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Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03

e65- We cannot oblige our readers more than
by calling their attention TO the following
terrific crushing article Of the Pennsylranian Of
Monday last. Verify our neighbor Of the Union
seems so thumped and beset that it has almost
touched our sympathies:
The Washington Union and Ourselves.
Truth needs no disguise but craft and du.
plicity cannot succeed without one. The fine
maxim Of Rochefaucault, that "hypocrisy is the
homage which vice pays to virtue" !" has general
but not universal validity. There have been
instances where men, to court the favor of a
superior, have affected some vices to which they
we're not inclined, and thus have made their
hypocrisy an homage paid by riytue to rice.
Moraists, therefore, can advance snch propos-
tions only as are found TO be generally true. for
none are so universally. Truth. unmixed and
unadulterated, often proves az unfit for currency
as pure gold for circulation, and will have small
esteem, until il be amagamated with some
particular sect or party. Still the maxim Of the
French philosopher has both strength and truth.
fulness in it, and may be safely used TO point
moral Whether the Washington Union is one
Of the exceptions to Rocbeiaucault's maxim.
must be determined by those who have watched
its course on the Presidential question, and to
such we leave the decision.
When guilty person is charged with an
offence, and the proof be manifest, the usual
course Of the criminal is recrimination. This.
we believe, is always the case with hardened
offenders. We arraigned the Washington
Union for the mutilation Of the Berkley count v
Va, proceedings, and before it condescepds to
explain, it charges Us with copying an article
from the Neto York Herald, which IL declares
an indiscretion that gave great pain to many
Of our friends.
To those who have noticed the consistent
course Of the Fennsglrasion, in it's opposition
to every phase Of Abolitionism, il is unneces.
sary to make this explanation. We have
never on one day said, that The repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise tcds not 10 be a test Of
Democracy, and on the next day declared,tha,
it was the test. We did not change our
opinions two or three times within as many
weeks, in reference to the removal Of Mr..
Bronson. We have not taken into our conf
dence the leaders Of the free.soil movement
one month, and the very next, show both our
weakness and nsincerty, BY their reputation
and condemnation. Can the Washington
Union say as much, with truth7 The Penn.
sytrdnidn has been in0exible in its advocacy
OF sound Democratic principles, and has taken
neither ITS politics nor its morals from The
Cnton. We claim TO have been educated in
the sterner schools Of Democracy, such MS had
for their teachers n jefferson and n Jackson
and are not to be swayed by the wayward
course OF an organ, whose pretensions To
centralism have so filled it with arrogance that
it now seeks TO dominate the Democratic nress
of the country. Indeed, il would seem arb,n
Judged BY the past, that a, central press seldom
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03

nonrlshes anything but renegades. Where
are Duff Green, and Blair, and Rives, and
Donelson2 The veterans Ritchie aud Arm
strong were noble exceptions. We hope that
the electrical charm was broken with Donel-
son, and that henceforth the central record
will be pure.
We have noticed through some weeks past
a jesuitcal attempt by the Union to defend Mr..
Buchanan in matter that needs no defence.
We fully understand the object Of the Upiot's
articles, and if persisted in, by way of rec-
proclty, we may feel ourselves called upon by
duty TO defend high official parsonage who
IS afflicted with cacCeihes scribeadi, from nu-
merous charges laid to his account. We have
the record, and perhaps could defend him satis-
factorily.
The ercuse of the Union for the mutilated
condition, in its columns, the Berkeley county
proceedings, we, of course, consider valid, al
though the fact of their publication bears the
appearance Of smuggling but we sincerely
regret that central organ like the Union has
not access to the Virginia journals, and par
ticularly TO such influential and sound Demo
cratic papers as the Richmond Enquirer and
Virginia Republican,, who published the Berke.
ley proceedings antire. Perhaps the Union, in
its stiff neutrality, felt no interest in what was
going on in Virginia, while everybody else was
sensitively alive 10 the contest there raging.
The tremulousness of the Unions columns GER
tainly eyinced some strong disturbing emotion;
but this may have arisen from its great desire
to preserve an honest neutrality as TO, all the
candidates but one. And yet the Union, in a
moment of forgetfulneis, we hope, supposed
that the Virginia gentleman who sent the
Berkeley proceedings, deprived of the Buch-
anan resolutions believed that " he was carry.
ing out the policy Of the Union as to neutrality
between the asprants.' Has the Union pub,
lshed resolutions in favor of the re-nomina-
ton of General Pierce? If it has, the charge
of o breach Of the Union's pledge of neutrality,
IN all its length and breadth, is (not) false
Neutrality, according TO the received definition,
IS state of findifference--not engaged on either
side. Does the CniOn's course in reference to
| all the Presidential candidates square with this
definition?
That the Berkeley proceedings were mutila-
ted by somebody, as true. That they were pub
lished in the Washington Union in that condi-
ton, IS true. That the Union did not know
what was going on in Virginia, we are com
PEELED to believe, IS tr7e. That the Union is
neutral as to all the Presidential candidates,
we would like to believe, IS true. That the
Virginia journals, for some good reason, prob
ably,) do not exchange with the Union we are
but half inclined to think, IS true. That great
negligence exists in the Union office in regard
to the publication of Democratic county pro.
ceedings, according to its own confession, IS
true. hat the Union don't want to quarrel
with Us, is true And that we don't want to
quarrel with it, rs true. Out of this mass Of
truth, the whole Democracy of the land should
be able to rear truthful structure.
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03
Arrival Of the Atlantic-Four Days Later
from Europe.

The United States mail steamer Atlantic
arrived at New York, April I'd, with European
dates Of the 10Th February
There is no tidings Of the Pacific.
Peace is considered as virtually concluded,
and the arrival at Paris Of the Prussian peni.
potentiary was only awaited, to siguthe protocol.
The Empress Eugenie has given birth to a
son.
Parliamentbad adjourned.
Mr. Dallas had gone to London.
Mr.. Buchanan had taken his formal leave OF
the Queen. Lord Palmerston accompanied
him to the audience, and in this act the English
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03

sEE- As the Union has made an explana
ton, most bungling, il is true, for not publish
ing The Berkeley county resolution, we will let
1t of, hoping il viii behave better next time; I;
and we therefore ,oihdrar our daily exposure
of its "sirict neutrality
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03
DIAN0s, PIANOsLwe have nou IN

Il store The largest and most reliable stock OF
Pianos ever offered in this city from the Justly re.
nowned manufactures Of llaIlet, Davis a. Co.,
Boston; Bacon ~ Raven, New York; and Knahe,
Gaehle " Co, Baltimore; ranging in prices from
S225 10 $500
In addition 10 those in store, we have on exhi.
bitlon at the Metropolitan Mechanics Fair, at the
Smithsonian Institute, four superb Pianos, made
expressly 10 our order for this Exhibition. any OF
which we will dispose Of on reasonable terms.
Also on hand, Guitars, Volins, Flutes, Accord.
cons, Meiodeons, Banjos. Strings, Music, &c
Remember, al the Piano, Music Stationery.
Perfnmery, and Fancy Goods Store Of
JOHN r. ELLIS
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03

DIAT ED TEA SETS nave Just re-
a celved some new styles Albata and Silver
Plated Ware that oiler at mannfacturers prices
also, large assortment Of Spectacles, .of every
description together with a good az sortnent Of
pure Silver Ware, OF my own manufacture, which
| will retail al wholesale prices
II. o. HOOD,
dlS Penn. avenue, bet. 44 and 6il SITS,
Sign OF the Large Spread Eagle
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03
IMPERIAL BABY,

The news received yesterday by the Atlantic
announces the fact that the Empress Eugene
has been delivered of boy, an heir, of course,
TO the imperial throne of France.
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03
Supreme Court of the United states.
WEDNESDAY,, April 2, 1856.

Present-the whole court
No. 3. Daniel South ct al, plaintiffs in error,
Us. The State of Maryland, use Of Jonathan
W. Pottc. This cause was argued BY Hon
John Nelson for the plaintiffs in error, and by
Messrs. Dobbin and Reverdy Johnson for the
defendant in error.
Adjourned until tomorrow, ii o'clock.
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03

One.sixth only of the consumption Of Great
Britain is produced in the British possessions.
...... A somewhat eccentric, yet celebrated
Judge, some years ago was asked by q coun-
selor 10 put down certain case for the last
Friday in the month Of March, which happen.
ed TO be Good Friday. His honor Indignantly
replied" No, sir; ! won't set any cause for
that day. There never was but one Judge who
tried a cause on that day--that was Ponlius
PLATE, sir"
Brown is making good progress with
his equestrian statue Of Washington. to be
erected in New York city. II is now conlem.
plated to innugurate il at its place in Union
Park some time in April--perbaps the 3Oth,
the day on which Washington took the oath as
President Of the United States in Philadelphia.
The clipper ship Dreadnought, Capt.
Samuels, recently made the passage from New
York to Liverpool in the short period Of sixteen
days, and owing to there being no steamer
about that time (Feb. IL, she bad the unusual
duty for sailing vessel in these days Of carry
ing the mails into Liverpool.
Capt. Bell, the wrecker, is construct
ing novel apparatus in New York, for raising
ships. II consists of two large timber tanks,
shaped like bootjack, to receive the ends Of
sunken vessel betweea them. They will be
first sunk by filing with water, and attached
to the vessel to be raised, after which the water
will be exhausted, thus securing a lifting
power.
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03
BROWN AND SHOOK,

GENERAL COMMISSION AND FORWARDING MIR.
CHANTS, RICHMOND, VA
And Agents for "kerr's"" SUmmtvdean" Old Rye,
and p. Hangers "Old Rye" Whisky. P,emin1
brands.
All letters promptly answered, and orders flco
Feb 20--3m
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03
nj Ew BOoKs.-The Heiress Of Haug h1on

NJ Ew BOOks.-The Heiress Of Haug hton,
IN or the Mothers Secret. novel, by the au.
thor Of EMILY Wyndham," "RavenscH," &c
Price 375 cents.
WAIKNA, or Adventures on the Mosquito
Shore, by Samuel A. Bard, with sixty illustrations.
Price 81 55.
ART-HlNTS--Archirectur Sculpture, and
Painting, by James Jackson Jarvis. Price SIPS.
Just received.
II. FARNHAM,
Corner Pennsylvania avenue and 1lth street
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03
FOR PRES DENT,
j A NJ Els BU Oh A N A N
OF PENNSYLVANI!

Subject to the Decision Of the National Con-
ueRtion
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03

A UTOBIOGRAPHY or A JOURNEY
N man Printer.--The Workingman's Way in
the World being the Autobiography ofa Journey
man Printer
Classic and Historic Patriots, by James Bruce.
Just published aud for sale al
TAYLOR & MAURY'S
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03
LING or THE NATIONS, by

Il Charles Linton; with an Introduction and
Appendix by ". p. Tallmadge. Published by the
Society for the Diffusion Of Spiritual knowledge.
New York, large octave volume, price 81 so
For sale at
TAYLOR ~ MAURYs Bookstore.
May 8 near 9th street.
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03

rAUTiER'S.-Justr received a large as
" sortment OF Pate DE Foes GraS from Stras
burg in small aud large lars
Ian y II = GAUTfER
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03

...... The Indiana State Fair premium list
for 1856, amounts to $4,000, and is open to
all the world
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03

aa5- We cannot oblige our readers more than
by calling their attention TO the following
terrific crushing article Of the Pnnsyraaian of
Monday last. Verify our neighbor Of the Union
seems so thumped and beset that it has almost
touched our sympathies:
Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03

When the editor Of Mississippi paper
threatened in print to put full stop over
each OF the eyes of the editor Of the Louisville
Journal Prentice replied "Whie he is put,
ting full stop over our eyes, we will put his
nose in parenthesis."
49,. The New York Assembly has passed
resolution awarding gold medal to DR..
Kane.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-07-23

saries of our pure, high pfincipled Republi-
cans" Such strict, tenacious adherence to
principls, under most adverse circumstances,
merits just recompense of reward.
In regard to the idea advanced that we
are not more than half Democratic in ouI
views on the leading topics of the day, as
set forth in the Times, we are willing to ap-
peal to the readers of our paper, if we have
not maintained firm and decisive course
though moderate in this respect and though
we have not manifested ourselves as belong.
ing to the class of raid, ranting, .foaminS
partizans, our friends and patrons have never
been at loss where to find us upon every
important, political measure that has agitated
our common country since the Times has hac
an existence. )sstb \" 91l 900.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-07-23
DETRoIT .Julv IT,


BURNING OF THE STEAMER INDIANA.-The
Northen Indiana left Bnffalo at 10 p. M. last
night, little ahead of the steamer Mississ-
ippi. She kept about four or five miles
ahead of the latter till about IL o'clock this
morning when the passengers Of the Mississ-
ippi discovered the Northern Indiana to be
on fire. The ill-fated boat is supposed to
have taken fire from friction.
1t is supposed that some forty or fifty per-
sons persisted.
The Mississippi brought the survivors to
this city, very many Of whom arc leftdetitute.
The Northern Indiana had 10 souls on
board when she left Buffalo, including the
crew. Probably all lost were drowned.
KINGSTON, G. W., July 1s.
The Propeller Tento was burned last night
off Nine Mile Point, and is total wreck
About II persons are lost, among them are
Capt Campbell and Mr. Henderson. The
passengers and IL of the crew were saved.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-07-23
For the Grand River Times.

Mr.. EDITOR: Allow me to ask yourself
and your candid readers if it is proper to Is
sue general invitation to everybody to meet
alta particular place to celebrate the 4th of
July, the anniversary of our national indie
pendence, and when the multitudes are as
sembled to make it the occasion of partizan
electioneering, and the abuse of political OPP
ponents If it is confess have not so read
the courtesies of society. I do not, an this
place, deny the right Of a political party to
get up celebration for the purpose Of adj
vancing their sentiments, announcing their
object in advance, openly and before the
world. The propriety of this might be a
Question; but the other is simply an outrage
upon the amenities of life. SO every right
minded man would judge in his cool mo-
ments. If "a Democrat can at such time
be allowed to stigmatize sympathy with the
wrongs and suferings inflicted upon Kansas
settlers, as '''fanaticism," and her prominent
Republican citizens as "clucking, fighting
game-cocks," surely a Republican mig ht with
the same propriety be permitted to call
Franklin Pierce demagogue, and the Dem
ocratic pro-slavery party. Would either of
these be proper. at such a timer | trow not.
A word to the wise is sufficient. =
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-07-23
CAUCUS.

At meeting Of the Democracy of the
township Of Ottawa, held at Grand Haven,
July %, SO, to elect delegates to attend the
County Convention, to be held at Lamont,
Odd inst, Hon. Henry Pennoyer was called
to the Chair, and H. G. Post was chosen
Secretary.
r. w. Duncan, II. Pennoyer, w. H. Parks
and John T. Davis, were elected delegates tc
attend said convention. The meeting then
adjourned sine de. 'l.
H. PENNOYER, Chairman.
H. G. Posr, Sec'y.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-07-23
For the Grand River Times.


Mr.. BARNS, Allow me to correct false
impression that will evidently be received
from the reading of the last Times, in regard
to the celebration of the 4th at Eastmanville
The toast upon Kansas, as well as that upon
the village, was not among the regular toasts
read by the toast master by permission Of the
committee, but they were handed in by an in
dividual as volunteer, and in the copy for the
press they were both accredited to that indi-
vidual, having been written hastily may ac-
count for its being overlooked. Nothing Of
partzan character tainted the regular pro-
ceedings Of the day The regular toasts up
on " Kansas and the other Territories" You
will append to these remarks, if you please.
In the toast upon " Washington" &C., your
"Devil' should have read "deites," instead
Of duties" C\ AA @A
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-07-23
r. RAILROAD ACCL
DENT.
TERRIBLE
PHILADELPHIA.

A PHILADELPHIA, July IL.
A serious railroad accident occurred this
morning on the Northern Penn. Railroad by
the explosion of the boiler of an engine. .
The cars were filled with the teachers and
children of the st. Michael's Church Sabbath
School bound on an excursion.
-' - July II.
SECOND DISPATCH. The scene ofaccident
is fourteen.miles from this city, near two
curves, SO that an approaching train can't be
seen five hundred yards, distant, land the
track is a single one '--.-frnaq'
{ When the locomotives came together, they
rose on end, their fre-boxes nearly touched
and scatterd about the wreck The first ex-
cursion car caught fire.. and it extended to-
the other cars piled upon it. 3 20 ilo5z5 Sire
Most extraordinary efforts were made to
oxtricate the mutilated beings crushed under
the wreck. Many of them were still alive
when the flames reached them. The groans
and cries that rent the air were awful. @2i.ol
Two hotels, one dwelling, a blacksmith's
shop and small she'd within three hundred
yards of the disaster, were used to shelter the
dying and wounded. A number of physic-
ians from this city and Germantown were
early in attendance. pfo.s92b ae % t9b5a
Two engines from Chestnut Hill forced
water through hose to the wreck, and after
working for several hours the human re-
mains beneath it were removed. Nineteen
bodies were removed to the blacksmith shop;
three of them, supposed to be females; under
another shed eight bodies; twenty charred SO
as to defy recognition. an
The body of Father Sheridan was recover
ed and brought to the city. An immense
crowd1was attracted to the spot from the sur
rounding country. Many friends OF the dead
and wounded walked from the city, and pro
ceeded thither in every description of vehicle,
which were taken and made use of in bring
ing wounded and dead to the city.
THIRD DIsPATCH-The excursion train
contained 100 children with their parents
and teachers.
1t came in collision with down trainou a
curve near Port Washington, while the latter
was going slowly and the former rapidly.
Endeavoring to reach the, stopping place,
both locomotives crushed, and three cars of
the excursion train coming together caught
fire and were consumed. ,o,
Beneath the ruins were number crushed
so that recognition wasimpossible. The scene
was one of the most heartrending and terrible
description. Is ~ Eoa 2rG'
Latest accounts from the scene of disaster
report 80 killed and nearly 100 badly inju
red .h,I ar' ble ~
500 persons were on the train. cars en-
tirely destroyd. Amongth the killed is Father
Sheridan, of st. Michael Catholic Church.
VIM. Van Staveron, Conductor the down
train which caused the accident to-day has
committed suicide by taking arsenic. VIM.
Lee, the engineer, has been arrested and COM
mitted for examination. The train this even
inc brought down fourbod burned to crisp.
The remains were gathered up and brought
to this city. Twenty-seven bodies have not
been recognized, and they are SO badly burn
ed, it is feared they never can be. o..
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-07-23

STATE OF MICHIGAN, Eighth Judicial Circuit
in Chancerv :so lual .ia 1ra3
Suit pending in the Circuit Court for the County
of Ottawa in Chancery, at Grand Haven, July
\ 1S 1885, ~
Andrew Little Complainant .n satisfactorily ig
Mary Little Defendant. this Court that the
defendant. Mary Little is not resident of this
State, on motion of VIM. ii. Parks, solicitor for
said complainant. it is ordered that the said Mary
Little cause her appearance in this cause to- he
entered within three months from the date Of this
order and that in Of her appearance she cause
her answer to the compliments bill to he fled
and COPY thereof to be served on the complain
ants solicitor in twenty DAYS after a service OF a
copy Of said bill and notice of this order. ana III
default thereof that said bin betaken as CONFESS
ed by the said defendant And 1t is further oruer.
ed that within twenty days the said complainant
catse notice Of this order TO be pubisbedin, inc
Grand River Times, a paper published weekly, IN
said county Of Ottawa, and that said puphcati.on
be contir ued once in each week for SIX SUCCESSIVE
weeks, or that he cause copy of this order 10 ne
personally served on said defendant, Mary Lttie,
at least twenty DAYS before the time aoove pre-
scribed for her appearance. .,~,l..I-L llooi W.
r. w. DUNCAN, Circuit Court commissioner, for
Ottawa County, n32 =, Ny.N w. II
w II. PARKS, Sol'r for Complainant no as
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-07-23
New YoRK. July *.

The Washington correspondent of the N
Y Herald says: am informed this evening
that a requisition from the Goveror of Cali
fornia to the President, has been received call
ing on him to furnish U. S. troops to enforce
the Laws which have been trampled upon by
the action ofthe Vigilance Committee ofthat
State.
The Poole murder will, it is estimated, cost
New York city something like 100000
The cost of summoning extra jurors on the at
tempt to bring on the second trial was S6,200
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-07-23

re- In the case of contested seats of Rep
resentatives from Illinois, the House OH the
18th inst, refused to admit Mr.. Archer to a
seat in that body, and a resolution was passed
declaring that a vacancy exists in the 18th
Congressional District of Illinois, and refer
ring the election back to the people.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-07-23
Schooner for Sale.

TTHE clipper built, fnstsailing coasting schooner
i Conveyor. of about sixteen tuns burden, fol-
Enquire on board, or at the Lighthouse.
June 80, SO. p VAN DEN BERG
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-07-23

Es- We are constantly favored, through
the kindness of Mr.. LEeeAT, with the latest
Chicago papers; Capt. I. W.WHITE has al
so remembered us repeatedly in this respect
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-07-23
Administrators Sale.
NOTICES hereby given thatin purs

NOTICE is hereby given thatin pursuance Of a
~ license granted on the 10Th day of MAY. 1886,
by the Probate Court of Ottawa County, Michi-
gan, to me as administrator Of the estate of John
Walch. late of the State of Tennessee. deceased,
shall sell at public auction TO the highest bidder
on the 10Th day of July next, at twelve o'clock,
noon. at the dwelling house of Jeremiah McCar-
thy in the town Of Tallmadge. Ottawa County. all
the right title and interest that John Walch
died seized Of in and to the west half of the north
west quarter of section ten, in township seven
north of range thirteen west. being eighty acres
Dated MAY %, 1856. CHARLES MCCARTHY,
T24l WI Administrator
The above sale is postponed to the 9th day Of
Adjustment at the same hour and place. "
CHAs. MCCARTHY, Administrator.
July 10 1856 t1ilE