Decatur Eagle, Volume 1, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 14 August 1857 — Page 2

Tll EEA G L 11. L. PHILLIPS,/ W G. SPENCER,} Em ™ DEOATUJR, INDIANA. I'KIDAY MORNING, AUG. 11, 1557. Example mid Precept. One good exmampleis of more real value to society than many preceptsof morality which ure nut exemplified, yet there arc persons who regard themselves—and are ; o regarded by others—as the leaders of society, who are capital advisors, always willing to point out that which is immoral, and particularly that which is calculated to produce a dcliterious influence upon the morals of the young; while they seldom if everpracticc those great and fundamental truths they preach, consequently their advice is worthless. The youth in every community look to older persons for an example which they may follow; and, unless they have been properly instructed at home—a duty of parents too often neglected—they arc as like, if not more likely, to follow the examples of the bad as the good, for in many ’ instances they are more attractive to the ! eye of the young than that which would I tend to bring them true and lasting plea- ‘ sure. Children look to the acts of parents and i guardians, even more than they listen to I the words of admonition which fall in i kindness from their lips fur their future ! guidance. Parents who desire to rear virtues, intelligent and good children, i who in the future will become good and useful citizens, and a blessing to the community, should point out to them the vices that should be sblined as the deadly viper by both precept and example. Let parents, guardians and all adults, think of these truths, ponder and reflect j upon them. You have living proof every . day in your midst to convince 'you and i even the most incredulous of the truths 1 we have uttered. A Disunion Convention.— A call lias .been issued by Garrison and ’ his party for a “national disunion conven-! tion.’ Os course, (says the Philadelphia I Journal,) the body will be composed of j those frothy elements which are percep- ■ tiblointhc anti slavery convocations of Massachusetts. There will be hot speak- . mg—a great deal of fun—phonographic reports of which will he read with the same interest with which we peru- v the pages of punch—and—then the members will go home and enjoy the blessings of pence secured to them by that Union they seek to destroy. Is it not a rare and racy party? The Wabash College, a Presbyterian institution, located at Crawfordsville, has degenerated into a propagator of! Republican principles. A majority of the faculty hold and teach the belief that I equality, social and political, between the white man and the black is an ordination of God’s law. This is the same college which admitted a negro against the pro-! test of a portion of the students, and rath- ! er than lot him go, they preferred to sec the doors closed upon a white buy. If, the African-loving Professors in this in-1 stitu'ion have daughters, it would not be ' ■ urprising if some ‘mollasses colored’ pro- ' ducts should bo the natural result. Relics or Gen. Washington, S. 11. (rover, Esq., sold at Baltimore yesterdav morning the cane and spy-glass formerly j belonging to Gen. Washington, for the I sum of $205. lhey were purchased bv j Col. John C. Gittings, who intends pre- ! seating them to the Hon. Edward Eve-' rett. A citizen of Washington — Captain ' Crutcliett—ignorant of the inti ntions of other gentlemen, mado a bid of $200; and subsequent to the sale offered 8500< for the articles. He was then informed of the purpose of the purchaser. A Singular Bet.—On the 20'h of July I at die City Exchange, in New Orleans, Colonel W. \\ illiain began to eat a thou-, sand eggs in a thousand hours; that is, iie 1 is to ent one thousand eyys in forty-unci days ami sixteen hours, amounting to one j thousand hours, without the impossible condition of eating each separate eg/ in ! each separate hour. The bet is for a j thousand dollair., between Williams ami G. W. Hutchinson. If Williams wins that bet lie ccitainly must L- a regular gormandizer. Elec lion i. The election news c.oiui ; to hand vet v lowlv, but io fa; a:; heard flam indicate •s > .onplete Dorn ai. ti triumph in Jhs.ctlri, 1 ■ ntu 1 v air! ALibiim-i.

' The increment of the Lords Supper will bo ’ uincstercd by the Rev, Mr. Lowry of the City of Fort Wayne, at the I first Presbyterian church of this place, on [ the fifth Sabbath of the present month I (30th inst.) service will commence on ■ Friday previous at one o’clock. P. M. THE PRESIDENT. Several sagacious aud intelligent gentlemen of the West, who have recently had occasion to visit and converse with the President, have returned to their homes with even higher ideas of his fitness for the exalted office he so worthily fills than they had previously entertained, i The moderation and sobriety which have i always characterized the demeanor and i language of Mr. Buchanan have led many j persons to imagine that he was that mild, : I even tempered individual, who would de- ! for largely to the opinions and suggestions of others, and prefer a middle and conciliatory to a more decisive emphatic course. Those who have had favors, or opinions and views to solicit of the President, have realized the full extent of the erroneousness of this estimate of bis char-1 acter, Os his oatienoc and mildness, his [ conciliatory spirit,- and gentle, pleasant; and even playful demeanor, there can be i no doubt; but then mingled with, all these, I there is an evident fixedness and indiiij niteness of purpose, a calm thoughtful-1 j ness and firmness, and an honest sagacity , ; and intelligence that impress ail who come | I within his influence with the idea that he j is one of those rare characters who com- j ! bine the fortitcr in re with the suumtur in ; modo— who is decided, true and firm in [ 'all essentials, and conciliatory, courteous i j and liberal in non-essentials. Not since! Jackson’s administration has there been ' i an administration has there been a Presi- , I dent Who was so fully the President him-! ! self. The old and true theory of our po-1 litical system, that the Secretaries are the advisers, not the dictators of the presi-; dent, has been re-established. The idea I which had recently become quite prcvtv| lent, that the President might have one policy and the members of liis Cabinet! I another—that they might embody their I own views and policy into that.branch of i the Executive functions assigned to them, j without regard to his opinions—is now discarded, as it ought to be. Our Constitution recognizes the President as the chief of the Executive, lie .! is responsible for id! his acts. The Secretaries act in his name and by his uuthor- ! ity. We are satisfied that, under this |' I administration, wlratwer is done by them | will have the President’s sanction. Mr. Buchanan possesses one prominent,, quality, which will secure him against j ] many troubles, and contribute greatly to the success of his administration. It is , I extraordinary industry and application. No man who has ever filled the office, ever brought into it such habits of close, persevering, methodical industry. With a clear, vigorous, thotoughly trained mind—a strong, well-preserved, physical I constitution, and with tastes for such gc-1 niai enjoyments and recreations as tend to recuperate and reanimate the faculties—l with an evenness of temper and quickness | of apprehension that enable him to min- ' gle freely with the crowd, and thereby ; | familiarize himself with the popular ideas ! and tendencies—it will be long, wo fi before this high office will be filled with jso rare a combination of the qualities[ ! needed in the Chief of this nation. (Jin. . A’/iy. By favor of a friend, who took pains , to cony them from his scrap-book, we[ j are enabled to record the following [‘toasts.’ They were given by the Am-j I bassadors of England, France, and the! \ United States respectively, if we recollect j aright, in Pari-. As our correspondent ! says, ‘they will interest by every patriot- i ! ic American heart.’ The first was given by the English Am-; I bassador: | ‘England—Tho sun, whose bright! ; beams enlighten and fructify the remotest corners of the earth.’ This called out the French Ambassa- ! dor who gave: i ‘France—The moon, whose mild, I steady and cheering rays are the delight I [of all nations, consoling them in darkness! and making their darkness beautiful.’ Dr. Franklin, who was the American' ; Ambassador, win then cnl'ed upon for a I j sentiment, when in his modest unosten-! j tious way he gave: | ■ ‘Geohub Washington—The Joshua of | America, who commanded the sun and moon to stand still, and"they obeyed him . Even those who where so unexpectedly 1 discomfittcd acknowledged the hit, and! laughed ut the dry humor of the senti- [ meat. We thank our friend foi this re- . vivid of a capital thing. Instinct of the Horse.—A letter re- | cently received by a gentleman in Derby, from a relation in Australia savs: ‘My dog Keeper, a Scotch deerhound, | died from want ol water. It was a dread- ! fui day. 1 had ridden on horseback a I journey of 70 miles over the plains. My | horse and myself were nearly worn out, when suddenly lie pricked his ears, neighed, mid became so restive I could hardly manage him. 1 g ive him hi i head, when he : prang into a c uiter, and in about a iiiilc 1 lin! the welcome sight of water. — /Aioy J/crriiry. A wag -*y i, it ,:t a folly to expect a ;jil tn love a man w’lo.ti cvei vbody peak: v. -II ■ f G t t. ( , ap. f ulmu, nr,.l her itlfuli .i will elm ’ s.i 1-; Wt'iat it dvzan fi.r'i >n. mi.'.t I -mtn r<m-.. them

V.'ho is Responsible. The principle of the Kansas-Nebraska [ bill, which confers upon the people of a , Territory, its Lunajicd citizens, the right I to determine ail questions of domestic policy not conflicting with the Constitution [of the United States, will ere long, as it I now is to a great extent, be generally accepted as being in entire hartnony with I the design, structure and theory of the Federal Government. It is a common sense view of tho question which strikes [ every one ns being just mid proper, fijla- ! very existed when the government was formed in tho several States, and the policy of its perpetuation or inhibition was left to the choice and decision of the Slates who formed the origional compact. The constitution in no wise interfered with the policy of the States in I his respect, but left with them the responsibility of the whole matter. This action settled the policy of the country upon this agitating question, and it should not have been departed from. If instead of a confederation, independent governments had been formed where States now exist, the probable condition of all tho States which from the Union, would be the same as it now is. The Ordinance of 1787 and the Act of Yiru|ma made the Nortlwwesj Territory this condition had not been imposed, the State which have been formed out of the Territory would, without doubt, have organized governments with the same do- : raestic policy that thev now have. If! Kentucky and Tennessee had been-indo-' pendent government, they too, beyond question, "would have made the same ’ choice in determining the question of I slavery that they now have. For the proper administration of all the j powers; delegated to the General Govern-1 ment by the several States, there is a gen- ‘ era! responsibility on the part of all.— Beyond this it does not properly extend ’ —we may say it does mt at all. For the just exercise of the powers and govern- i mental duties reserved by tho several [ States, among which is included tlieinsti-! tution of negro slavery, the people of the ! State are directly and only resp / sible. I The conscience of the citizen so far as the • question is concerned is confined to the ■ determenation of the question in his own ! State. There is no obligation resting upon him to engage in u crusade to estab-lish-or abolish the institution in any other. He does well and nil that can justly be demanded of him, if he aids in determining it wisely and justly for the welfare of i liie State to whom he owes allegiance and duty as a good citizen. And so of a territory. The people who go there to livo and build up a State alone become responsible for its domestic policy. With them is the power to make or unmake, and to their conscience, wisdom and justice should all questions over I which they have supreme control be left. ! If the people of nn inotpi, nt 6»i«c RTWIftW, capable of making a government and determining its institutions—if the power to do so cannot be safely conferred upon them—it followes that they are incapable | of self-government and unworthy of be-! ing received as citizens of the Union. In determining their own policy they only exercise the right and privilege whiclvthe citizens of “.very State claims, exercises, i and which is conceded to them. There is no occasion, there is no obli-! gat ion fur the citizens of one State to as- ! surve the responsibilities of those of an-! other. A great many good citizens at-' feet, and unncceessarily and wrongfully assume, a conscientious and religious responsibility action of those whom they in no wise control, and have no right to. What have wo in Indiana to do withthe peculiar duties of the citizens of Kentucky, so far as their State policy is concerned, for the proper discharge of which they are alone responsible? We arc nut their conscience keepers —we have no jurisdiction over them, or any more Impoucred to interfere and substitute our peculiar policy upon them, than they have tn impose theirs upon us. The idea which has become prevalent ton considerably extent that there is an obligation resting upon the citizens of one State to interfere with the concerns of another which they alone have a right to dertimine, has become fruitful in mischief. If a citizen attends to the discharge of the duties and obligations resting upon him within the confines of his own State and those resting upon him under the National Con-ti tution, he will have done his whole duty, and will never be held responsible for the action of those who in another State who have the same responsibilities imposed upon them.— Slate Sentinel. A Truth for Parents.—The Rev. I Doctor Dull' remarks: ‘1 am prenared [ from experience to say that, in nine cases I out of ten, the hoards of accumulated money given t<> children, by whom *thcv : were never earned, and who acquired no i habits of industry, or thieft', oi laboriousi ness, prove in point of fact, rather ;, curse [ than a blessing. lam prepared to sub- [ stantiate that as a matter of fact; notmer■ely from my own knowledge of the subject, but from the statements of men wlio l have been of watchful and observant habj its, cultivated not in Great Britain, but [in America. Yet it is melancholy that iso little do parents know of 'be mass of ! misery they are accumulating for their i children in heaping up there hoards for ■ them; as little do they think how big with misery these hoards are.’ The remark is worthy of the best consideration of parent..; and the truth it in- : eul'M'.i . should euiistraiii them to use their wi .Illi iii d. i:-, ;’>>od, audnet hoard 'it up tn injure th-ir children.

Murder and Robbery ut Leaven worth City. JwiA/e Linch in the Field—Gang of Muri defers and thieves Broken up. Mr. Stanley Ryland, of the steamer Emma, from theMisourn river yesterday, . has kindly furnished us with the particulars of a late murder and robbery, and ■ subsequent lynching, at Leavenworth City. The Emma arrived nt Leavenworth at 1 o’clock, P. M., on Sunday last, and' | found considerable excitement prevailing! lin town on account of a murder which had been committed, and summery pun- ' ishment inflicted on the perpetrators.— The account of these transactions is, in I substance, as follows: . From what we learn, and ourinfoima-

'■ (tion comes from good authority—an eyewit- ( . i ness—it appears that there has been a reg- j ijularW organized band of ruffians; desper-: ;. adoes and thieves; for some time, infest-, ; ing the city and ncigborbood. They have J made proliitablc business of killing stran- j o-ers, known to have been possessed of money, have veiy misteriously disappear- ; ! lately, and no one was able to account for ' • their absence. On Friday last a man named Stephens ' J went from Kansas City to Leavenworth [ ! and rTes< nted a check for ijiioe at the bank, and received the money. He was l ! seen to count his money by a man named j Quarles, who kept a gambling - house in i : Leavenworth, and who enticed Stevens' to a spring, near the town, under some i pretence, and where they were promptly j ! met by some members of the gang. —, I Stephens was immediately killed and his [ mdney taken from him. From some un- ■ explained cause Quarles gave tho alarm . ■ that he end Stephens had both been rob- ! bed. . He stated, moreover, that the oc-1 ! currence ‘took place at the aforesaid spring [ > near town, and that Stephens bad been [killed. . p Some citizens suspecting that all wasp I not right took Quarles into em'tody, and i : proceeded to the spring where the mur- [ ! dered man was discoverd, and also some lof the gang, who were arrested on the [ spot. ! One of the arrested parties, a young [ man, quite a youth, made a lull confes-! ! sion of the murder of Stephens, and also ! exposed numerous achievements of the ! gangs. The crowd of citizens took Quarles and a man named Bayse, and kept them un • til they had such evidence as they thought I I sufficient to convict them of being impli-1 cated in tho numerous murders recently [ committed in the community. After [ some deliberation and hearing a speech | from Judge. Lecompte, who endeavored ! to quiet the excitement, the crowd fearing [ interference from troops at the Fort, took Quarles to a tree below town and hung 1 him. Soon after Bayse shared the same i fate. on euniiay, as me ooat. passoddown, the ling leaders of the gang —a man : named Wood and an other named Knight or Knighton—were in the hands of the ■ i citizens and were to bo hung in the even- 1 j ing. Wood was making his will and . Knight was writing a confession. Wood ! is supposed to possess a considerable I I amount of property —probably the pro i needs of this diabolical deeds. The name of those who were implicated j i by the young num who confessed were un- , ! known. Some twelve or thirteen citizens, j [however, were missing when searched fori o I on Saturday. The citizens of Leavenworth appear to j be determined to lynch every one found connected with this band. The entire community approve of and sanction the course pursued in regard to the hanging of Quarlas and Bayse. — Missouri liepublican. | Amiii-mmation North and South. The New A’ork 7’os? in a late paper i used the following language: ‘The people ol this country very well ! know that- there is ten times as much ! amalgamation under slavery as. in the I free States - ’ To which tho New York Day Book] replies ns follows: ‘The result of ‘amalgamation’ is mu-1 j lattoes, and we give from the United I States census of 1850, the following fig-1 i urso. Take slave and free States alterJnately. In Alabama there are 7 mulat-! ' i toes to 100 blacks; in Connecticut, 30 to ; (100 blacks; in Arkanoas 16; in Illinois 85; 1 iin Georgia 5; in Indiana <:!); in Kentucky [I 17: in Maine 51; in Maryland 15; in J Massachusetts 35: in Lousinna 14;in Mi- | chigan 76; in Mississippi 7; in New Hamp- [ shiresl;in North Corolina 12; in Ohio! 128; in South Carolina 4; in Pennsylva[nia 40; in Tennessee 10; in Wisconsin 89; ■ lin New York 19; in Virginia 17; &c.— | ‘ The slave and free States throughout the | 3 Union, show the proportion named ut ev- • ‘ ery 100 blacks; and in all the slave States I ' I excepting the District of Columbia, the! Uproporlion of mulaitoes to blacks is 59 [ ' [ per cent, less than in Massachusetts, and i •' [ be it remembered that mulattas is the re-1 '! suit of amalgamation.’ - | A clergyman observing a poor man by I > the road breaking stones with a pickaxe, -1 and kneeling to get at his work better, I t, made the remark, *zlh, John, I wish I t could break the stony hearts of my hear- • er as easily as you aro breaking stones.’ r The man replied, ‘Perhaps, master, you r I do not work on your knees.’ I : >■»««»».<», - Sir Walter Scott’s name and family 'are continued in the person of a little ■ grandson, recently born. He is the son c of Mr. Hope Scott, of Abbotsford who I married Sir WMtei's only surviving !g-and daughi-r.

Seuator Douglas. Time has not been for the last half century when any man of the same yeaiS; occupied a more conspicuous position m I the public eye than does Stephen A. Douglas at the present moment. He is the ‘observed of all observers in a higher sense than any statesman of the day the focus around which the strongest friendships and the bitterest hates have | concentrated with vice-like tenacity.— ! No journalist or stump orator; or statesjman in the hall’s of congress, or preacher iin the pulpit,-speaks of him with the in- ' difference that ordinary men inspire.— [The attachment of his adherents and the malice of his foes are alike the deepest sen I timent that inhabit human hearts. By i the former he is regarded as the great man | of the age, and his goings forth are heralded with tlie interest that intense admi- ! ration begets towards tho object of its ! highest regard. By the latter his move- ! ments are watched” with the eager fear [ that is felt for a most dreaded foe; and his measure and- manner of avocating thorn are subjected to the severest criticism with which langauge can assail powI erful antagonism. An evidence of the earnest admiration !of which (Senator Douglas is the object ! among his friends, was furnished on the [ occasion of his recent visit to St. Louis.— Ho stopped at the Planters Hotel, and i from the moment of his arrival, his room and the parlor where ho received his vis- j ; itors, presented tho appearance of a levee. I I The editor of the Sc. Louis Leader, who ! | saw him for the first time, says: I ‘We knew him ata glance, before he i was pointed out to us. Short, dark, 1 thick set, with strongly marked features, 1 a massive brow, careless looks, an exi pression of power mingled with calm ! suavity manners of a practiced and adroit | man of the world, ready memory of perI sons names events —unalterable courtesy ! —such is the exterior of the ‘Little Gient.’ j Some men are born to greatness, and oth- I [ ers have greatness thrust upon them.— i Douglas is a man who would rise in any free state, and who would perhaps be dangerous .in a momarchy. lie may perhaps live to be President. We think jhe will. But in any event, his name is ! identified with the greatest crisis in the American government since the adoption lof the constitution. He led’the combat, short, terribly severe, but decisive — I which overturned the false precedents of iof more than thirty years, restored our j national legislature to the paths of the constitution, where the equality of the Slates a-'d the sovereignty of the people [ meet in harmony. Thus speaks an admirer whom no j motive of State pride or early acquaintance has drawn into the ever increasing crowd of our Senator’s, adherents, but who finds himself thAe ns the result of his own superior intelligence, and eminent ability to discrimate between genuine greatness and its counterfeit. Such, moreover, are the sentiments felt towards Judge Douglas by every genuine Democrat wlio knows him as he is known by ! his best friends and most intimate ac- ! quaintances. And true, honest, and i sincere member of the Democrat party I wlio regards him in any other light, must ! have received his convictions concerning ! the man from persons who knew him not, I or knowing him, are under the control ol ! unjust prejudices. The State of Illinois may justly be [proud of a statesman like Stephen A. i Douglas, and the time will come in its future history when thousands now classed among his opponents will count it an honor that they have derived nourishment from the same soil which afforded sustenance to the leading man of North America. A towering intellect like his [ is a coveted boon of which any locality | may be proud,' and when the envy and . passion of the present hour subside, and . reason re-asserts its sway over minds I now banefully under their influence, the I tribute which patriotism offers to one of jits truest sons will be universal.— Peoria Union. On the 18th of December, 1351, Mr [ Clay introduced a resolution into the ! United States Senate, in regard to the < Anthony Burns’ fugitive case, in Boston, where a mob of negroes sought to prevent i the execution of the law. He is thus reported in the Congressional Globe: ■But, sir,’ said Mr. Clay, ‘this is not ill. By whom was that mob impelled lon ward? By our own race? No, sir, jby negroes, by African descendants; by people who possess no part, as I contend, iin our political system; and the question j which, arises is, whether we shall have ! law; and whether the majesty of the gov- i j ernment shall be maintained or not; wlieth-' er we shall have a government of white , men or black men in the cities of this I country. [ Senator Bright.-Hon. Jesse D. Bright | arrived in this city yesterdy, and, we reI gret to add, so much indisposed that he I has taking lodgings on Georgetown 1 Heights, in the hopes lhe quiet and salubrity of this beautiful location will speedI ily restore him to his customary vigorous ' [ health. He will be unable for some time ’ yet to attend to the very heavy corresi pondcnce which has accumulated since , he left this city a few weeks ago.— iVash. i Union. • I j At the recent gathering at Lexington ! (Ky.) it was suggested by several railita’l ry officers that a grand review of all the q volunteer companies in the United States 1 be held at some Suitable time on the prairies of Illinois, and be reviewed by the : . President of the United States and Geni ci .1 Scot' and his staff.

Anecdote of> |’ )lt I Bridget,’ said a lady in , Gotham, one morning as she w „ ' I noitenng in her kitchen, to her I ‘wha*t a quantity of soap ■ne- l «.I there. We can get plenty of soanl‘'' Watch for the fat man, and w| v comes along tell him I 'want to sn'"? 1 I him.’ ‘Yes, ma’am,’ says Bridget, I l each twist of her dish-cloth ■ bright look out of the kitchen and no moving creature escaped her, °*’ I ful gaze. At last her industry seeni ?’ I be rewarded, for down the street c B large portly gentleman flourishing E and looking the picture of good ■ Sure, when he was in front of the ho ■ out she flew and informed him that?' ■ mistress wished to speak to him ' htt I ‘Speak to me, my good girl!< s k c j| gentleman. uc ■ ‘Yes, sir, wants to speak to you, M I says would you bo | good enough to ■ This request, so direct, was not to I B refused; so in a state of some Wonderment I up the steps went the gentleman, and un B stairs went Bridget, and knocking at her B mistress’ door put her head in and ex- 1 claimed: 'H ‘Fat gentleman’s in the paHor,ma’a ffl .- B So saying she instantly descended to ■ lower regions. ■ ‘ln the parlor,’ thought the lady.-. I ‘What can it mean? Bridget must L ue I blundered,’ but down to the parlor she I went, and up rose our fat friend with hi s I blandest smile and most graceful bow. ■ ‘Y'our servant informed me, madam I that you would like to speak to me—at I your service, madam.’ I The mortified mistrss saw the stateol I the case immediatly, and a smile wreathed I itself about her mouth in spite of oerself, I as she said: I ‘Will you pardon the terrible blunder I of a raw Irish girl, my dear sir? 1 told I her to call iu the fat man to take away I the soap grease when she has made the I ’ mistake you see.’ ■ The jolly fat man leaned back in his I chair and laughed such a hearty lauglias never come from your lean gentry. ‘No apologies needed, madam, said lie, it is decidly the best joke of the season — Ha, ha, ha, so she took me for tho soap grease man, did she! It will keep me laughing for months, such a good joke!' And all up the street, and around ’.he corner was heard the merry laugh of the old gentleman as he brought down his cane now and then and exclaimed ‘such •a good joke!’ Ship-raising at Sebastopol.—We are gratified to learn, (says the PhiladelpliM Evening Journal,) through a letter datA Sebastopol. June 21st, that tho Jinssia» authorities have formally and expressly affirmed the contract made with the Pennsylvania Exploring Company of this city for recovering the property sunk in the harbor of Sebastopol during the late war, and have denied that any agreement of the kind was ever concluded with tho Boston Company, which has pretended to have such an engagement. We also learn that the ships and other materials lying submerged at the point named are immensely valuable, and that the agents of the Pennsylvania company aro actively making preparations for beginning their work, with the most encouraging prospect as complete success. One of their vessels with machinery, &c., had already reachei Sebastopol and another was daily expected. The Russian had succeeded in raising but three of the sunk ships, and they were only small craft, of comparatively little value. Ten Cents a day Not yet.—Among the many false accusations brought against President Buchanan, in the late struggle for the Presidency, none was more industriously circulated, and more prominently emblazoned on the banners of our political enemy, then the one charging liiiu with being in favor of the reduction el laborer’s wages, to ‘ten cents a day.’ Mr. Buchanan was elected six months ago, not with stand ing'th is very grave anil serious charge; has entered upon the duties, of his office; published his Inaugural Adress to the world, ‘and the rest of mankind,’ but lias never yet, in all tha( time, uttered a single syllabic in favor of the reduction of laborer’s wages. If nay man was gulled into opposition of Mr. Buchanan by that silly charge, it is high time to ask himself whether lie has not been deceived; and when he ascertains the fact, determine to withold his cenfi dence from those who so vilely deceived him.— Maryland Union. Don’t Swear.—Profanity is one of tho most offensive and disgusting habits to which unredeemed humanity is given. To s<y nothing of its sinfulness, (which i every one of course understanding,) P r °' sane swearing is a vile, vulgar, low-bred habit, from the indulgence of which a prop er self respect should restrain a ma n > even if be has no regard for the dictates :of religion. It is a habit too, which u'" j creases with fearful rapidity when once . given way to; and we have known instances where men who were once highly respected, but who unfortunately contractci. this habit, have sunk so low as to use profane language in their own families m" 1 even to swear nt their wives and children, The price of a passage to Europe in the Vanderbilt has been reduced to SIOO in , the first class cabin, and SSO in Hie second cabin, a very considerable reduction, 1 owing to the competc-tion among ( hc rival line:' >f European 'l'eams hips.