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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-08
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svp.or,ss InIv 'sI'-The hard and soft
shell sections Of the Democratic party. met
here tosfIav IN state Convention in differ
lent balls After oroaniziing. Committees
we're a,,no;nted bv eech bodv 10 arr ans,e
tsers sors : S,,nion n,ee,ingI
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sS5sa r. he s;ssolnt;on of he soft Con
s ss.0 :. ~ VIII tha
Ths ia;ns canysn,;on ,.ss thsn rerraL
nan,,y H., sj,s ssIsct;on ofsW a,
Crane. of Herlinosr' "a, as President
Ths Prss;,;sns ,s,s - ,,+ndneted To- tie
chair Inv InSss Rs.TS,s,sy and co.s
rana On sak;ns. l;s seat sat, Mr Gysas
Iby;sav; returned, thanks oongratula,;ne
ltha Dsmacraey ~, tl,s glor;ous Ga
Of ! union fouSt,ed on the Cincinnati nlat-
form The oonyention after appointiny
: con,m;ttse IN resolutions 7nroeeededs tS
an - fe-n,sI bsi,et far 4 candidate for Go.
ysynar a On fhs st;rst ballot for Addison
| 3ar5;ner The vote stood so b. IL. sew.
oonrs 40 : a. Parker So: Fernando
wood Ok. IT Seymour 81: Aupuatns
tSebell nj /. Ersstns Corning g. and seats
terings 90 49,, q 80 2
Second bailey Addison Gardiner. "a:
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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-08
N The weston Herald aaz

" BrooksyiIle. is the name of the county
seat of the new county Of Calhoun,-calf-
ed SO in honor of Preston S. Brooks. OF
South Carolina. Ii is situated on the wa
tiers of Little Kanawha, and is said to be
q beautiful situation. !"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-08

EEL Is proposed to hold a county
Democratic Meeting in GIarksburg. on
the LIST of September. being the FIRST day
the September term of the County Court
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-08

@ We return our Ihanks to Major
A. j. o'Bannon. Chief Clerk of the
Fourth Auditors Office. Washington, for
a'quantity of turnip seed. embracing Sc
veral varieties.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-08

~ We call attention to the advertise
ment of the Northwestern Virginia Acad-
envy. found in another column. We
hope to see this school we'll patronized
the ensuing session.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-08
Attemp, to Assasinate the Queen OF
Spain.

Attempt to Assasinate the Queen of
Spain.
IA man named Milcianio, member Of
a Democratic club" writes the correspon-
dent of the Allgemeine Zeistung, "sent a
petition to the Queen of Spain. asking her
Majesty for an audience. He went arm.
ed, but was prevented from attempting
the Queens life by the presence of seye.
raj members of the royal household, and
complained of his miserable existence to
his Queen, who made him present of
two thousand reals. The day before yes
terday he attempted to execute his plan.
but was promptly arrested by the police.
These repeated attempts to take the life
of the Queen have induced the ministers
10 recommend to her Majesty to cease for
some days her accustomed promenades,
but she promptly replied, taking medal
of the Holy Virgin from her bosom, Fear
nothing, shall go out. and if they shoot
at me they will not hit me, because the
mother of God protects me- Yesterday,
as usual, her Majesty rode out in an open
carriage. While absent several costly
relic boxes. set with brilliants, and valued
at FIVE millions of reals were stolen from
her bed-chamber. Among other relics
missing is nail from the cross of Christ,
which for eight centuries, has been in the
possession of the Kings of Spain, and
which influenced Spanish rulers TO pardon
two condemned criminals on every good
Friday. The Queen, weeping bitterly, said
81 would have consented to have lost my
most costly crown. could have preserved
this precious nail my constant consolation.
Eleven persons, patriots of the July revo>
luton. and who. since then. have been
employed in the Palace, have been ares
ted"
The above faithfully depicts the idola-
try. of Catholicism. in the generation in
which ii holds the saints. medals. images,
relics. &C.. indeed it is little less than that
of the most degraded Hindoos.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-08
ARKsRURG, FnDAY, AUGUST 8. 1856
Democratic Ticket.
California.

California.
The news from California for the last
few arrivals, has been of the most inter-
esting and exciting character. The au-
thorities of that State having failed to ex-
ecute the laws and secure the life and pro-
perty of the citizens. the old Committee
of Vigilance of San Francisco resumed its
sittings and are conducting affairs with a
strong hand. 1t has hung two men for
murder, banished a large number of no.
torious characters from the State, and has
a number in prison awaiting their trial,
on different charges. Two persons, one
of whom was the notorious F." Yankee Sui
livan," committed suicide while in prison
awaiting trial. The Governor issued
a proclamation calling upon the citizens
10 aid him in suppressing these irregular
proceedings, but it only melted them to
aid the Committee Of Vigilance. He at
tempted to dispense the Committee and
suppress the proceedings by force, but
ten men volunteered to protect the Com
mittee where one man responded 10 the
call of the Governor. Large sums of mo-
ney have been contributed a! San Fran.
cisco and other parts Of the State to aid
the Committee, Our latest accounts are
that the Committee has every thing in its
own way, and its friends express the opin
ion that in short time they will be rid OF
the objectional characters which have in.
tested the place, and the necessity of the
Committees action no longer exist.
We are decidedly law abiding citi>
zen, and prefer submitting to great wrong
rather than interfere with and obstruct
the regular action OF the constituted au-
thorities, and wait until the time arrives
when by the quiet exercise OF tho elective
franchise, reform may be obtained but
there may be occasions when the wrong
may be too great to be endured for even
that short period. In that case it becomes
the right and the duty of the citizens to
seek redress by the means which to them
may seem best, as did our grand fathers
in the time Of the Revolution, and the
people Of California, through their Cons
mittee Of Vigilance. The election in
California, last fall-was one of the most
remarkable ever held. In some counties
there were found more ballots in the box
es that there were inhabitants in the coun-
ty. In others, the result was so different
from that expected, as to lead to SUSPECT
cions that something was wrong. The
result of this election was the success oil
the Know>Nothing ticket in the State, the
city Of San Francisco, and in many other
places. The means by which it was at.
tanned, has since been found to have been
by ballot-boxes so arranged with false
bottoms and apartments that those having
them in charge could add to the number
ofyotes legally polled, any quantity Of any
kind they chose. The incompetence Of the
persons thus elected has been proven by
subsequent events, and may account for
the unusual and unfortunate state of af.
fairs new existing there.
We hope that the next news we have
from California will be that the Committee
Of Vigilance has disbanded and and the
regular order Of affairs re.established.
|
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-08

County CoURT-AuaUsT TEHM.-The
newly elected Justices were in attendance
on the FIRST day Of the term, and the court
organized by electing Jacob NJ. Eib, Esq,
President. The Justices were divided
into classes Of three each, so that the
court hereafter will consist OF three mem.
bers instead of Eve, as heretofore. The
Grand Jury returned number of indict-
ments for misdemeanor. The postmaster
at Shiunston was presented for allowing
incendiary- abolition newspapers to be
distributed though his Office. No other
business of interest was done. The court
will probably prolong its session until the
latter part of next week.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-08

49, Young Jarboe, who shot and kill
ed the seducer of his sister. in Washing,
ton City. recently. has been acquitted.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-08
Revolution in SPAIN.

Late foreign arrivals bring the news Of
a revolution. h spains from which we copy
AZ fs1,.m;,.
sus -, .snoe !,
ne iornnldaole lnsurrecs,on Mil'cn nae
broken out m Span began oy the o 7
tlon competing Esparsero ana nc. she Aiinis>
Try 70 resign, and the appointment aias 1. OF q
new Ministry composed OF oDonen as
Minister OF War Dsez, foreign AnalrS
Gantero, Finance hosas: Interior ", !, L. y,
L. uzdaga, Justice Atados 9olI .
WORKS. Espartero was supposed 70 % nave
lett Madrid, az least, II Tvs. was not SHOWN
where he was Imme diateiy on nes new
appointments sinsprrection, broke ons IN
Madrid, and the National Guards assisted
the citizens IN erecting parficaaes. ana,
being attacked by the troops, nghtlng ems
sued IN the streets Tor twenty tour lla hours,
with loss on both SIDES on 1uesuay,
the 10th, at 4so'cloek Ma Q - suspension
oil hosalities was agreed TO unsii o o sS cioeA'
to make their submission.
AT the expiration OF the tune ngnting.
seems to have been resumed, Tor most !, 81 ,
the accounts have are government DE-,
spatches, dated at Madrid, O'Clock r
M. ON the 10th. stating that the insar-
rection was suppressed. excepting a. lew
bandits-one under the command OF Ee-
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-08

A BASE FRAuD ExPosEp.-A short
time since the Republican Journals pub~
lished circular letter addressed TO the
post masters in this State. and signed by
Perrin NJ. Brown, Jr. The circular set
forth that it had been decided after a
/" private communication of the leading
Democrats of the Union, Immediately af-
ter the adjournment of the Cincinnati
Convention to assess each postmaster
in the country for the purpose ofsecuring
the success Of the Democratic ticket, sta.
ting the amount required, DO, and clos
ing with the request that "the name Of
some reliable leading Democrat in your
town" be forwarded with the view Of con.
sulting him hereafter. The whole thing
bore upon it's faee the evidence Of fraud
and absurdity, aud the trick was imme.
diAtely exposed by the Washington Union.
Notwithstanding this fact, the Republican
journals have continued 10 give Che cir.
cular prominent place in their columns,
accompanying il with indignant comments
upon this intimidation and corruption"
DC. The following letter to the editor Of
the Troy Budget, from Post Master,
General Campbell. will show some light
on Perrin M. Brown, Jr." OF course
the Republican journals which have Civ
en- currency to the fraud will never set
the matter right before their readers
Posr OFy1oE DEPAsrMEsr,
July 18th, 1855.
DEAR SIN Your letter of the 10th in.
slant has just been received, for which
am much indebted. The circular signed
f" Perrin NJ. Brown. Jr." addressed to
Lansingburgh, aud forwarded by you is
an infamous fraud. There is no person
of that name in this city but some indi.
yidual assuming it. engaged box in tho
post Office here, with view to aid him in
carrying out his dishonest purpose, and
but for the timely exposure Which hss
been made Of it, would no doubt, have
succeeded, TO some extent at least. As
soon as the matter was brought 70 my
knowledge, gave instructions for his ar
rest but be has not since yentured TO
call for his letters.
II any are received. they will 60 to the
Dead Letter office, and any money they
may contain will be returned 70 the Wri.
ters.
am respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
Jl6ks CAnPpRtt.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-08

Ea- 1t is still very dry in this vicinity.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-08

W County Court is still in session.
The Empire County argus., 1856-08-09

STILL ANOTHER FIRE!-On Tuesday morning at
about nine o'clock, fire occurred in the Howard
House, in the west end of Diamond Springs. The
flames spread so rapidly that the entire western por
ton of the town was soon wrapt in the devouring
sheet of fire, and disappeared like frost before the
sum- Wells Fargo & Co.'S Office and the Office of
the Eureka Ditch Co., were the only freproof build
ngs In the town. and the only ones left standing
in the west end There are now verv few buildings
IN the town. Loss estimated at $5OO,OOO Supposed
to have been the work of an incendiary"
The Empire County argus., 1856-08-09

HANG OUT Your BANNERS From every direc-
tion the word comes, Fillmore and Donelson for
us. From mountain town and city, from hill and
canyon the voice of the peoples heard and the voice
is deep and unwavering 1t saith Down with the
hypocrites-who cry down sectionalism while they
build it up down with the demagogues-who to build
to themselves name desecrate the covenants of the
people and befoul the archives of the nation down
with the demagogues-who promise resistance to
agitation and yet continually agtate the subject of
slavery down with the demagogues-who promise a
Railroad and yet decide that assistance by the Gov
ernment would be unconstitutional down with the
demagogues-who construe national railroad from
ocean to to be unconstitutional and yet expend
millions on insignificant rivers and harbors in the
North and the South whenever Congressman can
balance one against another"
The Empire County argus., 1856-08-09

SUPPORTING BUcHANAN?-The Democratic papers
in this State, says the Sacramento american, have
been ndustriousy circulating the story that the New
York Commercial Aduertiser one of the oldest Wing
journals in the United States had come out for Bach
anan. To show the falsity of the story, we quote
the following conclusion of ah article that appeared
in that paper, July I'd, 1866
I'VE are. and must ever remain, Wings in princi.
Pile; We shall give our support to Mr.. Fillmore, be-
cause we believe him to be the best man for the Pres
idency, and after his remarks to the Wing General
Con. ittee on Tuesday evening, we can give hin,
such support without sacrificing our sefrespect as
Wings in the present divisions and perplexites of
political parties, we expect that many of our old
friends will differ from us in judgment as to the best
course to be pursued 1t can not be otherwise. But
if we are to give efficient aid to him whom we be-
lieve the best candidate for the Presidency we must
write with frankness and earnestness. This we in
tend to do, whatever consequences follow. We be-
leve in free speech and free press, though not in
Fremont We both claim and concede the right
We can not advocate Buchanan and Democracy we
must, to the utmost of our ability oppose Fremont
and sectionaism, and range ourselves on the side Of
Fillmore, conservatism and nationality"
If that is supporting Buchanan, adds the American
we reckon it won't do him much good.
The Empire County argus., 1856-08-09

Resolved That the Democratic party will resist all
attempts at renewing in Congress, or out of it, the
agitation of the slavery question, under whatever
shape or color the attempt may be made.
This is one of the planks of the Democratic plat
form, adopted at Baltimore and endorsed at Cincn-
natl. The Cincinnati Convention of Sc, like the
Baltimore Convention of 49, enunciated this senti-
ment, notwithstanding that in the interim Demo-
cratic Congress had agtated the entire country from
North to South and from the Atlantic to the Pacific
with that identical slavery question" The Com
promise of 1850, which called into action the finest
intelects of the country, and rallied to its support
the entire Unionoving portion of the American peo-
pie and which, when it became the law of the land,
the statesmen of the nation with one accord pro-
nounced good was by bastard hands overthrown,
and the council halls of the nation became a stencil
in the nostris of the people. Little Giants and
maudlin pigmes usurped the places of patriots and
statesmen, and in the scramble for fame they strike
at measure produced by those whose shoes they are
unworthy to unloose-a sacred compact between the
American people, and dear to the American heart.
And now, while we are deploring the results of their
selfish Vaccinations, and marveling what may be the
end, the Great Democracy-the authors of these
evils-resolve, again, L" That the Democratic party
will resist" &c. So we GO
The Empire County argus., 1856-08-09

THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT after a silence of four
weeks imposed upon it by the late terrible fire which
laid Pacerve in ashes is out looking all the better
for the ordeal through which it has passed-brmfull
of news and gratulations and rampant for Buch and
Brech. and the Balance. 1t is matter of surprise
with us, and we'll just mention it en- paSsant, that
afable and courteous gentleman as the editor of
the Democrat is known to be in his private capacity
should be so cratic and unchartabe as politician
Denouncng gentlemen for abolitoniss, for instance,
of whom the contrary is known, is in very bad TASTE
effects no good, and begets ill feeling.
The Empire County argus., 1856-08-09

THE ATTACKS ON BUCHANAN.-The Chicago 0ll.)
Democrat, Long John Wentworth's paper) says that
the violent attacks Mr.. Buchanan, in Douglas Or
gan in that city, were written by Douglas himself,
and that part of the original manuscript of one OF
the articles will soon be placed in Mr. BIS hands,
Lockpon IN. ~ Courier.
Any one who remembers the villainous articles
abusive of Gen. Cass and others, with which the
Democratic Rerie,c teeed in the spring of 1852, or
the eve of the Nominating Convention at Baltimore
will readily believe the above statement. The Revieu
was at that time edited by George L. Saunders-a
man of straw erected by Douglas to do his bidding
for which he received as his reward an appointment
which he very soon disgraced Douglas from behind
his puppets, would cry down write down any man
in any party who seemed to obstruct his way to the
White House; and it is not to be wondered at that
he should indulge the ruling out passion in Buchan-
ans case, where there existed such an abundance of
material, and where the labor promised to tell so
well.
The Empire County argus., 1856-08-09

DESERVING HOSTS.-At meeting recently held in
Cincinnati ten German editors, issuing 10000 papers
weekly, resolved to act with the Republicans against
the extension of slavery.
Edward G. Webb, for many years leading editor
of the nnsytUdnian one of the oldest Democratic
papers in Philadelphia, has been obliged to leave the
paper in consequence of his inability to support
Buchanan, and has become regular contributor to
the German Democrdt-an able Democratic paper
which has lately espoused the cause of Fremont
So in all the Northern States-the men who have
been fascinated with name and gulled by promise,
are setting their backs upon their former friends and
ncutrallzng their vote by casting it for candidate
who has no earthly chance of an election. The CO.
horts of Democracy shrink from the fading star that
so long has led them through so many miry places
and are kicking cut of their leading strings. The
Irish and the Germans are learning that they are not
their best friends whose love is profusely avished
on them in election times One of these brogue and
accent loving politicians elevated to seat in Con-
gress, shoots an Irish waiter and his Democratic
contemporaries vote down motion to investigate the
matter. Germans and French engage with their fel-
low citizens in popular rebellion against the consti-
tuted authorities of city, and none so prompt nor
loud nor constant to denounce Foreign emissaries
and ignorant aliens and foreigners" &c. &C., the
immaculate Democratic press, filing off in line after
the immaculate Democratic organ.
The foreign vote will 60, almost as body, fol
Fremont and the old Democratic party will be left
"poor indeed" Thousands too, of our naturaized
citizens who know the motives of the American par
ty, and appreciate the necessity fer an American
government by Americans, will fall into the ranks
and throw their suffrages for candidate who is a
tried statesman champion of no section nor no inter-
est but bold and able defender of the rights of all
portions of the Union.
The Empire County argus., 1856-08-09
The New York Commercial advertiser saws:

1he New I 0rk commercial Advertiser says
1t has been falsely stated that Hon. Francis
Granger had declared himself for Fremont. Mr..
Fillmore has no frmer friend in the Union than Mr.
Granger; and Hiram Ketchum, of New York. the
devoted friend of Daniel Webster, has published a
letter, in which he declares himself in favor of Mr..
Fillmore"
The New York Evening Post don't go the Buch-
anan ticket. 1t expresses its mind thus:
No public man of our day is surrounded by SO
proHigate set of followers and admirers He is the
center OF circle of unprncpled and restless adven-
turers, whom men of higher degree of sefrespect
avoid. There is something-we suppose it consists
in the ease with which it is managed-which attracts
to him that class of persons and he to be per-
fecty content with the association thus acquired.
We feel justified, therefore, in raising our voice of
warning against the support of Mr.. Buchanan. Af
ter the Ostend Conference and Manifesto, his proper
part is absolute silence in regard to public affairs,
and his proper place absolute retirement.
One of the largest meetings ever held in old Con-
nectcut, was convened in Naugatuck for the inaugu-
ration of Fillmore and Donelson Club in that town,
and to stimulate like organizations in other parts Of
the State
The Empire County argus., 1856-08-09

SHAKsPEARE's SKELEToN.-In Memphis, Tennes-
see the other day, countryman stood gazing in
Mansieds windows, where two skeletons hang sus-
pended-one being that of man, the other boy.
A stranger coming up
"Whose skeleton is that?" asked the countryman
pointing to the larger.
THAT is Shakspeare's,' said the stranger.
"And whose is that?" continued the countryman,
pointing to the smaller.
{, That is Shakspeare's, too" answered the wag.
How can it be-"
"Why, that's him when he was a boy" was the
rejoinder.
"Oh never thought of that
And our country friend walked away, wondering
how those queer cusses, the DOCTORS got the bones
out Of Shakspeare's body when he was alive
The Empire County argus., 1856-08-09

MoRTIFYING PRoMINENcE-Int the Mountain Dem
orat OF last week. appears article under the above
caption, which evidently from the date it alludes to-
has reference to the grand American ratification
meeting held in Coloma on the evening of the 26th
ult. We sat down to correct the mis-statements of
the article but gave up the task before commencing
it-there being but three facts given in the article
They were-the date of the meeting, order of first
two speeches, and quotation from the second-which
latter truth, however, damned by the dash inter-
poated by our cotemporary-it did not occur in the
speech. The remainder of the Democrats account is
made up from whole cloth. We advise our neighbors
to change their Coloma reporter. Certainly one
Buchanan man might be found here, who would
give at least moety of truth, even in reporting
signs that you don't like to see !"
The Empire County argus., 1856-08-09
Georgetown Correspondence.

GEoRGErowN, August I, 1856
EDITORS ARGUS American Council No. IS met
last evening in the Town Hall and transacted such
business as was before them with open DOORS which
will be the generally in future. Delegates were
elected to the County Council, and resolution adopt
ed ordering public meeting on the evening of the
23d inst. The action was very harmonious, and most
certainly indicates waking up. A Fillmore Club
will be the next move, and good account may be eX-
pectcd from here in November next for Fillmore
and Donelson.