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Year: 1859

The junior editor, upon forming con nection with this paper, naturally expected to receive some hits from the opposition. He was aware that the State Rights Demo- crat had commenced a war upon the bulk of the democratic party, but supposed that it's editors, real and ostensible, had decency enough to refrain from joining in the cry of the know nothing pack here. On the contrary, it copies the false charges of the Gazette and adds some spiteful epithets of its own, as vindictively and bitterly as # they were aimed at personal and political foe. As the principal part of its articles are a rehash of those in the Gazette, an answer to one will be an answer to the other.

 It is we'll perhaps, that the State Rights Democrat has shown us how it intends to act hereafter. To it's scurrility we shall oppose arguments and language free from vulgarity, and endeavor to convince it, by example, that to become an editor, is not, necessarily, to become a blackguard. If, hereafter, here or elsewhere, it shall become necessary to handle those gentry without gloves, they may remember that they com menced in way that will entitle them to no mercy.

 All this stuff about " hireling, " :" desert ing for pay" '' betraying principle" is borrowed from the paper here, and is as ridiculous as it is untrue. The same < pay could be obtained in other pursuits, discon- nected with politics. It is a sorry sight to see paper purporting to be democratic echoing the vapid falsehoods of political opponent These slurs and sneers cannot hurt us where we are known, but they in, iure those who join in the assaults uponAes Politics make strange changes and not the least strange is to find the State Rights Democrat seconding the Gazette in its dirty work and retailing its islanders. Po' mobile tratram.
Year: 1859

QUITE A CoINcIDENcE.-The last State Rights Democrat received by us and the last Gazette, each have an article referring to the True Democrat, headed alike, or nearly so. In one it is "the devil tarns preacher" in the other, the devil turned preacher" Now, if this does not show a full and mutual understanding it does show a union of sentiment and proves that great minds think alike.

 It is very singular that two intellectual giants, so far apart, should, nearly at the same time, strike the same vein of thought and hit upon the same form of words to express it. Par mobile fratrum.
Year: 1859

RIVER, ETc.-AThere is about six feet water in the channel and stationary. There are prospects of rise The weather has been quite spring like for some time; at the present writing it is cool and cloudy.

 We are informed that the steamer Vir- ginia Belle struck snag in the Mississippi river, about twenty miles above Napoleon, and is total loss.

 The remnants of the tribe of Seminole Indians, about seventy five in number, were brought to this point on the mail boat, and left here for their western home on Sunday last They were anything but promising in their appearance
Year: 1859

Gs- The editor of the Gazette says in in his last issue that he "quit strong par ty and joined weak one for principle ; He forgot to state that at the time he join ed the know nothings, it was supposed to be the strongest. We have some recollec- tion of the boastings of that party, about that time, and the predictions of com plete triumph, It appears that he joined the new partA for principle. We are led to infer from his cries for the formation oi new party that he found none and is still destitute of thGt article. We have read of ''Ceolebs in search of a wife" "Japhet in search of a father" and an '' Irish gentleman in search of religion" and now we have politician in search of principle. It is devoutly to be wished that he may find some, be it ever so little.
Year: 1859

Er Persons at distance often send ac- counts against the State to the auditor and request him to transmit the warrant by mail. We are requested by that officer to state that he is unwilling to do this. Not only is the warrant liable to be lost, but if not presented for payment before the end of the quarter, makes a discrepancy be- tween the accounts of the offices of the auditor and of the treasurer. The better way is to send the account to some person or firm to draw the money and forward the same
Year: 1859

The Gazette has column or more in relation to the bill for reducing the rate of taxation from one-sixth to one tenth Of one per cent. It avaiIs itself of the opportunity to abuse Gov. Con way and eo make biz figures. As a refutation of it~ statements ofthe vast amounts to be drawn from the pockets of the people, t is only necessary to show that it will moi eN- ceid sixty or seventy thousand dollars Assuming the value of taxable property in the State at one hundred million ofdoIlars, the difference between the two rates is 8G6,6G4 We may, hereafter endeavor topicl1 ont the statements from the mass of slang that surrounds them in the article in that paper, and shaw the necessity for this action on the part ofthe Governor.
Year: 1859

Some of our agents have had claims from this office in their hands for collection, for over . year. How much they have collected we have no means of knowing until they report, and until they do so we cannot collect ourselves or make direct settlements with those who may be indebted to us Hence, our agents will see the necessity of making speedy settlement We hope they will do so at once without further call
Year: 1859

Gy- Both the Gazette and the State Rights Democrat announce to the world that the devil has turned preacher. They are better posted in his satanic majesty affairs than we ever expect to be, but we cannot help thinking that it is the expres- sion of a hope and not belief of theirs.- Whether he has turned preacher or not, he Is bound to foreclose his mortgages on the heads of those concerns.

 But, if the devil has turned preacher, that is better than preacher turning devil.

 The Gazette has shown us how the lat ter can be done and the State Rights De mocrat is fast following in its footsteps.

 THE THEATRE. past week, at this establishment was devoted to benefits, pre- paratory to closing the house. The play of the Corsican Brothers was produced on Monday night to full house. This inter- esting drama was well gotten up and ap- provingly received by the audience.
Year: 1859

With this session of the General As sembly the term Of the Senator from Chi cot closes But it Is hoped by his numer- ous friends in all parts of the State, that his constituents whom he has so ably and faithfully represented, may induce him to return to the Senate l have had an op- portunity of observing him closely the en- tire session, and express the united voice of his brother senator's when l say that a more honest, liberal, and enlightened sena- tor, had not his seat on the floor of that chamber In the discussion of the propo- sition to appropriate siXty-scyen thousand dollars to the Memphis and Little Rock rail road, he advocated ably the amendment by the Senator from Union, to include in its provisions the Mississippi and Ouachita road, and after the bill was amended So as to embrace that enterprise, it's final passage in the Senate by q large majority, IS due perhaps more to his influence and zeal, than to any other friend of that measure. understand that some of his constituents charge him with inattention to the wants of his immediat district. This Is an error, for while his eve and heart embraced the entire State. it is known that in all cases where anything could be done to further the interests of his constituents, 1t was ur- ged with a zeal and ability which will com mand the approval of his entire district. If life lasts 1 shall probably be connected with the Senate at its next session; and there is no member of that body whose re- turn I would hail with more real pleasure, than the respected member from Chicot. industrious and attentive, polite, able and chivalrous alw. ys consistent in his opini- ons, it was truly observed of him that ''the Tightening is not truer to the needle, than he to the side of right" on all questions that was presented to him. T.
Year: 1859

The following Is copy of the impor-

 tant bill, reported in the Senate by MT

 Mason, of Virginia, from the Committee

 on Foreign Relations-Mr. Mason an

 nouncing, at the same time, his inten

 ton to call it up for consideration at ar

 early day:

 WHEREAS, the President of the Uni. ted States, in the discharge of the duty imposed on him by the Constitution, iron time to time, to give to Congress infor

 nation of the state of the Union, and tt

 recommend to their consideration sucl

 measures as he shall judge necessary anc expedlent, has informed Congress that, by reason of the distracted and revolutionary condition of Mexico, of certain of the States in Central America, and occasion ally of those of South America, as we'll the property as the lives and liberties of Amer lcan citizens, arc subjected to lawless vio. lence, or otherwise placed in peril by those claiming to be in authority,and for the re- dress thereof gotlation and remonstrance in the forms of diplomatic intercourse, are attempted in vain; and il being manifest to Congress that such condition of things

 in the States aforesaid will continue so long as government is found there in the unset tied and irresponsible condition at present, and at times heretofore tolerated by their people; and it being the indispensable duty of the Government of the United States to protect it's citizens against lawless violence within the limits of the United States, wherever found on lawful errand {; therefore a

 Be it enacted, 8'c, That whenever it shall be made to appear to the President that any citizen or citizens of the United States have been subjected, within the limits of any of the States aforesaid, and without commensurate ofense on their part, to any act of force on the part of those claim ing to be in authority therein affecting the life or liberty of such citizens, and the case, the opinion of the President, demands on his part the interpretation hereinafter proy- ded, 1t shall be lawful for the President to use the land and naval forces of the Uni ted States, or such part of them as he may deem requisite, in such way as in his judgment may be most effeclual, by force, within the country so offending,to give full and adequate relief and protection to any citizen or citizens of the United States so injured or imperiled, and at his discretion to obtain redress for any wrong so done; ProUided, That the President shall report to Congress (ifin session, forthwith, or if in recess, at it's first meeting thereafter, ) whatever may be done by him at any time in the execution of this act: .dnd propided further, That as soon as the object shall be obtained in any case where the provis- ions of this act shall be carried into execu- tion, the land and naval forces so used shall be withdrawn. a.
Year: 1859

A LL those who are indebted to us, either by note or account, to come forwad and pay up. Weare compelled to have money to pay our debts, and we must get it from those who are owing us. Come soon and set tie, and twill save cost and trouble to us both

 FRITH X JACKSON. January l, 1s59.-lm
Year: 1859

SPIRITUAL EXCITEMENT IN NATICK.-A few
evenings since the Davenport boys. spiritual
mediums, who tie and unite themselves in a
box in dark room for the edifcatiOn of people
who love such mysteries gave a performance
in Natick. Their Snowman made a statement
thnt Bly,, the detective medium, would not dare
to allow himself TO be put to a similar test,
whereupOn a man in the front part Of the meet
ing arose. pulled of n pair of green spec tacles
and false beard, and BLY, stood before the
sstonishcd audience. He stated that he had
for long time sought an opportunity to meet
the DavenpOrts, but they had avoided him until
he had now caught them by strstagem. He
desired to be tied in the same manner, and
promised to release himself in q shorter space
OF time than the boys had done, and without
the aid Of spirits The boys would not meet the
tst- and the audience, which had been much
astonished and amused by the proceedings,
voted them " "humbugs'
Year: 1859

DEArH OF DR.. WEST, THE SEVENTH Son
DR. Henry West, known far and wide as a Sew
enth son Doctor died at his residence in Halls
vile. in Chester, Friday, of lung fever at an
age of about IS years. Patients have Waited
him from every quarter of New England, from
Canada. New York and the Par West, and


though strange it may seem, by faith in him
they say they have been cured without the aid
Of any medicine of consequence. Removing
scrofula. or kings evil, was his particular
forte His mode was to tie q small coin around
the neck Of the patient, TO lay his hands on the
portions afflicted, just before sunrise and after
sunset, and at the same time to ask tho help of
God in the cure. The doctor would take no
recompense, but people secretly left whatever
they felt disposed to give.-Manehsstsr IN.
Year: 1859

The Detroit -fdreriiser gives a new meth
cd of computing interest on any number Of
of dollars at six per cent, which appears SIM
pie:


Separate the right hand figure BY pein4..
and the figure on the left hand side of this
separating point will be the interest in cents
for SIX days-the figures on the right of point
dcclmals Of a cent. Multiply the whole
amount by five to find interest for thirty days.
and the sum by two for sixty days, three for
ninety days, etc. For any number of days
less than six. Care must be taken to sepa-
rate the right hand figures of the dollars,
whether there be cents or mills in the given
sum or not.


This is all very well, but simple and
shorter way, remarks the Philadelphia Ledg
er, is to multiply any given number of dol
lars by the number of days Of interest desir-
ed, separating the right hand figure, and d.
vidng by six, the result is the true interest
of such sum for such number of davs ut six
per cent. The rule is SO simple and so true,
according to all business usage, that everv
banker, broker, merchant or clerk should
post it up for reference and use. There be-
ing no such thing as a fraction in it. Bvno
other arithmetical process can the desired
information be obtained with such a small
quantity Of figures.
Year: 1859

~ elderly persons cond accommodate small respectable
family with good BOARD during the Summer They reside III
healthy pleasant village New Jersey three miles from the
sea shore and thirty miles from this city with which there 10
daily by steamboat For further PARTICULAR iu
aure Of z. s.. Box No 8 "a n Y Post Office.
Year: 1859

HAPPISEss.-Now let me tell you Sc.
cr't-a sccre; worth hearing. This looking
forward for enjoyment don't pay From
what know of it. would as soon chase
butterflies for living, or bottle up moon
shine for cloudy nights. The only true
way to happiness is to take the drops OF
happiness as God gives theg t" us every
day Of our lives, the boy must learn to be
happy when he is podding over his lesson
the apprentice while he is learning his
trade; the merchant while he is making
his fortune. If he fails to learn this art, lie
will be sure 10 miss his enjoyment when b.
gains that he si%hs for.
Year: 1859

EVIL EFFECTS OF FRIGHTENING Chill
DRES.-On Friday evening, near the cor
ner of Twelfth and State streets, little
girl who gave her name as Sarah McCarty,
saw man coming towards her rolling a
barrel. The girl at once turned around
and commenced screaming and running.
She finally fell and was picked up in a
state Of almost insensibility. She was car
ried into a store, and after little effort,
she was brought to her senses. She said
her mother had told her that Jumpertz
would come with barrel and carry her
off if she staid out evenings, and she
thought the man with the barrel was Jum-
pertz. She was escorted home in safety,
probably to dream Of Jumpertz and his
barrel. Chicago Dem.
Year: 1859

EV Ak woman-a married woman
who permits herself to find fault with her
condition in life, and allows herself to be
chagrined or feel an emotion Of envy to-
ward those who are pecuniarily better than
herself, has already taken The first step that
may lead her on to ruin and disgrace. and
will be the text of future remorse coupled
with degradation. Envy and pride 90
hand in hand. Woman will do we'll to
ponder this, and let content make happy
homes"
Year: 1859

Now the Frost King tweaks our nose,
Nips our fingers and our toes,
Whist the suIlen storm-wiud blow.


In our facej
And, appealing to the sky,
With bitter agony,
We may heaye frozen sigh


For our race.
For we know stern Winters come,
And no more we'll hear the hum
OF the singing streams made dumb


In trice;
And We know our fellow man,
Be be cl1d as best he can,
Must endure the frigid ban


OF the ice.

but around the household fire,
Now the mstron and the sire
Bid their children all aspire


To home,
Where DO frost, nor hail, nor snow,
Where no storm winds ever blow,
And where pain, and want, and woe


Cannot come.
Thus from want and woe secure,
Let u, not forget the poor,
As they beg from door to door,


Thinly clad
We should warm their frozen palms
With the blessings of our aims,
Till their hearts throb thankful psalms


And are glad.
For in life's uncertain span
We should love our fellow man,
And do all the good we can


Ere we die;
With bright and hopeful trust,
When our fleeing forms are dust,
We may join the good and just,


In tha sky.
Year: 1859

EgThe Portland Argus rel ,tes that
last Sunday in one of the churches
preacher, when about half way through
with his discourse, suddenly stopped and
remarked that the sermon had cost him a
great deal of labor; but as it did not seem
to interest the audience, and as many Of
them were asleep, lie would proceed with
it no longer. lie then closed the meeting
with PRAYER and benedictiCn.
Year: 1859

EE In youth We look upon life through
the small end Of the telescope; il old age
through the broad. They are the same OBJ
jects, and yet We wonder that what once
sppeaEed large should now seem so very
small. Ala. F! that happy time, when all
things were sweet as confectionery to our
innocent taste, will never come again-not
shall We care much II it never does.
Year: 1859

Es We read of an editor at the East,
who went intoecstacies over some hose that
he saw hanging on a clothes line. We
wonder how he would have felt if he had
seen the Hundles to them.
Year: 1859

The Republicans haze clear majority in
the Legislatures, respectively, Of Iowa. Wis.
consin and Minnesota; aud We submit to
them that it is their bouuden duty as good
patriots and wise politicians to enact in each
Of those Stutcs such laws as will make fraud
ulent voting more difficult and its detection
and punishment more certain. The power is
IN their own hands, and if they wish to hold
that which they have honestly won, they must
adopt some measures in the direction that we
indicate, which will cut up by tue roots such
frauds as those by which Barstow claimed the
GoEernorship Of Wisconsin, By which Min
nesota has been twice feloniously carried for
the sham Democratic ticket; and by whid 4 In
these latter days, the sham Democracy -
often succeed. Our friends in thesc states
need not fear any damaging political effect
from any wise and necessary measures which
they may see ft to enforce. Happily the peo-
pie, as macs, are uncorrupted by Democratic
tactics and they wish for nothing 80 much in
our political contests as fair expression Of
the popular will: and any laws which will e.
cure that, they will support in spite Of the
clamors Of those whom honesty will throw out
Of power We commend tho matter to the
careful consideration Of our friends, confident
that they will recognize tho necessity Of some
speedy and efficient action.
Year: 1859

country, and we would turn them back or
around, so that we could get our others
through without interruption, as delay was
attended with great sacrifice to us. This
proposition was made to about hundred
armed men who had assembled about our
stock, and were passing upon their merits.
After all our reasoning, and, as we thought,
appropriate suggestions, we were told en-
phatically that we could not pass, and that
we must take road that would increase
the distance about a hundred miles. they
claimed to be the most responsible men in
the county. We would dislike to be COM
PEELED to test the matter in the United
States courts, preferring that if Missouri
has laws for the protection of property IN
transito, that she would have them proper
ly regarded and enforced.


Yours truly.


DUMAS j. VAN DEREN.
Year: 1859

MORAL WoRTH.-The Providence Tri-
bune well says:


We never know how to appreciate the
moral worth of an man, until such an emer-
gency shall occur as to give him an oppor-
tunity to fully develope himslf. A man
may be a hero at the freside, protected by
bolts and bars and the strong arm of civil
power. but when called to stand up in de-
fence of moral principle, with the fact star
ing him in the face that he thereby endan-
gers the safety of his person, property. or
position, we can form proper estimate of
the man.
Year: 1859

LIFE WITHOUT TRIALs.-Would you wish
to live without trial I? Then you would
wish to die but half man. Without trial
YOU cannot guess at your own strength.
Men do not learn to swim on table they
must go into deep water, and buffet the
surges. If you wish to understand. their
true character-if you would know their
whole stronghold what they are capsule
throw them ov,rboard Over with them


and if they ar. worth saving, they Will
swim ashore of themselves. -,
Year: 1859

To CLEAN CHNA.-China is best cleaned,
when very dirty, tn finely powdered full
er's earth and warm water. A little clean
soft sap may be added to the water instead
Of fuller earth. The same is recommend
cd for cleaning glass.
Year: 1859

Cocoa Nut ClKE.-One pound Of cocoa
nut, half pourd of sugar, and one table
spoonful Of flour. Take the brown skin
off the nut, wad, wipe it dry, and CRATE it.
Mix the sugar aud -four with it, and work
all well together Make it out in little balls,
place them on tins, and bake them in quick
oven. You may prevent them from getting
too brown on tie under side by putting sew
eral thicknesses of paper under the tin.
Year: 1859

AN EXPERIMENT WORTH TRYING.-A
French chemist asserts, that if tea be
ground like coffee before hot water is poured
upon it, it will yield nearly double the
amount of its exhiIerating qualities. Another
writer says: "lfyou put a piece of lump
sugar, the size of walnut, into the ten
pot, you will make the tea infuse in half the
time" The last has been tried successfully.
Year: 1859

MORE RoBBERiEs.-Scarcely day passes
without the report Of robberies being com
mitted in this county. Rogues seem to have
selected Placer county as an inviting field
for the display of their vilainy, and from
the success of their exploits, such really ap-
pears to be the case. 1t is possible that
there is yet some virtue in hemp, and we
know of sundry pious folks who are praying
that the excellence Of that product of the
soil may not remain long untried from one
Of its Legitimate uses.


On Wednesday night man stopped at
the Franklin House, on the Sacramento road,
and before morning left, taking with him a
double -barreled shotgun that was in the bar
room, but did not succeed in obtaining any
money.


We also hear, though the story is rather
unconnected, that Mr.. Harlan, who keeps
store few rods above the Franklin House.
and another person, were stopped near the
store-house by some rutiians, Mr.. Harlan
knocked down with a revolver and severely
injured, and his companion robbed of some
$50. The latter was threatened with death
if he resisted. Whether this affair occurred
on the same night the gun was stolen from
the Franklin House, we are not informed.


On Thursday, in broad daylight, two Chi
namen were stopped on the road about three
miles northwest of Auburn, on the road
above Milertown, and revolver and about
$40 in money taken from them. The China
men say one of the robbers had shotgun.
1t is possible this is the same gang who COM
mitted the depredatons at ann near the
Franklin House.