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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-10
rRrgrITg OF RESPECT

Ala Circuit superior Court OF Law ana 'h.,snf
for the county OF Amelia, on the common ''ae
al the October Term, 1885, com, me
William L. Booker, Esq, presented 10 me .o. III IN
following resolutions OF the members o. lr naa n hs
Their name requested that they might DC , -"
records OF SAID Court and the present Jnoss m,
curing therein, and sincerely sympa'hIkhs ,s.oIn
Bar in their feelings upon the occasion e ROY Of
lions are ordered 10 be entered Oh inc o'''' D
said Court: .,. M, n This Court
no, omit IN this the first occasion OF tnef nieeuun
to express their unfesned sorrow for maj ,hs former
nj Providence which has deprived them OF tne SnS
sb,a and upreh, Judge, the late JAS II. ac.onl
Esq ability and integrity os.asd h@ 10 the
npsmhers OF this Bar, and won for him Inc oohn'e"
and esteem of all who knew him. -. n, az
PssoIyed therefore That the members INC f % ,hs
80, c,t gill ne mn evidence Of their respre. 70! ~
m.moyv OF their late Judge, wear the nsuai oa'se
RssoIved also, That copy u these frsouI in 90
communicated 10 Mrs Charlotte l. Ghoson; La ia onS
~ sr.at anon the records Of this Couf ana aso
pssbsd In The Richmond and Petersburg new spap9'
Copy-Tests, T.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
IMPORTANT INDIAN T6EA rY- FOUR
MILLIONS OF ACRES ACQUIRED.

MILLIONS Of ACRES ACQUIRED.
General W.lam Al.irl, Supenn endent Of
Ind an Afai>, passed through MS ely last
might na.ius boasnt gu al ne ,Ish u the Me-
monaco l0Ginas ~ l4- Territory II Wisconsin,
whey ~. Un4t.d Site, have acQunc; ne u
lie = 1000 900 "cr~s ot new ier:is"ty ~ WIS
coosin. emogacins iant on ne Fox anu Wi.cun
sil Iiyers ami lalc dJwn n Is 'eceLi maps as
pat. 4 Browt. Poues- ana Wisconsin coun'
lies. !. embrace, Lie am Big Ban FANS,
Wni,pey's Mus, &c. 6c
Soae yeas ago, Congress granted 70 WIS
consrn TIE alternate sec Ions 10 complete canal
between Mt tJS ana Wisconsin rivers Inc Cd
nal eon'd not ee m"oe oecs use 'he iuu'ans OWN
e. much Of me laac. l. mas now oseh oonsn',
and Two days alter ae m'Siae u me treaty, Two
hundred >qda1tts had id'd tae'i Claims. inc
!ant IS vs'y f'ch anG 9"iuAo!s'
Several atenp nave o-ea mace 70 real VIZ
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DOING JUSTICE

We owe il 70 ias Lvnch5urg Vireinian TO say
ina, that paper positively denies that "1'ayloT &
Butter ticke;s" have been printed or issuei from
that Office. Thu Virsinian says
No Other Tickets than those containing the
names ci the seventeen Wing Electors, and head.
ed Ly The names 81 Taylor and Fillmore as can
a,da:es Tor he Presidency AMI Vice Presidency,
haze been pinned .. issued, iron his Office"
Our inorm.non on the suhjec! was derived
from correspondent, strengthened by the decls-
rations OF the Lyncabure Republican, which pa
per now says:
1--WE rtgre, 10 5 ale that We we're rnisintormed
in stating III Oh! las, that ifauduien, Wing Eiec.
lrai tickets mad been issurd OF printed 10 this
D ace, with the names o, Taylor ant Butler al
their head, a We nu@ learn thal there have been
meme printed here.
"We deem il our duiy, however, 10 repeat the
caution We then gave our Democratic friends 10
bcwate Of such licke,s, IS orr neiehbo:s oil the
Vreinian do not hesitate 10 avow heir willing
ness 10 pria; lnem whensve! called upon. For
gu! own par. wc can see no diilelenc ia print
Ing them in dfpance al an order ard in fulfil
me Of an order. II j, be improper 10 the one
case. il IS 10 our apprehension, equally 50 in the
other. All Electoral tickets, as far as our
knowledge extends, are printed either in antici
ration OF crd,rs, or IN fulhllmeni Of them. Pfin-
ttrs rarely ever circulate them lhemseves-iha!
i: lei! :or hose VINO purchase lhcm."
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LATEST COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Oct 81
Our cotton markc' has opened steadily this
morning, but Tie demand cont ues on the lm-
ted sea- @hlch has prevailed Tor several weeks
past. The stat. Il affairs on The continent. ope-
rates heavily against Manchester market and
tends 10 make he demand even more limited for
consump ion. Prices are no, lower. The sales
will, II IS expected, amouni 10 1000 bales
LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET: Oci. 81
The trade IS quiet, hut Steady. No change in
American whea, or Gou- but thee is brisk in.
curry for Indian corn and meal, TO supply COZ
tracts in lrelana.
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TIE MrTlLArED TICKET


Sin 1896, the oi I'm. Smith was ON the Demo-
cratic ticket and the Electors pledged for
him, and they did give Inn The vote OF Virginia"
Enquirer.
We think, by turning 10 the files Of the Enquirer OF
December 1896 II will be found that the Democratic
Electors with the exception Of on, voted for Richard
NJ Johnson a. Vice President although the State gave
It's suffrage for William Smith, OF Alabama. X may
be remembered that lie Enquirer itself the leading
agent IN repudatin- Johnson before the people.
Yeeerdsy's Republican.
The Republican knows nothing abou. it, and
We Avis. that pei, hereafter, 10 be a lille BET
Ter infornet, before il pays III Critic, and ven.
,ares 10 ccrIec, others. We hare iutned 10 the
files OF The Enquirer Of December, 1886, and fad
in tn paper OF December Sh the following no
lice q 4 pal; It lie proceedings OF The Democrat
ic Electoral College:
"Ihe ballots being then counted, Mr.. Opie re.
ported ha, The Committee had examined the BAL
io.s, and iaund t,Dcaty-tirse votes ell Of which
haG been given 10 IiiHiam Smith, 10 be Vice
Pfesiden, OF the United States
The above facts shall be our only reply 10 the
following reckless vagaries OF the "babbler" Of
the Winches.er Republican:
THE WYTHEvILLE TICKET.-The Loco presses
are st harpng upon the Wyihevilie Ticket with But
ler's name upon II, fraud upon the Democracy
Was il fraud in the party. In 1886, TO strike of the
name OF K. 81. Johnson as Vice President and inser,
that Of William Smith Of Alabama? fetthis was donr
BY nearly the whole party in virginia. and after the
smith Eec;o,a! Ticket had succeeded, the vote Of the
Electors was given TO Johnson Was there any fraud
in this double dsa!ing' Answer that, ye esbbers
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THE WHOLE MATTER IN A NUT-saE,

THE WHOLE NATTER IN A NUTSHELL.
We invite the e,rrest attention Of every
Southern man who may see this aarer, 10 the So
lid, clear ard conclusive views Of Jefferson Da
Wis OF Mississippi, in the following letter ad
dressed to meeting of Wings and Democrats,
| Though he Is son in-law q! Cen Ta,l7r and
bound 10 hin D. the closest private ties Col D.,
Roman-llke, abandons bis friend for his country.
and c'ings = The Demo ratio party-because
from the bottom Of his heart he believes that
the honor ard safety cf his dear South and the
peace Of IL Union are, in the prcsen, crisis, in
d'soluoy bound up in the success Of the Demo-
cratic party. Ills reasoning is irresistible-and
hi warning Toice worthy - be needed by every
friend Of tie South.
Gen. Tayor il clearly pledged to the North
rot 10 veto the Wilmo, proviso-and as for
Mlliard ilmorc, lis own Southern supporters
admit lha, be is an advocate of that oiious
measure. an his own letters and votes nroye
that he stands on he same Abortion platform
with Sia'e ani Gildinss On the other hand,
Gen Cas- says enpha.cally taat he sees no grant
Of power 10 Congress in the Constitution to
pass TIE "iimc Proyiso Ho therefore regard.
tss unconstitutional and, as such, he is pledged
to veto il. II " can the South, therefore h ST
tate TO supper, the cold volunteer" of AIichi-
can. the ireni OF The Union and the chamoion
OF III Constitution and all its wise and beautiful
compromises, checks and balances-whose cleo.
ton, says Den Webster, will establish The Mis-
souri, Com7romisc line, and, as we say, will save
the Union'
But we lid no, design to impair, By an
comments Of our own, the force and power o !.
Jefferson Davis views. His letter is concise
transparent, and admirable birds eve view of
the true merits of the Presidential controversy.
anu 10 We again invoke the attention of South
crn men. 1t is the true ground on which we
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-10
WILLARD FILLMORE.

We today take down the funeral Ticket Ia
lady.lriend termed il which has, Tor some time,
enveoped the odiuus opinions Of Willard Fill
more, in snppor; OF whom, with these arrocious
doctrines unrecanied Taylor organ Cbc Re-
publcan) has said, "ihe Wing rank and file Of
Virginia have never wagercd, nor dreamed ot
wavering" We have iul! confidence iha.
ysst.rday the people q Virginia mqds blark
lines around, and erpnngtd forever from her his
tory all trace Of such candidate, with his abo.
minable and insulting doctrines.
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Fifty DOsiars Steward.

A BSCONOED from We.than Cottage +" eight miles
II sbove Richmond. on James River, slave RICHARD
or RICHARD BRpWN-of brown coppe xion, tail and
send-,, with a bem,,h in ono eye, slightly mpariug
the sight. He was formerly owned ~ nr. VIM Bank.
head, near Gui1ed 5 Depot Caroline where mother
and other friends sui reside HIS father lives in Fro
d-ncksonrg and several relatives in Rchmoud Brr-
nard brei's, Robert Z. Sianard's, and Geo w Nun.
ford's IS supposed he IS inrklng about Ur. Bank.
hoad's farm lwili pay the above reward upon his
return 70 $50 ii Tod ,rd in jail 50 can get him
Uet l3-eif REUBEN JENKINS, Manager.
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A "nlRTln TRICK

The Rockingham Register rel, rs 10 the tesps
rate efforts Of the Wigs TO make an impression
upon intelligent, pa'rio,ic and glorious Demo.
crats 0! Rockingham. Money has been broueb,
into tee county 70 corrupt them; and "a free So"
Wig aboli,iontss in an adjoining counTy la
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-10
WHO Killed CIAYl

Gen. Shields, in enc of his speeches in Ohio,
nus speaks oflhe hatchery Of HENRY Clay, z.
the "Whs Slaughter House Convention" in
Philadelphia:
"Clay has one Consolation, however, if conso-
lalion il can be caled. Although assai'ed and
perhaps abused BY ii, enemies, be never was
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-10
We regret 10 announce the death Of eco

We regret TO announce the death Of eI-Go-
vernon A. G. McNu,t, one Of the Stale Cass
and Batter Electors for Mississippi. He died on
the 22d October, al Cockrum's Cross Roads,
about twenty miles Vest Of Holly Springs,
whittier he was going to fill an appointment
He was native Of Rockbridge county, in Vir-
GINA, and was endowed with strong intellect
He was powerful speaker, fully yeraed in pc.
litical history, and was one Of the abes, cham
pions of the Democracy in Mississippi.
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I ~ =
GU AktES &. WIN

A Re n The habit OF selling their Stock once IN
"A Ave years, and the time having now arrived they
o0cr theH entire stock Of Dry C GOODS a, cost fer
cash Only asinc oeefmined 10 dispose Of every am.
Gle IN hand before purchasing another stock In Sc IA.
so'n: them with call may h. asured OF getting bar
gains. DO. 229, Broad Street
nov a-eo Richmond, Va.
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LOADED DICE.

Never did The "hiss make moe desperate ef
forts - carry the day No means have been
left ua,ried. The Dcs,oa merchant.princes
and manufacturers have furnished lavish sup.
plies f money wages have been reduced
and operatives in Pennsylvania have been
threatened with discharge unless they pu, on
the yoke aud degrade themselves BY deserving
their principles aud voting for Taylor! It is
currently reported on The streets that the same
miserable game is played in this city 10 swell
The Tay lor vote. The ldea Of distinguished
Louisiana Wig, described in 4 New Orleans
letter in The Union IS doubtless, in various in.
stances, made the model Of Wing action
6 Sir said this crppulou, Wing. If NO ore
beaten this time, we IRE beaten forever. We
mus, c: rry the election by all means and the
State b, any ns'an'. money flow like water.
Talk about the y.'oPoNer. Call il monarch.
eal- tyatnieal Pr,ht monarchy in big letters
These Common i,iio1s can't or don't read much,
and II will cat:h their eye, and, what is better,
their votes. But above ALL added this modest
part zan go il Iik h I, on the military glory
aai will cstch the Common people,"
But they will find that The common people"
have sense enough u see through the acts and
devices OF Whigserv
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CROUCH NOTES. AGAIN


Messrs. Editors | am sorry that some views
Of mine, expressed in The last number Of Roueb
So.esD Of General Taylor's arrangements ,,
Buena Visa, &c, should have creaed sucb .
stir in he camp OF The enemy. was in homes
Tor their own sakes that our Whjp brethren
would not be so disturbed al rifles, bu, would
preserve all their temper, and summon 10 their
all all their philosophy, for the defeat thar inev;.
tably awaits them on the 7h instant. In The ar.
ticle referred 10. exposed my opinions merely
as private man and voter; and while an,
Wing friends have abused, they have MOI in II.
estimation OF some, reuet my opinions upon
the above mentioned subjects In the number -
Rough Noes referred 10, avoided meDjonins
through delicacy for he feelings of his friend.
the most Cbgou, and disastrous blunters con-
miIted BY General Taylor Al the banls OF Buer,
Visa; but will call them 10 mind here.
The neresi tyro OF an engineer, on viewing II.
field al Buena Vista, would say that Gener.l
Taylor committed them ost egIeeious blundfrin
no, staIioning strong battery on his leti vino
Just AT he base OF he Southern mountain When,
the lGdisnians ran-and Tor mol guarding The nv.
in his rear, BY which Genera! Minon cgt beb;,s
lin.
Win this short response, lake leave. bons
forever oil The Richmond Wing and Time. ~
the Lynchburs Yifsinian and OF Blanche, Ju.
bal and Sweetheart R. P.A
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E.tIUiS ~ NC FHYNITET.
MATHEWS c. Il, Va, Nov u, lS45.
HON lIENpV WISE

HON. HENRY "A. w lSE
hlessrs. Eiiors: TN Tuesday, 3ls, ult., Hon.
Henry A. Wise arrived al Matthews Cuun
House. and having MADE previous engagement
10 NEE, he people ct Gloucester county on the
following day, was compelled 10 hasten his Jour
ney hi!her on TUESDAY evening, but announced
hi> intention . address the people Of this county
Oh Thursday, ~ instanl. On Thursday morn
ing a. III. familiar face and Gely eye o! Wise
were seen q, a distance approaching the Court
Yard salute was hrei hy large crowd present
Up1n.his aisitins we all WhgS End Democrats
adjourned 10 the CGun House. In few minutes
nreathlsss Silence prevailed AMI every ear wa
tufne in anxious sgciude 10 Caleb ne eioquence
as il flowed from his almost Inspired lips Being
compelled 10 leave Al 2 2. NJ, Tor Hampton, hi
time wonid nat allow hs entering so fully as he
wished upon lhe claims OF The different candidates
for Presidency ard Vice Presidency OF the U
5 ates; hence he was unwiIiinsly compelled 10
condeBse a much is possible hi address. IL is
u:teriy beyond my power 10 give even an imPeE-
iecg skc;ch OF II Ii was, as al C his addresses
arr. man, aGd full 81 the most co.en; reasoning
and logical arguments. he concttstrsly proved,
nom The Journal .: The House Tor i years, what
am gIie.ea 70 say, some i;.tei.Igeni men among
IL, from party pfelu ice AMI parry se!Tiiiiy and
ze before doubted, viz: that .HilLGra Fillmore
was 'hproueatrci ano'irionist. he, moreover,
showed coaclnSlvrly that Grn. Taylor could not,
from what his "pe Ups ha! uttered, veto The VII
moi Proriso, let ainns wha! The NJrthern Wing
leaders have asserted as coming 10 them from
Taylor. He concluded BIZ expressing his pity for
lhs onely tenant OF Ash'ani Hail. who, deserted
by his party. is now lett in ms scquesieet spot 10
muse "lrom the rising Of The sun un'o The going
down OF The sane" IN the great and glorious days
NJ hos seen-days in which principles not mcn'
were his parys mct'n--iays in which dccci, vas
abhorfet and an open avawal u principles al
nigad-iays in which ""ar, Fesi;.eHrr and
famine" wrfc prcir able 10 lfe administration .:
a military caienain. After tn address was TN !
! ~, .hse" cheers wcic given am Henry A. Wise
retufrclic bis home. accomp.ni.t wrh the IT,
zen wisanS io' !"r" ~! apr lite ot his Oh
constituent, 4; .H2.hegs. To-.norow he VII
~ in Hlmptn nj er,ani La the ac.far.l
ra;Io5ites are gora T. pscn two Of her leaders
~ him, Seear t." Eailory wish conlt IL
her 70 -, him give hem Jesse. Only hope lie
nay sucle@: in exposing availability and abol,-
i'm in snch hiirous nakeins,s 10 hem as he dnt
p u. IGNOTUS.
P. S. Res assured, Messfs. Editors, mat all
;s H., ;.tl ~ vi nous
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gentlemen in the State. He is an adversa,,
worthy to cope with Robert G. Scott and thai !,
praise enough. The latter gentleman has borrs
himself most nob!y and calamity while on orr
shore, and largely is our Democracy indebted "a
him, not only here, but throughout The STATE.
May lhey soon cancel the debt. N
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THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

diseraced except by his own friends. country
man OF mine, by the name OF Donnely, vas a
butcher in TIE army. lie used 10 attend 10 MS
duty as butcher until fight came on, and then
would snatch up some kind of uniform and pitch
into the lhickesi oil the fight. Al Chepuepec ne
got in advance OF the line, and having on a Mex
lean uniform vas mistaken for Mexican, fired
upon and killed. | came across him before he
dici and recognized him: Ah, ha! DonDelly, is
that you, and are you woundedT yes. general
said he, 4 am badly wounded; am as good as
dead now. But, general, said he, thank Gcd
vas not killed b. he Me2icans. Ii was my own
friends that shot me- So with Henry Clay. 1t
was not the Democrats who killed him, but il
was dis oaoB friends"
LITTLE TENNESSEE" (Fulton's Dis'riet.)
To tic Editors Of the Enquirer:
ABISoDoN, Va, Oct. 3Olh, I64S.
Gentlemen: We see from the Wing papers,
that the Wings are calculating upon large gains
in this district. You may rest assured las
Ihink) if The other parts of the State hold up as
well as This district will Go, all will be sale. ln
his county, q can speak with every contdenre,)
we shall not cnly hold our own but gain "lillle,"
il no preventing circumstances occur, such as
raj or high waters. II The voters can be cot to
III polls, oil Washington will come with her
good old majority of ls4i The Democratic par
" are pscoWinS thoroughly aroused ana ohiy
now begin 10 see The game the Wings have been
playing upon Inc Democrats. Several who were
rather Taylor men have returned 10 their old love
and are warmer Than ever. From Scot and Lee
We hear good reports. From Russell where the
Wings claim 4 heavy gain, our friends, those
that are 10 be relied on, say that we will lose
nothing from the vote OF 1914. From The balance
o. the district we have The most cheering news;
so you need feel no apprehension for this portion
OF The Southwest.
We say, cheer our friends up in lower Virgil
mia; down with such party as The Wings are
n "; and Tor many years we will have peace and
quicI in The country.
Mr.. l. c. Haynes, ihe elcctor Tor Inc adjoining
disric! in Tennessee, and one OF the abIesl speak
e.s IN The STATE, is 10 b. with on Saturday mex,
when wc hop, 10 BE- able 10 give an account OF me
days work hat will give The Wings here some
thing 10 look after. Then, again. We say, be Of
gooA cheer, things are moving on in The best pos
sibe STYLE.
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YUCATAS.-Bs The ARRIVAL heJe, ~ Satu!-
tay, OF the brig rssso, C,p, GRAY, IRON Sisai, he
2ls. ms. re hare news that me Government u
Yucatan mend raising regiment Of Americans,
10 ISIS, u making head against me !ndans.
NJ. Dayid O. Wilds, ale officer IN The 18Th
y ). laiaGty, came passenger on me Iassc
and is en- powered oy The Governor OF Yucatens
enlist men Tor servlc, 10 peninsula. lie lei
Merida on The night Of The Doth nsl. There ere
aooul 80 Americans ia service in Yucaian, and
$50 mots .ely proceeded ,aiiaef, aade! Capiaia
Whnc.
Although he Iaians have bcea lately wnfs'ed
By he whites, tn former are - Numerous tha'
they sud connGue tna aegressa's. Wilma !oice,
however, oil 500 - SOD A'nericaus, cont m?laiet
20 be raiS,i, i1= Iuca;ecos wol!1 soon oe able ?
subdac la- insursea:, lie former serving a. 4
nucleus, or faliylng pint . ga'l.r fouad, In al
emergencies
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To TIC Editsrs Of the Enquirsr:

NORFOLK, Nov 3rd.
Messrs. Editors The enthusiasm of the De
mocracy Of Norfolk increases every day. We
will show the good effects Of our exertions on
Tuesday.
On Friday evening The Democracy were ad-
dressed BY P. H. Ayett, Esq., Of King William,
known 10 us as an able writer, and speaker OF
the famous Spartan Band of your city.
For two hours and more Mr. Ayelt enchan-
ed large and overflow ne audience in the City
Hall. THIS morning | hear his speech every
where pronounced powerful effort, and by ma.
ny fuly equal 10 those Of the most distinguish
ed men who have addressed US He discussed
with great ability the veto power, and Analysed
in mastery manner, the Allison letter The
''crack' part OF his speech was the closing por-
ton, in which with eo9uencs, humor and sa-
tire, lie reviewed tie letters of Gen. Taylor and
the moons stenc!es Of the Wing party. When
re at Gown, three tremendous cheers were g-
ven for Mr.. Aylett an. the thanks of the De-
nocracy rendered 10 him on motion OF Colonel
Cook. We eel truly grateful for the vast aid
which the Democracy of n rfolk have received
from the hands Of your Spartan Band; Scott,
Aylett, crump and Young, four more able men
could not be found any where, or in any party.
Every body here is DESTROYS of hearing Mr.. Cds-
kie, and there is universal re sret that he has not
been able TO address u.s. Wilson and Over on
have accomplished vast deal in this portion Of
Virginia. NORFOLK
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Trar.-The Enquirer has nothing 10 do with
tree dirt We leave 10 Wing papers, which
support Fillmore, an admitted free >oiler ami an
advocate Of immediate legislation Ter the abo.
lion Vi slavery ia the District OF Columbia, I"
tie appropriate "honot' CT publishing such things
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SUBLIME SPECTACLE.

The world has never witnessed scene II mere
mora grandeur and subimiyy than the spectacle
exhibited yesterday, Of upwards OF three millions
OF ircemen calmly and quietly deposiliag their
SURFACES at The polls and choosing The Chief Ma
gistra'e who is 10 administer the public aft IRIS 81
this great an powerful people for the rex, tour
years. 10 he old world change Of rulers is al
ways marked by revolution or popular convu-
sions-oten by bloodshed and misery. In our
own happy land the only instruments employed
are lille scraps OF paper, on which are inscribed
the names OF those whom the voters regard as The
fltesl TO conduct the public destincs The bal
lots are deposited, The result: announced, and the
popular waves instantly subside into a calm,
and all moves on as before IN peace ami
quiet. Such has been The proud spectacle before
such, We hope, will be the course OF things
a. the election which has Just passed. We
sincerely trust that every baIlo!.box in The
Union will set 10 our new sister Republic o;
France, aud to every oiher ion OF The old
world, mos salu,aTy example.
Via, party has been successful, we cam. We,
say, though We have still the same confidence
in the success OF our noble principle, AMI party.
But, Whatever may have beea The issue, We sha il.
calmly await The development, oil events, always
keeping stric. eye 10 what We regard as our Gu
~ under all responsibilities
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"TilE FREE SOIL TICKET.-rhr following are
the names which compose the Electoral Tickle, Of thr
Fee Soil party III this STATE. We believe that Van
Bureaus old organ, the Enquirer, has not don. the
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