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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-07-27
GENERAL AGENCY,
Washington, D. c.

THE subscriber ofsrs his serviessio he public In
i he prosecution Of Claims before Congress. or
any Of the D<partmentsa 81 the Government Some
years experiences a. disbursng agent Of the Indian
Department with general knowledge Of The mode
Of fransactng business IN the various oces 81 the
Gosernmentr enables him 10 premise Satisfaction to
all Who may en1ust Business Of This character 70
his care.
He viii also give special attention 70 the eolec-
liou Of claims against parties residing IN the Dis
tfct Of Coluhhia or lis vicinity. negotiating loans
a. well - the purchase OF sale Of h.ocks Real Es-
tate. Land Warranis, &C.. &C., or furnish inforna-
tion 10 correspondents residing At distance 10 re-
gard 70 any business which nay interest them q
"a iis o dee . ever ihs banking Hons. q ssidsn.
I" -. II JAMES J. AILLRR.
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May IS, Iss4-Iy
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15
Post Offices and Post Masters.

We read good article the other day, on
the duties and responsibilities Of Post Mas
ters. A Post Master by law is REQUIRED to
attend to his Office personally himself. or
with the assistance Of a deputy, who is OBJ
liged to take an oath Of faithfulness, before
he can act.
The Office though Of p. M. has Of Istc
years become Of so little profit, that il IN
with difficulty competent persons can be
found to accept It. The General Govern.
ment 1t appears, to us, acts singularIy
enough in this matter. Never mind how
much the wants Of community may demand
the establishment Of a Post Office, no soonsr
is an answer given to the request, but all
hopes are abandoned, the Post Master Gen.
eral cannot grant Il, 1T would not pay
Now when postage was reduced to the
present rate, we thought Il was intended az
az accommodation to the people. : II Is not
exptetsd thst'the income arising from POS
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15

The following extract is from a letter re-
ccivcd by the editor, from member in Con-
gress:
Il have but little to write you in the way
Of news that You cannot see in the papers
The great Pacific Rail Road scheme is vet
in the hands of committees, but the impress
sion is, some bill will pass before we ad-
journ, unless the friends Of conflicting routes
may disagree and defeat all. It's considered
here that Gadsden's treaty will greatly pro-
mote the claims of n Southern route. An
iniquitous bill, in my judgment, passed the
house yesterday, the Homestead, copy
of (which send you with this. 1t not only
gives land to our own citizens, male and fe-
male, but, as you will see, TO tho dirty con-
victs, if they apply, from Europe.
The Nebraska bill has passed the Senate
after some excitement with abolitionists, but
really il has been so modified and butchered
up before it passed the Senate, that am
not sure how much Of advantage to our hon
or or rights we may gain by it, although
confess the repeal Of the Missouri compro-
mise Of 1870, has much that is Turing to
the mind Of every true southern man. Sill
IL -. Eho tho bill rs well rs did before
TIC last amendments were made to il.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15
Executive Advertising.

This sui jcct has recently been brought
forward by several presses Of the State,
and justly, too. The public good requires
that oil matters pertaining to the Govern
ment, which nre published should be sown
broad cast wherever press exists in theState
and not confined to n few, through false
economy. The people at large pay out Of
contingent fund for such publications
and they have never been the losers by
the liberal system. If is necessary To par
ade the Aid dc Camps off new made Gov
ernor in one place, II is necessary to offer
a reward or Proclamation to arrest fugi.
tive it certainly requires to be publ he'd
farther than in the vicinity of his crime or
escape-if il is necessary to show Cherries.
ton and Columbia .how tho State ". .us."
ahd its interests ona attended to, ami the
.''''"''s Of the laws, which the NJ; gis.
traters are All provided with are o. pSIed
out, 10 IA certain that n district papor sb,uld,
have the same advantages that Others have.
Ihe Objection To the accounis ycnrr,
prseEted by the Press for labor reformed
u u dose not come from narrow minded and
demagoguclcal sources, certainly ORIGINATED
win The accounts yearly presented by tb,
fress Tor labor performed, il il does not
come from narrow minded and dcmaropuei.
ea' sources, certsiniy originated with tbs
"ouen''ess Legislation whose only object
was 10 reach Columbia, las member and
go o"ck as such. No one has vet raised his
voice before the intelligence Of either House
ana AN, proclaimed his opinions adverse 10 the
liberal policy; perhaps, in commit g, or in
e'ec'o.neerfng corners such may he done
but II We could find the individual member
VINO "0uid thus retrench, We would show
some dark spot where his public action bas
not sustained his private policy.
we are satisfied the people cannot be too
much enlightened-they have right to all
Information which their Representative can
give-and their best one is The press
We cordially endorse our friends of the
Laurensville Herald and Lancaster Ledger.
and trust through even the warm political
contests, that popular election which must
soon be the order Of the day, may engender
our o, State may never so far forget her digni-
y y" .e make The political opinions ofthe
press snLservient to party spoils- YorkriHe
Miscellany.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15
NEBRASKA.

The manufacturers of the Northern Anti.
Slavery sentiment have been holding great
meetings, and delivering stirring speeches,
on the proposed admission Of Nebraska m
n territory ofthe United States. On the 4,b
OF January, Mr. Douglas, Senator from Hi.
nois, reported, from the Committee on Terri.
tories, bill providing for the Government
OF Nebraska This bill contained among its
sections, two, which have served rs texts
for all the subsequent discussions of the
measure. One was TO the effect that hen
said territory is to be admitted into the U.
nion as State or States, this shall be with
or without slavery, as the Constitution of
tho Territory as that time shall prescribe,
and the other provides that the same laws,
with regard to the rendition offugitive slaves
as prevail in the States, shall be extern
ded to Nebraska. These provisions
have caused perfect tempest Of political
excitement to break forth in the Northern
States. lnnumerabe rostrums have been
stamped by indignant feet. The services Of
Mr.. Cotton. the American Geoqrapher. have
been enlisted to portray the magnificent di-
mensions Of Nebraska upon great map,
now spread before the eyes of excited
crowds in the Tabernacle. The sacred rest
Of the Sabbath has been broken and the
pulpit has been desecrated, again, by politi-
cal discussions. Not to speak Of the editors,
who are all agog with n new subject TO
write about, the Rev. Messrs. Kirk and
Parker have made Sunday preachments A.
bout Nebraska, and the phiIoprogenitlve DR..
Beecher, with his whole family are praying
and speechifying and prophesying about
Nebraska TO the four winds. Even eur
sleepy friend Of the Cincinnati Journal &.
Messenger, has walked up and frightens al.
contiguous stalls BY braying persistently.-
The excitement must be prodigiousl
What is the 'matteri A question Of the
highest importance IL TO be decided. ReRu-
lations are to be prescribed for great ter.
ntory composing an area Of one hundred
and thirty-six thousand square miles or
more.t five may believe the enthusiasts
who have described H. an American Para
disc, bounded by majestic mountains, and |
watsrsd through all its iuxuriant extent bv
WsstaFp Enphrates,is e now TO be disposed |
o. The esnsfsL Aowsry land Of Amsssos,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15
Carolina Times.

We have received several numbers of this
new paper, and will be happy to exchange
with it. The Times is published at Colum.
bia, Daily, Tri weekly and weekly, by
Messrs. Grenneker Lamo'te g. Co, ut
the following, rates viz: S6 for the Daily,
80 for the tri-weekly and 81 for the week.
ly.
The editorials Of this new candidate for
patronage, are ably written, and more
than all, in kind, charitable, generous spr-
it, which renders the praise which may be
extended it, doubly merited. The editor
James II. Giles Esq. is not unknown in
this new field, having been the protector,
and editor for several years, of the Newber.
ry Sentinel.
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= d been taken on speculation and for
export, leaving 10000 Of all descriptions
to the trade.
Breadstuffs were rising. Wheat had
advanced I'd per 10 lbs, and Flour 6d per
bb. of 1915 lbs. Corn was unchanged.
The Atlantic arrived abreast Sandy
Hook at ten o'clock on Tuesday night, but
unfortunately got shore inside the chan
mel buoy, about fifty rods from the tele-
graph Office. At three o'clock in the NOR
ming she got off, in coming up the Bay
again got aground near the quarantine, on
the flats, and was extricated from her
position by the assistance of lighte $, and
reached her wharf safely.
The accident to the Atlantic, however,
did not prevent the leading features other
intelligence being received on Thursday
night in New York, as she was speedily
boarded by the news boat Of the Associ
ated Press and the news Immediately
transmitted over the Sandy Hook line to
D. Ii. Craig, Esq, their efficient agent in
New York, and by him forwarded that
night to us. We perceive, however, in ad-
dition thereto, few items, which, in con-
sequence Of the telegraph line being out
of order, failed to reach US at an earlier
date.
1t was reported that when the French
and English troops should arrive in Turkey
ameasure will be proposed by the Sultan
to the Divan to give the Christians and
MosIems equal civil rights. The rumor is,
however, doubtful.
The Queen had issued proclamation
forbidd'ng the expectation of arms, amuni-
ton and marine engines, or parts thereof
On an explanation in parliament, the gov
crnment stated that machinery will be al
lowed to be sent to friendly nations.
Joseph Surge and the rest of the peace
dcputat ons were still at St. Petersburg,
but had not seen the Car, who is said to
have the erysipelas and to he very rita,
Die.
The English and French papers unani-
mousIy agree that there is no hope for
peace, and that terrible conflict must
enSue.
1t is now reported that Austria will
side with the Western powers.
The Hon Carroll Spence U. S. minister
to the Turkish dominions, arrived at Con-
stantnople on the I'd inst, in the Saranac
and on the same evening the Hungarian
and Italian emigrants give him a serenade
The Saranac and Levant where to pro-
ceed shortly on a cruise in the Black sea
the iirman for :he passage of the Rosphorus
having already been granted.
Intelligence has been received in Lon
don that two Russian frigats were cruising
off Madeira.
All the Tur,>ish Consuls in Russia have
been obliged to give up the exequatur
granted them and the Turkish subjects
have been placed under the protection
of Austrian agents.
A letter from Paris states that the reply
Of the Car to Louis Napoleon's Letter is
very long and argumentative, but c)uched
in terms so offensive to Louis Nanolenn
baBnsE It
Letters from Constantinople state that
| Ioo;on of lowe had hnar e. -"nAa and pla
ced at the disposal Of the Sultan.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15
Indians from Nshra.ha

number OF Indian chiefs from N.h,,.l,
nave nave arrived at Washington, In cLargs ns
Major Gatewood. They are said 10 he ,aJi
good looking Indians, OF light eompl.x;nn
ana respectfully dressed, according 4, tha
req mans idea, some wearing red. soms hlna
ana others colOred blankets, heavy earboh.
mead dresses, necklaces Of the clows of , hs
grizzly bear, and such like adornmen,s -
heir visit to Washington Is at the Instance
" the government TO zee about the sale ~
.he'r lands to the United States, which. when
". we uiDes were first visited in Nebraska bv
the Commissioner last summer. thew w.,s
aSerse TO doing. Among the Indians west
81 missourl and Iowa are to be found soma
euueatod men. and others who are aha hv
'he cultivation Of the soil to subsist them.
serves. Among them, too, are some profss.
sors OF religion. But the mass az H. In.
u'Sn 'nbos arr INDECENT aud iniemurrni,.
Whch suggests the idea Of colonizing them
uhuer some one government, and reaching
Mem the arts OF peace. The names of the
newly arrived Representatives" are an fol-
r. Otto Chiefs.--BufaIo Chief, Res.cu.Doo,
p'g Soldier. Medicine House, interpreter
49, Missouri Chief..-Missouri Ak.ke.t.h /,
ard. Da'n-
Omaha Chiefs.-Logan Foutanella: Jos.
Laiiesh Villsge Maker. Standing Haw..
iA.tIe Chief Wo-wo.keega; yellow Smoke
interpreter, Lewis Sonisee.
The distinguished visiters" had a formal
interview on Thursday last with the Com.
missioner OF Indian Afiairs, In the presenca
OF Number Of ladies and gentlemea. Sew.
erai OF the Chiefs responded, through an
interpreter, To an address Of the Cosomis.
sioner, expressing their Satisfaction AZ safely
reaching Washington, their desire 10 settis.
Their business TO the satisfaction OF ali hands
and promising TO adhere 70 the dress OF tha
bites. The Star saya
"Medieine House also spoke. attsibusInr
TO the President the hne STATE of The lons
road they had tsayelrd to Washington. said
ne power muat be like that Of the Supreme
Being This last mentioned eh;ef made :.
very amusing and intelIigept speech.
The Big Soldier, as Quo. a,so .tp.de a.
speech, saying d.at al the whites .,ker kad
not On the Foad bAd ecnibTeA fascfs a.,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15
Death Of John Rosboroueh ESQ

The last Chester Standard mentions the
demise of this respected and venerable citi-
zen' Mr.. Rosborough at the time of his
death, filled the Office of Clerk of the Court
which he had held continuously for fifty.four
years. lie died at the age of 81. Under
the old law Mr.. Rosborough was appointed,
and therefore held his Office for life.
We do not know of but two officers in the
State, who held their situations under the
old statute viz Jas. T. Gingnard of Colum-
bla, and John Darlington of I.aurens.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15
End Of the Gardiner Trial

On Friday last the jury brought in a
verdict in this case, and amidst a vast as
semblage, the foreman pronounced the
word Guilty" There was feeling exhib
tied among the spectators.
Mr.. Bradley stated that the counsel
had prepared to file bill Of exceptions,
and preferred to have judgment pronounc-
ed at once. Accordingly, DR.. Gardiner
being required to stand up and receive
the sentence of the law, Judge Crawford
addressed him as follows:
"iou lave been convicted by q Jury
of your country Of the crime offalse swear
ing, touching the expenditure of public
money, and in support of claim against
the United States. Perjury, in its nature
and general sense, strikes at the root of
all the securities which society is bound to
extend to and maintain around the citi-
zen. The particular offence charged upon
you, and upon which the jury have pass
ed, whether considered in reference to the
complicated plot by which its objects
were consummated, or to the amount of
money obtained from the Treasury on the
award of the commissioners appointed tn
decide upon the claims under the treaty
with Mexico of February, ls4s, is one Of
unusual enormity.
10 address such observations as must
seem TO every man who knows the cir.
cumstances that surrounded you, to a
person, OF your conceded ability, would be
useless or vain : useless, if they have not.
From your fate others should learn that
no plan, however remote its origin, with
whatever forecast laid, however stealthily
or adroitly pursued for years, and at length
executed, or with whatever success for a
time attended,, can bs so cunningly devils.
ed rs to escape detection. The unexam-
Pled ingenuity or the net work spread ont
on this trial, and the fact that it has been
exposed At the last stage, ought not to
T. il Of beneficial effect IN convincing all
men that II they will trampie on laws, hu-
man and divine, they shall suffer for
it.
The sentence Of the oourt is that YOU
suffer in the penitentiary for the District
OF Columbia imprisonment and labor for
the period of ten years"
lne intelligence of the finding Of the
jury Immediately spread throughout the
city and occasioned not little surprise.
the community being unprepared for the
verdict, well remembering the history of
the passt in this case.
The public had scarcely recovered from
their surprise, before it became known that
a short time only after his arrival at the
jail, the prisoner was seized with violent
convulSions, which continued several
hours, and ended in death.
The deceased was thirty.six years of
age, Of good appearace, and highly intel
igent. His manners were courteous, and
apart from the crime with which lie was
charged, lie would probably have been
''nsidered gentleman in say circle Of
'ociety.
The result Of the post mortem exam.
nation, it will be seen by our teleoraphic
iespatches, shows that DR.. Gardner pois-
med himself with strychnine.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15
THE LANCASTER LEDGER.

tage will pay the current expenses for trans
porting the mails; IL never did, but when
postage was reduced of course the COVER
ment made an additional annual appropria-
tion. But is it an accommodation to pay less
postage, and have teper Offices! would it
not be better to have more Offices, and pay
little more postage money! But may we
not have both, the reduced postage and an
increas Of Post Offices also! Could not the
Govern nent Increase the appropriation
This though is not all to complain Of
1t seems that in various sections Of the coun-
try, old mail routes and Post Offices are abol-
ished on the same plea-"wont pay" 1t is
an Inconvenience not easily got over for one
to be del rived of all mail facilities when
he has hitherto had Post Office at his
door.
While on this subject, we beg leave to
say to some Of our subscribers, that il is
but rarely that we make mistakes in sending
their papers. We say rarely, because we
are all apt to make mistakes sometimes, al
though we arc not conscious of ever failing
to direct and send the papers to the Post Of
fee. But week ago, n subscriber aud
friend seemed much hurt because we did
not send his paper, We did scndit! 1t was
weekly placed in package with some TWEEN.
ty-fve more and rs we always count the
number Of papers and compare with our
mail book, we could not be mistaken.
There is one consolation there is no bus
mess of life without some annoynnces, and
this applies to the Judge on the bench, rs
well as the poor editor in his Sanctum.
1t IS hardly necessary, but so we may not
be misunderstood, we beg to assure our
friend Magil that we mean no censure to
apply to him. Our p. NJ. here has always
cndcavorcd not only to please us alone, bu;
the public at large.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15
To the Correspondents of Henry Clay

The subscriber being now engaged in an
enlargement and completion of his Life and
Times of Henry Clay, finds on examination
of MIR. Clay's papers and correspondence as
Ashland, that his Private Correspondence IL
of material importance for complete exhi-
bition of his character and history, and Of
those portions of the history Of the times
with which he was connected. As Mr..
Clay was not in the habit to taking copies
Of his own letters, they are now scattered
over the country in the hands of his numer-
Gus correspondents, and have doubtless been
preserved. No matter how private or even
confidential the correspondence may have
been, If not Of n nature to render its posthu.
nous publication improper, it is n very ef-
fective mode OF illustrating character, and is
often important in history. The subscriber
therefore respectfully and earnestly requests
all correspondents Of Mr.. Clay, whether in
the earlier or latter periods of his life in pub
lie or in private stations, who may be in
possession Of original letters from Mr.. Clay
on any subject whatever not sacred to pri-
vacy after death, that they will be pleased,
| IL not inconsistent with their fee ings, TO
forward such letters to the publisher Of the
work, A. s. Barnes & Co, 81 John street,
New York; and they may be assured that
| the letters will be returned, or snbject to
their order, according to instructions that
may Le given.
The subscriber will also be greatly obliged
for any communications relating to Mr. Clay
that may be thought new and important,
addressed TO the care Of A. s. Barnes g. Co.,
rs above mentioned AS the design is to
publish the work in the coming spring, Il
will be seen that immediate attention to
this request will be necessary to make 1t
available.
The subscriber will be greatly obliged to
oil Editors of Newspapers who may take
sufficient interest in this notice to give il cir
culation. G. COTTON.
Ashland, Feb. 10th, 1854,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15
Business Notices.

See the advertisement of ID. NJ. Poer.-
We have examined Mr.. Poer's Stock, and
safely assert, We have never seen better
selected, or more complete Stock in any up
country village.
While the days arc bright and pleasant
those in want Of Daguereotype Likenesses,
would do well to call on Mr.. Davis, who we
are sure from specimens we have seen is well
qualified for the business. See his adver-
tisement.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15

Our immediate representative to Con-
gress, the Hon. John Mcqueen, has with his
usual attention to the wants of his constitu-
ents, furnished the Clerk of the Court with
n copy of the congressional Globe and Ap-
pendix,' for the use of the citizens. Ref
erence can at all times be made to it in the
Clerks Office
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15

Having been obliged to put some of our
MSS compositors on jobs the past week, we
were unable to print larger portion of our
Story. Inclination must sometimes DO sac.
riticed to profit We intend to occupy our
rst page with it hereafter.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15
Congressional FaYors.

We have been particularly interested to-
day, by the perusal of Judge Buffers speech
on the Nabraska question, which has been
kindly sent US by the Hon. Senator.
Messrs Evans, Keitt and Orr, will also ac-
cept rur thanks for other speeches kindly
furnished u.s.
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LANCASTERVILLE. s. C.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH Is, 1854
Correction.

1t will be observed by reference to the
Estate Sale advertised by Mr.. w. J. Cure
ton, that the sale will commence on the 2Sth
Inst. and not 81 as appeared last week.
Those papers requested to copy, will please
mention this.
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is dead letter. And we cannot but declare
that to be sad, If it is not an new thing un-
der the sun" when those who have indig-
nantly trampled its provisions under their
feet now proclaim them rs the political
gospel of 1S54-Southern Baptist.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15

We are told by the Sheriff, that we made
a mistake in saying that, Toney who was
found guilty of the murder of Mr.. Craig,
would be executed on the 3rd Friday of this
H. 81 81. near the Nluage. "'' ..
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-03-15

The cause for the non.appearance of one
or two contributed articles the foreman begs
us to say, is owing to unavoidable circunl-
stances. They will appear next week.