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PROGRESS OF REPEAL.-On the 3rd inst there was another large mass meeting of the democracy held in hiadelphia-Henry Horn, presiding. Among the speakers Col. Page, who, alluding to the impossibility of putting eectual checks Ma tional Bank, said--

 ''You may well attempt to bind fire with flax, as to restrain such monster by law. Restrict it you may, it will always find way to eude its bonds and do its will. To illustrate this position, the Colonel cited the instance of clerk in store of Mobile, who was an inyeterate smoker. His en- ployer finding his customers complaining of the filthy habit, remonstraed with the clerk; The latter said he couldn't help it. he must smoke and that he would die without his cigar. Not wishing to deprive, him entirely of so favorite luxury, the employer agreed that his clerk should smoke one, but only one cigar day. But what was his surprise when coming to the store next day, he found the clerk smoking c gar three feet long! He stuck the rule it true, and only smoked one cigar day. but It took him all