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A- IU-ciLhoro’, Feb. 1, 1853.]
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« 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.]
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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
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--a.rc'ic’nn.r into every part of Steuben County.—
irons of extending tbeir business into that
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tenwr,- mtdiumr- Address as above.
- DRESS MAKING.
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'\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 _ , .
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ESGLfSH LEVER III'STER-VASE
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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.
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-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,
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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
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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
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