Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1858-03-30

              cm mm i m MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, TUESDAY MORNING, MAR. 30, 1858. VOL IV. NO. 20: w ," , ; PRAYER MEETING IN A THEATER. ' Burton'i Theater, in Chambers street, Wis Opened this morning for ft Union Prayer meeting, under the auspiees of the Young Men's Christian Association. The parquet te nd tirass circle were actually filled, and some persons occupied the upper circle, but the proportion of ladies was not so Urge as usual on touch occasions. On tbe stage were the Rev. Theodora L. fcuyler, (who presided,) Kev. Dr. Hatfield, Ret. Mr. Jones, Mariner's Church, and M. Sigismond Laser, the last named gentleman Subsequently entered one of the private boxes in which other gentlemen sat. The Bey. Theodore L. Cuyler opened by 'giving out the 182nd hymn commencing i Coin., jr. sinners, poor and needy, Weak and wounded, siok and sore, Jerai ready stands to tar. you, tSiU of pity, lor. and power 1 : Ho ie able, He ii willing Doab't'no more. ' After the hymn which was to the tune of Rosseau's Dream was sung, the Rev. gen tleman, who presided read the Parable of the Prodigal Son, as found in the 15th chapter of 'Sf.' Luke's Gospel. Tin Rer. Dr. Hatfloli followed In prayer, fraying that God would regard the congregation graciously, and send his blessing upon them. He acknowledged that all present were sinners, and prayed that God would hare mercy upon them, and cleanse them from their sins. He prayed that God would consecrate that place to his name, so that every one should feel that "this is indeed the faouse of God, this is the gate of heaven." Be thanked God for the outpouring ef his Holy Spirit, in opening the churches and awakening sinners, and prayed that this crop would be watered by an abundant and continuous rain, so that it would grow up and yield an excellent harvest, until Anti-Christ should be overthrown, and the scepter of God 'displayed, till this great city should become contorted. He prayed that God would now be present in the place where prayer was not wont to be made, and that some one would 'find he was born of God there. If any came in to trifle he prayed God to grant that they Would go away praying, and hoped all would 'find salvation even there. The Rev. gentleman concluded with the Lord's Prayer. The Rev. Theodore L Cuyler then spoke as follows:' , 1 At the request of a Committee of the Toung Men's Christian Association, I have come to vjonduct the service to day. At last we may congratulate the defenders of the stage that a theater has become a school of virtue and not a school of vice a house of prayer, and not a baunt of profanity a spot for tbe real tears of penitence, and not the scene of fictitious grief ever fictitious sorrows ! Let us give God the glory!' r , '' .. This, is not the first time that a theater in New York has been used for a daily prayer meoting. In 1831 the old Chatham Street Theater a baunt of obscenity and vica was purchased- by a committee for purposes of worship. It was during the hight of the great religious revival of 1831, that two men eallod on the lessee of the theater, and proposed to bny his lease. "What for?" said he. For a Church." " For 1 "For a church," replied the gentleman. The aston-t ished man broke into tears and exclaimed, "You may have it, and I will give $1,000 toward it." The arrangement was completed It was announced to the actors that there would be preaching on that stage every night. The first prayer meeting in the theater was attended by eight hundred persons. Among those who offered prayer were the late Rev. Hemaa Norton and Zachariah Lewis, one of the early proprietors of the New York Commercial Advertiser. On the 6th of May, the house was consecrated to the service of God, under the title of the Chatham Street Chapel. Rev. Mr. Finnoy preachd from the text, 41 Who is on the Lord's side ? " Eor seventy successive nights Mr. F. preached then to . .immense, audiences. Tbe bar room was changed into a prayer room I The first man who knelt there poured forth these striking words, "Oh, lord, forgive my sins 1 The last time I was here thou knowest that I was a wicked actor on this stage. Oh, Lord, hare mercy on me 1" For three years Mr. Finney preached in the 'CUapel," until the erection of the Broadway Tabernacle. That glorious revival of 1831 brought into the churches of Now York many of four best men ur most active, judicious and zealous Christians and philanthropists. To-day, for the second time in the history of New York, we set apart a dhwused pJay-beuse foe a temporary house of worship. - Oh, what fearful soul-tragedies may have been en acted in this very building 1 From yonder "pit," hew many a ruined young man may bare gone down to the pit of endless despair 1 Let our services her be as solemn as etern ity.'' : May no false fire be kindled on God's altar I May the Holy Spirit be here, and may this former habitation of the Tempter be the -very habitation of Immanuel the home of God, the gate of Heaven, to souls seeking after Jesus f Three verses of the 176th hymn, (the Arm 'vesolre) Were then sang comtneneing, i Coni linger la who, guilty breast " 4 A thousand thought wvolvo. The, Rev. President then read various neti-ces ef prayer wievtings-o be held-darrng the Veek;meag these was the following i , -i; The Spirit of God is moving upon tbe hearts of many at tbe Five Points Mission, tome Cow Bay have tamed to the Lord, but the enemy has come in like a Good upon s. ' . Pray for us that this glorious work may ot cease. ' ' . ' .'. ' A gtitji from the dress circh then gate a grcil IftKrettuig asoount of the prayer meet ings at Philadelphia, after which the following verse was sung from the parquette without being given out : Blow ye the trumpet, blow, Tb. gladly solemn sound; Let all the nations know, to earth's remotest bound, The year of jubilee is oome. Return y. ransomed sinneas home. An elderly gentleman then prayed that God would help all to see that thore was never such a time to sow the seed as the present; the soil was prepared, and he prayed that God would help all to see that consequences hung upon this turn, the result of which would be seen at a future day) so might tbey go sowing as did the prophet, when ho said, "oh that my head were water and mine eyes fountain of tears, so that I might weep over the daughters of my people." God grant that His spirit would come among us as we sowed this seed. (Voice Amen.) So that we might return bringingour sheaves with us. (Voice Amen) A young member next prayed that if any per son had come into the meeting from curiosity, they would not leave without feeling that God had been among them. Might God's righteousness cover the land as the waters cover tho seas. He hoped all would leave with Christ in their hearts. Mr. Tracy, of the Sailors' Home, then spoke. Never was there such a time as this; the day of Pentecost Was fully oome. Man was not seen in this; the revival had gone on with such gigantic strides that it was God's work; and though no prophet, he would say there would never be another such revival. Nay, there would never bo another revival, because the glory of God had Commenced, and the stone which had been cut out of the mountain without hands would soon spread until it covered the whole earth. He was not afraid of theatres ; he had seen one built in Boston, and it could yet be church. Another (the Tremont Temple) had been built, and the Rev. Dr. Beecher said, "Let it be built, I will preach the Gospel there yet;" and so he did preach from the stage, the first Christian sermon which had been preached there. Another gentleman from the dress circle related an anecdote of a lady who had two daughters on the stage, who, together with their father, were hopefully converted by a tract left with one of them while asleep, by the side of a sick friend whom she was watching. This tract was entitled "Do you pray T " Another anecdote of an actress living on Elm street was related. She was not only converted herself, but was the means of converting many others, and this showed ac tresses were not beyond hope. Let prayer. then, be made for all, that they may come in to the fold of Christ 1 Voice Hear ! hear 1 hear 1 A young gentleman in the pit announced that the greatest actor in America (Edwin Forest) had been converted. Two verses of the 220th hymn were then sung, commenc ing Joy to the world, tho Lord is come Lo i earth receives her king ; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. The Rev. Dr. Hatfield next spoke. He thought that nothing conld be done better than to repeat the petition offered by his brother, Mr. Cuyler, that ill should have hu mility of heart, and simplicity of spirit, and a singleness of life to the glory of God, so that all should know them. Our Saviour spoke the truth when he said that "the kingdom of God came not by eating or drinking;" he recommended all to pray and got down near er to the cross and closer to Christ. This is what they must do. A Voice (Hear hear!) Mr. Hatfield continued Let them go down on their knees even in the marts or business and pray to God for His great. A voice (Hear 1 hear 1 hear !) The Rev. Dr. Hatfield continued He thanked God that they were permitted to be there, but he left this as a testimony to all: 'I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice wholly acceptable unto God, which is yenr reasonable service." Let all then be baptised with that Saviour who for our sakes became poor, (groans that we through His poverty might become rich (A-men.) A voice One word. Mr. G. P. Edgar (interrupted in prayer) hoped that all in this land would be saved, and believed that Christ was at the right hand of God the Father making intercessions for us. He prayed that all would be converted, and that God's Kingdom would come sad His will be done in this city. He prayed for the youth of this city whose homes were in the country. that here among strangers they would find they had friends, and perticUarly a fnend above, who stwketh closer than a brother. He praised God's Name that they could pray to Him, not for the sake of themselves but for tbe sake of Christ, to whom with the Father and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory for ever and ever; Amen. A voice I wish to say ' Mr. Cuyler The time is come for closing the meeting, and all those who wish to take part therein will reserve what they have to say for, to-morrow-when Rev. Dr. Hatfield will lead. ' We will now sing three verses of that precieua and delightful hymn commencingi there Is a foonttin BUM with Mood, Draws ftom Imanuel's vela, And ataaatt plunge4b.aeath that lood J tos.aH tiIaty stains, .; T - '. A voice -What osmber? ' Mr. Carlyle Tbe 213th. Everyone knows it by heart Rev. Mr, Jones, of the Mariner's Charch, then pronounced the benediction, ind the con-f regetiea retired. . ARinr AND NAVY EXPENSE. We lay before our readers the following extract of a speech recently made in the United States Senate, on the Army Bill, by Hon. Andrew Johnson of Tennessee. It is full oi astounding facta with which the people of this country ought to be acquainted. The immense and growing expenditure re quired to keep up the army and navy of the United States, is a matter about which the mass of the people know comparatively lit tle. It is high time they should look into the matter. Mr. Johnson aided in the election of Mr. Buchanan, and is still a support er of the administration t Now, let us see where we are going on this subject of expenditure. And first as to tho army. I will divide our history into decades. At tbe end of the first decade, in 1800, the expenie of the army was $2,500,000. In 1810 it cost $2,294,000. In 1820 it cost $2,680,000. In 1830 the war department cost $4,767,000. From 1810 to 1830 it jump. ed up to double. In 1840 it cost $7,695,000 nearly double again. It ran up from $7,695,- 000 in 1840, to 9,687,000 in 1850. You will mark that at the end of all these decades, in the year for which the calculation is made, no war existed ; but these Bums embrace all the expenditures of the war department. In 1857 what do we find them to be ? They reach the pretty little sum of $19,159,000 1 This is the way we are travelling. Whither are we going? What destination shall we reach at this rate ? Then suppose we take the aggregate expen ditures of the government, and how does the matter stand? We find that in the year 1800 the entire expenses of the government $7,411,000 ; in the yer; 1810, $5,592,000 there was decrease ; in the year 1820, the entire expenses of the government were $13,-864,000. So we find that from 1800 to 1830, the expenses never got above $13,000,000. Then we find in 1849 the entire expenses of the government were $16,196,000; in 1850, 44,049,000. Now, in 1857, before the end of another decade, the expenses are run up from 44,049,000 te 65,032,000. In the year 1858 the expenses are estimated at 74, 963,000. Here is an increase of ten millions in one year. . At this rate where shall we go 1 At this rate of increasing the expenditures ten millions per annum, in another decade the expenditures of this government will go np to the enormous sum of 175,000,000. If we increase them five millions per annum, in ten years we shall run the expenditures of the government up to 12o,000,O00. Is it not time to pause ? Is it not time to inquire where we are going, and how much we are spending ? Wo find a corresponding increase to that which I have traced in the war department, running into the navy, run ning into the civil department I have added together all the expenditures of your govern ment since 1790, embracing the army, the na vy, the civil department, and all the other ob jects of appropriation, and I find the sum to tal to be 1,313,658,000. This is the large snm which has been drawn from the people since this government was established. How much of that has been expended upon the army and navy ? In a country where the prejudices of the people and the genius of the government are against a standing army has been put down to the lowest possible point, how much of this 1,313,658,000, have been consumed for military purposes? Here where you say your army is in miniature, where your navy has not got out of its swad dling clothes, how much has been expended on these two departments ? Eight hundred and sixty-seven million five hundred andseventy-three thousand dollars have been expended on these two arms of the public service ; and that, too, while your standing army has been kept down to the lowest point, as we are told. Two-thirds of the entire revenue collected from the people of the United States has been expended upon this army and navy in miniature. Let them grow until they become men : let them get matured ; let them get full strength, and how much of the people's substance will it take to sustain this army and nary ? As I remarked, it has already taken the sum of 867,573,000, leaving 446.085,000 to be applied to all the other purposes of the government This should,I think.teachesas a very important lesson. What lesson? Here, where they have been kept down, where their influence has been felt less than in other governments, the army and navy have consumed two-thirds f the revenue drawn from the people. Go to the governments that have risen and fallen before us, and has been the cause of their downfall and decline ? It has resulted from the influence of armies and navies. Standing armies and navies, sustained by money drawn from the people, are the t we arteries that have bled the nations before ua to death. They are the two arteries that an now Weeding our people more freely than any others in the body politic Shall we not profit by experience ? Shall we not stop and considor ? . ; . Fobket. of the Philadelphia Prat warmly seconds the movement for the hold ing of a National anti-Leoompton Mass Convention at Chicago. He expresses his hopes that the people will take the matter in bind, and give it their hearty approval, and thus "strike alarm into the hearts f those woe are covertly striking at the dearest rights ef American freemen," . We pre suae the convention will be bolden. (r The (act that Cot Sumner has been acquitted by the verdict of the Court Martial, before which he has just bee tried, has be come public. It also appears that the Sec retory oi War takes sides witn we mustering Harnev, and refuses his approval of Ue ver- diet Harney is a favorite at Court and Sumner is not, a fact wnwJi mini a vast an-hrenee. -CVa. CmmaxiaU From the Toledo Blado. THE GAME OF CHECKERS. "Aunt Molly," said Fanny Osborne, one evening, "did you ever hear anyone pop the question ?" " Why, certainly child, I heard your Un-cle Charlie pop it, as you call it." " Oh yes, of course," said Fanny. " one does not often tell their own experience ; I mean, did you ever hear any one else ?" " Well yea," repliod Aunt Molly, slowly, " I did happen to once." " 0, please tell me all about it," cried Fanny, " I would so like to be a little mouse in the wall on such an occasion." Fanny was just turned of fifteen, and it was very natural that she would want to be posted. " Very well," said Aunt Molly, " get your work, then, for 1 don't like to talk to idle listeners."fanny established herself, and Aunt Molly began : " It was about ten years after I was married, and housekeeping, that cousin Will Morris, uncle Benjamin's son, came to live with ns ; that is, he was a partner in your uncle Charlie's store, and boarded with us, You never saw Will, did you 1" Fanny nodded her head, and Aunt Molly went on. " He was a whole-souled young man, not lacking in polish either ; but very bashful. Annie Evans was an old school-mate of mine, and just after I went to house-keeping ber parents moved to Oxford and lived only a short distance from us. Annie used frequently to bring her work and spend the evening with me, and Uncle Charley would go home with her. Annie was a real woman s none of your nonsensical, love-sick girls whose heads are so full of beaux that they won't hold anything else. Fanny blushed as Aunt Molly said this, but Aunty looked very demure, and continued, "and knowing her, and loving her as I did, I felt anxious that she should be well settled in life." " That means with a good husband," remarked Fanny, roguishly. "Certainly," said Aunt Molly ; "and after Will came, and I became acquainted with him, I took it into .my head that ho and Annie would make a capital match. But somehow, after be came, Annie did not come so often J and Will, who was very entertaining in his conversation when we were alone, in her presence, was silent and awkward in his manner, as if under restraint ; and Annie took but little notice of him, only so far as politeness required, and requested me privately to arrange it that Uncle Charlie should still go home with her, that is if he had no objections. So the young people's acquaintance progressed slowly. Time and habit arranged things beautifully, and gradually they became more familiar, so as even to call each other by their Christian names. I helped about that though, for I could not bear the formality of Mr. Morris and Miss Evans. Just as I expected. Will become very much interested in Annie ; for that matter he had admired her from the first, but he was modest in his pretentions, and seemed to regard her as beyond his reach. At any rate, he could not speak on the subject nearest his heart. " How did you know that Aunt Molly ?" inquired Fanny. "Oh, from observation," replied Aunt Molly, " and Annie did not help the matter any, tor tnougn sne was quite inenaiy ana social in his company, yot there was nothing in her manner that betrayed the slightest interest in him. Well, one evening, Annie had been spending the afternoon with me, and we were about talked out, when Will came home from the store, and I proposed their playing checkers. Uncle Charles had gone to a political meeting. I sat some distance off, sewing, and with one eye watching the game. They were both good players, and for a long time moved silently, each apparently intent on the game. At length, as if Conscious that her success was hopeless, Annie remarked, identifying herself with the man she was moving, " I see you are after the Will." "If I catch you," spoke Will with sudden enorgy, " will you leave me in undisputed possession ? " Annie looked up, started by bis manner, and seeing in his eager face the meaning he had placed upon her words, paused, blushed deeply, hesitated and presently replied : " Perhaps so ; if you and Mary will promise never to tell anybody that I popped the question."Will rose hastily, dropped the board the checkers ran all over the floor, and takirg Annie by the hand, led her to me, saying : " Cousin Mary do you think I deserve this happiness t " "Certainly, Will," I replied, "and I con gratulate you most sincerely," and now, if you will come out of your happy state, and pick up these checkers I will be much obliged to you. Will and Annie laughed heartily, and be gan picking them up with alacrity, and as Will took up the board to put it away he re marked : " That was the pleasantest game of checkers I ever played in my lire." Annio said nothing, but looked very rosy and smiling; "and now," said Aunt Molly, "are you satisfied ?" K. ftr A correspondent gives us an account of the Lecompton Domocratio meeting held at Mount Vernon on the 15th. He says that Senator Safford, of the Ohio Legislature, made a speech apologizing for his vote on the "Instruction" resolutions. The Democrats of both Houses had too implicitly listened to Gov. Payne, and were deceive!, lie promised not to do so arain. He had counted noses! snd the Democratic portion of the Legislature on the Kansas question stood, for Lecompton Senate 14, House 34. Anti Lecompton Senate T, House 28. If this is true, why not withdraw the "instructions" and allow our young Senator to vote according to his convictions as expressed in his two hour's speech of Tuesday last in the Senate ? CVn. Com. Cavss ik. Hod. Stephen R. Mallory, or Florida, made a despondent speech in tbe Senate the other day, admitting that the speedjr triumph of the Republican party was beyond question. The Senate would soon see a Republican Vice-President, and tbe White House Republican Executive. It was useless for the 8 oath to ignore her loss ef political power) it was Inevitable and she must make the best of it There are a great many others of the samejopiniou with Mr. Mallory. - - - J ad re Lorlntf Hemo fed. Boston, March 10. Gov. Banks, ia a message to tha Legislature to-day, removed Judge Loring in accordance with the vote of the two branches of the Leg islature, ' - A BAD IIONEV-iriOOIV. Our readers remember the trial, conviction and sentence, at the United States Court in Cleveland ef Charles Albaugh, of Mt. Gilead, for robbing the mail. The Columbus Gazette gives the following : Charles Albaugh, is only twenty years of ago, and the events of tbe past few months will fill an important chapter in his life's history. - On Christmas day he eloped with bis landlord's daughter, a Miss German in her sixteenth year went to Alexandria, Pennsylvania, and was married. An effort was made to keep tho affair secret, but it was discovered by the girl's parents, who were highly incensed at their daughter's imprudence. On the 18th of January, Mr. Prentiss, tho U. S. Mail Agent, arrested Albaugh upon a charge of robbing the mail. Ho was taken to Cleveland, tried, convicted and sentenced before the United States Court, and upon reaching Cardington on his way to the penitentiary, the wife came aboard the Cars to bid farewell to her convict husband. The meeting was a painfully affecting one. She begged him te keep up his spirits, to make firm resolve to do his duty while in prison. She vowed to stick to him thongh all the rest of the world should forsake him ; for said she " Charley, we are both young ; we have years ef happiness in .tore for us, and when your time has expired we can go to some other land where the offence is not known, where we can live happily together and earn an honest livelihood." The poor girl nerved herself up to the task, and as she wiped the tears away from the cheeks of her young husband, she never whimpered.The car was full of passengers, who witnessed the scene with tearful emotion. The conductor, who, at the request of the officers, had kindly delayed fora few moments, to give the young couple an opportunity of meeting each other, at last notified them that he could delay no longer, and the whistle gave notice that the cars were about starting. "Keep up your courage like a man, Chnrley," said the heroine ; and as she kissed his cheek, she turned to leave him, but overpowered by her feelings that she had thus far kept under her control, she fell fainting in the arms of the bystanders, who carried her gently into the station house, and the cars rolled over the rails with increased speed to make up for the detention. The Yankee Colony In Virginia. The Iron ton Register gives an interesting account of the condition and prospects of Cerede, the new town projected in Western Virginia under the auspices of the Hon. Eli Thayer President of the Homestead Aid Society. The location is described as very fine and commanding. It is only about a dozen miles above the flourishing town of Ironton, Ohio, and is on the opposite side of the river just where it makes its southernmost bend, at the boundary line between Kentucky and Virginia. Says the Register ! Here, where, by this great southern bend in tha Ohio river, our State seems almost to have thrust itself in ; wedge-like, between our neighboring sister States, was the very point of all othors to commence the first practical demonstration of the oneness of our great national interests and by bringing together citizens of remote sections, and by mingling our diverse national elements and excellencies, te " break down the middle wall of partition between us, making of twain one new man, and so making peace. This we firmly believe will be the result of tho new emigration if successful. We shall no longer have to theorize and quarrel about the comparaative advantages and profits of Northern and Southern institutions of Slave Labor and Free Labor but they will lie along side by side, and will tell their own tale. Thia is a peaceful way of settling the question, and thus hope for our distracted country rises out of the Very " ashes of de spolr." The scene presented at Cerodo, October 12th was an animating one. Laborers were busy digging down the high bank for a good road-way fmm the wide bottoms to the site of the town, which is sandy and well adapt ed to building purposes. A number of eel lors are already dug and foundation walls are up, but the season was so far advanced when the colonists commenced that there can be but little show of buildings this winter. Some $40,000jrorth steam engines and ma- chinery have arrived, and will be sot in ope. ration a& soon as possible. When the spring opens Ceredo will " bud and blossom." Thb Dsmocratio Press is Coskectiout. The N. Y. Post says that there is but one so-called Domocratio Editor in Connecticut, who does not hold office, and the consequence is the Democratic press of the State is unani mous in sustaining the Administration in all things. The Post gives a few names. Wm. S. Pomeroy, editor of the Bridgeport Farmtr. is collector of the Fairfield district, a government office worth two or three thousand dollars per annum. Mr. Roddock, publisher of the New London Star, is Surveyor of the port of New London, and the same paper publishes the United States laws by authority. Minot 3. Osborne, editor of the rtew Haven SegiKtr, is Collector of the Port of New Ha ven, an office valued at some 7,00 to $10,00 per annum. Mr. Stedman, editor of the Norwich Auro ra, is the Post Master of Norwich. tIm H.rtfnril Timet receives manv valuable advertisements from Mr. Buchanan, publish es tbe United mates iiaws uy aumorny, ana one of its important friends is Post Master of tnecityoruarliord. ftjr Tbe girls in a certaia village down South sent a bachelor editor a boquet of tan sy and wormwood. He came out in the next issue thanking the fair donors for their gift, and added that it did not offend him, as he considered the boquet sweeter than matrimo ny any how. A coiemporary account tor me uiiuri taste br earlne that he probably thought wormwood and tansy better than "wormwood and tbe gal(l)." fy- In Massachusetts, last year, 331 liq. uof sellers were imfruoned for violation or the liquor law. Trade Prospect Ahead. The great fluctuation which has been expe rienced in the money market within a few months, naturally enough gives rise to much comment. But a short time since, money couId bo obtained only by paying enormous rates of interest Sometimes it could not be procured at all, even on the very best securities The sacrifices by many houses, to meet their engagements, were very great; and even these, lavish as they were, were not sufficient to keep firms, undoubtedly solvent, from sus pension. At this time, money is evidently to be had in abundance, the world over. It is cheap in thia eountry ; it is still cheaper in most parts of Europe. There is a temporary glut of the article. A goodly number of people who have thought ready money the most desirable possession, would be glad enough to get rid of it, and substitute some other kind of property in its place. They begin to feel that the use of money is for circulation, and that' every hour it lies idle a destruction of capital takes place. Money unemployed, is like a horse locked up in a stable. The animal soon eats his head off consumes his value. But is this state of things to continue ? that's the practical question. If money is to remain a drug in the market, it might as well be scarce as plenty, dear as cheap. Monoy that cannot be used and that nobody wants is worth nothing ; and hence it is something of a fallacy to urge that because money is plen ty times are bettor. As matters now stand, a little more demand for money would bo a favorable sign, for it would indicate a revival of business, and that money was again being applied to the only purposes for which it is re ally useful that it was once moro employed in the service of production and commerce. But an abundance of money is usually the precursor of good times. And why ? Ba cause money makes a good field for itself. It stimulates enterprise and industry into activity. At present the facility with which money may be obtained manifests itself in the stock market, where all sorts of securities ev idence more or less of a disposition to rise, especially those who sunk the lowest during the panic and pressure. But this effect will not be confined to the stock market. It taunt tell on the great markets and products of the world on corn and cotton and sugar, on labor in all its forms, and on all the exchanges of commod ities known under the general head of com' merce. The stock market is usually a sort of barometers, which indicates either what is, or is to be, the condition of business. It first feels the effect of monetary changes, and runs up or down according to the pressure ; while the operation of money on the solid interests of the country is lower, but not on that ac. count the less sure. The present stagnation of business, made apparent by the glut of money, even if we did not otherwise know of its existence, is due to outstanding and unsettled obligations which make many houses unwilling or unable to enter into large transactions. ' Another cause is the shock which credit has received. From this shock the business' community have not recovered sufficiently to enable them to operate with their wonted firmness and confidence But both of these causes must soon cease to exist. Confidence, the soul of business, is rapidly regaining its sway this with the abun daace of money, will soon close unsettled accounts, and the energy of our people, ever rising as fresh as from a new creation, will obliterate all traces of the wreck which lately strewed the surface of our commercial ocean. Letter from Hon. Thos. L. Karri to tbe Columbus Anti-Lccompton Convention.The Ohio Statesman of Wednesday publish es at length the letter addressed by Hon. Thos. L. Harris, of Illinois, to the committee on spcakors of the Columbus Anti-Lecompton Convention from which we made the following extract : Presidents change once in four years, and I would not object if they sometimes changod oftener. but principles remain th'e same. The Lecompton rule is, that IM minority shall thwart and control the majority, and this rule finds practical endorsement and applica tion not Ih Kansas alone, but in the Execu tive and legislative branches of the govern ment here. I propose that at tho next elec tion. we of the North West reverse this rule by a two-thirds vote at least, and establish the older and better Democratic rule laid down in the Cincinnati resolution. Illinois is nearly unanimous, and although the President may turn out of office every Democrat there, and suodIv their places with vagabonds, default ers and felons, the people will only be more firmly convinced that they art right and the President wrong. What will be the result of our eon test in Congress upon this question, is not certain. Were members left to vote their private sentiments, or the sentiments ef their constitu ents, there would be no doubt but Democrats like all other men are liable, from attachment to party loaders, or by the influence of patronage to be led astray, There are already some melancholy instances of the troth of this ob servation. My firm belief Is, that wo shall defeat the Calhoun Constitution handsome- lv and thus save the people of Kansas from nhlttntlon to an infamous tyrainy. or a re sistance to it by foreo. That the country may be spared the disgrace of either is my earnest wish. With great respect, I am, Yourobed'tservV Tbos. L. Harms. PiFpaRisM aso PaosraKwr. Tbe late John Avery Parker, a auccessful merchant of New Bedford, wm at one time warned " to leave Wentport,Mass., under the old law or custom of warning strangers whe were lilwlv to become a public charge. He died worth $1,500,000. A STIIANGE IIISTOUY' The Columbus correspondent of the Cm. cinnati Qatctte, under datff of Saturday, March 6tb, relates tbe following interesting story ef a tomantic adventure t In 1855, a young man was arrested at Cleveland, on charge of passing counterfeit money, and on evidence which many thought insufficient, was convicted and sentenced to the Penitentiary. 4Ie was brought to Colum. bus and incarcerated ; but it was not long before he effected his escape, and successful, ly eluded pursuit He fled without daring to show himself to any one, until about thirty miles fromJUie city, when spent and famished, he ventured to apply at a houso rather remote from ethers, for shelter, and food. Both were promptly afforded him. The poor woman who dwelt there alone with her two children, was true te the generous instincts of her na ture, and admitted to hearth and board not the escaped convict but the weary, bunted, wretch, who claimed from her that boon " Which all the happy to the unhappy owe." , He rested and refreshed himself and when be again set forth upon his wanderings, she gave him a suit of citizen's olothes. Thus diNguised, he traveled northward, until with in a short distance of Cleveland, when he obtained work, and earned forty dollars which he sent to the woman who bad saved him. He then went to -New York, engaged in business, and prospered. Still he re'mam tiered his benefactress, and recently she received from him three hundred dollars. The truth meanwhile, cauie to light. It became apparent that he wus guiltless of the Crime with which he had lieen charged ; add had suffered fora sin he had never committed. A petition, signed by tho Judge who had passed sentence upon him, the jury which bad found him guilty, and sixty-six m'ombera ef the Cnyahoga bar. and authenticated by the members of the legislature from that county, was sent to the Governor, praying for the pardon of the escaped convict Here a difficulty anise. He culd not be pardoned as long as be was not in the custody, of tin State. He was communicated with J and came to Columbus, within a few days past, and gave himself up to the Warden of the Penitentiary. He was once more ptooed ' in the prison, and the key turned upon him' There his pardon was bunded to him. and ' lie came fofth not more guiltless than be. fore but certain in his liberty and the esteem of bis fellow men. ' An Incident of the New York He- ' vivul A Bruiser Converted. The following we clip from the New York : Tribune : The celebrated Orville Gardner familliarly i called "Awfnl Gardner," prize-fighter and , trainer cf pugilists, has been recently brought , under the influence of the general revival.' . He is now at a small town in the vicinity o New York, where his brother has recently been led seriously to consider the subject of religion, lie attended an inquiry meeting: held ih a Methodist Church, and to the sur. . prise and pleasure of the better class f his friends, requested the prayers of the congre . gation a request which on three different oc casionr he repeated. Having some unimportant business to do in this city, a friend asked him if he would "jump into the -cars and go down and attend to it 1 " He replied, I. 1 have more important business to attend to first, and I shall not go to the city until it is . done." He has at present under his training . three men fora prize-fight. On being asked if he would give them farther lessons, be re. plied that " lie would go to them soon, but , on a different errand from that of boxing and training," and that " he would try to per . suade them to give up their fighting, to re. form their character, and to embrace religion." We learn that his earnestness and seriousness are un ioubted, and that he has become hope- , fully converted. The Kingston (Canada) News states that re. . vival meetings have recently been held in the country back of that place, attended with un. favorable results. The unsophisticated yeo men of both sexes attended these meetings undor the iufluonce of excitement. . The fu ror of the participants in the religious exercises was of so extravagant a character at times' that some of them actually shrieked, otheM stamped and one is reported to have fairly jumped over a stove in a paroxysm of holy feeling. Among the enthusiasts was a, fanner, post the middle age, who was previously re- markable for his quiet demeanor, but who, by, frequenting the meetings, became at last a Confirmed maniac. Last woek the poor man was submitted to an examination by physic lans of Kingston, who pronounced his case . hopeless. In consequence of the result, the meetings were discontinued. A Rl tli on tho Cnrtk We had a visit this morning from Dr. Hi f " low ef Massachusetts - The Dr. informs ua-that night before last, when in the cars, en the , Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, coming to Cia-ij , cinnati from St Louis, quite an interesting incident occurred. Immediately in front ef him. , in the car was a gentleman and his wife. . The gentloman was a Lieutenant in the regular army, and hia wife was a young lady of about ' 19 years of age. When about half way be. ' tween St Louis and Cincinnati, the ludy wa taken with pains, and inquiry was made it' there was a doctor at hand. Our Mend pre seated himself. It soon tttCSine apparent that , the lady was to became mother. The seat of the Car were arranged, the meat were pu in different ear, and in a short time the lady " presented her basbaod, the lieutenant, with a ' beautiful little girt At tho next atation.good accomodations were obtained for the ycunj-mother and her daughter, and when Pr, Har- low left tbem yesterday, the two wire domg nicely. 0. . Jountatl I8ik t ,