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13K00KVILLE, INDIANA, F1UDAY, OCTOBElt 22, 1858.
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f lin or will b charged on dollar, if
Tr lini-i, ten renta ln.
Lcl aJrertuemeuU will be inrld ana Charg
ed to the attorarj ordering tba am.
Candidate fur ffir will n charged two dollar
or aaaauncamenU, or oao dollar to qWr.tri.
Transient adrrtiimenU Mt InrariMy ba paid
Cor la alraaeo. AU other to b ttlrJ for quarter Iv.
A dixpuaat f fltra fT wnt will b ma Ja from our
uaal ralp for cah.
Adrertiteiaentf to Injure lnrrtion must be
tiaoded la l WeJnetdsT morning at 10 o'clock.
.CrfaW" a particalar tima is aoifloj when
tian lel I, atrrrti(iieatr wilt 1 fxUii-hcJ until
rderad out, and charged rrur Jingly.
Sscöora of tftt 23cnnttful.
childhex.
BT lONomUlt.
Coma to me, 0, ye children!
Fur I hearyoa atyoar play,
And the qtievtion tbat perplexed ma
Hue raiujhed quite .
Ye open the Eastern window,
Tbatlonk towards the nan.
Where thought rn linging iwalluw
Aud the brooks of morning run.
3d yt hearts are the Vird and the nnxhinc.
In your thought tbe brookU-U flvw,
lint in mine i the wind of Antninn,
And tbe firt fall of the now.
Ah ! what would tht world In t at
If he cliiUreu wer no more?
Wr Jioatd dread tholeert Ultind n
V'vrM tbaa tka Hark before.
What the Uavcare to the forest,
W ith light air for food.
Ere their wet and tender juice.
Hare been hitrlcne J into wood,
That to the world are lii'Ir a;
Throneh theto it feel the glow
Of brighter and runnier i limaie
Than rcaihvs the trunk below.
I'Hine to me, 0, je rh Wirr !
And whi-ipor in my ear
What thebirl aud tba triad are tinging
i r TuruuiiT at:ojihcre.
For what are all onr contrivin.
And the iilom of mir hook.
Wlivn eoinpared with your carvt'.
And the glaJnes.i of yuur lnok ?
Yeare Kelter than all th haflad
That errr wa un or tail;
For ve are livii.t; jx in,
Aud all the re.'t are dead.
Ood b!e the Lndir.4, one and all,
I lve them rery .eurly
Thi prayer ialwuj on my lip:
OUI amy they im rea yearly !
They are the f iBtil of earthly jy
Ai will i earthly IrouMo,
Tli've 1 .-..-1 (like all u tr griefs and pa'tn)
I)i4lvo a war like buMilo.
Tbe joy remain thriujlisll our live..
Preferred by woum't luve
And when wo lay n down to die,
Wa find them ni'.l Uie.
THE WATII HOUSE WAIF.
"Oh, sir !" crici the woman, ns tliev
forced lier into tlio station -house, ''let a
loor, unfortiui.itc creature go to her
liome. Iii'kei!, I vat eekiii fr my
Oi'M, tny poor lost oliild !'
Tue appearance of the woman was,
ptrikin. Her Ion hair wa wet, for
fhe nihl was stormy. Jler poor gar
ment were drajri'cil with mir. There
was a hcart-hroktrn look in her face;
her jesturcs were those of extreme mis
. "Indeed, I'm no niht wukcr, hnt an
honest woman ! exclaimed the misera
ble creaturo, holding up suppliesitin
liand.. u)ly girl wa iut laut night,
and many n nigltt In-lbre, till the break
of the morning, and woe if me, but
I'm pure it wan no good place. Oh !
the. (lad of Heaven forgive, me !' 6he
sobed, in the intensity of her feelings,
but would fhe had been laid cold in
the grave when he was a pretty little
thins, and myself wa proud of her.
C)h ! woe, woo me :
This real distress touched the officer
"Don't take on so, good woman,'
paid the captain of tho watch. "Just
you sit by tho fire hero and dry your
self. I'll see yuii home in half an hour,
or r, myselt. Have you a hut-band (
'Oh, don't rtk me," sobbed the wo
man, with another burnt of distress.
"I laid him in the ground just six
months ago this day. A good man he
was, but I'm a lonely widow no r, and
my own flesh and blood has gone seek
ing bad ways I fear. Mr. Watchman,
isn't there nothing that will stop the
'wickedness of this world ? Oh, to loose
a fair child that way ! you dont' know
Svhat it is, fir.M
"Has she been an undntiful daugh
ter? " asked tho captain of the watch.
"Ion't ask mc don't nsk me," moan
ed tho wretched mother, swinging her
self to and fro. "Cold steel couldn't
hurt me more than that sumo question.
IM have spilt my heart's blood tor her
good !" sho wailed out in a voice of
deep anguish.
t Tho dreary moments crawled along.
Tho ticking of tho great clock, the oc
casional muttering of some wretched
prisoner in hi cell tho monotonous
Ktep of tho watch tho lurid red of the
tire, the chill. rain driving, the tierce
wind blowing, nign creaking, and the
dull glaro of tho owl-eyed lights, tnudo
a monotonous and dusky, not to. nay
melancholy picture a nlghtmaro im
nresHion upon tho "lone widow," who
sat by tho etuvo weaving tho dark 6to
ry ol Iter unlovea mo.
Suddenly there were sounds of oaths,
fierce voices and woman a cries. With
a gn.at racket tho door was thrown
open, and two men struggled in with a
brawny, muscular wretch, from whoso
repulsivu faco tho bright blood was
trickling, and whoso offensive oaths
sickened tho atmosphere already full of
their odor. .Next to him came stagger
ing almost n youtb. Ilia lace, though
young, Avas stamped with villainly ol
maturer years. After him a coarse,
fat woman, her clothes, face, and hands
ensanguined, her broken hoops and
tattered gaVments hanging horribly
limp, her mouth running over with tho
fo wiest execrations, and then came a
slight, girlish figure, with long,,limp
curls moistened against her lace, a
flounced dress of gay materials hoops
fashionably expansive, and a bonnet
small and crashed, hanging by tho ex
trcine end of the strings far down her
back.
A shriek went tip that might have
Vi'ukvd the dead. It came from the lone
widow who had watched tho new com
ers iu dismay. She Mood up, her face
changed to the pallor of a corpse, atd
never sounded despair like that cry -"KlJen
my (iod 1 Kilon! j-ou hero?
The child bhe was scarcely more
looked round in affright, her pretty
face almost distorted with the emotions
produced at tho sound of that voice.
Then to sec tar shriek and cower oh !
there was guilt
"hllcn ! hllcnl oh, what did you do
it for? Oh ! how could you leave your
mother's hearthstone? how can you
kill iikc ? Can she he saved ? sir sir !
in pity, in .mercy -did you bring her
hero from any bad place ? Has she
done wrong ' Is my poor girl ruined ?
iiemeniber she id fatherless I'm n
widow perhaps he whs decvived, oh !
oh !"
"Took her from a dance cellar," said
the watchman, as he proceeded to dis
joe of the others.
"Don't, don't lock hervup; let hir go
ouie vith moT" She was on her knees.
hot tears running along tho channels
in her cheeks, her eves starting forth
with
her great
agony. ,
Jo''t let
iter
s a
Wvgr:u-ei
1
to-nmrrow
! She'
yoiiig, thing only fourteen; she'll iev-
or do so again, I 11 pledge you lliat.
See, she's crving; oh, she's jrry, she's
repenting, ain't You, fllleii ? Sec her
i i . i .i i i . i ... . ... i
snaKo wun lite sous? near mat anu
that ! oh, tho child's heart's breaking
of nhamc and sorrow. .My poor Ellen!
mv little Kllen ! Her father called
ier Iiis lamb, before he died; oh, little
he ki ew little lie could foisee this.
Mercy for her, sir, if vou've got any
children, be merciful !"
She had" crept on her kmes up to the
captain of the watch, and now had hold
of his hands. Tears were in his eyes,
hi.s stern lips quivered, but directing
his eve and voice towards the guiltv
;irl, he said, in a tono of assumed
harshness
4Vhv do vou euro for her?. She dis
graces you she forgets your suffering,
your care, your love, anu goes among
devils, where tdio was found to-niglit.
She cares nothing for vou, let her bo
punished let her go.'
"O, sir I you see how sho feels uon t
talk so; you don't know a mothers
love, sir. J'd take her to my arms to
night; Id take my jxor child, my
stray lamb, in my bosom. 1 bore her,
lies the only thing 1 ve got to love,
tid Uod only kno.vs how 1 love her.
I'd die yes, this minute, I'd die at
your feet just o save her from shame.
hllen, oh, tell the gentleman you are
v i tail
sorry you repent. Uli, JJien l you
know you know what 1 would do to
ti
save you.
And if you take her," said the cap
tain, striving to steady his voice, "she II
irn li'wl .wr-iiii t, ll.-.t In. II Klw ill n'Kil't
deserve your kindness stich as she
doesn't your love. I'll find you many a
poor girl who would work hard tor you,
it y oti gave 'em a kind word aud a
smile now and then; but she "'
Oh, si , don't talk so hard of her:
sIic'h 103-ihihl, and 1 can't bear ili Jl
you won't be merciful don't talk like
that. See the poor thing. Julien, dar
ling, don't take on so; I'll stand by you;
not but what you've been wicked and
broke in' heart and my spirit entirely.
Oh I Kllen. how could" vou how could
vor . ...
It was the most touching sight that
was ever witnessed between such walls.
The girl Was absolutel crushed with
humiliation-perhaps sorrow ami grov
elled to the very floor, sobbing convul
sively. Her mother crying too her
voice husky and faltering, was bending
above her, striving to lift her up, alter
nately bestowing the most pathetic la
mentations that sho had abandoned her.
"I can't stand it," said tho captain of
the watch, throwing his head aside anil
dashing tho tears away. Then going
towards the wretched couple, he said
"Look here, 3 01mg girl, 3'ou deserve
the penitentiary tor deserting such a
mother as that."
"lon't bo too hard, captain." It was
the mother's imploring voice.
"Yes, I sa3 you deserve it, and if 3-011
go on us you've begun, Til promise it'll
send you there, as sure as fate. Now
3011 have seen what tho beginning of
this courso has led you to., it's a mer
cy you were caught to-night as you
were; it may save you. It 1 let 3-011 go
home with your mother this time, will
3'ou bo suro never to be seen in such a
placo again ?"
Tho girl lifted up her pale, frighten
ed face, washed with tears, us she said,
"Oh, no, ir; never again."
"Well, I shall let you go; and remain
bor, you aro nover to leavo our moth
er's door aller dark, and remember this
t shall cull there, and hear a report of
your uenavior, anu 11 ever x nuu 3011
missing at any time, da' or night, 1
will ferret you out within twelve hours,
and you shall feel tho lull Soverit' of
the law. Woman, I nm ready to go
homo with you now."
Tho mother neither spoko nor moved.
Sho had fainted vith the great joy, and
it was a long timo before sho revived
sufficiently to lcavo for her homo.
1 To-day threo years after tho scene
narrated there sits in a noat cottage
in tho suburbs of a pleasant Xew.Kng
land village, a beautiful young wile,
with her first-born 011 her lap. Tlcnty
smiles uround and within. Near the
pleasant hearth sits a meek-looking wo
man, busily' sewing". " Tho' two are J'i-'
len and her mother. Driving in 3'0n-
der team that comes so steadil toward
tho cottage, is tho husband ofthat girl,
saved by a mother's devotion; and tho
captain of tho watch, who tell the
story sometime., with infinito spirit,
and not without a tear in tho corner of
his eye, comes out sometimes, to mark
tfle progress of his protege, us he calls
her. lint few know that sad part of
the young wife's history.
Geniui and Velvet
Mademoiselle Mars was performing
T i... I . . .
an engagement at jjyons, wnen, one
morning, a manufacturer of that fa
mous city of rich stuft's, asked for an
audience. On entering, ho proceeded
to spread out, before the astonished ac
tress, a lengthened fold of costly yellow
Velvet.
"Will you please to accept this, and
make my fortune," said the gentleman.
hxplanations over, it was soon under
stood that ft was to be n business affair
altogether. The sagacious warehouse
man knew very well that the superb
woman before him set the fashion, sis to
cut and material of dresses, for nil Par
is. Yellow velvet was what he best
knew how to make, and nobody wore
it but, it would at once be tho rage, if
seen upon iif.r !
It was doubtful. The color was try
ing ! Hut, by the entreaties of the elo
quent pleader of his own cause, the
kind heart of the acttvs was overcom.
The velvet was handed over to her
dress-maker, and made up for the trag
edy which she was to day with Talma,
the week aller.
nt, on seeing herself in tho full
length mirror of the green-room, be
fore the drawing np of the curtain,
.Mai s' heart gave way ! "I look really
too rediculoiis," she exclaimed 'just
like a huge canary-bird and I cannot
appear. Call the manager, and post
pone the performance."
And, with this Midden intelligence,
Talma rushed from his dressing-loom.
"Is that alt?" ho exclaimed, as he
surveyed the magnificent woman: "why
you never looted so superbly in your
lifo ! Chance has favored you. The
toilet is a miracle of effective beauty!-'
Th play went on.
In ten days after afterward, the sa
loons of 1'afis were perfectly golden
with yellow velvet. Every woman, of
fashion must appear in that, and no
other.
And this was the reason for the grand
fYft given by tho wealthier manufactu
rer to Mademoiselle .Mars, on her re
turn, years after, to play again at Ly
ons, it was ui a sii pern country-nouse.
on tho banks of the Sanne, and he had
purchased it with the fortune mado on
the yellow velvet 1
In a speech at Winchester, 111.,
delivered on the 17th inst., Senator
Douglas said :
"Twenty-five 'cars ago, 1 entered
this town on foot, with my coat upon
my arm, without an acquaintance in a
thousand miles, and without knowing
where I could get money to pay a
ucck's loard. Hero I made the first
six dollars I ever earned in my life,
and oltained the first regular occupa
tion that I ever pursued. For the first
time in mv life, 1 then felt that tho re
sponsibilities of manhood were upon
me, although I was under age, for I
had none 1 advise with, and knew no
one upon whom I had a right to call
for assistance, or for friendship. Here
I found the then settlers of the country
y
my friends my first start in lifo was ta
ken here, not only as a private citizen,
but my first election to public oflice, by
the people, was conferred upon 1110 bv
those whom I am now addressing, and
by their lathers. A quarter of a centu
ry has passed, and that penniless boy
stands beforo yoi, with his heart full
and gushing with the sentiments which
such associations and recollections nec
essarily inspire."
The Comet.
According to the calculations of Mr.
Watson, tho comet passed its perihel
ion (point nearest the sun) on the 1st
inst. Mr. W. says :
It will approach nearest our earth on
the. 10th of October, at which time its
apparent magnitude and brilliancy
will be nearly dotinio what thev are
now. It will soon move rapidly to
wards tho South, but will continue vis
ihle till tho latter part of October; at
which time, if viewed near tho end of
twilight every evening, it will bo found
gradually to sink in the southwest, and
finally disappear on its long journey in
to space; not to return till our times
are of more antiquity than those of Mo
ses, or even Adam aro now.
&TT" Sonjo onu gives this cogent ad
vice to bachelors :
'lo uro to annex n woman who wil
lift you up, instead of pushing you
down in n mercantile phase, get boh
of a piece of calico what will wash.
letter from Florence, Ky.
Florence, Ky Oct. 13, 7)3.
Mb. Editor: Unclosed ydu will find
some resolutions, which will oxplain
themselves.
Tho only object in sending them Is to
put you on your guard, and toenablo
you, as one of tho guardians of tho pub
lio welfare, to uso nil the Means Jn your
power to prevent tho "dissolution of the
Union." To enablo you t fully appre
ciate tho "imminent" danger, j'ou ßhould
know that tho "mceting't consisted of
nearly twenty persons I An't you scar
ed? Hut, as there is alwayti a calm after
a.lorui, yoa will nt aj&.rpxiyl to
learn that; with tho exception of a few
curses poured out against' Douglas, Jef
ferson, and the Cincinnati inquirer, the
subject of politics is rarely mentioned.
Tho Northern Kentucky Agricultur
al Society closed its 5th annual exhibi
tion hero on last Saturday, and was n
success, mo attendance, was larircr
- r- - -
than ever before; the stock was the host
in Kentucky, and tho ladies, Oh 1 for a
pen, mado from ono of thö tail feathers
of the comet to describo them. They
were as pretty as red ahrgit, or speckled
beads, as amiable ns turtle doves, ns in
telligent as they get to be.'and as exten
sive as balloons. '.
The entire fair passed oT eatisfactori-
ally, with tho exception of a little muss.
which "whisky" brought about on Sat
urday, by getting into a few members
of the "First Families of Virginia."
who were present. Nobody was much
hurt, As the onlj exhibited their wea
pons without using them.
Hut I will close. If anything funny
01 startling happens -ou will again hear
from the' J'JIlLOSOrilKK.;
!ASS MEF.TIIVU-
At n meeting of thetiizens of the
Counties of llo'wäc and Kenton, held on
the 2rft h day of August, S"8, in the
town of Florence in Hoone county, Ky.;
Capt. Jacob Shotts, cf Hoone. was call
ed to tho Chair, aud Milto W. Graves,
of Kenton was appointed Secretary.
Whereupon the object of the meeting
having been explained. Dt. S. S. Scott,
cf Boone offered the following resolu
tions which wero nnaiiinosly adopted,
...... . . ',
to-wit:
1. Tuv-o'tY', That the vecent action of
Congress in relation to the admission of
Kansas under the Lccompton Constitu
tion, and the course pursued I13- a large
majority of the members from tho Nor
thern States in relatiL'v it, in our
opinion, clearly indieatl tho Union
is in iniincnt danger of irly disso
lution, aud the States iposingitof
civil mir. V
2. !cfilrtd, That in nur-hiimblo opin
ion the best means of preserving the
"Union of the .Mates, is a strict and
faithful adherence to the letter'nr.'d spir
it of tho ConslitHtion; and Che surest
mode of pcrscrviiig eacc and harmony
among the differrnt sections, without
which the "union itself is comparative
ly valueless," is a rend' acknowledge
ment of the rights of others, and a firm
assertion and defence of onr own.
3. Tiesohvd, That in our belief those
who framed tho Constitution of the
United States, wero the best expounders
of its provisions; and the surest guide to
a correct interpretation thereof, is to be
found m the habits and practices of the
people during the earlier administra
tions of the Government. When the
citizen ot JUassucliusctts could go witli
his printing press to Virginia or South
Carolina, and there advocate the aboli
tion of Slavery or the continuance of
the African Slave trade; without fear of
molestation from Stato authority, or of
personal insult, or injury from mob vio
lence; and the .Southern planter could,
with his slaves, traverse the entire coun
try in any direction he thought proper,
without the fear of abolition. State Leg
islation, or abduction of his slaves 03
intermcdling fanatics. All then believ
ed that our common Constitution secur
ed to tho American citiz-v- cvor-whcrc
the largest liberty of M-jtvh and the
press, and protected him- in the unres
trained enjoyment of whatever was re
cognized as property under it, whether
an African Slave or 1111 abolition print
ing press, or whether it was held in
Massachusetts or Georgia.
4. Jlcxol red. That it is tho obvious
construction, as it is the letter and spir
it of tho F?deral Constitution, that the
States composing the Union do hold and
should exercise all tho powers of gov
ernment, or reserved to tho individual
citizen; and that while wo admit t hnt
the government, State or Federal, ha
the power to appropriate to its use, the
private property of tho citizen, when
that use is necessary, for the public
good, et wo maintain that no govern
ment has the power to annihilate prop
ty and say that it shall no longer exist
in any particular subject, or to sa-that
the slavo of a citizen shall go free, that
is ono of the rights reserved to tho in
dividual citizen.
5. Wesohcd, That it is the duty of
tho Federal government, to maintain
inviolate tho persons and property of
the citizens of ti e several States from
the aggressions of other States, or the
ciiizens thereof, as it is alike its duty to
protect them against tho aggressions
and spoiiations of foreign powers, and
tho citizens and subjects thereof; to
maintain the latter doctrino wc have
fought successfully through two foreign
wars;nnd to establish and maintain the
former earnestly and sincerely invokw
all peaceful means; yet it must be done
cmr. what mwy, lor without it tho rede
I rul Constitution which every good citi
ton should cherish as tho npnlo of his
vjv, 1.1 in jiiuv-uco a uoau letter.
C Resolved. That whilst wo. ah TTon.
tnckians, nro willini and do accord to
our Northern brethren all tho rights us
N,.....v,..r, u, V11U unavu oiaie- wutcii wo
claim for ourselves, wo most frankly
and candidly declare that our Interest,
our leenngs ana our sympathies aro ei
tirely with tho Southern people anl
their construction of tho Federal con
stitution; and notwithstanding a few In.
dividuals among us may sympathizo
with the North In its present nositum of
antagonism to tho spread of our pocu.
liar institutions, yea with abolitionism
itself, yet tho heart of Kentucky is as
wholly Southern n any of her sister
southern States; and should a dissolu
tion of tho Union (which Heaven for
bid) result from agitation of tho "rug.
ged issue" of no moro Slavo States, and
war ensue, she will bo found, as sho ev
er has been, standing In the front rank
of battle, 1ier camp fires will crown
ovcr3 hill top, and her valient sons will
fill every valley from tho Great Ka-
nawah on tho East, to the Father of
Waters on tho West, and tho shore of
tho beautiful Ohio will present ono
longJinoof bristling steel as an impas
sable barrier to an invading enemy.
llcsolved, That in our opinion tho
Constitution of tho United States con
tains a pledge ot tho power of the Fed
ral Government to securo to every Amer
ican citizen tho right to make his homo
whero ho may think proper; within
the borders of that Union; and to pro
tect him in the peaceful possession and
enjoyment of any species of property,
that, that is, and was recognized äs such
within the United States at tho timo of
the adoption of tho Constitution, and
that no Legislative body has power
without infringing upon the Constitu-
tution to disturb these rights and use of
property in an manner whatever.
8. Jicsolved, That no moro sanctity
and dignity is attached to an act of
. ... .
Congress becauso it is denominated a
"Compromise," than to any other con
stitutional act of Congressional Legisla
tion, much less when such a compro
mise act is unconstitutional, that those
compromise acts which are based on
the constitution, reason, truth and jus
lice, should be respected and obeyed by
all true patriots, whilst thoso that are
iniquitous, unjust and unconstitutional,
should share the fate of all similar en
actments. Tho only compromises un
der which wc aro willing to live, and in
which we will always acquiesce and
abide br. aro to be found iu tho Consti
t '.. ' i n... .. t.
lUtlOU Ilsen, aim nun uukts oihu
ing. Tho Congressional Compromises
of"tho last forty years have been ac
complished by unwarrantable conces
sions of Constitutional rights on the
part of the South, in which the Consti
tution has been grossly violated, ami
sectional domination has triumphed
over truth and justice. Wo depreciate
the spirit which laments tho repeal ot
that odious and unjust, as well as tin
constitutional act, called the ".Missouri
Cotnpvrmise."
0. tieslved, That wo fall and cheer
fully approve of and endorse the disin
tereetcd ad impartial courso oiour pat
riotic Chief Magistrate, in the announce
ment of his views touching tho admis
sion of Kansas into the Union under
tbe "Lccompton Constitution," and
that ho is entitled to the lasting grati
tude offne entire people for tho nation
ality of his sentiments on that subject,
and for his exact justico to every sec
tion.
10. Resolved, That in our view jus
tice and humanity require that this
government, to the extent of its right
ful power in tho premises, should es
tablish a protectorate over tho Repub
lic of Mexico, and by its influence and
good example quell tho discord, and
quiet the disturbances which are now
distracting and depopulating that un
hannv country: and that the resolution
of enquiry on that subject offered by
."Senator Houston in mo uuueu oiaiea
Senate at its last session, deserved a
more serious eonsiderat on at the h: nds
of that august body than it received.
11. lltsotved, That since Spain has
for so man years uniformly used her
West India possessions, and especially
the Island of Cuba, as a means ot bar
rassing American commerce, and in
citing tho American Flag in violation
of the laws of Nations; and persistent
ly refusing us any indemnity for past
... ;.. ...;., if I. irt
injuries, or security h.iiusw uiuv
wrongs of a similar character, tho onl
alternative left us for our own sell-pro
teclion and the preservation of our Na
tional honor, i to offer her a fair nion
ied consideration a3 an inducement to a
peaceful cession of tho Island ot Cuba,
:.nd unon her refusal, wrest it from her
and incorporate it into our Union of
States.
12. Ttfsolccd, That Capt. J. VS.
Leathers, II. T. Huckner and S. S. Scott,
together with tho Secretary, bo consti
tuted a Committee to submit the fore-
I'oin" proceedings and resolutions to
tho principal newspapers ox mo uiuon
for publication, and to tho principal
statesmen, such as they may deem prop
er asking an exposition of their views
in relation to the subjects of tho resolu
tions.
On motion, tho mectingthen adjourn
KH J. SHOTTS, Pres't.
M. W. GRAVES Sce'y.
Now La co ii. No lady will bo ad
mitted to tho next Womans' Right Con
vention who docs not shave, und sing
bass. Moreover, tho oflicers aro expect
ed to wear moustaches 1
rO- Woman has found her true
"sphere" nt last. Is is twenty-seven
feet round, made of hoops.
rfi'M v dear wife, I wish 3-011 would
try to keep your temper." "My dear
husband, 1 wish you would try and get
rid of voira. .
Dying Houri of Aaron Burr.
In reply to tho Inquiry mado In our
columns a few weeks ago for mors def
inite information rcspocting thorolig
ioua views and experience of Akron Diirr
in tho last hours of life, a lady of great
intelligence and worth, a relative' of tho
family and of Ogdon E. Edwards, who
was Hurr's last friend, writes' to ' us a
letter, from which we raakb a lew ex
tracts. Tho facts hero stated are thril
ling in their own interest, aud they aro
sufficient to stamp, as it deserves, tho
great crimo against society committed
by tho recent biography of that bad
man. Our correspondent writes :
'My , Ogden E. Kdwards who died
in 1818, felt a grateful interest In Col.
Burr, from tho fact of bis having in his
prosperous da3s, aided my grandfather,
x ui.uiii jjunu.ui) i.i lit 1 J Ullli
culties. Ho admired also tho mind God
had given him, which in all his degra
dation, shono forth in tho most brilliant
and fuscinsting -narrations. Ho spent
a week at my father s nftor ho was 70,
and my impression of him and of all
ho said and did is ven vivid. IIo was
a hater of all mankind, a trifler with
all womankind, aud violated all the
rights of hospitality in the Jicenso of
his behavior. Far ton's book is a tissue
of lies, as far as family matters aro re
lated, and oh! how evil in its influence
upon young men. My father used, to
say that Hurr's killing Hamilton was
tho least of his crimes.
Mr. Edwards found that Hurr was
continually annoyed when he lived in
Nassau street Dy a 6ei 01 miserable Do
ings who pretended to have claims up
on Ins ciianty. Une morning there
wero eighteen or twenty, each telling
the story of his or her wrongs. The
larger part wero women. Ho snatched
a shilling from under his pillow and
threw it among them, saing with one
of his withered looks. "Thero. vo
harpies, take the last cent I have." Mr.
E, then removed him to Richmond,
Stalcn Island; employed a faithtul Irish
nurse to attend him, and went down cv-
eiy day, to seo inni. Une day as he
approached tho hotel, tho nurse met
him, near the door, saying: "Indado
sir, he's very bad; he wants the priest."
Mr. E. sent her for tho Dutch clergy
man, and immediately entered Col.
Hurr's room.
He found him struggling with death
and all he could understand was, "call
the priest, call the priest." Tho nurse
soon returned with a Catholic priest,"
but he did not enter the room. My .
I added with a shudder, it was a fearful
scene, and I never wish to speak of it
again. My mother told .me. three
months before her death that Ogden
Edwards mentioned precisely the .same
circumstances to her.
Wc would ladK that tho grave
should hido all the dark catalogue
Hut the lifo of Col. Hurr is a study of
no mean interest and importance, and is
it not of fearful import that the shoal
upon which so gifted a being was wreck
ed should bo discovered ?" .
Such is the testimony that has now
been developed, andalthough it merely
lifts the curtain for a moment upon the
last hours of Burr, that moment is suf
ficient to show us tho dying sinner
struggling with tho great enemy and
calling help from the religion ho had
all his life trampled under foot.
Daniel Webster Matched by a "Woman.
In the somewhat famou enso of Mrs.
Hodgen's will, which was tried in the
Supreme Court somo years ago, Mr.
Y cbster appeared as counsellor lor the
appellant. Mrs. Grcenougb, wife of
Rev. Grecnough, late ot V est Newton,
h tall, straight, queenly looking woman,
with a keen black e3'e a woman ot
great self-possession and decision of
character, was called to the stand as a
witness on the opposito S'de from Mr.
Webster. cbster, at a glance, had
tho sagacity to foresee that her testi
mony, u it continued anything of im
portance, would have great weight
with the Court and jury. Jlo therefore,
resolved, if possible, to break her up.
nd when sho answered to tho first
question put to her.' "I believe," Web
ster roared out, "Wo don't want to hear
what you believe, we want to hear
what you know !" Mrs. Grecnough re
plied, ""That is just what I wus about to
say, sir," and went on with her testimo
ny.
And notwithstanding his repeated ef
forts to disconcert her, she pursuod tho
even tenor of her wa3, until Webster
becoming quite fearful of tho result,
aroso apparently in great agitation,
and drawing out his largo snuff box,
thrust his thumb and linger to tho very
bottom, and carrying tho "deep pinch"
to both nostrils, drew it up with a gus
to, and next extracting from his pock-
et a very large handkerchief, which
flowed to his feet us he brought it to
tho front, ho blowed his noso which
rang distinct and loud through tho
crowded hall. Webster "Mrs. Greo
nough, was Mrs. Bodgen :. neat woman?1
Mrs. Greenrugh I cannot givo ou
very full information as to that, sir; she
h'ad one very dirty trick.' Webster
What's that, ma'am?' .Mrs. Grecnough
'Sho took snuff.' Tho roar of the court
hou .0 was such, that the futuro 'Do
fonder of tho Constitution' subsided,
and neither roso or spoke again until
after Mrs. Grecnough had vacated her
chair to another witness having am
nio timo to reflect upon the inglorious
histor of the mau who had j. st?)nc
thrown on his head by a woir.an.
IST Who dares to sit beforo the, king
L i'lh his h.'li On?
w
The coachman.
Wasblasrton's Farewell
The following extract, says the WasW
ington National Intelligencer, In frörn -letter
written 'by a lady upwards
V'lghty years oU, residing in IMiiUdel- 1
nhia, to her" granllscn 'id WaBbrngto,'
1 "When George Washington tf slWerod
hi "Farewell Address, in the roam at 1
the south-east corner ot piestniitfend1
Sixth' streets, I 'sat "immediately in frönt
of hira. It was in the room Congress -occupied.
Tlx table of the Speaker '
was between the two windows tn'STxt&
street.- The daughter of Dr.-C of'
Alexandria; the phyeitian,' un -intlmatt '
friend of Washington, Mrs.-H.'t whose
husband was the Auditor, was a very'
dear friend of mine:' Her brother1
Washington 'was tme of tbe secrctfrioa
of General Washington. Toang Dan
dridge, a pephew ot Mrs. Washington;
wus the other. I was irxdaded in Mrs.
II.'s party to witrrcss the august; the
solemn scene. Mr. H. declined going '
with -Mrs. 11., as sho had determined
to go cari", soas to socQre the1 front
bench. It was fortunato " lor ' Miss
afterwards Mrs. L, that she could not '
trust herself to-be so near her honor-
ed granfathen- My dear father stood1
very near her. She wa terribly agiu.
ted. There was a narrow passage
from the door- of- the entranco to the
room, which was" on tho east, dirlding:
the rows of benches.- Gen.' Washing.-
ton stopped' at' the end- to. let . Mr.
Adams pass to the chair. The latter"
always woro a fall suit of bright' drab,'
with lash or loese coffs to bis coat. Tt'
always wore wrist ruffles, lie bad not'
cnanged his fashions. lie was a short
man with a eood head. With hi fami
ly he attended onr churcbT twice a day
Gen. Washington's dress was a full1
suit of black. Ilia military hat' had
the black cockade. Thero stood' the'
Father of his Country." ncknowtpdc-.H'
by. the nation the first in war, first In
peace, and tho fii st in tho hearts of his
countryman. No marshal: with' irotd
colored ucarfs, attended- birn there'
was no cheering no noise, The- mcr
profound ßilenco greeted bim arif the'
great assembly desired to- hear him
breathe, and catch bibrcath in homara-'
of their hearts. Mr. Adams covered1
his face with both his hands: theKWvM-
of his coat and his hands were covered'
with tears. Lvery now and then, there
was a suppressed sob. I cannot da.
scribe Washingtons appearance as- E
felt it pertectiy composed- and self
possessed till tho close of bis- address,,
then, when 6trong, nervous sobs broke
loose when, tears-covered the. uces
then th great man was shaken.
never took my eyes from his face
Largo drops came from his eyes. He
looked to the youthful children- who
were partin?r with their father, their-
friend, as if his heart was wish them,,
and would bo to tho end.
Want op ax AacniTicr. There is a
story on record of an architect r9Pudi-
ating any connection with the bmldinsr
fraternity, in the ca. of the late emi
nent .ind talented Mr: Alexander, the
architect of Kochestcr Bridge, and sov
eral other fine buildings In tbe connty
of Kent. He was under cross- examina
tion, in a special jury cause at Maid
stone, by Sergeant arierward Bairm '
Garrow, who; wished to detract fron
tho weight of his- testimony, a-nd who-,,
after asking what was his name, pro
ceeded thus :
"You pre a builder, I believe'?"
il2so, sir; I am not a buihler I an
an architect lrt
"Ah, well ? Architect or buiTder,
builder or architect, they aro ranch the
same, I suppose?" 1
"I beg your pardon air 1 cannot ad
mit (hat; I consider them to be totally
different!
"Oh, indeed f perhaps 70a win state
wherein this great difference consista?"
"Oh, indeed 1 perhaps you will state
wherein this great ditTerencw consists?"
"An architect, sir, prepares the plans,
conceives thor design, draws out a spec
ification in short, supplies- the mind.
The builder is merely the bricklayler
or the carpenter, thebtrilder in fact ie
the machine; the architect the power
that puts the machine together, and
sets it going."
Oh, very well, Mr. Architect, that
will do f Ad now, after your very in
genious distinction without adiffereiKre,
perhaps you cmikl inform tbei court
who was tbe architect of tbe Tower of
Babel?
And now mark the reply; which, for
promptness and wit. is perhaps not to
bo rivaled in the whole history ol re
joinder: "There was no architect, sir; btnee
tbo confusion f
tjojJ'Sir," exclaimei a matter-of-fact
and rather irascablo author to & waggish
bookseller tho other day, 'I hear that
on have lately said in the presence of
bthors that you intondod giving meh-Jl
the next timo f entcrod your store
"That's so," replied the other, "and bew
it is," handing him Dante' Jlell, bound
in good antique. Tho gentleman pock
eted tho insult and walked quietly off.
Boston Tost.
S&A Coroner's jur in Georgia, re
cently returnod the following verdict,
in tho case of a man who had been
struck b3 lightning:
"We are opinioned that the deceased
came to his death casually by an acci
dental stroke of thunder.
hy would ladica make tbe best
firemen? Becauso they have the long
est hose.
tjai.Be civil to the woman who bite
tho end of her gloves,
BjrTell a woman nothing but what
you wani to be told again.
tö-Uavitfld guests sit m tbe&rwC