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The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-25

MonE SIaNgRs-oFF In KANAwHA.--The last
Kanawha Republican brings more proof of change.
Another committee man has declined the honor
accorded to him in the Pierce party. He prefers
serving as private in the Scott ranks to wearing
an epauette under Pierce Richmond IVhig
, =. , For the Kdna,cha Republican.
Mr. NEWTON: notice, in a late number of the
Western Vrginian, list Of the Democratic Vigil
lance Committee for the different precincts in the
county. find my name on the committee for the
eighth district, (Given's distrct,) and the names
Of some of my friends and neighbors who have
been dead for years, and whose widows have been
married again. but who would not vote for General
Scott if they living, and also many others OF
my neighbors who are going for General Scott
with rush, and some of them are very mad be-
cause this liberty has been taken with their names
without their consent and against their Wills.
As for my own name being on the Democratic
Vigilance Committee, it is thing unauthorized
by me, and one that feel bound, from sense of
self respect, to protest against. took the cam
paign paper published OF the Virginidn office for
the purpose Of seeing the capacity of the party to
perfect principle, and to vlify the Old Hero, of
whom every American should feel proud, and that
might see what grounds, if any, that paper in
tended to take against him. that might be able to
report them to my neighbors and friends hope
the Democratic Vigilance Committee will do me
the favor to take my name off of their committees.
.,... ....,..... n.... Captain f. PRICE.
GIvEN's DISTRICT, September l3, 1852.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-25

The Hon. THOMAS II. BENTON left this city
day OF two ago for Missouri. We under
stand that it is Colonel Bentoh's intention to
return to Washington early in December and
remain here during the session of Congress-
... I.- '.u'a' / Inteltigencer
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From the Ne,o Bedford { Nfassaehusstt') Mercury.
p T. ID NJ jenkins.

Down in the State of Georgia lives Jenkins-a
parsonage as, mysterious a. the Grand Lama, the
Wandering Jew, the Iron Mask. The birth,
parentage, and education of Jenkins, are unsolved
mysteries. 1t is only known that somewhere
among the cotton fields of the thriving State OF
Georgia dwells. in awful state, the man called
Jenkins, holding in the hollow of his hand the en-
tire Wing party Of that fiery Commonwealth, from
Fighting Town Greek to the sources OF the Oscilla,
and from Savannah to Columbus The Altamaha
hears his terrible voice and is seized with a low
stage of water-the Flint as it rolls onward TO-
wards the Gulf is fixed in its bed than ever.
In fact, Jenkins is name to conjure with-yet
Jenkins has been hitherto unknown out Of Georgia.
But now the fame of Jenkins is spreading and be-
coming national. jenkins 10 destined to save the
Union, and being assigned to that special work,
the patrons of the Union, the men who trade in
saving il from the people at large, arc sounding
the praises of Jenkins His name first comes to
US by lightning to the sound Of muuering thun-
der. We are startled by telegra phic assurance
| that Jenkins will not allow Georgia to vote for
| Scott, and that the Wings of Georgia do exactly
| as Jenkins says. An awful pause ensues, and we
| find Jenkins pitched on as the Georgia boiling
candidate for her President. Finally, at one OF
those awful meetings, wherein that eminent
| teacher Of young ladies' the Rev. Mr. Wlnsiow,
holds forth, with length wholly out OF proportion
to strength, it is announced by somebody that
|
well known. The boilers of Boston respond to the
boilers of Georgia, and make jenkins their candi.
date for Vice President. Slim are the chances Of
Jenkins for being Vice President. His vote will
be small in Georgia, and hardly perceptible in
| Massa chusets. The electoral ticket got up for
him in this State will be nowhere on election day.
II is even doubted whether half the names it are
not fictitious But Jenkins will be run, and he
will acquire ephemeral reputation among few
men who take boiling newspapers.
1t ia well that the electoral ticket got up to in
troducs Jenkins to the people of this State has been
nominated. A measure of the strength OF the fac
| ton opposed to Scott and the Wing party was
needed. Not vote ia lost to Scott by the opera
ton. Those who vote for this Jenkins ticket would
Fave voted against Scott and the Wings at all
events; a measure of their strength ia therefore
| desirable. In about elk weeks we shall know the
strength Of Jenkins in Massachusetts,, an oppo-
nent OF Governor Graham and the Wing party.
As a regular Wing candidate he might run well
enough; but as factioni5t, boiler. an opponent
of the regular nominations of the Wing National
Convention, we greatly doubt if even Jenkins can
make much Roadway among the true and en-
| ghcned Wings of old Massachusetts,. The Wing
electors Of this State do not intend to throw away
their votes this time for any mans convenience.
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-25

Hon. HENRY Ten EYcK has been nomina-
ted for Congress in the twenty-second district
Of the State of New York '
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-06-01
From the .Unionville Journal.
Conn alaOln Schools.

The shbject of education is one of
80 much Importance that we hesitate
to approach it-but we will take the
liberty Of making a few suggestions
upon the subject of schools, hoping
thereby to elicit something from
others more competent than ourselves
to discuss the subject. It is con,
ceded point, that the institutions uu-
der which We live, and the form of
government which is over us, derive
their force and vital energy from the
sanction of the people. The people
govern themselves, and the old forms
and systems, sustained by force and
fraud, and based upon the ignorance
and presumed inferiority of the mass.
es, have passed away; and in their
stead has been built up the form and
substance Of republican freedom,
founded in reason and the natural
rights of man. Tine consent of the
governed is essential to the perma-
nence Of democratic governments,
and without this consent, express or
implied, it ceases to be q republic
and becomes tyranny. This pre-
requisite, then, is the ground work OF
our system and it presumes a gen.
eral dissemination of intelligence and
education amongst the great masses
Of the people. Liberty and educa-
ton 60 hand in hand, and neither
can exist alone. The enlightened in.
telligence of the people enables them
to recognize the privileges they enjoy,
and to detect and check the slightest
movement towards restraint of
those privileges. Y =. 32Gfsii -' i4
These general propositions being
thus briefly stated, it becomes q mat.
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WITH 1t, on account OF the opposition
Of the. extremes to,it, for widely DIFF
ferent reasons. . Seeing lthis, the
Southern Compromise Wings and
Democrats who would be crowded out
of both conventions, Wore laboring
to perfect new and independant or
ganization-when q new brand has
been flung into, the heart Of the De
mocratic. camp, which may kindle up
o most dangerous and devastating
fire. The FreesoiIers in both houses
on the Democratic side, have thus
far this session kept very quiet, ex-
cept when forced out to define their
POSITIONS; but the rapid strides made
by Seward and the Freesoil Wings
towards putting that party on a
Freesoil platform, and thus swaying
and welding the Northern mind
have compelled the Freesoil Demo
Gratis to talk out too, to contest, that
supremacy at home-for that the
rooted religion of Northern sentiment
IS Antl.Slavery, no sane man can
doubt, no candid man deny. i.a q
Even ifby so doing they are eject.
ed from the Baltimore convention, Of
which they feel little risk, they are
bold enough and confident enough to
believe that they .can defeat the par
ty. and fall back on the Buffalo plat
form--even as the Freesoil Wings
would have done, had not SEwAR's
oattsi.G agency Gas revealed in Mon
days debate) worked the Wing eau
Gus wires to suit his plans and purpos.
cs. Therefore, on Friday last, Mr.
HALE, in the Senate, flung down the
gauntlet of the Freesoil Democracy
in the face Of the party, and pro-
claimed the ultimatupl of himself and
his party, in q speech of startling
boIdness, which, as it has apparently
escaped the attention Of the loc,t,,
tenens of the Union, we would in.
vito his attention to, as we'll as tina.
OF our readers. ''s "a
On Monday, Mr.. PRESTON KING,
in the House, made o similar pro
nuncianento. That the move was
planned, is evident from the way in
which the speeches were made.--
They were apropos to nothing pass.
ing at tho time but were fired off be.
cause the hour had arrived to take
their stand. No response was made
to either speech in either House. sHn
The attitude of the Freesoilers on
both sides, is now bold and imposing.
They are determined not to be mis-
understood, will give no pledges to
the South of indemnity for past, nor
security for future anti-slavery ayita-
ton but distinctly declare their
principles and position to be unchang.
ed and unchangeable The Wing
Frecsoilers have shown superior jock
eying. They have accomplished by
insinuation what their antagonists
are seeking to secure by blustcr--
but both occupy identically the same
ground. Such are q few of the per-
plexities of parties, Immediately pre-
ceding the Baltimore conventions.
Southern Press.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-06-01

Those who abandon themselves to
drunkenness, if they do not die of In
fiamation in the breast, pleurisies, or
some other critical disorder, in the
Flower of Life, do in allably sink into
a premature Old Age, with all its
weakness and all it's pains. The dis
eases incurred by drunkenness arc al
most always incurable.
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The North Carolina Standard thus

,r.,f,, gen gGB 10 iT9f 80 NJ sStgsifaa
tSeAASSi tSeAASSiS ~ I'll --.Isiyp ossj ct ipi,t siaa
Il The a I'uo, Thirds ! Ra7e.--Tks
statement of the correspondents cot
the Washington Telegraph, published
in our last, that the tWo.thii ds rule
was adopted at the suggestion of'
Silas Wright is, we learn, q mistake.
The origin and history Of the rules
this: The convention of 1882 sapsv
pointed o committee, to, report, rp!s ssss
to govern its action in making ita
minations. IS In d this, convention til e
question was raised and adiscusse
with some feeling, asst whatshouls
be the rule of voting, whether thus
vote should be confined to the q,seljiossi
rity States which had voted .fo1 GenSsa
Jackson in 1928, or whether tlss
minority States which had, svotsssSs
against him, should also be ensitI
to their full electoral ,yete.--when N
member ofi,Penasyluaaia, nov tss
ceased, proposed lithe two.thirds rls
as compromise, which was aaopt{
and reported by Coll King as siciss -
man of the committee. eal This rule
was. intended to. secure the maiofiEy
States from o nomination against
theil wishes, which might have Been
effected by, combinations between.
a portion af their own strength and
the minority States, On being III.
ported fiom the committee a membsr
from Massachusetts moved to amend
by inserting a majority ,'cwhich'was.
carried aud then "a motion was
made and carried +; under the .ihfius
ence Of Silas Wright, Dickinson, =
and the lamented Kane--7a, Senator
from Illinois who had us much inaue
cnce in the adoption of the rule ,asl
any tone---to reconsider stheEgotei
establishing she 'majority'arnle, sand,
to adopt and adhere to the twothirasR
rule. The rule was againado
by the conventions Of $50 aand
1914, and the nominations then made
were carried BY the Dsmocfatic par; sE;.
ty,,s sr1,,sl III. voice. Vtsijtas s..,,i.
These facts have abaen ,sfngaishadg
psby gentleman who 9asn meurd
ber.of the convention in which Tslaoe
rule originated, and also Of the cSifss
yentions Of i S36 and 1874 8 IL isas
good rnie aud ought, TO- be aahescd
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-06-01

your children TO sehool--if you are
too poorIto1payr for their education,
send them to the poor schoole-+any
where-so they can, obtain some edn-
cation. 1.-The parent whosdenies this
boon to his child ;is a criminal 'of the
deepest character, and 'infiiota an an ID. ID
jury q On IA bis e. offspring for Which 20
wealth wealth can eyer comp pensate.s a., tsv
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-06-01
be wiser and, more polite one than

be q wiser and more polite one than
any now upon our. statute, book
Many persons, who themselves have
been reared up in ignorance, suppose
thatlif they can orly' be so fortunate
as to give their child a lame pegrosor-
two, and a few acres,d Of eworn cut
land, cut sup with gullieB and grown
up with broom:sedge, they are fully
discbarging their duties as parents.
But we affirm that the father Who
shall voluntarily permit his son or his
daughter 70 grow in iggloranc nce7=to
reach maturity without. having, one
ray of light to. beam upon their, in
tellectual darkness is guilty ofta
crime, in atheaeyes of Heaven, for
which nothing can atone.wR Rear. your
children up. in ignorancc--neyeras-
sist them to advance one ifstepyfo
wards intellectual cnltivationLand
you send them forth into the world
without o single protection against
crime, and misery, and ruin, OF
what avail will their few sicknegroes
and their worn outigulliesiiproves:to to
them without the means ofnibaprove-
ment or the capacity Of enjoymsnti3
What a mistaken policy is 'thisi
And yet how common is 1T Tho
Ignorance 50 prevalent, in our, State
is the natural result Of this erroneous
and criminal opolicy.4 ;Is not this o
,deplorable state Of things 2n1Isitinat
ia shame upon us, thati4our,i State,
which has so long claimed da!pre-erni-
nence for its patriotism andaintelli-
gence, should yet be compelled to
plead guilty to the charge Of haying
perhaps the most defective system Of
education Of any in the Union, : .;-.ss
So lts&comes us therefore; stoilopk to
Sshis matter. Let. your tessahers3be
men who are qualified fes snpor-
.tant Offices they fill--as sng
frat gcertainss sss
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sEd Katae begets and kesp
hiendsliip.a oSi OF es ii far9iif ta5a
-tya eis> sasiT tooRi4 sifi fo 9pt
l@s e2sss! ia2.92a1I SIT aa b3Iobis
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-10
The late Grand Division

In our last number We G2ye bret soInna-
ry of the most Important measures passed
upon at the late session Of the Grand Diyis-
ion; to-day we commence, and shall conclude
in our next, the detailed proceedings Of that
body. The unanimity that prevailed, the
hearty enthusiasm which greeted the propo-
salof the advance step for Legislative reform,
and the zeal and earnestness evinced by the
members present, proved that all were alive
to the business Of the cause and the positive
necessity for extended effort in its advance
ment.
The Communication Of G. w. P. ODoM
will be read with interest-it breathes that
spirit Of earnest sincerity that has marked
his active efforts to advance the cause, for
the past year, daring the time he was at the
head of our Order. lie visited a large num-
Der Of the Counties in the State, from the
seaboard to the mountains, and by his manly
appeals, noble bearing and energetic perse-
verance, did much to advance the glorious
| cause, in which his whole soul is deyotedly
enlisted. lie we'll merited the compliment
of the Grand Division, so gratefully and en-
Enthusiastically bestowed.
Our standard bearers for the ensuing year
are also men of whom the Order may we'll b
L. proud. The people of the judicial circui
s in which our esteemed G. w. P. BLAcKNE
t resides, have often listened to his strong az
t peals, logical reasoning and eloquent argr
| ments in behalf of the Temperance cause
and now that a wider field of operation
opened for him, we doubt not many other
, will enjoy the advantages of his powerful al
6 in advancing the great work of reform.
G. w. A. DEEMS is extensively and fayo
d ably known as a powerful pleader in the Tel
! perance cause. Unyielding in his opposite
to the accursed traffic, eloquent and convi
cinr IN arn,1ponnt hold and Eaanlnsaina rio
le Gent service in so good a work as ours, al
el in which he has been so long engaged.
IL With two such, champions in the field, '
may confidently predict a year Of great int
est and prosperity in the Order.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-10
A Sketch from Greene County.

saw, some time ago, in your excellent pa
per, a request from yOu, that the Clerks Of the
Courts of the different counties would furnish
you with the costs of the effects ofthe Liquor
Traffic, or License law, as it is. / have look
ed to see if any would respond to your call,
but no one as yet has made the attempt. |
intended to respond as soon as i saw your re-
quest, but other business has prevented mo
until now.
For the year 1851, the cost on State cases
whereon the State failed to convict and the
fees of witnesses, half fees of Clerks and
Sheriffs amounted in Greene county, to the
sum of S432,68 which comes out Of tar pay
ers.
Now | will give a statement Of the costs
where the State did convict, which was paid
by the individuals convicted in 90 cases,
which was 1920 paid to the Clerk. Now
average for each case s 90 for each attorneys
fee to plead for them, making S45, 90. This
calculation is for the Superior Court.
In the county Court, the cost will average
just about the same, which will be SI37,20
more, now add up all the costs together, they
amount to S707,0 in Greene county |! We
have only about 100 voters. Just see what
we pay annually for the effects of Alcohol.
outside Of what is paid for the demon itselfto
the grOg seller, the amount of which | have
no conception. | do hope the time is not far
distant when our people will wake up from
their thraldom and rise en masse in favor of
Prohibition and kill the monster at once
Then, and not until then, can we educate our
children, and compete with any State in the
Union for intelligence, wealth. enterprise and
all that constitute a people great and good.
And then such rejoicing and p~raising Of the
Lord God, for having put it in the hearts of the
people to throw off the yoke of King Alcohol,
just as our patriotic sires did the yokeof King
George.
Then we might adopt the language of the
Psalmist and say ''Surely His salvation i
nigh them that fear him that Glory NAV
dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are not
together Righteousness and peace have kis-
sed each other. Truth shall spring out of the
earth and righteousness shall iook down from
Heaven.
Yours in L.. P. & F.
HENRY BEST,
Clerk of the Superior COlfrf Of Greene n
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-10
The Ladies' in the Field.

we understand the Ladies propose having
prepared a beautiful Banner, to be presented
to the Division or County sending up the lar
gest number ofnames to the Memorial to the
Legislature, In proportion to the white popu-
lation of the County. The proposition comes
from the Salem Union Daughters of Temper
ance, talways ready for every good work and
is heartily seconded by the Union at this
place, and we doubt not will be cheerfuIv
entered into by the'Ladies generally. Now
let an emulous struggle be entered into. a.
to which shall be the. BANNER CoUsrvro
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-10
TEMPERANCE CAMP E1EETIEG.

We had the pleasure of attending the Rock
Spring Temperance Mass Meeting, in Lincoln
county, on the 21st, 22d and 23d ult. The
exercises were kept up day and night, tents
being occupied and a considerable number
remaining permanently on the Camp-ground
as is usual at Religious camp-meetings.
On the first day, a poll was erected over
100 feet high, and a beautiful Banner raised,
bearing a large wide spread Eagle, with the
figures "l776" beneath and in .iuxta posi-
ton was the emblematical Triangle of our Or
tor-
mer being the date when our forefathers
struck the blow Of resistance to a political ty-
rant-and the latter the glorious era when
the war Of extermination was waged against
the ruthless expressions of King Alcohol, a
thousand times more degrading and oppres-
sive than the worst impositions practiced bv
King George and his heartless band of law
less soldiery. This Banner was executed by
the Ladies of Lincoln, and is indeed a beau
t1tul specimen of their ingenuity and skill.
The large audiences in attendance were ad-
dressed at different times during the progress
OF the meeting, by Bros. James NJ. Edney, of
Ashville Philip S. White, A. NJ. German,
JOS. ?. Smith, of Wadesboro,' John B. Odom.
A Memorial to the Legislature was drawn up,
asking that body to grant Legislative aid for
the suppression Of the Liquor traffic, and on
beingread, seyerafhundred names were affixed
thereto, readily and promptly, liquor sellers,
makers and drinkers, al uniting with Tenn
perance men, in peti5ioning our General As
sembiy for some relief from the oppressive
burden entailed upon the community. through
this odious System.
During this meeting, as well as before and
afterwards, we had the pleasure of forming
the acquaintance and enjoying the hospitali-
ties Of many. Of the citizens Of Lincoln, Ca
tawba, and the adjoining Counties-and the
remembrance of their friendship and kind
ness will ever be cherished by US with graft
tude and pride.
Many names were received for initiation
into the Sons and Daughters of Temperance.
during the exercises of the meeting.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-11-10
.TH AcEy

We hope now we have entered uon a new
and vigorous campaign, every temperance
man will exert himself in behalf ofhe Spirit
of the Age-in getting all the prsknt sub
scribers to renew their subscripens, and
procuring new ones to enter their lames on
our list, and thus giving us t1ihe sinews
of war, /" to enabfr us TO makes goodEht."
Without the aid of the Press, igIs impossible,
in this country to accomplish any great work.
And particularly is it so with regard to the
great Temperance reform. Ne must have
arguments, reasons, facts laid bfore them to
convince them of the improprieE of a meas
ure that has grown up into heifonstitutionS
and education. The Newspap4 press is the
best agency to do this-menlw will read a
newspaper when they could notDe prevailed
on to peruse a book, essay or pamphlet. We
fatter ourself We publish a panr worthy the
patronage of the public, containing matter OF
interest to almost every reada decidedly
and by far the cheapest pubihed in the
State-and we believe, if the fri4ds of tenn
perance viii call the attention ofthose whc
are not of US to the paper, many hundred
will subscribe to it. One-third ofDur pres
ent subscribers are not members qlhe Order
and by the first of January 500 bore coul
be added to the list-and it is by tuch mean
we will reach the judgments and enlist th
cooperation of outsiders in our great schen
: of freedom from the curse Of ih-tery4anc
If every one of our present subscribers wel
to send US an additional one, we wohE soc
e pass that 5000 we have been SO long elixir
about, and which we have not yet aRine
Who will be the first to push on the bill ?
At each public gathering let an efrt
made-we speak in the name of the eau
Re whose interests we are trying to serve. L
e political campaign is now over, letthetien
Te of Temperance take the field.