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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25

sWMr. Giddings, writing to the Ashta-
bua Sentinel on the day Of the adjournment
expresses the opinion that the XAAVth is
the last Democratic Congress to assem-
bic in the United States. He thinks, more
over, that the Democracy have nearly given
up the idea of brow beating Northern Rep
resentatives, such scenes having been re-
moved from the House into the Senate.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25

The Richmond Dispatch says that ar
intelligent gentleman Of that city, recently
from Cuba, says that, "except among fe"
persons engaged in the American trade, the
opposition there to flibusterism and annex
alton is universal. They have no more
desire to be annexed to the United States
than Louisiana has to be annexed to Spain. .
"Of all sections Of this country" adds the
Dispatch, "the South is the last that would
disturb the rights of Spain to Cuba. That
island is forbidden fruit to us, and so long
as it remains so, the day we cat it, we die
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25

BANKRUPTCY OR REpUBLICANIsM.-I is sta
ted that if an extra session of Congress is
not called before the 30th of June, the Gov
ernment will be bankrupt. If tle Presi-
dent calls the extra session, the House will
be organized by the Republicans, as many
of the Southern States have not elected their
members. In this view of the case, we may
adopt the slogan of the Democracy, with a
slight variation: "IIurrah for Buck and
breakr'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25

sB" Some of the Sensation newspapers
have gratified their readers, since the Sicklcs
tragedy, with portraits Of the persons most
concerned. An old cut of Piccoomini has,
in one instance, done service for Mrs. Sickles;
in another picture of Jenny Lind has been
put to the same use. Mr.. Sickles and Mr..
Butterworth have been represented by the
pictures of two celebrated murdcrcrs. The
portrait of Mr.. Alfred Bum, the London
Kew
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25

Senator Brown, of Mississippi, made a
speech at the Cuba-stealing meeting in Tam
many Hall on Monday night last. Among
other things he said:
de believed that Slavery was of Divine
origin Applause; that God decreed it from
the foundation of the world [great applause;
that the African was destined, from his Gre
alton, to be the servant of the white man,
CONTINUED applause; and his opinion was,
that every one before him would be better oil
if he had niger to wait upon him. Loud
and continued applause.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25

EMANCIPATION IN RUssIA.-In ten of the
Governments of Russia, the Committees OF
mobiles charged with preparing plan Of
emancipation, have completed their labo:s.
The committees of Wilma, Grodno and Kov-
no, are among the numter. A general
commission has been named to revise the
projects of these three COVER nments before
they are submitted to the Central Com
mittee. 1t is composed of one delegate
named by the Minister of the Interior, three
named by the Governor General OF these
three Provinces, and six mobiles cho en- from
among the Provincial Committees.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25

GOVERNOR BANKs.-The Boston Journal
has been reviewing the probabilities o. all
the prominent candidates Of all parties for
a nomination for the Presidency, and it ar
riyes at the conclusion that Governor Banks
Occupies very strong position"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25

w Prentice, of the Louisville Journal,
the other day, confessed to a rather fervid
admiration Of Piccolomini through the col
umns of his paper: whereupon the Louis
Vile Courier publishes the following letter,
which it claims to have received from the
fair songstress, and which, "though not in,
tended for publication, it cannot withhold
from it's readers :"
MEEsrA1R EprrA1R II zee by zee Journa6
Eat zee Won uglee monstair dat il call Prem
tees, say zat he il not ashame Eat he loaf me-
If he ish not, l am. Be goot unit zay to
Prentees, lut want not such-vat you call
zem ?-impadunce loafer.
[ KEGS my hant at you.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25

ewThe New York Journalef Commerce,
leading Administration paper Of New York,
in reply to the Washington Union, places the
,sponsibility of the defeat of the Post Office
Appropriation bill upon Mr.. Toombs of the
Senate, where it unquestionably belongs.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25

DEMOCRACY" EXEMPILFIED. The trouble
about the election of u. S. Senator in New
Jersey, is the refusal of the Senate to meet
the House in joint ballot. The House is
republican, the Senate pro-slavery, with
enough majority in the House to out-vote the
Senate. So the majority-professing dcmoc-
racy refuse to allow a Senator to be chosen
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25

SCRAPS FOR THE CURIOUS. III tai
low candle be placed in a gun, and shot
at a door, it will 90 through without
sustaining any injury; and if mus
ket ball be fired into the water, it will
not only rebound, but be aattened. If
fired through a pane Of glass, it will
make hole the size Of the ball, with
out cracking the glass and if the
glass be suspended by thread it will
make no difference, the thread will not
even vibrate.
Cork, if sunk 200 feet in the ocean,
will not rise on account Of the pressure
Of the water. ... s..
In the Arctic regions, when the ther-
mometer is below Zero, persons can
converse more than a mile distant. DR..
Jameson asserts that he heard every
word of sermon at the distance OF
two miles. We have written upon pa
per manufactured from iron, and seen
book with leaves and binding Of the
same material. \. San.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25

~ A humorous legend is related of
Cuvier, that walking through the internal
regions after death, he met a demon who
babe him kneel down and worship him,
and on Cuvier's refusal, told him he would
eat him. Falling back on the natural his
tory lessons of his mundane life, Cuvier
merely remarked !: "Horns and cloven feet
gra,niniyorous You eat me-Nonsense ="
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25

~ The New York Tribune, in speaking
of Senator Wades efforts in behalf of the
Homestead bill, says:
Mr.. Wade has hitherto evinced an intrepid
ity, an energy and a devotedness rarely
equalled and never excelled; in our judge
ment, in his efforts for the Homestead bill,
for the Agricultural College bill, for Retrench-
ment, for Human Freedom-in short, for ev-
cry good word and work-he this Session has
excelled even his own former services. The
rights and interests of free labor have seldom
had a more clear-sighted and effective, and
never more whole-souled, champion in Con-
gress than Ben. Wade.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25
J Pixies Peak!

much plade out, nigh to the Peak" go BY tho
Howsomever shall jcL. ...r..
the spring. Ime neg6,1 =. ..e.. om.
last Joory in the hiram :. : .aa vi.s which ). il.
| kin Git them remarklb dds and neiRhbors. Thsy
tys think shall make son hsn 70 On yoa
sun Of it. Very rcspectivc.nds. ds.standisr oon-
ARTEMUS Ws%a. STEWART.
Bsy@ Every man has faults to CO.
auer, but which he delays to combat.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25
The Election in New Hampshire.

The Democratic press endeavor to console
Themselves over the triumphant success OF
the Republican party in New Hampshire by
the single fact that the Republican maorities
are not in all cases so large as they were a
year ago. The slight falling off, however,
is easily accounted for by the assurance of
success which allowed many Republicans to
neglect the usual efforts, and by the cold ana
drenching rains which fell all the day of cleo
ton, keeping many away from the polls.-
Besides, the Democrats made it an object of
special excrtion to defeat the present incum-
bcnts in the First and Second Congressional
Districts. The New Hampshire Statesman
says:
Never, since the existence of the State as
an independent member of the Union, were
such extraordinary eXertons put forth in be-
half of candidates for Congress, in labor and
money, as in the First and Second Districts
Money in the utmost abundance was freely
distributed in the before mentioned Congress
sional Districts, and all the machinery ever
put in motion in an election canvass has had
full play, through which to defeat Messrs.
Marston & Tappan. But, thanks to the de-
termination of the gallant Republicans Of
New Hampshire, the purposes of the Demo-
cratic party have been signally defeated, and
the Republicans emerge in triumph from one
of the most important election conflicts for
the last four years.
Tho bogus Democracy are welcome to all
the comfort they can extract from the result
Of the IIew Hampshire election, and if they
can take courage in this State to- "pick their
tiints" and try their chances s-and will be
satisfied with the same amount of glory they
achieved in New Hampshire-we can GER
tainly afford to wish them joy!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-03-25

Gy7Papers throughout the State are re-
quested to copy the above circular.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-03-26
Dr.. Roo, and bis Aseussr..

WfANDOTT, n l., march o, 1000
MEssRs. EprroRs My attention has
just been called to an article in the N. Y.
Daily Tribune, dated Lawrence, K. T.,
Feb. 8, 1852" from the Special Cores
pondence of the N. Y. Tribune" As ]
am made the special object Of said "Spe-
cial Correspondence" Imay be pardoned
for lightly noticing the same.
The article alluded to-so far as any
representations are made concerning my.
self-is one complete tissue Of fAlsehoods
It's iusinuations are all cowardly and Sian.
derous, while its positive assertions arr
base and libelous, not having the sem
blance Of truth in them. A newspape
controversy ] have always endeavored 4
avoid, and were the charges of you
Special Correspondence read only b.
my constituents-who have closely
watched my action through two sitting
Of the Territorial Legislature, and VIII
unanimously sustained my entire cours
during those eventful sessions--l shoul
not take the slightest notice Of then
feeling that my character was too we
known, and established, as an humbl
member Of the glorious old Ffse Sta
Party, to receive any material damAs
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-03-26
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MARCH 26 1859.

lonely; you are among strangers, "border
rufians," as the world calls them, but they
have treated you kindly, they appreciate
and patronize you as an artist of no ordi-
nary merit, and here you will be safe"
At this time there is silence; l think
they grasp each others hand; there is
something that sounds verify like kiss
which has exploded, reverberated and
bounded back with something more than
a simple echo; there is, l believe, an en-
brace, but the shade is now dense, and
acts and objects are seen as through glass,
darkly. The sound of steps. as of one
bounding over the paling and receding,
are heard; bright lustrous eyes are peering
through the gloom in the direction whence
the fading sounds proceed ]; they die away,
and now are heard light footsteps as they
approach the cottage door.
Ella Hampton seeks her pillow; she
sleeps-how beautiful is sleep; she dreams
she moans, starts, liquid pearl-drops course
downward from beneath her eyelids, still
she sleeps on in beautiful repose, :.
As brilliant starlike gem,
Dropped from an angels diadem,
Or seraph from realm Of bliss,
To shed the light of love in this.
Sleep on, beautiful sleeper. all uncon.
scious of life's changes; the tree of life
bears no purer, sweeter blossom.
Sleep on let the sunny joys of child.
hood close around you once more with
their fond, warm embrace; let the parents
the brothers, sisters and friends who have
gone before, come back from their silent
mansion, and thrill thy heart with rapture
in the dreamland; sit thou there, and un.
der the rainbow weave thy wishes into
hopes, transform the web of life into gold.
en- tissue, or dream thou of a higher life
where the wicked cease from troubling
and the weary are at rest, but come moi
back again to the stern realities, the cold
icy embrace of world like this.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-03-26
Poeffy.
Hymn 10 the People.
BY C. D. STUART.

N.,,o be blessed with warrior strength,
n Eield tho sword and wear the glaive,
NJ rise 10 eonqueror's fame at length,
Proclaims the good or makes the brave.
tn have the power to bide the scorn,
And rise above the hate and strife
OF those to wealth and title born,
Il the crOwn'd courage Of our life.
What are the swords that prop king
The banners in his army's van
To strength Of soul that dares to spring.
And show the monarch in the 0sdHf
Kings and the mightiest men of arms,
Strong as the heads Of realms they bide,
Sport as they may with fortunes charms.
They are like leaves upon the tide.
In dim Of old sepulchers they lie,
The feast Of silence and decay,
While the true world beateth high
And thrones itself upon to-day.
Give me the man whose hands have tossed
The corn seed to the mellow soil,
Whose feet the forest depths have crossed,
Whose brow is nobly crown'd with toll.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-03-26
"She walks in beauty like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies,
And all that's best of dark and bright,
Maet in her asnect and her eyes y

One hand rests lightly upon the arm OF
her masculine companion, and her eyes
are now turned full upon his face-she is
speaking-hush
II would not go to the Territory,
Charles" she utters in low, plaintive,
musical voice.
"And why not, bird of paradise ?" in
quires her companion, Charles Benton, in
firm, earnest tone.
sit may be my fear, but with me it has
all the force of right reason. have a
presentiment. Do you believe in pre-
sentiments, Charles ?'
"Ireally, hardly know whether 1 have
a belief on the subject; but tell mo what
is the nature of your fears ?'
"You know that there has been much
trouble in the Territory already, and there
may be more; and if"
"Well, if there should be, what then
in what way can it affect me? am nc
politician no place seeker-why should !
be molested ?''
II admit there is no good reason why
replies the musical voice, "yet I feel tha
you would not be safe, and if any evi
should happen to you, how painful j;
would be to your poor widowed mothe
whose sole dependence is upon you, t.
say nothing of the pain which," sh'
pauses, her head droops upon his shoulder
and her small taper fingers grasp his arm
firmly, almost convulsively.
! "You are too sensitive and timid, my
own Ella; you must strive to meet tn
vicissitudes of life with composure. and i
possible, with larger degree of hope
You know I am poor renter here; l hav,
barely sufficient means to enter and i'm
prove claim, there can make q perma
nent home for my dear mother, and-ant
may I not say home bright with happi
ness for myself, blessed as shall then b
with your divine presence, and your IN
: dying love ?"
1know that the proposed movemen
is necessary; I will submit with what com
i posure / may, still tremble when I thin
, of the difficulties which may invade you
plans"
, ''I see no obstacle but toll, and that
attended with many blessings. 1 wi
, cheerfully encounter toll, if I can onl
toll in the light of your loving eyes,"
: "I see there is a little spice Of fatter
, about you yet; but why may / not g
E with you / can render much assistance
s your dear mother and yourself; if 20
: bear privations, they will be lighter
J, borne together"
sit is true, Ella, sharing toll and troub
together would almost annihilate then
# But you are not made for such rude toi
J. You have been nutured and reared in Il
d lap of afiuence; until the recent evel
}, which left you an orphan, you ha,
K never known toll or want. How the
g can you bear the privation incident
}, making new home in the Territory =? N
= Ella, must prepare the way; I must sol
's en- the rigor of first settlement before
, suffer you to go there"
e ait must be so then. When do y,
L start ?'
7. Tomorrow, early; all things are read
le You viii find something to interest y
g in your lessons given to pupils, in dray
r ing and penmanship. True. you viii
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-03-26

gemmed drapery around him, and has
retired to his regal couch and pleasant
dreams.
The hour is at twilight, when released
from the wasting cares of day, the mind
wanders back over the past, picking up
here and there a peerless gem of hope
which we have lost by the way, and anon,
standing by the silent monitor, the stone,
which marks the spot, it may be, where
lies entombed our best and brightest
treasures. The twilight hour, when stand
ing hand in hand with one we love, and
gazing at the rich, glowing, gorgeous ira
cery of blended vermilion, green and gold
which garnish the western sky, the hands
clasp more ardently, the heart grows ten
der, the eye moist, the voice soft and low,
and the rugged nature Of man vibrates to
the magic influence, and feels all the ten
derness of womanhood as he gazes and
enjoys, and wonders whether Heaven it
self, the abode ofthe sinless, is more beau
tiful.
The readers mind has already jumped
to the conclusion that there must be 4
loving couple lurking somewhere about
the place at such time. 1t is even so,
kind reader, and it is fact which we
have no disposition to conceal. Indeed,
we are somewhat anxious to introduce
them to your favorable notice.
Within few yards from the cottage
door, a lady and gentleman are standing
near each other. The shadows of night
is deepening around them, yet it is still
light enough to perceive that they are
both young. The young man has seen
about twenty-five years, is tall, we'll
formed and muscular, with manly and
Intelligent cast of countenance, though it
is somewhat bronzed and darkened by
exposure. The lady is about twenty
years old, of about medium height, pos
sesses form of unexceptionable symme-
try and grace, her large, full dark eyes
glow with unwonted luster, her head is
crowned with fine glossy hair of velvet
black color, and as she lifts her fair face
upward and gazes at the imperishable
stars as they come twinkling out from be-
hind the curtain Of day, We are led to
| exclaim:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-07-07
who IS THE HEIR ?''

THE Proprietor of the YORKvILLE ENQUIRER pro
poses this question (Which BY the way concerns
every and In the country by the pubcauon
of a spirited ORIGINAL NOVELETTE,, written ex
pressy for the ENQUIRER by talented young writer o.
this State This Story which, wherever 1t Is read, Will
produce sensation, Is entitled,
"WHO IS THE HEIR;
Or, The Dark Mystery Of the Deserted House."
BY WILLIE LIGHTHEART,
Author of Lula Woodwork ".winnie and Willie
Children of the Sum-" "Old Heads and Young
Hearts," &c, &c.
The publication will commence with the FIRST WEEk
IN AUGUST and continue through the ensuing three
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and mysterious developments, with strange and startling
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In addition this several contributors OF known ability
are constantly engaged for the ENQUIRER In every mum
The brilliant aud witty ruby" writes regularly Our
promising Young poet, J. WOOD DAVIDSON contributes
every other week lady Of Columbia, who is well known
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from Rev. j. W. KELLY, j. FOREST GOWAN, W. w:
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-07-07

sweetly beneath an overhanging dogwood tree'
audwere conveyed home, where they had been
most anxiously awaited and expected 1t has not
been twenty years since then, andy the same
Ruby, in some things as then, very child, in
other things alas too DID, has seen many as bright
hued visions as the first, all grow pale and fade
away He has seen as radiant rainbows Of hope,
with, as gorgeous dyes, and with the same promi-
ses of bag of gold at the end, which treasure be
has been as confident Of securing, but when he
has striven to reach the end and obtain the prize,
the farther he has gone, the farther off has SEEM
ed the rainbow, until it has faded quite away and
left him wearied and sorrowing, for the hours
lost in the search for an ignis tdtuus. And twen-
ty yearsfrom now (f he live so long) he will look
back, and then as now, find that he has sought
for fast fading treasures, promised by equally as
intangible rainbows And so we go on from youth
to age, seeking for bags Of gold ct the ends Of
rainbows, and at the end of life, find that we
have pursued phantoms, and when, it is too late,
we bitterly bewail a mis-spent existence.
RUBY.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-07-07

THE Celebration at Pneuille. w were not pres
ent at the celebration on Saturday last, at;Pins-
vile, and regret it mach, but We are enabled
through conversations had with some Of our
friends who were present. to report, that the whole
affair came off very handsomely and that the
complete manner in which the arrangements for
the celebration were made, reflects great credit
on those concerned in getting up the Picnic.
The speeches of Junius A. Fox, ESQ.,, Rev. NJ.
A. Connolly and DR.. J. M. Strong, were excellent
the latter selecting for their theme the Temper
ance Cause. The former reviewed our history as
nation, insisting upon the Importance Of incul-
eating veneration for the heroes and patriots Of
the revolutionary struggle, and of acquiring a
thorough knowledge Of the use Of arms as means
of defence against foreign aggressors and intes.
tine assaults, urging upon his hearers the impor,
lance of encouraging and sustaining those insti.
tutions especially, in which may not only be OBJ.
tanned through instructionin literature and sci
ence, but where may also be aoquired complete
knowledge Of the arts Of War, and the use Of such
instruments as may be called into service for our
national Defence and the protection Of our rights.
The number in attendance was large, and o
large proportion of the fair sex honored the spea-
kers with their presence.
All we have heard speak Of the celebration, ex-
press themselves highly delighted, and refer to
the speech made by Mr.. Fox, as amasterly effort.
Charlotte Bulletin.