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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-04-02
WHOLE NO. 1855.

before he had written, imploring further aid.
Thus, without money, without work, in want
and alone in great city, what home ycarn-
ings arise in his heart, and upon that little
expected letter seems to hang his whole life
destiny.
Any letter for mo to-day timdly injuries
tho maiden, her face suifused with a blush of
first love- The clerk knows that it is hor
heart which speaks in those low. soft tones.
and little JOY touches his own, it may be
from sympathy, or the awakening Of some
cherished memory, as he discovers her name
so prettily written upon an embossed envcl-
ope So he places it in her hand with a
cheerful SMILE and with joy-beaming eyes
she hurries away.
Any letter for me to-day? asks the wife
whose husband is away in California. seeking
gold. He could not be content with the
"slow and sure growth which honest labor
invariably secures but he must amass wealth
quickly. mako fortune in two or three years,
then he will return to live in Splendid style"
This dream Of greatness was worth more to
him than all the comforts and'endcarments Of
home, and so he made the sad exchange. .--
During four years has he only written as
many letters to his wife, and sent her money
barely sufficient to procure the necessarcs of
life. But her love towards him did not fall
ter--it reached all the way to that distant
land, and brought him nearer to her The
few lines received at these long intervals are
read with fearful eyes, many times over, and
sacredly treasured as mementoos Of her hus-
bands love. And to-day She receives letter
bordered with black, and the handwriting is
not his How like lead it falls upon her
heart. The dream of her husband is ended
the dclusiye gold vision has faded, and he
has passed away to the possession Of immor-
tai riches That little folded sheet brought
to her a lifelong woe.
And thus, one after another of the great
human throng come up to the post office with
the same inquiry upon their lips, ANY let
ter for me to-day - The rich and poor, the
joyful and sorrowing the learned and ignor-
ant the good and depraved, all, all have
friends somewhere in this wide world and
what blessed thing it is that through this
medium they can hold communion Letters
arc the winged messengers of the heart that
go our every day from thousands Of homes.
There are more Of truth in them than in spo-
ken or printed words, for their literature is
not studied, but felt. They are mostly the
issues of afections--the utteranoe of the in
ner life, and fullest representations of the va
rious phases of our common humanity.-Ar-
thurs Home Mqgdzine
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SOUTHERN AssAILANTs OF NORTHERN
LABoR.-A correspondent of the New York
Post gives the following "reminiscences con-
cerning Senator Hammond of South Carolina
81 knew his father, who was a true Yankee
from Massachusetts,. He then resided in
Lexington district, South Carolina, and was
the owner and manager of a saw-mill. He
had previously carried on the business of a
butcher, at Columbia. His chief pride SEEM
ed to be centered in his son, James, whom he
trained from childhood in oratorical exercises.
The mother of James was, think the daugh-
ter of an Englishman, named Fox. So the
aristocratic Senator is half Yankee, half Bull.
His Yankee father grudgcd no sacrifice to
make him an orator, and fit him for public
life, not expecting that he would distinguish
himself chiefly in efforts against the land Of
his fathers"
On the Boston and Worcester Railroad,
shortly after passing the Westboro' station,
may be seen an old fashioned square house,
with cupola upon the top, but otherwise Of
very unpretentious appearance This house
is occupied by two families-brothers One
is wheelwright, very worthy man and
much respected by his fellow citizens. But
he is a Northern laborer, one who gets an
humble living by the sweat of his brow, and
one of the class stgmatized by Senator Ham
mond as slaves. This worthy mechanic. how
ever-this child of toil-this Northern slave
as he would be termed by the degenerate son
of New England sire-is the father of anoth-
or Southern representative. In that old house
Mr.. Maynard, the representative of the second
district in Tennessee, was born. Here his
father pursued his useful calling, and his
mother and sisters braided straw, bound shoes,
AM 10 aiH
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Now AND THEN John Van Buron and
John A. Dix, who are now so much in love
with the Lecompton Constitution, and who
were the leading men in the recent Lecompton
meeting in New York, were in lS4s battling
for the following resolutions of the Buffalo
Platform. Read and sec what a change few
years will bring about;
ResoiUed, That the true, and in the judg-
ment Of this convention the only safe means
Of preventing the extension Of slavery into
territory now free, is to prohibit it in all such
territory by act of Congress.
Resoiped, That we accept the issue tho
slave States have forced upon us, and to their
demand for more slave States and more slave
Territories, our calm but final answer is--No
more SLAVES and no Stare Territory. Let the
soil of our extensive dominions be ever kept
free for the hardy pioneers of our own land,
and for the oppressed and iamished of other
lands seeking homes of comfort and fields Of
enterprise in the New World
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carriage drove up to Farmer Hayden's
gate. John Hayden helped his young wife to
alight They walked unceremoniously into
the sitting-room.
ALLOW me, said John, "to introduce my
wife to her new PARENTS
His father rose angriy. You have DISC
bcyed my wished. You are no son Of mine.
You need no longer consider this as your
home"
If said Ida, advancing towards him
with a smile, 81 may not remain here as
your daughter, ! may at least claim as Ida
Claiborne, your niece"
You Ida;" exclaimed Mr. Hayden and
his wife, simultaneously.
The matter was soon explained somewhat
to the confusion of the farmer and his WIFE
John offered to go out and secure rooms at
the hotel but his father would not hear of it,
" But You know that you said, father, that
| was no son Of yours, and that | must no
longer consider this my home"
"Nonsense, john said the mother
3" However, you can 60 if you like, but we
shall keep Ida"
John concluded not to 60.
1t is wonderful how much Miss Jerusha
Hall rose in the estimation of everybody in
Pineville, when it was ascertained that she
had no right to that appellation at all 1t
was suddenly discovered that the district had
lost the services Of most valuable teacher.
John is rich man now He sometimes
playhlly reminds his mother of her opposi-
ton to his marriage; but she often declares
that she only did it to try him, and that she
"know'd all along that Jcrusha Hall was Ida
in disguise"
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"Whcres Thereu be no trouble about
that. There's your cousin Ida"
"And wherein is my cousin Ida moro
suitable match than Jerusha Halle Her name
is, ! acknowledge, a more tasteful one; but
as long as it's to be changed, what's the
great importance Of that -
Ida has money"
"Well, she may keep it, have not the
slightest wish to deprive her oft"
You talk as if you were in earnest, said
Mrs. Hoyden, anxiously.
And so am, mother"
"Do you mean to say that you are going to
marry that school-ma am" said his mother,
with some warmth.
"What is il" asked Farmer Heyden,
rousing from a slight slumbor into which he
had fallen while attempting to wade through
the Presidents message; what is It you're
talking about"
Smother objects to my marrying Miss
Hall. said John
"By jingoes, and so do /, returned his fa-
ther. Isn't she as poor as poverty
"Why, to be sure said John, " "one dol
lar and fifty cents is not large income, but
I solemny assure you l am not after her
money"
No, l should Judge not, said the farmer,
drily. " l have only ono word to say to you.
have set my heart on marrying you to your
cousin Ida. If you marry Miss Hall, it will
be without any sanction or countenanoo from
me, and shall not permit you to be married
in my house"
Il have heard you, father" said John,
gravely, land regret that | am obliged to
act in opposition to your wishes. | have al
ready offered myself to Miss Hall, and may
therefore safely say that shall not marry my
cousin Ida"
After this conversation, which John COM
municated to Ida without reserve, the latter
was treated with coldncss by Mr. and Mrs.
Hayden. She managed, however, to preserve
her cheerfulnoss. and occasionally mirthlul
glance would shoot from her eyes as she look
ed askance at her aunt's forbidding face and
reflected how one cabalistic word would
change it all.
Jorusha Hall returned to the city, It was
arranged that John should Join her in three
weeks, and that the marriage should take
place from the house Of A" Cousin Ida"
When the meeting took place, Jcrusha had
a confession to make. She humbly confess
ed herself guilty of the sin of being herself
" Cousin Ida John was very much sur
priscd, but did not think the sin wholly I'M
pardonable. Two days afterwards, Ida
changed her last name again-this time per-
mancntly.
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A HARD WITNESS

The following dialogue, which occurred
several years ago, between a lawyer and a
witness, in Justices court not many thou
sand miles from this place, is worth relating
II seems that Mr.. Jones loaned Mr. Smith
a horse, which died while in his (Smith's)
possession Mr.. Jones brought suit to re-
cover the value Of the horse, attributing his
death to bad treatment. During the course
of the trial, witness Mr.. Brown was call
ed to the stand to testify as to how Mr., Smith
treated horses.
Lawyer with bland and confdonce-in-
voking smile)-Well sir, how does Mr..
Smith generally ride a horses
Pitness with merry twinkle in his eye.
otherwise imperturable)- straddlc, be-
lieve, sir.
La0yer with scarcely perceptible flush
of vexation upon his check, but still speaking
in his smoothest tones But, sir, what gait
docs he ride;
Ipitness--He never rides any gates, sir
His boys ride all the gates
LaCyer (his bland smile gone, and his voice
slightly husky)--How does he ride when in
company with others
Witaess-Keeps up if his horse is able if
not, he goes behind
La0yer (triumphantly, and in perfect fury J
How does he ride when alone, sir;
WitRess-Don't know-never was with him
when he was alone
Latoyer-l have done with you, sir.
This last remark Of the disciple of Black
stone, given in that peculiarly fearful whisper,
indicative of suddenly checked and Temporal
rily subdued anger and Notwithstanding
at the imperterbation and knavery of the wit
ness, and modification at his total failure to
elicit anything beneficial to his client He
continues to aver, with many emphatic exple-
tives, that Brown is the greatest scoundrel
alive, and hasn't sense enough to answer
plnin question CORRECTLY.
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CHARLES LAMB-A WARNING-Some of
our readers have heard of Charles Lamb. and
perhaps few among the oldest of them have
read portions of his writings. He was a brill
liant and gifted man, but notwithstanding his
fine talents he was caught in the snare of the
wine cup, and learned his danger too late to
escape. Read his words of bitterness, almost
of despair, with which he pictures his condi-
tion, and warns the young men against the
first taste of wine, as leading to desolation
and ruin.
THE waters have gone over me. But out
Of the black depths, could be heard, would
cry out to all those who have but set foot
in the perilous flood Could the youth to
whom the flavor of his first wine is delicious
as the opening scenes of life, or the entering
upon some newly discovered paradise, look
into my dosolation and be made 20 under
stand what dreary thing it is when a man
shall feel himself going down precipice with
open eyes and passive will---to see his dos
truction and have no power to stop it, and
yet feel it all the way ominating from him
self; to see all godliness emptied out of him,
and yet not able to forget time when it was
otherwise; to bear about the spectacle of his
own ruin; could he see my loverod eve, foyor-
ish with last nights drinking, and ieverishly
looking for to-nights repetition of the folly
could he but feel the body Of death out of
which cry hourly, with feober outcry to DO
deliyered--it were enough to make him dash
the sparkling beverage to the earth in all the
pride of its mantling temptation"
IT, you have young friend who may be in
danger of requiring an appetite for strong
drink, invite his attention to Charles Lambs
dreadful experience 49, Youths Companion.
The BEST PLAoE FOR BADIns.-"Moth-
er, said little three year old whose nose
had been put out Of joint" by the recent ar
rival Of baby brother "Mother, if tho
baby should die would It go to Heayen,"
"Cortainly, my child" responded the parent
"1hen | think Heaven is the best place for
him." was the. ahectonato sisters conclusion.
An honest son of Erin, green from his pere-
grinations, put his head into a lawyers office
and asked the inmate "and what do you sell
here p "Blockheads,' replied tho limb of
the law. "Och, thin, to be sure" said Pat,
"it must be good thrade for | see there is
but one of them left"
A Tilted chemist finds love to be composed
Of fifteen parts Of gold, three Of fame, and two
Of affection.
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TTNIoN HOUSE RE-OPENED.-Th

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The Union is the most conveniently located House in
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lar for the Of business leisure be found
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The public respectfully invited hcstow portion
of their patronage upon this House. Perfect satisfc-
ton is guaranteed and accommodations excellent.
Charges moderate. ALONZO REDWAY.
Montpelier, Aug. 90, 1886. OFF
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The Placer herald., 1858-08-28


THE BARGAIS.-Mr. Ball, the Republican,
Broderck candidate for the Senate, admitted
at public meeting few evenings since that
when he attended the Bogus State Conven-
ton, Black Republican Delegate approach
ed him with the proposition to have com
mi!tee of Conference appointed to meet
similar one from the Blacks, who were to
settle on an arrangement for direct alliance
Ball says that he scorned the proportion,
but at the same time thought enough of it to
consult Joe McCorkle and several others,
who tod him that such proposition was
about being submitted in writing, and which
was subsequently, submitted in secret conclave
This accounts for the milk in the cocao nut, "
or the indcrsing by the Blacks Of McKibben,
Currey, and the Bogusites in this county-or
as Tracy expressed it, the "corraling of these
fellows" Who will dispute, after this, that
there is an alliance, a bargain, sale and trade
between these gentlemen who, by their own
confessions, convict them, and ''by their fruits
shall ye know them" The intelligent, hon
est and conservative men of Placer, however,
will not let such an unholy scheme 90 unre-
buked on next election day. Mark thai!
The Placer herald., 1858-08-28
Taxpayers, Look Here!

By reference to the assessment roll OF
taxable property for the county Of Placer
for the year 1858, we find that the following
nominees Of the Broderick Republican party,
do not appear upon the roll as tax payers 10
the amount of enc cent: John G. Ball, can
didate for the Senate; James Mcdonald, can
dida,e for the Assembly; l. B Arnold, for
County Judge; I omas Sherman for County
Collector; W Scohey, for County Clerk;
l S Tchenor, for County Recorder; Nose
Hyneman, for County Treasurer; George
Lermon'l, for County Assessor.
Remember it, voters. the above named
can ates, for most of the important offices
TO be filled in the county, do not appear as
paying a single cent toward sustaining the
county government, whose legal and none.
tary IF .irs they are so desrous should be en-
trusted to their care
The othel candidates on the ticket, Shell
house, Lowell, kavanagh, Phillips, Ban,ar'',
and Sheridan, appear upon the tax roll
The Placer herald., 1858-08-28
Spouters on the Stump,

The spouters for the Bogus Ticket, Fitz-
simmons, Scobey and Tichenor, pratted to
the people of Iowa Hill mass Of stuff on
Monday evening, that disguised a good sized
audience in saort time; which gathered
again, however, when S. w. Lowell took the
stand in reply. Although Iowa Hill is claim
ed as a stronghold for Bogus Democracy,
Fitz and Scobey utterly failed in exciting
any enthusiasm in the crown. Lowell had it
all his own way.
On Tuesday evening, Scobey, 1ichenor, and
Arnold) the man who is candidate for
County Judge on the Bogus Ticket appear
ell at Yankee Jim's. Ftz was absent A
large number collected in the Theatre, in
anticipation Of fun, which they fully realized:
but notwithstanding ampe notice Of the
meeting had been given thro.gh the columns
Of the Placer Press. no persons appe .red to
preside or act as secretary. The speakers were
in consequence compelled to take the stage
without, and 90 through their sterectyped
Kansas sllreking programme. Very much
to the annoyance of these itnerant spouters,
AR. Lowell was present. and being called for
by Tie audience, raked Scob,y & Co., terribly,
much to the amusement of the crowd -
Scobey, in his speech, said that he supposed
on election day, when the votes were counted
out at Yankee Jim's, it would he found that
there "~oud be nary vote for Scoby." Joe
was informed by the boys that "his head was
sound in believing SO.
From the experience these candidates have
met with on the Divide" they perhaps have
ascertaned ere this that the true National
Democracy repu'la,e all Bogusites, and will
have nothing to do with men who, in order
to break down the Democratic party, will
fuse with the Republican sectionaIists.
The Placer herald., 1858-08-28

SHERIFF'S SALE.-By virtue of an execution
0to me directed and delivered, on the lth day
of August A. d. 1858. issued out of the H0nors--
BILE District Court Of the 11th Judicial District
for the County of Placer and State of California,
on a judgment rendered in said court. on the.
7th day of August A. D. 1885, in favor of WaF--
rem .Ackey and Henry 4. Dana and against DAM
iel Guiou for the sum of Two Thousand one hum
dred and sixty dollars, with interest upon the SUM
of 81 ,155 dollars. from the 7th day Of .August 4.
D. 1858 at the rate of per cent. month and
interest on $I005 at 10 per cent. per. annum nom
said 7th day Of august 1858, and for costs Of
suit taxed at SPIT 81, have levied upon and
will expose to public eale to the highest bidder
for cash, at the Court House door in the town Of
Auburn
On Friday, the 18th day Of September.
A. D. le58 at the hour of 10 o'clock a. n ell
the right, title, interest and claim which the seid
Daniel Guiou had on the 14th day of July 1855,
in and to the following described property, to-wt
The property known as the middle Fork House."
barn, store house. out houses, and ranch, with
all the appurtenances thereunto appertaining or
belonging Said property being situated on ths
divide near Forest Hill, County of Placer, Ststs
of California.
Ill of which named and described property
shall sell as aforesaid, or 80 much thereof % may
be sufficient to satisfy the above judgment, ~
gether with the costs due and to become due there
on.
CHARLES KING, Sheriff Of Placer County.
BY GEO. JoHN6rON, Deputy
Auburn August %, le5e.--3wpf $24
The Placer herald., 1858-08-28
NOTICE,

rs hereby given, that on the first Wednesday in
u September, A. u. 1858, an Election will be
held in the Auburn School District, Placer Coun-
ty. at which Election the question whether they
will be taxed to pay the expense Of term Of
four months of the School in said District, COM
mencing on the 9Th day of September, 1858, will
amount of money necessary to be raised, to de-
fray the expense of said four months, will be
four hundred dollars. and the rate of tax neces-
sary to be levied will be one and one-half mills
on the dollar. The Judges and Inspector of the
Election will be the Judge and Inspector of the
General Election, and the place of voting will be
the same appointed for the General Election
Each voter will prepare himself with separate
ballot, on which shall be written or printed the
words "Tax, Yes" or "Tax, No."
8. 8. 4. AARRsl RRg1LE' Board of Trustees,
Auburn; August l4th. le5a.--3w