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Year: 1860

@ We invite particular attention to the following, which we clip from the Pocahontas Herald and Advertiser; it is suggestive If we were good at crying cover split milk ''-to use classical ex- pression-we might compose an article somewhat after the style of an article which appeared in the Old Line Democrat some weeks ago. We have only to say to our subscribers who have thus been meanly cheated out of their papers by consplrlng enemies of the democratic party, that we are not to blame, and that we and they are remediless, until proof can be fastened upon the guilty parties.

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 Papers Suppressed.-On last Tuesday night, after the stage driver had left the mail at the post ofice-a least all the mail he had seen put into the stage, he discovered large canvass bag, which he did not know in the stage, and handed It out to the postmaster, who, upon opening 1t, found 1t to contain nothing but five different issues of the True Democrat for this place and Smithville in Lawrence county Now we do not know where to place the blame, but whoever 1t Is that IS so lost to all sense of honor to be guilty or such an act, should be ferretted out and made to suffer the pen alties of the law. If there was on y one driver on the route it could be told where the bag was put; but there are several between here and Batesvlle, the last one at this end could not, of course tell where it came from. It must have come from the other side of Smithylle the papers for that place were in it. We hope that the matter will be taken in hand by the proper authorities and the guilty made to suffer.
Year: 1860

No MORE RE6ArTAs.-It is said that the
Corporation Of Yale College has determined
hat the College Boat CLUBS shall attend no
more regattas in term time-so they must
hereafter wait al Commencement is passed
Year: 1860

MoRRIssEY TO BE LlCKED-Heenan's great
fistic exhibition Will not be given until Mon
day week, instead OF on Monday nsxt. He
was unable TO obtain any of the Broad way
theai Tres, and could not secure the New Bow
cry until August7th. The Benicia is a veri-
table chip of the old block. Tue other day,
when lie went up TO Troy 10 pay visit TO his
atlec ctionate "pap,' the first thing the COVER
nor said, after shaking him by the and, was
John You must lick MorTissey right away
can never die easy until you have whipped
him y 1t is scarcely necessary TO say that tn e
iraternal wish is the one nearest the Boys
leart
Year: 1860

ELECTORAL VOTES OF THE STATEs.-As a
matter Of convenient reference, We publish h be-
low statement of the electoral vote TO which
each State will be entitled for President, in
November next, together with the popular
vote in Esq:
Year: 1860

ONCE MoRE.-We understand says The Los
Angeles Star that the celebrated gold and
silver bed, which was encountered in 1850, in
Mono lake county. by party coming to this
county, has again been brought to light, and
that specimens not of the ore, but of the pure
metal. have been brought to town. We
never had any doubt of the existence of II
mountain Of gold. or Of boulders Of silver
and we are satisfied that they are located in
the Mono country, for it is well known they
are not to he found in the world renowned
Washoe "0nce more" for the mountain OF
rnd
Year: 1860

" 10 be prepared to make proper return upon
the sudden and unexpected call of the census
agent in the summer. 10 fact, it would be
well if every farmer and planter would have
and hold in view the Importance of being fully
prepared with statement wherefrom the qnes-
tions of the marshal could be promptly and
correctly answered. The reasons which should
induce preparations now on the parrot the sg-
rioultural community are, at later period,
equally applicable to all classes of persons. 1t
is a gratifying fact, and one creditable to the
intelligence OF the American people, that In
taking the seventh census only three persons
demurred TO responding to the questions of the
marshals, and they waived their objections when
appealed to BY the officer having the general
charge of that Wsrk. We understand that timo-
~ notice will be given regarding the nature OF
the information required for the eighth census,
which We hope the public press will literally aid
in speading throughout the land. and 1t is NOT
for a moment to be doubted that our people,
who are to reap the benefit of the knowledge
gained, will manifest universal aad cheerful
alacrity iu contributing each their quota of the
facts, which, in the aggregate, go to illustrate
the condition and progress of the nation.
Year: 1860

As the predictions of the last from large
proportion of the elements of agricultural re-
turns to be embodied in the coming census, it
is suggested that more than ordinary care be
taken by our people in preserving an accurate
account of their various products of the field;
for although the census year embraces the Pe-
Rod between the first day of June, 1859, and
the frat day of June. 1860, including the lat
ter, the amount of agricultural products is main
ly determined the present winter, and unless
some care is exercised, the producer is not like
Year: 1860

EXCITED CATHOLIC ORGAN.- The New York
Tablet, al organ of the Catholic Church aud
supporter of the democratic party, is greatly
excited over the recent ou'rages perpetrated
upon Irish Catholics of the South. In speaking
upon this subject, the Tablet says


"If the safety of the Union il only to be
accomplished by the prescription of the freedom
of speech, the freedom of the Press, tae free
dom of circulation for every free citizen, by
the destruction of the habeas corpus, by the
substitution of mob and lynch law for that of
the Courts of Justice, by the contemning of
constitutional guarantees, then we say again the
Union is not worth saving, and We, for one,
would not lend hand to save it."
Year: 1860

We are ont on the ocean sailing,
Homeward bound we sweetly glide
We are ont ON the ocean sailing,
To nome beyond the tide.
CHoRus:-All the storms will soon be over,


Then Wen anchor in the harbor;


We are out on the ocean sailing.


To home beyond the tide.
Millions have been safely landed,
Over on that golden shore;
Millions more are on their journey,
Yet there's room for millions more.
You have kindred over yonder,
Over on the golden sh ore {;
By and by wen swell their number,
When the tolls of life are o'er.
Spread yeur sails, while heavenly breezes,
Gently watt our vessel on;
All on board are sweetly singing
Free salvation is the song.
When we all are safely anchored,
Over on that golden shore;
Then wen walk about the city,
And we'll sing for evermore.
Year: 1860

When the place of our abiding


Is known to earth no more,
And the cold world, harshly chiding,
Shall repeat our story o'er,
Far beyond their idle guessing,


Far beyond their praise or scorn,
Recking not their blame or blessing,
Oh my love, we shall be gone,
1--WE shall be gone, past night, past day,
Over the hills and far away"


In the life we leave behind,
And were wont to gather around us


With their welcomes warm and kind
Still our memory brightly keeping,


For the sake of long ago,
Shall repair with tender weeping


To opr grassy pillow low,
"We shall be gone, past night, past day,
Over the hills and far away.
They shall ask with plying wonder,


In their mingled love and pain,
"Shall the links death tore asunder
Never re-unite again
From the dark sea where they drifted
To dim, mysterious shore,
Shall the shadows ne'er 5e lifted


Shall they come to us no more?'
s'We shall be gone, past night, past day,
Over the hills and far away"
A 9 +ba rob IN +ha dasart


Folds his wandering tent at morn
AS the Indian in the forest


Dims his camp fire and is gone
Is gone, and leaves no traces


Save the ashes smouldering gray
So from our household places


We shall wander far away,
eve shall be gone, past night, past day,
Over the hills and far away"
Far in the infinite spaces,


Past the broad sweep Of the sun,
We shall tarn our pilgrim faces


Where the new years are begun,
AS the earth grows dim and DINNER,
Where the great Hereafter lies,
We shall catch the golden glimmer
Of new stars in other skies:
awe shall be gone, past night, past day,
Over the hills and far away"
Year: 1860

How TO SAVE A DROWNING PERsoN.-It may not
generally be known that when person is drown
ing if he is taken by the arm from behind between
the elbow and shoulder, he cannot touch the per-
son attempting to save him, and whatever strug.
giles he may make will only assist the person hold
ing him in keeping his head above water. A good
swimmer can keep man thus above the water for
an hour. If seized anywere else, the probability
is that he will clutch the swimmer, and perhaps,
as il often the case both will be drowned
Year: 1860

SUPPOSED MURDER AND stIe1pE-SonerriVe, Pa,
July 22.-Mr. Lewis and wife were found dead
yesterday, near Chimney Rock. From marks upon
her throat it is the suppositon that he first choked
her to death, and then cut his throat and arm with
razor. jealousy is supposed to be the cause.
The parties were in good circumstances and had no
family.
Year: 1860

er and then on her sleeping baby At
the sound Of his last words. she looked up
in his face with an expression full Of ten
der reverence-.as indeed he deserved, that
my resolution was taken at once.


NO ! said calmly and decidedly, that
God knows the anguis.4 that was gnawing
at my heart strings, let me be the victim
Of this unhappy mistake, Carl-Blanche
your child is the tie that must bind you.
Had mine lived, l should lave said other.
wise, May God bless you both You
have not erred knowingly, and have no.
thing to pardon-I will try to iorgetp


SO, amidst sobs and tears, and passion
ate entreaties from both, turned away
from my own hearthstone and left them
forever.


| am gray old man nova weary
worn out mariner. The sea has been my
home for lol g years. Never easy, never
quiet, save when am on the bread bosom
of the Atlantic, never wishing to look up,
on the blue Rhine. lam nearly at my juor.
ney's end. In that far land beyond the
setting sun, | shall meet Blanche again,
with our own little Carl, but in this world
shall never again trouble the current OF
her life. She will be my wife again in
that land, and | shall then have nothing
to pardon---nothing to forget.
Year: 1860

that no reptile takes core Of its young. He
had good reason to believe that this alliga-
tor did care for its young. He had heard Of
lizards and snakes that upon being touched
would fall to pieces, and when lett alone
would unite themselves together again. He
believed there was one snake that would do
this-the glass snake. This is allied to the
lizards. Some of the lower class of lizards
will reproduce their parts. The salaman-
der will reproduce an eye. The glass snake
has no legs, and moves like snake. He
had heard it said that snakes hiss, but he
had never heard one hiss. He had captured
a great number of snakes, and worried and
plagued them all that he could, and in every
way that he could, but he could never get
one to hiss. He supposed the viper hissed,
but he had never seen viper when alive.


Prof Chadbourne passed over the birds,
and took up the mammoths. He spoke Of
the whale only. He explained that the
whale is not fish, and remarked that who
ever has not seen the carcass Of whale can
have no idea of immensity in the animal
creation.


The lecturer concluded by speaking of the
introduction of animal life on the globe
Some people had thought that it was only
necessary to place animalcules on the earth,
and that these had gradually advanced in
being up to man. The species that now ex-
ist, or that ever have existed, came directly
from the hand of God. He had confined
Himself through all time to the four great
divisions now existing. We may trace to
God the authorship of all animal life.


The lecturer thanked the audience for
their attention and courtesy, and retired.


The three lectures of Prof Chadbourne,
we are glad to say, have been very favorably
received by our citizens. Each evening the
MelOdeon has been we'll filed by the most
intelligent class of our citizens, an evidence
of the interest felt in the subject, as we'll as
recognition of the ability of one of our
most learned students of Natural History.
Prof. Chadbourne has of course been able to
give little else than a general view of the
seience-no man could do more in three or
four hours. But we doubt if there is any
man who could have huddled SO much val
liable information in the short time allotted
as Prof c. has done. st1a


The next lecture before the Library AssO-
citation will be delivered by Mr.. C. Oscanyan,
a Turk by birth, bat educated in this coun-
try, on Thursday evening next, at the MelO-
deon. His subject will be ''Turkey and her
nstitutions-Religious and Political"
Year: 1860

TIE GRAYs' BALL.-To-morrow eV ening
the Sixth Annual Ball of the Grays takes
place at the Angler. The merits Of this
Company, which has always been the pride
of our city, are as we'll known to our cad
ers as to us. Their Balls have al, Ways
been celebrated for their completeness, and
the excellent provision made for the pre- sent
one, in securing the Academy of Music or a
dancing hall, is sufficient to indicate the
purpose of the Grays to spare nOthingt hat
may conduce to the enjoyment of i ieir
guests on this occasion.
Year: 1860

SABBATH SCHOOL CoxoERT.-The Sabbath
School Of the Plymouth Congregational
Church, numbering about 400 pupils, will
give vocal concert at the MelodeOn on We'd
nesday evening, under the management of
Mr.. S. J. Wadsworth. The proceeds of the
Concert will be devoted to the purchase of q
piano for the use Of the school. A similar
Concert was given by this School last year,
and those who attended will readily call to
mind the interesting occasion.
Year: 1860

pervading spirit Of the constituton-anS The
submission Of those amendments to Conventions
or the Legislatures of the States for ratification
within the coure of tie next two months"


Will the President elect heed the sound ad-
vice we give himi We commend to him the
proverb, at is better to run back than to run
the wrong way" Will he act the part of Sec
its commerce and its NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and resolved into three or four distinct govern
ments alien TO each other-or will he have the
moral courage to initiate the examples history
sets before him!


Let him search the records Of America, and
see with what bold daring Jackson, fred with
true patriots zeal, exclaimed, II take the re-
sponsibility;" or of England, and witness Sir
Robert Peel submitting to the odium and sneers
of his party in his abandonment Of protection
preferring the welfare Of his country to the
sickly plaudits Of his late party in and out of
Parliament In the history of all great men


there is, usually, one grand opening for the ex-
ercise of those great powers and nerve which
God has given them to benefit mankind. Those
who have at heart the love of country in its
purity, and in its sterling integrity, win q name
which is handed down to posterity encircIed
with glory and renown; but those whose indif-
erence to their country's veal, or circumscribed
minds, cause to shrink from high and noble
deeds sink as far below the level as they could
have risen above it.


We again assert that the duty of Mr.. Lincoln
at this moment is clear and defined. His re-
sponsbility is great, and he cannot in honor
shrink from 80 manifest duty. There has per-
baps never been, since the day of THAT pure mind
ed patriot, George Washington, any other Presi-
dent called to rule over this vast republic who
has had so glorious an occasion presented to him
to create for himself undying lame-to have
the blessings Of all true Americans have his
memory revered by future generations, as the
deliverer of his country from disunion, anarchy
and disgrace-as Abraham Lincoln now holds
within his grasp. To him we now, in al sober
earnestness, again appeal. AS public Journal
list, we have discharged our duty, and we abide
the result with an anxiety commensurate with
the mighty interests involved
Year: 1860

ED. ENPiRK:--I have the most instructive
aversion to a btAckguArd; for an idiotic imbss
eile have the most lively sympsthy; and as
the above mentioned characteristics are largely
blended in the editor Of the Germantown In-
dependent, two very active features 10 my ma
ture are called into active play. and they are
so evenly balanced that hm entirely at loss
TO decide which Of the two are predominant
sympathy for the imbeoile, or Contempt for the
black guard. Being absolutely unable to de~
eide am reluctantly compelled to leave the
question an open one, fondly anticipating that
the gentleman" will put himself on his good
behavior, and call into active exercise the most
natural and genial of the Nv o qualities. viz -
sympathy.


New York Herald. so take that back; although
in his Grst article he said he had not read il,
and he ought TO know which Of the two state
ments is the true one. But what was the use Of
his trying to graPple with the substance Of
such a speech as thAtf He might as well Try
to deciphsr the characters on an Egyptian obs>
lisk as to understand the principles embraced
ia such speech as that delivered by Vallan
digham. an indeed sorry that his duties as
an Editor compel him to read the Congressional
debates, thereby subiecting him to the fearful
risk Of dying ten yeArs before his allotted time.
fear Germantown could not survive 40 fearful
a deprivation a the loss Of the editor Of the
Independent. II he continues his POnderous
mental exercises he may collapse fins in that
part Of The human system where the brain is
supposed 10 be. InSiew OF such melancholy
catastrophe leave him to the tender meroies
OF our Germantown nsighbors, who. from their
well knOwn kindness, will be very apt to give
him . decent funeral. Peace TO his ashes;
AM done with him. r~l N.
Year: 1860

COMMERCIAL CoLLKsE.-We call particular
attention to the advertisement Of the Dayton
Commercial College, IN another column. The
Proprietor, Mr. s. G. Grier. is gentleman who
is fully qualified TO instruct in every depart
ment of Commercial education, and we com
mend his school to all who desire to prepare
themselves to enter business.
Year: 1860

The reception Of the Southern legislative
executive, and other noted guests, at Cincinnati
yesterday evening, was certainly one Of the
graudest, and at the same time one Of the most
hearty demonstrations ever made by one section
Of the country to another. We regret to notice
that certain gentlemen are endeavoring to make
personal capital" out Of the affair.
Year: 1860

Having achieved this exalted eminence
in the eyes of the world, democracy is now
on the other tack, trying to find how large
class can be excluded from government
protection, and from any human rights;
creating privileged class which becomes
ennobled In proportion to the graduation it
can heap on inferior races; and looking for
the highest Ieveloment of Democratic in
stitutions in depriving some portions of
mankind of any rights.


Magnanimity towards the weak and help
less is an element of animal nature, abso-
lutely necessary to the existence of any
living thing, frem the lowest brute up to
the highest.


How encouraging must be the prospect
of human progress toward perfection, if, Of
all the animal races, mankind alone are to
discard all magnanimity and kindness and
protection towards interiors, and ferocity
and oppression are to be regarded as the
only thing left of democracy and some
others, who cannot look the principles on
which they were elected in the face with
out trembling, seem to think they can bal
ance the account and make it all right and
conservative by kicking at che negro. at
every convenient opportunity, toshow that
they are not instigated by humanity, or
magnanimity, or regard for rights, or any
of those radical motives.


Thus, also, in the United States Senate,
when sovereign State comes up for ad-
mission into the Union, making one more
effort to be permitted TO exercsse that pop
ular sovereignty which she has enjoyed so
largely hitherto that it is proposed to elect
Douglas President to reward him for in
venting so great principle, the great
champion of popular sovereignty can see
no consideration in the grest speech advo-
eating her admission but suspicion of ne
gro equality, which he scents in q quots-
ton from the Declaration of Independence;
he dared not declare himself either for or
against the admission of free State but
rolled himself like dog in the dirt, to
please his Southern masters, by smelling
negro equality in the Declaration of INDIE
pendence, and BY declaring that its authors
intended it only for white men so much
more humble does slavery make its white
subjects in the free States, than its black
slaves at home.-State Journal.
Year: 1860

in Congress of 1859, came into the Senate,
where a magnificent opportunity was offer
ed him to show his devotion to the West
ern pioneers. Did he say word on the
subject? The record says no. Did he
vote on the subject? The record says no.


What did he do then? He simply dodg-
ed the issue, well knowing that the mo-
ment he voted for the Homestead Bill,
that moment he made himself odious
to the South, for the South considers the
Homestead Bill directly antagonistic to
the Slave power and to the increase of
Slave Territory. IF this were otherwise


why is it that Southern Senators and
Southern members Of the House, with
few exceptions only, have invariably voted
against the measure? And why is it that
James Buchanan vetoed the bill when it
did pass? Douglas said to his Southern
friends, "Gentlemen, the passage of this
bill will bel lp the Democratic party in the
West" The Southerners first exacted
the assurance of the President that he
would veto the bill, and with this under
standing .mongrel bill passed the Senate
(for the purpose Of giving the Democratic
party strength in the WesD and was laid
upon the shelf just in accordance with the
prnvious Douglas-Southern programme
and just in accordance with the record
Douglas has left behind him. Had Doug
as or the party to which he belongs, de-
sired the Homestead Bill, it would have
been passed long time ago, but he docs
not want it, or if he does want it, he has
always been and is now afraid to give it
his influence and his vote, fearful that in
return he will be spurned by the South.


The most conclusive evidence in ad-
dition to that which we have already Civ
en- of the hypocrisy of Douglas and his
party relative to the Homestead Bill, is


the fact, that in their platform they urtte
not word in favor Of the measure
Taking this in connection with the ante
cedent lodgings Of Mr.. Douglas, the intel
ligent reader can easily see how false and
jesuistical have been the articles which
appeared in the Pioneer in defence of its
favoritc Presidential candidate. Special
p}eadings and random assertions will not
satisfy the people of this State as to the
honesty and sincerity of Stephen A. Doug
las in his advocacy of Homestead Bill,
and for proof Of all we have said on the
subject we point to the record for full
vindication
Year: 1860

FAILING OF A BALcoxY LOADED WITH Pro
Plea frightfll accident occurred at the
West House, Sandusky, on Tuesday morn
ing. Tic house was thronged at an carly
hour by people from the country, who had
come in to witness the fremen's parade. As
a large number were coming out of the di-
ming hall after breakfast, a band of music
passing the hotel struck up lively tune, and
the people rushed out upon a balcony attach
ed to the second story, which was instantly
crowded. The balcony was about forty feet
long, supported by six cast-iron brackets,
wholly inadequate for such purpose. Ola
sudden the brackets snapped like pipe stems,
and the balcony, with IFS shrieking and terri
fed humanity, fell to the stone pavement be-
low. For a moment the scene was terrific,
the groans Of the wounded and the frantic
shrieks of the women and children appalling
the stoutest hearts. Humane spectators came
at once to the rescue, and the wounded were
carried into the hotel and Immediately cared
for. 1t was providential that no one was
crushed beneath the falling of the balcony,
and almost miracle that no lives were lost
at once.