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" DYING*
Fut ailda.iheeartalnf. mother, let the cool air ftn ray brow.
Let mo breathe it* springtime fragrance, life's last hour is
■ J ,'with.me now *
I .would ga*a on yonder sunaet in Its glorious majesty, >
Steep my sensei in the beauty of the earth ami air. and sky.
bri(e7tolh7wild loved float childhoods happy
days, f - ■) - - -
And bad roy voice tho power, would Join its cheerful song of
... praise i
Death Is no spectre dark and grim to chill (hosoul with dread,
AUd'fearlessly,with 'him to {leaven, this unknown way 1
uMXread. v.r ■
bh I to me there is a music in the leaflet's murmuring, ’
In the low and gentle humming of the bee's tight glittering
.of the flower, and. the dancing wavelets
bright” ‘
And the cloud* that float in beauty In tho fair days parting
'■. " ---
Mullet I'shall npt miss thee, but hear thoo perfect there I
And earth, thy' dearest.'loveliness cannot witbjleavon com-
clouds divide. .
And.iorms'of aegcl/byauty through tho'shining pathway
* ,ld 'v >•:■ • ■■■'..■in
Upward and upward tending‘tlirtis lost among the stars.
and richly bordered with fragrant ftdelesss flow
*" ire*.' , ■; < ’ •
TbbjK have 1 woven chains of roses,'and thrown oround my
!•' SOU I, •' - •
AQd'ea/ttvtby.love tod loveliness bavo lost their sweqt
Mother, i bear ao longer thy dear and loving voice,
AhdftToiigh I say *• farewell" to thee exulting still rejoice,
tn low and gentle murrourihge her music voico was stilled.
Out Hie smile death left on bor marble brow with Heaven’*
waslUkd.
RBAL LIFE*
•Tai’lNSAHk Biiidb and Drluc.— A correspondent
oF the 61. Loujs Intelligencer, whorecntly visited the
Cincinnati •asylum I ,for tfio -Insane, gives this brief
sketch of one of tho inmates :
w Hero is bow confined tho young lady who haa so
Often been seen within (he paat few years, promona.
ding Fourth etreot, in this city, dressed lip.ln insane
finery, intended for biidal habiliments, funWstioally'
decorated,ahd inquiring occasionally of
the faithless cause of her too' fatal sorrow. She had
conpletbd a lonely pllgrimogo from fiuropo,to unite
her fortunes with those of her betrothed, who had pro*
ceded her twelve months or so. : Alter a weary search,
she found him doing business; and, married.' Tho
shock deprived her .of her reason. Every passing
day is, since, indicated by her disordered fancy, os
tbo ode upon which (her * Henry 1 iscoming to fulfil
his'vows,'and she arrays herself lo'rncol him accor
dingly; 1; Iter nightly disappointment yields easily to
a brighter hbpo for the morrow,and thus her beclou
ded existence is wearing away. When X called at
hor room; she was not dressed in her usual parapher
nalia, 1 Upon being informed that a gentleman wish
ed ttt’seo'her, no .earthly inducements could prevail
On her to appear, until after she had elaborately ar
rayed herself With every single device and adornment
df her fanciful costume. Bhecvidontlyimegiapd that
U>o bbjedl of her long cxpcctatinn had arrived, and
when.al-last she met me manifested hor disappoint
ment In a way that was any thing but flattering to
her visitor.*!
.The-same correspondent furnishes tho following:
•' Another object of singular interest is Mrs. M—
who was formerly known as tho * belle ’ or mamaon.
Itiia j... --1-- over twenty-four years
of ago.'. Not long after her marriago her father died,
abd Teryeoon thereafter hor husband olio. Thoduu
ble, blow was too heavily charged for tho tenderness
of .her affections* and dethroned hor reason forever.
With a Coulenanoo |ho most beautiful 1 have over
seen,she sits almost motionless, from day to day—an
iaexpreslibo iadneaa booming from her soft and lus
trous eyes—wh\lo tho whola expression of her face
conveys; Iff may so speak, a sort of intensified sweet
ness and resignation: She never spooks—but yields
Instinctively to ctcry suggestion or intimation ofany
Kind-from tlie.kcbpfcrs,' and signifies only odinnaiivo
or nogstito replies, by tbfi motion of tho head. So
Perfect! tf.pictdre of dbcp, unutterable sorrow, I had
hwerbsfdre seen6‘r boon dblc iti,lmagine. I feel as
if .il Will bb likbly. to batfnt (ho for & month to come.
This Unfortunate lady is pronouccd incurable.
“There is another 'beautiful young woman hero,
Whb, under afprotnlso of marriage, accompanied a
young man from her father's residence in Illinois to
(till cliy,«nd waft herb dolcMed by him in thofctrcols.
Sho Is one of tho most furious end uncontrollable in
iriates of tho asylum. When her cell door was open
ed, sho was rsvpig leflibly, and shaking at the iron
fastenings of her window. Sho turned upon mo with
a 'savsgo vindictiveness, which rather inclined mo
to «.sodden leaving, when my composure was com
piHtlveiy restored by a view of tho strong chains
witb which sho was confined to the wall. In a few
midulea her ftiry was softened down to pathetic en
treaty, and she made tho most touching and (earful
appeals against her unnecossory and cruel confine
ln«nl.. .1 turned away, thinking that the sight might,
perhaps, be a profitable ono to her destroyer, if ho
has not yet sufficiently repented of his crime. "
Signs of Che Time*.
When a man makes bit wife a handsome proaonl
it is a sign they have'boon quarrelling recently.
When a young lady "has a vory bud cold,‘or else
•he'd bo delighted," «5t0., it Is rather a dangerous
sign that, when alio onco sits down to ilia piano, she
will probably not leave it for the remainder of the
evening. ;•
• WtieA a gentleman losses his temper in talking, it
is a tolerable correct sign that ho is getting "the
worst oflho argument, 1
When a lady fulls into hysterics or faints you may
look open it, without being in tho least ao.
cased of want of charity, as a sign of extreme weak*
ness on her part.
When you soo the servant, carrying under her
apron a bpltlo of soda water into a house, you may
at once seize it as a sure sign that some ono has been
drinking over night.
When children aro always up In tho nursery, you
may Construe It Into a euro sign that tho mother does
not osro much‘about them.
When an author invites a number of his literary
fiionda and critics to dinner, you may take it aa«n
infallible sign that ho is about to bring out a now
book. ‘
When a young couple aro seen visiting a "Cheap
Furniture Mart,* 1 you may interpret it into a pretty
fair sign ’the happy, day'll not Tar distant*
When you >ao a mao go up m a balloon, or turn
Director of a railway, o’ the lessee of a play house,
you have a right, if you like, to look upon it as a
sign of madness.
When the boys begin to tear up their books, it is
a sign the holidays aro to commence.
When the subject of an article ia exhausted it ia a
sign to leave off.
A Doctor ab is a Dooron.—A self-sufficient hum
bug who tools up tho business of physician, and pro
tended to a deep knowledge of tho healing art was
onoo called to visit a young man oflliotod with ap.
poploxy. Dolua gaaod long andiiard, foil his pulse
and t>ia pocket, looked at hla tonguo and wife, finally
giro vent to tho following sublime opinion s
•1 think ho's a gone foliar. 1
‘No,no!’ exclaimed tho sorrowing wife,'do not
say that. 1
‘Yes, 1 returned Dolus, lifting up his hat and oyos
heavenward at tho samo time,‘yea I do say so,
there aro T nt any hope, nut the (easiest smite ; ho's
got an attack of nihil .fit in his lust fironlis— 1
P ‘Whore 7* cried tho startled wife. . ,
‘ln hla lost ftontls, and ho can't bo cured without
Bomo trouble and a groat <J*»l of pains. You see
Ms whole planetary system ia deranged, fiwllyi hla
voxpopullls prossin on his advalorem; secondly If
not moro; thirdly and lastly, his solar ribs aro in a
concussed elate, ho ain't got any money, conse
quently ho must died
. ...Tike Traveled,Whisper* ,
"I'll tell the tato as ’I was told to mo."—Scott
“Ido not like to Bay anything about it,” whis
pered Mrs. Sawyer to'her next door neighbor,
Mrs. Ashton, “ but they do say that Mias Bates,
our new music teaoher, is no better than she should
be. 1 don’t think that 1 shall send Anna Maria
or Sarah Jane. 'True, she comes highly recom
mended, but Mrs. Goodenough, whoso daughter
went to school last year within twenty miles of
Miss Bales’ father’s, tells me that her daughter
heard from one of her school-mates a slight whis
per to Miss Bales’ disadvantage; and people are
beat known at homo you know.”
Mrs. Ashton held op both her gloved hands in
wonder and approval of . this sentiment, and then
hastened away on her round of morning calls,all
the wiser for her visit to Mrs. S.
Hof next stopping place was ai MI'S. Willis 1 .
Sho found that lady over her sewing In the silting
room, 1 and quite alone, • 1
“I am delighted to sco you,” cried Mrs. Ash
ton, half breathless from fast walking. “How
are you and yourcharraing daughters Melissa, Ann
and Julia 1 The latter are at srhobl, I dare say.—
By (ho way, Mrs. Willis, I have been greatly
shocked, this morning. I never should have
dreamed of such a thing as Mrs. Sawyer has
just been whispering to me, I can hardly belief 6
it now. But 1 roust beg you not to say a word
about it to any soul living , lam shocked to think
such a thing could have happened ! Pray, don’t
mention it from me oh any consideration, but they
do say that Miss Dates, tho new music teacher,
has a very had character at home. Mrs. Sawyer
haa it on unquestionable authority, and has de
clined tho idea of sending) hor daughters on that
account. But sho is, young and, pretty, poor
thing! and l am very norry, fot her, and wouldn’t
Injure her for (he world !**
Mrs. Willis laid down her work with conster
nation pictured in' her facd; and the two ladies
whispered and nodded significantly for the next
two hours. Al the end of that time Mrs. Willie
remembered that she had a host of calls to make,
and trying on her bonnet, the two ladies went out
together.
Before night, tho whisper that Mrs*Sawyer had
thoughtlessly echoed from tho r longuo of a,school
girl, had (raveled si) thrpUgh. lhd, village find ton
miles into the country, had there was a prospect of
its traveling oh, on, as far as the Academy of B—
was known, and blighting in every family where
it was carried, the fair fame of a pale faced sweet
young creature, who bent with patient assiduity
over her task, unconscious that a breath, more fa
tal than tho simoon of the desert, had passed over
her character. If there is notdeliberale cruelly in
thus murdering the reputation and destroying the
influence of another, and that other a stranger,
itmid and sensitive as tho Mimosa which shrinks
from the slightest touch, tell mo in what cruelty
consists 1 And yet it was all the work ofa whis
per i a thoughtless' and unmeaning whisper.—
Miss Bates* reputation was re-established when
she learned, after weeks of sufforihg, the exagge
rated reports everywhere in circulation in regard
to her* and brought testimonials of her innocence,
from her native town and from the first persons in
other communities with whom she chanced to. bo
oeiore acquainted , it was ro-oaiobirsheu whvn she
had stayed long in the Academy at B—— and
lived down tho aspersions so cruelly cast upon
her.
Out her case is not an isolated one. Many e
reputation has been wrecked by busy bodies who
have little to- do at homo and go abroad for em
ployment—who love to gossip over their neighbors'
affairs, end help on, with railroad speed, tub tra
veling WHISPER,
Two Emperor* at a Review*
Tho following description oflho Imperial Review
at Vienna is from a late letter of Tlmrlow Weed to
tho Albany Evening Journal!
Well, wo havo seen ono of tho groat military png
cans of the earth. Wo have loojtcd upon two live
Emperors, Nicholas I, of Russia, and Joseph JI, of
Austria, at tho head of an 'army with banners.
It was understood that tho review was (lied fir
10 o'clock. Knowing that the Russian Emperor
was prompt In his movements, wo drove out to tho
'Glacis Joscphstadl,' at that hour. Thu troops 'wore
afield and in lino,' and at ton minutes past ten tho
Emperors, with a magnificicnlly dressed staff of
Aids, Arch Dukes, Princes, Marshals, Generals, &c.,
dashed, with their high blooded and proud steeds,
upon tho ground. A bright sun gave tho Alliost ef
fect to all this gbrgcotls and glittering paraphernalia
of war. The Emporora wero dressed in the uniform
of tho Polish Lancers—their Aids in crimson and
gold—the others oflho staff In tho uniforms of their
respective corps.
There wero upwards of 30,000 troops on (ho Hold,
of which 20,000 wore infantry and rifle, Snd 10,000
cavalry and artillery. Of tho mounted men, 3000
were lancers, ond streaming from each lanco was a
black and yellow flag.
Tho Emperor of Russia, with ono Aid.do Camp, a
few yards in advance of tho Emperor of Austria and
staff, rodo in front of tho lino, (or rather of tho throe
lines,) stopping at (ho head of each battalion and'
addressing a few words to the olllccrs, This occi •
pied nearly an hour, lie then, with his staff, whlc i
consisted of more than 300 splendidly mounted ofl .
cars, took a position in front of tho centre oflho lin ,
which immediately passed hlm'ln review. Tho dih
fcronl corps, whether by battalion, regiment.or bri
gade, formed in sections of throe files, 60 deep, giving
150 men to each section or company. Tlicro was a
marching distance of about six rods between each
section. The band of each division, as (hoy reached
tho Erhporor, moved out to tho left, and, playng till
their corps had passed, tfas succeeded by the next.
Tho lino wus two hours in passing. After this there
was a review of a regiment of lancers whoso horses
wero pul to tho top of their speed. Tho effect was
thrilling, and this closed tho day. Tho Emperors
returned to tho palaco and tho troops to their quarters.
Tlicro wore a largo number of Court ladies, in Court
carriages, upon (he field. Among these was (ho moth
er of tho Emperor of-Auslria, a woman whoso influ
onooMs supposed to be as potent with thu son da it wu
with her husband, the cx-oraporor, who liver vory
quietly at Prague.
Capture of an Anokl. —Tho Spiritual~Knockera
would appear to be becoming 'visible to (ho naked
o/o,'in some parts of tho world. Tho Berlin cor
respondent of tho Loudon Times states an incident
a& recently occurring in upper Silesia, which- will no
doubt bo received as genuine spiritual revelation, by
superstitious and partially insane individuals in our
country, who have Implicit faith in such torn foolery.
Tho writer says, that ono night, recently, (hero ap
peared to a wealthy widow a messenger from St.
Peter, surrounded by supernatural glory and holding
in hla hand a draft for 100 thalers, payable to bearer
drawn on.her ,by - her lately deceased husband, to
moot tho foes and other expenses attendant on Ills
entry Into hoavon. Tho affectionate widow,anxious
tollo all honor to her husbands signature, and iff
fuclllalo his entrance into paradise, hastened (o look
up thq money, but, as she unfortunately hod only 70
thalers by her, was compelled to request hja angle
ship would call again to morrow tar tho balance.-
Tho clergyman of (ho place, on being consulted the
next day, prevailed on.llio widow to allow him and
tho magistrate to witness tho payment, so that when
the heavenly messenger appeared again according
to appointment, he was.foughly sewed by proflsno
hands and Incarcerated; but tho - strangest- pari of
ail is that tho next morning his prison was found
empty, and his'modo of escape remains d secret.—
Moolfo Jiegiiter,
“OUR COUNTRY*—MAY .IT ALWAYS BE JIIOUt—BUT-RlOnt OR WRONG, OURi COUNTRY*’?
(9990 an 9 2Sn9S»
When you call on a fomalb and find her with her
alcoves rolled up; at the wash tub, and eho decs not
blush or apologize—make hbr your nlfo as soon as
possible. She will bo worth bor weight In gold.
A man’s life is a tower, with a stair case of many
stops, which, as ho passes up,’ crumble ouccctsively
behind him, and preventing him from going bick, —
only burry him on tho dread abyss of eternity.
. ‘Well, mother, tho foundation of tho groat deep aro
broken up at last.’ ■,
‘What do you moan, Tommy V *
•My trowsors have got a.hole in them, that’s what
mean.*
. It is in adversity that the love, constancy, and de
volcdnosa of woman eo pro-omtnootly, mwlfinl.tllO'A*
solves, and shine in the dark horizon of man’s fortune
—stars of brilliant and unclouded worth.
No man ahould bo 00 penurious, not to say nnnat
oral, as to refuse his advantages ofeuch
an important aid to the acquisition of useful knowl
edge, as a newspaper.
Habit, with herculean energy, contends with
resolutions of the ihigbties mind, and never will it
relinquish its tenacious bold, while tbero is tho least
hope of victory.
The Emperor of Russia awards a premium, to
those engineers on his railroads, who complete tho
year without any accident, causing tho loss of life or
properly.
A western lass having given her lover a slap that
made his oars ring, exclaimed—‘Dog my cats if you
haln’l taken a lectio ryo, old boss!’
It is believed by some people, that an editor is a
sort of a public bellows, bound to puff every thing,
and everybody that wants to use him.
A western editor says—‘not much editorial this
week—can’t help it—another bouncing big boy in
this shanty—only happens once a year, as wo aro
trying to quit.?’
The morals of a people, must be founded m its
indubtry. In proportiorras a man is exempted from
labor, bo is debased in tho scale of axislonco.
‘Just step into tho street and IMI give you a cow.
hiding.’
‘Bo labors! an I would’nl do it if you’d' give mo
two of them.*
Genius without prudence, is often a curse to its
possessor:
'How many a man, who has much wit
Needs thrice as much to govern it.’
Shun the man who will let Ms political prejudices
prevent his conferring a personal favor, —ho is a
dangerous confederate.
An Irishman told a merchant that ho wanted to
buy an empty barrel of flour to make his dog a hen
coop!
The Chinees think that the soul of a poet passes
into a grass hopper, because it sings till it starves.
The learned Rabbis says that ton baskets of chatter
were let down from 'Heaven, and the woman ap
propriated nine of them.
A contented mind and a clear conscience, will
make.a man haoov under«li piroumalancca.
A western editor says ho wear* out •or«n p«Jr *r
bools a year in kicking loafers out of his office.
The man who gets through (ho world without a
kick, may rest assured that ho is generally considered
hot Worth minding.
We livo in Ihe enjoyment of blessings, till wo aro
utterly Insensible of their value, and the source from
whence they flow.
Lord Brougham says—‘a lawyer ia a learned man
who rescues your estate from your enemies and keeps
it himself, 4
Politicians make fools of themselves; pettifoggers
make fools of others; and pretty girts make fools of
both.
Light and darkness are one and the same, omo
□ating from and being a part of the same nature.
Never trust to appearances, or high pretensions,
for the drum, notwithstanding all its noise, is empty
within.
Monday, May ID.
It is a good sign to see the color of health in a
man's face, but a bad sign to see it all concentrated
In the nose.
We aro all dependent on each other—liko cog
wheels pushi% each other along by filling up mutual
voids.
Never make business sn excuse to decline (ho
office* of humanity;
Under prolondb of being useful people often show
more curiosity than kindness.
Tears—the cordial In which wo bathe oar sar.
rows.
Peace is the evening star of tlio soul, end virtue
its son.
Universal charity would triako earth a heaven,
and hell a fable.
A promise ia the offspring of intention and should
bo nurtured by recollection.
is tho wind like a baby 7 When it is
aqiAlly.
B$ persuading others wo convince ourselves.
Let reason go before every enterprise, and counso I
before every action*
(o'Fashionable modes of death—duelling and tight
lacing.
Ir marriages bo inado In Heaven—some people
hove few friends there.
•* Man is an Imitative animal,” as tha ape said to
tho dandy.
“My tail is ended," as Iho tadpole said when he
turned into ft bull frog.
A Maine editor says (hat a pumkln somewhere in
that Slate grew so large that eight men could stand
round tt. Thia ia something liko tho man who sow
a flock of blackbirds so low that bo could shake a
stick at thorn.
Tits Doctors of Boston have raised their ehargea.
Sickness will soon become one of the luxuries of
lifo which a poor man cannot afford.
(0 Mr. John S. Thrasher, of Cuban fame, ia now
in Boston,
In Tennessee a mao has been condemned to Ovo
years Imprisonment fur marrying his nice.
Tub First or June.—Summer proper is ushered
in, and tho-wcnlhor ia surprisingly cool. If Juno
docs not bring forward some rise In tho thermometer,
the watering places will stand but a slim chance for
ptilVonogo this summer. '
(0A physician going down Regent street with a
friend of his, sold to him "Lot Us avoid that pretty
lilllo woman you eoo thoro on (ho loft: alio knows
mo, and oasts on mo looks of indignation. I attended
her husband—” "Ah 1 I understand ; you had (ho
’fortune to dispatch him.” "On (ho contrary,”re
plied tho doctor, ‘I saved him.’
Ayoung sapling is easily bontorstraighlonod, and
the treo will remain so. You should thorefbro learn
what is right while young. To wait till yon grow
old, Is Hko waiting to straighten a lroo till It is full
grown.
Depot Removal— The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company havo romovodSjioir passenger depot in
Philadelphia, from Broad street to tho depot formerly
occupied by tho Philadelphia, Wilmington and Dal*
tlmoro Railroad, corner of Eleventh and Market
streets,
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY,: JUNE 17, 1852.
JiJoUttcaX.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Resolutions of the Democratic National
Convention,'
Kctolted, That Ibo American Democracy place their
trust in (ho intelligence, the patriotism, end the die.
criminating justice of the Araprican'pooplo.
Tfesolced, That wo regard , this os a distinctive
feature qf our political creed, which wo aro proud to
maintain.beroretho.world,as tho .great moral.ole.
montin a form of Government,springing from and
upheld by the popular will; and wo contrast it with
(ho creed ,and practice oC federalism, under what*
over name or form, which seeks to palsy the. will of
tho constituent, and which confcoivoa no imposture
for the popular credulity. .
Resolved, ifc«r*for«, That, ealerUiamg lho«a views,
the Democratic party of this Union, through their
delegates sssomhled in a general convention of tho
States, coming, together in a spirit of concord, of
devotion to the doctrines, and frith of a free represen
tative government, and appealing to their follow
citizens for tho rectitude or their intentions, ronow
and re.assort, before the American people, tho deo*
larations of principles avowed by- them when, on
former occasions, in general convention, they present*
cd their candidates for the popular suffrages 5
t. That tho Federal Government is one of limited
powers, derived solely from tho const tutlon, and' (ho
grants of power mado therein ought to bo strictly
construed by ell (ho departments and agents of tho
government: and that it is inexpedient and danger
ous to exercise doubtful constitutional'powers.
9, That the constitution does not cqpfor upon tho
general government tho power to* commence sod
Carry on a general system of interns) improvements.
S.'Thal the constitution does not confer authority
upon tho Federal Government, directly orindireclly,
to assume tho debts of the several Stales, contracted
for local Internal Improvements, or other Sidle pur
poses; nor would such assumption bo just and ex*
podlont. , a . *4
4. That justice and sound policy forbid tho Feder
al Goveinmont to foster one branch of industry 1 to
(ho dotrimenl.ofany other,or to cherish tho interests,
of ono poilion to tho Injury of another portion of our
common country ; (hat every citizen, and every sec
ion of the country, has a tight 1 to demand and insist
upon an equality of rights and privileges, and to com*
ample promotion of persons and propcily
violence or foreign aggression.
5. Thai’it is the duty of every branch'of the gov
ernment to enforce and practise tho most rigid econo
my in conducting oar public affairs,and that nomoro
revenue ought to bo raised than is required to defray
llio necessary, expenses of tho government, and fur
the gradual but certain extinction of the public debt.
G. That Congress has no power to charter a ns.
tlonal bank; that wo believe such an institution ono
ofdeadly hostility to the best interests of tho country,
dangerous to our republican institutions and (ho
liberties of the people, and calculated to placo tho
business of tho country within the control of a
concentrated monoy power, and above (ho laws and
(he will of tho people; and that tho results of
Democratic legislation, In-thls and all other financial
measures upon which issuos have boon msdo between
tho (wo politics! parlies of tho country, havo demon*
stralcd to candid and practical men of all parlies,
their soundness, safety and utility in all business
pursuits. 1
7. rpu-.— -1 - . ■ -in---»imTp-nrniL
government from banking institutions is indispensa
ble for (he safely of tho funds of government and tho
rights of the people.
6. That the liberal principles embodied by Jeffer
son In the Declaration of Independence, and sanction*
cd in tho constitution, which mskesours tho land of
liberty,nnd the asylum of tho oppressed of every
nation, have ever been cardinial principles in the
Democratic faith; and every attempt to abridge tho
present privilege of becoming cllizons and the owners
of soil among us, ought to bo resisted with Ihosamot
spirit which Bwepf"Tlio alien and sedition laws from
our statue books. I
9. That Congress has no power under the conslllu
lion to interfere with or control the domestic
institutions of the several Stales, sad that such
States ore Ilia sole and proper judges of everything
appertaining to llicir own affairs, not prohibited by
the Constitution; that all efforts of the abolitionists or
others nude to Induce Congress to interfere with
questions of slavery, or to take Incipient steps in
relation thereto, aro calculated to lead to tho most
alarming and dangerous consequences; and that all
such,efforts have an inevitable tendency to diminish
the happiness of tho people, and endanger tho stabil
ity and permanency of tho Union, and ought not to
bo countenanced by anyftiond of our political insli
uliona
Resolted t Tim I the foregoing proposition covers
arid was intended to embrace (ho whole subject'of
Slavery -agitation la Congress,and therefore • the
Democratic parly of tho Union, standing . upon Ih'ia
national platform, will abide by and adhere to a
faithful execution of the acts known as the
compromise measure, settled by the last Congress—
(ho act far the reclaiming of fugitives from service
or* labor Included, which act, being designed to
carry out an express provision of the constitution,
cannot, with fidelity thereto, bo repealed or so
changed os to destroy or impair its efficiency.
Resolved, That, the Democratic party will resist
all attompts at renewing in Congress of out of it,
the agitation oflhb slavery question, under whatever
sho po or color tho attempt may bo made.
Resofoed, That (ho proceeds of the public lands
ought to'bo sacredly applied to tha
specified iri tho constitution ; and that wo aro opposed
to any law for (ho distribution of .iiicll proceeds
among tho States, as alike Inexpedient in policy, and
rcpuganl to tho constitution. Q
Retqlved, That wo aro dccldcly opposed to laluntt
from the President the qualified veto power, by which
ho is enabled, under restrictions and responsibilities,
amply sufficient, to guard (ho public intorbsl, |o
suspend tho passage of a bill whoso merits cannot
securi the approval of Iwo-lhlrds of tho Sonata and
House of Representatives until tho judgment of tho
people can bo obtained thereon, and which has saved
tho American people from tho corrupt and tyrannical
domination of tho Dank of tho United Slates, and
from acorrupllng system of general interna! improve*
rae’nts. ■ • • •
Retolced t That tho Democratic party will faithfully
abide by and uphold tho principles laid down In tho
Kentucky and.Vlrglnia resolutions of 1798, and in
tho report of Mr. Madison to tho Virginia Legislature
In 1799; that it adopts those principles as constituting
ono of tho main foundations of its political creed,
and is resolved lo carry them out in thotr obvious
meaning and import
Resolved, That the war with Mexico, upon all
the principles of patriotism and tho laws of nations,
was « just and necessary war on oyr part, in which
every American oilixon should bayo shown himself
on the side of his country, and neither morally or
physically, by word ar deed, have given aid and com
fort lo the enemy.
Resolved, That wo rcjnico at tho restoration of
friendly relations with our sister Republic of Mexico
and earnestly doalro for her all tho blessings and
prosperity which, wo enjoy under Republican institu
tions, and wo congratulate the American people'up
on the results of that, war, which have bo manl.
fcslly justified tho policy and conduct of tho Demo
cratic parly, apd insured to tlio t Unllcd Staton "in
demnity for tho past and Security for tho future."
Resolved, That in view of (ho condition of popular
inslllutions'ln the old world, a high and saorod duly
Is devolved with increased responsibility upon tho
Democratic party of this country as tho party of tho
pooploito uphold and maintain tho rlgls of every
State, and thereby tho Union of (ho Slates, and to
sustain and advanco among us constitutional liberty,
by continuing to resist all monopolies and exclusive
legislation for benefit of tho few at (ho oxponso of tho
many, by d vigilant and constant adherence to those
principles oud compromises of (ho constitution, which
afo broad enough and strong enough to embrace and
uphold tho Union at it is, and tho Union at it will bo,
in the full expansion of the energies and capacities
of (bis grbat and progressive people,
PIERCE AND KINO.
Great Ratification Sleeting at WaihlnSflon.
Speeches by Gen . Cass, Gen « Houston, and
Judge Douglass*
Washington, D, C., Juno Agreeably to the
call oftho Jackson Democratic Associntion of this
city, a vast multitude of persons assembled in front
of (ho City Hall, this evening, to ratify the Presl*
dential nominations of the Baltimore National
Convention. ...
Gen. Robert Armstrong was selected to preside
over the Assemblage, supported by some thirty
Vico Presidents,, among whom wpie- Thomae
Ritchie and Amos. Kendall. There were also a
half dozen Secretaries appointed.
Gen. Armstrong, feeling himself honored by
being called to preside over the gathering* briefly
expressed his thanks to those present.'
; .Gen. Cass was (hen introduced to the meeting,
and vyas received with cheers, Ho made an elo
quent speech, in tho opening of which ho congra
tulated the Association upon tho fortunate result of
tho labors of tho National Convention. The Con*
vention* he said, had done their work, and done it
well.
He next spoke of Gen. Picrco as a tried patriot
and experienced statesman, and said, "1 know
him well, and say of him what I know of him.—
Ho , will go for, the Union-—for the whole
Union, and nothing but the Union, and the
Constitution—discarding all sectional feelings
—discountenancing every effort to renew agi
tation, from which God in his mercy deliver us.
And 1 confidently trust and believe that the whole
party will come up lo tho good work, and, with
one heart and one mind, gladly seize this occasion
mutually to forget and forgive past dissensions, so
that tbognly strife hereafter will bo, who shall
show most devotion lo the time honored principles
of our parly. The seieolionofa candidate for the
Vico Presidency Is not loss fortunate than the se
lection for the Presidency.*’
After predicting a triumphant overwhelming vic
tory, Mr. Cass, in conclusion, said I trust 1
know myself well enough to know that my time
for public office is fast passing away, and that no
possible event can ever place my name before the
American people fqr the Presidency. Ard iPI did
not know this, you obj and sodoes the whole coun
try, My ambllionisto serve the people of Michi
gan yet a little lunger, in tho station 1 All by their
confidence and kindness. 4 ’ Mr. Cass’s remarks
were received with groat applause.
Gen. Houston was received with loud huzzas,
and made but a few remarks, He knew the nom
inees intimately and well, and vouched for (heir
patriotism, talents, and sound Democracy. By the
letter which had Just been read, it would be seen
that Gen. Pierce was for the whole Union and
nothing less. [Applause.] He likewise spoke
in warm approbation of the platform. Out,
gentlemen, 1 will not detain you. Ollier speakers
will furnish you with o richer entertainment. I
will say to you, however, and you muatromembor
If, \ii<n~'bn,v«. uuv\io-stT2ni nave ijeeinasvunQ
won, and when victory shall have boon proclaimed,
no Slate shall boar her banner higher, or give! a
larger proportionate Democratic majority, of-all
the Stales of the Union, than that Star of tho West,
Texas, or I am no prophet. The State which may
then not only claim to be registered ns the young
est, but as tho banner State of the Union. [Huz
za and music and three cheers for old Sam.J
Judge Douglass was next introduced, and ro
-1 ceived more enthusiasm than (ho proceeding spea*
kers. Wo have, ho said, assembled here to night,
to congratulate the country and one another, on tho
cordial ro-unlon of the Democratic parly. Tho na
tional Convention has presented a platform on
which all the Democrats can stand with hoogr and
with safety. A platform worthy of tho best days
of the parly under a Jefferson or a Jabkson. They
have also presented to us the names of two emi
nent statesmen for our support, as President and
Vice President of the United States—men whose
principles are in perfect harmony with tho Plat
form, whoso lives and characters illustrate and
adorn that system of government which It is our
aim and mission, as a party to maintain and per
petuate. With such such a Platform and such a
ticket, a glorious victory awaits us. [Applause.]
It is unnecessary todetain you with a discuss
ion as to the principles of the ,two parties ; but 1
shall bo prepared Ibr the Whigs when they shall
have presented their candidate and platform. Ido
not'wish to make a charge against them until we
havp the objects before us, that we may have a
fair fight; then let tho weakest side sink under
tho blow. [Applause, laughter, and cries of
“ Agreed.”] Alt experience, gentlemen, has pro
ved that tho Whig party is utterly Incapable of
administering this government. [Avolco,“Go it
young America.”]. Without questioning their pa
triotism and talents, they lack the sympathy of
the masssos, and confidence in the vlrliJo <Jf the
people, which should porvado every branch and
department of a free government. Failing in
forming the Constitution as they desired, and in
corporating in that instrument Such provisions and
features as wore acceptable to them, they now
seem to .accomplish their purposes by loose and
unauthorized constructions of (ho powers of that
'instrument. The Whig parly have never been
mermittod cluriTTn tho whole period of our history
tcr-hold thOitelns of power for two successive Ad
mfnlsftmdafns—£A/volce, •• and (Key never will.**
Huzzns.jj have never boon able to obtain
power, Except when tho Dmocralio parly has
boon rent Asunder by unfortunate divisions.—
[That’s \rpd.] No whig administration lias ever
been a fair and perfect representation of the popu
lar sentiment of this country, for the very reason
(hat their, principles, practices, and instincts aro
at war with tho genius of tho govermont; there
fore they have never been able to retain public con
lidence long enough to require a re-election.—
[Voices, “Go It*young America! .HU’em again.
Hal ha!”] Is (hero anything in their conduct
during the last four years that entitles them to
more confidence than horolofprol Has it not been
tho Whig party which has arrayed one section
against another, and son against father, and father
against tho son, until (he pillars of the Republic 1
have been made to tremble 1 All the usurpations
by tho Federal Government, and the infringement
of tho reserved rights of the Slates, and of tho pen
rile, have boon the legitimate consequences of a
oose construction of tho Constitution, Look, too,
gentlemen, at the Galphlniaoi, tho Gardlnorism,
and other sums abstracted from the public treasury.
I submit it to you whether, by (ho system of pec
ulation and extravagance, and tho free use
of tho public money, which have prevailed under
litis .Administration, and oven extending to
high functionaries, they have not utterly despised
the public confidence, and hcnce'thoy make the
largest grab they oan. [Applauso and laughter.]
1 repeat these things not in the way of abuse, to
wound any man’s feelings, but to call attention to
them as tho necessary result of n loose, unauthor
ized construction of,tho law which lies at the base
of (heir political creed. Gentlemen, you must ro
turn to a rigid system of accountability, and hold
tho public officers responsible to tho law, and con
fine the expenditures within tho limits of tho ap
propriations previously mado by Congress. [Aj
voloo, that's tho way.] Let uol this Whig ad-
AT n 00 PER ANNUM.
ministration escape tinder tho plea, that, a Demo
cratic Congress has furnished, them tho means of
thoir unjustifiable extravagance. They have freed
unable to tell by millions how much money they
want when they make their estimates. ’ [taught
(or and applause.] The troops, St is said, ere
starving on the frontiers, and every department of
the Government suffering fpr the want of money f
but they find an oXcuBo,for lhi9 by enylng that
Congress has not jpassed tho Deficiency bill.-*.
[Renewed laughter, and cries of 11 Go it 4 little
Giant.’”] ~ . „
Personal Appearance and Habits' of
Gen, Pierce,
Everybody, ofcouree, Js anxious io know some*
thing about the ptno'nale of the man who is to be
our next President* Hei's not. far front fire feoff
eleven ‘inches. In height, Und finely ptopbrliihod.
His face is impressive and commanding, andheam-
Ing all over with the light of intellect and energy;.
We havo neVer se6n a countenance whlfch exhibits
more lofty purpose, zeal, and undisguised-frank*
ness. With a mind of the highest order, and har
moniously developed,ho combines the suavity of
a child. His.habits are those of a mao be-*
lieves there ( is a great deal lo bo done, and,, vary,
little llnio tbdo it in. Ho is forever ai WdrkVand
wo may safely .say, that from tho first timbiioen
to red public life, no man has spent hl's'pbwefa
moro profusely, in eptyying out' whbt 1 Was alOllei
lo him, than Gen. Pierce.' I, ■, ,
As an orator we will pul him against’
in the country—but -his arguments are {tone lliio
loss compact for the beau'ly of diction and th'o ele
gance of his gesture. In his lovo of country, ho
is a perfect enthusiast. Had ho a dozen of lives
to give they would be freely yielded, up at hpf
shrine. This salient feature of his character ho
may havo inherited from hlq. father, who was a
General in tho Revolutionary war,and^wo. may
add, was Governor of New Hampshire. We de
light in being thus particular (though we hare,{lot
said all that we shall Plain Dc4*
Ur .
California One Hundred ori’d Fifty Tear* Kfa
About the year 1701, a ihiskionary named Franela
Marta Pocoio, published a description of California,'
from which we extract tho following scientific slai«'
cncnls
Tho climate Is very healthy. Along (fro oo'aalthp.
heal la very great, and it seldom rains, but the air of
tho inland is more temperate. Jo April, Msy* tndf
June, llioro falls with the dew a sort ofmanba,'
which congeals on tho loaves of roods—sweet as su.
gar, but not so while. Tho country abbiißUs Jo large
plains, pleasant valleys, and excellent pastures; the
rivers conloin plenty of Rah, especially xic’amcs and
caw Rah. On the moonlaini are tncacales alt the yeai l
round, besidca figs of different colors, pistachios (Pis*
tacia vora,) and paiosanlb. Tho natives feed oh four
teen sorts of grain, and make bread of tbeyyooa;
skirrols, (slum sisarom,) a species of red strawberry*
and mammoth citrdns and watermelons also abound.
The land is so good, roost plants bear three times *'
year. Tho animals ate numerous t among (bsm are '
found two sorla.of deer that wo knew nothing' of j
ono is as large as a calf, having tho head of a'alafr*
tho horns of a ram, tho hoof of an ox, and a speokeU
ed tail; tho'olhor rcsomblo sheop, but hava more wool,
jh for iW-»>• Ur»>*r --t« -ik«t>«mmo«ts
in Mexico and Now Spain. The sea affords plenty of
good fish—pilchards, anchovies, and tunnies, whiok
last aro caught with (ho hands. Tho shores are op.
vorjpd with heaps of shells. Salt is produced from
pilsfUl is as bright os crystal, and so bard (hat it iV
necessary to broak it with hammers. The coast*
are famous for the. poarl fishery. 1 doubt not baf
there aro roinoe to bo found in severs I places, if they
wore sooght for:-since the country is under the same
degree as the provinces of Cinaloa and Sonora, Til
(ho Californians,amidst this plenty and rlohea of
(heir country, content Ihomsolves with what is only
necessary for life. Tho inland ports of this regies,
towards tho north, aro very populous. The common
employment of men and women is spinning; they
make their thread of long pUnts, or else of a cotton
like substance found in tho shells of a'oni'o sort* of
fruit. They havoa groal'dealof liveliness, and,are!
naturally addicted to raillery j bill wd found nP form
of government or yoliglon.
turning of a ihttdoo
Tlio Calcutta Englithman s'&ys The night of
iho first of this year witnessed one of those fearful
tragedies, to the suppression of which the philan
thropists, both in England end. India, proudly
point as one of Lord William Donlihok’a drowning
ads in tho cause of humanity. The following it
pretty near the fact:
Tho. Rajah died at Patchele on the first of.Jand
ary, at übout 4 P. AJ., a wild cry was raised by
(he women of the zenana, that (he Rpjafi was
dead I This was soon silenced, and a'guard pla
ced at some distance round tho rajbarry, •On tht
death of tho Rajah being made known to the half;
ho proceeded to the apartment of his mother, re
ceived tho ticca, and was told to enjoy hit digit
ty, for that her mind was made tin. The present
Rajah loft his mother and sa# not tio thore, A
pile was hurriedly made within the precincts of
(ho rajbarry. At about 10 o'olodtt; volume* of
smoko toid that the horrid custom of that bodee
was being carried out. The Raneo walked ftaveti
times round the pyre and then throw hetsolf from
some blocks of wood into tho flames which heid
been lighted for that purpose. After a few con
vulsive stugglcs to escape, her ashes mingled with
those of her idiotic husband, who detested her, Iri
life. Tho farce of sodding a long fe’
Cutwa, x said to contain the body of the Rajah and
his sick wife, was then carried out. They mana
ged to reach Cutwa at o convenient hour of Cb 4
night, burnt some wood, made somepresents,- and
gave some information to the police. The SiolC
Ranee was to have proceeded to Juggernaut and
thero die, but the Suttee having got wind, the lat
ter part could not be carried out, and it became
necessary to personate tho Raneo, which Is no#
being done in the| person of Suirat Robe, to the
no small profit of the subordinate official.” .
An Ankooi -nail '
,otk.— 'f'h'o inhabitants of a small (own
in Ohio wore recently In a state of (real ezolt*
mont by llio announcement (list Koasutb would pats
through (heir village at a certain hour. Adcordiogly
every poraon that could walk, man, woman, and child,
woe at the depot at Ifio expected moment, prepared
to give a warm wolemo to tiio nation's guest. ' U ao
happened that Kossuth did not arrive In Ihittrain
of care, but a returned Calirornian wu there, wbtf
prided lilmeotr on a magnificent mouatiolio end hoe*
vy growth of black whiskers, and sported a Kossuth
bat and plumoa. Upon.accing the*paradeJioatepped
forth on tho platform, to the groat amdsemont of bis
follow passengers. and was rccievcd with three Umeo
threo cliccn. 110 raiaod hia hat and plume*, and
bowing gracefully to tho aancmblod company, fo«
marked, that owing to hia past labor ho was tri de||.
onto health, and ahoutd not be abio to address third
'ut any longlb, but thanked them moil sincerely 'for <
tholr sympathy with down.trodden Hungary, -and
amid deafening hurrahs returned to Iris aeiii in tho *
cars. The conductor gave the signal, (lie (rain mo* '
vod on, and waa soon out of hearing. The inhabi
tants offlhat village will undoubtedly go tu tltelf
graves in the firm conviction of having seen and.
listened to Hungary's groat patriot.
A Hint »nb« Lifn—‘Your father would not h«d‘
nunialicd you, my oliild, if you liod not mod proftna
language.'
'Well, father swears. 1
•1 know ho has boon In llio habit of bul ho
loaves off now.*
'lt's a pity ho hadn't done il before bo taught Dill
and mo to swear, and (hen we should hare been
( many darn'd lickings I’
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