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ANOTHER MARTYR.

Under this appropriate and striking head,
we find in the Great Falls Journal Of las,
week the 'snbioined article. Is there moi,
reason for the Grea, Falls Journal 10 say p
"Had Mr.. Clark been in Russia, that gov
eminent would have protected him." Slav-
cry and free speech cannot exist together.
Rev. VIM. C. CLARK, Methods, clergy
man who lately visited Kansas, had the al.
daciiy 10 express the opinion that Slavery
was wrong. He was not cautious enough
Of his speech in this free country. Some
Of The minnions Of slavery heard The express
sion and followed him. He was about re.
turning to his home in Eliot, Me. While
passing through Missouri on board steam.
or he was assaulted, badly beaten, and hus.
lied from The boat into the woods, where he
was len probaly with the supposlion that
he would there end bis lie. But some au-
Il slavery men, by special inlerposilon OF
Providence il would seem, were directed 10
him, cared for him and sent him on his
way. After journey, each step Of which
was filled with unu,ierable anguish. he
reached his home in Eio, last week, bruised
and MANNED. He will probably die. We
visited his house. last week and the physi-
clan tcld US he though, he could no, recov-
or. IL so he Is murdered-murdered in
cold blood upon the face Of iha: land, be-
meath The shadow Of that government which
has refused him and many other American
citizens lis protection. liths had occurred
in Russia, all the country would have been
stirred with The recital thereof. But il is
only an American citizen, and on American
soil. II Mr.. Clark had been in Russia ,ha,
government would have protected him. We
know him He Is peacabe, meek, unoi-
Tending man, who would mol injure hair
OF his brothers. head. What is a govern
men, worth which canno, protec, its own
clizensl This is The music to which Ru.
ius Choa,e wonll have the Wing Conven-
ton keep slep,-lhe stripes OF The murder
er, the groans and dealh.,lroes Of the mur
dered. II Mr.. Clark should recover, which
Is hardly possible, wo shall obtain from his
lips the entire account Of those sufierngs
which we now only know in part il he
should die they will die with him, and The
only remaining thing for the portion Of our
American clizelis who value liberty 10 do
will be to fulfil the duty they owe 10 God
and humanity, BY stirring up the people to
n struggle with slavery, which must be sue
cessful but may no, be bloodless, i, is al.
ready sealed with blood, bu, the blood only
Of ftecnen.
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Ex-senator Clemens on Forney and the
Washington Union.

Col. Clemens has been defeated recently
as Know-Nothins candidate for the Legis-
la,ure Of Alabama. The Union had the
audacily 10 be glad Of it as the Montgomery
Advertiser, and said SO. Whereupon the
Senator larrups his old crony OF the Jamison.
le,ier.memory, after the following fashion {:
+" Independence Of thought or action Is
something which the editor OF the Union
never understood, any more than he under.
stood morality and honor when he sought.
through an agent, 10 induce drunken man
to utter The foulest calunlies upon the rep.
u,a,ion OF woman. But he does under.
stand the way to executive favor, and he
knows well enough, that il had wanted
office, | had only 10 stoop 10 the meanness.
which is part Of his nature, 10 obtain il. |
had Only 10 swear that Washington never
approached Pierce in administrative ability;
that jackson had never been half so open.
frank and manly in his dealings with his
coun,rymen; that squatler sovereignty was
n direct visitation from heaven, that The
burning OF Greytown was an achievement
worthy Of Napoleon that the shameless
backing on, from all the administrator
C1c,u clustering was the perfection OF FORE
sight and courage; that its double-dealings
with Soule and Quilman was candor and
honor; that the. appointment OF Cochrane
and Dix, was the essence oiSouiheTn rights,
aud the wisdom Of The selection of Belmont
was indicated by the fac, that old clothes
had fallen full twenty per cent. These,
aud few like things, would, doubtless,
have won for me the sunnies, smiles OF The
executive, and saved me from the charge OF
having 'repudialed principles severed
Ties and 'iorsaken associations words
which it is easy 10 use, but somewhat diff
cult TO prove. have repudaied no pin.
cipcs. My opinion Of foreigners was open.
ly avowed before the American party had
an existence. I denounced squaiicr sou
ereigniy in the Senate, and have never b. en-
able to discover any beauty in !, since the
President took it 10 his bosom. opposed
exiravagan, expenditures of the public
money, and my faith in the correctness Of
the principle has no. been shaken by the
fact that The present administration has run
them up to more than eighty millions Of
dollars. AS 10 seveiing ties know Of
none ,ha, bound me 10 pronounce that ell
was good, and as never had any asSoein'
lions with the editor OF the Union. could
no, have forsaken lhem.'-N. Y. Eveniag
Post
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PREPARING TO LEAVE.

The Democratic papers IN this State, and
among them the Democrat, are filling their
columns with articles from the strait whig
papers, and approving Of their tone and ten
or. The Democra, this week contains a
long article from The Bangor Journal. The
article has the following significant para
graph in regard TO the future Of Daniel San.
born, and his little eoierie Of sirai, wings.
While we do no, shu, our eyes TO the
future, we propose 10 take care OF the prts-
emit. We have got TO fight one more battle
for Maine, in which the liberty aud prosper.
iiy Of her people ARE involved. That done,
the Wing party will throw its weight into
the ranks oilhose who shall BE- found battling
agains, seclionalism aud Wade'ism, and for
the Constitution and the Union.
We are no, surprised that such limitations
Of the future Of these strait wings should be
cordially received by the Democratic presses
AS with them are the word republicanism is
synonymous with sec,ionalism, the true
meaning Of the above paragraph is that
these men who have such tender regard
for whiggery are going over 10 Pierce De-
90.
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70 Judge Shcpley's reliremen, from the
Bench has rather an uniavorablc effect upon
his dignity aud temper. Ia letter declin-
ing 10 accep, an invitation to make a stump
speech 10 the Pierce officials in Fanuel Hall,
he delivers himself Of some bile aud undig-
nifed political slang in the following words
Blu, | do no, decline on accoun, OF my lack
Of interest in your efforts 10 deliver my ma
tive Stale, 10 whose honor and interests ]
canno, be indifferent, from The most dis
graceful administration OF lis affairs, which
has been exhibited in any State OF this Un-
ion, however new aud feeble that State may
have been.
But the delivery Of this, my own State,
from an administration Of q similar charac.
Ter may well encourage you to make efforts
for a like result.
IfJudso Shepley had desired while dab
ling in politics 10 fling at any other than
his native and adopted States on account oil
the mos, dsgraceful administration Of its
affairs no might have found more prolf &c
theme in Pierce's administration Of the
Squa,ter Sovereignty principle in Kansas
Blu, with such theme he could not avoid
hitting bis political friends whose invitation
to him 10 make stump speech in their be-
half he was in the &C, Of declining,
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Gov. Of Maryland had been vainly implor-
ed 10 grant him pardon. Another side bears
the following from one Of his letters dated
Feb, 1916, and wrilisn but short time
before death relieved him from mans IN
justice. "liis better 10 die in prison with
the peace Of God in our hearts than TO live
in freedom with polluted conscience, {" and
on the remaining side, this ...
where nov beneath his burden the tOiiins slave
Where nov a tyrants mOckeryis offered up to heaven,
There shall his praise be spoken, redeemed nom false
When the letters shall be broken and the slave shall be
man."
We make no heightened comments
The mariyred Loveioy, shO, by the slave
power al Alton, while defending the Free
dom Of the press, sleeps quietly in death by
the iurbid Mississippi. Touey died in pris-
on, guilty in the eye OF the slave law, bu,
innocent, under Gods moral laws. Clark
comes home after journey Of a thousand
miles every step Of the way bending with
unu,ierable physical anguish from the blows
Of slave power, and Williamson languishes,
by judicial tyranny stimulated by desire
TO please the slave power, in a felon's cell
with the prospect iha, his fate may be SINH.
lar 10 tina, OfTorey's. And the whole pow
er Of the army and Navy Of this great Re.
public is brought into requisilion 10 return
painting bOndman to slavery. Such is
slavery. l.. o. c.
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STATE OF MAINE.
By TIE GOVERNOR.
A R0CL
FOR A DAY OF
Public Thanksgiving and Praise.

With The advice Of tho Executive Coun-
Gil, hereby appoint THURSDAY, the
twenty second day Of November next, TO be
observed in this Siule as a day Of PuBLio
THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE.
Another year has rolled By, aud we are
again, through Infinite Goodness, enjoy in,
the rich fruits OF an abundant au,umnal har.
vest. The labors Of the husbandman have
been bounifully rewarded, and The industry
Of our citizens generally favored and blesi.
Health has been uninterrupted by pesiil.
eucs and The destroying angel, that has SO
leariully afflicted our communities in sister
States, has, under Providence, mercifully
spared the people OF this Commonwealth.
For these, and The inumer.ble blessings
we are enjoying, lie, our hearts be devoully
thankful. FIom every altar let Thanksgiv.
ing and Songs Of Plaise ascend 10 that God
from whom these blessings flow. Let this
Festival be approved by The people Of this
Stale for The advancement Of the cause oil
Humanity, Virtue and Christianity. Let
the poor and The oppressed be remembered
and alleyiaied, and The day be wholly spent
as wisdom shall direc, and God approve and
bless.
Given at the Council Chamber, at Augs-
ia, this fourth day Of October, IN me
year of our Lord one thousand tighi
hundred and fhy.fce. and Of The Iade-
pendenee of the United Stats The eigh.
tieth. ANSON P. MORRILL,.
ny tho Governo,
ALDEN JACKSON, Secretary Of Stale.
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From fAs Bssfon Poet.

we cheenulIy and confidently invite our read.
ens 10 visit Oak Hall, the pioneer clothing house,
established in this city In lsil. This house,
which fully snsiains lis enviable position. daily
eceiying large supplies Of recently manufactured
.easonabe clothing. Dealers, travellers, nnd resi-
dent citizens will lind every thing 10 meet their
demands, either at wholesale or RETAIL NJ prices
defying competition.
Large sales aud small profits having '"rr been
the place for Questionable aud shop worn sOess.
Small profits. based upon the one.price cash sys-
ten, induce rapid sales, which create cores
ponding drain upon the stock, and would ultin-
aiely exhaust the same, whatever is original nsg.
nnude, were IL not regularly and systematically
repenished. This fact Is kept constantly In view
by the sharpeyed proprietor. and receives the
consideration is importance demands therefore,
purchasers of cady.Insde clothing at osk Hall
always find fresh manufactured goods, conforming
10 the ever-,arying changes OF style aud fashion.
While those who are eager 10 adopt the latest
fashions thus find their wishes fully anticipated.
the wants OF those who are disinclined TO leap at
once to the height oiihe fashions are not overlook.
ed, but gvod variety Of medium line of style 10
KEEP, ready al hand for their accommodation.
The tasie and inclination also OF eeniemen OF
the olisn school are not Undecided, but specimens
of antique styles are prominently exhibited by
he /" man in the vain" among the attractive and
amusing objects the establishment, aud garments
Of this class are promptly furnished from the Gus
tom department, which Is always abundanily sup
piled with rich cloths, cassimers, docskins,
vesiings, &c, &c,
And last, though not least, that numerous, In.
creasing, and important portion ofihe community.
the little boys, are remembered, and amply pro-
yided for IN the spacious niunda, which Is appro-
pri tied for the sale OF BoYs' cL,TBIso ONLY
Parents may here find courteous, obliging, patient,
la...-
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&c The Democrat, in its las, weeks is
sue, inlima,es tina, We have no, ye, finished
certain work relating to the extension oil
Slavery in the territories, tina, we promised
10 do short time since. There is no need
Of haste. We have been absent much OF
our time Of late, and our columns have
been crowded with other matter which we
could no, pu, off. II is no, necessary for
us 10 write word 10 convince the public
tina, the Democrat is sold body and soul TO
the Slave power, or ,ha, it will not, In the
end, jump any kind Of Jim Crow on the
Slavery question, at the bidding Of It's mas
ter at Washington. 1t now talks abon, the
principle Of popular sovereignty being all
right, bu, we will venture 10 predict that ere
three months have passed away. the only
popular sovereignty !, will advocate is the
kind which the Missouri villains have ex.
empli6ed by their Infamous outrases upon
the rights Of the settlers in Kansas. The
Administration will break ground in favor
Of the admission Of Whitfield as delegate
from Kansas into Congress, aud against
Reedet's right, and The papers, edited by
the slipeadiaries Of the Administration
will, in due time, call il all right, and the
Democrat, either implicitly by its silence or
openly, will do so also after The cue is CIV
en-. We have already worried The Demo-
era, into making long explanations, and al
our leisure, We dom, mean 10 be hurriei'
we shall give /, ample reasons for preserv'
ing either studied silence on The questions
involved in the Kansas matters, or for max
Ing explanations.
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THE UNION EASTERN JOURNAL.-.. F RIDAY, NOV

COLONIZATION MEETING. A meeting OF
the citizens Of S,co and Biddeford was held
ut Aubcr Hall on Wednesday evening, to aid
the project Of building ship Of COO tons, in
this State, for the use Of American Colouizi.
ton Society. The citizens Of Bath have
subscribed some $4,000 for the object. and
it is supposed other subscriptions may be oh.
tanned in other places in Maine, to amount
to $50, 900, before Jan. Isl, 1856, and if so
the ship is to be built. We were not pres.
ent at the meeting and have no means Of
knowing the feelings Of our people in relation
to the object. Could the movement in favor
Of colonization in Liberia, be stripped Of its
influence upon the general question of limit.
ing the extension of slaver;, there could be
no objection to giving II sympathy AMI en-.
couragemcnt. As a means of relieving the
country Of the Incubus Of slavery its mad.
equacy to accomplish so desirable an end,
must be apparent to all who will remember
that the increase Of slaves in our country in
n single month far exceeds the. number Of
slaves colonized during the thirty years the
society has existed. But notwithstanding
this lit does not repress and dcaden the
public mind to the evil Of extending slavery
and lead it to place confidence in unreliable
means to weaken great wrong, we know Of
no reason why is should not receive encour.
asement and sympathy. The questions sas.
gested in these remarks will, no doubt, be
duly considered by those who are interested
in the movement, Us we'll as by those who
arc sought 10 be interested.
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ABOUT RACHEL.
The Boston Post says Of Rachel

The Boston Pos, says OF Rachel:
ave are sure we have seen as good
playing as hers, time and again, upon the
English stage. Upon the whole, we canno,
say that in our opinion she is worth all the
pile of adiec,ives that have been heaped
upon her, both in France aud England. -
We have no reveren'ia or gingsrly feeling
in approaching the snbjec, Of her perform
ances, for we think as fine actresses rs
Rachel have been upon the English stage,
AMI will be- there again-and this without
going back 10 The Siddons and O'Neil, il
we suppose these ladies' 10 have been all
that .hey are represented TO be. We do
no, mind adding that all bu, Rachel's share
in The classical irajgsly is insuifeIably
tedious 10 u, and 10 mos, OF the audience,
To Judge from the faces and actions OF those
within sight. The effect would be decid-
eddy improved il all but Rachers scenes
were left 10 The Imagination
Pea CONTRA. Our coempary of the
Portland Advertiser who saw Rachel in the
character of Phedrd, bes,ows most rap,ures
encomiums on her performance. We were
hall Inclined alter reading The Advertisers
vivid descriptions Of her acting 10 withdraw
wha, we have said Of her in our letter,
bu, the above article from the Post, sliflen-
ed our backbone, and we concluded 10 lel
il slide. Tha, in,olerable 10, OF Paint,
though i, added little 10 the effect Of Rach'
els sparkling eyes, haunls us. The last
ouigiving ofthe Advertiser on Rachel reads
thus
The Two EXHIBITIONS. Boston was the
scene OF two remarkable exhibitions las
week-tha Agricultural Fair aud Rachel
What could be more unlikel Vegetables
aud domestic animals on the one hand
genius and arr on the other. Aud ye, moi
entirely so, for science and labor, even ar,
and genius had carried the pumpkin 10 pei
lection and bred the tro,ler into miracle
of animal speed. Blu, still, Nature, attend
ing the whole process. got the chief credit,
But with the actress, genius, having taken
up the work OF progress after Nature had
retired, had obscured her agency, and mon'
opoIized the triumph. Men, therefore
admired the two exhibitions as respectively
OF Mind and of Matter in their highest per.
lection. Aud they gave 10 the first those
responsive tributes which are the fruits OF
long and mature refnemen,-but 10 the
second, that fresh and hearty admiration
which Is the essence Of our primitive ma
,ure and which springs up perennially il
the hearts OF our children.
MoRAL.-Thousands felt they ough, Il
90 and see Rachel tens and tens Of thou
sand rushed again aud again TO the Fair
We have more nature than genius abou
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LARGE Cotton FAcToRy ON FIRE.-oP.
ERATIvEs REPORTED KIrLED.-Ths large
fve.slory stone mill Of the CoIdayille Man.
ufaciuring Company, Cordaville, Worcester
County, was discovered TO be on fire in the
basement at halfpast nine o'clock this
morning.
A, the time of the FIRE the Mill was in
foil operation, and al the time that Leonard'u
Express Messenger passed IN The train from
Worcester, it was reported that two or three
operatives had been killed b. jumping
from the windows in their attempts 10 es-
cape. .
AT that time all The oulbuildings OF The
mill we're on fire, and large quantity oil
col,on cloth had been burnt. Engines from
Hopkinion were present, but il was feared
thai the mill would DO entirely destroyed.
I, was owned by NJ. II. Sanford 4 Co..
Trartlltr, 3Oh.
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Marriaaes.

In this City Oct. IS, by Rev. Mr.. Massuers, Nr.
VIM. y, jordan Of MelrOse, Mass, 10 Miss Mary A.,
daughter Of Capt. AmaIlah Emery, % this Guy. by
the same, Oct -, Mr. Ivory whittrn Of Ksnnebdnk-
port to Miss Elizabeth, daughter ofNathanlc Bird ESQ,
of waipole, Mass.
In saco Oct 81, by Rev. J. W. Atkins, Mr. Cyrus NIL
lken Of scarboro' 10 Miss. Pennslia Smith u sAco.
In saco, sept. 4, by Elder J. Rsrnaii, Mr William
Foster, Of Canaan, Me- 70 Miss Elizabeth Il, Maybly Of
wlniham Sic. ny the same, S-pt, I. Mr.. John @. Bu-
ker Of this city, 90 Ms, Elizabeth lsmn u PryebuTg.
se. by the same Oct y, SIR. Daniel y. Perkins, 10
Miss Deborah Cheney both Of saco
In saco Oct 30 by Rev J. T. O. Nichols, Mr. Laurent
D. Ilopkinson Of saco to Miss Mary J. Bryant Of Bux-
ton.
In Sacols5 inst, by Rev. J. Colby, Mr. Oliver Rieteh-
err ofSaeo 10 Miss ROKana Evans of Limerick.
In Kennebunkport, 18th Inst, by Rev, Jno. Baker,
Mr John II. Ilanscom TO Mrs. Elizabeth A. iiammond,
both q Eliot.
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BosroN, Oct. Of. 1855.

pVSiVNl OCts ~, iOo0'
We could not resist the influences Of the
puHatory paragraphs on the performances OF
the celebrated French actress, Mad Rachel,
and 50 last night somewhat to the damage
Of our purse we went to the Boston Theatre
to hear the French jewess. The tradgedy
performed was Racene's "Andromache." and
Rachel personated the character Of Ilermao-
ME. We might say here that we were over
powered with delight and thrilled with un.
utterable extacy with her matchless perfor-
nance, but cannot do so without making too
liberal drafts in our imagination. Perhaps
Il was all owing to pant, that our expecta-
lions Of RachePs acting were no, realized
The fact is, there was an uncommon amount
Of white lead or something Of the kind be-
smeared over the faces and arms Of the per-
formers. Rachel US well rs others, enjoy
ing her share, and we could not even in her
most powerful delineations get rid OF the
disagreeable idea Of white Lad. Rachel is
undoubtedly "star" Of the first magnitude
in the theatrical world, but her acting will
hardly suit the vulgar common is the def
milton Of vulgar taste. We suppose il re-
quires taste educated by an experience in
theatricais to appreciate her acting. AS
we never had an opportunity Of gaining this
and have only seen human nature as 1t is of
the stage we cannot exclaim as do our city
contemporaries, what u divine actress is this
Rachel what delincations Of the passions J
what expressions of burning love, of Kissing
scorn and hatred, what tones Of sadness, ard
passionate grief, in fine what super-human
exhibitions of tho passions as they alternate
in the human breas. does she give We
should like to be on the popular side and
say all these fine things and even more but
we cannot do so just now, and probably
never shall be able to do so until we are
convinced that il is good sense to exhibit in
French before an audience, nine out OF ten
Of which cannot understand word OF what
is said.
Nevertheless we advise all who can have
the opportunity, to hear Rachel. We should
not have been content to come away with
out having had it in our power to say that
we have heard Rachel and we apprehend
there are thousands who like ourselves are
willing to he bled little, to follow the fash.
ion. Rachel is now the las, humbug. we
we're about TO write, but we take il back
and say, the las. fashion, and of course to be
followed. lift is not worth two and threee
dollars to hear her ii is certainly worth that
sum to be able to say, if you choose to DO
popular, Il have heard Rachel L0. G.