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INSURANCE COMPANY.

Insurance COMPANY.
Office No 4 Wall Street, New York
Cash Capital $500 900 90
Amount OF Assets, STAT ,972 ~.
Amount If Liabilities S536776s
fISHls Company differs from most Others ia having
4 paid ~ capital IT $500 600 90 and no diyi-
bends are made Ia stockholders without first provd
ing for The unearned premium III outstanding pol
ictes, in addition to the csritql
CHAS J. MARTIN, Pre-.
4. ]. WILIMARTH, See.
n21d3m M = rltRNEE 4 rnt.t
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Housefurnishlng Departmens.
Hosiery Depart Ia 6

MEMS HOSIERY AND GLOVES
NoMEN's HOSIERY ANDGL0NFS
CHILDREN n HOSIERY dGLOgES
sHIKTS, DRAWERS, az
W. ask All inspection Of our stock by none but
tAsH and approved Nf< Me2rus buyers--to such we
offer crest Inducements.
GuiiioR. Anderson & Co.
No IL Market ST. below 18th, philadelphia
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n Ihe Times don't ike il that we have
explained the tendencies Of the German
voters i. consequence If the position to
winch IT, Democracy are drifting. now-a-
days. Can't help il, ighbor IL Tile midst
Of little ahtical romoncing," il SAYS
''Ne love As success Of CUR party. but il
v ftAd been Id >ns-aad with nm Organization
"htea not only perpetrated bat rlorihed IN
hl9a-& scenes and handish atrocities al Lou
lsNle, and Cincinnati. and New Orleans.
ahd had sworn With uplfted hand 10 use our
efforts anu our influence t. strip this 'sliber-
ty-l0Tng people OF every privilege they
possess, We would have waited al least until
ihe ashes from tho persecution we had kim
aied haa grown cold. and the grass had
grown room upon the graves of the muir
-s@f before we commenced bidding for Ger
man a.es.
pshaa, now uele y0a uot,--that is,
more % iess of your corps identified,
with the organization, : sworn with unified
hand" and all that kind of fol-dc-rol2 :
Now Just come down out of the clouds III,
tle Way, e matters Of fact, even il it does
leave yon IN the same quanda.y that YOU try
to place others
AAtcfs.z7n announces his design
to reside Kansas. It would seem a. # he
n sht operate little more leg.timately if he
lived over the line. Aaa besides, his talents
aud patriQtism dou'l seem ~ 81 appreciated
the exten. Of his ambition bv the mass If
M.ssourians. with whom he may be SAID 10
be politically defnnct
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GODFREY a SNOW

NTUKAfE Forwarding aud Commis.fnn MGR
- chants and General Freight Agents, Front ST
between Vermont and broadway. Quincy ILLINOIS
EE~ Property directed Ia surcase, Will be forward
ed with dispatch, and orders and conslgnments will
receive immediate and careful attention
Refer 10 fiagg savage, Moore Hollowbush &
Co., ienning q Co, Quincy Page i Bacon II Lou.
H. tan25lym
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Davis & Price,
House, Sign, and Orna me ntaI

Tim TTHS
NRAINERS and Paper Hangers, Shop Oh Bloi
~ deau, between 4th and 9TH streets keokuk
n2Id.twbm
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IL ANISG determined, hereafter 30 DO an excIu
4 slFely cash business IN retail department
we are prepared 10 sell all kinds Of Hate Cars BON
nets, &c, ~ greatly reduced prices. Our stock il
nov very complete and keep nothing bat the
best grades u goods always have the latest stytes
and will sell lower for cash than the common grades
are sold credit. s. come On with your dimes
EA~ All kinds Of Millinery work doue 10 order
at the shortest notice
Oct gf LII u 4 HINpuREN q AEr
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Short Credits and Short Prices

Short Credits and Short Prices
N7Einvite the attention q buyers 10 our exten
w siye and varied asso rtruent Vt
New Goods,
Selected and imported for spring Sales
Our stock is divided into Three DepartInrnts-de
voting onehoor tc each--enabhne to give more at
tention TO- and better assortment Of ach class 81
goods than can b found any house doing genera
business. The following among the articles t,
which we devote specia attention
Hfousefurn shing Dcpartmeuf
LACE i MUSLIN CUR TABLE 4 PIANO COY.
IAlAS, Frs
SATIN DANASks WATERKn MQREENs,
SAllA DE LANES, OIL FURNITURE
IMPERIAL DANASkS CHINTZtS
W0RSTED QUILTS q COT NTFF
COTTON PANFS
CeRNltEe, TAssELS BLANKETS.
ac TOILET COVERINGS,
DIMITIES &c
Linen Goods Depa rrment
ldNbS sHEEIfNHSt TOWELS 4 IoNEIIAG
PILLOW CASELINFNS. DIAPERS d CRASH
TABLE CLOTHS, LONG LAWNS.
TABLE DAMAskS BIRDS EYE III ApFRS
NAPKINS Il BOALIE- a.
STAIR LINENS,
and every variety of SHIFTING. C9ATs PANT
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3m WI. F.TURNER, Agent.
ron AAI.E.

\ NEW House and Lot, corner of Mopgup aud
n Second streets, beautifully situated Tor dwell
ling house, Inquire % the owner, Edward Mumm
or L.. j. zwart, on Morgan, b'tweeu Sd and 4th SITS
Jannary 81 dim
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WASHINGTON, Jan. &c.
HoCsE.- Mr.. Dunn offered resolution de-
clarng, first, that no one should be elected
Speaker who does NOT fully aud heartily sym
pathlze with 4 large majority Of the people
Of the country for the restoration Of the Mis-
sour Compromise, or who will hesitate 10
exert himself for the restoration Of that re-
striction.
ID, The restriction should be restored as
/ indicative Of the wisdom, patriotism and
! phghted honor Of the great statesmen who
imposed il as Unnecessary and'certain means
If reviying harmony ana concord among the
States Of the Union.
1 3D., Useless and fnctious agitation If the
Slavery question in Or out Of Congress is un-
wise and un'pstin every section Of the [ nipa:
but until the restriction is restored. il is a
solemn duty W. owe to the past, present and
future, steadily and firmly to persist in ef-
forts 70 that end.
The first resolution was rejected by u ma
joritv.
The House Is now voting on the others.
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Franklin Fire an6 Marine
INSURANCE COMPANY.
FoSD III lac Wis

A~ftated aetoFathg & ING Law ~ l!llnoH.
Esp scial attention gwen to Insurance 81
FARM PROPERTY, DWELLINGS AND OUT
BUILD SaS.
l NsGREs such buildings contents on favorable
l. terms, for or J years. Insures Stores Ware
houses Buildings Contents, and Pcrsc nal propar-
~ generally.
Losses EQuITABLY ADJUSTED AND PROMPT.
LIZ PAID IN CASH.
This Company Is Joint Stock Association organ
ized under spsciai charter granted by the egsla-
ture ~ Wisconsin, with authorized capital u
$500 900. One hundred thousand dollars Of which
is paid IN, and securely invested in bonds and mort
gages. The Company being thus securely organized
upon firm basis the directors take pleasure in re
commenting II to public favor, worthy Of conf.
dcncc and support with the that 81 loss
shall be promptly and honorably adjusted. As
will be done premium notes taken.
OFFICERS
y. NJ. Donaldson, Pres W I. Gibson, Sec ".
\ D.. N
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4 LITTLE roe GRERpY.--it would seem
from the following article, which We extract
from the Dubuque Republican, that some Of
our Land Officers have been guilty Of a little
too sharp practice in their operations--at
least they are charged with it. We copy
THF LAND SHARKS N TBouBLE.-We IN
derstand that the Government have been un-
able longer TO shut their eyes to the fragrant
conduct of some Of their agents in this State,
and that the Register aud Receiver Of the
Land Office at Des Moines has been ordered
to Washington to answer the charges against
him. Ii is also stated that q number Of citi-
zens Of that place have also proceeded to
Washington to substantiate these charges.
The gouging which las been going on in
Minnesota is also to be overhauled and stop
ped
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y. NJ. Donaldson, Prc-'t. ". I Gibson, see'y
i. " Eddy Wee Pres I. A. Gibson, GEN gent.
dec 2Id3m " I TIikNER Ap.nt
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CTR he difficulties 81 Pr. C,ruip. caused
by his lat Gall, appear q b mare serious
III vas u tirst apprehenied. He Il likely
to ba confined for seferaI mouths.
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DAVID y. SMITH. n. b. yASsfCkLfy
SMITH & VANSICkLEN.

SMITH & VANSICkLEN,
AuctAoncers, Commission Merchants
and Real Estate Brokers.
M II Will pay particular attention to sales by
w Auction, Of Real Estate Stocks Administra.
tor = Sales, &c. will negotiate Loans make Collac
tions, exchange Real Estate for Merchandise make
liberal advances on Real Estate Merchandise CON
signed for public sale; will act as Attorneys for
property holders on the disposng of property col
lecting Of rents, paying taxes dc will act as fnau
cial counsellofs for all who may need our services
Othce ON Third street. between Main and Johnson
nova
INOR SALE-lot D. Block 20i on Main street. Ap
l. ply to [dce, Esq tSMITH 4 Y ANsIkCLEN.
E'0k SALE--Lots aud 2 in Block l5g corner Of
L Fulton ana 10Th streets Terms easy AppIy to
dec y. SMITH! NANsICKLEN.
I'oh sALE--Lots g. 5 and SIX in Block 1888 corner
L ef Fulton 10th streets. Apply to
dee ~. Smith NANsICKLEN.
L'fR sALL-~2O feet BY $40 on johnson street, be-
L tween I'd and Sd streets. south side apply tn
SMITH VANSlCkLEN.
LYON NALk-2S feet by 40 on ID street, also %
Il feet on johnson. corner Of 18th street hy 10 On
I'm. Apply to SMITH FANSICkLEN.
LNOk SALE = 10 acres u land on tie q y ,uES
i Tract, apply to SMITH Il VANsICKLEN.
LNoR SALE--A dwelling house and lot on Bank
street, apply t. SMITH d YANsICKLEN.
A LOT IL louisville, by, 10 exchange for keo
\ kuk City property apply to
sMlIH yANsIcKEN.
LNOR SALE--tr trade Tor Iowa lands or keokak
City prppcrty--A house aud LIT at Walnut Hills
near [ be city If Cincinnati apply t.
SMITH NANSICHLES.
ron SALE,
go feet by - on First Street setween Main Jabn.
son Ala5, House and LQt corner II First and John
CON Apply 70 SMITH a VANs1CKLEN.
FOR SALE,
22B Acres of Land, so under cuitivatlos uear "a.
mArEo Terms, one-third cash. balanee in one, two
and three years AlIly y
SMITH d VASslekIEN.
ENoK SALE $40 acres Of choio. Land within fou,
\ miles q the city. SMITH NANsICkLEN
ron SALE.
4 not 81 and lots Second street npply Ia
n nof24 SMITH d NANsICKLEN.
FOR SALE,
~ tEhI tront On Second street attn hulldiugv.
" rents for $500, aYiy 10
nos2i sNIfH 4 vASslcKLl~.
Won oAl,E-l0 acres Of and u pder cult ,atinn on
L mile from the city. Apply 10
hoF24 SMITH 4 NANsICkIEN
EOk SALE 20 feet front On Main street AMI,
10 nor24 SMITH YANSICKLEN
L'OR sALE.-A farm containing 2Os acres $50
under fepee, III miles from the city on the rlnpk
rad. Possession given the lst Of March next Al
ply TO nov24 SMITH gANFICkLENs
TOR SALE.-A house and lot on Gaip street
Il noy24 SMITH j NANsICKLEN.
A FRESH invoice u Hats and Caps 70 trade for
Wy property Apply y
eosA SIXTH a VANsICKLRS.
Ien ACRES " Land ii Washington county. four
lou miles from the County Seat. can be had f~r
seven dollars per acre. Apply soon 10
a
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Especial attention gwen to Insurance Of
EAkM pkQpERIl lM ELlINAs ANIL OFT
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FOR SALE.

Ien ACRES " Land IN Washington county. four
IoO miles from the County Seat, can be had for
seven dollars per acre. Apply soon r.
noyA SMITH Il SANsTCKLEv
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4 fhe Wyoming (N. ~ Times saws
lee"is " Parsgus, formerg ii ,hst ,llage,
feeehii deeea-F left property ii nth be-
lNeen forty na fifty thousand dollars, to FL
la~a, .o be ted
VITA 'he Ne" aeAea. Presbyterian hagch.
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FIREl FrRE.FIRrY

janld4w
[ Evening Times copy.
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law. Signed, j. a. GRAHAM,
w. G. GRAHAM
On this bond the following endorsement is
made, to witt
This bond was handed to the Mayor Of the
City of keokuk, in our presence, with re-
quest that il b. put on fie, but Ills Honor de-
clined receiving it. June 23d 1853.
Signed, WILLIAM srorrs,
l.. 4. III. HouGHToS,
j. G. ESTES,
THOMAS MARTIN.
Having thus briefly given to the public tho
history and facts in the premises, submit to
the good sense and Judgment Of the sensible
and appropriated portion Of the community,
as to the equity aud Justice of my claim, the
payment Of which could not have been avoid
ed except by reputation Of contract on
the part of the Council.
]. a. GRAHAM
copy OF the proceedings in reference to
the claim Of GRAY. Is herewith accompanied
Al meeting Of tho City Council ut their
January term, 1861, when present his Hon
or the Mayor, and the following members OF
the Council Messrs. iiaines. Creel. Harri-
son, Bridgman, Munger and Perdue
TN motIoa the following resolution wa
adopted. 10 W.T.
Ordered, that Moses Gray W. allowed -four
hundred collars for ALLEGED injury aud dam
ages bv the laying and altering tie grade III
Nam street, hetwcaH First aud Front streets.
The vote stood for the allowance as follows
For the allowance of the claim, Haines.
Greet, Munger and Perdue against 1T, Messrs.
Harrison and Bridgman
val The Editors OF the Times please copy Z
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
Is 'ur,fi1t.liI1r I d l,.........
Hear GOV. Robinson

d Gov. Robinson, of Kansas, has written
a letter to a friend in Fitchburgh, which,
after alluding to his confinement, and the
Infamous characters and causes that keep
him there. closes thus: lo. f.oits...;o -.
HBut politics aside, Fremont is Of all
others just the man for the times. A
man who could say, "If slavery is intro
duced into California I will leave the
State" and that, too, when he knew that
speech would cost him seat in the Sen
ate of the United States, can never be
corrupted to sacrifice liberty on the shrine
of slavery; and the man who dared tc
take the responsibility of traversing un,
known regions; Of scaling the Rocky and
Sierra Nevada Mountains in midwinter
of waging war and conquering California
before the Government knew what he
was about; and finally, the man who
dared to take the responsibility Of captiva
ting and running away with Jessie Ben
ton, in defiance Of "Old Bullion" -sucl
man will not hesitate to take the respon
sibility to wipe out the policy and cor
ruptions of Frank Pierce from the White
House, and inaugurate an administration
ofpeace and good will to the whole coun
try. If I have friend in old Fitch
burgh who desires to rebuke the man VIII
keeps us here in confinement against a.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
The Little Joker.

In the good old times in Kentuckey,
when "substantialjustice" was admins
tered in a log cabin, after free and easy
manner, suit was brought to recover
certain moneys of which it was alleged
plaintiff had been defrauded by the inge-
nious operation known as ''thimble rig
ging.' In the course Of the trial, plain
tiff's counsel, who happened to be an
''expert,'' undertook to enlighten the
Court as to the modus operandi of TIE
performance. Putting himself into posi-
ton, he produced the three cups and Che
''little JOKER and proceeded, suiting the
action to the word: - -''''', = s'.'..-'o ''2"
@Then, may it please the Court, the
defendant, placing the cups on his knee
Mus, began shifting them so, offering to
bet that my client could not tell under
which cup was the little Joker meaning
thereby, may. it please the Court, this
ball-with the intention of defrauding
my client of the sum thus wagered.
For instance, when I raise. the cup so,
your Honor supposes that you see the
ball."
Suppose seeP' Interrupted the Judge,
who had closely watched the perform
ance, and was sure he had detected the
ball as one of the cups was accidentally
raised. tWhy, any darned fool can see
where it is, and bet on it, and be sure to
win: There ain't t no defrauding thar"
perhaps your Honor would like to GO
a V on it" insinuated the counsel
$50 v? Yes, and double it, too
here's the rhino. It's under the middle
cup, ,,..4 -. ~ s......,
"I'll 60 V on that" said the foreman
!. of the jury, 6,...-.1. -. -,
''And I, and l." joined the jurors, one
after the other, until each one had invest
ed his pile. .,.
up p said his Honor. !. ~ y. ,.'''''
up it was, but the ''little joker bac
mysteriogsly disappeared. Judge and
jury were enlightened, and found no diff
Guilty in bringing in a verdict in favor 0
the plaintiff, on the ground that it was
the 'darndest kind O. defrauding." Hi
Honor adjourned the Court, and ''stooe
i for drinks all round,"' in consideration 0
being ;'let off, from his wager.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25

very near the reality, There we're over
seventeen hundred horses, about four
hundred wagons and vehicles Of all kinds
in the procession. Our opponents admit,
BY actual count. that there were seuen
thousand nine hundred IN procession r., :.
This was the count made at the Custom
House, by the opponents Of Fremout.-1
Another count made on Water street.
states it at $500. AS it was next to i'm
possible to make an accurate count, we
may presume that there were at the least
ten thousand il procession. v In addition
to this, the Western train brought in 90
car loads after the procession reached the
ground, which would have sw1elled the
number materially. 1ao g 979d' h9dA
About 1900 arrived III the Western
cars too late to go into procession, e and
very few persons in the two cities, Went
into it unless they had some active duty
to perform in some device or trade.
1t was indeed wonderful j, procession, ,cts i,n
and will be long remembered by the tens
| Iofthousands who witnessed the brilliant
spectacle.
The grounds set apart for the Conven-
ton, were the North Commons, AIleghe-
ny, Four stands were erected, and speak.
IL 4 z II k
ing was kept up at all Of them, There
was no shade. and the dust and heat were
dreadful. Notwithstanding these draw.
BAG backs, it is not exaggeration to say, that
fully one hundred thousand people visited
the grounds during the afternoon, and the
stands we're always surrounded byg as as
many as could hear. If there had been
any shade, or the weather had been less
Oppressive, the crowds would have been
larger. 7''- :,
| i1oTbe city throughout presented the ap-
' pearanoe Of ajoyous holiday, Great mum.
bers of stores and shops were shut up,
the work was suspended on new build.
1ings, and the manufactures were closed
;. Take it all in all our Convention 4 was as
/ ia great success. It has cheered the
hearts of the friends Of freedom, and car
ried disrnay into the ranks Of the pro
slavery party. The procession gave un:
mistakeable evidence that the working.
: men, the mechanics, the farmers, and the
laborers are With us. Only one weel
E Eago, the Buchanan meh. after the Labor
of weeks, held a Convention, and theiil
procession only contained some fifteen
, hundred persons, with few banners ane
j flags, bat no exhibition Of trades, or man
Hesitation that the masses were interested
in their cause
=, TIE friends Of Freedom have ever,
4 reason to take courage. Their cause i
-Ijust and the people are with them. 4
few weeks more spent for the cause Of tn
: country and humanity, and the victory i
1
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
Sl1rrt fl i5teIpllul.qll,. l.,
Hard of Hearing.
4 LOVE STORY.

Il
AIyoung Jonathan once courted the
daughter of an old man that lived down
East, who professed to be deficient in
hearing; but, forsooth, was more capa-
cious than limited in hearing, as the Sc
.quel will show. 9i sfaa l8m51i f5
1t was stormy night in the ides of
March, if | mistake not, when lightning
and loud peals Of thunder answered thun-
der, and Jonathan sat by the old mans
ireside, discussing with the old lady, his
intended mother-in-law, on the expedien-
cy of asking the old mans permission to
marry ''sSal.""l Jonathan resolved to
",pop it" to the old man the next day
Night passed, and on the dawn of aano-
ther day the old man was found in his
barn lot feeding his pigs, and Jonathan
resolved to ask him for Sal. es -.
Scarce had minute elapsed, after jon
athan made his resolution, ere he bid the
old man "good morning. Now Jona-
than's heart beat now he scratched his
head, and ever and anon gave birth to a
pensive yawn--Jonathan declared that
he'd as leftake e thirty nine stripes " as
to ask the g old man ~ but, said he
aloud to himself, g however, here goes it !;
faint heart never won a fair GIRL and
addressed the old man thus 4sua fa
81 say, old man, I b want to marry
your daughter" ss9. 3 v4s7ats.o1 14 ad1
"You want to borrow my halter, ]
would loan it to you Jonathan, but nay
son has taken it and gone off to the mill. y
Jonathan, putting his mouth close to
the old mans ear and speaking in a
deafeuing tone, "I've. got five hundred
pounds of money ''ags m m ug5.4 at
Old man, stepping back, as if greatly
alarmed, and exclaimed in voice Of sur.
PRISE !" You have got FIVE hundred
pounds of honey, Jonathan Why, i
lis more than all the neighborhood- ha:
use for !! - aaat adj atad +,
Jonathan, not yet the victim of des
pair, and putting ahis mouth to the ole
mans ear bawled out, g I've got gold 7
$50 have I, Jonathan, and it is tht
worstgcold l ever had in my life.'o ST
saying, he sneezed "wash-up." ii 3ag-
By this time the old lady came up, anc
observing Jonathan's unfortunate luck
she put her mouth to the old mans ca
and screamed 5likera wounded Ya-hoo.sc
4 "Daddy. say daddy-you don't un
IIderstand; he wants tomarry your daugh
tef. +a2 % s.a l,rag o'.aal Ills aaiga
! "Itold him helcalf halter was gone.
4 "Why, daddy, you don't understand
. -he'sigot1gold he's rich. .7o.'rssT saj
"He's got cold and the itch, eh J.
What's he doing here with the itch, eh /!
So saying, the old man aimed blow e
p |Jonathan's head with his cane, but har
q PLY for Jonathan he lodged it. Nor di
the rage of the old man stop at this, br
with angry countehance henmade afte
e. Jonathan, who took to his heels; nor di
Jonathan's luck stop here. He bad NJ
got far from the oldman, who run him
4 tight race, before Jonathan stumped b
toe and fell to the ground, and before tt
old man could /" cup" he stumble
over Jonathan and fell sprawling in
g mud hole. Jonathan sprung to his heel
and with the speed of John Gilpin cleare
: himself. And poor Sail, she died a null
and never had husband. 2a b3I9
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-09-25
PIPER sANDUsKY, OHIO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1856 !


different places of negroes whom we met
on the road, was brought aup as proof of
our being Abolitionists; also. the fact that
Malone stopped at the house Of Br. Poe
to get a drink of water A minority Of
the Committee were in favor of etarring
and feathering us, but the majority final
ly decided to send US to the! Free States.
We were escorted to Wilmington, N. c.,
|by Sheriff and four Deputies. On ar
irving there, we were placed in charge Of
the Mayor Of that place, While at Viii
mington, one Of our escort, named Zach,
Ellarbee, STAKEHOLDER, went out through
the town and reported that we were Alb
olitionists, which caused mob to gather
around the, house where we, were con-
fined; and for time we were in immi
nent danger of being lynchcd. We could
hear the mob cryaout, hang them, -
:. hang the d-2d sons Of b-s," DC, DC.
From Wilmington, we were escorted by
two constables to Norfolk, Va, where we
were confined two days and nights in a
foul apartment of the Jail, waiting for the
steamer to SAIL Wewere finally placed
on board the steamer, and our passage
paid to New York, where we arrived or
Monday. have merely to state in con
clusion, that by this outrage have beer
deprived Of al my property, and am lef
in your city an entire stranger L..
dqi1W en- JAMES COLWELL.
!. New York, Sept, II, 1856: dido h9s7