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Year: 1860

WILL STAND FlEM.-Mr. Pugh, (who is a
delegate from Ohio to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention,) said in the Senate,a short
time ago, that he wanted the Richmond Con
venton of Secessionists to nominate their
Candidates. The boiling delegates had no
right to attend the Baltimore Convention,
and, for his part he would vote against their
admission till the 4th of March next, to keep
them out. The men who voted for Stephen
a. Douglas fifty seven times were not tired Of
doing it, and would keep on voting for him


Good for Pugh We like his pluck
Douglas is the choice Of the majority of the
National Convention clearly expressed, and
he ought to receive the nomination.
Year: 1860

Thar DoG.-It has been currently stated
for two or three days past. tina: couple OF
ladies were seen to throw a large dog from
the higher balcony of the St. Nicholas. the
fall breaking his bones, and putting him to
cruel torture till some one kindly ended his
misery by knocking him in the head. The
fact is established. that the dog fell and was
disposed Of in the manner stated but We are
assured by friend Of one of the ladies in
question that the fall was an accident. The
ladies were playing with the dog, and he
made a leap towards the edge Of the balcony.
one of the ladies at the same time lifting him
in sport with her hand. when he fell on the
outside and struck the ground. If it was an
accident, of course nobody was to blame.
Year: 1860

Tue FINE ARrs.-We are no admirtr Of the
original of a certain picture hanging. in
gilt frame, in front of Hanscom's Daguerrean
Gallery. but we do admire the picture itself
for the artistic skill with which it is gotten
up. 1t is photograph taken by Hans.om
and finished with India Ink by that superior
delineator and painter. Mr. Tidball.
Year: 1860

rble yell of desperation that bounded after it
and filled her ears with savage echoes, and in
the wide arc OF some eternal descent she was
falling but the beast fell under her.


think that the moment following must have
been too sacred for US; and perhaps the three
have no Special interest again till they issue
from the shadows of the wilderness upon the
white hills that skirt their home. The father
carries the child hushed again into slumber, the
mother follows with no such feeble step as
might be anticipated, and as they slowly
climb the steep under the clear gray sky and
the palng morning star, she stops to gather
spray of the red rose berries or feathery tlft
of dead grasses for the chimney-piece Of the
log-house, or handful of brown ones for the
child's play,-and Of these quiet, happy folk
you would scarcely dream how lately they had
stolen from under the banner and encampment
of the great King Death. The husband pro-
ceeds q step or two iu advance the wife ling
ers over singular footprint in the snow ,stoops
and examines it, then looks up with hurried
word. Her husband stands alone on the hill,
his arms folded across the babe, his gun fall
en.-standS defined against the pallid sky like
bronze. What is there in their home, lying
below and yeilowing in the light, to fix him
with such stare? She springs to his side.
There is no home there. The log house, the
barns, the neighboring farms, the fences, are
all blotted out and mingled in one smoking
ruin. Deso!a ion and death were indeed there;
and benefcence and life iu the forest. Toma-
hawk and scalping knife, descending during
that night, had left behind them only this
work of their accomplished hatred and one
subtle footprint in the snow.


For the resi-, the world was all before them
where to choose
Year: 1860

ECoNoNY IN THE HoUsEHoLD.-No young
woman ought to feel herself qualified to be-
come wife, until she is sure she understands
how to do the most that can be done with her
husbands money. The management of house
hold is not thing to be properly and safely
entrusted to hireling hands. A servant is
broken reed for the head of family to lean
upon. There are a thousand little ways in
which money must be expended, in which real
shrewdness and enterprise are requisite in order
to use it to be best advantage and there are
thousand other ways of saving money, open
only to those who have studied Alright the art
of economy. The Turkish proverb has it,that
q prudent woman is a mine Of jewels" and
like many other Oriental sayings, this is beau
tifu for the truth it embodies A wastefuI
housekeeper not only actually robs those for
whom she undertakes to manage, of the COM
forts it is her duty to provide for them, but
keeps husband head over ears in debt, and
makes the domestic life of poor man continu-
al series of experiments in shining it from one
day to the next in keeping the stomach full
though the purse be empty.
Year: 1860

NATURES SoNG.-Heaven singeth evermore.
Before the throne of God, angels and redeem.
ed saints extol bis name And this world is
singing too sometimes with the loud noise of
the rolling thunder, of the boiling sea, of the
dashing cataract and the lowing cattle and
often with that still, solemn harmony, which
foweth from the vast creation, when in it's
silence it praiscth God Such is the song which
gushes in silence from the mountain lifting its
head from the sky, covering its face sometimes
with the wings of the mist, aud at other times
uuveiling its snoE-whte brow before its Maker
and rejecting back his Sunshine gratefully
thanking him for the light which it has been
made to gsten, and for the gladness of which
it is the solitary spectator, as in its grandeur
it looks down upon the laughing valleys The
tune to which heaven and earth are set are
the same In heaFen they sing, 1.-The Lord
be exalted let his name be magnfed forever
And the earth singeth the same, Great art
thou in thy work, o Lord and unto tnee be
glory"
Year: 1860

FRIENDS AND FELLOW CITIZENS Il thank
you from my heart for the honor of this
visit. | cordially congratulate you on the
preference which you have expressed for
Majo. Breckinridge and General Lane as
candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency of the United States over all
competitors. Applause. They arc men
whose names are known TO the country


they need no eulogy from ME; they have
served their country in peace and in war
They are statesmen as we'll as soldiers,
and in the day and hour Of danger they
will ever be at their post. They are con.
servative men and in the course OF their
administration they will be equally just
to the Nortl and to the South, to the East
and to the West. Applause, Above all,
and first of all, they are friends of the
Constitution and Of the Union cheers
and they will stand by them to the
death. Renewed cheers. But we ought
not to forget that they are also friends to
the equality of the Sovereign States Of the
Union in the common Territories Of the
country. Cries of "Goodn' They will
maintain that principle, which should re-
ceive the cordial appreciation of us all.
Equality is equity. Every citizen Of the
United States is equal before the Consti-
tuition and the laws and why should not
the equality of the Sovereign States COM
posing this Union be held in like rever-
ence? This is good Democratic doctrine.
Liberty and equality are the birthright OF
every American citizen and just as GER
tainly as the dav succeeds the night, SO
certain will this principle of Democratic
justice eventually prevail over all opposl-
ton. Cheers. But, before speak fur
ther upon this subject-and shall not
detain you very long-I wish to remove
one stumbling block out of the way.


| have ever been the friend of regular
nominations. | have never struck poo
litical ticket in my life. Now, was there
anything done at Baltimore to bind the
political conscience of any sound Demo.
crat, or to prevent him from supporting
Breckenridge and Lane? T"NO, no y 1t
was cotemporary with the abandonment
OF the old congressional convention or
caucus. This occurred long time ago
very few, II any, you remember it. I'm
der the old congressional convention sys-
TEN, no person was admitted to a seat ex-
cept the Democratic members of the Sen,
ate and House of Represen tatiyes. This
rule rendered it absolutely certain that
the nominee, whoever he might be, would
be sustained at the election by the Demo,
cratic States ofthe Union. By this means
1t was rendered impossible that those
States which could not give an electoral
vote for the candidate when nominated
should control the nomination, and die


tate to the Democratic States who SHOULD
be their nominee. This system was aban
doned-whether wisely or not shall ex'
press no opinion. The National Conven'
tion was substituted in its stead AL
the States, whether Democratic or not


were equally to send delegates to thi.
Convention according to the number o
their Senator's and Representatives il
Year: 1860

A letter from Sam Houston, in reply to the
demand that he call convention for the pur
gose of taking Texas out of the Union, is pub
ished. He says:


If the Union be dissolved now, will we have
additional security for slavery? vii! we have
our rights better secured? After enduring
civil war for years, will there be any promise
of a better state of things than We now en-
joy? Texas, especially has these things to
consider. Our treasury is nearly empty; we
We have near half million of dollars II
the treasury of the United States Bonds; we
have on extensive frontier to defend. Pecu
mary or personal considerations ought to
weigh nothing when tyranny is in the scale;
but are we justified in sacrificing these when
we haye YET the Constitution to protect us, and
our rights are secure? Let us not embrace
the higher law principle Of our enemies, and
overthrow the Constitution, but when we have
to resist, let it be in the name of the C9nstitu-
tion and to uphold it.


Why this military display and call to arms
in Texas? Have we enemies at home, or Is
an army marching upon US q?


When was there the time when the ciGizens
Of the country were not ready to flock to its
standard in its defence? Are the people to
deliberate on this question with military
despotism in their midst ready to coerce
them


X X x


I need not assure you that whenever the
time shall come when we must choose between
a loss of our constitutional rights and revolu-
ton, shall choose the latter; AID if l, who
have led the people of Texas in stormy times
of danger hesitate to plunge into revolution
now, it is not because l am ready to submit to
Black Rept blcan rule, but because L regard
the Constitution of my country, and am de-
termined to stand by it. Mr.. Lincoln has been
consttutionally elected; and much as depre-
ciate his success, no alternative is left me but
to Weld to the Constitution. The moment
that instrument is violated by him, will be
foremost in demanding redress, and the last to
abandon my ground


So long as the Constition is mai. tanned by
"federal authority" and Texas is not made the
victim of "federal wrong" 1 am for the
Union it is.


L am now ap aged man. My locks have be-
come white in toilng, as 1 believe, for the
liberties of mankind. Were 1 young. that
might look forward to the future, feeling that
whatever danger might come, my strong arm
would be at hand, to defend lny family, l
should feel less anxiety than 1 do at present.
The years thai will have to endure the mis-
fortune of civil war are but few. If could
feel that with the close of nay career would
end the miseries Of my race, | could share its
misfnrtunes with patience; bEt to feel that the
perils of revolution must continue, that war,
with its attendant horrors of bloodshed, rapine
and deyastation, must still be visited upon it,
would embitaer my last moments, and after
living to witness the demolition of the best
government that ever existed, would sink to
the grave without hope that freedom would
be regenerated. or our postcrity ever enjoy
again the blessings with which we had parted.
Let US pause AID ponder well before we take
any action outside of the Constitution.
Year: 1860

that Senator Gwin and Latham eepcpr in the
opinion that California is for the Union, and
will not leave it under any eircustnnces that
may arise. We presume the California Soma
tors now regret that their State did not remain
in the Democratic Convention at Charleston.
Year: 1860

been down, down, down! until the Sot Of
the hill had been finally reached.


When / turned away from the cell and
once more walked amid the flashing saloons
and revel halls, wished my voice had pow
cr to thunder the life story of which / had
been witness into the ears of all living men !
Year: 1860

When the humid storm clouds gather


Over all the starry spheres,
And the melancholy darkness,


Gently weeps in rainy tears;
IT'S q joy to press the pillow


Ofa cottage chamber bed
And listen to the patter


OF the soft rain overhead.
Every tinkle on the shingles


Has an echo In the heart.
And thousand dreamy fancies


Into busy being start
And thousand recoilections


Weave their bright hues into woof,
As listen to the patter


OF the rain upon the roof.
There in fancy comes my mother,
As she used In years agone,
TO survey the infant sleepers,
Ere she left them till the dawn;
can see her bending DER me,
As listen TO the strain
Which Is played upon the shingles
BY the patter Of the rain.
Then my little seraph sister,
With her wings and waving hair,
And her bright-eyed clicrub brother,
A serene, angelic pair,
Glide around my wakeful pillow,
with their praise Of mild reproof;
And listen to the murmur
or the soft rain on the roof.
And another comes to thrill me
With her eyes delicious blue;
forgot, as gazing on her,
That her heart was all untrue,
remember that loved her,
As I ne'er may love asain,
And my hearts quick pulses vibrate
To the patter Of the rain.
There Is naught in arts bravuras
That can work with such spell
In the spirits pure, deep fountains,
Whence the holy passions swell,
As that melody of nature
That subdued, subduing strain
Which is played upon .,ie shingles
BY the patter Of .ne rain.
Year: 1860

PAINFUL CAsE-A VICTIM OF Folly AND VILLA1NY
" esterday, young girl, about seventeen years
of age, was before Alderman Beitler, at the Cen
trail Station, under the following circumstances =
Yesterday morning she was found wandering about
the streets of the Fifth ward, weeping BITTERLY
Upon being questioned by an officer, she stated
that she was homeless and without friends. She
was taken to the station house, and subsequently
to the Central station, where she told sad story
1t was as follows She was seventeen years of age
and native of Salem, New Jersey. Two years
ago her father purchased plantation near New
Orleans, and with his family removed there. The
girl went to school few miles from home, and a
hired man was in the habit of carrying her back
ward and forward in wagon. During these rides
he succeeded in winning her affections, and in per-
suading her to eltpe with him. She stole hun
dred dollars belonging to her father, and the couple
came to this city, where the villain effected her
ruin, and after obtainining all her money and
pledging nearly all her clothing he deserted her.
Having means left, the poor creature was turned
into the streets by the proprietor of the house
where she had been staying. The girl refused to
make affidavit against the scoundrel who had be-
trayed her. She was sent to the House of Refuge
until her family can be communicated with.-Pha,
Bulletin, June 2.
Year: 1860

Ten or twelve monster steamboats, in which is
locked up capital the amOuAt Of not less than two
millions of dollars, are now lying idle at the docks
at Chicago Buffalo and other lake cities
Year: 1860

Even now I trembed to peer down the shaft, black, sooty, and yawning, and scarce. ly less so to look outside at the flight of pi. geons sweeping round at considerale less height than we were. Then Cooley thank God! he was so dazed that he could not see me--called my name three times, as sat fairly cringing in dread that his sight might clear, and with ghastly grin, and chewing with his mouth, he began working himself towards me. I worked away as noiselessly as I could, with every hair on my head stand ing on end He followed me twice round that horrid coping, making most horrid noises, and being come second time to the rod, he got an idea in his muddled brain that had fallen over, for he never lost g sense of where he was all through the trying time. Then he tried to get on his feet, but at the risk of my own life, could not let the poor fellow rush on certain death, with out one more effort, and cried out to him to sit down, and he covered down like a whipped dog, all trembling. suppose it had been put in his head that was dead and speaking to him.

 That morning my wife had got letter hOHI Oouhuts Auu uo thOAO "ViV PoAto "S could not make out, had put it in my pock- ct to get our timekeeper to read it for me. l had scrap of uncovered paper at the bot tom, and by another good Providence hap pened to have q bit of red lead pencil in my pocket. wrote on the paper" Get us down--Cooley's gone mad;" this shut in my tobacco box, and was fortunate enough to deposit it at the feet of two men, who were standing at the engine-house door.

 Directly all was hustle to rescue us. They got the kite up again, and watched it mount ing slowly--slowly; and when the slack twine fell between Cooley and myself, I took it in my hand and could have kissed it. Poor Cooley, with his teeth chatteriDg, still fan cied l was spirit, and I did all in my power to favor that idea till they got another era dle up to us. Then having got him in, I scrambled in myself, and clutching him fast, shouted for them to lower; and so were got down, he wrestling and fighting with me all the way.

 He was in mad house for several months, and then went to scavengering, for he can never face any height again; and I have never had the same clear head since that adventure.
Year: 1860

which gave the editor chance to emerge from his hiding place. Finally, the trio could no longer avoid a meeting, and the usual courtesies were exchanged-the par. ties in tue house hugely enjoying the rich treat of seeing them "sold j" each gentle. man trying to get the other out of the way, in order that the woman" might be seen iu comparative privacy. For two hours the three "bobbed around," every few minutes meeting on some corner in the neighborhood. The jokers then left the house one by one, shaking hands with the party, which made the editor say that he'd-if he ever met so many friends, all in a heap, in his life." It was six o'clock before those who enjoyed the treat departed, and one of the officials at that time still held on to the lamp-post, waiting for that confounded woman"
Year: 1860

MIND YOUR Bus1NEss.-We like greatly the device on an ancient Rhode Island penny "Mind your business" That is it. A man of business must mind his business, or his business will not mind him. If he gives his energies to pleasure, others will pick up his neglected living. If he devotes his chief attention to party politics, he will soon be in the mire. If he run wild after some new ism of the hour, his name may be made notori- ous, but he will become bankrupt. We do not say that he should debar himself from occasional ecreation-that he should be in- different to the welfare of his country-or that he should pay no heed to the spirit oi the times Not at all: but these are side issues, and should have attention only com mensurate with their importance and subor. dinatelY to the main question:

 Mind your business" Not another mans, but your own. Let him alone, so fal as interfering with him is impertinent When he asks your advice or aid, render ii cheerfully if in your power; but do not meddl in matters where your ignorance of his nov ing motive or reason of conduct only make you appear presumptuously prying.

 

 politically, morally or socially. If your riva is prosperous and respected, surpass him i industry and virtue, if you can; but do no seek to put him down by artful aud lyin appeals to sectional prejudice or sectaria partiality.

 Mind your business" Be progressive your own line. Outside of that be conservs tive. Respect the legal right of your neigl bors hard by, and of your countrymen a large. You would resent their dictation your personal matters, whether social, mora or political: be assured they will treat yo with equal contempt-and justly.

 "Mind your business" Every one of 70 kindly, actively, perseyeringly--and 70 will thus be an agent in carrying out DO tion of the plans of a benevolent Providenc' who would have men to be diligent in bus uess," as well as " fervent in spirit" ~, "Mind your business" But not to tn neglect of your family. Make money g mean
Year: 1860

THE DEACON AND HIS RAM-That was very affecting" story told about the dea- con and his old masculine sheep. It will bear glancing ut. The deacon was father of son, and said son,-like the children of some other deacons,-was not ayerse to having little fun, now and then, when moderately indulged in. One of his sources of amusement was to station himself on the brink of precipice, and then entice an old ram on the farm to make dive at him, and just at the point where the blow should have ! taken effect, to dodge aside and enjoy the satisfaction of seeing the deluded animal tumble headlong down the steep precipice. One day the deacon caught his son at his innocent recreation," and severely repri- manded him for his folly and cruelty. AE forwards however, upon thinking over the matter, the deacon thought that one more tumble of the old ram over the precipice wouldn't kill anybody, and almost before he knew it he was hoisted on the top of the bank, alone, beckoning for the onset. The summons was answered, and SO excited had the deacon become in anticipation of the promised fun, that he forgot to clear the track, and the old ram striking him square, knocked him end over end, and sprawling at the foot of the hill.

 That is the way the story went,--now for the application. From the time of the ar- engagement of the conflict between HeeDan and Sayers--in which the bulldog qualities

 of England and America-(mother and

 daughter were to decide superiority-there

 has been almost universal denouncing of

 the folly and wickedness of the pummel-istic

 meeting The sin of prize fighting has been

 loudly preached against, and, prior to the

 encounter, the pious hope that both combat

 ants would be killed was widely and philan- thropically expressed. The old and the new entered the ring, toed the mark, shook

 hands, pitched in,--and two nations watched the result with almost breathless anxiety. Closely printed columns of the leading jour- nals of both hemispheres reported the pre- else manner in which Heenan planted his , fist on the mouth of Savers, who in the I highest style of the science closed up the eyes of Hecnan. The details of each round and the number of knock downs were giyen entire, and, strange to say, freighted with the "abominable stuff" as the dailies were, the newsboys found just as ready and indis.

 crimiuate sale for their wares, as if they contained report of Q religious convention.

 Preaching is much easier than practice, as the deacon DO doubt thought, as his feet fol- ] lowed his head oyer the bank!
Year: 1860

A printers apprentice says that at the of fee they charge him with the pi they do find, and at the house they charge him with all they don't find. He cannot understand that kind of logic.
Year: 1860

to valuable ends. Your chief social end is to train up gentle, educated, vrtuous, God fearing family. Money is an important means to this end; but this means is to be aimed at, whether you make money or not. Remember this: and attend most assiduous- ly to the cultivation of your own spirit and manners, and by example as we'll as precept train virtuously the tender and lovely beings who are increased around your table and freside; and when your locks whiten, and your step falters, you will have in them c blessing better than "thousands of gold and of silver"