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Sound Sentiments.

Salmon P. Chase closed one Of his effective
speeches in behalf Of Lincoln, with the fol-
lowing splendid perontion:
Z" And when We succeed-what then? Shall
wc return evil for the injustice and calumny
to which Republicans have been 20 oontinu.
ally subjcctcd2 No, gentlemen, no !-wc
will try to provo that the success OF q party
NAV be the success Of the whole people that
the triumph Of our cause is compatible with
the best interests of tho whole country; our
triumph will provo US just to every portion
of 1t, and generous to every person who beans
the namo Of an American citizen. Shall ioe
inrade, in the spirit Of sectionaiisn. herighfs
Of any State? No Republican dreams Of u.
We shall stay the extension OF slavery Ger
tainly, but wo shall respect the Constitution
and oyory Constitutional obligation. And
when this intent shall become apparent
when the bugbcar Of Federal interference
with the internal concerns of the States shall
be expelled from tho public mind by On hon.
est and patriotic Republican Administration
who can Doubt certainly do not doubt
that the days Of our concord and mutual
goodwill win return, and that under the
Constitution we shall find Tranquility, Lab
crty and Union? In bringing about such
happy result, you may rest assured oil my
earnest cooperation. In such anoblc work
I am ready to 80 with you as iar as tho lar
thest."
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Douglas Dumb I

We would by no means imply that the cmi-
nent Squatter Sovereign has ceased to make
his regular three speeches per day, with per-
haps brief response TO the screnading party
at midnight-hui he was asked 4 question at
Augusta, Maine, few days since, which he
admittcl to bc courteous und pertinent, and
promised to answer but (though he spoke an
hour and hal) did not dnnser. The follow.
ing letter from one Of the most e,timable citi
1ens of Augusta, setting forth facts within
the personal cogniIance Of the writer, embod.
les a history Of the matter :-NoW York
Tribune.
QUESTION TO JUDGE DOUGLAS uNASswERED.
AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. lS, 1860.
As Judge Douglas, when he was here on
Thursday last, declared with strong emphasis
that us u National candidate for the Prcsi-
dency, he had no opinion TO conceal, none but
no was piiiing TO drop in any part Of The
Union, u very respectable citizen OF this
place was invited to seat on the stand with
him, put into his hands the following QuEs.
rIoS, which he was respectfully requested to
answer in the course Of his remarks. The
Judge on receiving II (t was before he rose
TO speak) read it attentiyely, and, resuming
his conversation with the gentleman who
offered it, respectfully acquesced in the pro-
priety Of the question, and promised to reply
to it In the course OF his speech:
"Will Judge Douglas be 50 kind as to
oblige fcllow-citizon by stating before the
people herc assembled his ANSWER To the
following
QUESTION:
"Do you hold, and II elected President OF
the United States, would you carry out, the
doctrine that u people OF Territory, before
il becomes State. have the power, under the
Fednil Constitution, and Notwithstanding the
Drcd Scott decision, TO prohibit or erclude
Slavery thererom?
'In other words:
"Do you affirm that tho people Of Terri.
tory have the Constitutional right to crush
the cockatrice's eggs, as soon as these are de-
posted in its nest by the propagandists OF
Slavery, or must they tolerate the incubation,
and ,coit hH the egg becomes jun.gro,cn and
aciiue ripers, that can be pursued and exter.
minated only by the newly-crcatcd sword Of
State authority"
With this question before him, which ho
promised to answer, the Judge rose and nd.
dressed the people for an hour and half {;
but for some cause or another-you can judge
rs well ~ I--he not only did NOT answer the
QUESTION, but very carefully avoided ull al
lusion to IL! merely give you the faet, with
no comment Of my own, prefcrring that you
will bcstow such reflections upon It rs candor
and fidelity to truth require. But II seems
to mo the public should know "what" qucs.
tions Judge Douglas refuses to answer, and
conjecture rs best they may, the reason why
he chooses to "conceal his opinions" on the
most interesting point. -.
1t IL quite probable that the Judge will
make other speeches In different localities,
and as 1t is possible that hc forgot to answer
tho question above given, 1t may DO well to
hand it up to him again.
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aETERNAL HOSTILITY TO EVERY FORM OF OPPRESSION
OFFICE IN HooPER's BRICK
BIDDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY

lows whom he passed as he aoated along.
They exercise much care and attention, TOO
in landing their passengers in safety. Inc
ebb and flow of tho tide keep always wet
and sometimes slippery, the fag-stones upon
which the passengers arc to step ashore, anu
unless the gondola is properly brought along
side the step, and kept there, and unless
the passenger wait till the proper time, ana
step with care, he may get dangerous fail.
Lord Byron was thus once slipped into the
Grand Canal, between the gondola and the
shore, to his great chagrin and modification.
You often find at these moro public lana,
ing.placcs. q poor beggar, quietly stationed
there, and always Offering his aid to secure
you q safe and easy landing, for which, oi
course he expects small gratuity. shail
always remember, with regret. repulsins the
wcllmeant offers of assistance OF an old
mendcant on such an occasion, before !
knew tho custom, supposing his oiicr waa
only an ofhcious and impcrtinent attempt to
levy q small black mail on Inc by demanding
as q right. compensation for an imaginary
service, instead Of asking an aims like q
straightforward and honest beggar. look
upon this attempt to make themselves usciul'
in the Venetian beggars, as giving rcspcc.
liability to beggary in Venice, that had not
before seen in Italy.
Although we had become somewhat 10.
miliar with Venice, still, gliding about all
day in gondola, in the heart OF large
city, and hearing no noise but the dip ana
of the oars, and the dash Of tho little wave.
lets on the walls, the low hum OF voices
in conversation, with here and there the cry
of waterman, and now and then the sound
of tho artisans tools, never ceased to bc
striking and beautiful, and when we took in
at one thought, the whole thing, 1t was sub
lime-those palaces, and temples, and towers
rising out Of the water like q growth, the
hoary old Tuscan aud Doric piles OF thou.
sand years ago, and the graceful and forid
Corinthian palaces of more modern times,
INTERCHANGEABLE planted and rooted in the
sea! Venice would bc un impossibility II 1t
did not exist.
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Indiana.

A correspondent at Anderson. Ind, send'
the following account Of the condition Of pol
itics in that State:
"Indiana Is awake. In this place, in two
evenings, above hundred young men Joined
the Wide Awakcs. There Is no county town
In the State where there are not similar or.
CARNATIONS. The enthusiasm now is higher
and deeper than in 1856. Lane and Lincoln
will carry Indiana by over 10000. A great
or number of old and young Republican
speakers are out and ut work in real earnest
than ever before In this State. Among the
speakers in our own Congressional District,
is NJ. S. Robinson, Republican elector in
1856, u young and promising attorney, whose
devotion, ability and zeal in the good cause
are not surpassed In the State. John Davis,
the Hon. w. Marsh, and scores Of Others arc
dealing heavy blows. Indiana is not doubt.
fui. sIIcr redemption draweth nigh This
county has given about $50 Democratic ma
jority for the last ten ye,r-this town about
100; but this year land tho votes are count
ed) this town will go Republican by 90. So
Il is everywhere, The Democras are lost,
bcwildercd. They know not whom to fol.
low they have no leader. Honest Abe will
sweep the great West like pniirie-fire. !
hayo recently been passing lcisurcly over oil
parts of this State, and talking with wcll.in-
formed men of all parties, and the impress
ion Is, everywhere, that on tho flag Of Do
mocracy IL lcgibly writtcn-lchabod."
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Facts and Figures. Lot tho People
Look at Them.

Falschoods are usually clothed in vague
gencralities. The moro indefinite the asser-
tion, the less does 1t seem to trouble the con-
science Of the author, and 1t has the further
advantage of being much moro difficult to
expose. No man In Maine has examined the
records Of our State expenditures for the
past four yoars, moro carefully than Ephraim
X. Smart. lie has plodded his way through
almost endless files Of receipts and documents,
not like an honest citizen hoping to find that
all was correct, but anxious only to find that
the State had been cheated and robbed, and
that the taxes for 1860 must be larger than
ever before. He would have clapped his
hands in very cxstacy to have found q loss OF
100000, because forsooth 1t might place
him in the gubcrnatorial chair. But he
could find nothing oil was correct. Under
theeconomical administration Of Mr.. Morrill,,
the expenditures had been constantly dimin-
ishing, and still Mr. Smart has the efrontery
to charge tho Republicans of Maine with
corruption and cxtravagance. Let tho fol-
lowing figures be his answer. They orc from
official sources:
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California and Oregon.

The San Francisco correspondent Of tho
New York Courier and Enquirer writes:
"Thc vote of this State will be given to Mr..
Lincoln or Mr. Douglas, unless the latter
withdaws from the contest. Ii is very GU.
rious. indeed, that tho regular nominee Of
the party which few months ago seemed in.
yincible in its strength, should bo without q
reasonable prospect Of receiving one elector.
al vote. My opinion is, that when his total
defeat in the Union becomes evident to his
partisans here, they will generally come over
to the support Of the Republicans. have
little doubt, indeed, that We shall carry this
State, Us well as Oregon. The last | regard
as certain for Lincoln"
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WITH SRATSES AND DISPircH,
And ON the most Reasonable Terms
recent number Of his articles, written Au.
gust q, 1850. speaks thus Of tho canvas In
this District. and Of tho candidates:

bess ~ AovVs elV"s' shes W sssS S~>>'
this District, and Of tho candidates:
"The contest In this District betwesn
Goodwin and Hayes 10 quite animated. Both
are York county men; both lawyers; both
men Of talent: both old Whiss. Hayes =
very bitter partisan, even to such degree
as to affect his intercoupe with individuals.
lie Is reserved and rvpulsive In lnanncr-in
this respect an exact contrast with GOODWIN,
who Is one Of the most frank and genial men
living. Hayes seems to be ono OF those un.
happy individuals who Is always afraid that
he Is not appreciated, and who thinks that
honors conferred upon Others are disparagc-
ments to himself. Two years ago, when Ira
I. Drew Of Alfred was nominated, Hayes
was greatly put out and aided Drew through.
out the canvass by continually assuring ey'
erybody that Il was impossible 70 elect him.
Al that time Hayes was Lccomptonite, and
In his conversation was unsparing in his de-
nunciation Of Douglas as rebel and desert
er. In 1854 Hayes was also opposed to
Douglas and denounced the repeal OF tho
Missouri Compromise in unmcasurcd terms
voting for resolutions TO that effect in tho
State Legislature, Of which ho was then q
member a. Senator from York. Il Is said
that no loves nobody and Il may DO aid with
equal truth that nobody loves him. He will
run with the organized vote OF tho party
not one little beyond, and II you will allow
mo to predict, Q hundred or 20 behind IL.
Set Goodwin down q member Of the next
Congress" SEsAsrioooK.
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From Douglas speech at Providence,
Ann. 3. lSGO.
Daniel Webster.

Douglas attempts to palm himself of as
Representative Of the principles of Clay ant
Webster. Hear what Daniel Webster salt
In ls48 in the S.nate Of the United States
in his great speech Of August 10Th. Refer
ring to domestic slavery he said: -s
CONGRESS HAS FULL POWER OVER TIE. SUD,
JEcr. II may establish any government, and
any laws. in tho territories, as in Its discre'
ton It may see ct. It Is subject, Of course,
to the rules Of justice and propricty, but u
Is under no Constitutional restraints.
have made up my mind, for one, that under
no circumstance will consent to the e1ten,
sion Of the area Of Slavery in the United
States, or tho further increase OF slave repro,
sentation IN the House Of Representatives:
Again in his famous speech OF March q
1850, Mr.. Webster said:
"Sir, pherrr there nd foot 81 fdnd 70 o
aaid from becoming Stare territory, am ready
10 assert The principle Of The ereiusion q aa'
pery. am pledged TO it from tho year 1881;
have been pledged to IL again and again
and / will perform those pledges"
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ponnsylvauia All Right.

The Philadelphia North American, the
most conservative paper In Pennsylvania, thus
reien to tho desperate efforts Of tho Dcmoc.
racy to combine against Lincoln:
Practically those anti.Republican coali.
tons will only result In the defeat and dis.
credit of oil concerned. For Cur own part,
we hope that tho three factions in New
York and elsewhere will coalescc completely
30 that the combined enemy may be confront
Cd. We want no half way or doubtful VIC
tory, but thorough triumph, In which
great principles will be indicated, and .
moral revolution effected. The honest mas,
cs are opposed to all such base bargains and
orrupt'intngucs. They arc prepared TO 70
bukc them now, and hence Il is that we do
sire . fusion Of al factions, andcr whatever
nsmc or designation they may 30 known
Let the white spirits and black band togcth-
or now. Tho time is propitious, and we ven-
turc 70 predict that the result In November
next win demonstrate that there Is an inde.
pendence and uprightncs in the popular
heart, which cannot be bartered away, and
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THE aoNDoLAs OF VENICE

tFrom "a Run through Europe - by Ers..
tins G, Benedict, published by d. Appleton &
Co., New York;
We spent day in q gondola on the canals
that we might fully realise the characteristic
travel and street scenery Of such a city. A
sondola is long. black, narrow, slender,
and light boat, with high bow and stern.
Il is about thirty feet long and four feet
wide in the middle, whence it tapers to q
very sharp point at the bow and ut the stern
the bow being armed with broad, thin,
and sharp piece Of iron, cut with four big
teeth below and sort of broad-axe blade
above, which gives to tho approaching bow
ouite n bloody.minded look. The bow is
plainly a bastard descendant Of the PROV OF
the ancient Roman galley. About midway
Of the boat-a little nearer the stern-is the
cushioned, seated, and curtained cabin for
the passengers. This looks some like the
body of an old-fashioned coach, and more
like a modern funenl-hearsc, the whole thing
boat, canopy, seats, curtains, and all-be-
ing of dead black color. The gondola, in
form, and color, and appointments, l believe
has not changed for ccnturies--except, that
in few instances, arc seen colored curtains
and trimmings to the little cabin. On festal
occasions, too, believe, they deck them
sometimes with much elegance, giving to
the Grand Canal an appearance Of great
variety and loylnes. They are now much
less numerous than when Venice was in her
pride. Where there are now only few hun
drcds there were formerly rs many thousands.
An old historian-Phillip do Comines-says
that in his time, three hundred and fifty
wears ago, there were thirty thousand
if that be half true, the canals must have
been crowded like broadway on . public
day. The sondolier stands erect In the stern
of his condola, and with single oar, which
he uses as a paddle, manages his boat with
great adroitness. There are no sails oil
course.
The gondoliers partakc something Of the
character OF their boats and their employ
ment-bcing gentle, gliding. and graceful IN
their manner-they are tasteful ana some.
tunes fanciful In their drcss-in this respect
differing from the race OF drivers and coach
men, everywhere provcrbially coarse, un'
graceful, and gracelcS. never heard from
q gondolier anything but words Of gentle
moss and politeness, % far a. manner wa
concerned, even to his companions and fel'
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BAKED BEASs.-An exchange contains the
following receipt:
:" Few people know the luxury Of baked
beans, simply because few cooks properly
prepare them. Beans, generally. are not
cooked half long enough. This Is sure
method: Two quarts Of middling-sizcd white
beans, two pounds of salt pork, and ono
spoonful of molasscs. Pick tho beans over
carefully, wash them, and add gallon Of
boiling-hot soft water; let them soak in 1t
over night in the morning put them into
fresh water and boil gently till the skin is
very tender and about to break, adding q
tcaspoonful of saleratus. Take them up dry,
put them in your dish, stir in tho molasses |;
cash the pork and put 1t down in tho dish,
so us to have tho beans cover all but the up
per surface; turn in the boiling water till
the top is just covered; bake with steady
fire four or five hours. Watch them, and
add more water from time to time Us 1t dries
away"
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Mr.. Lincoln's Foresight.

One Of Mr.. Lincoln's biographers relates an
interesting instance Of his political agacity.
lIc had triumphantly answered that sct Of
interrosatories which Douglas had calculated
would crush him, and had made up his mind
that his antagonist should bc presented with
collection. Ills plan was to compel him,
by public Interrogation, to rcpudiatc either
the Dred Scott decision or the doctrine Of
uufriendly legislation in the territories. Be-
fore the discussion commenced at Freeport,
Mr.. Lincoln informed his friends Of his in
tentiou. They unanimously counsellcd him
to abandon his purpose, "for" said they, "if
you put that question to him hc will perceive
that an answer giving practical force and Of.
feet to tho Drcd Scott decision In tho terrific
ries would inevitably lose him the battle, and
he will reply by affirming the decision I. an
abstract principle, but by denying Its practi.
cal application But said Mr.. Lincoln, "if
no docs that he can never DO Prsident'"-
Ills friends replied, "that Is not your look
out, you are after the Senaiorshp." "No,
gentlemen" said hc, ~ am after larger game.
Tho battle Of 1860 is worth hundred OF
thist" From the day Mr.. Douglas promul.
gatedhis doctrine Of "unfricndly legislation"
to save himself In Illinois, hc was doomed
man In all tho South, and tho 'battlo In lSC0'
was won for the Republicans, though Mr..
Lincoln Of course could not know that no
was " bo their gallant leader.
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~ Ex.Gov. Winston Of Alabama rds ant
is for Douglas, and helped Wicklife ant
johnson TO nominate him. On tho 9TH oI
November, of 1857, in bis message to the
Legislature of Alabama, ho used tho follow
ing language;
at is only necessary for us to be true to
ourselves, and to preserve our institutions,
and to bc great and prosperous people. The
Union is not rith US Of The South para.
mount political good, however much we may,
and do, desire It's continuance under strict
adherence to constitutional provisions and
guarantees. When these can no longer be
naintaincd-or irhen further aggression up
on our right is praeiieed by dormant polit-
cal power at the North-WE HAVE EV-
ERYTHING TO GAIN AND NOTHING
TO LOSE BY DISRUPTING EVERY TIE,
THAT BINDS US TO THE CONFEDERA.
CY."
Mr.. Winston Is Douglas clector in Ala
bama.
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to choose their Governor, Judges, &C., in
stead Of having them appointed by the Pres
ident. All the Republicans voted for the
amendment, but Douglas and his Democrat
ic confrercs defeated il. 1t Is worthy OF note
also that JOHN BELL voted with Douglas
every time.
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~ The following passage in Hon. Charles
Francis Adams speech in Philadelphia, ought
4, he consilerel by every voter:

II The following passage IN lion. Charies
Francis Adams speech in Philadelphia, ought
to be considered by every voter:
"As to the scheme Of presenting Mr.. Bell
with the idea Of reinstituting the old Wing
notions. I must be permitted 10 siy that ]
regard Il as almost exclusively designed In
the Free States to maintain and uphold the
existing authority In the Federal Govern
ment. II is aimed as q blow ut the Repub.
lican movement, BY dividing the sentiment
which ought 10 animate the Free States. The
prof Of this Is found In the way that Il has
been tolerated by tho friends of tho other
candidates opposed to Mr.. Lincoln. They
oil understand tho latuity OF the idea Of ~
storing defupct party.
II Mr.. Bell could by any possibility be
elected, the firrt thing be would have 10 90
would be 10 take his side on present. queS'
tions between the two, and the oniy TWO, par,
ties really based upon existing conflicts OF
opjniop. Wi,bout the cooperation of mem.
bcrs uf one or the other OF those TWO parties,
he could not carry on the government
week. We all know that, who know any
thing of the practical operation OF our sys-
tenn The President Of the United States,
ss the head Of q great party, Is very pow.
erful officer. But II without opinions and
without msn to support his policy, he is no
heavier than feather blown about BY every
wind. The attempt, then. 70 present him
70 the country a. candidate without distinct
ivo principles on the tissues Of the day, b
either made without good faith, and solely
to distract the ranks OF the refsrmen, or, II
honestly made, Il Is purely sentimental
movement, without particle Of practical
value In tho disposal Of single living qucs-
ton. In either case . vote given for Mr..
Bell would count no moro toward any valua-
bic result In our present emergency than II
u were thrown away upon any ono Of ~
here present."
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"BrLIs" TO BE PRorEsrED.-The Sya.
cuse Douglas Convention yesterday nominal.
cd four persons for prominent State Offices,
each of whom beans the bapti.lnal name OF
William. 1t is more than probable that
these "l,ills" will not pass current, and tha,
in November next they will find that q pro-
test has been issued against them.-N Y.
Evening Post.
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that Abraham Lincoln will be elected Prcsi.
don't by . majority over oil the candidates.
Selfish managers may sell themselves, a. they
did at Syracuse, and propose to do In New
Jersey, but they cannot sell the cousciences
or the votes Of those who honestly but mis-
takenly have hitherto followed their lead. Il
Is for this reason that the rank and file Ct the
American organization In New York have
rallied to the standard OF Lincoln, ~ they
will do In New jersey, and as they are daily
doing hero in Pennsylvania, where the bat
tie Is already won, and the eagles Of victory
arc pcrched upon our banners"