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    of their own people.
In expressing briefly my views upon an
important subject, which has recently agi
tated the nation to almost a fearful degree,
I am moved by no other impulse than a
most earnest desire for the perpetuation of
that Union, which has made us what we
are,—showering upon us blessings, and
conferring a power and influence which
our fathers could hardly have anticipated,
even with their most sanguine hopes direc
ted to a far off future. Tho sentiments I
now announce were not unknown before the
expression of that voice which called me
here. My own position upon this subject
was clear and unequivocal, upoi the re
cord of my words and my acts, and it is
only recurred to at this time because si
lence might, perhaps, be misconstrued.—
With the Union ray best earthly hopes
are entwined. Without it, what. are
we, individually or collectively ? What
becomes of the noblest field ever opened
for the advancement of our race, in reli
gion, in government, in the arts, and in all
that dignifies and adorns mankind ? From
that radiant constellation, which both illu
mines our own way and points out to strug
gling nations their course, let but a single
star be lost, and if there be not utter
darkness, the lustre of the whole is dim
med. Do my countrymen need any assur
ance that such a catastrophe is not to over
take them, while I possess the power to
stay it? It is with me an earnest and vital
belief, that as the Union has been the
source, under Providence, of our prosperi- 1
ty to this time, so it is the surest pledge of
a continuance of the blessings we have en
joyed, and which we are sacredly bound to
transmit undiminished to our children.—
The field of calm and free discussion in our
country is opened, and will always be so,
but it never has been and never can be
traversed for good in a spirit of sectionalism
and uncharitableness. The founders of
the Republic dealt with things as they
were presented to them, in a spirit of self
sacrificing patriotism, and, as time has
proved, with a comprehensive wisdom,
wich will always be safe for us to consult.
Every measure, tending to strengthen the
fraternal feelings of all the members of
our Union, has had my heartfelt approba
tion. To every theory of society or
of government, whether the offspring of
feverish ambition or of morbid enthusiasm,
calculated to dissolve the bonds of law
and affection which unite us, I shall inter
pose a ready and stern resistance. I be- i
lieve that involuntary servitude, as it exists
in different States of this confederacy, is
recognized by the Constitution. I believe
that it stands like any other admitted right,
and that the States where it exists are enti
tled to ef f icient remedies to enforce the
constitutional provisons. I hold that the
laws of 1850, commonly called the ~comp
romise measures," aro strictly constitu
tional, and to be unhesitatingly carried in
to effect. I believe that the constituted
authorities of this Republic aro bound to
regard the rights of the South in this re
spect, as they would view any other legal
and constitutional right, and that the laws
to enforce them should be respected and
obeyed, not with a reluctance encouraged
by abstract opinions as to their propriety
in a different state of society, but cheer
fully, and according to the decisions of the
tribunal to which their exposition belongs.
Such have been, and are, my convictions,
and upon them I shall act. I fervently
hope that the question is at rest, and that
sectional, or ambitious, or fanatical excite
ment may not again threaten the durability
of our institutions, or obscure the light of
our prosperity.
But let not the foundation of our hope
rest upon man's wisdom. It will not bo
sufficient that sectional prejudices find no
place in the- public deliberations. It will
not be sufficient that the rash.counsels of
human passion aro rejected. It must be
felt, that there is no national security but
in the nation's humble acknowledged de
pendence upon God and his overruling
providence.
We have been carried in ssfety through
a perilous crisis. 'Wise counsels, like those
which gave us the Constitution, prevailed
to uphold it. Let the period be remem
bered as an admonition, and not as an en
couragement, in any section of the Union,
to make experiments where experiments
are fraught with such fearful hazard. Let
it be impressed upon all hearts, that beau
tiful as our fabric is, no earthly power or
wisdom could ever re-unite its broken frag
ments. Standing as Ido almost within
view of the green slopes of Monti Cello, and,
as it were, within reach of the tomb of
Washington, with all the cherished memo
ries of the past gathering around me, like
so many eloquent voices of exhortation
from Heaven, I can express no bettor hope
for my country, .than .that the kind Provi
donee, which smiled upon our fathers,may
enable their children to preserve the bles
sings they have inherited.
fl E. H. Derby, of Masachuseas < has
recovered damages to the amount of
13000 against the Reading Railroad Com
pany, for the fracture of his jaw and
other injuries, sustained by a collison on
the road. These damages were given by
the United States- Circuit Court at Phil
adelphia some time • ago. The Company
appealed to the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States, who affirmed the former deci
sloe.
;[JA strung effort was made in the
United States Senate a few days since,
to repeal the duty on rail road iron for five
years, by taokiug the same to the general
appropriation bill. Mr. Broadhead and
Mr. Cooper fought the amendment manful
ly.
THE JOURNAL.
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HUNTINGDON, PA.
Wednesady Morning, March 16, 1866.
A. W. BENEDICT, ESQ., POLITICAL RI)
V. B. PALMER
Is our authorised agent in Philadelphia, 'New
York and Boston, to receive advertisements; and
any person in those cities wishing to advertise
in our columns, will please call on him.
ERRATA—For inrued read inured, and
for premarily, primaril3. The Preamble,
second column, first page.
Cr-- We publish the List of Jurors this
week as far as we could obtain the copy
before our form was made up. The Trial
Lists and Traverse Jurors for the second
week will be published next week.
TY - Persons in town, who have small
bills against this office will please present
them immediately for settlement; and all
persons who have promised us money this
week, will, we hope, not forget us. .lifter
this week the subscription accounts of this
office will pass into other hands.
tl Or our first pogo will be found the
Report of the Executive Committee of the
Teachers' Institute of Huntingdon county.
Though not as full as the resolution of the
Institute required, the Committee feel as
sure their brethren will not severely cell
cured them for stopping short of their in
structions; more especially as the parts
omitted are not essential to the first day's
exercises, and may be better supplied af
terwards. We send out a large number of
extra copies of the report,hoping that those
into whose hands it may fall, will take
some pains to circulate it through the dis
tricts. It is desirable that every teacher
should receive it as soon as possible, and
examine it closely, so as to come to the
meeting of the Institute in April, fully
prepared to adopt what he approves, and
to alter or amecd what he deems defective
or wrcng.—A. further report of the Com
mittee will be presented on the first eve
ning of our meeting.
800 Herr.
We feel a pride in being able to call the atten
tion of our readers to the elegant specimen of
"American Poetry," not from the Literary Re
view, by our talented young townsmen u hose
name stands at the head of this notice. It is full
of beautiful thoughts, and truthful images. We
should fully have agreed with the Editor of the
Review if he had said "it, is beautiful and with
ering, and the inuendoes and insinuations are cal
culated to give him a wide spread literary reputa
tion."
Cr We recived a well written Commu
nication from "A Spectator," of the Cass
villa Examination and Exhibition which
came off on the 27th and 28th ult. The
performances were of the very first order
of. excellence, reflecting the highest credit
on•the• accompliihed Principal, Teachers,
and Trustees of the Institution; and' affor
ding a rich intellectual treat to•a- very
large and respectable audience. 'We regret
to say that our esteemed Correspendent's
favor, after being partly put in type, was
lost through the carelessness-of • the cons.
positor at work on it. We hope he will
send us another copy in time for next
week's Journal.
Family Circle and Parlor Annual,
Of all' the • periodicals that fall' under
our notice, none merits more ftivorable at
tention than this. Its artiolev are all con
cise, brief, of high moral tone; and. emi
nently
calculated to elevate and enlarge'
the mind, and chasten and purify the man
ners. The STEEL ENGRAVINGS are of
superior order; the FLowEns PERSONI
FIED, exquisite. The work contains 30
octavo pages, and is furnished at the low
rate of one dollar per anumn. Advance
paying subscribers receive, besides, a fine
steel portrait of Washington, or “Ohriat
blessing little children," 53 a premium !
The premium alone in worth the subscrip
tion pride of the Alurual:- As a new vol
ume, the fifteenth,. ennunences this month,
it is a favorable tinae-to subscribe: AV
dress James Reed, 1 1 10 Street,
New York..
Surveyor General.
We notice 'a communication in the Har
risburg Telegraph recommending, as an
available candidate , for Surveyor General,
our present Representative, Col. S. S.
WHARTON, and as especially calculated
for the• place. It says that his char
acter and conduct are highly appreciated
by all who know him. Why can not Old
Huntingdon be honored with a candidate'!
She eminently deserves it.
The New Administration.
In our columns of to-day will be found
the Inaugural Address of President Pierce, 1 .
and the names of his Cabinet Officers.
The first will be read with interest, by
all our readers, as it is almost the only pub
lic act of our present President, which has
attracted attention; and for another reason
equally operative—namely, everybody is
anxious to see how he promises to do.
The literary character of the paper is not
of such surpassing beauty or strength, as
to excite especial wonder in the mind of any
reader. It is evidently labored no little;
and barthonnd with an effort, to make the
style a little striking; of the character of
some of the actors of our day—an atti
tudinizing style. The grouping of the
thoughts, or words, perhaps more proper
ly speaking, is marked by the same stiff
effort at artistic minimizing, Still, as a
whole, the paper is not a bad one: parts of
it would be eloquent in a fourth of July
oration, and other portions of it would be
effective on the stump; and as a whole, it
promises pretty well for President Pierce.
He will "not be controlled by timid fore
bodings of the evils of expansion"—and he
does not disguise the fact, "that our atti
tude, as a nation, renders the acquisition
of certain possessions," "eminently impor
tant," which, of course, means that if
"Young America," with her flibustiers,
can make noise enough to be attractive,
that then he would not object to show her
Catholic Majesty, that as we need Cuba,
and are more powerful than Spain, we will
take it." This is, however, a remark which
is made—aside; for the. general tenor of the
ad'd'ress is old fogyish.
On the subject of the offices, he gives his
partisans to understand, that he does not
recognize that they have any claims for of
fice—and at the same time, says that it is
not reasonable that persons under the in
fluence of political hostility, should be re
tained. Thus he signifies his determina
tion to sweep out the present incumbents,
and appoint men, who he thiiiks, have no
claims for office. Of courser,. many patri
ots of that party aro doomed to disappoint
ment..
The Cabinet appointments are cloarlY
made upon this principle—severab of Om
are unknown as Statesrothi— and the mem
ber from this State ; James Campbell, was
by the people of his own State, and his own
party, two years ago, declared as having
no claim for office. Why ho, and the dis
unionist, Davis, were appointed, it is now
useless to speculate. We will wait a few
weeks, or months, to see how they work
together.
VAR)! JOURNAL.—The March number
of this popular work is on our table. Ex
cellent as it has always bcen,it is still im
proving in the extent, variety, and practi- 1
cal character of its editorials, contributions,
and selected articles. No farmer of or
dinary intelligence could fail to derive im
'llene° benefit from its regular and careful
perusal. It is a perfect storehouse of just
such information as our agriculturists nood,
to-dignify and adorn their noble calling,
to lessen their laboreornd increase' their
remuenrations• The Journal costs but one
Altar, the single copy; and only seventy
fine cents to clubs of twenty. No farmer
should be without it. In. this age of im
provement, wo can not conceive how any
one can do without it. We would as soon
think of maintaining a respectable rank as
a Teacher, without reading an educational
paper, as to conduct a farm successfully,
and pleasantly, without a standard Text
book on agriculture.
Legislative News.
On Monday of last week, our Solons as
sembled once more, after nearly a week of
play—and now they will go to work in
earnest,
A Preamble and Resolutions were sub
milted in the Senate, by Mr.Quiggle, which
are intended as a kind of Liquor Law for
this Session. After the ordinary amount
of Buncombe, it is resolved that the peo
ple may vote et the next October election
on the subject of the law, "for the law"
and "against the law"— and if For the
law has the most votes, then it is to be
considered a recommendation to the legis
luture to pass a prohibitory law. Thigh; a
cunning dodge -of the anti Liquor law men;
and if the friends or tire law are enticed in
to it. they will wake up, in a year or so
and find that they are several years fur
ther back than m ben'they started.• We
say to all, meet the question fairly.
The law closing the Itustof the 'U. S.
Bank has at last become a taw; and as we
understand, it pays into the State Treasu
ry $150,000.
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We see too, that wo have'not kept up
with all the vetoes of our Governor. We
believe that three have already been found,
that we have lost sight of. It does not a
mount to much, now, however; for, a veto,
simply knocks the life out of some project,
which, shortly arsumes a more snakish
shape, and ultimately, creeps through the
two halls and the executive Chamber, and
the veto is forgot. On Tuesday, three were
considered in the House, one vetoing the
Penn's. Coal Co. ) —cne incorporating the
Lancaster Lebanon & Pine Grove rail road
Co.,—and one relating to land amociations.
We do not publish them, for veto messages
are too common now to merit a place in
any journal—the vetoes were all sustained.
Afton a long discussion the law provi
ding for the public printing has been pass
ed, and a section connected with it, for the
appointment of a Superintendent of the
printing, at a salary of $BOO. We could
not but smile at the talk of some of the
wise men at Harrisburg, on the subject of
the expense of Public printing. One man,
a Mr. Merriman, says "from actual exami
nation of the subject, he found that the
expense of the public Printing had actual
ly increased under the present system."—
This man would no doubt like to have peo
ple consider him a careful legistator—he
has examined—a few words will show his
wisdom. In 1843 the new law was passed;
and any justice of the peace can see the
size of the laws of that yearr—let him com
pare it with the volume of either of the
last three years. Now there are four vol
umes of journal each year, and nearly sim
ilar difference will be found in those four
volumes. The price' how paid is less than
one fifth what it was then ; so any man of
an ounce of sense can fell bow intelligent
has been the examination of this merry-man.
Perhaps, however, he knew better, if that
is so, there could be found more appropri
ate terms to express his conduct, but we
forbear. The law has passed, and merry
man and his friends, if they can count, will
learn that the expenses of printing will
double the first year, if it does not quadru
ple. Our member, Col. Wharton, sugges
ted that they might as well appoint a Super
intendant of the Legislature—this was a
good hit.
The New Cabinet.
The President of the United States, nomina
ted to the Senate the following as his Cabinet,
and in Executive session all the nominations
were confirmed :
Secretary of State—W. L. Marcy. N. York.
Secretary of Treasury—James Guthrie, Ky.
Secretary of Interior—Roht. M'Clelland, Mich
Secretary of Navy—James C. Dobbin, N. C.
Secretary of War—Jefferson Davis, Miss.
Postmaster-General—James Campbell, Pa.
Attorney-General—Caleb Cushing, Mass.
The Truth at Hand.
When we said, last week, "look out for them,"
we did not anticipate that we should so soon be
furnitrhed , with the facts, which would prove that
the cry lately raised about the frauds, in the mat
ter of the building the additions to the Capitol,
were
Our neighbor of the Globe had joined in the
hue-in-cry, unit doubtless, it will never occur to
him, that common honesty will demand, at his
hands, the truth, as given below, by Mr. Stanton,
the Chairman of the Committee on the Public
Buildings, and one of their own ports•. The letter,
is addressed to the Editors of the Union, (Wash
ington,) as they had fabricated their charge, and
which is quoted in the letter. Mr. Stanton, as an
honest man, could not remain silent, when such
means were resorted to, (even by his own parti
sans') to defame the character of the Architect,
who has charge of the work, Thomas U. Walter,
Esq , a gentleman, who has ever been es
teemed, of the highest integrity.
We should ttot have deemed it necessary to till
our columns with this letter, had not the charge,
in general terms, been made is the columns of
their paper in this county ; and now we commend
it to the careful perusal of our readers, that they
may understand what is the true estimate to put
upon these charges which are made, in such
wholesale terms, against the Whig Administra
tion
WASHINGTON CITY, D.' C., Feb. 18, 185-8,
To the Editor of the Union:
Allow me to say a few words in relation
to your article on the subject of frauds con•
neeted with the Capitol enlargement. I
information,
yoursure, sir, that upon better
your sense of justice will prompt you to
correct the errors into which you have fall
en, especially when those errors, unex
plained, are calculated to do gross and
manifest wrong to the character and stand
ing of highly honorable gentlemen. You
say: _ _
The Dikienoy bill brought those
frauds before the Senate. That bill ap
propriates the sum of $400,000, to meet
deficiencies in the fund provided for the
enlargement, although it appears that
when the last appropriation of half a mil
lion was made it was intended that no de
ficiency should be permitted to occur, for
it was believed- that the expenditure was
limited strictly to the sum-appropriated.—
A deficiency of tour hundred thousand in an
expenditure limited to five hundred thou
sand dollars—an increase of four-fifths
over estimates—is a characteristic achieve
ment of big administration. Whether it
springs from inefficiency or corruption, or
both the effect on the treasury is the
same."
Now, sir, it will suffice to say, in reply
to this paragraph of your article, that at
tho beginning of the last session of Con
gress, December, 1853, the Secretary of
the Interior and the architect of the exten
sion sent to Congress their estimates of the
amount of money requited•to carry on the
work until the end of. the present fiscal
year, ;Tune 30, 1853—a period of more
than a year and a half. The amount ask
ed for was $1,000,000, as will be seen by
the report. The-subject was referred to
the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, of which I was, and am the chair
man.
In oonsequenoe of the hosti:ity which
then existed against the work; and the ef
forts made in some quarters to defeat it,
I thought an appropriation of a half mil
lion could be carried easier than the amount
estimated for; and accordingly, with the
assent of the committee, I offered a reso
lution in the House making appropriation
of that sum only. This carried; and in
stead of a million, which was necessary,
there was appropriated only one-half the
sum needed to keep the work in progress
until the expiration of the present fiscal
year. The object for which the four hun
dred thousand dollars is now asked is to
keep the work in opperation until the last
of next June. The sum heretofore appro
priated is fully exhausted in the purchase
of materials and the employment of labor.
No debts of any importance are due, eith
er for work, material, or other objects.—
You will see, therefore, that the deficiency
to which you refer is not ~ t t deficiency of
four hundred thousand in an expenditure
of five hundred thousand dollars—an in
crease of four•fifths over the estimates,"
as you allege; and that the inference you
draw therefrom to the prejudice of those
having the management of the funds is
unjust. If any one is to blame because of
the insufficiency of the appropriation to
continue the work until the expiration of
the fiscal year, it is I, who failed to ask
for the full amount estimated for the need
ed.
You also refer to the charge made in the
Senate, and which is said to rest upon the
testimony of the Commissioners of Public
Buildings, in regard to frauds connected
with the furnishing of marble, and say
that "by this means it is estimate that six
ty-five thcusand dollars have been lost to
the Government." My official position as
chairman of the committee of the House,
having jurisdiction of the subject, has in
duced me to inquire into this alleged enor
mity, and having examined the returns of
marble delivered, and the payments made
to the present day, lam prepared to state
that the whole amount paid for marble de
livered up to this moment is only $62,244
51. Your ingenuity will, perhaps, enable
you to show how under this state of fact
the marble contractors have been enabled
fraudulently to pocket $65,000 over and
above the value of the article, I confess I
cannot, by any rule of arithmetic known to
me, work out such a problem. The con-
I tract affords no such room for so great a
“shave," as the marble is paid for, not ac
cording to such sizes of blocks as may be
delivered by the contractors, but accor
ding to the dimensions of each stone laid
down upon the plans before the contract
was made, and constituting part of the
same. The dimensions being thus deter
mined; if the contractors furnished larger
stones than those called for by the draw
ings,
they were not paid for the surplus,
which you will see is provided in the con
tract. The architect says that he kncws
of no stones for which the larger price was
paid having been broken up 10 make small
er ones, and the contractors for cutting
the marble assure me that nothing of the
kind has been done. The smaller stones,
at the low price, arc often cut up to make
up the small features of the work, but the
larger ones never. This, with every oth
er part of the work, is in the hands of a
sworn measurer, provided for by law, and
being independent of contractors. This
officer ascertains the quantity of work to
l be paid for, not by the sizes of the blocks
delivered, but by the dimensions provided
for in the plans and centraet.
My object is not to defend any man who
has been guilty of fraud in connexion with
the work. If there are such, let them be
exposed, and their dishonesty punished. I
simply desire to draw your attention to
the character of the testimony upon which
your sweeping charges rest, and ask if,
where it is susceptible of such easy cons
eradiation, it is just to presist in daily de
nunciations of men who have nbt yet been
heard in defence of themselves against that
testimony, and have never seen a line of
it, except as it has been shadowed forth
in the newspapers.
Very respectfully your obedient servant.
It. H. STANTON.
No. 16. Another wonderful cure of Consump
tion; by Dr. J. W. Cooper's Indian Vegetable
Cough or Consumptive Syrup.
CONSUMPTION C is with pleas
ure I have nn opportinity to make known to the
citizens of Chester county, the great benefit my
daughter has received from the use of Dr. J. W.
Cooper's Indian Vegetable Cough, or Consump
tive Syrup, prepared by C. P. Hewes. Ido here
by certify that my daughter was severely afflicted
with the CONSUMPTION, and was attended by
two skillful physicians, one of Delaware and the
other of Chester county. They did all they
could for her. 'They took me into another room &
told me toy daughter must die,that I should make
her acquainted with her situation, that she might
prepare for death. They sai , ! she could not live
three days: perhaps not that many hours, and that
all the Doctors in the Universe could not save
her. When the Doctors left the house I thought
of Dr. J. W. Cooper's Indian vegetable Cough,
or Consumptive Syrup, having cured James P.
Afflick of !hemline diseirc. I then went and got
some; morgave it to my daughter. She com
menced improving on• sight. She continued ta
king the medicine rot six months, which cured
her sound anil well, and has remained well and
free from any disetiscrof the lungs ever since,
which has been about five wears.
REUBEN THOMAS.
Willistown township, Chew* county, Pa.
For sale by T. Head, & Son; HufflingdOn• G.
W. Brechman. MeVeytown; and J. M. Belford,
Mifflin town; agents foe 'the Proprietor.
„ ......
Wo have frequently heard the celebrated
German Bitters, sold by Dr. C. M. Jackson, I§O
Arch street Philadelphia, spoken of in terms of
the bigheat- commendation, and we honestly be
lieve that it is ono of the best medicines advertised
for the ctimplaints for which it is recommended.
They are pleasant- to the taste, and can be token
under any circumstances by the most delicate
stomach. The press far and wide, have united in
commending this invaluable remedy for dyspepsia,
debility, &c.; and such are the healing effects of
this panacea, that we hope it may be introduced
into every family where dyspepsia has, or is like
ly to have, a victim. 4.
Feb. 2, 1853.
[Not from the Literary koview.
LINES TO HARRY.
BY 800 HEBB.
You want some one to think of thee
In SoUthern climO, mid Southern flowers.
Ncne will forget where'er they he
Yodr vaiti, your self-conceited power+.
You're not fu rgot.
Ab no, Abibia'a Mating car
As rolls her siitWight o'er the aen,
Can send no beniri so bright, so far,
As the cold scorn lb full, so free
That Pliinti to thee.
Thongh sadness may the brow o'ercast;
The thought that justice claims her own,
Will smooth the anddened brow at last,
For the barr'd cell, and that alone
Shall epeak or thee.
Can Whigs forget the traitor spy
Who claimed their name as cloak and shiclJ t
To hide the many awkward lie,
He to their foes had borne, concealed.
They'll think of thee:
Who conld forget your taking ways ?
And how you write another's name t
Or who tbrget your fulsome praise?
The !Jenny whistle blast of rime !
Self•blown by thee.
Not think of thee ! who eon forget
Thy heart so false—thy tongue so fair h
And surer yet—thou heartless cheat !
Thy fue; which reads rogue every where ?
That sticks to thee .
Ave "thankless chile and fhithless friend
A THIEF may steal not only thought.
Your fumed Reviews their treasures send
And asks, can such a knave be bought
Should - loose thee.
Huntingdon, Pa.
Splinters and Shavings,
44- I love thee, still, said thehiskey sucker.
mil' 'rho emmity of bad men is less to be fear
ed by the upright, than their friendship.
W.Jualson, alias Ned Buntlin, the Sing , Sing
bird talks of publishing a paper, called Eureka.
tar The Miss Corcoran, whose abccuse ettised
the riotous conduct in Charlestown Mass. has re
tared.
Deer Show—some over-land emigrants to
California, found pine trees buried is snow, that
he thinks 100 feet high.
NEW Goons—several of our merchants are now
in the City, laying in their spring stock, and oth
ers are preparing to go.
Longfellow, in his prose tale of "Kava
nagh." calls Sunday the golden clasp which binds
together the volume of the week•.
A NEW GOLD COM—the new coinage pro.
vides fur three dollar gold pieces, and slightly
reduces the intrinsic value of our silver coins.
ar The office hunters at Washington it is said ,
will have to wait, President Tierce's time, as he
has no time now, to cut off the ,iced of the small
.gir Robert Lucas, Ex-Governor of lowa, died
at lowa City ou the 7th ult., in the 731 year of
his age. lie was twice Governor of the State of
Ohio.
WORLD'S FAIR IN NEW YORK-Col.
of Maryland has been selected to riot the
of Europe, to interest them in contributing n th e
exhibition.
sr The authorities at Palermo recently boar
ded the American bark Appolo, to search for Bi
bles and Testaments belonging to the crew, which
were seized, earned ashore and destroyed !
Cr Col. Benton, it is said, told President
Pierce, that Cushing, the new Attoniey General,
was a "nondescript,—a perfect nondescript, neith
er one thing nor the other."
THE Moxot•t.r—Whachum and his owner.
talk of starting a Whig branch to their press. It
will do if they can get the paper, in the , ame
cheap way Oysters hare been yot.
' In Bangor Maine, it is said the Councils
of that City have introduced a law, "fur daguer
retyping and hanging up, All the Mayor's."- -
Doubtless they deserve it.
eir Affection, like spring flowers. hreeks Owe'
the most frozen ground at last; and the hear
which seeks but another he rt to make it happy,
will never seek in vain.
cr . A Constitution Convention election, hits
been held during the last week in Massachusetts,
there were five tickets, Whig, Loco, Free Soil,
Citizens, and Union: Have not heard the result.
W• Subscribers in town, who intend to chance
their place of residence about the, first of April,
will please give its timely notice in order to avoid
mistakes in the delivery of their papers after mo
ving.
itkr Last fall when tie Globe's Whig end was
making Scott speeches, Mr. Lewis time brought
him into notice—"We are sorry such black
guards are citizens of this town"—That's NV bach
um.
er The Globe's Whaehton, thinks it has us
"hooked"—lt is not the first of his .'bookiny," or
the ProthoiiOtary's Office cannot tell the truth.
"Any thing pito you dere. Yah ! No-ting pito me
here to."
Cr A young woman in a ballroom in Maine,
bred a double 'Serrefled pistol, nt a man by the
name of Bowman, one bull took effect in the
shoulder,—the cause is said to be seduction...—
The woman has not been arrested.
Timidity is generally the fruit of selfish
ness; some men are so circumspect, so sensitive of
danger, of things that may harm theta they know
not how, that thdy never vivo advice, or say a
generous word fur another without trembling.
er The Globe has a new partner,--Lewis,
Whachum, and "Peg." Better folks, ook that
relation of their party into partnership in 1838,
and fitiled. The now partnership hopes for ape
cess, as their youthful associations, have been
alike.
lir The more tenderly and warmly one loves,
so much more does he discover in himself defects
rather than charms, that render him not worthy
to be beloved. Thus are our little faults first
made known to us, when we have ascended the
higher step of religion.
Economy is a good thing, and should be
practised by all, but it should manifest itself in
denying ourselves, not oppressing others. We
see persons spending a dollar foolishly one hour,
and the noxt trying to save a penny off a wood
sawyer, coal heaver, or a market-woman. Such
things are disgraceful, if not dishonest.
sir The Pittsburg Gazette says that coal has
been discovered in Somerset. Co. and that tho
lands have been sold on speculation for $BO per
acre ; in prospect of a now Railroad.