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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-15

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ibbons cloak and dress trimmings Thlbet shaws linens
hines and silks, mnna and bonnet vcivcts bobasacs
able damasks, VIII take place Monday and Tuesday
OF The Lancaster quilts ON nand.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-15
c1s11E Bay, October il, fst5.

"Oyster BayH' 0minous of oysters on the
half she'll! And he is to be over at Canton. in
1T. Lawrence county, tomorrow, the 10th !
lie IL apprehensive that the black republicans
will lie down upon him. and calls upon the
democrats to come to the rescue! We hope
they will, hards and softs. We also trust that
the Prince will be careful on the niger ques
ton, lest in firing too high he should over
shoot the administration, or that, in aiming too
ow, be should strike it between wind and
water. We shall wait with anxiety some re-
port Of this opening Of the Prince tomorrow
in old ST. Lawrence. Perhaps the fortunes Of
the whole democratic family may hinge upoa
that speech Who can tell!
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-15

Prince JOHN VAN BUREN-THE DAY AND
TIE PLAcE.-Tbe following letter from the
Prince, John Van Buren,, explains itself
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-15

TO Irr fDIToRs OF TIE EVENING posr:-wii you bc good
enough TO announce that shall address n meeting OF
democrats, to be held Canton in st. Lawrence county
on Tuesday next the 10th instr desire II published also
because eaIp from sources on which rely that il Is the
intention Of the late wings now called rcpnbiicans Of
that county to pack meeting upon me which Will de.
nounce he democratic ticket II difficulty should an
Fortunately thus he provoked Wish elcly to project
myself against responsibility for the consequences, by
stating that II Is meeting of democrats we intend TO
hold regret to add that the course Of tbs Post aud
especially the persistent misrepresentation my acen
IN Tie SAFE convention leaves 70 doubt that
by publish ing this note you viii lay under the In
creased obligation that 10 political opponer
Tor rohicl favor. Respectfully yours,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-15

xjc reduced prices, the choices, selection az fspcv -.
and also every variety ~ toys, dressed ard unar~. A.
games q amusement for children, &c At RoGEH fancy
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-15

Edwards ON the Law or BaiIn,ense.-r

Fulton street. Fine fashionable cloth coats - blue d
coats vi cashmere pants black and fancy from ~ up
splendid black cloth oyercoats, Si2 &C., &C.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-15

Mr.. WEI PREPARED FOR WAR.--lion. Henry
A. Wise, in answer to an invitation Of the
Boston abolitionias to deliver them lecture
some time this winter, on slavery, has written
them characteristic letter, which we publish
today. THE particular phase Of the subject
that he presents them is, that he will fight them
If he must. If such be the humor of the Co
vernon elect of Virginia, let him come on.
Considering the descrtions ftSm those peculiar
democratic favorites Of Mr.. Wisc--the soft
sbells--of such men ne Preston King, Abijah
Mann and Gen. James W. Nye, TO the Seward
abolition league our poor softs are sadly in
need Of fighting man at this crisis. Let Mr.
Wise, therefore, come up and tackle the arch
agitator-W. H. Seward--without further de-
lay. We hare only fortnight or 30 TO spare.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31
~ The following article. which

I The following article, which we
take from the Columbia (Tenn.) Herald,
is worthy of the consideration of every
good and true democrat, who has 10
cause to become dissatisfied with the
principles or organization of his party,
which has proved sufficient in every
emergency. What more could any
other organization promise or accom-
|plish? Moreover, this ancient order
Of right minded men, organised by
Jefferson and sanctioned by Jackson,
has seen all aniagonistic parties crun-
bic and fall before the sound princi-
piles which it taught, and still teaches;
and shall this organization, in the
MONDAY efulgence Of glorious sue
cess, beabandonedf fora midnight cal al
| of political Adventures, who, having
given up al hope Of defeating DEM
ocratic principles by open and fair
means,now resort to secret machinery
to accomplish their purpose?
There are some Democrats in Maury
County, who have been induced to
join the Know-Nothing party by be-
| ing told that it was made up equally
| of Wings and Democrats. Is this true
we ask? Let us see how the facts
are-in every State in the Union the
Know-Nothings make war on the De-
mocracy. Nearly every Wing paper
and Wing leaders, in the fight against
the Democratic party. Every election
gained by Know Nothingism is
announced as a triumph over the De-
mocracy. The old Wing Organs
call upon their new Democrat recruits
to raise the shout, not over Northern
Abolitionists nor Southern disunionists,
but over their old friends and the
downfall of their cherished principles.
We ask Democrats who have gone into
this trap, if it is not time for them to
look well to the company they are
in,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31

to- The following is from the New
York Courier and Enquirer. 1t shows
the characterof all the elections North.
The oppositionto the democracy there,
have one sentiment in common-th they
are all aatt.Nebraska men, The
South understands this:
The elections in Connecticut and
Rhode Island complete the entire list
of elections for members of Congress
in the free States. In the last Con-
gress, these States sent NINETY demo-
cratic members and FIFTY-oNE opposi-
ton. In the next Congress, the en-
tire number Of democratic members
elected fem those States is-we be-
lieye we do not err in the computation
THREE; heentre number OF
opposition members is ONE HUNDRED
AND SIXTEEN. Of the democratic MEN,
bers, one comes from Maine, five from
New York, one from New Jersey, five
from Pennsylvania, two from Indiana
five from illinois, one from Iowa, one
from Wisconsin, and two from Califor-
mia. Itwould be difficult to classify
the opposition with reference to par
ticular party distinctions. Many were
elected as wings, many as feesoilers,
many as fusion men, and many as
know nothings. But one and the same
common characteristic marks them all
are ANII-NEBRAsKA to a man.
There was not man Of them to whose
election this characteristic was not al
sine qua non. Liberal and even lax
as the people might be in respect to
Other distinctions, they were uniform
" and uncompromisipgly exactingI
in respect to this. Even where the
know nothing clement operated with
The greatest power, it invariably acted
in conformity with the anti-Nebraska
sentiment Of the people, and in no
case a Mel raska know nothing has
oeen elected, or even nominated.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31

Hon. Gro. w. JoNFs.-The Con
vention that assembled in Shelbyyille,
on the 18th inst, adopted the platform
of principles set forth by the State
Democratic Convention at its late
meeting in Nashville; and with great
unanimity, nominated Hon. Geo. w.
Jones, of Lincoln county, for reelec-
ton to Congress. He is another one
of our mechanic statesmen, who has
proved himself faithful to the interests
of the people, and against whom Sam
and his boys may strive in vain. No
man ever possessed in higher degree
the confidence Of the people of that
district, and probably none ever de-
served it more. He is in feeble health.
News.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31
no. Can it be possible that the

@ Can it be possible that the
statement contained In the following
paragraph, from the Columbia Herald,
is true? We hope that paper viii
give the particulars:
Col. GENTRY's CoNs1sTENCY.-This
gentleman, after having occupied all
sides on all questions, stand a self-con-
stituted candidate before the people
for Governor, with the recent endorse
ment of the Know Nothing Conven-
ton at Nashville. The great and lead
ing feature of his speeches is, a trade
of abuse upon Catholics, and the dan
gerous tendencies of their religion.
Now, what will all fair-minded men
think, who heard bis recent speech at
this place, to learn that Col. GENTRY
himself was Jut recently PATRON Of
not simply Catholic School, out Of
a jesuit College at GsOryetogn, ID. G.
This is practice versus preaching. II
anybody questions the accuracy Of
this statement, we viii give the proof
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31
The Charge Of Freesoilism.

The advocates Of Know-Nothing-
ism in the South meet the charge oil
Freesoilism, which has been SO tri.
umphantly made and sustained a.
gainst the Northern branch Of the
order, with similar charges against
the Northern Democracy. Admit
that the Northern Democracy are
tainted with Freesoilism, for the sake
of the argument, what tbent The
South can gain nothing by the sue
cess Of the Know-Nothings over the
Democracy, according to their own
admission.
But this is no reply to the charge.
The charge is, not that the Northern
Know Nothings have occasionally
aided in the election Of an Adolf
zionist, but that in every instance
where they have succeeded in elect
ing man to a national Office, that
man isan abolitionist. To this charge,
there is and can be no answer. Will
the Wing press of Tennessee meet
this issue? We admit with sorrow
that there is now and then Democrat
seduced by their odious Freesoilism.
But it is none the less true that SO
soon as their detection was known
they lost their hold upon the Demo
cratic party North and South. 9th
er men have taken their places. II
is also true that the great body o
the leading men of the Democratic
party at the North are perfectly relia
BILE upon the subject of slavery
We point with pride and pleasure t.
Pierce, Marcy, Dickinson, Buchanan
! Cass, Dodge. jr, Douglas, Dallas
5 Birdsall, Ingersoll, Brown, of Pa.
and host of others who have stoo'
! jby the South in every emergency
. and proven themselves worthy of tn
{, confidence of our people. Nor Cal
:, or ought it to be concealed. that i
: the last elections the Democrat
party Of the North fell willing vic
e tins to their advocacy of the prime
0 Piles of the Nebraska Kansas bill.
}, Their chief opponents in thes
t contests were the Know Nothing
! who formed leagues offensive and d.
fensive with every ism that has pc
}. soned the Northern mind, but chief
:, with the Abolitionists.
} If the opponents of Democrat
d are disposed to act fairly by the
: fellow-citizens, why do they not loo
n these facts in the face and either al
g NIT or disprove them3 The Demo
,, racy are not Eaultless; but they CO.
S stitute the only national organizatit
y that has any claims upon the con
s dence of the people of the South.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31
KnOW-NothiHg BlisterS.

The bosom of America is open to
receive, not only the opulent and re-
spectacle stranger, but the oppressed
and prosecuted of all nations and o
all religions, whom We shall welcome
to participation in all our rights
and pramleges.- Washington.
sour civil rights have no depend
ence on our religious opinions, more
than our opinions in physics aud
geometry. To prescribe any citizen
as unworthy the public confidence
by laying upon him an incapacity Of
being called to Offices Of trust and
emolument unless he profess or re-
nource this or that religious opin-
ion, is depriving him irjuriously Of
those privileges and advantages to
which, in common with his fellow
citizens, he has natural right. 1t
tends, also, to corrupt the principles
of the very religion it is meant to
encourage. by bribirg, with monopo-
ly of worldly honors those who will
externally profess and conform to it.
Every person has an equal right to
the honor and confidence of his fell
low-citizens, resulting, not from birth,
but from his actions, and their sense
of them Thomas Jefferson.
"Resozued, That the liberal prin'
cirles embodied by Jefferson in the
Declaration of Independence, and
sanctioned in the Constitution, which
make ours the land Of liberty, and
the asylum of the oppressed of erery
nation, have been cardinal principles
in the democratic faith, and every
attempt to abridge the present prin-
ciples of becoming citizens and the
owners of soil among US, ought to be
resisted with the same spirit which
swept the alien and sedition laws
rom our statute books. '--Resolutions
of the Bait. Dem. Convention.
1.-THE history Of the present King
of Great Britain is history of re-
peated injuries and usurpations, all
having in direct object the establish
ment of an absolute tyranny over
these States. He has endeavored to
prevent the population o. these States
FOR THAT PURPOSE oBsTRUCTING THE
LAWS OF NATURALIZATION OF FOREIGNERS
70 ENCOURAGE THEIR MIGRATION HITLER,
and raising the conditions Of the new
appropriations of land. "-De;lwa-
hon Of Independence.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31
Total,

The Sacramento Union says that
man has recently given them the in.
formation that some one living in
Humboldt county not long since cut
down a red wood tree, from which he
built two story frame house, twenty
four by thirty feet, and furnished
complete; after which he fenced in a
ten acre field, with rails split from the
trunk; then sold enough of its body
to build a large hotel; after which he
found upon measuring the monster,
that only thirty feet Of it had been
used.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31
The Weather and Crops.

The Charleston Courier of the 22d,
learns from gentlemen who had
reached that city within day or two,
and who had explored extensively
the State of Georgia, and portions Of
Alabama and Tennessee, that the
crops of cotton and corn, although
backward, had generally obtained a
good stand, and with seasonable rain,
will promise an abundant yield. The
wheat crops in the upper counties of
Georgia are very good, and will be
ready for the sickle by the middle Of
June-indeed, one farmer in the Vi
entity of Macon, commenced harvest
ing his crop on the 18th.
One of the gentlemen alluded to
handed the editor the subjoined re-
marks:
During my travel through con-
siderable portion of Georgia, l found
the crops generally good, especially
1 the. wheat crop, in the Cherokee coun-
try. Most of the planters in this
section consider this crop as made,
and that it would be ready for har-
) vesting by the 10th to the 18th Of
June. The cotton and corn crops are
rather backward; both, however, look
healthy and well. The oat crop looks
} small and rather badly, but the late
5 showers may bring it out, although
they have been partial, as | have beer
t informed that 10 rain had fallen il
Middle or West Tennessee. The
: drouth and bad crops Of last year
4 have caused considerable distress t.
the poor population, and l heard o
l some counties being entirely desti
!, tute of corn for sale, and in some
e places public meetings for the relief o
4 the poor had been called. Conside1a
t bic cotton viii have to be kept bacl
t on account Of low rivers, say 20O,O6t
e bales, On the Tombigbee and Blacl
q Warrior rivers, and much more on th
3 Red and Arkansas rivers"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31

timid will either shrink away from OBJ |
servation, or take refuge in some one
or other Of the secret orders. The
more bold and defiant will be over
borne by treacherous combinations,
and destroyed by the evil passions
which will come at length to be in
dulged under the veil of secrecy
Confidence in the administration of
Justice will die out, No prisoner ar
raigned for an imputed crime could
select a jury of bis peers, He could
not avoid the risk Of having the ques-
ton of his own life OF liberty decided
by one in secret combination with his
most deadly enemy-all benefit in the
power of challenge would be gone
These are the results of the tenden-
cies of know-nothingism. Heaven
forbid it should be true at present
Felow-citizens Of this secret order,
reflect! Under the most pure and
patriotic motives, you may be raising a
demon that cannot be controlled, es-
Itablishing a,precedent terrible in its
eonsequences-raising a whirlwind
which, in its progress beyond your
calculation, will devastate our beloved
America! Think of the lesson Of the
French revolution-that most fearful
of them all! 1t was the old fable OF
l the scholar, who raised the spirit
which he could not lay-who, more
5 pure or patriotic than those who sci
+ that tal in motion! How soon were
they crushed under the feet OF those
more eager for rapine, less scrupulous
of p1inciple-and as each succeeding
S party gained the power, how soon i
: was overwhelmed by fercer and {
darker swell from below. 1t was cha
os come again, until heaven sent then
Napoleon. Could those who origina
ted the movement-the high-mindet
e philosophers, and poets, and patriots
u who took part in its inception-hav'
Z raised the veil of the future, and seer
:. !. beyond their own destruction, tia
- darkest and bloodiest tragedy tina
- the world ever saw, they would have
!, prayed to Heaven to strike then
- dead, before they touched the spring
!! !, that set this fearful machinery in mo
u ton. The passions of bad men can
J not be controlled. Let good men ant
: true be weary Of setting them an ex
, ample that may be used for evil.
: What then shall / do, and thos'
= circumstanced as I am, and who thinl
: with nue.? AS yet, I cannot say.
,, will await the development of event
until the election. / wish l wer
4 more worthy of being heard above, AM
= then / might continue to pray 70
: Rome. But I can say what, with tn
lights before me, I think shall dc
J l believe I will vote for Andrew John
= = son, under protest. / reserve th
= right when a better day arrives, to re
- turn to my old love, if so be it ma,
!, ever live again. When Fillmore, Q
= some such wing, is again before tn
T people-when 'Sam" has passe
= away, and his memory not much re'
= ered-then I may enter again int
= the arena Of politics, with all the zes
y Of the olden time. Meanwhile, I to
!. have a pleasant cottage in a smilin
4 valley, and there, amidst my herd
= and growing crops, I may pass tn
= time, in the exercise Of such dude
- and social amenities as I have tn
g grace to do, and calmly await a bette
= = day for the Republic.
u "OLD WING"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31
Hurrah for the Democracy!


The Democrats all over the coun-
ty are getting their blood up, and are
marshaling those who do not bow the
knee to Baal, for regular onslaught
on Know Nothingism. Meetings are
being called and resolutions passed
against tho secret order, as being
inmical to true republicanism, asanti-
American, and repugnant to the
spirit Of our government. Many who
have joined them are leaving in
hurry, and glad to escape at that.
The revulsion has commenced, and
before two years shall have elapsed,
the Order will be as lean as shad
going down stream. What if the
Democrats have been beaten at a few
minor elections by the K. N's?-
Is this any reason why we should
pull down the flag Of Democracy.
and suffer our principles to languish
and die? Never, no, never. The
principles of Democracy cannot die,
because they will be sustained, cher
iished, and maintained by the sound,
sober, second thought of the Amer.
lean people. They are inde!ibly en-
graved upon the heart of the Re-
public,and viii shape our government
SO long as the star-spanglea banner
shall continue to wave over afree PEG
pie. True, too true, they may fol
a time be eclipsed by sopbistry and
error, but they will again shine forth
with redoubled effulgence and beau
ty.
/ "'Twixt truth and error there's this difference
4 known,
Error is fruitful, truth is only ones'
But truth is all powerful. 1t is al
, essential attribute Of Deity. 1t i
, stamped upon the heavens. ltcan
l not die. Then we will hold our bea'
erect, although @ror may sweep Xix
3 a tornado over the land, and blast
for time, ike the poisonous siroccc
: the pure principles of the Democ
\ : racy.
If, them. our principles wer
< defeated, and put down for years t
come, yet would we lock calmly OF
being thoroughly convinced tina
truth would once more smile benis
nantly upon US.
|, Democrats, now, have much to d.
Y The enemy has entered into ourrank
o and made prisoners or wiling cal
. tives of somewho oughtnotto renal
with them. Let US organize in ca
. nest, and endeavor to bring thel
y back. The good work is now goin
y nobly on. Democrats are waking u
l. and throwing of the spell which b;
- for a time bound them down. The
hear clarion-notes of various cohor
, as they issue forth upon the battl'
D. field, resolved to conqueror die. The
I old feelings come over them, the
i once more catch the step, again the
:. plant themselves under the flag
% the faithful, and pant to grasp ont
more the hands Of their former con
panions aud fellow soldiers. Til
81 various columns are moving. The
g is a stir in the camps. All will y
L be we'll. Again, We say, hurrah f
If the Democracy!!!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31

A Duel tn the dark.-A California
paper mentions duel which was
fought between Yankee and ar En-.
glishman in dark room. The Yam.
kee not wishing to have blood on his
hands, fired his pistol up the chin
ney, and to his horror down came The
Englishman.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31

There are said to DO in Illinois at
least twenty per cent. more acres in
wheat at the present time than in any
previous year. The winter has been
exceedingly favorable.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31

A TEACHERS WATcH-It has been
decided by Judge Cowld, of New
York, that a teachers watch could not
be levied on fer debt, as it was as
necessary to the owner as tools are to
a mechanic
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31

"a New DISH. Under this cap.
tiop, an exchange announces that "a
Mr.. Enfield Ham was recently mar
ried to Miss Jemima Egge." 1t is
presumed the union took place on fry
day.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31

CONGRESSMAN TO BE ELEcTED.-The
annexed tables show the States in
which Senators and Representatives
in Congress are yet to be electeG
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-05-31

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
U,;, of Election NJ of Nav,ho