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Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27
From the Georgetown tKy.) Herald.
Important Letter from Gen, Scott,

"We have been permitted TO pcad letter
from General Scott, very recently received by
a prominent and influential Wing of this coun-
lty, the substance Of which we deem of sufi-
cient importance to lay before the readers of the
Herald. The closing portion of the letter set
ties mooted point, about which there has been
in Kentucky vast amount of superfluous and
demagogical clamor by the presses of both polit-
ical parties; and that in manner SO frank and
explicit as to assure even the most Jealous pated
Southern whig that Gen. Scott has no political
Opinions TO conoeal'-that he has but zone set
of opinions on these subjects, for the people of
the North, South, Fast or West and that these
opinions he is prepared 10 submit 10 general const.
derdtion as soon as suitable opportunity present,
Itself either by the action of State, or the Ma
tional Convention.
| The tenor Of the whole letter is remarkably
frank, candid and explicit (that, however is
characteristic of the gallant soldier j and would,
in our humble opinion, if generally circulated,
carry conviction to the mind of the most dubious
Southern whig, that Gen. Scott, so far as the
great interests Of the South are concerned is ev-
cry way reliable and eininently trustworthy
That his claims upon the people are not based
upon Opinions manufactured TO order adapted
to different latitudes, and promulgated to suit
Tic Gibbs VI TIC DuJ upon bHe liked
principles of his political character, promulga-
ted upon the first entry into the political arena,
and openly and manfully avowed and advocated
down TO the present period Of time. But we
will not longer detain our readers from the Pc
rusal of the substance Of this important letter,
which speaks for itself, and that in the most en-
phatic and satisfactory manner:
Owing, perhaps to the fact that Gen. SCOTS
sentiments on the leading questions of the day,
are as we'll understood in the country as those of
either Of his distinguished whig competitors, no
has yet been presented to him by the
action Of State conventions or public meetings,
for the general expression Of his opinions on the
subject Of the compromise measures, the tariff,
harbor and river improvements, &c., SC. This
fact, however, has not altogether prevented a
general knowledge of his political position, OBJ
tanning with the people. He has never had two
sets of opinions on political subjects, but has
freely discussed the compromise measures daily,
from the time of the Omnibus bill down to the
present moment, and has certainly not concealed
a single opinion on any of those topics-not e.
ven the fugitive slave act. His views on these
subjects have been expressed, in conversation,
with the utmost freedom, to all who have APP
preached him on the subject, whether from the
East, West, North or South. Furthermore it is
distinctly and emphatically stated in the letter,
that should the Wing National Convention call
for Gen. SCOTS views on the leading political
questions of the day, they will promptly and
most explicitly be giUen, in tCriting.'
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27
From the Republican.
New COunterfeitS.
Sd. LouIs, May l7, l852.

OAs A<OOlS1 Way ~ ACOSS
Messrs. EDIToRs:
Messrs. Woods, Christy & Co. have Just
shown us a counterfeit ten dollar note on the
Southern Bank Of Kentucky, which is the FIRST
counterfeit we have seen on this institution. =
Wesppend a description, which is at your plea
sure.
los letter ID, dated Russelyille, Jan. /, 1861;
vig, reclining female, with agricultural imple-
ments. &C.; 10 in large dies on each upper cor
ner, and a female portrait between the sigma
lures; filling up and engraving miserably execu-
ted; the eyes much blurred and indistnct.
We ewere also shown the following counter.
felt on The State Bank Of Indiana:
los, letter A a; Wig, femaley sheaf Of wheat,
screw, hammer, &c.; small steam car in the dis
tance; medallion head on the left of vignetre;
TEN on the left'end; 10 and railroad cars on the
right end; shipping, anchor, merchandise, &c.,
between the signatures; payable.ts Lafayette to
J. S. Hanna; Cyrus Ball, Cashier, and ]. Nor
rison, President; dated January Z, 1851; dan
gerous counterfeit, and calculated to deceive
Refuse all notes Of this description, as the bank
has no plate like it.
Respectfully,
PRESBURY s. Co.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27

Col. BENToN's OPINION OF TIE LATE Demo-
CRATIC STATE CoNvENrIoN.-The second in
stallment of Col. Benton's speech at Jackson
published in the Republican, contains the fol-
lowing precious paragraph
And who were they that dominated at Jeffcr-
son City, and prescribed the ancient Democra-
cyp who were theyi They were the old nullif-
ers Of 1893, 1874, and l849. They were the
Wing allies in all the elections in the Genera
Assembly in the last session. They were men
who hold the right Of State to seoedc wher
she thinks proper. They were men who deny
the right of Congress to legislate upon slavery
in the Territories, and assert the right of the
States to resist the acts of Congress when they
please. They were soft-money men, always for
banks and shinplasters, and ready to go for
them again. They were old Wings, turned
young democrats, ard nobody knows when OF
how, and cannot yet repeat the Democratic
creed. They were neophytes in the Democrat
ic garden-exotic plants, without root or branch.
They were hedglings from the Wing nest, the
pin-feathers of whiggery, still sticking out
of their backs, and just big enough to run after
a worm. And some were still younger-little
chicks, just got out of the Wing egg, with piec-
es of the shell still sticking to their behind
These were the chaps who attempted to assume
jurisdiction over Benton and his friends, and
prescribed the ancient Democracy of Missouri!
who thought themselves the STATE, and act
ed as such at Jefferson City.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27
Methodist General Conference.

BosToN, May l0,-The Conference met al
the usual hour, Bishop Morris presiding. Bish-
op Waugh presented a communication from
Bishop Hamline. II stated that he had been in
i'll health for many years, and that for the last
three years he had been unable fully to perform
his duties. His physicians had warned him a.
gainst attending Conferences, and now feeling
himself incapacitated from farther duties, he
felt 1t his duty to offer his resignation. The
communication was referred.
The committee on Missions recommended the
establishment of an independent African Churcl
TO be centered in Liberia--the first Bishop tC
be selected by this conference and ordainet
here.
The testimony Of respect TO the memory ol
Bishob Hedding was ordered TO be recorded il
the journal.
Resolutions were adopted that the Methods
Episcopal Church ought to increase the number
and extent of Foreign and India missionaries
Also in favor of day to be appointed for fast
ing and prayer in the several conferences, an(
to supplicate Divine assistance in raising mel
and means for the missionary work. A repor
was made favorable to the erection Of commo-
dious Central Church in Washington, and re
commend the same to the annual Conferences
Report accepted. A committee was ordered {,
be appointed to inquire into the best means O
procuring for Protestants in Rome the same re
ligious privileges which are accorded to Catho
lies in the United States. The convention thel
adjourned.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27
st, Louis, St Charles, and the Nozthern
Railroad.

A Railroad from ST. Louis to ST. Charles,
and thence north-westerly to the Des Moines
river, has become matter Of vital Importance,
not merely to the two cities above named, but
for large portion of the people living north Of
the Missouri river. A more attentive consid-
Grafton of the st. JOSEPH and Hannibal railroad
already commenced, must satisfy US that Han
nbal will be only NORMALLY The eastern termi-
nus Of the road, which viii eventually be con-
nected with the Illinois Central Railroad, termi-
mating at Cairo. 1t is not to be presumed that
the whole produce Of the State, north Of the
Missouri, transported during six months in the
fall and winter, when the Mississippi river is
closed will remain stored at Hannibal, to be for
warded in the spring, as heretofore, by water.
1t will not be done, but efforts will be made atan
early day TO connect Hannibal with the great rail-
road destined soon 10 traverse the State Of Illl-
nois. In view of the danger impending to St.
Louis, of thus being totally cut off from the
trade of Northern Missouri, it is difficult to ac-
count for the improvements now made by that
city in direction which il cannot in any event
bo deprived Of the control Of trade, while that
portion from which, thus far the greater bene-
fits were derived, is wholly neglected.
Our space does not permit us to enlarge more
at present upon this matter, which we think,
must soon eDgross the attention of the people Of
st. Louis and st. Charles, and the northern
counties. We hope their attention will be Civ
en- to il before it is too late. st. Charles and
its vicinity must, of necessity, be very much
benefited by this improvement, and its inhabi-
tants should therefore take an active part in
Everything which can promote it,
The foregoing is the translation of an article
from the St. Charles Democrat, of May 8, pa
per published in the German language. 1t is
with no small qualification that we see this evil
dence of an awakening spirit Interference to
this subject among the citizens of the North
western part of our Statc.-[ Repub.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27
Desperate affray on a Steamboat-Prob.
able loss Of life.

From passengers who came down yesterday
on the packet Kate Kearney, we learn that a
desperate fight occurred on Monday night on
board the Martha No. 2, bound 10 Galena, be-
tween some Pennsylvania German deck passen-
gers, and the deckhands and iiremen of the boat.
1t is stated on good authority that shortly after
the boat left this port deck hand went aft and
offered gross insult to lady deck passenger,
which her husband, an aged man, and his two
sons resented, and fight ensued. Capt. AL
ford, learning the facts, sent the deck hand, and
one or two others ashore, and proceeded on his
voyage. At a late hour the same night, two or
more deck hands went TO where the emigrant
family were located, and made use of the most
obscene and abusive language, which they bore
with until the old man was struck, which exas-
perated them to such degree that they drew
knives, and other deadly weapons, and although
opposed by some half dozen stout men, the old
man and his two sons cleared the deck, and drove
the rufhanly crew to the forward part of the
boat. In very few moments after, the lights
in the engine and deck rooms were put out, and
the entire crew on watch, consisting of some ten
or twelve men, headed, it is said, by the mate,
rushed aft and commenced a most murderous as
sault on the unoffending family with wrench
es, hammers and other dangerous weapons found
in the engine room. The old man and his sons
fought with desperation, but were finally over
powered and forced to yield to superior num-
bers. From all accounts it must have been a
most deadly and determined fight, which the Of
ficers and passengers tried in vain to stop, until
the combatants were so dreadfully wounded and
beaten as to be unfit and disabled for action.
Three of the crew, it is stated, will hardly
survive their injuries, and the old man and one
of his sons were put off at the town Of LOuisi-
ana, at which place they were lying at last ac-
counts with but little prospect of recovery
The Martha landed at Louisiana about daylight
and remained just long enough 20 put off the en-
ligrant family and one deck hand, who had his
hand terribly cut. This person was forthwith
ARRESTED.
The emigrant family are mentioned to us as
respectable Pennsylvania Germans, on their
way to Iowa. The old gentleman had several
of his ribs broken, and from other injuries the
survive. One OF his sons Is beyond hope OF -
covery--his skull being fractured in several
places, and the brains protruding therefrom.-
The second son is also badly injured. The boat
barely touched the leyee and then proceeded
on her trip, carrying the deck hands who were
unable to walk or leave the boat. The Kate
KeaTney met her at Hannibal, at which place
she did not stop until hailed, and then she land
ed short distance above the usual landing place
These are plain facts as related 10 us by per
sons who said they were passengers at the time
We trust they may be exaggerated. A few
days, however, win serve TO bring the whole
facts to light, and with them the parties TO blame
list. louis Intellgeneer, 2oth,
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27
NO. 80.


To tsPsPie Of ne counties ef 81 Leuis, Jefferson.
81 Frdneois, SIC. GsnevSeN, Perry, Cape Cir
aTdeas, Scot, suississippi, .NssU ifadrid. ps-
rstscotf, Dunklin, Stoddayd, Bollsneer. Wasus.
Madison, Reynolds. Shdnnop, Oregon, Rinle,
end Butler. f'y
| CiTIzEEs: The question has beer dae;d.3
Tor me, whether shall Be candidate fer Con-
gress ~ this district The decision OF iat o,iex
lion was the object Of my visit 10 Cape tsirrard-
eau county, and OF the speech delivered at Jack
son, IN that county, on Saturday last 10Th inst;
land which the editor Of the Republican lad
made arrangements to publish Immediately. and
has pubii,hed-aii correct with The exeentio,,
of some verbal inaccuracies, incident % sucl,
rapid work, not affecting the sense. and Which
the reader win understand.
Iexpected to see people there from surround
Ing counties, and did SO; and TO hear what tiov
Ithought, after hearing me speak tieeIs; which (
did. waited there three days after the speech
to make sure of the effect, and ON Tuesday, the
18th, left it to my friends TO say what was tho
wish of the Democracy Of the District. The
answer was, that they wanted me; and nv reply
was that would not desert them: and then no.
tiee was Immediately issped for epening the
leanPaign. Saturday, the 2Sih iast., is the day
TOT the beginning benton, Scott county, the
Aet FtitlcuCS OF access from
The river counties below the Great Swamp.
cannot speak in ell the twenty counties OF
the district: they cover too much ground for the
time can spare, and my friends below have ar
ranged IT 50 that speaking at six points lin ad-
dition to Jackson snd Benton) win answer the
purpose below, and give all the southern coun-
ties chance to hear me. These points are.
bloomfield, Greenville, Doniphan, Frederick
town, Pennington, Perryville, and Sic. Gene
We've, which will complete the circuit Of the
lower part Of the District ST. Louis county
itself enough for Congressional District--wiII
receive attention, beginning on Saturday next, !,
at one o'clock, at Manchester.
The speaking after the two Gxed appoint
ments at Benton and Manchester---points two
hundred miles apart---will be deferred until the
latter part Of juno and the fore part Of July, as
4 have to attend the Circuit Court in CLAY cours-
ty, three hundred miles off in another direction,
on the 9Th OF June, to prove the Conspiracy or
THE Jurors, in the trial which one Of their
brethren and aceomplices was feol enough TO
bring against me. But that trial will be pros
ecu'ion Of the canvass---a very vital part of il
---in which the Conspiracy, not merely against
lme. but against the State Of Missouri, and a.
lgainst the United States will be proved up.
Notice of the time Of speaking in the lower
counties, at the six points named, win be given
as soon as return from the Clay circuit court.
Respectfully your fellow citizen,
THOMAS III. BENTON.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27

The American Home Missionary Society cell
ebrated its anniversary on "Wednesday evening,
18th inst, at New York We learn from the
annual report that the receipts during the year
have amounted to $l60, ,062 25. Balance in the
treasury, $9y9O7 10. The society has in its SER
vice 1904 ministers, in 28 different States and
territories. Forty-fve churches have been or
ganized during the year, and sixty others COM
meneedi ninety young men are preparing for the
ministry.
The National Temperance Society also eele-
brated its anniversary on Wednesday evening,
During the year 400 persons were received M
TO the temperance Home, under the Rev. Mr..
Pease. The receipts of the Society have been
S. 600. 4 strong sfolt is to be made 20 seevES
the passage Of the Maine law. Addresses were
delivered by Rev. Mr.. WilletS Col. Snow, Ra.
lfW w. Clark and Rev, Mr.. Cuyler.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27
Anti-SIayery Anniversary.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, May 1l-The snniver.
sary meeting of the fanatical Anti-Slayery So
ciety of New York commenced here to-day
and is largely attended by both the feminine and
masculine philanthropsts.
Resolutions strongly eulogistic of the late
Isaac T. Hopper, noted abolitionist, were a.
dopted. The report Of the Treasurer shows
that the receipts Of the past year were $S,409,
and the expenditures $7,634---all of which
was used in endeavoring to render null and void
an organic law of the Union.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27

BosToN, May 1O.-At the meeting Of the
whig nominating committee this evening, the
Hon. Rufus Choate was unanimously nominated
to represent this district in the whig national
convention.
The Presbyterian General Assembly, which
was to convene in Charleston, S. c., on the Goth
instant, will be attended by about three hundred
delegates.
WAsHINGroE, May l2.-The funeral Of Mrs.
Adams, relict Of John Quincy Adams took place
this morning.
Counterfeit $2's, on the State Bank Of Chic,
are now being extensively circulated in Cncin-
natl. Look out for them.
or eight whg delegates elected 10 the nation
al convention in New York, thus far, all are in
favor of Gen Scott.
Advices from India state that another great
battle had been fought between the English and
natives.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27
NEW YnRK. Nav l2


The Illinois, with the California mails, 62O
passengers, 81 ,252, 200 as freight, ard $780,
900 in the hands of passengers, arrived early
this morning; she left Aspinwall on the Slh.-
Havana dates are to the 18th.
The Panama railroad will be opered within
five miles of Gorgona in May.
Accounts from tie Society Islands state that
the revolt was then progressing, and Queen Po-
mare had applied TO the English, American, and
French authorities for protection against her re-
Ibellious subjects. They declined.
Two men charged with theft were taken from
the authorities Of Coloma by the mob anC
hanged.
Papers contain notices of several other cases
Of violence.
Eleven hundred Chinese emigrants landed a
San Francisco in the last fortnight.
A telegraph is about being built from Sal
Francisco to Marysvilie.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27
"April 26.
-APIII ~O'
"To ]. G. BENNETT:

ITO ]. G. BENNETT:
Here the boys advertisement was pasted in
the note.
Enclosed are five dollars for Milton Cloot,
the friendless and destitute boy above men
toned, to aid him in search of his mother and
friends. One whose tender mercies are over
all his works, touched the feelings of mother,
and bade her assist the destitute"
The five dollars thus received were paid over
to Milton Cloot on calling at the clerks desk at
our office yesterday. A distinguished sculptor
also called during the day, TO say that if the boy
Milton should not find his mother, he would take
him, and make an artist of him, and chip Of
the old block by adoption.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27

I've noticed some time since
a suggestion that this word be used for the awk-
ward circumlocution Of 'telegraphio dispatch
There is good sense as well as correct etymolo-
Ry in the idea, and we shall avail ourselves of
is convenience. Telegram is the proper word
to express the thing which is written by the
telegraph; the latter word signifying, from its
Greek derivatives, either Gas verb, to tsle-
graph) TO write from a distance" or, Gas q
noun) that which writes from distance. The
former by its derivation, precisely means ha
which is ,cTgtisn from a distancc.--S. Louis In
ielHgencer.
Tbe r;veY IA vsrv hiph at this point Z
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27

RAILROAD IRoN.-Another shipment of 554
rails for the Pacific railroad arrived Yesterday
morning, on the Grand Turk, consigned to
Thomas Allen, Esq.-Republican.
WAsHINoroN, May 10, P.M.-MMr. Harvey,
State Senator Of Michigan, presented, at noon,
to-day, to the National Monument Society, the
block Of copper prepared by that State for in
sertion in the Washington Monument.
The ceremonies took place in the rotunda Of
the capitol. The block was receiV ed by the
Mayor Of Washington. A large crowd was
present,
The project is agitated in London TO build 9
tower 1000 feet high, with the material Of the
'lCrystal Palace. K
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27

The demand for good horses, for the saddle
and harness, is more than ordinary. Good hor-
ses will bring from $75 to $l00. There are,
however but few good horses for sale. We
have for some time past bean astonished 10 see
so little attention given by our farmers to the
growth of this animal, for good horse is al
ways in market. Good fresh nilch Cows also
sell high-$l5 to $40 being the common price
for good quality Paris Mercury.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27

The Crystal Palace is to bo pulled down inn
mediately.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27

The democratic convention OF the third con-
gressIonal district has nominated the Hon.
James S. Green. As politician we deem Mr..
Green destitute of every merit save the most
profound astuteness; but as a man of vigorous
intellect, indefatigable energy, and as debater,
he has few equals in either party in the State
What the result Of this nomination will be, we
are utterly unable to foresee. II elected, it
must be by sn effective assistance from the
Benton party. During the heat Of the democra-
tic dissensions, Mr. Green was the life and soul
of the anti-Benton party; when others shrank,
he met Col. Benton face 10 face upon The stump;
he returned. denunciation for denunciAtion, VI
ltuperation for yituperation; and in this warfare
Iof personal inveciive, the old Senator gained no
laurels. Mr.. Green's holiness and talents
commanded, throughout this contest, the admira-
ton Of his friends, and the fear, il not the res-
lpect, Of his foes. When the canvass was over /,
he was selected by the anti-BentOn party in tho
Legislature as their candidate FOR Senator, in
opposition to COL Benton, and bis friends defeat
ed the latter by voting for Mr. Geyer.
! IL the Benton party now vote for Mr.. Green,
they must forget, or at least forgive all this---
Wall they do i? The poll books in August will
answer.---[ Palmyra Wing.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27


"SrEKINe" ExEMPLIRIcATIoN or DEMo-
CRATIC HARNoNv.---We learn from a private
and reliable source that Judge Birch and Gov
ernor King held public speaking at Parkville,
and varied the entertainments with a regular
old-fashioned game Of fisticuffs. The Judicial
IS said to have been decidedly too strong for the
Executive power, and His ExcelIency is said
70 have got decidedly the worst Of H. We sup
pose the season may now be considered as fair
ly commenced. .--[InteL
| Anew aud excellent counterfeit $40 note of
the Louisville Bank has just been issued
I7-Counterfsit gold dollars are announced in
the New Orleans papers. They are sensibly
lighter than the genuine. -
Take care Of yoir pocksis. There 4 saass-
with the dangerous title Of tho "Pp,ris ~
tyer." WsAhooidn Ike abooks g ta'ytrs--
much, for we are sure that Il, ,-lbls to get hiln
Jour pocket, we nevar sbo'>
bout OF IT. Il Punch. ~.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-27

The river is very high at this point.