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Year: 1859




The Hon. Emory B. Potter of New
York, in recent speech, gave short
but emphatic delneation Of the Republi-
can creed, which we subjoin for the in
formation Of those who are not versed in
its doctrines:


We seek just and economical admin
istration of the government;


A wise, conciliatory and just foreign
policy;


A system of revenue duties, which,
while it supplies the needful expenses of
government, shall at the same time yield
incidental protection to industry against
the cheap labor of Europe;


A system of improvement, not only
upon our ocean coast, but upon our in
land lakes and rivers and other great av-
enues of trade, which will strengthen
commerce, and insure the safety of our
property and lives of our people in times
of peace, and serve for military transpor-
tation in time of war;


A chain of railroads which shall con-
meet the Atlantic and Pacific, binding
our wide spread empire with the strong
bonds of common interest, and giving us
the carrying trade of the world


A policy in the disposal of the public
lands, which shall give the pioneer, the
actual settler, homestead, an advantage
over the mere speculator and thus, in
stead of towns and cities, making the
wilderness literally blossom like garden,
spreading civilization and general pros
perity over the land


Laws and policy for Utah, which
shall put an end to the hideous deformity
upon our institutions which disgrace us
in the eyes of the world


A constant and implicit observance OF
the rights of the several States, accord
ing to the understanding of Jefferson and
the early fathers of the Republic.


Now, sir, l ask Southern men-for /
speak to them in this matter-what in all
this is sectional, that is not for the inter-
est of the South as we'll as the North,
the East as well as the West?


If it is said that l have said nothing
in regard to the policy of the party, as
to Negro Slavery, I will add that our
policy upon that subject is as simple and
time -honored as either of the other planks
have named. 1t is simply to let il
alone where State rights protect it. and
refuse our sanction to it and oppose it:
entry into any Territory where it has nc
such shield to guard it. If you say that
this policy is sectional. l reply. then,
that you, not we, have made it so for
it is but a brief period since parties South,
as we'll as North, held this Identical doc
trine in common-eyen to insisting tha
it was not within the power of Congress
to legalize slavery in the Territories.
Year: 1859

The Republicans of Wheeling, Virgin
ia, have addressed memorial to the Re-
publican National Committee. urging the
selection of Wheeling as the place for
holding the National Convention that is
to nominate the next President
Year: 1859

"AVING established themselves in the above
II business at Emporia. would announce to the
people OF the surrounding country that they arc
fully prepared to do all manner of work in thei,
line of business, in the best manner They f1atter
themselves that with their long experience at the
business they will be able to give the fullest salts
faction to all who may favor them with their pat
ronage. Prices reasonable.


Emporia, August ], 1851
Year: 1859

faith TO 1t, and rely upon IL as the founda-
tion Of my own hope Of the world.


Rational minds will ask for no higher
proof that the Bible, in its entirety, is re-
liable as a revelation from God than the
nature of the faith which is based upon it.
and the results of that faith-the noblest
phenomeua Of human experience--the con-
summate fruitage of human civilization
But we're il otherwise, the Bible is our best
wealth. Were it widely, wildly otherwise.
Heaven withhold the hand that would
touch it destructvely Crazy Kate, who
parted with her sailor boy at the garden
gate half a century ago, believes he will
come back to her again, carries still in her
withered bosom the keepsake which he gave
her, and decks her slvery hair and her little
room with flowers, to give him fitting well
come. This hope is her all In this she


lives and in this, fallacious though it be,
resides all the significance Of her life As
she stands upon the rock worn smooth by
her constant feet, and gazes hopefully across
the saddening sea into the yellow sunset, to
catch a glimpse Of the long expected sail,
would it not be inhuman to pIunder her of
the Keepsake and toss ii into the waves, or
tear from her the hope that fills with blood
and breath the long imperiShed object of
her idolatry, and swells the phantom sails
that are winging him to her bosom P
Whether true or false, the Bible is our all
the one regeneratye, redemptive agency
in the world-the only word that even
sounds as if it came from the other side of
the wave. If we lose it, we are lost.
Year: 1859

boys keep their promise7' t s


Yes, that they did, like real men of
honor. did not have to speak again on
the subject during the whole winter, and
in the spring you could not find on the
desks, besides that one notch, anything
worse than pin scratches


guess, said Henry, they obeyed the
rule better than If you had whipped Viii.
liam for breaking it,


Yes, l have no doubt they did; but
what do you think made them 2


i guess, said Mary, it was because they
thought more about the rule, and saw how
good and reasonable it was'


And / guess, said little Andrew, that
they loved You more when they found out
that you didn't want to whip Them


think, also,' said Henry, they felt
glad to have you trust them like men, as
you did when you asked William to get
from them pledge on their honor'


Yes, l suppose all these things helped
them to be obedient. You know that God
helps men TO obey his law by making them
see, 10 the death of his Son, how impor-
tant and holy the law is; how much he
loves men, and how unwilling he is to pun
ish them, since he gave his Son to die that
they might not be punished; and then when
they sincerely repent, he forgives them, and
treats them as his own children
Year: 1859

A TRuTH APTLY Presented. When we
were OF the water-cure, a man who had
been pining for years, and nobody could
tell what allied him, was put into cold pack
ing, and very soon an eruption Of measles
came out all over him. 1t turned out that
the man had the measles years before, and
the doctor drugged it out Of sight, and ever
since it had been tormentiDg him inwardlY.
Even so the grief of childhood may be vio-
lently fogged out Of sight, instead Of being
drawn to the surface by more gentle meth
DDS, and the result may be sorry temper
that never knows the relief Of tears but al-
ways sulks and whines.
Year: 1859

My friend Il married in early life.
The lady that he chose was a beautiful but
weak minded girl. Il was a whole
souled, pleasure-loving youth, the life OF
every circle that he favored with his COM
pany.


The club of which he was q member ac-
knowledged that he was the handsomest
man among them but, as l have already
said, Il married early and now, let
me add, only three months had elapsed
when we observed marked change in our
favorite.


His bright smile was changed for seri-
Gus and often sad expression he came to
the club rooms less frequently than had
been his wont, and while there read his pa
pers and smoked, seldom joining in any
conversation.


He had been in the habit of taking out
but one cigar during the evening. and that
was sometimes thrown away half consumed.
Now he seemed to smoke, as some persons
drink, "to drive away dull care" When
the door opened he started and held the ci
gar half hidden by his paper. as if afraid
Of being caught in some forbidden enjoy
ment-


After had observed my friend, evening
after evening, and felt convinced that some
sc.et sorrow was destroying his peace. /
one night left the room with him, offering
to walk home by his side. He drew my
arm within his own, and gave my hand a
friendly pressure as he turned his face to-
ward the gas light, saw tear stood In his
eye. / said. "H-, you are in trouble
can relieve you? Do you need pecuni-
ary aid? If so, let me have the pleasure
of bestowing it. You have a young wife,
and your expenses must necessarily have in
creased-perhaps more than you anticipa-
ted; and young lawyers sometimes have to
wait long for their fees. If you would like
to borrow money, say so /; Ihave more than
enough for an old bachelor"


"Old bachelor! Would that were"
Here he paused, and turning to me, added
"B--, reveal lot what have just ut
tered. You have always been like broth
er to me, and you shall know the cause
of my distress l am sure you will
never make an improper use of what tell
you"


After assuring him that he might safely
confide in me- that / would never divulge
his secret until have received permission.
/ listened to the following recital:


Il married too hastily; Clara's beauty
dazzled me, and saw not her defects the
poor little girl declares she loves me. but pref
erable would be her hatred. / cannot leave
her presence without being obliged on my
return to account for every moment of my
absence. And any spot is better than my
home, yet / cannot seek peace elsewhere
without certainty that must pay severe
penalty. My wife forbids me to smoke in
her presence, therefore. must go abroad to
enjoy what cannot discontinue at once
Indeed, the desire for such indulgence in
creases with my efforts to leave it off,


Suddenly starting. my friend exclaimed:
There she is now. with her hand out of
the window this cold night, though have
besought her not to expose her health in this
way; but such is her revenge for my going
abroad. Can you wonder that am chang
ed? Iwould rather die than live thus


Ere l had spoken many words Of conso
Year: 1859

LAYING UP FOR CHILDREs.-Many an un-
wise parent works hard, and lives spar
ingly all his life. for the purpose ofleaving
enongh to his children start in the world,
as it is called. Setting young man afloat
with the money left him by his relatives, is
like tying bladders under the arms of one
who cannot swim-ten chances to one he
will lose his bladders. and go to the bot
tom. Teach him to swim and he will not
need the bladders


Give your son sound education. See
to it that his morals are pure, his mind cul-
tivated, and his whole nature made subser.
Went to the laws that will be of more val
ue than the wealth of the Indies. You
have given him a start which no misfortune
can deprive him Of. The earlier you teach
him to depend upon his own resources and
the blessing Of God. the better.
Year: 1859

SINGULAR ACCIDENTAL barber on Fifth
street, yesterday, in turning from the stove
with an open razor in his hand, stumbled and
fell against customer whom he was about to
shave, and would in all probability have cut
his throat, but that he threw up his hand, which
received the blow. The blade struck between
the little finger and the wrist, and severed the
veins, thus inaicting frightful wound. The
man became very angry, and rushed upon the
knight of the shears, who, however, escaped
through the back door.
Year: 1859

MAN THROWN FROM A BUeeY.-Quite an
elderly gentleman named Pitcher, who, we be-
lieve, resides in the Seventeenth Ward, was
thrown from his buggy yesterday, on Front
street, opposite the Rolling Mill. The horse
becoming fractions ran the vehicle over and
threw the driver into pile of brick, cutting
his head, diSlocating his shoulder, and break
ing his left hand. In consequence of his age
and feebleness, it is thought he will hardly re-
cover.
Year: 1859

AN unfortunate girl, whose reputation foi
chastity has for some time been mythical, took
off the hat of an acquaintance on Fifth street
night before last, and ran away with it. He
followed and caught her, knocked her down
and beat her most brutally, although there
were some others, shat like men, in the vi
cinity of the occurrence. Beating a woman is
a crime which should never be forgiven.
Year: 1859

TIE agent of DeGrath's Electric Oil claims
that he is the original man with the broad
brimmed hat, and, further, says that he can be
found at the Gait House, where he will cure
rheumatic pains free of charge.
Year: 1859

SINGULAR THEFT.-Some persons, night be-
fore last, by raising the grating in the pave
ment, entered the cellar of drinking house
on Vine street, above Fifteenth, and stole
three barrels of lager beer, which they carried
Of, and we presume spent yesterday in drink
ing. Theirs must be love of the aforesaid
beverage which can not brook denial.
Year: 1859

ALMOST DRowNED.--A servant girl, who re-
sides in the family of Frank Lewis, on the
CheyiOt Turnpike, about three miles from the
city, day or two ago fell into cistern, which
was almost full of water, and would have been
drowned had not "a man, who was working near,
ran to her assistance. She was hurt quito
badly by the fall of earth and brick, which by
giving way was the cause of the accident.
Year: 1859

going to show most conclusively that the great
leading idea Of the Republicans, is the eleva-
ton of the negro to all the social, civil and po-
litical rights that the white men OF Ohio now
enjoy. Let the laboring white men of Ohio
beware in time, and see that they themselves
do not aid in elevating men to posts Of honor
and distinction, who are fully bent upon sys-
TEN which would degrade them and their wives
and children. Let the working white men put
their seal OF disapprobation upon all such
schemes, by the universal rejection of the Re-
publican ticket Nothing short Of this will
sufficiently disclose their detestation Of the
scheme or so successfully rebuke its advocates
and defenders. Let them do it and thus put
down the whole tanatical party and its princi-
nleg - iStutes3n1n,
Year: 1859

0J-In time ofhealth prepare for sickness is
the true principle. Nothing is more preposter.
GUS than to think that, because at the present
time we may be in health, disease will never
overtake us. How many have gone forth to
their business in the morning, and returned be
fore the close of day to lay themselves down
upon beds of sickness, from which they have
not arisen for months. We would remind our
readers that, for a family medicine, nothing can
equal "Kennedy's Medical Discovery" Ofhu-
mors, it is a sure exterminator Scrofula, Can
GER, rheumatism and Neuralgia are all cured
by this magical remedy.
Year: 1859

The Democracy of the Territory Of Nebraska,
at their late convention, made the following de-
claration of their views on the slavery question.
They say


"But inasmuch as the legislative power o
the territories extends undeniably to all right
full subjects of legislation, no power can prevent
them from passing usuch laws upon the subject
Of slavery, as to them may seem proper, and
whether such laws when passed be constitution
al or not, can be. finally determined, not by
Congress, but by the Supreme Court on appeal
from the decisions ofthe Territorial courts" 81


The people of the Territories do not like the
doctrine that they can not legislate on slavery
as we'll as on other subjects, and that they are
to be dictated to by outsiders, either IN Con-
gress or in the States,
Year: 1859

DR.. VOORHEES, having received a majority of
all the votes cast was declared the unanimous
choice of the Convention for Senator.


The Convention then proceeded to vote for
member of the Board of Equalization with the
following result:
Year: 1859

A MOTHERS LovE.-The world may persecute you while living. aud plant the ivy and the nightshade of islander upon your grassiess grave, when you are dead but thy mother wIll love and cherish you while living, and if she survive you. will weep for you when dead, such tears as none but mother knows how to weep. Love thy mother.
Year: 1859

TIE CONSERVATIVES MIND finds interesting sm-
uus to reflection whenever it recurs TO the chinaware
donation enterprise of our friend Col. Julson, and
following out the train of reasoning fired by the sub
ect the inevitable conclusion is that one of the great
est indications of the progress of the age is The salts.
factory demonstration OF the primary proposition that
some things can be done as well as Others" Who,
without such evidence of it, would believe that a
man could wax jolly, fat and rich by giving away
splendid crockery ware, as Judson does at 81 Camp
| street?
Year: 1859

GREAT SOUTHERN MAIL RouTE.-The speed COM
fort and cheapness of travel to the North by the
Great Southern Mail Route, is fully set forth in an
advertisement in this mornings Crescent the price
to New York being only s39 10, including meals on
the steamers and steamships.
Year: 1859

Rored That The secretary the Navy communicate
all kinds belonging
with the navy OF the United state together with list
an the navy with ier compensation together ei
Ills opinion whether coiensa
ton them, without injury
scr,ca
Year: 1859

WORD TO YOUNG WRIrEEs.-Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, the Autocrat of the Breakfast Ia.
BILE, in one of his inimitabls productions in the
Atlantic Monthly, says:


If you have the consciousness of genius, do
something to show it. The world is pretty
quick nowadays to catch the flavor Of true
originality. Ifyou write anything remarkable,
rest assured the newspapers aud magazines will
find it out. That is ridiculous notion Of
yours that your articles are rejected because
you are unknown. Produce anything really
good, and any intelligent editor will not fail to
and space for it. Nothing pleases an editor
more than to receive composition of merit
from an unknown hand. There is always u
dearth of good articles for literary journals for
Of the hundred received, ninety, at least are
below the sea level. Some have water COCA
sionally only do they come from full reservoirs
high up on that hill which is so hard to climb
Year: 1859

MINISa.-The mining business has been seri-
Ously interrupted by the heavy storms and cold
weather which has prevailed this winter. The
bitches in the upper portion Of the county we're
blocked up with snow, after the FIRST storms,
and have afforded but little water to the mi
ners The snow has been twice cleared out Of
the South Yuba Ditch. as far as Omega, and
we learn that the miners in that section now
have full supply of water, and have gone to
work in earnest. The warm rains of the past
few days have extended high up in the noun
tains, and the snow, which has heretofore in
terrupted the working Of the best placer mines
in The county, is rapidly melting of.
Year: 1859

The BRASS BAND.-The Union Brass Band
were thrown into spasms last week, in conse-
quence of an outrageous attack being made up
on their professional skill. by the Journal We
are happy to learn that the members Of the
Band are rapidly cenvalesCing, and that the at
tack is not likely to prove fatal.
Year: 1859

AN ASSAULT and Battery case was
tried before Squire Blood yesterday. the
complainant countryman and the defend
ent citizen and saloon keeper of Daven-
port. Defendant was fined five dollars.
Year: 1859

ACCIDENT. = While a number OF
boys were out on the bluff yesterday morn
ing, shooting quails, one of them with q
pistol in his hard was in the act of shoot
ing when the game flew away. He lower
ed his pistol, with his finger still on the
trigger, and in the excitement pulled it un-
Intentionally and discharged the load at
his feet, few of the shot entering his boot
1t was a narrow escape from being crippled
for life. and another instance of dangerous
carelessness.
Year: 1859

DIDN'r SUCCEED.-A woman at
tempted to pocket a handsome piece of rib
tons millinery store yesterday afternoon
but was detected and stopped by Mrs
Champion ere she had time to make off
with her stolen booty.
Year: 1859

LARGE REcEIrTs.--By reference to
| our Commercial columns it will be seen


that the receipts of Wheat and Barley were


unusually large yesterday. A great guam


tity of grain was loaded on barges at the


levee awaiting q steamer to take it in tow
down the river.
Year: 1859

Sons OF TEMrERANCE.-This socie-
ty, We understand, is In a very tiourshing
condition, and the membership is constantly
increasing We learned OF a convert to the
society few nights ago. in the person of
young man of talent and promise, but who
had previously nourished strong penchant
for the intoxicating bowl. We are pleased
to hear of this step towards reform, and
hope to be able to chronicle many such
cases. The numerous saloons and tippling
shops that infest Davenport, should be look
ed on by our young man as so many pit
falls, and be accordingly avoided. Success
to the Sons of Temperance
Year: 1859

HcU1udIy 1OtH, OO. SIR: I am little of politician and democrat besides, so you will understand why want to know what is going on in your parts. am not quite satisfied with matters at Washington; but I will speak of them some other time; just now want you to tell me if any of the fellers about here take your paper, for you see l could borrow it, and then I should know what they are doing at head quarters. l have talked big for the party when it wasn't as strong as it is now, and now l want them to rememberi it. A friend of mine at Wash ington sends me the papers, and so l found out that there had been some talk about paying the State debt. That Is mighty fine subject for speech; but 1 take it that man ought not to be expected to pay his debts when he has not enough to feed his wife and children; and Arkansas has great many sons hereabout, that want to be fed with the simple elements of reading and writing. Bless your soul sir, you cannot believe how bad off we are here; we have no railroads and pretty much no roads at all; they are the mightiest toughest roads team ever travelled on; we have no schools, and as to them agricultural institutions which they brag about so much in other States, why many of the people don't know what they mean. Now think some learn ing is as necessary for children as bread, and though 1 should be mighty proud to say that Arkansas didn't owe a copper, yet 1 think 1t would be best to use little mo- ney for other things, such as teaching the farmers about here how to farm, and the young men, such things as are taught in the agricultural school at Lansing, Michigan. It could't take much. Just tell the Cover nor how bad off we are here, know he wants all the people educated, tell him the , State geologist hasn't been through these parts yet, and the talk that the Indians used to have about a silver mine Is almost forgotten, though the old folks say they took many tramps to find it; but you see don't care so much about the silver mine as I do about a school one that would be ar honor to the State, with farm, and a me chancal shop, and forge to smelt the iror ore that lies about the hills, and mill, as there is a tremendous water power in Nortf Fork, and plenty of mill stones and tim Der. Just tell them at Little Rock they need not waste time about choosing loea lity, here is as good a place as they cal find, and the people want it as much as an. in the State. Let the appropriation b' made and the school will be started, befor those long winded folks at Washington have done talking about that muniticent do nation of public land-and 1 bet, sir, al soon as this school gets a going, it wont b' difficult to borrow one of your papers.

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