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OREGON CITY, OREGON, MAY 14, 1859.
No.
an pain, am ft at tm option oj tin puiitsmrr.
THE OREGON AKOUS
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, , t l.atm,
Thtr I a Hint wlitn Nature aaddan'd liri
Nut slumbsring, but un.listurb'd, in night,
Gating ilofl willi ill her d"wer' eye
lot the tranquil heaven's liquid light
Then hw tht distant Uml p clear and fnir,
i And oflly thrill Uio lone uird''lipl eong (
Iff learn float silently amid llie air,
t hud distant souu.ls glide ecboleae along.
TImm la a aitenea (alia npos the een,
v Wben Uie Impassioned norm has onward swept.
A if Uio euint vl Humanity
' Had unk In hofofiil elnmbera sli wept.
than auarv creel ttima llie lung, etdl wave,
! Ii creamy fnam come bubbling o'er the shell
) muaio murmur lu uie rouay care.
v Aiid the ripens la radiant stilliies dwell.
Jfcer ie culm which come Ukhi the heart,
. Shedding a aene of buliuesa aruuud j
laniai(ing pain, allaying throe and ainart,
Aid tuning ail it chords to lender aoanj.
It I not hope, nor patience ) but the aiiul, '
fi Etalted, yet reifined, Ivth one by on
ii paaaieii ebb, and, faxing no the fuel,
ilrtatbc the Miiconciou prayer, 'Tliy will be
, oune .
' -Uoutekold Wordi.
1- ttlave Trate ftrvlve.
' It seems that a portion of tho slave car-
go of the Wanderer, which was for a long
time hid up in Georgia, hu been tukca by
the U. S. authorities, but turned loose
galn for want of instructions from Wash
ington as to proceedings to be hod In the
case. A correspondent of the Suvannah
.(Georgia) Republican, writing from Jack
onville of that State, says:
' John F. MeRe. of thi county, deputy U. S.
Htridutl, having been instructed by the niandial to
aptur auy Africans he might find pawing through
ithe country, was iururinrd slitt there were thirty
i i in chaige of una or two nien on their way to
the Alabama line, tie summoned a pmsje or ten
Wen, Kin of our bt cit.xens, pursued and over
took the urgrneo in Worth county, arretted them
as deputy United Slut marshal under his iintruc-
lione, and brought tlietn Ui Jacksonville and put
the in iu iuil aud sent an eiuress to the ninrahul
M rjavannah rerting Uio arrest and bit action in
.the nutter. Tho org roe remained here until tho
newer from the marshal came, tekiek itated ke
tkad telegraphed and written to tkt autkoritiet
. . ... i . I 1 : ,
31 rvaVAiliflvit, anu nan rccemeu w anvicer n
4 peeling thi A frienm then known to he in tki
ir; that tkt Government knew of the AM-
fCanf icing' in the Stall, and kid given kim no
order; aud that kit adciet ic Ii tarn them limit
rnt let them proceed on tkeir way. When tkio
litltr eamt, and oi the arreit hud keen made by
tke authority of the United Statel, and in good
Ifnith, tki iiegroei were retea'td, the penmn in
Vedurge of them paying fur the prov aimia they con
sumed end medical atteutiou to those that ware
akk. One or two of those niaiing in th arreet
retok the uegroe and dvinuuded pay for their
utlay and trouble, threatening to carry the Alri
Vaiw to Governor IJi-un-n, if it won not paid. A
.comprumiae wo inado to the ntlafiction of the
. nartir. and ' Ike lout of tkt Waitdi rer'l cargo'
'-teat allowed to depart in peace. Th ncgroca
Vdialiked very much to leave, a thvy had been
treated very kindly by the citiiena.
Forney's Press publishes the above, and
makes the following reiuarkv:
Fur the honor of the country, we truet that tome
AMtMiactory spliuiaimu of the tncte here et forth
luay yet be miule. It appear to be clearly nhown
that a portion of the Wonderer' crew were taken
inie canody by a deputy United State marahal in
. Utorg.a ; Unit Uie nianlul of the dutnut waa np
, prued of their arrctt, but that the course uf the
aaihoritie at Wathington in relation to thcau nc
t groe wiuiucb a to induce Uie ninrahal tooi-der
. them to be rvcto cd to the cuatndy of thi' slave
traden.aud tlitwcmible them to complete their in
f ratieal enlerpr e by ilitpoeinguf Uieir viciiina, and
couiguiig thcin to perih tunl shivery ! The aervil-
ity of llie Administration to the haii)rity nnd arro
gnt demande of the aiuve iewer hue thu appa'
-. reutly renched it vliiimx. Not content wiih en
' (leaver to force elavrry up n the u l of KnniM
7 agaiuat the will uf her eititeni not content with
advocating a theory dciiu'ned lo force shivery, by
1 pofitive law, into all tho TVrriloriea yet unsettled,
t against the wishes ef those who were to iuliab.l
them ; not content with quaiidcriiig the money of
the federal Ircmtiry with reckiess extravagance,
tit purchiuw in the North venal white !ave tu ubey
' the behest of Southern ultraittt ; uot coutenl with
the thirty million bribe bill fur llie acquisition of
luba, the adrnmistrntioii lia crowned It pymm d
, of infamy by hauilessly ueglevting ilaolriciiil du
ties for the purpura oi conniving it the revival of
I ruffle, clioui that but five years ago scarcely
. tingle human being in America would have
dared to advocate it a trade iualy ranked in the
.vaaine category with the blackest uf human crime
J which ha no parallel in it fiendish iniquity but
. p racy in it nintt horrid forms, and which has been
justly denominated " the turn of all villa.nies."
' i If th statements we have taken from Southern
' , newnDaper are true, there ia now no efficient bar
rier to the revival of the alave trade. The whole
drama hat been played out, and the ex, sting law
' oompletely set at defiance.. When a cargo of
I . I I ' I
laves laua upon our snore no mailer ii me gum
I ! the murder or hundred or human being rest
upon the souls of her crew a Southern jury will
ignore bill of indictment against them. If a dep
r ty marshal, in th center of I Southern State,
m ha tneugh old-fashioned integrity, notwithaland-
' ing hi Southern education and prejudices, te sup
,'po that a faithful elocution of existing law '
jatt and proper, we hav at Washington a Presi
dent to thwart his legal and humane efforts, either
C by hi sileeoe, or by hi dirtct order, and thut
to sanction and confirm the inhuman, illegal, and
b!ood-tained right by which the slave trade pirate
t 'claim to hold th unfortunate viotims of their mer-
ciiett avarice.
For tki Argai. .
Editor of Tflfi ABdCa Dear Sir: With
great fear and trembling I again request a
Sittle of your space for the purpose of mak
ing an apology to Xeuitte, Abigail J. Dam
way, the lady with the ' small man ten days
old,' Moll P. Owen, and all others who
bow are, or may hereaiter become offended
because I treat their effusions with levity.
I beg to assure the ladies that no one is
snort ready to sympathise with their nal
grievances than myself; but it tries my pa
tieaee severely to see long articles contain
ing nothing but the most trifling and puer
ile complaints, while there are so many
thiqgs of importance at which the ladies
Wight justly murmur, and which certainly
desem serious consideration. Mrs. Dnni
way is as yet the only one who has present
ed a case that can be seriously entertained;
and I hare not the least desire to make it
the subject of ridicule. I fear she uses the
won ' friend in addressing me, as ladies
sometimes use the term ' my dear to their
bounds; that is, when they are in a par
ticularly quarrelsome mood, and intend mis
chief, J call for qnartcr, Mrs. Duniway,
particularly as you have husband who
takes care of the baby.
Xeuittic will please to Imagine me on
both knees, in a contrite spirit, dewing for-
glrcnrra for having presumed to address
her as I did, aud ready to promise better
behavior iu future, providing she does not
give oo similar occasion to repeat the offence-.
I apologise to her because I am
now lietter Tint ed than I was when I first
replied to her articles.
In conclusion, I recommend the ladies to
read attentively the Declaration of Inde
pendence; It will serve as an cxo-llcut mod
el by which to frame the expression of their
wrongs. Let the ladies state their troubles
in a short and intelligible style; let them
also propose the meaus by which their so
cial condition may be improved: then per
haps a discussion may enue that will accom
plish some good, and they shall have do
further occasion to complain of their humble
servant, , Leah.
10 The following Is sent to us from a
friend iu folk, who seems to be inclined to
leave the sectionalists aud support the Re
publicans: Opkh Yoi'H Eyes, and BFitoxn the
Beauties Within I Principles, Meas-
tnKS, and Honest Men to Fill Offices.
If you have mcusurcs, and pay no atten
tion to men, whether capable or not. most
any upstart can caucus, sign pledges, and
trick himself Into a nomination, kuowinir
that the party is pledged to support the
nominations nimlo or to be made. ; That is
why men get into office that treat your pe
titions on liquor questions with such indif
ference. We should not bind ourselves up
in tho soul or body of any man or set of
nieii; for, i: we do, at their natural or po
litical death, all would lie chaos and confu
sion. Are we rrco when iilcthrcd to sup
port somebody, we do not know whom, that
may be nominated? Must we shut our
eyes, and swallow btout without even a
wink or bnt of our eyesr shall we not
scud out Logan with the sling of Republi
canism to meet tho Goliath Pro-Slavery
Mout, who dares thus Intrude upon our
righUtf I expect Mr. Lointn can do as
much for the war debt as Mr. Grover, tho'
they should both be true to their clients.
1 think a chunge would be healthy tor the
political atmosphere of Oregon.
May 2, 18SU. x.
Orkgon FnciT. By the following, which
we clip from the New York Tribune of a
recent date, it will be seen that fruit raised
in this valley, besides being larger aud bet
ter than that produced iu other sectious,
will bear transportation a long distance:
'We received, throutrh Mr. Win. Wright.
by a recent arrival from San Francisco, a
box of apples anil a mammoth pear, from
the ' Willamette Gardens' of G. W. Wal
ling, near Portland, Oregon. The near is
tho largest we ever saw, of one of the choic-
st varieties, and, though somewhat decay
ed, of excellent quality. The apples were
of a dozen capital sorts, including the Rus
set, the Spitzenberg, and others well known
tn this region, hut were larger and much
fairer than ours of correstiouding varieties.
These specimens leave no room to doubt
that the Valley of the Willamette, nnd, we
presume, other parts of Oregon also, nre
admirably adapted to fruit-growing. We
trust that tho new State may continue emi
nently fruitful iu everything useful to man,
and that she may iu time decidedly improve
her breed of ruling politicians.'
Stock for Oregon. J. P. Welch in
forms us that he will ship by the Moses
laylor, April 7, severnl heuu or valuable
farm stock, among which is a Southdown
buck, Xo. 220, bred by Jonas Webb; win
ner of tho first prizo attheX. Y. State
Fnir in 1858, and a prize at Norfolk and
Richmond, Va. Also a Hampshire buck,
bred by Lord Portsmouth; nnd a pair of
Southdown yearlings, from R. A. Alexan-
ers, Ky., and a buck and two ewes from
the flock of Johu T. Andrew, Conn., of the
Xcw-Oxfordshire breed. Also a 4-year
old filly, "Mary Chilton," by imported
Glencoe, dam by Eclips; winner of the first
prize of $75 at the show of the Long Island
Association iu October, 1858. iv. 1.
Tnoane.
tf'll appear," says the Lomloo Time,
that the number of unpaid letter every year is
about 2,500,00(1. Of these, about 800,0U0 are
ralentine. Of theee 800,000 valentines, about
6U,000 are rejected. The number of letter paw
ing through the postoSicea of the United Kingdom
in a year amounted to 533,000,000." '
raj Sarah Ann Ellis, of Oneida county, Kw
York, in a uit at law against Benjamin Long, of
Buffalo, for breach of promise of marriage, hat
recovered darn aces to the amount uf (3750. The
defendant had married another person, after an
engagement' with Sarah. Served him right.
A Wioow'a EriTAfH. Th following Inserip-
li i is en a tomb stone ia one of th hill town of
old Berkshire':
" Polly Ruoadea, Pled September 7, 1855, 86
yean old, being the Widow of fir Husband
11, Uavid Kockwcll ; 2d, Uant Alpheue Under-
oon : 3d, Dea. Amos lnedon: 4Ui. llexekiab
G. Butler j 5th, James T. Uboades."
tW Th word Yankee,' say th New York
Ledger historian of the 'Colouy of Kw Ply-
mouih.'oorae from yea, which mrana ye, and
tie, wmen mean loom, iu tn siaasacnuaeits ver
nacular. Th colonist d rove sharp bargain bad
cat their )' Uetb ; hence th Indians called tham
on-keet.
CT Th.r. eut in the conaolauoii giroa by
-ii.r,w arhif.ii iu ajwava nms.tninir I
motherly, tar-sighted, and eempteu; bat when lo
tit word of oeaoe and hope ia joined tbe rraeo
of gesture, and particularly wben th benelacire
beautiful, it impossible lo room.
i5r In South Carolina the slave popu
lation is 383,000; the white population ,
283,000. The increase of population
among the blacks is three times as great a,
it is among the whites. I
Advice rnoM the Bench. At the Chau
tanqnc (New York) Circuit Court, recently
held by Judge Marvin, there were eight or
ten boys brought up for scutenco for vari
ous offences, nnd wcro sent to Auburn pris
on and Rochester penitentiary, according
to tho character of their offences. Previ -
ous to pnwiiie sentence the Judire nuestion -
ed each of the bovs in reuard to his birth-
place, occupation, 4c. Each replied that
he was brought up a former; that he went
to teaming or into a tavern, learned to
smoke or chew tobacco, drink liquor, &c.
Iu the course of his remarks on the occasion
the Judge said:
" Before sentencing these boys I have a
few words to say to t he men of Chautauque
county, the agriculturists in particular,
sninA nt wtintn urn hprn twlnv fnnfeinir mi
. L :' 1 :
me sauuesi scene it nan ever uecn my tot. to
see in this county; so many boys, farmers'
sons, too, all or litem to be sent to the pen
itentiary for stealing aud burglary. Far
mers of Chautauque county, when your
loys get largo enough to work, nna work
for them at borne; on uo account let them
go into the city or village to work, nor let
them go teaming; I care not if they get
fifty dollars tier mouth, it will be a dead
loss. Thev will lust as aurelv follow the
. rf
example of these boys now before you, as
they leave the sacred aud restraining influ
ences of home. Give them plenty of good
books and papers, make home pleasant, and
keep them there until they are of ago and
, have the wisdom to resist the temptation of
the Iiil'Ii wages on the road or In the tavern,
but obtained at the expense of good char
acter,
God's Photkctios or Young Deer.
An old Canadian hunter declares that the
reason why the wild deer were not all Eilled
when young (as they breed once a year,
and are always surrounded by other ani
mals which prey upon them, as dogs, wolves,
bears, panthers, etc.,) is, that "no dog or
other animal can smell tho track of a doe or
fawn, while the latter is too young to take
care of itself!" He stated that he had often
seen it demonstrated. He had taken his
dogs over the ground where ho had just
before seen them pass, and they would take
no notice of the track, and could not be in
dnccd to follow when taken to the spot,
while they would iustantly discover the
track of any deer not having young ones.
This is but oue proof of the adaptation of
the natural laws to preserve life when it
most needs protection.
Sensation Preaching. A correspond
ent of the Bultimore Christian Advocate
relates of a New York minister who desired
to make a sensation in preaching ou the
crucifixion, ne instructed the scxtou when
he got to that part of the discourse where
he describes the darkness overspreading the
heavens to draw down the gas, giving only
light enough to make the darkness visible.
The sexton, however, awkwarkly put the
gas out altogether, which so confounded the
preacher that he was unablo to proceed.
Some of. the trustees of the church hurried
to the sexton in the lobby and inquired
what was the matter. Greatly to his cha
griu and mortification, as well as that of the
preacher, he was obliged to explain.
Canada. An ably written circular has
been Issued iu Cuundu West, and distribut
ed in large numbers, urging somo member
of Parliament (if the new tariff succeeds)
to propose in tho House that it is "expedi
ent to dissolve all governmental connection
with Great Britain, that the union between
Upper and Lower Canada bo dissolved,
and that immediate steps be taken that
Upper Canada may become a State of the
United States."
kW A new Cincinnati penny paper, the
Press, is printed on a press driven by one
of Ericson's caloric engines. After giving
this motor a fair trial, the editor says its
complete success is established, and that bis
expectations are more than realized. The
expense of running it is ouly one cent and
a half an hour, or 36 cents for 21 running
hours. , ,
ftir The Hartford Press says that five
thousand skunk skins have been sold in
that city during the last and present seasous.
The prices vary from fifty to sixty-seven
cents, those entirely black worth the most
t&" A Wellington letter says that the
late homicide has a perceptibly good effect
in making men more courteous to each
other. About one murder each session
would possibly keep the members of Con
gress in decent manners, if it did not help
their morals.
$& The St. Louis Democrat says that
at the close of the Missouri Legislature
there was a "grand spree," which culmina
ted In the Governor's riding on horseback
into his owa parlor, and playing a tuna on
the pian0 with tbe mtrt fore feet,
-
19 Fayette M. Ringgold, U. S. Consul
at Pajta, has written a letter to the Secre
tary of State, on tbe whaling interest of
this country, in which he statos that the re-
suit of a four years' successful whaling
voyage give to a green hand only $5.22
per month as his pay, and that ordinarily it
amounts to much less.
l.ale fro a th Easier Hltlea.
By the arrival of the Northerner nt Port
laud, we have papers from New York to
April 8, from New Orlcaus to April 12.
The New York Herald has news of the
settlement of tho difficulty with Paraguay,
: Lopez agreeing to uiclemnily the Anicricnn
! citizens for losses sustained, and to apologize
for firing into the U.S. war steamer Water
i Witch. It appears that the pacification is
due niaiuly to the exertions of Urquiza,
I PnuM.ml nf iiwinlliia Tlni.nl.tin
Should the news be confirmed, the fleet will
be withdrawn at once, aud concentrated off
Nicaragua, where its services may possibly
be required.
The armed expeditions now being organ
ized in New York and other cities, says the
..
irmune,
with the ostensible view of emi
grating to Arizona, will not be permitted
to enter that Territory, special orders to
that effect having been issued to the U. S,
troops. . The stopping of Col. Lockridge
by Gen. Twiggs, from crossing the Mexican
frouticr, has been sanctioned at Washing
ton, and similar orders bare been extended
to New Mexico, in order to prevent the
entrance of these armed bands into that
section. . ..
Lord Lyons, the new Minister from Eng
land, arrived at Washington April 7.
The name of the Union newspaper is to
bo changed to The Constitution.
Gold has been discovered within the lim
its of Leavenworth City, Kansas, but of
inferior quality.
The Sickles trial commenced at Wash
ington April 4. Three days and a panel
of over two huudred jurors were exhuustcd
before a jury could be obtained, so great
was the sympathy with Mr. Sickles. Nine
teuths of those called openly expressed their
prejudice lit bis favor, luo evidence tor
the prosecution had closed, and the defense
was to beirin.
Billy Bowlegs, the celebrated Florida
ludittn chief, died suddenly in tbe country
west of Arkansas that had been set apart
for tho bemmolcs.
Private advices state that the Dutch gov
ernment are about to lay claim to the fa
mous Aves guano island, in the Caribbean
Sea, which has been successfully worked by
the Atlantic and Pacific Guano Company,
of New York, for the last two years.
The committee which waa recently ap
pointed at fort Edward, JN. 1., to watch
Mrs. Hayes, the woman who pretended to
hare lived two years without food, has re
ported that she is an Impostor.
The Republicans have carried everything
in Connecticut, and gained a complete vic
tory in the St. Louis city election.
The following from Pike's Peak may be
interesting to some: , 1
"Youug gentlemen afflicted with the
Pike's Peak fever will be interested in the
following statement from a reliable gentle
man in the new El Dorado, of the manner
of gathering gold in the diggings. A man
takes a frame-work of heavy timber, built
liko a stone boat, tho bottom of which is
composed of heavy iron rasps. The frame
work is hoisted up to the top of the Peak,
and a man gets on and slides down tho side
of the mountain. As he goes swiftly down,
the rasps on the bottom of the frame-work
scrape off the gold in immense shavings,
which curl up on to the machine, nnd, by
the time the man gets to the bottom, nearly
a ton of gold is following him. This is the
common manner of guthering it."
The above story needs confirmation.
Late mox Utah. Tho War Depart
ment has received advices from Gen, John
son at Salt Lake. He represents the army
as iu a healthy condition, and that the Mor
mons are very civil. Letters have also
been received from Gov. Cumming. The
report that the Mormons would not submit
to the civil authorities was untrue. : !
Chari.es Simner. The Worcester Spy
is luformed by Mr. Sumner's private secre
tary thut tbe last advices from him, dated
February 2, state that his health is slowly
but surely improving, and that be express
es himself as certain of being able to resume
his Senatorial duties at the commencement
of tho next session.
Interesting from Japan. By advices
from Japan to November 10th we learn
that tbe new emperor, Foen Tzigo, had Is
sued a decree relative to the fulfilment of
the terms of the treaty concluded with for
eign powers. A liberal tone characterizes
this document throughout. It permits the
introduction of the Catholic religion into
the ports of Simoda, Hakododi, Nagasaki,
and Desima, but stoutly refuses to permit
the importation of opium a favor which,
it is said, the English bad hoped to obtain
from the new emperor, after all negotiations
to that end had failed with his predecessor.
Extra Session of Congress. An in
veatiiration of the accounts of the Post Of
fice Department reveals the fact that it is
six million dollars in arrears! Aftar this
disclosure an extra session is absolutely in
dispensable. By no expedient whatever is
it possible to sustain the service under such
a burden of indebtedness without an appro
priation from Congress. We repeat, an
extra session is inevitable, and at no distant
day.
The country will beirin to retard tbe
failure of the Postoltice Appropriation, bill
as a fortunate rather than calamitous cir
cumstance, since it is the occasion of devel
oping the miserable mismanagement of the
Oeiiartment, and so suggesting the impera
tive necessity of reform. Stale.
F.arope.
The Paris correspondent of the Herald
says that tho hopes of peace, to which the
resignation of the head of the war party
gave rise, aro duily melting away under tho
influence of war articles, which semi-official
journals aro instructca to puunsii. 'lhcy
; steadily repeat that no change has taken
place in tho Emperor's policy, and that
grave difficulties still exist between Frauce
and Austria; and that the settlement of
the Italian question is necessary for the
peace of Europe; and that if it cannot be
obtained by diplomacy, other means will bo
resorted to. Military preparations in
France continued with unabated activity.
Austrian journals continued very belli
cose, and there was no abatement in Aus
tria's military preparations. The effective
force of the Austrian troops In Italy has
been Increased from fifty thousand to one
hundred and eighty thousand men. The
army, it appears, is put in readiness for of
fensive movements, in case they should be
wanted.
Tho Turin correspondence of the London
Herald reports things more hopelessly war
like than ever. The King of Sardinia and
his Ministers want war at any price. The
government has called out the reserve and
made new levies. It is also reported that
the government have applied to France for
15,000 men. The attitude of the Austrian
and Sardinian troops was extremely men
acing. :
Official Dispatches from Europe.
The Washington correspondent of the N.
Y. Herald says: ,
" Dispatches were received at the Stato
Department by the last arrival from Europe
from our Ministers at London, Paris, Mad
rid, and Vienna. They all agree that war
seems inevitable, newspaper articles to the
contrary notwithstanding. Mr. Dallas and
Mr. Mason state that extensive prepara
tions are being made, and that matters ou
every side look warlike that scarcely any
thing else is talked of. This question ab
sorbs and swallows up all others. From
Vienna our Minister writes that Europe is
on the evo of a volcano, complications
thicken every hour, and great depression
exists in every branch of industry."
t&- The Puris correspondent of the
Times relates, upon what he deems to 1)0
perfectly trustworthy authority, the designs
of the King of Sardinia. Sardinia propo
ses to drive the Austrians out of Italy,
and to form in the north of Italy a strong
constitutional kingdom, with a population
of 12,000,000 souls, under the sovereignty
of tho house of Savoy. Victor Emanuel
entertains no doubt that during the execu
tion of these designs, England will remain
neutral; that Prussia will also remain neu
tral, unless Turkey is attacked; nnd that
Russia will give him a passive support, and
will evcu actively succor him if Austria
should receive assistance from other powers.
Upon tho military co-operation of France
ho fully reckons, aud with tho aid of tho
French armies be entertains no doubt of
success. 'I lie pretext and time for the com
mencement of tho war which he must wago
to attain his ends depends solely npon the
pleasure of tho French Emperor. ,
A European Tarleau. The Eurojic-
an nations certainly just now present a cu
rious tableau. The Courier pictures it as
follows:
" Sardinia, rcstivo to dash in uixm her
old enemy Austria, eight times her size
i ranee ostensibly backing her, and squar
ing off in regular style for a fight, yet all
the while talking about it in such ambigu
ous style as to completely puzzle every oue
about her real intentions her ally Englund,
afraid that France is in earnest, and yet
more alraid to interlcro Austria planting
herself iu the best possible attitude to re
ceive the shock, yet visibly shaking in the
knees, and beginning to talk about yielding
a point or two Prussia standing by her
cousin-germnn, but alraid to stir and the
giant Russia, himself lately thrashed so
soundly, looking on very good naturedly
and quite disposed to think it " a very pret
ty quarrel as it stands." I Ins tableau of
course cannot last long. It is a very awk
ward torture for the parties themselves,
and besides keeps all the world in a state
of painful suspense. The affair must take
a new turn pretty soon, yet nolmdy is sure
what. Tbe general feeling, however, is
that warm work may be expected.
French ano Austrian Armies. Tbe
Paris Constitution has given an elaborate
article, by which it appears that if tbe en
tire conscription of 1851 be maintained, and
no more furloughs be granted, the number
of men under arms on the 1st of April will
be 568,000. On the first of June, if the
whole conscription of 1858 be called out,
there will be a total force under arms of
622,000 men. To these may be added
50,000 volunteers, a figure which the coun
try generally counts npon in case of war,
which gives a total of 612,000 men. The
force of the 1st of June is thus divided: in
fantry 390,318; cavalry 83,800; artillery
46,460; engineer corps 12,110; military
eqniiiages 10,120; Escadron of Cent
Guardcs 142; Imperial guard 29,800; vol
unteers 50,000; total 612,400.
The regiments are composed of battal
ions, escadroni of war and depots. The
dejiots in case of war, would teem sufficient
to maintain the interior tranquillity of the
empire, and to furnish recruits to fill np tho
army. These depots will require 100,000.
men, 25,000 of whom ore to be located hi
Paris, in addition to 50,000 for Algiers.
These figures added, and then subtracted
from the total force of tbe army, will leave
a force of 500,000 men free for operations
in a foreign country. But leave, say 215,-i
000 men In France for the preservation of
tranquillity In tho Empire, nnd Napoleon
cati still throw 400,000 men beyond his frou
ticr. To this army of between 400,000
and 500,000 men, about 45,000 Picdmout
ese should bo added. ' ; ' '
The reader will perceive from this statement
that Louis Napoleon occupies a formida
ble position, nnd would in case of an outbreak
be able to give the Austrians much trouble.
Austria has also a powerful army at com
mand, amounting, in the aggregate, to
something like 150,000 men. But the
French troops, should the Italian question
be mndo the cause of quarrel, would rush
into tho contest with the utmost enthusi
asm. The war-cloud, according to the last
advices, still threatened, aud all waa anxie-'
ty. Everything depended upon the deter
mination of Louis Napoleon. ' If he should
deem it expedicut to strike, a conflict would
be inevitable. A letter from Paris says:
In Franco great fears aro still expressed"
in regard to the course of England in the
case of war. It is even believed that no
hope is to bo eutertained of her neutrality,,
unless the Pulmcrston ministry can bo ruin-,
stated, and they think that if this cati be'
accomplished a war will certainly ensue.'
But they evidently mistake the sentiments'
of the English people if they believe tltat,
any ministry would be permitted to aid iu.
maintaining tho Austrian oppression iu.
Lombardy.
MSf The new House of Representatives
of tho United States, when full, will com
prise 231 members, including two from
Minnesota and one from Oregon. Aa yet,
only 150 have been elected, leaving 81 yet
to be chosen. . Iu this body parties will be
close, and it is uot probable that either of
them will have a decided majority.
tir The counsel of Mrs. Ilartung, under
sentenco of death for poisoning her husband,
were notified by Governor Morgan, of New
York, that no commutation of her sentenco
nnnrl Ka nvnm.rn1 Tf rs AVnnt.na 4 1 m Itil.
1IVCU UD CAJlttlliUi ilu CAjn t ooi q Uiu
lief thnt she was guilty of the deliberate'
murder of her husband, and characterizes'
the crime of poisoning as the very worst
that can bo committed. He refers to the
general aversion to tho hanging of a wo-'
man, but believes thnt public justico re
quires full punishment hi this Instunoo. " ' '
HJ-Ref, Willium Watson, pastor of
the Methodist Church in Glen wood, Iowa,
was recently arrested while preaching a fu
neral sermon. , In his cellar was fouud the
entire apparatus for manufacturing courier
fuit bank bills, together with a large nmouut
of bogus money. Ho had preached in G leu
wood three years, during two of which he
acknowledged ho had been connected with
counterfeiters.
Very True." Qunntico," of tho Alex
andria Sentinel, snys that " if the pictures
of the New York weeklies generally come
uo nearer to a true representation than those
pretending to represent scenes and parties
here, they had butter dispenso with them
altogether. The artibt w ho got up tho
closing scenes Iu Congress, had undoubtedly
never been iu either house."
The manner in which tho Vice-President
is represented as adjourning the Senate, is
taken from some sceno in a mock-uuetiou
store. Wathinglon S Intel. (
I6r Moved to indignation by the recent
fight in the Indiana Senate, a member of
fered a resolution providing that none of
his associates should be permitted to carry
weapons in the Senate Chamber, on penal
ty of expulsion. The resolution was reject
ed by a vote of 80 to 9.
A Great Difference. An exchange
paper says: "It is rather surprising thut
whilst ocean steamers built by private en
terprise make voyage after voyage without
damage, there iu scarce a Government
steamer that makes a voyage without hav
ing to put in somewhere to repair ma
chinery." British. A tavern kcetier in St. Louis
the other dav drank one hundred and fifty
glaitei of lager beer, from eight in the mor
ning until twelve at night, and won f 25 by
the operation, as well as tbe title of bruty
IQr The exports of the State of Ohio,
the last year (independent of manufucturca
and the arts,) amounted in value tu $50,
850,000. The appraised value of her prop
erty is $840,800,031.
A Dahlgrccn gun, at Norfolk a
thirty-two pounder can be so accurately
directed as to hit a figure the size of a man
at the distance of six miles.
Forney's Press. U ojf opinion that
Buchanan ia striving to immortalize him
self aa tht hut of thi line of Democratic
Pretidenli.
gy Edward vrU ha paid to tbe trsSMOT;
of th MaDt Veroon fund, mor tbao (60,000..