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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-11-29
DRY GOODS, cARPET1NG, &c.
a GREAT REDUCTlON .N GOoDs.-

"a $40 600 worth of Goods to be closed out at re-
ducad prices, at G0LDSMIT'S, POS Broad street
Nowls the time to receive bargains Dress and
Cloaks. Bleached and Unbleached Cottons. Elan
nels. Irish Linens, Back Silks; Cambria Bands
Collars; Chldrens' Worsted Goods, H air Nets,
W hite Goods Handkerchiefs, Gents, LADIES' and
Chldren's Under Shirts. Hosiery, Gauntlets, Wool
len Yarns. 1t Is to the interest of all to call the
Goods must be sold at some price to make roem so
if you want bargains which YOU will certalnIr get,
to r. GOLDSMlI'S, EOS Broad st.
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SILkS, SINS, SiLks.-N0VkMBER sTH,
Cash Store of PERKINS Il CO, III tagle Square.
Plaid and Striped Silks. al rs GEMS, worth 81;
Rich Bayadere SFiks, at 81, worth 81 so: Rich
Bayadere silks, st Si.25 worth Sl75; RICH Baya-
dere SILKS at Sl.5o, worth So; Rich Silk Robes at
low prices: Plain and Plaid PopIins and VaieDtias.
Also, Valentas and Poll de Cheveres, at Is cts,
lately sold at IN and 50 cents.
Iarse stock Rich French DaLaInes and De
Lame Robes; Rich Trimmed Lace and Muslin
Sets.
Weipvite the adde's TO give us call;
PERKINS Il CO., No. al Eagle Square.
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ga OF RICHMOND respectfully an
nnuuce my self eand date for the Office of COM
NJ ISSIONER OF THE REVENUE of the Sd dis
tiict. MONROE WARD. T., made vacant by the re-
sienatInn of JESSE WRERRY tsq.
no lo-tde GEO. w. Fl. TYLER.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-03-30
McGREGOR IOWA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 80, 1862
Slave Representation-A Comparison

Slave Representatives. Comparison.
In these times Of sectional strife,
when it is the rule to magnify every
wrong and depreciate every right Of
the citizens of another section of tho
Union, it is proper to refer to history
to facts and figures, to correct our pre-
judices. We have occasionally done
so, and have been astonished at the re-
suit. as showing how far our own mind,
uninfuenced by sectional prcjudices,
has been warped by current misrepre-
sentations. Thus, it was the fixed i'm
preston of the great mass of the peo-
pie of the North, that large majority
of the Democratic party was in the
Slave States ; but by referring to the
figures, we found that about two thirds
Of the votes polled for the Democratic
candidates at the last Presidential cleo
ton we're cast in the Free States. To
the showing Of this fact it has been re-
piled, that the South, having a negro
basis, thereby secure agreater Repre-
sentstion in proportion to their votes
than does the North. Our impression
conceded with this view but on refer
ring again to figures. we find that
that has been greatly magni6ed. TAX
ing the last election returns, we find
the six New England States gave 43a.
1913 votes, and are represented in Con-
gress by twenty nine Members
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The Jeste1's Wisdom.

Bahaleel. court fool of Haaron al
Raschid, appears to have been q dissi-
pated fellow, and the Caliph enjoined
him to marry and live discreetly, loving
his wife, and bringing up his family in
honor. The jester SO far obeyed as to
go through the nuptial ceremony but
as he was conducting his bride to her
apartment. the uncourteous bridegroom
suddenly paused. looked as if he were
petri6ed, and declaring that he had
never heard such tumult in his life,
took to his heels and did not re-appear
for months. Meanwhile the forsaken
bride had obtained divorce. and then
Bahaleel made his appearance at court.
so + exclaimed the caliph with an
enquiring air.
'Ay, ay + cried the fool. you would
have done as did. The tumult scar
ed me away beyond tho hill.'
What tumult 2 asked Haaron.
why said Bahaleel. as my wife
was entering her room there came from
her sounds as of thousand voices
Among them l could distinguish the
cries Of 'rent! taxes /! doctors /! sons
daughters schooling! dress! silks
muslins! satins slippers money more
money debt imprisonment! and Ba-
haleel has drowned himself in the Ca
liph's bath + 'Therewith.' added the
Jester. terrified at the solemn warning
and wishing to avoid the profanity ol
plunging my person into yonr bright
ness bath. ! fed till the danger was
over, and here am owing nothing and
without any intention of drowning my
self !! t. -
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rying, and they do not. but walk through
society and through life flirting and do
ing the agreeable with everybody they
see. because it is we'll understood they
are not marrying men. And their sis
ters pass into old maids, and so do their
cousins and those they should have
married, had things bean in natural
state, and because every one feels too
poor to set up an establishment suited
to his supposed rank. They have the
ideas Of their elder brothers without their
fortunes.
The facts Of all this are unmixedly
pernicious upon all parties. rItproduces
q bad state of society. As for the
bachelors. they become corrupt, travel,
aud die off surprisingly fast; or at
least descend into oblivion, their sun
soon setting in the great world of fashion
and society.
But the hold of the other sex upon
society is not 50 soon lost. Fine girls
and we'll educated young women freeze
up by degrees into we'll preserved old
maids; some of the best of them being
very handy, very interesting. and very
useful, in all the little details of society,
but sadly Insignificant; either pension
ed off on little bits of salaries, or more
dependent still and the less interesting
portion of them driven to consider every
possible art by which a scanty subsis-
tence may be eked out without any de.
rogation from their fancied dignity and
station. Invitations for few weeks are
looked for, and means of ingratiating and
flattering and genteslly begging resorted
to. that would hardly be credited. All
sorts of employments for females, that
have any pretensions to respectability,
are eagerly sought after at the most pitt.
full prices and the paintings and sketch
es, and drawings and fancy ornaments,
from which the dealers realize enormous
sums, are really the work of ladies who
would not have it dreamed that they
touched such things for money. Ye,
they are glad to do them quietly fol
prices at which many a washerwoman
would hardly sell her time. Every
pension and gratuity, every place, COVER.
ness or companion, is crowded with ap
plicants. .-.. ..
Is there no cure for all this, it is of.
ten asked. Nothing but the most radi
cal change in society will DO it. Socia
prosperity may do something. The
destruction of the laws and customs o.
primogeniture might do more. But the
real evil is feeling that social position
and real happiness depend on veal h Of
family, and not on industry and persona
intelligence and worth and refinement
So long as it is thought degrading t.
earn living, and necessary to keep VI
certain appearances without any visibl
occupation. so long marriages will b
cut off, and bachelors will abound, ant
cigars will be smoked, vices multiplied
ssheaiag until ihey Il have S@d1a; courage 81; !;
make themselves independent. and re
cognized by their writings. or paintings
or sculpture, or self-denying virtues, o
usefulness to society.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The Increase of Old Maids.

From the Philadelphia Ledger
The Increase of Old Maids.
Marriage statistics are very important
matters to all those who pay any atten.
tion to the welfare of State, and very
serious matters to everybody. All that
diminishes the number of marriages de-
teriorates from the strength and pros
perity of the community most vitality.
notwithstanding all the fears of Dr.. NAL
thus. In the far west, every man who
can find woman that will have him
gets married. A log hut, made in two
or three days, and few deer skins for a
b d. rife and shot. belt, are the abso-
lutte perquisites in the shape of fortune.
There, population doubles itself in
twenty. five years, apart from immigra-
ton. But in our cities it is getting to
be very different. Hard times sensibly
diminish the number of marriages. and
prosperous years add very sensibly to
their number. A fortune is thought
necessary beforehand to support wife
and man is an old bachel, before the
fortune is made. Matters are getting
to be very differen. in this respect now
in our cities from what they were fifty
years ago.
But all over Europe it is getting worse
and worse and in England it is worst
Of all, unless France be an excep ton.
Old maids and old bachelors are more
common than can be we'll understood
amongst US. This has been attributed
TO thousand causes-to tho corn laws,
10 lard times. to every cause, in fact,
but the true one-love of show and a
bad social system. England is the rich
est OF the Countries of Europe, yet more
are prevented from marrying for wan,
Of sufficient means than elsew here.-
Nor is 1t actual want that prevents mar.
riages even there for it is not the poor
or laboring classes who remain single
but it is the upper and middle classes ol
society, and those brought in contac,
with them as servants. who imbibe their
ideas. that remain single.
1t is tie fear of want, and not actual
want, that restraints from marriage; o,
rather, it is the want, not of the neces.
saries OF life. nor even Of the comforts,
but of the ability to live in certain style
Of fashion, and keep up certain appear.
ances and indulge in certain luxuries.-
The Oldest son Of nobleman inherits
vast estates, and he marries of course,
and often doubles the estate in SO doing,
But his three or four younger brothers
are pensioned off with $4,000 or $4,000
a year. They are too proud to go into
business or even into profession
Nothing but the army or the navy OF
the church will do for them and all the
salaries they get are barely enough to
keep them in cigars. pay their club bills.
and support a tiger and a cab. Unless,
therefore. they can pick up a fortune
| with wife. they cannot think Of mar,
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WISCONSIN PAPER WARE HOUSE,

No. 243, East Water street, NIL WAUhEE
NyOONAN Il McNAB beg t. inform the Booksellers
~ Publishers and Merchants OF Northern Iowa, that
they have the most extensive stock OF t
Boob. Neacs, Wrapping, Cap, Letter,
and Note Papers, ever opened West OF Lake Michigan
which they selling at New York Jotbng prices to
the trade. Also FnvelopeS, Pencils, Piaying cards
Twne of every variety, aud all the usual species o
good. kept by Paper Dealers, including heavy as
ssrt,ncnt of Cards and Gard Board.
aS- The highest market prices paid for Paper Rags
November II. is Snl09tf
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Miscellany.

Miscellany.
From the number of marriages that
takes place in the winter season it il to
be presumed that Mercury has as much
to do with the matter as Cupid himself.
To those who are still shivering in single
blessedness, Dean Swift's recipe for
courtship may be acceptable: 81
Two or three dears and two or three sweets,
Two or three balls and two or three treats:
Two or three serensdes given as . lure.
Two or three oaths how much they endure:
Two or three times led out from the play,
Two or three soft speeches made by the way.
Two or three tickets two or three times,
Two or three love letters writ all in rhymes
Two or three mouths keeping strict to these rules,
Can never fail making couple Of fools.
The best plan to ship pig is to man
euvrs with the animal until you have
got his snout in the proper direction,
facing the plank which communicates
with the vessel, then take hold Of his
tail and pull it hard as though you wish,
ed him to come from the place, when.
from spirit natural in pigs, he goes up
the plank without further trouble
Now, women are just as contrary AZ
pigs. and the principle should always be
applied in getting them on the ship of
matrimony. If, however, after marriage.
you wish to secure domestic peace. you
must be quietly submissive. The i'm.
portance of this is illustrated in an epi-
taph on tombstone in an English church
yard:
Here lies man Richard and Mary his wife E
Their surname PrisOard, they lived without sts,
The reason was plain-they abcundsd in riches
They had pain, and the wife tie 5rescho
Sen Slick in his late sayings" gives
somSs advice about the selection Of a
wife. Says he. "Don'tmarry too poor
a gal, for they are apt to think there 10
no end to their husbands puss: nor too
rich gal, for they are apt to remind
you Of it unpleasant sometimes nor too
giddy gal. for they neglect their fami-
lies nor too demure a'one, for they are
most apt to give you the dodge. race
of, and leave you nor too weak-minded
one, for children take all their talents
from their Mothers" and with all due
Difference to the ladies we would ask Mr..
Slick if he means to insinuate that the
population of the world is already large
enough. 1 S's1
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433,723 "

An average of 1909 votes to each
Member of Congress- very small ad-
vantage over New England States.
BY comparing Virginia with Massa-
chusetts, we find the former gives H.
631 votes for each Member the latter
lO,829-an advantage of about TO-
900 votes in favor of Massachusett tts.-
Texas gives 40, 8O8 votes for two Mem
bers, and Arkansas 32,697 votes for
two Members; Rhode Island II, SOC
votes for the same representation. "A
difference in favor of Rhode Island owe,
Texas of about four to one and over
Arkansas of about three to one.
There is not single Slave State, the
vote of which is not greater in proper
ton to its representation in Congress
| than either Rhode Island or Massa
chusetts. -. .........-. ..
other explanation, Which is W as fumiliat
ing to our common intelligence as i,
would be to attempt to prove that the
moon is not made Of green cheese, OF
that there is not bag Of silver spoons
attached to each end of the rainbow
Children are told these stories and be-
lieve them; grown men, citizens and
voters are told by Greely and Seward
that by our basis of representation,
five negro slaves are counted as equal
to three white men voters, and men
with a much vaunted New England
education believe it. Hence the neces.
sity of the explanation.
The basis of representation is not
voters or men. but population. A po.
pulalion of $4,000 necessary to a re-
presentation of one Member Of Con.
gress. in Massachusetts, produces but
10000 voters; in Rhode Island not
quite 5000 voters. If five negroes in
South Carolina were equal to three
voters in Massachusetts, to make the
representation equal, 10000 of those
slaves would be entitled to Member of
Congress. But FIVE negro slaves at the
South count, for representation, no
more than three negroes. idiots, pau
pers, or children in the North. We
have already shown that the Member of
Congress from the South-where the
slave population is counted as three to
6ve. for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
more free white voters than the Mem :
ber from Massachusetts, where the non-
voting classes greatly pred dominate.
Many individuals have had their sense
of dignity greatly outraged because me-
gro slaves are counted as population, in
the ratio Of three to five. Such may
console themselves with the fact that,
in the basis Of representation, the
proudest and highest man in the land
counts no more than an idoit, a acriminal,
a pauper, or negro baby.-Argas and
Democrat.
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Selett goetrp.
Written for the North Iowa Times.
TElE TEAR.

.. Written Tor the North Iowa Times.
.r THE TEAR.
BY MRS. HAzIB J. BOYD.
A moonlight scene around dark shadows crept,
Passing anon Ger blushing flowers which slept,
perfumed air treathed softly DER the lea,
And music quivered ON its wings I" me
Yet oh, 80 mournfully subduing in its strain,
The feelings wrought ne'er shall know again.
Unconscious and unchsrmed beneath It's power,
wandered to darkly- y-shsded bower,
And there secluded could my willing ear
Drink deep, full draughts without molesting fear
Could catch its nghtest breath soft IL stole
Out on the evening air, pervading my wrapt SOUL
Approaching still my steps - whence they came,
Those streams which kindled all my breast afame !;
A mansion rose to view, both high and great
What loveliness, what grandeur too, what statei
I nearer drew, easement curtafned low
BY drapery of woodbne, looped with drops Of s'soa
And close within thus shielded from the night
Was one, being robed in purest white;
One hand euclasped her Lutte, whose tones I'd heard
And which, my Utmost soul had deeply stirred,
The other, pillowed soft her brow so fair
HalEshadcd, halfconcealed by clustering hair.
mark I'd her eyes soft depths, their dreamy light
Tho veiled almost by drooplng frnges bright
lmmOvable she sat--nOne dreamed s1O 1eaI--
But, oh what glitters tits a shining tear
It came unbidden and so silent fell,
And nestled in her bosom--yct can any tell
From whence that peari-drop came and why distilled
Was 1t her heart dew, tho sweet chalice 6lleds
And from hor souls deep fount came yelling up
A deep-draw sigh, seemed fresh from sorrows cup
She sat yet longer, but SO sad, so still
Would I, methought, had power to do thy Will
Fair maiden, and for thee I'd only live
II thy sweet lips would but the mandate give.
turned an instant to the shades below
So calmly sleeping in the moons soft glow ...
Again looked, my being fair had gone
And all so still felt indeed alone,
Unused upon the gentle one I'd seen
Who seemed In her sad beauty sorrows Queen.
So touching was her quiet, silent grief
But she has gone, her absence . relief .
would not see her thus SO strangely sad,
When her young life know should have been glad
Yet JOY seemed mine while she was lingering near,
The story, would knew, Of that one Tear.
NATIONAL, Iowa, March 1859.
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To the public aud consumers OF Coal generally.
would respectfully announce that have recently es-
tablshed Coal yard ut Prairie du Chen where will
be kept hand supply Of Illinois Pennsylv ania
Coa-Order respectfully solicited and the public
IN be assured that 1t shall be my endeayor to- give
satisfaction in regard to quality, price and attention
Office and yard Lower Town, below the Ferry Land
n Sltf H. F. AVERILL.
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lrmness Of Loving Girl In q Pet
Well, let him go, or let him stay
do not mean to die; -us
Iguess he'll find that can live
Without him If try;
He thought to ffighteu me with frowns
So terrible and black
He'll stay away thousand years
Before ask him back.
He said that had acted wrong,
And foolishiy beside;
won't forget him after that
wouldn't if died.
II I was wrong what right had he
To be so cross with msi
know I'm not an angel quite
don't pretend to be.
He had another sweet heart once,
And now when we fall out,
lie always says she was not cross,
And that she didn't pout.
1t Is enough to vex q saint
It's more than can bear
VIII VIII, ,h4adi di5art es Bic isSsass. %ass-
He thinks that she was pretty, too
Was beautiful as good
wonder il she'd get him back
Again now If she could,
know she would, and there she is
She lives almost in sight,
And now it's after nine o'clock
Perhaps he's there tonight.
I'd almsst write to lin to come
But then ] We said won't;
do not care so much, but she
Shan't have him. If don't,
Besides know that was wrong,
And he was in the right;
guess I'll tell him so-and them
mish he'd come tonight. 't
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CHARLES s. D. JONES,
Attorney at Law and Notary Public.
No. l, Corner Of Main and Sirsh Street.
N,,h,,un Tnwa

DUDuqUe, -'---- 1oW1'
REFER RENCEs:
Hon. Bernhart Hem, Hon. Theophiius Parsons,
Fairfield, Iowa Hon. Emory Washburn,
Hon James NJ. Love, Law Faculty, Cambridge,
IT. g. District Judge. ...a- Mass.
. Keokuk, Iowa. Bernard q. Caulfeld,
Col Robert Robinson, Atty, Chicago, Ill.
Mid,iletowu, Iowa. Hon. VIM. s. Bodley,
Hon. Jno. McKeon, U. s.. Louisville, Ky.
Dist. Atty, N. Y. City. Benoist, Shaw Co.,
Hon. John A. Dix, = New Orleans, La.
n Y. City. Hon. A. G. Penn,
Hon James Campbell. New Orleans, La.
late p. NJ. Gen., Phla. Hon. Reverdy Johnson,
Col. James Page Phla. Baltimore, Md.
Peter NAPLES, Esq. Phila Col. Louis v. Bogy,
L. A. Benoist & Co., ..- st. Louis, No.
Bankers, St Louis, Mo. Hon. John + Darby,
Hon. Joel Parker, st. Louis, MO
as-Collectons made and proceeds promptly rcmit-
ted. lool
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The Indian Cemetery.

4ne Anolan cemetery.
The following interesting description
of the manner in which the Northern
Indians bury their dead, is from the pen
OF Mr.. Wallace, the travelling agent of
the San Francisco Alta. California. 1t
is written from Fraser River region:
Yesterday I took walk up the river,
to look at the mining and the wild
precipices that overhang the river at tho
foot of the little canon. had not gone
more than two miles before came upon
an Indian burying-place. They do not
place their dead in the earth, but in sar-
cophagi. raised upon sticks. about three
feet from the ground. AS soon as dead,
the body is tied by the knees and shoul-
ders, and thus brought into doubled
position, as il the dead would rest easier
with the muscles unstrained. They
are thus placed in the sarcophagi in q
sitting position. The b, tom is shaped
like canoe. and projects from the sides.
They are about three feet long by two
and half high. and two wide. The
sides and covers are made from blocks
split from pine trees. The Indians ap-
pear to hold these relics in much vener-
alton. and guard them with jealous eyes.
AS / approached to examine them. two
or three, who were passing. silently
motioned me away. / took off my hat
and bowed toward the dead, which SEEM
ed to please them, and they passed on.
There we're six Of these sarcophagi. two
of which had fallen down, and the skull
and bones of the dead lay strewn upon
the ground.
A curious combination of carved fig-
ures ornamented the front Of the tombs.
In front. independent of the dead, was
a row of figures the size of life. with
true Indian characters and features,
standing as if to guard. the approach.-
One Of them was a warrior holding q
gun in each hand, and With expression
so lifelike as TO make me hesitate to ap-
proach there are also women and mon
sters. each with weapons, and maintain
ing threatening attitude. On the front
of each sarcophagi, the carving was
very elaborate and truthful, and embra-
ces bears, wolves, lizards, snakes. and
goats. grouped in guardsome attitude.
These figures are painted red. black,
and white, and exhibited much skill in
the use of the knife. They all seemed
to be weather-worn, as if long exposed.
Upon the tops Of these tombs were two
canoes. broken and worn out, and in
them were placed broken paddles. a
broken pail, a worn-out mat, useless
gun, and broken net, fit emblems of
the exhausted life Of an Indian. These
tombs are always upon the banks Of
the river. and it may well be imagined
that n
tBy the freely lamp
They paddle the light canoe,"
upon the familiar waters which, to them,
was always home. These carvings are
done by an Indian whose sole business
is to ornament the tombs of the dead
| wished to take away one of the images
as curiosity, but was advised that it
would be dangerous, as they are held
in supreme veneration by the Indians.
HAn Irish gentleman at cards,
having, on inspection. found the pool
deficient. exclaimed. Here's a shilling
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EHAn Irish gentleman at cards,
having, on inspection. found the pool
deficient, exclaimed. Here's a shilling
short; who put it in p
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ETI aint going to live long. man.
my. asa ~ =
Why not, you little sarpant 7
.Causs my trousers is all tored out
behind
That was stern promonition Of the
boy ssa