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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-24
F rom tho Pruntytown Gazette.


WHEEL1Ne. Va, May 18th, 1854.
Nh. u. s. MoRRts-Dear Sir 81 take
pleasure in enclosing TO you the state.
ment of my friend, Mr. Jas. Mathers. as
you will see, and hope it will be satisfac-
tory to you and warning 10 your ene-
mics, that they may hereafter be certain
that their malicious and false statements
are of no benefit TO them. but work TO
your interest in the vindication of your
character. Yours, &C.,
w. p. AsBusY.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-24

SMITH O'BR1EN.-The Savannah Cou.
rier is informed by Mr.. Meagher, that,
instead of being Internationally set at Ii.
berry, pardon is offered O'Brien if he
will apply for it. end if, in doing SO. he
will sign papers recognising tie justice of his
sentence. Neither of which he would ever
consent to do.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-24

~ We neglected to state last week
that Mr. L. M. Patton. who attempted to
commit suicide by taking arsenic, has SO
far recovered as to be able to follow his
usual avocation.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-24

VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND The Cover
nor OF Virginia has appointed Richard.
u: Morris, Esq, of Richmond, the Com.
missioner on the part of that Common
wealth to act in conjunction with the
Commissioners appointed by the Cover.
nor of Maryland to run and mark the
boundary line between the two States.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-24
Extraordinary Scenes ia the House of
Representatives..
{ From tie Washingson Star, May 19.l

From tie Washington Star, May 1871
A MINORITY " DEFEAr1NG LEGISLATION"
IN THE HOUSE HALL.-rwo nights and
days OF perpetual session have greatly ex-
hAuSLeu The strength Of almost all the
members. They look tired, dirty and
clammy somewhat like men who have
slept Tor six hours In gutter after being
" on burst" for four days and nights
Their eyes are blood shot, their boards
long, their hair tangled and matted
jokes containing bitter sarcasms and RI
oalury, uttered more than halt in earnest,
are being banded between opposite sides
SO loud that all who will may hear them.
point Of order is made to kill time. I"
The speaker, of course, overrules il
promptly, Tor there is nothing substan-
:lal in it, and he explains the reasons WHY
lie OverruleS it, as the rules auLhorise
him to do. Half a dozen time killers
spring to their feet, and ask to be heard
IN reply 10 the Speaker-knowng that a
single objection under the rule will pre-
vent either and all OF them from being
heard. A dozen Of the other side then
spring ~ t.'eI fee AMI sing out " object. -
The time killers, nothing daunted. one
and all OF them, it may be, essay TO argue
against the speakers decision a. the same
moment. Fifty of the other side cry out
" order - Then Speaker raps the half
dozen 10 order, yet they continue efforts
10 be heard contrary to rules. Then some
member of the majority springs to his
feet demanding order in stentorian tones,
slams book or his fist upon his desk with
a H.
minatlon to have a personal difficulty with
one OF the half dozen insisting on setting
the rules at defiance, unless he obcys the
order of the Speaker to be quiet.
The symtom of personal difficulty in
the Hall, restores perfect quiet, as though
by magic. The party whose point oford .r
has been overruIed appeals. and the yeas
and nays are called and ordered on the
appeal. Some member Of the minority
asks to be excused from voting on the an
peal, and some one acting with him de-
mands the yeas and nays on excusiny him,
which are ordered. Another of his com
patriots next moves that when the House
adjourns, they will, adjourn to meet on
Monday next. Some one on the same
side demands and obtains an order for
the yeas and nays on that motion. An.
other member on the same side then
moves to adjourn. on which last motion
yeas and nays are demanded and called,
and though the nays are largely in the as
cendant, a quorum fail to vote. A call
of the House is next demanded, upon
which the yeas and nays are oadered, and
motions TO excuse members from voting,
with calls OF yeas and nays upon them are
renewed, ad in,Gnitun.
Such are the parliamentary" expedi-
enLs for defeating Legislation. which were
practced in the House hall, from Thurs
day at noon, to midnight last night, with
out a moments intermiSsion.
This occurred in a DIES perate attemp
to defeat the Nebraska bill.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-24

@SU1r AGAINST THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO
RAILROAD CoMPASY.-The Circuit Court at
Washington has been occupied since Mon
day with the hearing of case, being an
action brought by Thomas Green against
the BaltimOr and Ohio Railroad Company,
for services rendered on their behalf. a.
agent in obtaining the passage OF bill
through the Virginia Legislature for the
night of way through a section of that
State, to carry the railroad in the diree-
ton of Wheeling.-Bah. Sun, 18th inst.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-24

@ A man at Allegheny city has
just patented a machine for making
horse-shoes. which will turn out twenty
or twenty-five per minute. perfect in eve
~ part BY this machine, the price of
horse.shoes will be reduced full fifty per
cent.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-24

TIE GuYANDorrE LAND SPECULATION -
Gen. James Watson Webb came back in
the Atlantic. and announces his arrival
with grand puff ofthe Guyandotte (Ya.)
Land Speculation, which was the grand
object of his visit to England. He states.
that an association Of London capitalists.
have agreed TO take an interests in the.
property. aud offered 70 make a payment
of 100000, which he refused 10 take m.
til new survey is made by Sir Charles
Lyell or Prof. Wilson. II the new survey
confirms the FIRST one, the contract is 70 be-
binding.
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g Equal Rights and Equal Lnws:"
cLARKsBURG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 81 1855

RELloroUs NOTES.-The Rev. Doctor BRowN
of Charleston, will preach at the Presbyterian
c hurch on Gnatty Creek, on the first Sunday
tune, Gath, at 1O1l o'clock, on which occasion
abe sacrament of the Lords Supper will be adj
ministered.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-24

NE. CosFEREacE, sourn-This body
which IS in session at Columbus Georgia,
has. after protraoted debate, uuaii-
monsly agreed to establish a southern
book concern.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-24

EW We return our thanks to Hons. R
NJ. T. Hunter. J. F. Snodgrass and J.
Slidell, for public favors.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-24
JURORS.

BURGLARY. On the night of the Sd
inst. the house of Abraham Post, living
about two and a-half miles below Buck
hahnon, was entered by his grandson,
Christian Post, for the purpose of rob
berry. The old gentleman, getting up
during the night, stirred the fire, and
while doing SO, was seized by his grand
son, who with drawn knife demanded
his money. He had been paid seven
hundred dollars by young Posts father,
but day or two before. but had loaned
it out. The old gentleman replied that
he had no money, but little change in
his pocket. The burglar demanded that
which had been received few days be-
fore, but finding it was gone. he, again,
drwaing his knife on mis- grandfather, ask
ed if he knew him. The old gentleman
states that he knew him very well. but
that it occurred to him if he feigned ig-
norance, his grandson would be less like
ly to injure him, and replied emo Pr
Young Post then left. A girl who was
in bed in the room at the time, sta ties
that she saw two men outside the window
at the time the young man was in the
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-24
Verdict of The Coroner,s Jurx.

HARRISON COUNTY, TO WIT:
An inquisiLion taken at the dwelling
house of Joseph Lawson, in the county of
Harrison. on the 18th day of May, 1854,
before R. Fowkes, justice of the peace
of the said county, upon a view Of the bo-
dy of ADDISON Bumgardner, there lying
dead.
The jurors sworn to, enquire when,
how. and by what means the said ADDISON
Bumg srdner came to his death, upon their
oaths do say-that the said ADDISON Bum
gardner came to his death, on the 18th
instant, by pistol, shot in the hands Of
JOIN Dilworth. Said pistol was loaded
with powder and a eaden bullet as we
suppose. The ball from the pistol so
shot by the said DiIworth, entered the
body of the said BImgardner below the
sturnum and ranged backward to the spi-
nal column, and caused the death of the
said Bumgardnef within an hour after
ward. This occurred in the county of
Harrison. on the head waters of Beard s
run. in house formerly occupied by the
said Bumgardner, and from which he had
been elected few days before.
In testimony whereof, the Justice and
jurors hereto set their hands.
r. FOWKES, J. P.
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WuEEL1No, MAY II, 1854.

To lie Edit0r Of Ate Ettt1tyt0t0H GdzeIte !:
Mr.. D. s. MoRals Dear sir 81 take
pleasure in saying to the public that
while you we've on visit TO, our, place,
you deported yourself as becomes one Of
your profession. and that your blu was
honestly settled with me. Hoping the
above will satisfy the community that
such a report as appeared in the Clarks-
burg Democrat is unjust aad without foun-
dationin these particulars. am, very re-
specially, yours,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-24

R No,one is always happy.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-05-24
JIG. MATnERa

JAS. mATHERSI
Proprietor Of Monroe House.
Ev Cooper's Register copy il and
charge the E ditor.
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re- True friendship is everlasting.
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-03-03
UoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. I
Columbus, Feb. %, 1854.
Sale Of The Public vvorks.

tattft 0a4o % tno upllC VOrRSs VI
% This measure is progressing in the
Houae, but will not, | think, pass this
Session, though there are many more
arranged in its favor than had expected.
AS was TO be expected, from my past
expressions Of opinion, | have opposed
the sale. To our section Of the State il
would do no good 1t could not, link,
be advantageous 10 us that the Canals,
which form our only outlet 10 market,
should be in the hands of the owners OF
Railroads, into whose possession they
would in case Of their sale necessarily
60. II would give too much influence
and conlrolio the monopoly mongers oil
the Stale. No adequate check could be
placed on the canal management, and il
would result that Canals and Railroads
would charge tho highest amount Of tolls
on the farmers produce and tile merch-
ants goods tina, they would bear, and
this tax would still have 10 lie paid BY
The people. The power Of this vast
amount Of concentrated wealth would
imske and unmake Legislators a, will
wherever il would be for the interest Of
this, great money power and The healthy
competition which now gives some chance
TO the people as between Canal and Rail
road interests would be gone forever.
!, ! might add reasons in the chenpening
off tolls by the present Board, which has
furnished benefitto the people, and been
the source iof Misrepresentation as 10
iheir usefulness and profit Of the Public
Works, bn: will omit !: now and rec,liir 10
This subject again, 5glsis5b sb1ns,.M.
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E1ITonIAL ConREsroNDnNoR.
II, Use OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Columbus, Feb. 81, 1854.
Tha sehatorahip.

.
Legislation has in some degree beer
impeded by the Senatorial question
which has not yet been decided. Why
his out Of my power to say, unless thai
the friends Of the claimants expect tpC
much fOi themselves us the result o.
success, and consequently are more an
xious than the candidates themselves
Compromise candidates are pretty thick
TOO, but as 10 all Compromises somebody
is cheated, ! have no. been willing 4
look beyond the present persons in nom
nation, until il should be found lha: q
nomination could not be made, and then
a selection, nota compromise, might b.
made Of fl and capable Democrat Al
present, however, ! think that Col. Allen
will succeed, That he deserves 10 sue,
coed cannot well be doubted If fidelity TO
great public interests, if accomplished
Craftsmanship, and unquesiionable purity
Of principle are claims TO public. favor
lie has, ! have no doubt, heretofore, in
some instances, been less regardfnl Of
tho means Of preserving power, ih:n Of
aischarging f;ly his high duties, And
may, in some instances, have erred in
Ijudgmentin regard to individual claims
on him and on The government But
this last error he has been less guilty Of
than most men. In fact his public career
is as cleditable TO himself, as il has been
honorable te Ohio. | have deeply re.
gretied that he has been made the sub.
ject Of unnecessary dispatagemen,, where
no one could possibly gain by bis delruc
lion.
Blu, | need not add more on this sub
jeci. know his position with the Dem.
ocracy OF Putnam, and regret that i,
should have been otherwise in any por.
tion of the District. nj.
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right 10 render null and void all of AM
net Of the legislatures Of the Territories
There is curious feature about this
Douglass applied the Missouri Compro'
mise in lS44-5. to Texas which was
admitted as Slave Territory u his instance
MS a part and principle Of that Compro>
misc. Now he holdsit TO be unconstiS
Isulonul inregnld 70 Nebraska, which is
by il free territory. OF course The Bill
is got up as a bid for ihe Presidency by
;be Senator from Illinois, and the Wash-
ingIon Union has both denied and ad>
miitcd tito be an Administration meas
sure. It's passage will make Kursas a
Slave State, or de guards fot that pur>
pose have been faiihlessl; applied. Il
will have another elfactii twill destroy
the sunc,ily Of compromise fnaiiiesy for
no sane man will be oss enough il sue
ceeds 10 bsleve in the sanctity Of Cons
promises ifihey are only held binding on
Que side. ] shall oppose il, both now
and hereafter, as false 10 Democracy, to
public faith, TO freedom and 50 humanity.
II is yariously met here. ! have intro.
duced a resolution in the House express
sive ofmy sense Of the fraud Il mediiales.
Mr.. O'Neill has introduced opposite ones. !.
Which will succeed cannot say. Where
the right isis easily told. BUR- isht and
Presidential aspirations do moi always go
together. And asids from this measure,
or his connexions with compromises, ]
have very little confidence in the purity
Of Douglass's Siatesmanship. He is the
idol Of the Gulphin plunderers Of Cons
gress. No man would sui, them better.
But as they and the Great Democrdtic
Party have diverse and opposite interests
| thihk there Is little chance Of The Sen>
ator ever being the principal occupant Of
tho White House at Washington. The
Democracy have better and equally able
men, and when ;he lime comes will Sc
lect them. Gi4
II the Nebraska Bill does not imme>
diately succeed aud is delayed for any
time, it will fail. =
The majority, perhaps all but two Of
the Democratic delegation in Congress
will vote against il, and the same is true
of ncarl5 all the northern delegations in
Congress, so far as | can learn. Z
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The decision of The Supreme .Couri
that The tenth section Of the Tax law is
uuconsiiiuiional and void has created
considerable feeling among the monied
men, who will hereafter have TO list for
taxation their monies and credits without
deduction. This has extended 10 uD
warrantable abuse Of the present system,
which is as near correct as any system
which can be devised. We know no
lesson why farmer should pay the lax
on his farm, which he sill owes TOR, while
the merchant or manufacturer is allowed
10 deduct from his moneys and credits
his Indebtedness. He is only required
10 lis, lis credits at their actual worth if
thrown into tl,e market, aud if worthless
there, he is allowed 10 treat item accord.
ingly by the law, 5ut he should pay his
proportion Of wha, they are actually
worth as he would on property in lands
Of chattels. 's'''i''sH li's tRf
Government does not Tax property ar,
bitrarily merely because il is property,
but because il receives protection from
the State, and our system has never
taxed the man--a poll tax being declared
grisvous and oppressive. No matter then
whether tue man owes for property, o.
evidences Of right TO property. Both
are equally the subject Of State proiec>
,ion and both should alike contribute TO
tho burden which defrays this protection,
The owner Of credits ofteneT demands
the aid Of Courts TO protect and assure
hiS righ. thereto, than the owner Of land
and why should be then more than The
owner Of land escnpe taxation. Besides
whom asman represents the ownership oil
property 10 the world, that he may in
New York or elsewhere owe for il is nc
reason why, tho property he nses and
makes available in Ohio should not aid
to sustain the government OF Ohio.
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RELIGION IN LONDON -0n The census
Sunday, out Of population Of Two omil>
lion three hundred and sixlyl,wo .hous>
andttwe hundred and thrty-sixt there were
five hundred and four thousand nine hun,
Jdred and fourteen attendants at religious
worslip,comprising Two hundred and seyr
cnty.six thousand eight hundred and
Ieish.y>6Ve members Of the Church o.
England, one hundred and eighty-six
three hundred and lwenIy> me
Prosestanis Disseaters, thirly-six lhous-
and three hundred and thirty>four Roman
Catholics, and fvs thousand three hun
died and seventy -four Of other bodies. ID
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PUBLIC MEETING.

/ Au'suH"e w FuuHc nuslcc, Tue Oem0c
racy Of Putnam county convened at III,
Court House il Kalida, on Monday, iii,
9Th o. February, 1854.
The meeting was called 10 order b.
elec,iag E,lA. HUSS0N Chairmaa,an
appointing N. II. McCRAcKEN, Secretary
The object Of the meeting was brieA,
stated by Hon. John Dixon.
On motion, committee OF three wa:
appointed by the Chair to draft resolu.
lions expressive Of views Of the meet
ing Said Committee was composed, ol
John Dixon, John Monroe, and s. Sut.
ton. The Committee on Resolulionsre.
ported as follows; q 20" sA''igH9 9lo9
Resolped, That among the names Of
the Distinguished men, who are candi
dates before the Ohio Legislature for the
high position OFT. s. Senator, we rccog-
nize that Of WILLIAM ALLEN as the frsl
choice Of The Democracy Of this county.
Resolped, That his pas! career in the
Congress Of the United Stltes, furnishes
a sure guarantee that should he be elect
ed TO that exalted position, the honor,ih
interest, Of our State, and Of the Demo
cratic party, will be faithfully regarded
and ably defended. oa bat ga 9s,al
ResOlted, That the course pursued BY
James Mackenzie, our Representatives.
supporting YIN. Allen in caucus, meets
with our hearty approval. am &
ResolDed, That as William Allen is
The choice oflhe Democracy Of Putnam
county for U. s. Senator, the Senator and
Representative from this District are
hereby respectfully requested to use all
honorable means in their power 10 secure
his election, .,' n
Resolped, That the editor Of the the
Ohio Statesman, in publishing the cons
munica,ion Of the anonymous corespon.
dent Of that paper, on The l4lh ult, de.
parted from the rules Of courtesy gener-
ally extende d 10 candidates fol-
nomination in the Democratic party, by
the Democratic press Throughout the
State, and that the onslaught made upon
Mr.. Allen, in said communication, is un
warranted, and the charges preferred
against him unfounded. a,s afa aa
Report adopted. '3i io 'iBe qi;
On motion, Resolped, That the pro-
ceedings Of il,is meeting be signed by ia
officers, and published in the Kdlidu
Venture, and that copies be forwarded 10
our Senator and Representative in the
State Legislature from this District, =
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
a.a E. A. HUSSON, Ch'n.
N. II. McCRAcKEN, Sec'y.
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N. II. McCRAckEN, Sec'y. 81

AMERICAN AUTo DA FE.-.The burn-
ing ofa negro alive near the city ofNatch.
ez, an account Of which appears in the
Matches Free Trader, is one of the most
frightfui phenomena ofthe peculiar insti.
luton that we have ever had TO record +,
and will match in atrocity gladiatorial and
in9uisitorial times. The slave, nccord>
ing 10 tie account, struck a white man,
and the democracy Of that region, not
waiting for 'jastice' 10 take her course,
inflicted lynch law. The victim was
chained to tree, fagots were placed
around him, while he showed the great
est indiffer ,nce. Whsnihe clliyalry had
arranged the pile, in reply TO question
if he had anything TO say, he is reported
to have warned all slaves to ,ake exam.
pie by him, and asked the prayers oflbose
around. He then asked for a drink Of
water, and after quaffing il afd-"Now
set fire, lam ready to 60 in peace. ~
When The flames began TO burn him, in
his, agony he showed gigantic strength,
and actually forced the staple from the
Iiree, and bounded from the burning mass
But lie instantly fell pierced with rife
balls, and then bis body was thrown into
the flames and consumed, 10 show that
no such being had ever existed. Nearly
four thousand slaves from the neighbor-
ling plantations were present Is at a mor'
al lesson written in Characters OF hell
fire. Numerous speeches wero made BY
Ellie magistrates and ministers Of religion
| (fac.iously so-callet) TO the slaves, wttn'
ling them iliat the same fate awaited then
| If they proved rebellious 10 their owners
~ Y. Tribune a'2 aisa hsp1dishau
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sprRirusn,sm.- -Judgs kEimoonds, il

E
SprRiTUaLlsM,-Judgs Elmonds, in
bis late lecture at Worcester Mass, as
we Learn from lhe Spy, gave the folio wing
TACT as confirming the doctripe Of spiri-
tual interest in ihe affairs Of men :-'.Be-
fore any accounts had been received from
the San Francisco steamer, medium in
New York, Ind received and written a
full account Of her loss, Of fhe rescue Of
a portion OF her passengers, by three
ships, Of The number that was lost, with
a particular description Of the persons and
dress Of the Two female passengers whose
names were moi known; and Tint the
account agreed entirely with the facts os
Afterwards ascertained." g 8i''9
II ille spiri,haliais, as Judge Edmnnds
pre,ends, were in possession Of The facts
in advence Of the telegraph, why did they
not mnke them public al The time through
the press9 A fact of that kind would
do more 10 establish faith in spiri,ualism
than all The leciuring that can be done
between this and doomsdny.- Toledo
Republican. " ,,.,e s0a