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Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-28
The Presidential Ele ctiol

Inc following Is summary OF the laws
and constitutional requirements in the
election OF a President and Vice Prcsi-
dent:
l. Electors elected on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in November.
,. Electors meet on the first Wednes-
day in December, and cast their yotes.-
They then sign three certifcates--Send a
messenger with one copy 10 the President
Of the Senate ut Washington before the
first Wednesday III January-auother by
mali 10 the same person, and the third de
Ilver 70 the United States District Judge
where the electors meet.
). Each State provides by law for fill
ing any vacancy IN the Board of Electors
occa5ioncd by absence, death, or resigna-
ton. Such of the electors as are present
are generally authorized to fill any va
cancv.
4. The Governor gives notice to clec-
tors Of their election before the first
Wednesday IN December.
:. Ga the second "Wednesday in Feb
ruary, Congress shall be in session and
open the returns. The Presiden; of the
Senate shall, IN the presence of the House
of Representatives, open the certificate Of
returns, and count the votes. The per-
son having the greatest number of votes
for President, if such number be major
ity of the whole number of electors, shall
be the President.
Is. Ii no person has majority as above,
the choice is to be made from the three
highest returned. The members of the
House, by States, form themselves into
Electoral Committees, and the majority
determine which IS to be the choice of
the Statc-each State having only vote.
z. If neither of the candidates get
majority Of the States before the 4th of
March, then the Vice President shall act
as President.
;. II the people do not elect through
the-r electors a Vice President, then the
S,ena'a Of tAe United States shall make
the election from the two highest candi-
dates ret'rned to them by the electors.
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GREAT WESTERN CLOTHING DEPOT
II Q ssl Gin Bros.

On HIgA- 81, nnder he Eagle Saloon,
MINERAL POINT. WIS.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-28
Candies, Of all kinds,
B A K E r Y .

Manufactured and sold al Wholesale and Retail a
~ they can he had at any place in the West. In
t,on with this establishment there is 4 good
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-05-30
NUMBER XLNIII.


The letter writer's from Washington do
not give any essentially different account Of
the assault on Hon Charles Summer from
that Of the tclcgraphic dispatches sent east
soon after the occurrence. The ac. was ono
equally dastardly and brutal equally low
lived and malicious equally violltiye Of the
acknowledged privileges Of free discussion in
the legislative halls of every free country,
and Of the decenccs of all civilized society
justification, excuse, or ralliation in tho
slightest degree cannot be found for it, except
in minds blinded by the basest passion or the
most stupid prejudice. Ordinarily, man
must be maddened by liquor or some sudden
incitement Of low passion to mako lin attack
any man unarmed and unwarnel But this
pink Of chivIlry, Hon. p. 5. Brooks member
of the House Of Representatives from South
Carolina, having evidently planned the attack
with another Hon. member Of the same
breed, l.. NJ. Kcitt, walk into the Senate
Chamber OF the |. s. States, waits for most
Of the Senator'S to get out Of the way 50 that
he may not be too suddenly interfercd with
in his assassin-like assault-spelks 10 o.
Senator sitting quietly at his desk and 50
confined by his chair that he cauno; help
himself, and without even a word of warning
strikes him scnscless to the 1o5r with his
cane, and continues his ferocious blows till
his helpless victim is nearly lieloss Tho
suddenncss Of the attack seems t. have par
alyzcd those in the room, and when at length
bo ;.o 81 ,,J C.' 49,
terizcd by some present as q shameful and
cowardly outrage, he Indignantly says, no
matter-one will do for you to-day"
This is ono of the ways in which the "Wc.
will-subdue-you" !" threat is to be carried out,
it seems. There is to be no liberty Of speech
or action in or about Congress any more than
in Kansas except to slavery prolagandists
One Of the Southern members OF Congress as
sault. an unarmeI editor IN the street be
cause he had called proposition made by
his assailant n foolish one in the extreme.
Another goes to the breakfast table Of
hotel with loaded pistol in his bosom bel
ches out his coarse and rro!ane abuse Oh one
Irish waiter at the table, and in tio wran5Is
which his own outrageous conduct has be
gun. shoots another one dead on the spot
and another with an accomTliso inli,ts
murlerous assault on a Senator in the
Senate chamber And, if We may credit tho
report o. those on the ground, he is COM
mcnIal for the outrage by his colleagues and
others 1t needs no argumen, to show tho
tendency Of all such acts. Border ruff
tansln" is to be the order Of the day, and it
will be pcrsevereI in till the men OF the free
States set their faces as fints to resist every
encroachment on their rights In Congress
and out Of it, they have got to realize that
they cannot yield an inch farther but it viii
be used against them by those who are dead
ly enemies to the dearest rights Of man,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-05-30

POPULAR FAlLACIEs. 1t is not true that
sugar and candies are of themselves injuri-
Gus to the teeth or the health of those who
use them 50 far from it, they are less iniu-
rjous than any of the ordinary forms Of food
when employed in moderation.
Any scientific dentist will tell you, that
the parts Of the teeth most liable to decay,
arc those which afford lodgmcnt to PARTICLES
Of food such PARTICLES being deconposod hy
moisture and heat, gives out an acid, which
will corOdc steel as we'll as teeth but purc
sugar and pure candies are wholly dissolved,
there is no remnant to be decomposed to yield
this destructive acid; we remember now no
item Of food which is SO perfectly dissolved in
the mouth as sugar and candy. When visit
ing the sugar plantations of Cuba the atten-
ton was constantly arrested by the apparent
ly white and solid teeth Of the negroes, who
superintendent the process Of cane grinding;
they drank the canc-uice like water, there
was no restraint as to its use, and the little
urchins playing about, would chew the
gar yielding cane by the hour. 1t is much
the same in Louisiana. where the shining
faces and broad grins of the blacks are
equally indicative Of exuberant health and
splendid teeth.
How does it happen then that there should
b, the prevalent belief that sugar and sugar
nivjdcstroy the teeth and undermine the
health Perhaps the most correct reply is
'trldition,' the father Of progeny Of errors
in doctrine and example, tOO tedious to men
ton
One Of the common faults Of the times is
an indisp1sition to investigate on the part Of
the masses. We take too much for granted,
A very common answer to demand for Il
reason for time honored custom, is WI by,
have heard it all my life. Don't everybody
say 50 .
1t would be a strange contradiction in the
nature Of things, if sugar and candy IN mod
cratlon, should be hurtiul to the human body
III any way, for sugar is a constituent of
every article Of food we can name there is
not vegetable out Of which it cannot be
made, not a ripe fruit in our orchard which
does not yield it in large proportions, and it
is tie main constituent of that milk which
Is provided for the young Of animals and men
all over the word. Perhaps the child has
never lived which did not love sweet things
beyond all others. 1t is an instinct, a passion,
not less universal, than the love of water.
\ very little child can be hired to DO for a
bit ot sugar what nothing else would The
reason of ibis is that without sugar, no child
could possibly live. 1t is food which keeps
1t warm. and warmth is the first necessity
for a child.
Bat to use this information intclligcutly
and lroIitab.Y, it must be remembered that
sugar san artificial product, lisa concentration
and that, ii used in much larger pruuor-
tions t.au would be found in our ordinary
food, as provided by the bcnoficent Father Of
Us all, We will suffer injury. We should
never forget that the immodcrate use ot any
thing is destructive to human health and
life. if pcrseyercd in. The best general rules
to hc observed are two
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-05-30
IMPORTANT FROM KANSAS.
Danger of War Imminent.

CHICAGO, May 2lst
Dates from Laavenworth to Saturday last
are received. Wednesday, to-day, has been
fixed upon for the attack on Lawrence
There is general 'Reign Of Terror" in the
Territory Two cannons had crossed the
river at Atchison destined for Lawrence Bu-
lord's company were enrolled in the militia
and furnished with |. S arms by Coy. Shan
non. The Free State men want arms and
ammunition. Donaldson, t. 5. Marshall has
proclaimed his intention to make clean work
Of what he has to do this time Gov Robin
son is still at Lexington. The corrcspun-
dcnc of the Jefferson Mobile Enquirer states
that petition is being circulated in the blr-
der counties, praying for the immediate re-
moyal of Col Summer. Mr. Brown. Editor
of the Herald Of Freedom, writes that Il mob
entered Hotel at Kansas city, where he was
staying, and dragged off a man whom they
supposed to be himself. On discovering
their mistake they returned aud demanded
him of tie proprietor, who refused to deliver
him up to them. \ company Of Michigan
EmiGrants then entered the Hotel to pro-
tcct the occupants, The mob were still sur.
rounding the Hotel and gathering reinforce
ments at the close ofhs letter. No authen-
tic intelligence has been received concerning
his, Browns, fate since his capture.
The Kansas correspondent of the St. Louis
DHmocra writes under date Of the sixth
instant, that eight to twelve hundred men
were encamped near Lccompton. The reo-
pie Of Lawrence had sent u note to Col
summer, asking him to station a body Of
troops in the vicinity to prevent Il mob
from proceeding to sanguinary extremitics.
lie declined, s'ying he had no power to move
without orders.
Mr.; Cox, of Lawrence waited on Marshal
Donaldson, TO ascertain if anything conld
be done peaceahy to prevent his monster
posse from entering the town Mr. Don
aldson said their demands must be compi-
cd with-that every man against whom
| process was issued should be surrendered /,
/ that all munitions of war in Lawrence
should be delivered up, and that the citi-
/ 1cns of Lawrence should pledge themselves
under oath to implicitly obey the enactments
under which the Territory is governed.
pom receipt of this, the citizens held a
meeting and drew up letter to the Marshal
stating that any person acting under him
would be allowed to execute process against
any inhahtant of Lawrence and that if called
upon, they would serve as a posse in aiding
! the arreSl-that there would not now or at
any future time be any resistance to that law,
and that they only awaited an opportunity of
testify their fidelity to the Union and the
Constitution, They GAINED to be law abid-
Ing, order loving citizens, and asked the pro-
lection OF the constituted authorities The
Purport of the Marshal's answer was that he
dld not believe the promises of the people OF
/ Lawrence; that he regarded them as rebels
and traitors, and that they should know
what his demands were when he came.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-05-30

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my sc"t anu e"li,irS ou'' IL. yTiia yJGiii 'U ,,,,,
your tongue: al thlS was uono "i'ii0 my
arms were pihloheu pe"i"u my JACK -,
Many Wlll ask now, us uicy nave "Sh." az r
reaay' Wnat IS inc Iue ana proper c'"a.
al theI' 'roooiGs' W"lch nave hau III -t'..,,
son ! I'No .oli .',u Toriu I,,t"uy h;1 .rhn
o"Iy repeat my o"u VIRUS, n!' 'r't, Ii. h';s
very nc'u anu '',"U ~ ny o"tii''a I'",,
eAt',t' "o r'ioio' "''u toNIE "'''o' rrag,
ne orS 'u'o'.p'i ~ Ni."'So
2taIe' ana S'iu III ,no o'nIo Vi I1o oq""i'tl -
sovereign, am ircc sollcr, any ih'enu ~
V0te i9r hohSaS 10 po IrGo S'"Vc' 10 iuJ
.n"' Ncliy ~ an "''vr;t'puSnt' i:iE ;;o.ant ""H
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VI pp'"H d" ..i' ''u ta
SPOKE sohienpM Vi o'icl iinp'oPcilJ !" '"0
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-A'i ''iS Is nov o'''S u''Iiiy i"''V' Ivy @ v''D
chars[s Hic 80 P9St JG'tV' ", no' "Giu VIZ
81, aal" y. '"'S ''G Wy '"cy I"T me Va Wv ''',
~, nc ~" orK lIlpu"c Puollsi'S nv 40 r. r.
nc'uouisI I'',n'i !."V was az u, .,o
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~ .IlG u?.'ol'il.t,'pn h.ioMn I1
,i;i4 ~ "t'n ,."ti,. ,',ii;toJ
JJ'.;,.r ~ f.t'inf.,; :, H., W;''l,
Dcmacrat nnt , "nS ''o'v wnrj l' Of f WI Win hns
ovnr Gcsn -dnni,d tn tbo Icst of WV lnn,y.
I,Ja, ovrc,,t VI. sS;d hn,rI tI,t XIII,
..vas horn In Massachusetts, " lie soys. he
,yns not horn in Nnssochnsotts. that he WA
@ ""o i'o' ~; T.,
Of the Souatter SOVEREIGN. t,nd Sor,rnD,CDl
shaii La Lor,, ;,sSt t," 1ansos
Ct;ii' - ,,.;ll H., r1,.,r,i,j ne ii.or;5,,s
and incrad;bln' that . mann shonIi rcceiyo
such Treatment for uttorinr sucb words ~
rrrnrt mvsnlr to Loyr nttrrod ria mottor
i ',loin enourh ,yLcn tbn G,ctsnr, ,,.1,r-
Stood. Prior 10 Aurust IG. 1sjj. tncr~ wos.
nronrr,y sna,kin,. free soil nnrtv or,,,n.
ized in Atthison connty-nerIans not in the
whole territory Of Kansas. Free sollers did
not know their own STRENGTH and all were
Iisrnsed to Lc nrudrnt--sn,nc were ti,uid
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-05-30

A New WAY TO DETECT \ THIEF. The fa-
ther Of the great American statesman was a
very humorous and lOcOse parsonage, and
inuumcrable are the anecdotes that are rcu-
ted of him. As he was once journeying in
Massachusetts not far from his native town,
lie stopped rather late one night at an inn
in the village Of. In the bar-room were
about twenty different persons, who, he
entered called ont for him to discover u thief.
One of the company, it appeared, had few
minutes before had watch taken from his
pocket and he knew the oiienIcr must be in
the room with them.
Come, Mr. Almanac aker, you know the
signs of the times, the hidden things Of the
reasons, tell who is the thief
'Fasten all the doors Of the room and let
no one leave it and, here, landlord 60 and
bring your wife Is great brass kettle
'Whe-ew! want to know my stars
my wife e's-whew-e > quoth Bonilace
why, you wouldn't be more struck up if
told you to go to pot
Bonitacc did as commanded; the great brass
kettle was placed in the middle of the floor,
its bottom up-as black, sooty, and smoky
as a chimnoy-back The landlord got into
his bar, and looked on with eyes as big as
saucers.
You don't want any hot water nor nothin
to take off the bristles on critter do you,
Squire = said the landlord the preparation
looking a little too much like hog killing
The old woman is gone to bed and the well is
dry
Now 90 into your barn and bring the
biggest cockerel you We got
'Whcw you won't bile him, will you
he's a tough one. | can swear, Squire, he
didn't steal the watch. The old rooster
knows when to crow, without looking at a
watch
$50 along, or Won detect the thief.
Bonillce went to the barn and soon re-
turned with tremendous rooster, cackllng
all the way like mad,
Now put him under the kettle, and blow
the light out,
The old rooster was thrust under the lnyer'
ted kettle, and the lamp blown out.
Now gentlemen, don't 'spose the thiei
is in the company, but il he is, the old roos'
ter will crow when the offender touches the
bottom of the kettle with his hands. Walk
round in 4 circle, and the cock will make
known the watch stsaler. The innocent need
not be afraid, you know
The company, then, to humoI him, and
carry out the jokc, walked round the kettle
IN the dark for three or four minutes.
AN done, gentlemen y
All done = was the cry-'where's your
growing We heard no coekadoodledoo
Bring us a light
A light was brought as ordered
NOW mold up your hands good folks,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-05-30
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The Two General Assemblies Of the Pscsay
session at New York at the same place. The
two branches have met together bnt once
(ten years agol since the separation in 1887.
The following is a total of the rcceipts for
the rast wear. and the year previous. of the
Societies whose anniversaries have lust been
held The fiscal year Of these associations
ends usually on the lst Of Arril or of MAY
1886 ls55.
,ea'nen Il, f'end. Sgelety, S'->5 ~ G o.
y. y. Colonization society, 9oo77oo 1871 l32
AmeTican Tract roeiefy' '2Islo 40 70 . 'l'2j 40
Am. and For, Bible Soc. Bap. l05 81, 10 ao.aoeo
Five Points House Of Industry, l,ye' l6 I'l'
Nmercan Bible socirtv. 3qs'IG- d 5lt'sfI -
Am. temperance Union, I,je7 70 2,a5o %
ladies, Home Missy Old Brew 3'a57 50 50 3,Ic5 ~
n y, Female Guardian Soc. 25.a25 = ?o,'35 90
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"''S' ""''PP' cas- ~ ''''"''08'.1' 10 ana
J'"lt'H'-aH'N ""H Sta'ma'S' by parties
n'sh IN the sacred ouaceS oil the CAurch
anu say '''"' II uO'S 80 III '"e nope o'
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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-05-30
Lernm tha ST. Alhnn. Mc...rscr. l

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Vermont
ON Tuesday Of last week, visited the town of
llighgute, for the purpose of obtaining
possession of the Roman Catholic Church,
which has been recently built in that town
With the exception of four, all of the Congre-
(, ton willingl ~ decided away to the Bishop
all right and title which they had to the
Church These four obstinately refused, and
no threats of accommodation could induce
them to surrender up their right. The Bishop
finding that threats availed nothing, excom-
municated them for thus daring to refuse to
deed to him their interest \ crowbar and
axe We're sent fer by the Bishop and the pews
owned by these four ''excommunicated'
lrishmen were rooted up and thrown out of
doors. Legal proceedings were Immediately
instituted against the Bishop, who was ad-
mitted to bail.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-05-30

The New York Hcrad CORES pondent puts
down Vermont us one of the Statescounted at
Washington as sure for Douglas in the Nom
mating Coyention Of June 2nd.
The Kansas Herald IF Freedom comes out
for Col, Fremont for President \ Con-
vcntion was held at Lawrence on the ID inst
to appoint delegates to attend the Repub-
lican National Convention at Philadelphia on
June 18th,
The Pittsburgh Gazette says but eighty
members were present at the American State
Council in lIarrisburgh last week, and
majority of these being from Philadelphia,
agreed to endorse Fillmore The Western
delegates then withdrew, and entirely and
almost unanimously repudiated the authority
of the Council
\ few days ago Judge Mclean of the L,
5, Supreme Court, having heard that he had
been quoted by Gen, Cass as sustaining his
opinion that Congress had no power over
Slavery in the Territories, wrote him a note
to correct the error. lie says
"You may recolect that have in conversations
with you often said that Congress, having the power
to establish a territorial government might in the
exercise Of police power prohbt slavery, although
they had no constitutional power to 'usnfmei it."
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CIVIL war in Kansas is to be deprecated as
one of the most terrible calamities that could
%cfall this country; and it is folly to shut
our eyes to its imminence, or to disguise the
real character of the issues it involves. 1t is
Il fatal mistake in any government, monarch
ical or republican, to presume upon submits
sion which in the nature of the case cannot
be yielded Nothing is more certain than
that the laws Of the bogus legislature Of
Shawnee Mission cannot be peaceably en-
forced upon the majority of the population
which now occupies Kansas. Though all
Western Missouri convert itself into a Sher-
IFS posse comitatw for the purpose, it cannot
be done. The difficulties in Kansas are not
to be settled in any such mode, and we warn
the Administration against expecting 1t.
The attempt upon the part of the Mlssourians
will be resisted, and the responsibility will
lie upon the President who cOnniyes at it, if
he does not directly abet it, As he values
the peace Of the country, and his own name
in history, let hIm arrest the fatal border
ruilian policy Of coercion ere it be too late
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\ Girl TO DO lIorsEwoRT.-Early one
morning, Mr.. Jones was seen in his buggy,
driving n spirited horse, in pursuli OF IL girl
to do house work This was the fourth day
Of the Campaign and proved as unsuccessful
as the former ones. yet lie drove on, hoping
against all past experience, till meeting Il
neighbor he reincd in his horse Good
morning, Mr.. Mason, can you tell me where
| can find girl to do housework My wife
i sick. and wish to get one for few weeks.
| am willing to pay any price
Indeed, Mr.. Jones, that S Il hard quest
ton; there's girls enough to be sure, but they
down in the hollow there, has a half dozen,
for love or money. Eve tried them time and
again, but they won't 60 out
Thank YOU said Mr.. Jones, there : moth
ing like trying So saying, he stopped at
the door of Mr.. llardran.'
Good morning, Mrs. llardpan: 'called oIsec
if could get one Of your daughters to do
houscwork for me a few days y
oh, dear man; why, mussy on us, oh Mr..
Jones. YOU We no idea how feeble my darters
are, they wouldn't be tough enough any way;
they couldn't standit TO do housework
week. Anna Maria has got desperate
lame side, and don't purtcnd to put her to
So,,a h,s 7dreaJlnI ,yoYt stnmncl,. .hn
can'+ notnnytb,na nninss if is contoI ;n.t So
sLn ion.t avon m5ln hnr avn h"J, md Nc far
Amniin An.alirr sbr'. trnnrlod with - trr.
rihI. ~ain;fot;on or tho haYrt. she r,n, In =
mil ii wnfrr Whv J.n't yo,, ,nt nm Iri,
girl,'
L"re Mrs. llardpan paused for breath, and
Mr. Jones badc her good morning, and re-
neWeu his Journey; and lust at uyht sue
reeIri in 'rottiH,, ,'''', ,,G,r,,d vanI,n cha
bronrit her G,Ly With hrr' to ronn' ', and do
a Etfie hnI;n, IND ,t,,,, ,Iov mr. tnn iii Lo