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No I2l King street 4iexandria, "a,
AFFERS TO the public well selected
" stock of Cloths, Cassmeres, and Vestings
which he prepared TO make up at short notice. and
ON reasonable terms. ap 7--eodly
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-05

GEo. FAIRcHILD, Secretary.
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w. EVELYN WILLIAMS,
Amanuensis, COpyist, and General Scribe.
Orders left at the Empire Hotel" win meet with
prompt attention. feb Ia
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JOSEPH G. g. KENNEDY,
LATE OF TIE cErsUS oyyIcE,
Prosecutes Claims before Congress- and the Depart
ments.
Office, corner Tenth street and Pennsylvsna avenue
over the Savings Bank.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-05

is caused by sudden wrenching Of the spine,
and produces violent and acute pains, making
il very difficult for the person to move. II
should not be neglected, MS the curvature Of
tho spine is often brought on by neglect OF
this common complaint
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISS s. A. FAULKNER,
DRESS MAKER,
South aide Pennsylvania avenue, opposite U. s.
Hotel, bet,oeen Sd and Ia SITS, Washington.
ap11-1y
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-19
DEATH OF OLA CRONICA.v

ola Cronica" is the title Of Spanish news
paper published for some years past in the city
Of New York, sedulously devoted to the policy
Of the Spanish government, and warmly defend.
ing every arbitrary act Of the authorities of Gu
ba, whether Of oppression Of the people Of that
island or Of aggression on the United States,
It's decease is announced by spruce little Span
ish Journal lately started in the same city, called
"EI Cometa," purporting 10 be the "organ OF
young Cuba" in the following terms; the an
nouncement being prefxed with the pictorial
skull and bones usual in mortuary notices and
inscriptions:
"REouIEscAT IN PAcE.-We have Just now
received, Thursday, the 18th Of June, the funeral
notice Of the 'Cronica, Of New York, the organ,
as is generally believed, Of the Spanish govern
ment and Of Spanish matters in 'Cuba. The
disease which has consigned it TO the grave s
said to have been consumption, caused by a want
Of nourishment from the loyal inhabitants who
flourish on the curbstones of Havana. Light be
the curbstones Of New York;
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-19

the power of the government, all its citizens from
interference with the internal concerns of nations
with whom we are at peace.
AlV.-This National Council declares that all
the principles of the Order shall be henceforward
everywhere openly avowed; and that each mem
Der shall be at liberty to make known the exist
ence Of the Order, and the fact that he himself
is member, and it recommends that there be no
concealment of the place Of meeting Of subordi-
nate councils.
L. b. BARTLETT, of Kentucky,
President Of National Council.
Q. ID. DEsHLER, of New Jersey,
Corresponding Secretary.
JAMES M. STEPHENS, of Maryland,
Recording Seereicry
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-19

ONLY, (near Onacock,) VIRGINIA,
June 9, 1855.
GENTLEMEN gratefully acknowledge yours
of the 4th instant, inviting me to banquet, to
be given in Washington, at such time as may
name, and as will best comport with my conve-
nience. my own health and strength, and that
of my family, would permit, nothing could give
me more pleasure than to meet the " advocates
Of civil and religious freedom and enemies OF
prescription" everywhere, and TO exchange
thought and feeling with them at this crisis Of
tropolis of the nation would confer with the
friends of tho faith of the fathers of the republic
as to tho best and surest mode Of conserving il
against the foreign influence from abroad, and
the conspiracy at home which is now assailing
everything sacred, and everything safe, in the
foundations Of our freedom. You have not a
voice in the national elections, but your voices
potential in influencing them. You have
parties, you have presses, you have now large,
growing and intelligent and wealthy city popu-
lation, and you are in the centre of politics.
More and more will Washington city be felt
throughout the whole land in every sectional, as
well as in every national struggle. The ennis
saries of the secret societies. their money, their
types, were felt in the late Virginia election.
How important, then, that Washington should
be enlightened, liberal, moral, patriotic, and con-
servative in her public sentiment Is she so :
Your municipal elections show that bigotry and
intolerance, and prestcraa and agrarian inAu.
enccs, are using the dark -lanterns" of mid
night in your midst, and that your city, too, is
spawning :" isms"
! would gladly go there and meet friends to
consult upon the means Of mildly calling all
good men together for patriotic purposes, whilst
bad men are banding in secret conclaves to give
the State up to prescription, and the Church, the
blessed Protestant Church, up to pollution But
gentlemen, cannot. The late canvass nearly
cost me my life. My own health requires re-
pose, and the health of Mrs. Wise requires my
constant nursing.
was five months absent from the first Of jan
uary, and now must remain at home quietly to
recruit and to attend TO my domestic affairs until
the time for me to go to Richmond. Pardon me,
then, for declining your kind invitation, and ac-
cept for yourselves, individually and collectively,
my thanks and best wishes, and believe me yours,
sincerely and truly,
HENRY A. WISE
To Richard M. Young, John G. Rives, George
Parker, Thomas Lumpkin, M. McDermott,
James @. Berret, G. b. Cluskey, esqrs.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-19

~ The 22d Of February, 1856, il is said, was
fixed upon by the Philadelphia Convention as
the day, and Philadelphia the place, for the
meeting of the Know nothing National Conven-
ton to nominate candidates for President and
Vice President
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-19
LIKENESS OF GOVERNOR WISE, OF

We have been favored by Mr.. G. Bohn, Of this
city, with capital likeness of Hon. Henry A.
Wise, engraved by A. b. Walter, of Philadel-
phia. The many admirers of this distinguished
gentleman now have the opportunity of procur-
ing likeness of him for small sum. The in
domtable energy and brilliant genius that belong
to the Accomac orator shine out in every Inca
ment of his face.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-19

useful citizens, and have in their small way con-
tributed TO the wealth of the State.
What have philanthropists of Massachu-
sets been about while such extradition by whole
sale has been carried on' Mast subjects Of it be
colored people to arouse their symphathyi Why
have her abolition lawyers, swift to rush TO the
rescue IN cases where solemn but painful ma
tional obligation is to be fulfilled, been unwilling
to run at all when paupers have been thrust forth.
Why have her pulpits been dumb when snch in
hospitable and unchristian deeds have been acted?
Well and pointedly did Mr.. Chandler close his
cutting note to the Legislature, asking the repeal
OF this law, with the assertion, that "a black man
is no better, and is entitled to no more security
as to personal rights, than white man, although
the former may be u fugitive slave and the latter
pauper and an Irishman.
THE DEMOCRATIC POSITION ON THE
SLAVERY QUESTION, AS ExPOUND-
ED By THE "UNION.o
"THEsE TRUTHS WILL COMMAND READY ASSENT
AND DEMONSTRATE THE PROPOSITION THAT NO
PARTY EMBRACING MEMBERS AT THE NORTH AND
THE SOUTH CAN BE NATIONAL OR HARMONIOUS
IN ITS ORGANIZATION WHICH DOES NOT EXCLUDE
THE QUESTION OF SLAVERY FROM ITS CREED"
The article of the Union entitled "The Demo-
cratic Position on the Slavery Question:" has
been the subject of SO much comment that we ex-
that the Union desires to be understood in the
above extract, and in the article Of which it is
extract, as having reference to the abstract ques-
ton of slavery
In its issue of Saturday last the Union says:
at was not candid in the Mercury to say that
we had made any reluctant confession. What we
had said was, that party could be national if the
abstract question Of slavery (by which we meant the
question whether slavery is a moral, social, and
political good or eviD was made test Of party
fidelity"
The proposition of the Union thus construed,
so far from being Objectionable, is and has been
universally admitted-indeed is the tritest of
truisms.
The article of the Union Of June 8, of which
the sentence at the head of this article is an ex-
tract, contains the following:
"We think it may be safely assumed that an
agreement of opinion on the subject between
northern and southern men is an mpossibility;
and in looking at the dangers inp0lued in the q,es
tion and in seeking for the means of avoiding those
dangers, it is justiiable to act upon the assump-
ton that all hope of ever effecting such agree
ment isimpessble."
Construe this sentence the Union desires it
to be construed, and we cannot see any ssdange,s
involved in the (abstracD question" Of slavery
There are no dangers Involved in the abstract
question. The South has never asked of the
North any expression of sentiment the abstract
question. The South has never asked more than
that the express and implied pledges Of the Con-
sttution be carried out
Though we cannot agree with the Union that
there are dangers involved in the abstract ques-
ton of slavery, we give it the benefit of its own
constructions.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-19

~ We are much pleased to learn that Hon.
VIM. Preston, Of Kentucky, has consented to
run, in the Louisville district, as the Independent
candidate for Congress.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-19
CORRESPONDENCE
Between committee of citizens of Washing
ton and the Hon. Henry A. Wise.

Between committee of citizens of Washing
ton and the Hon. Henry A. Wise.
WAsHNGroN, d. C. June A, 1855
DEAR SIR: At a large and highly interesting
meeting of your friends, held at the United States
Hotel on the evening of Thursday last, and con-
vened for the purpose of offering some tribute to
your ceaseless exertions and success in the recent
inestimable national triumph, of which, as gov
ernor elect of the Old Dominion, you are the ex-
ponent, it was resolved unanimously to invite
you to banquet, to be given in this city, at such
time as you may name, and will best comport
with your convenience.
Through the kindness of the meeting, the more
than agreeable duty is ours to thus communicate
to you the qualification it will afford the advo-
Gates of civil and religious freedom and enemies
of prescription here to meet you at the festive
board; and with conhding hope that we will
be able at an early day to announce to them the
pleasing intelligence of your acceptance of their
invitation, and with sincere wishes, we have the
honor to remain your obedient servants and
friends.
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
JOHN C. RIVES,
GEORGE PARKER,
THOMAS LUMPKIN,
MICHAEL McDERMOTT,
JAMES G.. BERRET,
c. B. CLUSKEY,
Hon. HENRY A. WISE. Committee.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-19

To Richard M. Young, John G. Rives, George
Parker, Thomas Lumpkin, NJ McDermott,
James G.. Berret, G. b. Cluskey, esqrs.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-19

Some Of them have been laborious men, honest,
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

the States, distracted and convulsed with the
strifes of dozens of petty caudillos, resumed
each their separate system of government.
In 1870, General Francisco Morazan, the
Washington of Central America" attempted
to re-estabish the general government, but
opposed by the influence of foreign agents,
and borne down by the Indian hordes, under
Carrera, who was countenancod and urged
on by the priesthood, he was expelled from
the country. His return to Costa Rica, his
murder at San Jose, Sept. 18th, 1912, and
the final downfall of the Federal Republic,
are matters familiar TO most readers.
Since then, feeble efforts have been made
from time to time by the remnants of the
Liberal party to re establish the Confedera-
tion such as the pact of l84s between Hon
duras, Nicaragua, San Salvador and others
These have but served to create bloody wars
and the bitterest jealousies, until the last
spark of nationality seems about TO be ex-
tinguished with the invasion of Nicaragua by
Walker; who, availing himself Of Castllion's
invitation, enters the country to conquer the
peace which thirty years of fighting have not
been able to effect. The spectacle now pre-
sentcd by Nicaragua is full of sorrow to
every friend OF Republican institutions, and
the enteebled condition to which Central
America has brought itself seems franght
with solemn warning to the Disunonists and
other fanatics in our own country.
That Walker will obtain and hold posses
sion of the country there seems but little
doubt; but that he will ever be able TO turn
his conquest to account is by no means GER
tain. He finds himself among people ma
licious, treacherous and blood-thirstv by ma
ture and taught to regard with peculiar ha-
tired the eagle eyed Ang!o-Saxon. whose
increasing power and resistless energy they
regard with sullen fear as destined eventually
to overrun all Spanish America. Nicaragua
will doubtless pursue the plan adopted by
Spain during the French invasion, and at
tempt to exterminate her enemies by sys-
TEN Of guerrilla warfare 1t is not unlikely
that the petty political disputes of all Cen
tral America will be absorbed in the general
dread of annihilation by "los Americanos del
Norte," and war of races succeed the party
strfes of the day.
Under all circumstances, it should be re-
membered that Central America contains
above million Of inhabitants, exclusive in
policy, ignorant and priest-ridden, with an
inborn hatred of foreigners, especially of
North Americans, and capable of sustaining,
united. many years of terrible war; Should
Walker, however, pursue his original plan of
encouraging the sectional jealouses now so
virulent throughout the Central American
lsthmus, he may succeed in preventing a
general union of the natives against him
the only real danger he has to fear.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

Surveyor General had assumed the entire du-
ties of the Board, and you, of course, dis
covered that you had formerly been in error,
(as in the case Of the powers of my Deputy
and that the act was constitutional, although
there was no direct announcement of the
fact. do not wish to be misunderstood on
this measure. No one would go farther
than myself to secure the construction of
roads across the mountains and had you in
formed me that you were in error when you
said the act was unconstitutional, and noti-
fled me of your meetings, | should most
cheertully have done my duty under the
improvements of this description will satisfy
the community on this score.
You seem to be greatly distressed lest
should receive salary as Secretary of State
and mileage as member of Congress at the
same time Had you put yourself to very
little trouble you might have relieved YOUR
self entirely from this difficulty. You knew
very well had never been stcklcr for pay
for services rendered the State, having la
bored the whole summer of 1852 with the
Relief Expedition without receiving one dol
lar. For this gave clear receipt and YOU
received the credit of having paid the amount
out of your own pocket, when you knew
such was not the case, for although you af-
terwards said YOU would pay it out of yonr
secret contingent fund, yet you never did.
BY very little trouble you would have asccr-
tanned that left with the Controller re-
linquishment to all claims for salary as Sec
retary of State for the months of October
and November, 1855, and that had also
left my resignation to take effect positively
on the last day of November Until that
time, if there should be any neglect, it will
be on your part, not on the part of the office
of Secretary of State under the charge of
my Deputy, w. II. r. Wood.
j. w. DENVER.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

destroy society. And what wiser or better
is the legislative talent which heedlessly and
furiously tilts at races and classes of men
without regard to their moral worth and
physical capacities to render the State pro-
ductive, and their power to contribute to its
strength and resources This warfare has
heretofore acted with sufficient intensity for
all bad purposes. But recently new orga-
nization has arisen which it is feared will add
much to its destructive power. The battle
is to be extended to other races than those
which have heretofore suffered, in common
with the State. for its fierceness and folly
Empircism is to widen in its operations and
to be more ramifcd in its designs Instead
of the State gradually establishing and rear
ing policy. it is going to 90 farther back
wards than it ever has been from such a pur-
pose. If such is to be the case our future
will be an aggravation Of the past. We had
hoped that the time had arrived, in our his
tory, when this and all other short-sighted
folies would cease, and when we would begin
at least to adopt plan of life for the State
worthy the dignity and destiny of the gov
ernment of free and intelligent Common
wealth.-SUn Joaquin Repub.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24
Has California apy Policy?

What is the policy Of State! Obviously,
amplitude of plan, on fixed principle, stea-
dilv pursued. Has this State ever laid down
such plan, established such a principle, and
earnestly prosecuted any definite purpose!
With all due contempt for the past of our
Legislative history, we humbly conceive she
has not. Her legislation has been Il series
of empiricisms, or a series Of frauds. The
wishes of the people and Gubernatorial re-
commentators have alike been dispised by
her Solons The prosperity of Stockton has
been totally prostrated to CRAFTY the preju-
dice of some mining camp against some
Mexican rogue; and now the commercial and
agricultural prosperity and treasury of the
State are suffering materially from a more
general, but unnecessarily heated, prejudice
against the Chinese. These are the sort of
panderers our legislatures have been. They
never have arisen to the dignity of idea that
we were an infant State of heterogeneous
materials, composed of people from every
State of the Union and almost every tribe of
men. The thought that this incongruous
material was the very test Of n statesman's
skill-that he was to temper and mould it,
wedge and plaster it into a compact super
structure, and to guide it into the unity of
design and purpose which pertains to that
human machinery we call Political Govern
mcnt, seems never to have entered that body
Of matter in our Legislators which is the
brain of men who are not law makers and
pseudo statesmen. This breadth of thought
and purpose was too straining and laborous
for the character and class of men to whom
have been committed the interests of this
young and rising State. 1t is time that such
empirical ignorance should cease. Some
broad and general plan Of life for the State
must be adopted. The irregular life, Of wild
oats sowing, which it has heretofore led
must cease, and one Ct sober thought, honest
thrift and manly energy be adopted in its
stead. Sense must take the place of impulse
forethought and prejudice, and dignity and
sagacity that of sprees and revels and
thoughtless ignorance and reckless corrup-
tons. A State is designed to live forever;
hence its policy, its plan Of life, should be as
broad and as immovabe, as prudent and as
profoundly sagacious as human intelligence
in the strength Of its power can possibly
make it. Local evils and local preiudces
must be made to bend to the general good
and prosperity. The body Of a State can
no more be made better by losing portion
of its members than can the body of an in
dividual. When member of The body
polite becomes so diseased as to be hurtfrf
to its interests, the surgeon of the criminal
law, must be called in to ainputate. But then
he must operate on individual cases and not
on the class of individuals to which the in
dividual belongs. If he were to act so mad
ly, the result would be, he would amputate a
thousand sound members for every diseased
one he would subject to the test Of bis knife.
Such surgical skill would defacs. deforn,
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24
A Dead Shot

The following dialogue occurred between
a conductor on one of our Portland railroads
and passenger few days since.
Passcnger-Well, Mr. Conductor, what is
the political news?
Conductor-Dont know, sir, for I havn't
been to church for the last two SUNDAYS
Argus.
The above is a capital hit upon those, who
processing themselves the ambassadors of
Christ, throw aside the sacredotal robes,
clothe themselves in political garments, forget
their office and occupation, discard the high
sanction given them as teachers of Gods
truth, and become little less than basphe-
nous AS they endeavor TO cover pernicious
sentiments, and wild fanatical action under
the cloak Of religion. The Pulpit Of this
State has been, we believe, comparatively
free from the charge Of delinquency; but even
here the disposition to turn harlequin and
dance upon the political cord was manifested
on the part of some divine professors, and a
convention held at Sacramento, was render
ed the political theatre of several gentlemen
of the cloth, and many desk was leaned
over on the Sabbath prior to the election,
cal, than the religious creed Of their hearers.
In the Eastern States the matter has become
general, and much complaint has been made
by the several religious denominations, con
cerning the prostitution Of clerical influence.
The Bath Times gives the following instance
of Maine minister, who not content with
his Sunday stumping, busted himself on cleo
ton day, and used his influence as clergy
man, to induce his parishioners to vote his
favorite ticket. AS he passed around he
would demand to see the ticket they intended
to cast, and several complied with his request.
Soon however, a Walls ticket was found,
and with righteous () Indignation, he tore it
to pieces, and handing the person Morrill,
ticket, said, "there, take this--a Christian
vote" lie noticed prominent Democrat
busy with a check list of his own, and in
quired of some one standing by what his
business was! lie was answered that the
gentleman was "tending out" to see that no
illegal votes were cast. 81 think he's better
qualified to tend the gates of hell" was the
unscrupulous and unsanctificd reply of this
clerical politician. Comment is unnecessary!
We leave it to the sober, thinking men, who
have the temporal and spiritual welfare of
the race at heart, to say how long the in
stitutions of religion will be respected while
under the guardianship of such teachers.
Neyoda Democrat
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24
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