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4 MIRA GLE IN VA SHINGTON.
 Mir. Buchanan Witness.
From The New York Post. N;oh oIe fov,,, o,.ly pf +h;e

From ] ne NeW 1ofk foSb
 Dr. T. l.. Nichols, formerly of this city, and of late years a proselyte to the Roman Catho- lie faith, givss the following account of what he pronounces miraculous cure, of which Mir. Buchanan was witness, in Washington. It is related in lecture delivered in Troy on the evening of December 7th:
 "The Church of Christ was founded in the world by the aid of miracles or manifesto tions of a supernatural character. These mi racles were wrought by our Lord, and he pro- missed that they who follow him should do even greater deeds. When did they cease The Protestants say with the Apostles, but every Catholic knows that miracles have con tinued down to the present day. They know that every age of the church has been marked by these manifestations-that the blind have been made to see, the deaf to hear, that le- pers have been cured, and the dead raised from their graves down to our own era Such things have taken place in this coun- try, and numerous instances, well authenti' cated, supported by the best of proof, may be quoted to show the correctness oi Inis statement. I will only relate near instance in which the power and influence of these supernatural manifestations were most re- markedly exhibited.
 A few years ago there lived in the city oi Washington, a Mrs. Mattingy, a deyou Catholic, of very respectable family, and | lady well known in the community in whIcf she resided, She had been sick for sever years of cancer of the stomach, which lat progressed so far as to make its appearance on the surface, and had entirely crippled hei in her arms. She was so weak and low 0 the disease that often mirror was placet before her face to sec whether she was alv or not. Her disease was considered incurabl | by her medical attendants in Washington and she was given oyer to die. When ther was no other hope her friends wrote to Hun | garian prince, who was also priest, yer | devout and holy man, whose prayers ha l often been answered in his own country ! and the fame of whose deeds ha
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spread far and wide, in respect to he, case He replied that on certain day. al certain hour, he would say mass in pehaii of the sufferer, which should be cele. orated m their presence at the same time calculating the distance in longitude. and tliat she should also receive the holy commu. mon. The period fixed upon arrived. She lay in ped, and it appeared that she was never so low as on that morning. The ceremony was performed and she received the holy communion, although it was at first doubted whether she could survive if. In a moment ae hl,er it was completed she arose from her ped returned thanks, went down stairs and received the congratulations of three hundred visitors Who came to rejoice over her recov- cry. All symptoms of disease had vanished the ulcers had disappeared, and the cure was effected instantly Among those presenr on the occasion was President Buchanan. The lady died in Washington three or four wears ago l could mention other cases as occur. ring in this country, but this one is sufficient for my purpose.
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I I contend that it is not injustice to leav'
 the negro in the condition in which nature
 placed him, and for which condition he X
 adapted. Fitted only fora state of pupllage
 our slave system gives him master to gov
 ern and supply his deficiencies; and in this there is no injustice. Neither is it injustice
 in the master to compel him to labor, ana
 thereby afford to that master a just compen- sation in return for the care and talent en- ployed in governing him. In this way alone is the negro able to render himself useful to himself and to the society in which he IS placed.
 These are the principles, gentlemen, | which the extreme measures of abolltionlsm and it's abettors compel us to enforce. This is the ground that we must take, or abandon our cherished Union. We must no longer favor political leaders who talk about slavery being an evil nor must we advance the doctrine that negro slavery is thing which, although pernicious is to be tolerated merely because we have made bargain to tolerate it. We must turn away from the teachings 1f fanaticism. Yielding to the clear decree of nature, and the voice of sound philoso- ,hy, we must pronounce that institution ust, benefcent, lawful and proper.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-12-21
CALIFORNIA HOT A1Rp STORM

An old resident ot C0liIornia mas tuTni9eu
 to The San Francisco Herald the following
 account of the Santa Barbara csloric storm,
 of the l7th of June last which was men-
 toned at the time:
 The storm, 1t was perceptible, came from
 the cast where extensive fires had been
 raging in the mountains. towards the Teion.
 and the air of course had become highly
 rarefed It followed rapidly up tho north-
 west side of tho mountains, and appears to
 have violently mpinged on strong current
 of northwest wind near the Rancho Ortegs,
 at the foot of the Cuesta of Santa Yuez. It
 was a purely local phenomenon, and was confined to a district immediately on the sea coast, extending from the Montecito to Orte- gas farm. distance of thirty miles in length by three or four in breadth. It lasted for about four hours and blew strong ten.Suot breeze, during which it was difficult to re- spire comfortablv and in which it would have been impossible to have preserved ani- nal life. i. it had lasted for many hours longer. In it's progress it destroyed quite a large number of fruit trees, and injured very much all other vegetation on the windwsrd side of the current, burning it out of all its vitality. This is particularly observable on many fruit trees where only one side of the bark and trunk WIS destroyed, while the op- posite side was very little affected. The cat tie and other aaimas rar around like they were frantic, and many birds and smaller animals dropped down dead. No one seems to have observed the thernometer carefully, but the heat must have been high enough to have boiled an egg in short time. To the human sensations, the air seemed entirely to have lost it's vitality.
 This phenomenon may have been caused by the sudden separation of a mass of hot air from opposing currents of wind on the outer edges of the heated atmospheric masses superincumbent over the scene of the ex- tensive camp fires to the eastward. On the principle of the cyclones, orrevolving storms, this separated mass of hot air may have been compressed between the oppos- ing currents, and a column of highly calo rated atmosphere driven over the country at ten knot breeze until the force of com presson being exhausted, it's temperature became reduced so far as to enable it to re- turn to the nominal state of the California standard of temperate breathing medium. At any rate, it was altogether land wind, and the only one of the kind our friend has experienced during residence of over thirty years in California, nor as he says, have any of the Old Country people recollection of any such phenomena since it's first settle- ment by the Spaniards. His opinion is that it was strong current of hot air caused by the fires, separated from the main mass and violently propelled over the earth by outside winds. These facts will form an subject of investigation to the Society lately established in our citv
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Es;, s,;s N sfal become a IS ssfs, sf been \t hept my prsl's 'sxed ,s bi the final decisiep of evocaray Couy Fortunate las this # q SnpF esna N nrosFity of the Territories ser for tne Ike unquillity of the State
 !. <SeA as .n bm the North and tae Nv, cmlg ra",h st Il the West, will me,c Tn
 Soue, She r asn a common plaform,
 the ier"o,.hfth them that srecies ot
 having sroat st pted, in their Nwn opin
 property ness cir welfare. from natu
 ion, to pony Slavery auction will in
 ral causss irtualIy setle itself; and | each case saUyory is prsoared for adms- before tlle Into the Union this deci- sion as a oY the ohaer, will have be n
 sion, one Wyclusion Meanwhile, the foregoaNie new Territory will pro sett,enisttserious interruption, and it's ceea .prosperityw will not be endan- pro%Gd oyrted by violent political strug gies. h. in
 Wh othe progress of events the lh- habitnof any Territory shall nave reach,he number required to Iori, Stata V will then proceed, in regulal manrand in the exercise of the rlgnt' of niar sovereignty, to form Cons.i tionp pe eparatory to admission Tn LII I1on Iro After this has been done, to em ,po Chp laupuage of the Kansas and NC plo act they 1" shall be received int ora aTn;on with or without slavery, 2 ut .it rna aatitution may prescribe at tf t!lr of their admission. This sour .n o;n,e Mas happily been recognized, pe'f for,1 ar other, by an almost unar s" s,,,s vote of psth Houses of the last Co cess. ,t ord ba oan emploved, and shall continue to .mnloved to excute the laws against Afr;csp s,ave trde. After a most cal euand rigorHusgxamination of our coa and thorough investigation of the s' ;oct. we have ntbeen able to disco 1tkat any slaves ihse been imported i The United States scept the cargo by
 Waaderer, numbeng between three four hundred. Thse engaged in this
 lawful enterpriselave been rigoro, nrostcnted; but I with as much suct .~ as their crimes ha deserved. A mum of them are still Ner prosecution.
 ! Our history pro that the Father
 utioo2Yepublic, in lance of all other
 Ju'"n U. ,ms condemned African slave tr
 u, hv 'tbswithstang, deemed exr
 1sNrivo Co3 utio th2 COnSCltutio
 sfbe nav;rat;ss ;i;ss o,e power to pro'
 rrsons . z ae.on ohportation of
 sfall think proper tate tasas ;, now oror eH,r tc
 Year 1908, imlt Pr.or u
 It will be seen tba,. ....;,tio .
 the power of Copgh urs,1 lese,,sr,o sonsns
 admit tbo on.y as Int think prop
 not extend to other o' says
 that so ear,,. ',odu. cordinglv. W,
 gress passed an act i,lla,ea' n.va,
 nalties and punishmentse tesl,s ,;tisen stser
 residents of the United ,taa c,tlnes. ,..hn q
 engage in this trade betnos % eono;o o
 tions. The provisions esn of,s;n iare,s '. ',,e tended and enforced by ttn's tt,. \. q e ee We th, May, 1900. '"ect or th'
 Again: The States fbeA.,u.a ,
 c.ear right to waive the const,'t;ons 'rrs
 were intended for their beast ae,''. proh,h't, by their own laws. n,' h;s r., ! any f'ms they thought proper t,r nreyi \,
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DRs. sHANKs & HOLLADAY. DR. L. SHANKS HAS, FORMED A D partnership with Dr. LEWIS l. lihLLADAY, in the practice of medicine; From Dr. ioiiadays pro fession he car, Mith great pleasure recommend him to bin frjends Ind the public seneratS., s,.,,ss
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Ufi fii0f0f, inc ftujiig ti K ss.s5s 5i' v .; | dispensed with. Several gentlen en changea 1 their votes, giving their reasons l John Cochrane said: "I wish f) change my | vote. I think it is very solrnn, t,,n ne it Qaughter,) and would sit her, and pass II among the solemnities or ttis i"i vote mo-" e.., a r;,,o sor,a
 Mir. Briggs desired MT. smith 70 give some ., reasonable guarantee how mucn more iilhe he proposed to occupy the House during the holiday week, it would save the necessity TOT adiourninp over. (Laughtcr.) The vote was announced: yeas 75; nays l23 So the House refused to adjourn.
 Mir Hill moved that no vote be taken for Sneaker until one o'clock tomorrow. Agreed to.
 Mr. Morris, of Illinois, [" desire to take this opportunity to object to the gentleman | from Virginia yielding the floor for any pur- | pose, unless he yields it cond1onally."
 MT. Harris, of Maryland, moved to ad- ourn
 The republican side called for the yeas and nays, which were ordered
 Mir. Smith. "What is the use of this The other side won't let us apiourn."
 Mir. Harris withdrew his motion.
 Several other motions were made and with lrawn, great confusion prevailing.
 Mir. Burnett moved to adjourn, saying Clerk, put the vote"
 Loud cries of "Ayc," mingled with call Or the yeas and nays.)
 The Clerk declared the House adjourned, and the members retired in great glce.
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IUT IdVOTdUIt TpgdTU.
 JAMES BUCHANAN. WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 19, 1853.

In the House of Representatives or the Georgia Legislature. resolution has been passed to appoint two Commissioners to Flu rope, to examine into the feasibility of estab- fishing direct trade between the South and Continental Europe. Hon. A. H. stephens and Dr. McGhee, Senator from Houston, have been appointed.
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BY JOHN D. WILLIAMS, N. D. The scene of this story is laid in New York, an a1a m the present day The plot is most exciting; ahu tne scenes depicted of the most absorbing character From the very first number the readers interest Is most vivdy excited, and maintained withoqL; L has, gng to the end 1t will be Illustrated in the Mghest Style of art Particular attention will also be pad In the ensuing volume to
 ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES. Each number of the paper will contain three or four complete stories by the popular authors Of the day They will be written with great care, and specially adapted to interest those persons who do not read the continued stories
 SKETCHES OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE Will also form special feature in the coming volume aswell as
 BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS, Which will contain the lives of all the popular authors
 USEFUL INFORMATION Under this head will be comprised interesting anec dotes in Natural History, Chemistry inventions in Science and Art items for the Farmer and House keeper, etc.
 Particular attention will also be paid to
 ORIGINAL POETRY, Extreme care heinz taken to present such only as shall command the praise of every lover of this divine art
 THE LADIES PORTFOLIO Will continue to be prominent feauture In the ens- ing volume. To those who have already suhscribed 10 the paper ". need but mentiont names Of Elsple' Gertrude Florence, Sub Rosa, Hettie, Vara Mon trose. Annie F. M. Aunt Siah, Leila Blooming Lly. lsa. Hattie, Lalieur, and host ef others, cOntri r,rrous slitSfribers
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HUNTS PALATIAL BLOCK, Garner of Monroe and Main Streets, Memphis, Tenn ETAvE FITTED UP A HANDSOME \ l Suite of Rooms on the THIRD FLOOR, up stairs with Main street entrance where we are uiy preparef with all the facilities of this progressive age to keel pace with any artist in profession ana snail alway be found ready to serve our old irlenos anu the com munity generally with the finest order ol
 AMBROTYPES,
 and all other styles of Pictures worthy oi place Il the catalogue of the art. - r;..cr Immediately in connection with our plctqre Gallery we have arrapgemens for supplying the Ladies witl the most reliable and perfect SEwdINH NV MACHINE that can be obtained in the United states specimen of which will always be found on exhibition and fo sale at place. Especial care Is taken oy us to bu and such as recommend themselves upon @a l. fair ant impartial trial and as our business conducted upo a strictly CASH SYSTEM throughout our establish ment, we can easily WORK and SELL FOR Lsss PROFITS than under the "old fogy credit systene
 Soliciting calls from all, we are,,
 YEAR0UT & Co.,, feS-1h Corner Main and Monroe sts.. up stairs.
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 inc Departments, and pulling up any arrear
 ages of labor which the day hours may have Jeff unfinished. Never was there a more laborious man in the same high office-and never. one perhaps, whose real and earnest desire to serve the public interests has been | so disastrously misconceyed From his office windows, which have just before them inc hdeous unfinished shaft of the Washing
 ion monument, Mr. Buchanan looks down on a country which has become agitated to a point heretofore unknown in it's history; and no one who enters the room, and sees the President patiently laboring at his desk, while l in the distance beyond him the inchoate 1 token of nations gratitude appeals against our popular forgetfulness, but must feel a strong and ardent thrill of sympathy for the partly selfinyoked and partly un- which have beset Mir. Buchanan's
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Misrellaneous. THE FAMILY JOURNAL FOR 1860.

nN THE FIRST SATURDAY IN JANU- O AIRY will be commenced a n W volume or this ,pular Southern Illustrated Literary Paper Qne year ago The JOURNAL was begun an experiment. 10 establish literary paper south of Mason and p&on line which. while it should not contain anything sec South from its depen lence the North TOT lss Hle rary food The attempt has been successful one ana the popularity of The Family Journal wherever 1t has been introduced is the best evidence of it's The publishers however, do not rest satisfied I '1 ,e5 made such engagements for the ensuing year as VIII prove their determination to leave no effort uuuieo to deserve liberal share of public favor. m With the January number will commence thfllnng original story of intense interest, entitled
 O. F. A. F. O.;
 OR,
 THE MYSTERIOUS BAND.
 A STORY OF CITY LIFE.
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Inauguration of Gov Houston The 2lst inst, Gen. Houston was inaugurated Cover nor of Texas with more than ordinary pomp and excitement. The General seems to have a certain degree of popularity even among his political opponents. The Galveston Civilian, in commenting on the event, says:
 Whatever feeling may now divide the peo- pie of Texas, and whatever may be the efforts to send the name of Houston down to pos terity, like that of the Corsair, linked with one virtue and thousand crimes," the day will come when peace will forever be estab- lished between him and his enemies, and cherish. his memory as that of the leader in the establishment of great and prosperous State.
 In keeping her army together, without 6 military chest, without pay or proper sub sistence, and achieving the victory which es tablished the independence of the country from Mexican despotism; in the organization of the government, and procuring it's recog milton by the great powers of the earth; 1T husbanding our feeble resources; repulsnf
 mob law and personal violence, and install ing respect for law and constituted authority
 in counseling patience, economy and indus try, as the best remedies for the evils suffered | by the young republic; and in his uniform advocacy of the peaceful solution of all pc | litical questions in the State and the Union he has achieved labors and .instilled. lesson: ! that have not fallen useless to the ground,
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The Fzorda Resolutions-we are indebted

The Flortdd Resoluti0nS-We are indebted to friend at Tallahassee for a copy of the resolutions on Federal Relations, which have passed the Florida Senate, without dissent
 Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep resentativcs of Florida in General Assembly Convened, That in view of our national af- fairs the time for argument has passed, the time for action arrived; and that Florida, as one of the Southern States, abides the des tiny of her sisters, extends her warmest assu rance of cooperation in any course their uni ted wisdom may devise.
 Resolved, That in the event of the election of the President by Northern party, opposed to slavery as it exists in the Southern States, it will be the duty of the Southern States to take some means in common to protect themselves. As one of the Southern States, Florida hereby pledges herself to do her duty.
 Resolved, That to give effect to this assured corporation, the Governor be and he is hereby authorized, upon the call of any of our slaveholding States, and particularly those bordering on the free States, to take any and all steps necessary for the maintenance of their rights, and to convene the Legislature in extraordinary session, should the necessity occur.
 Resolved that the Governor be requested to forward copy of these resolutions to our Representative and Senators in Congress, and to the Governors of all the Southern States.
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riiis '.1RaV RSV5 5ec0me TY IS ss1s SFst bssn ss ,m'e m supreme ,rosritv of the Territories Dsn for the tnquillitv of the States weN as Ut nm the North and the N, emf, I,sast l the West, will nert in soNsa,iShe bs;Ssn common platform. the lsrNo' 'Ehtth them that sIecies of hsS.ngt nsTt ssS,. i,,sst pted, in their s'Sn opin psopto' ia"i to nSomoas cir welfare, From na'n n TAI oSes oirtually setle itself and sssu s@f sna nforv is prsnared for sdm's- osl0's o ' sS,t6 the Union this deei' s;on s;on @S ns u1e ohher. will have be '
 ors sarooo,,s oro s4cl1sion Meanwhile, th' ..4,.ssS.@she new Territory will pro saad e,.dtfserious interruption, and It It l<ess seeu prosperity will not be endan
 sSd oFrted by violent political stras
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The Kentucky Statesman hears tha. q box, directed to John c. Fee, was landed at Cognr's Landing, on the Kentucky river, few days since; and suspicious being aroused by it's great weight, it was opened and found to contain Sharpe's rifles.
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o. F. A. F. 0
STORY OF CITY LIFE.
BY JOHN D. WILLIAMS, M. D.

THE MYSTERIOUS BAND.
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M E DICAL.

 feS-1A Corner Main and Monroe sts. up stairs.
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EA ROUT & CO.,,
 STRICTLY CASH Esce1ssos. .fnsbr0 Iyise Gallery,

SEWING MACHINE DEPOT
 HUNTS PALATIAL BLOCK, N = z ,yorroa and Main Streets Memphs Tenn
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4 Revolutionary Rdic.--In digging a rrac, on Saturday, the 2i;h instant, in the ceme- tery of the Unitarian Church, on Archdale street, a bayonct was found at the depth of five feet.
 Tais church, originally callel the Second Independcft Church. had inc wall; erected before the Revolution, under the care of Rsv. lNilln.., r...a.,..,t lsnl lil.it1r
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