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The auarchical picture which Tie House pre-
SCENTS ID its nnofxanixed and mob-like ftate--the
unrestrained and understandable turbulence and
disorder that characterize its daily proceeding
the uaOn0ton0ua rounds Of speechrmaking in
terrupted q times by angry pereonal disputes,
and scenes Of threatened vi0lencc---have all been
wildly and graphically presented 70 our readers
in the series of interesting Washington Letters
that have been published in the Evening News
during the past four weeks. No American can
contemplate the spectacle 20 boldly sketched in
these Letters without ! scnce Of humiliation and
shame at the conduct Ofthe rulers OF his country.
That the lower house Of the American Congress
should spend an entire month in undignifed
wrangling without effecting an organization,
while the public service j. suffered to lAnguish in
the first stages of general Generalization, il 4
fact which presents us TO the world a. people
impatient of discipline, FESTIVE under wholesome
control, destitute Of the power to act in concert
for the public good, and utterly incapable Of any
thing but indiyidualized and mobocratic effort
The turbulent localisms that characterized the
government of Ireland before the Union, and
made It an easy prey to the conqueror; the frcn-
zied violence that disgraccd the French Provis-
ional Government of l84s; or the parcxysms Of
disorder that might be expected from Congress
Of frantic Red Republicans-would scarcely sur
IN the American House OF Representatives The
cause is that Internal spirit OF partyis,n, which
considers the public veal Of inferior Importance
to the dominance of a taction-which would
rather ruin, than not rule the country--whch
places the personal aggrndizement Of men above
the interests Of States-and would make the in
terests Of States and sections superior to the wei
fare Of the Union. The Democratic party finds
itself in helpless, impotent minority--a helpless
ness and impotence brought on bv its own cor
ruptions and misgoyeInment; and maddencd by
Its weakness, and its inability to hold the power
Y has 50 giaringly abused, it sullenly and Stub
bornly refuses to allow that to pass into the
hands Of those whom the people have elected in
opposition to It. 1t pfefars to see the Gov
ernment IN state OF anarchy rather than not
governed by itself; and in The most intensely fac
tionai spirit resists every compromise for an or
SANITATION that does not recognize ts right to all
the chief Offices of trust and power. This. and
this alone, Is the key to The continued disorgan-
eaton OF the House, and this, we presume will
prevent an organization Tor another month To
come, unless the indignant voice of the people.
uttered in denuncation of its conduct shall com,
pei the factions minority party to yield its impu
dent pretensions, and allow the House to fan in
70 the hands Of Its opponents to whom tits Justly
due.
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HoxG Hoxa, Sept. 2sth. 1859.

HONG hone, sept. 18th, 1859.
had an opportunity, by our delay, of seeing
mermaid, direct from Japan The mermaid
which saw last week, was brought quite recently
from Japan BY Mr.. King. OF dong Hong in
whose possession saw it 1t was in a glass case
that enabled me to- see it with the greatest clear
ness, though could not handle it, This mer-
maid ts 10 or 90 inches long. The fish part Of
the body Ia about the proper ton OF trout that
would measure about that length. 1t has dor
sal, lateral and yentral fn--twO of the latter
and the tail Is of size and shape like any of our
common. well known fish, Joining to the Fl h
BODY, a little back Of where the sils are usually
situated is the animal portion of the body, being
relatively one-thrd the whole length.
This animal third consists of a head, in shane
sue, formation Of eyes and nose, number, form
and position of the teeth, like monkey's: of
long, slender meek; Of chest, having sternum
and several distinct pairs of ribs. II has long
ape-llke arms, terminating in five fingers, Of
which the middle one is the longest and largest.
on the head and body, above the fishy portion.
are here and there spots of fur remaining. like
the fur OF monkey in length ard texture. of a
brown color The closest scrutiny that can be
given fails to reveal any traces of the union of
the animal and fshy parts
For my own part, | must confess c,n sae no
trick, though it may be one 1t is a perfeot
stsggerer | should have said in addifidrl that
this mermaid is shortly to go to tied
States The Japanese say that it 4
lake in the interior
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-01-14

:, A GENuISE MERAAlD.-Francis Hall, late
Mayor of Elmira, n. Y, is now travelling in
China and Japan, While he was waiting at Hong
Kong for the vessel to sail on which he had IA.
ken passage for Shanghai, he embraced the OBJ
portunty Of writing letter, from which we take
the following description of mermaid, which he
had inst anoa
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The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-08-16
Charges Against Breckenridge.

Ii anything were lacking to demonstrate the
bIamelrssncss Of Mr.. Brt ckinyidges record. ii is
sufficient to look to the nature of the charges
alleged against him. There are lu. two which
have any foundation in fact. The first is his
declaration that he "hclonscl to no party
which hnd for It's object the extension of slave
ry." Now, what party is there that las "the
lection OF the just rights Of slavery, as Of every
other species Of property, is one of the Objects
OF the Democratic party. lis extension is not
an object ofpolitical action, but Il matter to be
lett To natural aud legitimate growth. There
is no political party that has Z" The extension OF
slavery" TOR lis object.
The other charge is the alleged expression Of
Mr. hrecknridge, that. "ohcr things being
equal, he would vote for one o! his own way OF
tuiukins in religion in prciereace TO another
who thought differently" Eve quote the sub
stance OF the sentiment attributed to him. not
having the exact language before us.) Now
suppose Mr.. Breckenridge did say So-a fact of
winch we have no positive assurancc-.to what
does 1t amount? There is not in it the slight
est inkiins of prescription for religious opinion.
There is no indication of Il disposition 10 SET oil
rclS'ons affinity against political principc.
me case referred to is simply one III which
mridse declared, iI the allegation is correctly
that he would give the preference to one of his
own way of thinking on religious subj cts.
And who. let lis ask, that has strong conyic-
tions of any kind in religion what Christian,
Jew, Turk, or Mormon-would not allow the
same consideration to Influence him--oN ot;e.
Miags deiagcqsal? 1t is Int manly avowai of
Il pr'ncipie winch would govern ali his assui-
ants IN action whether it were avowcd or not.
me difference is only one of higher decree
OF lrankness on the part OF Mr.. Breckinrdge,
aUdlt is just this very openness aud freedom
irom polite reserve which. in our Judgment
constitutes one of his highest claims TO admj,u
ton.
We know not what are Mr. Rreekinridre's
religious opinions or aliHitics, aud do not care
TO know. However widely different they NAV
he from our own. we would regard the utter
ahce OF such sentiment as prma facie evidence
That the man was to be tatSttd
The manly trmknoss Of Breckenridge is in
Striking contrast with the conduct of his assajl
ants Those who harp upon the first CHARGE
are the very persons that at the same time re-
preach him with being sectional; and those who
urge the second are in many Instances. the
same That have been the warmcst advocates of
prescription, u for the sake of religious opinou.-
Exchange,
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-08-16
Clay and ETeckiNridge.

Our gallant candidate for the Presidency
possesses tie same qualities for popular leader
WHICH so endcared iinly Clay to the mas
SEES Of the Wig parry. Among these qualities
is the high toned courtesy and generosity which
Mr.. Clay was capable OF Displaying towards
those who were opposed e, hin in politics--a
circumstance in MIR C!av's character happily
illustrated by the con.ruulaton extended by
him to Mr.. kreckinli.ge upon the lattcr's cleo
ton to Consre Tho NV Orleans Delta re-
ports Mr.. Clay's coEg"atnatory speech as fol-
slows:
"Majol Brockinriage. | congratulate you.
You are worthy TO represent The people of this
district. whose esteem add favor have been the
chief object cir ambition. and the most pre-
cous rewards OF ny long and laborious lite,''
and then, dropping his voice to the mlder tone
of eGection. he 1H,;sl my dear John, be true
to your name Ngrur forget you are a kc;l-
tuckian and Bro Kin, Ige and the highest
honors of 'h" fnN6'l.e OF what is more valua
blc the CONSCIOUSNESS Of having served we'll
your county. 0't !, your glorious reward
The pre,|io''yl Judged il ny the eloquent
wing leader il IN q rapi state of fllf!mcnt.
Thesnext high honors o, the Republic which
Clay proph'si| IL. Erec'liugidye, have already
been confalu "Gpi n.'n by a. appleaiarive
and admiling p"Hp'4, "ad We helicye they are
about to b. tos uron him the very highest
Thus the peop.c OF r''isAatior will dispose Of
its honors n.st woS;i'.. and viudicate the
foresight 20. NY, whose lesson cprrrspoIded
so exactly v4'h IN" 'npn's"s otto G. Ereck-
inrdge's o"n nat'lIe-C Constitution.
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-08-16
Caleb Gushing.

We see (says the Nashville Union) that Sen
ator Pugh of Ohio, is travelling through Black
Replicandom denouncing General Gushing as
an abolitionist, who has departed from faith
and is now acting with the Southern men that
nominated Breckenridge and Lane. We have
no doubt Mr.. Pugh's speeches will furnish cap
ital for half the Douglas orators in The South.
When Gen. Gushing was a member of Presi-
dent Perces cabinet there was no Southern Dem
ocrM that did not heartily endorse his conduct.
AT Charleston be was chosen President of the
convention without a dissenting voice from the
South. Every Southern delegate voted for him.
Mr.. McCook. the chairman of the Ohio delcga-
ton, made the motion to adopt the report APP
pointing Gen G. Pres't of the convention, and
Mr.. Puyh roted for that motion. But because
General Gushing would not sit and see such
mon as B. f. Hallet, the author ofthe Cincinnati
Platform, turned out of the Convention because
he was not for Mr.. Douglas, Gen. Gushing sud
denly becomes, in the eyes of Senator Pugh a
most infamous abolitionists. He is no worse
now than when the whole Southern Dcmocra-
cy sanctioned his conduct rs member of Prcsi
dent Pierce's Cabinet and when every South
ern delegate voted for him at Charleston for
President of the convention. ''Let the CALLED
Jade vince"
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-08-16
A. Rust, Of Arkansas. I,

Mr.. EDrToR-Ths gentleman has, with Miles
ics;o to the Democratic party, therefore his
opinions may have some interest or excite some
curiosity. | offer two extracts from a speech
he delivered in the last Congress, which clearly
explains his - Douglas procivitcs
at seems to me that all might consent that
this right should be held i'll allegiance until the
population of the Territory should be sufficient
to cnt'le it, under the existing ratio of repre-
scptalion to Il member upon this floor: and
then, sir, whether in convention or through
their representatives assembled, allow the peo-
pie to exercise all the rights of sovereignty
which are enjoyed by the several states of the
Union. > See Congressional GA1c, SO Ctng, lst
Ses, p 272.
"sir, no man can doubt my loyalty to the
south no man can call in question my fidelity
to the institutions in the midst of which was
born and raised, have thus far lived, and hope
to die; and declare here to-day. in til" pres.
cnce of this House and the country that il by
an effort of my will, by simply responding "ay''
when my name was called at that desk could
bring one of those Territories as II Slave state
into the Union. would not do it,''-.See Cong
Globe, SGM Cong, la ses, p. PIP.
1t is announced by the Black Republicans
as their sectional policy, "to surround by Il
Gordon of free territory, slavery, like scorpion
encrcled by fire, would sting itself to death"
If this is loyalty and fidelity 10 the insttil-
tons of the south l have not n word to say
but would respectfully refer the gentleman to
the Douglas sqnattcr sovereignty" Democrats
OF this parish
0JTAGITITA
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-08-16

DoueLAsIsM AND BLACK REPuBLLcANIsM.
That great majority of those who profess
Douglasism must soon abandon it for Black Re-
publicanism is Obvious to all rejecting men.
Feeling has vast and most irresistible power
over opinions, and the feeling which animatcs
the Douglasites of the non slaveholding States,
are the very feelings which, in greater degree
animate the Republican party-a fanatical
prejudice against slavery, aud a bitter hatred
of the Southern people. AS these feelings grow
in strength and intensity, as grow they must,
the Dougiasite will become converted into a
Republican. Proofs of this fact are every
where around us. From mass of them we
select the following, taken from the Chicago
Press aud Tribune, an ultra Republican jour
nal.-st. Louis Republican.
1.-THE evidences of the determination on the
part of the Douglas men to vote for Lincoln,
aud thus kill two birds with one stone, are null
tiplying on every hand. 1t is justly conceded
that e,pry rote cast for Doylus IN the Free States
is uote for Breckenridge or old Joe Lane, just in
the proportion that it is cffcctual in carrying
the election to the House Of Representatives.
The honest supporters of MIR. Douglas would n
hundred times prefer the election Of Lincoln to
that of either Breckenridge or old Joe. Lane.
This is the first bird to be killed by all manner
of means. On the other hand. large number
of them are burning with desire to give a
blow to the South in return for the dastard'y
treatment they have received daring the past
three years, and particularly at the Charleston
and Baltimore Conventions. They see no
other way half so eilectual in accomplishing
their revenge, as voting LINCOLN into the White
House. Chicago is swarming with this class OF
Douglas men, and among them may be counted
some of the most efficient politicians of that
persuation. The Times is laboring desperate
ly to hold them back, for the purpose, we sup
pose, of carrying the election into the House,
and insuring the success of the 'disunonsts,"
as it terms them But the stampede has com
msnced, aud will not be stoppt d.
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-08-16

OREGON ELEcrIoN.-Thc San Francisco
Herald IN the following paragraph corrects til.
impression that the Democrats will be in mi
nority in the Legislature of Oregon. If this
account be true, Gen. Lane will not be defeat
ed for the U. S. Senate:
The success of Mr.. Logan may be attributed
to two causes-tirst to difference among
Democrats on national issues, which has torn
the party asunder: and, second, an unfortu-
nate leud between rival "houses," similar to
the one whicth has so long afflicted the party
in this State. We are assured, however. by
persons who ought TO be acquainted with the
condition Of political affairs in Oregon, that
Notwithstanding the election of Logan, the Re-
publicans are in vast minority in the state
and the Legislative returns appear to exhibit
that fact that. in the Presidential election The
nominee Of the Baltimore convention will carry
the state almost by exclamation, and that two
Democrats will most assuredly be sent to the
L. S. Senate.
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-08-16
Election Returns.

MISSOURI ELEcrIoN.-Sr. Louis, Aug. TO-
In six counties, Orr gains over Rollins MAORI
ties of 1858, 400 votes.
In thirteen counties Jackson gains over
Stewards majorities of 1868, 3400 votes.
KENTUCKY Observation-Disclosures. August
l0.-The returns of sixty four counties give
Mr.. Leslie Combs, the Opposition candidate
for Clerk of the Court of Appeals, q majority Of
1926 votes.
ARKANSAS GupENNAToR1AL CANvAss.--FoET
SMITH, ARK, Aug 10.--Mr. II. NJ. Rector. TIL.
Independent candidate for Governor, is $50
votes ahead in Washington county, and 20 in
Madison.
Carroll county gives R. NJ. johnson, the
Democratic candidate majority of 100 votes.
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-08-16

TIE New York HERALD FOR BREcK1NRIDGE.--
An article in the New York Herald of the 2lst,
concludes as follows The rapid speed Of the
Breckinridgc movementin this State, and the
present attitude of Pennsylvania, show very
plainly that a. Union conservative, conciliatory
spirit prevails in the great central States, and
that with proper efforts great deal ofstrength
outside of the Democratic party may be gain
ed for the Breckinridgc ticket. 1fthc Union,
peace loyeeing voters will drop Douglas, Bell
and Houston. neither of whom can by any pos
sibillity be elected. and turn their votes in to
Breckenridge and Lane, they will sweep the
country and demolish the Black Republicans
as Samson did the Philisiines. Mr.. Lincoln
who is sure of an electoral vote, and the latter,
if beaten at all can only be overthrow by the
former. tits all very well to write and speak
against Lincoln and his supporters, but it all
avails nothing, unless there is united opposition
to him. The electoral Republican party must
be met and o,crthrown at the polls, and all
other considerations should give way to the
grand object in view. Mr.. Brckinridge
gains strength in the North every day. 1t is
possible that he may conquer Lincoln. 1t
not possible, SO far as we can sec, for any Other
candidates to do so. Therefore we advise the
conservative masses of the North to unite and
cut vote Lincoln at the polls, combining to
support the only nominations which have tonch.
cd the popular heart-those OF Breckenridge
and Lane.
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-08-16
The Besl-Eyerett Anti-Slayery
RECORD

| Here it is presented in miniature but with
lis revolving features plainly brought out by
q writer in the Mobile Mercury. Lctsouthcrn-
ers mark it we'll
l. John Bell volcd in 1896 10 receive aboli-
ton petitions, and was the only Southcrner who
did.
2 John Bell voted against the repeal of the
odious Missouri Compromise when the South
was unanimous in favor of it.
| 8. John Bell voted Against the admission of
Kansas us a slave State. when the mass of The
South thought its rejection cause for dissolu-
lion Of the Union.
| c. John Bell favored the admission of Cali
fotn'a under squatter sovereignty against the
wish of Tennessee and the South.
s. John Fell favored the abolition of slavery
in the District of Columbia, as is shown upon
| Congressional record.
Mr. Everett has q record before the country.
What is it?
| l. Congress can abolish slavery and the slave
trade in the District of Columhia
.. Congress ought 10 abolish slavery in the
| DistIic, Of Columbia.
| 3. That Congress has power to abolish slave
~ in the Territories
| 4. That no new State shall be hereafter ad-
mitted which permits slavery.
| 8. That Congress has the power to abolish
the traffic in slaves between the different
statcs.
These are all matters of record. and are a
portion of the history OF onr country.
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-08-16
Vicksburg Wing.

The bloody little Colonel who presides owe,
the columns of this squattcr-sovcreirntv Bell
Everett organ proposes a coat OF tar and reath
ers for our benefit, because We told the citizens
Of Vicksburg in recent speech, that Mr.. Soule
and other Douglas Orators ought not to be
permitted to promulgate reasonable doctrine.
to Southern institutions on Southern soil. W,
have concluded not to stop by the wayside tc
dispute with our neighbor, at time when GU,
talents and energies can be put to u much bet
ter use. We will only say of him as the French
man said to his precious pet pig: "Ah. mine
httis piggy, will make a man of you yet, il
yontdoa't make one hog. of yourself"