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Vol. VIII.
A Benedict's Appeal to a Dachclor.
T JOHN 0. SAXB. .
"Double! double!" ShaUptart.
Dear Charles, bo persuaded to wed,
For a sensible fellow like you.
lit high time to think of a bed,
. And muffins and coffee for two!
So hare done with your doubt and delsying,-
With a soul to adapted to mingle,
No wonder the neighbors are saying -'
Tia lingular you should be tingle!
Don't lay you havn't got time.
That Business demands your attention,
There's not the least reason Tor rhyme
In the wisest excuse you can mention.
Don't tell me about "other fish,"
Four duty ! done when you buy 'em,
And yon never will relish the dish,
Unless you've a woman to fry 'em!
Don't listen to querruloas stories
By pesperste damsels related,
Who sneer at connubial glories.
Because they've known couples mlsmnted.
Such people, if they had their pleasure.
Because silly bargains are made,
Would deem it a rational meaauJO
" To lay nn embargo on trade!
You may dream of poetical fame,
Butyour wishes may chance to miscarry,
The best way of sending one's name
To posterity, Charles is to marry!
And here I am willing to own,
Afiersoberly thinking upon it,
I'd very much rather be known
By a beautiful son than a sounet!
To Procrastination be deaf,
! (A homily sent from nbt ve.)
The scoundrel's not only the "thief
Of time." but of beauty and love!
0 delay not one moment to win
A prize that is 'truly worth winning
Celibacy, Cliarles, is a sin,
' And sadly prolific of sinning!
Then, Charles, bid your doubting good hye,
And dismiss all funtaslic alarms,
I'll be sworn you've a trirl in your eye
'Tis your duty to have in your arms!
Some trim little maiden of twenty.
A beautiful, azure eyed elf.
With vi tues and graces in plenty,
Aud no failing but loving yourself!
Doi.'t search for an "angel" a minute;
For, granting you win in the sequel, .
The deuce, after nil, would be in it.
With a union so vory unequal!
The angeln, it mnt be confetsed,
In thit world are rather uncminn;
And allow me. dear Charles, to suggest
You'll be better content with a woman!
1 could furnish a bushel of reasons
For choosing a conjngnl mate,
It agre.s with all climnte and seasons,
- And gives you a "double estste!"
To one's purent's'tis (gratefully) due,
Just think what a terrible thing
'Twonld have been, sir, for ane and for you,
If our' i had forgotten the ring!
Then there's the economy clear,
' By poetical algebra r-hown.
ITyour wifo has a grief or a fear,
One half, by the la w is your own!
Anrf as to ihe jiys by Jivihn,
. They're nearly quadrupled, 'ti said,
(Though 1 never could see this a 1 lition
Quite plain ia the item of bread )
Remember, I do not pretend
There's any thing 'perfei t" about if,
Butihla I'll aver to the end,
Life's very imperfect without it
'Tis not that there's "poetry" in it,
As, doubtless, there may be to those
Endowed with a genius to win it,
But I'll warrant you excellent prose!
Then, Charles, be persuaded to wed,
For a sensible fellow like you,
It's hig i time to tli' nk of a bed,
And muffins ind coffee for two;
So have done with your doubt and delaying,
With a soul bo adapted to mingle.
No wonder the neighbors rre saying
'Tis ringulir you should live s'ngle!
Correspondence of the Ronton Traveler.
"WASHINGTON'S BIETH-DAY AT CONSTANTI
, NOPLE.
Yesterday was a proud day for Americans in
this metropolis. For tho first timo. tho lirtk
day of Washington, was celebrated, publicly
in tho oapttol of too 1 urkish empire! We havo
in our harbor soveral English and French
ships of war; besides an Austrian frigate, (just
arrived,) with an Admiral on board, and two
Austrian government steamers; one or two
Dutch vessels, and of course several vossos of
tho Turkish navy jbesides our own governmont
hip the Levant. Early in tho moraine each
of those vessels raisod tho American ensign at
mast-hoad, in memory of tho illustrious man,
of whom wo aro justly so proud, and whom all
nations delight to honor; and all day long tho
whole harbor soomod covered wi h the stars
and stripes. At twelve o'clock tho i'nf led
off with salute of 21 guns, which was follow
ed by tho ships of the other powers, the Turks
includod, thus announcing, tor tho first time,
to the half-slumbering Constantinopolitans, a
great historio fact, with which the interost of
many nations, besides our own. stand connoc
ted, more than is now porcoivod by most.
The Austrian Admiral was ono of tho first to
call on Captain Turner, and present his felici
tations: and of course - naval etiquotto do
mandod, ho was bonorod with a salute, as bo
left tho ship.
At half past throo o'clock, a dinner party as
sembled on board the Levant, consisting of
Mr. Sponce, our Minister: Mr. Brown, Socrc-
tary of Legation; and other American citizens
resident here, who wore roceivod by Captain
Turner with tho most cordial good fooling,
and entertained in the most handsome mannor.
Capt. T. is a perfoct gentleman tn his manners,
and must do great credit to our country, wher
evor ho tfoos. It was suggested .that we pass
a votoof thanks to him for "getting up4 the
day, here in tho port of Constantinople: but
be romarked, as I understood him, that it was
not a matter of choice with him, but that he
was under orders from the department, to ob
serve this national festival wherever ho should
be. A foroign g-ntleman, who has spont sev
. oral years in our country, remarked to mo that
oTen in America they did not observe Wash
ington's birth-day with so much external dem
onstralions as they made yostorday in Con-
stantinople!
A CALIFORtAlIONETMOOX. The following
t a short history of a union dissolve! in Man
T raneiseo: ' ' , '
Marrlod Jan. 18th. '54. ' Qoarrolod on Fob
20th, 'G 4. Petition for Divorco filod by plain
nu on rcD..iitn, '54. Uctondants answer
filed samo day, Hofcred samo dav. Report
01 Kofereneo recommending divorco, filed Feb.
2tli. hubmittod to tho Court samo dav. Da
croo rendered and partioj divorced Fob.23th64
LATE FROM 8 ALT - LAKE GEE KT RAILROAD
MEETING; AT SALT LAKE CITY.
Tho We torn mail has reached St. Louis
bringing dates from tho Salt Lako City to the
2Gth of February.
What may bo termed a groat Railroad meet
ing was held in Groat Salt Lako City on tho
31st of Jauuary. The citizons of the city and
county (ladies and gentlemen) mot in the
Tabcrnnclo. Gov. Young provided, and other
officers woro appointed; after which tho Chair
man explained the object of th meeting. A
Committco, composed of Orson llydo, Prof.
Earrington, J. L. Hoy wood, Orson Spencer,
and Geo. Smith, wore appointed to draft reso
lutions. Thoy retirod for that purpoao. Du
ring their absence, a momorial adopted by the
Utah Legislature, and addressed to Congress,
was read, in which they give their host views
on tho subject of a railroad from the Missouri
river to tho Pacific ocean. They say:
Without preface, and with all duodeforenco,
in our judgment, the route in question should
commence at Council Bluff City keep up tho
main Platto to its South Fork, and up the
South Fork to the proper point for divorging
to tho summit of tho Black Hills, in the neigh
borhood of what is known as tho Box Elder
Pass; or commoncittg near tho mouth of tho
Kansas, and keeping up that stream to tho Re
publican Fork, and up that to where you leave
it to roach tho samo pass.
A glanco at tho map will show tho differenco
of distance between the Missouri river and 6aid
pass by tho two named routes to bo vcrv trif
ling, and tho grades would bo equally low, and
te amiunt of timber, grass, quality of soil,
climato, and facilities for settlement aro almost
or entirely identical.
Tho Box Elder Psss is a wido, low depress
ion in the Black Hills, wilh very gontlo ascent
and descent; from this point the routo is across
tho southern portion ot tho level, well watered
and gra?9 Laramie's plains, to tho Medicine
Bow Bute, thonco by gentle grado across tho
summit of tho Rockv Mountains called Brid
gets Pa6s. Here tho route reaches tho east
ern out-crop of tho rieh and thick bituminous
coal beds of tho extensive regions drained by
tho waters of Muddy and Bitter creeks, wboro
g'rong indications of rich iron oro' beds were
also noticod, and purues its easy prado across
Green River near tho mouth of Ilonry's Fork
and ;.cros Betr River and Weber River by
its lower Kanyon into Kansas Prairie, and
down the Tim'punogos or Provo River into
Utah Vallev.
From tho month of tho Kanyon to Provo
River by tho 1 o-th end of Utah Lake to Wal
ker's River Pass in tho Siorro Nevada, tho faco
oTtho eUitiry h nearly a dcud level, with tho
exception or s':on Holatod ranges ot mountains
which could easily be turned, if any woro found
on tho lino.
F:o n all we can learn, Walker's River Pars
is t?.o nv6t eligible in tho Sii-rro Nevada, any
where north of Wnl!;or'8 Pass, which is near
l ittitudo 3f deg., and of cmr?o much too far
s iuth. Between Walkor's River Pass, and
Shu Francisco, on a direct line, there i3 no un
suil obstacle. "
Tho mo.-,t casual inspection of any Into map
will demonstrate tho routa above indicated to
bo tho shortest, mof-t direct, and most een'rnl
thnt can he loca'.-d between the Mi.onri Riv-0-
and San Fr u.o'seo, by way of atiy practical
mountain pnses now known.
From the Box Elder Paa to tho rich valleys
fkirtinj tho west baso of tho Wahsatch moun
tiii's, independent nf the inexh tu-tiblj eo'tl
h.'d- and f.trnnly indi-atcl by h- iron ores of
Bi tor Cr.k, thi.re aro more. fa-..ral!o lut-ali-t'.-s
lor -ottlrm i;;s n :n 1 nar th" lino iu.ii
C'tted. tha i' on any other b lueeii tho s.'tnio
p trulMs of I nsitude, un'csi a routo in ma le
extremely tnoko J, and snbdy to aacomodato
such locations.
I ho mouth of tho Timpanogos or Provo
Kanyon opens iuimedintely tipon tho eastern
edgo of Utah Valley, nnd near Provo City,
which will, ere Ing, b rich and powerful,
through skill nnd labor, well applied to its n
bundant ro-ources. This is tho most eligible
point fr branching tl ro ih a rich chain of for
t'tnately locetod valleys to Oregon on tho one
Uxm, and San D'n-jro on tho other. Fron lon
gitude 113 der. 30 miti to the Sierro Nevada,
there 'n but littlo chanco for settlements, of
much importance on any routo.
Tho Doseret News concludes tho account of
this meet in? thus;
This meeting was got up on very short no
tice; nnd although tho weather was cold, and
much snow en Iho ground, and r.o firo in the
Tahornaclo, yet that largo place was filled,
and so great was the interest felt upon this
subject, that ev n the ladies would not remain
at homo. Tho firt citizens of tho placo, both
male and female, were present, and all voted
with a spirit and resolution that said, they wan
ted tho railroad this way. and intended to havo
i if p sstblo.
Tho Independence Messenger says:
"The Conductor reports that the mail party
which left Fort Laramio for Salt Lake City
January last, havo not boon hoard of. Fears
an entertained that they havo perished, as
there is immense quantios of snow beyond i ort
L.aramio. l- or tho lasi six days tho mail party
coming in havo experienced nn unusual quan
tity of disngrooablo weather."
We boo no mention whatevor of Col. Fro-
mont's expedition' .
MOST FIENDISH CRUELTY.
On Saturday, tho 2oth inst, J. D. CooliJge
and wife, of Perry, Lako county, wero exam
ined before Justice Miller, at tho court houso
in Painsvillo, on the charge of cruolty to an
orphan girl eleven years of aso, who was a rel
ative and lived in tho lamily. 1 ho Court
IIonso was fillod with spectators. Tho parties
wore held to bail in $4,000 bonds. Among
tho witnesses wore Drs. Palmor and Morrison
and tho little victim horsolf. Tho atrocities
by the testimony wero markod with such shock
in? and repulsive barbarity, as would seem to
find just punishment only in tho torturo of a
barbarous ago. Our laws being framed for
tho civilized, or at least a somi-civilized, peo
ple, would seem to contain no provision for
tho punishment of such loathsome and abom
inable barbarism, as was exhibited by tho wo
man Coolidge death boing the extreme pen
alty provided in our criminal code. The nus
band soemedc nnparaiivoly guiltles. We men
tion som of the acta perpetrated by this bru
tish woman reluctantly; diabolism can hardly
concotvo of crimos more loathsome l'or
throo days tho child -was forcod to turn a
grindstone, and at night to sleep in a wood
houso with a horso blanket tor a covering.
For long periods she was shut up in a cham
her, without firo, in cold wo.it her, and fed on
broad and wa'or only. She was often brutally
fliggo 1 on her naked form with a h'rBo-wlm
Tho woman ppat filthy mucus in her mouth
and forcod hor to swallow it. Sho also with a
broom handlo, destroyed tho nihinctur of tho
anus, rendering all eontrol of cvae iation lor
ever Impossible; called no physician; and af
terwards punished tho child s mmfortuno, ro
sultod from her own abominable crimo, by
compelling her to cat her own excrement. ,
In another soction of this Republic tho a
venging faggot would hava rolieved a jury of
tho trial ox ibis tlond ia woman shape.
i'ii m wsmi hi miniim tins
HILLSDALE, TUESDAY APRIL 18, 1851.
IMLim. I-SJSUIII.IISWMSHI ISH1IH
Front iho Syracuse ftepuuliciia, Aprils.
ESCAPE OF ANOTHER AMERICAN CITIZEN
FROM FOREIGN TYRANY.
Arrival of John 1 1 then at Syracuse History
of his Sufferings in and Escape from
Prussia.
Our readers will remember that somo wcoks
eineo public'moetinjs woro held in this city by
tho military compauios, and resolutions adp
tod calling tho attention of the United States
Government to tho illegal arrest nnd imprison
ment in Prussia of John Ilaben, and a number
of ono of tho military companies hero. G v.
Marcy subsequently ropliod through Mr. Jonos
our mombcr of Congress, that hjo had called
tho attention of tho American Mihistor to Ber
lin to tho case, but no official answer has yet
boon received.
This morning we had tho ploasuro of seeing
John Habon in our ofiico, ho having arrived at
Now York on boarc iho ship Isabellc, from
llavro, on Monday evening last, and reached
his friends in this city lost night, llo gives
us tho following particulars of his arrest aud
treatment by tho Prussian Authorities:
Mr. Ilabon is a nati vo of Pruisi , now thirty-one
years of ago. nnd camo to this country
over twelve years ago and became a citizen.
Having business in Irs rativo town ho procured
a passport from tho Department of Stato. nnd
a certificate of naturalization, nnd 6aih d on
board the packet ship Daniel Webster, from
New York for Liverpool, on tho 4th day of Oc
tober la3t. Aftor a passage of thirty-six days
bo reached Liverpool and romained threo days
thenco went by tho way of llavro to Paris, and
thenco to Urixwiller, Prussia on tho left hank
of tho Rhino, abont two hundred and forty
miles from Puris, whoro ho arrived tho latter
part of November, and wa3 reported as an
American citizon. Two days after his anival
tho burgomaster of Alsweilor, who resides in
tho village of San Wendal, in that district, and
six miles from Urixwiller, notified him to tin-
pear bef oro him. with a prom iso to ackowledgo
and'eign his reported American documents,
nnd thus lot him remain or pass as an Ameri
can citizen.
Accordingly, within ten days, ho went to the
burgomaister and handed over his passports.
who nt lined them, and catipcd him to bo ar
rested by tho armed police for contumacy, in
not reporting himself sooner, and also as ado
scrtor from tho Prussian army, in ' having left
tho country without permission, although ho.
was under twenty years of ago when ho lett.
that being tho ago when young men aro lia-
blo to bo called in to activo servico in tho army.
After an imprisonment of twelve days he
was transported to Saarbridgen 6ix miles, and
imprisoned ten days, and thenco eiglitcen
miles further to Saarlonso, n Prussian fortres
on thn ru'er Saar, nnd imprisoned seven days
Ho was then searched, most of his clother and
valuables taken from him, nnd compelled by
threats of longer imprisonment and flogging to
put on tho Prussian uniform and swear nllogi
aneo to tho government, although ho protes
ted his r'ghts as an American citizon. Hero
he remained four weeks tinder guard, out not
received as a soldier in tho ranks, although oc
casionally drilled.
An opportunity presenting for csoapo one
morning, he deserted at G, A. M., by crossing
the niout. or ranni boforo davlight: and by
traveling a circuit um route l'or nine hour.", ho
was Bak from pursii'l. To on entire stranger
Mens. FUricr. a prominent citizen of Fotbirh,
ho happened first to make knovn hi3 situation
and hi rights, and Mons. V. nt once bcamo so
enrity for him in tho pohco ofiico for having
ntered Franco without a passport. Many
other r reiicli citizens 01 . v oroaen ni'inoriue.i
iiitn, and ho remained thero fir ten days,
when ho went to llavro and remained eight
days, till tho sailing of tlia Isabella, February
10.
While imprisoned nt San Won lal, Mr. Hi-
ben wroto to the U. S. Consul at Frankfort, on
tho Main, who referred him to tho American
Minister nt Berlin. lie wrote twice to tho lat
ter, but receiving no reply before making his
escape. U11 leaving l lie rrussi&n territory ne
divested himself of his military coat and hat,
and threw them on tho ground, retaining noth
ing but tho pants, which ho dHfigurd by ob-
iterating tho stripes, r ortuna'ulv lor him, he
had 810 in American gold, Bccreted in his
drawers when he mado his escape, which en
abled him to return to his homo and friends in
this city we aro glad thus to chroniclo his safe
arrival, and trust that tho general government
in such a cloar case, ef wrong en tho part of
Prues:a, will insist on a definite settlement ot
tho prineiploof American citizonship, and ob
tain fir him such ro dress and compensation as
tho agravattd circumstances of the caso really
entitle him to.
A LOUNCINO GIRL.
MisaRosina Delight Riclnrdorj, according
to a writer iti tho Itoston Journal, is a dnlecta
blo armful belonging to tho Stato New Hamp
shire, where sho resides with her father a sub
stantia! farmor. Sho is thus describod;
'Miss Rosina is ninatoon yotrs of ago, is
fivo foet throo and a quartor inches b hoight
measures fivo feet four and a quarter luetics a-
round the waist, six feet two inches around
tho hips, twonty two inchos around tho arm ba-
Iow tho olbow, nnJ two uict ton inohus in a
Btroight lino across the shoulders. At birth,
sho woighod six pounds; at nvo years, ono hun
dred and forty-eight pounds; at fiftoon years,
threo hundrod and sixty-fivo pounds; and now
at nineteen years of ago, sho weighs four hun
dred and sovonty-oight poundsl On estima
ting tho quantity of clothing whn drossod for
a ride on a wintor's day, we found it to contain
ninoty-eight and a half yards of throo quarter
yard wido cloth. Sho has brown hair dark blue
oyos is of fiir complexion, and has what phro
nologists would call a well balanced head, tha
porceptivo organs predominating. Sho can
knit. spin, weave, m iko a shirt or batch of
bread, is a good singer and plays on tho piino
with tasto and skill; is considered ono of tho
best scholars in tho town whoro sho resides, is
couteoui and otrable, and lively in conversa
tion, and evinces a gonoral knowlcdgo which
might raiao a blush on the cheeks of somo of
our city bolls."
The Cnors. Tho wheat field in Ingham,
Livingston, Oakland, and a part of Wayno,
through which we passed about eight or nino
dtya sinco, appoarod to bo generally greatly
injurod, if not entirely destroyod by tho severe
froezing weather tho past winter. Hardly a
single fiold could bo seen a week ago which
was not, to all appearances more or less winter
killed; on our return yestorday ilong tho samo
route, wo wero ploasod to notico a markod
chango in tho aspect o things; tho rocent
warm weather havo effocted a wonderful revo
lution in tho appoaranco of tho wheat, and
fields which a few dys sinco were yo'low as
sand, aro now dressed in a livery of blooming
grenn giving promise of tho u.ual abundanco
of tho great staplo 1 f tho btato. Lan. Jour.
T Louis Napoleon, on dit, lately invested
between seven and eight million francs in va
rious public securities in New York city.
11 .1. 1 1 1
. Tho follow who scraped an acquaintance, got
kicked for it in return.
STAND FROM UNDER.
Throughout tho six New 'England States,
tho sceptro of King Caucus lias heen broken,
tho edicts of offioial power have been tontom-
. . . I ' . d I ! 1 '. A ll
nod, anu mo menaces 01 mrcimg minors, inru
whom these edicts havo booi' Bought to ho cu
forced upon tho poodo, havo been klckod out-of-doors,
with tho newspapers upon which
tiny wero printed. All thi savers ef a return
to tho healthy and vital princip'o which first
cave lifo to our political fystetn, making de
pend, every movement to bo taken for tho good
or evil of tho nooplo. upon their will If a
short reviow ot this Nebraska bill d'ics not
provo this, woihould be glad to seo any body
shron d enough to tell us what it does provo.
In every township and villago throughout the
six States of New England, thero oro Govern
ment officers, depending for their gains, and
in many coses for their livelihood, upon tho fa
vor of tho President, or heads of Department
at Washington. In tho various cities of theso
different States, th re aro many influential,
wealthy men, nnd othors lesa influential and
wealthy nnd f till another class who are active
nnd shrewd politicians, who, as political par
tic?, both v.'hig and democratic, ltlvo boon
kept t'lgelher to work. talk, argue, entreat,
and threaten their neighbors "to stand by tho
administration" whonover they nro toll from
Washington that tho administration noods
standing by. In all thoso largo towns, nnd in
somo of tho smaller ones, thero aro a class of
toady presses, calling tbomsolvc3 administra
tion organs, fed by government nnd local ad
vertising, generally without extended circula
tion, except among governmont officers and
dependents, the duty of which is to take up
and advocate without scruple, nny 6chotn8
which may spring up among "tho leaders'' at
Washington, and cram it down tho throats of
their readers, ot 6econd hand from the Court
Journal at Washington. A strong and marked
instanco of this wat to bo seen a few days since
in Connecticut. Two days beforo tho la(o 0
lcction in tint State, tho Washington Union
stated, that tho Nebraska question was consid
ered by tho Administra'iou organ to be "the
great issue which is made up between tha par
ties, nnd which, in somo portions of tho Stuto
nt least is the issiio in tho contest."
This was repeat od y tho organs of tho ad
ministration, as the trumpet sounds, or tho
drum is beat to rally or encourago an nttack-
in column. Tho result of tho initio is mat
th grand army of politicians, reinforced by
their dependents. asi?tants, donutios, friends
and followers, and howled and hooted on by
the aforesaid gang of mercenary editors, wno
act as drummers of tho camp, in pay for its
broken vituals, aro desperately nnd hopelessly
beaten not by tho whigs, for thero were not
half enough to do it not by freo-soilers, for
manv of tho freesoilers hated tho whigs worso
than iheir enemies, but by tho people, accep
ting this ramo Nebraska issue as that upon
which tho battlo was to bo waged taking up
tho eantdlet which the htrald, Irom tho Boat
of Government, had thrown down to them, nnd
trying conclusions as to wheihor slavery-extension,
or slavery non-extemion had most
frinnds in old Connecticut on tho third of Aprd.
18.54. Upon nny old political issue tho admin
istration of Gen. PiEncn could havo 6utnino4
itself in threo if not four of tho New England
State?: u-on this issue, it has practically lost
them all. for all havo p-ken. either ono way
or the otV-r M t'tte. Vernvmt, Maachusetth
and Rhode Island through thoir Legislitures.
aid Connecticut nnd New Hampshire by that
weapon, m .
"Which executes the freemwi will
As lightniti!; doth tho voico of Godl"'
Whv was it that seventeen months before,
four out of six of theso States declared them
tsolvcs in favor of tho election of Franklin
Pierce? simply b'-ciuso, as between -him and
General Swrr, thev preferred tho firmer, his
relations being fresher with tho people, and
ess connected with p'di'i-al cabals. I hey
mini. t do thn samo thing to-morrow, but pive
them a clnnci to vo'o f..r Douglas, who stands
as tho exponent of thi f un 'its new tcftol Je-
moeraev. and you woul.l htnj virgin gM pien
tier aniong tho rooks of New England, than
votes for him. Detroit Inquirer. ,
THE KOBKONS OF SALT LAkE.
A gentleman who has recently been among
the Mormans of Salt Lako furnishes the 4cw
York Journal of Commerce with tho fo lowing:
1st Thoy-nro Pant'ionts. lhoy ueiiovo
thero aro many gods. The throo gods of this
world they say aro rovea ea in mo moio.t, which
is a book mado under thf ir direction, (and aro
tho Father, the Son, an t the Spirit: Olhcr
worlds havo other gods. Jupiter is a larger
world, and miy havo fivo or six gods.
Matter is eternal, ana gods are groat minis
that preside over mttter and rule it. llcnco
tho need of many go-Is.
2d. Gods and tnon must aso moans to grow
groater. Marriage end htrtn nro moans 01 ad
vancement. Ilenco God tho Father ha? boon
married, which is proven bv tho fact that ho
had a son, Jesus Christ, and by such passsgos
as, 'Aro t ot his angeis ministering spousr
which passage they intorpret as Miiows:
'Who naturally ministers to man: Ans. 'A
wife.' Now, God has married of such as they
aro therefor myriads of wives to Him. Men
immitato God when they marry.
2d. Polygamy. Tho Patriarchs and others
of early age, had many wives. Only when
despots and oppressors ruled, did tho Bible
law of manv wives become disregarded. It is
only human onactmonts that provei.t tho right
uso of universal marnago now. inoy niguo
from tho dinVcneo of tho sexes which exists
without their consent, that God ordains that
all shall marry, whether they desire or not.
Thero ia no more power of choice in this, than
there is whether wo cat or not, sloop or not,
and other necessary functions of lifo and
hoalth. Hence to rcfuso to marry or ne jlcct
it when of suitable aje, is disobodienco to God's
authority.
Reason on which mnrriago is founded.
They nrguo again, that mind is only matter;
and this" material mind is always struggling
to dovolop itself. God hiving provided so
liberally for its dovelopement, by tho sexuality
of each individnal, wo sin if we prevent mind
from developing itself; and hence, as no ono
can bo saved in Ins sins, that persons h nei
religious cannot bo happy in a future state
who is not married. To this they add torturo
toscripturo without ond. And as tho sinner
must marry only tho 'latter day saints,' it bo
comes tho duty of every m-vculino 'saint to re
ceive ovcry woman who offers herself; as bo
thus 'saves a soul from death, and hides a mul
titude of sins.' ;
Council P.lcfH. Tho Jingle states that emi
grants will find plenty of corn oats and hay at
that ooint. and all tho nocessary materials for
outfits. Tho editor aays thero is doublo tho
amount of hay and corn that has ever boon
thero bofiro, and at prices below what intcres
ted persons In the lower country havo repre
sontcd.
Thero is no fear of knowing too much, though
thoro is great fear of pract'eingtoo little. Tho
most doing man shall bo tha most knowing
man. ' . 1
JAPAN.
: A Correspondent of tho Journal of Com
mcrce writes as follows:
"From tho best sources it appears that Jap
an resembles Great Rritnn. thero being threo
islands by r-aino Niphuu, Kiusia. and Ititkokf
that corresponds nearly to i,ngiana, tcotianu
and Walos. These i.-d;tnd constituto Japan
proper with an u3tiuiatcd population of 25.000,
000. There aro numerable dependent islands
as Yosso, nearly tho eizu of Ireland, a por
tion of the lurtilo Islands, tho other portion
bolonging to Russi 1, tho Loo Cloo Island, etc,
that may ccntain ns many pooplo moro.
Japan is about tho latitude of southern Eu
rope and yet is as cold or colder than Groat
Dritan. Tho high oat mountains aro covered
ed with enow much of tho year, and suow of
ten lies at tho couatry r.t . lar.g. , lhcro nro
not many high mountains, nor largo river and
lakes in the country. Tho mountains that ex
ist aro volcanic in their origin . Almost every
aero of tho soil is nndo productive, though not
specially so by nnturo. 1 In h;IU ere general
ly cultivated to their tops. It is aeknowledg
ed to be ono of tho be.it cultivated countries in
tho world. , This htLS boeomo necessary, in or
dr that 60 denso a population may be suppor
ted; asthoy havo but precious little commJic'o,
they must raiso their own food or starve
Kico 13 a staplo nrlielo or I00J. Asiao irom
rico thoy raise wheat, Indian corn, vegetables,
and many othar articles that aro productive in
this country.
Japan is a very wealthy country, as It a-
bounds with gold and silvor, copper and other
valuable motals. Rofides, the pooplo aro vory
industrious nnd enterprising, and often remind
ono of tho Yankoos. Thoy havo thoir "mer
chant pricos," as well as other nations. In ed
ucation thoy aro beyond most Asiatics, and
aro moro like tho Europeans. The Japanese
nro like tho Portuguese in their gonoral appear-
ntice. Thoy dross more like too Chiuoao
Tho htghor classes dress very richly, ns well
as gaudily. They shine in gsld.
Tho Dutch aro principally engagoain tuo
coppor trado. Besides copper the Japanoae
expert camphor, and lacquered wood-work,
somo china siik stufa, rico, otc. Thoy im
port sugar, tin, looking glasses, and other ar
ticles. No doubt if wo could ns a notion open
a trado with them, it would bo profitable to
both parties. When we shall be able to do
that, is quito uncertain. Thoy have always
lived independent of all tho world, and thoy
aroablo to do so still.
THE LATE AB0HTTVE.
It is not intended to publish tho correspon
dence between Messrs Cutting and Brocken-
rulge, Buch a publication not uaing doomed
nccossary or adviseable. We havo read tho
correspondence, and nro permitted to make
tho following etatomont, which may be roliod
upon a3 corroct:
On Monday tho STttiof March, alter tno per
sonal discusbion in tho House Mr. Cutting ad
dressed a note to Mr. Drockenridgo, in w hich
ho detaandod of him a withdrawal of tho word
falso," or that ho would make suoh explana
tions as was duo from ono gentleman to an-
ot!:er, nnd ho referred mo to Mr. Maurice ns
his friend to act for mm. Mr. iireckonridgo
replied to tho Hist part of his nolo, that the
word "false"' was usod by him in consequence
of a previous expression made uso of by Mr.
Cutting, and until that wa3 withdrawn ho could
nt withdraw the word complained of. With
reference to tho second part of thonoto Mr.
Bivkrnridgo cousidcrod it a challengo, and ao
cordingly appointed Col. Hawkins, his friond,
to arrango prolim narios.
On tho following morning, luesJny, Col.
Hawkins met Mr. Maurice nnd tondored him
noto from Mr. Biwkcnridgo, accepting tho
alternative proposition suggested in Mr. Cut
ting' note. Tin's .Mr. Maurico declined, but
presenting a h tier to Mr. Cutting, which Col.
Hawkins considered could not bo received, on
tho. ground that no additional tioto could bo
accepted till Mr. I'reckonridgo'j responso to
Mr. Cutting's chalh ngo had been received by
the bitter. T.'iereupon both gentlemen sepa
rated, and Cil. Hawkins de'iverod Mr. Brock
enridge's ncto to Mr. Cutting in person.
.Vr. Mturicedid not deliver the note no held
from Mr. Cutting to Brcckcnridge,
Mr. Cutting, nt this stage of tho proceedings
substituted Col. Monroe for Mr. Maurice, as
his fuend, who waitod upon Col. Hawkins ond
demanded tho terms of meeting.
On Wednesday morning, Col. Hawkins mot
Col, Monroe, nnd handed him in writing tho
terms, viz: to meet that afternoon hctwecn
threo and four o clock, near Blair s residence,
with rifles at sixty paces. At this interview
tho pb-itiou of Mr. Brockonridgo as tho Chal
lenged party was not called in question, but
objection was made by Col. Monroo to tho
hour of meeting, n tho ground that weapons
could not bj procured in timo. Thereupon
Col. Hawkins consented to a postponement of
tho meeting till tho fo. low ing morning, and it
was agreed that tho friends of tho parties
should meet that evening and make tho final
arrangements.
I if tho evening Col. Monroo presented a pa
per in writing, claiming that his principle was
tho challengo, not tho challenging party, and
thorcforo had tho choicoof weapons, which ho
named pistols, at ten paces.
('el. Hawkins uechnou to accedo to this
view of tho catiso, or yield tho right of his prin
cipal to name tno time, placo and weapons,
as tho challenged party. .
Col. Monroo took tho ground that neither
ho nor his principal considered tho first note a
challengo, but asked for timo to confer with
Mr. Cutting.
Col Monroo tho next morning stated that ho
was authorised by Mr. Cutting to deciaro that
his fir-t note was not intended as a challengo.
Col. Hawkins then rcforred them to Mr.
Brockcnridgo'a first noto of tho 27th, in which
ho declined to mako tho rotraction of tho word
"false," so. long as tho causo remained in Mr.
Cuttings previous expressions.
To this Mr. Cutting replied in writing, that
tho expressions used wero intended as a criti
cism on his arguments, and not as personal to
Mr. Breckenridge.
Mr. Brockonridgo thereupon oxprcsssod his
satisfaction at the disavowal of sny personal
offenso on tho part of Mr Cutting, and willing
ly Withdrow the onensiro rejoinder, remarking
that a similar disavowal on the part of Mr. Cut
ting at tho timo would havo provonted all ditli
culty. 1 ho affair was the'o terminated, to tho sat
isfaction of tho friends of both parlies.
N. Y. Herald. .
Democratic Impertinence.
Tho Lapeer Democrat, a dyed in-tho wool
Democratic p.tpcr, has tho following unkind
cut:
"It is said that Gov. Tarsons and tho Btato
Treasurer both wont into ofiico poor, but will
go out rich. Tho Governor gets 81.000 a
year, and tho Treasuror ftsoo. Now wo would
liso to know how men can livo on thoso sala
ries, and at tho tame timo get rich out of them.
Can any ono tell?
A wiso man doairM only what he can gain
justly, uso soberly distribute frugally, and sutt
slston decantly.
No. 393.
umnMtm.in9.d)mw vm, jjiiiaugaqBgwMasassgi
t A DXTEL, PISTOLS, WOXnTTS.
On Sunday morning last tho good people at
Staton Inland, were astonished by thn
eruption ol'apairof bloody minded' youths
from New York, nttonded by their seconds their
doctorsan undertaker, all for the laudable pur
poso of shooting (tho principles) at each other.
Tho day was cool, the place lonely almotas
retired "at this season as that visited by Burr
nnd Hamilton and but few persons beyond
Immediate neighborhood got wind of the dread
ful preparations. Arrived upon tho ground,
thero was a long disputo as to who should pace
tho fatal distance, in consequence of a difler-
enco of something liko a foot in tho altitude of
tho seconds. It was dectded at last) by leav
ing tho pacing to the undertaker, who eavo
them all tho disfanco'that'a pair'of logs thtit'
looked liko tho stilts of on Ostrich would allow.
Marks were mado ond tho principals stationed
oach armed with a singlo barrelled shooter, not
of tho largest size by any means. One of tho
doctors attempted to got in. pills instead of
bullets, but the seconds objected, on the eround
that thoy would bo certainly fatal, while tho
load might wound enough to help the honor
without dostroying the life of the recipient. Wo
did not hear tho report of tho firing, but wo
understand only one rouod was got on. upon
the round of tho word "threo" the seconds,
pistols and doctors wont off, leaving the prin
cipals all in a Bhivor, nnd the undertaker ooli
psod in tho smoke. Ono of tho Hotspurs es
caped unharmod. tho other unharmed for the
timo. having received a scratch under his arm,
which upon duo consultation, tho doctors pro
nouncod just enough to make both the men;
gontlemon, nnd men of honor. The parties
immediately shook hands, sworo eternal
friendship, sealed tho pledgo with Otard palo
all round, and then 6tarted in triumphal proces
sion for home tho doctors with crossed lan
cets in front, tho socondsoach with an empty
pistol on either side, and tho undertaker with
1 1 1 t -I.. Tl.
a roversna Fpaue oringtng up ins n-ar. io
immodiato causo of this "deed of high emprise"
was of courso, a woman said to bo young,
beautiful, romantic, rich, of patrician blood.
and. but that Is enough for twenty duels, and
wo forbear", ft is hardly worth while to gird
tho names of iho parties; thoy are no doubt
nuito sorry by this timo, and will do so no moro.
li IS said inai 1110 lair couioh imi rsn yiu
ceeding doc3 not care a fig for oithor of tho
boys, but laughed heartily at tho joko when
tho Btory camo to her knowledge.
N. 1. Tribune.
A Very 'GoodJoke.
Wo learn from tho Milwaukoe Free Demo
crat semo facts in relation to thereoont Fugi
tive Slavo case at Milwankco, which may bo
interesting nnd amusing to our! readers. It
appears that on the day of the rescue of Glover
Deputy Marshal Cotton called on the Com
mandants of tho Military Companies to call out
their troops, but they declined tooboy such a
roquiiition without the proper authority. Ho
then called on Gen. McManman, requiring him
to call out tho troops undor his command.
IIo said his Captains wcre'military men and
would not act unless 1110 provisions i uiw nw
wero strictly compliod with, and unless soma
authority would pnaranty that tho troops
should bo paid. Finally, the astonishingly
brilliant U. S.. Att'y. Sharpstoin, after due con
sideration, certified that, in his opinion, undo
Sam would bo bound to pay. Accordingly tho
necossarv reonisition was made and, on the
A.ln, tf l;,t, tlitnniv Cnttnrt Iva PnmnnnlAt
VIUUI IM IllllW ."J.U.J V. ww...-..---,
comprising 111 men, were stationed at tho
Armory, nnd roquircd to remain there tut xur
ther orders.
On Tuosday tho Commandant waited on tho
Deputy, to know hrw much longer tho troopa
should remain at tho Armory. Tho Doputy
Marshal, in great surprise, replied, "You havn't
kept tho troops at tho Armory all this whilo
havo yon?"
"Certainly. ou gave directions to keop
thorn thero till further orders.
Unolo Sam's Slavo catching agents were now
in a quandary. One hundred and eleven troopa
had been watching for four days to prevent the
escapo of Glover, though Glover had made bis
exit from' Milwankco three days previous.
What was to bo done? Tho troops would not
disband w ithout their pay, and after somo
quibbling as to whether tho Commandant
should receipt for iho troops, or the troops ro
ceipt individually for thcmselvos, it was finally
agreed that the latter courso should bo pur
sued, nnd tho Marshal had to pay Eight Dollars
a head, or EtoiiT Hundred and Eigutt-Eiqht
Dollars, for watching tho Armory to prevent
tho oscnpo of Glover from jail, three days after
Glover had left for Canada!!
Chicago Tribune.
SPECULATIVE PHILOSOPHY.
If all rank ind could wink at the samo mo
ment, tho muscular effort exerted would bo
sufliciont to j'ostlo tho oarth out of its orbits.
.11 .1 - i.t i 1 it.. tr:.l c. i
y 11 ail 1 00 oaius unprcn 111 me utmuu otairo
wero required to bo printed, it would roquiro
all tho presses in tho country, day and night,
to perform tho labor; and if a tax was lovied
on thorn of ono cent each, ono year's rovonuo
would bo Btifficient to transport all tho mails.
lay a doublo track nilroad to tho Pacific, and
pay the publio debt 01 ovory otato inuie
Union.
Tho cigars consumed thougliout tho country
in ono year would make a worm fonco six foet
high round tho District of Columbia: and tha
air" cxnolled in smoking them would drive tho
Japan squadron round the world, with enough
over to uo tho wind work of all tho patent mod-
icinos.
If all tho elected tobacco quids woro from
this timo to bo droppod at the dome of the
Capitol at. Washington, the hall of Egypt would
bo no comparison to tho pelting storm, and the
cdifico would bo buried deeper than Nb.ovah,
boforo tho next meeting of Congress.
If all tho lies told during tho last presiden
tial campaign could be boiled together, thoy
wou'd mako soap onough to wash tho faoo of
nature!
No man who has onco hoartily and wholr
laughed, can bo altogether, irreclaimably de
praved. Don't Belong to Yor-R Societt. In a cer
tain country town. In which roligious diffsren-
00s wero noiahiy losicroa, me onnooox minis
ter was onco presented with a tamo ravon.
which, by its formor ownor. had boon Icarnod
to "talk," or at any rate pronounco certain
words with much distinctness. For sometime
aftor tho recoption, tho worthy clergyman waa
ignorant of tho oxtent of the bird's accomplish
ments, and especially so of tho fact that somo
words prononneod by it wero nnolorical and
profano At length nn old la ly, a notorious
disputant, belonging to anothor society, chan
red to pay ft viit to tho clergyman's wife.
The raven porching himself up on tho back of
a chair, eyed her steadily for a long timo, and
at length coking hi head asido very gravely,
and peoring closo in hor face, shoutod aloud
to tho horror of both ladies and oth rs assem
b!o l "D n yel d nyel"
Tho old lady rose in high dtiggoon. and fa
cing her denouneor, as she turned to depart
retorted in a loud voice, and with a very red
faco ."don't you d n me! you good for noth
ing orthodox crooter. don't belong to your so
cirfy." Clinton Courant