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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-03
The Yellow Fever,

New ORLEANS, July 28.- There have been 10
deaths in this city this week of Yellow Fever. Tn
disease has, also, broken out at Baton ROUGE
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Not very long ago an express train Jre,.
81 so5tiaas and gsnm s"ss from The
bard,' accompanied by noble looking I,d IKE the
first class carriage and entered the refresbme5y lett
Just at that moment, native who had baae room
his devotions with too great fervor at the paying
the jolly god was industriousIy emanc;n SuiAe Of
efervescing draught from flask he held in an
eod snsr 6e es o P rSitSsy
traveller, who jerked aside to avoid the looking
"Oh there's fellow to stand fire." excla~asie
spirtuous hero. You Wouldn't do for tho Tn9 The
Ii was the gallant leader, Lord Cardigan, Of tba
rious six hundred who charged at Balakava ~ go
the taunt was addressed. WYNN
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yo,e IF the state.

Below We give the vote between Messrs BRAGG
md DocKERS in August lass. dividing the State
tito Congressional Districts for convenience OF refer
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important from Havana.

ECHARLrsroN, July 28th.-The steamer Isabel, Capt
Rollins, has arrived, bringing dates from Havana to
the Goth The Isabel will suspend her trips for
few weeks to repair.
The cholera was raging 10 alarming extent at
Havana, and there had been numerous deaths among
the military Some citizens had also died, and fears
were entertained that it would become epidemic
throughout the city.
O'Farre, an extensive planter, is reported to have
failed to the extent of nearly 100000.
Georici, the friend of Pinto, has been imprisoned
for being concerned in making bust for The latter
Ramiez has banished Cueto for six years.
A vessel containing 200 Chinese has arrived at
Havana.
Sugars were active, with an advanced speculative
demand Molasses is firm and scarce. Lard in bbls.
163; kegs II to III. Freights are dull-No i'm
proyement in exchange London 93a1O; N. York
a24 discount Tobacco is in demand at full rates.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-03

NEw-ORLEANs, JRly 30.The steamship Nautilus,
has arrived with later advices from Brazos The
Revolution in Mexico is progressing General
Wool has fallen back on Ma,amoras. The revou-
tonsts following General Vilanry, who is march
ing from Monlery with $500 men. The fall of Mat,
amoras is considered inevitable.
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Health of New-Orlean

New ORLEANS, July 3O.-The number of deaths
last week is 275, including 173 from Yellow Fever.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-03

HEALTH OF PORTSMOUTH AND NoRFoLK.-lhere
were ten of yellow fever and three deaths
in Portsmouth 70: the 4s hours ending on Sunday
evening The Norfolk News confirms the telegraph
account that the disease has broken that city,
but says it is not epidemic, and that no trouble ex
renee viii be spared to arrest Its progress
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The New Orleans Picay,eae of Friday says:

The New Orleans PicGyune of Friday says:
The first bale of new cotton was received in this
city yesterday by the Southern Belle, Capt. Broad.
we'll. 1t was shipped from Fort Adams, and is from
the gin house OF J. L. Downes, who plants near that
place 1t is full bale of $50 TO 500 pounds, and is
Of good color, and fine staple, and the quality is fair.
1t was consigned 10 R. Nugent & Co.
The first bale last year received on the 25th
Of July by the steamer Perseverance from Galveston
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-03

BLApEN CouNTy.-How did the Herald know that
the Journal had received communication from bla.
den county about Withdrawals? How did 1t learn
about the burst up at Beverdam, and elsewhere In
endcavoring to break the force OF such TACT when
public, the Herald adds confirm alton to H. We
hage however, received such communication, signed
by n responsible citizen. Read it.
BIADEN COUNTY, n. G. July %: 1850
MIR EplToR-Dear Sr:-As this is a very excl
ting time in this district, and believing as do, that
it is the duty OF every Democrat 70 be up aud dong
all in his power put down the corrupt party OF H.
N's-aIow me to contribute to your columns some
thing shat may have some effect on those Democrats
who have wandered from the path OF duty The
Democrats in this part of Baden, (upper parO are
lust waking up to a sense Of their duty. Many OF
them have ioine! the secret party and have become
disguised with lis principles, and have abandoned IT.
Some fifteen have come out from White Oak, and
twenty from Beaverdam Councils, and many more
speak of coming out and others say that they DO
not consider the oath they have taken legal one,
ana intend voting for Winsow. At Beaverdam
Council the whole affair is broken up and the char
ter resigned. WHEN you hear from the OLD Demo.
cratic coupty of Baden, be assured you will hear OF
the defeat of Mr.. Reid WHITE'OAK.
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RnmDant.-Thc best joke OF the season.
For amusing reading il the dog-days, we commend
the following to the attention OF the public. AS
literary production it is worthy OF its paternity IN the
Argus AS a specimen of reckless mendaclty and
contemplate doggishnesS, it is worthy OF preserVa
ton and lest the public should fail to see It, we IN
tend having several copies printed and stuck up
around town and country:
TO THE PUBLIC.
A friend hath shown copy of the IfAmngt0n Jour-
nal, Wherep my name figures very consplcuously:
The charges made against me, by this foul PRINT are
false and shall content myself at by Eronouncg
the narapraph in the Journal base attempt to destroy
NV character to serve party ends brand it alsehood
and will institute suit libel against the Editor OF the
Journal. .
hope the public will give credit to the statements of
this foul print shall satisfy them that they are 1aSe
s. A. BALDWIN.
July 81, 1855.
Sue US for libel, will he? We learn that he
&c hath employed Messrs. Haigh and Cameron
He sue us for libel This creature talk of the
Wilmington Journal its editor He dare not
sue anybody. He dare not come to the town OF
Wilmington. We would call the attention OF
the legal gentlemen TO the Thirty-fourth Chapter
Of the Revised Statutes of North Carolina, under the
head of Crimes and Punishments," and tell them
that if they have any sort of concern for the safety
of their client, they had better read 1t attentlvey
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The bosom Of America is open to receive, not on
pressed and prosecuted of all nations and all religions
whom We shall welcome to participation in all our
rights and privileges.
eft could have entertained the slightest appre.
hension that the Constitution framed at the Conven-
ton where had the honor to preside, might posi-
bly, endanger the religious rights of any ecclesiastical
society. certainly would never have placed nv se
nature to it, and if could not conceive that the Gen
eral government might be so administered as to
render the liberty of conscience insecure. beg YOU
will be persuaded that one would be more Jealous
than myself to establish efectualIy barriers against
the horrors of spiritual tyrrany, and every species Of
religious persecuton--for, you doubtless remember
have often expressed my sentiments that any man
conducting himself good citizen, and being ac
countable to God alone for his religious opinions.
ought to be protected in worshipping the Deity accord
ing 10 the dictates of his own conscience"
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Mr.. FULToy-Dear Sr-There is much force and good
sense in the enclosed letter of that venerable and dstn
gushed member Of the Democratic States Rights party u
NJ Troup Esq, that must request its publication in your
paper would earnestly commend its careful perusal to
those Democrats who have through false representations
been induced to join the {" Poor-House Party:
A DEMOCRAT.
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wanting We see with different eyes, would be amazed
at the opposition to the present administration especially IN
The present is in truth the least exceptonable of all the
M AND Mr. pt not Excepted People
to De opposed it, because there is really nothing to find
aut With The Southern people are bound by honor graf
"de and PATRIOTISM to sustain it with all their mis-
+Cathoi1c Church and Foreign Emigration are mere pre-
encesthe Administration has nothing to do with either
The first has existed all times without complaints the
second has only existed but has been almost uniformly
formed destroy the Administration because 1t will not de-
stroy the Roman Catholics and put down foreigners
ton nro " Tbc small number Of Offices at the dspo
sal the President when compared with the very great
number of those who seek them I'd Tho faithful and 1n
aterng integrity with which the public treasure guarded
against thieves who prow by night and day to break in
and steal and Sd The nfexble courage with which the
defending the Constitution, defends the dearest
rights and most sacred of the South The most
formidable power against the administration, is the party
presented for the Southern country Mr. Pierce and Mr.
Hale both are from New Hampshire-the one honest
contrast! What efugence! What blackness
And yet there Southern acting with the latter to
humble PROSTATE the former and with scarcely any bet
pretex than that the former had appointed to two CON
spcuous offices prominent failing in his duty
country Mistaken and deluded men, Our safety de-
pending Union among ourselves they would SOW d'Seord
and division Our higher interests depending the Veto
they would take the veto from Mr. Pierce bestow it
Mr. Hale, Mr.. Anybody. Such seek to restore the
s%nns the
department. and when the only security of against
rapne and poation the exhaustion and begg"ry Of
the treasury Very respectfully, dear sir, ~
Dr. JOHN C. SLAPPEY, Newton Ga.
P s. The President has had nothing to do with the dis
graceful bidding the Presidency going for time
IN the Senate Of the u S. where public lands and tho
public have been ordered to everybody who had
vote to give, and any everybody might be qualified
Selected by vast majority of his cGuntrymen in man
honorable to himself, he threatened with over
throw by majority almost formidable for Gas think)
not plausible
sec than it before for two hundred years.
and there is not the finer people than the
pie of Maryland who made to tall under the common
| prescription.
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NOTE.Ihe last Legislature made three new counties
Harne Wilson and Polk It as they vote with the
ties from which they TAKEN respectively we have not
deemed it necessary to insert them in the above table
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-12-13

Many Of Us, may it please your excelleney'
expended our time and mOaey. used all our in
huence, and voted in order to secure your elec.
ton, many Of us are still the friends of your
administration, and hope to remain so, but not
one Of us, we solemnS assure you. President
Piercel will in future be found in Ihs ranks OF
any man or any party who dares, as Gov. Will
son Shannon has dared, taeity to endorse the
conduct ofths illegal voters from Missouri. who
have hitherto controlled our election, DatiOnal
and local. and publicly boast that they will act
hereafter as they have in time past.
Forty pro-slavey emigrants from Georgia,
sent Ou! gratis by the Shareholders of that
State, to aid Davy Atchison 10 controlling the
affairs of Kanzas City, and proceeded to the
southern portion Of our young Dominion. The
Richmond Enquirer and other rabid nullifying
papers, who belohed out SO many columns OF
smoke and thunder, when the New Eng gland
Emigraht Aid Society began their operations
in aiding merely, not forwarding free Of charge,
young men to settle in Kanzss, are respectfully
requested to give US their opinions or this new
far southern movement. Let it be remem
bered that not solitary individual was sen
out free of charge by the Aid Society in Ne'
England and let it not be forgotten that thes
forty Gecrgisns had their passage paid 70
them. The Leavenworth Herald Of Saturday
says:
FRcM THE SoUTH.-Accounts reach us By
every mail that the Southern States aie prepar
ing to send out scores Of the right sort Of emf
grants to KaDzas. Next spring they will be
gin to pour into Kanzas from Georgis, Ala
bama. Louisiana, North Carolina, Kentuck
aud Tennessee. Come on. here is the counLr
, to get rich, Bring on your slaves, for there
no country where slave labor will pay bette
than in Kanzss,
Mr.. Boyle, the clerk eff the Supreme COur
and Messrs. Lyle and Johnson, lawyers here
we're among the most active participants in tn
lynching of Mr. Phillips last June. Mr.. Lyl
was chief clerk of the Kanzas House Of Repre-
sentatves. There is a Jaw by which the name
of attorneys may be stricken of the roll If iii
proven that they have been engaged in unlaw
full proceedings. Last week Mr.. shanklard
one Of our leading lawyers, II owed tina. th'
names of MeSSrs. Boyle, johnson and Lyle b.
stricken off the roll, Judge Lecompte, it i
sad, appeared very unwilling to entertain it
The charge. however. and aifidavits proving il
have been Sled. Mr.. johnson was one Of tn
speakers at the recent pro slavery law and or
uer Convention
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made. Washington. and Jefferson, and hadi'
son. and The great aud good men that formed
the Coustituton and organized our Union. are
thus repudiated and put aside, as ignOrant Of The
works Of their own hands; and the new light,
which Is started to aid the South in its schemes
of slaTe extensions, has became the pole star Of
modern Slave Democracy. We putthese facts
and admissions ON record for 'uture reference.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Dayton Empire, aud
other pro-slsyery papers will. Of course, in
dorse and sustain the Statesman 10 this deela.
ration. The Ohio Stale Democrat. and the
large number of papers that agree with FLOOD
in the opinion that there is North, and that
Douglas, Atchison 4 Co. are not the uisesI
aud best meh that ever lived. will please take a
note of these developments, aud prepare TO
come down. or climb up to this Georgia plat
form. We think these men will have good
time 10 getting the voters OF Ohio to sanction
their deliberate treason to the interests of free'
dom and the free NORTH Journal
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The New State House.

II appears that the Legislature elect will
not have the pleasure Of holding forth in the
new State House this winter, but on .he other
hand will have 70 make extensive appropria
tions TO have it in readiness by a twelve month
to come. BEAD the following from the o, s
Journal of the 5th inst; THE Secretary o.
State is now engaged in filing up the Odeor
Hall and Ambros' Hall for the meeting Of the
Legislature. New carpets will be laid down,
and every arrangement made so as TO render
there halls as cCmfoi table as possible for the
use Of the members. The new State House
will not be in readiaess for year TO come,
Judging from The number OF Workmen at pres
ent employed about the building, and the vast
amount Of work yet to be done. The plaster
ing Of the hill Of the House Of Representative
is about finished, excepting the centre piece,
and the laying of the marble floors has been
commenced, The cost Of plasterng this room
alone will be about eight thousand dollars -
The State House Commissioners have run the
State in debt, over and above the appropria-
tions made, about $500 600 dollars. Not a
dollar has ben paid contractors for the iron
work, which amounts TO seventy. five thousand
do liars; not dollar 10 the contractors for the
heating an ventilation of the building amount
ing TO twenty thousand dollars; thirty thou
sand dollars are due upon the marble contract
ten thousand dollars for plate glass for the win.
dows; twenty thousand dollars for chandeliers
and gas fixtures, dc, and so on. The Re
publican Legislature will find it an up hill bust
ness to pay all these bills, contracted for b,
LocOlOcos. and at the SINE time reduce th
taxes
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DIGCulties in Kanzas.

ST. LOUIS, Dec, 9th.
Kanzas free state papers give the following
account of difficulties in the territory. A
young man twenLy-two years of age named
Dow, while at blacksmith shop where sever
al border ruifiians had coDgregated, was de-
liberately shot by one Coleman. Attempts
were made 10 arrest the murderer. but thro'
the aid Of bis abettors he escaped to Missouri.
A meeting Of citizens convened on the spot Of
the murder. A committee inquired into the
facts Of the case and pronounced the act a
cold booded murder on the part of Coleman.
and charged Hngus, Berkeley, Moody and
Waggoner as accessors. A series of resolu-
tions we're passed and committee appointed 10
investigate still further and search out often
ders, and devise means to bring them to JUS
tice Sheriff Jones arrested Jacob Branson,
(at whose house Dow lived, for security of
the peace, but while proceeding 10 Lecompton
he was rescued by party of his neighbors
Jones cent to the Pawnee Mission for aid, de-
claring that the Governor had assured him of
the assistance Of 10000 men il needed.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-12-13

IMUKcrIoS DrssoLvED.-one year since. an
injunction was granted by one Of the Wheeling
Courts, at the instance Of the authorities OF
that city. against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company, TO prevent their tapping the
Central Ohio Railroad at BeDwOod, four mills
this side Of Wheeling. An appeal was taken
and the matter placed before the Appeal Court
of Virginia, which few days since dissolved
the injunction issued by the Court below, and
granted the right Of the Company to connect
as above. By this connection Cincinnati iS
reached three quarters ofan hour earlier than
by going through Wheelipg.--0.S Journal.
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TO Book Binders.

1t is a matter of great surprise to US that
Book Binder has never yet been started in
Newark Our hour.shing town numbers over
5000 souls the county has about 1000 is
the richest in agricultural wealth, and ihe
largest, save one. in the State. There cannot
be the slightest doubt that good biudery.
doing work equal to Cleveland, Columbus OF
Zanesville, could coin money here. The
County Officers work would amount to very
many hundreds 4" year--and as, since the
commencement of things in Licking county
there has been no convenience of the sort
there cannot be less, as we have heard com
pelent Judges say, than 600, 1000 volumes o
different kinds of books now on hand in tht
county, ready and waiting for binder. W.
look upon'it as the best opening in Ohio
| Newark Times.
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The Ohio Statesman on the Georgia Plat
form. The Surrender In Advance.

The Statesman Of Thursday morning, gives
in its unqualified adhesion to the Georgia pro.
slavery platform, and proclaims It's wiIn ynsss
70 stand upon tin the next Presidential elec.
lion This is ct least frank and honest. The
full Endorsement OF the Kansas Nebraska Bill,
whisb, it is now admitted, was introduced to
defeat the wishes OF the North, and for the sole
and express purpose Of Introducing slavery into
Kansas. is here avowed BY the Statesman. Let
this De remembered by the voters of Ohio The
declaration that COng, ,ress has no power to re.
stric. slavery in the territories s also distinctly
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-12-13

DEATH AT A DANlISG PARrY-The Albany
Journal says, that on Monday night there was
/" dance in the upper part ol AZ Fulton street,
which was exclusively participated in by Ger.
mans Of both sexes. 1t appears 10 have been
a social party, peculiar to che people of that
nation. A young woman named Paulina
Miller, who had danced at intervals during the
evening, suddenly dropped down dead upon
the floor, while in a set about I2 o'clock.
She was conveyed to a sofa and medical aid
called in, but life was extinct She had been
accompanied to the place BY heF husband Max
Miller, from their residence, $40 Fulton Ave.
nue., early in the evening. Deceased vas en-.
ciente. A post mortem examination was made
by Dr. George Cochrane, which proved that
the cause Of death was hemmorages from the
rupture Of the ventris caver ascendens. The
verdict was in accordance Cleveland Lead,
er 1th inst.