Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-09-11


s IOsr---We promised to give the remainder
- Of Mr.. LEAMAN's letter, this week; but, unfor-
tunaely for and rresders it has uAaceoun
slssr tably disappeared Owing to number of cir
cumsances TOO tedious to mention, everything
@ IS, about The office done in a hurry, last week,
s., and pretty much "wrong side up '--wihout our
~ usual care. We prefer bearing the blame Of
careessness, any way,to suggesting that anybody
49,. could be mean enough to abstract private let
s ter, for eff Gessure of giving annoyance. A
febove named authb4a guilty of such thing,
Wilderness OF rural lea muscs dinner, and then
gouge Ris eyes out for not having desert. w
Why not say at once YOU wouldn't support
him (Scott )?-G Courier re a5'7egr
We attempted to meet the requisition of the
~ question, by declaring our. rnyliugness to ad-
vocate the claims Of any nominee, who would
7gs mot make known his sentiments ''lnreseredly
. and explicitly" This the Courier calls ''com-
hitting ourselves 2 because in to his
sgpoH question 'why not say you w9uldt sup
port Scott9' we avow the determination not to
uaas '.commt ourselves; that is not to pledge our
selves to this or that individual. We ,rM moi
O support Scott without further declaration in
favor of the compromise, and if the nominee we
soaI support him, if he viii become it's swarm
advocatep IN favor Of ,phoa is the ''commit-
-qs e sseatl are peged, forsooth because an
,i, swer involves contingency? The fact of it is
future course as far Scott is concerned
Us depends altogether on the contingency, whether
he adopts the compromise rejects it. How
could there be a Commitment contingent
Pin @ ss.s ss .s e ssiss os s he NJ.
,sI8 as clearly that pledge ourselves 10 eusj
"a man in favor of the compromise, when say
~ ffs Eve will support nominee of the Natona
sisaHla Convention, unless chosen the broad pr;n
d. Al
Il m Lssdeeded stand for the constitution of the United
States AMI all its requsitons.a Farther thai
10 ., tais there has been no commitment" Wheth
,s0 crave have erred let cur readers determined
bsfs6a m That many things said ''anIsngl OBJ
acure,i arises from oul eighbors utter inabili
f,rl--t ty TO arrive at correct inference If he il
compelled TO resort 20 such a shift, as in thu
present instance to support his opinion Of tlei
obscurity, no wenler he takes no further notic
of them. We hope friend viii continue Il
- wear the leather speetaces, for those of hi
~ 'eA@ readers who havn't duplicates, win hin
q, $500. sometimes arrive at strange conclusions Hi
$50 arguments remind us Of the Chinese mode o
7Ehhs wr6ng as his first concern is a conclusion
that comedies with his opinions, then TO estab
Ish logical premise. Hal hal! neighbor
4wRTyI aontyop see an cciPsef
CAM Mrrrrxo The Camp Meeting he'll
Z by the NJ. E. Church South, at Thrasher's Chap
~ y VI 81, closed last Monday Morning, after contn
Vi uanee Of ten days. Their labors rewarde
g with between seventy-fve and eighty CONVEX
Ftsoz1 y siOns, and fifty additions to the Church.
60 ~ Rev. Ma. CABLES will preach at the M. L
Church South, this evening and next Sabbath
tss which will close his ministerial abors with tn
,as l.a Church, here being the end of the secon
year, during which he has filled his present sta
nc3 igela AZ > si.u 49,. u ' Htoi s
q at1f fyaciq of'i,- M A
gg'stliegt niss5lif $500 'itUf
lmgga sais,g CouSrr Scar or RkLLsThese in favor
moving the County Seat Of Rails county frOr
New London, failed to accomplish their purpos
ae ss BY foFty.wo votes. 1t is thought now that I'll
r. q removal Will Reyer lake place. Il s ss.i-,.
WEsrERN JoUsNfL,--We have received tn
Q ~ Western JournA for August In an article up
on 'sthe Times" the Senior editor administer
a rather Sham renroof % editors fayoring IN