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Year: 1859

At the First Congregational Church,
in San Francisco, the Rev. j. G. Hol-
brook yesterday delivered an interest
ing and stirring discourse, suggested
by the sad event of the last week.
His text was as follows: Surely the
wrath of man shall praise thee: the
remainder of wrath thou shalt re-
strain" The object of the discourse
was to show that God SO disposes
events, that all of them, whatever
their intrinsic character, shall tend to
work out his righteous will and mag.
nifty His glory. After illustrating his
proposition by numerous appeals to
facts in both ancient and modern his
tory, he concluded his discourse as
follows:


The devil and wicked men may
seem to be in ascendant. Evil may
be rampant in the land ruflian vio-
lence may invade Senate chambers ;
bullies and cut-throats may stalk
abroad. Unprincipled men may be in
positions of power and influence and
murderers even may wear robes OF
State or be clothed in the ermne of
the judiciary. But an overruling
Power prcsidcs over all affairs, and
Year: 1859

Into each life some rain must fall y
Sunshine is very beautiful, and young
hearts revel in it, but it is never so
lovely as when it wraps the earth in Il
robe Of light, after period of storms.
1t is not natural for youth, with its
bright hopes and ardent energies, to
rejoice in the day which is curtaned
by leaden sky, and fringed by the
dripping rain.


Yet we would plead for the rainy
day. 1t brings with it quiet home
pleasures, which should endear it to
those whose chosen resting place is
10y the tireside. 1t gives space for
thought and reflection, for looking in,
ward upon our own hearts, which can.
not be enjoyed when the flashing light,
the sapphire sky, and all the golden
glory Of sunny day. are dissipating
thoughts, and wooing us to enter the
great world without. 1t brings the
members of the family closer together,
and unites them by stronger tie.
The little daughter of fashionable
mother once said to me, on a dull and
lowering day | do hope it will rain
fast this afternoon" "Why?" BE
cause, if it rains, mother will stay at
home with us, and | can get her to
dress my doll" Music never sounds
more sweetly than when, between
each dying chord. the low patter of
the rain upon the roof comes in for an
accompaniment.


What is more musical than the rain
itself! How it dashes over your head,
and drifts you along to dream-land,
when at night its countless perform
ers take up the song of the stars
How it taps at your window panes
with its crystalline fingers, and wakens
you to earnest effort in the morning
How sweet the ripple Of melody
which it stirs in the brook, when the
drops from above meet and shake
hands with the drops that arc sleep
ing below How soft the lullaby with
which it falls into the upturned chalices
of the thirsty flowers.


A rainy day is very favorable for
the reading Of old letters. There is
a charm in a bundle of faded letters,
paper and ink alike yellow with age,
that the most enchanting book and
the brightest picture fail to impart.
You remember when the "lttle four
leaved folio" was put into your hands,
like an angel missive, each word throb-
bing with affection. Perhaps the
hands that traced your name, with
those little fond love words attached
to it, has turned to dust in the grave.
Perhaps the blight Of misunderstood.
ing or harshness has fallen between
you. and the page you are reading
comes back to you like the echo of for.
gotten love Perhaps the tiny mis-.
sive is the first link in a chain that
has bound your heart with some kin
dred heart, and which cannot be bro.
Year: 1859

the source from which every body ex
poets to get rich, is shown by the nu
mcrous feet that is engaged in dredg.
ing at the new oyster mine in Long
Island Sound. At the rate the oyster
dredgers are going on. the mines will
be exhausted speedily. We should
not rush madly into every new thing
that comes before the public. 1t is
like running with ones eyes shut and
may bring ones head smash against
q wall.
Year: 1859

ken till death touches it with his icy
wand. You could not read those ia.
ded pages when the sun was glaring
in, and laughing at your sentiment ;
but the sky is in mourning, and the
fearful clouds arc full Of sympathy.


Our lives are better for the rain
that falls into them. They who have
known no sorrow have never felt the
honey-dropping balm Of consolation.
We are nearer heaven after the minis
try of grief. As the rain drops fall
gently from the skies, SO may all
things lovely and Of good report fall
into our human hearts.
Year: 1859

ton campaigns against duelling and
against American slavery. Let it be
known that you abhor them all and
that henceiorth no man nor party can
command your support who fosters or
countenahces or sustains either. Let
Christians and good citizens generally
do this and no party will dare to nomi.
nate violent partisan, duellist or
an upholder of slavery for office. Let
your opinions and resolution on this
subject be known. Frown OIL these
evils, and help by every means to
create healthful public sentiment on
the subject


1t is serious inquiry, and | COM
mend it to you Individually, whether
you have been decided and outspoken
enough heretofore on all these points
whether the Christian Church, the
pulpit and the religious press of Cali
fornia have done their duty whether
there has not been too great dclcacy
and silence exhibited in reference to
them and whether if there had been
more clear and decided testimony,
there would not have been a different
public sentiment here now. Do not
say that this is free State, and we
have nothing to do with slavery it
is an issue that does not concern us"
This is a great mistake. You hare
to do with slavery. 1t does concern
you, as You have seen by the mourn,
! tul occurrence of tue past week


Here, then, are these great evils
that have been concerned in the result
which has so agitated and excited
this city and State Let us swear
eternal hostility to them, and let us
seek TO cooperate with what we trust
are the designs Of God in permitting
this occurrence, viz to render them
odious and unpopular and bring about
their abolition.
Year: 1859

Broderick has fallen Would to
God it had been in different manner
But he has fallen, stricken down by
the murderous hand Of one who STOPPED
from the bench of justice to do tn,
deed, and imbue his hanas in blood
The shameful spectacle The Chic
Justice of great State in this civil
lied and Christian age, perjuring him.
self, by violating his oath to uphold
and enforce the laws, and fasten the
disgrace and guilt of murder upon
himself, and filling this commonwealth
with sorrow and shame Henceforth
let the brand of Cain be upon him,
until he repents and let him not es.
cape just rctribution and the righteous
penalty Of the laws.


Blood has been shed. A great crime
has been enacted That it may and
will be overrulcd to produce some
good results, we may expect and fol
this let us pray If it shall serve to
awaken the public conscience, and
arouse the virtuous public sentiment
of the State, as did the death of King
that Of the city if it shall open the
eyes of men to see the evils of the
practice of duelling, and help to recti
fy popular opinion, and to lead to it,
abolition if it shall show the danger
and baleful motive Of political rancol
and party strife, and serve to repress
it !; if it shall awaken attention to the
influence and tendency of slavery,
which lay at the bottom of this strife,
(for it was his opposition to its exten.
sion that, in his own opinion, in a
great measure, cost Broderick his life,
and lead men to abhor it, then God
will not have suffered this terrible
tragedy to be enacted in vain. Let us
hope He will overrule this event fol
the promotion Of these ends, and thus
make "the wrath of man praise him.


And to aid in bringing about this
result is the duty of every Christian
and every good citizen. | conjure
you, my hearers, in the name of God
and humanity, to strive for this. From
this hour take your stand against the
exhibition Of political rancor in clcc,
Year: 1859

VIII triumph at last. Even the very
violence which is employed in opposi-
ton to the right, is often the very
means OF promoting it, by exhibiting
the hatefulness of wickedness, and bv
arousing the friends of morality to &C.
tion, and awakening a public senti-
ment and spirit that shall bear down
iniquity.


Such, as you know, was the case
when Sumner was stricken down in
the Senate chamber. What indigna.
tion was aroused throughout the land,
and how many who had been luke
warm and Indifferent then swore etern-
al hostility to slavery! Such was the
case when, in your own city. James
King was shot down in your
streets in open day, for his bold and
uncompromising opposition to crime
and the workers Of iniquiiy. He was
a martyr to the cause of morality and
good order and for every drop of
blood that flowed that day was raised
score of devoted friends to the cause
in which he so nobly fell. 1t was the
beginning of moral revolution in
this city, whose good results are yet
seen, and will continue to be felt, we
trust, for long time to come Moth.
ing else, perhaps, would have availed
to arouse this community, and nerve
the friends of virtue to take the step
they did, and thus to rid society here
of evil doers, and secure the enforce
nent Of the laws.


King died not in vain And so we
may hope this other terrible tragedy
which has been enacted among US the
past week, will result in nultimate good.
Sad, indeed, was the sight of one who
filled so high and dignfied an Office
as that of Senator of the United
States, so far forgetting his obliga.
tons to his God and country as to en-
gage in conflict with his fellow, and
not only expose his own life, but seek
that of another for no good cause. |
have nothing to say in vindication OF
his act. hold that no circumstances
can Justify duel, and that to engage
IN one Is to violate not only human
but divine law. Duelling is murder,
according to the plain testimony of
Gods word ; and every friend of law
and morality is bound so to regard
and treat it. Would to God that Bro
derrick had had the moral courage to
refuse to violate the laws of God and
his country, and, with the dignity OF
Washington, the father of his country
if he had injured another to confess
and make rcparation, or if injured him
self to forgive ; for, said that truly
good man, to err is human--to for.
give, divine"


How would his example have told
upon the public opinion of this State,
and especially on the young and as
piring men among us What had he
not III his power TO dn-brave as he
was acknowledged to bc-to discoun-
tenancc and degrade the practice of
duelIing! Had he taken this stand,
how would the good and moral and
respectable portion of society have
! rallied and sustained him And had
he fallen 10y the assassin'S blow, how
fragrant would have been his memory,
even like that Of King And what
an uprising had there been for the
punishment of his foes and the foes Of
morality. But alas he was not equal
to the demand, and he died, an exam
pie of the folly and weakness of a
system which has had so many vic
tins. Duelling is a practice, as Cow
per says
Year: 1859




Tho Boston Journals New York


correspondent relates the following


incident:


"One Of cur large hearted mer:


chants is a leading ana Influential
! Director in one of the Mutual Life


Insurance Companies. Ore day this
case come to bis knowledge: One Of
those wbo had insured for years in
his company died He had been
rich. He was poor in the close OF
life. It was the old story Of fortune
and poverty He paid the premium
as long as he eUuld, and when he
could not buy bread he could not
keep his policy alive. And a month
or two before be had died he had
l,iled 10 pay. and the benefit Of years
was lost to his family. This gentle
mau found the family in want-a
mother with several children COM
pletely destitute. He took charge
of the fun, raI He made provision
for the present comfort of those horn
TO wealth and trained to sflueuce.-
lie took the policy aud presented K
to the Company. He told the story
of The man Of falsen fortunes, referred
to the books Of the Company to show
how much be bad paid, and told the
Directors that he had ceased paying
only when be bad nothing to give
The Corporation was unmoved.-
business was business. A coD-
tract VAS contract. Had be paid
the last premium, all would haye
been well. The case gss hard, but
it must take the course Of thousands
of others And the request te al
low the policy vas denied. The gen
tleman who presented tie policy "a
rose and addressed the meeting. He
told them if, under the circumstances,
the sum mentioned in the policy was
not allowed, bis connection with that
Company would end from that hour.
He showed the great wrong to be done
and the great principle of right in
volved--the claims Of the widow and
the cry of the ftherless. He pre-
yaiisd. The aOliey yas allowed =
The sum of $4,000 was given into
his hands. lie carried the glad news
to the broken hearted woman-doab-
ly sorrowful for her cbiidren's sake
There was joy in that dwelling that
night; and the blessings of those
ready 10 perish came down on the
head OF that good man who proved
himself FREUD indeed. For ence it
seemed that corporation had seal.
Year: 1859

SOLD BADLY.-The Shelby
Ind.) Banner says that farmer OF
that place, who had horse Of a
very homely color, recently sold him
to gang Of gipsies for a mere song
A few days after he was offered a
fine dark brown steed, for which be
willingly paid round price. bat was
shocked to Gud, after short time,
that he had bought back his old
sorrel, with the addition of a thick
coat Of paint.
Year: 1859

There and back again Will you accom-
pany me, reader If you do, we shall con-
verse by the way on many subjects besides
the picturesque. The journey altogether was
a strange one for me, because, not having
been a great traveller, had not, and, indeed,
have not yet, learned to view men and coun-
tries as commonplace because many other
persons before me had beheld them. In NOV
ing about the world, it is not always what we
see but what we feel, that is productive Of
most delight both to ourselves and others
Nature supplies tho canvas, but we must
bring along with us the colors, IL we would
call into being an original or even true pic
ture--true, mean, for all those who have
the same organization and sympathies with
us.


Every man has his own peculiar motives
for travelling, and, therefore, of course,
had mine ; though you will probably become
ineredulous when endeavor to explain what
they were. It was not to behold lakes, glaci-
ers, and mountains whose heads touch heaven
that had come into Switzerland; it was not
in search of practical or other inspiration
neither, being perfectly well, was it with any
view of improving my health, or acquiring
animal spirits, with which, at the time, |
was literally overfowing. had come purely
out of love for the memory of Jean Jacques
Year: 1859

Heard We the Cat Birds joyous song,
When the world first starts from its slumb'-
ring dreams,
Waking the echoes sweet and long,


To Join in the hymn of the gurgling streams
Yes have heard his silv'ry note
Away on the balmy breezes float,


And ever anon his blithesome tune
Seemed gaily to welcome the first of June.
Heard ye the streamlets murm'ring by,


When all is wrapped in the shades of even
When nature has hush'd the zephyr's sigh,


And spangld the azure blue of Heavenl
Yes have heard the waters flow,
And whisper their vespers sweet and low,
But surely they seemed to sing the tune
That awoke the birds on the first of June.
Heard ye the breezes morning lay,


As softly it stole the breath of flow'rs,
When Nature was dress'd in garands gay,


And lovers had sought their fairy bow'rs ?
Yes have heard the gentle breeze
Steal softly-sweetly through the trees,
But always it seemed to chaunt the tune
That awoke the birds on the first of June.
Heard ye tho hum of the buzzing bee,


As he slipped the sweet from the bulby bloom,
Where the vi'lets spread their fragrance free,


And the lilies regale in their own perfume !
Yes have heard the buzzing bee
Hum away on the breezes free,
Bit plainly he buzzed the same sweet tune
That awoke the birds on the first of June.
Heard We maiden sweetly sing,


When her joyous heart was light and gay !
When the drama of life was in its Spring,


Tuning her pipes to some sweet laya
Yes have heard a maiden sing,
And round me slv'ry music fling,
Yet always it seemed the same sweet tune
That awoke the birds on the first of June.
Lies Spring is DER, and Summers noon


Is forming gay wreaths for the brow of Time
To fade and fall like fow'rs of June


That Winter has caught in his frosty cline ;
Yes think, whenever see
Man full of hopes and gaiety,
The time will come that will change his tune,
As well as the birds of the first of June.
Year: 1859

It was night in the American camp, which
was spread through the deep valleys that in
tervene among the high hills of Brunswick
The army had sunk to sleep and, save the
heavy tread of the trusty sentinel, no sound
broke upon the reigning silence. Washington
and his faithful aid-de-camp We're sitting to-
gether, quietly measuring distances upon 0
map that lay before them and making notes o.
the same. The young man appeared to be
perfectly in the confidence of his superior, and
spoke with freedom that gave evidence of the
familiarity existing between them. Washing
ton broke the silence


The task will be a difficult one. am al
most afraid to place you in so much jeopardy
as will be requisite to accomplish the object
have in view"


Joshua replied "Thee need not fear fol
me. am becoming acquainted with the per
lis of the army, and the excitement connected
Herewith il rather pleasure than other
wise.''


Such pleasure may cost you your life.
fully appreciate the services you are contin-
ually rendering the army, but l also appre-
ciate the risk you run, and should lament
very much any accident that may occur on
these expeditions"


Fear nothing" rejoined the Quaker, o
will return at the appointed time and render
such an account of myself as will, no doubt,
prove satisfactory"


The General sat moodily and taciturn; first
looking closely to the map, then turning his
gaze upon Joshua. He, doubtless, revolved
the danger the young man would have to un-
dergo to accomplish his design. 1t appeared,
at one time, as though his resolution half for
sock him. and then stern frown would gather
upon his brow, and the command of the sol
dier was evident in every lineament of his
eountenance. He proceeded;


"You know my wishes-adopt whatever
measures you may deem necessary to carry
them into efIect--I leave everything to you,
and in return l expect to hear such an account
from you as your past conduct justifes."


" Friend, thy confidence in me shall never
Year: 1859

LANCASTER CrrY. in the State of
Pennsylvania, is supposed to be built
over subterranean lake. A leak in
the new city basin has been probed to a
depth of about twenty feet. aud is found
to lead to subterranean cavern, suffi-
cient to hold or conduct away all the
water of the Conestoga There is a
large vault in Lechler's Hotel where the
rising and falling of the waters in the
subterranean lake are as perceptibIe as
the rising and falling of the Conestoga.


HEAD OF NAVIGATION ON THE Sac
RAMENTo-Hitherto the head of navi-
CATION on the Sacramento has been Red
Bluff, about 70 miles of Shasta.


But few days since little steamer
of the California Navigation com pany
went up the river on an exploring tour,
and discovered that with small outlay
st Gamers can run within IL miles of
Shasta and perhaps further.


The business men of Shasta have
agreed to find the cash to clear the
streams of distractions 10 within two
miles of their town, from which point
they propose to construct horse rail-
road to Shasta.
Year: 1859

HENRY CLAY ON "PopuLAR SOVEREIGNTY"
In 1887, Henry Clay introduced into the
United States Senate the following resolu-
ton, which was warmly supported by Benton,
Calhoun, and Silas Wright:


Resolved, That any attempt Of Congress
to abolish slavery in Territory of the Unit,
ed States in which it exists, would create
serious alarm and just apprehension in the
States sustaining that domestic institution;
would be a violation Of good faith towards
the inhabitants of any such Territory, who
have been permitted to enter with and hold
slaves therein, and because when any such
Territory shall be admitted into the Union
as State, the people thereof shall be en-
entitled to decide that question exclusively
for themselves,
Year: 1859

RELIEF OF NEURALGIA.-As this dreadful
disease is becoming more prevalent than
formely, and as the doctors have not dis
covered any method or medicine that viii!
permanently cure it, we will simply state
that for some time past member of our
family has suffered most intensity from it,
and could find no sure relief from any re-
medy applied, until we saw an article, which
we republished, recommending the applica-
ton of bruised horse radish to the wrist, for
the cure of tooth-ache. As neuralgia and
tooth-ache are both nervous diseases, we
thought the remedy for the one would likely
give relief tc the other, SO we made the ap-
plcation and were truly gratified that the
simple application of horse radish, bruised
and applied to the wrist on the side of the
body where the disease was seated, gave al
most instant relief to severe attack Of
neuralgia, and with the same gratifying re-
suits. The remedy is simple, cheap, and
may be within the reach Of every one


Laurenspile Herald.
Year: 1859

"WATcHMAN, TELL Us OF THE NIGHT"-The
Leeomps are greatly terrified at the incredi-
bic number of Douglas voters that they meet
on every hand. They cannot account for it
in any other way (if we may Judge them by
the writer who signs himself ''Watchman" in
the Express) than by the suppositon that
these voters have been colonzed from the
mountains. The Douglas strength of this
city is amply sufficient without any resort to
colonization. OF that the Lecomps can rest
assured. 1t is very poor way to encourage
the dropping spirits of his confreres, for this
"Watchman' to put up ptiful mouth and
whine forth that the Douglasites are eoloni-
zing votersl The Lecomp5 ought to have
more discretion than thus to show their weak
ness Poor fellows. the simple truth is. they
feel that they are going to be beaten and
they are hunting up excuses for their defeat
beforehand. The only chance for the Le-
comptonites to carry the city is to get their
pai tisan Legislature below to pass an act ma
king it penal offensc to vote the Douglas
ticket; either that, or an act for the imme-
date expectation Of Douglas voters from the
city.
Year: 1859

CY From Salt Lake we have little new,
says a correspondent of the San Francisco
Herald, except the marriage of Uncle Billy
Rodgers at the Holy City. l would have
announced this important event to you by
but for the reason that the late
heavy storms on the Sierra Nevada have kept
the wires out of order for ten days past, de-
monstrating the truth of remark made in
a former communication to the Herald, that
in order to insure the usefulness Of this line
IN the winter season, it is necessary to estab-
lish numerous stations on the Sierra, so that
the damage done by falling trees can be
promptly repaired
Year: 1859

CRAzY.-A man, whose name we withhold
at present, was found, yesterday, trying to
cut his throat, on the corner of First and c
streets, where he keeps kind ofapple stand
and tobacco store Domestic trouble is sup
posed to be at the bottom of his mental de-
rangement He was taken to the station
house before he succeeded in injuring him
self, and if he does not recover his senses
shortly will be sent to Stockton.
Year: 1859

eB-An old woman, residing on Eighth
street, fell afoul Of her daughter, a grown-up
girl yesterday, and was belaboring her un.
mercifully with a stick Of wood, when the
old man, her husband, interfered and "lar.
ruped" the old woman considerably pulling
her hair and dragging her around in a rather
severe manner The old lady made com
plant against him and he was arrested, and
lodged in the Station House. He says his
wife was drunk when she was beating their
daughter.