Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1858-06-22

              I .. 4 lot IJI.I.1 Lfii i r.r n;-" )&,:nr MMf v v VOL. IV. MOUNT VERNON,' OHIO, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 22, JS5S. NO; 32. t Wt eftl If MISS SUKEY SMITH. Miss Sukey Smith bad flaxen hair Her daddy bad tlio powtcr; Her eyes were grey and looked serene , Upon her favorite suit. The suitor was a Jolly youth, And nimble, short and brawny; The yellow fever took him off One day to Culiforny. ' And when I heard that he was gone-It's now said I or never! I shaved myself and greased my shoes, And tried to look quite clever. I rigged myself from top to toe, And caught and mounted Dobbin; But all the way I rode along, M y heart kept up a throbbin'. And when I reached her daddy's house-, It still kept up a thumpin,' But when I saw a lovely maid, It. kinder stopped ajumpin. 'Twas half-past ten when at her feet, I knelt, and yet ere dinner, With honied words and winning ways I had contrived to win her. Some months elasped to set the day I now began to press her; 1 urged, entreated, plead in vain, In vain did I caress her. While matters were thus crosst and spil'd, My clothes all growing seedy, My rival from the mines returned, Still for Sukey greedy. I saw him kinder sidle up, , And slip his arm around her; When heavens and earth! she let him kiss Those precious lips! confound her. I told her that I was surprised My eyes had sure deceived me; And asked her to renew her vow, And from suspense relieve mo. When, don't you think, the tarnal gal, Her thumb upon her smeller. Her fingers riggled as she said Can't como it, little feller! A ISlrauge but True Story. Many years ago I happened to be one of the referees in a case that cxeited unusual interest, in court, from the singular nature ol the claim, and the story which it disclosed. The plaintilt', who was captain of a ship which .traded principally in the West Indies, had married verry early with every prospect ol happiness. His wife was said to bo extrcnio-ly beautiful, and no less lovely in her character.After living with her in tho most uninterrupted harmony for five years, during which time two daughters were udded to the family, he suddenly resolved to rcsumo his occupa tion, which lib had relinquished on his marriage, and when his youngest child was but three weeks old, sailed once more to the West Indies. His wifo, who was dovoutly attached to him, sorrowed deeply at his absence, and found her only comfort in the society of the children and the hopes of the return. But months after months passed away and he came not, nor did any letters, those insufficient but welcome substitutes, arrive to cheer her solitude. Months lengthened into yearsi yet no tidings wore received from the absent husband; md after hoping against hope, the unhappy wife was compelled to believe that he found a grave beneath tho weltering ocean-Her sorrow was deep and heartfelt, but the evils of poverty were now added to her afflic tions; the widow found herself compelled to resort to some employment in order to support her children. Her neodle wa. tho only resource, and for ten years she labored early and late for the miserable pittance which is ver grudgingly bestowed on the humble seamstress. -A merhant in New York, in moderate but "prosperous circumstances, accidontly became Acquainted with her, and pleased with her gentle manners, no less than her extreme beauty, he endeavored to iinprovo their acquaintance with friendship. After some months ho offerei his hand and was accepted. As tho wifo of a successful merchant, she found herself in the enjoyment of comforts and luxuries such nsshe had nov-or possessed. Herchildron become his children and received fro: him every advantage which wealth and affection coifld procure. Fifteen years passed away, the daughters married and by their step-father were furnished wit h every Comfort requisite in their new vocation of house keepers. But they had hardly quitted his roof when their mother was taken ill. She died after a few days, ami from that time until the period of which I peak, the widower resided With the youngest daughter, Now comes the strangest paH! of the story. After n absence of over thirty years, during which time no tidings had ever, arrived from him, tho first husband arrived as Suddenly as he bad departed . He had changed ship; and adopted another natneand spent the whole of that long period eo ll,e ocean, except some transient visits on shore, white taking in or discharging cargoes, have been careful never to como nearer home than New Orleans. Why Be had acted in this unpardonable manner towards his family, no one could tell, and he obstinately refused all explanation. ' . There were strange rumors of slate trading and piracy afloat, bnt they were only whispers of conjecture rather than truth. What" soever may bare beea hi motive for his eon' dltet, be certainty wa anything but wdi&r ent to bis family concerns when ho returned. Ho raved like a mad-man when informed of bis wife's second marriago, and subsequent death, vowing Vengoance upon bis successor, and terrifying his daughters by the uiost Awful threats, in caso they refused to acknowledge his claims. Ho returned wealthy; arid one of tho mean reptiles of the law, whe arc always found crawling about tho halls of justice, advised him to bring a suit against the second husband, assuring him that ho could recover damages, Tho absurdity of instituting a claim lor a wife whom death had released from tho jurisdiction of earthly laws was at length agreed to by all parties to leavo tho matter to be adjudged by fire referees. It was upon a bright and beautiful afternoon in spring, when wo met to hear this singular caso. The sunlight (streamed through the dusty windows of tho court-house, and shed a halo around the long grey lucks and broad forehead of the defendant, while the harsh features of the plaintiff were thrown into still bolder relief, by the same beaut that softoned tho placid countennnco of tho adversary.The plaintiff's lawyer made a most eloquent appeal for his client, and had we not been informed about the matter, our hearts, would have bejn melted by his touching descriptions ol the return of the desolate husband, and the agony with which be now beheld his houshuld gods removed to consecrate a stranger's hearth. The celebrated Aaron Burr was counsel for the defendant, and we anticipated from him a splendid display of oratory.Contrary to our expectati:n, however, Burr made no attempt to refute his opponents oratory.He merely opened a book of .statutes, an d pointing with his thin finger to one of the pages, desired the referees to read it, while he retired for a moment for the priucipal witness.We had scarcely finished the section, which fully decided the matter in our minds, when Burr ro-entered with a tall and elegant female leaning on his arm. She was attired in a simple white dress, with a wreath of ivy leaves encircled her large bonnet, and a large veil completely concealing her countenance. Burr whimpered a few words, apparently en couraging her to advance, and then grace' fully raising her veil, discovered to us a face of proud surpassing beaut v. I recollect ns well as if it wore yesterday, how simultaneously the murmur of admiration burst from all present. Turning to tho plaintiff, Mr. Burr asked, in a low, quiet tone ' "Do you know this lady?'' Ans. "I do." Burr "Will you swear to that?" Ans. "I will to the best of my knowledge and belief; she is my daughter." Burr Can you swear to her identity?' Ans "I can." Burr "What is her age?" Ans "She was UOyeais old on tho 20th day of April." Burr "When did you see her?" Ans "At -her own house, about a fortnight since." Burr "When did you see her previous to that meeting?" The plaintiff hesitated a long pause ensued the question was repeated, and the answer then was "On the lllh of May, 17. "When sho was just three weoksold," added Burr. "Gentleman," continued Burr, turned to us, "I have brought this lady here, as an important witness, and such, I think, she is The plaintiff's counsel has pleaded eloquently in behalf of the bereaved husband, who had escaped tho perils of sea only to return and find his homo desolate. But who will picture to you the wife bending over her daily toil devoting her best years to the drudgery of sordid poverty, supported only by the hope of her husband return. Who will picture to you tho slow progress of hcartsickening, the waiting anguish ol hope deferred ? and finally the overwhelming agony which came upon her -vhen her last hope was extinguished, and she was compelled to believe herself a widow? Who can duplet all this without awakening in your hearts tho warmest sympathy for the deserted wile, and the utterest scorn for the mean and pitiful wretch who could thus trample upon the heart of her whom he had sworn to love and cherish? We need not inquire in. to his motives for acting so base a pari. Whether it was lovo of giin or licentious ness, or base indifference, it matters not he is too vile a thing to be governed by such laws as govern men. Let us now ask the the witness she who now stands before us with a frank, fearless brow of a true hearted woman let us ask her which of these two have been to hor a father. Turning to the lady in a tone whoso sweet-newt was in strange contrast; with the scornful accent which has just characterized his words, he besought her to relate briefly the recollect! n of early life. A slight flush passed over hor proud and beautiful face, as she replied. "My first recollections are of a small, ill-furnished apartment, which my suitor and my self shared with mother. She used to carry out on every Saturday evening; the work which had occupied her during the week, and bring back employ mem for the following one. Save that Wcariseme visit lo" her' employers and hef regnluf attendance'at church, sho never h'i the house. She often spoke1 of .my.father, and of the anticipated return, though 1 observed she wept more frequently than tvr. I then thought she Wept because we weie poor, for it sometime" happened (bat Our support Was Only bit f frf KM M ft9 T ac customed to see by the light of tho chips which she kindled to warm her famishing children, becnuso she could not purchase a candle without depriving us of our morning meal. Such was our poverty when rny mother contracted a second marriage, and the change to us was like a sudden entrance into Paradise-We found a home and a father, Sho paused' "Would you excite my own child against me?" cried tho plaintiff, as ho impatiently waved bis bund for her to be silent. The eyes of the witness flashed flra as she spoke: "You are not my father!" exclaimed she vehemently. "What! call you my father, you who basely left your wife to toil and your children to beggary? Never! never! Bel old, there is my father," pointing to tho agitated defendant; "there is the man who watched over my infancy-who was tho shaorr of childish sports and the guardian of my inexperienced youth. There is tho man who claims my affections and shares my home there is my father. For yonder selfish wrotch I know 'lira not. Tho bestyearsof his life have been spent in lawless freedom from social ties; let him seek elsewhere, nor dare insult the ashes of my mother, by claiming tho duties of kindred from her deserted children." Sho drew her vail hastily around her as she spoke, and moved as if to withdraw. "Gentlemen!" said Burr, "I have no more to say. Tho words of the law are expressed in the book before you, tho words of truth you have heard from woman's pure lips; it is for you to decide according to tho requisitions of naturo and the decrees of justice." I need not say that our decision was in fa. vorof the defendant, and tho plaintiff went forth followed by tho contempt of every honorable parson who wa3 at tho trial. New York Sun. Family Prayer Anecdote of a good Wifo. tt is no uncommon tiling for Christian people, under tho pressure ol'wordly business, to neglect family prayer. Tho Christian llernll states that many years ago. when the country about Cincinnati was now, a Christian tanner who had employed a number of hands to aid him in clearing his lands, took it in his head that he would nothave family prayer in tho morning.becauso tho time ho would spend on so many hands was more than ho could afford to lose. He had made up his mind to get rich in baste, and determined that religion should bend to business. He told his pious wife , if his purposes, she expostulated with him, but in vain Morning came, and in workmen were hurried to breakfast, and hurried to work without a breath of prayer, "Tho next morning the farmer ard his men went on:, as usual, to their work n il bout a praver. The sain began toclimb the sky, but nobrei.k ast horn was beard. They grew angry, and looked anxiously toward the house: they listened, but still tho expected summons did not come. After waiting an hour or two beyond the usual time, they went to tho houso No table was set, no coffee was boiling on the fire, no fund was cooking over or be ore it. The good wife was knitting quioLly, with the big Bible open on her lap." "What does this mean?' cried her husband; "Why isn't our breakfast ready?" "I thought von were in such a hurry about your woik that you would nothavo time to to cat?" "Have timo to eat!" Do you think wo can live without eating? "You can live without eating as well as without praying. Tho spirit needs tho broad of heaven as much as tho body needs the b.ead of earth." "Well, well," said the farmer, "get ns snnif breakfast, we will have prayers agi n every morning; no matter how busy we are, or how tnanv workmen I have." "She cot tho breakfast, and he kept his won). Tho lesson was a good one, and was nover forgotten." A Seasonable Question. WHKIIK SHALL I SPEND ETKRNITV ? ' A lady had written on a card, and placed it on the top of an hour-glass in her garden-house, tho following simple verse from tho po cms of J. Clare. It was when tho flowers were in their highest glory : "To think of summers, yet to come, That I am nut to sec I To think a weed is yet fo bloom From dust that I shall be ! " Tho next morning she found the following lines, in pencil, on the back of the sanio card. Well would it be if nil would ponder upon tho question. act in view of, and make preparation for an unknown stato of existence : "To think, when heaven and earth are fled, And times and seasons o'er, When all that can die shall be dead, That I must die no mom ! Oh. where will then my portion be ? Where shall I spend ktehnitv ?' A Bemtrk able Statement. Rov. J. G. Fee, says the Western Watch man, a minister in Kentucky, who has been mobbed several times on account of his anti-slavery sentiments, in a late letter relates the following facts; "Those who will not hear the truth, but deliberately rush on in wrong doing, Gj I will cut down; just m hedid the mobs in Lewis and Mason counties years since. There the first instigator died suddenly, culling for prayers and no one had a heart toprav for him. Another who shot at me, was drowned suddenly in the Ohio river; another, who drew a knife on me, was shot by a tenant in his own field; another who struck me over my head, with evident intent to kill mo, was soon afterward in contest with another man, cut across (he abdomen; his bowels gu-died out and ho died. The last one, I bclievo. that raised a Violent bund against me, is now dead. . " The mob that in an adjoining county took me down last summer, is wasting away. as'I nm told, with similar fa tatity. How good is God, even in the death of these men; to warn others, lest, "unhaplly, they Shall bb found fighting against Uod:" OCT The Chairman of the Republican. Arfterican-llepubliia'i and Straight-American Slate Committees of Pennsylvania, have is sued reccoiuuiendntions to their respective organizations to unite in the State Convention, already Called to meet at Iharrisburg, July lllh, on. tbo basis of opposition to to the Le- compton swindle and protection to homela-boij Thrilling Adventure. " Have faith lu God and Ha will guide thoo." Tho following thrilling adventure is from an English Magazine : "Father will have done tho great cbininoy to-night, won't be mother?" said little Tommy Howard, as bo stood watching for his lather's break fast, which he curried to him at his work every morning. "Ho said ho hoped nil the scaffolding would lie down to-night," answered the mother, "and lhat'l bo a tine sight j for I never liked the ending of those great chimneys; it is so risky, thy father to bo lust Up." "Eli, then, but I'll go and seo him, and help 'em to givo a .shout afore ho comes down," said Tom "And then," continued tho mother, "if all goes on right, we are to have a frolicto-morrow, and go into tho country, and take our dinners, and spend all the day in tho woods." "Hurrah!" cried Tom, as ho run off to his father's place of work, with a can of milk in one hand mid some bread in tho oilier, His mother stood at tho door watching him as he went merrily whistling down tho street, and she thought of the dear fathct he was going to, and the dangerous work ho was engaged in, and then her heart sought its sure refuge, nnd she prayed to God to protect and bless her treasures. Tom with a light heart pursued his way to his lather, and leaving him his breakfast, went to bis work, which was at some distance, lu the evening, on his way home, ho went around to see how bis fa'.her was getting on. James Howard, the father, mid a number of other woikmenhad been building one of those lofty chimneys, which in our great manufacturing towns, almost supply the place of other architectural beauty. This chimney was one of the highest and most tapering that had over I ecu erect d, an 1 as Tom shaded his eyi s from the slanting rays of the sotting sun looked up in searcli of his father, bis lieart illlluwf. KilllL' U'illiin lilm t ll nmiulliiKr ,.......,. , ri o iieigm. i no scanoiu was uiuiost uovvn; tne men at tho bottom were removing the last beams nnd poles. Tom's f uller stood alone at tliu top. Ho then looked around to sec that everything; was right, and then, waving his hat in the nir, the men below answered him with a long, loud cheer, little Tom shouting as heartily us any of them As their voices died away , however, they heard a different Sound, a cry of alarm and horn r from above. "The rope! the rope!" The men looked around, and coiled upon the ground lay the rope, whii h before tho scaffolding was removed, should have b.'en fastened to tho top of tie chira ey, fi r Tom's f.itlier to coule down bv! 'I'lio scufl'ilding had lvon taken I down without remembering to tako the rope up. There was a dead silenco. Tlioy all knew it impossible to throw thu rop.i up high enough or skillful enough to reach the top of i ho chimney or if itC'iuid. (Ivy would hardly hesa'e. They stood in silent dismay, unable to give any help or think of any means ol safely, And Tom's father. Ho walked round and round iho litile circle., iho dizzy height seemed more anil more I'carfiil, and the solid earth further and further from him. In the sodden panic he lost his presence of mind, and his sense failed him. lie shut his eyes; lie felt as if the next moment he must be dashed to piecf-s on the ground below. The day passed as in lustriously as usual with To n's mother at home. Sho was always busily employed for her husband and children in name way urother, ami to-day Ao had liven harder at work than nsu.d. jetiing toady tor tho holiday to-morrow. She had just finished her arrangements, nnd her thoughts were silently thanking Uod lor the happy home, and for ad these blessings of lile, when Turn nui i". 11 is face was as white as ashes, nnd he could hardly get his words out; "Mother! mother! he cannot get down," "Who lad? thy father?" asked tho mother. "They have lorgotten to leave him the ripe." answered Tom still scarcely uble to speaV. Tho mother started up horror struck, and stood for a moment as if paralyzed; then pressing her hand over her lace, as il to shut out the terrible picture and breathing a prayer to God lor help she rushed out of the house. When she reached the place where her husband was at work, a croud gathered around the font of the chimney, mid stood there quite helpless giteing up with lares full of sorrow, "lie says he'll throw himself down." "Tin d intiuna do that, la I, cried the wife with n clear, hniicful voice; "theo iniinna do that. Wait a hit. Take oil'lhy stocking, lad, and unravel it, and let down tho thread with J a hi. of tiiorler. Dost thou hear mo Join." Tho man made a sign of assent; tor it seemed as if ho could Hot speak und taking oil' his stocking, unraveled Hie worsted yam, row after row. The people stood around in breath less silence and suspense, wondering what Turn's mother could bo thinking of uod why she sent him in such haste fur the carpenter's ballot twine. "Let down one end of the thread with a bit ofstniic, and keep fast hold of iho other," cried she to her husband. The little thread came waving down the tall chimney, blown hither illlll iimni'l 11 miv , in,,, i.v l.;,l,n.. I... tl. ,. ,,.,1 Kill il r.ir i,.rl III,, outstretched bunds that were waiting it. Tom helil the bill of tiring, while his mother lied one -nd of it to the worsted thread. Xow pull it slowly." cr:ed she to her husband, uiul idio gradually unwound the string II til it reached her husband. "Now hold the strinir fust and pdll it up," cried she nnd the string grew heavy and hard to pull, for Tom and his outlier had fastened a thick rope to it. They watched it gradually and slowly uncoiling from the ground, as the string was drawn hither. There was but one coil left. It had reached tho top. Thank God, Thank God ! exclaimed the wife. She hid her face iu her hands in silont prayer, and 'retublingly rejoiced. Tbo iron to which it shouhi be fastened was there all right but would her husband be uble to inako use of it? Would nut the terror of the past hour so have unnerved him as to prevent him from taking the neccessary measure for his softy? She did not know tho magical influence which her fc words had exorcised over him. She did not know the strength that the sound of bcr Voice, so calm and steadfast, had filled with, as if the little thread that carried him the hope of life once more, hod conveyed to bim some portion of that faith in God, which nothing ever destroyed or shook in her pure heart. She did know that as she waited thero, the words came over him, "Why art thou cant down, 0 my soul, and why art tho't disquieted within me? hope thou in Uod." - She lilted up her heart to God for hope and strength, but could do nothing more for her husband, and her heart turned to God, ind rested on him as on a rock. 'Phore was a great shout "He's safe, mother, he's safe!" cried little Tom. 'Thou bast saved ray lire, iny -Mtry," (aid her husband, folding her in his arms, "But what uils thee? thou seemcst more sorry than gl.vl about it ." But Mary could not spoak, nnd if the strong arm of her husband had nut held her up, she would have fallen to the ground tho midden joy after such great fear had overcomo her, "Tom let thy mother lean on thy shoulder." said his father, "and we will take her home. And in their happy homo they poured forth their thanks to God for His great goodnesn, and their happy lifo together full dearer and holier for the peril it had been in, and the nearness of the danger had brought them unto God. And the holiday next day, was it not indeed a thanksgiving day? Corrcspon donea of tho ST, V. Evening Poat, Another Government Defaulter Another Fort Snelling Swindle. WAsiiixuToy, Juno 1. I received information to day that a disbursing officer in the Quarter-Master's Ujp art-ment in California, h.n proved a il ;f i.ilter to the government to the amount of mitr twmlxj-thno thmmnA ikllnrs! This fact is known to tho President and Secretary of War, and yet that defaulting oflicerhas neither been arraigned gfor tho olfencj nor discharged from the service ! It is truo that the Secretin- of War ordered him culled to Washington, but it was discovered that tho blood of the "first fumi-lies" flowed through his gallant viens, and without subjecting him to tho just punishment which awaits all northern delinquents, he was permitted to return to California, under the promise that ho would sell to him certain property in hi) posse a inn, (purchased with the money id the government our informant savs) which would enable him to pay back to the govern in out the money be hid stolen. Singular to say upon his arrival in California, the department received a request, backed undoubtedly by a long list of the P, F. V's, that he bo reinstated as an ngent to disburse tho moneys of the government ! Tho same correspondent adds : Another "Port Snelling" scheme has just been nipped in the bud. 1 learn from reliable authority, that a certain distinguished "General" in the army, whose chivalrous exploits have not been very' credible to him of late, was empowered by tho War Department, before leaving this city for Portfjcavenwiirtli, j to sell a large proportion of that beauti f.il and valuable reservation. Intormation of thu fact was obtained by certain gentleman, who also learned that the "General," alias Land Agent. was authorized to sell a certain number of acres for the stipulated price of thirty dollars per acre. This adilional intelligence surprised them, and they determined to lest the matter by an application to the General, with an of-ler to increase tho price. Accordingly they called upon him at tho Port, and ascertained that he was authorized to sell the land for thirty dollars, but to a specifit.l ptirhj ia Cincinnati! The land wad not to lie sold to the highest biddr ! Upon learning this, the gentlemen applying informed the General that they considered this a very extraordinary way of disposing of the public domain ; that they were willing to become purchasers of tho property ; if it was lor sale, and should demand the right to do bo, nnd gave notice to the General that they wore ready to pay one iftmired dollar.) per acre lor all the lauds on tho reservation that might lw for salo for thirty dollars pe acre to tho Cincinnati parties. This prompt action, I believe has causjd a suspension of the sale for a while. Breslinisia in Tennessee, 1 The Tennessee papers onnouiicj the discovery of large defalcations, robberies and thefts in that Stale. The chief defaulter is the Secretary of State, Dr. Uiiiton, who has va-oosccl." The Clerk of the Comptroller's office is also charged with stalling his pockets with coupons whenever be was in want ol small change. Dr. Uurton has heretofore borne mi HToprociiaUlo character and this exposure of his honoxly, will be a heavy blow to his lamdy and friends. Rumors say the defalcation ran up to vast sums, and are attributed to last living and gambling ou the part of those implicated in theiu. 0 One hundred millions of dollars will not probably cover the expenditures of the general government lor the next year. The sum is enormous, needlessly so, for there is great extravagance in many departments of the service; but the extravagance is not the worst leal ore. The men who ordered the expenditures failed to provide the means to meet lliein. With sifch ligu es staring them in the lace. Congress adjourns and the iidiuinistra-lion assents to it without any recommendations for additional means of revenue. Thu consequences will bo n new n itional debt. A year ago we were calculating how the treasu ry might be relieved of tho inconvenient accu mulation of the siiipbis revenue; and soon wo nhutl be, with far greater anxiety, calculating how we can supply the deficiency, and meet the interest or. tho loans'. It is marvelous that in such a Condition of things the men who are charged with the responsibility cf iho finances can remain indifferent, can refrain from prompt nnd vigorous measures' fur restoring the equilibrium Iw- tween tho receipts and expenditures. The only way to do this is by n thorough revision 'of the revenue laws. Prov. Jour. CT Seward, Douglas & Co.. lr talking brimstone in tho Senate have most ell' ctualiy taken the wind out of the sails of "National Democracy." The party thought of course the Aiiti-Adininistration Senators would oppose war. und thus they would have a glorious opportunity to talk blond and thunder to the country. Cut, nlas 1 they were beaten at their own game. The trick was discovered, and Seward, Douglas & Co., failed to get into the trap set for tiioin. Hainan was hung on the gallows erected for Mordecai. 03" One of the best stories of the season is told by Sandy Welsh, of a man who Was in the country on a visit where ihcy had no liquor. He got up two hours before breakfast, and wanted his bitters. None to bo bad, ol course he felt bad. "How far is it to a tavern?" "Four miles." So off the thirsty soul started walked four miles in a pleasant frame of mind, arrived at the tavern and fouud that it was a Temperance House. (T"I don't know how it is." Soliloquized a drunken loafer. "But it Rcerfls to me there H the thunder-ingest hopping up Of things to night that I ever did sec: even the meeline houso is dancinc jigs, and the moment 1 lets go the post, up jumps tho sidewalk and hits me a dig in the forehead. It won't do I want to go home to Sukey. but I am afraid tcistir, it's as much as my life is worth.'1 Speak with ealmnma and deliberation on all oeoa-ilnni, especially in eiroumitaaoet whiua tend te lr- The Dispatches from Cor. Cummins; Ills Account of his Visit to Suit Lake i:iiy. . PEACElN UTAH. The following is the substnnco of tho official news from Utah, upon which the President based his peace message: In a letter to Secretary Cass Governor Ciiiumng says that ho left the camp ou tho 0th of April cu routo to Salt Lake City, lie- companied by Col. Kane as his guide, and two serants. In passing through the settlements he was greeted with such respectful attentions as were due to the representative of the Executive authority of the United Slates in tho Territory. Xeur Warm Springs, at the line dividing Great Salt Lake from Davis county, ho was honored with a formal and respectful reception by many gentlemen, including tho Mayor and municipal officers ol that city, and by them escorted folodgings previously prepared f.-r him, the Mayor occupying a seat ut bis side in his carriage. Ex-Governor Young paid him a visit of ceremony us soon as he was siifuViontly relieved of tho fatigue of his journey to receive company. In a subsequent interview Young evinced a willingness to afford him every facility be might require for the ellicient performance of his administrative duties. Young's course in this respect, Govornor Cuinming landed, met with the approval of the majority of the Salt Lake community. Tho territorial seal with other property was tendered Governor Gumming by Win. Hooper, lato ucting Secretary of tho Territory. Tbo records und library remain unimpaired.Governor Cumming entered upon the performance of his olllcial doty with profound regret, when ho learned that agent Hart was charged with having incited to acts of hostility tho Indiiiisin Vinta valley. The infor mation came from Hooper. Governor Cuinming hopes that Hart Can vindicalo himself from tho charges, yet thinks they demand un investigation. Gov.Cuiiiminghadinformod General Johnston that he should probably bo compelled to make a requisition upon him for a suUicieut force to chastise thu Indians. At every point Governor Cumming was recognized as the Governor ol Utah, and received with a military salute. He invited responses to his speech and several spoke, referring in exciting tones to the murder of Joseph Smith, to the services rendered by the Mormon battullion in the Mexican war, and recapitulating long chapters of their wrongs. Tho tumult leurfully increased us they progressed, but an appeal from Young restored calmness. Several afterwards expressed regret for their behavior. Govern. r Cumming proceeds to describe tho exodus of iho Mormons, saying the people, including tho inhabitants of Salt Lake, iu the northern part of the Territory are leaving. The roads everywhere are filled with wagons loaded with provisions and household furniture. Women and children, often without shoes or huts, are driving their flocks, they know rot where seeming not only contented bot cheerful. It is tho will of the Luvt, they say, and they rejoice tochangu tho comforts of home for the trials of the wilderness. Thero were illuminations in his honor. Having heard numerous complaints, Gov. Cumiuing caused it public notice to he posted signifying his readiness to relieve those who deemed themselves aggrieved by being illegally restrained ol their li'iorty, ami assuring protection to nil persons. He kept his ollico open ut all hours of the day and night, and registered fifty six men mid thirty three women and seventy one children, as desirous of his protection, and evincing a disposition of proceeding to the United States. A large ma jority of these people were of English birth, and were proini.-ed assistance to remove. Gov, Cumming says his visit to thu Tuber-naclo will never be forgotten. There wore bolween three and four thousand persons assembled for iho purpose of public worship, and there was a most profound silence when ho appeared. Jji-ighuui Young introduced him by n unc as Governor of Utah, and he (Cummin1.') addressed them for half an hour, telling them his purposo to uphold tho constitution and tho laws, and that he would expect their obedience to all lawful authority, at the same time assuring theiu of his determination to administer equal ami exact justice, &a. He was listened to respectfully. Their ultimate destination was not fixed on. Going South seemed to be su'.Iicient to designate the place; but from private remarks ol Young's in the Tabernacle, Governor dimming thinks they are going to Sononi. Young, Iv: nib ill and inoU of tin infl ien-tia! men had lo t their commodious hduses to swell the ranks of the emigrants. Tne masses everywhere Announced to Governor Cumming that the torch will be appliod to every house indiscriminately throughout tho country as soon as the troops a: tempted to cross the mountains, and that although their people were scattered, they would lake overy means to rally thuin'. Governor Cumming says that some of tfVi Mormons are yet in urms, uud speaks of the mischief they are capable of rendering as guerrillas. J he way Tor tho emigrants to the Facinc w is open. Governor Cumming would leave for the South ou the 31 of May. Ho says that he will restrain ull tho proceedings ot the military for the present, and until he shall receive additional instructions from the President. The Grkat Wast of ViRomA. The Lynuhhurgh Yifjinian, says "The grent want of Virginia is development." No doubt of it, the development of free whilo labor uud enterprise, instead of thick skulls and lung liO-'U. Virginia has the breadth of land and the latent resources of an empire. Were tho Old Dominion a 'howling wilderness" from tho Ocean to llto Ohio, and from Pennsylvania to the Carolina t score of yours ol development by sifh Tree settlers as aw taking posse.-sion 61' the West and Northwest, would create two or three new populous stau s where now all is stan I-r: ill or retrogression. Slavery and true development are antagonistic.Pcknsti.vaniaUsuiiv Law. Tho last Legislature of Pennsylvania passed an act making imimrlflnt rlmnireit in tha law of intereftl in that Stale and tho Governor approved the law. It makes six per cent, the legal into in nil cases whew no lower rate is agreed ipon.-Ilnt iL-hon i rata hfhar than si liar cunt ia contracted to bo paid, the law provides' that the excess ni interest man not rx collectable. W hpnuvpr a borrower 6r debtor shall have nnid - -. - i such excess, he irt'ay Commence an action for the recovery of tne Mine at any timo willnn tii months from the time of such payment, out not a.vjrwarua. When the winds of aunlause blow fresh and strong, then steer with a steady band. Remarks of Senator Cameron, Mads in tlii United Slates Senate, mi Mvn'dajf May ZUt, on Ilia Protective PUictf. Mn, Cameron I anf ferues'tod to' present a petition signed by a large number of laboring men engaged in the manufacture of ironf in Pennsylvania. I receive a great many let-, tors daily frorri persons of this class, and , will say here what will save ine the trouble of writing a great many letters. They think the Congress of the United States can relieve thent from all tleir troubles. There never has been a time in the history of the iron' business of Pennsylvania, when there was so' much real distress among the luliorers of my Stuto I mean the men who du th'tf tfo'rK, the men who go to the forge before daylight, and and sweat and toil long after the Moon hW . risen as at present. It is not a com'pla'inl now on the part of Capitalists. Men of cav ital, men of fortune, can take cure oT themselves. Capital' can' always tutfo bare of itself; labor, poverty; indigence, want,' aWayl need sympathy and" protection. These persons reside in tho town of iforrisV town, on the Scuylki'.l mer, 20 miles aboVel Philadelphia. Tb'e river Seu'yl'kill is traverse! on both sides by n railroad, one extending , some 120 or 30 miles, another one h'dn'dreJ miles. On one sido of the river U tt carta'. All of these works have been made for the purpose of conveying coal and iron to the plaeo of manufacture and sale. The county of Seuylkill, and one ol the great coal depbsiltf of Pennsylvania, bas a population of some 80,000 or 90.000. people, ail of which' hi' grown up within the last 23 year At this time the wliolo population? engaged1 ia the iron and coal business of the country,' ei-tetidittg from' Philadelphia to' the Mountains," of Scuylkill county are entirely idle; the boats are tied up; the locomotives are iu a great measure stuudin'g' still, and tho laborers' " are running about hunting employment ami hunting food. These are the persons who complain; they think that Congress can relieve them'; I have told them and I have written to' th'ein that tbey have the power in their own' hands. The laboring men of this country are powerful for good always. They uocoutrol when) they think proper, an! I think the time is coming when they will control the piifiticrf of ibis count ly. J toll them that before they can get proper protection th'ey m'ust eh'auge tho majority in) the other house ol Congress, and, ubeve all, thoy must change the occupant of the White House, who is the dispenser of the power which controls the legislation of this country. In place of gentlemen who b'neer when w talk about protection', th'ey must send meu here whuknow souiotbii.g of the wants, something of the interests, something of the usefulness of the laboring man. Hitherto they have not acted as if they cared for their own; interests while they talked about at tariff which could guard! their labor fnirf competition with the p'nijijr liber of E iropa; tliay would go to the elections under some Wards leader and vote for men to represent theui here and else were, who cared only for party-drill and who had no interest above success. . This system iiwy must change if they hope, for success. I think the laboring men of Pennsylvania, at least, are now beginning tw put their own shoulders to the wheef.and 1 believe they will make such a noise in next Oe-., tober as will alarm gentlemen all over the country who laugh at theui. The canals. Railroads, and uimini onera. tions of this region of the country have cost i more than a hundred millions of dollars.- I The furnaces and other works connected with'-I the manufacture of iron has cos't many millions more, and the people interested in' the I iron and coal business, directly or indirectly,' aioug tne valley ol tne acuylKill, amouut le more than .three hundred thousand soul. Since 185S there has been a blight upou thV business, growing out of the unwise legisle. tion of Congress, which' has already protefl. , ted the iron of England. Russia and Sweden und thus taken the labor and tha bread from our own workmen. This iron interest of Pennsylvania in whioW these meu ure employed, started in HZ0 with' a prod uctio'n' of 20,000 tons. In 1835 when it was up to its greatest extent, the production was a million ton of piginetal. When tbi pig metal is worked into various uses iu which iron is to be consumed, it amounts to many millions of dollars, in value. The annual produce of coil in Seuylkill county alone, in 18j( amounted in vuluo to some $20,000,000. When it is known that it requires two toil of Coal to make one ton of iron, you can' imagine tho number of iersons who rely for their daily brand on the produ6liuh of iron und coal. Iron in its native mountains Ur worth but 50 cents ol ton, when it is worked; into pig metal it ranges Irom $20 to $30, and' sometimes to 5 10 a' ton; and when' worked-into thu various shapes and qualities il trt- . quently amounts to hundreds oi'dolWs'a' toil In have said that these people haVe the power' in their own hands I am speaking to them-now and I wish them to exercise the pow' or tbey have. I cannot hell)1 theuV, much aar . I desire tt do so, nor can any of their friendr get a majority in' Congress; but when they v go' to work as men determined' to succeed , should go. I have no doubt they will get protection. The people ip the valley and on the slope" of the Sciiyliii'l mountains have votes enough' to changu and control the politics ot the Union for as Pennsylvania, so goe the Union1 in all great elections, and their' votos can at all limes decide the politics of Pennsylvania. Lei them' exorcise (he power wisely and honestly and they will no' longer be .without plenty of work and goou pticeav 1 move that this petition bu referred' to that ' Committee on Finance. A Lesson in Grammar! "Jaka did you ever study grammar?4' 'I did sir." ' ', "Whatoaois Sfr. 0 T" i "He's an objective caso." "How so?" ' - "Because he objected Co1 pay hit snbucripV lion that he's been owing for three years and a half. "Might! Uatannnnn?,' ' "Don't know,' but I know what rttfouU "Well, What is it?" "Itunnihg off without, paying" the piinter and getting on the black hut a delinquent.""Good! What Ut conjunction?'' "A method of tfjlleoting outstanding f ub: ' scfiptlons in conjunction with the constable; never employed by printer noli! tee lost er- tremity." 'That' rfiht f Go id four neat and We- ' shooting year papeT Wads at the girls " J - ' r .if'ii ftT f h o York Ledge elafcttnat "if the' funeral of a relative, V, f, Wjl lit and Ml sister, Fenny Fern, recefly met and recognb set! eaob other for (bo tm time in seven retrW