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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-01-10

The following is the Platform now
laid down by the American Organ,
at Washington City, which is, as its
name indicates, the central organ of
the Know Nothing Party. This is
a platform made to supercede the
Philadelphia one and to suit the
Northern members of the party, who
are the majority and entitled to the
control and will have it too, as the
balotting for Speaker too plainly
shows:
eve now advocate liberation Of
opinion on the slave question.
ave now condemn the repeal of
the Missouri Compromise.
"We n0w contend that the cues
ton of slavery should form no part of
the American platform.
ave nor condemn ultraism at the
South as much as at the North.
I'VE nOaV maintain. the reserved
rights of the States, to their full
lest extent.
ave non claim to be neither pro-
slavery nor anti-slavery in our edito-
rails.
ave nov protest against the agita-
ton Of the question of slavery in
Congress, or of any other sectional
question, by the American party"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-01-10

1t is stated that the Clerkship of
the q. S. House Of Representatives is
worth $4,000 a year above ex-
penses.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-01-10
Crime runs riot in California. Ons

Crime runs riot in California. One
of the San Francisco papers gives the
following statistics of crime for ten
months of the past year: Total killed
by others 4S9, hung by sheriff 6, and
hung by the mob 46. No estimate is
given of the number of crimes CON-
mitted less than murder.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-01-10

A man was fined five dollars, by q
magistrate Of Chicago, the other day,
for refusing to assist tho 6remen at
q fire.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-01-10
INSANE HOSPITAL.

INSANE HOSPITAL.
The biennial report of the Trus-
tees and officers of the Tennessee
Hospital for the Insane made to the
Legislature, has been published, and
to Taze. w. Norman, Esq, of the
House of Representatives, from
franklin county, we are indebted for
a copy. :
A lack of funds has prevented
the completion Of the superb struc-
ture which has been commenced, and
a further appropriation is asked for
that purpose. The building is to be
heated by steam, and an admirable
system of forced ventilation has also
been adopted. The Treasurer's re-
port exhibits expenditures to the
amount of $90,Ss1 90, more than
half of which was incurred in the
construction of the building. The
Physician and Superintendent re.
ports that lSl patients have been &C.
commodated in the Institution since
the date Of the last report, l26 males,
and &C females of whom have
been discharged, or have died in that
time-40 of this number we're re-
stored to reason-20 discharged i'm
proved-i2 unimproved-l5 have
died. The following is CLEANED from
the appendix to the tables:-That
the number of males exceeds that of
females; that the number Of single
males exceeds that of married males;
that the number of married females
exceeds that of single females; that
there are more patients between the
age Of % and 80 than any other
age; that i'll health, Of various kinds,
was the most frequent of the ascer-
tanned causes of insanity; that more
than half the patients had received
only ''lmited educations;" that there
we're more than eight times as many
farmers as members Of other callings;
and that Davidson, Rutherford, Shell
by and Wilson counties we're most
largely represented in the 1nstitu.
ton Lincola county furnished three
patients-all males. One of them
was Supported by the State, one by
friends, and the other by this County.
Attached to the Institution is a
farm, the cultivation of which has
furnished many of the patients with
healthy exercise, while their labor
has added greatly to the comforts
and economy of the establishment.
The female patients make a great
number Of quilts and comforts, and a
large quantity Of clothes for them.
selves and the male patients. They
have ided much in dining room
service, aud a few of them have been
of service in the wards. Their a.
musements have consisted in various
games, and walks. The male pa
tients in doors have various games,
music, &C., to interest them, and the
patients Of both sexes are furnished
with books, newspapers and maya
zines. On the Sabbath, many attend
divine service in neighboring church
es, and greater part Of the time,
service was held every Sabbath in
the chapel by a regular minister.
The report suggests to the Legis-
lature that some plan may be adopt
ed to procure accurate and reliable
reports from the different counties in
the State, as to the number land SO
forth) Of insane persons within the
limits Of each, in order to ascertain
how to proportion the benefits of the
Institution.
e% From some cause, we have
been transferred from the tri-weekly
tn the weaklv aychanpa list Of the
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-01-10
Daguerreotypes!!
j. B. HILL,

GRATEFUL for the patronage DC IN
" has heretofore received from this 21I
community. again offers his services as ~
an Artist To the Ladies and Gentlemen Of Fay
sttsyille and vicipiiy. Rooms at Odd Feb
levy HAIL sept. IL, ls55-tf
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-01-10

There are 620 persons at present
ip the Ohio Pepitentiary.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-01-10
FOR MOUsEKEEPERs,

We have marseilles quilts. table-diaper aud
table-cloths, towels, diaper, crash, etc,
napkins. cotton diaper, birds eve DO,
furniture covers. oil cloth table
covers, carpeting--a fine
stock of oil cloth carpeting. ETC.. ETC. Wash
boards, brooms. brushes, etched blankets
beautiful LOT
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-01-10
GENTLEMEN'S GOODS.

Super black French cloths all
prices, super brown, blue and olive AAH{
do, black French cassimeres all asllID
qualities, fancy cassimeres large stock, fancy
cut velvet for vests, black cut do, heavy beaver
cloths for overcoats, black, brown, blue ard
drab, GA double milled black doeskin, black
fur Grape cassimeres. GA double milled fancy
cassimeres, heavy weaved black beaver cloths.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-01-10

Of all kinds-india rubber coats, pants and
leggins, water proof shoes gentlemen, ladies'
and misses) blankets of all colors and quail
les very chean
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15

Tie Examiner of this city, in some not very
amiable comments upon two recent articles OF ours
on the Irish Bible burning and the new American
translation of the Bible falls into some serious mis-
takes We expressed our opinion that the Irish
Bible-burners were entitled to an acquital-not on
the ground, as The Examiner represents, OF any
supposed defects or deficiencies in the received En-
gsh version, which therefore rendered the burn
ing of it harmless, but on the ground that ths
Catholic priests in burning the English version.
alOug with other books supposed to be irreligious.
intended not to express any contempt or disrespet
for the Word of God, but merely to express their
disrespect for q version not sanctioned BY their
Church, which latter feeling of disreSpect and ek
preston of it, is according to our understanding
of the English law, not an indctable offense Sup
pose, for instance, that after the proposed new
English version shall be completed, The Exami'r
by woy of signslizng that contempt aud disrespect
for it which it already expresses by anticipation
should throw a copy Of the new version-saya
presentation copy-into the fire, along with sonis
other publications regarded as worthless. Tnis
might be hasty and injudiciOus act, which upon
second thought The Examiner would regret-but
will that paper say that it could be fairly set down
as ''sacrilegOus and that for doing it the parties
present, aiding aud abetting ought to be lndicted
Not, however, to leave The Examiner under any
misapprehenson as to our opinions, we shall take
the liberty to say that even if the Bibles burned
had been the original Hebrew and Greek, accord
ing 10 the most received form of the text, yet that
beyond the folly of burning those volumes, by way
of expressing critical or uncritical judgment ss
to the extent of their claims to inspiration we
should class the folly of criminal prosecute"
founded upon any such expression Of opinion Inc
day has gone by when the authority OF books OF "
doctrines is to be maintained by any such appeoi~
the secular arm Even the weakest essay th''
ever appeared in the columns OF The Efd~'s'
would. in our opinion, be stronger defense OIL 'a'
pleasing inspiration of the Scriptures and Oh 'na
respect with which they ought to be regarded 'a,"
| bali hundred such prosecutions We de''1' '"
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15
TuECuRRENCy SYSTEM OF BRITAIN.

One of the inevitable effects of the Russian war
has been to put q strain upon the British currency
system and to reawaken an agitation upon the sub
iect of which We have only seen the first stage.
Two years ago the total issues of the Bank of En-
gland amounted to G25, O00,0 600; they have gradu
ally fallen to el9, 900, ,0O0 and people are asking
themselves how long this downward course can
continue The history of the British currency
laws, so far as they bear upon current events, is
briefly this: in 1871 Mr.. Pitt, under the pressure
Of the French war, authorized the Bank OF En-
gland to suspend specie payments; in 1919, four
years after the peace, Parliament acting on the
advice of Mr.. Peel, ordered the Bank to resume
the pay nent OF specie to its billhOlders. The act
most material for our purpose was passed in l5i4,
on the renewal of the Bank charter. II was in
dorsed with all the weight of Sir Robert Peel's
authority, and is called Peel's Act. Its leading
features were these: ii prohibited the starting of
any new bank of issue in the United Kingdom,
thus restricting that privilege to those then in the
enjoyment of il. The issues of these privileged
banks were themselves restricted in the following
remarkable manner. The Bank of England was
allowed 10 issue tl4,000,0 900 in notes on the
security Of a debt owed to it By the Govern.
ment, and the country banks then established
were allowed 10 issue an aggregate OF about
fo,CO0COO on no security beyond their capital ard
reputation For any Issues OF notes over and above
these two amounts OF 1900, 900 and fo, 900, 900
the banks Of issue were obliged to possess in their
ccffers an equivalent number Of coined soveregns
and to publish every week in The London Gazette
statement of their financial position. The Bank
of England was obliged to buy at a fixed rate all
bullion that was brought 10 it. This settlement
was guaranteed to the Bank of England till the
Goth of last August and after that period the char.
ter might be brought to close BY giving twelve
months notice. In the following year (l345) anal.
Ogous acts were passed for Scotland and Ireland
except that in the case Of these TWO countries the
banks were permitted TO issue notes to the amount
CT II, whereas the Bank Of England may issue 40
note OF lower denomination than E5.
Sir Robert Peel, ca the passing OF these acts, de-
cared that in them be hadinyented a self-adusting
machine which would mitigate all future financial
crises; but at the time Of the great monetary crisis
OF l-i7 II was found that Pees act only intensified
the panic to 81 intoersble degree, and 10 stop IT,
n, ..og1s- eIpejea: was resorted 10 by IA, Gov.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15

yood the caiiber OF any European histcnsu
we have the honor of being acquainted with
that this great outpost OF Freedom, which says to
the desolate OF strange lands Come oil ye that
are heavily laden with the fardels OF caste aud
tyranny, and here your social condition shan De
regenerated; which is rounded oil with nee's ana
their treasures; which receives and dispenses
a great peoples wealth. snd is bounding onward 70
the municipal supremacy Of all the nations; that
such city should foster such hopeless, atheiss'c
balderdash as those journals pour forth on tho
question of questons-L.berty-iso one OF the in
eoluprehensible anomalies shaking the cheerful
belief of the hoping man, aud causing himto ask.
Is there such thing as moral progress DO meu
grow better with civilization, or is it simply tIs
cloak, covering all uncleanness and cruelty
We are specially moved to make these remarks
by she greeting which The Express gives to q rev
erend Clergyman Of Alabama who being en- rosto
70 Boston TO deliver a Pro-Slsyery lecture on invi-
tat;on, was feted at Baltmore and The Erprss
regrets in some sort that the benign presence I"
this divine was not known and similarly junketed
upon in this city, where, It informs us, but ono
side of the Slave-question is heard. Bat where
did The Express learn that only one side OF ths
Slave question was heard-the Abolition side--ln
this city, What If there be no creature OF Man
haitian breed dirty enough to deliver lecture IN
favor of breeding, buying and selling human beings
as hogs, and foggng them as asses-is not the de-
tici. met by The Erprsss' What day-whether
the term he heated or frgid-does it let pass with
out some ding at Liberty and in favor of human
bondage' Let it not be said that in talking thus
we offer any impediment to Pro-Slavery lecturers.
Let them all come on. Let the AntiSlayery party
hear what they have to say and let 1t open shop at
the same time for the defense of other sins AMI
crimes. Will harm come of such discussion We
think not We go for the largest liberty, and wa
believe the open preachers of evil will preach to
empty benches, for even the burglars or pirates. in
fact or at heart will be ashamed TO be seen listening
IN them.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15
A PREACHER OF RIGHTEOUsNEss

The optionist or even the simply hopeful man
loves to believe that the world is growing better
He finds consolation in thinking that the moral
action OF society at large may be 80 cleansed from
the drOss which now obscures it, that there may be
no helpless poor, no forlOrn slave, detriment to
the legitimate grandeurs and feicties of being be-
yond the exceptions of accidental cases Of harm and
suffering. Making all allowances for original sin
and nexorabe nature he thinks that the good in its
largest sense will predominste, aud that the tears
of mourning masses will be dried, and their fetters
stricken Of. utthese bright hopes must he sorely
dashed mOmentary it may be- each day, when such
papers az The Journal Of Commerce and The Express
utter their distribes in favor Of wrong and oppres.
sion. We can understand how men born in the
midst of trembling slaves and ia childhood clutch.
ing the knife and the pistol to stab or shoot before
they read the catechsm, should faver system
which in8ures them grandeeship, and makes their
pinchbeck learning aud requirements pass for
genuine gold; which ignores all art and science IS
matter OF national veal and historical record--sav.
ing the crooked, lop-sided political cleverness
which plantation cOnversatism eyokes and sus
tains. But that in this great City Of Eew-York-
q c..y The philosophy OF whose growth is be-
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15
ANTHONY J. BLEEcKgR & Co. will sell, at tn

y.,.hants. E,cb.nse on TUESDAY Feb. s. by order OF
the adm VI the estate OF the late ED"AkD ~
the following described property -,
stone front DIV cling No 35 ast 2thst near 4hsv Du III
The fuos manner aiming all The modern improve
rneos Ard covehences complete part anc Ia ~
order The central position the superior chaf.tsl o o
ns;sbLobood and nearncss several lines OF cy 9ho O
sS s a,e routes render this most desirable rcsidence
Eiab oussnd dollars remain on bond and mortgage at
siso SEVENTH WARD PRoPERTY-The Land and stores
tnawn a. Nos 81 Cherry ard $50 Wserst extending hrolga
t s,reet street The rapidly improving business charac
Ter of the Ward IN the completion OF the wdened l
ourhares the city, this property ss most
ives,me1 for business capitalist light h0ssho
dollars NAV remain on bond and mortgage az per cent
Also ELIcIBLy-SITUATED FLUSHING fRoPER1Y'-uwehhty
manufacturing purposes requiring an extensive
atar frontage and 10 the city BY ran or Doa
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15
Businses Notices.
HosTTrrrR.-As to Women it is settled sta

HosrErTER.-As to Women it is settled sta
. fact tst ssvenenths of their number suffering from
di,e..s and general debility Are the much better or
Loss appetite papaton rosrsOn distress Of the stouaeA
drrne ooveness general physical and mental insbif are
usual symptoms The ston,ch Is the recipient Of al a.
sns Of The body To the injurious effects Of taoe
ioipssoies yog pu.t assist the somae HosTErTKRs VIC
TABLE STOMACH BrTTEKs the appetite cars' on ne
bile and impure secre,ions requisites the bowels Fen "a
ssitone 10 The system end tie inysd to health ~
effects arc wonderful No family should be without IT, sold IN
fulgqvs bottles (eKtreely Paatab4el BY all hoe
Drvsrst and others IL requires addition Of spdriis
R.,x.sk 4 P.ES No Jf Broadway, corner Dusue-st'
General Medicine and Native Wine Dept
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15
GREAT FIRE IN SYRACUSE.

Aaother proof o. tbe supenonty o. oILAENs "AK'IN
WILpEE PATENT SALAAAsDER SAFE. 49,
SYRACUSE Jan g. 1916.
Messrs STEARSs MARyIs, hew-iOrk
0gsrLLnES. We had large ere in this city on the ors
OF the 5ih inst consuming property TO The amount OF
The Wene Block Gre about o'clock aud before gc
the entire block ashes making intense neat ~ t
Gre was one OF your SAFEs sold Professor NEiTN whch -
on the third floor the bottom Of tue cellar ana ee
being exposed heat for fytwo hours was te on o
the rubbish still red hot aud being opened the
f,d nre<rryed not showing the least sign OF he neteO
rz some $50 Co in notes and cash securities Inc ne hs
Safe ala not stand the there hre o. them ~ ee
To- a. bicb ssre used up shall send the full particulars
vrher The Professor gets home. Y0urs Respectfully
""oN '"0 '''0'' - MORTON. BRADLEY 20.
sslAsAspERs Of any desrabs size or pattern Snl o an,
oyoTed finish secured BY BRENSAs's POWDER and BckCLk
PaooF la BELLE Lock, may De iOuDo a. Ieuuceu '
Deoot No fX Waer-st., Nev.fork. STEAsSS MARVIN.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15
The Jribune for Europe.

We shall issue THIS MORNING an Edition of The
Srm.WTEKLY TRIBUNE for circulation i'll Europe Ii
will coutan oil the latest News up to the time Of going
TO prcss Single copies in wrappers, ready for mailing,
can be had at the counter in the publication office.
Price Six Cents. The steamship Canada will leave
Boston for Liverpool Tomorrow at l2 o'clock.
Subscriptions and Advertisements for THr NEw-
YORK TRIBUNE can be le with the following Agents:
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LospoS-Mr. w Thomas, Nos. 10 and u Catharine
street Strand,
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15

Gov. Bigler was yesterday chosea by the Legs
lature Of Pennsylvania to fill the vacancy in the
United States Senate caused By the expiration OF
the term of Mr.. james Cooper, which ended on tue
ith of March last. If nothing happens, Mr.. Biger
will thus grace the deliberations Of the Senate until
tie 4th of March, 1861. In point OF talents and
politics, be is equal to the average OF Peausyi'an's
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15

Another Railroad accident occurred at Ii o'clock
Yesterday morning on the Hudson River Railroad
at Spuyteu Duyvel. The two locomotives attached
to the mail train that left Albany sbost o'clock
were thrown off the bridge, by which several
cars were smashed up. The engineer and fireman
Of one Of the locomotives were the only persons
known to have been killed. There were no pas
sensers injured to any extent.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15

When BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was "a years OF
age, the last public labor of his long and useful
life, the formation of the Federal Constitution.
having Just before been completed, be wrote tho
following letter TO his friend and Revolutionary
eompatriot John Laugdon, then Governor OF New
Hampshire, and afterward Democratic Vice-tresl-
dent of the United States:
"PHLADELPuIA, Aug. 4, 1873.
"S,R. The Pennsyly 6nia Society for promoting the
Abolition of Slavery aud the relief ofree negroes unaw
fully held in bondage, have taken the liberty to request
your Excelency's acceptance OF few copies ot their
constitution and the laws of Pennsy which relate
to one of the objects of their institution; also OF copy
OF Thomas Carksons excellent essay upon The Com
merce and Slavery of the Africans.
.sThe Society have heard with great regret that
considerable part of the slaves who have been sold in
tbe Southern States since the establishment OF peace
have been imported in vessels fitted out in the State
over which your Excclency presidcs. from your Ex-
ceency's station, they hope your influence VIII be
exerted hereafter TO prevent practice which Is 80
evidently repugnant ts the political principles ana
forms of gov ernment lately adopted by the citizens ot
the United States, and which cannot tan Oh delaying
the enioymnet of the blessings of liberty by drawing
down the dspeasure Of the great and impartial Ruler
of the Universe upon cur country,
." am, in behalf OF the tS9eiety
Sir, y'r mo- o6dt ,er' 'np, ant, uv,,y
His Excelleney J. LAsGDoS, Esq"
No man was ever further than Benjamin Frank
lin from being fanatic" an "agitator, med
dler with other peoples business; yet here was
case in which Pennsylvania had no direct concern
"a case of the importation of slaves by citizens OF
New Hampshire, hundreds of miles distant on one
side. and their sale to citizens of Carolina aud
Georgia, still further off in an opposite direction.
The traffic he condemned was perfectly legal ac-
cording to the prevailing ideas and the laws of
labor (such is Messrs. Gushing and Pierces deli
cate euphonism), prevailing in most States AZ
irmed and applaudcd it. In short it was just as
lawful, respectable and righteous then to import
cargo of slaves into Charleston from Guinea as it
now is to buy them in Virginia and sell them in
New Orleans or Texas. Yet Benjamin Franklin
did not hesitate to "agitate the Slavery question"
by urging Gov. Langdon to have the Slave Trade
outlawed in New Hampshire. He (often stig-
matized as an InfdeD urged that not to stop ths
Slave Trade would expose our country (nOt tbs
South alone) to "the displeasure sf the great and
impartial Ruler of the Universe Have we not
public men in this fast age who might learn from
old Ben. Franklin!
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15

An Investigating Committee of the Board
Counciiuien commenced its lsbcrs Yesterday after
noon, the object being to ascertain whether or not
Fraucis j. A Boole, recently elected Councilman
from the XXXth District is a citizen. The seat is
contested by Thomas Prcntiss who asserts that
B0ole is not naturalized.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15

Rachel had abandoned the idea Of playing there
and had taken passage in steamer directly Tor
Europe. Her health had improved. but this was
Judged to be the most prudent course.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15

We are hourly receiving accounts Of disasters
to shipping by the late storm. A large number oil
wrecks are reported, bu, thus far not many lives
have been lost.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15

that AkTHoSY BLEEcKEs Go. will sell az public Auciion
Tgis DAY o'clock OF the Merchants Exchange by order
G others first eass HOUSES and LOrs
on d near 9Th av desirable Property on lOhs7 and oih
AZ HouseE and Lots 25j and 2j7 East Xss Lots
on Broadr az and 6hsy between 3lst and js the House
end Iot No ISL Alens Lots on ls,.av 3Sth aud 3ns g.
s aau oS ,be Aut,iapesrs No Brosds [465l
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15
NewWprk DAILY Gribnne
TUESDAY, JANUARY Is, 1856.

ADVERTISEMENTS intended for The WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF
this week handed In by to-day The immense
edition this paper makes necessary in order 10
seoure their Insertion that friends should thus carly hand
In tbei. favOrs
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15

The Assembly will go the plurality rule afte
the third ballot to-day. A Speaker Will be chosen
probably, before night.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-15

OurcorrespOndent at Havana in his letter which
will be found in another column, states that MI,