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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-30
Temperauce Meeting in Sterling.

The Worcester North. East District Temper
ance Union met at Sterling, in the Church of the
Unitarian Society, on the 10th inst, the presi-
dent, Dea. Joshua I. Everett, of Princeton, in
the chair
The exercises were opened with prayer, by Rev.
f. Davis, af Fitchburg. The Delegates from the
several towns called upon to report the state
of the temperance enterprise in their respective
places A good number OF the towns embraced in
the Association were represented and the reports
from some OF them quite gratifying. In
some of the towns the friends of the cause had
moved in its behalf, and their efforts had been
crowned with good degree of success The sub
ject of employing an agent IN the several towns
embraced in the Association, to lecture on the
subject of temperance, during the coming Autumn
and Winter, was introduced discussed, and adopt
ed A committee was appointed 10 raise ~ r.
sum of $500 by an assessment or eJF5ortioment,
upon the friends of theetause in each OF the
towns IN the Dlsfe et to defray the expenses.
~! ne 4Gsniess committee reported the following
RESOLUTIONS;
ResolUed That this Convention would CRATE
fully recognize the blessing OF Divine Providence
in the progress of the Temperance cause.
Resolced That the present Temperance law,
popularity known as the Maine law, is good and
Efficient law, and only needs the hearty co-opera-
ton of the people to demonstrate its efficacy.
ReSOlcea That we are gratifed that many more
Total Abstinence SOCIETIES have been formed in
the Commonwealth, and that we Recommend the
friends of the cause in this county, to follow the
examplesand resuscitate the old societies or form
new ones, in every town.
Resolced, That the Convention would recon
mend the circulation of the pledge to rescue the
young men, who, not being pledged, are yielding
to temptation and liable to tall victims to intem-
perance.
The following preamble and resolution, which
was introduced at the previous meeting, and al
ter some discussions laid to the next meet
ing, was taken up, and after being discussed to
some length, was adopted by almost unanimous
yote:-
Whereas we believe Messrs. Glazier and Flint,
of Ashburnham, are men of moral principle, and
whereas they delare Their Willingness to abandon
the manufacture of their communion wine, so
called, if such manufacture seems Objectionable
to the friends of temperance; therefore
ReSolUed, That the Worcester NORTHEAST Dis
trict Temperance Union, in convention assem-
bled, at Sterling, this 10th day OF September in
the year 1856, earnestly protest against the SAID
manufacture.
Voted, to adjourn to meet at Harvard, on
the Sd Wednesday in December next
WARD NJ. COTTON, Sec'y.
Leominster, Sept. 10Th, 1856.
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was not invited either as makers orrat

publicans was not invited either as makers orrat-
ifiers of that nomination.
In District No 6, Hon Timothy Davis was last
week re-nominated to Congress by an exclusively
American Convention, held at Salem Previous
to the nomination, a member Of the Convention
moved an adjournment to the day on which the
Republican Convention would meet SO "S " III
vito and secure their cooperation in the nomlna-
ton. but the motion WIS rsiee ea6s tote q "fte
TO one. and the Republican party was utterly lg-
nored. In the 7th district the same line OF CON
duct has been pursued, and also in the llth. In
Mr.. Burlingame's and in Mr.. COmins's district,
Nos and 5, where the factionists are confessedly
weak. they are anxious enough for aunion with
the Republicans but wherever there is a proba'
bilty that they can elect a ticket of themselves,
they decline to meet the Republicans upon fair
and equal terms and refuse all profFers of union.
OF this we do not feel disposed to complain.
If they prefer where they have the power. to take
all the turkey and leave the Republicans the crow
let them do so but after doing it, let them not
insult the Republicans, by proposing to take all
the turkey where they have not the numerical
strength, which would enable them to take any
thing, and we cannot for the life of u, conceive
why there should be any hesitation here, in meet
ing the Gardnerites upon their own terms and
refusing to treat with them in reference to county
and district nominations, as that party has re
fused to treat with the Republicans in other por-
tons of the state Any course less straight'for-
ward and Independent than this. would, under the
circumstances, be a greater disgrace and humilia
ton than any the Republican party of Worces
ter County has yet submitted to, and we shall be
very much mistaken it, when the county ard
district conventions assemble on the 18th inst,
they do not insist that in this matter, "what is
sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander," and
that having the numerical strength to elect every
officer in the county upon clean ticket and 4
member of Congress and councillor lg Ann clean
ticket, they do not put the. in the
!, z-1r mountainous III NV
field without re!eFsiRce to the American party,
precisely - mat party has done in other districts
fthout reference to them. We go for straight
ticket. without union and withougt compro-
mise, at least until those who are everlastngy
talking about union and compromise, display
some small indications of possessing spirit OF
even handed justice towards the Republicans, in
the nominations they have made or may intend
hereafter to make.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-30

THE MURDER OF Mr. BUFFUM-The Salem
Register states that the David c. Bulfum, recently
murdered by the border ruffians Of Kanzas, was
son of Mr.. Edward Buffum of that city, and pub
fishes the following letter, received by his father
giving an account of the manner of his death =
LAWRENCE, Sept n, 1856.
To Mr. Ed,0ard Bufam Sir, 1t becomes my
painful duty to inform you Of the death of your
son David, which took place this morning at
O'Clock. The circumstances are, that yesterday
morning at 7 o'clock, a company of border rufIians
were passing his house, when some eight or ten
of them broke from the ranks, pursued him in his
corn field and shot him, the ball taking effect in
the lower part of his bowels. After being shot he
made out TO get out in sight of my house and
beckon to my son, who, with one Of my neigh
bors, went to him and found him mortally wound
ed. lie was taken to my house and medical aid
was sent for, but all to no purpose He departed
this life this morning, twenty-four hours after re.
ceying his wound. He requested me, half an
hour before his decease, to write to you, and say
to you he felt willing to go for the cause of free.
dem in Kanzas. He retained his senses to the
last moment"
We learn further, from one who knew Mr. Buff
fun WE'LL that he was educated in the peaceful
tents of Quakerism, and was in all respects a
worthy young man. He was neither quarrelsome,
incorporate, nor given to any vice but he loved
liberty, and for this he has met with cruel and
untimely death. When will such outrages cease ;
We fear not until the present corrupt adminis-
tration is buried from power by an indignant peo.
Dle.
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Cnse Of Asthma.

The following letter from the Hon Nyror ro,....
belehet9wn is valuable testimony ia favor of tbs ~
belcher,own, March l6.--Dr. Green, tate cr,,t H.,
sur IA Informing You Of The results Of tle o
bifcTs you had the kindness to send me- H. , s
twenty years had suffered with Humora Astb,o NI
was compelled to Sit up third of the npbta viii,
gong to bed at allj and the rest Of the time nv sre
interrupted by violent ats Of coughing and great dj6
eulty IN breathing In al my aitendanGe upon o,r ]
lneyer went TO btd In Northampton In twenty vesys h
tWl-e and llen was compelled TO gef up NSvg H. u
PED without difficulty aud sleep profoundly toat &
medicine according to directions The violent ,y, ,
Immediately abaed, and perseverance ia he ice g %
1in'dy Das removed all It's troublesome conscnper,a'
INC VSue OF such remedy Is ncacuable ''''
- heapectluly yours, MYRON LAWRENCE
=, SETH W. FOWlE CO., l3s Washington st. Bos,o,
fi9puelors, Sold by their agents everywhere ''''
netheIell q Nudge Pctershami Watt A rt,rs,,.
Leicglteii Luther Hill, Spencer, Forbes putns, E
hfooAheldi D. V. DelMnd, North Brookhpd, i.'s'
Allen Co.. West BrookAeld, u. Reed go3E '3ptBe
field. dsod&w2u, ''''i south Brook.
- liN~-" $50
soii bury ,gn, 0Mansion Schooi. LINCOLN
eVO AXE WORCESTER, MASS The Fall ~, LIN
hetlng school for Young Ladies' win onan m a. KY, tli5
Nh5D w me lou day OF September ueNl ma y, mhD
Applications or admission. or for Crnil,,, ,t,t .
ni u, attention. j " BEANE, prnejr SVyFe
colt
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TIE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN lNDEPEND'
ENcE REGULATED BY THE BUoHANIERs.-The
New York Eueniag Post says =" Since the Re-
publican platform was laid at Philadelphia, made
up largely as it is, from the Declaration OF lnde-
pendence, the BUCCANEERS have made dead set
at that instrument, determined, apparently, to
have it erased from the hearts, if not from the his
tory of the American people. Rufus Choate, IN
his letter to the Buchanan allies in Maine, the
other day, spoke of the Declaration of lndepend-
ence as a string of glittering generalties.' Old
John Petit of Indiana, has said, the self-eydent
truths in the Declaration, were nothing but self,
eridsnt hes, and now we find John G. Breckln-
ridge, the candidate of the BUCCANEERS for Vice
President, expressing himself with equal or even
greater freedom in regard to its dangerous here
sizes. At speech delivered in Butler county,
Ohio, week or two since, he thus repudiated
the glorious truths of the Declaration of indie
pendence, to sustain which the Republicans of
l775 pledged their lives their fortunes, and their
sacred honor =
I'VE are told that the Declaration of In
dependence is embodied in the Constitution Of
the United States The Declaration is an
abstraction. Put it in the Constitution, and
what would follow /: 1t would follow that the
Constitution must protect every man in his
right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of hap
piness.' You would find it inter
it would lead our country rapIdTy 70 uestruca
ton. But why do l speculate upon what it
would do Long before this our Union would
be obliterated forever. 1t would become as
intolera5le and hateful, as its past has been be-
nehcent and glorious
The less Mr.. Breckenridge and his confeder-
ates think of that instrument, the more the peo-
pie of the North are disposed to prize it."
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The Citizens of Worcester County,

Without regard to past political differences who ar
opposed TO the repeal of the Mis- souri, Compromise to the
extension of Slavery into Free Territory and 70 THE
PRESENT ADMINISTRATION AND ITS CoNTrNI
ANCE UNDER ANY OTHER NAMEi wbeJTAs ~
OF restoring the action Of the g9yS are III az,
Kanzas ne p Frse So. son, and of the admission of
ciues er. Z State aud who in favor of the prin-
EN = ansoa led in the resolutions Of the Philadelphia
2 fnvettion and Of thu election of FREMONT and DAY
ron are invited in the several towns and cities TO as
mbie choose delegates in the proportion OF three tor
every Repre- entave the General Court to which each
town or city is entitled meet in Convention at Briniey
Hail in Worcester on MONDAY the 18Th day of Octo-
Der next, IL o'cl rex for the purpose OF nomnat-
ing candidates for Senators and all county oncss when
are to be elected the election to be held Nov 4 1896
By order of the County Committee.
". W. RICE, Secretary.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-30

A boy by the name of Sullivan, about
16 years of age, while playing around the ma
ohinery atthe Coddington Factory, Newport
r. l., ON Thursday afternoon, had his arm
caught in the machinery, and it was torn
from the body; he lived three minutes
The citizens of Providence are dis
cussing project to introduce a supply Of pure
water from Ten mile River for the use of the
city. Committee estimate the cost at 5000, =
2S5.
James Davis, of Waterville, Me-, has
been caught in the act of putting obstruc.
tons on the track of the Somerset and Kene-
bee railroiad.
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PUrxAM's MoxrnIY, for october is published.

Again, on looking through its pages we are re-
minded of what we have so frequently thought,
that the last number is the best. There is al
ways freshness in this work that is so reviv-
ing, That we do not tire of it. The leading article
of this number is =" Harun Al Rashied and Sara
Genie Civilization" 1t is followed by several
other good articles, among which is a very appre-
catiye review of Emerson on England" For
sale in Boston by A. Williams & Co., and in this
city by Z. Baker & Co
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-30

body has accePf1yi 9I5 invitation of the citi-
zens of his native town to a public reception
and dinner, and the affair is announced to
take place ON Thursday, the 9th of Oct, at
South Danvers. Every possible preparation
is being made to render it an occasion expires
sive of the feelings of people grateful for
iavors Of character so great as those which
have been bestowed by Mr.. Peabody upon his
native town. The ceremonies will consist of
public profession, parade of twelve hundred
school children, and a dinner under MAN.
moth tent. Guests have been invited from
various sections of the country, and the occa-
sion will be an enthusiastic one. The Salem
Cadets, it is stated, have been invited to per-
form escort duty.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-30

SENsIBLE.-The Baltimore clipper says :"The
repeal of the Missouri compromise was a wrong
wantonly perpetrated. That act originated the
present Republican party, and is destined to in
fct more injury upon the South than upon the
North. 1t was the most fatal stab ever given to
the Southern States, and the South would do well
to adopt some mode to avert future consequences
Let an immediate stop be put to the civil war in
Kanzas-pIotect the people in their rights-and
restore the territory to the position which it &C.
cupied prior to the passage OF the repeating act
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-30

Donald MCKAY, Eso.-Donald Mckay,
Esq, the king of ship builders, has felt oblig-
ed to call meeting of his creditors. This is
owing mainly to his being called upon to pay
at once largaomoUnt the result of an award
againt him ns England, where he has lost
very largely q connection with those who
purchased parts offhis ships. At a meeting
of his principal ere titors, held Thursday morn
ing, it was though advisable to state publicly
that his assets are lbundant, and his property
is in such a condition that very short time
will be required to liquidate all his liabilities,
leaving him ample means to continue his bus
iness.-BOStOR TraseAer.
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,The yYnrfn Knnzns

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30 The IateliigeRoer says:
Dates from the border to the 10TH give the
particulars OF the last days of the war in Kan
zas, and circumstances attending the final
treaty Of peace at Franklin.
The Missourians true to their word march.
from Westport to attack Lawrence on the 18th
The army was composed of one regiment oil
foot and two of mounted men-in all 2400
men attended by four pieces of artillery. Gen.
Haskell was i'll command.
On the 18th and l4th the army marched 40
miles, reaching Franklin, three miles from
Lawrence.
When about four miles from Franklin the
advance guard was fired on by the picket guard
of the Lawrence army, and one man killed
The main body was hurried up as fast as
possible, for the purpose of attacking Law
renee that night.
By the time it reached franklin, however,
it was night, and the contemplated attack was
postponed.
The army encamped at Franklin, intending
to make the assault next day, the 10th.
At midnight. however, an express arrived
in camp, with the information that Col. Cook,
with a large fierce Of U. S. troops, had taken
a position in front of Lawrence, for the
purpose of protecting it from the proposed at
tack.
Col. Cook communicated notice of his reso-
luton to defend th6town, in a note to Gen.
Haskell, warning him of the consequences.
On the 10th, Gev, Geary arrived at Frank
lin, and had a consultation with the officers
of the invading army. He told them that he
was prepared to enforce the laws, to arrest Of
tenders, to crush instruction, and suppress
disorder, with the aid of the troops under his
command, and that the interposition of the
Missourians was no longer necessary.
AS an evidence of his ability to enforce the
laws, he told them that he had just arrested
80 or 100 outlaws, who could be properly
tried by the legal authority.
In view of these facts, the Governor urged
the Missourians to disband. and abandon their
projected attempt to take Lawrence.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-30

Mrs. Stowe AND THE QUEEN. - Among
those who assembled oil Thursday morning at
the Kings cross terminus, to witness the de-
parture of the royal family for Scotland. was
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. On the arrival
of the royal party, Mrs Sowe took the oppor-
tunity of presenting, through Col. Grey, her
new. work, Dred," in two volumes, Just
hot from the press. On learning that the fair
authofess was present, both her Majesty and
Prince ALBERT came forward and gave her a
graciouSand friendly recognition, accepting
the book with evident pleasure dia5urg
Express
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-30

The Fillmore papers have endeayored to show
that Mr.. Frelinghuysen of New Jersey who was
on the Presidential ticket with -Hee,iiy CLAY in
1874, cannot be in iayer-ofrtb the election of Ere.
mont as giifnfoanced. but that he goes for Fill
more. The New York Evening Post says:
We say that Nr. Frelinghuysen has distinct
ly declared to his friends, and we can name them
if it shall become necessary, that he will not vote
for Fillmore and that he ,0U vote tor Fremont"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-30

BURNING or BosToN NEWSPAPERS IN V1R-
GIYfA-A postmaster in Virgnaretained copies
ofthe Boston Courier and Boston Atlas cent to a
young lady there, and burned them as abolition
papers, by the advice Of justices Of the peace and
under authority Of the following law which stands
upon the statute book Of the Old Dominion -
of free person, by speaking or writing,
maintain that owners have not right Of property in
their slaves, he shall be confined in jail not more
than one year. and fined not exceeding five hum
drod dollars. lie may be arrested and carried be-
fore justice by any white person.
II a free person write, print or cause TO be
written or printed, any book or other writing,
| with intent to advise or incite negroes in this
state TO rebel or make instruction or nculcating
resistance to the right of property Of masters in
thef slaves, or II he shall, with intent TO aid the
! purpose OF any such book Or writing, circulate
the same, he shall be confined in the peni entiary
not less than one nor more than five years.
II postmaster or deputy postmaster knov'
that any such book or other Writing has b. q re-
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-30

ARREST OF SwINDLERs.-Three of the parties
connected with the great swinde ofthe Northern
Railway of France. were arrested in New York
city on Saturday. Their names were Louis Gre
let, one of the cashiers, and younger brother,
and Augustus Parrot, stock Spectator. They.
arrived on the Atlantic. Carpenter, the other
cashier came in the Fulton from Havre, but has
not yet been arrested. 10000 francs only were
found on the parties The whole amount OF the
swinde is known to be nearly 100000, The
parties were followed to this country, by a mem
Der of the London detective police, and one of
them was arrested in the Office Of Mr.. Belmont,
where he had gore to exchange some notes for
gold
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-30

The Raleigh IN. CO. Register is showing up
the inconsistencies of Mr.. Buchanan on the sub
ject of slavery, as follows -" In 1856 he deliy-
cred a speech in Congress, declaring that slavery
was curse:' in 1919, that Congress could ex-
clude Slavery in the territories in 1888, another
in favorQf the reception Of petitions to abolish
slavery in the District, and of maintaining the
Missouri Compromise; in 1914, upon the Texas
question, expressing his 'repugnance by an act
of his to extend the limits of the Union over new
slavehoding territory and in 1913 another, that
Congress had the power to legislate upon slavery
in the territories, and should extend the Missouri
Compromise line tosthe Pacific In 1856, howey-
er, he took the back track, and swallowed his
own wnrdsn
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-30

DICKENs's HOUSEHOLD WoRDs.-The October
number of this very valuable periodical has just
been issued by DIX, Edwards, & Co. of New York.
This enterprising firm issue the weekly numbers
of Household Words simultaneously with its pub
LEGATION in London, and, in order to attain the
like despatch in the monthly issue, the present
number is a double one. 1t is sold by A. Will
liams Co., Boston, and by q Baker & Co.,
Worcester
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-30

MEETING IN MILLBURY.-The Republicans in
the Armory Village in Millbury, had spirited
meeting on Saturday evening upon the occasion
OF raising splendid Fremont and Dayton stad-
ard. The meeting addressed by E. B. Stod
darl of Worcester, Mr.. Hartwell of Kanzas and
others.
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Citizens of the Ninth Congressional
DialrTct.

without regard to past political differences, who are
opposed to the repeal of the Missouri Compromise to the
extension of Slavery into Free Territory and to the
PRESENT ADMINISTRATION, AND ITS CoNTINU-
ANCE UNDER ANY OTHER NAME; who are in favor
restoring the action of the government to the pocY Of
Washington and Jefferson and of the admission OF an
zas as Free State; and who in favor OF the prlncl
pies embodied in the resolutions of the Philadelphia Son
vention, and Of the election of FREMONT and DAflON
are invited in the several towns and cue. to assemble
tochoose delegates in the proportion OF three Tor every
Representative the General Court to which eacn town
or tity is entitled, to in Convention at BRiNLEf
HALL in Worcester on MONDAY, the thirteenth day 81
October next at ten O'Clock A, NJ, for the purpose OF
nominating candidate for Representative to Congress-
Per order Of the District Committee.
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Coon REASON Judge Marsh, who was
President of the Convention that nominated
Fillmore, has come out in favor of Fremont.
He states his reasons at length in published
letter, and closesas follows -
"These considerations lead me to the sup
port of the Republican nominees for Presi-
dent and Vice President, not because | am
less an American than when our National
Convention assembled, but because those by
whom Mr.. Fillmore was nominated, from
Southern States, have abandoned him for
candidate openly and avowedly arrayed
against the American Party, thus sacrificing
for Slavery, both their candidate and their
Amercanism ard because, furthermore by
voting Tor Mr., Fillmore while the contest is
between Buchanan and Fremont, l should in.
directly aid the 'ormer, whose principles, as
an nti-Amercar, and Slavery eXtensionist,
are obnoxious to ill my convictions of duty"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-30

Judge Green.-Elsha Muzzy and Daniel Dona-
hoe. for being drunk, were fneG $500 and costs,
each, and paid.
Patrick Grant, for fast driving, was fined $500
and costs, and committed. The same fast driv-
ing parsonage, for disturbing the peace, was SEN
fenced to House OF Correction for six months.