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v. inter of 1S, whiio ascnndin; t!.o
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lu-.-.ii ui u.irtict was a r rcnt-h-
i'un by birth, ni-.u had been my co-.upauiou
for throe y:s, tLrougli f.ll my Asiatic van-2'Mlfw-:
and mutunl .-itf-idront Laving aiis
tu, .e noi? canfidcrsj liimsolf an iHsoparably
r:t.M?roni--)f ciisc- lie vras a uma sLrc-w-l
l'j lifituro, r.f und'inntcJ courage, but so gar
ru'.ous that I never breathed to Lim about
Tlr.DP until t!.cj were ready for fuUiloiout.
Of DyKli" all the reader need know is, that
I hr.! been traveling in b'gyv.t and Asia;
spoke the iavui'-o flueiitly," and flattered
myself that I understood (Jrieutal mauuers
:;i:d chr-rae'er pretty thoroughly-.
As we always made it a point to pay cur
iTi-pccts at brad quarters, wo at cuce went to
see the Covernor, Achmet licy, a fine look
ing Oriental, a Turk by birth, although h.,
Lj told u a resident lor twenty years of
1'gypt. AVc found him in his palaee, about
half a mile from the river, seated on a divan
of Lcauliiul r.cvule '.ork, before v.bich was
the ingress of an ordinary tlzcd man. One
was latticed the other had the lattice re
moved. I examined both the sills there
was no rubbing of the paint, and no sand
remaining which could have been brought
there by the foot of an intruder.
I was puzzled. The floor yet remained to
be examined. It was cf red and blue tile and
appeared solid throughout: there were io
marks of footsteps upon it; and in some places
I
now descended and was met by Achmet. I
put on an espvcfdou of intelligence, but de
clined conversation; and to his question , '-Any
trace yet':" I simply replied , "Wait! Allah
will not let wickedness go unpunished "
It was now nearly dusk, yet I be ran to re
connoitre the exterior of t lie palace. It was
of au oblong form, and its greatest length
was from card; to we?t, There was but cne
tree very' near it, and that was a gigantic
palm, which towered twice the height of the
palace, at about a yard's distance from its
walls. I next examined the windows of the
chamber from below. There was a blank wall
to their very fills. I then searched the
ground for indications of the use of a ladder:
and in so doing found the marks of feet
There was a deep indentation, as from a jump,
beneath the window, which had no easement.,
and from this mark a single track led off to
the village. Hut in these tracks there was
one peculiarity, which was particularly obser-
' Who'is -Abdallah EffendiV" I inquired
carelessly.
"Hist! here, Lcue he comes!" said the
smith. " Let no one know I told you that be
had lost the key to bis box, for I promised by
Allah to keen silence."
f i v i r :r the man a ncd, as much as to euv.
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From the Pittsburg True Press.
The Future Hoise of the Mormons.
Our readers Lave been hifortaed of the ru
mors afloat rccpecting the probability, that
the next attempts permanent settlement by
Brigham Young and his fellowcrs would be
out'ef the Uuited States, it has also been
ill keep your secret, ami wul return ui- j Etatcd that tbev would prcbablv seek some
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ihil.er no farther pa-s!'
'. tp through tb '.v.iy gra
j i-I!: ;;; hl-i ,-pce.l u:..l n.i;;bt,
S :U to the hearth at i.i rht.
li.o -c ;: j.y cburh-to'.ver,
c unl' u r-:e SaUahU'.l.
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!":f.!.v TT.v::riT, A letter from
-h) is on the road to lT;-h, nnr
.va7. p s aurong the sigh's of
! " T3 of Isistory as delight to
p A T. clad in the leather spron
''i or Charles V. puzd'iig hi:-i
iii:'eumcry nf a v. atcii, could
" r.'!irr,nses of the officials of the
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'1. 1 am unable to say how
!V;ir pleasure. I have seen
' cutting the turf for a thim-'c-rctary
of State 5-plitting
'nitcl States Attorney and
''f'Z the walls of their but with
"''' T saw one United States
stripped to the buff and riding
ld'.::n'.' a wagon through a
- '-uth I'lattc, v.hieh be" dis-
whilc the other Com-
iccomrdbhed the passage.
!l sack on the opposite bank,
T:t '-n his prtntalooDS. Those
'UViueo yu that the civil ofii-'-onrxcetion
with the Utah cx--rt
.sinecures."
.-''iiM iu Canada thus adver
r "ilf who baa left Lis bed and
;"T-''y wife that's Catrine she
---lant ax me any man trus
2 that's bs:s for you.
Louis Ija Flamme.
at
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,., . -ii'j n u iimu a ii:iii;c,
" iu a tsill more for orna-
trnn l.n-ii
ac liees for shelter
" a --'-Iter fer licis.
.-tan mits. un L:s rig at was a long nargucli.
lie. rose ?s we cu'ter.-d, received us" with cor
diality, :;::! I'c.'to-.vcd on us every attention
that b.I.ori
Afi.':r i-rnokinsr with
could devise.
hi:u for some time.
immeuiately retired
and eenvcrbing on J'gvpl'.an torijs, he showed
us re any f un
uiwiitsr tinker
mount
all
then
ilchiy
his aceoutre-
!im I
i:?ing it."
small p
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- tbe finest and iiost gorgeous of Per- i valle from the loamv soil; all the heel iciuts
were deeper than those of the toe It now
became dark, and I re-entered the palace
o avoid questioning, I
not to sleep but to thin!
And now let me trace the conclusions to
which I came. I argued that the thief was
one of those to whom the treasure had been
shown; that be must have been courageous,
to have taken that which; la armed man most
p.incd from beneath the pillow on which he
sluuibcrod, he must also have been athletic,
to place sufficient confidence in himself in cae
of discovery. I further reasoned that he
must be of the higher crder, to know that a
few shining stones -were of immense value,
and to have been permitted to view them by
Achmet Ib'y. Next, to the question, "How
did he enter';'' I argued after this manner:
lie assuredly did not get in t:t the window,
for ti e foot prints all pointed away from it,
tbc-u s-.s the heels were deepest, he must .have
:f Egypt.
attentively.
While cxam-
I noticed
im one side whieli seemed to
r.n. U'corviii' that it Lad
attracted my attention, the Governor who
had worn an anxious conntenanco throughout
our vi: it, r.r:ti:l:--l;:nd;-:T Lis cordiality, re-
mar::-.--.. t.ia
would be
which .Lc
) an at-
a to
:e hud la
to
the key to it, cr he
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the content:
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conil.-cd to me that
my ccnrpauivn
be iii'L'-d. i!!v
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hjut, --.'t;t to r.;e
hound v I r h Pas;
brass. It v.vj c
I prized it to m:1
fore fc.v, left t!;.
to r.o'e tb.e cfibet produced
I.v - . t. f'A!.out a
l Stasu-
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"ho resides
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curlou.-ly
it -, v
tents i tc
"A: d t."
that vou so
th:.t v:
' wa a ci';
iron sat
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'; Ljr.g promised m), and
ei : ons but op-m-d it be
houid so envv the con-
roiu mo "
did the box contain so precious
rciu'.ly f'uasdcd i;': 5 I asked.
!. I v-'it val.v.-d;" he r.VvA
rectly," I le t his fhep, taking the key with
ni?, Goinr- mto the bazaar ernosile-. 1 cculd
observe Abdallah Etfedi at my leisure, with
out being myself perceived.
There ttool the man I wanted; tall, cf a
irerculean frame, with little deep black twink
ling eyep, urcs-ed in a deep blue cashmere
robe, whiter forh or nut I neither raw nor
erred," so'lirmly was I persuaded of bis iden
tity with the thief as bo stood talking to the
one-eyed blacksmith, U.ian El Kcbir, with
all the earnestness and watchfulness of a niaa
who has to confide a secret to a second party,
and who fears discovery therefrom. II 3 soon
left the shop, and I followed him a little dis
tance to his bouse, which he entered.
llcturaing to the palace, I told my ht;st
that the culprit resided near tho Jewa' quar
ter, in the neighborhood of Abdallah ElTcndi,
or as he was .sometimes called, El Sherecf,
from the fact that he was one who claimed de
scent from the Prophet. I requested him to
send, ibdabah on a fools errand, I cared not
take:; t
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observer from his tru
La.-kwar Is. to mi.de
in air
1
ful opal ever beli
ef countless vahr-
i tiio mo.-t ocauti-
Tl.ere was also jewels
rno of them I presented
to my harem tu' far . : -ro than 1 gave re
mained. There vrrs al o i key to the pr-ddlu
po..ket ut which you were jest now looking.
What was my consterrritiou U Cud this morn
ing that it was gone;
head w
!e fbq-.t!
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he cot
:ued.
drooping his -Hf-e still lower, want vou,
YiLo are famed fe.rycur shrewdness, (alluding
to an ee :Ui reriee at C; ico,') to d:sc ver tho
thief; if you try fail But I know
you Villi .-.::teoc l;'and if you do succet-d, one
third ef the j y; .Is yu are the means of re-
oi iS;rr to i
1 :
: J.
.hull be
own
He j -u.
e
l ls no roaencu tue alaee, ana
I dUra.ineu to undcrtr.ke the re-
lei
LiJ-
overv t -T mm; tne re-.v.ru v-ou.a cr.abio us
j CDUtlauc our wandcii.:gs for 'at
r v-ar in riv darly-b'-loved Et
I con-eut," said 1, v.'
he
-.caievj .
o try
you the treas
lav
was nam
o have returned
0 lost."
jode of cxi: and he
made the counterfeit of a leap, to further that
impression; crjo, be must have been a cun
ning man.
I now returned in fancy to my scrutiny of
the room; all w.is examined except the ceiling
and it was next to impossible that he had en
tered from the wali.s, flno;- or v. indw be
must have come from the roof. Put one oth
er sugge.-tion presented itself, and that I at
once dismissed. It was this: could he have
hi eii bidden in the room'.' There was co
place for concealment, except behind the ta
pestry, and this, as prcviou.-ly stated, was so
closely couueeted with the Avail, as to make
the hiding of a man impossible.
1 now summed up the result of these few
words: The box was stolen by a cunning
fellow; be entered by the roof, and probably
departed by the same way; the thief must be
of the higher rank. After which conclusions
I dismissed all other thoughts from my mind
and slept.
The next morning I examined the rocf by
means of a pole, and soon fouu 1 a board that
yielded to my pressure. I piled one ottoman
upon auolhcr, and with case moved the plank
entirely. On one side of the adjoining plank
I discovered a small piece of blua cashmere,
a mere shred it i-; true, but from i& I learned
two important thinns I was right in my con
jecture that the thief was of high rank, for
the material was costly; ar.d second, that the
man v. hoover he was, was dressed in a blue
lobe. So costly was tho cashmere, that I at
once concluded that he would continue to
wear tho robe, notwithstanding she rent, sol
now had to lock for a man, v. ho were a tore
or mended robe, I drew myself rp into the
loft, where I found a piece of palm rope made
fast to the rafter above, long cnougn to have
materially aided egress, and I availed myself
of it to descend again to the ppartmcnt.
I now went around the building once more
and satisfied myself that the palm tree was
the means cf attaining the roof. Put from
its size, it must have been a man ef extraor
dinary frame who could grasp it. Pcneatii
it were foot prints, but whether of the thief
cr not, it was immaterial to me. My chain
of evidence was thus far complete. My best
met and inquired what progress of my discov
eries, and I a.-ked him for the key of the box.
this he produced and gave into my possession.
He asked if there was anything else I desired.
"All I now want," I replied, "is a full
suit of Turkish clothes so that I may pass as
one of your relatives from Stamboul, and then
I can almost insure your success."
He furnished me with what I desired, and
I was soon arrayed in the rich garb of a mer
chant prince. One remark, however, which
he made while I wa3 disguising my suspi
cious as to bis ultimate intentions towards mc
ho earnestly desired me to give up bis keep
ing my revolving pistol. This I declined,
and only took greater care to keep on my
person; a3 well as the two silver mounted
flint locks, (which by tho way, oftencr far do
not go off, than prove availing,) that he gave
me to complete my disguise. Thus attired, and
crmcd v.ith pistols, pass and key, I wcut to
the rude blacksmith of the place, feeling sure
the thief would employ his assistance in open
ing the casket, and asked him if he could
make me a key like the one I at the same
time presented to hiin.
" What will you take for tltis, which I
now hold," was the brief reply.
"I have been trying to make one of a
similar pattern for the last two days, but I
not even a fresh scratch. Oa tuc south side j cannot succeed, said the smith, and Abelal
6f the apartment wcre two windows small, I lab Efiendi has promised me eighty piasters
it is true, but still of t?ize fcufib iont to admit 1 if I succeoded in opening the box for bini "
Achmet rubied bis band with delight, and
already congratulating himrelf on his success,
bade me ask &v. thing of Li.n I needed.
"I want," I re 2 lie; J. "a permit to go any
where I please through y ur town, and to
enter any house through your domain; and,
finally that you say not a wcrd to any one con
cerning your loss."
lie readily promised secrecy: he had been
tco much chagrined to mention it before, and
vravc mo the paper I wanted. 1 told (Jardet
that I should remain in Ossint for a few 4ays
and requested him to leave with the boat at
night for Upper Egypt, end remarked that I
would overtake Lim on horseback iu f.'ur or
five cbys at the most. 1 further requested
him to give out that I was on board, and to
make any excuse he pleaded for my ion ap
pearance. I rejoined Achmet LVy, and de
sired hint to show me the room from which
the safe was stolen. It was in the second
story, and could only be reached by passing
through two smaller chambers, JTaving
reached it 1 desired to be left alone; and now
began to survey.
The room was sixteen feet square on the
cast and west sides there were no openings.
Tho walls were wattled, and bung with red
tapestry; but for economy, this was stretched
tightly along tho wall. The ceiling was com
posed of beams, oa the upper side of which
planks were fastened. There was apparently
no opening communicating with tho loft
above. A lounge covered with damask, oc
cupied ouc portion of the room, whilo otto
mans of various patterns were deposited in
the corner. On the north side was the door
of entrance. This I examined carefully, and
fonnd upon the wooden bolt, which could be
drawn only from within, no mark of violence ;
island not held by any government. .New
Guinea or Papui, one of the islands of the
Indian Archepelago broad enough and fer
tile enough to support a larger population
thau we now have in the United States, its
area bein stated at 270,000 square miles,
equal to the extent of Prance and England
combined is fixed as the pcint of dest-Latiou.
A letter from Washiuetoj to tho N. Y.
alloces lliat in June, 18-17,
nrtin nib-OM rf Tnfnh le.ist Tr.dia Celcb-
ritv'submitted a nlan to the Mormon delegate, that qualification h, and should be,
Mr. Pernbisel. for the tmijri atiou of his con- I criterion. An old goat is none tho
.:i.vna ?r. nm. t!. ;-.b.i7.1 i f Vw Guinea, crable tor L-s trrcy bcarJ. Ins
that it was cordially approved by the chief
sair.Ls of Salt Lake city', and that, with their
approbation, Mr. PernMsel submitted to the
United Stales government, in February P.st,
a proposition entirely baaed upon it. The
letter go.-s ou to say th-t Pie.!dent Puehanan
rejected the project, but that subscqently
Cupt Gibon succeeded iu interesting in the
matter some members of the. Cabinet and ccr-
v.hcre, alleging as my reason, that I didnot - taa leading reuthorn members of Congress,
want him to see me prying around his neigh- j through whose influence the President was
borhood. The reason was, I dreaded his I induced to change bis attitude and to appoint
wrath on discovering that he was over-reached. Pcsee Commissioners. Of course it is under-
Thc next day, Abdallah having been sent to
Malfaleot Heaven only kuow-: on what pre
text I went 1 1 his hcuoe, and had penetrated
to the door of bis harem before I met with
any opposition. This was guarded by a sin
gle eunuch, to whom I rend my-pass from
the Governor; and, ?t the fame time, to
quicken his comprehension, slipped icto bis
hand a twenty piaster piece. A good deal of
argument and another gold piece carried the
day, and like Pon Juan, I entire! the harem
that tabooed spot by strategy. Knowing
from its sacredaess that it would be the place
of deposit. I had calculate! oa fiading the
casket there, and I v.t.s, i;et mistaken
The room was a large one, painted and
adorned with far more Us.to than n mere cur
sory JToK-iu'il would dream cf finding there.
Three
the wh
.f Abdali
h were in the
room and two of Lis children. 'J'Le exclam
ation and then the repeated cries and screams
they made at my intrusion, caused rac to fear
that the guard would lorget tiio tavors past,
and returning to bis duty, kill no.
I succeeded, however, in qvh ting their
fears, by informing them that I was a rela
tive of him and bad instructions from him to
present personally to them an order (here I
showed my pass an old deed would have
done as' well, for i knew they could neither
rend or write) for the iron box which be bad
purchased two days before They whispered
together, looked at me, and then at the pre
tended order, and Gnally decided to give me
the box. Accordingly they withdrew it from
its concealment beneath the ottoman on which
they sat, and gave it to me. I took it quiet
ly, and appeared in no hurry to leave, (and
uvtell the truth I was not for such divine
beauty I bad never Witnessed before, and
fear I never shall again,) sipped a glass of
Sherbet, gave them the order to shew their
husband, and quietly putting the box under
my robe, reached Achmet Pcy's iu safety,
and placed my priz, unknown to any one,
securely in my apartment. Towards evening
I packed m European clothes, and then look
them to a thicket outride the town, to the
south I then returned, opened the box,
selected my third ef the jewels, and taen re
placed it under the ottoman.
The next morning at daybreak I took the
horse Achmet bad placed at my disposal, and
riding to the thicket, fast rued mv bundle to
the -addle-bow, and left the horse m charge
of a boy, giving him directions to await my
return. 1 then walked home. After cur
morning meal I told Achmr-t that I had every
rca?on to believe that we had been successful,
r ud proposed to walk with him I t.ook care
to see that my host had not bis j istcls with
him, as I feared he would regict the loss of
so large a portion of his jewels when again
within his grasp. We conversed pleasantly
until we reached the the thicket, where I
mounted my horse, talking rapidly ail the
while, and threw the boy a pinstcr.
' And now, mine best," said I, " Allah be
praised 1 Let me tell you that I havo found
your casket. With the saddle key, it is be
neath the ottoman in the room from which it
i v r 3 :t l, .1.:. :
was &101CU. ouuiu ii ueiiei iuis iuiie.
"Put your reward?" inquired Achmet,
evidently growing anxious.
"Have I not this robe, IhLs horse, and
these pistols V said I.
"Put were you not to h-avc onc-forth of
the jewel ?" said Achmet.
" You told me cnc-tJinrJ at first." I re
plied, "and fearing that my share might be
but an eighth, or perhaps none, if left to
your bounty. I have helped myself to a full
third. The remainder, with your cpal ring,
are safe at home, and now, Allah, be with
saying, I spurred my fleet Arabian,
saw Achmet feci aet vously lor his trusiy pis
tols, and then run towards the palace, as if
to make sure of the remnant of the jewels.
The only excuse I could ever frame for Ab
dallah's theft was the extreme Icauty of
those for whom he evidently designed the
treasure.
Per myself, I reached Garclct in safety,
and amused him with a recital cf my adven
ture. Instead of returning by the Nile, we
went across the desert by caravan to the lied
Sea ; and after a year's further trial, the cost
of which was defrayed by certain jewels, ever
to be remembered, I returned home, bring
ing some of the finest specimens of the con
tents of THE CASKET OK ACHMKT P Y.
stood that Uapt. Gibson's claim against the
Dutch for damages, ia consequence of the
seizure and couuiscation of bLj vessed, and the
imprisonment of himself, are understood to
have something to do with this, as the South
ern Congres:::neu who undertook tho case after
the Preside-:'s.f";s:t njection of the proposal,
were the orijical friends of his indemnity
claim.
The PKiladJiJiiiin says:
We knew but little of New G uiuea. Some say
it wad discovered by Portuguese iiavigfttora about
three i-nd a half centuries r.;-o: but the Spaniards
claim that their captain, Savcdra, f.rt touched
upon the eoast and gavti hi- r.amo. t- the north
ern section thoro.;;", in '.'uite a num' r of
n.n ijat:3 afterwards vbiu d it, s-:u'h?:;r along its
shoves, which are "mdvnted with g'xxl bui-bor;, but
i:ooe explored its' interior, wi.irh to-day is au un-ku--wM
ia'-.d. Io IS.:?, the eteu took formal
possession of it. but nu nation has ma'c any sc-t-
i tl em cuts of eo:a.-ou nee. It lies just south ef the
Equator, ar.d extends 09 miles io leugtu, till
it is separated from New 1 1 o' land only by Torres
Straits. It has around it numerous smaller is
lands!. Its population is estimated at half a million
though from what dat i, we do not know. The
people are in a barbarous t tate, and are a mixture
of Malay, Jcwi.-h and Negroes. One class lives
br fishing. Hivl ar" skilled iu tho i:.o of boats
v.i.ieh are built of good .-ize; a .-.ecoud live in the
wood.- of tho interior: and a third are iu villages
on. the sou co:st miserable negroes .f the ugliest
forms. They have commerce v. ith the Chinese
and other Asiatics and probably with Africans.
If New Guinea is n jt too hut. it would make a
pcifcct Mormon pa;adi.S:-, and that depends very
much up:n the interior. Unlike New Holland,
whieh has a very dry atmosphere, New Guinea
is extremely humid, and while it may be hot oil
tho coast, tho island, w here mountain are seen
topped with enow, may be a tempera'e er cool
region.
VOL. 5. NO 38.
From the Lancaster Intelligencer-
TOO YcTZEg!"
TLis is the cry of several cf the Opposition
journals against William A Porter, the Dem
ocratic candidate for Judge of tho Supreme
Court
When the cider Pitt, at the ago of 25. be
came Prime Minister of England and Lo
i nroved to be a head and Moulders taller io in
tellect aud power than any of his cote-mpora-ries
was accused, to use his own language,
of "tLo atrocious crime of being a youug
man," he contented himself with wi&hing that
he "might be one of those whose follies may
cease with their youth, an! not one of those
who are ignorant ia spite of experience."
Mr, Pitt only uitcrcd the sentiment of all sen
sible men that neither age nor youth in it
self makes fitness or unfitness for station, but
the only
more ven-
tanccs innu
merable occur in the history of our own an!
other countries, in ancient and modern times,
where youth showed itself infinitely superior
to old age. Alexander the Great had con
quered the then known world before he was
oO years of age. Napoleon defeated the ar
mies cf Austria, commanded by her most dis
tinguished and veteran Generals, at the ago
of 27. Washington was was appointed to the
chief command of the Ilevolutionary army at
PJ. Hamilton was Secretary of the Treas
ury when but little par.t 30. Henry Clay waj
elected to the U. S. Senate at the age of 20.
The late Chief Justice Gibson, cf this State,
was appointed to the Supremo Pench when
not more than SO. William Pihr was elec
ted Governor at 38. Judge Knox was on
the Supreme Bench at 35. SummcrGel! was
the lucst eloquent and impressive pulpit ora
tor at the age of 24. And so we might go
on and enumerate, ad infinitum, the names
of distinguished soldiers, statesmen, divines,
etc., all of whom made their mark on the
country aud the world's history long beforo
they had reached the ineradian of life. We
admit that many men do coc reach their full
powers of intellect and experience until they
are sixty cr upwards but, on the- other hand,
many are older in these respects at oO thuU
their cotemporaries at 00.
Judge Pertcr, the Democratic candidate,
is o7 years of age, at least seven years older
than the late distinguished Judge Gibson
when he went upon the Pench. It is admitted
on all hands, by political fiieuds and oppo
nents, that he is a man of superior intellectu
al powers and of great legal learning an! abil
ity. Such is the judgment of those who bad
business before the Supreme Court since Le
has been a member of it. Kind and amiable
ia bis deportment to the members of tho Bar,
and of high moral character, he is, iu all res
pects, a model Judge, and, with a few years
experience, would taka rank with any of tho
able Jurists who have preceded him at the
bead of that Court. That he will be elcte!
is, we think, beyond doubt.
Ever Changing- yet ever the Same.
The chameleon party are about to under
go a new transformation. A writer in tho
Trenton American details some of the fact-
as folloTS :
" It is evident that tho ' Opposition' snake
you ;
So
rKcrp yourself innocent, if you would
be happy.
Ths Home Mother.
Some one writing for the Misouic Jdtrror,
has drawn a picture of a hcmo-loviag, child
loving mother :
Y'c must draw a broad lino between her
and the frivolous butteilly of fashion, who
flirts from bait to opera and party, decked in
rich robes, and followed by. a train as heart
less as herself she who, forgetful cf the task
assigned her, neglects thoso who have been
given to her charge, and leaves them to the
care of hirelings, wbiic the pursues her giddy
round of amusement. Not so with our home
mother, blessings be upon her head. The
heart warms to see her daily routine of pleas
ant duties.
How pleasantly she tits day after da-,
shaping aud sewing some little article for use
aud adornment for her Jittle flock I And how
proud and pleased is each little recipient of
her kindness. How the little faces dimple
with pleasure, and the bright eyes glow still
brighter, as mamma decks them with her
own hands, iu the new dress she has made !
How much warmer and more comfortable
they feel if niaiima wraps th;m up before
they go to schcrrd ! No one but she can
warm the niits aud overshoes, or the comfort
cis around their necks.
There is a peculiar charm about all she
does, the precious mother. " They could not
sleep cay, for that matter, she could not
if she failed to visit their chamber, and with
bet own soft hands arrange them comforta
bly before they slept. Her heart thrills with
gratitude to her Creator as she looks ou those
sweet, blooming faces, and when their pray
ers are done, imprints a good night kiss on
each rosy mouth. It may be, too, a tear will
start for the little nestling bird, in its chill,
narrow bed, for whom her maternal care is no
longer needed. It sleeps, though the sleet
aud snow descend and tho will winter howls
around its head. It needs no longer her ten
der car. A mightier arm enfolds it ! It is
at rest. She feels and knows that it is right
and bends meekly to the baud that sped the
shaft, and turns with a warmer love, if it be
possible, to those little ones who are left to
love, ilow tenderly the guards them from
danger, and with what a strong, untiring
love she watches by their bedside wheu they
are ill.
Blessing? on the gcutle, home-loving mother.
ADgels will look with love upon her acts.
Her children will rise up and call her blessed,
aud the memory cf her kindly deeds will en
fold her as a garment.
C'-n. Franklin scire! lightning by the tail,
held it fast, and tamed it. Morse put clothes
is again about to change its skin. This has
come to be a yearly operation with the ani
mal, and ceases longer to excite surprise.
A month ago it was ail ' Anti-Lccompton ;'
to-day it is all tariff.' Y,'ith all its shame
less treachery to principle, aud all iis change
of tactics, it is the some dirty party of expe
diency, marthelled by the same wretched
crew of place-hunters.
After twenty years of uninterrupted pros
perity, the ceuutay finds itself in the midst of
one of those business revulsions which are
the inevitable consequences of extended trade
and commerce, with which human laws are
inadequate to prerent Tho enemies of the
Democratic party, ever on the alert for po
litical capital, are now proceeding to press
this new clement into their service: Put
will the country tru-t these restless and un
principled Schemers? Who stood higher ia
the old Whig party as- the advocate of a pro
tective tariff, than Ashman cf Mass , cud
Vinton ef Ohio ? And yet, only two years
ago, these men, in conjunction with other
leading men of the protective policy, organi
zed themselves into a regular lobby essoeia
tion at Yvashiugton, with the avowed object
of admitting iron (the loudest interest for a
high tariff) duty free ! They sent circulars
to all the mammoth railroad corporations, of
fering their services to lobby for low duties or
no duties, for a stipulated hire. Look at the
revelations of the late tariff investigating
committee, and you will find the great Thur
low Weed receiving a $5000 fee fer laboring
in the cause of free traie, against one of the
great agricultural interests of tho East an!
Wcit. And yet, this man, in his eduoral
capacity, is clamorous for high duties! I
ask again, can the country trust such a gang
of exposed and convicted political hypocrites t
W ith them, the welfare of the country is
secondary to personal eggrandizerocct."
Petokt CornTiroirs. Hoger Sherman's re
tort upon Randolph is one of the few witti
cisms that will not die lloger Sherman was
a representative ia Congress from Connecti
cut; his business iu early life had been that
of making shoe.-. John Pandolph. who bad
Indian blood in him, rose, and with his usual
sound, said : "I would liko to know what
the gentleman did wiih his leather apron be
fore he set out for Washington " Mr. Sher
man replied, imitating the same squeak, ' I
cut it up, sir. to make moccasins for the de
scendants of Pocahontas."
jT?" All wTio have meditated on the art of
governing mankind have been convince! that
the fate of empires depends ou the education
of youth.
ou it, aud tauadit it how to read ud write rT-"
and do errands: j ou Eiay tlila huc if u Iikt-
1)11
j oo "