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The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-14

We glad to see that the Hon Charles James P.Bh
has been nominated By the democratic party n d.
HArpers Ferry, Virginia district EOS realsstOn 70 Con-
grcss; and less grathed 70 that Tie Hon
John s Auison Of the Norfolk Virginia district has IA.
been placed upon the track Cor reelection BY the ds
cratic party. Both these gentlemen have been The able "A
voeates Of he democratic party iu Congress and hoa
have stood firm and against the crusade led y
bigotry aud influenced ~ intolerance, which Is nav
hasled like an avalanche against the constitution v,
hoaor them Cor their steadfsstness We honor their -,
sttuents for this renewed evidence Of devotion 10 A..
We shall labor and wait for their reeleetoa We ss,.,
all personal disrenees 50 Car As one Of these gea,su
concerned, and earnestly wish him God speed Aoo.
respondent Winchester under date o. the 9th iars
writes as follows;
81 want 10 tell You about congressional coavesRl
that assembled ia Chsriestown Yesterday the sth Ik
the honor OF participating in It's deliberations, hy spp
ment delegate by district meetngl II vas 80
attended, every county y and fairy represented es,.
Hampshire, whose delegation failed TO attend from sousv
known cause. At II O'Clock the delegations assembsh
Liberty Hail. and organized by appointing Cot bcaF.
Of Loudoaa, chairman, and Sam Ab~rtis, o Berkeley ~
tary. The of the delegates reported eurt
BY the secretary and appointing committee rcpor, %
and regulations for its and permanent oc
motion made and carried for an ad)ournmen anuif
At that time the convention reasscmbled when called
order the committee reported Col Douglass president m
eight vice presidents from each county, and ppou
secretaries editors Of Spirit Of Jcerson pcrman
officers, and recommending the twothrds rule all Of which
am pleased TO inform you was unanimously adopted
{" John Bruce nominated Hon. Charles a. Fauia,r
Butcher OF jefferson, nominated Hon. VIM. Lucas who Wa
subsequently, withdrawn Faulkner received upon the m
ballot fifty four hundred and odd votes out Of
hundred and odd votes; and upon motion OF Dr. Jane
Faukner) received the unanimous vote Of the convenVa
duly declared the standard bearer Of The enocrac
Of the eighth district in tho next contest
Old Virginia has and giants responsibility de-
volved upon her If from her broad breast she hu
back the intolerant factions OF the free States she win
honor herself and save her best friends.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-14

The LAKE SrPKRIoR aISIsG REeIox-The news
from the Lake Superior mining region is Of gloomy
character. The Green Bay Advocate says
@The Portage Lake companies ssid to be entirely
Of powder and unable 20 with their operations
Large parties Of had been discharged from the mines
partly OF the 81 the commercial and nan-
ca crisis which had Just been received and partly
Of the Of supplies and the high prices Of pro-
duce The absence Of powder occssoned by the loss Of
the Peninsula Eagle river last fall She bad thou
sand kegs Of powder Of which thousand Ave hundred
spoiled. She driven ashore in n heavy gale
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-14

LATER FROM TExAs-By the way of New Orleans we
have Galveston papers TO the 4th inst The Galveston
Journal utterly and entirely opposed the provisions of
the Texas creditors BILL far it advised of them
The Journal says:
"The bill provides for mode of payment more unequal
and unjust the most meriorous claimants than any ys
tenn heretofore agitated
If accepted legislature will be converted into
court of claims sitting TO adjust the due those
creditors who have already been paid off less
der our scaling system and statute-book will consist
of nothing but private relief bills
The Lavaca Register Of the Gath ut says:
awe have been visited with of the coolest seyerest
and destructive norther for the last days
have ever experienced this bay II was preceded by
heavy rains completely covering the prairie with
On Friday il commenced blowing slightly from the north
the wind constantly increasing till Saturday night when
accompanied with rain during the night On Sum
day it continued and gnsty, and Monday the
ground frozen and ice formed from quarter half
inch in thickness
The wsgoners and teams who unfortunate
10 he out during its prevalence viii suffer intensely,
dependent entirely grass for subsistence The
gardens have suffered very much the warm and SPRING
like weather Of the past few weeks has induced vegeta
ton TO spring up rapidly
The Corpus Christi Valley learns by letter from Fort
Mcintosh that sll was quiet in that vicinity
The Valley also learns by express from Fort Ring
gold that the officers and troops at that station all in
6ne health
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-14

ssuSP1ssrrR swISpLK-Tbe Publisher Of a counterfeit
deiector Louis that he offered $4,000
few days ago IL he would quote genuine 81 bills on
ahe Delaware City Bank Several Of these fraudulent
bills have been put In circulation in St Louis One Of
them dated aDelaware December 90 1854 letter b No.
Asia
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-14

A. G. Allen, esq has been associated in the Baltimore
Argus with the able and orthodox editor Of that paper b.
IL Richardson esq and congratulate both parties upon
the new arrangement Mr. Richardson's fame devoted
democratic journalist is proserba and Mr. Allen has the
capacity the integrity and the popularity greatly 70 aid
any newspaper with which he may be associated.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-14

The know-nothngs Of Virginia hold State convention
to-day At Winchester.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-14

GENERAL Casa HoaE--The Detroit Free
Press of the 9Th instant says
General Cass arrived in this city last evening at 8
o'clock the Great Western railway. rocket
nounced the departure of the rryboat from the Canada
shore when detachment of the Scott Guards under Capt
Reuhe Immediately commenced firing salute of 80 guns,
the foot of Woodward avenue in honor of the
distinguished feow-ctzen. The hearty cheers of
considerable of citizens greeted him he passed
from the boat his carriage The General is in excellent
health and not to have suffered from the tgues in
cident to his public duties
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-14
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.

From Pacific City, to Columbia City, BY steamers
From Chenook City 10 Pacific City;
From Fort Vancouver TO Fort stelaooom on Puget
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-14

From Buchanan In IN county Of Boi<iourt to Buiords
Depot In the county Of Bedford
from hs uuper fss Of Cole River Peytona in Boone
county.
From Point Pleasant crossing The hanawha river and
down through MERGERS Bottom on me ohlo RIVER 70 hsr
lords Post ofce thence VIA Upland p O. 10 Mud Bridge
r. q. In Cabe county.
From Trouts Hill In Wayne county TO Warheld, Law
Pigeon Creek
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-14

From oquAwka In Henderson county, TO Aecomo, IN
NeDonougb COUNTY via Coloma olrna Terre Haute and
Blandinsyille
FROM New Bremen via Palos and Summit, u Lyons
From Lyons via Summit Yellow Springs and Lamon'e
~ Lockpou
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-14
NORTH CAROLINA.

From Godsboro to Jericho.
From Hendersonyille North Carolina via james Davis
on Big Wlton Thomas Aseens Grab Greek Minjsh
Thomas on Little River aud Caesars Head Pumpkin
town south Carolina
From shelby ciesrenland county, Via Mnlls Store, 10
MOFgantown, Burke county.
From Newton, Cstawba county via the Sulphur Springs
10 Lenoir, in Caldwell county.
From Monroe in Union county VIA Morgans Mills, 70
Salisbury.
From Clinton In Sampson county, TO George Robinson
FROM Sils Creek in New Hanover county, via Harold
Stone, 10 Lisbon, Sampson county.
From Hookenton via Snow Hill 10 hlnston
From Eagle Rock to Esrpsboro
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-29
PLYM OUTH OHIO, SATURDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER S. 1855

in long passionate kiss Of intense love and ago
my. She gave il back, murmuring some name o
Ien1earmeui. wound buth arms around nv neck
and laying her head on my shoulders with her
forhead pressed against my cheek, fell into calu
slumber. The kiss burns on my lip this hour
Half century of the cold kisses Of the world
have not suficed to kill its influence Ii thrills
me now as then!
Ii was madness; with idol worship, of the form
God gave in the image Of himself, which adored
in that hour as even GodI feel the unearthly
joy again to day, as remember the clasp of those
unknown arms, and the soft pressur, Of that for
head. knew not, cared not, if she were old
and haggard, or young and fair.
only knew and reioiced with joy untold that
she was human, mortal, of my own kin, by the
great Father of our race.
Ii was a night of thoughts and emotions, and
phantasms that never can be described Morn
ing dawned gravely; the faint CLEAN of light show
cd me driving cloud above my head-it was
welcomed with shudder. [ hated light. ]
wanted to float over that heaving ocean with that
form clinging to me, and my arms around it, AMI
nv lips ever and anon pressed to the passionless
ips of the heavy sleeper. asked M light It
was an intruder on my domain, and would drive
her from my embrace. | was mad.
But as saw the face of my companion gradu-
ally revealed in the dawning light as my eyes be-
gan to make out one by one the features and at
length the terrible truth came slowly burning in
my BRAIN mourned aloud in agony, "God of
heavens she is dead.' and it was Mary Sinclair.
But she was not dead We fioated all day along
on the sea. and at midnight of the next hailed
a ship and they took us off. Every man from
the Foam" and the other vessel, was saved with
one exception. The other vessel was the "Fairy"
a schooner yatch, belonging to friend of Miss
Sinclair, with whom she and her brother and
party of ladies and gentlemen, had started, but
three days previously for weeks cruise. Ineed
not tell you how explained that strange thrill as
the schooner crossed our bow the night before the
collision, and what felt again at the moment of
the crash, nor what Interpretation | gave to the
wild tun,ult of emotions all that long night.
married Mary Sinclair and buried her thir-
ty years afterwards, and sometimes have the
same evidence of her presence now, that [ used
to have when she lived on the same earth with
me.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-29

1t is quite common for tile more popular
churches to look with unmingled contempt upon
the Dunkards or German Babtists. But there
are even among these people some very whole
some principles, and in several respects they
are far in advance Of the churches which de-
spise them. To mention but one particular,
viz: care for each other temporal soelfare. Here
is an illustration in point:
"One of their members, who was an old
man, and in moderate circumstances went
security for Shock, the Holmes county defsul
ter. Upon investigation, it was found on that
the amount be would have to pay, would strip
him o: his farm. that his family would be
turned out upon the world, homeless. The
members thereupon held a consultation, each
man agreed te pay i'm amount in proportion to
his wealth, and the old man and his children,
will not be be disturbed in their homestead.
Rel, Telescope.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-29
CONVERSION OF A DESERT INTO LAKE.

CONVERSION OF A DESERT INTO LAKE
Capt. WIN. Allen, of the British Navy, has pub
lished book advocating the conversion ef the
Arabian Desert into an ocean. The author be-
lieves that the great valley extending from the
Southern depression of the Lebanon range to the
head Of the Gulf Of Akaba, the eastern branch of
the Red Sea, has been nee all ocean. 1t is in
many places 1900 feet below the level of the
Mediterranean, and in it arc situated the Dead
Sea and the Sea of Tibe,as
He believes tina this ocean, being cut off from
the Red Sea by the rise Of the land IA. the south
ern extremity. and being only fed by suall
streams. gradually becaase dry BY s'iar ovapora-
tim. lie proposes to cut canal OF adequate
size from the head of the Cali of Akaba to the
oeaG Sea and another from the Mediterranean,
near Mount Carmel, across the plain of Es,lraelon
to the assure in the mou,tlin range Of Lebanon
BY this means the Mediterranean would rush in
with fall of 1890 feet gil up the valley, and
substitute an ocean 1000 square miles in extent
for barren, useless desert; thus making the nav
igation to India as short as the overland route,
spreading fertility over now arid country, and
opening up the fertile regions Of Palestine to set.
tl,ment d cultivation.
The conception is magnificent one, but no
sufficient survey has been made to determine its
practieability or its es@t.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-29

County to the City, America to Europe
Its complete abolition would be great
help to American manufactures and Indus
trial Development, which are now crippled
because the wealthy and long established
foreign producer Of Wares or Fabrics,
having the command of unlimited capital
at low rates of interest, can give larger
and longer credit than his comparatively
young and poor American rival can pos
sibly afford. Hence a bad harvest impels
commercial lconvulsion; it has been eaten
up before it was grown, and its failure
works universal bankruptcy. The farmer
or planter cannot pay his merchant; he
is consequently in default to the jobber;
he to the importer; and the latter to the
manufacturer or his banker in Europe.
And the cost and risk of all this fall at
last on the men who save and thrive and
pay. The merchant must charge profit
enough OIL his good sales to cover his bad
debts. If this years crop were to pay for
next years goods instead of last years,
the producers would receive ten per cent
more for it than can now be given them.
The true principles of Business are little
many merchants, too many unproductive
consumers generally. If our farmers and
artisans would never buy goods until
they were ready to pay for them, competi-
tion would reduce the profit thereon to
one fourth its present average per centage,
and liberate seven. eighths of our traders
to engage in some other pursuit If one
tenth of them knew enough to stop credi-
ting inllexibly, reduce their prices to the
fair cost of procuring and selling on the
cash system, and then spend for a year
or two half their profits in advertising,
they would inevitably secure ninetenths
of the entire trade. Thrifty farmers
would not continue to pay, as they now
do, throug gh the mercantile credit system,
twelve ~ twenty five per cent for the use
ofmoney, which tnry might borrow directly
on good security at six or seven per cent;
and as to the unthrifty and irres ponslble
who would still adhere to the credit system
they would run out those who trusted
them. 1t is the thoughtless adhesion of
the better class which keeps the system
on its legs; whenever they let go, it must
fall. And as for the merchants, who
seeing its vices, still cling to the credit
system because they think they cannot
otherwise find customers, they are the
victims of self delusion. A few years
since, it was supposed that newspapers
must be sent out on credit; but few bold
spirits revolted; and now three fourths of
the periodicals sent out from cities are
paid Tor in advance, to the signal advian
tage Of all parties. 1t ne but adequate
effort by competent and edsstantial men,
to work similar revo!ut sub Commerce.
a revelation which the ion interest of all
peratively demands.true
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-29
WHAT is Me.

There is an express wagon running in the
streets of this city called Tom Benton-another
Lucy Stone. We never see these without feel
ing the magic power Of great names and the
wcthing influence Of fame
In a shirt store on Walnut street are to be
seen Webster and Clay, looking learnt dly and
profoundary at each other, and clad in ruf1pd
shirt bosoms and fancy colored cravats. Be-.
tween them is Hiram Powers, wearing the
latest style of fash vest.
Plaster casts OF these and other great men,
painted to mimic life, are to be seen in front of
several establishments in the city. There in,
teIlectual countenances are used to lumine
striped trowsers and wide-awake hats.
What noble stimulant is this to the youth
of the present generation! Who would not
struggle to enrol his name high on the list of
fame, that after he has departed from among
the living men to moulder and decay in the
tomb, his memory may he KEEP, green by fresh
painted letters on express wagons, and his i'm
age not only perpetuated but adorned in the
latest fashion and exhibited in tailors and shirt
makers widows p Cincinnati Gazette.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-29
TURKEY AT foner period has there

TuRKEY.-At fomer period has there been
such demand in Turkey for the Scriptures and
other religious books as during the last year.
!ey have been sent into all parts OF the in
terror Of this great empire. Nor we've they sent
haphazar,l; but they were all of them ordered,
More copies have b. ea sold from the depository
in Coustannoble during the four months Of
the presens year. than during twelve months
of any preceding year. L is also worthy of
special no.ice. that those who profess the domi.
nant rel; lon of the country, begin at length
to awaas iron long sleep OF a:rs, and to enquire
after the teachings of the true prophet And
dusIng this o.e year they have purchased
more Bibles and religious books from the de.
po,i'ory, than dOrin.; ali the previous years o
It's existence. They were net "a peoples" bu
who can tell row soon they may become 'the
people Of "--GoodeH.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-29

gJ A few lights back . small party Of ladies
and gentlemen were laughing over the supposed
awawarduess attending declaration OF love,
md gentleman remarked, that if he ever of.
fered himself he would do i; collected man
ncr.
For instance" he continued, addressing
himself to lady present. al would say Miss
S. have been two years looking for a wife
am in the receipt Of about thousand dollars u
years from my business which is daily on the
increase. OF all Il e ladies OF my acquaintance.
I admire you the most; indeed love you and
would gladly make you my wife,
:" You f,tter me BY your preference" good
humoredly replied Miss g., to the surprise Of all
present; " refer you to my father. -.''s q.
"Bravo ?" exclaimed the gentlemen.
"Well, DECLARE" exclaimed the ladies.
The lady and gentleman. good reader. IRE t.
be msrrisd
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-29
VOLUME II. No. 81.
SLAVERY.


George Washington, the Father of his country,
in letter TO La Fayette, written in 1898, the
year before his DEATH spoke of the institution of
slavery as follows:
| al agree With you cordially in your views in re-
gard to Negro slavery. have long considered
il most serious evil both socially and politically,
our States of such burden. The Congress of
1857 adopted an ordinance which forever prohib-
Its the existence of involuntary servitude in uur
northwestern territory. i consider it wise
MEASURE and though il was introduced BY gen.
val and assent of nearly all the members from the
States more Immediately interested in slave labor
The prevailing opinion in Virginia is against
the spread of slavery in our new country, and
trust that We shall ultimately have confederacy of
free States. would, 1T any time, gladly rein-
quish the right Of property in my own slaves, if
a judcious system Of emancipation could be de-
vised"
james Madison, in the convention which for.
med the Constitution of the U. States, objected
to the word ''slave" being used in the clause
which was inserted for the rendition of fugitives.
His objections were agreed to by the convention,
and the milder term Of "persons owing service or
black slaves, was put in our Constitution Mr..
Madison said on that occasion
81 object 10 the word slave appearing in
Constitution which, l trust, is to be the charter
of freedom to unborn millions nor would wll-
lingly per1etuate the memory of the fact that
slavery existed in our country. 1t is a great
evil and under the providence Of God I look for
ward to some scheme of emancipation which shall
free US from it. Do not therefore, let US appear as
if we regarded it as perpetual, by using in our
free Constitution an odious word opposed to every
sentiment of liberty"
Daniel Webster, in his Marshfeld speech, Sept.
18th, 1913, when alluding to the men who then
held the same postum on the question of slavery
extension which is now held by Nebraska Demo.
Gratis, said
81 am afraid, fellow citizens, that the genera.
tion of dough faces will lie as perpetual as the
generation of men. For my part, think that
''dough face is an epithet not sufficiently reproach
full think such persons are dough taces and
dough heuds and dou RI souls, that they are aH
dough that the coarsest potter may mould them
most readily to vessels Of dishonor"
Mr.. Clay. in his last great speech in the u s.
Senate. said:
II repeat it, sir, never can, and never will,
aud no earthly power can rake me vote directly
or indirectly, to spread slavery over territory
where it does not exist. Never while reason holds
her seat in my brain-never, while the heart
sends the vital fluid through my veins-nevcr"
Thomas H. Benton, said, in the United States
Senate, that the enactment of the Missouri Com
promise" was:
'The highest, the most solemn, the most mo-
mentous, the mest emphatic assertion Of Congress
sional power over slavery in territory which has
ever been made or could be conceived -
Il not only pohibited it where it could be legally
carried. but forever prohibited it where it had
long existed"
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-29

''THok AND THIN. "A correspondent wishes
the edior's help in procuring suitable minis.
ter for "desti'ute field. where great g"od
may be done. There are three churches in
circuit Of thirty miles, which are able to give
salary OF three hundred dollars a year." "a
man is wanted" says our friend. ''who can 90
through thick and thin By "thick." we
presume is meant the field Of labor. and by
''thin." doubtless, the proposed compensation
on which he is to sub>is Vacant ministers
will please take notice.-Bah. True Union.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-29

sa- People who expect to get to heaven by
dropping shilling into the contribution box OH
Sunday, and shaving dozen poor devils Of ten
times that amount on Monday to make up for it,
are about as likely to have seat in Paradise asan
ox-express is to beat the GUNNER lightning.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-29

s@- What common thing it is for men to
look at the affairs Of others and overlook their
own 5ete AI a4stas85si&
a@- The Missouri Kansas Legislature, on tho
9th, ultimo, established the visa pace system Of
voting at all elections in the Territory. by vote
of Ii to 10. DR.. Stringfelow said voting uioa
uoice was Unnecessary for the protection Of the
pro slavery party;" and 60 the law passed.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-29

b@r Meeting negro IN the road, with Grape
on his hat, traveller said "You have lost some
Of your friends, see." Yes, ilassa." ''Was /
hear or distant rela,ive?' "Well, putty dis
tant-'bout twenty-four miles, was the reply
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-29

ssls- "Samivel, beware of the vimmins as read
no newspapers. Yer father married a vomans
Wat read none, an you're the sad konsequins.
You re as hignorant as an 'orse"
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-29

ADJUSTABLE Can SRAr.--A number or pasa-
enger cars are now bsing constructed for tho New
York & Erie Railrosd, with each ssat % srangs1
that it oan l'e converted into lounge q ~
pleasure Of the passsngsr--a thing b hs Desired