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Extracts from Commodore Perry’s Expe
dition to Japaa*
Basinets beimr over, there was now an
*it» for an interchange of courtesies, and for a
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cation todelircr them. He accordingly sent the
• telegraph apparatus and the diminutive r “- I * a fj a .
shore, and the American sailors, aided by the Ja-
were soon busy in putting them w
mg ortier. In addition to these there
ajaas*
ssW«« *? f p° reeiain
umbrellas and various specimens of
S? wardroiie. There was one article
which deserves mention, as it is a universal ac
companiment of all presents; it consisted ol a bit
of salt-fish, wrapped in sea-weed, and tied m an
envelope of paper. , . ~
The presents having been duly arranged m the
Treaty House at Yokohama, the Commodore and
his officers were invited by the Japanese Commis
sioners, on a certain day, to receive them. After
the ceremony of the reception of the various gifts
displayed on the occasion, the Commodore pre
pared to depart, when Prfbce H&yasht said that
there was one article, intended for the President,
which had not vet been exhibited. The Commo
dore and his officers were accordingly conducted
to the beach, where one or two hundred sacks of
rice were pointed out, piled up in readiness to be
sent on board the ships. As such an immense
supply of substantial food seemed to excite the
wonderment of the Americans, who were natural
ly aghast at the idea of conveying such a stock of
Japanese rice to the remote distance of the White
House—and, moreover, loading themselves with
so much coal for Newcastle—the interpreter, Ye
noske, remarked that it was always customary for
the Japanese, when bestowing presents, to include
a certain quantity of rice.
While contemplating these substantial evidences
of Japanese generosity, and puzzling themselves
with all sorts of impossible contrivances for stor
ing them away on their arrival at Washington, in
Mr. Pierce’s quarters, and speculating upon the
possible effects of a prolonged diet of rice upon
the warlike characteristics of the President’s kitch-
en cabinet, the .attention of the Commodore and
hi* party was suddenly riveted upon a body of
monstrous fellows who* came tramping down the
beach like so many huge elephants. They were
professional wrestlers, and formed part of the retinue
of the Japanese princes, who keep them for their
private amusement and for public entertainments.
They were twenty-five in all, and were men enor
mously tall in st'ature and immense in weight of
flesh. * Their scant costume—which was merely a
colored cloth about the loins, adorned with fringes,
and emblazoned with the armorial bearings of the
prince to whose service each belonged—revealed
their gigantic proportions, in all the bloated fifll
ness of fat and breadth of muscle. Tlieir proprie
tors, the princes, seemed proud of them, and were
careful to show their points to the greatest advan
tage before the astonished spectators. Some two
or three of the huge monsters were the most fa
mous wrestlers in Japan, and ranked as the cham
pion Tom Cribs and livers of the land. Koyanagi,
the reputed bully of the capital, was one of these,
and paraded himself with conscious pride of supe
rior immensity and strength. He was brought es
pecially to the Commodore, that he might examine
his massive form. The Commissioners insisted
that the monstrous fellow* should be minutely in
spected, that the hardness of his well-rounded
muscles should be felt, and that the fatness of his
cushioned frame should be tested by the touch.
The Commodore accordingly attempted to grasp
his arm, which he fonnd as solid as it was huge,
and then passed his hand over the enormous neck,
which fell, in folds of massive flesh, like the dew
lap of a prize-ox. As some surprise was naturally
expressed at this wonderous exhibition of animal
development, the monster himself gave a grunt,
expressive of his flattered vanity.
They were all so immense in flesh, that they ap
peared to have lost their distinctive features, and
seemed only twenty-five masses of fat. Their
eyes were barely visible through a long perspec
tive of socket, tne prominence of their noses was
lost in the puffiness of their bloated cheeks, and
their hea*ds were almost. directly set upon their
bodies, with only folds of flesh where the neck
and, chin are usually founj. Their great size,
however, was more owing to the development of
muscle tnan to the mere deposition of fat; for al
though they were evidently well-fed, they were not
less well exercised and capable of great feats of
strength. As a preliminary exhibition of the
> power of these men, the princes set them to re
moving the sacks of rice to a convenient place on
the shore for shipping. All the sacks weighed one
hundred and twenty-five pounds a piece, and there
Were only a couple of the wrestlers who did hot
each carry two sacks at a time. They bore the
sacks on tne right shoulder, lifting the first from
the ground themselves and adjusting it, but ob
taining aid for the raising of the second. One
man carried a sack suspended by his teeth, and
another, taking one in his arms, kept turning re
peated somersaults as he held it, and apparently
with as much ease as if his tons of fle9h had been
only so much gossamer, and his load a feather.
After this preliminary display, the Commission
ers proposed that the Commodore and his party
should retire to the Treaty House, where they
would have an opportunity of seeing the wrestlers
exhibit their professional feats. The wrestlers
themselves were most carefully provided for, hav
ing constantly about them a number of attendants,
who were always at hand to supply them with
fans, which they often required, ana to assist them
in dressing and undressing. While at rest, they
were ordinarily clothed in richly adorned robes of
the usual Japanese fashion; but when exercising,
they were stripped naked, with the exception of
the cloth about the loins. After the performance
with the sacks of rice, their servitors spread upon
the huge frames of the wrestlers their rich gar
ments, and led them up to the Treaty House.
A circular space of some twelve feet in diameter
had been inclosed within a ring, and the ground
•acefully broken up and smoothed in front of the
building; while in the portico divans covered with
red cloth were arranged for the Japanese Commis
sioners, the Commodore, his officers, and their va-
rious attendants. The bands from the ships were
also present, and enlivened the intervals during
Jthe performance with occasional stirring tunes.
1 * f As soon as the spectators had taken their seats,
Tiliijtthe naked wrestlers were brought out into the ring,
. - and the whole number being divided into two op
* * posing parties, tramped heavily backward and for
ward, looking defiance at each other, but not en
gaging in any contest, as their object was merely
to parade their points, to give the beholders, as it
were, an opportunity to form an estimate of tlieir
comparative powers, and to make up their betting
books. They soon retired behind some screens
placed for the purpose, where ail, with the excep
tion of two, were again clothed in full dress, and
took their position on seats in front of the specta
tors.
The two who had been reserved out of the band,
now, on the signal being given by the heralds,
presented themselves. They came in, one after
another, from behind the screens, and walked with
slow and deliberate steps, as became such huge
animals, into the centre of the ring. Here they
ranged themselves, one against the other, at a dis
tance of a few yards. They stood for a while eye
ring each other with a wary look, as if both were
watching a chance to catch* their antagonist oft’his
guard. As the spectator looked on and beheld
these overfed monsters, whose animal natures had
been so carefully and ..successfully developed, and
as he watched them, glaring witn brutal ferocity
at each other, ready to exhibit the cruel instincts of
a savage nature, it was easy for him to lose all
sense of their being human creatures, and to per
suade himself he was beholding a couple of brute
beasts thirsting for one another’s blood.
They were, in fact, like a pair of fierce bulls,
whose nature they had not only acquired, but even
their look and movements. As they continued to
eye each other, they stamped the ground heavily,
pawing, as it were, with impatience, and then
stooping their huge bodies, they grasped handfuls
es tne earth, and flung it witu *an angry toss over
their backs, or rubbed it impatiently between their
massive palms or under their stalwart shoulders.
They now crouched down low, still keeping their
eyes fixed upon one another and watching each
movement, and in a moment they had both simul
taneously heaved their massive frames in oppos
ing force, body to body, with a shock that might
have stunned an ox.' The equilibrium of their
monstrous persons was hardly disturbed by their
encounter, the effect of which was but barely visi
ble in the auiver of the hanging flesh of their bo
dies. As tney came together, they had flung their
brawny arms about each other, and were now en
twined in a desperate struggle, with all their
strength, to throw their antagonist. Their great
muscles rose with the distinct outline of the sculp
tured form of a colossal. Hercules, their bloated
. faces swelled up with gushes of red Wood, which
seemed almost to burst through the slnn Slid tteir
huge bodies palpitated with savage emotion is the
‘ Wtrugge continued. At last, cne of the an»agqnistß
• fell with his immense weight upon the ground,
i and being declared vanquished, he was assisted to
his feet and conducted from the ring.
The scene was now somewhat varied by a change
in the kind of contest between the two succeeding
wrestlers. The he-.«.Hs, as before, summoned the
antagonists, and one haying taken his place fn the
ring, he assumed an attitude of defense, with one
leg m advance as if to steady himself, and-hi»bo :
dv, with his head lowered, placed m position as if
to receive an attack. Immediately after, in rushed
the other, bellowing loudly like a bull, ana, mak- >
ing at once for the man in the ring, dashed, with
his head lowered and thrust forward, against his <
opponent, who bore the shock with the steadiness
of a rock, although the blood streamed down his ,
face from his bruised forehead, which had
struck in the encounter. This manoeuvre was re
peated again and again, one acting always as the
opposing and the other as the resisting force, and 1
thus they kept up this brutal contest until their
fereheads were besmeared with blood, and the :
flesh of their breasts rose in great swollen tumors
from the repeated blows. This disgusting exhibi
tion did not terminate until the whole tweßty-five
had successively, m pairs, displayed their immense
powers and savage qualities. From the brutal
performance of the wrestlers, the Americans turn
ed with pride to the exhibition to which the Ja
panese Commissioners were now in their turn in
vited, of those triumphs of civilization —the tele
graph and the railroad. 1
To celebrate the occasion of the signing of
the treaty, invitations to dinner were exchanged
between the Commodore and the Japanese Com
missioners. The American feast was to come off
first, and accordingly on the day appointed the
Powhattan was made resplendent, with all her
streamers flying, and all the spare bunting tastily
hung in fanciful devices about the decks and
shrouds. A large number of officers from the va
rious ships, in full uniform, gathered to assist as
hosts during the festival, and the mariners and
sailors were dressed up and grouped in the most
effective manner. As the Japanese parly was to
be large and composed of different ranks, it was
found necessary to spread two tables, one in the
cabin for the High Commissioners, and another
1 on the quarter-deck, beneath the awning, for the
minor officials and subordinates. The Japanese
guests arrived in due time and in great numbers,
1 there being no less than seventy in all, and were
‘ received wuh salvos of artillery from the various
1 ships, and a cheerful burst of music from the
bands.
The five Commissioners were conducted to the
cabin, where they were entertained by the Com
modore and several of his supperior officers.
Yenoske, the interpreter, was also allowed, by
special favor, to eat and drink in the august pres
ence of his superiors, but only at a side tabic,
where, however, he snowed, though inferior in
dignity, that he was at least equal, if not superi
or, in appetite to his betters. The Commodore
had not long intended to give this banquet provi
ded a successful result to bis negotiations should
justify such a conviviality, and had accordingly
kept in reserve half a score of bullocks, a large
supply of Shanghae fowls, and a flock of sheep or
so, for the occasion. These, together with the or- j
dinary cabin stores of pates, preserved game, vari- j
ous delicacies, and the unlimited resources of the
Commodore’s French cook, served to spread a
feast that was not only substantial and abounding,
but choice and appetizing. Wines, liqueurs, and
other more potent drinkables, of course, abound
ed, and were by no means the least appreciated
by the guests. The sweetness of the maraschino
found great favor with the tastes of the Commis
sioners, while its strength did not seem to raise J
any serious objection, although its effect was very
perceptible. The Japanese dignataries, with the
exception of Haynshi-no-Kami, who ale and drank
sparingly, proved themselves excellent trencher
men ana “lair drinkers.” The jovial Mimi-Saki
was soon lost to all sense of Japanese reserve, and
passed rapidly, under the combined influence of
Champagne, maraschino, and Monongahela whis
ky, through all the gradations of bacchanalian
delight, until he reached the stage of maudlin af
fection, which he demonstrated rather inconveni
ently by embracing his host, and very seriously
damaging a new pair of gotden epaulets.
The party on deck, which was much larger
and more miscellaneous in rank and character,
in the mean time, had become very uproarious,
after having made way with unlimited supplies
of solid food and numberless bowls of punch.
Nor were the Japanese satisfied with what they
so copiously and indiscriminately appropriated
to their present appetite, but loaded tlieir persons
with provisions for the future. The Japanese
have a practice of carrying away with them por
tion# of the feast where they liave been guests,
and whenever the Americans were entertained by
them, they were expected to do likewise. Each
Japanese carries in a pocket within the breast of
his robe, a supply of paper for the various pur
poses or a pocket handercliief—for he has no oth
er—bf taking notes, aDd of wrapping up the rem
nants of a feast. To the dinner succeeded an Ethi
opian entertainment, got up by the sailors and
negro minstrelsy proved its catholicity of interest
by being received by the Japanese with the same
“unbounded applause” as in Broadway.
A few days subsequently the Commodore and
his officers were invited to a return feast by the
Japanese Commissioners. The banquet was
spread in the Treaty House, in the principal hall
of which were arranged narrow benches covered
with red crape. The tables were the same as the
benches, and were raised to a convenient height
for eating by a square laoquered stand placed be
fore each guest. The guests having taken their
seats, in accordance with their rank, the Commo
dore and his suite being conducted to the dais
where the Commissioners presided as hosts, and
the other Americans being arranged along the ta
bles in the lower apartment, the feast, after some
preliminary compliments, began. A number of
servitors at once thronged in,bearing upon lacquer
ed trays several earthen cups. These contained a
thick soup, which was accompanied by a supply
of soy, or some other condiment. Soup succeeded
soup,* and soup followed soup which seem
ed to be the staple article of the entertainment.
There was bat little difference of taste distinguisha
ble by an American palate in these various dishes,
and most of them seemed to have fresh fish as a
chief constituent, large portions of which floated
in the thick liquid. Between the services of soup,
various sweetened confections and an abundant
supply of gingerbread and other cakes were hand
ed around, while the silver vessels which contain
ed the national drink of sakee—a kind of whisky
distilled from nee—were kept diligently replen
ished. The sakee cups are mere thimbles in ca
pacity, like those of Loo-Choo. but the Japanese
nave acquired by practice such a facility in filling
and emptying them, that they evident l y lose noth
ing for want of larger goblets. Toasts and healths
were passed and the whole assemblage soon be
came happy and friendly. At the end of the din
ner, a dish containing a boiled craw-fish, a piece
of fried eel, and a square-shaped, jelly-like pud
■ ding, was served to each guest, with tne explana
-5 tiou that he was to carry those articles with him,
■ or that they would be sent after him, as in fact was
l done. The Japanese dinner, however, had left no
■ such agreeable impressions upon the Americans
that they cared to nave any memorials to perpetu
> ate its taste or memory. Japanese diet seemed
> particularly meagre in comparison with American
r fare, and soup, however desirable in its proper
1 place, was found to be but a poor substitute for a
' round of beef or a haunch of mutton. The Prince
7 Tous-Sima, who had the character of being,
- like Talevrand, not only an expert diplomatist but
-a finished gourmand, had brought all the resour
ces of his own kitchen, under the immediate su
• perintendence of his far-famed cook, to bear upon
1 the dinner, and yet the result was by no means
j satisfactory to a vigorous nautical appetite.
7 The Japanese are naturally social, and freely
f mingle in friendly intercourse with each other.
1 Woman, too, participates in the enjoyments of so
• ciety with no more restriction than with us. Evc
d uing parties are common to both sexes, where, as
in the United States, the friendly cup of is
i handed round, and the company is enlivened by
i the usual gossip and amusements, such as music
j and card playing. It is the jealous watchfulness
, of the government alone which prevents the peo
i r>le from the exercise of their natural companiona
s ole dipositioh in a friendly communion with for
r eigners. Polygamy does not prevail in Japan as
r in other Oriental countries, and the natural effect
. is a high appreciation of the female sex, and a
p reverence lor the domestic virtues. Little was
i seen of the women; but the Commodore, on one
. occasion, had an opportunity of making the ac
. quaintance of a circle of Japanese ladies, a visit to
t w’hom is pleasantly described in the narrative pub
• fished by the Government—a work from which we
• have condensed several descriptions for this article.
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The Commodore and his officers were con
• ducted to the house of the mayor or chief uiag
. istrate of the town. This dignitary, with great
• cordiality, met and welcomed them to the hospi
, talities of his establishment. The interior was.
quite unpretending, consisting of a large room,
spread with soft mats, lighted with oiled-paper
windows, hung with ruaely-executed cartoons,
and funushed with the usual red-colored benches.
The wife and sister of the town official were pre
sent, crouched on their knees in one comer o*' the
apartment, and smiled a timid welcome to visit
ors. These women were bare-footed and bare
legged, and were dressed very nearly alike, in
dark colored with much dPthe undress
look of night-gowns, secured by a broad band
passing round the waist. Their figures were fat
and dumpy, or, at any rate, appeared so in their
ungraceful drapery; Dut their faces were not
wanting in expression, for which they were very
much indebted to their eye 9, which were black as
well as their hair, that was fastened up at the top
of the head like that of the men, although not
shaved in front. As their “ruby” lips parted
of smiling graciously, they displayed a row
in black teeth set' in 'horribly* corroded
gums. The married women of Japan enjoy
the exclusive privilege of dyeing their
teeth, which is done with a mixture of urine,
filings of iron, and sakee, termed ohagur or camri.
This compound, as might be naturally inferred
from its composition, is neither pleasantly per
fumed 'nor very wholesome. It is so corrosive
that, on applving it to the teeth, it is necessary
to protect the more delicate structure of the
gums and lips, for the mere touch of the odious
stuff to the flesh burns it at once into a purple,
gangrenous spot. In spite of the utmost care the
gums become tainted, and lose their ruddy color
and vitality. We should think that the practice
was hardly conductive to connubial felicity, and
it would be naturally inferred that all the kiss
ing must be expended in the ecstacy of court
ship. This compensation, however, is occasion
ally lost to the prospective bridegroom, for it
is not uncommon for some of the young ladies
to inaugurate the *habit of blacking the teeth
upon the poping of the question. The effects of
this disgusting habit are more apparent from an
other practice, which prevails with the Japanese
as with our would-be civilized dames—that of
painting the lips with rogue. The ruddy glow
of the mouth brings out m greater contrast the
blackness of the gums and teeth.
Disastrous Fire in Nashville—Loss About
$300,000.
Au Extra fromMue of the Nashville Patrl
,.f t brings us the destructive fire
on the fol-
Ik n< /
ing between two clock. Jffe origi
nated in the Nashville Inn, above
the oven in the kitchen, and had so fab progress**!
when discovered and the alarm given, no human
efforts could have arrested it. A very strong
wind which was blowing from the North, drove
the flames rapidly thrugh the house, the inmates
barely having time to make their escape, and iu a
few moments the whole building was in a blaze.
The atmosphere was filled with floating flakes of
fire, which were driven over the square and over
the southern portion of the city down to Broad
street. Large masses of these flakes fell upon the
roof of the court house, and it was not long be
fore that building was spouting up coluMNw
fierce flame, contributing its thousands to the Mf
ri&d sparks which poured over the city like a show
er cf tire from heaven. I
Before the Court House was more than iQtr
i burnt the large warehouses on the corner of Mart
ket street and the square, and on Market street,
belonging to H. & 13. Douglas, and occupied by
Hugh Douglas, also took tire, and in Succession
the stores of 11. G. Scovil, druggist, Strickler &
Ellis, and Gardner, Shepherd & Co., on the square,
shared the same fate, the lofty brick wall Os Mor
gan A Co.’s store checking the. further progress of
| the fire in that direction. Mr. Douglas lost nearly
all of the large stock of dry goods, Ac., he had in
store, but we arc pleased to state that his books
and papers, of half a million iu value, were all
saved. The buildings he occupied were owned
jointly by himself ana his brother 15. Douglas. The
'division wall of Evans 4 Co.’s beautiful store east
of the Inn, put a stop to the march of the flames
on that side.
We make cur summary of the total losses as
follows:
Douglas A Co • • • 076,000
Court House
Gardner, Shepherd A Co 10,WO
Strickler, Ellis A Co 5,000
H. Ewing .••••• ».*»
W. R. Eiliston °.ooo
H. G. Scovil *5,000
Eiliston A Evans, (Inn.) -• • 10,000
S. J. Carter U‘,ooo
Guests at the Inn 0,000
Hollins A Co •
Evans ACo * • 1,500
$285,000
According to the best information we have been
able to obtain, the following are the losses of the
various Insurance offices: ' ' '
Phil*. Offices, Douglas A Co SBO,OOO
New York 10 >™9
Memphis JJMES
/Etna, Hartford 10,000
do. do. other losses 10,000
Tenn. Eire and Marine, Nashville P • 25,000
Commercial, Nashville 18,500
United Firemen’s, Nashville v 10,500
Protection 2,000
Total • .$171,000
War with England.
The following sensible article is from the Lon
don Daily Telegraph:
“Those who are disposed to attach but little
value to the preservation of peace with the United
States, should carefully examine the Blue Book
which has recently appeared. They will there
find the value of the exports to foreign countries,
in the year 1854, of the products of the United
Kingdom, was as follows:
• To Russia £ 54,301
Sweden and Norway 736,808
Prussia '... 798,434
Hanse Towns .7,413,715
Holland 4,573,034
Belgium .1,408,932
France 3,17 6,290
Portugal 1,370,603
Spain .1,270,464
Cuba and other Spanish Islands T. 1,088,150
Egypt 1,253,353
Brazil 2,891,840
Buenos Ayres 1,207,125
Chili 1,421,055
Peru 949,880
China, (exclusive of Hongkong) 582,0011
United States of America 21,127,831
Total £51,277,054
Thus we are furnished with a result which should
\ always be prominent in the public eye of every
. patriotic Briton, that the United States consume
' £21,127,031 of the industrial products of these
isles, while the other foreign countries designated,
. take only £30,159,503.
The declared value of raw cotton imported into
. the United Kingdom in 1344 was £20,173,893. The
declared value of the cotton goods exported dnr
, iug the same year, including cotton twist, was
> £31,745,851. No one is so ignorant as not to know
i where and in what manner this cotton was produe
. ed, upon which, after supplying ourselves and. our
1 Colonies with the manufactures proceeding from
j it, we are enabled to furnish the rest of the world
r with a surplus to the amount of £11,570,484.
t \Ve are hapyy to perceive that the Times has
2 ceased to rail against America since we undertook
7 to expose its absurdities. \V e shall expect (to see
[ it, ere long, advocating with ourselves the true
. British policy of an entire abstinence froift inter
. ference, directly or indirectly, in the affairs of our
a trans-Atlantic kindred.
8 Steamboat Burnt—Georgians Lost!
Mr. B. H. Clark, formerly of Troup county, Ga.,
writes us from Alexandria, La., (April 5,) that a
f fracas occurred on board the steamboat Bellfair,
■ about three miles above the junction of the Red
" and Mississippi rivers, between the Irish boat
' hands and the deck passengers. The captain im
-8 mediately commanded the peace, and order was
9 restored until the boat reached the Mississippi,
1 when the tight again commenced, resulting in
bloody work on both sides. During the fracas, or
9 shortly thereafter, the boat took fire and was de
stroyed, making a loss of $14,000 for the owners to
‘ bear. Among the deck passengers lost—either in
' the flames or by drowning—the following from
9 this State are named: J. B. Taylor, of Macon
‘ county, Ga.; N. G. Rise, of Pike county, Ga.; John
9 C. Mathews, of Randolph county, Ga.; John G.
9 Hoge, of Upson county, Ga., and'B. M. Johns, of
; Pike county, Ala. —OoluinJiiis Enquirer.
i Turning the Tables Really.—There was a
- grand “row” lately at a lecture in Paris. Police
: agents in plain clothes were present; they made a
. mark with chalk on the backs of the most uproari
ous of the students so that they might be known
and arrested when they left the nail; (he stiv
■ dents detected the manoeuvre, and slyly chalked
i the police agents, when the officers left the place,
■ the Sergens de Ville arrested them, lodged them
i in prise*, and kept them there for a day and a
, night.
From, the Baltimore bun.
Congressional*
THIRTY-rOURTB CONGRESS —FIRST SESSION.
'Washington, April U,— Senate.— Mr. Harlan
presented an affidavit front Col. Lano on the sub
ject of the Kansas memorial, presented the other
day by Mr. Cass, which the Senate refused to re-
C< Mr! Harlan said that respect for the Senate re
quired him to explain why he should present the
second time a memorial from the members oftao
provisional legislature of Kansas. He alluded to
the charge made on Thursday that ttie paper, with
the signatures, were all in the same hand writing,
aud which was the reason of its . being calk'd an
impudent forgery. To his mind it was the same
thing if his name was attached to a paper by his
authority in the hand writing of another, as it he
had written it himself. Again, if the paper was a
copy of the originaFmemorial, the establishment
of that fact wonld be proof of its authenticity.
ne thought it would be a little strange to argue
against the authenticity of the Bible, because we
were unable to lay our hands on the original parch
ments, as they came from the hands of the pa
triarchs, prophets and apostles,, although those
parchments have been copied millions of times,
and translated into various languages, there were
but a few who doubted the genuineness of the
Bible on that account.
Mr. Harlan proceeded to tell who James H. Lane
is. The first fact about him was that he was a
Democrat, not by conversion, for he seemed to
have been conceivgdtand brought forth a Demo
crat. His father>mos lame, was thrice speaiter
of the Indiana lMuse of Representatives, on the
Democratic side, a member of Congress, and u
wheel horse cf General Jackson s administration.
Mr. Harlan proceeded to trace the career of Col.
Lane from his appointment as Postmaster under
Van Bureu, down to the present tune. He stated
his services in the Mexican war, and alluded to his
having been a Democratic elector for Pierce and
K At'one o’clock the chair called up the special
Mr.’Douglas moved to postpone the considera
tion of the special order, bo as to let Mr. Harlan
finish his remarks. When he could obtain the
floor he intended to object to the reception of the
papers presented by Mr. H., and stated that he
was prepared so show conclusively that the other
petition was a forgery, to ail intents and pui-
Weller wanted to know when the Pacific
railroad bill wonld come up. Three weeks ago i t
had been inpde the special order for to-day, and it
it was laid over until to-morrow it would interfere
with the Senator from Alabama, I Mr. Clay), who
had the floor on the Kansas question.
Mr Douglas urged that this subiect ought to be
disposed of without delay, and his motion being
&S Mr d Harlan proceeded with his remarks, in the
course of which he alluded to Mr Butler,as being
familiar with the names of Hector, Pnam and
Nestor, the heroes of the Trojan war, but said lie
seemed to be more ignorant of the heroes who had
fought the battles of his own country.
Mr. Butler said that he lmd sometimes illustra
ted his remarks bv allusion to the Iliad, and ho
d-d not know but iliat the exploits of the bottle of
Buena Vista would be set to verse, and be styled
SiinidJ. ; Laughter.] He nsked pardon of the
Senator from lowa for using the word “gremnun
in his remarks; for lie said he knew about as much
of Latin as Mr. Harlan did of English. [Laugh
ter. 1
Mr. Douglas stated the reasons why he objected
to the reception of the document that tiie Senate
had once rejected it, and which it was now at
tempted to re-introduce here. As to the Democ
racy of Col. Lane he hud nothing, to say now that
he had fallen from grace. So were Francis P.
Blair and Andrew J. Donelson Democrats once
but nobody would regard them 11s such now when
one of them wasj a leader of the Black Republi
cans, and the oilier was flic Know Nothing candi
date for Vice President. He called the document
a forgery because it had been materially changed
since its reputed signers saw it.
Mr. Wade replied to what he termed the pet
tifogging arguments of Mr. Douglas.
Mr. Pugh said that if the General Assembly of
Kansas should adopt the report of the committee
of supervision, and send as prepared by them to
the Senate, properly signed anil authenticated, it
would then be time enough to receive it.
Mr. Hale said that Col. Lane had been accused
of fraud or forgery, and his character assailed by
various Senators. What did Mr. I-ane dot He
went home and prepared a statement explaining
anti vindicating his character, and praying that
his former memorial be received. The question
was; shall a man who is accused be heard in his
own defense ? If the explanation should be deem
ed satisfactory, then the- Senate could decide lqinn
granting his prayer and receiving his memorial,
which had been rejected.
Mr. Wilson said that Mr. Douglas had indulged
ill partizan catch-words unworthy of the Senate.
The term Black Republicans had been applied to
the friends of freedom. But between this and that
of border ruffian Democrats the former were ready
to take issue before the country. It was under the
malign influence of Daniel Atchmson, a border
ruffian, that secret societies were organized in Mis
souri to plant slavery- in Kansas. The Senator
from Illinois said lie would beat us down, but lie
can subdue us never! He shall have a majority of
members here and in the other House, and a mail
at the other end of Pennsylvania avenue at the
head of tile government of the oouuiry, conducting
it on true Democratic principles. [Laughter.] No
doubt of it.
Mr. Douglas replied, explaining that he had used
the word “subdue” as applicable to the traitors
and rebels in Kansas. He had used the word
“black” to designate the Republicans, because
everv clause in tueir platform relates to the negro
question; and as a substitute for defunct National
Republicans, what more appropriate? Those
principles are sectional and not avowed in the
slave States.
Mr. Wilson—interrupting—said he addressed a
large meeting in a Citv Hall in Delaware, on Sat
urday, and laid down the doctrines of the Repub
lican partv freely and plainly, which were general
ly assented to there. The Republicans claim that
their principles are national, and they will advo
cate them in every section of the Union.
Mr. Douglas replied that lie trusted wherever
avowed they will oe as boldly avowed in the South
as in the North. As to the increase of Black Re
publican members of Congress, it was accom
plished by fusion. The Democratic Presidential
candidate’ will take issue with that of the Black
Republicans of every branch of the latter’s princi
ples, and will boldly go before the country on the
Nebraska and Kansas act, and the important doc
trines it involves. He refuted what he termed
Abolition libels and foul slanders on him, in
vented for partisan and malicious purposes,
owing to his course on the Nebraska and Kansas
hill-
Mr. Wilson, alluding to Mr. Douglas’ remarks
about amalgamation, said thecharge usually comes
from men with the odor of amalgamation on
themselves. | Laughter.j He [Mr. Wilson] knew
no reason why a man, because feeble, should be
degraded by unjust and unequal laws. He did not
disown tlie'name of Abolitionism. John Quincy
Adams, Jefferson, Washington, Jay, Hamilton,
Franklin, and the men who framed the Constitu
te,n aud carried us through tire fire and blood of
the revolution were Abolitionists. The Republi
can party opposes slavery every where, but lie
would rather die in his place than interfere wilh it
in the States. The people of Kansas were not re
bels, but were law-abiding. He thought Mr.
Douglas had a hard road to-travel, and would re
alize that those for whom he fought cannot afford
to be generous; and would find to be true the re
mark of a once eminent politician: “ Gratitude is
a lively sense of favors to come.”
Mr.'Steuart deprecated the discussion of the
delicate and exciting question of slavery here by
those whose openly avowed object is to grasp the
reins of power. It has been seized with the avidi
ty that hungry hounds rush upon a carcass. It
grieved him to see urgent business of the country
neglected for such unworthy purposes. He thought
the remark of Mr. Wilson, that “ the South can
not be kicked out of the Union,” should have
been reserved for some other place or occasion.
Mr. Wilson explained—l said that men who
threaten to dissolve the Union cannot be kicked
out. I did not use the word South, but I think
we shall have no trouble.
At the instance of Mr. Steuart, the motion to
receive Mr. Lane’s petition was then tabled.
Y'eas—Messrs. Allen, Benjamin, Briggs, Bigler,
Bright Brown, Bntler, Cass, Clayton, Dodge,
Douglas, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Hunter, Iverson,
James, Jones of lowa, Jones of Tennessee, Pugh,
Reid, Rusk, Sebastian, Slidell, Steuart, Toombs,
Toucev, Weller, Wriglit, Yulee— 2S.
Nays—Messrs. Collamer, Durkee, Foot, Hale,
Hamlin, Harlan, Seward, Sumner,Trumbull, Wade
and Wilson—ll. Adjourned.
House or Representative?.— The committee
on elections was discharged from the further con
sideration of the memorial of Mr. Faber, cobtest
ing the seat of Mr. Eustis, of Louisiana.
Mr. Cobb, of Georgia, asked leave to submit, a
resolution closing the present session on the
14th of July.
of Maine, said that this was j
iatendc&lP smother the Kansas investigation.
The House* retused to suspend the rules to re
ceive the resolution—yea* 85, nays 57; not two
thirds. * * |
Mr. Ball asked, but did not obtain leave to of
fer a resolution directing the committee on the 1
judiciary to inquire into the propriety of the en- J
actmcnt of a law to prohibit, under appropriate -
penalties, polygamy in the territories of tne Uni- j
ted States. * .| 1
The House refused to suspend the rules—yeas i
BG, nays 50, not two-thirds.
The House resolved itself into a committee of |
the whole on the state of the Union, and resum
ed the ''ousidcration of the Senate’s amendments , -
to the deficiency appropriation bill. That appro- j
priating SBOO,OOO for continuing the Washington I
acqneduct was discussed, but not disposed of j
when the committee rose, and the muse ad- <
journed.
Forty Lipan Indians Killed.
The San Autonio Texan t of the Sd inst., publish- j ■
es instructions from General Vidanrri to the Mexi
can commanders on the Rio Grande frontier, to j .
take strenuous measures against the Lipan Indians j !
in Mexico to drive them into submission before \
new difficulties arise with the State of Texas, and
also a communication from Gen. Vidanrri to Lieut. '
Col. Ruggles, commanding officer at Fort McTn
tosh, Texas, covering the instructions, and express
ing the hope that the friendly dispositisn evinced .
by Mexico will not be misunderstood by our Gov
ernment.
The Te.rdn publishes a letter dated Laredo,
March 25, which says :
I know to a certainty that Col. Juan Zuazua (
has left Lampazos with about one hundred and
eighty men, by the orders of V'daurri, to pursue
the party of the Lipan tribe who had some time
since established -themselves between the Rio
Grande aud the Salado, committing numberless
depredations on both banks of the river. i
It is said that the whole force will amount to
about four hundred men, who will concentrate in
the town of Rosas to begin a campaign of exter
mination against the Lipans.
The Texan has also the annexed important m- | j
telligence: , . _
Bv favor of Mr. J. B. Riche, a merchant of ban
Fernando, just arrived in our city, we learn that
the Mexican Col. Zuazua with> force of four bun- •
dred men, has surprised, at the break of day, a
Lipan camp, and taKcn prisoners the whole party,
amounting to about one hundred and sixty persons,
of every sex and age. On his way to Monterey,
the men having evinced some disposition to muti
ny, forty of them were shot on the snot.
It is assured that Vidanrri has ordered that the
prisoners shall be kept in th£ fortress at Perote
and in the castle of San Juan de Ulna.
The civil aud military authority on the frontier
of the Rio Bravo, have ordered out all the men
able to mpunt on horseback, wUtch the passes,
and thus effect the extermination of the remains
of the Lipan tribe.
This intelligence is gratifying, as giving evi
dence of a disposition on the part of the Mexican
authorities to do whatever they, can to avoid diffi
cutties with us, growing out of Indian incursions
from their Territory on the peaceable settlers of
the Texan frontier.—A r . o.l‘L\, April 13.
Responsibility.— For the punctual discharge of
private obligations, and for the due transaction of
public business ami fulfillment of public trust?,
there is a too prevalent opinion that pecuniary re
sponsibility is the one thing needful. So long as a
borrower is supposed to be possessed of property
from which the debt may be collected in the last
resort, or so long as a man occupying an important
office shall give bonds for the right discharge of
his duties, people arc disposed to extend their in
quiries no further.
Character, and that alone, should be the founda
tion of credit, whether private or public. A man
should be trusted for his honesty and fidelity, not
for his money. No man should be allowed to be
come the incumbent of a responsible office, where
much of public property is intrusted to his keep
ing, merely because he can procure the requisite
security. The man in whose hands it would be
unsafe to trust a half a million of public funds
without security, is equally unsafe with it; where
there is a disposition to be dishonest means an
always found by the scoundrel functionary to save
his friends and yet rob the public.
When assistants are employed by merchants,
brokers and bankers, the defense of the employers
in their integrity is seldom based upon any securi
ty other than their own honesty. To base confi
dence on bonds and pecuniary securities, degrades
fidelity to a mere consideration of interest, which
will, of itself, in the end, produce the bad result
that was sought to be avoided.
There are men in evttv community whose first
and constant aim is tdfbe strictly, scrupulously
and conscientiously houfcst in all their dealings,
who would as soon thin* of throwing themselves
into the Mississippi as of appropriating to them
selves anything but what belongs to them. The
temptation of a hundred thousand dollars to such
men is no more than that of a dollar. Their in
tegrity forms a part of their nature—it has grown
with their growth and strengthened with their
strength—you cannot separate it from them. It
is often connected with an exactness in lesser pe
cuniary matters which tends to render it odious to
the unthinking, but of this despised parsimony
honesty is the foundation. Such men are careful
how they risk rashly their means of discharging
their duties to their creditors or to society. They
are seldom speculators, seldom brilliant finan
ciers, but their word is as good as their bond, and
their bond is as good as gold.
It is the duty of society to select their public
servants from men of this class; it is high time
that honesty should be the first requisite to public
trust and public employment. There would be
less difficulty in finding this attribute were a due
value set upon it and public attention turned to it
with a proper spirit. The right material for pub
lic employment is abundant enough, but it is gen
erally accompanied with a modesty which renders
it necessary to find it out and call it out. The men
of integrity are the truly great men in ever}’ State,
but this greatness is from its own nature entirely
unostentatious, aud even remains in obscurity.
jY. O. Courier.
United Living Children.—On the 4th of April,
1855, one of the rarest cases of double formation
occurred in St. Petersburg Foundling Hospital—
namely, two girls growing together by the skulls,
which still live, and so far, appear to be in good
health. Os all the cases of this kind hitherto
known, (of which there are seven), the union of
the two individuals was never that kind to bring
the face of one child directly opposite the face of
the other. These twins are so united that if the
middle line of the face of one child be prolonged
from the nose, this would strike upon the ear of
the other. Through the mobility of the necks the
two children really lie in a straight line, one girl
lying on the back, the other on the side, aud they
! thus sleep. The face of oue child is quite symme
trical as far as the forehead, and it is the first in
. the formation of the skull that the want of symtne
, try appears. In the face of the other, the right
half is much shortened, and the eye of this side
opens less than the other. The two children pos
sess a perfectly independent existence from each
’ other as relates to sleeping, want of food, &c. The
’ one sleeps qttieflv, while the other takes nourish
ments or looks about. Common sensibility does
, not appear to exist, since in cases of this kind the
brains and nerves of each individual are preserved
; distinct. Not so always with the blocu vessels.
Once one child screaming loud awoke its sister.
The face of the screaming child became suffused
aud reddened deeply, while the other was still
! asleep. Then the Face of the other began to red
! den and s well, and it was only after this that it
opened its eyes. The features of the two children,
, especially tbe one whose face is not shortened, are
very pleasing. _
An Enormous Blast.—The English papers give
’ the details of a monster blast which was let off a
few weeks since at the new harbor works at Holy
head. It is said it required the labor of six men
in its formation for ten months, and a charge of
six tons and a half of powder to explode it. The
quantity of stone loosened by the blast was calcu
latcd at sixty thousand tons.
FEMALE TEACHER WANTED.
OWING to a family affliction, our Teacher is
compelled to leave us. We are desirous of
supplying her place by the first of April. The
School is prosperous and promises to improve.
Apply to F. S. JOHNSON, 1 T ,,
or A. KINGMAN, i trustees.
Clinton, Ga., March '2oth, 1856. c 3 mh29
FOR SALE^
•fl AAA ACRES of LAND, lying
JL "W in Jefferson county, on the
waters of Big Creek, adjoining lands of A.X
Ilambo, John A. Jordan and Col. John McKinney.
There are on the place a Dwelling, Negro Houses,
■ Giu House and other out buildings, all in good re
pair.
Refer to Henry D. Greenwood, Jon A. Bothwell,
and also Henry 'Saxon, on the premises, who will
i show the Land. ctf ocl4
BY WHYTE & CO.
Executrix*
On the first TUESDAY in MAY next*before the-
Lower Market House, in the city of Augusta, wilk ,
be sold, under an order from the Ordinary of Rich
mond county, four Negroes—Rosannab, Sar^i,
Rachel and Amelia. Sold as the property o. the
late Robert F. Foe, deceased, for the benefit of the
heirs and creditors. Terms cash.
mh2l ctd ELIZA 11.I 1 . POE, Esecutnx.
BY LOUIS D. DESAUSURE.
Farm. Tannery, and Saw Mill in Ualertkan Court-*
ty> Georgia.
For sale, a well settled FARM, in Habersham
County, Georgia, about three miles from the vil
lage of Clarksville, and eight miles from the Tal—
lulali Falls, containing about 310 acres, about pne- -
half of which is cleared and improved, and is
good provision land. On the placets a complete
Tanning establishment, the machinery of which is -
worked by ample water power. Bark is abundant
in the neighborhood. Adjoining the Tannery is a
- Saw Mill, which is in successful operation,,
with a good business. There is also a good .or
chard on the premises. The greater portion ot.
the tract is under fence.
—ALSO—
A TRACT OF LAND, near the above, contain
ing about 250 acres, which is well timbered with
oak and pine, for supply of Tannery and Saw Mill..
With the Farm will be sold, if desired, the Pro
visions, Stock, Farming Utensils, Furniture, &c.
For further particulars, apply as above, in»
Charleston, or to J. VAN BUREN, Esq.
ap9 WactjelS Clarksville, Ga.
TO RAILROAD CONTRACTORS.
Georgia and Florida R. R. Co., )
Albany, Ga., April 7th, 185 G. f
PROPOSALS will be received until the Ist
day of MAY, 1856, to complete the Georgia
mid Florida Railroad between Americas and Al—
! banv, by the first day of January next, or at a time
not later than July Ist, 1857, viz:
Ist. To furnish Stringers 6 by 9 of sawed heart
pine, and to lay the track 12 miles southward from
the junction with the South-Western Railroad at
Americus, by the fir»t day of October, 185 G.
2d. To finish the Grading not under contract —
furnish Cross-ties, Stringers, Wood Culverts, Ma
sonry, 100 feet of Truss, and 500 feet of Trestle
Bridging, and lay the Track to Albany, about 23
miles, by the first day of January next, dr at, a time
not later than July 1,1557.
Bids will be considered for Cash for Bonds ct ‘
the Company; and for Stock, or for ptoportions pi j
either.
Profile and Specifications iqay-be seen at the
office.
liy order of the Board of Directors. %
NELSON TIFT, President. • j
F. O. Welch, Scc’y.' dItlAC‘2 apll
ATLANTIC AND GULF RAILROAD
coMtany.
WTOTICE is hereby given that Books of Sv.fc
il scription to the Capital Stock of the Atlantic }
and Gulf Railroad, will oe opened on MONDAY,
the 12th of MAY next, and remain open for three
months thereafter, at the following places aud un
der the superintendence of the following named
Commissioners, to-wH t
At Milledgeville—Messrs. Nisbet, Bailey, and.
Howard.
At Macon—Messrs. Bond and Nisbet.
At Atlanta—Messrs. Calhoun aud Hamilton.
At Coiumbus—Messrs. Jones and Howard.
At Albany—Messrs. Lawton and Collier.
At Bainbridge—Mr. Munnerlyn.
At Newton—Messrs. Colquitt and Lawton.
At Fort Gaines—Messrs. MeCrea and Crawford
At Blakely—Messrs. Crawford and MeCrea.
At Morgan—Messrs. Collier, Crawford and'Col'
quitt.
At Troupville—Mr. Knight.
At Wares boro’—Messrs. Knight and Stafford.
At Magnolia—Mr. Atkinson.
At Thomasville—Messrs. Young and Ponder.
At Brunswick—Messrs. Couper end Spalding.
At Isabella—Messrs. Lawton and Collier.
At Augusta—Messrs. Jenkins and Milledge.
At Savannah.—Messrs. Screven, Hodgson ar.d
Anderson, and that they be also authorized to ob
tain subscription from the counties of Appling,
Coffee, Telfair and Irwin.
And that Messrs. Collier, MeCrea, Lawton and
Crawford.be authorized to obtain subscriptions in.
Randolph and Lee counties.
Bv authority of the Commissioners.
JOHN W. DUNCAN,
Secretary cf the Board.
Milledgeville, April 8, ISs<s. * c 4 ap9
~THE BANK OF ATHENS. " T ~
THE undersigned Commissioners will open a
Book for subscriptions to the Capital Stock
of the Bank of Athens, on WEDNESDAY, the
30th of April, and on THURSDAY, FRIDAY and
SATURDAY, the Ist, 2d and 3d days of Mav, 1853,.
in the town of Athens, at the store of John I. Hug
gins, between the hours of nine in the morning,
and one in the afternoon, on each of said days.
The subscribers to said stock must be citizens of
Georgia. Subscriptions can be made by Agent or
Attorney, duly authorized. No money will be re
quired to be paid at the time of subscription, but it
will be left to be regulated by the Directors. As
soon as the stock is taken, the Commissioners will
convene the Stockholders for the purpose of organ
ization, by giving ten days notice in the papers of
Athens, according to the Charter.
WM. L. MITCHELL, 5
JOHN BILLUPS,
STEVENS THOMAS, [ r. nracWa
JOHN H. NEWTON, Corns ners.
JAMES S. ENGLAND, ] }
PETER A. SUMMEY, J
aps c 3
NOTICE TO BUILDERS.
PROPOSALS will be received by the under
signed, until Tuesday the Gth day of May
next, 12 o’clock, M., for building a Brick Court
House, two stories high, G 2 by Go feet, in the town
of Sandersvilie, Washington county, Georgia, ac
cording to plans and specifications which may be
examined at the office of A. P. Wetter, Architect,
in Savannah, until the 14th day of April, and at
the office of the Clerk of the Inferior Court ot
Washington county, from the 15th day of April
until the Gth day of May, at 9 o’clock, A*. M. Bids
will be received for the Brick and Stone M jonry,.
Carpentry and Joinery, Tin and Copper Woi k, and
Plastering, separately;galso, for the whole building
complete, in all its parts. The Court will reserve
the right to determine between bidders, without
reference to price. Payments to be made quarter
Iv, upon estimates of the Architect, in Bonds cf
tlie county, bearing 7 per cent, interest, and pay
able on the 2<»th December in each of the years
1856-’57 and ’SB, reserving 20 per cent, until the
building is completed, for the faithful performance
of the work, the work to be under the immediate*
supervise of A. P. Wetter, Architect.
SAMUEL ROBISON, J. I. C.
BRYANT O’QUIN.J.I.C.
JAMES R, TAYLOR, J. I. C.
ap‘2 c 3
~~ TO RAILROAD CONTRACTORS.
Engineer’s Office Blue Ridge Railroad, )
Anderson, So. Ca., March 25tli 185 G. j
SEALED PROPOSALS will berecived at'
this office until 12 M. on Thursday, may 15th,.
185 G, for the construction of ONE TU'NNEL, five
thousand eight hundred and eighty feet in length.
ONE TUN NEL,]t wo thousand feet—ONE TUNNEL,
nineteen hundred and fifty feet, and TWO, four
hundred feet each. Also, lor the masonary of the
piers and abutments of TEN BRIDGES, compris
ing about twelve thousand cubic yards. Also, for
about four thousand feet of Tressel Works, includ
ing the Timber and driving the Piles.
The Company reserve the righv to reject any pro
posals and require bidders to givt satisfactory se
curity for the faithful execution, according to con
tract, of the work they may undertake.
Plans and specifications may be seen, and the
time for completing, and all other information ob
tained, at the office of the Engineer, on and after
the sth May. WALTER GWYNN,
Chief Engineer B. R. R. R. in S. C.
ap2 ct>
SCHOOL. 77
THE Exercises of the Academy located .in
Richmond county, near Tooinbs P. 0., will'
be opened, under the direction of Mr. LEWIS D.
PALMER, on the second Monday in FEBRUARY.
The country is remarkable for health, and freedom
from temptation. The English Branches, with the
Latin and Greek Languages, will be taught for the
term —comprising twenty-two weeks—at the fol
lowing rates:
Primary Branches $lO 00
Common English Branc hes. 14 OCT
Language and Higher English 18 00
Board may be had in good families, at eight do!-'
lars per month. JAMES PALMER, > T .
jan3o cZm A. M. ALLEN. j Tmtees -