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Lee County Convention.

In pursuance u tho call of ,hs Committee of this
Congressional District, the people of this county
without regard % past political differences 81 diyis-
ions. who arc opposed 10 the tepaai Of the Missouri
Compromise. opposed to the policy Of the present
Administration. opposed 10 tAa extension If STAY
cry into the Territories in favor If the admission of
Kansas n Free state, IL favor OF restoring the
early policy IF the Government and preserving orr
Free Institutions from the domination Of an inso
lent ohgarchg afe requested IN st in Mass Con
Yention. on thursday, the 29th day Of NAV at
Charleston, t9r Ae purpose Of selecting delegates
attend the Congressional Convention. Let the peo-
pie tura ~. from every township, that we may
haFs full eSprrs sion aid interchange Of sentiz
ment 10 the ecgasion
BY order Il the Central G. mmltee.
b. II MILLER Chairman
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The Republicans II the ri Congressional Dis
triet Of Iowa requested to meet in ctnv, ition
0ttumwa, Wapailu county. IN the first Thnrstii y
the 9th day Of june xt. Tor the purpose Of nom
mating candidate fpr Congress for said District
nn1 20 attend to suea other huainess as may come
before u. We recommend ;hat the several counties
appoint twice thc number at delegate % the said
Convention hey have members il the stnte L gis-
lature,
By 8rderof tie Committee
Republican papers please copy.
April 30th, 1856
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ne the people OF tnc united states.

Thu People Of thu United States, without regar'
% past political differences divisions, who mr.
opposed 70 the repeal II the Missouri Compromise
70 the policy If The present Administration, To- tbs
extension II slavery INTO the X rritoriCs, IN favor
~ the admtssi ION If Kansas Free State, and a
restoring the action of the Federal Governm IA e
thu principles ~ Washington ana 3tferson, are in
viied by tha National Committee, appointed by the
Pittsbargl Convention N the I'D of February,
1886, T. nd from each State three Delegates fron
eF M Cong a,sionAi DsriCt. and six Delegates al
large, 10 meet in PHILADELPHIA, the 18th
day of tune *, for tn purpnse + recommending
candidates FIR the Offices ri President and Vice
PresId. mt q III United States.
f. p. MORGAN. NV rk.
FBAE|IS T. BLAIR. Maryland,
J. NJ. NILS Connecticut,
DAVID NTLM0T, PENNEY lFania
4. y. STONE, Ohio.
WM. u. CHASE Rhode land
]. III GOODRICH. Massachusetts.
GEO, RYE, Virginia,
A. K. HALL0WELL Maine,
r. :. LELAND. Illinois
C1AS. DlCkEY. Michigan,
q. q. F0GG. New Hampshire,
4. 7. STEVENS Iowa,
CORNELIUS COLE, California
I. BARNARD. Vermont,
". CHOSE Indiana.
WYMAN SOONER, Wisconsin.
c. VI. K, pAILI~OS. New Jersey.
f.. y. WILLIAMS Delaware.
l.G FEE. Kentucky.
JAMES REDpATH. Missouri,
LEWIS CLEPHAAE, DIST Of Columbia.
National Committee
u Da yAT4
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We agree most cordially with Mr.. Clay in
all these positions. Can't the Times find
something else to quote Ii ~ refreshing to
find even the strongest expressions OF no
ble-soued Shareholder to vary the crnging
and dough-face monotony of its columns.
The Action Of tho iowa Delegation'
The Times of Friday evening has mn edit
torial in which it seeks to sink Mr.. Harlan
as deep in the mud ma Jones and Hall are in
the mire.
It's not true that our delegation are all
censurable alike in their shameful treat
ment OF keokuk."
Mr.. Hall introduced his bill into the House
of Representatives, but did not put keokuk
7 in the bill, and would not. Jones introduce
ed a similar bill in the Senate, but left kco-
kuk out Of his bin also. Thus Hall and
Jones both exhibited, by their individual ac-
ton, uncontrolled BY the action of the Sen
ate or the House, an utter disregard of the
interests of Keokuk. They both agreed to
leave keokuk out Of the Iowa Land bill.
That bill, modified, indeed, but not as to
the interests of keokuk, passed the House,
and was put upon its passage in the Senate,
supported in either body by Hall and Jones.
Under such circumstances, representing the
State of Iowa nj large, with what propriety
could Mr.. Harlan separate from his col
leagues and vote against the bill ? Stand
ing in bis position, such Il course would have
bordered on insanity. lie could not, in
justice to the State, to the position he oecu-
died, and to his own reputation, have done
otherwise than vote for the bill agreed to by
his colleagues, giving million and half
of acres 10 Iowa.
We know that Mr. Harlan has been for
months past laborng, in connection with
Mr.. Kenneth of St. Lons. the Minnesota
member and other parties, to secure sufficient
strength to pass bill which shall include
keokuk. And every one must see at y glance
that after Jones and Hall had refused to In
clude heokuk in their bills, this was the only
possible course that Mr.. Harlan could take in
the premises.
They are not, therefore, call alike censura-
BILE" Hall and Jones deliberately framed
and presented bills for railroad grants, from
which they excluded heokuk while Mr. Har-
Ian, after striving to get them to put keokuk
il the bill, finally voted for it without keo-
kuk, rather than oppose the grant Of mil
lion and half of acres Of land to the State.
We hold that, so far as is yet known, Mr.
Harlan stands fright on the record" in this
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ron SALE.


3 fall lots on ID street,
. lots 20x50 90 81 street.
2 lots 20170 on I'D street,
2 lots IN johnson, between Seventh and Eighth
streets.
hot on Johnson, l0xl00, between 39 and 4th.
] lot on johnson, 2ux4o, between Second and 81,
lot GA 81 between Main and johnson, 20xJ0
lots an ist, 2Ux7J.
lot on Bank, between "a and Sd.
lotr with brick house, Eighth and Bank
streets
house and lot l2,h street.
houses aud lots
lot on Main street.
Iots 10Th street
3 lots on Franklin street.
10 acres Of land near the city.
3 lots 9th street with small house.
lots End street.
Apply 70 SMITH VANsICkLES.
ST0RE F0K RENT stories with cellar, In
y Burrows Block, possession given immediately.
IL can b. had for two years. Apply to
SMITH s SANSICkLFN
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select and Classical school.

VTSHE subscriber announces to the citizens OF keo
4 kuk, that he will open school for instruction
in all the branches of collegiate and also an Eng
fish education, on Monday, 10th inst, IN Mili,ar,
Hall, Main street, between 4th and 9th, over nus
ton Hawkins q Huston Is wholesale grocery. session
ten weeks Tu,ion-$5 to S. according TO branch
rs taught. Payment required b. fore the middle OF
the session. Reference may be made TO Rev. Jas
Brown or Mcssrs. Hamili French, os Main street
.yls.aIt W. NJ. STEWART
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LINK HERE ~!

csToIEN or taken off of the Levee through mis-
- take. boxes merchandise, discharged by the
steamer .Yuba" April 9th marked "HesSe Gar
mo Them viii be thankfully received and suitably
rewarded, by coNNABLE, sMf III W.
myl 5-d30t
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JUST RECEIVED.

4 ! the sign Of the Big shoe. Main Street, near
\ corner ef Sd, another invoice II Gents, La
dies, Misses and Children wear comprising ali
the new styles Of the and TO which constant
additions being made by fresh arrivals The re-
mainder of the stock purchased from the late firm
of Ddel Matlcss, will close out Mt cost and be
low cost in order to make room for other goods
the way. All persons wishing bargains In oui
line, requested TO call and examine for the IN
selves. We will also make to order at the shortest
notice, all kinds Of gentlemen n and Ladies wear
from the best material and in the latsst STYLE good
dt being guaranteed in nil
myl6d HUSBAND l. MA1LEsS.
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A PR MoosE.-So tame was my young
moose, that he would come into a room and
jump several times over chairs backwards and
forwards for a piece of bread. He had
great penchant for tobacco smoke, which,
i pulled into his face, would cause him to
rub his head with great satisfaction against
the individual. His gambols were sometimes
very amusing. Throwing back his ears, and
cropping the under jaw, he would gallop
madly up and down grass plot, now and
then rearing on his hind legs, and striking
furiously with his fore feet at the trunks OF
trees, or any thing within reach, varying the
amusement with an occasional shy and kick
behind at some imaginary object. No palings
could keep him from gardens, in which,
when not watched, he would constantly be
found, reyellng on the boughs Of currant
and lilac bushes in fact, tasting fruit and
flowers Unfortunately. On being approach
ed for the purpose of being turned out, the
cunning little brute would Immediately lie
down, from which position, his hide being as
eailous as that of a jackass, he could be got
up with difficulty. In the very hot days in the
summer, when he appeared to miss the cool
plunge in the lake, which these animals in
their wild condition, always indulge in at
this time of the year, | continually caused
buckets of water to be thrown over him.
[ Hardy's sporting Adventures.
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Mas PARrlNGToN ON SURPRISE PARTIES
eThev're all very well, surprise parties
are, :" said Mrs. Darlington, leaving her knit
ting work in or lap, and putting her specs
up on the roof Of her cap, where they stood
like two lutheran windows, with southern
prospect. They're all very well where folks
are prepared for 'em--where they have the
sandwiches and cold ham al cut and dried,
with the lemonade in COLLINS, and the coffee
in the tureen all ready TO be turned out; but
where they come like an army, hungry az
bears and hypotheneuses, ready to eat one
up, with no provisions made or cooked for
'em, heaven help us. it IL trying. People
may smile as much as they may, and say they
are dreadful glad to see 'em, and all that !;
but my opinion is that they would be glad 10
see 'em good way off all the time. But
when they carry things with 'em as they do
to ministers, and surprise them with dona-
tons of doughnuts and silver plates that is
q di tierent matter. When our minister lost
money in railroad shears, that cut him off
short, his parish gin him surprise party,
and helped him along surprisingly. They're
good when they're managed like that" She
stopped, az beam Of reflected sunshine
came into her eyes with binding force, FILL
ing her with surprise, as the sun lay by the
west; bat could she have seen the sly look
which Ike bore, in the opposite corner, rs he
thrust piece of looking glass in his pocket,
she would have no longer wondered. That
boy was evidently party TO her surprise
Boston Evening Gazette.
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FUH SALE.

farm If 90 acres, all under fence, with two
double log cabins, and barn a0xiu, situated Id miles
from keokuk in sight Of, aud one mile and hail
from the Mississippi Term.--one third cash the
balance Ia one or two years. Price, ST. per acre.
TITLE indisfutahie SMITH A NANsICkLEN.
Ls0R SAf.E--A house and two lots III ponto0suc,
l. Illinois. Apply to
SMITH 4 yANsICkLES.
I,0R sALE-fwo new brick dwelling houses
L. Apply soon. Possession Immediately
SMITH n NAS~iCkIEN.
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yxxpyth ConGress--safst
WASHINGTON, May Ia.

NASHisGTos. Nday iT'
uorsr Bennett Of n. ", from committee
on public lands reported bill granting "a. on. one
million Of acres TO floriua, 70 niu ~ o snc
structino three railroads, embracing 5W
miles in length, and msved the previous ques'
ton.
MIR. Jones Of Tennessee, said the House
had come to pretty pass when bllis OF tna'
character, involving such large appropria-
tons could not be inquired INTO except oy
favor. ,u
BY proposing to get rid of these bills a.
soon as it could, and it is well known that,
referred to committee of the whole, the,
could not be acted upon this session. In re
ply to a question, Mr.. Bennett sad the COM
mittee on,public lands intended to report
similar bills for railroads, Michigan, Lou
isiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Nilsson
ri, requiring about 6 100000 acres, an unsu
cessful motion was made to lay bill on the
table.
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GEALED proposals will be received at the Office of
- the City Engineer until O'clock r. NJ, on
Monday the 2sth day of May, 1856, for building 50
much Of the culsert from johnson street to Palean
street, will be necessary for the opening of Sd
4h, 5th and 9th streets.
Plans and specifications may be seen at the Office
of the City Engineer. Proposals will also be re-
caved at the same time and place, for the covering
OF the cuyert on ohnson street west of 9th.
myI5-dlw l. HITCHINSON. City Engineer.
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ZINE, heavy aud fancy b.cach.d linen drills and
L ducks,
Bowse, check and blny linen e1atngs.
Whit, buff and check Mars sllle vestings.
India silk, linen, lawn and gnghan vats
L.s'e thread aud gau2e merino undershirts and
drawers
Lisie thread linen and cotton half hose in great
variety If qualities, and fnc assortment Of gloves,
kid, Isle thread and cotton, plain and checked
myl7d FOSTERS.
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IfK. III VI f.

THoS. DUFF Manager
j. MoR0SEY, Asst Manager
j. G. ScHE.L, Scenic Artist
Monday Evening. May 10.
81 nnd last night Of the and extraordinary
payof
MAGNETISM RULES;
Or, keokuk ii will be 100 Years Hence,
Performed by particular rquest.
Tn p rformance will CO nmenc, with the new and
% mantle drama OF
Robbers Wife;
Or. the Corners Cave.
Afitr which
Magnetism Rules: or. keoknk
As sit VIII be 100 years hence.
Tn prformance will cone'u lie with tha best pay
# the season,
NEW K0oTMAN.
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ton Naf.I.

40 acres of timber land four miles from the city.
6l0 acres uf land within three miles Of the city.
22l acres 90 acres under cultivation, near Canlaf
~. A liberal credit will b. given.
a6o acres, also under cultivation eleven miles
from the city. Terms easy.
SMIIH & NANSICkLEN
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To the puDyaC .

HAVING determined hereafter TO do an exclu-
l. J. sivelv cash business in retail department,
are prepared 81 cell al kinds If Hats. Caps, Bon
nets. ac., greatly reduced prices. Oar stock 10
very complete, and We keep nothing but the
beat grades Of goods always have the latest style
and will sell lower for cash than the common grades
are sold credit. 80 with your dimes
@ss All kinds OF MILITARY work done 10 order,
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~ II rchera, she gfca. American play u
MIX OF TIE WOOD or, thu J bbernainasay.
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Notice COntructors

IYPATlA or, New Foes with All Old Face b,
L L c. NJ. Kingsley, author of ALTON Locke" &c
nlyi6dIm CAVEGS SON
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LAND DEPAKTM WENT.
Des MONIES n. q e. r. Co.

Des MONIES n. q r. r. Co.
IN the 10Th day Of June next, the office for the
~ sale Of the Lands Of this Company will be re.
moved from this place 10 IT. Dies Mones
These lands will be sold long credits, and il
lots to suit the and wishes of purchasers.
GEO II. PERKINS. Land Com r.
ottumwa, Iewa, May L., 1916. myl6dtf
1000 Copies sold I'm Two Weeks.
4 + HOME AND ABROAD; or Things and
~ Thoughts iii America and Europe, by Margar /.
Fuller ossoli, author Of Women Of the Nineteenth
Z injury. welcome Offering to the many admirers
of the late Countess 0ssoH.
This volume we may venture to predict, will de-
to be classed with the most acceptable books
of travel of any country Or age y. u Journal
Of Commerce. CAVE 4 son.
INTEATIaE ON ENGLISH PuNCfUATION-
Designed for Letter Writers, Authors, Printers
Press, AMI for the use of Schools and Acad :mies
with an appendix containing rules the of
capitals list Of abreyiations, hints prcpari u
c,py and proof reading specimen of prof eheet
~. by John Wilson CAVE & son.
/ AVS FOR THE eABBAlH--A correction Of re-
- ligious poetry compiled by Emily Taylor, re-
yised, with additions, by John Pierpont.
CAVE 4 son.
HYPATIA; or, New Foes with Old Face by
L c. NJ. Kingsley, author of ALTON Locke" &c.
myi6dlm CAVE Il son.
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DAVID D. SMITH.
SMITH & vANSICKLEN,
Real Estate brokers and Agents for
the vale Oh Real Estate.
nralll "A IL.


FOR SALE.
4 FARM containing 20S acres 5s timber inad
n the balance divided into FIVE fields, all well wa
tered, 10 in Timothy, fac orchard If bearing
apple trees, fine peach orchard, choice selection
of pear, plum, dams0n, apricot and cherry trees.
ounce currant, goosebetry and other fruit in abnn
dance. The farm is situated on an eminence near
the Plank Road, overlooking the Mississippi river,
for miles in extent and from which can be seen FIVE
towns, 90 wit Moutrose, Charleston, New Boston
Ambroeia, and Nauvoo,) the railroads on either
side Of the Mississippi can be from this point
the buildings are Of but little account but suf
hcicnt 10 accommodate for a short time any person
wishing and having he means to invest ia view Of
cns.ructinga fac dwelling and out buildings, upon
the best location and choicest piece Of farming land
in the State OF Iowa The fencing he substantial
The Range not 70 be cAcclled in this Or any other
State
The purchaser can have ten years u lalge por-
tion Of the purchase money. For further partieu
lars apply to inyl5 SMITH Il NANSiCkLENs
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Ft,H Nas.E
FOR SALE.

1--WE lots IN kilhoarnez addition.
i Also l8t. ] / and L. ID. W. hliDourne' addition
on which IS a brick house, rooms and a kitchen
cellar under the whole hrst-rate well; lols boil
under fence. Terms cash
Al.o, lot in Block ia5.
A .wo story brick house on 18th street
SMITH & NANSTCkLEN
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FOK GENTLE uf>

Price II Adm s.loH-Dres' Lrtle ~ ceuts; Gale
q esnts. Doors opsnat cock, curtain wlll RI
al =.
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It. i. +. HUMPHREY 4 GAGE.
MAINl HATS

400 boz. Leghorn and hats, just received
by d. r. HUMPHREY GAGE.
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Sce0 SGed.!
a FRESH invoice Of Garden, Flower and Field
"A Seed, just received from Landreth philsde-
phiR. Also, lot of Onion Sets, at A. A. Britton's
seed and Agricultural Warehouse, 90 Main street.
mch39dtf
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i. u. ". r
X E0kIk Lodge No. l3, L. o. q. f., meets every
IN Monday night at s O'Clock, at Odd Fellows all
corner Fourth aud Main streets.
Puchechetuck Lodge, No. 43, /. O. Q. F.,meets ey-
cry Friday night at O'Clock, ut O4d Fellows HALL
Pacheehetuck Encampment, No z meets the
first and third Thursdays Of every month, ut 3
o'clock r.. ", at Odd Fellows Hall.
All brethren III good standing invited 10 attend
mYNdIY
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INSUkA NCE!
LNIRE Life and Marine Insurance effected in the
IL substantial companies named below. Their
combined capital amounts TO 81 zoo, co.,
Hartford Fire Insurance 90
Star Insurance Co
Commercial Insurance Co.
.Ttna Insurance Go.
Ktna Life Insurance Co.
Office of Main and Second streets.
my10dlm w. w BELkNAP, Agent.
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Republican Congregational Ccusen-
lion.

Washington. sfareh %. 1851. Wv
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Manager
Asst Manager
Scenic Artist.
Washington telegraph., 1856-06-25
WASHINGTON ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25

but four short years agone were daily de-
livered of. be an accusing host to drive back
the defamers of to-day. And-for our
space warns US to be brief-we ask the
intelligent, candid reader. whether, when
Millard -'illmore's opponents parade as evi-
dence of his want of nationality, the con-
sideration that be acquiesced in the measures
Of public policy. his assent to which form
his chief glory, because Of fic conaitu-
tionatity of those measures, they dc not
ascribe to him as lofty meed of praise as
man has ever won We ask all men to
revolve this question in their minds. 1t is
not properly looked at. And it shall be
our endeavor on some future occasion. step
by step, to go over the ground which this
question covers, and endeavor to make it
apparent that the man who can sacrifice ali
other considerations, to bis duty to constitu-
tional obligations. places himself, By that
act, SO far above the reach Of calumny, that,
although with the unthinking. it may have
its effect, with the candid and Intelligent,
it must be as powerless for evil as it is
richly worthy of unmixed scorn.
Washington telegraph., 1856-06-25

A RARE METEoR-A meteor of a rare
description and of remarkable duration,
was observed by Mr.. Hartnup, of the Liv-
erpool (England) Observatory, on the eve
ming of the 11th of April. A Liverpool
paper says:
About half past s o'clock, its excessive
brilliancy called his attention to it, and his
observations were continued till 9 o'clock.
The colors were alternately intensely blue,
green, brilliant, and occasionally yellow;
its apparent size equal to Jupiter's. At
about $50, an apparent explosion took
place, when two bodies became observable.
At about it was not discernable, from
the mist; it had moved about three de-
grees in space in the time, and it was
situated (from Kirkdale) about S. W.,
moving to W. S. W., elevation perhaps 25
degrees, and no appearance of either as
cending or descending.
Washington telegraph., 1856-06-25

chance of breaking loose. if even they were
so inclined. According to promise, it is
rumored, he gave the Pope he is determined
to bind the largest portion of the Western
world faster than ever to St. Peters chair.
1t was suggested that public meeting
should be called in the Camdo to express
the sense of the citizens on the interference
OF bedlni. but 1T was replied that no public
assembly of the kind would be allowed; it
would he deemed revolutionary. Page 400.
''26th. The President of the Province
has required the attendance of the master
of the school at Pediopolis, "a German and
Catholic) to explain the language used BY
Bedini in an address to the scholars. 1t
appears that, not content with throwing a
hre- brand amongst their parents in the
church, be charged the boys of papists to
hold no communication with their Protestant
school fellows" Page 406.