Etc romihcr sml I'onco oMita, ufc, Porios:
hlty that melted hi to, completely, down
! A choking nb followed ' when ho arose
hastily, and retired to his chambV; Mrs.
JWartin did not foljow uiiliier. Htjo saw
lhat his own aflcctions wcie doing more
Tor him Wan ahV thlhc that she could do or
uav; and therefore she deemed it the part of
wisdom to 1st his own reflections bo ins
comoanion. and do their own work.
When Mr. Martin entered Ms Chamber
hoceaied himself near the bed, and leaned
Ills head down upon it, He was becoming
more and more sobered every moment
more, and more distinctly conscious of
the true nature of the eround he occupied
Still his mind was good deal confused, for
Ihe Dhvsical action of the stimulus he had
taken through the day, had not yet substd
ed; although" there was a strong mental
dounteratlinccame in operation, which'was
gradually subduing the '611601 of his pota
tions. As he sat thus, leaning his head
upon his hand, and half reclining upon the
Jbsu, a deep sigh, or hall sunpresBea soo
ciughl.his car. It came from the adjoining
chamber. He remembered his child in an
instant.- His only child whom he most
Ibndlv loved. lie remembered, too, her
conduct but short time before, and saw
with nainful distinctness, that he wa3 cs
training from himself, and bringing sorrow
tiDon one whose eentlo naturo pad anccieu
crenhis heart wilh feelings of peculiar
tenderness.
M vicar childl' ho murmured, as he
nros'o to Jiis feet and went quietly Into her
9 mom. 'She had already retired to bcd.aud
lav with her head almost buried beneath
the clothes, as if shrinking away with
eensation akin to fear. But she heard
him enter, and instantly rose up saying.as
she saw lnm approach her bed
'0, pa, indeed I do love youl1
And I love you my child,' Mr. Martin
responded, bending over her mml kissing
her forehead, cheeks, and lips, with
earnest fondness.
"And don't you love ma, loo?' inquired
Emma.
Certainly I do, mdearl' i W.hj, do; yon
ask me!
'Because I see her crying so often.
almost overy day. And she seems sotrou
bl'Cd iost before vou come hbme every even
ing. She did'nt' use to be so. A good
.hjle go she nsed to be .always talking
about when pa would be home; and used
to .dress me up every afternoon to see you
But' now she never says ahv thins about
your coming home at night; Don't :you
knriwrhow we used to walk out and meet
you sometimes! We, never do it now
jcent appeal was iiko an arrow
anneal was iko an arrow
PWMiwwiiUaLflnklrJiixfLjiot. onr.e during
ding her good niehJ. he turned . fiwav nml
L . . , ' .
left her chamber, leelfng mprc. wrelched
than lie had every felt in Ids, life. "
It 'was about twelve years since the wife
of Mr. Martin had united her hopes and
effections with his, Al that time ho was
esleempd by all a slric.lly temperate- roan
although, ho would drink with a friend or
at a convivial party, whenever circum
stances led him to do so, From this kind
of indulgence thcappetife Tor liquor was
formed. Two years afier his marriage.
Martin had become so fondj of drinking
tjial he took from two ',o three glasses every
day, regularly. Brandy at diner Vune
was indispensable. 'fWmeal wobld have
seemed to him wanting in a principal article
without it. It was not until about fwe
years afier their marriage that Mrs. Martin
wasarousedto.a distinct consciousness of
danger. Her Hueband came home so much
intoxicated as to be scarcely able to get up
into his chamber. Then she, (cmambeied,
but too visibly, the slow but sure progress
he had been, making towards intemperance,
during "the past two or three years.and her
heart sunk trembling in her bostom with a
new and awfdl fear. It seemed as if she
had suddenly awakened from a delusive
dream of happiness and security, to find
herself standing at the brink of a fearfu
precipice.
What can I do? What shall T do?'
were questions repeated over and over
again, but, alasj she could find no answer
upon which her troubled heart could
repose with cofidence. How could she
approach her husband upon such a sub
ject? She felt thai sl.o could not allude to
ji.
Month after month, and year after year,
be watched with an anguish of spirit tha
paled her cheek, and stole away the brighi
ness from her eye, the slow but suro pro
igress of tho destroyer. Alas! how did hope
4il foil-fail, until it lived in her bosom
but a faint, feeble, flickering rav. Al last
uhc ventured to remonstrate, and was met
with anger and repulse. When this BUb
ided,and her husband began to reflect more
deeply upon his courso, he was humbled
n (mini, and sought to heal tho would his
conduct and hie words had made. Then
-came promises of ameodmepi, and M,s.
.Martin fondly hoped all would be we'll
again. H he light again came back to he
heart. But it did not long remain. Mar
tin still permuted himself to indulco in
wiM.nnd that aoon excited so strongly the
desire for stronger slintujants (!ial p j ,
indulged and again fell. e
T en times had he ifme fallen, earfh time
'leper.tmg'amheach'time restoring a degree
of.confidenne tQ the heart of his wife, bv'
jrtidhone contlwMii'
Vgahor af each uirp'w.Slffi
Wled. t' ' "a,? vcfr,r-
u, ,luro sosunauce. .Or9,110ii
-The! e is nafclionpr' She said to,, her,
self mournfully,' shfe sat in deep thought-
on me'.-eveiiiuu iii wiiiuii uwunuu u,c
sceno wo have just described. Ht has
tried' so ofien, .arid fallen again at every'
effort. Thero is no hope no hope!'
It was an hour after Mr. Martin had re
t red lo his clumber, that his wife went
up softly, and first went into Emma's room
Hie child was asleep, and there was on
her innocent face a quiet smile, as if plea
sant images were resting upon her mind.
soft kiss was imptinifcd on net tair lore
head, and then Mrs. Martin Went into her
own chamber. She found that her hus
band hrd retired to bed and was asleep.
But a few hours ,of refreshing slumber
visited the eyelids of the al nost despairing
wife. Towards mornine, however, she
sunk away into a deepn sleep. When she
awoke Irom tins, u-was an nonr alter day
light. Her husband was up and dressed,
and sl beside the ucd, lonmng inio ner
faco wilh an expression of subdued, but
calm and tender affections.
Emma.' he said. lakine her hand, a
soon as she was fairly awaken, ca.i yon
again have confidence in me, or 1? hope
failed alloEelheiJ'
Mrs. Martin did not reply, but loolied at
her husband steadily and enquiringly.
'I understand you, he said, 'yoli liavti
almost, if not altoeelhcr ceased to hope
I do not wonder at.it. If 1 had not so ol-
ten mocked your generous confidence, 1
would again assuic you lhat all will be
well. I see that what I say does not makf
the warm blood bound to your face, as
once it did. 1 will u-it use idle word to
convince you. But one thing I will say
I have been, for some time past, couscioii
that it was dangerous for mo to touch wine,
or ale. or any thine 'that stimulates, us thev
Ihey do. They only revive an appelnu for
stionser dnnk3, while they lake away
measure of aelf-conlrol. 1 have therefore,
most solemnly promised myself, thai I wi
never again touch or taste any spirituous
honor, wine. malt, or cider. Nor wilt I
airain attend any convivial parties wher.t
iheso things are used Hereafter: I shall
act op the total abstinence principle fur
oriy in total abstinence, is' there safely lor
one like me.'
Then was. something so solemn ami
oarnest in the manner of her husbniid. liut
Mrs. Martinis .droopinsr, spirits began to
revive. Then came a gush of tears, attest
inr the power of a new impulse. The
faiiine hone was renewed !
Anil day after day, week after week, and
and month after month, did that, hope
strenchtcn and icain confidence, .Years
nave passca since uiai mini uumiiuknlb ia
j ... .
. .-. . "HI
only in total abstinence from, every . thing
umv can lnioxicate is incr.esalety lor, him.
WAR IN AFFGHANISTAN.
The policy of England In makiiig war
on tho Affghans is strongly rdnsured, noi
only by other Chrisiin uations, but by a
largo portion of her own population, ,as
unjust, inhuman and tyrannical. Wo were
much struck with the following- rcniar,t!.
frOm a late number of the Coun Journal:
"Uut'even vetting aside tho immutablt- laws
of God of which we bear the monjior in
our hearts what will be the result of pur
continued aggression? Not only will i'l
raise hatred against us on all sides, frli'Sirale
our commerce, ruin still further our finan
ces, but it will ullimalely make good- jsoli.
diers and enemies to be feared, even of te
most pusillanimous of those nations wh(
now fly beforo our soldiers like cliafTliefore
the wind. Of this history offers us ini.u
merablo instances. The Ulissians, up to
tho battle of Pultawa, fled with uo, less
precipitancy than the Chinese do now.
before a handful of Swedes, led by i(mi
mad hero, Charles XII. But soon afier,
Sweden began td succumb, and Russia is
in possession of the best of its provinces.
In our days the most inglorious of the wild
tribes of the nprth shook -the rime of their
cloaks in the palace of Napoleon;' have
conquered Persia and Turkey. in the lat
ter country appearing at tho very portals of
Constantinople, and in both lands retain
ing an immense extent of territory, now
irrevocably theirs. Still does this very
nation, which keeps Europe in constant
fear, and that at jho present moment
furnish us with the necessary Irsson, thai
in an unjust aggression, where national
honor and the love of the fatherland are
excited, the feeblest of enemies musitnol bo
despised. The Russian forces have jusi
been defeated in tho Caucasus with as much
slaughter by tho Circassians.as the chivalry
of that wild tyrant, Charles of Burgundy,
was by tho Swilzers in the valley of Moral.
In Afghanistan alono there have been 15,
000 men killed 00,000 camels lost 13 ui
14 millions sterling evpended permanent
charges of foui millions and a half per an
num incurred 3nd the hatred of MufsuI
mere, and tho distaste and disaiTfjeiion of
Ilindpo soldiers, have been ezclted."
It appears from tho official statements
that during the year ending on tho 30th of
September JBi I, thero were built in tlip
United Slates, 114 ships, J 01 brigs, 31 1
schooner's ' 157 sloops, apd 08 steamboat
the aggregate tonnage of which was MB,
803 tons. Of the ships 85 were built' in
Maine, and 50 in Alasgachusatn. Marv.
land bui 3, m d iher,e weie .no sh ps bml.
s'H,,hl"LM,i?r a?dA, .0f '!'? fta,hbo5i.-aS!
ewJ bttilt -'inOhid, and -19 'in'" Kelts
land buiL 3,, and there weie .no ship's buili
'i3o Mr. Claysatd in". his4etler; adding
'tlia his unincumbered farmwSs woflhi'
8100,000. What more should fee coveted?
Thatimo was,' and, id our memory.wllen' a
man out of dept who was worth $20,000
was called a" rich man. Our ambition' of
riehes is too boundless, hundreds, in - this
ciiv in hiah speculating limes who could
say 'I am really worth 8100,000,' were
not contented, but went dn head'oVer. heels
in speculation, and now nio not worth one
dollar, . Hold on to the litie you hayo
got and run no risks to' acquire more, is a
goon in3Xim it is u fate one. no al
ways has enough who is content
with his situation. 'How can: I suppori a
wife and seven .c)ii)drcii op 62000 per ap
num, whieli is, all I liavo secured,' .said a
merchant to us yesterday, while a person
nighliim said, 'I livo most comfortably and
happily with nino chlldren'nn half that Bum,
to wo all make a 'good appcrancc.
mm i... "i L' ( -
X lie ictiuiuiy uiiu sui;uiiiy ,fi n iiirtii ci;
possessions, wiiatnvcr lliey may oe, is oi
more importance than the amount of what
he Is' worth. Look at the whole rows of
bfiauiifuj mansions, sid to bq owned by
certain men, and they will tell you honestly
that if the mortgages were foieeloscd, anil
sales forced.' thev would bo worth nothing,
though now considered, to be worth hun
dreds of thousands, and living accoiding
ly.
He, is to bn considered rich who is out of
debl.'aml supports liis fa-nily colnfiirlably
and creditably 'by his occupation. Ho is
ai;iiially rich who owes nothing i:ii('is worth
920 000 He is very rich, who Iree Iron
(lulu, is wnrih $100,000 and he is danger
iiuslv rich wlio is worm a million, and
not a piiidcni man. The' possession of in
mOiiov is incOrivcnioili, and too miUili is
burilietisijinei, CJoiiieiiimeul is riches. Bf
Hii8lied be ronicuted our lot may be
worse. iV. J'. Sun.
7Vic Ruins of Yucatan. To inlercsi
iug problem of these ancient Ruins, the so
Inlion of which has so long l):,lTieil the in
gcuuiu (if l 111; learned, and whieli has re
coutly hecoum ihe theme of very genera
anrauiiDi' through the popular volumes ol
Mr. Stephens, on Central America, has, a:
might have been anticipated, tempted the
investigation of another tourist lo the almos
classic site of these mt sterions remains ol
former crcainess. Wo refer to Mr, Nor
man, whose researches and exploration)
have, we learn, been extended in a direction
uoi previously visited by fuimer travellers
where he has discovered many stupendmib
and highly imercsling vestiges of .antiquity
IDs lorllicoming work wnicli is to . appeal
"TilI "JLOlflifimu. cnmprising a grapln
Haled
numeious .,u?nWTTTgiHttrV
r . " .
llt mnru imr.i.ln.l t
.v. ...w. ...,,l.iiru nino, .i:.ct;ii.ie(j in a po
vcl sty le from sketches made on the snoi
in inn if ii riiniK. n vorMii an t ....
unu iui:iuiMiig a collection ol idols, (Sc. (ti
'flrol ot.nr .(.o,.., .1 . ..I ... ,
w.i,. iMoiuicini, ,iiiu wjui'ii are ex
ireinety curious anil unique,) U to be er.
mled "Ramble in Yucatan." (J &, U
G. Kangley, New York, Publishers.)
The Condition and Fate of England.-
The above ominous terms from ihe title
f,a very exiraordina-y work to be igsui-d
imuii'diiiiely from ihe press of the Langle v.'s
New York, by Mr. Lesier, ihe well known
authoi of that' 'popular i(rk, 'The Gnrij
und Shame of England.' published last
yean This writer has developed in his
lorllicoming worlc the actual condition ol
the British, commnnaliiy.wji'h a fidelity ami
fearlrVsntiss lhat we took for in vain in an
other 'writer. The Overwhelming amount
ol evidence,' of a fearfully' inieresiing char
acler.ihat lie has'acciimiuateil in ihese ne;,
volumes, will folly prepare the reader for
the' terrible forebodings of ihe writer, aa to
the approarhing desuuy or that great' nation
From what rwe hear of this production
indeed thero r.air be no. dbutit tint tlial'7'ie
Pandition and Fate of England,' will
speedily form'tlje .all. engrossing lopje a
mong tho reading and reflecting classes ol
the commuiiuy, throughout the wide limits
of our mure glorious, because moro happy
country. ;;
Treaty witi the Jndians.X l;paty has
been concluded by the U Slates with the
Sac and Fox nations of Indians, the former
purchasing of the Irtter all their country
between tho Mississippi and Missouri ri
vers, (about twelve' millions of acres.) The
Indiaps are to remain in possession of the
western portion for three years. The eas
tern portions will be given up by ihe first of
May next. Tho United Stales are to pro
vide a home for lie Sacs and Foxes on the
west side of the Missouri. The prire paid
is about $1,050,000, of which 8800,000 is
lobe invcsied for ihe Jnduns, tho United
Stales guaranteeing an annual interest of five
per cent.
This treaty is regarded as very favorable
lo lhn government, and no less so to the
Indians. The lauds will cost about 0 cenls
per acre.
In tho procession, at New York,
on
Friday, a Bible was carried by the Masonic
fraternity, which was tho identical one on
which Washington took the oath of effire,
when first inaugurated President of tbo
.United Slates.
A gentleman- at iRed Hook,, on c
Hudson river, recently i gold , twpnty.four
hundrcd.barrels of.opjlre; oil of hU.own
iiTtnDJiJkyocTOJWn to,
FOR PRESIDENT,
JAMES
BUCHANAN.
( Subject to ttie decision f.
of a JSational
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i onvcnuun
WANTED,
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In payment for papers at this.Officc,
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
As cold wealhci is coming on, we have
st vera! job, advertising and newspaper bills',
that we should be much pleasdd U ex
change for something, that will assist irt
keeping soul and body together. Printers
cannot livo on, air, nor can paper makers
make paper without rags.
THE DANVILLE CELEBRATION.
In consequence of our time being almost
wholly occupied with the election campaign
ne have hitherto neglected taking any no
uce of the Johnson celebration at Danville
oii the 5lh,nr of Col. Johnson's tour through
the s(ale. We rejoice at the cordial and we
mid, enthusiastic rerepliun wiih which ho
lias been met every where. It is but an act
if justice to an old soldier, who has fought
and bled in his country's, defence. He is
worthy of all the respect that has been paid
aim, without distinction of party. ,11 i
nuduct while in the tended field, and- his
jolitical conisn in the legislative halls of
,hc nation has been that of a true patriot
md friend of his, country. Ever foremost
whether in the Held, or in the councils .in
defence, ol the rights of tho people, it is
but an act of justice lhat ihe hospitalities of
ihe nation should be tendered !iim wilh an
unsparin" ,jnd. Tint they have been
in his tour through' Pennsylvania, wo repeat
i " - .
But while we ha-re ex
i " . (. j
rcM,dered'him';,htrfmiarn.
every trdo and honest patriot and statesman
wo protest against Us being considered by
his immediate councellors. as an expression
in favor of his eleyaiion to lie Presidency,
over 1 enneylvania's favorite son, James
Buchanan. So far as Columbia connty is
concerned, we know it to be far otherwise.
.fc.ihe Danville celebration some fifteen
hundre'd or two llious-and, male and female,
assembled lo pay their tribute of respect m
ooi. johnean, the hero of the Thames.and
lo see and be seen among ihe crowd, aliho'
all went away favorably impressed wilh
feelings of respeel and graiiiude for the sol
dier and tho man.yei but few were aiiength-
ened in the belief that ho should bo prefer
red lor the presidency to our own talented
favorile statesman,. The celebration, in
lact, in a political point of view, was :
complete failure far from advancing Col,
Johnson's prospects of suppori lo the Pres
idency, in the Norlh, and especially in Co
tuinuia county. And wc again repcat.whal
wc have often said before, that the Star ol
the Norih.is strongly in favor of Buchanan
and srhen ihe' proper lime' co'tns, will
speak in a voice, not lo he misunder
siood.
We have received substantial evidence,
within the past, two or three weeks, that our
courso during 'the receni election campaign,
is approbated by the friends of removal, by
a large inne?se lo our subscription list, A
few more subscribers will enable us to en
large our paper and render it as. respectable
in size and appearance.as those of Danville.
If the same suppori is given to us by . the
Iriends of Removal, that ihey now give to
thoBe papers in the county, which are now
and always have heen fighting against iheir
interest, we should be able lo go ahead in
iho defence of their righis with three fold
vigor Sustain your friends, and your
friends will sustain you. We hope then,
that our friends will use some exertions lo
increase out subscription list lo lhat exrent
that we may be ablo to give them as Jaige
and handsome wcl fitted sheet is any prins
led in the county, or.ia Noifrn PennsyN
vania. All that is wauling ia for our friends
to do. iheir Juty towards u-, and wo ays'liro
them Uiat.no cxertion.np oiirpait shall ,be
Tic5 croeftjr. of tho Chtnbs'to ptUoner
proves how BCffll-riatbarous tjie'subjecls of
The Empcr'nr of , the Sari and Moon' are.
Wc lately described a cage in which they
imprisoned and English-lad, who liad be
come thtir captive. Not long ago ari un
fortunate! seaman of a British! ship wander
ed into the hands of party of Chinese
villagers, who. immediately cut off his
knc-pans, male ari incision round each
wrist, and stripped the ckin off the muscles,
up to the elbows, and down off each hahtl-
to tho fingers ends, leaving it danglings la
this, condition the poor feljow was abandon- .
cd. On his being found, the village was
destroyed, by the boats of tho , shipSi Tlitf
man was alive, and slpwly recovering,
ucli cruelly reminds, us of tho days wfren
our own brutal ancestors tortured men to
death wilh red hot pincefs, or torev tho
heart out of the yet quivering body of tho
tfaitor. What Benefits has not elvilizatioa
produced.
On Sunday night last, one of the cily
guards of Charleston, S. C. stationed in
the vicinity of the .Medical College, camo
to the Guard Houso in n vbry bxciled
stale, relating to his wondering companion1?
that ho had discovered a coffin from which
the groans of a living being proccedcdi A
leputalioh was despatched immediatsly to'
examine into" the matter. A largo box,
whenco the sounds proceeded, was opened,
and out popped an alligator nino feet long,
that had beer, safely boxed up by some
professor, for stransrnissidn to some learned1
friend in Philadelphia,
.The last Tennessee Review states lhat
the grand jury of Ccmpell county, Tcnn.
has found a truq bill against George Smith,
John H. , Todd, Lofiiq Duke, James
Pearcc and Leioy Mill er. They had all
got into a drunken ,rp,ree, and under tho
iufluqnco of, liquor, enticed the negro into a
loft, amf 'hung him for fun, intending to
cut him down in a moment or two before
life Vhonld be extinct. Their druiirteiv
frplic was catricd too far the negro died,
and a sunilar death awaits the perpetrators
of the act, and justly deserved it will Le.
I More Mexican Cruelt. The Picay
une qf lire lGdi says; "'Weare pained to
-M-jtiiLaWjinbla-Jiearte'd young Van Ness
('sonofGep. Van Ness, ol "VVasiilnjionj
who With oiir associate Mr..KendalU vad
suffered all the pudStimcnts and privatiou?
of a Mexican captivity, was made prisoner
by the Mexicans at San Antonio, where lie
had .been adjusting the afiairs of a deceased
brother, and' was wilh another man whoso
name we did not hear, taken out bv order
of Gen. Wall ahd shot ddwn!"
Is there not retributive justice for such
acts of unmitigated cruelly as this?
lre from Frittion 'Matches Lss
Thursday a freight car on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, calight firo from 0 box
of friction malehcs'. Before the conductor
had time to open tho'car, a cask pf spirits
expiuueu, mowing ihe roofotT, and spread
ing the fire among tho whole of the goods
in tho car, and causing their almost ton
destruction.
Result in New i.Ta 3P.II If itin' Tlflmrt'
crals had polled thiity voles moro in Mor
ris uounty, there would have been a tn,
both in theCoiincil aiid Aslcmrifv of tU
New Jersey Legislature. ' This would
nave causeu n rnmrirrimmn rwi r.mh,h i
v,.,. a(U ytwavj
i rtnrnA.vnlin "I . . o. - . . 1 .. .
- -.nuwain -uvviijor or oe.iaior 10 v va
gress.
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- ' VAkfAQUn II. I. .MB, III I . , ,
IUI1I llJbL. inn fllll rm rinAli,ii, i rtnirt n
IlllUrV in lllfl tnrnho-.fi I. ,,,,-i,i,.,r d)
i n,...i i. , ., ii..
j . w T ,,u Wllil,llllib
..... wu.ioun o uaiiuift:, near wiu ti
milage, in which he was riding out to vm
a'-"b"w.' & IIIMIO tlV ID 11UI
rtously hurt.
i5'AoeA-i;i'.Twd persons wro UU
last Monday, on the PoitsviMo Jaitrns
, ,i . , i , . ....
placed on the rails which-threw all th car
off. The water-car was cruthed,
deceased in it.
v'lnenzeu aium, mixed with slt rnon
AMOll tnltli ..t... l' I 1 .j . J
vi lu wiih Willi r. hum n .nnaii rtn onii n i
tho hollow . tooth, Btopo the psiij of the loci
ache.
The city debt ofNerjv Yp?S is S130
, ww lit YYiiviu uiiiuuiii. wiiii niu r
if'J'V
I wonting to do pnr? towards c'm " , '''
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. . 1 ' ' f i Ob 'i , j i i
)v iiiUtfmi6Mon.pi uip wroto trtr,