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style of certain gentlemen Of the clique
not to know that this pretended Amer
ican (!) editor never wrote the intro
ductory leader of last week This is
cnougl, to show shat, POLITICALLY at least.
the .journal is in the same hands us before:
and it won't do Mr. Editor of the .Ioaraa!
to try and palm upon the American party
of Monroe, any transfer uf the Jour4GI
for the purpose of making them believe
that it has fallca into American hands
[; is no go, the clovcH foot still shows i'll
spite of your efforts to hide it. Burnt
c!l llrcn dread tie Ere, and when we get
our full num'ers, for Which we have paid
our money, We will give you evidence that
you can feel. that we know YOU to be a
traitor to the American party.
TRUE AMERICAN.
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Tom corwin on Fremont.

If the people want a man to run over
the country TO catch snakes, chase down
woolly horses and eat mules, they had
better vote for Frcmont.-1om Cor'ctn.
We find the above gong the rounds of
the press, and have every reason to believe
it to be genuine. Mr.. Corwin-so long
the pride and boast of the Wings of
Ohio-stlll clings to the old-fashoned
notion that President should be selected
for his statesmanlike qualities and expert
euce in the affairs of government, and
think that it is exceedingly discreditable
and ridiculous to run man for that Office
who possesses neither, and whose friends
only claim for him the power of great
physical endurance. The thing is SO pre-
posterous that it is wonderful that sin
gle human being should give his vote for
Fremont upon that principle, so bitterly
and sarcastically alluded to by Mr. Cor
win; and yet the Black Republican dis
unionists ere prepared to be guilty of the
folly. Fremont is SO utterly unqualified
for the Office, that his nomination meets
with the scorn and dcrision Of nearly all
our iptellig,p pt public mea. Csa. Eng
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allowed to succeed. Elect Fremont, and
the first blow to the separation Of the
United States is effected"
Another London paper, the Star, says
Fremont's address upon accepting the
nomination fought to excite an ardent
hope throughout England for his success p
The London Times is out in leader
in favor of Fremont's election The edi-
tor thinks such q result will be subject
OF congratulation, as being best for the
kingdom of Great Britain.
The Paris Moniteur, official organ OF
the Imperlaf Usurper, whom Fremont is
said, by his admirers, to resemble in some
of the traits of his character, makes this
announcement:
"Our sympathies are entirely with Col
onel Fremont. WE HOPE TO SEE
NO EXTENSION OF THE DEMO
CRATIC PRINCIPLE IN THE UNI
TED STATES, IT rs DANGEROUS
TO EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS. -
These extracts, the genuineness of which
cannot be denied, or if they are they can
be proved by the foreign files of papers,
should be kept prominently before the
people, as unfolding the true character OF
this Fremont Abolition movement. Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
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SOHD (sST,

The Fremonters of this county have
sold cut to the Fillmore men, "herse, foot
and dragoonsn At their nominating
Convention on Monday, of last week, they
resolved to support DIR. Carroll (Fillmore-
itc) for Judge, and Z. g. Cox. (Fillmore-
ite) for Auditor, in consideration ofwhich
the Fillmore men have given to the Fre-
monters the unimportant offices of Coun-
ty Surveyor, Commissioner and Inirm-
ary Director. So it seems Mr. S. Z. Jones
manages the left wing Of his party just
to suit himself He forces them TO take
his man for Judge. and his man for Audi
tor, and what becomes of the balance he
don't care, because he and his party will
support no other man for congress than
John Davenport of Barnesville. Oh what
a beautiful left wing of X. Ns. the woody
horse party are!
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For the Spirit of Democracy.
Fremont Pole Raising.


Mr.. EDIToR:-Permit me through your
columns to say there will be great cels.
bration of the Fremonters at Woodsfeld,
on Wednesday, the oath inst, great prep
aratiops are being made; two fine and
healthy DARKEYs from Stafford, are to be
present, and will address the meeting in
behalf of the poor down trodden white
people of the North. The multitude will
meet in y. HOLSTERS barn, where all pre-
liminary arrangements will be made; the
order Of procession to be as follows: First,
two colorc1 gentlemen and white man,
then follows huge cart drawn by oxen,
with sixteen ladies' dressed in white, and
one dressed in black, the sixteen to rep
resent their glorious unicn of sixteen
States, the black one to represent "poor
drunken Kansas" | suppose Then comes
the Fremont skriekcrs of all colors, then
the common or white people; this pro-
cession after marching through the princ;-
pal streets, will proceed TO the Union
School house where appropriate M ggar
songs will be sung. from thence they will
march up in front of the Journal Office,
where a huge gum pole will be raised SO
f;et high, a banner will be presented by
the ladies e ring the motto, Down with
the foreigners and Catholics and up with
the niggars" on one side, and Fremont
and Dayton on the other, then three cheers
will be given for Fremont and Africa, and
all will be over.
MYSTERIOUS REPORTER.
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THAT BANNER.

The Democratic Club has determined
to present splendid Banner TO tht Dem
ocrats of that Township which at the
coming election shall, in view of all the
circumstances, do the mob lest service for
the WHOLE TICKET. The matter is to be
decided by the Central Committee at the
next meeting after the election, and re-
gard is to be had to the opposition, to
the votes heretofore pelled and the num-
Der of votes in the township This is a
matter, then, open alike to all the town
ships as well to those where the opposi-
tien is considerable as where it is small,
who will win the banner? Shall it he a
river, middle or a western township
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who is Responsible for the pres
ent Difficulties IN Knnsass

All well-informed and candid men will
give the same answer to the above ques-
ton. At any.other time than in the midst
of political excitement no man would say
that the Abolitionists are not the au-
thors and chief instruments Of the present
troubles.
Col. Sumner had driven out the illegally
armed bodies, both Southern men and Alb
olitionists, and comparative quiet reigned
for several weeks. No disturbance was
raised until 10 Lane with body of Abo-
litionists, armed and equipped by money
raised by Gerritt Smith, Beecher and
Smith, invaded the Territory and attacked
the town of Franklin Previous to this
no complaint was being made, but on the
contrary, every patriot was rejoicing that
peace was restored to that distracted
country. 1t is just as true that these new
difficulties were got up to order for the
purpose of staying the downward tendency
of Fremont's Presidential prospects, as it
is that the sun rises in the east No arm
ed Southerners not citizens, were in the
Territory at the time, and there was no
kind of excuse for Lanes invasion. But
he has marched into the Territory, and
unless he can be driven out soon, bloody
work will be done there compared to which
The past is but child's play. The Ere
monters of course will endeavor to fix the
censure upon the opposite party. Unless
they expected to succeed in. this, the out
RACES would never be committed.
An Abolition writer from Kansas TO
his friends in Massachusetts, says:
ave are having war in earneSt-four fights
within the last five days, in all Of rhich the
Free State men ,cere the assailantS, and the vic
tors; four lives lost on our side, and some eight
or ten badly wounded. Twice we have heard
the booming cannon and rattle of muskets and
rifles and seen the flame and smoke of burn
ing forts and cabins
Such is the desperation of the Ere
montcrs that they are compelled to resort
to these means to keep their candidate
from sinking to insignifcance. We have
no more doubt than we have of our exis-
tence, that Greeley, Beecher, Webb, and
other Fremont leaders in New York give
directions to these Abolition armies which
are equipped by funds raised by them;
they direct how far to go, when to attack,
and when to desist.
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whig party those of the American party.
Thus the action of this convention re.
solves itself into Recommendation ef the
American candidates to the support of
those wings who have not identified them.
selves with that party.
The series of resolutions adopted by
the convention constitute at once the id
dress and platform ofthe viii Is in this cam.
paign. They are national in their tone
but profess to assert no new or peculi-
ar feature. After their adoption the
convention adjourned sin. die.
Thursday evening, a very imposing
meeting of the people WIZ convened in
Monument square which hid been atfrac-
lively decorated for the occasion. They,
were addressed by several of the most dis
tlngnlshed members of the convention, and
The utmost satisfaction prevailed
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MYSTERIOUS REpoRTER.
For the q Spirit.

" ti'S N'PAiit'
Mr.. EDITOR In looking over the las,
weeks Journal, see the editor says that
the Journal has passed out of the hands
of the publishing committee"
The editor forgets to say that the
Journal, in passing from the committee,
has passed into the hands of mere plant
tool; one who is willing to take a solemn
VOW to sustain certain principles as laid
down in the American platform, and turn
round and bolt from the party, as he did
from the Democratic party, and now call
upon the American party to sustain his
Abolition sheet claiming to he the advo-
cate of American principles.
I ask the members of the TRUE Ameri-
can party of this county, TO look at the
Republican platform, and see if you can
find that essential plank upon which every
TRUE American has planted himself. 1t
is not there. Then / say, as honest mcn,
men who regard an oath as binding upon
! your conscienees, must yeu not, every one
of you, give. the lle to that editorial; got
ten up as it was by the WoodsGeld clique,
known as the clique of Abolition Office
seekers, always ready to do any amount of
dirty work, not being troubled with any
conscientious seruples where their inter-
est is affected. And who is there, that
has the sense uf an eyster that does lot
know that the present editor of the Jour
nal has shown himself to be the readiest
instrument Of this Woodsfeld clique.
Every man who has been a reader of the
Joursa. is to9 well acquaiuted with the
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Beautiful Extracts to be Kept Before
G the PeO1le

Beautiful Extracts TO be Kept Before
the People.
Gerrit Smith, in late letter declining
to withdraw his name as cand:d,.te for
the Presidency, says:
These .te,o -dboktioiists 'rho refuse to
cote for Colonel Fremont are, after al, to
be numbered among the most efectsre help
ers of hfs election No other equal num-
Der Of persons are doing more than they
to swell that n ,od of anti-slavery feeling
OH which alone Colonel Fremont can he
carried into the Presidency. Let these
radical Abolitionists be left 10 ply the
public mind with their radical doctrines,
and then, whether they shall or shall not
vote, or however they shall vote, Colonel
Fremont will have been great gamer,
and MIR. Fillmore aud Mr.. Buchanan will
have been great losers 10y them"
In another letter declining, the same
Gerrit Smith says:
Gas you are aware, ! do not attach
that great importance to the approaching
election which SO many do. have come
to despair OF the peaceful termination OF
slavery 1t mast go ont IN btooa. The
The time for abolishing it at the ballot
box has gone by-never to return"
In the face OF such admission from the
great champion of Aboiitionism, there
are those who tell US that the Black Re-
publican organization is not controlled by
the Abolition principle-that it is Uni
on-Ioving, constitutional party = Gin.
! Enquirer.
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For the "Spirit,n ~
TOT ING ''oplflt.
MIR. EnIToR--The great Eremont mas

Va sAiS Npiiit'
Mr.. EDITOR: The great Fremont mass
meeting, of one hundred and ninety-three
persons all told, (at the largest count, J
was addressed by two gentleman, one from
Belmont, by the name of Pennington, and
the other from Carroll, by the name of
Eckley. The first man, Pennington, We
men of the Fillmore party invite to come
back among us; he did more good for our
glorious cause ;han any of US expected. -
The Fillmore party, since he delivered his
speech, has been ,on the look up, in this
neighborhood AS for the second speak
er, Ecklcv, from Carroll. lie did no harm
or good for any party. He is an old st:.g-
er, too reckless for any body to believe.
1t is possible that wrong impression has
gone out in reference to Mr. Pennington
4 young man spoke in the evening by the
name of l. Danford, who, though young
man, is of no ordinary ability, and show, d
this bowling, shrieking, abolition party up
in its true light, and it is possible that he
is to be credited for the great change for
Fillmore in Monroe, instead dofPennington.
No one can doubt the change since the
great mass meeting, and l am willing to
give every man his lust dues. These two
gentlemen, Pennington and Danford, are
both from Belmont; but my word for it,
November election will tell that Mr.. Dan
ford was heard in Old Monroe.
OBSERVER.
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IEuZzss for Seneca.

The indomitable Democracy of Seneca
township had rousing mass meeting on
Saturday last, in Calais. The number at
the County mass meeting of the Fremont
ers in this place, could have been taken
out Of the Calais meeting and not have
been missed A pole one hundred and
forty-seyen feet and half was raised, on
which aoated splendid banner presented
by the ladies.
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Americans, Read !---Forelgn DeSpots
and Monarchists Laboring to Secure
the Election Of Fremont, because
They Want to See the Union Dis
solved.
There is no doubt at all that this Black,
Republican disunion movement is fostered
and encouraged in Great Britain. The
London Leader, prominent liberal pa
per in England, says:
1--WE know that the Abolitionism of
the Garrisons and men of that stamp has
been fostered and excited by the Aboli-
ZIONIST incendiaries of Great Britain, who
would have sacrificed the American Re
public rather than not carry their own
dogma in their own way. The latest news
from the United States induces US to sup
pose that the external intrigues which
have found their accomplices in the Union
are not entirely without prospect Of sue
cess. Already the politicians of England
and Europe are reckoning that the Amer
lean people will elect an anti-slavery, Pres
ident who will send around the brand of
discord, Us the burning branch used to be
sent to rouse the clans of Scotland"
AS proof of the statement so confident
y made in the Leader, read the following
from the London Chronicle, the especial
organ of the Queen of Great Britain:
1--WE should be sorry TO see MIR. Bach
anan elected, because he is in favor of
preserving the o5norioas Institutions as
they e.rist and ihe Hnity Of the States
There is no safety for Euro can monarch
ical governments il the progressive spirit
o. The Democracy of the Uni,ed States is
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Whig National Convention.

The delegates to this convention assem-
bled in this city on Wednesday, pursuant
to arrangement, in the saloon of the Mary
land Institute, at noon. Twenty-Five states
were represented by delegates, and the
whole collective BODY filed up the eleva-
ted platform provided for their accom-
mediation The aspect of the convention
was of the highest respectability impos-
ing in the array of extent and in the dis
tinguished names included amongst its
delegates.
We give an abstract report of proceed
ings 1t was in session two days Early
the second day the committee on resolu-
tons and address reported to the conven-
tion. In conformity with general expec-
tation, the nomination of MILLARD FILL
MORE for the Presidency and of ANDREW
}. DoNELsoN for. the Viee Presidency OF
the United States, was recognized, appro-
we'd and adopted. BY this preceding we
do not learn that the wings of the several
States design to select whig electors. The
presumption, therefore, is, that the con-
vention designs to recommend to the
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EOnH far ssetssel.

The glorious Democracy of little Bethel
raised pole, on Friday last, in Lebanon,
one hundred and ifty-six and half f,ot
above ground. 1t is now the highest
pole in the town. Some twenty-five or
thirty feet of the Fillmore pole having
broken off.
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BALTIMORE. MARKETS

FRIDAY, Sept. l9.- FLouR-Ohio Ex-.tl
ira $7,37 7,62a. Family do. 1926. a
8,62a, as to brand.
WHEAT.-Closing at $3.50 j, Sc fsrfI
good to prime white; choice ST 60, rcd
81, 40 q 1,44.
Corn Sales of white at the opeaipg
at 56 60 to 64 cents, yellow do. s 4 ass
cents.
OATS. "A steady demand. About "a,
600 bushels were offered from SATURDAY.
until "Wednesday, ant. mostly sold atprjcea.
ranging from 33 a 3s to 3S cents. al 70.
quality. Sales at 50 81 cents S
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Mexico and Grsat Brita,n

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. l6.-The Picay-.
une learns via Havana that serious difii.s
Guilty has occurred between she Mexican
government and the British Minister To that
country. The latter had demanded his
passports. The British steamer. Tartar
was collecting d naval force at Havana
Tor the purpose of proceeding to Mexico..
and back up British demands.
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rhs journal Again.

llrnal makes its appearance
xeek. II is now owned and
xis Shiple5, Of this place -
rIxy writes his own editorials
tllo raprv IN. bis own way,
|oubt but that il will be done
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The Democratic Vote in Vermont ana
Maine. 4agtl


1t appears from the official returns that
the democracy of Vermont gave their can can
didate for Governor, at the late Sentem- :
Der election, Mrse thousand more votes than
Franklin Pierce received in the State n Z.
1897 He then got nine thousand. while
the democracy now poll twelve thousand
yet the Black Republicans shout over the &
electlon as if they had gained yictoryi
Where will they be in the union if the De-.
mocraey make like gain on the porul.r 2
vote OF o52, which give us every State
IN the Union but four. The increase I'M
the Democratic vote of three thousand i.S5
vermont Is an encouraging omen! Eveaif
IN Maine, where the Democracy was beas.a
en- solely by local Issues, the Democratic
vote was as large as that given to Frank q
lin Pierce in 1852 No encroachments 4
whatever have been made upon the old
Democratic column, which stands inr;nci- i
BILE to assault
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a1EMoCRATIC MEETING.

rhc deficiency in our editorial de-
at this week is attributable to the
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eThe Germans of Pennsylvania call
the Black Republicans of that State, Der,
Negerbosser" which, in English is THE
Negro kisscrs!" a name, not inappro-
pirate.
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LATER.

The steamer j. II. Lucas arrived yes
terday from the Missouri river. The
news from Kansas is Of very little real
interest. A gentleman who was at Leay-
enworth on Tuesday, at midday, says that
there is no truth in the report of the cap
ture of Gen. richardson, at Lawrence, by
Gen. Lane. He was in Lawrence. for
two hours, examined the fortifcations,
and then took his leave, but hc was not a
prisoner
Bent's train of wagons from New Mex
leo was not molested. McKinney's was
cartured, and this because the latter lived
Ill Westpert, and was hostile to the pro-
ceedlngs of the insurgents in Kansas.
Governor Geary arrived at Leavenworth
ON Tuesday last. He would Immediately
proceed to the execution CT his official
duties.
Meanwhile, it is said that the men un-
der the command of Gen. Reid, to the.
number of between two and threo thous-
ana, would be prepared to attack Law
renee te-day. We have little doubt how
ever, that Gov. Geary, Immediately upon
his arrival, took measures to prevent any
such collision. There is sufficient force
under the command of Gen. Smith--aug-
mented by the arrival of troops from Fort
Pierce--to control all movements in the
Territory.
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Holo'ray's Ointment and Pills. .-Ex-
traordinary Cure of bad Leg, commu-
nica,ed to Professor Holloway, by E.
Marchant Esq, of the Ga-ette Office,
Edgartown, Mass MIR. Daniel Nortown
of Edgartown, had sore on his leg.
which defed all ordinary remedies, and
instead OF improving him he only became
worse. At last, he had recourse to Hol-
ioway's Ointment and Pills. few applica-
tlens Of the Ointment to his leg, effected
a wonderful change for the better; it lost
It's swollen and angry appearance, and in
9 very short time he was completely cured.
His leg is now quite sound, and he is able
to resume his work, although sixty years
OF age! This astonishing unguent will
cure wounds and ulcers even Of twenty
years standing. 5 :.
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SILLY.

There is silly report in circulation that
Mr.. Breekinridge, in an interview with
Buchanan few days ago, advised him to
withdraw from the canvass in favor of
Mr.. Fillmore, and then persuade the Z.
Ms to withdraw Mr.. Donelson in favor
OF Mr. Breckinridge, thus forming a Fill
more and Breckenridge ticket. The re-.
port as we have it here is taken from tha
Baltimore Patriot, which paper says il
got it from the Philadelphia Bulletin
From the very absurdity of the thing it.
self We pronounce it to be fabricatiar
without any foundation in fact. So ride
ulous proposition could not under any
circumstances come from gentleman of
Mr. Breckenridge's intelligence. He is
well enough posted in the political condi-
tlon of the country at present 10 lsnes
that any combinations thai may i1e forrg-
ed will not be able to dcies, tbe ao;o,uAas
OF the Cincinnati convention - Wtcels,,g
argus.
Yes, we consider it TOO .sill. . to con-
tradict ar notice, yet it is we'll, enongh 10
put c'incher upon it, It's ike a thoas-
and others of the same kind, but the fac.
tories that grind them out are too well
known to the public to create any belief
in their stories