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charter. he shall further state therein that
said charter has been approved by the
people. and has thereby become law
but il majority of all the votes given
shall not be for the charter, he shall so
stale, and that the charter has, for that
reason, failed TO become law.
SEcrIoS 10. This act shall take eff.
feet and be in force from and after the
second Tuesday in October next, if the
same shall be approved by majority Of
the electors voting on that day, and not
otherN Use. ~A
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
LESTER TAYLOR,
President Of The Senate pro lem.
April IL, 1855.
SECRETARY OF STATES OPFIcE,1
COLUMBUS, April l7th, 1856.
hereby certify that the foregoing acts
are correctly copied from the original
rolls on file in this office.
JAMES II. BAKER,
Secretary of State.
AuDIToR's OFFICE,
Jefferson Co., April ls, 1855.
| hereby certify that the foregoing acts
are correctly copied from the copies Ger.
lifed to me by the Secretary of State.
J.. s. LOWE,
Auditor Jefferson County.
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New Spring Goods--l85R.

New Spring Goods s--l858.
DOUGHERTY & BRO. are now re.
~ ceving their stock of Goods for Spring
Trade which is very large and desirable, con.
sisting in part of splendid Moire Antique silks,
Flounced Robes, French Lawns, French
Chintzes, Striped and plain Bareges, Stella
Shawls, Bonnets and Ribbons, very large
stock Of Embroideries, Hosiery, Gloves, Laces
&c. Also very large stock Of housekeeping
Goods. DOUGHERTY d BRO.
aprl6 Third and Market Sts., SteubenviIe
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ncnression of Spirits.


The proprietor in calling The attention Of
the public to this preparation, does so with q
feeling Of the utmost confidence in its virtues
and adaptation 10 the diseases for which It is
recommended.
1t is no new and untried article, but one
that has stood the test Of ten years trial
before the American people, and les reputation
and sale is unrivallcd by any siwilar prepara-
tons extapt The testimony in its favor Civ
en- by the most prominent and well known
Physicians and individuals in all parts Of the
country is immense. and careful perusal OF
the Almanac, published annually BY the pro
prietOr; and to be had gratis Of any of hi:
Agents, cannot out satisfy the most skeptica
that this remedy is really deserving the great
celebrity it has obtai ned.
Principal Office and Mandatory, No. "
Arch ST., PhilaJelphis, Pa.
Sold by Heping d Melvin, Steubenville
Vim. N. Blackburn, Bloomfield, Smith Lyon
Richmond aprl6nl5v2.ly
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Dress Goods at q. & ]. Scott's.
New style Of Spring Bonnets. .

New style OF Spring Bonnets.
WE arc now receiving at our Millinery
w Rooms, on Market street, our first gener.
al stock of Spring BOnnets, comprising every
thing that is new and fashionable in that line.
We are prepared to offer superior inducements
to our customers, as we are constantly receiv'
ing additions to our stock from the largest i'm
porting and manufacturing houses Of New
York amp Philadel phia,
We have now in stock, English Dunstable,
Split straw, eleven Braid; Pedae do, Neapoli'
tan Lace, French do, Misses Gossamer Lace
Misses Gipseys, Flats of different styles
Bloumels. &c. We have also Satin, Silk
Grape and Mourning Bonnets constantly Oh
hand, and Bonnets trimmed or made to orde
on the shortest notice and in superior style.
aprl6 G. & ]. SCOTT.
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PITTsBURGH ADvERTTsEMEkTi

= = = ~ - W. - - =" 49, =
Watches; Clocks, q JeWelTy.
HAVING inst returned from The Eask
ii with we'll selected stock Of aFticlAsh
nv line, / would call attention 70 thoss
want Of fne Watch, Clock or complies
set Of Cameo gold stone Or Mosaic yews
~, that am prepared 20 sell q lover
per cent than, ever offered before ip y
city. ALSO 6ne assortment Of Jet bait. n
hair, Berlin Iron, coral ind gold arhE Z
and NECKLACES for the summer season, 4, ,ches :
for cash. Having employed some Of rs
best workmen in gold and silver, lam pr
pared to make Jewelry to ordefi or Tepv'r
all kinds on most reasonable terms. Aistq
b coinplets assortment of Watch andclock,
trimmings kept constantly on hand ~
CRAIG'S,
No. IS, Fifth ST.; tecOhd door from MafAet
st Pitfsbnrrh
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DISSOLUTT0NI NOTICE.

THE Co.Partnership heretofore existing
1 under the name Of Hotel 4 Sldebottom in
the Grocery business, was dissolved on the 27th
nst :, by mutual consent. @
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RETAIL RICES FLOUR
At the Steubenyille City Mills.

WHEAT-We are giving. to-day, in CASH,
for besl while and red wheat 10; fnr ordna
ry red ,05. RYE--S0c. CORN-27c. OATS
-l8c. N. GEIsELMAN.
Mar26.
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K. HOTEL.

r.d'H ;. SIDEB0TTOM, 7
1Tbe business will be continued by the
subscriber who has made some additions to
his stock Of Groceries, and respectfully solicits
the attention Of cu ston,ers 10 his store.
4 prii '6oth. sAN'L SlDEBoTToM,
ei' Market ST., uext door 10 The Bank
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DOCTOR HOOFLAND s.

CELEBRATED
GERMAN BITTERS
PREPARED BY
DR.. G. NJ. JACKSON, PHILADA, Pa.
Will EFFEoTrALLY CURE
Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Jaundice,
Chronic or Nervous Debility. Diseases Of ths
Kidneys, and all disesses arising from dis
ordered Liver or Stomach,
Such
rs OOnstipas
ton, Inward Piles,
Fitness Of blood to the
Head Acidity Of the Stomach
Nausea. Heartburn, Disgust for
food, Fulness or weight in the Stom-
ach, sour Eructstions, Sinking or Flut-
tering at the pit of the stomach. Swim.
ming Of the head. hurried and difRcnlt
breathing, futiering at the heart. Choaking
or suffocatlng sensations when Ia a lying
posture, Dimness Of Vision, Dots Of webs
before the sight, Fever aud Dull pain in
the Head, Deficiency Of perzpiration
Yellowness of the skin and
Eyes, pain in the Side, Back
chest, Limbs DC, Sudden
hushes Of heat Burp.
ing in the hesh
Constant I'm.
agings ofe.
vii and
Great
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FUTILE &MosEs, Aubura N. Y, General
Agents.
NIB. 81, 10 and postage stamps ENCLOSED
70 any anlhoazed agent, will insure bottle
Of the pills by return mail.
For sale wholesale and retail by
- IlENING q MELVIN Steubenville;
and by Druggists generally dec. l2,
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!: 4Aattrr,
AMAInEN,s PHILOSOPHY.

- a md1u6N - It114ooo4 1!' &, e.':i
"a youth came wooing, u maiden so fair,
AS gentle and true as dove, :, .s.s ~
70 histwords Of affection she'd always reply
In tremulous accents Of love. ... ~.
When The hour drew near for this swain to depar
q .He kissed her and bade her good night,
She kissed in return and thought it no harm,
q But ma said she'd not acted right.
:lr!Theh why, dear ma )" she exclaimed, 6 have 20
: - said :
This doctrine ishdy and trne:a;1i::
To do unto all men, in every respect, > -sE
'@ As you'd have them to do unto you !"
t, s,Ratif Of my iayors too lavish .r!e been,"
She said in ialf petulant sorrow,
"I'm sure that my love wiIl;with pleasure return
My kiss back again on tomorrow"
q You know that my Bible with profit I've read,
And its doctrines firmly believe, q g.. :, -
And there it is written in characters plain,
yris more blsst TO give than receive" ,4
Mama could not answer, papa was struck dumb,
While Lucy looked roguishy bright,
She kissed them both tenderly as they sat mute,
And cheerfully bade them goodnight.
Papa and mama were both worshippers true,
From going to church nc'er abstan'1,
But certainly never before had they heard
The Scriptures so swcctly explained.
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!. ..yy1itItfrestiinl.g storpg..
THE CROSS SRI E! or THE SEVEN DAG.
GERS: :1:..s /:
Ey:h TRAVELLER.

;;i;Vs .5i..i i: BY'A TRAVELLER. 1' -. ~:
....After trareirisinS the mountains Of Glllicia,
on q Journey from Cnrunna TO Madrid, we came
to- n halt late one afternoon near small town:
which had oEce supported Appointment unve:-
sily, but which now bAre fhe usual tokens of
that drowsy decay: by every portion
OF Spain.-Therc were several gentlemen DIVA.
riuus nations composing our company, who, like
myself, were always anxious 10 learn those pas
soges of&iuterest which almost every foot of
groundpossesse in this ill-fated land SO full of
r nance and folly. As The moon would give US
"a pleasant light in the evening we concluded to
;Gefer Cur enlrirce info The village until after
nisht-faif. Accordingly, We gave directions to
have unrsuppers prepared " heie We were, Tor
which we were duly provided with materials, as
We generally found il Ito lele opr,advnnlnse,
both.as rtsa:def Poekct and d-ra1ate, 10 prepare
Dur own meals when ciicumsiapces would al:
kw, rathsnthan dt pend upon the miserable po-
:s:,das: While our, rrpast was being prepared,
6esifslied aboutto take a view of The scenery.
sGbteifing,a little emineGce short distance of,
We asccndcd j, and ;fennd; that j, commanded Il
fne-vicw Of Tie Town and surrounding country.
On lis Top was d grove Of trees, from among
which flowed ill of pure water, that added u
sort Of rural mu.ic: 10 The charms of The scene
as it 'irried over IFS FeLbly bed down; the gen.
tic sloIe. A little beyond we saw a couple ID
our muletecrs NEo had ccmc to ilc spring for
wafer, silently gazing upon n cross that was
erected over what appeared TO. be the ruins Of a
h Iilailon fend on, Whiehrseven daegersy with
red handles, were 5strikiRgly printed. We in-
qnired Of the muleIeers The purpose: fthetfoss
and !be meaning ofihe daggers. 5.
HHsspita and you do not know the story, Of
tho Cross of The Seven Daggers! :" exclaimed
one Of Them, thinking, us the conceitcd Spaniard
always does, that q a1an is Rofully ignorant who
is NO, as familiar With every object within thei1
own obsety tyations is they are themselves. g Car
Afs possible continued hes that yOu, who
-: .-.,,; :, 49,, y.., Sod sb5' ~
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MY GIRL.

Playing, playing, round me playing,
BY the fre-side warm and bright,
Is a little rosy cherub,
Oh! she is gem Of light!
Rolling DER the carpet here, N
Pulling at the rocking-chair,
Running, running, everywhere,
Little prattler void Of care!
Now she's in the room, now out,
Now she's sitting by the stand;
Now she's seo!ding Poni about,
Now she pas him with her hand,
Thus she goes around the room,
Now she's got the poker-broom-
Now she's crying-now she talks
Now she's running-now she walks.
Now she falls-aron she's up,
Going, going, all the time;
Never knowing when TO stop: q
Now she's singing some Old rhyme,
Thus, from early morn till night,
K0IHps INC I77 s'F 80
Gem Of hope! with golden hair,
All around me, every where.
She is only three years old,
Only three years old to-day;
Does she think Of after timesl
When black hair will turn to grayf
Ah, she never thinks, notshe,
Of the days that are to be;
e OF the hopes, and cares and fears,
Days Of toiling, joys and tears:
Little angel, may'st thou ever
Be so joyous as thou ar,
Taste lifs's bitte~edP, oh, never!
Or be dc>med broken heart,
pS~thy hours be sunny hours,
May thy path be strewn with flowers, :.
And when death steals out the spirit,
Go, bright mansions to inherit.
-:-->.<-
ETERNITY.
Eternity ETERNITY! .l,.....
How long art thou, Eternity!
And yet to thee Time hastes away,
Like as the war-horse to the fray,
Or swift as couriers homeward go,
Or ships TO port, or shaft from bow,
Ponder, o man, Eternity.
Eternity! Eternity.
How long art thou, Eternity!
For even as on perfect sphere
End nor beginning can appear,
Even SO, Eternity, in thee
Entrance nor exit can there be. >.
Ponder, o man, Eternity!
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,,E0FTt.>TaXTsI

WHERE TO TAKE S HlM.--.Fhe3 following 'speci-
men Of d Young Amerieauism," we think is too
] rood 70 be lost. One night Freddy had ,heen
Sntt 70 bed, and mother and Johnny were ;in;sH
adjoining room .c Presently Johnny cut up some
cnper, on which mother threatened 10 take him
ihto m The 1olher; room aud whip him. - :"
:, 4 Mother" said Freddy's voice under the bed.
clothes. III kpowIWhere I'd take, him." q. ,p,::4
"WRerres? e. ,said mother, whose curiosity was
excited. ..,,,-, :,.e rnl ioaL. $50 fn.;:4 =;
s:'.rd lake bin pqlderithe left year," 7,a3 .,..s:
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IA lad came in great haste into q drug store,
tbe,nther. morning and :.haif OUT Of breath ex.
med.--.iMother theht me down to lthe tio-
poIhecary pop 10 get ,himble!full ofpailegelic,
Bub's as t6ick as lhe dicenth, not exthepected to
live from one end 10 tothef." !.'t 'i+ ''--','''
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p WHEN l man come. con- honae! !'npd 'anppd tijes bt
the door, witha sweet, pptatoer pokss m fire
ap Tue Clock with boot jack ti tfias io eatt f
.aEss + s:esd d potato i bs @ hsaa q Rsbs S s
bed, and prefers sleeping in his hat md boot,
we may reasonably infer that he has been nasf-
ing the acquaintance l of some YsFy fifqdIy peO.
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f,.F.Li 40 ,IEi-.i . .-' =, - -
.ASts gf.Nsia,pspes says aahrgraahte
have eat up the entire tobacco crop OF FnRke
tenntxa sthsasss 20 tkssa .fhse eef -
lwefs, sssts4 aaSheasosns ! ~ sssDees :!
ging erf'y nsaAsf fat q sl' g s'1
/ .sSai "a siax astr p ssaTI A.luSsa
s,s.;cB sya.yhfaxi yaft !iia oa1s ste1efyltaas
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Paak FROM Eys9sE is B! 81 siatsa t6as e.
ss;; ssassMSaHss lSssl SSa.sna asaa bs4si. ass
|pork, purchased in Cipcipgati, Dhi9s dapp ~
|caassh sSf |! Sii,1 sipg Id po
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i,,,r,,sr is.i '4i.'' 1ftiN Z %apfc' 'Ff" ii'S5
..,hr ,,; 4if, >. ~; .E.,stl s7rn 9tis gg'la ~ !ia
ntis. .,us. III G,ie hss,s,, s,sata @!a .sts'iil
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81 Observation-Disclosures havicesto lhs' 1st6f
.July'hadf5sei received 1t Panama, d, week later
than those in our possession by way ~ fEig.
land. II is stated that new gold fields had 6sah
recently discovered lin iTasmaintyI, which ,,1sre
creating considerable excitement, and tis iisport
from all parts of the colonies respecting tIii
mineral were fayofabte.a n'f4 ,issEsISb oi2ia'
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Ia GuBAs-Adviessf from Madrid Htaes tkaf tbs
Quscntof Spaina hasbdetsffiiGsa iso7 7iBtSducS
several imponsnti reforms il tie government of
Cuba aThe municipd taIation IS TO BE fe.sfs
ganized and maden1ose homog ogensoGslss Clsa u
ficsrsia appointed to Cuba, who have BEEN i'd The
tTgsi b; mt svUrerist ts; ssiia aai 1zfdnah
is said that the Captain GenerM eof ths leland q
to bel authorized to appoint native Cubait to
minor Offices in iinnte ednnnSersj iiis'ordef u
strengthen the bands: that bind the sldhd 20 fSe
mother country.. ::,.! eoiss:::isa9 u s,ts'ots
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SUICIDE iof ,HR.aE aEpwaxDisR sjoaEs. We
learn ,ihaE DR.. Jones committed "suicldsiini itAs
jail at Ruthsffordton, on Frduy night iast:9 HI
was undergoing Q ;termof six;months' impfiscue
ment for. Killing Andrew j.. Fuin in in:!HeFdefsoa-
vile, some.l8 months ago. He would have Been
set at liberty ;idia few w;weeks-AshrileN Nesox
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go5s,no'rk 81 ii
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|:l' =; A Wyse, tie British Mipss,es PIsaipoientia.
y, at Athens, expressed himself st public din
ner, on the 18Th ultimo,a 10 thsse terms eoaA
not: :enulciate a moie ardent Or .; more siEcsls
wish for ihe Emperor Of tie French thaa, that
he, may continue in the same path be NON rsads.
the world admiripg his virtues, 6is talents. and
kis frmness in purpose, joined TO benesolslcedin in
deeds, -: - 49,,
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A REMARKABLE Casa friend writss,tos
the tssnss ss99sIs @ RsBjis i 1s ss; eS
Church Eaa'&t5hSiIe; s. G.. She %ill .bs,Say,;
enty-thtes 15Sfss bid Oh tie, ,26lh 81 next sssgs
Der, andiihas eighty:seSsf shfdfsiha ggagd; shl,.
dren;a6t great:gtand.children how living, .aand1
there has .notyet been found q isweaIef 81 =
drunkhrd among: thenj The most Of them Who
are grown are mehbers'of the Blpit, aenomii.
nation The ladyisi still quite active, and goes
aboutRisiting among the sick, often 'sitliHg UP
with them without suffering any from the edectS
of it'll .de. -; ,i,..t f'raH
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.asa .a,s1rus ,E .a
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,,iu -lIl ,N4is " , VA nj ia '' ''.. ~
i@a, u -. 49, =: +''.i+.- -
-, ~ LII ~ -s,,rl ico 2;:Hu..'a. a,i ? -
aign4,,gG -ai;'' - &" r"rl! ''sH.Ja 1t r. -';'sla
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I:y-;..!ff.yss y;.!ffys EFT ~: ~
81 lai All ce-t e iS"'i's -
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A FORTUNE FOR ALBERT PIKE.-EAso Aeas
phis Eagle of the llth has the following ;s II Is
said that Capt. Albert Pike, of Arkansas, recent
Iy gained a suit at law for which hs. gstsi the
comfortable fee Of $i60, 600. The sase Was,fA
Indian claim :to' the value Of s320pSQs RhisIgs
has been prosecuting for several years gfSh n
agreement that If he gained the slit ,he o&ond
been,itled .to one:haif; # not, 6SSblqg, .Ths
suit was lately decided " lie pnfStss $sia
Supreme Court at Washington. X .ifssSSff .ifsssSSff q l
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sFAkisH INTRIGUE III ST. DosnsGo Go.--The ,Hqs
sana CORRESPONDENT Of The n; q. Pieayune, ,gsi,
Ting OH t1is i2th, says: l ah now enabled .:to
inform you, from a reliable source, that 6ye.
thousand muskets ARE shortly. to BE Sent from
This island to 81. Domingo in Httis Spanish brig
of war Habapesos updsn the fcharge Of Capt.
QNaghten, Of, the, Spanisa. Army With these
muskets i JIG, not pHEeaipnab esto, supposeS Sss'
nor, eggeyiss will .arnttAisspswlY iS;sscassasd
Spanish subjects thea Maiyiialaaes, whom hsshas
sS slhhnglY s1llstsa iii 9Rdei lAs aag Of Ssias 1d
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5Hor4Lliitt4, 9e11rpg a1reE,,rs i4ari tatturS,


...<Ao sai l. hsi.iaqaeeak Ct; fiekIasgHi
81 sI ai nj tss, ~ >ss ~ s5eUgl2Tsi s.rso !s
r9;:a.p .G.apeaios 2,p rsi s,aso iE kpE .i.vJ,ss
~: y. y1or.sc 10 y:iinoa sadtddaq, ylud hadV
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heaven, exclaimed9u Leno5riaa tf5aar Rp repen

heaven, exclaimed Lenora hpaan reuentged p.
After the hpse,of acorplela years, Emanu-
elreturaed. tothe place of rhissf3Bner residence.
Whit assistance. Of soma he'peasants he
raised cross over the ruins Of ibis cottage, and
.theiashss. of. hislbsloved wife .He had always
1ssR Sssf fss ms 5 g S ese
After this service vas peFfoHE5Bd E5s he left II the
"This, senors,' said the mulstser in conclu.
sion, we ross to 60 to our repast, "is the his:
tory of TIE CRoss OF THE SaEs DAGeERs I"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-19
[For the Bradford Reporter.l
July 5, 1856

Mr.. EDIToR- Sir AS you are aware from
personal observation, our glorious anniversary
passed off to the satisfaction of all present.
John Adams has had his wish. A nation has
celebrated its birthday with bells, bonfres and
cannon. The brave men who stood unhinch-
ingly in the day Of political earthquake and
eclipse eighty-one ago, have gone to their hon
ored graves A mighty change has been
wrought above those heroic graves. The val
or and virtue that spoke the Declaration Of
Independence have given life to a nation whose
expansion already covers nearly half a CONT
nent, and extends from the Atlantic to the Pa
cifc The ocean is white with our commerce
The length and breadth Of our land is studded
with giant citics-and the name of America
stands in the front rank among the nations of
the earth.
The gratitude we owe to the heroes WHO
risked so much for us, can be best paid by car
rying out their Intentions and enact the au-
gust truths of the Declaration of Independence
into our national life aud law But other
thoughts naturally suggest themselves to our
minds. Under the present administration of
our national laws our freedom has become a
problem.
The freedom of speech has been denied at
our Capitol. The life of any of our Represen-
tatives is in danger if he dareS to lift his voice
in favor of those principles for which our fore
fathers bled and ied-But to the object of
this communication-an to show you that the
same enemy Of freedom is in Athens as well as
elsewhere, the following sentiment in all hon
esty and simplicity, when the Regular and
other toasts on the fourth inst were being read
was offered =
a. Our uHrersai Yankee NdtiQn-May her boundaries
be extended nor farther than her free Institutions.
AS if by some preconcerted plan, several of
the leading democrats of this place raised OBJ
jections to the above sentiment on the ground
of its being the fourth of July, and that not
proper sentiment for the occasion. Comment
is unnecessary. Yours, truly,
ATHENS, July IL, 1856 L.S.K.
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VIRGINIA ToLERATI0N.
dependence

Among the delegates from Slave States to
the late Peoples Convention at Philadelphia
was Mr.. j. G. Underwood of Clarke county,
Virginia, who made brief speech thereat,
evincing his devotion to the common cause
Travelling lesurely homeward after the adjourn
ment of the Convention, he was met at Wash
ington by intelligence that his attendance and
remarks as Il Delegate had greatly iucensed
his neighbors and caused Il fierce excitement
throughout the county, and that he must not
venture to return to his home Finding on
inquiry that there was no mistake in this in
formation, he stopped at Washington and sent
friend Gen Francis E. Spinner, M. C. from
Herkimer Co. in Newly York) for his family
Gen. Spinner started last Friday morning
noble way of spending the Fourth of July
and returned the next evening with Mr..
Underwood's family Mr.. Underwood, in a
letter of Monday last to The Erening Post
says:
Il am not planter, for the sweat of I'M
paid labor has never moistened my fields, and.
while | should be unwilling to acknowledge
any man master, | would scorn to call any
man slave One month ago / supposed |
owned 500 acres of Virginia SOIL but perhaps
the respectable gentlemen who have driven me
from the State have conhscated my property
by a new code established very recently. My
wife who reached me on Saturday evening, in
forms me that when she appealed to the res
pectable gentlemen, who demanded either my
blood or banishment from the State, to know
what law of Virginia | had violated, they re-
piled to her that they did not know that had
broken any law, but that | had broken the
"rules of Virginia" Now, as | am not ac-
auainted with these "rules of Virginia" i
think it very possible that they may apply to
property as well as personal freedom. 1t
seems to me that confscation is just as Suita
BILE "rule as exile, to apply to freedom of
opinion One of the old rules of Virginia, as
had supposed was free speech and, in the
language Of Jefferson | had thought that even
"error of opinion might be safely tolerated
"whcre reason is left free to combat it,
* Nv poor wife
was almost broken down with loss fsIeep and
excitement having been haunted for two weeks
with visions Of murder and assassination. She
is now, however much improved by the rest of
a quiet Sabbath, and by the generous sympa-
thy which has seemed to breathe like new
atmosphere around her.
We intend to leave this city in a day or
two, seeking a temporary refuge in some Of
the quiet hills of the Free North.
Yours truly,
al c. UNDERWOOD"