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J. CASKET, Editor and Proprietor.
OFFICE Washington Street, Third Door South of Jackson.
TERMS One Dollar and Fifty Cents in Adrance
..vol. 5.
MILLERSBURG, HOLMES COUNTY, OHIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1861.
NO. 25.
Business Cards.
. P.ELLISON". M. B. D I SILT A.
ELLISON & DeSJXVA,
raonuxToas or iss
Ellison House.
Jackaoa Strse
MILLERSBURG. OHIO.
""Lo"'" i860
KH TATLOB,
AJU-OB, U.
E. STEINBACHER & C0.v
produce & Commission
Dealers is
Dm, ba, IH M SaH fki, Wtie uJ Water
L'sK, fe, it, It,
PUKCHAHKK8 OF
Wheat, Bye, Corn, Oats, Seeds, Dried
Fruits, Butter, Eggs, Woof, tc
XI. 31. SPEIGLE, Agent,
BAKER & WHOLF,
.Forwarding and Commission
JTIJH IIC . .VTS,
A VP PEALEK8 IX
SALT FISH, PLASTER, WHITE
AND WATER LIME.
PUBCBASns OF
FLOUR, WHEAT, RYE, CORN, OATS,
CLOVER AND TIMOTHY SEED,
ALSO,
Butter, Eggs, Lard, Tallow and all kinds
of Dried Fruits.
WAREHOUSE, MILLERSBURG, O.
Sept. 18, 1856 4t
J. 6. BIGHAM, M. D.
PHYSICIAN & SDRGEON.
EESHECTFCLLY announce his readiness to gir
prompt attrnttoa to all professional call-.
tie is permitted in refer to the Medical Facnltj of
ine Unireraitr of M irbigan. and to the Meuicai acultj
of the University of the City of New York.
Fredericksburg, 0., Sept. 20, I860 n6m6
JOHN W. VOEHES,
ttorneij at iafe,
MILLERSBURG, O.
OFFICE, one door East of the Book Store,
op stain. -April
22, 1858 v2a35yl .
G. W. RAILAGE,
PHYSICIAN& SURGEON
HOLHESVILLE, OHIO.
T PKpectfnlljr Inform, the public that he ku looted
XXhionelfintlie above village, for the practice of bis
profrmion.
jy OFFICE foar door, vent of Keeo7eor
Ber.. A ttif 4,1859 TioiOtf.
J. . ATKINSON,
Millersburg, Ohio.
IS NOW PREPARED to farnUh to rder all
the diOerent kind, of Artificial Teeth, from one to an
eatireaet. J3P0ffiee oa MaiB.treet, two doors eaat of
ir. ixiiinj . omee, ap aiatra.
Jaae , 1848 12
. DR. T. G. V. BOLLNG,
hgjsiiriaw & f urge 011,
MILLERSBURG, O.
fHHANKFUL for cast favors, respectfully
JL tenders his professional services tothe pub
lic. Uthce ia the room formerly occupied by
trr. irrine.
, April 15.1858 v2n34tf. '
DR. EE RIGHT,
pijnsirian ana Surgeon,
MILLERSBURG, O.
Bee ra JackMB Street, aemrlj apposite) the
Eapire Hesse.
"Resilience on Clay Street, opposite the
Prasbyteriaa Church.
" J. P. ALBAN, Dentist,
.;' ITHLLERSBTJIiG, O.
Artificial teeth in
serted on Gold,
Silvia-. Vulcanite 4c
? Porcelain base.
Teeth Extracted.
'Cleaned or filled.
Satisfaction warran
ted. ' Room at the "Ellison House."
Ncv.28.1860.-yL
BENJAMIN .COHN,
num a
READY-MADE CL0TMG
Of all Descriptions,
COR. OF JACKSON & WASHIQT0NST8..
BHXE.ER8BCJKG, O.
" PLAIN & FANCY
J8B PfSHiflfiS
Of all kinds, neatly executed
.A.T THIS OFFICE.
CASKET & INGLES,
'" . DKALEBS III
00b & Jtatt0ttergt
. MTT.T.KRSBURG-, O.
To the Public.
A WAITS, harlng parebaaed Worly aad
Judaoa'. improiM Bewinr Maehtao, is rtill en
hand U wait ea the public in hi. line la the way of a
f annetiwa
. OTJ " agent tor aaid Machine, aad eaareotm
aaendtt aa the bert now inane, for all purposes.
CALL AND SEE IT OPERATE.
Abore Joe. Carey'i Auction Boom,
ept. L18o(L asroS. A. WilT8.
Fashionable Tailoring
AS. LOWTHEB u carrying on the
a tailoring business in all its various
branches in Rooms over
MCI VANE'S STORE.
His experience and taste enables him to ren
der general satisfaction to those fur whom he
does work, and he hopes by industry and close
application to business to receive a liberal share
of patronage. .
ALL WORK 18 WARRANTED.
His prices ara aa low as it is possible for
man to live at.
Millersburg, lt60 n41tf.
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Business Cards. Poetry.
HYMN.
BY GEORGE MORRIS.
BY GEORGE MORRIS. I
God Eternal. Source of all
In thia wondrous world we see.
Oa Thy name I humbly coll.
Look ia mercy down on me.
II
Guide my waad'riag step aright.
Teach me lo obey Thy will.
Guard me ia the silent Bight,
the defend me (lilL
III
Wbra the storm of life is past,
Aad the calm of death is come,
Oh, be with me to the last.
Take trusting spirit home.
IV
Lead me to thy courts above ,
Thronged by a celestial host.
Glorious Trinity of Love.
Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Miscellaneous.
[From the Clinton (III.) Transcripts.]
SINGULAR ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
Adventures of an English Lord-
Truth Stranger than Fiction.
Many of our readers will doubtless rec
ollect a young man named John N. Fen-
wick, who resided in this place durmg the
year 1858, and who, at different times,
was employed by toe editor of this paper,
Mr. Sackelt, druggist, and lastly by Mr.
James Stansbury, Clerk of our County
Court, who bad him engaged writing in
his office. He was a smart, active, intelli
gent lad, and gave unmistakable token of
one that bad been well reared. He told
several persons that he was the son of a
lord that he bad been kidnapped from
England and sent to this country, and that
if' he had his just rights, he would be en
joying life and affluence in his ancestral
halls in .Northumberland, England. His
statement, however, was generally disbe
lieved although everybody with whom he
was acquainted gave it as their opinion
that there was something similarly con
nected with the lad in his past history.
i be facts in the case, which we have
since learned from uudisputed authority,
are about as follows:
Some time in the rear 1837, Sir John
N. Fen wick, (the father of the lad alluded
to,) while engaged in a snooting expedi
tion on the Cumberland Hills, was thrown
by his horse, and conveyed to the humble
cottage of a poor clergyman near by, with
shattered ankle. 1 be clergyman was a
widower, with an only child a beautiful
daughter just budding into womanhood,
wbo attended to toe household duties of
their humble home, and cheered the declin
ing yers of her venerable parent. Sht
was unremitting in ber kind attentions to
r.oble guest, and seldom left bis tiedside un
til be bad entirely recovered. To make
the matter short, Sir John fell in love with
the young lady, and proposed to her. In
reply, Clara (for that was ber name) told
her noble suitor that she loved him in re
turn, but that she would not leave her fath
er, but would remain with her kind parent
and lend a solace to his declining years.
They parted, after exchanging the lovers'
usual tokens.
With many a row and locked embrace.
Their partiug was full tender,
And pledging oft to meet again,
Tbev tore themselves asunder.
In the autumn-of the same year the
mild and mellow English autumn fit time,
indeed, for the exit of so pare a soul from
its earthly casket, the spirit of the venera
ble pastor winged its flight to the eternal
realms of bliss beyond the skies
The marriage was simple and unostenta
tious the ceremony being performed in
private by a curate, in order lo escape the
ridicule of the bridegroom s haughty rela
tives and Clara Seymour became the
bride of Sir John North Fen wick of Fen
wick Hall. Tbey made the tour of the
Continent, and due time returned to Eng
land, when she presented her husband with
boy, (the subject of our present sketch.)
John's relatives, instead of contumely
and reproach, pretended to greatly admire
Lady fen wick, and gratulated him on bis
excelent choice. Two of bis sisters took
their sesidence in Fenwich Hall, and
while pretending unbounded aneclion for
their victim, were daily and hourly enga
ged by malicious and artful tales in poison
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ug wiu i tun n-k a iiiiiiu nguun uio wild
Poor Clara, all this time, being unaware
the cruel, unrelenting and treacherous
course pursued toward her Lord F. be
boming more and more morose and odd to
every day, and she, unaware of the
true canse, attributed to the seeming fact
that be regretted having united with one
humble as she. In the meanwhile, the
boy reached the age of seventeen.
suddenly, oue day, those female bends
threw uff the mask, and in the presence of
John accused her of the most horrible
crimes, and alleged that bis wife confessed
that ber son was the fruit of an illicit
amour between herself and a certain
French Count to whom she was introdu
ced by ber husband whilst they were so
journing in Venice during the honeymoon.
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The lightning does not rift the tallest oak
quicker than did this rude shock prostrate
Lady Clara. She swooned 1' And Sir
John strode madly from the Hall, and bis
heart and brain on tire. He gave direc
tions to his heartless sisters to have her and
"accused brat" expelled immediately
from the Hall. He then threw birasell on
horse and eallopped madly to the near
seaport, and immediately embarded for
Continent.
Of coarse the unfeeling sisters were not
long in executing bis brother's command.
Lady Clara and hereon wue immediately
driven forth, although suffering from de
lirium, and conveyed by the servants to
the nearest inn. These villainous women
bad at length accomplished their vile pur
pose, which was to keep the magnificent
property within their grasp; for tbey could
not brook the idea that one whom tbey re
garded as the offspring of an humbly-born
young female, for whom their brother had
in
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conceived an affection, should ever succeed
to the proud title and broad lands of their
father. Thus it will be seen that villainy
and treachery In um lied for the time being,
Prtir friar lav at Uia viIlnorA inn ravine
from the effects of brain fever, where she
was daily visited by Captain Edward 0'-
Neil a gallant warm hearted Irish gentle-
man of lbe Ennisskilien drasoons, who
was at that time quartered in that vicinity,
He became acquainted with Lady Clara at
Fenwick Hall.
When she became sufficiently recovered,
be opportune! ner with burning eloquence
. . . .
to eo with him to his estates in Galway,
Ireland. After many importunities she at
length yielded, for ber husband s cold and
harsh treatment had utterly obliterated
all the love she ever felt for him. She
would not, however, consent that ber boy
should accompany tbem. Luckily, she
had in her possession, besides her jewels,
two thousand pounds. Accompanied by
O'Neil, she proceeded to Liver-
pool, where she placed her son on board the
steamer Adriatic, which was about lo sail
for New York giving him directions to
seek a cousin of hers, named Somerville, a
wealthy planter in the interior of Texas.
She gave bim one thousand pounds, and
bidding him an affectionate and tearful
farewell, they parted forever !
She accompanied the Captain to his es
tate on the coast of Galway, where they
were privately married. Her health fail
ing, her husband took her to the South of
t ranee in order lo recuperate ber shattered
nerves. Captain U Aeu dearly loved the
yet beautiful (Jlara.
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After a short and pleasant voyage, our
young bero arrived in tbe Empire City
wuere ne immediately look passage in a
steamer bound for Galvaston, Texas. On
arriving there he purchased a beautiful In
dinn pony, and by adhering to the direc
tions given him by a merchant of that
place, who was acquainted with his rela
tive, he reached his cousin's ranche on the
ninth day of his journey. On discovering
who he was, and learning his strange and
eventful history, his cousin received him
with unbounded kindness and affection.
His relative was lhe owner of two thousand
acres of excellent land, fifty negroes, and
numerous heards of cattle; he was married
to an amiable and intelligent American
lady, and his household was gladdened by
ihe'oresenca of his beautiful damrhter
Eslella.
He spent his lime most happily and
agreeably on the ranche for about six
months devoting his time to hunting,
fishing, and rambling over the flower-
bespangled prairies with his charming rel
ative, Estella, with whom, it is almost
unnecessary to say, our young hero fell
deeply in love.
He was suddenly awakened from his
dreamsof happiness and pleasure.one night,
by a startling and unwelcome intelligence
that the Camanches and a large parly of
Mexican guerrillas were bearing down lo
attack lbe ranche. AH hands were imme
diately mustered to repel the blood-thirsty
marauders; lbe defenders numbered seven
white men (including our hero and bis
bis cousin) and twenty negroes that at
tacking party,guerri!)asand Indians, num
bered over six hundred. The attack com
menced almost immediately the assail
ants discharged showers of arrows and es-
copeiie-Dalls at tbe defenders, wbo were
stationed in the building, which, however,
did little or no execution tbe defenders
replying with their death-dealing rifles,
jcaiiii" mica,
causing many tawny savage and Mexican
mrKin n kil. Ih. Hn.l Knl
i-a-a . . . .
But why prolong
this fearful scene ! Suffice it to say that
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that the ranche was carried by storm after
a desperate resistance, and every person
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imaie ana lemaiei outcnered, except our
hero, who was taken prisoner, and convey'
ed lo Mexico by the Indians, after plunder
ing and burning the ranche. Our hero
shed many bitter tears over the unhappy
late ot bis darling Kstella, and kind and
generous relatives.
He remained a prisoner about three
months, and strange to say, although
closely watched, was not subjected to any
cruel treatment. Une day tbe tribe, whose
captive be was, started out on a maraud
ing expedition, leaving him in the charge
of a powerful Indian. He was the very
savage who had scalped and tomahawked
bis beautiful Kslellal lhe Indian indulg
ing freely in tolgue, soon fell asleep. It
was but the work of a moment for our
hero to nnsheath the scalping knife from the
belt of tbe sleeping savage and plant it in
bis hart. ,stalla was
avenged! Seizing
the Indians' rifle and .munition, ha atari:
ed of in a northerly direction, and in three
days reached the Rio Grande, where he
found a ennoe and crossed, and soon reach-
ed Brownsville, Texas.
Here he met three Texan drovers, who
wara.lmnt tn .i.M -JiK .n ..ninonc Jma
of cattle to Carlinville. Macouoin Coutv.
this State. Being short of hands, they
frrA i 1.;,. i,;m ;,k ik .Ja
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help them drive. Rendered destitute by
being deprived of everything by the ma
rauders, he gladly accepted their offer and
went.
Arriving at.Carlinvill, he determined to
return to England, and boldly proclaim
bis rights. Accordingly be took the cars
for lhe East. While traveling on the New
York and Erie Railroad, be fell in wilb a
noble-hearted farmer, named Preston F.
Sappington, of Point Isabel, this county,
bo induced bun to return with bim to
Clinton, for the purpose of studying law
with Mr. li. Welilou. Uur bero, however,
disliked the profession, and as he have
stated above, was employed in this office,
by Mr. backelt, and lately by Mr. Stans
bury. While here during the October
term of the Circuit Court, he stated his case
lo Hon. Abraham Lincoln, wbo immediate
ly wrote to the British Consul at Chicago.
1 wo day afterwards, lbe British Con-
sul, Hon. Mr. Wilkins, arrived in ibis place,
Alter ii.icuiuiiii; iu i cuniia a siory, ana I
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having a long consultalation with Messrs.
Lincoln ana oiansoury, ne iooe Dim to
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Chicago, and employed him in his office,
In the meantime, the Consul wrote to
England, making inquires in regard lo Sir
John Fenwick, but could only hear that '
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couldnot ascertain the precise spot
The Prince of Wales while traveling in
this country, it will be recollected, stopp-
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duced our hero to the Prince, who became
convinced of the truth of his statement.
He accompanied the Prince in his tour
through the United State, and went with
bim to England.
On arriving in England, our young hero
proceeded immediately to his ancestral
Hall, where he was informed by the ser-
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vants that one of his aunts, wbo had cans-
ed him and his mother so much trouble
and unhappiness, was now on ber death-
bed, attended by her brother Sir John
Fenwick. He entered the chamber of
death! The ehastly visage of the dv-
ing woman became still irhasllier, when
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she beheld the boy whom she and her sis-
Clara and ruin his and her innocent son
was without foundation that Clara was a
good and true wife nntil they drove her
away and spurned her. Lord Fenwick
folded his long lost son to his heart, and
shed tears of joy over bim. The woman
died in a few moments after making the
confession. Her sister is at present the in-
mate of a convent, and strives to atone
for her black-hearted treachery by fasting,
penitence and prayer.
In quite, sequestered vale, near a sweet
little village, in Province in the south of
France, is two graves, over which is placed
a sinole main, whim tomlwtonfl. on whirh
is engraved the following simple inscription :
he was traveling on the Continent,
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TO THE
MEMORY OF
CAPTAIN EDWARD O'NEIL
AND HIS
DEAR WIFE, CLARA.
Sweet and simple memento! may they
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Clara died of consuption a short time
rf cL-1 Mfii 1 r.rirctiono A c-ltvf t i"rv f..
UV alV'BP1' n.nrenona"y insult-
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ine cornea, was aesperate ami prolonged,
'""7 were Dln spienoia sworasmen.
O JSeil at length stretched his antagonist
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lid lace Of I lo tunl .nrl K n n o K.n a ,i I....
resilience moriaiiy wounaea. rrevious to
his death, he gave directions to be buried
with his wife, in lhe manner stated above.
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naiing no neirs ot ins own, lie willed his
immense and valuable estate to his wife's
son, John N. Fenwick.
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wu, ruuuK menu ia uuw lu xcuniwa
uiaii, tas ine following letter sent lo us
will testify,) living in ease and affluence,
receiung all the care and kindness lavisb-
ea upon mm oy a now anecuonaie lamer
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bo you may imagine
my feelings at present.
mose persons in bunion, WHO
doubled my statement, and ridiculed me,
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iuiio uu uuaiuu leeillitrs. i enieriain
sieep tranquilly, ine sou soumem wina
with a mornful cadence through
toward the people of Clinton a lively feel-
of gratitude for the their many kind-
ness and favors. To Robert Lewis, Esq.,
luesireyou io return my most sincere
thanks. Tell him I still have those boots
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till nun irnm iinHnn inntiAir r-nn 1 1
5"'" "v,u vy.iniiv.r vcuuv.,w mini
keep in remembrance of tbem, and
my
once humble condition in life.
"My best regards to my ever good friend,
Mr. otansbury, to whom I send in your
a r . a . .
package a breastpin. My love lo Mrs.
and lhe children. I have many
times, since I left your roof, thought of
them, and longed to see them. -
1 he package I send
you, 1 hope will entirely clear you of debt,
and make you independent in life.
"leu ai. Eiacktoru i will send bam a
splendid Mauton fowling-piece, by tbe next
steamer. He has my likeness which I
would be glad to have left, with Miss Julia
.
"Yonrs, as ever,
"John North Fen wick, Bart.1
Reader, we have done. 1 not "truth
stranger than fiction!"
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dis ciaot. a rrencn genueman, totally
acquainted with our language, being I
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Pl'men.ts,n,Ba passed, seated himself beside
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W'Vch T" f,r h french word
""T 7V "na,!gan B,ss,ne ner,l
n,,r,h of lbe wbo18 company. The
consernifincfl waa. t it fha ariiaa rsma In
unananimous determination never to say
i asy" to a t renchman.
The Duke of Brabant has sent to the
Sultan a magnificent gold and silver vase
Flemish workmanship, worth $50,000,
far exceeding the value rf the jeweled
presented to tbe Duke, on his
visit lo Constantinople, by lbe Sultan,
about which so many ill-natured re
marks were made. This splendid gift was
accompanied by autograph letters from
King Leopold and the Duke lo his Impe
Majesty.
XSrThe Charleston correspondent of the
York Post, in a letter of 10th mst.
says:
borne of our young fellows are said to
gelling a little tired of soldering. I
beard a story to-day of tbe captain of a
country regiment remonstrating witn a
certain of his men who manifested a nat-
DUi sun innumissiuie uesire lo return
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their homes, familes or sweet harts, by
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levelling a revolver at ine bead of the
most affectionately inclined. And to day
there was talk of a German regiment a'l
of the forts almost in munity for simi-
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[From the Winchester. KY., National Union
Friday, January 25th.
The Union Sentiment in Kentucky.
—Strong Talk.
they want tbe questions to go before the
Fop'e. nJ let tbem speak upon it before
lhe .resort to tLe ,ast direful remedy of rev-
get all the glorious memories of the past,
and lhe hopes of the future, cut loose from I
them against! Will the disunionists in
ing vade us for not following lhem! Will
iv e publish oiagomu s message tnis
corning, ine mosnmporiani taeas in me
Message ,lsne c",ng .0,.??n
Ten aeciare tveotney out ot me un-
2d Arming the State. The 1st is
the P""100"1 wea, and for which the ex-
t eany uneonw
"" ana revolutionary, uo the pec-
P.le df ,re "i"8' P lbe7 des,re t0CMt
rnA t mm ifta l niAwa anf F.a a .-I
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PP0" toe "P.11. f revolution with
uul " F'." " ua PP w
Pahcally do not; they have not lost all
hope that the quesUons now disturbing us
cannot be settled in the Union honorably
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io an sections ot tue count. y; true tbey
u.ave oul "u,e nop6 trom lue P"llclans
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'"l'n d g'v themselves up soul and
fcout', '"n to be dragged uitli-
er and lhlth,ri 8 su 3 tu,nk fit. We
are toId tn ' tDe Umon must 1)6 dissolv-
ea lDe aesl""es or one ana an ine oouin-
ern btate 001,81 be the same. God forbid
.UBW WO OUUU1U UU MCU U7 1U bll3 OltUJO UOS
tiny with South Carolina; that we should
be compelled to obey whatever her would-
be Knights might dictate. Are we ready
to tear ourselves Lose from all the friends
that we have in the border free States and
turn tbem into our enemies! Are we
ready to become a border btate with seven
nun(?red miles of border to protect against
hostile enemies! JMo, we answer, never,
lhe coUon Bla,.e? have .seced"1 without
knowing our wishes, and in disregard of
our interests, ana toey expect to iorce us
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to follow, and the reason they refused to
consult with us, was because tbey think
our destiny is the same ; because tbey think
interest and similarity of our institutions
would compel us to go with lhem, and there
are some in Kentucky who would have us
forget our Constitutional obligations, for-
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me union auu oo puotea to neu iana
where else the secessionists would take us),
we are sorry to nnd that the Chief Kxec-
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uuve oi ioe oiaie is one oi mat num tier:
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uui iuaua uuu mat me union men nave a
majority in the Assembly, and will commit
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no rash and unconstitutional act, even
tnougb Magoffin, bid them. As to arming
the Slate, what need is there! Are the
people ready to meet tbe taxes orthis use-
less and unnecessary expenditure ! We
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are pence iimners, i uu uoes n Decome peace
makers to be arminer and orenannr for
war! No. Peacemakers should remain
peaceful attitude, and why do we want
more arms than we have already 20,000
stand of arms in tbe btate. If the militia
wishes to arm and organize, let lhem use
tbe arms we have. Are the teonla of
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neniUCKV reaOV lO DBV BS neaVV a lax lor
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the "Dorno and circumstance" of war as
South Carolina now has to. The Govern-
now calls lor more taxis to carrv on
tbe Government, without any of Ibis un
necessary "arminrr and eouinnimT.' If the
people are ready to pay more taxes for this
unnecessarv and foo ich ernense lei them
so; none of the Ux will fall npon us.
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and if we had lha rmo ahn ara asa in uca
the remaining Slates attack us for being
loyal and true to tbe Constitution! Ho;
desire no more than we have: no mori
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taxes at tuis particular time.
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Strikes.
The oil excitement still continues unaba
in the Yenago region, and but little
notice is taken of anything but "mammoth
wells" and "immense fortunes." Of this
character is the following, from the last
number of the franklin Citizen:
A fountain well was opened on the
Buchanan farm, on Saturday week, which
thrown Oilville and lhe mouth of Oil
Creek, generally into a feverish state of ex
citement. It yielded during the first week,
without the aid ot a pump, abovt 550 bar
of oil, about 25 or 30 of which, were
wasted before the well became managea
ble. Curtis fe Co- tbe fortunate proprie-
have certainly made a grand strike.
lhe Knapp well, near it, again over
flowed on Fiidav last, and threw nut srtma
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barrels before it stoDoed. The Wada-
worth well also started another overflow on
rnaay nignr, ana on Baiuraay was sun
yielding at the rate of 40 or 60 barrels in
hours. It flowed in waves of regular
pulsations at mtervals of about five seonds.
P?1uri,.0' l was 8tronS
loua as the blowing on steam on a
"eamooai, ana coma oe aisuncuy nenru a
indeed, tins enure section
seems to have been recently visited by an
Vnk ,of get seventy An eye- wit,
vouches for the truthfullness of these
account.
Horrible. Affair. A Son Murders
Mother. A vor.ng man named Oroo-
dough was commilted to the jail of Am
berst county, Va on Monday last, charged
the the murder of Ins mother, on tbe
inst. The parties lived on the Blue
Kidge mountain, and tbe mother having
missed since tbe Via in.U, suspicions
aroused, lbe .Lynchburg Jiepubli-
says:
A large number of persons assembled
together, and proceeding to the house, de
manded lo know of the young man where
was ! His reply was "that he did not
know; she might be in hell!" Tbey told
to go with them in a search 'which
proposed to make. This he at first
declined, but after much threatening con
sented to go, and after a long search the
mmha. ... t.,..r.A ki.; . ir a.ma half
"u,uv" wea-a iwuiiu trauiuu i
distant from the house, dead. Her
was broken, and ber body in differ-
places exhibited evidence that she had
CO that She had
beaten to death with some blunt in-
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strumenL The party immediately arrest-
young Orendough and took him be-
a maristrate who fullv committed him
trial.
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A Traitor's Letter and a Patriot's
Repty.
Should I command a ship Southern
man that I am I tell you now, and be
Captain fre hand, that I will return her with the
your honorable name in its unholy, unfil
sighing ial ranks. My dear Jack, you have bv
Lieut. Hamilton, late of the Navy, re
signed and joined the South Carolina trai
tors at Fort Moultrie. He addressed a
letter to his South Carolina brother officer
of lbe ""J' "'"S lhem to desert the
service of Uncle Sam, and counsels such
of tbem as command vessels to commit the
height of perjury and treason by bringing
sucu vessels into some port of a seceding
State, to deliver them up to the rebels.
To this letter an officer of Southern birth,
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neir to slaves, ana owner oi real estate in
Charleston, replies through the Philadel
phia North American, signing himself
"Seabiock" a signature, lbe writer says,
win at once ie recognizea oy Aieuu a.
"Seabrock spurns the proposition
"bring any ship we may command
Southern waters" as follows:
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blessing of God, to the authorities of that
government v. hich honored an 1 entrusted
me with her command, at every risk and
peril, if I am compelled to decide it, sword
ID hand, on ray own quarter deck. And
I will tell you more than thai, I will stand
by tbe old "Stars and Stripes'' while there
is a single star in the square Union of it,
which 1 think is a pretty common senti
ment among all of us. We have loo long
reveled in the delicious pride of unfurling
that glorious banner in foreign waters, at
8 o'clock, to the tune of the "Star Span-
gled Banner, with a full band of music, to
lurn upon it now, in Us day of peril, and
strike it down. JNo, sir, 1 won't do it. 1
pray God 1 may be buried m its folds,
love every color, every star, every stripe of
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it.
You say the "government of lhe United
btales has become a military despotism.
i our Jelter is the first intimation we have
had of it. Most of us think it is rather a
military despotism that rules South Caro
lina at this moment, and we grieve to see
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your unwise action at tnis time, put a mark
upon that honorable name. Take my ad-
vice, wake ud from this dream before it is
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ton Ia.pt a fH chnrt mnntha v Cru
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me illusion under wnicb tou are Iivintr.
Mj dear Jack, Jet us Dot try to serer
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hat 'trod bath loined together. It is
kicking against the pricks. The Union
will eudure in spite of rascally abolition
ists and ranting fire-eaters. It is our duty
to remain in the Union and fi.rbt both, and
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wen our victory will be certain.
I hv onlir n. m, i
that, whatever comes. I shall strive to
remain in that part of the Union if dis
membered which, bv a clause in its con
stitution. provides against secession. It is
cowardly term. Why not at once sav
mn'n hinl, lo tWa l,na ramaAv 'linn
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Is Truth Stranger than Fiction !-
A Yankee pedlar, who had slopped in a
contie-nouse to refresh himself, one hot
day, (?ays the Yankee Blade,) beard a ve
ry sage-looking old gentleman remark, in
answer to a friend who had been relating
some marvellous story said to he true,
"truly, truth is stranger than fiction." So,
Jonathan, stepping up, and slapping the
astonished gentleman on lhe back, said:
"You re mistaken right there, old boss;
'taint so and to pruv it, 111 wager you
juleps for the crowd that I can tell you one
nctiou that II jest go a leelle ahead of any
truth as ever yon heard tell on."
"Good I" said the old gentleman ; "I d
lo bear any ficliou that can go ahead
Uhnsptoher Columbus."
"rsbaw. Chinstopher Columbus am
sarcumstance," said Jonathan ; "but here
goes.
Onst I was slandin by a big river out in
Zahary desert, which was dried up. The
sun was so all-fired hot, that I was obliged to
tie my handkerchief over my eyes, to keep
from being blinded ; and as 1 was standin
tbar, I happened to look down the river,
and seed a big boat without any bottom
come float in' up the stream, with a hull lot
fellers in her; one of 'em had no eyes,
other no arms another no legs, and '.he
last chap in the starn of the boat, bo had
moulb. Uoslii 1 never seed sicli
sight afore; I was scared like blazes and
stood and looked at em. Presently,
chap as bad no eyes, looked down, and
seen a ten cent piece at lbe bottom of the
river, and the feller wot bad no arms leant
over and picked it up, then handed it to tbe
chap wot had no legs and he jumped out
the boat, waded to tbe shore, went over
the grog-shop wot wasn't lhar, bo't a
pint of whisky, and banded it to tbe feller
had no mouth, and be drinked it up
all the rest got drunk and the last I
of era, the fellow wot had no mouth
singin Hail Columby; while the fel
wot had no legs was dancing; lbe no-
eyed chap was reading a text out of
psalm-book, and the feller wot bad no arms
clapping his hands and waving his
like blazes and I left jest about that
time. Whar s Christopher Columbus neow,
liossl"
'Juleps for the crowd, and charge me T
roared the old gentleman, as he bolted oul
the back door.
A husband telegraphed to his wife:-
"What have you for break vast, and how is
baby!" The answer came: Buck
wheat cakes aod lhe measles.
An Irish post-boy having driven a gen
tleman a long stage during torrents ot rain,
gentleman civilly said to bim, "Are
not very wet!"
"Arrah! I don't care about being very
bul, plase your honor, 1 ra very dry
A little irirl who was playing horse with
rockinir chair, the other day, wanted
loop made at tbe end oi ine siring, inat
might hitch it the imaginary steed.
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Bringing ine siring iu um uiniua, sua astro
to tie a bole into H.
A footman, proud of his grammar.
ushered into the drawing-room a Mr. tooie
his two daughters, with this introduc-
: "Mr. Foots and the two Misses Feet."
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The Postage Account of the United
States with the Cotton
States.
The fact that the cotton States hare
manifested an intense conservatism respect
ing the Post-Office, can not have failed to
attract observation. Even in South Caro
lina, the Post masters write to Washing
ton that they recognize tbe authority of
the Federal Government, and tbey are anx
ious for supplies of stamps. The other
seceding States carefully omit to accede
from the postal arrangements. The fol
lowing figures of Post-Office rceipls and
expenditures for the year 1859, taken
from the Postmaster General's last report,
may explain all that is mysterious in the
peculiar loyalty of tbe cotton States to the
Post Office:
SIX COTTON STATES. RRCETPT8. tXPTHDITTaES.
South Carolina $107,536 13 $319,073 10
Georgia 168,664 73 35H.180 03
Florida 25.032 41 171,184 76
Alabama 129.1U3 23 393,628 90
Mississippi 101 ,5-19 12 120,003 88
Louisiana 196501 63 777,517 50
$722,9b7 24 $2,289,533 17
It will be observed that in tbe six Stales
that have seceded fiorn the Union, on pa
per, because they have been intolerably op
pressed in the Union, the post office receipts
last year were 1722,987, and tbe expendi
tures $2,280,583 17 the excess of ex
penditures being $1,566,565 83. But a
post office deficiency is one of the greatest
blessings of this "greatest government ever
seen on God's earth." Let us turn to the
six New England States, and see how their
account stands:
Xew England. Receipts. ExpavStwre.
Maine $ 154,623 21 S)20884 83
New Hampshire 103,319 27 110.902 92
Vermont 103318 30 137.742 34
Connecticut 189.306 61 202.392 95
Massachusetts 5111,249 40 419,627 89
ftuode Island 66,665 69 474 75 47
$1524581 48 $1,156,725 41
The receipts being $67,565 07 greater
than the expenses. The action of lhe Cot
ton States, in withdrawing from the Union,
justifies, and indeed forces the employment
of tbe statistical tables against tbem.
States. Who Owns South Carolina--An
Interesting Question.
The Toronto Globe has raised a new
question, which is calculated to add fresh
interest to lhe secession excitement. That
paper says :
"buppose that this (a dissolution of the
Union) is consummatedome curious ques
tions will arise with regard to the national
standing of the seceding Slates. Great
.Britain has recognized tbe national inde
pendence of tbe Uuited States. Bat does
that necessarily involve tbe recognition of
the nationality of South Carolina, for ex
ample, when she ceases to form part of the
Umon! tier colonial relations to Great
Britain only ceased in virtue of her being
merged in the United States, whose inde
pendence was recognized by tbe Mother
country. When she ceases, then, to form
part of that nationality, does she not by
the law of nations, revert to her former
position of colonial dependence on Great
Britain r
In the year 1729 the British Govern
ment, for lbe sum of 18,500, purchased
the Carolinas from a companyof merchants.
When no longer under the atois of tbe
American flag, will they not again in tbe
nature of things become tbe property of
Great Britain ! England may find it worth
her while to produce her old title deeds to
the cotton producing territories in the
South. Her manufactures from so impor
tant an element to tbe well being of ber
people, that it is not convenient for her to
be dependent on foreigners for her cotton
supplies. Her manufactures from so im-.
port ant an element to the well being of
ber people, that if m not convenient for her
to be dependent on foreigners for her cot
ton supplies. Moreover, in the interests of
of humanity, it would be well thai the
Souihern as well as the Northern portion
of this continent should be British. Slav
ery would not long exist under British rule,
and with a free Republic in tbe center ot
tbe continent, bounded north and south by
free British colonies, the future of North
America might be looked to by tbe friends
of human progress with the most cheering
anticipations.
Speaking too Quick. A young Scotch
man having wooed a buxom damsel, per
suaded her to accompany him to a Scot
tish justice of the peace, lo have the cere
mony performed. They stood very meek
ly under the operation until the magistrate
was laying the damsel under obligations to
her husband.
"Say no more about that, sir," said the
half-made husband "if this hand remaius
npon my body, I'll make ber obey me !"
"Are we married yet! said tbe expected
maiden to the ratifier of covenants between
man and woman.
"No," said lhe wondering justice.
"Ah ! very well," said she "we will finish
remainder to-morrow," and away skip
ped the damsel, congratulating uerself on .
her narrow escape.
How to Look Youso. How is it lhat
some men thought to be so old, still look
young; whilst others thought to be so
young, most still look old! The cause
very frequently wiinin inemseives.
Rant once, on being asked the reason.
said:
"I never ndo when I can walk; I never
but one dish at dinner, and never get
drunk. My walking keeps my blood in
circulation; my simple diet prevents indi
gestion ; and never touching ardent spirits.
liver never fears being eaten np alive.
But he forgot lo add one of the greatest
causes of all lasting youth, "a kind, unen
vious heart," Envy can dig as deeply in
human face as time itself.
Beactittjl Comparison. In an iraag-
conversation oeiween reirarcn ana
Boccaccio, from the pen or Waller Candor,
is the following passage :
"The damps of Autumn sing into the "
leaves, and prepare them for the necessity
their fall ; and thus insensibly are we,
years close round U, detached from our
tenacity to life by the gentle pressure of
recorded sorrows."