: - y * 1 . fT r"T f. /'" ■' r ';; "y fT .■ 1 ' BY DAVID OVER. WORDS OF CHESR. Hope on! Hope ever there Is light before thee, Tho'st v darkclottdsbwettretheguiding ray The 1 uter.'shall a joy a:,d hope restore thec Brighter than all tiie Past lias twept away. Yield not to gloom! he tirougor than the legions ( >F hitter: thought* that TROOP around thee MOW 13id them depart, and to a higher region, A purer ajtva jsphere, lift up thy brow. ' Earth lath no daxcnhss night—tho' long the morning Seemeth to linger, she will sorely come ! And with her rasv ray tin- east adorning, Scatter the darkness from the azure dome. Think not thoo art alone T The great All-Father Oareth for thee, an 1 watcheth o'er thy way, And there are huuiati ns*rt that rotttid thee gather, Rcmciubuffttg tin.., whene'er they kneel to pray. is not the spirit by stern s'rite made stronger! Is not ti' heart 6y sorrow purified 7 Let it but do its {lerfect work,—no longer Than thou requircst shu.il thy soul lie tried. YYait patiently ! ere long the day star rising In cloudless lustre, on thy path shall beam ! All that seeiiis adverse now with light baptizing, Aiid gladdening &il thy "being with its gleam. Meanwhile look upward! Tho' th.ek gloom Ml won oil thee, There is a realm of chmgehss light above, — Not aimed in darkness are tlie'shafta that wound thee, liut guided ly unerring, perfect Love. Uepeon! Hope ever! all gwod angels aid thee! May ministering spirits ciieer thee on! U'ill every phantom flea which hath dismayed thee, And every good tbou ssek'st be fully won. it. \. K. YOUNT HOLLY, N. J.. Oct., LFEJG. ior the. Inqvii er and Chronicle. MAKE YOUI? MARK. ".'l*o man is lorn toisf : it'isdj.it an I J'ntue require a tutor." —SKNACA. "Nothing is accomplished in this vrm.ii •without labor, l'roni the cradle to the -grave, there is nothing but one continual i-iVoggL. The nature of this struggle In. .ever been a subject of much interest.— .Strange as it may seem, it is no lies* true an an is the only animated being that is bofii so hi ipiess. Lie must, mark out his own .course, an < in some measure shape b' own ii-;sl!:;Vi Like the siuggatd, he may fold up his haltd.s ami say, '"a iitthi more sleep a tut a link more slumber,'* ar.-l the cmise* ijueuce will be he wid reap shame ami dis grace .as the reward of stupid it r ; or on the fthci hand he may, like .Sampson, filiate himself in tho full consciousness ■ his strength, and cx"hiugl y exolaiui—- ••Higher, higher will i climb, Up the mount of glory, That tav name may live through time, In my country's story.' Young tueii are too apt to lose right of this important Let: they do not take a proper view of the .aaf capacities of the human ji.iud;— ihis naturally le ttis to a low esti mate of the powers of the immortal mind.— >nei was the view which the young Atlus liians hud; and tp overthrow it cost the life of the iimuortal Socrates. .Much fl.e same spirit, that swayed the uiinu of the Athenian youth, is at the present day doing a vast amount of evil in our own beloved-couutry. A thirst —a contemptible and debasing thirst —to obtain distinction on the ground s.rnply of being called a''reed yr,un[ moil," is to a fearful extent forming the prevailing sentiment of society. Nothing can be more ruinous Jo thu ptoper welfare of a nation, as well as tho happiness of the individual, .and above all, tha peace of the domestic circle. Jo our large ciiies we behold noth ing but one cunliiiUiti glare of luxury ami vanitv. flow, it Way truly be asked, can a young yum "make Jus mark" in this world when his whole mind is absorbed in such a low and groveling work? Better by far Would it be for many such, had ibey been born in Mm country, and there breathed but their infant breath. Bounties? there are nikoysuob who are now making a great show, and trying to gain the world's admi ration by their rain and foolish course, of fniiuju.future generations may say as they behold their last resting place, '"lt were better for those men hud they never been born." i Them u au old saying, ,l Ust this world to <u not to abuse it," and to do so, it is ne e.-saary that a young wan should take a 80- )ious view of life. Now, e believe the sentiment of the poet when bo says, •FUUJU*U> ■ gnu of liufdsl raj SCrcoc, l iiu Joik uul'.oaucaoil caves of ocean near;— Full many . Is born u> bJuH mttecn, And waaU- its tiagrssCe oat w desert dr." Many t balmy U-eeau has wftfted theswc&t |'..fume of unknown, yet. fewwt:fti and •• ; . ! fl -'."S t-.~ awry em.- the foek and tailpiece- u'f tha A Weekly Paper, Devoted to Literature, Politics, the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, &c., &c—Terms: Two Dollars per annum. | often :umd old ruins have the birds of i Itcavi j i gat end gafccd s t the richly gilddfi ■ flowers that waved in {jre.it clusters from ; Crujitlrng column: and yet no human | eye ever beheld the charming loveliness of i such a cluster of flowers,—in the words of j Sappho, 'jjtnrn in beauty, nursed in purity, | upon daws, and silently looking toward j tho skies, as if uore allied to heaven than ;to earth." Ilia* two have many modest y outfit been born in obscuiity; and there amid the hills have spent their dnvs in neglect and pining discontent. It is a remarkable fact that (he strength of tiie ; world, like tho waters of the mightiest riv ers, issue* from the most obscure corners :°f the eartli. This is seer, on every page jof history. From the days of Confucius jof China down to the President elect of the United States, history bears testimony to tue great fact, that the mighty Cod in [ the govern men t of the destinies of the na tions of the earth chooses to -sclent "the ' weak things of this world to confound tho | mighty," and "the foolish things *o coti i fouud the wise." Practically, this same truth is felt by all men of business in our i large cities. \ try few, if any, business J men can rely upon their city youths in so .. far as the interests of their firm may he | euueu ued. Bui we wish to I.a more pointed in the remarks we now nnke ori this subject. We would May tu every young man, i \Make you)' murk." Now, litis is true in a posilit w ami a negative sense. Positive, as it refers to the goo>!, and negative, as to the evil. The human uiiud is always active; and when these activities are not directed as they should be into the path of virtue, they will take the opposite course, and consequently sink the iudiv : dual deeper ami deeper into the mp-tjab'o depths of vice and ruin. It is nudi.c.ss in any; young man to suppose that iiis name will live when he is dyad, if he take the latter "The mommy of the wicked shall rot." It shall rot in the deepest and broadest sense of the term! hut Li* luiluig its. fiithy vapors will unite with tne toon! atmosphere, and thus re main an everlasting curse to the race. Ws are confident that vice under-ii". ten thous and forms has licvcr made <ue individual happy: and much less has enabled one in dividual to win for himself the praise 0! posterity*. IVhat young man, therefore* would seriously wish to luaki stieli a divad fit! mark during his stay on the earth!— Natural science leaches, oti the principle that action and reaction are always equal to each other, that no single act that has ever been performed in this *u'ld has pas sed away without leaving its mark on our earth. This unerring record, if we were as capable of reading it as the Almighty i>, would suable us to know with certainty all the. events which have transpired since the foundation of tiie world. Truly this i> a wonderful thought; and we may well tremble when about to perform any act: for the iaAS of tiie natural world are cwt ready to bear testimony to the activities of the mental. Would young men only re flect one momebt, or could they heconviue. Ed of the sublime dignity of their being, it could not be possible that they would longer entertain one thought of peithitlrng themsi.+ves to be allured into the path of vierj Every young man is capable of rais ing t imsdf to a position of honor. Napo- If, n Was but a fioor Italian soldiei, but he boldly determined that he WO'J,ld be.a Gen eral. Nothiug but Jtrmn'ess enabled him to'iiuniiount difficulties. Hannibal on his way to ltouie. drew li'tgli to the Alps, and being told that lieeould not cross, said, he would break the rocks and hew down the mountain, rather than not lake Home.— This invincible spirit finally brought him to the very wills of the ■"Eternal City. ' •..Man wants lutt little here below, Ker wants that little long," but that "little" is all included in a noble pcrs~oeranct. Let the young man resolve to make his mark; let him resolve to aim high: let him keep his eye, like the ohani pious in the Olympian games, fixed upon | the high and noble end toward vvhicß lie aims; jet hiui care not whether friends call him a fool or a craay youth, but move on . with firm and uuwavering step; let hiui , rake calm and di-pussionate views of life, I ami then face the rough waves with an in | vincible courage; let him, in a word, aim te | live to seme purpose, and then wbcu hu ! shall come to die, his departure from this | world will only be tha birth of his proper ex- I Ltence. His name will live and posterity will consecrate his grave with the tears of midyiitg afteoiioo. I SIGMA. Frederick Institute, Dec. 1556, A rapid mind coiui fisliy airtfg"gfds\ 4 fccbie one iiitipsr Intn great wind selects the surest poind, and upon ,thu e if glands- HEKHIETTF ARIUOM), j —nit— i KAPOLEONIS MERCY. Napoleon was converging with Josephine, | wlieu one of the officers entered and uunouu ; ced ft young woman from Lyon*. 'M bat is her business with me?' 'Some petition,' unswereJ He Mervilie, tiie officer. 'Show her into our presence,'said Napoi ! eon. The off. '-er oon reappeared, with a lady leaning upon his arm, whose face, as much as oould be scanned through the thick j folds of veil, was very beautiful. She ; trembled as she approached fhe door, j 'Mademoiselle,' whispered her guide [ kindly. pressing her hand, 'take courage, ' but, answer promptly every question the Ku> j peror proposes; he detests hesitation.' j Then ushering her into the spacious apart- I DiPtit, he bowed and retired. The trembling girl, perceiving Napoleon, ! on whom her fondest hopes depended, for ; got herself a fid her timidity, she thought i only of another. Throwing herself at the j feet of Napoleon, she exclaimed in ji voice choked with emotion. 'Mercy, sire: I sue for mercy and par dot.!' She could articulate uo more. Jos. pbitie stepped from her palatial con cealment, and then approaching the girl, contributed more by her sympathising word, of eticouiageiii 'nt. to restore lite enuruge of . the young petitioner, than eveuthe J£ roper j or by his gracious manner*, auo bade lie: arise. 'Your petition, Mademoiselle,' said he. Henrietta Armond, (for that was hor name,) looked imploringly at the Emperor and exclaimed. 'Ah, >ire, I ask your pardon fr Louis Pelamanc, who is condemned to be shot to uiortcv. O ' grant him youi royal par don! ' A cloud gathered on the brow of Napo leon, as he interrupted her with: ' A dcsertei, Mademoiselle; ue has twice deserted. No, he must be made an exam ple for the rest nt the regiment.' 'But the cause of his desertion!' cried Henrietta, in agony; 'lie was compelled to join the army against his will.* 'What arJ the causes of his desertion.''— interrupted Napoleon.' 'Two weeks since,' answered Henrietta 'he received news that an only remaining pa rent, a mother, sire, was on her death bed, and longed day and niglit to behold her son agaifi. Louis knew that relief or release from his post was not to be obtained, and deserted with on ■ thought—that site might not cluse her eyes forever, sdrc, before they rested on a son she loved so fondly.' 'Bid she die?' asked the Kmpresswitb in terest, "No, Madam,' replied ITenriette, 'she at last recovered. But hardly had Louis re ceived her blessing, and been folded in her arms, ere be was torn from Iter grasp by the officers oi justice ami dragged hither. O' must lie die.'. Mercy, sire, I beseech of you!' 'Mademoiselle,' saiil Napoleon, apparent ly softened, 'this was the second offence; name the first —you omitted that.' vlt was,' said she, hesitating and coloring ►it was that be heard 1 was to marry Con rad Feraut, whom I detest as uiuch as he does,' answered Henriette, with naivette. 'Areyou his sister, that lie feels sb great an interest in your fate?' asked the Enipcr or 'O, no, sire.' said Ilenriotte, her lovely cheeks assuming a still deeper hue of tho rose, '1 am only his cousin.' A!.! onlvhis cousin,'repeated Napoleon, glancing at Josephine, with a half-suppress ed smile '() sire,' said llenri*tjc, 'recollect the anguish of his widowed mother, when she reflects that the affection of her son for her is the cause of his death. bat,' she con tinued, 'can Ido to save him?' and poor girt forgettjog the presence of royalty, hurst into tears. THS kind-hearted Josephine, glancing ot the Emperor, with eyes expressive of pity and sympathy, noticed the working of his face, and felt at once that it was very un certain whether Louis Delaiuarro was to be shot the next morning. Napoleon approached the weeping girl she hastily looked up and dried her tears. 'M.idomtoisdlc,' said ho,'would you give your life for his? Would yon die, eould Louif PelauSarre be restored to his liberty v;d his mother?' Ilenriette started back,deadly pale,looked at the Empovor for a moment, apd turning away, she buried her faeo in her hands.— After soma uiiuutos, Uodrietto looked up: an air of fixed determination rested upon Lei 1 face. ♦I aui willing,' she said in a low voice. JoyjoiecD tier ju surprise/as if BEDFORD. PA.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1850. he bad not anticipated so ready an answer to t lie proposal. 'I will sec yon again,' said he; -in the meantime, accept such apartments for y our accommodation as I shall direct - ' As soon us ilie door was closed upon the fair petitioner, Napoleon waited to the win dow, againsi which Josephine, was leaning, and said: '1 see how it is; Louis Delamarre is the lover of this young girl. True to woman's nature, she hr&ved difficulties and danger to heg his release." 'How stroug must be the love she bears for him,' said the Empress. 'Ah.' returned lie, 'I have a mind to subject this love to a severer tort. Much I doubt whether she will give her life for iiitn. Neveithelcss, 1 will sec.' 'Sure,' cried Josephine, 'you are not ser ious? Louis certainly can be pardoned without the death of iieru'iette.V- Napoleon drew near the window and eon versed in a low voice. Ilenriette stood aloue in a magnificent apartment. Hours passed unobserved, so intensely was n paper tightly grasped in her small hand.. On it were traced the follow ing words-: "A daseter is condemned by the laws of the army to suffer death. If you wish Dela marre restored to liberty, the means are in vour power. Ere day daw us ho may be ou his way to see his mother, who be so much loves." •Ah!' murmured Henrietta, 'Jnoot 1 love him ti ol' Pressing her hand upon her heart, as if to siili its tumultuous beatiug, she paced the apartment. The door opened and the Chevalier da Jklerville entered. He paused ere ho articulated. 'Mademoiselle." ,)*.-■ *1 uiu ready,' replied Ilom iette, 'my de cision is made.' He Merviile appeared to comprehend the import of her words., lie looked upuu her with reverence as well as adourcjtipo, as she stood with the high resolve upon her beautiful bfnw. 'Follow me. Mademoiselle,' said he. They traversed long corridors, and num. erou- suits of superb apartments, and des cending a staircase, quickly reached an out er court communicating with the guard house. Entering this, Ileuriette was ush ered by her guide into a small apartment where she was soon left to herself. On a chair was hung a uniform •of the regiment to which Louis belonged. Ou a table lay a plumed can. Henrietta com prthcfuL d all in a moment. Quickly hab iting herself in the .uniform, the stood be fore the mirror, and gathering up her beau tiful brown tresses in a knot, placed the cap on her head. She almost uttered a erv of joy at her transformation. Bite know that she was to be led to the fatal ground at the morning's dawn. The ballot which would have struck Louis to the Iteari, was to to be the messenger of death to bcr own hut she shrunk not back. Love triumphed over the timid woman's nature. 'Louis's mother will bless tue in her heart' she whispered. 'Louis himself will never forget me. And often has he sworn that he loved tne better tban all else beside.' Drawing a lock of raven hair froui her bosom, she pressed it. to her lips, und theu breathed u prayer to heuyen. • Morning dawned. The sound of foot steps aroused Henrietta. She started up, grasping the band of hair, awaiting the fa ta! summons. The door immediately open ed aud two soldiers entered; repeating the natnc of Louis Pelatv.nrre they suddenly led her forth to die. The soldiers whose bullets were to pierce the heart of Louis, bad taken their stand, and only awaited the word of command from the Emperor, who was stationed at a window oomminding a view of the whole scene. • 0, cried Josephine, who stood by him, but concealed by the window drapery, from the view of those below—o, sire, I cau en dure it nr longer; it seems too much like a clt oadful reality. Mark the devoted girl!— No shtiuking back! See, she seems calmly awaiting the fatal onset' Stop! said the Emperor, from the win dow. Louis Delauiurre is pardoued, I re voke his sentence. A loud burst of applause front the lips of the soldiers followed this announcement.— Not one of thein but loved and respected their comrade. The next moment, ere they could pass around to congratulate the supposed Louis, Do Merville had tagorly drawn the bewildered llenrictto through the crowd back to the coll, from which sko had emerged lot a few minutes before. Resume your dress again, Mademoiselle;, lose no tinto —the Emperor wisbo? to see you. 1 will return soon. llenrictto was like one in a dream, but a gteatn of delicious hope thrilled her soul: she felt the dawning of happiness break up on her heart. Soon again resuming her pretty rustic habiliments, De Mervilie re appeared, and once again she strode the audience room of the Emperor. Lifting her eyes from the ground as the lofty door swung open, she beheld Louis. An ex clamatiou of joy hurst from tiie lips of both us regardless of others they rushed iuto each others arms. Napoleon stepped forward. Louis Delatuurro, said lie, you l ave just heard from ruy lips the tale of this lovely girl's devotion and courage. Do you love her as she deserves? I could die for he, proudly replied Louis. Well, well* replied the Eiuperor, the severest test of one will suffice. So duti ful >1 son, mi dutiful a lover will doubtless 111.ike the best of husbands. You, Lieut. Louis Delauiane, are discharged from your regiment. Return to your' native vailey with lieiiiietteas your liide. Here said the benevolent Josephine, are oue bundled louis d'ors as the marriage dowry, Heuriette. A charming biush suffused the cheek of the beautiful girl, as she received the purse from the hand of the Empress. Long live Napoleon! exclaimed Lonis/as with a heart too full of grateful emotion for further utterance, he took the har.d of Heuriette, alio making a graceful obeaiar.ee quilted the apartment. THE INQUISITIVE YANKEE. A gentleman riding iu an Eastern rail road, which was rather sparcely supplied with passengers, observed, in a seat before him, a lean, stahsided Yankee; every fea ture of his face seemed to ask a question, and a little circumstance soon proved that lie possessed a more enquiring mind. Be fore him, occupying the entire seat Sat a l.uT# dressed iu deep black, and after shift ing his py§iun several times, str.d mat eef uvwing to get ah opportunity to !w k iuto her face, he at length caught her eye-- 'ln affliction?' 'Y'r'^sir,'" the lady. 'Parent, father or luothei *' •No, sii.' 'Child, perhaps, buy or girl?' 'No, sir, not .a child—l have no chil dren. 'Husband, then, I expect 1 ' 'Ye-p was the curt answer. 'Hum!-—Choi cry?—a tradiu' man, may be?' •My husband was a seafaring man the captain of a vessel: he didu't die of cho'* era, he was drowned.' 'Oil, drowned, t-h ? ' pursued the inquisi tor, hesitating for a brief instant. 'Save his chist?' •Yes, tlie vessel was saved, and my hus band's effects,' said the widow. 'Was theyT asked the Yankee, his eyes brightening up. 'Pious man?' 'He was a member of the Methodist church.' The next question was a little delayed,but it came. 'Don't you think you have a great cause to be thankful that he was a pious :aau and ' save 1 his chist'' 'I do.' sai 1 tin? widow, abruptly and turn ed her head to look out of the window.— t The indefatigable pump ©hanged his posi tion, held the widow by his glittering eye once inure, and propounded one more que ry, in a little lower tone, with his head slightly tne lined forward over the back of tho seat, "vVas you calculating to get mar ried again!' '.sir,* the widow, indignantly, 'you are impertinent.* And she left her seat and took another, nu the other side of the car. 'Pears to be a little hnffy?* said the in . effublo bore, turning to our narrator behind hiui. 'What did ilvy make you pay for that umbrel you've got in jour hand-?' !VaTl ?nerdo(es. BATTLE OF THE FIRST OF JUNE. The ship w#s so rotigh'y treated that a whisper "f surrender is said to have been uttered, which Lieutenant Mockton over i hearing, resolutely exclaimed, 'Ho would be fi— d if he should ever surrender, and he would nail her colors to the stump of the mast.' At thisf moment, a cock bav.ng, by the wreck, been liberated fvorm the broken coop, suddenly perched himself on the stump of the mam mast, clapped his wing', and crowed ( alnud. In an instant, three | hearty cheers rang through the ship's com pany. llis Majesty's ship, the Bhtnswiok, ha] a largo figure head, of the Duke, with a laced hat on. The hat was struck off by a shot 'in the bat'lo. The craw of the Brunswick ■ , t > ■ MU -<c % *. . ii,<f „ thinking it a degradation that a prince of tluit house should continue to be uncovered in the face of the enemy, sent a deputation to the quarter deck to request that Captain Ilorvy would be pleased to order his ser vant to give them a laced cocked hat, to supply the loss. The Captain, with great good humor, complied, and the carp< uter nailed it on the Duke's head, where i: re mained till the battle was finished. Just as the Charlotte wo.* closing with the Montague, ird lluwe, who.was himself commanding the ship, called out to Bowdqrt to starboard the heiin; to wiooh liowden rc ' plied that if they did so, she tyould be on board the next "hip, the Jacobin. To this life lordship replied sharply, "What is that to you, sir?*' iiowden, a little nettled, said ' in an under tone, "D— n toy eyes if I care } if you don't; I'll go near enough to s.iuge : some of our whiskers." Lord Howe heard ' hiia, and turning to the captain, said. That's a fttifc fellow, Curtis ' Torn Puekeohaiu, alio commanded the In* ; vincible, having fired away in a very rude style on one of the French men of war, and ' observing they did not, answer the compli ; mem in the manner expected, stopped his j fire, and desired to know if the ship had j strupk. (J>i being answered they Lad not, he halloed out iu great rage, "Then d—n ! ye, v.hy don't you fire?"— Life of Lord Hotv*. PA YIN O THi: PRINTER. Gcu'eei Reader,—Th ' overwhelming, guyaseutanizing, slatnlmg crous extract Irotu ihe uiirific records of an tiquity which follows, is, if the Almanac ■ lie not, an extract from a venerable manu script found in an antiquated bake oven, explains the origin of the manner iu which printers are generally paid: "And Skinfliuter, the mighty ruler of the Squash-head*, having called his chief offi- t e.s to his side, cnuimautlcd them thus: 'vo \e iun il my dominions, and com mand my people to gather their treasures, ; even to a ikttbing, and pay all tlu ir debts, i evea to the very smallest.' "The officers did as they wero commands ' ed, and after a certain time, the ruler cal led thorn aguiu uuto him, and demanded of them how his orders had Leon obeyed. 'O, mighty Skinflintcr,' they replied, •youa commands were heard throughout the land, and fulfilled, for your people me obe ! diem.' 'And is every debt paid? 7 *\ea, even the smallest.' •Are the merchant, the manufacturer and the laborer piu. fl •All paid.' 'Are the tobacco aud whiskey bills all settled?' •All, all. •And have my people been provident— have they left a sufficiency to feed their cats at.J do •Yea, they have even done litis,' Well, my pec pit! arc worthy. go ye again unto tiicul and if there be any thing left, tell them to take it and pay i/it ■ , prtnikr. A PATENT JOKE. —The authenticity of the subjoined is fully vouched for by the ] fact that the inventor thereof has secured a patent. The danger of allowing pateht uied- j jciues to iav arouhd loose, is fully set forth in the following: A venerable ladv, who resided in a sub urban cottage, kept a few hens for her own amusement. In feeding them one day she wet her feet, and a severe bilious attack re sulted. She sent for a box of anti-billious powders, and was about, to take a dose, when tho idea suggested itself to her that nature was nature's best restorer, and she | threw litem into the garden. In a few days , she found herself fully recovered, and with a sharp appetite, and looking at her chick- I ens, sli resolved to hive one boiled fo , dinner, and her neighbor's son soon brought j in one with a dislocated nock. After thif- j tv minutes she took it from the pot, only to fiod it like a atonCj and she replaced it, and gave it another trial, with rtt> better suc cess; aYid the third time she tried it, until after two hours and a half site gave it up as a tough fulji.ct. The tvonhle was this— the chickens hud partaken of tn antihil lious powuors, and there wns-no bile left in them! , - Thanks! muttered our bachelor friead t no more worueu iu heaven— they eau't get in. Their hoops sre so broad they will have 11 g> the brc ad road! Nouo of these fashionables can ever crowd throng!) the narrow gate. Once, rich dresses, lux arc, exfravagaw? fashions, elegant furniture and costly baild ings were considered sinful %igns of pide. Now, on the contrary, all these things art deei)H>d necessary accompaniment# of vir tue, honor and le-paoUti'uty. til - 4ft VOL. '29, NO. SJ. FACT AND FIGURE—POWER OF 4 THE SOUTH. There are four .Southern State* which, combined, Cast 35 electoral votes, jnst the number io which the State of New York is entitled. Ttwse States are Alabatu*, Louisiana, North Carolina and Georgia.— We have now the official vote*- from all of these States; and we append them for tue purpose of showing the pecuHir power of the South in this confederacy, 'fhua: Bdeb'n. FilPuie. E Vote* Louisiana -0,376 1fc,373 6 Alabama 40,637 2 8,55:4 9 NorttiCarolina4(>,7l>4 36,039 10 Georgia 50,417 42,355 10 Bueh'n. Ftll'uie. Fre'uit. E. Vote N. Y. 195,314 124,206 275,440 35 Total vote lour Southern States 296,250 New York 594,960 1c wi'l thus be seen that New York, polling 594,960 votes is only entitled to 35 electoral v otes iu the choiec of a President, while tour Southern States, numbering but 296,2*0 men in the South, have as much power ;n deciding a Presidential election as 594,960 men in the North; in other words, one southern voter wields double the power of a northern voter. This is what is called "equality" by slaveholders and doughfaces. But le< not tba comparison stop here. Buchanan, in these four Southern States, gets 17tJ,194.votes from the people, which entitles Liiu to 35 eleatoral votes; while Fremont gts in New York 275,440 votes or more than 100,000 majority over the vote given to bis competitor iu the States named, and yet gets hut 35 electoral votes, \\ iih the aavjtuage "t over 100,000 ma jotityof the popular vote he has no advant age whatever in the electoral vote. O'CONNOR'S TACT IN CROSS-EXAMINING. —He was once examining a witness, whose inebriety, at the time to which the evideace referred, it vrs essential to prove. He quick,y "dis -overed the man's character.— lie may be described as being 'half foolish with roguery.' 'Well, Darby, vdu told the truth to tLis gentleman?' 'Yes your honor, Counsellor o'Conn*!l. •How d<? ynu know my name-?' •A!i: sure every one knows our patriot!* 'Weil, you're a good humored, honest fellow: now tell me, D rby, did von take a drop of anything that day?" •Why, your honor, I took my shire of a pint of spirits.' 'Your share of if; now by virtue of your oath, wis not your share of it all but the pewterf' 'Why, then—dear knows, that's true tor you, sir.' The court w.ii eouvuised at both question and answer. It soon, step bv step., came out that the tr.an was drunk, and therefore was net a competent witnes. Thus O'Con ncil wen his case for his client. There is another ease of his ready (aot and infinite resources in the defence of bh client. In a trial at Cork, for murder, the principal witness swore strong against the prisoner, whose name was /a me*. 'By virtue of your oath, arc you nro that this is the same hat!' 'Yes.' 'Did you examine it carefully before yon swore in your information that it was t|ie piisoner's? 1 •1 did.' 'Now, let me see,' and O'Cornell, as bo took up the hat, began to examine it care fully on the inside. He then spelled aloud the name of James, slowly, J-s-m-e-s. •Now do you mean those words were in it when you found it?' •Yes." •And this is the same bat?* 'lt is. 'Now mv lord,'-said O" Council, holding np the bat to the Bench, 'there is as wnd to the case—there is no name whatever in scribed in that hat!' The result Was instant acqnital. Aa exchange is trying to impose the fol lowing likely story on candid people: An old ladv in Ohio, while' recently in tfrfe woods, was bitten on the end of the > >*• In a r.ittle-snakc. The old iady r*cov< r hut the snake died. CoiODers verdict— poisoned by snuff." We believe it alt, for most of the old wotr.en about hero, either snuffor smoke, and the young ones too. 4 CAN'T AJTOUD I?.—Coum ia Joe, and let's tiiko a drink. Thank you, Thorn*#, can't afford it. Well, but I'll pay fur it. O, I'm not speaking of money. What thou? Loss of health and energy, moral pfitt" eipal, character, peace of miad, #clf respect, and sweet breath. c dt s, t. t j*t
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