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The "New York Courier and Enquirer" has an
article upon Caifol> ia which is written in an un-
usually liberal vein. 1t deprecates the resoluson
that was proposed as an amendment to the Presidents
about the two millions. The Courier
says it would "be sorry to see any new slave State
added to the Union;" but regrets that the amend
ment was submitted declaring that slavery should
be established in the territory" which, it was
supposed, the President wished to acquire. The
Courier objects to it, because the proposed amend
ment was only calculated to increase the fanatical
abolition spirit which already too much prevails.
But in regard to this acquisition of California the
New York editor does not hesitate to repeat the
opinions he has Frequently expressed of the i'm
portance of this acquisition to the United States, not
only as adding very large and very fertile terri
tory to our domain, but as giving us possession Of
much the best harbor and naval depot on the whole
Pacific coast, and thus insuring to u.s. in any future
emergency entire supremacy in the Pacific seas.
No one, we are confident, who examines the whole
subject without prejudice, can fail to regard the
QUESTION of California as highly important to this
1t is the only good which seems likely
to result from the war with Mexico, and it will Ger
tainly form a sufficient indemnity for all the ex-
penses of that war, should it continue for some
months to Gomez
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onehaf Of his cotton factory for sale. He says the
works are now paying al least 40 per cent on the
capital invested and if preferred by the purchaser
he 0ers 10 guarantee 25 per cent instead OF an equal
share of the profits. He says 'the business Is now
beyond any ruinOus Contingency"
"This,n says the New Haven Register, sis very
moderate profit compared with what some kinds Of
business has yielded in consequence OF the hlgn
protection afforded incorporate companies under the
tariff of lS42. We have been told that company
in Rhode Island, with capital Of $4,000, have
more than qundupIsd their capital in hye years, m
the manufacture Of wood screws! Has this kind Of
partial legislation benefited the farmer in that pro-
poTtionyi
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Members Of the present House.
NORTH CAROLINA.

NORTH CAROLINA
The Raleigh Standard" of the 18th admits the
defeat Of the democrats, but does not "give up the
ship" With fine spirit it rallies the party again
| to action. 1t excaims:
ain the language of an esteemed friend, we
| are compelled to admit the painful fact that
we are beaten; but this very defeat, so intox-
| lcating to the wings, will tend to our good in
| another campaign. Ii will give our party vigor
union, and strength for another contest. Though
| beaten, we are not conquered. Let not, then, our
soiled and attered banner trail ipgloriousy in the
dust; but with our noble principles inscribed upon
IT. let us snatch 1t up and boldly unfold il for anoth
er contest These are words of good omen-ths
the language of indomitabe energy Beaten, but
| not conquered; arrested for time in the march to
victory, we are still undismayed and undepressed
disappointed in our hopes, we yet look ahead, and
through the gloom of the present and the twilight Of
the future we see the cause of the people and Of
equal laws and equal rights gloriousy triumphant,
Nv hen the returns for governor are all received
we shall procure and publish the official vote; and
| as the vote now stands in our table, the reader can
look over it and make his own calculations 1t
not probable, however, that Governor Graham has
beaten MIR. Shepard more than eight thousand votes.
In lSlU the wings carried the State by Ia 600 ma.
lority; in 1910, Governor Morehead beat General
saunders for governor nbout 5000 votes in 1912,
| he beat Mr. Henry 4,592; and in 1914. Gov Ora
ham beat Col. Hoke 3,I53. In this contest the
wing vote has been increased not more than 100
votes IN 81 counties, Eve have made no further cal.
cuIatlons) while the democratic vote has fallen of
largely in the aggregate.
"ln the last legislature the Senate was tied, and
The I wings had the Commons by about 90 majority
thus far we have lost one senator in Franklin one
n Granville, one in Stokes, one in Currituck and
camden, and one commoner in Person, while VIC
have gained one senator in Rutherford and Ceve
land, one in Davidson, two Commoners in Halifax
one IN Moore, one in Orange, and one in Haywood
Should the returns still to be received not affect the
result as at present ascertaincd the wings will have
majority of four in the Senate, and eg6te N in the
Commons-a sufficient majority, we should think
10 enable them to carry out all their measures"
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THE DAILY UNION
MAINE.
"Ths Star ia ths East. "

The campaign in Maine has been opened by our
democratic friends with their wonted zeal, and we
look for good result from their elections in Sep.
TENDER.
Since l62S-when it gave the only electoral vote
from New England for Andrew Jackson-we have
regarded with peculiar interest the district of Cum
berland, recently worthily represented by the
Hon. Robert p. Dunlap. But once, we believe
since the time of "old Hickory" has this " Star in
the East" ever paed its lusre beneath the clouds
and darkness Of federal supremacy-and then only
amid the storms and panics of lS4O when the whole
nation seemed given up to the temporary mischief
Of political madness. In lS4l, 1t shone forth with
renewed brianey, and has since kept on its course
IN the political armament in other times, and as,
we trust it destined to continue for long time "a
come.
Its nominee for Congress at the coming election
A. w. III. Clapp-we understand from those who
are best acquainted with his character, has beer
most fortunately selected; and is believed that he
will be returned by triumphant majority. We OBJ.
serve that the whig press is extremely dissatisfied
with his nomination, and is idly attempting to de-
preciste his qualifications. But Mr.. Clapp has been
long known as one Of the most steadfast and frmes
members Of the democracy Of Maine, and his abili.
ties and business qualifications will make him .
highly useful representative in Congress, not only
to his own district, but to the Union generally. The
honor and interests Of the "Star in the East" will
from all we hear Of him, be safely con6ded to his
care; and in losing Gov. Dunlap, we are glad thai
he is to be succeeded by one who comes to US as sc
eminently calculated TO occupy his important place
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It is rather difficult matter to please any one
who il too much disposed to be displsascd with
you. We cannot, Of course, satisfy our neigh
Dor of the National Intelligencer by any pro-
cess which we may pursue, Our amenity
disgusts him. Our severity annoys him. If we
praise our friends for the merits they possess,
il is styled incense and adulation. II we rebuke
our opponents for their dement's, it is abused as
"balderdash" and Misrepresentation. We cannot
point out any remarkable evidence of Mr. Folks
working talents" as proof Of his official qualih-
cations for a working President, without bringing
down upon US a lampoon from the pedaEtc
Secretary Of the National lntelligencer. We can
not rebuke the ant-Amercan tendencies Of the
"foreign organ" without bringing down upon our
head the terrible Indignation Of its sympathzing
ally, the Alexandra Gazette. Can we do nothing
then, TO propldate neighbor of the lntegenceri
We will cheerfully compound with him. Let him
but show one spark Of pure American feellng-let
him only stand by his country on one occasion, in
opposition to foreign enemy-and we will sprinkle
him with rose-water. We will be most happy
to praise him "to the top of his BENT" though we
might not like to say, with Fitzgerald, God bless
the Devil" We wait, then, for the sign.
Meanwhile "the secretary" of the National In
telligencer may devote another whole column
to "the art ofmagnifyng" art in which that pu.
per can certainly speak protesO. After reciting
deal of British authority, from Peter Pindar down
to "the Rejected Addresses, he says of the President
"a working President he is" quoth the Union: yes,
he works US sure enough, "ke physic :" The Pres.
ident has, no doubt selected the proper remedy, to
Judge from the bile which is discharged upon the
Union from the lips of the correspondent of the
TntelGgencer. The patient needed a few evacua-
tons, and we are glad to find he has found 80
agreeable and respectable channel as the National
Intelligencer to relieve himself.
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ARKASsAs ELECTION New Orleans papers
contain returns from a few counties. Robert w.
Johnson, (dem., is elected to Congress without OPP
position. In Pulaski, county, wing senator, two
wings and one democrat to the house. In Phillips
democratic senator, Que democrat and one wing to
the house. In Saline Jefferson, and Conway, demo.
Gratis elected A great struggle is going on between
the friends Of Col. Ashley and Col Yell for the
United States Senate. We have no indications Of
the probable character Of the legislature TO this
point. No one doubts that the legislature will be
strongly Observation-Disclosures Enquirer.
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1t is expected that the army will not leave Ca
MARCO before the 25th instant. Col. Hays's Texas
regiment of mounted rangers, about seven hundred
strong toH proceed tooards 1impco into The interior
and Join the main army in few weeks at Camar-
go. The Picayune's correspondent says, it is the
general opinion that Hays will meet strong force
of Mexicans on his route, and be INDUCED with a
fight Many Of the disbanded Louisiana volunteers
have not gone home. Two companies Of them are
aboutto be mustered into service All that can be
raised will cepted.-Richmond Enquirer.
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hprANL.-We have received a letter from Indi.
annapolis, August Is, which states that "whitcomb's
majority will lack very little, If any, Of 1000.
Democratic majority in the Senate will be one, and
the wing majority in the House will be four The
gubernstorisl vote is the test. The power Of the
veto is becoming more popular than ever"
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ILLINOIS.

GorsrnOr.-Aug. c. French, (dem., vice Thoms,
Ford.
Lieutenant GOrernor.-J. B. Wells, (dem., both
by large majoriies, perhaps $4,000.
Dist. Members Of Congress chosen.
l. Robert Smith, (dem.) over Lyman TrumbuI
(dem.,) by an estimated majority of 8, 200.
?. John A. McClernand, dem, without oppOsi
ton
3. 20. B. Ficklin, (dem.,) by handsome majority
over r. X. Mclaughlin, (dem.)
d. y. Wentworth, (dem.,) over Kerr, (whig, and
Loveioy, (abolitionist.)
3, stephen A. Douglass, (dem.,) over Vandeven-
ter, lwhig)
6. I. !. Turner, (dem.,) over J. Knox, (whg,)
vice y. p. Hoge.
7. Abm Lincoln, [whig) over Peter Cartwright,
(dem. , vice e. d. Baker, (whig)
democrats, / wing, as now.
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THE ST. LOUIS UNION.n

Loren, Pickering, & Co. have purchased the
Missourian" and "the Reporter" of st. Louis, and
united them into one democratic paper, under the
name of the est Louis Union" We have received
the first number, and hope it will be worthy of the
support of the democracy of Missouri.
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Robert c. Grier, ESQ.,, of Pittsburg, the new
Judge Of the Supreme Court of the United States
is now on a short visit to Washington He arrived
on Saturday night, and will remain until wednes.
day, to pay his respects to the President of the
United States.
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THE ELECTIONS.
r. JONES,
Adjutant General.
MISSOURI.

MISSOURI.
A correspondent informs us that "John Jameson
is undoubtedly elected in the % district, having .
majority in every county heard from. This
will be increased in those to be heard from
Willard P. Hall, in the Attn district, anolha
Polk eector, who took the returns to Washington,
aged about 80 or 80, and now with Gen. Kearnsy',
command, will represent the All district. He and
Green are true men. Phelps is elected beyond
doubt. You know him, as well as Jameson, and
Bowlin of the House of Representatives"
The State constitution has been rejected by con.
siderable majority of the votes Of the people.
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IHE POTATO DIsEAsE--Since we noticed the fact
mat the potato rot attacking the potatoes in the
Miami valley, we have seen numerous notices Of its
raVages IN the east. In Hartford county, Conn.
IS serious and alarming. An experienced gentleman
there says that the tops should be moved of when,
one-haf or tvo-thrds grown II is said that cutting
of the vines docs not diminish the root. This
strange disease, we fancy, will produce much trouble
IN this great potato country.
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DEATH OF Coz. FASNSG.-Col. flaming Of the
United States army died very suddenly at the Hen
been in twentysx battles, wherein he distinguished
himself for soldler-like qualities He has been al
the above hotel for three months past When the
gong sounded for dinner the colonel was sitting be-
fore the door, as well as usual He then went TO his
room and was taken with an apoplectic ft; before
medical aid could arrive he was dead.
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The President is expected to return from his
excursion to Fortress Monroe, tomorrow forenoon,
in the steamer osceoa.
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kENTIICKX

According to the full returns, the wings claim in
the Senate 26 wings, and 10 democrats In the House
Of Representatives So wings, 81 democrats-being 8
more than their majority oflast year
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duty. It's column. in all directions arc teeming with
articles Of great force and value. Would that we
could copy more freely from them! In connexiOn
with this subject, we extract the following article
from the Hartford Connecticut Times" of Satur-
day last:
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-05-12

CoLD-BLooDED SACRIFICE OF LIFE.-Ss-
ruzcr, one of Napoleon's ables, officers.
gives in his Military Memoirs the follow
ing sketch OF scene after The battle of
Aus'erlitz:
AT the moment in which the Russian
army making lis retreat painfully, but in
good order, on the ice o. the lake, the EN-
peror Napoleon came riding at full speed
towards the artillery, y GU are losing timsp
he cried, fire upon those masses. they
must be engulphet' FIRE upon the icer-
The order given remained unexecu,ed f.,
ten minutes In vain several officers md
myself were placed on the slope Of a hill
to produce the effect; their balls and mine
rolled upon the ice without breaking il up.
Seeing that tried a simple method of ele.
waiting liett howl'zers, the almost perpen.
Ocular fall OF the heavy projeciiles pro
duced the desire effect, my method wa.
followed Immediately ty the adjoining bat
lteries, and in less than no time we buried
$1,000 Russians and Auslrans under III,
waters ofthe lake"
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-05-12

ALL We genuine Yankees and Badgers, who
Y love a sharp knife and a single, trot along up
to BANS HARDWARE STORE ant procure
oos of "SAN WRAGG's Best Whittlers,'
marked MINT There also may be fouudn
great variety. one, two, and three bladed Knives
o. the most approved make, also the genuine and
in;nitable Congress Knife, Wade x Butcher :
Chinese Razors. Chapman Metallic Suops, &c.
To the Ladies also | would say, be wise unto
vorr own interest," and look into the Hardware
Store before purchasing elsewhere. for there you
can find Tea and Table Knives and Forks of varI-
Gus makes and qualities tea and table Spoons o
every description, Scissors. Shears, Brass Candle
sticks. Snutlers and Trays, Tea Trays, aud in FAC
all those necessary a2pendages OF House keeping
which sthe cys,om for Ladies to look alter
F RAIN.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-05-12

AN INCIDENT IN REAL LIFE.--A young
gentleman at a fashionable boarding house
in this city, sometime since on returning
to his lodgings, missed his wsy and bo-
gued mo an apartment tenanted by gems
lleman and his lady. Not discovering his
mistake, he disposed Of his clothes, and
deposited himself in bed. The lady who
had been anxiousy waiting the return Of
her husband, had laid down and fallen a.
sleep. She was awakened, however, by
the circumstances Of the young man get
ting into bed, and not suspeciing her mis-.
take, threw her arms around him in the
most afiectionate manner, and imprinting
a burning kiss upon his cheek, observed in
a soft and persuasive tone, 80 you treat
me badly" In an instant The astonished
youth evaporated, leaving his pantaIoons,
coat and vest upon chair at the bedside
Of the absent husband. In few minutes
the husband returned, and upon striking
light, Unidentified the stray garments. After
breakfast the next day, he surrendered
them 10 the agitated owner, who in conse-
quencs of his loss had not made his appear
ance.- Louisville Impartial.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-05-12

New vENTIoN.-The \. Y. Journal
of Commerce says Elisa Fitzgerald, ma
chine Of that city, has invented machine
called The ''1uscaA StrGso Brdider." The
Journal adds, alt is so srlall and beautiful!
that il would be an ornament 10 parlor,
and so simple in liz management ina,
child could attend dozen or twenty Of
them with ease.
Having quantity Of shor, straws which
are imported from Tuscany pu, into a rs-
cep;abIe, il selects one a, q time, and adds
j, to the braid. at the same time cutting off
the refuse end Of the one whose place it
supplies, and forms the braid, with its iron
fingers, much better than it could be done
by the most experienced brader in Tus-
cany, and with such speed that ono ma
chine would do more work in day than
fifteen or twenty operatives. If straw il
too large the machine rejects it. and if By
accident a straw is missed, it stops, OF il
eelfD
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VOL. Who. as.

AN! observed my agreeable friend, as
nc threw up the window near which was
standing. with face in which his habitual
expression of miserable melancholy was
strongly contending with one Of eager ex,
pectation: sab, be may swallow all the air
he can get, for he won't need any long;
it's the heart-disease he's got, and he's
struggling with death now. I'm used to
these things"
Unable 10 resist that peculiar impulse
which so strangely impels US towards the
most distressing and terrible scenes, tho
unable to afford assistance, as the people
drew back to give the sufferer fresh air.
with distress, pity and curiosity strongly
Impressed upon their features, leaned ear
gerly forward.
Tho poor invalid had fallen back in his
chair, his face already corpse-like and was
gasping horribly: his wife Git must have
been his wife stood by his side, clasping
his cold hand in hers, and supporting his
head upon her trembling arm; her eyes
filled with tears, and cheek was almost as
pale as his own. Presently he opened his
eyes and stared wildly about him, as if en-.
deavoring to recall his wandering senses;
then gazing up into her face with Look of
inquiry, he said in strange, hutterug voice:
''Ccme Helen, love, am better now; le. us
60 home: quick! quick! must see the
children beiore--I am ready, Helen,
come let US go; and rising feebly froal his
wife's supporting arm, he struggled to his
feet.
The ashy hue of that face, those swim
ming eyes, those totterng steps-who that
mad once looked upon death would fail to
recognize these terrible signs? Ere his
friends could reach him he had fallen TO the
ground. Even now his wife's shrek of an.
gulsh rings in my ears: "Oh! God, have
mercy! William! Williamv
"Thank fortune," quietly observed Mr..
John Seadiman, sexton and undertaken, as
| shocked and much agtated by the sudden
and heart-touching scene Of which | had
been witness; was hastily leaving the
church; * thank fortune! IFS an i'll wind
that blows nobody good recon I've got
black cloth and mahogany this ,me!"
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-05-12
PIcTuRE Of A MEAN MAN.-We cut the

PICTURE Of MEAN MAN.-We cut the
following curious piece from Dow. Jr:
"My friends-too many of you (city
folks especially are over inclined TO
meanness. know some whose souls
are iiiie-ii may be allowed the term
that when they are brushed from earth into
The DEVILS dust pan, the old chap will
have TO put on double magnfying spec,a-
Giles, and poke for a long while among the
rubbish of mortality, before he can find
them. There's neighbor Tjghtfst, in
some respects worthy member OF nv
congregation; and yet regret 10 say, he
is mean enough 10 chase n ia, mosquito
thro' five-mlle swamp for The sake of
his suet. To his credit. however, he once
made a sacrifice for the good cause, by
putting an unfortunate looking penny in
The box, and going supperless to bed
And neighbor NJ. ,oo-if he had
the power, and could enrich himself there
by, would brush the silver stars from the
armament, snatch the golden sun from the
sky, and sell the moon for old brass. If
slXpence was required a, the gate Of
Heaven, rather than pay the fee, verify
believe, he would rise from his resting
place at midnight and pick the lock with a
ten-panny nall
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-05-12

GRATING GRAPE VINEs'-The follow.
ing is the mode practsed by the late Mr..
Herbemont, Of South Carolina:
"Take away the earth around the vine,
70 the depth OF four or five inches-.aw it
off about two or three inches below The sur
face of the ground. Split it with knife
or chsel, and having iapered the scion in
the shape Of wedge, insert it in the cleft
stock, so 10 make the bark of both CO.
incide. (which perhaps is not necessary
with the vine;) tie il with kind of string,
merely TO keep the scion in its place, so as
to leave only one bud of tho graft above
the ground, and The other just below the
surface, and il is done"
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SHERlFFS SALE.

n BY virtue Of writ Of Fieri Facias is
~ sued out Of and under the Seal of the
District Court and to me directed against
the goods and chattes, lands and tenements
of Frederick S. Lowell and Reubn III.
Demng, | have seized and taken all the
right title and interest that the said Lowell
81 Demng, or either Of them. had on the
3lst day Of October A. ID. 1915 or any
time afterwards in ard 10 the following de-
scribed pieces or parcels Of land to wit -
Lot six (6) and seven III on The e quar-
ter o. section no. six [6l, town no. one [ i
north o. range no. twenty three [23 east
being on the east side Of the common in
the south ward of the viliag, of Southport.
Also thirty three 1887 feet off of the north
side Of Lot no. two r c block no. two
ri on the south west fractional quarter of
section no. thirty two 1872 Of township no.
two 2 north Of range no. twenty three
T23 in said village oil Southport; also the
south east quarter Of the north west quar-
ter Of section no. thirty one I3l in towns
ship no. one II north of range no. twenty
three (23) east, containing forty acres !;
also FIVE acres laying due east of and ad
joining the said forty acres, which | shall
expose for sale at public vendue as the law
directs on Saturday the 9th day of May
next at the city hotel in the village Of South
port at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of sad
day. Dated this 23d day Of March A. d.
1916. E. r. HUGUNlN,
Sheriff Of Racine county.