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The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-04

ELY MooRE-AN ExPLANArIoN.-TheN New
York Tribune and Times contain letter from
Ely Moore, an old politician of New York, writ
ten from Kansas, in which he denies certain
charges, which he says the correspondents or
those papers have made against him.
The matter is easily explained. There is at
Leavenworth notorious character, as we hap
pen to know, of the same name-a young man
who was concerned in the murder of Brown,
and who in May last shot at man in Leaven-
worth, while the Congressional Committee was
in session there. He is regarded as the worst
character in Leavenworth, and is the ringleader
in every villany which is perpetrated in that
community.
1t is not at all improbable that Ely Moore,
the dsmagogue, is fully acquainted with the
career of Ely Moore, the ruffan, but chooses
to identify himself with him, in order to throw
suspicion upon the reports of the Kansas Cor
respondents of the Tribune and Times.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-04

THE WAY TO Do 1.-THE Legislature of the
State of Texas has appropriated fifty thousand
dollars for the purpose of sending emigrants to
Kansas. This is characteristic of the boldness
of the South, and everybody acquiesces in its
propriety, because it is boldly done. No North
ern State has dared to take such step. If
Massachusetts had appropriated five hundred
thousand, instead of merely chartering private
company, Kansas would now have been free,
beyond contingency. But she limpingly gave
a charter to an Emigrant Aid Society, and a
howl was raised IS loud as if Northern cannon
were planted in front of the Capitol.
We thank Texas for the precedent. New
York can appropriate million easier than
Texas fifty thousand. Let all the Northern
States make appropriations as large in proper
ton to their means as Texas has done, and
Kansas can be filled up with half million of
free citizens in twelve months. The city of
New York raises annually more revenue than
any three of the slave States, and Boston can
far eclipse any enc Of them.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-04

Z AFARCE HOUSE. Broadway New York This new
and beautiful First Class Hotel is open the
reception OF guests. The location the part
OF Broadway opposite Bond street and Immediate
vicinity OF the most fashionable places OF amusement The
rooms are large and airy and arranged that hey
be connected Ia suites for families. used separately
single persons The patronage OF the public respectful
ly solicited Stole Burrough, Proprietors.
4 tOLLAMORE HOUSE, q. NJ Perry, WIN. Perry, Pro-
~ pneors; broadway, corner OF Spring street. New
ork
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-04

NJ ANIIATrAN HOTEL Nos. ,, 5, :, ami 9, Murray
vi street second door from Broadway, opposite the
rarh, New York. Huggins Fling, proprIeors ~ Hug
gins late of The Pearl Street House Boston n. C. Fling
late OF Lovejoys Hotel, New York
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-04

iIELhMAN NEARING Importers and Jobbers OF
IL Silks, Lace Goods, and Millinery article, No o.
Shamoers street between broadway and Church
view YORK. Orders by mail promptly attended 10
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-04

fINHE SMITHSONIAN HOUSE on the European an
L Broadway, corner vi Houston street. New YORK This
new and Large Hotel newly furnished and in thorough
order having first class location and all apponlmrr
OF the ghest priced hotels, invites the attention of travel
lerS including families. Prices-50 n cents
aud ~ for single rooms and for parlos with rooms
81 90 To 10 per day. good and board 81 IS pei
day. Me ais extra, and ordered. SIDNEY kopman
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-04
DRY GOODS.

TITLE, ALDEN, CO, New York and Boston
- Agents for the Pacific Mills, Manufacturers and
PrlnieFs OF Muslin de LANES and Persians; Persia
0nalles and Persian Cashmeres; Challi Cloth and
Prints Printed Caicoes of superior Cloth AND fast n
oIs; also, portsmouth Lawns, new styles; corded
ana striped Muslns. The Trade are invited 10
New York and Boston Markets Corner Nassau and
ILDerY streets, New York, and I2S Congress street
Boston, Orders by mail promptly attended 10
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-04

t'ANCf Cassim"res and Tweeds.-FREDERICK G.
Il SWAN. NO. 5s broadway, Qate United States Bond.
ed Warehouse) sole Agent for Se1tonis Wsrebomse
Point manufacturing Company, The Elm Street Man
naetufing Coppnny's Fancy Cassimeres and Tweeds
Orders by mail promptly attended to-
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19
LATE ELECTIONS,

The result of the August elections have dem
onstrated the fact THAT the Democratic party is
truly the pro-slavery party-that the South are
well pleased with the platform on which Mr.
Buchanan stands SO squarely. Every slave State
where an election has yet been held has given
pro-slavery democratic majority, while Iowa,
the only free State that has yet spoken, gives
near 10000 majority for freedom. Curtis, Rep.
has over 1900 majority i'll the FIRST Congression-
al District, and avis, Rep, has over 5000 ma
iority in the Second District. On the State tick
ct the Republican majority Is nearly 10000
Both branches of the Legislature are largely Re-
publican. If voting for freedom makes Iowa
sectional, does voting for slavery make Missou-
ri national?
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19

5. The grant from Fon du Lac north will direct
" benefit the eastern or Lake Shore part of the
State, and only remotely if at all, the centra
and western portions.
If the grants are connected at Columbus or
near that roint, t1eI all the of both grants
will be confined to the eastern part of the State
and the extreme northwest, which is As yet
comparatively unsettled and unimproved
6. The Western portions of the State inClu-
ding all South OF St. Croix, all West of Water
town and Whitewater, with the lrrger towns of
LaCross Prairie du Chen, Mineral Point, the
towns of Grant, Lafayette and Green counties.
Beloit, GAINESVILLE and Madison will be cut off
and receive no benefit, from these two great
trunk Rail Roads built by Government dona-
ton, if the South Eastern terminus of one is
Fon du Lac and the other Columbus The West
have right to demand that one of these Roads
shall be brought as near to them the terms
of the grant Will permit, and We therefore IA
vor Madison rather than Columbus
eth. If Madison is the point shall get pro-
portionately more lands with the grant as length
of the Road will be greater.
8th. It is the settled policy of other States
when their Capitol city is near the centre If the
State to make it their Rail Road centre also, as
it increases the business and trade ofthe Roads
There Is certainly no reason why this policy
should not be adopted in this State.
We are justly proud of beautiful g Capt.
tol city" and although there naturally exists
feeling of rivalry between the growing towns
of our noble State, we free 10 admit that the
beauty and prosperity of Madison, the open
handed hospitality extended by its citizens to
strangers who come to look for new homes in
the North West, has done much, very much. to
convey to them favorable impression of the
whole State. 1t is our candid opinion that the
stock of this Road if terminated at Madison
/ would be worth ten FER ct. more than if ter
minated at Columbus.
! These are our views of the terminises to be
made in the road When the choice is left to
the State between the two points, the village of
Columbus. and the State Capitol, we have no
local interests to subscribe in this preference
/ We think The interest OF all parts of the State
VIII be best consulted by making the terminises
as central as possible, and we hope that no mar
row, selfish or local policy Will influence legis-
lation on this question to defeat what is clearly
for the interest of the State at large, and Il G
most prudent application Of the grant
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19

HE MISSIONARIES AT PLATTEYuLE-The In
dependent Anacytcd,t gives an account of the eff.
forts of the Mineral Point Buchanan Missiona-
rles - enhghten the " bcnighted heather " of
that place. The brethren of the " Rural Dis
tricts " had been duly summoned to come for
ward and listen to the warning voices Of the
great apostles of Sham Democracy who are quite
as Jealous in their present labas of love-" rs
they were for Sarstow and his ihtrigues a few
months since. The american sigys that Judge
CRAWFORD charged the troubles i'm Kansas on
the Emigrant Aid Society and Shapes Rifles,
and devoted large portion of his spec ch to an
attempt TO show that the Republicans general
y, and Col. Fremont in particular, were pro-
scriptive Know Nothingsi Mr CLAEY, of this
place, who claims TO be an old line Whig and
who was the most bitter opponent Of Douglas
kansasN ebraska Bill in this town TWO years
ago, followed the Judge in a short exhortatiou,
the effect Of which, (says the Ame-ican) was
rapidly to diminish the audience" We con-
clude these travelling Missionaries Were about as
successful in Platteville, as they were in their
attempt few weeks since to en1ighten the cit
liens Of Dodseville. The most appropriate
hymn for their meetings would be " Jordan am
hard road to travel"
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19

Col Fremont in California, this Government is
not prepared to repudiate these services
Hon. Rodman NJ. Price the present democrat
&c Governor of New Jersey, made lengthy and
eulogistic speech in Col Fremonts favor. whom
he had known in California, with many of whose
services he was personally familiar. and the
Hon. David r. Garter, democratic member of
Ohio, who advocated the claim, said that Per-
sonally he knew Col Fremont very eighty. l
have had the honor of an introduction to him.
He IS small man, but he is as gallant any
mass of stuff of the same size that
wrapped mp IN coat that would fit him. And
sir, he met combination of enemies such as
very few OF the servants of this Republic have
ever met; beth enemies that presents, and
enemies that God presents; mountain enemies,
ravine enemies, enemies of frost and of heat,
and of fasting. Sir, you might
well undertake to separate Fremont's soul from
his body by your action here, he being three
thousand miles distant, as to separate Fremont's
fame from the fame of the Pacific side of this
Republic"
But will not continue these quotations |
might do. 1 have already quoted enough to
serve tie purpose had in view.
/ observe that in Wisconsin there are men who
are base enough TO continue the reiteratlon of
the charge that Col Fremont is member of the
Know Nothing order, while in other States are
men equally base who insist that be is Cath
Ollie. These charges which are mutually de-
structive of each ether, as also the other enarge
which sometimes see and hear, that he il, or
has been the owner of slaves, l have authority
which to my mind is satisfactory and conclu-
siye, for saying, UNANIMOUSLY false.
Truly Yours,
~
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19
7" disposed Of. "

Under this heading the Democrat Introduces
an article. purporting to give an extract from a
speech Of son of Henry CRAY, in which at
tempt is made to acquit Mr.. Buchanan of i'm
plication in the charge of bargain and corrup-
ton against Mr.. Clay. Such puerile efforts to
exeulpate Mr. Buchanan from originating that
charge NAV serve as Jew Davis plaster upon
the consciences OF such "Old Line Wings In
this and other localities as have sold themselves
to the slave ohgarchy for the promise of office,
and who are now vile slanderers OF Mr. Ere
mont as Mr.. Buchanan ever was Of Mr. Clay /;
but the Democrat will find that among men
who read. and who not offiee-seekers, this
matter viii not be quite easily disposed OF
as it may desire. For the special benefiG of
those who profess so profound a respect for The
memory of Henry Clay, and who are now laud-
ing to the skies his most violent slan!erer, we
copy from the life OF Henry Clay. published
while he vet lived, what relates to Mr.. Buchan
ans connection with the charge of bargain and
corruption between Clay and Adams. On pa
ges II3 and III, of The life of Henry Clay, by
Epes Sargent, find the following:
a letter, dated March 8, 1926, appeared in
versation OF the writer with General Jackson,
in which the latter said that Mr. Clays friends
in Congress proposed % his friends Gen. J.'s)
that If they would promise for him that Mr..
Adams should not be continued as secretary ct
state, Mr. Clay and hi, friends would at once
elect General jackson President; and that he
General Jaekson) Indignantly rejected the
proposition. Mr.. Garter Beverley, the author of
this letter, wrote to General Jackson. soon after
IFS appearance, for confirmation Oh its stz.e-
mentS.
General jackson replied, in a letter dated
June ,, 1927, and, in his reply, directly charged
the friends of Mr.. Clay with having proposed TO
him (Jackson) through distinguished member IF
Congress, to vote for him, in case he would de-
clare that Mr.. Adams should not be continued
as secretary of state; and inslnuated that this
proposition was made by Mr.. Clay; and, to
strengthen that insinuation, asserted that imne-
diately after the rejection of the proposition
Mr.. Clay came out openly for Mr.. Adams.
General Jackson gave up the name of Mr..
Buchanan of Pennsy lvania, 'the distinguish
member of Congress" to whom he had alluded
in his letter to Mr.. Beverley"
If this does not fasten the charge of origina-
ting this foul Islander upon Mr.. Buchanan, we
unable to understand the meaning of Ian
guage
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19
Late and Important from Nebraska.

The Eorder Ra6Gans I,lrGdiaq tie Terrtoy7i-Frce
state Men to be SlofpeeIA Fight -4rticipa-
The Council Bluffs Chronotype of July 30th
reports
We have startling intelligence from Southern
\ Nebraska, The Border Rutfians from AIissau-
r. have invaded the Territory, and, up to sun
day had arrived within 20 miles Of Nebraska
Ilty. they are over 600 strong, are composed
OF Mlssounans, South Carolinans and Georgi-
ans and are fully armed with cannon. dc, pre-
pared for war. Their object is to stop the Free
state settlers on their way to Kansas, through
the Territory
The news of this invasion reached Nebraska
Clfy on Saturday, and caused great excitement
About 100 men Immediately volunteered to 90
10 the assistance Of the Free State settlers and
messengers were dispatched to learn the true
state of affairs. Some so men were also raised
to 60 to the aid of the Border Ruffians
We gather the above facts from passengers
who arrived in the stage on Sunday evening
and we presume they IN the main correct
Persons from Kansas, by The same arrival, also
report most disastrous state OF affairs in the
Territory.
The ee State men are everywhere being
driven from their dwellings. and compelled TO
leave the Territory. The pro-slavcry party are
determined 1t seems, now to mrke clean work
OF 1t, and drive every northern man out of Kan
Sas,
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19

Total Number of Shareholders. 81. 525
The Congressional representation of the Free
and Slave States is as follows:
HOUSE or REPREsESrArIvE
The Free States have fetal of I4f members.
The Slave States have total Of 80 members.
One Free State Representative represents
81 ,935 white men and women.
One Slave State Representative represents
5o,725 white men and women.
Slave Representation gives to Slavery an ad .
vantage over Freedom Of 80 votes in tie House
of Representatives.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
IS Free States, with white a population of
l3,23S,G10 have 81 Senators.
10 Slave States, with white population of
6,l86,477, have 80 Senators
So that 413708 Free Men of the North en-
JOY but the same political privileges in the L.
> Senate, that are given TO 20G,2l5 Slave Prep
agaudists
The Post Office statistics for Il single wear, are
interesting, exhibiting as they do, the adyanta-
ges derived In this department Of governmental
economy, by the South at the expense Of the
North. We annex 4 brief statement:
Amount received for postage, Free States.
SLEPT 500 so; Slave States, 81, 1864 o.
Pad for transporting mails, Free States, 81 3sI :
bSl 10 Slave States, 81 097 ,266 05.
The above shows that there is received year.
" in the Free States, Two Millions of dollars
more than Is expended, while in the Slave States
the expenditure exceeds the receipts over Six
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
These statements furnish food for reflection.
There IS not a right which the South possesses,
which she Is not welcome TO, but when by Dem
ocratlc % legislation, she repeats the Missouri
compromise, In order that the institution Of
Slavery might be carried into all the Terrific
ncs-the area of which is greater than that Of
all the States combined-it behooves the Free
\ orth to keep watchfuI eye on her rights and
interests.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19

a NOVEL SEWING MAcHIyE-In an article en-
Titled :" Hints on the value of Patents" the Sci
e'attfe american thus notices novelty: I" 1t is
understood that the Messrs Jerome, of New
haven, Conn, the celebrated clock makers. have
recently purchased a portion of the right to
Robertson's Sewing Machine for the sum Of
S30O00. This sewing machine is said to be a
remarkable novelty. 1t is scarcely larger thar
the Iitsle sewing birds used by the ladies, and
may be easily carried in the pocket. In exter-
nal appearance it is highly ornamental Its
construction Is so simple that a child of FIVE
years can operate it with success For the use
OF families and individuals the invention an.
pears to be admirable We are told that a scam
stress with the aid Of one of these machines
VIII ec aide to do in one day, the ordinary hand
york of an entire week The Messrs Heroine
are at present engaged ~ the manufactures of
TINS improvement on 4 large scale and soon will
be able to fill orders. Retail price of the ma
chine so. The best sewing machines of other
makers cost from 500. to SI40" County or
State rights for sale. See advertisement in an
otIer Column Nv.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19
Important from Kansas.

New York, Aug 10.
The Tribunes correspondent of Washington,
18th, says:
Mr. Coats, counsel of Gov. Robinson. has iust
arrived from Kansas, and reports that coils
ION between the advancing euiigrants through
Iowa and the Missourians IS probable. He con-
hrmed the previous reports that the Missourians
are assembling in large numbers at Iowa Points
near the line of Kansas and Nebraska, under
the command of Gen. Richardson, of Wakarusa
war notorlety- This attempt to drive out free
emigration is done with the concurrence Of Gov
ernor Shannon who had not then heard of bis
removal Companies of Free State settlers from,
Topeka, Lawrence ard the Becchers settlement
and other Free State places have gone to aid the
in reaching the Territory.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19
REPUBLICAN MEETING AT sHuLLsBuRG.

The Electors Of Shuiisburg. who are disposed
to support the Republican Fremont PLAT
FORM. endorsed at Philadelphia, re-
quested to meet at the Court House, on We'd
nesday August 18th, for the purpose of choos-
ing delegates to attend the County meeting at
Avon, on the 23d inst, preparatory to the Fall
and Presidential Election.
By Order of Town Committee.
Shullsburgh, Aug. 8, 1856
In pursuance of the above call the Republi-
cans met en- masse.
On motion f. Weatherby was appointed to
the chair, and W W. Anderson, Secretary.
Hon. Jas. H. knowlton addressed the meet
ing. He discussed the merits and dement's of
the Cincinnati and Philadelphia Platforms with
that calm, clear, and decisive ability, for which
he is so deservedly renowned. At the close of
the address he offered TO debate lin public) the
annexed propositions, with any gentleman in or
out of the United States
The following gentlemen were unanimously
appointed delegrtes to attend the County Con-
vention at Avon on the 23d inst
Abs Townsend. Robt. Trestrail,
Ed. Weatherby, Geo. Hayden,
H. A. Tucker, G, W Lee.
Geo. Verden, ,Ino. K. Williams
Motion, That provided any vacancies occur,
the delegates shall fill the same with others, or
failing thereof, shall have the power to cast the
full vote at the Convention. Carried.
After vote of thanks to the speaker, the
sneeting adjourned.
WM. ". ANDERSON, Secretary.
Shullsburg, Wis, Aug. 18th. so.
SHULLsBuRG, August 18th, 1856.
| will discuss with any gentleman the follow
ing propositions involved in the Cincinnati and
Philadelphia Platforms, viz:
LIST. Has Congress the power by legislative
enactment to make laws for the government of
the people of the Territories Of the United States,
whether acquired by discovery, treaty, conquest
or purchase?
ID Has Congress the power, by positive leg
islation, to prohibit Slavery III the Territories of
the United States?
Sd. If Congress has the power to prohibit sla-
very in the Territories of the United States, is
it It's duty to do so2
18th. Had Congress the power to pass the Flu
giive Slave Act of 1850?
On the first three propositions will take the
affirmative. On the 18th and last the negative.
JAMES II. kNowLToN.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19
Buchanan in tie Mail Baps

Be it remembered that James Bucha,.c :
1916, voted thai every postmaster who sb(,, ~
put into the mail bags any document reIatin,,.'
the abolition of Slavery should be disr1;soa9
from oficel And thai still later he voted 49,.
confirming the appointment of Edward Evera4.
as Minister to England. because of even ~,
small amount of anti-slavery sentiments. Coli
anything show more completely than these i've
votes how abect to slavery Mr.. Buchanan isq.
Buffalo Repsabi5c.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19

Hon JAS H. kNowLroS.-By reference to 4
card III our columns to-day, it will be observed
that this gentleman offers to discuss, publicly.
The political questions ofthe day with any gen
deman who may feel disposed to meet him.
AF- hnowiton taking the Republican side
Here Is chance for aspirants for notorietv, who
are anxious to aid in the extension of slavery.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19

a Republican Convention for the Southern Assembly
District OF Iowa County wiz lie held AZ the Court House,
IA Mineral Point Saturday, August 23 1856. a: two
clock p. NJ for the psrPOse choosing delegates to
the Republican Congressional Convention Io held in
ms place the 9th inst Ratio of representation
heretofore. By order IF Committee.
Mineral Point, August IL, 1856
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19

A Republican Convention for the Northern Assembly
District Of lows County will he hen at the Town Hail.
DodgeYie, Saturday, August 23d, tive O'Clock Z.
~ for the purpose Of choosing delegate. the
publican Congressional Convention he held in MIN
Point the eth Ratio of representation
heretofore. By order Of Corspittes.
Arrrti L
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19

Is The only white men that are counted as
low as The negroes are those whom the negroes
themselves viii point out in wonder as a Whit
man that viii lie. The editor of the Tribune
and such IS him would rank, thus, evcn lower
than the slaves Democrat
had tho'e negroes been permitted 10 read the
De7''oerdt for the past few months, thew would
have before this ceased to wonder at the most
deliberate roorhack that ever blackeDed the coll
uInns of that truth ignoring sheet.