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Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11
.Grn. Sy nod Of the I.ulIrrr ii arch

Ih" clerical and'Iny d"FSa;rs, contrib
sing III" l7lh Convention olah". Urn"rtt
Synud of the Lutheran rhnrrA in rh4
l'nit"d States, cpnu ned at paytrn Ohio,
ON the l.llM instant. Ills G%ncfll synod
wa, organic "datlIasrrstown, Md, j.. in l&20
anil was lhrn composed Of only three syn
obs. Sinc&iLrn il has constantly incrcn~d
until it now numbers within lis .@rsanzn.
ton mot less than twrmy-four SynddS, conn
priSinw neatly the cmtiic Lutheran Church
IN the lSniioi States. 1t is Il body com
.po>ctlntd"lrrtlcs; clerical and lny, from the
different District Svnuds. and ln Is ual,tr"
rather I'm oJrirmy than Il m"4'}o'ofy rrcic-
siartral organization. The number Of
delegates and adyi.ary mrnIbcrs now Pres
tnt j. about 80.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11

platform, The Sonth. on another. IL this
had have occurred in either Of the other
parties, the breach could have been heal
ed, but from the very organization of This
order it precludes the possibility Of recon
citation. They are Phansaienl in their
very organization. They pray confident
" before Il e temple, Thou knowest we
are pure. We are not Office ckcrs,
spoismen, worshipers of mammon. We
have nut fat from us all uncleanuess, nor
are wGexen like the Democrats and WhiyS,
who have done all Of these things. We
age separate people. We have formed a
government to ourselves, and we have
sworn to abide BY tho deci>ien~of tie ma
iority\ of our Councils, and all who do ;n9t
do so are perlurcls and traitors" This
is the substance of their creed, and the
siyncrs Of Que or the otncr of. these plat
forms .imust~be in that predicamcmt. arcor-
ding to tie oath they have taken
irMifl be our object TO show who are
in the minority, and to point out the duty
of die Southern portion of the order, if
they have yet On" single spark Of patriot
ism aud love+ Of country remaining ~
them. We.c'py from a c"mmunIcaIoII
writen for-the Cha,lcstown .Spirdof JJ-.
ttrsoa the folo wing Statistics which will.
proyc conclusiy.ly that tho platform pub
lishcd and claimed in the S,uth MS the
majority platform, is IN truth II">mn9r',
ty; and from a careful examination "l INC
subject we ARG willing 70 N"Hrh~ hr l'"
accuracy Of bis sta;cmc nt<. Tie wIi%r
says: j.. III - =. - y
"Tbe votes f y and 'yain>t The Nhyery
portion Of the platform Is a> follows; i.
q. IWr omit the details, and for bm'I'y
just give the nysr"S1t". I ..
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11
. LATER

There was some firing between The
Steamer ,Maassifienno and i plrtS q Rus:,
sian artillerymen, Oh shore, on The OH. -
No result. H. ME- # #:
Thcre is a talk that tie Austrian army
will speedily be reduced, BY 10000.
A dispatch, anticipatory ofthe overland
mail, mentions that the lmperialistsiin
China have gained some trifling adSalita-
ges over the insurgents. sl II
DASTRIc, Saturday, June ! IS.
The Yulturc has arrived with dispatch-
es. She left the fleet on the lith, anchor
cd off Cronstadt. On tic Gil. the Rus
slams fired on 4 boat Of the Cossack, while
bearing . flag Of truce, and landing seven
Finlanpders. and twenty-one English sill,
ors and three officers were killed.
On The 9th inst, the Magicienne fred
for an hour with great effect, upon body
Of horse artillery, receiving but little dam.
age. On the 9th, The Meyan and Firefly
were slightly injured BY running upon
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11
Kentucky Election.

The Curious rcsult"f cold Doniinion''
has sartlly encouraged our D"ntocratr
flj~Mts iii Kenturky. ThcLouj>vilIe 'rimeS,
IN Speaking Of the rlcctiol'c'rms tour of
Clark, tie Democratic candidate for Gov
crnor, says:
"Eyerywhorc he drew IarS" crowds to
hear him, and aftHr hearing Kim, umbcrn
ofboth Wigs and Democrats wild drew
from the Know Nothing lodges. Large
numbers Of the old Whis~ Will support
him against the m"nsroI ''dark ln[lrrn"
candidate. A&ontImar from DaNi2EH in
forms us thatin tina county Ciprk willpoll
nearly half .orthe Wig vote of'hc c'iunty,
while .n~arIy, al tie Democrats arp pvinS
tie Know Nothing lodges and Ginning
buck to their old purity. I
cit j. tic bIirt Of we'll informed gentle
men, who have watched Mr.. Ciark'S pro-
yre>s thus far, that he will carry The State
by twenty thou.aRl majority."
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11
lluRRIBLE AFFAIR tN Pre- roS CdlNry

ll"EHInIE AFFAIR IL PRE roS CprNrY.
Alta Gdrman settlement in Preston CO.,
on Sunday, the 10th ult., 4 man named n.
L'pscomb, murdered Ills WIFE,, lie had
been in BAD health, and was ilEtempered
and QUAR- lsome. On the morning i'll
question, she was sitting at ths door OF
the house, when he took an axe. crept up
behind her, and with the handle of the axe
crushed her skull IN; and then, i.s she fell
took the blade ofthe axe, and horribly
split and mangled her face. liz then at
tempted to beat out his own brains against
the door, stabbed himself twice In the alb
domen, and plunged into 4 millpond near.
He was arrested and placed In Jail al
Kingwood. He said that bodily and
mental infrmity caused the act, for said
he "the sun never shone on q better 81
kinder woman than my wife,, He Is a.
bout forty-fye years Of age, and tlle fatbe,
Of six children. h3l6.E 1T. "
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11
Apologize.

Owing to tie change Of tho mai, We
were unable 10 meet the up mail last v week;
and we presume our patrons in Kanawha
will excuse us again this week, for it win
be borne in mind, that one of the editors
has made himself scarce about the Office
since Wednesday, and the other-welf,
never mind about the "bach," and the
, "imps' have been on a grand jollitica'
TONI Verify, this is an age Of young
Americanism. - :. v. 4 =. ( :.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11
arrival Of Inc Steamship

!. 3, llaIIrAx, Jal,
Thc steamer America. arrived q H,
yesterday afternoon, viii ,ellnI.l alt II
from England. The hews i I,..,',
important. "
TheFrcnclfAnd EnglisliIattaeaaa, 4
onthc 18th y u, and were repblsaar sd
great slaughter. 'rhedetails aie y y, y I
EN-. a II.
Large new French loan.is inilned,..
III lhe En4sllfh Parliament paaG
moved i censule. 10y
Intelligence received by lfi,,, d
frasmentary adviees, say that tbe W.
lost no fewer Than four thousand ~ Ivy y
e l.l' n ueneral d pampoellIand scseas
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11

y
r. Therrw As no vote 4nrn in lac" C"n-
ypntion~ BY Missouri, She not being rprc,
>entcd-in The CupNcN:iun When the vote
was ca ."~. -. 4
Now, it IS notorious tAat the Know
Nothing party in Il tc South arr1"MeIl".~,
for tley arc in minority in>aImp>t all Of
.tl1cSc Safes. ThqI tStrrmglh j., at the
North, and if Missouri had have voted iu
tie Conversion, it would ln,t lave "Eany,
ed thcrc,uIt for it. they eyer AZ" success
full in a Presidential ,ramMiSn, ID must b.
by an entire sectional vote. This i, Gyr"
.shad9wed by the two Platforms. Will
Southern Know-N otIiingS still remain
.mcmbcrs.of this organization. or will they
unite with; their Southern brethren and
the Democrats Of tho North, TO arrest this
mighty evil his the Only WAY it can
be arrested: The slavery portion Of the
Know-Nothipg platf'rm South, is nothing
more than rcpctitio b Of Zig position As,
suncd by Southern men Of both the Wing
and Democratic parties and q portion OF
tire Northern Democrats, when they pas
Scd the Kansas and \, br ska bill and tie
repeal Of the Missouri Compromise. ]:
endorses both Of these acts; and il is well
known that opposition TO rh"Nc measures
was Tie cause Of the origin Of this very
Know Nothing party; and that Ii l. cry OF
foreign and Catholic influence, wa Is only Il
hun'hus to dupe the ignorant, tIH they
might get votes enough to carry out Itir
Object. They haze succeeded, AID they
don't care now n single rcd cent about the
South, Rayncr may fonprdc and crinyc
and knuckle to this ftnatical crew with
the hopes Of getting Office at their Lands,
but all TO no avail i he 4 fiat has gone
forth-th'y have the power at tho North,
AMI intend to use it "a nd they only wish
to divide the South, ~ that there can hc
no determined opposition 10 qcm.
Let Southern men read and ponder ovcI
these thing>-cut them selves. loose from
this unholy alliance, and if the good and
true men at the North see we arc united
anil determined, It will nerve their arm,
for the combat, and We may Yet be able t.
save the Union and avert The storm wliicI
is threatening to break in ruin over oul
beads. ..
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11

The river has been unusually high for
theseason; but is now receding; but still
that fine steamer, Aurilla Wood, contin.
ues to make her regular trips between ikia.
nawha and .Gallipolis. The Wood i a
No. ! craft, and Mr.. Com is decidedly
ne most accommodating and gentlemanly
clerk on tho river--and 80 is EsrELL a
clever fellow, !. IN +
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11

L x.FlN
Hoils snai.; ,I,o eminent iudicitl au-
~. .no ~. nnd IL, IN consent Of the poet
' s ~ .mer;ca i considered an element
Pc f ~ - nnl;t;cal III tem ant as the Holy
RaIa ~ At oncethd sourrc Of Christianity,
- ,La dnnos;torv and fountain Of all
! civt and religious freedom, we oppose
every attempt to exclude it FROM the
Schools thus Established III the States.
] NI1.-The American party having arts
| en- upon the ruins and in spite of the op-
| position Of the WING and Democratic
party, cannot be held IN any manner re-
sponsble for the obnoxious acts orlyloia-
ted pledges of either. And the sy9tbflma.-
Tic agitltion Of tliq slavery question by
{thQse parties lavinsele,atod scctlonai no o.
Ytility<(mto positive element OF Poi't'e" a.
power and brought our llS '1tutiolls Ill.,
iIperil, il h1~t therefore become the Impera'-
Hive duty oftl[e american party 10 l'' " +,
Nposo, for the purpQ&4e OF SivlnS peace ana ana
| perpeturity 10 the bnion. And ny fX-
perience has shown ltlmpoSStbIe to ffcon !,
rile Opinions 80 fNHFlN ny '''ose Nir''ot ill.,
separate inc o'%PuI&ah'>. M}u ~ tI Ie ""
pc no u!Nhomor III sqp'hl"llF' ~ W = w.
4 he National ooHpcll Ha7 q H. @ ~ ll'e
l.Prs' guarantee Oh common ''H'g'N SIP y
tiltEC npIrp. To HDll( DN ANA NAL lIElFN mo
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11

some internal machinery II IS
been no alteration III thc'nos;ss;ae is /.
fleet. a Il |
CEIAcpev, Thursday, A.,
The Empc,ot Of Austria / Nm ,,aae 4.
yesterday morning from yicnn, Veg /
----
4EE L Aa,rLse.,rl 81.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11
The Know-Nothins Convention.

r. llEsI *2Zd EOl FcoTulTysi low "Siff
ingtpN's birth day---was,. it is said, fixed
as tho day for an American Convention,I
! to assemble inPhiladelphia, tonominate d
candlaate for President and Vice Prcssi-
dent. u The dclcga!cssTe to be selected by
the >SSate Councils-and each State is tp
have Che number OF its vote in the cleo
.tori,l 4oll&gcs. %\
Th&last act Of the conyention>was the
passage of a resolution condemnatory o.
the plissent administration. .N..S>><
Thdsnext session is TO be held in the
city oANew York, on the first Tuesday IN
June fhxt.-Rich. E1Q. !.
Thes following is the ."PIatform and.
Princik les" adopted by tire convention:
1pLATFoRM AND PRINCIPLES. +.
I.-fhe acknowledgement of an Al
mi.htyBeng. who rules over the Universe
-who9resides oyer the councils of na-
tioils--iyho 90 nducts the affairs Of men,
and Wiz in cy FRY step BY which wel'ave
advanced to the character Of an indcpen-
dent hipion, Iak distinguished lis by some
token q proyidcntial agency. t."
H-fhe cultivation and Development
Of a sediment -6f profoundly intense A.
northumberland; of 1a Sionat" attachment
to our 6hptry, It's history aud It's inslilu,
. ions: j admiration for tho pu~r days
Of: our ha,ionaI existence; of Hcncracion
for tho frr6i>m Il at :precipitatrd our re-
yolhliomi and Of emulation Of the virtue,
wisdom s.nI pat rotSm that framed our
:euus'ituHon and the first successfully ap-
a,lirl itsslroyisi3ns; 49,. - r.
: fll.--SIhc maintenance Of the union Of
these UnscdS atiS as the paramdIUt polit-
ical goo.s or, to Hsc tie language Of WASH
ngtou, .sth, pfimary object Of patriotic
drSirc>.'R And hence: -
i,t. OSposili5A To aIIa.tcmptstowttthor
nr euh,ra IT, -
- oI 1ar:mpr bn. ms .au.agoai,m t.
every W i5cirI@ Gfu,lirI that cndanc.rs L..
ST. Tn nlrqutrv~oIf an equitable III.
i,,s,m,n, gr ,Il p3ljiir0I differences vlicl
}ilrn,,Dn L. iinj"gfily or rrrp.juiry..
I'm H. >>upn,E .,,i,n Of alf 1rndrnci .
+, n,,Ifrirs} dix 5,u~ nu,rIrd ON ...,ro.
,,r,tL;,.d DISCRIMINATION, or ,n tI,n i, .Ii~l
Ti.,i l%!~.S, = red ;IiNsirn,,, If ih.rr>tt
,,,I ,.;;v & LnvL,u Il.n .y.rrl,7,, ,a,.fi.u4'
oflhc l:nAn: , y -
SL TIa GrI ,E,nunr,;,5p 81 tro .r;,,A,.
H.. 80 r,t : l,oo99 y. ,>rr,sv,,J ,L,l
,r,rt,.u hsItr r.P1v(iuafsn: ;iud = c;(r..
FIJI .,yn;d T., Ly M ,an 49, ,.,,yrrnm,n,>
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11
Correspondence tof Tho" Richhiond Enquirer
h. cllArLksroS, Ktnawlft 81, vat

L Nv juneR7, 1850,
Il Genllomen The canvass being oser,
II sdue q the people ofthS State 70 know
WHO have been most promilent il blrins'
lns about the happy result for the Vine
.hhonoted principles of Ylrgipia, and partlc.
lllaly that they should know the yoOfll:g
'aea upon whom The hopes dfthe perpeei,al,,
" Of the Democracy must hest. And 4
DO not know any, considering the theaue
upon which he acted, who lias done n, ~
for his party in tlc lite contest than MI
Thomas Il. Broun Of this county; DO vas
active, jealous and energetic. ! W.
present once when he addressed the peo
pie during the late canvass, aha Unjust say
that / did not hear 4 more effective en-
telling speech made during the whole falR u
paign. The Know Nothings pf this eoun'
ty confidently expected to carry the cow,
BY from 1900 to 1900 majority, apd, na n.
the election taken place two weeks so ,0.ss |
than Il did, they would hayelcarried w
county BY 1T least 1900 majorlly-ana WI "
man did moro in rolling. back the tlae y
Know Nothingism and preventing tna''s
suit than MI. Broun. Hs
Yours, with great rfsPecs'
z y / Il . : r. HI.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11
Fourth Of July Matrimonial.

A few day previous 10 the Fourth we we
received an invitation from the junior,
/ of the "Star" to party at GaIliPols on 2
the Fourth" which was accepted. And,
having all things ready, we set OH on
/ Tuesday evening for tile French city,
"WilP' humming lines something like
these r.. J.:
al give thee my hand. give thee my lleart
viii 1--we iL,r in 's,rrow, as hen joyful thou
.... e. T.. tart."
! 1t was evident to all that the young man
WAS klboriny under intense excitement,
fn he lad u great ave rSlon to persons and
places we'll known and loved by bin at
! other times, H..
! The moininSof the FourthIwas fine, and
the booming canhon,f drum and fife, TO-
rcther with the merry laugh Of young
Mon and maidens, as, hey sped by ID light
ychirlrS/ made us feel glad When our
Young friend propo scd ride, which was
Immediately accepted. fer our bugsiies
were ready. we discovered that our junior
became quite serious, his eyes seem Jed to
rest upon his horse, and " len quest jon a
about his seriousness he would g;Nc
uvaSirt answers But the cause was
soon to be made kuowh. ~" drew our
= y
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11
\ FOREIGN NEWS.
4 rival Of tho Steamship Baltic.

ArrlyaI Oh Inv s'''''iifip p'
,rbe I'll &, mail steamer Baltic, from Iy-s
I'LL soon after ll/A. M. Of SATURDAY,
Mn 10Th of June, arrived at New fofk at
ana o'clock Sunday morning.
nh RECENT SUCCESSES REFoli'E sEVaEf e,
Y W. Give Tie official accounts 9 these
!, operations, On the 7thfof June, before 90
yastopol. !.
quite dramatic
IKE Go II. M.-To-lay, With our y
aims, we opened file against the external e,
works, and tomorrow, please uod, We
w. 'I,' HIst = II i. At G.3o our Signals
sfor assanlt we're given and one houfIatlter7
wards oufeagles hoattd over the M s1. al
Welt and oSer tic two redodbts Of Green,
ind BAY. The artillery Of the enemy tell5
int, our hands, I'VE have taken fo Toy
hundred prisonGks. Our legions ofcuPy
lhc conquered works. Ortheir sitlff,Iour
allies, with their ussEl resolution, carflet 'i
theworks III thetqurrMes, and established
themselves there. Alfthe troops showed
,the most admirable d4vdtRQnIIand intrepid
ity. II. F = ~ fti%
june o. Last evening w9N9ok posses
>Xion of 90 guns ID the cHptuieax redonSts
Thutcell officers fwerc rpado prisoners =
0ltrAhss, which lIasilot been +acaQfasclg
mentioned, is considerable, as mighNla
been. expected from ao great b result E
june <9.-mc silaatiol,Fis ftile same n
Yesterday X All tllc .ddmpnS ations 1ftE@
enemy against up eNftnltfd works hayff
bfcu.fruitless. Ythfy haFe Abandoned ihr
ID called battery ffNthe ad IF May; .tlt,ey
h4 yr Iaiso1 eolnplettly Nblld6RlI 70 III the
riBAl{Shole " GHtrelingN ISay,. N Ihek yes-
sis ID port laye$9n ghtI fdfRgt IA A{tItllers
BbN.Mhcrc bur bltssh rnottaSf ,atn lkArh
Ht4n3 Modtp @,q%bilIs iIEcfil ait8>>r:4tlMfN
\ Lord RN&I4D dfIadcH is III. foRYWs:
st"BEfonE fGy i#rip5t.,5 Jute \ 74AElha
f,fr4isIahlc .iir" yrstarekiy Na8 kEptNhNQt
din mitl thc greatest sIfriE5 add *o9ln Af!of
& 9'rFtrk DIN evening tife l'rrhol1Att4fharI
antI 4#trfird DIE wtiE>f WnlEa 7innl :the
MHnl,leti.. ME- VIII ,.dp4fati1n Ma Htast
bfalgalt. .t0tat lGlh,ntfy wax Displayed
% 7aIt .Aidrs.aa C'aNialticf nA fcE know NJ
l. ltts*nAl dE3qlcA Val llIa tilloYingF 3..s
:rJilnc g. li,e succt#s of l4<t ni4lit
wa3 N%lf ctm4 let's trtd pom .,dlAA Try ..iay3
-Ic4Iiiies, of tAe tro5pR aqn5ot ba}Po h1gh.
i: spqlan .of. Th4 ffcpeh arlsfd edcd> Al
>%rciuijls tie Worksiof TIE M4nclolr<R}Nl
~, Ut ~ ,i.@l,f an t,ftE ttp @itEfTt ,l,I III
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11

:. W3J"7TV! 7" NEF"7."7 TTTT"TV% ~
Now, surprising ctr Sn'" tx ave .had
the s;trpc number "f2hrl'' s5N!r> rhoMIi il ha.
in Congress. and that E'hc d"h?}lt"$ had
br''n div idrd in }" PROPORTION lndh~'"d
by the ahn\" vote III tie C"nN"l.i'n, lh"
vote wutld have stood thus:
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11

>,rbrcc Horses, tie .prQprly Of Mr. w
Lr'N>, ,hr mail .eom'rnrior omIth" poji
Ilra>an; and Pom"r6;y rnatr, rrr& sui
po4rA to have b""n poisoned, 4 few day
sine, bv some iHEuman wlt;rlt. r.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11

cd BY tho patriots Of the Revolution, aud
the trainers Of our Constitution, and which
The illustrious Father Of his Country
warned us against in the most solemn
manner. is now upon US in all is mos
fearful reality. There has been a meeting
Of a party for Tho purpose Of making
National platform, and to do away witt
iii National d faculties, and they hay'
broke, up AMI a lided-tAe North on on
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-04-06

Iment will constitute the basis Of nego'
tiations for peace.
Prussia refuses 10 Lccede to the
Treaty with the allies, and will not
therefore be admitted TO participate in
in the conferences.
The French has stormed the Rus
sian redoubis, and finding them untena-
BILE, blew them up. and retired, with
a loss Of 100 killed and 300 wounded
Two Russian officers hal deserted to
the English.
The seige Of Sebastopol was proceeding
with great activity.
Prussia has issued circular TO diplo-
matte consular agents, which gives rea :"
son to believe that the negotiations now
progressing will terminate in peace.
The British Committee of inquiry sf-
ter 10 days session continues. EaIl
Lucan, Col. Kennock, commisserait Of.
fer, and j. Mcdonald, OF the London
Times have been examined in evidence,
which fully confirms the worst report
of mis- management.
Madrid correspondence gives the de-
tails of recent conspiracy in Cuba. and
says that confidential communication
have been received from Concha, which
state that the excite meut on the Island
is considerable; and that the Cuban De-
putty, sent 10 the Spanish Cortes, begs
the Government not 10 emancipate the
slaves, which he says would be fatal
measure, and cause the inhabitants to
seek admission into the United States;
aud that if the Cubans be not paciied
BY concessions, he says that 10000
troops could not retain Cuba TO. Spain.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-04-06
Arrival Of The Asia.
PROSPECT OF PEACE!

HALIFAX, March 80.
The steamer Asia arrived at this port
last night.
Public attention centUred on Vienna
Conference, and hopes and fears are
about equally balanced as to the proba.
bilities of peace.
Austrian and PrussiaD circulars indi
Gates peace, but the manifesto of the
Gar Alexander 10 his army is interpret !.
ed as very war-llke. The Vienna Con-
ference has held its first formal meeting
on the 10th inst.
GCrtschakoG the Russian ambassador
was not present. The Allies reopened
fire on Sebastopol with effect.
The Congress formally met on the
18th.
Present. French, 2 English, 2 Aus.
tran, and Turkish Representatives. -
Russian Plenipotentiary not present.
Telegrapbic reports say that the dis
cussion on the general basis OF negotia
tious, terminated satisfactorily.
RumoTs are current that Austria
wishes England to be content with the
demaiition Of Sebastupol.
On Friday at Conference the Plenipo
tentiary exchanged power and proceed
lngs entered upon The four bases, and
interpretations given them by the Allies
having been set forth. the Russian repres.
entatives accepted them verbally.
One Of the Plenipo .entiaries hereup-
on was deputed TO draw up a minute
protectorial, which was. TO be siged the
first thirs the next Cay. and this docu.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-04-06

Those marked with star are Dem
ocrats. Had the Democracy organ
lied, very different result could have
been effected; as it is, our Old Fogies
are exceedingly joyful, as it was a COM
plete Know Nothing trick. They obey
ed the general order from the Grand
Council at Cincinnati, to wit: "You
must put on your ticket some true Dem
ocrats, in order to decoy the voters oI
the Democratic party into your sup
port"
How do you like ii, fellow Demo-
Gratis? To have few Demagogues in
midnight council to dictate the men you
shall vote for to fill even your petty OIL
fees. Let Whiggery and its co adju,
tators revel on; there are honest men
enough on our tickets to head them, SO
far as Vinton county is concerned.--
That there is true and noble Democrats
and honest Wings in our county, who
will regulate these matters, there is nc
doubt.