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The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-10-09
Th" Southern Party Movement ira
EIiEEiC!d.


O;i III" MS. il.~.ant tie riiizet,s If Wnnsoorv
al'd If The district Of Fairfield, in part, held a
''tc'i"S for the purpose of discussing the poti-
ca! questions oi the dry. Gen. Jno. Buchanan,
was called to the chair. and W. A. Moore, Esq,
requested to ct rs Secretary.
A committee Of fifteen, Of which Co W. s.
Lyles was Chairman, WAS APPOINTED t, report
suitable matter for the consideration Of the meet.
ing. Alter lengthy consultation tl'.y reported
the following Preamble and Resolutions:
Whereas, The long .eses of aggres>i"ns by
she North upon the rglrss tf tie South euince It
fixed discrimination t. degrade the South; and
the results If their recent Il, ctiuus, together
with the hostile views expressed in their late
eonv' Ilions aud by their press, manifest all in.
ten,c Of that section to Continue their warfare
us"'n our rights and "ur peculiar institution, all
"s which admunishes It's that It is hgll time to
look to oar SAFETY, therrt.rc,
Resoleed |. That all questions Of a -puli;ical
Iii; ure are of small imp"rance to the South
! when cunlmed with the great question hnw
III" Is to r.gain her equality in this Union, or,
nov *i'' ca" fleet her Independence out Of il.
R"s@!"td 3 Ti!n The determination Of this
s;'''". !n' ,;"i,s1"l'cnS entirely and finally upon
''l,e Sr l"rn s ATS lirr;H0niziuy, each within
;IS"!! a.'d ii. t.srii:"r. aud forming Southern
Inio!, acting through and b? = SOUTHERN Par
II. he \ i'ha a'd run".a nf :, !..":" ylalinrln
h.i h'' .S0a;hsrm Righty.
Rs3oircd 3. That it j. tx,c,iirr, aud proper
that South Car"na >h..uld rxI.r..<: Il, her SISTER
Southern States, and more especially t, Georgia.,
her r'f'dn"ss to second aud co op7oie with any
nvvcmen; whose object shall be the sccura,,ce
Of our constitutional rights
Rcsotred 4. That, in the opinion "f Ili- meet
ins. this Object can best he attained by the
Southern states uniting in the nomination and
support OF Southern MEN with Southern riuci.
pies for the uIfice> If President and Vie. P esi
dent al th next Presidential contest.
Resolosd ) That South Carolina, uron the
questions Of Southern rights in State rights,
IS n unit; and that al, attempt nf one party in
the State to render another oln.'xions TO the
charge If un>ounlness upon these points, is iSmuch
To b" deprecated, apd is as unwse as it is ungcn.
eous.
Resoleed 7. That We, the tizens Of Fairfield,
irrespective of party differences, "r minor and
collateral ISSUES unite ourselves into SOUTHERN
PARTY, with objects ~ herein before So, f'r,L.
Resolved I. That W" invite. and heartily d..
<'r' th4 c'rnpIa III "f the uth'Y Districts Of the
State III this increment.
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LlrloATIoS Tile advantages Of lii. a il ,
w',r Illustrated in the ci>r ui u School Di,trct
III Cornish (N II against Ariel C"mn.> for
the rec" cry Of tn" value "i IL, old broken box
SOW, worth pr'bahly Irom So 10 IS cents
The Court cf Common Pl.;r> ut Newport, las,
wrrh. gav" verdict in favor Of the District,
giving Sl.3l damages. The verdict car :
with IT taXable costs amounting in all To mo 9.
than five hundred dollars, to say nothing If
tn" amount expended, which cnnot Le tax d
to tn" defeated party.
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Fire Is, Salisbury.

Our ci'Iz.is wcrc Hruu>rd from their siNmb +,
b Tween and 2 O'Clock, Oh Frid,. morning las,
br the cry Of ir! The Us. hmliinr on the
great square near east the CJur;hvusr, tho pro
| i,rrty Of Mr. 30 cph +. Chambers, proved to be
;hr seen" u! cn':tia.rnlion. It WAS occupied l,y
DR. + ri Sill. the f:oHt az an Apor hrcary
>;"r" AZ" .i!r r'ar as 4 family dwelling Tho
| 5u ling, almost lis ,n,re contets, Comprising
4 l;''-c S.ock ri dIu5S anh shop furniture, were
! quickly Consumed [. was wooden building
| lid enough to b. most thoroughly seasoned, aud
large enough to make Il terrific fame The
fire extended east, consuming the Post Office
buildings and the house f,rmrv mcuped bv
Mr., Bencim,as gr"g>hup when i; encountered
Mr. John |. Shaver'S new fire proof Stur,.
occupied BY Mr>srs. Kennedy g. Mill< IIcra its
fury was stayed -:hanks to Mr. Shaver for his
foresight and liberal ENTERPRISE But for this
building every house on that street must have
benn destroyed Judge Caldwrll'> law Office.
On he Sonth street, aud kitchen and smoke
nous" i;;;achrdto the hoas" occupied hy Dr. Sill
complete The list of buildings destroyed.
We learn that DIR; Sill, has an Insurance Oh
lis stock Of medicines, de-, of $1,000, which, it
S '>i'hated, will cover about one half hs actual
,,>s. Also, that Mr.. J. +. Chambers has an
! i:SuraiIcc nf $4,000 on his buildings
in The destruction of the Post Office. very lill-
! ;,ss WAS sustained beyond the building itself.
| Az :i,' mail matter was savr
'iie destruction rf D.. Sills Drag Stni. il
I'll, In''lic !'~-, particularly at lrr,eM,
~. :.-'@r and un"~ua; amount of >;ck'Ie~<
'n,urh III H.. wiu, <nrr,,H,::ry cplii:rv, ..,i
:: D. c..r,mnni,y ""'in!y i, i"'n!at on him TO-
sd cr. "" r.ru ~; i ;~ l., III. nt;pn "a
a.,oa ann!;,.'r s;or' ;.:' Wiz! tic la.t possible
| ,:5:1?
Ju! !" Caw"..Ts law bra'y W., saved
Ii has always been the ca!cul ,inn hrr, that
it wuu!! he i;n,>Siblc for either vfh. i,ur .nr
ncrS Hear the Court House to burn down, with
out also firing and burning it and that in thu
case the tir" must inevitably spread to all the
corners alluded to and as consequence the
entire business portion Of town d"strn, ed. Ex.
perirncc has shown that those cnljrcturcs were
false, at las' in part. Friday morning was re.
markablv calm. and it is probably owing to this
circulnsanc" that the Court House was saved
1t took fire several times hut the fire Company,
| with their engine, found it quite an easy task
to keep it in check. Had high wind prevail d
however, it might have beer very different. -
t Carolina Watchnnn.
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list of I.etters

RPM AN ING in the Post Oface at Camden, s. c,
L Der 4, 1856.
I-J. Z. Andrews, Joseph Albretton,
B.-A. G. Basslns (sD Henry Brown; John g. Bu-
ford; John Butjtd.
CIV. Alston Gourdln.
E.-Mrs- Ssrih House
LII. b. Levy (2D
A.-Hou. John Mcqueen, Simon May, Z. T. Nor
gan,
P.-W. H. Price, (S) Enoch Price.
R.-James Robersun John Robertson, VIM. Ross.
J. Rouse.
SD. H. shular, (2) II. Smith, R. .. .spanp, Ad.
olson Sanders,
T.-Thomas R. Taylor CD
Wv itherspoon & McCants, John Weinthal +,
F. T. Welch
Persons calling for the above letters will please say
that they are advertised. T. ". PEGUES, Pm.
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CATASTROPHE Prevented by A Cars T.rL-.
A*'nail child Of r"omaS Murray as san fr light
ag"n Of the B,st'u RaIIromI. whIr playing
near Il ,l!ir Eat Albany, y. Y, on Saturday
aft'.rn""u. shipped, anI WAS just on t"' eye Of
heing psrci!i'ar-d int" it when thu little one
graS.,ed The cal hy the tail and held on to It =,
until TIL cries of the child brought assistance,
wh''n it was RESCUED. The cat was sitting on
log, and $" d"alh like was its asp that
til" print Of its nails were Easily detected in
til" Ig
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cBr We have been obliged to omi, several matters
to-d, IN order to make room for new Advertisements
Mex, week our friends will be attended to, aud we
hope nA will be satisfactory We particularly re
quest our regular advertisers, during the winter sea
son, to hand in their avors early OH SATURDAY, ns the
matters which comes in Monday leave Us ,,u: little
time to attend properly 10 tiu m
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WAsulSo SIIvERwARE.- 1t seems that house
keepers who wash their silverWare with soap
and water, as the Common practice is, d" not
know what they are about, The proprietor Of
one If the largest and ol lest establishments in
the city of Philadel phia says that "huu>ekrepcr,
ruin their silver by washing it in soap suds; it
makes i, look like pewter. Never puta PARTICLE.
Of soap about your silver, then it will regain its
original ustre When it wants polish, take a
piece of soft leather aud whiting, and rub it
hard
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

Mr. V. J. DrEFlE, is our General Travelling Agent
The Accounts due the late Temperance Advocate, ex.
eept lhoo for Charleston have been placed in his
hands for collection. All persvns on whom hc may call
indebted, either to the Advocate Journal will please
make immediate payment to him, ard thereby copier
q special favor upon us.
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General Intelligence

The capture ID tn Malak. Il waS effect, q ul,
the afternoon Of H. 8,h ufr. bv Frencl, lurl>
umlrr Generals B. .>quel MeAahop. ahI De- l..
M"ttiuyc The B,itSl, columns SluInmd tn,
Rcdan but afS'r II biorly combat We're r.rui~
ed A co'.d attack was "rganzrd tt" n's
morning, when the R. dan was vacual'd W..
fearful loSS # life, especially am"ny tn" "til
cpiS.
General Simpson admits that IT," Eigli
were driven "nt Of tIr Rc,lan after the F,nc!,
had I"krn the Mal.k Il. i;r 'ir~rr'cir> .
General j. l:s>r h7.l in.i l,.u received.
. y + t"ri tlal !tr Rus iiai !'tratc'i I.
Prrk' is rr;.. ',.;jci ii hm it WAS '.X|"ct",i
they c"u',l -, i,.! ~. ,nrrh ,iA. from want
1t ! So.
Netting. Ct =, !, X, ,wn +, lalive 10 the nrx,
"I"'lr'i'.' - !.,.' y +.
f"m III u,;,'d canr"n, 50,0nO balls, and
m"m''n'' stores Of gu"lmw'Irr hav, hrr'' crl
urrd' by the Allies.
Tn" Cz,r in nn ad,lr,s> t., th,. Amy SAYS: 81
r'y un v,r talDr t., rrprl al fltu" attacks;
aI' in n letter /" The KIM nf Prussia SAYS: 81
will acc'It n' conditions lr"gal"ry t" Ru>>in
The Czal with the Graml lui," ha- .i.u:tie
IN int"ntnn of r. ing t" th' C'n",.
Nothing later tinm the BaEr.. Tk"n j.
more talk If Austrian m di tirn.
1t Is rI"rl,d ,Ia, Rns>i, l,a< u!.d.' tak,n It,
m late bw'ru n.llnalk and the United
S;at...
t. a'.<f ahvn.s> fran l. n,f,H nr, ivrd ~
,h F"c;hc wr< u nj I.1v'ng Livcn"pl, stat
80, g. u II h d NJ ~ hand from til,
.Hf q war.
1t WAS ru,;'or. d that sh.. B,r"n Pruk"*f had
arrived! in l'ari with t!r. rtimatm # AuSira
! which if it la. rr d at. lv til" Western Pnw"'
will D.. sent To hn>.ia al # -hr Il cneS il
Au-rria will ilirr IT. cia'. var :i'r:!:lsl ':"r.
NaZzISr's Rv"lu' nnary MIuiI''>io TO the
Nra'>ilan>, WIS b"',g iu';~IAd.
Commercial Intelligence.
'I'HE L'vENpo l. Co:rox M,RKsr MAS duli.
md llrd d'cir'l from 81 Il | 4'l The stock
.'n halrl wa> 54S ;r,n h.i.> im.' IL iinr $40 UGO
.Iw"rirnn l." nj 'ir';': rn'' ~" ruui;ris
ii 3a On0 al
LrvrRr"oL i is rTr, :i.a##r IT II. W.T.
l'.c r"-.,I ''..... Ia 3I.+n w tran C.n"J
al 'S /" !! ,i"tIrn .v3 IT.! NE:
M, IL. - y: -. ~ H. iir 'i'Ah ca.
w. ...r Il o. ~ it' 4,s2 i. III Ti":
.>,'i %" Tr.:." i'....:. e., '...i:: -. Il:
I.r .i;,. y ..',,.." -;
Tmh Au<..: :i,.n&f j..~i. -. 4, So. Mi ::
':al C"-.'. I'D " sS . t. ,;r II .., r
'ra'I ''." -,t J.. ) ..rr.ir +, IA 3"m
i Fr ...."'.
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CorRT OF SEssro Es.- We understand there
have been 10 very important cases hefur the
court during the last w"rk, except Tie case of
J. Bates vs.. S. c Railroad Company. Of which
mis- trial WAS mwle at last term This case
occupied nearly two days and verdictwas given
against the Railroad Company, for s. 800 dam,
ages. An appeal has been taken.- Co' Gilman.
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TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.
LATER From Europe.

N" Y, i. yc.uJ, 5 The U. ). Mail steam
SD Pact tc, g: N.Y., la arrived al this lort
'.... Lncr",u.. -. AL. To the 22d uIt.
-, arrived all ,"ri""I OH the 10Th ult., III piue
i .yS and % hours fun ,li, bort.
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BASE CoUSTEHFEIrs-Weh had exhibited to
Us. yesterday, two bills to the denomination OF
Ten, purpor:ng to have been issued by the Bank
OF Georgetown, aud remitted to merchants OF
this city from merchant of Wilkes county,
North Carolina. The coun,e feis before US are
badly executed, and may BE- easily detected
We give the style Of the bill
Nos. 428 and SOLO. The Bank Of George.
town, Sau,h Carolina, promise 70 ray lei: D'H
ars to the bearer on demand. Gemgetown LIST
July, 1856. D. L. Mckay, Cashier. J. w.
Coacbnaa, President.
On the rish. the Ggure 10 will 90 !aan' a
black ground wreath. aud bc!oS :r.;';'ie bust
With three roses in her hair. On the !,lt Is a
heavy back ground wroaIh suruiS"te'l BY a
crown, and a waered y appeara IN Dlack in the
Gentle Of the bill
Ono Of the bills exhibited 10 US IS endorsed,
W. Martin.
we embrauce this occ cssion to state th at
forssd bills on the Bank Of the State Of Sunt
Carolina, osthe denomination OF Twenty Del
lars, ere also in circulation. The signatures ere
represented to be r. II. Goodwin, President,
but we arc informed tina, the Bank has never
e vej biiio Of that character with the signature
cftbs presiisn. of either o! the branches. This
tat t;ins krowp is sufficient 10 guard tn,
rrblc =: -: -. =. s...av
80 -: 20 81. > 30 :23"t 90 az. r
&C E,.+- e--5,., t;-... -. - zec..r: srS
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We understand that Mr. Cheatpm dp>iuns
bui!'ing BEAUTIFUL residence opposite the
n'an>i"n he now occupies. Mr. Clratr,n is one
If those VIII" has Ii>en in The world by his own
industry and Enterprise.
Nopolton (Ark) S'ntinel.
The Cheatems (says The Bust,n PosD are
very numerous family. and have risen in he
world aud bui fino houses 'e sew here"
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FALL GOODS.

I'm subscriber would call attention to lia large
i and well selected :tock Of Dry Goods, Groceries,
Hardware. Cnctcry &c, now near compile tnr Fall
Trade, consisting in rurt "I The following al ticles:
DRESS G0ObS
"a 26 2s 81 80 i 81 hcl Super Blk Gro de Rhino
silk.
BcN quality Black Waiercd TO-
P!ail Sks Of the latest styles
Mnnsclhin DcLaines Plain and Fisured
+& S 54HcrInan AMI alisl Mrrinos.
Srur French Mclro>. all Coils
FOR NOURNING
Snp'r article Of Fr.nc: Paralnetta.
French and rnglish B"nhaz me-
;cal Alpaca aud Canton CLdhs
A full assortment Gin.lans and Caiicocs
FOR BOYS WEAR
Rob Roy Pa It's Flannpls
KENTUCKY aud Warrvillc .leans
PLAN and Printed Sainerts
>npr ticncl' CassImcr> sIna Plaids
FOR GENTS WEAR
Blk French lo,ls al qualities
tDlI
Blk ki,<
A'.r STOCK o. lid Ere cl Cass IN, res lncludiug
Si' Article d."lr :"!il. As-, Il heavy article
nf Ensh Go h len Drvrc ,ais
FLlNNELS
Cord en- h Funucls Iur Ladies' sacks.
SUR article OF shaker Flannel, ''warraptsd no.
10 shrink"
Ladies' and Gents i."scing and Under Vests
GthtS Mci III" an leans Draw ers. &C. &c
All OF wicll ill br "ld reasonable terms
Uct. 9-lm G. MATIIES0N
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For Sale at Auction

pEFORE the Court House. on the first Monday in
- \o"e:nh"" De>,. he promises al present occ,,.
- b. Z. @a'h.sH7 as S-aye ara nuiyr ren,'t
-. Nj: >ep:':3rS 2cXt~ Terc7s liberal. ani uade
=: We 80 tsJ ct sale HaYMAg LEVY.
C:i =. a. x
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Assignees Notice.

4 IL persons indebted to the assigned Estate Of
~ J DeHav are requested to come ward and
settle tho sasce 81 haun Day. as !. is necessary 70
UEnG ::s aGsi:a 10 s,sedy ciose
i, Z. Il =. EENEEIY. Asiyasss.
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Hcnd-Quarters...5ih Brigade 8 G NJ
CAMDEN Oct 6 1858

Negro Goods Negro Goods!
n EORGIA PLAINS and Ker eys all Wool Staur.
VI ton Plains. very heavy English all Wool Cordova
Plaias
BLANKETS.
Heavy Grey and White London Dut6ll-Plain and
Twilled. at MATHESON'S.
Oct Q, Al pm.
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The following are the localities where the
PRINCIPAL prizes were drawn in the Jasper
'orntv Academy Lottery, IN MonIav No.
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NEW BOOKS.
CAMDEN BAZAAR.

CAMDEN BAZAAR.
WE have just received and opened we'll selected
w stock OF Fall and Winter Gouds, consisting Of
Ladies' Dress Goods, Dnss Trimming, of different
kinds large assortment Of Hats, Caps. Bonnets,
Boots and Shoes together with large stock Of Ready
Made Clothing such as viii suit the times.
Call and look iOr yourselves and have no doubt
but that you will be pleased.
Oct. 9.-u NJ DRUCKER CO
Blankets! Blankets!
4 LARGE stock of 9. lU, II. 4 1874, Bed Blanksts
n all qualities Crib Blankets different sizes at
Oct s-2m. G. MATHESONS.
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The Cinrinnali Gazette SAYS TINT thD banking
,.auiial of that city amounts t, nulv S2S3 0O0

rnlhIA1 0f mat r1ry aHH'THTH ~ OH! :-To UUV.
- i.;.,.,t ,,.&'. T. nar 4. III 'r "'.k ;
q. .< . ,..,.; ".a Gern. r." o's v:.!H, %:
s,;,,..v 81 ,:; ...,;. /. i;s rsc,c,. ....i W.;
e,t:.nU 40, q. $50. ~ ?. s., ,iS%ttsff:.
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n Office.

~ " ) ! - C.
l HE uff'erSlEhtri bh'n- ,''i!u;,uc. i business in
Camden, has how irr'Nei and i. p'e;ar,d 10 Of.
Ter for tuc, II ELL SELECTED SIU, l. rf
DRY GOODS
HIRDW.lRE
AND GROCERIES.
AS the above Stock has been bought for CASH I
faltcr myself that will BE- able to fer inducements
t" those wl desire 10 purchase for CASH. or to punc
tial customers on short tme and thereby hope to
merit sllar" of public puirp.ase.
ALL ORDERS FRON TIE COUNTRY WILL BE
PCNC7UALLY 4 7TENDED TO.
Ay Store is located three doors abuye lie Rank Of
Camden.
DC: If 70 =. PERRY.
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JOHN d. MUIR W.
"AVING REMOVED to the STORE recently
i i occupied. by II. PATE esq nearl. opIr,sitt ihe
Masonic Lndge. il prepared 10 offer a FRESH AND
DESIRABLE STOIK OF NEW GUUD,, embracing
General Variety OF
DRY GOODS
READY MADE CLOTHING
SHOES, HATS. CAPS
GROCERIES.
HARD WARE
SADDLERY DC dc.
All Of which will be sold in accordance with the
times. at reasonable prices tur CASH, the usual
time TO Pnuctual Customers OCT 9-tf
Hcnd-Quarter Brigade s C M
CAMDEN Oct 6 1855.
ORDER No. l.
TT is ordered that It. Col Thos ] Warren be
i placed in command Of the 22d Regiment unit,
Colonel to supply the esenl vacancy shall have heen
eec:ed and commissioned. He will be obeyed and
respected accordingly.
By order Of Brig Gen W. J. Tay"r.
S. D. SHANNON, Brigade Major.
Oct 2, Al If.
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THE KANSAS CONTEST.

Gov Reeder before pr ,ceediDg to take testimony
to prove the uvalidity and fraud of the pretended
election Of Gen. Whitfield as Delegate from Kansas
notified the latter of bis intent and of the times and
places at which he should examine witnesses; so
that Whitfield might be present if he chose and
cross examine either in person or by proxy.
Whitfield calls this "most singular notification
and proceeds thereupon to pettfog the main issue
in an insolent letter of great length. He denies
Reeders right to contest, SCOTS at the Free-State
election as of account and refuses to be present
when Reeders testimony is taken. He does not
pretend to deny that the votes by which he claims
to have been elected were mostly cast by Missou-
rians, who had no homes in Kansas He says:
"Tbe legality or illegslity of vote Is mater OF
legsl deduction to be drawn from the facts of the par
ticusr csse and not itself fact susceptible of being
established by any kind of testimony"
He closes az follows:
This brief exposition is not given due to you
but to the end that the attention of the American
people and of that House of Representatives 10
which you intend 10 appeal, may be di ec ed to the
true nature and grounds of the strife you seek TO pro-
woke. And though eball pay no regard to your pre-
lminary movements, you will yet fad that shriok
House of Representatives III II ofar forget its self
respect and its regard for patriotic duty 10 order
scrutiny upon such showing you will be able TO
make yeu will find me prompt in the defense of my
own ris hts and those of my constituents
October II, 1875. J. w. WHITRELD."
The game to be played to defeat the will of
the people of Kansas is here made manifest Whit
field is to claim the seat first as matter of right
to be held by him pending the decision of the
House. Then he will await the opening of Reed
ers case, and when all the testimony on that side
shall be in, he will plead surprise, and ask for
time to send to Kansas and take testimony In this
way he can spin out the contest and avoid deci-
sisn for menths-he meantime snug in the seat
and Reeder vanly knocking at the door.
But Whitfield has no right to moments delay.
He has had ample notice of the nature and scope of
the evidence on which Reeder claims to be the only
true delegate from Kansas He might have cross ex-
amined the witnesses had he seen fit; but he knew
their evidence was true and could not be gain
sayed. He has no right hereafter to send to
Kansas for testimony he light have taken
it before leaving home as we'll as he ever can and
he must now abide the decision of the House on
the facts as they shall be made to appear at the
outset The People of Kansas are entitled to be
heard by the delegate of their choice, and he
should be admitted to the seat without delay.
If there be indeed North, the vote on the con-
ficting claims of Reeder and Whitfield will show
which the Free State men can rally aud recover.
Let every man watch intently the action of the
House on the Kansas contest
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-13
THE ISSUES OF THE WAR.

The pending war belongs to the great family Of
wars in Europe. 1t is Of the same kind as those
which for centuries have imbrued with blood the
those of the emancipation Of Switzerland and OF
the Netherlands, the German Protestants' war of
thirty years, and the defensive war Of the French
republic. 1t is not carried on for any popular
principle not for the interest of the people, but for
the ends of their rulers In short it belongs TO the
diplomatic school.
Up to the present moment disasters on disasters
have crowded upon Russia She is wsrsted at
every point. The contest began ostensiby to ar
rest the ambitious encroachments Of the Gar; but
ROW the Allies, intoxicated with success, aim at
precipirstng Russia from her previous hight
They speak of reducing her to the position of
rate power or ct least of putting her at the
tail of a body of which she has hitherto been the
proud and undispated head.
This result, however, is probably more re-
mote than the saDguine Allies suppose. The
war has not yet enveloped Russia in conAagra
ton involving her destruction The impartial
observer will bear in mind the proverb, ersatus
belli dsbiHs esse. Throughout all centuries his
tory shows unexpected and rapid reverssls OF mill
tary success. A single battle has often restored
the balance Thus Louis XIV, after several years
of campaigns lost seemed to be exhausted at the
feet of the Austro English coalition, and even to be
ready to give up Assce. At the eleventh hour he
was saved. Frederick the Great, during the
Seven Years war, was obliged with his five mill
ions Of subjects to face coalition of nearly
ninety millions. After the battle Of Kunersdorf
be was considered lost, and Prussia degraded from
the rank Of 3 6rstrste power. Frederick then