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Being hove.

The epoch of being in love, notwithstan.
ding all, is the most agreeable in the whole
course Of life. The soul has then no crav-
ing to crafty. Existence is at its highest
premium, for it is then that we are far
thest from diilidencc. He who is in love
chcrishcs life, aud but enjoys it the better
for little drawbacks in otfcr affairs, which
only heightens loves relish wea we return
to it. 1t isa better and plcasauter thing
than money getting, or courtiership, or sui
len study, or maddening ambition, or a
thousand grasping desires that cngross us
wholly, without our feeling satisfaction in
their pursuit. These arc solitary objects
bcin" in is participated with another,
a. more social pleasure.
which so often colors
o. agreeable characteristic
it incrcao> attraction, and coufcrs u
holowcd charm upon the passion Being
in love is restraint upon evil feelings,
situation favorable to virtue. The love of
woman is a corrective of our pcrverso ma
lures, and, while its season lasts, always
mcnds the heart. Let an unbiased and
discriminating octcgenarian answer what
part of life he could look back upon with
the most kindly fcclugs--what portion cc
his departed years he most cherished in his
remembrance, and he would doubtless an
swer, the time he was in love- The mem
ory of that delicious season, its little adven
lures, its hopes, fears, and enjoymcnts, al
ways come over us with rush of pleasing
warmth, sunbeam piercing the clouds oe
departed time, and irradiating for a moment
our lettering steps and gray hairs, Bcug
IN love minSles us with the better things of
life, keeps beautiful forms perpetualIy be-
fore the eye, gives us pleasing drcams clc.
Yates the spirits, and cxalts our views. 1t
tempcrs our harshcr dispositions with the
gentleness of beauty, and subdues our
proudest pretensons to the government e
tears and caresscs of midness aud pr -
sion He who has never been in loye ia
miserable blockhend, who is gnoraE ofthc
highest JOY this distemperod lie possesses
for mortas. Being in love is, in fact, II
sort OF millennium far above all lifes othov
good
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EaE01FGD POE. TRY.
PASSING AWAY.

The scar leaf rudely rustlcd
BY the north winds cruel blast,
Now is slowly. sadly, falling
To the cold, damp earth at last;
The bcautcons stars Just fading,
As the eastern "rosy light
The SUMS approach revealing,
Chase away tho starlit night.
Tho Sun, so slowly sinking
To his downy western bed,
The holy mellow twilight,
Softly reigning in his stead;
The tiny wavelet, signing,
AS ii leaves the thirsty shore,
Wltoh drinks the little wavelet,
TO its home returns no more.
The youth is tasting, gaily,
Lito's cup of pleasures sweet,
When Death steps in aud dashes
The goblet to his feet;
All scenes Of earthly beauty,
All things that dwell below,
All things both great and simple,
Allthings, both high and low.
Allthings aye, all but one thing
The word of God above,
Which to this world lie givcth,
The story of his love;
All lelse is trmisitory,
All else, though bright shall fade;
But that shall last forever,
Nor know Oblivion shade.
And in that blessed Heaven, N
When all things here below
Have passed away forever
Times stream hath ceased to. flow;
Then in that land of beauty,
The home of God above,
Shall rest the souls forever,
Saved by that Gook of Love.
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00MMWMaoA oA1rG0M5.
ron THE COURIER.

1fr. Editor: A short reply to CA
Friend" of the 9th instant. He seems to
be very much offended, at the article in
the Banner of the 18th ult., which | am
sure was not intended for any offence what
ever The objects of the article were to
relate the truth as We conceivfd it and to
giye.tlle true genuine preachers of the Cos
pei their dues, and q D to check those we
considered TO be doing an evil, Far be it
frShgluS in any wise, to throw any disrcs-
pect on the preachers of the Gospel of
Christ, Of any denomination. Indeed, we
wish it to universally prevail, among all
people, bHt at tho same time VIC have faith
IN the Bible, and believe sstherc are many
fslse teachers.P We appeal to the piece,
2 md to the transactions themselves, and yet
think no Christian gentleman, could have
said what Mr., "a lcricud1 did Truly, he
knows how to take exceptions, and wewould
suppose fromhiS manner of guarreling, that
he has had many a quarrel, even with his
mother, OF lie never would have been so ;,c-
complishcd
Mr.. "a Friend = We wish to say to you
that, rs far as we know you are a perfect
stranger to us, and also that VIC do not In
tend to stoop beneath the dignity of gen
tleman, to speak ofyou as you have done
ofns, without proyocation. Perhaps you
arc preacher, if not now 1t may be that
you willlbc one, If so hope youiuoy prove
to be a good one; for i love good preach-
'crs, MS you viii sec bysreference totho ar
ticle of which you made nothing your.
selfabout. You attempt to tell something
about how we hove haen ,:,,:,,;9 ,::,,::,,;;ay, a,oR We
hayecaten potatoes when we became wise,
etc, all of which, if true, has nothing to do
with the truth, or the preachers either.
What tho young lady thought about the
.atindictionnries, we cannot Say; but we
admit that there are some words and phra-
scsin tliepiccc; which do not express good
sense, and which are not coniained in the
original copy,of the article, but,hove been
caused We suppose, by the printer
gS as tor,tlic contempt we are Looked upon
by the community, We shall not attempt to
ascertain until a.nore truthful and gcner-.
ous person assails us. And upon the
5muvivt ypu u'fV plISitce III WHcre you nave
fiad no business. You have given us adj )
vice, which has bcen experimental with
yopS for youhave already bursted, like the
frog, and exploded your load of nonsense
and filsehoOds upon friend TmoMpsos's
sheat
Dir g 4 Friend may be q gentleman in
Z liss owp cssitnation, bptin the laAguage of
sif.5t., ne n q public ilprof the darkest dye.
friend, before we leave You, we wish ia
bid.yott adieus with a full determination to
s pass your productions unnoticcd in\ fu-
turs. because you ATE beneath tho dignity
OF any Christian gentleman. But let us
Gle you 70 the following bit Of IIolYsyfit,
s'attsre sleaye yoa, viz IIe chat iiilett
,si.atred with lying bps and he that uttoreth
elsndef, is fool Pho
Nog 1858
,rf,tt fIsf4s ~ ~. S,sS, 5, N NJ
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Three Great Rivers.

Lieut.. llubersham, in writing TO the
Philadelphia Ledger, says;
The Mississippi, opposite New Orleans
is not quite six hundred yards wide, with
mean depth of one hundred feet, and a
velocity Of one and half miles per hour.
Thus, a body of water one and a half miles
long, six hundred yards wide, and one hun
drcd feet thick, is driven into the Gulf of
Mexico every hour. A little more than one
hundred miles from the mouth of the Yang
tsc-Kiang, Che Son of the Sca,) is located
the city of Kiang-Yin. The river here is
one thousand nine hundred yards WIDE has
an average depth of ninety nine feet. and
mean velocity OF two miles per hour
Thus we have, lie remarks, body Of wa
ter two miles long, nineteen hundred Yards
wide, and nincty-ninc feet thick, hourly
urged into the bosom of the Yellow Sea-.
Compare this volume with the first, al d it
will be found to be almost double Wcra
the length of the great Chinese water.
course only known, the comparison might
be completed, but that cannot be. .NntilStke.
interior of China is opcAcd to the world.
| Its estimated length is three thousand three
/ hundred miles. Lieut.. Habersham eSti-
mates that the waters of the Yang-tse.Ki-
ang carry along in suspension the remark
able quantity of thirty-throea and third per
cent of sedimentary matter. According
to this estimate, 1856, 100000 cubic feet
of mud is hourly transported to the sea by
the river 1t seems quite incredible, but
as the earthly mattor discharged by the
Yang-tse-Kiang colors the waters at its
mouth, giving them the name of the Vel
low Sea, besides forming immense flats, the
amount must be very large. The Yang
tse-Kiang, however, bears no better com
parison to the Amazon, than, according to
Lieut. llabersham, the Mississippi docs to
the Chinese river. The Amazon, which is
the largest river in the world, is one thou.
sand seven h&ndred and sixty-nine miles
in length, in a direct line, or, Including its
wndings, nearly four thousand miles while
four hundred miles from, the Atlantic it is
more than mile in wiGta, and has yG.
locity of three and allalf miles per hour,an.l
IN mid currents no bottom is found within
twenty fathoms, or one hundred and twenty
feet. This noble river, with its tributaries
is estimatcd TO afford fifty thousand miles
of inlanS navigatien,
a ScorGuMSg who put up at in i'm,
was asked in the morning how he had slept,
/" Troth, man" replied Donald, "nae very
well neither, butt was mtpkle better ag
than the bugs, for dell anane o them closed
an c'e the halenight. /"
a thrifty wife wonders why iacn canrs
do somcthilg usofsl--niig they ms welt
ampse thcn,seescs smoking hams as cigars
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A Cemetery Without a Monument.

The noblCst of cemeteries is the ocean.
Its poetry, and in human language ever
will be unwritten. It's elements of sub
Unity are subjects of feelings, not descrip-
ton. Its records, like the reflection mir
rorod on its waveess bosom, cannot be
trantcrrcd to paper. Its vastncss, its otcr-
nal heayings, its majestic music, in storm
and in its perils, are things which [ have
endeuvorcd thousand times to conceive,
but until i"yas on its mighty bosom, look
ing out its moving mountain waves,
feeling th eternity was distant from me
the thickness of a single plank, | had tried
in vain to feel and know the glorics and
grandeur of the sea. there first felt what
John of Patmos meant when he said of
Heaven, There shall be no more sea. 3"
But there is one element of moral sublim-
ity which impressed my mind, and which
| should be pleased if | could transfer, in
all its vividncss, to the mind of the reader
The sea is the largest of cemeteries, and all
ITS slumbcrcrs sleep without monument
MI other gravc-yards, in all lands, show
some symbols OF distinction between the
great and the small, the rich and the poor
but IN that ocean cemetery, the king and
the clown, the prince and the peasant, are
alike undistinguishcd. The same wave
rolls over all the same requiem, by the
mlnstrelsy of ocean, is sung to their honor.
Over their remains, the same storm beats
and the same sun shines; and there un-
marked, the weak and the powerful, the
plumed and the rnhonorcd, will sleep on
until awakened by the same trump, the sea
will give up its dead. | thought of sail
ing over the slumbcring, but devoted Cook.
man, who; after his brief but brilliant ca
rcer, persisted in the Presidcnt-ovc the
Ioughter.loying Power, who went down in
the same iIl-fated vessel we have passsd. =
In that cemetery sleeps the accomplished
and pious Fisher; but where he and thou
sands OF others of the noble spirits of earth
lie, no one but God knowcth No marble
rises point out where their ashes are
gathered, or where the lover of the good
and wise can go and shed the tears of sym
pothy. Who can tell where lies the tens
of thousands of Afrc's sons who pcrishcd
in the middle passage Z" Yet that &C.
metery hath ornaments of which no other
are the heavenly orbs reflected in such splcn-
dor. Over no ether are so many inimita-
bic traces of the power of Jehovah. New
er can forget my days and nights as |
passed over the noblcst of cemeteries, with
out single human monumental Giles.
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ron TiIH oouElga.

Elitor Kcoesc C1,vae,s Dearsir: WIN
Jos be 50 oblisiag as 70 give the following
article ensipsefsion ii tlie columns &c yoaf
interesting and ipysluable llttlcpaper
There seens tobc cortsin nondescfipt
Glass Of ipsliqisuals, who, while endeayoyi6g
70 fcyopl tic detective tislits IN ths eharac.
ses Of etlsere xpose their own glafipg iSJs
consIslepcies innlI the hideouaness Of ili
Seoncealed dosofmity Tic exstcEeo Of
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pb.Nt llEtlI INfNIl MENT. - however
dark and desoatc the path of life may seem
to any man, there is an hour of deep and
undisturbed rcpose at hand, when the body
may sink into drcamless slumbcr. Let
not the imagination be started, if his res
ting place instead of being bed of down
shall be a bed of gravel, or the rocky pave
ment of tomb. Nomatter where the poor
remains Ola man may be, the repose is deep
and undisturbod, the sorrowful bosom heavcs
no more, the tears are dried up in their
fountains; the aching head is at rest, and
the stormy waves of earthly tribulatons
pass unhccdcd over the place of graves
let armies engage in fearful conflict over
the very bosom of the dead, none of the
sleepers hear the spirit stirring triumph, %,
respond to the rcnding shouts of victory
How quiet those countless millions sum,
! ber in tho ar,ns af ti:o;: mother varti ine
voice of thunder shall not tawakcn thcm-the
loud cry of the clements-the winds-the
wavcs-nor even the giant tread of the
earthquake, shall be able to cause disouie.
tudc in the chamber of death. They shall
rest and pass away, the last great battle
shall be fought, aud then silver voice at
first heard shall rise TO tempest and pen
citrate to the voiccless grave. For the
trumpet shall lsound and the dead shall hear
his voice"
ENCOURAGEMENT TO BENEy -
Good deeds are very fruitful, for out of one
good action OF ours God produces thous-
and, the harvest whereof is perpetual.
Even the faithful actions of the old patri-
archs, the constant suifcrings of ancient
martyrs, live still, and do good to all sue
ccsslon ofageF BY their example For pub
lie actions of virtue, besides that they are
presently comfortable to the doer, arc also
exemplary to others; and as they are more
bcneiiti | to others, are more crowned in us
lfgood deeds arc utterly barren aud IN
commodious, | would seek after them for
the consciousness Of their own goodness; :;
how much more shall now beencouraced
to perform them, for that they arc so prof
table both to myself aud others, and to
myselfin others. I'M,
Nor over hundred years ago, young
girl was sent to omarket in the puissant king.
dom of New Jersey, with a basket of poa,s,
for tlc first time. A gentleman meeting
her, inquired how sho;sold her pears, when
she tartly fepliel; Iknaw--thQts enorghy
ss-7---s. - z----~- IS
CowpER siys, shat "the tear chat iswip-
ed by address may be followed, perhaps, by
a smile: lR itisa woman' s tear, the per
haps unnecessary Youcan always dry
.itwith deess.
MRa PsR3iNGToN lately remarked TO a
legal friend, Hlf owes a maa q debt, and
makes him the hwlcss tenant Of a blink
bill, and he infpscs to incept il, but swears
outan eSecfation, and levclsiton my body,
If wouldn't make q poliywog of him,
drown me in the nuxwinc sea.
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bcata married man, who was st the com
5nteNcemcnt exercises Of acertain cellege.+
lie stasted, it seenrs up tao stair-way at at
smift paces not rotieing any further until hc
came nearly to the topof the steps, ,phe,, he
says a strauge sensation came over ltiti. and
Esuddenly he found hinsolrenyoloped IN dafk
moss. thoagii the light had been oxtineGished
IIo was astonishei and bewiIdered. B0tthc,
mystery was soon explained, md it appeaf-
edthat a lady, wearing q very largo hoop
had mel him at the top af thestairs, ap,l was
iustintbe act or deeenling, WHOM our friend,
being snail man, withontnoticihg. had ac-
ttually gone Qp under the hoop.
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MR. P.yRTfNGToN lately remarked TO a
legal friend, ''lf owes a maa q debt, and
pakes him the hwlcss tenant Of a blink
bill, and he iufpscs to ncept il, brt swears
out an e&ccfation, and levclsiton my body,
If wopldn't make q polywog of him,
drown me in the nuxwinc sea.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-20


The most important feature of the Kan
sas- Nebraska Act of 1854, was that which
provided that the territorial legislature
might, at its own option, call constkY
tional convention. and provide for State
government This, with the other striking
feature which allowed inhabitants ofan hour
10 be voters, at the first election. it was
thought would secure the new State to slave
ry But it is now beyond doubt that. un-
der the operations of that act. Kansas will
be a free State. hence the late English Kan
sas Act repcals SO much of the Douglas
Kansas Act as allows the privilege to the
people of Kansas, and substitutes q new
law in regard to its admission as q State.
This is really the gist of the English Kan
sas Bill. 1t provides that, if the people are
willing to adopt pros slavery constitution.
they may avail themselves of the liberal
provisions of the Douglas Kansas Bill. but
if not, then, and in that case. so much of
the said Douglas Bill is repealed by the
Bill, English. This is popular sovereign
ty with vengeance. Well may our nigh
Dor Of the Sentuei pronounce this Bill,
English, unauthorized Democracy. We
are glad that no Republican voted for that
repeal We are glad that English. Foley
and Gregg did. 1t shows uneqqjyocally
that they loved Lecompton, and wanted
plausible prctextto sustain the Cincinnati
platfonm.-Ind. Americon.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-20

The essence of modern democracy Of the
Buchanan school seems to be that all Ia
Dor is base and slavish, and that the free
white farmers aud mechanics of tho North
and West are really in the same degraded
position as the black chattles of the South.
Gov. Hammond regards all laborers az
mere 'mud for rich aristocrats to
tread upon; and the Washiagton Union
says that ''thosc who talk about the ''free
labor" of the North, and parade, Il as,
contradistinguished from slave labor, srsI
the merest ''quacks in political economy /"
OF course, it is but natural thse with
such sentiments as those the Adnajn-
istration should wish to force tie La
compton constitution upon the people Of
Kansas
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-20

s-if7i siit iq-e---, Ind. May /,
EDITORS or THE GAzErrE:-Iinclosed is
IA specimen Of Congressional qualifications
Perhaps it ought not to be put under a
buslicl. but be pablished for the ctliiication
Of outsiders who are not initiated into all
of the political mysteries of the arena of
llSoS,H This lletterlwas rsccivedby friend
ofmine, aud given to me with the under
standing that | should send it TO you for
publication Please publislit as it IS writ
ten. s1iA f1f Yours, de-, 'e'i
Here is the letter, with tho spelling and
punctuation Just as in the original. A
good English" letter, "ccrtin." Ed. Ca
2Errrl
"s t-t Washington. April % 5S.
Dear arfricnd;--your Kind favor of the II
Inst. is to hand. was glad to here from
you the Indication is the Kansas troubles
viii be settle to day by the democrat par
ty. Which will bc - time of rcjoysing the
administration has all Rcdy rccnstatcd me
in full icllership-if my friend John l..
RopinAon will consent will be Permitted
to act with the democrat Party aginc the
Settlement will he on the Great Principles
OF nonintcrvemticns so you will see we
poor devils have held our ground well
See from your letter will have plenty OF
competitors III the convention well it is a
free country they have right TO be can
didates And the people have a rite to Sc
lect the one that will suit them best and il
! they want Il man that will labor for the in
! tcrcStS of the masses they will chuSc myself
50 leave tlicm perfectly free to chusc for
them self
any favor you can render me will be ta-
ken kindlys and | feel certin can carry
the district | will bring them up to the
poles certin- will help the whole ticket
some hundreds III the district
,H Twill be home by the 10 Of June an will
have chance to sec my friends before tic
convention COMES of and will write NY
friends OH the subject from the custom and
circumstances | think L ought to have q
chance OF the ncxt rasc-you will 30 me-
II Kindness by seeing as many of thcfrends
rs conycnant aad Enlist them ia my favor
| have been quite unwcll the last week ]
feel much bcttert 10 day hope this will
find you aud family well your fficnd..
mso s.,sreI ia .oJAs, b. FOLEY,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-20
\ RICH LETTER FROM AN INDIANA
CONGRESSMAN.

III mkichsket tells h0sy ME "hansas tro,tJlcs"
Is settted and he "reenstafsf'' in .ful
"feierShp" wM Me "democrd party
Liou he has been sick about Il, bu feels
= much "6ener 10 day"
Tn, hin. "lodseiri tie distr;ct'' and heW
driag them ''up TO the poles ce,fip. /"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-20

"a
Mr.. Lewis Wallace, Senator from Mont :
gomcry county. has written letter to the
CrawIordsvilic Regtew derlininy' TO be a
candidate for Congress, aul speaking, in
very PLAIN terms ofthc English Bill. d lie
says: ,-.s...,i,f ar t,slis ,.asllsi-
In othefAvordi, it establishes the, piincir
pie. heretofore untea1,l Of, that A., 900 in-
habitants are eepouyh to make slave State
whereas to make a free State, 93.o00 are
not held necessary but absolutely reqpilcj,
and to guard against the possibility of inisr
take or imposition as to the $4,000, ccm-
sus must BE- taken and certified up to Con-
grcss prior to the admission l deny that
in point OF political rights one, Southern
man Is superior to two Nortlrrlt men. a
deny his superiority in that respect to any
one OF them. Yet the English Bill cstab-
fishes that, in Congressional eyes. two
Northern men. like Mr.. English, lack a
fraction of being equal politically to one
Mr.. Stephens, Of Georgia. The three
iiths rule, for purpose Of representation, is
perfectly satisfactory as against Mr..
Toplnb's slaves, but ole half rule for pur-
poses Of admission into the Union, as
against the frccmen of the North. is an in
equality and wrong too Infamous to be
subscribed, too unjust to be endured" ..rr
Z These are brave words" They are
true words, too. The English frauds
make Just that unfair discrimination against
the free States. aud in that respect is worse
than the original Lccompton The first bill
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-20

!
d. The following is literal copy of .
bill drawn up an'l about to be introduced
into the California Assembly by an homes
mincr-a member Of the Lower House.
ft AN ACKT
To prevent niggers ktmmn to kalIylorny
The people cj'fhe STAT of HaNv,orny. rep
resented IN Stnh and AsSemJiy, du enac
a. toiicrs: ~ te-i ii.si if8oe 5ll
Sc ;tion l. No Niger not now an inhab
itent nv. in, and legal voter in this stait
shall be permitted to liv, rczilc, or stay il
this stat emmy longer
sec. 2. Enny niseer hoo willfully o,
axi,lently violats the furst seckshun NV thi.
ackt she'll ie transported from this staii
and sold to the lowest bidder Chinamcn ex-
clude,l
See. 3. Niggers who kun with their mas
ters to saicurn temporarily shell not be in
klewded in the provisions NV this ackt;
pro2'ded, such soionning don't cx ,ccd 40
years. II emmy ship gets rccked on the
,hoars uv this stait, with nigger on borde;
and if surl, nisycr Shell tritu swim, he shell
be pushed under the wottcr. I
Sec. .-AHAckts or parts of ackts con
trayeilin this, lissircpcelcd.i rsif 81 "a
4, ,Eaqclttny Ca~s.4.A nigger is herebi
'leklared an obnoxshus ncwsams. not to be
parmittcd, an every Shclif in this s;ait NAV
lie a higSer driver if he chuses.