The Cato of Drcd Scott.
Are our readers aware of the character of
this case ?
Dred SooU was a Missouri slave, the prop,
erty of Surgeon Edmondson of the United
Slates Army. He was taken by 1 Edmondson
to Rock Island in Illinois, and there remained
for three years. Thence he Was taken by
his master to Fort Snelling in Minnesota,
and there remained a while.
A Major in the regiment in which Edmond*
son was a Surgeon, look also to Fort Spel
ling a female slave. She married Dred Scott
in the Fort, and had by him. one child, bom
North of 30 deg. 30 min. of latitude, and
another child born subsequently in Missouri.
By the laws of the United Slates, and of
Illinois and of Minnesota, Dred Scott and his
wife, were and nre free. The children fol
lowing the condition of their mother, were
and are likewise free.
Dred Scott sued for his freedom in Mis
souri. By the ruling of the Judge who tried
the cause, his claim was disallowed, and he
and his wife and their two children were de
livered over to hopeless bondage.
But the decision against Dred was appealed
from. How’ Dred was of course destitute
of means to carry on litigation in the distant
Federal Courts of Washington. Slaves do
not do such thing'. ’T was thus as is said.
The master ns the owner of Dred and there
fore the owner of Dred’s rights of action,
transferred the claim of the Slave, pronounced
against bv Ihe Court in Missouri, to John F.
A. Standford, of New York. He is now the
plaintiff in me appeal which is being presen
ted to ihe clutch of the Slavery devoted Su
preme Court, for a decision, that shall oppress
for ever if possible, the rights of all men like
poor Drc.
It is r made un case—a politically con
trived pier,, tor acquiring the influence of the
Supreme Court of the United States to these
new Democratic claims for the benefit of
Btavc'--
ls; That the owner of human beings can
lawfully soiourn with them m a Free Stale,
nnd maintain his claim to them as his “ chat
tels ” the laws of that State or the Law of
Nations to the contrary notwithstanding.
2c 'i na' men of Color, though gifted as
Free bouL'ias. Ward, McCune Smith, or
(jarnet. or ns trilled as angels in virtue and
inteliiL'enct, arc not “ citizens” of the United
Htn::
3d. That the •' Equality of the Stales”
rcnuires that property In Slaves should be ns
fuliv rncotrni7.ee nnd protected in all the
Slates of the Union, as property in horses is
recotrmzcd and protected in all of the Stales
of me I me.
4u. Tha' the constitutions of the Free
States nrohihiung Slavery are 11 penal Stat
utes.’ which neuher the Courts of the Slave
Stales, o: of the United Slates, are bound to
cnlorce. or oound 10 regard,— Alb. Eve. Jour.
In-parunout IVcwr,
Tin I'rcpnnmenl o - nil Transient Printed Mutter
( omputson.
7nt fsaunna Intcliigenccr of Saturday
comains ihc following
" e are reaucsted to publish the following
reputations, made hv the Postmaster-General,
in orcif io carry out the provisions of the
uc ins’, passed, requiring pre-payment of
postage on al’ transient printed mailer, viz;
. books, no: weighting over lour pounds,
mm be sen. in tnc mail pro-paid by postage
alamos. m one cent an ounce anv distance in
tnc United Slates under three thousand milea,
(inn at two cents an ounce over three thous-
and mile-., provided ihev are pul up without
a cover or wrapper, or in a coveror wrapper
open a; noth ends or sides, so th.ilt'heir char-
ade- mat ut determined without removing
tnc «rape
V. i n-scuieu circulars, advertisements, bu
siness cards, transient newspapers, anti every
oiner arucie o, transient primed matter, ex-
cept uouKs, no; weighing over three ounces,
sea; tn man to ant part of the United Stales,
are chargenbit with one cent postage each,
K be prepaid m postage stamps. Whore
more mail one circular is printed on a shoe 1 ,
or a circular and tetter, each must be charged
with a suuiie rate This applies to lottery
amt other kindred sheets assuming the form
anu name e; newspapers; and the miscella
neous maun- u. suet, sheets must also be
charged with one rate A business card on
nr. unsealeu envelope 01 a circular subjects
tnc enurt nackc. to letter postage. Anv
transient mailer, hue a circular or handbill,
enclosed in or ivima periodical or newspaper
son; to a subscriber, or to any person, sub
iccis' nc wiioic package to loiter postage, from
being scaled or imm anv cause whaleior, all
prinlei mailer wilhou 1 exception, must be
prepaid o- excluded fiom the m,ti.. his I lie
Uuiv o me postmaster at the mailing office,
ns wen as a: me office of delivery, carefully
lo examine al printed matter, in order to see
Ilia r. is chargee with the proper rale of
postage and to detect fraud. At olhccs where
postage stamps cannot be procured, postmast
ers arc authorized ip receive money in pre-
pnvmeni o' postage or trans.ent mailer : but
Uio' should he careful ic keep a supply of
slumps on nan-
I under Oonsciexce, — A subscriber in
Welisuort Tioga co., Hus Stale employed
me Postmaster to wrne lo ihe publisher of iho
Christian Cnromcie, and lo slate that he
wished me paper discontinued because it con
tained too much politics, and that be should
no longer latte it trotn the office. lie owes
lour years for me paper and slops without
paying a farming. What a tender con
science. 1 1( the church at Wellsburo wants
ms name as a case of discipline, by drop,
ping us a line they can have it. —Christian
Cnrontct .
Vre take that man to be a fair specimen of
those wno are afraid that politics are becom
ing wedded lo religion. Sorry that you should
lose so pious a patron , Bro. Jacobs.— Jersey
Shore Vedette
Dr. Gleason Shot. —A. Dr. Gleason,
who lecuired iu this place about a year and a
half since, and sojourned foe a lime in Elmira,
was shot by his own wife somewhere in the
interior of Tennessee a few weeks ago. It
appears that the Doctor had abandoned his
wife, and was living an illicit life with an
other woman. His wife became enraged at
his conduct, and proceeded, with a revolver,
to hts residence, where, finding the guilty
'•duple in bedj she shot the recreant husband.
!e expired inslautancously.-JW Reporter
THE AGITATOR.
IH. H. Cobb,
* t * Alt Other Communicalionsmust
be addressed to the Editor to insure attention.
WELLSBOROUGH, FA.
Timraday Storming, Inn. 22.1857.
THE Friends of Rev. A. A. Martle arc re
spectfully invited to aUend a Donation visit
at the Episcopal Parsonage, on Thursday evening,
Jen. 22, 1857. - -
The severe storm of Sunday night.and Monday,
cheated us out of a New York mail on Tuesday.
Sunday, will be remembered in this region, as
a day of intense cold. The mercury ranged from
10 to 6 degrees below aero. The weather has
been intensely cold for many days.
There is HUlo news from Congress of importance.
On the 14th inst, Mr. Gmow. from the Committee
on Territories, reported a bill to authorize the in
habitants of Minnesota • to form a Constitution and
State Government, preparatory to catering the Un
ion as a sovereign Stale.
Township Elections. —These will lake place on
the 30lb inst. It is hoped that our Republican free,
men will remember the good old “ Democratic ”
custom and ace to it that the officers chosen be ‘ hon
est and efficient' men. Town officers are import
ant ftinctionaries, notwithstanding the little esteem
they arc held in too generally. Elect good men.
The social and political framework is constructed of
many littlcs; and upon the integrity of these parts
depends the perfection of the whole.
We really hope no one will think that ho is
meant by this—“To live and owe no man a cent
must be the highl of bliss 1” A dizzy bight from
which to look upon the world below, must be a pre
cious right which we, poor typos ne’er may know.
Tho bitterness of living so the printer sadly knows j
To walk the streets in borrowed bools and other
people’s clothes ; “ to bo or not to be, to sleep, per
chance to dream’’—of being cooked with dunning
notes upon the Stygian stream; of wandering in
Plutonian realms, dogged by a dusky shade, bear
ing in hand, “Wc summon you I” —and which
must be obeyed j all this we printer chaps must bear
—for 'lis our ‘nuter’ to —hang on the sides, and not
to live, ns other people do. Now ye who think a
petty bill of twenty shillings, soy, may be pul off
two years or more, neglected day by day, and yet
presume that such a sum, su paltry and so small,
will never “ make a man if paid,” or break, not
paid at ail—just lend full half a thousand men, say
twenty shillings each, nnd let them keep it nt their
will— ;just practice tehat you preach I We've trusted
you two dreary years much to our grief and cost,
and bore the sharp and cruel nip of Disappoint
mentis frost, until we’ro out of everything but sor.
row, trouble, debt, and these are lions in (he way
.that must be ever met. Now will you come to our
relief and pay those little bills ? the act would be a
blessed act of healing lot these ills ; ’(would be a
blessed act indeed nnd aid us to support, the burden
of some lOU's next February Court.
Politics ami Pulpits.
Wc assure tho Tunkhnnnock Democrat that we
did not assume to be the champion of “ Pulpit poli
ticians” in reply to its strictures upon “ political
preaching,” We only claimed, and so stated, the
right ot interposing some little defence between our
Tunkhnnnock contemporary and Theodore Parker,
whom he so dangerously assailed. Our happiness
lies in the happiness of the world of Man around
and about us; and therefore it was but natural to
lake the pari of the weaker party.
We must disclaim any unusual agitation upon the
appearance of the article in the North lira noli or
gan, The editor flatters himself in chcrivl-'-ir -•
flatlenng an idea. H- —‘•'-'a ullurdcd a veiy good
view of the grounds of the opposition lo what lie
colls '• political preaching.” Not that those grounds
of argument arc intrinsically of any value, but that
they were verv well and fully exposed. And we are
bound lo give him the full credit for even so doubt
ful a merit os that.
But we did not, as ho charges, represent him as
saying what he did not sny. We don't pretend to
determine his meaning by his language, for the lan
guage is unmistakable. Yet he declares that it did
injustice lo Ins intention—or what is the same, that
he holds, to just the converse of his declaration :
” The Agitator displays uncommon ingenuity in
building up his cob-houses and knocking llhem down
again, lie makes us say what we never thought of
saying, for the purpose of getting al something he
dare attack. We did not say that “Slavery is a
fancied evil." We never believed that it was not,
and is not a tral evil. “ • Our language was as
follows . ‘ Vice and crime and poverty and distress
make their appeals to them (the political preachers
aforesaid) from the very streets of the cilie? and
towns where they preach ; but sonic fancied ivrong
in some other chine, hut which oilers no complaint,
I and makes no appeal lo them for redress, monopolix
[ cs 1 heir abundant sympathies. 1 ”
Now, how must the editor's meaning he detenu
| ined, when he speaks of 11 fancied wrongs ?” What
1 wrpng does lie refer to 1 This can he learned from
! Ihc context and from the antecedent subject matter.
I These both point us to Theodore Parker as offending
I against the dignity of ihe sacred desk and our dp
| poncnl’s sense of propriety. How did Theodore Pur
-1 kcr offend against these 1 Our opponent says, that
|he preached against the South. What is the great
j wrong of the South ? Theodore Parker says it is
j Slavery. Now, in the’ name of common sense, if
j tlie wrong of the South was the preacher's theme of
1 denunciation, and that denunciation the object of
the editor's censure, what “ fancied wrong" did ho
rcler lo,as .monopolizing Theodore Parker's " abun
dant sympathies ?"
But the editor cats his own words in the very next
sentence following the extract above given:
“ The fact that such fancied wrong is one for
which they arc in no way responsible, ami over
which they have no control, seems but lo intensify
their holy zeal. In the very agony of their repent
ance for other people's sins, they would ruin down
fire and brimstone, and devote to eternal ruin that
portion of lire Union that refuses to square its mor
als by (heir standard. If this suhjrct of SLAVE
RY did not afford a pretext for political agitation,
pious gentlemen would hardly covet the pleasure of
repenting over it."
This sufficiently indicates what wrong is referred
to by the artless dodger of the North Branch Dem
ocrat, when he speaks of a " fancied wrong." He
would do well lo keep a file nf his paper for conven
ient reference when he sits down lo indite. We can
sec how a well-meaning man may find it difficult to
preserve bis consistency while trampling under foot
his convictions of Justice and Right Our friend is
not so bad a man as he would seem to be.
But he is not content wjjth such evidence as may
be fonnd on record. Ho abandons these and en
deavors to invade the realm of metaphysics and to
lose us in its indefined mazes. We assure him that
“ being lost" is not pleasant; and that we shall fol
low him only so far as it may be necessary in order
lo aid him lo distinguish between argument and a
. quibble:
“ Tile word * fancied," was not designed to ex
press the quality of the thing, but the nature of the
evidence which they have of iu existence."
THE TIOGA COUNTYAGITATOR
The evidence which we have of the' existence of
Slayer; aa a toroitjft.is mostly conveyed to the mind
through the sensei We ttt ho* ll debases the soul
by checking its development and thus degrading its
victims to the bestial plane of existence. Thp word
“fancied,” then,applied to the nature of this evi.
deuce, strikea-at-lhe fbondalion of off-evidence ad
missibie in the establishment of every political and
social (rath, and to a greater or -less extent, of all
data. The editor may therefore with os much just
ice and by the same rule, assert that all the vices
prevalent in human society,are/aheied wrongs, and
not, as good men suppose—real and terrible. He
will doubtless pat this argument aside Jp indulge in
trifling quibbles, but the intelligent reader will at
oncedetermine who faces the music and who dodges.
As to the Hot. Mr. Barger’s argument: Wq be
gan with bia premises, and we think, demonstrated
the illegitimacy of bis every deduction therefrom.
At least, if the editor will publish our comments on
that bend, we shall not appeal from the decision of
a public which has examined both arguments.
The Tunkhannock Democrat is mighty in assump-
. Editor.
tion. Whatever thing may aid him, he assumes to
be. Whatever argument or naked fact becomes
dangerous to his assumptions, he ignores or puts
aside. A man who occupies the position of a con
servator of public morals, should never teach l)ml
men may not legitimately sympathise with, and en
deavor to ameliorate the condition of the lowly and
oppressed ones everywhere. The human heart is
wide and deep enough to absorb ftircvcr the ocean of
human tears, and has Healing enough to cure the
wounded lives of millions. Then let us who arc
privileged to mould the minds ut the young, teach
them that all men arc brothers —children of one im
partial Parent, deriving life, love and inspiration
from a common source, and through these, inevitably
tending to a corqmon destiny.
Prof. Brittan’s Lectorfj. —To those who had
the rare good fortune to listen to the lectures by the
abovenamed gentleman in the Court lluoso, last
week, the brief remarks we offer will probably seem
tame and inadequate to the occasion which calls
them forth.
The Facts and Philosophy of Spiritualism, with
Iho masses and without rclcrcncc to education or
social position,arc among the tilings hlilo under
stood. Tills fact led to the engaging of Mr. 8., as
eminent in his advocacy of the Spiritual Faith, to
visit this place and deliver a short course of lectures-
It was not expected that the subject could be thor.
oughly canvassed in three brief lectures, or in four,
or five, even ; but it was known that enough might
be learned of the fundamental grounds of the Spir
itualistic Faith, to awaken that interest and atten
tion in the public mind which its acknowledged and
growing importance seems to merit.
Mr. Brittan, in his opening lecture, indicated the
fundamental truths on which rests the Idea of inter,
communication with the realm of Spirit-Life, with
great logical clearness and precision. Every prop,
asiliaa was candidly and clearly presented, and in
vested with that beautiful distinctness with which a
markedly individualized mind ever clothes its cre
ations and combinations.
The two succeeding lectures were devoted to a
survey of the Phenomenal field, the various classes
of Manifestations and a candid consideralion and
refutation of the popular Materialistic theories in
vented to explode that which assigns to these daily
occurring phenomena a Spiritual origin.
On Sunday ho delivered a lecture on “ Worship,”
in the afternoon, and another in the evening, enti
tled—" Tho L'sc of the Beautiful in the development
and perfection of Mind and Character.”
It ia not our intention to attempt a report of
these admirable Discourses—each being an inte
gral part of a great and harmonious whole, and
therefore may nut be rent by an imperfect act of
Memory without marring their bcauly. The lect
ure on Beauty was a itt-i-i—aA i-"-"' - '-a gnmo
use poem—every thought glowing with the rich
est hues of a chaste imagination, and all together
vibrating life the chords of a mighty harp swept
by a hand that well knew how to awake its latent
harmonics. The lecture on Worship lifted the scul
of the listener upward from the contemplation of
material things, through the unseen ways ol the
subhmesl of created things, and left it awed and
entranced in the presence of the I.winh-kI
These lectures were throughout distinguished by
classical beauty of construction, and their deliv
cry polished by tho higher order of elocutionary
graces. We do not purpose to pronounce upon the
philosophy advocated by the lecturer farther than
this: It ia llarmonial and therefore beautiful; it
lodges all excellence in the higher development ol
the psychical faculties and seeks to demonstrate
the fuel of Spirit communion as an incentive to no
bler efforts and higher culture. We believe theso
discourses have dune much good, dissipated much
unfounded prejudice. Mr. lirillan is doubtless the
most cloipient advocate of the Spiiilual doctrines in
the country.
The audiences were very good throughout the
course, notwithstanding the mlensc cold and the
sltyndss of onr church people.
We make the following financial report :
Paid Mr. 8.. for the 5 lectures, STo/lO
Total receipts from the audiences, j.s.Olf
Leaving to be made up ?17 DO
In the name of the Committee, «e thank those
who attended, for their liberality. They certainly
did their part.
Tho,Republicans everywhere arc rejoicing over
the elccliun of Simon Camkuon to represent Penn
sylvania in the national Senate, for the term of six
years from the 4lh of March. It is the more grati
fying because the occasion of the defeat of Forney,
a shrewd political manager, but a social monster.
It is likewise a pointed rebuking of tho early man.
ifested dictatorial spirit of tho incoming Adminis
tration, I'orncy was Mr. Buchanan's fairly desig
nated preference. That preference is ignored by
the people. A portion of the democracy drew off
on Foster, thus giving Cameron a majority of two.
Three democrats voted for Cameron ; and these,
say tho democratic papers, “ deserve to be lashed
naked through the world I" For what 1 For ex
orcising the privileges of their freeraanhood consci
entiously, as we believe, and nothing more. Is Ibis
Democracy 7 Democracy ! It is no more democ
racy than profanity is prayer,or darkness light. It
is attempted despotism. It is weak, mewling, pu
king Tyranny in its baby.clothes; and when we
see oven the Wayne County Heiald man take up
the unmanly hue-and-cry, wo feel strongly tempted
to kick at the wind that blows from that direction.
Harrisburg, Jan. 16 —Henry S. Magraw
has been nominated in the Democratic caucus
by acclamation for Treasurer. The bolters
nnd'others were absent.
Chicago, Jan. 10.—A passenger from St.
Louis reports that the Hon. T. Polk has been
elected U, S. Senator from Missouri for the
long term.
PiTTsaußGit, Jan. 16. I’ho Americans
and Republicans in this county fired 67 guns
this evening in honor of Cameron’s election
to the Senate.
pomjttiutUcatCon®,
i , , ; $— * Fur Tho Agitator.
i. jDuryillngc. i >
Ills' a pleaiant evening. The coal bracing-'
air is propitious for observation and reflection.
It is such a night as one might wish for (he
evening of a Lot; us go
out into the open night, and take note of pas
sing events, and learn the great secret of en
joyment, for to-night, tho world, is happy.
Another year of life has passed, and earth’s
traveler is,one year nearer his, home, the
graVe,. and' ho rejoices, - Ah,' i&neda, thou
werl r ight; “ws ..would that pur journey
might last forever, and yet how we rejoice as
each successive stage is passed over.”[
We had written thus far when out Secre
tary, Minehaha, Laughing Wuter.as we call
her, (see Longfellow’s Hiawatha paiaim)
gave us a slight twinge of the ear, and re
minded us that we had promised to go out
with her this evening and visit two or three
localities in our village, which she had par
ticularly desired to see. Taking her there
fore, under our arm, we sallied out, invisibly
as a mailer of course, and bending ou r steps
up Main Street, following in tho wake of a
smiling young gentleman, and a highly pleas
ed young lady, we passed along with them
into a splat didly lighted saloon, and were
greeted with smiling faces, joyous words and
happy hearts. We could not but observe
that all were hnppy ; the gray-headed old
m-m, the middle uged woman, for woman
doesn't gel to he middle aged till she is quite
advanced, and, not then if she can help it—
the smiling youth, the gay and laughing belle
and the blushing bride. How they are mixed
up; childhood and old age, luughing youlh|and
sober silver hairs ! See how joyous that old
man looks, ttnd how his heart warms ns he
sees all this happiness, and thinks himself a
youth once more. The gay laughing chat of
that damsel; tho coy blushing awkwardness
of that young swain, as he tries to say some
thing gallant and can’t gel it off right ; the
lender glance of young Selim as he catches
the eye uf th tt “ sweet young lady” over the
oilier side of the I’bom, and the exceeding
politeness of that old man ofa dozen children
as he iritis to do up his best as young Strephon,
all conspire to impress one with the idea that
such a scene as this is tho place to be happy
in. The gay notes of music, the mazy dance,
and even the uproarious noise of the gay
promenade are but the out pourings of the
hearls best melody. Such social gatherings
are the public worshippings at the shrine o(
nature's God. The family circle, joyous as
it should be, is the private chapel, the closet,
where we pour out to the same God the
pure devotions of the soul. Why should not
such worship be more frequent, for attemper
ed with reason and purity, it will always
purify and exalt society. That society seldom
becomes corrupt where social gatherings ol
the young and the old, male and female,
childhood and youth, are encouraged. They
act us a charm to purify, exalt and fraternize
the masses.
“ Let us go,” said Minelmha ; “ ( seo you
are getting extensively sentimental and pro
loulidhyjTietaphysical, and there is no know,
ing but lhaT'rn--yoiiT zeal for preaching ethics,
you may reveal yotrrselijind surprise the au
dience with a sermon.”
We could not help thinking that wfe'sawjt^
visible satisfaction on fho countenances of two
man piuseni and no doubt fhey toll
psychologically relieved as wo went quietly
out as we had gone in, and left the gay scene
for another equally guy, equally joyous, but
not equally pure, for no circle of society can
he pure or purifying where woman is not a
constituent member. A social circle without
woman is like u tree in midsummer without
foliage,
In nn upper room equally well lighted and
warm and comfortable us the one we had left,
we sealed ourselves in a quiet nook and noted
the scene before us.
There are four men sealed at a table; there
are no dark passions observable on their coun
tenances, and one would not imagine that they
felt any ill will. They do not, for they are
happy, and happiness dwells-not with ill will.
They have set down lor a social game ol
euchre. They would be equally happy in
the gay saloon with ladies at their side, or in
the social circle of their own domcsiic fire
side.
“ A gale for the raws and then a rub for
he 1 dog water.’ ”
“ And (he devil for us all; cut for deal.”
“ Pass,”
“ Hup.”
11 And I loo.’’
“ 1 lilferem bere."
“Ilab! you saw well.”
“ Diddled by god.’’
“ Take it up again, will you !” .
“ 1 pass.”
■ Assisi and play it for four.”
“ I'd like to see you make it. Guess vou'll
find Jordan a hard road to travel this lime.' 1
“ Deu say !”
There’s the left bower, don’t pul on lhe
right. Well, if you havenl got it, I’ll play
it; then the ncc, and then the ten spot —
h-00-o-old on there—save the right one.—
The longest pole, you know, lakes the per
simmins.
“Yaw! haw! haw! haw! and one to
spare on the next game. Lets see your
counters.”
“ We’ll show you before wo gel through
who’s kanoshius.”
11 Go it, old Baraboo, and see if you can I
deal mo a hand this lime.” |
“ All passed round to mel Well I’ll —no j
I’ll turn it down by crackee.” i
“ Spades and' alone.”
“ I guess you’ll make it by G—d against J
the left bisette.” I
11 No swearing among gentleman, it hurls
my feelings nmfvlly.”
“Colched me by gracious, and the. left i
bower biselle takes another sartain. Hadn’t |
1 bettor be looking out for my persimmons !’’ I
“ That's a light squeak ; a miss is as good I
as a mile, however.” i
“ What the devil is trumps?
* » * *
“ Let’s see, you are one and we are four. I
'Pears to me I can hearold Niagara, i guess i
we’ll stop at the Clifton House and see if
Bully Brooks has got along.”
“ Out and gone to the races."
“Boy’s you can’t come to tea, when wej
have euchre for supper. One game tnprel
and ihsi> olcfjblinker, we’ll lake the oysters.”
. “ Ail pasKd ? By g(»!ly, that’s a hard one
■l’ll goljl if t'am euchejed.”
■“ VVelu. you. ain’t nothing shorter,
howers end tin ace kinder.does it.”
“ The devil can’t play against such luck
We’d better pay the oysters and done with
f.” •
' “ Go ahead, Jfs a long road that nas no
Him.”
11 I’ll assist.” , .
’ “ Hadn’t you better play it alone, old Lira
berloe.” :
That’s my trick, and I shouldn’t wonder
—but never mind ;go ahead. If ymr' aim
diddled this time I’ll chow snakes.’i--' 7
•* Hip, hip hurrah! two games and feuron
the next. Hadn't you bfetter sarr off and not
play (he next hand.”
•« You bo d—n. Fools are always lucky.”
“ All around to me. We’ll, I’ll it a
club and —no, we don’t want but one. 'Tlav
to that —and then to that, and then to that.”
“ Zip ! now sarr.”
“ The lowest with ”
Gentlemen, you' will excuse us if you I
please. Wo are very much interested in your |
game, and admire its intellectuality and man
liness ; but the fact is, wo have another en
gagement this evening and cannot possibly
slay with you a moment longer. Good bye,
all. We hope you will have a good timd
with your oysters and 1 dog wrfler.”
In a warm and well lighted silting room in
our village, were galhered on Now Years
evening, a little family circle. The clock is
just striking nine. The oldest girl has |ust
laid aside her slate ; another one is pulling
up her playthings ; a little boy is finishing the
last word of a copy in his writing book and
another one still larger is deeply absorbed in
one of Arthurs slorv books.
“ Ma,” said the little giri who had just laid
aside her doll. “ I wish Pa would slay at
home as ho used to do.”
“ I wonder where he goes night’s,” so.id
the little boy, who had just finished his wri
ting lesson.
The mother walked to the window and
looked out into the street, and then sne drew
her hand across her eyes to orush away a
tear or two which she could not hold back.
“ Ob, 1 wish he would come, 1 said sne to
.herself, but loud enougn lo bo heard by tier
children.
“ f-Je didn’t use lo stav away so. ’ said the
eldest girl.
The woman turned to the bureau and look
down the Bible,
“Mv children,” said sue, 1 liis s \ew
Years night, let us begin ihe vear uilfereniiy
from what we have overdone oetbre. (Jh, we
need, we doubly need now, me protecting
care of Providence. ’
it was the first night of family prayer in
that house. The mother garnered around ner,
her little brood, and kneeling w,m them, wtitle
tears fell fast and thick, welling up trqm a
mother’s heart, sue commended hersclfand
them to the God of the widow and the (fath
erless, for she felt that sne might soon be
more than a widow, and I tic y more man
fatherless.
Jan. l*-a7
Letter from Sew Vorlt
, . .omernniaicu
Mr. I'.uitdk ; lour very ante and ...tor- J|s|n|)Ule , Q , llc wanls ol ;ne
(.l believe uiai s .he way so 'he- nnJ , f ec| ,| la , , -Qmj - ru gi ltle menyjers :
i mn,) cwoes rccuiurly to hand, conuumruj
' •-•iwier oi horn,
very wise considerable in.’cr* . n ,
' /n, , -here s out iiilc ciolhms :or iisU.D-r
osiinn original mailer. Hhsus as u should ,
■ "" vi i _ , , icre ai icanv ml :hai has ir: \cj
be. Nothin*' fjivcs so much nieTesVJiia .
country paper aa iocaMiioi’et.t', .ancies ana distributed. ana he rema.nd-r
.0 sav nothin* ' .ho • immortal \* «***«•» «.»() U.caso. -tuc* r.
wreaths’accruing lo .he commuters. 3peak- rent ™n»- unve uv:.- ne
ingot'contributors. ; thougm ;l imyilnol be ipnn -' llnv 11 • I,ose vno lcra - ,J n ' s
... ' ' . , hoi received
unmicrcsunc; to vour numerous readers lo .
’ receive a lew lines occasionally from Gotham. lumt)er 11 ‘' omcn * ere n ne
' Well, lo begin : New Vcar come not uke ” ; 50,110 01 :liem naa ournoveu " rou:n
Hie New Vcar of vour nu.ei title . village, Ilc , :oul nlore mrrv T "- cs - IUI
'•• wranpeu m a blanket otanow .lakes, pinned ', nulJ 00,ain mle !: ’ a ‘ : " aV ’ ICOJM ; ' ome ,!
. together wi.h an ,c.cie”-out was snoved in • ihem elt n ,ea ”- We acaru ranl ' ,,r '
i about half past iwelve-as usual, haifdrunk. son 3 ' v,l ° l,lvc ino wortunit.es o. ™o«.n 2 .
, Xour bumble servant, uke many others unon llla ' minv am,lies J ‘ ' caler3 130 lom'n
that u.iv, mane some very inn resolves, ul corn moal - 11
which noihmg hut ban rnm w„i be able over- , ; al[ f ’ n ■ |l ° > ero s almosl ncrea, '" r
throw. 3y.thc.wav, : should jungc from lbe. h, ? h > ] r . V ,h ' m '° ,o,am
i i to the u::h rate oi 'rcignis on 'he nver t, '.tc
, article oi “ Jehosoimai, hai somebody n ~
... ~■ ' -close oi no season—•■s.3 ner hundred aoun-b
i your goodly -town was addicted io drinking
ideas
beer, aim ihai somuouv’s name s John :
what John ! ''Veil ! ion ,;nnw as i maims
any particular Jiilercnco 'o -no wait obn.
but all 1 can say is, dial 1 cnuid •* -.racK no. '
pilclij pennies .n a oooi. nav ml be uctrv
numbers, roin I io 1S on iioncy, >r jet on
(•’aro ail day lone, ami use evorv 'imo, and
still not use one naif .bo nrolanc
that John uses on a sinme brow oi '.our
heads.' 1
Jfcoursn, i can tcouaim von wun uut
few items of news, as von are m.uio aware ol
.innonant events wnbm fortv-eigin .lours at
lor ibeir occurence
Baker, Uie mnrncrcr 01
Broadway ycsicrdav, .ogetner wnn a burner
nus suite of admiring mends
peeled with Hie same iraacnv, .3 .loam mine
Tombs, allhougb released but last 'Vcdnos
day. Liberty and adulterated wmav wcie
entirely to.muon lor him. tie was arrested
lor knocking down tttfo Policemen.
Huntington, the forger, nas teased an otfico
in Sing Sing, lor Tour years and six moulds,
and lias already opened business. Visit linn
muen success in ms new calling.
The only political excitement at present is i
caused by the exposition ol the iraud in the ■
Minnesota Land Bill. "bo leportor 01 moi
N. Y. Times, nas been very properly repn- i
manded by the parties interested, Tor inn King |
known to the people said fraud, and thereby ■
injuring a very handsome speculation, "he |
nublic Press will keep continually exposing!
(hat class of “ honorable” thieves, wno bang |
around Uuclc Sam's vaults at vVashingion,,
like hyenas round a now made grave. tVltv j
don’l some one introduce a resolution in Con- .
gress lo muzzle the press.
We have had very little snow m iliis city ;
yel; hut during the last week, ihe coldest 1
weather of the season was (ell.
Wishing you prosperity during the New I
Year, I remain &c.
New York, Jan. 12, ’57.
* * i
Zachariah Chandler has been chosen I
by the Republicans of the Michigan Legisla
ture to replace Gen. Cass in the U. &. Senate.;
Mr. C. is a leading and popular merchant of 1
Delroit, and at the same lime, an energetic !
and zealous politician.
FROM KANSAS.
•! The Aid for Kansas.
Correspondence ofThe K. T. Tribune.
Two
For months the Committees id Kansas bate
been disbursing to the needy settlers, or the
wants or the Free-State cause, such funds or
articles as came to their hands. During ihe
Summer and early .part of the Fall, the
amounts thus to disburse by committees were
comparatively small, much of what was
raised being used to send and aid emigrants
going into the Territory, and the larger por.
tion'of what was sent directly to the Terri
lory finding its way through private channels.
For 1 nearly two months the committees have
kept on hand and distributed a large amount
of goods, clothing of all kinds, and also ar
ticles of food. The amount thus distributed
reaches to very many thousand dollars ,n
value.- Considerable sums of money have
reached the Territory beside the clothing,
part of the latter being employed to purchase
provisions and other articles, as it has been
the determination fur some time back to dis
tribute nearly all that was given In the shape
of some necessary article, generally food and
clothing.
Prior to his departure tor Chicago, Mr.
Arny, Secretary of the National Committee,
appointed a new locator Kansas Committee,
and as Agent for the National Committee,
removed all business from the Kansas Central
1 Committee. This Kansas Central Committee
j was elected at the Convention held at Topeka
' last Fourth of July, and consisted of mem
-1 bers representing every District id the Tern.
1 tory. The members of the new Committee
j appointed by Mr. Arny, reside in this place.
'lt consists of '.he Rev. Messrs. Lum, Nuto
' and Loveioy, S. C. Wattles, esq., and Mr.
Stearns, wno is Treasurer and Disbursing
1 Agent. The members ol both these Com.
' mittecs are, i believe, ail worthy gentlemen.
, and esteemed ,n iheir respective localities,
Mr. Hyatt is now traveling in the South part
'of the Territory. I believe tie sustains the
position of Mr. Arny. Me is at present en
gaged earncslty n etforts to relieve die su;.
'•.■ring.
Messrs. Ilynll and Arnv have laken a greai
deal of trouble in founding a new settlement
on Cedar Creek, a branch of the Polawma
one. The emigrants thus located were mem
jers of ho Chicago company and aincr--.
manv of whom nave, until recently, iwa
members of Cant. Walker's company ol Cea-
These nave obtained continuous
laims and located a town, "he interests t
rv miiilm
'he lown .ma he iiairns ire to oe jiv io;
amono them ov 01. '.’here is a emnerancr
clause in '.lie amcfes ol comnanv lonieaen
non, ivnn penames 01 mnciiurc n meres:,
and m several other respects ve see nsMn
ces ol in eniliusia'iic and laudable lesire 'n
settle these emigrants down tuic'iv, ma. .
•lossible, tnaKe a model cotonvol hem.
policy ot expending pan m ne ronina.i':.
aid fund :o such a cotonv s a aotnt in -an-ct
'here nas occn itii'erence it minion.
Kansas Central Coinmniee nousm na; i
■iiouiJ omv re jivcn o nose ictua.iv
vuni, uui. as- mmv mcmuers oi lie
LIIOSOPIIAT,
voun£r men, jotecJca :o {Heir *cclm^
nvibing.
‘istribnnnu be unds are vumn iba sr i ero
‘rotn Si. ..ouis ;o Lenvcnwortb. worn nseej-
■;tv aim aronor’.ionalo expense n and
„igi', hi ,i.it none, save 'bose won nippne:
.inn means, ;an uiord ’o purchase on.'
-"ccivnve a iirect drainin'
annul oe >i’rsuaoeit o site on such
nstanc°i are not uncommon oi persons ..i.’t-
cm 'nc.r notes n i.and or 'be
•in: .bev -eceivo, u nine aiure nnc.
i,tnk .1 .mcnl n 'be mnornv >i cases do wo'
. dive
,ca )nn 'jo-i. j j»> mm -t ae mcrcsis >
ime iu'jiic nsiiiuiion or cuucanon . or no
r still, el i jo a nerpctuai and .or ne -.a;
■vas on
rin<» em."ration, -viucn .nav js-im ijne
,s m ibis case ior f'reedom.
l inncen. con
.*n»»age tnose wno >:an advocate Slate ar>on
( j na i ions
povensncu emigrant
siotleralo .nicrcsi, on mo security 01 :us iarm.
.o purenaso ii. '.’his inna couidibe kopi a* 1
jjuoiic lurid lor any purpose ifio donors socci-
Sed. and would, ,n me meantime, do mca.eti
able t>ood. Ve nave not me excitements ai
amr now to oiler as an .nducemem .or rent:..
Gou Knows now soon we may nave, .or t aca:
.( is not over vet
THE ARREST OF THE LEGISLATURE■
it ih«* JVmocrnt.
The r rcc Stale Legislature mei ai aw
place vesterdav Most of the members were
present, but neither Gov. Robinson nor bicm-
Gov. Roberts were ailheir nost. '"ho attet
gentleman was deiaincd at Wvandot, am *»■
take his seat ns soon as he can reach I'opesa.
Gov. Robinson, as 1 before intormeu vou,.n !
resigned. The absence of two principal am
eers created much dissatisfaction among ■“*
gentlemen present, and after a short session
they adjourned.
The United Stales Deputy Mtfrshni, jn ucr
a writ issued by Judge Cato, arrested seven
ot the members on chargeof treason, tor in'
mg taken the oath of office on the t' n J '
March last. The arrests were made a tier a J "
journmenl, and as the members were leaving
ihe House, i understand they are to oo in '
mediately 'akcu to Tecumseh, ami ;:tJ
YORK
Lawrence, K. T., Dec. 30,1856,
jouoMess ooth M hcsc modes
iaili oi ue ;wo
.s not munv iavg -:nco i
vervuuna ‘o oe oo-
'’lore aro nmiv. lowcvcr, .vnn scr p ? n
.no .am n some biicii manner
°!icre :s another proposal .vmcn mav *c».
•- oan ninu. .rom vmcn :ne ni-
tan uorrow mnnev u r
"'opeka, Jan. 7
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