t ?OL. 47. AMERICAN VOLUNTEER; PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BT JOIIS B, BKAirOM. T E 11 M S t SvßScri'TroK.—One Dollar and Fifty Odrils, paid In advance; Two Dollars if paid within the year; hnd Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, if ndt paidiHthin „lho .year.—Those terms-mllbtrrigidly adliorodtoin every instance. No subscription discontinued until all arrearages are paid unless at the option ,of the Editor. i" ■a . Advertisements —Accompanied by the cash, anU Uot exceeding one square, will bo inserted three times for One Dollar, and twenty-five cents for each additional insertion. Those of a greater length in Pr joß-Pn"jiTisa— Such ns Hand-bills, Posting-bills, Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, Ac. Ac., executed with bcouraoy and at the shortest. notice. THE STRAWBERRIES. The garden was titled with odors) From jasmin and heliotrope,. And the tender moss-rose muffled, In its beautiful velvet cope,. White currants like beads of amber. Strung upon soa-green silk, Mingled tboif spicy clusters, . With snowbernes white as milk* i watched her plucking the strawberries)- Ahd bonding over the bank, Whore the largo rod fellows lay hidings As if from her search thoy shrank,. And when shc*bit them she opened Dips ripe, and red nfcthey^ AhJ if X bad been the strawberries; T would not have hidden away 1 "Are yon not fond of StraWborrioS f'. Wliy don’t you pluck and oat? * See, here is a nobio fellow, . Juicy, and red, and swoot. Bon’t stand there looking so solcmn , As if you thought 'twua a am . To oat of such delicate morsels, But open your mouth and begin.” “Ah 1 Imogen dear,” I answered* • “I care for no fruit but one. ' - , Tis as ripe &ml rod as this Strawberry, And as full of the blood of the sun. But you selfishly hold it from mo, Nor offer, mu eveii a part.” “What is this fruit ?”.gho questionedi • “This fruit,”, t said, “is your heart!.”' Tbtr strawberry .dropped from ber And she stretched out her little Kami, And I. know that instead of the fruit,.it held The sweetest heart in the land. So wo loft the strawberries lying In their shadovvy loaros thai day, And silently walked in tbo gafdon, , " • . While, the long hours srolo away* IS JE.IIORIAH. Another little form asleep, And a little spirit gone, ' . Another little voice is bushed, .And?* little *>° rn - Two little foot nro on the way • To.the-homo beyond tbo skies, And our hearts are like the void Ibat comofl When ft strain of music dies.- A pair of little baby shoes, Anri a look of golden liairf The toy our little darling loved, ~ , And tho drees site nsod to wear. The. little grave in tho shady nook "Where tho flowers love to grow—r And theso are all of the'llttle hope That cenu! three years ago. '. The birds will sit Sit'tiro branch above. And sing a requiem , To the beautiful little fllceping.ibrm That used to sing to them. But never again Will tho little Ups To their songs of love reply ; For that silvery voioo is blended with Tho minstrelsy on high. ffilMliaiimis. Translated from the French hy Qmjat* EXECUTION OP CHARLES I. Early in the morning, in a chamber at Whitehall, by the side of the bed where. Ire ton and Harrison wore yet sleeping together, Cromwell, Hacker, Huncka, Astcll and Phay re, had met to finish the last act of this re doubtable proceeding,, by writing the order which was to be addressed to the executioner, “ Colonel," said Cromwell to Huncks,you hiust write and sign it.” Huncks obstinately refused. ** What an ■ obstinate grumbler said Cromwell. “In truth,Qolond Huncks,” said Astoll to him, “you make mo ashamed ; here is the vessel entering the port, aiid you wish to furl the sails before dropping the an chor/’ Huncks persisted in 'his refusal.— Cromwell seated himself muttering, wrote the order, and presented it to Col. Hacker, who signed it without objection. Almost at the same moment, after four hours profound sleep, Charles arose from his bed. “I have a great 1 aifair to finish," said he to Herbert.' “It is necessary that I rise early,” and ho placed himself at' the toilet. Herbert; being troubled, combed , him with less care. “ 'rake, I pray you," said the king to him; “ the same care as; usual. Al though my head will not remain long upon rny shoulders, ! wish to be dressed to-day as a bride-groom.” Whilst droning, he asked for another shirt. “ The' season'’is so cold 1 might tremble; bouib,persons,might attribute it to fear. Ido not wish such a' supposition to be possible." The day had scarcely dawn ed .when .the Archbishop. arrived, and com mehoed'the religious..exorcises; As he, was reading the 27th chapter of (Matthew, the re cital of tlio passion of Jesus Christ—“ My. lord," asked the king, “.have you chosen that chapter as the most appropriate to my situa tion?” “I,pray your majesty to remark that this,is the gospel for the day, as the calendar, proves.” The king appeared profoundly; touched,’.and continued his prayers, with re newed ardor. Towards ten o'clock some one knocked gently af the door of the chamber. knock™'heard s 'a Ihdelo.lT' i, : - A FT? A BaT) •»«>**—A gentleman was dining ‘‘Gr s ee who ?« lTr!' ” L:?l r/ ' ' with a fr!end - a ntost dreadful storm Col. Hacker “Cause him to Info H was arose. In hopes of abatement, theontertain lie l- CaUBC h,m t 0 enter,” said lnent wa3 prnlon; , or l to tho ]rttnst possi , )!e “Sire,” said the. Colonel; in a low and = J? nt *•"*«• «» ovornnrt the storm trembling voice, “it is time for you to, go t. , B, ’ mred no B, « ns of bnt ’ on the con *SSir>f Hacker went out' The kin<» roonvnmrl ■ T ’ lo .guest. omplfej. hut in n few minutes, bimself in a few moments; when? taking half mt hour h’m. I r rber . t '°P enod tho *><”• Hacker warned CvHioh toke orm.nd T ,ar ' So l',e tk^hlf 6 ' a “ t d 1,6 d ? aßo,ld r i a wliiSwlllow awf « nd to go to P \nitehall h ho u‘„ n .T I° rnBB m •° rde r ‘ r >’ said >'o. quickly shaking off the water mfnntry worn wnfiin ,?°' or J companies of ‘I have-been at homo to toll my wife thafas Sj’O" '‘in route. . A B detoehmenTSf JlaTher! . itfla Buch almd night I should not return.’ a^ng W ° r Th 6 a With a°lT A man in earnest finds means; of, if * lbe drums were heating, and the he cannot find them creates them. . noise drowned nil voices. On tlie right Of the king, was the Archbishop; on the left, with the head uncovered, was Col. Tomlinson, commandant of thb guilrd,'and Charles, touch ed by his regret, requested him not to leave him till the Test moment. Ho conversed with him on the route; spoke to him of his burial and of the person tb whom he desired his body to bo confided, with a serene Hir; bril liant look and. firm step, walked even more quickly than the company, astonished at their slowness. One of the officers on duty, flatter ing himself Without ddiiht to trbublo him; asked him if he had not conspired with the Duke of Buckingham for the death of the king; his fathers "'My friend-” replied Charles, with disgust and sadness, “ if I had no other sin than that, I take God to witness, 1 assbrb-you, that I will havß.no need of ask ing pardon of him.” Arrived 1 at 'Whitehall, he slowly, ascended the "stairs, crossed the great hall, and gained his chamber, when they left him alone with the Archbishop, who was ready to give him communion; Same independent ministers, Nye and Goodwin, among others, came to knock at the door, say ing they wished to offer their services to the king.?’ " The king is at prayers,” replied Juxpn. They insisted. "Well, then,” said Charles to the Arch bishop, “ thank them in my name for the of fer, but tell them frankly that after, having so often prayed against me without any cause, they shall never pray with me during my ag ony. They can, if they wish, pfay for me; I will he thankful.” They retired, the- king kneeling, received the communion, and rising with vivacity, ■ ‘ Now,” said lie, “ let those rogues come. I have pardoned them from the" bottom of my heart; lam- ready for all that is about to hiippon me.” They had prepared his dinner. He did not wish to.cat anything: “Sire,” said Juxcin, “yotlr majesty has fasted for a long-timeit. is cold ; perhaps, on the scaffold; Sonic feeble ness—” ; “ Ton are right,” said Hie king, anti eat a piece of bread and drank a glitsb of wine 1 . It.wiis one o’clock. Hacker knocked at the door; Juxon and Herbert fell oh their knees. “Eisc, my old friend;” said the king to the Archbishop, extending his hand. Hacker knocked again. Charles caused the door to be opened. “Lead on,” said he, “I follow you,”' ■■. They advanced along the hanquotting; halt between two rows of soldiers. A crowd of men and women, Who had rushed there at the peril of-their lives, were standing motionless behind the guards, praying for the king as he passed. The soldiers, silent themselves, did not disturb them. At the extremity ot the hall, an opening, cut the evening before in tlm wall, conducted to a level with the, scaffold, hung in black;: Two men stood near the axe, in sailor’s clothes and masked.— Tlie king arrived with a haughty head, cast ing on all sides his (jlanees, seeking the peo ple in order to speak with them, but the.sol-, djbrs alone Covered the place ; no oho could approach. Ho turned towards Juxon and Tumblinson. “I can scarcely he heard only by you,’.’ said ho to them. “It will ho to you, then, that I shn.ll address some words.” Ho finally addressed to them a little discourse which, ho had prepared. Grave and calm even to coldness, only proper to sustain that he had been right, and that the hatred of the right of the sovereign was the trim cause of the unhappiness of the people. Tire people ought to have ho part in the government, and on this condition alone would the kingdom find again peace and its liberties. Whilst he spoke, some one touched the axe. Ho turned quickly, saying, “Do not. harm the axe. It will cause me mere pain and some one else approached It, “Take care of. the axe, take care of the axe!” repeated he, in a tone of af fright, The most profound silence reigned, lie put on his head a silk bonnet, and ad dressed himself to tho executioner; “Hoes, my locks trouble you ?” “ I pray your maiesty to arrange them un der your bonnet,” replied the man bowing. The king .arranged them, with the aid of the Archbishop, “I have for my part,”said he to him, “in taking this trouble, good cause and a merciful God.” . Juxou—“ Yes, sire, there is only one step to take; it is full of trouble and anguish, hut of little duration, and think that it causes you to make a great journey. It transports you from earth to heaven.” ' The King—l“ I pass from a crown corrup tible to a drown incorruptible, where I shall have Bo hind of trouble;” and turning to the executioner—'” Is my hair fixed ?” he took off his mantle and his St, George, gave his St. George, to tho'Archbishop; saying, “ Remem ber,” took dffhis coat, put up his cloak again 1 , and looking at the block—“ place it in such a manner as it will be very firm,” said he to tho executioner.. ■ ; ’ “ It is very firm, sire.” ■ • The King—“l will make a short prayer, and when I extend my hands, then—.” lie recovered himself, and spoke-a few words in low voice, raised his eyes to" Heaven, and kneeling, placed his head upon the block. The executioner touched his locks in order to arrange them again under his bonnet; the king thought ho was going to strike. “ Await tho sign,” said l\o to him. “ I await it, sire, with tho good pleasure of your majesty.” ■ , The moment after tho king extended his hands; the executioner struck—his head fell at the first blow. “Behold the head of a traitor I” said he, showing it to-the people. A long and loud groan arose around White hall ; many persons rushed to the scaffold to dip their hands in the blood of the king.; Two bodies of cavalry advanced in different direc tions, dispersing . the crowd. The scaffold remained solitary. They took away the body; it whs already enclosed in a shroud;' Cromwell wished to see it, considered it at tentively, and lifted up the head with his hapds, ns if to assure himself that it was in deodiseparhted from t the body; - “ It -was a body, well constituted; and promised a long life!” . h “OUR COUNTRY—MAY iWALWAYS BE RIGHT—BUT, RIGHT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.” [From the New Orleans Della of April 2.] Scene Between Got. Houston and Got. Clark. The circumstances attending the deposition of Sam. Houston ns Governor of Texas were quite dramatic, and in some respects ludicrous and comical. The Convention of Texas, Sailed by the loud voice of the people against the de nunciations and opposition of Governor Hous ton, having phsstd. the aqt of secession, and accepted and ratified the Constitution of this Confederate States, prescribed,a form of oath to be .taken by all the State officers. This oath included a renunciation of all allegiance to all foreign Powers, and especially to the Government of the United .States, and a dec laration of, fidelity to the Constiflitioii of the’ Confederate States. When the oath wBs proposed to Governor Houston, ho.peremptorily refused to talc'd ,it'; whereupon the Convention declared the office of Governor vacant, and Lieutenant-Governor Clark, under the Constitution, having taken the prescribed oath, succeeded to the office.— Governor Clark was not slow in entering, upon the Gubernatorial functions;- and' proceeding to the Governor's office, assumed the chair and entered Upon the duties of the office. By and by the desposed Governor came hobbling to bis office—old Sana’s San Jacinto wound hav ing broken out afresh, ns it always docs on occasions of political trial. . Perceiving Gov ernor Clark occupying the chair, old Sam ad dressed him: “Well, Governor Clark,” giving a great emphasis to the title, “you are an early ri ser.”/ “ Yes. General,” replied the Governor, lay ing great stress upon the military title of his predecessor, “I am illustrating the old max im, ‘ the early bird gathers the worm.’ ” “ Well, Governor Clark, I hope you find it an easier seat than I.havo found it.” “I’ll endeavor to make it so, General, by conforming to tho clearly-expressed will of tl\p people of Texas.” . The General, having brought a largo lunch basket with him, proceeded.to put up numer ous little articles of private property. and to stow them away very carefully. . Catching his.foot in a hole in the carpet and stumbling, the General suggested to Governor Clark that tho new Government ought to afford a new carpet for the Governor’s office, whereupon the Governor remarked that the Executive of Texas could got along very well without a carpet. . ■ . Appr'ntkfhing the wash-stand, tho. General called tho attention of Governor Clark to. two pieces of soap—ond, tho Castile'soap, was his', own private property, and the other, rt. tidr fumod article, was the-property of tho State— and added; “Governor, your hands yd 11 re quire, tho very frequent ’-sd of this cleansing articlewhereupon Governor Clark, pointing to the wash bowl, which was full of very black and dirty water, remarked: “ General, I sqp .pose that is tho. bowl in Which you washed your hands before leaving the office.” • Having gathered up all his duds, old Sam made ji little, farewell speech, .Very much iti the style of Cardinal'Wolsey, declaring his conviction that, as in tho past, the time would, soon conio when Texas would call him' front his retirement, and ho hoped Governor Clark would be able to give as good an account of his stewardship as lie could now Halting at the door, the General made a pro found bow, and with an air of elaborate dig nity, said, “Good day. Governor C-I-a-r-k.” “Good day. General Houston,” was the Gov ernor’s response. Ahd thus tho “ Hero of. San Jacinto” concluded his political career. 'Salt and its Offices.— Some modern' ag ricultural writers have doubted the necessity of giving animalssalt. Thefollowing.romarks ns to the effect of salt upon health, by Prof. James P. Johnston, of Scotland, may ho rel ished hy those who skill put salt in their own puddings, and allow their cattle a little now and then; : “ The wild buffalo frequents the salt-liokapf Northwestern America; the wild animals in the central parts of Southern Africa are a sure prey to tho hunter; who conceals himself, be hind a salt spring; and our domestic cattle run peacefully to the-hand that offers them a tasto of this delicious luxury.- IVom t'une im memorinl it has been known that without salt manwould miserably popish ; and.among hor rible punishments, entailing certain death, that of feeding culprits on saltless food is said to have prevailed, in barbarous times, Slags gots and corruption are spoken of by ancient writers ns the distressing symptoms which saltless food engenders ; ,but,no ancient or un chomical modern, could explain .how such suf ferings arose, Now weknowwhy tho animal craves sa)twhy.it suffers discomfort, and why it-Ultimately,falls, into .disease if salt is for a time Withhold, Upwards of half tho saline matter of I the blood (57 -per cent.,),consists of common 1 salt ;,and as this js partly discharged every day through'thu skin and the kidneys, the necessity of continued suppliesmf it to the healthy body becomes sufficiently obvious. — The bile also.contains soda rts a special and indispensable constituent, and so do all tho cartilages of the: body. Stint the supply of salt, therefore, and neither will tho bile ho able properly to assist the digestion, nor the cartilages to he built up again ns fast as they naturally waste.”— Lawrence Jourmh An Actress Attempts Suicide. The Pittsburg Gazette, of the 9th, says;' A few days since, l an . actress, 1 well known upon our boards,.arrived in this city and put up at nne of our hotels. ■ She seemed to bo affected with melancholy, hut as she had been lately abandoned by her husband, (nr had voluntari ly separated from him,)hor trouble was as signed to that cause, and no fears were enter tained that she contemplated self-destruction. On Saturday morning last, she did not appear at tho breakfast table, ns usual, and late in tho day. her room was found closed. No answer being made to.repeated! raps, 1 it then became evident thnt all, was not-right, and the door Was opened. The body was lying upon tho bed, in a deep stupor, and a tumbler contain' ing a portion of opium' Was found near the bod; 'A. physician was' immediately called, but before his arrival an-emetic had been ad ministered. and a portion was thus removed. The unfortunate Indy soon began to roviye, and in a-few hours she was out.of danger. 1 ■' Tho reason assigned for her terrible conduct was that slio found herself without money and. friendless, and foarod that her character would suffer if it became known that she wits alone in tho world. She had brooded over her mis fortune until her mind, was almost bereft of -reason, when she determined do ond her sor row's “in the sleep, that knows no waking.” She now regrets having'made,the fearful at tempt. and'seems gratified that she did ,nnt succeed in.accomplishing her purpose. It-is to ho hoped'that she will hereafter avoid des pondency, and! meet all her reverses heroical ly., ' ' , . Bgy* People generally freeze in doubling the Capo, but a lady doubles herß to keep Tratin. CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL IS, 1801. tblcrcslinj from Jupnri. MURDER OF THE AMERICAN SECRETARY OF tiEOA; TION IN JEDDO. , Jan.22,1861. I regret to be obiigedjp} announce to you the death, of M. interpreteriirlcl Secretary of the American Legation. I hc oadio acquainted ■with him in 1860, while I was connected wUhthß,scientific expedition sent here by the Prussian Government, fie was very serviceable to the members of that expedition; and has ever since been intimate ly connected with. the_ Prussian Legation here; being ti- freqnehtiyisitor at Akabani, the part of Yeddo where &e Legation is located. On the 15 th of Jan wiry Mr. Houstren had been attending a meeting with the Japanese minister for foreign affairs. He dined there and loft at about B£.<£olook in the evening. At 9j o’clock the ,inmates of the Legation were startled by & ncKe from Mr. Harris to Court Bylenbargi, Corttjjuhicating to him that Mr.. Ueustren, on his'way bomb; had been at-' tacked by several persons arid stabbed, and requesting Dr. Lucini/ tho physician to the Embassy, to assist the irtoudded man. if he doctor .was rdady in a fork minutes, but as the horses were not ready hb started on foot ac companied by a number, of gentlemen, mem bers of the Prussian expedition. As soon as l had heard the sad news I went to the stable, saddled ray horse, and armed with sword and revolvers, was soon at the American Legation. On the way I noticed that iriy h.qrse sbyed twice ; the cause of it I found out only on the next morning. A very sad sight presented itself now to my view: on the floor of his room poor Mr. Ileustrbn lay weltering in blood, .several Japanese phy sicians kneeling..by his side, trying to_ close a ghastly wourid on the right side of his ab domen. Another American gentleman, Mr. John Wilson, hold his head, up, and a few Japanese officers stood Dr. Lucini and his party hud not yet arrived, and therefore we turned by the i;oad which I thought they might have taken, mot them a few Clocks distant in the street, and returned with, them- Tire Doctor, after having washed the wound, which had ceased do bleed, began lit once’ to dress it—ti difficult task, as part of the .bowdls were severed!. "Dr! Maigbcrg. o'f the English Legation, who had arrived-.ot dlater moment, assisted in the operation, its did also several other gentlemen, from, the Prussian expedi tion; - ... " Mr; jfarris, whom,,! sought now. in Ills room, I found busy in giving such directions as circumstances required, and from him I learned how this affair occurred. Mr. llous trcn was riding home at ii brisk pace, accom panied by three .Yakonnins, or government officers,' on horseback. Of those, one rode in front of him,- whilstvthe.two;others followed, nil carrying lantdrns, ;ap ijilso -did the four horse boys, that; were qli foot. About half way between Akaba'.d t'i.nd. lbo, American Legation, In tv e‘oms\Hiat7(riarrow street,, this party was suddenly attacked by seven or eight Japanese, armed with swords. Some of them knocked down, the horse, boys,,extinguishing their lanterns; Whilst others .fell on the Yalf orinins, ami twet attacked Mr. Ifeustren from both sides.- The latter gentleman pushed bn ns fast a? lie could, and had, soon- got oleiir of the assailants, ns suddenly,, lie" exclaimed, “I am wounded, and feel as if I should die,” and gilded to the ground;. The Yako mi ins assert that two of them had; remained with the Wounded man whilstono rod to the Amer ican Legation to call for assistance. After he had ridden a short distance ho found that his horse was badly wounded, and, as it could not walk any further, he , tied it to a fence and proceeded on foot. Mr.-Houstrert stated that he,had been .loft nearly half an hour alone in the street; being unable to move, that afterward the Yakonnins returned, placed him. on a wooden shutter'taken from a neighboring house, and in,this state, he was carried home. When the doctor had finished the dressing of the wound Mr. Ileustren seemed to re vive a little. His face, at first collapsed and ghastly pale, assumed a more cheerful ex pression; his eyes began to brighten up ; he asked for some wine, -which was given to him, and expressed his,thanks to those around him. His bloody clothes were removed,.clean ones put on, and with proper precaution ho was put to bed, covered nicely; warming pans wore placed near him, and his, extremities were rubbed with warm cloths'. It was re solved that the physicians should watch with hint, one at it,time, and Mr. Wilson and I should assist them alternately.. As the im mediate, danger seemed over, I ventured to Akahant to fetch some nightclothes for the doctor and myself; and at midnight 1 returned to tho American legation* .. Alas! I come only to see our poor friend expire. Toward midnight ( he became rest less, desired more, wine, also some water, re quested afterward to bo raised Up, his breath ing became rattling, and a few minutes after midnight ho breathed his last. The A-hho Girard, who had arrived at an early hour from tho French legation, had rendered him religious consolation, and before he died he resolved tho Holy Communion. Mr. Wilson and myself remained in tho house during the night, partly for protection, as there had boon rriniora of hostile designs against; all foreigners. Two soldiers were also with us. • At about 1 o'clock P. M., the Third Gov ernor for Foreign Affairs, Ognen Bongo no Kami, arrived, and received Mr. Harris’s per mission to see the, body. He seemed greatly moved—rather an unusual thing for a Japan ese—requested to see the wound, which was shown to him, and gave assurances that no pains would bespared to discover and punish the murderer. „ . The Interpreter who remained with us Was Qionooky, in the United States bettor , known under the name of “Tommy”—the same who, accompanied the Japanese Embassy to Washington., A! conversation ensiied pfrather a peculiar chaiyiofer. , " “Poor Mr. Honstrcn f ho was so kind a man. I hope ho will go to Heaven.” " I trust he is in Heaven, now,” answered I, greatly astonished, for it Was the first time I heard’ a Japanese speak of Heaven, or of any future state after death—indeed, on any religious subject. Mr. Wilson said now: “Tommy, do you remember how kindly you and your country men wererofeived in America? and.nowthey murder one of our countrymen in such a cruel, cold-blooded manner. Tommy replied, “ It is very true, there are may very bad people in Yeddo, who at night make life in the streets very .insecure." “Rut, why," continued Mr. Wilson, “why ar'e. so'many people allowed dp, carry-swords, who,-when drunk, are apt to make very ba use of them?” , _ «r “It is true,”, answered Tommy, "£ n ' n ’ liked it much bettor in America where even Government officers earned swords only when they "vhero on duty, Govornm t cannot take ' their swords oWey; if they at- [From tbo New York Times.] tempted to the whole country would bo in a revolution.” “ But, Tommy;” said I, “ this is not a good state of affairs; will it never he bettor ?’’ “ It will never he better,” was his answer, “ unless oiip people get u.p good colleges, where they are taught good things; and to read the Bible.’-’ this, al3o, was the first time I heard a Jap anese spook of the Bible. : Two' Imperial soldiers were present and witness to the conversation.. As may be expected; the sad fate- of Mr. Heuatren has spread a dark gloom over Hie whole foreign community. A general feeling of insecurity prevails, and the ministers of gngland, Erance, and Holland, have already retired; or are about to retire,, to Yokohama, or Kanag nva. ■ Only Mr. Ilarris remains on his post, and with him is Mr. A Purtman, as interpreter and secretary, who, having al ready been Commodore Perry’s clerk and Dutch interpreter during hit stay in Japan, accompanied the Japanese Binbassy, in 'flic same position, to this country. Ido not wish to criticise, or much leas to censure, the con duct of the other ministers; they ought to. know heat what the interests of their country may require, hut, as an American, 1 feel proud that our minister stands alone and un shaken, There ean bo no doubt that a party (it may be a large party) exists in Japan, who look on the presence of foreigners its an intrusion;. It is very natural that .they should, and it may bo a long tipfe before their prejudices will be overcome. Yoddo, like' all largo ci ties, has. among its population a largo her of reckless, low characters. If a mart cf a certain rank gets odt of office, or loose his property, the-laws of the country do not allow, him to earn his living by working; If he has hot the energy to do so in ■ secret he is thrown upon society, and ofien becomes an outlaw, capable of doing any desperate .very, few people of quality go but after dark, or. if so, accompanied by it strong guard. Mr. Harris and the other Ministers have been warned over and ovey again, riot tb .be iri the street after dark, arid oUr unfortunate friend Was Many a thud urged by. Mr. Harris not, to go but at night. . Very frequently people are .troubled,in the street during the night. As already, mentioned, on the very night 'of.Mr. Ileustron’s, death, a Japanese .merchant was assassinated a short distance froni. the, Amer ican. legation. It can hardly he expected that the Government can protect foreigners better than their own people. . In their houses, and at daytime in the streets, I think there is rid groat danger fyrlife. All assaults on foreign ers have taken place in tho streets, and at night the houses of the foreign ministers are guarded by several hundred soldiers, and when, a few days ago, Mr. Harris had an au dience with the Governor of Foreign Affairs, tho Tycoon sent him an escort of eighty men from his own body guard. I hope Mr. Harris’ fearlessness may receive due credit. Perhaps he may-.be the means to prevent a bloody, and, I think, very unjust, war against this cotih try. ' The French Mode of Grafting. —The French are practising a now method of grafti ng, a knowledge of which may prove valm able to American horticulturists; inasmuch ns it can bo performed at any season of the year when the sound matured buds can.be had whether tho sap is in a flowing state or not. It is performed by removing a small piece of hark and wood, leaving a smooth and flat surface to which a similar piece containing tho hnd which is to form the future tree is fitted, which is scaled over immediately with 'collodion.- This forms ii sfrorig, impervious cuticle, which secures a free circulation of tho sap on the approach of warm Weather, and a perfect union ol tho parts. K 7" Tom Kirkman used to toll of it friend of his drooping in about dinner time On an old lady, who invited him to draw up to the table. There was a, huge pie of tins pot-or der for dinner. , The old. lady helped him bountifully, and he being hungry, was doing justice to it. “ Stranger,” said the old lady, “ _fou will find almost every kind of meat in that pie.” “ Yes, madam,” said lie, “and fish, too,” ns ho drew from between his lips what ho imagined was the backbone of a red. horse sucker. “ Lord have mercy!” exclaimed the olt] woman, ‘if thar : ain’t our fine tooth comb that Billy lost two weeks ago I” Murder and Suicide. —ln Cincinnati, on the Gth Inst., Washington Grigsby, a sign and fancy painter, terminated a dispute with his wife, a, gay and fascinating young woman, whom he had long suspected of improper practices, by lodging a revolver bullet in her brain and abdomen, and shooting himself through tho brain immediately afterwards.— Ho died in about ten minutes! hut the woman lingered in an unconscious state until the suc ceeding afternoon. They had but one child; a hoy, five years old. . CL/' A carpenter, who always prognostica ting evil to himself, was one daj upon the roof of a five story building, upon which had fallen a rain. The roof being slippery, ho lost his 1 footing, and ns ho was descending towards tho evos he exclaimed, “Just as I told you!” Catching, however,, in tho tin spout, ho kicked off his shoes and regained a place of safety from which ho thus delivered himself “ I know’d it, thor’s a pair of shoes gone to thunder.” " dIT” Mrs. Partington says that “ When she whs a gal she used to go to parties and always had a beau to extort her homo. But now,’ says she. “ the gals undergo all sorts of de clivities the task of extorting them home re volves on their dear selves.” The old. lady drew down her specs, and thanked her stars that she lived in other days, when men could deprecate the worth of the female sox. . FT" A talking match came off the olfier day at Philadelphia; for five' hundred dollars a side. It continued for thirteen, hours, the rivals being a Frenchman and a Kentuckian. The bystanders and judges were,all talked to sleep, and when they Woke Up in the morn ing, they found the Frenchman deed and the Kentuckian whispering in his oar. (H7-“My motto through life.” says John J. Astor, Ims boon, work and advertise. In business, advertising is the truo philosopher s stone that turns whatever it touches into gold. I have advertised much, and for every one hundred dollars invested in this way I have realized thousands.” (£7" KcligioiiB l iberty of the most unrestrict ed character hos been proclaimed in Naples. All former concordats and treaties with Romo are abrogated, and ecclesiastical power is limited to the punishment of ecclesiastical offences merely. aSrTho Boston Pont says that there are more sinners now seeking “ Abram’s besom” than have before been- on - the anxious seats for sorab years!- Idler from the Hon. John J. Crlltenden, Ex plaining the ‘‘Crillemlen Compromise.” Frankfort, Friday, March 29. Larz Anderson, Esq., Cincinnati: I observe that ode of your respectable news papers in Cincinnati has misstated my mo tives rind my course in relation to the resolu tions which I submitted on the ISth of Dc comberlast to the Senate of the United States. It represents me ns having •repudiated’ them, and as having been ‘disgusted’.with them, af ter, by an amendment, they had been made .to embrace all territory hereafter acquired by the United States, as well as that which they now possess. A simple statement will cor rect thosd errors; •; These resolutions were prepared in the true spirit of compromise, and with the hope of preserving or restoring to the country peace and union. They wore the result of the joint labor of, and consultations with, friends having the same object in view, and 1 believe if those measures thus offered bad been, at a suitable time, promptly adopted by the Congress, of the United States, it would have checked the progress of the rebellion and revolution and saved tbe Union. For myself, I had no objection to including in their scope all after acquired territory, be cause that made a final settlement of the dis tracting question of slavery in all time to come; and because I hoped that such a provision; by prohibiting slavery in all after acquired terri tory nortli of the lirid.of 30° 3(K north latitude, and allowing it in altsohtb of that line, would hdvS the effect of preventing any further.ac quisition df territory, its the Northern States would bo unwilling to make any'Southern ac quisitions in which slavery was to bo allow ed, and the Southern States would not be in-' chnbd to increase the proporiderSucß of {lie North by Northern acquisitions; And thus I hoped that the provisions- respecting future territory would prevent any further acquisi tions of if. Our troubles bad arisen from ac quisitions of territory, and I did not desire that any more should be made. • Those wore iny reasons for submitting the proposition in relation to future acquired ter ritory/, But my groat object was compromise, compromise on terms satisfactory, as far as possible, to all parties and all sections; and tions was much and particularly objected to and, when! found that this provision in my resblu miglit prove an obstacle to their adoption, I determined in my anxiety for a compromise, that I would not insist upon, but would con sent to have-it stricken out/ To accomplish the greiit object I had in vjew, the peace and union of the country, I would, rather than have witnessed their total failure, have-yielded to any modifications of my resolutions that would not, in my judg ment; hate destroyed their essential charac ter arid their pdcifylUg effect. Indeed,,l in tended; if the opportunity htidbeeh afforded mo, Of making several 1 amendments id the phraseology ,of those resolutions, in ordof to vender their language as little offensive Ss pos sible.- • 1 wished to seo reconciliation Und union es tablished. It was of no importance by whoso resolutions or by whoso measures it was brought about; so that the great end was ac complished. It was in that spirit that when tho Peace Conference or Convention,, that met at Wash ington upon the invitation of the State nfVir-l ginia, made a report to Congress, of tho reso lutions or measures recommended by them for the restoration of peace and union, I at once determined to support their measures, rather thaw those I hdcf fi'eford proposed. I did this, not only because their propositions contained, ns I thought, the substance of my own, but because they came with the high sanction ol .a Convention of twentyrono States, and-would, therefore, bo.moro' likely to. lib acceptable to Congress and’ the' country.- . Besides that, I felt niyself somewhat hound to act with this deference to a Convention 1 , ao distinguished. I had ascertained to’my. satisfaction that tho resolutions I had offered would not be adopt ed in tho Senate. , ' Prom tnis hastily written statement, you will discover the motives of my conduct in all tho above recited transactions, and that I did not so act, either because I was ‘disgusted' with or bad over-‘repudiated’, the resolutions which I submitted to tho Senate. I am, very respectfully yours, &c., J; J. Crittenden’ JOT* Mr. Smith you said you onco officiated in a pulpit; do you mean that you preached. .“ No sir; I held the light for the man that did.” “ Ah 1 the court understood you differently. They supposed that the discourse came from you." ... “ My sir 1 I only tbi’owed oi little light upon “No, levity, Mr. Smith. Crier wipe your nose 1 , and call the next witness.” Relics Of Mexican Barbarity. —Several skeletons of human beings who were buried alive, between Walls, in the convent of St. Domingo, in the city of Mexico, bavo been recently discovered. They are fettered hand and foot, and bear evidence of writhing with agony when they drew thoir last breath. O*The Ohio Journal boasts that the coun try has endorsed the principles of tho Repub lican party.— lUxclidnfle. And like most “ endorsers” of bad persons it has got into trouble by doing so. DelawMiE AND Dobson Canal Company. —Tho State Senate passed the bill which ex onerates the Delaware and Hudson Onml Company from the payment of some $25,000 of taxes Upon their capital stock’.' A &W or Seksibimtt. — A fellow entered a hardware store in Cleveland lastweok, and seeing, n largo buzz saw suspended against the wall, remarked : “ I had an old dad ripped to, pieces one- day last week with one of them tel lers." LctiieiUn Sr.von. —The General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Uni ted States, will assemble in Lancaster city on Thursday, the Gth of May next. Kansas V. S. Senators. —Messrs. Lane and Pomeroy have been elected U. S. Sena tors from Kansas. They are both rabid Ab olitionists. (tT' Ono reason why the world is not reform ed is, because every man is bent on reform ing others, and never thinks of reforming him self.- Cheap f'autT.— Apples of the" very finest qualities are said to bo now selling in the mar ket of Erie, ,Pa., for from' 15 cents to 20 cents pop bushel. ■ fi6y*Let a youth who stands at the bar with a glass of liquor in his hand, consider which ho.had better throw away—the liquor or him self.- Dljssage From the Governor, The following message was delivered to tha Legislature on the 9th inst. After being read in both Houses, committees of conference were appointed with instructions to report .by bill on the subject as early as practicable': . ' Pennsylvania Executive Chamber, ) Harrisburg, April 9,1861. ; To the Senate and, House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Gentlemen : As the period fixed for, the adjournment of the Legislature is rapidly ap preaching, I feel constrained, by a sense of duty to call your attention to the condition of the military orgnnizationof thoStato. „ It is scarcely necessary to soy more than that the militia system of tho State, during a lon£ period distinguished by tho pursuits of.pcaco* fill industry exclusively, has become wholly inefficient, and the interference of the Legisla ture is required to remove its deficits, and to render it useful and available to the pubiio sbrv.ice. . . , “Many of olir volunteer companies do not pos sess the. number of men required by our mili tia law, and steps should be forthwith taken to supply these deficiencies.. There are numr erous conipanies, too, that are without the nec essary arms; and of the arms that are distrib uted,, but few are provided with tho more modern appliances to render them servicea ble. , I recommend, therefore, that tho Legislature make immediate provision for the removal of these capital defects; .that arms bo procured and distributed to those of our citizens who may enter into the mililtlry service of-the State; and that steps bb taken to change thS guns already distributed, by the adoption of such well known and' tried improvfe’monts as will render diem effective in the event of their employment in actual service. In' this connection; 1 recommend the estab lishment of tl Military Bureail'at the Capitol; and that the militia laws of tho Commonwealth ■ be so modified and amended as toiinpart.tp.tha military organization of tho State, the vitality and energy essential to its practical valde and usefulness. '. ' Precautions, such as I have suggested, ore wise and proper at all times, in a Government like oars:-, but special and momentous oonsid-- orations, arising fro'iii the condition ofpitblic affairs outside of the limits, yet of incalcula ble consequence to the people, and demanding the gravest attention of the,. Legislature of. Pennsylvania, invest the subject .to which' your action is invited by this communication,'. with extraordinary interest and importance, ffe cannot bo insensible to the fact that seri ous jealousies and divisions distract the pub-, lie mind, mid that, in portions of this Union, ’ the peace of the country, if not the safety of. the Government itself, is . endangered; ..Mili tary organizations of a formidable cliiiriicter; and winch sebnt riot to bo demanded by any existing public fexigerioy, have been formed in certain, of the StdtOs.' , On whatever, pretexts these extraordinary military preparations may , have been made; no purpose that may con - template resistance to the enforcement of the , laws, will meet sympathy of encouragement from the people of this Commonwealth.— Pennsylvania.yields to noState in her respect - for, and her willingness to protect, by all need ful guarantees, tho constitutional rights, and . constitutional independence ofhorsisterStates, nor in fidelity to that constitutional Union whose unexampled benefits have been show-' ered alike upon herself and them. Tho most exalted public policy, rind the clearest obligations of true patriotism, there fore, admonish us, iii the existing deplorable ■ and dangerous crisis ot affairs, that our mili- • tia system should receive from the Legislature that prompt attention which public oxigoh dies, cither of the State or tho Nation, may appear to demand, and which may soom, in your wisdom, best adapted to preserve and se cure to the people of Pennsylvania and tho' Onion tho blessing of peace, and the integrity and stability of our unrivalled constitutional . government; - , The Government of this great State was es tablished by its illustrious founder “ in deeds of peace’;” our people have been trained and disciplined in those arts which load to the pro motion of their own moral and physical devel opment (ind progress, arid with the highest regard for the rights of others, have always cultivated fraternal relations with tho people' of all the States devoted to the Constitution: and tho Union, and always recognizing the spirit of concession and compromise that un derlies tho foundation of the Government, Pennsylvania offers no counsel, and takes no action in the nature of a menace; her desire is for peace, and her object, the preservation of tho personal and political rights of citizens,' of tho true sovereignty of States,- and thO su preinaey of law and order. . . , ; Animated by these sentiments, and indul ging an earnest hope of the speedy restoration: of those harmonious and friendly relations be tween the various members of tins Confedera cy which have brought our beloved couritry to a condition of unequalled power and prosper ity, I commit tho grave subject of this commu nication to your deliberation. - A. G. CURTIN. Office-Seeicers at Washington.— A cor respondent of the Philadelphia writing ’ from Washington on Saturday , last, thus ' speaks of tho hordes of hungry olEee-sebken; There lias been a general stampede of of -1 fice-seekers front here during the past few days. ... ’ . . r,- ... , ’The distress which prevails among this »n -. fortunate class of people is truly lamentable.; A number who camo hero with bright an-i tioipations, find themselves, after a two weeks' I sojourn, offt of money and without friends,;— J | The proprietors of Willard’s Hotel can attest . (this fact. They havo-now over four hundred I oarpet bags and valises, which have been left by pilgrims in search of office, for their boar ding bills. .As far as heard from, thoir con tents have boon well ventilated by Messrs.' Willard. There is only one valise which con tains anything valuable, and in that one.was found a well executed counterfeit twCnty dol lar hill on tho State Bank of Ohio." Willard will have an auction sale in the latter part of next week, just to get rid of the rubbish. A Goon Resolution’.— The following re so-'. Intion was adopted by a unanimous vote of the young men attending one. of the public schools of a western city.' Its adoption in’ Carlisle would certainly do ho harm : , Resolved, Thatjpro/aneand vulgar language is disgrace to any one who uses it; that the hoy who practices it has a pbor’ohaneeof bo*' coming a man in a m'aiih / sense, and that the' young gentleman, who is guilty of using it, iff not worthy thentitpeof man in a manly sente.' O* Thefollowing is an extract frbm’HlelporV Book: “ You may frown and fret, hut wo will abol-' ish’ slavery, so help us God, though it bring* on civil war, though it may dissolve the Union; —may annihilate the solar system—yet oiib dete£mioatiqn»b as fixed as the eternal pill-' ara of Hoaveh!” NO. 45.
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