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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-23

WITHIN two mies of the State house TO sell exchange
w for city property. The bul4ings and com
Portable About ten acres OF beautiful grove land well
fenced suAtd Of the beautifu lead.
ing into the city
For particulars inquire Of CA FULLER, ONCE of Build
Ing Association, College street, Nashville.
OF
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-23
CHANCERY SALE OF ONE OF THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL AND DESIRABLE
Residences and Build
ing Lots

IN THE VICINITY OF NASHVILLE.
DIV virtue OF decree IN the Chaneef Court Nashyie
ID at its May Term, 1886, IN the OF Jane A. Davis,
by &c, VS.. Timothy ". Gilman, Will the part of
mpainsnts sell al Public Sale the bidder
the premises, at II O'Clock, A. NJ,
TUESDAY, THR lIrn DAY OF NOVEMBER NEXT
most beautiful Frame Dwehing with rooms, and all
necessary out buildings with Lot of and C6 poles
SAID Dwelling commands fine view OF Nashville, and IL
situated on the G1lian Pike miles from the city.
sons att dislnee wishing Nashville viii
have better opportunity securing Ofhe desra
Bile Residences in its vicinity than by attending the
the nth instant.
IERAs $1,000 cash. balance credit OF ], = 3, and
years with interest from date to be paid annually
with good security via be required, and lien retained.
Possession given lst Of January
We will Offer most beautiful Lot OF about 9z acres,
fronting 2G9 feet the Gallan Pike, aud running
average Of about 4 feet Said Lot opposite
residence OF ENGOy. Nell Brown, and commands
a fine view OF the city
ALSO, from 10 TO 20 desirable Lots BlOOd's HOustOn
and ZuIiic01er's Addition 10 Edgeheld.
TERNs-Most liberal kdgeaed Is rapidly improving and
the grounds unsurpassed for private Residences.
III Omnibuses will leave The square O'Clock,
day OF sale. COLLATION. usual
nct2I-d3G. J. L. & K. W. BROWN,
ID. TRI00, Aucti0neer. Az Cherry street.
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KENTUCKY,

!. The Louisville Tines publishes the following
propositions: 81
FrlLMoREIrEs TAKE NoTicE.--We are authorized
TO offer the following bets en- the result in this
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Notice.

ID ANYWAY from the subscriber, the slh instant, .
IL negro woman, aged A., black In color small a
in size has her right and shoulder ~
caused by burn, also her left leg above the
Her EsIER and can be told by the moving
aogers both handsas IL counting them. Any infsrma.
ton relative 10 her whereabouts will DO rewarded.
MILES JOHNSON,
nct2I-lIw $50 Cherry street south
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FOUNII.

A COMFORTABLE Dwelling House, with not less than
~ three rooms, convenient to the Square. Apply
ocf22 BENZ. F. SHIELDS.
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JAMES G. JONES.

A PORT MONA e. containing valuable papers suppo-
A belong some gentleman from Jackson county
Ala. The hear Of By inqalring at this
Office. lOct22-d2t.
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IfEAIIIENEE,

ocl2I BEN. ?. SHIELDS.
oDEY'S LADY'S BOOR.-GGdey's Lady's Book Tor No
u yember, just received and for sale al
Oct2I HAGAN'S, Market street.
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LARGE ARRIVAL OF SEASONABLE

DEM. p. SHIELDS is receiving and will continue
ID TO receive weekly frna the Eastern cities large supplies
every Of description Of Dry Goods, Coihlng Hats, shoes
hn6roders with every variety Of CoOtE adapted ths
mars and seasOu
Job lots viii be sold to the Retail Trade private sale
very cheap for cash only.
Ergu ar auction sales usual
BENJ. r. SAIELDS,
Oct2I n, a Tlutfie
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HAVE on hand 81 negroes for sale. Among them or
likely girls, from ~ "a years Old, extra house
want, Seamsiress washer aud irouer likely aud intelligent
and several stout Also, extra black smith. Cali
while the excitement is up.
octa2-tf REEFS w PORTER.
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TIE ARCH

Erected opposite our office, and beneath which
was the stand for the speaking at night was con-
ceded by all to be the most attractive feature of
the occs sion; reminding US of the triumphai
arches erected in Rome, in honor of the return of
her victsrous warriors. 1t may be considered as
very successful imitation in our country of the
gorgeous arches erected for soma psgeantry of
Paris.
The pillars twenty.three feet high, resting on
base three feetsquare, were splendidly illuminated,
by two circles of gas lights three feet in diameter.
On these pillars are painted the motto, 'Ths union
Of the South nzures the union Of the States, and
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s75 KEWARD.

DANANAY from the subscriber at residence in Bed
IL ford county, a negro man named HANNIBAL. Black,
about q years age about feet 10 inches high, weighs
$50 pOunds Narir1ee and supposed
10 be mlkaq his way Nashville. will give $50 reward
taken In the State SIS If caught Of tse State and
confined any jail 20 that ran get him.
Boy read and write he may likely haVe pass
written by himself -.
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LXIRA Rich, heavy More Antique, Satin Strips silks
n few very superior just opened and for sale BY
Oct2i BENZ. r. SHIELDS
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IMPURTAET 10 BOOK AGENTS.
TINE Subscribers addition TO their large list Of Books
i for general dealers, are now publishing
SERIES OF ILLUSTRATED WORKS,
To be sold exclusively by Agents, Of style entirely
books, rendering them far preferable any
Thing now in the hands agents. For fun particulars ad
dress MASON bkpIHEhS,
octa2-tf las and 80 Duane st., New York.
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HARPER'S Magazine for November-large quantity III
IL day received and for sale at HAGAN'S
oct23 Market ST.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-07-15
ABOLITION PHILANTHROPY.

The Charleston IS. C.) Standard gives
the particulars of the sale of slaves by AL
bert Sumner, the brother of Charles Sum
ner, heretofore alluded to in our paper. The
Standard says:
among the records of the courts of our
district are many interesting cases, and not
the least so is the celebrated case of Pell g.
Ball. This fingered in the Court of Chan
Gerry for many years; it invoked the high
est talent of the Charleston bar; it hung
upon the lips of the people, and at its close
gave rise to an exhibition of abolition phil
anthropy which entities it to still further
notice.
The facts of the case were simple. Mr..
and Mrs. Swinton Ball were of the passen-
gers on the ill-fated steamer Pulaski when
it was wrecked, and both perished; but IN
the distribution of the property left behind
them it was of Importance to determine
who was the survivor. The sum depend
ing upon this question amounted to near
SS0,0U0. Excessive ingenuity was exercis-
ed-facts family to be traced amid the
scenes of that perilous occasion were ex-
amined, and it was finally decided that Mrs.
Ball was alive at period when there was
no proof of the existence of the husband,
and the property became distributable a.
mong her heirs at-law. There were two
distributes, both residents of the free
States. A portion of the property consist
ed of slaves. whom they could not consent
to hold in that condition, and it was deter
mined, therefore, that they should be sold,
and the proceeds divided, and in CARRYING
this determination into effect, one very hard
case was presented. Among these slaves
was body servant of Mr.. Ball. who was
much esteemed, and who had wife and
seven children As is usual here the entire
family was put up for sale together, but
there was reason for the inference that this
man would not sell for so much, with so
many ineficients, as he would sell for by
himself, and one of the legatees required
that they should be sold separately. The
requisition inspired feeling of Indignation
and disgust, but to no purpose. The sale
went on; the legatee himself became the
purchaser of this favorite slave. He held
him for an advance in value, and only con-
sented to dispose of him to the purchaser
of his bereaved family, upon the paymen nj
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ton, and which has been the most persist.
ent in maintaining his innocence, is the first
to betray him and to congratulate the Min
istry on their pacific policy. Since it is a.
vowed that Crampton's dismissal will not
be avenged, the Times accuses him of in.
competency, and even upbraids the govern.
ment for retaining him in Office. To sus-
tain the Ministry and sooth the national
pride, it is necessary to convict Champion
of incapacity, and to justify his dismissal.
When we reflect upon the sensitive pride
of so powerful a nation as Great Britain,
and their extreme jealousy of this country,
we may appreciate the skill which avoided
touching their suscept;bilities in so delicate
and complicated controversy.
Ii future, Mr.. Fillmore will have to con-
fine his attacks upon Gen. Pierce and his
Administration, for their support of the
Kansas ebraska bill and their opposition
to the schemes of Mr.. Fillmore's abolition
Friends in Kansas. The other charge has
left him the moment it was made.
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ARE ALL MANKIND FROM THE
SAME ORIGINAL PARENTS?

A curious and learned work, entitled the
| TYPES of Mankind has been published,
maintaining that the different races of peo-
pie sprung from different original parents.
1t is large volume, containing seven or
eight hundred pages. The work is compos-
ed by Messrs MORTON, AGGASsIZ, Mort,
GIDEON, USHER and PATTERsON-all men
of great learning, science, and antiquated
research. The object of the book is to show
the plurality of the origin ofmankind; and
that it is physically impossible that alFthe
different races of people Oh the earth should
have had a common origin, one and the
same parents. The theory of the writer's
is, that men were created by the Almighty
in different sections, and for different sec
tions of the world. In the same way, they
contend that animals was first placed on
the earth. They say it is impossible that
horse and an ass could have sprung from
the same stock; and that it is equally i'm
possible that the negro and Hottentot could
have had the same original ancestor with
the Caucasian or white man. 1t is impos
sible, they allege, for climate, food or mode
Of keeping to convert the pure descendants
Of the iackass into fine Arabian steeds; and
that neither climate. food nor nothing else,
will so change the negro's head, heels, skin
and wool, as to give him, or his descend
ants, in all time to come, the fair complex
ion, intellectual organs, and form, and come
illness of the white man. The writer's con-
tend that, in all probability, instead of one
pair of human beings being created, from
whom all mankind have descended, that
there were as many as there are now diff
ferent races of mankind. In the earliest
history of the world, as far back as the jew
ish account of the creation of man, the mon
uments and hieroglyphics of Egypt prove
that the white man, the negro and the red
man, all existed, then, as now. There are
paintings and representations of them,
showing all the peculiarites as they now ex-
ist. AS to the antiquity Of these represen-
tations, it is made manifest by Egyptian
history, contained in the hieroglyphics
themselves. 1t is something remarkable,
too, that the negro was then, as now, repre-
sented as a slave. The book is illustra-
ted with a great many plates and represen-
tations. In the latter part of the volume,
we have most learned treatise the inn
perfections of our present translation of the
Bible. The writer affirms that, in the ORR
ginal Hebrew or Sanscrit, Sampson is said
to have put the tails of sheares Of a0heat, in
stead of foreS together, and set fire to them.
That, instead Of Joshua commanding the
sun and moon to stand STILL the expression
is, that the sun set, and that the moon still
looked on the slaughter. We are quoting
from memory, without referring to the ex-
act words. Hundreds of such instances as
these are given in the work. Persons who
have any curiosity in regard to these mat
ters, will find 1.-The Types of Mankind"
worth reading.-[ Greenoitle Mountaineer.
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WHAT THE AHoL1r1oN1srs SAY.

The New York Evening Post, Black
Republican journal, thus speaks of the Gin
cinnati Democratic resolutions:
1.-The doctrine is, therefore, only covert
ly expressed in the resolutions. These de-
clare the equality of the States, and the
equality of the States makes a southern
negro in the territories as much property
as northern mule, and southern slave
owner as much the master of the negroes
he brings in as northern farmer is of his
oxen, in spite of Congress and the Terrific
rial Legislature. ''But," the settlers of the
territories ask, shave we no power over the
question of slavery within our limits
"Oh, certainly" answer Mr.. Buchanan and
the Cincinnati Convention, "full, ample, en-
tire power-subject only to the restraints
of the Constitution. You can do precisely
what you please with slavery, but then you
must do it at the proper time, and the pro-
per time is when after having passed through
the stage of territorial existence, you frame
a Constitution with view of being received
in the Union. In other words, this whole
pretence of allowing the people of the ter
ritory voice in the formation of their own
institutions, is falsehood According to
the Cincinnati resolutions adopted by Mr..
Buchanan, the institution of slavery is al
ready established in the territories, under
the doctrine of equality in the States; NJ
inhabitants of the territory the settlers have
no power over it; it is only as citizens of
newly formed State that they can expel it."
The Post states the question fairly. ut
it is only as citizens of newly formed state.
that they can expel it" (slavery.)
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| ization, we may justly congratulate the
States upon the unanimity which marked
the proceedings of the Democratic Conven-
ton; and the patriot may point to the fact,
as pledge of constitutional union, that the
delegates from Maine and Texas, from South
Carolina and California, were as thorough
ly united upon every question of principle
as those from the neighboring Southern
States of Tennessee and Kentuekyi or those
from the neighboring Northern States of
Wisconsin and Michigan.
This community of sentiment, this feeling
of brotherhood, gives hope of perpetual
Union. 1t has been the happy fortune of
the Democratic party, by adhering to the
constitution, which was made to protect us
all, to avoid the geographical and sectional
issues against which Washington solemnly
warned his countrymen; and we have eve
ry reason to believe that it is yet equal to
the high duty which now devolves on it of
preserving the constitution, and maintain
ing the rights of every portion of the con-
federaey. If the unsound elements which
troubled it for a time have sought congenial
associations elsewhere, the loss has been
more than supplied by accessions from the
flower of the old whig party; and, thus re-
inforced, it will be the destiny of the demo-
cracy, under the lead of their distinguished
chief, to maintain the high position of our
country before the world-to preserve the
equality of every class of citizens-to pro-
tect the perfect liberty of conscience-and
to secure the peace of the Union, by rem
dering equal justice to every part.
With sincere Acknowledgements for the
friendly personal sentiment contained in
your letter, am respectfully, you friend and
obedient servant
JOHN. C. BRECKENRIDGE.
Messrs. Ward, Richardson, Hibbard, Law
renee, Brown, Manning, Forsyth, Tuck
er, Seymour and Preston.
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ANOTHER FALsEHooD NAILED

Know-nothing journals have been and
still are representing that James Buchan-
an voted for the odious Bankrupt law. The
Richmond (Va.) Examiner nails this charge
to the counter, by showing the vote on the
passage of that bill in the u. S. Senate
By reference to the Journal of the Senate,
July Oath, l841, on the passage of the Bank
rupt bill, the following will bo found to DO
the vote:
For the BiH.-Messrs. Burrow, Bates,
Berrien, Choate, CLAY of Kentucky, Clay
ton, Dixon, Evans, Henderson, Hunting.
ton, Kerr, Merrick, Miller, Morehead, Mou-
ton, Phelps, Porter, Simmons, Smith of In
diana, Southland, Tallmadge, w Walker, White,
Williams, Woodbridge, Young-26.
Against the BiU.-Messrs. Allen, Archer,
Bayard, Benton, BUCHANAN, Calhoun,
Clay of Alabama, Cuthbert, Fulton, Gra-
ham, King, Linn, McRoberts, Nicholson,
Pierce, Prentiss, Rives, Sewer, Smith Of
Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Woodbu-
ry, Wright-23.
The truth is, Mr.. Buchanan warmly op-
posed the bill in every shape and form.
from first to last.
This proves to be an unfortunate charge
for the know nothings. 1t has led to invcs-
tigation, which proves that MiIlard Fillmore
uoted against the repeal Of The Bankrupt
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of what he considered a sufficient profit
upon the bargain. The iegatee who so held
on to small profit upon the favored slave
of the man whose estate he was about to
share, was Albert Sumner, brother of the
/ Charles Sumner who has lately been rem
dered so distinguished in the Senate of the
United States.
Now, waado not enter a criminal prose-
cution against Mr.. Sumner for the conduct
of his brother; but speaking from the Gen.
tire of society and family who are eapa-
BILE of an act like this, it may be surely
questioned whether he is proper person
to arraign the ''harlot slavery" and whether
there is not something like retributiye JUS
tice in his meeting some little expiatory
martyrdom in the cause of human freedom.
1t may be objected to our society that
such an act is possible; but in every form
of society there are necessary evils, and if
families are separated here, so are they
elsewhere, under the imper:ous necessities
of common life, while this is to be remem-
bered In free States, families are torn
apart by countless causes, but here there
is but one to disturb the domestic relations
of the negro, and that is the order of a mas
ter. 1t is also to be remembered that mas
ters seldom have an interest in such an Or
der. He who owns a husband, will also
find it to his interest to own the wife; who
sells the one against his wish, will also find
it to his interest to sell the other, and hence
it happens under the natural equalities of
this institution, that this evil most excepted
to is of less frequent occurrence than among
almost any other people known to history,
and that it is left for the philanthropy of
one Of the free States to exhibit one Of the
few instances upon record, in which man
has found an interest of from fifty to one
hundred dollars in separating a negro hus-
band from his family, and who for so small
a sum has had the heart to perpetrate the
act.
This case exhibits fair specimen of abo-
lition philanthropy. Their pretended re-
gard for the slave is nothing more than
jealousy and hatred Of the owner, who so
far excels an abolitionist in all that consti-
tutes liberal and highminded gentleman.
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Hon. JOHN c. BRECKINRIDGE.

LEXINGTON, KY, June %, 1856.
GENTLEMEN Il have received your let
ter of the 18th inst, giving me official in
formation of my nomination by the Demo
cratic National Convention for the office of
Vice President of the United States. i feel
profoundly grateful to the Democracy for
this distinction, SO far above my merits and
expectations, and accept the nomination,
with the pledge that if it should result in
imposing on me any public duties, shall
exert whatever power possess to discharge
them with fidelity.
The Convention wisely selected for the
first place in the government an eminent
statesman whose character and public SER
vices furnished guarantee that his admin
istration will command confidence at home
and respect abroad.
The platform adopted by the Convention
has my cordial approval. j regard it as
the only basis on which the Union can be
preserved in its original spirit. Adopted.
as it was, by the unanimous votes of the
delegates from all the States, it shows that
amidst the distractions of the times there
remains one united and powerful organiza-
ton whose common principles extend over
every foot of territory covered by the Fed.
eral Constitution. After the recent repeat
ed and deplorable failures of other parties
to present to the country national organ
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PoLITICAL p
MIR. BRECKINRIDGES LETTER OF
ACCEPTANCE.
JUNE l3, 1856.

JUNE 13, 1856.
SIR: The National Convention of the De-
mocratic party, which recently assembled
in Cincinnati, unanimously nominated you
as a candidate for the office of Vice Presi-
dent of the United States.
You have already informally accepted
the nomination, but we deem it appropriate,
under instructions of the Convention, to
communicate the information officially in
their name. We also solicit your attention
to the resolutions adopted by that assembly
as expressive of the views and policy of the
Democratic party in relation to the impor-
tant public questions involved in the ap-
preaching Presidential election.
The Convention have associated your
name with that of an eminent and exper-
fenced statesman, under the conviction that,
although your public career has been brief
yet that it has commanded the confidence
not only of your party, but the country,
and that your talents and patriotism will
essentially aid in illustrating the principles
and in firmly establishing the wise and gen
erous policy Of the Democratic party.
We tender to you personally our sincere
congratulations upon this distinguished
proof of the public esteem, and remain,
with assurances of profound respect,
Your fellow-c citizens,
JOHN E. WARD,
w. A. RICHARDSON,
HARRY HIBBARD,
w. B. LAWRENCE,
A. G.. BROWN,
JOHN L. MANNING,
JOHN FORSYTH,
j. RANDOLPH TUCKER,
HORATIO SEYMOUR,
w. PRESTON.
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. - . - -

RAILROAD ACCIDENTAL dreadful ac-
cident occurred on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, near the Relay House, above Bal
timore, on Monday evening the 9TH instant.
The switch, it appears, was broken and
half opened, and the train which left Wash
ington at half past four, p. NJ, was thrown
from the track. Engineer James Cough
and Henry Nagle, newsman, were killed.
Mr.. Hedges, mail agent, Mr.. Worthington,
lawyer, of Annapolis, VIM. Bridges, con-
fectiOner, and Mr.. Russell, fremen, were
badly injured, and several others wounded.
The engine and several cars were shattered
to pieces.
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THE KENTUCKY. wHIG CONvEN-
TON.

Seventeen counties were represented in
tho kentucky Wing State Convention which
met at Louisville, Kentucky, last week
The Convention adopted resolution re-
commencing Congress to pass law pro-
hibiting the importation of foreign paupers
and lengthening the time required for ma
turalization. A resolution in favor of adopt
ing Fillmore and DonelsOn, as the candidates
of the Old Line Wings, received the vote
of only one county.
The Wing State Convention of Massa-
chusetts is to meet in Boston on the Sd of
September. The leading spirits recommend
''masterly inactivity" and no expression
of preference for any of the Presidential
candidates.