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Year: 1860

Grief and joy-hope and fear-tears


and smiles--pain and pleasure, are all


twins, children Of the same mother.
linked together throughout the whole of
humanity. No lot, no country, no eli
mate, no scene, no condition in life may
claim the enjoyment OF one. without the
other. No cloud, however, is without its
inner light. The blue sky still harbors
behind The canopy. ready with its sun
shine, and keeping the sad soul from be-
ing entirely delivered 10 despair. No con-
dition is SO lowly as 10 be without hope, no
sorrow SO poignant and oppressive as not
TO permit the consolation OF some sweet
minister interposing at The right moment
with compensation and perhaps delight
There is no such thing as unmiligated
evil; there is no such thing as pleasure
and JOY with out cloud or quslifica! ion.-
We have tnly to open our hearts to
smile and sunshine; not turn our backs;
or shut our eres to the angelic visitoD
who is always sure to stand upon the
whenever we deserve most,
need. .and are willing to give him welcome.
Year: 1860

10. LANE has informed the country what
is to he done in case of Lincoln's election.
While he was making speech at Indian
apolis, and telling his audience that not
one drop of disunion blood coursed through
his heart, some one asked, "what if old
Abe should be elected?" He replied


"Well, say that if he should be elected,
we will keep right on battling for the prin-
ciples of the National Democratic party.


Should he be elected by his sectional
party, and on his sectional platform, we
must content ourselves with the thought
that four years will quickly pass, and at
the expiration of that time the people will
rise in their might and place a man in the
Presidential chair who will stand by and
to the principles of the constitution, as
now expounded by the Supreme Court and
held by the Breckinridge party"


So there is no danger from Lane. He
will be inevitably employed in refecting
that four years will quickly pass.
Year: 1860

THE Philadelphia North american, tina
careful and trustworthy paper, says of tho
contest in Pennsylvania:


"Our information fIom all parts of the
interior is as complete as practicable, and
extends to most of the counties. The Or
ganization is better than for years past,
and the enthusiasm inspired by good
cause, and the certainty of coming victory,
has NO parallel but that of l84O. And in
the northwest and western portions of the
State, the feeling even exceeds that memo
rable period. Our confidence in the result
is confirmed by all the intelligence from
every quarter, and we have the best reason
to believe that Mr.. Curtin's majority will
range from $4,000 to 10000, and many far
exceed it. His election is beyond doubt
by large majority, the extent of which
may be determined by various contingen
cies. None of them can reduce his strength,
and some of them may augment it mate
rally"
Year: 1860

were making every effort to ascertain


his whereabouts. They traced him to
|Syracuse and from thereto this city.
His brother arrived here on Saturday


morning last but found that the lunatic
had left on the previous evenings


train, for the West, he followed
on Saturday morning. At Toledo
he learned that he had gone West


West on the Michigan Southern train,


and he perseveringly continued the


chase. At Adrian he found and cap
|tured him and took him home.


When not in his rabid fits few would
discover the unfortunate mans true
condition. He would make very alb.
surd propositions and offer exhorbit-


ant sums of money for property that
hit his fancy, but he would do so in so
candid and captivating a manner, as
to in most cases disarm suspicion


Cleveland Raissde0ler.
Year: 1860

We advise all young people to &C:
quire in early life the habit of good
language, both in speaking and writing
and to abandon; as early as possible,
all use of slang words and phrases
The longer they live, the more diff
cult the acquisition of such language
will be; and if the golden age of Youth,
the proper season for the acquisition of
language, be passed in its abuse, the
unfortunate victim of neglected educa-
ton is very probably doomed to talk
slang for life. Money is not necessary
to procure this education: Every man
has it in his power. He has merely
to use the language which he reads,
instead of slang which he hears, to
form his taste from the best speakers
and poets Of the country, to treasure
up choice phrases in his memory, and
to habituatc himself to their use
svoiding ut the same time, that pedan-
tic precision which shows rather the
weakness Of vain ambition than tho
polish Of an educated mind.-Honae
Journal. ~.,
Year: 1860

Ihe follow Is an extract from Judge
Douglas speech at Cleveland.


But these Republicans tell you that
slavery is wrong, that it is great
crime, even more ruinous to the white.
man than the negro, and that it should
be put down, everywhere, and at all
hazards. My answer to that propo-
sition is simply this, that in every
free country the people must be per-
mittcd to determine for themselves
what institutions are right and what
are wrong. The right to decide
whether : law is wise or unwise,
whether an institution is Just or un-
just is q fundamental principle of self:
government the world over. The
tyrants and enemies Of free govern
mcnt always resort to this same argu.
ment that you must not allow the peo.
pie to decide for themselves for fear
that they will make bad laws-Qaugh-
ter and applause.) Ask the Emperor
of Austria why he docs not allow his
German subjects to have voice in
making the laws under which they
live and he will tell you that
he would be glad to do SO but for
the fact that the people will ruin them.
selves by bad laws if he only gave
them the chance. daughter and ap-
plause.) Go down into Naples, and
if you can find him, inquire of that fa-
|gitive Bourbon why he did not per.
init his people to have a voice in the
making of their laws and he will give
YOU the same answer. Then pass over
into old England, the country that
boasts of it's freedom, aud inquire of
its aristocracy why they deprived Ire
land Of her separate parliament and
deprived her Of the right of selfgov.
ernment at home, and the answer will
be that the Irish would have ruined
themselves by bad laws if they had
the chance given them. From there
come to America and inquire Of Mr..
Seward and Mr.. Lincoln, and Father
Giddins, and other leaders of the Re.
publican party, why they do not allow
the people of the American Territories
to decide the slavery question for them
selves, and they will tell you that they
would surely ruin themselves by adopt
ing slavery. { Applause and laughter


1t is plain that whenever you interfere


with the great right Of every people


to decide for themselves what laws


and institutions are best apapted t.


their happiness, you strike down th'


fundamental principle of self govern


ment ITSELF t'True.'
Year: 1860

One of the most novel pleasing and instructive Ex-
hibitions of Beauty, Mechanical Skill and Fascina
tioD of Animated Splendor introduced into this
country, will be opened in this city
Year: 1860

LETTERS OVERLAND outgoing over
land mails now aggregate more letters semi
monthly than the steamer mails, showing
that our people understand the facilities thus
offered for communication with the Atlantic
seabo0rd 1t is no unusual thing now to
chronicle a mail of 5000 or 10000. When
the daily overland mail is established, it is
not unlikely that the entire trans continental
correspondence will go overland and old
! Vanderbilt and his steamers be sent begging
for profitable employment.--A ia.
Year: 1860

ENCOURAGING PRosPEors. news pour
ing upon us every day from all quarters, says
the Sonora Age of Saturday, is of the most
encouraging character, and indicates in the
most unmistakable manner that Douglas and
johnson will sweep the State by a good
round majority. We have no more doubt on
this point than we have that we are engaged
in writing this paragraph. The ablest lead.
ing men of the Democratic party are with us
in this contest; and all are buckling on the
-armor and marshaling the Democratic hosts
to give battle to the forces of the two sec
tional parties arrayed against US We have
every indication, too, that our own county is
all right, and that every man on our ticket
will be elected. The candidates are doing
good service, working increasingly for the
cause, and making friends everywhere We
are thus inspired with confidence that glo-
rious victory awaits us.
Year: 1860

TIE DEMOCRACY IN SAN JoAQuIN-We hear,
says the Stockton Argus, from all parts of
San Joaquin county the most favorable
tidings of the prospects of the National Dem
Ocratc ticket. Its strength lies in the hearts
of the people, who can readily see the folly
of Congressional intervention to protect
slavery in Territory as advocated by the
Boilers and Secessionists as well as that of
the interference of Congress to prohibit it, as
eOntended for by the Republicans. The only
wise, Democratic principle, is that of non
intervention-of keeping the slavery excite
ment out of Congress, and having that body
let the people of the Territories alone, and
leave them to manage their own domestic
concerns. This is plain, practical wisdom,
which every farmer, mechanic and laborer
can understand He needs no other argu-
ment to control him in the support of the
regular Democratic nominees-Douglas and
johnson.
Year: 1860

EDITOR DEMOCRAT In looking over nv
last article as it appeared in your paper, |
noticed that mismanagement of the types or
careless chirography has made me response
bic for several things that did not intend TO
say-the most of which the reader will GOOD
naturedly correct. But, when from these
causes am made to say that 81 was manu-
featuring what | designed to call iig made
from machere, sewed with a whang, which
jig afterwards furnished us the liquid essen
tlal for savory cups Of coffee during our desert
marches" fear that your readers will not
readily perceive that | did not mean to say
that | danced IL zig on a machere" or any
where else, but that christened the crittor
aj-u-g-jug. With this digression 1 will
proceed with


OUR ROUTE FROM THE MoHAvE.


Taking a northern course over a region in
termitting with ridges of loose sand and spurs
of volcanic mountains, we entered upon as
barren waste as ever emerged from the
hand of Desolation-destitute of vegetation
save here and there stinted greasewood
struggling for a sickly subsistence from the
inhospitable sand--eyen the hardy cactus
having given up the hopeless contest with
blank sterility. The beasts seek their prey
or forage in more friendly reaim and the
birds flee the weird waste to chant their
melodies whore nature has beauties to in
spire the song; and as we move along in
solemn silence no form of life disturbs our
communion with our own thoughts, save an
occasional lizard, whitened to actual pale
ness from contemplation of his lonely and
dismal abode.
Year: 1860

VICE IN Los ANGELEs.-From the News we
learn that several disreputable occurrences
have taken place within the limits of Los
Angeles during the past few days. These
outrageous affairs have their origin in dens
of iniquity, which should be looked to by our
officers Too frequent occurrences of the
kind do not tell we'll for our city, neither do
they rest lightly in a balance when costs are
footed up. Shall we see a speedy suspension


LYNCHERs TAKEN TO TAsK.-A letter from
st. Louis says: Thirty nine persons in the
town of Romulus, Michigan, have been ar
rested for an outrage of a singular nature
woman named Jane Long who was sus-
pected of hl-treating the children Of one
Gaming, with whom she lived as domestic,
was the subject of the outrage and of a series
OF indignities, not the least of which was the
application of a coat of tar and feathers, and
an impromptu ride upon fence rail- She
was then knocked down and banged about
in a naked condition until from abuse and
exposure she tainted, and was thought to be
in dying condition. Men, boys and few
women composed the party, and all were
disguised Thinking they had killed her,
and while delberating aloud in regard to the
consequences OF their conduct, thirty nine
Were recognized by their actions and arres-
ted,
Year: 1860

r,..-o not MANY persons who can CON-


-. r-oat crime and endure the consciousness
ot;t with entire selfpossession. Catherine de
Medicis may have done SO, and also Lucretia
Borgia with some other women whose terrible
greatness in crime has made them historical
There are some men too Of like nerves and ma
ture. But it is generally true that the
man who commits murder or any 9TH
er terrible crime, will Immediately after
wards betray himself. He may sin in secret
believing that nothing is more impossible than
discovery. And yet, as soon as he goes
among men, the irrepressible shiver of his
nerves and confusion Of his feelings immedl-
ately tell his secret to all the world, as surely
as if it were written on his forehead in scarlet
letters.


A very frightful murder has been perpetrat-
ed on board the sloop E. A. johnson, in the
lower bay of New York harbor. We have
published the main particulars of this murder,
and an account of the pursuit and arrest of
the murderer. At first thought, it seems that
the assassin might have escaped detection
with the utmost ease. He was alone with
his secret and why not slip ashore, and
quietly disappear from that neighborhood?
He tried to do so but his crime left unmis-
taxable traces all along his path, after he land
ed on Staten Island. 1t was as distinct and
sure as a bloody trail. With no other clue,
the detectives followed him to the city, and
then to Rhode Island, where he was arrested.
AT the landing where he first held conversa-
ton, after having committed the murders, he
behaved in tuch way as gave the first clue to
his identity. His incapacity to bear the con-
sciousness of crime with steady nerves made it
impossible for him to use ordinary shrewdness
and caution. He showed his money, volun-
teered improbable and contradictory accounts
of fhimself, and did just what was calculated to
rouse and justify suspicion.


Men who are tempted to crime, by the delu
sion that detection will be impossible, should
study such cases very carefully. When you
say to yourselves that detection is impossible,
you overlook those laws and characteristics of
human nature, which usually make conceal.
ment impossible. You cannot know how it is
with murderer until you have his crime on
your soul. This man johnson, alias Hicks,
has been fully identified The chain of Cir
cumstantial evidence, furnished entirely by
himself, is complete, and the testimony of the
many suspicious circumstances which pointed
him out as the murderer, has been fully con-
frmed by finding property of the murdered
men in his possession. Among the ar
ticles found on him, was Capt. Burr's
watch, daguerreotype of young lady which
was recognized as the property of one of the
young men on board the sloop and the bags
in which Capt. Burr had carried his money.
He perpetrated the murders and stole the
money, with entire confidence that he should
escape detection and yet, almost Immediately
after he came ashore, he was brought before the
United States authorities to be tried for pira-
cy. Murder will out"
Year: 1860

STATE SABBATH School CONFERENCE.-The state
central Sabbath school committee held meeting in
Boston, Tuesday, 9th, at which it was unanimously
voted to hold the next state convention in this city
on the 18th and l4th of june next The attendance
will undoubtedly be very large, and the utmost hos
pitality of our citizens will be very welcome.
Year: 1860

WE would remind our readers, that L. w Vail
will sell, on Thursday next very beautifully To-
Gated new house Harrington avenue in very
desirable neighborhood; and we are informed that
it Is to be sold without any reserve whatever For
particulars advertisement.
Year: 1860

SABBATH SCHOOL CoNoERT.-The monthly con-
cert of the Park street Sabbath school held last
Sabbath afternoon. A large audience was in at
tendance and the occasion was interesting and prot
table This school enjoys great prosperity. During
the year closing with this month its membership has
increased sixty per cent and now amounts to very
nearly five hundred, and additions are made every
week. The largest attendance the last month was
three hundred and forty and the average
three hundred and thirty-six. A majority of the
members are adults, and many of them young
gentlemen and ladies. The library has lately been
replenished by an outlay of more than one hundred
and fifty dollars, and the school is thoroughly Or
ganized and well supplied with teachers
Year: 1860

THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.-On Tuesday, the first day
of the distribution of the books, accounts were
opened with two hundred persons, and three dozen
catalogues sold II the utility of the institu-
ton may be judged by the which is certain to be
made of it, by the great satisfaction it will afford
to very large class of readers, there cannot be
much doubt of its success
Year: 1860

1t is said that the Qnakers are gradually
disappearing from England. Two hundred
years ago their proportion in Great Britain
was about one in every one hundred and
thirty inhabitants. At present they do not
count one in a thousand. There is collec-
tion of old Quaker tracts preserved in the
Bodieian Library, with note written upon
them by an Oxford Professor, stating that
he had collected them and placed them in
the Library, so that persons who should
wish in after time to know what the belief
of Quakers was, could find the statement
of their tenets in their tracts.
Year: 1860

A letter has been received in Chicago
announcing the death by paralysis of L.
johnson, Of Philadelphia. Mr.. johnson is
known throughout the length and breadth
of the country, as head Of the Oldest Type
Foundry in the United States, and to him
are we of the craft indebted for the many
beautiful styles of printing type which are
in use in every newpaper and job Office,
Year: 1860

WILLIAM BLUE, a counterfeiter, con-
fined IN jail At Lafayette, Ind, is starry
ing himself to death. His case IS hard
one. The present Is his first crime
lie had been repeatedly solicited to en-
gage in the purchase and circulation OF
bogus CON, and had as often refused, un-
I'll IN an evil hour, the scatciiy of work
and The necessity of providing for the
wants of his family for the winter. in
duced him 10 yield to temptation. Twen-
lyfour hours after he passed the first
counterfeit coin he was in Jail. His
young and beautiful wife clings to him in
distress, but even her fearful inporluni-
ties cannot induce hin to take suiicen,
nourishment to keep HIM alive. He is
probably dead 10y this time
Year: 1860

~ Attention is called to the Dissolution
notice of Collins 4 Robinson, in another col
umn. It will be seen that since the discov-
cry of the guilt of Mr.. Robinson, and his
subsequent flight immediate steps were taken
by his partner to dissolve the co-partnership
Hence the notice. Perhaps it would be prop
er for us to say, in connection with the
above, that no suspicion should exist against
Mr.. Collins for the conduct of his partner, as
he was entirely ignorant of his guilt till the
day before he fled Mr.. Collins intends to
carry on the business of the late firm, and is
deserving Of the patronage of the business
community.
Year: 1860

FIRST WARD. - The First Ward Wide
Awake Club had meeting for drill last
night A good number were present. The
Club will be out on parade on Saturday eve
ming. They have ordered one hundred uni
forms for that occasion. They viii be up
and doing.
Year: 1860

SECOND WAKD.-The Republicans of the
Second, although they have no Wide Awake
Club, are yet wide awake to their duty and
will show at the polls that the Second Ward
is right, every time.
Year: 1860

THIRD WARD.-ln the "bloody Third" we
reduced once formidable Democratic ma
jority down 10 So at the late election. The
Republicans there are actively at work pre-
paripG for the election On a',,s-5,y next, and
will cut that down so small no Democrat
will boast of it. The Central Wide Awake
Club will hereafter be known as the Third
Ward Club.
Year: 1860

''THERE IS A TINE FOR ALL THINGs. Our
readers will bear with US until after election,
if we do fill our paper up with political
items. After Old Abe is elected we shall give
more attention to general news.
Year: 1860

ELEVENTH WARD.-This is the last strong
hold Of the Democracy on the West Side,
and their majorities are yearly growing
small by degrees and beautifully less
There was a good meeting held last night, to
complete arrangements for the election.
Year: 1860

Ninth WARD.-We can count on the Ninth
for a good majority on Tuesday next. There
arc a good number Of active workers here,
who will never allow their Ward to fall be-
low her previous big majOrities for the Re
publican cause,
Year: 1860

FOURTH Elsewhere viii be found
report of the parade of the Fourth Ward
Wide Awakes lastnight, They are all hear
ty and enthusiastic, and will bear the ban
ner proudly that was presented to them last
night.
Year: 1860

Firth WARD.-Thc Fifth Ward Wide
-Awakes meet often for parade aud drill, and
will make a good fight in this battle ground.
They are determined to redeem the Ward
from the democracy, and viii do it, if effort
is of any avail.
Year: 1860

6TMaj Haratio Allen, the engineer Of
the New York and Erie Railroad, in a speech
made duriug the recent festival occasion,
gave the following account of the first trip
made by a locomotive on this continent:


"When was it! Who was it! And who
awakened its energies and directed its move
ments! 1t was in the year 1928, on the
banks Of the Lackawaxen, at the commence.
me nj of the railroads connecting the canal
of the Deleware and Hndson Canal Company
with their coal mines--nnd he who address,
es you was the only person the on that To-
connective. The circumstances which led to
nv being alone on the engine were these:
The road had been built in the Summer;
the structure was of hemlock timber, and
rails of large dimensions notched on caps far
apart. The timber had cracked and warped
from exposure to the sun. After about 800
feet of straight line. the road crossed the
Lackawaxen creek on trestle work about
30 feet high with curve of 355 TO iC0 feet
radius. The impression was very general
that the iron monster would either break
jowE the road or it would leave the track a:
the curve and plunge into the creek. My
reply to such appieaensions was that it was
toa late to consider the probability of such
occurrences; the was no other course than
to have trial made OF the strange animal,
which had been brought here at such great
expense; but that.it was not necessary that
more than one should be involved in its
fate that should take the first ride alone
and time would come when should look
back to the incident in great interest. As
placed my hand on the throttle-vale handle
was undecided whether would move slow
ly or with fair degree of Of speed; bur be-


lleying that the road would prove safe, ant
preferring, If we did 60 down 10 go hand
somely. and without any evidence of timid
ity, Istarted with considerable velocity
passed the curve over the creek safely, ant
was soon out Of hearing of the vast assem-


blage, At the end of two or three miles


reversed the vale and returned without acci


dent, having thus made the first Railroa,


trip by locomotive on the Western hemis
phere."
Year: 1860

GTThe Democracy say that theirs is the
only national psrty. This is just what they
always said ard always swore, and yet they
freeley sdmiqnow that the old Wing party,
against which they warred longer and more
vindictively than they ever did against any
other party, was eminently national and
patriotic.