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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25


A CoMPAMoN OF WAsHINGroN DRAD.-
Mr., Daniel BeIkuap died at Rocktou.
Herkimer Co. N, r.. few duys ago. at
the greatsge ofs6 years. He was school.
master Of De Witt Clinton, and when
quite young took part in the war Of the
Revolution. He was the frequent bearer
of the letters To Washington. and other
officers while quartered at Newburg, and
was present when the General received
and read to his brave cnmreads the des
patches from Dr.. Franklin. announcing
the joyful news Of help from France, this
being ouly Que ofiwo occasions when he
ever saw the Father Of his country taSgA
las he then did heartily, waving his
cooked hat. andsaying in an ecstacy," Boys
tie day is our Ownl" The other was
pleasant smile produced by his a'ten'
dance on the baptism of child at a nelgh
boring church. when, to his surprise. Inc
mother gave its name as George WdS@,
iagtoa Wood
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

DEATH FRoM HYDRoPHnBIA.- Mr.. Joseph
Hunt, one of the oldest residents and
most respectable citizens Of the county,
was seized with symptoms OF hydropho'
bia. on Tuesday If last week, and. after
suffering much pain and anguish. died on
Friday evening following. he was man
ofrobusl constitution, aboIt seventy years
Of age. He was unable to eat or drink
or to take medicine. and he himself said
ne should die hungry and dry. In order
TO releve his suferings, chloroform was
administered by inhalation, which offord
ed him Temporary repose. AIabout o.
clock on Friday evenir 6 he died without
a struggle. The wound was inflicted up
On tho wrist Of the right arm, aud although
apparently not much more than scratch
the blond flowed freely. After day ~
two the wrist was tied up by an intimate
female friend. The only rerSon To whom
he communicated the bite. and it quick !,
healed up. West Chester Pay Valag'
! Record.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

GREAT Ten MmE TRoT.-A large con
course was present at the Course yester
day, TO witness tho ten milo trot The
entries were as follows:
Black Maid-blk. NV. Lockwood
Badger-b NV. w. Huff.
Bluffer-b b. e ID. Tallman.
Queen City-b. NC. Melzger
Serve. .'em. al alike-b. h..--G, Wood
The Queen City driven by G. Metz
ger. took every heat. in the following
time: Is, milo 3 min; 81, 3;l; 81, 2;5S
ilh 3:5; 9Th. 3:S; 9th. 2:55; 7th. 2:j7; Stt
3; OH, 3,2; 10Th 3!l. Total 30 min, sec
7 he second purse (S30) was taken BY
Servo.'em all alike in 30;l5, aud tho lhir'
purse ts2O) by Badger in 3O;i5.- Bs6a
10 Commercial.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

DREADFUL ACCIDENT Terrible E1'
p1osion IF Ganpowder,-At Columbia.
Mo-, on the 9th inst. while the clerks in
the store of Mr.. Stephens were opening
some packages Of goods, one of which
contained too kegs Of powder, from
which some of the powder had leaked
out. Mr.. Short came iuto the room
smoking a cigar from which spark is
supposed To have fallen into the loose
powder. The store house was nearly
blown to pieces, two persons, j. NJ Short
and T. White, were killod. and fifteen
other persons more or less injnred, Mr.
Shor, was terribly manshl. Hisclotbe'
were literally burned from his body, moi
an article remaining un him but shoe
a sock and portion of his cravat. Ever
one Of the soles of the shoe was blown
nH
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

FARMS IN MAINE FOR NoTHINo.-A law
has passed tho Legislature Of Maine.
giving any man from one to two hundred
acres, as no may desire, at the nominal
price Of Fifty cents an acre, payable IN
two or three years, in work on the high
ways, a kind Of remuneration of as great
advantage to the purchaser as to the
State. The farmer must, however, cleal
up certain number Of acres within &
given time, and erect house for his res
idence; or in other words. he must go tt
work. improve his farm, aud make it hi
home. Much of thai offered to settler
on the above conditions lies in Aroostool
county.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

Miss LISD's scHARIrlES.--Jeuny Lind has now
bean but six weeks in this country and has given
sixieen concerts which have produced say $780,
600, the expenses being deducted from which sum
the balsncc isdiviled hetweon her aud MIR Bar
mum. Within this short space ofiiue. in tho why
Of charities. she has given I" New Yoik societies
so 900; to Boston do, $7.2S5; to Chicago Sweed'
ish Church, $1,000. Total slc.:jS. To soy Moth
ing Of her private aIms syinss which are under
.tood to bc neither "iow nor far betwesa."
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

VgRMoNr.-G Goceynor's Mcssagc--The
message of Gov. Williams was transmit
ted to the Legislature on Saturday last
Like documents of its kind generally, il
is too long. 1t goes for free education
recommends more attention to the militia
great economy in spending the public
money, juJicious encouragement to banks
and railroads, is in favorof an agricultura
bureav; as pant oi the Federal Govern
ment hopes for a reform Of the tariff. sus
rains the erouud already taken by Yer
mont on the slavery question, and ex
presses regret a, the loss Of P:esiden
Taylor.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

SINGULAR DEFENCE OF PLAYER.-
An itinerant player, possessed of more
vii than money, was few days ago driv.
en- by the hard master, Hunger. to COM
nit the high crime Of poaching, in the
neighborhnod Of Birmingham, and being
unluckily detected in the act. was car
ried forthwith before bench of magis-
rates. when the offence was fully proved,
The knight of the buskin, however, be-
ing called upon for his defence, astonish.
ed the learned justice by adapting "Bru-
tus' speech to the Romans ON The death
Of Cesar" tp his case, in the following
manner:-"Brilons, hungry men, and ep-
icur.s. hear me for my cause and be sill
ent that you may heaT believe mo f'T
mine honor. and have respect for mine
honor, that you may beieve5 censare me
in your wisdom and awake your senses
that you may better judge. If there be
any in this assembly, any dear friend ol
this hare, to him | say. that a players
love fnr hare is no less Than his. II that
friend demand whya player rose against
a hare. this is my answer: Not that
loved hare less, but that loved eating
more. Had you rather this hare were liv
ing and had died starving. than that thi'
hare were dead, that might livea joll.
felIowl az this hare was pretty ! weel
for him; as he was n!mble. rejnice at II
as ho was plump | honor him; but as ht
was ealible slew him" Here the grav
lty Of the court was obliged to give way
prose ecutors, spectators, and ell burst int
laughter at the ready wit displayed by ih'
"puor actor" The Information was with
drawn, aud the knight Of the sock anc
buskiu left the court with pockets mucl
heavier than when he entered il. with th,
intention "f appearing on The stage th'
same evening in an entirely new char
] actcr.'
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

FALL MANAGEMENT or BEEs,--The
months Of October and November are
the season when the state of the apiary
will require particular attention. The
hives should be examined. and those moi
containing honey enough for its occu
pants to sustain them during the winter
must be fed An ordinary swarm offam
lily bees will consume from fifteen to 2C
pounds of honey, from October 10 May
If the winter be very mild more than
this quantity will be required; but not IL
an ordinary season. Tho apiarian should
be able from practice, to know at once, OF
raising his hives, whether the abov,
quantity exists in Them or not. Hives
that have been occupied several year
will be as heavy without honey as 9th
ers that have been used but one seasol
with from five To Ten pounds; !herefor'
an allowance must be made for lh'
weight of old combs and bee bread. =
Miner
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25
Monday evening, Oct. III. 1850

TAG Toslcco CRor- Prospect Of higher Price
..Aisasrs. Mcclure and crOzier, tobacco factors
al cIarksille, Tenn. ARE Of tlo oPinion from in-
formation received from all parts OF the country
thu, the tobaccn crop will lie mnch less then
usual Both France aud Spain have double Gun
tracts to fll While the stock 10 Europe is less than
usual a, this ssaeon. Judging from these and
sundry other facts, they nre Of opinion ihit prices
will ruls higher thaa at any time since ls39-4o
and recommend planters to dictate their own Pyic
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

JuDGE SnARKEY.-We observe by late
Mississippi papers that this distinguished
citizen, President OF the Nashville Con
vention, was To address meeting Of the
friends Of the Union at VicKsburg. He
re pudiates ultraism in oil it's farms, and
sus,aius the actiun of Congress in ,he od,
ius,mont of,he questions growing out OF
the acquisition of Mexican territory. This
win be- rather severe blow tn the dis
nnionials IN Mississippi.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

ErTho q. 8. census Of Boston shows That the
fnreisnlI,opulalion OF that city Is only $4,000 n
stead Of SO, 900 as The Boshniaus themselves ssii
mated il ut the recent State enumeration. The
reason Of the difference is that ,he Sin,e census
taker counted the children ofC'resners ns foreign
srs themselves, although born here. The total
number Of Inhabitants in the cit, ia also l.SoO
smaller BY the o. b. census than il twas by the Sia'e
anunnartAitu
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

BuRGLARY.--On Saturday night last,
the clothing shops of Mr., w. Y. Gilmore
aud Mr.. George Steele of this city, were
broken open. and large qnanlity ofclo'
thing stolen. We learn that Mr. 5, esti'
mates his loss at at more than $1,000
On the same night, two trunks were sto'
len from the Exchange Hotel.
There was, also knock down aud
robbery, las we learn of BENZ. Bennett,
near Keysers shop, on Fifth street. OF
the same night, $75 in cash were sait
to be stolen, an order for $25, &c.-Sci
oto Gazette.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

FArAL FnoLIsHNEss. Amherst,
Mass, on Saturday. Frederick Goolale.
aged II, while f'olishly playing with a
rifle. put tho muzzle under his chin, and
rcmarking how easily he might kill
himself, pushed back the hammer with
his foo,--his foot slipped. and in an in
slant he was dead.
~ The census returns thus far OBJ
tanned in Vermont. Indicate decrease
Of population in about BALI of the towns
since lelO.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

tvrhs New York journal of Commerce
quotes authority to show that neither the habea'
corpus nor trial by jury Ore suspended in tho in
gi,iye slave bill-but the slave can have both Just
ss whis fugitive from justice has in the State to
which be is taken. The present law. il shows nj,
80, is the law Of 1893. with Federal only. instead
Of State officers to execute it, snl with Increased
pena,ies for interference, made necessary by ''h'
hiaher INV creed Of the Abolitonlsts
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

MuRpxRs.-Two murders were com
mi,ted in the neighbmhnod of Peoria
Ill.,, on Saturday the l2h inst. The frs
victim was All elderly man named Hew
1T, who had in his possession $500
The second was young man named S
NJ. Butt. A despatch to the Chicago pa
pers states that the murderers have since
been arrested ot Springfield, III.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

MoRE INDIAN TRouBLRs.-ltis is rumor'
ed at Washington that the Florida lnJi'
ans are again becoming hostile. The ru-
mol is founded ppm information receiv
ed there from Florida, tn the efft ct that
several dissatisfied Chiefs were meditat.
ing aud making preparations to rene"
hostilities with the whites.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

MtssIoNARIEs.--The following are the
names of missionaries who have just
sailed for their respective stations from
Boston: Rev. S. B. Stone for Cape OF
Good Hope, aud wife; Mr.. Joseph Few
wife und child; Miss Reeves; Mr., Gideon
S. Holmes. wife and six children; Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas sail to day for Tayoy, Bur
NAH, and Mise Crawford for Orissa.
Disastrous SHlPwREcK. The Sydney
(Cape Bretou) News. of the 5,h insta ut
reports thu, the ship RozOlinda. Captain
Simpson. ofLiverpool, while on her home
ward voyage from Quebec, on the night
ni the 9th Of September. "broached To
filed and capsized." Tho captain aud
mate were drowned in the cabin; 10 sea
men and 2 apprentices were washed over
board and drowned; aud s SurViving sea
men were picked up by French vesse
and landed at St. Pierre. whence the,
were broughtto Sydney On the SOth ult
Two Of the seamen we're sick, and on,
was severely injured.-BOstOn Ado.
| TThe White Mountains in Main,
Ihave put on their winter dress aud tou
above the Western Horizon, like vas
snow heaps, contrasting 6nsly with th
many. colored autumnal folisge OF ih
woods in that direction.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

Democratic Minority in the House III
Wing majority in the Senate /. Demo
cratic majority on joint ballot sixteen.
1t will be seen that we note but 80
members in the House, the result of the
death of Mr.. Church, Democrat, of Cum.
berland county.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

Ma. GIpDINGS' MAJoRITY,--The True
Democrat claimed that Mr. Giddiugs' mu.
iori,y would be Eve thousand. The vote
for Governor in his district was 1852,
aud Mr.. Gid .ings whole vo,e was but
6slS--which shows that instead Of 5000
maiurity, The "rnou for the crisis" lacks
ss votes of obtaining the suffrage Of hall
the voters who came 10 tho polls in his
district. - Clcreland Herald.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

K,LLBD wGlLs RoBBING A GARDEM.--
Mr.. Edward WhidJen was killed in Par-
sonsReld. Ne. on the l4th inst, under pe'
culiar circumstances. He was in compa'
ny with apeiher young man. engaged IN
obtaining fruit from neiehbors garden
when they were shot At. and he was al
most instantly killed. and the other 20
yerely wounded.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

MARTIN VAN BuREN.-The N. Y. Ere
aiag Post says that MIR. Van Buien was
nominated for the Presidency. by the
New York State Convention. but the res.
olution was suppressed. The Post is
good authority.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

FLORIDA CongreSsiondl EieeiioH.--Luiest &C.
counts elect CalsIl the Wing candidate. by an in
creased majority over Is4s. Tho election in
some respects, turned upon the slavery question
MIR. Cabpil was fr the Uniom his Democratic
epmpe:tar for secession--tbe former wnS lor the
Compromise; the latter against il. We have not
vet learned the complexion Of the Legislature.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

TEE EPlscoYAL BoARp oT MIsSIoSs. The reports
made to this body Mt its luie session in C'nena''
exhibit the receipts during the pnst three years 10
be tll6,259 for foreign missions, Ond ssOl i9o
for foreign and domestic mia'ions'--The sHpe"d'.
turss in that time were 2O6,7s7; sll1.i3s Tor
E,,eirn, and ss9,5i7 for domestic missions
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

A DiscdvERy.--The Rev Isaac Har-
ringlon, Of Poughkeepsie. in this State,
says that he has discovered process of
detecting and curing disease by mere
manipulation. His theory is, that every
organ of the human bndy is magnelically
cnnnccled with the spinal marrow. where
each has its polo. A properly sensitive
person, by passing tho hand over the
vertlhtte. can in this way tell whether
there is any irregOlar action in any organ,
and by other passeS 0f the hand. rectfy
the disturbance. We have seen Mr.. Har.
rington'a skill tested In one case with 70
markuble success on his part He is a
bout TO visit the city in explain the na
iure ofhis new theories.--N Y, Post.
DEArH or MRs. WIsE.--Tbe Hon. Hel
ry A. Wise received at HE seat, durinl
the session of the Virginia Convention
on "wednesday. tho sad Intelligence fifth
death Of his lady. Mss. W'expired sud
denly at late hour Un Monday nigh
Mr.. Wise was unanimously excused iror
further attendance for Q week. His wifi
was the daughter Of Hon. John SergcOnl
Of Philsdelphia.
| CoNNEcTIcUr. rsiurns from
I61 towns in the Slats show an increaSl
Of about 26 per cent. N ten yenrs. Th,
'lNgersease populatiaN II lsAo waa 90, ,7l5
lind now Is is 122 ,472.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

uThe srsa, rice on tho Buila" Tro'iing
Course, Saturday afternoon, bctwsen tho celebnt
Ell horses ZACH Ross.tsr aud 50. laurence lur a
parse Of 5000 beat three in five IN harness, was
won by St. Lawrence in three straight honiS
Time as follows.
lstn3g--al o37-3d, $40,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

NEw HAMPsHIRe SPECIAL ELECrIoN.-
A slip from the Manchester Democratic
office snys that Morrison, democrat, is
lected tn Congress by about one hundred
and firly majorily, including the disput'
al Inwts
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

Mn. JAMES This distinguished Eng
lish writer has declared. in the proper
court. his intentions to become citizen
ofihc United State. Messrs. Stringer d
Townsend have contracted with him for d
new novel. which is 10 appear as serial
iu the pages oftheir International Month
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

RECOGNITION uF VmcE BETWEEN THE
EVE AND LAMB.--The acuteness Of a
sheep's ear snrpasses all things in nature
that know or A eve will distinguish
her own lambs bleat among thousand,
all brayipg at the same time. Besides
the dstiuguishment Of voice is perfectly
reciprocal be;weeu The eve and lamb,
who. amid The deafening sound, run to
meet one another. There are few things
that have ever amused me more than a
sheep shearipg and then the sport con-
tinues The whole day. We put the flock
into fold, set out all the lambs To the
hill. and then set out the ewes To them a:
they are shorn. The moment that the
lamb hears its dams voice ii rushes from
the crowd to meet her; but inste al of find
ing the rough, well-clad. comfortable
mamma which it left an hour or few
hours ago. itmeeis poor, naked, shiv
ering. most deplorable.lookin crea
ture.-It wheels about, and uttering I
loud tremulous bleat of perfect despair
flies from the rightfnI vision. The moth
er's vice arrests its flight; it returns, Aie
and returns again. generally for ten or
dozen times before the reconciliation i
fairly made up Ettrick Shepherd.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

HON. WAsnlSGroN HUNT. the Whig
nominee Er Governor oi New York. has
written I"ng letterto Frank Granger, in
which he lakes ground agains, the social
led National Wings Of shat Stale. he
accepts the Syracuse nominations, goos
against the exieusiuu Of slavery, aud asks
for repeal Of the fugitive slave law.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

DRsTRucTIvE LAND SLpE, - We learn
from the New Orleans Picayone that a
great land slide occurred at PlOqnemine
on the S,h Instant. The river bank had
given way up to tho doors Of the houses
IN From, street, aud further encroach
ments were momentarily expected, by
which the houses would be engulphed.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

MoDEL ARrnrs.--Dr Collyer WIS exhibiting
bis model living artists" IN San francisco at the
latest da,es. The exhibition is described us ''in
irre,,in Z, ehaste. s,rictly proper" SC.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

JuDGE JANes WILSON, one Of the old.
es, citizens oi S,eubenville, died in that
city IN Thursday last after vory short
illness. He edited the Herald for noar.
ly twenty fivo years with signal ability.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

RAILROAD DIVIDENDS We learn that
the dividend of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company for the year just clos
ed will be sereH per cent.payable in stock;
aud that the half yearly dividend on the
Washington city branch road will be four
per cent. in cash. Baltimore american.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

A Hoax The telegraph despatch received
some days since. giving an account ot tile sudden
and unaccounable sinking Of steamer in the
Mississipni river. Is oil hoax.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

AGRIoULTuRAL PRIzE.-At the annual
fair at Buckenham, D'Israeli offered q
prize of five pounds to the laborer who
had brought up the greatest number oI
children, without parOchial relief The
successful competitor, the father of eighu
children, had been assisted by the parish
in the support of tVo only.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

GEN. HINroN.-Al the request of his
counsel, Messrs. Ewing & Stanbelry.
Gen, Hiulon's trial was postponed until
may next. The continuance was gr-nt.
ed on the ground of want Of time for the
attendance of the defendants witnesses.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25
Tueaday Evening. Oct. -. 1850

Oalo ELEcrroN,--W We are still unable
to give the official vote of this State. 1t
will not likely be published until all the
re,urus are received at the Office Of the
Secretary ofststo, Nothing has been re-
ceived TO cause change in the fcotings
up of the Legislature. r.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

VERY CoNDgscENDING.-The military
officers are not the pioudest men in the
world. we have always believed. and the
following anecdole goes far TO prove
that humanity is occasionally Initiated, as
wellin its practical as in its perceptive
sense.
Cuff" said one Of these eignitaries
to negro at his side. as he prepared to
swallow his ffIh invoice of hardware
"CuF, you are good honest fellow, and
| like to compliment a man what's lived
an honest life. il he is black-you shall
take glass Of sumplhin' to drink with
me, you shall, bi"
"Well, Captain" replied Cuff. wipine
his lips with the neither end of his shin
ing coat sleeve, "l'se berry dry; so
won't be ugly aboutit. Sum niggers i
too proud to drink wild murlishy ossi
fur, but | think when a murlishy ossifu
is sober. he's just as good as a niger
spechuly if anigger's dry"
TA discovery Of extensive Roma
buildings has been made near Fontenay
in France. More than 400 rooms or cell
1 a 4
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

tTAzabiah Do,y is living near Grcenville
Tenn at the sserf lOj ysars and In good health
Ho served with Marion in the Revolution.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

EY-Hon Levi Woodbury. pays a tax Of t729:64
--ths largest Of any individual in Pursmuuth.
The Judge Inns NOT been an Office holder iurty
years for nothing - Bgf. Coar.
We know 0fa millionaire. worth four times rs
much Us Woodbury.. who DOES not pay hall so
much taxes- Det. Ad0.
The fellow can't meun Csss.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

CT-Ths Hon. Sidney Breese. late United States
senator from Illinois. iSa candidate for tho As'
pembly IN Clinton county. IN that Stale.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-25

The FUGITWE SLAVE LAw.-It appears
that the President had some doubts a.
bout the conslitulionality Of this law and
applied to the Attorney General for his
opinion. Mr.. Critteuden contended lha,
the law does not take away or in any way
affect the writ of haboas corpus and up.
on this opinion the President signed the
bill. The Attorney General contends
that Congress has created q tribunal Of
exclusive Jurisdiction and from this as
from all Other similar courts there is no
appeal. In this way he argues tina; the
writ Of habeas corpus is not suspended