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LETTER FROM HON. STEPHEN A.
DOUGLAS.
WAsHlNcroN. June q. 1850.

WAsHlNGToN, June p, 1860.
GENTLEMEN In accordance with the
verbal assurance which gave you when
you placed in my hands the authentic ev-
idence Of my nomination for the Presi-
dency by the National Convention oc the
Democratic party, now send you my for
nal acceptance.
Upon careful examination of the plat.
form Of principles adopted at Charleston,
and reafiirmed at Baltimore, with an ad-
ditional resolution which is in perfect
harmony with the others. | find it to be a
faithful embodiment of the Ii ne -honored
principles Of the Democratic party, as the
same we're proclaimed and understood by
all parties in the Presidential contests os
1913. 80 and SO.
Upon looking into the proceedings Of
the Convention also, find that the nomi-
nation was made with great unanimity, in
the presence and with the concurrence Of
more than two thirds Of the VIII ole num-
Der Of delegates and in exact accordance
with the iong.established usages Of the
party. NV infeXible purpose not 10 be n
candidate nor accept the nomination in
any contingency, except as the regular
UOIllllft VI VIC NdllOlNl DenOcf0llc IaI=
ty, and in that case only unon Condition
thai the usages as we'll as the principles
of the party should be strictly adhered TO,
it had been proclaimed for long time,
and became well known to the country.
These conditions having all been com
piled with by the free and voluntary ac.
tion of the Democratic masses and their
faithful representatives without any
agency, interference, or procurement on
my part, feel bound in honor and duty
to accept the nomination.
In taking this step am not unmind-
ful Of the responsibilities it imposes; but
with firm reliance on Divine Provi>
dence, have faith that The people will
comprehend the true nature Of the issues
involved. and eventually maintain the
right The peace Of the country and the
safety OF the Union have been put IN jeop.
ardv by attempts to interfere with ano
control the domestic affairs Of the people
in Territories through the agency Of The
Federal Government
If the power and duty Of Federal inter
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MistellanrOus.
THE WAY TO BE HAPPY.
A STORY OF EVERY DAY LIFE.

Cut your coat according TO your cloth,
is an old maxim, and Il wise one; and if
people will only square their ideas accor-
ding to their circumstances how much
happier might we all be If we only
would come down peg or two in our no,
tions, in accordance with our waning for
tunes, happiness would be always within
react. 1t is not what we have, or what
we have not which adds to our substracts
from our felicity 1t is sthe longing for
more than we have-the envying of those
who possess that more, and we wish to an.
pear in the world of more consequence
than we really are, which destroy our
peace of mind and eventually lead to ruin.
| never witnessed man submitting 10
circumstances with good humor and good
sense so remarkably as my friend Alexan.
der Willemot. When | first saw him
since our school days, it was at the close
of the war he had been a large contract,
or with the Government for army clothing
and accoutrements. and was said TO have
realized an immense fortune, although
his accounts were not vet settled. In.
deed it was said that they were so vast
that itwould employ the time Of six clerks
lOf Two years, 10 PHtilllnG lneln, previous
to the balance sheet being struck,
As ! observed, he had been at school
with me, and, on my return from the East
Indies, ] called upon him to renew our
old acquaintance, and Congratulate him
upon hls recent success.
NV dear Reynolds, am delighted 10
see YOU YOU must come down to Belem
Castle; Mrs. WlIiemot viii receive you
with pleasure, am sure. You shall see
my two girls" ! consented The chaise
stopped at a splendid mansion, and wa.
ushered in-by a crowd Of livered servants.
Everything was on the most sumputous
and magnificent scale, Having paid my
respects to the lady of the house, | desi.
red to dress, as dinner was nearly ready,
it being then half past seven o'clock. 1t
was eight before we sat down. TO an ob.
servatiou that made, expressing hope
that had not occasonod the dinner tc
be put Of, Wllemot replied. "On the
contrary, my dear REYNOLDS, we never sit
down until about this hour: how people
can dine at four or five o'clock, | cannot
conceive. | could not touch a mouth
full"
The dinner was excellent, and paid il
the enconiums which were its due.
% "Do not be afraid, my dear fellow my
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ference be conceded, two hostile sectional
parties must be the inevitable result--the
one intlaming the passions and ambition
of the North, and the other of the South
each struggling to use the Federal pow
er and authority for the aggrandzement
OF ITS own section at the expense of the
equal rights of the other and in deroga.
ton OF those fundamental principles of
cIG-government which were firmly estab..
llshed in this country by the American
Revolution as the basis of our entire re.
publican system. During the memorable
period of our political history, when the
advocates of Federal Intervention upon
the subject of slavery in th e Territories
had well nigh precipit"tEs, The country
into revolution" - G4g0rthern interyen-
ito lists demanding the Wilmot Provgo
for the prohibition of slavery, and the
Southern interventionists then few in
number and without single representa-
tive in either House Of CongSess) insisting
upon Congressional legislation for the
protection OF slavery in opposition to the
wishes OF the people, in either case-it
will be remembered that it required all
the wisdom, power andinfuence of Clay,
aud Webster, and Cass, supported by
the conservative and patriotic men Of the
Whig and Democratic parties cf that day
to devise and carry out line of policy
which would restore peace to the country
and STABILITY to the Union. The essen
tial living principle of that policy, as ap,
piled in the Legislation of 1850, was, and
now Is, non intervention by Congress
with slavery in he Territories.
The fair application of this just and
equtat lie principle restored harmony and
fraternity to a distracted country.
five now depart from that wise and
just policy, which produced these happy
results, and permit the country to be
again distracted, II not rrecipitated into n
revolution by sectional contest between
pro-slavery and anti-slavery Intervention
lists, where shall we look for another c ay
and ther Webster, or another Cass; to pilot
the Ship OF State over the breakers into a
haven of peace and safety?
The Federal Union must be preserved
The constitution must be maintained in
violate in all its parts. Every right guar.
anteed by the Constitution must be pro.
tectCd by law in tll cases where legslp,
ton is necessary to its enforcement. The
Judicial authority, as provided in the Con-
stitution, must be sustained and its de.
cisons implicitly obeyed aud faithfully
executed. The laws must be administer.
ed, and the constituted authorities up
held, and all unlawful resistance sup
pressed. These things must all be up
held, with tirmness, impartiality, and fl.
deity, an d if we expect to enjoy and
transmit unimraired to our posterity that
blessed Inheritance which we have re.
celved in trust from the patriots and sag.
es of the Revolution.
With the sincere thanks for the kind
and agreeable manner in which you have
made known to me the action of the
Convention,
/ have the honor to be,
Very respectively,
Your friend and fellow citizen,
S. A. DOUGLAS.
To Hon. Uim. H. Ludlow, of New York ::
r. ?. Dick, of North Carolina; and others
of the Committee.
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MATRIMoNY.-This subject is not treat
cd generally with as much de ference and
reflection as il deserves. Nothing is of
more consequence than matrimony TO the
happiness and best interest of those " no
think ofentering into its solemn relations.
But very few give the subject the cOnsid~
GRAFTON its Importance demands. Fre>
quently young man bestows more time
in buying a horse than he does in choos-
ing a wife. Frequently a young lady
spends more hours at her toilet than she
does in studying the character of her low.
er. Frequently they show more judgment
in the purchase of a book than in the Sc.
lection Of a husband. There is time in
the history of every young person which
is the turning point OF their lives. 1t oc.
ours sometimes sooner, sometimes later
in life. But every young lady arrives at
the most critical and entertaining period
OF he. lite at eighteen years ofage. And
then if she is not very cautious and pru-
dent she will injure the dignity of her
standing and her hopes of fortune mar
riage, FOR life Self-will and vanity are
her two worst enemies at this age. Ifshe
has the mastery of those, and has a good
"SiuoihOouSS WIN buN bNOItJ spIlugS Vi
human nature, her chances are very fa-
vorab!e. Many young lady has ruined
her prospects By being too obstinate, and
IN not yielding to the voice Of her supe-
rlors. Nothing is more common than for
ayoung lady to be very highly hattered
when she becomes the object of attention
from the young men. Never has she
more reason to fear. Fer unless she is
very disereet these attentions may be
the very means of throwing her out of
the company Of those whose smiles she
once SO highly enjoyed.
When two or three young cents nav
their addresses to a lady about one and
ihe same time, generally speaking il is
very likely to prove great disadvantage
TO the young lady. 1t makes her haugh,
ty, proud. arrogant, and vain. Conse-
ouently. tho better sense of her admirers
icing discusted with her airs and fooer.
les, shun her company as being OF no adj.
vantage tn them. For the most part ey-
cry one can be just what they wish can
occupy just such n position as they de,
sire, if they will but use good judgment
and perseverance. When we look upon
the many unhappy marriages-upon the
very many disappointed young ladies and
gentlemen, we can but say it is mostly
their own faults and errors and false no
tions Of mon and things that has caused
il,
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THINGS TO CHERISH. H.

The eye. that look with love en- thee,
That brighten with thy smile,
Or merely bid the hope again,
If thou art sad Il while;
The eyes that, when no words are breath ed
Gaze fohdly into thine
Oh, oh orish them, ere they grow dim;
They may not always shine.
The faithful hearts around thee,
That glow with love ard youth,
That time and care ne'er yet have Scared
Nor ravished with their truth
The heart whose beatings we have heard
Whom throbbing near our own
oh, cherish themj those beatings hushed,
Earth's dearest tones are gone.
The days when there are hearts and eye,
That throb and beam for thee;
The few fleet hours when life doth seem
Bright as summer sea;
The thrilling moments when to speak
The full hearts joy is pain
Oh, cherish them once gone, alas
They ne er return again
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1 wish he'd Make up his mind.

Wish be would make up his mind, ma,
For | don't care mu,h longer to wait;
I'm sure / have binted quite strongly
That thought Of changing my state;
Fer sweetheart he's really so backward,
Ican't bring him out tn ough try
! owned that e's very good tempered,
But then he's so dreadfully shy
When spOak about love and cottage,
He gives me look of surprise
And if but hint at a marriage,
lie bushes quite up to h is eyes
] can't make him iealous-Pve tried it
And 'tis no use my being unkind,
For that's not tho way, I'm certain.
To get him to make up his mind.
I've sung him love sonnets by dozens,
I've worked him both slippers and h oss,
And we've walked it by moolight together,
Yet he never attempts to propose
You must really ask bis intention,
Or smoe other beau l must find
For indeed won't tarry much longer
For one who can't make up his mind.
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PRESIDENCY.
WASHINGTON, July 9, 1860.
The letter of acceptance from Hon.
John G. Breckenridge of the nomination
for President, has just been made public.
1t is in answer to the following letter from
Hon Caleb Cushing:-
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION,
Baltimore, Md, June %, 1860.
SlR:-I am directed by a vote of the
Democratic National Convention to inform
you that you have been this day unani-
mously nominated by it as the candidate
of the Democratic party for the Office of
President of the United States, and in
their behalf to request YOU to accept the
nomination.
| beg leave, at the same time, to en-
close to you copy of the resolutions
adopted by the Convention as the politi.
cal platfarm OH which the party stands.
] have the honor TO be,
Very respectfully,
C. CUSHING, President.
Hoy. J. C. BREcKlNRTDGE.
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naTThe old log schoo, house in Wins
chester, ILL., in which Judge Douglas
taught school about thirty years ago, is
about to be adopted as political emblem.
1t is fully equal 10 Lincoln rails, az
least.
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nEn-John Morrssey is impaIiently a.
waiting the arrival Of the Benicia Boy.
with the view of promptly accepting the
challenge for another fight. Morrissey
appears TO be anxious to meet his old adj
versu.y again in the ring, and a match
will probably be made as soon as Heenan
arrives.
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Terms OF supscrIptI0n.

~ paid IN advance, or within three months, 81 25
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RELAT1oNsHTP.-A Hoosier girl stepped
on board a steamboat lying at certain
town on the Ohio river, and bawled out
us the captain on board?"
The captain, who was standing among
the crowd, responded ayes; what do you
want with him ?"
"Oh, nothing particular he's distant
relation of mine, and I'll like to sec
him"
"a relation Of yours ?" inquired he.
somewhat surprised.
Yes, a 81 ght relation--he's the father
Of my first child w
You had better believe the captain slo~
ped in quick time. while the crowd enjoy
ed the sport to their hearts content.
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9Olitital,
LETTER FROM THE HON ]. G..
BRECKENRIDGE.

ACCEPTANCE OF THE NOMINATION FOR THE
PRESIDENCY,
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4 nlsr,acefnl Eiopement.

The Adams county, Wisconsin, Independent.
occupies two colums in the detail OF an immi.
nent case of adultery and elopement at Cas-
cade, in that county, the subatahce of which Is
as foIlowa
DR.. L. B. Garrison, formerly Of Milton, Rock
county, Wisconsin, about six years ago settled
at Cascade, where he sustained reputation Of
no reliable character. For several years he has
had an improper intimacy with Mrs. Cuppcr-
nell, the wife Of highly esteemed ard intelli-
gent young man in charge OF Baker &: Miles,
mills at Cascade, who is described as woman
of more than ordinary intelligence and person.
al beauty. sg sss>s.
A few weeks since Garrison and his family
left Cascade, under pretence Of going East. A
few days after he left, Mrs. Cuppernell took her
child, bright girl OF two years, under pre-
tense of visiting friends in Quincy. Garrison
sent his wife and family forward from Milwau-
kse, and was joined by Mrs. Cuppernell, and
t-gether they went to Blairsvlle Posey coun-
ty Indiana and purchased farm, where they
had got nicely established as man and wife,,
when they were discovered by Chicago deteoe
lives, Under the inspiration of the outraged
husband. They were arrested and taken back
to Adams county. Cuppernell attempted to kill
him, and shot him, putting ball into his neck,
when the pistol was wrested from HIM. He
then drew knife, but was prevented from u
sing it.
The infamous doctor has been bound over in
five hundred dollars to appear for trial, and is
in danger Of being dealt summarily with by
mob. Mrs. Cuppernell, the poor, deluded VIC
tim of his wiles, has returned to the Cupper.
mel house, whore she remains in company with
her father. Her husband has received from
her confession of her criminal conduct, dating
back for three years, and full account of tho
acts ahd wes used by the doctor to obtain con-
troll of her & aaA
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Snake StOry---E'eliers aii Stand
. - -------- Rack.

Marietta (0hio) Republican, Of the 25th, re-
lates this story. five had not seen it, o,isi-
na1ly, in that papar, we should have asked for
the documents: aE s s
James Landlord, OF Fearing Township, while
narrowing a few days ago, stopped his team
under shade-tree to repair something which
was out oforder. While at work he felt .
strange sensation come over him like delerium
anl soon something struck him on the back OF
the neck which, aroused him. On looking up he
saw three monster blacksnakes in the tree, one
mhica hal commenced coiling itself around
him. and another kept striking him to get its
head in his mouth. SEEKING his ak, be struck
one of them, severing his head, and as an other
came near his mouth he crushed its neck in his
teeth. The other, after hard fghting he put
to fight. Keeling from the spot, almost exaus-
ted, he went toward home, and was soon fouud
by neighbor who, after hearing his story, went
to the tree, and found the two dead snakes
one of which measured nine feet and the other
over ten. s,ss x.
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TERMS--S2,Ole
attending to the heavy cOrrospoudspcs. all o

attending to the heavy correspOudepce: all
which keep him "bobbing round"
With such men as Dudley Baldwin, NJ. @,
Younglove and their associates, who comprise
these Agricultural works there can he nothing
in advance but success, the locstian IS a dis
triduting point for the west and south, west has
no equal in the Lake region, aud demand for
agricultural impliments increases as the breadth
Of titled land expands and agriculture reduces it.
self u science. We wish there were q score
OF establishments in this city employing the
ment and capital this concern does, for such q
mauiactory contributes more to the material
prosperity ofa city than can be estimated by
dollars and cents, and If all our citizens who
have money and credit would pride themselves
onlyup on the number of hands to which they
give employment, and the number of mouths
they feed we would have no drones and none
asking for employment
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sEGryihHc NEurder-A woman MiGfs
Escr EsUSba sad.

The Fort Wayne(Ind,) Tines furnishes the
details Of one ofthe most horrid crimes that
we have been called on to mention:
"Fhe murdered man and the murderess
were husband and wile and had maintained
that relation to each other for period ofup-
ward of Fl ty years. They resided on small
farm, which they owned in De Kalb county
Mrs Knapp informed her son "Jakey," Other
intention to kill the old man, and requested
"Jakey" to hold the old mans hands while
she would choke him to death. 'Jakey' re-
fused SO she said no more about the matter
until next morning, when she pursuaded
Knapp, under some pretence, to enter the milk
house, ard as he was in the act Of stepping cut
of the building, she struck him on the back 0
the head with heavy club. She then seized
the axe which she had ready, and struck him
on the forehead, fracturing his skull. She
then dragged him to the w1ll and threw him
in, and as be went down he graSped the top 0
the gum, which grasp she forsed him to release
bv striking him upon the hands with the end o.
a heavy board, he then sunk to the bottom 0
the we'll. The woman then threw into the
well several pieces of wood to cover the body
then concealed the marks Of blood upon her
Idress, and sent "Jakey'' away. She was ar
rested. tried and sent to the pententiary fol
t.l Hs a
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A Thrilling Rom lace isi zshyme. :.
Chdpter 1. She stood beside the altar, with a
wreath of orange buds upon her head; upon
her back the richest kind of duds; her 10 We
stood beside her, with white kids and dickey
clean; the last was twenty one years old, the
first was seventeen. The parsons job was
over-every one had kissed the bride, and
wished the young folks happiness, and danced
and laughed and cried The last kiss had
been given, and the last word bad been said.
and the happy pair had simmered down. and
the last guest had fed.
Chapter IL--Stood beside the wash tub, with
her red hands in the suds, and at her slip shod
feet there l,y pile Of dirty duds; her husband
stood beside her-the crossest man aiye-the
last was twenty nine years old, and the lust
was twenty five. The heavy wash was over.
and the clothes hung upto dry--and Tom had
stnck his Finger IN the dirty baby's eye. Tom
had been spanked, and supper made on a crust
Of bread, and the bride and the bridegroom went
'grumbling off to bed. .tTa aas II
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Ing low, silent laugh, his portly body Shaking
all over with suppressed merimenr s.. .
"Ah! ready at last" he said. II began to
despair ofyou were so long and came to has
ten you. He's waiting in the parlor still,'
he said with a malicious whisper. "You have
my consent for / like you very well; on ! who
would have thought Of finding him in mud
puddle2" a.. ..- .. .-.-....
slipped past my tormentor prefsrring to
face my escort than to run the gauntlet of my
uncle's wit,and was soon stammering my thanks
to Mr.. Templeton-for, such my uncle. who
followed me down. introduced him.
To make short Of what else would be a long
tory, what was said in jest, turned out to be
in earnest, for in less than six months became
Mrs. Templeton. How it came about hardly
know, but certainly did find a husband on that
day. Harry for that is the name by which
call Mr.. Templeton, says that. entered the par
so transformed, my light blue muslin floating
about me so like cloud-wreath, my cheeks so
rosy, my eyes so bright, and my curls playing
hide and seek about my face, that not expect
ing such anapparation he lost his heart at once.
He adds,-for he knows as we'll how to com.
pliment as we'll as evar--that my gay, inteli-
gent talk so different from the demure miss he
had expected, completed the business.
Harry was the son of an old neighbor, had
deem abroad for three years, and be fore that he
had been at college, so that | had never seen
him; but uncle remembered him at once, and
insisted on his staying until l came down
though Harry, from delicacy, would have left
after he had epquired about my health. Ny
uncle as one Of those will not be put off, and
so Harry remained, ,-"the luckiest thing" he
ever did," ..... ...... .... . .....
Milo is now my favorite steed, for Harry
broke him for me, and we are happy as the day
is long, uncle included; for uncle insisted on our
living with him, and told him at last that /
would consent, "it only to keep Polly Wilkes
from cooking his dinner" to which he answer
ed, looking at Harry, "you see what a sptfre
it is; and you may bless your stars if you don't
rue the day she went out to find a husband"