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Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16

believe anything-yes sir, III bet five cents II
specie, that he jumped out Of the third story
window!-not the least doubt Of it--if he were
to tell me that he did do it, and that he fell SC
hard as to stove his legs through him-that ne
found himself turned inside out, and standing on
his head on the pavement BELOVED believe
him
1t is we'll for our neighbor, the learned
expounder of Piercing principles, that he
didn't flourish in the days of Salem Witchcrait'
The little devil would have been shot the very
next day after this exploit with a silver bullet
thereby leaving people unacquainted with him
to draw the inference that he was worth the
powder it would take to blow him up but, worth
it or not, blow him up gratis
They say the Father of his Country was
hard to beat at leaping, he having jumped twen-
ty-two feet, ono inch, on level ground; but by
a minute calculations find that had it not been
for that internal chair, this father Of NOTHING
would have jumped precisely tcenty-seren tse'
four inches and fUe-eighhs of an 'ach!-and
that, too, over the pews W. E. A. b.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16
interests.
Hoos.-The Cincinnati Gazette says:

|
For future delivery prices at present are
SO 20 to So 30 for 100 lbs nett-the latter the
general asking price.
A late letter from a reliable and very well
Informed source says, with regard TO the hog
crop I'll have been through the best counties
of Iowa since April and so far as / have been
able to learn, the hog products will be deficient
as compared with last year, although the hogs
will be better than the last year. Corn will be
abundant, but hogs are scarce In the North
ern part of Missouri there will be a falling of
in the hog crop of ten per cent. The Western
part of Illinois will give an increase of twenty
per cent, from Quincy, Oquawka, Peoria, to
Rock Island, including the Military Tract, being
the best portion of the State.
" The increase in the Illinois river counties,
including Springfield, win be fully fifty per
cent. over last year. To this section most of
the stock hogs have been driven from Northern
Missouri. have seen most Of the packers on
the Mississippi above ST. Louis, and they nearly
all say the Drop on that river win be at least
twenty per cent. less than last years.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16
HLABBrNe GOVERNMENT SECRETS!


The people generally seem to think that the
present extra session of the Safe Legislature
was convened for the purpose Of tfanacting
this Railroad business, and hasten from a
sens of duty to my fellow-citizens, to correct
this wrong impression; their ignorance on this
subjec shows that they have paid very little at
tention h the proceedings Of the Legislature
Now thisis just the way of it: didn't like my
surname; Is for the handles to it, they did very
well; Iwoudnt care if had twenty more ike
'em; but the surname didn't suit; and although
the Legislature is not, l believe, accustomed tc
change peoples 5urnames, -. crtheless wrote
to Gov. King, who is a particular friend Of
mine, requesting him to call the session and
make the wished-for alteration, and leaving the
selection Of the new name 10 his own refined
taste and judgment. Well, the request wa:
granted: the Legislature was convened; my
title was altered, shortened, and greatly bcauti
fed and all at cost of only fen thousands
of dollars 10 The &dte!-these Democratic Leg.
islators work cheap don't they, Editor? :
Lib lCW COSllOHcH oultS me- uuh IOpC
will meet with favor in the eyes of the inhabi
tantS of this great Union; and if Congress takes
the matter up and changes it back the way il
was, the villainous President that signs the doc
uments and makes it law will never get ml
support-No, sir! not if he's NEVER elected
again! As for Queen Victoria and Lord Der.
by, they may cut up as much as they like-it's
none of their business.
-Blab-sounds pretty-makes good jim
gle-it's just the thing the Bab's were ances-
tors of mine, anyhow. The first Bab lived il
Adams time and had little falling out witt
that distinguished gentleman about tin cup
which both claimed-yes, tin cuP!--yol
needn't giggle either; if you knew as mucl
about the Bible as do, you'd find that tin cup,
were toleraby scarce in those days. Well, as
I was going to say, they quarreled about the
cup; public opinion was in favor of Adam, anC
Adam got the cup; and ever since that time PEG,
pie haven't thought well Of the Blabs; that was
right though-they were always a rascaly set
and believe Blab stole the cup; but Adam was
no more respectable than Blab-he never had q
mother at least people said SO, and folks Of
that character don't stand very high nowadays
However, if it hadn't been for that little diff
Guilty, Blab would have been President instead
of John Quincy Adams Despite all these
things, the Blabs have been somewhat distin-
guished, anyhow; honorable mention was made
of one of them in book that was never pub
lished, and another one was hung last week for
his rascality, and Pm glad of it; for he was a
Democrat, and ought to have been hung long
ago. 60 in for hanging all the Wings and
Democrats, and then the only Blab that ever
went unhung would stand a chance-a slim one,
too, reckon, for then that great military hero
you mentioned some time since--I believe YOU
call him Ensign Jehiel Stebbings step
in. It's no go.
w l. u
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16
Scott Mass Meet,ng

! AT a meeting of the Palmyra Scott Club, held
at the court house on Friday, the Sd of Septem.
Der, the following proceedings among others
were had
1t was resolved, that Mass meeting of the
friends Of Winfield Scott be held in the town Of
Palmyra on Thursday, the 9TH day Of October
and that all those friendly to his election, in
Northeastern Missouri and Illinois, be cordial
" invited to attend.
II was further resolved that the distinguished
Wing speakers Of this State and Illinois be in
vited to address the people on the occasion.
1t was also resolved, that public dinner
should be prepared and spread under the court
house trees.
The President appointed the following Com
mittee of Arrangements to carry out the pur-
poses of the Club:
Liberty Township ]. w. Sheppard, c.. F.
Kirtley, John Valiant, Winfield Scott Means,
Samuel Stone, w. c. Dobbins, Henry Lear,
Robt. Shack!ett, Thos. p. Stewart b. B. King.
Warren - Henry G. Feagan, Thomas W.
Dobyns.
Miler-Joshua Gentry, Geo. W. O'COnner.
Round Groye--James McPike, VIM. Marks
bury.
South River--Clifton R. Rogers, A. Warner
Mason VIM. II. League, A. b. Webb.
Fabus-John Mays, Nelson Lovelace.
union--E. Terrell, Maj. H. Willis.
Corresponding Committee Edward AIcCabe,
: Il. Anderson.
The Clue then adjourned in the utmost har-
ony. p. C.. LANE, President.
EOwARE MccAur, Secretary. u
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16
New wing Paper.

We have received the first number of the
BOominton Journal, published at Bloomington,
in Macon county. II takes the place of the
Gazette, an Anti-Benton paper. 1t is Wing in
politics, and will pay particular attention to the
interests Of the Hannibal and St. Joseph and
North Missouri Railroads. There are now two
papers published at Bloomington the Journal
and an Anti-Benton paper called the Republi-
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16
From the Republican.
MISSOURI Legislature.
SENATE.

SENATE.
| Mr.. Allen, from the committee. then rrssor,
ed report of the majority of the Railroad com
mlttee, which was read, and is as follows
Mr.. President--The select oouu;tte.
whom were referred the Governor', NJ. "
and Memorial from the Pacific RailrooJ Css
and bill to accept and apply the lands GRANTED
10 tins State by the Congress of the II 8 -
Of the construction of certain railroads il hi
State, have instructed me to report tbot a. a.
opinion OF this committee il was the ;,,to,,,;, -
Congress 10 grant the lands referred 70 o.. az -
purpose Of aiding IN the construction of those
roads, which have been undertaken by the po.S
cine Railroad, and the Hannibal and s. JosarJ,
railroad Companies; that The State is 70 no y
garded as the recipient of the legal title IN saia
lands, as the medium, or agent Of The Co, Salu
Government; that it is her dutv to ~ ~ a'
same only for the purpose of aidno in rI'
Struction OF those railroads, and t5., a." Gu.
may transfer the said lands 10 The pou,"oa q"
TO carry out the offsets of the acts of Conavs..I
'llat II Is not sound policy for The STATE % al
gage 1T 'He construction or maDaperae,t of s,,oI
works, but rather, by liberal ,r1s .nd u ~ aui
care, 10 Stimulate private enis,ov;so 49,
b,, tb0 l"' '"e T'a'e Is to be greatly benefited
10 s,a.. .. 'andS' from The effects 20 follow
sle construction OF these Railroads. 10 which MI
o Sa,u s ianqs are applicable, and that if She has
"ny iur'her beneficiary interest in said Grant
snlel per oenlum reserved to her out Of ,hs NET
earnings oil the roads ought, upder an tbs Cir
eu'nsIanoes' TO be all that she should yeonre af-
'aNlng care that the net Of Congress Is faiths
July compNed with. VS. 10 '''''
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16

LrDrnAL GRASr.--An appropriation of one
hundred thousand dollars has been made by
Congress TO be expended in the removal of the
distractions Of the Des Moines and Rock River
Rapids--ffty thousand dollars for each place.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16

For Inc journal.
If Mr.. WILLIAM SHOOT win consent to becsm,
acandidate Tor MAYOR, he will be supported by
septic. MANY VOTERS.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16

Messrs. Geyer, Miller and Porter, members
of Congress from this State, arrived at St. Louis
last Sunday night.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16
Uniyersalist Preaching

The Rev. e. Manord, of st. Louis, will preach in
the City, Hall, on next Saturday evening, at CANDLE
light, also, Sunday, at II o'clock. The public are
invited TO atteRd.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16

a5@ The Locofoco majority in Iowa is less
than two thousand. Surely that can be over
come in November by the friends of Western
interests
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16

sIRs --YOu will please announce my name as a
candidate for reelection to the Office of City MAR
SHAL, at The ensuing City Election.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16

" We are authorized TO announee A. CURTIS as a
candidate tot MARsHAL--eleciion in November.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16
"IOCAL" RESOLVES TO COMMIT SUICIDE.

LOCAL. disconsolate from receiving no fur
Their notice from "a DoG-DE-D EvILrD CITIZEN, ,
contemplates Suicide. His pocket pistol g. c.
the bottles failing in the patriotic work of rid
ding the country of nuisance, he resolves to
extinguish his chunk by feeding his carcass to
the fishes of Bear Creek, while friend and foe
are wrapt in sleep. Fearing, however that he
may get out of his depth, he sounds the stream
lCith his waIking-Sttck.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16

The artist has, you will perceive, Mr.. Editor
caught the gentleman's countenance as correctly
as the thing could have been done with the real
dog-gerytyPe apparatus. Amt he pretty and
don't he step along through the mud with an
ARP Peace to his 1e-manes.'
"A DoG-BE-DEvILED CITIZEN
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16

o 1--we are authorized 70 announce L. L. HAWKINS
as a candidate for CIRCUIT ATTORNEY - election in
November.
Mr. Flifoy
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16

Having seen in yourraper call on me by Many
voiers2 10 become candidate for the office Of MAR.
sKAL for the City OF Hannibal al the ~ suing Novem
bsreleeton, can but feel myself BATTERED by such
fnurk OF their high regard for me- can only say il
reply, that as Is the wirh Of many of my friends that
should accept the call | do So pIedging myself, il
elected, to serve them 10 the best OF nv ability.
ie 3lR 1Al am, Very Respectfully.
Your Ohedieni Servant.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16
EDWARD McCABE, Secretary,

Is" A bill has been introduced into the M,.
souri, Legislature to authorize the construction
of bridge over Salt river, by tie Hannibal and
New London Plank Road and Bridge Company.
The bill has passed the House.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16

IL Our neighbor of the Courier quotes ex-
tracts from Toomb's late speech in Congress in
opposition to Scott, and draws the inference
therefrOm that we ought 70 take SCOTS name
from the head of this paper. Had it been our
fortune to be one Of the defenders Of the libcr-
ties and rights of this country during the Rev
olution, no combination of circumstances could
have induced us to surrender to Benedict Ar
nold--an we won't surrender now, at the bid
ding Of the Courier's friend Toombs.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16
Martha

M On the 9th INST. BY d i 1o,,oO NJ. NM
city EoNN W PoHELl.i AL % ihlf
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16

IL The Wings of the Fifth Congressional
District will held grand Scott and Graham
celebration at Quincy, on the 18th and 18th of
October.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16

ah' izr lsss CHARLES CURTIS.
sliq Of the ST. Louis Evening Dispatch
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16

Your Ohedieni Servant,
August 26, 1852. HARyEI. JORDAN.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16
HANNIBAL JOURNAL.

Q. oLlMENs, lSal,cF ana Prsps1s,er.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-16

M. Ea',oy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-06-24
The Democratic Convention and
Slavery.

The Hartford Republican closes an arti.
Gle on the extraordinary doings of the Ma
tional Democratic Convention as follows:
On the Slavery Question, these sham Dem
ocrats have spoken plainly, and here at last,
they find opposition and eternal enmty.
They declare the compromise immovable,
unless the South~wish the Fugitive Law to
be little more despotic. OF course, any
change comes from the South, it must be
treated with respect. But the jewel of this
band OF straw is found in the declaration,
that
"The Democratic Party will resist all at.
tempt at renewing IN CONGRESS-, OR OUT OF
1T, the agitation of the Slavery Question,
UNDER WHATEVER SHAPE OR COLOR the at.
tempt may be made"
Gentlemen, you please as. We like this
spark ofmanlmess, Do stand to your decla.
ration, and to begin the campaign, accept
from one freeman at least, a hearty and -ooH-
temptuous defiance. Consider the glove
thrown full in the face Of every sham Dem.
ocrat who dares to talk Of smothering free
speech. You are utterly impotent. Why,
" Uncle Toms Cabin" is doing more in a
week to "agitate," than your whole party
can do to quiet, between now and the tri.
umph of our principles, which is giving
you an opportunity to work at it until the
c.Ose of eternity. Mrs. Partington will ge,
the Atlantic Ocean mopped up, and the
bottom dried and swept, long before your
resistance stops the good cause, or even
frightens single true abolitonist.
These are tlmbers Of the great Demo.
cratic Platform. With these old dead catch.
words do they expect to animate their fol-
lowers. In some respects we certainly are
pleased with them. They are bringing on
with resistless certainty, the full and free
naI lonal discussion and settlement of the
Slavery Question. Nobody in the country
manifested the least possible interest in the
ground which the convention might take or
any subject but ths-excepting perhaps
nOn-intervention and Land Reform, both O
which they lodged Moreover they have
planted themselves on the very verge of pro-
slavery fanaticism, and not only will the,
vote US down on the admission of new slave
States, the passage Of the Proviso or the
abolition of slavery in the District, but thei
follow US even to our fre-sides, and resist
agitation anytOhere Prayer and preaching
are agitation. an Anti Slavery lectures also
All these things they have undertaken t.
put down. Not only must we obey the Flu
gitive Law, but we must refrain from talk
ing against it. We wish the Democrats
joy OF their understanding.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-06-24

The platform and resolutions of The Dem.
oorstic party of this State in 1910, 1850 and
1851, all contained the assertion Of certain
principles, as sacred, fundamental princ.
pIes Of democracy. Can those platforms
and resolutions be abandoned, without abap.
doning the principles they asseul Can
a party or its candidates, that repudiae
those platforms in the most unequivocal
manner, be supported without abandoning
those principles We think not. One or
the other must be given up. If Major East.
man adheres TO the principles of those plat.
forms, he cannot support candidates who
reject and denounce them, unless he can
show hon the support of such candidates
tends to the success of those principles
If he can do that we shall wonder and
admire" If he cannot do that, we shall
expect to 90 on hand in hand with him in
the support of such candidates as adhere to
the principles oGthose platforms, in as much
as we understand him to acknowledge that
the principle which lies buried" in them
ais all right" and that every man UhO
endorses It wiH adhere to it noO and
| forever"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-06-24
State Convention.

In one fortnight, as will be seen by the
Call which we continue in our paper, the Free.
Democracy of Vermont are to assemble at
Montpelier in their State Convention; and we
cannot refrain from again urging the importance
of full attendance of the friends of freedom
from all parts of the State. We trust that every
town in the Sta.e will be represented by at least
one delegate, and by as many more as can oe
induced to attend tits something more than
mere matter of form now, to say the crisis is an
important and alarming one. The leaders of
both the great political parties of the country
have met in National Conventions, and delber-
ately sold their followers to the Slave Power of
the South; and on the Free Democracy, alone,
now rest the last hopes of Freedom. And shall
1t be said that they, too, have become false to
themselves, recreant to their principles, and lost
and indifferent TO the proud character for liberty
and Independence, which has thus far distin-
gushed their native hills? Shall it be said that
the descendants of old Ethan Allen and his
cOmpariot Green Mountain Boys, who swore
eternal hatred to injustice and oppression, and
spurned every form of dictation, have now knet
down in AFFECT submission to the revolving be-.
hest of that wicked and overweening Power, and
become the mean, spirtless, serve and despi.
cable negro catchers of the Southern NabObs,
who are, at this very moment, sneeringly laugh
ing in their sleeves at Northern cowardce and
serviity? We will Motive cannot believe the
intelligent and fearless masses of Vermont will
ever consent to bear, much less to deserve. such
damning imputation. But if they would not
they must speak out now. Their silence would
be taken as token of submission-th absence
from their usual Stale gathering would be con.
strued into appreciation of the late corrupt and
shameful dongs of the political tra6ckers of
the two late Conventions at Baltimore.
Let there, then, be such mastering of Free
dom's forces as shall show these apostates and
doughfaces, who have attempted a wholesale
transfer Of Vermont to their Southern dictators
that their bargain is not ratified Let the Ok
Liberty Guard be on hand-let the Free Soer
of l948 be present, and let the Democrats o
1949, who endorsed the creeds of both as the
true Democracy of Jefferson, hold not back.
And, finally, let all of every party, who arr
not willing to be sold, and degraded from thei
proud position as Northern freemen to cond
ton but little above Russian serfdom, COM
and help swell the voice of remonstrance anC
resistance which we trust will be raised on tina
occasion The dictates of pride, of principle
and even of ordinary patriotism, alike demand
action at a crisis SO ominous and alarming t.
every friend of American liberty. The issue
far more obviously than ever before-nay, almas
avowedly, is now Freedom or Slavery, and tn,
people of Vermont can no longer avoid choos
ing between them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-06-24

Power OF SLAVERY OVER THE LANGUAGE.
The terms which the Slave Power has
introduced into political vocabulary, show
both the power of Slavery, and the means
by which il seeks to entrench inself, as
national institution. Thus, those who
support the Slave Compromises, and the
sIave-catcbing law, are termed National.
A National Wing and National Demo
crat increasingly a Slavery Wing, aud a
Slavery Democrat, in distinction from those
who regard,Slavery as a local institution
to be managed and sustained only by the
States where it exists. There is no more
Justice in manking the free States response
BILE, politically or pecuniaray, for Slavery
and the slave.trade at the South, than there
would be in making them thus responsible
for the breeding and sale of horses 10 those
States. Nor for asking US to help catch
their Slaves, than there would be in asking
us to catch their runaway horses. What
national and patriotic work save-catching
must be
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-06-24

Our COUNTY CONVENTION, as will be noticed
by the call signed by the regular Free Demo-
cratic County Committee of last years appoint.
ment, is TO be held at the Court House in this
village, on Thursday, the LIST day of July. Ac.
cording to the ordinary usages of rotation prac.
ticed in this County, one new Senator, two new
Sidc-Judges and perhaps some other officers, are
to be put in nomination. We hope those who
are prepared to protest against the new test of
Democracy-a tame submission to the Com.
promise and the unreserved yielding of the right
to agtate or discuss it, put forth by the late
Baltimore Convention, will come out in their
strength, but in theis strength exercise, in the
apPortlonment of offices, all the liberality which
can be shown, not inconsistent with principle.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-06-24

ROBERT RANToUL.-This unbought and IN
terrified democrat has made, on the floor Of Con-
gress, since his outrageous election from the
Baltimore Convention, one of the most fearless,
manly and able speeches ever made in that body
on the Fugitive Slave Law, showing its uncon-
stitutionality and violation of the principles OF
State rights and all true democracy, with the
cearness aud force Of mathematical demon
stration. His Argument is as impregnable as
the rock of Gibralter, and can no sooner be
overthrown. or weakened, His own treatment al
Baltimore he handles very calmly and modestiy
as regards himself, but with whitening effect
upon the Convention which has thus, he says
DISTINGUISHED and insulted one of the oldest
most faithful and truly Democratic Districts in
the United States, none of the members Of which
g are now bound TO support the Presidential
nominee of the Convention" The great length
of the speech prevents its insertion in our paper
for the present.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-06-24

CoNGREss, as was expected during the Con-
vention weeks, have done next to nothing. In
looking over the proceedings, when either body
pretended 10 sit, we find nothing new to report,
except the confirmation by the Senate of the fol-
lowing appointments:
EDWARD J. PHELPS, Cd Comptroller CT the
Treasury.
BENZ. G. FERRIS, Secretary for the Territory
of Utah.