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lRPl ORA PAGE.

When will this end Night brightens into morning,
Sunshine and summer chase chill winters gloom,
Streams leap in joy, their icy letters scorning,
And flowers shed perfume the tomb,
But f-when shall lay this burden down!
When change my sharp for the vietor's crown
Years pass away yet still its weight is crushing
Life, light, and gadness, from my sinking soul,
Each aspiration of my spirit hushing,
Forbidding1my worn heart to reach its goal
This faded b pc with every thought eniwined
This void where my idol sat enshrined
Upon my onward way a chord is resting
Whose gloom no earthly sunlight can dispel-
Over dark waves which no bright ray is eresung
Fierce, stormy winds my shattered bark propel,
It's course directed by no human hand
No guiding pilot al the helm 10 stand
When will this end! Hath Lethe's food no power
To quiet thought and siiAe vain regret?
Alas the souls inalienabe dover,
its innate life forbids il TO forget.
Memory poisoned mantle DER it filings,
Which thenceforth to its very essence clings
Implora poce! This my sole petition
Friendship and love and earthly fame are vain
To satisfy the heart, to submission
Calm the wild longings of my throbbing brain
Father Supreme! Bid rest and peace descend
On my tiree spirit Let my life-task end!
Mount Holly, March Sd, 1859.
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Mount Holly, March Sd, 1859.
THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION.

The discussion of the Presidential question
was lately opened by the New York Tribune
and the Albany EUening Josnnal. An iAtelli-
gent correspondent of the Era writes us a COM
municatiop on the subject, referring to the edi-
torials in these journals, and is anxious that we
should open our columns to an interchange of
opinions on the same subject. We have con-
cluded to do so. The People are thinking about
it, and have a right to be heard We shall, OF
course, regulate the discussion so far as to ex-
clude mere personalities, or remarks calculated
TO engender discord or unpleasant feelings
AS our correspondents communication is in
the nature of a commentary upon the articles
of the wojournals referred TO- we insert them
first, and shall give place to his views next
week.-Ed. Era.
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+ WASHINGTON, D. C.. THURSDAY MARCH 81, 1859

She looked anxiously round the group, and
handed it to Herman Turning it right-side
up preliminary which had not occurred to
the former inspector, he read, written in a pot
hook and trammel school-boy hand, the words,
Pass July Hennessy. l,,s. .f.,
HARRISON T. HENSON, jun"
"Reckon twont do for nobody to NEEDLE wi
you. Hensens is powerful grand folks, amt
they?" .t,s.r.
She strove for words in vain, appearing to
be struck dumb, alike by the impossibility of
finding any adequate to express all the grandeur
of the Hensons, and amszement at finding
anybody in state of uncertainty about it.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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For the National Era.
A De GEM B E,R d AY.
BY EDWARD SPENCER.


From the deep recess OF quaint old window
A grotesque oaken window all chased DER
With tangled teurils, aibed round Gnomic figures
And vines where sport strange forms of forest Elves
While, at their ROOT, the Lurei from her rock
Lures on love-lorn Knightling TO her bowers
gaze out eastward waiting for the dawn,
In eager silence this December day.
The early East watch, upon whose breast,
Blushing at his approach, shall richly glow
The day prince, like some glorious ruby
Brooched DER the bosom of Georgian maid.
In calm delight yet reverently, gaze
On high Queen Natures gemmy diadem
Each acre bright momentary wealth,
And sparkling as Heaven all compressed
Into carcanet, or one respondent jewel
No artisan of navied Tyre could catch.
In their perfection and their wondrous lines,
Those cunning fringngs, that multitude of FORMS
Grotesque or beauteous, simple, rich
AS hnes oftulip-profusely there engraved
And, after all, IT'S only frost-work, sir.
Then, through the deep dawn's bIueness, heraIding
Their most majestic lord the earliest rays
Come darling goldenly like ushers, decked
In the gorgeous livery of an Eastern prince
AT some high banquet; and, with the rich hue
OF their most potent reverence, tinge
The clouds around, TILL all empurpled and aglow,
The very radiance OF their homage gives them
beauty most distinguished
And, at last,
The regal Sun upheaves his form, and shows,
Just DER the misty blue-ile of the forest,
The generous glory of his noble face;
Then with most Leonic grandeur shakes
The widespread splendor of his yellow name,
Whereat the fros,rime trembles, and in dread
The nights fantastic crowner packs him off;
While, as like kingly Richard from the East,
And Dungeons wretchedness the days high prince
His power reassers, and mounts his throne,
The earth is moslened with the ready tears s.
land crocodilian) of the quondam serfs
OF Sir High Regent the usurper, Frost
Now huddle in quick haste the imid quail
With potent dread of sportsma n bringing day;
From pfered coraheld speeds the brown-back hare,
With ears attentive limpng through the sedge,
To gain his den amid the swampy briars;
| While in the leafess oak the chauy jay
Hops round from twig TO twig in busy hasie,
| And pa,ters the scorns on the leaves below.
But the rebel frosts, in substance melting,
Mount silently aof, unseen, and summon
The ever-baiilimg Storm king TO their aid.
| He with clouds, his avant-g guards, comes up,
Pucks the days lion by his royal beard,
| And prisons him in darkness aud in gloom
| Then, mid the widness of the vctors' revel,
The crafty Storm king plays Saxon part
| To British Frost when royal Pict's defeated. ~,
| Upon the sporting frost-rime soon he showers
The faky tokens of his vengeance, and outspreads
His ermine mantle DER brown Natures form
| All day his serfs descend in thickening throng
And cease not, even when night in darkness
Conceals the Coneueror aud his foiled allies
Martins Nest, Nd, Dec, 1858
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Might she not now, then, now that the expia-
ton was made, take to herself the promise also:
yet pull not down my palace towers, that are
so lightly beautifully built;
Perehs,'oe I may RETURN tc'M others there,
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JASPER: A ROMAN

ICcpsnght ,eeur.d According to lu,s. ]
Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-06-04
MINNESOTA lTfMS.

The Free P.ess says Of tho Bank Of Roch.
ester: a
"Wm. Harwood, ESD, has sold out his
interest in the above hank to Messrs. Chas
W. & Aylmer Keith, Of the Corn Exchang,
Bank, Fairfield, III. The proprietors have
rented the office Of G. H.. Morton, ESQ.,
which they are now fitting up with the nee
eSsaTy fixtures for the bank. They propose
to establish the institution on sound and
permanent basis. and arc fully prepared to
redeem their currency to any extent"
There have been heavy shipments Of pro.
dacc south from all the river towns in Min
resota during the present season. The Still.
water Ne sen. e" says:
Nearly every boat since the opening Of
navigation has taken out more or less Of bro.
duce from this city, for the southern mar.
ket. The last trip out, the Fred Loren,
took on board At this city and Hudson. two
thousand three hundred aud seventy sack.
Of grain and potatoes and last THURSDAY
the metropolitan took ont thirty.five hun.
drcd sacks Of it from the warehouse
OF W. d. Armstrong & Co. The Metro
p,litan was detained at this place and Lake
.and sixteen hours in putting her freight o,
board.
The past season is the first season tina
Minnesota has b-en G produce exporting
state, and the change from an importing Il
an exporting community has been stteude,
with visible and happy effects"
Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-06-04
WHO VOTE: THE REPUBLICAN
TICKET IN CHICAGO.

II has always been wonder here of late
how the Republicans could carry the cleo.
tons in Chicago by such large n,ajorities.-
The Chicago Dm~crot, one Of The organs Of
the Republican party Of Illinois, has ex.
planned the matter at last. Long John tells
why it is that his Republican friends sue.
coed. We clip the following from that pa
per Of Monday last:
This year, 1859, it is notorious that the
hiack-legs, the brothel keepers, and the
whole class of offenders, who claim the
right to violate all our laws with IMMUNITY
also ro'e3 tie Republican ticket. The loaf ~
and v'grant class Of protest.. MI street la:
borcrs, who are incapable Of doing good
days work, and therefore cannot get stu
atoms under any individual or corporation
also rotel tie Republican ticket. There
WV" :, $780, 80 '~ tho .iwi.'ewcll. very de.
servedly, who were pardoned out on tie s g
OF election, and tsey aN roted the Rspub1ica,
ticket. ...... .'''
We suppose that Long John knows where.
Of he speaks.
Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-06-04
From the Chicago Press u Tribune.
FAIRBANKS, SCALES.

In Al! bIsidess transactions recurring thu
,'c Of ales, it is Of great Importance t.
bhh buyer and seller tina, only such should
D. used as arc perfectly rh Die otherwise
vcxatious discrepancies in weights, and Of:
t'nt'mcs serious losses and iitigations, arc
sure to follow. 1t is everywhere acknowl.
edged, and that after the most extensive use
in ali branches, Of business for more than
thirty years, and the most thorough and
varied tests, that Fairbanks scales IRE I'm.
equaled by any others in correctness, con.
ve"'e"ce and durability and were their ca
pacity rated a. high in proportion to their
actual size and strength, they would lie
much less in price than any others.
So strongly, and justly too. is public
opinion in favor Of these scales, that other
makers, as we'll as their local and travelling
agents, represent their scales as Fairbanks
or Ike them in construction and quality,
when in reality they are no more like them,
though similar in external appfa,un~e, than
poor watch is like good one. As almost
every one is interested that only correct
scales should be used, we think We do the
public service in advising them that tho
q mine Funb1nk,' s Ills, made at st.
Johnsburv, w., and only there, may be had
Of Fai banks & GreenlcaG IS Lake street,
or OF any Of their authorized agents.
Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-06-04
From the Mobile Mercury.
ORGANIZING FOR DISIJNlON.

The times are now ripe for political or.
ganization Of a political movement in the
slaveholding States, irrespective Of party
Of course and there are pc.
culiar reasons why such movement should
be undertaken now and here. Indeed we
are credihly informed that conferences have
already been held, by the leading patriotic
gentlemen in this city, Of all psrties. and
the plans of a Southern organization have
Teen set on foot, and almost matured pre-.
vious to going into action. We earnestly
hope the good work may 60 on and speedily.
The country, we repeat, is ripe for the move
ment, and il judiciously inausurated, it will
sweep over the land with a force that no
opposition will be able to check. We there
fore caution our friends in the country.
everywhere to be prepared for it, and to
keep themselves Tree from all entangline
alliances which may hinder them from
joining it untrammelled.
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ARMS.

tits argued that Austria will BE- less ef.
fcctive in tn: coming war because her great
power is her cavalry. she having the best
mounted and most active riders in the world
With the old musket. two hundred yards
was considered the proper charging distance
for cavalry rs at that distance. shot began
to tell. Now. however with thu Enfiel
and Minnie rifle, infantry can reach cavalry
at The distance Of half a. mile. If the drag.
oons quicken their pace to close, the mad
dest charge will not bring the horse on the
bayonet in less than three minutes, and when
he arrives he is blown and disabled, if he
ever does arrive, for in traversing eight hun
dr'ed yards. at the top Of his speed, he re.
|ceives half a dozen volleys from practiced
Sharp shooters. This is no doubt true in
regard to the effectiveness Of the infantry Of
the present day by means Of improved small
arms but it will not he much Of q change
to turn the cavalry into mounted rflemen
armed like the infantry. which would make
them tho! most effective troops in the fleld.-
Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-06-04
CHINESE USE OF GIN ENG.

The plant called Ginseng, the discovery
of which in such large quantities in Mi:ne-
sofa, has suddenly brought into existence a
branch Of profitable industry, employing
hundreds Of hands, derives it's commercial
value mainly from its consumption in Chi.
ma, although it is often used in this country
for certain valuable medicinal qualities it
possesses.
We have heretofore stated after some of
our exchanges, that it was chewed or smok :
ed by the Chinese for its exhilirating effects
and used as tonic. We are informed how.
ever. by Bayard Taylor, that it IS chiefly
priced by the Chinese. as an aphrodisiate-
being mainly used to stimulate the pas
sions enervated by the dcbaucheries of that
libidinous race Of animals.
Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-06-04
LATER FROM MEXICO.
New YoRK. Nav 81

A dispatch from New Orlerns to the
Charleston Courier Of Saturday says, Gen
Zuaza is in command of the Liberals o.
northern Mexico. and has 5000 we'll armed
,nen concentrated near San Luis Potosi.-
He intends marching thence to join Alvs.
rez de GOllado.
The French squadron is At Tampico.
The Miram0n cabinet has issued circu.
lar in which they say that no disrespect was
intended to the American government by
the withdrawal Of the exequator of Mr.
Black and the other American conculs.
American citizens, if peaceabie, will be
allowed to remain ia the country.
Consul Black will remain in the city ol
Mexico, At the request o. Mr.. McLane, who
has sent him new exequator.
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THE Ia CROSSE Ann ,llILyKAI EE
RAILROAD Mold OFT.

The la Crosse and Milwaukee RAILROAD
Company has ut last expired, having bee;
sold "ut under the third mortgage. and BIZ
IN hy VIM. Barnes, the trustee for The bond
holders, at the sum OF One Million FIJI,
llnndred AMI Ninety Three Thousand Thre.
Hundred and Thirty Three Dollars ana
Ih'rty-Three cents, $l.59S,333 33) II
pursuance of u" act Of the Wisconsin I.eg.
'>'at"re passed for this purpose at the las,
session.
We clip the following from the M;lwau
kee r 'e Den" c7mt Of the Gath ult.:
MR.: barn $, the purchaser and the
Third Mortgage Bondholders, Yesterday or.
canned a new company according to law
and tiled their charter ut Madison under the
Corpora'e name Of the Milwaukee 4 Min.
ncs"ts RaslroMa Company" and elected the
following Board of Directors;
Eussei Sage, Troy, N. Y; T.. A. Batter.
SHAH. Troy, n. Y; William Gould, Alba.
ny, N. Y; ". .. Gilbert, Syracuse, n. Y.
Hans Croker, Milwaukee, Wis. n, J.
tn,mOns, Milwaukee, Wis. (; l.. W. Weeks.
Milwaukee, Wis. ". T.. Smith, Fox Lake
Wis.,; VIM II. Sill, La Crosse, Wis.
At subsequent meeting of the Directors.
I
We hope now that some mutual arrange
ment can be made with Mr. Chamberlain.
the Lessee, by which the new company can
take possession Of the road, as the present
divorce existing between the railroad itself
and the corporation. cannot but b. Of preat
disadvantage to both parties.
The farm mortgagcrs Of the old company
VINO mottSaged their homesteads at a crit
cal period in tho affairs Of the company, to
secure the completion Of the read, have been
Literally provided for by the new organize
ton, and own about one fourth Of the stock.
Ihis provision was made for Tie farmers. in
satisfaction of the agreement Of the La
Crosse Company to pay the interest on the
rarm Mortgages negotiated and sold BY the
Company.
The Milwaukee Il Minnesota r. r. Com
pany is fairly launched in its VOYAGE. which
we hope will lie successful in rcdeeming tho
credit Of the road and the State Of Wiscon.
SIM"
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~CROssINCrnEsArPs.

1t seems. is not 40 difficult q when Ma
poleon the First achieved the task some 81
years ago. "a foreign correspondent Of tn,
New York 1imrs. thus describes the gov
eminent road over Mount Gems. over which
are now pouring the French battallions, ane
over winch runs regular line Of diligences
/" The road over Mount Cents il McAdam
lied throughout its whole extent, and il
vide and w perfect order. consisting Of cas-,
grades The journey over the pass is NJ
pleasant affair, even to one who occupied
tho protected seats Of comfortable dill
gence-what must it be to soldiers on foot
wet with severe rains and incumbered with
knapsack and arms
The pass is 6,825 feet high-nearly three
hundred feet higher than the famous Sim.
Plon pass. That Of tho great st. Bernard
over which Napoleon conducted his armv
before any road had been formed, is $500
feet: The easy grades Of the Mount Gents
road, and the protection furnished by granite
posts on its exterior, within seven or eight
teet OF each other-filmly planted in the
earth. and about four feet high-indicate
that . principal object in thus forming t.
was the easy and safe hauling Of cannon
and baggage over the line i walked 70.
miles over the road, in the ascent from the
Sandman side, and carefully observed its
construction. The engineering difficulties
were immense, but they have been over.
come with such skill, that the ascent is uni.
form and easy in every part. Occasionally 4
level place is left to afford relief to horses
from the WEAKNESS Of steady pull. Ino.
ticed that the marks of the drill used in
blasting were nearly ob'iterated, tho effec,
Of long continued exposure to severe storms,
and the character Of the rock, which is q
soit limestone. 1t may be, if the history 81
the road shall! ever be lost, that future anti.
quarians may contend from the oblrtsration
of all signs Of blasting, that at least no
great difficulties were encountered in its
construction. even il they do not insist that
it was formed on natural bed. One is
struck with wonder that such great work,
over high mountains, should have been
formed and finished on . line exceeding fifty
miles, SO completely that it exceeds in OK.
cellence any road know Of in the United
States, whether public or private, or long Or
short. 1t is kept in high order, and is dcs-
cended on brisk trot, with entire safety.
1t seemed most appropriate, as this great
road was tho work of the elder Napoleon.
that the representative of his name should
himself b. using it for the
march Of great army aimed a. the same
power which Napoleon successfully en-.
countered soon after crossing the Alps"
Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-06-04
MORTGAGE SALE.
Mortgagor, Warren C:ark,l
Mortgage, Linus 70, ter.


Mortgagor, Warren C:ark,l
Mortgage, Linus Potter.
nEFAULT having ben made in the condi-
~ tions Of a certain mortgage. executed bv
Warren Clark, Of Goodhue 60 inty in the Ter.
ritory (now State) of Minnesota, to Linus Por-
ter, Of Ramsey county, of Territory now
State) aforesaid, dated September thirtieth,
grant, bargain, sell, convey ard confirm unto
the said Linus Porter. his heirs and assigns,
the following described tract OF parcel Of land !.
situate. lying and being in said county Of Good
hue, Territory grow state) Of Minnesota, to
W.T. SOU sGot hs @nsrtsr Of southwest quarter.
twenty-five "22'; and northeast quarter Of
northwest quarter, and west half Of northeast
quarter, AMI west half Of southeast Quarter.
and also east halt Of southeast quarter Of sec-
ton twenty seven "27"; and also the east half
O. the northeast quarter of section thirty-four
" 49," north OF range seventeen "l7'' west -
containing $50 acres, more or less, in tho Rad
Wing Land District. Minnesota Territory. 40
cording to the government survey thereof.-
Said mortgage was given to secure the pay
1853, bearing even date thcrewith, and nav
able on the frs day Of January, A. D. fsSs,
with interest after maturity ct tho rate of i've
per cent. Per month.
Said mortgage contains power of sale. and
was duly recorded IN the office Of tho Register
Of Deeds Of the county Of Goodhue, on tho
3oth day Of September, 1883, It 2K o'clock
P NJ: in Book / Of Mortgages. on pages SIS
and $50. %
There Is now claimed to be due IN said mort
gage the sum Of two thousand and thirty
- 100 dollars-and no suit or proceeding has
been instituted at law for The recovery Of tho
debts secured by said mortgage, OF any part
thereof;
Now, therefore. notice is hereby given, that
in pursuance OF the power of sale in said mort
gage contained, and Of the Statute in such case
mate and provided, the mortgagcd premises
above described viii be sold at public auction,
to the highest bidder, At tho frcnt door Of tie
Court House, in Red Wing, in said county Of
:. :" on tne az July
due on said note aud mortgage. and the costs
Of foreclosure. LINUS PORTER,
A. EDsERrox, Atty. Aoft9eeoe.
St. Paul, June let, 1850, - i4e-tA
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o. 1t is stated on good authority, that
kossuth is in Sardinia, ready to aid in ex.
citing mutiny among the Hungarian req.
ments in the Austrian service. 1t is quite
certain that Louis Napoleon is ready to es.
pouse the cause Of Hungarian independence
in order to give France more power in he,
war with Austria. @
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h ID e NJ q G. ls ATTIC
t
Af @ --s.-
STATE CONVENTION

\ Democratic State Convention will be he Il at
the City Of St. Panl, in the Senate Chamber OF
the Capitol, on "WEDNESDAY. the 18th dav of
AUGUST next. ut IL o'clock, NJ, for the pur-
pose OF nominating the following officers:
GOVERNOR.
a IECTENAxT GOVERNOR.
\ sEC%kTARY OF STATE,
4 STATE TREASURER,
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL
Two MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
And such other officers a. the Convention
may deem eXpedicnt.
The counties will be entitled to the follow
ing representation:
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TIE BATTLE FIELD or MARENao AGAIN
"a Turin letter says there is every appear.
ance Of an approaching great battle on the
ground Of Marengo, where Napoleon the
Great won his memorable victory in June
1860. % ts'" 80
A French squadron is in the Adria.ic. A
new ministry has been formed in Florence.
Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-06-04

SHOCKING PoLyaAxY.-1n searching the
house Of Bishop Johnson. charged with
murder, at Salt Lake, Utah, the United
States officials were not able to discover the
Bishop but found therein his ten wives
-Four Of these wives are sisters, and tn.
Bishops own niecsi,- and he has, besides
these, two sisters out Of one family; and also
= mother and her daughter!.' This is pol
ygamy with vengeance 7'' = 'i,5H