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Year: 1859

Importans EccIe .is.tical MovemenQ


English papers that came over by the last
steamer, speak of an important ecclesiastical
movement about to take in the established
church. This is nothing more or less than a
secession Of some sixty clergymen, who have
already taken the preliminary steps, and'pro-
pose to form what's called the Free Church
sf england .lhis movement will place the
Sscessionisis OH prscisely the same ground
occupied by the Protestant Episcopal Church
in this country. The Secederse are said to
comprise men of large learning, much influ-
ence and fervent piety, and they all leave the
Establishment on conscientious grounds, op.
position to union Of Church and State, and
Puseyism in the Church beng the principally
ASSIGNED reason.
Year: 1859

W A dealer in upholstery recently died in
Lyons, at the age of 80, who served on the
jury that tried Charlotte Corday, for the kill
ing of Murat, and who was for an acquittal
in the teeth Of the Reign of Terror.
Year: 1859

A low fellow known as John McKennigan,
who hangs around the market, was arrested
in the act of stealing some chairs. He has On
ly one arm, and has a steel hook fastened on
the stump of the other. When the officer
went to arrest him, he fastened the hook in
his coat, and endeavored to draw knife to
stab him. The officer disabled his other arm
by blow Of his mace, and the fellow was ia
ken to the Calaboose We are informed that
there was considerable stealing done by those
low harpies who always gather around fires
to prey off of the misfortunes of others.
Year: 1859

Several persons declared openly, on Sat-
urday last that they voted in favor of the
City Charter, because BRowN, of the Her
aid Of Freedom, voted against it. They
claimed that they were at loss to know
how to vote, until they saw how Brown
voted. We are under many compliments
to those persons for their appreciation of
our intelligence in discerning the right
from the wrong.


1t seems that we have become sort of
north star with these men, and that
they are like the mariner without a COM
pass, who only knows his position after
he has ascertained the locality of that
unerring luminary, which retains its place
in the heavens, from age to age, emitting
its peculiarly brilliant light through calm
and storm, though at times invisible to
human ken. Well, we would desire no
better position than the one awarded us,
and would a thousand times prefer they
would act against, than with US. If those
men who are moved by such considera-
tiOns as they publicly acknowledge, should
labor with us, we should take it for granted
that we were wrong, and should implore
the aid of Divine Wisdom to direct us
anew, and in the right.
Year: 1859

Augustus Wattles cannot expect us to
publish anything more from has pen,
whether explanatory or otherwise, after
his peculiar mode of warfare of last week.
He sent us note for publication. 1t came
to hand just after we had gone to press.
Without waiting to see whether it would
appear in our next paper, he sends copy
to the Republican, and represents that we
had refused to publish it. Before we saw
that paper, or knew of his treatment OF
US, the inside of our issue was worked of
containing it. giving the lie to the re-
presentation that we had "denied" him
his defence. In future he may take il
for granted that anything he sends us is
refused, and govern himself accordingly;
for men, who are so anxious to place
us in false position, do not merit even
ordinary courtesy az our hands.
Year: 1859




The public are fully conscious that the
Herald Of Freedom, from its first establish
mept in Kansas down to the present, has
bsen an independent Free State newspaper.
II has sustained such men aud such
measures as the editor believed would
hast advance the interes. of the Territory,
and such, we wish to say, will be its course
hereafter. While we occupy the extreme
Anti.Slavery ground, and will do all in
our power TO circumscribe the area of
slavery, and widen that of freedom, yet
we shall never give our adhesion to a
party organized solely to elect designing
d,magoques to Office who arc alike destitute
of principle and moral worth. Occupying
this position, and determined to maintain
it through every extremity, we have re-
solved that, as a journalist, we shall not
give our adhesion to either of the two
parties, as such, now organized in Kansas,
but shall throw our influence where we
think it will best advance the cause of
freedom-not the freedom of one party,
or one race only. but of humanity gen.
erally. II the Republican party could be
organized on liberal basis in Kansas, and
it would exert its influence for the build
ing up of principles, regardless of its eff
fects upon individuals, we should then be
desirous Of working in its ranks; but with
the prospect now before it, we prefer to
occupy an independent position, and this
we shall continue to do.
Year: 1859

@Did Conway suppose that his only
nope of getting into Congress was over
'ne broken head of Doctor ROBINSON ?
fOollsh fellow! He will never retrieve
.Os' position by resorting to brute force.
ouf respect for him in the past has been
0ased upon his supposed intellectual force,
notion his physical, for mere boy would
cope with him in that direction.
Year: 1859

a good BOokbinder can make an ar
fAnsemsut at this Office, if application is
MADE Immediately, by which he can
establish himself in business in this city.
a workman should be acquainted with
sVery branch of the business, including
blank book work.
Year: 1859

HomE.-How touchingly beautiful are the relations of home! There each is bound by an electric chain that seems to pass to all hearts in the family group; so that one canno. enjoy pleasure unless all partake in it. If one heart is oppressed, all sympathize; if one is exalted. all must share the happiness. It is in the home where the aching heart is soothed, where the oppressed are relieved. the outcast re- claimed, the sick healed, or failing, the tear of pure love drops from the mourner's eyes, when the dear ones are gathered to their long home.
Year: 1859

CoNGo IDEA OF HooPEp SKIRTs.-Some of the Wanderers Africans are in Missis- sippi. The Nicksburg Sun says: We do not think they are valuable, from the fact that we believe no white man would like to oversee a set of such hideous, senseless looking creatures; besides, 1t would, in our opinion, be great deal of trouble to keep them at work. They can ask for tobacco and whisky, and perhaps chew the former and drink the latter, but they can do noth- ing else. They know nothing about the use of clothing, and would as soon place pair of pants on their shoulders as their legs. One of them has formed a great fancy for umbrellas, and when couple of young ladies approached him, dressed in the present extensive fashion, he flung down his hoe, and pursued one of them with all possible speed and as he came near her, he vigorously grabbed at the skirt of her dress, but before he succeeded in getting hold of 1t, one of the attaches of the Mississippi central railroad succeeded . in knocking him down. MT. Montgague then took him in charge, and asked him in lis own gibberish what he pursued the lady for, when he replied that she had an um- brela under her dress and he wanted 1t.
Year: 1859

N l. are now in receipt of a complete stock of " spring and summer staple and fancy goods, winch We will sell on as good terms as any one r the city. Give us call before making your pul chases elsewhere. HUDSON X iVES.

 March g, 1859.
Year: 1859

MR. JAMES R. RRDPATa has recently been nm
q visit to Hayti, and is now writing series of
articles for the New York Tribune, which give n
most unfavorable account of the morals and con.
dition of the peOpl of that country. Mr. Red.
paths account of the low state of morals is truly
dePlorable. He says marriage is almost un.-
known. The woman VINO lives in the house
with the man is regarded as his wife, but each
man who can afford it, is expected to support
several concubines. And this promiscuous
intercourse degrades neither the man nor the
woman in the estimation of society. Indeed.
the mother first gives her consent before the
daughter assumes the relation of concubine--
The correspondent says the doctrine of free love,
as applicable to the present condition of society,
hasRhad free scope there for many years.
Year: 1859

Lord Byron once told companion that if
some demi-god would dictate to us just how
much we ought to eat it would put an end 10
half the miseries of the race.


Jonathan Edwards, we see, noted in his
diary:


II find that | cannot be convinced in the
time of eating, that to eat more would be to
exceed the bounds of temperance, though |
have had two years experience of the like,
and yet three minutes after have done,
am convinced of it. But yet again | over
eat, thinking shall be somewhat faint ifl
leave off then; but when ! have finished, /
am convinced again of excess, and so it is
from time to time. | have observed that
more really seems to be truth, when it is ac-
cording to my inclination, than when other
wise"


Jefferson says that mo man ever repents
eating too little"


Sir Isaac Newton often dined on apenny's
worth of bread.


Abernethy cured his indigestion and gain
ed his flesh by going into the country,
where he could get good milk and eggs. and
living upon three ounces of baked custard
taken three times day, with no drink but
ginger-water On this quantity of food he
regained his flesh and uniformly got better"
Year: 1859

The CHILD AND THE TIGER.-The Courier du
Nord relates the following curious incident
which took place few days ago at the fair Of
Valenciennes, where, among other exhibitions
for the amusement of the public, there was a
menagerie of wild beasts -'' One of the chill
dren of wineshop keeper named Gambler, on
approaching the counter, saw crouched under il
an animal, which looked at him very fxedly
Papa,' cried the child in alarm, come here
quickly, there is large cat with a long tail and
whiskers Before, however, M. Gambler could
come, the animal rose and took refuge behind
some barrels, where it could better conceal it.
self. 1t was then discovered that the animal
instead of being cat, was tiger cub In th'
mean time the proprietor of the menagerie hat
discovered the escape Of the animal, which find
ng the door of Its cage open, had walked qui
etlv out and crossed the Place Armes unnotic
ed, although the place was full of people. Or
being informe where the animal had taken re
fage, the proprietor, provided with cage ant
blanket. came to the place, and by. means Of Q
stick compelled the animal to quit its hiding
place Then throwing the blanket over its head
he seized it and returned it to the cage. The
animal had been quite docile until the blanket
was thrown over it, when it turned fercely, anC
severely bit its masters hand.'
Year: 1859

NIGHT AND SLEEP.-What a wonderful and
blessed thing is night, when nature withdraws
the stimulous poured upon the brain through
the little channel of the eye, and all the cares
and fattiuges of the past day, like sour nurses
who have been cross with the wayward child tils
it was weary turn kind and compassionate at
last, rock the mind to sleep. "The blanket of
dark" Shakespeare calls it, and contrasts it
with Heaven Now, doubtless there is many a
wicked thing done behind the blanket; but |
see not why the misuse of any of Heavens best
gifts by man and mans passions should take
away from the value of that gift The best
boon that ever was conveyed can be abused
When God created the evil and the good, He
permitted the evil but ordained the good, and
left man to choose between them-JAMEs.
Year: 1859

CURIOUS FAcr.-A man always measures
more within twenty and thirty minutes after
rising in the morning than at any other period
of the day, the muscles being then relaxed. An
army officer states that he has seen men who
were rejected the previous day, walk into the
orderly room of his regiment, hot and steaming
from their beds, near the barracks, get measur-
ed, and passed as being Of the proper height
He explains the cause of this, by stating that
the system is more relaxed at that time Unit
ed Service Gazette.
Year: 1859

Boy LovE.-The passion of love in boys bears
about the same relation to genuine love that
green fruit does to ripe. Women Of little ex-
perience soon learn that it is not quite safe to
trust boys with the secrets of their hearts, as
they are apt both to misinterpret and misrepre-
sent any little freedom of ranners. At this
period the imagination is morbid from weak
ness and inexperience; and a proneness TO boast
of wha, their vanity construes into advance on
tho part of ladies. is among the least i'll conse-
quences Of flirting with boys
Year: 1859

eff l could speak to him." she whispered,
land tell him | hate him, despise him, l
loath him -


Suddenly, as if new thought had struck
her, she drew a key from her pocket, and un-
locking an inlaid desk where she stored up her
keepsakes, took from it a small miniature. 1t
was in very slight gold frame, with ring to
it, as if intended to be worn on chain and
under the glass at the back were two locks of
hair, one dark and the other auburn, arranged
in fantastic knot. 1t was Anthony's secret
present to her year ago-a copy he had had
made specially for her. For the last month,
she had not taken it from its hiding-place =
There was no need to heighten the vividness
of the past. But now she clutched it fercely,
and dashed it across the room against the bare
hearthstone.


Will she crush it under her feet and grind il
under her high-heeled shoe, till every trace Of
those false cruel features is gone?


All, no She rushed across the room, but
when she saw the little treasure she had cher,
ished SO fondly, SO often smothered with kisses
SO often laid under her pillow, and remembered
with the first return of consciousness in the
morning-when she saw this one visible relct
of the too happy past lying with the glass Shiv'
cred, the hair fallen out, the thin ivory crack.
ed, there was a revulsion of the overstrainet
feeling relentlng came, and she burst into
tears. Look at her STOPPING down to gather W
her treasure, searching for the hair and replac
ing it, and then mournfully examining the
crack that disfgures the once-loved image
Alas there is no glass now to guard either thu
hair or the portrait ; but see how carefully sh'
wraps delicate paper round it, and locks it u
again in its old place. Poor child God sent
the relenting may always come before the wors
irrevocable deed


This action had quieted her, and she sat dow
to read Maynard's letter again. She read i
two or three times without seeming to take il
the sense her apprehension was dulled by th
passion of the last hour, and she found it diff
cult to call up the idea suggested by the words
AT last she began to have distinct conception
of the impending interview with Sir Christie
pher The idea of displeasing the baronet, @
whom every one at the Manor stood in awe
frightened her SO much that she thought


it would be impossible to resist his wish. II
!; believed that she loved Maynard; he had a
ways spoken as if he were quite sure of It,
How should she tell him he was deceved-an
what if he were to ask her whether she love
anybody else? To have Sir Christopher lool
ing angrily at her, was more than she coul


bear even in imagination. He had always bee


50 good to her Then she began to think
the pain she might give him, and the mo
selfish distress of fear gave way to the di
tress of affection Unselfsh tears began to Aoy
and sorrowful gratitude to Sir Christopher hell
ed her to awaken her sensibllity to Mr.. Gilfl
tenderness and generosity.


r "Dear, good Maynard what poor retul
9 | make him If could but have loved hi
t instead-but can never love or care for an
g thing again. My heart is broken"
r TO BE CONTINUED.
Year: 1859

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EDITOR DEMOCRAT In one of your issues
IA few days ago l see you advocating and
setting forth the real advantage to be de-
rived by this city from the construction Of a
turnpike road from Marysville to Downievile.
The necessity of such a road cannot fail to
be obvious to every business man of this
community, and | sincerely hope that steps
to this end will be taken Immediately.


| have further seen in your paper a letter
advocating new merchants's steamboat line
from San Francisco to this city-both enter
prises being SO nearly connected, that if ex-
ecuted together, it certainly would not fail
Oimpart new impulse to our slumbery busi
ness, actively and chiefly help us to recover
that portion of business which is about lost
to US, for our business connections wsth San
Juan, Nevada, Downie9ille, DC, must to-day
be considered as entirely annihilated


But believe that in order ITO avail our
selves Of all these advantages which the first
mentioned enterpri offers to our communi-
ty, We must have lower freight from San
Francisco to this city. I, therefore, will try
to explain the necessity and even the feast
biIity of the latter enterprise.


The writer # the letter have alluded to,
urges our leading business men to start a
new enterprise, and sets forth that the freight
could be reduced to IS per ton. l. myself,
am of this opinion, but before starting new
enterprise think all should be tried in order
to seeif the administration of the old COM
Pany will or cannot reduce their rates and
change their tariff. Some of the sharehold-
ssOf this company ore amongst us and must,
Meve do, feel the imperative necessity of
@mmediate reduction. The freight must
be reduced to at least Sc per ton, and their
elastic, if not tyrannical, tariff for goods
taken by measurement must undergo almost
serious and effective change, for the average
freight we pay to-day, we may well admit,
Is not IS, but nearly $50 per ton. Let,
therefore, our leading business men have a
private meeting and appoint a committee for
the purpose, putting themselves in commu.
nication with the administration of the Cal.
ifOrnia Steam Navigation Co. let them try
toconvince this company of the necessity of
sueil change. and should they then fail in
their efforts, aet us act at enee and DO what
must Zoe done.


Our rleading business men are certainly not
wanting in Intelligence and wealth They
can say like others the world over do, eve
need and must have it, because it can be
done"


Intelligent editors of public papers do not,
or should not lower their writings to the
level of all their readers. By their daily
AOors they must acquire more refined taste
and should try to impart it to Others and
uus guide and refine the taste of their read
eis In the same way it becomes the duty
VI leading business men to control all mate
Ual interests of a business community
nO!hlng should be done without their par
uclPaton and consent, and all necessary it44-
j FoVements should be set forth and insisted
upon by them. Each in his sphere has to
tsrlorm his duty if community, shall at
am the prosperity it deserves or has right
"eApect. COMMON SENSE
Year: 1859

1t is eleven o'clock a. m, and Mrs. Ssgo,
wearing the foulard silk morning robe and
French cap, goes down to the drawing-room,
where there is very perceptible smell of
new furniture; and very quiet is all within
that drawing-room. No sound save the mono
tonous ticking Of the small French clock on
the marble mantle, vases are filled with
rare flowers, the walls are almost covered
with paintings, some Of them gems of art
beautiful statusry and elegant surroundings,
but NO air of home comfort; everything is
too new for that. The folding doors are open,
throwing the front and back drawing-roo
into one for the occasion; and Mrs. Sage
walks from one to the other feeling very
little out Of humour. aud very much dissatis-
fed with her tout ensemble. She was standing
in the middle Of the floor, determining in her
own mind to go to her room, and exchange
her dress for one more to her taste, when
there was ring ut the door bell. Making a
plunge she landed in the middle of sofa,
where perfectly erect and with folded hands
she was sitting as motionless as q statue,
when Burdotte, after very slight rap, entered
to say that the cut glass had arrived.


off 1 were in your place, mum, I'd have
. little piece of fancy needle work in my hand,
or book OF something Of tho sort 30 rs not
Year: 1859

CELESTIAL ELoPEMENT AND MARRIAGE.-T The
Telegram tells of a Chinese wedding in San Fran
cisco, which was pretty well managed. pretty
China girl who had been brought to this State by
an ogress of her race to lead life of prostitution
revolted at her fate, and sought protection in the
arms of one of her countrymen, who retained
some happy remembrances of by gone days in
the Flowery kingdom, and who Immediately be-
came her lover. The old hag was enraged and
locked her up, but locks aud keys were Of no
avail With the aid Of few friends she was lib
Grated, carriage was at the door, which conveyed
the anxious pair TO Justices Office, where the
ceremony was performed after Mclean" fashion,
at their request The ceremony done, they de-
parted in high glee, defying all Chinadom.
Year: 1859

SHALL WE HAVE A FIRE ENGINE OR Hook
AND LADDER COMPANY ?-Is question to be an
swered by citizens who desire better protection
from fire. We ought to have one or the other
both if possible. Heretofore it has been impos-
sble to procure water for use in time Of fire, but
now an opportunity is afforded to keep fire cis-
terms constantly filled. Chase Il Sales and Nc
Gowan & Co. are bringing the water of Garden
Gulch in wooden pipes for town use, which will
be carried directly through Main street, and
which, with the aid of fre-engiDe would be
sufficient to check any fire which might occur.
A well-organized Hook and Ladder company
would have stopped the late fire, and saved most
of the property destroyed Bob Donnelly tells
us that good machine with 600 or 500 feet of
hose can be bad in San Francisco for perhaps
$1,000 or $500. A Hook and Ladder company
can be organized with trifing expense, as every
thing necessary can be made here. The present
is good time to move in the matter.
Year: 1859

"HEAD OF NAVIGATION" is kicking up quite e
rumpus at Shasta and Red Bluffs. The Shasta
Courier and Herald are sanguine that the old
fellow can be moved, with plentiful supply of
spondulcs." The Beacon is of opinion that
it is a stupendous task to undertake, and that
Z" head of navigation will remain permanent
fixture at Red Bluffs. 1t is good subject to talk
about, but we suggest that the g moving" be
postponed until after election.
Year: 1859

Nor so EASY, AFTER ArL.-Mr. Thomas J..
Tucker, for some time past editor of the Napa
Herald, has retired from the profession, fully
convinced that our duties are more arduous than
"outsiders' generally suppose. He says: From
"A short experience | am convinced that the labor,
care and responsibility of editor are but little
known to those who have had no experience in
the business"
Year: 1859

AMUsEMENTs.-What is to be done for The
ater, now? Two or three companies want to
play here, but there is no suitable room. The
California Variety Troupe are on their way. but
will probably pass Weaverville for this reason
We want TO make a suggestion 1t is, that some
body will erect the German Festival Tent, which
is large enough 10 seat thousand, near town,
and fit tup for theatrical and other performances
1t would be in great demand for the next three
months, and would pay well. Somebody do it.
Year: 1859

NORTH FoRK-Extensive preparations are being
made to fume the river Waters & Co. are al
ready on the ground with strong force they
will employ at least one hundred men in their
claim this season. Schnabel d Co., above North
Fork, are making good wages
Year: 1859

In LUcK.-His many friends here will be glad
TO know that Jno Anderson has received the
nomination for Clerk of Shasta county. We be-


lieve his election certain, and that no better
choice could have been made by the Convention.
Year: 1859

Big BAR,-New diggings have been struck
back on the bar. Woodman d Co. are making
SIS to the sluice There are number of other
claims that are paying well. Water is plenty,
and there is room for more laborers.