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Year: 1859

On my return home, learned that seve-
raj prominent Republicans from other States
were here, erdeavoring to induce the people
to believe that l had opposed the passage OF
the Homestead Bill. These same gentlemen
have said to our citizens that if they wish
for homes for the homeless" they must
vote the Republican ticket.


A few facts will, trust, show the insin-
cerity of those who have travelled so far to
enlighten the people of this State. The bill
came up in the Senate upon three occasions.
1t was first called up by Mr.. WADE, of
Ohio. Gen. SHIELDS and myself both voted
for taking it up. This was on the 18th day
of February last. On the 26th of the same
month, Senator DooLITTLE moved to post
pone the Cuba Bill and take up the Home
stead Bill. This was late at night, and at
time when every Senator knew that the
bill could not be reached. Appeal after
appeal was made to Mr.. DooL1rTLE to with
uIaW uIo uoIiOu III piOOl vi WulCu l. uldhC
the following extracts from the Globe:


Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee wish to call
the attention of the Senator from Wisconsin to
single point. He knows that have been the
early and consistent friend of the homestead
proposition | advocated that measure when
it had but few friends; | have advocated it
since it has had many friends. We struggled
with it through one branch of Congress, and
we have it now before the Senate for action.
| wish merely to suggest in this connection,
that while am for it, and intend to vote for it,
and speak for it until am really satisfied that
1t is either to be postponed finally, or to be-
come the law, hope the Senator, in the pres
ent state of affairs, with another question be-
fore the Senate. and Senators willing to speak
upon it, and all prepared to vote upon it, will
withdraw his motion. 1t is not worth while to
antagonize with the pending question, when it
actually weakens the proposition, and certain
ly cannot advance 1t. l am as much for the
measure as the Senator from Wisconsin can be,
and was almost going to say that am more
for it than he can be. hope he will withdraw
his proposition. and let US have action on the
subject now before the Senate. The course
which ne is taking cannot strengthen the home
stead measure. 1t will give It no votes, and in
the present state of affairs and business before
the Senate, | am satisfied that there are many
Senators who are in favor of the homestead
bill who will vote against postponiDg this bill
at the present time. trust then, he will with
draw his motion, and let it be understood that
SO soon as the Cuba question is disposed of. we
shall make one common ana united effort to
bring up the homestead bill and procure the
action of the Senate upon it.


Mr.: DOUGLAS. i had only word to say,
and the Senator from Tennessee has said that
in about the form that should have done.
think it is unwise in the friends of the home.
stead bill to occupy time by crossing motions
in this way and thus defeating the bill. when if
we will consider one question at time, We
shall have ample opportunity to dispose of
both. The right way now to pass the home
stead bill. and the only chance it has, is to
stand by the Cuba bill until We get through
Year: 1859

The RAINY SEASON has again fully set
in upon US, and few Of the "Old settlers"
will look for the temperance of Old Sop
for many month to come. We may get
a sight Of him occasionally, but we don't
expect him with us again, as fired institu.
lion, until about March next. Still, we
wOuld not have our Atlantic friends mag
inc we are a set of "benighted heathens" "
for all that. Well Just emerge again out
of this at our leisure.
Year: 1859

EXTENSION OF THE BASE LINE OF ORE
GoN.-The General Land Office is in receipt
of Information from the Surveyor General
of Oregon Of the extension of the base line
Of public surveys in that State across the
Cascade Mountains, and terminating l49
miles east of the summit Of those mount.
aims and within three miles from the Blue
Mountains The base line passes about
five miles south of Fort Dalles FIVE miles
south Of the bridge over Des Chutes river;
and twelve miles south of Indian Agency
on Umatilla river.


We understand that instructions are be-
ing prepared by the General Land Office
to the Surveyor General to establish a
guide meridian on the line between ranges
thirty and thirty-one east Of Willamette
meridian, or very near the longitude Of the
Fort Of Walla Walla, from the base line
north, so as to afford the necessary data to
the Surveyor General Of Washington Ter
ritory for the extension of the public sur
veys in his district, east of Cascade Mount
aims, counting from the same principal me-
ridian. The instructions direct the termi-
nus Of the guide meridian to be on the
forty-six degrees north latitude, the boun-
dairy line between Oregon and Washing
ton, unless the extension of the guide
reaches the Columbia, for in that case the
river will be the terminus and upon the
completion thereof the Surveyor General is
directed to transmit the information of the
particular spot at which that line will end,
so as to enable the Surveyor General of
Washington to take it up aud continue in
his district in the neighborhood Of Walla
Walla, and prepare the groundwork for his
future surveys east of the Cascade Mount
aims Washington Star, Aug. %.
Year: 1859

1t COED judges to Re free r all deleterious
foreign and consequently It should t he place
all poisonous GdsaitdTce, which exercise nwhoesome
upon those who ths where they consumed
The noxiOus beverages that generally intended for
Whiskey imposition and a
Year: 1859

pleasure of Providence. The wind will blow whence it lsieth, but no one is al. lowed to know when it cometh or whither 1t goeth, and the exclamation of the phi losopher might be adopted by him in say Ing that the undevout planter, living in constant and daily dependence on the favor of God, is mad.

 The learned professor shows us map on which is delineated vast trac, of country on this continent from which Pro- vidence wthholds his rains, and which is now, and forever must remain, sterile and barren. He thus limits our ideas of the capacity of our country to maintain an ever-increasing population. This may be admitted, and, if admitted, how much greater the necessity for you to persevere in your laudable effort to advance the science of agriculture, and thereby in- crease production.

 He longed to see the day when our country should become the granary of the world, and when our people can both clothe and feed the world. We then surely will be the greatest people in the world.

 MT. Thompson closed with an earnest and eloquent appeal to teachers and stu dents in favor of all those branches of sci ence and art which are eminenlly practical, and, when in possession of the farmer, lead to important results.
Year: 1859

EE During recent trial at Auburn
tie following occurred to vary the monot-
ony Of the proceedings: Among the wit
nesses was one as verdant specimen of
humanity as one would wish to meet with
After severe oross-examindliou, the
counsel for the government paused; then
putting on look Of severity, ard with an
omihous shake Of the head. exclaimed.


'Mr. Witness, has not an effort been
made to induce you to tell you to tell a
different sory?"


"A different story from what I have
told sir?'


That is what I mean


Yes sir, several persons have tried to
get me to tell a different story from what
I have told you but they couldn't


Now, sir, upon your oath, l wish to
know who those persons are


Wal. guess you've tried bout as hard
as any Of EN-
/ The witness was dismissed, while Judge
jury and spectators INDUCED in a hearty
laugh. PT sir
Year: 1859

money a few months ago in western land.
l did not say anything to you about it, for
| knew 1t would worry you. and had no
doubt of being abb to replace the MONEY
fcurfould before We should want it, aud so
l should but for my wrelched luck'


In spite of bis eGeus. John Eastman
looked ashamed. and felt very much as il
he had been robbing somebody, aud in
truth he had robbed his wife and children
Of pleasant home, to crafty his propen,
sity to try experiments in making haste to
be rich. No wonder he ielt this when he
looked at his wife, as she sank back in her
chair, and gave utteranoe to despairing
sigh. In the ten years OF her married
life she had learned somebard lessons. and
1t was not often now tbst she looked for
ward to the future very hopefully, but all
this morning her heart had been dwelling
on'the sunshiny picture ofa home that was
to be her own; a home that she might
make beautiful for her chil1ren, that they
might have III for pleasant memory all
their lives, linked with The thought Of
their mother. This all lost now, and fora
moment It was hard to let it, 60, but she
was one Of those women whose characters
are best set forth in the few words, "Lov-
ING AND PATIENT" and long before John
Eastman finished his dinner and left for
his shop. her face was as calm and sweet as
over, and her husband carried its image
away with him, to haunt him the rest Of
the day. aaer
Year: 1859

STRANGE WIND.-The Indians on Frazer river
tell OF wind which suddenly overtakes or meets
men in that region, which is so overpoweringly cold
as to freeze one to death in few minutes. The
traveller has certain premonitions Of its approach,
and prepares to weather II or die. He can only
weather itby killing horse OF some other animal on
the instant cutting him open and crawling into the
palpitatng yitals. The wind soon passes over, and
before the carcass Of the dead beast becomes cold
the life Of the traveller is saved What reliance may
be placed in this statement leave to the philoso-
pliers to determine. Such wind would seem to be
the very opposite Of that fierce and blighting wind
which passed through some OF the southern counties
Of this State last summer, burning up all vegetation,
roasting green fruit upon the trees, and striking ami
mails dead with the heat upon the plains.
Year: 1859

OsAoR 0RANoR.-This bush, or tree, has been
introduced to considerable extent in our vicinity,
says the Stockton Republican, where it is used as
garden fence. II answers excellent purpose,
and will soon be more generally adopted. At this
time of the year. the fruit" resembles that of the
eatable orange as It appears when picked for mar
ket, though the rind is very rough. When cut open
a milky substance appears in the center, and the
balance somewhat resembles dry market orange.
An individual who took extensive bite OF one, a
day two since, speaks in any thing but terms of
approval Of its favor
Year: 1859

MARINE DIsAsTER.-The San Francisco Herald
learns from one Of the officers attached to the Rus
sian steam corvette Novick, from Japan, that Capt
Leighton and part of the crew OF the schooner
Emma, were drowned by the upsetting of boat
while they were carrying out an anchor from the
schooner. The schooner had been driven ashore,
but assisted off by the Novick. The Emma is
owned in San Francisco. After she was got off she
put in charge Of another master, and proceeded
on her way to San Francisco.
Year: 1859

KERN RIvER.-The Visalia Delta says there are
at present many settlements being made On the
plains in the vicinity Of Kern river, the Slough and
Kern lake. The land is said to be rich and the
grazing good.
Year: 1859

THE ADAMS EXPRESS CoMpANY.-We direct the
attention Of the public to the advertisement announc
ing the facilities and extended arrangements of
this great and responsible express company 1t will
be noticed that its extensions are of such character
to afford great accommodations 10 the needs Of this
community and OF those with which it is placed in
express connection, the most prompt and reliable.
Year: 1859

NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE MAIL LlNs.-Coast


travellers by the New Orleans and Mobile mail line


boats are referred to the change of arrangements in
the matter Of touching at the various points the
coast, q
Year: 1859

MAGIC AND VENTRILooUIsM.-Prof. Love, who il
said to be very adroit artist In all the walks Of
legerdemain, announces that he will entertain tho
people at Armory Hall, assisted by Mime Love, for
five nights only, commencing tomorrow evening.
We expect that it will be very amusing and
astonishing show
Year: 1859

HYDaoFRoDIA We learn that little dog
was taken with bydropbobia in Oregon yester-
day. The symptoms were decided. Ii is said
that about eight or ten days ago the dog re-
ceved bite on his head from auolher dog il
the street and it is now believed that the other
dog was rabhld. We learn, also, that large
dog attacked boy and his mother, at the head
of Main street the other day tearing the cloth
ing from the boy, and damaging the lady =
dress. He was shot down by man who hap
Pened to be passing. The dog evinced signs OF
the rabbles 1t would be well far our citizens
to watch this matter.
Year: 1859

The Enquirer says nothing about the
speeoh OF Mr. Douglas at Dayton. In that
Coun We lost on the popular vote, and with
tor and two Representatives. = Cleveland
Democrat


Judge Douglas did not speak in Dayton -
He was unwell and confined to his room
when here, so that the most eager could
scarcely get a sight at him If be had
been able to deliver his Columbus speech
to our citizens, it would have brought a
great accession to our strength, and the re-
suit in this county would have been far
different.
Year: 1859

D-It won't do TO cry that"the Locofocos are
making handle of the Hsrper's Ferry afflir to
break up the Republican organization - That
won't alter he facts in the case; will not change
a single principle concerned in the matter. The
Republican leaders who base their whole politi
cal stock in trade upon the agitation Of the
negro question, thereby melting the fanatic to
deeds Of blood, are responsible for that insur,
reetioni just as responsible as though they had
themselves engaged in it.
Year: 1859

IL There Is everything in a name, when sup
ported by ability. It is related of Daniel Wat
ster that when young lawyer he received a fee
Of SIS for services in a case In which he was
engaged. Some years after he received S., 100
in a similar case, aud used the same brief
A decided pecunisry difference between being
known and unknown.
Year: 1859

The following rules of etiquette are laid down by Southern journal:

 lst. Before you bow to lady in the street, permit her to decide whether you may do so or not, by at least look of recognition.

 2d. When your companions bow to lady, you should do the same. When gentleman bows to a lady in your company, always bow to him in return.

 In giving them publicity, the Albany Atlas and Argus makes the following timely and truthful comments:

 Nothing is so lilly understood in America, i as these conventional laws of society, so well understood and practised in Europe. Lsdies complain that gentlemen pass them in the street, unnotced, when, in fact, the fault arises from their breach of politencss It is their duty to do the amiable first, for it is a privilege which ladies enjoy of choosing their own associates or acquaintances. No gentle man likes to risk the cut" in the street by a lady, through premature salute. Too ma ny ladies, it would seem, don't know their trade of potcness Meeting ladies in the street, whom one has casually met in company, they seldom bow, unless he bows first and when gentleman never departs from the rule of good breeding, except occasionally by way of experiment, his acqnaintances do not mul- tiply, but he stands probably charged with rudeness. A lady must be civil to d gentle man into whose company she may casually be placed but gentleman is not upon this to presume npon an acquaintanceship the first time he afterwards eets her in the street. Ii it be her will, she gives some token of recog- hilton, when the gentleman may bow other wise he must pass on, and consider himself a stranger. No lady need hesitate to bow to a gentleman for he will promptly and politely answer, even if he has forgotten his fair salu- ter no one but a brute can do otherwise. Should he pass on rudely, his character is de. clared, and there is cheap riddance. Po- Iiteness or good breeding is like law-tbe reason of things"
Year: 1859

It is related of a Persian mother that CT giving her son forty pieces of silver as his DOT tion, she made him swear never to tell lie and said "Go, my son, I consign thee to God, and we shall not meet again until the day of judgment"

 The youth went away, and the party he travelled with was assaulted with robbers. One fellow asked the boy what he had got, and he said, "Forty dinnars are sewed mp in my garments" He laughed, thinking he tested Another asked him the question, and he re ceived like answer.

 At last the chief called, and asked the same question, and he said, "I have told two of your people already that have forty din mars sewed up in my clothes" He ordered the clothes to be ripped oper and found the money. And how came you tell this ?"

 Because" replied the child, 1T would not be false to my mother, whom I promised never to tell lie"

 Child," said the chief, art thou so mind ful of thy duty to thy mother at thy years and am insensble at my age, of the duty l owe to my God :? Give my thy hand that l may swear repentance on it." He did so, and his followers were all struck with the scene.

 You have been our leader Tn guilt" said they to the chief, be the same in the path of virtue" And they instantly made resti tuition of spells, and vowed repentance on the boys head
Year: 1859

A bad temper is Il curse to the possessor,
and its influence is most deadly wherever it
is found. 1t is allied to martyrdom to be OBJ
liged to live with one of a complaining temper.
To hear one eternal round Of complaint and
murmuring to have every pleasant thought
scared away by their evil spirit, is sore
trial 1t is like the sting of scorpion-a
perpetual nettle, destroying your peace, ren-
dering life burden. Its influence is deadly;
and the purest and sweetest atmosphere is
contaminated into deadly miasma where
ever this evil genius prevails. 1t has been
said truly. that while We ought not to let the
bad temper of others influence Us, it would
be AS reasonable to spread blister upon the
skin, and not expect it to draw, as to think Of
4 family not suffering because Of the bad tenn
per of any one of its inmates. One string
out of tune will destroy the music of an i'll
strument otherwise perfect; SO fall the mem-
bers ola church, nei ghborhood and family,
do not cultiyateia kind and affectonate tenn
per, there will be discord and every evil
work
Year: 1859

1T Is VERY IMPORTANT TO SAVE IN
| THESE HARD TIMES-Well how can I
save, Why will tell you. When you want
Broom take the old handle to the Broom Factory,
and you will be allowed two cents for the old handle
in exchange for Il Broom. l.. HERRING.


ian l3 Royal street, south Of Prince
Year: 1859




Ea- While the masons are busy in rear
lug the walls of the new Presbyterian
Church on the corner of Second and Wal
nut streets, the ladies of that congregation
are busy with their needles, preparing for n
very attractive Fair, the proceeds of which
are to be applied to the purchase of first
class organ, to be placed in the church. We
are pleased to notice this prospective addi-
ton to the church music of the city. Few
things are more pleasant to congregations
th.n excellent sacred music and in these
days a large church edifce is incomplete
without an organ. The Ladies' Fair, we
are informed, is to take place in three or
four weeks, and, without doubt will be one
of the chief attractions of the approaching
holiday season. The congregation has in
Cured heavy obligations in their enterprise
of adorning the city with line church edi-
fee; and we are confident the ladies will
meet with the proverbial hberality and as
sistanee of the community, when they ask
their aid in this agreeable form, and for so
worthy an object.
Year: 1859

Owing to the desire of many of the peo-
pie of our neighboring city of Henderson to
hear ex-senator Foote tomorrow evening,
tho Maid offhe AGst viii make an excursion
trip, leaving Henderson in the afternoon,
and Evansville Immediately after the lee
ture We hope to see a large delegation of
our Kentucky neighbors-the distinguished
gentleman will well repay them for the
trip. There is great desire to see and hear
the fiery Mississippian. He lectured last
night in Cincinnati.
Year: 1859

Ia An advocate having lately gained a
suit for poor young lady, she modestly re-
marked


81 have nothing to pay you with sir but
my heart"


"Hand it over to the clerk if you please,
I wish no fee for myself" he replied.
Year: 1859

EDIToR DEMOCRAT The Express of Satur-
day morning is again bowling about the Ma
tionality of the Lecompton party; Of ticket
made up OF men from "Western wilds" and
rock bound shores" DC. Does the cold and
tried democrat" who writes these senseless
illusions think he can humbug the enlight-
ened voters of Marysville in this style? Ma
tional lin what? In cutting off the head of
every man who will not bow the knee to
King james? In locating our overland mail
routes which 60 seven hundred miles out of
the way to keep them from benefting State
farther North? Look at the vote by which
the Pacific Railroad was defeated every
Senator, with one exception, belongs to this
same National Lecompton party. Yes, vo.
ters of Marysville, you must support this
National Lecompton party or you are Dis
unionist King Jeems wants Cuba, and wants
to give thirty millions of dollars for it, and
must favor it or you are not National The
People of this State want a Railroad and


want the Government to assist in building it..
But the Lecompton party say No, it is not
National. and you must swallow it, for ifyou
do not, you would not be National, and the
Great Lecompton party would diSown you.


But the voters of Marysville will hardly be
humbugged by such revolving luminaries as


hover over the Express This game of Bo-
gus Nationality is about played out" as
their contemplate little squad will find O4t
on Monday next M.
Year: 1859

You've MEN.-The venerable and antigua.
ted sage who, through the columns of the
Express, instructs the American people how
to submit to the tyranny of President, is
much exercised because some of the Young
men of our city have seen fit to make their
voices heard in public matters Now with
all due Difference to the whitened locks of
the old patriarch who edits the Express, we
think he is claiming too much for the old
fogy crowd to which he belongs, when he
attempts 10 frown down the rrepressible de-
sire of the young men of the country to as
sist in selecting public officers The Consti
tuition expressly gives out that all male white
citizens of the United States, of the age of
twenty years or upwards shall be enti-
tied to vote, and we young men are COM
Peiied TO throw ourselves back upon our con
stltutional right, and protest against the re-
strictions which the ancient editor of the Ex
press would fain impose upon us. Better to
be young and uncorrupted, than to be old
and the supporter Of bad cause.