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question open; and tends 10 urge the
qucston--shall less than hplf a million
Of slsveholders be allowed TO force
more than twenty millions ofihe sdvo-
Gates Of Freedom to be the f'ropsyon-
disfs Of slavery? The friends OF the
country everywhere ought 10 consider
that forbearence has its limits, and that
an answer TO the above question. if il
forced upon free men and free States,
may call forth and answer that will
emphalically tell its import. They
have the power Of giving such an an
swcr.
But in justice TO distinguished and
honorable men Of the South. Il ought
to be conceded, that the best of them
---noRe Of them approve Of thh Nor
thern subseryiency TO slavery. They
admit slavery TO be an oyil-moral.
domestic, and political. They say L
Is doomed. and Il must cease. The
question is, how shall we, with least
danger. get rid Of il? While distin-
guished Southern men-not political
gamblets-are dcyising means lor The
peaceful ceasing OF that unhappy in
stitution. why should free States, and
the men Of free States, lend themselves
to aid inits propagation and perpetuity.
II the people speak, soberly and de-
cidcdly as they ought, this ili-limcd
and bad measure will be arrested in
the House Of Representatives, and the
country be saved from ihuence.
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4 Storp for qartnts
GOSSIP ABOUT CHILDREN.
ny L. GAYLORD CLARK.

Grown people should have more
faith in. and more appreciation Of the
statements and feelings Of children
When read. some months since, In n
tclegraphic dispatch TO one OF our
morning journals. from Baltimore. IL |
remember rightly. of u mother who In
Furnishing little boy for telling q lie
which after all. II happened that he
did mol tell-hit him with slight
switch over his temple and killed him
IA mere accident. Of course. but u
dreadful casualty. which drove reason
from the throne Of its unhappy mother
when | read this. | thought Of what
had occurred In my own eanetum only
q week or two before; and the lesson
which received was good one. and
viii remain with me. My little boy, n
dark-eyed. ingenious. and frank, heart
ed child ~ ever breathed-though.
perhaps. II say II who ought not TO
say it''-ntil | do say it-had been
playing about my table. on leaving
which Tor n moment, ! found on my
return. that my long poreupIne quill
bended pen was gone, asked the
little fellow what he had done with IL.
After renewed search for Il. | charged
him In the face u his declaration, with
having taken and mlslaId or lost it,
He looked me earnestly In the face.
and said
"No. ! didm take II. father"
| then took him In my lap. enlarged
upon the Nervousness Of telling an un-
truth, told him | did not care so much
about the pen. and In shsrt. by the
manner In which i reasoned with him,
almost offered reward for con.
fession-tho reward bo Il understood
Ia dear one TO him Of standing firm In
his fathers love and regard. The
tears had swelled up into his eyes. and
he seemed about 10 tell me the "whole
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cOof

Ja.-weli Bob, did you have rice
time down at Miss Sally's last even.
ingi
Bob.-Wal 7 dunno, jim, Just midlIn.
Jim.-Why, my dear cir, what's upl
| thought you always had delightful
times with the ladies, you havs such
winning way about you.
Bob.-Yes, 'speet my compartments
sorter wlnnin, but tween you me, Jim.
Sally-got me down peg or two last
night.
yim.--fIow so, prayi
Hob.--Y'y know when past you on
my way downto SAILS. | was starehed up
stlG a. Grandad's old poker, Wal,
when ! got 20 Mikel snob's Rostefdant,
! thought I'D jest call In and take lutte
Of the eritteF 10 keep aor Of spirifs.--
When was aroven 10 the door, poun.
ded Il sum with my ist, and purity soon
J hearn her eummln, goshi how light her
leetle tFoltres cum down on the iiooF,--
The door opened, and | eiaeIlated, how
do yeu do Hallyl she said, "good evenln
Robert" and AZ ilrsl seemed purity fee.
Inmates bat after leetle, as she passln
close by my run hole, che kinder started
as u sufthln skeered her, disclaImed.
''iaae ar Hobby, do you drlnki"--and
tainted. She cum down ka.bounes on
the iioor. and made such thunderIn
racket that ! heaFn the old man eummln
In, 50 'eluded 10 vamboose. That's
the last you'll hear OF the child sIngln
sally ls the gal for me- You ken bet
big on that.
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ACTION OF rHEouARrERLy CONFERENCE
OF LrBExTY CIRCUIT.


the NJ. Z. Church at Liberty adopted
the following at the meeting March 4.
We the Members Of the quarterly
meeting conference ofthe NJ. +. Church
in Liberty circuit, Connersvillc District,
South East Indiana Conference, being
fully convinced OF tho monstrous evils of
Intemperance, that il Is prolific source
Of pauperism, as we'll as crime and mis-
cry to thousands Of our citizens; there
fore.
Resolved. That we heartily endorse the
Resolutions adopted by the late State
Temperance Convention, held at lndi-
anapolis, with reference 10 the Ssirure
Coafscafion and Destruction ofintoxica-
ting liquors kept for illegal purposes.
Resolved, That as good citizens, aud
Christian men, we will use our inilu-
ence, irrespective Of party prediction,
10 send such men TO our Legislature,
next fall, as will give their votes for the
adoption Of law recognizing the above
principIes--and as such, ,cs tcM vote for
none Others than those committed IN faror
Of such a prohibitory Lar.
Signed, on behalf OF the Conference.
ST. GlLLETr, Presiding Elder.
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CottfspOnoentt. U
Correspondence ei ne faaiaaa gmericaH
THE SCHOOL LAW,

Al ~ oNAbVA In W
| notice In the American an invita-.
ton to propose a plan, or an amend
ment OF the New School Law, and
without further apology will proceed.
AT my first reading OF the New Law /
WAS impressed with belief that no
part Of Il would suit the people. On
II morv careful pcrusal, however lam
convinced that a good and beneficial
law can bc modelled out of 10. will
therefore give my plan, which Is os
follows:
In the frst place, give each county
ils own fund; abolish the offices Of
Superintendent OF Public instruction,
and Township Trustees. Let us have
the Congressional districts rs they
were, AMI one Director elected for
each district, who shall annually taku
an enumeration OF the children In his
district, and report the number TO the
county auditor The auditor ,shall
strike the dividends for a foe Of about
80 cents for each district, Lot the
compensation OF the district director
be- 90 year. This mode would be
generally satisfactory, and II would
save u large amount Of money for Cd
uealional purposes, which II now OF
no benefit to any one but the office
holders. We need plain. simple law,
and We must hayeit Il, M SuoRr,
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re- the following beautiful lines IRE
from the pen Of the Rev. s. Dyer Of
indianapolis, and We think, among he
best Of his we have ever seen.
SUSPENSE.
When oil Il known, the darkest fate
The smiiien heart may learn TO bear,
And feel when tims cannot abaie,
The settled calmness Of despair;
But who can well endure the grief,
Which knows no refuge or defence.
That age Of pain In moments brief.--
TIE untold anguish Ofsuspenss:
When ence tho firsi rude shock Is past.
The heart may still the storm ouuide,
As from the wrecks around |, cast,
I, inds support TO breast the tide;
But thus TO linger day by day,
A prey to that forbodIng sense
Which gives paug to each delay,
And sgonIzes with suspense.
10 teei an ever present dread
or some impending, nameless III,
Is keener than the shaft when spell,
Which makes the wounded bosom
thrill;
Then let me know the worst Of fate,
Though !, may rend with pangs In
tense,
For sure no pains were ere so great
As are tho tor,urcs Of suspense.
And yet the soul tha, trusts In God,
Can find balm for every woe,
Since his own hand upholds the rod,
And mercy tempers every blow;
Oh, then, my soul. be strong in trust,
Whatever fite lie way dispense.
Although the swelling heart may burst
While agonIzing In suspense.
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fields, and sold thy women like cattle,
and beat thy children like dogs, and
embroiled me with Meiico Of the Mines,
and made the door OF injustice and the
sheet-anchor Of crime, but that thou
must now come to rob my children Of
their inheritance?"
But the beggar retorted. ut is /,
not thou who am the Sultan and Lord
Of this land, and Ihaye sworn 10 rule
over il. Three times have l spared
thee, bur now what is 10 hinder me
from taking thy life?" So saying. he
drew n hitherto concealed dagget
and
y y y
The king awoke with great start
In the FIRST moments Of waking con
ciousness, he faneied he saw the dag
ger still pointing at his heart. But as
he became more thoroughly aroused.
he found that il was only roll Of
parchment which bis priyy councillors
had brought and laid before him for
his approval. On the back was writ
ten:
A BILL for the organization of the
Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska.
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This hnevianza Is from a poem In the
National Era, on tho death Of Webster;
How well he fell asleep.
Like some proud river, widening toward the
sea.
Balmly aud grandIy. silently and deep,
LIE joined eternity.
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0~Ton Thursday OF week before last,
two little boyt at Holidaysburgh, Pa, by
some means got hold Of u bottle of whIs-
Ky, and drank large portion oI il. Both
were taken sick, aud enc died In convsl.
sions the next day
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LIQUOR pnoHfnfrioN M iTfs.

There are those "about town who
the Maine Law ~ not only n
terrible. but oew invasion Of "honor-
cd lrcsIde rights" and the liberties
for which our fathers fought and bled."
10 all such We commend the following
patriotic resolution OF The revolutionary
fathers:
"Resoiped, That Il be recommend.
cd TO the several Legislatures Of tho
United States Immediately fopass iaws
me most c9efuai Jor putting an iDuas.
dioft aoP 10 he pernieloas practice ef
by which the most extensive
evils are likely TO be derived. Il not
quickly prevented, ,".Joaraai cf.frsi
Continental C0H0ress,
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= Last week, two clerks, white men
were publicly whipped Ia Charlsion s,
ca for stealing from their employers,
They wers torecelyo by sentence, thirty
nine laahes, laid on az three times with
such intervals that their wounds should
have time TO heal. Twenty lashea were
given at fret This Is the land OF ehIyalry
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SsIttt Qortrp.
From the Journal
DEAREST OLD MANSION.

ny SIDNEY DYER.
swss, home Of my ohIldhoodi
My heart turns 10 thee,
Az when thro&h thy wildwood.
Ny steps wandered ffeel
But sadness comes Ger me,
And tsar.d drops will CLEAN,
since thou art before me,
The llgh, Of drsaml
All. dearest old mansion.
I eleave TO thee still,
Az when In my childhood.
eross'd o'sr Thy sill.
The love that enshflned thee.
chidh 'od's bright hour, !,
Unshaken. slill binds tnse
With sane,ified power.
Though iairvs, ! knew thee,
Yet now lhou dost seem
A heaven, as | viewed ,eee
The lIgh, ofa dream.
All. dearest old mansion,
cleave TO thee still,
As when Ia my childhood
cross'd DER thy sill.
The flowers are all bIighted
Which grew at thy door.
Where once we delighted
To gather Of yore.
And ivy rs twiping
The moss.covefed beam,
But thou art still shining.
The light Of a dream.
All! dearest cd mansion,
cleavs TO thee still.
As when in my childhood
Icross'd o'er Thy sill.
AL. all is decaying,
Thy loved ones are gone,
And lonely I'm straying
The path Of the lawn;
But home Of my childhood
My heart turns 10 thee,
As when through thy wildwood,
My steps wandered free.
All. dearest old mansion,
I cleaye to thee sill.
As when in my childhood
cross'd DER thy sill.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-03-31

Rg-Hon. John Z. Hale has been .
co sl 10 the New hnmrsniFe lrs'sla'
ure.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-03-31

We understand new Democratic
paper isto be starledat lndIanap'
oils early In the Spring. whether u
will show the Bright side o(thc picture.
or the Wright side. We ara not cdsised,
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est, to suspend the passage OF bill whose
merits cannot secure the approval Of two
thirds OF the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatiyes until the Judgment OF the people
can be obtained thereon, and which has
saved the American people from the cor
rupt and tyrannical domination OF the
Bank Of the United States, and from
corrupting system Of general internal inn
provements.
VIII. Resolred, That the Democratic
party will faithfully abide by and uphold
the principles laid down in the Kentucky
and Virginia resolutions Of 1898, and In
the report Of Mr.. Madison to the Virginia
Legislature in 1899; that il adopts those
principles as constituting one of the man
foundations Of its political creed, and is
resolved to carry them out in their obvious
meaning and import.
TX. ResolDed, That the war with Mex
leo, upon all the principles OF patriotism
and the laws of nations, was just and
necessary war on our part, in which every
American citizen should have shown him
self on the side Of his country, and neither
morally nor physically, by word or deed,
have given aid and Comfort to the
enemy"
X. Resolued, That we rejoice at the res
toration Of friendly relations with our sister
Republic of Mexico, and earnestly desire for
her all the blessings and prosperity which
we enjoy under republican institutions;
and we congratulate the American people
upon the results Of that war, which have
SO manifestly justified the policy and con-
duct of the Democratic party, and insured
to the United States indemnity for the
past and security for the future
XII. Resolued, That, in view Of the con
dition Of popular institutions in the Old
World, a high and sacred duty is devolyed,
with increased responsibility, upon the
Democratic party Of this country, as the
party Of the people, to uphold and maintain
the rights of every State, and thereby the
Union Of the States, and to sustain and
advance among us constitutional liberty,
by continuing to resist all monopolies and
exclusive legislation for the benefit Of the
few at the expense of the many, and by a
vigilant and constant adherence to those
principles and compromises Of the Con-
stitution which are broad enough and
strong enough to embrace and uphold the
Union as it was, the Union as it is, and
the Union as il shall be, in the full expan-
sion of the energies and capacity Of this
great and progressive people.
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attorney. And to this end, the officer
aforesaid is hereby authorized and requir-
ed to employ so many persons as he may
deem necessary to overcome such force,
and to retain them in his service SO long
as circumstances may require. The said
officer and his assistants, while so employ
ed, to receive the same compensation,
and to be allowed the same expenses, as
are now allowed by law for transportation
Of criminals, to be certified by the Judge
of the district within which the arrest is
made, and paid out of the treasury of the
United States.
Sec. 10. find be at further enacted, That
when any person held to service or labor
in any State or Territory, or in the District
Of Columbia, shall escape therelrom, the
party to whom such service or labor shall
be due, his, her, or their agent or attorney,
may apply to any court of record therein,
or Judge thereof in vacation, and make
satisfactory proof to such court, or Judge
in vacation, Of the escape aforesaid, and
that the person escaping owed service or
labor to such party. Whereupon, the
court shall cause a record to be made Of
the matters so proved and also a general
description Of the person SO escaping,
with such convenient certainty as may be |;
and transcript Of such record, authenti-
Gated by the attestation Of the clerk and
Of the seal Of the said court, being pro-
duced in any other State, Territory, or
District, in which the person SO escaping
may be found, and being exhibited to any
Judge, commissioner, or other officer au-
thorized by the law Of the United States
to cause persons escaping from service or
labor to be delivered up, shall be held and
taken to be full and conclusive evidence
Of the fact of escape, and that the service
or labor Of the person escaping is due to
the party in suchrecord mentioned. And
upon the production by the said party Of
other and further evidence, if necessary,
either oral or by affidavit, in addition to
what is contained in the said record, Of
the identity Of the person escaping, he or
she shall be delivered up to the claimant.
And the said court, commissioner, Judge,
or other person authorized by this act to
grant certificates to claimants of fugitives,
shall, upon the production of the record
and other evidences aforesaid, grant to
such claimant certificate Of his right to
take any such person identified and proved
to be owing service or labor as aforesaid,
which certificate shall authorize such
claimant to seize or arrest, and transport
such person to the State or Territory from
which he escaped; Provided, That moth
ing herein contained shall be construed
as requiring the production of a transcript
Of such record as evidence as aforesaid.
But in its absence, the claim shall be heard
and determined upon other satisfactory
proofs, competent in law.
HOWELL COBB,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
WILLIAM R. KING,
President Of the Senate pro fempore.
Approved, Sept. Is, 1850.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
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DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
ADOPTED AT PITTSBURGH, AUGUST -, 1856


ADOPTED AT PITTSBURGH, AUGUST u, 1852.
Having assembled in National Conven-
ton as the delegates of the Free Democra-
cy Of the United States, united by COM
mon resolve TO maintain right against
wrongs, and freedom against slavery; con-
fiding in the intelligence, patriotism, and
the discriminating Justice Of the American
people putting our trust in God for the
triumph of our cause, and invoking his
guidance in our endeavors TO advance il,
we now submit TO the candid judgment of
all men the following declaration Of prin-
ciples and measures:
/. That Governments, deriving their iusk
powers from the consent Of the governed,
are instituted among men to secure to all,
those inalienable rights of life, liberty, and
the pursuit Of happiness, with which they
were endowed by their Creator, and Of
which none can be deprived by valid legis-
lation, except for crime.
III. That the true mission Of American
Democracy is TO maintain the Liberties Of
the people, the sovereignty Of the States,
and the perpetuity Of the Union, by the
impartial application to public affairs, with
out sectional determinations, Of the fun
damental principles Of equal rights, strict
Justice, and economical administration.
Ill. That the Federal Government is
one of limited powers, derived solely from
the Constitution; and the grants Of power
therein ought TO be strictly construed by
all the departments and agents Of the Gov
eminent, and it is inexpedient and dam
gerous to exercise doubtful constitutional
powers.
Nv. That the Constitution Of the United
States, ordained to form more perfect
union, to establish Justice, and secure the
blessings Of liberty, expressly denies to
the General Government all power to de-
prive any person Of life, liberty, or prop
erty, without due process Of law; and,
therefore, the Government, having no more
power TO make slave than to make
king, and no more power to establish sla-
very than TO establish monarchy, should at
once proceed to relieve itself from all re-
sponsibiity for the existence Of slavery
wherever it possesses constitutional power
to legislate for its extinction.
v. That, to the persevering and impor-
tunate demands Of the Slave Power for
more slave States, new slave Territories,
and the naturalization Of Slavery, our dis
tinct and final answer is--no more slave
States, no slave Territory, no nationalized
Slavery, and no national legislation for the
extradition of slaves.
vi. That Slavery is sin against God
and crime against man, which no human
enactment nor usage can make right; and
that Christianity, humanity, and patriotism,
alike demand its abolition.
VII. That the fugitive Slave Act Of 1850
is repugnant to the Constitution, to the
principles Of the common law, to the
spirit Of Christianity, and 10 the senti-
ments Of the civilized world. We there
fore deny its binding force upon the
American People, aud demand its imme-
date and total repeal.
VIII. That the doctrine that any human
law is 6nality, and not subject to modi-
fcation or repeal, is not in accordance
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THE SOVEREIGN RULE on SOUTH CAROLINA.
WITH
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PRINTING.
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10 The following is list Of the Free DEM
ocratic and Anti-Slavery papers published in
the United States:
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l,oiatc education He w,, aro5patoJ a..
Harvard l'uiyc,,ity IN lsl7 in ~ Glass
remarkable for The talent of is man,
bers. as +. included omopg otbc,s Gcor@o
Bancroft ) 4 Elliot Rev DR. StcnLen
II Tynq (of 81, Georoo's ChnrcL Nav
York; Calob Cuslinc oni T LinL tLo
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