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, 1860-04-09

4 Paris corresp 3nticnt of the boston 7rire1ty.
who gets into fur't34* r.oe Whenever the name
Of the French Emperor is mcotione.i, tells,
under dase of Paris, Murch 18th, the ,ol:on irE
story It Louis SApoleon's military schemes:
Louis Napoleon il about or,anixint. Al in.
zuenso army ia addition 10 tile regular a.u,y.
lie knows that heinre he attains tie objects lie
proposes, be must cDnfroct all Europe ia arms.
This new army will be something between the
regular army aud the National Guard. Every
year IN, ,0iO men will be called out to serve the
country TOR seveu years-tbat is, there will be
ENLISTED l,5t,0D luen. one balf ot u hich, i. t.,
$4,000 mea, will be ac.u-'ly in The ranks nf the
regular army; The other $50 0tA0 will be allowed
to remain Vt home bu. will be liable to be called
into active service, aad draft cd into the regular
army whenever it may please Louis Napoleon
In ordinary times, these men who will be allowed
to remain ut home, viii Le assembled once a
month, and thoroughly drilled by officers Of the
army. When their sever years OF service cx-
pir.s, thty will bo drafted inio the Natiouul
Guard, where they will eerye until forty, five
years old.
The National Guard Is to be reorcan;zed,
No person will be appointed IN officer IN it ex-
cept lals.paT officers OF the regul. II army, aud
no person Wit bc allowed to enter tic ranks
except discharged soldier Of the army, and all
DISCHARGED soldiers Of the ar,ny will, upon
their discharge, be drafted into The National
Guard. and be Of service until they sre tye.and-
forty years old By this management Louis
Napoleon will hare ready to take The field at my
moment:
National Guards ta odi. r. tnud ro4....... 1866 10
4SeEuafafn!.. fAiglU
1o,sl army. c,soa,0no
These figures, even after every allowance is
made for ln+alIds. inefficient men, aud I'LL tue
other deductions to be found in military arith-
mctic, Certainly present force which Is suGi-
Great to siarm Europe.
Alarm Europe7 Why. it ought to alarm eli
the world md the rest Of mankind
, 1860-04-09

The birthday Of Washington Irving Was cele-
brated in The New Yurk Academy Of Music,
Tuesday evening Inst, By the Historical Society
Of that city. The venerable poet aud accom-.
p1ished editor, wm. Cullen Bryant, delivered
the oration. lie concluded as follows:
II it we're becoming at this tims md in this
assembly to address our departed friend as il in
his immediate presence, would say, Farewell,
thou Who hast entered into the rest prepared,
from the foundation of the world, for serene
and gentle spirits like thine. F<reHell; happy
10 thy life, happy in Thy death, hsppier in the
reward to which that dea'h sa, the assured
passage; fortunate iu attracting the admiration
Of tue world to thy beautiful writings; still
more fortunate in hariIg written nothing which
did nut tend to pro1not. the reign Of magnani-
NOUS fortearance aud generous sympathy
among thv fetow-rhen. Tie brightness Of TIM.
enduring famo which thou hast won on earth
is bat shadowy symbol Of 'l,at E'cry to which
thou hast been admitted in tue world beyond
ths grara. Thy errand upon Garth WIS an a.
rxnd Of peace snd good will to men, aud thou
art now In a region who're hatred and strife
never enter, md where tho harmonious acslri-
ty Of those who inhabit 1t actntw}edgo 20 in
pulse less noble Or loss pure than that Of lore.
, 1860-04-09

i D1F7Eaexce.-The Cleveland Nrd&d thus
points cut the difference between tile course Of
nenber Of President TayloFs Cabinet aud
that Of President Buchanan, ~hen charged with
corruption:
When the Democratic party, af'er the election
OF Prerideot TAYLOR, charged corruption upon
that Administration, and particularly upon Sir.
Ewing, then in the Cab,ncs, that fearless states
man aud homes. man, LAWYER though be was,
stopped not 10 scrutinize the form IT the COM
p1a,nt, raised no constitutional objections, but
head vas his bi.te1est foe, Richardson of lii
uols, should be thorough and prompt. lie
threw open the doors OF his Department, chai.
leugiue scrutiny into every act. History tells
Us tLas Mr. Ewing came out Of that ordeai with
not even the slnen Of corruption on hi. gar
ments
, 1860-04-09
ACQUISITION OF vEnAcITY.

a
In his rccout speech in tue House Of Repre-
ssntauvos Mr. MoS1eo1ERT Of Pennsylrnaisf
denied that Senator Douglas ever said that tho
people Of a Territory could exclude Slavery in
the face Of decision Of the Supreme Court
declaring that slares might bs held tbers un-
der the Constitution. III. Montgomery is
mistaken. We quote from Mr. Douglas' Free
port speech, as published in the Chicago Timer
Of August 29th, 1858:
~Tae neat question propourded to nc b As. LINCOLN
the peopls Of Territory 10 sny lswul way The
w.has any citizen United States exclude sIverr
IRON thar limits prert the formation Of state cons.
,u:ion? epphatea1ly Mr.. Lsncon tns teard
ne acswsr hundred ucs from ~ stump in Illinois.
thas my plon tie people ota Tel1tts by lawful
uaeAu u1c lver from their itus prior 10 the form
ation Of State CoHG tutoa Mr L!ucon knew That had
~eyed tie question and eEntn. lie heard MT
eue The Ncbr4sk a that eslon al over the et&te
ls5 IL 13 /, 1856 and be has NJ excu.e fot r1c-
TN ugt be ia dou nj pd4l':oa that question
H,as, ,rhas ay tie .prtme taat uady Ae a9er d.
rir ,Ae dtxrn 74esfa aehheT staeeyt may or
may - '<r1itort us1er tas {ontfsuon t ree
hare The lorjal Introduce ere*ds II AZ H4:v
pa for The that avffy eau' ottx GAY or An
haur ywlee. rni.ss Is supported ly ioca4 Io7e n gu
iutnn. III % leo E+8ulato"s IN he ~ ahshea
by tic toca lex ture. md the peec LIE opp eed 10
ave5Y they tet epn senta.ivei to th,t VIII
by mfr etdy etcsuay vent tie int:odrc
,1on OF loo tci1 md tht contrary ihs5 are for
T. their e- atloa will .txtensiun- Hence no nt
t<r &aa tA< 4ei,on Of as Srsme Court may on that
ahsa q4e.sion, sil r.ahs cfs -ole to nuke satre
Iyro, {fef 7er15oFv L. perfect und eonptess uatl<f
Tia ,<b.usa I'LL. hone Mr. Liucoln de.ms my hEswer
s4&lafa csay on fhAt 7otnt.'
, 1860-04-09
OUR BOSTON LETTER.
[Corespondcocs Ct the Psess and TrIbuEt ]


leo''e'p'a'ooe'' '' 'as ftes' anu in0oEe'
o''1o'' Ap'u J. ''''-'
Your correspondent has not lnda'sed h'm'
self in the luxury Of appearing in your col
umns for some time. In fact, there has been
not much OF interest TO wri'e about
Boston, though very wise and dign'tied city
is, it must be confessed,-weh. little slow, not
yery lively, in fact, when left to her Own re-
sources-and this winter we hare had little to
auuse US, except the strike Of the Lynn shoe.
makers, who seem TO be coming down peg;
and the suburban lncendiares, pho harinc
burned IN all The available burns and hen- houses,
hare now tu. nod their attention to tue wood lots
and cedar samps, and will prob.bly close lie
= ason Of fires br grind confla.ration of
Charles River. Que more amusement the m.,-
dcrn Athen;aus have had. and that is the uor.e
ooera as they irreverently call the performances
Of eouestrians aud acrobats which take p'ace
:, ,,a Academy of Music and vh;ch harc filed
,b,t immense housc nfrhtIy. for many wceks,
But the political campaign having onened, We
sha1 hare news enough for some time. To-day
we hear of the Repub ican victory in Couuecti-
ont nt,er tt,e bardest foupht hattie eyrr tnow,
i, th,t >tstp The Democrats dctcrm;n,d n
c,,rv ,ba State anrhow. md tbev tried IN do Il
ch;c,oo f,.h;on Thev i,nnor,pd co,,h f.rxh;n,
49, asa ha -. m o-.tsr.rv .naoche, m.de
nan,,,,can vote,s fast.r,b.u Vood 4 ,.o c,r,d
n,.t.. n..,o,rot;c ones o,, ,f th. r-;s,,
1+,v.s ;nxt q, in Now H,mns,,;ro. hc .rar+
, 1860-04-09
nepubltcanIan1 In virginia.

A Republican meeting was te!d ut New Man.
chester. Hancock couutr, Va, on the alst ult.,
'john Bsorn presiding. The resolutions adopted
concur with Republican doctrines rs 10 slAs cry
in the Terrl&orie., aud enumera'e several gries-
anees to which they are subjected rs citizens Of
Virginia, from The institution Of slavery. The
brst Of these il censorship Of the press, which
effectuslly destroys p1ain constitutional pro5is-
ious T; the second Ii unequal taxation. slaves
oser twe:ve Years being assessed ut only $500
each, instead Of their uatke: value, thus mixing
the western part Of ths State bear dispropor.
sionste share Of the public burdens; the third
consists OF an inequality Of represent 4tion in The
State Legislature, brought about for the same
purpose. Thus has slavery made up the issue
for it4elf. both in Virginia and the country ut
large. The Homestead bill was also heartily eu~
dar4ed.
, 1860-04-09

Il S.rmon to There's and HRr1ots.
Il YRS announced in New York that tue Rev.
Wm. P. Corhit would preach sermon last Bum
day night to thieves and hsrlot', IN tue G1esae
Street Methodist Church. In spite Of the ia-
clsmsncy Of the wea.her, the church, which ls
one Of ths largest in that city, was crowded to
e1cesa. But a. might hars bean expected vsr5
'ew Of the invited class Of persons were present.
Tho detectires snl lauclers could discover bns
three or four thieves and two ha1lota.
. The Ti5uafs reporter remeFks:
This WAS natural, rs these people. when they
do attend church, do not seek to attract atten-
finn. md IN be present Inst evening was to be
4 taraet for the coolest aud most unteeling Gu
r;o,itT. Ererv woman who waB present Was
looked upon With Aspicion By al except her
acauaintances; and every man was supposed 10
be thief. ii least one would hare thought 70
from The particular attention which every body
Maid to his own pockets, and to every body else.
Imagine o.5v0 men. each Que Of wh6in Was sus-
n,r;nus ,hut th. 2.499 had designs on his own
i,ursa- aud 1h 1t tue 600 women bod equally
mercenary designs upon his honor. ou7 r.,
torter hay no one. e1ccp. Mr. ,Corb't, who did
not have one hand where his monty IVES sup
posed TO be. The scrDop MAS based On a nuua-
ber OF passages from the Lie Of Christ, that in
relation to tie penitent thief, and to tue woman
to whom lie said, so and SIN no more, were
prominent.
The Mrald states:
A1,houoh our reporter reached the church
1on.! tbsa hstaIa ~ torr annonnred for the cam.
g msgcenent cu of the services be tnund Inc house
crn%Sod ~ ererr mt The ai,lss were fi,l.d
x;th ~ snders N End The rail around the altar
was @ t;ke a nr,c!,. apnropria,e1T decorated Ly q
nnmber of rrune men slyl;ps themselves he
Ge, Fis;oo ;" 4 ait;sr, and WIZ efec:ua.lr mr..
venfad those who occunied the frnnt A. ats frurn
.et,inr "a much as a { lppse Of 1he .. eachcr.
Inside The aitsr were racke a number Of b. ett-
.eo and fa"r nersons ncs,,n;ed I;,r mini, to
tha rSitienr d .scon,fort aud ,nconyencncs of
the n.s,or. I, is a well known faet that con.
,repations. lie dreams reueru,iv 70 by con.
irariea. Al aunounceu,ent 1ba, iectufo will
be dpiiverrti tn young men. alw.ys attracts iii
ths younr tadies Of the niace mi no. an iny;ta-
lion tn rhieves and har ,ts crowded inc cturrh
with probab'y tie most respectui,!s audience
ever ol.ec,ed within its wa1Is. The courre1a.
lion was comoossd Of most ,csnecta able men aud
wonen, sucI, as NC see every DIV unon 'ClIanre.
in business, or in society. Several theatrical
and ct,er celebrities were present. About h.I;
the congregation we're lad e.. and many of these
, 1860-04-09
REPUTATION IN HANCOCK.

Hancock county, in this State, has, up to
this time, neglected to provide the means for
the pnyment Of that portion Of its debt incurred
10 aid the construction Of the Mississippi and
Wabash Railroad. The fliure was inten-
tionsl and, whatever the Hancock people may
say, amounts to reputation. We are glad to
know that tLis disgraceful dishonesty does not
meet tho appreciation Of the cilizens Of that
c,unty, acd that when they can make them
selves felt at the polls, they will susely rebuke
the men who bavc pl 'yed them false. As in
dications Of the tone OF public sentiment there,
We arc glad to SEQ that the Republicans Ct
Warsaw, at the recent election, while putting
ia their Mayor By 81 majority, defeated an-
other one Of their caucus nominees, solely be-
cause it was ascertained, just before the day
Of voting, that be WIS in favor Of repudiatiug
portion or the whole Of the city debt OF
tho latter, the Warsaw Bulletin Of the 5.h
says:
wAmore popular and stronger Republican does
not live in the S"cond Ward tbuu Mr. Hill
friends could not rote for him on account Of bis
repud,ation. He has never been beatcn bstcre,
aud We trust his defeat will open his - es to the
fact, thst the city Of Warsaw, the Republican
parry in particular. are opposed to sepudia1ion.
and will not corfer honor upon auy one wbo fa-
rors the 1epudiation uf any Of our public debt.
Warsaw will acknowledge her debt. aud sc.le
fair, if she never pays. The Republicans Of
Warsaw are committed against repud1ation, End
xill do ali IN their power to maintain tile honor
and integrity Of the ctr, u few Demucra'lc pGl-
t,cians to the contrary notwsthst inding."
We trust that within the gear we shall hear
that all local contests in Hancock are made to
turn upon til sdebtrpaying issue. We believe
the people Of that county to be superior to
that meanness which would resort 10 a legal
quibblc, Or the poverty dodge, to avoid the
raymont of debts owing to oil parties who in.
vested their money, in good faith, in Hancock
county or Waraaw city bonds. Let them, al
my rate, make it q test question; AID if there
is county or city III Illinois that prcfers
! d,shonor rather than honor, meanness rathcl
than justice, impudence and chicanery rather
than lair-dealing, let tie remair der Of thu
Stat know what county or what city that is.
, 1860-04-09

We cns the following from Cincinnati e.
change:
YAxKEt SrY1e.-Co1oucl Sam. Colt. Of Hart
ford. Conn., tAs ,nsentor OF revolving FIRE arms,
lives in tlle most luxur ous style Of any nau in
New Engand. In his grounds be has range
OF glass houses more thnn 800 feet in length,
where. besides aowering plants sud shrubs. are
suece1-fulty cultivated the win,er through
the truiss Of the 1ro,,ics. and of our orchards,
- well Us The choicest Of cur summer vege-
taoies. friend who lately passed through
them, tells 0! the s'raubcrries, Pine apples,
nectsr'nvs, Peaches. 8c., which te saw r;ptning
IN plenty aud per ec.i,n. and in token Of the
ffuth OF his u.arvcIous tase. he laid before our
eyes cucumber, cut a. random from tbe vine,
which measured mo feet lacking one inch.
The pstent for small invention Which en-.
ah1es &C.," Colt to p!ay tho nabob in
tho style above related, is about to e..
pl7f' aud the "col" is pleading the poverty
dodge to tfrses removal. We again call
eenator Dooaistls's attention to this matter;
asking the second time II "ool" Colt has
not already been muainoently rewarded TO-.
~ the service ho has rendered to manlindf
, 1860-04-09
OUR IOWA LETTER.


DH Monss, April s.1kp-sA.N.
The ftfnl lifs Of this Lecislature is fast draw.
IN Z to a close, The incs1.aut call Of vsas and
psya for tho past three dav, has worn avar the
hure nue of bills upon the clerks de.k: while
to-nicht she long hours hare worn sway beneath
the eyer monotonous call of the roll.
The Houzc is the grand scene Of contest, Oc-
c,s;ona,,v 1be unroar e4ceeda endurance, and
rour correapoudept retires to the digpidsd re-
,i1ement of The Seaute to drive The quill.
Tho hill nrov;d;oo far the publication Of the
pox;r;,, of 4ha Iaws Inns finally missed. with
tho ,,,d;f;c.,;o, 4,,at the work shall be con-
.-.c..j- ~ .,mc novtv residing within the Sfate.
The Advertisement law, providing for the sale
of nro,ertv taken on execution ut not less tban
two thirds i.s appraised valuation, but1he law
dill mt take effect till by tho usual course, on
july 4tl,; and to nigit a lar passed proTidipg
it sl,all take effect upon its publication in the
peTspape.s, =:
Attwelre o'clock, midnight, the ladies Of the
citv sept IN Invitation to the Legislature to
walk below to the Supreme Court room and
nartake of supper there prepared by them for
The Honorab1es: On reaching tho Court room,
instead Of its usual appurteuauccs of lawyers
desks. covered with sheep I. kin octaros and pom
derous briefs. aud presided over by three SOL
cmn looking impersonations Of Justice, 10!
neatly arranged tables, running up and down the
roo,n. pi,ed with the Injuries and sub..antials
of the season. and presided over By the be.
w;,c,,1ne he.oties of DtsMoipes. Between ao-
miration Of tue ladies and absorption of tue
spb.tant;a!s, an hour passed nway, and at one
o'clock Ii two Houses met and passed the most
extraya .ant, though best deserved resolution
Of thanks,
Aftpr thn4 f,onr the Senate fajIed tn nnss hut
, 1860-04-09

While Nr. Robinson WIS on his death, bed. in
view Of the embarrassed conditiou of his
financial aF.irs, ha expressed the wish that
sons member OF his fan,ly might be appointed
to fill out his unexpied terlll, and that the
profits should accrue 10 tile benefit Of his imme-
diate family The ability and fidelity with
which Mr. Robinson has stood by mud defended
the Administration, under all circumstances,
aud his devotion TO the political interests Of
both Messrs Bright and Fitch, connected With
tbs fact that he died ponr. ju*ti6ed th= deceased
in anticipating that bis wishes in that regard
would have cheettully been complied with.
Gratitude and sympathy would seem to demand
this boon-this consideration Tor the eminent
political and p7rtizan services Of Hr. Robinson.
But It appears that dead msn hare no influence
fu Washington. The grave buries msn ont Of
mind as;well Is sight cindiangpotn St"fiaes. >
, 1860-04-09

SEEKING L1nzH1T N DEAr1 The Atlanta
{GA) Los n,,,irt, OF March SUth, 1s'atcs the fol-
loving, under TIE caption Of ~ deviGsh deed
OF negro ~ouap:'
avs Iearn.a, through gentleman from.
longing to Jsmcs Lnnk]ord. Of lnas place, be-
coming tired Of life. shrc~ three Of her chsdIea
into a well, said 10 b. six.y-fre iost in depth,
and then jumped in herself.
"Curtis Lankford vent doxn after them. and
found her d iii firing. a,a not seriously injured;
when he reached her. ste attempted to drown
dued her and brusht her up; tbs ch ldren are
iii dead. She Is eonfued in jail, and will. no
doubt. be hung Is mnrderess: She assigned
Is Il reason fof the rash aud inhuman act, that
she wished to die, aud did not wish any Of her
children to surTiFe her, 49,
, 1860-04-09

Great l'ri1ain baving secured large slice Of
Birmab. including the port Of Rangoon, Several
years go that gor runcnt is ABOUT to take
steps tur IL. construction Of first elass high-
way or ranro4d iron the valley of the lrras 3D.
DR. to tie southwestern cutters Of China. Halt
its length, or two hundred aud tilty miles. would
be constructed through British, the remainder
thus mste commercially subject to Raugoon
con;.sns about eighty millions Of inbahstan,s,
and The region isin the main highly productive.
Steam communication will also be shortly estnb-
lishe1 bet that city and England, By way
Of Calcutta, Bombay and the Red Sea. Should
prrisct. II is btli-scI sufficient a,d c4u be Oh.
tained from tie reb. Is to carry it through suc-
cessful1y. The country to- be traEcr>ed pre-
sents few obstacles Of phs sical chasacter, und
the project viii likely be commenced At an emily
dar
, 1860-04-09

|A member Of the Kansas Legislature was
recently *'diddled" out Of eleren hundred dol
lars on Missouri nirer steamboat BY set Of
confederate gamblers. 4 committee of the pas.
sengers were about to compel the return Of the
money, when the principal operator jumped
overheard and escaped to Tie shore.
, 1860-04-09

E The Office Of theAdams Express, at Vim.
cenoes, was entered By burglars on the 9Th
inst, the safe broken open. and three Thousand
dollars in morey taken ihegefrom.
, 1860-04-09

Sco1r Cocsrr.-Thc Republicans Of Scott
County held Convention at Vino hester on the
s1st ult aud appointed alsrse delegation 10 at
MAS passed declaring ABRAHAM LINCOLN the first
choice Of the Republicans Of Scott County. for
the Presidency. The Hon. Jons' MosEs was
recommended for the Office of SECRETARY of
State. Able speeches were made by Judge Moses
aud Il. Case, Esq. E. Hazard, Esq, Secretary
o: the Convention, writes US: " be entire pro-
"ceedipgs we,c enthusiastic, and you mag de-
"pend upon it. the Republicans OF ills county
"are determined to do tlcir whole duty"
JAspEn Cousrr-In our daily issue Of Satur-
daY, VIC omitted Inadvertently to state that the
Jusper County Republican Convention patseda
resolution recommending the Hon. LEONARD
SwE1T, Of Bloomington, for Governor.
Pr1Atr1 Couk11.-The Republicans Of Pulas-
Ii held County Convention ut Mound City On
the 31st ult, and elected J. r. Emrie and E. d.
Olmstead delegates to the Decatur Convention.
The resolutions Of the Convention are Of the
straight Republican stamp.
Jo DAVIES CorS1Y.-The Republicans OF 10
Dayiesa held their Convention at Scales Mound
on the 5th inst, aud elected n. Baugher, r.
3:own, VIM. pit.an, J. Il. Jones, Col. 4. L.
Chetla;n, D. Il. Campbell, Wm. Carey, " Il.
Leland and Dr. B. 7. Fowler, delegates 10 the
Decatur Convention. The following resolution
was adopted:
Reo@ei hat ve rreomntn1 . the f'vora'e c-n'ide-
mt OF tt Conre ct ssnu 10 hse he at Dec 'tu' tie
c14ns Il ttl UW Gig Z, the HCn e. u. 1ENIO 51r
!1ssttoA Oh t4c sate Gcks Aooa t. be nominated by tat
Co4vcu{4oa.
RANDOLPH CorSrr. The Republican Conven.
vention of Randolph County was leld at Ches-
ter, on the esth ult. All the precincts Of the
county we're represented. and the utmost enthu-
siasm prevailed The Convention was organ
lied By appointing Col. Richard B. Servant
ChAirman, and E. D. Anderson, Esq Secreta-
r.. Col Servant made an eloquent and appro-
p:iate address on taking The Char. The follow
lowiug named persons. to-wit: Thos. McClur-
ken, F. r. Anderson, William Anderson, Il. D.
simpson, James Hathern, J. P. Mann, J. T..
Craig, John C. uolbrook and v. Ritter, were
unanimously elected tie Republican delegation
from Rudolph County 10 tie State Convention.
to meet ut Decatur on the 9th Of May. Alter
adopting genuine Republican platform, on
motion Of Dr.. c. 4. Mann, Of Liberty, the dele
gates to tue State Convention wc1o instructed
to recommend Thos. G. Allen, Esq, Tor clector
for that Congressional District.
r~., C,rAh rt~,J;n. :,,,~,1. ~.s /.
, 1860-04-09

Tbs State Of Arkansas is 1hs ouly State in
the unfon, without = telegraph, aad shs has not
a foot Of line within her border. -..:: r-.s -.