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IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON,
The Cuba annexation Bill
S-isElGERNVRR.
Special Despatch TO tie N Y. Ecenj,,g Po

Special Despatch 10 tie N. 7. Ecenjng Post.
WASHINGTON, February 26.-The
frmness of the Re- ubIcans on a test OF
endurance until one o'clock this mornin >
against the thirty million scheme, has
compelled Slidcil to withdraw his measure
from the arena, acknowledging to-day
that it cannot be passed.
The Committee of Ways and Means
have agreed to report PhilIips's, MorriIls's
and PheIps's tariff bills to-day. Cobb
democrats will try to substitute Phelps's
bill, which is the tariff Of 1916, for Phil
Hps's bill, which sacrifices almost every
other interest to Pennsylvania iron.
The Republicans will vote against Phil
iipss bill and concentrate upon MorrilPs
bill, which treats all the great interests
with more fairness. 1t is thought that
the Pennsylvania democrats will vote for
the latter if they cannot get Phillipss.
Ii.
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We never held to this. j. B. Cough IS
a SAMPLE of restoration of the drunkard to
public confidence, and the evidence OF
this is, the multitudinous statements IN
the christian papers during the last year
to this effect, as well as to the fact that
the Temperance men of Scotland employ
him in their cause as a public lecturer, at
the enormous sum Cif | mistake not) Of
GI0. 900 per annum. The ''reolaiming"
is dangerous doctrine But the Saviour
came to save mems lives, not destroy
them, and lie commissioned L men 10 go
and proclaim salvation to sinners and CON
ferred upon them miraculous powers in
order to convince them to accept of the
offers of pardon and peace. All this Is
very dangerous doctrine in "Bs" estima-
ton. This is the ''sale of indulgcnces, :"
and the preaching oft determines a" low
state of society" We'll | cannot help it.
God has seen fit to make it his method
Of dealing with men, and | have no dis.
position to change it. confess the state
of society is as low as it ought to be but
there is no tendency to elevate it in the
conduct of those who say "Stand thou
there, for | am holier than thou"
The cotton part Of the trticle is beyond
my limited comprehension. The confes-
sion ABOUT Pope Cotter would have been
better without the attempt at Its justif-
cation It's right or wrong is not deter
mined merely by my opinion Of it.
A FRIEND TO MAN.
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More than thirty causes of divorce are
recognised by the statutes of the different
states, In South Carolina not one has
ever been obtained In Virginia there
are three causes, namely: natural and iu-
durable impoteucy at the time or mar
riage, idiocy and bigamy. Ia Alabama
adultery, or two years abandonment IL
Rhode Island, impotency, adultery, ex.
trcme cruelty, wiItuI deserton for the
space OF i've years, continued drunken
ness, neglect ut the husband 20 provide
necessuries for the subsistence Of the wife,
GROSS misbehavi0r aud wickedness rcpug-
nant to the marriage contract. In New
jersey divorce is granted for prior exist
ing marriage, adultery, and wilrul absence
for five years la Vermont for homage,
mental incapacity, impotency, force or
fraud, adultery. confinement III the State
Prison for three years or more, intulera-
bic severity, absence for seven years IN
heard OF, and where the h lshaud, bang
of ability, grossly and wantvnly ncglects
to provide tor his wife In Maine for
adultery, impotency, desertion for five
years, joining the Shakers for five years,
confinement in the State Prison Of any of
the United States for five years, fraud in
obtaining the consent Of the other party,
habitual drunkenness for three years u
marriage with an Indian or mulatto is
void and imprisonment for felony in the
state, works Il divorce without any judic-
iII proceeding. In kenlu:ky for habiru.
al drunkenness, condemnation for felony,
cruelty Of the husband, and for several
other causes which we forhear 20 men
tion. In Illinois, for impotenoy, adulte-
ry, wiiful desertion for TWO years, extreme
cruelty, hahjtual drunkenness for two
years. IN Missouri, for adultery, wiIlul
deseru0n for two years, conviction for an
infamous crime, habitual drunkenness
for two years, cruel treatment endau-
gering lie, lutolerable indignties, "a
yruncy Of the husband. In Iowa the
same causes exist as in Missouri, to
which is superadded, when the par
ties cannot live ia peace aad happiness,
and their welfare requires separation .
The law of Arkansas is the same as in
Missouri, except that one years absence
is sufficient to free the abandoned party
from the bonds Of marriage Ia Tcnues-
see and Mississippi the law is nearly siui-
liar; while in Florida, to like enacsments
are added habituat Indulgence Of U!cicnt
and ungooerWabte temper for ole year,
or drunkenness or desertion for one year.
In North Carolina, impotency, adultery,
abandonment, turning the wife out OF
doors, cruelty or indignity on the part OF
the husband, or any otberjust cause. In
Texas, lmp0tency, excess, or cruel treat
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Significance OGfhe Question Be
fore The senate.

The Senate at Washington has been
up all night engaged in debate: not of or
dinary political topics, although they seem
so: but OF the most fundamental question
ofour American civilization. The Home
stead bill, on one side, aud the Cuban An
nexation bill, on the other, are both rep
resentative measures, in winch the spirit
and tendencies of the two distinctive So
cietes of this country are well expressed
We refer to the free society, which occu-
pies the greater number OF the states, and
the slave society, which occupies the rest.
What is the Homestead bill, which has
already passed the House, and fingers
alone in the Senate? 1t is a proposal to
cut off one great source of political profit
gacy and corruption-CongressionaI trad
ing in the public lands-and to establish
great political good-free access to the
unsettled soil Of the West for ali classes
of the population For many years this
has been a favorite scheme with the re,
fecting and public-spirlted working men
Of the country; they saw how the rich
lands Of the nation were gradually falling
into the hands of forestallerS and specu-
lators; they saw how they were dwindling
away under the reckless prodisality Of
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A Little Incident in Life at GnE
Federal Capital,

Another Of those charming characteris-
tic episodes of Capital life, indicative alike
Of the moral and political miasma which
composcs the air of that legislative city,
took place in Washington last Sunday.
The Hon. Daniel E. Sicklos, member of
Congress from the IL District, New York,
has, or had, charming wife of twenty
two years, Cher husband is 4OJ, whom he
married when she was slxteep-ItaIian
blood enough to desire lover indepoad-
ent Of husband, and Yankee enough to
have Just what she wanted, even though
covertly, her father being Antonio Bagi-
oil, celebrated Italian music teacher in
New York, who married an American lady.
Mrs. Siokle's loveV was Philip Barton
Key, son of the author of the " Star
Spanged Banner" and I. s. Attorney
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The Essua ClearIY stated.

We copy elsewhere in this issue an ar
ticle from The n. T. Egenjug Post, which
draws u very striking parallel between
two very important measures now claim
ing the attention Of Congress. The two
measures afford ample ground for discus
sing in the fullest manner the issues
which are to define the basis of our coun-
trys welfare; and we coincide with the
/ Post that the true issue now before the
people Of this country for discussion and
consideration is, "ShaIl slave labor or free
labor animate the spirit and control the
dest;uies Of this country?" This, in our
opinion, Is the issue upon which the cam
paign Of 1860 should be based, and this
we believe should be the aaimus Of all
Congressional debates wherein this prin-
cipIe is not irrelevant to the subject mat
ter Of discussion.
We hold that upon this issue, Cnde-
pendent of all other questions of mere ex-
pediency, inasmuch as we think it en-
braces all other issues which may come
before the neople in 1860, 0,)-the Repub,
lican party must, TO be consistent, 60 be
fore the people. It has assumed the
championship offree labor and free speech !;
it stands out before the country and the
world as the avowed enemy of the exten-
sion Of slavery; it dates back to the days
of the Revolution, the adoption of the al,
ticles Of confederation Of l7T8. and the
constitution and ordinance Of l787-
measures which, in their day, when south
ern statesmen were men, had more friends
at the south than at the north it en-
braces the best principles Of all the old
parties, and new ones for the exigenoies
Of the present condition of the country
and in view of all this can well afford to
rest its success or failure upon the issue
it has adopted.
And, moreover, the issue is not one
which admits of but one construction, or
one line of Interpretation. 1t is broad
issue, bearing upon all the social, moral
aud commercial relations of our people,
and aiming at the redemption ofour COM
mon country from the vortex of ruin to
which few years Of political and social
corruption has so nearly brought it. If
we sustain slave labor we must destroy
free labor-one or the other must give
way. If we destroy free labor, we may
as we'll make up our mind TO live, ere
many years, under monarchy. If we
sustain free labor, the grandeur and in
huence of our country and government is
illimitabIe and inconceivable, and its pow
er for good is invincibIe.
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Temperance EtenaS.
THE Rev. John Long delivered lee
ture on " Lager Bier" at Lynohburg, Va,
not long since. lie denounced the pop
u!ar beverage, and affirmed that its exces-
sive use had contributed in a great degree
to the intellectual decay of the German
race.
VIOLENT POIsoNs.-# Think
minute, ye who complain of nervousness,
neuralgia; ye young men who see visions
and dream dreams. And when you next
are merry around the sky rocket and rife
brands, let one of your number sing IN
full cups the following, from the Autocrdt:
Come fill fresh bumper, for why should we
go,
While the logwood still reddens our cups as
they flow
Pour the decoction still bright twith the sun,
Till er the brimmed crystal the dye-stuh shall
run
:. The half-rpcned apples their life-dews have
bled;
How sweet is the taste of the sugar of lead
For summers rank poison lies hid in the
ousS!!!
That were garnered by stablo-hoys smoking
long-nines.
Then a scowl, and howl and a scoff, and
Il sneer,
For strycbine and whiskey, and ratsbane and
bear2
In cellar, in pantry, in attic in hall.
Down, down with the tyrant that masters Us
ALL
And there is more truth than poetry in
these verses. Every year makes them
truer and trucr. There have been sneers
at those whose poverty, though not their
will, consented to make them drink beer
and sing Of wine" but what shall we say
of those who sing Of wine and drink
ratsbane = -Philadelphia Bulletin.
BAND OF HopE.-A meeting of the
little boys and girls Of onr town will be
held in the English Lutheran church
next Saturday afternoon, for the purpose
Of organizing temperance society under
the title Of the Band Of Hope Rev
Charles \. Hay, who is at the head Of
this movement. deserves great credit for
his activity and zeal in the present tenn
perance reformation Other ministers OF
the gospel in town would do well to imi-
tate his example.-HarrisJuy7 telegraph.
This is an excellent idea, and we trust
it will be generally adopted. Get the
children and the women Of our country
fully Interested in the cause Of Temper
ance, and we will guaranty decrease Of
drunkenness and crime. Whiskey is the
foundation Of all crime, directly or indi-
rectly, and if our Legislatures, instead Of
making laws to punish crime would enact
laws which would enable weIl-disposed
citizens to preccntit, they would do them
selves honor aud vastly add to the moral
weight of that body, The influence Of
the Legislature will ever be against Ten
perance until the people take the matter
in haud-and, therefore, we hail the move
ment in Harrisburg as a good hope that
the people lcW ere long Cat least, when
these children grow up,) take the matter
in hand. God help to form Bands OF
Hope in every village and hamlet in the
couutry-and may the children Of the
present age be the good angels who
shall hover around the pathway Of all fu-
ture generations to protect them from the
fell destroyer of mans true nobility.
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"A WEARY WAY."-John Smi.b
seen going along Smithdeld street S,, way
day, drawing willow wagon with ~ !;
FAINT in it, and several satehels spsnen5.5 ~
on the tongue. lie looked weary WY, .'
travel, and attracted attention IIo ' w.
induced to 90 to the Mayors Office. xbo.s %
he and the child were properly cared 6.
His story Is sad one. His wife dis5;n
Cincinnati, and being desirous to ,l,.a
their little one under his sisters car, J.
n. Y, he resoIycd-bcing without mo -.
to do Otherwise--tO start on his iorr,,,.
atoot. He bought the wagon, placed Il,
child with his few worldly effects IN !,
and left the city with nut fifteen cent, IN
his pocket. People along the way who
heard his story, gave him and hi, Into
one food and shelter. though not ,w,r,
and he suffered dreadlully at times fmn'
cold, and hunger, and anxiety for HI,
charge Near Wheeling, he stoppcd =,
a stone tavern, aud offered a woman ton
ccnts-alI he had-tor shelter over nigb,,
he did not ask for food. She demurre3
at first, but finally consented. Durnr
the night the landlord came home, learn
ed the facts, and with curses drove him
out. He pat his little charge in the wac.
ON, and in the night, under pitiless and
rainy sky, pushed forward lie grew
numb with cold, and attempted to build
"a fire to warm himself alongside the track
Of the HempGeld Road. The watchnan
saw him and forbade; but learning his
sad story, took him to his house, Rest
ed aud refreshed lie came on to the city,
Bless him for his kindness to the little
one. He deserves a better reward than
be is likely to get in this world. We are
clad to know that q fund is beng raised
10 send him and his charge to New York
by rairoad.-Pit'sLUg Dispatch.
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.s4a2aI9s=-ss :
Congress; they saw what an admirable
outlet and asylum they might prove for
the impoverished and over-crowded popu-
lations of the cities and they lnterpoSed,
from time TO time, to save this valuable
inheritance from being absorbed by rich
landed aristocracv, or from being sQuan-
dered By not oyer-scrupulous Legislators.
At length they have so far aroused the
attention Of the nation, and persuaded its
opinions. as to procure the passage of a
most unobiectionable and judcious act
through the House Of Representatives.
But the way Of it is stopped IN the Senate
bv another scheme Of very different scope
and character.
And what is this Cuban annexation
bill? In our estimation it is d bill devils
ed bv few political leaders to empower
the President of the United States to scat
ter thirty millions of dollars in bribery and
corruption among the people, But, con
|sidering it in the light in which the NOV
ers choose to put il forward, as measure
preliminary to the acquisition Of Cuba.
and it is not greatly improved in feature.
! 1t then becomes scheme, OstensjbIy to
purchase, but in reality to seize by vlo-
lence. additional slave territory from an
unwilling ncignbor and friend. Mr.. SIi-
dell, in his report, and other senators in
their speeches, it is true, are prompt to
assign a dozen motives for this aggressive
ono>ition-commerc social and polit-
icaI-but the one controlling motive, as
it is we'll known, is to increase the poIitl-
cal power of slavery If it were not sup
posed that it would have that effect, il
would find but few advocates in Washing
ton.
Here. then, we see the Senate absorbed
/ in the discussions Of two strongly contrast
ed measures the one a peaceful and be
ncvolent scheme for the settlement Of the
Wild lands Of the West with free, hardy
/ and thrifty population Of farmers and me
chanics, and the other a warlike scheme
/ tor Wrestling away the property Of a friend
/ " power, in order to swell an already cX-
ces>iye and dangerous servilc class, and
I to strengthen the power Of its masters
and how are parties divided on these
schemes The democrats--the friends
iof the people, as they call themselves
tare, with few exceptions, arrayed on the
side of the slave society, and the rcpubIl-
cans, with no exceptions, on the side OF
I ,I 4.. ....;.t,, TIN. - if.,rn,.a If ,,1ui
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Communications.
7 u tHt VIItI "Vlt' IttVt'
letters on E'hOnetiCS. .--NO. 8.

OJiectiors to the choye-from its
struugeacss.
We are often told that our phonetic or
biography looks SO oddly, the characters
,re SO pncou,h, and the spelling is 50 sim
ie and silly, that those who ace high
minded and educated will not stoop to so
lat and foolish a thing, as TO use it.
We are not surprised at such objec-
tiQns, Those who haEe been accustomed
t. ryad and write much, or who have by
q painful and laborous PROCESS become
pas>abe readers and spoilers, find such a
strong attachment existing for the dear
sFslsIr, and the old familiar words, that
they cannot feel like parting with such old
friends.
The new alphabet they look upon as
ludicrous; as ridiculous as the first uni
brella, a thing to be laughed at and uot
tried. Similar objections were raised
against the ponderous loc motive, as it
ihundcred along its iron track, with its
thrill scream and fre-spitting mouth
3utwe have lived to find the railway train,
j fruitful theme Of poetry. Every new
la'iiioh "hIch Is lnI'ouueeu among Us "'
liFSt '0g"S 'e'y S''"Hys' anu many ''o" ~,
themselves opponents and say they will
bc the last ones to don the ridiculous cos
tune. But how is it Look at one Item
- : tiui9s "'i0' w 3'o.,t'I c' 10y "-''',
"u' nooPS-you 0o"'u '''U o''' ''''"' 40
Soon ~ 40 } ~ Toulu q : 'sl'o = -. 1.-,
na' "'ion was 9u'I - o''ouS anu ~
,"uc" SPo'I 'nau' apoc' IS no" @07o'q'G-
y e'Soh'lai 70 inc eo!n'oI' anu tGS .C, p1S,"oie
-pPeat"''c0 u 'i'e I1,' o'i0S' ~ o0j1o
-on Q! ''SlIqp GepcS' Is no opJeGlIo"' "e-
.aQse y %i'i soon wear away aho me pe"
ie'IetS VIII !ooh as Oeauti-0I ana ynih!eI-
F!caI as the Ola ones
The Coaserratire OycctIon.
The principle Of this objection is this
not merely or simply the unwilhnguess to
change custom, but belief that the III
o9nveniences of the change will more than
.ounterbaIance the advantages claimed
or it,
The inconveninccs presumed o be are,
l.rst, that every one will be obliged to 20
school again in order to learn the new
tvle. Secondly, that all our old. books
md libraries will become useless, as 1t
ylil require an especial study to under
tand them; with regard to the first, it
) merely necessary to say. that any per
son who is a fluent or easy reader Of the
aId style, can in fer hours learn to read
the nhonptic
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ment, or outrages, or desertiop e, )
years; the husband may have 5;.l .a'e,
for the adultery Of the wife, and tGo GG,'oi.'
when the husband abandons her anJ ,@I !. we VIE
in adultery In Maryland the law i s,S, 4
same as in New York, except tbo, : i. ,ae
donment and three years absence a.ap s
the state is cause Of divorce. n c iron
gia, the old English ecclesiastical I.n = 'o'
erns. In New Hampshire and OL;a sO'
liar laws to those Of Vermont nrsr.S w. 1'a
Extreme cruelty and absence for ,l,-- ,I
years are causes for divorce in DoI,n. nu'e.
to which Pennsylvania has added ;n,G %I''
able iudignities. Congress has never ,,,' ~.
ferred the power to grant divorce W., wa
the courts in the district Of ConmEss sss'a
Tribune, february %.
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A BRIDE BURNED TO DEATH.-By
passengers from Lebanon We learn ofa
most distressing affair which occurred near
that place Yesterday. Miss Susan Shuci,
daughter of John Shuck, Esq, was to
have been married to Mr.. John Thomas
at II o'clock. But few minutes prior
to the time the ceremony was to be per.
formed her dress accidentally caught on
fire, and the wedding dress, which was d
a thin material, was instantly in a blaze
and the yoang lady was fatally burned
Her sister, Mrs. Burr Harrison, in heret
forts to save her, fired her own dress, and
was, perhaps, even more severely burned
There is but little hope of her recoveTl'
is feared. Mr.. Shuck and other members
Of the family, who also tried to relieve the
young lady from her perilous situation,
were burned, bat not seriously. Tho
scene was terrifying beyond the czPresso1
Of language
The bride was badly burnt from th'
waist up, and the hair burned from bel
head. After her wounds were dressed
and while she lap upon her couch, suffer-
ing the lntcnsest agony, the marriage cei'
emoDy was performed.
Rooms had been prepared at the N',
tionaI Hotel, in this city, for the bridal
party, and they were to leave by the eve
ming train.-LoujsrWe Courier, 3d.
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THE STATE OF OREGON.-The follow
inc are the officers of the new State
Oregon: Governor-John Whntaief
Secretary of State-,-Lucien Heath; Treas
urer-John d. Boon; State Printer
Asahel Bush. The Governor IS to no.
Office for four years, with a salary Of ST.
800 per annum. He is also to be maa,
superintendent Of public instruction, al-
with the Secretary of State and lfea'u'
er to constitute a board Of trustees j
charge Of the school fund. The o'o'
State officers will hold Office for two yea''
The Senate consists of sixteen and '''
House Of Representatives Of thlTty,I0u
members, who viii receive three a0"''
per day for forty days.
SAYS the Washington correspondent y
The Erenjng Post: Mr. j. q. a. NSIa
a young artist Of this city, has just cpD' %
pleted a bust, in plaster, Of Hon Josap' o. ~
r. Giddings. 1t is pronounced by al !, ~
friends Of the latter to be a most aa'uI' i,
Bile likeness. While this is true, II A. A.
evinces much promise for the future Q, -, -
gifted young artist. Mr.. Ward was y: -
in Ohio, but studied for several yea" W. .
II, K. Brown, the artist, Of Ne" lO'@
Mrs. FRANCES D. GAGE O. Aunt f's :,
N.Y., of St. Louis, is about TO eulOa'h a,1 I
New Orleans for Hayti, via. Cuoa' L,- h.
husbands brother will accompany .5,]
The results of her observations u L;E,I
country and during her journey Ii ,br]
will doubtless find their way to the ~, ID
in due time. We are encouraged y .;,,I
pect from her an occasional eomln''
tion.-Antj- &auery Stondord
In the front row of seats IN the 1Ss,l
Assembly sits the world-renoTaea Il 5;rl
Dow. He has already diStlngNi'u.un .ns,l,
self as a ready debater. When "9sF no,I
the House listens. His is very 'nj aojI |
way of saying very harsh things '~ I'D
genial smile plays round his la;S' , Il
when rctorting in his most cu'''Ds
sarcastic manner.
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GIre 3lotttter 5ournal,
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I9Qrslag 1Jora,pq, Wafcb 3, 1883
T. S. CHASE, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.