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ANhSosbN 10 x H' FNtls l0obz
In late number of the Jeffersonan.
read a notice OF a Democratic Nee liuy. I'd
porting TO have been held at our town on j
lssh 81 last month, the writer Of which al
ele signed his name Infexibis Now Tor i
benefit Of those who are likely to be gull
by these CASEY ARTICLES for which thai 81
der RathIan sheat i So notorious J I have 4
ken ths liberty 10 inform YOUR read IS IA
SAID arIlcle IS q base he from beginning 10 enI
The Democrats have nol bad a meruj
m Jacks bars since The beginning of the pre-
eut Campaign. neither are they likely 10 law
Hon. Augustus Be>key. whom "lfiea be
informs US address cd the meeting, is a hi
German eo"per. Of our place and being oH]
IA few years from tie old country, he has I'd
yet entered the field as a stump speaker-sa
by the wav, | understand since the sppearsnoI
OF his name in the Jctiersonian. he has turned
over for Fremont. Isaac Clark Zone Of ii.
Vice Presidents. is a colored man, bur A
10 his politics | am not posted. We have
been favored here during the summer, wii
speeches from Messrs. Julian. BeeSon, Mar
tiudale, Grose, kInley and others, all Of then
good speakers and well attended and have re
suited In number of aceessions irom h.
Black Dem orracy which has surpassed on
most sanIuine hopes. We have made numel
Gus attempts 10 get an opponent from the oP
Upsite party 10 meet our speakers here upo
q fair discussion of the questions AT issue bu
So far Il has been sisn.a failure. The re4
son presume. is peculiar an,ipathv. which
they bear TO anything resembling fair play
MONEFH0.
y. 3. We have standing banter for the n
at ant tina fHav f.1f 4 isrnx.J =, ,sIf.b
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al Santa Pc, and about eight hun. u
IN the Territory between Iawr,
Leayenworth. Altogether. with
the Nebraska road. there were prob. n
Thousand. Mem were descr,ins- sv,
but the acceSAons were Just aLout .
the deseFtcrs. Atchlson had resi-,
chief command Of the Rufsan arp,x
Red. the commander az the O.saw
fight, had been appointed
The true account of the hatEse a O. :,
tonne, of which NE publish an account
the pro slavery papers IN an extraihis
ing, is about this: There were ara
State men. and no more, eneampea a,
wattomie, aud were attacked BY two
drea and fifty men under Reid. Tie
ans had several men wounded, Luz h
Two cannon, as well as five men TO one
oyerpowered the Free State men.
were at least twelve Free State men !
and nj GIN have bSen mare Five were
prisoners. Two ot those were taken
camp and lliic5 HIS aer - d;ssu.
porIron II the Nl,soUslan< ;lAai one In
AZ sacs deserted and came home III
CO ~ am IS one of the returning comp
and Erer State prisoner. whom tie
with them, Mr.. Abernsthy learned the
We have narrated in regard 10 the tigh
the massacre. Brown. reported +,
extra 10 have been killed. with his SCI
not IN the fight At all. bat came mp VII
hundred men. directly after il had ter7aii
and drove the Ruffan. before him lar
distance. bnt without being able To bring
u a night. The returning Missourian,
plainsd bitterly Of the cowardice of
and his rutiians. in tins running awav
a small number 81 the enemy.
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IV- 1t will be recoliectcd that few weeks
since we took occasion TO state that HIRAM
HOOVER, formerly leading old-liner of this
vicinity, and now in Kansas, acted with the
Free State party and member Of the
Free State Legislature Of Kansas. The jeff,
with one of it's usual ..howls" denied this
most positively.
We are now happy to state for the edifica
ton of Elder and his subs" that, at the
election for delegates to form a Constitutions
in Oct 1855, Hiram Hoover was one Of til II,
Judges of the election, voted and was elect
ed delegate to the Convention from his
district.
At the election for the adoption or rejection
of the Topeka Constitution, Hiram Hoover
was one of the Judges of the election, and
voted, and every vote in his precinct wa:
cast for the adoption ot tire Constitution
At tie election, held January 18th, 1856,
to elect n Governor, Members OF Congress
and Members of the Legislature. under the
Free State Constitution. Hiram Hoover was
one of the Judges voted, and was elected a
member Of the Legislature.
Give another ~hoxl," Jeemesl
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CINCINNATI, Sept. s, 1856

EpIToRs OF PALLADIUM: BY order of the
Philomatean Society of Farmers College Of
Ohio, we request You to publish the follow
ing:
At the regular meeting of the Philolnathe-
an Society of Farmers College. College
Hill, Ohio, on the 9Th Of September, the
death of Henry J. Shombre. formerly a
member of that Society, was announced,
whereupon, after hearing addresses upon his
life and character, by 5. Caldwell, Esq, and
B. F. Brown. the following testimonial to the
memory of the deceased, was passed by the
unanimous vote of the Society:
PHILoMETBEAN HALL, Sept 5, Sc.
Henry J. Shombre has gone down before
the hand of violence in land where vio-
lence reigns supreme. As a member Of this
Society, he won high regard a gentleman
of fine feelings, excellent morals and noble
manifestations heart was generous, whose
intellect was above the common order, and
whose aims in life were high and pure His
death is loss TO us, to our Society. and 10
his country But we trust he has not died
in vain for the cause of liberty. We mourn
his loss. but find palliative in the daring
spirit which led him TO his fate; part of his
memory belongs 10 Us, and we are proud that
those who have been associated with Us here,
impressed with the same influences have not
hesitated to take manly part IN the revolu-
tons which purge from society whatever Is
opposed 10 Liberty. Trath ard Justice, and
strengthens and deepens the foundations OF
Human Freedom.
Resolred, That we express ourselves thus
in no partizan spirit whatever-;hat we con
slider that our friend fell fighting for the IN
alienable rights of man, and that his exam
pie was honorable, his fall glorious, and that
when the history of the struggle IN Kansas
for freedom. shall he written by an impartial
hand his name will appear brilliant among
those who found il sweet TO die for their
country and fer liberty.
s. CALpwELL, Committee
B. Brown. I
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MORE Fusr9s:-The Richmond Wig
makss tie following proposition to the Buc.
haners of Virginia:
Let an electoral ticket be framed Of eight
Democrats and seven Wings and Americans.
to be supported By all parties in Virginia, with
he distinct understanding and agreement
that the fifteen electoral votes OF Firs mia
shall BE- cast for Mr.. Buchanan II he gets
more Nortlen electoral votes than Dir. Fill
more, or for Mr. Fillmore if he gets more
than Buchanan.
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Hon. CALEB B. SAITH This gentleman 10
now in Pennsylvania. aud wherever be
speaks crowds flock to hear him. cores
gpondent writes US that Mr.. Smith has proved
himself one OF the best, if not the best pop
uiar orator they have ever heard in the STATE.
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That kNoT-Jeemes hasn't succeeded
in making the amount of capital he antic1pa-
ted out of that knot III front OF friend Petch-
ellis store He's been backing and filling
almost every week since; but the capital will
not cumulate Last week, finding that he
couldn't make anything of the ways who
put it up, by calling them "thieves,' he got
mad at the knot itseF, and one nigih, tits
said he stood in front of it for the space of
half an-hour, and tried TO grin the bark off
of it; but he couldn't come 1.-THE bark was
like himself, too tight. so he went back to
his post office, and solaced himself for the
disappointment by embracing the pig-nut
pole i'll front thereof.
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latiou 70 The course which it i desired Won
shout pursue The position Of the insurgents
as sh Own by your letter and lis Enclosures is
that 81 rebe lion against the laws and consti-
tuition al authorities. with such manifestations
Of .ht.ir purpose 70 spread devastation over
the la nd. as no longer justi1es any further
hesitai con OF Indulgence T. yoa. as 70 every
soldier. whose habl,ual feeling Is TO protect
the Cit zeLs q hi own country, and only 10
use his arms against the public enemy. /,
cannot be otherwise than deeply painful 10 BE
brought into conflict with any portion of his
fellow ountrymsIa, hs.t patriotism and hu-
mainly alike require that rebellion shoaltl be
promptly crushed ana the perpetrators Of
tie Grim, : which now disturb she peace and
security Of the good people Of tle Territory ;,
punished
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G-Judge Morton will come from Northern
Indiana 70 the National Road with majority
Of 50, 600 votes. Dye hear that boys Nor
tons majority in the State will be ike that Of
Gen. Jackson in Pennsylvania. when the off =
GERS counted on till the majority reached so.
900, they then quit. and the exact majority At
tina, election is net yet NATURALIZATION
Ind Cossyts-
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Politics in Preble County, 0.
A...a- L ,nI> Il A. 20 Is &


Eos CoMMFRcIAL--politieal excitement
IS high here, although il is very much one
sided great preponderancc ofvoters being
in favor Of Fremont and Dayton. We have
had good many acccssions from the Demo
cratic party. among whom | may mention
DR. V u Miller and W IN. o Hara both prom.
inent Democrats, both having voted for Gen.
Pierce, but the former is now President. and
the latter Treasurer of the Fremont Club at
this place. There is not quite 400 voters in
this township. but we III give at least 200
majority for Fremont and DAYTON. The
BUCCANEERS have Siavcocracy club here;
they met last night in Masonic Hall; there
grand turn out. amounting to ii in
number, ard consisting of the President Of
the District Convention that nominated c. l..
NalIandngham fer Congress, and ten Rail
road Irislmcn
The suljoined CORES pondence was found
on the floor IN tie Post Office Of this place. 1t
is written on way bill, and supposed to
have been dropped by accident. as Postmas-
ters generally are BucLaniers. II is Illus
tati,e OF the character Of the Democracy
here. Here it is:
NEW Pans, Aug 1856.
U1Hthc p II at C1erelaHd please send me
the name Of tie Damdest Black Republican
paper that is Published IN new York, one that
goes the whole flyer for the woody Horse
party. ! wis one that Has Fremont as their
Candidate. Also one That contends for the
Equality of the Black & White if There
should be one OF that stripe published if not.
then one that Will come near as possible
VI use -
And there IT comes abruptly TO a close. i,
is supposed to have been written by the Post
master, as he IS rampant, mouthed son
of the Bogus Democracy here.
prehle county viii give Fremont and Day
ton 900 to 100 majority, and 10 mistake
We are Organizing Clubs all over tie Coun-
y, and We are fully prepared to do cur duty.
Yours, &c, BCCsEYH-
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to YOU, especially as we know you are snort
Of servants. we therefore gre and grant to
YOU our brother by our direct right, John,
servant Of she church domain, by birth "a
bine, Of the Flsvian property, now aseo
about eighteen years, whom, by our Will you
have had q good while IN your possession SO
that you may have and possess him. and pre-
serve and maintain your right to hiln' anu
defend him as your properly anu .h"'
you may BIZ the free gift OF TINS dona'ion'
eniov the exercise of your will, to do what
YOU NAV think proper in his regard, as his
lord. Agains. which paper of our nunIt-
cence YOU nav know that neither We nor
our successors are ever 70 come. And we
have read this deed OF gift, written out by
our notary and we have subscribed the same,
not even awaiting your profession, respect
ing the time you would desire, license to re-
gister it in the public acts by interposing the
lawful process of signature and covenant
Done at Rome, &c.
About the wear GOO, the same Pope author
lied Boniface, his Notary, 70 purchase some
Barbary slaves for the of the hospital.
This is said to be the first instance on record
where the Church purchased negro slaves.
We might 20 Oh and Eli our paper with
quotations from Popes, Canons, &c, proving
the fact that the Church of Rome has not
only sanctioned slavery, and tratticed IN it,
bu, the spirit Of the Roman Church is for
il. even now, else why is 1t that YOU will
scarcely find a Roman Catholic who Is not
for the Cincinnati Platform, which advocates
the extension of slavery into Territories that
are new free!
The Balaimore Platform only went the
length the Republicans noc go, in asserting
that Congress has no power under the Con
stitution, to interfere with control the do
mestic institutions OF the several States. But
the Cincinnati Platform goes two steps far
Their, and breaches the doctrine Of ~fon-in-
reference by Congress with slavery in State
and 1crritory, or IN tie Dtstrir: Of (aolas, -
bia"
The supporters Of the Cincinnati Platform
aov repudiate the doctrine they advocated
when they adopted their Baltimore Platform
with so much unanimItv-tliey have pro
cressed' for the benefit of slavery, and are
now found 41agging to their boscms the very
resolution the party voted down by such an
overwhelming majority in the latter Conven-
ton: Non Interference by Congress with
slavery in the Territories
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BACK AGAI>.'-A Scotchman had an or
chard surrounded by hedge-the fruit
tempted one of his hungry neighbors, who
attempted to crawl thro'; the owner, however,
being on the other side, hailed him with.
Where are We ganging TO NOW, Sawney?'
The culprit set his corporation going craw-
fish fashion, and replied; Book again"
The position Jeemes now occupies, in regard
TO the charges he made against those who
erected that platform in front Of Mr.. Petchell's
Store, with being thieves" &c, reminds Us
of "Sawney," he goes Back again." some
what faster than the fish alluded to-his pace
being increased by the sight Of bunch of
bones hanging to blacksmith arm. That
sight frightened him quite much as the
exciting scene he passed thro' at the depot,
when he mistook little stick, weighing five
ounces, for an axe handle" or a fence-rail!
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FOR PRESIDENT:
JOHN G.. FREMONT.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
WILLIAM L. DAYTON.
PEOPLES STATE TICKET.

FOR GOVERNOR,
OLIVER +. MORTON, Of Wayne.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
CONRAD BAKER, of Vanderbarg.
SECRETARY OF STATE,
JOHN w. DAWSON, OF Allen
TREASURER OF STATE,
WIN. r. NOFSINGER, of Parke-
AUDITOR OF STATE,
E. w. II. ELLIS. of Marion
SUPERINTENDENT or PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.,
CHARLES BARNES. Of Floyd
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
JAMES Fl. CRAVENS. of Ripley
REPORTER OF SUPREME COURT,
JOHN A. STEIN, Of Tippecanoe-
CLERK OF SUPREME COURT,
JOHN A. BEALE, of Miami.
ron STH DISTRICT.
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KANSAS.

We publish below, 10 the exclusion Of much
her in portant Intelligence, a few TIERS Of news
ON the dark and bloody ground, which is only
continuation OF the horrible scenes enacted by
RufTian Savages during the past year. The
uflian A my had evidently backed out in their
reats to attack Lawrence. Both parties were
, 1nidenilv expecting the new Governor 10 drive
tch others antagonist forces cut OF the territory
otl'ng is vet certainly known is the course he
. Il pursue.
Tie following extracts from letter TO citizen
this place from itedisidsSal who VII be readi-
recognized, are pHbi,sht more for persona, con
dera,ious than It's recent intelligence:
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An lScIDEST.-Wh raising that little pig
nu. pole in front of the Postotfce. and watch
ing the labors of those w.o were toiln. and
sweating TO get the thing up, an ae.ics mem
Der of the slsve-driver's party remarked. ga
ring the while II theeforts OF his party friends.
with his hands in his pockets: there's one
good thing-the Democrats have the Dutch
and Irish 10 do the work for them
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We nledee you the protection of the
Democratic party, or offsr their lives as a
forfeit Fl Jcemes.
From the above. one VOID think our JEFF
f.rsonian lseighhor not only Pc ssessed unllmi-
ted control over the ,phystg al powers OF 1.-THE
party" bat tirat he also. he'd the life Of each
member thereof at his disr os: only neces-
sary for him to say: dotrhis that. and Il
is accomplished, Truly he ancient days Of
chiralry are again revived in his person.
Don Quixotte can again be seen mbodled
in the spiritual essence g has gigantic frame.
.Protection'' 5 pledged 10 the ladies, cor
the lives Of the party ara offered as i sacrl
fee. Which he vii yet dr.. he sayeth not
--prebxliy both. if "in the course Of human
events, X becomes reoessa-y.' But what
does he propose to protect the Ia dies against
what imminent daper is threatening them,
that ulperatIvely saEs on this valarous
Knight to offer up the lives of his party in
their BEHALF Fas'1he .-bea ltiful idea" SO
quantity expressed on of the Large
hickory wagons" (which Jeemes describes
as being beautifully canoped and draped
with pink cambria ardF-inge,' y thar those who
occupied itwere in Hanger of being compelled
70 have black husbands, any THU g TO do with
this voluntary offer Of the lives OF his party,
as Il forfeit in orSsr 10 prevent Gireful
a calamity.
We can imaginr, nething So well calculated
20 stir our neil hbor's fiery blot'd-nothins
that would SO unite aim to deeds of unparal
leled bravery --nJtIing that could SO etfec-
tualIy screw up his courage to the sticking
point, as '1lIe cry tiaat came up from that
same hickory wsgea ot-"White Husbands
or Nome Why,-Iccmes wouldn't hesitate
a alomcut in ordering It's men to give some
bofy.narticu' az. :,l1nleI, on an occasion where
the question was raised by the females OF his
party, as 10 the complexion of their future
husbands Sure swe are that his efforts will
prove salutar-7 in'prevent ng the awful calam
itv so much deprecated by that motto; and,
in the struggle 10 secure them white hus
ban,.s or none, we'll GU .9ANTEE that mary"
life will lie lpst--lt Will be a bloodess vic
toryi
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\ CASE IN PoINT.-On one of the hick-
DRY wagons, filled with ladies, here on the
seth, was this motto: "On the Democracy
we RELY for protection" We do not doubt
the gallantry of many of our Slaveocratic
friends; but there was one case at least, where
the better-half of one OF the party failed in
her reliance, by his efforts 10 sustain more Of
the platform than his legs could support
the consequence was that she was obliged
to go home without her protector, and he
didn't get there until next day! From the
Buck eye appearance Of quite large number
of the sth of january State Plat (per) for
mers, who were "bobbing around-and
round" on the seth, we do not doubt that
several wives were in precisely the same pre-
dicament, and they thought, ike we did,
that the motto contained more poetry than
truth
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The palladium s.gmatizes one Of the
witnesses of williams drinking as "a walk
ing whisky b."--(,Icf:
20 be sure we did: and, on the 30th ult., at
the great Siaveocrati,. ''fizzle' in this city,
ti1at same walking w, liskv tub, in the shape
OF Sanford Hurst, WIS in attendance, and SO
drunk the. he,could barely navigate. Some
of Jesse'S friends took occasion TO int oduce
the 5efl's respectable farmer to quite
number Of those who had placed some cont
dence in the published statement Of that
.%~iisk-- tub" and the result WIS that more
voters were made for Mr. Williams, bv the
sight Of the reeling, staggering Hurst eeerca-
lar-in the shape of flesh, blood, iaones and
whisky, than all we have said OF could say
On the question Hurst did the best days
work of Electioneering on the 30th for
friend Williams, that has been done this
campaign Ne5,ope our Slaveocratic friends
will have another fandango, in this county
previous,'to the October election, and that the
jeff Will again trot out its .walkn 2 whisky
tub statement maker for exhibition. One
more sight at the j eff's respectable farmer"
will leave Mr.. Malone. for whose part cular
benefit Hurst and his friends have been
cloEgatins the truth, no whar," Ike the
negroes sugar kiss. Reel him round, Jeemes.
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AUG.


I'VE are all under arms here now We
ave about SEQ men in Lawrence and are
implicitly penned up by the Rutfans. We
doing nothing but building forts. l. is
ported On good authority thai there are
100 MissouIiars marching into tie Terrific
Y. besides the kickapoo Rangers. We have
ken some Of their scouts aud spies and they
. | have inscribed on their banutrs. '.DEATH
TIE D--D ABoLITIoHIsys' "sgcw THEN No
.uARTKRs!" and thus far they have made
aeir words good.
We have no, had a regular fight since the
tack on the house OF tie murderer and
or>etlief Titus, in which our worthy friend
hombre was killed. | don't Lnew shat We
e to do now Lut 10 fight IL out with them. |
ave seen soc1v Grave men fall, and don't
i now how my turn may come |
ave been in every fight but one and tie
/ earest | have come 10 being hurt WAS two
!, ais through my Lat and a buck shot in the
reast Of my coat but uot through The li3ing
We are anxtou>Iy awaiting the arrival 81 the
/ ew Governor. When he comes | thirk
/ here viii be change for the better; II there
| not, we will be compelled to Sight the L.
-, !. troops, and risk the consequences. We are
ute sure that when this docs happen, more
nan one hall OF the m, n Will desert and tGtt
With us. lltilt highWak man, calling nm
elf deputy !Sder.f. at the head OF one
hundred troops gaIlored into town te day
and demanded Col Lane, but the boys cursed
him, told him he had not men enough to take
him, and finally bullied him out of town.
They called him thicf-told him he stole
the clothes he had on his back by breaking
open and robbing the trunk Of a free state
man at Tecumseh. This is a fair specimen
NJ Kansas She,iffS They wont have = man
in Office here unless lie is a murderer or a
thief l, does us good to hear that the north
is going so strong for Fremont. lie is tie
only hope left 10 secure freedom in Kansas.
Yours truly-ihe same old
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The 70 flowing letter OF instruction TO Gov
eTnor Gea ~. by Secretary Marcy is addition
al 70 that given n the Telegram h received
Yesterday We clip this from he cleveland
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S'rAUNTON SPECTATOR.
BYJ. A. & L. wADDELL, Jr.
TER NJ s.

ns- The SPECTATORS is published once a ,cees,
at Too Dollars year, paid in adoance, or 1tco DOT
lars and Fifty Cents if delayed beyond the expiration Gf
the year. No subscription t1i be discontinued 6 at e
option of the Editors until all GrreGrages are PAID
DO Au communications 10 the Editors by patt m"St
be post paid or they ,oiH not be attended to.
ADVER EASEMENTS of thirteen lines (or tesS,)
Bourgeois type or ten lines Cor ess Minion type IN
serted three times for dollar, and t'oenyge ceS
for each subsequent continuance Larger @"0s'''Se-
ments inserted in the same proportion ~,
Albsral discount made to those oho Gdoerhse oy "e
year.
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announce with much qualification, that. since
the adjournment OF the last Congress the question
then existing between this government and that
of France respecting the French consul at San
Francisco, has been satisfactorily determined. and
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sPoRTTSG.

noUBLE BARREL RIFLE FOR sALE-REnrNgroS
- barrel Enfsh locks handsomely rot M mai 10 o-ey
ssss one ,es,cn IL ger order s vii Ss sold Tor ss