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The Extent Of the Opposition.

To-day we conclude the publication Of ex-
tracts from the Ohio papers on the subject Of
the nominations made by the Convention of
tie 18th inst. We Lave carefully observed
the current opinion, and we are now able to
say that. Of about 100 papers in the State
opposed to the present administration, all but
Sjg are openly and zealously advocating the
election of the entire .icket. The following
Is list Of the noncontents: The. Cincinnati
Times, Dayton Journal, Cleveland Express,
, Germantown Locomotive, Gal!ipolis Journal
and Newark Times. OF these, the Cincn-
natl Times and Cleveland Express are X. N.
papers, and were openly and warmly in favor
OF nomination by tho Order at Cleveland
in June. They still think the X Ms. should
make separate nominations. The Dayton
Journal does not like Mr.. Chase, and is not
disposed to run up the Republican ticket. II
does not proclaim itself in favor Of separate
nominations, but occupies the position Of an
Independent grumhler. The Germantown
Llcomoiiue is in about the same fix. The
editor compares his position to that of
jackass between two piles of thistes; he is
no: yet sure which he shall conclude TO eat.
The Gallipoiis Journal and Newark Times
repudinte the nomination Of Mr. tChsse, and
declare that they will not support him, but
we have seen no expression of their DISPOSE
ton to nominate another ticket.
All of these papers are satisfied with the
balance of the ticket. They do not propose
10 disturb them, but they object to NJ. Chase.
We submit that the idea of this handful Of
malcontents overriding the great mass of ths
Republicans is totally out OF the question:
They must abide by the decision of their
brethern, or be prepared to face the consequ.
ences.
In Hamilton county the opposition to Chase
will be strongest and most bitter. This was
anticipated by both his friends and foes. But
there is this counteracting element that will
keep these boilers in check. Many of them
are merchants and business men. They feel
keeny the want of reform in our currency
and tux systems. The prosperity, almost tho
existence of Cincinnati, depends upon secut-
ing these reforms. If these men array them
selves against the Republican ticket, they
efectually cut themselves off from all sym:
pathy with the rest Of the State. If they
accomplish anything by their proposed move
ments, they will only succeed in dividing .he
friends of Reform, and thus efiectually defeat
what they most desire. by keeping the poll
tical power of the Stale in the hands OF the
Locofoco party. l.. them be warned in sea.
son. Tue eyes Of the people are upon them
and anv effort Of theirs to defeat the Repub-
lican cause will not be forgotten in the hour
of our triumph.
The cause OF freedom and reform is in
good hands, and it is destined to triumph
Public opinion, with great unanmity, is with
Us. A few short-sighted, misguided men, may
bolt Mr.. Chase, but he can spare al! such and
still be elected by fifty thousand majority
J5mn1l.
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ANOTHER OUTRAGE-A correspon-
den, of Chicago Democratic Press, writing
from Platte county, Missouri, June 30lh, re-
lates the following:
| hasten 10 inform you of another mob in
Platte county. The Methodist Church
North had an appointment for quarterly
meeting near Forley. The presiding elder,
preachers and congregation had assembled
and concluded the morning service, and were
proceeding, when mob of about so armed
men made their appearance. The congre-
CATION, it being warm were seated in the
shade in front of the house, and the preachers
were il side When DR.. Walker led the
mob 10 the door, where the Rev. M. Morris
was preaching, and seized him, Mr.. Morris
drew his revolver and cooked it, when some
one caught his arm and took It from him.
The mob then rushed on him, yelling "Hang
him!" "Shoot him!' Some in the congrega-
ton interceded for him, and alter long par-
ley they consented to let him GO under q
pledge to leave and not preach any more till
they gave him permission. The rest of the
preachers escaped during the disturbance, and
the congregation broke up and dispersed.--
The preachers were al! armed with re-
volvers. They are aware OF the threats
daily made against them. The mob brought
tar and feathers and hemp along with them
The excitement is great These humble
and pious ministers of religion will be driver
out, and utter lawlessness prevail.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
For the Belmont Chronicle.
THE WRONGED HEART.
A Reminisence of the West.
BY WILL,

DEAR reader; !! your affections have been
wounded, or yoar heart has been wronged, BY
one, whom you may have cherished in the
inmost recesses of your soul; then lend your
attention, while endeayor to narrate, ia as
few words as possible, the hopes and fears,
the joys and sIrrows, the trials and sufferngs
OF the wronged heart. Many--very many,
we venture,to say,wll find it truthful picture
of their own experience. But 10 our story.
Passing along, recently, through the fertile
bul hilly and picturesque county of B. in
eastern Ohio, seeking for pleasure, and ready
for fun, frolic, or adventure; met an old,
but valued acquaintance, who, after being
absent one year, had just returned from the
west.
Advancing to meet him, offered him my
hand; at the same time exclaiming, show
are you my old friend" glad to see you.
"Fwo OF us giad," replied he; sand in an
swer to your question-as well as usual
physically; but sick" laying his hand on his
heart.
was struck with the peculiarity of the
looks, tone, and manner Of expression of one
haoitually SO calm, mild, and serene; and i'm
mediately suspected that something had oc
Cured to mar his peace and happiness; ant
as it is an innate principle in the hunat
breast, to sympathze with friend in trouble
at once asked, what was wrong; and ven
tured to suggest that he had met with losse
Or had been unsuccessful in trade-h
shook his head. Perhaps some "love scrape
Il again remarked; he remained silent, bu
was visbly affected Said 7, we were schoo
boys and classmates togetLer-if there
anything depressing your heart tell it to n,t
You will no doubt experience great sense
relief.
"Lst U.S." said he. "seat ourselves on th
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wedding --1nd if so, we will apprize our read
ers thereof. So mote it be.
CoLERAIN y. July 1856
Yankee Doodle.
FROM THE ALBANY ARGUS.

In the summer of l75y-tho British army
under the command of ~Abercrombe, lay en-.
caaped on the east bank of the Hudson
river, little south of the city of Albany,
awaiting roinf,rcemens Of militia from the
Eastern states previous 10 marching upon
TiconderOga During the month Of June these
raw levies poured into camp, company after
company, each man differently armed, equip
ped, and accoutred from his nc,ghbor, and
the whole presenting such spectacle as was
never equalled, unless by the celebrated
regiment " merry Jack FaIstaff. Their
onty1 "frenFnnca turn'sh d great amusement
to the British officers. Onc Dr. Shachburg,
an English surgeon, composed the tune OF
Yankee Doodle, and arranged il TO words,
which were gravey dedicated to the new re.
cruits. The joke took, and the tune has
come down to this day. The original words
which we take from Farmer g. Moole's
Historical Collections, published in 1920, we
have not, however met with before in many
years:
Father and went down to camp,
Along with Captain Goodwin,
And there we saw the men and boys
AS thick as hasty pudding
And there was Captain Washington
Upon slapping stallion,
A-giving orders to his men,
guess there was million.
And then the feathers on his hat,
They looked 50 tarnal finey,
wanted peskily get
To give to my Jemima.
And there they had aswampin' gun
AS bgas log of maple,
On deuced little cart..-
A load Tor fathers cattle.
And every time they firedit off
Ittook horn of powder;
1t made a noise like fathers gun,
Only a nation louder.
went as near to it myself
As Jacobs unde rpinnin',
And father went as near again;
thought the deuce was in him.
And there see little keg,
Its heads were made of leather;
They knockd upont with little sticks,
10 cali the folks together.
And there thed ffa awpr like fun, -
And play on corn-stali fddles,
And some had rbands red as blood
All bound around their miIdles.
The troopers, too would gallop up,
And fire right in our faces;
1t scard me almost half to death
To see them run such races
Uncle Sam came there to change
Some pancakes and SOM. onions
For 'Iasses cakes to carry home
To give his wife and young ones.
But can't tell you half see,
The, kept up such a smother;
So took my hat OH, made bow,
And scamp red home TO mother.
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A Snakery.

W. lately heard of me very expressive
remarks on the subject Of ntcmperance.-
The speaker was showing the terrible evils
of liquor selling upon society. He thorglt
if parents would look at the dangors to- hlch
this business j. exposing their children, they
would not rest till it was entirely abandoned.
He gave, ~ substance, the following curious
illustration OF MS views OF these dangers:
"Suppose | should ccme into this place 10
90 into business. Suppose | should begin to
erect Il curious looking building, and put IN
great number of drawers and cases with
glass tops, etc. By-and-by some one would
inquire,
Stranger, will you please to tell me what
this building is iorp
20, am going TO open snaEery'',
"A phdtp
"A snatery. am going TO keep all sorts
of snakes -rattle-snakes, copper-heads, etc, /;
and Sc II bites, at so much a bite. A rattle
snake bite shall sell for 81 cents; and a
copper-head bite-which will do the
work quicker--at York shilling, etc. And
when my snakes get little cold ano torpid,
| shall lay them out on the sidewalk in the
sun, TO warm and revive them. And when
our children come along to school. they viii!
! like to stop and look at Them
"A snakery! eh! A Snakery"
"How long do you suppose it would be-
before every father and mother, and every
good citizen in the place, would give me to
understand that had better make my way
out of town with my "snakery," as soon as
possible"
And, young reader, which should you think
would Se worse, to have child stung by the
deadly fang of one of these snakes, or pos'
oned by the rumseller's cup--whch the goot
Book says, "At last bitsth like a serpent, ant
stingeth like an adder!" If we die from the
bite of serpent, we may not be to blame fol
it; but ii we die from the effects of thG
rumseller's cup, we shall die with guilt upor
our souls!
Let us all hope, and labor and pray for
law that shall send to the penitentiary ever!
man that would open among us his SnakeTy
to poison us and our Children Well Spring
|
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in Missouri that has the least idea Of trying
it. "Dsunon" is kept to scare Northern
Boohoos, and arm and equip Northern Dough
ia, es, -BgGalo Democracy.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-08-02

Uncommonly intelligent are the
Coroner's juries, in Mississippi. Recently
twelve men in Warren County, in that State,
returned verdict that "the deceased died
from the visitation of God, or some Other
disease, unknown TO the Jury"
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POE TRY q
For the Chronicle.
The Wreath Of Pressed Flowers.

TO NJ. ;.
--~~~~~~~<
~
Lndy dost thou still remember
One sweet evenlong ago;-
1t was not in the bleak December,
Twas a winters even though,
And full many ruddy ember
Set the hearthstone in a glow
When Isat by thee demurely,
Whilst thy face was lit up purely
With roseate blush or soi
twas on that blessed even
Thou dist weave wreath Of flowers
Faded flowers. that had been riven
From the summers flowing bowers
And to me that wreath was given
Mid t hat even's golden hours;
And those flowers fondly cherished,
Though their beauties all had persisted
Save their emblematic powers.
!t3)
Twas so long ago--I fear me
That thou hast forgotten quite
OF the time when thov vast near me
On that rare and adiant night;
But pray thee deign to hear me
While tell to thee how brigh:
And how be auti lul and golden
Is the place thy gift Is holden
In my memory's treasured light
Still TINT wreath is in my keeping.
'Tis tie time cannot break-.
nd dream of it when sleeping,
And clasp II when awake;
And when silver dews are weeping
From the sky's ceruleen lake,
They RI mind me Of the sho yers
That revivitied these flowers
When they bloomed for thy dear sake.
Though these frngile leaves and slender
Bloom not as they boomed before,
And though faded is heir splendor,
Like the hopes youth ponders DER;
Yet when thy sweet voice and tender
Srems to greet me as OF yore,
regard my faded treasure
With rapture beyond measure,
Asa niscr golden store.
(6)
Beautt Gus il'wer- round me springing,
Which my baud nnght aptIy seize;
And III, sumu.er lime i, hril sing
Udors swDe. on very brctza-.-
sweet as rorsin's flower rs are finging
O'or the orlent's crystal seas;
But the time OF ,illorescehce
Brings To me no flowers whose presence
so dearly love as these! L.
Cincinnati July, 1855.
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There is said to be a sect in the
Southern States called the United Brethren
in Christ" who make non-slaveholding test
of communion. They number seventy
thousand communicates, and have churches
in Maryland, and Virginia, Kentucky, and
other slave States. They also exclude the
makers, venders, and drinkers of ardent
spirits, and members Of secret societies.
Christian Inquirer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-08-02

Gentle reader: here, for the present, ends
the history of "The Wronged Heart" We
have aimed at truth. rather than fiction: and
have sought to inculcate a moral. We are
aware that in writing romance to please the
general reader, the writer should always bring
about marriage or murder. or both; bul
as romance is not all fiction, we have as ye
accomplished neither; but hope al'some future
time to bring about that desired result
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21
Poetry.
wait for the Morning. "
TO A FRIEND IS AFFLIcTIoS.


Watcher! It's dark, and the dwelling is lonely
The night-lamp shines dimly, and SO does
thine eye;
Thou art thinking thy portion is wearisome only
And thou wilt be giad when us thy turn to die
Watch look out. where the day star Is dawn
Hope in thy heart let its promise awake,
And tircless and slumberless, twill "wait for the
mornings"
Never night but its morning shall break!
Wanderer. It's dark and the tempest is roaring
Roaring above thee. and rattling around!
Demons Of terror their yials are pouring
Right on my pathway. where pitfalls abound
Wandercr! tits better to bow than to blde it
Harmlessly DER thee the storm king shall ride
Deep the cllasm. 'twere death TO bestride it.
But yon is this valley both sloping and wide.
weeper. It's dark, for the angel of sorrow
Hath spread Ger thy landscape the gloom o
his wing;
No hue from .hc rainbow .hy sadness may borrow
Nojoy to thy bosom the spring time can bring
Wecrer, despair not! there is that can cure thee
Yes even to the heart-sick balm can be
given.
A draueIt that shall comfort and g.ainess insure
Drink deeply, drink oft, for the fount is in
heaven.
Oh, yc Who are suffering, and telling and sigh
ing;
Oh. We who IN darkness are cropping ycur way;
W no are weary of hoping and weary of trying,
Who aIe sure that the midnight viii never be
day;
charge thee take he.d to tl.is counsel and war
ming,
Stand fast by your duty, your God, and your
right,
And patient and truthful thus wait for the NOM
ing,
Assured it will bring you both healing and
light.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21
BY G. w. BROWN & co.

engineers who have gone on to continue
the survey pronounce that line wrong
and say that it must be runoyer. If this
should be so it will put back the work
several months. The first meridian is to
be started on the base line some thirty
miles west Of the Missouri border 1t is
much to be feared that the lands will not
be in market for two or three years, thus
continuing and increasing the difficulties
about titles-difficulties which will be
numerous enough in any event. But one
good effect at all events will be produced
and that is the exclusion of spectators
in lands, and the country must needs be
held by actual residents till the survey is
finished. BY that time we may have
some new laws. STRANGER.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21

There Is fountain in the dell,
and it singeth eyermoTe.
As the laughing waters leap to light,
And tinkling crystals pour.
Ali day, TO catch the SUNS warm kiss,
The eager waveiets swell;
Ard wild and joyous thing Of life
Is the fountain in the dell.
Bnt when its god has looked his last,
And woods 70 chill and dark,
And Stars upoi IL CLASSY breast
Dart but flee, ing spark
There comes a ceaSe.eS., wailing sob,
From out the heaving we'll,
And song anil d.sncc are hIIshed til morn
In the fountain in the dell.
Ny heart Is Ike that gladsome fopnt,
When thou beloved, art nigh =
To meet thy loving eve and smile
TIL: bi!lOw riseth high.
Tie cir.i inr riPPles bound in gee,
Beneath the genial ray
And checTiIy, o cIlceTilyi
singeth the daslling spray.
Anl Ike it. too. it sadly sinks,
When it's day of joy Is DER.
And from it, secret depths sigh
Struggles fer evcTmcrc.
All through the long long weary night,
1t mdkesh plaintiyc III AN;
For life and beauty leave the wave,
When Thou aHd Hope have gone.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21
Titles to lands in Kansas and Nebraska.

1lL1S5 TO IdIlC:3 Ii hdnSe1s es4AeA ~ ocA osN>N~
The guestion.is frequently asked how
tiles can be acquired to government lands
in Kansas and Nebraska Territories, and
whether military bounty land warrants
can be located in these territories. We
have ascertnned that except the lands re-
served for Indians under treaty stipula-
tions, or to be sold for their benefit, or
lands reserved for military reservations
or other public uses, tie whole country
to which the Indian title has been extin-
guished, is subject to settlement even
prior to survey, and that prescriptions
will be allowed for claims predicated on
such settlements. This is an important
provision, as in the old land States and
Territories, claims arenot allowed or set
Elements made prior to surrey.
All that an emigrant has to do, there
fore, is to select his location, make his
improvements on any of the lands moi
exempted from settlement by any OF the
restrictions mentioned above: and on the
completion and return of the surveys.
file his proof at the local land office,
where his claim will be allowed, and he
cea paw for the land and secure his I'M
provements, provided the improvements
are such as are required by law; or he
may delay payment until the lands are
advertised for sale. and make payment
any day before the day appointed for the
commencement of the public sale. Land
warrants will be received, acre for acre
in part payment for the claimants pre-.
enptiorl and this is the only use thai
can be male of land warrants In thest
Territories before the lands are IN market
as the law requires that the land shall bt
first open to private entry before warrants
can be located thereon.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21
wha. northern Men ON. to the Cause.

What Northern Men Owe to the Cause.
Kansas Territory is threatened with
the curse of slavery; aud no more efsc-
tual means Of thwarting the designs of
slavery propagandists. next to urging
forward the tide of Northern emigration. }
/ can be devised than liberal support Of
those presses which have been established
there to sustain Free Labor.
Among these. without disparagement
to others, we may mention the Herald
of Freedom, established six months ago,
| in Lawrence, in that Territory, by George
W. Brown, Esq, formerly of Conneaut-
vile, Pa. We have known Mr. Brown.
as an editor, for some years, have had
some personalaud business scquaintance-
shin with him, and can cbeerfuily recon-
mend his paper to the support of all men
who favor the cause be advocates 1t Is
a large, handsomely printed, and ably
conducted journal. and would be pecu-
| Iiariy valuable to such of our citizens as
design emigrating to the West. for the
information it gives of the country, ad-
vice 70 ennigrants, DC. The subscrip-
ton price is two dollars year, and we
presume it will be forwarded SIX months
for half that sam-but new subscribers
should order such back numbers as can
be furnished, as they contain much reli-
able information not elsewhere 10 be OBJ
tained.
We appeal to friends Of freedom essry-
where 70 lend helping hand to the .pio-
neer press of slavery-threatened Kan
Isas-especially as Ne learn that. in that
vet thinly peopled country, it has not
that support It deserves. and It's enefgenc
proprietor finds himself every week e1-
pending upon It the earnings OF former
years of labor -PiRs6REy Oaay Dss-
lpatea. -
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21
Civilization on the Advance.

The destruction of the Parkville Lu-
minary is stimulating the chivairy. The
Texas State Times is anxious for Texas TO
emulate Missouri. Speaking of the San
Antonia Zeitung, one of the very best of
German papers, it says
at is a matter of surprise to US, that
the citizens of San Antonia have tolera-
ted so long in their midst nuisance like
that of the Zeitung. For our own part,
as much as we are opposed to mob law,
we could find nothing to censure the for
chile removal of that paper. There are
some evils which the law cannot reach,
and the existence of masked battery
in community like ours, may readily
be considered one of them. The con-
tiguity of the San Antotio river TO the
Zeitung Office, would facilitate, we think,
the suppression of that paper. Pitch in!''
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21

AsrHoNT BrRSs on HIS way WEsr-
waRD:-Authony Burns, whose arrest as
a fugitive slave in Boston caused so much
excitement some time since, arrived IN
this city on the Boston train last night
He is on his way 10 0berlin, Ohio, where
he is to receive an education Ia the 0ber-
lin GolIere.-14l5aay Aflas.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21

CRoRs IN THE SouTH.-Tke Savannah
(Ga- Republican. of May 96th, says ::
The prospect of the growing crops. of
all kinds, in the Southern States, IS i'm
proving. Rains have descended in CO.
pious showers, and the seasons are all
that the planter could desire"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21

PAPER FROM BRooM CoRx SrALEs.-
The Springfield Republican is informed,
that the Hadley Manufacturing Com
pany have just succeeded IN making q
nice article of paper from broom corn
stalks. It says the article has been pat.
ented.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21

S John Bailey. a colored man Of
Lynn, has just returned from two
years sojournin Australia, bringing with
him very handsome pile of rocks. He
has deposited s5, 900 in the Lynn Me-
chanics' Bank, and has mors elsewhere.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21
Land warranisin Kansas and Nebraska.

The Washington Union has ascertain
ed that warrants can only be located on
lands subject to private entry, whereas
there are none such IN the Territories
named, and will not be for some time 70
come but they will be received in pay
ment for valid pre-emption claims IN those
Territories on the completion and return
of the surveys, or when the claimants are
in condition to prove up their claims,
even on settlement made prior to the sur
yev.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21

r. Some onehas called the telegraph
..the highway Of thought" This is an
error-H is the "thread Of conversation. "
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21

sg Among the recent graduates from
the Eclectic Medical Institute, Cincin-
natl, we notice the names of four females
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21

R A friend of ours is growing weak
er every day. He says he cant raise
Eve dollars.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21
Choice Poetry.
The Fountain in the Deli.

BY MARION HARLAxD.