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Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-19
SEWING MACHINES.
GROCERIES,.

THE subscribers are IN receipt Of fresh stock Of
Teas spices. Pickles, Raisins, Figs, Psunss. CIT
ron, MarkereI &c, direct from New YORK and for
al. low ~ J. NJ. BALZELL a. BRO.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-19
MeGREG0R, LAwEs 4 BLAxE10R1,
Bankers, Exchange, Nots Z Real Estate brokers
No. q Lie claire Row.

Bankers, kxonAn8e, Hose 1ssA $50
No. Lie Claire Row,
Davenport, Iowa
U7rNorxs and Bits collected and proceeds reh.
ted 10 ANY part Of the United States al current ta'es
IsIhe highest current rates paid for B'fis 81 Ex
eAaars, Gold asd Sslrer. a.
TPSisht Drafts on all the pIineiPai CUES ~ 80
UPINrERxsr ALLOWED on Dcpos''s, on s'"'c VI " "
check ed for at sight.
NPLASp WARRANrsconstant!o on haho anu '' S"'>
at lowest rates. ..,,..,or.
n-PRrA 4 Estate bought and sold on soMmlssioh'
fPrAxss paid for non-rosidents ana Diners
fI,TITLEs investigate and Abstracts iarnishea'
G-5.Bexps aud Mortgages bought and sold ana loans
negotiated
Holm THOMPSON, Esq. Banker, n. Y.
Mpssns PAGE & BACON. Bankers. - Louis, 40
s. II. MANN, Cash. Rock Island Bank, X. l., MS.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-19
WHEAT!

THE Subscribers row receiving Wheat nj thc
s'Econoluis, MiiIsr at East Davenport and paying
HE highest Cash prices.
EILDRETH & DALLAM.
Dec ir54-tf.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-19
SCoTf HOUSE.
NV YORK HARNESS STORE

NIW YORK HARNESS STORE
TYAs been removed from Brady 70 Second street
III four doors East OF Brady, where we snail DC pleas
Il 70 vn, on All who wish good articles in the harness
ne The assortment; is the most complete ever oner-
ed here before. Great pains taken - please.
Keen sIvsys on hand Collars Brides HaiIers. Cards,
b. ushes Curry Combs, Fly Of ever! kind III
their season Leather Fly-Netts also.
Whips and Saddles in abundance Nhfs ron %
cts upwards: Saddles from $500 10 $25,co
All work warranted 10 be as recommend
G.. W BARNES.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-19
Envelopes.

NJ tAERS Registered cloth lined Also. a good ~
81 -oftInent Of Silver Borderel, Gilt Flowere'
fancS and Enameled Envelopes tJsuit all tastes an
occasions, g
81 --t's-f No. Z IL Claire Row
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-19

STEWART, BROTHERS
Wholesale Dealers in Wines, RraEdias, Gin
Wa52Sy segars, Groceries, Oils, Paints
Varnshes, &c
&C. '2r thr st'a hrstorrs Patent Erasive Soap-
nv. van HeiL ~ q I've S"ap, aud prepared indigo
233 and $40 South Water St.
IONS, ,, CHICAGO. Ills.
'ohN ~ Ds3Bl ,a--a.--.------ ALEX. STEWART
sept ;. So -,rw-Iy ~ IN \ n
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-19
WANTED,

TIME and SIGHT BILL on The Eastand Soath for
l which the highest current rat viii be paid by
aug16 McGREGoR, LAWES + BLAkEMoRE.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-19
For salt

4 NEW andfashionable Family Carriage at Ss0ies-
"A than New York prices. Appl. atihis ohiee
o.
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-19
RACTs TOR THI PEOPLE.

r n the goat prossras eonsAnuy making In ever!
branch OF Science and Art ~ this country, kna ~
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-19

gv@HS f,s, Piano Porte instructor IN the world, kich
i ardson's modern school for rano ro''ss "a" "a ~
fou nd 1T No lie Claire Row: "a
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-19
Canes.
The Hallslpjsh.

vrer ,.h,i,had Nv Z. Macon, containing yer! nnt
u co,,spsion Of Church Masic; Also tho Shawn BY y
y R,sahury and G Root, can be found al 80 . ~
Claire Row: =
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01
For the True American.

Mr.. EDIToR:-In perusing the An,eri-
can Union of this city, of the 9th Janu-
ary, we were somewhat astonished, as well
as amused, at what seemed to be an effort
upon the part of the imported editor of
that paper, to identify the Teachers of this
county, who were in attendance at the quar-
terly session of the County School Exam
liners, then being heldin this city-among
whom were quite number of ladies-with
the supposed or fabulous Know Nothing
organization. The editor says:
"a convention of Know-Nethings has
been in session in this city for day or two
past, and delegates were in attendance from
different parts of the State"
Your correspondent believes that this is
only one of those every day misadventures
of persons who misunderstood their call.
ing, and are ever on the watch to cry
mad dog" In common with the Teach
ers, we consider the attempt as exceeding.
ly ungenerous; not only because Knou
Nothingism is antagonistic with the Teach.
er's high calling and his fitness for it, but
because they are thus placed in the same
category with midnight assassins," who
in their unreasonable conclaves," plot
the "destruction" of the "fair fabric o.
our Constitution" We hope, however
that nobody is hurt, and, as a self-consti
tuted sentinel, we warn community against
these fables Of imported and jesuit con-
ductors of the press, We think that Ba
ron Munchausen, CULVER, Robinson Cru
soc, Sinbad the Sailor, and the Arabian
Nights, are pretty good 'yarns," and SCI
no call for these paragraphers of the pres
to improve on them. QU1 VIvE.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01

nA-W We have been favored with the I'd
and Sd Nos. of the American Eagle, pub
lished in York Pa. 1t is very neat
paper, and from the specimens we have
seen, is ably conducted. II. F. Thomas,
editor and proprietor Bro. T., although
you are three days in advance of us in
order of time in your first issue, we hope
you will not think us vain, if We should
indulge in the impression that we are one
degree ahead of the "Eagle" in point Of
style and mechanical execution. Please
send us the 1st No.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01

acters presented to the eye, which we call
writing"
These characters were at first rude pic
lures. Thus, to denote that one man had
killed another, they drew the figure of one
man stretched upon the earth, and of an
other standing behind him with deadly
weapon in his hand.
But these pictures could do no more
than delineate external events. They could
not exhibit the connections of them, de-
scribe such qualities as were invisible to
the naked eye, nor convey any idea of the
words or dispositions of men.
"To supply, in some degree, this defect,
there arose in process of time, the inven-
tion of what are called hieroglyphical char
acters, which may be considered the Sec
ond stage of the art of writing, Hero
glyphics consist in certain symbols, which
are made to stand for invisible objects, on
account of an analogy or resemblance which
such symbols were supposed to bear to the
objects. Thus, an eye was the hieroglyph-
ical symbol of knowledge, circle of eter.
nifty, which has neither beginning nor end
"Hieroglyphics, therefore, were more
refined and extensive species of painting
pictures, delineating the resemblance Of
external visible objects Hieroglyphics
painted visible objects, BY analogies taker
from the external worlds
From hieroglyphical symbols, writing
advanced to simple arbitrary marks. A
peculiar character was appropriated to each
object and idea, without reference to the
word by which such object or idea was re
presented.
This was an Improvement on the former
methods, but was Objectionable on account
of the great number of characters required
Of this nature are the characters used tt
represent the Chinese language. The.
number, it is said, about seventy thousand
Hence, to read and write them, is study
of lifetime.
Men at last became sensible of the i'm
perfection, the ambiguity, the tediousncs
of this method. They observed the sam
syllables frequently recurring in the name
of things. Hence they invented an alpha
bet of syllables. By fixing a particula
mark or character for every syllable in tn
language, the number of characters neces
sary to be used in writing, were reduce'
within a much smaller compass. Thus
the word agriculture, which required b
the former method eleuen characters to re
f present it, by this required but four, on
, for each syllable. Though this was an i'm
= provement on the former method, yet tn
characters were very numerous. xxx
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01
For the True American.
Written Language-No. l.

The faculty of speech is one of the no.
blest and most valuable a benefcent and
bountiful Creator has conferred upon man.
By this curious and wonderful contrivance
"the feeting breath becomes the index of
the soul, the divulger and interpreter of
the invisible thought, and the great bond
and medium of social intercourse"
This endowment, more than any other,
distinguishes him from the rest of Gods
creatures. 1t is from it the gift of reason
derives its great, intrinsic excellence and
superiority.
By the emission of few simple sounds,
his thoughts, desires and purposes are made
known to those about him. "Words are
the links of that electric chain upon which
thought flies from mind to mind, and feel
ing from heart to heart"
Says an able writer on language: "It
man had not possessed this or some other
extensive power of communication, that as.
tonishing system, which we call the hu.
man mind, would have remained in inac.
tiyity, its faculties torpid, its energies un.
excited, and that capacity for progressive
Improvement, which forms so important {
part of the mental constitution of man
would have been given in vain, would have
been unknown except to him who gave it. ,
But if man had not the art of preservin!
his thoughts, however correct and vivid
of retaining his expressions, however clear
elegant and eloquent, they would fly from
his lips to mingle with the winds The,
would die with the speaker, Or be but faint
ly transmitted to future generations, at las
) to fade entirely from the memory of man
or to be mingled with fables.
But possessed as he is, with the art o
: transcribing his thoughts, they continu
} sounding on through all time to all gene
rations
, If, then, written language alone give
permanence to thoughts, we may truly styl
it the art of arts. We worship the art q
, printing, but this art is below it, above il
: and beyond it. 1t is the genuine lever G
0 civilization. The press is only the instru
i ment of the pen.
This art is of human origin. The dat
: of its origination is unknown, but it is SUI
' posed not to have been invented until ma
had much improved the faculty of speech
which, like every other faculty, is suscel
tible of progressive improvement.
] "At first men thought of nothing mor
than communicating their thoughts to on
another, when present, by means of word
: or sounds, which they uttered. Aftel
r wards they devised the further method {
a mutual communication with one another
when absent, by means Of marks or chal
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01
FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

One of the privileges guaranteed to ev-
cry man by our Constitution, is the "free-
dom of speech, each being personally
responsible for the abuseof the same.
It is with regret, that We hear of those
disgraeeful scenes that have become too
frequent in our land, wherein men, whose
sentiments upon some particular subjects,
happen to be rcpugnant to the feelings of
a portion Of the audience, are interrupted
by the hissings, and are sometimes sub
jccted to the pcltings Of an ungovernable
mob. Such rowdyism is not only disgrace
ful to any community, but injurious to the
cause it may advocate. 1t is an argument
to which error or fanaticism will never
yield.
We claim to be free and intelligent
people. Why not act as such, and not de-
scend to deeds which a savage would blush
to own? No persons have the right to in-
terfere with the free expression of the SEN
timents Of any man, or prevent those from
listening to him who wish to do so. If he
propagateS doctrines that are erroneous,
and dangerous to the civil or religious well
fare of the nation, those can be found who
are able to refute his sophistry, and set the
subject in its true light. If he is poll
tician, and has betrayed the interests Of
his constituents, they can meet him with
weapon more effectual than the hootings
of an infuriatcd multitude. They consti-
tute tribunal before which he must stand,
which will metc out his dues, and from
whose Judgment there is no appeal No
person can be compelled to listen to what
he does not approve; and if he cannot stay
without interrupting the speaker, he should
leave, and let others hear him.
The course adopted by many editors in
our country, is calculated to encourage such
acts. If a man, no matter what his poll
tical teuets may be, should be greeted with
the 'cries and groans of an outraged people.
All the journals that cling to different
faith, relate the details of the outrage witt
zcst that shows plainly their corrupt an(
vitiated principles. This is not the kline
of treatment that freeman should receive
at the hands of his fellows. If the prin
ciples he inculcates are dangerous to lib
: erty, let them be fully and boldly exposed
: by the press; but let not the attack be {
personal one Let him meet with the Sc
verest rebuke that can be administered
the silent contempt of an enlightened
r people
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01

THANKSGIVING DAY APPOINTED BY
EDIToRs.-The Governor of Missouri, for
some reason we do know, failed to appoint
a thanksgiving day for the State; where
upon the editors of the Western Watch
man issued upon their own responsibility,
the following proclamation, to be observed
throughout the State:
BE it known, That we, the editors of the
Western Watchman, do hereby appoint
this Thursday thirtieth day of November,
in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred
and 6fty-four, to be observed as day Of
Thanksgiving, by all to whom these pres
ents may come, who feel disposed to honor
this proper and time -hallowed CUSTOM
And we recommend that all unnecessary
labor be laid aside on this day, for the pur
pose of rejecting on the goodness of AL
mighty God to US during the past year, il
order to stir up in our hearts emotions O.
thankfulness and praise.
Done at the Western Watchman Office
in the city of St. Louis, on the morning o
said day, Ammo Domini, 1854, in the sew
enty-ninth year of the Independence o
the United States of America.
By the Editors.
God SAFE the Commonwealth of Missouri
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01

G6TWe will now enter the names Of all
those to whom we have sent the four first
numbers of our paper, and who have not
returned them, on our regular list of sub
scribers-satisficd that no honorable man
will be disposed to decline paying for the
paper after receiving four numbers. In
our first issnc, We requested those who did
not wish to take the paper, to signify the
same by returning it in the next mail
Some few have done so--it is all right
and several new subscribers are daily added
to our list. We are thankful to our friend:
in various parts of the county for their ef
forts in our behalf It shows that our ef
fort to impress the truth upon the public
mind is properly appreciated. An cx.
change says, that "hard times is a very
hard-hcarted excuse for not subscribing fol
good paper" These are the very time,
the newspaper press should receive lib
oral support, in order that it may be the
better enabled TO keep the public posted
Ia all matters Of Importance.
Please think of these things, and re
member thai onr books are still open fol
nhlnAs
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01

nsasB BY reference to our advertising col.
umns, our readers will see the prospectu;
of Putnam's Monthly Magazine, This
magazine is one of the best that is pub
lished in the country. As literary work
it has no superior. Its contributors are
all Americans, and many of them arc mer
of great ability. No family should be
without this valuable periodical.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01
sta. The Ohio Patriot comes down witt

seA.The Ohio Patriot comes down with
vengeance upon the Salem Democrat, for
what the Patriot claims to be an incOnsis-
tency on the part of the Democrat, in re-
gard to the American move-the Democrat
being Free Soil paper. If there was one
idea contained in the comment of the Pa
triot we should be glad to give it entire,
as a matter of special news But as there
is nothing but words, and they of very OBJ
jectionable character, We hope the Patriot
will excuse us for not giving them a place
in our paper. Perhaps the Patriot will
say, that this is "wasting our sweetness on
the desert air."
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01
Decision on the Ohio Liquor Law.

The Supreme Court of Ohio delivered
the following opinion upon the constitu-
tionality of the law enacted by the Legis-
lature of this State orSthesubject of vend-
ing ardent spirits:
Frederick Miller D. the State. In error to
the Probate Court of Clermont county.
THURMAN, G. j., delivered the opinion
of the Court. Held
/. That, for aught that appears in the
journals of the Senate and House of Re-
presentatives of the General Assembly, the
act of May /, 1854, entitled, Gan Act to
provide against the evils resulting from the
sale of Intoxicating liquors in the State of
Ohio" was constitutionally enacted.
2. That the provisions of the Constitu-
tion Cart. 2, sec. 16,) that, "Every bill
shall be fully and distinctly read on three
different days, unles", in case of urgency,
three -fourths of the House in which it shall
be pending shall dispense with this rule, !"
does not require that every amendment to
a bill shall be read three times.
3. Every reasonable intendment is to be
made in favor of the proceedings of the
Legislature. 1t is not to be presumed that
the Assembly, Or either House of it, has
violated the Constitution. When, there
fore, it appears by the journals, that a bill
was amended by striking out all after the
enacting clause and inserting "new bill" )"
so called, it cannot be presumed that the
matter inserted was upon different sub
ject from that stricken out; especially wher
the matter inserted is inconsistent with the
title borne by the bill before such amend
ment. This is the more obvious since thu
Constitution provides that, "No bill shal
contain more than one subject which shal
be clearly expressed in its title" Cart. 2
sec. 16.) Nor does the fact that the in
serted matter is called "new BILL" prov,
that it was not an amendment.
4. No bill can become a law without re
ceiving the number of votes required b.
6 the Constitution, and if it was found, b
an inspection of the legislative journals
that what purports to be a law upon tn
statute book was not passed by the requi
$ site number of votes, it might, possibly, b
e the duty of the Courts to treat it as a nu
{ lity. But it does not follow that an &C
that was passed by constitutional majol
{ ity is invalid, because, in its consideration
/. the Assembly did not strictly observe tn
mode of procedure prescribed by the Cor
stitution. There are provisions in that il
!. strument that are directory in their cha
n acter, the observance of which by the
sense of duty and official oa,hs, and not b
= any supervisory power of the courts.
5. Neither the 1St, I'd, Sd, 4th or st
G sections of the act under consideration
e properly construed, is repugnant to ii
S Constitution. In saying this, we do nj
: mean to affirm that the Legislature has Il
f power to wholly prohibit traffic in intoH
, eating liquors in this State. Without d
: Gliding whether the Assembly has any po'
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01
SSg~Tigorous are the efforts of the Fos

Bsg~Yigorous are the efforts of the Fogy
organs of this Congressional district, to
create the impression, that the tendency of
the present American movement is to sus-
tain the institution of Slavery. Now, we
are free to say, that if VIC believed the
charge to be true, we would consider it
our duty to decline the advocacy of the
movement; for we have an uncomprOmis-
ing adherence to the institution of slavery
in every shape and form, whether in Church
or State. But it so happens, that the re-
verse is true in regard to this whole sub.
iect. 1t was our intention to show up, in
the present issue of our paper, the unfair.
ness of the organs of both the old broken
down parties in this part of the State; but
finding an article to the point in an ex.
change, We copy it entire. Read it, Ohio
Patriot, Cadiz Sentinel, Cadiz Republican
American Union, and Steubenville Herald
and please copy.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01

nss.Tn another column will be found
the decision of the Supreme Court of Ohio
on the Liquor question, which has been
the subject of much speculation since the
enactment of the law by our Legislature.
We are glad that the question is now dc.
cided in accordance with common law and
common Justice.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01

New YORK, Jan. 30.--The bark, Ar
gyle, from Glasgow for New York, loaded
with pig giron, ran ashore, five miles south
of Square Inlet, on the night of the 2Sth,
and is going to pieces The fast life-saving
apparatus cannot be rendered effectual.
One man reached the beach. Four of the
crew, and one passenger were drowned;
FIVE others are clingng to the bowsprit.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The Star says
it has received letters confrmatory of the
excitement in Cuba, and is daily expect
ing to hear of an outbreak. The Star has
reason to believe the President will issue
proclamation, warning the Kinney expedi-
tionists against an infraction of the neu-
trality laws, by participating in an armed
OCCUPATION.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01

AMERICAN Works IN ENGLAND.-The
London Athen@um has Mr.. Bently's au-
thority for saying that the following sums
have been paid by his firm for American
copyrights to three American writer's
that to Washington Irving e2,45O; to
Mr.. Prescott G., ,495; and to j. Fennimore
Cooper &12,590-in all eli, ,525, Or about
SS7,675.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01

R6~There is said to be a man in Wor-
cester who has lived so long on corn bread
that his voice has become husky, his hair
had turned to silk like that which grows
on the grain, and his toes are covered with
corns.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01
God saue the Commonwealth Of Missouri

s@.A liquor seller in Wooster has been
fined $25 for selling contrary to law, and
gave bonds in thousand dollars not to
sell liquor. His groggery was declared a
nuisance, for which he was fined &c.,
His fines, costs, and attorneys fees cost
him about 5000.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01

D9Messrs. Fink and Wilson, Of Wheel
ing, have purchased the steam ferry boat
"Interchange" of the Central Ohio Com
pany, and have contracted to run all their
freight and passengers to- Wheeling for
three years, at SIS per day.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01

SW'We publish the present issue on pa.
per manufactured by T. Hanna & Sons
It is quite equal to any We have heretofore
used.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01

sarGodey's Lady's Book for January,
is brilliant number, containing much in.
teresting matter. We refer our readers tc
the prospectus in our advertising columns
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01

pHl. Our readers are referred to the es-
say on Language, in this number of our
paper. Read it, and give the author a
fair hearing.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-02-01

na-A fellow in the Jail wishes he had
the small pox, so he could break out. He
has tried everything else, he says, but he
can't come it,