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Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-05-03

Slavery to an enlightened master is better than
the unchecked dominion of ignorant, drunken and
and cruel husband or father. LoaisriHe Journal.
Most unfortunate admission! If the most en-
hghened system of slavery is, even in the esti.
nation Of its advocates, barely preferable to the
most brutal system of freedom-what must be the
contrast between enlightened freedom such as we
find it all over the North, and brutal lavery, such
as we find all over the South And this confession
from PRENTICE
There is a pride of place about Southern mar,
rich or poor, that makes him scorn to maltreat a
woman or q child Charleston MCrclGy.
This boast is we have right to presume, bas-
ed upon the fact that slave owners are sometimes
too proud to whip women and children themselves;
they take them to public whipping posts, witness
the horrid operation, and decide how long the tor
ture shall continue And this in South Carolina,
is called pride In the North it is an evidence OF
pride to not only not strike n woman, but to strike
the coward who for any would dare to Go 1t;
and the more helpless and irendless the woman,
the heavier blow would tho wretch receive THIS
is the difference between North and South
The class who orpress their wives and children
have with us masters who restrain them from cruel
ty. Thus the greater IespOtiSm checks and neu-
traizes the lesser. -IeterSJurgh Dispatch.
According to the creed of this Democratic jour
nal, it is not cruelty to tie women up at whipping
posts, strip them naked beat them in the presence
Of persons of tn; opposite This is restraining
hose who oppress wives! The idea ofgreater cru
city nentralizing the lesser is peculiarly Vrgin-
ian, It operates on the same principle on which
school boys wager that they can extract hair with
out giving any sensible pain by striking the
head q smart tlow at the same time tue hair is
pluckod out, the lesser pain is neutralized hy the
greater Thus the anguish and shame Of public
whipping, of being torn from husband and children,
Of being placed constantly at the mercy of unre-
strained lust, of being "a slQre,-these things So
far overbalnnced the i'll treatment sometimes asso-
ciated with marriage that ii is neutralized /! Most
wise and philosophic Nirginian
lie who hns played the menial out Of doors all
day is very apt to play the iyraut in lis family at
nightly o. Delta.
The basest menials in the world are the two hun
dred and fifty thousand Southern oyerseers, who
whip slaves for living. If the rule laid down by
tho Delta be true. We pity their wives and fani-
lies
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-05-03

The feud between the Democratic contestants
for the Cincinnati nomination is extending its area.
A pamphlet entitled An appeal to Virginia" has
been broadly circulated It is attributed toRoGER
A. PRYoR Esq, late special envoy to Greece. Mr..
PRYoR ardently recomends General PIERCE as the
orly one among the NortLe'n competitors who can
or ought to satisfy the South. lie urges him dis
tncty upon the ground that he has served the
South With efficiency, and that to reward him viii
secure the same services in similar emergencies
from other Northern Presidents
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-05-03
Tbe Anti- 5lauerp Buolc.
THE SLAVERY QUESTION.
SPEECH
SPEECH
HON. AMOS P. GRANGER
OF NEW YORK.

The House being in the Committee Of the Whole 0,
on Tie state Of tie Union.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
Illinois Erect!

The gallant Democracy of Illinois
have triumphed in one ofthe most hot
ly contested elections that has ever oc-
cured in that State. Notwithstanding
the Chicago Kansas -manutactory,
the scores of Kansas Shriekers, the
detection among the Germans of the
northern part Of the State, and the un'
scrupulous and desperate efforts Of the
opposition, generally. Buchanan has
carried the State by 700 majority
For several days the Republicans
claimed it, and some of thej journals OF
that party already began to gloat over
the "defeat of Douglas. Had such
been the case, it would have furnished
the poor devils their only consolation.
AS it is, they have none atall. Their
attempt to "beard the Douglas in his
hail." has resulted in their complete
discontinue. Their lie factory has
not paid expenses; their fabrications
lave gone amiss, and their whole
'pomp and circumstance Of glorious
war;" as manifested by the Chicago
bullies and cut-throats who went to
Kansas with Jim Lane, armed with
women of easy virtue and Sharp's ri.
fes, have turned out to be "stale, flat
and Improbable" Hurrah for the
Sucker State
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
The Progressive Party.

It is not a little singular that par
ty which favors the Capitalization of
power in Congress in accordance with
the old Federal doctrines, and in vio-
lation of the spirit and genius of our
institutions, should be held up by Its
leaders as the party of of"progression."
The sectional doctrines taught by Ru-
fus King and the avowed Federalists
of his day have been dug ont of the
musty oblivion to which the people
consigned them half century ago,
and adopted by a set of demagogues
who announce them with a flourish Of
trumpets as something new and "pro-
gressive!" The Federalists declared
that it was dangerous to trust so much
power in the hands of the people
Jefferson, Madison and the progress
sive party, ssid-"No; it is petecay
SAFE" The Republicans Of the pres
ent day declare that the people ought
not to be allowed the privilege Of choo-
sing their own institutions in the ter
ritories, because they might adopt
such as would not suit their peculiar
notions. The Democrats say-"dC
not deprive the people of their rights
they are capable of selfgovemment
let them choose for themselves. -
If the reader can discover any differ
ence between the Republican and the
old centrslizing doctrine Of the Fed
eralists fifty years ago, he may per
haps find out the precise value Of tina
progression" of which our opponents
boast. For our own part, we should
just as soon consider Nick Biddle anc
his U. S, Bank myrmidons party
OF progression" as these latter-da!
Republicans. They are in for acraw
fish movement.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20

~ The returns from those States
but partially heard from at the date of
our last paper confirm our estimate of
Buchanan's majority in the Electoral
Colleges. Florida, Texas and Cali
fornia alone remain unbeard from, and
those States can not possibly change
the result. The slight returns receiv-
ed from the two first named indicate
that they have gone strongly demo-
cratic,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
A Funny Wager.

Ben. Perley Poore, of Newburyport,
made wager to wheel barrel of ap-
Piles from that place to Boston if Fill
more did not receive more votes in
Massachusetts than Fremont. Of
course Mr.. z. lost but be won consider
able celebrity by forthwith fulfllingthe
bet. The Major left his house in West
Newbury ON Wednesday morning
with the barrel of apples and wheel
barrow, and arrived in Boston, thirty
six and a quarter miles from the start
ing point, the next day. He was met
on the way by daguerrean artists who
took q faithful likeness Of himself
and the barrow. He was also weigh
ed and it was ascertained that be had
lost twelve pounds by one days trav'
ell On arriving in Boston he was
enthusiastically received by a large
crowd and feasted and toasted quite
enough, we should judge, to make up
for the twelve pounds with which he
had "larded the lean earth" between
Newburyport and Boston. Upon be-
ing asked if tile apples were Bald
wins, he replied-"No, sir; they are
Fusion, being all sorts, with two or
three ounces thrown in to give them
a spall
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
Extraordinary Balloon Ascen-
sion.

A Philadelphia correspondent says:
{" The ascension of Mons. Goddard
and four others IN a balloon On Thurs
day afternoon was grand affair."
About six o'clock the party descended
on the farm of Mr.. Carter, near Ches-
ter Creek. There they took supper,
the balloon being secured meantime.
After this they resumed their aerial
journey, and again descended a few
miles further on, where they were en-
tertained at the house of Mr.. Fenton,
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. After leaving Mr.. Fen
toms it was found that the balloon had
lost much gas,and it was consequently
unable to take up the excursionists. =
Messrs Hewlings and Butcher accor-
dinghy remained on terra .frn,a, while
their companions again ascended, and
finally came down at North East Ma
ryland, at ten o'clock at night. They
returned to the city yesterday, delight.
ed with their trip. The balloon was
at times over Wilmington and Nor
ristown, and it crossed the Delaware
and Schuylkill rivers more than once
during its journey. 1t is believed
that the balloon reached the height of
fourteen thousand feet above the earth,
that it performed a journey of sixty
miles. At Wilmington Mr.. Goddard
descended sufficiently low to converse
with anumber of citizens ofthat place.
He again assembled, and came down
along the road and shook hands with
several astonished individuals. The
passengers on this novel excursion
say the sight from their lofty position
was the most magnificent that can be
imagined. This was particularly so
to those who were up just as the moon
began to rise and tip hill and valley
with her silvery beams. One of the
peculiarities of this night ride was the
remarkable echo at the height of some
ten thousand feet. Mr.. Goddard sang
a song, and each verse was as distinct.
ly sung by an echo as sweet and me-
lodious as the voice which uttered the
words. To this altitude could also be
heard tho barking of dogs, and even
the cackling Of chickens"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
nrassaehusetts.-PresidentiaI.

Full returns have been heard from
the whole State, except six towns
Fremont's plurality is 66,112. Gov.
Gardner's vote falls very far behind
that of Col. Fremont. The Legisla-
ture is largely Republicsn-the Sen
ate wholly SO, and the House 302 to
81. The Republican majority on
joint ballot is 321, and Hon. Charles
Sumner will be re-ele cted U. S. Sen
ator.
The following is the vote of the State
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
Terrible Marine Disaster--Run
Into nt Sea.
New YORK,

NEW Okk, NOV. 10.
The French steamer Lyonnaise which
sailed hence on the 1st inst. for Havre,
was run into on the night of the Cd,
and abandoned the next day in sink
ing condition.
Forty passengers were on board,
sixteen of whom were taken from O
boat on the 9th inst, and arrived here
yesterday.
Two of those in the boat had died.
The fate of the rest is uncertain.
The above advices were brought
here by the Hamburg bark Elise,
Capt. Nelson, which arrived yesterday,
and reports having spoken a Bremen
bark having on board sixteen of the
passengers and crew of the Lyonnaise.
Fourteen of the rescued were taken
on board the Bremen vessel.
Among the saved was the second
mate Of the Lyonnaise, who furnishes
the above account.
The second mate and those with
him left the steamer on the afternoon
of the Sd, and were consequently six
days in the boat.
The mate says that to his knowl-
edge the captain and all the others on
board left the vessel the next morning.
The Lyonnaise had on board thirty
nine cabin passengers, making with
her crew, officers and steerage passen-
gers, about.one hundred and fifty per-
sons. She had also 800, 700 in specie.
The collision occurred in O dense
fog. The stern of the ship was cut
clean of, and is supposed to have
sunk Immediately, as she was not seen
afterward.
The steamer was abandoned the
next day, the crew and passengers ia.
king to her six boats and raft.
The latter had forty on board, but
it is thought that they could not have
lived through the rough weather that
followed. The boat picked up was
the only life-boat on board. Nothing
whatever is known of the raft or the
five other boats. 1t is feared that
those in them, about one hundred and
thirty in number have perished.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
|ON||O-OONONON~NOV
A VOICE FROM VIRGINIA /!
CABIN POINT, Surrey Co., Va.

CABIN POINT, surrey Co., va,
DR.. Seth S. Hance:-I was in Baltimore
in april, 1854, and from a paper received
Of yours was induced to buy box of your
pills. recommended as a sovereign cure for
the Epileptic fits. At that time one of my
servants had been afflicted with fits about i2
years. When reaching home | commenced
with the pills according to directions. l do
not think she has had one since. My wife,
though, is somewhat induced to believe she
may have had only one. Enclosed you will
find five dollars, for which you will please
forward me two boxes. suppose you can
forward them by mail. Your compliancs
will oblige me. Yours respectfully,
M. P. SLEDGE.
DR.. Hance's Epileptic pills are also SOW.
ereign remedy for every modification Of ner-
vous diseases. The nervous sufferer, whe-
ther tormented with the acute, physical ago.
nv Of neuralgia, ticdoloreux, or ordinary
headache, afflicted with vague terrors, weak
ened by periodical fits, threatened with par
alysis, born down and dispirited with the
terrible lassitu which proceeds from lack
Of nervous energy, or experiencing any 9TH
er pain or disability arising from the unnatu-
raj condition Of the wonderful machinery
which connects every member with the source
of sensation, motion and thought
immediate benefit from the use OF those
pills, which at once calms, invigorates, and
regulates the shattered nervous organization.
Sent to any part Of the country by mail.
free OF postage. Address Seth S. Hance,
l06, Batimoie Street. Baltimore, Nd Pr;ce,
one box SO; two, 50 l2, S24. nlla
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
Wrecked OH Lake Superior.
IT,. z.,. NJ. 4 -


1t has been ascertained that tho
steamer Superior has been wrecked.
She struck rock in Lake Superior,
during the storm of the Goth ult., and
went to pieces.
Thirty-fve lives were lost, and SIX
teen were saved. The names of the
lost are: j. S. Jones, captain; Vim.
Morris, clerk; Henry White, stewart I;
j Jefferson Warren and WmI Welch,
barkeepers ; Henry Barns, second
mate ; and the following deck.hands (:
Alexander Barney, John Smith, Geo.
Davis, Patrick Curley, Alex. and T.
Hers, besides several colored cooks
and walters.
Among the passengers lost were
Stephen Winter and four sisters, be-
longing to Ontonagon Margaret Fos-
ter, Of Michigan William Siss, Of
Indianapolis and VIM. Rowe.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
BY the Southern Mail.
BALTIMORE. Nov IL

BALTIMORE, Nov. IS.
By the Southern mail we have N.
Orleans papers of Sunday last. They
contain dates from Galveston, Texas,
to the 9Th inst.
The election in that city passed off
quietly. A large vote was polled.
A few returns from other points had
been received, indicating that the vote
of the State had been given for Buch-
anan, as was anticipated.
The troops at Fort Mcintosh and
Ringgold Barracks were under orders
to 90 to Florida.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
Highly Important from New
Granada,

Diplomatic Relations with England Sus-
pended, and the British West India
Fleet Ordered to Operate Against the
Republic.
From the New York Herald, Nov. AL
The steamship George Law, which
arrived here yesterday from Aspinwall
has brought us the important piece of
intelligence that diplomatic relations
have been suspended between Great
Britain and the Republic of New Gran
ada, and that the Admiral of the Brit
ish West India squadron had been Or
dered to enforce the payment of the
claim which had given rise to this rup-
ture. That claim is quite an old and
celebrated one, made on behalf of a
British subject--Mr. James Mackin-
tosb.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
Buchanan at Home.

The city Of Lancaster has nobly and
triumphantly vindicated the charac-
ter of James Buchanan from the vile
and infamous ISLANDERS of the scoun-
drels in our midst, who, with fiendish
malignity, sought by defamation and
falsehoods to weaken and destroy the
fast hold he has always had on the af.
fections of his neighbors and acquain-
tances. Look at the figures and see a
glorious majority of one thousand one
hundred and ninety-six
The following is the vote of the
wards:
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20

LOVE AND SUICDE.-A young man
named George Garrett, was married
On the 18th ult., to Miss st. John, of
Claryville, Sullivan Co., N. j. On
the following morning, before break
fast, the bridegroom walked out aud
did not return. On the 22d his body
was found about mile from the house,
in a condition that justified the con-
clusion that he had committed suicide.
The Kingston Journal says:
The report of several OF the guests,
together with many ofthe circumstan-
ces connected Herewith, have made
the impression on the popular mind
in that vicinity, that the probable
cause which impelled him to the com
mission of the deed was disappoint,
ment and jealousy, occasioned by g
censurable intimacy displayed between
the bride and one of the guests on the
evening of the marriage.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
P Il anneared hv the secretary

G 1t appeared by the secretary's
report that the Washington Repu6li.
can Association had published and
circulated about four million docu-
ments during the campaign, compri-
sing eighty different kinds. Among
which were one hundred thousand
copies of Blair's letter; about two
hundred thousand ofSeward's speech;
two hundred and eighteen thousand
of Summers Crime against Kansas;
one hundred and forty three thousand
of Senator Wilson's speech, and one
hundred and forty-six thousand of Mr..
Colfax's speech, together with one
hundred and sixty-fve thousand of the
Kansas Investigating Committees
Report.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
Support Your Party Journals.


The Albany argus, referring to the
commencement ofa new campaign by
the Black Republicans, compliments
that party for its liberal support of its
party press, and attributes to this its
great success in the New England and
some Of the Northern States. This is
as true as Holy Writ. If the Demo
cratic party is ever beaten, it will be
through its neglect of the claims of its
press.
Every word of the following de-
serves to be carefully pondered and
remembered by each and every men,
Der OF the party;
HBut it is not to be denied that the
Republicans show practical wisdom in
the measures which they now urge for
the elongatiCn of their party. The
ancients had maxim that it was prop
er to learn even from an enemy and
Democrats may probably add to their
stock of wisdom in ono respect, by
looking at the course of their oppO-
nents. A leading reason of the sue
cess of the Republicans in the North
ern States, was their early and iber-
al circulation Of newspapers and doc
umentS. In this respect they began
the campaign ahead OF us. They first
gained possession of the field, and
were thus able to hold it during the
contest.
"The best way for Democrats to
recover the States which they have
lost at the North, is to increase the
circulation Of Democratic ne'Cspa-
pers. There can be no doubt that the
New York Weekly Tribune, with its
immense circulation throughout the
Northern and Western States-ob-
tanned in many cases on the idea that
it was not partisan paper-has done
the Democratic cause great damage
in the recent contest. The antidote
to this evil is the circulation of sound
and efficient Democratic papers and
our political friends should attend to
this matter n0oc, and thus SOW the seed
for the next campaign.
" We have a word to say to Dem
ocratic Postmasters in this connection.
Thousands OF them all over the coun-
try have, in past years, aided the cir
culation of the New York Weekly
Tribune, by getting up Clubs for it.
There was some apology for this when
that paper was not so violently parti-
san as at present. But postmasters
who longer do this furnish aid and
comfort to the enemy. Their infu-
ence as members of the Democratic
party, and particularly as Office e-hold-
ers at its hands, should be exercised
in favor of the circulation Of Demo.
cratic newspapers.
"The Democratic party has GER
tainly right to expect that those hold
ing Office under it will not engage in
the circulation of Republican papers
and documents. Postmasters car
readily, and with but little labor, large
ly increase the aggregate circulation
ofDemocratic newspapers in the coun
try, and we think that, under the
5 teachings of the late campaign, they
will feel disposed to attend to this po
litical duty. We speak not in behal
. of our paper merely, but for the whole
, Democratic press, and more especial
f ly for the Democratic cause.
/ "We repeat, it is our duty to be
3 gin the campaign now, by the circula
7 ton of newspapers, by maintaining
| and perfecting our organization, ant
r by such other ef1olts as tend to secur,
Democratic aScendency."
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20

DF The Shriekers are all hoarse,
just now, from their excessive efforts
in behalf of" "lreedom." They present
a truly melancholy and cadaverOus ap-
pearance; look as if they had heard
of o world destroyed, and some of them
stalk about like ghosts of Hamlet
Others are keeping close in doors
supposed to be going through a regu'
lar course Of House cough candy,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
Official Returns from Georgia.
roror. H. NJ 4

The ConstitutionatiSt publishes re-
turns from one hundred and sixteen
counties in this State, in which the
official majority for Buchanan is Is,
051. The remaining two counties yet
to be heard from will give Fillmore a
majority of200.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20

EURoPE.-France, England, Austria
and Russia are in a diplomatic mix
ture about the Turkish PrlnclpalitieS
and the Isle of Serpents in the Black
Sea. Neapolitan question remains as
it was. The papers generally
British, French and German-speak
in indignant terms of the completion,
or progress toward completion, Of an
alliance between England and Austria,
and between France and Russia.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20

" A destructive tornado passed
over Portsmouth and Norfolk, Va,
recently destroying at the former place,
the Depot of the Seaboard and Roam
oke Rail Road, and doing a great
amount Of damage to other buildings.
No lives lost.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20

CALIFoRNIA.-Dates to the Goth
inst, have been received. No politi-
cal news of importance. A collision
occurred in Clinton Valley between the
the whites and O band of Indian Cat
tie thieves, in which fifty of the latter
were killed.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
Total vote.."...." 5s4 900
Total vote. 46O 81

The plurality of Buchanan over
Fremont is S3,261; over the fusion Of
Fillmore and Fremont, $4,000, and
over everything, nearly 500.
1t will be seen that Buchanan's plu-
rality in Pennsylvania IS probably
greater than Fremont's in New
York.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
D The st. Louis Democrat unde

DF The st. Louis Democrat under
stands that Col. Benton has received
applications to deliver lectures, from
several literary societies in the East,
some of which he has accepted. The
purpose of those lectures is to contrib
ute to the pacifcation of the public
mind, and to the restoration OF that
fraternal feeling which demagogues
have recently destroyed. These
lectures will be consequently politi-
cal, but in no sense partisan; favor
ing no party, but portraying the evils
and dangers Of sectional strife.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20

~ Our Government has received
from Mr.. Dallas the treaty recently
negotiated with England for the set
tlement Of the Central American diff,
ficulties.