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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14


The seventy-two thousand enrolled mem
bers of the Virginia. lodges, which, in con-
junction with the outside wings and democrats
were 10 have carried the State by from fifteen
TO twenty thousand majority, have vanished
into air. If, instead of this promised triumph,
they are defeated, the prestige of these 'invis-
Bile invinclbles is broken up-they are re-
duced to their starting point their presant or
ganization does not answer its purposes-they
now stand confused agglomeraiion of dis
cordant factions-for in failing before their
Sevasiopol, they have lost the Crimea.-N.
Y. Herald. = ...
In this State the friends of Mr.. Morrill,
predicate their hope of his reelection upon the
increase of know nothing councils in the State
since last year. tits true the number of coun-
ellis has increased, but in all the larger places
glaring detection is becoming every day more
apparent. Nowhere is there more of it than
in Kennebec, In Augusta, one-half of the
members stay away from the meetings and
are placing themselves in an attitude of oppo-
sition. In Hallowell the home of the
''grand mogul,'' list of the members, cop
led from the record, has been exposed 10 the
public gaze, and many members acknowledge
lis correctness. The meetings are now gen.
orally attended by about bakers dozen, in a
council of over three hundred originally. The
bottom of the council is also slipping out in
Gardiner, and detection follows detection ev-
cry day. In this city the valiant organ which
few months since was fighting for know
nothingism with might and main, has hauled
down its jesuit colors and the organ is left
without a moulh-piece. So it goes all over
| the State, and, the appearance is the spear
will be ripe and rotten long before election.
- The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Post says the Virginia election revives
the courage Of the democrats exceedingly
throughout the Union. The prospect for an
union of the patriotic wings with the demo-
Gratis 10 the next presidential campaign looks
favorable; and the result of such an union can
be regarded only as suspicious. Certain it is
that know nothingism cannot triumph.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14

- Some narrow minded individual, who
occasionally gives a turn at the editorial crank
of the Tribune, as revised and corrected, got
very much excited last week when he learned
that there was a recruiting officer Of
the U. S. Army in the city, and descanted
learnedy, logically and indeed rery t0ittily on
the vocation Of the American soldier. He 10
probably one of the supporters of the consti-
tuition, friend of our country and its institu-
tions, and if he had lived in 1776 would have
been tory. We doubt very much if he 10
asked to enlist, if "none but Americans are to
be pu; on guard" He also turns up his nose
at our native New England) beverage. He
evidently prefers Irish aohiskey. However,
should he be forced into the ranks, all his
limbs will be safe except his legs, which will
probably be found "kinder gin OUT a long
distance from the scene of action. In such
hands the country is safe from fitrrin agrees
sion or invasion.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14
Modest.

Modesty is an admirable quality Of character
but like every other. il is sometimes exhibited
in excess. We think we have an instance in
point. Rev. DR.. Adams, of Brunswick, at
ministers Spree" as the correspondent or the
Brunswick Telegraph styles it, in Brooklyn,
N. Y. is reported to have said in a speech re-
ferring to Maine =
ave stand only behind Massachusetts, and
New York in ship building, and you cannot 20
to pier in these waters where you cannot find
a ship built in Name
Now, the fact is, Maine is not behind any
State in building. but good deal ahead
of any one Of them. She stands In this i'm
portant branch of business second to none, but
rather first of all,
We refer to the following statistics of ship
building since 1852
Maine. New York. Mass.
1352-ll0,047 tons. 72,o72 tons. 4S,0O1 tons.
1S53-11S,9l6 S3,224 S3,OI5
1s54-16S, 631 n7,1s6 $500 81
We give these statistics that other ministers
may not like DIR. A., allow their modesty TO
concede too much to the pretensions of others
when away from home. Maine has reason to
be proud of her ships, and we are glad to see
that our ship-builders in Maine have no idea
Of being idle this year, as they are to great
extent in New York and Massachusetts,. The
Telegraph gives a good account of ship build
ing in that town, and we have similar reports
from Bath and other places eastward, leading
us to believe very fair business will be done
this year, notwithstanding the hard times
ArQus.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-06-14

GARDINER. Dec. 25, 1854.
Dir - do not wish to complain, but il
49, see" 70 me that your official course to-
wards me, if not censurable, is very neplec,ful.
! hass hos received single notice or letter
from you since The extraordinary one deuosing
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-08

precincts of Catholic church. The best
way of Judging tree is by its fruits, and
these fruits Ore familiar to us all. 1t is OBJ.
iccted. however, that the Constitution ST.
cures to every man the right Of worsliipping
God as he pleases, and that in prescribing
Catholics We are guilty Of y violation Of that
Instrument. Not at all. The same Cunsti-
tutimi which gives to them the rights Of con-
science, secures to me also the right Of uotmg
as | think best.
Ii does not tuf.pei mt to vote fof 4 Catho.
lie, any more than it compels me to vote for
an aboliiionist. One may be Just as sincere
in his belief as the other. and both be equally
dangerous to the country. OF that each vo'
ter must Judge for himself. There is no pro
position to change the Constitution, none To
pass law inconsistent with it. The Anne
rican party undertake to show for themselves,
that it is safer for the liberty, safer for the
Union, safer for the people to place none but
American Protestants in office, and they leave
to their countrymen To decide, upon reason
and argument, how far they are right. or how
far they are wrong. We do not propose Il
disturb their public worship--we do not pro
pore to declare an assemblage Of Catholics
unlawful. but We claim the privilege Of vot
ing to suit ourselves. can see no difference
in the evil tendency Of the higher law of Mr.
Seward, or the higher law Of Archbishop
Hughes. do not choose 10 vote for either
and he who attempts to ioree lne to, is guilt,
Of the very prescription he condemns.
wish could have devoted more time L
the preparation Of this letter; but il is snti
cieht 10 give tolerably correct idea Of III,
position occupy upon the question to whlcl
you have called my attention.
am very truly and respectfully, yours
! &c., JERE. CLEMENS.
J. Z. PEEBLRs, Guntcrsville, Ala.
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,oHN 1. cALHottN,s vtEws.

Extract from a speech made by Mr.. Cal
huuh on the admission Uf the State Of Mlclii-
gan:
g III comforting the power to pass uniform
laws of naturalization the trainers pl the Con-
stitution must have had two objects In view j
one to pfetent COMPETITION between The
States in Kidding out inducements for the
emigration Of Foreigners, and in order to pre-.
vent their improper influence over the Gene.
raj Government. through such States as might
naturalze foreigners, aud could confer on
them the right of exercising the elective fran
chise, befure they could be sufficiently inform.
ed of the nature Of our institutions, or were
interested in their preservation. Both OF
these objects wou,l be defeated ifthe States
may confer on aliens the right Of voting and
the otherpriyileges belonging to citizens. On
that superstition, it would be almost impossl,
BILE to conceive what good could be obtained,
or evil prevented, BY comforting the power on
/ Congress. The power would be peectly nu-
ga,ors. A State might hold out every impro-
per inducement to emigration, as freely as
/ II the power did not exist and might confer
on the alien all the political privileges be-
longing to the native born citizen mot on
" to the great injury Of the government OF
the State, but to an improper control over the
Government Of the Union. TO illustrate
what have said suppose the dominant par
ty in New York. finding political power
about to depart from them. should, to main
tain their ascendency, extend the right Of
suffrage 10 the thousands Of aliens Of every
language aud from every portion OF the world,
that annually pour into her great emporium
how deeply might the destiny d the whole
Union be effected BY such a measure. II
might, in fact, place the control over the Gen
eral Government in the hands Of those whc
know nothing Of our institutions and are in
different as to the interests Of our country
New York gives obout one sixth Of the cleo.
toral votes in the choice Of President and
Vice President; and il is well known thai
her political institutions keep the State near.
ly equally divided into two great political
parties. The addition Of few thousand
votes either way might turn the scale and the
] electors might turn, in tact, owe their cleo.
ton, on the suppositon, to the votes Of un-
naturalized foreigners. The Presidential
election might depend on the electoral vote
Of the State, and a President be chosen il
reality by them; that is, they might gire a
a King
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ALAMANCE COUNTY

The return. Of the election. in this State are 70, We
~ incomplete. but such = are received seem % ini-
rate ihai,
IN the lst district, Rolef, r. PAINE American Wing.
Is elected By some 900 majority over II. ~ SHAW, An
ii-Amrrican.
In the u district Thomas Rufn has been reelected
.iouldlass. BY large nisjoriiy.
In the "a district Warren win.lov i, elected but by
! majority considerably reduced when compared With
The usual democratic ,ote in that district.
10 the iih thisl district. L. OBJ. Branch j. elected
by large majority Over James D. shepard.
In the 5th district Edwin q. Resds i elected II
large majoniy over lion. John Krtf. the late member
In the 9Th di.lrie, n. e. Puyea. American Wing.
j. believed to be reelected.
n The 7th district he Hon. Burton Cage, Is ~.
elected by an increased majority.
Prom The sth (Cagnaas) district, no return. have
been received.
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The barbecue NJ cranan.


among The guest. at The Barbecue given by The friends
~ The American party u Graham ~ TUESDAY 81 last
week and 10 but iusiirc 70 those engaged in get
Ting up, nhcn We ssy thai il The he-i prepared
barbecue NC ever attended The meats were abundant
and nicely cnokcd and The vegetables n thr finest
Kind and bountifully supplied. though nj IN much
rriy But the most striking feature of the whole. sss
the tabe prepared fpr the LADDERS whch. though very
long me, W.. nearly twire filed with ilisn-ihu. show
ing that the lsde. strongly sympsihzc IN the Amer :
can movement. We did intend giving description q
this table. but attention was pre-cngsged az.
other houniifnly .pesi isbc until his had hecn some
what damaged. suEae i 10 say that the decoraiions
q the table spread for the ladies' consisted Of choice
itniis aud Irei cakes, many Of them hearing appro-
pirate inscriptions, surh a.. Presented Edwin q:
Reade, Esq. by Lady" " Americans shall rule Amo.
nea," SAN &c.
Jus, as the company hal finished dining. and were
abou, % repair 10 The place or speaking Il commenced
raining and ~ found il necessary seek the shelter
Of some hospiabls roof A. soon rs the showers pas.
sed oyer-faf there seemed % w. tso in quick success.
.ionihe hell rang and the speaking Va. resumed At
the coui house by Mt Gilmcr bat before he had CON
cudei, the room wss 80 crowded that il became un.
plsasant anil motion 70 adjourn 10 The grove was
unsnimous, carried. NJ. Gilmet then concluded his
speech. and was followed nv Mr. y. p. Caldwell, Of
tiuiIfod pithc speeches n The DAY, We deem il IN.
Necessary add any thing % vha, ]. ,aid " ne 81.
ere,aries IN thetr report Of the procesdings. They
doubtless did execution.
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Norsdt. Angus, 4.

YELLow Fg,ER an NORFOLK There Is no
ahaifmsntnfihr ir'er att;rpnn and Portsmouth,.
The sanitary committee reports Tor The last tsen.
" four huufs ending yeslcfdAy. ten new eases
and eight deaths. Tie panic Is aWlnl u pnn.-
mouth. The grocery and dIy goods Store. are
closed. Without exaggr,aiion. an. lhrd Of the
riiizens Of the town have ltf fot other parts.
Many have gone 70 Baltimore.
The disease in Norfolk has much ,nh-i,lsd.
hui one new CAGE having been reported To-day /;
III ronhned 20 Bary's row. The hoarlet. al
The Maron House aud The Crawford House have
left. Raius anil hot suns roniinue.
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ELECTION RETURNS.
Recorder, Extra; August Sd.
ORANGE COUNTY.

The election for members Of Congress from this
State, took place yesterday, and the returns by the
help Of the Railroad, will doubtless come in rapidly
compared with former elections. OF course as yet W
have only received in reliable shape the vote OF Or
ange, which, when all the circumstances are consider
ed. shows decided triumph of American principles
shepard, the American candidate, received 93c votes
and Branch, the au,i.Amcrcan candidate, received
1877; majority for Shepard, 1875. This is gain of u
on the majority given for Dockery in this county.
The following is the vote al the different precincts
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Pom ,bs Am,ns.p Or
4 LETTER IRON COL. CLKMENs

The HUNTSVILLE Advocate contain. letter
from Col. Clemens, late United states sepa.
tof from Alabama, III relation u tie Aineri-
can party, 10 which the principles aud objects
ol thsi party are ably sst forth. We subioin
abe tancludiDg pUrtiOn u The letter:
Perhaps 40 party 10 this country las ever
been The SUBJECT VI 70 much in,eetiie a. the
Americas party. Az the depths u the Ian.
guaEs have bsth sounded to ii,h yp degrading
rpithets y " applied 70 men whose sin con.
s'sis iH ls'ing tatir aisn blood something be-.
Z han tlAtoi 81 s,taussf Ptit,iet alieh
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-08

CLo,k o. rHF CAMPAIGN ~ TINS DIsrRIcr.
-Mcsls. Kerr aud Reade closed The cam.
paign 26th July, at Hunts Store ~ Guillnr,l.
Mr.. Kerr led of aud Mr.. Rrade replied. AZ
The close q his reply Mr. Reade said, that
be had borne the Gag which had bern cntrust.
eel TO him 10 every county IN The district, aud
that although IN The contest lie NAV hye been
many time fniled by his gifted and practic-
Ell competitor. set. he Thought hc could re
turn 10 their Keeping the flag without soil or
rent. That il in the excitement Of The con.
test he had said Or done any.lling calculated
to offend his competitor or any other man III
the district, IL Was not what he intended and
he rendered tie amplest ameaie. That il he
had had = hard thought himself be would not
cherish Il; that he left the canvass with the
kindest feelings Tor 40. and should make haste
to return 10 the bnsnm 81 his family 10 receive
their greeting. aud leave the result u the
canvass with the people
Mr.. Kerr reioinrd and said that he was
pleased with the good taste with which Mr..
Reade had referred to the canvass. That
rhey had always been intimate friends, aud
that during the must exciting contest he had
ever had, lie could ,ay that there had not been
an offensive word used in their discussions.
That both had written letters TO The Payette
vile Observer, IN which each had said what
was Objectionable TO the other, but il had
been fully explained and understood. aud he
ended Tie canvass with tie same high regard
and kind feeling fpr his competitor with which
he commenced il.
Mr.. Readc SAID the sentiment was fully re
cipfocatcd. G,,tasIorongi RAJ.
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HON. Jesse spEIGHr, or GREENE.

In the /" Debates in Convention" OF 1883,
page 24S, will be found the following:
Mr.. Speight, Of Greene. rose and said, i he
any religious sect. lie regretted that gentle
men, who bad spoken on this subject, had
thought Unnecessary TO arraign the mutlSes d
the Protestants. He might have retaliated
their charges, and shown that persecution
had always been resOrted to by the Catho-
lies, and that the Prnstcstants had always act
ed on the defensive.
II would appear, he said. from the course
Of the debate, as il the Convention we're about
~ deny the people tbs liberty Of conscience.
Are VIC, he asked, abuut 10 form any new ar.
ticie on this subject: Certainly not. On
the contrary, we are called together to con
slider an article which has existed in our
Constitution Tor more than half century.
II should be remembered, that the other
day, the gentleman from BuncOmbc had ,aid
that the Protcstants were not only at war
with each other, but they had combined
against the Roman catholics. What evi.
,lenee had the gentleman Of this warlike spir.
it on the part Of the Prme.fants! lie call.
ed upon him 10 ai,lucc the evidence ON which
he founded his opinions.
Mrs. said it WAS unnecessary for him Ia q,
back to the time Of the Reformation, % show
the hostility ~ Catholics to tie Protesiants.
Yet, at this day, il is asserted that the Pro-
tcstants have combined to put down the Cath
Ollie religion.
Mr.. :. went Oh IL state what good PRO
testant beliet ed, aud then stated the Articles
Of Belief of the Catholic Church. and show.
ed wherein they differed, quoting some au-
thortiss, i"r this purpose, aud 70 exhibit IN
stances VI persecution against Pedestrians.
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Ph,ladrlphia. Angus, !

Phlladrlphia. august /.
wRiT on iIABFAs CoRPrs REFusED-Judge
Lewis Of the Supreme Court Of Pennsyi,a.
MIA, this morning refused TO grant writ Of
habeas corpus, a. applied ior b, the counsel
VI PassnOre Williamson, on the ground that
every Court ol competent Jurisdiction is the
exclusive judge d contempt against itself.
and the respect which his Court claimed Tor
its own jurisdiction was cheedully conceded
to other Courts.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-08

The Ancsian well IN Charleston. 8. G..
has NV reached The depth of $50 iee,. snd
Yields. 64.s00 gsllons IN twenty -four hours.
From seventeen 10 twenty wells tug. yielding
from $4,000 70 10000 gallons. would 10 smpls
iof The supply o. Charleston, which requires q.
ooo,0o0 81 gallons fof every twenty .fVu' hour..
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-08

A BRoap RuAD.--" Who will hesitate when
lie rad is 20 bread y says Tie Washington
Union, in an appeal for solnntcefst the Demn.
cratic party. Il is the midfh effhe road that
keeps 30 many good men out ~ the Dcmo.
cratic path. They remember what certain
good book says about broad road.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-08

First That no statute exists either Of tho United
States, Of Of Pennsylvania, Of New Jersey the only
other State that has qualified jurisdiction over this
part Of the Delaware, that authorizes tina forcibe alb.
dc,ion d any person, OF any thing whatsoever with
out claim Of property Unless in aid Of legal process
Second That no statute Of Pennsylvania exists
which affects disee the rights Of PROPERTY Of citi-
zen Of North Carolina, acquired and asserted under
the laws OF thai State because he has found il needu
DR. conycnien, 10 pass through the territory Of Pennsy
vania.
Third. That no such statute il such one were
shown could be recognized as valid in court OF the
United States.
Fourth That il is altogether unmportant whether
they were slaves not. Il would Ne the mockery Of
philanthropy to assert, that because had become
free, they might, therefore, be iorclby abducted.
Williamson was ordered to the custody Of the Mar.
shall without bail main prime, as for contempt Of
court, in refusing to answer writ Of hdbeas corpus,
awarded against him a, the relation Of Mr. Wheeler.
An attempt was made by Williamson's friends 70
induce the Marshal TO put the prisoner into the cuso-
DIV Of one Of his deputies, and thus avoid sending him
to p,son but the Marshal replied tina, he would strict
II comply with The mandate Of the Court. Williams
son was consequently conveyed to Moyamensns i,ri.
son.
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opinion % Judge Kane IN the wheeler
slave case.

The two questions Of contempt Of court and perjury
in Pssmore Williamson, in not obsyng the commands
u writ Of habeos corpus, and in making an slloged
false return thereon, were taken Up for decision IN the
US. District Court ., Philadelphia, vhereupon Judge
Kane delivered learned and able opinion IN relation
,hs subject The four propositions suggested By the
Judge sfe IS follows
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TuANKroItIso The tlergymcn IL Halifax
Co, Va. have united IN recommending that
the first Thursday NJ August be set apart in
that county a. day ~ thanksgiving, 10 view
Il the copious rains. abundant crops. aud un-
interrupted good health Of the population.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-08

The above was issued IN an Ertls on Friday since
then we have received the vote in Alamsnce which
insert here and partial returns from other ccngresso-
al districts il tho state. from which We have made
summary Of the probable result. Full returns from
each district will be given as soon a. received.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-08

The statement that Alss. Campbell. n Be.
rhsny, w., is dead. which h.s attained wide
circulation ihrpugi, the pres.. Is no, coircI.
The mistake aro.e by confonnding HIM with
Alesantsr Campbell, NJ. D., of New Orleans,
who died there more Than month since o. heart
disease.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-08

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS gentleman,
Theodore q. Mathew, 81 Idgartown. appoin.
ted By Gov. Gardner to be commissioner
under the personal liberty law II Massaehu-
sets, declines 10 serve, on the ground Of its
unrOn.titutianality.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-08

R,rtLtsSAKts ~ OaKeoS.--Thesc yeno.
nous reptiles seem 10 abound IN Southern
Oregon Three men recently went TO the
mountains where dens uf these snakes we're
known to exist IN large numbers, and in a
short time killed seven hundred u them.
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The Boston Traveller says Henry II. Tuck.
e has been fully committed, in default of
$4,000 bonds, On the charge IL having al.
tempted 70 blow uphis father. house, 10 Pro.
idsnts, Oa tie eth instant.
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The Petersburg Intei,Igenccr. -

are gratied to see that friend syme is ont with
the Inteigeneer in entire new and handsome dress.
In neatness il will compare favorably with any Of
its contemporaries. We rank the Inicllgencer among
the hest newspapers Of the day and though the impe
iuosity Of its Editor sometimes perhaps urges him be-
yond the strict line u prudence, yet We admire him for
the consiancy with which he advocates the interests
aud rights Of the South,
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In compliance with the urgent request Of
the Kansas Legislature. the President has
removed Governor Reeder, and appointed
John l.. Dawson, Of Pennsylvania, 10 the
Gternorship Of Kansas.