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yftl in re- #
j^rtected to'
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./"consul?, residing.
1y, have published
5eir own observations
^jhe matter, gravely testi-
faving used every proG.au-
Tst imposition, making their
.A erection of the boy wiio was to.
tbe -mysteries .of the-magic mu'-
'ror, they propounded questions to him
concerning mp.tters.in England which
it was, impossible for him to know anv-
■ thing about, and. received answers cor
responding with facts in every instance.
Both were incredulous before institu
ting their inquiries ; both repeated
their interxagatorres a number ot times
‘arid put them in various forms iji re-_
lation to-■‘various subjects, but always
•with the same result, the correct aus-
■ wer being invariably given ; and both
continued incredulous ’still, and yet
thus testified to the facts.
and ruMiing! headstones tells the mournfyl tale
'xpr'essiontof scorn rested . What a-crime I nrp-noW about to com- He broke iron , « t death in 90 ner cent of
T. - ...ui ■ -v.ra forward he threw himself Upon his. r»rei*ature ciea^n in uu. per ecm. 01.
I cl' Uj UliU A tlljjt 1 IvyW dUUUL LU V-VILi j v - . fi? 1 *
It' Av'os a noble face ! mit; and vyhat Tnisery and desolation | forward, he threw biuiScli Upon, is
tusioi itu uj evil- passions. -The §er- I shall oring to her innocent heart; for } kneesby the side of the uj tug in* ,
pent had'entered, tlie garden of the 11 have a’dreadful presentrmCht“that I j exclaiming ashc did so:
heart, >uid made- desolate its pleasant sha.ll nevenfeturn home alive.” “Ralph—dear Ralph . wiUyo’ lar-
i .. -»r —' u e — I sympathized most sincerely with give pie? - 'Oh, liOw jrittcrly 1
- 1 ~- 1 T ----- my guilty passion
HNDE AND PASSION,
A large amount of the misery in
this world is the consequence ot acts
committed, or words spoken, in a mo
ment of passion; and the stubbornness
“To err is human ; to forgive divine,”*
is truly and beautifully said; it is also
evidence of a noble spirit, once being
convinced of having perpetrated an
.injury, to repair the \vrong as soon as
possible,' bymaking immediate 'repar
ation and apology.- ‘T will never makS
.-an apology,” we'have frequently heard
- men declare, which is a proof of their
ignorance and prejudice. It is a false
idea to suppose*that it demeans a man
to make an apology for hi6 errors ; on
the contrary, it ennobles him, and ex
alts him in the opinion of every honest
• -anind. The fatal effects of a foo 1 is]i and
’stubborn pride were illustrated in a
-most melancholy way, in the persons
of two of my most intimate friend's, a
few years ago, in the vjewrfty of one of
our neighboring cities, by a circum
stance in which I got mixed up.
A party of half a dozen of uS had
.spent the evening together at the rooms
of a bachelor friend, during which the
hours were enlivened-by song and‘an
ecdote, with but a moderate flow of
ambrosial wine, and an occasional rub
ber at whist. We were all on the most
intimate terms and were really, I be
lieve, as much devoted and attached
to each other as were- ever brothers.
The evening flew away most rapid
ly, and ere an}- of us were aware of it,
it had worn into
VTlic wet- sroti' hours ayo.lt the twak”
We-were concluding our last hand at
whist-, preparatory to breaking up, and
were all in the happiest of humors,
when a dispute unfortunately occurred
between two of the party, respecting
the taking a trick. At the moment I
paid, but little attention to what was
said, not supposing for an instant that
any tiling serious would grow out of it.:
# more particular auentn
\vas drawn to them, and looking up I
saw that the face of one of them—
Ralph Carrol—was flushed with pas
sion, and his brow dark and threaten
ing/ His opponent, however, was a
mail of different temperament; more
carefully guarded in his feelings, and
with no'oarticular expression on his
features, than a deathly paleness, a
more than usual compression .of his
.thin,, white lips, and a little keener
.flashing of bis gray eye. Calm as he
Apparently was, he was, in iny opinion,
the most dangerous man of the two;
yet all who knew Everett, could testi
fy to his worth as a citizen amThisgen-
erosity as a friend.
I had scarcely noticed what had
passed between them, ’.and was about
to interpose my friendly offices to alia} 7
the tempest which I satv was arising,
when Everett waved his hand forme
to keep' silent, and looking steadily
across' the table, and fixing his eyes
calmly on the facer of Carrol* he utter
ed those two small words, which have
been the cause of’many a bitter strife—r
“You lie!”
Livid with rage-. Carrol aro'e from
his chair, and with clenched hands I
{thought he would have, sprung across
HKe table with the ferocity.o’f a tiger.
'Everett, still remained seated, with lus
'eves fixed upon-Carrol, but with not
the least expression of passion or alarm
on his features. But the thunderbolt
fell not. We could see that Carrol
. was Suffering the most terrible emo
tions—evidently . a struggle between
the frenzy of a man and the reason of
A.sane one. His breast heaved tumul-
'tup#y, his lips quivered, and his
'eves, I thought at the time, glistqu'ed
' .with moisture. I was paralyzed, for
T saw the uplifted arm, and I knew the
power of him who could wield it; but
just as I expected to sec t‘ e blow.rle-
• scend, I heard Carrol’s voice speak-
"ing:”
’’.“Everett, for God’s sake take bfi. k
those words. Y©u have known me
. for yearSf and know I scorn to be the
' thing you name. Retract, tired, the
•foul irnputation, or I shall be eompe-ll-
✓wl tn rt'cpnt, it v
places;.* My eye! passe^j from the per
son of Bv.orett to- that of" Carrol, ’hire
latter had drawn up. his 'tall and 'ele
gant peFSort to its full height* All. tra
ces of his recent rtiental struggle had
disappeared, and his features.assumed
the appearance of implacable self con
trol.. \V.e sa\V tlfo -light arm xaised,'
yet neither of ns could stay the blow
which followed, and which felled- Ew--
er'ett insensible to the floor.. The mo
ment the blow was. : given, .Carrol fol
ded his arms, ’and, 'regained a qtu.iet
spectator of the scene which followed.
The instant Everett fell, I and Iwo
others sprang forward to his assistance.
We found liku.bleeding severely from-
,a wound in the cheek, which Wc- wash-'
ed. as well as ive.coulUand then-bound
it’up with a handkerchief, after bath
ing it weTl with brandy. Restoratives
wefe.applied, and he soon revived suf
ficiently to walk borne. No further
'Words were exchanged^ between him
and Cdrrol, uud in 4 few minutes, the
’ parties had all separated. I accompa
nied Carrol home, where w-e found his
wife sitting up, patiently awaiting his
return. 1 had no idea-that the affair
was ended, neither had. Carrol phut
} re i-v/t 1e--cxcuseli ilnhginTior eel fig out
so late, kissed her, and bade her go to
bed as soon as she could, as he had a,
little private basines§ to transact with
me, Which might possibly keep hiju up
.for the balance of the night. .Mrs,
Carrol, was one of the best and most
lovely women I.ever knew.. She cloa
k'd Upon her husband with childlike
■’fondness, Aid would liave .given her
life rather than a stain should have
come upon hts honor ; and he idolized
his Clara, deeming her, as he often told
me, tjre most perfect woman ami wife
the world ever .saw; and indeed' he
was to her a devoted and indulgent
husband, IIow sad to reflect that so
much happiness could be ultimately
and forever blighted by one passionate
word.'
After Mrs. Carrol had retired from
the-room, I took the"liberty to express
my regret at tire unfortunate occur
rence of the evening.
“No one can regret it more than I
do, ” said Carrol. “I.wohLI rat her.have
lost ten thousand dollars, thaji that
Everett.should have used .the words
he did. But you know m3 7 sentiments
in thesfc matters. You know that I
will ever resent the “lie,’ even at the
hazard of m3 7 life. .jMo man ever used
the word to me witkimpunily. I may
be deemed wrong b} T a certain class of
tame-blooded moralists, but such has
been mv education ; and I believe the
most effectual way to protect a man’s
honor is to resent an insult the instant
it is given. But, Everett, for the sake
of old friendship, and out of my sincere
resard and long attachment to him—I
could have forgiven him had he retrac
ted those two bitter words, instead of
listening to my appeal, in which I let
m T O’ n^o&Yorepfy. Tfolttlffo
there had been-wrong done ; but I was
confused, and in my anticipation of
coming trouble, I did not know how
to sift it from the right. Both parties
1 deemed in error ; and.'yet, when I
tried to put a portion of the blame .up
on Ralph Carrol, I had to ask myself
whether I-would not have aeted the
same as he did* Most probably I
should; though I thank God I was
never put to the test. At least, Carrol
had made one noble effort to heal the
breach that had been made,' and had-
Everett but met him on square
^rounds, the • difficulty would soon
have-been settled. Even tlx-a, if the
conduct of the forare’r Was liable to
censure, that of the latter could not be
justified by afiy code o£ morality 'or
honor. .
I had not sat wjth Ralph more than
three quarters of an hour, before the
bell of the house was rung, ife-sprang
to the door himself, and as lie left his
seat I noticed that a cold shudder pass
ed over him. I awaited his return
with the utmost anSiety, and. when he
entered, the room, he did so in' compa
ny with one.of onr late companions*—
as r.ofJe and gallant a fellow as ever
lived. Passing to a light* in another
-part of the room, Ralp’h broke' the seal
ofa note and read.' I watched his fea
tures closely, to see if they betrayed,
tho least emotion. They were as hip ’
.passive as marble, i could -not but
tlcfine the imporfof the-missive. Af
ter he had read 1 it, he turned to the
1 bearer, saying,
‘iVcy Veil. Assure Mr. Everett
that his request sliafl be complied with.
I see no other resource left.”
The gentleman took Ralph’s hand
and pressed it warmly, -and with the
stronuGst emotion, and with tears
springing to his eyes, he safd:
“Ralph, this is sad, sad business. I
would to God it could be avoided with
honor.”
my frieifef; but I saw there Was no
chgpce-df escaping -with' honor. I did,
indee^, Attempt, an argument ftmiinst
the barbarity of the duello, but Ralph
\\ aved h^s band as a signal for silence,
gnd We iimned’iately commenced the
•preparations foittke meeting. In the
.first place, he wrote a letter to his wife
in which- he explaine'd to ' her the dif
ficulty with Everett, and filling it with
tlre-piost. cndeai'jng expressipps. -He
counseled her, if he fell, to Ifear Ids lo§s
with fortitude,tmd remember him with
the same affection tljat . she bad ever
boFiie for’him. He doubted not she
.would. .-lie excused hiipself- for tho,
step-he'iv'as alreaitr to take by'sn}>isg'
tlia’t his honor as. a gentleman compelb
ed’him to it. Acting .otherwise, he
should despise himself* and prove up-,
worthy of. her love.. ‘T am certain;
my dear Clara,” he said, “that you
would prefer' my memory, wilhont 4
stain upon it, than that I should pre
serve my lifent the sacrifice of my hon
or. You could net endure to sec the
linger ol scorn pointed at mg v apd to
rhav'e me branded as a coward on every
street corner in the city.” There was
.nir<kw<bt7 m cn.Se' lie "fell, trie letter was
closed arid sealed, and left On the ta
ble, w&erc.shc could, find it.
•The preparations.* for the- mooting
were soon completed.- Ralph had. a
splendid pair of dueling* pistols, in per-
■kjet order. Every thingireoessarv was
prepared, and at three o’oTetek in the
morning tve left tire Ireuse, * and pro-
-tareded to the residence of Hr. H—*—.
•one of the most eminent surgeons in
the city, and * an intimate friend
ofCarrol. AVe hud little difficulty jn
arousing him, and after explaining to
him the circumstances bf the case, he
readily consented to accompany us tO (
thegroubd, which" we reached. abor\t"
ftv« minutes before the time npjTointetl,,
where We Tound" Everett and his
friends aivailjng us. AViXh the excep
tion of the two principals, the parties
met on tire most cordial awl friendly
forms. I approached Everett and ask
ed him if there was nr way of.settlrng*
the diffieuliv without meeting each
other as deadly foes. lie promptly
and firmly replied—“By no possibility
in.the Avorkland . the manner in ,
which he uttered these words convin- grave in-the land of the stranger,
ced m6 that there Was no chance of a" Now, this is a veritable atscoui
reconciliation.
The preparations were now mode in
silence. The ground was measured,
off—ten paces was the distance at
which tire principals were to fight. The
pistols were carefully loaded, and: each
one took his position. It was agreed
that both should fire at the word.-—'
I watched Ralph ; ire was pale, but
cool and calm -n's a'statue—not a nerve
but was as firm as steel. Everett was
equally so. This gave to the afla t a
murderops aspect* for- I»felt- -ccrjafe ]
repent
I bras all to blartie.
You acted noblv. • Would to Go4 d
cbuld die fot* you! ’Why was L not
killed Instead ot you* Speak,, for
Heaven’s sake, 3,ia1pb! dont* ate
cursing'me so with those./dreft<ltuI
eyes. Oh, God!- have you no mercy?
—Ralph—Ralph I” . ..
’ Everett bbwed his head, -and wept
aiVl entreated like a child. It was a
momenfof fearful ansiety for Us all—
I did-Qo! distrust Carrofls • noble na
ture, and I was. not mistaken; for re
turning tire pressure of Everest 1 " band,
he said in low, sweet tones, * like a
mother sootliiiUf a sobbing iiffiuxt ; p
* “ ^liere, there. * I)on’t fret,
friend." -d* te all well"now. It’ could
not have been avoided, and > r c are
frfetids again. Eorgfivo you? yes;
fhSTt; ^0n’t fret any more—G od' bless
yon. Be good-to Ckra !”
'' These Avgrothe last words he spoke,
for the next moment his spjrit. had.
■fieri to immortality, and tvrth a groan
of'bitter despair, Everett fell insensi
ble on the ground beside him.
Let us draw the curtain OA 7 er the
remainder of the Scene. * *
table. Slie wept, - anil wrung her
.handsyj-ith the most passionate grief,
and sent out messages to her many
.friends that somepteps might be taken
to prevent tho hostile meeting; but
they only'returned with the sad tid
ings of her husband s death, and when,
a few moments after,' his. lifeless body
was borne ipto -the holts'c, she sprung
forward to meet it, and fell insensible
iqxmit, only to awake a poor, incura
ble maniac. Perhaps it Was ‘for the:
he§l: She never knew -more of
death, and .has been an inmate of an
vknn ever -since,' still waitingIbr Rnlpl
from day to day, who, sire assures every
one has only go ire out for a few moments;
and will soon' return,_ Happy ClaraL
some Say-V Poor wrecked, •heart-’bra-
kpn, crazed Clara, rather,
Everett waa obliged to leavtj the
eity, and the Mexican war breaking
out shortly afterwards, he obtained .a
commission in one of thcEouthern reg-
iments, Served gallantly *irr several bat
tles, and fell gloriously at Clrepultepec-
He met the death he sought, and he,
sleejw his last sleep* in aij unk-nowu
preinature death in 9Q, per.eest.of.the
sad record^ of tire' dead. . Several ’of
the emigrants who have Come-home
have fold us that with. lOd, or Isa day.
in Ireland a plan can support his filth
ily better and with more comfort thdn
with the afodghty ' 1 dollar’ a day in
America. .This he explained by en
tering into’a detailed, acqouni of t-he
style and expenbep of Social life in the
States. Even rn, the respect’of- mere:
physfeal comforts & i^geuferttfl v being
couskforyd. tltat ai,present .an Insl.U.bt’
bor -r, farnier, oreottle's can live fts
/veil at home, hiking, afl tilings 'into
account, in .A m^ri’ea. j[attm*S. sic
fast coming-to-a level'on botb'sidife of
tho Atlantic.”
ernor ‘Sbannon vot?d ’ the pro-Slavery
ticket. There was ? no Lighting W
tvuuult at the polls, the .1 regtsoilers
generally not voting. . ]
Capt. Heath wa5. hot knjfcd, ^as bp-
fore reported* '; . .. * A
' order to direct attention to lu
ject, we subjoin the outlines of a
' by which, in*our opinion, a sal e
The War pn liie Hcrins, ; A
Great Battle icith the Sioi/x—The Indi-
-- - • '(flireompletdif routed
The St. Louis Reptlbh’ean,- of Mon
day last, gives the' following account
of the battle between tire United States
force under 'thefoommaifd* of Gen.
Harney and the"S1o’ux Indians ©f whicA
we-had a brjef report bv* tefograph r
" Gen. Harney has signalized h;s" ad
vent into the Sioux Comity by 7 one ' of
the most,gallant and complete vietiffies
ever obtained over an Indian enemy.
The victory is so’ thorough ftf to strike
—■*: -1 ir X ~ * ** '**
ol* the country.
.4 PrufclcBs In rilHiwl ArKbmelk.
A review oftlie transactrens ln Eu-
rope during tfe «'JAW1, S
calls to mind the saying o*» Jfoet
Wnr is a game atkvbicb u wcfe Wise;
Kings slioald not pla}'"
- -When we sonskkr, t .*Uo» enormous
cos l to the allies of one yea? of tup
present war, and
^significant aavantage' A!-J kave
obtained,—kerw much they have spent
and suffered, and bow little they have
done toward the attainment of their
' object , it seems not unreasonable to
suppsoe that one party at least—that
which is “quick at figures autd^tbiftk*
much of tho “Breeches pocket —aviII
soon become sensible that it is driving
a rous’mg trade the AVrong way, and
most “pull up” ere long with the ex-
cfomation,. “I liave gained a foy
•JiAn Bull pride® himself on haArin^g
a sharp eve to the “practical;’ and we
mistake if he does not go to his figures
pretty soon, and strike the balance be
tween the loss ami gain that have flu-
fort to his share in the war with Lus-
sia. From the financial statements re-
.c 6*i,Vi -V-Jiceteofi'm Otj<y- nujfxrcLL
.Sale aftftc Stale Keal,
It is apparent that the n 6st t .
Jgtttre will have betbre it for hjA^I
-sideration, a number of pro]
.relation to tire State Roafl-
the Regulation of its rates o t ire , .
rome for its radical re-organi^J'H
rmil effmf* ffir its sale. ’ r '^ I
We are in favor of its g A, at^
sukl
> # r —7 M
be effected without loss to the Stafi
or injury 16 any of the Railroadj M
the State Av-hose intescsts are tomni l
eated with those of the Western J, a!|
lantic. Railroad.: ‘ . ‘
1st, Let a" Corporation be charter,
by the Legislature Avith a capital A
-millions of dollars, t 0 ^
. 1. /i .. /.*_ * •'*» |,UOI< It DUlfcl l
Still, there may be millions of dollars is charged on Avar
. 4 _ l . 4* .. * 11_ . . * r _ .1 .t: H 4 ^ 4L.4L
lured fighting to do before' they' are
completely subdued Asyefowe are. British arc’compelled to pay-double
without details, our -own letter# not pj-ice for .'Russian productions, which,
having come to hand. But other fot-lin smite of the hloekadihsr stiuadrons
in spite of tho blockading squadrons
in' the. Balt re, arC exported as freeTv. as
ever by lacdrcafnage across 'the Prus-
gian frontier, and in Prussian vessels
to England: Wc may .add that the
Avar has doubled the British duties on
imports in* the case of several of the
uie-t — — — - most important- necessarieslife, as
his force of the. United-States troop. 4 ;, who- coffee, sugar, &c. Bull is a tough ant-
participated in tliy-engagement is stat- md?,**we Uhoav, but'if he do nor break
aecount of
how three persons Were sacrificed to
false pride, and a rigorous but mista
ken respect for Avhat is .called the code
of honor; for had. Everett controlled
his passion it the first place, 'or hail
he not been too proud to make an
apology for an insult, all the evifc con
sequences of his conduct might have
been avoided, and my friends might at
tlfis'day have been alive and happy,
and poor .Clara had .not been crazed.
that out of it must grow the most scri-
have given mv life' almost, to have
had the difficulty settled amicably;
but it was, as Everett had said impos
sible.
ed to resent it.
jStill unmoved Avas the cold, gray
eye of Everett, and his lips remained
silent.
“Think of our -friendship, EA 7 erett,”
resumed Carrol, “B3 7 the years avc
haA*e known each other—by the many
happy" hours Ave have spent together
—b} r tlie love we liave borne each oth
er! 'I conjure }"ou to unsay those
words!”
There was no reply. O.b, what
cursed pride'kept those lips sealed,
.Avhen one word of explanation Would
have prevented a life of bitterness 1 ‘
“Everett—George! this is. my last
appeal. 'Will you speak ? Say some
thing!” 01
I trembled with expectation, and
Avatched the face of Everett to see i f I
could trace the symptoms of a relent
ing spirit; but Ho. Instead of that
“It cannot now be helped,” - replied
arrol. Tire a flair has g»ne too faV to
Carrol. The a Hair has g. ...
be dropped with honor, by either par-
tv.
They shook bands and par ed; and
the messenger of evil omen returned
to Everett with -my friend’s 'answer,
and Ralph resumed-his seat,’and hand
ed to me the note which lie had just re
ceived. It was a challenge to meet
Everett at five "o’clock in tire morning
“You AA 7 ill be my friend,” said Car-
rol.* . _
“Most-assuredly,” I replied. -“But
is there no honorable way of settling
this difficulty, except by a recourse to
the dreadful code of honor.”
“None whatever*”
“You haveshort time for prepara
tion. Your wife?” .
“Sire-must know nothing of this.
“But suppose you fall ?” What dis
position have you to make regarding
your property ?”
“That was all settled fortunate!} 7 , a
month ago. In case of iny sudden de
cease, I have taken the precaution to
the head Avas more proudly raised, the j secure her the full possession of every
brpAV contracted, the eye flashed defi-'thing. Poor Clara! God bless her!
On a signification from the' princi-
oals that they were ready, the Avord
was-given. There Avns the simulta
neous report of two pistols, and the
nextinstanfl shav Ralph throw up his
hands, and Avith an exclamation c-f
pain, and a-fbvA 7 -. words in wihich I
heard the name of Clafa Iff ended, he
fell backAvards lreavil v upon the around.
Hr. II- and mtself sprang forward
■to him. Tire blood was streaming
from a Avound in his breast. The Hr.
.proceeded at ofcee to make an exaujin-
tion -of the wound, and as lie did so I
watehed him*with the -most extense
anxiety.
“ IToav is it with you, Ralph ?”I in
quired. . »
. Languidly he turqed his eyes towai d.
me, and -1 nsw£rd: “Bad, 'bad, iny
friend. Poor, poor Clara!-Yon ■vC'ii 1
tell'her all—sav.tbat she -must forgive
me; Nat I could not help it. 1 ou av:H
be her friend and adviser?” *
I gi\re him my most solemn promise,
but ventured to hope that the wound
might not. be so bad as he anticipated.
“You hope against fate, mv friend
lie replied. . “I know that J have flot
many moments to spare. H«av is it,
doelor •?”
Hr. Hj looked up sadly and
shook Tiis.heniT. • •
tl I thought so, “said Ralph;
“Have you am 7 thing that 3*011.won]4
wish to communicate to your Friends?”
askeil Hr. lb——. “HaA 7 e you made
auv disposition of your propertA 7 T'
“Yes; thank God ! CTara rpeeivres
all. Poor, dear, blessed Clara,! gmd I
shall never, never see vour sweet face
again ! W-hat-misery I have brought
upon yon ! But-I *eould not—could
not help it!” - -
A fearful shudder now passed over
his frame. lie closed Tiis e} 7 e5, nnd
making an effort to raise-his clasped
bands, I heard him utter, as a few tear
drops wet his pale cheeks, “ May ’ God
have merev on my" soul, ‘and protect
my Clara 1” The .Doctor Avhisjrered
to me that lifeyvas fast ebbing away.
He heard it, and turning his eAres upon
me, and grasping mv hand, he' said:
“ Yon-will bear witness, my friend,,
that I met mv death like' a man of
honor.” I could not repl v, but I press
ed his hand to signify that I would do
so ; but I could not help thinking to
myself, “ And this is afl for honor !”—
Dr. H. vas endeavoring to stop the
flow of blood. “It is no use, .doctor,”
said he, “ leave me a§ I" am. - You
have been very kind, and I thank you
heartily. 1 ’
Just at this moment I heard a loud
cry, and looking up, I saw Everett
struggling with his friends.
“ I care not,” I heard him exclaim ;.
“letthem-arrest me. I have killed
the best of friends—tire most noble fel-
Ioav that ever lived, and I will not
leave the ground til! I have received*
his parflon, or d'.e Avith him.” .
The Irish Returning to Ireland.
anil m the columns of the press dovo-
tcii to her-interest, is just now strain
ing every nerve fo stat 7 tlie tide .of cmi-
grat.on to the United States. The Tit-
am H-etald is. instructed to announce a
progressive increase the countercur
rent of-home emigration, and alleges
that not a Week passes Avithout wit
nessing the return of some few *of the
Celtic-population. 'Tho.numbers no
doubt ate small, but tlie great stress is
laid*on the influences they exert o\ 7 er
the minds of their frietids by the dk-
mal acoouirte.they-are said to furnish
of the- .st ate of social and religipy^-life
in the.United States. The.water pro
ceeds in this strain.
“ Before many years elapse,' unless
tire tone of the Anrerieitn society be
comes essentially altered, Irishmen
re'ho set aoy value upon -any domestic
[reace or upon their -salvation will fiy
from .contact witli’itsohce boasted-free-
soil with as much horror as they shun
the fiery- ’ demerit oftlic. religion of •
the daliuied. This is strong'language,
but not stronger than We haxe heard
not- many days ago from tire JipS.of-one
of those returned emigrants... Liberty
in- the United States has degenerated
into-the most profligate licentiousness.
Thousannds of pur exiled fellow-ceyui-
trymeu have all fallen, and are duilv
rnOTwkresti auit. There was a Strange-
ffisination attractihg poor Irishmen to
tors, ‘ immediately from- the battle
ground, haver been received irf this airs',
from which we gather Some of tlie de
tails of the.battle*
Tlie engagement took place on the
Jd.inst., at tlie Sand Hills, .on the
north fork of the'Platte. The -entire
ted at four hundred and fif'y men.
Mayor Cady Ava’a in command of live
companies, of the 6th Infontry. Col.
Cot ke had command of two cOrnpaniea
of tire *2d Dragoons, one company of
infantry,*mounted, and a coinpan} 7 of
artillery. The Whole force under the
command of Gen. Harney.' ' ..
The battle cbintnenced early in the
morning,.and Jasted, several hours.—
Gen. Harney ordbred Col. Cooke’s com
mand to place tlremSelves" in position
some distance in advance-of the infant
ry, and so as to eome down Avith full
force upon, the eiremy. This movement
'was successfully performed about If
o’clock iff the morning. Tire engage
ment was brought ©n by tfie infantry,
who attacked and drove the Indians in
the direction of Col. Cocke’s command.
They, were of course read} 7 and eager
for'the ffay r and commenced a despe
rate attack upon the .enemy. They
soon routed them and ft running fight"
followed for some ten mdcs? Ai a ooint
Ala point
of r-o'cks, a portion of tire Indians are
said-to have made a stand, and to have
fought* with great-'desperation. But
they Avrere completely routed, having
sevent} 7 or eighty men killed,-anti fifty
camp” pfunder; a Targe rimduni of dried
buffalo meat, their lodges, and fifty
horses. The Indian women, it is said,
fought furiouslj 7 .
On the part of Gen. naroey’s force,
five or six were killed, arid, as man}'
wounded. No office; s were among
the killed.
The Indians Avho were eoireerned in
thhs'battie were the Brule Siouxof tbb
Platte—tire same avIlo Avere concerned
tn the massacre of-LieuL Grattan’s
command, nyar Fort Laramie, and -the
pmrdef of the mail party* who
have frcqnontl} 7 defied the 'Uftifod
States to meet them in battle. Among
the papers Iqfirnf with.tlrejn, were «he
way bills of the mail wfoch they I’.tuI
eaptnrcd.
' ’Tlie letters speak of the engage
ment as'» very gal font unit well con
ducted affair, as it undoubtedly’ \vas,
to be successful in killing so many df
the enemy and “the capture of their
women and children. . •• *
This war will not end here. Tlie
Indians will not be satisfied “with
not riaobable that-they wiilyigaiq risk
a general engagement,, but their poli
cy wfll be to annoy and harrass *our
■■troops, b} 7 inviting pursuit into (life
h-.iye.-UIf** are tol, 1al)t ‘,„’ d -,'' Ilae(x . ss ibl„'p„«iM,s of tW
tiilltog, victims to tlie allure- an<J lheir ^ ,,„ m b att , 9 .
mest of this! mention freedom from Q,„. "uumcv. aud
called the Western & AtlanticIlailr.y,
Compfthy, for jbe purpose of purd^;
ingltlre State- Road* from the State at, t
price trt be fixed by the Legislauir,
'2fife To secure the requisite atnoa,
o’f stock, and to give every citizen j,*
lb e ’State*tiff opportunity to subscri[ ?
to it, let books be Qjretied in etm
county -of the State ^ for one month,
account. In addition to this, the
down brnder all this load, avc wi 11 Avar-
rant h-itiA-Ht Ioast an awful _fit of the
.hifok-ac^ • *.’■*•
• How mueh the French liave- paid
for tFieirJini-are in this losing game, we
shall-nevig- know.* Tliey feel the force
of the homely proverb quoted by N a '
poleon, wifieli says, “washyour dirty
liijen inside of tire house.” But the
English people have, fitll means of
:knOAving the exact amount of pleasure
r tbey are likely to experience when
they oome- to “foot the bill” at
the end ©I-the Russian Avar. We say
nothing of the dreadful sufferings en
dured by the British troops irt'the
Crimea during the last winter, for the
immense sacrifice of human- life'-that
has attended the. war. These should
go for much indeed, in . viewing the
question under a moral aspect; but,
for the present, Ave restrict ourselvesto
mere financial considerations.
The French troops engaged in the
war liave exceeded the English three
or four fold, perhaps more.- But let
us set iloAvn tire French expenditure
as only double that of the ’English ;
JVC shall then have the enormous sum
iff six hundred millions'cf dollars, Spent-
admit;
talcen.” Half the place, Ave
and thereupon we ofter the Following
problem in the politicalnifeof fejiree:—
If it cost six hundred millions of
dollars and a whole year of Avar to
capture half a Russian tbwn,»Jiow
much will it cost,/red how long will
it take, to “crumple ud*’ the Russian
Empire.”—J5bsfo-t Courier.
Who is Victoria.
Victoria, is the daughter of the. Duke
of Kent, who'Avaasoit of 'George . die
Third ;-who Avas grandson of Goqrge
the Second;' who was tlresoiv'b'f Prin
cess Sophia’; Avho was tlie cousin pf
Anne; who Avas tfie sistor-of WilHiam
aptl Mary who was the daught'erfend
sou-in-laAV' of Janjes tlfe Second ; Wlia
Avas the son of Charles the first; who
Avas the son of JLaines the first; who
Was the son of Vm ; Who was the
grand-daughter of ilargaret-: who was
the sister of Henry the .Eiglvth; who
was the son of Henry the Seventh ;
Avho waS the son nf the Earl *cf Ricli-
fasination attractihg poor Irishmen to a ^h^tise them art'any p'oint
America; it was the boasted Tanjl of ;tnTder all eircUE11 stn'nehs. ' “ .'
freedomjmd ot pienty.
Under tut bamrer on earth Avouldjthe
exifed Irish sooner enrQll tlr^mselves,
to I i vc, to fight, and to die, than under
the flag -of the “Stars and Stripes.”—
ButaU that will soon be 'changed.—
iflie fiendish spirit of ‘ K n o a v - No tliing-
ism,’ that-is at present startling Eu*
rope frosaits propriety by tire fearful
outrages perpetrated upon offending
Irish Catholics, in the name and under
the pretence of ‘ Nativcism,’ is nothing
but tire exponent of the real,1mtied to
ward Catlioliclty that exists ^ and is
deeply rooted in the hearts of life gfeat
mass of the American society 7 . Gloss
the matter over by gilded and. refined
phraseology, as some of tire American
journalists favorable to Ireland and her
religion, may, the stubborn fact re
mains unaltered, and we fear unalter
able. There does exist an inmate ha
tred of Ireland, on account of. her in-
daminable attachment to the old Cath
olic faith, throughout the length and
breadth of the great Republic. „
“ Within the last few months we
have made closer and more accurate
inquiry about the pu3 7 sieal adviuit-ages
to be derived from residence in the
States. All returned emigrants
whom we have spoken concur in tes-
. tifying that even those are exaggerat
ed. The strongest frames and the
most robust constitutions sink rapic^y
under the heavy incessant toil and the
unhealthy-climate of dt|rica. A hale
okl man is rarely meV with. Walk field
over the tombs in any of-the' cemete
ries, and the ages recorded upon the
Indians will not be satisfied “with a -nioud ;* wrto Was the.son of Catharine,
sLngtc eng a genre ntt h o ugh -*4. he., result t v, c w rik)AV of Henry the‘Fifth ; who
lias been most disastrous to them*. It is was t [ ic j5 p n Q f Uenpy the Fourth ;
\vho Avas the cousin of RicTmr-d the
Second ;* w 7 ho was the grandson of-’Ed-
wardrtlmThird, Avho was the son of Ed
ward the Third; who wastlreson ot Ed*
Ward the Second; who was the son of
Henry the Third ; who Avas the son of
John * who avECs the son of Henry the
Second ; who’ was the son of Ma*
tiidn.-.Avho^was the daughter of Hen
ry tire First; who was tire brother of
Bflt-fchey Aviil tind-Getn Harney, and
’the forces under his. comma rife ready
We hope to receive fuli accounts of
this battle by to-day’s mail. *A.U tliat
wc liave stated is from an authentic
source.
1 Nebraska Ebctton.
Purpfe who is “ the gentleman from
Burt o-unty” just at this time, inform
ed a gentleman of this tState at Chica
go a short time since something how
■ members are gotten up in Nebraska*
‘ He said : “Hammings, the Secretary,
said to me one morning* ‘ Pui'ple, tve
want a member from Burt county.’—
So I hawiessed u 7 * and took', nine- fel
lows with me, and Ave started for the
woods; artd.Avhen we thought we had
got about for enough for Burt County,
we unpacked our ballot-box and held
an election,, canvassed tlie vote, -and it
\\*as astonishing to observelfow. great
was- the unanimity at the first election
ever held in Burt cohuty. Purple had
everv vote! So Purple was declared
duly elected !”■*-*Detroit Adv..
Kansas Election.—St, Louis,
Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1855.—-We have
to -dates to the 2d iijflt. . Returns from
three counties show a heavy vote for
Whitefield, pro-Slavery, forCoiigress.
The Sbawnee lndians su[>ported the
pro-Slavery ticket. The entire vote
of Johnson County was given for
Whitefield. InLd&vem\ 7 artb, White-
had 800 and - At
...ow Sprrajr^OO voles were polled;
alf.for :^cfeSIave*.» aftdidafoR. Gov-
under the superintendence of ;l :e jJ,
t.ices of the Inferior Court, with tfe
express provision, that no persu.i tvI»
is not a citizen of the State—no Bjjj,
read Company—no Bank, or G fr
Coq’oration shall be permitted tefe
portion of tire stock, and’ n a"
amount should be subscribed tbantfo
capital of the Company, as fixed k
the Legislature, then let all sobseriu
ti ons above five s! 1 ares be ‘sealed dovu I
by the Commis*sioners which wonll
give a preference to all -mall gu
scribers, aqd-redsce the subscription
to the amcu'nt required.
3rd. Let it be ■provided that tea
dollars per share shall be paid at tin
Liam of subseribing, and the ballane
when called for by the Board of Di
rectors of the-Company * that*five hun
dred' thousand, dallars of the price
stipulated to be paid to the State,I
shall be paid annually, until thewlioU
is paid, and'that until this is done,
the State shall retain its right to tie
property, and the Governor shall liav
the power to take possession, and to
cancel tlie contract of sale whenever:
failure to comply with its terms shall
occur.
'4th. Lett it be further provided, ik
equal privileges shall be given by the
W. &*A. Railroad to all other Kail-
roads connecting with it at Atlanti
and that its rates of freight? shall tt
restricted to the average charged oil
other Railroads of th : s State.
Ath. Let the State retain two-fi®
of the stock of tlie ; Comp;*ny as longs
it may 7 think proper—tlie Compass
being bound to-take it at an}’ time ilit
Legislature may so direct and in th
mean time, to pay, semi-annually, in
to the State Treasury, tAvo-fifthsoftk
nett profits of the Iioad, and the St;:.-
(if it can be done) being protreted by
a. special clause, from ail liability as a
Stockholder in tlie New Company.
We simply suggest this outline of a
plan, for the consideration and tie
criticism of those avIio are interested
Slates of the Union, has est:Lfofe\
the feet, that a Railroad, a Canal, ot
a Bank, .cannot be managed prudently,
economically and - profitably by a
State : and that it is not sound policy
to give to our State officers the patron
age resulting from the control of large
investments-of - money, and subject
them continually to the charges of
Speculation, and cornu tion and party
favoritism in their management. In
this State, the object of the Legisla
ture in investing the money of™
State in the construction of the Wes
tern & Atlantic Jlaii road, waS to stim
ulate tlfodeyelopement of the resour
ces ofChe’rokee Georgia, audio stim
ulate private enterprise to built the
lines of Road now connecting with it at
Atfenta. These, objects are accomplish
ed nbvv, shouldbe to recoverthe invest
ment Av’hich -the State has made i-
this- work,.or at least a portion 0* 1-
even at a, small sacrifice, so that it may
be' profitably employed in canoeing
the State -debt—in giving aid to By
road enterprises designed to develop
the resources of North-Eastern si
South-Western Georgia—in funn^
in" the means of education to thepo- 1
—in endoAving our State University
liberally, and in other ways to m
crease {he Avealth, ami intelligences’
prosperity of the State; Avhich the" r *
L don> of the Legislature may devise.-
Journal and. Messenger.
William.Bufus; who was the sou of
William the Conqueror; who w as the
bastard son of the Duke" of Normau-
dny r by"a tanner’s -daughter, of Falaise.
There, is a certain stream that runs
purest, farthest from its sourep. Is-it
so with this'Geneological stream?
. NEsselkodE.—Of ilfiAhe statesmen
of Europe aad Aurericn • who took
part in p'ublio affiiirs at the fell'of the
first Napoleon tire only one now re
maining in place is th»t Russian Minis-
fer,-jv'ho Commenced his political Career
as a powerful foe of; the Napoleonic
dynasty, wliich he still lives to combat.
All tire public nggn.of the United
States it is said, av'iO wqre then emi
nent in political life, have departed ;
a new generation oqcupyi,their places.
Ip Europe none remain .bv^t Nessel
rode/the patriarch of statesmen, who
has survived tMr« fmp«eriat masters ;
wire as the Minister of Alexander tlie
First, opposed the aggressions of the
great Napoleon, and now, as the Minis
ter of Alexander the Second, is the
Vigorous foe of Napoleon the Third.
g-^T'An amateur garclnerand joker days temperance in New Orlean^
nit to a seedsman in town the other declined in outward demons ra
sent to a seedsman in town the other
•dey, for some seeds of the "pifi-plant,” not in'mvvard vitality
hi.. L _ J — J s.1 — J nnrvi\ ilia SlIvC^ I
- - Temperance in New Orleans*
Washingtonianism came to the Cw
cent first. Ten-yeai*s ago vve saw
last vestige of this embodied in a
lettered sign, somewhere on St. Cban^
street. Tnis society was an exo.^
from the green-house in Baltimore, ■
at this time, lixe many other me
transplants, it had Avithered.
letters of gold, -in a blue ground, n ;
there,'but] the Wasln’ngtonian org-
izalicm Had ceased to be. „
Afterwards canrethe “Sons of le
perance,” and flie'Uaughters; ’ ’
with tlie Temples of Honor,
palmy daysref .their organizations «
from \m tol’850.. Tire adyont oU‘
Sons brought about a temperance
vival in the city. . In those g? L
days thoir frequent and enthnsiA
gatherings^ their banner presents 1
and tlreir long processions, wlt ^] |X
-- - -J A Iji
seled standards and spotless reg 1 *,
were'denaqnstfatioms of an. earirfe'
is of an. earn
stirring strengtli. . E.very night 0
vreek some of tire’-Divisions " er ,
■eg, thousand
the ° r '
work r and hundreds,
must have been initiated into
der.
Since those good and prosper
by
It has ec
tert a
which .he had advertised—requesting upo-ii the Q -
preciselysixpareelsofcuStarJpie-seeds, Therg^'ai'Snovv four Divisions __
and t*wo qf mince-pie. Tire seedsmjjarrrrffies one of the “Cadets,” }* D .00°
promptly sdut him halfi^ifqjerrgofeej”pefseA 7 ering patronageand d fre ylr
eggs ancl tvvo w- yil)W^J r puppies The j tliatapostle of young tempers 110 ’
Udmttei thftjP.II. W.H«i • ■
'joke was rather against him, ■ The Knights of Jericho h*
ot