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if - VM M v i 1 m 1 X m I'm i i I ; &l)c rcjou ftnjus. W. I ADHtt, SUrTOS AND riorilKTOt. OKsaoiv ozty: SATURDAY, JUXE 13, 1857. 13" V. W. Csaiu Is oiillioriiej to da any bus loess connrcle w'lli Hi Arjm Office durinj my slueoce. W.L.ADAMH, 07" Quito a number of correspondents will be attended to noxt week. We muil oo the conclusion of X. Y. befuro we be gin to publish. Trouble ItTi Venire Caklaet. Tbo Jacksonville Sentinel seems jut tiow lo be in hot water. I' editor seems to havo Lie great iniml harassed with load of uncommon curve end perplexities, which socm olighily lo have disturbed hie mental equilibrium. One trouble is, that certain friends of Judgo Deady aro about lo start a new piper in Jacksonville to ad vocate Deady's claims to the U.S. Senate, as against Jo Lane. Tin's move it is thought will have the doublo edict not only to Lrenk down Lane, but to causo the Sviilin'l to wink out, thus endanger ing the Union, fur which Te Vault has often well nigh bled to death. In speaking of the daring adventurers from Douglas county, who propose to start a Deady or gan under the very nose of tho Sentinel, which bns already sworn eternal fealty to Lane, tho Sentinel anys : "The managers in this grand under taking, oil, or nearly all, bail from Scotts burg, in Unipqua county. Jt is well known that the peoplu of tlinl county love Gen. Lano about like a cat loves water, (will nover touch it unless compelled)." Tbo logicut argument seems to run about this wise, that, as the citizens of Umprjtia county " lovo Ccn Lane about like n cat loves water," and as To Vnult " loves Lnne about like a cat loves salmon t-kins," therefore it is entirely unconstitu tional for Lono pbobiuites to start a Den dy organ. Hut, dear Te Vault, it docs seem to us that if tho Uinpqua pcoplo are to be ostracised, bicnuso, like the poor eat that was chukod up to water, they swallow. d liim beciiuso tbey woro "compelled" to do it, then a largo majority of the democ racy in Oregon must be similarly dealt with, for many democrats in this section, writhing under the parly lash, (lectured thnt they wouldn't havo " touched him un less they had been compelled" lo. " That it is the secret ohi.ct (Tor thev daro not openly avow it,) of ihn managers i mis now paper to promote tho political views nnd interests of Judge Deady over Gen. Lane, there can bp no doubt. Those who have undertaken to manage the whole nfl'air may deny it ; they may attempt to conceal it ; but a short lime will develop to the people tho facta in relution to thoao dark and Jeep plots that have been for some time maturing." So you think that tho " plot" which is on foot to send Deady to tho U.S. Senate, is a "dark and doep" one, while your 'plot' for sending Lane is to bo taken, wo si:p. pose ns a "shallow" one, with just enough of opacity to be seen through by moat any body up a troe, especially nftrr you yourself have lot tho cat out of the bag. Permit us, dear To Vault, to suggest to you, and your rival organ-grinding, that both " plots" for sending either Lnno or Deady, ore both shallow oud dirtv, and wo can hardly believe, with all allowance for tho ignornnco nnd serfdom of tho co horts of black democracy in Oregon, that lliey will bo willing to bo represented in the U. S. Senate by any such men as Lane and Deady, unless they aro "compelled to." Tho Sentinel is also in hot water about the democratic candidates in Jackson cnuu ly which, although it hoists their names lit its mast-head, devotes much of its space to denouncing and ridiculing some of tliein for no other reason, that we can discover, than that they have declared themselves opposed lo Slavery in Oregon. On the 27th ult., Duncan, Trim nnd Reed, thrc of the four candidates for constitutional cou vention, some of whom aro from slave Lulling Stnten, dochired themselves iu spocchos at Jacksonville as opposed lo slavery in Oregon. Drown, a candidate for the Legislature, took the same side. Whether nny of iho other candidates were for slavery, the Sentiuel doos not inform us. J udgo Deady, the apostate from free principles, made a speech which tho Sentinel thought was tho "best turned and argumentative declamation" for slavery it Lad heard. Wo presume that by "best turned" wo are to understand thnt it was 1 I ... jouu, sonorous, and frothy, and what the ored immigration to Oregon, examine tht past and they will bo satisfied of the im possibility to carry out tuch a law, and mat tr we are compelled to have the col red race araontrst us, they should be slavei." ' Well, there yeu Lave it, lo all the stun ning force with wbicb it struck the noggin of poor Te Vault, and came well nigh up setting his apple cart, besides sensibly changing the specifio gravity of the learn ed I'M Judire br its reflex influence. His r a - position is just this, that he shall oppose a free constitution because free negroes are found in free States, with the implication of course, that they are not found in slave Slates. Now if (his learned Judge had taken the pains to examine the census re turns of I860, he would havo found that in the sixteen free States, there were 106,043 free negroes, or about one free negro to every seventeen votes cant at the last rrcsidaritiul election ; while la lbs fif teen slave States tbero were 205,711 free negroes or about ono to every four voters nt tho election of 1850. This gives In fifteen slavo States, almost doublo the number of free negroes that are contained in tho sixteen free States, or, taken ret lively to tbo actual white voters, about four to one. This, of course, knocks tho underpinning from Deady's calculations, and annihilates tho fortress behind which Te Vault Laa taken refuge. It nay Is surprising to some thnt Deady should show himself so far inferior to most of our schoolboys in point of a knowledge of the statistics of our country. It is howev er matter of little astonishment to us, knowing him as we do, and Laving known him ever sirce be slid down the western hlopo of the Cascades and pulled up in lamlull, a mere adventurer, with a small bundle of otd clothes, and a smaller stock of legal or Listorical tore, until, from a sniveling pettifogger, he Las worked his wny up, by dint of hard work for the lo cofoco party, to a position ho would now disgrace, if the day Lad not long since gone by when otbor qualifications, aside from those that render a man acceptable to tho clique, were requisite to fit a man for high places of trust. Besides, he makes an ex cellent satellite to the Supreme court, which, like Lim, based their dociaioa in the Drcd Scott case upon a false assumption an assumption that negroes were not reo ognized ns citizens in any of the colonies nt the time of the adoption of the consti tution, when in fact they were recognized ns such in eleven out of the thirteen colonies: Judges who, forpaity purposes, took it up on themselves to declare the ordinance of '87 unconstitutional, when same of the very men who made the constitution draf ted and enacted this ordinance thus plain ly dcolaring that the men who made tho ordinanco were incapable of drawing up an act in conformity with tbe constitution they had mado themselves. When the Sentinel hears Deady or any otLcr negro-worshiper make an argument for slavory, we will tbauk it to report it to us entire. 2T Some writer from Amity has a let ter in the last Standard, coming down rather foolishly upon flro. Fearn for bis (roam's) very harmless opposition to slavery in Oregon. This correspondent whines snd snivels through hslf a column, which we Lave carefully read In the vain hope to find one argument in favor of slavery. Tbe only thing we nnd Is an as. sertion that slavery would increase the price of land in Oregon. This of course is all guess work, and directly In tbe face and eyes of the fact that land in slave Slates bordering on froo States is generally worth about ono half as much in tho form er as in the latter. Take Missouri, for instance, where the Missouri papers tell us that land immediately on the Iowa lino is worth fifty por cent less in Missouri than in lews, and where hundreds of farmers own farms in Missouri just over the line, and live themselves en small tracts of land on the Iowa side. We asked a negro-worshiper tho other day, wLo took the position of the Slaud ard correspondent, why it was that land was worth so much more in Iowa than in Missouri. TIo said it was " became it was skill in Missouri" We eomraend this important discovery to Judge Deady nnd Te Vault. Tbey will find it another "poser" among greasers, and just as weighty a ono as they have ever used. Judgo failed to convey in word, he sent liotue by a Motions " lurn" of (he head nnd an occasional wink wiih the eyes, which, being " turned" upon Col. Te Vault ccucentraled the whole power of their peculiar " cold boiled" expression upon a face radiant with rum, and flushing wiih a momentary hope that the poor dvil would some day be able lo own a 8300 nigger." The "argumentative" part of ihe speech wo are not allowed to guess at, as the Sen tinel has LinJIy furnished the subaUnce of it, unJer tho full conviction that it was a "poser." For fear of detracting an iota from its knock-down power, we give it bodaciously" as reported in the Sentiuel : ' llo said heshoulJ rote for slaverv in Oregon, and assumed the position, that all legislative action lo prerent fire negroes from immigrntinj and settling in "non-slave-holding StnlM, hare proved to be a dead letter en tho statue book, Said he, "Jet those who hope la prohibit free col-! It will bo seen by the returns from this county, that Col. Kelley ran the high est of any man on tho African ticket, while Collnrd ran tho highest for tho Legisla ture. The reason of this was that many " black republicans" voted for thorn. The strongest objection Cznpkay's organ ever mado lo Kelley was that Lo was just the kiwd of a man " black republicans" would be willing to support. "Wo expect Czap's organ will now proceed lo read Kelley and Collard out of the parly, because they are becoming too popular to be sound lo-cofocos. t" The last Times contains the start ling announcement thnt Judge John Orvis Waterman has ceased to work at the Times crnuk, and that Hibben of Indiana takes hold of the handle this woek. Tho an noiiiicement has caused some distress among the readers of that paper, but ihe ngony is somewhat alleviated by the an. nouncement that the " Times will still con tinue to contain occasional contributions" from Peter's pen. Peter also announces that the Times will still continue to bo the tail of Bush's kite. CO" There is some stir in this section about the gold mines on Santiam, about 70 miles south-east of this city. It is said thnt diggings have been found there that promise from four to five dollars a day to the liaud. 03 The Advocate says that Mr. Hilton, a cooper, living in Salem, was assaulted by five Frenchmen on the French Prairie last week. His assailants knocked him oil his horse and beat him soundly with clubs, when he got away from them and regaining Lis horse made good his escape. The reason far the assault is not stated. fcr We received a letter from Wash ington City by the last mail from some person who forgot to sign Lis name Among other strange things, he says Gen. McCarver is negotiating for tho purchase of negroes to be brought to Oregon. We think his niggers will be bought on " tick." OCT Those wishing flowers for the dec oration of rooms for pirties, balls, etc., will do well to call at Mr. Xewell's, near this city. CO" It will be seen by the official vote that Lane got but 11 majority instead of 1 J as we published lost week. t3T Those who aro yet doubting as to the designs of the Kansas bogus officials to make a slave State of it at all hazards, are requested to read the following extract from tho Leavenworth (Kansas) Times of April 11th. The Times contaius a list of ihe legal voters of Leavenworth county, certified to be correct by S. W. Tunnel, bogus sheriff" of tho county, who claimed to have discharged his duty as set forth in the following act : "Section 1. That, for the purpose of making an enumeration of tbe inhabitants entitled to vote under the provisions of this act, an apportionment and an election of members of a Convention, it shall bo tbe duty of the Sherifisof the several counties in Kansas Territory, and they are hereby required, between the 1st day of March and the 1st day of April, 1857, to make an enumeration of all the free male inhabit ants, citizens of the United States, over twenty one years of age. and all other white persons actually residing within their res pective counties, and for this purpose shall nave power to appoint ono or more depu ties to assist in such duties, not to exceed one in each municipal township, each of whom, beiore entering upon other-, shall lako and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support Ihe Constitution of the United States, and faithfully and impartially dis charge the duties imposed on him by this act, according to ihe best of bis skill and judgment, which oath or affirmation shall be administered to them severally, and bo duly certified by a Judgo or Clerk o( the District Court of tho United States r Judgo or Clerk of the Trobato Court for the several Counties, or by a Justice of the Peace, and filed and recorded in tho oflice of the Secretary of the Territory." Tho census list bas been confined to voters only, in defiance of the above net which provides for an " enumeration of all Ihe free male inhabitants," &c, for the os tensible purpose of covering up (bo intend ed fraud of omitting the names of perhaps half the frco State rolcrs from tho votinj list. Tho Times says : " Instead of reporting to tho "Probata Judgo the names of 'nil tho legal voters of tho county,' he bas omitted by fraud, no- oiuent or mistake, at least one hundred Free-State voters in this town alone, man v of whom were among tho first settlers of mo i erritory, and are now among the most prominent men of tho county. C. F. Cur rier, M. J. Parott, II. J. Adams fainco chosen Mayor of Leavenworth by a large majority, II. Miles Moore, E. lloss, II. P. Johnson, Jared Phillips, and many others wno might bo named, are men well known to the officer who took the census, and nave a bona tide residence in this town and have lived hare longer than one-half o tho persons whoso names have been recis. tored. We have before us now tho names of near one hundred Free-Stato men of tho county who have been omitted men who are engaged in public business in the town, and men who are among the most prosperous and influential of those living in ino country. "It might have been reasonably ex peeled l hat the officer taking tho census would have known that Sherd were three printing-offices in tho town : but, strange as it may seem, ho is utterly oblivious of the existence of any other than tho two Pro-Slavery offices. TI.eso he seems to have visited, as we see in the list tho names of the gentlemen who conduct them But neither tho name of the editor of this paper, nor the name of a single employe of I no othce, appears on the list. These omis sions, it niay be said, are unintentional ; out we win entortain our opinion upon mo suojeci. " 1 hero would seem to be, from this list, about 1,700 voters in this county, when the fact is that thero cannot be less than 8,000 ; and a close examination of tbo list will show that a majority of those registered are Pro-Slavery men. Should an attempt be made to correct the list be fore the Probate Court, no man doubts but that the relative number of Pro-Slavery and Free-State men would remain about the same notwithstanding the latter great ly outnumber I lie former. "It is to be Loped that those facts will be a sufficient answer to those who think tree-State men should vote at the June election. All who think they should vote do not understand the situation of things oere; om law more such demonstrations as tbia registering process, will convince them that the Free-Stale men here understand Kansas afairs about as terll at than -A hate not visited the Territory." EL K CT It H tBTim 475 33S 406 350 806 344 805 344 410 313 381 Ctaekaaat Ceaaty OBclaU For Delegate to Congress, Lawion, Dam Slid Lane, (Ulack Dem. 309 Constitutional Convention, REPUBLICAN. LOCOVOCO. G. Abernelhy, 303 J.K. Kelley, O. Reynolds, 180 A.L. Lovejoy, Starkweather, II. Campbell, Nat. Itobbins, Amory Holbrook, Ind., 281. Legislature, W.C.Johnson, 184 Geo. Reese, C.W.Dryanl, 181 F.A. Collard, S.P.Gilliland, Councilman, No opposition. A. C. Wait, Sheriff, J. M. Bacon, 254 A. Ilulcomb, Co. Commissioner, No opp. J. D. Breuts, Co. Treasurer, No opp. Tbos. Johnson, 407 Assessor, W.r. Burns, 248 J. E. Taylor, 283 For Convention, 500 Against Con., 121 Lane's majority, 1 " " in 1855, . 138 amhlll Ceualy-omcUl. SLACK DEMOCRATS. IND. OKU. StKISUCAN Delegate to Congrtti, Lane, 253 Lawion, 427 Deltaatei to Cmvtntitn, Bnrbank, 315 Olds, 427 Watt, 175 Short, 405 Stone, 179 Kinuty, 377 Kichaidion, 178 McDride, 393 Councilman, Morrison, 188 Scott, 49 Representatives, June, 193 Shuck, 376 Westerfield, 190 Allen, 409 County Commiitinnert. Munroo, 158 Sawyer, 373 Bean, 404 Culbertson, 302 Auditor, G.H. Steward, 282 Cowlet, 330 Sheriff. Ayen, 213 Hibler, 74 Warren, 268 School Superintendent, Onthoose, 208 Kobortaou,148 Eliner, Attttmr, HanJey, 281 Peters, 311 7Viirer, Dreyman, 273 Wolfe, 308 Lawson'a majority over Lane, Lauo's majority in 1655, 247 174 38 (XT Isbam G. Herri, of West Tennes- see, bas been nominated for Governor, by the "Democracy" of Tennessee. Douglas Coaaly Official. BLACX DEMOCRATS. OPPOSITION. For Delegate to Congress, Lane, 331 Lnwson, 134 Delegates lo Convention, M. P. Deady, 270 Jesse M. Day, 221 S.F.Chadwick, 203 T. B.Sanderson, 213 Thos. Whitted, 3-10 Fitzbugh, 307 Representative, A. A. Mathews, 4.'0 School Superintendent, Saml Gordon, 429 T. B. Sanderson, 81 From the above returns of the election in Douglas, as reported in Czapkay's or gan, it will be seen that Judge Deady is pretty well appreciated ai home. He runs the lowest of any man on Lis ticket, and ono hundred and fifty men who voted for Gordon scratched off the name of this renegade from free principles, who has been stumping tho country for slavery, just because TeVault has seized the same top tuft that Fratt braided up for a handle, and has been leading Lim around to snuff tho track of sorao $300 nigger, undei tho do lusion that it would prove acceptable to tho voters of Oregon. His rote of 270 out of some 600 votes in Douglas county, the homo of Lnne nnd Uncle Ned, and the reputed strong-hold of niggerisra in Or egon, look rftfh.Gr ominous, and will prob. ably produce a slight Jcclino in the price of McCarvcr's darkies. As Deady is noou1 10 fail in his U. S. Senate enterprise, we wi give him a recommendation to Gov. Wise of Virginia, as a first-rato "overseer,1 judging from his strong aspirations, and cot from any working qualities we have ever seen developed in an unaccountably lazy man. Marlon Couaty Official. BLACK DEMOCRATS. OPPOSITION. For Delegate to Congress, Lane 698 Lawson 322 Delegates to Convention, The following aro the majorities fur Lane and Lawson, official and reported, as far as wo are able to give them this week : La nr. Clackamas, Marion, Folk, Linn, Lane, lieuton, Douglas, Wasco, Total, 11 876 248 300 150 25 247 62 1400 Lawson. Waxhington, Yamhill, Multnomah, Columbia, Clatsop, 130 174 13 13 10 340 flora's Festival. Professor Newell is preparing Lis pupils lo give a grand entertainment in this city on the coming 4th of July. The prospect is lhat lliere will be a throng of visitors from abroad to witness it. 113 123 Williams 735 Crawford Grover 742 Denny Cox 005 Peebles 650 Shannon 607 Shrum 637 Miller 625 Councilman. Sheil 627 Macone licvresenlativcs. Weodsides 525 Patten Abell 606 Snracue Cooley 605 Treasurer. Purdy 545 Co. Commissioner, Kays 636 Rector Assessor, Darst 741 School Superintendent. Bonham 659 Coroner. Johnson 653 forU)nvention784 Acrainst Conv. 271 There was no regular Opposition ticket in Marion Magone, Patton and Sprague running as independent candidates. Mr, Denny was not a candidate, though voted tor by some of bis friends ; and, we pro sume, this was also the case with Messrs. Crawford and Rector. 269 337 279 83 Wasco Cemwty. We hear that at the Dalles the vote was as follows for Delegate to Congress : DlaOCSAT. LOroFOCU. lUci Clanni. LawMM, 6 Stock Whilly, 13 Laoe. 75 Lane has 82 majority in tho county. The locofoco candidates, Gates for Repre. sentative, and Meiggs for Convention, were elected without opposition. JJumason, locofoco, received 105 votes for Joint Coun cilman. The vote on Convention ,t i 47 for to AS e;nst. (T A borse belonging lo Win. Holmes, near this city, was stolon from his pasture last Friday night. The thief went to the barn and rigged himself out with saddle and bridle, and left for parts unknown, with a very comfortable outfit. OTWe Lave Lad refreshing rains the past week. Crops look well, and we shall probably mako enough grain to do us and have a good deal to spare, though the wheat crop will fall considerably short of what it was last year. North Fork Yamhill, ) June 0, 1657. ( . Dear Argus I Lave the pleasure of sending you the election returns from (Lis county complete they can bo found in another column they speak for them selves, and clearly show that (hough Yum hill was apparently in tho coils of the viper Oregon Democracy, and had almost yielded to its fascination, the people saw tLeir dan ger in time to avert it. Such another Waterloo defeat the bushites never before suffered. For several years lliey havo been perfecting this diabolical plan to placo the people at tho feet of a few lender, and just at the time when they supposed their scheme was ripe for practical announce ment and acceptance by the masses, they find when loo late to alter their plans thnt ihcy had presumed too much and gono loo far. Their ticket gets less than one third of tho vote of the county. The Salom platform and niggers were he issues, and, much as they w ished lo avoid it when they found they Lad the bull by the horns, and as vehemently as they protested their innocence of nny in tcntion to forco those issues over the peo ple's heads by a miserable pieco of chicane, they could not deceive them. The Repub. icans rallied bravely to tho charge, nnd, supported by the true-hearted democracy who have hitherto held on lo the party be. cause its hideous ami accursed principles are hidden from their view, and because they fondly hope thnt tho old doctrines of the purty are still cherished by those who avo assumed the name, we have won a ictory over the Black Democracy which shows us the strength nnd deep root which the principles of the Republican party have taken in Yamhill. We boldly nominated ticket, expecting a defeat, still willing to suffer it for the sake of principle ; but our old trne Democratic friends said that they referred on honest, open Republican to n deceitful, treacherous Nigger Democrat; and the resolt was we lost rot a single nomination all aro triumphantly elected, nd some of them, loo, such as Warren ftr Sheriff and Elmer for School Supcrin- tendent, in iho f'ice of a JufiMo opposition. The delegates elect aro all in favor of a free constitution no wishy-washy, non committal go-betweenity, but a plain, open, manly declaration in favor of freedom. They do not wish to insult tho intelligence of the people of Oregon by treating tho idea of making this a nigger State with j the respect which a separate vote would imply. So much for Yamhill county. Let the philosophers of the nigger stripe cool and meditate. Office Pacific Teleoraph Co., Juno 10, 1857. Pursuant to notice, tho stoekhold ihe Pacific Telegraph Company met at Lafayette, Orejron. for the ourno. r ciccuug uve directors, and 1'resident, Sec- reiary, i roasurer, nnd Superintendent, which resulted as follows : President Jamea A. Camnb.il r. I? ... - r"t " i uyeuc. Directors Dr. Newell. A. Mr-lfinlo, Champoeg; S. K. Williams, Dayton : W. J. newby, McMinville. Secretary Jackson Lippincolt, Dayton. usurer a. it. Bnrbank, i,a Payette, Supt. of Line C. II. Moses. On motion, it was voied that a mai,'nn ef the board of directors be called, to meet at Dayton, Yamhill county, on the 22d inst., at 10 o'clock a. m. On motion it was ordered that tha nr. i;. r .l: .... .r"- cu...B3ui mi raeeiing no published. vumoiion me meeting adjourned. JAMES A. CAMPBELL, n tt c Pres't pro tern. uboege n. Steward, Secy. 03" By the adoption of tho North and South line of Minnesota, as uronosed bv Congress, the new State will measure 840 miles in length and 280 in width ; area of tbe fetate, 75,000 square miles. (XT Maj. James S. Rollins, of Columbia. Boone county, is the American candidate for Governor of Missouri, to fill the va cancy occasioned by tha resignation of Gov. Polk. Maj. Rollins is a popular man. of acknowledged ability, and one of the most eloquent speakers in the West. lie was the WLig candidate for Governor in Hasse facie ahem Camcla, Comets, wliether viewed as ephemeral meteora, or as substantial bodies, forming part of ihe Solar system, are objects of no ordinary interest. Comets, in passing among and near the planets, are materially drawn aside from their courses, and in some coses have their orbits entirely changed. This is remarks, bly true in regard to Jupiter, which seems by torno strange fatality to bo constantly D their wny, and to servo as a porpeiU8 stumbling-block to them. The remarks ble comet of 1770 actuully got entangled among the satellites of Jupiter, and was thrown out of its orbit by tho attractions of thut planet, and Las not been heard of since. By this extraordinary rencounter the motions of Jupiter's satellites suffered not tho least perceptible derangement j a sufficient proof of the aeriform nature of the comet's mass. According lo the testimony of eirly writors, a comet which could bo seen in day light wiih iho naked oye, made itsap pcarance 43 years before tho birth of our Savior. This was just nfler tho assassina tion of Ctt'sar, and by the Romans this comet was believed to bo hie molaniorphos. ed soul, armed with fire and vengeance This comet is ngnin mentioned as appear, ing in 1100, and then resembling the Sun in brightness, being of a great size, and having an immense tail. In Ihe year 1402, a comet was seen, so, brilliant as lo be discerned at noon day. in I4o0 a large comet mado its annesr- ance.and spread wider terror than was ever known before. Tbo belief was vory gln. oral, among all classes, that the cornel would destroy tho Earth, and that the Day of Judgment was at hand I At lLi period, tho Turks had extended their vie torious arms neroas iho Hellespont, and seemed destined to overrun all Europe. This added not a litilo'lo tho general gloom. Under all theso impressions, the people seemed totally regardless of tho present, nnd anxious ouly for the future. Tho Romish Church held at this time un bounded sway over the lives, and fortunes, and consciences of men. To prepare tho ' world for its expected doom, Pope Calixtu IU. ordered tho Avo Maria to be repented ihree limes a day, instead of two. He ordered tho church bells to be rung at noon, which was the origin of that prac tice, souuivercal in Christian churches. To tho Ave Maria, tho prayer was added, "Lord, save ns from iho Devil, the Turk, nnd the Comet:" and once, each day, the;o ihreo obnoxious personages suffered a regular excommunication. . Tho popo and clergy exhibiting such fenr, it is not a matter of wonder that it became the ruling passion of the mulii tude. The churches snd convents were crowded for confession of sins ; and trens. ii res uncounted ws-e" poured into the Apos lolio chamber. The comet, nfcer ssflerinn; some months of daily cursing nnd excom munication, began to show signs of re treat, bmiI soon disappeared from those eye in which it found no favor. Joy and tran quillity soon returned to tbe faithful sub jects of iho Pope, but not po their money nnd lands. The people, however, became' satisfied that their lives, and tlie safely of the world, had been, cheaply purchased. This comcl appeared again in 1531, 1C07, lfi02, 175, 1835, and will return to our vicinity in 1011, and every 751 year thereafter. Ji is known as llalluy's eomeU The comet of 1G90 would have bem still more alaimin tlmn tht of 1456, had no science rohhed it of its terrors, and history pointed to the signal failure of its proces sor. 1 his comet was of the largest size, nnd h.id a tail whose enormous length was more than ninety-six millions of miles. The beautiful comet of 1811, tbe most splendid o.''fi pf modern limes, bad a nacro us of 2,iC7 miles in diameter, very nearly tho size of tha Moon. It shone witn i brilliancy equal lo one ttSth f that of tha Moon. Its tail was very luminous, and was one hundred millions of miles in length The Comet and Cold Weather. A writer in a St. Louis paper attributes the recent cold weather to the approach of tho Comet ; which is daily increasing in size, showing that it is coming down o us with fearful rapidity. Tho writer says J " Thero can be little doubt that the traordinary phenomena witnessed in tho weather during the month is attributed to this cause. Similar changes of the cli mate have been observed bforetduring tho passage of comets near the earth. The comet of 1556, is said to have brought with it a dense and unpleasant fog, which lasted for twenty-one days ; that of 1826 was accompanied by heavy rains and con sequently inundations, and every one must remember the unusually cold and severe weather prevalent at the time of the ap pearance of the brilliant comet of March 1843. Tho comet now ADnroachine tbfl earth, is that of Charles V., which first appeared in perihelion, in 1264. It ay be seen in a clear evening near B Sagitta ri, and is evidentally nearing the earth with great rapidity. Its passage across our orbit, or its possible collision, may produce very important and extraordinary geo cranhical chanwa. There can Ve doubt that its meteorological effects are al ready hpramini avi.IaiiI Tliil Comet OX cited great alarm on its fimt and scood appearances and was the subject of ranch attention amonjr the astronomers of that day. ffr "Ivt!ni.h." now the name for whisky toddies throughout New EpgUnd- Th annsbina of life is made OP of very 1843. The election takes place the 3d of' I!ule Pyt"t " bright all the lime. August CoL Robert Stewart, of St. Jo- I h, is his Pem:ralic opponent. To-morrow is ih day on which iJl ! work, and fools reform. y