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Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1856-12-27

Hare now number 3,UUO, Win moving
population Of 1000 at least.-They have
four schools, with four hundred pupils.
Two churches, are insufficient, and a
third is about being erected to acconmo-
date 1000. In Marseilles there are 5000
Protestant church attendants, and IN
other departments, where Il few years
since the Reformed religion was IN
known, fourishing churches are now to
be found. 7a lteA
FArAL.-While Mi. eWm. Jackson, of
Cass county, Iowa, a few days since was
fighting" prairie fire, which threat
ened to burn his house, a daughter eight
or nine years old, getting separated from
the rest of the family, was caught in the
flames and burnt to death.
Prices OF LANDS IN IowA.-A gentle
man from the State Of New York passed
through our city yesterday, from Iowa.
He informs us that in Buchanan. Benton
and adjoining counties, no unimproved
lands can be purchased for less than five
dollars per acre. The country is fast fill
ing up with substantial and energetic far
mers. The people are enthusiastic about
railroads. Iowa is bolnd to become one
of the foremost States il the Union.-Chi-
cago. Dem. Press.
The st. Paul Piones of tie 28th ult.,
has an account of the Kerry boat under
taking to cross the rivd at hat point, but
when about half way aross, the boat re-
fused to obey her helm and drifted about
half a mile down the river, where she
struck OH a bar, and was still there at last
accounts. Three team4yith their drivers,
besides the crew Of &c boat, wore on
board, and none Of tim could get on
shore. rF
ii New STAGE Rour,--The Western
Stage Company have exended their route
through the State to Sioux City. Sue
cess to this new enterprise.
RED SroNE.-A tow of this name has
just been laid out at a point ON the upper
Minnesota, known as the Cottonwood
crossing, some twenty I've miles from St.
Peters.
lowA.-Twenty-fve years ago, Iowa
was a wilderness, tera ted only by the
savage.-Now she has. civilized popu-
lation estimated at abut six hundred
thousand, and constant increasing. The
immigration to the SIDE this year has
been very heavy.
FIVE WoRDs SAvrNd1 NArIoS.-The
Legislature of Scotland Enacted, two and
a half centuries ago, TIL "a good and
J sufficient SCHOOL, shout be organized
and maintained in ever parish These
five words, occupying lt u small space
in a Parliamentary act, as given to Scot
land all her solid worth.
GooD-BYE.-How may thouohtlessly
utter these words witheu being aware of
their meaning. 1t isl contraction, or
rather corruption of the God old English
phrase, Good be wiA you'll" like the
French adieu, or thee Italian addio, a
commentator to the car of the Father
of all.
A daily line Of stage have been es-
tablished between st. Pal and Dubuque
via Cannon Falls and )ecorrah. The
same line will run triNekly via Hast
ings and Red Wing, durng The close OF
navigation.
DUBUQUE a. TETE DssMoRrs r. R.
The contract for the gratng of the Du-
buque d. Tete Des MorsR. r. has been
let to Messrs. Christy &icKee, of Penn
%sylyania, as we learn frol Judge Lowell.
SrAcYvILLE.-This plae is pleasantly
located on the Little cdar, east and
north of the centre Of thecounty.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1856-12-27
HOUSE..
DEC. II, 10 A.

DEC. IL, 10 A. Nj.
A petition was offered by Mr.. Noble,
Of Delaware, from sundry persons to
amend Sec. 1883 of the Code, so that
persons of color may be competent wit
nesses in courts; which, on his own mo-
ton, was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee, with Instructions to report, at an
early day, the, the repeal of the last clause
of that section.
Mr.. Cloud moved the return of the pa
per of DR.. Eads, Superintendent of In
strnction, with the request to erase the
exceptionable a~llusion to the governor,
before the House receive it, which was
negatived.
DECEMBER 12.
Mr.. Wyatt offered a joint resolution,
instruction our Senators and requesting
our representatives in Congress, to pro-
cure a law combining the swamp land Sc
lections. Rule suspended and passed.
The House then went into committee
of the Whole on interest laws, Mr.. Holmes
in the chair.
Mr.. Arnold offered a rosolution restrict
ing contracts for money to fifteen per
cent.
Mr.. Greene moved to recommend the
Indefinite ~postponement of the bill. Car
ried in committee, and reported back to
the House.
The House, with the Speaker in the
Chair, concurred, and SO it was indef-
nitely postponed-yeas 40, nays IA.
SATURDAY, Dec. IS.
Mr.. Cloud, from the Committee on
Railroads, reported back the memorial
for Congress grants of land for a road
from McGregor to the Missouri River,
and recommended its passage.
TUESDAY, Dec. 16.
Mr.. Mcpherson introduced the follow
ing:
Whereas, it appears from the Biennial
Report of the Superintendent Of Public
Instruction, that he has loaned a consid-
cradle portion of the School Fund be-
longing to the State of Iowa, and
Whereas, there is some question wheth-
er or not there is authority or law for
loaning said School Fund, or any part
thereof, therefore
ReSoloed, Thai the Attorney General of
this State give his opinion in writing, re-
specting the authority of the Superinten-
dent to loan said fund. Resolution
adopted.
WEDNESDAY, Dec, II.
Seeate bill for appeal from Justices
Courts referred to Judiciary.
A substitute for the bill on change of
venue, was read a first and second time,
and referred to the committee on Judici-
AIRY.
Senate bill for county Judge TO give
bonds, ordered to second reading.
House bill for repeal of code as 10 color
ed persons being witnesses, ordered to a
second reading.
A bill for notices in legal eases ordered
TO a second reading.
A bill for the election of County Off
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, on the bill for the abolition of Cap
ital Punishment, with Mr.. Cloud in the
chair. A lengthy discussion followed.
Mr.. Galbraith moved to amend from
I" solitary confinement" 10 hard labor"
The amendment was adopted, and the
House afterwards indefinitely postponed
the bill,
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Memo PLoTs IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.
-Much'excitement has prevailed in sew
eral of the Southern States for the past
few days in relation to certain develop
ments which show the existence of plots
for a general rising of tho slaves upon a
certain day. Dispatches have been re-
ceived from Louisville. dated Dec. 6,
stating that an instruction had broken
out in Southern Kentucky, and that a
general rebellion was feared. The negroes
had attacked various manufacturing es-
adjustments, and Vigilance Committees
had been formed in Lafayette and Hop
kinsville for the purpose of promptly put
ting them down. Some excitement has
also been oecasioned in Charles County,
Maryland, by the arrest of two negroes
charged with plotting instruction among
the slaves. Two white men supposed to
have been engaged in the plot have fled
from the State. The citizens of New.
Madrid County, Mo-, became alarmed,
and called a meeting to consider what
course to take to suppress a slave rebel
lion supposed to be contemplated in thai
and the adjoining counties. The blacks
of Obion County, Tenn, were also I'M
plicated. 1t is, alledged that Christmas
eve had been fixed upon for the rising,
and the most extensive arrangements
had been made to carry ii out success
fully. One white man had been arrested,
together with q great many negroes, in.
Guiding many Of the generals, captains,
and other officers of the proposed move.
ment. Several of them have made full
confession. A large collection Of arm;
and ammunition has been seized. The
church at Louisa Furnace had been un,
dermined, and powder placed beneath
it, ready 10 be blown up when filled viii
people. Twenty-three negroes were ar
rested, seventeen of whom were whip
ped and sent home, and the othes wer,
detained for trial. These were all found
guilty and severely punished. The Lou
Isyille Journal correspondence Of Dec. {
says there Is great excitement at Frank.
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Al a recent book sale in New York city.
volume Of Benjamin Franklin's Poor
Richard" sold for SOC so. 1t wa pur-
chased TO fill an English order.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1856-12-27
The Quasqueton Guardian
Is PUBLISHED WEEKLY, AT
Quasqueson, Buchanan Co., Iowa.
BY RICH * JORDAN.
Terms, So, 90 per Year, Invariably in Advance.

T>HE PAPER viii be devoted TO the interests
Il of the RrruBLIcaS PARTY, the Town and
County, AeRouLTuRE and the cause of EproA
10Y, and will contain all matters Of Local and
General importance or interest, together with a
fun transcript of the Market Reports of Duh,-
que, Chicago and New York. We have made
arrangements which viii enable us to give East
ern news almost ap to The time of going topress.
Having o practical knowledge of the art of
Printing, and the best office in the interior Of
the Saate-everything in it being entirely new
we are prepared to execute every variety of
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SAWS-Willmott's Cast Steel Mulay Saws.
~ Rowland's celebrated Sash Saws, 8, 6lb,
and Z feet.
Willmott's Cast Steel Web. warranted.
Circular Saws, u. IA, l6, IL, and 20 inches,
Now on hand, and for sale by
f. A. ALEXANDER.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1856-12-27

INN, COPPER AND SHEET IRON WARE
L of every description on hand and made to
order such as Tin, Copper end Brass Kettles,
Srouting Tin Roofing. &c. &c.
f.. A. ALEXANDER.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1856-12-27

Mr.. Jones, of Tenn, defended the
principles of the Nebraska Bill. Adj
lourned.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1856-12-27

JAPANNED WARE-A full assortment of
80 Jaranned Ware. such as Tea Trays. Cake
Boxes, Lard Lamps, Candlestieks, Tea CAMS
tiers, DE, &c, Of superior finish in store and for
sale by l.. A. ALEXANDER.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1856-12-27

The following letter VS. transmitted
with the papers accompanying the Presi-
dents Message:
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fore
Resolved, that the Attorney General
of this State give his opinion in writing
to the Senate, respecting the authority
of the Superintendent TO loan said Fund.
Resolution adopted.
DECEMBER II.
Mr.. Mcpherson introduced the petition
of citizens of Somerset, in Adair coun-
ty, for a change of the name of their
town TO that of Fontanelle. Petition re-
ferred TO the Senator from that district.
Mr.. Kirkwood offered The following
Resoioed, That the Register of the
State Land Office inform the Senate,
whether the Superintendent of Public
Instruction has, by himself, or in con
%nection with any others, purchased any
of the University Lands.
Resotped, That the Secretary Of the
Board of Trustees of the State Universe
y, be required to transmit TO the Senate,
a copy Of all the proceedings had by the
Board, in relation to alleged frauds in the
purchase of University Lands, by any
of the members of said Board-which
were adopted.
Mr.. Anderson, from the Judiciary com
mIttee, reported back a bill relating tc
indictments, with an amendment, which
was adopted, and the bill ordered 10 q
third reading to-morow-also, reported
back a bill relating to Divorce and Ali
mony, with an amendment, which wa;
adopted, and the bill ordered to q third
reading also, a bill to amend Sec. zoe
+of the Code, with a recommendation thai
it be indefinitely postponed. Reportcoa,
CURED in.
s Mr.. Thurston introduced JOINT reso-
charging the boundaries of th.
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the State Treasury for certain entertainments with
The Ohio Legislature, which has just adjourned.
and which was by large majority Know Nothiog.
passed law to enable runaway slave to be taken
by an Ohio Sheriff out of the custody of the United
States Marshal, which will enable the abolitonists
to thwart the execution of the fugtiveslave law of
Ohio
The City of Louisville, KY, having large ma
jority of Know Nothing voters. at the last August
election distinguished itself by the killing and burn
ing of large number of foreigners and their dwell
lngs-not having to this day punished one Of the
rioters for the outrages
The House Of Representatives of the Congress of
the United States, where the Know Nothings had
the strength to prevent it, elected a man to the
Speakership, the second office in the government
who says he does not know which is the superior
race-the white or the negro
The Know Nothing Legislature of Connecticut
passed law to confscate certain church property
under which large amount of the property in that
State belonging to the Catholic church is about to
be taken from the Catholics and appropriated to the
State Treasury.
system nominating party Judges of the Judi
ciary has been inaugurated by the Know Nothing
organization. See section 8, article l3 of the con-
sttution Of subordinate councils"
When we get party judges we will have party ju.
rymen Then with party sheriff, party Judge and
party jury, the pcni,entary and county ails will be
lavishly stocked with antKnow Nothings; money
and property will pass rapidly by means Of party
verdcts from one side in politics to the other and
the days of Jereys, in the history of English judi
cla tyranny, will, in comparison with what is Just
ahead if this party justice gets foothold, be con.
sidered s'oeet liberty. Yours respectfully,
B. f. MORTON.
Morton's Store y. c. july 1856
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Homicide.

We learn that on Wednesday morning last, Mr..
John P. Smith, residing some seven or eight miles
south of this place, was assaulted and instantly
killed by Mr.. Alfred Haywood, living about three
miles southeast of this place. 1t appears that Mr..
Smith, who was constable, had levied on property
of Mr.. Haywood and advertised it for sale; and
this regarded by the latter as mortal offence.
On Wednesday morning Haywood went to Smiths
house, called him out, struck him with stick
the fence and then getting the fence in
to the yard stabbed and cut him with his knife,
killing him instantly. We learn that there were
some fourteen cuts on Smiths body. Smiths
brother present, with gun, but did not shoot.
We learn that Haywood told him he had done
what he came to do, and then mounted his horse
and rode away.
On Wednesday morning, as soon as information
of the homicide was received here, Mr.. Deputy
Sheriff Norwood CMr. Sheriff High being absenD
proceeded with a posse to arrest Haywood-but he
could not be found. He will no doubt attempt to
escape from the country. Haywood is an eccentric
man, and has secluded himself for many years on
his farm near this place.
Smith, the constable, was an easy, inofensive
person. and an excellent officer. The killing under
such circumstances, of such man, has occasioned,
as might we'll be supposed, very general feeling of
Indignation. We trust that the perpetrator of the
deed may be arrested and brought to trial.
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Tbe ;Stanbarb*
RALEIGH. SATURDAY. JULY 12. 1856.
Old.Line Wings for Buchanan.

The Mansfield (Ohio) Shield and Banner states
that Hooking Hunter, Esq, and Hon. Thomas Ew-
i,r formerly an old line Wing United States Sena-
tor and Secretary of the Treasury under Gen. Har-
ri,on, and James Stanberry, formerly Whg men,
her of Congress from the Licking District have come
ont for Buchanan and Breckenridge.
4 correspondent of the Pittsburg Post, writing
from Cleveland Ohio, says that many of the best
and most influential of the Old Line Wings, of that
cv will vote for Buchanan as the representative OF
national principle and opposed to sectlonallsm-
men who think and believe there are other interests
Of stake in this contest that override the question OF
negroism and you may rely upon it, for every rem
epade Democrat that goes over to the Republicans
in that part of Ohio ten Old-Line Wings will come
over to Buchanan
The Ohio Statesman states that burke Ware, Esq,
of Lebanon, Ohio formerly an old line Whig men,
ber of the Legislature, is out for Buchanan. He has
written letter, in which he says:
"Ihare seen Whig as you know; but cannot go off
after nggersm know nothng!sm which have succeeded
lDe dissolution of that gallant old party 1t seems to me
that nuw friend tie constitution ind the Cnton can flnd
pace where he will feel at except in the Democratic
party. shall give myself up to the campaign with aroor
and with vigor."
Mr.. Hubbard, editor of the Logan Gazette, pub
lished at Belefontaine, has hosted the Buchanan
aag. The Gazette has always been an old line WhiS
paper The editor however, is national man, and
cannot shake off the conviction that he will have to
vote for the only national man named for the Presi-
dencv-the nominee of the Democratic Convention
Mr.. Hubbard says there are at least FIVE hundred
old line wings in Logan county who will vote for
Buchanan.
Since the above was in type, says the Washing
ton Union we received the following letter, signed
| by three old line Whigs residing in Bryantown,
Charles county, Maryland, enclosing three dollars
for as many copies of the Weekly Union for one
year:
ave of the old whg party having witnessed with pro-
found regre its death and last funeral rites and regarding
parties (sve the against which we were wont to
battle in days gone by hybrds and degenerates from all
honest true, just conservative, and patriotic and
wishing be thoroughly initiated IN the principles OF
the party which alone claim to be national ana e-
gima will please find herein the subscription price
for three copies of your weekly paper"
| The above will give our readers some idea OF the
feeling pervading the entire country. From Maine
to California, thousands of old line Whigs and per-
sons heretofore no-party men, are rallying under
of danger to the country, to the national De-
| mocratic banner This is emphaticaly true as to
North Carolina the elections in August and No.
vember will show.
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SIGNIFICANT FAcr-It is fact (says the Detroit Free
Press) that three of the whg candidates in Michigan for
Governor since 543 Jealous porers of Bucan
and Breckinrdge- Zina Pitcher Townsend E.
wings throughout the State have joined themselves that
party which carries the flag and keeps step the mnsc of
the Union. Washingtcn Union
In this State, the Whig candidate for Governor in
1852, Hon. John Kerr, is active and earnest sup
porter of Buchanan and Bragg; and the Whig can
ddate in 1850, is not as devoted sympathizer with
the K. Ms as some of their presses would have the
public believe. Indeed, we believe that if Ex- Gov
ernor Manly should come to the conclusion that Mr..
Fillmore cannot be elected by the people, and should
perceive that the election likely to 60 to the House,
or that the contest is really between Buchanan and
Fremont, he would cheerfuly vote for Mr.. Buchanan
Some of the K. N. papers have hinted that we
could not gioe the names of old line Wings and re-
canting K Ms, who will go for Buchanan and Bragg
We shall not be provoked by this to refer to gentle
men in private life, who, we kno,o, are with u.s. but
we will state that such men as John Kerr, Paul c.
Cameron, Walter L. Steele, j. R. Logan, Rawly Gal
loway, Horace L. Robards, j. G. -Whtson, and
George Green substantially with us, in this
test with sectionalsm for the preservation of the
Union, and their influence will be felt in August and
November. Such men, soaring above party, are
looking only to the good of the country; and we
honor them for it.
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For the Standard
PITTsBoRoUGn, July 8, 1856.
To the Editors Of the Standard:
DEAR SlRs We can now congratulate our friends
that the Democratic anti-Know.Nothing ticket fer
the next Legislature is made up in this county.
Our ticket is Robert E. Reeves IN the Senate, and
Gen. r. c. Gotten, Turner Bynum and Daniel Hack
ney in the Commons. Our friends need, think,
have apprehension as to the result in this coun-
ty. You will see that there are two old line Demo-
Gratis on the ticket and Messrs. Bynum and Hack
ney who were formerly old line Wings, but who
were not willing to admit that the old Henry Clay
Whig party rotten and corrupt when the
knights of the shade" proclaimed it so, and who
are now and have been uncompromisingly opposed
to the l." Know Nothing faction. In conversation
with Mr.. Hackney last night, he stated to me that
he would prefer Mr.. Fillmore to any body else for
the Presidency, and would vote @or him in prefer
to any body else if he believed it possible
to elect him but that he loved his country more
than Mr.. Fillmore, and would certainly not throw
away his vote when the election camc-that he
should vote for the who he thought would stand
the best chance to beat Fremont and the black re-
publicans--that if the election to come on to-
morrow he should vote for Mr.. Buchanan, and that
he should certainly do next Fall if he thought he
was stronger than Mr.. Fillmore at that time-that
he thought that the Democrats and old line Wings
of the South, however much they may have differed
heretofore. ought to unite now to the country
by sustaining that candidate who would most pro-
badly beat the black Republican ticket.
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Trial and Sentence of Hon. Preston s. Brooks.

IT1dt dHu oentence 0T Hon. FTeSt0H .. Bfo0Es.
WASHINGTON, July s.-The trial of Mr. Brooks
came off in court to day. Mr.. Sumner left the city
to evade the service of the subpoena.
After the examination of witnesses, Mr.. BROOKS
made a speech, in which he said there were some
cases where the law was inadequate to afford REM
edy for insut.-Whilc he had heart to feel and a
hand to STRIKE he would defend South Carolina from
every effort to stain her with dishonor and oboquy
He now bowed to the majesty of the law, ard await.
ed sentence. Judge Crawford refrained from any
comments and sentenced the accused to pay fine
of $500.
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DIED,

At the residence of her sonn-law Stephen Forrest
Orange county, esth June Mrs Elizabeth Jones' aged
81 She bore her proracted illness with great for
tude and seemed resigned to the will of her Maker
-r (Com.
AT the residence of her father Franknton. the
sth inst Mis- NJ Ward, eldest daughter Of Mi. III
and Elizabeth u. Ward
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WEST HARRIS, ID. ID. s.,

Office Rockbrdge street door to John d. Haugh.
tons Law Office.
Dr. HARRIs having graduated at the Baltimore College
of Dental Surgery session of 1885, respectfully
ders his professional services to the public
He announces to the citizens of Randolph Moore and
Hanett Counties that he will visit their county
ing the several terms of their respective Courts.
March s, 1856. ll15-wtf
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wyche's CuItivating PIow.

UDATENTED 26TH FEBRUARY, 1856. CTHE BLA-
Il ded Piow,) awarded $40 premium at the last " C.
State Fair; with cutting blades in the place of modboard;
cuts divides and turns the soil depostng the finer
parts in the urrow, and turning the turf clods &c.
on the surface Is cheap, light and lasting and easy to
both driver and team. Admirably adapted almost any
purpose for which the rlow is used.
For license to SELL with further information address
w. E. WYCHE.
Brookville, Granville Co. n G..
June 70. 1896. 1l29-wtf
j. H. Gooch, Oxford n. c. sOlics orders for the above
plows.
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AZ We shall publish in next, and shall no.
tce the late extraordinary letter of Mr. Rayner ad.
dressed to the seeding abolition Know Nothings,
who nominated Commodore Stockton and that gen.
toman for the Presidency and Vice Presidency.