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American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19

nlted States to arrest the steamer Nor
thern Light, and the District ATTORNEY
to calabooso his friends, suspected of
illibustering designs, who had aided to
elect him as the Fillibuster President.
And now, presto change, the "Unior''
and the party that denounced Fillmore
for arrcsting Fillibusters and putting
a stop to piracy, sing the praises of
Fierce in measured strains Of choicest
laudat:on for arrcsting the Northern
Light by force ofgmpowder dispensed
by revenue cutter in the naval en-
ploy, and acting under authority of the
President Of the United States-.hc
untcrrifcd Frank. Pierce of fillibustcr
memory i'll 1852 !!-the indomitablc
hero Of Greyt0Wn at later date.
President Fillmore did right in his
course against the fllibusters, and
Pierce has done right in arresting the
crusade at New lork--they both dis
charged an imperative duty, in MAIN
tanning the laws Of the land; even the
" obsolete latO " of 1918! But what n
miserable, what a truly ridiculous figure
the Administration cuts in this bust
ness, and its supporters in praising it,
after tho most vehement and unbound
ed denunciation Of Fillmore and his
course in 4 similar emergency. But so
it is with Locofocoism, yesterday they
were filiibustcrs. with noisy micn and
mcnacing manner, and to-day they are
firing blank cartridges after steamer
suspected Of having Il party of fill
busters on board. O. consistency,
thou art a jewel! but wofully out of
place i'll the crown Of modern Locofo-
coism.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19
COLD WEATHER.
Trains Distracted 6v sSnou


BditimO ore, Jan. 9--The weather was
clear and Intensely cold this morning -
Last night was the scverest that has been
experienced for many years. No mails
have been received this morning from
any quarter. The train that left Phila.
delphia last nighi, has not arrived, i, is
presumed it has been detained by the
ice in tho Susquehanna. The Southern
ana Western trains are also detained
from unknown causes.
Philadelphia Jan. o.---The trains in
every direction are obstructed by snow
drifting on the tracks from high wind
There is no fresh snow Of Importance
The cold is iDleuse, the thermonetel
ranging from zero to eight degrees be.
low.
The New York train due last evening
only reached here this morning.
Washington City, jan. 9--S o'clock
a. M.--The Thermometers is now
three degtecs above zero. No South
etn mail has arrived, nor has the New
York mail of Tuesday. The Balli.
more train Of ten o'clock last night ha.
not arrived. No mails have passed be
tween Petersburg, Va, aud Columbis
). c., since the snow storm.
wilmington, DEL, jan o.--The trai,
from Baltimore ofIast night arrived here
about ten o'clock this morning. The
ice in The Susquehanua occasioned most
Of the delay.
Ctecelaad, Jan. 9.---The thermomele,
stood IL degrees below zero this morn
ing. at s o'clock, aud ID deg below zerc
at 10 o'clock.
Springfield o., jan. 9.--The Their
momeler stood at "a degrees belnw 20
70 this morning. 1t is 10 deg, bclov
zero this evening.
Detroit Jan. ga six o'clock in IN,
morning the thermometer stood at 2;
degrees below zero, and at 8 o'clock II
degrees below.
Chicago, jan. o. The tbermomete
/ stood at "a degrees below zero ,hi
morning. The railroads are all clear.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19
%G2RGAN-T0yTw:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1856.
Words of Wisdom and Warning,

S,F AsGins the n3li0us wilcS Of Foreign Influence
cpNGrc y0uto believe me Fcow.cit!zeu5 the jealousy
q Free PCopr ought 70 DO constantly avs ak,st Is one
81 "a mos; GanguI foes Of Republican Government
-, Il G tim ;aat should become little moro
hmrucamsed Unt instead of feeding the Paupcrs ana
iNOHcti OF England feed our own; else in short
uu.5oives.-IACK$CN. ..
- hope we mey find rncons in future of
catching ourselves t-Cm Foreign Influence. Political
temugrcin or in whichever form il may be- Attempted
wt5i there wcrN OF lire between this and the
CHI worid.--JEFFERSO
- fever t!c Liberties this country nrc dostrcycd
lwiN b. through the magL.Gt0ns Of RUmish P.icsts
La FAYEgTE.
~ Foreign influence il II Grccan horse to the Re.
MADiSCrN.
:,F'T There is an imperative ncccssy for rnf,rminS
tn Naturalization Lave Of the u. sutcs.--WEBSTEit
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19
Minera, Resources Of v,rx,.,.

In an article upon tho mineral re- {.
sources of this State. tho Bedford Sen
final says:
"Li,hographic Marble. cf supe,ipc
quality, has recently been discoveied in
Giles county, Va, hy Or, p. f. Cali.
well. lately a resident practitioner in
TINS place. 1t is yellow. very compae,
ond admits of n beautiful polish This
kind "f Marble has been found only in
one other location IN North America,
viz near Lake Sepco. in Canada.
The photographic marble now used by
oui printers. is imported extensively
from Germany aud Holland.
In Giles, Montgomery, Wythe. md
Carroll n,her varieties Of fine yari.,
gated Marble are found, including tho
finest black interspersed with veins of
white, grey. blue. and Others with mix.
ed colors of red, blue, yellow, whi,o
green black and green Ochre is also a.
buudanl.
The Burr Milestone (snch as is i'm.
ported from France of a ine quality. !,
found in Giles; and Agate in great y,.
iieiy, abounds in nearly all the South.
Valley counties. A conplomerated
quartz stone, suitable for mill.stones for
cehnpPing gruin or grinding plaster,
is found to abound in the counties oS
Washington, Smythe, Wythe, Mont.
gomery, Monroe, Grecnbrier, Allcgl,a.
ny aud Pocahontas. A very sunerior
quartz stone, valuable for mill.stones,
WHICH cieares in every direction, i,
found on tho land of Mr.. Hawkins. IT,
the northern part ofCampbeIl county.
"A species of fine stone, suitable for
sharpening razors, and 9th er fine.rdpeo
instrument have been found near Giles
20. Ho.. by Welsh miner, resdinp
there. 1t is superior to any imported,
Very fine stone, suitable for similar pnr.
poses, is found above the Red Snlphnr
Springs, in Monroe county; while The
almost entire region of Southwestern
Virginia contains within its area, mex.
austiblo beds Of Gypsum, Salt, Iron, and
other valuable mineral products.
In short, our State is rich in mineral
wealth, which, when properly developed
Will In great measure, supersede the
necessity of Foreign importation.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19
HGD@ We beg the indulgence of TIL

NG~ We beg the Indulgence of the
author for delaying the publication of
the following. 1t should have appear
cd two weeks ago, but was overlooked
until now. Better late than never.
Mr.. Editor--On looking over the do
ings of til Virginia Legislature, my
attention was forcibly arrested by the
following:
"Resol"tjons.--Dy Mr.. IIuddleson:
toH Lanatic Asylum in Northwestern
Virginia, in Preston"
Here, now, is a Senator worth some
thing--nonc Of your drones in the
Legislative live. In The first month
Of his first session at Richmond, We
find him wide awake and acting; and
how statcsmanlikc and generous his
proposition. First, he goes fer his po-
litical frienl3-hc moves for Lunatic
Asylum. In the next place he wisely
considers his o!Cn interest. lie NAV
not have the good fortune to lcgislatc
again. Doubtful things are mighty
unsartin." SO he wishes to have his
fayorjtc Institution located in Preston
c0NaY; no doubt in certain very eli
Siblc spot in the Gladc&, whore there
is glorious range for Iunatics, as
we'll as for the breezcs, which there
blow among the trccscs, with a per-
feet loosencss, especially in winter
And, further, if Successful in his pri-
mary proceedings, he may have the ad-
dress to get himself appointed as Prin-
cipaI Of the Institution. Surely our
intelligent and patriotic Legislature will
assist Senator Iiuddlcson in the con-
summation of his gigantic project. Q.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19
VIRGINIA I'M 1900.

We find the following preamble and
resolutions in the American Organ, and
commend them to tho consideration of
veryreader. What was good doctrine
then, in the days of pure and unadul-
torated democracy, is certainly good
doctrine now. It's well, occasionally,
to rccur to the old landmarks, and im-
blbethereIrom some of the patriotic
sollcltude for our American institutions
which animated our fore-fathcrs.
Fsrgtnia on Eoreignism IN 1903
The following was adopted by the same
Virginia Legislature which passed the
celebrated Virginia Resolutions Of
li9S, and the report of 1799-the
great platform Of the Southern Rights
party. These resolutions passed De-
cember 81, 1898, and the following
twenty-six days after:
"Preamble and Resolutions passed by
the Legislature of Virginia, Oh the
10th day of January, 1899:
"That the General Assembly, new
ertheless concurring in the opinion with
the Legislature Of Massachusetts. that
every constitutional barrier should be
opposed to the introduction of foreign
ers into our National Council:
Resolved, That the Constitution
ought to be so amended that no for
cgncr who shall not have acquired
rights under the Constitution and Laws
at the time ofmaking this amendment,
shall not thereafter be eligible to the
Office Of Senator or Representative in
III the Congress Of the United States.
nor to any office in the Judiciary or
Executive Departments.
Agreed to by the Senate, January
1G, 1890"
gc2A This was the same Legislature
that passed the famous resolutions of
1899, drawn up, as all the world
knows, by Mr.. Madison, presented by
John Taylor, of Caroline, and thence
called John Taylor's resolutions"
These resolutions have furnished CAPT
tai to Locofocoism ever since it became
an ism. They have been rc-allirmed
by the Virginia Legislature times out
OF number, and they arc always bro't
up when Locofocoism is reduced to a
dead halt. 1t must be added, by the
bye, that they are good horses, and
have seldom failed to drag their drivers
oat Of the mud. Thoy were furiously
debated in the House at the time
Mr.. Madison and the whole Democrat
ic party Of the day (oh. how unlike
the Locofocos Of the present day. vot-
ing for them, and the Fcdcralists, with
Geo. Keith Taylor at their head, voting
against them. Among the latter was
the father Of the present Governor
Wise of Virginia. The same party
passed the preamble and resolutions
which we publish above. Why do we
never hear Of these latter? They arc
surely entitled to as much respect as
tho others, having been passed by the
same mcn.-1mer. Dem.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19

IrIaI for Murder Comm itte2 For.
teen Years Ago.--At the last Assizes in
Whirby, G. w.. man named Reuben
CrandalI, of Reach, aud his two sous,
were tried Tor the murder Of Stephen
Smith, crime committed fourteen years
since. The principal accused is veal
thy farmer, and has been suspected at
the time of the murder, but no evidecc,
was obtained against him. A man ma.
med John Elliott Buck, who had wor
kcd for Ciandull, and between whom
some enmity lately arose, now came
forward and swore that he saw the
murder commitlcd, and represented it
TO have been attended with great
deal Of utroci,y. The witness we be-
iieve, was not very reliable person,
and his testimony was disproved by sew
erai other per sons who declared that
the man who was said To have been xii.
led was seen alive some six months az
ter the period fixed by the witness Bncl;
as that Of his disappearance. On this
evidence, the jury had little difficulty in
reading a verdict of ocquiual, which
they rendered in about nine minutes
after leaving their seats. From the
present respectable standing of Tue &C.
cused, who are wealthy farmers, and
the mysterious circumstances Connected
with the charge, the trial created tho
most intense interest, the court-huusD
being crowded throughout 10 its utmost.
capacity, by persons who h0ckod to
tIear the proceedings.--R Rochester Dem
ocrat.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19
Ohio American State Council.

This body, representing the Amcri-
can cause in the Buckeye State, met
in special session at Columbus, on the
3D. inst, to elect dolcgatcsHto the Ma
tional Conventions at Philadelphia on
the 18th and 22l February Rcpub-
licaniSm made some show of desire to
incorporate itself in the Convention,
but was g!oriously unsuccessful; Sam
throttled it promptly and hnshcd up its
jargon. The Cincinnati Times, whose
editor ('Pap. Taylor) was a delegate in
the Convention, says Of it:
"Sam Ahead Of SamJo The re-
suit Of the American Convention, at
Columbus, held this week, is ore of the
most gratifying that the Americans of
Ohio could have hoped for. Fusion is
at an end, and Sam rcigns supreme
All hail to SAM!'
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19

More than taoo Hundyed Millions IF
DoilarS far Edacati0n. AT tho last
monthly meeting Of The Connecticut
Historical Society, Hon. Henry Barnard
the president, presented paper rela-
ling 10 the amount Of donations requests
NC, made for educational, literary aud
scientific purposes, in The United States.
The whole amount of land appropriated
by the general Government for educa-
ii"nal purposes, to the first Of January,
1854, was stated To be Al .97O.22l acres
which at the minimum price for such
land when first brought into tho market
represented tho magnificent sum Of
S6G, 900, 000--but which at This time
could not be worth 100000, 900. Tho
amount oftlie donations aud spbscrip.
tons, by individuals. far exceeds all that
has been given by State legislatures
Mr.. Barnard read from table exhibit.
ing the donations and bequests made
Ivy citizens of Boston within The last
half century, amounting to upwards Of
100000.
The history of the world furnishes no
parallel to these donations for education.
al purposes.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19
From the Washington Organ.
Tho American Movement,

Foreiynism and Catholicism Requisite
Qualifications for Office!
We published in our issue of Satur-
day, statement to the effect that the
Postmaster General had determined
not to appoint any American to Office.
We give below a letter from the Hon.
Il. &. Purycar in relation to the mat
ter, which will give the country some
idea of the Jcsuitism in this Depart
mcnt, and the prescription which is
practiscd against Natives and Protest
ants:
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19
For HE Imcyicra Eajo1.
What Docs lie Mean!

The editor Of the 'Truc Virginian,'
published as everybody knows at the
'Mountain City Of Fairmont, in hold.
ing out inducements to the soyercigns
Of Marion to patroni2o his sheet, says
" 1t is possible that there may be but
one candidate run for President in the
South, and that we may not have to
take an active part in the Presidential
election" &c. &c. 1t cannot be that
little Billy has given up the contest
in the South; nor en- it be nationally
thought that hc supposcs that Sam
has given up all hopes Of success in
tic South. If tho former, Billy has
rather better foresight than he las
generally credit for; and if the latter
lie is % more consummatc BOBBY than
any body in these diggings has ever
taken him to be. hope he will ex-
plain himself in his next issue, as it is
of immense Importance to both parties
in Virginia TO know where and how the
editor Of the True Yirginion' stands.
SIMON.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19

According to the Richmond Dispatch
Mr.. NEWTON, of Taylor county, made
the following judicious remarks upon a
proposition to increase the pay of the
members of the Legislature:
Mr.. NEWTON, of Taylor, hoped the
vote would not be taken until some
member opposed to the proposition had
spoken against it. lie had not heard
arguments sufficient to satisfy him that
it ought to pass. They had been told
that q. S. Senator had pledged his
mileage at 5 per cent month to get
home, having spent his So per diem.
Yes, said Mr.. n, and there are great
many who, if they were to get $50 per
day, would be out of money at the end
Of the session. Some years ago board
at the Exchange was $14 per week
the pay was not increased then. Board
at that hotel was now So, and he con-
sidcrcd that thore was certainly no
greater necessary for an increase. He
believed that "a day was sufficient to
meet the expenses of all who conducted
themselves properly, and he hoped the
proposition would not prevail"
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19
pxgnom VS.. zsEI,E,zBUsTEgs.

we gave last week, q fu!l and gra-
phic account Of the arrest and detcn-
ton of the steamer Northern Light,
OF the port Of New York, and the at
tcndNnt incidents and circumstances.
and now we propose to examine the
consistency Of the President in making
that arrest, and Of the opologists and
advocates Of the President in lauding
such an act at the hands of Mr.. Pierce.
All will remember tho course of
Presidents Taylor and Fillmore in re-
gard to the iillibustcl'ing designs upon
Cuba, made and attempted TO DC exc
cutcd during their administrations
Particularly prominent in the history
Of this affair is the proclamation OF
President Fillmore against the 6lIibus-
tiers, wherein he quoted the law of 1918
and aYowcd his determination, with q
a force that restrained the outlaws, at
oHcc to visit the penalty upon offend
ers, and to withhold the protection of
orr Aoa sbor,1 +bo,o ,,or,ons :,
vol4c themselves in difficulty by as
suming the position and relation of pr
rotog Tho o,Tair ,os o,,oshod. Gi,;
clustering withcroA under the proposed
visitation Of the law; and quiet was
:, u.,o4 ,,oo.,,.,, ,.o,4o.,1 Do.,.
and om;ot Womb horo h,o,, ...iou.i -
oil +ho ,onctb o,,1 h,oal.l, r. ,L.1s..1
,boronron h,, for tbo howl, q ,;,,,];n
tiycncss which oeso;Iod Fi,,moro FROM
the Locofo,o .,rtv. who for Tho cr;n,o
of c5ccl;n,. ~, ,;roov nr1 ort,o,rr,,
,,nrooJ rno, HIM Will, r;t,norot;".,
tbat know no bonrI. and . h;ttornoss
that cyinccd thottbc nortvhod irDb;bod
,lo anir;t IF Fn;bre,o,; IN onl r;roo,.
r.,o, tr,o v,c1,o,, Lo,l ,yLor, +Ln,. vol
nnfccrcltodoran1 Tbc ryn.lomot;or
Of prosidont F;lfno,o maintaining. +,o
lows or tho lorI wac tho o,oro1 e.. .
VII ocro,o f,ro,oIo,t p,n Toooc.oo
cann from Moinc 70 Tcxos--thc o;,nol
Of hitter dcnnnciot;on IN all thc rsn,,o
O. roooco,o no,ysnoncrIom from he
WASHINGTON Union 70 tho villa 100 $40
that rcnriptcd ;ts sentiments The
Union assaiJcd Fillmore with torrent
Of set phrases and characteristic in
vcc,:y2 for rcyiy;na m obsolete law,
and applyiDa it TO men actually cnra-
,,cl IN o.goniy;nc, o, ovnod;,;or AGAINST
coroirn coIony on onr own coil with
whom we wore . + n,oco NJ, F;,I,ooro
d.sro+ohod ;,y+rict;o,.. 70 +,o ao,oroI
D;str;ct ,,tor,ovs ot sucb no;nts &c i
vac s,,,no,ol rLoso ovnol;,;o,, ,roro
G,,;r,, nd,. 10 o,r.o1 fla Iooao,, -
,,oso ovnod;t;c,,s % no orco,tol ond
,,,onoo,4nl G.. . rol,ob1o ,.;o,ot;on g
,ho law or 1919 And fro, q r,rr
r,oorooo;s,,, 1o;,odo,d coor,oJ f,a4hGI
and rro,tcl in who,oaopo ossorltsuno
+bo p.c-;,,,t TLov rorrc1 = co j, -
hin, ca. ,ct,.,;;,,,, 10 nrcvcut n inca.
.;oo 81 ru,o no A,,or;oor o;,;ooos
.,,ra,.r..o n,'4., ,oo,,rod ,v;,h move
coined .o,ucrofions mon al bcretics,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19
Anothcy Muracr IN Cumberland,

another Murder IN CumJerland.-
We learn that on Friday morning in an
oyster saloon, at Cumberland, two men
named Thomas Sibold (or Sypole) and
Thomas Fisher, got into an ARRAY, du-
ring which the latter was mortally
stabbed by the former, the wounds pro-
wing fatal in about three hours after
they were inflicted. Sibold has been
arrested and committed for further ex-
animation. The affair took place but
Il few hours before The execution of
Miller, and was doubtless one of the
results Of the excitement attending that
cvcnt---a sad comment, we think, on
the demoralizing tendency of public
executions. Sibold, it is said, is now
confined in the cell vacated by Miller,
and fettercd by the same irons which
manaclcd Miller 1Vhccling Intel.
quick Work with Counterfeitcrs.-
On Saturday, (22dult.) two men arriv-
cd at WiIliamsport, Pa, from Syracuse,
New York. They went to various shops
in the town, and made purchases, pay
ing for them in notes that appeared to
be good. Towards evening the shop
keepers on comparing their notes found
that they had all been taken in, and
that the money was all bogus. A war
rant was taken out thoy were arrest
ed the same night, and after hearing
before q magistrate they were commit
ted for trial. On Monday a true bill
was found against them; on Tuesday
they were tried and convicted, and on
Wednesday they were lodged in the
Western penitentiary.
4 Nan and wife Burned to Death.
On Thursday night, the 21st ultimo,in
Jackson, Carroll county, New Hamp-
shire, the house of Mr.. Chas. Patrick,
was consumed by fire, and Mr.. p. and
his wife both persisted in the flames.
a. little girl, ten years of age, their
youngest daughter, ran about half a
mile, in her night clothes, to rouse the
neighbors, but before they arrived the
house was entirely consumed, together
with the unfortunate occupants. Mr..
Patrick was about so years of age, and
his wife about so. They had fourteen
children, all Of whom are living. Only
three Of the children were at home at
the time of this dreadful catastrophe
1Hc Cdld,--Capt. Scuddcr Hart,
(8ays the Pittsburg Union of Saturday
LAST who has kept an accurate register
Of the weather for many years, states,
that Wednesday morning was the cold
est that has been experienced in Pitts
burg for ten years. The Thermometer,
carly in the morning, stood at 2deg,
below zero.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19

The years given above are taken Of the
export not tho growth being Of course
one year later---tho fiscal year oc The u /.
njted States ending June 30--,bus for
example the crop Of ITO io7 900 bush.
els sci down against 1865. refers 10 hat
harvested IN 1854; aud the 1000, 900
bushels, exported 10 1866, or up TO June
30. 1906, is from the crop harvested in
1864.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19
1s The foIlnvino valual1o ,,b

10 The following valuable table,
communicated by correspondent, show
the annual product Of wheat in the u.
niled States, since 1889. together with
our exports oflhe article from The same
date:
United States crop andenports Of wheat
fin. N soy;pe If Yoo,o
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-01-19

There woro 535 deaths in the city of
Wheeling, in the year 1855 ; 2S3 males
and 252 females two Of The bumber
were between 90 and 100 years old