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Demoine courier., 1856-09-11
Testimony Of senator Houston

Testimony Of Senator Houston.
The following is an extract from a
speech lately made in the u. Sem
ate:
Mr.. Houston said although he had
iakeu but little part in the debate which
hao been INDUCED in the Scna.e recent
ly, he had not been an inattenlive or
unconcerned listener. He had seen ten
years service in the Senate, and thirty
years ago was in the public COUNCILS OF
me coun,ry; but he had 10, seen a crisis
like The present, po~rtending such evils
to 'he peace and even thre atening The
perpetuity Of this Republic. lie wish
&c II vas in his power TO cast oil upon
The troubled waters. and should be glad
10 see senator's co operating in a differ
ent work than exaspera,ing the irritable
feeling OF the north, aud producing more
alienation than now exists. II Is evi
dent TO everybody iha. iheiimes are sad
ly gu, OF joint. and there must be some
occasion for il. There must De some la
ten, disease That required a remedy, aud
lhos the first step in seeking 10 pro-
duce a better state Of things and give
peace and tranquility to the country
would be TO 60 back to the FIRST princl-
plies and seek the root of the evil. In
doing SO he deemed he had found the
pandora 8 box whence all the difficulties
or,glna.ed-,he repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise. Before thai step was Ia.
ken all was quiet. tranquility and harmo.
ny; no bloodsheG and strife. This re-
sui, was predicted By him At the time
He had made the remark that the aged
might witness the commencement OF the
consequences that would follow lha, re.
peal, bu, the younges, child then born
would not live 10 behold the iermina-
ton. lie hoped however and believed
The. would term ,naie wiihou. any fear.
ful disaster IL the Union, and that The
wisdom Of The American people would
devise some remedy for troubles. which
had sprang froI the ambitious views OF
individuals: AID tina, Providence which
had guided this nation through perils in
past days. had yet rich blessings in s.ure
10 lavish upon Us. II lhe Missouri
Compromise could be repealed after
having been regarded as a sacred CON
pact. the law by which the Territories
Of Kansas and Nebraska were organized
was also re?ealable. and consequently
all acis Of the Territorial Legislatures
when they had beau made 10 pursuance
Of that organic act. lie presumed tina!
no y would deny ,ha. the people o.
kansas did not. of their own unbiased
free will aud accord. enac. The laws now
said 10 exis, in that Territory. Il wal
done by exiraneous inf1sence. and ihos.
laws were proscrip.ive. contrary TO n,
spirit VI the Constitution. = diserace /.
the age, aud ought not TO be suffered 4
remain on the slaluie books.
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11

The Albany Journal gives The follow
ing idea Of southern logic: "Rust beats
MI. Greeley, to convince him that his
resolution ought 10 have Been adopted
by the House; Herbert shoots a waiter,
10 prove that he 10 entitled 10 breskfas,
after, II o'clock; BROOKS pounds Mr..
Sumner on The head. to establish the
fac. Aha: his stale is prosperous, and his
uncle a gentleman; Keiu puts pistols 10
bio pocket, In safety tbs public that
South Carolina had mors troops In tie
revolution than Massachusetts; and
Pate, with five assistants, attacks a
newspaper correspondent ., ct a'mis BY
way of refutaiion Of the charge tina, be
is a ~.ufian.
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11
a Fsrgsa Eoa. eaEs,.

Co., THE UNDERSIGNED o1e5s to ssh
EstiI 30 acres Of land IN Po1k Z wnship.
IlnA Wapello coanty, Iowa, in section -,
nine miles due west Of 0t1umwa.o on he c3un-
" road, within three -fourths Of annie cg
Christiansbarg, and within one n .ie { a .o@3
steam saw mill. There is q sma!i ppF ioa ul
der cultivation. viii d sufficient portion Of
,iinoer and stone. There are Two iwal.ing
~hodses, a corn crib, stable, &c. If the fs1lni;
so'd shortly, ! viii sell some COWS. sheep,
hogs, poultry, &c., also the crop OF corn, po-
'a'oes, &c. J ]. GosSzY.
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11

The Y. y. News, organ OF Hard Ba
chaneers. has an editorial disquisition 10
prove .ha. Slavery is better than Free
dom, for those who labor. IL maintains
,hatit is on tho whole better To te The
black slaves al the South than white la.
borers a, The North. The only circum
stance 10 favor OF free labor is stated az
follows:
..I.et Us, however, be m~sghanimous 10
the Northern system. Starvation quick.
ems the genius Of the while servant. and
leads 10 many brilliant inv ,%ntions. while
flenty. and an absence of care. some.
what dulls the African race"
This fellow calls himself "Demo.
crat." af Il
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11
G VII MING IA aGIYNE
Saw, Fcl.ow Gttzcns al az.

NO YOU KNOW that Measoa.s Gaiptu!rs
- Machine !s ihs bes. iathe Uatlet Stafcs,
doing its work without The Least laa.-er o.
breaking or bending the hsg!as. cas- g.eei
CiRCOE.3R Or sTHgEgHg S.3U,
Well. We have one Il these po%t.flI ma.
chm, m operation, aad witigam aa3 q.ya.ght-
en- saws with ~ncatness and ii DQ~ch ,nsrgcs
moderate Cal on J. Z. &YEGs& DAVIS.
sept. 4-li27-tt.
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11

EV Fremont run of with a respec-
table mans daughter, heis y theft
Spunky Republican in reply-.He had
better s,esl a wife than livsa bachelor,
Slave Democrat in rejoinder-'N you
mean to i~nsinuate tina. Buchanan ain
married. can tell you that he married
his Country over forty years ago, and
has taken good care Of her ever since.
Republican in magnihcent sur-rejoind.
er-.Fremont did iun Of with Tom
Ben,on's daughter. and next November
be will run of with jim BucA0nGn's
uiie, old az che is.-.9b. Ere. Journal.
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11
OST.---Sometima Draviaus I

Il the 25th day Of August, 1855, a : 'lois
note OF hand in favor of Che uY:4ets.-4ted Ter
four hundred dollars, signea ~ S. u. ' oad
and joseph Leighton. paya5s ole day after
date, and bearing ten per cat. ~ia.atn5t. Tic
hhder w!!i be suitably rewarded epsn rel u!..a-
1t 10 INT; and tie publ are hereby cautioned
against buying Or trading for HE sane, as /
have never made any legal tlaasf.r Of 4 i2,aey
person. 4. J. REDEsBAUG2
Ottumwa. sept. ! n2T-3w.
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11

A short time ugo the Albany States.
man published The following with refer
enee TO Father OIive,,a. a Roman Cath
olic priest:
A few days since O number Of gen
,lemen of the highes, character and re-
spec;ab,lii,y were together ut Fl. Edward,
and this prizes, and another were Of The
company. The question was pu, di
rec:ly to Father Oliveua: us John C..
Fremont, 10 your onn certain knoml
edge, a Romanisf?"
Father Oliyena replied directly: 81
am happy 10 say that, 10 my certain
knowledge he is q Roman Catholic, and
as such shall support him. lie will
be the next Presiden, Of the Uniied
States. C o have five hundred friends
in Essex county, and shall make i, my
business 10 see them, and make them
vote for Mr.. Fremont"
Father Olive,ta, on seeing The above
statement. wrote the following:
WHITEHALL. Aug. IS, 1855.
10 the Editor Of the Whitehall Chroaicle:
The Albany Statesman mas pub
llshed q statement, purporiiug to have
been made by me, in which | am un.
ders,ood to cay that Col. Fremon, wa,
a Catholic. and for tina, reasoc would re.
ceive my vote. Being a Minister OF :he
Gospel. | appear before The public with
relucsance; but my name having been
dragged into the political arena agains,
my consent, 10 give counienaGce to a
misstalemeni, no other course is left me
therefore say ,ha, I do not know that
Col. Fremont rs a Catholic, and never
intended TO say iha. he was a Catholic.
never stalled .ha. | should vote for Kim.
have heard Of 20 evidence 10 prove
that he was a Catholic; the fac, lha, he
was. married by a Catholic Priest. if such
was The Gaze. furnishes but lilile EVIL
|Gence tia, he was a Catholic. Catholic
e%lerpymen often marry those who are
no. Catholics.
The duties o. my profession are such
as 10 unfit me to take part in politics,
and ! do n o now Intend TO vu,e for anv
Of the candidates for President at tae
next election.
In reply to The assertion made. wheth-
or A Americans have to follow shoulder 10
shoulder with Pcpish leaders, / hsve on
iy 10 say, have never seen an Ameri-
can God; and it is biasphesly 10 pro.
nounce il. But | have a firm faith in
the y God infinitely perfect, ,ha, he
canno. contradic, himself or be divided
into sec's; therefore / say there is no
other name on earth SO glorious az The
name Of Catholic. Aud | am as,onish
ed to zee the prejudices Of people ming.
ling religion with politics in this Repub-
lican Union.
Yours. Respectfully,
Rev. MICHAEL OLlVETTL.
The New York Tribune, on publish.
ing The above. remarks:
I'VE print the above manly as "a
warning 10 our friends In The rural dis
tricls against the tricks Of political lab
iica,ors. When too late to ne etfectuaily
~coniTadleieG before the election. we have
no doubi Iba, forged letters from Bishop
Hughes and other distinguished Caiho-
lies in favor OF Fremont sill be circu-
lated through all The sections where Pro.
may thus be played npon.-
Very possibly letters TO which the name
OF Fremont himself will ba forged will
be circulated. We exhort all the
friends Of Free Kansas and Free Labor
10 be on the watch for these ints nous
Roolbacks and brsnd them as they de-
serve"
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11
nISSOLUTION--Thef firm of
.IssoLUTloNo Of Co-Partner.

~ SHlP.-The co-partnership heretofore
existing between the undersigned ~ be mer-
CATTLE business, wa. dissolved BY mutual con-
sent on the 10Th GAY OF july las; James Plm-
roy retiring from The busire $ and J. J. ADAM
taking his interest therein. The business Air
hereafter be carried on unler the name anP
style of Il. II. Warden & Co. tc ah5m all
moneys due the firm OF Pufnrog & Co. wit be
paid, and by whom all debts 0 alag by ssid irn
will be discharged. JAS PuMRoY.
r. II. WARDENNt
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11

ED' Wells German Condition Powder, for
Horses, Cattle, Mules and Sheep, has a very
large sale and must be a useful article. We
sec by our exchanges, that ii is used at al sea-
sons with salt, and is thought, 10 be . preventive
OF disease, and a promoter Of health and vigor.
Sold In all towns and cities. Give IT a trial.
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11
OTTuMwA, srnf %. 1894

Tie undersigned takes pleasure IN recon-
I~nending the new firm 70 tile public. feeling
that # a strict attention 10 business and c~:rracE
dealing will insure success that they viii merit
and receive a full share Of INC patronage q
the public. JAMES PUIlfiY.
Sept. I'll -r23-iw.
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11

VERMoNT.-Fur,her advices show a
majority Of about 10000 for The Free
moa. ticket. Three Republican Con.
gressmen are elected.
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11
NOTICE 10 BUILDERS.

Sealed proposals for haillins a Jail for
Wapeiio CoIh;y, Iowa, wiii be .~eceived at the
Office If the undersigned Courtv Jade o:
said County, in Ottumwa, VIZ 20 Inc lst day o.
October next. Plans and specif- ations are now
ready for examination a. ny Office. The con
tract will be awarded to II lowest r~asyoasi-
BILE bldd r. SiLAS OsBt2E,
sept. 4th-il27-aw. Cry Judge.
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11
Important Statement OF q Cali.
iOrnian.
Col Fremont offered tie Nomination
for President by the Demo racy.
HE WON nNpT II Tn

Is AVOHftftIkttUI
for President by the Demo racy.
HE WOULDN'T TAKEIT.
Hon. Geo. G. Bates. formerly .Al,or-
ney General of Mich, but iat,erly OF
San Francisco, made the following high.
Iy importan, statement, In a public speech
a, Kalamazoo. on Wednesday last.-
We invite for i, The attention Of all hon
es, Democrats. We quote trom the
Detroit Tribune:
Hon. Geo. q. BATES of California, ia
the course Of his speech, made the fol
lowing importan, political statement:
When he (Mr. Batesl was expected TO
sail for California in August. 1855. he
was persuaded by Mr.. Palmer of the
hrm OF Palmer, Cook Il Co.. bankers
Of San Francisco. TO remain until Oc.o
Der, when he and Col. Fremon; would
accompany him ,hilher. Mr.. Bales
postponed his departure rs desired
ltut when the time tor departure arrived
Col. Fremont, although las trunks were
packed, did o 60, but ordered his bag
gage TO ,he metropolitan Hotel Instead.
This was in consequence Of The follow
ing fact: Gov. Floyd of Virginia had
just arrived in New York city 70, the
special purpose of having an Interview
with Cri. Fremont, aud the result of
thai interview was an offer made 10 Col.
Fremont, by Floyd. in behalf OF The
Democratic party, he aving advised
with its leading men, North aud South,
OF the nomination for the presidency.-
lie said that party wanted a new man
a man Of integrity and who had won dis
:inctioa outside of politics. Col. Free
mont. after listening patiently. and even
submitted to two separate interviews,
and knowing the platform he was ex
pecied to stand Upon. replied, thai while
deeply sensible Of the high distinction
of the proposition made hlm, and ~fiaI,er-
ed by the promises u extended, yet with
his opinion Of the repeal VI the Missouri
Compromise il would be Impossible for
him TO entertain the proposition. He
considered tina, repeal an Infamous
breach of plighled faith; aRc should new
er desIsi denouncing The act aud It's su-
thor. Col. Fremont planted himself i'm
p~regnably on this position. Mr.. Pal
met, being cognizanl OF these facts, com-
them iorihw i,h to Hon. N p.
Banks, and Hon. Henry Wilson, Of
Massachusetts. and they came anG saw
Col. Fremont, and TO state IN brief the
result Of that interview, he consented 10
lead The hosts of freedom in this cam
paign, If the people should call hin 10
that position. AL this ~hap2ened IN
Septcn,ber. 1855. If we correctly recall
Mr.. Bates Statement. He gives time,
nAmessnd places, and vouches for the
entire accuracy OF the above abatement;
and although j. did MOI, come TO him with
The injunction Of secrecy, he stated he
would not have revealed il had the facts
NOT already been partly disclosed in
las, Saturdays N. Y. Herald. Any
slaiemeH, made BY Mr.. Ba.es commands
implIci, reliance in this community
where he has been known Cor Yeas. and
is universally resDectec.
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11
The Issue as Understood By gIr
Buchanan

Hon. Alberl G.. Brown, United States
Senator from Mississippi. was one III
the committee 10 inform Mr.. Buchanan
Of bis nomination. lie has written =
letter. giving an arcoun OF what was
done on the occasion. and what Mr.
Buchanan said IN response Ia The con .
municaiion of The committee. IL is true
II was intended Tor The Southern poliu
cal market; but as the Buchanan parry
is national" it must be equally applica
BILE 10 the North.
We make a few extracts from the
letter:
He stands on the Platform.
We found him open. frank. end Who'll.
ly und:sguised in the express ion of his
sentiments. Nr. Buchanan said. in he
presence OF all who had assembled
and they were from The Norih and the
South. the Eas, and The West-,hai he
stood upon The Cincinnati platform nGf
ENDORSED EvERY PART NJ 1T. He was
explici, in hir remarks on lis slavery fea
lures, saying that The slavery issue was
the absorbing elemtn, in the canvass.
He Recognizes The i,npor lance of The
Issue.
Hs recognized 10 it's fulles, extent. the
over-shadowi ng importance of tina, issue.
and IL eiectrd he. would make il The
great aim of his sdmiuisira alton 10 settle
The question upon such terms as should
give peass and safety to he Union. and
security TO The South. lie spoke in
terms Of decided c0mmendaiion Of the
Kansas bill.
lie goes in for Cuba.
lie regarded the acquisition Of Cuba
"a very desirable now, ard il was likely
10 become a national necessity.
Is 1iAing 10 give up The ghost If he
can only get smUery into Kansas
and acquire Cuba.
After The forma! interview was over,
Mr. buchanan said play fully. III | eau
be instrumental in setliirg the slavery
question upon the terms | have named,
and then sdc Cuba To the Union. ! shall,
il President. be willing to give up The
gho.t and lie, Breckenridge take The gov.
ernmeni."
Is as Uorthy of Southern support as
Mr.. Calhoun.
Mr.. Brown coAcludes his letter as
follows:
Could there be- a more noble smbi.
li"n! You may well be proud OF your
early choice of a candidate. and congrat
ula,e } ourself tina, no adverse influences
ever moved you an inch from stern pur-
pose OF giving the great Psnns,lvanian a
s'eady, earnest and cordial support. In
my judamen, hr is AZ worthy OF South
ern confidence and Southern voies as
Mr., Calhoun ever was.
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11
wAPELLO COUNTY
CcntralRepubIican Association
OFFICERS

OFFICERS
SILAs OspURN, President.
e. S. DAVIS, Vice President.
A. RGMER,
c.. c. WARDEN, Director.
c.. LAWRENCE,
c. F. BLAKE, Treasurer.
r. H. WARDEN, Secretary.
J. w. NoRRrs, Cor. Sec'y.
Meets. every Wednesday even.
ing. at I l-2 O'Clock.
All persons friendly to the Re.
publican cause are invited to at
tend.
Demoine courier., 1856-09-11
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without delay, their address to the unSa,riy,.
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Persons who have not hit er.o sc.ea - s.cro..
but who would ike to engage as such, vii Il,
SO please send their names, Post-otsc &c aisrcas
County and State; plsinly written.
WRIGHT, MASON E. CO.,
Sept. 11th-3n. h,e,y vnrs
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-13

We have in press, and shall issue within
three or four days, very able and most IN
teresting speech, delivered in Congress on the
oath Of July last, by the Hon. Lemuel ID.
Evans, of Texas, on the Foreign Polcy OF
the United States" This speech contains
thirty.two pages Of closely printed matter,
and ID reviews the past and present foreign
policy Of the United States, and indicates that
policy for the future, which this distinguished
gentleman considers the true American policy.
The present administration receives at the
hands of Judge Evans, in this speech, one OF
the seyerest castigations ever administered to
any civilized government
Calm, dignified, and respectful In its tone
and language and accurate in all the facts pre-
sented, it presents review Of the diplomacy
Of Pierce and Marcy, and especially in refer
ence to the Western hemisphere, equalled on
ly in its combined power Of argument and sar-
casm, by the universally admired letters Of
Junius.
But it is not our purpose to do more than
simply invite attention TO this speech, which
we trust viii be universally read by the Amer
lean people, as an emanstion from well-train-
ed philosophic mind, of genuine American
mould.
We do not mean to say, on thus referring to
the speech, and its eloquent and erudite au-
thor, that we are prepared to endorse all the
views it presents. Our reading of it has been
cursory and disconnected, and it may be that
upon a careful and deliberate reading, we
should dissent from some of its positions-we
do not know, however, that we should do so ;
but this we are prepared to say, that this mas
tesly production will place Judge Evans, young
though he be in years, among the most enlight-
ened statesmen of this country.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-13
PesnsyIyania Politics.

We declined publishing the Geographic despatch
from Harrisburg which was published in the morn
ing papers Of Friday because preferred 70 obtain
our information from undoubted source. The
Philadelphia News Of Friday pronounces the pre-
tended action ~s the Union State Committee" AS
reported in the Harrisburg Telegraph fraud In
that report the committee is represented having
recommended the assembling of State Convention
Of the friends of Fillmore and Fremont on the 2lst
of October, to- form a Union Electoral ticket The
News thus refers to it:
We are a member Of what is termed "lhe Union
State Committee" which has its authority from the
Union State Convention, which met AT Harrisburg,
In March last and which placed in nomination the
Union State ticket, and we pronounce the above
reported proceedings as an unmitigated and william,
GUS fraud. No meeting OF the committee called
at Harrisburg and none was held, and the entire
affair is therefore, concoction OF Johnston, Weed
Greeley, a Co. We are, however on tbs eve OF q
great battle which is 10 be fought on Tuesday next
We dosirc'to create no new issue at this time. We
in pursuit Of the basofoco party. and at present
do not choose 10 be diverted from that pursuit but
we deem IL necessary TO say TO the people OF the
country that the American party Is not TO be dictated
TO BY the corrupt and proiigate clique TO which we
have referred and who would sell their souls for the
hope of Office We are for the defeat Of the Buchan
ticket but tell these gentry TO beware OF the
responsibility they are assuming We have only
this . say now; but after the contest OF Tuesday
next we shall take time TO show up the conduct o
the corrupt crew, who even now are engaged In
blowing the embers of smouldering fire, which, i
persisted In, will consume every one OF them.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-13

The recent dispatches from Columbia and
Charleston, South Carolina, and from Mobile,
Alabama, leave very different impression
upon the minds of all honest men, from that
sought to be produced three or four days ago,
by the Washington Union, which press pre-
tended to have received despatch saying that
the sham Democrats had carried Florida ~
We had received, prior to the election, assur-
ances from our friends in Florida, at nearly
every important point, from Key West around
to Pensacola, that Florida would elect the
American candidates on the 9th instant, and
would give an increased majority for Fillmore
on the 4th of November We relied upon
these assurances, and claimed Florida as Fill
more State.
When the Washington Union posted up at
its Office door, and published in its columns
that it had received despatch saying that
Florida had gone Democratic, we were astoun-
ded, and yet we could not doubt that such
despatch had been received, and we therefore
gave unwilling credence to the report The
dispatches published to-day materially change
the aspect of the returns. They show that it
is more than probable the American ticket for
Congress and State officers has prevailed, and
we are now satisfied that the Washington
Union manufactured the despatch which it
said was received, and that it was one of the
tricks resorted to for the purpose of iniuen-
eng the result in Pennsylvania on tomorrow.
The returns from about dozen counties
show net gain of between 500 and 600 votes
for the American party over the Wing vote of
1854 for Congress, when Maxwell, Democrat,
had 1869 majority, There are twenty-nine
counties in the State, Gnstead of twenty, as
stated in the Baltimore Sun Of this morning.
and the Columbia despatch says that partial
returns from Middle Florida show large and
steady American gains" It's our firm belief,
since the recent dispatches confirm the opin-
ions Of our correspondents, that Florida win
cast her vote for Fillmore and Donelson in No
vember, and we have strong hopes that the
American ticket was elected on the 9th inst