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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-01

THE IssUE.--The Charleston Erenine
Ne,Os says: 80 s1'f b'
The issue is slavery or no slavery
il is useless to disguise il. ''.''
Thus speaks Southern politician:
I'VE Southerners intend to make Sla.
very National, not Sectional, even at the
cost of making new Southern nation, an
independent slave nation of our own. All
compromise must be abolished, and Sla-
very made National st ...
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-01
Cattle for the Fair.

PITrsBuReH, Sept. 26.--An immense
number of entries Of cattle and stock,
mostly from Western Pennsylvania, has
been made on the books Of lhe State Ag-
riculIural Society for the approaching
State Fair, which commences on Tues
day.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-01
Fire.

BUFFALO, Sept. 27.-Krogs Piano
Forte NJ anufacIory, in this city, was de-
stroyed by fire this morning loss $685.
600. The building fell and crushed an
adjoining house, killing a female, one Of
lis occupants.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-01

and character of Col. Fremont, but upon
the memory of the dead-his virtuous,
intelligent and beloved mOIher--presents
the miserable mendacity and detestible
and calumnious conduct Of that sheet in
most unenviable and damning light.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-01

ANOTHER LINK Broken The Oman
dagua Standard. one Of the Oldest and
most influential Democratic papers in the
State Of New York has discarded Bn
chanan and Breckenridge and adopted
Fremont and Daytoul No more sighifi'
cant fact has ttanspired during The cam
paign. sid s71 Gmgm 90 , 80
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-01
Fever.

CHARLESTON, Sept. 25. The deaths
from yellow fever for the week, number
"a. the weather is now very cold, and
there was frost in the vicinity OF this city
this morning. + .'.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-01
Nominated by Acclamation.

BosToN Sept. 26.--The Republicans
of the Seventh Congressional District,
yesterday nominated N. p. Banks for re.
election, b, acclamaion.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-01

I, E.Y- The California American State
Convention nominated b. G. Whitman
andA. B. Bibble, for Congress. euL
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-01
Grne Amtritau.
Z. RAeAN. Editor
sTMUBMNvILEE.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER i, 1866
THE TRUE AMERTnAN.

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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-01
The NPlain DealerN . on Buchanan

The following extract from one Of
the leading Democratic papers in Ohlo'
shows the standing Of Buchanan IN that
party only FIVE years ago.. Nothing is
more cerlain than that James Btchanan
is the tool Of the South, and a hard dose
for the Democrats Of the North to swal-
low. Read. and see their consistency.
The small and malignant clique who
wear the name Of James Buchanan on
their collars, are endeavOring to sell the
Democracy Of Pennsylvania into the
hands of South Carolina traitors. james
Buchanan never was elected by the peo-
pie to any Office, except when he was a
Federalist. He has not one drop q
Democratic feeling abouth his cold'btood-
ed batchelorhedrt. He could not receive
the votes of one third Of the people lor
any office. And yet by the force Of man.
agememt, Of the sbasest kind Of political
machinery. he has been able for years
past, to crush the Democratic party Of
this State Pennsylvania 10 hang about
its neck like milestone, to kill every
progressional thought in its bosom. lie
and his tools virtually gave the State tc
Taylor in lS4s, and if Bgler is defeated
"a good and noble man-Iou may charge
it to James Buchanan, WHO like the old
man in the history Of SIM pad the sal lor
now hangs on Bigler's nefk. r
l hate this sham statesman James Bu'
chanan, who like a colossal Hucksler
sits on the Top of the Allghanies, offer
ing 10 sell Pennsylvania--tP sell her fu
tire and her past--to Souh Carolina OF
the Devil, for chance in tie Presidential
rattle. - Cleveland Daily Plain Dealer,
Oct. 20, 1851. Aud againin the Week
ly, Oct. %, 1851. #...1 ....
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-01

EE- A friend who was at the State
Fair handed US the following vote. taken
in the cars on the Cleveland and Pitts
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-01
PETIT JURORS.

George Mccullough, Henry Oliver,
Cross Greek Township; Levi Myler, A.
l.. Mccullough, Craig b. Templeton,
Hugh Starr, Wayne Township; Beatty
Mcfarland, John Andrews, Island Creek
Township; William Kerr. Brush Creek
Township: Peer Beebou.. Sr., Saline
Township; John Altman Springfield
Township.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-10-01

LIST OF GRAND AND PETIT JURoRs-
Drawn for the October term Of the Court
of Common Pleas of Jefferson County,
commencing on Wednesday, October
18th, 1856: ...
Noah 'rilton, Joseph M'Cune, Warren
Township; James A. Mayhem, Benjamin
Linton, Wells Township; James Long,
Matthew Thompson, James MCoy, Cross
Greek Township; John G. Robinson, Is.
land Creek Township; John Alaback
Salem Township; Robert Henderson.
Ross Township; William Altman, Spring.
field Township; Robert S. Cooley. Brush
Creek Township; James Means Steuben
vile; William Mclaughlin. Steubenville;
Rein Permar, Steubenville. ~.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-07-17
From New York.

NEW loRK. july ..
New York papers contain Fremoni's letter
accepting the Republican nomination. With
regard to the ycyed question he says:
- It would bc out ot place here to pledge my
self To any particular policy that has been sug-
gesied to terminate sectional controversy, en-
gendered by political animosities operating on
powerful class, banded together by common
interest.
"A practical remedy is the admission oi
Kansas into the Union a. a free State. The
South should, in my Judgment, earnestly desire
such a consummation 1t would vlndicate ITS
good faith, il would correct the mistake of re-
peal and, both sections being satisfied, good
feeling would be restored.
Whatever may he the pretcnce of partlc
ullr class which seems ready 90 hazard every
thing fer political success. armly believe tina
the great heart of the nation ihrobs with palri
otiSm
" Frehnen Of both sections will have powe
to overcome i, IL they will look to the rights se
cured them h. the Constitution, Iegardin!
union as The best safeguard from the oppression
Of class which, by monopoly. of soil am,
slave labor to till it, might in time reduce then
to the extremity of laboring upon the SANE
terms with slaves.
+ The great body oi L0n-slayeholdng free
/ men. including those Of The South, upon who's
! welara slavery is an oppression. will diseove
that the power of the General Government owe
the public lands may be benefieially exerted I
advance their interests and secure their ind'
peudencc.
Knowing this, their suffrages will not !
wanting to maintain that authority in Ii
Union which is absolutely essential TO III
maintenance of their Liberties, and which hi
more than once indicated purpose disposir
Of the public lands in such way as woul
make every settler upon them freeholder.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-07-17
Iook out for More Kansas Humbug

The Abolition House of Representatives,
at Washington, have ordered the printing OF
the Report of the Investigating Committee
which has just returned from Kansas. The
Report is made up of dismal tales which
were made and furnished by the Abolition
lists, and are sworn to as il they were true
statement of facts, all prepared for the ex-
press purpose of exciting the public mind,
for political effect.
The most outrageous stories are told, afro
cious deeds recited, and the most astounding
accounts of the conduct of the "border rnf-
fans " is presented, in the shape of affidavits,
coached in language the most piteous and
the most pathetic. The intention is to stiT
mp the feelings and excite the sympathies
Of simple minded men and women who do
not understand the base objects Of these po-
litical hypocrites and knaves.
They are 10 he scattered over the whole
extent Of Indiana and Illinois, as well as over
all the other free States of the Union, with
ont cost and without count. They are also
to lie printed in German, and to he stuffed
upon the German voters, with the intention
Of deceiving them. More than an hundred
thousand copies of this miserable matter,
this false and vile emission of hired SANDER
mongers and makers, is TO deluge Indiana
alone The Indiana Journal Office Is prepar-
ing cords and stacks Of this pollution TO pros
elytc the people.
Let every Democrat tread this trash under
his feet and understand the source whence it
comes, and its villainous intention. See that
your nejghbors are not imposed upon by this
attempt to poison their minds and to stir up
their prejudices. Pay no attention to any
Kansas lies iE whatever shape they may APP
proaeh you, and under whatever guise they
may assume.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-07-17
The Contested Eiee,i.a case.

More is involved IN the case of the contest
for the seat Of Mr.. Allen, Of Illinois, in the
House Of Representatives, than meets the
exc Of the casual observer. The serious ef.
fort to Dust that gentleman has its origin In
the fact that by giving his seat to his con-
tcstanf, the Republicans feel sure that they
will thus secure the vote Of the State for
Fremont. in case the approaching Presiden-
tial contest may terminate In the House.
But for this fact the idea Of questioning Mr.
liens rights 10 his seat upon the testimony
which his opponent has adduced. would be a
matter of derison with all the members OF
all parties. Under existing circumstances
however. IL Is rot remarkable that that testi-
mony, as ilimsy as j, is, is sought TO be made
the excuse for the effort 10 "stock" the Hi.
nois delegation SO that if called on TO cast the
vote of their State for President il will
surely be given for the Republican nominee
Most of those arc expected 10 aid in GUST.
ing Mr.. Allen, who, hy party drill, were in.
duced 10 aid aud abet revolution against thu
Government of tie United States in passing
the bill to admit Kansas with Constitution
made by handful of Abolitionists of ihl
Territory. none Others Of the inhabitants o
I
or having anything TO DO with il, until !
male its appearance in the city, to he nseC
really for making Republican party capital
We have 80 repeatedly shown that its sdop
/ ton by the Abolitionists Of the Territory wa
an act Of palpable and avowed revolution, a
that il is needless for us to repeat that expo
sition here. We have to find the first Repub
lican member of Congress who does not al
nit the fact, as well as that not more tha
from three to five hundred inhabitants Of tn
Territory sanctioned OF approved it by thei
votes, when It's trainers went through ID
fsrce of submitting il To the people OF Ia
Territory for their acceptance or rejection.
When men Of sufficient character at hon
get into Congress fail TO halt at such violi
ton of their trust as was involved in the a
ton OF the majority ofthe House on Thunds
last, it is hardly to be hoped that many
; them viii fail 10 do their best to secure Il
vote Of Illinois for Fremont in case the ele
ton comes 10 the House, II that can be dol
simply BY ousiing gentleman, the yalidi
, of whcse election would not be question:
, under ordinary circumstances, and awards
his seat 10 an opponent, on whose cooper
ton with them they can rely Wasaehgt
Star.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-07-17
Tse ContrEaf

Mr.. HERnERT is in prison at Washington,
awaiting trial under n charge of murder
Mr.. Brooks is held to bail aud awaits trial
for the assault on SUMNER. So far the supre-
macy OF the law is asserted without distinc-
ton Of persons. But where are the Know
Nothing villains who killed a Democ:stic
elector in the streets OF Washington, for
daring 10 express himself in favor Of tie
Union Mayor? Where are the officers of
justice that helped them to escape? Where
are the assassirs of BUEL Where are the
ineendiaries and aslassins of New Odeans ?
Where are the rioters Of Washington City,
who but the other day assaicd the Mayor
and magistrates with slnngshots and with
stones
Alas the men who assail Democrats, who
break mp Democratic meetings who drive
Democratic electors from the polls, who dea
assassin blows at Democratic leaders, are
never brought to justice Justice is blind Il
them. But she unveils her eyes and open.
her mouth, in full cry, when the s'cred per
sons Of the opposition are threatened Tha
is the difference.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-07-17
The Kansas Pacification Bill.

The Cincinnati Commercial says that dis
patches from Washington state that the
Border Rnfiians proper, are dissatisfied with
the new Kansas Bill which has just passed
the Senate. OLIVER, of Missouri, the Rep
resentative Of the Border District, is very
much displeased, and says that the bill will
make Kansas Free State. WHITFIELD
and STRlNdFELow also denounce the bill.
IL is very natural that men of this stamp,
who have staked their all upon making
Kansas Slave State, in spite Of the popu
lar sentiment of the Territory, should OPP
pose any measure that secures to the people
full and free expression of their will, as
contemplated by the act under which the
Territory was organized. In their opposition
they are governed by the same principle
that governs the ultra Black Republicans
who would make Kansas Free State, in
spite Of the wishes of majority Of the
actual residents of the Territory, should
there be a majority in favor of slavery
Both classes of ultraists denounce the bill,
and upon the same ground. Both distrust.
the virtue and intelligence of the people of
Kansas, aud refuse to conceGe to them the
right to settle the question of slavery for
themselves.
The Democracy, on the other hand, recog-
nizes to the fullest extent the right of the
people of the Territories TO regulate their
own domestic concerns in their own way.
The bill just passed by the Senate fully con-
firms this right, while is protects the people
of Kansas against all such acts of violence
end foreign influence as has, thus far, cursed
| their infant career Ii is Just such meas
ure the present peculiar condition Of Kan
sas demands. lf it shall be defeated in the
House by the combined influence of Border
! Ruffianism and Abolition Rufiianism, let the
Ruliians" alone shoulder the response
bility.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-07-17
Governor Wise, or viginia. In q Per
sons1 Hencounter.

RiNhMOHh July
Hugh X. Peassnis, brother Of the late
John Hampton Peasants, and formerly edit
or Of the Penny Post, Of this city, went this
morning into the Executive Chamber Of the
Capitol, where Governor Wise was engaged
in writing, and taking a seat by invitation OF
the Governor, said, after brief period 81
thought Gizzard-foot was here" Govern
or Wise smilingly replied, ." am the man."
Pleasan.s. rising from his seat and sp-
preaching the table at which the Governor
sat, said
"By God. did not know you; and so you
are Ebon-skin and Gizzsrd-foot?"
81 am" remarked Gov. Wise, with smile,
"and you are Hugh Pleasants''
Pleasants thereupon commenced abusing
the Governor without any provocation.
The Governor ordered him TO leave the
room, but he refused to do so.
The Governor then rose from his seat, and
approached Pleasants, and taking hold Of his
coat, endeavored TO push him out Peasants
resisted, and placed himself in an attitude to
strike, when the Governor struck him with
his fist under the left eve and cut him Sc
verely. lie then seized him by the arm.
turned him around, and kicked him. AT
this time the messenger of the Executive
came up.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-07-17
Fillmoreites Moving

We learn that Col. RICHARD W. THOMP-
SON made rallyins speech in favor OF FILL
MORE and the organization of FILLMORE
Electoral Ticket, in Indiana, on Tuesday
evening last, at Terre IIautc. The Court
House was crowded full, and many were
compelled to remain on the outside, who
were anxious TO hear the speaker.
We mention this fact rs an item of politi-
cal news, and hope our Abolition folks won't
again chage us with fayoring the interest Of
the Know Nothing party
We expect to see glorious Kilkenny cat
fight between "Sam' and "Sambo"-t that Is,
between the BtHck-Republicaus and the
Know Nolhings, in which, we think,they
will both be essentially used mp. BUCHANAN
can carry Indiana against Fusion, either sepa-
rately or collectively.
The Abolilionists wish to make it appear
that "Sam" is dead, eaten UP, and swallow
cl by the woolly- headed individual, "Sam
bo." We happen TO know that SAM
has some life in him yet, for we are told by
those who do know, that he still visits many
Of his old hiding holes in Marion and Boone
counties, and in other parts of the State.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-07-17
NUMBER 8.

CFThe grand and enthusiastic demon
stration Of t-e Democracy, in this city, OF
Saturday evening last, tells most significant
ly, with the Black Republicans. Not only
the Journal in this place, but the Fusion
Press of other localities, are try ing to coun.
teract the influence which sfoli and fai
statement of the affair of Saturday night
would naturally exert upon the public mind
The grossly unfair and false statement of the
Journal in reference TO the number in pro.
cession and the proceedings of the evening
is copied with an ayidly which shows tie
nature ofthe means that our opponents are
willing to employ, to cover the ignominious
defeat which they feel that they are doomed
to experience.
In regard TO the display on Saturday even.
ing last, We make the following statement
of facts, and challenge successful denial.
Eight hundred torchlishts and forty trans
Parencies were previously prepared, and
every one Of them were carried in the ,ro.
cessor.
By careful count made at the circle and
other points, it appeared thai not over one
half OF those in the procession carried torches
or transparencies.
As the procession came from East street
into Washington street, the advance col
umn had reached the State House square.
before the rear had turned the corner OF
East and Washington streets.
The distance from Fast street to the State
House Square is but little less than one mile,
and throughout the entire line there was a
compact mass Of Democratic soldiery march.
ing from three to six abreast.
Any thing like a fair computation of the
numbers contained in such a procession,
must satisfy any one that our computation
was rather bsioi0, than aboue, the true figures.
Since the publication of our notice of the
meeting, We have been told by scores Of men,
whose opportunity of knowing the facts
were better than our own. that we ought to
have placed the number of those who took
part in the proceedings Of the evening, at
1900 instead of 200.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-07-17
SAMUEL L. JONES, Clerk.
The Journal and the Fillmore Men


We yesterday published, in our local col
umns, the call of meeting for the organiza
ton of a FILLMORE Club in this city. We
bad alsO prepared brief statement explana
tory of our reasons fer doing so; but upor
being informed that the journal, after hav.
ing refused TO publish the call, had finally
consented to do so, we withheld that state
ment and suffered the notice TO pass without
comment Since the Journal has seen tit tC
adhere to its refusal, we will now briefly state
that we have three reasons FOR opening oal
columns to the FILLMORE men to give pub.
licity TO their meetings.
One is, that it il an act OF courtesy which
we should he unwilling to refuse to any par
ty, friendly or hostile, who were without n
newspaper representative of their own. II
is no more than we should expect on behalf
of the Democrats, were they placed in like
circumstances, from any Journalist who pre-
tends to the least magnanimity of character,
or reciprocity of feeling.
Our second reason is, that they serve As
items of news in reference to the political
movements of the day, that are of general
interest to our readers. In proof Of the as
sumption that we have uniformly re-
garded them as such, we may state that we
published, as an item OF news simply aud
nothing more, the call Of the Black Repub-
lican State Convention held in this city on
tho first of May last
Oar third, and frankness compels ns to say,
most conclusive reason is, that We ara willing,
by these indirect means, to help along the
fight between the FHLMoRE men and the
FREMONT men. We care not if like the "Kil-
kenny cats" they ego it bot and heavy" I'LL
nothing but their tails is left as mcmentoes Of
the desperate struggle
And here we venture the remark that this
last reason which impels us to encourage thr
warlike disposition of the FILLMORE nlcr,
contains the whole secret of the Journal
refusal to publish their calls and notices.
1t is the Journals OK that is 10 be gored.-
Were these movements of the FnLMoREITEs
likely to make any inroads upon the ranks
of the Democracy, the Journal would be all
smiles to them, and "hustle out " its types
"in double quick time" 10 give them any
amount of laid" they might require. Al
it's, our neighbor finds it for his interest "a
be as churlish as flogged school boy, and a:
dumb as an oyster.
That accounts for the difference, aud the
whole difference, in this matter, between the
course of the Sentinel and the journal.