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Year: 1859

We ere here, We are here to our fathers cot;
We are here from q stranger S land
We are here, all here, in this hallowed spot;
We are here an unbroken band
long, long the years since our lingering step,
Left this dear old cottage door;
Since we turned us about on the hilltop, and wep
For a home to be ours no more.
never before seemed it half so dear,
As it looked ON that sorrowful day;
And never before seemed the world half so drear
As We turned from that loved spot away.
But now we are here we are all once more
From our far-off wanderings come;
We are here by the side of our old cottage door
We have greeted each other at home.
We are here from many devious path,
Where strangers with strangers roam;
We are here meath the roof, round the dear old


hearth,


OF our own, our long loved home.
We have seen the boasted works of art
We have stood meath the swelling dome;
But there's naught that so fills w, music the


heart,


As the sight of this simple home.
We are here meath the shade of the old elm trees
That sheltered our midsummer plays;
And we hear through their huttering leaves the


breeze,


As it came in those early days.
We are here, but how changed the group save in


thought,


That gamboll'd Ger hillock and dell,
When the soft ripping ringlet the wanton wind


caught


From the rosy wreathed check where it fell.
When the young, gladstone soul gaily laughed thro'


the eyes,


Or poured in wild notes from the tongue,
When it watched to behold the coy echoes arise
Who mimicked so truly their song.
But in soul we're the same for the years are forgot
Whose rude hands those laughing charms STOLE
There's a tasmanic power in this dear old cot.
That brings boyhood again Ger the soul.
We are here, but the voice of our Father tonight
No longer dstills on ear,
Still his name we will cherish with raptured de-


light


AS tits breathed by the heart-speaking tear.
We are here, and our mother, All name that has


been


Like the '.pillar' and "cloud" on our road
1t has stayed our young steps in the pathway of


sin,


And led us back meekly to God.
We are here round the altar, the holy place where,
Our infant forms gathered and knelt
When our yet lisping tongues could scarce utter


the prayer


That our young hearts so tenderly felt.
We are here let us bow and that Goodness adore,
Which has watched Fer the paths we have trod,
And brought us thro' dangers in safety once more
To bow here in worship to God. b.


-Ospego Times, Dec. 29.
Year: 1859

INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY.


One of the worst phases of party politics
of the present day, the one to be most rep
robated and dreaded for ulterior effects, is the
tendency to select candidates for high Judicial
stations with distinct and direct reference to
their known expressed partisan views touch
ing questions upon which they may have to


sit as Judges, under oath, to decide according


to law and precedent. This, however, is the


legitimate fruit of the doctrine of the "higher


law" lately come into vogue; the only prac
tical way, indeed, to give it vitality and
power. To this fact the founders, prominent
disciples and chief expounders Of the "higher
law" dogma, have evidently not been blind
or Indifferent. Hence was it that party
convention in Ohio openly refused to renOm.
mate one Of their ablest and most distin-
guished men-Judge Swan-as the candidate
of their party for the place he then occurred
as Judge Of the Supreme Court He was
admitted to be Of high capacity and fitness,


but had rendered a Judicial decision obnoxious
to the political notions of the leaders Of that
party; and for that, confessedly, was he cast
aside, notwithstanding his decision was rem
dered in clear obedience to o law of the SOW
ereign power Of the United States, as he was
bound by his oath Of office to do. His party
regarded the existing law as unjust: the
"higher law" according 10 that convention,
was paramount to il, and some one must be
placed on the Bench Of the Supreme Court
of Ohio who so held it, and would decide
according to It's behest whenever it came in
conflict with the written law, or the Constl-
tuition Of the United States. This is the
simple secret of the repudiatiOn Of Judge
Swan, we regret to say, by his party, with
whom hitherto he had been trusted and
a leading member in Ohio. II was this same
admitted overruling purpose that determined
recently the selection Of candidate in New
York for the Court of Appeals of that State
over two eminent competitors.


Il is one Of the most noxiOus signs Of the
times, that party leaders, presses and con.
ventions, can boldly avow and justify such
determining influences in the selection Of the
judicial officers Of tbs land: that is, boldly
acknowledge and glOrify in the choice Of men
who should take their seats as Judges with
the pre-determinatiou to decide certain class
Of cases TO suit the political notions of an
ultra portion of their party, and in obedience
TO the higher law" rather than that written
law which they have to swear to follow and
be bound BY. ID time that the moderate,
conservative men Of the country, especially
in the North and Northwest, should recognize
the mischieyous ends Of this higher law"
dogma, and of the practical measures for its
application being made through conventions,
by the selection Of judicial candidates favor.
able 70 Il, and willing to decide by II. 1t is
time sor . resolute head to be made against
the mischievous heresy, and the countless
evils that must as naturally flow from ii as
decomposition follows death.
Year: 1859

DISTRICT COURT.-Frank Carter was
put upon trial on Wednesday for the kill
ing of John Trevethick at the Virginia
House on Broad street. The Jury, the
same evening brought in a verdict of
acquittal, and the prisoner was dis
charged.


A motion was made in Court ycster-
day to quash proceedings against Mr..
Sigourncy, County Treasurer. We
were not advised at the hour of going to
press of the result.
Year: 1859

OED LINE WHIGS.-Two hundred
= and. twenty old line wings of Bostcn
lately published an address to their
brethren in the Union. The object is
to give heart to the brave old wings,
and to induce them once again to rally
TO the support of the constitution and
the union.
Year: 1859

STREET EDUoATIoN.-A city mis-
slonary visited an unhappy man in Jail,
waiting his trial for State prison crime


Sir, said the prisonre, tears running down
his cheeki, 4 had good home education; /;
it was my street education that ruined
me. l used to slip out of the house, and
go off with the boys in the street. There
| learned to lounge; in the street learned
to swear; in the street | learned to smoke;
in the street | learned to gamble in the
street l learned to pilier. Oh sir, it is in
the street the devil turks to work the ruin
of the young,
Year: 1859

Did any of our readers ever read prettie
poetry than the following, which we find un
'redIted in an exchange Ed


THE BABY.
Another little wave


Upon the sea Of life;
Another soul to save,


Amid its toll and strife.
Two more little feet


To walk the dusty road
To choose where two paths meet,
The narrow or thc broad.
Two more little hands
TO work for good or ILL
Two more little eyes;


Another little will
Another heart to love,
Receiving love again;
And so the baby came,


thing Of joy and pain.
Year: 1859

MR. CHoArE's MANHERs.-How gentle he

 was in his intercourse with you. He gave you chair as no one else would do it. He Der suaded you at his table to receive something from hiil, in way that nothing so gross as language can describe. He treated every man as though he were a gentleman and he treat ed every gentleman almost as he would lady. His playfulness was so wise that you would as much admire as smile. One word would of. ten drop from him of such comprehensive, pie turesque meaning and beauty, that the whole company would sit in smiles and think about it. as before picture. till he skiIlfuy turned the conversation. Then again how inquiring, how docile he seemed as he sat and listened to you. His intense desire to know everything about subject led him to ask simple qne>- tions, to express chdlike wonder, to press you further,-all which was the musing mood of his own mind, though it seemed like sim plicity. have seen him as earnest in having one tell him how the tenor, alto, and soprano stood, relatively, on the score, and why, as though it were point in jurisprudence He made you feel that you were teaching him {; and you forgot for the moment how much vii ser your information made him than it had ev- CT made you.-Reu. Dr. Adams
Year: 1859

EN.Clarke, of the Winsted Herald, 'doubts' our statement that not a drop of rum can be bought at the stores and taverns in Litchicld. If the next time you visit our village friend, you are able to buy horn. or get your bottle filled, just let us know. We should like you for a witness. t

 That intoxicating liquors drank here is yet too true. but by know means to the extent which formerly made us nearly as noted for intemperance as Winsted and Waterbury. -
Year: 1859

tS Napoleon gave very good reasons for making peace with Austria in an interview with his council of state, on his return to Paris. He said ::

 "Arrivcd beneath the walls of Verona the strug- gle inevitably abont to change its nature as well in military political aspect Obliged to attack the enemy in front, who was entrenched behind great fortresses. and protected on his flank by the neutrality of the surrounding territory and ahont to begin a long and barren war. I found myself in the face of Europe in arms ready to dispute cesses or aggravate reverses. Nevertheless the difficulty of the enterprise woull not have shaken my resolution if the had not been out of pro- portion to the results to be expected.

 .sIt was necessary to crush boldly the obstacles opposed. and then to accept conflict on the Rhine as well as on the Adge. It necessary to fortify ourselves openly with the concurrence of revolu- ton. It was necessary to go shedding precious blood and at last risk that which sovereign should have stopped. it was neither through weariness or exhaustion nor through abandoning the nooe cause which desire to serve but for the interests of France felt great reluctance to put rens upon

 the arcor of our soldiers to retrenrh from my pro- gram the territory from the Mincio to the Adrlatc and to see hanished from honest hearts noble delu- siops and patriotic hopes In order to serve the in dcnen,lence of Italy made war against the mind of Europe and as the destiny of my country might be endangered made peace. Our ef''rts and our sacrifices have they been merely lossas? No we have right to be proud of this campaign. We have vanqnished an army numerous brave and well organised Piedmont has been delivered from nva- sion her frontiers have been extended to the Min cio The idea of an Italian nationality has been ad- mitted by those who comhatted it most All the sovereigns of the peninsula ccmprehend the wants of salutary reform. Thus, after having given new proof of the military power of France. the peace concluded will be prolific of happy results. The fu- ture will every day reveal additional cause for the happiness of Italy, the influence of France and the tranquility of Europe" a
Year: 1859

should be, and bolt into the presence of the assembled court in an excessively laughter provoking attitude. The delighted maiden blushed at this cool exposure of her patent ex- tension to the public gaze, but received it into her rightful possession with delighted satisfac- tion-Detyoit Free Press.
Year: 1859

fg The Hartford Courant notices the project for a new hotel at Warramaug Lake, New Preston, for the accommodation of summer visitors. The lake is one of the most beautiful in the country. and we'll supplied with fish. The scenery in the neigh borhood is scarcely eqnaed in any part of the state and the view from Pinnacle Rock commands the ad- miration of all. Parties from this village are fe- quent, and the number who resort to the Lake and Rock would be greatly increased by the erection of comfortable hotel.

 The Courant also states that 'tthe people of New Preston making preparations to build an obser vatory sixty feet high on a mountain near Warra- mang Lake, This also would be an improvement calculated to attract visitors As, however, the people living in the neighborhood of the Lake to be ignorant of the projects both for the hotel and the observatory, we fear these improvements are not as likely to be realized as the Hartford Editor seems to suppose.

 At the request of New Preston gentleman we gave notice last week of a Festival which was to have come off on the shores of the Warramang last Friday. but from the state of the weather, or oher causes, it proved failure.
Year: 1859

AIR" Vitikins and his Dinah.' will tell you of q Congressman who in Washing ton did dwell. He had fair lady who cut a great swell Mrs. Teresa Sckles was this lady's name, Who on her home brought murder and shame: This Mrs. Sicklcs. as yon may plainly see, Fell in love with one Phil. Barton Key; A plotting and scheming she did coincide, And by the hand of Dan Scklcs Phil Barton Key

 died.

 From his library window nan Sicklcs did see The waving of a handkerchief by Phil. Barton Key ; He tuned to his friend and tlns to him said: ' That internal scoundrel has dishonored my bed. His friend went out-Sickles followed him soon: It Sunday. one fine afternoon He walked down the avenue to the corner of the

 square, I am need not tell you what happened there His pistols were loaded with powder and hall, And by the hand of Dan Sckles poor Barton did

 fall The first shot he fired it entered tree. And the next one put an end to Phil. Barton Key. Now this Daniel sickles heinz tried day by day For the shooting of Keys life away And if he's acquitted. twill he on the plea Of justifiable homicide or insanity. So the trial is ended and the jury decree That Dan Sickles not guilty and must go free; So all take warning who value their lives. And never to meddle with other mems wives Now all vou married ladies take warning from me- Don't fall in love with District Attorney; Don't he plotting or counting in houses or square, am sure 'tis not legal or any ways fair. And now my song has come to an end I am there's no party wish to offend; By singing this song wish merely to show That courting another mans wife is very bad go.
Year: 1859

Ar the STORE in NORTH STREET you will find the celebrated HExtract of Roots" or making Beer. By its use you can make a healthy beverage with little labor and cost Also can be found 1T, ..-.... Woods Hair Restorative" | which will give back to the grey and bald their original beauty.

 It is the earnest endeavor of those interested in the aooVe Store to keep supply Of the best

 G R O c E R ES that the great markets afford and to sell them at prices which will please the closest buyer. Particular attention will be given to those in want of

 DRY 600 DS, and those who need of any description will be readily accommodated.

 

 And should the sick call or send to us, we have l D R U G and M INES, which will be dispensed with cir. To make these things public we occupy a small pace in this paper.
Year: 1859

In our money column will be found a statement of the business we have been doing at this port in foreign dry goods for tho current month. The to- tals compared with the previous two seasons stand thus
Year: 1859




A Cool DRINK, AND A CooIER kEQuEsT -
The weather this morning was Of bracing
GOODNESS, and appropos, we will relate an in'
cident which was this moment related to ne.
A man this forenoon called to some ladies
who we're working amOngthe flowers in a
yard on Fourth street, and requested them
to do him the favor TO bring him a drink Of
water The request xaS complied with
from very admiration Of tn, felow's cool
ness. After he had emptied the glass with
evident satisfaction, be remarked that IT was
nice, cool wateri and that as he was work.
ing in the alley near by, he would know
where TO come when he wanted a cool drink :
Having delivered himself of this he walked
away without so much as "tbankee ee' Frank
Welty ought to secure him for an ice cream
freezer
Year: 1859

MusIo TEAcnHo.-Miss Avery, graduate Of
the New York Normal Academy of Music, and
a teacher Of long practice, is now in our city,
for the purpose of teaching those of our lady
citizens who may desire to become thoroughly
accomplished on the Piano Forte, and in thet the
ory of music, She may be consulted at the
Phillips House. aud will give all the desired
information to those who may wish to learn
music, See Miss Avery's card, in another col
ump.
Year: 1859

the remainder Of the lists win be that in that class
Of vessels which win h future decide the mastershp Of
the seas France is rapidly gaining on her powerful
neighbor.


win be argued that the superior facilities Of England
will always enable her TO keep long way in advance OF
France in the construction of vessels and In naval arma
mens whenever she may find necessity for doing SO.
Let us see what Mr. Busk's tables say this subject


The following shows the extent Of the dockyard OF
England and France also the number of building slips
Year: 1859

be considered as checking lis baggage
though in reverse sense from what
lie pretended.


Yet re must 10 pa1doned, If 80 are little
skcpticA whether no can quite realizc his TIL
umph- It Is like very ingenious invention,
which was oncs devised for the use Of travel
ler., which consisted Of apoeket-vessel formed
out Of solid pieoe somewhat Ike m hour
glass stand one end up and twas hsttle-
set up the other end, and you had a. wine
glass; but to get them both to perform their
Office at once, or to make both ends meet so
as to pour the good liquor out Of tho bottle in
to the glass--there was he Euhl: No man mar
better than Douglas understands showing how


= subject will look when turned upside down;


but We doubt whether eycn lie, with. MI lis


dextctity, viii be ah1e to bring the two ends


OF the Union together, Or to pour the good


wine -of anti.slarery police regulations into


Southern glasses, and persuade the people that


he is at the same time Anti-s!aEery enough for


the North and Pro~s1ayery enough for tie
South. L ninble-1ngered thimble-rigger may
persuade you that "the little joker" is under
the thimbls when it is not, but not even An
derson OF Macallister can make you see but
| one- thimble when there are twa right befofe
| Your eyesl
Year: 1859

SHUN AFFECTION There is nothing moro
beautiful in the young than simplicity of
character. 1t is honest frank and attractive.
How different is aifecticn. They use al the
same time originality. The affected are
never natural. And have crushed ii out,
buried it from sight, utterly. Be YOURSELF
then, young friend To attempt TO be any
body else is worse than folly. 1t is an i'm.
possibility 10 attain it. 1t is contemplate
to try But suppose you could succeed in
initiating the greatest man that ever figured
in history, would that make you any srealert
BY no means You would always suffer 10
comparison with the initiated one, and bs
thought only as the shadow of a substance
the echo of real sonnd-thc counterfeit
Of pure coin DR.. Johnson aptly compar.
ed the hearlless imitator-for such is he who
affects the character oil anolher-to the En-
press of Russia. when she did the lreakish
thing OF erecting a palace of ice. 1t was
splendid and conspicuous while it lasted
But the sun soon melted it, and caused its
attractions 10 dissolve into common water
while the humbIest stone cottages of her
subjects stood firm and unmarried Let the
fabric OF your character, though never SO
humble, be at least real. Avoid affecting
the character of another, however great
BE yourself and not somebody else. Shuu
affectation.
Year: 1859

miraculous discovery OF a horrible muir
der is related by Belgian journal of re-
cent date, of which we make a summary:
Two brothers, Jews, set out from Gyek with
view of placing their two daughters at a
boarding school in the town OF Grosswar-
dein. During the night of their absence
the youngest daughter aged ten, who was
left at home, woke up her mother suddenly
during the night and crying bitterly declar-
ed that she saw her father and uncle ana all
being murdered. The mother, for some
time took no notice of the childs declaration
but as she persisted and would no, be paci-
fled, she began 10 be alarmed herself, the
next morning took The child before the May
or Of ihe town 10 whom she declared her
dream stating at the same time that the
murderers were two men living in the neigh
borhood. Whom she deliberately pointed
out and further added that The murder was
committed al the entrance of the forest on
the road 10 Grosswarlein.


The Mayor after receiving this revelation
thought it prudent TO make inquiry alter the
two neiehhors indicated by the child, when
singularly enough they were discovered to
be absent from home This suspicious cir
cumstance induced the Mayor to dispatch
some officers 10 the forest aluded 10 by the
child, who discovered the horrible spectacle
of five bodies extended on the ground
which were those of the two brothers, the
two daughters and the driver of the vehicle
in which they all took their departure. The
corpses appeared TO have all been set on
fire, so as TO destroy their identity and the
vehicle was nowhere discovered This hor-
rrible tragedy led the officers to examine
the whole neghborhood when they fortu-
nately pounced Upon the two neighbors
at a fair not far distant as they were in
the very act of changing some notes on
which some spots of blood were visible. On
being seized they Immediately confessed
their crime, and on the childs dream being
revealed to them acknowledged the finger
of Providence displayed in their capture -
This wonderful dream on the part of the
child and its fulfilment excited an immense
sensation in the neighborhood,
Year: 1859

Wives AND TRouBLE-An eastern editor
says that man in New York got himself
into trouble by marrying two wives


A westren editor replies by assuring
his cotemporary that a good many men in
that section have done the same by marry.
ing one.


A northern editor retorts that quite a num-
ber OF his acquainlances found trouble by
barely promising 10 marry, without going
any further.


A southern editor says that he was both
cred by simply being found in company
with another mans wife.
Year: 1859

RAILROAD MATRIMONIAL SALUTE "A pop
ular railroad man got married few days
ago, and i'll passing prominent point on
the road, on his wedding tour, his employ
ees determined on giving him and his fair
bride "a salute. Ten or twelve locomotives
were brought up, standing on switch at the
depot, and as the train bearing the happy
pair passed by, the whistle on each locomo.
tive was made to give simultaneous blast,
the like of which was never heard in that
vicinity before.
Year: 1859

FAILURE The attempt 10 deepen the
channel of the Mississippi at the mouth by
closing some oil the outlets, at an expense
of hundreds of thousands of dollars, is a
failure. The bar was never worse than
row. A considerable feet of vessels lie at
that point, unable to get in or out of the
river, and many of them hard aground
Year: 1859

LIFE is what we make it. Let Us call
back images of Joy and gladness, rather
than those of grief and care. The latter may
some time be our guest 10 sup and dine, but
let them never be permitted TO lodge with US.
Year: 1859

CHrtoHoop is like a mirror, catching and
rejecting images around it.


Remember that an impious or profane
thought uttered by a parent may operate on
the young heart like careless spray ofwat.
er thrown upon polished steel, staining with
rust that no after securing can eface,