.
This is all there is to tell of the escape of
jacques from the Massacre of St. Bartholo.
news Dsy.-HomseAeSd Verdi
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Mr.. Bell expressed a desire to announce
bsSehy the general considerations which would
tnduce him to sustain this amendment, with the
yier OF thereby curtailing as far az was practi.
cable the enormous expenditures to which the
Administration had committed the Government
~ the lnopportune advance Of our troops into
j tJtah--inopportune because undertaken at a
time when it must have been foreseeu that they
would Dc compelled TO winter in the gorges of
the Rocky Mountains. Already an expense of
five millions Of dollars had been incurred for
this expedition, which was as questionable in
point of constitutional authority as of axpedi.
ency. .srrs - 4,
The distinguished Senator was proceeding in
brief historical review of the various acts of
Congress in relation to the power of the Execu.
tive to employ the army for hostile purposes,
when, the course of bis speech having been in.
terrupted by loud talking and disorder on the
toor OF the Senate. he temporarily suspended
his remarks. b. =
Mr.. Houston desired to call the attention of
the Senate to the indecorum which too FREQ uent
ly marked its proceedings, and which was often
such as to produce modification On the part of
those who remembered the dignity maintained
by the body in former days. He had no com.
plant to make of the personnel of the Senate,
but OF the disregard into which the rules of or
der had been suffered to fall.
Mr.. Mason called Mr. Houston to order, on
the ground that his remarks were not pertinent
to the subject under discussion-the deficiency
bill.
Mr.. Houston thought they were most peril.
nent, but gave way to motion to adjourn,
avowing his determination to bring the subject
up for consideration again o.day.
The Senate then adjourned at little before
five o'clock.
HOUSE.
After some discussion in regard to the
priority of business, the House proceeded to
consider the bill granting lands to States
for the benefit of agricultural colleges. The
House refused to lay the bill on the table
yeas "a, nays l09-and after some remarks by
Mr. Cobb, of Alabama, chairman of the Land
Committee,) in opposition to the bill, the sub
sttute proposed by Mr.. Merrill, of Vermont,
excepting the Territories from the benefits of
the bill, was agreed to, and the bill as amend
ed was passed BY yeas los, nays 100.
The bill granting pensions to the soldiers of
the war of 1872 was discussed in Com mittee,
end a number of amendments were proposed,
but, without coming to vote on the subject,
shortly after five o'clock the House adjourned
During the session, Mr.. English, of Indiana,
gave notice that at one o'clock to day he would
bring in a report from the committe of confer.
ence on the disagreeing votes upon the Kansas
BILL
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Thursday, april %, 1853.
SENATE

SENATE
A summary in the Lntelligencer presents
satisfactory view of to-day's proceedings, as
follows:
In the Senate, during the morning hour, Mr..
Mason called up the resolution recently report.
ed BY the Committee on Foreign Relations, au.
thorizing the President to adopt such measures
and use such force as in his judgment may be
necessary and advisable, in the event of refu.
cal on the part of the Government of Paraguay
to render redress for certain injuries done
American citizens.
Mr.. Collamer held that to authorize the EN-.
ployment of force against civilized nation,
was in effect q declaration of war against that
nstion, however much it may be disguised by
apparently RENTING the question to the dis.
cretion Of the Executive. Congress alone has
The power to declare war, and could not con-
sissently delegate that power to the President.
Mr.. Mason defended the resolution of the
committee, and considered that the forcible
measures whose contingency was contempla-
ted, were sufficiently justified by the violent
conduct of certain citizens of Paraguay, in
firing into an American vessel and destroying
American property.
The further discussion of the subject was
interrupted by the arrival of the time appoint.
ed for the consideration of the special order,
being the deficiency bill, which was then de-
bated upon a great variety of amendments,
some of which were adopted, and reconsidered
almost as soon as passed. Indeed, the labors
Of the Senate, in perfecting this important bill,
seemed, for some time, not unlike those of
Penelope upon her web.
The third section of the bill, containing an
allowance of the appropriations made by way
Of defraying certain extra compensation to the
employees Of the House of Representatives, after
being amended on various motions and recon.
siderations, was finally stricken out by the vote
of yeas Is, nays ~.
The amendment adopted in Committee Of
the Whole, on motion of Mr.. Fessenden, to the
effect that no appropriations for the service of
ONE fiscal year should be applied to the service
Of another, and that no appropriation should be
Transferred to another object than that for
which il was originally appropriated, was also
rejected-yeas %, nays u.
Mr.. Fessenden then renewed in modified
form the amendment which he had offered in
COMMITTEES of the Whole-proposing to reduce
the amount of appropriations contained in the
bill with reference to the army in Utah, and
also proposing to restrict the expenditures
contemplated by the bill to the supply of def.
ciencies for the last year, and to the payment
of such expenditures as were indispensable for
the army during the present fiscal year. He
desired TO cut off such appropriations as con.
templated expenditures which would run up TO
the year 1850. fag
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Wednesday, april FL, 1853.
SENATE.
Tuesday, april 20, 1858.
CENATE

Mr.. Mason introduced joint resolution for
the adjustment of differences with the Republic
of Paraguay:
{" Be It resolved, de-, That for the purpose of
adjusting differences between the United States
and the Republic of Paraguay, in connection
With the attack on the United States steamer
8 Water WITCH and with other matters referred
to in the annual message of the President, he
be and hereby is authorized to adopt such meas
ures and use such force as in his Judgment may
be necessary and advisable, in the event Of re-
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The Nebraska contested election case was
considered, and, after debate, resolution was
adopted, allowing the parties until October LIST
to take supplemental testimony. The Military
Academy appropriation bill was debated, and
after the rejection of several amendments, was
finally passed as reported. The bill making
appropriations for the Legislative, Executive,
and Judicial expenses Of Government for the en-
suing fiscal year was also considered in Commit
tee, and several amendments were proposed
Pending resolution providing for terminating
the debate on the bill, at half past four o'clock
the House adjourned.