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3x, Democratic State Cential•
CDIII2IITTEH. •
At a Meeting of the Demottratie State Central
Committee, held Norembur let, 1145, at the Afer
eltant's Hotel. Philadelphia, the following Iteeolm
Him wasutlopted
tle.fd yeti, That the IMumeratie state Convention
te1856, he held on the 4th dor of Harsh next, in
Harrisburg. at 10 Welnck, A.
In pumusnee of the ohms Itemlution theConven
that wilt ausemble-141-IHirsisbipg, for the iturpuee of
Selecting 14elekttes to OW ilintioeretie Natiotm4-4lon-
Tendon. and nominating A r Indblate for Canal Cola,
tatissidner, Auditor (lettere! and l4errever Cameral.
.TAME.; F JOIINATON
Clusfintott Stale Central CoutualiatH
A. ltt itt.t, ~
E co . z „ : 0 I
L .,• cert.sari
es
Leak Haven and Tyrone •saikoid
One of the larg'eAt and Moat enthusitmlic
meeting! ever held at _the Court House, in
HollidaysbnT . sarr the Whiz, conTened on
liiesditievempg,peruary 511. tin motion,
John Brotherlino, Iq., Was called to the
Chair : lflon. James L. Cwinn, dolirr Dough
erty, tip, James M'Quado, Lop. and Ikolit.
t'amphell, Esq., were Appointed Vice Presi-dentA, and tleorge ILayntond,•Secretary.
The ohjsct of the meeting having been
stated, rv: Itrkliiin, Esq., of Centre co.,
being called upon, addressed it at con
siderable length, giving s plain, practical
and common sense view of this important
project, and proved conclusively that its con
struction ould form an important iink with
the city of New York and the Great West,
connecting with the Portage road At Moth
daysbueg, &c.' - •
•
Col T. C. MacdoweH folloWed Mr. M'Minn.
His speech as listened to with marked at
tention, while lie discussed the advantages
of the construction of the :rood, and its con
nections, Ito made forcible and logical re
mark.ll.. Mr. Campbell, of Centre county,
made an explanation in regard to the
amounts raised in the different eounties, and
what wesPetpeeted of the citizens of Blair,
their amount being fixed at $50,000.
..&comunittoe of six were appointed, mu
tilating of the follo.wing:gentlemen, to raise
subscriptions, vii T. C. Macdowell, Thad-
• ens c. n s
A. L. Holliday, John C. Tunes, and Authonir
Maori).
The lolluiwing resolutions were effered by
Chao, Raymond, and unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That the citizens of Blair county
!Ws deep Interest in the construction of the
Tyrone, Bald Eagle and Lock Haven Rail
road; and we earnestly recommend to ALL of
her citizens to encourage and aid this grand
projeCted 'improvement. . • ,
—Resolved, That it,is a project that needs
encouragement, front its location,leatibility
and utility, and we ire glad that the citizens
of 'Centre, Clinton, and other places, hare so
liberally contributed to its building, and be
lieves' that Blair should not be behind her
neighbors in so good a work.
ReSolved,. That Col. Cromwell, our Sena
tor, deaerves the thanks r of the people on
the proposed line of road, for hie *Otte in
Us. behtlf, and particularly for his , amend
ment to the original bill , authoriziof its con
necyition with the Portage Renton) at Ikilli
daburg-
Resolta - That the thank' of this meeting
be tendered to Mr. McMinn Ind, Col. Mee
doWellAbr their able addresses defence 'of t
the Look Maven, Bald* Eagle and Tyrone
Railroad. •
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the papers of Blair,
Centro and Clinton counties.
Lsxon TAX-PAYIIIUI.—A good deal of no•
toriety, says the St. Louis Republican, his
been givarto 'the feat that N. Longivorth, of
chicialuti, pays over $21,000 of Lase' , an--
nua,Uy. This is.aJarge sum, and he Is un-.
like all other tax-payers, I;rge and small, if
he does not think it a great hardship to have
to 'appropriate so much of his Income in this
pay, But one of, our citizens' pays a Still
.greater tax than Mr. longworth-wo allude
to Janos" M. Lucas, Esq., of the banking
house of Lucas 1 Simonds. Tho amount of
tai palChy him for the year 1865; was
$28,4313, ,
tiltfttit
The relletU,thoolftfliP4ol/4
11ti'Mtairry totivAton, held at IT arm urV,,
January '2l, 1850
Whereat, It is generally conceded, that,
in .the absence of a standing army; - which is
at variance with the genius of a republican
forM of government the citizen soldier is
natural hulwark'deour national dere :
Whereas, the law that now exi
Stiite is inefficient', and estisia
and elaervate, by making
volunteer onerous
IYhereas,thc Legjiirt
I .
relating to e militia of the Commonwealth,"
witho providing any sufficient substitute,
a commended . " that the Legislature, at
next session, pass iaaw for the 'reorgani
zation of the militia of the Commonwealth,"
which has tieVer been carried into effect, cal
that therefore, in the &pinion of this cqnven
tion, the Legislature should, during'the pre
sent session, pass a law. regulating the mili
tia of the Commonwealth, in accordance with
said recommenilation.
V 20, 1826
ding Committee.
Resolved, That we recommend the re-or
ganization:of the military department.of the
State—to increase its efficiency, enlarge its
powers, and 'provide reasonable pay for its
That in the opinion of this conven
tion it should be made a separate and inde
pendent bureau of the executive lich or
thq,Oonuthanwestlth.
• R unoff ruttitiThiofiridoit of tfit con
vention, the military tax should not-be h-ss
than one dollar for each citizen taxable for
military purposes. That'a board of field
officere, seledted in each brigade, for that*
purpose, be empowered to make lists of per
sons taxable-- 'lectors and trea
surers. and shurse the flit s raised in pay
ment ie.exnensea of the guile, situl
that all collecting, receiving and disbursing
officer; be required to give security, to be
approved by said board, for the faithful per
formance of their duties.
On motion of Col. Lee,
Resolved. That a committee of six, in con
junction with the chairman of the conten
tion, be constituted for the purpose of &Rim
ing and urging upon the attention of- •
Legislature; an act embodying the sense of
this convention, And that they also 'be a per=,
manent committee, with power to call sub
sequent conventions, whenever it may be
deemed necessary. The convention appoint
ed Col. Lee, Generals Cadwallader and Bow
man. Major flotlgson, Col. Gregg, and Capts-
Zeigler anti-Eyhter, said committee.
On motion.
ES
Resofred, That the thanks of this onnven.
tion are hereby tendered to ()emeriti Cadwif•
lider, for the aye manner in:which ho has
prtisithal over its deliberations.
Resort:O. This the_difrersitt, noil'apatuir
published thmughout the State )e-request
ed to publish the prdeeedingis of the conven-
- {ALL iisto.a.---If Weems who reside in
the cell regions have net trjed the benefit o'r
coal ashes on their cherry trees the Roemer
they do so the better. I recollect well when
a boy, of carrying the coal ashes from the
grate and piling them around a tree. which
was known by all the family.„,as the " littlo
orphan," on accoubk of its sprouting from
the roots of an old hie which had died ; and
the peculiar hard time it had in endeavoring
to reach the stature of even a bitch. -The,
summer after the coal ashes ,were deposited
around its base it put forth iigorously; and
in three years 'lll3Allite- a thrifty tree s
heavily laden with delicious fruit. My father
seeing the good results of the wiles, a wagon
load was thrown around the base of each
tree on the farm, and the effect was aston
ishing. Old trees that were fast decaying
were resuscitated, amt—cent Ibrth new
branches, and bore fruit abundantly. 'Let
time who have coal ashes test its virtues
upon fruit trees. _
AGIOCULTUAAL DIVISION' OF TIM PATSNT
Ovrics.—Produclion of New Vanities of
• • ototoes• frem-Stai.-, r ,0% :gentleman. .
Ipswitch, Masa:, hashwritten to the Commis
sioner of Patents, requesting to be furniithed
with seed of the common sweet potato, for
the purpose of cultitating them in a green.
house, and obtaining new varieties. It is
difficnit to get seed in this country, because
so far as is aseertainpd; this plant will not
Sower here. The same is true wI respect
to the potato. although some sp6ies, such
as the red or pink-colored .from the East La
dies' end Is islands of the Padiflc, have
been brought to, gairfeet maturity in France,
and new varieties hare been obtained from
their seed. Potatoes of this kind will flower
in Cuba and in the Southern States: It is
desirable to obtain the seeds of such ipecies
of the sweet potatoes as,caa-he brought to
maturity in southern latitudes.
M.T EXPaRISNCII wrru Firm
er," in the Country Gentleman, offers the fol
loviing—iemedy ior iireciating grubs - and
•roioe from destroying young fruit trees.- 2 .
" Take 110 or sheet Iron, bent round like a
stovepipe slain eight indica long, not sol
dered or fastened togethari--let the sides slip
by each other or lap' over, go ea the tree .
pewit it can expand t then - spring apart and
set it round the bottom of the tree, one eitod
crowded a little into the ground ; fill it up
with powdered charcoal. 13e sure to have
no grubs in when the charcoal is applied.
This I think mlc be a sure prerentive."
ratan Acuuctusuaa—A, correspondent of
-the I;43M:ion-Times, in commenting upon the
progrsitt of Irish agriculture, states that
durltne the put fourteen Leers the-value of
farin stock in Ireland has increased from
£22,00Q,000 to X 35,000000 sterling, and
that the ntimber of- horne d cittle have risen
from 2,010,000 to 3,500,000, while the'qual
fly has correspondlieriroprOved. Still,
however, of the 2,000,000 of urea - iv - hick
Ireland et:uprise'', only about one.fourth is
under dir4ct4klage; and ftilly ono•thini ils
pistitre. • -
'‘ . :_BELLEFON
„ : :sow ' •ch: :
• 41-oodhEthere ;Kola ' " , "e•
•
Boma little tof bappy ground
lirbere v ego pleasure' might go round
W out thit village tattling;
:.w doubly blest that plooe would be,
Whore all might dwell in liberty,
Brea frgm the bitlat misery
Of gossip”' endless prattling. '''''
and
in this
tQo o Pret' 9
c'dnfles-Nrthe
- expensivO ' and:
aturo brtho at 9f 1840 t
- In l8:,4 _Juan Elorio, a
_native - of thAivil
lege of Boteler on the high mad between
Tolossa and Pampeluna, was
_returning on
his sturdy mountain "SAY, from a distant
town, whither h.. had been to receive - the I
price of some maize, the produce of his little
farm, when he was assailed, robbod, and fie
rociouidy murdered, by a party of highway:
rem The chief of, these was a noted el il
doer, known as the Chaplain, he having been
originally intended for the Church. His
. dlasolide- VeulWe'litifiiii - - freiiitrided aU
hopes' of his admission to holy orders, lux
parents cast him oft and- after being -long
known as s dicer and a drunkard, he mount
ed at the beginning of die
‘ war the Cartier
cockade, collected a few scoundrelS around
him, and, under pretence of aiding the 'roy
al cause, filled the surroundnig country with
the noise of his dimes. The murder above
related was aggravated by eireifinstances of
pcculiar.cruelty. The Chaplain had an old
grudge against his A ictim, and, before dia
-1 patching him, he put hint to torture. A
1 ptlesant woman, at work in an adjacent field; '
t and who witnessed, concealed and trembling
behind a hedge, the blows and mutilatio'h
endured by the unhappy" wretch,. took the
isedelffirof his death, and the names of the
perpetrators, to his native village. The in
telligencr-cacitedgeneral bbrror, for Elorio
was a harmless and popular man: , Above
aft) it made a terrible impression onspne of
his sons, then a bold active lad of nineteen,
who, on learning'his father's fate, and. wit. , l
!leasing his mother's passionate grief, swore
deep and deadly revenge. Twis days after
wards'he joined as a volUnteer the newly
formad,diut since celebrated, corps of Cha-.
pelgorris, or Red Capi, then in progress of
formation by General Jauregui, better knovin . ,
1 as El Pastor, or.the Shepherd.
The smart person and quick intelligedee of
the' young Elorio procured him the,-notico'of
his - chiefs, and the lapse .of a (Apple' of
months made-him a sergeant in this irregu
lar but most efficient regiment of light in
gantry. lie never lost sight orhis object in
pining it ; no joy fit .prornotion;leor hopes of
further advancement, could - drive from his
memory his father's cruel, death and his
men vow of revenge. Fortune favored hie
pious vindictiveness. He had been but a
very short time a sergeant, when one day,
while returning from Hermani to Tolosa, he
came up with a small detachment of Span
"hat troops of the line, defending themselves,
etch moment more Itebly, against the Chap
rian and his hand. The regulars were dyer
matched, they had had a hard struggle, but
Were about to lay down their arms end resign
the bales of military clothing they had been
sent to escort. Elorio, who fas at the head
of tkdozen men, instantly charged the:Car- I
lists so vigorously as to turn the scale of
victory. Those who had so nearly been vic
tore titian to retire, when Elorio singtedout - '
the leader of the band, called to him 'by.
name, loading him with oppiobrious terms,
and bidding him halt . and defend himself
against a single assailapti• The Chaplain,
not deficient in courage, and despising his
youthful antagonist, accepted the challenge,
and e murderouehand , to-hand conflict en: •
sued, ending by Elorib stabbing Me enemy
to the heart with il, kbife, when he had bro
ben his firelock and was 'grappled by his
older and-more powerful opponent. The
whole of the banditti were' externsineted.
They were, almost to • man, natives of To- •
loss, a town noted finejte Carlistfiddictions,
and to whose inhabititits' Florio resolved to,
play a trick, singular for its savage ingenu
ity-, , Collecting bullock cirtit in the neigh
borhood of the scene of 'the brief but-bloody
engagement, he loaded them with the bodies
of the Carlists, covering them with strew,
If 11111)11 a IporWein really known,
_Demo Peace might...ol4lln ft a her own.
And In it Abe :night fix hur throne
Forever and forever. „ '
- Thero like n queen might reign and live;
'While every ono would Aeon forgive '
And lio - offendid never
Tie nusehief-makers that remove -
Far from our hearts the wartuth of love,
. And lead us all to disapprove
Whatglves another pleasure.
They seem to take one's part—but when
They',ve hoard our pares, Unkindly then
They noon retail them ell again,
Miz'd with poisonous measure.
And then they're snob a (tanning ways
,Of tolling thei{fll•lneant talcs, they say
"Don't mention , what I say, I pray, •
I would not toll another;
Straight toydur neighbor's houetythei go,
Narrating every thing they.knew,',
And break the peace of hiih and low,
4 'Wife, husband, friend and brother.
Oh! that the tolitifettniiiltiOg crew
Were all redueell to One 0tYr0.. , .
ArnMay ivire'paltited red or blue,
That every one might know them !
Then would oar villages forget.
To rage and quarrel, fume and fret,
- And fall intotta angly.,pet,
With thlegn no much below them.
For 'flew aued degraded part
To make another bouom smart
And plant a dagger in the heart -
We ought to lone and etneriih ; '
Then lut-na evermore be found
In ritilitTnese with all around, -
While 11-laudably, Joy and poem, abound
And angry fdellagi perith ' • T.'
JUAN ELOBIO.
PA., WELEODAY; FEBRUARY 20,1856.
sad plac ng,s4 the h pile ono of
-thairligneaolki a., Theri'ViiidilergSsonieta ,
to assume as forkirn and hunentable counte
nances
. as . possible, and hirdself reclining on
a cart as if severely hurt, lib entered Tolosa.
It was the duals of the evening, and the MO
plait the town, rejoiced it the sight of so
Many Vehicles filled with dead and woundiA,
-whom they supposed to be all Cliapelgorris,
ran from house to house, congratulating each
other on the agreeable event, and looked with
complacency from their windows st the fu
neral procession. Placing a guard over tli
carts to prevent too close inspection, Elorio
re !re . , i • • the 1
night he got up and removed his ern slain ;
then stripped tho'bodies critic Crarlisti -and
laid them out in- the matket-plaae. The
head of-the Chaplain he tent to Iris widow,
who was reiltlenrin the town—in requital
of s similar attention shown by the deceased
bandit to the Senora Elorlo, on the occasion
All ber . husband's death. At dayligl it he sent
,round a crier to give notice that any person
havinttrelations with the Carlistsniight seek.
them amongst the corpsesin the Square, and
give them a christian - biuigl. Tho inhabi
tants thronged to the pliee, and their feet•
inga may 'bo unigined wson they beheld
their own friends in those dead, over whose
101 l they had re j oiced. 'Besides this, by at
tending to the summons, they, hid declared.
tlißr*ittliiilltihdeiietiir and - rAneral Jahr.
egui imposed a heavy flue on all who visited
the bodies; basing the punishment upon the
rather sweeping ground that those it ho knew
their reletionsiflid frielidd to be neutral or in
the queen's ranks, would remain qqietly at
home.
Although the primary - trbject of his taking
arms was thus accomplished, 'Morin showed
no disposition to lay them down again.
Like the young panther, a tiaLe of bleed had
given him a relish for it, and he continued
biting cartridges till the very end of the war.
Innutnerable wild and adventurous feats are
!worded of him. The Ant by which he
distinguished hitriself, anbsequehtly to the
death of the Chtiplain, was 'the conveyance
of a dispatch from Tolosa to Patupeluna,
across a mountlidous country overrun by
Carlist soldiers, and by armed peasants
equally disaffected and (lacier' sus. Ile de.
liverd his letters and was sturning with a
reply; when he was surprised by a party of
Carlist custom officers. Tbeforeyeoe man,
who brat seized bfruoras hiviwn uncle who
iremedistily recognized hid and called to .
his companions to hasten 311004 help to
cure the young Christine, in return for which
unkinsinanlike conduct he was immediately
knifed by his iephear. Mario esaped with
the greatest difficulty, for the alarm was giv
en 411 over the country, but, favored by the
darkness of the night, and ruggedness of
the ground,,he managed to reach Tolosa. If
in this instance, he showed small affection or
forbearance- to his uncle, he subsequently
exhibited great self-devotion, and van extra
ordinary risk, in behalf of a slitter. The
Carlists, enraged at the sticceas of his strut•
agems, and at tho damage hit did them, seiz
ed her as 'a, hoitage, and kept her a 'close
prisoner, requiring for her release a heavy
ransom, and that her brother should give
himself up to them. , Elorio had too much
'regard for hit neck to sicept this last condi
tion, but resolved at the same time that his
sister should bo no loser by his'obedience to
the instinct 'of self-preservation. Selecting
4 tempestuous *night in the spring of the
fear 1836, ho ;eft the lines of Ilenrini, pass
ed unperceived through the , hostile outposts,
and, - at the head of a resolute little band of
twelve mom, snuck boldly into the enemy'
territory. At dawn the - party halted, re
mained concealed the whole of±that tlas„
end when night Mtn - riled descended from
theirmatintain lurking.plice, to Villabona,
a small town between Andonia and Tolosa.
Leaving nine of his met outside the place,
and folloived--hy the three others, Elorio
boldly entered the street, and•rnade direct
for the hottse . of the Alain°, who had been
mainly instrumenlal In capturing his sister.
Here he found a party of earl's
v t officareit
supper,' and repoited — bimself to them as
corporal in a Carlist regiment then stationed
near Opilartin, aiding: that he,was taking a
confidential dispatch from his sdoncl to Gen:
Ituriza, then a Aspeothi,,Wbbili doetiment
and a forged passport he produced for tlkir
inspection. After some conversation, in
which Elorio played - his part admirably„ho
requested a billet for himself and men. The
Aloado, tu_avoid the trouble of writing an
order, stepped out to allot him a lodgineor
the night. Scarcely had he passed his own
threshold when a knife was at his throat,
with a thre at
, of instant death if be broko
silence. Theterritied official held his peace
and was sent out, of the town in charge of
Elorio's Elorio birnsett - then re
turned to thelieuse, balled out the . 4,jeade's
wife on preteeee2of tier husband 'wanting
her, and Made her prisoner likewise. Then
setting off at double quick time With his oap
tives:the bold guerilla made such good use
of his tithe, that at two in the morning he
arrived at a point ''near ifernani, which - he
knew to he oceuiiied,bran officer and twelve
men. These "he eareftilly, reconnoitered, and
perceiving — they were not very ;vigilant, he
boldly approached them, answered their
challenge, and adoosted the oilloer,_ whom he
told that he'lias escorting two.crirninals th ii
Carlist fort near the French trnntker,and
,that be hsoi orders to shoo t , thefti ir they spoke
any one by the way. The °Weer listened
tuumapiciously to the• tale, and was in the
act of offering his interlocutor a dram, when
he suddenly found himself disarmed And 'a
prisoner. 'At the came dealt" lorio'i men
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platitlg Oatriselves between the tiddlers and
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sible;and the whole picks}, weril'ittpfti .4
bound and led' away. Even the advanced
wintries were taken. under pretence of re.
licving them. At daylight, Elovie. entered
St. Sebastian, and a few days; after ho got
back his Sister in , ezehlige for the Aleade'l
wife, the unlucky husband retnairigig in du•
ranee vile.
'At different perioda•ot the war Elorio sur
prised, and carried off every outpost around
St. Sebastian and Hirnani. nis disguises
were innumerable and most ingenious. The
tured by dressing himself and men as char
.eoal burners, concealing their filled forces
between the sacks upon their jackasses, and
thus succeeded in his favorite manieuvre of
getting between the men and their muskets.
The aducneros, or custom house officers, on
the causeway across the marsh in front. of
Lugariz, he surprised by disguising himself
and the youngest.br his band as market-wo
men returning from St. Sebastian. The
Carlists stopped them to demand toll,
but wore instantly collared, disarmed and
carried oft. In May, 1838, ho took over
a score of Chapechurris, or White Caps
(a creek.Corlist, regiment so called) in the
following manner. Starting, as usual, after,
dark, atinidnlght he arrived at some forti
fied hen works abort leagues film
mini. On the bridge ha in person surprised"
a sentry, from whom he iearned - the force of
the' garrison ; then leaving an officer who
had acompanied him, at some ditttanceln the
rear, with a whole company of Chapelgorris,
he himself, with ten or twelve men, attack
ed Oct: Gilding, firing at • the windows, and
uttering loud criear 'The Carlists. recover.
ing from their first panic, and fancying they
were attacked by a very small party, opened
,file gates and Charged fiercely out. Elorio
and his men had to run for their lives, for
the enemy hating recognized him were ar
dent in pursuit.of their otd - iratt - fmplacable
persecutor. Having led them on far enough,
the Ingitivati halted and faced about. At
the same moment the company of Chapel
gorris poured in a deadly volley from theft
ambuscade, and then, rushing on with the
bayonet, slew or captured the survivors.
Elorio's baWeimaisted of twelve men, in
dretiged-diWeii the
Chapelgorri. They were all Basques, very
young fellows, wonderfully, aktive, coura
geous and enduring, anti selected by himself
on account-of their knowledge of the eimn
try and distinguished valor. 'Exempt fivm
all duty except' these wild and hazardous
expeditions, they were constantly to be seen
fouinging about the wine-shops of St. Sebas
tian, their great coats slung from their shout
ders, their cigars between their teeth. They
received ten dollars for every Carlist soldier
they brought in alive, and a proportionate
higher sum for officers, according to rank.
Their leader aitiays' kept his, plans a pro
found secret, which mainly contributed to
the great success of his enterprises. He'
Was repeatedly offerstiii cOmmission, btdin
variably declined a. promotion, that would
oblige him to exchange hie favorite fuzee for
the less useful sword., -At last he accepted
the brevet milk of-trutign, entitling him to
officer's uniform without depriiing him of
hit custortiery implement of warfare. And
with this humble ranliand small means, he
Managed to keep the enemy's outposts in a
state of.constant alarm, every now and then
striking a blow when least expected, and
doing more real service falba cause than
many a pompous Spanish field-officer Ltd
embreidered aid-de-camp. The war over.
s'ank into his original insignificance, and,
at the period at which I saw him, was living
u - vm t en t e ditiort- T omett,orribe prod •
of his apple orchard and latch of maize, in
daily and amicable intercourse with the very
men whom he for years had relentleattly and
bloodily persecuted.
10:64:1'.0vA:To):/.1uslive:;04
BY C. 0 ISILISPZILDWILZE, K. D
MEM
Czar Nicholas has been always considered
the archetnie of absolutistic, despotiC pow
er, which, acknowledging nothing above
itself, fetters every free word, and restrains
fantasy by heavy chains within strictly de
firie4 limits. Russian historyr written in
blood, and filled with tesirs and wails, jolli
ties this assumption ; and yet it Is ,Impo .i
-ble to condemn Nicholas uncendi,tionally, .
he—although he was the representative of a
system which aims to change the world into
a queer puppet-shoal, the figures of which a
single mortal vested with the,highest majes
ty, can move at pleasure, and which 'must
•have no othtr expression of life but what he
deigns to allow—had moments in which lie
seetdgfiltiliS . VOl:e — iiiied the fact that 411 his
iiiimehsepewer wit; incapable n res
then diyility in man. In suoh moments he
appettrs reconciliatory even to, those who
dared to make him aware of his weakness.
It is easily understood why it was his policy
(which shows everywhere I.lw deeply,calau
lating =sib) to'gain over to his plans and
ideas the most briltant fed free souls RI his
time. Alexander Pushkin, the youthful
poet, filled with fiery, hate against all tyrstuly,
was sent by Czar Alexander to the
gions of Siberia, Nicholas recalled
and offered hind the situstion of a courtier.
Pushkin hesitated to swept this proof of
grocovazolthe Czar said to him: "Fearnot
the censure, Awl mysulf will be thy elenior.2 . ! .
How the imperial eat, need this- function.
is preyed by commomogiticom whickNertiew
.'ve shoot the life sad *arks of this em
inent pdet. Postikiti abated his position
at the Russian twort to iris death, (ho fell in
1837, in a duel ' ) ses matter 'vriraL he wrote.,
But 14, works, at loaair-ibi inightleat and
. Aida* • •
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lately Unchained, and ate even n ow less
known in Russia than abroad.
6. Uerser, in his " lietmoinibf a liapaiika,"
gives us, In, a short sketch of the life of the
unhappy aud talented poet Polejavvaa, an=
,r
other proof that the Czar Nicholan obuld for
give, to some extent,. personal attacks. -Pol
ojayevr, of rather low extraction, was yet a
'student in the university - of Moskwa., 'Olen
his spirited'and humoristic poeme began, to•
excite admiration in large circles. A humor-
poetic, romance, " Eugen Onagin," was re
ceived with great'applause,i, on account of
its oontents eind perfect form : The author
castigated in it with brilliant setiro, a great
Many , people and ciretunstances::- be even tliq
not spare tho Czar. Nicholas came, in the
fall of 1826, for his coronation, to Moskwa.
The secret police handed him Poletitycw'a
work. At three o'clock of the sonic night
the rector of the university e commands the
young poet to dress awl appear in the office.
Iltre - a curator . examines his uniform, and
invites him, without eny,explanation, to on.
ter a carriage. lie is brought to,4iinister de:
Lievien ; the minister enters watt; him an
other carriage, and brings him, to the qzur,
prince i lliewen nowPelejayerr in a
'saloon, sWere Slthengh it Was not yet 6
&clock, A. A T some courtiers and high offi
cials weited i while the ministerhimself wont
into an interior chaMber. The cou.diers im
agnitaL tlat-the ',muds inid-Alistinguislical
himself, and addressed him at once; a sen
ator offered hitma situation-in his family as
teacher. —Polejayow - iVas - 'ordered into the
imperial cabinet. The Czar 'called on a
bureau and spoke with Prince Lieweu, hold
ing a paper in his hand.
" Hut thou written theme verses j" he
uked.
Polejayew looked at the papers and an
swered, "Yea, your Majesty."
• " Now Prince," continued the Emperor,
I will give you .A model of ednisation ; I
will show you what the young fellows learn
at the university- _ Read these, papers skied."
He turned to Polejayew.
The youth was so vehementlyezcited that
he could not uttern—sound, while- Nicholas
flzed-itis-eyea—open-him.
" I cannot, your Majesty."
" Read !" wreaked the Czar. A) '
Thiu violence gave Polejayew courage.
llc opened - the paws. Ite aitervirardi said :
.4 I have wow, Saahhn' so beautitnii,
written,"
' He read is the beginning with
but afterwards, getting more and more ani
mated, loudly and lively, road the poem to
the end. The Cox motioned with hill hand
to the minister at the most scourging and
sarcastic passages; the Prince full of nadir
nation,, covered his face with his hands.
" What say you to that ?" asked Nicho
las, tinally. " I will put an cud to this Im
morality ; these are the consequences of—
but, never mind, I will • extirpate them.
What is his conduct 1"
The tniniatar knew Acalibak of that, but
his heart awoke, and be said
llent, your Majesty.'
is testimony sexes thee, but thou
must punished, as an example for otbera.
Wilt thou attar the military serrioe P
Poleayjew remained silept
" I. will give Lbee by that service e means
to purge thyself, Well, then, wilt thou V
" I must obey," 'answered Polejayew.'
The Cur apprOached him, put his hand pn
his shoulder and kissed him oa his Ibrehr...:.
saying " Thy fate depends on thee :1111")ald
I forget thee. write to me."
_The youth was now conducted to Die
bitsch, who resided also in the pahtee: — Tlici
Field Kendal yet slept be was 9PGIMPW.
lie entered the chamber yawning, read a pa
per handed to him, and asked the adjutant,'
" Is it this fellow I"
" It is, your Excellency."
"Well, very well, serve in God's name In
the army—l have always:served in the army ;
you see I have gained a position. perhaps
you also may bekdane a Field Marshal."
.The young poet entered the military as a
Private. Three years passed away. Pole.
jayew remembered the:lnt.& of the Czar,
;and wrote him a letter. No aniewer, imam.
A second letter had the same fate. Con.;
viuced that his letters did not arrive, he de
,Lerteil- to'present personally hic 'petition to'
the', 1. Ile was,eaught inlvier, and sent
d his regiment is a deserter on find and in
chains. This court martial condemned him
to running the 'gauntlet, and the judgment
was presented to the Emperor for Signature.
The proud poet preferred death ts the de
grading punishment. After he had sought
in vain for a sharp weapon, he confided ids
' to ' an old soldier, who loved' him.
I '
The soldier und e rstood 4ini, andliimaireAllais
wish. Aa soon as he heard that the impe. I
rial decision had arrived, he brought bim a
bayonet and said, while.he handed it to him,
with tears in his eyes, " I have sharpened it
myself." ........ ____ 1
The Czar hid annulled the decision of the
court martial, and,remitted the punishment.
When Polejayew heard that tie imperial de.
vision bad arrived, ho wrote that isipiliAte
"Helpless did I perble.-07 ev it realm trinpidisit.." •
The pardoned poet 'Was sent to the Cauca;
atm...whore he, alter distinguishing himself,
Yenta paned on ; impair broke el/44)4M's
Win. He ought AngetAtheens'in root In
•better momenta be than Wrote his •, •
poem, "On Rum." Ills repeated petition
to be trsneferred to a oarahine regiment in
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Peekwa, were finally granted,. aisfiarras
now 'a better one, but the' grill' of dettat
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toads 1.14 p'n.4 . 143. re Valn=l7: " .lll !O
Only with great diAetltt 001141100411f.hht
friends Awl the body at Ma P4 4 00 0 .* 11
cellar, where he wia *am *Jib 'other
Txxilei3, and rats bed abysm bianwea Atir a
His fIOPIIIR wlre colleated after his delta, .
'hut the !coven:uncut lairhads to prefix to the
Tatum° the puet'S.lolodBse iii thti uniform 4,
rt. - private. rolejnytth received this epaulet
on his death-tied, and Iris likeness tippoanin
• . niformetkim-Huffinerr— •
CaarNichoias might hare broken tile young
reed, hut be o n ly bent it. This, is Russian
me . e. Popsy ' a bearaukly-gift, L tot'
Hound to zone and clitnate, Digit wants
tender care, wide sphere. the ft.& ais 'of
heaven in. order to develop !titer: Clonfined.
beitiaTed ed, threatened with chains
ed, and wither% Mtn an early grace. hot
pot*, &mails can never hr the home of po
esy; and the fate of a Illts.tian poet with. a
fiery soul lathe moat pitiable uttumau.tula
_
ries.
A Coop St.u..—Old Dad, was the familiar
title by which was generally known the ec
centric landlord of the hotel in Lowville, New
York. lfis had a good,'easy soul, honest and
UnOuspiciouts, preferring to ho cheated inca
hi a while , righer than tts be always looking
out for rogues. Ileum it was not a very hard
matter to impose upon him, and many werc
the bad bills with luicli he WAN stuck in the
svayAX tilde by his trim:hug omaottAa.
Indeed hen imid take alniwit any this% that
wag offered him iu tite shape bill, saying
that bad money wag about as good as any,
as somehow it. wouitiWt stay in his pocket'.
Once, however, he took a V which stuck to
him likt; a plaster. The =lry he tried to get
rid of it, the mere he couldn't. Ile had paid
it out several times, but It
,cuuti bind: ea of
ten, returbod as "bogus." ~..listlangtia s tear
tiler with whom he wait abqesutted. stopped
Ibr diroter r go hie wiy to Utica. sod Hooter.
red-to "Old Dad !"that his ba, stifht go
down there, and stepping Into the dinin
room with it, handed it to his put, *Wog
bim to put it off ou tlxt first old fool hr mot.
and he would allow him ons-haltthe immtnt.
The guest took it, and promised to do es
well with it as he cook', and account roe it
On Ills return. On his way batik from Utica
he called - , and "Old Dad" asked him were
he had paid out the bill, as he had gat it
again, but could not, Oar the lift ton
where it had clones from.' "Mtn"tlll lbw
(Mend, "you told mO m
e to put it Stet
old foul I law, .also I paid you Aar pay din
ner with it." %be old fellow acknowledged
himself sold, and after paying his gitellt:the
half, according_ to promise, end giving him.
his dinner besides. insisted that he had !fre
*dollars' worth of wisdom out of the opera.
t ion.
"Tome Bair Doutaaa.—The Portland
Argue relates that Cyst. K., s shrewd slow
boot co—toin from the .4Stato of Mai" caught
• "Jet ay Diddler" on board his boot one
deg, se las wee looking a poodeleftoos Boo
tau to "down east," and dosed him up in
good stPlo.. It seeds the fellow laid a tra
verse to get dear of paying his fare, and in
stead to the dark that be had paid, but lost
his ticket.
"Whom did you pay I" asked ther clerk.
lle rather gummed it was the captaia ; so
K. 'ow summoned to the motereacm
"Oh yea; yea," said Capt. K.. ji appals ta
me 1 - do raoal/eat. Let sue tame; you pre
so a five dollar bW r
"Yes." said Miller. 'I did."
"And I gave you your chap In 'half dol
bus, didn't I?" (The fare wiui only half
doliAr, cow - petit - Mu wit MOO-
"Yes," Nays Jeremy, "that's it—l moot•
lect it perfectly."
"Very well," says Capt. K., ' , l wcia't 4is
pute your word far anything—'Butt' If you
please, /shush( lar 105 cc hie halter!"
The follow was tripped when he least ex
pected it. Ile ()hold not produce the halves,
sad had to A.A. out his Tait: •
NOT moo sums, three distinguixhistgen
tionicit, (Know Nothings) dues 'New YO k
were ierited by a wealthy lady, to dinewith
her should they ever vistt4Ubouly. 'rho big ,
being old schoolutaicet, soon, celled, mu t er."
utonlalied to sec a burly negro enter, and
take tiro bead of the table. The grntlemcn
were too well bred to notloc the intruder, so
kept ups poliiicatenturlainment, by dietilm
ting on the beauty and efficiency of "put
ting none but Americans on guard," until
this negro left the room, when one °Miscall
asked the lady why she irytultcd them by
bringing a nigger tst . the sable i
~W hy gentlemen, he is my husband Vxbe
replied. • •
Tout ILusirwd i" tl l4 4uve " I "
tonished Know anoilizigsat once.
"Yes 13ay sister nin4l7
pride, Sad I reeolredlo,evieJ,
"And who did your sister unarr/ ri en
quired one of therparty.
"Why, the married a Xnew-.NoPeragli.!'
It' is needless %o add, that %be gont)tivlt
nEide a short visit.
Atm gs mix KILL Csrets:-4..1, Lent.
bore, of .Cheater - county, Pa 4 1. ,„„: tI
head of 'builneks, - *orth itho •
as it' was thought, from. cat
tannic acid of which produced • , • •vr'
sod a , disease reeeneditut dry ~ r :
Wild cherry-vi laes, 06:44.
Uoid, will produoe the ussis " ",
ifix • pint of' Main." wits.* plat ' " •
lard; and poor dothi the noloshthroo;
the body it; much Whaled, add soapsuds.,
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