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Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-11

81 Robert Hall, did not loose his
power Of reters even in madness A
hypocri.ical condoler with bis misfor.
tunes once visited him in the madhouse.
and said in whining tonc, "Whas
brought you here. Mr.. Hall!'' Hall
significantly touched lis brow with his
hnger, and replied, s.Whas win never
bring you sir--too much brain.''
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-11

Nrw 0vrp.n. N

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3.
Ia the Fourth Congressional District.
ne majority for Moore. Whig) is 500.
MaJori;y for BourdeIon. Whig) for An.
.di,or, 500.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-11

~ Dr. March says tha, the bes, anti
dosef for dissipalonis marriage. Men re-
Ssortto gin and sugar mol because they
are deprased. but because they are lone.
e Oot of esery dozen men you see
hanging about our porter houses, tep, "
sobserses. are without q s'female comfort
sps.s IIere's D hint worth dwelling on.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-11
A (:.ia T'riai.

On Sunday iasi We had rather Il nn,.l
trial, ihe nialier IN cpnlrnversy WIS 8
calf The Witnesses fer lie l5llin,itF au,s
these for tie tltfsnlcht, ,ls,mi,ering in ali.
some IA or 5. sAors pretty posiI,el
thai The calf belonged 10 the party than
spppmnaed them. The matter ahun
whicll their siashce did not agree. i
tlie is'ensiiy ofite calf tail; some sw.rs
slaa. iss was wtsiis, ailless ,ir.i i, w4.
!hiics. ! lie triad commenced o. Fsflda.
evening and .ocea58ird al day d sa,er
day. fi'e copasrl fer lhe s,lllinils's can
cludrd tl,,if sast spetcifalIer dark. fa,
jury Mere out III about 2 o 'cIuea, r. N :,
could pei agree. aud we're discharged.
They chung On ille snil.'' We Sc,
thai SOME ohe li,;s written ON the bar.
docket, immediately ui.ier where The.
case was dockctcd,
s.Ihc clients IN this case must bleed,
What goes behind seems to be lea,l.
~ We.shonld think who ever PAYS ,ie.
costs viii be bied, as ihey amount alreaslS
70 some $500 This elf suit, shoas ,iss
glorious uncertainty oflaw -lowu States
man.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-11
MISCELLANY .

III MIlol}LIIlIA In /
The Widows Appeal.
StaF.sstay thy hand--Oh tempt him not
For be- is ell that's left to me,
The sunshine Of my lonely lot,
HE partner Of my misery ss Z
My youngest born,
His fathers pride
Oh. tempt him not,
Take all beside.
Take all beside, but leave my boy, &
Nor tempt him withth. accursed bow;
lie i The widows cnly jioy,
Tie solace of Der troubled soul
Father and friend -
Thy victim lrll--
s OH spare the bey
] love SO well. IVES
sIiirlcc have seen the. COLI grave ya.yn.
And swallow, IN its darkest gloom,
The fermsIy loy'd from arliest DOWN
And u on: ulas, didst seal their dooar
- Thcttempting bowl,
Thy land did hold.
Aud oil was done
-.A For paltry gold.
These fainful scencsI can forget,
This br, ised heart can heal again. r
And bs,rs ing tearssshall no more wet
These Pc Hid checks 50 sunk with rain;
All is forgiven.
r lf.ihou'itbut sweat
By thy hope of heaven.
\ thou wilt fosbes.r.
And tempt no more my darling boy.
TO taste those bitter dress OF woe,
NJ maze the mothers peace destroy;
Iut onward letlhy footsteps 50,
/ 10 seek ths lost.s
From virtues ways,
An joy shall crown
Thy httuge duys
b J q = ! y
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-11

Ca POErlcAL ConrABIsos. --s There i.
40 truth ii men, said lady ID conpa-
ny. AThcy are like musical instra,
.aments, which sound . variety Of tones. =
TN osheF words madam said : wi,
= Who chsnced p be present, Dyou believe
.,bat'alI man are Ares.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-11

IstDT In the sculpture room OF the
Crystal Palace . young lady was slrug.
cling. though lhs crowd, and as she
tough. her way, i.npa,ien,ly exclaimed.
sssnndiag % tiptoe, II ean see nothing. l
am 90 ssorf. ''Ah. matlam!" said h
gentlemen a her elbow. You win be
long enougA before yeu get oui.''
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-11

Perseverance, il ;he key 10 success.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-11

q a traveller, among narralions oF
swonders of foreign paris, declared IL,
skncw . cane mile hong. TIE compa.
ny looked increinlous. and i, was evi.
Gent they were moi prepared 10 swallow.
i, even il should have been a-sugar
cane. Pray wha.skinJ Of cane WIS
stl'' asked 4 genlieman. sneeringly I'll
wns hurricane, replied the traveller.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-11

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parry, and the Union Safety Committee
party. and tbe regular Free.Si.e party.
and the reg,iar Vote, yourself a. Farm
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-10
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
An Auction Scene.

Strolling through our city, we CHANGED into an
auction-room to see what bargains we could make
The auctioner was upon the stand with piece o.
calico.
Eight cents a yard who says ten 90
"I'll give you ten," says an old lady.
"Going at ten Going gone! Yours, mad
am walk in and settle"
81 didn't bid on it, exclaimed the old lady, adj
vancng.
"We'll thank persons not to bid if they don't
want an article" said the auctioner "Gong, then,
at eight! Who says more than eight 2"
|" Nine cents" said an old gentleman opposite.
" Nine mine who says ten Going at nine
going gone! Yours, sir. Cash takes it at
nine cents"
al didn't bid" said the gentleman. al don't
want it wouldn't give you five cents for the whole
piece"
[Auctioneer, getting mad "If any one bids
again. they will have to take the article or get in
to trouble, Throwing down angrily the piece of
Calico Give me something else All! gentle
get for this? What do l hear Anything you
please ]"
"Tll start it at FIVE" "Ten" says another.
"Twelve and half,' says third. Thirteen
cries old lady. Fourteen! fifteen !" cried sew
eral voices.
Fifteen I am offered fifteen dome at ff-
teen can't dwen-going --g-o-i-n-g GONE
ours, SIT. OIep up, whoever do.
No one came up-all eyes starn. in various
parts of the room.
Gone, then, at fourteen Yours sir, walk up
here !"
But the bidder could not be made to walk up.
Thirteen, then, madam you can have it at
your bid.'
Il didn't bid What do you think I want Of
that article ?" said the old lady, Indignantly.
"Here, I'll take it at thirteen" exclaimed a voice
at the other end of the room. All eyes were turned
in that direction, but claimant stepped forward.
"Who says they'll take it at thirteen?"
L d." said an old fat-faced farmer.
"Well, sir, walk up and take it."
"Pm afraid it's stolen goods 2" says the fat-aced
man.
The auctioner, now quite mad, sprang down, and
was about collaring the old man, when a person
right behind him, cried:
"Don't strike him. 1t was me that said you
stole themT
The auctioner turned round, when big dog,
right at his heels, snuffed and barked
most furiously. With sudden spring upon his
counter, he ordered the crowd to leave. An
quaintance at our elbow, longer able to contain
himself, burst into loud laugh, as genteel little
man passed out at the door, whom he told US was
Blitz, the ventriloquist
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-10
THE REGISTERS DIsTREssEs.

The Register was very much distressed during
the past Summer, by the fear that the Democrats Of
North Carolina would dissolve the Union and now
that paper is equally distressed, because the Demo
Gratis determined not TO dissolve for what has been
done. If the Democrats and Southern Rights WHY'S
of this State would only come out for practical Sc
cession, what sugar-plum it would be for the Reg
lister! If they would only announce that they were
in favor of dissolution, how rjoiced that paper would
be II they would only to speak of the i'm.
mense benefits and advantages of the ULion, and
take ground against its longer continuance, what a
nice lot of political capital would the Register forth
with get up for the use of the leaders of the poor old
defunct Wing party!
Will no one admit that he ' struck Billy Pate.
SON.? Will no one say that the term State Rights
means dissolution? Can no one be found who will
crafty the Register by announcing himself Disun-
ionist Echo answers, no one. Verify, the Regis
ter is distressed.
Perhaps that paper, by "bQgueing about pretty
extensively, can find some Democrat who is oppos
ed 70 Christmas, or Sunday, or the Fourth of July
or who isin favor of whipping Spain and annexng
Cuba before breakfast" If it only could, how We
should have it
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-10
THE UNION !" PARTY.

Mr.. Toombs, leading Georgia Wing, and one Of
the Union organization in that State, the follow
ing langudgein recent letter:
Though utterly defeated in this great conflict, the
anti-slavery sentiment is yet dangerous and tUm-
dable element in American politics. It's acknowledge
exponent is the Freesoil party, but is also viruenI
and dangerous both in the Wing and Democratic Par-
Ties at the North: zHe W prty has sa'euSsd !" 70
every Misunderstanding State in a Union. 1t is thor
oughly denatonalized and sectionalized by it, ard
will never make another National contest. The Wing
party Of the South will meet the Stewards, and
Winthrops, and Vin:ons, and Johnsons, and Bald
wins of the North, in another National Convention
We are indebted to the defeat of the policy of these
men for the existence of the government this day.
We shall trust them no more y
But the Raleigh Register says it will trust them'
and that the late Seward and Fillmore coalition in
New York was a f" signal and glorious triumph" OVef
Seward and lis wooly heads" Who is to be be-
lieved, Robert H. Toornbs or the Raleigh Register!
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-10
THE KNoW1NG REG1srpp

The Raleigh Register is so much eDo.ro,
this time in defining the positions of otbe, aOCN'
that 1t can find no time to define its own r'Ope,
a great deal more about the Democrats Of ~ oSs
than they know about themselves. Il dao,a" lis Sas
are Disnnionists-that they I" hate'' the H.; @ey
would be gratified to see it dissolved. Il d'a AID
it is true, prove any thing; but then it san, not
who will affirm that that paper does no, know '%
deal more than other papers, Proof of sta,.- s'Sa
would bea strange thing for the readers of tb.,"S
The Editor is sensible of this, and hence h. rape
DrOues, but says. The result is, that manv Of Hst
ers-ignorant Whigs-never look for proof h~'s
for what the Editor knO,Os. He knows the nou
better than they know themseves-he kno,,. 81
Disunionsts, and that is sufficient. Thuo j. ale
many of his readers have become accustomed o FL. '
for granted what ne Says he krOaOs to be so. vI4
giving themselves any further trouble abon, !,
man may get used TO almostany thing. Tbs.o..'A1
ers-these Ignorant ones, We mean-sbuc ~ , '
shoulders, and groan and feel bad, and sono'. ~eH
tear, whenever they read in the Register ,vL WI
Editor knoaos on this subject; and then fa.,;u %e
the Union may be dissolved before shutdown ,rs ~''
about asking folks to join their 8. Union n., ~
feel sorry for such people, just as We do for Mou.
or Mussulmen, who have been misled and deoo;.',
but what shall We say of the Joe Smith Or fl. ",
Mohammed?
And now, as the Editor of the Register tDou.
much about the Democrats, may we ask him wr.,r
knows about his own party! What is he f., W.,
is his party for! He and his party said M, ,a""
since, that the country could not prosper wi,bon
National Bank. Are they for such an institution no,
They also said the SubTreasury would min tho o,n
try. Is the country ruined? They also declared H.,
the Tariff OF 1916 would destroy the industrial nv.
suits of some of the free States, and would M, ~,
duce enough revenue to carry on the goverDmeD,
Have these predictions been verified WehoDs III.
Editor will speak out these subjects. We ar.
anxious to hear him, and we believe the people ara
He has told US what he knoUs about the Democ,,,.
and even more than they know about themselves: 10,
him now give US some information about his owD
party.
knowledge is power"
The Editor of the Register possesses {" knowledge
consequently, he is powerful ~ Editor. WeIoOk
for powerful - shower of facts in his next issue
on all these points.
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-10
Scene Mt am Election Ground.

At an election precinct during the recent election
in this State the following conversation Is SAID to
have occurred between a would-be leading Wing
and a staunch old Farmer, who has always sup
ported the Democratic doctrines ~
W1iq Good morning uncle Joe, you're out
see. though there's opposition this year.
Farmer. Yes, always make it point to vote,
opposition or no opposition. When there is no
opposition [ do one duty-vote for man who
supports what believe to be the right principles,
and when there is opposition, i not only vote for
the right principles, but against what conceive to
be wrong ones.
w. Well, uncle Joe, you surely don't think
you are voting for the right principles when you
vote for man who intends to break down the Union
if he can do you? ~
F. No. Who is going to do that
w Why, your candidate for Congress.
F. How do you know that
w. Didn't he vote against the compromise,
and isn't he in favor of secession?
F. He voted against the compromise, but L
don't understand him being in favor of secession
think he only contends for the right of secession,
to be used when our peace and liberty demand it.
W. We'll, isn't that advocating disunion?
f.. think not. On the contrary, those who
deny the right of secession think do more to bring
about disunion than those who assert it. Let the
doctrine at once fully obtain that secession, under
any circumstance treason, and you say indirectly
to Congress, pass any act you please, we dare not
resist it. if we do we are traitors, and very soon
Congress a0iH pass some act that would cause rev.
olution which is fatal to Union as secession can
be- And this Congress would the sooner do when
she had the acknowledged right to do it, especially as
the North has the majority in Congress and has for
long time manifested unceasing hostility to the
institutions of the South.
W. But we will not submit to further encroach-
ment, we have taken our stand and will maintain it.
r. Suppose Congress should repeal the fugitive
slave law, what would you do or what do you think
the State of North Carolina ought to dos
w. Why would fight, sir, fight as long as 1
could stand.
r. But who would you fght9 Who would
you declare war against?
W. Against the General Government; at least
would advise resistance to the authority of the
General Government.
f. Now Mr.. A., would you advise the State
to do, and would you engage yourself in doing an
act that you yourself acknowledge to be great
crime and one that deserves hanging! For surely
treason is great crime, the penalty for which is
death in all countries and if you withdraw your
obedience to the Government and fight against it
without right, you are guilty of treason.
w. I'll see you again presently. Eait into
the croa0d.
Warreeton Neacs.
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-10
DEATH OF LEVI WOODBURY..

The Hon. Levi Woodbury., Judge of the Supreme
Court of the United States, expired his residence
at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Thursday night
last, after brief illness. The Washington Union
thus records this melancholy event:
"DEATH OF JUICE WOODBURY.. A telegraPhc
despatch brings the painful intelligence that this emf
nent jurst and statesman has departed this life. de
died at his house, Thursday night last Portsmouth,
New Hampshire. All who knew him, and who did
not-foI he has been an active, prominent and use
full public man for the last thirty years-w dePlOe
his loss. We knew him intimately as member Of
General Jackson's cabinet, and had personal knoW
edge of his wonderful capacity for business, his de-
voted attachment to the interests of his country ana
his infexible adherence to those republican doctrines
which were illustrated by the lives and services OF
such statesmen as jefferson and Madison. Possess
ing an extraordinary memory, he put this happy fac
uity to its noblest in treasurng up the wisdom
OF others, and in thus obtaining guide in action
which enabled him to avoid error and guard against
prejudice. Uniting, besides, to a vigorous and pow
erful perception, habits of great temperance and pa
tlent industry there station in all the relations
of life which he did not adorn. Hence, whether 10
private life in the Senate, in the cabinet or on ins
bench of our Supreme Court-the most elevated lu'
dical position in the world-he has left character
which will be always remembered with pride ahS
satisfaction by his county,"
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-10
From the Charlottesville Jeffersonian.l
CHARLESTON, Kanawha, Aug. 10. 1856

OHAkLESToN, hanaWns, aug. III, 1901
Mr.. EDITOR: You seem to think from what l
see in your paper, that Thomas Richie is ineligible
to the Gubernatorial chair. Let me suggest to you
to look again to the constitution and you vii find
citizenship, not residence constitutes the eligibility.
And my dear sir, Thomas Richie is as much a
citizen you Or 1.
Let him come before the people and the democ-
racy of the West-of that West Augusta, where
Washington said in the dark hour of revolu-
tionary struggle than he would place his flag and
rally the soldiers of freedom. Let him come be-
fore the West, where he, Thomas Richie, has on
more occasions than placed his flag and rallied
the soldiers Of the democracy in the cause of free
dom and to victory, and she will bear the flag in
proud triumph over the length and breadth of her
mountains and valleys. Let him come before the
East, and the sons of Jefferson and Madison there
will rally to his standard and honor the cause
of the great dead. have spoken to no democrat
here who will not go for Richie, and have spoken
to many. 1 have spoken to no wing, who does
not give up the contest at the mention of his name
He has served the people, now Let them honor him.
A CITIZEN.
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-10

Wing newspapers, ofice-holders and ofice-seek-
ers, may try to raise panic to affect the public
mind as to the tariff of '46, which is correct in
principle !; yet who can modify the details but a
Democratic Congress, for such it is for two years to
come? And is it not shameful humbug to alarm
the country for nothing, derange business and keep
up delirium about what is mere moonshine {? Can
it be that our farmers, mechanics, merchants pro-
fessional men, DC, are to be alarmed and ruined
because the democrats lessened their taxes, the
above table shows them to have been? The great
body of this nation IS composed of farmers and
planters, and mechanics, who want cheap goods
groceries, &c, in exchange for their products Ia
Dor. Now, who are the Panic makers? Our far
mers, &c? No. 1t is the meddlesome demago-
CUES in cities, political partizans who want Office
and wing editors whose heads are obfuscated on
the science of political economy, and it is not the
hard-fsted yeomanry of the land who complain
and but very few, even among prudent manufac-
turers.
Are the farmers to complain because they get
their ploughs and axes at 80 per cent. duty? Be
cause if they buy them from abroad, they pay 80
cents IN the 100 for what they formerly paid 70
or 100? The domestic manufacturer receives 80
per cent. on his fabrics more than he would re-
ceive, if we were to get them abroad and the farm
er pays that much more in proportion. Is it for this
that the manufacturer expects to raise a panic
among the farmers and make them believe that
By placing large variety of articles within the
power of the body Of the people, we increase the
general comfort and advance the public prosperity.
Is it not curious to hear poor mechanic defend
the wing system of imposing taxes? What is the
tariff but tax? Every other tax is looked upon
as burden, and yet men talk as if it were mat
ter of rejoicing to pay 81 more on yard of cloth
for coat by way of indirect tax, than if they got
1t for dollar less J.! We formerly paid 1-2 Ct tax
nj c1Iora o111f ar lo.o g. n
Now, under the 80 per cent tariff, we get as good
sugar for cts. Shall we go back, and take the
wing scale above, remain where we are?
Our fathers fought against British taxation, when
placed on tea, without their consent and are we so
needless of our rights, that we will let few plan
ters or a few manufacturers, fleece the millions of
their all to build up few Abbot Lawrences, or
king Biddles who, with chartered capital, can raise
or depress, at WILL the price of food or the wages
of labor! 1t is question of principle as we'll as
OF dollars and cents, and we leave the public to de-
ade 1or themselves. Wheeling argus.
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-10

FELIX HUsToN ON THE CUBAN EXPEDITION.
General Felix Huston, at the second popular dis
play at New Orleans, of sympathy in favor of the
Cuban struggle, spoke in the following strain:
lie declared that he had been a revolutionary
character all his life. He had volunteered in 1924
In defence OF Greece, and was only prevented from
proceeding to the scene of the struggle by the in
reference OF the Holy Alliance. In the Texan
struggle ne had raised five hundred men, who
were encamped near Natchez. The district attor-
ney sought In vain to bring them under the law.
not rich, he would say that he had few boxes of
peaches to offer up on the altar of Cuban liberty.
lGreat laughter and applause.] fany man wanted
10 go to Cuba to fight for liberty, and was unable
20 equip mmseit, he Gen. II. would divide his
last cent with him. 1t was no violation of the law
tor individuals to proceed to Cuba with arms in
In anelr hands and determination in their hearts
! mere must be regular military organization to
Drlng II under the terms of a law which ANYHOW
was behind the spirit of the age, and discreditabe
to the republic. Hartford Times r,.s,'''0
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-10
The WING and Democratic Tariffs

Which aUas for the Good 81 INC 7 e9p'''
Many of our friends say that they 90 MOI o of9No
s1a14 the democratic Tariff of 1896 We will en-
deavor to illustrate the subject The wings laid
saI norted for the manufacturer but raised
t tS taxes On articles required for daily consumption ,"
by the They raised different qua qualities td the
goods at the price d tRa 1 poor pay
duty on t ss Re eoarse garc i the
d on Oh the fine one So of articles that were pur
CHASED by measure, or weight; and they even went
90 far as to rate goods by the pound, or exact more
The following comparison Of the duties 5 se Of AZ
anu e AZ Treasury. made officially to Congress:
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-10

- hossUrH TO BE RELEASED. A letter dated at
Gonstantnople, July 2sth states that the Porte has
uen I declared that on the first of September
se ~ LIE reIuges incarcerated at Kutayah shall be
see at hDerty. Apprehensions are entertained that
II the Forte persists, Austria will make an onon
declaration OF war against the Porte, cross the
frontier with an army, and induce Russia to oro
ITS powerful support to the operations of the An
trlan army by bringing its troops from Bessarah;a
and its fleet from sebastopo to act against the Be
kan Kan and Constantlnople. For such contingency
1nS court not prepared The American fFgate
H 1nuePenaence, capt. Long, and the Mississippi,
Sonnooore Morgan, are expected to arrive there
for Kossuth and his companions. ''--'' 'i'ofo
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-10
Notice to Subscribers.

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