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Senator Sumner.

The Paris correspondents Of The Trib-
xne, from memorandum furnished by
Dr. Brown-Sequard, Senator Sumner S
physician-a man of great eminence in
his profcssion-makes the following state.
pent:
"Mr, Summers brain itselfis ascertain
ed to be free of auy serious remaining in
Jury, but the effects of the original commo-
ton there are still manifest in an effusion
of LIQUID about the brain and in a slight
degree of congestion chiefly if not wholly
confined to the membrane around the
brain; it was also found that the spine
was suffering in two places from the effect
of what is called contre-cOup. Mr.. Sum
ner being seated and inclined over his
desk at the time Of the assault, the blows
on the head took effect by counter-Stroke,
or communicated shock in the spine. 1t
is worth nothing here that, after the lapse
Of more than two years, his suferings to-
day indicate the peculiar nature Of the
assault but observe that the spinal chord
is sound, the injury being in the spine
itself. DR.. Brown-Sequard agrees with
DIR. Hayward as to the necessity of an
active treatment, doubling very much
whether any degree of care or lapse of
time, unless the morbid condition of the
system be directly ACTED upon, would not
always leave the patient exposed 10 re-
lapse. He proceeded, therefore, at once
TO appIy fire to the back of the neck and
along the spine. Now, fire is fire, and
the quality of it is to burn, as surely as
the property of rain is to wet And hore
] cannot do better than to quote entire a
note | have Just received from NJ. Sequard
II think you will like to be able to say
that have told you that | have applied
rix ntoras to Senator Summers neck and
back, and that he has borne these erceed-
t,ngiy painful applications with the great
OF courage aud patience. You know that
u moxa is burning Of the skin with in
famed agaric (amadou), cottonwood or
GONE other very combust;ble substance
! bad never seen man bearing with such
4 forritude as Mr.. Sumner has shown the
extremely violent pain Of this kind of
burning SO oyousee the morale is sound.
j. bic memorandum, the doctor speaks
r~gfi5Isly but hopefully of the final re-
~ He ssys | ap in hopes that au
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Thou Shalt Net Bear False
NEisMeSS,'

We clip the following evil report in
relation to Northern Pennsylvania from
the Warren Ledger, which paper credits
it to a correspondent of the Philadelphia
Presbyterian:
HOWing to the excellent laws on the
subject in New York State, and the very
lax condition Qf things regarding mar
riage and divorce in our own common
wealth, for number Of years past the
courts in the border counties have been
crowded with divorce cases from New
York. Parties, or one Of the married
pair, have moved into this State, for the
purpose of gaining residence, and carry
ing their suits through our courts. / do
not know that they ever failed of gaining
their cause, Every court in these coun-
ties has from two to dozen such cases
to dispose of each term. They furnish
advertising for county newspapers, and
the business for lawyers who will under
take them. The proceedings are cheap
too. \ lawyer told me recently that he
could engage to dissolve bond Of wed
lock between any married pair in the
country for Sl5, entire costsI This then,
is the price of such dishonor in our State
at present.
''Instances are not wanting of divorces
without any Scriptural cause and marri-
age again takes place immediately. And
all the arrangements for such iniquity
have been Known to be made beforehand
Parties have been affianced to each other
before the old ties were broken off"
Now the truth is quite bad enough on
this subject of obtaining divorces in
Northern Pennsylvania. Our laws are
pretty lax, and good many people cross
the line for the purpose of taking advap-
tage of them. But it is not true that
"every court in these counties has frqm
two to dozen such cases to dispose Of
each term" So far is it from the truth,
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active treatment will produce the absorp-
ton of the excess of fuid affused about
the brain, and diminish the congestion OF
tne membranes of this organ. As regards
the condition of the spine, when IS quite
distinct from that OF the head, though due
to the same primary cause, and by sort
Of contre-coup. an active treatment m2y
diminish the degree of pain, if not alto
cether render the sensibility normal, SO as
to allow walking and other movements to
take place without pain x The
present severe treatment, which Dr. 5. is
not yet ready to Telinquish, may be follow
ed, in the course Of the summer, by GER
;ain internal remedies and by baths"
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Organization, with nearly one hundred
standing members, and continual appli-
cation for more People may speek light
ly of the Good Templars, and call them
trundle bed trash, baby society, or what
cot yet they are bound to hold %heir own,
and do good among so0ioty. 1t is sur
priSinS to see what reformation has taken
place since last fall, in the society of this
place, and it is mostly through the infu-
ence of the Good Templars. Why. last
fall it was almost impossible for the yhis-
Ky sellars, TO find whisky for their drunk
ards: and pow it is impossible for them to
find drunkard's for their whisky. But,
We have still few drunkard's, few gam
blers, and Gas the Potter Co. Boys would
call them a variety of goldfish Aristocracy.
But our western Boys have appropriately
shortened the term, applying the appela-
ton shanghai. Slowly, but surely does
our village progress, and time only will
mark its advancement.
Yours truly,
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gtlHteq Nistellany,
TSReg aRd NaIker-AS S0nthera
League.

About fire or six hupdEed persons Eere
present ct the Walker meeting at Bethel
Church, aud the speeches Of Messrs.
Nalker and Yancey seem To have stirred
the ,outIierp rentiment of the assemblage
j. an yg9sual degree. Some persons
one Of olg cotemporaries in Dallas, for in
s:ancc--seem TO hare supposed that Mr..
Yancey would hesitate to become " art
and E4rI' of such movement, but all
suca must be saply disappointed.
We do not know what grounds they
bad for >upposing that Mr.. !. would be
luwiIling ID meet al assemflase Of South
ern people in company with Gen. Walker,
but we pre- ume It was that such an act
Iby Dcmocrat) would not be agreeable
10 the Federal Administration. All,
however, who INDUCED such a hope must
have been sadly disappointed, for Mr.
Yancey not only rode down 10 Bethel
CLurah Eith Gen. Walker, hut he made
a spcech there which sent all his towns
people home boiling with excitement-a
speech, too, in which, if we are correctly
informed, the National Democracy were
shown to be-well-just what the oppo-
sition has always painted them. With
good eifeqt he described the influence Of
lhc atmosphere Of Washington on South
ern members and explained how a smile
and pleasant word from the President often
had so much more effect in securing a
vote than the known wishes Of whole
Congressional District. He was also forci-
Bile anI instructive on the subject Of the
$4,000, 900 of cement which the laws
give the handling Of the Executive, for
the keeping together of the ceuntry-and
thc Democratic party
Gen. Walker, we learn, was eagerly
listened to, aud his narration Of the treat
meut he had received at the hands of the
Administration made a most decided i'm
preston on the people. In fact, the Gen
eral seems to have awakened 4 very gen
eral enthusiasm for his cause and himself; !;
and with such colaborers as Yancey and
bis friends at his back, Montgomery must
yield abundant aid to the Nicaragua cause
The occasion was seized upon by the
advocates of the extreme Southern views
for the formation Of a Southern League
A Constitution was adopted as the basis
of the organization, to which a number Of
signatures was obtained. 1t provides:
The members of this organization shall
be known as ''rhe Leaguero of the South, -
and our motto shall be, "a Southern Re
public is our only safety
: There shall be Primary Leagues, State
Leagues, and League Of the Southern
States.
Any fye or more Southern citizens may
form Primary League, by subscribing
their names to the constitution.
The President of any League may call
a meeting Of the League over which he
presides, whenever he shall deem it ex-
pedient; and any State League may call
a meeting of the Southern States when
ever a majority Of such League may deem
it advisable.
No League shall ever nominate can
didate for any Office of profit or honor un-
der the Federal or any State Govern
ment; but each leagper shall vote accord
ing to his own conseience-REMEMBER-
ING ALWAYS HIS DUTY TQ TIE SopTu.
-AoHtyqnlery (Ala.) -NtH.
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EARLY MORN,
! OURS truly,

T'is early morn, the sun is creeping
Ger the hills, and brightly peeping
Through the trees in splendor bright,
And sheds for Us her go!den light.
On hill ard vale her rays are shining,
All natures work 5, thus refining;
Oh what a pleasant sight is seen,
The dew drops on the grass SO green
And what joy for one to know
There are such beauties here below.
T'is early morn the birds are singing
Their cheerful notes are clearly ringing
On the pure still morning air
Oh what a pleasure for to be there
And listen to thciF songs Of praise
As they to heaven their raise.
T'is carly morn my friendly sleepers,
Arise and open your little peppers,
Q then You may with pleasure gaze
Upon the SUMS bright shining rays.
Come spFightly youth and aged sire,
1t is a scene you will admire,
It is a calm and sacred show,
It reminds one of heaven below.
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dence, and they also said he was a.,
murder, and the Judge said that Sq''|d ,bI d
said he must be hung. 1t was y s'
deal of saying and doing over no.s s's' ~
low-creature who had, it is trna PVI' ! N'
deed that unified him to assoc;.'s 1Op'
longer with his kind, for which beI ,,i y
at once have been shut up, and com. a,ye y
to spend the remainder of his Hfe ;,I,SI py.SI
for the support of his poor little ebaI. h I,'''
whom he had deprived of their ,'., moI CO
But the law said hang him. the ,'y.e' "
said hang him. the Judge sand q, S''l
him. and SO james Kelly was bnna usa''
torda5. Still the little child asked, ES,. i T.
for mother p" "0'
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Correspondence.

I'VE print the following correspondence
eerbottm ct hteratune, not out of any Ill
will or disrespcct for the author, but to
convince him that he is in the wrong oc-
cupation, as a newspaper correspondent,
until he masters orthography and syntax
We are all liable to commit blundcrs in
whatever We undertake, and, as we occu-
py the position of medium-for good o.
for bad between the correspondent and
the reader, (and not having time to amend, J
out of respect for the latter, we object to
inficting any more of his photographed or
syntactical bIunders upon our readers.
Moreover, the growth and improvements
of " our village" have but little interest
for the readers of the JOURNAL.
AS poet, it will be seen that our friend
(whoSe name we suppress, out of respect, }
is further out of his sphere than as cor
respondent.-ED. Jour.
BLACK RIVER FALLS,
July the Gath, 1858.
MEssRS. EDITORS : A few words con-
,cerning the Improvements of our village.
Although hard times has impeded the pro-
gress of our village for a season, yet l am
happy to say that there is perceptabie
advance, not only in magnitude, but also
in moral point of view. Several build
ings are under construction, some Of which
when finished will be an ornament to
the place. Even old buildings that have
formerly stood upon the ground or On
blocks Of wood, are now being pried up,
and the blocks replaced with a good stone
foundation. The streets are also being re-
paired old board fences torn down, and
replaced with good substantial pickets !;
beautiful shade trees being set out; gray
ell and brick walks being laid All going
to prove the assertion that our village is
slowly but surely progressing. But, this
IS nothing compared to our moral & reli-
gious improvements. We have preaching,
prayer meeting, and SABBATH school, regu-
larly every SABBATH; And thank God we
have lodge of Good Templars Lore, to
which myself belong, and [ am happy
to say that we have now a well estabIishe d
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MILITARY ENCAMPMFNT.-It is esti-
mated that the proposed military encamp-
ment at Williamsport Eill cost the State
one hundred thousand dollars. AS there
are only fifteen thousand dollars at pres
ent in the militia fund, it has been sug-
gestcd that it would be better to postpone
the encampment until financial affairs are
in better condition, 1t is hardly worth
while to run the Commonwealth still fur
ther in debt to learn peaeeable people the
art of War.-HarrisbHy telegraph,
The militia act Of the last Legislature
deserves to be placed by the side of the
liquor act of the same body, The mill
tary encampment will require plenty of
liquor, and free ram will increase the mil
itary ardor So the two acts are mutual
aids Let the next Legislature abolish
the Common School system, and tax the
press for the support of their military en-
campments, and sham-democracy will then
have accomplished its work,
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Ggs The vote on the "English Swim
de- was TO have come off last Monday
in Kansas. 1t will be some time before
we can learn the result, though we hope
to have it in our power to announce in
our next that the infamous Ching
insulting alike to political integrity and
common sense-has been oyerwhelm-
ipgly voted doEn BY the frcemen of
Kansas.
The Southern WonitGr, an ultra dis
union Southern paper, takes occasion sew
eral times, in its last issue, to state that
the hope of making Kansas Slave-State
was long since given up in the South,
The Monitor also administers many re-
Dukes to the President and his organ, the
Union, for keeping up a war against
Douglas; and it takes most positive
ground for Douglas and his hobby, "Pop-
ular Sovereignty" The "Little Giant"
is, after all, the Southern leader-at least
since he declared himself in favor of the
'Dred Scott decision, the President
all the while losing favor there by his
ready servility, Tho South likes Doug
las for his spirit and independence.
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illustrated Politics.

Gov. Stewart is the head and front Of
the national democratic party of this state.
He is the expounder Of its politics, not
less than the representative of its decency
We make no apology therefore for calling
attention to a sentence from late speech
Of his, reported to the Democrat by a cor
respondent at Jefferson City. 1t is a5
follows:
"Eycfy poor devil take from the poniten-
tiary and put him TO work, takes away one
competitor from your labor my German
friends
Whatever we may say for the motiUc
which the Governor thus discoses as
prompting him to exercise literally the
pardoning power, no one can fail to be
struck with the logic to WHICH he so IN
hesitatingly appeals. Compelled labor
prison lahor--conyict labor completes with
the free labor Of his friends, and therefore
he is willing to ahate it even at the ex-
pense of turning criminals loose upon So
eiety. But when it comes to slave labor.
that, also, still more widely and disastrous
ly completes with free labor throughout
Nissouri-then, forsooth, the governor
and the national democracy, raise their
hands in holy horror, and talk Of free-Iahor
as humbug, and slavery extinction as Q
great political crime. The Illustration
certainly speaks volames for the copsisten-
cy of these demagogues and their leader
They rejoice to empty the penitentiary
and let loose Its inmates amongst US, but
cry aloud against the extinction of slav-
cry, and the removal of negroes from our
atate. viii the Repgbfcaa be 50 kind as
to favor the public with homily on the
labor question, from Governor Stewards S
political text ?-Mss0uri Democrat.
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Rg~Not clearly discovering the force of
the JouraaPs objection to Messrs. SEW
ARD and CRITTENDEN, We most unhesi-
tatingly pledge a hearty support to either
Senator HALE or JoHN G. Fremont, if
nominated by the Republican National
Couvention.-Erie Gazette,
Our objection to CRITTENDEN as a cam
didate for President is, that he is not a
Republican, and does not profess to be.
True, he voted on the Lecompton question
with Republicans, So did Douglas. No,
it will be time to talk of Grittenaen for
our candidate when he adopts our princi-
pies. At present let US speak respectful
ly aud gratefully of him, for what he has
done, and hopefully for what he may Go.
We object to SEWARD, because he is
too cold aId votes with the enemy too
often. we have never known him to vote
against any scheme for increasing the
army Or depicting the Treasury.
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gGg- The lEatchmau, at Lock Haven,
has a noble set of patrons. In the issue
for July 80, that paper gives list of re-
ceipts for six weeks which amounts to
S290,30. OF this y. j. Quiggle, paid
Sl49,20. If the JOURNAL had one or
TWO such subscribers we would endeavol
to make this the best paper in the State.
We congratulate the H'atcAman on its
deserved prosperity.
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rD~ We are glad to see that our farm
ers are so much interested in the fair to
be held in Fctober next. We believe
this county will soon become one of the
finest in the State in appearance, if each
of her citizens will make little effort at
improvement. And the indications now
are that all hands intend to be industri-
Gus in this direction. Once the ball is fair
ly in motion, it will be al easy matter to
keep it rolling.
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bic may be their ways and means of liv-
ing. Come. that you may receive new
strength and vigor 30 carry you through
the coming stormy session of the Senate
for our free hills and pure air will iR-
spire you with new impulses for the chan
pionship Of freedom.
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gSD~ Just before going to press we had
the pleasure of call from Col. G. B.
CoTTER, formerly of the Potter Pioneer
Of this place, now of Harrisburg, and
Col MOORE, late editor of the Clearfeld
Republican, now travelling detective
agent of the Post Office department.
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CGEDERSPORT, PA,
OUR TERMS.

from and after the first of October, will
be $i,25 per annum in advance, and no
paper will be sent after the time paid for.
These terms will be strictly enforced.
We desire our readers to take particular
notice Of this announcement.
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OLD BUCK DRINKS WHIsKEY..-l'
following precious extract is the Po''c";.
Of a letter sent by VIM. Montgomery +.
G. from the Washington District ID IL u
State, to Enoch South, Esq, in ~ni'n
begged so hard for denomination to W. v
plete his t,Co terms. In the body Q! .,
note to South, who, it is presumed
old distiller, he says-"to deny III >.
nomination would disgrace me ioTe''' :.
and then adds the annexed precious >
formation
"P,S.-President Buchanan drinks nU.1- T,I
stimulating except old rye whIshey', 49,, g.
him that you used to have the best 'Is, .3.s 3
ever distilled in our region, and hs n';f' r :,
promise to see you and get him soAn'
had it. ,,.,
"Could yon let me have barrel o. m
half-barrel, Of the best you ever MADE :, n.
me. will send q keg of it to the 0i'
if can get it. ...,3
"Iremain as ever, sincerely your ir.sprl S,,r,
1t can hardly be doubted that 0etS''- +
"barrel" for the member, and the "A's
the old CHIEF" Mr.. South's interest "''
cured.
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\ WELE-MIXED RACE-There is now
in Rochester, New York, man aged one
hundred and six years, whose ancestry,
together with his own progeny, will ex-
hibit one OF the strangest mixtures of
races ever heard Of His name is John
Shanadoah OBrien, aud he was born in
Boston, in 1852. His father was an
Irishman, and his mother an Indian, of
the Oneida tribe. When twelve years
old lie was sent to France, and there edu-
Gated as a physician. He returned to
America and served IN the Revolutionary
War; afterward he went back to France,
aud there married the daughter of the
Emperor of Morocco, By whom he had
eight children, with her he lived in the
United States for some time, and she
died. lie then married an American
woman, descended from the Teutonic line,
and after her death married a negress,
who was fifty years younger than himself.
and by whom he had four children. In
his children are united the blood of the
Celts, the TeHtons, the African, and the
North American Indian.
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bSD~ We are under obligations to Hon,
Simon Cameron for copy Of Vol. 8 of
the Report of Explorations and Surveys
for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi
River to the Pacific Ocean. Many thanks,
By-the-bye, General, would you not ind
trip to this section of country pleasant
pastime for few of the hot days and
nights you are likely to experience at
"Lochiel" during the present month. You
will find many friends here, however hum
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RSg= See advertisement for Agents, in
another column, headed, "The Greatest
Biography of the Age"
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s9- None of the apologists of the Ad

RS None of the apologists of the Ad-
ministration have been able to point to a
single economy which it has practiced, OF
to a single reduction in any of the public
establishments which it has made,
From Rufus Choate, down to the low
est Lecompton editor not one of them can
tell Of a single beneft which the present
National Administration has secured to
people. All they can do, is to whine
about " Bleeding Kansas" the dangers of
the Union, and to make faces at their
opponents.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-02-06

est trucking, imbecile measures, has brought
the ship of State into the most perilous stua-
ton, among rocks and breakers and having
got her there lacks the strong arm and steady
nerve to hold the helm So as to guide her out.
God help her; is our prayer, and should be
the earnest ejaculation of every American. ~
And he soill help her !, as he has MANI time
heretofore, when all earthly help was pony and
vain. He will help her, we confidently believe,
BY Inspiring the hearts Of her people with a
strong and devoted love for her, and with a
spirit Of afnity, concord and forbsarancs.. He
win help her by confounding the wicked ma
chinstions Of those who would plunge their
'countrymen into civil war, that would drench
Z her soil with the blood of her own children,
and array father against son, son against IA
ther, and brother against brother. 4 49,.
We look for great excitement, and for at
tempts to break up the Union; but we trust,
and confidently believe, that out Of this I'M
happy state Of things a great patriotic, Amer
loan Union party will arise that will take the
reins Of the Government in hand, and effect
ually put a stop to all further sectional con-
flicts and chickering's, and bring back once more
the old fraternal cordially that SO eminently
distinguished the public men Of the days of
the Revolution, and the era Of Washington's
administration. asf.s