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Year: 1859

OUE PRosnEors.-The leaders of the oppo
sition who, but short time since, were so
enthusiastic over their imaginary prospects
at the forthcoming election, now feel that
they were reckoning without their host. AL
ready they foresee the total rout that awaits
them on the 2lst, and as drowning men are
prone to catch at straws, they are eager to
magnify mo'e-hills into mountains, and make
capital out of trihes-all of which only be-
trays their desperation, and daily add $
strength to our tick for few fail to see that
decay is written upon their banners, and that
such heterogeneous party" must soon fall
to pieces, borne down by the weight of its
own corruption. The edict is gone forth !;
and a brilliant triumph awaits the Demo
cratic ticket at the approaching election. if
the Democracy of the city viii but do their
duty. They wW do their duty fully.
Year: 1859

Our showing in yesterdays Democrat of
the aspect Of Marysville Railroad interests. as
connected with the approaching municipal
election, has excited a feeling of deep seated
disgust in the opposition ranks. The Folsom
Railroad men thought to put on airs over
their buncombe resolutions, but every fair
man must acknowledge that such hood
winking game is too brazen and palpable to
win in Marysville. We are anxious to see
how the Folsom organ will get over the mat
ter. No doubt this mornings Express will
be very sweet on the PEOPLES ROAD, and
very savage towards the DEMOCRAT because
Of its exposure of the Lecompton Railroad
trick. But we rest easy. We know that the
people cannot be deceived by the stupid hy-
pocracy of new friends, who want office, but
who know that they cannot win when they
oppose the project dear to every citizen Of
Marysville viz: THE SAN FRANcIsco AND Ma
RYsvTLLE RAILROAD. The insoence of Office
is proverbial, and everybody knows that the
opposition would snap their fingers at us in
derision, if they could once get into power,
and then be asked which road they would
prefer. We want nothing but fair fight
We would not wrong Col. Tompkins for the
world, but we do know, and so does every
business man in the city, that he is hardly the
man to become the champion of Marysville
interests at this late day. The Col. has been
with us a long time,-he has held paying
offices nearly all the time, and we are sorry
that he ever saw fit to do lis such injustice
as to advocate Railroad which must enure
to the benefit the rival city of Sacramento,
and that he should have seen fit, until last
Saturday night, to neglect tie railroad pro
ject which our people almost unanimously
| favor
Year: 1859

VINO Is WANDERER ?-Some very sharp
gentleman writes for the Express over the
signature of "Wanderer," and seems to be
very much exercised towards our Assembly
man, Mr. DeLong. 1t is too bad that Char
ley cannot suit the Lecomps of Sacramento.
He ought not to be too much of thorn in
their sides. 1t will make him unpopular
with the Buchananites Is "Wanderero very
much hurt -? Who is he2 Is he hanger on
to the coat tails of the administration Is he
connected with any State office, at salary
Of 5000 a month and is scribbling part of
the work for which he receives the peoples
money? Sign the real name.
Year: 1859

The GRADING OF THIRD srREET.-That Third
street. from G ST. to Feather river, should be
graded at no distant day is certain, but it i:
equally certain that our City Fathers unani
mously CONCUR in the opinion that the pres
ent state of the city finances compel n post
ponement of the work. We hope and be
lieve that the grading will be done at al
early stage of the legislation of the incoming
council
Year: 1859

AT WoRK-We met the familiar face of
our old Democratic friend, Harry Barnett,
yesterday, upon the street, with book in
hand commencing his spring and summer
work as Deputy Assessor, under Joel d. Mar
tin, Esq, County Assessor. If he does his
work as thoroughly this year as he did last,
he will have his hands full until October
next. That he will give full satisfaction to
the tax payers we feelassured, from the work
he did last year. The Assessors duties are
of a most important character, and he who
can discharge them fairly is a public bene-
f.ctor
Year: 1859

The MARCH OF lMPRoyEMENr.--We n ticed
worknen engaged, yesterday, in making
ready the ground preparatory to the erection
of block of brick buildings on the south
side of Fourth street, between B and c
streets The masons will commence the
work as soon as brick can be made.
Year: 1859

Tile policy of the present Administration
is to withhold all protection from foreign
born citizen who may be impressed into
service in foreign country, on the ground
that he is within its jurisdiction. According
to this, no noturalized citizen is safe in revis
iting his native land lie may return to see
his aged father or mother, for the last time
upon enrth, leaving wife and children be.
hind him here in Marysyille or elsewhere,
but he is apprehended by the Government
and told that he must fight her battles He
replies that he is an American citizen. lie is
answered that he has no right to be an Amer
lean citizen. lie declares that he will call
upon the Government of the United States
to protect him in his citizenship. He is an
swered that the Government of the United
States, through Mr. Buchanan, reEnquishes
all claim to him, because he is foreign born,
and surrenders him to the country whose OPP
preston drove him from her shores. Is this
the position which an American citizen,
whether native or foreign born, likes to be
placed in by his Governments We should
certainly think not.


How often is it that an American citizen
goes witha a cargo of saleable products, of one
kind or another, to foreign countries, for the
purpose of trade and commerce According
to the new doctrine Of the present Admins.
tration, he may he taken up in any foreign
port and made to do service to the power
which arrests him. He answers the foreign
Government apprehending him, that he is
an American citizen that he is only voy-
aging abroad fer the purpose Of making mon
ey by honest trade and traffic that to be
detained, for six months or a year. from his
business will ruin him, and that he mast be
allowed to go free, or he will appeal to his
country for protection lie is laughed at by
his eaptors, and Informed that the Govern
ment of the United States, through her most
erceItent Secretary of State, and by and with
the authority of the President, has rein-
quished all claim to him as citizen, and has
refused to recognize him upon foreign
shore. 4
instances in which an American citizen would
lose his rights, by this most extraordinary
ukase of the present damnably Anti-Demo-
cratic and purely Federalistic Administration,
But we have not the patience to pursue the
subject further. Ir II q. rr-r.
Year: 1859

EDIroR DEMoCRAr:- years since |
made the United States my home. availed
myself of the liberal naturalization laws,
and was told that had become an American
citizen, and that stood upon an equal foot
ing with those of native birth, / learn BY
the recent letter Of Lewis Cass, that the
President and his cabinet have decided that
l do not stand on any such equal footing.
find that, if they are to be believed, | am
under the protection of the stars and stripes
only when on American soil. If go to my
native land, perhaps to receive the dying
blessing Of my mother, am at the mercy of
the British Grown, and if impressed into the
English service, even to fight tyrannical Aus
tria, the great American Government will
not answer my complaint against the pro-
ceeding. If know myself do not wish to
be an American citizen a day longer, if am
British subject the moment l happen to


have a little business in my native country.


| win not believe, however, that the Ameri-


can people will endorse the odious doctrine


Let us wait patiently and see. 7.
Year: 1859

School ExHIBTIoN.-The exercises at the
close of the Second Annual Session of the
Academy of Notre Dame, under the super
vision of the Sisters of that institution, were
closed on yesterday, in the basement of the
Catholic Church. The proficiency exhibited
by the pupils of this School in various bran
ches of study, reflected great credit upon the
teachers. and was truly gratifying to the large
number of citizens and strangers who were
assembled on the occasion.


The music On the Piano by the scholars un-
der the instruction of the talented and high
ly accomplished Miss Florence Reardon, was
truly excellent. The vocal music, by the
pupils of Miss May, was also very good
"The Orphans" and Joan of Are" were
played with great truthfulness and greeted
With immense applause After which, came
the reading of the distribution of prizes by
Father Slattery. The list is somewhat too
long for the present crowded state of our
columns.


The exercises were closed by few appro-
propriate and highly instructive remarks by
Father Peter Magognotti, addressed to the
pupils
Year: 1859




THE NEws-The intelligence by the Over
land Mail, which will be found in another
column, under our telegraphic head, is of a
deeply interesting character. A terrific
and awfully destructive battle has been
fought between the French and Austrians, in
which fearful loss of life has been sustained
on both sides. The French claim the victory.
The Austrians contend that it is drawn
game.


1t will be seen that the Administration at
Washington, so far from reeeding from its
former position respecting the alleged in
equality of foreign and native-born citizens,
reiterates its assertion that foreign born
citizen cannot be protected by the American
Government, if he visits his native country.
A most damnable doetrne


The miscellaneous news is we'll worth read
ing
Year: 1859

Somebody, We don't know who, and
it makes no difference, thus warns
young men to look out for the women:


''Young men keep your eyes peeled
when you are after the women! Is the
pretty dress or form attractive? Or a
pretty face even? Flounces, boy, are
no consequence. A pretty face will
grow old. Paint will wash of: The
sweet smile Of the first, will give way
to the scowl Of the termagant. The
neat form will be pitched into calico.
Another and far different being will
take the place of the lovely goddess,
who smiles sweet and eats sour candy.
Keep your eye peeled, boy, when you
are after the women. If the little
dear is GROSS, and scolds at her moth.
er in the back room, you may be sure
that you vii! get particular fits all
round the house. If she apoligises fol
washing dishes, you will need girl to
fan her: ~ . -


If she bushes when found at the
washtub with her sleeves rolled up, be
sure, sir, that she is If the Goldfish aris'
tocracy, little breeding and little sense
If you marry girl who knows moth.
ing but to commit woman slaughte,
on the piano, you have got the poores,
|piece of music ever got up. Find one
whose mind is right, then pitch in
Don't be hanging around like a sheep
thief, as though you were ashamed to
be seen in the daytime, but walk up
like a chicken to. the dough, and ask
for the article like man,
Year: 1859

In the State of Massachusetts, alone the
manufacture of boots and shoes amounts an
nually to upwards of fifty millions of dollars,
number of boots and shoes made in all the
States OF this Union, an invention which
tends to cheaper their manufacture. Machin-
cry has of late been made to do almost every
thing, but to apply machinery to pegging
boots and shoes has baffled the ingenuity Of
the entire race of inventors until very recent
ly. =


We examined the other day little mach
inc made up of three or four cams and cou-
pie of saws, and saw it take hold of large
b,ogan shoe and peg it in neat and work.
manlike manner, two rows all round, in less
than half minute. The most skillful shoe
maker would have required ten or fifteen
minutes to perform the same task, and con-
sequently Sturtevant's machine does the
work of about thirty men, without getting at
all out of breath.


The shoe, fitted on last ready for peg
attached to the machine, and borne up against
it by the hand of the operator. The machine,
being then put in rapidmotion, seized hold
of the shoe, gave it rapid turn or two, and
then, after few seconds of rafting and clat-
tering, off came the brogan with the sole
firmly pegged. The machine was next NOV
ed slowly, so that we might see how the
thing was done. There was not much!!of it,
rs the man in charge remarked, and the
greatest wonder was how so much work
could be accomplished by SO little machinery.
NJ y Post.
Year: 1859

The existence of silver in sea water was
first made known by M. Malaguti and Daro-
cheri. These chemists suspected the exist
ence of the metal from the extensive diffusion
Of silver in the mineral kingdom, the CONVEX
sion of the sulphide into chloride by the pro-
longed action of soluble bodies containing
chlorine, and the sollubility of chlorate of sill
yer in chloride of solium The method pur-
sued was by passing sulphureted hydrogen
through large quantities of water, and also
by fusing the salts obtained by evaporation
with litharge. =.


AS solution of chloride of silver in chlo-
ride Of sodium is instantly decomposed by
metallic copper, chloride of copper being form
ed and silver precipitated, it was supposed to
be highly probable that the copper and yellow
metal used in sheating the hulls of vessels
must, after long exposure to sea water, contain
more silver than they did before they were
exposed to its action, by decomposing chloride
of silver in their passage through the sea, and
depositing the metal on their surfaces.


A large vessel being under repair, which
had been cruising for several years in the Pa
cific Ocean, few ounces of her sheathing was
procured, which was so decomposed and brit


tie that it could easily be broken between the
fingers. Five thousand grains were dissolved
in pure nitric acid, and the solution was dilu-
ted. A few drops of hydrochloric acid were
then added, and the precipitate was allowed
to subside for three days. A large quantity
of white insoluble matter had collected by that
time at the bottom of the vessel. This was
filtered off, dried and fused with one hundred
grains of pure ltharge and suitable proper
tons of bitarate of potash and carbonate of
soda, the ashes of the filter being also added.
The result was POI grains of silver, or one
pound, one ounce, two penny weights, fifteen
grains per ton. This very large quantity
could hardly be supposed to have existed in
the original metal, as in that case it would
have been well worth extracting .-Boston
Commercial Bulletin.
Year: 1859

Some of the British journals have been dis
cussing the relative claims of the Poets Burns
and Moore The London Illustrated Neus
says


Let Moore be tested by the test Of Glove
ENTHUSIASTICALLY universal-love divine"
and it will be found that Burns was the
bard, the seer, and the prophet while Moore
was but the versifier and the squire of danes,
the dangler after Countesses, and the orna-
ment and charm of the saloon, but poet I'M
known to the peasant and to the man earn
ing his bread by the sweat of his brow. The
fame of the two men may teach us that he
who writes only for the rich may please the
rich for a time, and then sink into disfavor
even with them but that he who writes from
as strong true heart of the strong true hearts
of all other men, whether rich or poor, will de-
light both rich and poor, and be remembered
as long as the language or the glory of his
country, .-'s.'' %.
Year: 1859

There has of late been good deal of dis
cusion, in the press and out of it, in respect
to the policy of dispensing with the agency OF
Grand Juries in our criminal jurisprudence,
and the project was greeted with pretty gen.
eral favor. Many excellent reasons were
readily given for the change, and not few
abuses incident to the Grand Jury system
forcibly pointed out. But serious difficulty
has been discovered. Grand Juries cannot
be so easily set aside as some people imagined,
for the 9Th Article of the Amendments to the
Constitution of the United States contains the
following provision:


"No person shall be held to answer for a
capital or otherwise infamous crime unless at
presentment or indictment of Grand Jury,
exceptin cases arising in the land or naval for
ces, or in the militia, when in actual service, in
time of war or public danger"


This settles the question. We must bear
with Grand Juries awhile longer.-Mw York
Times.
Year: 1859

We call the attention of our readers again
to the importance of sowing broad area of
grain, and especially of wheat. A little ex-
ertion on the part of every man will increase
the breadth of land sown this Spring to double
what it was last. Sow early that the wheat
may have start with the season, and a fail
ure can hardly occur. The Illinois papers
contain accounts which represent the wheat
crop in that State as in bad condition, large
bodies OF it having been winter killed The
crop of wheat We had last year is no assur-
ance that we may even have like harvest
Heed not the mournful lament of croakers,
but with right good will, plow the ground SOW
the seed, and trust to Him who has ordered
seed-time and harvest for the increase. Our
opinion is, that all kinds of produce will COM
mand remunerative prices the coming fall
Hastings Independent.
Year: 1859

1t is said that the book business never was
more fourishing than now. The Harpers,
with forty Adams presses constantly at work,
announce themselves unable to publish but
very few of he'works which they have on
hand, owing to the steady and immense de-
mand for those already published. 1t is also
stated that party desiring to purchase an
Adams press for cash was informed by the
makers that they could not deliver one for
two years, their orders in hand being so num-
erous as to require that time to execute
them.
Year: 1859

A young man toiling obscurely,


Struggling 'gainst an adverse tide,
With high and honest purpose


W hch the mocking world deride;
Faint not, fear not, brave the current,


Face the storm however rude,
Truth will triumph, thou wilt conquer,
God will ne'er forsake the good.
Do the proud deride thy calling,


Mock thy efforts at the start,
With a scoffing coldness, CALLING


To thy proud and honest heart?
Persevere attain a station


With the gifted and the great,
Those who now scorn thy vocation,


Then will gladly kiss thy feet.
Has the venomed breath of slander


On thy lonely name been blown,
From the serpent soul of envy,


That would keep the worthy down!
Persevere! with manly patience,


Time will heal the wound you feel,
From the name such taint may vanish
As thy breath from FURNISHED steel.
For encouraging example,


Scan the names on history's page,
Those who most their race have honored,
Giving glory to their age;
Names of Newton and of Franklin,


And thousand more as bright,
Names that gain increasing glory,


With the worlds increasing light.
Persevere! unceasing effort,


Humble though and weak it be,
May o'ercome whate'er opposes, ..
And work miracles for thee;
Be assured reward will follow,


Gold will come to him who delves,
Honest industry must prosper


Heaven helps those who help themselves
Year: 1859

Speaking of the Opposition triumph in
Louisville at the recent municipal election, the
Journal says:


Having accepted the issue rendered by
the Democrats, we proclaim this triumph to
our friends throughout the State and give
them the assurance that in August next the
city of Louisville will give Joshua F. Bell and
the Opposition State ticket at least 1900 ma
jority. There never was a finer spirit or a
more confident feeling among our friends,
while on the other hand, the Democracy are
dispirited and depressed They expected a
victory on Saturday, confidently expected it
even to the close of the polls, and could hard
ly realize the returns when announced. Our
friends worked quietly but effectively and are
rewarded by this first victory in the campaign
of 1859, which we hope will be followed by
many more"
Year: 1859

The arrangements making by Mr.. La Noun
tain for the manufacture of the balloon with
which he intends to cross the Atlantic, are
rapidly progressing to completion. The twine
from which the net work is to be made is
believed to be the most complete article of the
kind ever made in this country also a selec-
ton of a superior quality of India silk, which
will probably be employed in the manufac-
ture of the balloon, an apparatus for MAIN
tanning different degrees of latitude with
out wasting gas, or dscharging ballast which
lis to be attached to the car, is being made
The enterprise begins to assume tangible
form
Year: 1859

Suppose man and girl were to get mar
ried-the man thirty-five years old, and the
girl five years this makes the man seven
times as old as the girl !; and they live to-
gether until the girl is ten years old, this makes
the man forty years old, and four times as
old as the girl and they still live until she is
fifteen, the man would be forty-fve, this
makes the man three times as old; and they still
live on till she is thirty years old this makes
the man sixty-only twice as old and so on.
Now how long would they have to live to make
the girl as old as the man? ~ -aa aT.g 3
Year: 1859

She always made home happy!


With her kind and winning ways
With her voice of cheerful gladnesse
With her cheerful hymn of praise.
She always made home happy!


Though she charmed no passer by
With the beauty of her person,


Or the brightnes of her eye.
Though no pearls or rubies glittered,
Mid the ringlet's of her hair,
In her heart there shone q radiance


Of jewel far more rare.
She always made home happy!


Though her song was not divine,
Though no harp beneath her fingers
Thrilled to notes almost sublime.
Though no artist, yet she painted


Many beam of heavenly love,
On the friendly faces round her,


That shall shine in realms above.
Year: 1859

Out through the drifted snow,


Out ere the Day doth glow fling
Between his bars of gold, and Ger the earth doth
His amber shafts. or ere the city, voices ring
Along the path of trade:


Out from a wretched shed,


Out from her strawy bed
Creepeth child, with weary look and sad.
Along squalid street,
With bare and bruised feet
Into square begirt with dome and psrapet,
And church with fretted towers firm set
Against the lofty sky:


With bruised feet and bare,


Through the dim morning air
Stealeth that child with wet and sunken eye.
The Sun now leads the Day


Upon his orient way,
And touched with fire are Christian town and fame;
And well-fed Life rushes with might and main,
Joyous and proud and strong:


Yet still beside the mart


With sad and sinking heart,
Stealeth that child her weary way along,
A path across the street,


Where roads of traffic meet,
And Trade and Fashion now do surge and sweep,
Across the jostng path her cold, thin fingers keep
For horse and coach and dray;


Pass, pass, pass; sweep, sweep, sweep;
How hard 1t is to keep
For needless thankless Thrift and Pride away !!
A piteous prayer and cry


To every paSSer-by!
And yet the gilded coach goes flashing on
Fhnging rich ordors through the hurrying town,
Hurrying so fast away;


And still that cry is there


Spare me from hunger, spare, stay.
And from your gains and pride one moment
There is path that lies


From earth into the skies:
Across empyrean heights and pinnacles that glow
With endless light that angel fingers SOW
With pearl and gold do SOW


And yet with garments mean


The low born NAzARENE, Two.
Opened that path for as by toll and shame and
Ye who that path would climb


To heavenly gates sublime,
10 streets unswept, whose domed towers do raise
Their lofty heads, where choired anthems praise
That CHILD of lowly birth:


Think ye cross the street,


Think, as that cry ye meet,
Inc path that ends in heaven begins on earth.