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CAPE MAY COUNTY OCEAN WAVE. CAPE ISLAND, NEW JERSEY.

Cape May Ocean Wave

Independent but not neutral. Cape Island N.J Thursday Morning, Dec 1, 1859 Only 1.00 per annum! J. S. Editor, Publisher and Proprietor

LET THE PEOPLE RULE. It is the glory and boast of the American People, that they are their own Sovereigns. Governmental Tyranny and aristocracy find, in America an uncongenial soil and Cli mate, and until a Mighty change is Wrought, can never flourish. The people having learned their ability to govern, and having tasted the sweets of liberty and in dependence, wo-- the inspiring tyrant whose misguided judgement, and ambi tious hear prompts him to usurp the fight which tho people claim to themselves a Tyrant at heart may while occupying an official position given him by the suffrages of the people, tyranize to a very limited extent, and for a very limited time but the expiration of his term of office, is the farthest bounds of his surpation: and the weight of the ballot box triffling throught it may seem to the eye is sure to crush him politically to oblivion and so well understoof is this principle of our government that men with fool hardiness equal to such an undertaking, are scarcely to be found, among those whose mental ability would raise them to post of honor and trust. the people in their associated, political capacity, under standing their right and power, under an exerruling Providence will submit to no one man or aristocratic usurpation, Having in their heads the intellect and intelligence in their hands the power--the ballot --tha glorious little slip of paper insigificant though it may seem they bid defiance to the power of man. there are times when those who are an acquainted with the practical working of a government like ours, might suppose the people were eneqnul In the task of Srlf- " government. For instance, just before an election, when political editors, cnmapOhdents. stump speakers, and politicians grneraUy stem to be running mad, each for tb^SHiccoM Bf \ty puny and hit party’s caiididstesi thp ecuirutsd might well con cfode, thst, I'rom *:ch a scone of political chaos and confusion, w^tbiag less than the most ditastiwas politfcat'mjeck cooW follow. At SBcb a lime one might well con^clude that men and neighbors, and even N|pdr*d, were the mast bitter enemiesbnt when the agitation is over, aad all that «an bo, la accomplished by it, all ie quiet and poncofnl; friends ere friends again who, but a fop-days ago, were apparent

foes

Connected with this agitation of a polit-

Moves on as of yure. the victorious party must as a matter of course, hurrah over his victory and the vanquished prate for a time over the tricks of political foes, and the treachery of Judas, friends by which they have been defeated and make their predictions for the future, that they will whip them next time in spite of tricks and treachery: and finally with a good

the dropping of the curials, gt the close of tbd drams, them k a foawre of interest. To-day while the political caldron is bail-[ leg, over ^femwcu “heated seven times bolter then it is wool to be healed.'' if one listens to. and credi s the reports of tho champions of both parties, he mast eqtnc to the inevitable couclu^i^that the candidates, whose cause tiic/Wjffcsenl, are b*. ingsof the most jK-culiar character—cootradirtioD^thin tUMaselrcs—at ooc* the exponent 0^11 virtse, and the persouificaHob of all vice; a 'very demon in human costume, and an angwllncamaln ; while, or a close and impartial examination, they are found to be bit men—men of like pan virtues and frailties with Abe rest'pf ho-

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Another conclon(m^> which such a one must erriv^siUiertug tq, and crediting all that Is said ©a either side, is, that eYesy official position, from President down to the lowest step on the political ladder (out Jacob's ladder) must Iw duplicate!* occi pied ; and that, “per consequence," a sat gmoary conflict must ensue. How else oa i% be * Beeh party is rare of tveettt, taking ttmir ip*t dixit fwr Ui« truth. Aad their camlidaUi mwsf be successful, else the **eouulrv is rained," ritksd; inevitably B,CINF.I); the. wb**l» of government must stop; aternbir reversion in businci affairs moil be tho coneequence. uffecting every ouo, from tho princely merchant to

Buteloction daydias cvbui and past: the malt box boon heralded throughouttbe eofintry; oo duplicaW officef* have been oloct-d; ons party, and one only, baa beet IS ; the people have declared.then o ralad, and will cult

grace, declare tEatThw-vaanlt is about os Governor Packer, of Pennsylvania, tenderUi^y expected—that they looked for do- iug him the services of 10,000 men. nudoffleat; are aatuCcd with the resalt, believing < enog to sutinn a guard along ihe dividing that the succesful candidates arc the Ust, line between 1’ennsylvania and Maryland, their {Mrty could produce, and will disap-'’Governor Wise re turned thank* fur theoIT|>oint their friends; and tbux give the mat-; er, with the assurance that Virginia was ter up, satisfied that “the country is sale," | able to protect ber honor." and salisfivd to “lel-tbe people rule.” », •’flxarKt’s Fkbrv Jior. 23.—A rumor Dot, in reference to ibis political ogitn- • was nfioat today, that there was a party of tion and party strife, wu have a lew words marauders in the mountains near Cherry to say. That there is-too much of it, or ' Run, and that the scnlincls Charlestown that it is carried to extremes, no one can j were fired on last night. ». question; but, at the. same time, we are “l-art night, at 9 o'clock, tin alarm wu satisfied, that political Agitation, to A cer- given by one of the.sentinels firing hi' rifle, tain reasonable extent, is attended with , Military orders were immediately sounded beneficial cpsulU The raging of old ocean,. Irom one end of the town to Ibo other, and when driven by the Eeree hurricane, may j the panic among the women and children wreqk deny a gallant ship ; but ue are not ; and some of the men, (whof^nervous *y*to conclude from this that ihe usual waves J terns have become much disordered by the^ of that ocean art wlthonl their bcot^ial . hath events.) was very great. Shutter* effects. The agjwlion of its waters iccui* were dosed atld lights extinguished :u

to be one means by wbreb it pnrifi*-* itself. ‘ quick time.

Tbe duelling ef. thq breakers along our ••’Bie excitement continued until ‘10 shore are sought after, for their healthful- o'clock, whvn it was escertaiued that the mrts, and schlimity of vie*, rather than the **nin>d Had mistaken a oow for a- manplaced waters of a Head Sea. So. political thst she would pot hall when he commonagitation, governed hy^esaon Vinri princt- ded, and he fired. . pie, has its lieelthful, politics! influence."^ “AxoTtiEK A burn.—At 3 o'clock this lly it the great moss of community;- who, morning, another uUrni was occasioned t>y srithoat it, wonld be come dormant—care- • the report of three guns. A sentinel came leu of tha weal or woe of the coontry— Iu »hing in, and reported having hailed ore brought into activity, pud take an inter- ‘'"t* •"**». •1‘P. »n*l^d of halting, fired at

est in their country's prosperity. Were it | *' l,n -

otherwise: did the mass of the people 1 "ScooU were scnkmit, but no men could manifest no interest in public matter*. B | b« found, and tbe «q4n was in an uproar few designing, corrupt, political nabobs ^ i-* 1 * bslancc of fhif night, would, without soepicion nr in*)estatioD, "*Tbe fact is that *' ,J - ururp the government of the nation, and j present occupation a* a frolic, and it is beoor proud, re|>»h!ican government, VXcept' ^ , " , ‘ v vd that Mime of them, under the iuin name, would become no better than the fluerce of whiskey, were playing pranks on

aristocracies aud limited monarchies of the * th' ir comrailct.

old world. ! “II ARPKnV Fkchv Not. 22. Kvexim: — A reasonable agitation* in the politiecl Governor Wise aad staff are here, stopping world isos necessary to the bcalllifalness ' with Gol. I’.arboor. superintendent of the and purity of the body politic, as it is to ‘ annory. The Governor slates that hp lias the boallhfulncM and purity of the great made every provision to protect the comworld of waters which lash our coast, "'unity and the prisoners. He has no While, then, wc would, by no means, eii- “ determined und thoroughly orcooragn the duplicity, scandal, wireaork- movement tliroughoul the nolbcrn ing. and political trickery of a political »" d w**»crn States, to rescue llrown, and campaign ; much less the ruinous practice | cvhibits a number of letters from responriof vote-lrs(Ticking, we would, by no means ,,le .P» rli ‘? 1° I'ennsylvunia.-Obio and New discqgrnge an agitation which wakes 0 p York - nrgi.-g him lol>e prepared for parthe political energies of Ibose. who, with-1 l ' c * forming in thoso Sta*es.” ont it, Wonld remain hopelessly asleep, and "Nonrou;, Nov. 23.—A special messensuffer the iron manacles of tyranny to be Ror has arrived from North Hampton, on riveted on their bands and feet, to tbe ruin the enstern shore of Virginia, for volunof oer country's boasted glory. Let tbe | leers, it having been ascertained that an people be amused that the people may I attempt it to be made on Friday, tbe 2dlh, to rale. I to ran tbe.slaves off to Canada. Great ex-

citement prevails.

The government, under these circumstances, are paxxled, and tbe whole matter ra^ solves Itself into a problem, difficnll of solution. 'Rat, in the midst of this perplexity, a circumstance has transpired, or taid, to have transpired, which, if really Uae. as it has every appearance of, will show that Nature and I’rovidence have conspired to solve lire perplexing pjoblem, in the most

satisfactory manner.

Vines of fold and silver, have been known to exist in the valleys on tho eastern slope "of the Sierra Nevada, bnt have hitherto attracted very little attention -, hot the last overland mail fronr California brings intelligence, wliiofi is believed to be reliable, that these mines are so* rich and extensive, that a stampede from California to these regious in Utah, bad already commenced ; and, if these reports' are proved

to l»o well founded, tbe opening of the j bkmck- Tire

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Rttolird, That a copy of the above b«jsett to the Editor of the Ofcwao Wav* for publication and a second copy be presented

to the parents of- the deceased. A. L. Hawks, President. Wm H. Moonr Bad re la rr.

Nov. 24th, 1859.

LOflt A?iD STATE 15TELLIGEKEL THE “ OCEAN WAVE” OFFICE, FOB SALE THE SUBSCIUBEB, tbe pirerat pubiubre mk!' preprletor of IM> paper, BihIIcs that the rlo-e reo-Rmom-hI nml amlenUr) bablU of kl» Iwlorw |. Crtrtaieatal to hl» beat lb, aObre tbe ertablUbawat lor

Tberr 1« rrerTtblBR roanreteit wMb«»l_-_, for » NEW SPAPER aed JOJJ UFFtCSL For an of-. Uve. cnerjetie. prectkal'priatrr, who li rapaUr of

here oOrmt (or • pemoaeni buslseaa.

tF-WUbios to remove to another loealtty.HJn-

alwaell SH PK1VATK »*—* -

; BICMCK. The ooU-igv ha* been built ahoul tea

Spring will bring such large numbers I0 Te»r*. I* U cooj reintir, bavlac, I<1» a few week that territory, that, ere long, ibo poimla. I •« 0 - , '" B rej-lulad, both In**- nn<P . , , 1 \. ,i outride. It U.ple*»o«tly loentoj. with n(ull view tain will thereby’undergo such, a radical ; of ta, , n**i, wmrrahmt home tor change, that thn Mormun kicrocracy-ofl * awSiuniaizmi turnti?. ^ Urigliam Young will he postrnted, and For parEculare nUdre^ or n,i|*y k, “geni.ilo" pnwi r (us ibe Mdrmons n:e| J. B. LKACH,

pleasudto call ft) will occupy its tree posilion, and exeYcise its legitimate anlhoft'y. and thns oolto this civil problem. Wishall await, with interest, further develop

incuts of thn subject. _

C*r* 1*1.4mi, N. A

Tuai Met»;ok.—We n id ice, in our exchutige*, Yarmiis n-ports of Hhc ^meteoric phcnuiirennn, and the consequent singular sound, which we ha>e mentioned heretofore ; but all ofT^tlienr confirm, what we have before published, os to the nature of the phenomenon. The New F.ng'anU papers contain accounts, from which it wonld seem that several meteoric bodies appeared about the same time, in that region.

For I hr “ Ocean tVare.

CAPE MAY KOEMAL SCHOOL. Tn accord .nee with * published ■police, Uii§. Association met at the Court llouic, Saturday Nov. 12lh JO A. M. ■The A.iriicin.tion being called to,order by the I’residenl the Scrretury read tbe min utes of t|ie 1a*l meeting, which were adop

ODJ EOEMT AT TUCKAHOE.

Two*. L. Kct.cta, M Tu,-Labor, baling klaSlj•ocMnlod to act a* loual a*.-ut lontbl* papt'< w duly aulborturi to rrerivr kuUeriplhfM, and ooller bOL dor tbl* ngirc, and rerelpt (or thr umr.

J. ». LICACW. Prwprtrlwe.' I

THE EZE0XX1A EXCI-ZMENT.

Sinfe the excitement-arising from the

Harpers Ferry affray bos existed wo have

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THEFBOBLEM SOLVED.

The difficulrtni In Utah, territory

given somewhat copious occouuu of it, and Semo timo past, have been a serious aud have sometimes thought we would scarcely perplexing matter to our goqgrnmcnt. notice it again; but there Jinve been so The mormons in that territory, nmler the many points so IndictOes, that we could leader-hip of Hrigham Yqnng, aided and scarcely forbear. We ehall this week do “hotted by bis nomerons appostles, and but little more thkir copy aome extracU 1 emissaries of various grade*, have, at times; iron other papers, without any effort,at ssbriinI U> bid deflapccSo the powers ibat' ystcmalic arrangement. he, mid assumed that they hod Uie right to It appeara that there w«re two ot three manu^p Ureir own affairs, without tbe in-

terference of tbe federal government. peculiar rdiffiout creed seemed to

barns burnt, belonging to the jurymen who tried Brown, as writ at the stock of wheat which me mentioned lost week ; end it it*pet unlikely that this wW done by

conflict with the genius of our government, introducing and . seuctiBniog practices

eome-wilschief-leving fellow, to raise an ex- »Wcb the laws of all the stales condemned, citemeuv ; and if so. be certalply succeed- ' In canying net this, tbe spirit of rebellion ed to perfection. Tho North American, hi ^ wu» very manifest, afcd pretty fondly progiving a summary of the affair for one dayJ claimed. Governors, judges Ac., were ofl'says that, duringonedsy lost Week, Got. \V. i poTnUd afid sent out. to pul the laws in ex-L had an jqtervrew with the prisoners, and j ccuUoo, but, with a large preponderance of ureed upon them the necessity*$f;prepnr> i Mormon population, laws, iu the hands of ing fondesth. as the sentence of the law - tlrese otticials, were ineffoctual. With Mor- ’ woei^ihe carried out without any interfer, 1 mon juries and subordinate officers, <hc once on his part. Rrotfti declared himself: lows were a dead letter, and/overnor* tuid prepared to die, end justified his courses judges no belter than men of etraw-Jhcre only^retreHing that he had not allowed the 1 scare crows, the charmer and power of train of cars to paw without interruption, j which these latter-day saints knew to well

Cook expresseff a wish to be shot, as he bad ! to Itf a'ffrigbtened at.

always foil a great repugnance to hanging. ! In order to moke these laws effcclNro, Governor Wise had thought at out time of : armed men were sent out. despite the troucom#uting the sentence of Coppee. “but j sawable threats add boasting proclamations be had now,” says the dispatch, "deter* j the mao of a multiplicity'of wires mined to bang them -eU." * The -Governor i but, *hen.}h*jarrived, aftcr an._ex^cnsivo oT Booth Carolina tendered any amount of [journey, these boasting saints, (all who had miliiarjaid for tho defence of Virginia, f not fled to the moontains) with saintlike Governor Wise thanked him for his offer, j meekness submitted to the authorities, with but assured him that Virginia was'able Ah.; so good a grata, tb^ the government were defend herself. All of the Ktebmond mdi- \ ready to conclude tfiat they were a belied tary were ordered to return home, but fi- j and persoeute’d people ; and finally, after nally, upon a protest l«-mg made against | awhile, tbe army, seeming to be a useless inch a coarse, left two of tbe Richmond | tax on our treasury, was withdrawn, com pan it* and A^e Fetersb ;rg artillery, i Bnt, the armed forces osce withdrawn, .The others left lor Richmond jesterdsy j and everything agaiu becoming quiet, the

It is intended to have, a thou-1 diflfoultfes are renewed, the course of ju*ou tbv day of cxccu : tke is ugam utAtvocred, the law become l iotfffoctivc, And rrauc govs uupuiiULed

i tlirr. admitted tlianks.

M riL_\Yx»oil

os a member. Kx.-reise* in Grammar and parsing w|re then conducted by Mr.

Haynes. \

in the aflvnoon tho exercises were conducted a* prevTSuffiy puldislii-d. The As* Tkietion Jhen proceeded *o tho election of officer’, which resulted as follows : A 1.. IIwynns I’re*., Wm II. Mooie,-Kec'y, F. Whitaker Tn*w*. Miss M. Miller was then admitted us a

member.

EVRSIXC SKNSlrME Mr. Reuben Townsend, being requested by tbe president, kindly consented to pre. side over the in<-etiiu( during the debatfi-un tbe following question : ‘JUtnlrt'l, That education beautifies the human features;” which wai discussed, on the affirmative-by A. L. Haynes, on the negative by L. B. Suceuey. Tbe 1’reti making a few remarks, decided the question in favor of the affirmative. Mr. Bweeney was then admitted as a member of the Association. * Next followed reading by F. Hand, and I*eclur»'by F..- Whitaker, subject Education ; after which the president rend t|Kfollowlng order of exercises for the next

meeting.

For tiiwT^av—Grammar. Mr. Woodward, Algebra. Wm. Moore; Descriptive Gi-ogTaphy, F. Whitaker; Practical Arithmetic. N. 8. Gerson; Gonipusitioe. Mrs. Woodward, Intellcctnul Arithmetic, Miss A, Muorft, Orthography, Miss II. A. Gan-

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Evkxixo.—Debate On tbe foHowiug subject : I'.rv’Utd, Thst the love of money has coused more misery, than the use of intoxicating liquors. Disputants—affirmative X. 8. Corson, negative F. Whitaker. Reading by iliss Jahc Hand, French Essay, Mrs. Haynes. Declamations by N. 8. Corson k Wm. Kuore, Lecture by L. R. Bweeney. All the above are expected to fill tbeir appointment*, or procure substitutes. Adjourned to meet at tb 1 } Goshen school house. Saturday, December 10th at a lff o'clock A. M. At the meeting of the above association tbe following resolutions were unanimously adopted Whereas by the death of one of onr

WThe next session of tbe Cape May N ormal Scbool.mil! be held at the school 1 house at Goshen, on $atardsy. of next week, at 10o’clock A. M. The programme' of exercises, as well of the report of thb last moutbly meeting at tbe Court lloase,

may Ira »ccn in another place.

ear We received from Mr. Edward 8. Taylor, a few days since, a bead of cabbage, raised by himself near this place, weighing a little over twenty ponnds, and measuring forty-five inches in circumference, the finost Fpcqmrra of a “cabbage hesd," wo* have seen for some time. If w« haJ ‘ a few more of the same sort.” wa should think seriously of the *avrr trout busin*-*. Friend Taylor will please accept our

firS.-iiooxcii Ashore—Tha schooner Bailie Wheaton, CapL Hugh Tomlla, went ashore on the CoWBpring bar, at the east--crly end of Poverty Beach, lost Thursday evening. 8he wa* loaded with coal from Delaware City, and bound to New York. There in no prospect, we are informed, that ahn can Ira got off. She ha* been stripped of her rails, rigging, masts Ac. Boma of the enrgs has been discharged. She wa* owned in part at Goshen, but principally at

Tuckahec, iu this county.

(STTuk MtstCAL Coxourt.—Our reader* will not forget the musical concert, to bo hold at the Baptist Church at Ihe Court House, on Tuesday evening next. Wo have no doubt "it will be a--rare musical treat, which will well repay tbe trouble of attendance, and the small admiis'M Ko “or twenty-five cents, betides tbe Mtisfoction of aiding the church in cancelling tbeir debt. Who will value a quarter, expended

’ r to worthy a cause.

ffif Oxv.;rNATKD Brnrot*.—This Is a remedy for Dyspepsia. Imlipeslion. and the numerous disorders of tbs stomach, llwssdiocovercd by a regular physician, aflvr years of rosoarch. It'll unlike ail other' medicines, und extracts tbe disease by ita roots, leaving no vestige behind. Read ml.,

vertisomafil uext week. GEJfitAL IKTELLIGEKCE.

ffigrThc North American of Tuesday last Mays that the Virginia giiliury fover i* not y<-l at ita height There are now BP teen hundred armed mep at Charlestown, and morn no the way. Churches are in rued ' into barracks and the town crowded with strongs fr The scnlinals are represenlod as firing nightly at imaginary (bea, and’

graalely alarming unoffending ciUxdns, a',

number of wboni have narrowly escaped thu ill directed boAtx. The Country is being patrolled twenty miles rounds without any discovery, us yet, of foe*. Notwithstanding mi attack is continually expected, but from what direction tbs foe is looking for is not slated. The telegraph suggest the undergroood railroad as a probable arena* of

approach. Governor Wise has beard fronr ’

Huntingdon', Pa., that large bodies of armed men are moving across the North mottotoils towards Virghna, of coarse to attack

Chartestown. The Goreraor keeps himselfN

posted as to the movementa of his enemies, by means of spies dispatched by him tbrougboat Pcnnsylvaaia and Ohio. From WMBukoto*—The Becntary of

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members—Mr. Cbmrles Perry,—we not. Wpr has received the following

only Io*e an active member of onr association. fat also a much respected friaad, therefore-—^.,,- , , ResWrerfr’I'tar'we pay a mtrtrfe to hie memory, by the expression of our sincere sorrow at his departure, and that «c deeply sympalbbm srith the parentooV the deceased, for the in'MUcdiabfo foes U-ay hav* sustained. /

from Lieut. General Scott, dated “Ktrait* of Faca, Oct. 23,” and seat by way ©f Ijesvenaorlh; - * “T>o days sgo I dispatched from Fort Townsend a comuiainealiou to Gov. Dewg'Us. ptopoeiug a temporary adjustment t>[ tie bow* rmggwted by the President fo Ma->

tnlrtractions to me. “There has been

no otswer jwk

doubt tMe proposition will be

"Kwerything is tnurqcil tu

No