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From then. o. Delta, March 80.
Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-05
Late and Important
FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.

Var Formally Declared Nth Costa Rjca-
Times EXCITING an Nicaragua.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01
Anticipated Duel.

The Washington correspondent of the
N. Y. Times, has the following with regarC
to the reported challenge about to be sent
by Gen. Lane. to Judge Douglas:
telegraphed to you tonight that Col
Lane, of Kansas, was about to.challenge SEN
ator Douglas, in consequence of his ungen-
erous and indecent assault upon the debate
of Monday last. 1t is due to the Colonel
to say that his efforts to obtain yindication
on the floor of the Senate, have absolutely
failed. The men who-for political pur-
poses, and to excuse thmselves for a pre-
determined act Of injustice in the Pro-Sla-
very interest--denounced Col. Lane as an
Infamous creature, unworthy the slightest
consideration at the hands of gentlemen,
also refused to receive the evidence he Of
fered in self-defence. Mr.. Douglas partic;-
pated in this act of injustice, and thus re-
peated and added to his original wrong
He boastfully recognizes the, code of honor,
and so Col. Lane, having failed elsewhere,
resorts to that for redress. 1t is difficult to
see how the Senator from Illinois can ge,
out of this scrape, except by a fight or hu-
initiating retraction. Col. Lane is evidently
and deliberately prepared to carry out his
determination in the premises.
1t is probable that Douglas, in his assault
upon Col. Lane, presumed upon the oft re-
peated story that the latter was "barked
down" during last Congress, by Hon. Mr.
Hunt, of La. This is an error. The
Coloners failure to challenge Mr.. Hunt was
the consequence of the earnest advice Of his
friends to the effect that the challenge ought
to come in that case from the latter, ssand
not from him. Col. L. has on too many oc.
casions signalized his physical courage TO be
successfully accused of cowardice; but the
falsehood had been so often repeated that
Mr.. Douglas doubtless believed it. should
not feel myself justified in now making
reference to the anticipated conflict had not
the statement Of the fact been overhead un-
der circumstances which satisfy me that it
will find publicity in other quarters where
it is likely to be distorted to the disadvantage
Of Col. Lane. | suppose the only reason
why the challenge has not already proceeded
is the difficulty of finding suitable person
to bear it--so that there can be no frivolous
objection made to its acceptance. In con-
cluson, on this topic let me say that do
not believe there wW be any fight although
am equally satisfied that Lane is ready for
it.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01
Is Slavery a Local Institution?

Daniel Webster was, in his day, suppos-
ed to be something Of Constitutional law
yer. In one of his speeches not many
wears before his death, he SAID:
ait will not be contended that this sort of
personal slavery exists by general law. 1t
exists only by local law. do not mean to
deny the validity of that local law where it
is established; but | say it is, after all, local
law. 1t is nothing more. And wherever
tina: local law does not extend, property in
persons does not exist. Well, Sir, what is
now the demand on the part Of our Southern
friends, They say, we will carry our To-
cal laws with US wherever we go, We in
sist that Congress does US injustice unless it
establishes in the territories in which we
wish to go our own local law This de-
mand, l for one resist, and shall resist. 1t
goes upon the idea that there is an inequali-
ty, unless persons under this local law, and
holding property by authority of that law,
can 90 into new territories, and there estab-
lish that local law to the exclusion of the
general law. Mr.. President, it was maxim
of the civil law, that, between slavery and
freedom, freedom should always be presumed
and slave must always be proved. If any
question arose as to the status of an indi-
vidual in Rome-he was presumea to be free
until he was proved to be a slave, because
slavery is an exception to the general rule.
Such suppose is the general law of man
kind. An individual is to be presumed 10
be free, until law can be produced which
creates ownership in his person. | do not
dispute the force and validity of the local
law, as have already said; but | say, it is
matter to be proved; and, therefore, if in
dividuals go into any part of the earth, it is
to be proved that they are not freemen, or
else the presumption is that they are"
There is point and force in the commen-
tary of the New York Courier and Enquirer
upon the above:
THAT is our position precisely, and it is
the position of the Republican party as we
understand it. 1t is the true doctrine; the
only doctrine that can give peace on this
slavery question. If it be true, as the Penn
sylUanian says, that slavery is national,
not a local institution the nation has juris-
diction over it, and complete jurisdiction
We know of no doctrine that would suit our
radical aboltionists better. 1t Is madness
for the South to give it countenance."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01

The Old Line Abolitionists, under the
lead of Gerrit Smith, are to hold a conyen-
ton at Syracuse, N. Y, OH the 9th of May,
to nominate candidates for President and
Vice President. 1t will possibly have the
effect to get their candidates renominated in
the Republican convention on the 18th of
June--thus forcing upon that party a very
ultra ticket.-Marietta Republican.
The individual who penned the above ar
ticle must be fool,o something worse, if he
ever examined the call for the Syracuse con-
vention. That call speaks of the Republi-
can party as
"A party that like the Janus-faced coloni-
zation Society, has its pro-slavery appeal
for the South, and its anti-slavery appeal for
the North-a party in which shareholders
and anti-slavery men are to unite for the
common object of a mutual compromise that
shall be sthe finale of all existing commo-
tions,' and that shall nevertheless leave the
slave in his chains
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01
Monthly sales of Stock.

Tn many counties in the State we notice
that there are established monthly stock
sales, at which all having horses, cattle,
sheep or hogs to sell, and all desirous ofpur-
chasing, congregate. Every one can see at
a glance that this of immense advantage to
the farmer who has but few head of cat
tie to dispose of, and to the butcher or dro-
yer it will prove equally advantageous, as it
enables him to select his purchases from a
larger number and he will of courre be bet
ter suited.
There is no doubt, whatever, in our mind,
but that the amount of such sales in our
county occurring in the course of month
would, if centred at one place and at one
time, convene large crowd of people, far
mers, drovers and others, to all o. whom this
mode of bartering would prove beneficial
Inasmuch as these stock sales are very pop
ular in all places where they have been es-
tablished, we think, If an effort is made here
by few energetic farmers, and others in
terested, it will prove successful.
In view of the general importance of this
matter, will not our brethren of the press in
the county lay the project before their rea-
ders in is favorable light as possible, and
let it be freely canvassed by those interested
that some action may be agreed on at nc
very distant day.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01

Coz. ScHoULER has retired from the Gin
cinnati Gazette Col. s. has been.an editor
for 20 years, and bids farewell to the editori-
al frSternity to enter the more active, bus
less arduo1s, business of commercial hie.-
At the close of his valedictory, he says
at has been my fortune to know many
gentlemen connected with the press, and
have found few among them that were not
true, patient under difficulties, of long suffer-
ing, and of honest hearts. Although my
connection with the fraternity ceases with
this issue. shall ever regard il with affsc-
ton; and to have been an editor will be to
me more acceptable introduction than to
have been a member of Congress.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01

METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE.-The
prises delegations from all the Annual Con-
ferences Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
will assemble at Indianapolis on the LIST Of
May next. The Indianapolis Sentinel furn-
ishes the following items relating to the na-
ture & objects of the powerful ecclesiastical
body:
The whole Church North, which includes
the Baltimore Conference, the Conference
of Delaware, and part of Virginia, and
| all the Northern, Eastern and Northeastern
States are within its jurisdiction. 1t con-
venes only every fourth year.
The number of regular delegates will be
about 23O, besides irregular, or visiting dele
gates from England, Canada, &C., which
will probably swell it to about ,250- Seven
Bishops are expected to be in attendance,
and probably large number of lady visit
orS.
The Journal of the same city adds. the
following:
The interesting question OF slavery, in
relation to church membership, has already
been settled by the Methodist Church. That
question will have no especial bearing upon
the proceedings of the approaching Con-
ference, any further than their slight con-
nection with the Methodist Espicopal Church
South is concerned.
The division in the Church resulted in
suit for the division of the Church property
in the Book Concerns at New York and
Cincinnati. The South gaining the suits
in the major points, commissioners were aP-
pointed by the two branches respectively, to
arrange the matter Of division. These COM
missioners, on the part of the Northern
Church, are to meet here at the same time
during the session of the quadrennial Con-
ference, to make final adjustment of their
acts in the disposal of the Church property
The revision of the discipline will De dis
cussed in reference to several proposed alter
ations and amendments. 1t will in all like
lihood, be somewhat changed in several re-
spects from its present form. These amend
ments relate only to Church government,
and the character, individually, Of the mem
bership. No points Of doctrine will be
agitated The last session of this body
was held in Boston.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01

THE LOST STEAMER-Iti is almost certain
now that the Pacific, from which nothing
has been heard for some time, is lost with
all her crew and passengers. 1t is now 81
days since she left Liverpool. and even il
yet above the water her passengers must be
suffering all the horrors of starvation. She
Lad on board when she left Liverpool As pas
sengers and a crew of III persons. Her
cargo was 600 or 700 tuns, valued at 81 ,5OO,.
600. The total insurance on the vessel
freight and freight money is over two mil.
lions OF dollars.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01

GTBro. yelling, of the Enterprise, con-
cludes an article on his Americanism in the
following happy strain: We admire his
spunk. Stick to the tripartite platform.
brother, and here's our ".
SIN the meantime we now notify our rea-
ders thatin any controversy we may have,
we will not trouble them with noticing the
pet phrases and old gray-headed witticisms
some politicians are SO apt at using. And
whoever may abandon us or patronize US
we intend, sink or swim, to keep clear con-
science-keep faith with friends-and bat
tie against all forms of oppression-standing
firm on the platform of anti-Romanism, an
ti-Rum and anti-Slavery; and continue to
be known as to our politics AS an Ameri-
can Republican, by which the reformers are
now peculiarly distinguished"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01
Michigan Right Side up--The
Doughfaces Overthrow.
From the Detroit Tribune,


We have received sufficient returns Of the
result of the township elections in this
State to leave no doubt that large majOri-
ty of the counties have gone overwhelming
ly Republican, and that the white negro
doughfaces have met with most disgrace
full defeat. In every county in the State
we have made great gains, and have carried
several counties that never before gave any
thing but a looofoco, pro-slavery vote
Among these is Macomb county, (which has
ever been unwaveringly locofoco. The Re-
publicans have carried eight of the fourteen
towns, Allegan, too, has been conquered"
by the opponents of slavery for the first time:
SO have Oakland, Van Buren, and Berrien,
while Washington, Jackson, Branch and St.
Joseph have been thoroughly redeemed from
the foul pollution of slave worshiping loco
focoism.
Of the thirty-two principal counties of
the State, the Republicans have certainly
carried twenty-one by decided majorities,
and, probably twenty three, while the dough-
faces have carried but nine certain, with a
poor chance for two more! OF the tive
hundred and odd supervisors, by these thirty
two counties, thel Republicans have carried
at least 275 to the locofocos $50, giving
them a majority of not less than forty-fve.
Thus have Cass, Stuart the Peckulator,
the National administration, and the whole
breed of doughfaces, for the second time,
been most signally rebuked and repudiated
by the freemen .of Michigan. Because it
has been no worse-because they have not
lost every county in the State, the white
negro organ of this city and all its little
white negro tenders in the various counties,
have claimed a great doughface victory.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01

The report also contains Dany interesting
and important suggestions for school gov
ernment and arrangement, which would do
much good if generally read. On the whole
it is report which is credltable to the head
and heart of the commissioner, and reflects
honor on our State.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01
Common School Report.

We have received from Commissioner
Barney copy of his Annual Report on the
common Schools of the State for 1855, and
we fad in it many interesting Statistics
The report is prepared with great industry,
and arranged in an excellent manner.
We CLEAN from it the following facts:-
There are in the State S3l3 whole sub-dis-
tricts, in l73 Of which there are no school
houses. There are s2O,624 youth in the
State, between the ages of five end twenty.
one years, 55l ,939 of which were enrolled
in scho OILS during the year; of this number
however, there were but 3l5, S5l in average
daily attendance. This shows that 26S, ,6SJ
of the youth in the State were not enrolled
and of those enrolled the non-attendance a.
mounted to 235, ,OSS absent each day, or near.
ly one-half the entire number enrolled.
There we're I6,S72 teachers employed du-
ring the year, receiving in the aggregate
the sum of $l,493,222 80. The average
wages of the male teachers in the common
schools was S25 O2, and of females SI4,2O.
This we consider unfar-so great differ
ence in the wages canno; be otherwise, we
think. On the average, so far as our knowl-
edge extends, the female teachers are equal
y competent with the males, and should re-
ceive as high wages. This, however is no
fault of the Commissioner, but of the Boards
of Education.
In Belmont county there were, in 1855,
23S schools; 5000 children enrolled, and
the average daily attendance was 5,S37.--
The average wages of teachers was, for males
$50 so, and for females 1850 per month.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01

Land warrants retain their price much
better than was formerly supposed, especial
ly in view of the enormous quantity thrown
upon the market. 100 and so acre war
rants sell in wall street at Sill per acre
laO and 60 acres warrants sell for SLOT
per acre. 1t is probable that the dem and
will keep up the p;icc to about this mark
till next winter.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01

Four MEN DRowNED.-Four men and
one woman, in crossing the river near Wells
vile, in skiff, were thrown into the river
by the upsetting of the boat, and sad to re-
late, the four men were drowned. The wo-
man was saved by her clothes buoying her
up until assistance arrived.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01

6TThe New York Tribune proposes to
publish campaign edition, devoted to po-
litics, from June 90 till after election. It
will be published twice week at 81 for
single copy for the campaign, and $66 for
100.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01

d6es not depend on difference of complexion.
Under this doctrine it follows that here
more direct enslavement of the white race
may be insisted upon than that obtained in
Mexico under the contrivance of debtor vas
salage. The doctrine is positive sanction
of the bondage of the white race, and as
serts that "the laws of God and nature are
immutable'' in its support, and ''man cannot
barga in them away. 1t is practically illus
tIated now in the Utah Territory, where
man holds multitude of women as slaves,
calling them his wives. What is there in
Mr. Ritchie's principle to prevent Brigham
Young from holding ninety white men as
slaves under bills of sale, as we'll as ninety
white women under pretence of the bonds
of matrimony!
Mr.. Ritchie's explanation of the Southern
doctrine of Slavery, together with Mr..
Douglas act for the Territories, which
"leaves the people perfectly free to form and
regulate their domestic institutions in their
own way, subject only ito the Constitution
of the United States," certainly authorizes
the Mormon State to come into the Union
with the Turkish system full blown, which
makes slaves of all colors, and wives with
out number. 1t is a.sad commentary on our
progress, that at the moment when the news
arrives of the Sultan's firman putting an
end to the traffic os slaves in his Empire
of the Cars steps for the liberation .of the
serfs in Russia, and of their actual enfran-
chisement in their Danubian Principalities
we should have negro Slavery forced on
one Territory by an usurpation set up by
the sword, and the right of the NJ -'rmonS re-
cognized in another to hold multitude of
the gentler sex in servitude, under the un-
natural law of a plurality Of wives
! We hold that Congress is bound by the
Constitution "to make all needful rules and
regulations for Territories of the United
States,'' and during their pupilage and re-
paration to become members OF the Con-
federacy, to prevent the growth within them
of systems incongruous with the pure and
free, the Just and safe principles inaugurated
by the Revolution
E. D. MORGAN, New York,
| FRANCIS P. BLAIR, Mary land.
JOHN NJ. NILES, Connecticut,
| DAVID WILMOT, Pennsylvania,
A.P. STONE, Ohio,
WM NJ CHACE, Rhode Island,
| JOHN Z.GOODRICH,M MASSACHUSETTS
| GEORGE RYE, Virginia,
ABNER R. HALLOWELL, Maine
E. S. LELAND: Illinois,
CHARLES DICKEY, Michigan,
GEO. G. FOGG, New Hampshire
A. J. STEVENS, Iowa,
CORNELIUS COLE, California,
LAWRENCE EBRAINERD,V Vermont
I WILLIAM GROSE, Indiana,
i WYMAN SPOONER, Wisconsin,
C.. NJ. X. PAULISON, New Jersey
E. D. WILLIAMS, Delaware,
> JOHN G. FEE. Kentucky,
JAMES REDPATH, Missouri,
J LEWIS CLEPHANE, d. c.
National Committee
> WASHINGTON, March %, 1856.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01
Btlmolrt Gbronitle.

!. R. COWEN, - EDITOR.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01
Republican Presidential Convention.
CIRCULAR
NATIONAL COMMITTEES,
OF TIE

Appointed at Patsburg ,22d Of fsyraa:y =, 1856
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01

WASHINGTON, March %, 1856.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-02-22

f III the total import of foreign into the United States
lor Inc year ending Dec 81, 1855, "a gallons
against total import in 1854 of Is 54 gallons
total consumption of foreign in 1855 gallons
against consumption 1854 of "a 437 OI9 gallons being
decrease in the consumption of foreign 1856
ea with 1884, of 500 gaonsor nearly 81 percent while
Inc total consumption of foreign and domestic in 1855 was
gallons, against consumption in 1854 of &C.
the large decrease of 926 gallons
I6t per cent -
ms large decline in the consumption is owing the short
crop OF domestic made in 85 which was nearly 900
gallons less than that made in 1891 and there having
ed IN the foreign producing countries during the early
the yea1 an active and extensive European demand chief.
y from France for the purpose of distaton owing to the
continued ravages of the vine disease that empire and the
high price Of cereals thus dvertng supplies this de-
scrpton from the United States the usual place Of Shipment
to France and Southern Europe the supply of both foreign
and domestic being thus diminished hence the value
this article has commanded during considerable portion of
the past year.
The vintage of 1855 throughout Europe, average
again greatly deficient and the grain crops the Continent
being far from abundant the probabilities point
renewal of this foreign demand indeed it is currently
ported that considerable portion of the early crop Cuba
has been already contracted for mostly for Shipment at
prices which, compared with former years somewhat
extravaganza We observe novel and extraordinary fea
ture IN this trade that there taken from New Orleans
by French shippers last season. % 900 gallons of Lou
lsIana prices at the time of making these purchases howev
far below those
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-02-22
. Trial OF DIR. Smith,

GoLDsB0Ro', n c., Feb. I4th 1856.
Ny Dear SIR: find in the Richmond Christian Advo-
cate, of this date editorial saying that pamphlet will
be issued from Richmond in few days. containing the
entire proceedings in the case of Dr. Smith, except the
speeches of Dr. Deems which he declines Furnishings With
the argument Of the prosecution hoUy omitted, this
sided pamphlet be of little those who
rive at the truth is DUE them to myself that the public
should know the for this dccnature. respectfully
request the publication of the following correspondence All
newspapers announcing the pamphlet will please do the
justice insert this article in their columns and the
public that, in due time, all the material matter Of ing
speeches will appear, with much more that will be in
erestng and instructive to the public than desirable
the accused and the conference
Very respectfully yours,
CHARLES F. DEEMS.