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Year: 1860

NUMEROUS GuNs.-A telegraph dispatch
in the papers below announce the firing OF
one hundred guns and great enthusiasm
at Auburn over the nomination of Bell and
Everett, by the Union Convention. We
heard the guns, and saw the firing of some
of them-but the enthusiasm we were una
ble TO discover. 1t must have been of a
kind too great for noisy demonstrations, for
when we were present there were not more
than a half dozen quiet lockers on. The dis
patch was all r Chit barring the enthusiastic
part. They would be hopeful fellows indeed,
who could rejoice over nominees that
cannot carry single State in the Union.
Year: 1860

Eg- The latest news from the Carson
country is to the effect that between seven
and eight hundred men-reguars and vol
unteers-are now under arms, and ready TO
march against the Indians. COL Jack Hays
is spoken of for the command Of the vol"n'
,eer force. A better man could not be SO
lected as a leader. He has seen much ser
vice, and would possess the confidence OF the
troops-an important consideration with
any class of soldiery.


The little army will beat up the Indian
quarters about Pyramid lake, where the saw
ages are represented to be in force, and we
will soon hear of stirring times in that quar-
ter. There will be no child's play when the
combatants again come to blows.
Year: 1860

E T is admitted by all to be the most perfect N thing of its kind ever offered to the public. It is so small that it can be carried in the pock- ct without any inconvenience.

 Every Merchant should have it!

 Every Storekeeper should have it

 Every Mechanic should have it!

 Every Man in Business should have it It detects at tho same moment, both size, thickness and weight, from Half Dime to Dol lar in Silver, and from Sl in gold up to $2O, besides foreign Gold and Silver, and sells as quick y as seen, without the assistance of a word It is simple. eminently useful, ddrable, economical and perfect

 e8" Warrantee goes with every one that is sold
Year: 1860

As the grand campaign Of the Democracy
against the Republican Party, with the prize Of
the Presidency in view, is at hand and as the
contest will be long, strong and bitter one, and
as the NATIONAL DEMocRAT will sustain the Dem.
ocratc Flag by whomsoever borne, so that be be
the legitimate nominee Of the Party, we deem it q
fitting time, to call upon the friends Of the Demo.
cratic cause throughout the country to come to
our support. The larger the circulation of our
Weekly in the interior, the more shall we be able
to do for the benefit the Party, and we hope to
see the friends of Popular Sovereignty, Cunserva-
tism and the Union rally around us. They can bo
assured that we shall never abandon their cause
nor betray their confidence nor prove a laggard
in the advocacy of their principles.


The WEEKLY DENocRAT contains in every issue
TWENTY-EIGIlT columns Of reading matter.
dueportion Of which is devoted to political dis
cussion, and the rest to news, foreign and domes.
tic and to literary topics. In short, we shall en-.
deavor, ms heretofore, to make the WEEKLY DEM
ocRAr not only a staunch and reliable Political
Journal, but paper which shall be welcome to
the families and homes Of our fellow citizens.


Our terms, in advance, win be found below -
Year: 1860

still too sensitive to allow theni To do the
same. From being an unwilling, bearer,
he soon becomes to be willing partaker,
and the advance is rapid to glorifying in IT.
and himself bee ming the temp er to others
to lead them in the same part he has him
self trodden. |, is by this weakness, this
moral cowardcc that we are lead into sin,
despite the promptings Of our better ma
ture. 1t may be that IN our hearts we de-
spise the men by whom we are nd, but we
come at last to applaud their sentiments
and adopt their tone
Year: 1860

stance. You may be, an inmate of the
State Prisoner on your way there--a
fact which you see would interfere with the
fulfiIlment of your part of the proposed
bargain, even if could fulfil the part you
assign me You want fifteen or twenty
thousand dollars. This is a common want,
and you are not TO blame for using every
honorable means to obtain it, But candor
requires me to state, that il you were in
every respect suitable person to be bought
for the purpose you name, have not the
amount required to buy you.


have no objection to your complexion,
but there are certain little faults of gram
mar and spelling, as well as other points
in your letter, which compel me to regard
you as a person, by education, manners
and morals, as wholly unfit to associate
with my daughter in any capacity whstev-s
er. You evidently think your white skin
of great value. don't dispute it; II IS
probably the best thing about you. Yet
not even that valuable quality can COM
mend you sufficiently to induce even so
black negro as myself to accept you rs
bis son-in-Iaw Respectfully, =


FRED. DOyGLAs.
Year: 1860

1t is seldom that young man sets out
in life with determination of living VIC
iously. His intentions are correct enough,
but be is weak. He mingles with men
older than himself, with whom it is graft
fying to his vanity to associate. He finds
among them habits Of thought, expression
and action, which in his very soul be
loathes; but he is weak how can he re-
sist the evil. Nay, how can he avoid
taking part in it, unless he wishes to ap-
pear singular, and become the subject Of
his companions ridicule? By degrees the
unfeeling or obscene conversation Of his
companions becomes less disgusting and
more palatable at length words that
would have made his cheek tingle with
shame, or stung bis conscience with re-
morse, become the woof of his CONVERSE
ton. The licentious thought, the coarse
expression, the blasphemous oath, is well
coined with smile, and he is ready to
sneer at others, whose Ipqral nature is
4 90 IC43 PUB q
Year: 1860

CHILD BURNT TO DEATH.-A little child of
George W. Clifford, of Amity township, was
burned to death few days since. The
mother left it alone at home while absent
for short time at neighboring house
not more than thirty rods distant. On
her return she witnessed the horrible
sight of her unfortunate child standing in
the door, with its clothes almost all burnt
off, and its body crisped and blackened.
and life so nearly extinguished that the
little sufferer did not long continue to
writhe in pain During the momentary
absence of the mother, it is supposed the
child was playing near the fire, and hence
the accident The family afterwards no
ticed in the snow the traces of its efforts
to extinguish the flames.


ANoTEER-An infant son of VIM. Wood
who lives west of DIR. Croswells drug
store, was so severely burned this morning
that there is but small hope of a recovery
Mrs. Wood, while absent few minutes
left the little fellow alone, and it seems hi.
dress caught fire at the stove. His erie.
attracted the attention of Mr.. Wood. whe
was at work III his shop near by, but il
was too late. The childs dress was almost
completely burnt off, and of course the
babe was nearly roasted aliye.-Po,.tia,
Ne,rs Jan. l2h.
Year: 1860

THERE lately died in France an author
BY the name Of Lorel, who once sent to
the Chamber of Deputies, under Louis
Philippe, a petition TO the effect that in
view of the fact that great number OF
persons, to the great scandal of the public,
persisted in killing themselves awkwardly
in public places, the Place de la Concorde
should be arranged every Sunday as sort
of circus, with q scaffold in the centre,
where every one tired of life should have
the privilege of guillotining himself pro.
perly and decently. Government wss to
reap a harvest from the arrangement by
charging an admission fee to spectators.
Year: 1860

OK last Sunday morning the wind from
the south caused the weather to moderate
SO rapidly that our streets were soon .
mass of deep mud and slush. Wednesday
night the weather again changed, it be-
coming much colder Everything was
again frozen, and on Thursday morning a
good threeinch snow was found ON ths
ground. We fear these rapid freezes and
sudden thaws will have q bad effect upon
our wheat crop, which now looks as it it
had been burnt with fire e-JonesJoro Ga-
settle; l4th,
Year: 1860

T Douglas is the first Democrat who ever undertook to furnish the National Convention of the Democracy with a can didate and platform both. Others have al- lowed the Convention to make the plat forms to suit the party, but he insisted that the Convention should take him and his platform, too.
Year: 1860

V AM offering my entire stock Of DKI \ GOODS at cost and ten per cent. Everybody is invited to call and se for themselves. My goods are inferior S none in this market, and my object in sellig off at cost and carriage is to enable me tore plenish with stock which will be bought exclusively with cash.

 aug1 If LEVIN HARRiSON
Year: 1860

The friends of freedom in Nebraska
have by praiseworthy perseverance at last
succeeded in getting bill through the Ter
ritorial Legislature which provides that sla-
very or involuntary servitude, except for
the punishment of crime, be, and the same
is, forever prohibited in the Territory. The
first bill it will be recollected passed the
House and was indefinitely postponed in
the Senate by the Democratic majority
A second bill has passed the Senate, and on
the Sd passed the House by vote of 10
to II. The bill has still to pass the ordeal
Of the Territorial Governor. As he is the
mere creature of President who announces
that no power on earth can prevent the exis-
tence of slavery in the Territories, il is moro
than probable that veto awaits the Ne
braska freedom bill.
Year: 1860

We are gratified to learn by the State Jour
nal that the Republican members of the
Legislature held joint caucus in the Hall
of the House the evening of the 18th, and
unanimously resolved to meet in caucus on
the lst of February, to nominate a candi-
date for United States Senator. TheJour-
nal says--"It is generally conceded that
Salmon P. Chase will be Senator, and by
the unanimous Republican vote, after the
caucus nomination"


Such a result so honorable to the State
and satisfactory to the Republicans of Ohio
will but be the ratification of their will az
expressed at the polls last October.
Year: 1860

A New SPECIES OF INCENDIARY DooU.
MENTs.-The Providence Journal recent
ly noticed the receipt there of bale of cot
ton containing a cannon ball. 1t now says
that another bale has been received, con
tanning box of hcifer matches. They
were in a pine box, which was partially bro
ken, so that they could not fail to ignite il
passing through the picker Had they moi
been accidentally discovered, they would
have caused the burning of one of the
largest mills in the State.
Year: 1860

The Morse Telegraph patent expires in
1851, and will then be free to the public.
II will cause considerable extension Of tele-
graph lines, and will give rise toa good
deal Of competition.
Year: 1860

congressional lnterVentlOns


The doctrine of non-intervention by Congress with
slavery in the States, the District of Columbia and
the Territories, has been recognized for ten years
past as the doctrine of the ohole South, without
distinction of party, always saving and excepting
the secession squad Of Ysncey and Coz The aban-
donment of this and the adoption of the Territorial
slave code doctrine of the ultrasts under the con-
troll of those who seek and long for pretext to
break up the Union by precipitating the cotton
States into revolution" would be ruinous in the ex
treme-would be breach of faith not only to our
northern friends, but also to our own people, we at
home, who have been told, by the leading poti-
Clans that nintcrventon is the only safe doctrine
for the South-the only principle by which the
Union can be preserved. Let US adhere to it, with
zeal and determination. Who is willing to trust
Congress with our rights in the Territories? No
one but madrnan could think of doing so. Heed
the warning of Senator Douglas on this subject
Nothing could be more forcble. We quote from
his great speech recently made in the Senate:


"When you distrust the people and appeal to
Congress, with both Houses largely against you on
this question: what sort of protection will you get
neneVer you ask slave coue lTom Oo'S'e "
protect your institutions in Territory where the
people do not want it, you will get that sort of pro
lection which the wolf gives to the lamb; you will
get that sort of friendly hug that the grizzly bear
gives to the infant Appealing to an anti-slavery
Congress to pass laws of protection, with view Of
forcing slavery upon an unwilling and hostile peo
plel Sir of all the broad schemes that could ever
be devised by the South, or by the enemies Of the
South that which recognizes the right Of Congress
to touch the institution of slavery either in States
or Territories. beyond the single case provided in
the Constitution for the rendition of fugitive slaves
| is the most fatal"
Year: 1860

PosrPoNEMENT OF THE SAILING OF THE GREAT EAs-
TERN.-Authentic information has been received by
the Niagara that the sailing of the Great Eastern
has been postponed until the 2Srd instant-next
Saturday. 1t appears that all the preparations nee
essary for an ocean voyage were not completed in
time for the monster ship to take her departure on
the 9th, originally intended. In sensation point
Of view, perhaps it is just well that she did not
sail as appointed, for had she done so she would
have arrived here quite on the heels Of the japanese
Embassy, who made their entree under such auspi-
cious circumstances yesterday, which might have
proved a little too much of an excitement Under
the present arrangement she will make her appear
ance here in time for the Fourth of July celebration
arriving probably on the I'd. Thus the Great Eas-
tern will serve to protract our summer sensations
and may last until the arrival Of the Prince of
Wales. f'..H'


We hope, however, that the postponement Of the
sailing of the Great Eastern does not presage any
further disappointment, or any blunder which may
result in the nonfulflment of the brilliant proms-
es held out in her behaf-M + Herald
Year: 1860

az From an advertisement in another column
it will be seen that the Executive Committee of the
State Agricultural Society will meet in this City on
the first Monday in July. Let there be full at
tendance
Year: 1860

In the Senate of the Missouri Legislature
at last accounts. the free negro bill had been
reported back by the proper committee in an
altered FORM The majority report abolishes
the power of the new made slave to select
an owner, and includes all free negroes.
Year: 1860

The Petersburg Intelligencer, and the
Richmond Dispatch, are out against the con
tinuance of the Methodist Church North in
Virginia, on the ground of its being an anti
slavery church. They denominate it a nui-
sance, which they call upon the Legislature
to abate.
Year: 1860

Not long since, a popular clergyman
said that any man who offered patent
medicine for sale, prefxing "Rev." to his
name, might as we'll write after it the
word "knave" This is rather strong
language, yet there is certainly a fraud in
the attempt to impose upon the ignorant
by making the title of minister of
the gospel bolster up the pretensions ola
onack The fact that q man belongs to
one profession is at least prtma tacte
evidence that he has no special skill in
another
Year: 1860

BEAUTY VS.. INrELLEcr.--Under the cap
tlon Of ''Stage beauty against mind" the
London Era published the following ju-
dlcious remarks:


We prefer clever actress, though she
be no great beauty, to those inert creatures
who imagine that personal beauty, or a
well formed limb. can replace intellect. II
is undoubtedly pleasing to contemplate a
pretty face, but much more SO If it indicates
a tolerabe degree of intelligence; they are
certainly sometimes combined In the same
person, but not very frequently. for, unfor-
tunately, girl with a pretty face is too
apt to regard Ii as her "fortune." and
neglects to cultivate properly the mental
gifts with which she may be endowed So
she becomes a pretty.faced nonentity; is
permitted to display her .uninteleotual
charms and egregious vanity on the stage,
and usurp the place Of those possessing real
merit and talent, who are capable Of giving
dignity to the drama, and qualification and
satisfaction to all Its patrons.
Year: 1860

every State in the Union. l only egret
my house is not large enough to invite
you in and take you individually by the
hand. A voice-your heart is big
enough.


Three times three cheers were given foi
Stephen A. Douglas as the next Presi-
dent of the United States.


The procession next proceeded to the
quarters of Governor Fitzpatrick and af-
forded him an opportunity to judge OF
the quality of a Chicago band. AS the
Vice Presidential nominee had retired to
bed, Representative Cox at this instance,
returned thanks for the political and musi-
cal compliment. Representative McClern-
and, Of Illinois, pledged the Northwest
for Douglas.
Year: 1860

a week or two ago, four creditors start
cd from Boston in the same train of cars,
for the purpose of attaching the property
of certain debtor in Pennington, Maine
lie owed each one separately, and they
were suspicious of the object of the other,
but dared not say word about it. SO
they rode, acquaiutances all, talking up
on everything except that which they had
most at heart. When they arrived at the
depot at Pennington, which was three
miles from where the debtor did business,
they found nothing but a solitary .cab to"
ward which they all rushed. Three got
in and refused admittance to the fourth,
and the cab started. The fourth ran at
ter and mounted upon the outside with
the driver. lie asked the driver if he
wanted to sell his horse. Ilo replied
that he did not--that he was not worth
more than $50. but he would not sell
him for that. lie asked him if he would
take 500 for him. "Yes," said he
The ''lourth quickly paid over che
money, took the reins, and backed the
cab up to bank-slipped it from the har-
ness, and tipped it up so that the door
could not be opened, and jumped upon
the horse's back and rode off. while the
"insiders" were looking ont of the win
dow He rode to a lawyers and got a
writ made and served and his debt secure,
and got back to the hotel just as the "in-
siders" came up putting and blowing
the cabman bought back his horse for
$50. The "sold" men offered to pay
that sum if the fortunate one, who found
property sufficient to pay his own debt,
would not tell of it in Boston.
Year: 1860

A suit has been commenced in the
French courts, the incidents developed
in which will set the brains of the dram
atists in a whirl, and give work to their
pens. The story runs thus:-


NEARLY thirty years. ago, widow la
dy, of noble and powerful Huguenot
family, residing in the south of France,
placed her child with gardeners wife,
who was to act as its foster mother and
nurse. One day as the young heir was
sporting before the door, and the garden
er's child was lying on bed in the cot
tage, the nurse heard the wheels of a car
riage, and Immediately suspected that
the mother of her young charge was COM
ing to see her son. In her furry she
snatched up the heir, but slipping, let him
fall upon heap of stones, breaking his
right arm and collar bone. In her terror,
she ran to her husband, who advised her
to stow away the screaming victim under
the bed-clothes, and taking his garments,
he placed them on his own child, and
boldly stood at the door to wait the lady's
coming. Contrary to the usual casual
glance given by her on her previous vis-
its, the lady mother was so struck with
the change in her darling. to the lean,
brown hungry looking babe which she
beheld in the place of her own plump ba-
by. that, vexed, and exasperated beyond
measure, she seized the child in her arms,
and bade the postilion drive away
The gardener and his wife were terribly
frightened, but decided to go the next
day to the chateau and make an explana-
ton. To their further CONSERVATION they
found the next morning that the lady
was gone and had taken away the child.
Years sped on, and the family did not re-
turn, while the ignorant cottagers, inhu-
enced by terror, never dared to stir in the
matter, until the gardeners wife, on her
death-bed, recently made full confession.
In the meantime, the cottager's child has
passed his life as member of one of the
nobest families of France, has been
attached to an embassy, and now holds
desirable official position, while the real
heir as spent his youth in discipline and
privation as soldier in Algeria. The
latter now brings suit to recover his prop
erty and title


Berryer, probably the most famous
lawyer in France, has been engaged for
the defense.
Year: 1860

The St Joseph correspondent of the s. r.
Herald says - the suspicious and extraordinary
declarations of Mr. Douglas at Norfolk" are
" telling against Douglas" in Virginia


Those extraordinary declarations were to
the effect that the mere election Of Lincoln to
the Presidency would be no just cause for a
dissolution Of the Union, and that be would not
assist in forcibly preventing his inauguration
In short Douglas simply declares that the mere
election of Republican to the Presidency
unaccompaned By any act infringing upon the
Constitutional rights of the South-s no cause
for the destruction of this republic, and that he
would fght against those who sought its de-
structon on this miserable pretext. He says no
wrongs can be perpetrated against any portion
of this Union that cannot be better redressed
inside than outside of the Union. These are
declarations which the Herald pronounces s'ex-
traordinary." We are quite sure that they will
not be pronounced extraordinary by any true
lover of this glorious Union. Would the Herald
have had him say that he would assist in re-
sisting Lincons Inauguration by forcef
Year: 1860

Gzsg~ Cor HARAszrHY was delegate TO the
Breckinrdge State Convention. He is the same
man who, when Superintendent of the Mint,
made the remarkable discovery that about two
hundred thousand dollars worth of Government
gold had flown up the chimney in exceedingly
minute particles.
Year: 1860

How TO KEEP MELONS FOR WINTER
As the close of the watermelon season is
approaching, it might, perhaps, be inter.
esting to some Of our readers to keep
wstermelons fer winter use. The way is
simply this: Make box so as to be per-
fsctly air tight. then lay the watermelons
in not to touch the box nor touch each
other, and fill up with any kind of grain
that will pack tight, and they will keep
ell winter.
Year: 1860

lord Bacon beautifully said If
man be gracious to strangers, it shows he
ia n citizen of the world. and that his
heart is no island cut of from other lands,
but a continent that joins them


-lu committee of ladies, We have no
doubt but whatever is voted on is always
carried by handsome majority
Year: 1860

By DAVID BARKER.
One night as old Saint Peter slept,
He left the door Of Heaven a;ar,
When through little angel crept.
And came down with q falling star.
One summer. a the blcssed beams
OF morn aPrrnaehed py blushinz bride
Avakenea fsain ansne- pleasipg deeszns
And found that angel BY her side.
God grant but this-I ask no more
That when he leaves this world of sin,
He'll wing his way to that blessed shore,
And find the door of Heaven again.
Year: 1860

ST. PETERS REPLY.
Full eighteen hundred years or more
I've kept nv doors securely tied.
There is no little angel strayed.
Nor has been missing all the while.
did not sleep as You supposed.
Nor leave the door of Heaven ajar
Nor has little angel" left.
And gone down with fallen star.
Go ask that " b ushing bride" and sss
If she won't frankly own and cay.
That when she found that angel babe.
She found it by the good old way.
God grant but this-I ask no more;
That should your family be enlarged.
That you will rot DO as before
And lay it to old Peters charge:


ST. PETER