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! | have not the remotest idea to which
it does ascribe the seniority, and fur
thermore ! don't care straw"
The student took his seat, amid not
the laughter, but wild dcmoniacal
shrieks of the class. Even the sober
professor could not restrain himself.
But discipline must be enforced, and
our hero was summoned to appear be-
fore the President. A. he was not un-
used to summonses ol that nature, he
sauntered leisurely to the executive
mansion and confronted the head of
the Faculty. This awful parsonage
charged him with the crime Of lnper-
tinence in the class, and asked him
what he had to say for himself. The
student made long speech in excul-
patton, the ground work of which was
tina. from his earliest years he had
possessed a great love for the truth,
which compelled him to speak ii on
all occasions. That when asked the
question, 20 which the united voice of
all antiquity ascribed the seniority,
poetry or prose, he felt that he didn't
know or care a straw; and such was
his regard for truth, that he had to say
it right out.
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Abrogation Of a Venerated Legal
Principle.

The old principle Of English law
which says that mo man shall be pul
twice in jeopardy for the same of
fense''-a principle that dates beyond
the days Of Alfred-has been aban-
doned. The Law Times, periodical al
publ ed in London, in noticing The
verdict Of recent criminal trial, says:
The courts have gradually restric-
ted the meaning ofthis once cherished
maxim, until, in the case now under
consideration, it has been reduced to
a nullity. We are not prepared to
say whether such q result is desirable,
or if it is not for the public advantage
that persons accused of crime should
be subjected to continual trials until
a conviction is obtained. Our pres
ent purpose is merely to record the
fact Of annihiluton Of another of the
famous old maxins of our jurispru
dence in the hope that the spirit and
letter ofthe law may be brought into
agreement, and that one impartial
rule may be applied to all offenders.
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A College Anecdote.

A correspondent ofthe Troy Wing,
writing from MidIlebury, Vermont
gets off the following good buriesque
of the shallow metaphysics and mum
merry Of most modern colleges:
You have published the anecdote OF
a college student who kept a barrel OF
ale in his room for the benefit o' Ms
health and who thought it much i'm
proyed from the ease with which ne
could lift the barrel in comparison
with that operation on his first using
the medicine; there is another anec'
do,e of the same person which mas
not appeared in print. 1t was the
custom at the college where this gen
tleman attended, for the professors te
put to the class miscellaneous ques
tions, which they were expected te
answer off hand. Or one ofthese oc
casions the professor turned to our nc
no and asked him the following:
"To which, sir, does the unltet
voice of all antiquity ascribe the Sc
uiority, poetry or prose2'
The student rose with the utmos
gravity, and turning to the larg'
crowd assembled, said:
"Gentlemen, the learned professo
asks me, to which does the unite'
voice Of all antiquity ascrlbe the Sc
niority, poetry or prose? lwould say
in answer to the question. to whlc
does the voice Of all antiquity ascrlb
the .~sieritys--p poetry or prose, the
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1858-01-13
Things I Have Seen.

have seen the most talented you ne
men true iipplers and die drunkards'
| have seen men who DO a>ted much Of
their wealth, who were not able to pay thell
tallors.
| hayeseen men who made much noise
about their bravery anl daring exploits,
and
have seen the same run away from
goose.
have seen men in debt without any
probability of being able to make payment
have seen a man urging another to be-
come a candidate for Office. and
have seen the same fellow vote sgalns
him at eler lion.
have seen parents urging their chi
dren to marry againsl their inclinstlons an'
have seen lovely young girl marry
a rich old bachelor, merely Tor his wealth
and
have seen the same girl die broken
hearted within yeaI
have seen the young and beautiful, th'
talented, marry dashng. bralnless Top
because he too was rich, and
have seen them ever d rag outs wre'ci
ed and miserable existence.
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Gy The English papers says that. in
that county they calculate on the "un-
usual" abundance of the American cotton
crop as a means Of recoverin, from the
South what British commerce has lost by
the North" They assert that ''the plan
ters must take the price the British spin
ners choose to Tx. or keep their cotton. -
Upon which the Washngto States 70
marks:
However large our crop may be, 1t Is
certain that the supply is now short in
Great Britain, and all that has kept prices
down SO far is the dull demand for goods
under the existing commercial derange-
ment The factories must 60 on reducing
their work, unit, their starving Iaborers are
soaded into bread Iiots, and possibly reyolu-
tions or they must come into the market
soon, and strongly, make up for past mac
tion. Our planters can afford TO blie their
time, but the factory slaves OF kns
cannot wait for food They must hav.
work and bread or they will grow thirsty for
blood The full fed slaves Of the Sgllcul-
lural South know nothing of these suffer
ings. The price of cot does not afect
their general well being, but il rannot fail
very low without proving terrible state OF
affairs in Europe.
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ting himself from the clock, effected
his escape in the same way in which
he entered.
The next day all Appleton was
Barberry's clock had been wi,ched,
and although many believed his ver-
sion, yet some, and especially Joe
Mayweed, affected to discredit the
whole affair, and limited that the dea-
con had been trying the experiment OF
tasting frozen cider, and that the va
garies of the clock existed only in a
distempered imagination.
However, the interdict being taken
off, Joe was allowed to resume his
courting, and won the assent of the
old people to his union with Sally, by
repairing the old clock till it went as
well as ever.
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The Washington correspondent OF

The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia Inquirer tells OF a
stalwart young lrishman, who had q
friend in distinguished Virginia
member, through whose influence he
obtained an appointment under the
new Door Keeper ofthe House:
The new conner looked at the man
he was about to displace, and dlscov-
cred that he was a cripple. On ask
ing him how he had become thus mu
tilated, he was told that he had been
shot and cut to pieces in the battle Of
Buena Vista, LETT for dead on the field
and only recovered to find himself
hopelessly manned for life.
The generous hearted fellow looke1
first at one and then the other, and n
nallv blurted out, as he turned on his
heel, "If this mans place is the onll
place you have ror me, I'll not have |,
at all" Such an incident As this II
refreshing amid the wildhu for office
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pcftrp.
Brilliants.

Chsrl-s Mscksy. in his first lecture or
National Songs" after giving sketch o.
what constituted true Poetry. and OF the
influence which it exerts over people.
read the following original song:
When song. to cheer the heart OF man.
Her arlless wood notes first bega2,
Her voice was pure. her fancy young
And ever what she meant, she sung
With harmless mirth or feeling deep;
She made the nations smile or weep;
She loved the right, she scorned the
wrong,
Oh! mighty was the voice Of song!
But wandering in later day,
Where cities lured her from her way,
She learned n note WAS not her own,
And host her purity oftoue;
With Fancy, not with Truth, she dweit
And spoke the thoughts she had not tieit
And guilty natures guilty hand
Became a triher in the land.
Men wondered why their hearts no more
Obeyed her impulse as before;
Till. by their cold indifference warned,
She ugbt the Truth 'hat she had scofn
ed
Aud now again her tones we hear,
Majestic, earnest, and sincere;
And nations, as Of old rejoice;
And throb responsive to her voice.
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Further from Kansas--Roorbacka
ofthe Black Republicans.

Tae.xcitiny news from Kansas, re-
latiny to battles fought and victories
won by the Free-State party, which
come to Us over the telegraphic wires,
turn out to be impudcnt and shameless
fabrica,ions, as appears from the
statements of the st, Louis RePu6licdn
o. the ath inst, as published in this
paper this morning. We can imag-
inc no other or higher reason which
could have instigated the authors OF
these fal schools, which have awaken
ed the deepest interest in the public
mind all over the Union, than the de-
sign to influence Congress against the
admission of Kansas into the Union
under the Lecompton Constitution.
Some political design is evidently
lurking under the cover OF these
shameless roor5acks. II is probably
intended as an argument to convince
the people that the acceptance OF the
Kansa, Constitution would bring a
bout a bloody and successful revolu-
ton in Kansas. In the event these
rumor. had proven correct, as we
Yesterday indicated, we hold it would
have been the duty of the Government
to apply to the rebels the whole force
of its military arm to put down the
treason and punish the traitors.
But we are gratified to know that
affairs arc not in an alarming position
in the Territory ofKansas, and we
doubt not that the adoption of the
lLecompivs Constitution and the I'm
mediate admission ofKansas into tn. !.
Union as State would have the e.,
feet to speedily quiet affairs and end
the Improbable controversy: IL Is
the duty Of Congress to take this steT
at once; leaving these questions
which are now, to some extent ag,
tating the entire country, to be hereat
ter discussed and settled finally by
the people of fKansas themselves. Thu
is the remedy for the agitation, an'
our Congressman will consult tnel
future interest and reputation by i'm
mediately carrying through a bill &C
kno wledging Kansas as a sovere'g!
State of the Confederacy.-Memph,
Appeal.
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Washington News.

WASHINGTON January 4-The Wash
ington Union says ,hatit is quite clear that
the breaking up Of Gen. Walkers exPed'
ton was the very result contemplated by
previous in struction. though the mode
may have been in conflict with Com
modore Paulding's instruction. 1t is moi
probable that the instruction contemplated
any landing Of forces on Nicaraguan soil
Also. it is not probable that the Admins
tralion will complain Of the aggression.
The Union further says that the policy o
the President, as enumerated in TIE Message
will und oubtedly be pursued relative ''
Nicaragua. The article throughout is non
committal as to the course the a imlnistrt-
lion intend 10 pursue with regard ''
Paulding's course.
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From the St. Louis Republican. Jan. T..
Kansas Roorbacks.

Kansas has been an extensive field
for Roorbacks for two or three years
past. but the Black Republicans have
availed themselves, without stint, OF
the last month to multiply them
Scarcely anything has come from tha,
quarter which has not been magnifed,
perverted, or manufactured out ol
whole cloth. The latest effort of this
kind is to be found in the Democrat OF
Saturday. paper having been spe-
cially published with a view to give II
currency-in which, under the head ol
Fight between Lanes men and the
Gov vornment Troops--Three ORA
goons Killed" it is stated with great
relish, that an engage had taken
place between the troops under Gen
eral Lane, at Sugar Mound, and a
company of United States Dragoonsi
thai Lane was ordered to surrender
himself and men to the United States
authorities-that he refused, and the
Dragons charged upoa the troops and
were repulsed with the loss of three OF
their number killed--and not being
able to dislodge Lane, the dragons
retired. There is much more OF this
sort of stuff, which it is not necessary
to repeat and quite enough to satisfy
us that it is roorback. When it can
be shown that a company OF United
States Dragons, in the execution OF
legitimate orders confess themselves
whipped, with the loss oft three men,
by such set oftattcrdemalions as fol
low Lanes standard, we shall be pre-
pared 10 concede that there is very lit
tie reliance to be placed upon the or
ganizasion or bravery Of the military
arm Of the Government.
But thore 10 no reason to suppose
that any such engagement took place
at all; It will turn out, most probably
a weak invention, to deceive few
papers. The thing is 40 immeasura
blv absurd--that Of an engagement ir
VII kich three Dragons were killed, an'
nobody hurt on the other ride--tha
we are really surprised that such
tale should have received credit in an!
quarter. 1t belongs to Poor Mart'I
White and the Gen. Lane Killed
school Of fictons.
A dispatch from Capt. Z. N. Tracy
of the ste amer Isabella, dated at Boon
vile Saturday, says that ne LETT TO
Fort Leavenworth on the 3lst, SOM
days after the news ofthe engagement
is reported to have been receive
at Leavenworth City, and that a!
was quiet in Kansas Territory
there had been such an engagement
if Lane and Robinson had been see
mounted and completely armed
'much excited snd addressing
crowd, 'and the people of Lawrenc
were preparing to take the field an
that Gov. Denver had called for thrs
a lditional companies of Dragons, Ger
tainly it could not be said that a
was quiet in Kansas Territory
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Unseen Spirits.

BY n. p. WILLIS.
The shadows lay along Broadway.
Twas near the twilight tide,
And slowly there a lady fair
Was walking in her pride
Alone walked she, yet viewlessly
Walked spirits either side.
Peace charmed the street beneath her feet
And honor charmed the air,
An. all aslir looked kind on her
And called her good and fair
For all God ever gave to her.
She kept with chary care.
She kept with care her beauties rare
From lovers warm and true,
For her heart was cold to all but gold,
And the rich name not to WOO.
All. honored well are charms 10 sell
When priests the selling do!
Now, walking there was one more fair
A slight girl lily pale
And she had unseen company
TO make the spirit quail
'Twixt want and scorn she walked torlorn'
And nothing could avail.
No mercy now can clear her brow
For this worlds peace to pray
For aslove's wi prayer di'so'ves ia AR
Her woman's heart gave way;
And the sin forgiven by Christ in Heaven
By man is cursed alway.
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Mr.. Buchanan on his Old Platform

In 1896, when Applications "ere
made by Arkansas and Michigan for
admission into the Union as States,
the objection was made that no ena-
bling acts Of Congress had been pass
ed prior to these applications. Mr..
Buchanan was in the Senate, and
took a prominent part in the debates,
To show how consistently true to his
own record he has been in his late
message on the Kansas question, we
quote a passage from his remarks in
1896. in answer to the objection that
Michigan ought not to be admitted be-
cRuse Congress had passed no ena-
bling act He said:
The first objection he should con
slider was the one suggested, rather
than insisted on. bv the Senator from
Delaware, [M'. Clayton and that
was. that no act had been passed by
Congress for the purpose OF enabling
the people of Michigan to form a
State constitution, in obedience to
what had been supposcdto be the Gus
tom in re gard to other States that have
been admitted into the Uhion. Now,
was there, he would ask. any reason
for passing such an act? Was it re-
auired by principle, or was it required
by former practice? lie utterly de-
MED that it was required either by the
one or the other before new State
NAV be admitted into the Union; and
whether it wa, given previously or
subsequently to the Application OF a
State for admission into the Union
was no earthly Importance. He ad.
mitted that the passage of such an act
previously to the admission of new
State, was the best course to adopt
but il a people had formed republi'
con constitution, and if Congres.
should think that they had assumed
proper boundaries, was there any OBJ
lection to their admission, whether the
preliminary law had been passed OF
other wise? But, in the history OF THU
government, they had precedents to
sanction this bill; and they had one
which applied expressly to this yer,
case, it being utterly impossible tt
draw any distinction between the two
unless in favor Of Michigan. He re
ferred to the case of the State Of Ten
nes.ee, found in the second volume o
the laws ofthe Z. States. The preamble
was short, containing but few lines
and he would read it. This briefpre
smbls was a declaration that, by tn
acceptance Of the deed of cession o
the State Of North Carolina, Congress
were bound to lay out, into one o
more States. the territory thereby ce
ded to the United States. Congress
therefore, upon the presentation Of
constitution by Tennessee, declare
that State to be one OF the Unite
State. Of America, on an eq7ai !oolin
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TuE PowER OF CONGRESS TO lax BANK
Norrs.-Mr. Gallatin held that this
wa. clearly vested in Congress. In
his Considerations on lhe Currency
and Banking System of the United
States" page 70, edition Of 1881, he
says:
Congress has the power to lay stamp
duties on notes, on bank notes, and
on any description of bank'notes.
That power has already been exer-
cised; and the duties may be laid to
such an amount, and in such man
ner. as may be necessary to effect the
object intended. This object is not
merely to provide generally for the
general welfare, but to carry into ct
feet, in conformity with the last par
acraph of the eighth section OF the
first article, those several and express
provisions of the Constitution which
vest in Congress exclusively the con
troll over the monetary system OF the
United States; and more particularly
those which imply the necessity OF
uniform currency. The exercise OF the
power for that object is free OF an,
constitutional objection, provided the
du,ie. thus laid shall be uniform, ans
applied to the Bank Of the United
States a, well as to the State banks
The act of laying and collecting tn
duties, which is expressly granted, 4
alone su .ficient to effect the object.
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Thirty Fifth Congress--First Ses-
sion.

WASHINGTON, January A. Senate -
Davis introduced a joint resolution TO de
fine the authority of the President under
an act to promote efficiency in the Navy
especially in regard to The dropped and re-
tired officers.
Fessenden gave notice Of his intention
to introduce the French spoliaton bill.
Fuparrick's resolution, asking the Pres
dent ior the corresr ondence and instructions
relating to Walker and Pauldins and Cen
trail American affairs, passed.
Senator Pugh Obtained leave To intro
duce bill 10 provid. for the admission o
Kansas, which was referred to the Com
mlltee on Territories.
Brown commenced speech. adsoc atlnt
the admission Of Kansas under the Lecomp
ton Constitution. He was seized viii
vertigo and was obliged to yield the foo
exp ressing the hope to be able 10 rtsum
to morrow, A dlourned,
House.--Jones, Of Tennessee, Rske
Clingman, of North Carolina, from th'
Committee on Foreign Relations, TO modlf
the resolutions to embrace fitting out ex
petitions in this country by Walker
Clingman declined be cause the resolution
were reported by the Committee After
debate, the resolution pissed.
WAsHIYGroS, January 4.-liou>e The
Committee on Foreign Affairs have repor
ed resolution asking the President tt
communicate all information relative to thu
seizure of Walker.
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Relics Of Jonah.

The Charleston Advertiser says a
whale ofthe bumped back species was
driven ashore at Nahant, a few days
since, and upon being cut open, a
pair of boots, marked -" in a good
state Of preservation, were found IN
his entrails. Ii was supposed that the
boots. as ,hey were marked J." be.
longed to Jonah, and were taken of
and left behind BY accident when he
made his exit from the 3 fish.
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New Secret Political Party ii
Boston.

1t is stated in the Boston papers that
new secret political party has been
organized in that city, called the Heart
in Hand Club" There are number OF
passwords, signals and grips, but there is
no initiation fee. nor any expense beyond
a voluntary contribution to pay expenses
of the hall rhe particular object or
policy Of the order is not given.
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Fatal ARRAY.

We are informed by Frank Smith
ESD, clerk on the Souiherner, that on
"Wednesday last. an afray occurred
between Mr. Richardson, of this city
Mr.. Spears and Jas. Weaver, at the
town of Weaversville, which is situa
ted at the back of New Madrid, Mo
The fight resulted in the death o.
Weaver and Spears. The cause o.
the difficulty our informant did moi
learn.-[Memphis Appeal, 81 inst.
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Cash required for all job-work.
TA correspondent of the New

DA correspondent of the New
Orleans licayune says
The indication BY Mr.. Douglas of
his hostility to the proposition to al
nit Kansas into the Unioa with the
Leconpton Constitution was viewed
by Southern Senators with mingled
anger and sorrow. Mr. Brown, Of
Mississippi, congratulated Gen. Viii
son upon the new leader of the Re-
publican party and Senator Wade.
the Ohio Abolitionist, referring to tho
party rebellion in which Douglas and
Stuart had led off exclaimed, by
Cd, this is the first slave insurrec-
ton ever witnessed,'
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"Madam," said a polite traveller to
a TASTY old landlady, ''it | see proper
to help myselfto this milk, is there any
improperly in 1t"
II don't know what you mean; but
ifyou mean to insinuate that there Is
any thing nasty in that milk, I'll give
YOU to understand that you've struck
the wrong house. There aint first
hair in the milk. for as soon as Doro-
,hy Ann told me the ca, was drowned
in il, I went and strained it over"
| The horriiied yoassx man declined
spar,skns Of The eas Asyored milk.
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Personal.

Hon II s. Foote is now in the city,
having come here to practice his profession
and reside permanently. Chancellor
Charles S'ott. of Mississippi we see ltan'
nounced in the Mississippi, papers, has
made final arrangements to re move his
family to this city in few days. We
also hear from undoub,ed authority that
Hon. E. S. Fisher. Of the High Cour: OF
Errors and Appeals of Mississippi, con
templates removal to this city at an early
day -. Memphis Ercha"ge,
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".Iuliu., what part ofde ceremonies
do de ladies most admire when dey
60 to church?'
"Well, pompoy, ! can't tell dat
what is it?'
..Why, OBJ course, de hms."