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of New England that atfer the plenty of the ocean,
they may poke in the b, ooks and raAe in the puddles
and diet on what we consider husks and draft for
hogs.
Lord Ssndwich declared that the coonisis were
raw. updiscipliIed, cowardly meu; and wished, that
instead OF forty or fifty thousand Of fhese brace fell
lows, they would produce In the held at lesst tso
hundred ihousanc--,he more the better, the easier
the copquest ard if they did not run away, they
would sfarve them into submission.
Such are few ofths "eloqusnt sentiments culle1
from the volunnous debate on the passage Of this
ocious bu to prohibit the New Eugi and colonisu
from fishing on the banks Of Nevfoundsnd and other
places.
Thus we see that England, with view Of retad-
ing the prosperity Of the New England fisheries,
enacted that fish should not be exchanged for the
rum, sugar, and molapes Of the French and Spsnish
we.t IDdia I.lsnds. without paying duty so high as
10 be ruinous 10 the fsheries The coonists refused
to comply, and, in retaliation, rerolred that they
would not trade with the mo,her-country While this
odious act wss In force. Then we see England
epacrg that The New England colcuists should trade
exclusively with the mott CT country, AID thr they
Lould not fish on the Banks Of Newfoundland and
ether placer. To these odious and cru4 es actions,
tie petty traders in coddrh snd mola.ses would not
submit; ard o'hsr impostions being supersdded,
they rebeed, fought, and triumphanty conquered
and won Independent. n.'iou s,i,y-,nd thus it =as
ard IT, that fsh snd fishing are not only intima'ely
connected with Blu, we're he controlling Cause OF the
Revolution.
After seven year, war peace was concluded
ard now let u see what 6.h AID i-hing did, In pre-
p.rcg and enabling the coonists 10 fight, success-
fully the battles for fishing and liberty, and also
how imperiOusy the 6sh1g-in,ere't dictated the
tsrme and conditions Of peace.
II is conceded, and tie assertions need no co..
lateral proof that the Briiish navy became forni-
cable and dominant BY the discovery and prosecu-
ton Of the Am, rcsn fisheries, that By cod-hshing
in the American ,ess, the navy Of France became
formidable TO all Europe, and thar Ne~ Eas land
f.hermen- constituted our Revolutionary navy,
manned our prvsteers, and formed goocy portion
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Know Nothing Nomination.

The Columbus Columbian assumes that
the Know Nothings ut Cincinnati nomina-
ted State Ticket, with Mr.. BRINKERHoFF,
of Mansfield, at its head, for Governor
This is false assumption. Many individu-
aIs have been named for the several Offices
to be filed. In some places, complete tick
cts have been made out. But these are on
ly expressions of individual preferences.-
Neither X. MS, nor any other class of men,
have made any nominations. Portage Dem
ocrat() , H..
Mr.. HALL claims that he is not member
of Know Nothing council. II this is so,
how does ne knop that the Know Nothings
have made no nominations! He should be
more careful how he talks in future, or he
will be convicted of falsehood BY his OWE
words. There is at present bitter warfare
going on between the free-soilers and Know
Nothings in Ohio. Each party is determin
ed to rule the July convention. HALL wish
es to keep on good terms with both parties
Won't somebody tell him which is likely t
be the most popular, that he may know
which way to jump!
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Election in observation-disclosures
ic Victory.

The Election in Virginia took place last
Thursday, and so far as we can at present
learn, WISE the Democratic candidate for
Governor, is chosen over FLoURNEy the X.
N. candidate, by about FIVE thousand ma
jority. BAcocK, MILLsoN. CAsKIE, GooD,
PowkLL, SMITH, and Faulkner Demo
,crats) are elected to Congress. Still 1t is
impossible to determined with any degree OF
accuracy, the majorities for any Of the can
didates at present. Virginia is large State.
Many of the counties are separated from
each other by mountainous ridges without
any communication by railroad or telegraph,
aud it will take several days TO bring all
the returns together and foot up the actual
results.
= We confess that we are somewhat sur.
'prised at the election OF WISE, to The Gov
-erncrship of the old commonwealth. We
had anticipated that Know Nothingism
would sweep every State in the Uni6n, at
the first general election after its tntfoaac-
tion. We never dreamed that it could ex-
ist in the country great while, but it is
dying out sooner even, than we expected.
According, to present prospects, it is des-
tined in the course of few months to be
numbered among the "thihgs that we're"
The election of WISE is brilliant triumph
and will inspire new zeal and determine.
ton in the hearts of the Democracy all
over the Union.
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DEsERTIoN OF AN INFANT BY ITS MOTH
Yesterday afternoon, just before the
Cincinnati train as to leave our depot, an
infant about foer weeks old, was found in
Stevens dining saloon without an owner
Marshall Wood and officer Warren were
Immediately informed OF the fact, when they
commenced search, and found its mother
quietly seated in car. The mother was
much affected, Told her. sad story; that she
was not married; was going to live witIfher
sister in Central Ohio; did not know what to
do with her child, and thought she could
leave it without detection. The mother was
fair-looking, welI.dressed girl about TWEEN
,y years old, and the child bright-eyed lit
tie fellow. Where, and who is the miaera
Bile wretch who has been guilty Of bringing
about this sufering!-CleUe. Express.
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The Dem Creed.

The cardinal principles Of the Democrat
ic party and its distinctive characteristics,
are we'll set forth in the following soon
fession Of faith" They contrast proudly
with the narrow, illiberal, bigoted tenets oI
our political opponents. Reader, peruse
them, and see if there is any thing from
which you dissent. They were the doc
trines of our revolutionary fathers, and are
generally incorporated into our Fedora
Constitutions:
No. .l.-Equai and exact justice to al
men Of whatever State or persuasion, re-
ligious or political.
No. 2.-Peace, commerce and homes
friendship with all nations; entangling ALI
ances with none.
No. 3.-The right of States and Terri
tories TO administer their own domestic af
fairs.
No. 4.-Freedom and equality; the sover
eighty Of the people, and the right of the ma
jority to rule when constitutionally express
ed.
No. 5-Economy in the public expen
ditures, and sacred preservation Of pub
lie faith.
No. 6.-Freedom of religion, freedom q
the press, ane general diffusion of iLfol
nation.
No. deposition to all secret poltics
organizations, and to all corruption in po
itics.
No. s.--A sacred preservation OF tn
Federal Constitution and no religious tes
for Office.
No. 9.-No bigotry, or pride of caste,
distinctions Of birth among American cit
zens.
No. lo.-Respect and protection for IL
f rights Of all.
No. ll.--The preservation of the nat
+. ralization laws, and the right of all to Il
; public domain, and the protection of Il
|. American Government.
No. I2.-opposition to all chartered M
+. nopolies. ,3.l3
d No. ls. Common brotherhood and go
d will to all--esPecially to those of t
u household of faith. u
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Sound Views.

The Providence Journal expresses Our
views in the subjoined paragraph. The nail
is hit exactly on the head:
"We are generally old-fashioned, and
generally behind the times, but we confess
that we have great faith in the precept and
example Of Jesus Christ. We believe that If
temperance were made more moral and re-
ligious question, and less a political one, it
would make much greater progress. We
believe that the men who are put forward.
as its advocates, might greatly strengthen
their influence if they would personally de-
cline the political preferment, which SO
many of them seek with an eagerness that
throws more than suspicion upon their mo-
tves and provokes the opinion--whethel
| true or false, has become very general
( that, with too many, temperance is means
not an end"
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Growth OF NEBRAsKA.--The Nebraska

GROWTH OF NEBRAsKA.--The Nebraski-
an speaks thus encouragingly Of the growth
and prosperity Of the Territory: ..,
"The tide of emigration ID already begin
ming to pour into our Territory. Atvarious
points we hear of new arrivals daily. Here,
at Omaha, buildings are going up with as
tonishing rapidity in all parts of our city
At Brownville, Nebraska City, Bellevue
Fontenelle, and De Soto, the work Of i'm.
provement is going steadily and rapidly for
ward. The old towns in the Territory--we
mean those that were commenced last fall
have already grown into Importance. In
various parts of the territory new town sites
have recently been surveyed. some of which
must at no distant day occupy conspicuod'
POSITIONS" GH
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Reforms i4a England.

Among the bills now pending in the Brit
ish Parliament are the following:
II. The National Education England
Three Bils--one by Sir ]. Packington,
another by Lord John Russell, third by
Miner Gibson"
'e2. National Education for Scotland, by
the Lord Advocate"
SO. A bill for the repeal of the Newspa-
per Stamp Tax"
"a. A bill for the reform OF Cambridge
University"
"5. A bill for the Abolition of Ecclesias-
tical Courts, england and Ireland"
"6, A bill for the Abolition of Church
Rates, by Sir w. Clay"
~. A bill to Legalze Marriage with
deceased wife's sister or niece"
vsS. A bill to increase the powers of Char
liable Trusts Commission. A commission
established to superintend the Management
of public charities.')
The principle of all these bills, if carried
out, will have tendency to liberalize the
character of the English government, and
abolish caste in English society. The peo-
pie of that nation are growing more and
more restless every day. The disasters at
tending the campaign in the Crimea, not
only the loss of life and property, but the
humiliating condition of the British forces,
has done much to impress on the minds OF
that people, the conviction that there is some
radical defect in the constitution OF their
government and society. There are strong
men and brave hearts enough among the
yeomanry of England to defend her rights
and preserve her honor in controversy with
any power of Europe. But these men must
have leaders. Their generals must be men
of talent, energy and courage. Their title
to command must be founded upon worth,
made evident by years of meritorious toll
and patriotic service. Of all the deSpicable
doctrines that ever found recognition
among men or governments, none is more
detestabe than that which allows the mere
accident Of birth to determine mans right
10 govern or command. 1t is not only
wrong in itself but leads to countless evils
wherever it exists. To this evil more than
any other, may be attributed the misfortunes
ol the English army. England is to day,
without general worthy of the name. She
never can achieve any honorable success
until these brth-titled dignitaries are brought
down, and men permitted to rise up from the
ranks Of the people to take their places
Present indications 60 to show that this
state of affairs, will in due time, be brought
= about. The British nation 10 learning the
fact, that
''Beggars may be at for princes,
Princes ct for something less"
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or Before the recent adjournment OF the
Massachusetts, legislature says the Pitts
burgh Post, several amendments to her con.
stitution were passed, which have just been
submitted to the people and adopted. The
amendments are--frst. q plurality system;
second, a change in the day of the State
elections in Presidential yearsi third, cleo
ton of COunseIors in districts by the peo-
pie; fourth, the election Of Secretary oi
State and other State officers by the peo'
pie, fifth against appropriating money te
sectarian schools; sixth, election of Sher
IDS, Clerks Of Courts, &C., by the people.
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Virginia Election :!
The Old Dominion true TO her Faith
KNOW NoTHINGISM LAID OUT!
WASHINGTON, Sunday noon, May 81.

WAsHNeToN, Sunday noon, May 81.
We have returns from 75 counties in Vir.
ginia, which give Wise about 5000 mejori-
ty, and which Is gain for the Know Moth
ings, as compared with the last Governors
election, of about l,606. There are about 81
counties yet to come in, which gave at last
election for Governor tribe over 400 md.
iority for the Democratic candidate. Tbs
Know Nothings here concede Wise's cleo
ton by about 5000 majority They also
,concede the election of nearly or quite al
the Democratic candidates for Congress.
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TIe wayit Is working. I.

The Know Nothings carried the Town
ship Of Athens in Harrison county, last
April, by 40 majority. At an election for
Justice of the Peace in the same Township
on the 18th inst, the Democrats elected
their candidate GEORGE Cook, by l3 major
ity. So warm was the contest that there
were only votes less pOlled, says ths
Codis Sentinel, than at the election in April
This is another evidence Of the D Democrats
spirit arousipg all over the State.
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OT The census of 1850 shows that the
Oldest person living in the United States
was l40-an Indian woman residing in North
Carolina. In the same State was an Indian
aged 1876. negro woman Ill, tive black
females lIe each, one mulatto male l2o
and several white males and females aged
from lO6 to ia. In several OF the States
there were found persons, white and black
aged from ITO to lib. 5r323 iu
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OF Several important amendments to the
State Constitution have recently passed the
Connecticut Senate. One Of these allows
negroes to vote, but requires them os we'll
as whites to be able to read; another al
lowing one representative to each town,
and third, fixing the capitol in one place
instead of two as heretofore. All these
amendments have to be submitted to the
people.
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-ft.J The missionary zeal Of the disciples
of Mormonism has been very successful il
making converts among the poor and igno
rant classes of people, not only in the pro
vincial towns, but in the remote agricultur
al districts, of England, and it is coinpute'
that upwards of $4,000 persons in that coun
try have already embraced that faith and de
parted for Salt Lake. r.
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Cer There are six vacancies in the Unit
ed States Senate-one Wing and five Dem
ocratic. New Hampshire, Indiana, Alaba-
ma, Missouri, California and Pennsylvania
have each to elect Senator. Mr.. Gwinn,
of California, will claim seat on the ground
that plurality votes elects in California, and
he got that vote on the first ballot.
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ENGLISH IGNORANCE OF The AMERICAN
GovERNMEET.-The Englisn--even their
most learned men, historians and essayists---
are noted for the gross errors they make
whenthey attempt to write about American
affairs. In glancing over the pages Of the
Westminster Reuieso, a staid quarterly, for
April, we noticed, in it's article upon "Amer-
ican Civil Administration, !" an assertion that
our United States Senators are elected
"some for siE and some far four years."
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SEEDS MUST BE CovERE D-Seed, when
planted, should be perfectly covered fromths
the light, or the chemical changes necessa
ry for geTminatien cannot take place.
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HAwrHoREE.--The New York Evesssg
Po,s is informed that Hawthorne has signi-
6ed his intention to resign the Liverpool
Consulate, the fees being cnt down aud that
he viii spend the coming year trsseiing in
E6ropes ,s - .tfs8sta se,' 1914 ~
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aty- They are eating new potatoes in New
York from Bermuda, at seven dollars bar.
rel. and strawberries from South Carolina
which cost two cents and 9 half apiece
Hard times there, every body cramped 70
money! la IL 5,A i4fE sss.. &
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Apm a0qertlsenlsnts.

" ERRY PRETTY & VERY CHEAP
v Our large stock of WALL PAPERS Just received
Can suit everybody to style and price. Call and
see them May %, 1855
PRENrIss, HOPKINS e. Co. (
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Democratic state TIcskeI.

Democratic state Ticket.
ron GoyERNok, /.
COL. WILLIAM MEDILL, OF FAIRFIELD
'yoR LIEUT. GOVERNOR.
JAMES NYRES, OF Lucas.
H Fok SUPREME JUDGES OF THE STATE,
WILLIAM KENNON, OF BELMONT.
r. B. WARDEN, OF FRASKLIE.
FOR AUDITOR OF sTATRs
WIN. D. MORGAN, OF CoLUMBfANA.
EoR TREASURER or STATE,
JOHN G. BRESLIN, OF SENECA
FOR SECRETARY or STATE.
WILLIAM TREVITT, OF FRANKLIN.
-r EoR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
s., GEO. w. McCOOK, OF JEFFERSON.
FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
-, 3s>B. STEEDMAN, OF LUCAS.
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bination .
MUSIC AT GREAT REDUCED RATES
NOTWITHSTANDING the combination
IN OF Music Dealers to keep up THE prices of non
copyrIg ht music against the Interests OF Native Com
posers and their refusal to extend to Mr.. ATERs the
courtes OF the trade, he is making immense sales
having abundant evidence that he haspublc couuteD
ance and sNpportin his opposition to tho GREAT Mo-
NoPoLY and in his efforts to aid Native Talent and
d0pt the National Currency. His stock of American
and European Music is immense, and the catalogue OF
his own publications is of the largest and best Sc
1eeted in the United States. He has also made GREAT
REDUctIon in the prices OF Pianos, Mel0deons, and
Musical Instruments. of all kinds. Superior toned 81
Octave Pianos for $l5 $500, and $685. interior Of as
good quality and instruments strong and durable
as those which cost $500 Pianos CT every variety Of
style and price, up to $000 comprising those Of Ten
different manufactures; among thein the celebrated
| modern improved HORACE Waters Pianos, and the
| first premium Eoean Pianos of t. Gilbcrt& Co.'S
| make Owners of the Eolean Patent) Second band
| Pianos at great bargains. Prices from $40 10 f50A
| MelodeOns from five different manufactures, nelu-
ding the well known S. d. .& II. w, SMITHS Melode-
| ons (tuned the equal temperament,) The best make
in the United States. Prices $45, $780, $75 500, $l5,
SIPS, S 1856, l5O, Smiths Double Band Melodeons
| $40. Each Piano and Melodeon guarr9nteeds The
best terms to the trade, schools, Ne l2k per cent
discount to clergymen and churches. All orders
promptly attedded to. Music sent TO all parts OF the
country, post paid at tho reduced rates, Generaiand
select catalogues and schedule ofprces Of Musical In
struments forwarded to any address free OF CHARGE
| may23-42-3m ,F ,
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SpstiuI Nutltes.

A<SS DR.. TUBBS viii be atthe Prentss House,
wxB Friday. and Saturday until3 O'Clock p.
NJ. 22nd and 23d of June.
Sec advertisement In another column.
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PROSPECTUS
Pittsburgh Morning Post
AND THE
WEEKLY POST.

THE DAILY MORNING POST is prn-
j. ted on the largest size double medium sheet and
contains all the by the all received up to the
time going to press full teegrapbc reports from
all parts Of the Uhon; Weekly report of the Money
market carefully preparedby competent personiand
Daily report Of the Pittsburgh, New York and Cfn-
cinnad A.arkets, together witha Weekly Review Of
the Pittsburgh Produce and Money market. Besides
this contains Editorials the leading topics Of the
days full Report of the Local events trsnspiring Ia
and abouthe City and Literary selections ofa varied
THE DAILY MORNING posiT has been published
for fifteen years and believe Is of the Oldest and
best established Democratic journals west Of the Alle
ghenes Country merchants, or persons doing bul-
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the markets aud Local news, upon events transpr-
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their purpose than by subscribing for daily Price
per year $500, Invariably in advance.
THE SATU RDAY MORNING POST, is published
every Saturday morning mammoth sheet. 1t con-
tans complete history of the week, Editorial, Com
mercal, News, Miscellaneous and Literary. Each
number comprises complete Review of the Pitts
burgh Money and Produce Markets; full details Of
Foreign News by the different Steamers; column Of
original and selected Agricultural matter; reports Of
the New York and Cincinnati markets aud Commorc
cia news geucTally. 1t has also each week seecte
| original tale and Doetical selections,
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TERMS,

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Knew-NothInEIsm I'm. New York.
The annual address Of the President Of tho
State Council Of know-nothings in thas State
Is published and sets forth that since Febru-
sry, there has been an increase Of 400 epun-
ellis 10 the State, making the present number
l,l60 and embracing, according to the most
reliable estimate, about 17o, 900 members.
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or The Emperor of France was hIty-
one years old on the 2lst of April.
or Charles w. Stack, who is only
twenty-seveu yeOrsof age, has beeh' elected
Speaker Protsn. Of the Massachusetts Legis-
| lature
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CASH MUSIC AND PIANO STORE Q
MUSIC AT GREAT REDUCED RATES

~ HORACE WATERS.
No 1888 Broadway, New York. Opposition to the COM
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-01-12
SKY LIGHT
DaguerreOtype Pavilion,

TIME subscriber having recently constructed
i his new and scientifically arranged SKY
LIGHT Dagerreotype Pavilion, with light for
its softness and beautiful shading is not sur
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under such light are noted for their smooth
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features. With the above facilities and several
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saying his pictures are not surpassed BY any ta-
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u Pavilion located near Junction Hotel.
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Clyde. Dec. 90. 1854. 49w4