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SECRET SOCIETIES.

The article in another column from the Boston Daily
Advertiser particular reference to our own article OF
Yesterday Introductory of document from the CINCINNATI
Euquirc purporng give the ntatory forms and oats
of the order commonly recognised as "know-nohings
We have nowhere seen the immoral tendency both social
and political of the oaths said to be administered by this
order to those induced become members discussed with
more Judgment good The legal position that the
af oath taken in the order keep the secrets OF the
association will exempt the members from the oblga-
ton 10 obey lacfI oath administered in court OF JUS
lice Is sound and tenable The who in court
of iustice to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing
bu, the truth and fails do in respect to the
cres Of the order recognised notbngs, guilty
of perjury and liable be convicted and punished there
for The young men, particularly should be informed as to
their legal rights and obligations in this regard They
should be instructed too how far oath administered
in II secret society without sanction of law is binding IN
the forum of conscience and whether not duty to them
selves aud their country does not demand of Them when
they learn the reasonable objects of this order of know
nothings to at once withdraw m association and
ion Herewith.
The social and moral aspect of this order also dis
cssed in the Advertisers article with singular drecness
calmness and crcumspecton.
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Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce.


The fortune of Texas capable of being painted
with more glowing coors than at present The crops of
the year will greatly surpass those of any previous
OF every article produced in the country abund
ance has been and will be realized Provisions during the
approaching fall and winter will be abundant and cheap
This will be cheering to emigrants of whom we learn
that many may be expected
The general health Of the country better at
this season of the year. We feel confident of
emption from yellow fever New Orleans the Gulf gate
way Texas is unusually healthy that migration will
doubtless unusually early. Our roads are in
excellent order for travelling
We making commendabe progress in the railroad en-
terprse One of the largest and most respectable
pers in the State is specially devoted TO the subject Of rn
roads and internal improvements 1t is called the Meridian
and Railroad Advocate, and is published ut Marshall
The governor has awarded the contract of the Pacific
railway to the New York Company, and we now conf
dent it will be promptly constructed.
The oiieense liquor law has riumphed by large
iory Texas may be safely set down the side Of
legal prohibition of the strctest character.
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IOWA ELECTION.

The New York Tribune is in ecstaces at the result in
Iowa II claims whig victory, which is opening the
way to a long series of wing triumphs 1t auds Crimes
the wing candidate for governor and alleges that his
canvass has been proraced aborous earnest and effect
ive.n 1t adds:
s.The other candidates the State ticket probably
lost for of thorough combination between the wings
freesoler They might all have been carried easily
the governor but party bgotry and practicabity
vented"
This dscoses the of the defeat Of por
ton of the democratic ticket 1t resulted from combna-
ton between the wings and free-solers. The wings
alone could never triumph in this sterling democratic
State The principles of that party have found
way In that State as elsewhere the wings first devoted
their energies to division in the democratic ranks
and when accomplished to an sufficient give hope
of success they apply all the strategy at their command to
combine one section of the democrats with the oldne
wings and thus triumph. This game has been
played in several democratic States and with temporary
success They at first dupe wemeanng democrats and
then use them to accomplish their purposes. The
Tribune complains that their tactics failed as to part
Of their ticket When the objects and purposes of these
whig managers fully understood and appreciated in
Iowa. they will prove utterly unavailing. The democracy
the support of the wing party They can now that
the triumph the democracy has been won
by few democrats being msed and acting in concert
with their old adversares it is claimed great wing
victory Those elected will be wings in everything They
will oppose every democratic and support every wing men-
sure that is before them Their influence will be wholly
exered PROSTATE the democracy wherever it can be
ered The Tribune has-unconsciousy, presume-dis-
closed the of the disastrous result in Iowa. which
proves concusively that the wings in minority in
that State They utterly poweress by themselves and
rely upon stratagem for This only be
pshed in State like Iowa. Her democracy too
intelligent TO be cheated second time by the politi
cal uggers At the election she will be found she
has been proudly in the front line of the democratic
ranks there remain while the democratic party remains
true to itself
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Phelpss majority thus far, l,245 There wing
candidate The Missouri Republican of the 10th says:
The confidence with which the Democrat and the JEFF
ferson City Enquirer spoke of the election of Johnson and
Of all the Benton candidates for the legislature in the
southwest led to suppose that Phelps might be beaten
and that very considerable number of Benton men might
be returned to the legislature 1t supposed also that
Bentons letter against Phelps which published here
just in time get all over the district would damage Phelps
very essentially and insure his defeat But that effect
produced and next to his defeat presume
the unpaatabe and offensive result OF the election will
be the return of Phelps to Congress- under such crcum
stances, Mr. Benton having been commanded to stay
home by his constituents"
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In London letter, published in one of our exchanges
we find the following definition of the positions of the
leading parties in the eastern war
To negotiate the Pruth line, and With the noerim
guarantee of the Aand islands their hands the policy
The ,ee,rn poers To yroract the by all MEANS
by some temporary huation and loss of prestige in order
to escape decisive in this the policy Of Rus
so To help this her end in order to avoid active
participation for the longest possible time and to substitute
an equivalent to Muscove influence and protectoate in the
Danubian princpalities the policy Of Austria To keep
up an of divergence from the measures of her German
rival the policy Of Prussia, who, Austria should ever
Join Gar would certainly not hesitate to join the west
ern powers although she will fight these, even If
Francis Joseph would fight the Muscovite To patch up
peace if only for few yearsthe marimu'a of Aberdeen
being twenty -feis the exertion of the whole
diplomacy and of all those elements of desposm which
dread above SILL lest should develop opportunities for
popular rising and revolutionary triumph
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New York paper has story of an American in Paris
who could speak French, who in the habit Of
shaving himself and invariably hacked his skin with the
One day, before commencing to scarify himself
he remembered that he had courtpaser, and
rang the bell for the servant Of course he obliged
communicate his desires by pantomime The servant
far from comprehending with that readiness which charac
terzes professional pnnommists and the principal per-
formers ballet However, it evident to him that
the gentleman wanted something that would stick, and
returned with supply of WATERS and of postage
stamps of various coor and values There help
for it so the American after having shaved and him
self in three places applied wafer to his chin ten-sou
stamp his cheek and sixteen-sou to his Adams
apple Thus sealed and prepaid he sailed forth into the
street and the object of much laughter and good-hu
mored comment
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WASHINGTON CITY.
FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST rs. 1864.

NJ Mr. NJ Lewis, of Montgomery, Alabama, Is our gen
for the States OF Alabama aud Tennessee as
sisted by c. r. LKwls JANIS and d. Lewis
Mr. G. w JAMES No Harrison street, Cinennau ONE" ~
general agent the Western STATES ana
assisted by THoMAs, J. T. DsST, VIM H. 1HosAS' r. "
YEIsss, NJ. l.. WIsEMAs A. L.. CHLDs, and pf WIN
Receipts either will be good
a,~u IsR.,L e. JAMES No Tenth street, Phadel
mia "a an, ..ns,,l travelling agent assisted by VIZ. H. WELD
JouN ColLiss JANIS DksRso A. EVANS, THOMAS u MIC
Josrpu IAxsr1r JOSEPH RopxRr W. MORRISON, ED
wan " Wiley WILLIAM l.. WATERMAN. II. RiDDloK, r.
W. MAoKgx, and ID. - rEARcE.
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The New Haven Comm Register has an editorial in
ply to its wing neighbour the Palladium, who has quoted
an occasional silly thing from some southern wing paper in
regard to the Nebraska bill The Register remarks that all
this only proves that there nacal fools both ends
of the Union and then wards off with the following we'll
put declarations:
1t is of consequence whether individuals at the South
or the approve dsapprove the Nebraska
those who in the great principle Of sefgovernmcn
would it, though the entire South opposed
right and being right triumphed For the
son it will be sustained Whether there will be- in
auence passage slave less not the ques
ton whether the people who settle Territories
shall the privilege ofreguatng their affairs their
way The wing papers are welcome to all the capital
they make oopposton to that principle The long
er they continue oppose and it, the they will
lose by it, better question go before the
pie with in the campaign than this The public mind
coming decided approval of the and its
hypocrtcal wing eamers who expecting to find in their
ranks in the next battle considerable number OF demoy
Gratis disaectedby its passage, will find they have cacu-
lated without their host 7"
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II is with heartfelt pleasure that we announce to the n-
erous friends of the Hon Thomas Rtchey representative
in Congress from the eleventh district OF ONO who has
been detained in city since the adjournment OF Con-
gress suffering under and alarming Illness that
he rapidly improving, and expects soon to start for
home
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The Alexandria Gazette thorough wing Journal,
The resolutions adopted the hg contention Of assa
ohmsos hom evidently that sectional aud sectional
qne't'o"' compose the ground hih they stand, that 'cR
be Impossible for the national mhg party nth them
desire their '"ece or 10 consider them coprising any
hon of that party
And the Gazette further says that "hosc who intend in
Massachusetts, to adopt the resolutions of this
had better drop the of whg and take up that of
antiNebraska agtaors and sectional dsturbers Of the
peace"
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y Missouri ELEcrIosThe fact is established, (says
the New Haven Regse that all the members of Congress
from Missouri who voted for the Nebraska bill at the
cent session of Congress- and who candidates for
eleconvz: John Phelps democrat and Oliver Lndley,
and Miller whigshave been successful while Thomas H.
Benton the only member who voted against it, has been
totally defeated
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OFFICIAL.

Information has been received by the Department Of
State that Lord Egin has given directions subject to the
approval of her Maestys government that pending the
action of the imperial and provincial legislatures on the
reciprocity treaty the river St Lawrence be thrown open
10 American vessels during her Majesys pleasure IN The
manner provided for in that treaty.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-25

An exchange gives this account OF wide awake boy
country schoolmaster began morning the duties of
the day with prayer usual but after prayer he went up
and asked little boy why he hadn't shut his eyes during
the prayer when the boy sharply responded We in
s,ructed in the Bible to watch as well as pray
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WASHINGTON sEMI.wEEKLY NEWS

The proprietor Of this journal has just entered upon the
publication of the ninth volume. We pleased TO see
that the paper manifests very decided improvement in
its typographical appearance and from the ability and
Judgment displayed in its editorial and selected matter
readily infer that its realizing that liberal patron
age and support which his paper justly merits as medium
OF domestic news and interesting reading matter.
The very low price at which the Neos is afforded makes
its circulation quite extensive in the Districts which fact
is strong inducement to business community TO avail
themselves of il as a medium of advertising.
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From the Journal Of Commerce
MISSOURI ELECTION.

letter from Jefferson City, capital of the State of Mis-
souri, dated nth inst and published in the St Louis Re-
publican confirms the reelection of John S. Phelps anti
Benton democrat to Congress from the 9th district by
majority of about thousand Johnson his Benton OPP
ponent So there is not vestge of Bentonsm in the
delegation from Missouri to the next Congress.
The correspondent sends table of returns to the
legislature far as heard from, and says:
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estimate that the Legislature will stand as follows
Johnson,
(Renton Dem. }

SMITH CONGRESS DISTRICT.
Counties. johnson,
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PRESIDENT JACKSON.
President Jackson not called TO act upon this aues-
ton when he was President His opinions emphati
cly expressed during the Missouri controversy when he
Indignantly denounced the principle of the proposed
srction Missouri In letter addressed to President
Monroe, 1920 he said
sincerely regret the unpleasant situation in which the
House Of Representatives have placed the nation by the
vote rejecting the State of Missouri Should not the House
OF Representatives reconsider the subject shudsr The
consequences. The feelings of the South and West
aroused The and northern people have fully
masked themselves and ii can Judge correctly Missouri
will moi rcrogradc humble herself Missouri may seize
the public property within her limits What course will
Congress then adopt hope ne mqjoriy uiH see the e
Of Mis rash doc act and admit the State and prevent
the evil"
President Jackson in his farewell address SAYS:
Each State has the unquesonable right to regulate its
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-04-14
Pre.ldenst walker,s rinals.

i%i NEW ORLEANS, March "a.
THE Steamer United STATES. irt m
California, has arrived at This por! with
dates te the lst inst.
Adyices have been received from Capt
Walkers expedition to the l5h Ftbrua.
ry. The ships Columbus and Porte
month arrived at Ensenada on the l4th
Walker spiked his guns and started fol
San Fornrs, with l4o men and one field
piece, leaving the sick and wounded be-
hiud. A large number OF his troops had
deserted, ,'nnd those remaining we're very
despondeni and had abandoned all hope
Of succc S. fpo oIals essf 81 jrsr5
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N0iIII9 Ia5G II. hILLIIEI HLCJ VI ~
JOHN NrcEwARNER, Sec'y. h, e h

D1voRcE CAsE.--In the Supreme
Court, on Saturday last, application (be>
fore Judge Resevel) was made by Jere,
miah w. Dimick, for annulmeni Of his
marriage to his wife Francis \. Dimick'
plaintiff and Defenden', the Court said,
had been married more Than twelve years.
i, is now alleged that the marriage was
void BY reason ofaper contract. The
defendeni, i, is admitted, was married
when a schopl girl 10 a young man, who
soon afterwards went off 70 the wesl,and
was no, heard Of, except il was said be
was dead, for many years. She accor-
dinply, il good faith, tnsFred her presen
husband. II now turns out that the first
husband had been living till FIVE years
apo. when lie died, and Of course left
her IN a condition 10 Iegalze the second
marrige. No futbsr ceremony, however
iook place, bat plaintiff and delerdani
contnned 10 live iogelher as man and
wife. The tp'ainiiff says. he did 60
in Ignorance Of The actual state Of the
case. s or course, no marriage by impll.
Fca,ion can be inferred and the ofigina
marrige was clearly void, the prior hus-
band, being then siIlo alive. Sentences
nullifyjng the. marriage must therefore
be entered IN Y. Exqs el, bstqs (
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Rhode Island Electio n.

~ PRoNIDENcE, r. L., April o.
In Washington county, VIM. w. Hops
pin, (Whig,) fero Governor, has 1926
votes; Francis M. Dimond, { DemocTa',)
562; scattering, So. In KepI county,
Hoppin has S33, and Dimond 664. The
Wigs have carried ihis city by MAORI
ties ranging from 200 10 1000. If the
towns TO hear from come in as last year,
the Wings will have both branches Of the
General Assembly. I'd
Hoppin is elected Governor BY, the
people, but The rest Of the ticket will be
elected by The General Assembly, 'a
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Or For Laws q Ohio see fourth page
Agricultural Meeting.

"a The proceedings Of a large meeting Q
our Agricultural frien,ls ofthisTownshiI
ywill be- found in another column. W.
are clad 10 see our farmers waking Ut
and taking measures 10 Place themSelve'
oinileif True position. We'have no clas
I Of people pmong US tba, should and cal
q command as great an influence as'hey
Wand there is no class that needs more
Thorough Knowledge Of their avocatlon
chan the farmer. In addiiionio bis prac'
ticaI knowledge Of The infringement o. p
g,his farm he should possess enough OF The
knowledge Of Chemistry 10 distinguish
and classify the different soils which may
compose his farm, the treatment each
B should receive and the kind Of fer.ilisers
each should have. 'gAe2 s'A N53'ih 9 I
E lie should be able 10 distinguish the
various diseases tha, his domestic animals
. are subiec, 10, and provide and admins
nieY remedies. The breeding and manage
Of stock Of all kinds needs much experr
3 ionce and study ~ ayfl aig9" easp' /
@an1 Horticulture in lie various branches
cannot receive too much attention. E
" Bat Il wonld be useless TO enumerase
IA man 10 be mastsi Of his aFada mus
not only be practical, bu. a 'heoie,ical
= farmer.
How is all this 10 be attaineds Work
read and thoroughly digest wlut yo'
read, and consult one with another w
find oil Of our besi professional men reaa'
closely their books aud frequently con
sui, together, follow their example friend
and you will profit by il. lh gsl. s7o5
s. The proceedings of this meeting arr
full, clear and practical, and we look 70
J, much good 10 result fiom the organiz'
lion. We understand that they expec
10 send for their Library next week.
We should be pleased n see an or
panizalion Of this kind in every ncighbsr
hood ia our county, and will chscrfull'
render any assistance in our power in .l'e
/ way OF getting up the Club, procuring
I,ihrary. &c.
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The Chair announced John Monroe,
Join Dixon, L. R.. Mcclure, David |,
Brown. "A. Budd, Williom Kranss, and
John Panish,as the nominees Of the Con
veution. aad0Sa sea s.df6rgh iaI
On motion, the Chair appointed J. E.
Creighton, ]. II. Smith, Allen Edmonds,
and William Crabill, committee to se-
lect and report TO this Convention names
Of suitable persons to serve as a Demo-
cratic Central Committee for the ensuing
year. The Committee reported the fol-
lowing persons: John Monroe,Elam Day,
Joseph Bedford, v. Robb, Silas McClisb,
J.tNLs Radabaugh and b.2De Iueenay,
which report was adopted.
II. j. Behmer, ESQ.,, submitted the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions, which,
on his motion, were adopted. ri
4 1/WnEREAs, 1t is a cardinal principle ol
1ihe Democratic faith 10 choose and elect
all officers by the people, therefore be il
i RESOLVED, That hereafter the candi,
dates for Congress, Tor The Senate Of the
Staie. and tho House OF Representatives
and Judiciary be nominated by the popu-
| lar vote system, in the same manner as
our county officers. - MY,
Resolued, That tho candidate that's
nominaled for Congress, Judge, State
Senate or House Of Representatives., who
receives a plurality or voIes, carry Tire
whole county, and be represented in the
respective District Conventions as the
nomiuee Of the coaniy, until the popular
vote system is adopted in and throughout
ibe several Districts. 9a' s4ig.ts
u Resolped, That nfier Tho adoption Of
the Popular Vote system az aforesaid, each
candidate be represented in Convention
by his relative strength,
Resolped, That u, the time of nomi-
nnling said candidates, delegates be ap-
pointed in each township for the several
Conventions, 10 represent the coun,y,apd
By one of which the Chairman Of the
/ Central County Committee will forward
a certified abstract Of The poll book, fol
4 tbe nse Of the said Conventions. b
| Resolved. Tha,a copy of these reso-
lulions be sent by The President Of this
! Convention to each member of the sew
cral District Committees, With a reqnes
TO urge tue adoption Of the popular vote
sys,em in Ile several counties. N
On motion, II wasb4s 8sFa
Resolped, Thatthe proceedings Of this
Convention be published in the Kaliaa
Venture, and tue resolutions in all The
Democratic papers in this Congressiona
1 District.
On motion Of e. Day, The Convention
adjourned. ,.,,, m,,4 -, ,,.93l
| TorrN NYrEwA J,NER SPC'U
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3 Gov. SEYMoUR's VHTo. - Gov. Sey-
mour has killed for this season the enaci-
nent Of the Maine Law in New York by
ia,atposing his veto.
S His objections TO the bill are, in sub
s,ance, these: g
saThat the right Of tie citizen TO be Sc.
cure from unreasonable searches, which
is guaranteed to him BY the constitution
is violated by the provisions of The bill
which authorizes, merely for The sake o.
discovering evidence Of the possession O
Intoxicating liquors.. inirusions and scar
>ches in domicils, which il is net now law
lfulto break open and enter, even in case
of murder and other-heinous crimes.
"That the seizure of liquors, followed
bv their forfeiture and destruction, as d.
.rec,ed by the bill, is contrary to that pro
vision of the constitution which forbid'
the taking offzprivate properly 'withou
compensation and due process Of law
"Thai, contrary TO the constitutional
bill compels persons suspected Of often
ses agains. lis provisions TO become wi,
nesses ngains, themselves. h'-il 9t 9
"Thai the bill provides for pronouuc
ing sentence against persons suspected
Of being concerned in the sale Of inloxi
Gazing liquors, without The complete proc
which, ID other criminal cases, is alway
Required by law 'I3l'i as2 = aoA2h
| ssThat the extreme severity of the pre-
visions Of the bill will prevent its due ex
eculion in many places, make il difficul
evcfywhere, and finally, in all Probabili
Ity, lead 10 the general neglect Of its en-
l(orcemennn aal b aQisain oagib sdi
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sH9 CuaRurrIoN IN THE BuREAU. We
Tssd in letter from Berlin:-Is is wei
known that well known that several per
sons who occupy high positions ge, re-
N Rular salaries frou Russa, though the,
: have never been in her service. In re-
ference to The recenS communication e
Russia ofthe secret plan for 'he mobii
"a saiion Of the Pfussian army, j, is sai'
ss,hat, il 1sl2,,he Minister Tschernilschet
was, able TO procure the plan for the tb in
e yasion Of Russia BY she French army 70
i sum Of 3o0,oOOff." sb isaa