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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-02-06

ALL WHO WISH TO KEEP WARM AND
IA take care Of their health will do well 70 call
at LANES, who has full stock Of warm Under
shirts and Drawers, Socks, Gloves, Mufners, and
Robes and Shawls, and will sell them cheap for
cash at LANES
Gents Furnishing Store, pa Pa. avenue.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-02-06

THE BOSTON AMERICAN ALMANAC
ian I, FRINcK TAYLOR
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COON INyESTMENT

M. HOFFA r. CO,
DEG LEAVE TO NOTIFY THEIR friends
ID and the public that they will re open their
Watch Repairing and yewelry Store In the Star
Buildings, as soon as the slight damages done TO
the store by the recent FIRE, can be repaired the
state OF the weather up to this time having rem
dered i impossible for carpenters to work there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-02-06

A CCORDEONs, BANy0s, UIIAhs,
n Pianos, &c ut John r. ELLls'S,
jan26 306 between OH and l0th streets,
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for the favor Of the South. Seeing that
Pierce and Douglass were ahead Of him in
Southern favor, this humiliating position is
to be taken. Tine South will try every can
didate for President on the subject of his
soundness on the slavery question, and the
one arko gires evidence Of the greatest affection
for the South riU be the man! Mark that!
The New York Evening Post, paper
which supported Pierce in 1852, foreshad-
ows the policy which will be adopted at the
Cincinnati Convention. Read it carefully
First-An unqualified approval of the
Pierce and Douglas policy in Kansas;
Sscond-It will make slavery a national
institution, entitled to the protection of the
Constitution of the United States, wherever
it goes, with, or in defiance of. State law;
Third-It will abolish the distinction be-
tween African and Caucasian slavery, and
assert the abstract liability Of all men, with
out distinction Of race and color: to. become
bondmen;
F0urtA-It will recommend the removal
of all restrictions upon commerce in slaves
foreign or domestic, and. we presume from
what we see in the Charleston Mercury to-
day;
Fifh-I: will recommend the resort tc
arms, if necessary, to compel the country tC
unite in carrying these great reforms into
effect.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-08

CREDIT FULLY GIVEN Congressman Orr,
of South Carolina, has published letter to
the Hon. c.. w. Dudley, upon the sub
Iectofthe Cincinnati Democratic Convention,
in which in behalf of the South and of Slav-
ery he gives the Democratic Party the follow
ing credit for servile ''work and labor done
s. performed; 1.-The northern Democrats
aided US tc bring into the Union Texas,
magnificent slareholding Territory-large
enough to make four slave States, and
rengthened US more in that peculiar interst
than was ever before done by any single act
of the Federal Government. Since then,
they have amended a very imperfect fugitive
slave law, passed in 1913, and have given US
now law for the recovery oflugitive slaves,
as stringent as the ingenuity OF man could
devise. Since then, they have aided Us By
their votes in establishing the doctrine of
non-intervention with Slavery by Congress
in the Territories. Since then they have ac-
tually repealed the Missouri restriction,
opened the Territories to settlement. and en-
abIed US, if the South will be true to her
self, and aid in peopling Kansas, to form
another State. In 1913 man would have
been pronounced insane, had he predicted
that slavery would be introduced there by
the removal of Congressional restrictions
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-08

THE True IssUE.--Mr. PENNINGTON, a
member of Congress from New Jersey, in a
letter to the late Republican Convention of
that State, THIS fairly and squarely puts the
real issue now before the people:
Il indulge no sectional hosti,ities. |
have no desire to see the organization of
sectional parties. | acknowledge most
cheeruIly, and. as patriotic duty, will
maintain. in all their force, every constitu-
tional right of the South. will unite with
no party which proposes any assault upon
those rights. The question now before the
country involves no Constitutional right OF
the South, and has been forced upon the
North by the bad faith of the South. 1t IS
an issue in which the South, with the Demo-
cratic party as its ally, are united on one
side, and the opposition in the North must
be un ted on the other or yield.
I counsel no surrender on the part Of
the North: and as there is no alternative but
to unite, | would say to Republicans, Ame-
ricans, Wings, and all, of whatever party
designation, everywhere, who would resist
the great wrong Inflicted by the Repeal OF
the Missouri Compromise, who favors ad-
mission of Kansas as a Free State, and who
desire to rescue the Government from the
hands of the Democratic Party, the common
enemy of them all, and to restore to the ad-
minstration of our public affairs the aPplica-
ton of the great principles of the Revolu-
tionary perod-unite! unite."
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The Programme.

The editor of the New York Courier and
Enquirer, writing from Washington, says:
The Administration and their friends.
have fairly and squarely made up their plat
form for the coming Presidential campaigns
and that platform, is simpiy,-adherencs to
the repeal ofhe Missouri Compromise and
The extension Of Slavery. into all the free Ter
ritories Of tts Union.
No Presidential aspirant who will not sub
scribe his name to declaration, that he is
not only opposed to any interference with
the Kansas act, but ,oaS and is in favor of
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, will
be considered sseligible for nomination b.
the Cincinnati Convention; and proclama-
ton of :hi, fact is daily put forth. y friend
of Mr.. BUCHANAN, remarked yesterday in
the Senate Chamber, in answer to one who
was proclaiming the Democratic Platform.
that he presumed it would be sufficient for
Ir. Buchanan to acquiesce in the Kansas
Nebraska act and oppose its repeal. The
answer was prompt and emphatc,-by no
means; he must put on record IN black anC
white, that he was, at the time, in favor d
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, moi
that he merely acquiesces in it. although in
his heart he condemns that great Democra-
| tic measure as unWise and uncalled for. He
must be with Us in the repeal of the Com
promise Of 1920. and if there be odium il
that act, he must share it with US and no
seek to leave us in the lurcil, and make fO
himself a new platform. Dir. Pierce and Mr.
Douglas are part and parcel of the plat
form itself; but all others-the d,ubtfu
among the aspirant5-wili be required to
purge themselves of every suspicion. Fo
their especial benefit, we intend to place ;
pedestal on tie platform ten feet highe
than the platform itself. and upon that pedes
tai every man except Pierce ani Douglas
will be required to place himself, before hi:
eligibility to a nomination is conceded"
This is bold language; but the Northern
Democrats have committed themselves e
Pro-Slavery and Slavery extension into tn,
free territories Of the Union, and they dare
not draw back They have been out-gener
alei by the South, and have bartered away
their right of -emonstrance even, and th'
consequence is, that they quietly suffe
themselves to Be led to the slaughter will
ther eyes wide open. They know as wei
as we do, that the whole North will refuse
to be thus dictated to, and that in yielding
themselves to this foolish scheme of Slaverl
extension they are signing their politica
doomS but they have No alternative but sub
mission. They have however, one solitar.
hope, and that is, so to manage as to dis
tract the opposition and induce us to in Ike
several issues before the people, instead o
promptly accepting that which the Soutl
has compelled them TO tender. We accor
dinghy find them taunling our friends witt
abandoning the issues of Americanism All
the restora ion Of the Missouri Compromis
etc, ETC., and d lily perceive their efforts t.
distract aud divide US. That they will sue
ceed in this, do not believe.
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The True Issue.

There is no possibility Of lodging the true
issue in the coming canvass. 1t stands out
in bold relief all over the country, so that he
who runs may read. The Charleston Mcr-
curry, one of the abiest Of the Southern pa
pers. says:
The ensuing Presidential canvass, which
will probably determine the fate of the
Union, will turn almost solely on the question
of State equality. None CAN CONSISTENTLY
OR EFFECTIVELY CONTEND FOR STATE EQUAL
ITY, who do not hold that the institutions OF
the South, and the social forms of the South,
are equally rigayM. legitimate, moral, ard
promotius Of human happiness and treltbcaag.
,gith those Of the North. If slave society be
in .erior in these respects to free society, we
of the South are wrong and criminal in pro-
posing to extend it to new territory, and the
North right in exerting itself to the utmost
to prevent such extension"
The New Orleans Bulletin says:
.'The man is as blind as a bat, and hope
lcssly stupid who does not see that there
is one overshadowing question which over-
,ofelms and srallo~s up all other secondary
issues; Ike fundamental and Uital question Of
Siarery. Blink it as we may, compl:cate or
confuse it as much as possible, the fact can
not be disguised, that Slavery is the one real
clement of party divisions, and to organize
party with the expectation that the MEM
bers of it North and South would unite and
harmonzc upon this main point of dispute,
is only short of moon struck nadRess."
The issue is being forced upon us, and
Freedom or Slavery for the new States, is
the question.
But, we may be told that these are the
views of ultra Southern prints, and should
not be taken. Well, if that is true, come to
the North, and see what is said there. The
PennsylUanian, the organ of Mr.. Buchanan,
and edited partly by Col. Forney, gives the
following remarkable sentiment. Speaking
of the villainage of England and the serfdom
of Russia, it says:
"They found their Justification in usage
and in the necessity OF the case; precisely of
the same character is the claims of the Con-
stitutonal party in this country, THAT sLA-
VERY IS A NATIONAL NOT A LOCAL INSTI-
TUITION, AND MAY EXIST EVERYWHERE
WITHIN OUR LIMITS, UNLESS PRESCRIBED BY
MUNICIPAL LAW.
Does the Constitution abolish slavery in
the territories! While rcserving to them
selves the sole power to control the institu-
ton within their own limits, do they confer
on Congress the power to lcgislate on the
subject in reference to the Public Domain,
No such thing. The power is not conceded
to the General Government. There is no
GRANT of this nature in the Constitution.
4
THE ENACTMENT oE THE WITMor Pro-
v1so WOULD BE AS GREAT AN ENCRoACH-
MENr ON THE RIGHTS OF THE SOUTH, AS
NEGRO STEALING"
"Slavery is National, not local insti-
tution"! This is progressing with n ,engc-
ance. 1t is bid, on the part of Buchanan,
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.--At 10 o'clock last
nirht fire broke out in the four storied
steam Touring mills Of A H. Detwiler &
Co., on the 5th Ward landing, and in less
than an hour, despite the almost superhu-
man exerticns of the fremen, who labored
under the usual difficulty of want of water
in that locality, the entire main building,
with its contents, was destroyed. The fire
is supposed to have originated from the heat
of an apparatus for ''Kiln-drying." in the
second story, from which it had gained fear
ful progress before was discovered The
mill had been purchased but day or two
before from Jno. B. Bayless & Son, for s A.
600, and was insured for but $4,000. TIE
loss in mill and material is estimated ct Sl2,-
0OO.- Wheeling Argus.
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of that instrument" Sixteen OF the fra
mers Of the Constitution" vsted, in the first
Congress, to ratify the Ordinance OF 81
This shows a plain "intention." In the
next place. the whale policy OF our Govern
ment, every act of Congress n relation to
Territories, from ;789 to 1854, has been d
recognition of this power. Let US enumer-
ate few: The Ordinance OF 'S7 was re-
affirmed VIXEN Indiana Territory was organ
lied, in 1900; when Ohio was enabled, by
law of Congress, to come into the Union, III
1902; in the organization of Illinois Terri
tory, in 1909; in the organization Of Michi-
gan Territory, in 1905. In 1916 Indiana
petitioned Congress for permission to come
into the Union nth Consultation permitting
slGuery Mr.. Randolph, Chairman Of The
COMMITTEE on Territories, reported against ihs
petition and Congress REFUSED TO
GRANT IT. The principle of the Ordi-
nance of 1877 was reafTirmed by Congress
on the admission of'Ilinois, in 1918; in the
organization of Wisconsin Territory, in
1886. and this Territory extended consider
ably beyond the boundary oc the North
West Territory; in the organization of Iowa
Territory: in 1913 the Ordinance was ex-
tended West of the Rocky Mountains to
Oregon Territory; in 1919 to Minnesota
Territory; and in 1915 the Missouri Com
promise was reaffirmed in the act for the at-
mission of Texas. We might also array
against the Gazetta's opinion the opinions
of Adams, Writ, Crawford, Monroe, Clay
Webster, Calhoun and others, who were
toleraLly good constitutional lawyers in their
day, but we forbe ar at present. If the pres
cnt article does not serve to convince the
Editor of his error, it will at least show the
world what great fools Adams, Calhoun, ant
those others we have mentioned were, fol
presumlng to d!Ger with the black-border
ruffian- Democracy of 1855.
Suppose Utah, with her rotten social sys
ten, should apply for admission into th'
Union, Captain, would you be willing to ad
nit her on an equal footing with the othe1
States!
Suppose colony of Hndoos should scttl
Washington Territory, and with all thei
Internal baroaric religious rites, should ap
ply for admission as State, would you b.
willing to admit them On an equal footing
Upon what authority do you declare th'
Missouri Compromise and kindred legisla
ticn unconstitutional!
Please answer these questions, Captain
at your earliest convenience.
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]it0.


DEPARTED this life on the morning Of the
18th ult., in the 25th year Of her age, Mrs.
SARAH L. WoopcocK, of MartinsviIle, o.
Sister Woodcock was a member OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Church. | have never seen
brighter display of the sustaining grace OF
God, in sickness and in death, than | wit
messed in her case. The disease with which
she died was consumption. She fingered
for some eight months, but ior the last eight
weeks she sank rapidly, and suffered great
". But according to her day 50 was the
Grace of God. She was never known TO
murmur or complain; always pleasant, al
ways resigned. When she stood in the
cold waters OF death, she called her husband
and friends and bid them farewel,-telIIng
them not to weep after her; fer, said she, II
am GOING to hsareR." She continued strong
in faith. giving glory to God,.unii HES Ia
test moment. She said to me, i am re-
sirned to q eds blessed will, | would not
wish to recover, but to glOrify God by my
life. and train up my child n 5 fear. But
the Will of the Lord be done" \ shoFc
time before she died, seeing her friends
around her bed weeping, she sald,> >l do no'
know why you all love me so mitch" Her
brother Rev. w. NJ. GIimes,l said "Lucy,
do YOU know that We think you are dying.
Yes, :" said she, Il am dying" "Are you
conscious Of W hat YOU are saying, Lucy!
"Oh. YES, | am, l know that | am geing
home to heaven" She sweetIy fell asleep
in Jesus leaving kind husband one little
babe. and a large circle Of friends and reia-
tives TO mourn their loss, which IS her eter-
nal raip. The departure of this sister re-
minded me ofthe setting of the morning star
The sun is lost for time from our Slght
behind the western hills, enveloPed IN clouds
and darkness. Not so with the morning
s,,r. il mass. i out of cur sight and is swallows
ed m in the brightness OF the sun. So pas
SIS out =! our sight the saint OF God, not
Ie,vipr us in darkness and uncertain doubt
with REGARD TO their future home. The echo
comes back-I am gone to God May the
blessed God grant unto her surviving friends
such a death Us hers.
]. ]. McILYAR.
Martinsville, April 26, 1856.
In Goshen township, on the 2Sd uhs, MN.
Moore, in the s7th year Of his ages =
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FROM KANSAS.
New YORK, April q

New YORK, April %.
A letter from Kansas City, Of April nth
says:
81 arrived here Sunday evening, at the
same time with Messrs. Howard and Shcr-
man, of the Congress Investigating Com
mttee, who are still here waiting for Mr.
Oliver. That gent is still engaged defining
his present position to his constituents
They will leave to-day for Lawrence, where
the commissioners will have their heaGquar-
ters. instead Of LcavCnworth.
"a party of Germans, about thirty in
number, arrived here yesterday. Fifty per-
sons arrived here from Rhode Island, and
one hundred and fifty from Ohio. The emf
grafton from the East averages about thirty
daily, and about that number come weekly
from the Southern States.
"Ex-Governor Recder has been visiting
at Leavenwor,h, and leaves here to-day for
Lawrence"
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The Great Holland Remedy!

BGRuAvE's HOLLAND BITTERs.--Persons
sabjectsto nervous or sick headache, will
find in Bnrhave's Holland Bitters u sure,
safe and pleasant remedy. 1t sooihes the
throbbing head, c)rre,ts acidity of the stow-
ach, assists digestion, and creates healthy
appetite. 1t is, without doubt. a most de-
lightfu preparation, and an eiltctual rcme-
dy. The fact that it is now very popular
medicine throughout all the Holland settle
ments in Wisconsin, New York, Michigan,
Illinois aad Indiana, speaks much in its
tnvpr
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proposi.ion to Dissolve the Union OF
the CanadaS.

Hon. w. II. MERRITT some time since
nroposed the following important resolution
in the Canadian Parliament 1t Is SAID that
tho recent vote TO remove the scat o. gov
ernment to Quebec Il give this proposlilon
vitality:
That the present Union Act creating
Constitution for tie Canadas, upon rh'ca hht
inhab.ia,ts rcere not consulted, provides ne
sufficient constitutional check on the public
expenditure, has not worked harmonIouSly
and has produced general desire to change
the present system; a pJrticn OF the Popu!a-
lion. referring an amendment OF the pre-
sent Constitution, others the repeal OF the
union between Upper and Lower Canada
Others the union of oil the colonies under a
federal compact, and others again union OF
the whole under one Legislature.
That the most efficient mode for recon-
ciling these various opinions and establish
inr genera! confidence in the future pros
prcts of these colonies is 10 call together a
Provincial Convention, consisting OF dele
oetes from all the British North American
Proyinbes, to deliberate upon and to frame
such constitution as they may deem best
adap;ed Cor their future government, to be
submitted to the consideration OF the im-
peria, Parliament for their determination
thereupon.
"That an address be presented to her Ma
jes,v, prayirg that she will authorize the
Governor General to direct. the election oi
G,ty persons, sixteen each from the coun-
ties. cities, and towns in Upper and IN Low
er Canada; also to direct the Governors ol
the adjoining Provinces, with the consent o.
their Legislatures, to authorize tie election
of ;ix persons from New Brunswick, seven
from Nova Lcotia. three from NewlOund-
;and. and two from Prince Edward Island, OF
one delegate for every forty thousand IN
;,sbjtants; said delegates to be elected IN
such manner as The Governors may direct;
and ;ist the Governor General be au'horIA
ed to conyene the persons so elected al any
place he may appoint.
That the said Conveaslon shall take the
s;tup.ion and circun stances Of British North
America into consideration, and frame such
a constitution for their future ,gorernmcn mt
as in their Judgment will best promote the
general interests aad the welfare oi ehe
colonies"
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Fitsl Why Prominent.

For long time there was paragraph: max
ing its regar weekly appearance in our eolums
with the brief, by emphatic words "FItsl Fits!'
always at the head, to some an offensive cap
tion, but not SO to the benevolent and humane,
who could sympathize in the sorrows OF others.
some persons are shocked at any indication Of
disease an are even thrown into nervous excite
ment on witnessing hcarse er a cotf1n- Such
arc to be pitied We sheuld always strive to
look disease and even death IN the face with
calmness, and especially sake every opportuni-
tv for alloviating disease. Viewed in this
light, the advertisement of S. 5. Hance, of
IUS Baltimore street, Baltimore, Nd, possess
certain interest, and those who know sof any
one suffering from Epilepsy, Spasms, or Fits Of
any kind, should feel it pleasure to cut out
his advertisement, or in some other way send
word to the afflicted of the great value Of his
remedies. They can be sent to any part OF
the country by mail. Price, So per box Two
S.. Twelve, S25.
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JAMES CAMPBELL,
Post Master General.
State Convention.

The time has again arrived for action
Important Elections, State and National,are
at hand; and it is deemed cxpedicnt that the
People of Ohio take counsel together-tor
which purpose a STATE CoNvENTIoN, com
posed OF Delegates from the several coun-
ties, is appointed to be hell in Columbus,
on TUESDAY, THE 18th DAY OF May MKT,
when will be nominated candidates for Judge
OF the Supreme Court, Member of the
D,,,..d of puLl;c Works: Cominisso nr o.
Common Sch oiS: Six Delegates at large
for the State o: Ohio to the Nat!o1al Con
vcntion to assemble at Philadephia Oh the
18th Of June, to nominate President and
Vice President of the United States; and
an Electoral Ticket for Ohio. The PEOPLE
OF OHIO, without regard to past political
differences or divisions, who are opposed to
the repeal of the Missouri compro mise
opposed to the policy OF the present FEEDER
al mnistration-oppoSed to the extension
of Slavery in the Territories--il favor Of
the admission of klnZis us 4 free State
and in favor of restoring the action of the
governm Mt to the principles of WASHING
TON and JEFFERSON, are cordially invited to
COO perate in choosing Delegates to the
State Convention, and otherwise ur;htrin.
t ie objects in view.
1t is expected of the People in the re>pec-
tive counties that they take prompt action
for the choice OF Delegates; and for this
purpose it is recommended that they assem-
BILE at their several county seats, on the 23d
day of My next and designate the number
of Delegates to which their county may be
entitled, viz: l Delegate for each 50U Votes
cast for the Republican fticket at the last
Uctober election, and one additional Dele
gate for each fractional excess of go such
votes-no county having less than one Dele
gate.
And for the purpose of choosing three
Delegates from each Congress onal DiStr CT
to the National Convention, it is recommend
ed that Il convention be held in each Con-
gressional District at the same place where
the last Congressional d strict Convention
was holden, (unless otherwise agreed by the
local comGlittees,) On Or before the 3lst day
of May.