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The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-08-01

~ VIII W De0u tues wa AAssS"2 ~~~Spo WIZ
nomination for Governor rendered him BY
the Convention recently held in Portland.
BARN. Jalys, 1856.
Hon. HANNIBAL Hamlin, U. s. s..
DEAR SR:-At very large and enthusi-
astic Republican Convention, convened ct
Portland on the 9Th inst, for the purpose
Of nominating candidate, to DO supported
for Governor by all who oppose the present
State and national administrations, you
were unanimously and enthusiastically nom.
mated for the Office.
The call for tho Convention extended to
oil "citizens OF Maine, without distinction
Of party, and regardless Of former diferen-
ces Of opinion, who are opposed to the rc-
peal of the Missouri Compromise, TO the an
archial and dangerous doctrines Of the Gin
cinnati platform. 10 the extension OF slavery
in the territories Of the United States, in
favor Of freedom in Kansas, Of the preserva.
ton Of the Union and of restoring the Gov.
eminent to the principles and policy OF
Washington and Jefferson.
Under this patriotic call nearly heslre
hundred delegates assembled, besides largo
multitude Of warmly interested and sympa-
thising citizens from all parts Of our State.
A platform was adopted in harmony with
the call, to which ! ask leave to direct your
attention.
BY vote OF the Convention II was made
my pleasing duty to notify you Of your
nomination, and ask your acceptance there
OF. Although II was your desire To avoid
the post to which the Republicans OF Maine
have called you, no other nomination would
have satisfied the Convention. The current
Of feeling ran 30 strongly in ono direction,
that an attempt to turn It into other chan.
nels would not have been wise or cxpedient.
I trust, therefore, in this perilous crisis Of
our country's history, you will bow to the
mandates Of the people, and permit us to
90 into the great conflict OF freedom with
your name upon our banner.
Very sincerely, yours, &C.,
FREEMAN II. MORSE,
President Of the Convention.
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Under no circumstances will | consent to
the further extension of the area of slavery
in the United States, or to the further in
crease of representation in the House OF
Representatives.
DANIEL WEBSTER, 1913.
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JOHN c. FREMONT, 1856.

81 repeat that rGvcr can and never will
vote, and no earthly power will ever make
me vote, to spread Slavery over Territory
where il does no, exist
HENRY CLAY, 1850.
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To ne LAUNCHED. The new ship Midway,
built in the yard OF Mr.. E. Perkins, in this
city, we understand viii DO launched on
Saturday ut high water.
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Summed up, is as follows;

Rcsolred, That the maintenance Of the
principles promulgated in the declaration Of
Independents and embodied In the Federal
Constitution are essential to the preservation
Of our Republican Institutions and that the
Federal Constitution, the rights Of the States,
AND THE UNIoy OF riIE STATES MUST AND SHALL
NE PRESERVED. Resolution of Republican
Convention.
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Faithfully and truly your friend
and obedient Servant,
JONI j. PERRY.

PENNSYLVANIA ron Fremont. The Utica
Herald is permitted to print the following
extract from letter from CharlesS. Minor,
Esq, one Of the first lawyers of Pennsylvan-
IA, residing at Honcsdalc in that State. lie
is in every way competent to judge of the
prospect in the State, and his opinion is one
Of the very best that could be had. Surely
the people everywhere are moving for FIRE.
mont:
"Tcll Mr.. Hurlburt that l am going for
Fremont with all my soul, mind, and
strength; that ! am making stump speech
es in his behalf, and shall continue to do 30
until his election that we shall certainly
carry Pennsylvania for Fremont; that the
northern counties of the State will give FREE
mont larger majority than was ever given
any man in those counties that there is
more enthusiasm for Fremont than | have
ever witnessed for any man in Pennsylvania ;
that though all this section the deepest in
dignation was felt towards the Pennsyl vania
delegation in the Philadelphia Convention,
for having misrepresented that Mclean was
the choice Of this State. In this part of
the State the masses are for Fremont, and
would as soon have taken up with Fillmore
or Buchanan, (between whom there is but
little to choose,) Us Mclean. Mclean could
never have carried Pennsylvania-but FREE
mont can and will"
GROVE COTTAGE. Mr.. Cram late Of the
Thornton House in Saco, has taken this we'll
known House, situated in " Picnic Grove"
near Buxton Centre. This House is one of
the most popular places Of resort for par
ties, and pleasure seekers in this Section of
the State, and its delightful situation can
not fail to make il always an object of at
traction. Under the management Of Mr..
Cram than whom there is none better quail.
flied to discharge the duties Of" mine host"
it will not fail of obtaining still wider
popularity.
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M. Hamlin'. Letter of Aee.p..us,.

The following correspondence was received
by us yesterday for publication. BY which
1t will DO seen that Mr.. Hamlin accepts the
nomination for Governor rendered him BY
the Convention recently held in Portland.
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ton Of lSt9. In this but adhere 10 my
former convictions, and to tho "practiccs
which have received the sanction Of every
republican administration. And now
claim also to appropriate the language, and
to act up to the manly tone and spirit of
that other resolution, passed by the same
Convention, Of which The Age Is not ex.
pccted to mako voluntary mention:
+" Resoired, That while We most cheerful
ly conccde to our southern brethren tho
right, on oil occasions, to speak and act
with entire freedom on questions connected
with slavery In the territories, re claim The
eIroe Of he same right for ourselres; and
any attempt. from. any quarter, to stigma.
the us or our Representatives, for advocating
or defending the opinions Of our people upon
the subject, will be repelied as an unrorranf-
able od y gggression uroS THE RIGHTS or rnE
CITIZENS or rms STATE"
If the paper in which my impeachment Is
preferred had not strangely iapsd into new
political courses since your brief connection
with il, and had adhered to ib PRINCIPLES
steadily and pesistently maintained hiiher-.
to, it would have NO occasion to BE- at rari.
ancc with iss old patrons, and should find
in 1t no aoclser.
Under the circumstances, may not DO
deemed impairment If l ask you to inform
the public how many short months have
elapsed since this same paper incurred the
Of the government at Washing
ton, and lost its patronage, and was BY the
organ Of tho government declared TO DO un-
sound. and classsd with " free soilcrs,v for
maintaining prcciscly the political opinions
which I then held In common with nineteen
twenticths OF the democracy .of Maine,--l
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timent of mankind, and fraughi with danger
to all who come within the sphere Of its In.
auence. That the federal government pos
sesscs adequate poirer 10 inhibt us existence
in the territories efthe Union; that tho con-
stitutionality of this power has been settled
by judicial construction, by contemporaries
GUS exposition, and by repeated acts Of leg
islation," &c.
This the language of the Democratic State
Convention of lS49, adopted as the platform
of the party upon that subject, and was
backed up by an address, language quite as
unequivocal, and upon which the canvass of
that year was conducted, and in which the
party triumphcd.
Hero was m unqualified declaration by
the party that the federal government pos
scsses the power to inhlbit the existence Of
slavery in the territories. and that It ought
to exercise that power.
The party, in repeated instances, before
and sincc ls49, in its State Conventions, in
the Legislature, and the people of the State
in their county, Senatorial and Compression.
al Conventions, and primary meetings, have
affirmed and re-aiirmed the same. doctrines
Gov. Dana, in his address to the Legisla.
turc, in ls47, uses this language:
"Tho sentiment Of the people Of this State
Is profound. sincere. and almost universal,
that the influence Of slavery upon produc-
tive energy is like tho blight Of mildew -
that 1t Is moral and social evil that II
does violence to the rights Of man as think
ing, reasoning, and responsible being.
The right to the slave "is an unnatural, an
artificial, or statute right; and when hci
voluntarily passes witha slave TO territory
where the statute recognizing the right does
not exist, then, at once, the right ccascs to |
exist; Ae slars becoms free nan. rith
just as much right 10 claim the master, as del
master TO claim tie Stare:
In 1913 the Legislature
"Resoipsd, That Il Is ne duty Of Csngrenl
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-11-12

IMPORTANT FROM aFLoRIDA--REPoRTED Con-
FCLUsIoN OF THE SEMINOLE WAR.-A volunteer
in the Florida forces, enlisted to operate against
ger, under date of the 14ta commune lting in
telligence which seems to forteil the conclusion
of the harrass Dg and very expensive war
against the seminoles. We quote the following !,
IHas.Iris said that treaty is now on foot be-
tween the United States and the Florida In
dams, which is likely TO result IN peace. Re-
port has it that the government has engaged
the services of some OF the Seniuoles who
have emgrated west of the Mississippi, and that
Alligator is now a. Tampa in conference with
Col. Monroe.
.It is also stated that the government a.
grees to take the stock, &C., OF the Seminoles
/, ar d fair valuation, and pay. them the sum Of
ss5e0.0p0. They also agree to, guarantee TO
Billy Bowlegs the cheiftainship of the tribe,
even if they have to give him different, locali-
| ty west OF the Mississippi This has always
| been the sore spot with Billy, as that portion
of the tribe who have already emigrated have
chosen Aicanapys 1for their chief. After the
! death of Billy, he is to be succeeded by young
Sam Jones, who, in point OF talen; and ORATORS
! cal powers, is said To- be o second Philip or
| Red Jacket. He is only about % years of age,
| but is next to Billy, the leading man in the
nation. sgsaSslsst5 -fsssssgE $50 Ia sss gs4 =
al am this moment informed that Alligator
and Ghee-ki-kee are positively at Tamoa and
| that they leave for the Indian country imme-
diateiy, to treat, in behalf of our Government,
with Billy without delay. 3al sz, f..seiss, -
| ~ A number Of the volunteers hare been dis
charged, while many others have re enlisted for
six months. at the REQUEST Of Gen. Carter,
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4 I,estrmc,,ve 3 xrornn.,

sqs On Friday afternoon last, wind storma fell
with pttiless fury upon, the neighborhood resi-
ding about four miles East of the city on the
old Railroad track. The cloud from which the
wind came was funnel shaped and black midi
might, and went whirlng and revolving through
the air after the fashion of an old time whirl.'
wind, spreading devastation and ruin along its
path, The storm iell with great fury upon the
premises Of Simon Laughlin. jttore the roof
from his dwelling and scattered the shingles
along its tracks for miles-burst out one of the
sides of the house-biew down his carriage
house and the last that was seen of his carriage
it was some three thousand feet in the air trav-.
cling as a land vehicle never Travelled betore. -
! 1t is yet missing. On the. place OF Henry Kemp
which bins that OF Mr.. Laughlin, the oat stacks
were levelled and the sheais Scattered over the
fields in all directions. The corn stall were
torn and twisted up by the roots, and the whole
field was shOrn. SMOOTH. as ii n reaper had
been ovcrit, At Mr.. John Powelrs place large
bearing apple trees were torn up by the roofs.
The fencing for miles nloEg the path OF the
storm was entirely swept away. The large pond
Of water on the railroad track near Henry
kemps farm. covering an area OF about two
acres, was entirely scooped out-scarcely drop
was left. 1t was remarked by those who were
watching the cloud, that instantly after passing
the pond, its color changed from inky black 10
pure white. '''- 's-z*@
This region has not been visited with 20 DESC
lating storm for many years There WAS no
distraction of life that we have heard of.-lQuu
| cy Wing, Oct. 2s. -. -
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CorInS'r War UxrIL MoRxIxa. The cars
on the coyington and Lexington Railroad, ON
Wednesday night, about nine o'clock, brought
among the passengers lady and gentleman to
the Spencer House They were both single, but
the sapposition is, that they left home Tor the
purpose Of committing matrimeny, as the se-
.Quel viii show. On being shown into the par
told himthey desired to get married immediate
iy-the case was urgent they could not wait
until morning, Pratt started OF after minis
ter TO tie the knot and Netcalf went in pursuit
Of the clerk Of the Probate Court to obtain .
license. Fortunately both were secured, and
about halfpast ten O'Clock the twain we're made
happy, Ia the presence Of several Of the boar
dcrs-we making one of the company. We
hare since learned that il WAS, what We suspect
1ed, runaway match. II Cincinnati Enquirer.
s1st. - 's' .sAss s.
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PennsYlyanias

~sSB gissss7 sao 81 aEss,au yPhila., 0etS6.
IA Philadelphia city and county. gives Buchanan
2Sla6, Fremont and Fusion 1870.
Mercer county gives Fremont li,6oO.9 Law.
renee county gives Fremont 10. 900 ilmjsoi7Ve-
nalgo county gives Buchanan loo. r4gf aeys
Crawford county and ~couuty giAes Fremont
.ls9o msJorty.ga.sa gat nraf sesrr e,sr
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At the recent meeting Of the Hert's Agrieul
tural Association, Sir 4, B.. LyttoR stated that
swithin the last three years, independently o
the sum expended on ordinary measures, sh.
farmerso Great Britain had laid out i've mil
lions sterling in the purchase Of guano, and that
within the same period. aamillion Of fresh acre.
hsd s,eer brought into cultivation. ,.,rsEsgs p
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qas Illinois

Straight, Sharp sa5, Davis $780, !Bisse,f 1880,
Richardson lpVp.s In eouniy Backs majority
IRON 500 TO 1000. Richardson from six 10 eight
Hundred. Morris 800 to 4i,o, Davis 6bo. Whole
democratic ticket elected by rom 3D0sto.l4,o
Hancock, Augusta Fremont ise, Fillmore 90,
Buchanan S2.g4i sfes~ EgGsE 8ftu 81 zuF
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THE ONO DRIED UP,-The Cairo Delta ofthe
22d says: sthe Ohio is at stand, with only four.
teen inchesto Louisville, and nothing at Gincin-
natl, where the people are performing aquatic
feats BY walking across to the Kentucky shore
on two inches of water" a.,
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I. RIVER RIslNG.-!The river has risen two feet
above its lowest stage and is still rising. We
learn that several of the streams tributary toit
are up, which promises a fair boating stage ere
long, which is to be greatly desired. f.. -. q
There is q large amount Of freight waiting for
shipment, but the fewness Of the boats running
just now, almost precludes the idea of sending
it forward. ,5'4 y '.'',..s'
iqsyW Wheat coming in slowly and rules low. 10
to so cents for fall wheat and 60 to- IS for spring
is all that was offered for few days past.
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Z 3isa#& lAp tsals oOisio.3 gssiaaoa as5asS
a5[ Allen county democratis majority 92--s.in
Of 46. GOO. II - ....,--I
Angiaise County democratic majority 72o-
gain OF So s'ie hSda 70 slort e@s zGGa 'esst
Van Vert county DEM maj. 4G-. si,9 10
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GA gentleman says he had occasion to go
up Jefferson street one very rainy and dark
night last week and found drunken man in the
vicinity Of Fifth street sitting in the middle of
the street, in mud little less than six inches
deep, soliloquizing in an audible voice and dis
cussing the probabilities of his getting home! 2
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Interesting, from Washington.

Washington Oct. 30
" Jerome Bohaparte, Of sBaltinore, eoasilaO to
the present Emperor of France. has been stop
ping AZ Williards for several days. It, is un-
derstood here that he is pressing some PROPOSE
tons upon Secretary Davis by which he wishes
sufficient Inducements to be held out atoo his
tBonaparte's) son to induce him, TO ,re.enterthe
Atner'ean in,1 army. h3,sgs,- saw ta. ,gsssssqa.
- The secretary of the Navy, who returned to
Washington this morning, hardly recognized his
old quarters, so completely changed had asvery-
thing been for; the better by q tn. direction of
Mr.. Welsh, his efficient chief clerk, who has ex.
ercised admirable judgment in his Selections of
new furniture, rich carpetings, &c. for the Navy
Department. p s1s fYs-gAa1Y asSgsasl
81 The secretary of the Interior to-day reversed
the ruling Of Judge Minot late commissioner of
pensions, making discrimination between sthe
volunteer and regular service. The secretary
decides that the regular soldiers in either, kind
OF service are equally entitled to, bounty lands.
This decision will remove the suspension from a.
great number Of claims for bounty lind now
pending in the Office under the act Of 1855
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s .,.,,,s. .,.,, -. u, - Louisville, otb.
Returns from 90 counties in this state shows
democratic gain Of 3UOO4as compared with vote
for governor IN ls45, when. Morehcad's Ameri-
can majority, was 44O3. III s,ss-e,,.- - %.
There are s3 counties to bear FROM.
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GolNGuP FNELy.-The Church edifce of the
End Presbyterian Church, on Sd street, is going
up finely, and with tolerably favorable weather
will be closed up before cold weather sets in.
as We might say the same Of the Market House,
now nearly completed. This is a fine brick
structure, ON Valley street, and when completed
and suitable grounds prepared for the purpose,
that We understand are designed for market
purposes, viii be not only an ornament to the
city but thing much needed, and Of great con-
yenience. sssas: 3sstE9 s9s fss5 sg x24t{ if37s :,
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A STEAM PLow.--The application Of steam to
plowing will produce as great revolution in
agriculture as it has done in locomotion.; ,Vari-
GUS attempts have been made to apply it, but SO
ia,, unsuccessfully. We find the following on
the subject in letter to the Cincinnati Enquirer,
written from the State Fair at indianapolis: :
sl The. steam plow, Of Baltimore, which has
created so much excitement at the Eastern ea-
;hibitions, is here, and IS attracting much atten-
tion. Itsisa land locomotive, with splows at
tached, and in clear field tears up the ground
at terrific rate. As almost amy number of
plows can be drawn by it, there is no doubt that
it will come into general use vpon our Western
prairies, where lands are f" broken up" by, con-
tract. 1t will not be successful, we think, in any
other kind Of ploWing, being entirely too costly
and unwieldly for ordinary purposes .t
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cY The BARRET House; additions are pros,
crossing to completion. The additions to the
Northern and Western portions Of the building
are. enclosed and covered, and we believe in
part finished and occupied. The fourth and
fifth stories have been added to the main bull
ding, and this part will soon be covered and en-
closed When completed the Barrett, will for
size, loom up with the big public houses of the
country And as long as it is kept by Messrs:'
Deming & Co. the present occupants, we may
venture to promise the travelling public that it,
will remain,one Of the best arranged, best man.
aged and every way most agreeable stopping
places which ''thc hcway-faring man" will find in
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tlaaa ssssaalsE, - aslngton. Noy.s5.
Mr.. Guthrie received late last evening, a -pri-
vate despatch from Louisville stating that Buck.
had carried Kentucky by 1000 mnjofitysss
Col. ,Nicholsons editor of The Union, received
a message from Tennessee last evening, stating
that buchanan had carried the State by large
majority. o 5is tStti Ss7E1Fiss5 ei u assTisssz
Is Senator Slidell has received a. espatch from
Louisiana stating that Buchanan has carried, the
State ~"
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az There are eighteen establishments for
manufacturing steel in onr country. these have
. capacity for making $4,000 tons per aunum.- -
We have the best ores in the world for making
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Axentuckx.

scounties give democratic igain Of 6,70e.-
Democratic gain Breckenridge district l5vo.t 1t
is probable the state will go for Buck by from
ski to II thousand. American majority in
Louisville lS0n
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scene.


% The Office Of the Southern Michigan steamers,
in this city, was yesterday the theatre of scene
calculated to move the most Iobdurate heart
Two young men from Michigan came there in
search Of their father. Itappears he left home.
sometime last summer to visit friends in this
state. His sons were to follow him this fall
make a visit and return with him to Michigan
Pursuant to arrangement they left home some
lew days since and passed eastward through this
city. On reaching their destination, they learn
ed much to their surprise, that their father
had left some time since to return home
The painful fear at once flashed upon their minds
that he might have been on board the i'll fated
steamer Northern Indiana, as the time Of his
leaving to return was about the same as that
/ of the sad occurrence. They returned to this
city, and at once visited the Office of Capt Forbes
where the papers relating to the loss on the
Northern Indiana are kept. They soon found in
the proceedings of the coroner at Detroit a per
feet description of their father among those who
were lost and their bodies recovered. The sad
reality of his loss was then forced upon them,
aud they at once bowed their manhood and wept
like children at their bereavement. The stout
est heart could not resist the painful influence
of the scene, and more than one synlpathisng
tear was dashed aside from strangers cheeks at
being spectators to the touching scene.-[ Buff.
Republican. 4Tgs- 80 a. sessgr fsst Is
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hENDRIE,S FOUNDRY.-The subscriber
III would tender his thanks to his for the lib
erai patronage he has received and would
that largely increased facilities for doing business in
the erection Of buildings and additional machinery
enables him dispatch work short notice and greater
perfection Engiaes Of various patterns and sizes> saw
and girls. mill machinery and all the variety Of castings
usually kept at Foundries constantly on hand Also
shaw,s Patent Smut Machine. 81 All kinds of repairing
done shortest Catalogue Of patterns sent to
order free of charge. July 14ly CHAS HESDRIE. 4
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sSsWa asllinglon. N0y.5.

9a ssfisg -ssa SGT estass.Sew Orleans, Nov.i5.
! Returns to hand show that Buclanan has pro-
badly carried The State. s'4 ~" s'1.'