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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-29
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The Democracy of the north, while
they hold out to the South, that they
alone are the friends of their peculiar sys-
TEN, are at the same time assuming 10 the
freemen of the North, that they are the
advocates for freedom in Kansas. As a
tree is always 10 be known by its fruits,
we ask that :he Democracy may be thus
Judged. When Mr.. Pierce came into
power, Kansas, acas free territory. sla-
very did not then exist there. 1t was by
the Missouri compromise, ever to be ex-
cluded therelrom. The repeal Of this
compromise act, Nj. Pierce and his party
advocated and carried, so that slavery can
now exist North of 36 80; and by its re-
peal, slavery now exists in Kansas
Bloodshed and civil war in Kansas has
been the result of the repeal of the CON-
promise act. Mr.. Buchanan and the
Democratic party, endorse Pierce'S ad-
mnistration, and of right IRE answerable
for his acts. ,..... .,. ..r
Judge ye then, who are chargeable
with the existence Of slavery in Kansas
." ].
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-29

The press, and the same attempts on the
part Of the Dromedaries" to break up
the Republican meetings there, as char
acterlze the same party elsewhere.
Every attempt of'the kind adds to the
spirit and swells the numbers of the Re-
pablicans, here as elsewhere.
1t is amusing to see how the papers of
the "Dromedary" party represent the
growth ofthe Republican party from the
ranks Of the "Americsns," while the
presses ofthe latter represent it as being
rapidly swelled from the ranks of their
opponents, showing conelusiVely that the
Fremont ranks are gaining recruits
from the better portions Of both parties.
The Democracy have nominated for
Congress as the successor of the Con.
gresslonal murderer Herbert, one Nc
Kibben, who appears to be Of the same
Fkidney-a gambler and ballot suffer,
whose trade is politics. scornlng labor,
and up to every trick and measure to de.
press the laboring classes,
Herbert had returned 10 the State, and
ives laboring diligently for the success of
his friend McKibben. On the first ap.
pearance at San Francisco, he was waited
upon by committee, who presented him
with remoustrance signed by a large
number Of citizens, against his making
his residence for the future in that State
on the ground lha. his conduct at Wash.
ington had already sufficiently disgraced
the State. When the missive was pres.
ented, the lelon quailed and turned pale,
evidently expecting his deserts. But
when he saw the "peaceful remedy"
which it was prepared to apply in his
case. he became re-assured, and snapped
his fingers at the committee, with 40
much confidence, as though there had
been no Vigilance committee about. His
situation must be anything but " comfor-
Portable" the term respectable not being
significant in his case. The Times csu-
lions hotel walters, and all such, to look
out for his masked battery Of bowie
knives and revolvers." f3' p'ra
The dromedaries" had got out a
pamphlet of abuse of Col. Fremont, 90
gross, and which was producing SO pow
erful diversion in his favor, that Col.
Stevenson, and others who were referred
10 as authority for its statements, were
coming out in the papers discrediling it,
and endeavoring to throw the responsi.
bilily of it upon the Americans"
The mines continued to emit their
golden treasures. In one instance, a
single painful Of earth yielded over three
thousand dollars. ........ -..
Elder Ryde, a famous Mormon preach.
er, had been laboring some time in dis
seminating the polygamy doctrines of his
sect, and had gone TO the Sandwich Is
lands, in fulfllment of his emission"
One Darke, had been tried at Sacra.
mento for murder. The proof against
him was positively aad abundant, but
"the jury retired, and after about twenty
five minutes absence they returned with
verdict ofnot guilty." The EMISSION
Of the Vigilance Committee, evidently
has not ended.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-29
From the Pittsburgh Gazette.
Frauds.

We donbt If ever in the previous pol
itica history of this city so many unknown
and before unheard of men, presented
themselves at the polls for the purpose of
voting, as came thither on Tuesday last.
We know of one ward in the city where
the population is by no means a fluctua..
ting one, where every man almost is ac-
quainted with every other man who
claims vote ut that poll, and yet men
came up to vote, men who had been as
sessed, and who thrust into the faces of
the Judges their receipts for taxes paid.
who at the same time were utter stran.
gers to all except to those who lugged
them to the window and told them what
to do, and how to do il. These ragged,
shoeless, homeless creatures, who looked
as it they had never seen the sun; nor
felt the purifying touch Of water, came
forward and voted down the old citizens
of that Ward who hal lived there for
years, many Of whom had been born
there and whose interests are identified
with that Of the city, Many Of the
wretches, who have ben colonized far
the purpose Of voting US down, care no
more for an oath than for proverb or a
song, unless taken in particular way.
Many Of them gave their places of boar.
ding or residence in degraded portions Of
the city which respectable man would
peril his life to visit. Such creatures
were run in upon US aud in such manner
was the sham democratic vote increased
in this city. 1t was ajublee Of degrada-
tion grand rally Of blcared eyed vice
and disgusting profanity The freeman's
right to deposit ballot expressive of ,in-
telligent appreciation of The institutions
under which he was born and lives, was
prostituted in hundreds of instances by
these demagogues and their tools to sup.
port power which will run riot over
our Liberties and our homes. lay its ruth
less hand upon all we hold dear and drive
us back into the state of humiliation and
contempt, where filthy ignorance, beSot-
ted superstition and purse proud oil
garchy of man slealers and woman whip
pers, in one motley crew, will hold the
rein and the lash over our heads to drive
us whittier they will. We call upon
every good citizen who loves his country,
to wake up to his duty. Stand up 10
the polls and challenge every one Of the
cattle who neither know nor care about
the right Of citizens under a constitutional
government. Let us see whether or not
the purlieus Of every township and bor-
ough, the offscourings from all parts of
the land can pour in here to vote in No.
vember. In fact we do not stop TO en-.
quire how they vote-thouSh every body
knows 10 which side they generally be.
long,-it is enough tina, the gains in this
city on Tuesday were generally made
by colOnized votes. This. we believe
cannot be disputed.-Wake up men, Nlet
there be day of scrutiny in November.
Let us have an expression Of the PEOPLE.
Look well to your wards. CavasS them.
know every man and by what right he
votes. Look TO Il now.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-29
The Belgian Law Of Divorce

Some few years since, youg Belgian
lady, fresh from her convent education,
appeared in society, captva;ed a young
fellow countryman with well oiled hair
and patent leather boots and after an ac-
quaintance of few weeks married him.
The happy pair soourned, as is often the
custom abroad, with the father and moth
er of the lady. The young wife was
gay lady, and her husband was quite as
gay lord. At every ball and party in
the capital they were present and, as
married ladies are especially selected by
continental gentlemen for what they call
adoration," the young wife, although
she got no more of it than she liked, was
honored with considerable more than
pleased her husband. The latter re-
monsirated--the lady rebSlled--and "my
wife's moller,' ut soIsnt m,aironoe,
supported her daughter. The husband
settled the matter by putting on his
hat and retiring to his own paternal
mansion. The marital feud was now
intense: the conjugal couple were
only Of The same mind touching one sin.
gle subject--application to the tribunals
for divorce. This was done; but the Bel.
gian law will allow Of no such annulling
Ct marriage contract until the angry par
lies have renewed their demand for di-
vorcc one every year for three years.
Our young couple nourished their wrath
during this ,riennial period Of probation
thrice made the demand and were du
ly summoned last year to her consent CIV
en- tIial they who had been one should
henceforth and forever remain two. From
different sides Of the court the married
pair witnessed the untyng Of the knot ;
and, when they were free, they passed ont
at the common portal into the public
street. Approximation fred friendship.
and The gentleman offered his hand to The
lady in token that there was no longer
malice between them. Friendship had
no sooner lit his torch than be ilIumined
the slnmberihg cinders Of the chilled al
tar of love; and the young couple walked
together to their first married home,
whence the husband has never since per-
manenty departed.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-29
What the South say. of Pennsylvania.
From The Baltimore Patriot.

lHIOtn lue DdlblmOfe EdLfiOt.
Tbs PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION. After
contest almost without q parallel the
Democracy of Pennsylvania have carried
the State by from one to three thousand
votes II they are satisfied with such a
victory, we certainly have no reason to
complain. The majority is so meagre,
when compared with the influences
brought to bear upon the contest, that the
probability oftheir losing in November
the few inches of ground they have gain.
ed in the recent election is reduced almost
to certainty. 1t is we'll known that in
Philadelphia. and throughout The, State, a
large body Of Wings took no pant in the
struggle Just closed. The Quaker vote
was as largely deficient; and yet, not
wilhstanding those drawbacks, under
which the oposition labored, the Democ-
racy, with all the local appliances they
had at their command sustained BY elee-
mosy6ary aid derived from officials con-
nected with the general government. and
strengthened, not only by strong force
Of voters naturalized for the occasion,
but by heavy ilnporlations from adjoin-
ing States, have barely been able to save
themselves from defeat. They proclaim
victory and we concede the fact--buI
ills, nevertheless victory in which no
glory has been won, and over. which they
VII fnd Il difficult to rejoice. We now
knowwhat they can do, for even more
than their real strength has been devel-
Oped. We also know what we. have to
accomplish, and can safely rely upon the
cooperation Of the reserve forces tC
which we have briefly alluded, TO enable
us. TO achieve a very different result il
November.
The exciting contest in Pennsylvania
has taught the opposition lesson BY
which, ifthey are possessed Of even mod
crate share Of common sense, they ma,
profit in future. Over confidence ha
been their besetting failing from The com
mencement. They felt SO certain O
carrying the State by an overwhelmin,
majority, that they filtered away por
ton Of their strength in petty squabbles
and in the formation Of ..tickets designed
to please all parties, but which, in fact
metthe.entire appreciation of neither. l
the Presidential canvass these conflictin;
elements will be composed. The iIleg;
voters who were smuggled across th
line, or were transported by railroad t
increase the majority for the Democrat
in the more populous towns and cities
will be engaged in exercising the right @
suffrage where they properly belong, an
the contest will thus become more fairl,
narrowed down to Retrospective friend
Of the Presidential candidates. We d.
not apprehend tina. the official returns.
which cannot be furnished in complet
form for several days to come-yill ma
terially change the Democratic majority
already reported +; but whether that ma
jorily turns out to be one thousand o.
three thousand, it is small enough to over
come with perfect ease. if the friend.
Of the opposition perfect their res
pectiye organizations, and encrgetically
bestir themselves.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-29
THE UNION ELECTORAL TICKET.

L IIG ONlON LILLE " OhAh llOhEs {.
Among many other false impressions
created by the telegraph, has been that of
the action of the Fillmore party in Penn
sy!vania in regard to the electoral ticket
The news came that they had refused to
unite with the Fremont men in combining
the electoral ticket. This much only of
that report is true, that Sanderson the
chairman of the Fillmore Central Com
mittee, who had been bought by Forney
for that purpose, refused to unite, but the
great body of the committee and party
refused to be bound by his action and
they met at Harrisburgh on the 2lst and
formed the Union electoral ticket on the
following basis:
The, twenty.six electors are pledged to
east the votes Of the State in Che Elecio-
raj College for the respective candidates
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency
in exact proportion to the popular vote
given to each ticket. This forms COM
plete union of the opposition strength in
Pennsylvania, while it enables every vo-
Ter to indicate his preference of the Pres
idential candidates without any compro-
mise of his principles. Every vote given
to the Fremont ticket counts in favor of
the principles and candidates of Republi-
can and North American parties respec.
lively, and every vote given to the FIJI.
more and Donaldson party, and will be
fully represented in the final result. .
The undersigned have appointed q
committee to prepare an address TO the
people, which will be published in few
days.
We are happy to announce that entire
unanimi,y existed in the proceedings o
the COMMITTEES, and no doubt is entertain
ed that the result from common effolt.
10 secure the adoption Of the Union elec
toral tickets now presented, will he hail
ed with satisfaction by every citizen o
Pennsylvania, who is honestly hostile tt
the Cincinnati Platform and the election
OF James Buchanan to the Presidency.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-29
The Election Frauds.

Know then every man that the frauds
in the city Of Philadelphia alone were
deliberately planned; that the State was
canvassed and the needed number OF
votes computed: that money was sent
into the principal cities of this State to
buy votes and to colonize to vote down
our own citizens. Aye even after the
vote was actually polled. we had news of
the returns from Philadelphia that the
Shamocrats had carried the city by 2l4O
votes. On Thursday, when the vote began
to look close in the State, the majority
began to grow. Wards were found in
that city where more votes had been cast
for "democracy" than were at first
thought. On Thursday morning the
Pennsyluanian put the majority at 1000
On Thursday evening it began to be
rumored that it had gone up to three or
four thousand. The exigeacies of the
case demanded it, and in the sliding scale
of the political thermometer the county
went up to the required figure. Can any
sane man believe that for thu ee whole days
The vote in the city of Philadelphia was
not known 10 within COO. That the
omniscent Forney, Notwithstanding his
former meanderings in tha Forrest, didn't
know two days after the election to with
in 500 votes of how the vote stood in the
compact city of Philadelphia! r.. The Kan.
Sas and California game has come home
10 US, and it is our own fault il 1t is tried
on again. Let fraudulent voters beware.
On the 4th Of November the same game
will not win. We ask only for right at
the ballot-box, We ask not how men vote
but by what right.
If a majority of The leg1l votes of the
State are against us, we cheer(ully sub
nit. A fair trial at the ballot-box is all
we ask, and that we mus, have.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-29

| bu0 rtCV Oeaeo ulSh tuVuSub SuaN tilc Cl-
max of wrong having been reached, any
step made would surely be q step back
wards, and were inclined to trust in The
specious appearances which were made
to herald the new, the Geary Administra.
tion into power. But the scepTe passed
from the one TO the other losing nothing
Of its despotism thereby.
Free State men, since the advent oI
Geary, seeking peaceably their way insO
the Eden of the West with all the
Accomplishments Of the emigrant whose
business and object is agriculture and moi
war, have found the roads leading into
that Territory hrisling with the bayonets
of United States soldiers an impossible
barrier. --t
Free State men in large numbers have
been arrested and put upon their trial for
the highest crimes, while o-slavery
men are suffered TO remain at large, al
though it is not denied that crimes Of
every grade and some Of the most savage
atrOcity have been committed by them
against The persons and property OF Free
State men and against all law.
Free State men have, since the same
advent, been robbed Of their horses, their
cattle, their money and their scanty pro-
visions, by squads Of armed pro-slavery
men, and to tbe complaints Of these in
iured citizens the ear Of his Excellency
has seemed to be deaf, and the strong
arm (s,rong only when brought against
the Free State men, of the United States
army, has been impotent 10 their relief.
Free State men, under this same Bu-
chanan Administration, have been denied
their constitutional rights; the "lreedom ol
speech, of the press" the fright to be
secure in their persons, papers, and ef'
fects against unreasonable searches and
seizures" and the "right to keep and
bear arms" without which they have
been, and are now, unable to vindicate fol
themselves that other right, known to the
law of this land, the law of Nature, an(
the law of God-the right of Self
defence. .; .... .....,.
With such an administration in Kansa:
we cannot expect the Tree of Liberty
there to take root and grow, for it mus
needs be nursed and watered by thu
hands of the Free Men of the North j
will inevitably be choked out by the weeds
by the "sedge grass" Of the peculiar
institution" There is no hope, then
but in the election Of John c. Fremont,
and 10 that end il behooves every friend
of Free Kansas, regardless of past party
associations and attachments, earnestly
devotedly, and untiringly, to work the
short time that remains and what is Of
most Importance, to vote on the coming
4,h of November
We know our cause is just; we know
the great majority Of the people of ht
North, desire the end we seek and with
this knowledge we feel an abiding faitl
in the result of the struggle. Nothing
but negligence on the part of our friends
can lose us victory already won in tll'
hearts ofthe people. If we all do OH,
duty, we are quite sure we shall never a.
a Journalist be compelled to write tn,
words " Doomed Kansas" May Got
avert the Catastrophe ! ....
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-29
The following is from the Waynesburg

Eagie, Ol TIE lHl ihsI' ...ir.....-
DREADFUL AcCIDENT.-On Thursday
last. John Henry McClelland, youth Of
about Is or l6 years old, took dis fathers
horse and attempted 10 train him on the
circus course, at least where the circus
exhibited while in our town. After ri.
ding round or two, the horse acciden.
tally fell, throwing the boy and falling
upon him, iniuring him so severely that
his life is despaired of. He isa son oi
VIM. M'Clelland. Esq. Of our borough,
who is so respectfully known throughout
our county.
We very deeply regret this sad accident,
and most sincerely pray it may not prove
fatal, as is feared. Our friends, have
our heartfelt sympathy, in this terrible
affiiclion, and our earnest prayers for the
recovery Of their soE. -..t t...
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-29

sOers, and he will refer you TO his resolu.
tons offered at the Democratic State
Convention in Columbus, in 1882. They
will show that he was opposed to the ex-
tension Of Slavery. Ask him what they
are nO,c, and. after a long preamble about
native-born citizens whom he styles
4" bloody Know-NOlhings," he will say,
!" I am for the repeal, am for James
Platform" What private reasons these
men may have for abandoning the princi-
pies of Jefferson, whilst they cling to the
name Of Democracy, we know not. But
this we know, once they stood where we
now stand, and avowed themselves Dem
ocrats. Now they have undertaken the
work of Slave-drivers, and style those
who stand by those, principles " Black
Republicans" and I" Disunionists,"
twas Washington who Said,. "against
the insidious wiles Of foreign influence,
l cOngure you to believe me, my fellow
citizens, the jealousy of free people
ought tobe constantly awake" 1t is this
modern Democracy who say, such jeal-
ousy is worthy only of the bloody
Know.Nothings.' 1t was Washington
WHO said, I" History and experience prove
that foreign influence is one Of the most
bangM foes Of Republican Government
1t is the modern Democracy who employ
the influence of the foreign vote 10 extend
the curse of human slavery. 1t was
Washington who said, "'The name OF
AMERICAN must always exalt the just
pride of patriotism !" 1t is the modern
Democracy who say the name Of Ameri-
can, which some of US have adopted, is a
reproach and disgrace. Thus, whether
you refer to Jefferson or Washington, our
modern pro-slavery Democracy is found
denouncing their principles and scoffing
at their sentiments. But you, standing
by the Constitution, which was ordained
to secure the blessings Of LIBERTY" !"
and supporting that flag which has made
"the name of AMERICAN" " a terror tc
despots at home and abroad, can vel
leave TO demagogues the glory of leader,
in party that has abandoned its princi
Piles, and the shame of foil owing an oil
garchy that has for lis object the exten
sion of Slavery. ,....... ..
Again we say. be vigilant until the polls
are closed on the fourth OF November
Exert yourselves earnestly that no ballot
be left out Of the box that can be secured
for the restoration of the boundary o.
free Territories, and against the extension
of slavery. Let no man slumber at his
post whilst the enemy are sounding the
charge. The battle to be fought is the
decisive battle for Freedom. Be vigilant
be true to yourselves and TO your princi'
Piles, and you gjllbe true TO your country
and 10 her CONSTITUTION. Be true to these,
and future generations, rejoicing in the
blessings of free Neutrality-suspicious. chill
dren and your chiIdren's children shal
rise up calling you blessed. .