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              bjs3sp 11 . 1 i 1 1 j ; ; 71 j I ; i 1 - 5 . . r k 7..v; Akf. iT-v ! ' m,, f -.id r-.--.-7- ? a- f VOLUME XXIII. MOUNT YERNON,-, OHIO : 1 PESDAT, rEBfilJAIlYrgK: I860.; . , . NUMBER 44. r if a u u u & Fnm B. V.Owen' "' FtotnlU on the Boundary of . ., . .AnoiAer norta." . .- Why a lironlan School-Teacher Lost her - .. Situation. ; Habitual Apparition of a Living Person. There eilited, io the jear 1845, and is still - continued, ia the Livooia, about thirtj-six miles from Ria, and a mile and a half from the small town of Wolmar, an institution of hih repnte . for the education of young ladies, entitled the Pensioonant of Ncuwelcke. It is under the superintendence of. Morariaa directors, of whom - the principal, at the time of the occurrence about , ko be related, was named Bunch. . There were, in that year, "forty-two young la-.', dies residing there as boarders, chiefly daagh-' tew of noble Livonian families ; amonjj them, Mdlle. Julie, second daughter of the Baron de OaiUenstubbe, then thirteen years of age. In this institution one of the female teachers at that time was Mademoiselle Emile Sagee, a . French lady from Dijon. She was of the North-era type -a blonde, with very fair complexion, light blue eyes, chestnut hair, slightly above the middle size, and of slender figure. In character she was amiable, quiet, and eood tempered. . not at all given to anger or impatience, but of an anxious disposition, and, as to her physical temperament, some hai nervously excitable. Her health was usually good, and during the - year and a bait that sbe Jived as a teacber at . Neuwelcke, she had but one or' twa slight iodis- positions. She was intelligent and accomplished, and the directors, during the entire period of her stay, were perfectly satisfied with her conduct; fcer industry, and fter acquaintance. She was at that time thirty-two years of age. A few weeks after Mademoiselle Sagee Erst arrived, singular reports began to circulate a-roong the pupils. When some casual inquiry happened to be made as to where she was, bne ' young lady would reply that she had seen her in such or such a room ; whereupon another would say, .f Oh, no! she can't be there; tor I have just met her on the stairway, or perhaps' in some distant corridor."- At first they naturally supposed it was a mere mistake ; but as the same v thing recurred again and aerain, they began to think it very odd, and finally ppoke to the other governess abont it. Whether the teachers at that time could have furnished an explanation or not. they gave none ; they merely told the yonng ladies it was all fancy and nonsense, aod bade them pay no attention to it. . But, after a time, things much more extraordinary, and which could not be set dawn to imagination or mistake, began to occur. One day the governess was giving a lesson to a class of thirteen, of whom Mademoiselle de Guildenstnb be was one, and was demonstrating, with eager ness some proposition, to write with chalk on a blackboard. While she was doing so, and the young ladies were looking at her, to their consternation they suddenly saw two Mademoiselle Sagees, the one by the side of the other. They were exactly alike ; and they used the same ges- - tares, .only that the real person held a bit of chalk in her hand, and did actually write, while the doable bad op chalk, and only imitated the motion; " - This incident naturally canned a great sensation in the establishment. It was ascertained, on inqiiry, that every one of the thirteen young ladies in the class had seen the second figure, and that they all agreed in their description of its appearance and of its motions. Soonfter, one of the pupils, a Mademoiselle Antiona de Wrangel, having obtained permission, with some others, to attend a fete' cTiampetre, in the neighborhood, and being engaged in completing her toilet, Mademoiselle Ssgee had good naturedly volunteered her aid, and was hooking her dress behind. The young lady happening to turn round and to look into an adjacent mirror, perceived two Mademoiselle Sagees hooking her dress. The sudden apparition produced so much effect on her that she fainted. Months passed by and similar phenomena were still repeated. Sometimes, at dinner, the doble . appeared standing behind the teacher's chair and imitating her motion as she ate only that -its : hands held no knife and fork, and that there was no appearance of food ; the figure alone was re peated. All the pupils and the servants waiting on the table witnessed this. It was only occasionally, however, that the double appeared to imitate the motions of the . real person.; Sometimes, when the latter rose from a chair the figure would appear Seated on it. On one occasion, Mademoiselle Sagee being , ! - confined to bed wit S an attack of influenza, the i " young lady aiready mentioned,- Mademoiselle de Wrangel, was sitting by her bedside, reading to her. Suddenly the governess became stiff and pale, and seeming as if about to faint, the young lady, alarmed, asked if she was worse. She re. plied that the was not, but in a very feeble and Janguid voice. A few aeeonds afterwards, Made- -moiselle de Wrangel happening- to look round, qaite distinctly, the figure of the governess talking up and down the appartment This l; timethe young lady had sufficient self-control to ; ' remaia qaiet, and even to make no remark' to the patient. Soon afterwards she came' down ; ataira, looking very pale, and related what she . wltnesaad. " " ; . , M:2S: Bat ' the most remarkable exampU if tLi earning -iadepeodent etkB of the two figores x;.bappened ia thi wise: ' -J - s ,"Pa A Ueyoangladle of ilielos'tjtntion, to the number of forty-two", "were Mseoabled ia the same room, engaged in embroidery; It was Pcioat hall b the first floor of the principal bmlOiBg, and tad four large windows, or rather glass doors, (for they opened to the floor;) rir "i" froot S f th . house. There Was a Ions-. Uhla in thm - - t. 1 i." -. a -- ' -5entr cf the rootn aad here ij was that various - t .c-.; classes, were woiit ta cuite for: needle woork or : .5amilar axscapatioa.rj ' .- -- v; ' ;v' ; Oa this oocasioa the jou ladies were all seated at the table in question, whence they conld readily see what passed in the garden ; and while engaged at their, work, they had noticed Mademoiselle Sagee there, not far from the house, gathering flowers; of which she was very fond. At the head of the table, seated in an arm-chair, (of green morocco, my informant says she still distinctly recollects that it was,) sat ant-other teacher, ia charge of the pupils. After a time this lady had occasion to leave the room, and the arm chair was left vacant. It remained so, however, for a short time only j for of a sudden there appeared seated ia it the figure of Mademoiselle Sagee. The yonng ladies immediately looked into the garden, and she still was engaged as before ; only they remarked that she moved very slowly and languidly, as a drowsy or exhausted person might. f Again they looked at the arm chair, and there she sat, silent, and without motion, but lo the sight so palpably real that, had they not seen her outside in the garden, and had they not known that she appeared in the chair without having walked into the room, they would air have supposed that it was the lady herself. As it was, being quite certain that it was not a real person, and having become, lo a certain extent, familiar with this strange phenomenou, two of the boldest approached and tried to touch the figure. They avered that they did feel a slight resistance, which they likened to that which a fabrick of fine muslin or crash Would offer to the touch. One of the two then passed close in front of the armchair, and actually throtigh a portion of the figr ure. The ar p?arance, however, remained, after she had done so, for some time longer, still seated, a$ before. At last it gradually disappeared, and then it was observed that Mademoiselle Sagee resumed, with all her usual activity, her task of flower gathering. Every one of the forty-two pupili saw the same figure in the same way. Some of the young ladies afterward aeled Mademoiselle Sagee if there was anything peculiar in her feelings on thid occasion. ; She replied that she recollected this only that, happening to look up, and perceiving ihn teacher's armchair to be vacaut, she had not gone awayj those girls will bo sire to ba idling their time and getting into some, misthief," This phenomenon continued, under various modifications, throughout the whole time that Mademoiselle Sagee retained her situation at Neowelcke ; that is throughout a portion of the years ituj ana itsu, ; and, in ail, lor about a year and a half; at intervals, howeversometimes intermitting for a week, sometimes for sev-ernl weeks at a time. It s emed chiefly to present itself on occasions when the lady was very earnest or eager jn what she JwUaaixtiXjjAto, ooUnue after thdth of. aeb- heeholdersvf uniformly remarked that the more distinct and material to the sight the double was, the more stiff and languid was the living person; and in proportion as the double faded did the real individual resume her powers. She herself, however, was totally unconscious of the phenomenon ; she had first became aware of it only from the report of others ; and she usually detected it by the looks of the persons present. She neverr herself, saw the. appearance nor seemed to notice the species of rigid apathy which crept over her at the time it was seen by others. - - During the eighteen months throughout which my informant bad an opportunity ofwitnessing this phenmenon, and of beringof it through others, no example ce.me to her knowledge of the appearance of the figure at any considerable distanceas of several miles from the real person. Sometimes it appeared, but not far off, during their walks in the neighborhood ; more frequently, however, within doors. Every servant in the house had seen it. It was, apparently perceptible to all persons, without distinction of age or sex. ' - It will be readily supposed that so extraordinary a phenomenon conld not continue to show itself for more than a year, in such an institution, without injury to its prosperity. In point of fact, as eooh as it was completely proved, by the double appearance of Mademoiselle'.Sagee before the class, and there was no imagination in the case, the matter began to reach the ears of the parents. Some of the more timid among the girls also became much excited and evinced great alarm whenever they happened to witness so strange and inexplicable a thing.- The natural result was that their parents began to scruple about leaving them eoder such aa inflawnce. One after another, as they went home for holidays, fail ed to return; and though the true reason was not assigned to the directors, they knew it welL- Beicg strictly upright and conscientious men, however, and very unwilling that a well conducted, diligent and competent teacher should lose her position on account of a peculiarity that was entirely beyond her control a misfortune, not a fault they persevere in retaining her, until, at the end of eighteen months, the number of pupils bad decreased from forty-two to twelve. It then became apparent that either the teacher or the institute must be sacrificed ; and with much reluctance, and many expressions of regret on the part of those to whom her amiable qualities had endeared bex Mademoiselle Sagree was dis-miased. ' ' '.' . ' The poor girl was ta despair " Ah, "Mademoiselle de Gulldenstuhbe heard - her exclaim, sooa after the decision reached her, 44 Ah I the nineteenth time ! It is very, very hard la heart" When asked what- she meant by such an exclamation, she reluctantly confessed that previous to her, engagement at Neuwelcke she had been teacher ia eighteen. r different schools, having entered the first when only sixteen years of age, and , that, on. account of the. strange and alarming phenomenon which attached to her, he had lost, after a comparatively brief sojourn, "hjd siter notaer. .. ju, -However, ber employers were in every other respect satisfied nth her, she obtained -hi' each ase favorable lestimonials as to her conduct and abilities. De- penaensenureiy ber labor for support, the poor girl had been compelled ta .v8il herself tX these in search of livelihood, ia places where tbe,cause ot. ner dismissal was not known i an fthopshfhe felt assured, fromtexperie it k 1 f months ronld ot fail ai. iZ At.yL'., i . . r - w uwiuae iw-' After she left hieewelcke, she went to Hv IXr a time, ia the Neighborhood, with a sister-in-law who had several quite young chlldreswHThitharl the peculiarity pursued fcer. Hademoiselle de Guldeuitubbe, going to see her there learned that the children of three or four years of age all knew of it; being in the habit of sajiog that " they saw two aant Jfimelies. ' Subsequently she set out . for the interior of Kussta, and Mademoiselle de (juldenstubbe iloet :ght of her entirely , .. . The lady was, not able to inform roe whether the phenomenon had e town itself during Mademoiselle Sagee's infancy, or previous to her six teenth year, nor whether, in the case of. Any of tier family or ber ancestors, a similar peculiarity caa appeared. ,. . .. - ' I had the above particulars from' Mademoisel le de Guldenstnbbe herself ; and Bhe kindly gave me permission to puuhsb it, with even particu lars of name, place and date. -She remained as pupil at Neuwelcke during the whole time that Mademoiselle Sagee was teacher there. ' No one. therefore, could have had a better opportunity of ooserving in e case in all its details. - 5 mi HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION LAW. Homestead Exemption laws have been passed in twenty-four States of the Union, and in order to see what their character is, we give the follow ing summary of the law in each State: . ; California. For debts contracted since June 1, 1851, or contracted at any time outside of the State, the homestead, consisting of land, with the dwelling hoase and its appurtenances, not exceeding Jive thousand dollars ia value to be selected by the owner.; Exemption not to extend to mechanics' or venders' liens, liability for tax es, or any legally obtained mortgages. lexis. Tho homestead of a family, not ex ceeding two hundred acres of land, or any town or city lots, or lots not exceeding two tliousand dollars in value. Exemption exteuded to wid ows. -- Michigan. A homestead of a householder not exceeding forty acres, and the dwelling house thereon, with its appurtenances, to be selected by the owner thereof, and . not included in any town plot, city or village; or, if therein, at the option of the owner, one lot, with the dwelling-house and appurtenances, not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars in value, by the Constitution of 1851. ; : Mississippi. A homestead of the head of a family, consisting of one hundrtd and sixty acres of land with the dwelling house and implements thereon, or if any city, town or village the residence, not exceeding ia value fifteen Jiundred dollars.' J New York. The lot and building thereon occupied as a residence, and owned by the debtor, being a householder, and having a family, to ihe value of one-thousand dollars. "Such exemption for the benefit of the widow and family, and or more of them confinuingo occupy such homestead until the youngest child shall becometwenty-one years of are, and until the. death of the widow; and no release or waiver is valid unless executed as is required in deeds.. The conveyance of the property must show that it is designed to be held as a homestead, or a notice of such design must be executed and acknpTledged by tha householder, and recorded in the Homestead Exemption Book. No property is exempt from sale for the non-pay m en tjof taxes or assessments or for debts contracted for its purchase, or pryer to recording the aforesaid deed or notice. If the homestead exseed one thousand dollars in value it may be sold or divided, provided a greater sum shall bo bid therefor. Illinois. The homestead exemption to the value ol of one thousand dollars, the same as in New York,, with like provisions for its contin uance after the death of the householder, and carrying the law into effect. New Jersey. The same Homestead Exemp tion to one thousand dollars in value, as in New Yorkwith similar provisions, except that no release or waiver of such exemption shall be valid. and the homestead must be reserved as such, for the use of the family. It cannot be leased or sold without the full and free consent of the wife of the owner, and at its full, fair value, and one thousand dollars thereof be invested in another homestead, Louisiana. The lot and building thereon, to the value of one thousand dollars, and "occupied as a residence, and owned by a idebto'r having a family, except from sale for taxes or from the purchase money, or for debt contracted prior to the recording of the exemption. Massachusetts. The lot and, buildings thereon owned and occupied as a residence by the debtor; or, the buildings so occupied and owned situated on land in the rightful possession ot the debtor and his family, by lease or otherwise, to the value of eight hundred dollars. ; k v Arkansas. For all debts contracted saace December 8th, 1852, one hundred and sixty acres, or one city or town lot, with all the improvements without reference to the value. " Minnesota. The homestead not exceeding eighty acres, and the dwelling house thereon, and appurtenances, to be selected by the owner thereof, and sot included ia any incorporated town, city or village- or if therein, at the' option of the owner, one lot, with the dwelling house thereon, and its appurtenances, oirned aad occupied by any resident of this State. Such exemp tion to extend to the widow or tnmor child or' children of any deceased owner and not to any mortgage thereon lawfully . ebtaiaed but no mortgage oeing valid without 'the signature of the wife. : .r'"' ": ' :- - "Maiiu. The , property . of a householder, or head of a family consisting of a lot of land, dwelling house and outbuildings thereon, as shall not exceed five hundred dollars in 'value, which con tinue to the widow and?; minor' .children of a'ny deceased person during such miaority, or while the widow remains iBgie.--. - t.T JHei Hampshtrt-rhe hemeslead of a house bolder to the value of fire hundred doHars, which exemption extends , to an ..interest - the debtor may have tn & -building . occupied ihy him ia a homestead, though' standing oa ! land owned t another It aTso '3escends xtothe Sriiows and rnlnor chndren owhich exemption there could be no waiver, except by deed,, tjj c ; YcrmonL The homestead of every househol rnstM lUUt der residing within the Si. e consisting 6f d wel ling house, outbuildings, i .1 the lands appurte nant thereto, occupied a such, and the yearly products' thereof, to the ' alue of five hundred donars , . ' f' - Ohio.' The family .hot pstead of each head of a family not exceeding See hundred dollars W'value, while the debtor, .he widow or an j nn married minor child reside J thereon, though the homestead may be built on land owned by anoth Zfei7iMc; The homes' ead of every house keeper, to the value of fee hundred dollars, con sistmg of a dwelling hous 4 ' and oat buildings and the land appurtenant Hereto, provided a de claration and nolice'of intention of claiming a homestead is duly registered - in the Register's Office. Such exemption continues to the widow and minor children. W isconsin. Uomestead hot exceeding forty acres, used for agricultural purposes, and the dwelling house thereon am its appurtenances, to be selected by the owner thereof, and not included in any town plot, city "or village-, or, in stead thereof, at the option of the owner, not ex ceeding onefourtli of an 'Acre, being within a cwiucu wwii jiioi ur yuy iwr vniage, ana tne a welling house thereof au t its appurtenances owned and occupied by any Resident of the State A dwelling house owned by any person and sit uatcd ou land not his own, hot rightly in his pos session, by lease or otherwise, is also- exempt, if tne occupant claims sncb boose aa his homestead. The homestead descends to the widow and minor children. ' Iowa. The same homestead. exemption as ia Wisconsin, with similar 'provisions, except net to exceed five hundred dollars Tn value. . South Carolina. The' dwelling house and houses appurtenant thereto, of each family, to gether with fifty acres of lanJ, not included with in any city or corporate town, to the value of five hundred dollars. ; V - ;s Maryland. The Constitution directs the Leg islature to pass exempting property to the value of five hundred dollars. Alabama. Forty acres of land, not exceeding four hundred dollars in value, provided they are not in the corporate limits of any town or city. londa. Every farmer forty acres of land, of wbkh he cultivates ten, not to exceed four bun- , dred dollars in value. Everv? ownr nf und tual resident m any dwelling house in a city town or village, ot exceeding three hundred dol lars in value. i Georgia. TlTij acres of 1 l to every white citizen, male or female who" .he head of a family, which, includir - '.tig house and ira- pWvtnTeirrflliolfirrj" exceed two hundred ooltarsiaj value; also, five additional acres for every child under fifteen years of age. - Utah lerrilory. The homestead occupied by the wife, or sny portion of the family of a deceased person, at the time of his death, shall be free to the wife and family of the deceased, and shall not be liable for any claims against such estate. - Condition of the Sontn aa Affected, by the recent Agitation. The following letter from one of the most distinguished clergyman of the Soathern States, was written in reply to an inqniry from Hon. Edward Everett, as to the effect of recent anti-1 slavery movements upon the condition of the slaves in the Southern States: ; From the Boston Courier. ; BALTiMoa, Monday, Dec. 19. - To the Hon: Edward Everett: My Dear Sir: Perhaps too much importance has been attached to tht insane outbreak of fanaticism at Harper's Ferry; but the sympathy with such a deed of violence and blood, which has been manifes, ted at the Norlhcan any patriot, any good man observe this without amazement and alarm? I know the friends of our common : country are mistaken when they complain that the grand Union demonstration at Boston and other cities have not been d uly appreciated "here and elsewhere. -They have gladdened all true American hearts; they have brought tears to many eyes; and caused multitudes to say, "Well done good and faithful servants." Still, while members are elected, to Congress who openly avow hostility to the South, it is idle to expect too much confidence in any occurrences of. fraternal affection proclaimed in popular assemblies, no matter with what sincerity aad enthusiasm. I read your coble address with delight I looked at that touching picture. "The last daysjof Webster,w'and exclaimed "Oh, for one note of that clarion voice now. ; But the South could wish to hear what the Massachusetts senators andI representatives sayj Would they avow these patriotic sentiments? Could they speak as you did without forfeiting their places? Here, in this city, tand over this land North and South, I feat we are feeling and will experience still, more , mournfully the, wisdom of this prophetiq warning, once altered by Mr. Burke: "When, bad men combioe, good men must associate, else they will fall one by one, an unpjtied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle." -. The question yon . propose I ean Answer confidently; for in leaving the bar and entering the ministry, I had intended to devote myself entire Iy to the instrustion of the slaves in South Carolina. For some time t'conficed myself to that mission, and I found everywhere among' masters prompt and active cd-Operatioa.- Trne, there 're. jorbidding 'the negroes to' assemble f.out.?k"?ert'a, e4n?1e' t.thjti persons; but I violated ihatUw' most, iodastrionsljjjneeting thousands from different planutionsand preach-iag tolhem-'Thi would net' ta allowed now. Another'statufeJforbidding. any 'ear to teach the oegroes tfM-ead, Wa'treated with'Wliule regard. Ia;alraos every fimily errtzti iearael ta read , -feome bf them in my own Loxsehol , not Caly teail-tatwiing si'-titic'i ? 65tter,t irsj &b thii r?rter.r lt!?d Et:ch ' -3 th.'---rr5.1 frs jadice ag'ainst this latter enctSicaVlhU in an addres oa the religioas iclractloa alares, labcrjr gattation. prepared at the request cf he Soath CSarolifia agricoltaral sodetj, I strongly Brged it repeal. Just about thattime,. an attempt was made lo abuse the mail by circulating incendiary works, and I was thus compelled to withdraw that por. tion of the address- the president of the society Gov. Seabrook, a" most benevoleot gentleman producing these pamphlets and insisting that the law" was accessary for the protection of the slaves themselves.; y .!- ..-.r-- : - In Jane. 1845, there -assembled in Charleston a body of men, representing almost all the wisdom and wealth of Sooth Carolina. There were present, also, delegates from Georgia, and I believe, from other States. It was a meeting of the association for ,-the improvement, moral and religious, of . tho slave population. The venerable Judge Uuger presided. Having been appointed to address that large and noble audience, I did not hesitate to speak my whole mind appealing to masters to imitate the Autonines and other magnanimous Roman emperors, to become the' guardians' of their "slaves, they have laws enacted protecting them in their relations as husbands and wives and parents; to recognize the rights which the gospel asserts for servants as well as masters. In a word, I pressed upon them the solemn obligations which' iheir power Over these human beings imposed upon them obligation only the more sacred, because their power was so irresponsible. That august assembly not only honored me with their attention, but expressed their approval, the presiding officer concurring most emphatically in the views submitted. ' I need scarcely tell you that no such address would be regarded as wise or prudent at this lime. It is not that masters are less engaged in seeking to promote the moral and religions well-being of their servants; but measures which once could have been adopted moat beneficially would now only expose master and servant to the painful influence of fanatical intermedling. 7 If anything is certain, it is, that the gospel does not recognize hatred, . abuse, violence and blood as the means by which good is to be done. The gospel is a system of love. It assails no established and social relations, but it infuses love into the hearts of those who are bound to gether, and thus unites them in affection. : If the gospel is to emancipate slaves,' it will be, not by insurrection and 'massacre, but by a love which will raelt off their bonds. Let the spirit of the New Testament triumph; and all wrath and anger and bitterness will cease. . The South and the North will harmoniously consult as to the best interest of the. Africans now in our midst; and masters will seek to promote the bet tneir care. . . , ; v' -I think X speak accurately when I say, that hitherto every sacrifice for the emancipation of slaves has been made by southern men; and many hundred thousands of dollars have been expended in such liberations. . The North has wasted large sums for abolition books and Iec tares; for addresses calculated to inflame the imaginations of women and children, and to mislead multitudes of men most excellent and pious but utterly ignorant as to the condition of things at the South. We - now find, indeed, that money hns been contributed even for the purchase of deadly weapons to be employed against the South, and to enlist the most ferocious pasions to secret crusades, compared with which an open invasion by foreign, enemies would be a blessing. I believe, however, that not one cent has yet been given to set on foot or even to encourage when proposed any plausible enterprise for the benefit of the slave. In the Providence of God some of these people have been placed under my care. My responsibilities have pressed heavily" upon me; nor have I failed to seek frgm God and from the wisdom of the wisest men, a knowledge of my duty to them, I am po politician, seeking to make capital out of this dangerous subject. am a Christian, seeking to obey God in all things And willing to make great sacrifices, to reduce myself and family to comparative poverty, if I could improve their condition I have' twice made overtures to men of influence and wealth at the North once publicly, in a correspondence with Dr. Wayland, and once more privately and I have, in all sincerity, invited one, or two, or fiftyi to manifest a willingness to part with even a pittance of their wealth, and then to show me what could be done to promote the happiness ana weilara of these slaves. But not a single response bave I ever heard whispered. While writing the first of these propositions there was under my roof in Carolina a violent Abolitionist from New England, a man of great wealth. I read the letter to him before -it was sent, and he expressed his astonishment at my venturing on such a step; but neither he nor -any other man has intimated a, willingness to part with money that the negro might; be rescued fromwhat they profess to regard as a deplorable abyss of misery. , Yet the South .is denounced for. not at once immolating four thousand millions of property guaranteed to them by the constitution; for not at once abandoning to "weeds and. brambles snit lions of fertile acres; ' for not breaking up their entire social system, and either driving their ser. vantsi from "their comforiable hpmes to become vagabonds jn.theixsfaiesjwhichjw'ni again drive them ont of their borders ;or elfe Jaborjng in their midst hordes' of discontented, indolent vagrants," utterly unfit for freedom, who would cer tainly "be exterminated unless in .Mercy .they wero again reduced . to servitude: . Because they will not do all this; will, noMnflict this suicidal wrong upon themselea and. try . this fatal experi-! mentjipon the servantrthej love- becsuse thev; wiU not th or ruin their,)amille?and desolate their heartbi and, hpmes, and.U "this jn vioia-tion of their heati convictions tcf dutyr they are to lie Ihe'objeeur 'cf incess&ct ealtftant, te le pillaged and jmur? re coll'tlood t J "tieir own .fellaw-citize-a.ythQ ere tirwa aci jatrtyra far -dcirjf liij .tmt ?.! fio row .peJTsy ih-j tha . rmrl' li? cf telC.lW, ?C-;,. tne A&ican,i e-?"?:r?3 rerer t takel place, it will be graJually, and under the mild; but resistless inflaence of the gospel. "HThetber slave"ry be an evil or not, ' we at the south did not bring these Africans here w'- protested I against their Introduction. ' The - tree-'-friend of lb African is at the South, and thonsands of heart aire fteekicg to know what can be done for the race. There tnuBt be some limits to human responsibility, and a man in New England has no more right1 to 'interfere with the institutions f Virgima than he has to interfere with those of England or France. AH ench interfere ene will be repelled by the master, but it wil' prove injurious to the slave. Dr. Cbanning was regarded as a leading AboUtionist in "his day; but could that noble man now rise np, he would stand aghast at the madness which ia rif everywhere on this subject. One great principle, wntcn we Btouid lay down as immovably true, is, that if a good work cannot be carred on by the calm, eelf-con trolled, benevolent spirit of Christianity, then the time for doing it has not come." Such was his language, when opposing slavery-. Were he now living, the delirious spirit of the day would denounce him, as it deaonnced Mr. Webster, and now denounces you and every true patriot. Nay, even Mr. Beecher is abused as cot truculent enough. Jesus saw slavery all around him. Did he seek to em ply force? He said, "All power in heaven and earttrfs given unto me, therefore, go teach, go preach tJte ffospeL". - No language can. express my love for this Union. Others speak of the blessings it confers; I regard the Union itself as the grestest blessing; and other advantages chiefly to be prized because they corroborate and perpetrate the Union. Hitherto I have smiled at all croaking about disunion; now I feel that the Union is in imminent danger. The tocsin of rebellion is beard from many quarters. It is written in the book of Genesis, that when Rebecca, in danger of expiring, cried to God to know the cause of the strange pangs by which her frame was convulsed, the angel replied, "Thon carriest two hostile nations in thy . bosom." Unless Heaven interposes, this ; land must be rent, and torn by two nations burning with the fiercest hostility, and engaged in a fratricidal and most horrible warfare. I rejoice that there are yet spared td us some men of the old revolutionary stamp; men with hearts like yours to love the Union; with eloquence like yours, to sound the alarm ere it is too late, and to rally to the cause of the Union all who are worthy to be citizens of this great and glorious Republic. With great es-j teem, my dear sir, I am sincerely yours, Rd. Fulleb. Baltimore, Dec. 19, 1859. Love and Eoyalty. There are scarcely any people who have had more cause to, complain of the obstructions in theircourse of true love, than the royal house of princesses in the last century to marry into fami lies not royal, whereby that mighty pure Hanover blood might be contaminated, the Royal Marriage act was passed in the time of George the III. This act declares as stated in a long historical article in the Boston Traveller, that all descendants of Qeorge II. should he incapable of marrying without the consent of the sovereign until after completing the age of 25 years; when, having previously given a year's notice to the privy council, such descendant can marry without the royal morals, as the scandalous illicit amour, of the sons of George III. will prove. They have all fallen in love with, English women but have been unable to marry them. The consequence was very natural, and the royal act is partly chargeable for the scandalous lives of a good many English princesses. "There are two first cousins of Queen Victoria sun unmarried. One is the Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-chief of the- Army armature bachelor of over forty, who fell in love when young, and not being able to marry the object of his affections by reason of the Marriage Act, he did aa some of his uncles did before him, and has a family which is never admitted ta the Court of St. James. " Tho other unmarried cousin of the Queen is his ; sister, the Princess Mary of Cambridge, whose hand has been sought in vain by many needy German princes, but who remains single, though twenty. six years old, having been born November 27th, 1833. At last the Dake of Rutland, an English nobleman of great estate and proud lineage traced oven to royalty as directly and. more purely, than thai of Victoria herself has ventured to" pay his address to the Princess and she has accepted them. But report says that Queen Victoria objects to- the match, and will interpose every obstacle to its accomplishment. Ae the Princess is past the aze when the sovereign can positively forbid it, she may give the required year's notice to the privy coun-, cil aBd obtain the consent of Parliament to her marriage. Her lover is not young, but in all oth er respects he is a much belter man for an English princess's husband than any of the German petty pnnces that would like to marry her. He is the head of the Manners family, and is said to have been the original of the Marqnis of Beao-mancir, io D'Israeli's Coningsby.IiUadelphia isuuetw. - Extraordinary Romance. From (ha Homer (Cortland eo N. Y.,) Republican. Years ago, a young man. Mr. T resident of this town, went to Albany to see some friends, and while , there made . the acquaintance of a young lady, a dress maker in the family he was visiting; During his stay ia that city, he won the affections of the dress maker, and under the promise of marriage accomplished her ruin, Mr. T. left for his home, after. assuring the young la dy that he would return aad; fulfil his engage ment, but,'1 his- promise was not fulfilled they never met again. 'After months of anxiety and eelf-npbraidirg, Mr. T, returned to Alhap to see the object of his affections and marty hen he loved" her.'lbou'gYhe had so crueUy deceived her. Pi. J ' -1 : .v -a iui ure o a rauer uux it-1 1 iub ciiy, aca no usees of her could be found. He ascertained, however, that she had given birth to a ,daughter,, and afier waiting months for his return, had left the city of her shame. Afier.a fruitless effort to find her and his chHd,! he returned to his tome."' Uny lots g years hava iitetvened; the young "maa has become a wealthy farmer, and is orroonded by K!esd wiA everythicg to make L!a lajpy, hat the recolleetipfi cf -tbat wrced cnexasemtit- . tred haexistenc, and xna.ia 'life .most misera-Lld and" year af.tr ytar ta has been nctinng in jSSSE anhallowed lave; .s ti fi-ii.ois The mother, tiler leaving Albany married ia one of the river. counties, a mechanic , Tit daughter remained with her mother until sbe had reached the age of fifteen, when, ia consequence of the illtreatment of her step-father, she Ufl lef home and obtained a aitaatioa u i servant 1st the family of ,Mr B . of Troythat gent??uaa having formerly been a resident this vUlse, Soon after, the young girrs molhef died, and having no relatives to wbout she could look for' sympathy or aid, she was persnaded ta come to" this village and reaide in the amily of llr. father. She accordingly arrived here a, knot einw years since, and five years ago' was' married to young man, a mason by rrde."cLast "wictpr tha lady's husband was employed" tndo some' work for Mr. T . , After the wprko was completed? Mr. T. visited the mason's.. bone '-verel tit?vw for the purpose of carrying produce in payment for his labor. - Mr. T. was ire pressed wHa the ap pearance of the yonng manVwife, arvd rtn ieqai' ry ascertained where she was froni, what her roo tbe"r s name was before she was n arried, tcm (tker daughter had been christened the name of her tep father,) and after a most thorongh investigation, he became convinced that she waahis long lost daughter! T.'s wife had never known of hia criminal love, and he dared not. reveal it to her. For several months he wrapt the secret in Ka own breastj till at last paternal affection would n longer allow him to remain silen. and he made himself known to his daughter, told his wife all, who wisely forgave him, and consented to receive her as one of the family. The daughter is happy " in the possession of a father's love, and 'will b joint heir of his property. " Trnly. 1 - "Truth ts vtranger thaa fictloa.-Was it CJiance that directed his daughter footsteps into the house of Mr. B aflerwfrds brought her in this place, and finaEy restored her to a father's loves or was it that "Diviaity wbieli shapes our 1 eada, rough bew lhn as we may?" . The Figure Three. " "' In all ages the number three has had much mysterious significance, and it is said that the Arabic character, 3, signifies the Trinity in Unity. .However this may be, the character holds a high position in many of the seent orders of the present day, and one of their peamen baa-given the following deductions, principally from the ancient scriptures: "When the world was created, jwe find land, water an4 sky; sun, moon and stars. . .Noah had but three eonsj Jonah was three 'days in thw whale's belJr; our Savior passed three dava in the tomb. Peter denied his Saviour thrice. There were three patriarch Abraham, Itaes and Jacob. Araham entertained three angelrf Samuel was called three times. Simon, loves thou me?' was repeated three times. Daniel was thrown into a den with threw linn, for piey-ing three times-a day. Shadracb, Meshech, and Abed n ego, were rescued from the flames of the oven. The Ten Commandments were delivered on the third day. Job had three friends. Su Paul speaks of faith", hope and charity thet three. Those famous dreams of 'the baker and butler were to come to pass in three days; and Elijah prostrated himself three times on the body of the dead child. Sampson deceived Delilah three times pefore she discovered the secret posea ii three conditions for man the erth, Heaven and hell.. - There is also a Holy Trinity. In Mythology, three Graces; Cerberus with his three headi; Neptune holding his three heads; Neptune holding his three-toothed staff; the Oracle of Delphi cherished, with veneration, the tripod; and thw nine Muses sprang from three. In nature, we have morning,' noon and nighf. Trees group there leaves in three; there is three leaved clover. Every ninth wave is a ground swell. We have flesh, fish and fowl. The maioritv of manVinrf die at thirty. What conld be done in mathe matics without the aid of the tri-angle?" The Wonderfnl Strasbnrg- Cloci A correspondent of the Watchman 1 flector thus describes the celebrated clock of the catcedrai at btras burgh, France: -We arranged to be there at twelve o'clock, the hear wbea its most wonderful performances take place. At twelve, a little angel on the side of the dial struck the hour on a bell with a small hammer. Immediately another, on the opposite side, reversed an hoor-glass which" ha was holding. After this, the figures of the twelve apostle came out, one by one, before the image of "nur Saviour, and, as each passed it, bowed gracefully to the image, which, in turn raised its hand ovr each, as if bestowing a benediction. WhiU this was going on, a cock, perched aloft, Mapped it wings and crowed three times, with a remarkably good imitation of nature. . The hours and quarter-hours are struck by figures of infaocv, youth manhood, old age, and death. The clock indicates true, mean, and sideriat time, teHs thw days of the week, the month, the year, show the difference between the time in the four quarters of the globe, when the pun nes and seta the age of the moon, calculates ecIiDie8. so thai they, and other astronomical cveds for hundreds of years to come, can te accurately pointed ont. ana aoes many oiner tfcmgs quite as remarkable. It is truly a marvel of calculation and mechani cal skill. This clock has been running sixteen years, and replaced a former one, of which ao much has been said and written. ' -: Andrew Jacks oa'i Haxxiaga. It was a happy marriage a very happy mar riage one of the very happiest ever contracted. They loved one another dearly. Tfeey heW eat-hi otner in tbe tueheat respect. They testified th love and respect they antertained for one another by those' polite attentions which lovers cannot but exchange before marriage an d after marriage. Their love grew as their years increased, and became wanner as their blood became colder. ;N one ever he ard either address the oiheradisre pectful, an irritating, or nnsympathising word. They were not as familiar as is now the fashion. He remained Mr. Jackson n to her always j never " General ; B still less Andrew." And he never called her "Rachel," bnt - Mrs, Jack-socr" or " wife.'- The reader shall become bet ter acquainted with their domestic life by and by. Meanwhile let it be understood, that our hero has now a home,' where lives a friend, tru and fond, to welcome his return from wilderness courts," to cheer his stay, to lament his de part ure, yet give him.'a motive for going forth at borne, wherein whatever manner of roan be might be elsewhere be was alwavs rent's, kind nod patient! Porto a' Lift ff Jxkton. ;. -a ' i .; , ri; v - Sataa Toiled, . Satan, although considered rather sharp thaa otherwise, has beea ervedome very cute tricks. Among ihe rest, we hav: heard of -a poor coller whe made a league with him, and. afier eBjoyin every earthly blessing, he was waited' cpoa at tto end of the term by his brimstone majast, who . demanded his touU The coblec" took a sharp kaife, and tipping off the sole cf his shoe, tlrtw it at tie feet f lis illattriouj gseC - - 4 - J What does L"s'mean ! , cried tie V :;r.' f Look, at the con tract 1 was tha rr; ' c " C 3 I Sitan examined the. contract, an I the wcnl wit spelt' sol?, wti h r fr'- ty.st 7 lis ta the-piece ef leatber.1'!! t heeL and went ef acratchir lis L;ai : baea eallod 1 Old Scratch ' ever acs'