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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26
ST.. PETERSBURG TO BE ATTACKED

ST.. PETERSBURG To BE ATTACKED.
"A correspondent of the London pa
pers writing from Cronstadt says:
The visit of Admiral Dundas to
the vicinity of Cronstadt has con
vinced nautical and naval men well
acquainted with the Gulf of Finland,
that there is no intention OF ven
turing our ships against the stone
walls of Cronstadt. There is safer
and much better plan for adoption
The piles which our admiral exam
iued we're put down to prevent access
to St. Petersburg. Remove these
piles, and Cronstadt is impotent In
protecting the capitol. Now, it is
much easier to raise piles than to
drive them dswn, and that these car
be raised no doubt is entertained
Once up,. small steamers and gun
boats can pass and ST. Petersburg
must share the fate Of Kertch. The
proceedings in the Sea of Azov are ta
be repeated in the upper part OF the
Gulf Of Finland. The defenses %
the Neva betrayed consciousness
that such an attack vas probable
else Why we're defenses thought Of!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26
Andrew Jackson DOnelSon.

1t turns out that this same IAN
drew Jackson Dcnelson,' who ba'
of late repudiated the democratic
party, made speeches to New York
Know Nothing Abolitionists, and
rendered himself ridiculous, general
ly, by his brazen effrontery, IS not
the adopted son and heir Of old Gen
Jackson. The gentleman, Maj. An
drew Jackson, who now occupies the
Hermitage, is consistent Demo.
erat-opposed to Know Nothingism
all the time.
Maj. A. J Donelson is only a dis
taut relation of Jackson's wife; and,
by the uay,is a6rothsr-ia-lcar of M. P.
Gentry, the Know Nothing candidate
for Governor. This fully explains
his renegade conduct here of late.-
Strange.it is, how expediency and
circumstances will change the princi-
pies of some men.-K.ngstOn Ga
zetter.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26
Hard working Men, Don't Fergctl

That III. 2. Gentry, the knoy-nOth-
ing candidate for Governor, whilst a
member of Congress, introduced a bill
to increase the pay Of all clerks, mes-
sengers, watchmen and laborers, IN the
EXECUTIVE and LEGISLATIVE DEPART-
MENrs, in the District of Columbia,
twenty per cent. Thus excluding the
mechanics in the Arsenals and Navy
Yards Of the Government. Andrew
johnson, our present Governor and
candidate for reelection, seeing the
injustice done the MECHANICS by this
species of class legislation attempted
by Mr.. Gentry, Offered an amendment
to Mr.. Gentry's bill, and Gfnt1y rOted
against tim!
Gentry wanted to provide for clerks
and messengers who worked for honor,
and was opposed to doing anything
for mechaucs!!H
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26
Significant Facts for the South,

! AS the attempt will be made to
dupe the South in regard to the re-
cent National Council of Know Moth
Iings at Philadelphia, we feel it our
daty to press certain significant facts
upon the attention of our readers
and the South generally.
The slavery resolutions which are
incorporated into the platform were
adopted in the committee of one
from each by vote of only II for
them, while ID votes we're cast against
them all of the committee from
the free States, except New York,
voting with the ID.
When the vote was taken in the
Council upon those resolutions, more
than twenty of the delegates from
Free States had started home, there
by leaving matters in the hands Of
the Southern delegates.
Of 152 delegates present when
the final vote was taken, while 13
did not vote, and SO voted against
them, only 80 votes could be mus
tered for the resolutions.
OF the 80 votes for the resolu-
tions 60 were from slave and only
IL from free States being 4 from
New York, 2 from Pennsylvania,and
l from New Jersey.
During the entire session, not a
delegate from the free States, pro-
posed either in the committee of
Thirty-one, or III ethe Council, any
resolution in regard to the slavery
question which the South could es-
sentially accept and adopt.
The resolutions which were final
ly passed as part Of the Platform
were drawn up by "a Southern dele
gate, adopted in the committee by
almost exclusive Southern votes, and
in the Council adopted by the dele.
gates from the Slave States. ,
Twelve of the free States seeded
in body from the Council, thus re-
solving it into an assembly of dele
gates from Slave States.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

The old Testament contains, in
the Hebrew edition, thirty-nine sep
arate books in, the. Greek edition,
nine or ten -more than the He
brew edition. The books were written
by abou: thirty or thirty-fye differ
ent writer's, during a period of from
eleven to fifteen hundred years
extending from the time of Moses,
fifteen hundred years before Christ;
or, if We take the Greek edition, to
the time of Christ. The New Tes-
lament is composed of twenty-ssyen
different parts, written by eight diff
ferent authors, during a period of
about forty years in different parts Of
the Roman empire, in Ephesus, in
Corinth, in Rome.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

The ladies' of New Orleans are
extremely given to cowhiding any
gentleman who may have given Of
fence an average of about one pei
day of such performance being re-
corded In the local columns of the
city papers. There was none, how
ever, on Thursday last, but in the
place Of it, it is said that two sister;
threatened TO correct a young gentle
man in this way, because be made
love and was engaged to both o
them at once, finally refusing to mar
ry either.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26
Chuife Yostrg.
The EnchantreSS.

The EnchaHtreSS.
She bound him with magic chain
She wrapped him in SPELL
She wreathed chain around his heart
That naught could e'er dispel!
A charm that shed rich CLEANS of light
Ger all life's gloom and tears
A spell that thrilled his soul with JOY
Throus III long and blissful years!
They met inpleasure's radiant halls.
Where youth and beauty meet,
With bounding hearts and beaming eyes
And swiftly-aying feet!
Pale cleaning pearls and flashing gems
And fragrant flowers were there;
And music's sweetest, richest tones
Stole through the perfumed air!
They met--he caught one thrilling glance
From her dark, earnest eve
He saw the blush steal DER her cheek
He heard her breathe the sigh!
And when her voice gushed forth in song,
And fell upon his ear,
He hushed the beating of his heart,
Lest he might fail to hear!
They met-and all unconsciously,
In that enchanting hour,
She wove, with blush and smile and song
A spell of magic power!
He saw the light upon her brow,
He saw the witching strain
The heart he long had boasted FREQ
Henceforth must wear chain!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

Mohammed, the propbet,is descrl-
bed as man of midtHing size, With
broad shoulders, wide chest, and large
bones. lie was leshy. but not stout.
The immoderate size of his head was
partly distinguished by the long locks
of hair, which in slight curls came
nearly down to the lobe of his ears.
His oval face though tawny,was rath-
er fair for an Arab, but neither pale
nor of high color. The forehead WAS
broad, and his fine long but narrow
eyebrows were separated by a vein,
which could be seen throbbing, when
angry. Under long eyelashes spark
ling bloodshot black eyes through
wide.slit eyelids. His nose was large,
prominent, slightly hooked; the
mouth was wide, showing good set
of teeth. His beard rose from the
cheek bones and came dewn to the
collar-bone; he clipped his ismustacheos
but did not shave them. He stopped
and was slightly hump-back.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26
A very genteeI appearing and very

A very genteel appearing and very
pretty lady, recently stepped into a
fashionable confectionery store IN
Boston,and with an agitated manner,
requested permission to 60 into the
cellar for So. which she had dropped
through the grating on the outside
The clerk, never doubling the truth
of her story, and being exceedingly
busy at the time,.handed her S.
note, aud told her be would find the
lost money at bis leisure. AT tht
last accounts,h his search for themoney
had been quite unsuccessful.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

Among the new implements ol
death recently brought to notice, is
what is called a revolving battery,
invented by Mr.. E. n. Shaw, of Bal
timore, Md. 1t consists of brass
cylinder, revolving horizontally, and
containing any number of chambers
with stationary barrel. tits loaded,
primed, fred, and swabbed, all with
one single movement Of a break,
eighty times in one minute. The bar
rel and chambers are prevented from
being overheated by a simple but
effectual arrangement. The mechan-
ism for loading, priming, and swab-
bing is very simple and ingenious,
and can be operated by one man; and
accident from premature discharge is
nearly impossible.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

The American organs in New Jer-
sey are repudiating the platform Of
the majority of the National Council,
as no doubt the bulk of the party in
that State will. The Newark Mer-
curry, the Jersey City Sentinel, the
Newark Advertiser, the Sussex Reg
lister, and the Trenton State Gazette,
are all emphatic in their denunciations
Of the slavery planks.
The Pittsburg Commercial Journal
and the Duly Dispatch, the two
leading organs of the American party
in Western Pennsylvania, have de-
nounced the slavery part Of the plat
form in equally unequivocal style.
The Dispatch says that the party
in Western Pennsylvania will spit up
on and repudiate any such platform,
and refuse to sustain the nominees
who may stand upon it. The same
paper says that sths only course now
for the Northern Know Nothings is to
form an open organization, and to
proclaim from the hill tops perpetual
opposition to- the aggressions OF the
slave power.'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

Know-Noth;ng Illegal Voting IN
Virgiin;a.-Ths know-nothings have
been asserting that there was illega.
voting in Virginia at the late election
So it proves, and they did it. In
Morgan county it has been proved
that out of thirty-four illegal ballots
discovered, 'thirty-two Of them were
cast for the know-nothing ticket.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

LOaniag Me~spapers.-Subscriber'
to newspapers make complaint of
the non-arrival of their papers, and
in some instances intimate that the
loss is occasioned by the fact Of the
postmaster loaning to his neighbOrs
the papers of others for perusal. The
papers fail to be returned to their
proper place, aud hence the dissatis-
faction. Postmasters are strictly
forbidden to loan newspapers that are
iu their offices for delivery.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26
GIeaninss from our Exchanges,
ITGth Editorial Sprinklings.

The last manifesto issued by the
Chinese chieftain Tae-ping-wang, is
of considerable religious Importance.
At one blow it abolished the mola.
trous and other superstitious rites
observed at births and marriages,
directs young people to attend daily
services at church, commands the
Sabbathto be kept,requlring the pres
ence alike of old and young on that
holy day; orders an appointed officer
to conduct the religious services, aud
preach a sermon; and authoritatively
appoints, as by imperial command,
that tie word of God, the holy books
ofthe Old and New Testaments-the
identical Protestant version OF the
Bible commonly known and styled
Gutzlapp's version--bs made the
textbook for instructing the Chinese
youth in the whole empire.
In. the year of our Lord 1455 in
the siege Of Bouyignes the Duke de
Branbant made prisoner a nobleman
named Legrain, but instead of taking
his life, as entitled to, the Duke agreed
to spare it on condition of receiving
all bis estate and property. Legrain
made over all he possessed, but stip-
ulsted that at the end of four centu-
ries it should return to bis family.
The Duke made no objection. The
four centuries expire in July, 1868,
and great many persons, represent
ing themselves to be descendants OF
Legrain, are preparing to claim the
property. 1t is foreseen that the
claims will give rise to numerous law
suits in Belgium.
The largest pin mandatory IL
the United States turns out but four
millions ofpins per day. Consequent'
ly it has to run six days to make
oae pin for, each inhabitant. If te
what this establishment produces We
add all made by other factories ane
all imported, the daily produce Il
not half pin to each person; SO tina
if every one lost or destroyed ont
pin a day, the whole world of pinned
garments would fall to pieces. Th'
Chinese have always refused to adop
the article. Various attempts have
been made to overcome theirprej udl
.ces. but without success. They adher'
TO the button and string. making
the two supply the places of the NOR
simple ever-ready pin.
A California paper, speaking 0
the first tide Of emigration to Cali
fornia says:
"The country was settled by men
mostly young men, at all events b.
men without families. Nearly ever.
one here can remember the time whel
woman was a curiosity"
Can any body remember the tim
when a woman was not a curiosity!
Itappears by statistics recent,
taken, that New York city has in
creased within the last Eve year;
300, 600, and that its popuhtion no'
is rising 10000, 80
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

The religious ceremony known as
Lent, derives its name from the season
wherein it is observed. Lent, in the
Saxon language, signifying spring, is
used to signify the spring fast, which
always begins so that it may end at
Easter.in commemoration of Christ's
sufferings, which ended at bis resur-
rection.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

An OrfentM Maine Law.--The 'Eas-
tern Prince of the Chinese insurgents
has issued a proclamation forbidding
all princes and mobiles, ministers of
State and people, ,men ard women, to
indulge in the use of wine, ever pri-
vately, under penalty Of being be-
headed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

Julius, spose dere is six chickens
in coop, and de man sells tree, how
many is dere lefT
what time of day was it,
why, what has dat to do with it,
"A good deal, honey. If it was
arter dark dere would be none lef dat
is if you happened to come along dat
way.'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

TuRKRY.-A letter from Sidon,
Of a recent date, to the editor of the
Albany Atlas, says that the distrac-
tions Of the present war have pro-
duced literal anarchy in Turkey, and
that the Ottoman authorities are com
pletely paralyzed. -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

TAXING THE CENsUs.-Seven States
and Territory take a full census this
year, viz: New York, New Jersey,
Virginia, Florida, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Ohio and Minnesota Territory.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

The tone of all the Wing and
American papers in the interior of
Pennsylvania, is adverse to the posi-
tion on slavery, assumed by the late
Know Nothing National Council.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

The prisoners in Boston Jail in
carcerated for non-payment OF fines
and costs, were all set at liberty on
the evening preceding Independence
day. They numbered 200.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

Hiss, who was expelled from the
Massachusetts Legislature; is sus-
taiued by the Know Nothing Council,
to which he belongs in Boston, and is
now the delegate to the State Council
which was to meet the present week.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

A man has been sentenced to the
penitentiary for two years, in Mis-
sissippi,for stealing thirty cents worth
of goods. ss
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26
What the Figures Say.

Aue NdSuFule UUSettG Pl6stHtS
table of Figures, showing the numbe
Of know nothings in each State. Tn
Union from the same figures presents
results to which Southern men canno
feel Indifferent. The Union says:
| We wish to show, as We can con
clusively, that the platform, which
seems to afford southern know moth
Iings so much satisfaction, although
adopted by majority of the States
was rejected by an immense majority
of. the know nothings.
All the slave States voted for the
platform, together with New York and
California; the number Of know moth
ings claimed in the affirmative States.
is as follows:
In the slave States, 39O,94l
In New York, loO,OOO
In California, 35,0OO
Total for the platform, G03,94l
The remaining States voted against
the platform, and the number OF
know nothings in those States IS set
down at 769,336.
We thus see that there are against
this national platform, 769,336
For it, 6O0,94l
Majority against it, l63,S9o
And Ibis is the result which puts
southern know nothings in such ex-
staeies! This heavy m jority not on
ly voted against the platform, bat ut
terly repudiated it, and withdrew from
the convention! So we see that.
against this platform there is ma
jority of more than 100000 kaOw
notaiags! The know nothing plat
form, on which southern men are
asked to stand, is in a minority in
the know nothing councils.
The case might be made still worse
for the know nothings, but this view
of it is bad enough. Thus In New
York and California, which States are
set down as voting for the platform,
the views of the seceders are noto-
riously the views Of the great mass OF
the opponents of the regular demo-
cratic party. The know nothings
have no hope of carrying either State.
Every free State which the know
nothings have carried or have any
hope of carrying seeded from the
convention and repudiated the plat
form.
What, then-and this is the i'm
portant question-have the Southern
people to gain by adopting this know
nothing platform?
No know nothing will have the ef-
frontery to assert that, on the slavery
question, it is as sound as the Nation
al Democratic Platform. And the
impudence is absolutely intolerable
which asks southern wings and DEM
ocrats to abandon their old organiza-
tions for the purpose Of uniting with
one which, in the free States, has re-
solved itself into fundamental abo-
litien party. Surely such democrats
as have been seduced into the order
must see in this analysis of know
nothing strength north and south, a
sufficient reason for instantly aban-
doning it, and renewing their connex-
ion with the GREAT NATIONAL
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

A. Sage. REmARK.--onion is
Strength, e1
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

THE Nebraska Kansas BiH.-The
N. Y. Journal Of Commerce esti-
mates that 100 members are already
elected TO Congress (or to be elected
from the South,) opposed to the
repeal of the Nebraska bill, and but
Is more are needed to make a ma
iority against touching it. We quote:
at is not impossible nor very
improbable, that this number will be
found, (among the "a members not
included in the above calculation,)
to oppose repeal, although some Of
them voted against the bill on its
passage. In other words, it is by
no means certain that a bill to repeal
the Nebraska law can pass the house
Butif it should, it will be defeated
by a large majority in the Senate
And before new Congress is elected
Nebraska will be knocking for ad'
mission into the Union as a. State.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26
A Heart thatsiS True:

Oh. give me heart that is true,
That will cling through the changes ofyea
And solace when sorrow pursue
And comfort in sadness and tears;
The springtime of life is soon DER,
And friendships are fleeting and few,
MID hopc that may brighten and lower.
Oh! give me heart that is true!
Oh! the dawn Of tomorrow may be
A joy amid gardens of bloom;
But evening and darkness and woe
May meet and embrace at the tomb;
A shadow may fall on the flower.
A blight where our proudest hopes grew;
Oh, then, in that desolate hour,
Oh! give me heart that is true!
The pageant of wealth is weed
That never hath root in the h.srt,
And beauty alone hath indeed,
No fragrance nor JOY to impart;
But love, amid sunshine and tears,
Will bloom with perpetual hue,
Oh! give me the faithful in years,
Oh! give me heart that is true.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-07-26

Total 10r the piatlOTllI, OUo'o1
The remaining States voted against
the platform, and the number OF
know nothings in those States is set
down at 769,336.
We thus see that there are against
this national platform, 769,336
For it, 6O0,94l
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-19

BosToN, Dec. H.
Yesterday evening, officers Horn and Saw
age arrested Oliver King and WarreR c. Ayres
at Lawrence, charged with robbiRg the Amer
lean Express Company Of specie belonging to
the Government, particulars OF which were
published some time since. The accused were
committed for examination On "Wednesday
next Ayres was recently a broker of this
city. King was hotel keeper at Lasalle.
Nothing is made known of the evidence against
them. w. c. White express messenger, who
had charge of the money between Chicago and
Detroit is strongly suspected with the others.
A fourth person is also in custody. White, a
short time after the robbery left the employ
of the American Express Company. Officer
Best, of Buffalo, was instrumental in bringing
the matter to light fe
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-19
10 the citizens of Evansville.

come to tbs city of Evansville to seek the
co operation of its chr stan citizens in work
which must commend itself to all who love
our common country, and the enterprises with
whose success its welfare is intimately involv-
ed. Some years since | was located by pc
culiar Providence in the village of Greenville,
Ky. The great and obvious necessity for
more earnest effort in behalf Of christian edu-
cation throughout the South and West led me
to attempt the establishment of Collegiate
Institute for young ladies-with view in part
to the education of teachers for the many des-
titute sections whiting reach Of us.
In prosecution of this aim have erected ex-
tensive buildings, and gathered corps of well
trained teachers. The institution has gone
successfully forward for five years. Having
done for i. all that lies in my power in pc
cuniary way, and having incurred in its behalf
liabilities which unforeseen, and in part Prov
idential circumstances rendered heavy, | ad-
vance to ask christians Of every name to share
with me this responsibilities aid in making
this institution permanent Instrument foI
good an abiding nursery for Christ.
The enterprises of the Church are hume
rous-but who will say they are commenSu
rate with the wants Of the world? Or with
the ability of those who are pledged to live fol
the Redeemer's cause.
shall call upon a number of the families
of the place, ami hope that all-fathers anC
mothers sons and daughters, will be prepared
TO respond to an appeal which is made in be
half of the great cause of humanity, and il
abe name of him who ''wept about doing good
REFERENcss.-S. Orr, Rev. w. I'll. McCareI
fR. 8. Howard w. L. GREEN.