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A longing long nnfelt, a deep-drawn sighing For the far Spirit-World o'erpower. me ow; My .ong1. faint rolce .Ink. fainter, like the dying Tone, of the wind-harp .winging from the bongh, And my changed heart throb, warm, no more denying Tear, to my eye., or tadne ss to my brow ; The n.sr afar off seem., the distant nigh, The now a dream, the past reality. u.nriTDV r RPAl.niNft. Attar.ay. at Law. Ravenna, Ohio. OSe. over e iBsea, King Co., No. 1 PhoenU Block. . March 4, 1I5. ' ""taylor&wilLard, o m f BR0WN.1 1 1. D. W00DW0BTH " BROWN & WOODWORTH,: nd Conn.allor. at law. ' O Bee in Phw " i .f..ir. atraoil aver the Stare of A. G . " 1 " . ' , rt?-K OA m Co., Ravenna, Ohio. Coffin F.b. 84, is;o-iy. MICHAEL STUART, iherney and Councilor at Law and Ketary Public, Kavenaa. Ohio. O See I n th. east end of the large "ick block,. ver K. Bradshaw'. Grocery Store Peeds, mortgage, ana an iegi Iii-.Ij .i7i.i dravrn or acknovledzed. ran- si.rs and Land Warrant, obtained; .April 15. 1858. - . C. 8. LEONARD, M. D., atslelan and Surgeon. Offlce and resldencoon the - yoX.W. andei.t end of Mai. rtrjrt, B.venna, Okie. J"ly n.la.8- tiit't ntwrc 1. T.. c " n..' .7., D. K. wSMUf KwSi the Court House, on Main ' 6tret.. Residence on Cedar Street. ' W.v.n aa. NoTembor 33, 15. "'' ' .,. G. W. ESSIG, a ni..l.s aa A f ilm ontftr. Iturenared to per- ?.ral VlDni of " mi lo hi.' line on short notice . It. ; ,., bl. term.. WMU-wnanlng attended lo; fle may be found at his residence on onesinui at. RaveBna, April IB. lfloO-IV ., , BAIRD & WAIT, Sealers la Watche.,Jewelry,Sllverware, o.,e, I Swift'. Bulldtnft, Main .treat, Ravenna, Ohio. H. L. DAY". eal.r in Stapl. and Fancy Dry Good.,Groceri. eio;;ot Phoinlx Block, Kavenna, mo. , ; J. T. GREEN, ealer la Hats, Cap., Straw Good., at.., Ho. 3 PhQMilx Block, Ravenna, Ohio. JOHN C. BEATTY, . Dealer, (a Staple and Fancy Dry Good.i Groceries "p-ts.eto., So.5Ph0BBli Block, Ravenna, O. - VANCE A HINMAN, Itealeraln Furnlture,Cpholstery,Plctnre, Looking Ia..e, etc., Ko.7 Phcenlx Block, Rayenna, O. L. W. HALL & SON, ealer. la Book., Stationry, Periodical., ran. ..eods,ete.,i?t"f' Bui ding, Kavenna, O. It W. GOSS tb BRO., al.rs In Staple and Fany Dry Good., Grocrio. Hardwar., etc., Bainourg, POE & BROTHER, Ua.ln SlaBlaanll FnneT DrT Good.i lot hint, c-. north side of public square, Raveaaa STREATOR, DAILY & CO., .alr.ln Staple and Fancy Dry Good., Crock.ry Hadware,&c, Bhalfrsvllle, Portage conaty, Ohio. CURTIS HATCH. Dealer In Drug, and Medicine., together with Floor Balt,otr., Mo. Phosnlx Block, RaTenna,Ohlo. rtiAHl.EH R. SWIFT. Dealer In Drug, and Medlctna.,north aide of public '.eeaar., Kavenna, unio. , WILLIAM FRAZER, Dealer In Foreign and Domestic Hardware, Saddlery et... Wheeler'. Block, directly oppelte the Court neas.,M.iB St., naTonBa, R. B. WITTER. adl, HirnssandTrunkMaaufactr.r,thre.d.or east as raesnix 0100a munr-ji, "'-""'"" n and Ornamental Painter and GttderV Carved etlers furnished to order. Stencil plate. f bbj de .... nattom nt with Beatneuand dispt jj. , Shop ulldlng west oftbe Democrat Sce,p.tlrs. aa At;swift'S drug store, mi .MOW WHITE BIRO, ; J . ,, PURB WHITE LKAD, i f J" )-' ORBBN COLORS, FOR BLINDS, ,! I ubi 'PAINTS, brubhss aYPUTrir,; 1 1 .,,5,1. SUPERIOR LISBKBD OIL, , i ' " , VARM1SH TUBPBNT1NB, , - Very ehap for cash, r Inpa'WttlSM. i f;. 1 By CHARIJW K. S.WIFT. '! ft'V. ' . OWt'OSaanf l'. ,.W it if vA ivnr XfT ate. io .. 'SSTf XTnHT lHTnt 01 ? , fSHVf XlilHA AHVn KO :.. ' HHVf IlflMA S8V13 - ' I'BTiHKGAttOli; v-s '! , J. m til'' .a ti! alcC) 5a v! fOirut.,'lMS. .' 4-4 BARREL, iij'j'i' "il) AtlHATCl'S.ii '! 1 ti. 1 -i li oii Ice-Wrecked. We bad hardly crossed the Atlantic and were beginning to look eagerly for our first aigbt of the New World, when sudden change occurred in the temperature, and the balmy doys of April were followed by a Mey cold and cutting aiftoat as winter. At length we entered the brond estuary of the St. Lawrence, and then the mystery wai solved, for its entire surface was checkered with masses of ice ; evidently the broken up winter covering ol the river above being swept by the current out to sea. Nothing could exceed the beauty of the ice-fields as tbey flushed and sparkled like gigantic gems in their setting of azure sea. Many were ol greet size also, like floating islands, and the heaped up blocks upon their surface gleam ed from a distance like cities of deztling crystal. The wind was in our favor, and our good ship sped up the golf, threading her way through the channels of the floating ice fields, while, hour after hour, passengers stood watching with unwearied eyea the splendid acene around them. Even when night came, there was the same eager throng ofgBzers, for those large frozen plains g'.it tered in the moonlight with a strange spec trsl beauty none of us had ever seen before Alter a time, a mass of ice larger than common appeared floating down the stream. Subsequently, we learned that it was part of the cone the f pray forms every winter be fore1 the falls of Montmorency. On it came, gleaming palely against the deep blue sky like a castle of spotless marble, rising in tower and turret, sod massive buttress, and enriched by the most delicate tracery. Every eye was fixed upon ill in breathless" admiration, as it swept majestically by j un til as it passed between us And the wind, by its loftiness it momentarily becalmed us. Suddenly the stationary ship received a se vere shock, which hot only vibrated through all her timbers, but through every one of the one hundred and forty human beings who formed ber freight. Never shall I forget the shrieks of terror that followed, as women well nigh frantic with fear, clasped their children to their breasts, believing that the ship had struck a rock, and that their last moment bad come. A cry from the bow, that it was a blow from the ice, somewhat relieved their fears, and they stood quietly by, while the helm was put. down, and the sails drawn round, in the effort to free ns from the huge mass of -ice which still lay across the Vessel's bows pressing and grat ing' audibly against her timbers. ' A minute more, and above the din of blocks and cord- age, and the stamping of men's feet there arose ' wild cry that 'echoed far and wide over the 'surrounding' field's' of ice, and through every cranny of he neighboring ice castle "The ehlp is sinking.? ,;l , , It was an appalling announcement ; and unfortunately it was a true one. ; The ice bad struck Us heavier' lhan we thought and its sharp edge, keen-and resistless as a knife, pressing against the bow of our vea ael undefended as ahe was by the double timbers heeded tor Ice ' counters had cut them completely through, so that , the water rushed in with the force and rapidity of i ctMtd0.';'' 'i'.-.-.;i-v;it :-"U . , What a fearful Scene of terror end confu sion ensued ; the shrieks and lamentations of wmen, the cries ef children, and the si lent anguish of men, ss they beheld the fears and dangers of those dearest to them. Oo nene did 'the blow' fall heavier' than on me for i had delicate wife on beard, spd of ttj two little ones, the younger was an invalid. Meanwhile' do time was? :16st;' '' ThSre Wae no sp'see1 M Jof er the, Bosts, andttd, pale down, (by the. bowsprit, ;upon j tjbe lce.i 1 It wii toutbinsi to see some snitch 's Cloak' er wrapper as jtbftjf passed, the 'able' rlibdf if. tQeirtdridiy possessions J Wjiilo'tjiSi's )n their uuor, departed wunout even mat.; a few'pmiaions were next sentdown, siilckiy iVl'lijwi-'b'jf ib j tfttM'we atpod i irWche' coweHog the field of ice tbatiad wrought oe so-inuch, evjl, watch ing ibrhe lain moment of the good ship, which bad brought na in peace -and safety more th'an two thousand milef. t It was not long in comings - Suddenly . the bow bent jow, ss if lo salute the waves, and the stern rose high into the', air ; then with a rapid forward movementf' the 'stately ship paased sileptly down into, tW bosom of . the deep, every tall mast , and-, tapering t yard. , in, its place, and every sail spread to its aitermoai end gleaming wbltely in t?ie 'moonlight un til each Jb its turn' passed fron bnr sight.- For a. few moiqenls, there, wait' a - troubled vortex, and then the moonlit aea rolled pla. cidly On, and the gentle night wind swept over the aot. Ieavlng nq trace of v the fear; fu'l abi'pwrec'k.Vhich,; in scar,ce, tea mlnates iSy ff-ftgsaitB Jcatttieiie.oUd ship bad leu us exposed ana neipiess upon the broad sea, and our only refuge that deso late field of ice hard, inhospitable and shel terless. " '"'"'."' ' That night waa one of infinite suffering to hardy men; what then, must it have been to the feeble and helpless! A few loose pianka and spars had been thrown over from the ship, and the scramble to obtain them was like a struggle for gold. I was so fortunate aa to secure one, and on it I plaoed my poor wife and elder child, foiled together In our only cloak; while through the lifelong night I paced to and fro beside theru, with the little one wrapped in the breaat of my coat, striving in vain to still its cries: and as I walked, my feet clung to the frozen pave ment beneath them, and the cold shot through my limbs like an icy fire, causing me intolerable pain. As the night passed on the cold increas ed, or else we felt it more; many times aa I looked on the shivering beings crouching around : me, I thought that few of them would survive till morning. But thanks, un der Providence, to the officers of the ship who served out, at short intervals, small al lowances of spirits, the day dawned upon all aave a few amall children, my own dear babe among them And truly when 1 look ed on the wide waste of .waters around us, dotted here and there by silvery ice fields, but anchored by a single anil, and thought of our devolution, our misery and probable fate, I thought it waa mercifully called away from the evil to come. But the mother could not feel so, and amid her own suffer ings, ber tears fell fast'on the sweet placid face that would never weep again. With morning, the ship's company and passengers were mustered, to ascertained if any were missing, and great wag our con sternation to find that Mr. Grant waa ub ent. Every enquiry was made, and every search among the crevices and crannies of our rugged ice croft ; but all in vain. In the confusion and misery of the night, none had missed him, nor was any trace of him to be found, end we were at length compelled to believe that our kind friend and master had either perished in the wreck, or else in his passage to the ice; Meanwhile many were' the eager eyes scanning'the horizen in the vain search for a friendly sail. As the day wore on, the sun shone out brilliantly, and bis beams flashed in a thousand dazzling rays on our ice raft, until we were almost blinded by their radiance. Yet they shed a warmth through our chilled frames for which we were most thankful, and in many spots they melted the ice, which ran in tittle rills, en ebling as to Quench our thirst without filling our mouths with ice. .Twice in the day little biscuit and raw .pork were distributed to us, and thus sadly and suffering p. the day, till s second night of misery eet in. This proved far worse than the first, for, ere long, wild gusts , began to howl over the ocean wastes out among which we hod now drifted; and heavy waves dashed and raged ground us,, and dashed against our refuge ; and though they had not power to put it in motion, we. knew not how soon they j might sweep over it or shatter it to pieces. It was a fearful night, and so exhausted and despairing did it leave us, that we scarce could rouse ourselves to exertion, until a Bailor's cry of "Sail ho f" awoke fresh hope. ' .' - , J , How many tearful eyea brightened ana heavy hearts throbbed quick and gratefully, aathey watched that sail speed' oh towards us before the last breath; oMhar expiring gale I - As she drew near the only fear i was lest she should Dot have -space for all. Nearer' and still nearer she came, Until we could See the men upoq her decks, and. then r.we could scarcely believe our ; own eyea she passed us by, unobserving or adheed- Ing the signal we h.d placed upon a spar, and the cluster of human beings around it. If unheeding,. Heaven forgive them, . for it waa a fearful depth of despair Into which to, fling back so man V of their fellow creatures; The women sank5 down too heart stricken for words,' nd teJmenliited up tbsir .yol ces in. bitter indignation at the crueelty that could thus leave" women and children to perirfb.' : Death In 0ne of the most fearful forma did indeed seem pressing upon ub, for our scanty stock of food was exhausted. Many flung themselves at full length upon the ice, utterly indifferent to all outward objects ; , wnjli i others' prayed e'arneatly over the dear onef for! "0&iji, all earthly Vhope ; is pSSSed.. Ivl.ll'U (-1 R0t:1 Jim .H'.. ti1:!) i ' ' i Suddenly a loud shout rose'' above ) the splash of the waves and' the murmur of sor fo wful voicei.'and echoed cheerfully over obf IroXBn resting plaee.'' ' 1 livery eye turned leawa'rdi1 aha1 tbere,'buf r few fathoml from ua'ia in oe misery,, bad approached :ul,unpercehr. ad. Btif batworVs Were filled with' sympa welcome came back ,o heertj s response that it sent a glow through Jour shivering frames. ' v; ' V. 7 Never wsa kindnese'grester (ban we poor ice-wrecked voyagers, reeeived from . the crew snd passengers of that ship, crowded though ahe already wast 'To their care and attention we owed not only our own lives, but those of the dear ojoes, who seemed about to die; and never eaa we feel. fully greatful for their good offioes, or the many sacrifice. thw m.dA In nur hnn.tf' f ...'' : J ... i. i' : .... - The ship was westward bound, and on our arrival in Canadaftbe , account of oar mis fortune, brought o many bfftrs of employ ment. Years have passed since, and the world has gone well, with' n,,. but nothing can erase from our pinda the jaunting re membrance of the day. and nights of suffer Ingywe passed -ffimti-iM Blackwood's Magazine. . . . , p p,sai . The Days of Salem Witches. A correspondent of the Commercial Ad' veriiser has rscently been looking over the records of Salem,, in the days of witchcraft. He writes: "I visited the relics still remaining of that wonderful chapter in the volume of popular decisions 'Salem Witchcraft.' These are mainly records kept by the Court House. The original documents are still in good preservation? and their age considered, are remarkably legible; but one of the clerks has just completed a labor of love by en grossing a fair copy of the whole into a bound volume, with a copious index, to that immediate reference may be made to any portion, t read one of the indictments, a part of. the evidence anrklbs sheriff's return of execution but throughout the proceed ings are unmistakable. From the incipient accusation to the bitter end of conviction and death, guilt is taken as granted; the ac cused is required to establish innocence, and not the accuser to prove the guilt "Among the documents is one curious for the light it throws upon the state of female education in 1692. It is a report of the jury of matrons, empanneled to search the bod ies of the unhappy victims of malignant public credulity for 'witch-marks.' To the names of each of the signers, without ex ception, is attached 'her (X) mark.' In connection with the documentary evidence, few ordinary pins are shown. They were produced on the trial, in proof of the torments inflicted on the bewitched through the alleged diabolical practices ef those whom they aecusedy ery tnoch as air axe on pistol Is produced in capital cases of the present day as an instrument with which a murder was perpetrated. These pins were formerly shown in papers, but numbers of them disappeared with a mysterious celerity In keeping with their alleged magical deti- vation, and the authorities were compelled to resort to the measures adopted in still older times by Solomon, In bis dealings with the oriental powers of darkness, and the taming refractory genii, and the remaining pins are now confined and seeurely sealed in a cylinder of slass. "From the court bouse t proceeded to the 'house of seven gables,' which still remains standing. Its exterior bis been modernized, and gables taken down, but the back room, where the preliminary examinations took place before the Justice, has escaped the march of modern improvement and remains unchanged. Time would not permit me to extend my walk to the witches' hill, where the executions took place, but I saw at the office of the register a part of the tree upon which the poor victims suffered the extreme penalty of the law." Health and Whai Promotes tt. Dr. Frank Hamilton, in an address on hygiene to thegraduatesof the Buffalo Medi cal College, discusses the subject of health and the causes which promote or injure it. We make a few extraels : STOVES AKD FVSNACES. "Within a few years the air tight stove has been substituted for the iron dogs, and for the first time since men have began to live in bouses we have ho "fire-places." The shrines 61 the Larea has been removed, and our houses have been literally pillaged robbed of the domestic hearth, toward which so many associations have been pour ed, and which in all ages have been regard ed SB the symbol of home with all Its social comforts. ; Not content with this, these enemies to our race have still more lately taken away the stoves which, destitute of the essence, still occupied the places, snd served to re mind us at least of the socient fireplaces ; and instead they have built for us iron fur naces Etnas under ground, so that now what of the oxygen we are not able to con sume and convert into carbonic acid, is vitia ted by impure gas escaping from its bidden chambers, by invisible particlea of coal dust, and by other irnpuritie. which clog up the air-cells, and close the avenues of life, or stick along the parched fences as if reloc tant to convey their poisone to the langs, ' Stoves have no dodbt '" abridged the sum nf hnmari liVe. but br these subterranean iron furnaces we are cut short In the middle. It IS an error to suppose that hot-air furna ces can ever be so constructed or managed as'not to prove detrimental to1 health. We wish we could Dersuads ourselves that this is hot so, for U iB ' certainly very agreeable in a clinlate like oars to enjby ' throughout rail thVrootris and passages; of the house a Wariri snd' uniform temperature f but it is just this even Warmth which' ie one 6f the an&ia Jof mlsdhief; the inmates ero Jo shudder at. the Idea of going out, snd if tbsy ever do ventuus Into the air, the frost enters Into tbelr open pores, and they hasten back to their shelter, chilled, exhausted, snd dis couraged. , Tbey are no better able to en dure the storme'of Winter than a plant reared in a hot bouse, tt was the venerable Beebe, I tbink, who a.id : "When men lived in houses of willow, they were of oak, but when they lived in houses of eak they were of willow." WHAT 18 HEEDED. We need for our dwellings more ventila tion sod leas heat ; we need more out door exercise, more aunlight, more manly, athle tic and rude sports ; we need more amuse ments, more holidaya, more frolic, aod nof.y, boisterous mirth. Our infanta need better nourishment than colorless mothers can .ever, (urnjeh purer milk them distilleries can manufacture ; our children need more romp ing and less study. Our old men more qui et and earlier relaxation from the labors of life. All men, both young and old, need less medicine and more good counsel. Our cities need cleansing, paving and draining. The Asiatic coolers, the yellow fever, the plogue and many other fearful epidemics are called the opprobria of our art, and our fel low cit'z-na upbraid us with the feebleness and inefficiency of our resources in staying their fatal progresa. When will they learn that although we do not fail to cure there maladies, tbo more precious eecret of pre vention is in our possession, end tiae been for these many years. i .... i musicaiion directed against sll and any who ahould violated these rights, or molest the monks In the enjoyment of the same. The forth document is a charter of Ed ward the Martyr, confirming the privileges of tbe Abbey, and granting to its church the right of refuge. The fifth sheet contains a succes.ion ofargomeots that appear to have been submitted to Henry IV. in' council, relative to the right conferred on the- Abbey by the charter of Edward the Martyr, and alludes to the consecration of the church of St. Peter, "aa it is contained in the charter of King Edward and also ia tha charters of Sf. Dunstan and of St. Edward." The Destitution la Kansas. Cherry Water. Everywhere in the Northern cantons the fruit trees are standing like forest.; and there is not onl) a brandy distillery in a! most every commune, but also a cider mill. Peara are pressed for their juice, and cher ries crushed to make what they call cherry water. We one day saw a decanter upon a table filled with whtit we supposed to be water, as it was colorless, and we had nev er seen any stronger liquid without some slight tinge ofyellow, red or purple. Being thirsty, we thought to help ourselves, and took a generous draught, which in an instant had pervaded every drop of blood in our veins. It was cherry water, but sureiy de serves a more significant appellation. It is made by crushing fresh cfierii.'S, and pound ing them, as tbe juice is expressed from grapes. They are then kept-elightly warm (ill fermentation takes place, which soma- times happens the second, and4rttcn not till tbe-fotirtn week; The tub retnaina covered, and the pulp is stirred every two days. It can then remain a long time without injury, or be immediately distilled like brandy. So long ss it runs clear, it is of tbe right taste and consistency, but when the liquid is thick, it is put back with the pulp in (he still. To prevent its taking fire before it begins to boil, it is stirred violently. Like good wine, it improves with age. An imitation is seme times made of plums, but can easily be de tected by mixing it with a few drops of wat er, when it looks murky, and if rubbed upon the hand has different flivor. Miss. John.' son's Collages of the Alps. ISelics ef Wcstiniuster. Among the most curious manuscripts to be found in the archives of Great Britain is one that relates to the history and privileges of Westminster Abbey. It forms a roll eleven feet and a half long, consisting of six pieces of parchment nearly five feet wide, and an extra sheet, which waa evidently intended as a cover for the others. The first sheet, written in Latin, contains a legend recount ing the miraculous consecration ' of the Church by the ghost of St. Peter. The second sheet contains tbe English transla tion of this legend, according to which when Ethelbert, King of Kent, was conver ted to hrlstianity by tho preaching of St Augustine, he built a Church in London in honor of St. Paul, while his nephew, the King of Essex, built one in honor of St. Pe ter, just without the gates of that City; and that on the night preceding the public consecration of this last mentioned edifice, St. Peter, in the habit of a pilgrim, appeared to a fisherman on the opposite bank of the Thames, and prayed this fisherman to ferry him across the river. The fhhermw hav ing obeyed tbe pilgrim's behest, the latter directed him to east his net into the river, whichjhe had no sooner done than he found it so full of fish, that he had hard work to haul it on shore. Among the fishes thus ta ken was a particularly fine salmon, . which the pil.rim ordered the astonished fisher man to carry to the Blsh'ofj'-i-fo Inform that dignilary that it was sent him by the Apos tie Peter. The pilgrim then disappeared and the fisherman hastened, at day break, to the bishop's house where he delivered the salmon and the message, no doubt, with a minute acoont of the adventures of the pre ceding night, confided to the safe keeping of the open-mouthed and open-eyed servants of his lordship. The affair soon reached the ears of the bishop, whose belief in.the apparition of the Apostle, as proved by the presence of the salmon, was confirmed be yond the possibility of doubt by the sppesr once of certain miraculous letters' that showed themselves on the flag-stones in the floor of tbe new church, and , tbe pres ence of the consecrating oil on the walls. The venerable calf-skin sdds that the deseen dants of the fisherman, in memory ' or this miracle, ever afterward, offered to the bishop of London the flsh takeo by' them on the anniversary of its occurrence. The third parchment contains a statement of the va rious rtahts and privileges Conferred npon the Abbey of Weatmineter ;by its ; rpyl To the PeopU of Ohio : '. --Thriiaereigsah-w4io have been tpeoifiv ed a Committee to solicit seeds, clothing, etc., for the people of Kansas, many of whom were rendered almost destitute by the recent dreuth In that Territory, have the gratification to state that they have learned that, owing to the prompt response of the people of Ohio and other Statea to the call for relief, but little actual suffering for want of food now exists in Kansas. It should not be forgotten, however, that some thirty thousand of the one hundred and ten thou sand now inhabiting the Territory, must be fed and clothed until harvest, and seeds should bs furnished so that the people there may be able to supply themselves with food for the future. Reliable accounts received 'rom Kansas state that miny families liter illy raised nothing in 1860, and are destitute of garden seeds, potatoes, corn and wheat for seed the approaching spring. The ob ject of this appeal is to urge upon you the immediate necessity that these wants should be supplied, tnd, to be useful, relief should be forwarded without delay. We subjoin herewith a statement of tho needs of the people of Kansas, furnished us by H. P. Johnson, Esq., of Leavenworth, end S. N. Wood, of Cjuncil Grove, K. T. We feel like expressing our heartfelt thanks to tbe people of Ohio for their prompt and generous contributions for the relief of the destitute in Kansas. Owing to the un precedented drouth in our territory, at least thirty thousand people were rendered desti tute of the common necessaries of life food and Clothing. To our certain knowledge, families have been all winter without shoes end necessary clothing. For days have whole neighborhoods been without any food except buffalo meat. Our people would willingly labor, but business is at a stand still, and the best can only provide for them selves. Through the contributions of the country much suffering has been removed, and we believe lives suved. Temporary re lief ha. io fact been afforded, but much re mains to be done. These thirty thousand people must be fed and clothed until next harvest, and even then, sucn reuei amounts to but little, unless our people possess the means of luture eii tence. Food cannot be sent Irom Ohio. Freights are too high ; but the express companies have agreed to carry money and clothing free. Let each neighborhood in Ohio then contribute a box of good common clothing, boots and shoes, jeans and satinelts for men, flannels, linseys and calico tor women particularly, are aesir able. Next we need garden seeds of all kinds. There are literally none in Kansas. Let a package go from every neighborhood. One hundred thousand bushels of Spring wheat are necessary for seed. May we not hope that the people ol Ohio will contribute of their abundance to lurnian mis wneat, and pay freight on seed corn and potatoes, and thus enable our people in a short time to olsce themselves above all want. , Wheat can be purchased in Illinois snd Iowa for (rom 50 to 60 cts. per bushel, corn and potatoes in the same, localities, will be do nated in abundance, if money can be raised to pay freight. May we not hops that the people ol UtllO will go io worn, canvass their cities, counties, towns and villages, and send their ehare of this relief! What is done should be done immediately. Wheat should be aown in February, and no time can be lost. Clothing and seeds should be sent to S. C. Pomeroy, Atchieson, Kansas, (marked) "KansaB Relief-clothing" (or SppHs.V Money should ba sent to Governor Wm. Dehsisok, Columbus, Ohio, by whom it will bs forwarded to Kansas to pay freight or to rinv tor wheat. S. N.WOOU. L J r - TT m council urove, n.. a. H. T. JOHNSON, Leavenworth City, K. T. We think the people of Ohio need no . - . i. tar.. .un urging in a case uae hub. yo ireeeui mo needs of the people oi jvnisas, wn nun been sorelv tried by the evils attendant upon an unprecedented drouth, believing that they will promptly respond by forwardiiig ihe de sired relief. Those who with to aid in the purchase of seed wheat, etc., can lorward to consider and if practicable agree opon some suitable adjustment. " ---r- I hail this movement on the pari of Vr,- ginia with" great aatiafactiott From tb past history of this ancient -and -renowned commonwealth, we have the fullest assur ance that what she has oadeftakeo, be will accomplish, if it can be done by able, eo ligbtened ,and persevering efforu. It si highly gratifying to know that other patriot, ic States bava appointed, and are appointing, commissioners to inept those of Virginia, in council. . When assembled, they will con stitute a body entitled to the confidence of tbe country.. , . 1 he beaeral Assembly; of Virginia has also resolved "That ex-President John Tyler Is hereby appointed by the concurrent vote of each branch of tbe General Assembly;, Commissioner to the President of the yof ted Statea; and Judge Jehn Rbertsoa i hereby appointed by a like ote, a Commie- eionerto the State of Sooth Carolina ami' ttf oflier'auibaiiavteteatd,. w ..tl , secede, with instructions respectfully to re quest the President of tbe United Statea, and the authorities of such Statea, to agree to abstain, pending proceedings contents, lated by action of this General Assembly, from any and all acts calculated to produce a collision of arms between such Stat, sod the g vo.-nment of the United States." - Hon ever strong may be my desire to en ter into such an agreement, I am convinced that I do not possess the power, and Con gress alone, under tbe war making power, can exercise the discretion of agreeing to abstain from any and all acta calculated to produce a collision of arms between this and any other goverome.it. It would therefor be a usurpation for ths Executive to attempt to restrain their hands by an agreement in regard to matters over which he has no con stitutional control. If be were thus to act, they might psaa laws which be ahould be bound to obey, though in conflict with his agreement. Un der existing circumstances, my present ac tual power is confined within very narrow, limits. It is my duty at all times to defend and protect tbe public property within tbo seceding States, so f.r as may be practica ble, and especially to employ the constitu tional means to protect the property of the United States,, and to preserve the publis peace, at this, tho seat of the Federal Gov- rnment. ., .; . 1 the seceding States abatain from any ard all acts calculated to produce a collision of arms then the danger so much to be de precated will no longer exist. Defense and not aggression has been the policy of the) Administration from the beginning. But whilst I can enter into no such argument aa that proposed I cordially commend it to Con-i gress, with much confidence that it will meet their approbation, to abstain from passing any law calculated to produce colliaion of arms, pending ths proceedings contemplated bv the action of the General Assembly of Virginia, and I am one of those who will never dispair of the republic I yet cherish the belief that the American people, will perpetuate the Union of the Statea on some. terms just and honorable for all sectlona of the country. I trust that the mediation of Virginia, may be tbe destined means, under tbe prov idence of God, of accomplishing this inesti mable benefit. G lorious as are the memories of her past history, such sn achievement, both In relation to her own fame! and the welfare of the whole country, would surpass them all. (Signed) JAMES BUCHANAN. , Washington city, Jan. 29th 1361. thair contributions to Gov. Wm. Dennieon, Columbus, Ohio and those who wish lo furnish o-nrden seeds, clothing, etc., can make up packages in their respective local! ties and forward, directed to . i. romeroy as indicated above. WM. DENNISU., W. B. THRALL, A. M. GANGEWER, L. L. RICE, W. T. BASCOM, H. Z. GILL, CommilUee. . ! . . it . -. a . n,iu ....irmd to the cold witnin-doorc, i me auu.j ...- . -j .,.-irw- - : ---.--r .,,,,,, K. vi,ini. The President's Special Message. lb the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: I deem It my duty to submit to Congress a series of resolutions sdopted by the Legis lature of Virginia, on the 19th inst., having in view the peaceful settlement of the ex isting questions which now threaten the Union. They were delivered to me on Thursday, the 84th inst., by Ex-President Tyler, who has left his dignified and honored retirement, in the hope that be may render service to bis country in this its hour of peril. These resolutions it will be perceived ex tend an invitatiob to sll such States, wheth er slaveholdiog or hon-alsveholdingi.aa are willing to unite with Virginia in an earhaat effort to' adjust the prasent unhappy .contro versies in the spirit in which the constitu tion wae originally formed and consistently with its principles, so aa to afford to the peo pie of -the slave holding States,' sdequate ....Mntaea- for eecutitv of their righta.to ap- nnint Commissioners to meet on the 4th day of February next, in the city of Washington, The Virginia. Resolutions. : ; In the Virginia1 Houss of Delegates, on Thursday, J anuary 17, fhe following join! report of both branches of the Legielaturaf was submitted: , Whereas, It is the deliberate opinion of the General Assembly of Virginia that un less the unhappy controversy which now di vides the States of the confederacy ahall ba satisfactorily adjuated, a dissolution of tha Union is inevitable; snd the General As sembly representing the wishes of tbe peo ple of the Commonwealth, Is desirous of employing every reasonable means to avert so dire a calamity, and determined to make final effort to restore the Union and tbe constitution in the spirit In which they were, established by the fathers of the republic: therefore, .. 1. Resolved, That on behalf of ths com monwealth of Virginia an invitation is here by extended to all such States, whether slaveholdiog or non slaveholding as sre wil ling to unite with Virginia in an earnest ef fort to adjust tbe present uobappy contro versies, in the spirit in which the constitu tion was originally formed and consistently with its principles, so as to afford to tbe peo. pie of the slaveholding States adequate, guarantees for the security of their rights, to appoint Commissioners to meet on tho 4th day of February next, in the city of Wash-, ington, similar uommissionsrs appointed oy Virginia, to consider and, if praotidable,' agree upon some suitable adjustment. V,' , 2. Resolved, That five Commissioners bs appointed by the General Assembly, whose duty it snail oe to appear in me city oi, Washington on the day designated in ths foregoing resolutions, to meet sucn oommis aionersas may be appointed by any of tho States in accordance witb ths foregoing in vitation. 3. Resolved, That if said Commiasiosers, after full and free conference, ahall agree upon any plan of adjustment requiring;, amendments of the federal constitution, for the further security of the rfghte of th peo pie of tbe slaveholding States, they bo re quested to communicate the proposed amend j ments to Congress, for the purpose of having tha same submitted fo that body,' according, to the forms of tbe constitution to the sev eral States for rstificatioif." , j - 4. Resolved, Tbat if said Commissioners cannot agree on such adjustment, or if agree ing,' Congress shall refuse to submit for rat ification such amendments as may be pVow posed, then the Commissioners of tho Ststet shall immediately communicate the result to tbe Executive of this Commonwealth, to, be by him laid before the Convention of this people of Virginia and tbe General Assem'-' blv: Provided. That aaid Commissioner be subject at all times to the, control , of ths General Assembly; or, jf in session, to that of ths Stat .Convention. 5. JvJ,Tht in to opinion of (ta General Assembly of Virginia the propoai. tione embraced in tbe resolutions presented" to th Senate of the United SUtee by th Hon. S. Critenden, embraces th basis ol such an adjustment as would be acnes Is, by ths people of this Commonwealth.' j a S. Resolved, That copies of tb foregoing? reaolutions ha forthwith telegraphed t tkj Executives 6f the several Suway J if t ? iV c.