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Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23
pg The Southern people. judging

bAH The Southern people, Judging
from their presses, are awake 70 the re-
sponsibiiities which may speedily devolve
upon them. The contelnptuous remark ut"
tered by some vulgar men at the North,
that" they cannot be kicked ou. Of the Tn
ion." produces no other effect than to have
stopped them from addressing any further
warning to those who cannot understand
respectful remons.ranccs. They are con-
scious that they soon may be acting his'o-
ry, and are quietly viewing the field be-
fore them, and considering their Plans
The election of Fremont would be follow
ed by meetings of conventions and iegis-
| latures, to which our wisest men would be
| sent to guide our actions. There is but
little external excitement. Il has given
place to that calm of the elements wher
the storm has fully gathered and prepared
to burst to that serene, almost cheerful
look which be,okens a mind no longel
perplexed by doubt, but ready for &C
4 ton.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23


Too SrRoNs.-An anti-slavery man
writing from Kansas to an Eastern paper,
gets of the following piece Of horrible
intelligence" This is too monstrous for
eren the most credulous old woman in the
Union. Read il:
:" -Four days after. one of Buford's men
came into camp. holding upon the point Of
a Bowie knife, human heGrt! Boys,
said he, see here: here is the heart of a
damned Abolitionlst he told me he was
an Abolitionist, and up with my rifle and
dropped him! / cut his heart out. and il
amt cold yet: now Ill cut it open and see
how it Looks inside; then Ill Try it and
see how the damned thing tastes !"
If the Republican party wish to bring
upon themselves the ridicule OF alt sensi
Bile people. let them manufacture and cir
culate a few more such humbugs as th'
above Times.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

IsrEREsr1se TRIAL AT ALroS.- An
interesting trial was concluded at Alton
last Saturday. which attracted considerable
attention. Rev. Mr.. Carroll. Catholic
clergyman, was charged by woman
named Mary Hamilton. with being the
father Of the child with which she was at
,he time pregnant. The woman was the
only witness, and her evidence was con-
Trajectory and evidently false. The de-
fense proved that the woman VAS iswd
woman, and that the charge on the priest
was an attempt to extort money. lie was
therefore discharged by the Magistrate
and exculpated from the charge by the UNI
yrrsal sentimen, Of Tie citizens OF the
piace
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

rB- Coles Bashford. the "quo war
ran,o" Governor of Wisconsin. has sent
message to the Legislature OF that State
on the subject of the Kansas troubles
He says that many citizens OF Wisconsin
ON their way to Kansas, have been plum
dered by the people of Missouri and other
slaveholding States, and goes on to rehash
The Aboliticn accounts of the state OF al
fairs in the Territory. This great mes
sage Of the great Bashford contains nc
new piece Of intelligence, and recommends
no remedy for the evils complained OF
What does Bashford wan;7 He raay res
assured that as long as the Abolitionists
seek the borders Of Missouri as tree-so'
soldier and avowed depredations upon Mis-
sourians in Kansas just SO long will the.
be annoved and disarmed in their naarct
through this State. If they will leave then
arms and pass through Missouri as peace
able settlers, they will be kindly treated
Bashsord is bigger bloekhead than w
supposed him ,e be. and he ought to wfis'
one more message and then shut hlInsel
up in lunatic asylum.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

WELL PRovIpEp.-Foar runaway ne
groes and an Irishman We're discovered IN
a cave four miles below Helena last week.
The negroes were arrested. but the white
man made his escape by swimming 'e the
middle Of the river. There was boat
passing a, the time and it is no, kno" a
whether he go, Oh board Or was drowned.
The four negroes belonged to planters in
the neighbornood. no, more than thfee or
four miles from the cave. They had been
living In the cave more tha N twelve months.
They had l 900 pounds OF bacon md peil ,
one barrel Of crackers. barrel OF Bour-
ION and tarrel of Deans whisky, ten
dozen bottles OF ale and good comfortable
beds and cooking utensils. all OF which
they had of course stolen.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

BaEApsIuFFs.-The returns from the
wheat harvest OF the United States, says
the New York Journal OF Commerce. are
now complete, and i, u seuird that the
crop is Of most excellent quality, and II
NO, the largest ever gathered since the set
,leineni Of the country, Is at least abose
the average, and will yield large surplus
beyond the supply Of our domestic wants
] The Journal estimates The yield lou
COO, 600 bushels. and the probable expo'
demand from all sources at 40.ooo.UUl
bushels.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

ss An AMERICAN rRIvATEIR FITTING
vsro ixyApE PERU.-The Panama
Star and Herald, of late date, has the
following paragraph: I'VE learn. on good
authority, that vessel was. fitting oas "
General Echeniqai at last accounts. III
Valparaiso, Tor she purpose Of invading
Peru. AS the vessel, whose name we
have not ascertained, carries an Ameri-
can register, the Peruvian Minister ap-
piled to Lieut.. Nelson. Of the store ship
Fredonia, to have her seized; that officer
went on board and found her iadened with
.r,,s and ammunition, but informed the
Minister that, SO long as she had mace ht
attempt to attack Peru, and had e0tn'ni''ea =
no outrage, she could not be in'eEiered "ii
by him."
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23
el A Soath Carolina exchange cal

sY- A South Carolina exchange calls
attention 10 the fact that the vote OF South
Carolina in the next Presidential election
is in the hands Of one man. "t Cot
ernor Adams should fail TO call the Leg
;sl,ture together at the time OF election,
either because be thought the State Ought
no. to vote, or tha, that coold not be an e1-
trsordinary occasion which happened reg
ularly every tour years. the 'o'e o. TIA
State would be lost.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23
THE yorr OF VERMosr AND MAINE

The VorB OF VERMONT AND MAINE.
Vermont going for Black Republican,
ism by 10000, and Maine coming out IN
the same way, are good indications to show
that Fremont will get the New England
States, an event which would surprise no
body. The sectional character OF the
present contest is shown by this proof
among others, that the heavier the North
ern vote is on one side. the heavier is the
Southern vote on the other.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23
The Beginning and the Fad.

From the National Kansas Committee
down to the yeriest bigot IN the ianateai
ra nks of A AboIi,ionisin, il is conceded that
the beginning of the recent disturbances
was with the free dirt party Of the North.
To promote the cause OF their Presidential
nominee, they plunged this Territory into
short bu, disastrous civil war. Millions
Of dollars lave been realized on tbs score
Of Free Kansas, portions of which have
been appropriated to election seher.'es and
scheners in the States. and The rem insier
to the prosecution Of their neiarsous designs
lin Kansas. Here has been the arena on
which have been enacted scenes whereon
the vitality of the freedom shrickers" has
depended. TIE atrocities that have been
committed were for political effect Theil
very enormity was but to incense the pro-
slavery party to like depravity. that thei
J acts might be by the seandal-mongers o
the East, duly embellishcd for tie morbi'
.appe,i.-s SO eager to devour them. Aoo
lition journals can lie without fear OF sue
cessful contradiction, for saeir bigoted read
ers look on but one side Of question, an
no inducement could allnre them into
investigation Of any occurrence with whic
slavery might be connected. @ &
Such is the origin, but the end is NJ
yet. The slow and uncertain movemel
Of those robed in a ''litlle brief authority
: may check, but they can never effectnai
arrest the depredations OF a man Ill
le Lane, backed as ne is BY the purse-s'rinl
a. Of fanaticisrn. Already have we eviden
of of the imbeciiity and corruption OF offlcIa
as Lane and his army have been permitted
is decar, with all their booty. without anythi'
ty more than a tsint being done towards
1t ,ercep,ing his flight. Pro slavery citize
.ci are being hampered with petty prosec
nd ,ions daily. while the most culpabie Ao'
a. ZION culprits are permitted to stalk abro
unmoiested. It is an every day occurren
10 hear threats made against law-abidi
citizens, and some are even now deterr
:" from returning to their homes for fear
40 their lives being attempted by Abolit'
i scoundrels. The most patient forbe
' nnre cannot brook this state OF affairs
any length Of time.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

FAIL or TuI FAMOUS S"cHARTER OAK
Conn. Aug. 81, 1SJ6.-T:s
"Charirr Oak" fell this morning. as
Quarter before one o'clock. with Il iIrinrar
do;. crash. and tu: SIX feet of Tie si'IHp
now remains. This iaHloIs Tree WIS 'sf
pas, It's prime when the charter vas ces'
evai,d IN II on the 9th OF May. 16S9. ahd
wus probably an old tree when Columns
discovered the New World. Il STOOL uPaa
the old Wyiiis estate, nosv owned y fioa'
]. W. StuaT,. Crowds Of eitiZens are vs.
ting the ruins and each one hears away =
| portion OF the venerable iTee.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23
9- Tie Eas,on Pa. } Argus gives :

g- Tie Easton Ps.} Argus giFvss
list Of eigh,y-ene newspapers ia Pepn'n-
Yania tina, support Buchanan. within 's
own knowledge, and i: does not knor a.,
..TheIs is no, coun;y in PennsyiEsAis'
large or small. in which there IS ne'
Blehanan paper published. exc.Ft Bad
fsrt aud there viii ts ons there teiess
anotner month. II many counties there
are four OF i've. La t.is county, slons,
we have Ave more than the Herald gives
rs in tie ~hule STATE: AID The ate, .
lis, is not complete. TteIe ar, ~tnoE'
BUCHANAN D papers piti:shcd IN The Stats
bu, We 60 no, exchange with them. sri
| don't remember their names.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23
q. w. CLARE, !

I
E% A letter to the New Orleans Del
ia from Santa Fe. dated lst OF August
mentions the recent discovery OF rich
places of gold. Says the letter:
A captive woman. sometime ago. was
brought in from the Indian country, who
stated that gold in large quantities was
found in the country in which SHE was
ca piiye for many years. A small party
numbering ,wensy-sight persons, started
for the land Of gold, but the Indians met
them and prevented them from going into
their country. Since then another captive
| Ia many has returned, who corroborates
the re- port, and says gold can be picked up
in large quantities upon the surface OF the
earth. A party has been made up Oh SIX
ty men, who start Immediately for this
el dorado, and take with them the late cap
tive, who assures them that the gold Is
plenty, and found as reported.
! This Mexican has been captive four
. teen wears. The gold is found in coun-
, try about four hundred and fifty miles from
Santa Fe. 1t is occupied By tribe OF IN
dians called Pinolinas Carisalinas, por-
; ton of the numerous tribe of Apaches.
, have no boubt Of this fumor, as II
came direct to me. Should it turn ont cor
< rect. YOU shall be Informed Of the mattel
automatically.
A fracas took place at Agadonis ie"
!. davs ago, between g Mexican and mar
z lbv the name of Gleason. formerly iron
i New Orleans. The former was killed.
'i Gleason was examined before the Che
= Justice and acquitted. having acted IL
,,fl self-defense They say that on iorlne
p occasion, he tied Mexican TO wagol
= wheel and whipped him to death, en- &C
IL count of the treatment Of the Santa +
II Kendall expedition. For this he has re
e ceived tie appreciation Of his cenrades.-
All know of the cruel treatment OF ths
r. unfortunate hand on their march to Mex
u CO. The father Of the man whipped
ID ID death, gave orders to take the evidence
IS. his master that none Of his prisoners si'oui
oy escape, and to prove that he did his "oFi
IT, cut off the ears OF those he murdered
!. his trip, as evidence that ne fuihiied b
~ mission to the letter.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23
e. a correspondent. Of the Richmone


ss- A correspondent. OF the Richmond
Enuairer, proposes that in the event Of
,ba election Of John G. Fremont to the
Presidency that the Governor at once con-
yens the Legislature and recommend the
massage of an act making the retaining
Or : =, accepting Of Office under the Genef,i
,:.v.rnment. after the fourth OF Marcn
~, . nisdemsanor, Punishable oy . me
Of not less than five hundred nor a0ie 'na.
srs thousand dollars, and BY impr'soamen'
G. !. term of not less than four nor more
than eight years v;r.
a law % this effect on the part Of WI.
! ,.;B be the first sta in the course o.
s..;s,aae. asd ths pivot of future opera
acrs.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

Bu.trp-The remains Of Charles U.
Nswhail were inferred in the GRAVEYARD
:. this uaace on Wednesday. He was
.,,r;ed with military honors by his fellow
.,,a;srs and large number Of citizens
.rand;nr him TO the grave. The deeeas
ID will long be remembered m this com.
munity for bis undaunsed courage an0
nan,y qualities. AS soldier. ne hrsvely
won q soldiers grave
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

E@r II pound Of pork comes to five
cents, what will hog come toE An ear OF
corn to BE- sure:
Horse THIEF CAuGHr.-On Sunday
evening last, stranger appeared IN cur
town, Offering to sell TWO horses at very
low rates. Sheriff Arthur. not liking his
looks. arrested him. and without much de-
Law the fellow confessed the horses were
stolen in Kansas by anuther person, and
delivered to him to run off and sell. Tic
was committed to Jail by E. w. Ramsey
ESD, on his own confession, TO await tbs
| Circuit Court. The horses, we think, arr
in possession Of the Sheriff. Warsa'
| Democrat.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

s@- The English paptrs by the Nj
agara contain the log of the steamship
Persia on her last unparalleled trip from
New York TO Liverpool. which she has
alleged to have accomplished in eight
days, ,wen,y-three hours and thirty min
utes, or nine hours less than the fastest
passage made BY her. The best days
run was three hundred and fosty-eight
miles, and the daily average throughout
the passage was over .hrse hundred and
twenty miles. BY means of this rapid
steaming. telegraph messages which ief'
her by tine Persia for London were re-
Piled to per Niagara. via Halifax. the an
swers thus reaching New York in l'.tl'
more than nineteen days after the dispa'cl
Of the original messages.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

ErS WfsFIxLD Scorr.--ii - stated
thai Gen. Scott has come out ioE Buchanan
and Breckinridgs. The opposition wIii
have scarcely q man Of any nosor'eiy IN
,,a;r ranks soon, If the acscssicns keep on
~ this sav 10 the Democracy.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

LIBERTY FaascE.--Aa order ha'
been promulgated in France. that s''S'
the first OF October nexi. no copper con
with the head Of '.liberty ca Il val <
received as lega! tender. This iSt'''
DENLY thrown ou BY DE. wily AsP''s''
as feelrJ; should il snoc*e<i. silver 70"
of the same stamp will follow He seeas
determined .hs, not even The ni'ns"
.smblanee of liberty shall be lett IN Franc.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

DrAr or soTEp LADY.-AsChs'-
lo,te Olympia. wife of the laic lien. h's-
Garneu, died in Essex county. Va 0H
the S.h ,nsi. She Nas the daughter q
Genersl De Gouges. and the grand daas:-
ter OF the unfortunate Countess OIy"r
De Gouscs. executed IN France. Sose'p'e'
2, 1893, {wi,h Adam Luxe. The deienos'
of the celebrated Charlotte Corday) i''
writings nronouneed counter revolutloaaIl.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

EEnRAsKa.-A census o. this en-.
has iost been taken by the United |
marshsls. The returns were 10 oe :, :,
by the first es September. and ~''N' . .
was thought. show population OF lt'" -
fifteen and twenty ,hsusand civilized W.
inhabitauis
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23
County Convention.

Saturday next, be it remembered, Is the
cay for the meeting Of the delegates a:
Mt. Pleasant; and o full attendance Is oi
the u,mos, importance, for much depends
upon the nominations there ,Eada. Il Is
.uorally certain that the Abolition party
will be largely represented in the nss'
Legislature, and j. behooves Us to selec
ruea who will siani firm TO their party, and
pot yield one inch TO the arroganes oil Ia
lsa,ie:s.n.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

.~ The defalcation Of the former
Treasurer OF New Madrid county, fhom-
..Jo Morrison, who recently dlsaP-
peared to parts unknown. IS stated by 'he
Times Of tina, county at S21 ,l42 3d.
The liabilities OF his securities is $50. .oO0
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23
DseLisA7Ios.-Hon. VIA. Aiken De

DscLixA7Ios.-Hon. VIA. AikehSs'
:lines being again eatsdisa,e fof Cor
gress. and aenoanesa hia intention to
TIRE from pubic HE. TIE Charleston r.
pers state that several gen-!eH.ai. hare a.
ready been pu, ia nomination 10 z. =
plaee-autong .hsn Gen. Jas. tiaes,'"'
F. d. Richardson. Esq Col. Jssa .''''
ningnarn, W. Z. Tatrr, Esq., "i''''-
Whaley and r. W. Seymour.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

EN Railroads in Texas make but SLOW
progress, notwithstanding the liberal land
bounty offered to the company oy the
State. The first and only. section oil the
road ye, completed and in operation Is
that of the Galveston, Houston and Red
River Railroad, which is built to the end
of the FIRST section, twenty-five miles be-
yond Houston.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23
TIE CUBAN MARrTRs.-The anni-

TIE CUBAN MARTTRs.-The annl-
versary. (Sept. 1,) of the execution OF
Lopez and his comrades, in Cuba. five
wears ago. was celebrated in New Orleans
by religious services in the Cathedral OF
that City. Minute guns were fred at IN
tervals during the day, and the services IN
the church are represented as having been
very impressive.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

PnoLrrrc.-Mrs. Bailey, wife Of
CYRUS Bailey, of WytheviIle, Va. gave
birth to three daughters on Tuesday OF last
wsek Al last advices mother aud chill
dren were doing well. Only eighteen
months ago Mrs. Bailey gave birth to
tYins.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

a. A witness in court being interso-
gated as to his knowledge of the defend
ant il, the case, said he knew him inii-
ma,ely well: ..He had supped with him.
sailed with him, and horsewhipped him..
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

ArrAcaaEsrs-Se OF our cit
izens we're served with attachments on
Yesterday, 70 attend at Lecompton. The
cause, we believe, is the detention oil
load of goods that they suspected of being
designed for Lanes camp. The recent
difficulties, we spins. will lead to a hos'
of petty Law suits tha, will amount to moth
ing in the end.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

s~ Paulina Wright Davis and Lucy
Stone Blackwell publish cali IN the Ne"
York Tribune for ''Nationai women
Rights Convention : to be holden IN New
York on the Sih prox.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

er There are pnh!ishea in CaiL"
MIA seven daily and fourteen weekly hs
p.pers ,hat advocate the election oi p''"
a,.aD, and fcur daiiies and eleven "s
lies that adsocste the election 0: i'.i''.'
There are none Tia, advocate :ae sie''''-
Of FreIaet,t. EZ-E
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

ADVANCE IN L,aCoRs.-Ihe thafies'
.a, Courier has letter from bordeaux, da'
ted Angus. 5, which says that the grape
crop xil! be very short this year. not e1'
ceedinr one-fii;h the usual quantities =
WIVES nd brandiss have advanced enor-
nous!y and reached the highest point as'
tanned within few years past.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

impressed the meeting with the importance
and soIsmnity OF the occasion. and that II
was time for tnen 20 exercise their rsa-
son and not WELD to their passions. and also
to keep on the side Of the Law, which alone
CONSTITUTES our strength and protection.
A Committee was appointed 70 prepare
resolutions expressive OF the sense oil the
meeting: which. after retiring short time,
reported the following preamble and reso-
lutions, that were unanimously adopted
WuEREAs, under the proclamation OF act
| ing Gov. IYoodson, We have reached
The town OF Franklin, three miles from
Lawrence, on our way to the latter place.
| in search of an organized band OF muir
| d-rers and robbers said to be under the
command Of Lane, who have plunder-
ed and hutchered large numbers OF our
| f.Iloy citizens. with the intention of
oyerpowering and driving that band from
the Territory, and whereas, we have
here me. and conferred with Gov. Gea-
rv. svho has arrived in the Territory
since we were here called and who has
oiyen us satisfactory evidence of his IN
tention and power to execute TIE Jaws
!, of the Territory, and called on US 70 as
: solve our present organization' anu 70
:. leave the preservation OF the peace oil the
: Territory to his hands, and whereas
: Gov. Geary has assured as OF his IN
al tention to muster into service pornor
:. of the militia Of the Territory Tor the
, purpose of giving the strongest assur
II ance Of protection to It's eilzens' there
II fore, -
Il Resolued, 1. That. relying upon the as
:, surance of Gov Geary to give protector
AZ 10 our peace in the spirit Of order-iovin!
: and law-abiding citizens, we cordial
" conform to his wishes by dissoving our or
:. ganization, and will disperse to our home
, as sneedily as the circumstances unde
IL which we are placed will admit of.
Cd. That the Governor be requested
" organize and place in the field immediate
&c lv one battalion (part mounted and pa
:" "a. foo.men) OF Kansas militia, and dlstribut
i's them over the Territory in such manne
- as Gill best protect the settiers IN the
~ homes, persons and property.
O. Sd. That. in view of the condition I
W " things in Southern Kansas, we respectful
nu ly recommend to the Governor that he 81;
ton company of one hundred noun,t
"s men at Potaw awatalnie Creek in FranktI
~ Anderson, aud Lykins counties. TO gi'
ne ne protection to the law-abiding Citizens
" that section of couutry. 49,.
~ 4. That we respectfully recommel
fo- Col. II. Titus (Col. OF the Douglas cou
as ty militia as commander of the Terrlto'
oi al militia now to be- mustered into the Sc
| vice
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

to- A, the recent term OF the Gar
rard (Ky.) Circuit Court, John Cotneiy
was convicted of the murder Of Stephen
Spra,t, at the August election OF ls51'
and sen,enced to be hung on the 2lss o.
November next.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

THE WouNDED.-Capt- Robertson. we
are pleased to state, is improving rapidly
ahd will be about again in few weeks
Mr.. Peace has had to undergo the ampu-
,a,ion of his leg Just below the knee. lie
i. s. still a. Hickory Point. and his recovery
is considered extremely doubtful. aif'
Hodges is doing well.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

~ The Cincinnau Times, IN com
mepdinc Mr. Fillmore to the people OF that
State, says he never gave Pfo-siasefy
vote in his life.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

e@- The London Times thinks The
election OF Fremont would be best ior The
kingdom Of Grea. Bsi:ain We have IA
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

~ The river IS so low at Cincinnati
,ha, a stranger, while gazing At II The
other day. Hlissook il for creek. and en-
auired where ii emptied into the Ohio.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23

@kIcAlisteE. the celehrsted Scotch
,r;zsyd and necrosnancer, died at Keokuk.
On The lst instant.