Noble County Register, Volume 1, Number 6, Ligonier, Noble County, 11 March 1858 — Page 1

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, b s PR L . Noble County Register 'glr,psuq;xpilvin! !,;_I_IIJII.BDAYV ?onuno BY £ J; [email protected];& Cos - Orrici—ln Fisher's Block, ' ' .wma‘w:;;t&z:ghmzmmerd&fin‘ G e b oty 4 0110 t 1 e iﬂ?‘r}:RINTING ' in var "branches ted wit despatch at the “‘Rqurw?x(?aloe. TN P Lo ?RNOLD', M. D. " Physician & Surgeon LIGONIER, .~ INDIANA. Having recently located in Ligonier, will attend t‘q&l’!i calts’ in the line of his profes- « sion. ce-=in the Drug S e e . . "'3. McCONNELL, - W(Real Estate: Agent and Notary Public LIGONIER por AINDIANA. : WILL acenowledge deeds and mortgages . - and take depositions. - . .. J,PALMITER, . - LIGONIER, INDIANA Mmt;mcmgmn of (different varieties’ . of Tombstones, Monumeiits, &ec. . Engraving executed in the most ‘approved style, A g R R R R S gt 0. ARNOLD & Co. LIGONIER, INDIANA. " Dealers in Drogs, Medicines, Paints, Oils; Glass, Yankee Notions, hooks, Stationary, Wall end Window Paper. &c. &c. Alsd, a " large supply of Choice Family Groceries, cnllgtanlly on hand , q——-—'—-;—-———-.,,___.-——-———-————‘?_—.—._~_.._.;—_.;_. g S. H. ESTABROOK, 'LIGONIER, INDIANA Wl-IOLF;SALE and retail. dealer in. Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Glass, Dye-stuffs, Perfumery gancy Gouds, Family . Groceries, pureé Wines and Liguors, for me- « dicinal purposes, : e "_.__.._'_-__,LJ._.N_.____ AV SR _____.__________3_ ‘ J.C. ZIMMERMAN, DEQLERI in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots % and Shoes, Queens-ware, Notions, &c. T Also Pealer '\nvall kinds of Produce, . 4 . JLEWIS COVELL, . ' GENERAL COLLECTION AGENT: Ligoﬁ;efv", | ; Indiana. » VC‘OLLEC'H,‘ONS in Noble and adjoining J Counties jirotnptly wade, and on reasonable terms. | . i % 8.5, STOUGHTON, | iE. B. WOODWARD. STOUGHTON & WOODWARD, . Attorneys & Counsellors at Lew. . ‘LIGONIER, IN'DIANA. 'WILL promptly aftend to all -business : .. that pays. - . A U o S W R VAN ' MAINS & BRYANT, Attorneys atl Law, Albron, Noble Co. Ind.; 7‘ N T ILL attend promptly to all Legal Busi- : ness entrusted to their care in the courts of Noble and adjoining coun ties. T——éﬁ;———‘—ﬂ T e i i ‘ e . J. E. BRADEN, / 'DEALER: in the | different varieties of -AJ FAMILY GROCERIES, also a full assartment of Wines, Liguors, Domestic and Imported. Refrefhments of all kinds alwayg on hand- - 7 3. RIPPERTON, WP HYSICIAN AND SURG EON, / ~‘Li.gn:ni,rr,‘ e Indiana. ~ RESPECFULLY soffers his professional 2 services to the citizens of Ligonier and vicmity. ! ! i - CLIFTON HOUSE. . J COTHRAN, PROPRIETOR, Elkhart, . - Indigna.’ T HIS House is the: general stage office, A Passengers conveyed to and from the Cars free. . ' F. PBICKET},"", ] Attorney and Counsellor af Law, ° O'F‘F'ICE in the Conrt House, Albion, In- « diana. Prompt attention given to all Legal business entrusted to his care:

. E.B. WOODWARD, NOTARY PUBLIC. ‘\\rlLL ATTENND PROMPTLY TO all kinds of conveyancsng ane all other business appertaining to that office. | . OFFICE vver Fisher & Hosteter’s store, Ligonier, Noble Co ,yind. = - | ~_ MEDICAL NOTICE. | DRS. CARR & LOWER, JJ AVING associatad: themseves together in the practice. of MEDICINE AND BURGERY, would infofm to'the citizens of Ligounier that they will'\give prompt attention to all ‘cqtl?‘ either day or might.. " b © §G~OFFICE two doors morthof the drug .atore. "Ligenier, Feb. 4,1858. -~ P P L s . HENRY. HOSTETTER, ELJUSTICE OF THE PEACE. FFICE on Main Steeet, Ligonier, Indi OARrr e ¥ A v ; T e Y e T . .. LAND AGENCY. ,THE‘umde'l‘éig‘ngd ‘has established an Ageni oy for the puirchase-and sale of Bealés: %:/in,,blpbl,ga,nd adjoining eouuties, and hag cted arrangements wﬁicn‘ offer ‘superior ; i;dnummu ‘forthese \vishi }:rg st& buy: or setl . the same, in this section of the State. . - 'ﬂ"-;& "Particular gt’ténﬁ’é!{ m;‘l{ﬁ& paid to Renting ‘Houses, Leasing- farms, and other business hicqit:ma{‘ be necessary for noii-residents ' Efletv'p in t éhnﬁd@ol"'#h'ﬁgém.' o 14 « VEAND WARRANTS 01 Bought, sold, and obtained for those entitled to the same -under the late act of Congress, L. 4., BTOCKER, .. .\ .. lw. . MecoRTcAL "' STOCKER & "MéGONIGAL, ‘ATTORNEYS 4 PoddWy AND Géneraligénts or Buyios sod el A ling Real Estate, E&m’h&l% 'Mu\nn‘gl"&}h‘dﬁom:gdafﬂyi ig Tax : g“ e ’ .’ abuwms” Ef”’ o " .-“f_,u.ww i —: h‘ m‘ 4 JJPROST'S AMERICAN: SPEAKER, sin

: ¥ . B T . An 014 Seftlers” Song. 2o © BY J. HAXBY, BSQ: Sung ai the “Old Setller's” Meeting at Kendallville. "Twas twenty years ago, . f o - In the grey old autumn time, s ' When bending 'neath their burdens fow, ‘They sought our “Hoosier” elimei; - : .. Oh, 'twas & goodly train . y.o " That sought our western lands, | - £ Nor hewling winds nor pelting rain| e * Unnerved that westwardband. | : Théy come from the land of “Penn,” . The “Key Stone” of our “arch,” | o And “01d Kentucky’s” hardy men (s . Joinéd in the westward march. d One (who'd faced hostile bands,) . : From subny “Tennessee,” = ; And “Blugs” from “Jersey,” on whobe sands, L old Oea’n danced with glee. i i : From “New York” young and staunch, © ' Trom oM “New England” true, = " While here and®¥here a “Buckeye” branch, © Tngrafted thriftily grew. Y g “Young Bettlers” all, theyface - : The yet unbroken wild, frne “old Settlers,” now in you we trace. ! ] The son, the sire, the child. e 2 ? * With axe and sinewy arm, : | ~They toiled with hearty will, = .. _Ere long the well tilled thrifty farm ! " Their empty grigiaries fill. -~ T “The straight and narrow way,” = : Their father’s feet had trod, Lest from the “path” their feet should stray, They reared the house of God. = | Close by the house of prayer i . ! " Rose learning’s hunible roof, “ ; |7 “No bigots they, they claimed asharo | ' Of knowledge with the truth. il * The Arts with modest grace, . o ik Joined hands with science too, = | . ", An infant pair, with rapid pace - To stately statue grew. Thus through cach passing year, ; 8 'Progrcssiun"a march we trace, . . 3 Urged on by those who greet us hers, : ; Within this holy place. Lo g g . This record of the past e i “They framned for us to read, | " May we who've searched its pages last, - It goodly counsels heed. ~ + : <. #old Noble” greets with pride it i © Her “Settiers” here to-day §o by e " She’ll drop a tear for those beside, -~ £ Who'in thefgraveyards lay. (R * 4Qld Setfler's” wives, to each i She sends her wormest loye, 1 3 : ler last wish, that her ons may roach The “Settl@nent” above. e oS :

An Amusing Story. Hooper, the editor of an Alabama journal, whose name we just now forget, but which has always something in it to make us laugh; tells the following capital yarn: : Lngy Shall I tell you a bit of a story, hav: ing no connection ‘with politics, _this hot, dry weather! By permission.” “old Col. D——, of the Mobile district, was one of the most singular characters ever known in Alabama. He was testy and eecentrie, but possessed many fine qualities, which were fully appreciated by the people of the district. Slamy of his freaks are fresh'in the memory of the “old uns!” of Mobile—and all of them will tell you that the Colonel, though hard, to beat was once taken in by a couple of legal tyros, George Woodward, I believe, tells the story, but however that may be, it is in keeping with others related of the old gentleman. - TKo saa gl

“It seems that €ol. D—— had a misunderstanding with the two gentlemen alluded to, and was not on speaking terms with them, although all three of them were professionally riding the circuit pretty much together. The. young ones being well aware of the Colonel’s irascible nature, determined, as they left one of the courts for another, to have some sport. at his expensc by the way. They accordingly got about half an howr’s start in leaving, and presently they arrived at a broad dark stream, that looked as if -it might te a dézen feet ‘deepy but, which, in reality; was hardly move:than as'many inches. Crossing it, they allighted, and pulling off their coats and boots, sat down qui., etly to watch for the old “Tavtar.? "7~ “Jogging along, at length came up thae old fellow. He looked: firstiat the youngsters-who: were gravely drawing on,their boots and eoats, as if they had just had. a swim, and fg}ieﬁ"h‘e"‘]'qoked at the broad “creek ' that rolled “before him lke afluent translucentstar. ~ The Colonel was awfully ipuszled. . - -1 ~lsthis dreek swimming? he growled after a.pause-of some moments.. ~ o No.Toply, mps waderie Junag Moo simply mounted - th'ei"i‘jﬂorsésg’ ‘and rode off _gome Tlittle distance; and’ stopped to watch otir Kerorodi? vinidon 86, T o obherdenel emiavitesie] Jimedt [boots, coat pantaloons and drawers. These he né@t‘l?iiéﬂ u%siﬁag! -ﬁén’gkér? chief, and hung them on the horh ‘of the saddle, thensheremounted, and as he: wasia fit, ﬁh@m%hw&;;mch ' of . ipordinate size, rather imadequate legs, a :fa@etﬁké;?}iﬁﬁm?ﬁdﬁ?ﬁ%ﬁ a rown i, thiere iB'no'doubt At he wade an interesting picture as he e [ strod trode ‘his stded; -with the breeze ;hold; ing. gentle dalliance. with the extremity. of his on,l‘zti‘%&,r—gngmi : wm% 1; | :leWi ARIEN | lca.i .ﬁi :I I (¢ ' ‘e 0 ,-:, gexft}eﬁgh i také''the ‘oreck. ! Half 2 tengelh Mt&amwwm decp. - Honb/the KOXib SVEIRe I 8 W A lenth and a ‘half; and: th cided shoalingl . - . 0 ; ﬁf.,ﬁe D reined wp'™ Thea

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bank. = See how it runs. -We will dash ,thmﬂ h hexﬁ- ha 1r )"57 3;:'¢“?-Tf:‘,»v" 3 A sharp lash made he horse” sping the watery waste, and another _carried the horse and rider safely toft!l“e"fe’_a{poi gite bank. The creek’ was mowhere more than a foot deep.. =« . - A wild yell from thé young’uns announced, tly;éir approbation of the sport as they galloped away. SR 1"l catch you, you —— rascals, was ground between Col. J)——+—’—’s' teeth; and away he galloped in hot pursuit, muttering vengeance on his foes. : On, on, they sped, pursuet and pursued. The youngsters' langhed, yelled ‘and sereamed,'the Colonel damned with ‘mighty emphasis, while his shirt flut-tered-arfd cracked in the wind, like a loose flying gib.. i ;.o On, on, and the pursued reached a fat'nhouse on the road-side.” Theirpassipg startled a flock of geese from a fence corner, which, as the Colonel ‘dashed up, met him with outspread wings, elongated necks, and hisses dire. His horse swerved suddenly, and the Colonel in a moment was on the ground in a most unromantic heap, with his brown wig lying by-kis side, and his bundle of clothes scattered all around. | “The white-headed children of the house came on first, took a distant view of the monster, as it seemed to thiim,and then returned to report progress. ‘After a little the father of ‘the . family .came, and the affair being explained, assisted the Colonel in making his toilet; Col. swearing, and the countryman laughs ing all the while & | " Dressed and mounted ourhero started off with a woful phiz, and was very goon out of sight. { i

Rich Correspondence. “A Retired Physician whose Sands of - Life have nedrly ‘runwout,” catching it. ‘Who has not, heard -of the Retired Physician, whose Sands of] Life have nearly run out? The'old gentleman gseems to be’ geting it from the press all around —if we may judge ‘from the following' compliments ‘which ‘we clip all out of aneimailes bl et st v Boditag slgtea '

QUACK, QuAck; Quaek.—The ‘following appears in many newspapers: “A" retired physician wishing to do as much good ‘as possible, will send to such of his afflicted fellow beings a recipe for curng coiisuinption en recoipt of three: postage stamps,- three cents ta be returned. as. postagé on thé recipe; and the remainder to go toward paying for thisnewspaper adyertisement.” It ‘seems hardly possible that any person of ordinary’!discernment’ would notice such ‘an" advertisement; -yet:'the fact;is’ that, they do. . The writer: of this knows, npt far from this place, two instances where parties have remitted, stamps as required, and received in return a grist ‘of ‘the’ usual testimonials; dated all the' way froin Siam to Botany Bay, also the recipe for making: the wonderful medicine; which he - calls Cannabis Indica. = He tells his subjeets it is next to impossible to~ get the pure materials, that great risk is involved, but kindly informs them he will forward a Vbotth ready prepared, by cxpress,:for $2, Of course the subject must see the elephant, a bottle, express charges ‘5O cents. In case theré is dny miss ' ‘fire in Canabis Indiea the subjectis informs ed that it is absolutely necessary tObuyl a box of his pills, which is also furnish-. ed at prime cost, $1 per box. Having gone t{;us far, the subject is told that a box of his'excelsior” ointmént of ‘lndia must be used with the Cannabis Indiea andthe pills. . This be sells at. cost, being §1 per box. .. By this time the subjeet is minus about $5. , Of course if the first Cannabis Indica, pills and ex-celsior-ointment of Tdia 'don’t “eure, it. must be'repeated. The subject, noth:, ing daunted, pushes out until he gets.a l full front view of the: elgfba!}h-; L . If the rich were the victims of t.lgae‘ silly yet plausible advertisements, Tess ‘misery would be the result. Alas, it is in, 00, many instances the . honest; unsuspecting, warm-hearted poor, who are willing to part with their last hard-edrni-od.farthing to aid their afflicted friends. When will the poor.people ledrn: to stop building splendid mansionsand fortunes for quack ‘ medicine venders, especially where the impasition is bare faced and apparent, as in this “case.”— Piitsfield Eﬁgk.i ; :i;: x“:.,, i B ' Dr.‘Hall, 'of the Journal of * Health; who has investigated'the mafter and analyzed th drugs, Bnds that the mixture for whieh Old-Rands of Life charges o dollars; Whent niade from -t} o Very RS i e e ‘ed, -costs sxactly. sixtoon - Gents—bottle W d all. - Al he furthers notecharges, oty e s dcort ous and injurions “articldat best.~ The. MRS B MR I s e your solamvs. to bear festimony 40 § bl i A ek MG st miin b Jide s et *’m%

‘whose sandsof life have nearlyrun out.” She purchased a bettie of Cannabis Indica, from which sﬁe gaipﬁdggepgthg judging from the violence of he fob;gghOn taking the second bottle, herstrength so incressed that she was able to 'e‘éugh day and nightwithout interruption; the third bottle landed her in heaven. Thus in a brief space of »ﬂimﬁ,rieh&fmd hopes and anticipations of more than a quarter of a century are realized for thesum of seven dollars twelvé and a'half cents. In view’ of thisiand other fucts that ave slmoss dsilly.asming to lght it sno more than act of justice to that pious, | con:iaientjqps old “rezfréd:phyéicialn.f’ ~whose sands of life continueto run from him, to reeommend his wonderful medicines toall whoare afflicted with coughs, colds, asthma, brown ketis, loneliness of the ga :#:sladder;,é‘nﬁ;ammﬁ%‘ of the flor: ,ﬁ?ﬁl of tha kidneys to respond. to the jerks of the muctus membrane, vacantdeeling in the head, such as' lack of brains; ete. To those persons: who are ‘desirous of chéanging” worlds; or changing husbands and wives, and all who areé anxious to visit tother side of Jordan, this medicine is confidently recommended. To those persons who take a lively interest in natural history, I would advise them to throw themselvs, into the almsof the “retired physieian;’ and they may be assured - they will see the elephant and rhinoceros.” * *' - But the eruelest cut of all is the annexed, which sounds as if it had come from the fertile brain of that most miscellancous of humorists, the ¢ local” of the Buffalo Union; Fig A : “Ler. EvEry MaN Sexp Him A Cory or Tl.—The following letter, intended for the “retired physician whose sands of life, etc , has found its way into the newspapers :— ‘ KonEy Fork, Orgust 28th 1857, - . Doctur h-james,—ll see by yure ‘advurtisement in the nuzepapersthat yure sands of:life have nearly: ran out. ; I had no idee sand was so skeerce in yure: naiborhood. . we have got a big iland here about too mile long where eny gwantity of sand can be dugup & itis ewsed very ‘extencevc for bilding purpuses: if" You are most out i would like t 0 get.a order to ship yousomemore very chepe. .~ the sand is not so fine may bee a 8 sum you've ceen. But if yeu blow in the nuzepapers & get the édditurs to aay tyvas.2ooq it wood do first rate. How: mutch wood you ews in a'yere & How mutch ,Wdl'(l)d !.y%ou giy ahogshed fur it & you pay the frate. yures réspeckfull H Bugg Sanders N aghvﬂle. . peck , e { - P S whi dont you save the sand when it runsout'& ews it agane. | P Sif you wood micks sum/mulasses with the sand it woodent ron so fast.”

! “Sands™ 'must begin ‘to scour around a little. : :One would think from the way the editors are beginning to talk, that there are indica—tions that some people opine with: Doesticks thatacertain preparation’ of hemp would’nt be bad for the doetor himself. - Vide Rabelais De Pantagruelion, Book III,: chap. 49, where the reader will find* over twenty paes vf€humeration of the various noble qualities of hemp—both 'medical and mechanical—and ‘about the centre thereof the- recipe most needed" by -Old Sands. The medicine as these deserib= éd; hath -one' peculiarity, however, in common ' with “Dr, Hair's ' celebrated “Perry Chaocktoral,” which is, that when taken it causes a singular sensation in the throat. "% Nuf ced.”<~Graham’s Medgiqmingds sl o nas o ey

‘B&@rßy the arrival of the Anglo Saxonat Portland on’ the 23d ult, we have news from Hurope of the 10th ult. = __ France demands in a mild tone of England that she expels all political ref. ugees from her teritory. “’"lPkf)d demand will ‘@ot probably ‘be complied ~ with. Mr. Roebuck satd~in ‘Parliament that Louis:Napoleon was once a:refugee finder_their protection, and asksif the French are not willing that they should ‘do as much for others'as they did for Ny e i In India things look: favorable for the British. 'Canton .was, bombarded by the English and French, on the 28th of Dec.,.and the town seems to have been at their miefey, though' theéy ‘only took partial possession ‘of it < . @~ Mr. John Travis has just-conclu: ded the terms of a novel ,pistol: mateh yith Samuel A. Sydam, of New York, .zéﬁch“_é._:é ssbollows: ¥ ~ Travis bets ' Sydam one thousand dﬁlhﬁé‘;ﬁthaﬁge* will find a boy who mg stand atthe distance of ten paces ant place.an, 6iange not to exceed two-and.’ a-half inches in dianeter in each hand; and one upon hishead, which Travis will shoot from'their respective localities, no ‘ebject t 6 intervene between the boy and boy: who will stand, or fails o hit. the Smger 10 g Hhate flibie of Any ot touches the: boy, ho loses the bet.— The matoh t 6, b 6 -shiot. in Louisville Juns 15th, 1856, 4 i

- A ‘Miesiesippi’ Bcheme: -A’ miost singular " proposition’is now before the Legislature: of Migsissippi;in the shape of -a bill to.;iacmggm ‘the “African dabar mporiation Company. This Compan{; in the wordsof ftﬁgﬁlﬂ, “shall have the right to" import, or'procure t 0 be imported, into the State of Mississippi and for the purposes-of findustry, native African negroes ; Provided said negroes shallbe held boundand obli‘gated‘lig' negotiable labor obligations, to work and serve for the benefitof the holders or owners of said “labor obligations, for the full term of twenty-hine years, running from the date or within. eighteen months previous to the date of votg the importation of said megro laborers.”” The ingenuity of 'this scheme lwill* be appreciated when we réficot that the laws of ‘the United States prohibit eiU oCalmon, and. theJawy of Mississippi prohibit the importation: of free negroes. It is contended that the negroes ‘mentionied above would neither be slaves nor freemen, because they would come . voluntarily, bbuud;‘in;j involuntary . labor. The s gentleman most. prominently “interesed in this scheme, aMr Hughes, writes to the paper ‘that it is entirely’ féasible, hehaving “Jgtters: from highly inteHigent and pragtical -gentlemen “ now in the slave trade.” ~He adds; ¢“The services of. gentlemen emiently qualified have already been procured to goto Africa and’ inspeet the enlistment and - documentation of the negroés, so that there shall be a complete conformity to the United States’ laws.” But supposing the plan is' adopted, and a negro under it hives out the twenty-nine years, what then becmes of him? He is to be “elevated into slavery,” frankly says this brilliant law giver. = What the prospects of this: schemeare we do not know, and we, therefore, dismiss it for the present, with the caloulation of one of the arguments presented, which reaches beyond individual profit: £ b Bl “Politically it affords an enormous | advantage. For as federal represenaton | is now arranged, only three-fifths of the | negroes are counted, because slaves. In the coming census enumeration, negroes ‘bound in servicefora term ¢f years’ | will count not as three-fifths,but as one | cach, [Constitution, article I,section 2, clause B.] If Mississippi is promt and energetic, she may, under the census of 1860,be entitled to nine insted': of five Tepresentatives,.and. enjoy: the . superb. fame of having had the practical . courage, wisdom and goodness to inaugurate ' the only measure to restore the balance of power -betwen the North and the Seuth.” i T aide nh ~Our Northern Democracy should prepare to “acquiesce” in this scheme.— Springfield (Mass) Repub. | |

-~ .An-Qverwhelming Speech. : The Hon. George N: . Briggs, ex-Gavernor of Massachuselts, delivered a temperance address some time.since, in the course of which herelated the following andcdote with thrilling effect:” e a 5 ; Mr. Brizgs said this question of the introduction of intoxirating drinks assumed . somewhat of a practical form last Spring ip a thrivs ing borough in Pepasylvania. The inhabi tants had ‘assembled, as was their' usual ctis’ ton, to decide what number, if any, of licences the town shoul«é petition from the County Coutt, from whence the§ ‘are issued. There was a full attendapce. One of the ‘most res: pectable magistrates of the. horough presided, and upon the platiorm were seated. among others, the elergyman’of *the village, one” of his deacons and the physician. ; : After the meeting had been called 1o order, one of the most; respeciable: citizens ot the borough rose, and after a short speech moved that the meeting petition for the nsual number of licenses. ’Tll))ey had ‘better license good men and let them sell. “The proposition seemed to meet with almost, universal favor. _ It was an excellent way to get along quietly, and ' one and then another in’ their turn' expressed. their hope thatsuch a. course would be adopted. i g ,i gl o : " The President was about o ' puf the question o the meeting, when an object rose in a distant part of the:building, and all eyes were almost’ insfantly tatneu .in that direction. Tt was an old woman, poorly clad, and whiose careworn countenance .was the painful index. of rodight suffering. - And yet there was'something in the flash of her bright eye that'told' she had once been what she ‘wasnot. She addressed the President,.and said with his permission, she wished to say a few words to the meeting. She'had come because she had lieard that they were to decide the license 'gnesti_qn, sebb TT BT o wE 2 daliby ol _ +You,” said she, “all know who I am— You once knew mie the ‘mistress of one 6f the bei{es!?gm the boronghi I once had a hus: band and five sons; and woman. never had a kinder 'hixsbg.nsg‘-{fmm{lier ﬁ%;}::}lfiadi“géé bettet or more affectionate’sons; Buf wheére are theymow? . Doetor, | - 4sk’ where are/ they Lnow? ln yonder hurgiog.ground there are : sixgraves filled. by that hush b nd e five _sons, and oh! they are all drun a{s graves. - Doctor, how tamiethey to be drunkards? « You ﬁogﬁﬂﬁm%&*wfx‘?ui and .you ;told them -that_temperate drinking iw'bul'ﬁ do them good. = K:&iyﬁ’*ﬂl@,gﬁz addressing the clergyman,would come and drink with Y ﬁgﬂbaga&é'wimﬂmﬁu dhey might drink Wiy spiely, becayse fney saw ou k. Deacon o kld i vk i all by rum. And now [ bave ¢ one M S 1 W’%WY‘%%GWWM%W that is my Lmtgémmméinw oo will meet my ruined: and-fost husband: and;

infinence, fill the draonkard’s kraves™ The ﬂd%ﬂﬂm sat dﬂsffi‘ teiletice prevailed, until broken' hy'the President, who roe ot he gueston 1 e neeting.—shal] we etition the tourt ‘lo issue Ticenses to this boroughthe enstiing year? and then'onie unbroken «No™ which made the-very walls reecho'with the'sound, ‘told the resalt-of the old . @ CANED—The M?gdt- of Chicago, better known as Long John Wentwoith, was assaulted on. Wednesday evening at the Tremont House in Chieago, by ‘a-Mr Flint, who felt . agrieved . at. the ‘mention of his'mame in'a Politieal report. Altho’ much disabled by a ‘recent disTlocation of his shoulder Wentworth don’t. seem to have been much hurt and will i undoubtedly make considerable capital out of the affuir. Flint, who is a mer~ ‘ chant, won’t probably gain many laurels forattacking alame man with ‘a cane, If he lived south of Mason's & Dison’s’ line his prospects woald be different. | TA e A e . ' GoLp DISCOVERED 1N Onio.—The Sandusky - Register of Wednesday says: - Great excitement prevails in Bellsyille —ten miles south - of * Mansfield, i Richland County and vicinity,in. conse~ quenee ‘of gold baving been ' discovered i a hill about one-half mile northéast of that village., We. arg informed, by one of the conductors on the 8. M. &N L. Railroad that one day last week the owner of the land where. the precious metal was diseovered, and hiszon, washed out in six hours about reven dollarg worth of dust! e ¥ PR

-+ Letter from Gov. Walker. . - ‘The following letter from Hon. R. J. WalkisE; s s % er was sent to the Dem,ocrmi%com"'enhon’ that met on Tuesday, but arrived oo late. It will be found the most vigorous and pointed of all the pronunciamentos of that distinguishadgenleman: T e Wasainerox Ciry, Feb. 20, 1857, AvusTin H. Brown, Esq, Chairman, &e: .~ Sir=—Your Tetter 6n hehalf of+ the Commitlee, inviting me 1o address the‘mass ‘meets ng of the Démocracy of lndiana on the 231 of this month at Indianapolis; has been received. 1t would have given me sincere pleasure to have complied with your request; but on the 24th of this month one-of my most” im+ portant cases, now pending in the Supreine Court of the United States, is set down fer argument, and I'cannot be absent on that occag T e 0

My own ‘opiniony as heretofore olfen” expessed, distinctly repeated in my letier of geceptance of the Governorship of 'Kansas, and reiterated: in my inaugural address, was that the assent of the people to their Constitution can: only pro'p'erly be ascertained by a direct. popular vote for or against its adoption, = In. deed,in what other way can’it ever be known ‘that the people would have assented 1o the: Constitution unless they ‘are permitted 10 vote for or against its adoption? The President in his message of December last, admits this . must be done as regaids the guestion of glave. ry, as regnlated by a - Blate constitution, al thongh-he concedesthat his instraetions to me as regards the submission of ‘the constitution were “‘general and ungqualified” . Jtis most unfortunate that such an opitiion lad remained 8o long dormant-in the breastof the President, for if the slightest suggegtion.to that effect had-been made to'me, it is quite evident from fy life long opinions on this very point, so often-and distinctly exprossed, repeaiediin my letter of acceptance of the governorship of Kansas, and reiterated in'my inaugural address —that on such conditions 1 never 'wonld have gone to Kansas. Itis true that the President’ {in his message most frankly concedes, notan. ly that his instructions fo me as ‘regards ‘lhe . submission of the constitution weré *general and unqualified,” but aleo. that he then supposed that the Constitution itself. would have been submitted to the vote of ‘the psople and that in his judgement this ought to have heen done. Baut, nevertheless, his message-of Dev: cember last, to my surpiise and astonishment, first deve'oped the astound'nz fact that the President considered that r.othing but the slavery question was reguired to be.submitted to the vote of the people: - Ido not mean to charge the chief Magistraté of ' our conntry with: wiliful-deception on ‘this question, but: this Ido say, -as indicated by my life Jong opinions, published again and again, repeated 10 my - letter.of acceptance, reiteraled in'my: inaugural address and various dispatches, thar the Presidentand all his Cabinet ‘well knew ‘my opinions on this suljectand that I never: ‘would have gone to Kansas, except Apon the condition of advocating the submission:of the ‘constitution for * vatification or rejection by a vote of the people.. This, with me, was a yi, tal’ question, embodying the only: fair, fust, peaceful and constitulional method of seufing the difficulties in Kansas. [t was with extreme - reluctance, - and “accompanied 't by < ‘preat sacrifives, and after fepeatéd refusale, fhat |at lengthidid consent togo to Kansas 3 “butupon no otherterms would I liave gone; than npon those abiove: indicated; aod jfhe Presidem»m : ‘stated to me :ha&m;miqnmm,umy fwas rcqmr%ifohmfk { ;ig*ﬁé%‘vo;g of thee, he very well knows, ana all his ot well Enot il o s i canferved dwith me 4 tuaileg diow, that on such eonditions. | nevep would huse: gone 1o Kahsas. Inmy: ader ,;:,w loldlve ‘affairs Inst to the President. | faithfally aiifed oar these views as regards the Submission of the WAL AL SR ER s R R e K ggﬁ%ﬁ!xm} te of Hie ﬂ"ﬁ"% - these means, 18 the Presideat frav iy admits in bis late ¥finsas message, previp‘ed a sane guainary revolution thein June Jasls; 541 his revolution would -have covesed Kausas with - ““? wwﬂ*mwﬁ Rt e es e T e e s g S o ol W e ota el e

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