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oflibcrsy aud scif:gorernmcnt could fc-
ccive, and from which its recovery would
bo hopeless, the wise and tho good
amonsst ,hem--.hosc who aro really gus-
dea b, the principles ofjus.ice s. humaai.
,y-wiiI panse and aek knoulclgc that they
hays misapprshended tho true bearings
of Ibis question. tnstcad ofaccusing our
eounlryn,en, who hold property in slarcs.
win disrcs sarding she general principles Of
liberty and the 16fcialcs Of pure rcli.
giou. they viii recognise. in This class Of
Of our citizens, a. sincere friends 10 tho hap.
pincss Of mankind as any others. and will
become senaibsc chat this species ofpropcrty,
ths rcsuls Of causes over Which ihsy had no
cnp,fol, Is an inheritance which tkty ouly
know hog 10 dispose oi. Instead Of chsrg.
,,s the pcoplo Of tho non-slaveholding States
and a. has often been done, with hypocrisy IN
protesting "a ardent lore Of freedom, they
win find ihat The free citizcns Of the North
ase only acting upon tho p'nsiplcs Of fidelity.
Il. their nos, solemn engagements; ,ha, if
thcy wcrc to attempt tho accomplishment of
whsi ia desired OF them by tho.c who regard
Ls,er, ps inconsistent with rhe equal rights
on which our insti,u.ionc arc founded. they
win iavo!rc themselves in the odium, either
ef seeking 10 evado compact which was the
means and tho pledge Of our national exis-
,cncc, or Of availing themselves OF tbcir pre-
scot power and Inexampled prosperity. TO-
dissolve a eonncxion with their southern
brethren, formed 4. period ofmutual adver.
sity. Cor a cause which was tl,cn not only
known 10 exisa bai The continuance Of which
vas expressly recognized in the bond oftbcir
unisn.
j hare thu. gentlemen, been compelled TO
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think IL ou6 70 toe cGS@Ssuu, ~" S.si
similar ses Of juaiiee 10 my feliow-eiu'
gems Of she north. Of ell poiiiicat parties.
to aid the expression Of my full bclsei:
that tho apinions above expressed aeeerd
in subsia nee with those entertained by .
larger majority Of ftho people Of Tho nan'
.lss oholdine States. than has sytf befQEs
existed in hose States or, q public qnes-
lion ofequ,l magnitude. i also duo 70
,hem 10 say, that their sentiments on this
subiee. spring ou. .of considerations Of too.
birh character, and look 70 eoascquen.
ces OF too solemn an import, 10 be shakes
by slish, causes. With only a generous
e..nfideuss ON tho part Of The South In ,hcif
brrt,,ren Of the North. and firm slesermi.
nation on the part Of each. to visit with
their scve,rst displeasurc any attempt 10
connect the subject with party politics,
those sentiments eanao. be ovcrthtown:,
All future attempts on the part OF lhc a6oa
liionis,s to do 80. will ihen servo 10 aeeu'
mula,e and concentrate public odium ON
Thu, thero are persons a.
tho North Who are far from concurTing IN
ths prevailing scnlimen, I have described.
is ccstsinIy true; bu. their numbers. when
eemnared with The rest OF tho community,
ara very ineonsiderable; aud ifthe ceadi.
don cf things be no. greatly aggravated
by irp,sfudenee, many ef them, i-hssc no
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4NaiEtail 10 pfncNcct ~ ias - 's' ~,
poHsr What iaey had thus s0'e'na'y do'
e'ared.' ~ 80.
These visws. ss,as expressed and sane
toned by fnyscis, appear 20 Hss to coseF
The Whole grean,i, save ihc abstract qocs-
,:oa 10 which sJan base becn piessed 70
saIi INV attention, and ] checrtpiiy cm'
BRAGG tho opportunity Jou haze ielt y yoar
;au.y 70 ailord me. TO explain nysalf July Oh
shst also. Az anxious as yor cap possibly
10 10 arrest oil agitation upon this dis.os'
tiau sabicc,, j have considered the question
yoo have psopounded 10 INC, With sincere
desire ., srsiso .. tho conclusion. ,lsa, tho
subject, h. respect % tho Disifics Of Colum.
bia. can DO ssfJy plsosd On .hs same groand
On which Il ssaaas Id regard 70 ihs States,
viz: tho want q. coslssilaiienai poscs IN
Congress 10 .iniartss<iu .hs ,na,iss. 4 ose
Il. however. 70 candor.so s4y % you, iha. |
have nos been sbtaao SATISFY mysuif that tho
rraas No. coagrcsa, 10 tise ssaaakution. OF
sho poucr oi te1elssiss kgisakias In az
ea,ss assiofsoepsr' over the FedcsA District.
doss no, confer o,s that hodys The sssse an.
,hority oser .La sahieci shas would othefsiss
hays bcen posseasrd By The sta,es Of Msf,s
ara snd Visainia; .og that Congress might
So. Is vissus thsreul take sush steps "pon
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RYnanille Sayannaa Gecsei;Sn.

0sdve Ger Gainsss q ne indebsed 10 Ma;or
Mountfast &c the Army. for q copy 8f the Order
OF Geu.sGaines On Eelessing 10 Gen. Cllaeh tho
command Of The gallant corps Who marched from
New. Orleans via Tampa 10 The relief Of 1inca,.
Is & proau:sion shich does honor 70 ss heart oS
the yeiesun soldier. Ii &
HEApQoAaTsas, WIsrEns DrrxnTxEsr, !
fsrt lard, on de- klsceockes. Fspads,
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-08-12

that may happen TO be near the point
ofattack; and when, whether repulsed
or victorious, the enemy will have
withdrawn from that point, and, by
the aid of steam power applied 10 his
fleet, he will have directed his atten,
lion 10 some other vulnerable point,
where he may be least expected, and
where he will have time to re-enact
his tragedy Of FIRE and desolation.
And in this way, cur whole Atlantic
and Mexican border may, in war OF
2 or 8 years, be completely overcome,
and sacked to an amount of property
TO say nothing of national honor)
more than sufficient for the construc-
tion of ten such rail roads as those
which have advocated; and these
disasters may be affected by force
Of less numerical strength. L Ameri.
eau Magazine of Useful knowledge ]
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'unshaken, unshaksable; our constaucy
in the public cause fixed as the north
star in the frmament; our dedication
to its interests, vestal fire, burning
on with unextinguishable fame for
ever. Here, inthe eyes Of our coun-
rymen, and of the world, with the
muse of history before US to record
our deeds and our words, let US, Hike
Hannibal at the altar of his gods,
swear eternal faithlulness to our coun.
try, eternal hatred 10 its foes. Show
we that we are welded to the union
for veal and for wo, as the fondest
lover would hug to his heart the bride
bound to him in the first bright ardor
of young possession. We have not
pur2osed to embark in this venture
only to sail over the smooth surface Of
a summer sea, with hope and pleasure
to wsft os joyously along; but with
resolved spirits, ready to meet, like
true men, whatever Of danger and
vicissilude may descend upon our
voyage, and to stand up gallantIy for
the treasure of honor and faith intrus.
ted to our charge. Rally we, then, to
the stripes and stars, as the symbol OF
glory TO US, and the harbinger of lib
erty 10 all the nations OF the world.
So long as shred of that sacred STAN
dard rem aims TO US, let US cling to it
with such undying devotion as the
Christian pilgrims Of the middle age
cherished the least fragment Of the
cross; and let US fly TO its rescue.
when periled, whether by foreign or
domestic assault, as they did to snatch
the holy sepuIchre from the destruc
ton OF the inGdel.
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RICHARD BACHE,
Chief Clerk, War Department.
VelasCo, June 25th, 1886.

Singular Superstition. In the
kingdom of Loanso, it is considered a
most unhappy presage for the king, if
any one should see him eat or drink
for which reason he is entirely alone,
not even a servant 10 wait on him,
when he is at his meals. Persons who
have travelled in that kingdom, have
communicated 10 US very barbarous
action OF king Of Loungo. One of
his sons about eight or nine years OF
age, having imprudenlIy entered the
dining saloon, at the moment he was
drinking, he got up(rom the table,
called the high priest who immediate
ly seized the child, cut his throat and
rubbed his fathers arms with the G
blood, TO avert those misEortunes
which this presage seemed to menace.
Another king Of Loango ordered a
dog to be killed of which he was ex'
lremely fond, merely because it fol
lowed him TO dinner aud was present
while he ate.
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We find the following items in the
National lntelIigencer accompanied by
a grave editorial article; in which the
Editors of of that respectable paper ex'
press their fears that. tho introduction OF
the United States forces into the Mexican
territory, will lead to a war between the
United States and Mexico:
From the NeD Orleans Bee July Is.
NEW MOVEMENT. BY gentleman
who came passenger in the steamboat
Choctaw; which arrived from Natchitoch
es yesterday afternoon, we learn that
General Gaines, with the United States
troops. has crossed the river Sabine and
marched into Texas es faras Nacogdoch.
es, ,at which place he had for the present
fixed his head quarters. The intention
Of this move had not transpired.
From tie same, July 16.
The statement that we published yes.
terday of General Gaiaes having crossed
the Sabine; is confirmed by The arrival Of
the Caspian last night. from Natchitoch-
es. II is further stated that six compa-
nies of infantry and three companies Of
dragons we're daily expected to join him
from Fort Towson.
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Mr. Christy'-

Mr. Christy,-
Let Mr. Clodhopper know, that | am
not The James Thompson, who voted at a
meeting held In the Courthouse. during,
the last term, neither was the resolution
mine that was adopted by that meeting.
And further, know Of no person of nv
name or politics, who voted for that reso.
luton, in the sense that is generally at.
tached to it.
As lam suspicious that Clodhopper il
not the person he pretends to be (Farmer)
or even thinks he is (wise)I shall there.
fore take 40 further notice of him at tbe
present, or at least until know his real
name.
JAMES THOMPSON,
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date Cor Congress at the appfoac soTss
Election. My name was brought
before the people by some unknown
friends-to whom as we'll as others,
who generously rendered me their
support, am very thankful.
Yours respectfully,
VAN BROWN.
August l9ih, 1886.
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shook crockcry and glass ware in houses
so as to b, heard. II apparently proceed
ed from the north east and passed OIL 10
the southwest with a noise resembling
thunder at a distance, and was Of short
durati N. We have seen some ten or "a
dozen persons who noticed it, and who a
utee in these particulars
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his face codaia and poisson, &c. Afcr
breakGG S! Mr.. Randolph came where wit
ness was sitting. took n seat by him, treat
ed him with marked polleness, and enga
ged IN a conversation'wth him respect.
ing French literature, the etymology oI
French words, &c; which conversation
he conducted with much ubiity and lear.
ming, proving himself fully master OF the
subject.
When they arrived at City Point, Mr..
RS carriage and horse were got out on
the. wharf Tor him to proceed (wi.ness un
derstood) 10 Petersburg, witness was
then N the cabin, and servant came
and told him Mr.. Randolph wished TO see
him when he went on tho deck Mr., X.
was standing on the wharf, and as soon
as he saw witness he saluted HIM, waved
his hat over his head, and cried out three
times 'vive le roi, ;" in loud voice, Du.
ring the day after they had left Norfolk,
and before arriving at City Point, Mr. Ran
doIph dranka great quantity Of porter.
Questioned what vas his impression at
the time, Of Mr., Rs state of mind, says
that Mr.. Randolph was SO variable in his
conduct and conversation, that he hardly
knew what to think of the stale of his
mind. When be first saw Mr.. +. aboard
the boat, and heard his account of the
meeting with the Frenchman, he thought
it very strange, and that Mr.. Randolph
talked wildly about it-that afterwards
in their conversation respecting French
literature and other topics he seemed 10
be composed and RATIONAL and when he
took leave Of him, he acted like madman
which might have been accustomed by the
quantity of porter he drank during the
trip from Norfolk to City Point. /
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We copy the following article from the
Nav Lis bon Palladium, chiefly for the
purpose of saying that, We never knew
why Mr.. CreswelI addressed letter 10
the editors of The Free Press, in relation
to a topic of general interest, unless he
wished that letter published. But, as Mr.
Cres9ell forbid in his second letter, the
/ publication Of the first, we had but one
course left US, and That we have taken.
We were anxious TO publish the letter;
and, in fact, had partly prepared reply
to it, when the publication was forbidden.
We drop the subject for the present, with
this remark it slmpossible for Mr.. Cres
we'll or either of his colleagues, to vind'.
cate the apPor!ionment act, with the re-
motest degree of sucusss. "Can the
Leopard change his spo;9 &c.
From the Nero Lisbon Palladium.
"l'HE ApPoRTIoNMENT LAW AND MR.
CREswELL On the 10th OF July, theed
itqr of the Carroll Free Press, announced
the, reception Of communication ffom
Mr.. Creswell, of columbiana county, in
defence, as we understood it, Of the part
he took ia the Legislature, in favor of the
ApPortionment Law of last session, and
that he would publish it in his next paper.
We looked with some degree of anxiety
for the next Free Press, to see what de.
fence Mr.. G. had 10 make, for the part he
took IN the disfranchisement Of large
portion Of the lreemen ofOhio. The Free
Press came, but Mr.. C's. vIndication was
amongst the missing! The following
from that paper of the 22d uIt. will ex'
PLAIN the balance:
"Mr. Cres,ceII, Of Columbiapd,-This
gentleman wrote us letter, q short time
since, which we supposed was intended
for tho pnblic, and, with that belief it was
put in type for this weeks paper From
a subsequent letter written by the same
gentleman, we learn that the former lot.
ter was Aol intended for publication. 1t
will not, therefore be published. The OBJ
ject of Mr.. Creswel's letter was. 10 VIM
dicate himself and colleagues from the
charge Of sacrificing the interests of Car
roll comfy, in the passage of the APpor
tionmeut Act"
The object of Mr.. Creswell's letter, it
seems, "wns TO vindicate himself and col
leagues from the charge of sacrificing the
interests of Carroll county"-then why
not let the People of Carroll county see
his uindicdt,on9 We are confident the
editor of the Ere Press does not consider
himself "CarroI county," nor the people |
Of Carroll county. No backing out, Mr..
Creswell, let US have the pindicatiOH.
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At the request of several Of the signers
to the call for Harrison Meeting, on
Monday next, we continue the call, IN this
weeks paper.
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Earthqudke.--'rhe Providence Courier
says. "On Friday evening, 18Th instant,
slight shock Of an earthquake was felt
in the neighborhood of this city, to the
north and west, about quarter past s o.
clock. IL was so strong, We have been
informed by several gentlemen, thai 1t
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d'aTr0AAtOss:
FRIDAY. ..,.. AUGUST II, 1856.

In answer to the enquiry, IN de by
the New Lisbon Palladium, we can only
say, that we do not know, whether the
friends Of Gen. Harrison, in this coonty,
would be willing TO unite with Column
ana, in Convention, !or The nomn a 'o'
of candidate TO represent this district IN
Congress, or not. Our own opinion is,
that the Harrison men ol this c0un'
ty are opposed to the Delegate system.
The Palladium may infer from our last
paper, what course will be taken by The
friends of Gen. Harrison, in Carroll,
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CALL FOR A HARRISON MEETING.
To the po,ers Of Carroll County, friendly
10 Mc election Of General HdrrisOn to
tie Presidency Of the U. States:
Fellow CITIZEN :
The undersigned, being
deeply convinced Of the Importance Of the
principles involved IN the approaching
Presidential Election, and believing it
both proper and necessary that some pre-
paration for that election should be made
as we'll in this county as in every other
county in the State; beg leave, respect
fully, to suggest, for your immediate con-
slderation, the Propricty of holding Pub.
lie Meeting, in CarroIIton, of as many of
the friends of WILLIAM II. HARRISON,
from all parts oflhe county, as can con
venieutly assemble on the afternoon of tic
first day Of Court, Monday the 18th day
vi uSuSl lhst'
In calling your attention 10 the subject
of the Presidential Election, it would be
an easy task to enlarge upon the momen.
tous Importance fthe duties, devoIving
upon the friends Of the Union, in the ap-
prorchIng contest; but, in call like this
we do not believe it necessary.
The action of the General Government,
for few years past, has tended, most OBJ
Viously, to concentrate power in the hands
Of the Executive branch; and an avowed,
but most dangerous system of RewardS
and P@ntShmentS has prevailed, which, if
there is any truth in history and the ma.
lure of man be not changed, Will, if not
corrected by the votes of the people, spec
dily introduce, into the very vitals of the
Republic, corruption, degeneracy and pre-
nature dissolution. To restore the action
Of Government to its natural and consti.
lutlonai limits, toprotect the right Of suc.
rage from the concentrating influence of
Governmental patronage, and to preserve
nviolate the principles of the constitution
its checks and balances--are the great
objects which, 1t is believed, will be Sc
cured by the election of General Harri.
sons and, with such objects in view, and
such principles at stake, certainly, every
friend of his country aOiH do his duty.
Come up, then, on the 18th; and lei us
mite in giving some public expression OF
,ur views of the Presidential Elections,
and in dlvising such means as may hon.
orabIy secure success. Let all The frierds
} I Harrison-ihe people come; pa rticu.
arIy, those who knoto him, g. who fought
,y his side, during the late war, in the I,
,attles of TippecanOe, Fort Mel5s and
he Thames.
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MILITARY ADVANTAGES OF RAIL
ROADS.

General Gaines, oil the U .. Army, IN
a long letter respecting certain proposed
rail roads in Tennessee aud The neigh
boring States, takes the following pro-
fesslonaI view of the subject. Ii
probably has not occurred TO most
people 10 consider it in this light.
"In reference to the military as
pect Ofthe subject of rail roads with
steam power applied to vehicles Of
land transportation, / have much TO
say, more, indeed, than / can
Hatter myself with hope that the com
millee OF The legislature would feel
inclined during the present season 10
hear. 1t is subject SO entirely with
in the unquestionable sphere of my.
professional vocation-a subject, too,
Of such tremendous and awful import,
when taken into consideration of the
national defence, that | have felt it TO
be my duty, for some S years past, To-
devote my attention TO it, asl ever
deemed it, 10 obedience TO my official
oath, 10 meet in battle my country's
enemies. 1t is tremendous and aw-
ful, because il is destined soon TO ena.
BILE US, the people of the U 5. with
the aid Of our State Governments and
our u. States Government, TO WELD
with irresponsible effect, all the vast
elements Of the military power and
countless resources Of the central and
interior States aud districts, to any
thTeal ened point Of our national from.
tier, in time TO crush the invader,
strong as he may be, before he could
possibly take any one Of our first rate
Notifications if prepared for vigorous
defence; aud without an expense oil
more than one tenth Of time or oil
money than the present aud all former
means Of national defence required
with little or no expense on our part
Of health or of life. The subject is
awful, because it places at the control
VI luob uNtSu N"HJ' pS"SA htHbltV1
from the beginning Of the world up
10 The present age, was believed to
belong only TO HIM who created and
who controls the elements Of all pow.
er! Ii presents tou as the means ol
without the usual animal
power, from this spot to an Atlantic
seaport, distance 600 miles, with re
locomotive engines, an army Oil00,oOo
men, aud 600 tons of can non or other
arms, in 60 hoUrs-in The short space
Of 60 hours! A cargo of men and arms
that would, with our present roads, re-
quire SO, 900 draught horses and 5000
10 convey The baggage aud
ordnance and stores of this army the
same distance, whilst the 5000 wag.
gons and the $4,000 horses would
cost S3,000,000
The cost of the 7s locomo.
tives, at S5,5 each,
would be but $4,000
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S----------IA--z4-.
The Texian Government has issued
a proclamation relative to volunteers,
from which we make the following
extracts:--
"Whereas many individuals from
The United States, ,aahd others hdvel'fl
their homes dfpeSce and comfort to
volunteerini tifeYefvice Of thiscouitry,
and endure ihe'hardShips and perilS ol
war in'its Struggle against Mexican
tyranny, and bdve'by their generou s
patriotism and gallant conduct in the
field earned our 'warmest gratitude.
Therefore Resolved, That bounties
Of Hand be granted and are hereby
granted to'said volunteers, as follows,
viz:
"To all'Who in service, and
Ghau ccutinue lin service during the
war, ESQ acres,
"To all Whe 'haVe served faithfully,
or who shall have served faithfully
fora peried not less than six mouths,
$40 acres.
"To all whoJhdll have served faith.
fully for period not less than three
months, $50 acres.
"To all who shall have entered SER
vice previous to the lst day OF next
July, and shall continue in service
faithfully during the war, provided the
war shall continue for period of more
than six months, 96o acres.
"To all who shall enter the service
after the first day of next July, a
quantity proportioned 10 their service,
and to be hereafter determined.
Resolved, That the lawful heirs of
such volunteers, as may have fallen, or
may hereafter fall in the present con-
test with the Mexican Government, or
who may have died, or may hereafter
die, from any accident while in the
service Of ihe country during the war,
shall be granted the quantity of land
which have been due the deceased,
under the Colonization Laws, as hs
lablished by the laws Of the land, had
he survived. That is to say, one
/ sgue and lahore (4eO4 acres) for a.
man of family, and one third Of a
league (l476 acres) for a single man.
Also that the said heir or heirs shall
receive in addition TO the land granted
as aforesaid, bounty of 6l0 acres, as
decreed by the council OF San Felipe,
on the llth day Of December, 1885,
| certify the above 10 be true copy
from the original.
RICHARD BACHE,
Chief Clerk, War Department.
Velasco, June 25lh, 1886,
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M. CHRISTr --
Sir, Through The
medium Of your paper. | wish TO in
form the Electors of this Congress.
sional district, that lam mol a candi-
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the Thames.

WILLIAM MILLS,
GEORGE BEATTY,
GEORGE W. BUTLER,
JAMES II. ROSS,
ROBERT McELDERRY,
SAMUEL STERLING,
WILLIAM D. JENK ms,
JAMES GALLAHER,
OLIVER J. FLOYD,
JOSHUA D. PATTON,
JAMES SINCLAIR,
JOSEPH WOLFF,
DAVID WORKMAN,
ROBERT McCLAVE,
THOMAS McGAVRAN,
ROBERT CRAVEN.
JOHN FLECK,
WILLIAM JOHNSTON,
JOHN S. HUNTER,
JOSIAH B. EMERY,
JAMES HAISLET,
MARK HOOTEN,
JOSEPH NEALEY,
LEVI M. DAVIS,
JAMES II. WOODRUFF,
JOHN w. YOUNG,
THOMAS B. KIMSEY,
SAMUEL LANDES,
CHARLES ELSON,
HORACE DUVALL,
SAMUEL SALA,
SAMUEL K. DAVATT,
WILLIAM BROWN.
RUFUS DAVIS,
GEORGE GREER,
JOHN P. RUSSELL
JOSEPH WORSTELL,
ugust 5, 1886.