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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-03-30

Planishel Tin Ware.
TuST opened, ana>Iortnrni Orsplendd rianshed ware
Ter Stcwe, Vegetable Dishes, nlsl Covers Teapot, E;s
coolers, Stomach warnEIs, and Paineh Toilet sctS'a
LeautUlartlce We respectfully solicit the attention oil
The public 10 our varied aid beautiful assortment Of louSe
and Steam li0at furnishing goods ..
Gl0nlsS, BARNES & co,
Noes, MOnTOF ST, near the Post Office,
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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-03-30

Ann COACH TklNNiNd.
TUST ortned, lae aasoItne tSsldltf4 HARDWARE
lusly Rows Iubhs SplEe1, Fellows, Carriage aud he
liois, Maieab!e Irons Patent and HrAneled Leather,
itSiib, ii ill., nubilc, joins KN0TK,
TSis Old Stand, Ih3 Main 81.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-03-30
YMEDTOAIs
Prof Woods

IIait ReStotati ne Is now fst The flst time intro.
Ill dueed 10 The elIehs Of Wheeling, al No t MaIk
stiett which Il the only sue tentdy ever invented thai
Will tesoTe Tue grey httS and whSktA 10 tie
original color Of y9uth without dyeni cover tn bald
head In short time With the natural covering, remove
dIndTv and prevents The hair pm falling Of and free
from the lhF tellnent 90 Objectionable In divers prta,
taionS different names now beOie the rublti tue RE
stoSA1WE Is bauiUl Article Tor The toilet, for The old
or youI and only be IPpecllIeJ By a usei aid ell
are IL1teluy inVed 10 call al the lep0l and examine
tue ieStln0nits VI ladies' aud senleneu Of high ieplta
iionih The Snih and weAl, whttei TIR lnyened, but
will refer 10 The certificate below ofth dsllLEushed
SlaieSnanAld Senator, Judge RIeese, Of illino1st
CARLYLE, ill., June q, 1853,
have used Prof. o. s, Woods lllr Restorative and
have admitted the wonderful effect. Ny halr was beton-
Luz, as tVL9 pennUIely ger, bot by the ute OF his
'Keso,a,lve Il has resumed rs final color, aud have
no doubt permanently 20. ,,,,.,,,, rn,,,s,
Ex-senator Of lie United States.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-03-30
New Savings Bank Store,
NEW valnlsoSEp LETTERS At rnx OH POST OFFICE

r AN now receiving and Opening unusually arfc and
i general assortment OF lIOOis, Shoes, Hats! lionneSl
MUnrre streets, Wheeling, Va, In the room nIne OC'
copied as The Post Ocs and opposite The Mtluc House,
vtry large anh mi els New stock which wafpufcased
for cath, from the manufacturers Of tho S0lh urief The
most favorable elrtuSlhnceI and offer than 10 the ell
telS or Wheeling AID Ylelhtya Iculed prices, Whole
slle aud eiOl, aud respectfully solicit share VI patron
deem Il useless 10 say much IN praise Of my sotk 4
mistake not tho PEOPLE Of Wheeling are hot 50 taSy
hunlbUSgel BY advertising Pu Sueelt 10 say any
vaTltty o. nenA youths and hos lOOisa Shoes MIR
fUi Ak nOeSkln, WOOL lhShoIn, brush aud 'tnw hats,
and ur ladies every taIieiy VIsk lawn &tIAw AID braid
bOnnels oil the most recent fashions aud styles; Also
HhotS Slippers td CATERS, hoih for ladies', hissrS ard
ehdisn, or The most fashionable style, mike aud Quality
--flll and zee Tor lOurtelvtA
ttteS, would respectfully Invite country merchants 10
call aid sec M, or tend I their OdeTs. viii duplicate
tnI r., H. WATSON,
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-03-30
ASSSiil6jN / rs NOTICE !,

G fncon y, Woodrow havlnS, on tie iith daycf
. drill, tS, hy TIoper deed tonyeYtd y tust 10 iie
on al II bis rial and PtISOnl T0peTy aud coeS inae
IlOn ali rertOns In any wise iEehed 10 said Woodrow
ave itqUirtd 10 Hlke lnnlellate payment 10 NE, aIi
oIISr 10 receive any bench: under Sad trust within
four onhS 10 lie their tlamS with the ToPer Ice9te ae
NtSiS GEO. ". SIGHTS, Assignee.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-22
pen 1anr Newspaper woo uan ono the 1nrests Of Ronas
erce,s administration for their aiders

Pierce's administration for their aiders
and abettors:
...Thesc are the bitter fruits of the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise-a
wicked and wrongful deed-that viii
vet bring a hell of bitter self-reproaches
to its authors. Missouri did not de-
mand that repeal. The South never
asked it. Atciiison solicited it--and in
a moment of political insanity the South
consented TO the wrong, and made the
wrone her own. This was the suicide
of slavery.
Every step since taken has deepened
the wrong and enhanced the danger
The free States organized Aid Societies,
and sent their men into Kansas free
Il had been Free Soil by solemn com
pact for thirty FIVE years, and they nat
urally were incensed to see its character
changed. The South would have been
FAR more if slave territory had been
thus, by an unexpected act of Congress,
converted int, Free Soil.
1.-The free States had a right to be
indignant that a long life compromise
had been repealed--and they had a
right to keep Kansas free as it had been,
by peaceful colonization. They at
tempted nothing else. But portion of
the citizens of Missouri, headed by
Atchison and Stringfellow, denounced
the northern emigrants as 'paupers and
hirelings,' because they were sent West
with the money of II society and SO
they had county meetings in Missouri and
raised money and sent Missoufians to
Kansas to make Kansas slave Terri
toryl Were these Missourians hire
lings' too? And did these two wrongs
make one right %
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-22
For tie Herald ef Freedom.
Reply to Mr. Thomas.

Mr.. EDITOR AS | met some friends in
your streets this morning | was asked
what it meant by Mr.. Thomas returning
to Massachusetts,, and writing sucha mess
of lies about Kansas. My reply was that
| did not know of his having written
anything The Lynn News, of Aug.
Sd, was then handed me, containing a
letter from North Prescott, Mass, signed
E. A. Thomas.
In this letter are stated many things
which are not true, and, indeed, which
| know are not Having been told by
him { Mr.. T., while here. that the Lynn
News would not publish anything in op-
position to his statements, wish TO reply
to him through your paper, as it has a
considerable circulation in Massachusetts.
He says: 81 challenge the man who has
been there, Fl. e. in Kansas. or is there
now. TO find spring of water in the
Territory, of which an Eastern man may
drink freely, when thirsty, without en-
dangering his life" Being myself
resident of this Territory, from his own
State, and personally acquainted with
him, accept his challenge.
In regard to the water which he says
has the seeds of death so extensively dis
tributed in it, as to cause death in the
houses, l disbelieYe; unless a man drinks
enough to burst him except he be hoop
ed. Men may be such fools as to drink
enough OF any water to kill them Mr.
Mendenilall, a Quaker, who has been
Teacher and Superintendent at the Qua
ker Mission Ito whom Mr.. T., particular
~ refers, for the last six years. told Mr.
Lincoln, from Massachusetts, in the pres
enee of Mr. Lowry, from Pennsylvania,
that the Mission family had constantly
used water from this spring, TO which
Mr. T., refers, during all this time, and
that they had suffered no Inconvenience
therefrom. And further: he stated that
be knew of no such circumstances or
death as Mr.. T., ailudes to.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-22
The Pro-Slavery Candidate and Gov.
Shannon

0Aa1lO1-
Gov. Shannon is advocating the elec-
ton of Geo. Whitfield as Delegate to
Congress. Whitfield in his speech at
the Shawnee Mission, in accepting the
nomination. among other things re-
marked -
"We can recognize but two parties in
the Territory-the pro-slaTery and the
anti-slayery parties. If the citizens of
Kansas want to live in this community
IN peace, and feel at home they must be-
come pro-slayery men but if they want
TO live with gangs of thieves and robbers
they must 60 with the abolition party
There can be no third party-no more
than two issues-slavery and no slavery
lin Kansas Territory.
Gov. Shannon, desirous of living 81 in
this community in peace, and feeling
at home'' concluded, of course, to be
come pro-slayery" as Mr. Whitfield sug-
gested. Hon. John Wentworth, late
Democratic member of Congress. and
the editor of the Chicago Dea.oerat.
shows that these sentiments were not bad
for the Governor to swallow. He says !:
Those who know Wilson Shannon
know that he is Southerner in all his
notions. As much as any of the firm
of Douglas. Atchison, Striugfellow 4
Co. He goes to Kansas to make Kansas
a slave State. His antecedents must be
known to Gen. Pierce. He was an old
Tyler man. Although elected to the
Office of Governor Of 0hio by the Dem
ocrats, be came out with : letter endors-
ing John Tyler. and BY the same John
Tyler be was given foreign mission.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-22

"By a strange combination of cir
cumstances he was elected to Congress
for one term, and for one only. During
his Congressional career he was a South
erner in all his notions and all his votes.
His record is right, and, what is better,
his heart is right for Douglas and Slave
ry. He goes TO Kansas to infict dead
ly blight upon its rising hopes, and TO
curse It's people with bondage It re-
mains TO be seen who has the bright flu
ture, Reeder or Shannon, the patriot or
traitor!
'.Let Shannon recognize this mob of
DougIasiies that now professes to be the
Legislsture of Kansas, and the next
House of Representatives will pin a
clause to the next appropriation bill that
will declare all such infamy void
There is hope in the next Congress y
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-22
OUR Representative.

While the election law, which we copy
elsewhere, was pending before the .Bar-
rons," Mr.. Whitlock, who was elected by
Missouri mob to disgrace this district, is
reported to have said:
"The town of Lawrence is my home,
though | confess | am ashamed to hail
from such dirty hole, and viii be, as
the bill reads, the precinct of my county.
The AbolitioniSts can outnumber us in
the town and it is such rugged place
that many, if a fight should occur, viii
dodge behind the bushes, and, when ali
is over. swear that they had been fight
ing like Bengal tiger. He wanted
the precinct located one mile from town,
on a certain beautiful level plain, where
every one would be compelled to fight
the rogues face to face, or back square
out; he knew no spot better suited for
border warfare. Besides a fine fellow
lived on the place. always with plenty
of ice and good whisky on hand to keep
up pluck and spirit. There vas also
large old house ON the spot. where they
could rally and fortify in case of expected
defeat. But come wha. may, he was
ready for the contest, fair if possible If
not. he intended 70 conquer their rebel
spirits by force. His patience was get
ting threadbare with their resolutions
and expressed intentions 70 resist the
laws of the Legislature. denying the le-
gality of such body. He knew them to
be great warriors at distance, but
could not face the enemy"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-22
Yours truly,


I suppress the name of this gentleman
because [ do not know that he would like
to have me give it to the public; but it is
at the service ofany gentleman who wish
es particularly to know the author.
l am aware that for me, without mon
ey, and of course almost without infu-
ence, to attempt to Illustrate this scheme,
is utterly useless. But [ trust that the
good sense of the last remark of the very
distinguished author of the letter, will
commend itself to the serious considera-
ton of every lover of Kansas. 1t is a
great thing to keep right legally as well
as morally. 1t is also still greater thing
always to adopt our means to the end We
desire to accomplish. Politicians are
proverbially the shortest sighted men in
the country almost always making the
most absurd political blunders. Even
the 'sGod-lik Webster erred most
egregiously in this matter. | believe
that the reason is the same as is the cause
Iof nearly all the error in the world, viz /:
A want of perfect honesty in those who
attempt to reason upon given subject.
Even in the exact sciences it is nearly i'm
possible for man to perceive the truth,
as long as some peculiar theory hangs
about his brain, TO which theory he is
strongly attached; and it is peculiarly so
in all questions pertaining to moral sci
ence.
Said a noted English Reformer to di-
vine, with whom he had been for long
time arguing Can you not see the
truth of this proposition 90 "No," re-
Piled the divine, Il cannot" The Re
former took his watch key from his pock-
ct, and holding it up before his friend
asked him if he could see that. Eyes"
he replied. The Reformer then placed a
guinea between the key and the mans
lace, and asked him if he could now see
the key. NO" he replied. "And why
not ?" queried his friend. because, /"
replied the clergyman, ''the guinea pre-
vents me- Exactly said his friend,
..and that is the reason why you cannot
see the truth of my proposition
1t is not always guIneas that prevent
men from seeing the truth, but sometimes
it is the Americans erruling passion,
viz: love of Office.
/ trust that your readers viii not con
slider my remarks personal, when say
that in my opinion, if fewer persons here
were seeking for Office, We Should hear
less about Safe Constitution than we
now do. If any person takes offense at
this remark he will prove himself the
identical office-seeker in question.
Now, at the risk of being considered
an egotist. / wish to say that I wonder
that wise men should, for moment, har
Dor the thought of forming State Con-
stitution at this crisis.
In the first place, there is no necessity
for such step. In the second place it
is extremely foolish to talk of forming
State Constitution, as we would write
newspaper article, or make stump
speech. | question whether year would
be time enough to form such a Constitu-
ton as the wants oftlie age would require.
We must go shout such measure free
from all excitement, and with the utmost
deliberation. The very short time left
for US between the first of October, and
the session of Congress, would hardly
suffice to elect delegates.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-22

EE The Lansing State Journal. pub
lished in Michigan as Democratic pa
per, and edited by George w. Peck,
member of Congress elect as an Admin
istration Democrat, denounces the con-
duct of the Administration towards Gov
Reeder, and says that unless the President
shows some speedy signs of helping the
right to triumph IN Kansas, there is bat
one course for the Democracy of Michi-
gan to pursue to save themselves from ir-
retrieyable defeat they and the Admin
istraiion must separate.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-22

Eg He who combats his own evil
passions and desires, enters into the Sc
yerest battle of life and if he comhats
successfully, obtains the greatest victory.
--R0siay.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-22
Original Correspondence.
FIR tie Herald Of Ereesioas.
State Constitution.
LAwRENcE. Sept. 1, 1855.

LAWRENCE, Sept. |, 1855.
MR. ED1ToR viii you allow me the
privilege of expressing, through the col
umns of your paper, my utter dissent
from the proposition now before the
"Free State Party of this Territory, to
form State Constitution
: While / honor the motives that aetu-
ate the majority of those concerned in
this movement, yet believing as do,
that it is fraught with lasting injury to
the cause that lies nearer to my heart at
present than any other, viz: the making
of Kansas a free State, must unquali-
fedly condemn this movement. This
do hesitatingly, for my experience here
has convinced me that no man can obey
the Eight Within" and act as his con-
science directs, in all things, without
meeting with the common lot of all re-
formers, viz: ridicule and hatred. But
have learned, l trust, like my divine
Master. to lightly esteem the reproach of
men when God is on my side; and He
always is on the side of every one who
acts from no other motive than TO pro-
mote the highest interests of the human
family.
l was opposed tothis movementalmost
as soon as | heard of it; and some weeks
before the Mass Meeting wrote to an
eminent anti-slayery lawyer of my ac-
quaintance, in Boston. requesting him to
consult other legal gentlemen of note,
and write me, in season for the meeting,
his opinion upon the point under consid-
Grafton. A few days after the meeting
was over | received letter from him, a
portion of which l wish to present to the
public =
BosroN, Aug. Sd, 1855.
DEAR FRIEND Owing to absence
from the city received your letter too
late to have my answer of any use to you.
regret this the less because see your
own discretion has always, so far as | can
Judge at this distance, led you right. L
think all jour course judicious; success
is another thing. You and know that
the utmost sagacity and discretion are of
little avail, at the moment, against un-
scrupulous wickedness, armed with pow
er. On the side of the wicked there is
power, in your region as elsewhere, too
often, and that makes all your tactics
useless, except-a most important exccp-
tion-to guide and arouse the Northern
feeling
A Convention based on the idea of
repudiating entirely yourpresent Goddess
Legislature, and aiming to arrange a
Provincial or Territorial Government,
and demand recognition from the United
States, as the legal Territorial Govern
ment, is the sound course just what the
crisis requires
Treat your present Legislature as a
nullity, and organize as if it did not ex-
ist, ignore it utterly. 1 think State
Government, without basis OF sufficient
population, would be mistaken course
That defect would be held by all the ma
ton, a sufficient, though it might be only
the pretended reason, for rejecting you !;
and this would give the enemy the best
side of the argument. By ignoring the
Legislature, and organizing Territollally,
you keep all the principles of right, law,
aud slatesmanship on your side. Wheth-
er you fail or succeed in your immediate
purpose, this keeping right legally, as
well as morally, is a great thing, if possi-
BILE.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-22

~ Have sufficient courage to speak
to poor friend, even in the street, and
when rich one is nigh. The effort Is
not so great as many people may imag-
me, and the act Is worthy Of a kiag.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-22

E Chicago, September fst. 1856
Judge Eimore has written letter to
Hon. Caleb Gushing, dated, Shawnee
Mission, August 23i, in which he states
he has not violated single law of Con-
gress or order of the Department. and
that be is satisfied his case is preiudiced,
aud that his removal is decidedly on the
grounds OF policy. lie also says that BY
the eth section OF The Kansas Nebras-
ka sct, he holds o. ee for four years, and
gives notice that he win resist the action
Of the President through the Courts.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25
MIDDLEBURY
T E NJ Al E Sc NJ INA Y,

W. BASCOM, A. NJ, Principal.
Mrs. a. T. BAscoM, Teacher Of Music.
Miss Laura D SrRoSd, Teacher of English
Branches and Latin.
Miss ]. S. J6Srs, Teacher of English
and French.
Miss II. Kitbobhw, Teacher OF Drawing
and Painting.
Miss HAhRlEr 4. TitDEN, Teacher or Music.
TUITION AND BOARD.
TUITIoN-in Elementary English, SO 90;
Higher English, $3.50; Latin and English,
$500; Piano aud Singing, with Thorough
Bass, $1,000; Vocal Mtsic, 90 Painting
in water col6rs, $500; in Oil, $500; Draw
ing, $500; French, So 90.
An extra charge of twenty-five cchts is
made for fires and sweeping.
BOARD, in Seminary Boarding House, in
GLIDING Room, Lights and Washing, S25,0O
per quartcr-thc voting ladies finding their
own towels and lamps Fuel Is proviocd at
cost. aud is usually but small chhtgc.
Board in the village costs from 81 so to
81 2o,and rooms can be readily obtained for
sclfboarding.
Bills payable at the middle of each quar-
ter, and no deduction is made for temporary
absence.
ActDEMiCAL YEAR.
The year is divided into two terms oftwen-
~ Bite weeks each, and each term into two
quarters Tho first Quarter begins Septem-
Der 3, 1855; tie second November 10. fol
lowed By Il vacation of hhr weeks; the third,
February %, 1856 the fourth, May 8, fol
lowed by d vacation of six weeks.
Mildlebury Vt, July -, 1865. |;
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25
Ce9al Notifies.

STATE OF VERM0NT,l BE IL remcm.
~ District Of Addisoa, IS. bered, that at :
Probate Court held at Middlcbury, in and
for the district Of Addison, on the 18th day
of July, A. d. 1855; 10.
Jesse Ellsworth, guardian of ISAAC LAM
DON, Of Cornwall, in said district, an insane
person, represents TO said Court that tho
personal estate 81 his said ward Is insufficient
to pay tic debts or his said ward and tho
expenses OF his maintenance: and that II a
necessary to sell real estate Of his said ward
for the putrtnse Of payits said debts and ex.
pcnses and that II will be conducive to the
interests of fis said ward to sell the whol1
OF certnin tract or pracel of land situated
In said Cornwall, containing SO acres hnd %
rods, which wis conveyed to his said ward
by William Lane BIZ deed dSted the oath day
Of April A. T., 1884; and petitions said
Court to grant him license to sell the said
tract of lana for. the purpose and reasons
AFORESAID 1t Is thereupon ordered that said
petltion pc e9hsidorcd by this court, at tho
session tlefpof to be held 1T tic ,oiiice Of tho
Register OF tits Cohrt Ii siid Silddicbdry;
on Thirsdsy, the 9th day of August hext;
al ten o'clock II the forenoon. and that hotire
thereof be si9ch to all peFsoiis ihtttestedI
that they tiisy alpcar and fisRo thtir .btdec.
TONS il any tiiey Hay Have; to sstd license
being granted, 10y publis hing i certified cory
of this order in the Miidlebury Register
a newspaper printed at said Middlebury-
three weeks successfully previous to tho
time Of said Court.
A trtle copy Or thEbtd. Nav
Attest jEp. s. f3usiisELt, Register.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

We, Tie Subscribers, .bcips .apDolhted by
the Probate Court for. the District or Add,
son, Comtissiohcis, 20 receive, examine and
adirst III claims and demands of all persona
against the ESTATE bf :, ,.,,.
HORACE EAfbN, T.
late of siidilebury, in SAID district, ieceascdi
and also Al claim, and demands exhibited in
offset thereto; and six months from the 9th
day of July, 1856, being allowed by said
court for that purpose, we do therefore here
by give notice that we will attend to the bust
ness of our said appointment, at the Office OF
the County Clerk Of Addison County, on the
10th day Of September, 1855, and tho 4tl
day OF January, 1856, from nrc o'clock. A,
A. until iotr o'clock, Z. NJ, on each Of said
digs. ,,.,.,.u
JACdB =. t0NRoE, lc
JOHN W STEWART, ION TO-
Dated at Middlcbury this I'D day Of July,
A. ID. 1865. l4;3w.