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Year: 1860

The right of the General Government to preserve
itself in its whole tituOnal vigor by repeli1g
a direct and positive aggression upon its property
or its officers cannot be denied. But this is totally
different thing from an offensive to punish the
people for the political misdeeds of their State gov
ernment, or to enforce an acknowledgment that the
Government of the United States is supreme. The
states are colleagues OF enc another, and if some
OF them shall conquer the rest and hold them
suoJugated provinces it would totally destroy the
whole theory upon which they are now connected


SENATOR CLAY FOR IMMEDIATE SECESSION.


senator Clay, OF Alabama, has written letter
In which appears the following 'I am for i'm
mediate secession by separate State acton-if we
wait to unite the South, will wait forever, and
soon wear chains, more CALLING than those of Ire
land, or Poland, or Hungary. | wish the Govern.
or would convene the Legislature, that it NAV do
everything wanting for our complete defence.
Among other things, it ought to declare all federal
office holders within the State after the 4th of
March next, outlaws, and subject them to all the
privations, penalties and pains of outawry"


AN APOLOGY TO THE PRESIDENT.


The Charleston Mercury of the 9Th inst. says:


1t is due to the President and ourselves to cor
rect an error we committed with respect to him.
We said, in former editorial that the President
had voted for the Force Bill. The President, when
that Act passed, our Ambassador in Russia
lie, therefore, did not vote for this BILL Hence the
views he presents in his Message are in no way in
compatible with any previous act of his political life.
In reading the last annual Message of President of
the United States to Congress- cannot forbear the
expression of our sympathy with him, in the diff
culties which have environed him, as the head of
great Government dissolving under his admnistra-
ton Causes beyond his control have driven the
ship of State amidst the breakers, which are now
shaking her to pieces. We sincerely believe that
he has earnestly and truly done his best to avert
the catastrophe of dissolution of the Union. He
has failed, where we believe could have
succeeded. All he can do now, a magistrate and
a citizen, is to make the dissolution of the Union
Year: 1860

A PAID FIRE DEPARTMENTAL few wears ago the
Fire Department of Baltimore was the worst in the
Countrywide worst both in its material and its or
ganization. But since it has been made paid de-
partment, and steam engines have supplanted the
old hand engines, it has come to be the best. A
gentleman OF this city, now visit to Baltimore,
describes its efficiency, in private letter, thus:


81 was dragged off somewhat reluctantly to a re-
mote corner of the town, in company with their
chief of the fire department. to bear witness to the
promptness of their paid fire department and steam
engines L believe no notice had been given, save
a general one that an experiment would be made
this week. Be that as it NAV, we reached a corner
where there was small box on telegraph pole |
was requested when it was unlocked to turn a dial
five or six times. did so. In about minute the
fire bells began to ring and in five minutes
by my watch, the first steam engine arrived, steam
up; In one minute more another, and though thew
fumbled over the hose, in nine minutes from the
time turned the dial, were playing powerful
stream. Some ofthem had thousand feet of hose
out, and one threw stream one and aouarter inch
IN diameter great height-they said it had gone
as high as two hundred and eighty. six feet. Four
or five IN all came drawn by powerful horses. Fire
men and engineers, in tenders and horse-wagons
active, intelligent and most respectable-lookinp
men. They have seven engines in ALL and about
ninety paid men. | examined the engines. while at
work, with the head man, and their performance
was admirable. One engine, not in the depart.
ment called upon, arrived on the ground in twelve
minutes after being specially telegraphed from a
distance of two miles. 1t was really admirable. In
ABOUT twenty minutes we were deuged with water
the stream going far above the houses In zeal to
see everything got fine ducking, and damaged
essentially my beaver. All"


AT this time, when the city is deficient in water,
the Importance of these steam fire engines, which
would be able to draw water from the rivers, is
particularly obvious. Our whole Fire Department
should be furnished with them as soon as they can
be constructed-N Y. Post


~ SAD AFFAIa-A young lady by the name of Miss
a n
bleton's, in the Bay side, on Thursday morning
iast drowned herself in the river just the foot of
the garden attached to the premises. The circum-
stances, as we have heard them, are: early in the
morning the servant girl carried water in the
chamber OF the young lady as usual, when she was
lying In bed. When breakfast was ready she was
sent for, but could not be found. When the fact
was communicated to the family general search
ABOUT the premises was made, and not finding her,
they repaired to the river, where they saw her
hoatng, corpse. She was dressed in her night
clothes, and it is supposed to be case of somnam-
buism.-Easton Star, Dec. 8.
Year: 1860

A DAY or two ago, an old county
constable, in Washington, had . die
train on property in the 5th ward.-
Having selected his appraisers, he
went with them to the house to swear
them. The lady of the house gave
him book. and he administered the
oath with becoming gravity; after
which the appraisers departed about
the work. and the officer taking seat
thought to read \ chapter of the tes-
lament for novelty, when to his
amazement he discovered that the
book was q copy Of Shakespeare. He
kept dark himself, and the appraisers
completed their work with due cir
cumspection according to their oaths,,
and are probably yet unaware that
they kissed the wrong book.
Year: 1860

Instead of being a defect" the ceibacv of
Irving was his crown of glory. Those who
have studied his writings must have been struck
with the remarkable transition from humor to
pathos, from the broadest fun to the most meGi-
tative sentiment, which occurs between the fa
cetious history Of New York aud the Sketch
Book Many, perhaps, imagine that this is ac-
counted for by his loss of fortune. But the feel
ing is too soellul TOR any such an interpretation.
1t had its origin in one of those disappontments
of the heart which color al! the subsequent life
of true man. We trust that there is now no
want of dehcacy IN al uding to the fact that the
subject Of Washington lrvlngs love died during
their bctrothaI We have heard the last inter
view described by member of her family; and
TO the sacred sorrow thus rendered Is to be
ascrbed much that Is touching and true in the
sentiment Of Irvlng's writings; to ais fealty to
this affection, in no small degree, is owing to
the continued sensbllty which kept his heart
fresh to the last and above all, that respect
for and sympathy with the innate and holy sen
timents of humanIiy which he so uniformly
cherished md manifested in letters and in life


Nor is this all. Time may have healed the
wound and recOncled the bereft 10 another re-.
lation; but there ntcrvened period Of disas.
ter which drove his eldest brother to bankrupt
cy for his sake aud tAat of his family of
daughters Washington Irving continued single,
took them oil home, and became father to the
children. Beautiful was their mutual devotion
happy their congenial household; and Sunny
side is now bequathed TO them.


No one familiar with Mr.. Irving associated
the idea Of celibacy with him; his nieces were
like daughters; his fair neighbors his tavorite
companions; children the delight Of his heart
With such free and fond affections, he could
under no circumstances lead the lite of SINGLE
man, as the phrase is usually understood. lie
was dOmeslicated in families abroad he was
the endeared centre of one at home and one
of the most beautiful aspects of his life, as wei
as one of the most honorable, is that selected al
exceptional, after the fIppOnt habit of those
who ignorantly condemn what they have nei
ther the Justice TO examine nor the refinement
of soul TO conjecture may be an evidence of The
highest love and the most heroic self-denial.-
Boston Transcript.
Year: 1860

Too MUcH LAw.-The codfcation OF the
laws of Massachusetts is about to be given to
the public in a ponderous folio, at cost OF $500,
GOO. The Boston Herald says that any reVl-
sion of the statutes which does not contemplate
the reduction of the laws one-tenth. is labor
that might as we'll not have been undertaken.
The Code Napoleon, complete, admirable, and
we'll digested body of laws. calculated for the
protection of an Empire Of forty millions of peo-
pie is so compact, 1t is contained in volume
no larger than the New Testament. The Mas
sachusetts Code foT the protection of million
of people is so dItiuse it would fill stack o1
New Testaments. The same evil exists In this
State, and it increases with every session OF the
Legislature. Nor will the evil be likely to be
reformed, SO long as the profession who live by
the law are mainly employed as the Iaw-ma-
kers. The more complex the Code the more
work for the lawyers, and the better they thrive
by it!
Year: 1860

NEWSPAPER BoRRowERs-Are the great
bores that ntesl neighborhood. A subscriber
if be files his paper, does not wish to have il
dirlied and torn by frequent handling, and at
the same time, hates to refuse it's use If asked.
He has only two alternatives-one is never to
loan on any occasion and the other is, to LOAF
and ruin his files. Newspapers cost SO little
nowadays that every family can take one or
more, and if one is too penurious TO buy it, no
one need hesitate not to loan.-NOr(ok Day
Book.


The above is true TO the letter. One of our
subscribers told US the other day that neigh
Dor of his borrowed and read his "TIMEs -
every meek i! We could hit good many a
harder lick than this if it were not the first
month in New Year, when it is hoped these
borrowers will amend their ways and either
quit reading the TINES" altogether or sub
scribe for it like men.
Year: 1860

u military tribunal sitting at Mesaina has just
condemned the Hungarian Major Mayer to twelve
months Imprisonment, for having ordered his men
To fire On D number Of citizens who had assembled
during the negotiations for the evacuation of the
Year: 1860

THE Tue RACE.-The Boat Race between
the tug Cleveland and Peter Smith took
place yesterday, and resulted in an even
race. The boats came into the harbor side
by side. The distance of 20 miles was run
in one and half hours.
Year: 1860

TuE Louisville Journal, in recording the death
y lightning of " two likely negro men, says


The electric fluid of the clouds seems to be no
epccter of persons. 1t would as soon XVI a
negro worth fifteen hundred or two thousand doI,
n, as a white man, not worth the powder and
lead that it would take to blow his brains out"
Year: 1860

AprRoAcm OF A FEARFUL CRIsIs.-There is no
ltgnisjnr the fact that the Republican party is


6rmidable one, and should they succeed, when
is fully known that this is their policy we ask
Mat security will there be for the South There
will then be presented to her two horns OF di-
Srmma. One would be vassalage and disgrace !;
.hp ,ther a dissolution of the Union. For it is
ao,tiye(y certain that she can have no peace in
te Union under Republican rule.-MaryspWe
Erjress
Year: 1860

Let Of.-Francis Bush, said to beA resident
OF usta county, appeared beforefhe Mayor
yesterday to answer the charge Of getting
drunk and taking up lodgings in The street.
lie stated that his intoxication was entirely
accidental, and promising to be caught so no
more was discharged
Year: 1860

4 Ne,u Rsssrretr is essentially necessary to
increase sufficiently the supply of water in the
city. and the Council had as well prepare for
its construc ton at once. The present reservoir
is too small, and if any accident were 10 hap.
pen to il, the supply OF water would be cut of.
The watering COMMITTEES seeing the importance
OF a new reservoir, have determined 10 recon.
mend the purchase Of grounds for It's con-
structiOn.
Year: 1860

a COOP LAw.-The la te Legislature of Mas.
sachusetts passed an act whereby "any person
who shall wiifuly send to the publishers OF
any newspaper, for the purpose of pu uolication
Il fraudulent notice of the birth of a child. OF
OF the marriage Of any parties, or of the death
OF any person, shall, upon conviction thereof
be punished by a fine not exceeding one hun
dred dollars
Year: 1860




Womon's Lore.-An instance Of the strong
atfachmentof woman occurred at the Mayor
Court yesterday. man named Merriwether
Roach was arrested and Gagged nv officer
Chalkley Oh Sunday last, for being drunk aud
disordcrly on the Canal bank. and beating his
wife. When the case was called on Monday
Mrs. X. failed to answer, and the inyesti-
cation was continued. Yesterday morning
she was brought into Court, and after being G
sworn, stated that her husband was a little
noisy, and that because of the complaint of
the neighbors he had been arrested. When
asked IL he had not beaten her, she answered
after some hesitation, that he had given her q
few blows with a strap but added imme-
oIateIy that he was drunk at the time or he
would NOT have acted So The Mayor, after
nearing he evidence, decided that he should
commit the prisoner in default of bail
Scarcely had tie sentence been pronounced
when the devoted wife imploringly beseeched
ms Honor not to imprson him that time-to
spare him for the sake of his children-and to
give him one more chance 10 reform She
could not bear TO see him sent to JAIL and felt
sure that he would get drunk no more. The
prisoner solemn!y vowed that he would drink
no more, and the poor wife exhibited so much
anxiety for him, that the Mayor let him off
II he does not keep his promise, and cherish
and protect his wife in the future, he deserves
to live and die in lail
Year: 1860

PERILoUs PosITIoN.--On Thursday morn
ln2 last little girl about two years old. OF
Mr. VIM Nc Daniel, who resides few miles
from this place, after breakfast went out in to
me yard to play. In a short time Mrs Nc
Daniei was Mortified at seeing her little girl
coming totteripg along the path toward the
mouse, with large copper head snake in her
hands. The child had one hand Just below
me neck, and the other about the middle, and
theiorked tongue of he venomous creature was
projecting from lis mouth in the most savage
manner. The mother was almost frightened
10 death, and our informant says tha. she has
not gotten over The fright yet A member of
tne FAMILY Immediately ran to the child. and.
aiter some difficulty, succeeded in rescung 1t
from IT'S perilous situation without being hit
Ten. The child evidently thought it had found
pretty play thing. and the coIdness of The
morning had undoubtedly benumbed the
shase so that it was not SO active as it other
wise would have been.-MaSon co, Fa) Rep
Year: 1860

THE SRCEDERs.-The Washington Star OF
Monday afternoon has the following:


After due consultation an address to the
seeding Charleston Convention from the
Democracy OF Congress has been prepared,
and is to-day being very generally signed by
them preparatory 10 its publication. / is un-
derstoo to set forth the urgent necessity OF
their return 10 the Convention, when lhat re-
assem- bleS on the is'h of J une proXmo, a, Bal
umore. II is further understood TO embrace
proof sufficient to satisfy the most skepicai CT
the secsderS that, on reasSembiing, the Con-
veution Will adopt as the Platform of The


Democratic party the report OF the rla form


committee endorsed by the delegations of the


seventeen Democratic States and that q har-


monious nomination can and will doubtless


be made upon that platform.


From all we have been able to learn in the


premises we are satisfied that it will be signed


by every Democratic member OF both Houses


OF Congress not well known here either as a
disciple CT slavery restriction under the plea
of squatter sovereignty, or as having been
more or less disappointed in not being made a
Democratic nominee for TIE Vice Pre- sidency,
by and through the favor Of the slavery-re-
striction interest Il in that body-such eXpeciants
having been much more numerous in Con-
gress than the outside would dream Of
Year: 1860

selves out in their own good time. Whether negro
slavery is flourish to die is problem for the
future; neither Lincoln nor Breckinridge affect
il much during his four years Of Office Why should
good citizen fret himself when nature is taking things
oooly, aud fate Is in no hurry?
Year: 1860

THE RlGHrs OF MISERs.-The Supreme Court
has decided, in the case of Clark VS.. Duval that
all public mineral lands, when taken up and
enclosed for agricultural purposes, are subordi-
nate to the rights of miners-that for TIE pur-
pose of extracting the gold from such public
lands, the miner is entitled to use both land and
water. The Court in this case hold that


=" the miner is not confined to a mere right
OF entry and egress and right to dig into the
SOIL Tor gold Whatever is indispensable to tue
exercise of the privilege must be allowed him !.
else 1t would be barren right, subscribing no
useful end But the substantial thing is a right
to use the land, upon which he goes, not merely
to dig but to mine-and to so use the land and
such elements of the freehold or inheritance. of
which water is oue-as to secure the benefits
which were designed. This use must be rea-
sonable, and with just respect to the rights of
the agriculturist; but no question of limitation
upon that general principle giving this right of
use to the miner arises in this case.
Year: 1860

THE SHASTA UNION SENINARY.-We are re-
quested by Prof Godfrey to inform the public
that in consequence of the impossibility of get
ging possession of the building to be used for
the purposes of Seminary at an earlier day, he
will be compelled to defer the commencement
of the opening term until Monday pril 23d.
Year: 1860

EASTER BALB.-Messrs. Schwing & Schneider
had ro1sing benefit on last Monday evening
the occasion of their Easter Ball at the Charter
Oak. Ninety ticketswere disposed of, and
about that number of ladies were present One
hundred and eighty persons sat down at the first
table. The supper was admirable-the man.
agement excellent-the music superior-and, in
short, the whole affair was very delightful and
great success.
Year: 1860

REMOVAL OF COUNTY OFFIcEs-The County
Clerk and Sheriff have removed their Offices to
the room over Shed Il Shorts Saloon, hereto
fore occupied by the Library Association. The
Tax Collector will also, by consent of these off,
GERS, keep desk in the same room. The Trea-
surer's office is up stairs in the Excelsior Hall
building The Recorders Office is in the room
IN the Charter Oak building heretofore occu-
pied by the County Clerk.
Year: 1860


our opinion the most iniquitous bill ever before
the Legislature of this State-passed the Assem-
bly,, by vote of 43 ayes to 33 noes


AFTER Us AGAN.-The editor of the Beacon
is evidently miffed at US for calling him "little"
fellow, and proposes to bet us bottle of cham
paigne that ne weighs more than we do Now
the fact is Fisher may be somewhat like a little
lrishman who once informed US that he was
little, but who-ee." He may be smaller than
we are and yet weigh more. For instance, ar
apparently very small mule will weigh greatly
more than seemingly very large horse-the
flesh of the enc being more solid than that of
the other. However, well take the chances. So
consider the bet closed Recollect, Cush, and
have good article of Heidsick on hand.
P. S. Remember, the conditions of the bet
are No extra or unusual feeding for the contest.
and total suspension of lager for the time be-
ing
Year: 1860

bah we feel poetcal, but dod ret our buttons
if we can make the words jingle properly
Come to our aid, oh, thou immortal Nine or
provided you are otherwise engaged, let Dor
vile, Skurb or some other poetical cuss give us
Year: 1860

How TO KEEP FURs-As the season is
at hand when the ladies will be putting off
their furs, we give them the following re-
cipe for their preservation, which we find
in an exchange:


A few days more and furs will be super
fuous. Then comes the process Of so put
ting them away that the moths may not in
wade them. The same thing is necessary
to protect woolens, the moth being no re-
spector of anything in the line. The best
way to insure immunity from destruction
is to pack all in box or trunk lined with
brown Holland, first sprinkling them lib
orally with brown pepper. This is better
even than camphor, for fur dealers are often
victimized by chronological pests, though
their goods are saturated with this power
full odor. Before packing away fUrs they
should be we'll beaten to dislodge any larvae
that, despite the most scrupulOus care, may
be deposited in them. The superiority Of
the pepper to camPhor as a prcservative TO
furs consists in the fact that while larvae
will incubate among camphOr, there is some
thing in the aroma of pepper whic h destroys
them in embryo.
Year: 1860

A new kind of leather has made its ap-
psarance in market. 1t is made from the
skin of the white whale found in the River
st. Lawrence. From the skin of the white
whale can be made superior kind of sole
leather. harness-Icather, and black leather
for boots
Year: 1860

The editor of the New York News says
he came long ago to the conclusion that the
negroes are an inferior race. If he means
inferior to white men generally, he is right;
if to himself individually, he isn't-LO"-
iiSyiHs Journal.
Year: 1860

An ancient philosopher says: "Men and women
in marrying mako vow Of loving one another.
Would it not be better for their happiness il they
made vow Of always endeayoring TO please one
another?tt
Year: 1860

THE WEATHER.-The sultry haze which prevailed
on Sunday and yesterday forenoon, was yesterday
afternoon followed by several plentiful dashes of
rain, lasting till night. and accompanied by much
electric flash and report. The rain was welcome
enough, for the city was getting quite dry and
Year: 1860

A few days ago, a man who gave his
name as Johnson, but whose real name
is Ellsley Pugh, and who resides near
Rochester, where he has wife and a
large family Of sons and daughters, some
Of whom arc nearly grown up, came to
this city with horse said to have been
stolen. Pugn sold the horse for almost
nothing, and then went over to '-Vinne-
gar Hill," where he married young
lady, with whom he Immediately left for
unknown regions.


Yesterday his wife came here after
him, as did also thesman from whom the
horse was stolen. The poor woman's
grief was painful to witness-Of course
she did not succeed in finding her truant
husband. The police, however, are
making diigent search and entertain
hope of capturing the rascal before
many days Journal.