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CRAWFORDSVIIIE, Saturday Morning, May 2, 1857.

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f#7" Having been absent on a visit to Chicago during the past week, we have liad no time to attend to the editorial department of the paper. We shall make amends in our next issue.

S®" The successor of the great bard across tlio way will excuse us from entering into nny discussion with him upon the Dred Scott case. We acknowledge our inability to cope with one possessed of such ponderous profundity and legal acumen.— Wc sincerely hope that this prodigy of the bard's tutorship will spare us. Surely the demolition of our Chief Justicc should appease his insatiate appetite for fame.

1&~ A certain individual in Grecncastlc lias taken the pains to send us a communication relative to an alleged cow-hiding scrape in that town, in which he exhibits a wonderful zeal in praising the virtue of a Mrs. Tuttle, who formerly resided in this plncc, and whose conduct while here gained for her the reputation of a public harlot. The efforts of this zealous correspondent to blacken tho character of the editor of the Grecncastlc Banner, will gain no favor from us. Mr. Brown, although differing from us politically, is a gentleman, and we have but little respect for any one who would sock iS dofend or countenance the actions of a notorious strumpet, in insulting virtue and decency in a civilized community.

C©~ The Newport (Ky.) News states that "a proposition is in contemplation to buy the land and negroes owned by slaveholders in Kentucky at their present valun tion and if three-fourths of the slaveholders in the State will agree to sell, the proposed company will advance a sum of mon cy equal to one-half the estimated value of both, and in one year after, pay the whole balancc. Tho slaves are to be set free and the land sold at an advanced price, in view of the State becoming in one year after the first payment settled with real industrious, enterprising free people."

TIIE NEW CENT.—The new cent will be distributed to the public in about three weeks. A mitfion arc already completed, and two millions more will be finished before the mint commences paying them out. Col. Snowdon declares that since the establishment of the mint the large amount of eighteen hundred tons of copper have been used up in the manufacture of pennies, making $15,000,000 of pieces. The quantity of Spanish coin still in the country is estimated at two aud a half millions of dollars.

WINTER WHEAT IN CANADA.—The Toronto Colonistof a late date, says that the fall wheat^hich appeared a few days ago to be in rather a precarious condition, is rapidly assuming a more favorable aspect and no fears need now be entertained of the plant having cscaped all danger from the very unusual and trying weather since February last.

Tho President of the United States

Las directed, the land offices for the new land districts recently established in Nebraska Territory to be located at Browns, •ville for the Nemaha district, at Nebraska city for the South Platte district, and at Dakota city, for the Dakota district.

4®" The Boston Traveler says that 'To inato Ketchup' is nwde of old musty dried apples, ground fine, boiled, and flavored and spiced. An agent of a manufacturer boasted recently that he had twelve tons of such dried apples on hand to make into ketchup. Those fond of the article, will take notice.

•©"The New York Herald takes ground that the decision in the Dred Scott case is right—that Missouri will soon be a free State—andrthat the Herald's daily circulation is about 70,000.

A WHALE ON EXHIBITION.—The New York Poft, of Monday afternoon, says: A achooncr encaged in whaling, off Sandy Hook, made fast to take a whiue on Friday hut, and has brougt it up as far as the steam boat basin below Quarantine, where it sow lays. It Is inteuded to bring it to this city for exhibition.

We noticc that Mr. Cantrill of the

Journal speaks disparagingly of a little paper that was issued from the Review office not long since, giving an account of a ball in the west end of town. That the young bard the II. may not labor under any misapprehension relative to this matter, we would state that the paper in question was printed without either the knowledge or consent of the editor of the Review. If the hypocritical pimp has anything further to say in relation to this matter he will address the real authors who will give him any satisfaction he may wish.

GEO. W. RILEY. WM. FOUST, J. A. SHANKLIN T. POTTER, T. C. PURSEL, Devil.

A COLORED CLERGYMAN* WHITEWASHED. —A reverend gentleman of color, at Albany, pastor of an African Methodist Episcopal church, was recently hauled up before a committee on two charges, which, in modest terms, "reflected upon his moral character" and his stock of "prudcncc." The Albany Times says the committee "exonerate Brother Burch from any moral delinquency, but deem his inviting a young woman into his room, &c., as simply an act of imprudence, but one having mitigating circmnstanccs, and thus lie is returned to his congregation, without a stain upon him

The St. Louis Republican contains

a communication from some one who writes like an astronomer, and who attributes "the unprecedented cold weather which has prevailed thro' the whole month of April, to the presence and rapid approach of the Comet/' He asserts that notwithstanding Prof. Pierce and other Americans have made light, of it, the Comet is now visible in the evening sky—may be seen in a clcar evening near Sagittari—that it has entered the limits of the Solar system, and is now approaching the earth with fearful rapidity and that there can be little doubt that the extraordinary phenom cna witnessed in the weather during the month, is attributed to this cause."

A MOST SINGULAR AND EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SOMNAMBULISM.—A young lady, (Miss Mary Star,) a niece of A. Loouiis, Esq., of Fulton, who is living with her uncle, and attending school, has of late been, and is the most singular and extraordinary somnambulist, of whom we ever heard.— At night, after she has fallen asleep, she gets up, lights a lamp, and taking a paper and pencil, writes several stanzas of poetry. Her uncle, one night, fearing that some accident might occur from a sleeping person having a burning lamp iu her hand, took the precaution to remove the lamp from her room, and beyond her r^ach.— That night she arose in perfect darkness, wrote another piece of poctr}*, which, upon examination by daylight was found to be well written, correctly spelled and punctuated, and the ruled lines as accurately followed as they could have been by the best penman with a good light. And this has been repeated from night to night, each time a new piece being produced. She has no knowledge of the matter hersclfshc cannot repeat a word of the poetry ahc produces, and insists that she docs not write it. Iler friends watch her closely They have interrupted her while writing when she seems like one aroused from deep slumber, and cannot finish the line or even the next word of the stanza she hap pens to be writing. If her writing materi als happen to be removed from her room she arises and finding them missing, pro cceds to search the drawers, trunks, &c. in the dark, with as much ease as another would do it by day. She has sometimes fallen into this condition in the day time when her writing impulse comes on.

The young lady's health is not very good and since her somnambulic exercises, she seems to fail daily. Physicians have been called, but as yet have afforded her no re lief.—Fulton {N. Y.) Patriot.

The Missouri Democrat learns, from

a gentleman who recently arrived from Council Bluffs, Iowa, that the people of the various towns on the river above St. Joseph were destitute not only of the luxuries, but many of the necessaries of life. As the steamer St. Mary passed nlopg, eager crowds hastened on board at every landing for the purpose of purchasing portions of her cargo that might be for sale. Several persons who went up with her had provid cd themselves for such demands, and realized large profits on their ventures. The Democrat learns, further, that four men were shot at Plattsmouth, Nebraska Territory, on Saturday evening, March 10th, by the orders or hands of the Yigilancc Com mittee, and that five others were banished by the same party from Nebraska, across the river, and forbidden to return to the Territory under pain of death, if caught.— Their offence was claim-jumping.

05T" We call the especial attention of our readers to the thrilling and authentic story, on the first page of to-day's Review, entitled "The Elopement: or, Intrigues of a College Huckster."

The news froin Nicaragua is still

further favorable to Gen. Walker. Large reinforemcnts .are about to leave this country for his headquarters. Ilis suce seems pretty ccrtain now.

The late news says the yield of gold

this spring in California exceeds in richness any former year. The last steamer brought to New York over twelve hundred thousand dollars worth.

We arc likely to have a little speck

of trouble—war, porhaps—with New Granada. That republic refuses all reparation for the Panama massacre, and various other wrong«L^^^_^^^^^^^

RUMORED AID FOR SANTA ANNA. NEW* YORK, April 28.—The Herald says that an expedition is being fitted out in this city by Santa Anna's friends for Mexico.— A vessel has been chartered for the transportation of arms, ammunition aud men

XATER FROM CALIFORNIA. NEW' ORLEANS, April 27. The Empire City is coming op with dates from California to the 6th inst.

The Illinois takes forward nearly a million and a half dollars. Senator Foote has returned to the Democratic party.

The Pacific Express Company have failed. Business is very dull. Chinese products advancing.

The Empire City brings one hundred of Lockridge's men, and about seventy others, including Generjls Wheat and Hornsby.—They will go to New York on the steamer Illinois the rest are at Aspinwall.

The retreat of Col. Lockridge has been confirmed. The Costa Ricans has taken possession of Punta Arenas and the steamer Rescue with a great amount of ammunition and six pieces of artillery.

Lockridge's men were taken to Aspinwall by British vertcls. The J. L. Stephens brings no further intelligence from Walker.

Private despatches have been received at Aspinwall, which state that Walker's position at Rivas is impregnable.

Walker has plenty of provisions, and is likely to hold out for months. The Transit Route is open to the Pacific.

The same despatches confirm the report of the recent battles. Another attack is expected to be made on the 20th inst.

General Walker's brother died on the Empire City yesterday.

BY TIIE SOUTHERN MAIL. WASHINGTON, April 28. The New Orleans mail of Wednesday last has been received. The papers contain details of Mexican news. There were reports of another and more serious outbreak about Easter, but the Trait de Union contradicts them.

General Corena, who has been formerly exiled by the Government, has offered his services, in case of a war with Spain, which have been accepted.

General Zuloga has received orders to march with two thousand troops to the vicinity of Vera Cruz.

Senor Montes, Minister of Foreign Relations, has, it is said, accepted the mission to Rome.

Scnor Tuentos will probably take his place, and Lordo I'cjado become Minister of the Treasury.

RULES FOR TIIE DETECTION OF COUNTERFEIT BILLS. Mr. John S. Dye has presented a plan, in his Wall Street Broker, for the detection of counterfeit and altered bank-bills. Seven rules arc given, which arc painted in English, Frcnch, and German. They arc as follows: 1. Examine the form and features of all human figures on the note. If the forms are graceful and features distinct, examine the drapery, if the folds lay natural: and the hair of the head should be examined, aud see if the strands can be seen. 2. Examine well the lettering, the title of the bank, or the 'Vound handwriting on the face of the note. On all genuine notes this work is done with great skill and perfcctness, and there hap never been a counterfeit but what was defective in the lettering. 3. The imprint or engravers' names.— By observing the great perfection of the different company's names, in the evenness and sharpness of the fine letters, counterfeiters get the imprint imperfect. This rule alone, if strictly observed, will detect every counterfeit bill in existence. •4. The shading in the background of the vignette, or around the letters forming the name of the bank, on a good bill is even and perfect on a counterfeit irregular and imperfect. 5. Examine well the figures on the other parts of the note containing the denomination, also letters. Examine well the diework around the figures which stands for the denomination, to see if it is of the same character as that which forms the ornamental work surrounding it. 6. Never take a bill that is deficient in any of the above points, and if your impression is that it is bad when you first see it, }*ou had better be careful how you become convinced to change your mind— whether your opinion is not altered as you become confused in looking into the texture of the workmanship of the bill. 7. Examine the name of state, name of the bank, and name of the town where the bank is located. If it has been altered from a broken bank the defect can be plainly seen, as the alteration will show that ithas been stamped on.

STRIKE OUT THE WORD "WHITE."—The great effort of tho Black Republicans in the Northern States is to strike out the word

white" wherever it occurs in our constitutions and laws. The effect of this would be simply to confer upon the negro equal political privileges with the white man.— The Black Republicans have heretofore denied that such was their object. They have pretended that it was the white man whose interests they seek to promote.— But who will say that the interests of the white man would be promoted by conferring upon the negro equal political privileges The Black Republicans held a meeting at Albany, Athens couaty, Ohio, on the 24tli of March, at which they adopted the following resolution:

Itcsolved, That we a?k the Legislature of Ohio to strike out the word white from all the laws of our State, and take measures to have the constitution so altered as to give every citizen the benefit of the franchise.—Quincy Herald.

General Walker is still successful

although all the Costa Ricans are around him. His motto is "never surrender."— Any reader who will look at the map of the country will at once think it strange that so few men as he has under his command could by any possible coup dc etat for even

one day sustain themselves^ against such

vast odds. The probability is that he will

yet be successful in establishing in that country a Republican form of government. He is undoubtedly a masterly General, and the most exalted military men of all countries are now learning lessons from his strange but successful tacties. We have not now room to enlarge upon the subject —in fact "we are wandering from the storm." Please sec the advertisement of W. H. LAYMOX & Co.

A LAGER BIER VISION.

Reader, dids't thou ever have & *isitaJ tion of that nocturnal friend of indigestion, yclept the night-mare? Did it ever so happen in course of domestic events, that you were .obliged to stay alone of a night in an old-fashioned country house, populous with octogenarian rats and obscure corners, while the rest of your family had gone away for a day or two visiting, leaving you to keep bachelor'5. hall and shirking, for yourself as best you coold? And didn't you, during such absence, call in a friend of two and have a regular old time of it, aiid after deglutinating an indefinite number of raw oysters and unknown quantities of the .mighty lager, .didn't you see around your bed that night a score or two of floundering, fire-breathing saurian monsters, passing you compliments in a very familiar way —a kind of spiritews vision I went thro' with all these arrangements a few nights ago. As the evening waned my guests departed and left me alone. It is a great thing to be alone in a big, old-fashioned country house in the night time. The clock ticks louder than it ever did before, noises never before noticed continually occur, demented rats go whaling, and thrashing around in the ceilings, making you start and fancy an approaching onslaught of banditti, or midnight garroters, the solitary candle gives a feeble light, the cats attune themselves in a feline serenade, the dogs travel uneasily from place to place, often crossing the piazza with a cautious step. Everything was lonely. As I was about to retire, I heard a heavy crash, in p. distant chamber then all was silent again. Somewhat frightened, I took alight and an old pistol and proceeded towards the room from whence the tumult had proceeded the doors creaked dismally behind me, and, although I tried to step lightly, my footfalls echoed thro' the desolate apartments with an appaling sound. I reached the door of the haunted chamber and paused a moment before opening it. What was in there? Ghosts and hobgoblins I held in no very marked respect, but what the deuce made that noise—that was the question. Something moved in the room. Wild with nervous excitement, and withal a littlenot very sober, I dashed into the room.— The sudden movement nearly put out the light, and while it was resuscitating, I could hear the windows rattle fearfully. A bullet started for the window in a most summary manner it only tore out a cross-bar and gave means of exit to a huge cat that had been sky-larking around the room. I returned from my bloodless encounter very nervous—my own shadow, as it swept along the angles of the rooms, startled me. I went to bed, but not to sleep. At length another crash occurred the door was broken down, men were in the room. I bounded to tho floor the pistol, in my vain attempt to feel courageous, I had neglected to load. I seized a long knife and stepped noiselessly forth, amazed at my own coolness. The robbers were not aware of there being any one in the house the knife sped through one's skull, he fell the others rushed on, I flourished the knife, the hot blood whistled through the air balls cut through my muscles almost painless man after man fell four of them the other jumped thro' the window as he cleared the casement the knife glanced along his vcrtibras, causing a frightful gash. The red field was won. An appaling sight—corpses, blood, murderous weapons, were piled on the floor. I was alcno, the blood was pouring from my own vitals. I gave a hideous shriek, and trol'c up.

A change came over the spirit of my dream—my room was an unbounded wilderness full of ravines, and sink holes, and black crags, and dismal voids, and over all was settled a hideous gloom yet amid all I could see the door, but all faculty of location was gone, and doors and windows whirled on in endless circuit amid the wild confusion. I could feel the bed, the bolsters, yet I could not persuade myself that I was not tossed in chaos, buffeted about through the gloomy scenes, stumbling 'mid abysses on the perilous footholds, in danger of a fate worse than death. At last I found myself on the point of a low crag of inky blackness, all power of locomotion gone. I was sliding, little by little, faster and faster, till I gained the verge of an awful chasm, lost all hold, and fell, when from the dread abyss arose a scaly monster to receive me in his fiery embrace. I felt his scorching breath, and just as the demon caught me, I woke.

Fearing a recurrence of my attending incubus, I determined to keep awake. Presently I heard a clatter, slight—it came nearer—I could hear the footstep—the rattle of dry-bones—it left the road—I could hear the gate swing—the unearthly footstep fell upon the piazza—a heavy hand clasped the door hasp ha! it's locked, thought I, but lock and latch gave noiselessly away—the footstep fell in the front room—I could hear the bones rattle against each other as the step advanced—it reached the door of my room—it was a gigantic skeleton, a scarlet scarf floating at his back. It entered the room, sat down in a chair by my bedside. IIow the hardened ligaments snapped as it sat down! I would have sold out then, reader, pretty cheap. Clasping its bony hands, it turned its rayless eyes upon me and remained motionless and silent.

My agony was intense. I tried to speak, to move, to beseech it to turn those burning eyeless socketts from me. I tried to motion him to depart, but I could not stir, and there it sat, hour after hour, that sightless gaze consuming me with fire. Hark! another cloud of bones another step, the

retrospect.

STRINCFELLOW ANI LANE ENGAGED IN A SPECULATION. —-It appears that Dr. Stringfellow, the notorious Border Ruffian, and Col. James H. Lane, the Free State hero, of the Kansas wars, are engaged in land speculations together! A correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, writing from Leavenworth, sajs of Lane

He wds in Atchison recently, and Stopped with Dr Stringfellow, who resides in the town. Their meeting partook of the character of the meeting between Coritfianus and AufldiuS if we may believe gen* etal report, though unlike that meeting in the fact that both Stringfellow and Lane were desirous of burying the hatchet and living in peace,

Stringfellow was called upon by a crotrd of the ruffians to "define his position" in harboring that terrible traitor, Jim Lane. A correspondent of the St. Louis Leader writes:

He dispatched the charge in a few iDOmcnts by relating the circumstances that brought him and Gen. Lane together, which were simply that Gen. Lane, being desirous of investing money along the Missouri, thought it well to cultivate friendly feelings with the inhabitants, and being personally acquainted with Dr.' S-, called upon him, not as a politician, but as a private gentleman, and he, Dr. Stringfellow, haying no personal dispute with Gen. Lane, ,was not the man to turn from his door and insult a political opponent, who came into the very hot-bed of the pro-slavery party unarmed and unaccompanied. If he was expected to do so by any one he could not look-upon him as a friend to the country.

EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL OF STRENGTH.— The Troy Times of the 6th, recounts a singular trial of strength, which took place in that city on Saturday evening between James Madison, "the cast iron man," and Professor Carl, the "strongest man in America." The challenge for a trial of strength sent by Carl, having been accepted, a large assembly witnessed the performance. "Previous to the trial, Prof. Carl gave an exhibition of magic and ventriloquism performing his celebrated guitar and drum solos, balanced sixteen chairs upon his chin, and performing many other feats calling for an exercise of strength, which must have wearied him somewhat. Mr. Madison then appeared—held an anvil weighing two hundred and fourteen pounds upon his breast, while two men struck upon it with sledges held aud anvil upon each knee broke a number of stones with his fist bent a bar of iron of an inch thick by striking it over his arm and held an anvil weighing about 4wo- hundred pounds upon each arm, while men struck upon it witli sledges. Prof. Carl then appeared, held the anvil on his breast bent the bar of iron almost double on his arm held the anvil upon his arm, cot., for a longer period than Mr. Madison had done. He then

acknowledged himself a whipped man."

SIIARPE'S RIFLE OUTDONE. Mr. John P. Schenk, an ingenious German mechanic of this city, has recently invented a breceh-loading rifle, which seems to combine all the modern improvements and the excellencies of the most celebrated patent fire-arms. It is loaded, capped and cocked by one motion only and yet is less liable to be accidentally discharged than the common rifle. Its parts are few and strong it is simple in its construction, and can be taken apart by simply withdrawing a bolt. It is a combination of the Minic rifle and Prussian needle-gun. Its ball has an expanding rim, like Minie's patent as in the Prussian gun, the powder is ignited in the front and centre of the cartridge thereby burning all of it. This, with the gastight joint causes the ball to receive the whole force of the powder—which propels it, therefore, with greater strength and velocity thau the same quantity of ammunition as used in other rifles would.

It is loaded by moving the trigger guard one quarter turn to the right, which moves the barrel forward, out of the thimble joint, and causes it to fall, by its own weight, into the position necessary for the insertion of the charge. The same moment cocks it. The cartridge used contains powder, ball and cap. The cap used is the common percussion cap, which is inserted in the ball, with its opening towards the powder. The balls are cast with the cap-holder in them. When the charge is thus placed in the chamber, the guard is moved back to its

place, and the weapon is ready to be fired,

door opened—another fleshlcss form he The gun can be set at half-cock, and when took a seat and fixed his hellish front be- in that position, can be carried in the most

fore me—I could not speak or move. Another step—another form, more of them— they came by twos and triplets till a throng of hideous skeletons were gathered around my bedside. The first one rose—the confines of my room enlarged—he flung the scarf above me in the air—it fell with the weight of tons upon me. Again I tried to speak, to move, to implore, but my parched tongue refused to stir. The spectres sprang from their places—dismal and appaling music rang through the gloom, and the demons began their revel. a scene terrified memory shudders at

Again they formnd around

my

bed and silently gazed upon me. The oppression I endured was fearful. The silent, listless gaze was more terrific than their orgies. I felt that nature must give way—that life could not be sustained. I made one last and mighty effort. I was free—a purer expletive rang through the room. The spectres vanished instanter.

Aurora, and her retinue of crimsoned clouds, were spreading themselves in the East as I arose from my refreshing rest.

P. S.—I think I shall abstain from bivalves aud lager in future.—Boston Cour.

drenching rain, or thrown into water, and yet without damping the powder. In firing the rifle, when the trigger is pulled the main-spring is set free, which impels forward a pin horizontally, through the powder, until it strikes the cap, which it is made to fit exactly. This action, before the powder is ignited, forces the ball into the centre of the barrel—thus making it as accurate in its aim as any muzzleloading rifle and obviating the great difficulty with all breech-loaders hitherto in

And such nsc—a difficulty which in Sharpe's weapon the is insuperable to its long continued popu-

larity, and certainly to its efficacy as a deadly weapon. As any percussion cap can be used, the nuisance of primers—which it is often so difficult to buy where weapons are used— is not only entirely obviated, but life cannot be endangered nor game lost, by the primers giving out before the other ammunition is exhausted.—Boston Journal.

C6T A writer from Kansas says that if the immigration to that territory continues as now much longer it will have a population of 200,000 by the close of the year.

THE MODERN SODOM.

"Verastus," a correspondent of the National Intelligencer, in a communication to that paper fully corroborates the statements of Judge Drummond, in relation to the deplorable condition of affairs in Utah This correspondent, whose statements are endorsed by the Intelligencer, does not touch upon the domestic enormities and depraved social system of the community, but confines liihiself to the political aspect of Mormonism, to an exposition of the poli cy power, evil purposes, operations, and character of Brigham Young, and his coadjutors and fools^ "Verastus" says of the Mormon Priesthood 'J

The Mormon priesthood is A consoliJa ted system of police, compounded from the old Aaronic, Levitical, Melchesideck priesthoods, and is known by the name of "The Church of the Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ/" Brigham Young is the Prophet, Priest and King of the Saints. His will is law he is the vicegerent of God, deriving authority directly from Him, which is 'absolute' whenever he says "thus saith tho Lord." Brigham stands upotl the shoulders of his two councillors they stand up* on the shoulders of the other ten apostles they stand upon the shoulders of the higli priests they stand upon the shoulders of the bishops they stand upon the shoulders of the captains, of fifties and seventies they stand upon the shoulders of the lay members of the church they stand upon the shoulders of the laboring masses who till the soil which supports the pile. From his towering height, Brigham issues forth his edicts to the people, and with the scorpion lash of his serpent tongue he lashes every one beneath him into silence. "No one was ever known to dissent from his will." The entire fraternity is bound together by oaths the most solemn to support the church and nothing but the church, and every man, woman and child is constituted a police officer, always on duty, and required to report to the 'head' whenever anything of sufficient interest occurs to justify jt.

THE OBJECT OF THE CHURCH. I From this you will not fail to perceive that the church 'form' is but a closely compacted system of police, having a head from which it derives all power, and a body forming a nucleus around which are gathering the ignorant, the superstitious, the bigot, the outlaw, and the disaffected of all countries in the world, who arc taking refuge, as they suppose under the wings of the angel of the last dispensation. However deluded the great mass of their followers may be, the leaders arc not deluded but arc knaves from choice, wilfully misleading the masses for the purpose of obtaining and yielding power, boldly predicting the overthrow of tiie Republic, when they will resume the reins of government and proclaim Mormonism to the benighted nations of the world.

took the large flint stones which has been j]y kept from the people except their own rejected by his rival, and hammered them doctrines, which are so ingenious and fasto pieces, signalizing his performances by jeinatiug that they bewilder rather than encracking in two a flat stone about large lighten", till the feeble mind becomes lost enough to serve as a stcppiug-block for door. After this lie held one of the heavy anvils over his head for forty-nine seconds lifted a sixty pound weight upon his little finger and swung it around his head, and held two men on his hair while he whirled them about, top-fashion, until their feet stuck out an angle of forty-five degrees. "3ir. Madison was then called out by the audience, and requested to give an ac-

IGNORANCE AND OPPRESSION. Every species of information is studious-

in the mazes of metaphysical theories, and looking around for some sure nuclior of safety, despairing falls prostrate at the feet of the monster, imploring him in the language of scripture, "I believe thou help my unbelief."

The endearing appellation of "brother and sister" is applied to all classes indiscriminately, which with the plurality wife system and the marriage of blood sisters, ...

count of himself. lie excused himself in breaks up and obliterates every vestige the matter of the stones by saying that his family relation. rival was in constant practice, while he had One-tenth of all the property, and oncnot broken a stone for a year. Being tenth of all products are demanded as urged to swing the weight about his head, I "tithing and then not only the man, but he declined to do it, on the scorc of inabili-1 his wives and children, and iiis property ty, and as Professor Carl had not held the entire are consecrated to the church. All anvils on his knees. In short, he virtually

are

at the disposal of Brigham.

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DESCRIPTION AND STRENGTH OF THE MILITIA. The entire male population of the State are enrolled in the militia, who arc under weekly (some daily) military drill, every one of whom, from the boy of twelve to the man of eighty years, is required to keep on hand one hundred rounds of cartridges, one gun or rifle, one or more pistols, swords, sabres, knives, &c., all lie can obtain and then, in the event of war, the women aud children are to fight with whatever weapon they can command.

COLLUSION WITH THE INDIANS. Now, when we consider their location, a thousand miles inland on every side, in the mountain fastnesses of the continent their numbers, which, according to Chief Justice Drummond, arc one hundred thousand in the Territory and two hundred thousand in surrounding States and Territories their appliances of war their secret agents in every nook and corner of the Republic their emissaries among every Indian tribe on the continent, teaching them "the mechanic arts and military tactics," they amount to something more than we have been accustomed to regard them. They have settlements on Salmon river, Oregon Tcrritorj*, and on Lewis river, near Puget Sound, in Washington Territory, and in Carson Valley and at San Bamardino,"California. They instigated the Indians to revolt in Oregon and Washington Territories in the late war, and were, in my judgement, the cause that created the necessity the proclamation of mar-

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tial law by Gov. Stevens and when the

Governor forwarded a supply of goods up to and for the Ncz Perces in payment of debts eontractcd with them when returning from treating with the Blackfeet or Crows, in the winter of 1855-G, on the ar rival of the train at Col. Craig's, the Indian agency for the Ncz Perces, they had been induced to favor Kom-in-kun, the Yakima war chief, refused to receive the goods either in payment of debts or as presents, and ordered all the whites to leave their country. Col. Craig, the Indian agent, was retained ia case of need the train returned hastily to the Dalles but other whites among the Nez Perces, instead of coming to the Dalles and claiming the protection of the United States army, went through the country of the tear Indians to the Mormon settlement on Salmon river for protection.' In Col. Shaw's last battle with the Indians in the Grand Rondo among the camp equipage of the enemy he captured ammunition with Mormon labels on them "STAKES IN ZION."

Throughout the States and Territories, at various and convenient localities, the Mormons have what arc termed 'Stakes in Zion,' and each stake is governed by a

presidency It may ndi-ba -known to mv, ny that there ia .stake in the city of Nrjir York, whose president i»' editorof a patter called, 'Th£ Mormonat Council Blaffx is anothtf stake and another paper atladependence another stake at St. Louis, &c. Their agents and spies are in every city in the Union, adapting tbemaeWw to surrounding circumstances, luring thto ignorant and Unsuspecting into their meshes secretly denouncing injmdu&ls whom they suspect capable of informing' rfghinst them pursuing their victims with a pertinacity that overcomes all obstacles and their agent in Congress keeps them constantly advised of the policy and aims of the General Government. They ar6 in the frontier post offices either ty appointment as postmasters or as clerk, ana hare tho opportunity of supervising the 'ransit and distribntion of all mail matter and it may not be improbable that to this cause may be traced the loss of so many letters going to and coming from the Pacific Territories

MORMONS STRENGTH—REMEDY. Now, in view of the facts herein set forth, and the assumption by Chief Justice Drummond that they area hundred thousand strong iu Utah and two hundred thousand t/riegsmd emissaries in adjoining States and Territories with every facility for ob-» taining and transmitting information, allied to a satitge Indian bofde of three hundred thousand ntofe, who aire, in their hands, the 'battlc-rtxe of the Lord/ fo bo wielded against the Gentiles added ttf thousand miles of land travel praifie and mountain, with natural means at finjif* to throw every obstacle in the Way_of art army, by running off their animals, cutting off small parties, poisoning the springs of water, and blockading the canons and mountain passes I repeat, in view of all these facts staring us boldly in the face, they form an obstacle to the peaceful settlemcnt of the interior of the country of lift mean character, and which should be^ promptly met by the General Government.

In my judgement the only way to meet the necessity of the case is to appoint a military governor for the Territory, with discretionary power to place the, whole Territory under martial law, backed bj military forcc of at least five thousand men, amply equipped with munitions of war and a year's supply of provisions then station, the army at three several points in the Territory, not to fight the people, but todefend them. By proclamation 'now^call on all true citizens of the United States tj come out and enroll themselves under the flag of the Republic warning all hostile' thereto to leave the Territory under penalty of capture, trial, and execution by martial law. This, in my judgment, will be the easiest, cheapest, and ssifcst mode of reaching and remedying the evil. The idea that if loft to themselves they will, break up and disband by internal dissensions is futile and absurd.

From tlie AtliiH niul Arpus.

DISORGANIZATION AM) DEMORALIZATION" OF 1IIE FREMONT I*A RTY. The party which, in the late election, strained svery nerve to elect John Clias. Fremont to the Presidency, seem fo have dropped him with great unanimity. Tho presses do not speak of him the orators do not flourish over him: the political preachers do not .shriek for him. Tho "pathfinder" seems to have followed some route (like those upon which his popular reputation rests, but at which scientific men laugh) and has lost his way in obscurity.

His party separating from their guide, on this devious route, have gone est ray also, aud there is danger will never be heard of.

In Khode Island the party has abandoned its name, kicked over its platform, invited in the two or three thousand Americans, and consented to incorporate the doctrjne of the exclusion of the whites from citizenship with that of the elevation of the blacks, and to regard these two doctrines as the fundamental basis of their creed.— With his addition to their vote, they have saved themselves, and no more.

In Connecticut the same coalition has: been made with the same results. Frcmontism and black republicanism have been suppressed the new idea of the cx-: elusion of white aliens from citizenship adopted, and the party saved from utter defeat only by this means. The coalition have lost ten thousand votes and two memhers of Congress but tliey console themselves with the fact that but for the Union they would have lost all.

In Pennsylvania, Frcmontism has been suppressed also, and black republicanism has allied itself to prescriptive nativcisin. Last fall Fremont and Fillmore went side by side, and agreed to share the spoils in proportion to their strength but this yca~ the half-and-half arrangement is dropped, and the amalgamation is complete and Mr Willmot is presented as the champion of negro equality and alien white proscription.

What shall be said of a party that adopts the dangerous principles of sectionalism in a great national crisis such as we have passed, appealing to the liighes sympathy of men, so as to disguise the danger of its principles, and then set up the standard of proscription What shall we think of its inward corruption when it thus festers, gangrenes, and rots under the first blow it receives What can we say except "Let it be buried out of sight."

A\ II THE HEPCBLICANS ARE USED UP.—

». The N. Y. Herald recapitulates the cxpla-1

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nations of the Republican journals as to their defeat in Connecticut, and thereupon remarks:

But all these explanations fall short of the mark. It was the name, the fame and, popularity of Fremont that gave the trc-. mendous power to the Republican party as illustrated in the last fall St&te and Presidential elections. It is the suspicion that Fremont is now to be smuggled out of the way that is thus cutting dowQ the Republican vote here there and every* where. Let the Seward Republican leaders adhere to the delusion that they have the materials for a great victory in 1860 and may mould them as they please, they soon will be whittled down from a great and powerful to a paltry aod COB* teniptible faction. That's all.

l&During the past year, thirty Revolutionary Patriots have passed from the earth. Of this nnmber four have died in Massachusetts, one in Conncticut, and ono in New Hampshire. The number of Revolutionary soldiers on tho pension rolls' on the first of July, 1856, was 514. A, fetf years more will sweep away the remainder of those gallant patriots.