Terms of Publication. P XlOtfA COUNTY AGITATOR is published * Thursday Morning, and mailed to subscriber? «rv reasonable price of r. 1 lllD DOLLAR PER AXKUM,*^^ '■n> in advance. It is intended to notify eveiy w hen the term for which he has paid shall by the stamp —“ Time Oct,” on the mar tbc la --t paper. The papertrill then be stopped ; :: farther remittance bo received. By this ar r no man can be broaghfc in debt to the . r> -te r - VsiTATon is the Official Paper of the County, * rE ,‘ ir J re nud steadily increasing circulation reach a." t neighborhood in the County. It is sent i'S :C /’t«> any Post Office within the county whose most convenient post office may be alining County. , ,s^ a s;ness Cards, not exceeding 5 lines, ipaper inclu- J:. S 5 T er . veftr * BUSINESS directory. (,o\VKEVA s. r. WltSO>, ; TTOnXEYS i COUNSELLORS AT LAW, will i 1 nlfml the Coart of Tioga, Pottor and McKean A- IU-ciLhoro’, Feb. 1, 1853.] l '- l _ u « B. BROOKS, .mISV/n'iJTD COUNSELLOR AT LAW ■* 3iU KLKUSD, TIOgIa CO. PA. . of Counselors there is safety.”— Bible. inu >" i v c.'t 2j. jS ■ • J - w. W. WEBB. OwirV over Cone’s Law Office, first door below r •< llclol. Nights be will be found at his , arr t , t above the bridge on Main Street, -c.uien' c ;“‘ j , ])ickiu6on’s. teiranls IIUU . - — c paRTT, Uestist, at liis residence near the I | Academy. All work pertaining to line of business done promptly and ‘ ‘ [April 22, 1558.] warrauted. ' jj |C K SON HOV SE COK-NlXfi / N- Y, Xfu. A. Field Proprietor, I ‘ton lo in" l the Depot free of charge. PE X ss’yi V. 4 S 1 A MOUSE * -vrELI.SBOKO’, PA. L. D. TAYLOR, PROPRIETOR. -vm',- r\ ‘ih- popular house is centrally located, and 1 li! - i:-, It ':>• the patronage cl the training public. : ’ N Ti. F'.J HOTEL. corning. N.Y., £ FKEEMAN, --- - Proprietor. y e al=. Lodgings. 25 cts. Board, 75 cts. per day. i'„rnitir. Maich 31. ISSO. -iiy.) ___ ~ 3. C. WHITTAKER, Jludiopuihic Physician and Surgeon. HLKLAN'D. TIOGA CO., PENNA. iruhmt palieuts in all parts of the County, orre .,c taeai h.r treatment at his house. [June 14,] ' VEBMILtEA’S HOTEL. E C. V PERIL YEA. PROPRIETOR. Gaines, Tioga County, Pa. Tin.' h a i s.‘'.v hotel located -within ca=y access of t 1 c U-l ii-hhig and hunting grounds in Northern y,, j.ains v.ill be spared fop the accommodation -- rict-me seekers and the traveling public. ' Anr.i 1-', lth'o. H. O. COLE, n.innin axd jiair-dresser. 01101’ in the rear of the Post Office. Everything in n in- Imc " ill be done as well and promptly as it -late done in the city saloons. Preparations for rc r.r.sc dandruff, and beautifying the hair, for sale •■sap.' Haii and whiskers dyed any color. Call and as. Well.-boro. Sept. 22, ISj'.h THE COBjVIWG JOURRAi. George W. Pratt, Editor and Proprietor, 15 p'ib!s-.V'fl at Corning, Steuben Co., N. Y.. at One I'jllar :ir.-i Fifty Cenls per year, in advance. The a-n..» :■* Kc-publicnn in politics, and has a clrcula --a.rc'ic’nn.r into every part of Steuben County.— irons of extending tbeir business into that i:i tbc adjoining counties will find it au excellent ad tenwr,- mtdiumr- Address as above. - DRESS MAKING. T JQIIYSUN. respectfully announces to '\j_ 11*-'’ cit.rens of Wellsboro and vicinity, that sho "s-.ukcur.joM> over Nilos & EUnUt’s Store, where .► e ; prepared t 0 e -™ cIUC all ~rf ie rs in tl l6 l* nc of I-Rl'S MAKING. Having bad experience in the is-tifrs-, Fiie feels confident that she can giresatisfac •rr. q nil >vho may favor her witn their patronage, sept. I/*. * JOBS B. SHAKESPEAK, TAILOII. HAVING Opened hi' shop in the room over Win Roberts Tin Shop, respectfully inform 8 * tbo v. ion? of Wcllsboro' and vicinity, that ho is prepared orders in bis lino of business with prompt :*a and despatch Cuftinj done on *hnrt nnh're. ’f m/ndro, Oct. 21. —Cm _ , . ~ \VA TCHES! ' W ATCflfiS ! TUb Subscriber I&s got a fine aasortment of heavy ESGLfSH LEVER III'STER-VASE Gold and Silver Watches, ». o‘i f.c will; ell cheaper than “ dirt” on ' Time;’ i. o. brn l -cli ‘Time Picco’on a shortippproved) credit. .'..1 HiuU of REPAIRING done promptly. If u - n-.rk is not done to the satisfaction of the party rising it, no charge will be made. Pis’ f.nors appreciated and a contiuance of patron ise r.iimly solicited. ANDIE FOLEY. If dishorn, June 24, ISIS. ' - HOME INDUSTRY. Tin: SUBSCRIBER having established a MAH -11 u: MANUFACTORY at tho Tillage of Tioga, I s-■ s bo is prepared to furnish monuments, Tcxnb-Stones, fee,, jtERJIOST & ITAMAt! MARBLE 1’ rc=p.vtliilly solicit the patronage of this and ad- ■ f counties. | kM -eg a good stock on hand he is now ready to cx. jall r rdrr« with neatness, accuracy and dispatch. ] ■■ i "ork dvliTcred if desired. I JOHN BLAMPIED. 7. ca. Ticga Co.. Pa.. Sept. 2S, ISSO. H ill. TERBELL, CORNING.'X. V. Wholesale and Retail Dealer, in .-turf Mediciursi Lead, Zinc, and Colored C f,ta, 0:/., Varnish, Bruihee Cantphcne and Horning Eye Stuff. Sash and Glass, Pure Liquors for f 1 p a t. „( Medicines, Artists Paints and Brushes, •'•J-nary, Pansy Articles, plaioriing Extracts, Arc,, ALSO, —A general assortment of School Books— Blank Books, Staple and Fancy , Stationary. Druggists and Country dealing ■--Jot the above articles can be supplied at a small , •*facve ' ii New York prices. [Sbpt. 22, 1857.] I NEW VTOVE MiRIfSHOFr HOY’S DRUGSTORE. *>/tcre you can buy Stoves, Tin , and Japanned H’/rc for onc'half the usual prices. >’r., S r.levatcd Oven Cook Stove and Trim '7f, 5 for $15,00. kina? ~f Tin and Hardware - ' t ’ f ['o'-;;on for Ready Pay. j. .* *• 1 pay .my one who wants anything in this line •• tii. *u,j ic ., our j jr ; cc , before purchasing elsewhere. V the place—two dbors south of Farr’s Ho- Roy’s Drag Store. CALL AND SEE , H.'d. DEMIN <3-, r -'reel full j announce to the people of Tioga County to fill all orders for Apple. Pear ,/ rr * ’ Ur| nf. Apricot, Evergreen and Deciduous l * lrv -' s Also Currants Uaspherries. Gooseberries. . rr ‘ r saud Strawberries of all new ami approved vari- nf .Hybrid, Perpetual and Stun* m < ’l IIOSLS * MoaS ' Bourbun, Noisette, Tea, - OtV n _ urn * and Climbing Hoses. v V Including all the finest newva* ?. 1 ,i. . LXr . rleties of Althea, Calycanthus, r r p, liacs - Spirals, Syringiaa. Viburnums, WlgUlas &c. Ptioonlcs, Dahlias, jPhloxos, Tnlips, (j'_ Hyacinths, Norclaais; Jonquils, Lil V varieties. 's■ f> 'erVv^'' N 5 r l f a,u - b oiß Strawberry. 4 doz. plants, (5. | f£»Or ]r 'P solicited. &; Budding or Pruning will be md ** \1 to. Address H 11. D. DEiUSO, Wellibero, P«. THE AGITATOR SJrhotcij to the sgyttnato n of the area of ifreeJrom aniJ the Spir.ro of healths Reform. WHILE THERE SHALL BE A WRONG UNRIGHTED, AND UNTIL "MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN" SHALL CEISB, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE. VOL. YL . For the Agitator. I PRAT FOR THEE. I pray for thee 'when the still evening skies From their dim curtains drop the clouds of dew j "When thousand stara with their bright sparkling eyes, Peep from the overhanging arch of cloudless blue. That hour brings sweet reprieve from care to me. And in its holy calm I pray for theo. J, And in the silence of the midnight hour. When the pale moonlight through my casement plays, Upsoaring, longing thoughts-o’er me have power. And hold me back from slumber's soft embrace: From my o’erflowing heart goes up a prayer MTy spirit-friend, thou art remembered there. Tfrou art remembered in the springing morn, When earth greets joyously the smiling day; When purest thoughts within the heart are born, When grateful homage colls the soul away From cares that bind it to this world of strife, , And points it onward to a better life. I know that far away 'neath s'Unset skies, At morn and eve arc bowed the suppliant knee, And from thy faithful heart and lips, arise A fervent prayer that God will shelter me— That when life’s heaviest cares around me press, His guardian love may comfort, guide and bless ! Oh! over when my spirit longs to break 1 The weary clogging chains which ’round it clin£, And upward soar to reach that better state. Thine unseen presence, like an angel’s wing, Seems near, to waft me oh that better way- I’m not alcne, when there for theo I pray. Grrcnra*ilr, lotca. M. L. Dolt. THE CHARMING LITTLE WIDOW. “You must come with me to-niglit, Shirley, and I will show you one of the most bewitch ing little widows you ever beheld. lam sure, woman hater that you are, you will own your self conquered at once. Say, will you come and see my beauty ?” l “Ko, I thank you,” replied his friend; “1 have something to employ me, especially to night; but if I had not, Ellery, I should be off, for I have all of old Weller's fear of ‘vidders.’ I look on them as a most Ulesiguing race, with their woe-begone voices and ever ready tears for |the ‘dear departed/ If I should lose my sense so far as to marry one, I hope she at least bad tha honor of having her first husband hung, as I believe that would prevent his vir tues being brought up in comparison with my faults.” “Ila, ha,” laughed Ellery. “All this tirade against widows drawn forth by my luckless in vitation. But you are entirely too verdant, my friend, on the subject. I will bet you some thing handsome that you will fall in love with a widow yet. But good evening ; I must go and make ipyself killing; for besides the wid ow, there will be lots of pretty girls at Mrs. Empton’s to-night, and I always, for the honor of the ‘[buttons,' look handsome.” This conversation was held at Shorley's room, where he was sitting, lazily improvising* on the guitar, when Ellery gave the invitation. Though not a woman-hater, as his friend had stated, yet from his retiring'habits, he did nut seek the society of lajdies. When released from official duty, he preferred enjoying himself with books, music, and male friends, and thus induced some of his brother officers to bestow upon him the cognomen of “women-hater.” “Where is the friend you promised to bring ?” inquired Mrs. Martin of Ellery. “I must con fess that X * have quite a curiosity to behold Lieutenant Shirley, after all you have been tel ling me of him.” “I regret exceedingly not being able to redeem my promise,” he replied, “ but a prier engage ment prevented me from doing so. , How I do wish you wouldj enter into a little plot of mine against him for a week or so. - Say ‘yes,' like the child’s bargain, before I tell you.” “Xo, excuse me, Mr. Ellery, I shall do no such thing. Tell me what is your plot ?” - ■ “Tell me, too, Mr. Ellery, said a young lady of about twenty, who approached, and whose merry eye betokened a kindred spirit to ‘his own; “tell me, too, and I will answer for it that sister Juliette enters heart and soul into your plans, whatever they may bo.” “I shall be a thousand fold indebted to you, Miss Jannie,” said Ellery. “Well, now for my plot, or rather the outline of it, if you will ac cept my arm to load you to that cosy seat; for I must confess I should like some woman wit to perfect ray ideas.” “Xone of your plots and conspiracies for me : I’ll have none of them,” said Mrs. Martin, the widow, as she left them to obey her aunt’s pre vious request for music, and whore we must leave her, seated at the finetoned piano, discour sing most excellent music, and hblding her au dience enthralled as if by magic. As El lery and Jennie, they had “no music inUheir souls,” at least for the time, and were, [there fore, the better fitted for “treasons, stratagems” and plots : in which we leave them engaged. I am sure, reader, had you seen Juliette Martin, you, like Ellery, -would have called her a “bewitching .creature.” Her delicate form, large beautiful eye, of dark hazel, her brown hair, nearly approaching flaxen, needed not the cherry mouth, nor complexion like the sunny side of a peach, to set her down at once as a heauly. Thenl her manner, too, was so soft so insinuating, that you could not choose hut to love her. She had married, at her father’s command, a man whom she highly esteemed, if she did not love him with a young girl’s ro mantic fervor, and whose sudden death had left her with an infant daughter, and a competency alone in the world at the early age of twenty one. Many offers of marriage had already been refused "by her, although she never asserted she did not intend marrying again. Jcannie Martin, her husband’s young sister, was now on a visit to her ; she resided with her aunt, Mrs) Empton, and from her gay cheerful disposition, had rendered herself a favorite with every one of their social circle. The plot disclosed by Ellery was not entirely revealed by Jennie to her sister-inlaw at bed time ; although she obtained from her the some what reluctant promise of allowing her to per sonate the widow for a few days, the farce be ginning the next morning with an excursion planned to the country. “I do not ask you to fib, sister Juliette,” said the merry girl, “only not i to unmask me. I wish to tease that young fellow, somehow or other, for a pretty little speech of his that has come to my ears ” “Bat I will not lend my aid in the least if any one will be injured by your frolics,” said Mrs. Martin. WELLSBORO, TIOGA COUNTY, PA;, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 1860. “I beg you not to frighten yourself in the., slightest,” returned Jeannie. “No one, I assure! you, can he harmed.”, “Well, only for a few days* Jeannie. I think, however, you should let me into the secrefwhett you take my name.” “No 1 no 1 bid-a-wee,” said Jeannie.” “I will promise yon a merry laugh one of these’ days, for its usd.” Thus ended their conversation. The next morning Ellery came before breakfast, to beg leave to bring a friend to take the fourth .seat in their carriage which was the more readily granted, as Mrs. Empton had already started with little Annie Martin and the essentials to where the picnic was to take place. Dear old Mrs. Empton she was certainly the nicest woman on earth for a picnic; always ready to attend to that most necessary part, the “eating;” but, withal'so deaf, that never a word of any thing did she hear unless shouted through her ear-trutnpet. About ten of the ladies were awaiting their beaux. Ellery soon arrived, and oh, mirabile diciu ! accompanied by SKirley, whom, by some powerful eloquence, be had pressed into the ser vice. In the hurry-offsetting out, and misled by Ellery's description, be wondered nt if he mistook Jeannic for the^rdow; while the girlish-looking blonde answered ideas of Miss Martin. lie therefore, true to his T prejudice,*left to Ellery the task of enter taining her—the widow with the merry black eye —while he was himself enjoying the be witching smiles and sweot-toned warbling of his vU-a-vis fair Juliette. “I am sorry that we can only offer you such poor fare for your first dinner party with us, Mr. Shirley,” said Jeannie, in her assumed character, “but a hearty welcome and our com pany is the extent you must expect.” This, of course, brought forth a polite disclai mer from the gentleman, and with more truth than the generality of such speeches, for in which they had already passed, ho began to think the widow's sister, at least, was particu larly interesting. At this crisis, the sudden stoppage of the carriage, and the hurried excla mation from the driver of “Open the door, Mr. Kllery—quick, please, and let the Indies out!” showed that something was amiss. i The widow screamed, os she clung tojEllery’s arm ; and even at the time of danger Shirley could not but admire the calmness of the beau tiful Juliette, for so he had heard her called, as she endeavored to soothe her sister. It was found that one of the horses had got his foot over the trace, and was already rearing and plunging so as to make the carriage very unsafe. After some trouble they succeeded in extricating him ; but as both the horses contin ued very unruly, they proposed walking to their destination. So forth they set cn void the widow, pro Uni , on the arm of Ellery, and Juliette fol lowing with Shirley, chatting and laughing. Insensibly .Shirley's conversation with his fair companion took a deeper tone, for the6r path led through a thick forest, where the tall, state ly trees, like the pillows in some old hallowed minster, shed their peculiar fragrance dn every passing breeze that swept through the shade.— Ellery and his lady were far ahead. Shirley felt surprised at himself at this very first inter view, at feeling such a tender sentiment spring ing forth from bis heart for the fair young crea ture leaning so confidentially on his arm in the depth of the forest. “How glad I am,” soliloquised he, “that the widow did not fasten herself on me, instead of her enchanting sister; for joking aside, they are always so exacting, and by no means de pendent. There is certainly an exquisit charm in the timid reserve of this fair Juliette. Me thinks I shall begin to play Romeo in every truth; for I wish even now that 1 might be a glove upon that hand, so that I could kiss her cheek.” And judge from the bright smiles dimpling her soft checks, and the interesting look which she turned upon his face' ever and anon, was equally well pleased with her escort. What a delightful listener he found her! He felt so pleased with her—with himself—with the whole world, when they arrived at their destination, that Shirley was ready to declare it a perfect Paradise, and felt himself tempted to utter some such nonsensical speech to her, so entirely bewitched was be by the charm of her manner. In fact, woman-hater as his friend styled him, there was not a more susceptible being on earth than this same retiring young man; so he played the game into their own hands to a mar vel. They found Mrs. Empton “on hospitable thoughts intent/* busy in setting out to the best advantage their dinner; while near them lay the little cherub Annie fast asleep. Shirley the more readily answered the question, “Did you ever see such a little beauty?” from, its sup posed mother, us he imagined he detected a striking resemblance to Juliette, who was kneel ing to kiss the soft lips of the sleeping babe, and his look and tone wpuld have satisfied the fond heart of any mother, as he replied; “She is an angel!” and also stooped to kiss her lips. Ellery and Jeannie seemed.determined to en joy each other’s society for that day at least; and thus Juliette and Shirley were thrown upon their own resources. They, however, appeared well content, for he told her of all his adven tures “by flood and field/' while she was almost ready to exclaim with the gentle Desdemona “that she loved him for the dangers he had passed.” What a delightful day it was to all and espe cially to Shirley 1 The dinner, though plain, appeared to him delicious; and what laughs the absence of many conveniences caused 1 How beautiful did Juliette seem in his eyes, as she held the little Annie in her lap, feeding her from the plate, though begged by her sister not to tease herself with the child, but give her to the nurse. Shirley could not refrain sharing with the dear child some of the dainty little ■jpaie to which his neighbor had helped him. “There, there 1 That will do, Mr. Shirley.— I beg you will not give her any more. Carry her away, Lucy, or these good- people will kill her with kindness.” Thus was she borne off, notwithstanding her entreaties to stay with mamma. Shirley had another f&ult to set down against the widow—her thoughtless unconcern , towardi her beautiful child” as- she sat smiling; chatting, flirting so carelessly with Ellery, while Juliette went away occasionally to see if the little one was promptly attended to. About sun set they set out on their return, and the drive was delightful as the morning ramble, as they watehed the early stars peeping forth, and he listened to tones that to him seemed’sweot as the rippling music of the rip pling rills. He had, in truth, begun to see ev erything coleur dc rose —and how true the words of the poet when speaking of the first step in Love’s labyrinth:— “Little wo rock of our coming years— We fancy thorn just as we choose; For whatever life’s after may be, It colors Its first from the rose.” Then the evening was as happy for him as the whole day has been ; for the ladies insisted that their escort should enter and spend it with them. When the tea was handed round, Shir ley had the extreme felicity of putting cream into Jhliett’s cup, and, better still, of sitting near her for several hours. Then, too, when tea was over, she was his antagonist at chess, and he looked with delight on her taper fingers, looking still whiter by conti*asfc with the -red pieces she moved so daintily and skillfully over the board. Her delightful voice was still lin gering on his ear as he closed his eyes in sleep, for no ether train of thought had broken the enchantment. iftsdidends and himself did not talkj much as they way home that night; hut Shirley was not quite'Wmqrose as to'decline his invitation, givenalTpttstiiig, ‘‘‘What say you to calling on the ladies 6§e if they have recovered Irom their fatigue 1" The next day they did, indeed, call and paid them an unconscionable visit—if one can trust Miss Henderson's account, who lived opposite, and who actually lost their whole morning peep ing through the blinds to see when they would leave. Al again the next, Shirley hat j for calling.— To-day it v >sc drawings I promised at other times, “I have'lr'pijsce of music which I must take," or a new book—till at last, grown bolder, he made no excuse at all, but visited there quite en familk —or, to use the prying neighbor’s expression, as she watched with envious eyes the coinings and goings of the handsome lieutenant, “he had hung up his hat there to a dead certainty." 4 „* One morning he sat with'his friend Ellery— it was two weeks since the'opening of this sto ry-—in the same room ; and his face was not listless as then, but wore a -preoccupied and rather troubled look, as turning with a sigh to his friend, who was watching the wreaths of smoke curling Tiver his head from his cigar, he said, “Ellery ! what do you think will be the chance of success with Miss Martin T f “Mis. Martin?” replied Ellery vith a provo king smile, as die knocked the ashes fiom his cigar deliberately against his boot, “Why, to be plain with you, my dear fellow, I think you have hut a slight chance. Take my advice— far better try the widow.” “Oh, hang the widow I” exclaimed Shirley. “But, joking aside, why do you think so ? She appears to like me ; and without vanity, I may be considered handsome and agreeable enough for any girl with an unoccupied heart to love, especially when I woo.” “Ah, yes. But there's the rub, Shirley. — The unoccupied heart I There’s no apartment to let in that heart, I flatter myself: at least, if I can trust to woman’s vows, as I am inclined to do in this case.” “What do you mean, Ellery? That you love her, and that she—pshaw I” “You may ‘pshaw’ as much as you like, Sir, Irresistible, but ’tis true, notwithstanding, lam myself engaged'to that very same Miss Mar tin." “For once in your life be serious, Ellery, if you can.” “Serious! Well, if you will not take my word, nor believe what I have told you, I* II swear for it, Shirley. And if you still doubt me. go and* a§k yourself: I glv you leave.— But you had better take a friend’s advice, and inform the widow of your matrimonial propo sals while in the spirit.” Shirley came very near saying that which were better unsaid, as he rose irom his chair and paced up. and down the room. Ellery sat smiling to biipself, as, tilted back in his chair, with his can set jauntily upon the side of his head—he finished his cigar, tempting the now thoroughly irritated Shirley, by a mocking air to knock him over every time ho approached.— At last having finished his smoking, Ellery rose and as he was drawing on his gloves, making ready for a start he said; “Come, my good fellow, don’t be cast down. If you can’t get Miss Martin, take Mrs. Mar tin. ‘One of tbe name is as good as the same/ as the old saying has it and I really believe she has a fancy for you.” He did not stop to hear his friend’s answer, but left the room with a laugh. Shirley con tinued his walk —now rapidly, then stopped, again fast—till he came to a dead halt in front of the window. 1 “Impossible 1 There is no truth in this world if it does not exist in Juliette Martin. 11 heard her express an opinion concerning Ellery, and even laugh at him, which no woman ever does at the one she loves. I will go, by George, and ask her, indeed. If it’s true; then I will never trust womankind again.” And, walking to the glass, he brushed his dark locks as carefully as ever.did one of the weaker sex, and then, taking his gloves and hat, he started for Mrs, Emptun’s. His own heart was thumping, as loud as the old-fashioned knocker to his nervous rap, as he stood upon the door-step. He was ushered into the comfortable parlor, where the sun’s rays came slily in through the closed blinds, playing hide and seek with the roses of tho carpet, and where the red glowing light from the fire fell upon the bright face of Juliette, as she sat on a low ottoman, playing'with the curly-headed Annie, whose silvery laugh was echoed by the mellow, cheerful one of the mother. There was no one else in the room. After the .morning salutations, Shiriy said, “Has not Ellery been here ?” “Yes,” she replied, “ho and my sister are out visiting.” .Shirley moved his chair up closer to the Ot toman. “Eiease me/' he said; “if I ask you one question, and do not, I beg, deem mo im pertinent ; 1 entreat you to answer me frankly, for I assure you my whole earthly happiness depends on the answer. iAre you really en gaged to Mr. Ellery ?” t' ' - “Who ?I, Mr. Shirley You must be dreafai ing,” said Juliette, as she opened her large dark eyes still larger in her surprise, her face and neck coloring deeply : as she met his glance. “There is some mistake in this,” muttered Shirley. “He told me (his morning that he was engaged to you, rind bid me ask you to convince myself.” “Why the man must be crazed surely. Yet I wonder still more at your believing him.— You to whom—” and again- the face was bent over Annie’s ringlets to hide the tears swelling up in those eyes, whilst the child sat demurely listening, as if bound to reccollect each and ev ery word. “I did not—l do not believe him,” said Shir ley; “though he told me he was engaged to Miss Martin.” ■ ‘ ; A merry laugh rose to her lips as she quick ly raised her face, still crimsoned with bright blushes. “Ah, yes, I see it all now,” said she. “He is really engaged to Miss Martin., But who on earth do you take me for?” “For Miss Martin of course —Miss Juliette,” was his amazed reply, i “ I am Mrs. Martin, and the mother of this little girl,”-she replied ; and she sloped to kiss Annie, for she was sadly afraid the laugh would again break forth, such a bewildered face met her view. ' It would be impossible to delineate the that chased ons another ■ fa rnind, as hejthus sat gazing sat in that rich jiger, at through ShT the graceful creature, a light. Pride, shame, a Wee IjT thus being duped by Eiloi'y. Eut high abOvtL. all the strong, the enduring struggle for mas tery. Of‘course, the last conquered: and the cherub, sitting on her mother’s knee, listening to a declaration as the heart prompte 1. What she replied I leate to the reader’s im agination : but when Jennie and Ellery entered from their visit they found them siting tete-a-tete and smiling. All was explained, Jeannie and her affianced magnanimously taking the blame, while Shirley, dn his happiness, readily par doned the plotters who had been the means of giving him such a store.of present felicity. POLITICAL. Mr. Grow’s Remarks in closing- the De- bates on tho Admission ef Kansas, Mr. Grow. Mr Speaker, three questions have been raised in this discussion, and they arc tho same that would naturally arise in any appli cations of Territories for admission into the Union as States, to wit: [as to its boundaries, its territorial area, and i*ts population. Mr. Larraueh. I wish to give notice that, Whenever I get tho floor, I will reply to the re marks of the gentleman from Virginia, [Mr. Garnett.] [Loud cries nf ‘-Order I’’] Mr. Grow. Mr. Speaker, as to the bounda rics of this proposed State, they are the same as those proposed in what 55 known as the Tccmbs bill—which passed the Sjenate in 185 G, receiv ing the vote of o\ery Democrat—with the ex ception of the western boundary, which was the one hundred and third"* meridian of longi tude instead of the one hundred and second, as proposed.in this bill.' I-wish the House to bear in mind that there ;has never been, in all the bills and projects which have been submit ted to Congress, any variation proposed in the boundary of Kansas, except in reference 'to its western limits ; I shall ? therefore, confine my remarks on the boundaries to that alone. The bill which passed the Senate, and to which I have referred, made the one hundred and third meridian the' western boundary.— The State constitution presented to-day makes the one hundred and second meridian the wes tern boundary. In the last Congress, Mr. Ste phens, of Georgia, reported a bill for the or ganization of a Territory oup of the western part of the Territory of Kansas, to be called Jefferson; making the western boundary of Kansas the one hundred and first meridian of longitutc. So far, therefore, as boundaries are concert'd, we have the action of both houses of Congress approving the boundary substantially as fixed in this bill. As to a territorial area, Kansas contains, within the prescribed limits, over oighty-five thousand square miles and an area greater than that of any State' in the Union, except that of Texas, Oregon, or Minnesota. -Mr. Smith, of Virginia. Does not that in clude this very Ipdian territory ? Mr. Grow. If the gentleman will wait a little I will answer his Jquesion. I have kept my scat while he and others, who think with him, have been arguing' their points, intending to answer them when I should have the floor. As to boundaries a'nd territorial area, then, there can bo no objection to the admission of the State. I come now;ti population. On this point there is the action of both Houses of Con gress, on two separate and distinct occasions, declaring, by a majority vote, that there was sufficient population in * Kansas for a State at the time the vote was cast, the last one of which was two years ago. A 3 to a voting population, Kansas, by the official record under the pric lamation of her Governor, shows over seventeen thousand voters, under ;a registry requiring sis months’ residence. There are one hundred and fifty-two congres sional districts in the Union which, at the last congressional election, ;did not poll seventeen thousand votes. The fact, I take ic, disposes of the whole question as to whether it is proper to i admit u State into the Union with less popula tion than is requisite for congressional repre sentation. The number of voters disposes of the question of political power. The precise number of population in this case, it Seems to me, dan be of no material consequence. ■ There was a law passed the Territorial Leg islature of Kansas, in 1859, requiring the as sessors of their respective counties to take an assessment of the property in the Territory,• and at the same time to make a registry of vo ters. Under that law, the assessors took a reg istry of voters; and, in doing it, in some cases they took the population also, and in others they did not; therefore the census,-to which -Advertisement* Trill be charged *sl~per square eflfl lines, one or three insertions, and 25 cents for every, subsequent insertion. Advertisement! of .less ?fcan IP lines considered as a equate. Thesubjoiried rates will be charged for Quarterly. Half-Yearly and Yearly ad vertisements : . 3 uoxras. j ,Bjioxth3. 12 KO-vrur;. Square, - - $3,00 * $4,50 $6,00 2 do. . 6.00 6,50 B,OQ 3 do. . T,OO 8,50 10,00 • i column, . - 8,00 9,50 12,60 i do. - 15,00 20,00 30.00 Column, - - -25,00 35,00 50,0< Advertisements not haring thenumberof insertion!* desired marked upon them, trill be published until or dered out and charged accordingly. Posters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Letter-Heads andal i kinds of Jobbing done in country establishments, ex ecuted neatly and promptly. ■ Justices’, Constable!'; and other BLAKKS eonstnhlly on band. NO. 39. gentlemen have referred, is incomplete, because there was no law requiring the -population, to be taken.; but the voters only were to be reg istered. The assessors had power to Sitedr witnesses, and make a registry of-the voters of the Territory. That was done, arid that regis tered list shows, as gentlemen have stated, over twenty thousand voters. The returns werd made to the officers of each county, and not td any territorial officer. Therefore, there was no way to get an official copy of all these returns without a great deal of trouble, because there was no officer of the Territory to whom they were all to be sent. So much in regard to that point. And now in relation to the point of Indian treaties and rights, which seems to bo the only one relied on to defeat the admission of Kansas at this time. After four yefjrs of conflict i.n Congress over Kansas : after two heated political slrhg gles for her admission into the Union as a State, it is just discovered that her admission would be in violation of the solemn treaties of the nation, and would be trampling in the du«t ft feeble and inoffensive people, fast passing from the face of the earth. There was no such -ex pression of sympathy by gentlemen on the other side of the House two years or four rears ago, in their fierce struggles to obtain a victory over the people of Kansas. Yet now, when the people of Kansas, in a legal and peaceable manner, have formed a government for them selves, and ask us to permit them to oxercNr the right of self-government, you propose t-r deny it to them on the plea that it would he » violation of treaties with certain Indian tribe?. And pathetic appeals are made in behalf of the Indian by men'who turned a deaf car td the woes of the pioneers of the Territory, and Congress is implored not to grant to it*» peoplo “tfeeltright of self-government. The n g : most jealously gua the faith of the Government, justice to a race of men who are fast pasMirg away. It will.be but a few years at best before the last of the race will have no home save ori the hunting grounds of the Great Spirit. .The time is not l.ir distant when the civilisation of western Durbpe and the regenerated civilization of eastern Asia, making the circuit of the globe; shall commingle on the crest of the Kocky Mountains and blot out forever the last repre sentatives of the Indian tribes from the gen erations of living men. Destiny has stamped such a fate upon the annals of his race, and time is fast fulfilling the decree. The 'march of empire, of science, and,of civilization, can not be stayed by the rude barriers of savage life. Yet, sir, I would not needlessly hasted the day when the last red man shall behold id himself the inevitable doom of his race. But, sir, how.are the Indians' rights invaded —how infringed by this bill? It is true the Government made a treaty with them, by which they were never to bo placed within the terri torial limits of any State. Granted. When Kansas and Nebraska were organized as Terri tories, there was a provision in the bill that they should never be included within the lim its of the Territory or State. Congress exclu ded them from the civil jurisdiction of the Territory or State. That was donjc in the or ganization of these Territories. When it was proposed to admit Kansas as a State under the Lecomptcn constitution, the same clause was inserted; and in this bill there is to be some provision, providing that the territory occupied by these Indians shall bo excepted out of the boundaries, and shall form no part of the State of Kansas, until the tribes shall signify their assent to be placed within the limits of the State. It is provided expressly that nothing in the boundaries specified in this bill; that nothing iu the boundaries as fixed in their con stitution, shall be ,so construed cs to include the lands belonging to these Indians, until they shall have relinquished their rights over them. Gentlemen have referred to Georgia ns a par allel case to tin*. Sir, Georgia was one of tho original colonies which formed this Govern ment by delegating to it a part of their sover eignty. Yet now, when it is proposed to erect a State out of territ >ry over which the Govern ment has exclusive jurisdiction, cannot you re serve )vbat portion you please from tho juriN diction of the people to whom you delegate those powers of Government ? And when yoii delegate to them jurisdiction, you delegate only what you have. If there is a treaty i/i existinje imposing upon you certain obliga tions, you cannot delegate any power that shall contravene those obligations. • Mr. QtTARL£S. I ask the gentleman from Pennsylvania, if by the treaty of 1833 it N n-.c expressly provided that the Government oT the Unitd States shall never include any portion of that Indian country within the limits of any Territory or State? Mr, Grow. Exactly: and we provide in thH bill expressly, that that country shall not \,6 included: and I take it for granted, when the same language is used in the bill that i s used in the treaty, the language means the same 5u both instances. Sir. Quarles. Do not the boundaries ‘■paci fied in this bill surround a portion of this In-" dian reservation ? Sir. Grow. Well, sir, I will answer rhe gen tleman in the Yankee mode, by asking him a question ; and being a Yankee myself, I airt entitled to use that mode of argument. When you execute a deed for a piece of land, includ ing in your 1 oundaries two acres which you re serve, do you transfer any title to the two acres 1 Mr. Quarles. I think it would be better to specify expressly, if I did not intend to include them within the boundaries. Mr. Grow. That is what is done in this l,il'; It expressly excepts this Indian country from forming any part of the territory of the State of Kansas; and I do not knew how language can make it stronger or plainer. And now, sir, one other point, and I will relieve the patienoe' of gentlemen. I promised the House not to occupy more than ten minutes, and 1 will en deavor not to exceed that time. Mr. Clark, of Missm -i. Will the gentle' man allo\y me to a-k him a ques on? Mr. Grow. I have no objection, if tho Hcusf will indulge it. Mr. Clark, of Missn r'.. The question which Rates of Advertising. tfjhe Indian tribes should be gorily to. preserve jui net of
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