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Year: 1859

OPPOSITION STEAMSHIP LINR.-The Stand.
ard has the following:


We are authorized to state that there is no
foundation for the report that the California
and New York Steamship Company are to
withdraw their steamers after the first of
October-at least so far as the San Francisco
Agents are advised The Uncle Sam sails on
Monday 9th inst, and the rates of fare are
very low, and persons desirous of going to
the East should not fail to take advantage Of
the present opportunity. The Uncle Sans
passengers came through from New York on
the last trip, in a little over twenty-five days
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company adver
tse that their steamer leaving San francisco
on the 9th of October. will connect with one
of the celebrated Collins steamers to New
York
Year: 1859

THE BOGUS SETTLER CONVENTIONAL dis
patch to the Bee, of Thursday, from San
Francisco, says:


We learn that the whole secret Settler
movement whose reported convention was
held in this city some time ago, was organ
lied under the immediate superintendent o
Senator Gwin, for the purpose of electing
Scott to Congress and Cope to the Supreme
Court, and have seen q letter from Sonoma
in which the whole matter is explained Full
developments will be published on Saturday
next.
Year: 1859

The most spirited and important canvass
that this State has yet witnessed, will soor
be brought to a close. In few days, tn,
question will be decided whether the peoplc
will submit to be ruled longer by the iron
rod of Lecomptonism, or whether at The bal


lot box they will inaugurate new order Of
things. Let the friends of true Democratic
principles be of good courage, for it is evil
dent that since the commencement of the can.
vass, their cause has been dairy gaining
strength. The candidates of the Anti.Lc-
compton Democracy, selected MS they were
from among the best of our citizens, have
gained every where the confidence of the
people, and have been received by them in n
manner which proves that the popular heart
IS desirous of bursting the thrall of Leeomn-
tonism. We have had all along great odds
to contend against-the prestige of a party
flushed with success. and backed by Federal
patronage. 1t is because of their Federal
patronage and their late success, that the
Administration party in this State put on so
bold an air. But let us remember that since
the last general election, many things have
transplred to give vigor to our cause. and to
waste the strength of our opponents.-
Through many of the States of the Union. has
arisen in brief space of time, an opposition
which bodies no good to the Lecompton pow.
er. Shall we be told that other States: less
cursed than ours by the Lecompton rule
the one man power e-can shake off that rule.
but that California must remain supine? Be.
lieve it not-but let the ballot box on the
day of election show that here, as well as
elsewhere, the people have become weary of
the Federal yoke. 1t is evident to all who
have watched the progress of the canvass in
this State, that the influence of the Lecomp-
ton leaders is not so potent as of old They
can't awake enthusiasm When they speak,
the popular heart does not respond as it al
ways does when it takes in the great truth
Year: 1859

BIRDS PROTECTED BY LAw.-We again
call the attention of sportsmen to law
enacted by the last Legislature for the pro-
lection of birds, which makes it unlawful
for any person within this Commonwealth
to shoot, kill or in any way trap or destroy
any blue-bird, swallow, martin or other
iusectiverous bird, at any season Of the
year, under the penalty Of two dollars.
We hope tho law will be enforced against
all offenders.
Year: 1859

AS IT SHOULD BE.-We notice that vein
of the water works has been tapped for the
benefit of the Court House and grounds
Deputy Sheriff Duyal has agreed, we believe,
to keep the trees watered, and we perceive
that he has already begun the business. 1t
win dot be long before the locust trees
around the Court House will be decided
ornament TO the city.
Year: 1859

EMIGRATION TO EASTERN OREGoN.-The
Portland Advertiser says:


We have already noticed the fact that EN-
igrant teams were en route via Columbia
river, for the eastern portion of Oregon. We
also now notice others who go up on the
next trip of the Buck. We are moreover in
formed that for several days past, bands of
cattle have been continuously passing
through Oregon City and other parts Of
Clackamas county, which are to be driven
across the Cascades via the Barlow road, to
the county seat.
Year: 1859

FANNY CLARK has been convicted in the
San Francisco Court of Sessions, of assault
with a deadly weapon, upon Ellen spicer.
The probabilities are that she will be sent to
the State Prison
Year: 1859

The independent Senator of California, Hon.
David c. Broderick, has been killed in a duel
by Chief Justice Terry, Of the Supreme Court
in that State. The news of this event will be
received with deep emotion throughout the
country BrodeIick'S refCSal to stultiTy himself
at the command of the Administration, his
fearless opposition to its Lecompton policy, and
the gaila"try aud ability with which he resisted
its arrogant pretenSionS, procured for him tile
deadly hostility Of all the Federal office huders
and their allies in his State. Some months ago
an effort was made to force him into duel,
doubtless with the deliberate purpose of assas.
>inating him lie was fully sensible of the
fact, but was not to be inti,nidated. He re-
fused to fight, however, until after the election,
and made a most brave and spirited canvass OF
the State, conscious, all the WHILE that he was
to be called out and Shot at by the picked marks.
men of the Administration party, many of
whom were Southern dueliSts He was man
of dnuntIesS willard nerve, and acknowledged
the obligations of the 'codc of honor" He
knew the men who thirs,ed for his blood, and
certainly was not ihsenSibIc of his peril Di.
rectiy after the late election he received the
challenge of Judge Terry, who was famous as
a dead shot" lie did not feel at liberty to
decline the invitation to the field, and the tele-
graph tells the sad story. lie was pierced
through the lungs.
Year: 1859

Here is Senator of the United States hunted
down as though he were wild beast TO be
snapped at hy every hound aud shot at by every
fame Of man, woman OF child; not that he robbed,
cheated, stabbed, or wrongcd any one beyond
forgiveness; not that he was an outlaw beyond
the reach Of justice or legal punishment; not at
ali: but that he had merely, in open debate,
before his constituents, where all public men
meet to give an account of their acts, canvassed
the party in opposition to him, and more par>
ticularly by whom it was led.
Year: 1859

United States, and q practical subverson Of the
constitutional check, which requires that every
treaty shall receive the votes OF two.thirds of
this body or be absolutely void. Ii practically
delegates to bare majority OF the Senate, and
to majority of the House Of Representative
the treaty making power of this great empire.


Sir, 1t there ever was an occasion on which I
should adhere tenacieusly to this right, and iu-
sst upon retaining this power, it would bs in
such case as this. | want TO see the treaty
which shall bring the Island of Cuba into tho
United States. | want to know the status
which that country is to occupy, Is il to be
Territory OF subjects, OF political slaves Z a
province, and governed by armies and navies, as
Spain now governs it7 Imay ask the President
ei the United States when he has executed the
treaty. Is 1t to be State? may ask the
President of the United States when he has ex-
ecuted the treaty. Who are to be the electors
of the State What is to be the status Of tho
white population ? Are they TO enjoy uniyer-
sal sulrage7 What is to be the status Of the
free negro population? What is to be the Statue
of the slave populations We who have dis
puted 50 earnestly, often so vehementy, year
alter year, aud year in and year out, over the
question whether the institution Of slavery shall
be introduced into the territory of Kansas, are
expected by the President, in his simplicity, TO
allow him to determn for the North and for the
South, for the Free States and for the Slave
States, at his own absolute pleasure, the terms
and conditions upon which Cuba shall be Oh.
nexed to the United States, and incorporated in
to the Union | say nothing of the present in
cumbent of the Executive Office. / say that
men never chose, nor did God ever send on earth,
magistrate to whom would confide this great
question, hsvinga constitutional right to decide
it myself.
Year: 1859

GOING HOME wITa THE GIRLs--rhe entrance
into socisty may be said to take place after boy
hood has passed away, yet Nnltltude take the
initiative before their boards are presentable.
1t is great trial, either to tender or tough
age for an overgrown boy to 90 to door,
knowing that there are dozen girls inside, and
to knock or ring with the absolute certainty that
in two minutes all their eyes will be upon hrn,
is q severe test Of courage. To 90 before these
girls and Ike a satisfactory tour Of the room
without stepping on their toes, and then to sit
down and dispose of ones hands without putting
them in ones pockets, is an achievement few
boys can boast. II boy can get so far as to
msasure off ten yards of tape with one Of these
girls, and cut it short at each end, he may stand
chance TO pass pleasant evening, but let him
not aatter himself that all the trials of the even
ing are over. There comes at last the breaking
up. The dear girls don their hoods, and put on
their sbawls, and look SO saucy aud mlschieyou
ond unimpressible, as If they did not wish any
one to go home with them. Then comes the
pinch, and the boy that has the most pluck
makes up to the prettisst girl, his heart in his
mouth, and crooking his elbow,stam out the
words, "shall | see you homer She touches
her fingers to his arm, and they walk home about
foot apart. feeling as awkward as couple Of
goslngs. AS soon as she is safe inside her own
doors, he struts home. and thinks he has really
gone and done it. Sleep comes to him at last -,
with dreams Of Caroline and calico, aud he
wakes in he morning and finds the doors OF
life open to him, and the pigs squealing for
breakfast.
Year: 1859

CHRISTIAN VIRTUE oE TRUTH.--Let me
say, then, to the young of my charge, you
never con have Too high an ideal as re-.
spects the Christian virtue of truth. If
you are going to sin, be heroic and sin on
the side Of truth. We are surrounded in
this world BY ten thousand petty tempta.
tions to mean little faults, ann it is neces.
sary that the young, in these states and
times should lift themselves up on the
highest plane of heroism and OF manly
character. Avoid falsehcod in all it's va.
ried forms and, repeat, if you sin at
all, sin On the side of truth. Where men
give you permission to do wrong, let it be
as though they gave you permission to eat
dirt. If you we're told that you might eat
dirt, you would say, 81 don't want to eat
dirt, and won't touch it," And when
they tell you that you may falsify and
evado and deceive, do you rise up in the
dignity of true manhood, and say, Why
should ! want such permission I am
a child of light, and not child of dark.
ness and 1 do not choose to yield up my
purity of character or my adherence to the
truth. Beecher.
Year: 1859

A few weeks since, while in one of the
beautiful inland cities OF Wisconsin, an in.
cident occurred which awakened in nv
mind train of reflections which possibly
may be written and read with advantage.


was hurrying along the street, when
my attention was arrested by the appear.
ance of little boy on the side Of the
pavement, selling candy. He was not
really beautiful, nor was he decidedly the
reverse. His age was about nine years
his clothes were old and faded, but well
patched His candy was spread upon
course, white cotton cloth neatly streatch.
ed over what had been japanned server.
He was surrounded by small group of
boys evidently belonging to different grades
of society.


AS | came nearly opposite him the oft
repeated interlude, " Candy, sir ?" fell up.
on my ears. and although opposed to the
excessive use of candy, stepped aside to
patronize the light-hearted, pale, freckled
home-spuu little representative of trade.
l purchased of him, partly for his encour.
agement, but with particular reference to
the friendship of the little folks of the
family with which I was a temporary
guest.


The candy was as white as the cloth
beneath it, being free from the very pois-
onous coloring ingredients so extensively
used in the confectionery art. tasted
it, and found it delicately favored and
very nice,


MY boy" said /, your candy is very
good let me have little more"
| Immediately saw that my remarks
had awakened in his young heart emotions
which in themselves, were quite abstract
from the candy trade His countenance
beamed with JOY as be raised his large
eyes, sparkling with delight, and observed
in reply -


1t is good isn't it3 Mother made
H."


In these few words was embodied an
unconscious exhibition of character. Here
was spontaneous outburst of tilial affec-
ton.


Now this incident in itself was tr.hing
but the spirit of the language carried my
mind back through life more than thirty
years, and at irregular intervals bade me
pause and apply the sentiment to some
item connected with my own history.


Before making the application, however
l wish to disabuse myself of the charge.
which such application may incur, of ap-
propriating to myself the nobility of
character which | have above attributed
to the candy boy. Holding myself er-
empt from this arrogance, would plainly
say, am not ashamed of the profession
OF my affection for my parents and hope |
may not outive that profession.


When was little boy at school, and
carried my dinner in satchel made Of
Year: 1859

BRoADcLoTH THE ENEMY OF HEALTH.--
Prof Hamilton, in an able address on
hygiene to the graduates of Buffalo Med
ical College, denounced Broadcloth as an
enemy to exercise and therefore to health.
He says


American gentlemen have adopted as a
national costume, broadcloth--a thin,
tight fitting black suit of broadcloth To
foreigners, we seem always to be in mourn
ing we travel in black, We write in black
and We work in black The priest, the
lawyer, the doctor, the literary man, the
mechanic, and even the day laborer, chose
always the same unvarying, monotonous
black brosdcloth a style and material
which never ought to have been adopted
out OF the drawing.rooma or the pulpit
because it is feeble and expensive fabric,
because it is at the North no suitable pro,
lection against the cold, nor is it indeed
any more suitable al the South. 1t
is too thin to be worn in he winter, and
too black to be cool in the summer but
especially do We object to it because the
wearer is always afraid of soiling il by
exposure. Young gentlemen will not play
ball orpt luoits, or wrestle aud tumble
or any other similar thing lest their broad
cloth should be offended. They will not
go out into the storm, because the broad
cloth will lose lustre if the rain falls upon
it; they will not run, because they have
no confidence in the strength of the broad
cloth they dare not mount horse, or
leap fence, because broadcloth as every
body knows is so laithess. So taese
young men, and these older men, mer-
chants, mechanics, and all learn to walk,
talk, and think soberly and carefully:
they seldom venture even to laugh to the
full extent Of their sides.
Year: 1859

A wag was once heard to say, that
the only difference between the Southern
and Northern people is, those at the South
never sell anything they can eat, while
those of the North never eat ANYTHING
they can sell.
Year: 1859

yer, and soon the beloved patient could sit
for an hour supported by pillows, in his ca
sy chair-but somehow he did not gain
strength much, and slight cough began to
make his nights restless. Every afternoon
the flushed crimson of his cheek and the fe-
verish brightness of his ewes made her shud-
Year: 1859

their mothers and female friends who are
seated around. Little did think, when |
inscribed myself on NJ. Quarnier's list, that
/ should be hung on hook at the end OF a
line, then thrown into the water with di-
rections to initiate a frog to the best Of my
ability-it was even so. e-


e U dear, how helpless you feel how you
wish you had never thought of learning
to swim! But you are ashamed to say SO ;
I you know you cannot be drowned; the
man adjusts his line SO nicely to the level
OF the water, you feel quite sure of that. :
I u SO he counts Zone, two, three" and you
perform froggy swkwardly enough, putting
out your hands when they, ought to keep
them in, stretching your arms forward when
they ought to be close to your body, kick
ing in anything but measured cadence, and
getting good mouthful, Notwithstanding
you, silly creature, stiffen your neck, and
try to keep your head up by that means =
That ends the first lesson. After two OF
three lessons more, you swim off from the
steps at the end, where the water is the
deepest, the man on the platform proceed
ing yon with q pole, rs you attempt to make
yotlr way down the large. basin. This
large basin is constantly watched, either by
Qtiarnier himself or by. the swimming mas
ter. These are the only individuals of the
male sex ever present. Madame Qurnier is,
as may be supposed, a perfect swimmer, and
take an active interest i'm all the proceed
inps. . 4'iti--- 80
Year: 1859

This is the true character of the relations
existing between those geographical divis-
ions of the Union denominated as "North
and South Bonnd together, as these Sec
tions are, by the ties of country, and sharing
inIthe glories of a common history, having
interests and aspirations alike, enjoying the
blessings Of the same institutions, aud each
pledged to the defence of those institutions
whenever they may be assaiied from with
out, speaking the same language, sharing
the same commerce, and aiming at one des-
tiny-and yet in reality, each regarding
the other as strangers, rather than as friends
and brothers. The intercourse between the
North and South is chiefly of a business
character. The few Southerners who, with
their families, spend the summers at the
North, usually resort to the watering places,
and the class OF people they come in contact
with there are put down as the exponents of
Northern society. Again, the few Northern
people who visit the South on business or
in quest of health, usually confne them
selves to the cities, or obtain quarters in the
small towns on the bays or Gulf. Their es-
they see and hear at those places, are as lia-
BILE to mislead as in the other case
And thus it is that one section knows COM
paratively so little Of. the other.


Watering places afford but Indifferent fa-
cilities for acquiring correct knowledge
of the dispositions and social qualities of any
people. In our judgment it would accom-
plish much toward uniting in one brother
hood the North and South, and stregthen
the bond of friendship, could the people be
induced to interchange visits more than
they do. The North knows comparatively
little OF the social and moral worth of the
Southern people, and the South is equally
ignorant, in this respect, of the North.


II is possible that when the facilities for
travelling by rail between the two sections
shall be become such, as to bring the ex-
pense within the means of the masses, that
the door will be opened for the formation of
an acquaintance which can scarcely fail to
surprise those who have been indulging to-
wards one another feelings which ought
never to have had a lOdgment in an
Americans bosom. Let us cherish the hope,
that the time may speedily come when We
shall have ceased to think i'll of our South
ern brethren, and when their distrust
of us shall be removed, and we shall
feel that we are indeed the members of one
great family, having the same aimsin view,
and the same high mission to accomplish.


+ f.s Ne,s York ExPrsss.
Year: 1859

There is in the Christian Advocate an extraordi-
nary story of apparent insanity and suicide. The
individual, W. B. Norton is spoken of as man of
exemplary character, who had lost two wives under
distressing circumstances, and was married to the
third He resided in Williamson county, Tennes-
see; and his last interview with his wife and his
death thus described


He said that in his regular secret devotions he
could not pray as he formerly had DONE and that
this world had lost all its charms for him. He
arose and went to the bureau, got his will and read
it over privately, after which he sealed it up and
offering it to his wife, said, eff anything should
happen to me, will you give this to ESQUIRE Bovd?"
She refused to take it, but told him that Esquire
Boyd would get it, if it became necessary. He
counted his money, and told his wife whom it be-
longed to-that part belonged to some heirs, &C.,
and that seventy dollars was to pay what he had
borrowed from her. Then with her eyes resting
full upon him, he took razor from the drawer,
putt in his pocket, and grasping her by the hand,
bade her final farewell; told her his breath was
short and he was obliged to die He started, with
her swinging to his body, but euded her grasp at
the door, and ran violently down the hill to barn
which was few hundred yards away with his
hands circling above his head like madman fall
ing to the ground twice he ran, but arising and
staggering his way until he entered the barn. His
wife gave the alarm, and the servants from the field
and the yard were soon at the barn. but too Latte
He was there, but wounded and dead-a phastIv
victim of insanity and self-destruction both iuCn
lar veins the windpipe and leaders all cut throuUh
square across to the neck-bone. Cenched fast in
his right hand was the bloody razor with which
life had been emptied out at half breath, and in
his left hand was the short end on the razor-caso =
lie had evidently reached the barn. and was stand
ing still and erect when FIRST effort was made.
which only gave an incsion through the skin; then
with bloody hand from that wound, raised his
hat, threw back his head and gave the second
ieariui and fatal stroke, which filled his shoes
and covered the floor around with smoking blood.
dead. O"'i'eN "NN


Ten minutes from the time he kissed his lovely
wiie and bade her farewell, he had passed the scene
OF death, and was standing before his God in the
| eternal world.
Year: 1859

Cry RAILWAY SToCK SUGscRIpr1oSs-Fourth


Day.-The book for subscriptions to the capital
stock of the City Railway Company was again
No. 6 st. Paul street. Yesterday being the fourth
and next to the last day in which, according to the
ordinance, stock could be taken, there was a
larger attendance of capitalists than on any previ-
Gus day. The crowd was not very great, however,
at any time, and there was no difficulty in reach,
ing the table; it being a very warm day there was
no disposition manifested to crowd or iostle, and
tie subscribers came up in regular rotation The
books We're kept open until O'clock lat which time
the following subscriptions had been entered