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Year: 1859

fusion, supposed TO be Tree soil. These
three classes were in Oberlin, trembling
alike for their safety, because they well
knew their fate, should those men-hunters
get their hands on them


In the midst of such excitement the
18th day of September was ushered in
day ever to be remembered in the his
tory of that place, and l presume no less
in the history of this Court-on which
those men, by lying devices, decoyed into
a place where they could get their hands
on him-I will not say slave, for l do
not know that-but man, brother, who
had right to his liberty under the laws
of God, under the laws of Nature, and
under the Declaration of American Inde-
pendence.


8 In the midst of all this excitement, the
news came to us like flash of lightning
that an actual seizure under and by means
of fraudulent pretences had been made


Being identified with that man by
color, by race, by manhood, by sympathies,
such as God had implanted in us all, / felt
it my duty to go and do what l could
toward liberating him. had been taught
by my Revolutionary father-and | say
this with all due respect to him-and by
his honored associates, that the fundamental
doctrine of this government was that all
men have a right, to life and liberty, and
coming from the Old Dominion brought
into Ohio these sentiments, deeply i'm
pressed upon my heart | went to Well
ington, and hearing from the parties them
selves by what authority the boy was held
in custody, | conceived from what little
knowledge l had of law, that they had no
right to hold him. And as your Honor
has repeatedly laid down the law in this
Court, man is free until he is proven to
be legally restrained of his liberty, and
believed that upon that principle of law
those men were bound to take their pri-
soner before the very first magistrate they
found, and there establish the facts sci
forth in their warrant, and that until they
did this, every man should presume that
their claim was unfounded, and to institute
such proceedings for the purpose of secur
ing an investigation as they might find
warranted by the laws of this State. Now
sir, if that is not the plain, common sense
and correct view of the law, then | have
Year: 1859

~
wish ! was an editor,


| really do indeed;
1t seems to me that Editors


Get everything they need,
They get the biggest and the best
OF everything that grows,
And get in free to circuses,


And other kind Of shows,
When mammoth cheese is cut,
They always get a slice,
For saying Mrs. Smith knows how


70 make it very nice
The largest pumpkin, the longest beet,
And other garden stuff
Is blown into the Sanc.um by
And Editorial pntf;
The biggest bug will speak to them,
No matter how they dress,
4 shabby coat is nothing if


You own printing press:
At Ladies Fairs they arc almost iugged
by pretty girls, you know
That they will crack up c, erything
The Ladies have to show
Aud thus they get blow out free
At every party feed;
Tho reason is because they write
And other people read.
Year: 1859

nea- If you would have your laws
obeyed without mutiny, see we'll to it
that they are pieces of God Almighty's
laws-otherwisc all the artillery in the
world cannot keep down mutiny.
Year: 1859

California is the land of promise TO man
but it is the paradise of women. In every
other part Of the world, woman is forced into
= subsidiary and secondary position to man
her skill is undervalued; and her labor, in
sufficiently rewarded. But here. as il to make
all possible reparation to the gentlcr sex for
her manifold and grievous wrongs woman is
placed as nearly as may be, socially and
civilly, on an equal footing with her "lord
and MASTER" her skill in every branch of fe- |
male industry is as duly appreciated and |
her labor as adequately rewarded as his. |
Married women. here, can carry on business
in their own names and their rights to the
sole use Of their separate property, is more
fully recognized here than in any other part
of the world


No woman in this country who has a pair
of hands, needs to he dependant on an idle.
good for-nothing or abusive husband. With
a wash tub and a bar of soap, she has all the
capital requisite to make n fortune; and
where the av erage Of female wages, in SER
vice, may be stated at thirty or fcrty dollars
a month and board, there is no excuse for a
woman not always to have pocket full of
rocks. and to be able to dress herself in n
manner to make the cod fish of Broadway and
Chestnut streets die with sheer envy.


As a consequence of all this. we have no
pale stitchers in this country to sing The
song Of IA Shirt"-but all of them can sing
msrrisr tunes. and set the fashion, when they
choose, for Miss Flora McFlimsey.


Truly, woman is a great institution in this
country; and sensible poor man here would
rather marry good, Industrious one, than
become heir to gold mine.


There are not yet enough of women in this
country in proportion to the men-and per-
haps that is the reason of the "mlk in the
cocoa nut :" but however that may be- Ger
tain it is, that, in default of wome2, John
Chinaman washes our shirts and does no lit
tie of our rcooking, and reaps the reward there
for, which the ill.paid women of the East
should have, were they here to get it.


This state Of things however, cannot con.
tinue forever but, still, high wages and good
treatment will yet await the industrious wo-
men who may come among us, for some years
TO come.
Year: 1859

AcclDENr-On Sunday, while Henry Mer.
edith was riding on the road near Auburn,
on his way to Nevada from the Convention,
he was injured by the falling of his mule
lie was taken home in a buggy, and is now
confined to his room.
Year: 1859

SENATOR BRoDERICK AND THE CANVASS
We learn that during the present canvass
the Hon. David c. Broderick will address
the people in nearly every county in the
State on the subject of national and state
politics On or about the 10th of July he
will address the people of FL Dorado county
at PhcerYile. His other appointments will
beaunounecd in due time.


May we venture to hope that the very
largest men, and most famous orators on the
Lecompton Administration side will make it
convenient to meet Mr.. Broderick at the va.
rious points where he may speak. Especially
would we desire that VIM. NJ. Gwin, and
Milton Shakespeare Latham should be present,
as it may possibly happen that facts of an i'm.
portant character may be brought to light
which it may be in their power to explain
If Senator G win should think it indelicate,
and feel unwilling to meet Senator Broderick
before the people perhaps his friends would
be liberal enough to employ long team OF
strong oxen to pull him up to the crisis.


We do not know what Mr.. Broderick's 5
views and intent us are in relation to this
matter; but VIC entertain no doubt that he
will be glad to meet any respectable man du.
ring the canvass, and to answer any question
in regard to himself or his cause which may
be respectfully put by any of his audience
S. f. Nccs.
Year: 1859

fT Nine-Pin Alleys, when used solely for health and recreation, afford very harmless amusement, and the Legislature in 1S4l passed act by which the selectmen of any town in the State may au- thorise such alleys to be kept at any place in their respective towns; and it is made the duty of the Selectmen to revoke the liberty given by them, whenever any alley shall be used contrary to the intent of the act authorizing them. Any person who shall keep an alley without permission of the Selectmen, is subject to fine of not exceeding fifty dollars nor less than dollars-one half of the penalty recovered to go to the complainant. This is wholesome provision for the temptation to use these alleys for other purposes than mre aion is so strong, that the owners should feel the

 importance of conforming strictly to the letter oi the law.
Year: 1859

THE AMOUNT OF LAw.-We would be
pleased to see the man who has taken into
his mental stomach all of the laws made and
all of the arguments and decisions on law in
California We would like to contemplate
him as does the traveller decayng wayside
mark of better days, or as an immigrant from
a small potato meighborhood does the ex-
cessive appearance of California vegetables
This State has been so accused eff lawless-
ness that the fact of over abundance of law
is overlooked. There is maria for origin
ating and deciding upon Law; the arguments
and opinions on law annually, would fill a
book larger than half dozen large copies
of the bible combined, and the money in
volved in supporting tae Industrious and
wordy judiciary, and in maintaining the va
ried and incessant litigation, would out
weigh the amount of gold shipped monthly,
The amount of law transacted in California
is incalculable and though we are told that
the courts are arriving at more convenient
system of controversy and decision, there
seems to be laborious expansion rather
than easy and rapid condensation. If there
be a man who has stored away knowledge
of the vastness of the law, it is his duty as
patriot and as an extraordinary individual,
to reduce his information to double distilled
essence, and having sprinkled it on the COM
monwealth, claim reward, through the graf
itude of the people, out of the public trea-
sury.-Stockton Republican.
Year: 1859

speaks of the new town in Placer county:


Though the wild geese are now feeding on
the green grass that covers the avenues and
beautifully laid out plazas of Lincoln, we
predict that in few months hence it will
be the depot for nine-tenths of the travel
and commerce ofNeyada county to and from
Sacramento city
Year: 1859

WAsHoE SILvER.-We gather from the
Times that about one hundred tons of silver
ore has been conveyed to San Francisco for
assay, and large quantity more is known
to be en- route for the same destination


1t is mostly brought in strong wooden
boxes, it being too valuable to be carried in
bags liable to be torn or worn out during
the transit BY land to Sacramento Before
going into the furnace the ore is reduced to
a fine powder, by means of stamps, and then
smelted in the peculiar furnace required
When drawn out the metal is composition
of lead, silver and gold-the lead is then sep
aratcd from the mass and the combined sill
yer and gold sent to the Mint for coinage.
The proportion Of gold varies from thirty
cents to one dollar in each ounce averaging
net far from fifty cents, taking the whole
together. The expense of quarryings casting
and smelling so far, has been little less than
5000 per ton, still leaving profit to the
owner of $4,000 on each and every ton Of
ore.
Year: 1859

RAILROAD DEBT IN MIssouRf-The follow
ing significant extract we take from the St
Louis correspondent Of the Standard. Does
it not indicate what would be the effect in
This State of contracting big railroad debt?


The railroad crisis is an important one
Toward $24 100000 State credit in the shape
Of bonds has been issued to our several rail-
roads. Some fifteen, perhaps eighteen mil
lions of this amount carry AN interest of from
over 100000 to $l,lOo, 600, which interest
will seon have to be paid out of the State
Treasury, the receipts of the road not suf
kcing for that purpose. At the same time
there is a strong anxiety to complete the Pa
ci6c Railroad to Kansas. There is also a
strong interest in favor of the continuation
of the Iron Noun tain road to connect with Il
line from Memphis, and of the North Mis-
souri, road to the northern boundary Of the
State. AS the Constitution forbids the State
to contract debt beyond $50, 100000, it is
quite impossible that all these desires should
be satisfied, unless what is not to be looked
for, corporations and individuals step in to
supply the deficit of the means necessary.
1t is now impossible to conjecture what, if
anything, will be done by the Legislature.
Undoubtedly the State was never more en-
barrassed with impending debt and the diff
fculty of avoiding an increase of it.
Year: 1859

FEMALE GYMNAsTs-The Marysville Dam
ocrct says that several handsome ladies Of
that city are practicing in the Gymnasium
They attend at regular hours and go through
the lighter exercises. We think they show
very good sense in doing so, for there is no
such beautifer of cheek, and eye, and lip,
and form, as exercise. Lola Montez. in her
work on Beauty, which seems to be a stand
ard authority, especially recommends the
exercise of the arms, seeing that so much
of female loveliness resides in finely
rounded arm and well-developed bust, to
say nothing of the clear blood that dances
Beneath a smooth and healthy skin.
Year: 1859

and at one time practitioner of law in ClnGin-
natl but a convert and pupil of the excellent
Bishop McIbraine. During the New York an
niyersaries of this year, Mr.. Schenck made a
speech before the Bible Society, which did him
no small credit.


My curiosity had been excited, before coming
to Chicago, by the fact that it contains no less
than four Scandinavian Churches (Swedlsh al ana
Norwegian, besides one for Hollanders. The
latter IS surrounded by dense Dutch colony,
whose dwellings would not be misplaced in Deft
or Amsterdam. l went to the Norwegian
Church, good brick building, in the afternoon
but after sitting few minutes in the midst OF
very thin and sleepy congregation, found to my
surprise that the language of the sermon, whion
was in progress when entered was not Danish
but English and that this was some occasional
or extra service. A similar mishap befell me
at night on going to the Episcopal Church OF
St. Ansgarus, 0he apostle OF the Scandinavian
races), and after waiting for a congregation OF
some twenty to assemble, hearing the liturgy
begun in English


1t was slight but interesting incident OF
travel that before l left Chicago | heard OF its
being chosen the seat OF a new Presbyterian
Seminary, and of DR.. Rices election as its first
first Professor.
Year: 1859

DUTIES OF PARRNTs.-Parents with family
of daughters should live in style corresponding
with their means, and bring up their daughters
with view to their future position, with habits
of industry and economy; not by aping the rich,
TO instil false ideas into their minds, and foster
those vain and miserable longings for costly
dress and display, and for vain expensive pleas.
ures. Their education should have in view
more the useful branches than snowy accom-
plishments. Cultivate their minds inculcate
sound principles and pure morality, with re-
Iigious tendencies, and shape too their manners
if you please; but do not waste those precious
years when the character is being formed for
life, in the frivolous preparations for drawing
room display, or to compete with the daughters
OF the wealthy and the proud in the rounds OF
fashionable tollies and dissipation. Parents
should be awake to their duties in this respect
and to their great responsibilities. 1t is mis-
taken idea that young girls without fortunes
have better chance OF forming happy alliances
at all, BY being eternslly gazed at. and dragged
around year after year to every ball and scene
Of pleasure, and to fashionable watering places.
They waste away their youth and freshness, and
the best qualities of the mind and heart. Men
Of sense are Justly afraid of them. Their great
est sphere of attraction is in life of simplicity
and in the enjoyment of temperate pieasure-in
the social circle and around the domestic hearth.
Here will be found the well regulated mind and
the purest affections, the genuine foundation of
a happy married life. -. ,,.r.,s
Year: 1859

WHAT is A .MoG-Some years since there
lived in the city ofL- merchant who had
not the slightest idea of the difference between
truth and falsehood, and was so fond OF money
that he would have danced on his mothers grave
-fo.- shilling. The silk netted shawls, called
'mohair,' were at that time very, fashionable
An Ignorant girl, who was one day looking at
some in the shop of our friend, complained OF
their extravagent price.


DO you know asked the merchant, how
very difficult it is to obtain the material OF which
these shswls are made


No sir


well, madam, when tell you that it takes
three men six days to catch Mo, and eight
Noes to make shawl, you will no longer won
der thatsthey are dear


Il should think not replied the verdant young
lady, who took the shawl, and departed well
pleased with her bargain, and the new fact in
natural history.
Year: 1859

TINE STRIKE AMONG THE HoRsEs.-At the
Sixth Avenue Railroad Depot, where there are
about 500 horses, some half dozen of the number
are stone blind, and being useless for any other
purpose, they are employed in grinding out the
provisions for the whole stable. They are, like
most dumb animals, free and willing workers
but as tenacious of their time as if they had
formed themselves into combination of work
ipg-men. They are allowed pause of about
two minutes in every fifteen of their constant
and monotonous rounds, for rest, and they stop
almost upon the second of time, without any
hint or intimation from driver or director. Six
O'Clock is the hour for closing up their work for
the day. and at six they stop short and sharp,
and no amount of whipping or urging can make
them move in the circle again.-N. 7. Nesos.
Year: 1859

The following description Of the Zouaves-the
most efficient portion of the French army
taken from the report of Captain George b. Nc
Clelan, who was one of the United State militia
ry officers sent to the seat OF war IN Europe In
1866, to collect information on military subjects:
The dress of the Zouave is Of the Arab pat
tern; the cap is long fig, or skull cap, of scar
let felt with tsssel turbau 10 worn over this
| in full dress; a cloth vest and q loose jacket,
which leave the neck unencumbered by collar,
stock, or cravat, cover the upper portion OF his
| body, and allow free movement OF the arms the
scarlet pants are of the loose oriental pattern,
and are tucked under garters like those OF the
foot rifles of the guard; the oyercoat is loose
cloak, with hood The chasseurs wear sim
liar one. The men say that this is the most con-
venient dress possible, and prefer it to any other


The Zouaves are all French. They are select
ed from among the old campsigners for their tne
physique and tried courage, and have certainly
proved that they are what their appearance
would indicate, the most reckless, self reliantand
complete infantry that Europe can produce
With this graceful dress, soldierly bearing, and
vigisut attitude, the Zouave at On outpost is the
beau ideal of soldier. They neglect no oppor-
tunity of aiding to their personal comforts. II
there is a stream in the vicinity, the party
marching on picket is sure to be amply supplied
with fishing rods, &c; if anything is to be had,
the Zouaves are quite sure to obtain it. Their
movements are the most light and graceful
have ever seen; the stride is long, but the foot
seems scarcely to touch the ground, ard the
march is apparently made without effort or IA
tigue. The step of the foot rifles is shorter and
quicker, and not so easy and graceful.


The impression produced by the appearance
of these two corps is very different. The rifles
look like active energetic little fellows, who
would find their best field as skirmishers; but
Zouaves have, combined with oil the activity
and energy of the others, that solid ensemble
and reckless daredevil individuality which
would render them alike formidable when at
taoking in mass, or defending position in the
most desperate hand-to- hand encounter. or al
the troops that have ever seen, should esteem
it the greatest honor to assist in defeating the
Zouaves The grenaders Of the guard are
large men, and fine looking, soldierly set. The
voltigeurs are small, active men, but larger thar
the rifles. They are light infantry.
Year: 1859

A HAPPY F1REsIDE.-Home is the residence
not merely of the body, but of the heart it is
q place for the affections to unfold and develope
themselves for children to love, and learn, and
play ir. for husband and wife to toll smilingly
together, and make lite blessing. The object
of all ambition should be to be happy at home !;
if we are not happy there, we cannot be happy
elsewhere. 1t is the best proof of the virtues
of family circle to see happy fre-side.
Year: 1859

Worldly prosperity is much greater drain
upon our energies than the most severe adversi-
ty; there is no spring, no elasticity; it is like
walking through life upon Turkey carpet
Mise Jesosbury.
Year: 1859

female is in trouble afflicted with disease and re-
quies medical surgical aid the inquiry should be where
is there physician who is fully competent to administer
relief whose knowledge of the female system perfect
and who thoroughly understands the application of edi-
cine to disease and whose scientific atanments in surge
ry have made him pre-eminent in his profession, and
whose respectable standing in society recommends him
to the confidence of the community Unless these and
many questions be satisfactorily answered, the
afflicted should pause before consulting any Consd
erng these things in their true light the celebrated j. c.
YOUNG, corner Of Montgomery and California streets, has
concluded to advertise his place Of business to the public
stating that he has been professor of obstetrics and fc
male diseases for the last fourteen years. and fully quail
ied to administer in all diseases both medically and
gcally not in superficial manner but in thorough
years of study and practiecboh in hospitals
and private families, make therefore families
rely upon him father All in Affection find in him
who sympahze WITH and berend them in troub-
e in whose secrecy the utmost confidence can be
placed. Come all We that afflicted and in trouble and
you will be relieved cured Apartments privately
arranged to preclude the possibility of exposure.


n. bah letters inclosng $40 will receive prompt at
tention, and the best advice and instruction


j. c. YOUNG, NJ. u.


Corner of Montgomery and California streets up stairs
opposite Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'S Express Office
Year: 1859

and attended with little pain also Tumors Ulcers
Fsuas and all the various forms diseases pertaining
to the EYE and EAR. Diseases of the reproductive
genital organs will receive special attention.


DIR. SNYDER'S practice in Chronic and Surgical
diseases have been extensive having been many years
connected with an lnfrmary in which patients re-
ceved from all parts of the Union whose diseases
the most desperate character Of these he failed to
in very few instances in which there any reasona.
BILE of success he has restored TO health and
ulness hundreds who had given up all hope of recovery
and who had suffered for years without relief under the
treatment Of many of the most distinguished Doctors of
the age Dr. S. will visit in the City country those
which require personal examination and Surgical
Sk-Invalids living at distance who cannot make it
convenient to consult DIR. Snyder in person. (although
he would prefer seeing the patient least once by send
ing carefully written description Of the origin and history
of his or her case with its symptoms and its treatment
heretofore with correct statement of his present cond
ton will enable the doctor to judge pretty accurately os
durability and enable him to prescribe the proper
dies and give the necessary instructions requisite to effect
a volume of testimonials of such could be
given received from patients in all parts of the country
whom he has cured and who 1t his pleasure to
see DR.. SNYDER deals in secret nostrums-his pre-
scrpons prepared in accordance with the latest i'm
provements in Medical Science.


Address DIR. w. A. SNYDER,


Northwest corner of Bush Sansom sts San Fancisco.
Ca All Communications viii be promptly answered at
Year: 1859

DIR. VAN ZANDT having devoted his Study for
TO the Surgical and Medical treatment of diseases Of
the Eye and Ear, and having Lad the benefit of the
large Hospitals at home Is treating with great
Amaurosis disease of the of the Eye Cataract
Obstruction of the Lens InHamaons, 0pacities Injuries
from Blasting Weakness thckenng of Lids also Deaf
of long Standing from the result of evers, measles
&C. ringing sounds in the ear and all detects Of the deli
cate organ of hearing.


Rs Institute for the treatment of Diseases Of the Eye
and Ear, foot OF Clay street San Francisco.