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Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-01-11
American Artists Union

THE American Artists Union, would respect
L fully announce to the citizens Of the United
States and the Cnadas, that for the purpose Of
cultivating q taste for the fine arts throughout
the country, and with a view Of enabling every
family to become possessed of q gallery Of En-
cravings,
By the First Artists Of the Age,
They have determined, in order to create an ex-
%tensive sale for their engravings, and thus not
only give employment to large number Of artists
and Others, but inspire among our countrymen q
taste for works of art, to present TO the purchass
ers OF their engravings when 100000 Of which
are sold,
$50, 900 GIFTS. Of the Actual Cost Of
$3.50, 900.
Each purchaser of a One Dollar Engraving,
therefore, receives not only an Engraving rich
ly worth the money, but also q ticket which enti-
ties him to one of the Gifts when they are dis
tributed.
For Five Dollars a highly finished Engraving,
beautifully painted in Oil, and five Gift Tickets,
will be %sent;or Five Dollars worth of splendid En-
cravings can be selected from the Catalogue, and
sent by return mail or express.
A copy of the Catalogue, together with a speci-
men of one of the Engravings, can be seen at the
Office Of this paper.
For eah Dollar sent an Engraving actually
worth that sun, and a Gift Ticket, will immedi.
ntely be forwarded.
AGENTS,
The Committee believing that the success Of
this Great National Undertaking will be materi4
ally promoted by the energy and enterprise of i'm
telligent and persevering Agents, have resolved
to treat with such on the most liberal terms.
Any person wishing to become an Agent, by
sending (post paid, 81, will receive by return Of
Mail. a One Dollar Engraving, a Gift Ticket"
- Dpnunnptpo n " a Au,a o.A 4 Al
ry information,
On the final completion of the sale, the Gifts
will be placed in the hands of a Committee of the,
purchasers to be distributed, due n tice (Which
will be given throughout the United States and
the Canadas.
Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-01-11
LIST OF GIFTS.

100 :. Webster 100 10000
100 " Calhoun 100 10000
so elegant Oil Paintings, in splen.
did gilt frames, size 3x4 II, each 100 5000
100 elegant Oil Paintings, 2x4 #.
each, so 5000
500 steel plate Engravings, bril-
Hantly colored in oil. rich gilt
frames, 2ix3O in. each. 10 5000
10000 elegant steel plate Engra-
wings, . cOlored in oil, of the
Washington Monument, BOXES
in, each, 4 10000
237 900 steel plateengravings, from
100 different plates now in pos-
session of and owned by the
Artists Union, of the market
value of from 50 cts to 81 each, Al, 900
l frst-class Dwelling, in 31st ST.,
NY. city, $4,000
90 Building Lots in 10Oand 101 sts.,
Ny. city, each 25xl0Oft. deep 900 $4,000
100 Villa Sites, containing each
10000 50. #. in tue suburbs Of
n. Y. city, and commaudiuga
magnificent view of the Hud-
son River and Long Island
Sound, at 500 10000
30 perpetual. loans Of cash. without
interest or securityofS250each 5000
so do. do. do. 100 5000
100 do. do. do. so 5000
$50 do. do. do. 20 5000
1000 do. do. do. 8 10000
Reference in regard to the Real Estate, F. j.
VIssCMER & Co.. Real Estate Brokers. New YORK.
Orders, (post paid with money enclosed, to be
addressed, j. w. H0LBR00KE, Sec.
COS Broadway. n. Y.
.Ts-The Engravipgs in the Catalogue are now
ready for delivery. Nov. 2, 1854.
Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-01-11
AHA XELLIIR,

PURE and No. l White Lead of the best brands
for sale by J.P Brookins & Son.
, 1855-05-12

p@The Clipper bark, Samuel Merritt,
Capt. A. b. Cow, arrived at the wharf oi
the Kendall Co., on Thursday evening last,
ten days from San Francisco to Port
Townsend, with merchandise. The Mer.
ritt" will load in the harbor of Olympia,
with lumber for Hong Kong
, 1855-05-12

parThe Wing Territorial Convention
meets on Monday next, and general at
tendance of delegates is anticipated, al
though We doubt whether it will be half as
well represented as that of the Democratic
party, Of the past week. The names Of
Judge Gilmore Hays, Col. VIM. H. Wal
lace, Judge Strong, A. A. Denney, Esq,
Gen. Gibbs, and c. G. Hewitt, Esq, have
been made mention Of amongst others in
connection with the Office In order that
the race may be rendered at all interesting,
it will be necessary that whiggery should
trot out its fastest nag. The democracy
have "distancc" post fixed, beyond which
none of your candidates for a nomination
can pass until the race shall haze been de-
cided won for the nominee of the democ-
racy.
, 1855-05-12

them of acharacter Of which every demo-
crat should feel proud and which the mass
es, if they know their interests, should hail
as the true political creed of this rcpubli-
can government, and it is now the distinc-
tive and just honor of the democracy, that
they are the only organized party in the
territory, which adhears by virtue of a
fixed course of policy and in these times,
when the opposition hide their motives and
designs under the cloak of darkness, it is
singulsrly appropriate that proclamation
of democratic principles should be openly
made. We are willing to discuss the sever
al issues made by the resolutions of the
convention, and we feel confident that our
candidate for delegate will challenge an
ambushcd enemy to an eye to eye encoun-
ter; confident, that by facts and deductions
irrefragible, he can demonstrate that the
interest of the masses Of the people are de-
pendent upon democratic success. In
short, the resolutions are SO just and plain,
and the demands are so reasonable that we
are confident they, with our candidate will
be sustained by the democracy of the ter
ritory.
1t has truly been said "that the dcmocrdt-
&c party cannot die"-its men may be defeat
ed for the thousand causes that occur in the
political elements of the country, its prn-
ciples may be condemned, its very existence
may appear in imminent jeopardy, but die
it cannot, while there is people left to
think, to speak, to write Every clement
in our political organization may change,
constitutions may crumble, revolution may
follow revolution-party names may rise
one day to be buried the next-but that
great principle of selfprescrvation against
bad governments and bad men will endure,
whether in power or out Of power-in tri-
umphs or defeat, prosperity or adversely.
Was there any die in the principle around
which democrats rally as party basis, its
execution would long since have taken
place "for good" and kings and crowns
would be at case forever, from so danger.
Gus an element.
During the sitting of the convention, the
utmost good feeling prevailed amongst the
members composing it, and the earn
estness with which delegates from all por-
tions Of the territory pledged themselves to
each other, to give the nominee their cor
dial support, is significant, that the opposi-
tion, in July next, will suffer q still deeper
modification in the proclamation of the
election of Col. Andcrson-nextr delegate
to Congress. 80. ...
, 1855-05-12

George w. Kendall, Esq, Of the New
Orleans PioayIne, we see it stated, has re-
Gently take unto himself wife. She is a
Partisan by birth, and the marriage was
-rrat"A ~ Parie
, 1855-05-12

R6- The groveling, low-lived insinuations
and assaults made upon Gen. LANE, and
Others, by Lancaster, during his harrangues
here, in endeavoring to again force nomi-
nation from the delegates of the conven.
tion, will only have the effect to attach to
him. more firmly than ever, the detestation
and utter contempt which has already, on
more than one occasion, been publicly
awarded to him, and ally, to the parties as.
sailed, more firmly, the respect and conf
dence, which the true friends of the inter,
ests of the Territory, will, some day, have
accorded to them. Only think what q
mighty team would the territories of Ore
gon and Washington have presented in the
halls of Congress- I'm the persons of Gaines
and Lancaster What a terrible sensation
would their unaided efforts have produced
Although Lancaster pledged himself here
to support the nominee of our convention
we have authority for saying that he will
leave no effort unayailed Of to defeat G en-
LANE, and thus place the democratic dele
gate from this territory in the same awk
ward predicament in the next Congress
that Gen. Lane was made to assume to
wards him in the last,
We will take occasion, at our convent
ence, and at a proper time, to viudicate the
course the Pioneer and Democrat has pur
sued towards the late delegate from this
territory. Lancaster has opened the bal
himself, but failed to effect lis desired OBJ
ject. The occasion would not permit the
dance to be gone on with.
, 1855-05-12
REGTIAR pENOrRlTIC NONINlTIONS.

FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS,
Col. j. P. ANDERSON.
, 1855-05-12

THURsToN COUNTY.
CouScmaAS.-CoI.w WILLIAM COCK.
REPRESENTATIVES. B. BAKER,
VIM. RUTLEDGE, JR.,
.I DAVID J. CHAMBERS,
CHAS. L. WEED,
ROD0LPH NJ. WALKER,
JOHN n. LOW.
CouSrY sURvEYoR-JARED s. HURD.
CcrNrY AssEssoR-W. b. d. NEWMAN.
Co. ConnssIoNER-JoSEPHS S. BROSHEAlS.
CoLoNEL-B. F. SHAW.
LIEur. CoL-JOSEPH MILES.
MAORI. X. HURD.
, 1855-05-12

Maj. Sewell then moved the adoption of
the tl0o-thirdS rule as necessary to choice.
which was so amended as to guarantee its
repeal, should it be deemed advisable, after
five votes had been taken, by concurrence
of majority of the delegates voting. The
two-thirds' rule, rira rOoe, was thus adopt.
ed.
The Convention then proceeded to vote
for candidate for delegate to Congress-.
the Convention voting by counties, and
each delegates vote recorded as lis name
woc collp1
, 1855-05-12

4 I: Y. Y T,gn., T,5sF' Secretaries / +. ,a'@ '''.'
, 1855-02-17

with the force at present engaged whether Sabasto
pol he taken at all ant should the allies gain ad
mission within its walls wiH not the besiegers he pla
ced in the same position that the 4sieged now are
In the Paris ConstitutionelC of December lst,
appears very remarkable artclA considered for va
fiouS reasons, smi-oficia referreHle to which will
he found on the first page Of todayt paper, intma-
ting that the allies contemplate raising siege Of sa
baNtopol for the present and deyoting all ci! oter
gies to the destruction or expulsion from the Crnca,
of the army brought up to relieve the place. " III our
opinion says the Constitutional the siege Of Sa
bastOpo was finished and the campaign OF the Crimea
commenced On the day VIXEN the arrival Of Dame
bcrgs corps placed Prince McnschcoF at tie head Of
one hundred and ten thousand men,
Tho reasons assigned by the Constitutional for
temporary suspension of the siege of saLastopol
irresistible and force the conviction that the allies
ran never capture the place, or at least cannot hold it
il captured, unless they 6rst destroy the powerful ar
my of DannenbcTg that IS operating outside Of the
walls 1t is trac they must abandon all their works,
and give up all they have done, at sach vast ex
pense Of blood and labor the prospect Of having
to do it again in mid winter. Even if they
coed in destroying Danuepberg's army, they must
commence winter campaign in All cnemy's country,
and with strong garrison behind them, will find
great difficulty in maintaining their communication
with Baaklava but without they receive reinforce
ments sufficient to give them au overwhelming supe,
rorty the Russians, they must make the effort,
or expose themselves to all the dangers 50 forcibly
depicted by the Constitutional
When we know that SaragoS.a, in 1908, sustained a
close siege for two months that St Sebastin in 1913
was bockaded three months, and held out fifty days,
with open trenches cannot doubt that Sabastopol,
with all its modern improvements, will long frown de
iance on the allied troops, and, most likely, outlive
their attacks. But should Sebastopol fall before the
combined efforts Of the allies by ard andan al
most improbable surmise-nothing would be gained,
All Western Europe cannot prevent Russia from NOV
ing eastward. India lies before her.
And let il he remembered that Russia il now in the
prime of youth and vigor as a. nation, whilst some
Of her opposers putting the clean aud shppered
pantaloOn = that the Emperors popularity is TN
bounded that Count Nesselrode for thirty years the
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, is one Of the
shrewdest, and most accomplished diplomists ard f.
nanciers Of the age-the to Russia that Talyrnd
was to France; with the army of the Gar ever acting
on the defensive, Napoleon ILL., before Sabastopo may
have hereafter to remember the march Of Napo
leon upon, and retreat from the city Of Moscow aud
learn useful lesson therefrom.
, 1855-02-17
The Lumber business, &c.

We are indebted to Col. l. N. Ebey,
Collector of customs for the district Of
Puget Sound, for the statistics contained
below, showing the export trade, and the
amount of money realised thcrefrom of a
single numbering establishment, (that of
j. P. KELLER, & Co., harbor Of Port Gam
bic, Hoods Canal, for one year from the
Grst Of January, 1854, to the 3lst of De-
cember, 1854.
Independent of the foreign and coast
wise expectation, a very considerable
amount Of lumber has been used in the
neighborhood Of Port Gamble for building
purposes, &c, besides a somewhat heavy
requisition for homo consumption elsewhere
in the territory, and not accounted for be-
low, has been made upon the Puget Mill
Co.
A steady market, affording rcmunera-
tive prices, is oil that is required to put in
operation, and keep in motion sufliciency
Of saws to supply the whole Pacific with
lumber, equal to any demand, and piles,
square timber and ships spars for centuries
to come.
A demand-a market is only required,
to keep our scores of saw mills from COM
parative inactivity, and in many instances
downright idleness. True, foreign markets
are now being sought after, by some of our
enterprising lumbermen, to bring about a
reciprocity Of trade, and establish q more
familiar INSTRUMENTATION China has
opened her ports for the reception of our
ships spars-the Sandwich Islands, Aus
tralia, &c, are increasing their require
ments for our lumber, but the whole coast
and islands of the broad Pacific can draw
upon our numbering resources with assu-
rance Of being supplied.
As there are some "a saw mills on the
waters of the Sound, four or FIVE of which
are large steam mill establishments, run
ming gangs of from to 25 saws each, it
would be matter both of information and
interest to the public, if the proprietors of
each would make out for publication, and
furnish us with the amount of foreign and
domestic exports Of lumber, &C., within
the past year.
, 1855-02-17

The SEARCH FOR SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.-
Mr. James Bis;et, an employee of the
HudSon's Bay Company, has left Lachine
on his way to the Red River settlement in
Minnesota, where he is to make arrange
ments for fitting out an expedition to be
employed next summer, under instructions
from her Majesty's government, in prosecu-
ting the search for Sir John Franklins par
ty, upon that portion of the Arctic coast
where, according to DR.. Reae's report, tn
remains Of some of their number were
found. 1t is said that Mr.. Bisset is q per-
son eminently fitted by knowledge, expert
ence and Judgment to conduct such an ex-
peleition.
, 1855-02-17

This is apparently large force, but it
will be seen that little more than 10000
British soldiers are actually to be found in
Great Britain and Ireland, and these are
necessary for the preservation of internal
peace. Some of the regiments quartered
in Ireland have been removed, and the
delenceS of that country are now exclusive
ly entrusted to the Police. About 40, 900
of the regular army have been sent, from
first to last, to the Crimea, (of whom TO-
900 and upwards have fallen victims to
war and sickneSs), and, while England has
greatly diminished the strength of her in
tcrnal defences, to permit this great draft
of military to be made, her army is the
smallest, fer her population, Of any country
in Europe.
The military strength of France, on the
contrary, is immense, and may be augment
ed, 10y means of conscription, to half
million men. Before the opening Of the
war she had of
, 1855-02-17

p3- 1t is not true that the Russian G
ernment has protested against our admis-
sion of the vessels of the Allied Fleet into
the port of San Francisco with the Russian
prize ship Sitka, as a violation of neutrali-
ty. Our right to admit or exclude one or
all of the belligerents from the fright Of
asylum" in our ports is not contested. The
Russian Minister here, however, has in
quirea what is to be our policy in that re-
garland the answer returned him is,
that we shall grant the right of asylum to
all the belligerents alike.
, 1855-02-17

CHEROKEE LANDS IN KANsAs.-A part
of the delegation of the Cherokee people
sent to Washington for the purpose of dis
posing of body of eight hundred thousand
acres Of land in Kansas, belonging to that
nation, arrived in Washington few days
since. The land in question lies far from
the other Cherokee territory, and is net
particularly valuable for agricultural pur-
poses. The Washington Star thinks there
is little doubt that it will be purchased of
them by the Indian department before they
lave Washington.
, 1855-02-17

by Around the bed of the Sultan of ia
pan, is conducted current Of water,
which at pleasure may be made to fall in
transparent curtains of rain, completely en-
circling the royal couch, for the double pur-
pose of keeping off the mosquitoes, and
tempering the warm air to the delicious
coolness, which, in a sultry climate, is the
consummation Of bliss to reposing listlcss-
ness.
, 1855-02-17

BSr The spectators around Fort Lea
venworth, says the Washington Star, are
carrying matters with q high hand. They
are said to have pocketed $lOO,O for lots
in their proposed city on the side of the
river just opposite the fort. The sellers
are said to assure the purchaser that they
expect Congress will enact some law by
which their titles to the lands there will be
made good The site is upon soil guaran-
teed to the Indians by treaty..
, 1855-02-17

R5- The annual amount of the lead pro-
duce of the United States is estimated at
from $4,000 to 10000 tons, which is sup
piled by the States of Illinois, Wisconsin,
Arkansas, Virginia, Pennsylvania and New
York. Besides this, about 10000 tons are
annually imported from foreign countries,
Of which England and Spain furnish by far
the greater portion.
, 1855-02-17

Out Of these 500, 900 soldiers, fully one
half are now ready for actual war service.
About $50, 900 more gould be added, by a
new levy, in few weeks. These, however,
would not be Immediately capable of ma
neuvering in the field Of battle, although
the elder Napoleon was accustomed to
march bis conscripts direct into the field.
Prussia (of all the Military powers Of
Europe, Russia exceptod) is best prepared
for war. Her Regulars and Landstrum
, 1855-02-17

BS- The Mexican government authori-
ties are becoming suspicious in relation to
correspondence between the United States
and Mexico. The mail bags Of the schoon-
er Mary Caroline, from Tampico for New
Orleans, were seized previous to her depnr-
turc, and the letters, though of a strictly
commercial character, retained.
, 1855-02-17

BY putting on the screw-tbat is, by
ordering a war levy-Prussia could imme
diately incorporate her militia and her
fighting army to oOl ,sOs men, while new
militia could readily be embodied for the
internal service and defence of the coun-
try. 'Isgs
From this general view of the military
strength of Europe it is evident that, with
out other assistance, the armies Of England
and France cannot cope with the Gar in
numbers, though they may excel bis troops
in discipline In the case of siege Ike
that of Sebastopol numbers are often more
useful than discipline-though in an open
country men without discipline would be
less injurious to an invading force, well
drilled and oficered, than blue flies. In a
fortified city exact science is less needed
than in country warfare but the sorties,
of the Russians and their mastery manGus
vres in the field, prove that with equal val
or, they possess almost as good system
of strategy as the Allies. %,
, 1855-02-17

KANsAs.-The Worcester Spy notices
the return to that city of Mr.. Ferdinand
Fuller one of the first party of Massachu-
sets emigrants to Kansas. Mr.. Fuller
will return to Kansas in the spring with
his family. The SPy says:
Mr.. Fuller speaks in the most encour-
aging terms of the prospects Of the Colony,
Everything is going on prosperouSly with
the emigrants, and though many of them
arrived out late in the season, all are now
so far provided for as to enable them to
pass the winter comfortably. Thus far the
weather had not been so severe as to re-
tard outdoor operations on the land and
buildings, and the marks of improvement,
energy and enterprise were everywhere
risiblc at Lawrence and its vicinity. Mr.
Fuller is Of opinion that the shareholders of
Missouri havA made the worst demoustra1
tion of hostility that they ever will make
and he has the fullest confidence that Kan
sas will come into the Union as o Free
Stdte.'
The Spy also publishes letter from
Gov. Reedcr to committee of the Mis-
souri, " Regulators" which proves the Gov
crnor to be a man of decision. 1t appears
that the committee was appointed at a
meeting of MiSsOuriaaS tcithin the territory
of Kansas for the purpose of urging upon
the Governor the necessity for the immedi-
ale election of members for a territorial
legislature, and they addressed a letter to
his Excellency in obedience TO their in
structions. In reply, the Governor tells
them that their meeting was not of the
citizens of Kansas" but was composed
of citizens Of Missours, and says:
1t may be very desirable for gentle
men to live among the comforts Of the
States, with all the accumulated convent
ences and Injuries Of an old home, and
make an occasional expedition into our
Territory, to arrange our affairs-ipstruct
our people and public officers, and control
our government but it does not suit u.s.
and | much mistake the people Of this Ter
ritory, if they submit to it. One thing I
am certain of, that having sworn to per-
form the duties of the Office of Governor
with fidelity, shall rcnounce or resist it in
friend or foe, and without regard to the To-
cality, the party, the faction, or the ism,
from which it comes
Thus much, the citizens of Kansas
have right to demand at my hands, and
to fail in it would be the baldest dcrelic-
ton Of duty. We believe that we are
competent to govern ourselves, and as we
must bear the consequences of our own er-
rors, aud reap the fruit Of our own decis
ions, we must decline any gratuitous help
in making them" ....
These are grand sentiments, and show
Governor Reeder to be man who is equal
to the responsible position to which he has
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