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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-09-17
what Honesty. . s
We take the foIlowing rom tfe Ohio State

We take the following from the Ohio State
Journal. e r tes2 - e,. ~
The Wigs Of New Hampshire lately, held
a State -CQllveEiion, and ..REsoEyED tliat
they are, and ui,cdyS haze been opposetfs,i0
that (lhe .reGsiopsl lest. Here is,tAe rrsolat.
ion !. - i.lii ~ 81 Z. y, 4, Z,
Re8olped, That we bsIieys il 10 have Deep
the. dsign Of The founders Of flhe aeyetitpslls
10 make America The asylum olsibe<ob
sed, but never 10 the subversion Of iis dis
|tinctive cllaipeter-5ihut ii be the Ieiilge
alike,from religious and political opp ressieIls
and that within its boundaries civil pfivi7
leges should be unabridged By religious opine
ions; therefore we, The Wings Of n Hump
shire, are, as we always have BEEN decided
lyin favor Of blotting the religious test from
our State constitution. y K
When Houstenor his apologists viii show
US a similar resolution passed7ata Iidcofoco
State Convention there, we shall begin TO
have some hopes that this odious pet Of New
Hampshire Locofocoism will be stricken from
the Fundamental law!offhat1 Stale. ~.
Junius oncettold the Duke Of Grafton that
'if nature bad given him an understanding
qualified to keep pace with the wishes and
principles Of his heart, she would have made
him, perhaps, the most formidable minister
that ever was employed, under a limited
nionarch, to accomplish the ruin Of a free
people" So we say to the Editor of the
Journal; that if the qualities of his head bore
any proportion tothe depravity Of his heart,
he would perhaps be the most consummate
hypocrite, who ever welded pen.
The wing party Of New Hampshire, after
the religious test in the constitution Of that
State, had become the subject of comment
throughout the Union, if not the world; and
when great party purpose was to be served
by it; imetin convention and adopted the
above resolution; and that is conclusive evi-
dence that the whig party .'are, and always
have been,"" opposed 20 those tests. The
Democratic party Of New Hampshire, on the
18th Of October ls49, long before any such
attention. had been drawn to those tests, and
when no such purpose waste be served, met
in convention and unanimously adopted the
following resolution: ~ Iay
"Resolped, That we are in favor Of re-
vision and amendment of our State Consti-
tulion, TO such an extent, at least, as will
free it from religious tests, property qualifi-
cations, and all other illiberal and anti-re-
publican features;"
But This affords no evidence at oil that the
Democratic party are opposed 10 them!
The Editor of the Journal had no doubt
seen the above resolution Of the New Hamp-
shire Democratic Convention, a hundred
times. and yet he has The brazen impudence
to pen the concluding sentence of the above
paragraph.
! verlly no pen can dojustice 10 such a sub
jebt. III aii ,i
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!. .,l ,LiBERT liIi I, EQUALITY, PRoGREssloN.
The New ,I1 Postage e. Z. ]. Act.

Ihe new law upon .nostages, which goes
INTO operation on the 30lh Of this month,
tcontains divers iinpoftant changes, which The
people Centrally will glad 10 learn. ltis
y law OF six srctiQns, l6 ~!
Section Isl provides that all papers, cir
tttulars, periodicals, &C., up 10 three ounces
fii weight, areeto circulate il The mails,r 10
tany psrt OF the coqntry, for one cent pDsftge;
llor additional weight, one cent more per
ounce orfraction. Ii The postage is paid Tor
yearly orquartefly, in advance, al tie office
t'where mailed or received, only one hdtf that
Erate Will be charged s0n papersand period
licals circulated in the State where they are
published, one half the above rate. Small
ilewspape and periodicals, and pamphlets
tof sixteen pages, may be sentin eight ounce
packages to one address; il postage is pre-
paid with stamps, go for a hqg cent an oz.
All transient matter, if not prepaid, 10 pay
double rates. a,
Section two provides that any kind OF
book, If its weight don't exceed four pounds
may circulate any distance under3, 900 miles
Tor one cent an ounce; il over that distance,
taoo cents; and il mt prepaid, fifty per cent.
additional is TO beadded., Newspapers may
exchange free; and subscribers in the ~coun-
ty where the paper is published receive one,
copy free. .,d @aa \
Section three provides tlatno matter shall
circulate at the above rates if the package is
not SO inclosed t.atits character can be judg-
ed BY The postmaster z e4,4sa 2 pf
Section four provides that when matter is.
not taken out Of the Office for three months,
itshall be sold for the postage. M Il
Section five repeals all The conflicting pro-
visions Of the act Of March, 1851.
SECTION six gives TO the paper printed in
foreign language having the largest circufa-
tion, the publication Of imcalled-lor let
ters. ia ea.t s.
SUDDEN DEATH. This morning, Mrs. Ma
lyn, the wife of one of the workmen upon
the.railroad, abouta mile west of this city,
was found-dead in her room. When discov-
cred, her body was in kneeling posture,
with her head resting upon the bed, A cor
oner's inquest was held over the dead body,
and a verdict rendered in accordance with
the aboye facts. She had been unwell for
some time, and it is supposed that her death
was caused by some internal disease.-Lan-
caster Gaz. .a01 {i
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The Difference between Truth and
FaisehOOd,

We copy the following from the Ironton
Register, neutral paper, but edited by a
Wing. Itshows up the means 10 which the
wings are resorting to keep up the tagging
spirit of their party. It's of no sort of use
however, for all the boasting and falsii-
cation Of which they are capable, will not
save them from signal defeati--
PREcloUs INTELLIGENcE We observe in
the State Journal, letter from Burlington,
deated Aug. Both, and signed &C." We
had all along supposed that scarcely any in
terest is taken in this county in regard to
the Presidential coAtest-that in fact both
Pierce and Scott here might with truth be
called dead letters" All a mistake, how
ever, in regard to Scott, as the following ex-
tract will show
~ have taken the liberty of informing you
Of the way the Wing party stands with us
in old Lawrence. The Scott fever is pretty
we'll up here, and Scott soup is the most
popular dish that can be served up among US
this fall and what is still better about it is,
that scores Of those who were formerly united
with the Democratic party, are pleased with
the dish, and are flocking 10 the Wing starn-
dard, and declaring in favor of Scott ant
Graham." F'yaA io 'as,fn l
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The Great Fizzle.

The great whig mass meeting, that auas
to be at Columbus, resulted, as it was eyi-
dent, for weeks beforehand, that it must do,
in a miserable failure. Not even the desire
Of seeing Horace Greeley, (about the great
est natural curiosity now extant,) could in
duce the whig masses to turn out. They
evidently regard it as hopeless thing to
attempt to get up any sort of interest in the
fate of their nominees, and they do not feel
inclined TO make themselves ridiculous by
embarking in such business.
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cen. cass and hls Opinions.

Some OF thewhig papers seem to think \
incumbent upoG them 10 parade the fayora'
Bile opinions expressed byiisiinguisbed dem
ocrais, in regard. q Gen. Scott osu man aIl
agenerat. We ibink.it womb be as wei
for them to waE untifheisattacked in thes
characters, bdt fhey perhaps know best.
Among Others they have pressed Gen. Cafl
5nto their service. They bave been quoting
some of his remarks made in recent speech
les. We wish every democrat in the Unioh
|would read them and initiate the hi gb spif
which prevadessthem. We wish our whl
friends, too, would read them, and pondsj
them well; they would then, perhaps, b.
come ashamed Of the conduct Of those who
Ignoring all principle, make base appeals Il
the passions of the multitude. They woul(
then, loo, perhaps, perceive the hopelessnesl
of endeavoying to seduce the people from
their long cherished conviction, by nomina.
ting military candidates, and shouting ans
hurrahing after-the drum and fife. -
We especially commend to The. attention
Of all, the following, extracted from speech
recently delivered by the General ia the Uui.
ted States Senate: t+e a -. ~, q.
"In the Old World, il must seem. as though
no man were properly qualified to be can.
didate for the chief candidacy of4his mighty
country unless sis about the greatest rascal
in it Now, sir, | will take no part nor lot in
any such warfare. Ihave no appetite for
such vicious food. For myself, repudiate
and reject it, believe that Gen. Scott is an
honorable and patriotic citizen, and that he
has written his name and his deeds on one oil
the brightest pages Of his country's history
and not one breath OF calumny from me shall
ever wither a single leaf Of the laurel that
encircles his brow. w 5@
His wreath was fairly won, and I will moi
be one to prevent it from being fairly worn.
/ have enjoyed his personal friendship for a
long series of years, and do not mean at
this day by any calumny prove myself un-
worthy oft. am not in favor of his cleo
ton TO the presidency; !; everybody knows
that. General Pierce is my choice. He is
a high and honorable man, and, if elected,
as he is sure to be, have not the slightest
doubt but he will conduct the affairs Of the
nation with honor 10 himselfand with adj
vantage to the country AS between Gene.
raj Pierce and General Scott there are great
questions of political faith involved. =. &
/ know that General Pierce would admin
lister the government on principles which
approve, while Gen. Scott would administer
il on principles which | do not approve and
that is reason enough for prefening the one
and rejecting the other, EVENT. ! did not con
slider, as ! do, Gen. Pierce's qualifications su
perior to those of his competitor. ,Imean t.
60 through the campaign without saying
single word against the character Of the can
didate of the whig party. If the Psalmist!
term of human life, threescore years and ten
brings many ills with it, it brings at leas
one advantage and that is, the power ant
the duty of exhibiting an independent opin
ion, without regard to its consequences.
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FROM BaItimore.

-BATLiMoRE, Sept. II.
No mail to-day south Of Savannah. The
U.S.Mail schooner Lucas arrived at Charlesz
ton on Wednesday, with Savannah dates to
the I'd inst. Yellow fever and Cholera con-
tinued with great violence, both On ship
board and in Havana. sgt sl'ias gel aiN
Arrests continued to be made in Havana
ef parties supposed to be connected withfss
olutionaty journals, and the captain of the
vucas was offered 20 doubloons TO bring of
Lsl,spected individual, but declined. n efta
a The negro woman Jane, mutderess Of the
Winston family, was hung at Richmond To-
day.
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III .. y -
%, A more gallant man, or a more honora
BILE man" than Gen. Pierce, both in public
and private never knew."-Gen. Scott to
Col, Gorman. ct 1.jt 5ttt
"Gen. Pierce possesses as generous, homo
rable, and pure heart as the, Almighty ever
placed in the bosom of man."-Hon. Z. ".
Bell of Massachusetts, delegate to,the fed
eral pational convention. ''s9 ~
PIERCE ON A NATIONAL BANK,--"I be-
lieyeisuch an institution one of deadly hos
tilitya to the best interests Of the country,
dangerous to our republican institutions and
the liberties of the people,"
ScpTT ON A NATIONAL BANK.-"I haze
long been under conuiction, that in peace as
in war, something in the nature of Bank OF
the United States is not only necessary and
proper, but indispensable 10 the successful
operations, OF The treasury, as TO many of the
wants of our commerce and currency
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The Thumb Screw.

The Washington clerks are not the alone
The. sufferers BY whig assessments on their
salaries to carry on the campaign. The N,
Hampshire Patriot says thpt tall the whig Of
ficers iuthe Boston Custom House have been
informed that q tax'of FIVE per cent upon
their salaries has been assessed rpon them TO
deftayi the expenses Of circulating Scott pic
ture books and othersuch nursery tales.
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CHARtrsToN, S. C., Sept. II.

Advices from Havana to Sd inst, state
that the excitement in that city had lncreas-
ed, and in consequence of a report that
large bodies Of people were collecting and
organizing in Florida and below Ne@zOr-
leans, with the intention of making de-
scent on the Island. An additional force Of
5000 was daily expected at Havana, from
Spain. Those arrested for being concerned
in the publication of the g Voice of atheI
People" had not beengaroted sentence, had
not yet been pronounced them.
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Letter from General Pierce.
The following letter was written TO John
+. Warren, ESQ.,, of Cooperstown. N. Y.

Il. Warren, ESQ.,, OF Cooperstown, N. Y.
CONCORD, IN. H., July 18th, 1852.
My DEAR SIR:-It is impossible that a
charge should embrace more direct attack
upon truth than that with which the whig
papers have teemed in relation to my senti-
ments upon the religious test contained in
our State Constitution. which was adopted
in 1872 and never amended since. The
charge is contradicted by every word and act
OF my life having reference to the question,
in any form, directly Or collaterally. Lad
yoeuted the call of Convention for the
amendment of the Constitution, which asse M
bled in November, 1850, and the most pro-
Ininent object in my own mind, was to strike
out the unjust and odious provisions, COM
monty called the religious and property quail
iication tests, from our fundamental law.
In haste, your most ob't serv't "a
(Signed) FRANK PIERCE.
JOHN E. WARREN, Esq, Coopertown.
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From Boston.

~. BosroN, Sept. 10. q
Vermont Whig State officers elected By
the people by reduced majorities from last
year. Senate, probably 25 Wings to s. 0p-
position; House nearly the same as last
year. Congress -Meacham, Whig, lst dis
trict, 1914 majority; I'd district, Tracy
Whin, 754 majority; 3D. district, a. towns,
Sabin, Wing, leads his highest opponent
1880, but lacks 462 Of q majority. 81
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Later fgo,n Enr0pe.
Np,,, y,,,,,- H.. Z,

: The Steamship Humbolt, from Southainp.
ton, wilhadvices from Liverpool TO ibe 3lst
uit., arrived at this port at 10; o'clock this
morning. She brings l37 passengers aud
$4,000 in specie. 3 4 -
Cotton was firm at Liverpool and de-.
mand good, at full rates.
Weather continuing favorable fofhaFvesE
ing, breadstuffs remained dull, add corn and
wheat lower. No change had takenplscc
in flour. kl.as3
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From washington.

WAsHmcrcNs Sept. 1lst
II Is stated that Col. Forney, Clerk of the
House, has become part owner of the Wash
ington Union, and viii resign his office on
the first Of December. BIB. French is
mentioned as his successor. ~
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Fire in Pomeroy.
PoMERoY, Sept. IA. ,

Last night, about two o'clock, fire broke
out in some frame buildings, in The lower
part Of the third ward, near the Last Furnace,
which consumed three dwellings, when Il
was fortunately checked from further de-
struction. The loss may be estimated az
from 81. 1000 to 81 ,500--psrtIy insured. y =
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Appointments
OF the Methodist Episcopal Conference il
this District-

q Ills DlotllNl-- --tl' F.. te ~ e} i
r. o. SPENCER, P, E. IL
Portsmouth, Benjamin st. James Fry, G.
W. B1rch.
lronton-Joseph H. Creighton.
- Neutrality-suspicious. A. Atkinson, =
Hanging Rock-Joseph Baringer.
Burlington--James T.. Holiday.
Putriot-John R. Prose.
Gallipolis-Andrew Carroll.
Gallipolis Circuit--Shelton Parker, VIM.
Norris Is e~;i
Gallia-- Henry S. Hill.
. Welsh Mission-David Cadwallader.
, Piketon--Samuel Bateman, Albert G.
Byers. tss ,s. 5
Rockville-Dswitt G. Howard, Isaiah A.
Bradrick.
I Dunbarton- TO be supplied. s
yaspar blission--To be supplied
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stt fi1i @ x. f<.5l 90 - N fsfi gfsf
I9s lss l9llog'lng. says lne fialndealGf' gre a
iewsqi tne fssdipS liens az ibes WING ae-
coutlt abp1t Atbe settled with the people,
Claims galFanized and allowed ,ljy The late
,rb;@ ri iSs;a;s1ss,;an
ls'''',s n, ne, ,nT,. Y,. n ~ ~
pth m olNf ,sssysVSV
ti.ARl)is ER, Sbl09, ,0Q0il
CalCKASAW, Sll2,OOO q! n
q A I,pHJIN g1o d ono III
XIV \ IS fs'f,9Ts eono onn,tl'tl
+ - ~ 4 s. ~ = ~ y Yp9 WV m''
fhe pe epsle aFe begiuri9g TO see thai nnder
TUG present ltedtrsl Administration there
mas DeFn sloQ nlpen G ENp!iering Of the Treas
ury & spe y mqeh HafqiQtTlsn 100 exclusive
an aq atom eisQuf national affairs mp
IN lle ~ FsnS pl!ncip winch iorm ile pa
s'srei tne p3fly n powefzlanlely, the ilye
oaxes s t'fo ilsilps 1ey Ilaye seen sss me
Ssaipnih opefapols carried out ul,lef !, .te .il
layior q ynssst5s WHEREBY q member OF inc
capine rsceiye s, rom lie y 4 IsalioIial lIeasary
oNE ~ I hSSgtlsiS ANl Ivy ENlf LHOo
sANl DuihlA f.l1 feo lors ms own use. Ihey
nare seen M tnei uardiner operation carried out
unoer the flltmofe ADMINISTRATIONS WHEREBY
lhey nave good reason 10 oelleve that a mem
l9ef l0l Ins; 4, canihet ll got upwards o. oNb
hUEDhT.y = VI ~, a1ousAND IL DoLLAks rom
the feoples ~ treasury, ior ms own private
purposes. !ney nave seen the allowance,
Dy ihls aamnls'fation' OF tae Barron rem
sion LAIN. ~ Wnicll % lae lIlepdS o. 5hose
VINO are invested Wild power, nave illegal
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Threat to Seize an American Mail
Steamer.

.f Steamer.
A letter from Acapulo, Mexico, in the N.
Y. Times, dated the 9th ult., says:
The Pacific mail steamer Oregon, was re-
Gently threatened with seizure, BY the autho-
rites here, for the sum Of $4,000, OH an af-
fair of contraband, Of which she was not gull
ty, but on the charge of which she had paid
$4,000 nearly year ago, rather than suffer
detention. The captain got wind of their
intentions. however, and resolved to resist
by force of arms. He did not fire his signal
guns, on entering the harbor, but charged
his cannon with slugs, and loaded his small
arms for action, If necessary.
Aftera good deal Of rnanuuvering, the au-
thorities thought best to let him slip this
time, only because they were afraid to attack
him. He did not come on shore, however
as is his usual custom--I suppose to avoid
arrest. 7'N ,ss. r....t
The steamer Commodore Stockton has fi.
nally been confiscated, and her name chang.
Jed to Guerrero, by the State authorities She
has sailed under the Mexican flag for parts
unknown, i.lat pe e rfi7's u
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PH1LAbELfHiA, Sert. i3. 4

The letter mail, made up at Georgia. On
9th inst. for New. York, was cut open at
Kensingtpn, and portion Of the contents
abstracted.
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Z A large silver medal was found some wee X
ago by Mr.. Churchill, Of columbus, Iowa, upon
the banks cfthe Mississippi, in Alamakee co.
lis weigh isupwnfds Of five ounces.Y II has on
one side the likeness Of John Quincy Adams,
with the.words "John Quincy Adams, President
OF the United States, 1895. ,on the rim; aud on
the other, the words '.Peace and friendship"
with the tonahawk aud pipe OF peace crossed,
and the clasped hands. The medal was some
four or five feet under the surface, and near it
were found the skeleton Of faulndian chief, the
remains Of a,dog aguns and box in which
there was thirty six dollars silver coin, ,,sse.
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Regular customers and extensive adyeriis
ers can be accommodated on fair terms,
Job Work.

We have aTextensive assortment ofJob and
Fancy Type, 70 which we ares continually ad-
ding new styks and are prepared to do Fancy
and Job PriHing in superior styles and upon
reasonable erms. Our friends in the country
should not ail TO give US call when in town.
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hon. 4. 2. Edgerton M

Has been re-nominated, BY the Democracy,
.for Congress ID the 5lh District,
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bvsipessIetter from Alabama SAYS,
.'We have but little 10 do in this State;as il
is certain % give Pierce and King, 5000
majority.
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The Age Of Iron.

Weeommead the following to the atten-
tion Of those whig papers which have been
publishing such dolefulsccounts Of the state
of afairs IN Clarion County, Pennsylva-
MIA /. n ',.,'. E.
The Reading Gazette saysl 3
The old story of "Sheriff's sales, adyer-
tised in the Clarion Register, Is again going
the round Of the Wing papers. for the twen-
tieth time, almost his somewhat singu-
lar coincidence, that the Sheriff of Clarion
county should always have lot Of furnaces
in the marketj just before the elections come
on, ind al no other tfntS, SO far as the Whig
papers announce! The number of furnaces
that, according TO these reliable authorities,
have been sold by the Sheriff Of Clarion CO.,
within the last three or four years, would ex-
ceed the whole number OF iron works in the
Sthtels This is a fact, and proves the Wings
either bad sfithmeticians, or reckless trileTs
with the truth. g''s IA ( q es,..as
The books Of the recent elections show
the following footings.
/ For Pierce
North Carolina, s's ial9 iC
| Missouri, ~ esies Aifs {
Arkansas, esb u f6ya Z
'lowa, q ~, 4
A,S iTo,a, sSM sFsa :.
For Gen. Scott t'e sNyaes
t" Fired with INDIGNATION.
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The books Of the recent elections show
the following footinrs
"A Hard Kn6ck,

One Of the hardest knocks Of lhe season
was administered BY Col Webb. Of The New
York Courier to his old friend Judge Wright,
Of the Cincinnati Gazette. Said Webb';-7
Eve are requested 70 copy one Of The squibs
at General Pierce's fdipiiag, which so con-
staiftly appear In the papers, but voc should
not only hold oRroelbss disgraccd by so do
iIle baf sh00ld bfihg apQ,I flle Courier and
Eaquirsr ihS odiam Of bsloagiag 70 the same
class cf presses d iAess sesT4sd to- " n