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qhs Age Of Brass.

I
Little men, men of small mental csiibFe,
are the ruling spirits OF the thour, States
manship finds no place among the Republi-
cans in the Cabinet or in Congress.
Among them all, where is one hat in any
Congress prior TO ten } ears ago. would have
ranked above mediocrity No where. The
plain truth is that the storm of folly and
fanaticism that bas swept over the land has
brought 10 The surface Of political society
all the dregs and scum il holds, while all
that is good and valuable in il is hid from
sight. Wre>pullers, intriguing ,dema-
ed themselves into Placs and power by arts
and appliances which honest, honorable,
highminded, capable man would stoop or
resort TO. Profound statesmanship, a knowi-
edge OF political science, the true principles
Of government, are not now considered, OF
treated, as Of the least consequence in the
choice of men fot places o! high trust. And
men possessing thss5 requisites find no
chance for success in the dominant party.
Indeed, ignorance of all ihese, combined
with blind devoted zeal 10 party, are the
seeming requisite qualifications.
Who, twenty years ago would have be.
lieved that the halls OF Congress wo uld each
be filed with men who would friiter away
the precious hours OF the nation, as hse the
present Congress 1t would have been
looked upon as an morstrous i'm possibility
In the present Republican majority in
Congress where is one that comprehends
ike real dangers of The time and works with
an eye single TO the salvation and glory of
our common county? Allare impelled 5y
madness or fanaticism or working only for
plumber, and the perpetuity Of their party.
And does even the President himself
compare favorsbly with the weakest of his
predecessors Has he in any one thing
shown himself equal TO the occssion z Or,
has he on all occasions been weak, uncer-
tain, Sacilaiing Read the speeches he has
made since his nomination and say if,
among them all, there be one that does
honor to the head OF great nation. Do
not all excite our shame or disgust The
nation is toilerng upon the very brink OF
uesduC'toh, duu uieh WIN eee dhu ltSi inc
greatness OF tho peril appeal 10 this Presi-
dent with an earnestness that is born OF
patriotism, 10 adhere TO the principles that
he has himself again and again declared TO
he the only ones upon which the nalionca can
be saved. And this man who occupies the
place filed by Washington, Jefferson and
Jackson, answers these earnest appeals,
these heartfelt prayers, with stale joke or
a smntly anecdo;e. While the Bepub ican
party applaud 10 the very echo, and call this
buGoon second Washington, and almost
a real Solomon.
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COOP PREcEPT.-Csre!essnes in ordi-
nary speech ought to be guarded against
very zealously. II is not SO much the alb
stact necessity of speaking always with
grammatical propriety, and consequen. ele-
gance tha: enters into the consideration, but
the pernicious effects accruing from the
contrary practice. Looseness OF dictiou at
home will creep upon a person, un'l his
convers alton elsewhere will deteriorate
down to actual vulgarism. II he be writer,
q similar falling away from rule and ele-
gance will be perceptibe. Like fine gar
ment, the fine quality OF the min needs
care We brush our cloth, We sweep our
silks and satins, let Us be equally careful in
the preservation OF that waich is so i'm
mensely greater value than ihese-our
speech.
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fish disappeared. The other boys assisted
him TO dress, bound up his hand with their
handkerchicss, and broug ht him home. We
took him down to -Mr. Brown, surgeon, who
dressed seven wounds in one hand and so
great was ihe pain the next day, that the
lad tainted twice, The iiule finger was bitten
through the nail, and il was more than six
weeks befor it was well, the nail came off
and the scar remains to this day. few
days after this occurrence, one of the wood
men was walking by the side Of the pond,
when he saw something white floating. a
man who was passing on horseback, rode
in aud found ii to be large pike in dying
state /; he twisted HE whip round it and
brough, it 20 shore. Myself and my son
were Immediately sent for to look at it,
when the boy at once recognized his an
tagonist. The flesh appeared TO have been
a long time in the agonies of death and
he body was very lean, and curved like
bow. Il measured Al inches, aud died the
next day, and believe, was taken 10 The
castle at Windsor There can be no doubt,
Mr.. Wfigh, adds, that this fish was in
state OF starvation. II weIi-fed, il is prob
able il might have weighed from thirty TO
ofly pounds.
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DYISG-DYISe.-S Senator Doolitile said IN
Congress the other day: ''Slavery, MIR.
President, is dying, dying, all around us.
To this the Dayton 90 } Empire says:
eyes And Constitutional liberty is dy-
ing ; morality, public and private. is dying,
all that we have priced, OF peace, OF social
order, OF neighboFly kindness, of friendly
Intercourse ir socisty is dying. And dying,
too, by hundreds Of thousands, are The
bro;hers, fathers, sous oi the most frenzied
deluded, and miserable people. Why did
not MIR DooIillle tell j: all, while he was
about it7n
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NUMBER 80

BIZ YoUR OwN RIGHT HAND M1N.-Pso-
pie who have bseu hoisiered up and levsred
along all their lives are seldom good for
anything in a crisis. When misfortune
comes, they look around for somebody to
cling 10 or lean upon. II the prop is not
there, down they go. Once down, they are
as helpless as capsized iu!tiss, or unhorsed
men in armor, and caa never find their feet
again without assistance. Such siken fell
lows, no more resemble self made men who
have fought their way.to- position making
difficulties their stepping s,onesi and dsriv.
ing determination ft0m defeat, than vines
resenble oaks. or Epuiisring rnsh lights the
stare OF heaven. Effort persisted in to
achievement, trains a man into self-reliance
and when hs has proved 10 the world that
he can trust himself, the world will uus.
him. We say, therefore, that it is unwise
which result from energetic action, By
"boosiingn them over obstacles which they
ought TO be able to snrmount alonss No
one ever swan wei. who placed his whole
confidence in cork jacket and il when
breasting the sea of life, We cannot buoy
ourselves up and Try to force ahead BY dint
oil our own energies, we are not worth SAL
wage, and i: is of little consequence wheth-
er we "sink or swim, survive or perish."r
One of the best lessons that father can
give to a son is this: "Work, strengthen
your mural and mental faculties, as you
would strengthen your muscles, By vigorous
exercise. Learn TO conquer circumstances,
you are then independent of foriune.'-
The men of aihlstic minds who have leit
their marks on the years in which they
lived, were ell trained in rough school
They did no. mount 10 their high positions
by the help OF leverage they leaPed the
chasms, Gtappled with the opposing rocks,
avoided Ihs avalanches, aud when the goA
was reached, felt that but for the toll that
had strengthened them as they stroye, il
could never have been affirmed,
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The Administration Sentiment.

There can be no doubt at thisday that the
Administration and ruling party, ifcontinu-
ed in power aud successful in crushing the
rebellion, mediate all entire change OF the
fundamental principles of The Government
as ordained by our present Constitution.
Their idea is Capitalization, with Presiden-
tial and Congressional power over tie
States in ell their relations. fhe policy OF
the President, as explained in his various
pTocIamaiioEs, and all the acts OF Congress
OF general character, clearly enough indi-
cate ;his. II is time, therefore, for the peo-
pie TO consider well, between this and The
next Presidential election, whether they de-
sire such a change whether any nerw and
more powerful Government, formed by the
present ruling party, under the excitement
and fana,icism OF the present lime, would
be likely TO conduce more TO their personal
freedom and substantial interests and hap
piness, than the old Constitutional Govern
ment under which they enjoyed every
privilege and blessing-freedom, political
and religious, and prosperity such as no
other people ever knew.
Few people, mparilively, have thought
enough on ihis subject. Il is serious one,
ane comes home directly 10 the ''business
and bosom" of every man. Il is not light
matter, even in times OF profound peace,
when the public mind is calm, TO add an
article to Constitution or change any OF
its features, even when by such change
or addition no alteration OF any OF
lis principles is contemplated and certain
ly, ifths is SO, ii must bea very grave mat
ter to undertake thorough change Of the
form and principles OF the Government
when military power predomina,es, and
the minds of men are moro or less swayed
by the passions and prejudices Of the
day.
The question is one which we submit TO
the people OF all parties for profound medi
iatio1. There is none of vasler i'm mporiance
before them now, or ever was, or ever can
be--and if ii do not awake Them now 10
aud eventually to action, the
time will have arrived to despair OF the
Republic"
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LAsGuAGEs.-The least learned are aware
thai there are manv languages in The world
but The actual number is probably far be.
yond the dreams of ordinary people. The
geographer, Balbl, enumsraies eight hun-
dred and sixty which are entitled TO be con-
sidered as distinct languages, and Eve ;hons-
and which may be regarded as dialects
Adelung, another modern writer on this
subject, reckons up so64 languages and di-
alects existing. and which have existed
Even after We have allowed either of these
as The number OF languages we must uc-
knowledge The existence Of almost infinite
minor diyersi,ies; for in almost every coun-
try, we see that every province has a tongue
more or less peculiar, and this we may well
believe to be the case throughout the world
al large. 1t is said there ara little islands,
lying close together, in the South Sea, the
inhabitants o., which do not understand
each o,hsr. or the $50 distinct langu
enumerated by Balbi, SO belong TO Europe.
ia 10 Africa, l53 TO Asia, 523 to America,
and III 10 Oceanica by which term he dis
iingnishes the vast number of islands
stretching bsiwsen Hindosian and South
America.
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RIoIoUs AcT-Qulte a demonstration was
made by some viilsinous rowdiss on the
little "red frame house" located on the
"Cindsr tip," on Wednesday night last
From what we could learn from the shead
o! the house, the scoundrels, miStsking the
place no doubt came to the door and knock
ed, calling, Maggie" maggie" But
their Maggie" not responding. they step
ped off few rods and commenced firing
slonos, breaking in the pannes of the door
and the sash of The window. Our inform
AMI stated that one large stone weighing
several pounds came through the window
within an ace OF his child's head. He fired
his revolver er the scamps, upon which
they made tracks. What could induce the
scosndrels 10 thus disturb peacabls people
in their beds, il is hard 10 ,ell.-Danuiile In.
tcgi sGleer.
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A gentleman meeting another should al
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lady, as general rule, should noI take
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which case ii would be highly uncisil
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Oresles a. Brownson, in the April num-
Der Of his ReUia0, advises the Democratic
party 10 "put up war Democrat, who is
willing 10 let slavery die," for the ,Presi-
dsncy which advice the World qaoteo ap+
provingly. Mr.. Prownson is the most in
tolerant and revolutionary of the Black and
Red Aoolilionists, and is only a Godriaarie,
wiihou, being a statesman, or even .
politician The World may think ,sach ad-
vice particularly valuable TO the Democrat
ic party-no Democrat win think so. The
Res0 Nation, Fremont's organ, also advises
the Democratic party TO the same effect.
II says: 49,
"If the Democratic party had sufficient
intelligence and patriotism 10 brake away
entirely from slavery. il certainly possesses
instincts that are really more liberal than
the Republican party"
gy breaking dtray from "slduery" is meant
breaking away from the Constiuiion. The
Democratic party has nothing 10 do esPe>
cislly with Slavery" any moro than It has
10 do with church property as party
measure Whatever the guarantees oi the
Constitution are on any subject, the Demo-
cratic party adheres 10, because tits for the
Constitution as IL is. The proposition sot
Brownson's R.Uieg, endorsed by the Rortd,
simply amounts TO an abandonment CT. ths
Constitution. Worse than that-it is
proposition for on half CT toe States 10 steal
or destroy tie property ofithe other half
The Constitution binds us all TO defend the
right Of property 10 every portion OF our
common cou1lry-in the South and in the
North This war was brought about by the
formation Of northern party 10 destroy
the property OF the South. This party was
conceived in the theft, sRd lives, moves,
and has ils being in war and murder.
The end OF the war will be- the end OF The
party, and, thank the good God, the end,
also, of al who supported It's thieving cru
sade. The Democratic party will not fell
low The lead OF Or. Brownson, Fremont, or
the New York World, into that Abolition
trap. Ii would longer be Democratic
pary if il did. Even if the delegates TO the
next Presidential Convention were all to
desert the party, and go over to the Aboil,
tionists, they could not take the Democracy
along with them. And there would be
new Convention within month OF the date
of the de.eTiion, of men who will not de-
sert the glorious old party standard, but viii
hold it slof, ir the coming campaign with
unaalering hands and hopeful hearts.
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az Abolition Trustee il one OF the tewn-
ships OF Pickawey county, Ohio, has been
indicted for frauds as Judge Of election
He sat al the window and took in tickets,
and would drop the voies CT Democrats on
the floor and put abolition votes in the box
We have no doubt ,his game was exIen-
siveiy prac,iced las, fall, all over the State.
Democrats cannot watch the polls too
closely.
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II is believed thai Mr. Lincoln and his
Friends are delighted with The defeat thar
General Banks has sustained in Louisiana,
since il takes from the President IN csr-
tain contingency, formidable presidential
competitor before the Balsimore!conveniion.
-C,ncinnafi ConnsrsiaL.
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TIE New Naiion says ''the older Blair
was bosom friend of old Bob Todd, of
Kentucky, the father of Mrs. Lincoln" and
this accounts for his influence over the
President. Only think OF the impudence of
the radicals in speaking oil The father of
Mrs. President Lincoln as "old Bob Todd.p
They might say "RebertD at least.
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The louisville (Ky.l Journal says that
Andy johnson, Military Governor of Ten
nessee, by. appointment from the crown,
'sis curse 10 that State and curse to the
cause Of the union." That is, no donbl,
true, but he is very small curse compared
with the cursed thing they call the admin
issration al Washington.
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COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. WEDNESDAY MAY 18 1864.

State expressly with view to the 2erpetu-
alton Of It's power, has Invariably been left
in the minority So may it be in the press
ent case - Reading Gazette.
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The Washington Chronics aunosncss
tina, on Friday it became necessary TO ana
puta,e leg OF Senator Hicks, as last ex-
pedien, for saving his life. His disease was
srysipelas, from which nertihca.ion was
about TO ensue.
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A VERMONT editor says that he is aware
that his language is strong. We have OBJ
served that he never makes his word so
suong bu: that he can break il without the
least difficulty.
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QuEEs Yic,oIia's subjsct's are tired OF
her. In the streets of Windsor, recenuys
.nsy shouted 10 her, resign "a 'resign "-
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THE women Of Utah have recently altered
the orlhography Of their creed. They now
spell Is Morsmsn.
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Almost every yonng lady is public spirit.
ed enough to be willing 10 have her faiher's
house used as court house.
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A LITTLE wrong done 10 anoihsI, il 4
great wrong done 10 ourselTes
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THE STATE APPORTIONMENT.
As passed ty the Lsgislature, April 27, 1864.

1Oh htOAN-A
As passed ty The Lsgislature, ApriI27, 1864.
SENATORS.
Dis. Counties. No
L. Philadelphia, Let, I'd, Sd, 4th. .7,h,
9th and Goth Wards,
2. Philadelphia, 9th, 10Th, 18th, i4ih
and 18th Wards,
8. Philadelphia, 9th, 9th, iith, i2th,
10Th, i7ih, and 18th Wavds,
4. Phila, 10Th. 2olh, 2ls,, 22d, 2sd,
Gath and 25th Wards,
5. Chester, Delaware and Montgomery,
6. Bucks,
7. Lehigh and Norhamption,
8. Bsrks,
8. Schuylkill,
10. Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne,
ii. Bradford, Susquehanna and Wyom ing,
i2. Luzerne,
10. Potter, Tioga, NJ 'Ksan and Clinton !
IA. Lycoming, Union and Snyder,
Is. Northumberland. Montour, Co.
umbia and Sullivan, !
Ie. Dauphin and Lebanon,
II Lancaster, 2
10 yo,t md Cu,nha,Iand I
49, Adams and franklin,
on Sooosrsa, Radford and Fulton.
2I Rlai, Hnn,;uodsn. Centre Nif+lin.
Iun;.,s and perry Q
%. Cambria Indiana and Jefferson. ]
%. CIear6e,d. Cameron. Clarion. For.
rest and Elk. I
"a WssimoreIand, Fayeue and Greene,
25. Allegheny. 2
oe ar.l 'iv..i;,c,o, !
~. D0~''' o"' 1p"' o'' !,
"a. Lawrence, Duller aho Armstrong,
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