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Plain, Fancy, Ornamental, (in colors or not,) executed with neatness ami ilc'l'iitcb, ut thin ufTue Execution,. . . Alway to ho founl for salo a ttlmvc. 4 M'titS i T it! Li r in VAN 11UKKK COUNTY OFFICE1IS. sTjTula ckman, Ke"1ter, of Deed, Attorney at Law, ami Notary ritMic,- will attnl to the biuoss ol Cunve Rncing, drawing1 agreements, applications for county lauds, will, &c. the puivhaseaud nalo f roaf ctate, payn;ent f taxes, examination of title and the compromising of contacting title, &c. Ofilce in the Court lloviso. 6 ly A. V. NASI, lud$ of Probate, and Notary Public, Van Huron Co. ConvynHf in? and other husi'iepH pertain ing to said ofliecs promptly attended U. WiJl alao attend to tho purchase and ale of Ileal Kbtttto, Kiamlnln? Titles, paying Taxey pro curing Itounty Land Warrants, Ate. Otlioo In tho Court House. 2d door on the right. 91. t'HANDLKIt HICIIAHDN, attorney, Solicitor and Counselor at Law. Prose cuting Attorney for the County of Van T5.tri, JJounty Land and Tension Acut. Contracts lrwn, and collecting pr'itip'b' attended to. ODice'in thoCourt )lvo. M'J-tf. Vaw lw, - Michigan. J.M.RWLOU, Count v Treasurer. Van Duron County, Notary Put lie, tta., will mend to tle purchaso and salo of Ileal Estato, examinini: title, payir g Taxes, pro ctrrinff Kounty Land arrant, a. umcc in tko Court IIou.e. My, T. It II AltHISOX, . Plain, Pancv. Jo New? and Ornamental Priuter Handbill! Posters, Curd. Pall TiekcN. lo. hpee dily and tjuickly executed with ncatni-.s and ilic I'atch. All orders respectfully colicited. Price moderate Noutiikunkh Ort ici: m rlh fido f main street. Paw Paw. IL NJUTJI V CO., lVlnlc!al' and Petail lVifTrs in Preign and lo lui'flie Pry (ioinJ.-, Heady Made ( lnliiinir. Loots .1 SJioes. !reerie., Ac, ,1c Lon.i? Prick St re. Corner of Main and Kalamazoo t., Paw Paw, Michigan. . I.M. ly. r. v. si:lli:ck, Dealer in Dry (loods, (Iroccries, Iteudy Male Clo thing. Koots and Shoes, Hats and Caps. ! Is 'ld Mt the l'iwi Sgures, all kind of pp-ducr t;ken in exchange. Store one 'b'or wc.t of E. Smith l C'o's. Please give me a call. Paw Paw, !."i-ly. Mich. mi:loj)1An. T he choniost Mu-ic M.tin .t Hamlin, and Prince l (Vn have exclusive patented ipnnt ciii nts. Jleiij. I!andiil, Lawrciuv. Av'ciit can luriii.-h ai d warrant r ilnraiolit . v-: : i'.-:ry prn-c. voice Joiid or soft and tune in the eual Umperanu ut. Lawrence, Nov. I, lj7. l::.t-tf. 1h:xky u'ers, Mnuftorr.rTo.'t!:d !Kil"rin Winrr Cottagoand r&nr ct chair?. 'I'nrniv.g rtpaiiir.ir, c e.v cntod on hhort notice. Mine lime for ha'e wnd rf'USUut! OU holld. Slii UKo lwt C harh, m tho now cabinet shop. Paw Phw. July W, 1?j7. I20'.y it i:kv sri:iti:, Pcsalcr iu Headv Male I'b ll.in-. Hats, Cjj . Vali os and (lentleineii'n Furnihlug CJ oods, whul. will 15 fold to ut customers.. Flwt Door Ehs of Israel's Fancy Store. Kalamazoo, Mich. 120-lv. AT Till! CITY KI'OKi: tppo.-itc the Court House, in Paw Paw, may be f'uud a good assortment of Poors l Siior.s, inan uf.toturcd to stiit tne trade and warranted to mit. Alo, a choice": select ion of Family ( u khiks for Kal cheni.y T. A. (JPA.MiLH, 152-ly. A. J. SOJlTOUi:. DKN'I'ISTIIY. X)r. W. Urown can W found at all times a? hi rooms over Iwmon, Warren aril .''. Store, and i rcpared to execute !c;atit!y and well, all kind of work in the line ,,f l.i.; r'iresi .n. Teeth extracted, filled wi:!i p!d or filver !'-iiI and new one. inserted. -i: : the most improved pr'nv ij !- .- ' v or in 'i ! f J. !i . i l the art. I 17. DKAYM.W. IP. KNSHiN. having c- i.:bM;ed hh.uelf in J Paw Paw village for 'lie purp se of f .I'.owi'ig tlic above business vsi'l utten 1 tj all jo!,.," in his liuo wilh dilligenee and dispatch. ,.VJanli'iis lL-iighftl to OkIp"-. Paw Paw, Mich., March L'lili, 1 s.x. 1 I -1 v. O. P. UOllTOY, in Crockery, (ilas and China-ware, Pap- r Hanging. Window Shades and Curtains, ('ut 'iery, Jewelry, Yankee Notions, Stone ami Past ern, Ware, ,1c, South fide of Main st. first door west of P. Smith it Co., 1 1 7-1 f. C. U. ODKLL, M D. Homoopathic Fhysician, Surgeon cn'ift, and 01jUtriciun. Also, dealer in Pock A; Station nry. lie may at all tirres bo found ut lii Posidenco on tho corner of Nilcs Sc Paw Puw st. lirictly aouth f Cha. Sollick'a. M. P. ALLEN, Manufacturer of and dealer In all kinds of CnLlnct Ware; counting in part cf liurccun, Tables, Pe4-5t0;ids, Lounires, Toilt, Washing ana Light St.andrt, ctc.V1. Cotlim made to nrd:r. Waro roonisoj pcititho M, K. Church, Maiu-pt. "Jl A. B.1N0G $ CO. froprlotor Paw Paw Livery Stuble. Horws and 'Carriages, at all tiaicn to let. Passenger con ryed to any part of tho country with Sespatch. Btable in rear of Exchange Hotel. Terms mod crate. 23yl ini.VJA.MlN HIMMONN, Clock and Watch maker, and Jeweler. Mattawan, Michigan. Pciiairing done iu the be.-t manner and on reasonable tenn!. jJ-ly. JL G. IHITLP.U iV CO., Wholosjile and Retail dealers in American, Pn lisli and (ierman Hardware; also, Iron, Nails and filass; Cooking. Parlor and Pox Stove, Tin, Copjicr and Sheet Iron Ware. Those wish ing to trado will plca.-c give u a call before pur chasing elsewhere. JjO. Paw Faw, Mich. S.C, OlilML'S, 'Jealor in (Iroccries and rrovinionn, Fi-h, Fruit, Nuta, Puints, Oils, Ynnkce Notion", Vnofoii, Willow and Slone Ware, Conlectionery, ('igars, Irt:g and Modicinos, INoks nd Stationery, paro Liquors for Medicinal and Mechanical pur pOHo etc., etc. Sly 1 a. 0. RiMxs.... Taw raw W. R. HAWKINS, Ojaler In Dry (Joo l.s, Groceries, HaMwaro, Ready Jlfade Clothing, Hoots aad Shoes, II. its an ! Cap-, Set. Store, aomh side Main street. 4-ly DHH.ANDUKW3 p WOODMAN, Uve formod a copartnr rhir forttLo practjeo of MePf ine and en'gery . Ail ealfj promptly aster" d I to dt j erhtx'it LAWTON BUSINESS CARDS. 1). 12. Manufacturer and dealer in all kinds of Cabinet Ware, consitiii in art of lUireauM, Tablec, liedteads. Lounge, 'IVilct, Wiijiliing and Lirlit Stand., tic, Ac, Cifliii! made to order. All kindi of produce and lumber taken in payment for which will be paid the bihcM market price. Warcrooni", one door north of tho lied Ulack fmith'n t-hop. 117-tf. Lawtou, Michigan. i. T. UTII A: into., Dealers in !rueeric and Provision., pish Fruit., Con fee t ion ii ry, (Mjrarn, Paint., Oil., tJla.., live Stuff. Yankee Notion, Perfumery, Pings and JWcdicincf, Voden and Willow ware, Pure I.i'i- uor. for Mi'diciuiul and Mcehauieal purpose.-, jjotk. nml stationery, etc., etc., Lawton, Michigan. (. P. Smith, ) . , E. P.. Smith, j u-iy. i:. I). HIMUO.NS, Dealer iu Sanli, lilind. nnd Door, and all kind. of Cabinet Ware, at tho Steam Saw Mill. Lawton, 147. If. Mich Dits. sxto.v v i)i;vi:v, Have formed a Co-partnership for the practice of Medicine and Mirgery in nil it departments. All calls promptly attended to, clay or night A good assortment of choice medicines aro kept constantly for niIu. lon-ly. Lreedsville, .... Mich. locticks Iltat. Tho S;itunl:iy Kvening Cmz tto lias : Now York ooiTtHnlon who IVnt J)oo .'ticks in humor and tho knack in playiup; npuit woiiH. 1 ho Inllowinjr i.s extracted (Votn liis last letter : It's a free institution filled with 'dead iii ads.' l'rlVioii wishes! to feel of my head. Told me to uncover. Told him to feel of it with my hat on. The hat was felt. I then took it off. lie examined my wig. Said he new there was something in jjiv head it was full of life. He dwelt a lung time ott a hump by the sidewalk falling against it while 1 was taking my room-mate home from a primary election. Iluum-matc was very drunk on that occas ion j ho thought he was taking me home.) I had an iiw.'ul headache next morning. I felt dragged out. Professor said lariro bumps denoted groat acquisitiveness said I had a searching mind. Told me to search it' I had a quarter iu my poccef called that experimental phrenology. Professor, after f had mentioned my name conducted me around tho mu0!ii,;l showed mo all" the "Leads. "" home were pla.-ter casts ; said they cast lots. Told him 1 was opposed to gambling he lock ed bewildered. Showed me the skull of Mulligan. Mulligan was an acrobat made his ap pearance on a tight rope at the city prion for the benilit ut the public broke his neck in the performance. Next he showed lne skulls of men kill ed in wars. Professor observed as a cur ious fact, that those slain iu battle were ireueraliy aged haveing balled heads. In the next row was the skull of a boat man; it was not for salo ; it looked ordin ary, poor fellow he had run his race. W'c next paid our .attention to tiie fe males. They were seemingly uld maids being laid on the shell in tiers. 1 coulden't tell them from the heads of the mails. Professor said they had a little more jaw. ' lie didn't speak of their sighs. As I was about departing, Itioticcd a curious shaped skull. I took it up, ex claiming, " I low wonderful and fearful we are made I" " Put that down," said the professor, " it belongs to ine'" It was marked "baboon I" Hints to Married Men. Peppcrgrass says that if he stays out late at night and wishes to avoid scolding or curtain lectures from 31 rs. 1'., he gen erally waits out tho " we sma" hours ayont the twall," when the anger of his better half subsides in the fears for his personal safety. He goes out "on busi ness," with a promise to be home at nine. Half-past nine, Mrs. P. uneasy; ten, ag gravated; half-past ten, positively.,cnrag ed, aud rehearses to herself an address for Peppergrass' especial edification, filled with cutting reproaches; eleven, vague uneasiness, accompanied by ati indefinite fear that "somcihiug must have happen ed;" half-past eleven, nervous apprehen sion tears takes tho place of withering glances; twelve o'clock, unendurable sus pense, if she only knew the worst; one o'clock is completely worked up, has tho "conniption," and is about going off the handle when Peppergrass arrives ; throws herself into his arms, overjoyed to sec him, as she " was so afraid some acci dent must have- happened to him." Av'junta J)ijmtvh. Ladikh C.HttY? Pistols.- Thc New Orleans True Delta says there is a movement going on iu that city, havin" for its object tho introduction of tho cu torn of ladies carrying fire-arm ?mall pistolssuchas are known as Vest-pocket pis tols and which can be slowed, without in cumbrance in the pocket of tho Lair shoot cr'a dress, in order to protect,: themselves from violence and insidt. ' Society must bo in a sad Ktatc in New Orleans if this statement i3 true. tuT Pid for the hcadOnc hickory club, or four whisky punches. POETRY. Per tho Truo Northerner, Written by a Lly, and read before the South Haven Literary Club, March, 15. 1 "Do vn to the Mouth" "We were of half our joys bereft, When wo our friends and homes had left, With sorrowing heart ami tearful eye, We gave th' embrace and long good-bye For we were bound for tho land of the west, Where sinks the suu when ho goc3 to rest, Uy stage coach, steamboat, and railway Wo hasted on, by night and day, Until we thought the goal was won, And our journeyings nearly done Hut just imagine our vexation, When we arrived at Paw Paw Station, And learned that the place of our destina tion, Was thirty miles "from all creation." Well then we pocketed our rage, And packed ourselves close in a stage. And through the mud, and over stumps 31 id twitches, jerks, knocks and bumps, With troubles 'nough to set one raving, We came o'er tho way that leads to South Haven. The road was long tho journey rouh, And the yarns they tuld us, ice re rather tovyh. At IJrecdsv'dle Hotel we stopped a few moments, Put long enough for very comment. We asked for a drink of cold water, And this we received from Mother five's daughter, Put we hare become a degenerate race, For not one line of beauty was seen iu her face, With :i scowl on her brow, and i; flash in her eye, She stood there and viewed us all "cap a pie," She raised her broad hand halfway to her nose, Anil"8aiJf,y6irfe goTugIIown to the mouth I suppose," " Well then you'll be sorry the place can't be beat;" " Y'ou'll be tired to death, when you get there and have nothing to cat;" " Y'on'll be sick every one with that terri ble plague," "For every ouc has there the Fever and Ague." . With this bright picture of tho future in view, We left our kind hostess, and bade her adieu ; Hut ever and anon, ns we came on our way, Her vision would rise up lie fore us and sa. . In language, expressive but wurd un couth, "Oh yea! you're going down to tho mouth'." And when at lastour rough ride was ended, Over such ways as oajht to be mended, And wo had arrived at the Haven South, We did feel rather "down at the mouth." For every joint was racked with pain, And we sore puzzled our poor brain, To know how we'd get again from "down to the mouth." On every side we cast our eye, Were sand and stumps, and trees so high, And then we'd heave a doleful sigh, We're " down at the mouth." Put soon wc met with cheerful face-, As e'er were seen in other places, And friends so constant, true and kind, With genius, wit and sense refined, And blessed with gifts of heart and mind, We'll bid good bye to all our sighs, Indulgo no more in " hntrty erics,'" For here arc those wc dearly prize, " Pown to the mouth." The sand no longer blinds our eyes, The stumps no more like spectres rise, The scales have taken their demise, And now we sec with vision clear, The buauty Nature's lavished here, On every side, both far and near The forest with its towering trees, 'Tho river rippling in tho breeze, The lake with its broad bosom blue Reflects the sky an image true, Of vast Ktcrnity. We've food for body and for mind, Aud all may taate who feel inclined, And those who fdander cur fair f.fuic, May come with us, and share the same No animosities we hold 'Gainst those who oft, havo falsehood told, Put will forgive and be good friends, If they will only make amends Our rival (mens, North, Fast and South, We now invite you ' down to the mouth.' Now we can boar the jeers and flout Of those who live a few miles out. Let them rant, abuse afftl seolF, And tell how badly wo are oil" We know 'tis envy fires their heart, And poisous with its venomed dart Ami jealously" Aye ! there's the rub," For we've a Literary Club Here, "down to the mouth." Il!lDVAXTAl.l? OF KiXOUAXCIL " Who is your committee, sir V " Captian Pill Punkers." " Is lie a man capable of ascertaining for himself the nualiticatious of a teacher?" ()h yes ! at least I had as lief have Pili Iunkeri judgement of a niau who applied for tho school, as any other in the district; and yet he is the only man in the whole district, I believe, but what can read and write." " Your school committee not able to read and write ?" Not a word,ind still he does more business than any man iu this neighbor hood. Why you see he keeps a sort of store, sells to A., P., aud C, and char ges in a book after the fashion of his own; aud 1 would as soon trust his book keeping as anybody's ; though, to be sure he has got into a juiliblc, hero, about some charges to a neighbor at the other end of the town, and they aro having a court about it to-day, at Punker's store 1 understand." Header, allow me to usher you a, once into Captain Pill Punker's store. The only chair and table iu the room were oc cupied by the justice ; tho rest of the com pany sat around on what they could find. OutliC loft of the jlUicO sat ;the defend ant whose composed looks and occasional knowing smile .seemed to indicate eonii- dence in tho strength of his defence, and the possession of some secret advantage. On tho other hand sat Punker the plaintiff. He was a remarkably stout, hard ly looking man, and although his features were extremely rough and swarthv, yet, he had an open, honest and very in telligent face. The parties were now luwi - .1 I. like a lawyer, proceeded at once to the merits of his case, lie produced and spread open his account book, and then went to show his manner of charging, which was wholly by pictur es, drawing his debtor at the top of the page with sonic particulars of his person or calling. In the present case, the debtor, who was a cooper, was designed by the rude pic ture of a man iu the act of hooping a bar rel, and the article charged, there being but ono item, was represented by a shaded circular figure, which tho planintiif said was intended for a cheese that had been sold tho defendant some years before. 44 Now Mr Justice." said Punker, 44 now the article hero charged, the man had. I will and do swear to it ; for hero it is in black and white. And 1 having de manded my pay, and having not only re fused it but di-nied over buying the article in question, I havo brought this suit to secure my ju.-t due. And now I. v. l-di to j to (. .anada, but to old ( anaan, I suppose see if he will get up heroin coti't and i that Pharaoh and all tho chivalry of old deny the charge undei oath. If ho will j Kgypt, denounced him as a furious Abo let him, but the L rd havo mercy on his j lit.'ouist. ( Laughter.) I do not know soul I" I but they blasphemed their (Jod, who had "Well, sir, replied tho defendant j .1 I I ....... 1 . .1 promptly, i nero unuer oaui swear mat I never bought or had a cheese of you in my life." 44 Under oath of God do you declare it, do yuu sharply asked Punker. 44 1 do sir," firmly answered the other. " Well, well ! 1 would not have believ ed a man iu all tho" town would have dared to do that." Hero the jurtice interfered, declaring the plaintiffs aecoun Look entitled to cred it, unless the defendant could produce re butting testimony. Whereupon two ofdcfeiidant's neighbors testified that he had not only made a sufficient supply of cheese for his family but during tho year of the alleged pur chase, actually sold a considerable quanti ty of the article. This evidence, seemed to settle the question in the mind of the justice, and he now sojn announced that he felt bound to give judgement in favor of the defend ant for his costs. 44 . Judged ami sworn out of the whole of it as I am a sinner ! Yes, fairly sworn out of it and saddled with a bill of cost to boot! Put I can pay it, so reckon it up Mr. Justice and he will have it all squared on the spot. And on tho whole, 1 am not suro but a dollar or two is well spent in finding out a fellow to be a scoundrel, who has been passing himself off for an bonc.st man." "Now, Pill Punker," said the defend ant, 44 you have I flung out a good deal of slufT here, aud have bore it all without getting riled a hair, but now it's all fixed and settled, I am going just to convince you that I am not quite the ono as has sworn to a perjury in this ere business." " Well, we will see," rejoined Punker. " Yes, wc will see," replied the defend ant resolutely; wc will sec if wc can't make you, eat your own words. Put 1 want lirft to tell you. where you. rais.-ed it. When you dunned mo Punker, for thepayor a cheese aud i said I never had one of you, you went of a little to ijuiok, you called me a liar before giving me a chance to say another word. 1 then thought I would let you take your own course till you took that name back. If you had held on a minute, without break ing out so upon me, I should have told you all how it was, and you would have got your pay on the spot; but" " Pay '." liencly interrupted Punker; " then you admit that you had the cheese do you r 44 No, sir jidmit no such thing," quick ly rejoined the former, 44 for 1 still say I never had a cheese of you in the world, but I did have a small grindstone of you tit the time aad at just the pri';e you have charged for your chooso and here is your money, sir. Now, Punker, what do you say that '!" 44 (jrindstonc cheese chee -grindstone; 1 must think this matter over agai n . ( I ri n ds t on o eh eos e cheese grindstone. Ah, I have it ; hut my (Sod forgive mo for what I have done. It was a grindstone, but I forgot to make a hole in the middle for a crank !" This upshot of the law suit was satis- factorv to all concerned, and the neighbor hood Iiad something to talk about the rest of the season. Wisconsin Journal of JM ucation. Ancient nd 3Iodcrii ltotishlncr? Senator Wade, in his great speech on the 14th, made some capital hits, and none better than the following, tracing the similarity between a singular race of beings that lived iu ancient times, and the fossil remains of a similar race of peo ple which we discover in the United States, in this age of the world. Kvcry ono will agree with the Senator, however, that like Indian tribes, they aro fast dis appearing from the face of the earth. Says .Mr. Wade : 44 How havo you done it' You have done it because you liad a general bond of interest uniting you, tying you together as if animated by one soul. What was the interest to me was the interest of an other. You aro forced all on the same platform, all acting to one end. You found the Democracy of tne North divi ded in various pursuits, laboriug in their itriuUa Hvoeatiwna, with very httlo time .1.1- 11 1 to siuuy i nis prooiem oi ponucs; ana you, have always been able to seduce enough of us over to joti, to carry your govern ment along. I know that gentlemen smile at this; but I am compelled by truth to state facts here that I wish I could hide from the world. It is a rot tenness at the North that you do not have. Jt is disreputable to us, but I am compelled to admit it. Your allies, the doughfaces of the North, in my judge ment, aro tho most despicable of; men. Tho modem doughface is not a character peculiar to the age in which we live, but you lind traces of him at every period of the world's history. He is void of pride; he is void of self respect; he is actuated by a mean groveling sollishness that wo'd sell his Maker for-a price. Why, sir, when old Mosc, under tho immediate in spiration of God Almighty, enticed a whole nation of slaves, and ran awav. not u.-.-i.ted the fugitives from labor to eeapi ,1 .11.1. 1 l nave no uuot at ail mat when sonu Southern gentlemen of the gospel come up to preach to the North, they will s;vy. that tho Almighty acted a very fanatical part in this business. I am afraid that they will say so; Ho was aiding and abet ting in tho escape. Put amid.-t the glo ries of that great deliverance, even feed ing upon miracles of the Almighty as they went along, they were not wanting those who loved Egypt better than they loved Egypt better they loved liberty; whoso souls longed for the flesh pots of Egypt, and who could turn from tho invisible glories of the Almighty God, to worship and Egyptian calf. They wero tho dough faces of that day. They were national men ! (Laughter.) They were not ex actly Northern men with Southern princi ples but they were Israelites with Egypt ian principles. (Laughter.) Again, when the Saviour of the world went forth on his great mission to pro claim glad tidings of joy to all the people of the earth, to break every yoke, and to preach deliverance to the captive, ho met with the same class of men iu tho persons of Judas Iseariot and tho chief priests. In the days of our own Kcvolution, wheu Washington and his noble associates were carrying on that struggle to establish jus tice, and to secure the blessings of liberty to themselves and their jostcrity, they met with the samo class of men in tho ad mirers of George III and Lord North. They are all of the same class fake to the education of their fathers false to tho great principles which have been in stilled into them willing to do anything that will minister to the cupidity of their masters, let the consequences lc what they may. It is thn class of men aided by a close aristocracy at the South, that has enabled the minority to rule with iron hand the majority since tho organization of this government. I have cndcavoicd to daguerreotype the.-o mui for the bene- fit of future ages; for I believe that, like the Indian tribes they are disappearing. They have put them to very hard service, sir. They die faster than tho northern negroes in vour rice-swamps politically, I mean. ou put them to service that they cannot stand. When you ask them to vote for a fugitive bill, they may do it at once, but political death stares them in' the face. When you ask them to go with you for the repoal of the Missouri restric tion, you litid the same state of things. And now, worst of all, when you ask them to fasten upon their feilow men, in a territory of the United States, a consti tution which that people abhor, I tell vou every northern-representative who partici pates in this act, is not only politically dead, but he may thank hia God if he C3--cnpci vith that.- Sr. Louis March Jl. A dispatch1 from Leavenworth of -Oth says the con stitutional convention adjourned from Minneola and met at Leavenworth on tho evening of -5th. Charges of corruption were prescient. Lane resigned tho Pres idency of the convention. Tho people are satisfied with this demonstration of the Free State feeling, and prefer a Presi dent not identified with the Extremists. It is supposed the session of tho conven tion will be short, and that the Topeka Constitution will be adopted, with soruo modifications. Lane pledged himself tt)' resign before he could be elected Presi dent of the convention. The Extremist are becoming moderate in their views. Six mountain men arrived from Camp' Scott on the liCth of January, on foot, with pack-mulci. They encountered several severe snow storms. They think the Mormons could easily overcome John dton'scommand if they wishod. Tho wagon manufactory of John Cook,, and several small buildings adjacent, were destroyed by fire last night. Lofl about" 'J",(.MJ0. Two hundrcd'govemniciit wag ons wero burned. The Mkdium Cukatrk in Exist--knck. In a recent number of the Home Jimrnul New York, N. P. Willis, while reviewing Gosso's excellent "Treatise on Life in its Lower, Intcrmediato and Higher Forms," says: If a dozen rcqplewerrr. asked, for.' tho" lir.it r time, ia question, What : the animal of. middling siio im existence?' probably no two Would give the same answer, If the persons were unsicntihV.. the guesses woulu vary be tween a man and a mouse; a nearer ap proach to the truth would at once suggest familiarity with the microscope. Tho animal actually occupying this class posi tion, wc learn from the book beforo us; is the common house fly of ono third of on inch ia length; the extremes being ono hundred' feet and'one twclve-fJioufajad part of an inch. We lords of creation, are decidedly among its giants." Nkw Oar.KANs, March 21th. Mata moras has been declared a free port. On the 21st Vidaurri issued a proclamation, demanding payment of pr oeut of ail moneys duo from the church property. Tampieo had not yet been attacked. A battle was expected near San Luis Pot osi, between the adherents of Oaraca audi Zuloasa. iD J Tho difference between a Pepublic and a Monarchy, is thus pointed out by some body: 44 Pile all the people into a pyramid, wilh tho President as an- apex and you havo a symbol of a Republic.' You can shake tin VrosldcMit, but you can't move the united force of the people. Invert tho pyramid, with a king for its base, and have the symbol of a monarchy Tip up the king and the whole struc ture falls into confusion." What may wj; comf. to. Member of Congress about to enter the House to a friend : " Just mv luck ; I have left my knife and elungshot in my other coat at the hotel. Just wait hero till 1 go and get 'em- -1 wont be a minute and it won't do to ro without 'cm. Ks3.A lar.y fellow onco declared in pub lic 13 company that. ho cov.hl iwfiiwl- bread ir his family- 44 Nor I !" replied an in for dustrious machanie; " I am. obliged, to work hard for it." fiT A merchant lately advertised for ' a clerk who could " bear confinement." He received an answer from oue who had' been seven years in gaol. jftlT " Jtoj what's Wcomc of that holfl I saw in your pants the other day?" (Ytuug America, carefully examining his unmentionable,) "It. is worn out sir." P'"Gimea ducking," is the term Used for a young " feller" in Arkansas,, who goes to " set up" with a young lady.. ty-Iti jirivato we must watch our thoughts; in the family, our temper ; :ioi company our tongues. WiF Quill are tho things tint some times are taken from the pinions of ono goose tofprcad the pinions of another-. The mart who cat his dinpQr. with the fork oi a river lias been fmleavonn to spin i mountain top. Ych was a prisoner on board the Inflcz. Lie, on route for Calcutta. 9