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Christianity and sInyery.

The Bible, as is well known everywhere, recog
nizes slavery SO explicitly and repeatedly that alb
oIitionists seeing other way Of escape, are be.
ginning to turn infdels and deny the authority Of
the inspired volume. A correspondent of the Ma.
tiona lntelligencer adds to the voice of scripture
the following remark able testimony from those
who lived in the generation next but one to that
of the Apostles, 1t is an authentic compilation of
"The Church and House Book of the Ancient
Christians" and the chapter is, How they who re-
quire to be instructed are to be examined before
they are admitted" The extract is as follows:
LET their manners and their life be inquired In
TO- and whether they be slaves or freemen; and II
any one be slave let him be asked who is his
master If he be slave to one of the believers, let
his master be asked if he can give him good char
aeter Ii he cannot, let him be rejected until he
show; himself to be worthy TO his master; but II he
does give him = good character, let him be admit
ted. But if he be slave TO an heather, let him be
taught to please his master, that the Word be not
blasphemed" VA e
The book is in the Congress Library, and any
one who chooses can verify the quotation.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-20

THE TELEGRAPH WEsT.-We learn from the
Salem (Va) Register that Telegraph efice will
be established At that place early in june
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-20
NEW AND ELEGANT DRESS GOODS
y FOR MAY SALES.-Qpeninx for the inapec

NEW AND ELEGANT DRESS GOODS,
IN FOR MAY SALES.-Openin for the inspec.
ton of thu ladies' case yard wide fast color Printed
nets at cents richly worth 25c; Is very Handsome
choice Berage Robes; so do do style Muslin do.
the finest and most beautiful goods Of the season.
large lot of Striped and Plaid Summer Silks very
low prices Satin Plaid organde Muslins the cheap
est in this market ,tees
Also, Childrea's Flats, Leshorn snd Braid; Ladies'
finest quality; MisseS Straw Bennets; Embroideriss
Collar, Sleeves and Sets; Mantillas, Basques, lie.
The ladies are most respectfully invited to call and
examine the above choice and desirable Goods which
are positively to be sold before the first day Of June
myIs Opposits Exchange Bank
1 AIDLKY & KOBINSON,S CREAM
Il SYkUPS.-These rich delicious and wholesome
Syrups, with the various fruit favors made of the
fine juices of the respective fruits, are now supplied
constantly with our pure, sparkling, icy-coo Four
tain Soda Wster; which 10 manufactured in PoRCE.
LAIN FOUNTAINS and as il In cvRtaet
Uith copper lead or other poisonous metals may be
drank without any of ths i'll effect frequently T.
ing from the use Of Soda Wate~prepared in the Cop
orally employed in iis manufacture.
4 g5xaf59 LAIDLEY b ROBINSON,
,.9 S.st sa&8 Manufacturns Chemists,
my 10 s4szsg Il 9Th and Franklin streets.
RLAGK BEhAGEs: BLACh BE.
to take look at the fine Beraee selling Of ss
cents the yard richly worth 5ia and very superior
! = 80 - M = S - ). MlELHIsER 4 BRo,
my 10 Is5 Broad IT.
II EkAGE ROBES! BERAGkkOBEs:. =.
~ full supply of Bsrage Robes ON hand. in most
evsryconceivsble color, which ne are selling mrsn
IS. JMlLLHIsER : BRO.
Z my IS @ ls5 Brend e.
nKKsS SILKS DRKys slLKs.--Oar
assortment IN Dress Silks IL very compete. ana
at such reasopabIe prices suit the elossst buyers
ALso-A few hsndsoms sir RobsA which We
my 10 Is9 Broad q
EAlsL e SOD a WATKk AND but.
II THING ESTABLISH NE n F-IINPh.ni,-
CEDENTED SUCCESS Or C4fNFfE1.BS IN.
P PseTE S &c "a s sszaE r ss9 aibEs
Those In want Of anything in my line, VIII hna y
greatly 20 tAcir advantags to- give me eAii. Tue
above articles are Of very superior quality
xks iIsss cA M lsffbDs. xs,a '
.HB have sasns n q s6 II 81 LiNE,
most :.sslIss. q lsad which y "! eve
my 10 =
GAApsS FkkNCH PlLLss-Apyfeyed
~ BY the Aeadsmy Of Medtcine IN Raxis Tor their
qsiek md ceitaa curative powsn 1hsee Pile are e
ssss .s1 ss sss 3 hss
fttisuns nausea and dsasrssabls tuetioas q rains
% the stomach - eoneon 70 other pEetAmf1one :.
THAR spsciac seilqs & q ssrn sh.t tasy nsssss
sss sssl 70 ssiss Ssiss .shsss - . :.s
~ the neat esAlsliph nsdteine sessn 81 ~ -
nv Is sols Assus Il Rishnssx.
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most Ssess Wis1svs INV d. ~ rksssysr !,
end =. Y sssss 2 ssls tsF4sss e s,1S I
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-20

Green Peas are selling in Norfolk at "a per bush
ell p aNesS - ss'5a sfse
/ Capt Dickey Gait q wen known citizen Of Nor
folk died ON SATURDAY - I .ssgJs
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Nc q sg gssH;'s: n ( :, sss::
d.ssSss1 i os~sl Ne 4 : s = = & al
re g rTssssssy ,vI y ,:t' Y Rst ~ 4 s'S e
CARTWRIGHT. al - IBIS eitj Il. -
A Locus. Grove, King Queen county. on Ths g
day the Itch Of April ~ the Rsv Alfred Basby NJ.
JOSEPH w. 9AkRETf - Mir MARYA~ danan.
Ter pf ThomssJ. punns ef Kinr I Queen county, W.
On the 10Th Inst, JOHN II. sseA fAlnef sna
~. Atllayd, gged 5 year, cad 10 montbs
The friends Of the family are requested to attend
BIZ funeret from the restdence Of hts father Aoek
OprinRs, Heufieo. thie svening e o'clock. -,
PORT or AlCHMOND. NAY 10Th.
dis HssH wATEn rms DAY At n O'clock.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-20

MosUMESr TO THE MARrYRs;-The citizens of
Norfolk held meeting on Thursday, and adopted
resolutions appointing the plan Of the monumen.
70 be erected to the memory Of those who died
wilhelm active service In the pestilence. 1t 10 to
be Of American and Italian marble 70 the quantity
Of Sc tons. The shaft b to be IS feet high and
e,aborately carved. 1t is not to cost more fhan
5000, and is to be erected In the cols green. A
bust Of Hunter Woods is TO be carved upon it ~
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- 4 s4s.sIts. Z aessi sasseaiass Fs0 ~
-. 20 y k1ssssg.
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scr An adjourned Annual Meeting Of the
YoUNC MEMS CHRISTIAN AssocfATrog VIII De neio
THIS EVENING. at o'clock, in the Hall OF tne AZ
ISOLATION, In 0cddin's Building. a.ta.-s
my 20-It - LEROY J. GRANT, Rec. Sec'y.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-20

FLOOD AED Loss or LIFE IN TEEsEssEE - The
Nashyille Banner Of the 10th, Describes the late
foods 10 that vicinity o. altogether unprecedented
Numerous mills, sheep, cattle and other property
were swept away, and 1t Lyansyilie the creek
running through the town rose 80 suddenly % 10
sweep away the honse of HI. Richardson, with bis
family In Il. The wreck, after drifting about /
mile, lodged against = tree. and Mr.. r. and bis
wife were rescusd Their sthree children were
drowned An oveFseer and . negro perished In
the same neighborhood. At Lebanon the towu
We: illuminated that several families had 10 isavs
the history Of that region since is ssttlement.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-20

e. Notice.-.-We invite atrenti0n 10 our
larre sale Of Fresh DRY Goops 10 take place at our
Ware house this morning at loo,clock:
INV 20 KENT. Jaime q W.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-20

4 gu INIPOKTATION OF BEAU -
Ill TIFUL AND GENUINE FRENCH
AAGOODS-IMPROV VENTILA-,
TING HATS-EAST INDIA HATS, kc, Gc.'r
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-20

n .The Honorary Members OF the Y0nng
~ Guard. are requested TO meet at the Armorv ION
lil 18th street between Main aud Cary) on TUES
W DAY EVENING, May 10th, 1t o'clock Bust
ness Of importance will be brought before them. ~
= 80 By order Of THOS BAILIE, and ,a,ssg
+ nv 1a...9ts = several other Honorary Members. I
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-20

ENUss: ~ s1lfss {..ssa - ~ -.
JOHN A. HICKS, for Monroe WaId; % 8
JOHN M. FRANCISCO, for Jefefson " ard
my 2D-tdet ~ Il sc8 ~ - ~ 9Sait sasis ".
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-20

HAVING established a RESTAURANT
IL ON he corner of Goth and Main streets In the
city of Richmond, hereby constitute and appoint
]. r. BLANKENSHIP my AGENT, to conduct the
said business with authority buy and sell for cash
only. Imy a.--15t* r. II. .STYLLL
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ID ECElyED Shy steamer jamestown, n
II lot of BEVERIDGES ALE, in half bbls; do
very superior Colored Glue; do Bologna Sausage.
j.. tEe p. WILBACHER,
nv 20 No. 20S Main st.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-20

DICHMOND SUDA WATER AND BOT.
that the only genuine article of BOTTLED SODA
WATER, made In this city, IL put up by M. McCOR-
MACK. who fatters himself that he 10 able to COM
having been engaged in the business for the last nine
years. 4 5000 80 ~ .sat5- s. .
He IL now conducting the above business in all its
branches for Mr.. VIM. p. LADD, and takes this me-
thod of informing his numerous friends and the pa.
irons Of bis old establishment, that netting his
part shall be wanted to sustain its former reputa
ton. Il sai4rt ss4sgss. = 5sasa s.
e. To prevent imposition, be mre to call for
"McCORMACK'S SODA WATERnesl}ssttI
n SODA WATER, ALE and PORTER deliver.
~ All orders from city or country customers
promptly attended to. Address
WIN r. LADD, .
ap 5-Sm Pearl st.. and No. 500 Broad Ct
DKlNIE NORTH RlVKR HAY, landing in
1 dock, orders taken for Hay, to arrive at lowest
rates 81 Fs - siSkAA2 ~ aa - i
mys n. H. wHrTLocK & SON.
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JOHN DOOLEY,,

JOI1IN DoOLE I - J3ltl9 q
81 MAIN STREET, 4al ati Att5 Il
Has Just received supply of Spring style genuine
FRENCH MOLESKIN and high and low crown
SOFT HATS. Also, the new Ventilating Hat VIII ch,
by an ingenious but simple mechanical Continuance,
enables the to admit exclude the external
air at pleasure. stels.s rs
In addition to Panama, Leshorn, Braid and the
other styles of Straw Goods worn. he has received
the low crown East India Hat and elegant assort-
ment of Misses Flats and Childrens and Infants'
Hats and CAPS. ri m 20--tH
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-22

is cowardly." In the course Of his re.
marks, he stated that 100000 men and
80, 200, 900 of forms would be requisite
for defence. Scarcely had he spoken.
when, as he expresses it, the spirit Of
freedom moved through the Hall, and
nearly 400 representatives rose as one
man, and lifting their right arms towards
God solemnly said. "We grant it,
freedom or DEATH"
So let crisis come, involving the in.
tegrity OF the country and our citizen
soldiery as they should be drawn forth in
military order, would dash their trusty
mnskets against the shaking earth, and
VOW in the ring of theil frenzy smitten
bayonets that before the land of their love
shall be discovered, they would pour out
their blood to the death and make their
country's banner their winding sheet. In
such crisis, the people move-the gor-
ges of our hills would echo with the roll
Of the battle drum, and the crags of our
mountains would bristle with bayonets of
freemen. The future Of the country was
alluded to in the close of the address
with the wish that it might be long and
glorious future that new stars might as
the emblems Of new States, be added to
the National banner-that each State
striving for virtuous pre-eminence among
its confsderates, that might aim to reach
such position Of grandeur, that the star
Of the common flag which answers TO its
name should be the bright, particular
star, even in that cluster of glory
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-22

A BASE SLANDER.-Mr. Keitt, of South
Carolina, in the course of a speech deliv.
cred few days since, in reference 10 the
Northern and: Southern troops at the bat.
tie of Chepultepec, made the following
declaration F.: ..-.\.. .,. .,.
"At that dark moment in that battle
when the tile of conflict was against US,
the Massachusetts regiment has to be
guarded by the others. daughter and
cheers.) Aye, guarded 10 keep them
them from pluudering the baggage train.
(Uproarous laughter,) And yet l am
asked to stand cheek by jowl with Massa-
chusetts in this Union." .-..t, o.
Mr.. Keitt is either deplorably ignor.
ant Of history. or heis guilty Of base fal-
silication.--The Massachusetts regiment
was not upon the field Of Chepultepec
nor within four hundred miles of it |!
That regiment was stationed On the Rio
Grande river, at Nlatamoras. 1t was a
garrisoned regiment, and never had an
opportunity Of facing the enemy. Caleb
Gushing, now U. s. Attorney General.
was COlonel.--Mr. Kei,t is crazy, and the
sooner be gets out Of this Union the bet.
ter. .....
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-22

foItifying the town. The Freee State
men are going 10 surround the town and
take it it they can--something which will
not be hard to do, as the ferry.boat lies
at the wharfs. ready to convey the fright.
ened rufiians across the river sum those
up, and you will have ALL. We live be.
tween the two towns and will hear Of ali
the outrages. There is no one at homo
but Us women, and we are not aTraid Of
any one.bu, towards brave mendo not
stCOp to acts of villany. We have no
men to do anything for Us we have to
haul water, get wood, &c.
The crop takes care of itself. One of
our neighbors, DR.. Trowerdhad to leave
uome or sRffer death be had "a good crop;
he has been gone three weeks and now
there is not one ear of cornin The fields,
or one stack Of wheat left. He is a poor
man. How many hundreds have suffer-
ed the same thing. To see hard labor
thus destroyed, Is too much to endure.
What will become Of them this winter :
All the Free State men near us had to
leave their homes and families. The
Pro-Slavery party have stolen all their
horses; they will not let any Free State
folks have provision from Leavenworth,
and if they did we have no one or no way
10 90 for it. "Dick" Phelan has been
" fretted" into the Pro.Slavery service.
! suppose he will stay until he can geta
good oppor unity to desert and join Lame.
| seen i" Dick 4" on last Saturday at Mr..
Rupert's funeral. suppose you knew
him ! His wife is sister.in-law Of Phil.
ip Minors He had what iscalled con.
gestive chills. and the doctor gave him
medicine for the bilious fever. He slept
his life away, not recognizing one of the
family. While be was dying, three men
entered the house, armed with guns,
bowie knives and revolverS, after him to
go to Sam Burgess camp, one mile from
our house. Mrs. Reppert told them to
" dare TO take her dying husband to such
a.place )" they left with angry looks
They did not pay any respect to dying
man, not enough to lay aside their arms.
Excitement hastened his death.
All The folks from Greene county are
strong Fremont men, including Dick
Phelan and John Lindsey. The trials
they have experienced have purified them.
Fremont will carry Kansas. If anything
happens at Leavenworth, | will write 10
some of you and let you know. We had
company Of 25 men in our house one
night to guard it, but the enemy heard
we were prepared, and did not come.
They were going to burn it one night
last week. but one man prevented them.
Give my love to every person but those
who are going for Buchanan ; they are no
friends of ours. ,.e
Respectfully, your friend, W. "a aa.r
.. ...- LOUISA PENNocK.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-22
A Young Lady Drawn in a Lottery.

Nearly year ago, young lady in
France, named Sophie Van Behr, concei-
we'd the singular idea of dispposing of
herself in marriage by means Of a lottery.
She was thirty years old, tired of life
of celibacy, and in despair Of not finding
husband with enough means at his
command to suit her views, She an.
nounced, therefore, that her handsome,
but rather mature person should be dis
posed Of on the following terms. She
created lottery with five hundred shares,
Of a thousand francs each. Subscribers
were 10 present themselves in person in
order that she might decide upon their
acceptability as husbands. The subscri-
bers Of course were. to be single men.
The subscriptions were 10 be placed in
the hands Of notary as fast as made,
and the drawing was rot to take place
till all the shares were taken, that is,
when the sum Of half million francs was
complete.
Not quite year elapsed before the
shares were taken. The drawing recent
ly took place in the Office Of the Notary
who held the subscriptions and money, in
presence of two magistrates. A ,hous.
and numbers were placed in an urn, the
subscribers being numbered in order, as
their names were inscribed. The urn
was Thoroughly shaken up, a blind hand
was thrust in, and No. 449 Withdrawn
The happy individual who subscribed No.
449 was Tunisian General, who had
already occupied |the public attention BY his
oriental caprices. But the lady was nei-
:her frightened at the turban nor at the
beard, nor the religion, nor the barem of
the happy barbarian, who haslened to
marry her, and 10 pocket his FIVE hun
dred thousand francs. The happy couple
have left for Tunis /; where they will res.
llp
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-22
EE The following extract from a let

ET The following extract from let
ter written by Miss Pennock in Kansas,
to one Of her friends in Waynesburg,
will be read with interest. We trust our
Democratic neighbors will copy it for
the benefit Of their readers:
KANSAS TERRiroRY Sept. 10th, Sc.
No one except those who are on the
ground know how trying Kansas life is.
! have singled you out from among my
friends in Waynesburg, for the purpose Of
disclosing to you, how much danger we
have been--still are-and expect TO be in,
until gallan, Fremont is our President.
| am sure, did you know how many
wrongs have been inflicted on Your
"Green County" friends, you would nev.
er cease laborng for his election.
For the past three weeks Kansas has
been wild with excitement. Il there ev.
er was time to "try mems souls " l
think that time has now arrived. This
is the third time Missouri has come over
and disturbed the quiet of our Terri
tory.
/ The first day Of September was the
day appointed for the election Of Mayor
of Leavenworth City. To keep the free
State men from the polls, the Pro-Slavery
party began early in the morning, with
sending them down the river and taking
them prisoners. They went to Mr..
Philips house, the man they tarred
and feathered last Summer, and alter
wards sent down the river for The pur-
pose Of taking him prisoner. He would
not be taken. They fred upon him; he
returned it, killing one Of their men,
They kept it up until another Of their
party was badly wounded, Philips shot
dead, and his brother wounded, who has,
| have heard, since died After all this,
they proceeded to set fire 10 the house,
but upon being told tha, there were three
sick bodies in it, they went their way.
On the evening Of the same day, our
friend Haleman Golden, was driven out Of
the place; if he did not 60 they were TO
hang him. He left and went to the Fort
After. staying there three or four days, he
came u our house to stay until the great
excitement should "cool down." On
the next morning Mr.. Bishop and "Bob"
Roberts, stopped on their road to Law
renee. Haleman gained them, and they
all started of in good spirits. On the
Saturday following, news came that three
dead bodies had been found on Stranger
Creek. and one was recognised as Hale
man Golden! This is only report, but
from the different directions, in which we
hear it, and all the same way, leads us to
believe il is too true, They had no arms
Of any description. Whoever shot them
did it for the purpose Of robbihg, as
know they had money aud waiches.-L
This 10 q poor victory. ~ = salf.a'
have three brothers, perhaps four,
fighting for their rights, and | hope and
pray7they may do their work well. Tie
current report il, that there are compa.
nies to the amount Of seven or eight hun
dred men at Eastoh-l-a Atowu six miles
from here. The pro.slavesy party have
all gathered into IIeavenWorth and are
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-22
THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.

The day on which the people of these
United States decide what shall be their
National policy for the next four years,
at home and abroad, is near at hand. 1t
is for them to say, whether they will be
governed by the celebrated doctrine Of
James Buchanan, (alias the Cincinnati
Platform '') that "might makes right"
or, return to the good old doctrine of our
forefathers, under which we flourished
with unexampled prosperity. Will you
support, for the highest Office in your
gift, man who endorses all the acts of
an administration, which, by its imbecility
and corruption, has become contemplate,
even in che eyes of the Democracy! Do
you wish 10 bind your brows with fresh
wreath of laurels, such as was gathered
among The mud huts Of Greytown! Do
you desire 10 have another administration
so stepped in corruption that it will not
protect The inhabitants Of your terri ories
from The fury Of vindictive mob }! Are
you in favor Of abandoning the rivers,
lakes and harbors of the North to snags
and sandbars, and donating the fruits Of
your toll to the improvement Of the
thunder shower" rivers of the South :!
Are you in favor of law authorizing
Postmasters to overhaul your mails,
and condemn to flames everything that
d" "smelIs" of freedom? Must the blud-
geon rule the Senate Chamber when rep
resentatives of the free States dare open
their mouths to express the sentiments Of
their constituents If so, James Bu-
chanan is the very man to execute your
will. By his own declarations bis iden-
tity is swallowed up by the Democratic
party. Brooks, and those who defended
him in the Halls of Congress, have but
to nod, and their automaton obeys they
will mould his plastic will to suit their
own schemes Of aggression and wrong,
and bound, hand and foot, those who be-
lieve that the Declaration Of Independence
is not lin the language Of the South
supremely ri diculous." will be COM
PEELED 10 submit to whatever indignily
may be offered them. II Buchanan is
elected, he will not represent the people
of the United States, but a platform, die
tated BY those who hold state Of Slavery
to be the natural slate Of mankind" "
and that the free schools and institutions
Of the North are a curse to the human
race, We firmly believe, that free and
intelligent people cannot be SO blinded to
their own interest, and that Of their fellow
men, as to cas-. their sufrages for Pres
ident who will consent " be swallowed
up BY men advocating such principles.
The elections that have been held in
OHIO, Penn, and Ind. have resulted in an
overwhelming majority for the Republi-
cans in Ohio, while the other two have
probably given small majority for the
Democrats. They strained every nerve
to accomplish THEN Objectin P Pennsylvania,
while thousands of Republicans did not
vote at all. We have no doubt but the
Keystone State will be found ranged on
the side Of Freedom and Fremont on the
fourth Of November. The prospects are
that the Fillmore men and the Fremonters
will unite on one Electoral Ticket, and