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Z&T special notices, oeiore marriage, or iaKin? precedence of regular advertisements, double usual fatei. . Notices tor meetings, charitable sooieties, fire companies, &e., half-price. Marriage notices insertea ror u cis ; ueatns 25 cents, unless Accompanied by obituaries, which will he charged for at reeulnr advertising rates. J&" Advertisements displayed in lrg type to be charged one-half more than regular rn'es. pFK tranlent advertisements to be paid for in .advance. oice iloctnt. ROBtKT OF LI.VCULV. Merrily swinging on briar and weed, JS'ear to the nei"t of his Jirt'e duuic, Over the mountain-side or mend, ' Robert of l.in.'ln is telling bis name; "Bob-o'-link. bi.h.uMiiik, Spink. sj-Hiik. j.ink. Fnng and safd in that nest if ours. Hidden among the nmnnier UuwcrSk Ghee, cbe, thee. Robert of Lincoln is gaily dre-t. Wearing bright blntk wed "ung coot; White aro hi bhoiiMcr.- and while his crest, Hear him cull Kti m. rf y noic;-Iiob o' lir.k. !... -o'ilnil, ?pi:ik, si a-.k E-i'il: Look. w rat nice new Cii.it is mine, Sure then' wnnev-r a bird j fiuoj ., Cbco, els".".' cbce. Robert LinJn'. Qunlter. wifd, pR tty aud quiet with plain brown -wing-", Passing at t't'ine a jatierrHii'?, Brooili iu ibegrajs while her hu&bnnd ings,. Iiob-o'. I.nk, bob o'-IInk, . - Spiuk. sp ink. pink: I Brood, kiud cre;tturc: you reed not fear Thierua and robbers while I aui hra. . Chtse, cbce, cheo. ; Modest and shy as a nun is she: . uiie wi-aic i-mrp -i ner'umr iiu:e. Braggart and rince of br;igg:irte is ho Pouring boa.-t tnun hi Utile throat; lJ..-o-tirk liob-o'-iiiik, - . Spink, 'jjftnk. p:nk. y tT -is afraid of a lU'iu; t . ISO. til, e'owardly knave, if you can. Chcc,cbee, c-bee. Six white ee?s on a bed of hav. Flecked with purple, a pretty sight! . There as this mother its all day, i Robvrt isstnging witS all his might Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, Fpink, spank, spink; Nice good wife, that uever goes out, Keeping house while I frolic about,' . Cboe, chee, chee. Soon as the little ones chip the shot!, Six wide mouths are open for food; - Robert of Lincolin bestirs him well, , ! Gathering seed fer the hungry brood. Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, Ppink, spnnk, 8(ink; This new life is likely to be llard for a gay young fellow like me. ". ; r Chee, chee, eheo. V Robert of Lincoln at length is made Sober with work, and eilent with care; Off is bis holiday garment laid, Jialf forgotten tbat'uierry uir. Bub o'-llnk, bob-o'-link, Spink, fpunk, spink, - Kobody knows but my mare and I, Where our nest and our nestlings lie. Chee, chee, chee. . f Summer wanes; the children are grown j ' Fua and fr-die no more he knows; Robert of Lincoln' humdrum crone; T Off fce fliei iind we sing as he goes, .Hob-4Minkv bob-o'-link, . pink. rp.tnk, spink, '--!; Whea you can pip tbat merry old strain, Robert of Lincoln, como back again. ' . ' j Che, chee, cbee. popular CaltSe THE BLACKSMITH'S APPRENTICE. A TALE OF THE REVOLXTTIOIT. BY JoH.V thKiPER TAIL. : CIIAl'EKR I. " T . It waa the darkest hour of the Revolution for " the f American cauae. - There were traitors in - tie camp, though the preat mass of the people ": rerh!neJ firm aril determined in the cause of i ; IodependenOe. ; The British army oatnumrerd . Ihe American furcea i three to ctie, but Iiherf j Va the oriza to he won. unrl hrvi h part 4 Ipfl on j Washinjjt-wi, did not despair. -, What if they K were cUd in tattered garments, n their feet - Were nhoele8s,4aVinjr marks of blood ODCn the ..IrozeQ ground, whenever they followed their be-gloved commander, o long m thej battled for . th by'rtlirigbt of freedom i k Cb period of onr story, there stood in the ' VicVriuy. bF'the village of Brunswick a log hoase of rather large dimensions, and bnilt in a man. ner that proved that iU proprietor went in more 'for' comfort than DDearance M'resarded his 'weUipVr .Thero u an air of neatness and -taste aboat the garden that seemed to pn in that ' !t was aoder the soecial care of a woman, even ,-tio carrant bosh, bonej tackle, and hop Tine . t'eeo'for manr dari nadex the snows of De- TLa ffopnetbr of 'the "hou9 foWwedtba doable czxng of Uacktratth and farmer. lie was a hale old man of about sixty, and his fami- i . - W - B B B a o 1 o c or r- br r i a er i sr ! er. .. m m ji nnd his daughter Mary, a beautiful girl just budding into womanhood. In his youth, farmer Jonas Button had advocated Quaker principles of peace, but in his age his sympathies were secretly enlisted in the cause of Kin George. Sis conduct, however, had been so circumspect he appearing to main tain a strict neutrality as regarded both the British and American cause that though suspicions were rife of hi3 extending aid to the former, heha4 thus far escaped actual proof. The only person hired about his premises was a tall, ungainly youth, and who served as a helper in the smithy, when occasionally a neighbor wished his horse sh.vi, or his waon wheel tired. His name was Malachi Doolittle an I he hailed from the Bay State, from whence he had wandered to hij present station, some three years before, binding himself to Squire Elutton till one and twenty. He had all the peculiarities of the migratory race of New England, and though as we have stated, he was tall and un gainly in his deportment, a warm heartbeat under a homespun vest, and he displayed much genius and tact for the benefit of his emyloyer. As a matter of course, he had been in love for along time with the fair form and blue eyes of his master's daughter, Mary, though she had always treated his case so coolly that any one else but a genuine .Yankee wooer would have left the field in despair. No girl can hear to have it said tbat her lover is an object of ridi cule, and Mary was well aware that tall Malachi the name by which her father's apprentice was penerally addressed was the sport ot all the young girls in the neighborhood. Yet she might have made a good choice, for he bid fair to become a first rate mechanic, was a crack bbot with the rifle, and could outrun, ouijump as he expressed it himself, anything that stood In two shoes. He wis a firm advocate of the American cause, and when bis boss was not by and In- cuuld gain a listener's ear, he would express his admiration for Washington in the highest terms. L It was in the latter- part of December, and cb.se upon riuk, when a young man attired in the uniform ot an ensign in the Continental ar my, and mounted upon a powrful grey horse, rode up to squire II uttou's smithy ami reques td tb-t his animal miht be fhod immediately. "Fi it-i.d ll'ain ss-emest. to hp in si.mewhat of a liuirv.' wus tenure IIuUum'b reply, giaucinir at the htranjfe'r; itid as Malachi is buv fodderin j the cartlt. and I have .promised to lutve neib-ln.r. Parker's wheel .tired. in half an hour, per 4kiiis thee; had better pply to the next hhop, whuh thee -wilt iind about a mile ar.d a half f-itm hero on the straight road to Brunswick, and A plague -on neiithbor Parker and his wa?- I on wheel, said the vounz man impatiently. 'As 1 . - - J you have stated however I am in a hurry, and j bear important despatches o Vashi02t0n, whom J I under.-tand is on his way to attack our ene- j txi'iei. May heaven favor the right cause.' 'Ameid' said the smith, earnestly. 'But as I Irive informed thee before, it will be impossible to attend to the shoein? of thy beast to night. It is nearly dark, and I seldom protract my la bor after nighlf.ill.' The stranrer mused a moment, and then muttered to himself: 'It is not possible that I can have been misinformed;' drew a paper from his pocket and handed it to Squire Hutton. What is this?' he exclaimed. 'Something .that would not be politic to let every one peruse in these tiraesj but I have heard that you was a staunch man in the cause of Kinsr George, and I can trust you. The exi genoies of my case will not admit of delay. My horse must be shod and I must be within the British camp, at Trenton by to morrow morning. The old smith with an air of surprise wiped his glasses to peruse the document, and by the last fading light of day recognized the well known signature of L"rd Cornwallis. lie instantly grasped the stranger by the hand, and sail that for the cause of King George, he would neglect every other job of work in the shop 'But thee will have a roua;h ride of it, friend; the roads are in bad condition, and the wind will blow cold and bitter in thy face I observe the whole of the journey. The stranger remarked that he had learned to laugh at such adventures in the camp of the soldier. 'Ay friend, but the night will be black as pitch an hour later, and if thy beast is not sure footed, thee will scarcely reach Trenton by sun rise. However I will see that, thou art well prepared for thy journey. A good cup of tea, equal to tbat the foolish rebels wasted iu Bos ton harbor, made b- my wife, D.rathy, and a few warm biscuits prepared by my daughter Mary, will tefresh thee greatly, previous to thy lonjr ride, 'Tnanks. kind air, for tby hospitality, ni be assured that it will be remembered to our com mander in chief. My businesn is urgent, for if I raeh Trenton by sunrise, the plan I n w bear about my person will place the rebel army whol ly lh'ouf power, 'Sayestthou go?' said the smith, rubbing his bauds joyfully; 'then indeed we have no time to lose. Ha!l, Malachi, ah here thou art. Run up to the house and tell D watby that my friend Ensign Spencer of the Continental army is going to tup with as. He has important documents for the benefit of the' American cause and mast be in the American camp to morrow morning. Thou canst shoe thi horse while I extend to hiar the ' hosplt lrties; 'and Squire Hottoo, taking. the' joon man by tie arm, ushered him a few mordents into the pre, eoce of h'u wife and caaratng daughter. , Meanwhile.lfalacM. who had eyed the ttran gtr ery doeely, lit a lamp and Jbeaa to plj he bellewi. - ' ' '" f - . j-y-'vi i,-. s i- 'Wefl, he 0xela!ai.e4 ta iimaei f, if jhie &on beat all eater. I thotfht tbef wa anatiia la the' wind, when that crittar baited at pur. place to I just stopped foddering the cattle and saeaki ed op to the back side of the shop to liste morning, the American party will be in the hands of the British. If you are thereby that time, by Judas, Malachi Doolittle don't know nothing about shoeing. Whoa you critter, can't you stand still a moment, while the irons are getting hot? It's no wonder you're so restless with such a load of sin as you are about to carry, and I'm going to cut my indentures to night and join the American army. Who knows but that I may come back a captain, marry Mary Hutton, and then strike a bee line for old Massachusetts. But' I must hurry this job through, for I would not like the boss to inspect my work to night. There, he added, as he drove the last nail, you will cast off a pair of them shoes about five miles the other side of Brunswickj and then if I can't catch you, En sign Spencer, on my old sorrel, I wish I may be blowed up in a powder mill. Big with intentions for the benefit of the American cause, Malachi fastened the horse, and closing the shop door, wended his way to the house. The wind blew keen and cold, and the sky was overcast with dark clouds. 'Shouldn't won der if we had two foot of snow before to morrow morning, said Malachi to himself, 'and I'd rather, by a darn sight, go to an apple bee or a quiltiu' party with Mary Hutton tucked under ray arm, than take a journey to Trenton to night. However, what cau't be cured must be endured, as my old schoolmarm used to say, when sho plied the birch; so all you've got to do, Mala cbi Doolittle, is to play possum, and not to give the Britisher too big a start.' He found the kitehen empty, for Ensign Spencer being- considered in the light of an es pecial guest, the supper table was in the parlor 'Rot his picture! he will be making love to Mary, next,' said Malachi, uneasily; 'but if be does I'll pay him off in his own coin. Ah, here is his pistols and heavy riding coat. Well, now, , Malachi Doolittle, I don't think it would be unwholesome to your constitution to jerk the priming out of them barkers, fur fear matters might come to a rough and tumble. So here goes,' ami suiting the action to. the word the itrai.gers weapons were iustautly placed in a harmless condition. When the apprentice entered the parlor, he found Dorathy Hutton and her daughter Mary in high glee and good humor.. ' The supper was over, but the stranger seemed to be attracted to llie smith's parlor, by the bright eyes of Mary, and locking twice out of the window into the cold, bleak night, he gave a shudder, as if loth to depart on his journey. Tall Malachi devoured his supper in. moody oik-nee; but notwithstanding bis discontent at the notice the young officer took of Mary, he made tearful inroads on the Johnrry cake and sausage. A genuine Yankee is seldom so deep in love that he forsakes his victuals, and such was certainly tall Malaehi's case. - . . Wl en there was no excuse for longer delay, the apprentice was deputed to Tatch Spencer's horse to the door, and thauking his host and hostess for their kind attentious, and bestowing a kiss upon the blushing cheek of Mary, he bestrode the animal and set forth at a round gallop, on his dark and dreary journey, 'I guess I'd better go and finish foddering ihe cattle,' said Malachi, as the clatter of the horse's hoofs died away in the distance. 'Old Bull has broken his surcingle all to smash, I calkilate that I'd better take the sorrel horse and go down to Brunswick tomorrow morning and get it fixed, as we want to sled some wood from the swamp. Suppose you can let me have old sorrel for a little while, Squirt?' 'Why, how on earth can thee go down to Brunswick without him, Malachi? How foolish you do talk to night.' 'Wei, I didn't know but that you might want to use him,' said Malachi, closing the door behind him, and 8 tar ting for the barn. 'Consarn his picture, kissed her lips, did he? .Well, if I dont have a wrestle with him for that trick, my name ain't Malachi Doolittle, Jerusalem, how cold it is. I wish I had my other shirt on; but it's no use to grumble. Old sorrel, put in the big lick, and you shall be kept on nothing else but oats and clover for the balance of your mates ial days. And now for a parting salute to the boss,' he added, as he bestrode up to the door of the house, 'Hellow! Squire Hutton, sumthin's broke loose!' 'Why Malachi, what is the matter?' asked the smith, opeuing the door; is the barn afire, or1 'No nothing of the kind,' boss. But I've con' eluded to borrow old sorrel to night, instead of to-morrow morning. I know the whole plot, and am going to take them papers from Ensign Spencer and give them to George Washington.' 'Why his horse is as fleet as the wind and he will be to Trenton before thou art half way,' said the smith with a laugh. 'You forget that 1 shod his horse, boss nut ton.' - 'Well, he is armed, and will shoot thee as dead as a nail, if thou dost attempt violence.' 'Can't be did, b&3. I shook the priming from his. pistols when he was in to supper.'- ' 'Thunder and Delzebub Lord forgive' me but1' ' . ; ; The remainder of the sentence was lost on Malachi's ear, lor with a wild Yahip ga long, he was following in the track of the British Spy. .: t'ri :- 1 ; cHAPTEivn. : r ; The night was very dark, and flakes of snow was falling fast over the already whitened ground, but the old sorrel was perfectly acquainted Vith every inch of the ground, and as if prompted by an instiact that he was on business that admitted of no delay, ft . needed but little' targing on the partof Malachi to make him ; ttriptcb his Deck through the village r of Brunswiek like'ai grey- . Occasionally his tider would rein ap and pause to Ilsteir, if-hef coald heaV tire clatterin of hoofs jo the distance, apdwhea. hecpald 6ea no f oaod but tha tnourniag of the wind as it whistled through the forest tree, be Woald thont Ga But this perseverance was not to go tong un rewarded; for he had scarcely put the. village of Brunswick five miles behind him, when he de scried the object of. bis search a shor distance ahead, and travelling at such a gait as convinced him that Ensign Spencer had little to thank Malachi Doolittle for his handicraft. As' the rSat ter stood it was no great feat for the sorrel or apprentice to rein np by the side of the officer in the space of a few moments. It was loo dark for Spencer to recognize his new acquaintance of the smithery. . 'Fine evening, squire.' said M ilacht, 'sleighing will be first rate to morroy, it it contipues to come down this way. 'There we don't agree, friend.' said Spencer, placing his hand by way of precaution npon one of his pistols, 'for the night, to my mind, is a cursed dark and stormy one.' 'Well, tis something, dark, that's a ict was Malachi's response, 'for a man that's got a considerable distance to ride. G jt a fine horse, I can't see for sartin. Critter, goes kinder lame, don't he?' Yes, thanks to a bungling fellow that shod him about two hours ago, I shall not be able to reach my destination by daylight." 'Rather gues3 you won't squire, at the rate you are travelling now. Trenton is a long way off yet, and it is a rough road to travel. Now, squire, seein' it's you, f wouldn't mind swappin' horses. Old sorrel is sure footed and oily ten years old come next grass; though I should require a little boot, under the circumstances not Continental, but hard Spanish, and 'Hold on, friend, for heaven's sake. I have no wish to trade horses at any rate, and your loquacity is perfectly overwhelming. I have but one question to ask, and you can - act your own pleasure in answering it. Who gave you the in formation that I was traveling to Trenton?' 'Jest as slick as grease squire. You. are on our side. God save King George and down with the rebels. I am Malachi Doolittle, Jonas Hut-ton's apprentice boy, who shod yonr critter this very night; and it appears it was ro confounded dark in the shop, that I made a pesky job of it. 'Pesky job, indeed,' said Sponcer. 'Why, ray horse is going dead la ne, and I must be in Trenton by to morrow morning my business is of the most vital importance.' 'Could I .not do the business for you? sai l Malachi. 'You can go back to squire. II uttou's while I carry the despatches you bear about you to the British camp.' - 'No, said Jpnserj with a laugh, flhat would hardly do. A british oilieer placing important dispatches in the bands of a blacksmith's -ap preutice, is ol together out uf the Queiw - "By Judas, I've got it! exclaimed Malachi as if struck by a sudden thought., -We will swap horses for the present. I'll take your critter back to Mutton's and doctor him till you call for him and lend you old sorrel he is just as fresh now as when he loft the stable, and .-au keep the same gait for four and twenty hours to come.' Ensign Spencer was delighted with the p repo sition, and balling at a favorable place they both dismounted to make the exchange. But no sooner had the officer's foot touched the ground, than he found himself in the close embrace of tall Malachi. 'Now, Squire he exclaimed, 'before it comes to a worse tussle, I'll trouble you to fork over them papers.' 'Phy, what do you mean, you plebian hound,' said Spencer, 'by insulting an officer of King George?' struggling to free himself from the iron grasp of the blacksmith's apprentice. 'Mean just what I say, you gaul darned cantankerous tory varmint. Hurrah for George Washington and the Continental Congress. Kiss Mary again, will you? Well, I'm not goin' to be cruel, but if you dun't fork over them papers in a jiff, by the sixteenth chapter of Revolutions, I'll make mince meat of youl - I will by Judas!' 'Don't throttle .me!' exclaimed Spencer, (for Malachi's grip at his throat had been tightening every instant) 'and they are, yours. 'Don't attempt to come any of your games, you Tory varmint. I can outran, oufwrastle anything in our diggics, and 'Such is not my intention. There are the pa pers, much good may they do you. And now ba kind enough to release my collar.' ' Wait a bit, squire-r-so ho, sorrel must make all right;' and, at the same moment, he let go of Spencer, he leaped into the saddle. 'Good night, squire, and pleasant dreams.' Spencer instantly aimed one of his pistols point blank at Malachi, but it missed fire. He dashed it to the ground with a curse, and leveled the other the trigger clicked, but there was no discharge. . Ha, ha. ha,' -laughed Malachi.- 'You'll, find the prirain' scattered round Jonas Hutton's kitchen floor, where I left it. Ya-hip, gadang, sorrel-Three cheers for . George Washington and the Continental Congress.'. . ' CHAPTER III, The sun was not above an hour high when a tall, slab sided Yankee, mounted on a bony horse, rode up to the American lines, where- he .was hailed by the sentries, and to whom he made known that he had something of the mast vital importance to communicate to -the general. His invincible pertinacity -finally procured hira the coveted audience with the commander jo-chief of the Americas forces, and .tall Malachi placed the documents be had procured - with so triacb trouble in his hands. Washington saw B.t a glance that, had the' plans they divulged :,been carried out, the American army would have been placed is great peril, if bo! ntterly annihilated. Of his master's share ta the transaction,- Mala chi Doolittle rfaid nothing, tor ne wai too much in love wiUi &rj, ice betray, Jxw latherj but alt other questkms b answered with a procaptnes3 that proved, he had a- Urge share of godd sense f& raaka op fof his nncouth appflfaraaca.tf5' f u 'Ani yo tnriski ta eetra ia - tha? exEoy,'-aaid Washington, kindly, - f- ' ;'-: UWfi 'f 'Such is my intention, yoor excellency, if yon think my services worthy of regard.' emits in the cause of freedom as thoa art. The service thou hast rendered is a great one to the American cause. Captain Doolittle allow me to congratulate you! for such is the commission you henceforth hold in the. continental army The heart of the new made officer was too full to express bis thanks; but he resolved to prove by deeds, acd not by words, that he was worthy of Washington's consideration. The iommao' der in chief saw that some immediate steps must be taken uot only to take Philadelphia whiidv as learned by the dispatches brought by Doolit tie, the enemy were determined to possess bu-J to arouse the spirit of the nation that had now sunk to despondency. He resolvfd to anticipate the British, and cross the" frozen Deleware, on the night of the 26th of December, where he learned that a large body of Hessians were encamped. He followed up his plan with eminent success, for the attack being totally unexpected more than nine hundred of the enemy were taken prisoners of war. He recrossed the river again, and, though his shadow or an army was weary and exhausted, he determined to make an attack on the British forces aVPrinceton. Here he had the fortune to kill sixty and take three hundred prisoners more. This good fortune served to dispel the gloom tbat had settled over the Amer-iean cause. It is an undoubted fact, that Malachi Doolittle held a colonel's commission in the army before the close of the war, which took place when Great Britain acknowledged the Independence of the United States, November 30, 1782. On the banks of the river Raritan, some ten years after the incidents detailed .in our story. there stood a fine house, built in the style of the Elizabethian period the residence of Colonel Doolittle and family, who was now -one of the wealthiest farmers of the county. He was one of the most hospitable of men, and neither friend or stranger could pass bis door without being , , , . oil j -j asked to take a mug of the Colonel s good cider; or if it happened to be about tea time, a cup of tea,-and a slice of short cake, mado by the fair hands of his wife Molly. There' was sn old man, too, who sat in the cosiest place by the fireside, who for a long time after the close, of the war, would advocate the cause of the King, and talk about-having somebody arrested - for stealing a sorrel horse at which his daughter would wiuk slyly to her husband but he finally came to the conclusion, as peace and plei.ty crowned the land of freedom, that George Washington was not so mneh of . a rebel after all. There was an old lady, too, who appeared to never grow tired of praising her son in law; and J a little boy, the- Tery image of hia mothar, who, u climb upon his father's knee, and say with a tone of earnest entreaty : 'Now, pa, do tell me all about Ensign Spencer, and General' Washington, and the Hessians, and how you hooked grandpa's horse, and listen ed.for a soldier.' 'Willingly, my son,' the Colonel would reply, 'but I have related the story so often, I should think you knew it by heart,' Yet son and heir often related the story over and over again. Such is one of the many incidents connected with the dark hours of the Revolution. Though purchased with the blood of thousands, it left the legacy of freedom to mankind, and few in those 'times which tried meu's Souls acquired greater fame in the American cause, than Malachi Doo little the blacksmith's apprensice. Jfrcc-cbisnt. Rescue of a Young Wife from the Free Love Hell at Brhn Heights, Ohio. A very singular case of infatuation occurred among parties residing in Detroit, a few days since, the particulars of which are thus briefly given by the Free Press: "A couple of weeks since, a married man, who occupies a respectable and intelligent posi tion in the community, applied to Justice Purdy for assistance and advice in finding some trace of his wife, a young and lovely woman, who had disappeared a day or two before without warning or obvious reason. The husband loved his wife devoutedly, and could not account for her abrupt manner of leaving him, as no family differences had ever existed to originate domestic troubles, or cause her to wish to leave a happy home. Every assistance was rendered him in finding his wife, but the efforts of officers who scoured the city were unavailing, and he was informed that she was not in the city, or being in the city, was so safely hidden that search was ineffectual. He was further advised to keep quiet and wait for chance to reveal herd wePing place. - He followed this advice, and, as the event proved, successfully for in a few days after he again appeared in Justic Purdy's office, and informed him that he had learned the whereabouts of his wife through the medium of a relation of her family. -With sorrow he disclosed Ler abir ing place, which was no other than a notorious resort of, free lovers, called Berlin Hill, in the northern- part of Ohio. - This is inhabited by a colony of persons who live in the., enjoyment of promiscuous intercourse among the sexes, giv ing free license to sensuality and delusion, and claiming to cure all bodily and. spiritual ills by what they call Iove cure. What the process of treatment is, Heaven only knows. The wronged husband desiring to reclaim his young wife, he was advised by Justice Purdy to go '.after her at once, which he did with the determination of tearing her from the associations by 'which she was sarrpaoded, even if compelled in doing ao to shed the blood of..ner 'aedacen. ;H"' '?''Vl.'.;.y;jrT'.-i 1 He. succeeded in finding her at the institution in question, and immediately brought-her home, withoat ioi deraf on her, part, she stating n-doubtedlf with Jtrathi tthai 'aha was disgusted with the scenes enacted in that abode of wicked pess.v .Her taJe ar it represents things iKare, ao'trMrinarj one,-5he ays that sha was induced to go there by a female relative, who is a believer in the doctrine, and who, after a long effort, succeeded ia intniip? into ter tninl tb absconded and went to Berlin Hill. When there she found the marvelons-'love cure,' but another name for all thafls degrading and loathsome to a virtuous and high minded woman. Low bred familiarities with vulgar, fanatical men; companionship with women who deemed themselves ele. vated above humanity in becoming victims of their own and their companions lusts, and a close familiarity with a brutish, criminal enjoyment, which was the highest sphere aimed at in this delectable community were what she wasobli ged to submit to. This was more than womanhood could endure and in her secret trouble, she applied to a rela' tive, not daring to disclose her situation to her injured and much loved husband. Through this relative the husband found her. and, notwiihstan. ding her moral and physical contamination, he took her again to his heart, a shame stricken but wiser wife and mother. We ar, of course, per. mitted to give no names, and should not do so had we the liberty, as the comfort and happiness of a family depend upon the publicity or silence maintained in so gross an affair." THE 'CEITTEH"DEIT AMENDMENT" PARTY. THE PROGRAMME DEVELOPED TILE ORIGINATOR OF THE MOVEMENT DISCOVEREDWa9hixgto, June 23,1858. Dear Sir: Please, destroy the printed letter I sent you at the request of on the 1 1th instant, and receive the enclosed as a substitute. The reasons for this may appear obvi ous to you; if aot, you will probably see- apa t.nn tu linn ha axil Avnlaln T ri o tf a n-kf l-i i I I , I the pleasure of hearing from you. r n . a -arTxtr t ci jf limy juura, ii. u ;i i j aj i. Washixctox. June 23, 1853. Mr Dear Sir: It has been deemed advisable by a number of gentlemen lately here from different quarters of the Union, opposed to the present administration, to opn a correspondence with prominent individuals in various States whose general sentiments accord with their?, in order to interchange opinions, learn their views as to the reorganization of parties, ascertain what public sentiment is in their respective localities in reference to the coarse to be pursued in- the contest for the presidency in 18'dO, and to draw out, and to give expression to that sentiment through the channels of the I --. ,- .t r-, . " - . They are of opinion that, without giving sa-tioxality to the opposition party, by whatever name it maybe called though the term'lLv-iots Party" is deemed appropriate it will be idle to think of de:eating the party now in power in 1860; and that such nationality cannot be given to it if its candidate shall be an ultra sectional man. Such a( man could only receive the np xjrt of the? distinctive -organization, to which tie has belonged; and it is clear that such a nomination Would drive the democrat party iuto unanimity, whereby a democratic President would be elected by even a larger majority than Mr. Buchanan obtained. The questions may suggest themselves to you. as they have to us, can a natioy.il. party be formed of sufficient strength to wrest the government from the corrupt and reckless party now in power? and, it so, by what means? It is confidently believed that the first ques tion may be auswered in the affirmative; that a large majority of the people afe opposed to that party, aud that EXITED actios is only needed to insure victory. Bat how can this be brought about? Answer: by uniting in support of a man in whose character, principles, aud abilities the whole nation can repose confidence; who has a strong hold upon the hearts of the people: who is neither charged with nor suspected of sectionalism a. statesman of the old school, of elevated and conservative views, high sense of national honor, and who will be as ready to render evenhanded justice to other nations as prompt to exact it from them. . , It may be asked upon what "platform" is such a party to stand? If any ''platform1' is necessa ry, it is believed that the Crittenden'amend-ment" will be found broad enough for the whole body of the nation to stand upou. But, after all, the public character of the candidate for- the presidency, hi principles, public services, patri oiism aud abilities, are a belter "platform" than any that could be manufactured tor the occasion. Tne people voted for General Washington be cause they bad coufideuce in him: not tor- any political confession of faith, creed, or promises be bad made or subscribed - to. which he would have scorned to do- It is not the "platform," but tbe man, that the people vote foi; it is the man, and not the "ptaiioruj, that inspires conn deuce, aud wins support. Henry Clay aud Ad drew Jackson needed no "platform" to ii.sure them the support of their respective parties. Undoubtedly there is a growing conviction on the part of the people that the American inter est aud American labor should receive more of tbe fostering are of the federal government than has beer bestowed on tbetn of late years; that toe ballot-box must be panned, - and its pun ty preserved;. that a more.iutense national feeling should be cultivated, aud that the immigration of foreign pauperand criminals, who are almost instantly transformed into voters, end by whom our elections are oftea decided, should be pro-, bibited. But for these aud other' salutary reforms we must rely wholly upon the people them- I selves; tbongh our candidate for tbe presidency in I860 should be a maa whose whole , public-career aff ords a guarantee that, in Lringicjr about these reforms, his cooperation would be most rheerfully gived;" ' .; -r ;V " 7 4 - Will yoit do' me the favor to reply to this, stating how far you concur in, or dissent from, the views I hay expressed; and :the, Jtuggeatidus I have thrown out: and lo inform rne what - is the 'prevailing sentiment of the' people" in joqj iciimy,Bo lar ma you. are cognizant ot, it, m regard to the organizatioa-of ia'Ualoa party as aagfetedt-i!.;"v;;-A;--',;-, . ' . ; . ,1 mu3t also asV thai favor of joa" to ' send me BWMsaaa auresa-or aucb prominent mea nt your county or State as will be fikely to take an active and willing part in. attaining the object proposed, as we hop too will political. pw,-Jaste ;-airt Scissors. g'.'ohn Craidlebaugb, Esq., of Fairfield has been confirmed as Associate Judge fur Utah. -. fy"Zadoc Street, an old business man of Salem, Ohio, has made a: assignment of all his effects for the b-.-nsfit of his creditors. CsSThe Shamokin Bank-U a bogus concern;. Don't touert its notes with a ten fjot pole. So says the Monroe Democrat. CSF Henry Brook, 1st Lieut, in Df. Kane's last Arctic expedition, died in Brooklyn oa Tuesday, from an aploplectic fit. . DS? Look out for the Citizen's Bank of Memphis, Tcnn. The bills are said to bo only worth fifty cents on the dollar. i 6 The Macob County Bank f Michigan, I which suspended during the panic and resumed tdkcij, txrt ogam toiitru. CST The corner-stone of the Calhoun monument, at Charleston, S. C , was laid with much ceremony on the 23lb ult. Mr. Barrel!, a Q taker, living near Ro chester. N. Y., married his cousin, hp.d an idiot child, and hung himself. . - CSJ It is fiaid that John McKinney & Co., Utica, New York, k'll and dress for the Albany, and other markets, f rty thousand frogs weekly, CSy- Nearly S.'JO. 000 have been collected at: Memphis, Tenuesiee. for the benefitof the woun ded passengers of the steamer Pennsylvania. fifiOn Wednesday morning, at Buffalo, a woman named ll innah Long pushed her bus- oanu into tne out iacset jjocs ana ne was drowned. - " CS? One hundred guns were fired at Madi son. Indiana, when the intelligence was receiv-t?..:,.t,i . i v.tu- i rr - S. Senators. . ' The New York Central Ruilroad hns reduced first class fare between B iff Jo and Ne York city to four dollars! and the New York and Erie to three dollarl ia5 A new bank has jist been organizad in Richmond, Virginia. It wai cbrtered by the last Legislature. Its rnitvimnm capital is fixed tQf A hostile meeting is said to have taken place between . Mr. Hauton of the Trie Delia, la t . i w . ana air. urioson? ot ms isseKeni, in whien the latter was shot and fatally injiired. Cc3 The small steamers of the Gulf Squadron are ordered to return home immediately.- The large ships are ordered to reudezvou3 at Saa Juan. : ' " : . - CST" JoVn Parley, a respectable ctt'uan of 3Tot; to way co., V'a., shot a man named Sam. G. Mor gan, in self-defence, on Saturday. Morgan died almost instantly. . F A fresh water silver eel, three feet and eight inches long, and weighing five pounds an nine ounces, was pulled out of the Connecticut at Hartford, on Saturday, 3 M-irtin. Kista, the refu;ee, who was rescued from the Austrian authorities in 133:1, by C.iptain Injraham. of the navv. died Ufr-I near the city of Guatatnala on a sugar "planta- ... . , -r . j : . - " - - - - -s " . - According to Monsieur Genin, a French sacanl, the sex of eggs can be distinguished. All eggs containing the germs of males hare wrinkles on their smaller epd while female egs are equally smooth at both extremities, CS?" At a late session of the court of Common Pleas of Wood county, Ohio, a Miss Shook recovered a verdict" of $2000 againn a Mr. Furry, for breach of promise of marriage aud sai duction, James B. Siio. elitor of the Albany Slilcs:aa, was arrested at;suit of .Archbishop, H'ighe.-, at Albany on Friday, on charge of libel. Mr. S wain was takeu to NdW York t await an examination. - John . M.-Cullouuh was robbed at tha City U jtel, Jeifiriou City, Mo.," on the 12th June, ci Ln I V arrants amounting, to 3.500 v--. . hi ui fiuv vucrcu lir luo war rants. . . ' f5?The Republican State Convantion ia Session at R it land, Vt., on the 29ih. nominated Hyland Hill for Governor, B. Martin forLiectJ Governor, and Uaurv M. Tt ito fiw At.jt T..,. ' s --ww ... wratv Aicar . ure4. . - 2r.A printer named Chas. Lttcber, aged years, employed ia the A'jt . of Freed office, in the Free Love Iustitution at Berlioz Huron couuty, committed suioide by shootinflT himself. itsr The ten lottery dea'ers who were examined yesterday at Cincinnati, before Esq. Mo Fall, were held to answer in the sum of $203 eacrvexeept lias com, Bird and John McCleo-nan, who were discharged.' - - Mrs.Mary Folger, relict of Captain ,lJ Folger, died suddenly from a fit of apoplexy, by which she was taken while sitting ia hvr chair, sewing at her son's residence, at Iiav3-' na, Portage e'o on Monday. " . tSf Mr-Patrick P. Hull, former! rJ- TttMT lacd county died at Marysville, California, on" the 21st of May. Mr. Holl was somewhat naT ted by marrying the notorious Lola Jloctea.-He was subsequently rdivoreed. 4 ; ' SJoba Daily, of Osceola, Clark county,' Iowa, write to the lodianapolis Journal that" the stories of large qaantitie of gold having been found in Iowa are all fale. Mr. Dailr m m . V. . V IT . I . ' -. . . 1 1 . no uic iu m-.xiciimy oi -tas viar; county mines. . . '- : - S? The irort tie Jot cotton bales weighs one. nu a quarter pounds more than rope, ica uesor locks are sold at five cents, aaJ . the hoop inoa at eight cents per po ind.: The coat of material for hooping each bala will baseventy-!ht cests. So we see announced ia Alabama mserx. t2T Mr, BeBjaxaiaS, Weltoo, of 7aUi. c - has exhibited p. tha 7aterbury Amsriaa-1, a fIf Dtownt wails roso jrgwingMpvii- Mio' vipiii et yellow sweeting apple tree iq bis" garUca. I u ?' rose bas eight or nine tier of leaves) as 1 u i-i every reject ea oatsrri as if -rew-a r -i f A a W ' m (