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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-08

A CAPITAL, H1T.-IhE fOlhyywiiNe oOvD rhIno
aey way leaning sgans he VAL Of hs fshers he white
boree OF Fh avenue, IN cocoon OF slk aud
iae orh ave hundred dollars, reclining her satin couch
bsnt reading omnibus on his way 70 business scho
,,is. In remote Of study during recess Bridget
basement window whcn her work y done; clergyman IN
eognfrv village when The hours hang heavily his
SUnk room missionary ouneyng onhs grand good crusade
through lands OF the dark souled eater the desost
ssor confined cabin; the soldier waiting for the Nor
mou and the fair haired child good for the ms, reading he
LEDGkR-el reading the Ledger. Hgn and low rich and
poor and unwise-sl an all reading the Ledger. WAs
here ever such thing known beore-a nation taken ~
BY weekly Never. There have been, IN df-
countries remarkably successful ournss surprising
IL popular and mighty magazines bu yhng sp-
preaching the rup.the down Of he Ne~ tors
Ledger has been heard Of nor DO We suppose even
dreamed In dreams before Many dull and drow personss
who hs bee make little literary success.
omen their by what kind Of segh 0 nsnd.
what legerde main has Bonner done all Ihs we fsncy
RORrkT BONNER euc arose rom ms having sced
upup somewhat the principle ~ an od aunt o ours
,sd A., y and nstl INTO the Of her Bddy With regard
10 polishing the table Elbow sresse elbow grease usn
nts M 7ho grease; or other words bonner having
mnS ont the right thought he has done brsvey never
spaipg spy,hpg AA w nscsseAry W aAa ne desired en1
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-08

. CAPITAL Mr.-TnE FOLLOWING GOOD THING No
n from the tcayunc.Ile c0lored BOY ny me
iev way leaning ,gans the wall Of his fathers THE whte
~hei house; lady OF rih avenue In ccoou OF SIX ana
lac worth hundred dollars nog on nef saun colc
than reading IN omnibus on his ~sy TO business snoO
miss M remote Of study during recess Bridget nj the
hasemen ndow when her work IL done clergyrn an IN
couury village when the hours hang heavily en N in hs
hunk ssionarv iourneying on his grand good crusade
bru lands OF the dark souled eater the desoae
aaior In his confined cabin soldier waiting Tor the Nor
mon the fair haired child good for the time, reading The
LrGERall reading the Ledger. High and low, rich and
noor 20 and unwseall ALL all reading the Ledger. Was
brre ever such thing known before nation taken storm
nv sy paper Never There have been In different coun
emarkaby successful ournala, surprisingly populsr
spsr aud mighty magazines but anything approaching the
pas H. nation OF the New York Ledger has
been heard Of do We suppose dreamed OF in
re ma before. Msny du and drowy persons, who have
Tor wears make liue literary success omen
& rss and say "sy what Kind OF seisht ofsnd what
@ ~ rnaIn has Bonner done all thsn We fancy ROBERT
sI Wa success from his having acted upon
hst ihc same principle & an old aunt q ours used TO try
hs grease elbow grease use plenty cf elbow
no has done bravely never sparing apyhlng
49, ~ wss ueeessery 10 attain ihe desired end,
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09
Charity.

There is no one trait of character more
becoming, or necessary than charity. 1t
is a virtue of which the world is sadly in
want. To differ from ourselves in opin-
ioD is often to lose our respect, and men
will shut up their sympathies within the
narrow beun'ls fsect or party. This is
all wrong. The world will never advance
greatly until men adopt the sentiment of
arfytdlng but int lelancc.
We extract the following paragraph on
this subject from the Springfield Mass
Republican:
If a man live long, and i'aru wisely,
he will grow more and more tolerant and
charitable rs the years advance. H; viii
learn that men may carry erroneous opin-
lens in their brains, and still have honest
hearts, noble traits of character, and a
genuine claim upon bis respect and affee-
tiou. lie vii find that there is a CHIN,
about individuality, the existence of-whicb
liz OtINO DS'iO'ott iitpNcSItiN. tie MIL
fial, moreover, that it IS not exacdy tie
IN 3dest thing in him to set '.Im self nm rs
q standard # character, Or :; iu,Ioa of
opinions. He will rome:nF er. very noss;-
bly,, that he has made sine serious mis-
takes in his life; thu ne has ehanned or
mod,fiel many O. Els opinions; that those
whom he once de:plse,l he now loves, and
that nothing, rerhaps, has proved itself
M re uncertain than his Judgment and
bis hear When a man gets 10 this point,
and Feels his heart going out in friendli-
mes to nil mankind, his interest excited
by nc sight ofevery huraan face, and the
,eNt;memt Of brotherhood so healthy excl
ted within him that he can love all, and
charitably ignore e'c.y popularity except
it be q vicious one, be has become large
hearted man, AMI achieved great gicto-
~.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09
Goryvin On sEae Egsgiti.c slave
Law.

WV. NJ CoSNELtY, q reporter for the
daily press of Cincinnati, was recently
convicted of harboring fugitive slaves
contrary to the provisions of the law.
Tbs offence consisted in taking two hun
Cry fugltivcs to his room, and feeding
them. For this dia5olical act he is liable
to fine of 81 900, and imprisonment for
six months.
In Tom CoRwIS's defence of Connolly,
the following passage occurs:
"There is no law that shall prevent
me from doing as the Great Father COM
mands, give bread to him who needs it,
and to the weary man shelter from the
storm. This you may do, and not aid
and abet him 70 escape. If slave crawl
up to you, if he have wlfe-slaves have
wives; it is said that slaves have hearts
AMI affact'ons-Judge Mclean says they
have souls, but that is not clear under the
laws Of kentucky If such an animal
creeps up to the poorest man in Ohio,
who supports himself by his daily labor
or to the residence of the richest man,
and says: am fleeing from my master;
| have been without food for days; hun
ger has reached out its skinny fingers and
clutchod my throat; give me food and
let me rest'-there is no law to punish
him who docs ii, unless he hurries him
away from his master l may take the
vilest thief that haunts the cutters of your
city, when be has broken from tho peni-
Tertiary and feed him till he is fat, and
! there is no law to punish me. Shall it
| be said that a man aids the fugitive to
escape because he does not suffer him to
starYc9 Shall twelve honest men of high
morality, imbued with the spirit of Chris
| t;anity, punish man who has obeyed the
| direct prcccpts Of Jesus Of Nazareth?
| There IS no such law there never was!
No s!a, cholder could enact such law
Il is impossible!
SIN the 26th OF 9th chapters Of
Matthew you will find that when We
come to stand before the great Judge,
He will say to the good: Because We
| have given me bread and water and she!
| ter-haye done just what Connolly did
| 90 to NY right hand among my sheep
| to the others, Depart, because We have
not done it, This doctrine has been
taught in Your Sunday Schools-therc is
not gill twelve years old in the city,
who has not read it; it has become incor-
porated in your community, and shall it
| be pretended that there is law to forbid
this9
"Why, what strange anomaly would
a church b., founded on the other princi-
| pie. The parson would say, because you
have starved man, We shall go away
INTO everlasting life. By this shall We
know that ye have passed from death
unto life, because You have killed a mig
ger! Shall it be pretended that a law
can be made, commanding lis to violate,
not Christianity only, but the common
! feelings of hunanity!"
Notwithstanding Corwin's ingenious
plea, there is no doubt that Connolly, BY
his hospitality, violated the provisions 0.
the Fugitive Slave Law, and the same
free, enlightened nation which enacts spcl
ri6s to eArs5tsantzse the t.cathen.' Will
what propriety might Hcathonaon say
Physician, heal thyself,''
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09
The RIisfOrtuncS of Iowa.

We mourn for Iowa. No state in the
Union has made greater or more rapid
advances in population, morality, intelli-
gence, thrift, than she has. In 184S she
cast little less than $4,000 votes for
President: Ia 1856 she cast almost 90,
00o-indcating that her population. hal
more than trebled in eight years. What
a magnificent growth and her moral and
intellectual improvement kept full pace
with her physical progress. Though car
ried by the Sham Democracy at every
election up to 1854, she gave Fremont
more than 1000 plurality in SO, and is
now one of the frmest Republican States
in the Union. And, though times are
hard with her people, as with almost all
Others she has the rigor of youth, she
has an admirable soil and most indus
trious, energetic, intelligent people, and
was about to work gradually and health
fully out OF her difficulties.
But great trial, great peril, has sud-
denly assailed her Her future, but yes
terlay SO hopeful, is now overcast and
gloomy. Gold has been found on her soil
We fear there is no longer loop to hang
q doubtupon. There was joyful report,
two weeks since, that the glittering sub
stance was iron pyrites-''fool's gold" as
1t bias been inaccuratelF termed, as though
fools were no attraction for the other sort.
But there seems no longer reason to doubt
that the real article has been found in
several counties (mainly central and south
eFn) of Iowa, and that in some instances
1t has been dug with profit.
Alas for Iowa, Here is the signal and
the call for a general stampede to the
''diggins' of all that is lesst worthy, least
desirable, of the population Of her own
and neighboring States. Fools rush
thither to dig-knaves to pocket the shi-
ming dust Whenever it shall have been sep
arated from The dirt which imbeds it.
The Nhisky-seller, the dioer, the drab, will
follow hard On the heels of the digger;
they viii lake nine-tenths Of the earnings
OF the small fraction of the gold-seekers
who really get anything; they viii debauch
the morals and imlinlte the natures, not
OF the diggers only, but of {. large share
Of the surrounding population.-M 7.
Tribune.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09
Report on the Aggression of
British, Cruisers.

The Committee on Foreign Relations
have made their report to the is. Son
ate. Tho ground assumed is that no
vessel sailing under the American flag can
be visited or questioned by a vessel be-
Elonsing to any ether power. The Com
mittec presented the following resolutions
Po.oIrod Tbet H. A. s-'--->-'''
under the jurisdiction of the country to
which they belong, and therefore that any
visitation or molcstation is an infraction of
the sovereignty Of the United States.
Resolued, That these aggressions de-
mand such an unequivocal explanation
from Great Britain as shall prevent their
recurrence forever in future.
Resoired, That the Committee ap-
proves of the action of the Executive, and
are pre- pared TO recommend such fLtlre
Legislation as circumstances may require.
These resolutions would be pertinent if
our Government was prepared to guar
nnty that none but American vessels
Suouiu sail utlucT tllc AHlcIICtH nay.
Now here arc two facts.
First: We hcve l'y treaty and by SOL
cnn act of Congress declared the Slave
Trade to be Il piracy.
Second: This .rade is carried on largely
under the protection Of the American
flag.
1t is Idle to assert then tia; 4 SUSPECT
Gus looking vessel may insure her safety
10y displaying the American eagle on her
hunting. 1t implies no insult to cur flag
for a British cruiser to detain snch yes
sci long enough to obtain evidence of her
nationality. If the vessel IS engaged in 3
legitimate business, prompt apology, or
PREPARATION for loss, if any has been sus-
taine4. should lie made. England has
not refused to DO tlris. If our Govern
ment wouli preserve its matte nal honor, it
should itself take more energetic measures
10 suppress this Internal traffic.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09
To Our E2ea de a. $.

With the present numbor Gloss the
first volume of TIE JOURNAL. Notwith-
standing tho "ha times we hope that
those whose names have grown familiar
to US on our subscription book, viii re-
new their subscripti, rs and keep com
psuy with us through another year. Of
the past we have nothing to say. For the
future VIC have few pledges to make. In
politics the JorasAL vii be what it has
been, giving its best support to tie princ;
pies Of the Republican party. While
striving to make go9d local paper, it
will also be cur endeavor to Fill its col
umns with such selections of miscella-
n.ous nature, as will be both interesting
and beneficial. As ''practiee makes per-
feet" aud we arc growing more accus-
toned to the editorial chair, we hope
20 be able hereafter to give greater eff
cheney to our paper.
Grateful for the patronage we have
already received, We invite the co-opera-
ton and assistance of all those who are
INTERESTED in the prosperity Of this section
of country, or are DESTROYS of the triumph
of those principles which we advocate.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09
Sidney Smith EseSiviyus.

The following extract from Southern
PAGER approaches, and is evidently mod
e!ed upon Sidney Smiths celebrated COM
ic inventory Of tie evils Of British taxa
ton, 1t is very good:
The members OF the great Southern
Commercial Convention, says Virginia
paper, start in some stage or railroad car
made in the North; engine Of Northern
Manufacture will take their train or boat
along; at every meal they will sit down
in Yankee chairs, to Yankee table spread
with q Yankee cloth. With a Yankee
spoon they will take from Yankee dishes
sugar, salt and coffee, which have PAID
tribute to Yankee trade, and with Yankee
knives and forks they will put in their
mouths the only thing Southern they will
get on the trip. AT night they will pull
off pair of Yankee boots with Yankee
bootiack; and throwing q lot oi Yankee
toggery in Yankee chair lie down to
dream Of Southern independence in q
Yankee bed, with not even thread OF
cotton around them that has not gone
throue b Q Yaikee loom, or come out 4 81
viii get up to fix themselves by 12x14
Yankee looking glass, with q Yankee
brush and comb, after perhaps washing
of little of the soil of the South from
their faces, with water drawn in Yankee
bucket, and put into Yankee pitcher, on
Yankee washstand, the partner in hon
orable exile of a lot Of Yankee wares that
make up the sum of the furniture.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09

History IN WoRDs.-The History of
words is the history of trade and COM
merce. Our very apparel is dictionary.
We are told of the ''bayonet," that it was
first made in Bayonue; cambrics," that
they came from Cambray; "damask,"
from Damascus; "arras," from the city
of the same name; ''cordwine," or ''cor
tioven," from Cordova; currants," from
Corinth; the ''guinea," that it was origi-
nally coined of gold brought from the
African coast so-called; g camlet, " that it
was originally coined of gold brought
from the African coast so-called; "cam-
let" that it was woven, at least, in part of
camel's hair. Such has been the manu-
featuring progress, that we now and then
send calcoes and muslins to India and
the East, and yet the words give standing
witness that we once imported these from
thence; for "calico" is from Calcutta,
and "muslin" is from Monsul, q city in
Asiatic Turkey.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09

Hon. L. P. HARv:Y has written let
ter to the State Journal showing that he
did not vote for the Land Grant bill, as is
asserted in the report of the Investigating
Committee, bat that he steadily opposed
the bill from the first, and voted against
it on its final passage.
He says: THE Committee will excuse
me if l do not quite relish, at the present
turn of affairs, being Investigated out of
company, which is becoming quite respec-
table in public estimation" The Journal
says Mr.. Harvey is one OF the few MEM
bers who came out of the Investigation
untaintel."
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09

Democratic ECoSoMY.-Economy Is
the faYorite boast of the Demo cratic party,
but like poor Christians, their professions
and practice hardly agree. One year ago
last March, when the present Admins
tration came into power, there were
100000, GOO in the. treasury. This was
spent, sad last December treasury notes
tothe amount of $50, oOO,O 900 were issued.
Now Secretary Cobb demands Sl5,00O,-
ooO- This viii soon be gone, unless by
some means the revenue is increased
Economy indeed!
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09

PRoPHEcY-Tom Campbell was a
prophet q; well as poet. In his "Plea-
sures of Hope" written in 1898, while
speaking of the oppression of the British
in the East Indies, he writes:
Foes of mankind, Cher guardian spirsts say,)
Revolving ages bring the bitter day
When Heavens unerring arm shall fall on you
And blood for blood these Indian plains be-
dew
This prophecy is fast being fulfilled.
Indian plains are now believed with Brit
ISL blood. aud The summer campaign
promises to he feaFfsliy destrnatiye
human life. The guerrilla mode of war.
fare has been adopted by the natives, and
the English troops are dying by thou
i, victims to the unhealthy climate.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09
FSx-Lieut. GOV. rgcArshur.


Since the publication of the report of
the Land Grant Investigation, we have
been carefully watching those democratic
papers that wore most fiery and impas-
stoned IN their denunciation of Ex-Gov.
Bashtord, when it was announced last
winter that lie received corruption bonds,
WIKI the expectation of seeing the thun-
derboits of their inyectiye launched at Ex-
1t. Gov. Near bur.
1t appears that the latter gentleman,
when resident of the Senate of 1856,
and Lit. Governor-liable at any time to
be called upon to assume the duties of the
Chief Magistrate OF the State-was paid
$4,000 Of the corruption bonds. This
"pecuniary compliment"--to adopt the
Kilbonrn dialect-was rendered to and
received by Macarthur under even more
suspicious and ineXcusable circumstances
than that "aAtended' to Gov. Bashford.
Mr.. Kiibourn swears that there WAS no
understanding With the litter until after
bis signature WAS affixed to the land grant
bill, but be does not furnish an extenua-
ting circumstance in regard to this whole
sale purchase of the Lit. Governor and
President of the Senate.
Thus far no democratic paper has seen
fit to alude to this latter transaction. So
far from expressing any condemnation of
the act, they seem disposed to withhold
all knowledge of it from their readers
In addition TO this. reticence, some of
these papers are actually engaged in de-
Tending Senator Chappel, who has been
proved to have received corruption bonds
for his official action as a member of the
Legislature of 1856, and to have attempt
ed to bride witnesses before the land
grant investigating committee to leave the
State or, as it would seem, to perjure
themselves. We only allIlde to these
matters to show the Inconsistency of our
opponents, and to suggest that while they
were astounded and shocked by the dis
covery Of corruption in Republican,
they seem to accept far more aggravated
cases in their own ranks, as things which
they were entirely prepared for, and which
are matters of course State Journal.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09
N urGers in Kansas.

An extra Lawrence Republican con
talns tbs particulars Of another horrible
Outrage in kansas.
a oand of 25 horsemen came from Fl.
Scott to trading post and captured two
men. They then took the road towards
Kansas City and continued on until they
had captured twelve men. The Repu5H-
can says:
On arriving at q deep ravine, in 4
skirt of timber, the commander called a
halt. The prisoners were formed into
line, about five yards IN advance of the
horsemen. The command was given to
present arms fire. Every man dropped.
Four were killed dead! all bat one Of the
others were badly wounded The ruff
ans then wheeled their horses and gallop-
ped of. In few minutes three Of them
returned, and searched their victims for
money. They kicked the men, and roll
ed them over very roughly to see if they
were dead. Finding one only slightly
wounded, . ruffian put a revolver to his
ear, and fired remarking that he had al
ways foand that the most certain shot he
could make. He took the key of the safe
out Of Conpbelfs pocket, saying there
was money in that safe, and he would
come back some night to get it"
A company was formed to proceed to
West Point and take the rufians either
peaeeably or by force.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09
England.
Aged 81 years.
IuJcl icis Sd +. as.

Infclic:ss;mns-n,ost uadappyi Think
ipg oftho fa.ae-0ff IT, brilliant qualities
and rare endowmcnts Of HIM who thus
wrote, how sally does the word fall upon
the car. Lest III pity, We have no heart
to condemn. lis If, is n powerful APP
peal to others to subiue all inequalities Of
temper, and slun the wine cup which
was woIt to inhame his passions.
How poor and undesirable seems such
a brilliant, troubled and cratic life COM
pared with one Of whom Willis says
His If. is calm and blessed. for his peace
Like a rich pearl beyond the divers ken,
Lies deep in his own bosom. He IS pure,
For the souls crrands are not done with men.
His senses are subdued and serve the soul.
He feels no void, for every faculty
Is used and the finc balance of desire
IS perfect, and strains evenly, and ON.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09
NOTICE.

Tho present issus closes the first volume OF
Tus Journal We hope our subscribers viii
=. prepared to renew their subscriptions, and
=. certain amount of the circulating me-
dunn" is positively essential to the publication
Of a newspaper, VIC hope our friends viii pay
up" &c soon 81 they can. and save rs from the
d.agr,cshle task of dunning in tight tns..
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09

4 REVIVAL INcIDE AT tie NJ. G.
ing at Burton's theatre, Henry Ward
Beecher made the sweeping assertion that
all present were sinners. "Not So" said
a Methodist brother, who suddenly Jump
ed up from his seat in very excited
manner" Not so, for l have been sane
titled" Glory to God in the highest"
shouted Beecher at the top Of his voice,
"you ought to be in heaven long age,
you aln't fit to live in this world"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09
PETERsp1tRa. Va, Nav 31s

L iEINoDCnpt ' 49, -
The Schooner Teleziah of Wilmington,
lD5ll.i Capt. Bayles, cleared from this
port on Saturday night. Since thon sew
eral slaves have been 70 md missing, and
q steamer was sent to overhaul the Tele-
ziah. She was taken below City Point.
tlHe SaJsf Mfahe l eeH an aTla po Saves were
brought back here and lodged in jail.
The excitement was intense. 1000 peo-
pie were at the wharf when the steamer
landed, and were with difficulty restrained
from violence. The vessel was also tow
cd back.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-06-09
ES Theodore Parker, in a recent SER

mon thas describes the true revival:
"Forts turned into pleasure grounds /:
all training fields converted into public
gardens: ships of war the penny posters
of the deep: arsenals changed into muse
ums: jails become hospitals: not a gallows
in America: slavery all eended-black
slavery, white slavery; no murder: no
theft prostitution gone: no bestial lust
anywhere but human love forever: pow
ertv ended: drunkenness all banished Z:
no staggering in the street: not an Irish
man drlnk--not epe1s q member Of Con-
gress.