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From the Guernsey Jeffersonian.
Their best Men repudiate the
Fusion,

The signs of the times are most cheer
ing. All over the State we hear OF the
best men of the Wing party coming out
and repudia,ing the fusion movement set
on foo, solely to obtain wealth and pow.
err In to-day's paper will be found the
renunciation of Mr.. SrANBERRY, of New
ark. one of the most prominent Wings in
the State of Ohio.
Below will be found, likewise, the re-
nunciation OF VIM. EWING, Esq, of Mus
kingum county. The aurora says 'ha is
a young man of stric, integrity and hon
sesty of purpose, which cannot be ques-
'tioned by any person who knows him.
He is moreover, says the same paper.
sone of the most observant anG best In.
formed young men of our country, and
where he is best known his remuneration
cannot fail to awake National Wings.
generally, 10 just appreciation of their
present position. Democrats, read and
hand to your whig neighbors:
MEssRs. EDIToRs:-I was, in '52,
Scott Wing, because | thought him a fair
exponent OF the principl pies of Clay and
Webster. But, s;rs, the Wings have left
their old principles, and have not only
fused with the Abolitionists, but placed
an avowed Abolilionist at the head Of
their ticket. And for this reason, am
no longer with them. can't go the .fu-
sion.' | cannot nor ever will vote for
any man or set of men, who are enc.
mics TO the Constitution of the United
States.
| would have all National Wings to
beware OF the Vaccinations Of these de-
signing demagogues, who are endeavor-
ing TO gull the people by croaking upon
the Nebraska bill; telling that they are 60
ing to restore the Missouri Compromise,
when any sane man knows that ii is an
impossibility. But that is not their OBJ
ject, at all. Their object is to get office.
and to get office they will resort to any
means whatever, regardless OF conse-
quences. And. if necessary, they would
sacrifice this glorious Union, and deluge
our country in blood! believe they
have now come 10 the conclusion, that,
to get office it is necessary to dissolve the
Union, or to employ those means which.
if persevered in, will accomplish that
object. And they are now striving to
array the North against the South. II
they succeed, what will be the conse-
quences? shall not attempt to describe
scenes which are concealed from our
view, but would call upon every freeman,
every lover Of his country. and every
patriot, TO clothe himself with the pano.
ply OF liberty. and fight with the sword of
truth and justice, that this glorious union
of self-government may be maintained
and perpeluated, and that the blood OF
our fathers may not have been shed in
vain. VIM. EWING.
Meigs tp., Aug. "a, 1854.
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Kansas Territory.

An enthusiastic correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Ledger, who has just made
tour through the new Territory. predicts
that at the neat Congress KANSAS will be
an applicant for admission into the Union
as sovereign State; to which the Journ al
OF Commerce adds further prediction,
namely, .that she will be Free State is
as certain as anything future" Time
will test the truth Of these predictions.
We subjoin an extract from the cores
pondence Of the Ledger:-Nat. Intel.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, July 81, 1854.
Having just returned to this place from
an extended tour through large portion
Of the Territories Of Nebraska and Kansas.
have collected large mass of facts in
reference to the soil, climate and agricul-
tural qualities of the country, as we'll as
some speculations in relation to their prob.
able future political prospects, which would
no doubt, prove interesting to your readers.
Of the two Territories | greatly prefer
Kansas. and it is, as a general thing. bet
ter supplied with water and timber, and
the soil is equally good. The winters are
also much milder. Still there are tens OF
thousands Of acres of land in Nebraska
which far excel anything you ever saw in
Pennsylvania. This seems to be the gen.
eral opinion, and the tide of emigration
which tended to Nebraska has now chang
ed to Kansas.
Only a few days since large party
(some hundreds) of Germans, who had
started for Nebraska, left the steamboat al
the mouth of the Kansas and entered Kan.
sas instead Of Nebraska, as they first con-
templated. All the emigration from Iowa
and Missouri is now to Kansas.
The title OF the Indians will expire in
November, and there are thousands oi
whites who will then cross the river here
aud at points above. AT ferry some few
miles above here the ferry man informed
me that he had daily averaged forty fam.
lilies across his ferry. This may seem
incredible, but it is true. At least eigh,
thousand persons from Iowa alone are be-
lieved to have crossed the river for Kansas
between this place and Westport; and q
this moment there are eight or ten thousand
white persons now in the Territory
In twelve months there will be suffi
cient number of persons to form State
government; and, mark my prediction. a,
the next session Of Congress Kansas will
be knocking for admission into the Union
as sovereign State.
Should that be the fact what will the
Fusionists do for thunder? Hurry up the
elections. This Nebraska hobby will be
as dead as julius Caesar in twelve month
l-Czereland Plain Dealer.
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) Kicking Out Of the Traces.

James R. Stanbury, OF Newark, has
been proposed as the Wing or ''fusion''
candidate for Congress, in his district, in
opposition to DR.. Qlds. In last weeks
Newark Times we find from him letter,
the material portions OF which we copy
below. He says that although he adheres
"a such whig doctrine as was advocated
by ssch men as Clay and Webster, he
cannot and will not be candidate upon
any such platform as was adopted by the
late Columbus Convention. He further
says, pointedly:
"First, that never will be candidate
for office if my selection Tor taat purpose
is to be made through the medium OF
caucus or Convention. Second, WI no,
on this occasion, be such candidate. =
am to pledge myself to no other poliiiea'
sentiment than that OF opposition to the
late law of Congress organizing the terri
tories Of Kansas and Nebraska. believe
in that principle asserted in our Declara'
ton of independence, that the people OF
every nation have right TO elect their
own form Of Government. | believe and
know, that these men now most disposed
to fuse with the whig party on this ques-
ton. have always in time past been oppos-
ed to the Missouri Compromise" have
heard them more than once, denounce 1t
as the most iniquitous1of all laws, and at
the same time have heard them villify a
man called "HENRY CLAY" because he
was its advocate.
The establishment OF the Missouri Com
promise line by necessary implication.
pledged all future Representatives in Con
gress, from the North or South, to vote for
the admission of such States into the Union,
where territory was south of that line. as
might thereafter apply. whether their con-
s,itutions approved Of slavery or otherwise.
The late fusion Convention by their plat
form adopted but two resolutions, the one
in favor of the restoration OF the Missouri
Compromise, and the other, unconditional
opposition to the admission Of any more
slave States into the Union. whether the
Territory out of which the same was to be
made was North or South Of that line.
These resolutions are so palpably incon-
sistent the one with the other. that have
no desire to compromise any claim to COM
mon sense by endorsing them and pledg-
ing myself to sustain them"
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Cholera at Newark.

The Newark Times says: Down to
August 80. we have had SO deaths 2 only
OF other diseases than cholera-37 cases
and 81 deaths by that disease, all in ono
little week, acith not one recouery, it strikes
us this exceeds any mortality ever sxpe-
rienced in the same amount OF population
in this country. We venture 40 opinion
as to its continuance or abatement, for ews
have rumors OF other oases. God grant
they may not be true, but We fear they arc.
"Sept. To-day Two new cases only
down TO sundown.,
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FOREIGN NEWS.

New YORK, Sept. 7.
The Africa arrived at 7 o'clock this
morning.
No further operations on the Baltic.
On the goth August the army Of occupa-
ton entered Wallachia.
The Russians are still concentrated on
the Pru,h, and the Turks al Bucharest. No
immediate battle is expected.
The Crimea expedition has not sailed.
The Turks met with terrible defsa: al
Kars, aud lost 5000 prisoners.
No English news of Importance.
Spain is subsiding into quietness.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 26.-The decline in
wheat is chiefly in the better grades.
Provsions-Beef and Pork, prices firm
transactions moderate.
Manchester markets dull with declin.
ing tendency. Speculative de,nand for
Beef and Pork in consequence of GCvern,
ment contracts. advertised TO be closed Oh
the Sd Of October.
The India mail has arrived. Silk scarce
and high. Tea dearer.
1t is said that the troops at Bomarsund
are to be re.embarked for service else.
where.
Preparations have been renewed for the
Crimea expedition.
An insurrection broke out at Damascus
on the 10th. but was quelled.
A fire occurred a, Varna which destroy.
ed one-third Of the town.
Sir Edmund Lyons sailed into the Black
Sea with his MISUNDERSTANDING mol
known.
1t was reported at Stockholm that nego-
tiations were pending for the occupation
of Aland by 10000 Swedish troops.
The Notifications at Bomarsund we're te
have been blown up Sept. 1st.
Harvest reports continue favorable in
France and England.
Orders had been dispatched to Plymouth
to prepare the ship Caledonia for the re-
ception Of Russian prisoners.
| The correspondent OF the London News
and Chronicle was arrested by the Turks
at Bucharest and ordered to retire to Grur
gero in thirty.six hours. The cause is no
stated.
VIENNA, Friday.-Prince Gortschakoff
it is understood, has received an intima'
ton that the Gear will make no reply te
the last propositions from Austria, bu
would demand to know Austria's intention
in regard to the two Russian agents who
were arrested at Varna, charged with firing
that city.
The French troops Bomarsuud suffsl
dreadfully from cholera. and will probably
be re-embarked.
Among the Africa's passengers was E
L. Davenport, the tragedian, bearer Of dis
| patches from Mr., Buchanan.
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Charles ]. Albright.


This gentleman is the nominee for Con-
gress, OF the Fusion convention which
assembled at Barnesville, on the 9Th inst.
Our acquaintance with Mr.. ALBRIGHT is
limited. being confined principally TO our
intercourse as publishers of newspapers.
So far, however, that intercourse has been
Of rather a pleasant character, and we
trust nothing shall arise during the cam
paign to mar it. But Of one thing we can
assure friend Charley, and that is that he
is destined TO be badly beaten on the End
Tuesday Of October.
To those OF our readers who may de-
sire to know who Mr.. ALBRIGHT is, we
can say he is the editor of the Guernsey
Times, formerly whig paper, but now
sailing under the name Of Republican"
The Times was one OF the first papers in
the State to fall in with the fusion move.
ment, and adopt the name Republican.
given by the State Journal to the Colum-
bus convention nomin atoms. The names
of those nominees now float at the mast.
head of the Times. As politician Mr..
A. is ardent, and during an exciting CAM
paign can say as hard and as bitter things
in his paper of his political opponents as
the next one. For instance, in the last
number of the Times we find, in the edi-
torials of Mr.. ALBRIGHT, such nice speci-
mems as the following, when speaking OF
the Democratic party, composed of men
of as pure motives and Of as exalted pa
trio,ism as the editor OF the Times or any
of his fusion supporters: "Sycophantic
set of Doughfaces;" ''Slavery Allies;"
"Slave Democracy" "Doughfaces;" Lo-
cofocos;" and any number more Of like
terms. Such expressions as the following,
we also find in the editorials of the las,
Times: Nebraska Swindle;" "Piratical
Department Of Mr.. Pierce's government;"
spuffed up and conceited demagogue;"
"Slavery papers," etc., etc. The editor
Of the Times also copies an article from
another paper, and says it is "true in ell
its lineaments," which says that one Of the
articles of faith OF ssthe Nebraska Loco
foco Doughfaces," (don't it sound nice
for modest man to utter such stuff is
that "I'hey deny God" When Mr.. Al
BRIGHT said that was ''true in all its Inca.
ments," did he believe what he said, or did
he merely utter it for base political pur-
poses? An answer is expected.
II the editor OF the Times has any more
such expressions and epithets in store, as
we ,ave quoted above, we would like to see
them all in one paper: He certainly can.
not retain them Oh his stomach long. with
out experiencing excessive nausea.
OF the nomination made at the Demo.
cratic convention, he says:
"The Slape Democracy of this Con.
gressional District met in Convention. at
Barnesville. on Friday last, and nomina-
ted DANIEL II. WIRE, lawyer of Woods
field, as their candidate for Congress.
Resolutions endorsing the conduct OF the
present Administration and the Nebraska
Swindle, were adopted. The Doughfaces
|triumphed.''
Truly our Guernsey neighbor must be
at loss for something out Of which to
manufactures political capital.
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Gathering OF CATHOLICS AT RoME.--
The Paris Universe states that grand
council Of Roman Catholic Bishops from
all parts Of the world is to assemble al
Rome at the end of next October. to de-
liberate on the question of the immacu-
late conception of the most Holy Virgin,
and finally TO settle what is the true prin-
ciple of the Roman Church on tina; point.
The Universe says that sit is probable
that the 9th OF December OF this year will
witness the accomplishment Of the uni
vsrsal wish"
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o. The whig organ at ST. Clairsyille
thus notices the Fusion Conyention:5

3 "The Barnesville, Anti. Nebraska Con-
veniion of Wednesday last nominated
CHARLES J. ALBRIGHT, Esq. editoroi tho
Guernsey Times. at Cambridge. The
nomination is one eminently ssfit TO be
made" and a glorious victory is in store
for US, for while the political horizon is all
bright before US. the opposition present .
body Of mere Wire-workers.
Is that fair specimen of the wit Of
Cow-en? or merely first attempt at pun
ming? 50
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MARROW EscAPE.-On Saturday even
ing. the 26th ult.. Mr.. George Starrett. OF
Rich Hill township. Muskingum county,
was returning home in his wagon. accom-
panied by three Of his children, when a
stroke oflighlning instantly killed both his
horses, and shiyered the fore part Of bis
wagon and one of the fore wheels.
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State Fair Postponed.

The premium list. circulars and posters.
OF the Fifth Annual State Fair. under the
direction OF the Board Of ofAgriculture, have
been very generally circulated. announc-
ing the Fair to commence on the 18th Of
September. Very extensive and satisfac-
tory arrangements have been made Tor the
convenience of visitors, and the grounds
and everything are in such state Of for
wardness as would have ensured their COM
pletion in time. But, owing to the sudden
outbreak of sickness at Newark, which
may lot be over by the 18th of September.
the Executive Committee, under the cir
cumstanc ces, deem it advisable to postpone
the Fair.
The public will please take notice that
the Fair is accordingly postponed, 10 com
mence on Tuesday the l7th OF October.
The only change will be as to time. The
arrangements for the accommodation OF
visitors, and all the rules and regulations
for conducting the Fair, as already pub.
lished in our circulars and handbills. will
remain unaltered. The interval will be
diligently improved, and the Committee
feel confident that they will be able to give
additional interest to the great exposition
Of the industry Of the State, on the 18th
Of October.
| r w MIJSGRAVE.
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ROLL OF HONOR.

Received on subscription to the Esprit
Of Democracy" for the week ending Sat-
urdsy. September 9, 1854.
Gardner Thomas, Salem, 81 SO
Salem Grim. do - go
VIM. F. Booth, do l,.5o
r. Chase, do 500
Stephen Hen,horn. Washington. 3 90
Joshua Campbell, Green, 1 90
David c. Mooney. Sunsbury, 100
Elisha Gitchell, Seneca, rs
Henry Crum's estate. Malaga, 1 81
Wm. Crum, jr., Noble County, s 90
M. Danford, do so
The mistake in the credit for money
sent by MIR. J. Eckels has been correct
ed. 80 @ es* ~.
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@The residence Of Abraham Simpson,
ESQ.,. near Poughkeepsie, N. Y. was burn,
down on the night OF the 25lh ult,, and
fre Of his children persisted in the flames!
The fire is supposed 10 be the work Of an
incendiary.
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r. w. MUSGRAVE,
JAMES l.. cox,
J. SULLlVA ANT,

Elk. Com Ohio State Board of Ag.
Columbus, O.. Aug. 81, 1854.
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ever commended II would atl0W Inc peO-
pie Of each State and Territory to form
and Determine its local institutions. and
4acontrol all its own local affairs. For half
century, The opponents of Democracy
have sought TO subvert this most salutary
sand benedeent principle, but without suc-
cess. The Democracy has sustained it.
ss~ad again applied it in the kansas-Ne-
braska bill.
EsssT The subject Of slavery has been, since
1880, constant theme Of agitation and
Aiscord. Democrats. aware of the fruit
fulness and danger of such perpetual agi-
asation, contend for the principle of'non-
= intervention by Congress on the subject.
They contend that slavery is local in
sti.ution, entirely under the control of the
:, Statss in which it exists; and as TO new
Issaerritories, they contend that il is still q
local question, that should be decided by
the people of those territories. The peo'
ssPls OF those territories have right TO
shape and determine their own local IN
s,iutions. as did the early settlers of the
vdoldsr States. Tothetribunalof the popu
lar will Democrats refer the question o
slavery or no slavery 10 the territories
ssSurely no safer tribunal can be found
consistent with the fundamental principle
ofpopular arsoyereigniy.s That's the Demo
cratic doctrine, and ii prevailed al the las
session Of Congress. That principle. con
b siasi,Iy applied, will drive slavery agita
aiof1, in great measure. out OF Congress
will do equal justice to both sections o
the Union; restore harmony where beior'
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-01
STATE LAMBS.

f1NflE undersigned gives notice that he will Be
Z at the following named places at the times
specified, for the purpose Of collecting money due
the State Of Arkansas, lcr Liicy1raE Improvement
and Seminary LGaJs, 70 wit:
!. Princeton, Dallas county. at the Circuit Court.
Oh Monday, March 9Th, 1851.
Dardaneile, Yell county, March 2oth 1854
NJ MJaticelo, Drew county, at Circuit Court.
Monday, March 27th 1854.
Warren, Bradley county, Monday 3lst March
CatnjeD, Ouachita county, at Circuit Court
commencing Monday, April 3rd, 1854.
Eidorado. Union county, on the 7th. sth. and
och Of April, 1851.
i Washington. lIempztcal county, April 10th.
Lcwisyille, Lafayette county; April / 5th.
At which time and places he hopes 70 meet all
persons, in the counties ramed who owe Ior such
lands, prepared to pay up arrears.
JOHN T. TRIGG, Lind .fn'y
and Coiigcior, .4rk.
February H. 1854. s-2w.
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-01
Administrators settlements.
COUNTY OF HEMPSTEAD. scr

NM HEREAS, at the January Term a. ID. 1854.
wv OF the Court OF Probate, for said county OF
Hampstead, the following Administrasors. Exec
utors and Guardian accounts current and Settle
nients Were flied insaid Court viz. n nrH
Michael Mallow, admir- of Rob't Tyree's, Est fin.
John Taylor, John Tavlor's 4
Jno. b. Holman. Jno.G Campbelrsa
Henry X. Brown. :" Davic Toilets q
Jno. =. Sandefur as Com'r Duprces heirs
Jno. .. Sanlelurpnb.adm'r VI. M.Pennington-s'-
Geo. w. Green. James VI. Vests
/. Furgnson, E.'l Of Morgan johnson .
phebe Nash, Phineas Nash.
Il. "A. Bonkhcad. : T.MR Bankhead
Sarah +. Hoodanpilc guard .AIaryE Falkner. g
All persons interested in the settlements of any
such Estates are required to come forward and
file exceptions to such accounts if any they have.
on, or before the eccond day 81 the ext Term of
the Court OF Probate for said county. to bc holden
at the Court house, in the Town OF Washington
on the 2nd Monday Of April, A. ID. 1854 or they
VIII be forever barred from excepting to such ac-
counts or any item thereof
Teste. 3. Il. SANDERS. -Clcrk.
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-01
Notice Of Withdrawal.

FROM PrIrntc entry Of certain lands Zy-
ang acifhanEftecn miles on each side of
ne route 6f ne proposed Railroad from
Cams Landing or the Mississippi
Ttrer, arkansas, ria Camden. and
near E'HktOa, 10 tie I'erdn BOUNDARY
Line, and its 6rancles at Camden.
n consequence of urgent representations on be-
a. halfof the interests Of the proposed RarLRo.p
and BRANCHES above mentioned the President of
nte United STATES by an order bearing date the 4th
instant has directed that the public lands in the
Undersigned townships lying within fifteen miles,
or thcrcabouts, on each side of said read and
branches, be withheld from sale or entry. exccpt
valid pie-emption claims, which are excluded
from the operation If this notice. all situated in
the following land districts in the State OF Arkan-
sas, to wit:
In the district of lands subject to sale at HFI
ENA:
o'Hfi of the base line and east Of the ffh principal
meridian .l- r
Townships eleven, twelve, fourteen, fifteen and
west fraction OF sixteen, Of Range one
South gf hc bdsr fine and Of the fh principal
mcridfcH.
Townships eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen.
hiteen, and sixieeni Of Ranges one, two, three,
four, and FIVE.
In the district OF lands subject to sale at CHAM
PAGNoLLE.
s0HaA q he base line and rrcst Of The mn p,inepal
Meridian
Townships eleven, twelve, thirteen fourteen.
fifteen, and sixteen. of Ranges six, seven eight.
nine, ten, eleyea and twelve
townships eleven, twelve. thirteen. fourteen
titeen, sixteen eighteen, nineteen, and twenfr Of
Range thirteen.
Townships eleven. twelve. thirteen. fourteen.
fifteen sixteen, seventeen eighteen nineteen. and
twenty. OF Ranges fourteen, fifteen, sixteen seven
teen and eighteen.
Townships eleven. twelve. thirteen fourteen.
hiteen; sixteen, aud seventeen, Of Range nine
teen.
Townships eleven, twelve. thirteen. fourteen,
and iilteen, ~ Range twenty.
Ia the district Of lands subject to sale at LITTLE
RocK:
so'th ef he Ease line and OF lie fttA principal
nleris,an.
Townships two and three or Range twelve.
townships two. three, four, Eve. six. seven and
eight, ol Range thirteen.
Townships twn three, four, FIVE. six seven,
eight, nine. anu ten OF Ranges fourteen fifteen,
sixteen and seventeen
~ the district q lands subject to sale at WASH
rsGTos:
South u le bdse ie and Of lte fjih principal
meridian
TOWNSHIPS FIVE, six seven, eight. nine. and ten.
of Range ei.ht teen.
Townships nine and ten. OF Range nineteen.
townships eleven, twelve. thirteen. fourteen.
and hiteen. Of Ranges twenty -one. twenty-five,
twenty y-three, twfnty-iour, twenty-five. twenty
six. and twentv-seven
Townships ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen. four
teen and ilieen- of Range twenty-eight
townships ten. eleven twelve. thirteen and
fourteen OF Ranges twenty-nine thirty thirty zone
and thirty-iwo.
townships ten. eleven, twelve. and thirteen, Of
Range thrty-tbTee
Given under my hand, at the General Land
ofiicc, city "a Washington. this 4th day Of Janu-
AIRY, 1854.
By order Of the President.
JOHN WILSON Commissioner
Of nte General Land Office
fo5rHaFV 6. 1854.