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A NEWS AND BUSINESS PAPER-DEVOTED TO FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC NEWS, MORAIS, TEMPERANCE, EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, AND THE BEST INTERESTS OP SOCIETY. VOL. XXV.-NO. 13. BROOKVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1857. WHOLE NUMBER 1261.

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HCABEB OME. TBe following ltnee from Hood's Comic Anns I were haaflea a by lady, wife a repes to putvery hard ! ud Mil is, To Ovo la Mat a row ,' aa wltaoat this, that STsrr miaa Bat me boa got a eeea. For love goaa calling op and down, Bat bar ba aeema to thaa ; I'm sore ba baa baaa aakad ano ugb To all at naher Oaa. rat stak of an Uta doable knock Tbateosaa la Basse Pour t At Bane Tbraa I aflm aaa A lever at tba door ; Aad aaa In blea, at ftumber Two, Calla dally like a daa IV Tory bard tby earn ao aaar, Aad aotat .lumbar Oaa I all, I btar, ha got a dear Baaetly to bar ml od, By alulae at tba wladow pane Wlthoai a bit of bHad ; Bat I go la Urabaiaoay, Which ba aaa aeer doaa TTsearts feet thrive al Number Flva Do' lak t Snnbtr On. Ua aard, wife plenty In tba (treat, Bad plenty passing by Thr etee young aaa at Ifaaiber Ton, Ban only ratber (by ; Aad Mr. Battta aaroaa Uta way. Has got a grown. up soa, Bat la ! ba hardly ee(as to know There la a SI amber One. There's Mr. Wiek , at "ember Mne, Botha's latent on pelf, Aad taowgh he 's ptoaa, will not love Bta aalghbor aa himself. At Name Sarea there wa a sale The goads bad quite a raa I Aad berel' re got my single lot Oa bead at B amber Oaa t My mother often sit at work Aad talks of prop aad stays, Aad what a comfort I shall bo la bar decMaing days ' The vary maid aboat tba house Rave set me dowa aaa, Tba sweat haarte aU belong to thorn That jail at Bam bar Oaa I Oaaa aal, when Iba laa took Ira, Oaa Friday afternoon, Toaag Mr. Loag came kindly In, Aad tokl mo not tosweem I Why eaa't be come aga In w Itboat The Phoenix aad Ose San T Wo saoaot always bare a Boo Oa Ira at 5 amber Oaa. I am aot old ! I em not plain , Mae awh ward la my gait I aaa aot e rooked , like Ute bride That woat from Member Bight ; I'm see white sat la made bar look Aa browa aa aay burnt Bat oven baa at y baa aa ehaooa , I thtak.e He saber One I ICIEHOL D BABY. aw aaca ease aw oaa. t a Joy to bom an ayes, U laagbe aad wbea It cries, a treasare, what a prlxe, la aaa bsaaalaU baby ! Ba Ms temper rising, falling, I It cooing, crowing, call log, 'Tie the same dear precious darling, la Mm haasshoss baby I If Uta scene without ba dreary. If the hears will I a grow weary, wake sad silt cheery J i a reeh for baby t Mamma eyes grow bright with joy Grand,) laughs, aad "grandpa1 boy" ' Gladly leave hi last bow toy Ta play bo-peep with bsby ' saasa their ma sie raa, has caagb t "the sweet one," Bra oe bends down In girlish fan To make a bono ras baby t Op to everything wa know , Hands aad root a eon Um go," What a funey ereatare though, 1 the heaaabotd baby ' Brl at tbfl papay and tba eat, Lot htm pall, aad ptaea aad pat i aad pap were made for that, Mama to please Iba baby ! rtag thsss China aase, mamma. Get "Ute mirror aad tba hammer f Aaythteg ta make a clamor, Aad delight Uta baby I Lea it sleek aad alaeh away, LotUlaagh.end aboat aad play, Aad be happy while It may, Dear, mlschlero as baby ! What a Joy ta hamaa ayea, It aa aagel la disguise. i treaeara, what a prise, TEE TWO CLERKS. BT BET. B. E. A 5 DREWS. "at they that will ba rich, fail late temptation, aad a saure." Tim. I, a. cOBOfcUDBD. ''What are you intending to do with it?" aakad George. "AAvertise it, of course," replied James. Tae owner must be found if possible." Nothing mora waa aaid relative to the datpeaal of tho pocket-book, and after osBBfwJly looking it over, and even paus ing to glance at tho number and character of tba) Wils, George returned it with simple exclamation, Should you find no owner for it you will bB quite a rich man, Jamea !" Thai ia scarcely possible,' the other replied man who loses twenty thousand will hardly keep himself in obAl aay rate I should not feel like apBopv1atlng the money to my own per il 1 think your ideas of honoaly are quite 100 BtosV rtplitd Otorgfl, at ho walked away. JaBBSB prooflodod immediately to the stera, and aa Mr. Kolaey, th owner was aot ia, ha said nothing about the pocketbook to anyone. About tan o'clock George di'Opfhsd fa, and taking a morning paper from bB) poakat showed Jamas an advertMwcaeot of the lost mony. Tho pocketbook was aeourately deacribed, exte rally aad inaarnally ; tba number and denomi nation of the bills were also designated; aad aran a small private mark beneath tbfl bap of on of tb apartments was pololBd oat, and a reward of "five hundrod dojlara" eaSarwd for las return to tho Tbo time and place of loaiug,

and all the circumstances, indeed, necessary clearly to designate the propoty, were given in tho advertisement, together with tbo name of the loser, and where he might bo found. 'A pretty good morning'swork,' remarked George, oa with npparont coolness he retook tho paper. 'You will claim tbo reward, of course.'

'I hardly think it would bo right forme ! into. Hence his arrest and present imto do ao. I havo been to no expense, am prisonment.

not In pressing neod of monoy, and after all shall simply do my duty in returning it. Should, however, the man press it

upon me, I shall, perhaps, take it and de- cd the tho affair had quietly paased over, vote it to cha.itable purposes.' j Ho had strong personal reason for not wish'You're a strange fellow, James. I ing to be summoned by James as a withardly think you will ever realize your neas in his behalf, as he foresaw there waa early dream of wealth if you are going to a strong presumption that his friend wo'd let money slip through your fingers in this ' bo apprchendod. What should he do? way.' Ho thought if he could manage to get 'Well, if I can not gain wcnlth accor- j himself summoned by the complainant, ding to my ideas of honesty, I hope 1 1 he was aafe. Taking, therefore, the paper

shall, at leant, bo content to remain poor.

Iran not violato my conscience.' store, and detailod the circumstances of George left, and as thero was little do- James having the. pocket-book, of the ing in tho store James took his hat and spurious advertisement, the professed paywalked round to tho number .specified in ment of tho reward, and the unusual and the advertisement. Ho was ushered into unnatural dianlav'of henee-olenca on the

A snug, comfortable privato library or study-room, and in n tow moments a young man of some twenty-eight or thirty entered. Jamea rose at his entrance, and asked if he had tho pleasuro of addressing Mr. W., mentioning the uamo signed to the ad vcrtLsemout. lie was answered Ib the affirmative. Producing a paper containing the advertisement, he inquired if Mr. W. was tho author of that, and the loser of the pocket-book. This

... Wa nwewcreu in me ainrmative, ami testified simply to having seen the pocket with much apparent interns Mr. W. ask-1 onc0 aud then only for a moraent,ed if the book had been so soon found. T,,0 tcller of thfl M titoi to the re"Iam very happy," replied James, with gmyajgi 0f the five hundred dollar bill and real plea-are lighting np his noble fea- tbo accompanying circumstances. The turca, "to be able to return to yon your : evidence wan, alas! too ttrong. It ihook ruoney, aafo aa when you unfortunately, I 0ven tho confidence of Mr. Kelny, tho ' he could not refuso to become bail for the

"Indeed I had not dared to hopo for this speedy rnponso to my public an nouncement of my loss, and I shall feel myclf under lasting obligations to you; ,

besides experiencing a real pleasuro in That night James sat down and gave a paying yon the reward which I offered." n,jnnt hitory of the affair to Mr. Kelsey, "Thank you, sir," replied James, "you detailing all the peculiarities in theappeawill excuse me from accepting of your , nco of whon he showed him tho book liberality. I have simply done toy duty, l0w ho bad paused minutely to Jemand have been to no expense whatever.' j inc each bill, though in reality he had done

But, indeed, I shall insist . npon rour! receiving it. 8ttrely a young man with

I LI. ........ I flan i a h. iou surely will not refuse "I will aowpt if, sir, but not for my personal use. I shall dovotc it entirely to benevolent purposes.' Your decision Is but another evidence , of your noble uprightness,' replied the j nun 18 ho oncnccl tbo boo!: and ntimin. 1 ed its The monoy was counted, all was pro nounced right, and a fivo hundred dollar Kill W4r T. I' l 1 , ' ..-..u.u wwaaaraa, arsHsn no piaJr , Wall0t nd ,efL K few day. subsequently James sot his bill exchanged at the bank for smaller ones, which would bo more convenient ' for ohariUblo usw. How deep and real I was his pleasure as ho sought among the I poor and doaUtttte for virtuous objects for hia chanty! Many a heart was gladdenaunuu many a mother wei.t tho thanks

sucii nooio impulse, and solirmly fixed in ter. principles of right, c:tn find good uso for ..That James Hardy is an innocent, nofive hundred dollars, besides, you richly , ble heartcd young man, and that George

she could not speak for timely aid to her- 0ll GoJ that th'boy was innocent. Of j speak thus the man whostood beforo them sell and her famlsbin- little one. i tbi, thero WftJ uot Joubt their' must have something more than a probaAbout a month after thia, while looking . miruU bility to hi, utlou upon and thoy over the new in one of the dailies, a par- Tll0 day of trial drew nw Th) alrottdy looked pon young Hardy as saragraph caught hi. eye that caused him to COUD8Ci WM Mcur-di m eyery HoWf th,y not M0but Mved turn pale with agitation. Thia was noth j thinjr lookotl iUrk The clurgt WM thftt h reJkUy WM( or Svn Hinfdai0 or "0ld ing leu than announcement of a loss, jamcs httd procured the insertion of the stro,"ashe was more familiarly called, some fonr weeks previous, of twenty advertisement, and to cover himself had would never have'.uttered such bold words thousand dollars, by a man who loft in the ostentatiously spent five hundred dollar, of , in hi. defence. steamer fur Kunm.i wiilmn Aim :. : ... - ... ...

.. , " . hia Ii Tl.-.. ri I 1- -I 1 . . , . . ' " te description of tho pocket-book to 'oth--.-;.k .u i T . ooiner with tho number and charter of each mi t .u . 01 cncn lüde to TK VT T: Cf0r f" ludod to The truth flashed upon the ... vo. a. ill ii in inviMi l i ivir n inn ",,,v ine no nan ooen iupo I. - sorao scoundrel had flwLdanalw rliaf.i h:ra. But how ? Where could ho have obtained tho specific information necessary to write such a perfect advertisement ? Could it havo been through tho instrtimaatalrty of Gaorgfl ? Was it a plot bctwoon him and some base fellow to get poescaaion of tho money? Thia fames - W T-J ' . did not want to believe. And ovon should ho admit this as probable or possible, what evidence had ho that such was tho fact? About noon, tho following day, just as James was teaving the atore, a gentleman entered and inquired for him. James stepped forward, whon, to tho astonish ment of all, tho man arrested him as his prisoner. What could it mean ? The wawwur u. not ci.oo-M u ' -twcr nur niioa afät .1.1 . 1 ions and James loft In h . company for a . wvw v isea before Mr. Kelsey enter, d. "in HIT rifld .0 DCCU IllOrO 'How i. ibis, Jamea?' usked tho Agitated -nan. 'Whyarojou hero a prisoner? Havo you been guilty of crimo ? No, sir,' he calmly answered, 'I am Innocent,' and then I s stated tho citei-.n-stance, of hie flnd.ng the money, nn of bis returning it, as ho supposed, to ii.s lawful owaer. Mr. Kelsey heard him th rough , shook his hoad, and looked trouhlod. It was a bad caao. No individual had been witnesa to tho transaction except Oeurgr, and Ii was aheady summoned by tho prosecution. It sccma that tho individual who tunk th bill from Jamea, when ho offered it MtboWnk.bappanotl to be tho very saino wbo had paid out tho aamo bill to the

owner of the lost jxicket-book, and at the lrRl by tho deepest sympathy and sorrow, soon told. Qeorge.upon returning to conmiggaaUon of tho man an entry of the lho ol,,r by ciirlcoity. and because), par eeiotienees, eaw tho hopelessness of h'Ss po number and denomination of the bills, I wa WM engaged in it, The oaee altlon. T,o eacape detection were well. Bigb

placing alao a small private mark on the

corner of each. His suspicion was aroused, and he asked and registered the name of the person who presented it. When, therefore, he saw the notice in the papers tho conviction was at once awakened that James came dishonestly by tho bill which ho presented, and that il waa his duty to ! see that tho matter waa legally examined When George Roberts read the announce - ' ment in the papcr.which so startled J amen, he too was deeply affected. He had hop - in his hand, he entered a neighboring part of his early friend. All this waa told with such mock gravity and apparent deep feeling of sympathy for Jamea, that it was deemed important to give immediate notico of it to the proper authorities. The hour of examination came. Mr. Williams had been sought for, but no such person was to be found . The servant who had admitted Jamos when he went to return the pocket book, bad also left the city, and one, no oue knew whither. George unfortunate young man, when judgment was pronounced against him, and he was bound over in a very heavy sum for trial. thin vrrr .hriaftv Ami then he aaV4 Mr. Kolaev what h. thonaht f hwA. m.t. i

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Roberts is .1 LlaCk-henrt,d .oonndr-l!" I th. saaaa rir.,l ' - ! ant. James could not speak ho bowed his liead and went likn a rhild Grnatiincr the i,aml of y, noble-hearted employer, he ,irtMod it wilh a prtvcr for Qod,, bleMing ui .ok . a iAt ii ' tin 11 1 in. a iü' n nn irr iiirniwisMfi wilii -ladncss when assured of the merchant's decision, and that was the loving heart of . his only daughter, a beautiful girl of some 8ixtceu nmmm; and holy Wftl th, prÄVor that ascended to heaven that night from y- her aowny bod, for God.B bloMiDg upon the youth so wrongfullr and unjustly accu30j Tho noxt mail tho iffllcte(1 onU a flllUlul particular account of all lbo circumsUncc, in tho hand writing of their suffering boy. 'Twaa a sarere blow. . - Kn in ll nfllial- anA.uk. link Hie twenty thousand in protended benevoicnco. VY no else, it waa urged, could k i u i i . i,avo gained such a minute knowledge of i .i u.uu As . tho pocket book and lU contenta as to be ' M l lhÄt f ; conametl in lhe V9rtiMmtn? Not . ... ... singlo number on the bills had been mistakeneach agreed perfectly with the teller's entry. The day before the .trial waa to take plare, a lad entered the atore and handed Mr. Kelsey a note. Opening it he found a hasty line from tho publisher of the 'daily" in which the advertisement had, appeared, stating that, in cleaning up the

office, tho original copy of the advertise i Jury, and that this paper was never sold, ment, as it was handed in for publication, j and was stamped with this peculiar mark was found, and ho deemed it his duty ! for him alone. Ho testifletl, secondly, to' without delay to forward it to him, as It the fact of George's remarkablo memory, might bo of much servic in the trial. Ho had tested its retentive power by glvKolsey repaired to tho lodgings of Jamas, ( ing at random a large number of dates for and found him thero busy with his legal , him to remember, and never found it at adviser. Mr. Kelsey handed (Jamea the fault. Next the counsel handed him a

inper without offering any remark. The moment he looked at it and marked its iiivMiviis iev ivvrtvM amm paj aas.aa seams cava i ao corttcnt,( R cry of mirjgUa frlef and Uf. prlso .escaped him. The advertisement ..... :.. ,1... ...M - la. " ' aiaw "via pa sew "U vv-inmi aaassvo vw s isjin : f "" Nothing could ba plainOB

Tho finding of this little paper put an , ting well, ontiroly different aspect upon the faco of A deathlike atillnea. pervaded the amaffairs. Thoy would be able now to'prove pie room as Goorge Roberta was recalled at lenat that Jamea waa not th writer of to tho stand. Ho came forward tri trebling, the ndve rtisemont.and to implicate George yet manifesting an unconcern roost painful most fatally in the matter. Aa if to to witness. James was deeply moved. mako tho matter peculiarly) favorabls to Mr. Roberta turned pale with painful foreJames and fa'al to Georgo, tho advertise boding. ment hud boon written on a peculiar kind; "(leorge Huberts, do yott know that japert' , manufactured for and used sole asked the attorney, Ina voioe of th under, ly by tho extensivo house of the rieh Mr. at the same tlmo laying tbo copy f the Walcmt. advertisement bnfore him. Tho day of trial camo. The courtroom , Georgo took the pajer, gave one asty waa crowded, and among those occupying1 glance, and fell fainting to the floor. All a sent of favor sat tho parents of Jamas and I wai c infusion, and it was with .did lenity

f.itlu-rof Goorao the former drawn to the

was opened for the commonwealth perti

nent opening remarks were made by tho district attorney, and he then proceeded to call his witnesses First the teller was placed on the stand. His testimony was clear and conclusive to the fact of the presentation by James of the five hundred dollar bill. Next the advertisement was introduced, giving a minute description of all the contents of the pocket-book, agreeing in every respect with the teller's entry. 1 Then George was called. All eyes were j turned upon him as he took his place upon ! the stand. He came forward with a bold, self-assured air, returning the gaze of many eyea with a steady look of ill concealed defiance. He gave his evidence in a clear, connected manner, simply stating the facta of his meeting Jamea quite early in the morning, his showing him the pocket book, stating that he had just found it, of his own brief and cursory and brief examination of the book and its contents, and then of his discovering the advertisement of the lose of the money, some three or four hours afterward, in one of the later editions of morning papers, and hia calling to show it to James. And this was all. He knew nothing more; and to the astonishment of all, even of the judge himself, he was permitted to resume his seat without a single question being aaked him by the counsel for James. The evidence for the government was all in and certainly appeared to be very conclusive; and, when tho counsel for the defense arose to open his cose, such was his cheerful aspect, such his confident bearing, that all were taken by surprise. The fact of the found advertisement had not been revealed to a sin gle individual, not even to the parents of James. Th v, too, were startled from their deep sorrow by the cheerful, confident manner of the noted attorney. "May it please the court," he commenc-; ed, "wo havo lot this strange case progress thus far without raising our voice to atay or break the force of a single act or endeavor of the complainant to crush an unfortunate youth. Our course may have apw bT w , peared strange and quite unusual, and by ! some wo may have appeared wanting in cither interest for our client, or in power to defend him. Neither of these premises are correct We are both interested in and able to defend the noble young man upon whose ruin others have sought to build up a fortress of defenso for their deep laid plots of crimo. The real criminal ia not at the bar, though ho is within tho hearing of my voice, and may well tremble for his safety, God, air, protects the inno - . cent. The man who trusts in him shall not b confounded, but the ereat God speaks everlasting truth when he says, 'Be BUBE THY SIMS WILL FIND TUE E OCT ! ' We have let the proceedings progress thus far, we repeat, unobstructed, that all that could bo done might bo done, to blacken and crush James Hardy, tho noble-hearted young man, who almost wept over the tardily discovered evidence of a longcherished friend's heartless treachery. But that ovidence was discovered at last discovered seemingly by the direct providence of God; and wa doubt not that beforo we dismiss this case, we shall be able to tear tho dark pall from the character of our client; and let none blame us if, in its descent, it shall infold the real and true criminal." The effect of these remarks upon the IULSImlllv w ni t h ri 1 1 i II tr All linAW llint lo Tho first witness called was a clcrE in the same store wi'h James, who testified that the accused ha 1 never loft the counting-room after he entlad it in the morning till after Georgo cam with the paper containing tho adverti.'ement. Hera, membered this circumstauco tl'm tho fact that James had aakad for Mr. Kelsey upon his entranco in the morning, and re quested the witnoss to inform if he came in. Then Mr. Walcott was called. Iiis tesmony went to show, first, that he used a peculiar kind of paper in his store, a sample of which was shown to the judge ami small piece of paper, and asking if the mark upon it was the same aa that upon mni r mj'vu IV w las 41 v 0011110 OVO) mean nijvs lhe Ud , hi 9mfhy aml n,,0 f he knew the hand writing. Ho took the (--i-a ., ...... . tl.....A --J m jrsji , iwavtl SB 1 1 OBI Ma vsiassreil aasw--a troubled countenaueo answerod that tho mark was his own, and he knew4tho writhat order waa ronton-. I Tim re nit la

impossible. He confessed the truth ac-

k no wl edged himself the deviser of the plot, the author of the advertisement, and tho companion of another in sharing the mono v. Through his confession the re maining criminal was found, the larger portion of the funds secured, and the character of James Hardy cleared from suspicion. Heavily did this astounding intelligence fall upon the poor, distressed father of George, who saw, too late, the folly of bis mistaken course of home training for his son; while the parents of James returned to their homes rejoicing that they had taught their loved child, from bis earliest youth, that "the ear of the Lord is the beginning of xaisdom," and "a faithful man shall abound with Wettings; but he that MAEETH HASTE TO BE BICH SHALL NOT BE ISN0CBNT ! " Thfl Prem "Mother." aaid Willie Rosa, "mother when we were out doors playing, only think! that ragged little Joe Smith came and wanted to play with us!" "And what did you do about it, Willie?" "Why we told him to go and get.more patches on his clothes; and Johnny Ware asked him if bis father wasn't a rag-man; and Dicky Law told him that he was too shabby to play with white boys. So we all laughed at him, and he began to cry and soon ran away. "Is Joe a bad boy? Does he flight or use wicked words?" ''No, but he is dreasd so queer his pantaloons are too short for him, and have great big patches all over tbem his coat is too big for him and is darned all over and hiajbat has got the rim half torn off. Ho don't look fit to play with us." "My son," said Mrs. Ross, "do you know why Joe Smith is not dressed aa WBU 3oa rer "l Pct thal hu mother 400 Por bur him new clothe" " Ye- hii mothar f 'ow-hU lath' w died ,ome tirae 0' nd left hnrdl I aj m aa , .a a a a ii i. ! PPey; nti Mrs. ömitn nas to worE aay and n5&ht to get bread for her children. j roor Joe n" 10 wor l0: na 11 n01 often that he chnw 40 PlJ Wt U uot Ter CTUel thn 5n 70u to Uu8h ftt bim. dri bi 8uppose ' tbat 'ou had - in bi P1! would 7 nave likeü to bo treated so." "But ,ucb M n ou8ht 10 Ply wun Her ra88oa '. ftnu not wanl j P'ay w'b UM 1 "You bvn't answerod my question I T:ii! i 1 . .... I . tit . ii at. an . . I " . "na 1 "now in" " wcausc you feel a11)'- Tel1 mo now. wb mö this little boy whom you despised so to-day?" "Why, I supposo that God did, for he makes everybody. "Yes, and God, who made both you and Joe Smith, gave him to his mother, and you to roe. He gave us our nice home, and handsome clothing, and gave them only a little hovel, and coarse and threadbare clothes. Instead of being proud then, we ought to be thankful; and instead of despising the poor, we ought to pity them, and try to make life a. pleasant to them as we can. When you drove poor Joe away from the play-ground, he had no pleasant yard to go to, and no beautiful toys and play-things to amuse himself with, as you have. If you treat good boys so just because they are poor, you will compel them to go and play with wicked boys, and perhaps they will learn to swear, and steal, and get drunkand all because you despised them. Think of this my son; and also think what Jesus would have dona if h had been on th play-ground with you to-day. He would not have been proud, as you were, and driven tho poor little boy away. But he would have been kind to him, and have done all that he could to make him enjoy the little time that he got for play." And Mrs. Ross took her Bible, and read to Willie a great many places where it tells about Christ's humility and gentleness of spirit, and about his kindness to the poor and despised. And Willie was very much ashamed of what he had done, and sorry for it, and I don't think tbat he will abuse any litttlfl boy again, because he (5 not as well dressed aa himself.

Now children, I wish that you would naake it odious; when theae features might hunt up the verses In the New Testament a well have boon stricken from It, and efwhere we leam that Jesus was not proud, feet the principles of the bill in no wise and codv tbem and sand them to roe. j whatever. There was a strong effort made

And remember t hat Jesus was just era good when he was a boy, as after he be came a man, and that all children aho'd be liko him. Tact 1st Beroinff The human heart ia a curiously strange instrument. It produces strange vibralions, according to the skill of the hand that seeks to gat musto out of it. The art of approaching tho mind from the right quarter, and successfully arousing its emo lions, is one that every man does not und erst and. Some seem to have the gift of doing this thing very adroitly. We give the following as a specimen: An English preacher, advocating the generous support of an Important ohariUblo object, thus prefaced the circulation of the contribution "From tho great sympathy I hov witt.essed in your countenances, and the strict attention you hav honored roe with, there is only one thing I am afraid of, that .ome of you may feel inellned to five ! much. Mow, it is my duty to inform you, that justice, though not so pleaaant yet should be a prior virtue to generosity; therefore, as you will be immediately waited upou In your reepflctive pews, 1 1 wsh to have it thoroughly understood! that no person will think of putting anything into tbo bos who cannot pay hie debta." The result was an overflowing collection. liotkm Recorder.

Pram the Indiana Journal.

SPEECH or HON. JAMES F. SUIT, Of Clinton County, in Committee of the Whole, on the Temperance Bill, in the Senate of Indiana, delivered Wednesday t February 20tA, 1857. Ma. Pbbudebt: I do not believe the discussion of the merits of this bill do any good; for when it gets through this Committee it will bo about the last you will ever sea or hear of it. The gentleman from Hancock, (Mr. Gooding) has labored long and loud to convince us of its great benefits. His speech to-day ia about like all the rest he haa delivered himself of since he has been here, and reminds me much of the anecdote told of him. It is said that on day when he was letting off an unusually windy speech, with about aa much point to it as the one he has favored ua with to day, there happened to be a gentleman in the lobby from his own county, who, after tiring out his patience in listening for tba point tb Senator waa endeavoring ao valiantly to make, remarked that he put him in mind of the crazy fellow who was sitting by a spring, sticking his jünger in the water, pulling it out, and then looking for the hole; (laughter) and to his (effort to-day it ia equally appropriate. But to be serious, Mr. Chairman, two years ago I stood here and fought for that bill, which, while it did more good during the time it was in operation, than any other law over passed in this.Stato, was made the hobby for every political trickster in the country to mount, override, and misrepresent during the canvass of 1855. And standing, as I do, in my place to-day, I would rather have the record of my vote in its favor than the proudest monument that ever was erected over the remains of the greatest roan tba world ever saw. Sir, that bill was right that bill, in my humble judgment, was constitutional; but our Supreme '.Court decided it otherwise; and with that decision lam content, though in my heart I believe it the most corrupt decision ever rendered by any Court. I have but tu call on one million human beings, men, women, andjehildren, to prove the beneficial effects that bill has had all over th land. Tet it was made a pretext by designing demagogues to pull down the Republican party. Before it was repealed, theae minions of the Democratic party went all over the State, bearing the direful notes that the law would be declared unconstitutional, thus bringing again the widows' and orphans' cry, tbat was hushed by its passage; an that passage announced by the cannon's peal on the commons of this city. The Supreme Court tore it down, and then went up the wail of sorrow throughout all the land. Why, Mr. Chairman, I need only to refer you to the records of this city, and your own party paper here, for the proof of the benefit of this law. Tour jails empty your police disbanded and peace and quiet reigning throughout the entire land. Not an hour before the final vote on that bill was taken, I went to the Post Office, and got a petition .from a distant and obscure part of my district, signed entirely by lsdies, and with that petition I received a letter from a sister who is as near and dear to my soul aa my brightest hopes of the future. In tbat letter she plead .with me to cast my vote for that law; I did so, and in so doing I have bound more strongly to my heart the love of that sister, and made a record that it will ever be my pride to think that my children may look upon without a feeling of shame for their father. I went home and vindicated my course before my constituents, and told them that as a politician they might strike me down, but as a man, never. Here Mr. Suit was interrupted by the Senator from Washington Mr. Hefren and asked if he did not offer a resolution to call back from the House the 'Temperance Bill, because it was tyrannical. Yes, sir, I did offer such a resolution ; but not because I thought it was tyrannioI .1 Tt afeaai tW. f k. I I. hviiij iwi uvpuifKmo oi uariiig thfl cider clause, and some other objectionable features stricken from it I did not want the enemies of tba bill to hare a chance to go out before the people and I . a to strike tbat eider clause from the bill. The Senate stood a tie on tho question, and the Democratic Lieut. Governor (A. P. Willard,) gave the casting vote, and voted to retain the clause. I voted against lt. I opposed it; stiu oppose it, and go to , church as a Christian gentleman should, sometimes. This clause (the cider clause) was retained in the bill by a Democratic Senate. The casting vote for it was given ! by a Democratic presiding officer, and as soon as the bill passed, then went out the whining pups of tho Democratic party, misrepresenting the bill, In order to make it odious with its friends, and break down ; the Republican Party. Now, sir, I wil 1 give my reasons for not supporting the bill reported by the chairman of the Temperance Committe (Mr. Gooding). Thia bill Is anconetltu tlonal, or at least will be ao .decided, for this reason: If that almost senseless Con.titution, wblob I wish to God I had nev r sworn to support, means anything whsn jt gays, "all laws shall bo uniform and of uniform operation," then tbe bill cannot ttaiu Now, sir, suppose tbe Senator ba fore me lived just ocroes the township line, B a township having 90,000 inhabitants, while the township Hive In bad but one thousand . I eon Id gat a lleenae to do just what he wished ta for one hundred dob Urs, while he would have to pay five hnnI drod dollars. Would there be any unifor

mity in this? And yet this bill is reported by one presuming to be a judge of law, and thus shows his knowledge of the organic laws of the State. A stranger visiting Indiana and seeking a location would stand perfectly amazed when ,told that he could do a business in this township for one hundred dollars, that ho would have to pay five hundred dollars for in another. Why, in God's nsme, Mr. Chairman, what are we coming to? Are our judges getting so dull that they cannot undersland.the most plain and simple provisions of our very aimple Constitution tbe most simple and foolish instrument, I think, ev" er was gotten up? And wbst would the stranger say, when told that he could do a business in one township that he would have to pay five hundred dollars to do in another, pray tell me? Why, air, he wo'd aay right off "I thoughtk'vour laws were uniform, and of uniform operation, here in Indiana?" Tho merest school boy can see this, and it is useless for me to argue thia point further.

The Senator from Washington, (Mr. He- i fron) labors hard to convince us that liquor like any other property, should bo protected by our laws. Why, sir, should we protect poisoned mtMs? Should we protect the dies and plates of tbe counterfeiters? Should tbe laws protect pestilence and famine, and ahould toe legislate so as to uphold plagues and disease in our community? Most surely not, Mr. President. Then if not theso, why jthe cursed wine traffic? I am an advocate of law to restrain the sale and traffic in intoxicating liquors, but for no laws that will make tbe State a partnership in crime, as the present law proposes. If liquor has to be sold, and will be sold, don't make, tbe State a partn or of the liquor seller. Let whisky with all its concomitant evils run free, rather then make the treasury flush with money mad by the sale of souls. Sir, I am forever opposed to the State getting money under such circumstance, and, aa God is my judge, I would. rather this day see the streets flooded with 'whiskey, and look upon all the horrors ,the accursed traffic can bring upon our country, than to see the State take one cent of the money thus obtained to fill coffers. Again: this bill applies the money thus obtained for license to common school purposes. To this I am utterly opposed. Why, sir, will the day come when the children of Indiana are to be educated with the money obtained by the sale of intoxicating liquors? It is contrary to the liberal and enlightend spirit of the age. It opens the door for legislation the people of Indiana never would ondorsc. And holding tbe common school system so near and dear to my heart as I do, I never want to see that fund set apart a pure, holy and God-like purpose, contaminated by the money of tho liquor-seller. No, sir, never! Let my children livo snd grow up in ignorance; let them forget the leasons they have learned at a mother's knee; and let them go prowling around the streets begging for their bread, rather than they should submit to the indignity of depending on the liquor seller for tbe knowledge wherewith to make a decent and honest living. Sir, the pride of my heart is my family circle, and the brightest hopes I possess is their honor; but ratber than have my pride so wounded by seeing my dear children plodding their way to school, and that school made by the law off of the back room of the whisky shop, I would rather see that circle blasted, and hear the wild wind of bleak and desolate wintor whisiling through tho time-worn crevices of tho old homestead. Yee, sir, rather than know that my children roust depend for an education on such resource, I would ratber follow tbem to their tomb buried from my sight forever look upon their glassy eyes dilating in death, and see the last throbbing of their young and innocent hearts, than humbly bow the head to auch a law. These, Mr. Chairman, are a few of my reasons for not supporting the bill of the gentleman from Hancock. I oppose it upon constitutional grounds, and from conscientious motives. I hops it will not pass, for I would rather have no law on the subject than to have one containing so many faults as tbe one under consideration. I am ever on the side of Temperance; but while I am so, when I want a law on that subject, I want a law that will do Mm good, and not one to be declared unconstitutional on the first meeting of the Supremo Court after its passage. TBSfl E'afllflflfl Trfl.de. Atschool little boys and girls learn lessons bow many inches make a foot, bow many ounces make a pound, and how many farthings make a penny. One day, whan the lesson was called "Ale or Beer Measure," a little boy, remarkable for the correct manner la whioh he usually said ail hia lessons, was quite unprepared. "How is this, John?" said hia teacher. "I thought it of no use, air," said John. "No nasi" interrupted tho muter. "No, sir; it's ale and bear meaaur," aid John. "Know it is,' 'said the roaster. Well, sir." said the little boy, "father aad I think it ia no use to learn about ale and bear, as wa never mean to buy, tell or aVessI st." The Cmr or Gaybtt abd Fasbiob. It is aaid, of Psris, that one out of every 1,000 persons commits suicide; that twothirds of tbe population cannot afford tbe expense of burial; that in every three births, one is illegitimate; that 30,000 persons besides those assisted by rag alar charities, arise every morning without knowing how they will get a dinner; and tbat 17,000 habitual drunkards, of the moat brutal character, disgrace the etty.

A Capital Hit. The Springfield correspondent of the St. Louis Republican has lately been in the habit of daguerreoty ping the members of the Illinois legislature. A few days ago in concequenco, several members "roae to privileged questions," and denounced the Republican's correspondent severely. Among other scenes the Chicago Journal gives the following: Mr. Church rose and said he, also, had a question of personal privilege to bring to the attention of the House, whereupon he sent to the clerk a copy of Saturdday'a St Louis Republican and the following extract read: "Duke Holland wears longhair, and his face is covered with ornamental hirsute appendages. Tbe Duke is a wit, and he loses no opportunity lo quote low Dutch, translations of Shakespeare. When be talks, which is not unfrequently, he raises his head in manner to bring his face parallel with the ceiling and looks like an old cow chewing her cud." He aaid tho picture was beautifully, graphically, and correctly drawnso much so it waa im poaaible for any one to fail to recognize it at a single glance. "It lacks one feature, however, Mr. Speaker," added he, "and I experience a feeling of astonishment and regret, when in order to make the picture perfectly natural, I do not on looking down, see tho author of thia correspondence occupying his appropriate position by my side. Thero was an instantaneous and general explosion; tue members roared, the gallery shouted, the lobby hooted, and for about five minutes convulsions raged as a universal opidemic. The Speaker's hammer came down with a vigorous rat, tat, tap but it was of no use, for it could not be heard for some time.

rigurr-ntlvr Language. The 2tbakc may be perfectly cured without pain by tho French Specific.-JttV-cvry. We wonder if the specific is hard 2 take if not, we will try a bottle 4th with. Exchange. If cured, it will be a great lder. 7VonTfpf:. lOderly, gentlemen, 'tis a aore subject. Ledger. Yea, and requiring 40tude to bciir. Am. Courier. This is carrying the matter quite as far as SOquette will bear. WUt W8 for us, neighbor, it has th 100 out of a cloudless 7 be4 now. Exchange. We wish it bad knocked the kO species out of exislOce in passing. -.da - You are far too cruel, and should be more bc9. Am. Courier. Those who aro so 42n8 as to do the above, will find each paragraph to contain a slight 11 of humor. JT, T. Okie. Ingular ans Uaotnl Fact Connected wltm the Fig-urea aa aad ia It may not be generally known that any sum can be multiplied by 25 by simply adding two ciphers to the multiplicand, or sum to be multiplied, and then by dividing. Take, for example, 68, and multiply it by 25; two ciphers being added make 6800, which sum being divided by 4 gives the quotient, oo answer, 1700. The reason why the amount is thus obtained ia as follows: Two ciphers being added to 68 have exactly the aarae effect on thai sum as if it were multiplied by 100, and that sum multiplied, being di vi ded by 4, gives tho fourth part, or amount , due to 25. Any sum mav alao be multi- i plied by 75 by tho same rule, in the following manner: To the sum to bo multiplied, say 08, add two ciphers, which make 6800; divido by 4, which gives 1700, or fourth part, being subtracted from tbe aforesaid 6800, leaves the remaining threefourths, or amount due to 75. Ex. Thfl Unrkcv mud the "Mack," the Detroit correspondent of Porter's Spirit, is responsible for the following: The good steamer Ion was coming down the beautiful 8t. Clair, when a noble buck waa seen swimming across ahead of her. To lower away a boat and give chaso was only the work of a moment, and with a stout line he wsa taken by the antlers and brought upon the steamer's deck. A good deal of admiration was excited by his fine proportions and among his admirers was the cook, a goodly specimen of "AfriCs clime," who imagined that, from tbe docile appearance of the animal, he was quiet as a sheep. He therefore undertook to caress him, and to lay hia hands upon his haunch, when he was astonished by a vigorous kick, that laid him sprawling on the deck. Nothing daunted, however, Cuffey thohgbt to succeed better by the head, but the door liking this no better, made a butt that laid tho poor darkey out again, and opened an ugly gash on bis woolly hoad. Thia was too much of a good thing; so Cuffey, when he tecovered himself, stood at a respectable distance, and eyeing the old buck, aaid: "Now look a heah, Mister Dee'. I do'no whoee dee' you Is, or who you b'long to; but if you do dat ar agin, darMl be wen son aboard die boat, sura's you lire!" rjST'A woman is always at tho bottom of trouble." You remember the storv of the Shah of Porsic. When he was told that a workman had fallen from a ladder, ho called out, "Who ia .he? who i. she?" "Please your Majosty, 'tis a V." "Nonsflnsol" said the 8hah. "there's never an accident without s woman; who is she?" The Shah was right; the man bad fallen from hia ladder because he was looking at a woman In a window. Many a man does this in other countries besides Peseta,

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(KT "Sally," aaid a follow to a girl t red hair, "keep away from roe, or yost i et roe afire." No danger,' said the girl, "you are too green to burn." (CT A shrewd little fellow who bad just begun to read Latin, asUmiahed his master by the following treatmect: "Vir, a mau; gin, a trap. Virgia, a i trap." t7"A Yankee down cast, named oh, has been arrested tor sailing for pig-tail tobacco. He had it wouad round with cabbage leaves, and was doing an extensive trade among lbo exotics. 07" It is very rare to find ground which produces nothing; if it is not covered with flower, with fruit treoa aad grain, it produces briars. It is tVlsBOni with i if he is not virtuous, he becotaoa v OCT "Bridget, who broke that were in th wood abed?" as kern a gentleman of a ratber green Irish aervaas. girl. "Missus told Jem to break therm BBS ad save her tho hoops! 07" One day, at a farm-house, a wa; saw an old gobbler tryiug to eat the strings of some night-caps tbat lay on the grass to bleach. "That," said be, Ss wbst I call intodu cing cotton into Turkey." OCT "You had belter ask for ruauners than money," said a finely-dressed gentleman to a street beggar who aaked him for alms. MI asked for what I thought you had the most of !" a-as the cunning reply of the mendicant (W-How are you, Smith?' said Mr Jonas. Smith pretends not to know him, and replies, hesitatingly "Sir, you hare tbe advantage of mn.n "Yea," retorts Jones, "I suppose everybody has that's got common sense." Smith looks unhappy. OCT A "bright child" asked its mothar where he should go when he died. "To heaven I trust" said tho mother. "8hall I have anything to eat there?" "Yea, love, you will be fed with bread of eternal life." "Well I hope they'll put lots o' butter on it," concluded the youngster. OT "Julius, you aay you have left Mr. Allen and gone to lire with Mr. Hays; how did you come to do that?" "He urged me." "Who urged you?" "Mr. Allcu."" "How?" "With a big boot I gave hia wife i ' aad he kicked me off the stoop i Tha loom, ,1. of Bn publishes a punning "market report," ic which he states: "Tin plates are flat, lead heavy, iron (dull, rakes not much inquired after, champagne ia brisk, rhubarb and senna aro drugs, starch is stiffening, and papr is stationery. There is no life in dead hoga, but there is considerable animation in old cheesol" A witty clergyman, accosted by aa old acquaintance of the name of Cobb, replied: "I don't know you sir." "My name ia Cobb," rejoined tbat mas, who was about half aaas over. "Ah, sir,"said the clergyman, "you hsva much corn on you that I did tho coW rr A Frenchman boin; troubled with the gout, was aaked what difference there was between gout and rheumaturo. "Aha! ono vor grande docfeimnoa," replied Monsieur; "now, you take unto you one vice, put do finger in, you turn de screw till you can bear him no longer ver vol, dat is do rheumatism: den a' pose you give him one turn more dat ia de gout. OVEB TWO TaoCSABD ABaUBEETB. The Alliance Weekly Name savs that a ssav gU year in Groat Britain bae furnished over two thouaand argumenta against tho liquor traffic, namely: 71 1 brawla and vi olent assaults, S94 robberies, 887 eases of atrocious cruelty towards wives and child ran, 186 serious aocidenta, 161 actual or attempted suicides, 121 murders, 161 actual or attempted suicides, 12 1 murders and manslaughters, and 629 horrible deaths strong driuk being the eaaae or occasion of all, (rA worthy old farmer, residing la the vicinity of Lake Mohober, was worried to death by his boarders. They found fault with his table, and aaid hs bad nothing to eat "Darn It," aaid old Isaac ono day, "what a fuss you aro making. I can oat anything." "Can yon eat a crow?" aaid one of tba boarders. "Yea, I can eat a erewi "Bet you a hat," said the guests. The bet was made, the crow ranght and nicely roasted; but before serving up they oonlrived to season it ith a good doee of Scotch snuff. Isaac sat down tn tha crow. He took a bite and began to chew away, "Yea, I can eat a crow," (another brta and an awful face.) "I ken eat a crowbut I'll be darned if I hankor arter it. OirAu arletoerarieal young mai. fn.m up the river was aakad the other night if he d.v. .-ed. "Yea, but I've about given it np" We aakad him why? He replied: "The reason is simply this: I have lived in Albany for the last throe or fonr yaaBBf havo attended a great many ball, there put quit going all at one, upon disaster ing that in nine cases out of tan I would seethe ladies I bad dsnoed with tbe n'gbt ' before, by some aingular metomorphoees, scrubbing front sto or sidewalks the next morn trag, coDe.quently, I've concluded to attend no more balla at least to A! buoy.