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LEWISBURG, UNION CO, PA, FRIDAY, JAN. G, 18G0.
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gtTbe following scatbiug criticium, by
in itifluential Democratic editor, of a main
point in the President's Message, is so true
that we give it this conspicuous place and
iavite to it careful, general attcuiijn.
tra.Proin ttn- HarribuT St-ttt .Vnfi n. 1J nti Licomi-ton
oritau of lio. rArK.) wtiich bai-purt. JuJ 1Jjlgi-s
ta Belt n?ii''!il-itA
'The Fresideat and His Hessage.
la the recent Annual Message of ihe lJrei
dmi cf the t nitrd Mies. u to be fuund the
fallowing remarkable language :
-I onrlially rtH;ffr.tul-U yoan t!i- ftna! jff.Vm. n,
lf tb ur-'o. C-urt ui tli- Liut-J Mlt-, i f ti.e iiU-
tiuo of . .' rv m tLTTriiuri'ri. wtii( b l.ui !nv"tti-. sa
anrtrt pu tru' li-ruii4Mui t tiic riiuitufiirt-iiicuC ol my
Jk aaioiKtr.Uxi.- lit'- ritil lt;ii f..'-fi-.ini, of very
ciUfc-n to u. ni r.--nj' t.i eih-i. iih-iu i:ih; '!ii,
iol Uw cjoimon iciriiorwf l-lJiigtns -"iuti In U'e
tmtet 't lit Coul't-Jt-ni'-y. mi'i to hne it p:vitCrii thtr-.
BnJrr lb- ft-deral OjUr-titJUoD. V-ilhtr C"ln-r-M-, uor
tTerribtrtal l--ii-'Ulur, oor any human fntT ht. any
tularin ty to .ouul or nu'-air ttim vrxt--iiiij.it.1 Afi in
tliw ("rrMdei-t ", -H..J it l--n tii-rid J llmt fither
Coajctw or Tcrrilril L-i.iur- .cne-iM's tL I
pooer bi.ouul "r impair the ritu to j'roj-tfij m mms.
tJietrii ttwuici I intolerable." 1
For ihe action of the Supreme Court, the
President probably refers to trie decision in j
the Dred Scott caie, made nearly thrte ytxrs
ttnee. U is somewhat remarkable tnal lue
President should gravely comiounicaie to the
Congress of the United Slates, infjrmut'uni 1
that a certain decision had been reiiiirreJ in !
the Supreme Court, when that decision bad I
been for years belure the public atid had been j
as thoroughly dicussea as ever wts a judi
cial opinion !
Bui the matter of the communication is
more remarkable still.
Mr. Buchanan was bred to the law, and was
considered, forty years ago, an able pn.ta
tinner at the bar. He understood tner., and
he understands now, how to di:-criiiuoat? be
tween the deruivn of a Court, and the remark
of m member of the Court upon a point ut nec
essarily involved in llie decision of the case.
Knowing, then, how to make this discnnnna-
tion, we asseit, without the lear of contra iic-1
. ,, . . . , ,i
Uen, that Mr. Buchanan had enliernever read ,
Ihe llred Scott case, or that, when he penned
Ihe above-siaied paragraph ol his Message, he ;
was perlectly conscious, thai the Suprtme ;
Cori had nrrer decidtd that an act of the Ter-1
IMorial LegLlature, prohibiting the exisience .
of Slavery in the Territories, was unconsti
tutional ! There was no ueh point ever roittd
in the case, and there had been no action of a
Territorial Legislature, which had the remo
test bearing upon the question which Ihe
Court was called upon to decide, viz., wheth
er Dred Scott was or was not entitled to his
freedom !
The beal questions which this celebrated
case presented to tbe Court were,
1st, Can a negro, wbune loerflori were brought Into
tbi? country aiiil (tad a. .:aea. aud wbo baa t,y mjqih
trffal airauii olUuDl bu. treaamu, briuj; s uit ui lue
CourU ul lb Imtea SUtr.!
InJ, Whrir master voluntarily t.k liti gttTe frnm
Slave to a 1 rr &UU-, or iuUi a lrrilur WLrre Man-ry
la brublbltd by au Ai:t uf Ciir-i., alij aflur rvmilii.0
tbiwin lur aoaiv yrar. ivuiun-. biui aitaiu to a .ila.e
etala, U tha Bolero, alu-r bui relu'u, ciiUlivil tu be uu-
cH.r.ra Irom buwlagvr
It will be observed that the first is a ques-;
tionofiuru.rf..,and.accoid..,g to all the j
analog. of the law. -when this was decided i
. . .i m . .v. . I
r1vn(alir to tlie PlaiilitT. ihere u a- no lunpr 1
either case, or question, lufure the Court. But
if the power to decide the second question be
conceded lo Ihe Court, and that the decision
made thereon is binding, as an exposition of
constitutional law, by the highest judicial tri
bunal of the country, it does not, in the least
degree, deny lo the people of a Territory,
through their legally chosen representatives,
the right to determine whether Slavery snail
or shall not exist in the Territory !
What, then, must be thought of Mr. Buchan
an's candor as a man, and of his integrity as
n officer, when he declares that in virtue of
, f
this decision, -neither Congress, nor a Terri-
torial Legislature, nor any human tribunal,
has authority to annul or impair this vested j
right," that is, the right to bold slaves in a
tetritory during the entire period of its territo
rial existence !
Mr. Buchanan not only annonrces such to
be the settled law, but he also rejoices that it
is so settled, and declares that to give to Con
gress, or the People of a Territory, the right
' to interdict Slavery in a Territorv, "would be
AN INTOLERABLE EVIL." Thomas Jef
ferson was the first President of the United
States elected by the Democratic party, and
James Buchanan is the last or.e o elected.
The former, although himself a slave-holder,
and a resident of a Southern stale, believed
that ihe Territories of the United States
should be preserved for free labor. The lat
ter, although a native and a citizen of a Free
State, thinks that all the Territories of Ihe
tCaioa should be devoted lo Slavery, with or
without the consent of the people residing
therein ! We leave it to our readers lo deter-
line whether Thomas Jefferson, the anihor of
he Declaration of Independence, or James
Buchanan, the advocate of the Lecompton in
quity, is the better exponent of the Democrat
ic creed !
Our objections to the doctrine which Mr.
lachanaa so highly praises, are, Jirtt, that it
at ogee converts all of the vast Territory of
the United Suites into Slaveholding Territo
ries. SaW. that it deprives the people of ihe
Territories of all power tu "choose for them-
- elves their own domestic institutions." Tiiird,
, lba 'hca ,he ,ime arrives fur the furmation
j of a c"";''on. preparatory to an admission
' ,n, ,he knion as a Slale. the question, iiuleat)
ission
istad
. of brim unnn the A TIOPTII IV flr Lur ,
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un ' A BOLITIOX.
! W " no1 " this question at
greater Itnih, but must content ourselves
with beseeching our Democratic brethren not
to be misled by the miserable sophistry of the
' J
j rresi.leiit, but to stand firmly by the doctrine
of Popular Sovereignly and non interference.
I i.ji mil .iaiiiiii.1 aii.ciiiii'ii
ui tr.e Llemficratic party, and accepted as the
true faith by the man, who, since he has be
ccule the President, has in;lorinus!y ulxm, tun
ed t'ic very ground w jum which hit election tout
seeurea, and seeks now to place the party upon
j i tr i j r . ...
a filtitfurm vchere difeat is inevitable.
ia'7 E2t;b msiniis.
t74 tmtt V iCl gay to! H'hith did yM ffttt
On of the kind (i t.j-n and thftf
Oicn it, or hire it t lha much dd you jmy 9
Jit it 2 u-iilf a crank or a trradU t Sity-
I'm a tify'.t man, and mmewhat gMiif
TtM me al-out your umitfj macJiitu.'
Liftf-n. my boy! and har about it
1 don't koo what I ftbould do it it bout it.
I re had (in now fir many ayear,
Ami like i to well I call it "my dear;
Ti tli rl-v-r'St tbiojE tliat ever iva-t trro.
Ihw voudtrftil fatuiiy pewing macbiue.
'lt'n none i f your anu.ar. heartlcM tliinp,
With ett-rJ-stKid pak. ani cast-iroo wioic.;
It work wouid Itotber a bu mired ofbws,
And is wortb a thousand indct-d it in ;
And hn a way you Dt-rdu't ftare
Ofcouitiog and braiding it own black hair I
Miie in not one of tbom otupU affairs
Th.it t-ian-1 in the comer with what not and chair,
And make thtt di.-mal. had achy noise
Vhicb all the comforts of tawing Jpntroyi;
No rtz'id contriFance f iumkr an! stft i,
Hut on? with a natural rics in the betrl.
!ine lit on of tlie kind to lore,
A od wr-arc a .-h.tw I, and a uft kid plove ;
Has ttc mcrriv-rit ryv and a dainty t'-ot,
A i: ?.rirtc tlie rliariuinf t gaiter Ixwt,
And a Wnuvt with itatliT. nud ribltont, and lot'pe,
M itb an iudt 1-uite cuiuer cf boo, a.
on cfyour jatent ma"hini fi r me,
rnif-,. Dam Nature 'a tli f atente--!
iik- the f-'rt that rn lanh and talk.
Ami tki tiiy arm I-t an ev-ninr wnlk ;
ihat wHl du ttht-tf--r ov.m-r may oJiot.
M itb til- s!i.it--t l erci-pti'olt- turut f the ecrewa!
"Oite iLat can Janet-, and posii!y Oirt.
A i.J make a i-uJJiii aft wll an a I;irt
Out that can .-mi; iiluiut Jrni-i'in a atitrh.
And lay the liou miie, lady aud aiUrh
Jady to give t!. ng',t advie--'.
Or do up our colia and tbinga do nice.
Wbat do tcu thii.k of my ma- hioef
Ain't it til- that rvt-r ynu'Te
Tiu'l a clumny, mfdjani-al t.y,
Hut rleb and biod ! 1 1 . r that, my boy
W ilb a turn fr ft ,ai;J h'iUfthtld atT.iir.
bich iuclodi, sou kauw. Llitt suwiiuE ol larval
Tut, tut. Don't talk. ls-itaH
You nt-fd'nt k-ei wiuking to bard at the wait;
1 knuM Iial your fllrty iuai'jlturr' lu.-aAi;
Vonid jou tike, yttursrll, a wMtug iuaubjue?
Weil pet on-1, tb n of the im dign
There wre plenty kft wun J got fuiiae."
THE HAPPY NEW-YEAR !
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Froa Arthur's hirrn Tonal. Ileum."
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"Happy 2ew lear, papa : ibesittins-
"I r J r r o
room duors were thrown open, aud a little
girl came bounding in. Her checks were
u g.glow smiles played around her lips
)er f je9 wcre dancing with sunn v light.
r. nnv v Y.r dL.ar r,at). ... Ad ...
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next loOmeut, she was in her father's lap,
her small arms cliuging round bis neck,
aud her rosy mouth pressed to his.
"Happy New Y'ear, my sweet one !"
responded Mr. Edgar, as he clasped the
child fondly to his heart. "May all your
New Years be happy !" be added, in a low
voice, and with a prayer in bis heart.
To her it was a happy morning, and tbe
words that fell from ber lips were heart
echoes. Dut it was not so to Mr. Edgar
The cares of this world, and the deceitful
ncss of riches, bad, like evil weeds, founc
a rauk growth in bis spirit; while goo
se,ja 0f ,rulu hich. in earlier life, bal
8cnt forh beir fre.h bladcg ,bf,
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lifted themselves 10 the bncht. lovirrors-
c o
. a . '
itntv wiinctiinn trflTn nnw nui leenie nrnrn w
a,u.... c r --
for tbe harvest time.
Eilen loved no place so well as htr
father's arms. When tbcy wcre folded
tightly around ber, she Lad nothing more
to desire ; so she lay very still and silelt,
while the thoughts of ber father wander d
away from ihe loving child on bis bosm
to bis own unsatisfied state of mind. 1
"For years," be said within bimsclfj"l
have beeu in earnest pursuit of the meajs
of happiness, yet happiness itself fccetis
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lance- 1Dere 18 someiumg wrong, j en
not be in tbe true path. My aays ire
busy and restless, my nights burdened
with schemes that rarely do more thin
cheat my glowing fancy. What is tie
meaning of this 1" j
And Mr. Edgar fell into a deep revery,
from which be was aroused by tbe vace
of his wife, as she laid ber band npon lis
shoulder. (
"A happy New Year, and many joylil
returns!" she said in loving tones as tie
pressed her lips to bis forehead. i
He did not answer. The tenderly spo
ken good wishes of bis wife fell very grae
fully, like refreshing dew npon bis beat;
but he was distinctly conscious of not )e
ing bappy. So far as worldly condilm
was concerned, Mr. Edgar bad no case
of mental depression. His business wis
prosperous nndcr a careful managcmelt,
and every year be found himself better if.
"There is something wrong.". Mr. Jl
gar's thoughts were all running in ote
direction. A startling truth seemed . ol
den ly to have been revealed to biro, ap
be felt inclined to look at it in all possib:
aspects. "Why am I not bappy V Tha
was urging the question home. Bat A
j iswei was Btrtgiven,
After breakfast, Mr.lvJar left home The business a-sipned to that day, was over to wbure be was sitting, and tbruw
BDii wont to big store. As be passed along a painful one for Mr. Jamc. The only ioR her arms arouud bis Deck, 6aiJ :
the street, be raw at s window the face of
a most lovely child. Her beauty, that had
ia it something of heavenly innocence,
impressed him so deeply that ho turned
to gain a second look, and, ia doing so, his
eves saw on the door of the dwelling the
name of ALruham James. There was an
instant revulsion cf fueling ; and for the
r . , .
fcl
bcred one of the causes of bis uncomforta
ble state of mind. Abraham James was
an unfortunate debtor, who had failed to
meet his obligations, among whieh were
two notes of five hundred dollars eucb,
given to Mr. Edgir. These had been
placed by the latter in the bands of his
lawyer, with direction to sue them out,
and obtain the most that could bo realized.
Only the day before the last day of!
the year be bad learned that there were
two judgments that would take precedence
of his, and sweep off a share of the debt
or's property. The fact bad chafed him
considerably, causing him to iudulge in
harsh language towards his debtor. The
language was not just, as bis heart knew,
lint the loss of bis money fretted him, and
tilled him with unkiud feelings towards
the individual who bad occasioned the loss.
No wouder that Mr. EJgarwasuuhappy.
He continued on his way, the angry im-
pulse that quickened the blood m his
veins subsided, and, through the mist that
obscured his menial vision, he saw the
bright face of a child, the child of his uu.
fortunate debtor. His own precious one
was no lovelier, no purer: nor had her
lips uttered on that ttiomiug in sweeter
tones the words "A happy New Year,
papu!" How the thought thiilled him !
With bis face boned, and bis eyes upon
the ground, Mr. L Igar walked on. lie
could not sweep aside the image of that
child at the wiudow, nor kerp back his
. , .. , ... .
tuuugu.s iron, emering me uweimig uere
Ber presence uiigtit be the oniy suuoeam
that gve light iu its gloomy chambers.
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"A happy New Year, pspa !" Mr. Hi-
ear almost started, for the words had so
distinct an utterance to his inward ear
Qisnnei au utterance to lis maara ear,
that they seemed as if spoken iu the am-
bient air. Iu fancy he had seeu the trou-
Ui i i. , . , . . luiuei.y. nctepi, my or sir, in lneencloea
cd debtor, leaving the chamoer where : c,jp,, n,e hest reparation in my power to
he had passed an almost sleepless ui'.'lit, ! make. In givine; up this claim, I do not aban
and coming with slow steps and sad face f", I' ,hiK?T c"mP'"' 'h sura of
to th family sitting room. There, alouc,
with his face bowed iu cloomy reverie,
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Mr. Llgar had seen bun ; and while bis
heart was enlarged with pity and syuipa -
thy, the door opened light footsteps
" r e '
moved across the room a child sprang
into his arms, and a glad voice exclaimed,
., , , ,
"A happy New lear, papa :
When Mr. EJmr arrived at his store.
his feelinn towards Mr. James wern verv
different from what they were on the day
orevion. All ano-cr all reseiiaiucrit
! were 0!le arjJ tiuJucss baj tilkeD .ueir
' Ucc Wbat if r, rau).. diJ 05(.B lim
a thousand dollars?
What if he should
lose the whole amcut of bis indebtedness
U. ., i-.- t .1 r l.
as the condition of the former so much !
better than his own, that he would care to
change places with him ? The very idea
caused a shudder to run aloug bis nerves.
"l'oor man '." be said to himself, pity
ingly. "What a terrible thing to ba in
volved in debt thus crippled, thus driven
to the wall! it would kill me. iUenare
very cruel to each other, and I am crue
with the rest. Wbat are a thousand dol
lars to me, or to my well-to-do neighbor,
compared with tbe ruin of a helpless fel
low man! James asked time; in two years,
be was sure, be could recover himself, and
make all good. But, with a heartlcssoess
that causes my cheek to burn as I think
of it, I answered, 'The first loss is always
the best loss. I will get what I can, and
let the balance go.' Tbe look he gave
mc, bas troubled my conscience ever since.
No wonder it is not a Happy New Year."
Scarcely bad Mr. Edgar passed the
dwelling of bis unfortunate debtor, when
tbe latter, who bad been walking the floor
of bis parlor in a troubled state of mind,
came to tbe window and stood by bis
child, who was dear to him as a child
could be to the heart of a father.
"Happy New Y'ear, papa !" It was the
third timo, since morning dawn, that he
had received this greeting frcin tbe tame
sweet lips the third time that he- kisses
were given with the heart-warmth of child
hood's unselfish love.
Mr. James tried to give back the greet
ing, but tbe words seemed to choke bim,
and failed in the utterance. As the two
stood by the window, the wife and mother
came up, and, leaning against ber bus
band, looked forth with a sad heart. Oh,
no I it was not a Happy New Year's
Morning to them. Long before the dawn
of another year, they must go forth from
tbeir pleasant home ; and both their hearts
shrank back in fear from tbe dark beyond.
"Good morning, dear 1" said Mr. James,
soon afterwards, as, with hat and coat and
muffler on, he stood ready to go forth to
meet the trials of the day. His voice was
depressed, and his countenance sad. Mrs.
James did not say "Good morning, in
turn. But her husband saw tbo motion
of her lips and tbe tears in ber eyes, and
he knew what was in her heart.
, creditor who had commenced a suit was 'vdy pood and generous busb&ud ! I
Mr. Edgar, be having declined entering ' feel very proud of you this night. That j l'lA!W. f ing - l b., iriuw, ,ca)L.r 1533, it tas fcccn observed thai
into any arrangement with the other cred- was a noble deed ; and I thank you in the j c,!ILo ofMaachut iV'appeari'iit 1 ,Lia r'511'- is mas'a more likely to
! itors, coldly saying, that, in bis opinion, name of our common humanity." lencib'in the A'. Y. Iri'uin.' la sea at this time cf the year than, at
ice iirsv loss was always tue nesi iosb, ever cau worus irom me lips 01 l.s Alto Va- ov 11 l'uO ' "J"u"""'l'
and that extensions were, in most cases, wife sounded so pleasantly in the ears of jjrs vo' w'ou read ,y-t:r 1:I1;, i -te,'3i t- come to tSs conclnsisn thai
equivalent to the abandonment of a claim. Mr. K.'gar. Never bad bo known so hap- Jirs Ctiild Ifyoud) ren' there "Woe rr '''s t'i5,t tl,c C"xt EreSt t,,5P'a'
lie was willing to take what the law py a New Year's Day as the one which ' ' . , 'aars,lf ! i'- zni?
could Eive Lim. Purscnt to this view, bad just closed : and though it saw him . , , , ... .t ... . i o, Aovonu.T, 1, 'Sit W :.!taa Uer
a suit had been brought, and the debtor,
to anticipate the result, confessed judg
ment to two of bis largest creditors, who
honorably bound themselves to see that a
pro rata division wasmadeof all bis effects.
The business of New Year's day was to
draw np as complete a statement as possi
ble of bis affairs, and Mr. James went
about the work with a heavy heart. lie
had been engaged ia this way for over an
hour, when one of his clerks came to the
desk where he was writing, and handed him
a letter which a lad bad just brought in.
He broke the seal with a nervous forebo
ding of trouble, for of late, these letters
by the hands of private messengers, bad
been frequent, and rarely of an agreeable
character. From the envelope, as be
commenced withdrawing the letter, there
dropped upon the desk a narrow piece of
paper, folded like a bill. He took it up !
with almost reluctant fingers, and slowly
pressed back the ends so as to read its
face, aud comprehend its impart. Twice
j his eyes went over the brief lines, before
j he was clear as to their meaning. Tbcy
1 were as follows :
"Received, Jan. 1, 18 .of Abraham James,
One Thousaud Dollars, iu full ol all demands.
iilRAU EllfcAR."
Hurriedly, now, did Mr. James uufold
the letter that accompanied this receipt.
Its laDguage movcd hiin deeplT
Al)raham Jam.,f Esq
UearSir: I was not in the right state of
'"'"d wht,n 1 Ka,e direciion to have a suit
brought against you. 1 have seen clearer
slnc(.f and Wi, , Bc, from a bet, princlp..
iy own anairs are prosperous. During ihe
; ear 'hich ''a j"51 clo!,ed- mv Pru'j's nav
hen heller than its antr var .n.ia I cinrirrl
bns,ness. Your affairs, on the contrary, are
unpronperous. As I ihink of this, and of my
nle"? """duel towards yoo in your mis -
,rl0,irs i am IllurIltled as well as pained,
There is an element in my character which
0'1-'11' not to be ihere. 1 am sell-convicted ol
mv hanninevs. "Sot a siiiirle r.omfort wilt he
' ar.ndaed. It will not shnnii the dimensions
fm house, nor wiihdiaw from myself or
lamily any portion of food or raiment. Ac-
cept lhflli ,,. N-ew year. , , 0)V.rjan, be.
' iieve ihat 1 have purer delight in Riving than
',,'"rn ""'."''F- My hest w.she, .re with
you for Ihe future, anil if, in anvthin?. I can
aid you in your arrangements wiih creditors,
; 00 l"" fal1 lo command my service.
j Most Iruly yours, Ilia Ebo'ah."
w e
! 1 ur luo "lucu near,J UTe
1 Mr Ja"e8 sat ''. ,he let,cr of JIr-
EJ?ar befjre h,m TLen Le tMei l "f.
1 with the receipt inside, and placed it in
l"1 pocket; then he put away the inven-
tones he had been Hamming, and tore
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a sundry calculations : tben be put on bis
warm ovci-coai iuu uuuuucu lb iu lue
........
i cum. 'i-.(iwaru, saia iiir. james, as be
I walked down the store, "I shall not re-
turn this afternoon. It is New Year's
Day, and you can close up at two o'clock."
It cost Mr. Edgar a struggle to write
tbe receipt in full. A thousand dollars
was a large sum of money to give away
I j by a singlo stroke of tbe pen. Love of
gain, ana seinsnness, pieaaea strongly tor
tbe last farthing I but tbe better feelings
of the man prevailed, and tha good deed
was done. How light bis heart felt bow
suddenly tbe clouds were lifted from bis
sky, and tbo strange pressure from bis
feelings 1 It was to him a new experience-
On the evening that closed the day,
Mr. Edgar sat with his wife and children
in bis elegant home, happier by far than
he was io the morning, and almost won
dering at the change in bis state of mind.
Little Ellen was in his arms, and as be
looked npon ber cherub face, he thought
of a face as beautiful, seen by bim ia tbe
morning, at tbe window of his unfortunate
debtor tbe face of an angel it had proved
! to bim, for it prompted tbe good deed
from which bad sprung double blessing.
While he sat thus, be heard the door bell
ring. In a few minutes, tbe waiter hand
ed in a letter. He broke the seal and read;
"Mv Dear Sir:
This morning my dear little Aggy, the light
of our home, greeted me with a joyous 'Happy
New Year.' 1 took her in my arms and kiss
ed her, keeping my lace close lo hers, that she
might not see the sadness of mine. Ah, sir!
The day broke in gloom. The words of my
child found no echo in my heart. 1 could
have went over her, if the strength of man
hood had not risen above ihe weakness of na
ture. Bui all is changed now. A few min
utes ago the "Happy Kew Year' was flowing
lo me Irom the sweet lips of my child, and Ihe
words weot thrilling in gladness lo my heart.
May the day close as happily for you and
yours, as it is closing for me and mine.
God bless von !
AlBABAW Ja3S."
Mr. Edgar read this letter twice, and
then handed it, without a word, to his wife.
"What is tbe meaning of this? I do
not understand it, Hiram." Mrs. Edgar
looked wonderiogly into her husband's
face.
The story, to which she listened eagerly,
was briefly told. When Mr. Edgar had
finished, his wifa arose, and, with tears of
lore and sympathy in her eyes, crossed
poorer than be believed hiniseif ia the
morning, by nearly a thousand dollars, Le
was richer in feeling richer in the heart's
unwasiing possessions than be bad ever
been in his life.
Where the Honey Goes.
The importations at the port of New
York, for the week ending wiib Friday,
amount to the sum of $1,510,982. The
total Foreign iuroms at New York, fur
the ten months of
1S53, aiaountajlo $ 1 ST,&04.&33
185-1, do 1S3,4.3,TH1
1K5.'., do ji:)il.3"..S2l
ISSG, do I87,O7i,i60
1.')7, do S07,OO'.i,353
iNiS, Jj 18:1,9:10 036
1S5S, do 11,163116
Tba extorts for the same period, (ten
months) during tbo present year amount
to $ 118,005,227, of which $G3,270,CM
was in SPECIE AND BULLION ! the
balance being foreign mcrchandizs and
dumestii! produce; of the latter, but $18,
223,743 worth was exported
It will be soen that tbe balanoe of trade
AO.M.nst vs, at the port of Mew York
alone, amounts to $ 103,138,273, roil tue
PAST TEN MONTHS !
How long is it possible for our country
to sustain this draught upon her pecuuiary
resources, beforo she will be forced iuto
bankruptcy? Every week increases the
debt, and renders us less able to square
the accouut.
Such is the effect of the Free Trade pol
icy of the Democratic party 1 Wc sadly
ee j , t., ane.
Orders sot to Co. "I've got orders
positive orders not to gi there or-
( ders that 1 dare not disobey, said a youth
j Lo was Leing ,empteii t0 a smokiog and
j i
; gambling saloon.
j "Come, don't be 89 tromaiiiaA come
aloug like nian," shouted the youths.
"No, I can't break orders," said John.
"What special orders have you got 7
Come show ' 'm to us if you can. Show
ua your orders."
John took out a neat wallet from bis
pocket, and pulling out a neatly folded
paper, "It s here, be said, unfolding the
paper and showing the boys. They look-
cd, aud one of them read aloud
"Lnter not iuto the pulh of tlte uuked
man. AcuiJ it; past Mot lu it: turn
ami pass uiray."
"Now," said John, "you see my orders
forbid
J IUIW1U Ull. U1U It "U JUL.. ' J .u
uod s orders, and, by Uts help, 1 uon t
mean to break them."
Select Company. We have frequent
ly heai
spoken
sion were
gument which came to our cars a few
days since, while passing through one of
the by-ways of Lowell, inhabited chiefly
by the sons and daughters of tbe Emerald
Isle. A new sty had been built for the
comfort and convenience of a sheaf, tbe
property of Bridget Malrooncy ; and
Bridget's neighbor, Ellen Flaherty, bad
called to'inspect the premises, during the
progress of which we happened to be pass
ing. "An uitgim sty, saia juen, en
thusiastically, "and the fine sboatc what
company he'll le for ye when Patrick's
avoy '' Lowell Courier.J
Strange Conversion. Some time
ago, the eccentric 1'arson Brownlow didn't
see bow it was possible for an Abolition
ist to get to Heaven. He even intimated,
indeed, he would rather be in a warmer
spot, with those of bis own way of think
ing, tban io Paradise with such fanatics-
But latterly he has been to bear Henry
Ward Deecher preach. He thinks bo is
not a bad-hearted man, after all, and his
Southern friends who get to Heaven need
not be surprised to hud Beeeber there.
Exactly, Mr. Brownlow, a more intimate
knowledge of Northern men would tbin
your honest but cranky bead of many of
its absurd prejudices.
Good Advice. If the poorhouse has
any terror for you, never buy wbat you
don't need. Before you pay three cents
for a jewsharp, see if you can't make just
as pleasant a noise by whistling, for which
nature furnishes the machinery. And be
fore you pay seven dollars for a figured
vest, young man, find out whether your
lady love would not be just as glad to see
you ia a plain oci-, that cost half tbe
money. It she wouldu I, let ner crack
her own walnuts, and buy ber own clothes.
In less than two hours after Congress
assembled, tbe slavery question was sprung
in both Houses, in the Senate by Mr. Ma
son of Virginia, and in the House by Mr.
Clark of Missouri. Even tbe Senate
(Ihsnlain. Mr. Gurlev. hastened to lus
1 v rf . J
John Brown into his prayers, and de
nounce fanatics. Tbe Republicans would
like to eo to work at tbe national busi
South will monopolise nearly all of the
ness, and keep at it till it is uuisned. 1 he
session with its negro interests.
.,1 ft,- a.la.Jn...,oc nf l-iwinm a n, I OHO 017 TCpIV Will tC pUUUSBetl Dy DUo-
e r o rol., , ... . , I k-a r.-..inrln t.on rtii.l.. fit rK f.-vrtt tt
of. but the slaue terms of exnrcs- r0"113 01 or"-crn papers, wui.e my r-piy -
... . . I I. r.n,, ,,nt ...-,i- in a.. niuf in . Ltal .M OU L t Ul H l.tlSsil. UOC FeCIO
hardiy so convincing as tae ar- -it- j - . , , , .,
Eiscacsicn betm Ladles.
Tha f.ilowing are the points of a writ -
ton controversy, I rgun by Mrs. M. J. (
tence.
Watlasd, Mass., Dec. 17, 1S-10.
Mas. Cuild. I have no disposition to j
...... i... r,i.i .i....na;.i,."
rciurb uiiju ui lau-ium u,niiin.
to which Toa cmsign me. Ca the con -
trary, I wish you well, both iu this woili
and the next.
Mrs. Mason. You would soothe with
imnnrt'ml ni.n
Mrs. Mason. Have you ever watched
the last lingering illnors of a consumptive,
to soothe, as far as in you lay, the inevila-1
Uefilte-
, r j-
.'. ft-Itl Tt nnT.1 tio rnmii'
.'.19. V. 11 1 1 .A . X nwi-.i. " - - - .
of maternity in those around you by all
the care and comfort you can give?
Mrs. Child. I have never known an
... -. i-i
instance wncre tue pangs oi maternity uu
not mppt with renuisite assistance: auu
here at the North, after we have helped
! the mothers, we do not sell the balk's !
Mrs. Mason. Did you ever sit up uu'i
Ihe "wee hours" to complete a cress for a
motherless child, that tue might appear on
Christmas day ia a new one, along with
her more fortunate compauioui ?
Mrs. Child. We pay our domestics
generous wages, with which they can pur-
chase as marv Chri?tmis gowus as ihey
please a process far better for their char-
actors, well as our own, than to receive
their clothing as a i1 riy ui er being dt-
prived ofW p,m.-t for their labor.
Mrs. Mason. We do these and more
sister!yandmother!ycarethehoary-he.d.dfrn tfc s"a !j thj 10 S m'nnle
murderer o Ilarner's Ferry 1 la 1 ho
Mrs. Child. As for John Brown, List : c:irihr.uake average U per year A. ;
reputation n.a, bo Safely trusted to the eoiP7 csea furn.-J ia Haddam,
of Hintorv "Jocb., lor ire purpc:a ti msnuiaciuring
difficult to find any women in our village j "7. ' ;c31fl ? "i"elai
who does not sew for the poor, and watch j ''a!n. . h-'cam is, ah-ah ! stcaoi
with the sick, when occasion requires. U-ateam '" "I t '"a chap eouldn t
Mm. Mason. Do von sofien the drcs tt;11 Je." f al J rougli-Loxing fellow stand-
j t
for our scran's, and why ? Dccausa we j eJ minute, as tae numocr oi
endeavor to do our duty in that state of j birlhs is fl',a' to that if the deaths, child
life it has pleased God to place us.-' I rca "e u ri into the world at the rale of
Mrs. Child. I readily believe what you ' oc5 1 sscond; conqtieutly, reader.sinca
state concerning tbe kindness of nuny Vir- j Jou CZ paragraph, several tuman
ginia tuatrons. It is creditable tu their ! S0U-3 liave c?m:uecced their immortal
hearts; but, after all, the best, that can ! career I It is said that there are not
bc done ia that way is a poor equivalent
j for the perpetual wrong douc to the slaves, j
j icd the hrriie UaliiUict to which they j
are always subject.
Mrs. Mason. No Southerner ought, af- !
tor your letter to Gov. Wise and to Brown,
to read a line of your composition, or to !
touch a Magazine which bears your name j
in its list of contributors!
Mrs. Child. I have great satisfaction ,
in the consciousness of haviDg nothing to
lose in that quarter. Your letter to me j
Both ladies make copious Scripture j
quotations, too extended to insert io our j
columns. It will occur to others, as it j
did to us, that Mrs. Child hasslightly the
UC3, ui iuu atuuivu, in .1. uuva iu
matter.
Tie Big Virginia Scarecrow--
or. The House thai V. L-r ball!.
This is the house that Wise built.
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This is Q!d Brown, all bleediug and j
torn, that lay iu the house that Wise ;
built.
These are the men, ail forlorn, that wor
ried Old Brown all bleeding and torn, as
he lay in the house that Wise built.
This is the cow with a crumpled horn,
that frightened the men all for'ora.. that I
worried Old Brown all bleeoinj and tern, !
as he lay in the houso that Wise built. I
These are the rumors every morn, that, j
with tbe cow with a crumpled horn, fright-,
ened the men all forlor j, that worried Old j
Brown all bleeding and torn, as be lay in
tb. bouse that Wise built.
This is the Union, shaven and shorn,
Ji--nln.l th .III, I,., T-D ..... m r,.n . . I i
. , , T 3 t , , , ,' - . ' I 1
Wltu toe cow wild cruuipicu uoru, irigui-
ened the men all forlorn, that worried Old
Brown, all bleeding and torn, as be lay in
the bouse that Wise built Chicago
Journal.
Life or Jonx Brown. A Biography
of this remarkable man, is to be published
at once, fur the benefit of hit family. Tha
author is James liedpatb, theEoglish Ab
olitionist, so prominent in Kansas annals,
an intimate personal friend of Capt. Brown,
and a spirited and graphic writer. He is
probably better adapted for the task in sotae
respects, than any other person in the
country. The work will contain an auto
biographical account of Capt. Broa-n's ear
ly life. It will be published ly Thayer u
EMruty, Button, Nits , and will bo an
elegant 12 mo. volume of 400 pages, with
engravings, and will also contain a fine
steel portrait of Brown. Already, 20,000
copies tro subscribed for. Its sale will
perhaps surpass that of "Uccla Tom's
Cabin.'' We understand that th pub-1
li,beri in want of x&nti ta circulate ! 43
"i7 cuou ol tee country. j si
I r.-iini uva vr.ia I biuuiu .uu iia v jo.v-vv. au
A Cc'iit"!! of Varictiss.
j Since the L;!l!iict cs, a of failing
: a-ars bclwuea t'-is 12ib and 13th of Sa
ehel as oi rini -a thit liht required
2,OCOiC0Q jezrs to reach ila earth from
iLo most reicite Iqcicous Tspsr fisibU
through -10 foot teiesscpe. A lescajo-
! tbrou
i -
1 "S l ''l of 20 xui.m m
uuur, cc.n.auiiy, uay ili bizt. wuuiv
occupy mora than EC J years ia passing
from It earth to the sun; but light passe 4
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will no longer be j.ulUc property
1 '3. a" "i !aJJ "J 10
p'.iiipus losing geu:lemao, who was
taiSIHT HOUUl b.CJUl cuiliuiuuivm lull .
"',ut 'eim is a bucket of water
in a tremenJ.ias perspiration." Tba
Victoria tubulur bridge at Montreal, twa
: milri in lpnt.th ia a tiTpil ftrt. The firsB
" -
i lJt--Jui J",s ..i-.ti. uu -
and it was opened f.jr regular travel on -Dee.
IStb. The engineer is A. M. Ross,
and the builder J. Hodges. Its entira
est is Si5,5OO,O0O. There are 24 piers,
; composed of 3,000,000 blocks of eolil
! masonry. The t :al weight of the tubes,
j w!i'ca a aU iron. ' ,uaj- Taa
shipping pis.t under tbm. This L tha
ast link ia the Grand 'Trun'i P.ailroad,
l'OO miles long and in ruuuing order, tba
longest continuous line ia the world
; I estimated that the number of human
' 1"-'in"' u tLe eartL. i3 niiiions, of
j 'rh!"u a'-0"' ZZ millions die every year,
sl thousand ptr day, 3,800 per hour, anil
i 'C-3 tLaa linguis in the world
There are mora than 1,000 different
ous beliefs prevailing among tha
chiluren ol men lacy cf the carnages
running upon the I'jris and Versailles and
npon t!le l'1" Vincennes railroads
are tW! slorici 'Q height, having covered
6l!s BPln iac t0's Tne French Gov-
eminent has ordained the systematic gath-
"'"S of 'he sca-weed whieh is washed on
,u0 TuC c!' l!i8 coijta of Normandy and
Brittany, to s.ivc as wad-ing tor artillery
A most vaiun.:ea:sCovery oz diamonds;
a
men
era
j4 Tou ' Bine of
inexhaustible vrcalih la been discovered
At the Pliiladtlpaia Mint, ia Novem.
ber, 3,300,000 cf the nickel eent wera
coined. The Mist receives tho Spauish
coil ia exchange f ir cent at rates which
afford a Urge gin to tho former Tho
Oct mill in Maniycnk, l'Liladclphia, was
erected about 40 years ago. Manayunkia
COv called thi "Lowell of Teens Ivania,"
having more oaufactcries than any other
lunu u lis s.u ...c ....v...... a iiv aui
- r : . ..,. .... c. . . rrt.. a
sterdatn Crystal l'a'.ace is to be completed
aud opened in (he ycer 1SG1. It will ba
-1G0 fet in length, by 200 fest in Light,
at the junction of vrLich will te a transept
and an ave cf the cdiHcc. The structure
is to bs of iroa and glass ; but, as Holland
ij not famous for iron, it will be s-ip plied
by England It is stated that tbe Fa-
ciile Steam Navigation Company (British)
will soon place a steam tug in the B iy of
Panama, to be employed ia lighterago
business generally, as we!! as for their own
POTpO - CS - 4
hs tug is to be built of steel,
- 0 ft lar,2 and 20 feet wide. She is
to havj a dosble engine, side w'jcIj, and
will measure 22 tics, drawing only ihrea
feet of water when loaded wiih CO tins cf
cargo and CO passengers and their lug-ag-j
with the usual quantity c.r specis and rnaili.
She is now bcisg bull; it Liverpool, and
is to be ready in Jau-aary ; but it is not
yet detcrmiued whether to ret J her around -Capo
Horn, cr it i the Isthmus, in parts,
to be pat up at Panama Tbe largest
shell guns in cur navy have a bore cf
eleven inches..... ..Hon. Charles Mason,
of Ioi, late Commissioner of Patents,
has removed to New York city, sad become
connected with this (5iiVnru; American)
establishment Take a 10, 12 or 14-icebj
rorn-out SiJziLl file, grind up its ends,
and insert it into 30me suitable acntrivacea
for holding it secure, and yoa have a Erst- -
rate mill-pick At tbe California Stata
Fair which was hold at Sacramento in Oo. '
tolir last, taa fleeces of wool werecxhibi. v
ted, which ce btlreve aru tba aHaricst ever ;f
horu in muttccdom. One leaee weighed a
lbs., the other 32f lb, and tha vasi 'J
au9 and of a soperior rjaahtj. ;
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