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^ ' •VrUOIAGY. Oor resiert. os openiitp ILU sheet, have ditcoteNd lha* the ■*. Harr Iim <>eciimH > . hreaberhut lor the prevent week -otlj. Oar epolog^' for appcAriojr before the (xiblic es we do *• siiupl; tbii. \V« here colled to ear aid Meain. wind and.hooe power, and had torfftiionicated tlroaph “Unrle Sum** eod ejectrii-ily.ai.d yet (ailed to pel, paper in time to print more ,Uian -me have done-. and thinking tbit ‘ bair a loaf ia better theit so breed,*' orUiat VIf a ITore ia better then no Bore, we here done the best we coaid, end hope our kind n «3I accept eee mpologr; with the protnii -•hetmeerill tiy .siiddp ^te_r ne*t time, f hia i* the flnt time in more than fdnr year* that we have (ailed lo'itaoe the M aintire.

x.'2.KamanAL amociatiov. Tfilh mhat emotion* of justifiable pride do true American heart* swell, with a c< n. templatiOfTAf tha noble and free inrtitulions of Oor country, and tbe coble daftn* of oor-noble and patriotic siren, who wen* willing to “pledge their Urea their fortune* and their sacred honora'' to purchase and perpetaals them. We love to read, talk and think of tbe interesting incidents of the rerblntionary stripgle, and treasure in oar hearts the mmtnary of the self-sacrifi-cing men who, at the cannon's month, and the hiyonrt'* point, contended for <>Qt Ifh. erty^ against an ikSnitely s-|»»ri'>r foice, with (be most systematic organisation, the agents of that tyisnical power which soegbttc rresb na under the cruel, iron , heel Of oppression. * • And the Christian patriot, who acknow ledges ike hand of God in plautin •, water ihg end rearing that Tree of Liberty, whose fruit it se pleasant to our taste. d< • lights also, in the contemplation of au overrulin'.: Providence in the destinies ol oni Republic ; end «hil he rememb-r* tbe paUiolic spiritp f oor KeVitiationsry Sire» with heartfelt/mlitude, ho vielbtjhc infi niteBEmJ sa visible la tMentiiw hlmNg. And it ia but jd»ntnd proper that we. tbe children of our nob lev* ires, who enjoy the treasure of Ubertv, bequeathed to ns by their last will and testament, and aealed with theirpatriblic biood, should show our ^ppreciation.Qf l^tir bequest, by some lasting, fitting momeuto, which will tell to future generations, when we have "slept with our fathera.” that we were not namindfel of their tuffering. their •acrificings 'and their pat rot ism. We hare oar Nationid monatnent* ; rariona states of tbe Confederacy hare theirState monuments, commemorative of the bloody (tfujtgTistFll tire territories; and why should not we, tho people of New -Jersey ! Have we lets vpatriotism—than others? We trust not. Upon pur toll were some of tbe sighal straggles of the revolution; end let b« as Jersymen, nerecl some lasting Remem braneer of those' signal struggles ; which ahall be tbe true etpone&l of our gratitude ^,r ~ About fifteen years ego an attempt' was m^etoetecta MonifMlDt at Trenton to commemorate the,victory of oar army wbea lha Heessaatm*r» enplaned in that city, but the attempt did not then succeed. A supplement was obtained, at the last ses aioa of the'Legislature, to the charier tgranted in 1844. which grants auihttriiy to • new sat of corporators, to assume the name of the "New Jersey Monument Association,” for the pari>OM of erecting n Monument at tbe capital of our slate, consm«mor»tice of off the revolutionary batHmu on oar soil; ud so AssociMton has been daly organisod, a design for a Monument adopi, gad twasarss taken to catty on the rk Of srwclion. as spoil as funds ars sc-

* fond* are U> be secured by volonciation i _aad it U hardly to ba supposed tkat there is a citizen of onr patrioiic •UU. -lui.wiU MIMilf b. rilling lo pir« tbarpaUry sum, but would desire to be the /rat to show to tho wori \ that, At least on* dollar's worth of patriotism and stata

charge

igh tbaBoatiag Ice, io the most immi- MaM>n an • kighr. a'rer with: a vote was .~t p-ril, .»d m.rchiog in tb, Orinm .'.b M r TnwiHiir. «» i . .t Ion bv aves 22. and nays3'/. all the republi-

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tag of December 26th. i 116, when they sur- democrats and M r. Cmtendi-n voting-in prised tbe Hessian army. I the negative. Mr. kluvon's resolution was A book of subscription t« in tha bands """ » "l 1 ^ unanimoUMlv. and the com-

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folieva anothccjn the band* of Uoa- l/|M ^ ia cXK Btlre sessiOW. (Le Senate ad-

Dcwns Kdtndq^s. of the Lower Township.' jounnHl.

and others in tha various lowmdiip*. of; Li Ui«- House Mr McRae, of Mississippi (to MMt J; «Ml w. b-r. lint On ffitl. mm*- »

county of (Jspe May will send up to our capital, n eubscriplion which shall do her

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TH1BTT-SIXIH C0VGEE8S. On Tuesday of last week, iu the U. 8. Seiinle. Mr. Kii g. ol New York, presented' a petiiioii, yesterday. (13th) signed by lh>Mayor and others df New York city, 0|>-po-ing the nomopoly of the public land*, and (aviHHig tha paaeaga of tha HoHIvstesd bill. - Mr. V <ni '‘ resolut on of inquiry into ■e Harper’s Ferry difficulty ’ came up. •. Clay, of Alabama, wished to know :e_we stood lie thought if Uie declarations of those who speak for the re publican* were sincere, and the pkrty did un{ break its pledge,there is no caose fot -complaint; yet tbe conduct of the Oppo sition Senators was so different from their protassions, that the South had reason^ for

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One Senator treats the tnj levity Hist woold be very

dii not treat every

manner/; he would probald^ die like Ruhr lais. GftiP* jest on Uirltps. and never waki “|| So IIfH r A.’iUbVffiililr of life und death until he is called to judgement. Another ridie<i,Wd the cpwardice and impotence of ihe sAlTlt-iu^Mi/llering a handful of men to seise Vhe arsenal at Harperia-Eerry in the Isca of fifteen hundred inhabit unis, and so on , swell ha* something to say in dispar wgvfncnl of tha institution* of the south .The n.-Mlh was cLarg. d with refusing to exeeiite the fugitive slave law. Mr. Doolittlef of Wisconsin, said the court itm ion of the U n j l ed til ate*, properly < ga{irued, wsbe Congress no |>ower in pass a fug live slave law. It simply prohibits lie fcialcs from discharging the fugitive *l«ve law. It * : mjdy prohibits the States rom dischnrginj; the fugitive from service wfidma b« livid l>y |be Isw'of .the State from *hkb be escaped. Tho-debate wa* continued bj Messrs. Wade, Clay. VfiU»n.and Gain until the Senate adjomr.ed. In the House, Mr. Sickles, of K«w York, made a long speech in vindication of-the south, which, according to the speak< bad always been true to tbe constiluluio, and bad never violated its covenants or, compacts to which it had been a party. Mr Adrain, of N*. J., said a recent arti. cle in the Coaeiitulion newspaper bad been properly rebuked by Messrs. Maskin' and Hickman. He said in reference to an appeal mode to him to support Bocozk, (Ad ministration), that it was a disgrace to

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discusaion of Ike Lecompton question, u leading, member of the House came to him and told him that if he wbuld supporl the Lecompton const it utftn he could get foreign a| ponitinent for a near friend. 11* declined the proffer, and continued to re sin that measure to tbs last. He was a democrat, und hud been endorsed /-**

attacked the procKi-diiiv* of the late Unio nieeiia^ at Hostoli. criffciiiert the m-n and resolutions, «vil tonieiob d that they were Ob Hi lie pnirtirel Weight. A vole for SireeKer was taken, which renulted thus: nlii-nnan 10b; Gilmer 22; iioc-x k bb; scaiferingll : ■ necessary lo a choice 114. Mr Mile*, of Sou:i: rjgt.Jiuo. sasge-ted that a vole lor Speaker lie taken erory day. Mr. Slutiton said that tbd republicans had been ready for the lust three da; s to to'e for speaker without it word of debate, or ■m the resolution iiendiiig. Messrs. Cochrane. of New York, ami Hurnrtt. if Kenincky, wereopj o*«d to Mr. Miles'sag

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Dwin; »he part week there has Wen 9 bailuU in the House fur rijreaker ; but no one ha*, received a majority Bherman, Rep.

is ahead on tcry ballot.

Agricultural CoBvestlen and Lectures 'at Tale

College

It is proposed loliwve what may W termed a great agrieultural * protracted mueting” at Yale College during’ the present Winter, to last throughout the whole tonth of February. The exercises ure to wist of lector ■ by leading reliable men, minent in the different departments ol agriculiare, horticultuie. stock raising, etc. About eighty lectures are provided for,— two to four each day,—iea^li leclhre to be fol oweu by convvrsat/onal exercises, questions to tbe lecturer*, and discuss nns — I'weniy or thirty gentitffnvu, well known in Agriculture, -beside* the Professors in Yale t/ollege, are engaged to take part in ill* exercises a* lecture* and teacher* while numerous other eminent agriculturists and horticulturists have vx^ressed their intention <o'W present and participate iu

the discos*!6n*r'

Among the lectures are Lewis F. Alb n» Uasiru* M. C ay and Francis Rolth. on Cattle ; Sanford Hnwird und Dr. Gulliver, on Horses; C. L. Flrht amfothers, on tin Dairy; the Hoe. .MarsJjp^l^^ Wilder. Dr. 0. W. Grq^t Messrs. 1*. Harry and R. G Pardee, on Frails; Professor Purer oo Organic Chemistry; Prol. 8. W. Johnson on AgriculfutaWSminisIry TTfoT D. StHt. mm. Jr., on Meteorology; J. Ktaniou Gonld oh Grasses an«T Irrigation; Judge French on Drainage; Joseph Harris on Oerenltrc "Prof. Brewer on Commercial Plants, (fua^lr^nip,. tobacco, etc.;) G.<>. B. Kmersun on Forest Trees; Dr. Cornstock on Fish Culture; Donald G. Mitchell (Ik Marvel.) on Rural Kconomy. Tbe whole is to be free, except the noml nal charge of say ten dollars or less to meet the necessary expen-es of lectures and other incidentals. Tbe occasion will iliiubUett W one of great interest to calt> raloregenerally, and cgilJogetlier a large attendauce from all parts of the country. Inquiries with reference to this project mnV be addressed to Jratiflij}. A- Porter, New Haven, Cohp.—Agncnftortrt. GEKEKiX UTLLLIGLNCS.

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had parsed resolntious in favor of .tbe rights of tbe people of a territory to regu. late eluvery la theif own way, and anlity& ilie Cher lesion convention adopted this principle into, their plat furor the _ go vernment would pass into the bunds of the Op-

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They had been told the election ol a • black republican” Pre-ddeOT woold be a cnase for the divsoliNfirn of the Union Thi* was a treasonable rentHueiil. and he lieliaved there wan patriotism* enough among th • people lo put U down. It wontit W time enough to act wlittu they had had an opfMirt nity of witne^ine iIm. conduct of such a I'resldeni. McRae. Clark of Misoouri. Hickman, und ollrere. look puit in the debate McRae said ' the ri F|.opsibijrty of orgaixins ibo Hoove rested dri tbe southern Opposition uad antj lou-omploiiiiee. He invited the soulharn opposition lo unite with the democr-ts. and put the who!*- respouMlnliiy upon the anti-i^ecompton democra's. 1 Kthvridge suggested that they should sustain-Gilmer, to wbrm southern members could have no objection, as he owned a hundred slaves. Mr. Clark, of N. Y., w>>u|dn*t sup|>orl any candidate for Speaker who was not hostile to leghdalioo by t oogress for the protection of slave properly, in the ^territories. Adjourn d, without coniine to a ballot. . — • On Wednesday, the debate oe the pres ent state of the Uni»n was contiuced in both booses. In the Senate it, was nmni naily on the resolution of Mr Mason, of Virginia, lor the appointment of a. special cdmtniTtee hivestigatiiin on the Harper's terry invasion, and Mr. Wade^o! Ohio d* irered a tong and spir.t* d speech.

BT'I'he Rahway Republican says lhat ths: I'lsce ria : ms to be the birthplace of Washington living, end the house in

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****■? T>:t1 standiaf, and adjoins the furniture

wa rerooms of Merah A Kyne. ^gfOu Tuesday the ISth ln*L, Gov Willard, of Indiana, accompanied by Mre. Cowh-yof New York. thesiMer of Cook and tbe Ron. D. H. 'Vorhees. Attorney GeiieSl "of-loilaW,: yh-ited Cook at the ChnrleMcwn jail. 1'he interview with tm (‘inter was mo-l afieciing. Later in tin day Dr. Staunton and his wife, of Indiana and Mii-s Hughes grrived. Mr*. Stunntoi is a sister of'Cook, and Miss Hughes i cousin. The; also viniie?! the priioi&<-i presenting a scene of grief and uuguisl scarcely lo be described. They all promts ed to eve him again, but through the ad vice of tiov. Willard, each wrote him u few farewell lines, and »ll the ladies I av« >e t for their home*, the male relatives de signing to remain ».ij» him to the Arrangements were mmle to Jiayy^thi body of Cook takeo (o New York for inter-

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Some of Coppee’e relativE* were expec ted there the same day. His body will b» sent to bin mother, at S| r og D.le, L/wa. The bodies of' Green ano Copeland, p thought will not be claimed, and will be de eenCy interred qp# the gallows. gy 1*i* u a somewhat curious coiDcidenco that the day fixed >pon for holding the National Democraik Conren lien at Chorivston, the 23»f April, is the birthday of Mr. BBcbaoan and Senator Doncfos. ^ ; f3r~Aa>ertMi i> «k< W.

E35 Ltcrr a NcKKKRr.-—A jour.g lady. 19 yeere -of age. stopped at the Willis House, in Springfield, Ohio, a week ago. 8he sta Wduliat she had been in Montreal waanery for 16 years, end that had she retpafoed two weeks longer she would have heec obli-.-ed to take Ihe black veil. Some Baptist friends in Montreal furnished her with fondsuflicieni to enable her to reach Daytew. whither she we* going. rtfiiKricTX Kscanco.—On last Fridy week fix (onvli-ts. t nii-loyrd in the monl iiigelmp ol the New York State I’rison. 1 t AnSurn. eflected their escape. The rivoners bad got half u mile frt>m ihe pri* ii l»elore pursuit was commerced, und succeeded in leaving their pursuers behind. i*The grandson of Tecomsc-h is now living in Natclies, Mi**. He isu well ecu d and acrornplished genlleman, luviug travelled over a greater part of Europe He is a physician, and is said by the Free Trader to he an nxcellent one. In hi* pharmacopeia i« fl, lot of medical.licrbs. tlir secret of whose curative power* he derived from his grandmother, who was n great •'medicine" woman. QsgT Tlu-re is much anxiety in Virginia for the message of the governor eit-df w ho. it is thoughV, will be able lo lake h'common sense view of the nnhappy circumstance* which have grown out of the recent wretched raid at Harper's Ferry. -The Virginia Legislature ii meddling with the doctrines of public economy in *uch a wuy us lo threaten and tux only her inhabitants. —Hull Amer. teT'ttw Pi*© SciciDE.— A dissolute young fellow named Jatue* Flood ntteinpt ed to i-omiuit suicide on Friilny night, tiy i isiening a sloim to his i.eck r’id jump-ng ! nto the liver at the loot of TVuiien streci .fersny City. A privale waiclunun. who IiiiiI been nnichin? his uioverneiil* rescued Tire young inaa and linndeil him over ‘.o the policemen Being brought to tlie Strrion ou*e. hi* face loiiud i o have been dreadfully rut and bruised, which Instated was caused by slipping from the step of a -ewe ahdeiriktug U-a -lace on the pjiillorm while attemjitiug lo gi-t on a train at New

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LOCH 15D STATE I.TTELLIGL'MCL fHE “OCEAKWAVE" OFFICE, FOK BALE THE SUBSCRIBER, the I'rcsrat ruUlaber aad eroprlrlor ol this paper. IliHling that the elo e eooInemoat anU soOcuUr) holilti ol his l-unluns is ilct■imratol to hi* heaUh, offers tbs eats hi ish local for *»<*■_ ^ “ ’foerr'ls eirryffifhg cOBoeclrd wilbit nrceuary or a N tilVSI’APER and JOB OFFICE. For an artire. energetic praetlcat printer, who I* eapaldrof conduet ng * country newspaper, a rare chance U acre oflersNl for a permanent business. Ey“WlBblng to remove to another locality, the subacHbee-w 111 also sell his PRI Y ATK RESIOE.ECK. The collage has been built about ten years, .1 in good repair having, but a few week* i*o, been thoroughly repainted, both Inside and •luUide. It is pleasantly located with a full view of the ocean, affording a neat, convenient home for medium sized family. For particulars address, or apply to J. 8. LEACH, Caps Islako, N- J.

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A GRASD GH10K MASS MEET IK 0 AT CASE

ISLAND.

The conservative und Union-loving citizens of Cape Island, met at the City Hall on Timrsdej evening^iust, in the atrgeai and moil enthusiastic Muss Meeting, the City has ev<r wTtnefsed. The meeting was called to order, by rite Him. W. B. Miller, and His Honor, the Mayor, Joseph Ware was appointed Chainuun. Tho following gentlemen were elected Vice PfeSldehls George Kosemnn Esq.* Col. John West, Dr. S. S. Murry, William Elites Esq.; end S. J. Eckel a us elteted Secretary. A britf and appropriate address, was made by the Clmirmsit, und a Commit; lee to dtufl Hesoluthins appointed, «odfisiing of the following gentlemen : Hon. W. B Miller, S unl 11. Magone* JvS Scheihstger, S. 15. Wooluiuii, und Kicl-erd M. Crawford. llemarki trrrr then niude, by several gentlemen, when tbe coauarttee, reporthe following Resolutions, which »; crB uttanimously adopted. TaKcHitcns of Cape Island and Ticini It in Muss Mealing fisueuibled, to express their ntiachin-.-nt sud sfokotiou to the Amuicun Onion, sud to con demn the lute treasonable aitctuut to invade the territory and lo infringe upon the rights ol a sister Slate, as well as to express iteir abhorrence of tiie i meat ions and sctiemes of tko»e who sanctioh and approve of such trea-onuble designs, dq hereby re-

That the perpetuity’ of-Gte Union, with ell ks ineetieBeWe WikM^s, i# edisecrated m our hearts, and that it* m ilntenaBee demand* our foo»t ^erbesE efforts, and (hirt at all tiiae* we will raise onr voices against evqrj jfii«*nipl of the faaatica of orb section of the e> an try, to iuierfere whb tbe righte of another section. S. That the ConslitBtjoB.of the United and the laws of Congress, make ft obligatory on the part of the citizenr of tide Republic, to restore, iiO'Jvr jotktiul proetsu, fugitives from labor, mhF that oil ailempfo or eombhmj lions to defeat those previeions, and olf arts of Skate Icgiriatnres to tbe same nd, ure dtaoeoced by thk meHlng at' ii violation of the Coastitfftton, and lietrim. niul to the best interests, of our -uminoti country. *» j 3 Thai in Ti*jir of Hie recent ontitLe perptl.-»ucf e» HWrper'e Ferry, u.ion ihe ptacvable citiZbas of Yirignia,' ii'lHcoiuvb us^atid oil who love their country, to diouvoir anyi right, for wuh. to iuteifere with the dO»t»35« inslilutious of another slate, an3 lo reprobate in the Wrongest and mo* # - easphalio u-rms, nil nttempls either by $°CTet inBfg.uiun, invasion, or the phiafc in uny loftu, of fuch opinions as Irave a tendency to excite lo insurreclio.'*'-' or lo aiouse those who are lawfaily belli m servitude, lo violence and blood-

shed.

4. —That we heartily approve, of tbo [recent udniiiiislration of justice in the Etute of Virginia, and the punishment of ihe guilty parties, and the energy, lideiity, and itnpariiolity, with which the executive of that stale discharged the puiuiul and responsible duties, which the occ.igon devolved upon him. 5. That the suppression of the outbreak at liurper s Fetry, in its embryo, not only proved in a ma. ked degree, the ilue of the Union, but also the power d efficiency of the Execuliva authoritiis, at a moment : s no: ice, to furnish the tuilliiuty aid uccc .-.cry to suppress di»union fatia.icistn. 6. That Uiere is not in existence in this section of onr bdowed State, any disloyally to the Union, but on the coiiii-ury, « dsiei mined spirit, to sustain llie coii8'iurton and the rights of the Elutes tinder iu 6. That these Resolution*, embody ihn Fenlimenu of the citizens of Cape AUy County, withwot distinction of parly ; aud ihtrt the same be signed by the (ithcvr* of thi* meeting, and published in the Ocean Wave. Joseph Ware, Pres't. 8 J. EaKrt., Sec. for the "Ocoau Wat*-” CAFE MAT HOEXAL SCHOOL. This Association met at Goshen, on Saturday Dec. IQth. when the exercisea were conducted us previously publisi.ed. The evening session was held in the house of the M. E. Church, dhring which the andience listened to .an eloquent lecture, from Mr. Swiney on tbe >.nbject ol "American Literature.” The next sesaion is to be held at the C- H., S&tifrday Jan. ^th, commencing at lj o’clock P. M., ior wbkbjtbe follo wing are'the fi^polfilBentc———— : — Algebra, Mr. .Swinney; Piecticul Arithmetic. Mr. Cerion ; Ort hogra pby, M rGramtuur, Miss M. Miller"; I’enmunshiji, Mr. Woodward ; Intellectual Arithmetic, Miss Gandy ; Evpjxc.—Debate on the f Bowing question, “Which exerts the greater iotivence; Wealth or Talent f” Affirmativr;—Messrs lioyneF, Whit-nti-r, -rod Hwinney? • * Negative;—Messrs. Woodward. Corson und Moore. Critic, Mr. Swinney ; Essayist, Miss A. Moore: Lecturer, Wro. H. Moore. A. L. Haykes, President. Wm. H. Moore, Secretary. ~twPosicrncECHAxcE.—S»ml. r Magonagk h^ s been appointed^sH#**. ter ut th s |-1 oe, in place of Jamra Clark, (iecia*ed, and the office has ’ -■ r. moved lo the Telegraph Offir J*** Street, adjoining Congress ’ . Mr. Mugoiiari e j 1B5 , MsR. •inriesof tbiooffiic t 1 “Irifcded to thn hot tear with > »«rt ohb* ,i,w t«» am ptnble to all. ,, excelleat DbuWa Barrel (1»., Iti( |»..|.er 1 j cl Jol,„ *. oUurck J - e « , wi.l b.- M kl „ p, bUe gy, lUebel CbiW-b.

izrr te to 44tb ropoua that further fiehvimr % r , W thHd occurred. w, n f " n-inforcen eat*, the prepoudera bt"nj5 :n fwvnr of Gortinw*; tb# fore* Dm j; overn meat troops writ euimafod to-A pwt fraud bra jo.I bra, dirau, tit ib« i. iuucijiwJ affairs of Sew Yi city, ferbnting 'Si 0 vol«am* qr «;ty records #IW,( 00 had beta expend