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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-11-22

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and other continental markets are as regularly
and faithfully reported as any other sales. AL
bona fde transactions are recorded on the books
kept for that purpose.
Progress is the order of the day-it has
even entered the church. The Wesley chapel
(methodist,) at Cleveland, Ohio, has adopted
a rule by which all the male and female mem.
bers of a family may sit together in the same
pew. Heretofore the boys and girls have been
kept separate.
President Pierce is liberal man in at least
one respect-he richly rewards those editors
who praise him and his policy. He has ap-
pointed colonel Nicholson, the editor of the
Washington Union, governor Of Nebraska
Well the colonel, in his capacity of chief-fugle-
man earned his reward, and will we hope now
enjoy quiet repose; but his conscience cannot
but reproach him for the many foul calumnies
he fabricated while grinding the official organ
Of the administration
The Cincinnati Gazette says the methodist
conference, held lately in that city, passed re-
solutions for the repeal Of the fugitive slave law
and for the reGnactnent of the Missouri com
promise. Such resolutions were certainly I'M
becoming the authors, who might have been
better employed. We fear that law must be
enacted forbidding ministers of the gospel from
bothering their brains with politics
The know nothings appear to carry Ill before
them in the old democratic strongholds. An
election was held on the 9th inst, in the parish
Of East Fellciana, for a member Of the lepisla-
ture in place of A. ]. Ranaldson, deceased, and
resultedin the election of G. T. Dunn, know
nothing. Ills majority over the democratic
nominee was ffty-eight votes.
There appears to be amania among the slaves
ii the neighborins parishes to runaway from
their owners
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that the Catholics and foregnborn citizens in the
ory and used their privilege unite against any Prot
native holding Office would we be content to ne
ceve indignant remonstrance that they
could for whom they pleased under the law aud that
they in the majority and had the right TO exclude
us? Let us consider with what patience zoe could bear
this species of prescription and then better estimate
how it may gall our eluw-citnens.
Let u.s. in addition, how far the existing state OF
affairs affords moral justification of the organization
which are told is foot in the extreme course TO which
It is tending We believe that it has received the larger
portion of its strength only from general misrepresenta
ton of the classes against which it seeks to operate but
through an entire isapprehenson Of the actual statistics
of the country for certainly If these were understood
no set of intelligent men would announce pe,'ng
eessit as the reason tor the organization OF tins
party.
What the proportion of the ioregn-born population
to the naye-born? BY table Is of the census OF 1850 1t
appears that the whole .ohs population of the United
States was in that year. l99695sl, of which lI75I51s
were born in the United States and 22l0s39 were born IN
foreign countries and the birthplace of 39b4 was UNI
known Only one-nnth part of the white population OF
the country oregn-born Can any man III his senses
say the liberties or the prosperity of the seventeen mios
natveborh ere endangered by the presence Of the two
million who first drew breath in another land? Nor Is
there any single State in which their numbers or pepon-
dersnce if they TO organize as body, could
control legislation SO important do deem the statis-
tics upon this point that give the table in which these
results appear;
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-10
HON. PRESTON s. BROOKS.

We observe, with surprise, that severe, of the
newspapers in the 4 congressional district South CARROLL
represented in Me present Congress by this gentleman
have taken him to task for his speech on the Pacific rail-
road bill His especial offence to have been that he
preferred to call himself constitutional" and sec
udHar representative We readily conceive how the
people of South Carolina regard the nsolent reckless
conduct Of such traitors in the free States Greeley and
his gang and how the feeling which this conduct inspire,
IN that State is calculated TO extend the South But
while there such Colonel Brooks in Congress
who and say that there are thousands and
tens Of thousands in the free States who will go far in
defence of the just rights of the South any citizen Of The
Souththe efforts of the fanatics of the North will be OF
little avail The people of the 4h congressional district
Is % have every reason to be proud of the standing OF
their representative in Washington. His position as de-
batter Is among the first and his popularity with
all parties enables him TO be Of great his constt
uents South Carolina could have more devoted
and dsnterested representative and grat6ed at
the opportunity which enables us to say So
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REVIVAL on THE SLAVE TRApE.-AN OFFICIAL AvowAL.--
The Washington Union, the acknowledged ociel organ Of
the Pierce administration Publishes and edoray endorses
communication threatening rerroi Of the African SLAVE
trade grnnder and scale than the porid
has ,citnessed The the official organ assigns
for taking such ground is that he North speaking through
the tongues of traitors and the presses of demagogue de-
care in the first place. if to make the insult more gall
ing, that slave States shall be admitted into the
Union " and secondly that from eight ten free States
certain of being added to the Union in many years.
Rochester Nv. W Democrat, (mhig Pdper.)
A very weak and intended for very wicked, nyen-
ton We did not endorse any communication enconr-
aging the reyiva, of tie African slave trade but
pressly stated Ia printing Dr. Cartwrighs article that
that alternative had been rejected in the South and was
only now contemplated retaliation against northern
sectionalism We published it sign Of the times but
did not endorse it in any respect.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-10
NEW JERSEY AND NEBRASKA.

That sterling democratic Journal the Trenton True
American speaking of the denomination of the Hon. Sam
uel Lilly for the next Congress- says:
Ths will make Dr. Lilly the nominee of the convention
yond doubt and have hesitation in believing thai
tho delegates from Hunterdon will be willing to accord to him
a unanimous nomination.
GAS between Dr.. Lilly and his competitor in this matter
we have no personal feeling but confess that
oice in the result evidence that the good, sterling
democratic county of Hunerdon is thoroughly right on the
Nebraska question.
"Ths is the first expression Of sentiment by any portion
of the democracy of New Jersey the subject The issue
fully presented and every effort made by the wing
to make Dr. Lllys in favor of the Nebraska bill tel
against him; but proved be the very thing which
cured his denomination 1t will be remembered that Dr.
received his first nomination Mr. Perry but by
two votes This fact added the dissatisfaction necessarily
resulting from appointments in which every of
could be graed, and the ambitious aspirations
other parties led tremendous efforts to defeat his renom
unon and they would have been successful had it not have
apparent the democracy of Hnnterdon that
such course would be likely be construed into rcpuda
the party and among those who still persisted il
their opposition know of many who, if they could hon
oraby have done would have receded from it, solely
account of the former consideration.
For part doubted what the verdict of the
democracy of Hunerdon county and the State of New er
would be that question, and hardly day but
we renewed from every section of thu
State of its great and increasing popularity.
CDR. Llys nomination by the convention which is to
meet Somerville the fifth of next month will be sQuva
lent to an election"
letter just received informs of DR.. Lillys renom
nation by the district convention.Ep.
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AMERICAN REPREsESTAvvEs ARRoAp.-The Tribune has
letter special correspondent Paris who alleges that
menced regular banking business in the office of the
zion the of which ia paid by the people of the United
States and in which employed at this moment three clerks
for the transaction Of the business"
We perceive that this alsehood is only deliberately
stated in letter from Paris in New York Tribune but
is endorsed by Greeley in characteristic editorial That
it is fssehood we have not shadow of doubt Mr. Bel
mons high personal character and the able and patriotic
manner which he has discharged his duties while at the
Hague sufficient guarantees that the charge Of the Tr
bune fabrication atrocious thousand other cal
umnies coined by and circulated in tina, paper and
corrected whsn disproped
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-10
THE FUSION PARTY IN CONFUSION.

THE FUSION PARTY IN CONFUSION.
The prospect of fnsing all the one-dea organizations into
grand conspiracy against the democracy however agree
able to Greeley of the Tribune and few others of his
school has not been easy Of accomplishment II was
supposed il would be The wings general thing ac
cent the nuptals for who knew the northern wing
party TO decline coalition with any facon2 But the
abolitoniss are exactng in regard to their platform
few of the indications of the progress of the fusion or
confusion may not be uninteresng part of the his
tory Of politics We copy from exchanges follows
From Republican, (ohio) Sentinel.
The coalition ranks present strange mixture of opinions
on the question upon which they have agreed unite
Some members the fusion go head and heels for repeal
of the b while others think it cannot be repealed IN time,
before people those Territories settle the question
for themselves while another faction get the platform,
(Which neither proposes opposes fepeal and merely
exhibit disposition for agitation, without plan design
the future The wings and freesoiler and very few
democrats united under the cognomen republican,, and
organized, they say, party. This new party
should have agreed be honest and then adhered the
agreement, if possible What the facts2 The leading
az fusion Journal at the capital few days since shouted
(Prematurey) victory in North Carolina, with
full knowledge of the fact that the wing candidate for
whom he shouted strong Nebraska man That is sim
cery nired with great anxiety for wing victory In all
the democratic counties of the State the fusion forces
striving be uneyery movement and nomination made
the great ryng cry opposition to the kansasNe
tickets where necessity requires democrat is thrown
in to make sure OF success such the action fusion par
tisans in democratic localities How II IN strong reiap
wing counteswe believe there are rev Oh that SOFT ie'
the Statein counties where "higgery can sana aoe ~
they call Nebraska conventions and pirate about union
OF al parties to put down Nepraskasms no. hueoo'
Wing conventions are called as usual ana none pu'
wings receive nominations The syren song OF Tue
people not sung In such stronshoids 'e o.e '"s,un -
partially ehuorSeu ana oeea7'ona,s n
| tn,h q, haol hsr IN This course il honest and CON
,isteDt but it is based upon the anti republican idea that
.. all THINGS are fair in notifies"
IRON, IN, cleveland tobio, planaeaer
mn Ia, -, T. IA; ,,;,,oa, So, :, fusion ,,oo,;no
=. :, - a. 80 ala ooo, ,ho ,l.,pocracy of tho
At oeveana Were se SANE oa GooH f., QUE wears
- * aa,;d, ltd e. II, Tho ;mnortant off GERS are
g 4, . - IN Al 90, ,h,y had the imnudence TO pass
| Tho f,l,ov-;no Wing resolution
INC ''''o"i'b ''"'s ~ ,,
Rssoteed That IN the selection OF canndates t' uay
made we have utterly discarded pas. po.S n S
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-10

THE EUROPEAN wAR.-The New York Courier and En-
qnirer which has hitherto warmly sympathzed with the
western powers in their against Russia begins be
doubt whether after all, those sympahes not mis-
placed. We are told.
II is undenable that the management of the Eastern
damaging the character of the English and French
ministries both at home and abroad. The sympathy
which their interference in behalf of Turkey against the
gressons Of the Russian despot originally enlisted in
der favor is fast changing into distrust that after ALL
is not the interests Of Turkey that cared for but
simply the selfish consideration of preventing Russia from
aiding TO her power by obtaining the control of Consan
tnope 1t is doubtful whether that interference,
whatever its ostensibe design is not practically
ipjnry than benefit to the Porte
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-10
WASHINGTON CITY.
SUNDAY MORNING, SEPT. 10, 1864.

- Nf NJ Lewis, of Montgomery, Alabama, Is
a travelling States of Alabama and Tennessee,
sisted By O. LEWIS, and SAMUEL d. LEWIS
No c. w JAMES, No Harrison street, Cincinnati Ohio Is
general travelling the Western States and Texas
assisted IL. j. THosAs, j. T. Bent, WIN. ii. Thomas r. ID
YEIsEs, C. WisExAS A. l.. Gains, and Dr. WA Irwin
Receipts of either win be good
Nr ISRAEL e. JAMES, No. ls2 South Tenth street. Phiade
ria. general travelling assisted BY VIM H. WELD
COLLINS, JAMES DEKKss, r. A. EVANS Thomas d. NICE
JossrH HAsstrr BuTros. RoBEKr w MORRISON, Ed
wARp ". Wiley, L. WATERMAN, H. }. RIppIoK, p
w. MAcKKN, aud ID. g. PEARcK.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-10

GREAT CRY AND LITTLE wooL'--The veteran Wash
ngon correspondent of the Journal OF Commerce gives
his experience of southern sentiment the Nebraska bill
IL becomes cehr every day that those southern poll
cians who bespoke for the South dreadful agitation
the Nebraska b and such an overwhelming indgna
ton for those southern journals which thought fit oppose
the Nebraska appeal msed by their passions,
their misconcepon of southern intelligence and manliness
National iateligeneer.
The game OF the Legencer the Nebraska bill shows
how little respect il has for the Intelligence and manl
ness of the American people II is game every way
worthy. If says thai slavery is sure to go into
Kansas the fteigac adopts that opinion to show that
they great knayes who said slavery wotId go
into Kansas If southern man says that slavery will not
go Kansag this is held up proof that the South
are cheated and it. the other hand northern man
says that it will 90, then the North are cheated. Any
expression of opinion this subject will suit the e-
gencer if it show the North TO the South
for bitterness of feeling the slayc question And
yet the hegencef breaches against sectional parties
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THE CHICAGO OUTRAGE.--FEARLESSC CONDUCT o
SENATOR DOUGLAS.

The Detroit Free Press has correspondent at Chicago,
that city, says
Cup to this time Mr. Douglas had been frequently and dis
gracefully interrupted by rowde and negroes who had been
hired and organized and drilled for the purpose of breaking
up the meeting And now he had enlisted the attention
of the crowd and his eoquence and logic beginning
70 be felt there safety for the sable except in
preventing the truth being told Therefore, acknowledging
their fear of the and his influence the Masses they
again raised their hdeous and beastly howngs Cries Of
kiln him shoot him heard. And then tho senator
presented still holder 'front.' and facing the multitude,
opened the breast of bis coat and if face talked
without ongue-if any head and eye, and lip
veyed definite expressonhis did when the cry kill
him from hundred traitor throats. And, reader,
whpt do you think his face told them? Well, as
could interpret the expression read Gentlemen rowdie.
and beasts not particularly frightened though You ev
identity are If any thinks his will be betered by
shooting me- he shoot can't retres That the way
he looked he drew from his pocket very cooy letter
from secretary of organisation in Chicago which he
read aloud informing himself and friends he would be
prevented from speaking, at the sacrifice Of has life
and told them had spoken, and happy would
speak again in Chicago and if any one desired to kill him
they could embrace the present future opportunity
might suit their convenience and pleasure He then
proceeded Notwithstanding the uprosr to speak again.
succeeded in making himself but mperfecy heard. Finally
Mr. Douglas full of faith good humor and Young America
At half past ten the stand though do believe he would
have remained there and talked them all STILL talked until
now been for his friends and their earnest
treaties that he should retire.
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THE SECRET SOCIETY OF TRAITORS DURING THE
LATE WAR,

There secret political organization in this country
before that which the earnest socude of the
patriot II started to dissolve the Union 1t grew out
Of hostility to the late with England, and TO-
meuted and encouraged in that very quarter Of the Union
from which the re-brands of abolition scattered
all the country the present moment We allude to the
infamous Hartford Convention. The first resolution of
these early traitors was that their meetings should be
opened with prayer the next intensely cabalistic that
inyioabe secrecy should be observed by each
member of the convention including the secretary
all propositions debates and proceedings and the third
that not the doorkeepers messenger assistant
should be made acquainted with the proceedings Even
Harrison Gray Otis who attempted in vain to this
convention from the odum that attached and still at
taches it, compelled declare in of his twelve
letters dt hereafter similar associations for political pur
poses te Be 1s1pedien anoe and ipoLie Public opin-
Che added has become consolidated in dsaPprobaon Of
such conventions for political Objects
When the ntoerants of the present day declau-
ing their peculiar patriotism and their exclusive Amer
ISM and the time uniting with the Oboloniss of
the North against the democratic party, the only party
that has been steadily true to the country in
and in war; reminded of the objects of the who
attempted divide the Union forty years ago and pro-
fessed to be Americans and Christians all the while The
parallel will be completed when the party of ntoe-
rance becomes infamous the old party of
| And this viii be the Inevitable sequel
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There in New York city gle public schools, with
o94 teachers whose salaries to over 100000
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-08-04
WASHINGTON NATIONAL
MONUYEN

As Elections for Members Of Con
gress, &c, will be held during the
ensuing months in several States oi
the Union, the Board Of Managers
have deemed II their duty To request
the JUDGES or Commissioners who
may be appointed 10 take the ballots
of the voters, TO put up boxes al the
different localities where elections
will be held, for the purpose of re-
ceIving such contributions as the
admirers of the lllustrlous Father OF
bis Countr, may think proper to de
post in aid Of the great Monument,
now IN course of erection ~ This
city to his memory.
They feel assured that when this
noble and patriotic purpose is pre-
senied To the people, they will not,
hesitate TO give their mite br such an
object; aud il now becomes more
necessary, as the funds of the society
are rapidly diminishing and may not
soon be adequate TO carry on the
work. A small small contribution
from each citizen or voter throughout
The United States, Ia work inienued
IN add 10 Incir Siory as wen as 10
honor The memory OF the llluslrious
dead. A hall dune is but an incon
siderable SUN, d yet half dime
contributed by every InhabIlani of
our country, would rear the grand
structure, now IN progress, 10 lis
destined complexion. IL will be PHI
tul, wondrnus plliful, if out OF lwen-
t,-6ve millions of souls who inhabil
this great country, rendered Indepen-
dent, prosperous aud happy mainly
by his exerions and devotion 10 It's
cause, the sum necessary 10 erect a
Monument worthy of such a man
could not be completed for The want
of the small pecuniary aid which
every American should feel It his
pride, as well as his duty, to afford.
Al The last Presidential election,
the plan of obtaining contributions a,
the polls, (lhus testing the patriotism
and liberality OF the voters and 9TH
ers) was attempted /; though The pre-
vious arrangements were not such as
To Insure very full COLLECTION, the
result was as satisfactory as could,
under the circumstances, have been
expected.
II is therefore desirable that this
$, stem should be continued in the
different States al all future elections
Of local or general nature and the
Board Of Managers indulge the hope
that on tins occasion al the elections
to be held in the respective States OF
Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-08-04
How the Ancients Lived.

The following article is taken from
The Art Of Proionging Life,
work published by rickner a. Fields;
II is commonly believed that, du-
ring the early periods Of the world,
The lives Of its Inhabitants were more
youthful and perfect; that these
primitive men had gigantic size,
incredible strength, and most as
ionishlng duration Of life. A variety
Of such notions were long prevalent
among mankind; and 10 them we are
Indebted for the origin Of many ro.
mantle tales. Some have not hesit-
aied seriously 10 ascribe 10 our fore
father, Adam, the height Of nine hun
bred yards, aud the age Of almost a
thousand years. But the accurate
and rational investigation OF modern
philosophy has converted the sup
posed bones Of giants found in diff
ferent parts Of the earth, into those
of the elephant and rhinoceros and
acute theologis,s have shown the
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-08-04

chronology Of the early age was not
the same as that used at present.
Some, particularly Hensler, have
proved. with the highest probability,
that the year, till the time of Abra-
ham. consisted only Of three months !;
aud that it was afterwards extended
TO eight and that il was not I'LL the
time OF Joseph it was made to consist
Of twelve. These assertions are, 10
a certain degree, confirmed by some
Eastern nations, who still reckon
three months 10 the year, and besides
it would be altogether inexplicable
why the life Of man should have been
shortened one-half Immediately alter
The food. II would lie equally mex
plIcable whys the pairiarchs did not
marry till their sixiIeth, SEVENTEEN
and even hundredth year but this
difficulty vanishes when we reckon
these ages according to the before
mentioned standard, which will give
the same period at winch people
marry now.
1be whole, therefore, according
10 thu explanation, assumes differ
eni appearance. The sixteen hun
bred yers before the food will be-
come fur hundred and fourteen !;
and the nine hundred years (lhe
highest rec2rded) which Melhuselah
lived, will be reduced to two hun
dred-an az, which is not impossi-
Bile, and TO which some men in mod
ern times havc,ncarIy approached.
la protaue hiuory, we have an ac-
count of many heroes and Arcadlan
kings OF those pe,lods, who attained
The age of severA hundred wears;
but these pretended Instances Of lon
gevity can be explained in the same
manner.
With the period of Abraham, pc
rod when history first seems to be
established on more certann grounds,
we find mention of a duration OF life
which can be sill attained, and
Which no longer appears ex'raordin-
AIRY, especially when we consider The
temperate manner IN which the pat
rlarchs lived and that, as they were
nomades, or a wandering people,
they were much exposed to the free
open air.