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Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1856-11-06
ARRIVAL OF THE TENNESSEE.
WALKERS TRooPs VIcToRIous.

New Orleans, Oct. 22.-The steam
ship Tennessee arrived to-day from Nj
caragua, bringing highly important INTEL
ligence from thence.
Gen. Walker, finding the enemy adj
vancing on Massaya, withdrew the small
force stationed there, when the enemy,
1000 strong, at once occupied the place.
Gen. Walker then leaving a small
force at Granada, advanced towards Mas
saya with 1000 men, and met the enemy
on the 18th, near the city, and repulsed
them, driving them back to Massaya,
where they made Il stand, and where the
battle continued until midnight.
At daylight a courier arrived, stating
lha, a force of 400 natives and Gcate-
maleans were ~hesicginC Granada. Gen.
Walker Immediately resumed his march
for Granada, and arrived on the heights
surrounding the city on the morning Of
the 18th, ut 10 o'clock. and found The city
barricadcd by the whole force Of the enc
my. He at once charged upon them
and drove them from their posts, coptur-
ING the commanders and all the field.
pieces. aud driving them from The city
with great laughter. The total loss Of
thc enemy in killed and wounded was
100. Gen. Walkers loss was Is killed
and 80 wounded.
Gen. Walker would Immediately march
again upon Massaya and Leon. HIS
troops were in the highest spirits.
The citizens Of Granada had held the
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1856-11-06

Rural life yields " repose and liberty.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12

"The Cl veland Convention tina: nomi
nlted Salmon p. Chase, unlolded to the true
friends of American principles, that there
was premeditat d design on the part o
Ford, Spooner, and the b1su' Americans OF
their ilk, to sell out the Americans of Ohio
to the Black r publicans."
The above Information is from the Wheel.
ing Times. The knowledge that CHASE
was nominated by the Cleveland Convention
will be great news to Ohioans. The same
paper says further:
"Though with the certainty of defeat be-
fore them, the Trimble men stunned the
State, denouncing sect;onalism at every
point and taking as high grounds as any
national man either North or South could
have desired"
They profcssed to be confident Of success
last fall and we never sow TRIMBLE man
but that he was confident TRIMBLE would
be the successful candidate. The Wheeling
Tunes is not posted on Ohio politics.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12
The Democracy on FOREIGNERS.

y
We call attention to the fact that the
waiter recently killed in Washington City
was an Irishman, and Mr.. HERBERT is a
Democrat. The Democracy, almost to a
man, voted against any punishment Of Mr..
HERBERT, in Congress, by censuring or ex-
pelling him. Tie editor of the Celt. who
has wit enough to know that all the Demo-
cratic professions of love for the foreigner
are sham, thus holds forth with reference
to the killing of HEATING, the Irish waiter:
Now. in relation to that division on Her
bert's case, we have duty to perform. and
we shall not shrink from discharging it.
That duty is, to announce, in unmiStakeable
terms, to the adopted citizens of Irish birth
throughout the country, that the Democratic
party in Congress have shamefully deserted
their duty, deserted their own professions of
mpartiality between different classes of cit
zens, and that they have. as plainly as deeds
can speak, declared the murder OF man OF
Irish birth by one of their colleagues to be
trihe wholly unworthy even of inquiry
Is the Democratic party mad, or is it only
ro' ten, that it should So belle itself! With
half dozen exceptions, every man OF the
majority for Keating's murderer is pro-
fessed "Democrat' What, then, does il
mean! Or can it mean anything but one
thing-that an Irishman lon, however
peaceable, or legal, is only fit to be used by
the Democratic party, and when used, set up
for target, ard shot with imPunity. This
is what it means, and TO this meaning we
shall hold the entire party.
We hold Mr.. Pierce, Mr.. Douglas, and
Mr. Buchanan responsible for this conduct
of their confdants and supporters. They
W, re all in Washington; it was cor days the
topic of the town: if their friends have taken
des against the victim a2d against common
justice, they are not wholly above suspicion.
A few days ago the blood Of Thomas Keat-
ing was on the hands Of but one Democrat;
it has spread since then, and il is now upon
TIE souls of the seventy-nine who refused
all inquiry. 1t is on tie Democratic party,
as party, and accursed be he who helps
such party into power, until that blood is
wiully purged away.
This is pretty strong language, but the
Get concludes with the following unmis'
takeable hint:
Let them not suppose this matter is going
to drop here. One ,oho seldom drops anything
has 1t notc in hand, and he distinctly ,rarns
The Democratic Representatives. at Washing
ton, that # justice is not done on the murderer
Herbert, they tcM be held accountable, as the
party who iterposed to screen and protect
him from the penalty Of his guilt.
There is much sober truth id the remarks
of the Ce'f, and any one who will carefully
observe the run of the cards among the Dem
ocrdtic leaders, will come to the same con-
clus:on.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12
Fight in Arkansas.

An afray took place in Helena, Arkansas
on Saturday week, by which one, ard most
probably two citizens of that place have lost
their lives-The Memphis Wing gives the
following account of it:
The first version is as follows-"The diff
ficultv between Rice and Hindman had been
talked over BY their friends, and it was sup
posed chat all danger of a street encounter
was over, but that the matter would have
been quickly settled by duel on Saturday
evening. Under this suppostion, Hindman
and his partner, Mr.. Claiborne, started to
dinner at the Commercial Hotel, the chal-
lenge being expected after dinner, and the
determination being to settle the matter
Immediately. As Hindman and Claiborne
were passing Myrtle g. Moore's store, Rice,
who was sitting there with his brothcr-in-
law, DR.. Merit. asked-"Are you the editor
of the State Right Democrdt? to which
Claiborne replied,"Ies.'
AT this Rice fred at Hamilton, the ball
striking him on the right nipple,and passing
around lodged in his shoulder blade. from
which it was afterwards cut; Rice then start
ed TO run, and fired the second time, but
missed. The first shot paralyzed Hindman'S
arml,o that for some time he could not draw
his pistol, but at length succeeded, and
during u chase of about square, fired twice,
after which he fell and was taken care of by
his friends. Claiborne, seeing Hindman was
shot. started after him and had gone abou.
twenty PAGES when he was shot in the back
by DIR. Merritt He Immediately turned, and,
as Merritt was entering the store door. he
fired, the ball bassing through Merritt's
bowels. Rice fled and took refuge in the
house os his father-in-law, Baldwin.
Mr.. Rice was not injured, and left Helena
in the evening for his home in the country.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12
A Democratic Liturgy.

If any person print, write, introduce into
or publish or circulate, or cause to be brou ght
into printed, written, published or circnlate ed
or shall knowingly aid or assist in bringing
into. pr ming. publishing or circulating with
in this Territory, any book, paper, pamphlet
maraz ne, handbill or circular, containing
any statements, arguments, opinion. scnti-
ment, DOOR rinc, advice Or inuendo calculated
to produce disorderly dangerous Or rebel.
lious dsafeciion among the slaves in this
Territory, or to induce such slaves to escape
from the service of their master, or t, res st
their authority. shall be guilty Of a felony,
and be punished by imprisonment at hard
labor oor term not less than five years.
a-Laws of Kanzas.
SIR: | regret the necessity for such legisla-
tioa; but wherever Slavery exists as an
institution, laws of that character Must be
adopted Pugh Of Ohio.
If any free person. by speaking or writing
assert or maintain that persons hare not the
riqht 10 hold slducs in thiS Ts: ritory, or shall
introduce into this Territory, print, publish,
write circulate, or cause 10 be introduced
.nto this Territory, written, printed, publish
ed or circulated in this Territory any book,
paper, magazine, pamphlet, or circular, con-
tanning any denial Of the right Of persons TO
hold siarss in his Territory, such persons
shall be deemed gully Of felony, and punish
ed by imprisonment at hard labor for term
Of not less than two years.-I,aws of Kan
zGs.
SIR: Iregret the necessity FOR such Iegisla-
ton; bit wherever slavery exists as an insttu-
tion, laws of that character must be adopted.
Senator Pugh of Ohio.
No person who is conscientiously opposed
to holding slaves, or who DOES NOT ADMIT
ry, shall SIT AS JUROR on the trial of any
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12
To the Members of the Democratic
National Convention.-

IOl NASSAU STREET, New York
May 80, 1856.
GENTLEMEN: \ word spokcn in time is
said to be worth more than gold, and | beg
to offer you such word by favor of the Gin
cinnati press You will have at your door.
| still hope net on your benches, a delegate
from California, (Mr. HerberO on whose
hands vet smokes the blood of poor country
man of mine by birth, late,y murdered in a
public Hotel at Washington. address you
q simple straightforward queStion-do you
mean to admit this man to 4 scat in your
Convention! hope, you do not. He is now
under heavy bonds to stand his trial for the
murder of Thomas Heating, and if he has
not deceucy enough TO stay awav, you, know
ing all the insu ting and unjus;ifiable cir
cumstances of the case, ought to have feel
ing enough TO keep him out.
am known to several of your number,
and though never personally engaged in any
Presidential canvass. Of the three | have
witnessed in the United States. there are
those with you. who can certify that all my
preferences have hitherto been Democratic,
and my actions accordingly. In 1852 was
among the first, the most earnest, AMI be-
lieve not the least efficient in resisting the
artful attempt to make Mr.. Pierce answer
able for the Catholic test in the New Hamp-
shire Constitution. The Campaign" pub
lications s'of that day issued from the offices.Of
the Boston Post, Albany Argus, and Wash
ngton Union, have recorded how ready for
the maintenance of great principle, in
common with the class of citizens to which
belong, | was then found to obliterate the
memory of individual wrongs.
Precisely in the same spirit, | now ask
for Mr. Herbert's exclusion. Since 1852, a
fierce social war has been made on the
adopted citizens. So long as t was confined
to certain presses and midnight mobs, We
endeavourcd to resist it with firm forbear-
ance. But when a Democratic Member Of
Congress, and Delegate to your Convention.
shoots, before breakfast, working man, be-
cause he resented being called damned
Irish son of b---h,'' it is full time for Us
to ask you, do you mean to seperate that
man from your ranks, or overlook notorious
facts,or to vindcate the equality of all class
es of citizens, high and low, native and for
eign born, in practice and in theory! Look
ing anxiously for your decision to your pro-
ceedings,
remain, gentlemen, very respectfully,
Your obedlent servant,
Thomas DARCY MCGEE.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12

dying for a beating. VIII not somebody
take him in hand! Hale is another huge,
red faced, sweating scoundrel, whom some
gentleman should kick and cuff until he
abates something of his impudent talk
These men are perpetually abusing the peo-
pie and representatives, of the South, for
tyrants, robbers, ruffians, adulterers, and
what not. Shall we stand it! Can gentle
men sit still in the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives, under an incessant stream Of
denunciation from wretches who avail them
selves of the privi ege of place, to indulge
their devilish passions with impunity! In
the absence of an adequate law, Southern
gentlemen must protect their own honor and
feelings II is an idle mockery to challenge
one of these scullions. 1t is equally useless
to attempt TO disgrace them. They are in
sensible to shame; and can be brought to
reason only by an application of cowhide
or gutta percha. Let them once understand
that for every vile word spoken against the
South, they will suffer so many stripes, and
they will soon learn to behave themselves.
Ike decent dogs-they can never be gentle
men. Mr.. Brooks has Initiated this salutary
discipline. and he deserves applause for the
bold, judi ious manner in which he chastised
the scamp Sumner. 1t was a proper act,
done at the proper time, and in the proper
place. OF all places On earth the Senate
Cham Der, the theater of his v:tuperative eX-
ploits, was the very spot where Sumner
should have been made to suffer for his vio-
lation OF the decencies of decorous debate.
and for his brutal denunciations of vener-
able statesman. 1t was lite, aily and entirely
proper that he should be stricken down and
beaten Just beside the desk against which
he leaned when he Illuminated his filthy ut
terances through the Capitol. 1t is idle to
talk OF the sanctity of the Senate Chamber,
since it is polluted by the presence Of such
fellows as Wilson, Sumner and Wade
rhey have desecrated it, and cannot now fly
to it as to sanctuary from the lash of ven-
geance.
We trust other gentlemen will follow the
example of MIR. Brooks, that so a curb may
be imposed upon the truculence and an1acity
Of Abolition speakers. If need be, let US
have Gaming or cowhiding every day. II
the worse come to the worse, so much the
sooner so much the better.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12

A SOUTHERN SXEER.--The Richmond
Wh,g, commenting upon the outrage on
Senator Sumner, says
The Bostonians are quite as furious as
their forefathers we're when they threw the
tea overheard, and something quite as deS-
perate may be anticipated from their present
wrath. We hope, however. they will 60
themselves no personal injury"
What next, This sneer at the Bostonians,
as being the descendants of the heroes who
formed the Tea Party" takes US by surprise
we must confess, We shall probably next
hear our Southern brethren making fun Of
Bunker Hill or deriding the battle sf Lexing-
TONY. Y. Trss, g
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12
Destinations.

Judge Peck, who vas nominated at the
American State Convention for the office Of
Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio, has
declined in q letter to the Portsmouth Tri-
hume, in which he takes occasion to say that
he has never been politically associated with
the Order, and that the salary is entirely in
sufficient for the arduous duties Of the sta
ton Columbus Journal.
We lelrn that Mr. MooDY, of Steuben-
vile, also declines the nomination for Judge
of the Supreme Court. He was nominated
bv the Convention referred TO above.
The American nominee for Governor OF
Illinois ba; also dec lined the nomination.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12

And WHEREAS, Since The forego ;Dg de-
claration was unanimously adopted by ou;
predecessors in Matt ,naI Conven ions,an ad-
verse political and religious test his been
secretly organic, by a party claiming 10 be
exclusively American, it is proper that the
American Democ y eh uld clearly define
its relations thereto, and de, lare is deter
mined opusiiion TO all secret political sorie-
ties, by whatever name they may be called
Resoirsd, That the foundation of this
union of States having been laid in, and its
prosperity, expansion, and pre-emnent ex-
ample in free government built upon entire
freedom in matters of religious Concern
ment, and no respect Of person in regard to
rank or place of birth; no party can Justly
be deemed national, constitutional, or in ac-
corGance with American principles, which
bases its exclusive orgInizat Oh upon reli-
gious opinions anil accidental birthplace.
And hence political crusade in the nine
teenth century, ard in the United States oc
America, against Catholics and foreign born.
is neither justified by tie p; S; h story or the
future prospects ofthe country, nor in unison
with tie sp.r t of tcle at on ard enlarged
freedom which p:cuiar dist ngu;shes the
American system oI popular COVE nment.
ReSoIred, That we reiterate with renewed
energy of purpose, the well consider. d de-
claratons of former Conventions upon the
sectional issue of Domestic Slavery, and
concerning the reserved rights of the
States
L. That Congress has no power under the
Constitution, to interfere with or control
the domestic institutions of the several
States, and that such States are the sole and
proper Judges of everything appertaining to
their own affairs, not prohibited by the Con-
s.itution, that ali efforts of the Abolitionists
or others, made to induce Congress to inter-
fere with questions of slavery, or to take in
cipient steps in relation thereto, are calcu-
lated to lead 10 the most alarming and dan
gerous consequences; and that such efforts
have an inevitable tendency to diminish the
happiness of the people. and endanger the
stability end permanency of the Union, and
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12
"Old Buck" and the Missouri Line

"Old Buck" and the Missouri Line.
We have before US copy of book enti-
tied "Mcmoir of JAMES BUCHANAN, of Penn
sylvania;" published by the Democratic
State Central Committee OF Pennsylvania
In this "litile book" we find the following
language:
sIt was, during the Administration of Mr..
Polk that Mr.. BUCHANAN, in his letter to
The Democracy of Berks county, Pennsyl-
wanna, first recommended to the North and
the South that the Missouri line should Jt
ertended TO the Pacific, and that this should
be made the basis of final settlement of the
slavery question in the Territories"
This destroys ninc-tenths Of the Political
arguments of the Democracy for the last
three years, as they were all based on the
unconstitutionality Of the Missouri Compro-
mise line, and the inability Of Congress to
legislate on that question. How can the
Democracy 90 into the campaign with any
kind ot spirit tor man VINO sets at nau9ht
their favorite dogmas! To extend that line
to the Pacific would be to fix the institutions
of that part of the country, and not allow the
people Of the Territories to have any voice
in the settlement of their own Institutions.
Verify, this thing called Democracy is a
L., al IL ,nI ;t-aIF a;r
stances most admirably.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12

persecution for any violation of any of the
sections of this act-Laws OF Kanzas.
SIg: regret the necessity for such legis-
lation; but wherever slavery exists as an
institution, laws of that character must be
dopted.-Seaator Pugh Of Ohio.-Cin.
Commercial
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12

O~The Journa of the centre and south
of France bring accounts of distressing in
undations. The Gers, the Garronne, the
Tarn, the Saone, the Adour, and the Nive
have overhuwed their banks, causing great
damage to tho agricuturists Of their valleys.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12

Mr.. Hindman's condition was considered
somewhat favorable, though still precarious.
DR.. Merritt and Mr.. Claiborne are consid-
cred mortally wounded, though DIR. Merritt
thinks he will recover. The recovery of
Claiborne is scarcely possible"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12

CEFA public meeting was held in Colum-
bia. S. c., endorsing the brutal outrage of
Brooks upon Senator Summer.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12
r DlSclpIinc-Ihe Nec(
full Remedy.

A few Southern journals. affecting an eX-
elusive refinement of feeling or regard for
the proprieties of official intercourse, unite
with the Abolition papers in condemning
the chastisement inflicted upon Sumner by
the Hon. p s. Brooks We have no pa
tience with these mealy-mouthed pharisees
of the Press. Why not speak out and de-
clare at once you are shocked by the "bru-
tality of slaveholding ruffianl" 1t is much
more manly to adopt the violent vocabulary
oc the Tribune, than to insinuate disappTo-
baton in the meek accents of conscience
smitten saint.
In the main, the press of the South ap-
plaud the conduct of Mr.. Brooks, without
condition or limitation. Our appreciation
at least is entire and unreserved. We con-
slider the act good in conception, better in
execution, and best of all in consequence.
These vulgar Abolitionists in the Senate are
rettinr above themselves. They have been
humorcd until they forget their position -
They have grown saucy, and dare to be i'm
pudent to gentlemen! Now, they are low,
mean, scurvy set, with some little book learn
ing, but as utterly devoid of spirit or honor
as pack Of ours. Intrenched behind priv
ilege," they fancy they can slrnder the
South and insult its representatives with
imrunitv. The truth is, they have been
suffered to run too long without COLLARS
They must be lashed into submission
Sumner, in particular, ought to have nine
and-thirty early every morning. He is a
prea, strapping fellow, and could s'and the
cowhide beautifully. Brooks frightened him,
and at the first blow of the cane he beloved
like a bull-calf. There is the blackguard
Wilson, an ignorant Nan,ick cobbler, swag
gerng in excess Of muscle, and absolutely
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12
B. f. HALLETT, Chairman.

Resolred, That the Democratic party
recognizes the great Importance, in polit-
cal and commercial point of view, of safe
and speedy communicating, by military and
postal roads, through our own territory, be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of this
Union, ar that it is the duty oflhe Federal
Government to exercise promptly all its con-
stitutional power for the attainment of that
object.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12

EThe Grzette man is sorely exercised
because there were only about thirty per-
sons present at the Republican County Con-
vention to appoint Delegates to Columbus.
We refer him back to the 29th day of De-
cember, 1855, to a meeting of the Slave
Democracy, held in the same room. There
were according to the admission Of the Ga
zette, in our meeting 80
History says the Democratic County meet
ing Of Dec. 90, 1855, had bu: II
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12

Majority in favor Of R publicans, !
or about three-fourths more than the Dem
ocracy. Small meeting, indeed:
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-06-12

EFThe following article from the r ich-
mond Enquirer needs no comment from us.
its unmitigated brutality is so gross and in
sultng TO every freeman that he cannot fail
to treat it with deserved contempt. 1t shows
the kind of discipline which Southern chiv-
airy O would like to dictate to US. Are
you ready for the lash.