, 1860-02-07
72rcs6 & Uriihtt11r.


u hen severe droltll prevails in the vest
*'rn provinces of China, and the people have
exhausted the usual appliances Of burning
Incense To- their porcelain gods without bring
'us rain, they put their 1nandarins TO death as
N in!allib1c coup dc ,lzin II. the elements This
measure is generally deferred so long that the
windows Of heaven open within short time
asler the sacrifice is consummatcd-th es,ab~
Ashius logical connection between the two
events It is undoubtedly from this custom
1i:n Senator Douglas derived tho idea Of "in-
dic;lng and conyicting il; OUT Federal Courts
the million and half Of frecmen who vote the
Republican ticket, IN view Ct the fact thatscycn-
teen wl,hc men ard Gre negroes once upou :.
':sne invaded Virginia. The logic is equally
We admired in both cases, though in nbsoluu.
E'''3!lllr:,tIIcss the American scheme takes
precedence, 10th III thc extent Of its proposed
sweep. aud in tl.c obvious ,ualice which
nro'on;s 1t. II may puzzle common people to
A''ox VIA: :sen..y the mandarin has III dry
ing mp tho face Of the sky, aal sllriyelipg tln.
Green fields. hut i! must be confessed that il
killing: is the proper remedy, the amo,,n, OF
kil!i'':: 10 be doue IS conlmeildally small !:
in:S: also he admitted that in the existing
stare Of meteorological science among tic c.
lcst'a's, they mas strangle each other wi,hc..
mu':h violation Of co,lscirrce-that is, without:
absolutely knowing tlas the rain would come
rs soon without the murder. But these pall-
ativcs cannot re urged Gor Mr.. Douglas bc,-
ed:. IL proposes to suppress the rrcprcss,bl,'
c'otl'ct, By putting the clamps Ct law on all
Win believe 1ll:lt :l.e Eu:;cd States will ulli-
ma:c'y become all slave 0: all frct-a belief en-
t2rta;ned br n large minority Of tile people Il
the Free States Iu lis cwn language Ills
srlIt.ne is rs follnws:
T: Constitution las gve tue N wcr ard all we ark q,
<;7nEnf* 10 to tvets9 rc.s. and We, BY iapaf,s
r,atoas ia H. j..iec,i x.,i< ~, aur arm, S,a., ri
s"a1' r'1 ,raa:'tt +" IL. "l..t dt,~
&'" "'1'T i't .e I'M. I. ~. TT n:sr and tLert will c TT
tnd Of siIs cskd. Thr ra principle that u.dc.ies H..
orkarza.:o, cf tic 4i-. l~75 il vl!. it, irrecouc
sl.eterns! wasfacupon h iresl on &c American sIase
r.. with tle view ei is ut=tc cx,tc:lsn throghou Il
l-A' ~. I-r"tt A' '7ee' O H. irnit'm ns,fsnF Ff1c
arxt dora irauft:fe ~. .'trr"r: /, r1ues H.,
i:siHsssi.Ir r,!4:4."
AcT. VIC fasc:, would any Of Mr.. Douglas
friends plead for lin the slupcnlous igncraac,'
which impels tie lig-:ail; 10 punish tl.eIr
magistrates or1lle short consirgs Of the cloud.
The :'tmox; efforts Of The Senate Investis sati,;
Committee On ii: lIarper's Ferry affair, lax.
fs';c'i to iEnpl;cs1:c tie Republican party, er
IN: ct its leaders. in 1oi,n Browns NOV; :
mcu;< n:7a nst V'ir.itia. Every person sup
po:td 10 axe Knowledge Of that matter H. :
'ten lH;mrcd dr:y in one way or another. T.,
NJ D.NSlas has tic t!lrnntcry no: oply -
ys'kc ':.s majority 4? tic people III the NoE,',
w.;i. Er,,#n ard his fellow lnadmeu. but t.,
l'':'tisi1 tic one :Jr Tie crimcs Of the otlle-.
C,own las cxr;atcd his guilt oa the gallows.
and INV Dong i:ls co:nls in witt, aE t.t j,c.'
i'sct' law 10 ;;nrr;soa n million and half 4
:l,c.. wlto utterly rel'u'!ia:e Brown aud Lis
acts. D.,:l1!ess tie rEluc!:y mandarin :
rrotes: With all tLcir might 1l.:,E
thy dr,'Is'a al'd r,pudlatc tic dry weather ii
'l.c:r Respective provinces, hut il a:ails tie,,
4ril.i'-. Tie I',aa*las'lcs cf Mongolia arc ,n
tn ~: I,,s;n'u!;s,4i- Their heals are Inocks' i
Oh nj onr"
ii Mr. no:"i,s' ;ssli,.rrc DOS moi rim 11ac;
II touc cntc:I-iS:Hr :,mii: Of Liz kian..
Iuargs. il i. ccar that he tI:ss made their c, i
it'li:y tirc ''j:ct "f his profound study tn,
;:3sn;ra:;on.