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ny P. W. CIIAIO. fkr Dl' " ,J,c',ihtr,-ri'kri, Vullart rSSX ifrd M tix ikl '' au"'" '"""J inijcur. V. mitttiii'mlinwi '" a" trrmmga CT ttthenpliouoftlitpuhliihrr. far lovc aa Morjr. gailM-rMeri ul"1 ,u" ",eir Willi u I .nvv not their trviiaure ! id iIiomi who will p ruby io, of eetk lu court or wmp lonli'iie, I ii vy not audi plimura. - . j. ..1,1 m food if umiI uriria, and Funu'a aruud corneal tr.ht r To crowd name, with fiery, (nU not (jive my life for llna j to w.u (fur me) Wire p"' , One em l from Annio Laarlt. not Annia. elie haa oldi-n Hon-, l.ila 1 tin poor 1 have n nioro TImii honenl lunula may rarn i AnJirooinjaOi 1 wooed lu vain alio liraied mo Villi v"v' 11 And bulo me not renin). Till I could io tlif meed of Fame, and nflur Iter iO noourru unr Ah. cruel M Aomo Lmiiiio ! Tina eom, F' mM "CP "u'' n,v u"8' il w:" J Jel me to lov uuJ g ory. Oiimr Cirr, Fvb. 20. ISGO. j.d.l. rti. The Furmer & Planter, published t Columbia, S. C, thus describes n now ,Mt which iceiiis to promise well for Southern latitudes-: Wc have just ripened tlic Chinrsc Sand Pwir which, in addition to its great beau- lr bids fair to be n very useful variety of i. ..... : ....... i r....... irdlu l ttu! iii'i'vi"" Hum ii.uii, in were informed, mid tlio few speeiinens wliidi were inatureil in the .North cracked riff bmllv. it it us it is the must l)eituti hlproduetion iilTorded by the orelinrd. In ihniie, piomnar, onmxu pyriiunii; size, lanre: skill. L'olilcn yellow, (loltetl over regularly with russet specks. When fully rine its hVsli in erNny ami tender, with a peculiar, sweet flavor, reseinlilin that of the quince. The tree is very ornamental ttid rignrou, with lure, (lark, lu.uiriant folinge, nnd it (trows well, both o;i tlic pear md quince stoc ks. The only dm whack is iurtrr early lilooniinir, which Impiently caoscs" the failure of tlio cro). It will, however, be admirably adapted to the more toutliem regions of our country, where pears do not flourish well. We know no tliinjr of its origin, Tui'tlier tlian that we re ceived it as imported from China, nnd its kubitat, as well as novelty of appearance, prove it a " tree cclestrial." . litxKciA. We notice that ' Hell's Life In London,' and the ' Sporting Life,' under tlieir calendar of 'Fights to Come,' both iter llecnnii under the title of the licncciu By. That soubriquet is, therefore, fixed, tiiJtlie Kith of Aped will decide whether it will stand fnrevcr on the roll of fame m:ij the names of the fmtio champions of England. Ixaecia is the name of a town in California where Heenan work il, which received its title in honor of a beautiful girl, tliu daughter of Gen. Vullejo, who lies Imrii'd iiinu its topmost hill. What u con trast to lur gentle spirit will be the fi'-rce scene enacted near London, between Hee naii and Tom Sayers, ou tlio 16th of April! Willrt' S)ir,t. Death at the Exact Aoe of O.vk ITi n inEn Years. A person, named Roger Largos, has recently died nt Turis, at the ngeot 100 precisely, day lor day, nnd even hour for hour. It was nt one o'clock in tlic afternoon of the 10th of December, 1J59, that he was born, nnd one o'clock in the afternoon of the 1 0th or December, 1859, Unit he died. He was a very re markable personage, linviug excelled as n painter, engraver, poet, nnd musician ; nnd jet he was totally unknown to the public, because he would never consent to exhibit or publish any of his productions. CST A preacher in Lafayette was swind led lately with a fi:? dollar counterfeit bill, -1.: - . i gittu ss a ii.v;;e tec. a man who voiild creep out ol paying for getting mar ried by passing counterfeit money on the minister, would steal his mother's shroud tc make Democratic flags of. tieo in to -A Weekly Newspaper, devoted to the Intcnwta of tlio LuWing Clones, and advocating the Me of Truth in every issue. Vol. V. OREGON CITY, OIIKGON, MARCH 3, 1 8 GO. No. 4' Yoncai.m, Umpqiiu Co.. ) Feb'y 21, 18C0. j Eo. Aroi-s: That it is a part of man's duty to render ull tlio uxistunce in his pow er to those who ore deserving und in need, to enlighten the mind and Christianize the spirit, no citizen o( our country will deny; and thoso who enjoy the happy influence of Christianity upon their own hearts should, especially, tuko a lively interest in the hea then, thut they too may have access to thut fouutaiu which not only serves man as a shield in life und a comforter in death, but Hraaur WWratl. Some events In the life of Mr. Wigfull, the new Senator from Toxas, who takes (Jen. Houston's sent, strikingly Illustrates the state of Southern society, anil the bur barons practices of men educated to tlu' duelling system. Several years ngo Mr. Wigfull wus a resident of South Carolina, and a member of the Legislature of thut Secondly, urtcr faith it is not fear of hell, yoke of tyranny Wire It Is repured to as the result of God's vengonce, that re- enter heaven if that is tlio truy, why dep. stores the soul to heaven; but it is love of recute tlio menus by which thousands have God, which proceeds from gratitude to Him ' been wafted from a duomrd toatt to a safe for the blessings which he has conferred, and eauy mliutj plucc, high on the road to upon its and placed within our reach. For-'eternal life and everlasting happiness? tunately the sanation of the Afriean sluvej Why shrink from the thought thut " the is well calculated to excite such noble sen slave coast would be converted Into a per timents, nnd render his heart swift to sane-' feet pandemonium, for which this country tification; for "at present he is treated would be resiionsible in the eves of both! State. A difficulty arose between him with kindness and humanity." And I may God und man"? Was not the slave trade Mr. Brooks, the father or tho lat add, beyond a doubt, that lie is taught and carried on? Did it not convert the coast IWon S. Brooks, and Mr. Wigfull post has uood reason In twill! tln.f hu ! :..i h i "f t ...I ml Mr Itrnnkn flu a nim-nl nml rnu nril j. j . ,. . , , . - o w ...mw f,v in w IIIIV a in'IIUVi IHIIIUl IIIU1IIIIIII i AUHI- . - , r uouucrnauiteanu nappmess in lo,,,,,,,,,, os to inbetit the WmtV conferred ! what has been tho result? Mcthinks I after tho Southern fashion. Mr. Bird, .,..,' , 'upouCunauu by his temperate gruiid-rather, hear the "old public functionary'' the 0I of ",0 ,m? ot Mr. Brmiks, ennic xueni m no meory, wonny oi any con- f.,P ,,,. u-l,i..i. I.,., r... ... u... , ' .!. ..i:. i .i.i . ...... .u, ,vl Kiiiuurns en- iuM oi me wusi men rcitcaiiiiir, ine . , ' " "'''''''''ir libt and blessings of Christianity have ......u u k uoes away wnu or materially cou,j ,.ave . . , , . . ... . nv . . ,. .... - first generation. He is permitted to call shrink from tho thought of the iK-rfect upon God to assist him in his duty to his pandemonium? Cun the stream lie fuir master, and not allowed to cumber his mind and tho fountain jKiisonous? II violence with useless und hurtful knowledge Cer- impairs ti is important duty or the Chris tian to his hculhfu brother. (For we are ull or the same flesh.) Some urge the opinion that those who liavo not heard tho word or God as laid to town about this time, but, in ignorance of the difficulty, called on Mr. Wigfull, with whom lie was on friendly terms, und invited him to his then npprouching wed ding. Tho two gentlemen were proceed ing through the street together, when the placard in ciucstion uttrt.cted Mr. Bird's , was just then, it must bo jnt now. It is tlltlllv ttllfl ia lilt vi.Flf IW..II nml d'ola. ..II ...1M I...K..F tt...l lr. II. ...1.. !.. utt.mtuill Tlll-lltllrv lit mif.il in Ml U'i.f. ilnu'ii iii rim o - I u ., . " "" "vii, .iu nntij mi uijr uuiiuiu uuiici iiiuv .nr. uuciiuiiuu ill . ... ... ,....v ..... . uown.ntlio bacred bcriptures will surely 'f0l,8 fls , nwrri e t condemning the slave trade, while he takes I f, ' wki I"', Mr. W., was tlio au- not uu iiiium lii'il omen it. unnl.l 1n ,,.i ... ' , . .. .... ... ...... proiiiiuiy, sometimes the slave, knowing i the institution of slavery into his bosom, as! tnor. Mr. Nigmll replied that he was. that it is his master's right to whip him I justified iu the first place by the curse cust ! Mr. Bird then said thut ho would tw it whenever he pleases, niistukes the command 'unon Canaan, iiroves to the civilized world down. Mr. Wigfull forbade him ut his " Do unto others as you would thut they 1 that the Presidcut of theso United Stutcs P' ril- Mr. Bird, however, did it. A should do unto you," and occiisionully flogs is, at this time, cnjoyiiiir a " crecti old "hoot'ng affray immediately followed, In But with our present ideus of equality, nnd, iu fact, according to one of the fuudumeiitul pnuciples or the laws of the civilized world, such au opinion dots not appear to be ill founded. And the maxim hi Holy Writ: "They who know not of the law shall per. isli without law," seems to warrant the opinion thut the heathen, having no knowl his master, for which mistake perhaps he is bound hand and foot and tortured til death comet to hit relief. In view of theso Tacts, what philanthro pist would not say: Let every State over age." Iu conclusion, I must be allowed to ex press it as my opinion that the " old pub lie functionary," instead of circulating in- which Mr. Bird was killed by Mr. Wigfull. A son of Mr. Brooks, Sen., took up the quarrel und challenged Mr. Wigfull They i nu t. Mr. igfull received Mr. Brooks's tt'llll'll Our flilir U'livra HB a lu.nnnn tr ttm edge of the law, could not be subjects of I 1 . u i j , - o j . ilown-trnili in inn ntiiirnusnH ir munL-iiul h ..(... i.i ..i .1 .i - il j....B.uv..i, n...k.. nu...upiaceiiiUiuauwuo eimiloveil in t.l.i rnivl work Wh. .I.ni.l.l . , . . ... Whil was so unfortunate us ucrer to have heard ' .I": "i. ... , ' , n,n" ,or ,ne "" mvcry "io - . . .. .. .. t.i-riii, iuBfj s use everv means n i s nower" " to niliicc ! of the sacred Scriptures iu substantially the same condition ut death as the brute. Again, it is contended that the sin of I Adam was suflicieiit to daimi the whole hu-1 man race, and that but for the intervention of Christ this penalty must liuve been suf fered to the utmost extent; thut Christ d.d not take the inheritance upon hiuwell, und shed his own blood to wipe away the de pravity into wliich man had been precipi tated by the disobedience or his first pa nts, but that man might through faith iu Him und his teachings save himself from the petiulty of original sin. Therefore Christ commands his Apostles to " Go into ull the world and preucli the gospel to every creature." The inevitable conclusion then is that only through a knowledge nf and faith in r;ry document against the slave trade, j firo tlu-n discharged h s pis- wo..ld serve better his constituents, and I '" ,,IC a'r- T1,c us nt this point appear more consistent with his tender re-, nrr,,s",,L I""nliutIy afterwards Mr. t igiau received n second ciiuiieiige iroin itHA... i? t i. - i i.'. .i.. to induce unions, kuowu BiioscipiiMiuy I tor Ins assault ou senator iMimner. Jhis ii is to our uuty to me neatiien, permit any t,e mvKxm j1Ki:cjul tribunal of his coun- i ",r ua 0,1 ovm""T mnwT- 1 member or any subject lo shrink from the try, which is a coordinate branch of the : t',",llL,,60 Mr. Wigfall d.cliu d to nece.t. responsibility? Let this Union be known, government, to sanction and c7ftYm the I Tl,e ,l,",m'1' ll0Wmr. was not ullowed to under heaven and above the sulphurous nrinciidu or Constitutional law so iiiani- "" t0 ttvo''' 'llrt'll;r bloodshed, lake, as the great school where the heathen fL,stPy jMSt itself, and so well calculated J,r 'r-'1""" s00" Btivr w'tlidri'W rrom the are Maintained, and the gspil administered j to promote the peu'ee nnd hnrmony or the , Sttt,e olld m"ovvli to Tt,x,,s. w,,,,r'' h ' ,,u8 (as formerly supposed, with a cow-hide, and that with a vengnnce) with gentleness. The information, however, which Mr. Buchanan gives touching the coolies, as follows: " Ills (the African slave's) condi tion is compnritivcly better than that of the coolies, which modern nations of high civil ization have employed as substitutes for African slaves," docs not uppcar to beger ninn to to the question, as it is not passible to determine whether he intends nn insinu ation against those " nations" or the "cool- Chivst can fallen man secure the reward of, ' " ,s mtl ! m 10 mWose 1,0 wonlu nttach blame to either. 1 he poor coolie, heaven. Taking this to be a legitimate, moral, and religious observatory, from which to survey the human world, I cannot suppress the exclamation, Oh! how a truly Christian bound in slavery, (as the President inti mates), is not accountable to aught but his master, and those " nations" arc engaged iu as high a calling iu affording the blessings man must leap with joy when he reuds the j of slavery to the coolies as if to any other President's Message, and learns from tho heathen; for tho coolie being of a dark authority of the Supreme Executive or these color has, probubly, as good a claim on United States of the happy effects of Amer- plnlaiithropliy as the son or a white planter icuu shivery upon the poor heathen that by a slave niotncr, States, that every citizen has the right to take his property of every kind, including slaves, into any" State, division, or sub division of our common country, und have it protected there under the Federal Con stitution. But, after seriously considering tho nc crssful blow which the President has ul rendy aimed ut tho slave trade the very root of American shivery who would haz ard his reputation, us divine, so much ns to declare publicly that James Biicliuuaii, in recommending the purchase of Cuba, "the only spot on curth where the slave trade is openly tolerated," has in view the since resided. From his seclusion th nee he has now emerged into the Senate of the United States. So? President Buchanan, July 7, 1811, then a United States Senator, sj oku as follows on tho Bank question. If the President was a Senator now, the Died Scott decision would be held by him as of no more binding force than a iopc or sand: " Now, if it were not unparliamentary language, und if I did not d sire to treat all my friends on this Whig side of the House with the respect which I feel for them, I would say that the idea or the question-having been settled to nt lo hind Ike e.oiikrii'nrrM itf inemiwrx of 'tinirri'Ra when annihilation or tho sluve trade throughout votin(? on t,e im.S(.nt bill is tidkulou und the world, and then, while demanding that j ubaurd. If ull the Jud,e.i und oil the the sword be placed in hi hands with the Imoycrt in ChrisUndom had decided in the . . - ..n! ...i ti. !.. power to declare war, does not secretly have been so fortuuale us to become sub ject to the institution. But here is a mor- But unfortunately for Mr. Buchnnnan consistency the Democratic porty, and Bel of the joyful tidings us it drupped from perhaps everything lut the slave trade, the sanctuary : " Their advancement in civ- after presenting the institution of slavery in ilizntion has fur surpassed thut of any other such a favorable light, he says: " All law- portion of the African race." "The light oil means at my command have been em aud blessings or Christianity havo been ex- ployed, and shall continue to he employed, tended to them." Yes, this is certainly a, to execute the laws against the African nc el morsel to those who are hungering slave trade." In justification of this course after righteousness, and the salvation of j he does not take shelter under the fact that souls, notwithstanding the inacttracy in , this is required of liim by his oath to sujv Little Evils. Great crimes ruin com paratively few. It is the little meannesses, selfishnesses, nnd impurities that do the fork of death on most men; and these things march not to the sound of fifo or drum. steal with muffled tread, ns the foe toils on the sleeping sentinel. I Mrs. Jenkins complained in theeve raS that the turkey she had eaten at Tbanksgiring did not set well. Trobably," said Jenkins, " It was not ben turkey." He ?ot a glass 0r water in his face. .1 James Craxale, an Irishman, has ( imprisoned, tarreu, end feathered, nnd ipWW from Georgia, under an accusation f alxditionism, pot np by a man from lsoni be tried to collect a del't. dred wenty-six persons aged one bun- jewg, and over, have died in the Uui- w States ia 1859. The oldest was Ca? r. colored man in Louisiana, aged 138. The losses by fire in the United Sttw last year amounted to $14,885,000, pinst $12,045,000 in 1858. This is ex "nsve of losses than $10,000. The Legislature of Missouri, at its "'on, ananimously passed a bill ap propriating $2,500 for a monument to the htCoL Benton. A bill f1)r the abolition of slavery , introJiicrd into the Kansas L. gis J'ar ,.-. .. ..... ... . -i-.u ,n uTi"ouijieuiy pass, P-l'toot the Governor's approval. r:th of utlno' that " the light and blessings of Christianity have been extended to them," when, in truth, they aro taken by max stealers and extended to Christianity, whero they could appreciate and enjoy the light which it afforded, und obey the com. mund " Slaves, be obedient to your mus ters!" a requirement which, if Christian ity had been extended to them, as stated in the text, they, iu all probability would not have been ublo to obey, aud consequently might liuve lost their hold ou heaven, un less, with all, they had been stiHieicntiy en port the Constitution, but proceeds to con demu the African slave-trade for many rea sdns. lie thinks " the introduction of mild heathen and ignorant bnrhnriaris might tend to demoralize tho whole mass of slaves," etc. If such bo true, what must have been, and what yet must be, the effect or such a groveling mat of Africans as now exist iu the slave States upon the free population of tho South! And agnin, " But' let this trade bo opened, and what will be tho the effect? The same to some extent as on a neighboring island the only lightened to come lo America in quest of place now on earth where the African slave ....,)!. ..nl tfilLrotwt There IfUliU B vmj .w.v. ........ masters. " He is well-fed, well-clothed, and not overworked." How the public mind has been abused! Really, those Southern gen tlemen, who have been barbarously styled There the master extorts from the slave as much labor as his physical powers are capable r enduring, knowing that when death comes tn his relief, his Dlace can be supplied at a slave-drivers, are very kind and saint-I.ke price reduced to the lowest point by th to feed and doth their slaves. Formerly 'competition or rival African slave-trader." it was supposed that the sl-ves not only That such would follow as a natural conse- red thems. Ives on cotton seeds, and clothed qnenee oi opeun s u,D B..r .. themselves in rags and patches, but were compelled to perform as much lahor as their physical powers were capable of enduring until death came to their relief," thut their masters might live like feudal lords rolling in opulence basking in idleness. And while this opinion obtained, we should not be surprised that abolition wags ..nil.,... " h the sweat of thy , , .l..lt eat bread": but whence the and if slavery is such a blessmg-such a all probable. A man does not drive his team harder wheh he owns four asses than when bnt one; bat decidedly to the contra ry, for many and obvious reasons, in view of which the old saying " If a man chance to get one ass he will ride it to h II," Hnnhtless orie-inated. Brides it should be .momh..r,l ht a. mnioritv of the " Deo-: Pnrt," the Shi j.- in h Sonthern State have no slave. ! " extract from a letter by youn Ken. vow, if successful iu his demands on Con gress, (after digging up nnd burning in unquenchable lire every fiber of tho root or his cherished institution), to declare open war upon shivery bring tho niilitury to bear, and wipe out both stem and brunch, that his name may live, like Old John Brown's, till time shall be no more. Yours, resR-ct fully, j. Free Negroes. The proposed subjec tion of free negroes to slavery lu the South ern States is arousing increased and grati fying opposition, and in qnnrters even sup posed to be deaf to any appeals of justice or conscience in behalf of tlrs poor and despised race. Judge Krum, of St. Louis, a prominent lawyer and a leading Admin istration Democrat, following the lead of Judge Catron, of Tennessee, has published an able and earnest remonstrance against the bill to enslave the free colored people of Missouri, then pending before the Legis lature of that State. The Missouri bill is more barbarous and summary in its provis ions than that proposed for the same pur pose in any other State. But happily Gov. Stewart vetoed this outrageous enactment. Mobs are like the man kicked out of a coffee-house by Col. McClung, the famous Mississippi duelist. Some time after the Colonel bestowed the kicking, he saw the recipient of the operation kicking some one else. "What," said the Colonel, " this yon? Didn't I kick you out of the other day?1' " Yes, Colonel, certainly," was the reply; " hut don't say anything aliout it you and I know who to kick" Mo'n pick out their Victims with great prudence. In New port, William S. B tiley is assailed and his property destroyed, but Caseins M. Clay is unmolested. affirmative, wheu tho (iiK'st on is tint brought home to one as a legislator, bound to vote for or against a new charter, upon oath to support the Constitution, mu.il exi rcisi my own judgment. I w ould treat with profound respect the arguments und opinions of Judges und constitutional law yers; but if, after ull, they fail to conv.nce me that the law wus constitutional, J thould be yuilty of perjury before high Heaven it I voted ill its favor. " But even ir the judiciary hud settled the question, I should never hold myself bound by their decision while acting in a legislative character. Unlike the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Bates), I shall never e.ouseul to place the libettit of the people in the hand of any judicial tribunal. " No man holds in higher esteem than I do the memory of Chief Justice Marshall; but I sliuiihl infer han contented to mate even him the final arbiter between the Uov eminent and the people, of this country on ijuestimis of conxlitulionul liberty." AhVKUTIHING ItAim . Ob usr (13 tin or Uaa, lirvlr niaur) i UMrllnn, i'l.Oli " - two Inwrtimii, 4, I'll Kuch aulawqurnl iturrtion, I, HO lUawmiikl dailuoliotia tu tliua who tdmrtiae I' tha yrar. JO II rltlNTINU. Tiia raoraiKTii or tii AItCM'8 is iiarrv lo inform (lit Hih!in trial It hu jim waived large 10.-I1 of Jull TVI'K and oilier new innl iiiK iniiti-riil, anil will U Id die enlj rue t f idilitimia ml nl 10 nil id ruireinriiia of tit a Ii -caliiy. llANDItll.lX, I'OhlK.ltH, HI ANKF CAitns, i it:ct i.Ai:s, rAMnii.itT.woM ind oilier kiola. done 10 order. no iliorl notice. Lincoln. An old man in Muson coun ty, Illinois, describing "Abe Lincoln," suys, " I knew him as n young mun, when he would split rails by daylight, nnd then study surveying by candle light, lie Wus us honest us the sun." Another says: " He would walk ten miles iu the mud to Springfield to borrow a luw-book, and when studied, would return it to get anoth er, and thus he acquired his profession) and although he never reud luw in any office, he is now the most eminent advoeuto in the State." A lawyer nt Springfield says, " He would scorn to take advantage of any man. The veriest boy iu the profes sion can meet him in Court, and if he don't know what to do, old Abe will help him out." Maryland irir The Baltimore Pa triot or December 16, says: "Mr. Moore or Alabama, Mr. Clark or Missouri, Mr. Gumett of Virginia, Mr. Crawlord of (J-orgiu, Mr. McBaeof Mis sissippi, and their colleagues in the lower W Under the head of " A Good Re- Hou of Congn sa, may prate disunion lor- lby(Ky.) News publishes fT' " no m'" ." Bnu 1 ' 1 l...;,'. I.r.ui.ltt. frnm in line Wlien tout hnnr arrives and God forbid it ever tocky medical student at Philadelphia. ii,ou!d! there will I be no more Ami-ricMii, no more Locororo puny in M.iryiauu. brow thou shall eat i.reao. , oui wiener . - -v - - - - - writer saVs rn..l Writ " h the sweat of thy (Wlscnd DOin 10 siare inu maxu-r, Mf. , . 1, :n .11 ,l.n,.tiri. anil . maiiiu ui um; 1 v . 1 1 , ,1,. t.A- "Aiioni xnree nunurea oouincrn sin-i ..... y-j . brow, from morn till night, forever until Buchanan reprints, should not the Wade , Mn lly. Our W Will tb.-, rally arooad the flng of . .. .. !irn;i rae. be opened that all may pnrUke? that all .... , ti,n,rK ..i.l HimtnUh I the Union, and bear it alo t, even thongli, M V I K aniA tllA f1mfWl Ii IIISI1II1L HI! TI.. u .... m,im.. .k..lr TtKm 1 mm Wf MM III 11,1 f lir IT? II M J1 t'.l patches cotton seeds and gospel. , , K J fro, Virginia to ,y their Sute should fall way an. but one ...pie however, since it has appeared that the slave ( have A stiare n i j , . , , w hUlQn is well-red, well-clothed, and only required he-then? Why " Orleans, NhvilK r n,n iu ample folds," to take wholesome exercise, while the gov , resulted in so math F h Charh-ston, free of charge, nd hear the . ... X0ltcUtiWM iarn. r4- orntly adn.nist.red it is presumed .so many Mala, and that ha, Originated so OlaVjy AWAmJ Anything . Mi da, toad d ,0"' . E, tl w duTout .ad the Mr-!much od.l happines? II the sal of the nnl . rhf afe rculivc ,H i"r"- I" h D rreSe "top W P " "d t"r Viri, KxctTiNO StKXF. In tho Honse of Bepreseututives nt Wadiington on the 1 2th of January, John B. Hm-kin of New York, nn nnti-Leconiplon Deinoerat, whilst engaged In scnkiug, nccidcutully let a pis tol drop from his pm ket, causing a greut excitement. The Herald's correspondent thus descrilM'a the scene: " Beelzebub was let loose In the House to day in consequence of the sight of a pistol. The single crock of nil instrument during the excitement would liuve resulted in a bloody scene, nffectiug not only the life of men, but ulso of the nation. It is lielifvcd thut most of the members of the House go to their daily duties with deudlv wcupoiH, ns men go to battle. For a few moments the scene ou the floor was un paralleled. The click of pistols was llis tinctly heard, tho most ungry words wcr' uttered, and the wildest passion displayed The nppenrance or the Scrgciint-nt-Arms, w.tli h:s up'inecl mace, crying 'Order! gentlemen, order!' brought harmony out of linos, bo (I sgraeetul wus the scene, thut members have been heard to regret that u free press existed to publish the facts. " The House owes much to the cool ue tinu nnd patriotic uppeul of Mr. Harris, of .M irvlautl, who brought it buck to a sense of its propriety, nnd restored peace. Tho throng of people iu the spacious galleries hissed the conduct of their Bepresentulives luring the a Ilia v. 1 he explanation of Mr. Ilaskin, that t lie pistol displayed fell nct-i- ' dentally upon the floor, satisfied the House. The Tribune corrcspondeut, iu writing of the same nffiir, says: " Mr. Ilaskin inquired of Mr. Mr Bur if Horace Clark, n professing uiiti-Lceoiniv- ton man, had nurecd to the programme by which Mr. Hickman's plurality proposition was to be voted down. Clark interrupted, suying it was none of his business. Sub sequently Ilaskin obtained the floor, and deiiouuci'd (.'lark's answer us impertinent, witli other comments not henrd iu the con fusion. Iiiiuiediutely calls to order were vociferated from tiie Democratic side, and ush made toward Ilaskin, who contin ued loud and vehement denunciations. ihe Clerk rapped violently, and finally cdled the Scrgcant-at-Arnis, who appeared in the midst ot the confusion with uplifted mace. At one moment the whole House was intensely disturbed, but tho principel confusion was among the Democracy, who urged toward the center urea, near which Ha-kin stood. While speaking, his re volver accidentally drnpiied from his pock et, which added to tho excitement from n misapprehension thut it hud been drawn for a hostile purpose. I was a careful specta tor of the whole scene, and saw the pistol Iron. Ilaskin was evidently unconscious of w lint hud occurred until the weapon struck his foot. While the Democratic side affected such sensibility nt the nnienrunce of this weapon, tho fact is well known that most ol them have t.een nrm:d ull the session, nnd more than half the House go prepared Tor such contingen cies as were threatened to-day. If a col lision which Appeared imminent Tor u few minutes hud occurred, there would lia bc'.'ii a serious reckoning. After constant, insulting and unprovoked mennccs, tho It publicans mean to defend their persoiu 1 rights in their own way, whenever ussailcd." John Bum. and Brother Jonathan. An interesting articlu in Blackwood, on the fight ut Pcilio, has the following pas sage: "An American bout visited one or our vessels, and on wishing to IcuVo her, the oflieer round nil his men hud got out or the bout. After some delay they were found looking very hot, smoke-begrimmed, nnd fiy'ilitli. 'Holloa, sirs,' said the officer, with assumed severity, 'don't you know wo tire neutrals; what have you been do ing?' ' Beg pardon, ' said the gallant fal lows, looking very bashful; 'they wen: very short-huiidcd nt the bow-gun, sir, urn! so We giv'd them a help for fellowships suke.' They hud beer, hard at it for im hour. Gallant Americans! you and your udmirnl did more that day to bind Eng land and the United States together than ull your lawyers und pcttifoggersjioliticunj liuve ever done to purt us." fifMr. Jacob Barker, an old and es teemed citizen or Xew Orleans, nt the Pil grim Celebration iu thut city, iu alluding to the Southern bluster about disunion, told some unpleasant truths to his South ( rn brethren. He suid: "We know full well Hint our slaves would not be worth the clothes they wear ir the Union should be dissolved. Their value consists in tlie preservation or South ern rights, as giiuruntccd by the Constitu tion. Shouid it be Vucuted by a division or the Union, the Northern section would imitate their cousins, the British, making all free who should put foot ou their soil. This would depopulate the border Stutcs of their slave population, and they would, one after another, become Free States, un til not one would be left to tell how it had happened." ' Bony or Ma. Fkencii. The body or the lamented Mr. French, lute first oflieer or the wrecked sU-amer Northern, has been re covered and will lie brought to this city for interment, by the steamer Columbia on her r lurn. It will be remembered that Mr French, after effecting a safe lauding, re turned to the wreck in the hope or sa','.. the lives or others, and in his heroic- kwd. un wlfi-h attempt, Imt his own, existence Ite was a man with a Wg family; but even that great consideration did not deter him from endeavoring to rescue the families of others. l(ia own home affections taught him their Inappreciable value, and he sur rendered up Itit lift! while trying to do to oth ers as he would that they should do uuto Lin 8. P. U, r,M. ,