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teri Has papa had you in the oficel'-The
Little Pilgrim.

A GHosr SPoiLED.--A siorv hss been
going the rounds Of the press 10 the effect
that an inmate OF the Indiana Lunstic Asy.
lum was seen at bis old house in Posey
county while the officers ef the asylum tes-
tilted that he was st the same time 10 that
institution. This story was alluded to by
Mr. Robert Dale Owen at the late Spirit.
ulst meeting in New York. The Noun,
Vernon Adyocste, however, published in
the county where the scene was laid, thus
spoiIs the whole thing.
The Circumstance alluded to by Mr.. Owen
involved nothing supernatural or mysterious.
but was simply the result OF mistaken idcn.
tity. Instead Of having a "two. fold pres.
ence." what was mistaken for duplicate Of
the lunatic proved u be smother unfortunate
imbecile, who had escaped from his keeper,
in Uniontown, KY, and strsying in the
neighborhood where the former wss known
vas mistaken for him, owing to a remark
rble Resemblance between'the two.
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or corrupt, and offers premium Tor its ow n
dissolution. II is to cover the broad ground
Of protection 10 American citizens, in oil
the gifts guaranteed them by the const,u.
tion in all the states Of the Union, that the
Republican ptrty has been called into being
The present peril Of this hour consists chiefly
as believe, in the iDsensibility Of the Fed
ersl Government, dcbauched as it has been
by the party in power, to the rights Of citi-
zens 10 The several sections. II this be
not remedied it will lead to State interven.
ton, reprisal, ond non.intercourse, the fruit
ful iountsin Of civil feud.
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Power of the Human Eye over
Beasts,

The following narrow escape, which oc.
Cured to Major Skinner, is norrated by Sir
Emerson Tennent in his most fascinating
work on Ceylon. The Major was pursuing
a military survey, and had biyouacked in the
midst of dense forest. Early in the NOM
ing, he says: ~
Anxious to gain hight in time to avail
myself of the clear. atmosphere of sunrise
for observation, | started of by myself
through the jungle, leaving orders for men.
with my surveying instruments, to follow my
truck by the notches which | cut in the
bark of the trees. On Leaving the plain ]
avuied myself Of fine wild eame-track
hirh lay in my direction, and had gone
perhaps half mile from the camp, when
was startled by slight rusiling in the nilloo
TO my right, and in another instant, by the
spring of magnificent leopard, which, in q
bound full eight feet in hight, over the low.
or brush wood, lighted at my feet, within
eighteen inches of the spot ~hereon stood
and lay in a crouching position, his heiy
cleaning eyes fixed on me.
The predicament was not plea unt one
| had no weapon Of defense, and with one
spring or blow Of his paw the beast coult
have sou,hiiated me. To movc | knew
would only encourage his attack. 1t oc
CURED to me at the moment that had hear
OF the power of mans eye over wild animals
and accordingly fixed my gaze as intentll
as the agitation OF such moment enabled
me on his ewes; we stared ht each other fo
some seconds, when, to my inexpresslb''
Joy, the beast turned and bounded down the
straight open path before me. This scene
occurred Just at that period Of the morning
when the grazing animals retired from the
open patena TO the cool shade of the forest
doubtless the leopard had taken my approach
for that Of deer, or some such animal =
And if his spring had been at quadrupe
instead of biped, his distance was SO wei
measured that ia. must have landed him oil
the neck of deer, an elk, or a buffalo; a
it was, one pace'more would have done 70
me. A bear would not have let his victim
off SO easily.
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AN ANGEL WIyg Boors o1-Tberc

AN ANGEL WITH Doors on There /.
no accounting for little children's invention,
and explanation Of things. Two li'tie pra,
tiers were looking out OF a window at
weathervaneon a top Of the sieeple Of
Universaiist Church. This wsatherysne
which was put up there to tell which wa,
the wind blew, was in the shape Of maj
with boots on. They wondered what i
coue be. 1T is an angel" says one. mo.
SAID the other, "it can't be an angel. becaus,
angels have wirge, and they dom, wes
boots" "Oh!" said the first. "I'll tell 70,
what it is, It's a Universalist angel will
boots on, going to heaven on foot"
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withou, delay sleaying her, ike all the 9th.
er States, the sole Judge Of her own Con.
siitution.
Thus, gentlemen, belive l have answer.
ed all your inquiries in a plain, intelligibls
manner, and ] hope 10 your satisfaction.
have not attempted to support my answer,
BY argument, for that could not be done II
q short letter; and restraining mysslf from
going into general politics. have confined
my remarks to the particular subjects upon
which you requested me to write.
Your obliged fellow citizen,
EDWARD BATES.
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Seltttsh 4oetrp,
The Captain and His Child.

We were crowded in the cabin,
Not soul would dare TO sleep.
II was midnight on the waters.
And a storm was on the deep.
'Tis a fearful thing in winter
To, be shattered by the blast,
And to hear the rs,tling trumpet,
Thunder: "cut away the msstl"
So we shuddered there In silence
For the stoutest held his breath,
While the hungry sea was roaring.
And the breakers talked Of death.
And thus we sat irdarkness, s..
Each busy with bic prayers =.
"Ws are lost" the captain shouted.
% As he staggered down the stairs.
But his little daughter whispered s.
Ae she took his icy hand, ~,
Isn't God upon the water.
Just the same as on the landi"
Then he kissed the little maiden, ..
And he spoke in better cheer!
And we anchored safe ih harbor,
Where the moon was shining clear.
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LETTER FROM INDIA.
We exract from private letter from
J. NJ. THo8-RN. the following interesting
items:l
NYsER TAI, Dec. 9, 1859.

Winte- began here precisely With the Ist
of Dseambsr- That-day the sky SSss oSsr
cast by very lofty clouds, for the first time
for a long while. 10 the night it seemed
that the clouds dropped down directly upon
us and poured out water in torrents All day
OF the and, we were 'iD the cloud and the
rain poured down. Such a time is very
disagreeable. fyou 60 ont you feel as II u
wet sheet we're thrown around you, the air
is so saturated with moisture. Every little
breeze seems to squeeze the water out of
the fog in fresh torrents. You have noticed
the fitiul gushes of rain in your summer
storms. These il would seem nre caused
by wind in the cloud. have seen this re-
pea,ed go often here that cannot doubt the
fact. The morning OF the 81, dawned bright
and clear and cold. The summit of Mount
Cheenar was white 18th it's winter dress.
showing that while we were in the rain, q
snow storm had been raging 1000 feet above
US. Ny native boy had never seen snow
be fore and enjoyed the sight as much Us a
boy does at his first visit to a menagerie,
Since then we have had keen frosts at night,
but at noon the sun is quite warm. Ice
freezes in some places an inch in thickness
This is our December. The coolies still
go barefoot and say they will do SO all
W inter. :
No soldiers have been sent down from
here for some time, so that now ! have q
congregation of some months standing.
am becoming very much interested in thess
men. When ! first came here, felt somt
aversion towards them, but that has al
ON of. GO into the hospital weekly
and speak with every man in it, and yet
have not as yet met with an unkind wor,
from single man They are most noio
iiously wicked, but they also are open
hearted and. easily Influenced by Kindness
We have most excellent class among them
and God is blessing il in the conversion o
men nearly every week. 1t now number
twenty members. Since coming here hav
become acquainted with some very inleres,
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CHARrTY.-Chatity embraces tn, wide
circle Of all possible kindness. Every good
act is charity; your smiling in your broth
er's face is'charity; and exhoration Of your
fellow man TO vrtuous deeds is equal to aims
giving; your putting g wanderer in the right
road is charity; your assisting the blind is
charity; your moving stones and thorns
from the road is charity; your giving water
to the thirsty is charity. A mans true
wealth hereafter is the good he does IN
this wourld to his fellow man. When be
dies, people will say, "What property has
he left behind him!" But angels will ask,
"What good deeds has he sent before himp
Irving. "
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Cosr or..TuE John Brown RAID.-The
Lvnchburg Virginian, in stating the cost o.
military arrangements under Gov. Wise tc
be 5000 600, says:
with all the revelations that subsequent
events have brough, to light, we do not hest
tate tie say that there never was a more
wanton and wicked attempt TO mske capita
out of an event, sad enough in itself, thar
has bren evinced in the conduct Of Gov
Wise throughout entire affair. The whole
country was kept in tempest of excitement
and sectional snimosities stimulated to:tbs
highest pitch; troops were msrched ant
counter-marched; and brough, home, aud
starightwav ordered off gain, for no necesi
ty whatever
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Spring is Coming.

Old winter must away, away!
He mopes abou: the house all day,
Looking so heavy and for rlorn,
He must get reody and be gone.
See Spring before the door appear!
He's come to pul him by the ear.
To take him by the beard so gray;
He hath rude, mischievous way.
Gay Spring begins to knock and beat
Hark, bark! ! know his voice SO sweet;
With little lily-buds he drums,
And rattles at the door, and huns.
And you must let him in stra,ghtway;
For he hath servants in his pay.
Whom he can summon to his aid,
And thunder through--he's not afraid.
John s. Dwight, from the German.
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A Southern Rebuke.

M. p-., /u. c..,,. :,
"' '"",o'' >n'' oo""'""' ~
ludlng TO The late d'sgraceiui scencsin Con-
gress, in which Reuben Davis, Of Mississip-
pi, so conspicuously figured ssys:
A. ei,;,s, of A., Slave s,.,. Z, 4. With
uo,,;s.,,;on va w,;,e ,h., hi, d;.no.;,;on
a. h,nmha., a. zoo r,.,no,,l, ~ o.n;fs.,.d no
AZ. po,,...,,.,;v.. or SI.n., hoId;,, 90,
s,;,nn.;a.. hu, ye rnus, n,o,e,, .,.;ns, ,h.;,
hoino ,en.rded a. TYNE. of The Sou,bern
,.,Is ,ho ,hso,ca ~ o,a,u,h;no M. !.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-29
qbt Belmont Gbtollitle
is PUBLISHED
EVERY THURSDAY MORNING,
ID. TIOBURN- :
ONCE Masonic Hall Building, a few
l. Doors. East Of the Court House,
ST. C,riAtRSvILLE, OHIO.
,TEkMs OF SUBSCRIPTION :

SUBSCRIBER, per annum, In
advance, U.H SI,50
SIEeLE SUBSCRIBER, per snnum, IL
not pnid In advance, 200
CLUB or FIVE, and upwards, ,inva.
riably in sdvsnce) each rs
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PRELIMINARY EXPLANATION.

With pleasure will answer your ques.
tious. Before doing SO. allow me to glance
.at tins. peculiar circumstances in which am
placed, and the strang euess Of the fact that
/, q mere private man, am called upon to
make avowals and explanations with any
view to take me from the shades of private
life, and place me at the head of the Nation.
came TO this frontier in my youth and set.
tied in St. Louis when il was n mere village.
All my manhoo has been spent in Missouri,
and during all this time, have followed
profession which left my character anc con-
duct open to the 0bserva tionof eociety. and
whilo it has been my constant habit freely
to express my opinion Of public measures
and publis men, the people Of Missouri, Of
all parties, will bear me witness that have
never obtrusively' thrust myself forward In
pursuit of official honors. | have held no
political office, and sought none for more
than twenty-five years. Under these cir
cumstsnces, l. confess the qualification
which feel in receiving the recent mani
festations OF the respect and confidence OF
nv fellow citizens. First, the Opposition
members of the Missouri Legislature de.
clared their preference for me asa candi.
cate. Then followed my nomination by Q
Convention composed of all the elements
Of the Opposition in this State. And now,
the Republicans of Missonri, in their sepa.
rate Convention Just held in ST. Louis. have
re.affirmed the nomination, and proposed,by
their delegates, to present me to the Nation.
al Conve ntion, soon to be held at Chicago
az candidate for the first Office in the ma
ton
These various demonstrations 10 my own
State are doubly CRAFTY ing to me, because
they afford the strongest proof that my name
has been put forward only in spirit of har
mony an peace, and with hope Of pre-
venting all division and controversy smonl
those who, for their own safety and the pub
lie good, ought to be united ia their action
For-all this am deeply grateful; and a
far as concerns me personally, ! must de
clare, in simple truth. that II the movemen n
20 no farther, and produce no personal re
suits. still am paid and overpad for liz
of labor, and for whatever OF Jealous effor
and patient watching have been able t
bestow in support'of.G az line of governm
al policy which believe to be for the pres
. eut and permanent good Of the country.
Now. geatlepep, ! proceed to snswe
!. your questions; briefly indeed, but fully
J. plainly, and with all possible frankness:sn
: / DO this the more willingly, because / hsv
: received from individuals many letters--to
many to be separately answered-and hav
7 seen in many public Journals articles maxim
urgent calls upon me for such statemer
Of my views 5 Nr
lsr- SLAVERY AND ITS EXTENSION IN TIL
se~- i.,-., TERRITORIES.
! On this subject, In the States and in tn
9 TER tories, l have no new oPinions-n
q opinions formed in relation to the preseI
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TERMS or ADVERTISING {:

NPwe are detevmined 70 make The Chroniols
more interesting 10 the general reader than II has
ever hsfsto fore been and ask and expect an In
creased interest IN its welfare by the gallant Re.
bubiisans Of Belmont county. Friends, shall We
q sEPesl q vsini Nm ~. o,,,r,o,. eo,,.,n,
tucse reSdinr matter, MfseeIlaneous. Local, and
General News, than any other paper published IN
the eoun ", and that Il also has the most complete
sud reliable Market Reports.
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o,;c. h.v. ha., ......,- .,.,I A.
| - -.
f'o'''' eo"'o'' 'o'"e'
ou' 10 DC 'ne 'unswey ses OF an English
Methodist preacher. Indeed, every one of
,bese soidi,r, has some,b;n, in,s,es,,,, u.
ri. 80,
$50 V 80
W." '""''' '"e "''' ''me p'eached a. s'"s
barracks. He was fierce looking mar,
with q moustsche about sig inches long. n.
stte ,ded ,er,i,rlv adj ,ho,xh,
;.
' ~ s''"' '"s'
sometimes simost'shrsnk IRON preschingths
iShoie truths before him. barely ever fslt
SO 'muc lrsstrained BY the presence of suv
ons One e,soine bs c.ns % ma, ,,..
-, r.,. -, .,
"'' 'e'"e' "e "''ei VI n''
'e''oo'hesS' out ne o'o not SPEAK, and iet
witbou: committing himself. The next wesh
! he came again. TINS tjre he .o.ts x.,,
C,.oLi. ..v;, a.
-
80 ps.'o 'o"e'"s
ike cbr.lian. I ever k,sw A tsv .,a.;n..
| .tn hat t,ld tt,a b,. haA
mind -, yb,oh n. ,,.mId ,,.s ..a.,. A..
L,m, bo.i,,n.v n, aid ,h., 10 ~ h.,a.
IN yo,d E,,li.h t,niIv ,h,, ba h.d h.iI
.i,c,,,;.. and ,ss,,,n.;hi. oe;o. 80. ~.
G,,e,,,oe,, and ,h., whi,. II ,h. "a -.
fo,o,a an otfe,,, nam. and b.;no de,s,,.d
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.,c.,od W., H., sa;.h.d 81. -. a.
s,.-,ad .,d l,,,,L.d ed :. 70
! b..,d him SAID h. IA, eiah,se, v..,, ,h.,
4 80, h,. Al - i, .,.-,r.
me 4, ,huk ,uy ooe know. Il, II. 90 ,n
d,,,,., .,,,, b;s du,v ~, m. L. ~. n-;..a.
md IN. rh.,rn If,. v.o, hnr,. .nd ....
hi,n.aIr mn ,,, ,,,.os,o,,.,;nn ri. t,;s.d.
unuld he s,sy..csd man. Th.v b,d am.
no..d bs "a, dad g., m,nv s.,,. ~.
po,, .s,l,w did no, toow wS,, ~ do A.
hi. f,,h., had ,,il t,r n. c,;me I ,dvi..d
h,,, ,,, ,h, n,es.n, ,,. ..v No n,,,. .ho., q,
bn look IN b,s ,,ispds and ace bow ,bsv
t.n ,,wa,d. him and hi. Grim. ! never ss,,
il mme diff mi, IN advi,e ono. wt.,svs,,,.
w,,rld NAV do with him. am Id ,h.,
ca h.. ,o,,ivso him -
~, ,,.
r., 10y ~
:, n,..,,c.,,, maj. I;,,la .,,..n :.
rho .n,.,;,. and o,ha,, h.v. n,s, ,,o,.
nd, ,,F.i,h, =, ,r, .oaIio.
.nd 49, .end;ny ,bsm OF .ammsnc.i
~ I.rI
80 !, - -, :, !;oh, ng e..
Ia .n ,n,-n.e .,mm.oa .s s-
.a - s.;1had ,hs ...,;.. IL 49,.
u.d.-s,o..d .uI..;d wsn ,..:, =, ,.;.
'.'u,, W. =, :, =. Il.
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Oe." oo.. ,'hIa -. n,s..h Cs,;,, IA ~. p1,.....
finn and that NAV now besin INV work
at once. You can have no idea Of the
pleasure it gives me to fnd myself 90 far
nlong, | pockeled my diploma with much
less satisfaction thsn feel to-day In being
able to do this little bit Of preaching. Do
not inisgiUe from this that have mastered
the Language. / have only . sms,tsring +.
and shall not preach in the bazaar for some
little time yet. Butt can preach soNas, and
| hope to 90 II oa'y' a man wno n" I.
mesSaee VI '"." ''npon."eo = "'"'' 'nvu. "
oe ~.'n"g 70 ae"''' I" !" '"S 10y ''-'
!" 'h'e''e'o'e'
dismissed twenty workmsn to-day. sad
will thus have much lea care on my MIND
t The Chapel approaches eompist'on. ass
evidence OF the kind o. Plastefing these msn
do, may mention that me rain OF which
spoke poured DOWN on mo sofe wais Al tns
time ana VET do no injury. co"e OF 'os
n plaster mus 'xposeo hso oniy oeon on '~o
' days. We have delightful weather sgain'
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Letter from Hon Edward Bates of
Missouri-Views on the Leading
Question of the day.
Especial Dispatch ito the Cincinnati Guzett".l
.M ST. LOUIS, March 90.
Below is the reply Of the Hon. Edward
Bates to certain in,errogatories propounded
BY Missouri delegates TO the Chicago Con.
vention: s1-t. -,....,.....4
GKNfLEMEN: have received your letter
propounding to me certain questions. seven
in number; which you suppose will cover
most, if not all of the grounds of contro-
versy in the approaching Presidential elec.
inn
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10Th lhsvs h,en dnines ns'ls pr~sahing
aeain ti.lay. Thi. morning paid o6soas
men, and before they left explained 10 them
that day uos aoming when 0ua would
'hus reckon with all men. had :sarsan
hearers. Though not - suseasifur ~
yesterday. vet feel sows saeoussss1sn.
from the effort.
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18th. A wealthy merchsnt In Almoro
married his boy to . girl Of this place to-day.
Quite crowd of men and boys ys,accompsnisd
/ the boy and his father over. They were
preceded by twelve musicians with clumsy
instruments, who made most irightul noise,
in which they were assisted every now and
then by the boys. who have the sams kind
of lungs here the boys in America have. A
kind of palenkeen closely covered, was car
ried along bv fcpr coolies. in which the gal.
Ian, bridegroom was carried. Al least so
the bows told me Beside This two dancing
girls walked, singing and making Wild
gestures towards the spectators. They
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-03-24

pass along. The bones are arranged IN
a regular order to the height Of six fect,
the large bones being outside, and the
skulls being placed on the top. Here
and there are inscriptions indicating
from what cemeteries the bones were
brought, and also scraps Of verse from
different poets. There is one enormous
heap of bones which has not yet been
classified. Ii is calculated that no few
CT than 5000, 0GO persons must have
been inferred in the cemeteries from
which the bones were removed. In the
vault are some subtcrrancan springs,
which have been collected in II basin
called the Fontaine de Ia Samaritaine.
In this fountain some gold fish were
placed in 1919; they lived for a long
time, but did not breed. In the other
parts of the catacombs the galleries are
very numerous, and one Of them is near
iy five miles long.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-03-24
RESOLUTION

Of III. late Louisiana Democratic STATE
Convention, 10 appoint D3sga!es 10 The
Charleston Democratic Presidential Nom
ipatirg C~cqrla'iou:
/. Resolrsd. That the Democracy Of
Louisiana appreciate and admire those
patriotic men i'll the non-SlavchOldlng
States. whose adhesion To- Democratic
principles. and whose devotion 10 the
Democratic party. prove them t" he low
crs of their country, the supporters Of
the Constitution, and the trienis'ot the
rights of the several States
Rcscircd. That the Democratic party
Of Louisiana feel u~ndimiuiShed conf
lrncc in the administration Of James
Buchanan.
RcS,irn!. That the Territories Of the
United States belong to the several
states as their common property, and
not 20 the individual citizens thereof;
that the Federal Government rcCogni-
! yes property in slaves, and as such. the
! owner thereof is entitled to carry his
slaves into any of the Territories of the
United States. and hold them there as
property; and in case the people Of the
Territory by inaction, u%nfriendly lcgis-
lation, or otherwise, should endanger
| the tenure of such property, or dlscrim-
mate against it by withholding that pro
lection given to other species of prop
erty in the Territories, it is the duty of
the General Government 10 intcrposc,
bv an active exertion Of its constitution
al powers, to secure the rights of slave,
holders.
Rcsolred, That our delegates to Charles
ton are recommended to adhere to the
two-thirds rule. in the nomination of :
cadidate for the Presidency.
ReeOIrei, That the voice otthe State OF
Louisiana, in the deliberations Of th(
ICharlcston Convention, shall be cast a.
a unit 10y a majority Of the delegates
present.
Rssolrs9. That in the case Of the clcc
ton Of a President on the avowed prin
cipIcs of tine Black Republicanparty, W
concur in the opinion that LOuislan;
shall meet in council her sister slave
holding States, to consult as to measur
for future protection.
Rcsoired, That while refusing instruC
tons to our delegates, in the desire tina
they may proceed to Charleston untran
meIcd, vet the Democracy of Louisiana
having the utmost confidence in the pa
. riotism, ability, and craftsmanship {
, the Hon. John Slidell, consider him en-
inently qualified for the Office of Pres
dent of the United States.
Resolrc9, That the Democracy Of Lor
isiana pledge themselves to support tn
I nominee of the National Democrat
i Convention to be held at Charleston.