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Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-03

NEGROES IN MrssoURI.--The Missouri Legislature
has under consideration severe law against free
negroes. The principal features are as follows
First, slave hereafter to be emancipsted in that
State. Second, no free negro hereafter to come
into, or settle in that State for than thirty
days. Third, felony for free negroes to come into
that State in violation Of this law. Fourth, no me-
gro or muatto to be hereafter capable Of holding
real estate in that State by purchase gift, grant,
descent or lease-excepton as to free negroes
now in the State. All contracts made with any
free negro muatto, who is in the State in viola
ton of law, null and void. al
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-03

CoSDITIoSAL PARDoSs.- Governor Of Ohio
recently pardoned man, named Lockbart, out Of
the Penitcntsry, on condition that he should leave
the State for FIVE years. This condition he failed
to comply with. and the Criminal Court at Cincin-
natl on Saturday decided that the Warden Of the
Penitentiary had the right TO seize Lockhort and
convey him back TO prison.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-03
what Does ID Mean

The administration caucus held on Saturday
night, nominated the Hon. VIM. A. Richard
son, of Illinois, as the Locofoco candidate for
the Office Of Speaker. Has the party repudi-
ated the administration It was an established
fact that the Hon. VIM. i. Orr, Of South Car
olina, was the administration candidate for the
Spoakership. The lcsser organs, both North
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-03
Extract from a Letter dated
NEW YoRK, Dec.

NEW YORK, Dec. l, 1903,
Messrs. Fowler and Waterbury, the postmas-
ter and assistant Of the New York post Office, are
determined 70 punish the sin Of Americanm.
They are changing the carriers, putting out Amer
leans and appointing Irish and Germans. The In
terror OF that Office looks moro like Ireland and
Germany than America. English will soon be-
come an obaolete language in the chief post Office
of the Republic"
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-03
Anti.American,

We have just been informed that one Of the
officers of the House Of Representatives. is
playing deep political game in order to FORE
stall the appointments which may be made by
his successor after the organization. Doubt
less this is an effort to secure votes.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-03
We have been informed that ,

We have been informed that clique in this
city, who are seeking the patronage of the
House of Representatives, have offered an ex-
member Of Congress, who was once suspected
Of carrying judgeship in his brooches pocket,
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-03
The Democratic Caucus.

The administration caucus held on Saturday
night, adopted the following resolution
Rssoived, That the Democratic members of the
House of Representatives, though in temporary
minority in this body, deem this fit occasion TO
tender 10 their ellow-citizens of the whole Union
| their heartfelt congratulations on the triumph, in
the recent elections in several of the Northern,
Eastern, and Western, as well as Southern States,
Of the principles of the KansasN Nebraska BILL and
the doctrines Of civil and religious liberty which
have been so violently assailed by secret political
order known as the Known thing party and
though in minority, we hold 1t to be our highest
duty 70 preserve organization and continue our
efforts in the maintenance and defence of those
principles and the constitutional rights Of every
section and every class Of citizens against their
opponents of every description, whether the go
called Republicans, Know Nothings, or Fusonists |;
and to this end, we look with confidence to the
support and appreciation Of all good and true men
friends to the constitution and the Union
throughout the country.
We would like to know If any American pa
per will now advocate union Of the American
party with the administration partyp The
DEMOCRACY have openly proclaimed that the
basis of union must DO an entire abandonment
of the fundamental principle Of Americanism
viz: that Americans must rule America" The
Richmond Examiner says, if any such union
takes place, the Democracy will claim and
must have all. Are the Americans willing to
give everything to the administration?
The Union and its Clique ~ Forney under
ii| Bushel.
We have on several occasions alluded to the
tricks and man@uvres of the Union to retain
the House printing, and to get possession Of
the Senate printing. We have stated that a
combination had been formed, in which the
Union and probably two other papers in this
city-all nti-American were represented
The result of the caucus on Saturday night
demonstrates clearly the truth Of our conjec-
lures. Forney is too great light to be hid
under a bushe, and he need not hatter himself
that he will not be detected in the scheme,
which is just now being thoroughly under
stood lie knew well that his own name was
n dead weight for his party to carry, and that
the Virginia delegation would not forget the
decapitation Of Major Williams hence the ma
n9uvre which the caucus of Saturday has most
fully developed. Uncle Sam has boarded the
creature long enough, and, although he as
sumes another name and clothes himself in
another's garments, he is too well known to
escape detection.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-03
John G. Miller,
John s. Phelps,
Samuel Caruthers.

James B. Ricaud, John G. Miller,
James NJ. Harris, John s. Phelps,
Henry w. Davis, Samuel Caruthers.
Henry w. Hoffman,
Thomas y. Bowie. ARKASsAs.
Alfred B. Greenwood,
VIRGINIA. Albert Rust.
Thomas III. Bayly, MICHIGAN.
John S. Milson, William A. Howard,
John 8. Caskie, Henry Waldron
William o. Goode, David g. Walbridge,
Thomas s. Bocock, George w. Peck.
Paulus Powell,
William Smith, FLORIDA.
Charles J. Faulkner, Augustus T. Maxwell,
John Letcher,
Zedekiah Kidwel, fA -a. TEXAS.
John 8. Garlic, l.. d. Evans,
Henry A. Edmondson, Peter III. Bell.
Fayette McMullen.
NORTH CAROLINA. Augustus Hall,
James Thorington
Robert r. Paine, III 81
Thomas Ruffip, wlscossH.
Warren Winslow, Daniel Wells, Jr,
L. OBJ. Branch, Cadwa. @. Washburn,
Edwin G. Readc, Charles Bllinghurst
Richard G. Puryear,
Burton Craige, CALIFORNIA.
Thomas L. Clingmany James w. Denver,
, Philip 7. Herbert.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
Minnesota Henry NJ. Rice.
Oregon-Joseph Lanes
New Mexico-Jose Manuel Galegos,
Utah-John M. Bernhisel
Washington-J. Patton Anderson.
Kansas-John w. Whit6eld.*
Nebraska-Not heard from.
-Notice Of contest has been served by Andrew H.
Recder. NJ saIs,s 4 ~. sasg @i
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-03
BOWLING sALOONi BOWLING
SALOONf-

TUvHE undersigned takes this method OF informing
his friends and the public generally of the city
OF Washington, that he has just erected and has now
open for their inspection, splendid Bowling Saloon
on street between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets,
with all the modern improvements Of the day. Moth
ing has been left undone by the proprietor to render
IL one Of the most attractive resorisfor pleasure in
the city.
Gentlemen patronizng this Establishment may
rest assured that every attention will be paid to their
comfort and amusement. JOHN 7. MARI,
. dec 3--d1w [Smr] = PropHetor.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-03
MARRIED.

At "Loch Willow" near Staunton, Virginia, on
the 22d Of November, by the Rev. John Hendren,
ID. d., MAeDALKS NJ, daughter of James Addison
Cochran, Esq, and JoHN b. COCHRAN, of Kentucky.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-03
tw The Perseverance, Fire Company are

tE The Perseverance Fire Company are
reluctantly constrained to appeal TO their fellow
citizens for pecuniary aid to enable them TO rebuild
The Company in viewIof thegfact and Of which
they feel proper PRIDE that their Engine house
originally and the only structure of the kind erected
without assistance from either the General Govern
ment the corporate authorities of Washington, and
solely by the generous and voluntary contributions
Of their felow-citzens feel assured that they will be-
held excused for desiring it should be rebuilt from
tho source, as well as for trespassng on their
generosity
Mr. Francis w. Colclazer and Wallace w. Grant
are hereby authorized to receive any contributions
for the above object. JN0. McDERM0TT,
President Perseverance Fire Company
JNo. Y. DoNH, Secretary.
dec Sit Nat Int. Union. Sent. Star. Globe
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-03

the "plan" and test proposed II is not only
wrong in principle, but il is unwise an ques-
ton Of policy.
The American party is composed Of men
who differ widely upon questions not embraced
within their protested purposes. If line be
drawn between them on questions not en-
braced within their purposes as an American
party, dissension arises and dissolution fol-
lows. The party becomes disorganized, and
must be disbanded. Those who seek to make
the slavery question, in any form point Of
discussion, have, in our judgment, no business
within our organization. 1t is utterly impos-
sible that the American party can succeed II
they permit any outside issues to distract them.
10 persist in making any test ,ohatsrer on out
side issues, viii insure the defeat Of the party.
But the Richmond Wing says that " slavery
cannot be ignored, any more than bread and
meath When the American party shall un-
dertake to prescribe the size or weight Of
bread, or the manner Of cooking or presesv-
ing "meat, the arguments Of the Whig will
be appropriate; and when the editor Of the
Wing shall become member Of the American
party, his advice that the American 0,gan
should not have hepublic printing viii be en-
titled to more confederation.
In our Judgment the American party now
stands upon the vcry brink Of ruin. With an
anti.administration majority Of serenity in the
House Of Representatives, present appearances
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-03

~There is one seat to be filed by each Of the
States Of California, Indiana, Missouri, and Penn
sylvania. .#4 f.
tContested. tSenate Of Iowa protests.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02
BY ROBINSON & LOCKE.
gslrrt paetry.
A Doctors Bill

DidyOu ever 60 down to the Medical College,
Where cOon-kiliag Doctors are put in the mill,
And ground ont to order, with just enough
knowledge
To kill poor coon, and to make out Bill!
PoOr souls! soon hard-trOtting horse they'll
be riding,
With shcep-skfa in pocket-license to kill
Impatiently waiting for patients conhding,
Sufficient to give them chance for Bill.
when we are ailing they call very serious,
Dose us with powders, solution anil pill.
Write us prescriptions, in Latin mysterious.
But English, plain English indeed is their Jji.
They'll blister, and clyster, and physic and
bleed us,
Purge us and pulie US, to cure us of ill.,
On calomel, opium, ipecac feed u,
But o! how it sweats US to look at the Bill
They'll put us to sleep and take les off of us;
In cutting us up they'll exhibit their skill,
Tis true we may dozc till they cut away hall
of us,
But don't we wake up at the sight of their Bill
Into this wicked world, and out in hurry,
They bring us and send us, poor creatures al
will;
So "down with the Dust" for It's useless t,
worry,
If you swallow the potion, don't gag at the, Bill
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02
The Iron Mountain.

Who has not heard of the Iron Noun
tain, of Missouri
In the county of St. Francois, and in the
midst of fertile and flourishing agricul-
tural region, some eighty miles from st.
Louis, and some twenty eight from the Mis-
sippi, rises this famous eminence of iron.
1t is thus described by correspondent of
the St. Louis Republican:
The mountain and the mound consist of
masses of iron ore of the richest quality,
arranged by the hand of nature in ready
made humps, from the size of pigeon s
egg upwards, mixed with small portion
of reddish yellow clay, which itself con-
tains quite per centage of iron. Thus
far the workings-there is no mining ne
cessary-have been confined to a small
portion of the westerly slope ofthe mound,
the mountain being held in reserve, | pre-
sumo, for the grander operations of fl-
ture generations. A few hands, with lit
tie labor or cost, pick out enough ore to
supply the furnaces. The entire mound,
so far as it has been excavated and tested,
is composed of Jumps of ore, almost as
pure as pig metal, easily separated from
the clay which fills the interstices. In ma
ny places scarcely anything but Jumps of
pure ore, with hardly any mixture, ap-
pears. In some parts of the workings,
the ore taken out requires no roasting to
prepare it for the furnaces; but generally
it is roasted in immense heaps, which at
this form large store for future use.
when this mound, or that portion of
it above the level of the furnaces, is all
changed from its crude state to iron, the
company may proceed to excavate below
the level, or continue eastward few hun
dred feet, and attack the, mountain itself,
which, so far as is known, is but vastly
enlarged edition of the same vonme. But
at what period will the mound, even, be
exhausted? !? have seen no calculations,
AMI heard no estimate of the quantity of
ore but for my own satisfaction, assum-
ing the following data as entirely within
reasonable bounds, these results are OBJ
tanned
Twenty acres, an average depth offifty
feet, yielding, say four tons Of one to the
cubic yard, would produce about six and
a half millions of tons of ore and al
lowing seventy per cent as the net yield of
metal, four and half Millions of tons of
iron. Ii this were taken out at the rate. of
one hundred thousand tons per annum, it
would occupy forty-five gears Unless,
therefore, much larger quantity be
yearly disposed of, the present generation
of workers will not witness the disap-
pearance of the mound, even to the level
Of the furnaces. Respecting the quantity
in the mountain, it is quite enough to say
that it is practically inexhaustible. The
line of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain
railroad passes Immediately west OF the
works, affording easy and most con-
venient railroad access to the mound, the
furnaces, and the base Of the mountain. -
Richmond Examiner.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02

and slowly uncoiling from the ground. as
the string was drawn higher.
There was but one coil LEFT. 1t had
reached the top. Thank God thank
God = exclaimed the wife. She bid tsr
face in her hands in silent. prayer. md
tremblingly rejoiced. The rope was up.
The iron to which il shond be fastened
was there all right; but would her hus-
band be able to make use of them p
would nat the terror of the last hour have
so unneTved him, as to prevent him from
taking the necessary measures for his safe
ty? She did not know the magic inhu-
ence which her few words had exercised
over him. She did not know the strength
that the. sound of her voice, so calm and
Gteadfast, had filled him with ho7Gofs if
me little thread that carried him the hope
of life once more, had conveyed to him
some portion of that faith in God, which
nothing ever destroyed or shook in her
true heart. She did not know that, as he
waited there, the words came over him
why art thou cast down, o my soul ?
and why art thou disquietcd within me
Hope thou in God 49,.
She lifted up her Eeart to God for hope
and strength. She could do nothing more
for her husband, and her heart turned tc
God, and rested on him as on rock.
There was shout. Hes safe, mother
he's safe, cried little Tom. Thou saved
me, Mary said her husband, folding he
in his arms. But what ails thee p
Thou seem'st more sorry than glad abou
it, But Mary could not speak and if th'
strong arm of her husband had not held he
up, she would have fallen to the ground
the suddenioy, after such great fear, hat
overcome her.
Tom, said his father, 'let thy mothe
, lean on thy shoulder, and we will take he
home An in their happy home the.
poured forth their thanks to God for hi
great goodness (; and their happy life to
gether felt dearer and holier for the peril
had been in, and for the nearness that tn
danger had brought them unto Cod
t And the holiday next day-was it not in
S deed thanksgiving day ?-Emg1ish S. ,
a Wag0stae.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02

INTERESTING TO MoTHERs.-We have
aninialliable means Of keeping babies, from
two to ten months old; perfectly quiet for
hours. We did think of getting out
patent for it, and selling rights, but patri-
otism overcome avarice with us. The
modus operandi is as follows AS soon
as the young squaller awakes, set the
child up, propped by pillows, if it cannot
sit alone, and smear its fingers with thick
molasses. Then put half a dozen Of feath-
ers into its hands and the young one will
sit and pick the feathers from one hand to
the other till it drops asleep. As soon as
it wakes, more molasses and feathers, and
in place of nerve astounding yells, there
will be silence and enjoyment unspeaka-
BILE Who says that we have done moth
ing for our country! We shall expect .
service of silver plate from every commu-
nifty of married men and women in this
State.-Basfalo Rep. aE.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02

Usage HEDGE.-The Board of Agricul
tore offered premium Of twenty-five dol
laas for the best Hedge of Usage Orange
of fifty rods or over. This premium ha:
been awarded to James McGrew, of Day
ton, on Hedge grown on his farm, sever
miles from that city. Some doubt has
been entertained whether the Usage
Orange would answer for hedging; but ex.
perience has fully tested its excellence
and the Board does not hesitate to encour
age its growth.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02

INTERESTING REVOLUTIONARY REIIcs.--
The Boston Courier says, in addition to
human skeleton which was discovered
by some workmen near Bunker Hill, on
Friday last, we are told that on the fol-
lowing day several others were dug up..--'
Besides these ancient relics, there have
been brought to light quite aa'display OF
implements of the battlefield, such ias
muskets, balls, fints and buttons bearing
the number of the regiment. which indi-
Gates that they were originally a part Of
the dress of the British infantry.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02

BLooDY FIGHr BETWEEN A CALIFORNIAN
AND A GRIZZLY BEAR.-Last week young
man left St Andres for stroll over the
hills, taking with him only pistol and a
knife, and in his wanlerings came on a
large grizzly bear, which Immediately at
tackled him and after short struggle struck
him to the ground, throwing him on his
pistol side, thereby rendering it impossible
to use that weapon in his defence. He was
able to draw his knife, which he used pretty
freely on old bruin, and was shortly en-
abled to gain his feet, when he pitched SO
bravely into his savage assalant that the
grizzly haoled off for breathing spell.A
This was also an advantage to the young
man, Which he SO successfully employed as
to be in better condition to continue the
fight.
The armistice lasted but for a short time
the grizzly was cautiously coming up to
renew the battle, when the young man,
with knife in hand, although severely
wounded, charged upon the monster with
whoop and yell, burying his knife in the
animals neck, which being more than he
had rockoned on, and not at all agreeable,
grizzly ,urnel tail and trotted off, fairly
beaten in stand up fight Of his own seek
ing. The brave young fellow then be-
thought him of his pistol, the contents of
two barrels of which he discharged into
his retreating foe. This is the second
fight this young man had with bears
He was found by his partner very much
cut and torn and removed to San An1ers,
where his wounds were dressed, and he is
now in fair way of recovery Catavers
Chron.-
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02

Ey-The employment of female operators
in the telegraphic offices of England seems
to work well. Some of them have at
tanned dexterity at the instrument quite
equal to that of the best and most expert
anced male operators. The motion of
working the Geographic machine is SINH
lar to that Of playing on the piano, only
the piano is a hundred times more difficult
We hope the ladies will soon hayesan op-
portunity Of trying their hands in the Of
fices of American telegraphic companies.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02

Ey-A committee who examined into the
effects of the traffic in New York
State, found in answer to their inquiries,
that no less than three hundred and eighty
nine men confined in the prisons of the
State, were condemned for whipping their
wives, and Of these men every one was a
drunkard. No sober man was convicted
70! striking woman.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02

Hoe WAR AT THE WEsT.-The western
part of Jersey county, in Illinois, at the
latest accounts, was in state of civil war.
fare, occasioned by the residents Of the
prairie driving there swine into the woods
to feed upon the nuts and acorns, which
are there in great abundance, against the
wishes ofthe residents in that section
The parties are designated by each other
with the siniicant sobriquets of scamp
dogs and sprairie yolves.'' -
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02

Major Henry Huost, who is said to
have been the only lawyer residing in
Indiana, while it was territory. died al
Jefesonville, Indiana, where he had lived
for the last forty years, on the lst inst,
in the 85th year Of age. In the war oi
1872, he was one Of General Harrison
Aids at the bloody fight Of Trippecanoe.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02

"a sis that clean butter ?" asked a grocer
ofa boy who had brought lot to sell.
III should think it ought to be be, said
the boy, "for Marin and Sail were morn
two hours picking the hairs and notes out
last ni5nt." ,s
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02

The Uses OF ADvERsIrY.-Men are fire.
quently like tea-the real strength and
goodness are not drawn out of them until
they have been some time in hot water.
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02

Punch thinks it is not matter Of mud
surprise that we hear constantly of abscoII.
ding railroad contractors, when it ID M
member that it is a regular business VIII
these fellows to make tracks. n
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02

"Guidsake, mon,' said douce house
wife to an honest dairyman the other day
"what sort o'milk's this yo're doin' us wi
moo ? The last got, there was about a
third OF water "Then ye're a'wrang, :,
guidwife,' answered Viii; "it's some
iether body's milk ye've been getting
mines half-and- half"
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02
PLYMOUTH MARBLE WORKS
n W N d NJ

prepared @f1En"s to fGrnSs at all d tGs his
MANTLES, &C., of the best style and finish, of
either Italian or American Marble, at prices un-
cqualled in this wooden country. He has now
on hand, and is constantly in receipt of the
most splendid specimens of Marble, of all sizes
and kinds suitable for Table-tops, Mantle
Pieces, &c.
n,..l n.A te 1890
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02
J. S. B1,XMYER & co,

(Sarcessms to W. s. Granger.)
DEALERS IN FOREIGN q DOMES-
~ TIC HARDWARE. IRON, NAILS,
GLASS, PAINTS, OILS, CARRIAGE
TRIMMINGS, Patent and Enameled
Leather, Tin Plate, Chain Pumps, &c. &c
Mansfield, January 5, 1855
Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-02-02
WELDON HOUSE,
MANSFIELD, O..
M u q R T., rOprie O r

MEALS, TWENTY FIVE CENTS,
The Proprietor has reftted and re-furnished
this house, and is now prepared to make tray
ellers and others comfortable. No pains will be
spared to render satisfaction to all who may fa-
Hor him with their patronage. Aug s. 1854.