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Year: 1859

and will be maintained. in my opinion, by
the South and the North stood upon this
ground in the passage of the bill shall
maintain it with fidelity and honor to the
last extremity"


He sticks up to these declarations finely
now! Out upon such treacheryl


We come now to what Hon A. G.. Brown
himself said in regard to this bill-the SAME
man who led off in the debate of February
23d last, in favor of a Congressional Slave
Code for the Territories Mark well his
words:


Il suppose. when we passed the bill, that
we intended by it to give them q right to
legislate on all subjects touching their do
nestle policy; and that if anybody was dis
satisfied he should go to the courts, and not
come to Congress for his remedy. This has
been my understanding, and have endea-
vored to live up to it. My friend from Mi
chigan and myself differ very widely as to
what are the powers of q Territorial legisa-
ture-he believing that they can exercise
sovereign rights, and believing no such
thing he contending that they have right
to exclude slavery, and not admitting the
proposition; but both of us concurring in the
opinion that it is n question to be decided 6y
the courts, and not by Congress II we are
agreed on that, let us agree on this other
proposition. If | had been the party ag.
grieved by the laws of Kansas, knew the
place to which | was pointed to seek my
remedy. If others are aggrieved, let them
go to the same place"


And now this same man wants Congress
and not the Courts to settle these questions


We advise every intelligent man to read
carefully the foregoing extracts, and then
ask himself, who has abandoned the Demo.
cratic party We Douglas Democrats or the
Lecompton factionists? We of the Douglas
party contend that Congress, by the Kansas.
Nebraska Bill, expressly delegated all the
powers she possessed over slavery in the
Territories to the Territorial legislature: if
the Territorial legislature in any case tras-
cend its powers, exercising more than could
be delegated, an appeal is to be made to the
courts, but Congress is in no wise to inter
fere; absolute no, Intervention on her part is
the Democratic doctrine. Now, we ask in
all candor, if the above extracts and those
yesterday do not prove that the Douglas
Democracy are right in their position Have
we not shown that their construction was
the universal construction among the Demo
Gratis of that period?


But we have by no means exhausted the
store of testimony on hand, and may draw
additional records hereafter
Year: 1859

with embarrassment, and as the flap, the dang
ling appendage, is felt upon them, moved by the
wind of his own agitation, he could not feel
worse were it dish-cloth, worn as a bandage
of disgrace. 1t is happy time for him when
he gets to church, and sits down with his coat
tail under him; but he is still apprehensive with
thinking of the Sunday school, and wonders il
any of the children will ask him to "swing his
long. tailed blue"


After the boy has become wonted to his long
tailed coat his extreme youth becomes a trial to
him. Various resorts arc adopted to hasten the
development of manhood. He watches for the
dawning of beard on his upper lip, and when
nt last the shadowy promise comes-foats into
his vision--on its downy wings--he borrows the
first razor and goes at it. His mother, or sis
ter, catch him at it, too, and suggest a daub of
cream and cat as better adapted to his case
than lather and razor Perhaps he undertakes
to chew tobacco, and gets terribly sick. or, pos
sibly, he undertakes, with many qualms Of con-
science, little profanity on private account.
Sometimes, indeed, if he can overcome his BASH
fulness, he goes to see girl, or walks home with
one from spelling school, Still the years hang
on, and we know of at least one who believed
that his parents were cheating him in regard to
the date of his birth, with the design of getting
a tweve-month more of work out OF him. 1t
was David Copperfeld, we believe, who was so
sadly affected by his own consciousness of ex-
treme YOUTH and there is no man, who has ever
had genuine boyhood, who will not recognize
the touch as one of the most natural which the
pencil of Dickens has revealed.
Year: 1859

GREELEY WARNS THE REPUmLCANS.-Mr. Gree
lev closed ii recent letter to the San Francisco
Times in the following style:


~As to your rival State tickets will say only,
that should the official canvas prove that the lie
compton ticket mght have been, but is not de.
eatcd, the Opposition throughout the country
will regard that result us a National misfortune
How that defeat may be effected you will judge.
Il lonly urge that the whole Atlantic coast will
Muuire, as the returns shall come to hand not
which opposition ticket, or how much of each or
either, but whether the lecompton party has been
beaten, and if it has the rcjoicings will be hearty
aud general wherever free speech and free labor
prevails. Should that consummatiOn be defeated,


pray the Republicans of California to be sure
that the fault is in nOwse theirs"
Year: 1859

STAGE BROKE DowN.-As the regular stage
from Grass Valley was coming, yesterday.
down long hill, this side of Rough and Ready
the thorough brace gave way. and, the vehi.
Gle rushing against the horses, they became
frightened and ran at fearful speed down
the hill AT the bottom, they suddenly
stopped and the stage turned over. badly
smashing the body and throwing out the pas
sengers One lady and little girl were in
side. and gentleman on the outside with
the driver. The passengers were not much
injured, but the driver was seriously, though
we believe, not dangerously hurt. lie be-
hayed himself, throughout, with great cour.
age and presence Of mind. The stage was
fixed up in pretty good shape again, at Rough
and Ready, having been drawn back for the
purpose and came on down to the city.
Year: 1859

be submitted to jury? Even IL he had been
indicted, the rule would not apply; and before
1t could be, mast be by an acknowledged
criminal-one who stands below the law OF
honor among thieves.


CASE OF JAMES BuRNs.--The same counsel
was heard upon motion for a new trial in the
case Of james Burns. Arguments on the other
side have not yet been presented. ..t


SUPERIOR COURT.


FARRADAY AND OTHERS vs.. THE CITY.-The
plaintiffs set forth that they were engaged in
running line of omnibuses to Vine Street
hill, having procured license from the proper
city authorities that the defendant neglected
to keep the street in repair and order, so as to
be fit for ordinary travel, and that by the con-
tinued and total disregard Of her duty in this
behalf, the road got into such condition, that
it could be travelled only by using the side
gutters-and in bad weather plaintiffs were
compelled to abandon part Of their route,
losing thereby portion Of the "gOod-wilP' on
this line ; that their horses were strained or
crippled, and many of them were killed
whereby they allege they were damaged to the
amount of $4,000.


The case was before Judge Spencer on a de-
murrer to the petition.


The City would be responsible for allowing
the streets to get out Of repair, when damage
occurred to party therefrom, if she had been
notified of the existence of the nuisance, and
had reasonable opportunity to remove it.
There were, however, two defects in the petit
tion which authorised the court to sustain the
demurrer; in the first place, by the omission Of
a specific avermsnt that the damage occurred
without any fault on the part of plaintiff; and
secondly, the difficulty with the averment was,
that lit did not aver the horses &c. were injured
while passing over this road. The injury should
be traced to the nuisance directly, and not re-
motely-for if the plaintiffs were obliged tC
travel another route, and the injury occurred
on this other route, this would not be a direct
consequence of the act of the city, and would
notlay the foundation for an action.


Demurrer sustained, and leave to amend pc.
titon.
Year: 1859

MAD'LLE PIccoLoMINI is good looking young wo-
man, of a German cast of countenance and rich
prano voice, not very unlike that of Louisa Pyne.-
She is not great vocalist and all judicous critics
admit her chief attraction is the grace and naivcte
with which she renders her parts. The concert of
last evening well attended in respect to numbers
and by the best kind of Cincinnati audience in
character and there was every apes of salts


faction with the performance. The other parts of the
entertainment attractive and especially the yio
lin of NJ. Wolfenhaupt, which was pronounced by
competent judges to be of high order of merit
Upon the whole the thing may be pronounced a sue
cess.


WooDs THEATER.-The beautiful fairy spectacle of
the Naiad Queen again greeted last evening with
a full house. 1t has made sensation. The people are
delighted with it the scenery itself is worth the
price of admissions and those who have not yet wit
messed it should avail themselves of the opportunity
soon, as it will no doubt be many years before the
Naiad Queen will be gotten up in such style Mr. and
Mrs Elsler established favorites and will leave
impression upon the minds of the patrons of this
establishment which will not be easily forgotten


NATIONAL THEATER.-0ur American Cousin again
tonight with Frank Drew as Asa Trenchard and
Miss DeCourcy as Florence Trenchard. Our aInuse-
ment readers will bear in mind that the version of the
American Cousin as played at this establishment Is
the same as that which has enjoyed such a run at
Laura Keene's in New York.


CAMPBELLs MISsTRELs-Ths fine troupe will
open their budget of fun at Smith & Nixon's Hall
next Monday evening. They have been drawing
crowded houses wherever they have appeared.


BS- new piece recently written by young gen.
tleman of this city, not wholly unknown to fame, is
creating a wonderful sensation among the literary
portion of community, to whom ii has been read.
More of it anon.


WESTERN MUsEUM.-A varied entertainment
is now given at this establishment every night,
in addition to which the curiosities of four mu-
seums combined are thrown in gratis.
Year: 1859

ESCAPE FROM THE HosPITAL.--A steamboat
man named VIM. Thomas, who has been an
inmate of the hospital since the 29th of Janu-
ary. sometime during the night of Tuesday
last, left the building by climbing down the
porch in the rear of the house from the third
story of the building, and carried with him a
coat belonging to one of the surgical nurses of
the ward in which he had been placed, and a
silver watch, with gold chain attached, belonging
to another. They soon became aware of their
loss and pursued him, and after recovering
their property suffered him to escape
Year: 1859

Boy DROwNED.-A little boy, aged four
years, whose parents reside on the Kentucky
side of the river, about two and a half miles
below White Hall, while walking upon the
bank of the river, fell in day before yesterday,
and in few moments was carried by the cur
rent to the arms of death from those of his
mother, who was, with difficulty, $50 great was
her anguish) prevented from following her
darling to his watery grave. At a late hour
last night, the body had not been recovered.
Year: 1859

AcCIDENTs.-A boy named Peters, who had
climbed tree for the purpose of disentangIing
his kite, fell to the ground and broke his arm,
and otherwise injured himself quite severely.
teen years, was run over by horse wagon
on the corner of Fourth and Smith streets, yes
terday morning. His shoulder was dislocated
by the accident, and his leg crushed so badly
that it was thought amputation would have to
be resorted to, if his life were saved.
Year: 1859

PLANT AND Sow FREELY.-In view of the
warlike character of the last news from Eu-
rope, the New York Tribune offers the follow
ing advice to farmers. Nothing will be lost
by following it should impending war be soon
averted:


We say to our urfarmers-plant and SOW free
ly, persistently; for grain and meat are likely
to be in demand next fall. The war which
now threatens is unlikely to be short and
cannot be a little one. 1t is likely to array a
million men in arms against each other, sub
tracing many times that number from pro-
ductive industry to employ them in casting
cannon, making powder, charging shells, &C.,
&c. All these must eat, and battle fields are
not well adapted to the growth Of food. We
shall be disappointed if Europe does not afford
us large market for breadstuffs before the
end of the current year.
Year: 1859

Republican state Central Committee OF


IOWas and the Naturalization Laws


OF the State.


AT the recent meeting of the Republican
State Central Committee of Iowa, the follow
ing resolutions respecting the movement now
on foot in Massachusetts, to withhold the right
of suffrage from foreign-born citizens until
two years after naturalization, were unani-
mously adopted


WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State Of
Massachusetts, has passed an amendment to
the Constitution of that State, by which for
eign-born citizens are deprived of the right Of
suffrage for two years after their naturallza-
ton; and,


WHEREAS, This amendment will be submit
ted to a vote of the people of Massachusetts,
on the 9th day of May, 1859, for approval or
disapproval;


Therefore, Be it resolved..by the Republican
Central Committee of the State of Iowa,


l. That the above named act of the Leg
islature of Massachusetts, is violation of the
principles of the Republican party as affirmed
in the National Republican platform, adopted
at Philadelphia, in 1856, and should therefore
meet with the earnest rebuke of the Republi-
can party in every State of the Union.


2. That we regard this act as making an
unjust and offensive discrimination between
citizens on account of their birthplace, and
showing therefore tendency to undermine
the foundation on which the Republican party
is based, which carefully preserves strict
acknowledgment of the equal rights of citizens
under the Constitution of the United States,
without regard to nationality, and in the con-
demnation of all prescription in legislation.


8. That the Republican party of the State
of Iowa cannot and will never approve of an
act by which our naturalized citizens are de-
prived of a part of their rights as guaranteed
by the Constitution and existing laws.


4. That we earnestly request our Repub-
ican brethren in Massachusetts, to reject by
their vote proposition which would be stain
upon the fair fame of a State which has here
tofore been foremost in the advocacy of free
principles and equal rights to all men.
Year: 1859

MAKE YOUR OWN sOAP.-We would call the at
Of our readers particularly to the advertisement
IN another column Of" Concentrated Lye," new and
most truly useful article for families whereby they can
at very trng cost of labor money make Ali their
own soap both hard and soft, and in fourth the
Time required by Potash any other article ever
known. The advantage of an article of this kind 80
cheap and convenient to section of country
be overrated Wesay by all means give it trial and
judge for yourselves.


We would warn parties against counter,eiters, as
there are limitations abroad. All persons inrngingup-
on the Patent will certainly be held The
genuine article can be had of all respectable Druggist
anu UrocerS. oct20-d-w6m
Year: 1859

Miscellany.


From the number of marriages that
takes place in the winter season it il to
be presumed that Mercury has as much
to do with the matter as Cupid himself.
To those who are still shivering in single
blessedness, Dean Swift's recipe for
courtship may be acceptable: 81


Two or three dears and two or three sweets,


Two or three balls and two or three treats:
Two or three serensdes given as . lure.
Two or three oaths how much they endure:
Two or three times led out from the play,


Two or three soft speeches made by the way.


Two or three tickets two or three times,
Two or three love letters writ all in rhymes


Two or three mouths keeping strict to these rules,


Can never fail making couple Of fools.


The best plan to ship pig is to man
euvrs with the animal until you have
got his snout in the proper direction,
facing the plank which communicates
with the vessel, then take hold Of his
tail and pull it hard as though you wish,
ed him to come from the place, when.
from spirit natural in pigs, he goes up
the plank without further trouble
Now, women are just as contrary AZ
pigs. and the principle should always be
applied in getting them on the ship of
matrimony. If, however, after marriage.
you wish to secure domestic peace. you
must be quietly submissive. The i'm.
portance of this is illustrated in an epi-
taph on tombstone in an English church
yard:


Here lies man Richard and Mary his wife E
Their surname PrisOard, they lived without sts,
The reason was plain-they abcundsd in riches
They had pain, and the wife tie 5rescho


Sen Slick in his late sayings" gives
somSs advice about the selection Of a
wife. Says he. "Don'tmarry too poor
a gal, for they are apt to think there 10
no end to their husbands puss: nor too
rich gal, for they are apt to remind
you Of it unpleasant sometimes nor too
giddy gal. for they neglect their fami-
lies nor too demure a'one, for they are
most apt to give you the dodge. race
of, and leave you nor too weak-minded
one, for children take all their talents
from their Mothers" and with all due
Difference to the ladies we would ask Mr..
Slick if he means to insinuate that the
population of the world is already large
enough. 1 S's1
Year: 1859

upon the familiar waters which, to them,
was always home. These carvings are
done by an Indian whose sole business
is to ornament the tombs of the dead
l wished to take away one Of the images
as curiosity, but was advised that it
would be dangerous, as they are held
in supreme veneration by the Indians.
Year: 1859

and hardness of an old shoe sole, and
the circular rim outside of it appeared
white and parboiled. as if scalded by
hot steam. The wound was now dressed.
and the outside rim soon separated, the
cancer came out in a hard lump, and the
place healed up. The plaster kills the
cancer, so that it sloughs out like dead
flesh, and never grows in again. The
remedy has been used in this city sue
cessfully. We have seen cancer which
was removed entire from the face of an
estimable lady of this city by DR.. Dolly.
The afflicted should know that there is a
remedy which is so near infallible.-
Rochester Dem.
Year: 1859

Over the river on the hill,


Lieth village white and still
All around it the forest trees


Shiver and whisper in the breeze;
Over it sailing the shadows go,


Of soaring hawk and screaming crow
And mountain grasses low and sweet,
Grow in the middle of every street.
Over the river under the hill,


Another village leth still
There ] see in the cloudy night


Twinkling stars of household light,
Fires that gleam on the smithy's door,
Mists that curl on the river shore;
And in the roads no grasses grow,


For the wheels that hasten to and fro.
In that village on the hill


Never is sound of smithy or mill
The houses are thatched with grass and


flowers,


Never clock to tell the hours
The marble doors are always shut,


You cannot enter in hall or hut
All the village lieth asleep,


Never grain to SOW or reap;
Never in dreams to moan or sigh,


Silent, and idle and low they lie.
In the village under the hill,


When the night is starry and still,
Many weary soul in prayer


Looks to the other village there,
And, weeping and signing, longs to 60
Up to that home from this below;
Longs to sleep by the forest wild


Whittier have vanished wife and child
And heareth, praying, this answer fall,
Patience THAT village shall hold you all 7
Church Journal.
Year: 1859

The Milwaukee Free Democrat recent.
ly noticed the case of Mr.. Mason, pro-
prietor of music store in this city,
brother Lowell Mason who was cured
of cancer upon his face, after the re-
moval by knife and temperance of the
disease. He was treated by Cincinnati
physician. after the process of DIR. Fell.
Of London, described as follows:


A piece Of sticking plaster was pu,
over the cancer, with circular piece cuI
out of the center. a little larger than the
cancer. and a small circular rim Of
healthy skin next to it was exposed
Then plaster made of chloride of zinc
blood root and wheat -four was spread on
a piece of this circular opening. and a..
piled to the cancer for twenty -four hours
On removing it, the cancer was found
burnt into. and appeared of the color
Year: 1859

Indeed cannot stand this. You'll
drive me quite crazy with your buzz,
buzz, buzzing. | mast and will have
silence. find that plain, pleasant per-
suasion will not do; Tshall be forced to
resort to harsher method. Now, listen,
one and all, while l assure you that the
first scholar. old or young, miss or mas
ter, young gentleman or lady, whom l
shall see whispering without leave, l will
ferule."


The teacher. Mr.. Arthur Stone, closed
his bearded lips firmly, and glanced
about the old fashioned school room with
a determined expression, as he ceased
speaking. He evidently meant just what
he said-meant il in the face of the stout,
stalwart young gentleman, and the plet-
ty, witching, bright-eyed girls about
him. For moment there was dead
silence upon all, while every eye was
fixed upon the handsome, resolute face
of the teacher. But in the little crowd
of eager, upturned faces, there was but
one which his eye sought, intuitively
drawn, as it were by some strange, mes
meric power. One face, and one at that
moment which was a pretty picture of
piquant beauty, with its saucy, inquist-
i've blue eyes, which met his own fully
free and daring Its strawberry red
mouth pursed up by the most provoking
and daring of smiles, and said as plainly
as words could have said it" you won't
ferule me. Arthur Stone, if l whisper
ever SO much"


A sudden flash of anger redeemed up
into the cheeks of the young man, and
shot from the depths of his fine gray
eyes, as he said determinedly, in answer
to the smile of the red mouth and blue
eyes, and the toss of the dainty head
Il repeat it /; l will ferule the first schol-
ar whom see whispering without leave" !"





This time there was no mistaking il
there was perceptible motion of Anna
Hawkes. pretty head, an unmistakable
light in her eyes, and whole, unbroken
sentence wreated about the curve of her
lips, as she turned carelessly to her books.
You can ferule me if you choose" she
said, mutely, not believing that he would
venture to do it.
"And | certainly will" was the 81
lent reply of the young man, confident
the while that she would not allow him
an opportunity of putting his threat into
execution. But he was Ill at ease as he
turned moodily to the Arithmetic class
from which his attention had been drawn
by the unusual confusion. Affairs had
taken disagreeable turn, an unexpected
course, and whatever he might do, he
could not better them. There was bu,
one way for him. He must put stern
lace upon the matter. lie must main
tain his dignity as teacher, even if he
was obliged to thrust roughly aside his
own wishes and lnclinations. Anna
Hawkes. - pleasant, witching, graceful
Anna-the one bright star that threw sc
much light upon his tiresome duties
the warm hearted girl who had grown
nearer and dearer to him as the dull
wintry days went by till he had dared
hope, silently, yet earnestly. that some
time he might be more to her than an,
one else in the world even she. if she
came between him and his duties, mus
be sacrificed. Itwas miserable thought
and he greeted it with long, deep
ldrawn sigh,