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Year: 1859




We find the annexed article on the pro-
posed abolition of the law for enforcing the
payment of debts, in the financial depart
ment of the New York Independent. The
subject is one that is beginning to attract
good deal of attention, and the more it is ag-
itated the more favorably it will be regarded
by the public. Credit is now too cheap, and
in this respect measures of reform should be
adopted. For this there is a growing neces-
sity, and there is no plan that will meet the
case more fully and speedily than that pro-
posed: -''''


Abolish all laws for the collection of debts,
and leave creditors to their own powers of
discriminating character when giving credit.
This is the point to which our growing civil
ization tends, and to which practical wisdom
and philosophy point. We have long since
abolished the inhuman laws which used to
imprison debtors, in which abolition we took
thelead of old Europe. We have now to
lead the way in a more important reform. A
great proportion of the bad debts made arise
from the rushing of business on imprudent
buyers, extending credits, and in relying on
the law for enforcing payment. When with
out remedy at law, the seller of goods would
look exclusively on character, established
character, wherever credit was given; and
credits would be more proportioned to the
known means of the debtor, both as regards
amount and time.


The expenses attending the collecting Of
debts are very great, and absorb a large por-
ton of the profit. In cases of failure among
the dealers, their debtors are, as is well known
apt to take advantage, and delay, if not alto
gether refuse, payment of their debts. The
law is resorted to by them for evasion. The
moral effect Cf this proposed abolition of the
law to compel payment of debts, which it
does so imperfectly and at so great an expense
of money and time, would be great 1t would
be felt by all sellers that it would not answer
to tempt buyers to buy too much. The sell
Ter would be more cautious. Besides, cash
| transactions would increase, and speculative
dealings diminish.
The evasion of the present laws for the
| collection of debts is very easy to the dishon-
est men, aided by professional advice and
| numerous instances abound of men having
become rich by running largely in debt, put.
ting their property so acquired out OF reach
and setting all laws at defiance. Rich mer
abound, whose property is all settled on theil
wives, or held in trust for them by others
which, in the absence of bankrupt law, car
not be reached.


Indeed, if no law existed to enforce pay
ments of debts, men would look into the NOR
al habit of their debtors before trusting ant
not afterward. They would not be so read,
to seduce, by Illicit means, any set of men t.
make purchases. Men so facile of characte
as to be led are never reliable.
Year: 1859

Generation after generation have felt as we
now feel, and their lives were as active as our
own. The heavens shall be as bright over
our graves as they are around our paths. Yet
a little while and all this shall have happened.
The throbbing heart will be stilled, and We
shall be at rest. Our funeral will wend its
way and the prayers will be said, and We
shall be left in the darkness and silence ofthe
tomb. And it may be but for short time
we shall be spoken of-but the things of life
shall creep on, and our names will be forgot
ten. Days will continue to move on, and
laughter and songs will be heard in the room
where he died; and the eyes that mourned
for US shall be dried and animated with joy,
and even our children will cease to think Of
us, and will remember to lisp our names nc
more.
Year: 1859

Expectation does not appear to be fully re-
allied concerning this ship. The immense
cost of navigating her is evidently the most
unfavorable feature, and she will probably be
bill of cost to every party which undertakes
her management, even though she should
come into their possession free of cost. 1t is
stated that her consumption of coal is 27O
tons day. Under our telegraphic head
will be found something further respecting
her time of starting on her first voyage. Hope
it will soon. The world is tired of hearing
tell of it, but not seeingit.
Year: 1859

recting the tide of life that may be on the turn,
Young and elderly men suffer in similar manner
at the same periods, when there is always danger.
They should therefore undergo course OF this
purifying medicine which ensures lasting nea',n.
This great Household Medicine ranks among 'ne
leading necessaries of life, as it is well known 70
the world that 1t cures complaints other remedies
cannot reach; this fact is as well established as
that the Sun lights the world. Judson's Mountain
Herb Pills are sold by all Dealers in Medicine
Year: 1859

Louis Napoleon is building ship to be
armed with the famous new rhnoceros
horn," which it is believed will cut through
any ship with which it may come in contact
Should this experiment prove successful, it
will bring naval warfare back to the ancient
smash up style. The commander may then
stand on the poop, point his bow at the ene-
my, and signify to the engineer to "let
her rip" R. iroad collisions will become
mere boys play in the course of time. ....
Year: 1859

Democratic Rascaiity in Fillmore Co.


We learn from the Winona Republican
that the Democratic canvassing board of Fill
more county have given the certificates OF
election to four of the the six Democratic NOM
inees for the Legislature in that county, and
also to the Democratic candidate for Register.
This is done by throwing out the vote Of GER
tain towns which gave Republican majorities,
on account of slight informalties alleged to
have existed in the manner of conducting the
election. It is of no use, gentlemen; your
certificates are hardly worth the paper they
are written on, and you will be turned out Of
House sans ceremOnie.
Year: 1859

w A few weeks since, q couple, young
son from the Emerald Isle and his Biddy, as
sembled at the Catholic Church in Benning-
ton, VT, to be made one flesh. They were
already kneeling at the altar, and the clergy
man harangucd them as to their relative du-
ties to each other, and finally put the question
to the young lady If she would agree to carry
out the requirements Of the marriage vow, to
which she fatty answered in the negative
"Then," said the astonished divine rise
up." She did rise up and left the church,
and Patrick, kneeling at the altar, lost in won
der. and no doubt cursing his luck.
Year: 1859

Our WEATnER.-We can boast Of our
weather this fall-we can-and defy any 9TH
er part of the Union to equal it. For several
weeks, with the exception of but day or
two, we have had mild, bracing, bright, dry
weather. No freezing, chilly or windy days
yet. We hope it will continue some time lon
ger as pleasant as it has been Of late.
Year: 1859

w The st. Louis Democrat says that
lager beer is drug in the St. Louis market
this fall, as the usual quantity manufactured
last winter has left stock on hand that can
not be exhausted by the regular demand
To get rid of this, brewing must be deferred
until it is sold, or it must be mixed with the
new beer of this winters brewing. The Dem-
ocrat infers that there has been reduction
in the consumption of the article.
Year: 1859

The Democratic National Convention.


The Journal of Commerce expresses the
opinion that the 10th day Of April next will
be designated by the Democratic National
Committee as the time for the meeting OF the
Charleston Convention.
Year: 1859

Here is the last Partisan advertising dodge,
which we give for the benefit of authors whose
works persist in remaining on the publishers
shelves.


The unappreciated novelist writes letter,
upon the following model


Sir-You are warned to make no turtner
attempt upon the virtue OF certain lady,
whom you pretend to love, and whose baptis
,nal name resembles that of the heroine OF


giving the title Of the novel;
the exciting romance lately published oy


(name of the publisher. D.
Tragedies even more terrible than that which
closes the work of fiction in question, SON ,
times occur in real life Be on your guard,
sirr


You leave your letter without signature
have it neatly autographed and printed to look
as if every sheet were written by hand
You then send to all the gentlemen whose ad-
dresses YOU find in the Directories, and pa
rently await the result. Nine in ten of the
persons to whom you have forwarded this
adroit circular, will say to themselves" 10
love with lady of the same name as the he.
ro;ne of the mysterious Soap Boiler"-wha'
the deuce can her name be!


And uff he goes to purchase your dehsht
full romance which, of course, is all you
want.
Year: 1859

PRESIDENT BUCHANAN UNWILLING TO BE A CAN
DIDATE FOR Re .ELEcTToN. President Buchanan,
recently, in abiding to the charge that his visit
to North Carolina was with view to a nomina-
ton for second term, said that nothing was
further from his intention this and he would
avail himself of the first opportunity publicly to
disabuse the minds of those who suspected him
of design to again become candidate for the
Presidency. 1t will be seen that in his speeches
in North Carolina since, he has already redeemed
this promise.
Year: 1859

In connection with the movements of Garibaldi,
it is said that Sir William Napier-who, bed
ridden and bullet-riddled as he is in London,
still follows all contemporary military operations
keenly and closely-pointed out the Importance
of throwing Garibaldi upon the Austrian right
by exactly the movement that general has now
made. It is interesting to see the bed-ridden
critic Of the military chess board thus anticipat-
ing the move of the active player.
Year: 1859

The human heart is like an artists studio.
You can tell what the artist is doing, not so much
by his completed pictures, but by the halffnished
sketches and designs which are hanging on his
wall So you can tell the course Of mans life,
not so much by his well defined purposes as by
the nalf formed plans, the faint day-dreams which
are hung in all the chambers of his heart.
Year: 1859

There is a woman in Sing Sing prison, who is
suffering for arson, who has little boy, born in
that dreary place, represented to be miracle of
angelic beauty, from whom she must soon be sep
arated, because convicts are not alowvd to retain
children after they have arrived at the age of two
years
Year: 1859

SINGULAR ErsrCT OF ASToIN-C nder the
head OF Unaccountable" the Clayton
County Jou17.1' makes the following state
ment:


Perhaps some Of our readers have no.
ticed the singular appearance OF the fruit
and forest trees, since the recent storm
which did so much damage. Those who
have not noticed it, may sec the effect
produced by the storm at that time. They
VIII observe that on the west side OF the
trees which We're most exposed, the leaves
present the appearance OF having been ex-
poSed 10 the action OF fire, being com
pletely shriveilcd UP. 1t is only the west
side Of the trees that present this appear
ance, the rest Of the leaves being IN as
good condition as before the storm. All
kinds of vegetables were destroyed by the
same agent, whatever it was, wherever
there was no protection against the storm.


What caused this devastation is nys-
terry; there was no frost-thcre could be
none with the wind blowing SO strong and
the rain falling so fast as it did on that oc-
casion. 1t has been a source of great
wonderment to all who have noticedit, no
one ventures TO express an opinion IN re-
gard to it, all agree that it is entirely be-
yond their comprehension. Whatever
this destructive agent is, we hope it will
not visit our country soon again, and we
hope some elucidatior Of he mystery will
at no distant day be brUnelt to hight
Probably some scientific nan may give a
satisfactory account cf the phenomenon.
Year: 1859

One day, when Dumont, tradesnan
of the Rue st. Denis, was walking on the
boulevard st. Antoine with friend, he
! offered to wager with the latter, that if he
were to hide six livre piece in tic dust,
his dog would discover and bring it TO
him


The wager was accepted, and the piece
of money secrcted, after being carefully
marked When the two had proceeded
some distance from the spot, n. Dumont
called to his dog that he had lost some
thing, and ordered him to seek it. Can
iche Immediately turned back, and his
master and his companion pursued their
walk to the Rue ST Denis


Meanwhile traveller, who happened to
be just then returning in a small chase
from Nincennes, perceived the piece OF
money which his horse had kicked from
its hiding place; he alichtcd, took it up
and drove TO his inn III t C Rue Pont and
Choux


Caniche had just reached the spot in
search of the lost piece, when the stranger
picked it up. lie followed the chaise,
went into the inn, and stuck very close to
the traveller.


Having scented ont the coin which he
had been ordered to bring back. in the
pocket of the latter, he lcaped up inces-
sanity at and about him
The traveller, supposing him to be some
dog that had been lost or left behind by
his master, regarded his different move
ments as marks of fondness, and as the
animal was handsome. he determined TO
keep him. lie gave him q good supper,
and on retiring to bed lie took him with
him to his chamber


NJ lol Il l. 1aN =,
es than they We're seized by the dog The
owner, c nceiving that the dog wanted to
play with them took them away again.


The animrl began TO bark at the door
which the traveller opened under the idea
that the dog wanted 20 GO out.


Caniche sratchcd up the breeches, and
away he flew The traveller posted after
him with his nightcap on, and literally
sans cul9Gcc


Anxiety fer the fate Of q purse full Of
gold Napoleons of forty francs each, which
was n oae OF the pockets, gave redoabled
velocity to his steps. Caniche ran at full
speed 20 his masters house, where the
stranger arrived moment afterwards
breathless and earaced.


He accused the dog Of robb.ng him


"Sir," said the master, my dog is a
very faithful creature aad if he has run
away with your breeches it is because you
have in them money which does not be-
long 10 you


The traveller became still more exaspe-
rated


Compose yourself, sir" reioinei the
other smiling; without doubt there is in
your purse lirre piece. with such marks,
which You have picked UP in the Boule-
card St Antoine. and which threw down
there with the firm conviction that my
dog would bring it back again. This is the
cause OF the robbery he has committed
upon you.


The strnser's rage now yielded to aston
ishment, he delived the six liyrc piece 10
the owner, and could not forbear carressing
the dog which had given him So much un-
easiness and such al unpieaiaat chase.
Year: 1859

UsprrGRouSp LAKES IN M.cnrGAN-Scat-
tered throughout the Peninsular State arc
large numbers Of beautiful, clear lakes
from a tiny pond to those OF miles in cir
cumference. Sometimes those lakes are
found over which crust Of earth from SIX
to ten feet in thickness, the surface bearing
the appearance OF marsh or meadow. In
building the Central Road, in crossing with
an embankment for the track, a place OF
this kind, near Miles, considerable iithcul.
ty was found la making the road bed sub
stantial Recently in constructing a wa
gon road near Battle Creek, another one
was found. The weight OF the material
used for the track crushed through the
crust which covered the lake, and entirely
disappeared, so that not a vestige OF it can
be seen. The lake is about thirty rods
across.
Year: 1859

A CsErci HrSr-Ifa q man faints away,
instead Of yelling out like savage, or run.
ming to him to iifs him up, lay him at full
length on his back ca the floor, loosen tho
clothing, push the crowd away SO as to
allow the ar to .each him, and let him
alone. Dashing water over person in y
simple fainting tit Is barbarity. The phi.
losophy of fainting fit is. the heart fails
to send the proper supply OF blood to the
brain; if the person is erect, that blood
has to be thrown up hill; but if lying
down, it has to be projected horizontally,
which requires less power, as is apparent
Year: 1859

SULpuuRous Ac1D-As this acid is not to
be obtained at the druggists, and as some
of our readers may occasionally wish to
use it in chemical experiments for bleach
ing; &c, the following simple method of
making it, taken from the London Chen'i-
cal Gazette, will be found useful


Take ounces Of sulphur in fragments,
aud IS ounces of sulphuric acid and place
them in glass flask furnished with gas
tube. After this heat it over spirit lamp,
when the sulphur will soon melt and an
evolution of sulphurous acid will take
place, which is conducted by the tube into
the condensing vessel through cold water.
Year: 1859

TnE SUICIDE "DoDoE. A man calling
himself Lamartinc, is wandering through
the West raising funds by pretending to
commit suicide. He takes laudunum and
sends for doctor and clergyman. They
come to him and find a letter in his room
in the pathetic style of suicide literature.
He states that poverty is the cause of the
rash act. He is restored with difficulty,
and sympathetic people raise purse for
him and he departs. He raised SIS In
this way last week at Dayton and $40 at
Sandusky. and departed with a" free pass
on the railroad, to commit suicide at some
other place.
Year: 1859

H.rvrsr-The work ce harvesting goes
bra+ely on, and many Of our farmeas have
finished tier red wheat, and commenced
on their white, or latest wheat. In two or
three more days the work will be compile
ted The yield will come fully up to their
most sanguine expectations Co
-stte 25.k.
Year: 1859

RAT SToRr-Mr. Pike Qstc Of the Pike
House, tells us that he killed o rat on his
farm Friday morning, which said rat had
eight legs. The four extras were kind o
hung on just above the regular ones, and
were very nearly as long That rat ought
to have been hard to catch.-Bioon'ingt0n
PGatasraph.
Year: 1859

A miser once died, and the gods were
puzzled as to what punishment was ade-
Quate for so depraved a character. lie
b, st punishment ior such wretch, said
Momus; the god of Mirth, is to send him
back to the earth, and let him see what
use his heirs are making Of his riches.
Year: 1859

TTyIE undersigned would respectfully inform the pub


lie thai he has leased the above named house, Qate
ly kept by g. CsAcssFr and that he 10 prepared to
those who favor him with their patronage in
good style and the most reasonable terms Farmers
in particular weuld hnd 1t their advantage stop
here in view OF the convenient locality being In close
proximity to the businegs part Of the city.


His table will be furnished with the hest the marks
can Afford. He has good stsbling ana careful and A.
Year: 1859

ELEGANCE IN STYLE.-To those who admire fine writing, free from all vulgaritv or unchasteness, we commend the papers edited by the allies. The Fort Smith Her aid rather Jagged behind the rest, but it is coming out. In its last issue 1t copies the filthy, personal attack from the State Rights Democrat, and calls it ca sharp shot,'- Then it tries it's hand in several places, un- til finally, it turns out the following:

 We can expect but little from the True Democrat, on this or any other subject but filthy slang-for under auspices of the base Swiss, who now controls it, that paper is nothing but the conduit pipe of his venom and mahgnity."

 Chaste, isn't it? Not particle of "slang" about Mat! Nothing venomous or malignant here! We might venture to hint that when people condemn practice they should, at the same time, avoid it. However, we can forgive good deal of such stuff, for we know it is their only weapon. Certain animals when about to be caught, sometimes escape by creating stench. We thought we were hunting weasel-we find that it is very odoriferous animal of the feline tribe.
Year: 1859

raised. Having rendered Themselves pow erless to do this, the Governor did it under clause in the constitution. Then tn, question of the same session or second ses sion has nothing to do with the pay. If il was right to claim per diem during the in terval, it made no difference whether it was or was not continuous session. The leg islature, as we said before, yet exists. IT case of emergency, it might be called to- gether. A member is elected for two years and continues to hold office for that time but he draws pay for the days in which the body of which he is member is in session and for the miles he travels in going to and returning from its sittings This is the common sense-the peoples view of the matter. The General Assembly met and sat 33 days. It met again and sat 36 days Whether the second meeting was new meeting or the old one continued is imma- terial. Nor is it necessary to the legality of its acts that it should be one or the other It was the same body in session S9 days out of ll3. If its members are entitled to pay for these days when their body did not sit they are entitled to pay now and until theii successors are elected and qualified. These side issues are all immaterial and really dc not affect the question. Between the 23d of December and the 17th of January, the General Assembly existed as it does now but was not in session. There was an in teregnum or hiatus of A days. The mem bers were at home Were they entitled to pay? They are at home now. Are they entitled to pay.

 Before dismissing the subject we must re- fer to the extract from the Herald above. That paper then said that if the members declined to draw their per diem pay, tn e credit would be due to them. Then it would have been creditable to decline to draw it and, as natural sequence, discreditable to draw it. So 1t thought then. Now it de- fends it.

 We wait with some anxiety to see what the Fort Smith Herald and State Rights Democrat will say to this new position of the Gazette. They copied its arguments, and took every position that it took. Now it has deserted them. They occupy the position that the Governor was wrong and ex-speaker Duval right. It now asserts that both were wrong.

 It will be seen that the Gazette and our selves are no nearer an agreement than we were before We believe that the action of the Governor was right and called for by the circumstances. He denies it. We hold that the adjourned meeting of the Gen eral Assembly did right to proceed with un- finished business as Congress does at its second session. This the Gazette denies. Finally, we do not believe that the mem- bers were entitled to pay during the recess, simply because they rendered no service.

 The Gazette puts it upon tbe ground that the legislature had ceased to exist, which we contend is impossible.
Year: 1859

This gentleman is about to issue month ly paper at Memphis, to be entitled "The School Master" The terms are only one dollar year-12 copies for S10.

 In his prospectus, he says:

 "The editor has been practical teacher in the west, for more than a quarter of a century. The prime of his life has been devoted to the work of instruction. His students are found in almost every part of the great west, and he thinks that from them, as we'll as from hundreds of others, he will receive liberal support"

 To this we may add, that Prof Scott is well known as graceful writer Articles from his pen have been extensively copied and commended. A clear thinker, and de- voted to his profession, he is able to make the School Master equal to any journal of the kind in the Union Schools, acade- mics and colleges in this State, would do we'll to send club of subscribers

 The first number of his new paper will be issued soon.