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THE OHECON ARGUS. WSMMIKO KVKHV IVri'ftlMV MOIMKU, BY WILLIAM L. ADAMS. TliNSTh A Rous witt it furniihed al Thret Velars and Fifty Ventt per annum, in adtanct, to tinglt tubtrribertVkret IMlart taek It elulu of ten at out tjlicti advance Wkon llit rnuntu it nut paid in adoanet, four Vulltin will It churned if paid uitliin tit tnontkt.aml fiv dollurt at thi end of the year. tST I'm Uollurt for tix moulhtNo miter if. Hunt rereiredfur a leti ptrind. fjg" A'o paper diteonlinutd until all arrtaraget art paid, at Hit option of the publisher. Albany, Linn Co., July 11, 1837. To the Edllor of the Aryus Peak Sib : Thinking fur some lime put, that tlio actions of temperance nnd anti temperance men in tliii villugo and pre cinct, under our presont license lw, might conduce to ilio advance of tliu tcmperanco cause, n$ well at to give courage nnd zeal to ite friends in Oregon, I am induced to (five you a few facte as having transpired in this )!aw. And here I would say that the gentlemen llml formerly sold spirituous liquors in tlii place retired from tho bui. iess over a year ago, having paid into tho county treasury some three hundred Jul. lirs flues for violations of t1;c law. At the December term of the county commission ers' court an application was inude fur a license to retail spirituous liquor. Tho petition was in circulation nearly one month before notices were ptil up accord ing to law, and from fifty to sixty names obtained on it. When presented to tho commissioners it had a few names more than the remonstrance. A motion was then mado to have it ruled out us illegal, on the ground of signatures being obtained before the notice were up tho applicant admitting to tho cemmissioners that koiiio f)ty names were on before he polled no tice. Vet tho licen.e was granted for one year upon tho upplicutil paying 9100 Furthermore, the applicant was put under bunds to pay u II tho costs in case an up. peul was taken. The appeal being tuken, His Honor Judgo 'Williams held that tile law was virtually an election law that signatures obtained before the putting up of notices-rendered it null and void that the commissioners oityhl no! to Ituvt grant ed iht license t hut "if the law were al. lowed to be frittered away in mm point, it 'might in another, and soon it would be rendered useless" ; ulso that publicity must bo given to the unices" lu-nce his decision was thut the Applicant huve Ids money refunded him pro rata to thy linje ho sold and that t!h- county pity the cunts. At this July ts-ioii of tlm board of c unty coiuniissiuiinis the same poison up. plied again for a license. It seems ouu of Ids notices (the only one we were able to cc) was written fur unulher person. This was presented to tho bo nd, and us In- could not prove that three notices had b en put tip in his inmie as applicant, tho petition was not legally before tho board hence ruled out. Within an hour another young man presented a petition with some sixty name!!, praying that a license might ho granted him'. And hero again let me say that up to that day the friends of temperance ex pee'ed but ilio ona petition to be presented, and which had becu dono jn tho first in stance consequently wo were not a little surprised to finJ out' with what Inct and ability (at they tkdiig'tl) they had n second putition prepared, of which we knew no thing. Proof as to notices being put up was demanded. This was proved by two witnesses. So far tho law had been com plied with. A motion was then made to have it ruled out, us it was presented a day too soon to satisfy the law. The com missioners held that it was illeyul to acton it that day. Yet the applicant end his at 'Jorncy, U'ing so anxious to Lave it before tho board, incited upon its being filed, which wav dutio. Objection wus also Inado that the notices wero not put up in ibo most public pitied, as tho law directs Tho friends of temperance also contended that it bos an underhanded measure that net one of the notices were seen by any of litem that proof could be .adduced to show that the applicant had requested tlioso that signed it to say nothing about it. Here tho board took the matter into consid eration till the afternoun, when they deci ded that there was not publicity enough given in order to meet the law that fraud appeared upon the very face of the whole jliing and that it was very singular that fur two Pr ill roe years the friends of tem perance had not been able to see but one notice in this place.' All honor to the board of commissioners. They acted im partially iu tha entire matter, and Were determined' that if license wero granted, it should test spem law, and be sustained iu case of an appeal. A remnustranco was circulated, having twenty-five names more than the petition i but was not pre sented, as there was no need of it, in order to defeat both of the applicants, i Report says that license have been granted in various part of the Territory in violation of tho law, when if a remon strance had been presented and an appeal taken, wuuld have beyond a doubt been reversed. Temperance men would do ell to look into this law. It only requires decision and action (or at least we have fouuJ it so in this place) V defeat the granting of license ia iri.jct places in the -Territory. If it i hU'mImj an election law, lei one man if not more remonstrate, nd try the question on an apical, if necesv. sary, and tee if it will not compel the ap point to obtain a majority of the lepl A Weekly Newspnper, devoted to tho Principles of Jettersoniim Vor.. III. voters in order to secure a licenso to make widows and orphans, ns well as drunkards of our rising young mon. Judging from what lias transpired, there is reason to be. lieve that our courts will hold to a strict construction of the law; and, if so, there it much ground to act on, as well as to let the liquor seller understand that he must abide the law. Thus far, but one license has been granted in this placo siuce the law was enacted, and (bat one was in vio lation of law, ss decided on its being ta ken up. . ' Thus having arranged the programme for a license so admirably, they were sure beyoud a doubt of making the lust peti tion win. Hut, ulas! the board of com missioners did not seo proper to do their bidding this lime, and they were ruthcr nonplussed when thoy ascertained the re. suit. It seemed to affect them so power fully thut they or some of the friends of the delicious still could not rest easily under it ; hence upon the second morning after the decision, two Inrgu placards were seen postud up iu two quite conspicuous pluces, stating that two of the citizens of this place, who had taken on active part in having the law carried out, and in defeat ing their (totting license, would petition the board at their next session for a license to retail spirituous liquors in this Albany pre cinct. Hut their counsel was not very far seeing the maltur was overdone, and it created too much laughter in our quiet village to produce ihe efl'ect intended by the writer. Respectfully, yours, J. Conner. for Ihe Argot. Old num. This old lady was reinaikuble among other things for her age. I feel very cer tain thut sba was ten years old a: her death, if not more. Sho belonged to our family eight yours. Previous to this the belonged to Mr. lluntly. Mr. Huully got her of Mr. Baker, and the latter of some body else. Allowing un ownership of a year and u hull' to each of these persons, her sgc would bo twelve years and more. lint whether sho wus that old or young er, sho was '' 01 J Ruth" several years be fore her death. And though others of her kind may live to be older than she, few at least are known to be so. This fact may arise from want of observation, from the frequent changing, tradings, und killings, which so ufieii afl'eci the longevity of chickens. Concerning the early history of Old Ruth, 1 know little. Rut it was not to writo Iter whole history I started out. AH the incidents in the life of nu old hen, her frights at foxes, weasels, polo cats, and dogs, together with the common occurrences of every. day life, would not be interesting. I will mention therefore only a few of the moro uoticeuble and " worthy deeds" of our old heroine. Old Ruth was quite sociable. She would eat from my hand without fear, and sometimes jump in my lap. The other chickens meantimo would run up, snatch a mouthful, nnd then run away. Old Ruth lost no time in such maneuvering. Her confidence and friendship guincd much for her under such circumstances. Though she would follow mo about, smoothing her feathers against my clothes, she was not so familiar while in charge of a brood of little chickens. In a different po sition in society she noted differently. She had important duties to perform that would not allow her time to play with me ; hence she gave me no encouragement. She was not cross, howevor, unless I dis turbed the little ones. Sho had none of that indefinite flapping and fluttering about common to most old hens, when discharg ing their motholy duties. If necessary to defend her chicks, sho would lly right at my face. Many limes has she peeked my eyes; and, until pretty well grown, would always drive me away. I never knew hawks to catch any of ber young ones. She has often flown, lo ap pearances, as high as 'the tree tops, lo drive them and other suspicious birds away. I have seen other hens fly a little way after hawks, but never so high, and generally after the chicken was captured, when loo late to do any good. Old RmA considered prevention belter than cure. ' But Old Ruth, like the rest of Uf, had her weak points, one of which I will men tion, as it used to please me very much. When I would luugh (she in my lap), she would peck at my teeth, mistaking ihem for grains ef corn. Having no teeth her self, the never dreamed of anybody else having them. And, like many of the hu man family, she never learned by experi ence, but would persist in taking herself as a standard in the matter of teeth vould peck at my teeth at every opportu nity, still ihicking them grams of corn. Old Ruth had one trick rather amusing. She would open her mouth like a young bird and catcb grains of corn before falliug t.. around. She Would teldurn miss. i Sometimes she would jump op a foot from jtha croond sod Ctc fram. 5bt c;oi m OREGON CITY, OREGON, AUGUST 8, 1S57. many a good feed by way of gratifying the curiosity of strangers. A neighbor amus d himself ono day by throwing hail to her. Sho would catch it, but not swallow. How she learned this liltlo art 1 know not. Who knows but that she wus ambi tious for distinction, and, with her superior reasoning faculties, fell on that plan to render herself conspicuous! l'hrenology might explain. Iu truth, I would like to have her cranium. It would be a valua ble addition to tho cabinet of Fowler k Wells. But it is not to be hud. Lying exposed to the freezes of Iowa and tho de composing iufluenca of the atmosphere since '47, it is probably in a poor condition to exhibit accurately the size and shnpo of tho bruin of Old Ruth. Poor old bird, playmate, and chicken friend of my childhood 1 this is all I can do to perpetualo your nnme. If ihy spiiil liveth if thou over hadst a spirit peace and progress bo with thee. Claba. For Iht Argut. AVay to Voolery Illustrated. "Jewelby. The Sultan of Turkey be- iug about to give away bis daughter lo a son of tho Egyptian Viceroy, ha ordered jewelry to the value of JClUO.000. Even her slippers are to bo set in diamonds, and the selling of her fan and mirror are val ued at Jt'JO.OOO." Phrenological Journal. The Sultan is a fool. Now we don't say that ho i a "natural born fool," or that he is entirely destitute of sense. We mean that bo belongs to a certain class, for there are more than ono. " The fool hath said in his heart, There U no Uod," Tho Sultan, perhaps, does nut belong lo this class, although he dues not act much like a man who expects to account to (iod for his stewardship iu the use of this world's goods. A fool is said to be " one destitute of rea son." Tho old Turk comes under this defi nition fully, so far as dress aud his daughter go. Jewelry to the amount of XI 00,000! And not a single article of dress bought yet. Whut the whole outfit is lo cost would al most frighten certain of our friends, who recently expatiated on the extravagance of dress exhibited by a young married lady. Tho friends mentioned are father, mo ther, nlid son. The cost of nil their ap parel, worn on the occasion of the same church meeting, was about $50. The la dy's suit was something more than all this ; ay $75, jewelry included. Will not they use an exulamntiuu point when they calcu late about the Sultan's daughter! AVc fancy we hear their spokesman now : "Five hundred thousand dollars for jewelry for one girl 1 Sukes alive ! A laboring man to cover that sum, at one dollur per'day, three bundled days to the year, would havo to work oni) thousand six hundred and sixty-six years and eight months! If that don't boat all ! " Wo agree with our friends. Wo think ak-o that if the fortune of the Sullnn were chunged, and be required lo work at hard labor to raise the sum he pays for that jew. ry, ho would often be led to exclaim, "What a fool I was in making that extravagant outlay 1" There; he admits it; wo turn this evidence against him because it is reasonable, though, perhaps, not strictly legal. Wo have said the Sultan is a fool in ono particular at least, and we think we can prove it. Ry Iho way, tho daughter is not far behind him. But sho is a lady; wo like the ladies; good fortune bless them every where. Wo let her off, though she be in Turkey, and we out of reach of hor golden broomstick. Reg pardon, Miss, a thousand pardons, for this meandering of (he pen, intimating that you ever used a broom. Really, would, convey no such idea. Rut ibo argument. The Sullnn has perpetrated a gross su perfluity. JtM)l),000 for jowelry is entire ly unnecessary in equipping a young lady for any occasion. Utility, or the idea of the beautiful, does not require it. It is in poor tes'e. Tho ruling motive is to make display on the basis of great pecuniary ex pense. It is giving greater importance lo trinkets than to adorning of mind, - But superfluity of cost aspiring to dis tinction by display of wealth is so com mon that tho rent foolery of tho thing is ya-Miiaucn. It is like the errors of swearing and drunkenness in man. They are so common ihey become almost virtues; but seen in Woman, their hate fulness fully appears. We adopt this plan lo eliminate our ideas. Well, ihe superfluity with whicb. we charge the Sultan is essentially the same with superfluity every where else. Sup pose, then, as potatoes are very scarce at a given lime, a man orders ten bushels cooked at once to feast a party of a half dozer, persons ; wouldn't we promptly ay the roan is very silly I A small farmer, tilling forty acres of land, builds a barn two hundred feel long, properly proportion ed in other rejecti : we say, he too is a fool. Now, we lake no other ground in the Sultan's case than this thought of rxcess- I Thjj alsce proves the point. Democracy, and advocating Rut may ho not bo excusably I Cor. tainly ; no person can help a lack of mas terly reason ; the idiot cannot help bis sit uation, yet he remains the same for all that. We are all lbs creatures of circum stance To begin with, we havo what na turo gives us ; upon this capital slock cir cumstances oporato and mako us what we are. Surrounding influences may yot re deem tho Sultan from the fooldom of ex travagance j thoy may also plunge many into it. We write this nrticlo to be a cir cumstance to somebody, and trust it may make' tho way moro plain to those who are dctorminod to be fools, and also to thoso who are fools and wish to bo sensible. A word to the poor who aspire to tho foolery of show. Superfluity iu any thing will mnko a fool of you, or provo you to bo a fool if you only like tbo Turk carry it far enough. If a farmer, and yon hap pen to have plenty of wheat, w hile others havo little, feed superfine flour lo your hor ses. If you are a poor girl working for n few dollars per year, spend it nearly all for finger rings and put tbem all on yonr fin gers. Few persons would take either of you amiss ; you would bo fools by tho rule of superfluity. 8300,000 for jewelry ! If the Sultan could transform these into mental jewels, nnd would set them in his own mind, wo certainly would withdraw our charge. Kx-Andbew. PoUttro.1 Curresyoudcnto. lion. Edward Stanly, for many years a prominent member of Congress from North Carolina, and now a resident of San Francisco, has been nominated by iho Re publican Tarty for Governor of California. The loiter of Mr. Stanly found below will be read with peculiar interest, coming as it does from one who was so long a distin guished Southern Representative in Con gress : LfidT by Republican Sub-Committee to Mr. Stanly. San Fka.ncisco, July 13ih, 1837. IIo.n. Edwaiio Stanly Dear Sir : The undersigned have becu appointed by the Stato Central Comrnittcn of the Republi can Party to invito you lo address the citi zens of San Francisco, on Wednesday evening next, at Musical Hull, upon the political questions involved in tbo ap proaching election. In giving to you tho standard of tho Republican Puny to bear aloft upon tho battle field this full, the State Convention kuow in whom it trusted. It did not for got the votes you have recorded, nor your gallant defence of freedom upon many a field of debate. It knew that, whilo of late you had not been uu active political partisan, the opinions you had avowed du ring all your former political lilb wero sub stuutially those of the Republican Pnrty, as they are of free men throughout the nation. Full of confidence in our candidates and of hope in the triumph of truth in their election, we extend to you this invitation, and beg your ucceptanco of the same, We are, vory respectifuliy, Your obedient servants, F. M. Uaiuiit, Samuel Soule, Ciias. Watrous, J. McM. Shai'tek, Mr, Stanly states his Position and Politi cal Opinions, San Francisco, July 13th, 1807. Gestlkmen : I have had tho honor to receive your invitation to address the citi zens of San Francisco on Wednesday eve mug, upon the political questions involved iu the approaching election. I will, if no accident prevents, comply with your re quest. When the result of tho nomination was made known to mo, I gave an answer by telegraph, which I understand was not re ceived by the Convention before it adjourn ed. This makes it proper on my pint, as well as due to the Convention, that 1 should give you a further expression of my opin ions. These opinions have not been form ed since 1 came to California. I havo no new catechism, by which to regulate my conduct. When in Congress, as well as in the Legislature of my well-beloved native State, my opinions weie not concealed from my constituents. Though in common with all Southern men, 1 condemned the attempts of abolitionists to iuterfero with ihe rights of tho Southern States, I never hesitated lo say, in public speeches, as in private, that Slavery was an evil; I never was guilty of the folly of denying, vhat son Presidentsbeginning with the Fath er of his Country and coming down lotho time of Polk had admitted, that Congress had the power lo prohibit ihe extetision of i Slavery to t ree I erritory. vy uiese uec larations, opposition was stimulated and sometimes uumeasured denunciation fol lowed. But upon appealing to Osir from Ihe politicians, lo p.griolic Whigs and Democrats so the people, I was triumph anlly sustained. When I advocated the ribt of tht people of California to enter the Union as a Free State I was threatened with the loss of ihe confidence of my con stituentsbut, against furious opposition,! was sustained. After the enormous outrage perpetrated by tho repeal of the Missouri compromise, as a private citizen I never spoke other wise than in terms of the most decided condemnation of that act. I know there are thousands and tens of thousands of men in the Southern country who concur with me in this condemnation. It was a violation uf faith : a scheme of politicians ta cbtaja Southern fvor, at iht risk cf the side of Truth in every ksuc No. 17. creating secliounl divisions, with the hope of securing their own pcrsoaul nggrund. isemunt. H lias produced uotluug but discord and sectional strife It wus as startling and as reprehensible as tha doc trines of tho Ostend Circular doctrines which if carried out by the Government, will bring us into collision with, and de grade us in tho estimation of, the civilized world. 1 am not nblo now to remember any other great question of Nutionul churacter which has excited iho ultoiiliou or divided the opinion of our countrymen for sumo years past. Tho construction of a Nation al Railroud uniting us with tho Eastern Stutes, is so uuiversully regarded as being indispensable to ike best interests of tho n holo country, it can hardly be regarded as a question lo bo argued between dif ferent parties, it is needless to say it would havo my cordial support. As tho most important mutter of S'.ato policy, I regard it our duly to impress up on the people the necessity of reform, of lessening tho burthen of oppressive, taxa tion, and by economy, provide for keeping tho public credit unimpaired. 1' or expressing these opinions, I know I shall be consuicd ; probably denounced as un abolitionist. I cun endure that in the future, ns 1 have iu the past. Harrison, the Ilero of Tippoeanoo ; Scott, iho con queror of Mexico; (ho over-glorious Clay, did uot escape the bitterness of party vi tuperation. They, together with l'resi dent Buchanan, aud Iho distinguished pa triots, Fillmore and Cuss, wero all called abolitionists, by their opponents, when par ty spirit bad made reason a prisoner. How then can oun so hum bio ns myself, expect to escnpo uuuttacked i I shall en deavor to bear it with dignity and charity; hoping, after tho contest is over, it will Co regretted ; and will for-'ivo it before its in justice is admitted. H is well known lo all my friend with whom I ever conversed on political mailers, that one main purposo of n inking my resi dence iu this State was to become free from politicul lifo. Aud for this reason I havo sought no office, desired no place of profit and soveral limes refused to allow my name to bo considered in connection with ollices, the emoluments of which generally made them desirablo. I have also, on this new and enlarged theatre of action, desired to allow party differences lo be forgotten, the causes which led lo their formation no lung er existing. I have recommended to others and to soma members of your Convention, iho course pursued by myself to vote for men who were of gooJ character, honest and capable, without regard to their po liticul opinions. A prominent Democrat, universally esteemed as a man of integri ty, mid of great experience, was spokou of as one upon whom tho people could unite, nnd for whom my suli'ruge would have besu cheerfully givou. ludividuully I wish this could bo done. California has sufl'erod by adherence to party disuiplino. Tho ques tion has uot beeu, what is best for hor hon or and well'uro, but who shall take this of fice, or who will buy that t The Moloch of party has greatly oppressed her people, and almost destroyed her prosperity. She will never ultuiuthat rank among hor sis ter States to which she is entitled, until bur people, forgetting what is past, shall uuito in the common purposo of emancipating her from tho slavery of mind from Iho despotism of party spirit. Wo are in a now and commanding position before tho world. Wo have a Stute unlike any other in our Union her luws not settled, her liuuncta disordered, her credit impaired; defalcations common and numerous ; with a population of citizens by birth or choice generally strangers to each other, and loo much engrossed by their own all'uirs to pay much uiteution to publio interests. Our Stato demands duties of higher character than those wo owe to party. 1 had hoped, as one of tho people in the humble, but honorable walk of private life to havo been allowed to do my duty in ac cordance with theso opinions. Your Con vention has called upon mo to take a more prominent position, mid with my ideas of tho duties of a good citizen, I have not felt at liberty to decline. Let us go on then und do our duty to our country, and to tho Stato of our aduptiou. Wo are advocating principles sanctioned by Washington, and our revolutionary fathers. We are striving for tho elcvuiiou of labor, to sccuro its honor and continued respectability ; to secure to all men the freo oxcrciso of religious opinion, and, so fur as we can, tosecuro to every citizen a home, where strong arms, blessed with freodom, cheerfulness nnd plenty, shall hove light hearts, every man under his own vine and fig ireo, where nono can molest or make him afraid ; to securo the exiles in soarch of freedom an asylum on tho Pacific shore, where the ruthless hand of despotic power can no longer oppress them ; and by af fording tho means of education to all, give encouragement lo private virtue ; and by sustaining untarnished public honor, make ourselves respected by ihe world, and our republican institutions the glory of our own country, and the hope of mankind. With tho highest respect, yourobodi. ent servant, Edward Sianly. To Messrs. F. M. Haight, Sumuel Soulo, Chas. Watrous, and James McM. Sbafier. Warninu to Tobacco Consumers. A correspondent, writing from Kentucky, in. forms us that " the bog pestilence has been traced to some droves that passed through a tobacco-growing district on their way East." Ho also remarks, that " lobaccon ists are using prussio acid, to give an al mond flavor lo the loaf; and in conse quence of ibis poison, a number of smok ers have lost the use of their lower limbs." 03" The wheel of fortune turns inces santly roubd, and who can say within Liui self, I shall to-dsy b nr-evraost 1 ADVliltTlritNO RAT! 4. On square (lii lints or lit) on iimartinn, A"0 " " two lussrti'rtfi, 4.00 " " iJirio InacrUiHK, &,(H Each subsequeut iunrrliun, 1,00 Reasonable deductions to tliuse who advertise by the y.ur. JOB PRINT IN 0. Tun raorairroa or Tim ARGUS is nrrr to inform the P'.iblio tliut 1.0 has jiut received s Urge stoeh of J li TYI'II and other new print ing mali-ral, and will lie iu the sweetly receipt of utMitioiw Miiird to nil the requirements of this he oality. JIAXI)Hli.l. l'Ui'i IiUH, HI.A.NK-t, CAIIIJS, t!KJl'I..l;s, l'AMl'IIJ.UT-VOIUv nnJ ullu r kinds, done to unler, on short notice. The Tomb of lwrence. There is a neglected tomb in Xcw York, that has a holiuess and a history in it, a tomb in whose presmr-o a courtier might becomo a patriot, and a traitor trembhi like Agrippa before Fuul. You are loitering down Broadway, New York. Trinity spire invites you lo its cool shadow from lbs sultry afternorn. You turn into the quiet green sward cir cling the church, Ihe place of tho dark hours aud lung sleep, Snowy marbles, chiseled iuto weeping beauty, mourn the virtues of some nameless dust. There, hidden and contemned by theso gaudy marble falsehoods, is found a low tomb uf brown stone. You pus jt without a look cr thought. So do tho hurrying throngs of commerce so the dallying armios of fashion, heedless of how much virtuo and of the spirit that norves lo great docdsis treasured in that vault. The man that sleeps there uttered a phrase uoLlor than Nulson's at Trafalgar gavo character t tho American navy clothed victory with the courtesies and tho charities of our oa ture, and eunoblsd defeat by tbo spirit of a demigod. When that man fell upon life rjuarter dock, in tho guh of his own blood, be ex claimed, "Dou't give up ihe shipl" It U I.awiir.nce. 11 o has bequeathed a spirit to the American navy that to the latest day will stir a sailor's blood, nnd make Ameri can oak unconquerable. We art willing ' to mak speeches, write essays, burn gun powder, point to the waving flajj of tho Chesapeake ith footings of love and prido and sorrow choking in our mouths and uothing more. That poor spot is boly land. There is a spell upon it only less saored than Christianity. If ever the ge nius of a nation might stoop to toara with dignity, it is over that lone, neglected, yet undyiug earth. A monument like a mast shoulJ bo rear ed above his tomb. It should be iho last object upon the suitor's eye as ho goes to bear our Hag through storm and battle tho first to bid him welcome as he returns with that flag defeated or viutoiious, but for ever unsullied. Men blnll yet muka pilgrimages to that spot. Time shall become the Minister of Justice, and our neglect shall he a hissing and a shaking of the head to other genera, lions, when the Republic shall emblazon in iculplurod marble a heroism whose fame shall outlasl the stone, and will vvor live in tho imporishtblo records of history. JV. lr. Citiicn, Irish paper.) When a Man may Kill 1113 Assailant. A case has been recently decided by the Court of Appeals in Frankfort, Ky., which settles the question as lo when a man who is attacked in tho Stato of Kentucky is justified in killing his iiasuilntit. The caso wus from Grayson Circuit, in which Mer edith had boon convicted of manslaughter for tha killing of one Ireland, who attack ed him ; and tho Lower Court charged the jury "If Ireland assaulted the defendant, and he had reasonable grounds to believe he was in danger of sustaining great bod ily barm, or iho loss of lifo from such as sault, if necessary to protect his lifo or per sou from great bodily harm, he might kill Iruland, if he had no safe means of escap ing. But if the defendant could have sce ly retreated from tho danger, and by thut means saved his lifo and person, he is not excusable for ihe kil'ing of Ireland." The Higher Court, however, deoidud that this charge was wrong. That the jury had nothing to do with the ques'ion whether ' ' iho dofeudulit could have safely retreated,' that being a question to be settled by tho defendant himself. " In the exorcise of this judgment, lie must act rationally. Whether an actual necessity to kill existed or not, was a question to be decided by Meredith at the lime. Though he may have erred in bis -judgment though he 'could have safely retreated' yet, if ho actod in good faith, aud had reasonable grounds to believe that his only safety was to kill his auUgonist, the law excuses him." Tub Existinu Auministbatiox a Mon eyed One. Trio unterrifieJ Damocrauy1 have fulleu under the control of a monoj. ed aristocracy. Tbo President and his Cabinet ara all wej'iihy men, counting their menus, SQme by hundreds of thous ands and .cms by millions tho richest Cabinet over known. It would seem that We aro rapidly approaching that arrange, ment of parties which has alwuya existed in all republican governments a union of the very rich with the very poor and igno. rant against the industrious middle class, anJ ending but too often which lUaven avert in our case! in the overthrow of liberty and tin establishment of a tyranny in its plaso. JV. Y. Tribune. (fir Woman's eye appears most beauti ful when it glances through a tear, as tha light of a star seems more brilliant whet) Sparkles on tho wa, ' 'j I i