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"The South, and her Inatlitttlima.
STRmarsUOW &.TTRTJ.Tr5rt Editor v
tue9day-februAry UO,1 183d.
ffitun in tlicJTppcr Cauntr&Z
.Agent for (ke Southern Stales. '
Col. SILAS WOODSON, who it now visit
ing the Sonthern ' States, is duly authorized to
actus agent for the Squatter Sovereign. .
' I'lSST We arc under obligations "to oar
attentiVe Delegate in Congress, Hon. j,
WV Whitfield, for several interesting doc
uments, speech, etc - ' - ' -;-
. - Mail Failure.
Our Paper this week Jacks the usual
amount of news. This is attributed " to the
fact that we b a ve not been favored with at
mail since our. last issue. . ; The contractor
on Uie Route between this place and Wes
tn can find no excuse whatever for bis
failure to carry the Mail." The River at
ths point is yet" in a good crossing condi-i
tion. His case we think should be laid
before the Post Office Department. Last
week our papers were not carried'frorri'tne
Post Offlcfe'nnd this week We have to mourn
tfie'losa of 9ur , exchanges! '., Verily, our
suflTering w intolerable!" ... --
Every Family Should hare ths'sat-
;.. V- . ter Sovereign. :. '
, ( We have been using' some exertions to
extend the circulation of he Squatter Sov
ereign,' and th as far" our .labors have pot
.'Jjeen'in vain. As an argument that no fam
ily Should be w ithout a papery we would
state; that u has bees found to be 'a' -universal
: fact, without ' exception, ' that those
scholars, of both sexes, and all ages, whp
Juaye access to newspapers at home, when
compared with those who have not, are--f
1st. Better readers, excelling ; in pro
nunciation und emphasis,' and consequent
ly read more uaderstapdjoglyt. '--',-t
. 2d. They are better speller, and define
words with greater ease and accuracy --
-; 3d. They obtain a' practical lcnbwledge
f geography in almost half the time it re--u'ujres
of others, as the newspaper has made
them familiar with the -location of all the
important places, nations, and their govern
ments and doings, on the globe. " '
" 4th. They are better grammarians ; .for
having become familiar with every variety
of style, in tho; newspaper, - from the common-place
advertisement to the ! finished
and classical oration of the statesman! they
more rapidly comprehend, the . meaning of
the text, and . consequently analysize its
4awstiuction with greater accuracy. ---. .
-'5th. They write better comjwsitions, us
ing 'lietfer- language 'containing ' more
thoughts, moreciearly andjconnectedly ex
pressed. ... r ; t -
"is 6th.: Those young men who have been
for years readers- of the ' newspapers, are
always found taking the lead in the deba
ting society, 'exhibiting a most extensive
knowledge upon a greater - variety of . -subjects,
and expressing their views with great
fluency, clearness," and correctness' in the
use 0: language.
In-view; of these facts, who jvill be so
penurious, fur the sake of saving- two dol
larsy-that he will deprive himself and fam
Sty of a good newspaper'.' We expect to
Uiake some improvements in(the. Squatter
Sovereign, and - continue to make it the
best paper published m the Territory.
if I " 1 ' 1 - ""tfi r I
,.. t' Kansas Missionaries. f..,f
, iVW are. very -much: pleased to ee (by
cur exchanges;) that Missouri is seridiug
sevef'al1 of:' her distinguished sons (o ' tliq
South, forthe'. purpose of , speaklng. to the
people,, in! reference ,to the settlement oV
Kansas bv Southerners. -A mongst the
number is Mr. Silas. Woodson, 1 of St
Joseph a yerJv distinguished Lawyer and
a mosinccoaipfished gentleman. We re
commend ihim to the kind hospitalities ot
6ar bouthern Iriends, as a mau in every
fespect '.entitled to their utmost respect and
jronfidence. ''He, yi instruct , tbem'as to
the true state of affairs in , this Territory,
as well ns-deltghttfiem-by his eloqence.
' Col: Woodson has 'kindly ' consented to
act'asf agvntlfor this papcand we hope
thV Somherii peojde wttl embrace- the op
portunhy of axdhg- us by a': liberal sub
scriptionj nnd at the same time obtain the
means of gettiug reliable informauoxj, in
rejatioa to Kansas matters, thereby. rj
Border Bnfianism in Washington.
Gretley,in the last Tribune, has An ar
licle iieaded air above. ! 'Hebai1 beeb'in
the habit of denouncing tlte people of this
TerTitorv bv calliiur. them " Bordef Ruffi-
ansr that thevtvere a set of cmvardlv. iff-
T-nnKi boobies! who had no wetensions to
ntUi He row however hasazdifle-
rent ideaand the correct one of a -J5or.
derfcRuffian7In"h5 yialluded tqhe
describes hi pven chastisement by Mr,
Rust Arkansas, and'calU it bor
erVufniniirn, trhicn , rendered m jplaio
lungusit. meaasrtce jtsenie junisaroeoi
inllicTed bylalgg p tie man opon a . scurrilous
acosndreji farJcroitireiwia We prssilme
Greeley will herea fteticknacled gnlhsia
,bc!r rsfSsn can strike a w t!l as u!V
Treason Checkmated.
VWe ha'tfesiust seeathastrnQve', o(
tlie traitojit in this "Terrabry, in he shape
of a circular .(rora Lane & Robinson to the
various Abolition lools. Ii states for fact,
that 'an overwhelming To rce is being or
ganized in Missouri for the purpose of
marching into Kansas to destroy the Abo-
luioiiistsat lwTence-and other placeaJ
and unless they are reinforced from the
FrtKStaies, they TDUst bel criished." r,A
more '-willful ' and kicked lie, was never
fabricaehereisjncUie least founda
tion for such a thought even, and fortu
nately for the peace of the ccoiitryiVe
have a Presideotsof; head-and nexve,w
who has seen through the lying device, and
issued a proclamation, "which has "cbeck
i)uaU;ii."ilie 6couodrels. and will make, some
oi them fed very uneasy about the throat
. Wonder, if . His Excellency, Governor
Robinson, and his conferes, will assume to
meet our the 4th of March, and take upan
themselves the ' weighty responsibility of
office? If they do, we predict they .'will
prove too heavy for them, when they be
come suspended to the. end of a Aempcord.
War ! Rumors of WarTl
For. the Jast ten days we have heard of
nothing but war. Our neighbors at Kick
apoo have been " sleeping on their arms"
for two weeks, expecting an attack from
the abolitionists at Lawrence. - It was said
that some several hundred of the Sharp's
rifles were encamped on the Stranger for
some! days. 3 This, may be -true,5 but that
the abolitionists ever contemplated attack
ing -Kickapoo , is , all moonshine. Unless
those Sharp's rifles be possessed with loco
roodon'they will never see Platte burity,
unless the owners sell -them, or they are
taken from them.. There are not soldiers
enough at Fort Leavenworth to drive, the
cowardly scoundrels in sight of Missouri,
with arms in their hands.
v .rHerald of Freedom. t..-.,.
We see by the last 'issue of the above
sheet; that the traitors are still intent upon
wearing a halter for themselves. J H.
Lane orders, by proclamation, that an elec
tion, for a member. of .the Free State Leg
islature, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of. Brown, who was killed in an
affray at their former attempt to hold on
election at Dawson's (Eastonl)
f . We suppose from this that these fanati
cal traitors still intend to carry on their
treasonable designs. If they do, there is
then ' the " Overt act." a nd the President
will order out the militia if necessary -to
nrrest . the . scpundrtls. Unless their
hecks are insured we would not give much
for them. ;
We do not believe, however, that they
will venture any' further in their treason,
but, will quietly back out," as they did
before- We shall see. - , - .
, Opening of Navigation.
The Missouri river will soon be open to
St. Louis, and we may expect a boat at any
minute. ". The? great amount of snow, both
on the plains .and in the , mountains, will
render navigation bftier the. coming sea
son than probably has ever been known.
Freight will be low, and" passengers can
get up the river almost for nothing. -Our
business men -should all be getting their
goods on, for there will be the greatest de
mand here in the spring, for every kind of
produce and merchandise, that has ever
been known on the Missouri river. In adr
dition to the immense emmigration to Utah
.hat will outfit here, there will be ten thou
sand persons from the South ; "who will
make this tlieir . headquarters. We hope
that the, competition among our traders,
and mechanics, will be such that the emi
grants o the Territory, and to Utah may
have no cause of complaint. " '
- - .
Mails." We are compelled, at last, to
cry btit against the present mail arrange
ments to. and. from Atchison. We have
long, been silent, hoping that the. Postoffi.ee'
Department, knowings our wants,- -would
speedily supply themi' In this, however
we are mistaicen. , Auere-,is some lauu.
either in the. contra ctor or .injustice done
us in the' contract department. We Are
furnished with a semi-weekly mail from
Weston on .the opposite side of the river,
and a weekfy mail to Leavenworth City on
this side-. The contractor on the Weston
route-, instead of bringing a coach as is
needed, only takes away so much mail
matter as his half-starved horse will' carry!
The conscQuence. is, that over halt ot our
papers are allowed to remain in tlie post-
office from Tuesday morning until Satur
day night.' f' The mail carrier on this 1 side
of the, river, generally havinghis hat-full
of maii matter when he.ariyeshere froni
above, cannot find room: for anything that
this office may have to send ofT. We rail
the attention of thV, PostofSce Department
to the existing state of, affairs,' and ask o:
them,, 10 compel the present contractors to
take ofT all our. mail, '-or.. employ such per
sons- as -will:do it.: - t '
Kawsas Mctemest. -By reference to
seyendArticles puUished on the outside of
to-hy " paper, h; will ; be seen Uiat the
t ?.tbern States ate not merely talking
Doul r.aing emigrants to uua a ermory
but are -working in hard earnest to acconv
tSlishthatresult.
J isN eW l91Z SW
The Bloomingtcn Me?
senger is tle tkle of a new paper ; jost
srartea at u oommgion, aiacon county, iuo.
Itis cowfucted 'if. VL C, Wnitf , qM ed
gor and .proprietor jsrneutral in politico
TtU& has been discsauaaed.
v-'The Abolition Congress.
-'It hasrbeen intimated that jhe -preset
House of Representativeswili refuse . td
pass any bill appropriating money for the
pay of the ofBcers and Legislatureof 4his
TerriloryLupcra the ground tfcatthe people
have made a State Constitution, and elee-f-
ted State officers. We feel sure that it
4are not take-sucli a course.- The people
of Kansas would rise in reWlIion against
sach action. No, the josual appropriatjops
will be made, and the traitors in tnis Tet
ritory will be forced to submit to the lawa
passed Ty' the Legislature Jand at the gerP
eral jelection'in October next, we will hare
the usual number of freesoil candidates in
the field, asking for the " dear peoples "
rotesjas ,quiet and tame as though" the
"Border Ruffian" Legislature had been
elected by themselves. They are too cow
ardly for any other course. : -: V
Kihsar lies.- The Providence i Post
has been at some trouble to look up the
number' ol lies the abolitionists have circu
lated about Kansas, and the result of its
investigation is, " that during the past year
at least one hundred Methodist ministers,
fifty to seventy-five Baptist ministers, fif
teen to twenty Quakers, twenty-five to
thirty orthodox deacons, and about two hun
dred and fifty Tery peaceable, very respec
table, remarkably harmless settlers in Kan
sas have been murdered or tarred and feath
ered, or tied hand and foot and placed on
rafts, by the Border Ruffians of Missou
ri W "tifuirlit thf "outrages' had hof n
more numerous thanlbis, but this list "will
do." - ; v - r-
, From the,Newyprk Day. Book.
Letter . from Gen. McQueen. M. C, t to
' - Lewis Tappan. .
Sir : I have, for years, been in the hab
it ol throwing all printed matter sent me
from the North, by vile abolitionists- and
incendiaries, in the fire; as I considertheir
falsehoods only surpassed by the impudence
of those who send them; but as you (with
sorrie other lanatics) have seen fit to send
me, over your own signature; a communi
cation accompanying a petition to Congress,
expressing a doubt ''whether. there be, or
has ever been any legal slavery in the
United States," &c, I will simply say to
you, that I am perfectly satisfied you are
ware yourself that your every assertion
on the subject of slavery is as false. and
mischievous as your conduct in sendipg
thern to me is impudent and insulting. .:'
If you have humanity, as you profess,
which you cannot make me believe, you
may find around you, and perhaps in your
own employment, muck more needed ob
jects of your benevohfnee, than my, or other
slaves in the boutb. . -
Go to a sewing establishment, perhaps
within one block of you, and relieve the
nuigent mother who makes a shirt for six
cents, wnilst her little ones at home
re shivering for Waut of food to warm
their withering frames, and are rapidly
ropning into an untimely grave for want
of food and raiment to relieve their squalid
wretched ness. Go into the cellars and un-
erground abodes of hundreds in your city,
of all colors, who associate together with
out even rags to hide their nakedness,
steeped in every species of crime, whilst
starving for every comfort of life, and show
your benevolence to . them; and I would
especially recommend you to bestow your
benevoience on tnose described in a recent
aldress to to the New York public by the
Rev. L. M. Pease, the .benevolent head of
the Five Points Mission ebtabIisSiinent,'as
follows :.
Five winters dark and dreary ' win
tershave we spent upon the Points, sur
rounded by want and suffering, beggary,
shame aud crime.' The fact of our living
here is not in itself so hard -as the lack ol
means "to supply tire wants of the ' worthy
poor, and . to afford shelter and protection
to the homeless. We have been compelled.
by our relation to this people, to witness
utie bare feet treading the icr pavements.
until the nails have been frozen from their
toes, to see their skeleton fingers reached
out to us, and here their cry for bread
wheu we had nobread to give.
We have been compelled to leave the
widow with her new-born babe upon her
bosom, friendless and shelterless upon the
street, because we had no shelter for her;
to see. boys ripen into criminal, manhood,
and frirls into wanton womanhood. We
have been compelled to hear hundreds of
untortunates peg in vain, even in the name
of our Savior, for an oppohuroity to return
and, wlien denied gire up jn. despair, aiid
afterwards die hopeless; and all for. the
want of a liiue-oL that lor which, thousands
are prodigal. . .This is hard." .,
V hen you and vour associates have ver
ified your professions, and relieved 'your
suffering neighbors, it will be time enough
to send me anything relatiug to my slaves.
who. old and young, are well leu, clothed
and taken care of better, I am satisfied,
than thousands of those who are beginning
to doubt "whether there be, or has ever
een, any legal slavery id the United
States.,, .Until you have done these things
hope you will refrain from sending me
more ol your false and msuiting commum
cations, -j ; - JOHN McQUEEN.
Lewis Tappas, iew lork.
PArPAaATioss ro WAR.T-The'Liv
erpbol Times', received by the America
- That the British government believes
that the propositions which are being jast
now promulgate J by diplouaaUsts are not
likely to end in any peaceful issue; may be
inferred trom the extensive preparations
which are being made all ovar the country
for renewing hostilities during the ensuing
spring. What is doing in the principal
founderies throughout the kmgdbm mav te
judged, from the activity displayed in-Liv
erpool alone, where an immense a mount of
war material is la process of construction.
First of all may be mentioned the name
of Mr. John Laird, uie well-known ship
builder, who has, in hiV yards at Birken
head and Liverpool, fourteen wooden screw
gunboats-, already far advanced -in-con
struct ion, of two hundred, and forty - tons
and' about sixty 1 horse i power each, to-be
armd with two heavy guns apiece." '
&ir ii'L .'i "r,. i .1 i m. ' '; V.
aectsef ycth, v . '
jstated in the Richrni&jid. Despatch, that .so
numerous hae tecbine jhe applicaUons jof
free colored personstoMihe. Virginia Leg
islature to be allowed jd voluntarily enslave.
Uiemselves, that th& Senate have passed a
general act onthe,su!jeet,t;T
This is a pointed a nd' aghifica' cwn-
mentary on the abolition fanaticism that
prevails ar. theNortbi and that pre vails, in
the American TIolbTess. " While these la
natics are. shedding crocodile lears over the.
hniginedauserfea of SciSbera shares are
so well proriled for, sff consented, tind' so
tappy, end the free negroes are so discon
teciedh their condition; thartiieselat
ter.seem to be making a general movement
to get what Oie alwfitionisw love to call the
damnable ahackles of slavery" fixed upon
them.; t,.
' It would seern r to every JreajrabIer Tnarj
that under such circumstances anti-slavery
agitatidn'might well cease. ir the South
em slaves are satisfied with their condition
and if the free negroes of the South vol
untarily seek: the same condition, why
should the sickly sentimentalists and the
crack-brained . fanatics of the , Northern
States, wring their hands, tear their, hair,
and shed their tears in such copious abun
dance over thera? .,
The sympathies, the sufferings, the ag
onies, the tears of these self-torturing phi
lanthropists are thiown away. . Surely
they have enough of real distress and mis
ery around them to engage theur sympa
thies and-employ their charities, without
throwing them, away on the slaves of , the
South. . whose condition is' better thaa it
would be in Africa, or thaa it would be.
they were liberated and sent to-the so-call-sd
free States to suffer and starve-- Wash
ington Sent mel ; ' " , .' . , ;
Hoji Sivas WooDsbw. TheBachan
an Pro-Slavery Parly" was formed inch's
city on the 11th ot J anuary,' 185J,' for" the
purpose of makhg Kansas a sfave State.
To eflect this oiject, several gentlemen
wsre appointed to receive subscriptions in
this and other States, 'The Hon. Sila?
Woodson, of this city, coes forth on this
mission to the States of Kentucky,' Ten
nessee, Mississippi Alabama, Louisiana,
and Dossiblv. other Southern States He
will address the. people at various 'points
on Southern interests and receive at their
hands such aid as they may feel disposed
to give. He bears with hifln the, high and
nnnnimnus ctinmendation of the citizens
of , Northwest Missouri, wbo vish him God
speed and theenjoyment .of health, that
he may plead, with an eloquence' possessed
by few men, the cause of, Southern rights.
Mr.' .'Woodson is the man fpr-this mission.
A distinguished member 'pf the- Missouri
bar. the'" soul., of. honor, and blessed with
the finest powers of elocution, he cannot
fail of success. We commend him to the
Southern editorial "corps, and to aH .prb-
slayery men, as a gentleman of high-toned
honor, aud as ardent and distmguisi.ea son
of the "Sunny. South." Take him to your
bosoms,. Southern .brethren, as' a. friend in
whom their is no guile. SI. Joseph Cycle,
Missisaipri to the rescue of Kah
as. At recent meeting in Gainesville,
the following, among other resolutions.
"were adopted j ' -.
Resolved, That we regard the Abolition
ists as our dire and mortal foes, and de
nounce them as traitors totheir God who
His beneficent wisdom ordained the
institution of ' Slavery as traitors to the
laws of bur' common' country i which ac
knowledge and sanction ithnd as" traitors
to ourselves, whose injury and destruction
they wantonly seek.-' '.''. ' '- -","r
Resolved, That we form ourselves into a
society to be catled The Kansas Emigra
tion Society," and that we solicit the june-
ion of every friend of Southern rights m
the country.' 1 V - ' ' ' ' .
Ressolved, Th.at each member upoa atl-
mission, pay one dollar, and that the money,
so raised and by voluntary contribution, be
devoted to the defraying of the1 expenses
of the above-named emigrants to Kansas.
Kesoived, tuai tnose patriotic imssow
rians who extended counsel and assistance
to their fellow-citizens of Kansas, are en
titled to the warmest gratitude of the whole
South; " ' . '
Resolved, That 'm the opinion of this
meeting, the , Legislature of Mississippi
sliould place twenty-five thousand '' dollars,
subject to the order of; the Governor ot
this State, to be employed" when deemed
exnedieht. in aid of the people of Kansas
in defence ot their legal ana constitnuonai
Mission to Exgland.- It is now cer
tain, we believe, that the Hon: George M.
Dallas has accepted themissToh t6 "England
in. Uie place of Mr. Buchanan who returns.
Mr. Dallas has . occupied the position; of
United States Senator, minister to Russia,
vice president under Mr. 1 Polk &.,' and
all the stations he has been called .to"' fill
he has discharged the duties with ability
and dignity. ; - - iV" t; .
- More whiskey is shipped from Cin
cinnati than from any - other ; port in the
Union; Large quantities, - however, are
retained for home consumption,'' as he re
cords of mortality show.;,.. .,if,,.
Va lite or 4 't- HcsbaKd. Mr.'' Cath
arine, Cooperof Lancaster.'Pa., last wek
obtained a. verdict of ,3500, against the
Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad Company
for the loss of her husband by " an accident
cn the road,' fesuMng'. from t" carelessness
ou the partt of the employees of the compa
ny.--:- .v, J V'-.-x iK'x
... gSbrne folks think the biggest news
paper is al ways the best. , Wise , people
th'ese- a Lost as Sensible as the felbw.who
turned up his laose at your comraoa -sized
women, and biraged that he' meant to have
abigger wife than any othe tnan "within
twouunderd miles.t -."jsiU '.c&h-,i:j3
in the South, . Atlkkfflhuo .would hava no
power in the North The- unity, f j the
South xmce broken, and the fanatics ofthe
North take heart and bope"aTidT?crgaTnze
for the future, ? ;Who is. thererhatwgild
bf eaVlhis unit! ?. Lt . bepeopl of th
South dcjeSKrfSisf
Cnion.
President Pierce azuthb Mopttl j
A Know N&hiag jmpcr bweek
served, that Alabama had eaqoTSa-xTesi-
dent Piece, and asks Who wiD followr?
We answer, Tennessee ha already fob
lowed , Georgia basr; followed i6uih Car
olina has followed, so far as her leading
statemeu and public journals can speak of
her; and every Southern - State will soon
follow; dot will the tide of public opinion j
ia favor ef-flireaident Jbe-canSned Ithe ;
South. ' Maine and New Hampshire will
scBd follow; Indiana, Mkhsn; towa, and
Wisconsin wilLfbllowacd ithe' friends of
the Constitution and th Union in every
partof thaJUnited Slatea wilUrallyaxid ,
stand by the President in his bold and pa
triotic endeavors to defend the Cbbsitulion
and. preserve, the Union. The patriotic
message of President Pierce" has already
produced, end is producing, a rwonderful
change in public' 6pimbn.v ' Men who 'had
Bunost given, up all hopeaof iheRepublic,
have taken courage, and resolved to stand
by President Pierce, and make one more
held and determined effort to save the coun
try. r-! These' feelings' "and determinations
have not been confined to the politicians by
any means; it is the sentiment of the peo
ple. We believe' we cannot be mistaken
In the feeling in Georgia; and if not, that
feefcng is every wherein favor of re-electing
our patriotic President: if he cannot
save the ship of State, no other man can.
We want no betQr 'standard-bearer than
our present Chief Alagistrafe, and no bet
ter political platform than his last message.
Thousands of men in Georgia have, dis
covered that they have "never done-President
Pierce justice; they have been deceiv
ed by wicked and designing men, but they
can deceive them no longer;" the' people
will take this matter in their own hands,
and will,' as far as they can; repair the in
justice they have(done, and woe be to the
demagogues that shall try to deceive them
ng&in.-Miliedgevilte Ga'.y Union ! 1
How to Wash Flawmxl. Some wo
men possess quite a knack ' in washing
flannel, so, asjo prevent its fulling, , It is
not the soap suds nor ripsing waters that
thicken up flannel in 'washing; but the
rubbing of ' it: ' Cloth is 'fulled ' by 'being
, 'pounced and jounced" in trie stocks.of the
fulling mill with soapsuds. -The action of
rubbing flannel on a washboard is just the
same as that of the fulling mill. " Flannel
therefore, should ' always be wa'shed1 in
.stropg soapsuds, which will, remove the
dirt and grease, by squeezing better) than
hard rubbing will rn weak soapsuds, It
should also' be rinsed" out' of ' the' soap ':in
verv wrm water,' . and1 never in cold; as
-. jy r. j , i i.f 4, .?!..
as the fibers of the . wool do not ..shrink up
as much in warm as cold water after com
ing out of warnr soapsuds. -G real '.'care;
shoul be taken to rinse'the soap complete
ly out of the flannel. This ad vice 'will a
ply to the washing of blankets .the same
as it does of - flannel. Scientific ; idaari-
can. 1 " -- . - - -
ErriCT OF MECHANICAL fKILt.. pTo
show how mechanical skill and labor add
to the value of raw material, the British
Quarterly Review gives this instructive
calculation:.,... ;. .. -
" A bar of iron, valued at S5fc worked
into horsesboes is worth $10 &9i .needles
&355; pen-knife blades $3,285; 'shirt but
tons 829,480; : balance springs for .watches
8250,000.. Thirty-one pounds of iion hare
been made into wire upwards of one hun
dred and eleven rjoiles Jn . length, and so
fine was the fabric, that partof it wascon-
erted, in-lieu of horse-hair, into a barns-
ter S Wig, . 'uf: . - .; -.i u.
A union caucas of, the Know-
nothings and Republicans of .the Pennsyl
vania Legislature, was held a few days
since j at 'which resolutions " were' unani
mously passed, sustaining the members of
Congress from, that State, .who. have ., been
voting for Banks.' . . 1
Voucstarv EssifAyxMEST. It is stat
ed in the Richmond Dispatch that so nu
mcrous have become the application of free
colored persons to the Virginia Legislature
to be allowed to voluntarily enslave them
selves that the benate have passed a gen
eral act on the subject. v . i J f., u:
The jnanagers , of the .Maryland
Lotteries hare issued a- card, cautioning
the public against the numerous- swindlers
who circulate by: mail; and ' otherwise,
trauuuitrjit . jyivciy aturiuca. .uc Mini
way is to buy neither the spurious nor the
genuine. . o.vb ; oev-j.T? irtx-ja- i
,-, ... I 1 I I I -; 1 -,.t
, Mr. David Wood, of Hanover,
Va. who it was thought had been 'mur
dered on the roa between his residence
and Richmond, it is now said died of apo-
piexy. :. . . '. :;v;,
JR An effort was made in the Texas
American 'Convention ' to nominate Geo.
Houston - for the Presidency, but., it fa iled.
When the resolution was offered, it was
supposed to hare been adopted, but a di
vision was called fori and then the resolu-
libn was withdrawn. , Several of the speak
ers declared that they would not abide it,
if it was adopted. - - ic;.
Escape or si.a ves Six slaves, three
men, two women and a child, escaped from
Mr. Wilbuxne of, Boone ,county, Ky oof
Monday night, and ha ve, not. since, been
heard , of, - Mr.TW. was-jn this, city yes
terday in search of them. .. He called on
the. Deputy United States .Marshal for as
sistance, but that, gentleman, defined to
have anything mere to da witlrjrunawsy
rAiggers."-r,Ctu Gazrilt, Li -r ..
? :hat iij'a coquette?-A yousg
lady ef more beaty than sense. more' ac
complishmenta than, learning, csore charms
of person than graced of miod,' more ad
mfrea than friends'. 1 more" fools than wrise
men tor attendants. .
:i tftsmQiemXi has Tgiven
so niuch SAfaeuori inCicago Jnat a corn-
lsy tsa f t tmae a that csy.
JoHsr31ei.i,-isjts. -A London paper in-
fnx iia readers that ISybrsjSa Terpto-
ry of the "United. States Ts a tract 8fseye
ral millloris of Rcres'lately purchased jby
the Americana rpf khe' ? Mosquito king 1 "
But that is pardonable" JrV acountrywhexe
a standard school bookCook's quarto ge
ography; deals oat such items as these to
JtesniMfiSSSt
only State in the Union where there are
no pkv&.f'f'1& aople of MaideJ act
cording to appearances, are wretched ia
the extreme. Their chief provision is a
d my7d ark colored rye meafandT'if they'
use an f meat, it is on account of weir pre
renting their sheep - from IZ becoming more
numerous than they desire, rather than for
the pleasure of a good meaL - Their com
mojibvyerage..sgTog..or of ruoi
and whisky with water. Of New Eng
land ers it saya'vFrqrn laziness, inatten
tion and want oF acquaintance with man
kind, many of the people have accustomed
themselves to peculiar phrases, and to pro
nounce certain words in. a drawling man
ner. . . , .f .
-. Jostah oVtbosk. -The Petersburg Ex
press'' fishes up" the following paragraph
from a paper published in 1797. m
MOn a passage to Jamica. with troops on
board, a little boy who was a piper, sitting
on the gun-waje. ly a sudden roll of the
ship fell over and was. directly swallowed
by a shark.1 "A f hook "was baited' with, a
piece of beef 'and thrown over the sterh
and was seized by the shark; and he was
presently hauled ni board. 1 Unu opening
his. belly, the boy, was found snugly. seated
letween two, ribs, and unconcerned, play-
mg a tone on his cfe. , ....
. p------ '- y , j j j I ;'l
: t5T A; j gentleman, baying put ot a
candle Jby accident, one night, ordered. his
waiting-man (who. was a simple being) to
light it again in the kitchen. , But take
care, John, that you do; not .hjt yourself
against anything, in the, dar.k." jiMindful
of the caution , John stretclied ; jb ut both: his
arms at full length befoxa him; but-unluck-My
a dcor which, stood ;half .open, passed
between his bands and struck him. a blow
on the mooes t.r.'ii ; ; ro:
!v, Dipkens." muttered . he,, when. -he re
covered his aenses a litUe j I always-heard
hat;I had a plSguy or.g.noseiutl.vowI
never hare thought before that it was lon
ger, than toy rft."it .!. v. 1 1 ,;? r.t
' ! CSf.When'.does" a rcdn jeseihbte a
feannon baliy.i0i -: -
Yhert he'looU ronnd.''1' - '" '
: mi 9.1 ..'. T-M v -
Cosrf insacs js 5iAissrf A Jdy con
soling her neighbor, for ;the. loss of her son.
was answered, in tears, " If Billy's grand-
moiher(ia in, hcaven,.I know she: won't .see
Billy-abcedL"Tot , K.T ... .
J5 Facts' are stubborn things," said
a lawyer U a female witness in court.
The lady replied: Yes, sir-ee,' and so
are women,' and if you t get anything out
of hiei' just let me know it." ''""'
" You'll be committed for contempt."1
Very well, I'll suffer justlyi'Tor"! jTeel
the greatest contempt for every lawyer
here. - -
Verdict for' witness. " J" k
V Sit down, sit dovyn ," said a judge
to an impertinent limb: of the law, 4Vl can
not entertain your ridiculous .'proposition.
44 But my necessity" r . 44 Yes, yes. your
necessity I understand I admit you are
a necessity yourself. Or at- least the next
thing to it for 4 necessity knows no law. "
B a r r x,iW g c v a Tosi t t; Dri Marsh was
... 1
once traveling in a stage-coach and was
much annoyed by a garrulous maid. 'Af
ter ascertaining his name, she inquired'if
he belonged to such and such a family of
Marshes: '" ' ' " v " ' ' '' " '
44 No madam, t do not, nor to any other
family that you know," was the reply; in a
short and abrupt tone iJ ' :i
"Oh," said the antiquated virgin, 4,theres
so much acid about - you, I supposed you
aprimg frdar" the crafiberry marshes." T
44 If I did, madam," -was the prompt re
tort I'm fit sauce for a goose."" -!
" ' The lady was silent the rest of the lour-
C4 It'is asserted positively '.that'1 llie
ground squirrel, in digging hls hole, in the
grouna. leaves -no am aooui xne suriace,
but carries' it in his 'cheeks to a distance
from the nest 1 Z :'r ;N;
CP'A country school teacher, happen-
have " shouted a little six-year old urchin
at the foot of thfi cla4, : 'The teacher, quite
rJij':7 .11 -' i.. --j
amusea at irxe.Doy s reaoinessci response,
iaiieu," Tiierer y, g v try, on uie eiepnat.
A generaj.iatagh. and urchin was ordered
to the head of the class. ; -i . xl
i J6T-.j4 brave Veteran officer fecopnoit
erirr m hattrrcj which it was necessar? to
UWmllv ansWered the en-ineers.
- . . . . . Ji- -:t i- . ij.Hr
who were ' endeavoring tac dissuade Turn
from the atWmpt4 .Grend he
you may think and, wy.jusV what iyoa
pleases sil I know, is, that theAmencaii
fiag'must-'Berlkus'mthe ramrarts to
morrow morning, fori have the order in
toy ppeket-
CUM 1-tl
'XSS" A wag in Detroit has been taking
Tirfrti4 WitlTtfiA rmrtntir-ii-n TrniVi
raih-oad. jlja'was asked wheth1 e'r he'knew
oC an accident, oq ihat voad, and replied
Once only a middle-acred irentkman Uft
Pdnlac for DetrOiti and died'bf bkf age at
Birnnarn-balf , way.
r-4
tut,
ing ta be 'reading of -the-' curious' "skiorof
the elephant, asked f the ' dass i sny Jot
them ever saw, an elephant'a skin ? . '4kl
A Nt wspaVxju-J udgevLonPstre-
vwlose views ori anylject t'axe sensilje
prsciicarand 'voi th- treasnrine. tLu .
ibrtli tue value f anewspaper:
rBrnalj istjie siun ifcat.is required lo
r;ttrcniie a jiewpcr, -arid snost antj,
feritinerated is the patron. "1 tare not to.
tmrhble a'nd unpretending the Gazette be
LiakesJt ity&ivpojle fill aaW
miy-iwo umes a. years without puttin
sorhefhlng in it wbrthlhVareTcription phc
4 Every mrentwhosehs off frr
parent whose "son is off from
home, should supply him with a paper.
welFremrinber "what a dfflerence "ther
wai between those of ray acb-mates'wio
had, and those who had not access to news. I
paper. Other things being equal, tht
first were always decidedly superior to thef
lastdebaier4dcomposjuon,at leas: &
The .reason is plain; they had commas
of rocve facts YootliS will peruse a' tiew i
paper wan neiigbi, when they will rrad
nothing eTseC :. --L-t;? jt -s
-, 15 r Root, hog. oj die," is now rer
dered as follows : " Penetrate the subsoil,
my porcine friend.5 or earfy expect an ob
ituary on thy untimely demise." ,rT:
A western editor cautions his tail
reaaers- against kissing short women, ss
the habit "has - rendered him round-should.
ered. : ; m ' -i -
As expressive sicir. A grocer wish
ing to be' a fittle odd in regard to assign.
caused two letters, HLT to he painted a
his shutter theToxie ?greex andTlhe othei
bUck. Not 1 long 'after, some person ob
'WTTTiig its Inquired rwhat It meantj.'.'J'hv,
you- great goose ye," idthe; trader, "it i
green tea and" black tea.",
An editor out west says 44 If xte
h-ave "offended 'any man' in the r short "bui
brilliant coarse of our public career, let him
send us in, a new hat and say nothing more
about it," Wery cool, indeed ! ;
" ' - ' m t m ' ; '"'
X" Halloa, you, sir y put up your .
gar, don't you see that notice, "No smo
ing allowed." ;t4 WeTl'what .of that? I
ain't smoking aloud- I'm doing U as still
as a man can. " :r " x" '
ffiThet '.'editor of a do;wn easfpapcr
informs a. lady, who sent- hiin a mince-pie,
with the request, "plase inserT," tLht such
articles-are.'uevet crowded out" by a'prra
of matter.'' -. - -.
: 15-An Irishman and a Frenchiaas
were to be; lutnged togetlier,,' Monsieur
was considerably troubled! about it. while $
Paddy took the matter quite coolly, telling
his compiDnrto'44!' aisyfor'eure it ii
nothing to be hanged at ' all, "at all." To !
which poor Francaise replied, 44Ah,be tnf. I
de grand deefference is, dat you Inshxaa f I
.,i ttr ii " ' - ..:.
- ;
; UietPE ro- ccRif a mea r. Tlios j
who will. .'adopt our method of curing pbitl
and beef, will be enabled to enjoy as fine I
hams, tongues, 44 dried beef," and rounds, 1
as the ' Emperor of all ' the Russias e
oumoiand, always protidihg that the: meffil
cured is the best quality. -It is this r f
lo one gallon water, ;; ...
Take-11-2 llMfc-aalt. 1
l-2ib. sugar, f-S'r
f If ft ft . -Of y. f
. i 1 1 i ' .L-2.0Z. of. eaUpetre.
fJ ft
r.,w- JJPoftashJ
In this vatio, the 'pickle to be increasrf
to any quantity ""desired., tLet these lr
boiled together, until-all the dirt from llf !
sugar, (which ill uot be a Jittfif,)" rises w
the top and is skimmed off. - Then threw
it into a tub . to cool. aiulwhVn cold, peir E
it over your beef or ' pork, to remain ti
usual time 'say four or five i Veeks. The
meat must. be -well -covered whh j)kllf,
and should not be put down for at least tvroC
days after killing. during; which lime if
should be slighjjy sprinkled w:ith powdered
saltpetre. : : !-- - - ? A f
Several of, bur'friends haVeroroitted the
boiling of 'the pickle; aad foknd it to
sweras weliIf JwiU, nbtjiowever, an-
swer quie so wel!.r; ' Dy boiliiijr theVicUe,
it is pur ffied---6x ihe'aniouut . of ilirtr wLi
i tfirown'offby the" cratibn;frjm t!rf I
salt and sugar,' would surprise one not so i
EF The other.' evening, souie gentlf!
c n . i 'i:r'lt : t f
ous teuow auoui icwujwzjO-s kwmv remark-:
able for telling big stories about hioise
than paying In email wit- .axc- oraggej
of course, as ; usual, "while" the party werf
dnnkintr. nai ai last excited one of thec
to say. i : - J x -c f I
Come you have told us enough of wbr
you czado;. now. supposeyou tell us'sonie-l
lhinsr von cannot do?"- ' ; A f
Well," replied the braggart, scratcb-l
ing his!' heap; ; 44 1 cannot pay'rfor thc
drinks so. lend us db.lir. v .
15 AenilemAoVlio 'slept one nis'5'1
in a lodging-houj4ccoidrably infest I
with vermin, inipruMjdv llut landlady : of tU
fact in the morning, and hinted that lbelf
oughtto lie, exterminated Sir," saJ i
she, indignantly, we Lave, not a single
in the" bouse." "True, ndamthey
all married and hare large farniaes.": 1
"roto-wr - t '.'i I Iwtrp if:
frisw x cere ip iwo. pf ukb i w - t j
society from which all the little bores ej j
anate, viz: bjg bbre'NbJ l;the man j
knows too much bore ?Na,fj2t "the to5! 1
who knows, too- UuleJ 'BoaI despcra ; I
cases! ' ' ;V-V i
TheyieVer say it snows m
fornia, but thatV vwter.. jsroMing n
mantle over the trround.! So ol
quakei "M''SSSTij
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