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MANUFACTURES OF GOLD PENS, of every
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GRANVILLE PRIMARY AND WATER CURE

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enabled to judicously select and skillfully APP
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SL0AN & IRVINE, Attorneys at Law No 2S4
~ Main street, Cincinnati Ohio
References: DR. George Fries, Alex andcr II. Nc
Guifey, A. Mckenzie, Graham Mccoy, Cincinnati,
Ohio; Smith Sinclair Smith, Bagelcy, Co, Pitts
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~ at Law offers his services to tho Public as az
Agent for Pension, Bounty Land and other CLAIMS
upon the Federal Government July T.
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WATCH rs.

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VOL. VIII.
REFORMATORY PAPER FOR CInIno
THE JUVENILE INSTRUCTOR
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THE FAIR sen AND THE DELiCArE
CtHN loarn how to cure Frecklcs, Tam or Sunou1n'
- on their otherwise beautiful faces and hsnuS' Nv
'e'p' adJress most naid' NJ J. COOK,
Feb ?. CrawfordsyilIe, Indiana
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LARD OIL, STAR AND ADAMANTINE CAN

MO. Extra Lard Oil, we'll filtered and free from
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GEORGE w. JULIAN.

Attorney and Counsellor at Lar, Centrsville,
Indiana,
MILL attend to the securing and collecting OF
w claims, and all other business intrustea to his
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Union, and Fayette, and in the Supreme and Federal
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q. q. WILLIAMS.

3. 3. WILLIAMS,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Washington City,
DRACTICES in the Courts of the District of Co
L lumbia, and before the Departments of the Gov
eminent Office over Banking House of Seldon, With
esr, Co. June Soft
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JOHN CALyERLEY


MANUFACTURER of Candle Moulds, No 109
wi Race (Sassafras) street above Third, opposite
the White Swan Hotel, Philadelphia Dec. 1-3m
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LADIES' INsTITUTE
Of the Penn Medical University of Philadelphia.
TIME SPRING SESSION commences on tho LIST
L Monday in March, and continues four months.
The teachings thorough, liberal and practical.
The entire expenses of the session. exclusive of board
ing and Graduating Fee, will not exceed $l40 For
particulars and announcement, address
JOS. s. LONGSHORE, NJ. d Dean
Jan. 21-w6t Box 1888, Phil Post Office
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to Slavery. Who does not know that upon the
western borders of Missouri there are many
Shareholders restrained now by the prohibition,
but eager to enter the new Territory with their
slaves? Who does not know that the effect of
the introduction of slaves will be the exclusion
of free laborers, and to great extent, of the
emigrants from Europe? Why, sir, in my
Judgment o concerted movement by Slavery
confederates to open this great Territory, larger
by twelve times than the whole State of Ohio
larger than all the existing free States, with
the exception of California-to the ingress of
Slavery, is mildly characterized by the Ian
guage of the appeal But will not further
review this document 1t will appear with
these remarks, and will speak for itself
| shall ask the indulgence of the Senate to
hear me at another time in reply to the argu-
meut of the Senator from Illinois. have set
myself right in respect to the two or three
points, which the imputatiOns Of the Senator
made it necessary for me to notice | am ready
to meet bis argument at any time; but it is too
late to enter upon it to-day. | shall ask, how
ever, the attention of the Senate at an early
day, while demonstrate that the prohibition
| of 1920 was compact; that it was not repealed
| by the Compromise of 1850; that not q single
word was uttered in this Chamber, or in the
other House, or anywhere, through the whole
land, indicating any idea or purpose on the
| part of anybody that those measures were tt
operate as such a repeal; and that when the
Senator vouches the authority of Clay and
Webster to sustain him, he vouches authorities
which would rebuke him, could those states
men speak from their graves. | will detair
the Senate no longer.
MIR. SUMNER. Mr.. President, before tn,
Senate adjourns | crave single moment Al
one of the signers of the address referred to By
the Senator from Illinois, Mr.. Douglas, &C
cept now openly, before the Senate and thu
country, my full responsibility for it, and depre
of high public duty; on the precipitste intro
duction into this body of measure which, a
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stSneu ny maturity VI ZIG uotnDcrs from Tue
State of Ohio He thinks that the design was
footed Democrats Aye, that is the phrase
by which he chooses.tO mark all Democrats
who will vote against this bill. trust he will
fnd that such Democrats are little more nu-
merous than he seems now to imagine. | do
not know how many there may be. ! pass
that What | have now to deal with is the
Senator's charge, and that pronounce utterly
groundless.
The simple facts are these: The appeal was
prepared upon consultation among the hide
pendent Democrats who signed it. 1t was az
forwards suggested that it should be signed by
the Senators and q number of the Representa-
tives from Ohio, and sent forth as an address
to the People of that State. 1t was signed by
my colleague and myself, with that view; but
some alterations being required by certain
Representatives, which could not be made with.
out inconvenient delay, it was determined to
issue the document, with tho signatures only
of the gentlemen by whom it was originated
and in the form originally proposed, as an ap-
| peal to the whole country. This is the plain
story. The address bears no signatures other
than those of the Independent Democrats
whom the Senator chooses to style I" the AbO-
lition cOnfederates." By no one Of them was
it ever represented to be otherwise signed
| Some gentlemen connected with the press
however, hearing of the purpose that it should
be signed by more or less of the delegation
from Ohio, have sent it abroad with a state
ment that it was thus signed in fact hav,
a note in my hand, which the corresponding
editor in this city of the Ntw York Times ha,
just sent mo from the reporters gallery, il
which he states how the mistaken statemen
went into that paper will not trouble tn,
Senate with the reading of it; but will sent
it to the reporter, to be printed with these 70
marks. My colleague is in his seat, and know
the truth of what speak
Mr.. WADE. MIR. President, heard tn
address half read, and, judging of its qualit
by its sample, | signed it. Judging it by tina
sample, and by what has been made known b,
the Senator from Illinois, now endorse ever,
word of it, for bslieve it is perfectly true ant
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Gssns, early the viii permit TO son.
nee, vi the rails laid immsdistely the som
force 800 100 tssm> and the grAduAtou
exrsnoitufe - mated at "a, 9ss 90
This seventh and eighth divi Ton, form The GAlsna
Branch. and ~ BE- 10 years In advance OF
che -quiI. rnepts OF the II gslAture.
pt,1sion Ne 9.-From Chicago south 70 Bourbonis, In
Iergtb b6 miles oil completes and In operation July
las The worh ON the lake shore is compsted far
10 lGord s protection 10 the track and tho trains
70 the hsroor.
Diuaon No lo-From Bourbopia to Urssss in length
~ nss o. miles Of graduation 60 oomplsss, and
miles In hasd under adequate force 70 oomPies, the
sprrg 40 Of laid ard In actual by the
coz pApy's trains to and from Chicago Tse pssent
force asa men and ss teams and the estimated gradaa
ton expenditure Is $S3 81 50.
Dirtsoa No II From Urbans to Wabash Point, In
kpgh 48 miles ~ mics Of graduation aonplste, and
the manning sx In hand with force OF 6 msn aud ~
teams REQ uiring grad Of SAL 23t25
Dirsin No l2-From Wabash Point 70 CenuAlis the
Junction with the main stem, 10 Length a mii" Oh mss
grAsus loo compste, and hs remaining a3 hand
under force of 400 men ard 2sS teams airing era
duAton experd ,ture q $685., 200
Dts,ions Nos 2, 10 IL ard IL form tho Uh caEo
branch and will all b. IL actual than two years
IL advance Of the period limited BY the charter.
From the prscedinf EtSs condensed We ned ina
whole Dsh Of ,hs roai ADD branches 10 b. Io' miles Ia
length $50 miles OF grreut tios &c niresdy com
the remaining lA ut,es ID hand under forcs Of oA
ard ?16 teams ard tnst 235 mules OF track are Sih
and 81 mica ia actu al and finally that by an rx
peLoiiure for graduation 50 81 3O7 2si al the natural
iru dlmpns III BE- removed thu .hole VIII
in actual erAton 10 1856 II shond b. remarked that
OF this OF a. 07 29s 1900 o00 persrosnt ma
son'y to be sftor ths ccmp oa o. The roI
at pun where il qnspce OF tbs difficulty Of pro
curing uitable sone temporary uoturts will be crest
ed be replaced hereafter b. tnoss OF per char
Acter, when materials can be usnt ths propr
places by p-sAs OF the road The present peadurs
The graduation, &c SJ there ore, De oniy s. TO- 2yi
The n.spca' Questions Aion- reasn 10 % eons'ersa
and the Ans rert 70 Vi ess may be briefly given
The total sxpendi,urss for tna I'D i.',u, rsis N,
equipment interest," expenses lands ~ bills psyss-
from nrt February 1854 to hrst August nox:, ssa
Il Atec At So $50 sol Oh