Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1849 : Weekly), 1853-10-11

              4( ntr4rfr 1 IK J ;i III III II III I III ,1 I Ay VOLUME XLIV. COLUMBUS, OHIO, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1853. NUMBER 7 lUccklji Ijio State Journal IS P011M8IJKD AT COLUMBUS EVERY TUESDAY MOUNINO, BY SCOTT ft BABCOM, JOUUAL lOTLSimiS, B10B ARD Hill tTUUTt KITUHOI OB W8I. TEiflf.S nttin'nWui orfmiw: to Columbus, 2 00yir; by mill, 91 CO; clubs of four and upwards, Sl.itoj of ton sod upward, 1 on. Till. DAILY JOURNAL U furnished to city subscribers it 96 00, and hy ninil at ffi.OOa ytwr. TUB TKI-WKKIUV JOURNAL Is S3.00 . JW. OFADVEHTlSINoTs Ttm WEEKLY JOURNAL HIM flljlh $o ' e (to to So So So S So 8 Lsqusr, b0 761 001 251 763 258 60 4 00 6 00 6 60 8 00 sqasrts, rKrTfitTMrw'rOOfitlOSOOSOOlX jl6. squar, 100 1 76 2 263 604 606 008 608 0011. 17. XI (quant, 1 262 263 60 1 00 6 008 00 8 0010. 14. 23. L squars, clmnspable ntotithlv, V20 year ; wwkly 26. W oolutou, clianm-nlile quarterly 36. column, e)iriitbl quarterly 00. 1 wlutiiD, changeable quarterly .. 100- 10 Unas of trill ilrtl typn ts reckoned anquars. AdrnrtlMinenti ordered on the Instds toxlusifely, double the abova ratttf. All laaded notion chargrd doabla, and mewurml as if wild. ur- Common Scljools. THE BOOK AGENTS AGAIN -THE LAW ON THE SUBJECT. Wo nmt confess that tho ntartliag disclosures made by last Friday'. Statetman, have rather surprised us. They havo fallen back upon the old hobby of quack doctors Hnd book agents aud with these and like arguments, thoy again attack public intelligence and expect to carry Barney triumphantly into office. We have alluded to this subject alroady enough, in all conscience, to satisfy the moat scrnpulotis of the unfounded position which has been assumed towards Mr. Andrews, anil iho gam? which ia being played upon the poplo of Ohio. Stilt discontented with the position which we have taken, the Statesman. Plain Dealer, and Enquirer, reiterate their nonsensical charges, and persist in their fawninga to gain the favor of the public mind, and by divers ominous and mysterious forebodings, hints and suipiclons, attempt to cloak their own deformities by pointing to corruptions which they allege exist in another quarter. If they can but keep the gaze of the public averted from their own tiisue-liko duplicity, they imagine their causa to be safo. They already fuel that they stand on a sandy foundation ; and they wish by such means as they are now using tu turn the it or in from theirown doors, and let it bo the means of making havoc in a different quarter. Book agents are discovered in every directionin fact, if yon will believe them, our shores are teeming with them, all bent on this destruction of Bar ncr. from the "two in buckram " have sprung n host of theno redoubtable creatures in itiate fur the public mon y Wo Imvo watched their crocodile tears as they sympathising poured from their eyes, fur the fato of poor Andrews, whom they pity so much us tho victim of 1'iese monitors. Tlioy aro almoit inconnnln- ble, ami uotbing but the public good mid the immense amount of patriotism which they possess prevents them from rushing, Verner-HIco, into (lie storm, and taking poor Andrews by the hand, lead bint to a ha ven of reit vhoro book agents aro obsolete nnd quark doctors do not come. Alack-a-dny, it it a piteous sight, and tlioy might well cry sweet peoplo, dear people, "wo come to bury Andrews, not to praise him!" Now what is tho came for alt this hubbub about eai'ern b'luk agents. Wo have before said that this legion of book agents wero created iu (ho absence of runnier material in Locofoco sanctums, and we now make tho samo clnrge. Barney hut been arraigned at tlis bar of public justice nnd conjure, and not all the eulogium, which they cm weavo of in'eg-rity, goutf faith und worthiness, ran change the public mind from tho conviction of his duplicity and double-dealing. His worth is n night, for ho has proved him- aelf unreliable; and his bwstci ability but makes the matter more melancholy, since tint ability fs used to achieve such iiiUsrahlo purposes. Now wo wih tin people to understand, and wn heliove they do already tho reluiivn paiiiitinsof these two gontlemon and the position of both of them have been warped and mil- tited by tho Democratic press. Tho Statesman promises that if they do not sustain tho charge, w -ich they have hitched against Mr. Andrews, lhat then they will support him. My this obligation they must identify the book ngonts nnd quark doctors, and we now notify them that th-so charges must be substantiated, not by evidences of I hoi r own manufacture; nut by tho means ofauonymons epistles, nor their own over -zealous pre fereoro for Harnbt. Hut they must be aubstantiated by evidences such as will satisfy tux people. If this espionage of foreign emimarie upon Ohio politics is such a notorious fact, the thing must he geiv era!, and confined to no one particular locality f the Slate. If it is general, tho peopto of tho Slate iinme- diately surrounding tu, even here in Oohiuibus, must bo cognizant of it t and if such is tho case, no doubt many of them havobBnn thrown in contact with theso imiginary m's. But lot every man ak uimielf, have I seen these agents, or have any of them tmnpered with me ; lor the advantage of every citizen is coequal with that of the Statetman, if the thing is so notorious. We havo before said that that paper would lesvo no tone unturned to carry out their ends, and iboso ends are not by any meant immaterial, for they strike at the Tery dearest rights of Iho American citizen, name y t the proposition of doctrines which, if carried out, would elevute to otHces of trust, men who are iucomj potent or unfit to dit barge thedutu-sof stu b positions, anil who, if generally auccesiful, would subvert the very liberties of our country. That a great many mon who are unacquainted with the means used to a hiove the defeat of Mr. Asniir.ws, have beon minlid by the representations of the Statesman, Plain Dealer and inquirer, U a fact which wn do not attempt todis-guipe, but wo do must solemnly promise to use every legitimate meant in our power to undeceive I hem. Not a few of the member of (be Democratic parly have until recently believed, most emphatically, ihut such mensiuoi had actually been thken to - cure tho election of Mr. Andrews, mid any ono reading tho article in last tMdny's Statesman, cannot fail to bo impressed that tho editors of that paper aro actually in ecstaciesat ihe nuccetsof their own schemes: for they y: "The Journal paued our nrticle in impotent silence, althounh iho charges it made were direct and very damning, as wo shall presently show by lit own ol-mission " Wo supposed thit these charges were ridiculous enough in thermtelvot, and surh now it the public judgment t but when several gentlemen of both parties inquired of us, rather incredulously, whether tuch influences actually existed, then and then only did wo bocomo awnro of iho " necessity," at you say, of discovering the npparatut which you aro using to deceive the people and secure the election of Barney, And now we would like to know whether tho States man and lit contemporaries supose that the people of Ohio can be influenced by tuch arguments. Supposi that these book agonts aro beiuga renlly composed of flesh, blood, bone nnd sinew in short, suppose they actually exist, which wo shall thow, before wo g-t thrnii;!i, to be as false nnd at unfounded as the most piripiiMo rtbinviv which that pnporhas ever pr-ipant d; but wo Kiy, supp so they do oxnt, will any intelligent man suppose for a moment that tho native intelligence and good judgment of the people would oiler no barrier to t'ieir villainous encroachments. Suppose, for to accommodation to theobtutenets of these tpiey editors, that these foreign emmissariet are wielding such a devastating influence as they have alleged, that they nrs wielding, then must not the people, ovor whom such a power It exorcited, be most lamentably igno rant, Buch would be the conclusion, if the reasoning of tho Statesman were carried out. The agents too mutt be men of extraordinary mental resources, If the task of carrying thetuflragnt of the Stale of Ohio hat been confided to them, when we consider thoy are not identified with the institutions of thit Slate. Well, if they are mon of such tplended ability, would they not long sinco have coated their importunities, even for the success of their cause) for they must have seen lhat such influences at iy could bring to bear would not be countenanced by the pmplei or if ihrir overture! had proven successful, they would then also have desisted, when they discovered that a " hue and cry ' wat following their movements for tho extermination of their influence, and the certain defeat of nil their labors. Let us go farther. Well, here ate twenty-two agantt, together with an Infinite number of quick doot0, al ready discovered by (he Statetman, in the very act ol doing something desperate, and their guilt established without the possibility of a doubt; and this host it only a small fraction of the whole number in tho field to Buys he Statesman. Now, let us suppose that there is an hundred and we know the Statesman will think tho number small; but let us say there ia an hundred. Now, run'ember, they are all from different houses, and the interests of those houses are wholly antagonistic; fur no two aro endeavoring to introduce tho same aeries of school books. Now, those Rgeuts, although represented as men who could sway a multitude, and whose influence is so dangerous, ore yet so dull that they cannot see that the very end for which they are striving would be the moans of defeating thoir real interests, from the mere fuel that the interests of every one of them conflict. But let us come to fuels. The Book-mon are not all in favor uf Andrews, for we know lhat some ol them are in favor of BARHirt although wo have not laken tho moasnres which the Statesman hat thought proper to adopt, to make the discovery. Tho largest eastern Book establishment is in favor of the election of Mn. Barney, if indeed they can be said to fuvor the election of either of the candidates, and that house is Harper's. One of the partners of this house resides in Cincinnati, and does nnd will support Mr. IUhnev. Wo do not uRcribo interested motives in thus voting, and will sustnin him in voting for whom ho pleases; but merely mention the fact lo show that if the interest of the house is at all involved, it is in ihe election of Bar- But lut us go a Nitlo further. The Statesman, pampered up by its own ignorance, also credils tho presumption that the people aro at ignonnt as its editors. The school commissioner does not select the text books to be used by the schools, nor can he direct vhat boohs shall be used. But it is the township Board of Education in each township which selects the text books for the schools, and the commissioner Am no voice tit that selec tion at all- Now, tell us, Mr. Statesman, why aro these agents running over the State electioneering for An drews, when Ihe law itself provides a safeguard against their villainous intentions. The public can now too by what nieau the States man, Plaindealer and Enquirer expect to achieve the defeat of Andrews and tho elevation of Barney. Now, according to tho Statesman's own premises, we have shown thoir position to be untenable. But the Statesman it actually ignorant of tho fact itself, or presumes on the ignorance of the people to a most terrible extent. S much for tlto book agents. We hope that until a veritable book agent makes his appearance, iho pop gun batteries of ihe Statetman, Plain Dealer and Enquirer, will be muzzled ; and if ho does appear, please notify us and we will try and be present at hn immolation, hut nntil then, please pull this dirty string no moro. The communication o' " Vox Populi" appeared several days since, und wo wished to know then who tint gentleman was. Wo are not disposed lo credit his croiking any moro than we aro those of !m organ, and especially while ho remains incog, (Wo ask our friends who are in possei-sion of that coinmuuieaiion to preserve it far particular reasons ) By this anonymous epistle, iho Statesmm hoped to do away wi'.h tho effect produced by Mr. Lrscn't letter, but it it no go. Mr. f.rscu did not screen himself behind aiy fictitious tinaturo, hut camo boldly forward nnd " faced the music," nnd we are glad lo see that other, in different parts of tho State, are following hit example. If bo was tho tool to nchiovo the success of any party, eiiher local or foreign, ho fully achieved his own destruction, as tho Statesman think?, but at tho tume time told the transaciion at tho Dayton Convention, which " Vox PopuW confessed, lit tin bit- teriiesn of his heart, was correct: but owing to the unparalleled obtuseness of that gentleman, li-s drew f.ilse deduction. The fuels are facts, but lie twists them iti'o tho most horrible deformities to make them answer his own purpose. Lynch b letter was over his own signature. "Vox PopuliV is anonymous, nnd being such, we are forced tu believe, as we have before intimated, ihut it wub manufactured in tho Statesman office. Now, which will we crt-ditf Tho Lynch letter still rwmins an in- 'irniMtintablo barrier to tho Democratic press, and a turnliling-hlock to Barney, and it cannot be removed, but is corroborated now from other parts of the Siuto. The Statesman umkb lhat the two candidates rimy be conipnri il. We with nothing nmro. Mr. Andrkws is pi iced Wfuro his fellow citizen), not as the champion of any political creed, nor as tho embodiment of the principles of any party ; not as ono on whono name can bo fixed one dishonorable or impuro motive, nor in whoso hivory can be found it single circumttance which incapacitates or makes him unfit tucijytho public confidence; but as a candidate selected by the independent and unanimous suffrages of a convention uf freemen, composed of Whig, Democrats and tVreesuil-ers, fur an uflico for which iho Statetman and alt its partners in this wholrsale work of defamation, cauuot but say ho is most eminently qualified. lie has always acted in got d faith, both in hit private and public re l itions, and Dot one innt.mcn to the contrary can bo cited. Thit, then, is the man whom we support, and the juiico of whoso claims we ak the people to con sider, before they are led away by tho Jack o'-lnnteru lights of tho Democratic press. Not to with Barney; for in his history there arise many circumstances, which in themselves aro sufficient to blacken hit name and Urnmh tin reputation to in- cipneitato him from thit office, and to ostracise him forever; nnd, without going over hit delinquencies, we will only refer to tho Dayton convention and his Subsequent behavior. Let the people rend Lynoi's letter, and then pass judgment, Tho School Commissioner hat no voice in tho selec. lion of text books, as wo have a nd above, but ho hni the selection ol' the Library, and tho fund applied for this purpose ia one tenth of a mill ol every dolUr of taiuble property in the State, so that own this fund ia limited. If Mr. Barney is elected lie will hive the power tosotect a Library, nnd if Mn Andrkws is elect. ed lio will have the same power, and no moro. Now does the Statesman and its fellows wih to spring the I question as to who would disburse this fund with the most d iscrolton f If so, the past acts of the men may furnish an answor. Ley it n rkmemreued that the Statesman bus resort ed to its old tricks, and that it propagates the meanest and mot contemptible subterfuges to achieve their ends. That Gray is still the editor of iho Plain Dealer, and that it is the samo paper which, in 1H H, manufao tured the most hase nnd calumnious articles that ever dip raced any pnpert and that the Enquirer sustains Iho tamo reputation now, that it did in tho palmiest days of Timoihy Day. SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. Tho question involved in the coming election of State School Commissioner la so above party, and will be to important iu Its results to (ho canto of education every where, that it excitet the attention of the friends of common schools beyond tho limits of Ohio, The question presented is, whether tho arbitrary behest of a po. litical party shall dictate to parents in matters of cdu cation, or whether ihe calm, unprejudiced judgment shall decide at to the education of children. The Niagara (N. Y ) Pilot in noticing the contest in Ohio, tayat Mr. Andrews is a live teacher and a philanthropist to tho back bone, nnd it would he the blackest shame to tho tench en nf Ohio, should he be defeated on political gronnus. Inreeorlour years ao, tlie teachers oi tfnio petitioned tho Legislature of that State to grunt them State School Superintendent. No retinue waa givon: they next proposed to that very respectable body, to ap point a Superintendent, to be Biipnurted by tho teach ers themselves. A deaf ear wns also turned to this re quest. Mr. Andrews, who was then principal of the nnblia schools at Massillou, under a salary of One Thousand Dollars, resigned h'spoat, and devoted his lime ftratuitoMsly to the duties of a Superintendent, travel ins from place tit place, holding Institutes, and promoting union and good feeling among the teachers of the Stnte. This he did in the moat unobtrusive and acceptable manner, and the tench era, with one accord, said, "we will pav him from our own pockets." Whether or not, this noble resolution was carried into effect, is of no conseouence to ut, but we do know, that the teachert of Ohio aro a noble, self sacrificing, deyu-ted set of men and women, wedded to their profession and to the public good nnd unless we very much mis take iiiom, tuey win acquit inomieives in mis maunr wiih honor. COMMISSIONER OF COMMON SCHOOLS. In a few weeks, ihe people of Ohio will be called upon to elect an officer heretofore unknown in our late, and ono not second in importance to any other, viz: Oommisflioiier of Oorumun Schools. As it is im portant and very denirablo lhat every voter be in formed upou the subject, and the position of the two candidates now before the people for that office, I take the liberty to stato a few facts, that will enable those who may not have been apprised of them lo judge at tu the merits of tho candidates and our obli gations to (lie cause oi education. Home hve years hi uce, an orcuuizatin was made by teachers from (in termit nana of the State, denominated "Tlie Ohio State Teachers' Association." From tome half dozen, ihis association now numbers perhaps 12000 members. As public sentiment became awakeuod upon tho sub ject of schools, a great demand arose for lecturers in various pirts ot tho state, who could hold institutes, and set forth tho advantages of classified union schools. and a rot) io the people to efficient action ob well an leiehers. do great became me need, ana to irequent ihe calls lor sucu Help from various parts oi tlie mate, that in tho winter of 1850, Mr. L. Andrews, then Superintendent of Mnssillon Union School, at a salary ol $1000, resigned his place to labor hi the cnuse without leo or reward, appropriating fwu ot ins hard-earned money for expenses while working for tho public. In Julv. he State Association employed him, giving him his salary, lor tho next en months, which waa mauo up by contrioutiona nom me teacnera, except in a lew insta nces. Ho haa continued in tho employ of iho as sociatioti, and is yot traveling from one part ol the State to the other, lecturing to tho public, and holding institutes, and in various ways advancing tho cause of education. At the lait session of the Legislature, a school law wus passed, after much caro ami labor of tlie committee and the friends ol education, that law provides for a Commissioner of Public Inst met ion, assigning his duties- Doth leading political parties had previously niado tlfir nominations for tlie next election. Believing that tlioy were competent to judge as to the kind of qualifications requisite tu fill that office, und claiming ns much interest in the cause us any other class nf citizens, (having for three years sup- ported, our ot their scanty eornini:, u (State scent at a salary of $12 and $lr00 per year) tho teachers, at their Hemi annual meeting, appointed long before the law wus iiaBsod. on 1 lie 7 ill of Julv. with entire unani mity, recommended Mr. L. Andrews for the office of UommiHtioner ot 1 utilic instruction. That meetinc was composed of not less than five hundred delegates, consisting of all shades of political sentiments, yet not one opposing video waa heard, or was once tho question asked, ol wliat natty is ho f It was the design of all the teachers, who expressed themselves, that this office should ever lie kept ubove the tilth und corruption of party trickery, but stund upon ilia merits of competency alone hence the re. jommonduti'in and agreement to suuiiort Mr. Andrews Subsequently, or about that time, tho Executive Com mittee ol the iJemocrutic party held a meeimii iu uo- lumbut, and tried to nominate a Mr. J. II. Smith, of ttie Statesman, and I think n m -mbr ot that committee, who has never raised his hand, to my kuowlrdgo, for tho cause of education in Ohio. But they could not agree, nnd left it to tho party to nominate. Mr. II. H. Harney, Principal of Hugliea' High School, tia nil know, was tho nominee. Both tho gentlemen aro good scholar1, irreproachable in character, and first class teachers, as pond ns there are iu tho Stato. The one ib a candidate of tho peoplo, ihu other ot party. lint here a dituculty unset which I will stute correctly in every particular. Mr. Barney was present nt the convention in Dayton, and thero expressed himself in fnvor id' Mr. Andrews, in several instances, and oa d such iancnaao as follows: 'Andrews is the man for Commissioner of Common Schools' 'wo want no one olso' 'it is tight to nominate htm,' and niter the nomina'ion said, at the result, 'good.' This I heard. Mr. J. Lynch, of thoCircleville Union School, waa asked to see Mr B., and have him preient the resolutions. Uo consented at first, but sub-iefiuentlY bellied lo bo excused, urging nsa reason that ho could do moro with the politirul leaders of1 Hamilton county, by keeping still at tho convention. This, and moro, Mr. Lynch asserts fiver hisown name, But no rfiionor was Mr. Barney nominated ihiui several editors, political friends ol Mr. Barney, having denounced tho whole delegation of teachers without measure, lor prostimintr to ex ores a pre fur mice for Mr, Andrews, declare outright tint Mr. B. had no band in nominating Mr. Andrews, nnd that he was opposed to iho wholu matter. Mr. Barney has allowed them to cf.uunuo this misstatement, without onco correcting them, if perchance they could h ive beon iu error. Thus the blame ot representing to tlto public that lie hud no hnnd iu the business of lecommendiug Mr. And rows rem a mainly with Mr. Harney; and we leave un intelligent public to jtidgo whether or not unfairness, to say (b" lenst, has been practiced. Thit i hows the no.v-nity of keeping tli.tt offico out of purty corruption; for, uo'Rootier is a man, however pure iiit character inuy h.ivo been before, brought info its meshes, th in his fair reputation it tarnished, and ho is obliged to descend to what, under oilier circum stances, he would dcvpiio. This is not all. Mr. Bar ney baa said repeatedly, nnd hut recently to Dr. A. I). Lord, of ColumhuB, i tut the "salary of commissioner, (LiOO wus loo small, and that he could not afford to lift its duties unless V.ilHI DooitUeu; and. in case lie wus elected, and the Legislntnro shnuul refusn to add that nmoiitit, ho should resign," thin leaving the office to be filled by the Governor, with sorno broken down, begging aspirant for the office. Now, tho question arise-, will tho people prefer ono who has, at ireat saenhen, devoted huilBOlt to duties very similar to those that will he required, nnd who is still willing to work ut tho salary tho legislature has affiled, or tho man who condescends to lake, the office, but says ho will not do its duties, utiles the i.egisia' ire raNes tho sala ry to $001) above that of Governor, nnd $1100 uhgvnthat ol any other Hiate ollicor. tiore than all this, Mr. oar-ney's physical abilities, as is well known, nre not ado. ipiate to the labor and duties of that cilice, nnd he may he compelled to reiigii, should lie be elected, within a few mouths, on that account; and then nuaiti a strong probability arises lint the most important office in the Statu may bo sacrificed at the altar of party, without the leant regard for competency. In virtw of alt theso fuels, wo ak freemen who prize our political mid civil institutions who wish to nee thorn sustained, and the law, so important to tho well being of every citizen and child in our State, well executed, and the office ovor kept froe from tho corruption of parly dictation and political intrigue, whom will you support lor com-missiouer of public instruction? Mr. Andrews is a u alive, i f Ohio, nnd has made him self ncquaintrd wiih rhe character of its schools. Ho knows tho want of tho State iu this rospoc. He has held institutes in a large share of iho counties of tho State, and is well acquainted with teachers, schools nnd citizens." Mr. Barney but recently camo to tho S'nte, and hit school, as also his health, have precluded the Iiosiibility of becoming acquainted. Mr. Andrews has lad three yours experience to start on. Mr. Barney bm none. I have been induced to m ike th-io statements with much reluctance, having had the plensuro of an acquaintance with Mr. Barney for several years tieiore tio camo to this Hiato knowing mm to no nl that has been said ol linn a csint il toucher, a Hi rounh acliolnr and a real gentleman. But the circumstances con om-ted wiih the Dayton meeting, his determination to resign unless tho salary is raised, all should ho known by every man before he deposits hit vote torronimfs-sloiior of public instruction. .1. IIUUTY. AIT INFAMOUS LIBEL SPIKED, Judge MrEiis, tho Locofoco candidate for Lieuten ant Governor, wat iu this city last evening, und furnished the Statetman the means of substantiating its charges against Mr. Allen, our candidate for the same office. Now we have waited patiently for the proof of these charges, and as tho Statesman shows a premonitory readiness to substantiate them in today's paper, we furnish below tho undeniable evidences of its own unprincipled and corrupt couree in this utl'iir. Lei every one read the following, and they can judge, by this sample, of the nature of the material which that paper uses to carry its ends. Such moan and despica ble trickery and corruption should be met with the Bcoru and contempt of every honorable man and good citizen, no matter to what parly ho belongs: The scoundrel who edits the Columbus Statesman made tho charge of " rowdyism and tippling " aguiust tne private character oi ur isaao j. Allen, candidate oriuio mo jjl-ojho iur jjioiif un hi uuvarnur ui uuiu. Upon its nnpearanco in this city, we wroto to a friend iu Mansfield, enclosing a cony of the libel. Last nisht wo received the following certificate, tigned by the most respcctanio and iiitnientisi citizens ol thai p'ace, branding the charge as an infamous falsehood. It is signed by Democrnis, Whigs and Kreetoilers wilhout regard to party. Among Din il earners tic names will be found th Editor of the Shield and Banner, tho Postmaster, the Sheriff and Prosecutor, a me in bo r of the Constitutional Convention, the county Judge, and other prominent democrats: Forest City. Whereas thero havo been recently published charges of " tippling " against Isaac J. Allen, Esq., now a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, therefore, we the undersigned, citizens of Maunfielil, Ohio, without distinction of party, do hereby declare and certify that wo have personally and intimately known Mr. Allen tor about ten or twelvo yours last past ever sinco his res idenco hero: That ilnrin tint time he has been an nctive, earnest, and continent advocate of Temperance. That he has contributed much time, lulnr, and travel for ihe promotion of tho Temperance caiiso, nta time when it most needed tho aid of talent und labor, and when tlie public advocacy of the cause involved a material sacrifice nf his personal popularity. And from our knowledge of his character nnd habits we look upon said charaosof tippling and rowdvisrn to be altogother uiifou.Hed and fulfo. And from our personal esteem if Mr. Allen's character as a no'ghborand citizen, wo voluntarily oflV this to the public in his defenco against snid charges made against him. Mordecai Bartley, (E. Governor) Whig, J. Purdy " J no. Sherman..... " II. P. Davis " Thomas H. Ford " Perkins Bigetow " A.J. Endly " Jacob Biesinger, (Postmaster) Democrat. Wm. Stevens, (Prosecuting Att'y) " Edward Sturges Freesoil. John Wood Whig. A. Grimes " S.J. Kerkwood, (Mom. O. Committee).. Democrat. Jacob Brinkerhoff', (Ex. M. 0 ) Kroeaoil. R.O. Smith Democrat. 0. W.Geddis " Jacob Pnrker. (Ex Judge) Whig. Joet Myers, (Pro'into Judge) Democrat. F. Wharf, (Sheriff) " E. P. Sturges Whig. 0 L. Avery " John V. Glesner,(Ed.S!iield..tHaiiuer). Democrat James Kowlanil Frees. il. Jo.Hiah Tracy, (Ex. Judge) Whig. J. Smart " llaictu. TRIAL OF KISS AN E. The Clojmo Scene. The famous forg-'ry case, which hut to largely engrossed public attention for tho last two weeks, has finally closed. Tlie trial at Leba non, it it generally admitted, bus been ublv anil impar tially conducted. Ju.!ge R iprs has received deserved WILL OF HARRT HILL. We are indebted to the Orescent for a copy of the nasi wm and testament ol our lamented teilow c u ?. en, Harry Hill. H will be read wiih deep interest by nu numerous mends. jv. u, Picayune Live Oak Plantation, (Louisiana) July 29, 1853. J I, Harry It. W. Hill, of the city of New Orleans and commendation for ihe nhi i v, m-xW-ition and strong !" .' , ! ao ,m Ua7' ,flKO l,i, n,v no lle has proved hinf-1 fc , ' , 1 1 US...- l i. I,- h... l ...I...-.,,! i. t.D. .,... self aoornnetent.a learned and nu imrmdul Judge.! Jtr' 1 w'sb all my debts paid us soon at potBible The iry was composed ofsouud and sierliog men. un- l,m': "0 ,,,,i l'"hy U cash balances on my prejudiced iu their opinions, und determined to per form what to them wus a Bad and solemn duly. The case has been energetically and ably conducted boin ny ine couttdel lor the State and the defence. No . fort nor honoruble means have been spared to uive William Kistane a fair and impartial trial, mid wo believe, at fur ns nature can be infallible, he has recei ved what were his just deserts. The verdict was returned by the jurors after a retirement of three hours, and its announcement was most Bidomn and effective. The general impraiiiu in aud about Lebanon was that Kibshiio would either bo acquitted or lb it the iury would disagree. Thoir decision of ' Guilty" caused general surprise, accom panied by a Btiddtming influence, as a large thiro of sympathy hid been awakened in belialt ttie uulortii-riate man, who, whitoverhii aioB, has suffered greatly Htid whoso position can not but be calculated to arouse pity even in the sternest bosoms. Kissaue's late standing in society, bis previous reputation, his youth and his Budden fall from hish position into dishonor and pro-buble crime, have linked to hit name a species of ro-manco and mystery, nnd struuge curiosity, that have been if it throughout the land. e know not when we have witnessed a more sin-larly impressivo and mournful srodo than lhat which attended lilts rend i i inn of tho verdict. The Court room wus dimly lighted, the night with out was dark and stormy, ns if in unixon with ihe fate of ihe prisoner, when ho was brought in to hour the decisiou of those twelve men upon whom his future destiny nurg, and Willi whom his every worldly expectation rented. Kissatie looked full of hope, as lie stood up before those jurymen, and gazed fixedly at them, ns if he would read their sentence ere it was uttered. The awful word " guilty " foil not upon his ear, as much ob upon hit Bout, which seemed to fhnvel before that fearful sound. Every ray of hope died in his countenance; lie started and gazed wildly nround om if to aeuk for protection, and Bank overpowered beneath tho unanticipated blow. He grasped nervously the arm of bis counsel, Judge Walker, who bad struggled so nobly in his defense, and who had fought so bravely, tlDUghtn vain, against the dark und impending lute winch awaited him, and exclaiming in a trembling and books 2. I givo to Jnne Know McAlis er, niece of my late Mile, u tract ol land, one thousand acres, in Shelby county, Tei nesseo, which 1 got finin Hilliurd'a eitate; alio, money enough to make up a legacy Jus Dick loft her to leu thousand dollars, to lie paid her when she is eighteen or marries. I also wish her to have a finished education, and supported out of my estate until she marries or receives tier legacy. 3 I give P. Homer Lesley five thousand dollars, to pay ihe last installment on his place, and aid in fixing up und stocking it. 4. I givo Violet Miller, for her long and faithful services, rendered my late wife, having nursed her from the cradle lo the grave, six hundred dollars a year, to be paid quarterly during her natural lifo. 5. I give lo William K. McAllister, of Nashville, twenty thousand dollars, the interest only to bo paid, at six per cent., for tlie first fivo years, then the principal to bo paid. This sum is to raise aud educate his yoiingchildrou uot yet educated. (i. I give and bequeath to my dear son James Dick Hill all tho residue of my estate, of every description, which at present is largely over a million of dollars i And it is my wish that he would never sell his Deer Creek oMatt't. Tho sugar plantation I would advise him to sell, with all lauds in Texas, Tenner-see, Arknn-; sas, and everywhere else, except th- lauds on Dner Creek retaining the two houses un Canal street, Now Orleans. 7. 1 appoint my long-tried friend, Charles J. Fore, special executor, to manage and take charge of all my Deer creed estates, in tho same manner he haa been loing heretofore, and to ship Ihe crops as may be di rected by my general executors, hereinafter appointed, 8 I appoint my long-tried friends, John Armlitdd. of Sumner county, Tennessee, and John M. Bass, of Nanhville, Tennessee, my executors of this my last will and testament, with seizin and detainer with lull power to sell and convey, all but iho Deer Creek lands, in lasiquena, nnd the p operly in New Orleans, mentioned iu item 6. I also empower my executors to compromise debts due me, and pay exchanges and iuterest, according to commercial usages, at the expenso ot my estate. 1 want every cah balance I owe to be paid promptly; and, if convenient, I wish my remains to be placed THE JAPAN EXPEDITION. The latest news concerning ihe Japan Expedition, wo (ind ia tho New York papen. Wo copy the following:With reference to the American Japan expedition, we find the following in the Woier Gazette: "It is stated that the Russian government has resolved to resist the attempts of tlie Americans against Japan, and ihut (he Russian squadron which recently sailed for those seas was intended for that purpose. The Prus sian government has sent for 1'iob asor Siebidd, who resides on the bank of the Rhine, to obtain from him every information relative to Japan, and us to ihe best means to be adopted lo defeat the aliempts of the United 8tateB. M. Siobold ia well acquainted with Ja pan, having resided there many years. Ttie Dutch government is said to be plenBi'd with this determination of the cabinet of St. Petersburg!), at ihe Americans also threaten the Dutch archipelago, and a, inure-over, the English prets express themselves ie favor of the Americans, and have lately begun lo throw discredit on the Dutch rule iu ihe East Indies," The last advices from Calcutta, under date of August 5th, tays: "The American commodore buys, in the island Boziau, in tho Japan Seas, grounds for deposits of coal." li: . . .wm.,; i a. f i OllO. u cor i A ,." ?Lt :nt - f ! beside my wifo und children, . J ' ' I to tealirnnriv wlinr.irif I livn tmrnniitn mv tmnrl tears. . " ' "-- j Each spectator in that Court room felt a thrill of In"' m-v Wl" ana ""ameni. woe, iu ihut pain to I and awful scene, dead as the li'im of the iiut'ortiina'o who wept, weeping liko a child beiore mem. Jus'ice, perhaps, hid been done; but justice Is stern and terrible; it softens not its rigor though human nature ia its victim. JuUico, ihou art tearless nnd atony, ami dreadful, when meek eyed Mercy folds thee not beneath her snowy wins! That scent ill bo long burned upon our memory. Wear ivHsntm sat ins young nroiiior, bathed m tears, THOSE BOOK AGENTS! H. R. W. HILL. July 20, 1853. John M. Babj, John Armfield: My Frik.id!: If you should havo to execute the enclosed will, and nothing in ihe character ut either ol tho men should change your views, I recommend that Robert W. Esilin and Thomas B. Leo should succeed to my commercial house and wind up, under your d rection, my commercial business, It will be a for'uue and Bobbing at if his heart would break helpless then:10 them, and I wish them to have it. I would havo We find an on dit In the California papers, to the ef fect that Mr. Gsonoi Law has sold the contract for carrying the United States mails between our Atlantic ports and California, to the president nf the Mexican Ocean and Overland company, for 1300,000, and that the carrying of the mails will bo transferred to the people's candidate, and he will be supported now route in a tow weeas. i oy ui tuww ui vmv. roritmoum i rumns. Tim teachers of Ohio, last spring, at a convention on business pertaining to their vocation, ventured to select and commend lo their fellow citizens a candidate for superintendent of schools, nnd tlmir choice full upon Mr. Loriii AndiewB, long idoniiiied with the progress of education iu that Stale, and undisputubly qualified for and worthy of Ihe station. In doing Ihis, they made war up m no party ; for nt the time, no party Mad nom inated tor thisoihce. i no w nigs and r reoso iters have since declined to nominate, leaving the field to Mr. Andrews; but tho Doinrcrats have recently started a rival candidate, nnd one who originally united in (he teachers independent movement. Wo trust there is no doubt ol Air. A. a election, as thero should bo none The office has no proper connection with politics, nnd should not be subservient lo party. To have it filled by the teachers nominee will bo a great sirtdo towards popular cmancipnlinri from party thraldom 1 noune. The Lie Naii.kd. Tho mitorablo, malicious li which the Statesman permitted lo disgrace its columns, wiieroin Air. Allen, the vting candidate lor Lieut, (tov-ernor, wns pronounced a "loose, ahtimloned dema gogue, who drinks at the bar even while Whig friends nre lacking up bills tor a temperance Lecture by I. J. Allen," it promptly refuted, Twenty-five citizens of Mansfield, without distinction of party, certify to their intimate and personal knowledge of Mr. Allen for twelve years back, and that he tins been " an active, earnest, and consistent advocate ot Temperance," and that such charges of tippling agaioftt him are " unfounded and false This certificate wat voluntarily tendered by thirteen Whigs, eight Democrats, and three Free Hollers, including Ex Gov. Hartley, tho Editor of the Shield and Banner, the Post Matter, Prosecuting Attorney, Probate Judge, two Ex-Memhen of CongrcBt, and three Ex-Judges. Cleveland tteraia School Commissioner. A day or two siuce, while io Cincinnati, we had conversation with a gentleman who occupiet a prominent position ut a teacher in thit State. He it, in polliirt, a Democrat, and glories in his adherence to the principles tif that nartv. HnYrn ed himself fearlessly while speaking of the office of bmooi uemmiBsinner aniu it was a matter of impor tance lhat il be kept entirely free from nnlitie. tbt he considered Lorin Andrews the best man, nnd although a Whig, ho should vote for him cheerfully, in opposition to Mr. Barney, a man of his own political views. Mr. A. had, ho said, been nominated by those who wore well acquainted with him who knew hit fitness for the place, that llio merits of the man should be hit passport to such a station. Such it tho feeliug, and from what we can learn it it pretty general throughout tho State. Mr. A. is the ale a candidate, and he will be supported as such The different Democratic pipers throughout tho country are just becoming aware that the School Commissioner will have no voice in the selection of text books to bo ttsod in ill a schools. Tho Statesman of yesterday, for instance, in nu article of some length, ad mit a that the editors of i hit paper always knew lhat such wm tho case. Why did not the editors of that paper tell their roadera so, thou I Why did they tell i them differently 1 Why did they tay that theso agents were interested in tho success of Arithm tics, Grammars and Geographies, or do thoy consider these works text books? But having been driven from that position, by what tlioy havo denominated our nonsense, thoy Imvo taken up a p isiiion now, lhat tlie library fund Ib in imminent danger. Now, that Lorin Andrews it ns much tho superior of Barney, in every thing that en nobles and elevates one human being above nnolb-T, an common tense nnd pure purposo it above the capac- iiy of tho Statetman. no one will doubt, and therefore if ihis mueruhlo nnd eontomp'ible aahterfogo wilt, iu any way, alleviate and lesson (heir guilt, wo will lot it remain untouched, for wo do uot b'tievo, nf-r our exposition ol yeaterday and previously, that any man will over place any confidence in tho matter of that paper, unless substantiated by other evidences. Wo nre perfectly willing to concede a superior kuowledgo nt the school law to the editors nf that paper, bul would merely atk them who his made tho best uio of such hnowledgo? With our "limited stock," wo havo shown their schemes in a light very tin pleasant to tbemielvi s, ami with thebs they have substantiated only the fact that they have attempted and failetl to deceivo uny person but themselves. Wo will say like Agnppa. Iut unto Taut, " Much learning hath made Ihee mad." " In tho name of common sense, if wo havo deceived any body, why does not ho set tu work nnd undeceive them T But instead of that, ho mourns with in Hgnnm lamentation over uio downfall o tita lipoH,nnu keepa up a c instant niDino about me villainy ol tho a ales man. According to this genius, wo havo been on gatrd in concocting outnigootis fictions, ami in weaving M achieve! tun plots for the destroction of the Whig candidate," The Statetman haa deceived no one, and iherofor" we nerd not " set to work and undeceivo them." Did our yesterday's isuo prove nothing of iho policy of that piperT That tho Siatcsman has concocted "fictions" intended to umlead tho people, wn ask any ono to decide, after having read its charges ugainst Allen and its cnnfessit'U about the book agents. But we never yet imagined, fur a moment, that rAfir schemes res mbled tho niuit-rly strokes of Macmiavkm.i, for although tho editors f that sheet " will do to irave they iniMt understand human raturo somewhat better than they do to rank ns rivals to the great Italian father. Tho Statesman is evidently wearied wiih our remi niscences of (heir course, and wish to know why we harp so much on this questio n. When lhat pap r ceases to propagate fallacies, then will wo cesne our exposition of those fallacies but never uitiil (hen. If we have exeruted a salutary influoncu In their case, we aro very glad of it, and promise to strivo urdently for their reformation beseoch'mg them at the same lime to restrain thoir constructive propensities. SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. A d iy or two ufo, we published a letter from Mr. Lynch, of Circleville, in relation in tho course pursued by Mr. Barney touching thenotninaiionof .Mr. Andrews for school commissioner, at the meeting of tho Slate Teachers' Association, at Dayton. Tho statement of Mr. Lynch fnsiena upon Mr. Barney ihe charge of duplicity and double-dealing towards Mr. Andrews. H ho did conduct himself in the manner charged, it is obvious tliut lie in not trustworthy, and is unlit fur any place of trust. This conclusion is so pilpuhlo, that the party supporters of Mr. Barney have fallen into n great I rego, and are heaping abuse upon Mr. Lynch, wiih ihe hoe of discrediting hit statement. Among the rot, the Statesman calls it an "absurd rigmarole," and says, "Whatever is material in Lynch'a statement, is contradicted by our information." Now, we are authorized to say to the Statesman, mid its aiders und abettors, lhat a gentleman of our tquaint-an 6. of iiohnpencliuhlo respectability and iiituritv. tnveled wi'h Mr. Barney from Dayton to Cincinnati, alter the mlj uirnmcni oi ine leaciiera Association, and that Mr Barney made statements to him precisely simtlar in substance to tho statements in Mr Lyneh's letter. Among inner iniiifis, no expressed the hope nnd desire that no nomination would bo made against Air. Am rows. The gentleman alluded to will make a public state. ment, it il be demanded oi nun, cau. Uaz. ho seemed and doserted : the elder brother, to whom he had ooc;d up as to a father, plunged in despair and allliction, wus near him, n convicted felon, Tho mother of fhete two young nvn, thank Heaven, was not there. Nho had not yoi learned lhat fearful intelligence which will slopo the darkened descent to her no distant tomb. She was awaiting with breathless suspense and anxious mind, and high, beating heart, the return to his homo of the chorished son. A mother's love had uevi-r accused him iu her sLjht he was a innocent a when he lay, n smiling infant, upon her bosom, itie hour approached when sue awaited his coming iho declaration of his acquittal. How bitter, how crushing the disappointment ! Aim wnn waa io near ine sad tidings to mat mother? Who was to nwaken her from the happy dream lo the horrible reality 1 tier younger son, who wept there by his convicted been ghtd for James A. MAIister to be associated, but ho has always objected 'o New Orleans. I know thorn to bo faithful capable and honest. My charities will all be done in my lifo time, and justice to ull while living ; bo t leave no obli juiions only gratitude and friendship. Charge full commissions on my estate. It is worth this day over 1,501) 000. I believe iu tlioChristian religion, though an unworthy believer. I want my negroes well treated. But for (jfioiiViontim, I should have been able to do more for them. May God blest yon. II. R. W. HILL Patrick Henry Defended nrmi Dauohteh. Mrs. D S Wiustou, an aged widow ludy, formerly ilm win of Mr. G. D. Wiustou, deceased, of Virginia, und who resides in an humble cottage near Athena, A'ubarna. is brother, he was to apply the lord) to his mothrr't hopot J a daughter ol the celebrated Patrick Henry, of Va., of urn woniii uuru mem mm uiacKOtieu enmer. 1 revolutionary memory ; aim we nonce mat a lain iium We thought of this, aud others thought of it. And br of the Athens Herald contains a conrnuoieitton is it strange, if n tear sprung into the eye,, nnd for a ! from her, correcting a statement in Wirt's " Life of moment shut out even tho form of justice, und turned tho vision inward towurd tlie weakness ol our com mon mture, nnd the sorrowing gazo ol Mercy, oven praying at stern justice's feet. Kiisune hat, sinco his conviction, attempted suicide. Death must be welcome to him. It were bitter much that ha wero in his grave; tint hit shroud hid enfolded him while Ihe robes of innocence layabout hit childish heart. "DRlht to tha hnn;iy thnu art trrlble I Hut how tlii wrnichi'd lrn In think of Ihce ; O, taai tra-i comt irtnr tbelrkaia" uf all Who htve notrlond britdo I " Cm. Tina from tho Wsshlnirton 9t ir, H.-pt. 30. THE RECENT KILLINO OF MAJOR ARNOLD, OF THE SECOND DRAGOONS, BY ASSISTANT (ARMY) SURGEON BTEINER. We h ive n history of this horrible affray, by private letter, direct fmru Kort Graham, Texas, where it occurred. It seems tint Steiner and Lieut. Bingham, from drinking, fell into qnnrrelinz, to disturbing ihe garrison an to cu npet the commander, Major Arnold, to go lo them, and order them lo their respective quar'ers. Stoiner then told A. that if ho placed him under hii arrest lie would kill him. Thit threat being taken as a mero ebullition of passion, Arnold took uo notice of it. ami the quarrelers went to their respective quarters. On the next day, when they had timo to cool their p.ision, Arnold sent the Adjutant of lb post will) nu order to arrest both. I hey wero found ut Lieutenant Bingham's quarters, apparently about to renew tho quarrel, ntetner, on reading the order lor his arrest, give himself up, and again remarked tint he would kill any man who should arrest him, aud do tired to sen Arnold. Tho Adjutant advised him not to go over to A a n uar t ers, lest ho mteht commit hint self by using violent nnd insubordinate latiguago. But lie persiiied in going mere. In a few moments (lie Adjutant heard pistol shots thero nix and lushing over found Arnold lying weltering in Ids blood, in the passage betweuu hts two rooms, Stoiner had fired four shots, each of which hud taken r-ffVct, aud Arnold had fired two, neither of which hit S. Arnold lived but fifteen minutes after being hit. S'oiner bad oscaped when Ihe Adjutant entered, but ho rearrested him a few moments afterward, xaying that he was about to go and deliver himself up to tho civil authorities. He it now in cuiuody ot tho post. Mrt. Arnold was in the Major's quarters, and probably saw the whole affray. Steiner's ofleuso is p inishable with death, of course, under martial Inw, and wo take it for granted that ho will be fortbwiih c iiirt-nnriialled, unless the civil authorities ,'dtrick Henry," wherein it is stated that "In ono of Ids earlier purchases of laud, ho is blatm d for having availed himself of the existing laws of tlie State, in paying for it in ilf; depreciated currency of th conn-'ryt nor wus he froe from censure on account of some participation which he was said to havo hud in Iho: profits of the Yazoo trade." Mrs. Winston aavt that Mr. Wirt wan not acquainted wiih her father, nnd never taw him, nnd thureloro lind tudepond upon others for Ida information. Thocharge wus brought against him whon he was spoken uf as the sui-cessor of Gen. Wahingtn, ni;d, being conscious of his innocence, he never took ttie trouble to contradict it Mrs. Wirt, hit wifo, aud the mother of Mrs. Win ston, however, wroto to ttie treasurer of Virginia on the subject, aud (tint officer replied that the money wns pid iu gold aud silver. Mrs. Win it on admits lint Iter father whs concerned in th Yazoo purchase; but she adds that ttie "well informed need not be told that many persons of unriustiuuuble integrity became nur- ch ners of ihe Yazoo stork, nnd that all the criminality of the affair is attached to Iheoriginators of the scheme. Operations of the Mint. By tho report of the Treasurer of tlie Mint for the mnth of September, I8')3, we find tint the gold o duage fir tlie month wnn 11.221, afifl ; less ihm one fourth of winch wus tn small coin, (:l 321,400 being in do-iblo en.'los. The silver coinage wan one And a qaarter millions, principally in quarter und half dollars. The copper coinage ol conts still goes op, 310 000 having been coined Inst nvtHll. that il f3.UH). Them was deposited of gold bullion from California $2,!)7S.0UO, and from other nnures fOO.000, the whole gold deports reaching SV02j,000. ami of silver bullion :l?0,5(0. The following is tho treasurers statement: Gold. Pieces, Vain. Double eagles llifi GU7 $3,321 0-10 Eagles 27,014 27li 1 10 Half eaglet 2.1 3(15 170 825 Q larter eaglet fi,73S 151,845 Gold dollar 2D4 318 S!)4,81d A 8viniin view or Woman's Kiohtj Fredrikn Bremer hat published two volumes on her tour through America. It is much commended by the press. She takes portraits of celebrities with ci-nsidoriible knack, and occasionally discusses questions of social bearing, with a point and to,a purpose. Fredriku sketches Lucy Stone un the rostrum, and moralizes at follows: When will women peroive that, if they would worthily tnke a place in the forum, they must como forth with tho dignity and power of the being who has new and mighty truth to enunciate and repp-sent? They must feel nnd speak from the centre uf tho sphere of woman. Not all the good nature and courtesy of mull will enable them to maintain their place on the public platform, if they do not take poKiisioii of it on their own positive ground. Dut she must yet obtain a more profound knowledge both of herself aud life. The women who, iu nil ages, have stood forward an the priestesses of the inner life, as prophetesses of tlie mont ou'diine nnd ihe most holy, and who were listened lo ns such by people nnd by kings Deborah, Wala. Syhiila, merely nauiiug iu Ihem some of Ihe oldest types thee miplit point out to the women of the New World the path to public power and public influence. And if lliey do not feel this high' er power in lnemaeivoB, now mucli better to remain iu quietness and silencr ! Nebraska. Ttie Platte ( Missouri) Argus tnvs; "Col. Maiiypennv, Commissioner uf Indian Ailairs. has nH- dressed the Delaware and some other tribes of Indians, lesiriiig them to mako known to him, on his return from visiting tho tribes nbove, their wishes in reference to the Bute nf the whole or a part of their lauds. Wo learn alto that the, Slmwnees are willing to dispose of the south half of their territory, nnd lhat the L) eta- wares are willing lo sell the nordi hall of their land. The price which these Indians will ak is about $1 25 per aero, ine McKapoos will probably sell out in toto, ns this fall they will draw their last annuity. Thoy want hunting grounds, which can bo provided on tbo Washita river. Upon Iho whole, wo think the prospect for extinguithing iho title lo a large portion of the Indian lands in N-tiraskn very good, better lhan wn nail expected, nothing is calculated to retard or prevent this urrungeinetii but tho ilt advoo-d and illegal irruption or intermeddling of irresponsible nnd unau thorized whites, who muy irritu'e aud provoke tho Indians. Uno thing is certain, that all such tcitt be driven off. The true friends of Nebraska, of law aud order, may congratulate themselves upon 'h happy anticipation of an early consummation of legal measures to induce Iho settlement of Nebraska by the whites." Aurora Borealis. The Portland Ecloctic records Borne interesting facia about tho Aurora Borealis. Last weok, says that paper, we alluded to a brilliant display nf the Aurora Borealis; " We have sinro learned that ttie telegraphic wirea were strongly ntlrcted by it on the night in question. Wo also Irarn that the mode in which thit phenomenon acts upon ihe wires of the telegraph, goes to confirm the received opinion that it is magnetic in its nature. When tho telegraph is in-lurmpied by atmospheric electricity, as it it tomeiimes called that is, by thunder storms, it always comes into the offices with a shock or spark, frequently so intense ns to melt the wires around the instruments. On the contrary, when tho wires are affected by the Aurora Borealis, no spark is shown, but its action is continuous sometime very strong at one office and feeble nt nnothr, so as to stop work ; at others, more equally diffused, and regular, so that tho operators have taken off their batteries and worked wiih the Aurora alone; and again, on other occasions, it reverses the current, no tint closing the key opens the circuit, and, in order to write, tho operators have to reverse the action of the key. Iu all iti phnsea, however, its action is that of Ihe galvanic eleciriciiy, and not Iho elec tricity of the thunder cloud. These facts ere interestingthey are new to us, and probably may be to many oi our reuuera. Total Silver. Half dollars Quarter dollars.. Dimes Half dimes Total .. 574,U;2 $I,221,5!S ... 40M0O ...3,504 n'10 ... 000 000 ... 700.000 240,000 87 ft, 000 1)0.000 35,00(1 .5,C(I2.000 $1,250,000 Kosciya. A correspondent' of tho Itt's'tou '1'mvelrr riling from Smyrna, under date of August 24 ih, give take him by a writ of habeas eorpnstmlot the hands of be following account of an interview wiih Kozstn: Kozsta it now in confinement In the French H 'spi. tal in this city, where by pushing my way boldly in in company with a friend, 1 obtained an interview witli him An old greydieaded Turk, who stood guard at tint entrance, produced u key, most ponderous in size, irom tin highly ornamented waistcoat, nud tin the mili'arv, and afterward, if the law courts fail to convict ihoiu. Sorno yearn sineo Steinnr out a Texan citizen, with whom ho qu irrrlrd In a billiard room, almost to pieces with a bowio knife, bis antagonist using a mnilar weapon. Ho nlterwunl cured the Texan's wounds. In thai nll'jir.lio w,t thought tube justified. He it. proverbially, one of the most skillful surgeons in ihe service, nud so devoted lo his profession, ih it during the Mexic an war, after he had aulliiuentty attended to the woiidited on the American tide, he was in the habit of going over nmong the Mexicans and dressing and operating on their wounded, eon amort. He is a small man, of p m irkably pop-hud manners, but with an eye in hi tm ol which tetla of Iho desperation of bis character when aroused by passion. He is a native ot Yacht North Star. Tho steam vacbt North Star. belonuing to Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt. of Now York. relumed to that city on Friday last, after a successful a I i 1 a""6 ,erUr:il,n ,,n e",r;,lMl Hungarian army. Ho was under iho irnmedln'e com n n... - unnnr Uu ro iiirii'ij, inaei ner ,,,,, , ,, i -nJ , 1,1 , l..nn ... with a number of bis friends. The ahio una etun. i .. .-.!. '., . . i ... iii , , .. , ' '. arm u srrvicn in morn r an iweiuy-iivo uaiiiea. mundrd by Cap bid ml go, and to the liberal owner I rllr. A.rian. hen. f.el verv .ore inward all Annul tia- been given, by common content, the title ol Com-1 , ln, ulir W(l, w Bt(.d fnim U jn , modoro. She wat absent from No York four monlhfl 'i t- ...... -n-.:- .i.... and three days, during which period .he not only hi4VO niid. d three vessel, of war to their b rco nlread - iw.ee cro.., .no Atlantic, but lrayeM nearly the i(1 lhii t t r1,,lUl lh-m i(, flM , ,,(ll)n whole length of )U (iman ocean, Baltic, M-duerra- a piniillir difficulty mi1.( ,0 ,(M.k , 'eir actions with noan, and Adriatic se.n. visited the t.nph..ru, lb" ,.,,, nllll ball Hud the pre.enl! Ileet be, i, here,.. nine sea, nn. mo coasts . Asia and Alr.ea. During ,,, ,jme llf c ,; hlt,r(miim lllieht ,,,,, ihiareniarkab erriiiso her owner and his gue.i. were, ,mvo ,,, it n t lll ltlwr to ,1;tVe r,1lclllij ,u prisoner. The Phoorksmno UVnEMrrioN or United States Stocks. We bear that yesterday (100,000 of the stocks to run to I8(i7 and 18f8, $;0,0l!0 of e.ch, were received at the Treasury Department Irom one house in Liverpool. England, nnd cancelled. It wan thought by many that iho effort of the government thin to get up these securities whirli bad got into foreign hands, would be abortive. But thin commencement looks very favorable lo the success of the plan of ihe Treasury Department. Secretary Guthrie w isely made, in his advertisement for itie return of these stocks, a condition tint i buy will be redeemed for a fixed period at a given price; fixing the termination of lhat period nullirienily tnr ahead to allow all foreign United Stales government bond-holders lo avail themselves of ihe arrangement, wiih n certainly as to Ihe prico they were to be allowed, if thoy choose to receive money down iu hand for their evidences of tho indebtedness of nur gov- rument to them. It seems to be anticipated that iu the next three months heavy redemp tions of ihe stocks in the bands of such holders will be made. The New York sub treasury now contains 110.000 - 000 iu gold, and a low hundreds in silver coin. The safe containing the coin is kept in tho custom house, and is composed o double sheets of iron, strengthened by cross bar. or lattice work of cast steel rods, between which no instrument can cut or file. Tile safe it fifteen feet long, eight wide, and about as many high. It is d vi led into two apartments, in tho inner uno of which the money in deposited, and it bat three thick inn doors, each having two locks, the key. to which are distributed at niqtit nm'Uig the different clerk. tho assistant treasurer keeping himself the register of lb" principal key, so that the safe cannot be unlocked mile-. all are preient. On the sides of the safe aro tiers of boxes, capable of holding, in all, nine millions he hundred thousand dollars. They nro now filled wiih ci-in, put up in bugs of five thousand dollars each, except a few containing small amounts f.ir convenience in making paymenis. The weight of tho ten millions of gold now in custody is clhteeen aud three-quarter tons. Information to Claimants on th Uniteo States. We loain, on inquiry, that when tho government sues a parly lor the recovery ol a balance found due nu Bet- locking the door, ushered us to M. Kozila's apartment tlemont nt tho treasury, mid tht United S'utea courts His confinement is nt prenen' by no means rigorous, be walls of Ids room aro of atone, and hit window" ttie rove red with an iron grating, Tbrto are the only sigi.a which indicate that bin hb- rty it restrained. H is room is ten feet rquaro, aud coiraiua a tofi, nr m"f-properly a Turkish divan, coarsely covend but v r comfortable bererthele si t several chairs, two tab. on. tinm both of which tl oid vasen uf (lowers lately gathered. A wash stand, widi its usual accompaniment, nnd an iron bedstead, complete tlie furniture of i lit mom M. Kta received us very cordially, and entertained m for tn hour or more in reciitng the events coinn-ct- will) Ins capiure, and Ihe put he took in the fit Payimo roariiE Mischief. Mr. Fluent of Lancaster oitv. Peuimvlvnnia, whose wife was killed on the Nw Haven Railroad, at Norwalk. last spring, aud himmir much injured, has been paid f lu.ouo by ttie cntnnanv the Inland City tnyt, as a remuneration for the lost and injury he sustained, iho damages already paid by this company for the injuries iullicted by the Norwidk catastrophe would more than maintain a proper and eiliciem uprnniunuciu iivur uio wuoio routo, Where by sucu acciuenis woinn oe prevented. Who Can Heat It. A gemloman a highly respite table and useful member of society now in the employ nf the Times office, ceased using lobncno some years since, after having been a habitual chewer lor twenty yean. The samo gentleman served ardent spirits a like trick, ftfter faithful companionship of thirty years. Cincinnati Times. M. Disraeli it about to tnke the field as the advocate of the extension of the elective franchise. He doeM not however, so much desire to increase the number of voters at tho hustings as to add to the number of votes iu the House ol Commons for landlords. He will ad. vueate the extension of the number of voters In the counties in order that the latter object may be attained fiirnth il wi'li the opportunity of visiting several of tno prii.cipai capitals anil other citi ts el hiorope including London, St. Pelersliiih. Paris, Florence,) and OonHtautinoplo. gbe visited tho ports of Siith amptnn, Copenhagen, Havre, Gibraltar, Mntuva. L"g-horn, Civita Veochin. iho Bay of Naples, Mills, u Bay of Bisoa, the Golden Horn, iho Bay ol fancier, and the island uf Madeira. Within the apart of ihe last month of her voyage, she visited each of ihe four continents of (tie globe, and completed her homeward voyage from thirty degrees of enst to seventy of west longitude, having, during Iho whole series of yoyngxs, mot with no atrious misadventure, and having within tlie period of four months steamed a distance of fifteen thousand miles, The ' Nrtti Star" it a steamer of about two ihousniid tons, provided with powerful engines and four largo boilers, only two of which she ha. hail in use during the voyage. National intelligencer. The marriage present made by ttm Emperor of Aus tria tn the Duchess do Brabant wns a diadem nf Urge diamonds, the centre one being an exceedingly lino rose diamond. Tlie Archduchess gave the young bride a broad belt for the w.lt, made of diamonds nud pearls; and the Archduke a toilet service of silver. Oilier members of the Imperial fsodly presented her with jewols and drosses of various kinds. There la a witness in tho Kiibhuo trial who heart the oiiphoneou. cognomen nf W. 0. Trnmphowor, He may be a left bower, in which ense he it liable tn be taken if not well guarded i but, being a trump, he may come in on any other suit and thereby mako a point. Auskmti op Mind. Wo have heard of numerous instances i f mental abstraction most frequently con ueeieil with in-n of great devotion to some particular lit raiy, scientific, or theological invenliyntion, which moi-.opolizei ttm mental powers. We could point out many individnils who fill the pulpit with ability, and display in their discourses vat powers of intellect, who m the social party can y ens one mental exercises which disconnects thern from passing events. 1 In Massacbusett. it a clt r man of thit clam, who in bis absent intervals is very likely to appropriate to himself not only whatever handkerchiefs may chance lo uome in hit way, but table napkins also were frequently found in Ins pocket lieu returning from social tea -parties nt bis parishioners. This wns so much a habit, ihut bis wife would Beureh his pockets on hit return, for the purposo of restoring the articles speedily to the rightful owner. One day Ins wife found in his side pocket a whole, silk apron, strings and all. He could givo no account how it came there it was a mysteriouB aff'nir, A laity of tho parish, however, sell led the matter satisfactorily. In converntion with her guest after tea, on some subject, in which be felt much interest, he mistook her apron, ai she supposed, tir nis hnudkerchiei, aud begau to 1 tie it it away in hit pocket. Knowing tita absirnctedness, rather limn break the string of the discourse, the unttfd the apron string! and let it ro, not a little amused at seeing Iho whole, after two or three elluiJj, snugly stowed away in nis capacious pocket rottsmoutu journat. rentier judgment uffirmi-g a bat men in bo due by the Poited States to the defendant, ilm prut ice in tho tieaury department ts a mply to c)o tho accounts on the books, u having been settled by this judicial action, Tims the government forgive the debt, ns it were, which it previously claimed, and leaves ihe claimant to go to Congress for an ord. r for the payment of the balance awarded him by iho court, or of- any other balance whirli bo may claim. Again: Af'er a claim has been rejected on its merits y Congress, il cannot properly be considered bv Ihe ucconntitig officers of the treasury. Such is the prac tice prevailing hore. If the result of (lie first appeal 'o Cong- is not iiitisfaciory, of course Ihe claimant may tig tin appeal to tlie samo tribunal. A Piikdomfnoh Considerable interest haa hmn tnauilew'ed of Into in the ense of Cornelius Vmmnn, a native of Srhxhane conn'y. New York, who, for the last fivo years, haa b"n buri d in Ihe most profound sleep, with but very few intervals of consciousness. Ho will probably rem un on exhihi'ion during the ronlinuaiiie of the World's fuir. ,V. Y. Jour, rf Com. And so ihey havo got on exliihiif'ui at iho World's Fair a man who has be.n in n profound sleen fi-r tlm lust live years. Wo snpp. se ho will get a premium as the greatest sleeper iu ihe world, unless perchance, somebody shall be carried to ihe Fair who lias taken n siill longer nap. (M course, Vromnn i uio ifd. Wo wonder if it was ever fontetnprVrd i,at the Crystal Palire should bn until for Ihe exhibition of ijfie.ies. I fan, wo up. prebend that New Yoikci'y itself mi "lit liimi.h nn ainiKingly cuiioui nggrepa'ion nf specimens. Louts vtlle Journal. Teach Children to Help Tin Mrt vr. Ti, Thoughtless mother who hourly yields to ihe requests "Mamma, lie my pinafore;" "Miminn, bittlnn my hoe," and tho liko. cannot be persuaded that each nf Iheao concessions t deirmiental : but Iho wn r special.) r seen that it ih.a policy be h. tig pursued, and bo extended to other things, it will end in hopeleas do pendente. Tin teacher of tlie old school whit showed hit pupil the way out of every difficulty, dot not perceive that h was Ben-rating nn attitude f mind greatly militating nj-aiost mrress in life. Taught by Prsiahut-zi, however, the modern instructor induces Inn pupil to solve the dilliculties himself; believes i), ,t j n ,0-iog he Is preparing him In meet the difficulties which, when lie roh into tbo wm Id, there wdl be no one to help him through; nnd finds continuation for ihis belief in the fact lhat n great proportion i f tho most site ceisful men nte self-made. Herbert Spenter. A locality in tho Island uf Mull, county nf Argylo, heart the unpronounceable detonation ofDrimtai-dhyrichhilchattati.