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Year: 1860

DEATH FROM EXCESSIVE JoY.-Patrick Fin.
ney, ar Irshman, and an employee of the Cam
bria Iron Company, at Johnstown, died suddenly
from excessive joy on Saturday morning. He
had not seen his father for some seven eight
years, and on being informed of his unexpected
arrival at this place from Ireland, the proceed
ed to put his coat, preparatory to entering the
room where the aged father was awaiting the con-
gratuIations and blessings of dutful son. but the
latter fell dead before gazing on the parent koEe
arrival was the source Of such intense joy as to
| cause his sons death .tts5Ryg Post
Year: 1860

To the Editor of tic Ne,o York Horid:


The Prince of Wales attended divine service
at the Anglican cathedral yesterday. He was
met at the porch by the bishop and clergy: The
governor generals pew had been reftted with
crimson drapery and throne in the centre.


The above appeared in the telegraphic dispach-
es to the press yesterday morning. Now l know
not how it may strike others, but TO the writer
who is not even a professor of religion, it gave
An inexpressble shock. What mockery thus. III
the very temple of God, in whose awful presence
all distinctions of human rank nothing
before whom prince aud peasant are alike miser-
able sinners. and whose forgiveness for sin they
had alike assembled to implore-to offer incense
and aduation to a mere mortal! Upon which
throne deem you that the hearts of that multitude
were really fxed-that of the Almighty Ruler of
the universe, or that of the human prince, with
its gay trappings and crimson drapery!


am but unsophisticated republican, Mr.
Editor, and wholly unacquainted with the eti
quette Of courts, but it does that the royal
mother of this young man, whose beautiful char
acter and admirable sense of propriety have en-
deare,l her to the hearts of thousands who owe
her no political allegiance, must be deeply griev-
ed when she that portion Of her sub jects
have permitted an excess of loyalty to lead then
to he verge of impiety


NEW-IORK AUGUST %. n.
Year: 1860




On yesterday (sunday) morning, the body of a
female child was found in an old soap box. secre-
ted under some bushes, short distance North of
the w. & w. r. r. Depot. It had evidently
been put there some time during the previous
night, learn that tracks were observed near
the box when found An inquest held in
the afternoon by Coroner Hartsfeld, who had an
examination made by Physician, but it being
at so late an hour that decomposition had COM
menced (the body having been exposed to the
air and sun) and it was almost impossible to tell
whether or not it had been murdered. From ap-
pearances on the head and throat, however, the
Jury came to the conclusion that it had been
killed. Several witnesses were called forward,
but no evidences obtained as to the perpetrator,
The verdict was that the child "came to her
death from violence inflicted by the hands OF
some person unknown TO the jury"


- The child was dressed in plain clothing, and
placed in the box as if for burial; over the body
was spread copy of the Wilmington Herald of
the 22d August. upon the inside of which name
was written with red pencil, but somewhat de-
faced. The infant appeared to have been fully
developed, and was no doubt deprived of life by
violence. We trust that the perpetrator of
this outrage may be found out and made to suf-
fer to the fullest extent of the law.


P. Sit is reported this morning that some
clue has been obtained as to the identity of the
mother, and that the jury of inquest win be called
together again this afternoon to investigate the
newly developed circumstances of the case.--HI
Taur
Year: 1860

The Portland Argus says the Republicans dare


not meet the issue rendered them by the Democ-


racy in regard to TEMPORAL policy in the slavery


question. Notwithstanding the frequent calls


made upon them by the Democracy, they dodge
the question. Instead of strengthening their


course, tnis silence upon the great issue of the


day is doing it incalculabe injury. In proof of


this the Argus publishes the following extract of
! a Communication from q prominent Republican j:


g 7 have been a Republican ever since the Re.
publican party was organized-never Democrat
! and yet at the next election ! shall vote for
Douglas and popular sovereignty unless his frank
| and candid and the most convincing speech I
ever listened to, is answered by our Republican
leaders, and better way shown of getting rid of
this now disgusting and dangerous sectional agi-
tation. Mr. Douglas has given the voters of Maine
his views with fearless frankness that I admire
and he has placed the subject in such y true pa
triotic light that he will get my vote, unless there
is some fallacy in his argument which I am not
able to discover, and which, ifit exists. it is the
imperative duty of Republican statesmen to ex-
pose.


II think there are thousands in th;s State who
in the same condition az myself We desire
to decide rightly. We want to see an end 10 this
agitation. Will You call upon Republican
leaders to show their hands, tell us what thev
mean. what policy they 2ntend TO pursue2 Don't


let them off with n dodge. but make them come to
to the scratch else drive them into p corner
IF they do rs they have been Going-talk about
everything but the real question-they must take
the consequences. Thousands will go for Doug
las and popular sovereignty. Mark my words


1t would seem from the above (adds the Argus)
that the writer has some hope that the defenders
of the Republican policy will come to the rescue,
and therefore wishes 20 drive them TO it. He is
mistaken. they will do such thing. and the
sooner he declares himself unquafiet!ty for Doug
las the better The slavery question IS certain to
he adjusted on the policy of non-nterferencc by
Congress with it, and the sooner such this wri-
ter Join party carry it out the sooner it will
he settled and the agitation become obsolete !
idea. 1t is sure to be settled in this way, it
is certain that the hank and independent treasu-
~ questions We're settled in accordance with the
Democratic policy in reference to them.
Year: 1860

STATE T,XES.-The State Taxes of Beaufort
county fer the present year amount to s 1880.
being an excess of & 900 of the taxes of last
wear Considerably over half of this large amount
is paid by the property holders. merchants and
other citizens of this town. We learn that the
last assessment of the real estate in the town Dis
rict IS equal to or larger than The assessment for
the whole county besides fact not very credita-
Bile to the value of our county land.


NHskiHgtOn DiSnafch
Year: 1860

hs all who disappointed IN getting copy Of the HOUSE
HOLD JOURNAL Fri and Saturday last account Of
the unparalleled demand can row be supplied BY any Of
the Wholesale News Agents in the city The paper e.ctro


typed aud quantity bach nombers be bad at time
Retsl plce Three Cent. per Copy. showbs may be bad
Year: 1860

The idea that State secede from the Union when
ever majority of its people see h for any cause or for
cause aud with the passive acquescence of the Fede
raj Government the strangest folly Of the day. Those
who maintain this proposition overlook the fact
that the President of the United States has taken oath
to support the Constitution and that the laws are
faithfully executed Among the duties of the Executive
as defined In the second Article Of the Constitution t is
declared that 'he shall take that the laws be faith
fully executed" Article Sixth declares that this Con-
sttuon and the laws Of the United States made in pur
susnce thereof; and all treatise made which snail be
made under the authority of the United States shall be


the supreme law Of the land; aud the judges 10 every
State shall be bound thereby anything in the Constitu-


ton or the laws Of any staIeo the contrary notwith-
Year: 1860




10 appealing to our citizens before the election We
were at all surprised at the manifestation Of feeling
at the South We expected and predicted it, and for
doing were charged by the Republican press with favor
ing dsunion while in fact simply correctly apprecia
ted the feeling of that section Of the Union. We sym
pahize with and justify the South, far as ths-ther
rights have been invaded to the extreme limit possible
within the forms of the Constitution and beyond this,
their feelings have been nsuted and their interests and
honor assaied by almost every possible form Of denun
ciaion and nvective, and If deemed it certain that
the real aRim Of the Republican par could be carried
into the administration of the Federal Government and
become the permanent policy OF the nation, We shall
hink that all the instincts of selipreseryation and OF
manhood rghtfuy mpelled them TO resort TO revoln-
ton and separation from the Uuion and we would ap'
plaud them and wish them Godspeed in the adoption OF
such remedy But-we desire to say to the few peo.
pie OF the South whom voice will reach-we do not
believe that the spirit OF sectional Repubcanism thus
far displayed in its struggle for power be carried
into the administration at WashngtOh-much less that
it can become the settled policy OF this country.


Move beg leave TO suggest 10 our Southern breth-
rCn that the accession OF Repubicansm TO the power
and responsibilities Of the Government-nnLeSs rash
and violent action Tie South shall supply it t.h vi
talty-will be the certain death Of it, It's impotency
accomplish 1.-THE Of what it has threatened and prom
ised will reveal is hypocrisy and false preences and
disgust its more rabd supporters and they will drop il
and turn their backs upon it, Mr. LIScoLN as matter
Of absout, necessity, when once in Office, must become
conserva,ve-nust execute the laws and obey the Con-
stitution-and this course will dsappoint the anaiicsm
which has animated his party aud elevated him. and Re-
publicausn will be stricken down within single year
by paralysis. We say this will be the case, If our
Southern brethren will look at the in the light Of
philosophy and common and wait little, in quiet
and repose for the progress Of events. If they will dc
this we at the North will be able take Of Repub


cansm and in another short year the crisis will have
passed. fanatcism will have burned out and Eealthfu
reaction will give renewed life and vigor to the body
polite.


Southern men owe it to themselves and their owl
honor-sayng nothing about courtesy to their hosts o
true friends at the Norhto in this emergency with
dignity and deiberation.
Year: 1860

From the Clarke county Va Journal (BreekiRridge)


We advance to the discharge OF solemn duty in hoist
ing for ourselves the flag of disunon 1t il solemn
duty binding upon U.s. because we believe in our con-
science that 3 right and necessary aud the will of that
Providence which has always guided people. If
Providence points clearly anything in the future, it
does to the separation Of these Northern and Southern
States from each other We live together IN peace
and equality because the North conscientious in
claiming right agita,e domestic institutions, and
because they greater aud therefore, in political
sense the section We not born to be mas
tered ror submit inferior position. There is no al
tentative but separation from those who seek to be our
rulers or else ec submission TO their yoke. Who can
hesitate what he will or ought to do.
Year: 1860

From the FredericksJ,rg Ia, Herald, (BeH)


There is work to be DONE and that right speedily, or
the golden opportunity viii forever have passed by
she must not procrlstinatc. The extreme Southern
States have full confidence In her fidelity to all questions
affecting their interests Tennessee, Kentucky and Ma
rylaud willing witnesses to testify TO the conserya-
tism of the Old Dominion. She is not she cannot be
dstrusted by section Let il then be her mission to
step in, not simply paciGcator, but as party hav
ing equal rights involved aud interests more largely i'm
perlled than either one OF the extreme slserhood oil
States.


And how shall Virginia intervene? As an equal, as
party TO this precpitated contest. Convection has
been suggested in Virginia for Virginia Under ordna-
ry circumstances this would probably be the wsest mea
sure that could be devised But desire preserve
the unity of this government there is time for such
delay As we said before the Uuioa, under the COnsti
tuition Is primary; If such Union is denied us then IL
will require no convention for Virginia TO decide to what
her pleasure mere duty may be. She must take the
place then that destiny will most unmisakaby point out
But have a stropg-grounded belief that Constltu-
tionable union is attainablcs clear recognition Of our
rights sealed to US beyond the power OF repeal.


A State Convention would most likely exhibit self
Notifying divided counsels. Discussion would elicit
feeling and only impair the Judgment OF our counsel
lors but weaken the faith Of the people.


Let then the Legislature Of Virginia select five OF their
most discreet Slatemen 10 meet in Southern Confer
ence Let this body sit with closed doors. Let them
prepare in detail statement Of the wrongs that must be
redressed and exposition OF the rights TO be recog-
nized.


Let this Conference gradually ask for nothing that is
not clearly ght-let them rather stand fully within on
their side, that aggression shall not aud cannot
be charged. Let this umatum 20 to the North with
out braggadoca in any spirit Of defiance; but let II
90 the final effort at peaceful arbitrament, Diuin
The Union of the vexed questions at issue; let heir
calm Judgment be invoked and with them rest the re-
sponsbiy OF seveing this most majestic OF all human
edifce OF rendng in twain this last refuge Of Liberty
Year: 1860

From the Ly,lehJwg Republican (Brsekiiridgs.)


We honestly believe the Cotton States ought go ont
of the Union just as sooa they can get out Aud We
believe so not merely because OF the political grievances
which they suffer- but because if they do go out
after their threats aud declared purposes they will not
only disgrace themselves in the eyes Of he world and
make themselves the laughing stock OF the North, but
they will reflect dishonor upon the whole South and
Southern character These States canuot retreat
from the position they have deliberately taken, even if
they desired 10 do 1t is secession or dshonor with
them


When these States have gone out of the Union they
certainly will 60 will then be for Virginia and the bOr
der States counsel together 10 the best way of get


ting them back of preserving the peace Of the coun-
try II the North will listen to terms of compromise,
and will to grant and 10 clear
constitutional rights, then the border States will unite
their destiny with the Cotton States, and become
great and prosperous Conederacy. But il the North will
yield our jus: and righteous demands and give the
Constitutional protection which we claim and have
right to claim, then the Union may be again cemented
together.


We confess we have but little hope that this latter
suit can be accomplished. We fear the mind OF the
Northern masses is too deeply prejudced against the
South and her Institutions to retrace their steps and
knowledge their Constitutional obligations If so, the
sooner the test is made the better for all parties.
Year: 1860

Tins not only has the consummaton which the Fire
eaters of the South have for years proclaimed the In
evitable prelude TO Dsunon been attained but the job
has been done so eectually completely and emphatcal


w. Us to leave doubt that the free people of the North
meant they should be understood When eighteen mill


lions of freemen speak they spoke Tuesday, they
make noise that the most stupid secessonss can
| not fail to hear.


Thus the people of the free North say to the slave o
igarchy eve will endure your insolence, suffer your
tyranny, bear with your assumptions, no longer" We
have listened TO your threats as insulting as they were
cowardly of what you would do if dared TO carry
out our convictions of right at the baotbox and elect
a who would not bow the knee to you, and who
would place your accursed institution Of slavery where
the public mind would rest in the belief that it would
become finally extinct. You have sworn that II We dared
to elect such man you would dissolve the Union We
have elected him; and now we want you TO try your lit
tie game of secession. Do it. if you dare So long as
you remain in the Unon ptaceably and decenty, you
shall Joy your constitutional rights. But every Of
you who attempts TO subvert this Union, which prize
so dearly will be hung high as Haman we will have
no foOling about the matter by THE ETERsAL! THR
UNION MUST BE PREsERyEDW


Such the lecture read by the people OF the North TO
their Southern brethren on Tuesday. And now what
will the chiyalry do about it?


Will they eat dirt Win they take back all they have
said about Disunon Southern Confederacy the rights
Of the South the blood Of their enemies, and al that
sort of thing What will the Ianceys the Rhets, the
Kes the JEFF Dayises, and all that noble army OF trai-
tors do? To what dodge will Wise, the doughty cham
pon of the Hay Stack War; resort n order to cover his
nglorious retreat? Where is the army with which be
to march Washington, and seize the Federal
city?


The chivalry will eat dirt They viii back out. They
never had any spunk anyhow. The best they could do
to bully, and brag and bluster. John Brown and
his seventeen we're enough to alright the whole
mighty Commonwealth Of Virginia out OF its proprety,
and TO bold il conquered province until recapnred
by the federal troops aud to this day John Browns
ghost Is more terrible than any army with banners, in
the eyes of every Southern cavalier These knights Of
the Sunny South just such heroes Sancho Panza
They wonderful hands at Dragging and telling


nastical lies but when it to action, count them
out


As if to add the last capstone to this absurdy of dis
union buster the telegraph yesterday brought the
that the Legislature Of South Carolina Tuesday
elected her Presidential Electors and that they had con-
cuded to postpone armiDg the State until they had as
certaued that Lincoln really elected Poor devils
The smallest kind Of knot hole will be sufficient for
them to crawl through now.
Year: 1860

Recollect that all sickness arises from impurity
Of the blood, and that JudsoR's Mountain Herb
Pills will so surely find out and cleanse these
impurities from the system, that disease cannot
exist. So simple and innocent are the herbs and
plants that compose them that il 10 not necessary
to have them sugar coated in order that the ston-
ach can bear them. In most cases, pills are sugar
coated because the materials Of which they are
made are IS gripping and malignant, that other
wise delicate stomach could not bear them


These Pills deal with disease rs it is, and viii
not only cure by removing the cause, but will
build up and restore the broken constitution
There are many who have 50 triaed with their
constitutions that they think medicine cannot help
them; let not even these despair; incredibly and
scepticism 10 overthrown by mode Of testimony
which Is truly irresistible. At FIRST the virtues
ascribed to these MOUNTAIN HERB PILLS
were deemed fabulous. The public had been so
often deceived thar they could not beliye the
simple truths advanced by their discoverer. Yet
lacis undeniable. attested by witnesses OF the
highest character and respecisbiliiy. have proved
md are proving each day, the virtues OF this
. mighty healer" They mark BY thsir miracnl-
Ne efficacy and power q new era in medicine.


Sold by NIL Medicine Dealers.
Year: 1860

In his frank and brave reply to the
attack of abolition fanatics on account
of his support of Judge Bates at Chica-
go, for the Presidency, Mr.. GreeIy
says: a @r-a mGs g


+" And now, when all the world is
raining Eoquets on the successful nomi-
nee, so that, il he were not a very
tall man, he might stand a chance to be
smothered under them, when thousands
are rushing to bore him out Of house
and home, and showing him white with
letters, and trying to plaster him all
over with their advertising placards, +,
who knew and esteemed him ten years
ago, reiterate that think Judge Bates,
to whom / never spoke nor wrote. would
have been the wiser choice. say this
knowing well that his nomination would
have fallen like wet blanket on nearly
the whole party. that thousands would
have sworn never to support it, and that
counter nominations would have been
got up or seriously threatened. But |
kept my eyes steadily on the fact that
the first and only Summer election that
is to be held in a State that we could in
any event hope to carry is that of Mis-
souri,, were the Republicans all earnest
ly desired the selection of their loved
and honored fellow citizens, and where
thousands not Republicans were ready
and eager to cooperate with them ir
case of his nomination.


Nothing can be more vindictive or un
principled than the war being made upor
the editor Of the Tribune at this time
because he chose to exercise his owr
judgment in relation to the selection OF
a Presidential candidate at Chicago. -
The little ours that now bark at him, a nc
whose political existence is as it were
but of yesterday, deserve the reproba.
tion of every fair-minded, honest man.


The result of .he late Chicago Con.
vention has brought to light host Of
crawling sycophants whose combined
ignorance and prejudice are perfectly
astonishing They are the self-con-
ceited, pompous, narrow-minded politi-
cal vermin, who have an idea that no.
body has any rights in the party but
themselves. They are forever nibbling
at the garments Of those whose excel
lence they are conscious they can never
r.,o oh n ok oh1 A.


they CRAFTY base envy by attempting
to pull others down to their own place
of merited degradation. A good deal
of this spirit was manifested prior to the
meeting of the convention, when men
were engaged in the legitimate discussion
OF the relative merits of possible candi-
dates before the Convention. Those
whose whole lifetime do not comprise a
milionth part of the political knowledge
of one of Horace GrecIy's sleeping
hours, were heard often accusing him
of dictation, and want Of judgment -
Nothing eau equal their pitiful ignor-
ance save only their transparent menda-
city. Not guilty Of a decent acquaint
ance with the first rudiments of our DO
litical system, these fellows set them
selves up as censors over the politi-
cal conduct Of others. Away with the
unrepentant know nothings.
Year: 1860

- The ST. ICloud business men
should see that people from this side
who desire to go over to trade with
them, are not imposed upon by being
made to pay half a dollar for crossing
the river in a rickety canoe. 1t Is an
outrage in these times. We don't
know whose fault it is-but that is what
we have TO pay where Lowry's ferry
ought TO run.
Year: 1860

BRIDGE BROKEN Down By A CAEAL-BoAT.
The other afternoon a canal steamer, City Of
Bi.faLO, in going West, being so heavily
loaded in the stern as to throw her bow
pretty well out of water struck bridge in
Rochester, N. Y, and was scarcely out Of the
way before the bridge fell
Year: 1860

PRRsOEs AND PLAoEs.--We are part of
the place we are in, or rather the place
becomes part of us and our spirits are sub
dued OF elevated TO the tone Of our sur
roIndings. One is wiser in his library than
in either, n 81 = IT 81 -
Year: 1860

A MAN WITH FIRM LIMBs.-A brakeman,
cars at Clyde, N. Y, was thrown upon the
track, and two wheels of loaded car ran
over both Of his legs, one at the ankle Joint,
and the other between the ankle and the
knee. The strange part of it is, that the
ankle was not even dislocated, nor was the
leg broken. After the wheels passed over
him, he got up and walked to the platform
without assistance. That man was not born
To be killed
Year: 1860

A VERACIOUs UTTERANCE.-Jean Paul has
said truly; "The praters about the happy
consciousness that rewards good actions, have
themselves performed none; else they would
have experienced that, in proportion to the
cultivation of the moral taste, it becomes
more delicately susceptible of falling below
its high standard; and, therefore, the best
men reproach themselves more than the
worst