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7 r 1 : ' CHAPTER III.
There is a luxury- Jn doing good in confer
ing some real .benefit on man, and thus bless
ing, the. world. . Who.wiU doubt, that a How
ard.. or Wilberforce, in their self-denying ef
forts to alleviate the sorrows, and lessen the
miseries of their fellow mortals, found flowing
into their own .breasts an incessant stream of
enjoyment, full and delicious, and which they
had not had dried up for a thousand lives.
The painter or sculptor may please the eye
and charm the fancy, with the brilliant produc
tions of their genius; and thus -add to the
stores. of intellectual enjoyment ; but the plea
sure their efforts yield, either to themselves or
others, must necessarily be imperfect, and
short in duration.- .
It is only those who confer some actual ben
efit on man who rectify the evils of his na
ture, or smooth liis passage to the grave have
a real present as well .as a future and abiding
happiness. -
So you would hare thought, rcade'rjhadyou
been allowed to look into the little chamber of
Prytheus, a few evenings after his conversa
tion with Valens.
'A number of his proscribed sect had come
together, to solemnize the few simple rites of
their faith, and to be instructed more fully in
its mysteries., . ; . ; ;
-The sage and saint-like old man is seated,
and is leaning slightly forward one hand
clasping his knee, and the other half raised.
Then is a slight tremulousness in his frame.',
and ; in the deep, solemn tones of his voice ;
arising,? however, not bo much from any bodi
ly weakness, as ' the intensity of his emo
tions. Then his eyes are sparkling with an in
ner joyousness, while his countenance is light
ed up with a more than earthly radiance; and
his ouly loss is to find words to express the
great and glorious thoughts which fill his sonl.-
Around him are 'seated a dozen or more in
dividuals some quite youthful, and others,
like himself, beyoud their three-score and ten.
From the eyes of many . the tears are falling
fastly, while all are gazing upon him with that
marked stare which indicates a mind, at ouce
filled with wonder and absorbed with interest.
But, then, there is something in all their
looks not . excepting - Prytheus himself
strange, and which an observer would have
failed to notice on any former occasion of the
kind. There is a palor on the countenance
an anxiety in the features, indicative of some
fresh and overwhelming sorrow. Their city
had beeu visited with an awful calamity. The
flames had swept over it, and large districts of
it lay in chared piles and smouldering masses;
and while some present had been left without
ix shelter for themselves or families, they all
share in the despair and consternation which
had seized on all classes of her citizens.
Prytheus, rising from his seat, has taken
from . a sort of vault in the wall a well-used
roll or parchment ; and having resumed his
scat, he is reading, in a clear, measured voice;
the following words :
"To them who by patient continuance in
welWoing, seek for glory, honor, and immor
tality eternal life."
Having twice read the passage, in the same
tone of 'oice, he has replaced the roll in the
vault,' and is seated with his pale, anxious
hearers around him, as stated.
"Iiaortality !" said .he; "yes, and eternal
life! What a glorious destiny for man! What
a sublime faith!" .
Here, however he was interrupted by the
involuntary exclamations of gratitude and
praise which burst from the hearts and lips of
those around him, and it was several minutes
before sufficient quiet was restored to allow
him to proceed. But, at length, he continued
expatiating full twenty minutes 6n the
soul's immortality, in a strain of the most im
passioned eloquence.
There was one, however, who all the time
Lad." remained iu silence, seated in a remote
corner of . .the apartment. His wild, staring
eyes were rivetted on Prytheus, and he seem
ed afraid to move, or even breathe. . lie was
an old man, frail, and decrepit. V ,
Pryth'ens did not fail to notice him, and the
elfect of", his remarks upon him. He saw, in
his fixed stare and breathless silenee, that he
wm most deeply interested in what he- had
heard.' Hence"', turning : himself partially
round iu Lis seat, be said : - , .' I- . -?
"The future of tbjs soul' hath hitherto been
a great 'mystery. 'The teachings of our poets
and plulosophir. Lave. "jbee.n little els? than
dre.imy speculations.' If, at any time, - they
ventured to suggest the possibility of the soul
surviving the body yet they were unable to
give a satisfactory explanation of the mode or
" manner of its existence. , A long and cheer
less night of repose, where the soul, at most,
could enjoy but the relish of a profound sleep,
was the only advantage it was likely to gain."
"But our faith," he continued, "teaches us
better. It assigns to the disembodied spirit a
living, moving, conscious existence. - It heals
the blindness, and rectifies the mistakes of all
by-gone ages. , It evolves into light the soul's
future; and discovers it in a measureless eterni
ty, basking, and strengthening, and brighten
ing in immortal youth and vigor."
'Blessed faith! transporting thought!" at
last exclaimed the old man,no longer able to re
strain liis feelings; his words, at the same in
stant, being caught tip, and repeated by sever
al others. . . - -.
That the soul's immortality, iu connexion
with a future state of happiness, should have
produced such a transporting effect upon the
old man, and indeed upon the masses gener
ally, it is not to be wondered at. Very few,
if any of them, had anything like accurate no
tions upon these wonders of revelation. On
the contrary, the future loomed up before
them. in shadowy and ghostly silence; and whe
ther the soul survived the body at all, or per
ished along with it was a question even of
doubt.
. It is true, among the Romans as well as
Greeks, the soul wa3 believed to be immortal
that virtue would be rewarded and vice
punished after death. But as to the mode of
its existence, or in whav its happiness or mis
er would consist, there was a general uncer
tainty, and many discordant opinions.
The popular, or general belief appears to
have been, that the spirit, as soon as separa
ted from the body, became a sort of ghost,
with a thin misty form, shadowy limbs, and
somewhat larger than lifts that sometimes it
continued to wander about on the earth, but
most generally passed into a common recepta
cle in the interior of the globe, called Hade3,
or the world of shades, and there reniaincd.
Any more correct and rational views appear
to have been coafined to their poets and phil
osophers, and the better and more' learned
classes. The masses "held to the popular be
lief just stated; and there is every reason to
apprehend, that a majority even of these, had
scarce any ideas whatever upon the subject.
They sacrificed to their deities, and paid hom
age to their household gods, to propitiate pre
sent favors ; but beyond death, they had none
to expect none to crave.
Hence the doctrine of a future state was as
new, as it was novel and exciting. They were
electrified by it into a new life, and rejoicod
with exceeding joy ; while they laid hold of it
with the faith and earnestness of dying men.
"Of how little value, then," added Prythe
us, "is the present life, except as a preparative
to that to come? What are earth's treasures
her stores of wealth her courtly titles her
deeds of arms and her victor's crowns? Alas!
bubbles indeed to be left floating on the
ocean of time, and perhaps to be remembered ,
only with regret. But, behold before you
eternal life. Lay hold of that. Enter through
faith in our Master's blood."
"Be that life mine !" again exclaimed the
old man, the tears flowing down his furrowed
cheeks."
"I perceive," said Prytheus, "thou art
rightly exercised. lie who commanded, the
light to shine out of daiknes, ' hath shined in
to tby heart."
"Let me be one of thy soeiet: let my name
be enrolled among the Nazarencs," said the
old man, meekly.
"And canst thou believe In our Lord and
Master?" - .
"It's my desire my prayer," said he.
"Who, then, can forbid, water, that thou
mayest be baptized," said Prytheus, casting
his eyes inquiringly around him.
During this time a youth had quickly en
tered the apartment, and quietly seated him
self not far from the old man. Tie had been
noticed by Prytheus, when he entered, with ev
ident satisfaction; and he had been directed to
the scathe occupied, by a motion of his hand.
The eyes of all present, moreover, had beeu,
more or less, fixed upon hini. His youthful
appearance his beautiful lorm, and the deep
interest he manifested in what was going on,
had arrested their attention.
The youth has now risen to his feet. There
is a breathless silence, nis cheeks are slight
ly flushed with modest diffidence, and his eyes
arc set on the man of God.
"I w ish to be. baptized, too,", said he ; "I
want to go to the happy laud," saying which
he sat down and wiped the tears from his
eyes with his hand. ' ' '-- 1 -
"My soiij" said Prytheus, scarcely able to
refrain himself from tears,, thy desire shall not
be denied. -. I know thou art not a stranger to
our faith nnd hopes ; and, by the holy rite of
baptism, thou shall have a name in our mas
ter's kingdom." - : .'
j In a few moments, ho' was standing by the
Vide of the old man, and both -were baptized
in the name of the Trinity.
Tobe Continues.
U UJlZi VJ yJJ ij j 'AJ L1 :L3 r-
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1S54.
." As'this . is the- last paper before the
election, we are compelled to devote more
space to politics than usual. After that event
our readers shall have more than the usual va
riety. We will try to make the Journal one
of the best country papers in the State.
AMERICANS BEWARE !
Let every American be, on his guard against
"last appeals" and other like documents, cir
culated by our adversaries on the eve of the
electionen it is too late to reply to them".
This is an 'l trick of the Locofocos, and let
no Whig do ." deceived. . Remember that
throughout this whole contest jiof a single
charge has been made against the marked abil
ity, or the high character of Judge POLLOCK,
whJ is an AMERICAN, pledged to support
AMERICAN PRINCIPLES and AMERICAN
INSTITUTIONS, and should therefore re
ceive the support of every true AMERICAN
CITIZEN.
60 TO THE POLLS EARLY!
" As this is the last paper many of oursucscri-
bers will see before the election, we would
urge upon them, the necessity of coixg karkt
to the POLLS. Vote yourself, and See that
your neighbor docs likewise. Rememherthat
no effort will be spared, and no means will be
left untried by the Democrats, to carry the day.
Bo vigilant, and guard the Ballot Box with
jealous care. See that no vote gets in, tinless
strictly authorzed by law. Challenge every vole
yau have just cause to suspect, and see that all
NATURALIZATION PAPERS are PRO
PERLY AUTHENTICATED. Fight every
inch of ground, remembering that it is an
AMERICAN STRUGGLE, and that the result
will be hailed as an AMERICAN VICTORY,
or an AMERICAN DEFEAT !
BUCKLE ON YOUR ARMOUR !
Americass Arocse ! The struggle is fast
approaching, when your sacred cause is to
achieve an. unparalleled victory, or meet with
a most disastrous defeat? Remember that
Bicler's election is an AMERICAN OVER
THROW! That he stands as the candidate of
the ANTI-AMERICAN PARTY. That he
has truckeled and traded for the ANTI
AMERICAN VOTE ! And that he disregard
ed the POPULAR WILL, by appointing
JAMES CAMPBELL to office, after he had
been rejected by his OWN PARTY!
Rally then around POLLOCK, and the
AMERICAN FLAG. Remember' the he is
the AMERICAN CANDIDATE, and that his
OFFICIAL ACTS AND SPEECHES IN
CONGRESS PROVE IT ! He has not avow
ed American sentiments since the beginning
of this contest to catch your votes. His pub
lic life, aiid the record of our country, shows
that for the last ten years his sentiments have
been the same. He is the AMERICAN
STANDARD BEARER, the candidate of the
AMERICAN PARTY, and he stands upon the
broadest platform of AMERICAN PRINCI
PLES ! Come up, then, to the struggle, de
termined to succeed, and on next Tuesday
Pennsylvania, in the language of Gen. Jac
sov , will be "AMERICANIZED."
EFT The Philadelphia News asserts that the
disorganization existing among the Whigs of
Union county will lead to the election of a
. , ! . ......
Democratic member of the Legislature ! This
is one of . the strong Whig counties of the
State! : . , '. : : v -. ;
. The above we copy from the Bedford Ga
zette, whose editor has long since acquired for
himself the unenviable reputation of being an
unmitigated liar, which renders it unnecessary
to say anything further, than. that, we never
made any such assertions. Daily News. '
A PKOmUTAORY LAW. .
Every, voter this fall will deposit a ballot
fur or against a Prohibatory Law, , The ques
tion will at length be decided by the" people,
whether our country shall be- flooded with
crimes, whether our prosperity shall be blight
ed, and the very, pillars of our National edi
fice destroyed, by.this hellish traftie, which is
fast surrounding up with the darkness of an
endless, night.!"; ; .; ' : " .'.
Let every citizen pause and reflect upon the
consequences to ensue from the vote he is
about to deposit. -And as he -venerates the
institution founded in the blood . of his fore
fathers, as he desires to diminish the : onerous
burthen of taxation that How oppresses all
classes of the community, as he hopes to pre
serve the libertj- he now enjoys,, nnd -.as : he
looks for happiness for this world as well as
the next, let him exercise aright the power
placed in his hands, and demand of the" Leg
islature that something shall be done to stay
the river of destruction sweeping broadcast
over our land, and extending arouii'l as an at
mosphere of devastation, ruin, and death! ,
As a patriot, vote to preserve the wealth,
honor, and -liberty of your country, as a
philanthropist, vote to 'advance that cause,
which, like the good Samaritan, pours healing
oil and balm into tho bruises of the mind bow
ed down with the shackles of ignorance and
crime, and, above all, as a PARENT, who ar
dently desires the best interest of his offspring,
vote for that law which may prevent you from
going down, heart broken, and mourning over
the fate of your intemperate child, to the dark
bosom of the tomb! ...
DISORGANIZATION IN BERKS.
The following article from the Berks County
Press, the regular Democratic organ of "Old
Berks," for the last fifteen years, and which,
we believe, has never before wavered in its
supjjort ol the Democratic ticket, shows the
state of feeling there to be- anything but au
spicious for Gov. Bigler. "The Democracy
are rent and torn dissention and disaffection
prevail," in "Old I erks," which was never be
fore known to falter.'
The Saturday organ says, the Ticket meets
with the undivided and entire approbation of
the Democratic party ! If that is not the de
claration of dcspe-aJion in despair, then "the
signs of the times" mean just the opposite of
their aspect ' Unanimity in the Democratic
party of Berks ? The idea is purely prepos
terous ! No, no, you of "the clique." On
the contrary, the Democracy are rent and torn
dissention and disaffection ..prevail; and all
because of the depraved, dishonest and over- i
reaching course of "the clique." The "hand
writing is on the wall;" the untrammelled and
unboughl portion, (and wo rejoice to know that
they comprise a very large majority) of the
true democrats have resolved to "clean the
Augean stable." It is useless for the derua
goguos to strive to believe otherwise. The
fiat the People's fiat has gone forth ; and we
advise all who wish to escape a mingling with
the wreck, to take heed while .it is yet time.'
Stand from under! .
"All hail ! the brightly breaking morning!"
Contemptable Dodging.
Gov. Bigler, at a Democratic meeting in
Montrose, speaking of the Nebraska Bill, said,
"He did not intend to bear the responsibility,
for this was the work of members of Congress."
Do not intend to, eh ? : That is if you can help
it, Gov. Bigler! But the people of Pennsyl
vania are disposed to hold you to account, for
your acts of omission on this question if not
for your acts of commission. If you had shown
a commendable spirit of opposition to the mea
sure and by a straighforward message to the
Legislature, urged them to enter their protest
against it, the iniquity would not have been
accomplished, or if it had, your skirts would
be clear. But you dodged the responsibility
then, and you are trying to dodge it now, by a
miserable attempt to shufle the responsibility.
On this and the temperance question you are
p2Qjjvoring to "cajry water on both shoul
ders," and the people believing you to be a
mere dodger, will shuffle you out of the Gov
ernor's chair on the second Tuesday of Octo
ber. Crawford Journal.
The Lager Beer Bill Vktoed. We learn
from the Wilkesbarre "Record of the
Times," that Gov. Bigler, in his recent speech
at that" place, came ' out boldly and said that
the lager- beer bill was not in his breeches
poeket, but that he had already vetoed it.
This bill which Govenor Bigler says he has
vetoed, provided that lager beer sellers should
obtain their licences from the Courts, in the
same manner and under the same regulations
that hotel keepers are obliged to do that
their petitions should be signed by twelve re
putable citizens, certifying them (the lager
beer sellers) to be of good repute for honesty
and temperance, and that their establishments
are necessary for the public accommodation.
The Know Nothing '
. This mysterious order seems destined to ob
tain great and epviable notoriety. The Wash
ington LTnion, the retailer of all. the small
thunder of Pierce and Douglas, has devoted
on an average for the last month two columns
a day to the poor Know Nothings. Some of
the articles have been as interesting as the
advertisements which are generally found on
the outside of that paper, always commencing
as follows: ; j; - . ' . '
."In pursuance of. law, I, Franklin Tierce,
&c, do he re b3' declare that public Sales will be
held at the land office in Slagtown."; ' ' " ;
Taking their cue from this valuable paper,
we have every day from the locofoco presses
in Philadelphia, long and soporific treatises
about these, terrible, prpscribers, these assas
sins that, stab in the dark, theso blasphemers
that carry a Bible in their hand and a revolver
in their breeches pocket, that tear up their
neighbors beans, -and tangle their pumpkin
vines, and play his satanic 'majesty generally
and particularly "all about the town." These
furious homilies are rehashed and served, up
to the readers of the country presses. Where
do our-.oir cotemporaries get so many brilliant
ideas iu relation to -their proceedings. . . Why-
does not our afflicted neighbor who complain
ed so eloquently about their ravages a few
days since, appeal to the police I ,
Now do tell us, are they really the danger
ous fellows they are reported to bo ? Do they
stab men in the dark 'and is there an articlG in
their creed in favor of the destruction of gar
den f'sass V .Wo esteem such proceedings
entirely unconstitutional, and .hereby .protest
against them injtynphatic terms. : They are. in
juring the public morals by keeping men out
late-o-nights, and carrying, open Bibles in
their hands through our streets. All this is
unconstitutional.' : ' '-' ' V ' ' ' ;
But we never have seen any bod y that knew
any thing about these dangerous fellews. ' We
have gathered a' few hints about them from
the papers that pretend 'to tell . their secrets.
The above hints include all the information
we havo been able to collect. . .We ; often
hear that they are nominating somebody
for something or electing somebody, in a way
that nobody knows anything about, hut even
these reports are so vague that it really wont
do to depend upon "them. Independent Press.
Fruits cf tie ITebraska Bill. .
When Mr. Douglas moved and Geu. Pierce
seconded the repeal of the Missouri Compro
mise, all they intended to do was to commend
themselves to the good graces of slavery, by
extending its empire. But what they have
actually brought about is a very different, and
altogether unexpected state of things. Here
is the record.
A Whig Senator from Maine.
The overthrow of the President's beat
friends in his own State of New Hamphsire.
The conversion of the Administration party
into an Anti-Administration Freesoil party in
Vermont. .
A F,-ec Soil Whig Senator from Massachu
setts.
The substitution of a Whig for a "Demo
cratic" State Government in Rhode Island.
Two Whig Senators, a Whig Legislature
and Whig State officers in Connecticut:
Annihilation of the President's party in
New York.
Ditto in New Jersey.
The same in Pennsylvania. . ,
Consolidation of a great Republican party
opposed to the Administration in the previ
oifslj' "Democratic" State of Ohio,
A second edition of the sama work in Mich
igan. A third one in Indiana.
A fourth one in Wisconsin.
A choice between defeat and withdrawal of
all the Douglas candidates in Douglas' own
State of Illinois. ......
A Whig Legislature, Whig Congressmen,
and two Whig Semtors in the "Democratic"
slaveholding State of. Missouri.
And lastly, a Whig and Fresoil Governor,
Legislature, Senator and Congressman in Iowa,
where the reign of "Democracy" has hitherto
been unbroken.
Who will say, after this, that Douglas and
Pierce have done nothing for , their country ?
Clinton Tribune. - .
JrrGE PollockV The tour of this distin
guished gentlman in the border counties of
this state has been eminently successful. At
all the points designated for his meeting the
assemblages have been unusually large, and
composed ..of members of all parties, and he
has been listened to with-the most marked
atteution and with the most gratify iug results.
Judge Pollock, is, indeed, a speaker of very
superior abilities. He has been thoroughly
educated, and has all the finish which scholas
tic acquirement "can bestow upon naturally
fine powers 'of " declamation. But his great
merit lies in the thoroughness and earnestness
win which he disensscs the topics he presents,
and the large amount of information he brings
to beRr upon themV His speech at Psttsburg,
which we had the good fortune to hear, was
most impressive. It - was clear in its method;
and, when the occasion admitted of it, it was
marked by passage of great -beauty aodelo-:
quence. Phil. Xorfh '.imrricm; -" -- r
The Administration and the Know Nothings.
Inspector, the Washington correspondent of
the New York Couriersays i
A few day since,' Thomas 'Borland, a clerk
in the office'of thc'AdjntantGenerai, received
notice of his dismissal -from ollice, over the
signature of the Hon. Jefferson Davis. -Acoom-pahying""thii
n'olificaUoTCwasle'tT.frotlTe
Ad jutant. General,, informing the clerk that it
had been shown to the satisfaction of the De
psrtmcnt'thaf helelongedTdatKh'ow" Nothing'
Association, and "had voted or attempted to
rote for Mr. Towers, the caadidale of that.par
ty for Mayor of Washington." Upon this al
legation Mr; Borland, who is a son of the Min
ister to CehtrarAmerica, was dismissed from
public service. His offence, it is thus officially
-admitted, was the exercise of his right of suf
fragc according to the dictates of. his own
judgment and conscience, and without previ
ous consultation with his next official superior.'
The case affords a further confirmation -..of
the statement that the Administration has re
solved to crush Kuow-Nothingisni by a ystO
matic course of official proscription. This.
youc man was probably, selected as a victim,
because his punit-LmeiiV would eflord a more
striking admonition tothaso democrats in of
fice who favor the schUm. ' It is : understood
that there are considerable numbers of such in
I he Departments here, aiiil in the New York,:
Philadelphia and Boston Custom' Houses.' In
deed, the names of some of 'the "oldest and'
most faithful clerks of the Interior and Treas
ury Departments were on the list of reputed
members of some division of the Order pub
lished here a few days since.' This is a hazard-'
ous experiment for the party in power. Know
Nothingism is simfly an exaggerated senti
ment of nationality; with the mass of our na
tive born population it passes for a patriotic,
attachment to country. It must run its course,
and if left entirely, alone, by the government,
will proba bly end in "some salutary reforms
It cannot . be suppressed by the denunciations
of Executive organs', and will not,. quail be-j
fore. Executive frowns! . ' ' .' .- "
Another New Political Party. '"
TheN cw York Herald of Thursday last says,
one of the most extraordinary movements" of .
the politicians of this " period pecurred at
Washington last evening. ' A mass meeting "
assembled, at which the Postmaster of Wash-
ington' presided. The " organization of the '
meeting proceeded with decorum. The plat-"
form was then announced. It is brief, oecu-
pying exactly fourteen liies of our "paper. 1
We have seen such a direct' and simple plat-
form.' The preamble contains two clauses:
first, that the democratic party has ever striven
to maintain the guarantees of the constitution;
second, that a secret organization' has sprung
up to curtail the rights' of adopted citizens. .
The resolution there was but one pledges
the domocratic party to wage unceasing War
upon the Know Nothings ; proposes a union
with whigs and all others in forming a demo- :
cratic association for that purpose ; declares
unlimited confidence in the wisdom of the .
President, and recommends the removal of all
Know Nothiugs from office. The last clause-
we opine, is the most important in the eyes of .
the promoters of the meeting. On taking the
question on the adoption of this remarkable .
platform the monosyllable "No !' prepondered
largely over the affirmative "Yes !". as we are .
informed by a disinterested spectator. But
the President declared the platform adopted, '
and there it stands under the telegraphic '
head part of the political history of this re
public. Just as this question was decided a
horrible din arose. Mr. Florence, of Phila
delphia, essayed to speak, but. was obliged to
surrender, .and the meeting adjourned to Fri
day, when we shall probably hear, of a more -lively,
uproarious and belligerent demonstra
tion. . , ; , -
Census Statistics. According to the cen-
sus of 18o0,the population of the United States .'
was over twenty-three millions, of which eigh- ;
teen millions were native whites, over two- .,
millions were foreign borne, thirty-nine thou- r
sand were of unknown nativities, and. three.
miHions two hundred thousand were slaves. v.
From 1840 to 18o0, 1,569,8G0 foreigners" came
to our shores. From 1820 to 1830 the average
number was ouly 20,000 a year. . From 1830
to 1848, about 70,000 a year. The Irish fam-
ino and the continental revolutions in 1847, -increased
the emigration to 240,000 in 1847,
and to 300,000 in'l8G0. The total number of ,
emigrants to the United States since 1790 and :
living in 1850, together with . their decendciii:, , ;
amounted (when the census was taken,) to , .
4,304,418. The emigration this year, will .
probably reach 400,000 souls. . .What an im
mense depletion old Europe must undergo. . - r
Post OrncE Depredation. The' editor of .
the Trinity (La .) 1di-ocatc, who is himself a . '
Postmaster, says that "post office and mail '
ront robberies are becoming almost as common
as Railroad collisions, murders or steam boat ,
explosions." "" ' ' ' ''
At the late election in Portsmouth, "Ohio for
Justice of the Peaee, the Know' .Nothing can
didate was elected by a majority of 350. The" . .
successful candidate, was a.loading Democrat,;
and the tewnihip naually "gave a Whig .major ?
ity of fr om 70 to 80 " ' r ' r " " " "'
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