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VOL. XXXVII.
Staunton Spectator.
RICHARD MAUZY, Editor & Proprietor.
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CARDS. __
Western Virginia &
MARBLE WORKS, ** f
AT STAUNTON |
HARRISON9URQ. fPSfiJ
MARQUIS & KELLEY. jgg|
Staunton, April 7, 1858.
DR. W. B. YOUNG,
DEALER IK
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS,
OILS, DYE-STUFFS. CHEMICALS, BURNING
FLUID, DAGUERREOTYPE MATERI
ALS, ALL ETINDS TOILET AND
FANCY ARTICLES;
ALSO. COAL. OIL, AND LAMPS,
STAUNTON, VA.
Staunton, July 19, 1859.
DR. JAMES JOHNSTON, SURGICAL &
MECHANICAL DENTIST, having been located
permanently in Staunton for the last four years, would
respectfully inform his friends and the public gene-
Willy, that he still continues to practice Dentistry,in all
its various branches, with the strictest regard to du
rability and usefulness.
Office on the south-side of Main Street opposite the
old Spectator Office.
Staunton, Nov. 29,1854.
G. C. YEAKIJG,
DEALEB IN
JL WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWEL-MR
JCJA RY, SILVER AND Jm\
OPPOSITE VA. HOTEL, STAUNTON, VA.
Staunton, July 17.1860.
POWELL HARRISON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
STAUNTON, VIRGINIA,
TXTILL practice in the Courts of Augusta and High
23§F~ He may be found at his office, adjoining the
Sheriff's office.
Dec. 9, 1857.
J. M. HANGER
ATTORNEY AT LAW, STAUNTON, VA.,
WILL practice in all the Courts held in Staunton,
and in the Circuit Courts of Albemarle and
ekingham. Office in the brick-row, in the rear of
he Court-house.
Staunton, Dec. 80,1857.
JOHN W. MEREDITH,
iJLiAI FR I\
JEWELRY, CLOCKS, WATCHES, &C,
Main St., Stannton, Va.
par Watches and Jewelry Repaired.
Staunton, Jan.l 7.
JOHN C. MICHIE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WARM SPRINGS, BATH COUNTY, VA..
WILL practice in the Courts of Bath, Highland,
Pocahontas and Augusta. All business
entrusted to him will be promptly attended to.
March 13,1860. —6mc.
OCTOR JAMES B. GILKESON— Having
located in Staunton, tenders his professionalser
vices to the public. He may be found, when not pro
essionally engaged, at the room over the Saddle and
Harness establishment of Mr. G. H. Elick, nearly op
posite the Post Office.
Staunton Feb. 8.1859—tf.
A. D. CHANDLER,
UNDERTAKER,
Stauuton. Va.,
KEEPS METALIC CASES of all sizes, at Staun
ton and Millborough Depot, at City Prices.
Staunton, July 19,1859.
ROBERT D. LILLEY,
Practical Surveyor,
WILL attend promptly to Surveying, Platting,
Calculating and Dividing Land, and Locating
Roads.
Staunton, June 26, iB6O.
R. L. DOYLE,
Attorney at Law, Staunton, fa.,
WILL practice in the Courts of Augusta, Bock
bridge, Bath and Highland.
July 29, 1857.
ENTAL NOTICE—Wm. Chapman has re
nioved his office to the old Bell Tavern, near the
Virginia Hotel, and opposite Brandeburg's Corner,
and adjoining Rankin's Daguerrean Gallery, where he
will be pleased to see his friends and costomers.
Staunton, Jan. 31, 1860.
DR. S. McDANNALD having permanently lo
cated in SPRING HILL, offers his professional
services to the citizens and vicinity.
May 15, 1860.
WANTED.— 1000 young and likely NE- At_}
GROES, of both sexes, for the Southern Sflt
market. The highest cash prices will be paid Jl
for them. iHL
Address WILLIAM TAYLOR.
July 17.—tf.—Vin. copy. Brownsburg, Va.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
SUMMER MILLINERY.—The season having
advanced, I offer, from this day, a splendid as
sortment of Silk, Crape and Straw Bonnets, Flats,
Ac, at greatly reduced prices.
Staunton, June 5, 1860. D. J. GOLDENBERG.
PLASTER. —The Staunton Steam Mill having
been repaired and put in working order, farmers
can now get supplies ot GROUND PLASTER in anj
desired quantities. E. T. ALBERTSON, Sup't.
Staunton, June 5,1860.
BEEF TONGUES AND SUGAR CURED
Hams, just received and for sale by
A. M. BRUCE,
Corner Beverly and Augusta streets.
Staunton, July 10, 1860.
JUST RECEIVED.—A lot of fine SHIRTS
made to order. Also an assortment of Collars
and Linen Handkerchiefs. ROANE & ALBY,
North Wing Va. Hotel.
Staunton, July 31, 1860.
PUMPS 1 PUMPS I—Well and Cistern Pumps
of the most approved patterns. Also Cooking
Stoves for sale cheap. Call at B. F. POINTS.
Staunton July 24. 1860.
ILL IKONS, MACHINERY AND ALL
kinds of Castings made to order at the Staunton
Foundry, by A. J. GARBER k CO.
Sop. 13, 1559.
Woi\t\ LBS " WOOL WANTED—for which we will
jUUU pay the highest Market price in Cash or
Merchandise. TA.YLOR k HOGE.
Staunton, June 19. 1860.
OOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS, and
all kinds of Patent Medicines, for sale by
DR. H. S. EICHELBERGER.
Stannton, April 3, IS6O.
PODELDOC SOAIM—For making Rora
back's Compound ChemicEl and Toilet Soaps,
tor aale by DR. H. S. EICHELBERGER.
Staunton, April 3, iB6O.
IT'JtVTT CANS.—We have jut received a large
lot of Glass Fruit CANS, which can be sold at re
duced ptices. MOSBY, TAYLOR k FULTZ.
Staunton, July 24, IS6O.
OAL OIL.—A lot of Portland Coal Oil, pe*
fectly transparent and inodorous at
Staunton, Sept. 4. P. H. TROUT k COS.
APPLE PEARERS of the most approved pat
tern, just rec'd. by WOODS k GILKESON.
Stannton, Aug. 28, 1860.
i?OR OFFICE recently occupied
by Geo. W. Imboden. R. COWAN.
Staunton, July 24, iB6O.
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itatititon pi estate.
MISCELLANEOUS.
jtfSfe, PEREY DAVIS'
yhftVV VEGETABLE
We ask the attention, of the public to this
long tested and unrivalled
Family Jtfedioine.
It has been favorably known for more
than twenty years, during- which time we
have received fJixuAj&anxiA of testimonials,
showing- this to be an almost
never-failing remedy for diseases caused by
or attendant upon —
Sudden Colds, Coughs, Fever and jflgue,
Headache, F>ilious Fever, (Pains in the
Bide, Ijack, and Loins, as well as in the
Joints and Limbs; cuud.
j3Uuiurn£Ltlc. j3>alnA in any part of
the system, Toothache and (Pains in the
Head and Face.
_&s a ■/3 s tu t -L r^L£.i L and f3fanlc
for the it seldom fails to cure
(Xh/spepsia, Indigestion, Liver Complaint,
_Acid Stomach, Heartburn, Kidney Com
plaints, £flrl? JfljejcidcLchji, (Piles, fisth
ma, or (Phthisic, Fingiaorms, Ijoils, Felons,
Whit-lows, Old Sores, Swelled Joints, and
/!^en£/ i al <3)eLLLi±ii. of the gfu.stEirL.
It is also a prompt and sure Femedy for
Cramp and (Pain in the Stomach, (Painters'
Colic, <ZfiLcLWhjC££L, (Dysentery, _Hum.-
meJ- McjTtxhLaJjii, Cholera Jdorhus, Chol
era Infantum, Scalds, P,ums, Sprains,
Frost suites, Chilblains, as well
as the Stings of Insects, Scapions, Cen
tipedes, and the Ijites of (Poisonous Insects
and Venomous F_eptiles.
See Directions accompanying each bottle.
It has been tested in every variety of
climate, and by almost rxaiLan.
tzncuuLn. to Jhnericans. It is the almost
constant companion and inestimable friend
of the and the ttf-aueLLejf;
—on sea and land, — and no one should
travel on our lakes or rivers without it.
Prices, 121 cts,, 25 cts., 50 cts, and $1.00 per Bottle.
PERRY DAVIS & SON,
MANUFACTURERS AND PROPRIETOR
PBOVTDENCE, B. I.
Sold by dealers every where.
Sept. 11,1860.
GROVER & BAKER'S
NOISELESS FAMIL.Y
SE WINGMACHINE.
THE undersigned Clergymen of various denomina
tions, having purchased and used in our families
"GROVER & BAKER'S CELEBRATED FAMILY
SEWING MACHINE," take pleasure in recommend
ing it as an instrument fully combining the essentials
of a good machine. Its beautiful simplicity, ease of
management, and the strength and elasticity of its
stitch, unite to render it a machine unsurpassed by
any in the market, and one which we feel confident
will give satisfaction to all who purchase and use it:
Rev. W. H. LANEY, Baltimore, Md.,
Rev. O. H. TIFFANY, D. D.,
Rev. C. J. BOWEN, "
Rev. JONA CROSS, "
Rev. JOHN McCRON, D. D.,
Rev. W T. D. CLEMM, "
Rev. W. H. CHAPMAN, "
Rev. F. S. EVANS, "
Rev. R. C. GALBRATH, Govanstown Md.,
Rev. J. McK. REILEY, Frederick, Md.,
Rev. T. E. LOCKE, Westmoreland co., Va.,
Rev. W. A. CROCKER, Norfolk, Va.,
Rev. JOHN PARIS,
Rev. J. F. LANNEAU, Salem, Va.
Rev. O. HANKEL, D., D., Charleston. S. C.
Rev. C. A. LOYAL,
Rev. A. A. PORTER, Selma, Ala.
Rev. J. J T WISE, Speedwell, S. C.
Rev. B. B. ROSS, Mobile, Ala.
Rev. J. L. MICHADX, Enfield, N. C.
Rev. A. C. HARRIS, Henderson, N. C.
Rev. C. F. HARRIS, P»
Office of Exhibition and Sale
181 BALTIMORE ST., BALTIMORE.
SEND FOR A CIRCULAR. _g&
May 8, iß6o.—ly.
MUSICAL STORE,
MAIN STREET. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
FREY & ROBINSON
HAVE opened a Store on Main St., (old Post Of
fice, \ where they will keep for sale, PIANOS,
FLUTES', VIOLINS, GUITARS, BANJOS, SHEET
MUSIC, STATIONERY, ENGRAVINGS, dbc, &c,
and respectfully solicit the patronage of their friends
and the public generally.
PIANOS. —Our stock of Pianos is selected princi
pally from the well known and most reliable factory
of NUNS k CLARK, New York, whose instruments
have never been surpassed in tone and durability
since their establishment commenced operations
(thirty-five years ago.) We have made arrangements
with other Factories for supplying us with Pianos, oc
casionally retaining thejprivilege, however, of return
ing them, if found unworthy our recommendation.—
Persons purchasing from us, therefore, will never run
any risk, as we have determined to sell only good in
struments, on most reasonable terms.
SHEET MUSIC- A great variety of the latest
publications constantly on hand. Instruction books
for all instruments. The usual deduction made in sup
plying Schools and Music Teachers. Arthur's Pat
ent Elastic Music Portfolios. Music sent by mail.
Orders from the country, promptly attended to.
C. T. FREY, Prof, of Music.
J. ROBINSON.
July 26,1559.—tf.
Ayer's Ague Cure.
WILLIAM MIXER
HAS OPENED A NEW
BOOT AND SHOE STORE,
on new stkset, two doors above benjamin
Crawford's corner.
HE is prepared to furnish customers both with Ci
ty and Home Made work of every description
and quality, including Ladies', Misses', Children, and
Men's FASHIONABLE SHOES AND BOOTS of all
kinds, and BROGANS for Servants of the very best
quality. In short he is prepared to fill all orders, ei
ther by manfactuiing or with work on hand, that may
be made, it matters not as to the amount or quality ot
the work ordered, because he has opened a first class
Boot and Shoe Store.
Staunton, May 11, IB6o.—tf.
TANNERY. —I have this day associated my son,
Wm. B. Gallaher with me in the Tanning busi
ness in the town of Waynesboro' and the business will
hereafter be conducted in the name of H. L. GALLA
HER k SON.
Persons indebted to my Tannery are hereby notified
to come forward and settle, aud those having claims
against it are requested to present the same for pay
ment. My son.Wm, B. Gallaher, will always be found
at the Tannery and is authorized to settle for me.
Public patronage is solicited for the new concern.
|gp~ The highest Cash price will be paid for hides,
skins, and bark at all times. H. L. GALLAHER.
Waynesboro', Oct. 4,1859.— ly*.
IMPROVED LIME SPREADER.-We are
now prepared to manufacture for sale our impiov
ed LIME SPREADERS, which have been tried by a
number of gentlemen in this county and have given
entire satisfaction. Our Spreaders are so construct
ed as to separate the hard rocky lumps from the limfi
in the hopper: and to spread very much or little
lime or ashes at the pleasure of the operator. We re
fer to Messrs. G. F. Hite, Francis Gilkeson, Jas. A.
Frazier and Hugh W. Sheffey, whose statements can
be seen on application to the subscribers.
MuNAIR & ELLIOTT.
Staunton, June 12,1860 —6mos.
DE FORREST, ARMSTONG, & CO.
DRY GOODS MERCHANTS,
80 & 82 Chambers St., N. V.,
Would notify the Trade that they are opening
weekly, in new and beautiful patterns, the
Wamsutta Prints, also the Amoskeag, a New Print,
which excels every Print in the Country for perfec
tion of execution and design in full Madder Colors.
Our Prints are cheaper than any in market, and meet
ing with extensive sale. Orders promptly attended
to.
Jan. 31, ISPQ—Iy
URNPIKE NOTICE.—A general meeting of
the Stockholders in the Warm Springs and Har
risonburg Turnpike Road Company will be held at
Stribling Springs, in Augusta Co., on the lst Friday
in October, next. It is hoped Stockholders will at
tend or send their proxy. By order of the Board.
M. H. EFFINGER,
Aug. 28, IB6o.—tdm. Secretary and Treasurer.
A "LARGE lot of ORCHARD GRASS SEED on
hand and for sale by
MOSBY, TAYLOR & FULTZ.
Staunton. July 24. 18C0.
A FINK ASSORTMENT 8 day and 30 hour
CLOCKS just received and for sale low by
Staunton, July 17,1860. G. C. YEAKLE. i
STAUNTON, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER ,25 1860.
MISCELLANEOUS .
PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL
JOB PRINTING,
OF EVERY VARIETY,
EXECUTED WITH NEATNESS Jk DESPATCH
AT THE
"SPECTATOR"
JOB PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT,
Stone Building, Augusta St.,
STAUNTON, VA.
LARGE STOCIFoF JOB TYPE!
GEE AT VARIETY OF NEW & FANCY TYPE!
BRONZE 8b COLORED PRINTING 1
will be done in a style equal to the best City Work.
HAVING made a large addition to the "Spkctator
Job Officb," it is now one of the best in the
State, and all varieties of Job Work can be done in
the very best and most satisfactory manner on very
short notice.
fg_f It is furnished with a great variety of new and
Fancy Type.
We are now prepared to execute all kinds of
Printing, such as
Posters, Sale Bills, Blanks, Circulars,
School Reports, Cards, Checks,
Notes, Letter Heads,
Bill Heads
Labels,
Pamphlets,
Programmes, Visiting
Cards, Wedding Cards, Invitations <&c,
in the very best style, on moderate term*.
BLANKS.—CIerks, Sheriffs, Lawyers, Consta
bles, Merchants, and business men generally, are re
spectfully informed that every kind of Blank they
may need can be had, at the shortest notice, at the
Spectator office.
%3_¥° Send in your orders and they will be promptly
attended to.
VIRGINIA HOTEL.
THIS well known establishment, now presents
largely additional facilities, for the accommoda
tion of the travelling Public. Mr. Wm.- EL. Peyton
retains his connection and associates with him, as
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Wm. Jordan, formerly
of the Lexington Hotel, and more recently of the Rock
bridge Baths. The style of the new firm is
JORDAN 8b PEYTON.
The proprietors have secured a corps of efficient
and accommodating assistants, who will unite with
them in payiug every attention to those stopping at
the Hotel. Capable and faithful servants are also
provided, to ensure the comfort of guests. The table
will continue, as heretofore, to equal that of any Ho
tel in the State.
The proprietors would also call special attention to
the fact that by the erection of NEW BUILDINGS,
already commenced, they will have at command 30
Additional Rooms, by means of which they will
be enabled to afford greater comfort to transient
guests, and to accommodate families wishing to spend
the summmer in Staunton. Connected with the Ho
tel are Stables, under the management of
Byers & Co., well known for their experience and
efficiency in this department. Horses will be taken
on Livery, aud Horses, Buggies and Hacks, will be
afforded to guests on reasonable terms.
In conclusion , the Proprietors pledge themielves to
spare no pains to continue and increase the present
reputation of the House and to serve an appreciative
public. WM. JORDAN, Ip EOp . a 8
WM. H. PEYTON, ) r ° ES-
N. B.—The Office of all the Stage Lines is at this
House, also the office of ADAMS & COS EXPRESS.
JORDAN k PEYTON.
Staunton, Jan. 20, IB6o.—tf.
ReadTßead!! Read!!!
Cairo, Illinois, July 29th, 1860.
Messrs. John Wilcox k Co.:
Your "Inpectine," or "Persian Fever Charm,"
has done wonders. I was wholly despondent and
wretched when I applied it, and in five hours the
chills were removed and no fever has ensued. It is
the simplest cure imaginable, and a womder of nature
or art. I would not be without this "Inpectine" a
single hour. By constantly wearing it I seem to be
"ague proof." Yours Very Truly,
E. M. Stout.
Mobile, Alabama, July 23d, iB6O.
Gentlemen:
I have been snatched from the grave by the ap
plication of your wonderful "Inpectine," or "Persian
Fever Charm." For several years I have suffered ev
ery season from fever and ague. Last Spring my life
was threatened, but your remedy has destroyed the
disease, and I am rapidly gaining an appetite and
strength. Respectfully yours,
D. N. Barron.
This truly wonderful preventive and cure for Fever
and Ague and Billious Fevers will be sent by mail,
post paid, on receipt of one dollar. Also for sale at
respectable Druggists and Country Stores.
Principal Depot and Manufactory, 188 Main St.,
Richmond, Va. Branch Office, Bank of Commerce
Buildiag, New York. Address
JOHN WILCOX & CO.
Aug. 23, IB6o.—till July 31, '61.
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT THE
CLOTHING HOUSE OF
JACOB POLLITZ,
(brandeburg's old stand.)
THOUGH the Great Eastern has met with serious
accident, v6t mv large and well selected stock of
FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING will abundantly
show that my cargo of Goods did arrive safely, and
includes the greatest variety of well finishbd clo
thing ever brought to this market.
My present stand, at Brandeburg's old Corner
and Opposite the Va. Hotel, gives a sufficiency
of room to show to my customers as nice a stock
of ClothiDg as can be exhibited this side of Baltimore
and which I will sell at Baltimore City Prices.
The public are invited to examine my stock, before
purchasing elsewhere, at least all those who consid
er that "a penny saved is a penny made."
JACOB POLLITZ,
Brandeburg's old stand, Opp'te Va. Hotel.
Staunton, Oct. 11. 1859.
NEW SHOE STORE.
I TAKE this opportunity of informing the citizens
of this county that I have opened a BOOT — .A™
AND SHOE STORE in Staunton, on Main WM\
St.. near ihe Union Hall, between Woods k I
Gilkeson's Store and Bickle's Corner, where
an excellent assortment of all kinds of Boots and
Shoes will be kept. As I get my stock directly from
the manufacturers I am enabled to sell them cheap,
for cash, and am determined to sell them as low as I
possibly can. I have but one price, and that so low as
to astonish most people. I will keep on hand all
kinds of Ladies' Shoes and Slippers, Gentlemen's
Boots and Shoes, and Boots and Shoes for Servants.
Call and examine my stock and prices. Perfect sat
isfaction is guaranteed. LYMAN R. BLAKE.
Staunton, July 31, IB6o—tf.
REAT BARGAINS HENRY HUGHES
calls particnlar attention to his very cheap as
sortment of BOOTS AND SHOES which he is 0
selling as cheap, if not the cheapest in the place. IB
Mens'Shoes only, $1.00
" Gaiters, only, 1.50 *^*
Ladies' and Misses' Shoes very low. Just received
some Gents' Lasting Shoes —very pleasant for tender
feet.
He still is manufacturing Gentlemen's Boots, Gai
ters and Shoes of the best French Calf Skin, Ladies'
Gaiters, and Shoes of all kinds.
I3F" Call and get bargains.
OPPOSITE DAVIS A. KAYSER'S.
Staunton, Aug. 7, 1860.
lAA AAA ** CASH FOR NE
IUUjUUU GROES!—I will pay the A*k
highest market prices for sound and healthy TOL
NEGROES. My long experience in the busi- Jk
ness, and my facilities for selling will enable *tfm
me to pay the veey highest prices.
I wish to employ some good AGENTS to buy Ne
groes. I want business wen of good moral habits.
Persons wishing to sell will find it to their interest
to call on me by letter or otherwise, at Waynesboro',
Augusta county, Virginia. JOHN B. SMITH.
August 14. 1860—6m0.*
IDER MILLS.—We will receive within the
present week, another supply of those celebrated
Cider and Wine Mills which we have been selling with
so much satisfaction during the past 2 years.
This Mill, attended by two men, makes from 6 to 12
barrels of Cider per day. One quart or one barrel can
be mad'i at any time, and it can be moved from one
tree to another by 2 persons. The Mill is worked by
hand or horse power- Reference can be made to any
gentlemen in the county who have them in use.
WOODS k GILKESON.
Staunton, Aug. 2 s , 1860.
CONCERN^
A Take notice that our accounts are drawn off to Ist
July, iB6O, and all persons knowing themselves in
debted to us either by account or bond will be expect
ed to come forward at once and pay up.
TAYLOR k HOGE.
Staunton. Aug. 28, 1860.—Yin. copy.
TOBACCO. —We are now in receipt of the largest
and best assorted supply of Tobacco ever offered
to dealers in this section of the State, and among other
choice brands, we have on hand a large supply of the
Natural Bridge. R. J. GLENDY.
Staunton, Aug. 9, '59. Per C. T. Cochran.
PLOUGH CASTlNGS.—Livingston's wrought and
cast Shears, and a variety of other plough cast
ings always on hand at the Staunton Foundry.
A. J. GARBER k CO.
StauntOD |gept. 13,1860. 1
POETRY.
Song ef the Springs.
BT JOHN O. SAXR.
"Pray, what do they do at the Springs V
The question is easy to ask;
But to answer it fully, my dear,
Were rather a serious task.
And yet, in a bantering way,
As the magpie or mocking bird sings,
I'll venture a bit of a song
To tell what they do at the Springs 1
Imprimit, my darling, they drink
The water so sparkling and clear ;
Though the flavor is none of the best,
And the odor exceedingly queer;
But the fluid is mingled, you know,
With wholesome medicinal things,
So they drink, and they drink, and they drink,
And that's what they do at the Springs!
Then with appetites as keen as a knife,
They hasten to breakfast or dine;
(The latter precisely at three,
The former from seven till nine.)
Ye Gods! —what a rustle and rush
When the eloquent dinner-bell rings !
Then they eat, and they eat, and they eat,
And that's what they do at the Springs!
Now they stroll in the beautiful walks,
Or 101 lin the shade of the trees;
Where many a whisper is heard
That never is told by the breeze ;
And hands are commingled with hands,
Regardless of conjugal rings;
And they flirt, and they flirt, and they flirt,
And that's what they do at the Springs!
The drawing-rooms now are ablaze,
And.music is shrieking away;
Tbrpsichobk governs the hour,
And Fashion was never so gay !
And arm 'round a tapering waist—
How closely and fondly it clings;
So they waltz, and they waltz, and they waltz,
And that's what they do at the Springs!
Jn short—as it goes in the world—
They eat, and they drink, and they sleep ;
They talk, and they walk, and they woe;
They sigh, and they laugh, and they weep;
They read, and they ride, and they dance;
(With other unspeakable things;)
They pray, and they play, and they pat,
And that's what they do at the Springs 1
MISCELLANY.
It Don't Pay.
What follows is to be read carefully. The
sting of the age is in it. The social trouble of
the time is laid bare, and the veiled Isis of our
too busy life stands with uncovered face, gazing
at us with sad, dreaming, warniDg eyes, and
pointing to a line of shadows more fearful than
the witches summoned before Macbeth, the ter
rible ghosts of dyspepsia, divorce, loveless homes
and suicide. Read it, and say if it does not
come home to the business and bosoms of almost
every one of us.
No one cares for advice they imagine doesn't
offer pleasure enough to make the performance
of it pay. This is literally a golden age. Ev
erything must pay. It must pay for youth to pay
attention to old age. It mast pay tor society to
be sociable. It must pay for friends to keep up
a show of friendship. It must pay for enemies
to be foes. I scarcely think our sordid souls
would allow us to lie down or get up, to take
time from business to eat, drink, or rest, if we
were not forced to ackLiu fledge it "would pay."
The appeasing of hunger, the refreshment of
sleep, the recreation of rest, standing in our
mercenary sight in the same light as postage
stamps—juat as good as gold.
The old fashionable days when men went
courting, and girls bad beaux who popped the
question, have gone by forever. They would
not pay now a-days. Young men now pay at
tention ; young ladies have their admirers; it
isn't necessary to do any courting, and then get
married in a most business like manner. It is
the only way that would pay. It doesn't pay
for husbands to sit down to a cosy cup of tea
with wifey, tell the news, or kiss the baby; he
can only swallow his food in the most abstract
ed manner, pass his cup to his "lady," without
speaking or looking at her; frown that the cross
baby isn't kept out of sight, and grumble be
cause there may be a chill on his biscuit. The
lady doesn't feel hurt at this—it wouldn't pay
tor her to feel bad over it—and she goes out af
ter tea where she knows there are people who
will notice ber neat new dress and pretty face.
By-and-by somebody goes to his bed-room, takes
out a little oblong case of rosewood, abstracts a
pistol, load, cocks, and fires it straight into his
own heart. His "lady" has lost him, friends
blame him. No use of living any longer—it
wouldn't pay.
We always have a plea for absence from
horne —always an excuse for the late return, the
neglected favor, the forgotten promise. Busi
ness, business, is our watchword and constant
cry—no time for wife, or home, or bairns.—
What is divorce but the ghost cf business ? It
crawls along the deserted halis of affection, lays
its cold hand on the heart, fixes its abstracted
gaze far away from home—feels with its slimy
fingers for thote tender heart strings—lays hold
of them —breaks them. Man and wife are put
asunder —business stands between and parts
them. They grieve, they are angered, they are
divorced. Women have faults enough, Heaven
knows! my grumbling self acknowledges it read
ily ; still I would be their defender in some
things. We can work to live, but it is not ne
cessary that we should live to work. Moreover,
many a pastime comes under that hydra beaded
monster, yclept business, which has no right
to be there. I have many married acquaintan
ces. I often see tbem linger at the office long
after business hours, chatting with some pleas
dropper-in or whiffing away at tbe silent cigar.
The tea-table is perhaps waiting at home—the
wife perhaps watching at the door. The tardy
loiterer comes at last, declaring that he was un
avoidably detained by business. If the wife
grows jealous of this bugbear, which keeps her
husband from ber all day long, and sends bim
home at night so fatigued tbat he cannot sit up
to chat, what has be to say to her but tbat a
man with a family is forced to work; and be he
a lawyer, doctor, editor, preacher, scavenger, or
bricklayer, the cry is forever the same. Some
wives wear an apologetic look always on tbeir
faces iv the presence of their husbands, as
though they would say: "I am sorry to be such
a burden to you; sorry that you are so unfortu
nate as to have a wife and little ones. I hope
you will excuse us, we would not be here if we
could help it." And no doubt the poor woman
meaDß it—no doubt she dreams sometimes of the
deep cold rivers, which wrap their waves around
aching hearts and say, "Peace, be still." No
doubt when Sunday comes, she forgets to join
in that part of tbe litany which prays for deliv
erance from sudden death, and she learns to
look at ber children pityingly, and to whisper
mournfully, as she bends above tbem in tbeir
oradle, ''How little you dream, poor darling, what
a terrible sorrow life is."
Tbe fashionable woman takes a different
course. The world knows what that is; but in
either case, man is as blameable as woman. —
The Bible tells us there is a time for all things
— after marriage a man baa no right to forget
there is a time for rest, and to devote the whole
of it to business. Let him count the number of
times his heart beats in one day, and make up
his mind to set aside a certain measure of its
pulsations for "home, sweet home."
A medical journal says that single women have
the headache more than married ones. That
may be; but don't married men have the head
eache ofleuer than single ones ?
Lies are hiltlets swords, which cut the hands
that wield them.
Attachments and Courting.—We have
heard a good story of which an Alabama Sher
iff was the hero. Court was in session, and a
raid the multipliciy of business witnesses which
crowded npon him at terra time, he stopped at
the door of a beautiful widow, on the snnny side
of thirty, who, by the way, had often bestowed
melting glances upon tbe aforesaid Sheriff. He
was admitted and the widow appeared; the con
fusion and fright *»hich the arrival of her visitor
occasioned set off to greater advantage than usu
al the captivating charms of tbe widow M.—
Her cheeks bore the beautiful blended tints of
the apple blossom, her lips resembled the rose
buds upon whioh the morning dew yet lingered,
and her eyes were like quivers of Cupids, and
glances of love and tenderness—arrows that on
ly invited a beau (pardon the pun) to full execu
tion. After a few commonplace remarks—
"Madam," said the matter-of-fact Sheriff, "I
bave an attachment for you."
A deeper blush than usual mantled the cheeks
of the fair widow; the downcast eyes whose
pierces were centered upon ber beautiful foot,
which half concealed by ber flowing drapery,
partly patted the floor. She with equal candor
replied,
"Sir the attachment is reciprocal."
For some time the Sheriff maintained an as
tonished silence—at length he said:
"Madam, will yoa proceed to court."
"No, sir, though this is leap year, I will not
take advantage of the license therein granted to
my sex, and, therefore, I greatly prefer that you
should proceed to court," replied tbe lady with
a merry laugh.
"But madam, tbe justice is waiting."
"Let him wait, I am not disposed to hurry
matters in so unbecoming a manner; and be
sides, sir, when the ceremony is performed, I
wish yoa to understand that I greatly prefer a
minister to a justice of the peace."
A light dawned upon tbe Sheriff's brain.
"Madam," he said rising from his chair with
solemn dignity, "there is a great mistake here;
my language has been misunderstood. The at
tachment of which I spoke was issued from tbe
office of Squire C, and commands me to bring
you inutantly before him to answer a contempt
of the court, in disobeying a subpoana in the
case of Smith vs. Jones."
We drop tbe curtain.
Before the Guillotine.—Tbe tumbrel had
come and gone incessantly on tbe fatal day. It
was in its last journey for that day that it took
up Madame Roland and an old trembling man
named Lamarche. The mob, revelling in blood,
shouted "A la guillotine /" "I am going there,"
she answered; "but those who send me thither
will not be long ere they follow. Igo innocent,
but they will come staiued with blood, and you
who applaud our execution will then applaud
theirs." The mob answered her with the vilest
insults and grossest epithets. Youth and beau
ty could no more excite admiration in their fe
rocious hearts than the sight of trembling old
age by ber side could draw forth pity. Lamar
che wept bitterly; but Madame Roland, proud
of her fate, was unnaturally gay, and strove to
cheer and encourage him. When they arrived
at tbe Place de la Concorde, where, beneath a
huge clay statue of Liberty stood the guillotine,
reeking still with the blood of hnr friends, she
leaped lightly from tbe cart. The executioner
pulled her by the arm toward the scaffold.—
"Stay," said she, feeling sympathy for her com
panion even at this moment. "I have one fa
vor to ask, though not for myself.* She then
explained that the sight of her death would re
double tbe poor old man's misery, and begged
that he might be allowed to die first. She
heard the knife fall on his neck without a shud
der ; then, bowing to the great statue, sbe cried,
"Oh! Liberty, Liberty, how many crimes are
committed in thy name!" and mounted the scat
fold firmly. In a few seconds her head, fair as
it was, rolled into tbe basket prepared to receive
it. Thus, at thirty-nine years of age, died this
strange woman.
Live Cattle Weighed by Measueb.—The
only iustrument necessary is a measure with
feet and inch marks upon it. The girth is the
circninference of the animal just behind the
shoulder blades. The length is the distance from
the shoulder blades. The superficial feet are
obtained by multiplying the girth and length.—
The following table contains the rule to ascer
tain tbe weight of the animal: —
If less tban one foot in girth, multiply super
ficial feet by eight.
If less than three and more than one, multiply
superficial feet by eleven.
If less thau five aud more than three, multiply
superficial feet by sixteen.
If less than seven and more than five, multiply
superficial feet by twenty-three.
If less than nine aud more than seven, multi
ply superficial feet by thirty-three.
If less than eleven and more than nine, multi
ply superficial feet by forty-two.
Example: Suppose the girth of a bullock to
be six feet three inches; length five feet six
inches; the superficial area will then be thirty
four, and, in accordance with preceding table,
the weight wiil be seven hundred and keighty
two pounds.
Example: Suppose a pig to .measu re in girth
two feet, and length one foot and nine inches.—
There would then be three-and-a-balf feet, which
multiplied by eleven, gives thirtyeight-anda
half pounds as the weight of the animal when
dressed. In this way, the weight of the four
quarters can be.substantially ascertained during
life.
Life's Dark Waters. —There are storms on
life's dark waters. Note the care-worn look of
that aged man as he pauses to rest on his staff.
Once his limbs were active and his step firm.—
Once bis eye was bright, and his cheek, now
pale, glowed with the rose-tint of health. But
j all have vanished, and now behold the wreck of
the noblest work of God, proving that he has
met tbe storms on life's dark waters.
Gaze on the lofty air and firm step of that
proud youth as he bids adieu to his home and
friends. No tear drops stain his cheeks, his
heart is firm, and he looks boldly to the future.
He sees the last mountain peaks which surround
his home fade in the distance; he utters no
word, heaves no sigb, but with a happy heart
still looks onward, onward. Thoughtless youth !
You have yet to learn to meet with a fearless
heart the storms on life's dark waters.
See that bright-eyed maiden as she trips light
ly along, heedless alike of light or shadow. A
smile is on her ruby lip, and mirth and glad
ness beam from her eyes. Bright flowers fill
her path, flowers without a, thorn. But steel
your heart for tbe future, fair one, for there are
storms on life's dark waters.
A cold, motionless form lay shrouded in the
habiliments of the grave. White locks floated
over the rounded forehead on whioh deep lines
of care were plainly seen; yet a calm, heavenly
smile parts his lips, seeming to say, that the
storms on life's dark-waters were safely passed.
Funny MisrAKE.—A well known divine and
philanthropist was walking recently a crowded
street in London, at night, in order to distribute
tracts to promising subjects. A young woman
was walking up and down, and he accosted her.
He poioted out to her the error of her ways, im
plored her to reform, and tendered her a tract,
with fervent entreaties to go home and read it.
The girl stared at him for a moment or two in
sheer bewilderment; at last it dawned on her
what he meant and for what he took ber, and,
looking up with simple amusement in his face,
she exclaimed, '"Lord blesss you, sir, I ain't a
social evil; lam waiting for the omnibus."
A Civil Woed.—"lf a civil word or two will
render a man happy," said a French king, "he
must be a wretch indeed who will not give it.
It is like lighting another man's candle by your
own, which loses none of its brilliancy by what
the other gains." If all men aoted upon this
principle, the world would be much happier
than it is.
A Chinese maxim says: "We require four
thiijgs of woman ; that virtue dwell in her heart
—that modesty play on her brow—tbat sweet
ness flow from her lips—that industry occupy
her Laud."
POLITICAL.
[From the Frankfort Commonwealth.]
An Accession to Breckinridge—The Cat Ont
of the Bag,
The Breckinridge papers of this State a few
days ago made a great parade over tbe fact tbat
Col. S. C. Elam, a Bell and Everett elector for
the State of Georgia, bad come out for Breck
inridge. But they were very careful not to
give us Col. Elam's reasons for taking this step.
We are gratified at being able to lay them be
fore our readers. We fiad them in a letter
from ElanPhim-elf to a gentleman in Georgia.—
We agree with tbe Columbus, (Ga.) "Enquirer"
that tbey are either tbe most singular or
tbe most honestly avowed tbat we have yet
seen from any of tbe Opposition recruits to the
Seceders. He says tbat he goes over to Breck
inridge "without a diminution of confidence in
Bell aud Everett;" tbat "there is nothing in
the platform of Bell and Everett which shows
that they are themselves prepared to yield tbe
essential demands of the South;" and "that tbe
friends of Bell can exhibit a record wbicb, it
would seem, ought to satisfy any reasonable
Southern man." Still, Col. Elam marches from
us and joins the Disunionists. Why ? In bis
own words, "My first objection to Bell and Ev
erett is, that we have no guaranty that tbeir e
lection would quiet the country. My second
objection is "that they do no not stand the ghost
of a chance of being elected." Tbe reader, tben,
would naturally conclude thatf Col. Elam goes
for Breckinridge and Lane because tbey are free
from these objections, which debar his support
of Bell and Evertt. Not a bit of it! He says
tbat Breckinridge and Lane stand even a slim
mer chance than Bell and Everett. Tben why
does Qol. Elam leave us? He says that his
"controlling reason" is that "THE BRECKIN
RIDGE PARTY IS PLEDGED TO DISSOLVE
THE UNION IF LINCOLN IS ELECTED,"
and that "BRECKINRIDGE RUNNING REN
DERS LINCOLN'S ELECTION CERTAIN."—
He thinks that "Douglas might be elected if
Breckinridge was out of the way," but "Breckin
ridge could 1 1 beat Lincoln if Douglas was out of
the way."
So here is the whole game of tbe Yanceyites.
Col. Elam has let tbe disunion cat out out of the
bag. The Breckinridge party is pledged to dis
solve the Union in a certain contingency—the
election of Lincoln. TO MAKE THAT CON
TINGENCY CERTAIN, THEY ARE RUN
NING BRECKINRIDGE.
Here is tbe whole truth in a nut-shell. The
entire and only purpose of tbe Yanceyite party
is to secure the election of Lincoln first, and
tben dissolve the Union for a cause wbicb they
are laboring beart and soul to bring about. —
Who so blind that he cannot see it ? Who, af
ter be does see it, will not quit the traitorous
faction, and come to tbe true Union ticket, Bell
and Everett. Kentuckians, ponder it well!
Only a few Weeks.
We are sure that the self-respect, the pride
and the patriotism of every Whig and American
ia tbe Commonwealth revolt at the idea of
losing the State, when it is so entirely and per
fectly in our power to carry it. Let them all,
then, in every section and*county of tbe State,
if they are not already aroused and at work, a
rouse and go to work at once, and with uncon
querable energy. There is no time to lose.—
j There is no time for hesitation—no time for fold
ing your arms, and sleeping and dozing and nod
ding. Now is the time for work—for constant,
energetic, zealous and efficient work. And the
member of the party, whether old or young, who
falters now—who fails to do everything be can
for the success of our cause and our candidates
—will justly make himself tbe object of bis
party's scorn and contempt, and provoke the
censure and malediction of every earnest-hearted
patriot iv the land. For it rests with the Con
stitutional Union party to preserve the Union
nnd the public peace, and restore the adminis
tration of the government to Us original purity
and efficiency. It rests with that party to put
down fanaticism and sectionalism, North and
South, and renew the feelings of nationality and
brotherhood throughout the length and breadth
of the Confederacy. No other party or faction
is competent to this great, patriotic and bene
ficient work. No other party or faction has
either the ability or the disposition toextinguish
the flames of sectional jealousy and discord, and
to uphold and maintain the Constitution and the
Union in the spirit and for the objects for which
they were ordained by our fathers. And hence
it is that apathy and inactivity and want of zeal
on the part of any friend of Bell and Everett,
and the Constitution and tbe Union in the pres
ent contest, amount to a gross and criminal der
eliction of duty for which there can be no apol
ogy aud no excuse. And hence it is, tbat we
call upon all and invoke all to discharge their
duty, and their whole duty, in behalf of our can
didates and our cause, in the present solemn and
momentous and unexampled crisis in their coun
try 'd history. Let them all go to work, and
work with au indomitable willand courage.from
now until the day ot election !
We respectfully and earnestly suggest to our
friends to continue the organization of Bell and
Everett Clubs, until every neighborhood in every
county can boast the existence of one, at least.
And let the Clubs appoint Vigilance Commit
tees, and Canvassing Committees, and whatever
other sort of Committees may be deemed neces
sary, in order to the advancement of the cause
and the getting to the polls our entire vote on
the day of election. In conclusion, we again
entreat our friends to oboanize thoroughly and
systematically in every neighborhood in every
county, and work, work, work, with unflagging
energy and a noble zeal, until the sun goes down
on the 6th of November! Do but these things,
and the victory is ours, beyond the possibility of
a doubt! To the rescue, one and all!— Rich.
Whig.
Important Letter.
The Union Bell ot the Parish of St. Mary pub
lishes tbe annexed important letter, written by
Dr. Stephen Duncan, of Natchez, Mississippi—
lone among the richest men in the South, and a
; large proprietor of real estate in Louisiana.—
iTbe letter is addressed to his partner and agent,
|A. Mc Williams, Esq., of St. Mary. We recom
| mend this important epistle to Southern men,
and especially to planters :
' Saratoga Springs, N. V., Aug. 15, 1860.
Dear Sir; —lt is most strange to me that any
cotton or sugar planter should, for one moment,
allow the thought of disunion to enter his mind ;
and yet there are too many —by far too many, 1
fear—who indulge in such thoughts. Any man
of sense and reflection cannot fail to see that, af
ter disunion, we would be in no better condition
in any one respect, and in almost all respects in
finitely worse. Our taxes alone would consume
more than one quarter of our products; for,
under a Southern republic, there would be no
premium collected from imports, but all derived
from direct taxation, and to an enormous extent.
If Lincoln is elected, there will be a strong ef
fort to dis olve the Union in the extreme.South,
without waiting to test him by his acts. This
would be monstrous, indeed; yet there is great
fear it will be attempted. It is the split in the
Democratic party, and consequent bitter hatred
and vindictive denunciation which now pervade
the course of both wings, tbat will secure the
success of Bell and Everett in Louisiana. A par
ty that has shown itself incapable of governing
itself surely ought not to be trusted with the
government ot the country. Nothing can pre
vent the election of Lincoln but the withdrawal
of both Breckinridge and Douglas, or an uprising
of tbe people such as there was in 1810, in a de
termination to put down parties
There is much talk of a union of tbe three
parties iv this State (New York) and Pennsyl
vania to run one ticket only; this will carry
the election into the House. It ia conceded by
all that neither Breckinrinridge nor Douglas can
be eleoted, and that neither ot them can obtain
a majority in all the Southern States. In ray
opinion, there is but one safe oonrse, and that is,
abolish all party names and party distinctions,
and the people unite on Bell and Everett as
Union men. If they can be elected, we might
feel at peace, quiet and harmony, with a total
cessation of all sectional feeling and strife for tbe
next twenty years to come. And with such an
, assurance, Southern property would immedi-
lately rise in value. If tbere be no such assur
ance—if tbere be a prospect of continued sec
tional strife—property must depreciate: many
men will be deterred from purchasing or in
vesting in Southern securities by the apprehen
sion of this continued sectional strife, and tbia
continued threat of disunion. God alone knows
what is to be the issue of this strife. If the Zf
nion is to be dissolved. I, for one, would be for
selling out my possession*. Stephen Ddnoan.
Extra Session of the Legislature.
It will be seen trom tbe subjoined letter, tbat
Governor Letcher bas determined to convene
the Legislature in extra session on the 14th day
of January next:
Richmond, Va., Sept. 14,1860.
Dear Sib:—l bave read, and carefully con
sidered the contract and accompanying papers,
relating to tbe James River and Kanawha Ca
nal Company, wbich were submitted to me, by
you, on Friday evening last.
The only provision in the contract to wbich I
object, is contained in tbe Bth section, wbich
authorizes "the tolls on way trade" to "be in
creased one third," beyoud the rates that are
imposed upon the through trade. This is a dis
crimination against our own citizens, in favor of
citizens of other States, tbat is, in my judgment,
unjust. I can see no reason for tbe imposition
of heavier tolls upon way trade tban are levied
upon through trade.
The subject is, in tbe highest degree, impor
tant to the people of Virginia, and deserves tbe
serious consideration of the Legislature. I have
determined, therefore, to comply with the re
quest contained.in the second resolution, adopted
at the late meeting of tbe Stockholders, and will
"convene the General Assembly in extra session,
for the purpose of considering the agreement
which has been approved," by them.
Tbe fourteenth day of January next will be
tbe day on which the General Assembly will
convene. I am truly,
Your obedient servant,
JOHN LETCHER.
Thomas H. Elli9, Esq., President of tbe James
River and Kanawha Company.
Our Platform.—The platform adopted by
the Constitutional Union Party at Baltimore is
no new one. As much as the Yancey party af
fect to ridicule and throw contemptuous sneers
upon it, as a "meaningless generality," it was be
queathed to us by the immortal Henry Clay,
wben with his latest breath he made Lis grand
effort to give pesce to a distraoted country.
In his memorable speech before the Kentucky
Legislature in 1850, occurs this passage:
"I may be asked, as I have been asked, when
I would consent to a dissolution of the Union. —
I answer Never! Never! Never! * * * *
If the agitation in regard to the fugitive slave
law should continue and increase and become
alarming, it will lead to the formation of two
new parties, one for the Union, and the other a
gainst the Union; * * * and the
platform of that Union party will be the Un
ion, the Constitution, and the Enforcement
of the Laws. And it it should be necessary to
form such a party, and it should accordingly be
formed, I announce myself in this place a mem'
ber of that party, whatever may be its compo
nent elements.''''
To use the language of a contemporary, the
time so eloquently aud graphically predicted has
arrived. That Union party is now organized.—
It appeals to the countrymen of Washington and
Clay for their support. It entreats them to
gather in serried phalanx around the Union and
the Constitution, atd defend them from the
fierce assaults of sectionalism whencesoever they
may come; and by the election ot our national
and patriotic candidates, to preserve oor sons
the glorious heritage bequeathed us by our sires,
so that it shall remain the boast of American
citizens that tbey have "one country, one Con
stitution, and one destiny."
The Rupture at Charleston a Part ot the
Disuuiou Programme.
The St. Louis "Republican," good Democratio
authority, positively asserts that "the rupture
at Charleston and Baltimore is seen to have
been a preconcerted pact of tbe Disunion pro
gramme, concocted iv the &ecret lodges of the
Disunion Leagues ; tbat tbe plot was deliberately
hatched there for the disruption of the only na
tional party organization, as an essential pre
liminary to 'precipitating the Cotton States into
a revolution,' and that, by a division of the
Democrats in tbe North, and consequent election
of Lincoln, the Disunionists hoped to 'fire the
Southern heart, to the work of overthrowing
the Constitution and the Union. The incendi
ary motives to this end are clearly comprehend
ed. The people of the South in their outbursts
of indignation at the 'juggling fiends' who would
have betrayed tbem into the power of the abo
litionists, for the sake of creating a pretext for
civil war and dissolution, are rallying with un
paralleled enthusiasm to the vindication of tbeir
nationality. They have no patience with the
traitors. Whilst they were earnest in their ap
prehensions of evil from the abolition cru.-ade
North, and were looking to the National Dem
ocratic organization for safety and success, they
received the first news of its disruption with
amazement. Under the artfully studied misrep
resentations of the plotters, they were at first in
clined to the belief tbat tbe rupture was the re
sult of a vital division in sentiment, leaving to
tbe South no alternative but sectional organiza
tion and resistance. But with a fuller knowl
edge of the facts, they have discovered that the
traitors were of their own household.''''
A Fixed Fact.
Dodge, twist and equivocate as partizan Dem
ocrats may, there is no evading tbe fact tbat the
Presidential contest now pending is between
Bell and Lincoln. We present the fact— for it
is &fact of the stubbomest kind—for the consid
eration of moderate men everywhere. We know
it is one of the hardest things in the world for
a man who has long indulged his partizan feel
ings, and has acquired a party pride, to surren
der those feelings and that pride, and admit
that the party he has been acting with is either
wrong in principle or powerless in action ; but
it does seem to us that if ever tbere was a time
when men were required by patriotism, to sur
render all such feelings and prejudices, and come
out for tbe country, that time is now. There is
confessedly now, no chance for either Breckin
ridge or Douglas—and no persons in the whole
length of the land are more thoroughly conver
sant with the fact than tbe friends of these
gentlemen. What, then, in this view of the
case, is the duty of the friends of these gentle
men ? To keep up the strife between themselves
and the friends of Bell and Everett ? Manifestly
not. As men who are willing/or once to make
the interests of party subservient to those of the
country, they should come out for the only tick
et in the field which is National and Con
servative in principle. Let such come out
for Bell and Everett, and place them in power
by such a tide of popular influence as will ef
fectually silenoe sectional clamors and put the
country at rest.— Rich. Whig.
The Democratic press of Alabama are publish
ing the law made by the last Legislature of that
State for military purposes. It was specially
designed as preporatory to a dissolution of the
Union, and provided for taxing all males who
were not enrolled in some volunteer company,
or who had done military service. Two bun
dred thousand dollars were appropriated to car
ry the act into effect.
The people are beginniog to feel the taxation
imposed on them by the law, and are, as a mat
ter of course, inquiring wbat it means and what
it is all for. They find that tbe law was enaot
ed for disunion purposes—to be prepared for de
fence against the Government of the United
States out of the Union. The following is a
portion of tbe law:
"Alabama, acting for herself, has solemnly de
clared that under no circumstances will she sub
mit to the foul dominion of a sectional Northern
party, has provided for the call of a Convention
in the event of a triumph of such a faction in
the approaching Presidential election, and to
maintain the position thus deliberately assumed,
has appropriated the sum of $200,000 for the
military contingencies which such a course may
involve,"
NO. XL.
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