Mt. Vernon Democratic banner (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1853), 1860-05-15

              4. t! if J ' - :-:- m:UJ M I VOLUME XXIV. MOTWT VjlRNON g l f v ' i W fo L il U 11 L . -" iB?:?V!- . . . . V . V" ' ig pcblished itibt TUEsoAr iroaxiKO, ; Office in WooiTTJiird's BIockThird Story ' TERMS T dollar t pr annum, parable in ad 'TaOes; $2,50 wttbln ix month; $3,09 after the ex- ration of the year. Clubi of twentj, $1,60 each out r O. TIIIT WORLD FOR SALE. BY RALPH gOTT. " The world for tale ! ' Hang out the sign, Call every traveler here to me ; Who'll bny.thia brave estate of mine, And aet me from earth's bondage free ? Tia going 1 yes, I mean to fling; The bauble from my soul away ; III sell It, whatsoe'er it bring The world at auction here to-day, It is glorious thing to see, m Ah 1 it ha cheated me sore 1 It is not what it seems to be: - For sale! It shall be mine no more. Come, turn it o'er and view it well ; I would not have yon purchase dear, . Tls going goins! I must sell! Who bids ? Who'll buy the Splendid Tear? Here's Wealth in glittering heaps of gold, " Who bids? but let me tell you fair, A baaer lot was never sold; Who'll buy the heavy heaps of care ? And here, spread oat in broad domain, "' A goodly landscape all may trace ; -Hall, cottage, tree, field, hill, and plain? . - Who'll buy himself a burial place ? "Here's Lore, the dreamy, potent spell That beauty flings around the heart ! I know its power, alas, too well ! 'Tis going ! Love and I must part ! Must part! What can I mure with Love? ; r All over the enchanter's reign! Who'U buy the plumoloss dying dove, An hour of Bliss an age of pain j And Friendship rarest gem of earth, : (Whoe'er hath found tbe jewel his?) Frail, fickle, false, and little worth, Who bids for Friendship as it's? : Tis ooi.fo! ooi.Tfi! Hear the oall ; . Once, twice, and thrice! 'Tis very low! 'Twas once my hope, my Ftayj my all, : But now the broken stuff must go ! Ambition, Fashion, Show, and Pride I part from all forever now ; Grief, in an overwhelming tide, Has taught my heart to bow. Poor heart ! distracted, ah, so long, And still its aching throb to bear; How broken, that was once so strong.; . How heavy, once so fro a from care! - TSo more for me life's fitful dream ; . " 15 right vision,; vanishing awy ! My barqne requires a deeper stream, My sinking soul a surer stay. By death, stern sheriff! nil bereft, I weep, yet huinblj kiss the rod ; The best of all I still have left, My Faith, my Bible, aud my God ! THE LUCKY PREDICTION. BT CAROUSE F. PKESTOX. John Wrraan wag over head and ears in love with Annie Grafton, an attachment which Annie was not slow to return. Sj far everything seemed prosperous and plain sailing, bat my dear reader, did jou ever know a, more detestable conjugation than that .'but?' Well, the but in this particular instance was that the widow Grafton, who sustained tbe maternal relation to Annie, had a very decided objection to John as a son-in-law. - Not that she disliked the joaag man. She admitted that be was steady, good looking, had an amiable disposition and all that but he was poor. He had learned the trade of a carpenter, and though he had made fair wages, had thus far been called upon to support two sisters, both of whom are now married off his hands, and consequently he had not been able to lay np mora than a couple hundred dollars or so. Mrs. Grafton, on the 'contrary, was the owner of a valuable farm, and some money -in the bank, altogether no less than two thousand dol lars. Thisi ina; ' conntry town, entitled her to one of the foremost places among the village aristocracy, and as Annie washer only daughter and would inherit the property eventually, she feli that it would be a decided missaUiance for her to marry anj other than a rich man, or, if not rich, a member of one of the learned pro fessions. -r-So when John Wjman ventured to broach the Subject to her, she said, not unkind!, but still . very firmly : 'No, Mr. Wyman, I cannot give my consent." "Have you heard anything against my char acter? " asked John, in -a. disappointed tone. "Nothing at all," said Mrs. Grafton. "I believe you to be a very correct and estimable youn man, but Annie is entitled to look higher." That is what Mrs. Gr aton said, in substance, in response to every appeal the young man made, and ha was finally obliged to retire from the conference in despair. 4 y But where man's wisdom faila, woman's wit 'often steps in and avails mnch. - ; . "WHen Annie beard from her lover the conference, she leaned her head on his dimply nd said with a cheerful smile. ' W won't give up." - What, do yoa really think yoa can bring your mother round said John, eagerly. I hava- strong Jope. I know my mother better than yoa do, John, anj I can devise some way or other to manage her. I don't xactly see yet, bat I'll set myself to thinking, and I Matty -. ;7 guess soma thing or other will torn up." 'J " i3at if thare shooldnV Annie, do yda think ", it right that that, should separata us? Won't t,'. roa promis to ba mine at any rate r " i No, John, It; wWi promiaa to do that. ; I - "1 shouldn't want to leave mother alone." t'TMTnetr tm afraid said -John deipOodingly, . ,.that there is no hopa for us."' f ' ; ,J fFle, John, do yoa mistrust my power," saJd An .-" pie, shaking her head at him. "If that is the case, I've a great mind to say that I won't marry you, ix .. oven if mother does consent,' 7 , . . x "Anything bat that, Annie bat yoa know 'when yoar mother makes op -her mind abont : fnvthing, tha isn't apt to give op rery easily.' "I know that my mother has some strong points of character, and it is upon one of these that I rely for success. In fact a plan has pop ped into my bead which I think : promises .tac-cess. I won't tell you anything about it just yet, but I will let yon know before it comes oflf." . . With this agreement tba two separated John not knowing whether to hope or despond, bnt he felt that if ever Annie became his wife, it must be through the results of her stratagem . ':. ' ; ' It was perhaps a week after the conversation detailed above. Annie had taken her mother's decision quite calmly, much to that lady's eat iafactiob, for she loved her daughter, and would have been pained to see her grieve. That particular morning, Annie was unaccountably careless. She managed . to break a pane of glass in the sitting room without the slightest apparent necessity for so doing. As it was a cold day in November, and this was the room where they 'usually, sat, it was a matter which must be remedied at once. "There, we shall have to send for Mr. Wy man to co me and put in a new pane," said her mother. u have got an errand down in the village," said Annie, demurely "I will go and tell bim to come op." ' ;' . - - 'You had better do so' said her mother, "and tell him to make haste. Ugh! we shall catch our death of cold, if it isn't put in at once." "Yes, mother," eaid Annie. . "I declare, I don't see how yon came to do it, child," continued her mother. "I suppose I must have been very careless,' said Annie, penitently. - "Well, what's done can't be nndone, and I suppose we must expect such affairs to happen once in a wnile. Meanwhile Annie was putting on her bonnet and shawl, and at once bent her steps to John Wyman's shop. He was planing a board when she entered; Ha looked up with an air of glad Burpri9e. Annie explained her errand and added like wise a few words, the purport of which the rea der will learn in good time.: In about twenty minutes Mrs. Grafton saw John Wyman advancing up the graveled walk that led to the door. . . "Your daughter left word, said he, that you had a job in my line this morning." 'Yes, said Mrs. Giafton, and I'm glad you've come sir promptly." - ; "Whereabouts is it?" said John in a matter of fact way. . . . ' "In the sitting room. Walk right in there." Mrs. Grafton did not fail to observe that her daughter had not come borne with her lover, as she feared she might, and in her heart she com- menled her daughter's prudence. . "I am glad she knows what is best for her, thought Mrs. Grafton. I hope in time to secure a lawyer; for a son-in-law; "they usually pick out lawyers for political : offices, and I should really like to be a mother in-law of a politician. The good lady went back to her knitting work, while John Wyman, with a business like air, proceeded to his work. He had nearly finished his job, which, by the way, seemed to take him considerably longer than n soal, when a knock at the door caused Mrs. Grafton to put down her knitting work and answer the summons. She started back in some surprise at the apparition which presented itself. It was apparently a venerable crone, bent nearly double, attired in an old plaid cloak, and leaning for support on a very rough stick. "Good morning," said the visitor in a cracked voice : "Good morning," said Mrs. Grafton, mentally deciding it was an applicant for charity. "Would you like your fortune told, my worthy woman ?" inquired the crone in a wavering voice. "Can yoa tell fortunes?" asked Madam Graf. ton wonderiogly. "Yes, madam, I can read the secrets of the stars, and from their mystic depths trace out their wondrous secrets. Would yoo know the past, present, or future?" ' Now, Mrs. Grafton had in her nature a large portion of superstitions credulity. and she listened with no little awe to these words of the crone. "How much is your charge? she inquired. "Twenty-five cents," was tbe reply. . "Yoa can tell me tha past?" "Yes, madam. "Very well. What is my husband's name?" "It was Ebenezer, bat your husband is no longer living." "You are right. Can you tell me how long ago he died?" "Three years since." "On what day?" The day befojre Christmas." "This is wonderful," said Mrs. Graft en to herself. "Can yoa tell me how-many children 1 have?" - - . . "You have had two, but only one is living." "Is that a male or female?" "It is a girl." -, ': , "How marvelous," thought Mrs. Graften. "I do wish my daughter was here. I should like to see what she would say about her.". But the daughter did not seem likely to make her appearance. Just at this moment John Wyman came to the door," - . . ; - "Will this young man have his fortune told?" nquired the crone. : . "Yes," sa;d the young man, rery quickly. "Whatr rould you know the past or future?" "The future, by every means, my good lady." "Propound your questions." "Shall I be rich?" The old crone took bis hand in hers and ex amined it attentively. 5 n - ' ' "Riches await you. she said, after a moment a hesitation. . V ' ' "Well, that is agreeable," said the young man. "Shall I becom in any way distinguished?". . 3 Again, an attentive i examination and the crone started. "Yon will become -President." "Is it poasiblel" exclaimed both John Wyman and Mrs; Graftnn "fn nhnma .--r " , "?e,T P my words,: ake said, shaking W bead solemnly. Ptedietioa Wrve. to: be well r -' - cw yonr lee," said John. ; I cannot accept it;"-1 never take more than my fixed rate," she said. .1 , - hia, more &u.nMng&$ cbavtnced' lira. Grafton of. the troth of her prediction. After the crtm. waa gona Mrn QraitoaVan. cu tutu m u&vw u ctuuj ui tguv mp , v-. At last she aaid-Jbha Wrmaul r. ered the matter which yoo ipoke of the other day and if yoo still desire marry Annie, and she is willing, yon have my consent. It is needless to say that John Wyman very warmly protested that he was of the same mind. That day month they were married, and John took charge of his mother-in-law s farm. . , P. S. As the reader may be desirous to know whether the prediction has ever been verified. 1 will say that John Wyman is now President of the IS Bank. ' " ' ' ' ., As to the old crone, she has not been seen since. Bnt I shrewdly suspect that Mr. and Mrs. Wyman knew something abont her. . ' Enteral gTtsccllaitir A Prencli Jack Sheppard. An extraordinary escape from tbe prison of Orleans, France, took place recently. A man named Corbiers was, a few weeks back, con- demned by the Court of Assizes of the city to forty years' hard labor, for numerous burglaries and for bigamy; and as he had been repeatedly condemned before, and bad made not fewer than three escapes from prison, be was lodged in the condemned cell, the strongest in. the jail. But when the turnkeys made their rounds on Thurs day morning, at fi ve o'clock, they found that he had disappeared. He had, it appeared, succeeded in cutting out a square of the thick oaken woodwork which lined the cell; then he had cat a bole through the wall, and bad passed by it into the refectory- By means of a table he had reached a window of that apartment, and descended into the court yard..; Having then need of a cord, he climbed by the spouting to the laundry and possessed himself of a clothes line. He then got on the roof of that building, and by the aid of his cord, though a great risk, let himself down into anoth er court-yard. Next he broke open the panel of a door lead ing into the Court of Assizes, and entered the Court. He then lifted Jrom its hinges a door opening into the Salle dee Pas Perdus, but as this door was fastened on the other side by an iron bar, and aa an iron spoon was left near it, it is supposed that he used that,article as an instru ment. Then entering the Salle, he lifted from its hinges the outer door, and found hinoielf on the steps of the peristyle, and lastly he climbed Over the railing and was free. The local journals which ! give these details state that it must have taken the man more than a month to cut through the wall of his cell, and that he succeeded in so disposing, of the stone and plaster cut away, that they were not perceiv ed; how he accomplished these operations they do not explain. As to the place he cut from the oodwork, and which, he removed by boring boles with a very fine instrument, and then sawing between them, the journals state that he re placed it at the time of the daily , visits of the turnkeys. They add that altogether the escape 'surpasses imagination.' Not the slightest clue to the man has thus far been obtained?' " " Census of 18S0 Qaestions to be An. swered. ..; '. On the first of June the work of taking the census commences. It i; desirable that it be taken with great accuracy, and to enable the assistant Marshals who will be engaged in the performance of this duty to have their work well done, it has been suggested that the publication of the questions necessary for all heads of. fa mi. lies to answer, would be of great benefit. By this course the requirements of the law will become known, and tbe answers can be written down and be ready for the Marshal when he calls, thus saving time and securing accuracy. . With this view we have obtained the following list jf the questions to be answered, and if tbe Press of the State of all parties will publish it, we think the population and resources of Ohio will make a much better appearance than they otherwise would. To write down answers to these ques tions will only occupy a short time, and having his household about him to aid and assist, the head of the family will be able make a much more correct statement than would be the case in a hurried interview with an officer. In the first place, it is neeessary to write down the name of every person whose usual place of abode on the first day of June, 1860, was in the family: The age of each, sex and color, whether white, black or mulatto. Profession, occupation or trade of each Male person over 15 years of agp. Value of Real Estate owned. Place of birth, naming the State, Territory or country. Married within the year. Atiended school within the year. " Persons over 20 years of age that cannot read or write. Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, id o-tic, pauper or convict. Name of owner, agent or manager of the farm. - Number of improved acres. " - Number of unimproved acres. Cash ralue of farm. Value of farming implements and machinery. Live stock on hand June 1st, 1860, viz.,' nam' ber of Horses, Mules and Asses, working Oxen, Milcb Cows, and other cattle, Sheep and Swine. Value of live stock. Valne of aaimals slaughtered during the yean Produce daring the year -ending Jane 1st, 1860, vizu number bushels of Wheat, Bye, In diap Corn, Oats, Beans and Peas, Buckwheat, Barley, Irish Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes; pounds of Wool and. pounds ofJ Tobacco. , ' ; , '; ' -: 'i Valne of Oreland. prod acts in. dollars, . f 1 ' ' " , Gallons of Wine, valne of Products of Market Garden, pounds -of Batter, poands , of -Cheese, tons of Hay, buahsl f Cloverseed, and bushels of Grass Seed, pounds of Hops,iounds of Flax; bushels of Flax seed, poands of -Maple Sugar, gallons of Molasses, poands of Hooey and Bees wax, value .of - Home made manufactures, i .c-z..- Name of Corporation, Company or individual producing articles' to the annual value of $500. Nam, of . basxness ' manuFactures cr product s' Capital i&vested virJji't f stats' jand personal estate ta the business. Raw material nsed, inclading fuel,, viz: quantities, kinds, valaes, kind of motive power, ma chinery, structure Or resource.- :''''f': , Average number of hands employed, riz: Male, Female, average ; monthly cost of Male labor, average monthly cost of Female labor.. ' Annual products viz.i quantities, kinds, val-ues. . . -;. -'. ; ' . ; Name of every person who died during the year ending June 1, i860, whose usual place of abode was in the family, the age, sex and color, whether white, black or mulatto, married or widowed, place of birth, naming the State, Territory pr County, the month in which the person died, profession, occupation or trade, disease or cause of death. ' In addition to these there are a number of other questions, the answers to which can be ob tained now even with little trouble. It is hoped that every person who seer this request will before the 1st day of June make ont the answers, and, in case of absence, leave it with the family ready for the officer when" he makes his appear ance. - -- 1 ' ' We have been requested to say that' the act of Congress "providing for the taking of tbe seventh and subsequent Census of the United States, and to fix the number of the members of the House of Representatives,' &c, approved May 23d, 1850, provides (section 17) "that the Marshals and their assistants are hereby author ized to transmit through . the Post Office any papers or documents relating to the Census, by writing thereon 'Official Business Census," and subscribing the same, with the addition to his name of Marshal or Assistant, as the case may be." : : . .. That no unnecessary delay may bappen to communications addressed to the U. S. Marshal in reference to taking the Census, the press will do a service by the publication of these facts, for the information of Post Masters throughout the State. An African Emperor's Treasury. The Monitenr del Armee gives the following description of the Emperor of -Morocco's treas are house at Mequinez: In the middle of a garden - stands a fortress, with a triple wall perfectly armed and defended. In the central enclosure rises a stone building, lighted only from the roof. It is entered through taree iron doors one after the other. The pave ment of the interior is black marble, and at one end is a large opening, thro' which the gold and silver com, bullion and jewels are conveyed to the treasury below. This last mentioned place is an extensive vault, divided into compartments of equal size, in each of which is the value of a million piastres. . The net produce of the taxes is lodged in the treasury ererr three months: The Emperor himself, wheniat Mequinez, is present on the. occasion, bat in bis absence be names three of the chief officers of his household to attend for him, knowing welt that mutual distrust will scarcely allow them to concert a robbery, and if they should do so they would soon betray each other or be denounced by the black guardian of the place. Wheu the imperial trea sury was first established, the money was kept in large earthen jars; button one occasion the contents of ten were abstracted, and the robbery concealed by filling the jars with earth and covering the top with a faw gold pieces. The thief was hot discovered immediately; but a black who bad seen the robbers in the act, and had been nearly murdered by them and left for dead, afterwards recovered and gave information against them.. The Emperor ordered the ten thieves to be decapitated and directed that their heads be placed in the tea jars which they had emptied as a warning to others-. These vases are still in the treasury, placed on marble ped estals. Muley Ismael's successor determined to adopt a different arrangement, and built the vauUsnow existing. The Emperor Muley Solei-man, well known for his cruelty, was accustomed, after the quarterly deposits, to have all blacks put to death who bad been engaged in the operation. AbderRabam, bis successor, abolished that atrocious usage, but he decided that the blacks employed in arranging the money in the vaults should never leave the building. It would, therefore, be useless for them to steal the treasure, as they are separated from the rest of the world, and could neither spend nor conceal it. v Feats of Strength. Mr. G. C. Winship has been astonishing the people of Philadelphia by exhibitions of his strength. He accompanies them with a lecture, in which he dilates on gymnastics, &er He is described by the Bulletin as abont Iwenty.five years of age, of medium height, full chested and rather thin flanked, hands and feet well proportionedhis countenance intelligent, though not remarkable in any way. After his lecture, be prepared himself for his feats of strength. He appeared without coat or collar, and in bis bare arms. His first performance was to lift nine hundred and siity-three pounds weight, the ar rangement of which is tbns described: - "There was a plaUbrm of timber, twelve feet high, from ajbeam in the centre of which were suspended by men vsJio are the guardians of the city's mor al and pecuniary interests, and tcho iritt of course see thai these interests receive no detrimenttorn vicious or incompetent jurymen." It is to be observed that the editor of the At las and Bee, (CoC Schouler) was until Very re cently ;he editor of the Ohio State Journal, and when here ia that capacity, denied as stoutly as any of Lis fellowsj that the Republicans had any wish or design to place tbe negro on an equality wita tbe white man, . "t1: " - v Ohio RepubUeanism following in th'e .akeef that party . in Mas8busetu will io 'doe time make the 'effort in this r State"' to place the negro ia .the jury box. .It is T only, a question 'of time and aoleas the people of our State overthrow the part and drive it from" power, -the thing will be accomplished. The only remedy and relief fom such an evil is to expel the Republicans from all official position.' Let the ' people 'take warning and act promptly ia iue natter,-.4mo. Constitutional TJnion r Party inlfew Yorlc : Tbe members of the old Whig party, who cannot unite with the Republicans, aud who still oppose the Democracy,' have had a convention in New York cityl " They:: appointed Delegates to the Baltimore convention, , bat determined to hold another convention, to determine whether they would ratify the Baltimore nomination. Hon. Erastus Brooks made a speech, from which 1 we quote tbe following: Mr. Brooks would add his testimony to that of bis friend, of the sectionalism of the Republican party. There is really no fear or possibility of , the spread of slavery Into territory now free. The word is merely made use -of by leaders to exasperate their excited followers. ' Take also tbe Fugitive Slave Laws. In its worst aspect a Republican might, lire in Troy till the age of Methuselah and not see a fugitive from service much less be called on to capture him. Bat then it was "in the bond," and the instrument was eigned by George Washington. The representation of negroes in the South, is certainly a benefit to the Nottft, for if they were all Bet free, the South, it is calculated,' would gain 40 members of Congress. The speaker asked if there was one person in the andieace, who, if be lived sooth of the Potomac, would not feel irritated at the epithets burled at the slaveholders; at the Helper Book and other specialities of the Republican party. In concluding, M. Brooks thought men should vote where their votes wilt tell. He was glad to see the signs of the times. The movement was spreading. In the words of another: . "Morn brcaketh in the East, The golJen clouds put on their purple and their riolet To wait the meteor for the sun's bright coming." .He hoped we should find States imitating the example of New York last fall, and Rhode Is land this spring. The Constitutional Union party was born in 1850, when Mr. Clay said that if there should be a sectional party, he would rally njnder the Union, the Constitution, and the enforcement of the laws. There we must stand, and never ground arms. It was the duty ot ev ery man to vote. These little bits of papers were representative powers as the bullet was in the old world,! and he who failed to use them was a recreant. Senator Wigfall Gems Worth Eeading". The Republican papers are clipping disjointed sentences from the speeches of Senator Wigfall, of Texas some, of which, thus disconnected, make him appear as a rather queer genius. We have bean tempted, by these notices, to read bis speech, aud find many gems in it which glitter like diamonds on a beauty's brow. Here are two paragraphs, which, for truth and force, are seldom equalled: The Senator complains that if the Lord's prayer was introduced here it would be objected to by somebody. I have no doubt about it; and I have no doubt the objection would come from the other side of the Chamber, and with a degree of good sound sense, and discretion that does not usually characterize them. - "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us," is a prayer they- cannot pray. They do not only no forgive tboee who " have trespassed a-gaiast them, but they are unrelenting against those who have never injured them.: They or their ancestors and they are all the time talk ing about "the fathers" brought to us, for the love of gold, the very negroes that they are now stealing from us for the love of God. He says that if the ten commandments were introduced there would be objection. I have ho doubt there would be, because one of the commandments is that you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his ox, nor his slave, nor anything that is his; and to that they would object. : When this Government was organized no questions were sectional. They are all sectional now. At that time the people of one section bad not made war upon the people of another section. There was then no party in this country determined on destroying the Government or civil liberty. Now there is. The parties differed not opon sectional qaestions, but upon the mode of administering the Government. One party the old National, then Federal, then Whig party, and in that name it died out that party was full of patriotism, if not wisdom. It had genius, and heart, and love of country; it bad sail, if it bad not ballast; it loved its country, and it wanted to see our eagles spread their wings; it wanted to see a great powerful nation made out of these States that have confederated together. It wanted foreign power and dominion. It wanted to guild the pages of our bisto-ry. It wanted tbe American name as one, tbe name of one people, to go down' to posterity emblazoned upon the pages of history. That was the patriotic, though I have always thought, misguided feeling of that old Whig party. There was another party, the Democratic; first it was called the Federal, then the Republican, then the Democratic, and still the Democratic party. That was for a homejpun Government.' It believed that if yon attempted to do much, you might fail in doing anything; that by establishing a great national reputation, and becom ing a great Power, we might pay - the price of liberty. That party and Mr, Jefferson, its great teacher, believed that the best of all Governments was one that secured to the . citizen the right to lire in peace and prosperity, under his own vine end under his own fig tree, that what ever he might secure by bis labor should be his own, excepting only so much as was required to defray the necessary expenses of the Govern : ment. . m --- - . --; These were the views of the two parties, there being no war of classes, of races, or sections ; they-differed froea-aeb other as- one man happened to hare more Imagination, and tbe other more sense. ? The old Whigs had - tl e lmagicsv tioo and? the heart, and the Democrats had the brains -. That ' was , the. difference... .What has been the result?.? I said Use , Democrats had the brains. ? The result is, that the Democratie party stands intact io every State of this Union. Thera that old guard staudsghtmg : for the Consutu tion,F organized, aud now ready for tbe conflict a- gain; aad'tbe Whig party baa died- trat, and is -one .wbere? First, iato; Saov Nothiogism, nd now is to Eepublicaaisra.," sWhy is thla? ..To mi mind there is ea diScalty about it. . A pr-rr tial starts ouTrwU2) tb 9 theory of Oorerumeat that the Whig party bad, that the Constitution meant nothing, and the preamble meant al!; that wbatevarVas fr the common "defense and gef-eral welfare, could be done by this Government party starling out on that theory, advocating a tariff fir protection, a "bank to regulate the currency, iulerual improvements, and such meas ures, could very naturally fall into the error of discussing tbe question of whether slavery was an evil or not, and if it were an evil, then to go for stiiking at it directly or indirectly. But the 'Domocratic party, deuying that the Government could do anything unless that thing was found enumerated, or was both necessary and proper for carrying ont the enumerated powers denying, therefore, that Congress could pass a tariff law for any other purpose ttan for the purpose of miin ravenne for defraying the expense i of the G ivenrr.ent; denying that Congress could interfere with the enrreney in any manner, xc,pt to'ceclare the value of the coin denying these propositions, and others of the same sort, very naturally came to the conclusion tat, as to the &t& very question, it was a matter that they bad no concern with. Hence, the Democratic party has never been induced to inquire into the question as to whether slavery was good, bad or indifferent; whether it was "fish, flesh, or good red herring." They had nothing more to do with it than they had to do with the slave trade or slavery in Constantinople; hence it is that one party has been absorbed by others, and that the other party stands intact, as it did in the better days of the Republic. ; ? "Old Jaa-e'lff clean." The Chads and Seward papers are: vexed at the use of Judge McLean's name as a competitor for the Chicago nomination. Let alone by bis Own party, he would be the most difficult man whom the Democracy could be called on to defeat. But his own party don't seem inclined to leave him alone. They are determined to sare the Democracy any trouble which his nomination might cause. Hence they are telling the truth about the old gentleman, and that is all we ask. The Detroit Adcertiser, the Seward organ in Michigan, says: "Marrelous as it may seem to men of sense and foresight, there seems to be no doubt that the design is seriously entertained amongst certain ictriguing members of Congress, claiming to have the good of the Republican party at heart, of nominalitij old Judge McLean at Chicago. He is admitted to be an amiable, fair minded man, of strict integrity, atd great moral worth," But there his merits end or at least, there end bis qualifications fo r the Presidency, lie has lung since passed tJte age allotted to man. His mental vigor and his bodily health are greatly impaired. It cannot be that with such materials from which to select the standard bearer as Seward, Lincoln, Chse, Fessenden, &c, that the Republican Convention will nomi nate a man so old, and whose health is so infirm, that he cannot discharge the comparatively light labors of the position he aow occupies. "We need not tell those of this city who bare seen him elaep boor after honr on the Bench, during the argument of counsel "in most important cases, that be. would not long endure the la bars and perplexities, aud anxieties of the Presidency. The ouly two auti-Lcofoco Presidents we hare had within the last thirty years died before their terms had been half served out, and ft - tie consequences that followed were fatal to the party which elected them . Do Republicans wish a repetition of such calamities to themselves? If we must have candidate whose election would be no victory, give U3 Mr. Btea iu preference to Judge Mi Lean." Negro Equality. The Democratic Party has asserted time and again that tS the intentention of the Republicans to place the Negro in all the free Slates on an equality with the white matt, and to extend to him all the civil, political and social rights ot the citizen. ? Bat few among the Republican voters of the country have believed that such was the design of their leaders, many of whom have denied the charge with great vehemence and apparent sincerity,The advance guard of Republicanism is in New England. -Massachusetts leads off in advance, and the party in other States gradually but certainly follow, and whatever is announced as the true faifh in that State, becomes in time the law of the party in all the other States in which the o ginization "exists and predominates. In Ohio it is now settled by the judgment of our Republican Supreme; CScrt, that a negro is a voter, and while this' advance is made here, Massachusetts is taking another, step forward. and placing the negro in the jury box. The Boston Atlas and Bee of the 25th April not only admits the fact, but rejoices that it is so, and says, Whatever anti-slavery opinion has rur-mounted the prejwlice born of slavery and sus- tained by pro-slavery influence, the colored man is hereafter to be allowed to take his share of burdens and responsibilities as veil as the honors and rights of the juryman." The committee of tbe Board of Aldermen of Worcester in that State, in selecting tbe jury men for the present year, placed the names of rrti- " WW W va two negroes, u imam a. Jensins and rranceis H, Clough on the list. They are both negro barbers, the former being a runaway slave. The report of the committee passed the Board "successfully and unanimously, rand the Alias and Bee in commenting on it, says: " We are glad tlai thisxperimeni is to be tried, and do not anticipate ' any danger to our institutions from il. Messrs. Jenkins and Clough have passed asaivfaciary ordeal, for they have ieen accepted nine kegs of nails. A " stick was run through a ring io tbe chain by which the nail kegs were suspended, and placing the stick between . his legs, he, with on hand behind and the other before his body,' raised the enormous weight about three inches. . '.It came down with a crash that made IbV platform"creak. A" . tenth keg being placed 00 Ihe pUe, Mr. W. lifted the entire on;, ten kaadred and seventy poaodst having recently Jtort tif if A fljOBliJerp Mr. Wt did jjo liini it prvdent to lift any more. ns nx. fat was tli boiling at arm's length above his head, ts otfrj tinMYayi a rA AinVt vwnnA JmmK VaTI I throwing out, six times iu sncceasioB, at arm'a j l " t. l: vj 1 j j a (uugiu, auuTa jiis uu;wi,- uw s uuuureu pouu . domb-belL " Third, he roLied barrel cf dour on j his shoulder and held it there about t o minutes, Next, he raised, his body about two aud a half, feet into tbe air with hi Irfilr 6.t-rr ' Ilia fifth, faat was raising bis entire weight, five limes io, succession, about three feet aVovt :h ft.or, iritU the middle finger of the right hand. In twa, years be expects to be able to lift . sixteen bwo- dred pounds. When he commenced his feats of strength, he could only raise fouv cr five hundred; pounds.' . " Negro Voting. The truth must be repettod of en, or persist ent falsehood will be triamhabt. Lot every white man familiarize himcf w' r the history of mulatto enfranchisement in Ohio. It is brief-, ly this: The old Constitution made voters "of 'white male inhAbitants.' In the progress of time this clause received judicial construction. It is really of no consequence in this connection. how it was construed, or what were the politics: of the Judges who made the construction, The New Constitution is now the organic law of Ohio., It prescribes anew the qualification of a voter, and makes far higher requirement than did the old. The Uew Constitution confers the right of suffrage on "white male citizens of the United States," and upon none eUe. The ftrst construction ever made of that clause, was made by the present Republican Supreme Court; and the present Republican Supreme Court held that a mulatto is a white male citizen ot the United States,' and as such eligible to all the rights an I immunities of the nan whose blood flows dq-mixedand undefiled! Keep it before the peode. Fasten the responsibility where it belongs. Lei no wriggling, no lying, no perversion of truth allow the cu'priu to escape Logan Gazette, gy-Snie of the Republican papers appear to be cot only shocked, bet alarmed, at the con, dition of things among the Democrats in Con, 'ention at Charleston. They will have still greater cause for alarm between this and November, when the united Democracy in full chorus, gets after tbe piratical ressel in which, : Republicanism sails. In the coming contest thai sectional craft will be captured and buried deep in the ocean of Oblivion. We don t wonder they are already so nervous, in view of the fta that awaits them. Statesman. The following letter is an additional in, dication of the success and superior attainments of the graduates of DufTa Mercantile College of Pittsburgh. ' . HAyyTBAt, O., April 19, 1860. 2hc Principal and Teachers of Duff's UTer, caitile College. Gmtlxxes:- Accept my best thanks foe what I acquired from. you. . I would hardly barter my knowledge of book-keeping for anj money. 1 With no other practice than what I got from your beantifaTayatem of book keeping in your classes, I have since kept one set of books entire, and have closed another set, that had been open for five years, without any difficulty. A number of others proposejentcring yonr clasei from this town. - A. Dctlap, C&eap Hewspapers in England. Tie haughty and high priced London Timet is at last going to reduce its price from ten cents per. copy down to four cents. The abolition of the penny stamp daty, and the removal of the paper duty, have opened the field to competing journals. One of them, the Telegraph, now prints 70,000 copies daily. It is two penny paper, bat as soon as the stamp duty is repealed it has announced its intention to reduce its subscription to a penny a sheet, which is tbo price of the leading New York papers. The Times intends to charge doable price for advertising, as it expects to reach a circulation of 200,000 per day. Its present daily circulation is about 60.000. . : ' . "What tie People Want. ' No great publio want can long remain unan swered. When a condition of things has become developed so that a great public want ia realized, either in theology, civil government, or physics, that very want or demand is sure to cre ate a supp'y. ihe hour will create tbe man, and the need tbe thing. Witness the sewing machine, the reaper, the telegraph. There may be several abortions. Many may run before they are sent, but ultimately humanity will tri umph, aud the want be supplied. It cannot be that Medicine will long re main what it has been a mass of intricacies, of which they who know moat know little, while the confident pretender is sure to be a knave Nor will ii be always a system so intricate and obscure that only the priests of the temple can speak its language or interpret i's symbols; or aa oracle so equivocal that be who consults the priest (area a ill or worse than he who ai-juie tbe temple altogether. There must ere long be a system that comes down to the wants of humanity io every day life that meets the wants cf the mother at ber cradle, tbe nurse at the bed-side, the father on his journey, or he sailor on the sea. Soma thing or some system that everybody can .have, and evervbodv can aai. to arrest the first invasion ot disease, and to restore the ruddy current "of life ere its fountains are vit.ated a&d it forces undermined. Old school medicine, with its crude drugs and poisons, can never meet this want. That is a game long since played Out, a thing well understood. Equally futile the vaunted panaceas and elixirs which ignorance has begotten and folly sustained. The water-core can never be mora than a doubtful expedient or useful palliative is tbe hands of the people. Nor can the . usual form of Homeopathy, however large its doraestie manual, er complete its assortment or tinctures aud pellets, be ever anything more than ana, musing pastimein the bands of the people. T - system was never designed for soch use and e m nerer fill soch a place. : " - Bat it ia contended that Humphreys sysU:V of Specific Homeopathy does " eel l-Vu w.nt. In a small neat case are comprised some te Specific Remedies for all the more common complaints to which a family are! subject, d the whole are so arranged and simplified that a r person of ordinary intelligence can succe T.. y apply them. "They are free from dangeri-r i, tricacy, and, according to the testimony oru sands of the. most reputable persons . br . them, entirely auecessfal, .: Why, then, this great problenfbe conidered as sol-l, thai here is a system that does bmi if '"u of our common humanity in erery-cay M n great popular system of anedicatjoa for its rr ir of the people and adapted to meir want. t cv. , ly nothirg can be more harmless, than lUesr 4- rar Pills, nothing more coBvemeni cr scrr! than these SpeciScs, - - -t r