which is so madly raging free from criti
cism, it if neither my right nor my pur
pass to arraign them upon this occasion;
but self-examination is at all limes profita
ble for icdividuals or communities, and we
shall see more clearly the mote in their
eye after ve have taken the beam from
our own. If we have in any degree con
tributed to provoke existing sectional irri
tation, it is the; highest dictate of patriot
ism to make ample and manly reparation.
For no alleged abuse by them, and with
out contributing to the dignity or advance
ment of a single human being, we have
withdrawn, by force of law, a courtesy
"which had been extended them from the
foundation ot the government permitting
them, while visiting us upon business or
pleasure, to bring with them, and retain,
lor a brief period, the household serv?nts
which the habits of their lives have made
necessary to the comfort of their families.
Relying upon their honor and domestic
justice, as they did upon ours, we stipula
ted, by the plain terms of the constitution,
to deliver up to them fugitives from servi
ces, who should flee within our borders;
and yet some northern States have inter
posed embarrassing enactments, to thwart
the fulfillment of this constitutional pledge.
Presses have been established in our midst,
to hurl fire and desolation among them,
and incendiaries have prowled around
their borders, unwhipt of justice, to incite
thir slaves to insurrection, rebellion, and
murder.
The southern people have been goaded
to a state of excitement and alarm. They
have seen, not only demagogues and fanat
ics, but large bodies of men "in free states,
uniting in one grand steeple chase for ab
olition honors, and awarding the mark of
merit to him who could cry longest and
loudest against the cause of slavery and
the aggressive south. The contcstis un
equal, unmanly and unchristian- The in
stitutions of the south are extremely sen
sitive, and our blows will tell upon them
with fearful effect, while theirs, should
they direct them against us, fall harmless
at our feet.
The individual who should Introduce
within the social circle, political or reli
gious opinions, offensive to a portion of
those assembled, would he held guilty of
violating the plainest ruled of propriety,
and be rightfully excluded from social com
munion; and yet, when the great family of
atates meet together a portion are constant
ly reminded by the sovereign voices of.
others, that they uphold an institution
which is hateful among msn and sinful in
the sight of God.
How long could the ordinary business
relations of life continue between individ
uals, however profitable or desirable,
where one party should constantly load
the other with reproaches for delinquen
cies in his domestie relations, real or imag
inary? How long could that holy union,
which was ordained of Heaven, and lies
at the foundation of our social structure,
continue, in spirit or in iorm, with such a
canker gnawing at the root of its felicity.
It is at all times easy to furnish iip-ser-vics
to the cause of patriotism; and those
now among the most dangerous enemies
of the Union, are the first to proclaim that
fiey of all others, will stand .by it, and
prevent its dissolution . But the Union
is not to be maintained by force or. by
pompous gasconade; it must be upheld by
the same great and good spirit of lofty
and self-sacrificing patriotism in which it
was founded, or it must go down before
an admiring and envious world and go
down, too, forever, in night and anarchy,
and blood signalized by the death-struggle
of the last free government on earth.
The sovereign States of this confederacy
are now appropriately contributing blocks
ot their native marble and granite to
strengthen and adorn a monument sacred
to the memory of the greatest and best of
men. Would to Heaven they would each
t m . -
sena nither their guts of peace and good
will, to strengthen and perpetuate a fabric
yet more glorious, that it may be rendered
. i
more Deautirui ana enduring!
Let sectionalism cry that this gives up
to the north, and that to the south. The
question of slavery in the territories, is one
of temporary duration, and is a mere con
sequence, and not the cause of the general
irritation. All good men, north and south
who belia ve man capable of self-government,
are -willing to leave it to the people
, who arc to create institutions there, to say
what shall be their character, under the
provisions of tue constitution; their deter
mination will bt' aquiesced in by all who
would not enslave one race, lest they
.should enslave another. To what end,
and for whose benefit is this controversy
prosecuted; which, instead of mitigating a
: tingle feature in the ,dark history of sla-
'ery, or loosing the bonds of a single slave
h as practically , increased the rigor of the
la W8 in the slave States has arrayed man
ag ainst man, and State against State,' and
brc ught our happy Union to the.verffe of
dis. solution.
1 he occasion, in my judgement de
man ds the best efforts which patriotism
can p ut forth, and I shall look anxiously
for th e exalted tone and specific spirit
which I am sure will distnguisi.i your pro
ceeding. That the motives of all who
attempt to arrest this career of madness
will be perverted and assailed, their acJion
condem tied, and they denounced as dot.rh
faces' and propagandists, is of course to be
expected; but the patriotism of our fathers
did not falter before danger; nor, with them
did the love for the cause in which they
were engaged ever , waver, even amid
dungeons and death Let us then amid
happiness and peace, "emulate their noble
example."
"The sunshine patriot, and the summer
o!dier will shrink from his country'
cause in a time like this but he who stands-'
it now, will deserve the love and thanks of
every man and woman."
I have the honor to be, gentlemen, your
friend and fellow-citizen,
D. S. Dickinson.
Messrs. R. J. Dillon, James T. Brady,
Daniel E. Sickles, Augustus Schell, and
Edward C. West, committee.
Carnival Incident at Borne
There are propably many of our readers
who remember the young Prince. Musig
nana, son of the Prince Canino and grand
son of Jospph Bonaparte, who visited this
country a few years ago. To such the
following account of a startling and almost
tragical incident in Rome, on the 10th of
February will prove interesting. We,quote
from a Roman journal:
"Yesterday, at about a quarter past five
towards the end of the Corsa, which was
very brilliant, a magnificent nosegay of
white camelias, concealing a -grenade of
class, was thrown into the carriage of the
Prince of Musignano, son of the Prince of
Canino, while opposite the Palace Berni
ni. The Prince took it and was about to
present it to his sister, who was beside him
in the carriage; but who was fortunately
engaged in throwing flowers to the per
sons that occupied the balcony of the Pal
ace Bernini. The Prince therefore, wai
ted till she had done, resting the hand with
the nosegay on his thigh, when suddenly
the grenade burst. The Prince was se
verely wounded in his right hand, between
the thumb and forefinger, and still more so
in his thigh, in which fragments of glass
had penetrated so deep, that the artery was
near being lacerated. His sister twas
slightly wounded in her leg and side, and
fell into a swoon. Immediately after the
explosion the Prince alighted, and with
the assistance of the bystanders, carried
his sister into the Palace Bernini, where
the head surgeon of the French army,
who happened to be on the spot, immedi
ately gave them the necesaray assistancee.
Women of Wisconsin.
The following is the bill so long "con
tested which became a law at the last
session of the Legislature of "Wisconsin.
The Chicago Journal whose editor is a
bachelor, publishes it under the head 'Wis
consin takes care of the Women."
"That the real estate, and the rents, is
sues and profits thereof of any female now
married, shall not be subjected to the dis
posal of her husband, but shall be her sole
and separate property, as if she were a
single female.
"The real and personal property of any
female who may hereafter marry, which
she shall own at the time of marriage, and
the rents, iesues, and profits thereof, shall
not be subject to the disposal of her hus
band, nor be liable for his debts, and shall
continue her sole and separate property.
"Any married female may receive by
inheritance or by gift, grant devise or be
quest, from any person other than her hus
band, and hold to Lher sole and separate
use, and convey and devise, real and per
sonal property, any interest or estate there
in, and the rents, issues, and profits, in the
same manner and with like effect, as if she
were unmarried, and the satne shall not be
subject to the disposal of her husband, nor
be liable for his debts. -
The Health of Europe During the
Last Week. France is excessively weak,
and her constitution is gradually breaking
up- She says she has the ,'weight of a
mountain on her breast that prevents her
rising. She stillcomplams bitterly of the
great vacuum in her chest.
Russia has been troubled with a slight
attack of yeilovv fever. Bleeding was
recommended, and was instantly carried
out to a copious extent in the city. Rus
sia has felt very-much better since, and
is very thankful to England for the unex
pected relief.
Austria is endeavoring to regain the
strength she has lost in Hungary. She
is still stann ed with the dreadful blow
she received there, which was nearly the
death or her. bhe is recommended to
keep quiet for some to time come.
England is collecting her members to
gether, and rubbing them up for the
grand fight that is expected to come off
on the 31 st instant. She feels quite
strong enough, she says, to spurn the
smallest offer of "protection."
Ireland is still very low and weak, but
hopes to pick up a little during the ses
sion. She is strictly ordered not to make
a noise, and to refrain from all quack med
icines. Punch.
The Texas Parkman Letter.
The New Orleans Delta has conrersed
with a gentleman direct from Washing
ton, Texas, who took some pains to as
certain who was the writer of the letter
published in the Delta, signed Oronoka,
the writer, of which confessed himself to
be the murderer of Dr. Parkman, and
adds:
"The letter signed 'Oranoka,is dated
Washington, 28th December. 1849. Our
informant has ascertained, beyond all
doubt, that an unknown and suspicious
looking individual arrived in Washing
ton about that time, who came from Bos
ton via Galveston and Houston: He re
mained at Washington but a few days.
After remaining here a few days, he de
parted for Austin, where he entered his
name in the register of the Orleans house
as 'John Weeks, Boston.' The appear
ance of the stranger was calculated to ex
cite suspicion. He was reserved and
nervous. He did not remain long in
Austiu. He also cut out of the registry
the entry of his name, which was compared
with the handwriting of the letter of
Oronoka,' and coutains points of resem
llance to that of 'Oronoka" which are
very palpable and striking."
MOUNTAIN SENTINEL.
EBENSBURG, PA.
THURSDAY, MARCH 21. 1850.
0Thk Sentinel, has much the largest cir
culation of any paper published in this county
and as an advertising sheet offers superior
inducements to merchants and business men
generally. Those desirous of making us of
this medium J or extending their business can
do so by either sending their notices direct, or
through the fulloicing agents:
John Crouse, Esq., Johnstown.
E. W. Carr Ecan$' Buildings, Thitd st
Philadelphia.
V. B. Palmer, Esq., New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore. ' - . j
Democratic
COUNTY MEETING!
The Democratic : citizens of Cambria:
county are respectfully requested to meet
in the Court House, in Ebensburg, on the
evening of Tuesday of the April Court, at
half-past seven o clock, for the purpose of
appointing a Delegate to the Williamsport
Convention, to place in nomination a dem
ocratic candidate lor Canal Commissioner,
aud also for the purpose of giving expres
sion to the views of the Democracy of
Cambria county on the various agitating
questions of the day.
S. J. RENSIIAW,
Chairman, County Committed
Feb. 28, 1850.
ECol. T. C. M'Dowell, State Libra
rian at Harrisburg, will accept our thanks
for useful public documents and other
favors.
Borough Election.
The following is the result of the elec
tion in this Borough on Friday last:
Justice of the Peace David H. Rob
erts. Constable Evan D. Evans. "
Burgess John Williams.
Town Council R. L. Johnston,
" Joseph M'Donald,
Thomas B. Mooie,
" " George W. Todd,
William. Mills, Jr.
1 Singular Coincidence.
We do not remembei to have ever heard
of a more singular coincidence than that
which has occurred in the case of Harri
son Kinkead, Esq., of this borough. He
has been elected twice and defeated four
times by just two votes, as follows: In
1840, he was elected Justice of the Peace
by two votes, and in 1845, he was defeat,
ed for the same office by two votes. In
1847, he was a candidate for County
Commissioner before the County Conven
tion, and was defeated by two. In 1848
he was nominated the democratic candi
date for County Commissioner by a ma
jority of two, and was defeated at the polls
by two. And on Friday'last, he was again
a candidate for Justice of the Peace, and
ajrain defeated by two votes. Who will
say, after this, that there is not a fatality
in numbers? '
Legislative.
The amendment to the Constituiion,"so
as to make , the judiciary elective has
passed both Houses of the Legislature by
nearly a unanimous vote, and will now be
submitted to the people next fall for their
ratification or rejection. In the House
there were but three votes against it. If
the action of the members of the Legisla
ture on this subject, is any indication of
the sentiments of the people, the amend
ment will be adopted by an overwhelming
majority.
The bill to erect Pine county passed to
a second reading in the House a few days
since." The friends of the new county,
have, we perceive, thought proper to
change the name, and call it .Snvder" in-
stead of "Pine." We do not know that
this change of name will secure the mea
sure any additional . friends, and we sin
cercly trust that the Legislature will per
mit the bill to remain where it now is.-
We go in for maintaining the integrity of
Cambria county against all opposition, be
lieving that she has no territory to spare
For further Legislative news, we refer
the reader to the interesting letter from our
Harrisburg correspondent.
Q?Mass meetings in favor of the union
of the States are beiner held in various
parts of the Union north and south. A
meeting of this kind is to be held in Nash
ville in a few days, in opposition to the
southern Convention for the dissolution of
the Union. But J the Union is in no dan
ger so long as Clay, Cass, Webster, and
a host of others, have stcpt into he breach
and arc noblv battling in its favor.
Major Barker.
The good citizens of the city of Pitts
burg are now beginning to experience
some of the evils resulting from their fol
ly in electing such a man as'Joe Barker,
Mayor. The tables are now completely
turned. Barker was doubtless elected
through motives of sympathy, on account
of the alleged harsh treatment he received
in a criminal prosecution, and now the
Pittsburgers regret that they suffered their
feelings of the moment to influence their
conduct in relation to a man so unworthy.
The Morning Post has the following lan
guage in relation to Mayor Barker. "It
is to be lamented that the city of Pittsburg
is. in its present position- . We have a
Chief Magistrate who practically sets aside
law and all right. He indulges in his
whims to the fullest extent, regardless of
the safety of the citizens. No man is safe
who presumes to question the correctness
of his Honor's decisions. His conduct in
his office is coarse in the extreme; his lan
guage is terribly blasphemous. He threat
ens destruction upon any institution that
he dislikes. He says he intends to abolish
the Covrt of Quarter Sessions, that he
will do something desperate with the
Mercy Hospital. Ludicrous as these
threats may seem to the reader, yet the
Mavor utters them in all seriousness."
California.
On the 18th, the representatives from
California presented their credentials to
Congress, which were ordered to be prin
ted. The question of the admission of
California as a State into the Union is still
the chief suoject of debate in both Houses
of Congress, and there is no telling when
it will be disposed of. The excitement
on the slavery question has considerably
abated, however, and consequently the
members are better prepared for cool de
liberation. The Senators and Representatives from
California have also addressed a long doc
ument to Congress, communicating copies
of the State Constitution, their credentials
and a formal request for admission in the
Union. They express their astonishmen1
that there is an organized opposition in
Congress to the admission of the new
Stete, and enter at length into the history
of the territory, the organization, popula
tion, and other matters pertaining to the
subject. The address concludes thus:
This people request admission into the
American Union as a State. They under
stand and estimate the advantages which
will accrue to them from such a connec
tion, while they, trust they do hot too
highly compute those which will be en
forced upon their brethren. They do not
present themselves as applicants, nor do
they bear themselves with arrogance or
presumption. They come as free Ameri
can citizens citizens by treaty, by adop
tion, and by birth, and ask. that they may
be permitted to reap the common benefits,
share the common ills, and promote the
common welfare, as one of the United
States of America.
EPThe Double Eagle, or twenty dol
laa gold coin authorized at the last session
of Congress, have made their appearance
in Philadephia. It is somewhat larger
than a half dollar and considerably thick
er. The face bears the head of Liberty t
surrounded by thirteen stars, with the
date "1850;" and on the obverse there is
a spread Eagle supporting a shield, and
an ornamental fillet showing the motto
E Pluribus Unum." Above the Eagle
are rays, and in the midst of which are
thirteen stars the whole encircled by the
words "United States of America. Twen
ty D. We should like to see a few of
them sent out in this direction for sped'
mens, merely; as they are entirely too
large for printers to hope to own any of
them.
EF'George W. Harris Esq., of Dauph.
in county, has been appointed by the Gov
ernor, Reporter of the decisions ' of the
Supreme fcCourt of Pennsylvania, for the
unexpired term of the late reporter, Rob
ert M. Barr, Esq., deceased. .
The Climate of Califoria.
Ex-Governor Shannon, in a letter writ
ten to a friend in St. Clairsville, dated
San Francisco, January 29th 1850, says:
"I regret that my letter that was pu
blished in the Gazette influenced any one
to come to this country it was not so in
tended; this is not the country for any
citizen to come to. Except the gold, which
is all it has been represented to be, the
country is worthless; and the climate is a
bad one. The time will come when this
opinion will be entertained by all. I wish
therefore to express the opinion to all who
may. feel a desire to come here, that they
had better remain at home; that the chan
ces for doing well in this country, taking
into consideration the probability, nay, the
ceitainty of being sick, is greatly against
them. This being my opinion, I desire
no one to come out here on the strength
of any thing I have said. It is a country
i of gold; when that is said, all is said."
Correspondence of the Mountain Sentinel.
STATE CAPITOL.
Harrisburg, March 13, 1850.
Dear Given:
Every body about the
capitol appears to be as busy as nailers.
As the session draws to a close the mem"
bers are bestirring themselves in all quar
ters, each one anxions to get some favor
ite measure carried thro' the Legislature.
An immense number ot private bills have
passed since my last, whictT are only
interesting to the persons for whose use
they are gotten up and passed.
It is strange, passing strange, how much
time is taken up every winter in the con
sideration and discussion of bills, which
are brought forward by companies of men
who band together for purposes of private
speculation, and in order to aid them in
their holy enterprises, it is always found
necessary to get an act of the Legislature
passed to give them a name, style, and
title, &c, &c, or in other words "a local
habitation and a name." The most stu
pendous piece of Legislation which has
been matured this winter, was the act
passed in the early part of the session, to
enable the Reading Rail Road Company
to postpone the payment of their bonds to
the amount of three millions of dollarsf
which became due in January, 1850, for
the period of twenty years. It is lament
ably too true, that a corporation can come
to the Legislature of Pennsylvania, and
ask for privileges, and have them granted
too, which if the same privileges or immu
nities were asked for by an individual, he
would be set down as insane, and treated
as a madman, or laughed at by those sage
Legislators who think nothing of passing
a law to enable a rotten and corrupt corpo
ration to repudiate the payment of their
debts. I am told by good authority, that
the Reading Rail Road company owe
about "twelve millions of dollars, a sum
which that company never think of pay
ing.
But this system of Legislating for cor
porations is not the only evil of which I
would complain. Another is, the awful
indifference with which the members gen
erally speaking, look upon that most sa
cred of all contracts, I mean the marriage
contract. It is a fact, that almost any one
can come to the Legislature of Pennsyl-
nia, procure a divorce from the bands of
matrimony in the short space of a few
days, and that too, on ex-parte testimony.
There are a number of cases now pending
before the Legislature, among which is
that of Dr. William Wetheral of Mont
gomery county, in this state; who asks for
adivorce from his wife, on the ground of
wilful and malicious desertion.
The truth of the case is, that the con
duct of Dr. Wetheral was such as to drive
his wife, who is the mother of fourteen
children, from his house, or submit to the
degradation of seeing those 'attentions
which of right should be bestowed upon
none but herself by her husband, lavished
upon another, in her own house, and be
fore her eyes. In a word Jiisconduct for
years has been so brutal, : and so outrage
ous, that Mrs. Wetheral could not live
with him; and yet he has the unblushing
effrontery to ask the Legislature for a di
vorce from the very woman he has so
grievously injured, and what is worse,
alleges his own shame as the grounds of
his application. This "case I am happy
to add, was defeated in the Senate the oth
er day, but notwithstanding all that, I un
derstand that the Dr. intends to push it
through the Legislature by the irresistable
power of his pile, he is said to be rich
worth over two hundred thousand dollars.
The next case is that of Edwin Forrest,
the American tragedian, who is a citizen
of New York, who asks the Legislature
to break the silken cord which has bound
him to his wife Catharine. !. Her maiden
name was Catharine St. Clair, she is a
native of. England. Mr. Forrest alleges
he most terrible charges against his wife
ln his application, and Mrs. Forrest as
stoutly denies those charges. ... ,.
But Mr. Forrest is here-with two hired
attorneys from Philadelphia, who are mo
ving Heaven and earth to procure the pas
sage of the divorce bill in MisfsForrest's
case. Mrs. Forrest alleges th3r?she has
no money to enable her to come to Har
risburg to attend to her case, but protests
against the right or power of the Legisla
ture of Pennsylvania to interfere in her
case. Poor woman! if she is without
funds, she will have but a slim chance of i
success, against her liege lord, who can
command his eighty or one hundred thou
sand dollars to aid him in his unhallowed
crusade against his defenceless and injured
wife, who is far from her friends and home,
a stranger in a strange land deserted by
all, and stigmatized and disgraced by the
man who swore before God, that he would
succour, protect, cherish and 'assist her
through life. I do hope that justice wi!i
not be trampled upon by the Legislate
in this case, but that the petition of Mr
Forrest will be thrown out of the Legisla.
ture, and he be tohl to seek , his remedy
in the State of which he is a citizen where
a jury of his countrymen will pass upon
the case; before whom he will have ta
opportunity to substantiate his grave cha
ges against his wife, and where she will
have an opportunity of -vindicating her
honor and her character. If she was the
guilty woman which Mr. Forrest allege,
she is, she would shun investigation, ia
stead of courting investigation in a court
of justice, when facts must be adduced to
fix guilt upon a party, or exculpate the
accused.
The Model Bank Bill of Mr. Laird, a
it is appropriately termed, which went to
the Senate some days ago, has not as yet
been touched by that body. Mr. Laird
is one of the most staunch, sound and re.
liable men in the Legislature. He is a
democrat of the old school, honest and
capable, and I may add with great propri
ety, fearless of opposition or denunciation
from either whigs or pseudo democrat
He is sound and radical in his democracy
whilst his industry and talents make
him one of the very best members in tho
House. He is a credit to the glorious
county which he so ably represents. I
will send you the copy of the bill as amen
ded so soon as it passes finally, if it ever
does. There are not a few men in the
Legislature who envy Mr. Laird the glory
of originating the" model bank bill, but I
can assure them that they will not be able
to do so, for whether the bill becomes a
law or not, Mr. Laird will have the credit
which is justly due him, of having origi
nated the bill. There is another man in
the lower house, who for learning, ability ,
industry and talents, has few equals and
fewer superiors in the country. Judge
Porter is the most indefatigable and ready
man I ever saw. Always ready, and al
ways at his post, no question come3 amiss
to him. His versatility of talent, and rich
fund of lore, both legal, literary, and po
litical, makes him the able debater, and
ready writer, and suffer me to add, the
master Legislator. Judge Porter's report
on the slavery question, is one of the best
state papers I have read for some time a
paper which bears the impress of a great
mind on every line from beginning to end
I do not know the Judge's age, but sup
pose him to be about sixty years of age,
yet he can endure more mental and bodily
labor, than any ten men in the Legislature,
I don't care what their ages may be. Take
him all in all, he is a most extraordinary
man.
The following is the Apportionment bill
as it passed to-day in the House of Rep
resentatives. The whigs fought it inch
by inch, but it was like pouring water on
a drowned mouse, in other words, as the
dutchman said when the Dr. was trying
to restore his wife to life, who had choak
ed whilst eating beef at dinner, "it a all
for no use Dr."
APPORTIONMENT BILL.
Senatorial.
I. Philadelphia City
II. Philadelphia County, i
III. Montgomery,
IV. Chester and Delaware,. I
V. Berks and Schuylkill. .
VI. Bucks, ...
VII. Lancaster,
VIII. Lebanon and Dauphin,
IX. Northampton and Lehigh,
X. Carbon, Monroe, Pike and
Wayne,
XI. Adams and Franklin,
XII. York,
XIII. Cumberland, Perry fc Juniata, 1
XIV. Sullivan, Lycoming and North
umberland, 1
XV. Huntingdon, Union fc Mitain, 1
XVI. Luzerne and Columbia, t
XVII. Bradford, Susquehanna and
Wyoming, :
XVIII. Clinton, Tioga, Potter, M'Kean
and Elk, 1
XIX. Venango, Mercer, Crawford
and Warren, -.'
XX. Erie,
XXI. Butler, Beaver &; Lawrence,
XXII. Allegheny,
XXIII. Washington and Greene,
XXIV. Westmoreland, Bedford, Fay
' S ette and Somerset, . .'
XXV. Armstrong, Indiana, Clarion
and Jefferson,
XXVI. Cambria, Blair, Clearfield.!: !
and Centre. : ' s '
Representatives r .
Adams, : -'-f-i-:'.' ' "
Allegheny, '
Bedford, - '
Berks, ' ; - K '
Bucks,' ' ; ' : '' : '
Beaver, ' ;-
Blair, ; ''!
Bradford, "; ' :
Butler and Lawrence, ; .
Chester,
Cumberland, Perry and Juniata,
Centre, Clinton and Clearfield, ;
Cambria, . i ; . '
Clarion, Armstrong and Jefferson,
Potter, Elk and M'Kean,?
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