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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-21
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW ON THE
TFnpER ANCE QUESTION

The October number Of the Westminster
Review. contains an article, starting with the
proposition that drunkenness ed"HGf be cured
Jv Leoislation.. 1t is written and published
in view of very persistent efforts IN England
to obtain the enactment OF Maine law ny
Parliament. 1t traverses the whole field Of
discussion of the questions of prohibition and
regulation of the liquor traffic. An extract or
two may not prove undressing:
.rrha world would be a very different world
70 great evils were so easily cured, and ii ten
lines in n statute-boOk could crush vice and
make virtue triumphant. Experience tells
ms different tale. 1t tells us that law Is in
Itself poweress, and that it is only strong
when Il is the outward aud formal expression
of what men really wish. Even if law such
as the Maine liquor law, were obeyed which
it might be for a time among an ordinary and
law loving people, there would be no esca-
ping, in one shape or other, the penalty Of SO
gross an infringement of the true principles
Of State government. 1t would be an evil
worse than that of drunkenness if nation
learnt to lean on the rotten zeal of external
enactments, and thus Slapped the very founda-
lions of right aud destroy the springs Of all
moral action"
Again in regard to personal rights--the
denial to men of their freedom of choice who
live under the rule of laws which recognize
the great fact of personal liberty-the writer
remarks:
"To deny the use of Intoxicating liquors al
together. to withhold by law the means of iu-
dulging because indulgence Is often carried TO
vicious excess, is in fact, an attempt in very
signal instance and on n very wide scale, to
increase the sphere of State government and
20 deaden the sense of individual responsible
ity. 1t would he impossible to furnish more
conspicuous example of that mode of viewing
man and morals which makes wrong and right
the subject of State policy and not of individ-
ual conviction.
"a subtle poison taints the moral atmos-
phere in which such law is upheld. The
mind of man becomes narrow and crippled
when he is no longer his own master; his nc.
tons are meaningless when stripped of the
beauty of choice; his sympathy for others
grows dead when he has no longer to assist
them in encounterng moral trials and to gain
aud give the strength of mutual COUNSEL
Prohibition advocates are fond Of prophecy
ing that as men cease TO drink they will go to
church.
"What will they find when they get therei
Is the faith OF the churches OF chrstendom so
warm, their words SO full of meaning, their
appeals to the conscience SO direct that they |
can afford to be guided by law which, as far
as one law can, dcadens responsibility and
obliterates the distinction between good and
evii The text will be the keenest satire on
the sermon. The text will say, use your
freedom as those who stand or fall TO their
Master;" the preacher will say, "My Chris |
tian brethren, abstain altogether, for there is
penalty of five dollars for the first offence |
and ten for the second"
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What did he say when you hove in sightr
H-a-l-loo! what craft is that! Been looking
for you this tew days, by COLL Sany, meow,
s'Pose you don't want TO bur any hams nor
Weathersheld unyuns, nor nothing, dew yer
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for you this tew days, by COLL! Saay, meow,
s'pose You don't want TO bur any hams nor
Weathersheld unyuns, nor nothing, dew We (!
GRANITE DUsr.-A correspondent of the
Washington lntelligencer says:
While examining the granite auarries
at Northbridge, Massachusetts, a few DAYS
since, had conversation with the work
men who were dr,ssing out the stone, in ref
ence to the dust that they were rappinp Off
with flat piece of board from the face of
the stone they were hammering. The dust
is reduced in the h1mmering of the stone To
an impalpaple POWDER and will float in the
air. ] said to them that it would be well to
try the negotiating powers of this granite
dust in hill of corn. They replied that il
had been used in gardens and OH grass lands
with great success, and that it was equal to
the best manure. This fact IS of great i'm
portanee to agricultural science, for il opens
n newly discovered source of wealth in the
rocky lands. The granite rocks that are now
barren may be ground to M impalpable pow
der and used as fertilizer. Fedspar, n com.
poncnt of granite, in many districts is album
dant, and yields potash and analysis. Granite
is regarded as II primitive rock, and may
therefore be supposed to possess extraordi-
nary tertilizing power, as it was in being be-
fore the rains descended on the earth"
WEAR FLANNEL.-A yonng but distn-
guished surgeon of this city lies quite i'll at
his residence, with no hopes of II final recov- \
cry. year or two since he was in good
health, and accustomed 10 quote his own ex
cellent health as q proof of the folly of wear
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Allen Boone, Administrator of Samuel Hardy,
deceased
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w. T. KEITH,

Dec. IA, Is55-5t-prs fee So
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1855-09-06
Money to Give away.

/ Offer for sale far below their value, and be-
Die situations, the following desirable property:
The "Pomeroy Brick Store Property" and
W arehouSe-being 20 feet 'front.' by l26 deep;
large fine brick Store, and ware house back
the best business location in town.
AlSo-Part OF lot Il. - feet by I26, lying
30 feet south of the brick store, with two
story wood building A fine bu mess location
both in the best business block in town.
tsO-Vilage Lots, with and withou:
dwellings--large and small. in various parts of
the town.
AlSO-Eight Acres of Land adjoining the
town plat, with good Tanuery thereon, and
fine water privilege 10 suit that busiuess-very
desirable location.
AIsO-Several tracts Of land in various
parts Of this county.
50 acres of heavy timbered-wild, % miles
from town.
100 acres. heavy timbeTed and wet prairie,
{ miles from town.
l37 acr.s, part timber and balance improved,
II miles from town.
40 acres light bauens, one forth OF mile
from town
80 acres. 30 improved, barrens, II miles
from town. All in good neighborhOods, surroun-
ded by fne Improvements and for sale at Uery
LOtc rites. Title indiSputable.
AIsO-other Lands at the usual prices tho
the country. c. II. REEVE
plymouth, Ind, May 3, 1855. 7tf.
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INHE ADVERTISER w0nid respectfully
announce To his customers and tie Pablo
gel orally that he continues To supply the vari-
Gus Magazines named below, at the pric, S
annexed per annum. viz: Harper. 81 %; Put
man, s. 25: Kuickerbocker, 81 25; Household
Words. 81; 81 lakewood. 50 %, Cooley, 50 %;
Graham. AZ %; observation-disclosures plates,
so; Horticuliurist. plain edition 81 63; Lit
tcPs Living Age. So; Frank Leslie's Gazette of
Fashion, s. 35 Btlois Pictorial. So 90; Ladies
Repositors lCincinna,il 81 63: National, 81 60
Arthur's Home Magazine 63.
Heisal>o prepared TO fill orders ior Standard
and misce llanenus books and the curren, litera-
ture OF the day whether from the trade per-
sons in other walk of industry. Having had an
experience of fift, en- years in The book and pc
riodicsl trade, he believes thai he can give en-
tire satisfaction TO all parties ensrusting him
With orders.
Specimen numbers of the Magazines sent on
the receipt of six Post office letter stamps, foI
the S3 or 81 Magazines, and for twelve such
stamps sample of the IS OF Sc works VIII be
sent. Letters If inquiry mist contain a stamp
for the return of postage.
Address. WILLIAM PATTON.
Bookseller, HObOken. New Jersey.
- Publishers of newspapers giving the
above advertisement with ihis noiice1 few
insertions and Sending marked copy To adve :
tiser, will be entitled 10 any one OF the Period
icals in above list for one year.
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Arrival OF the Hermann.
NEW ioRK, Aug. ~.
The Hermann arrived about 10 P. NJ.

New YORK. Aug. %.
The Hermann arrived about 10 P. NJ.
Among her passengers is Capt, Allison.
U. S. Navy, bearer Of dispatches. and
Com. Crabbe. Commander in chief of the
African squadron. who reports that Col.
Hart. American Consul at Santa Croix.
Teneriff. died Of appoplexy on July %.
The sloop Of war Jamestown sailed from
Teneriff for Port au Prayo July %.
The British parliament was prorogued
on July 18th.
The Queens speech was delivered by
proxy. 1t congtntulstes the country on
the increasing strength Of the union be-
tween France and England. and the scces.
sion OF SARDINIA TO the alliance regrets
that The Vienna conference proved inef
fectual, bu, those endesvors having fail J.
ed. no other source is left but to prose
cute the wnr with all possible vigor-
relies on the patriotism and the CALAMITY
of the army and navy TO carry il out
Parliament stands prorogued until Octo-
Der 231.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1855-09-06
Notice Of attachment.

NOTiCE is hereby given that writ of at
~ tachment was issued by me, Justice OF
the peace of Center township. Mlrshall county
Indiana. on the Goth day of August 1855, upon
the aft lavit ofFrench Fisher, against the goods.
chattels. rights. credits, moneys and effects of
Isaac Personett; by virtue Of said writ the fol-
lowing described property was attached as the
PROF ery of the said Isaac p, late of said
county Of NJ lrshall, To wit: Three promissory
notes amounting to fifty five dollars and twenty
cents, all OF said notes dated July 20;h, 1855,
due as follows, to wit: first due in fifteen DAYS
after date, second thirty days after date; third
four months after date, all of said notes is with
out any relief whatever from valuation or ap.
Praisement laws, given by Samuel Working
lcrs and payable to the said Isaac Personnel,
and that on the 18Th day Of September, 1855,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. at my office in Plymouth.
Center township, in said county, 4 will pro-
ceed to h. ar and decide upon such attachment
and the claims of said creuitors.
JAMES Fl. CASE, Justice Of the Peace.
Aug. 80, 1856. 2fr3.
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Inhalation for diseased Lungs!

The mode of Inhalation, for diseased lungs
and throat, recomme nded by DR.. Curtis in his
advertisement, strikes us as the true one. 1T
is now generally admitted by our best phySi-
clans, that local difficulties can only be sue
cessfully treated by local applications This
practice has been pursued from the first with
respect TO external inflammation and corrosions
and We see not why diseases OF the throat and
lungs may not be treated i'm the same Mariner;
we believe they may. In this variable climate
OF ours, where lung and throat complaints have
become so prevalent and rife, we earnestly
recommend 10 The public, and to the afflicted
especially, TO avail themselves of DIR. CurtiS's
remedy. Zone who has tired it.. See adyer-
tisement in this ia 0er.
CAuTroN.-Dr CARTS Hygeana is the origin
al and only genuine article. 15m2
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of either resignation. or waiver Of he
claim to hold the Office; and any clerk in
tending to try the question. might state
the intention in the notice. Should the
incumbent hold over. the claimant of the
office would of course institute proceed.
ings to GUST bin.
The question is whe Their the office is in
the nature Of a contract between the State
and the incumben and as such protected
by the clause OF the Constitution Of the
United States, inhibiting the States from
passing laws impsiring the obligation OF
contacts.
That clause has been much discussed
and extensively applied. 1t has been
held to apply to grants from State TO an
individual, 10 charters and to corpora
tions; and to laws forbidding the interfe-
renee with the things granted. But there
are important qualifications 10 the genef-
al rule; and there are powers OF govern
ment which il could not have been in
tended to take away by this constitution
al provision. Was it intended 10 apply
TO laws that might be enacted in regard
10 the discharge OF public duties; or To the
possession or exercise of public rights.
or to the enjoy ment Of public offices; or
to the changes in any of these. that the
Legislature of State. or fertiOri, the
people of State in their sovereign char
ae,er. might at any time deem expedieni?
Allowing due weight to all that may
be reasonably urged againstthe proviso,
as invading invested rights. ! incline TO
the opinion that the courts will sustain
il.
For answer to Probate Judges, County
Commissioners, and some others. ! would
state, that the ate decision of the Supreme
Court only applies to cases where the term
of office is fired by the Constitution, and
therefore ] think that the 9TH section of
the act to uching vacancies in office. &c,
is operative. where the term is not thus
fixed. J. MORRISON.
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Circular.
OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL

OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
Indiana polls. Ind. Aug. 18Th. $50
Since my circular Of the 28,h of July.
have been repeatedly and urgently asked
to express an opinion in regard to The
proriso to the 10Th section Of the SEIZED
ule' of the constitution; which provides
that no person then in office. &C.. shall
continue in Office after the taking effect
of the constitution. 70: longer period
than the term of such Office prescribed by
the constitution; which means thota clerk
Of a circuit court, or a recorder, elected
for seven years under the late constitu.
ton, shall hold but for four years.
A number of these officers are inclined
to test the question OF sheir right to hold
for the term for which they were elected;
but they generally express q willingness
to be guided by my opinion; and they de-
sire it now. because notices Of the Offices
10 be filled at the approaching general
election must soon be given, and poll.
books prepared.
Under these circumstances I would be
glad to satisfy them; bu, regret 10 be
obliged to say. have no settled opinion
on the subject ind no authoritative
decisions that meet the point; nnd con-
sidering the question an open one. and
Jet wishing to relieve the officers having
pending duties to discharge: from per.
picking responsibility. Iwouid suggest to
them the following course Of action:
Let notices of the election be given as
II the proviso were unquestioned. The
notice cannot. think, be any evidence
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AN ORDINANCE.

RE it ordained by the Presiden. and
- Trustees of the town OF Plymouth, Mar
shall county, Indi ana, That all and every
person or persons who shall make any public
exhibitions for gain, within the corporation,
shall pay license OF not less than one, nor
more than fifteen dollars for every twenty
four hours they may continue said exhibition,
the amount to be let discretionary with the
Marshall; and it is further ordained that any
and all travelling peddlerS and auction eStab-
liShments. shall pay license of not less shan
one nor more than five dollars for every twen-
ty-lour hours they shall or may vend merchan-
disc within the limits of The corporation, to
be left discretionary with the Marshal; and
all persons who shall make any public exhl-
b;ion, or vend merchandise contrary TO the
provisions of this ordinance shall be fined IN
any sum not loss than two dollars nor more
than twenty dollars, to be recovered in an
action of debt before any Justice OF the Peace
within the corporation.
]. b. n. KLINGER, Pres.
Attest JAS. McFARLIN, clerk.
Aug. 9, 1850. 2lt3-
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1855-09-06

REsPlTE.--Ths record of the cases Of
Abraham Rice. Timothy Driskoll and
David NJ. Stocking for murder. from the
Tippacanoe Circuit Court. having been
filed in the Supreme Court. and one of
the Judges Of said court having Informed
Governor Wright that the Supreme Court
is not in session, and cannot examine these
cases until the next November Term, the
Governor OH Yesterday respited The sen
fences Of said persons. fixing the time Of
their execution for the lth day OF Jan
uarv, 1885, Sentinel.
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CORONER'S INQUEST.

EN0UND dead and secreted IN the barn Of
III Grayson II. Parks, iii Bourbon township,
Marshall county. Indiana, on the Gath instant
the skeleton of human body, supposed to be
that Of a female. between fourteen and twenty
years of age. about Eve feet two inches high
The top part Of the skull und the left side of
the lower jaw. gone Name and cause Of death
unknown to- the jury.
LORENZO MATTEsON. Coroner M. C,
Aug. 80, 1855. 243.
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From Kansas.

CHICAGO, August 90.
Kansas dates 10 Monday evning are re
ceived. The bill for electing all Terrific
rial officers by the present Legislature
passed. The two Houses were in Joint
session for the purpose o! carrying out
the elections. The bill provides that all
local officers. including sheriffs. cohsla
bles, assessors. &C.. for the mex, six years
be elected by the present Legislature
The bill for chartering the Aichison Bank
defeated.
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Democratic County convention.

Pursusn, To call Of the Ceutral Com
mittee a Democratic County Convention
met ia plymouth on Saturday. September
The lst.
Ca motion George Chsmplia was CAL
led 10 the Chair, and c. Fl Reeve appoint
ed Secretary.
Delegates appeared from the following
Townshi ps:-Polk. Centre. North. Ger
man. Bourbon. Green and Union. West
and Tippecanoe were not represented
The Convention then proceeded to the
nomination Of officers Cor Clerk and Com
missioner, by rira vocs vote of the dele.
gates.
On the frs. ballot for Clerk, the town
ships voted as follows:
For NEWTON E. PACKARD, Centre. one
from North, Bourbon, Green and Union.
German not voting.
For CONSIDER CUsHMAS, Polk, and 2
from North.
Newton r. Packard receiving 30 votes
and Consider Cushman votes, on mo-
ton of Joseph Evans. Newton R. Pack
ard was declared the Unanimous nominee
Of the Convention as Candidate for
County Clerk.
For Commissioner, SILAs n. CHAMPLIN,
Polk, Centre. North. Bourbon end Union.
For JACOB hNoBLocK, Green. German
not voting. Siss N Champiin having
received % votes and Jacob Knoblock 3
votes. on motion Of David Vinnedge, ST.
las y. Cha N piin was declared the unani-
nous nominee Of the Convention as
candidate for County Commissions.
On motion of Judge Jacoby. commit
tee was appointed to report the names Of
persons FOR Central Committee. The
committee reported the following. which
was concurred 10;
a L. Wheeler. w. M. Patterson. C.
II Reeve, Thomas Mcdonald, David Vim
hedge. Joseph Evans aad Horace Corbin.
After some remarks from old Demo-
Gratis. the proceedings were ordered to be
published in the Banner, and tbs Conven-
tion adjourned.
GEO. A. CHAMPLIN, Chm.
c. Fl. REEVE, Sec'y.
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,ShpriG,S Sale.

DY virtue Of two writs of Tenditioni Err
I'D pOnas. TO me issued out of the office OF
the Clerk Of the Marshall Common Pleas court,
| will offer for 50 lie at public. outcry. at the
Court House door in the tow. OF Plymouth, as
the law directs, on Saturday, the ODD day of
September, 1859, between the hours often and
four o'clOck, A. NJ. and p. M. OF said day, the
following properly. TO wit: The north west
quarter of section IL, in township 81, range ?,
containing Eighty-.our and Si-l0O acres more
or less.
Taken as the property of John w. Miller at
the suit of John G. Osborne VS. John w. Mil
Ter and John Pake, and John G. Osborne v:
John w. Miller and George w. Miller.
JOHN l.. THOMPSON.
Sheriff OF NC,
Plymouth August 30, 1855 2it3
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Cattle, Sheep, EEOgs,

and such little things Tor me, so that may
get along if remain faithful 70 the market. |
will do that My brother in Canada preSen-
ted ne with a rare bird of unexampled dimen-
sons. "a Shan ghai RooSer.) When attempt
10 speak of this ieaihered pledge OF brother
hood, languague cannot come TO time. He
has strong tendency 10 ran TO legs; he is
shaggy, eye like hen, disposition courageous,
tail like the bu, end OF q featbere.l auster and
his voice like n rhlnOcerOS with the whOoDing.
cough; but cali in The market, can sell YOU
plenty of other birds, but how they ever got
my chicken to Plymouth, is uncertain. but
the carmen tell me that they switched off on
a side track and made him draw the passenger
train, and for fear that he might stray away in
the night, 4 cable him 10 the wood horse in
the garden. But this voracious animals eat
ing ne out of house and home, and with the
means OF the market only. | see that one of us
must Starve. His hunger is still on the in
crease. Ihave missed some ofmy wood, pigs,
and kittens. The poor brute has also COM
menced eating his toes. observed him look
ing strongly after Eliza and Henry. Mr. Dow
ming backed out. Call folks and see this
monster.
Oh. this feathered Know Nothing, like the
Eastern Prince, who, when he wants TO ruin a
man, makes him present OF an elephant, and
will not allow him TO sell, give away or kill,
but he must keep the same and be devoured.
This revengeful brother, for some unknown
injury that have done him, has sent me this
villain, who eats as if lie was the result of a
cross between the anaconda and the Ostrich.
He must be killed, or sold Tor breaking team,
or to some State or Territory for curiosity.
Times in New York; saw the AStor house,
city hall white hall, and several other cor
ners, all In the same nIght-stopping at all.
10 Lat 4 41ot \ lrSf1p Loot
trying to pay fare for three with one piece OF
money, demanding 90 change, but | did not
getit. l supposed the city hall TO be an oppo-
sition steamboat. In the morning found my
self in bed with my clothes on, my boots un-
der my pillow, my hat under the stove, and
my watch in the waller pitcher. tined to
write TO some one with my tooth -brush-found
it in the nk-stand. This Croton water inter
feres with my tender system so much, that |
think shall take to the Of milk in the fu-
ture. What would be the effect o! brandy and
water without any water in it, but with lit
tie lemon!
Aug. 9, 1865. 2ltf
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ALABAMA ELECTIoN.--The Montgomery
Advertiser publishes The returns of The
election for Governor in ali the counties
except two--nameiy. Covington and
Washington.
Ii foots them up as follows: For Wins
ton. 40. 99l; Shotridge. 29,47l--iolal, TO-
462
Winston's vote in 1853 was 80 S62. -
He had three opponents, who got in the
aggregate. IL. 623 votes. Total, AZ 4s5.
These figures show an increase of the
total vote over that OF 1853 of 81 977.
They show an increase of 10 l2l for
Winston as compared with his vote Of
1853.
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Fever i'm Virginia.

BALTIMORE. Aug. 26.-Seventeen deaths
from yellow fever are reported as having
occurred at Norfolk and nineteen al Ports.
mouth. Mayor Wood has recovered =
DR.. Lovett is dead. New cases are very
numerous in both cities.
BALTIMORE. Aug 27--Reports from
Norfolk represent the fever as still una
bated.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1855-09-06

We are authoriz ed TO announce JAMES Nc
FARiiN as a candidate for County Clerk at the
next October election.
We are authorized to annou nee NEwroS r.
PAcKARD as a candidate Tor Clerk OF MARSHALL
county.
We are authorized to announce RICHARD
CoRB,tEY, the present Clerk OF the Marshall
Circuit court, as candidate for re ELECT ton in
October next.
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See Packsrd's Puff amongst the new
advertisements in this paper.
Dr. Doolittle has a word with our rea-
dcrs this week.
You may find out all ABBOT it by read
ing the advertisement o. father Rudd.
Charley Shoemaker will sell personal
property on to- morrow week. See adver-
tlsement.