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N7y At a late convention of Know Notl

E9y At late convention of Know Moth
ings in Massachusetts,, the following pream-
bic and resolution we're unanimously adop-
ted. ..s ...r.. ..... .,. goo. i,r
WHEREAS, The National Council recent
ly assembled in Philadelphia adopted, as
part of its platform, certain resolutions on
the subject Of slavery, Which are entirely
rcpugnant to tho sentiments of the Ameri-
can party in Massachusetts, and subversiye
of the plaincst principles of jastice, and
whereas delegates in thai body from this
State Council, after enleavoring in vain to
procure from the National Council, an ex-
preston of the sentiments Of Massachusetts
and the free States, without being unfavor-.
able to any portion Of the Union, were de-
featcd in thcirpurposcby theprcpondcrancc
in that body Of sectional feeling and inter.
ests, and as a testimony Of their fidelity to
tho sentiments Of their constituents with
drew from the National Council and refused
to participate in its proceedings; therefore.
Resolved That the State Council highly
approves Of the conduct Of its delegates,
and emphaticlly protests against the nc
tion of tho National Council; which made
such course necessary. Iaa;a9H .aut
There were about 200 delegates present
John W. Foster presided at the day meet
ing. An address to the country was adop'
ted, setting forth a platform of principles
similar to the minority report of the Phil
adelphia convention. ls .sn,s .lI r,g.r.
Tho convention adopted the name of tht
American party of Massachusetts and invi
ted al, persons, Of all crecds, in the frc
4 States, to join them. Gov. Gardener, Hen
ry Wilson and others addressed the conven
t ton. u -,,.. p. ia .,... .-..,.5. s.....
The sentiments expressed in the abov
resolutions arc tho sentiments Of larg
: majority Of the voters ofthc north. Thi
n movement in Massachusetts, is but the hal
II binger of tho action of the north. W
n may expect to hear Of just such. sentiment
j proclaimed throug ghout the length an
u breadth of every northern State. '''
: 1t is most certainly presuming too lhhc
upon the forehearance Of tho north to tai
l. for granted that the people Of the free Stat
m will any longer suffer themselves to ]
a. made the instruments to perpetuate and
10 extend the Slave Power. "The axe is ID
Y. at the root Of the tree and every" 'horthc
n politician ''who2 has not br0dght forth 30
re fruit will be lewn down, Men will be
lGctcd in every "frcc State 10 representa- {
he views Of the north at the seat Of govci
le- lnent, pledged to freedom, and if any
ch them shonld act traitorthoy will in turn
Ia hurled from their position and be doom
Iii. to beartho condemnation ola free and
do dignant people Ectthorebc unioualnOni
,an tile friends of freedom in the north and
will be well
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The Columbus Riot.

It is really maryelous to notice wisa
whataFidity the "Romish Unioa@ on Sd
St. takes hold of every disturbance. Of the
public peace, which occurs in city, ard
country, andwithout the slightest evidence
charges allahe crimes and all their conse-
qucncosIupon Che American party. We
have been credibly informed, that the
Turner'S of Columbus on the morning Of
the 4th armed themselves to theteeths with
weapons of death, and proclaimed theis
determination to fight their way through
thick aud tfiin-a beautiful attitudefor "a
clan Of ,farcigheas to assume op the 4th Of
July when every true American heart Is
burning and glowing with love for. his
country, insrceounting the glorious deeds
of our fathers in their struggle for free
dom and independence. Such was the
time when-and such were the circum-
stances under which these wOuld-be bullies
made their. demonstration. The Ameri-
can boys as we understand the case were
acting purely on the dcfeuce-they happen
cd to bO better pluck than the Turner's,
and hence the result. We arc sorry that
the Capitol of, Stat. - saauId I( be dis
graced by such proceedings, but we fear
that in our own peaccablc city of Steubcn-
Vile the same course under the same cir
culnstances, might produce q similar re-
suit. We hope never to SEQ it tried. We
may preach PHILOSOPHY to the American
boys, and reason with them on the subject
of passive submission and non resistance
but We never can prevail upon them to lay
down and be rode over CROUCH shod."
A few such chaps would have taken, Sebas-
topol months ago, while the English and
Frcnob'are still brigling around its walls.
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H&g~Thc County Convention which as
Sembled hero on the 30th ult., having
spent 80 much time discussing other mat
ters, that, to enable people from the coun-
try to get homo that evening, an adjourn
mGnt was affected before some things which
should have been done there, were done,
Among other things omitted was the adop.
ton of instructions to the delegates to the
State Convention on the 18th inst This
omissian was not intcutigCal, but purely
accidental, froEi the cause above alludedto,
and therefore bctokcns no want Of respect
or confidence towards the persons in this
county, whose names have been spoken of
in connection with some State Offices.
The name Of our fellow townsman, Mr..
Abner L. Frazer, has been favorably men,
toned not only at home, but also in many
of the Republican papers Of tho State, as
a wise selection for Member of tho Board
of Public Works. q We might make nu
merous extracts Of the4nost fattering rec
Concentrations which have appeared in va
riOus prints in his favor but we deem j
4 unnecessary.
I, We frankly acknowledge a strong solici
tude on this subject--hot SO much on &C
c count of Mr.. Frazer, personally, as frOl
f tho fact that his qualifications peculiarl
e recommend him for the place, and tha
d bis nomination by the Republican Convcr
= ton would greatly contribute to strength
C en- the State ticket throughout Easter
r Ohio, aud wherever he is known. Fl
: these reasons, as we'll also that this porto
c Of the State is entitled to be reprcsente
0. upon that ticket, do we urge the nomin
is tion of Mr.. Frazer. ,
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surrection. Russia is suspected to be the
instigatOr. Mr.. Dodge has had his first
interview with the minister of foreign af-
fairs, and friendly remarks were exchaug-
ed.
MARsEILEs, Friday -night.-Ths Eng
zish steamer Aftrologue has arrived, bring
ing news from C6pstantinoplc tothe 10Th
ofJune. There has been Slight engage.
msnt at Eupatoria. Sipce the 18th IF June
tile Russians attacked unsuf fccssfully, the
batteries of the besidgers. The general
loss in making, the MamelOn and quarries
is 900 men.
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s0-Sclf respect, and regard for moral
ity and common dcccncy prevent us from
replying to the repeated and ungontleman-
'ly attacks which arc being made by the
Editor of tho Union upon US personally.
Tho gentleman shall have the field en-
tiroly to himself 30 far as hard names arc
concerned al / f%a ,aloe oh jhaH"rd
In connection with the defence Of Tho
principles of tho American party, we de
sirc to mako our paper a journal which
can be road without the danger Of vicia
ting the morals, or insulting tho ihtelli
gencc Of community. This VIC cannot d
by initiating the style Of the America
Union.
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The AMERICAN PARTY OF OHIO,

At the Annual Session. of ths State Council,
held in Cleveland, June 5th, 1855, the follow
ing Platform Of Principles as expressive of the
seutrnentof tho Order in this State was adopt
cd and ordered to be published to the world
+. over the signatures of its officers os.-'f
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THE TRVE AMERICAN.

The TmE AysGnIcAN is published every
Wednesday,, in .S,eubenyille, Jefferson equity,
OHIO, by Z. b B.gCoyS, aud editcd'by z. RAGAN,
on the following terms.
One wear, invariably in advance, $500
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
Oac ,quarsI 3 lines or less. ) weeks or less 81 90
Every subsequent insertion, s. %
0oe square three months 2,SO
oiies9uare six months, SNU
One square one year eNu
Ono fourth column per year, la,oO
One third column per year, 2Ouu
One half column per year. - JV'UU
One column per year, 5u,Oo
Professional and business cards per year, 3,OO
When there is no cuntract MAIDEN and the mum
berd Insertions is not marked on the cards or
advertisements Mt the time they are handed in
for publication. they will be con irurd in until
they are ordered out, anil charged by the square,
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More of I'll

The "Romish Organ" in this city seems
to be striking at random at all classes Of
society. Having some days since let out
strongly upon foreign pyUtestants' who
would not vote for Roman Catholics, and
very coolly limited that The peniteutiary
was the proper place fOr some Of those
honest citizens, while tho balance "shOuld
be kicked with i pair Of sharp. .t6ed boots
clear :Out4of the United States,s is now
down upon sound Denocrats4-intinating
that srusdemocrats do .notact upon pin
ciple. He expects that men who have
opposed slavery sztensioa, win after tho
l8thJply Convention, where all opponents
6t'slaTery win form a a more solid compact
to prevent Ssgression of slavery, aban-
don the asdGmocrNtic principle Of Lib
erty, and return to the embrace and coop
Grafton of pro-slavcry hunkcrism.
In charity, we feel like attributins such
remarks Of the organ grinder, to chasrin
at finding his party so dilapidated, and
most of their best men battling in the
American democratic, party, for America
and Liberty. But we would gently ad-
monish the Organ to take heed how he
throws his paper bullets, .....,..
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JoHs f. REEFS, Secretary.

That our exposition Of the American
Platform may not be unwsrantably extend
ed, we pwppse in this article to glance at
the remaining foNr planks. .l arn
SIN humble imitation Of the wisdom Of
Washington" SO clearly set forth in his
Farewell Address, VIC oppose all interven-
tion in the affairs of Foreign States. Our
government should be not only Jy Amcri,
cans, for America, but all "entangling al
liancos" by which our government may
become olnbroiled about the affairs Of other
nations and all tllibustering schemes, by
which our people will get involved, and
thereby lead the nation into unrightoous
wars and conquests, we unqualliicdly op-
pose. The true object of government is
70 protect the people in the full enjoyment
Of their just rights. Wars, therefore, ex-
ccpt solely for protection, are altogether
wrong. The extent of our area should be
increased only by poaccabls negotiation,
anncxing only such provinces as will main
tain truly Republican government" and
by which annexation, they and us will be
mutually benefited. At the same time,
knowing the full blessings of freedom our.
selves, aud desiring that all men may be
equally happy, wc not only chcerfully ad
init to the enjoyment Of our government
and land, "and the protection of law, al
who honestly immigratc from love of lib
erty," but "yct, on all proper occasions
We will not withhold our sympathy fror
any people aspiring to bo free" '..D
The indirect system of taxation Whic
has always been used TO provide money t
dcfray tho strictly necessary expenses
the public service, and to pay off the pull
lie debt Of the nation, we would continue
And by such a tariff, judiciously ADJUSTED
would we give support and preference
American industry. AS We are rapid
becoming the most commercial nation, tt
safety and convenience of commerce wit
foreign nations, oramongtho severol State
requires such Improvements Of our gre
rivors and babors, as will make them So
to navigate; and secure from the nor
dangers Of SEQ and coast the vast crow
Of valuable lives and property which I'll
pleasure and profit upon the waters i
tho purpose Of uniting the extremes
ourvast naiion, the east and the west, al
for the early construction within our o.
borders Of adequate railroad facilities acrt
our vast western territories to unite
rapidly growing States and cities on
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CAurIoN-PRovIDENrIAL EsCApE,-
Last Friday evening, Mr.. Lewis, Of this
village, soon after retiring for the night
heard groan or exclamation, asfrom one
in distress, Hcat6rst thoughtiit was made
by some one in the strees.-Not being fully
satisfied, thought he would search for the
case. 1Iewsnt directly to the door oftho'
chamber occupied by Miss---------, living
in lis family Hoknocked it was fastened,
but on calling her, she unlocked the door,
and rushed cut followed by such > volume
Of smoke, as to nearly stiac him. Mr.. H.,
by prompt cxertions, succeeded in cx,in-
gushing the fire, which in q few moments
would have been, beyond control. Hc ex-
amined, aud found the feather bed. straw
bed and bedding, aboutone half consumed, ;,
the candlestick on tic bed. unSoderod and
q book, there! It seems that tho, girl had
Iindulged, hersslf 1.-The TOO common practice
Of reading after retiring, and h~ldaiianlt a.
sleep, with a burning candle ,on' tho the bed!
But moment moorpe, and her life Would
have paid the forfcit, fOr- this dangerous
lpraetice,i .AsitMsa,t she. escaped with on
NV a. sight1burrl on the arm, from the
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CLEVELAND, July The propqllorJ.
W. Brooks, bound hence for Oglensburg,
blow up, near Ashtabula, yesterday. Two
engineers we're badly scallsd-ohe, it is
thought, fatally. Two deck hands wore
drowned. The passengers escaped uuinjnr-
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NEw YonK, July 1.-THE deaths dur
ing tho past weeks wcrc j41, being an in
crease Of 200 over last week. "dH "-'.@
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Yesterday. (Tuesday,) about | o'clock,
we were visited with one Of tho heaviest
rains witnessed in this quarter for years,
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ST. Louis, July IAN arrival from
Salt Lake reports the Indi4ns on the route
as boing worry quiet and the Other portion
peacefully inclined. 7.,t.l .rd,0'
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PfrrsbUnaH, July 9.--Noon! -Rivcr 4
feet 4 inches BY metal mark, and falling;
Weather cloudy with Indications Of rain.
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WASHINGTON, July 9.--The Post Mas
ter General has issued orders that all tho
Post Offices in tho country shall be thor
oughly examined to avoid tho probability
of any loss of letters, or other mail mat
ter. Ha W. ut rr-aa boz ..tH ati
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wo proclaim to The world tho following
PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN
PARTY OF OHIO. ID.

I. The unlimited freedom Of Religion dis
connected with poltics-hostility to ccclesias-
tics influences upon the affairs OF government
equality of rights 10 all naturalized Emf
grants who are thoroughly Americanlzed, and
swo no temporal allegiance, by reason Of their
religion higher than that 10 the Constitution
Ii. No Interference with the rights of clti-
zsnshp altcady acquired by Foreigners, and
the protection Of law to all who honestly emi
gratc from lovo Of liberty but the exclusion OF
fmci.n paupers and felons, and refusal to
extend the right Of suffrage to all who come
hereafter until they shall havo'rosided 2l years
in the United States and complied with the
Naturalization Laws.
III. Opposition to all political organizations
composed Exclusively Of Foreigners, and to
Foreign Military Companies, and to all attempts
to exclude the Bible from Schools supported by
The government"
Nv. Slavery is local-not national - We op
pose its extension in any Of our territories, and
the increase Of it's political power by the ad-
mission into the Union of any Slave State or
otherwise and we demand of the General Gov
ernment an immediate redress of the great
wrongs which have been inflicted upon the
cause of Freedom and the American character
by the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise, and
the introduction Of Slavery into Kansas in vio-
lation of law, by the force Of arms, and the de-
structon of the elective franchise.
V. In humble imitation of the wisdom of
Washington, we oppose all intervention in the
affairs Of Foreign States yet on all proper oc'
casion, we will not withhold our sympathy
from any people aspiring to be free. .
VI. We support American Industry and ge-
Mus against the adverse policy of Foreign ma.
tons and facilities 10 internal and external
commerce by the improvement of rivers and
harbors and The construction Of national roads
urting the various sections Of the Union.
VII. Tho Union of these States should be
made perpetual by faithful allegiance to the
Constitution.
VIII. In State policy we. zealously advocate
Retrenchment and RefOrm--a modification OF
the present oppressive system Of Taxation and
u liberal system OF Public Schools. ..
.' . THOS SPOONER President,
JuH5 f. REFS, Secretary
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NKw lNhk, July 8 --Ffyperstns were
arrested ycS''El"y, for heng drunk on the
0''eo''' s.' ~ .ir : ..l' l.
There havc as yet been no arrests usdn
of liquor dealers ro nvrf .uc" "a-
MIR Perry the Secretary Of legation Us
Madrid, leaves in the Baltic It WcdneS-
day. .f.,. a..
Yesterday afternoon tho pleasure yacht
"Grace.' when off Fort Hamilton, upset,
and thrco out Of fivo persons il her were
drowned. Ferguson, reporter for the
Journal Of Commerce, is among tho lost.
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Crne 9mtritaa.
z. 2AGAE, Editor.
WEDNESDAY, JULY1f, 1855.

sTGU1auDJvELEE.
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FROM CALIFORNIA.
Arrival Of the Northern Light

lsgsrs A1yaAo VI IAo VAkAOSAs sAlS H.
New York, July 0.-Thc Northern
Light reached her berth at 8 o'clock last
evening She brings California dates to
the 10th ult., and 437 passengers; also
S829lGoO ingOld. Iltl Il 4
Among p9N 8 thq passengers a gers isGQb Wheeler,
Minister to. Nicaragua.
The Golden Gate left San Francisco on
the 10th, with 81 ,0G9,OOO freight.
The most important item is the conGr-
nation Of the claim Of Mcssrs Balton and
Bafrdw, by the, United States Land Com
missioners, embracing 13, ,55Oacre lying
mostly within the corporal limits of San
Francisco, and estimated to be worth $40,
CO0,0O0. Palmer, Cook and Go. arc tho
principal owners of the claim! V ~
Trouble with the Indians was anticipated
in the ncighborhood Of Fresno river, owing
to an Indian-hasidgbecn hung for shoot
ing Mexican miner without proyocation.
Mines of rich gold quartz, lead and
silver, have been found in Tuolumno coun-
ty.
The burning of the town of Auburn, en-
tailed a loss Of s250,OO0. Seventy small
fxn,,a bo,,so, onJ A.; b,.;al, =, O. =. Ta..,:
co were destroyed BY fro on the 18th ult.,
loss 100000: .,'..u, .... ..5. H..
Settlers are holding frequent mestings,
to concert mca ures for rcdresSiug their
grievances, '" ''t '..
SAN FnANcfSco. Markets uctiyo; Gal
lego and IInzall Flour $ll@l2; Wheat
l,50@l,S7, cIca, Pork $3.50; Hard
To- -. ..... -' r-.. -..a
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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-04-24

- ~ e. 4 & .
Ara meeting Of Emigran,s from Ohio,
held o. Union Hall, 10 the town Of Law.
renee, Ka6sas Tersi.ory,on the Sd day OF
March, 1856, foto o,he purpose 6f encoura-
gng emigration ftom the Ssaie Of Ohio, The
undersigned weiesppoinsed Committee 10
prepare an Address, and unite in the follow.
ing: q = 'is 2sali st9ls 25 sa
Believing thM'mahy Of our friends whom
they have isfF.bgbind VII b6 Interested in
candid and reliable s'a.,nsns Of facts as
they exis, ain' she Territory, and knowing
that maay conflicting representations have
been made BY persohs the, have paid flying
sisilto the Territory, elated oT depressed by
frs, Impressions --lnany u which persons
having remained scarcely q week upon our
= . A. = o a. NJ a
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II. BRONSON,
S. N. WOOD,
}. X. GOODWIN,
JOHN SPEER,
W NJ LYON,

CHANGE OF TIMR.-The moon charged
again yesterday we believe, tuesday, and
so did The Contractors on the mail route
between This place and Lancaster change
the Time Of the arrival and departure Of
The mails. Instead Of leaving this place
and Lancaster every morning. and arriving
al each point The same evening, as per coK.
tract, the mails now leave Lancaster il The
evening lor This place, come as far as Lo.
gan and there remain over night, reoching
Athens the next day al noon.. Al .his place,
barely time 10 change the mails is allowed.
when The coach s hurried off TO Logan 10
remain over night.
We see but Two advantages growing ou.
Of IEis change---one Of Them a very small
one, going TO the public, while The real ad.
vantage goes into The pocke,s Of the con.
lraciors. In the event that the mail GoI this
place is detained al Lancaster until alier
the srriyal Of The Northern, Eastern and
Southern mails, we get our mail, ma,.er six
hours sooner Under the new arrangement;
bnI in The even, Of q failure In making The
connections at Lancaster, our mail ma,,el
must necessarily De thrown back one day
Here Is The advantage going 10 The credit o.
the public. Per contra, |, will readily b.
seeu that every traveller over the line, bolt
going a1d fesufHihg. niusi necessarily 10
main over nigh. IN Logan, The srasel o.
the fouseis becoming extensive. and This il
an important i'emato ihe Company ns
member OF me Company Is The proprietor Q
me only public house 10 Logan adapted e
me entertainment Of travellers.
| Al.er the arrival Of The mails AZ ,bi'
place, there is moi suficien, lime given Il
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KANSAS NEws.--The Herald Of Freedo

KANSAS NEws.--The Herald Of Freedom,
Of April 7, says that Gov. Reeder has re-
fused togrant certificates to the representa-.
tives illegally chosen BY pro-slavery voters
from missouri. Missoufians waited upon
him and threatened to hang him unless he
granted certificates to the pro-slayerY can
didates. He replied: "Gentlemen, two o.
three Of you can assassinate me; but le
gion cannot compel me to do that which my
conscience does not approve" A commit
tee afterward waited on him and told hin
he had his choice Of three things "to sign
the certificates Of election within fifteen min
utes, to resign, or hang" Said he: "Gen-
tlemen, my mind is made up without fur
ther advisement; / shall hang" He die
not hang, however; the threateners backed
out, In another year, we predict. there
will be freemen enough in Kansas to stol
all similar proceedings Of Missouri slave
holders. Cow Reeder has shown himsel
q true man, and will be remembered. "