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Smyrna times., 1856-12-24

CLAYTON AND CAss.--The New Orleans
Bulletin says.-With Mr.. Clayton and Gen.
Cass-the one removed by death, and the other
by the decree ofa people infamed by passion
and blinded by sectional prejudice-passes
away two of the most eminent, most patriotic,
and most Statesmanlike of our Senators--men
whose enlarged experience, broad nationality,
conservative sentiments and sound judgment
won-tor them the admiration and respect of all
right thinking men; while their pacific and
concilatory tempers served to mollify and
sooth the more fiery natures by which they
were surrounded. Their absence from the
Senate will be a serious loss TO the personnel
of that body. In debate, they haze been uni
formiy urbane, courteous and respectful TO
their compeers-never allowing themselves TO
be so swayed by passion as TO lose that dignity
which does, Cor rather, ought toy "hedge in''
a Senator--neyer indulging in that vehemence
Of party feeling, or violence of language which
too often characterized the speeches of many
Of our Representatives in Congress, and have
brought reproach and disgrace upon our Nation
al Councils"
Smyrna times., 1856-12-24

New York STATE TEMPERANCE CONvEN-
TION.-ALLany, Dec. 18.-The State Temper
ance Convention met at Albany this morning.
b. q. Delavan, the President, took the chair at
eleven O'Clock. The meeting was faif in num-
bers, and highly respectable in character, many
of the oldest and most influential Temperance
men of the state being present.
The President delivered an address, which
deplures the nu hfcaiion of the prohbitory law,
and alleges great increase of intemperance
IN consequence; expresses the belief that the
opinion that The present Court of Appeals will
not sustain any kind of prohblory law, is foun-
ded on error; thinks friends of the canse NAV
be multiplied by the old means, particularly by
the press, the pledge, 10y personal appeals and
lectures; that there is no good reason for relax
ing their efforts; recommends resistance tt
adultcratiOns, as practiced in the liquor hus
ness; hopes that the temperance sentiment
may soon be powerful enough to urge Congress
TO prevent the importation of lquors-to abol
lsh spirit ralions in the navy, &C.; derives gra
tficaiiOn from the belief that the PreSiden
elect is friendly to ten perance principles; al
ludes to attempts that had been made TO dra!
the cause into politics; tScse were steadily re
sisted by its officers; believes there will bc
working majority in the State Legislature thi
winter. The Senate is. largely in favor Of th
measures. Mr.. Delavan also announces tina
he resigns his office as President Of the Society
The Secretary presented the report Of th
Executive Committee.
Abstract Of the Report.--The report say
that the concurrent testimony is that intempei
aDce has been greatly augmented by layin
PROSTATE the prohibitory law, and that the eX
citement attendant upon the election has lie
many back into intemperance, and induced Otf
ers to take the first step in that vice. Durin
the year the Society's press has issued nearl
nine millions of pages in tracts, and since Jar
18th, 1854, over $4,000, COO pages. The repo
further states, that the records of the Polio
/ Courts and Jails show that the prohibiory la
in the prevention of paupersm nd crime effec
: ed much good, despite the decision of the Cou
: of Appeals. The commitments in nine cOuI
: ties, under the prohibitory law, show decreai
/ of two-ffths fro,a those under the license laS
5 The statistics show that sPven-eighths of It
S grogshops in the great citirsare kept by foreg
: ers, and that for every one church there a
fourteen grogshops. The number of cases
delirium tremens among he British soldiers
t Canada had increased in four years from one
I l75 to one in IS men. The Committee belle
< that the decision of the Court of Appeals
d regard TO the Pr0hbtory Law was errOneou
: and think a stringent prnhbliory law Gun
/ formed which the present Court of Appeals W
y uphold.
IT The report takes strong ground IN favor
o prohibition, and expresses the fear that etfc
# will be made with political temperance men
o influence the Legislature to pass license la
r II also regrets that several papers started
e advocates of temperance mad become party
e gans, and made temperance subordinate TO 9th
l. questions. go |
Smyrna times., 1856-12-24

KIDNAPPlNG,--Four men from the lower sect
ton Of Delaware were committed TO Jail a.
Cambridge, Md, on Saturday night last, on
suspicion of an attempt to kidnap slave man:
They had a further hearing on Monday, and md
were committed for next April term Of Court.
The slave saws he sold himself TO them for $50.
Smyrna times., 1856-12-24

ANEw NIcARAGUA EXPEDITION. We under
stand, says the New York. Post, that an expe-
dition is fitting out for Nicaragua in the city,
and that 500 men are enlisted, or to be enlisted
in it. They are mostly people of Irish birth or
descent. The immediate destination of the ex-
pedition isto Omoa, in Honduras, wh.re they
will land and then proceed to join Walker.
The New York Express says that Walker
writes there that he is not only safe and sound,
but "going" to carry all before him, and not
yet "gone." The Sun advises his friends to
send out vessels and bring him and his party
home, and SO save their lives, as it is evident
they cannot long resist the whole Central Ame-
coalition. Another journal, however, looks upon
Nicaragua as useful to the Botany Bay of Ame-
rican loafers and vagabonds. ~ ~-
! SUIT FOR FREEDOM.-The Missouri case,
which commenced on Monday in the Supreme
Court of the United States, is one of great i'm
portance, inasmuch as it involves one of mucf
political interest. They are:
1st. Whether free black man is citizen o
the United States, to be competent to su,
in the Courts of the United States.
I'd. Whether a slave carried Voluntarily b.
his master into a free State, and returning vol
nntarly with his master to his home, is fire.
man by virtue of such temporary residence
and
3dly. Whether the eighth section of the Mis-
souri, Act of 1920, prohibiting slavery north c
latitude 36 degrees 30 minutes, is constitutions
or not"
The plaintiff, Fred. Scott, man of colo
> brought suit agains: John F. Sandford, TO tr
' his right of freedom lie claims to have bee
emancipated by his masters having taken hi
. to reside in Illinois, which act, it is declare
. by the Constitution of that State, operated
" emancipate him. The Circuit Court Gin Mi
sourD decided against the plaintiff, on Il
J" ground that by his return to Missouri, his ma
10 ter's right, dominant whilst in Illinois, was
~ vved-that the Constitution of Illinois was
z penal law which the courts of other States we
u not bound to enforce.
u' The case was argued at the last session, b
IN the decision was reserved to allow arguner
g on certain points of law. Montgomery Bl,
l. appeared for the plaintiff, and Reverdy Johns
0; and H. s. Geyer for the claimant
There never has been decision by the S
preme Court upon the question of the Cons
rg tutionality of the Missouri Compromise lii
C. and its decision will be looked for with mu
of anxiety.
III The argument was closed on Thursday, a
re, the case submitted to the court. Their de
lis sion will not be declared till near the close
TX, the present term.
Smyrna times., 1856-12-24

A Big PoRKER-Mr. Joseph Layton. resi-
ding in North West Fork Hd., near Bridge.
Vile, slaughtered a hog one day last week
which weighed one thousand and twenty-eight
pounds after being cut up into seven peices -
He would have weighed over 400 lbs live
weight Has any one in the State, or out Of il,
got a larger pig 7"
while talking Al hogs we will state that DIR.
Jao. Sudler, of Bridgeville, killed his pen yol
hogs last week. rs in number; they avaraged
300 lbs. each.---Dia. State ,.i.a .. .o
Smyrna times., 1856-12-24

~ THIs venerable and much-beloved
II Pocket-COmpanion, Sharp-Shooter and
| II Traselling-Agent of Pine Top" has
la arrived in due season; and, even whilst
he is greeted, thrice welcomed and " "huddled
in the bosoins of old comrades, seeks the max
ing of new acquaintances, by whom he also
hopes to be tapped" fondIed and taken-in.-
Being very democratic, he is mo respecter Of
persons,"-out of his mouth Ito all classes
high and low, rich and poor, great and small, }
cometh oOrds Of burning ei0guence, tending
to haPPifcation. But, alas! no sooner is he
entertained and "done-for," than his jolliiying
influence takes its everlasting fight, leaving
Rot only detained the graces of new-made
friends, but desolate indeed his own kindly
habitalion. Do they well who will know him
noti 80 gt.rf ~ .a-a.sr tt.ftsfeas ~ i. q. y.
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or It is estimated that not less than 14,O00
negroes have been landed on the Island of Cuba
during the last eight months, SIS slaves.
Smyrna times., 1856-12-24

tbs LICENSE SysTEM.-The Delaware Re-
publican says that "there is proposition among
the Democrats to procure the enactment of a
law by the Legislature, to leave the license of
hotels to the Levy Court. The motive of this
is not known TO US, but it has been suggested
that those who have violated the present law
would stand better chance 10 get license from
this body than from the Superior Court. If the
obit CT is to favor those who violate law when
it suits them, we cannot see what claims these
persons can have to honesty and consistency,
who favor the repeal of the present law, in or
der that one may be enacted which "will bet
Ter restrain the sale Of liquor and evil" as set
fourth in the resolutions of the State Conven-
ton nf the Democratic party. .ar a.N. +.I
The Levy Court may be the proper body TO
receive the .'price of blood but if the motive
is to give those who have set the present law
at defa nee, license which itsis thought they
could not get from the Superior Court, it is
really astounding, outrageous, if not absolutely
wicked. We shall not discuss the question al
present, but leave l. with those who have resol.
we'd to enact license law which will better
restrain the sale Of liquor as an evil" 1T oui
suspicious are justified, and life is spared us
we may yetlwrte some efthem down hypocrites
Smyrna times., 1856-12-24

GZ@ISH!- !-WE are satisfied everything
IL can't keep " straight" and we ac-
cordingly give our readers an appearance of
some caged-gentry, in advance of their march
ing from limbo" below, to the Squire above,
under the escort of General Hayden. This
giving open account for deeds done in the dark,
is an excellent "stickler to midnight jewellers
-after trial, they become perfectly "passive." "
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s MN AMPLE provision, we doubt not, has

SMAA AMPLE provision, we doubt not, has
Azk& been made for the exerting of the
spiritual strength OF this "old gentleman" the
present-harpestH He having in town, it
seems, already showed himself little, we
shouldn't wonder if he soon united his forces
and "stalked it" abroad, making dizzy the
heads of men and laying Z" bricks " in hats for
nest-eggs." So, take care, young men, turn
not the "spicket" of introduction, nor be lured
by the fascinating bowf it biteth like serpent
and its sting is the sting of death.
Smyrna times., 1856-12-24

c~ CERTAINLY, evil tides have come
- msa upon US s!--just TO see how q perverted
and abused" are the good things of
this life .--even the necessary csnveniences
most familiar to the households aft is per-
fectly awful !" Yes! our cable is broken loose
1--WE are wrecked. and ere long all will be
turned upside-dowu -" Egg -Nog pesseIs,
"Gin-sling" Senders, Z" Red-Eye" adnltera-
tors, and Sparkling. Glass adorers, must yield
TO the gentle influences of the fumJler's oper-
alton, though the ainstrumenis - themselves
fail to appreciate the active part they play 10
the grand performance. And, be il known:
these /" little essentials as they crowd on pub
lie attention, cry Tor. vengeanco--now-a-days
especially, being misused by all the escaped.
goats" and exhilirated ''gas-machines aiioat.
They. however, with US. are cheered with hope
hooking with resignation for that better day
when the asea,i article will be used and moi
abused! atAaa y Ds93 y i'.3 aaal 5a aish
IlIsHssi ass We q ..---ga Lll1ia q - ssa
III Nm CoRH,cr vIEw Of the "bIss'
Smyrna times., 1856-12-24

S In TowS, at present, a Oysters
and Refreshments,", it is, said, are all the
CO." Guess Fish come under this head: we
often hear of" suckers" being high !.et af
Smyrna times., 1856-12-24

ETM MiM CoRHrcr .vIEw Of the sBIest
ID e:;l abodes" Of winc-bbbers--in a
few days.
Smyrna times., 1856-12-24

STOCK GAMBLiNG.-The failure of Jacob
Little, the great Stock Jobber of New York,
has caused the press Of that city to speak pretty
plainly of the evils of the trade. The Tribune
says: Mr.. l.. is highly respectable citizen, but
gambling is gambling, whether carried on in
brokers' shops, or in negro oyster cellars
There is difference between betting pennies
on the turn of card and hundreds Of thousands
of dollars on the rise or fall oil stOcks-but IT.
difference Of reputation rather than that OF
principle In one respect, the advantage is de-
cidedly in favor of the oyster cellar; the gam
bier there bets money that he actually possesses
and very possibly has earned If he loses he
pays, and is very thankful that the police let him
alone; but the Stock gambler bets hundreds of
thousands of dolars-no on knows how many
that he has not and never lad so if he wins
and the loser can pay, he is complmented as a
,agaclous and successful operator, aud buys a
couple of blocks of stores with the proceeds /;
while if he loses amp can't pay, he simply stops,
and lets the winners whistle for their money.
1t is skinning game wherein it is mutually
agreed that the knife shall not cut to the bone.
That is its best aspect. Gov. Clark, of New
York, in his first message, recommended a law
imposing a severe penalty on the buying or
selling of stocks "on times" that H. buying
have not aud probably never had. Let the act
cover also the buying and selling Of products
for future delivery, except bona .fde purchases
of crops from those who are actually growing
them. Within the last six months good
many merchants who ought both to know and
act to better have been seriously crippled. if not
actually ruined by time sales of Pork-thlt
IS, by betting on the price Of Pork three to si1
months ahead. The sellers were strsng anG
shrewd men; they made arrangements and ac
puired the control of funds 10 an extent tha
enabled them to corner the market; whereby
they have made probably a million or two o
dollars, ruined number who were roped in t.
bet against them, checker the export trade o
the Country, and compelled our pork-buyers Il
pay two or three dollars per barrel more fo
their summers meat than the fair price of tht
article. Far be il from US to insinuate that thu
losing gamblers are any better than tile win
ners; but it is certainly high time this dicin:
with other mems foUd were stopped. Ethe
let US have free gambling all around, or let tn
gambling Of brokers' and stock spectators b
placed under the same ban with that down il
the oyster-cellars and the faro table.
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Eotings.

Hop Axident-A Iady's hoop burs, in
tho street, a, Buffalo, few days since,
one end OF 1t striking a shop window
breaking the glass in fragments. Tie
other end after knocking down severaI
boys, struck a horse. which frightened him
into runaway. The lady has been lad
up for repairs.
ezS- The foregoing item Of seps tell.
OF the danger Of wearing hoops.
We have been looking anxiously for
some Of the 'fashionables' Of Upton TO
display The very latest
We have Bas Drum. y Tenor DRUM
a Fiddle, an ACCORDION, Flase, and
Jewshsrp. Also print rs, apprentices,
devils, and other assistants about the I'D.
uerfissr Office, and will promise any lady
who wishes to promenade with the hoops
that we will turn out the above Band of
Music and escort her up and down the
principal avenues Of our city for one
whole day. Tree d eoss. ........
Il College. The Jasper county Err
press contains notice TO Contractors for
the building OF College, to be called
Williamsburg College, 4 miles north Of
Newton.
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fsJ~ The Iatiey TINES, speaking Of
the Chicago, Iowa, and Nebraska Raj
road, saws:
We have the satisfpetioo Of snnouncin. to our
readers !ha. anolhe' Important arrangem m, has
Leen coin pleted in fsyor II this impoft,n, work
lily .irttcrs from Mr. Walker, Pr1sid.ut Of sh.
rod, ~ learn that rssoiu ton has been adopt
~ y. "nsch ~ PER eess isrr-n<am Il paid t. this
coinpMy Tor all the gross earning. OF all freigh,
and Passengers takea by them to tie road lead
ing east of Citation city. This Is equal 70 gfrtax
u mtlrs of the Gli.na r1ad {, u. Tnn wiii
make the Flock oil the Chicago, Ioxa aud Ne
uFask1 rpal az I'd a. any stock ia the country
IL vii b. srt~i Il ply A. least - per ceat On
zoe 40 4 III aSss ys.rt AID al eT that ~. lesr
fisia , per ceEt fbess ar tha lowest . ass, gs
"s"'es all II Is pEs5esst@ taAt 1t viii pay II tascA
AigItr PER Cent trel taa b gtuaraZ
IN aJrg" prsfn.fa Il na! ty he pail un.fl the
road - fa!.bsi - Giaa .hel Ford, = distance
Of a1)It - init F.
Tins 4. the same Old tame VIII Oh vas
p aged Tor the anasem-a. (bat not prof
~ Of the prop Ct ~ !ar county
Whrn tie same mea. who are now en- IL
neorng tAs roal, were promising 10 r4a
a road direct froa Ly sns 70 Iva CITY.
only this difference that them tia n
shell Eorl' w1s not on ott4c ca iIAgns.
We haze airea3Y experienced the iaes
t0a' 1t was Clam shell opcra,lol, bul
nope va friends above viii share better.
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Voice Extraor: dinry.

The undersigned having sold out has $40, e
and Thu Store 10 Samu.i Teminson & n.
Therefore, all persons knowing l.Ers, ,,..
tndehhd 70 ne viii cal! aad set Ia > -l-I g
arT, before Tie erst OF April 1856, ,,a. oi.r
their aicouHs will be Il II for she las O.. @ q CT
Ny olj.c: for selling ont vas this. sold
stovts flr less than they do a. Nu>caiuo ~ Dsr
export, vi ich was losing game, aud, what "a.
-, Tc;a!ia=cn 1 ~; sd STIR cheaper ma.
did by good deal, or cheaper han could 40
90 for tear oil bustifg SD IL up quit.
l0a GEu. TrIrrgt
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The Dai r Gazette.

IWs paper We esteem ghe best daily
M Iowa. l. his recently been enlarged
to Al e'gat-coIumn paper, aud much I'M
proved otherwise. Il IS printed on
steam press Which punt. 1000 pea hour,
whn ea.',, anl can press much larger
nino'r. AZ ns0sp Iper II cannot he
sra !. r4e g irefe speaking of i,s
cnlaf 5enr.i, says:
Asai cx 1,r,ne4', 90 avery limited circal. :
tinn We coma u;el he ifsue Of the Ga-st!s d. Il
n .eekly tn IL OF sept .Rber, 1855, on a
mall, five coinna sheet. O,r rculaiiuu In
creasia9 We soon enlarged TO q six c0luiaa
sheet Shortly nft.r Sards we converted a tri,
weekly into daily: since that time We have q
gain enlarged 10 seven column paper. Las,
fall We introduced a steam press inso our oaics
the frat In the STATE and the ouly one on the
upper Mississippi river, west Of Chicago. No.
again we present our readers with the daily Ga
=st'e embracing eight columns 10 page, and
the e'kly Gazette ofnine columns, trusting tina,
not only IN dimensions, but In typographical
and general appearance il ia not excelled by
any newspaper IN eggeat sni growing West.
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Parliamentary.

whereas aiarge number OF the citizens Of
s = eounsy have patltoned that PROPOSITION
laise Q tax to crerSeA tsiad 10 bhiid TIE brjays.
y SAid county, which cai fsr an ,ex.rsor,iir srv
expenditure.
therefore, II II ordered that the follouin-
proposition be Submitted and passed upon by tbs
legal voters OF ssid County, at The aniiu,, Ami
lieeuoh N 1886. and for that purpose poll be
opeIed. at the usual place Of ELECTION, ia each
to.nshiy, viz: psz..s.'''s 'e-' - s''h
Ipat for the purpose Of raising fund 10
40 10 the erection Of thch bftiges, in ssid
Ioun.y. sscali for On extraordinary expenditure
~ saaiaon 70 NE ordinary revenue Of The couu-
~ Wy o. one mil on'the dollar DO levied up.
~. sno va'oanan cf the assessments Of 1856 and
the money so collected TO be paid out .nd =.
pended snder the supervision OF tina C~nn vn,'
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Bad Eeighbors. Will. Tomilson, ed
ilor Of the Sdiesp.dn, at Fer, Desmeines
complains that the citizens OF that place
are trying to destroy his reputation for
merai honesty and reraeity.
Bad neiyhbors he has. II everything
an editor publishes i. not believed BY bis
readers, the editor Of course ought 70 va
cate the tripod and let somebody else
take il who will be believed. "@
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Spscia! advertisements.
BRICK.

The Undersigned would respectfully inform
the inhshitaus 0 Upton and vicinity that We
We will Be prepared next season to furnish brick
Of the best quality, and in asy quantities; ard
viii also take contracts TO erect buildings In the
best possible manner, and at as low prices AZ
any 6nilderr IN Cedar County. We also have
the ng1tof Cedar cOunty for the rlsnufacturs
and usa Of FosTxR's Patent BUILDING BLocKs,
which have now been sufficiently tested % emit,
tie them 10 The confidence Of the rub!ic All
buildings erected Of the Fsfsa ,Iqoo.s val! be
warranted 70 give satisfaction. a.g I
Give Ne call before closing your contracts
with others. u-3m WArgous d Cn.ppi.sL.