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CHEON
BY 0. N. WOEDEN & J. Ii. CORNELIUS.
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LEWISBURG, UNION CO., PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1858.
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GLEo
S
MY SISTIIH.
Cp many fiirfhtu of ernij etntra,
Whm oft out-'P bead fco-x-ks uuawareif
W I Lb a ri b-ty tatle. at 1 without rbttln,
And outj stool to toed tc prayer.,
Dwell my di"UT.
Tbi'r Is no carpet uj-on the fl.or,
Tho wind wM.-t.ic In through tbe rraokft of th door,
On mixlit reckon biT iui-rl.'i. by the score,
Vat who f.-clf itttcti'ft in one so puorf
Yet i-h lr my titter.
Fh blnnmlnit, an 1 fresh, and JOUUff, aLd fair,
W itb bright blue eyes and auburn hair ;
Bat the re i eaten with multer caw,
Au4 hft Tite us mark' J ith a prim ds;alr.
I! art ifi my cantor.
Tl"hi at ariy nnrnlnu. to re"t herhtwi,
jHhe throws hurelf on b'-r weary bed,
Lunitinp to .-p the 1 t-p of the ded,
Yet fi-arloj, from all he bait beard and read ;
Pity my lHr.
Put the triiiM eun Mblne on bor and on m
And on miue aud ium and on tbiae au tin,
W flatter our iU ;q lif.- may bo,
IVbcthor of hib or l.w J. -give,
SuJl lit onr sieUr,
Wfp f r our l-'U-r,
1'ruy t--r our tdUT,
Uu our uur sifterl
rpijj t 1 1 if JVIfl 1
MOMXV, VIA. 15, IS5S.
.MCrCiinllle tOllVeilllOIli
There ii no class of citiiens who handle
more monov, or have more infljencc in the
f regulation of business, than our Mkr-
chants. They are nsuully, also.tbe most
liberal and public spirited men to be fuuul
' in every community. First or last, thoy
i receive aud pay out almost every one's
cash, and thus measurably iufluenco or
control all fiuancial matters.
' That tho Credit Sjstcm in ordinary
matters of trade and trartio is contiuually
liable to be abuseJ, is now a frot univor-
Bally admitted ; and that Merchants are
I best situnttd to restraiu its evils, and reg-
I ulato its advantages, is equally obvious.
How manv Thousands of Dollars are
- yearly lost to tbe laborious and self saeri-
s ficing Merchants and for how many bad
a debts tho prudent and honest have to pay
i Kir ffin nr!n.tinnl nr.rr.iti..n nf tliA (rf.dit
i j System, who can tell?
J J r r
Shall this evil and wrong le continued?
Will the mercantile community toil this
weary,ruinous,troadmillround3notherlong
term of years, with a full knowledge of its
dangers and of its disadvantages? We j
should hope not.
,1 jtiavmg nau ine auvice oi a uumDcr or
:. intelligent Merchants who approve the j
plan, we m-arta CO.Wtinua ut!
MFRHHANT to be held at Milton. I
Having had tbe advice of a number of i
: MERCHANTS, to be held at Milton,
gay on Wednesday the Yith of March next,
' to unite unon some measures fur mutual
,i;f .M;n .ri dc.nn.otit tn
..y., j.v.w..-, ,
, take effect with the ononinc of the Snrinir
I and Summer trade. I
"
Ono such measure would be, a sacred
I pledgo to each other, never hereafter
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TO LEAVE AN U NT AID HILL IN THE CITIES
thus enabling every purchaser to buy
fl,l. tn llt.T n,hnin, 1' urnnnd. anil i
to keep them on band until paid for or un- i
.! ilouhted purchaser secured. This rule i
would render every retailer comparatively j
independent alike of Wholesalers and of j Jou u u 'acK "epuuncan puppy.
Doubtful Customers. Gr5w now "torted with emphasis, "I have
Another measure would be to Kmt the a riSbt to be K,lat 1 Pleasc an(1 to be
period of credit even to the best men, and xth, re 1 Plca8e in tbis IIa11-" Instantly
rcquiro at least yearly settlements with i Kcitt aSain scizeJ Grow bv tbo throat,
every customer, good, better, or best. i aDj Grow as luickIy knocked off his hand
Yet another would be to devise means with b'9 Itift arm which slcwed Keitt Par'
to acquaint each other with inwotter iu I J rouud anJ at the Bam0 time dcalt bim
both city and country, and all who run up
little debts without ever paying them; in
other words, to he more friendly, confiding
in each other, and thus mutually proteot
each other's interests as a class.
We name Milton, beoause it is most
directly accessiblo by Kailway from both
thd North and West Branch, and because
Ler mercantile ranks present the namesof
men who can make ail suitable arrango-
fients. We submit the proposition for
heir consideration, to carry out if they
think advisable. A reform, inaugurated
-'nd put into effect by the strong arm of
v JLhe Mercantile Community, would work
' rnost advantageously in all ranks of gen
, Vine, honest, useful basincss, rendering
JterehanJizing much more safe, pleasant,
nd profitable (in the long run,) all other
tranches of business more stable, aricaur
Aging the industrious and debt-pay iog,and
applying tbe proper stimulant to the indo
lent and the improvident.
J Notaries Fnblic.
In answer to a resolution of thc House,
ailing upon the State Department for a
'statement of the number of Notaries Pub-
Jic appointed by Ex-Govcrnora Biglerand
W1..H...1. J...: .1 ... -
f,1 r ."Ufe lua lW0 moalba 01 1 ting tho pacific nature of Barksdale's dc
Ibeir administration, the Secretary of thc I . ... . 1
t , ' ,
Commonwealth gave the following as tho
eult. I
men going on arouna nim, supposca were
Appointment by Pollock, 07 dealt by Elihu Washburne who just then
' er' happened to be hovering in that vicinity
Th9 number resigned and reappoint-1 whereupon Patriarch Barksdalo set him
by Gov. Pollock were 9 1 - . ..1 - . ..
" " Biirlcr " a ' BC" 40 bost"e array against Tuntaa Eli-
Gov. Pollock, it will be remembered,
irpointcd Notaries for several new Hank?,
a ao. of which has largely increased
Ince Gov. Rinlnr'. J.r
. Clurc(Uisc)bas proposed a law
at hereafter no pereon shall be appoin-
,CJ to nil a vaeani. 1 r. .1 .
w j , .uuggi man tut iuo
"expired term of th t,- i. 1
- fwtovu vtui-nv inutc
e fill. This would be right, and proba-
! A riore Graphic Description of tbe
Fight in Congress.
Oiru qximhrpx of .l.twl-y F.rminj Jnurnat.
l"ul you ever sco Lawrence M. Kcitt ?
1 Did you ever watch Lim, when, parading
j the ball, bis head thrown back with the
conceited air of a London cockney, bis
lascivious eye staring brazenly at the la-
dies' gallery, bis thrust out elbows see -
j sawing like dancing Jack s under a vigor-; was seen oi mm auer ui neauiong piunge, j 0W;Dg as officiai volo of tlie pe0pic 0f
ous pulling of the string, and daintily ' bo was sitting on a sofa, in a f afe corner Kansas Territory on tbc questions as tbere
i treading the floor, much as a peacock with of the ball, pale and haggard, looking like ! ja subuiittcd, on tbo 4th day of Jan.1858:
til.fi'ttther!i wide-ppread would do if sud-
j dculy stricken with the spring-halt ?
Kcitt must havo been a "niggor drivcr
I era he camo to Congress. His vulgar swag-1 loudiy to "order," rapping iuccssautly '
' gcr, authoritativo shake of the bead, and ! with his gavel, and fhouting for tho Ser- j
j iho whip-like jerk of the arm, as he march- geant-at-Arma. This colossul functiona
! es up and down the ai.-ks on the Demo-1 ry seized the mace (which looks like an
i cratic side of the Chamber, crying out to Indian war-club, with a small metallic ca-
i his party collagues, in sharp tones, "Stand
up J" "(Jo through the tellers 1" "Sit
down '." "Don't vote !" "Vote no '."
all indicate that ho has officiated as whip-
rice plantation.
dings, Kcitt was unusually ostentatious
: CJ noisy, strutting around tbo area in
ront the Chair, talking and laughing
i loudly, blackguarding members, and rcgu-
' latiug things generally, till he wade him-
; elf so offensive that tbe Speaker, with
' marked emphasis, repeatedly pronounced
u's trivial motions out of order, while not
' L'w gentlemen in the galleries longed
I for the privilege of leaping on the floor
and "taking the conceit" out of - a-1--
! bling popinjay below.
! About 1 , Mr. Grow crossed over to tbe
Democratic side of the Chamber, to confer
wi'b Hickman, Douglas Democrat, of
j 1 ennsylvania. Having liuished his con-
i fereucc, Grow was passing down the side
. aisle of the area, on his way back to bis
i seat. Just then, Gen. Quitman asked
unanimous consent to submit a motion out
of order. Grow, according te thc usual
custom, objected, saying, "I object, Mr.
Speaker; let us go on the regular order."
Keitt, who was sitting two or three desks
j from tho aisle whero Grow was passing,
to Grow,in the most insolent manner,
n Jouj E ovcr to your own side, if.
Jou want to object. You have no busi-
1Dess ncrc nJ waJ- Orow replied in ;
j ui.w ii'iau iu j
an off hand tone, "This is a free Hall, and '
mau ns ngunu ne wncrene pleases in
it" still continuing to walk slowly down 1
continuing to walk slowly down 1
tho aisle. Kcitt rushed to tbe area, and
turning round faced up the aisle, just as !
Grow reached thc bottom of it. With a
swagger, iveiu saia 10 urow, -n nai uo
J'JU me,n h! tho answcr J0" gav mo "
y . i ,t .
urow C00llJ rcpnca, -i mean just wnat
1 said, that 'this is a free Hall, and a man
Ilia 9 pintil tn tA hnr. tin nlceoa n it ' "
" - 6 1"- "
Ktitt retorted, "I'll teach you," and sciz-
l J '08 WrOat. UrOW KnOCKca
away uis hanJi stepped back a foot or so, j
"uu """""J' W "" Buuressop,
10 mteD3e aager.saying, "1 11 let you know
a heavy blow with his right fist, which hit
Keitt just behiud tho left ear. Kcitt fell
as suddenly as if struck with an axe. As
he was going down, Grow gave him an
emphatic shove between tho cLcuIJers,
which caused him to striko head foremost,
with his heels upwards, presenting to the
galleries tbc appearance of a man trying
to plungo through tho floor of tho House
into the vaults beneath.
A hundred accounts of this affair have
gone out. The above I give on the very
b6' authority. The slaveholding version
of Kcitt's fall is, that he tripped and fell.
lie was knocked down by Grow.
And now the melee became general.
As Keitt fell, Grow was seized by half-a-dozen
Southerners, among whom was
Barksdalo of Mississippi. They assert
that their sole object waB to stop tbe fight.
Some believe them. But, in tbe twink
ling of an eye, from forty to fifty Repub
licans came dashing across the hall to the
scene of tbo encounter, headed by John F.
Potter, of Wisconsin, who leapt into thc
midst of the fight, by the side of Grow,
with the bound of a tiger, commenced hit
ting right and left among the patriarchs
with great vigor. Not exactly apprecia-
""
uiousiruuuu, i -oner gave mm iwo or mrce
,,,.,ro i,:..k .rt.,i,! ; .!, n.
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juu. uuBbub buia juuubure, lue mass Ui
belligerents and peacemakers were crowd
ing between Barksdale and Potter, the lat
ter in the meantime having seized tbc
former by tbo hair which, by the by,
proved sot to be the bona fide hair of the
said Barksdale, but a toy, whieh tbe said
Potter had torn off, and for tho time being
converted to his own use. Cadwallader
C. Washburn, of Wisconsin, (these Wash-
J turn's nr all "bloods,") peeing the WA
Barksdale in conflict with bis brother Kit- !
bu, felt bia fratcrnul spirit stirred wilhiu
him. and rusbinir UDon Barksdale. brought
d
own one or two blows, "on the ton of bia
' ' "
hcai
on A wlifrn tho wnnl n (la tit tn trrnur."
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What became of Kcitt after Grow set
tho law of gravity in motion upon him,
nououy seems auie io icii, except n.eui
j himself and bo won't. Tbe first that
a whipt rooster who feels no disposition
i to "go iu" and renew the fight. i
.ill litis lliuu iuu opediier was uamug
t ii : i: . . i. I . . '
j gle perched thereon,) and ruahed among
( tho struggling, surging, tossing members,
l'ottcr, seeing a big fellow with a bludg-
con joining in the nuke, was about to
the
shrill voice of tho Rrcakrr. CCol. Orr bns
the Sergeant, su ggestcd that the individu-
al might be Ulossbrcnncr, whereupon he
struck out in another direction. I'otter
' is an athletic, withy man, at home in a
) "muss." He got ono or two hard bits
himself, which he promptly repaid on the
! spot ; and it is believed that the Chivalry
j will give him a wide berth during the re-
i maiuder of the eesion.
j In thickest of Cht were ccn Parson
!S "nd Quaker Mott, struggling to
keep tho peace; though there was a lur-
king in Lovejoy's eye which tended to
prove, that on due provocation, ho would,
like bim of old, try bis band at hewing
Agag in pieces betor tbe Lord.
As evidence of thc spirit which pervaded
the freemen in the hall, I will relate a
! scene which is said to have occurred be-
tween Montgomery of Pennsylvania, and
Iiocock of Virginia. Their seats adjoin,
and are near thc spot of tbe encounter.
Montgomery is a Douglas Democrat, an
able lawyer, and a quiet, gentlemanly per
son, liocock is a good-hearted fellow,
but he feels the blocd of tho Virginia F.
F.'s coursing his voins. Barksdalo seized
Grow. Montgomery started towards the
aisle. ISoeock seized bim by the arm.
wucvLa ceii
Turning fiercely ur
largo man be gait
tho blank with a m(
pon bim M. is a very
said to 15., (yon may fill
the blank with a most intense phrase )
"Let go my arm, , i n nuuta you
down '." llocock abstained
Some hands were laid on knives and pis
tols, liut, none were drawn. Ono He
publican mcmber,with a Colt in bis pock
et, anticipating a bloody issue, mounted a
chair, so that ho could see to do good ser-
vice without hitting his friends.
To detail all this takes some time;
and yet, tbe wole affair occupied only
three or four minutes. After it was over,
a feeling that a great danger had been
shunned, and barely shunned, gave a soni'
bro hue to thoughtful faces. When all
had passed, the Speaker, who had borne
himself firmly through the wild scene, was
pale aud nervous.
Thc lips of thc many Anti Lecompton
itcs were compressed, and the responsive
Yea or Kay, during the rcmaiuing hours
of thc night, was hissed through some
teeth rather than uttered from tbe mouth.
If tho mortal struggle, which at ono mo
ment was anticipated, had oamuiccccd,and
blood I1 been shed, the Anti-Lccompton-itcs
would have madoa clean sweep of tbe
Hall. AH concerned may know that these
gentlemen arc in no frame of mind to sub
mit quietly to insult.
Thc South is cowed. I know what I
say cowkd. Thc promptness with
which Grow knocked Kcitt down in tho
very midst of tbo Southern side of thc
Chamber, and tho alacrity aud fire with
which some fifty Republicans bounded
across thc Hall to join the struggle, ap
palled tho Slaveholders. Father G id
dings said to-day, "I have sat in this
IIouso twenty years, and I never saw tbe
Slave Power so completely batlled and
cowed as during this fifteen hours contest."
"Keip Yolr Mouth Shut." Never
allow thc act of respiration to be carried
on through tbe mouth. The nasal pas
sages aro clearly tho medium through
which respiration was by our Creator de
signed to bo carried on. "God breathed
into man's nostrils thc bicath of life,"
previous to his becoming a living creature.
Tbo difference in tho exhaustion of
strength by a long walk with the mouth
firmly closed, and respiration carried on
through thc nostrils instead of through
thc mouth, is inconceivable to those who
have never tried the experiment. It is
said that the habit of carrying on the
work of inspiration and expiration through
tho mouth, is the origin of almost all
diseases of the throat and lungs.
now many sickly ones wish tbey were
hcaltby ! how many beggarmen wish they
wero wealthy ! how many ugly ones wish
they were pretty ! how many stupid ones
wish tbey wcro witty ! how many bache
lors wish they wero married ! how many
benedicts wish tbey bad tarried 1 Single
or double, life's full of trouble ; riches
are stubble and pyirure's a bubble.
Elections Returns from Kansas.
In accordance with the provisions of an
1 ...i . i ... . . .. I
act emmeu ".ad qci suDimmnrv mo i on
,.,.,, , fl.m.i . T..,. i. .ft..
f - . . .... . I
nw ni iti. l.nnoiliilifTA Iddaxi
act of the Legislative Assembly of Kansas
Territory, entitled 'An act to provide for
j taking , ccnsu3 and c!cction of auI.gitcB
, to a convention.' named Februnrv 19. A O.
, jg57 tbc undor d annouuco ,e fol-
ft
IF
on"
B fc -
2. 5 m
.n
COUNTIES. r.
o
3 E
' -3
- 2
Leavenworth
j Atchison, '
j Doniphan,
1,J'J7
530
5C1
187
238
CO
287
07
Al!
n
Ol .
S92
358
518
268
1,017
301
177
181
s:w
403
50
107
191
40
21
10
4
1
o
1
; Jjrown,
i Nemaha,
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; f i. ..ii
l'ottnnatomic.
j Calhoun,
Jefferson,
i Johnson,
j j''J Km3i
j jj'0"D0!1
! )ouas'
j Franklin,
Anderson,
j Allen,
j '1Jwi";e
j 0J;on
j Hiehardson,
Breckinridge,
i Madison,
j Davis,
1
1
55
21
1
4
Total,
10,220
138
24
J. W. DENVER,
Secretary and Acting Governor.
C. W. Baiicock,
President or the Council.
G. W. Deitzler,
Speaker of House of Representatives.
Haylt should be understood, that in tbe
above, the false roturns from Oxford, Kick
apoo, &is., were rcjectod.
Didn't beilevo it!
A recent "argument" in favor of a pre
servation of the "Pennsylvania Dutch,"
reminds us of an anecdote told in connec-
tion with tbe (jmmon School Contest,
. u,u. ita Liunt. .1. wiii -.- ... .
1. . . . :n . 1.
repeat. That innovation, it will be re
membered, was very actively opposed by
a few of that class of clergymen who op
posed Sabbath Schools and everything else
that might finally infringe upon their au
thority. He exerted all his strength to
defeat tbe adoption of tbe school system in
his district, but the public sentiment ap
peared to be against bim. He determi
ned on a last resort. He called the peo
ple together, as their pastor ; he told them
of thc undying interest be felt in the wel
fare of their souls ; how Satan was contin-
ually laying plans for their destruction ;
and, in what danger they now were from
the adoption of tho system of common
schools. "My people," said he, "if you
adopt this system of education, the souls
of your children will inevitably bo lost.
The original language of tho world was
our language. It is the language of our
Maker, and ho understands no other. If
your children go to theso schools, they
will learu the English, and forget their j
Dutch, and then, my friends, tho awful :
condition will exist of their being unable i
to pray to their God in a language which j
he can understand, aud consequently tho I
loss of their souls will be certain." Tho
argument or the facts on which they were
based, were not considered satisfactory by
his "people," and they accepted the school
law. The argument referred to iu the
beginning of theise remarks will bo about
as efficacious. Lebanon Courier.
Dead and Doomed.
The Courier & Inquirer thus "holds
the mirror up to those Members of Con
gress from Free States who are now urged
to sacrifice themselves on the altar of the
Lecompton Swindle :
Of the thirteen Northern Members of
tho Senate who voted for the Kansas Ne
braska Bill tbrce years ago, but four now
have scats in that body. These four are
Stuart of Michigan, Jones of Iowa, Dou
glas of Illinois, and Thompson of New
Jersey. Tbe only reason why they have
not lost their scats is simply because their
terms of office have not expired, and there
has been no opportunity to elect other
men.
Of the forty too Members of tho House
from the Northern States who voted for
tho bill, but three are Members of the
present House. These are J- Glancy
Jones and T. B. Florence of Pennsylva'a
and W. n. English of Indiana. Upon
all the other 39, tho waters of political
oblivion have closed for ever.
Now, the Lecompton Constitution is
yet more obnoxious to the great body of
the people than was the Kansas Bill.
Political Gifts. Local politics ran
high in the Western country. A candi
date for county clerk, in Texas, offered to
register marriages for nothing. His op
ponent, undismayed, promised to do the
tarn, siid three i rrAlt in. '
Another Poetical Patchwork Curiosity.
Th curft-w tU. tm kix lJ of lartiti? .Itty,
In :v:ry cliuiM, fniui Liihiid to J-pn ;
To fix one impark uf bfuty bvculy ry(
The iroiftir study of uiauiud ii mui.
f. r jon ran fa.it L it t he L--
fwwt-t Auburn! loftbt tillage of th Iahi ;
Tbe man uf R.s, u h lining hbe KplWii,
Aud drag, at t-Mtk r.uiuVf, a iL-ugtb'uiii chulo.
Ah! who rtaTi tell how bard it i to climb
Far as tW solnr walk or u.ilky way .
rr-icra-tittatwu Li tie tliitrf of tiuiu,
L-t ll rcuictf biuvvlf do b&t he may.
Tin t-ducation forms the common mind,
The frn?t of ri ajwn and the flew of Hul
I munt b rrutd unly to be kind,
And wafl a aioh from Indtu to tb iAv.
Sypbax, I joy to meet thee thue aloiif.
Where'er 1 roam, wliateTr lanl- I nev;
A youth, to fortune and to (kmc unknown,
lu miiid--n mtrditution tinry free.
Fan-wtdl! and uhutm-Vrtliy Toice to trkd,
Why to ym mountiiini turnx tho gwtiu rye?
With t.fMfUcIe(t on now, aud pouch on eld-,
That teach Uie ruetk muradi-t to di.
Pity the orrova of oor old man,
Wh"e beard, dn.-cen liug.riwpt bid g-d Lrc9t;
Ijiuh where we uiUnt, be candid when we vus
Man uer-r Is butalwuy. to be bleat.
Swiss migration to Missouri,
It is with much pleasure that we re
publish the subjoined item uf intelligence,
which we find in tho columns of our co
temporary of the Evening Xvics. It chron
icles tha hpirinnlnf-1 nf a rpnniBiratii?i find
needed branch of manufacture in the west.
and those who will reflect for a moment
upon the immense quantities of wool grown
in the valley of the Mississippi, and the
still greater quantities that must be here-
after produced on tho vast stretches of pas-
tural lands reachicc to thc base of the
-I ! Itocky mountains,
tains, will be inclined to won
Uer wny us manulacture lias not been be-
lore attcmptea in tne west. Iberc u no
reason why the scat and center of its pro -
scat and center of its pro -
not also be selected aa the
gible for converting it into
cbandize. Tbe.Vcsays:
lflinrt.tn fiflAlll.l n nf ha Cnli.nt.l Un
points most eligible
fabrics and merebandi;
"Ibomas Allen, JSsq., bas recently sold
his property, commonly called "Chclten-
nam, about bve miles out on tbe Pacific
railroad, to . colony of Swiss, numbering
about fifty, who mean to establish there a
manufactory for fabricating woollen yarns
and goods, of a superior quality. Speci
mens of yarns, such as they manufacture,
exhibit wonderful strength and fineness.
The grounds attached about 30 acres
will be divided into gardens,and cultivated
in garden vegetables and fruits by the
colony, for their support. We consider
this movement as one of considerable in
terest, and may result in the introduction
of an important branch of manufactures,
j to be added to our atj'f fj ,,arv,r6l'flg
most skillful European artizans in our vi
cinity. Tbus,by degrees,our country may, r
in tbe future, become free from tbe ncces-
flitv nf fnrpiirn imnnrfa Thn T.rii.n tmiil
j . e r 1 1 .
f... nr'l.li., l. 1 .1.. v. -1.1
ui euuicuuaiu, iiuuiuviug luc uuilu
ings and 30 acres of land, was 525,000."
In regard te this Swiss eolony we may
remark one other fact. More than a year
ago, a very large body of Swiss emigrants
had oollectcd at Cincinnati and dispatched
agents throughout tho northwest to choose
lands for their luture norae. At tbc mo- , j;f0j Jot a ?onse 0f Ju,j anJ the unani- j three and a half tons of superior hay to tho
ment, however, their attention was direct- j mous wish of those who have trustoJ their acre and an aftermath or second crop if a
ed to tbe free labor movement in Missouri, ' g00j cau3e t0 his keeping, retains him iu ! ton and a huff to thc acre, or five tons of
and the promise of its speedy emancipation : mS pio. 'e have noted with much re-! hay per acre in one year, and then too on
as well as thc vast resources of the state, ' grt.t tLat gomc uf tIie newspapers of the ', ground of but ordinary fertility ! There
wbich thc discussion of that question countrjr. whicU rrofess to be devoted to f jre let it be remembered that plenty of
brought under observation, induced some tLe caus0 of frce goil anJ frec Iabdr have lril)1M vUutJ of Lay anJ pl5turc.
of their more cnterpri,ing leaders te visit . injulgej in verj disparaging comments i Every farmer also may and ought to
this state, and the result is just beginning . upon jir. Sumner, and urged hiia to re-: grow his own clover seed and so have good
to be felt. One colony, if we are rightly i gign anJ gi7e pIac0 for othcr3 Th;3 we : r(,.ln se-j iajiU!l of annually buying
informed, has already purchased, or is in j tuiuk is both uncalled for and unseemly. : and si rending over his fields seeds that
treaty for several thousand acres of land ! Tho ,aurci3 lalLtfl :n Li, 0n bJod ? , f f . , . .
in tbo southwest ; another for a liko quan-1
tity in the southeast, and thc third, as we .
see has completed its bargain for the site
of Cheltenham. The establishment of !
such pioneer settlements will do much to
attract hither the industrious and thrifty
of their countrymen, who arc inferior to no
class of citizens who migrato from Europe,
aud thus ws have promiso of a vast acces
sion to the industrial force of thc Stato.
This is one of the first fruits of thc frec
soil and frce labor movement ; what can
thc fire-eaters show as an equally beneficial
result of their favorite doctrine of slavery
propaganism ? St. lewis Democrat.
Southern Christian Fellowship.
A man, whose name is West, walking in
considerable haste through the streets of a
town in Indiana, a few weeks since, was
followed by a man named Carmical. Mr.
West is a member of a Methodist church,
and Carmical.a member of a Presbyterian
church. Thc Presbyterian was anxious to
commune with bis Methodist brother; but
tbo Melhodist'did not hold to that kind
of communion, and increased his speed.
Offended with this unbrotberly conduct,
the indignant Presbyterian fired npon bim
with a revolver. The parties wcro both
from tbo Southern States. Thc Methotlitt
teas a slave; the Presbyterian hisoancr.
JV. F. Tribune.
The Steiibins Platform Every
body, says the Providence Juniu?,rcmem
bcrs tho platform on which Mr. Stcbbins
planted himself when he run for President
of the United States. When asked how
he stood on the Maine law, he promptly
answered that be was "in favor of the law,
but against its execution." This admira
ble political position has been assumed in
New Hampshire and other States by the
Democratic party,in resolutions expressing
unabated confidence in Mr. Buehanan,and
pronouncing against tho measure n y Lich j
he has btsLsi his Administration
Great Wen in Kansas.
The Hoard of Commissioners to inveati-:
gate election frauds, which held its scm..!ou
j at Leavenworth City,brought to light some '
: singular facts in relation to the poll L ks
! of that notoriously bogus district, Kieki
! poo. For instance, on the original poll
j book of tbe vote on tbe constition, Dec.
i 21 t, 1857, which book is now on file in
' the county recorder's office in Leavenworth
I it was discovered that .um..j HmVnnan
. cast the 270th vote for the constitution
' icith Slavery. If we ignore the inconsid
erable fact thut Mr.liuchanan, at the time of
casting this bollot, was sonic thousands of
miles to the eastward of Kickapoo, the
! performance is not strange, but perfectly
i in keeping with his devotion to the "f ecu-
liar institution."
i Next on the list of distinguished names
appears, as the 270th voter, Wm. 11. S.ic
arJ, of Xcw York; nest, 323d, 7W F.
Marshall, of Kentucky; 711th, 6'co. 11'.
Brown, editor Herald ot IreeJum ; then.!
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bO'Jtn, JiJia U.trcmunt; and immediately .
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after, Juhn Ihrmhn I
Then comes in the 87Gth voter, J. II'.
Dinar, Governor of Kansas, who had
only taken his place as Governor th
! befor anJ was ,hea in Leco",P,n
; miIes Ji6,a ! . Ao'? tbe,n"1 Pb" I'";
: 9CDteJ 'lhirty lcars low, Um.1i.
! lknlun aPr"S the 915 voter. And
i now " was d:irk.llic Pr'"s beings kept open
i "11 half-past six, wLen, alas ! for frail hu-
I "n'ty, fur tue "cnmpu-.usjish.ngs of
- 1 conscience, m sI.ps Jlm:ce UrecOy, and
"-v
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! an l ,he oa act f
! " tBe oa l act 01
j drama. an J P'- aTl b
! poportions, .,, m, as lO-a voter,
. 18 Mr Arrest s.,V,, ppearance on a
uuu cn-lJ, iu ua
; ' Z? " T .
one ' the Kickapoo judges, who was be
. fore tho commission, refused to answer!
' the question whether a majority of the i
. ,. . , ei"p auiu U.U.1IUL'. aJUl UiilUT BMW
names on thc poll book were fictitious or ... ,, ,, . , , .
, f ...... . 1 their clover seed after the sowing and hk-t
not, for fear of cnminatinq hinuelf ! . , .. , , , ,
. , . . . harrowing of the wheat seed and then roll
It will be remembered that the hut ; , i .1 1 t,. . - 1 .k-
l, , ,. . , , , J , i it down. And they who have tried this
Oxford poll list contained whole pages of; ... , -
r , . , . i method of preparing and sowing clover
names taken in regu ar order from the 1 , , ., . 7. - ,
0 ! seed inform us that their clover crop never
Cincinnati Directory among them that of . , , , , .,
. . ' 'al's but produces uncommonly wclL
Oilman 1. t hate, Governor of Ohio .1 It, . . ,
' J Be sure, however, that you also use)
VSTAnd it is ly just such rotes that the ; P!cn,J of tot il miserable economy
Administration, tctks to enslave Kansas ' t0 ljse or W0Jth of jm pas
G'tatiial the. trSH fit hr Ten? . ' j laiJti:'br d'aVafsce'd. '"In the' gpring "of
Senator Sumner.
Wc are glad to learn from the telcgra-
phic reports that Senator Sumner will t
once resume bis seat, and be present to
cast his vote upon the pending proposi -
tions for an increaso of the army, and the
forcing of the Lecompton constitution upon
an unwilling people. Although still suf -
fering from the effects of the dastard blow
which shattered his nervous system, and
. anxious to seek the retired paths of private
not bo worn orc fitly during life, than j
by Lim who was 30 brutany Btruck down I
in tll0 genato fir daring to defend the '
rin-hts of freemen in Kansas. Massnehu-
sctta to.Jay sbou, j hg rMUjor of Lu suf.
fering than she ever was of bis fearless el
oquence in times pact, no stands the j Speculators Cauuiit. Thc groat fall
first martyr in our national couueils to a ' la 'ue P"co of butter and eggs has caught
desecrated liberty of speech, and his very j some of tho speculators in those niarketa
presence there is an argument against the f bles napping. Oue who has eight hua
wrongs that have been perpetrated, that j drcd barrels of eggs stored iu New York
no logic can refute and few feel ready to 1 and Philadelphia, for which he paid 15
confront. The silence of Sumner is more : and It! cents per dozen, received a dispatch
touching than the deepest pathos of ano-' la-' Friday iuforftiing him that they would
ther. Time may perchance restore to him not bring mora than ten cents ! Another
his gifted power of sjccch,and his elevated person who has about three tons of tub
orateiry may again ring thro' tho arches of butter stored in this county, will be com
thc Capitol, w here he bas heretofore wou polled to lose about 33 per cent, should tho
such enduring fume; but whether it does upen weather continue. The speculatora
or not, we must ever hold in admiration in these articles arc praying for a " cell
that devotcdncss which prompts his zeal, j snsp" as tho only thing likely to improve
and beurs him up undor bodily infirmities . the market ! L-inearUr Express.
that would paralyze weaker spirits. Letj Au "all,inoV or White Deer, three
him remain where ho is, and when Kansas t:mM he WcigLl of aQ or(in;irj Jccr h(3
shall have been disenthralled aud redeem- beca shot bet R j m jb BnJ y .
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cu, u w.u uu uuic rnougu .or uneasy am-
... . , . .ill- 1 i r
unions 10 seeo 'o uu nispiuc.
St. IAlU
Democrat.
New IlAVf.N,Conn , Peb.9. A sad af-
fair took place thi evening. Wm. Miles,
foreman of a boso company, was shot by a
student of Yule College, whoso name has
not yet been made public. Miles, it is
said, received three shots in bis body. A
moment afterwards, a student was badly
beaten by the firemen. Two or three stu
dents and as many firemen then engaged
in a fight. Much excitement has been
created, and a general row between the
firemen and students is threatened.
Cleavelanit, Feb. 2. The Ashtabu
la County Infirmary, at Kingsville, was
destroyed by fire tbis evening. It was
set on fire by one of the inmates. One
lifo was losf, aud rLt'v persons rendered '
b"n'fVt:-.
THE FARM
Tlie Vardcn The Orchard.
Clover Seed.
Too moh of our Clover seed is very
carelessly sown and when the Suit is in a
poor condition to ensure its germination
anl growth. Now, if by a little mora
labor anl care in doing this work we can
.-.".lira one or two additional tons of clover
tj the acre and we can dj thii then
surely this extra iucrcae of this valuable
cuttle feeding and manorial crr.p, will pay
us well fir all our allitional trouble and
care, ltut how arc we to secure this ?
; that is the (jucstiou. I answer.
! The most successful method of growing
' clover yet known seems to be to pre
, pure the seed by soaking the seed over
; uiglt in a weak and slightly warm salt
water and to roll it the next morning in
' dry plaster uutil the. eceds arc thoroughly;
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from each other and then sow them luitne-
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ili.'iFnlv Anil JW vpr.lir n nncMif.ln Airor tht
, j v
! ground, and after harrewiug, roll the seed
down into tho ground with a heavy roller.
Tti. antlr-nt nrnl nL-k-tfrini. nf thn 1
- i'itr:Lrra in it in . H'lv iiniira nil in.r i.
i .'nr.v U. m,l,'w,n,;iM.
' and growth, and at the same time render
.f nup;lj!t,illlie to auJ so protect it from
j Ae a and normi AnJ
th(, ro,,tr) hy prcising th Kej J)Wn bt(
thc groua(jj not ouIj 3ecurc3 h llie
; t;te j e of carth.boU Qf mois
, Ut tb(j game crusLeg
makes the ground smooth for the nicely-
working of tho scythe. And if the seed
. be sown on tho young growing wheat crop,
. be sown on Lo young growing wheat crop,
, after it is fully up, the harrowing of the
j d tUe wheat mQre .
hlrm M the losj of fcw .
I injured or torn up by the barrow, will ba
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1850 a farmer (who gives an ccuuul. uf
j bis experiment in tho Albany Cultivator)
t sowed one of his fields at the rate of one
j lushel of seed, being Timothy and Clover
, seed mixed in equal quantities, the acre,
. And he informs us that in less than two
; months tbe field afforded a prodigious
' amount of pasturage and fully double as
! much throughout tho season as that of
, ordinary nasture-srounds. and that this
; same field in 1852 yielded him more than
still woise, at times intermixed with secd.s
of the uust injurious and troublesmua
weeds. And tho same remark applies
with like force tn Timothy an l other seeds.
December, 157. West Hrascii.
; CiiUfernI, after chasing it ten houiy.
' O
Not a hair on thc deer was other than
white ; even the eyes wero white, re
sembling thoso of a glass-eyed Lorse, tho
sight being of an orange color.
Sixfy.four farmers in and about Middle
town, Cobn., have given notice that on
Monday they will come iu with their ox
carts, laden with wood and provisions fur
gratuitous distribution tn the poor, under
j the management of thc mayor and a com-
mitteo of citiiens.
During the shock of an earthquake st
Lock port on Saturday, an oMUdy was so
frightened that be put on focrlifc preser
vers and threw herself out of a second sto.
ry window.
It is stated that Senator Douglas has
removed hi !avi,. ft cm Mv-'c'i-it ii.tj
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