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Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-12


SAM HousroS vs. THE SHAM DEMoogAcY-
Gov Houston, in his recent pronhnacian,ento for
Fillmore and Donelson, thus bears witness to
the msdeeds and msmanagement Of the Pierce.
Buchanan Administration Party:
Where is that Democracy to-day? Swal-
lowed up In unmitigaed squatter sovereignty
in sectional chickering's and Gisputes-in dis
regarding compacts between the different sec
tons of the Union. the repeal of which has led
to lnsurrection III kansas-ln getting up Indian
wars wherever Indians could be found as a
pretcxt for increasing the regular army, the es.
timated expenses of which. at this time, are
Sl2 0OO,00U per annum, when 100000. Judi
couSly expended would secure peace with ev-
cry Indian tribe the continent, and induce
them to embrace the arts Of civilization.
The Foreign policy of the present emo
cratic President mas been far from creditable
10 our government. 1t, too, has shown a dispo-
sition TO court an alien influence to sustain it.
while it has declared and practised relentless
prescription against native born American cii-
liens. | will pursue this point no further. To
rumina:e upon 1t is painful enough for a man
who loves his country, but when called upon by
friends, feel it my duty 10 express my senti-
ments plainly. You and /, and tens OF thou
sands Of old Democrats who were the true Cor
enanters under Jackson, wash our hands ofthese
absurdities follies and evidence of culpable mis-
management"
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TRIBUTE TO FaEM0Sr FROM SExATo,

TRIBUTE TO FaEMoSr FROM SENATOR WALKER.
- the debate on the Compromise measures
OF 1880. Hon. Isaac P. WALKER, of Wisconsin,
made the following alusion TO Col FRENoxr's
already well known views of Slavery:
/" hat would the Senator, Mr.. Downs, have?
Would re have tie elastic, bounding activity of
the North to await the slow and sluggish move
ments ofthe slave labor machinery of the south,
IN settling the territories? Does be expect this?
If so, mark my words. he will expect in vain,
until the last clod has fallen upon the last coffin
of the last slave, whose servie foot n,prints the
southern soil. 1t will not wait. You cannot
chainthe actire energy Of the North. You COULD
NOT CHAIN THAT OF A Fremont. He did not wait
to provide transportation for slaves but call
ing about him his hardy countrymen, lie brared
the perlls of want, hunger, thirt, and mountain
SHOWS; nor was he appalled, when death itself
strewed victims on his path. His noble forth
tude and energy have been. As they deserved,
rewarded by ar active, enterprsIng people
Though of the sunny South, he possessed the
USEFUL DARING AND oHAISLEss SOUL OF THE North
He broke the coils that bound him to the corpse
of slavery"
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The Chicago Garmaus not Afraid Of ths Know
Nothings"

The association OF young men, mostly of Ger
man BIRTH, known az the Turverein, has of late
been considerably agitated by political excite
ment which has arisen from the aggression of
the slave power upon the free Territories of the
United States. The society numbers about two
hundred active young men, greater part of
whom are legal voters. At one of their meet
ings few days ago, the following resolutions
were introduced, freely discussed, and unani-
mously passed
Resolved, That in our view, the oniy question
to be decided In the impending campaign is
Shall freedom be national and slavery section
al?
Resolved, That il is the sacred duty of Con-
gress To oppose, most determinedlv, the extern
sion Of slavery into the Territories Of the Uni
ted States, to admit Kansas as n free State, in
pursuance of the will Of majority of the real
inhabitants
Resolved, That we are ready wherever it is
necessary. to show font against the Know Moth
ngs; we VIII fight them to the last man; but
that we care not whether ali or part of them
tote for Fremont c. not; because his open and
uncontrddicted course Of life furnish Us suffi-
clent guarantees for the future.
Resolved, That if the Know Nothincs, relin-
gushing their foolish hatred OF foreigners, will
vote with MS against slavery, we are PREPARED
to go the same way as long as they do not en-
croach upon rights.
Resolved, That are as one man for the Re-
publican ticket, and we hereby pledge ourselves
10 attend all demonstrations IN its favor either
as individuals or =" III corpore,' and to support
1t 20 the best of our abilities
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-12

BLAckwooD FOR JULY.-The July number of
Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine is received
II presents an interesting table of CONTENTS
This number commences a new volume. rs
also do the July numbers of the Edinburgh,
London, and Westminster Reviews The North
British, in May. Blaekwood, or any one of the
Reviews, So year. Blackwood and any one
OF the Reviews So. The Reviews, with Black
wood. $40.
These publications are all worthy the at,en-
ton of all Literary men. Address L. Soorr 4
Co, publishers, "a Gold ST., corner of Fulton.
New York
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a NovEI. SEWING MACHINE.-In an article en-
titled I" ints on the value of Patents the Sci
entifc american thus notices novelty: " 1t is
understood that the Messrs. Jerome, of New
Haven. Conn., the celebrate clock makers. have
recently purchased 4 portion of the right to
Robertson's Sewing Machine for the sum of
$4,000. This sewing machine is said to be a
remarkable novelty. 1t is scarcely larger than
the little sewing birds used by the ladies. and
may be easily carried in the pocket In exter-
nal appearance it is highly ornamental. It's
construction is so simple that child of FIVE
years can operate it with success For the use
of families and individuals the invention APP
pears to be admirable We are told that a seam
stress with the aid of one of these machines
will be able to do in one day, the ordinary hand
labor of an entire week. The Messrs Jerome
are at present engaged i'll the manufacture o
this improvement on a large SCALE and soon will
be able to fill orders. Retail price of the ma
chine, $40 The best sewing machines of the
other makers cost from 800 to $40"
County or State rights for sale. See adver-
tisement in another column. 4w
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NAa GEO. WAsHISGTox a S goTIoxALIsT.-Six-
ty years since, when a distinguished Scotch
baronet asked information from Washington in
regard TO the condition of the country, and
where It was best for emigrant to settle, that
liiustrlouS man wrote him III answer that of
"the seabords of all the Southern States. / shall
say but Httle-for as should not choose to be
an inhabitant of them myself, | ought not to
say any thing that would induce others to be
So
The partiality of Washington TO his birth
place is well known. Even this. however did
not blind him TO the superior value of the farm
ing land OF Pennsylvania, not on account of any
Intrinsic superiority over Maryland. or Virgin
il, but because of the presence Of slavery in
one, and its prospective absence in the o:her.-
In reference to this he wrote" There IRE laws
for the gradual abolition of Slavery, which nei-
Their of the two States above mentioned Mary
land and Virginia. have ut present, bit ultich
nothing Is more ccrtainthdu that then must hare
and az period not remote.
May not we, instead of giving any heed to
the senscess cry of sectionalism now raised
against Republicanism of the present day. take
heart when we contemplate the sectionalism
sanctioned by the authority Of Washington?-
All that Is now sought is to prevent the extern
sion OF SlaH cry into territory from which it was
excluded by the Missouri Compromise, bnt
Washington for excluding it from Virginia
and Maryland. and had no doubt but il would
be done, too, and so advised a foreigner who
wished 10 emigratc to this country.-Eoaton At
las.
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EDITOR TRIBuHE:

EDIroR TRIBUNE:
DEAR SIR:-About 10 days since l wrote to
Menely Sons of Troy, n. Y, and on Saturday
last received letter from them in reply, and in
reference to bell for the Court House. They
say that bell weighing 800 lbs, Gas much as
the one in the Congregational Church together
with cast iron yoke and frame can be deliver
ed here for $l40, and one of 400 lbs for SI75
this includes freight. Their price for bells per
100 lbs. is S35, the hangines cost about S25
and the freight to Chicago is $500 per 1000
pounds
1t ls unnecessary to say that there ought to
be a bell in the Court House During the tern
o. court and the sessions Of the Board of Super
vIsors 1t would be great convenience to FER
sons living IN all parts Of the county who have
business to transact in court and before the
Beard; and to citizens ofthis village year in and
out it is Indispensable Now every lecture cen
cert or public meeting that is held in the Court
House, is announced to the few families ard PER-
sons living in the immediate neighborhood, by
drum beat those who reside 40 or so rods away
having no means of knowing the hour tie meet
ing Is TO commence, stay at home rather than W:
half Or three quarters ofan hour for the exer-
Chs to begin. or to disturb Others by coming in
late bell weighing 800 or 400 lbs would OBJ
Tlate all these difficulties ans. when j. was OF
tanned every body would wonder how they could
manage without it. Its cost l have already
mentioned, and l have no doubt that if the Leo
PIE are disposed to purchase it, the money can
be raised in "a hours. | make this COMMUNE
cation for the purpose of bringing the matter
before those who are interested in it: leavino
you and others to indicate what shall be done
IN the premises Yours DC, most truly
J. H. CLARY
Mineral Point. Aug. 18th, 1856
We propose an immediate subscription for
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BITTEN BY RATTL EssAKE.-A man named
Bowen, residing In Knox county, was bitten by
prairie rattlesnake between the fingers a cou-
pie OF weeks since while binding wheat. He
was unable TO procure medical aid for three
hours In the meantime the poison extended
throughout his system, and three DAYS after he
was bitten, the poor man died
For the Information of our readers we subion
the following recipe, for he curing of a rattle
snake bite. We advise them to preserve it.
and should any Of them unfortunately be bitten
we trust the remedy will prove niallible:
Take the yolk of an egg and put in a teacup;
STIR In with 1t as much salt as will make it thick
enough not to run off Spread it as a plaster
and apply 1t to the wound.-Rock Islander
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HIeHLAND-An inquest was held in this VIII
iage on the 9Th inst, before Marx Corrln, JUS
tee Of the Peace, and jury of six good and
lawful men of the County Of Iowa. in view of
the dead body of a person unknown, whose
name MAS supposed to be William Thompson
4 black smith by trade.-when a verdict was
rendered that the deceased came to his death
by intomPerance, exposure and negligence; and
assault and battery committed by Thomas Croft
y Warrant was forthwith issued for the appre
hensiou of Croft"
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sS Democrat from Susquehannah, Penn
sylvanla, writes 10 the Courier Ii Enquirer as
follows:
have turned over to the Fremonters-can't
go democracy any longer-am completely dis
gusted with their whole proceedings. Hurrah
tor John Z. Fremont, the man of the people =
Old Buck can't get a sight-even PENNSYLVANIA
Will so against him. We have only three Blu.
chanan men here, and they VIII dry up and blow
away before November next. In the next town
10 US there Is but one, and he is waverine. I
guess IN at by election tire ne viii go for Pre-
mont
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sE- The following article from the Richmond
Enquirer, sets forth in clear light the real is
sue before the people in the present canyass-
The efforts of the Buchanan men in this vicin-
ity to make the people believe tina; elavery
tension is no part of the democratic creed. is on
ly intended to blind the eyes of those who
would not knowingly vote for extending slave
ry into free territory. but whose support for Mr.
Buchanan they hope to secure by keeping The
g true issue" in the dark. They urge that DEM
ocrats do not seek to extend slavery, but leave
out of sight the fact that northern democrats
agree to its extension as matter of right on the
part OF the south" Mr.. Buchanan has ever
been the favorite of the Virginia democracy
To that State he now owes his present position
as a candidate for the presidency, aud by the
democracy of that State he is supported because
he is light on the slavery question. But read
the article from the Enquirer, the leading Blu
chanan organ of Virginia. Here it is:
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Delivered In the Hall of the House of Represent Il e
January Goth. 1927

We are accused of doing mischief by the api.
tation of this question. Collateral consequences
We are not responsible for. 1t is not this socie.
ty which has produced the great moral revolu-
ton which the age exhibits. What would they.
who thus reproach us, have done2 Ifthey would
repress all tendencies towards liberty. and ul-
innate emancipation, they must do more than
put down the benevolent efforts of this society
They must go back to the era Of our liberty and
independence, and muzzle the cannon which
thunders its annual joyous return They must
revive the slave trade and all its attendant a.
trocities. They must suppress the workings of
British philat thropy, seeking to meliorate the
condition of the unforsunasc West Indian slaves
They must arrest the career of South American
deliverance from thraldom. They must blow
out the moral lights around US, and extinguish
that greatest torch of all which America presents
to 4 benighted world. pointing the way to their
rights. liberties, and their happiness. And when
they achieved all these purposes their work
will be yet incomplete. They must penetrate
the human SOUL and eradicate the light of rea-
son and the love of liberty. Then, and not till
then, when universal darkness and dispair pre-
vail, can you perpetuate slavery and repress all
syupathies and all humane and beneyolentsef-
forts among freemen, in behalf of the unhappy
portion of our doomed 10 bondage u Sec
LiIe and Speeches Of Henry Clay, Vol !, pace 264
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sB- The following paragraph comes form The

SB The following paragraph comes form The
Mobile (Ala.) AdYcrtiser
We'll might the delegate in the late Black
Republican Convention, at Philadelphia, urge
that SO rapid would be the spread of Republican
doctrines that IN four years they could, with
IMMUNITY, hold their Convention in Richmond
or Lexington. # he had kaoarr how many Eiack
Republicans there werc IA this State and Communal
ty, he might hare 'noued to adgour, the Conpcation
to meet IN 1860 at Montgomery There arc men
here IN alabama, and in His co,t,aty, rho are not
ashamed to ocn Preference to Fremont, or any
other Abolltionlst, to Buchanan. How can the
South ever expect TO maintain her sclf-respect or
obtain her just rights, if she even endures such
persons on her sell much less permits them to
occupy influential positions srthin her 6order5?"
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- We would call particular attention to
Tue advertisement of Z. L. zoe, & Co. Qa,e
DuFnee @ loe,) l06 Lake street. Chicago. This
house having been established in that city for
upwards OF fourteen years. Is too well known to
need comment. They have the largest and bes,
selected stock In Chicago of Saddlery Hardware.
L"ols. Leather. Plated Goods. &c. dc. and the
only agents ia the North West for Reese 4
Hoy,'s celebrated Patent Stretched and Pire.ad
leather Betting: also for Goodyear's Rubber
Betting and Packing.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-12

JUICE RASDALL.-The Waukesta Domocra.
thus warmly endorses the appointment of A.
W. RANDALL. Esq, TO fill the vacancy on the
Bench, occasioned by the resignation CT Judge
Hu'beI:
This IS the most popular appointment that
could De made. Randall is lawyer OF the first
class whole-souled jovial fellow. and will
make an able, honest, impartial Judge His
appointment gives satisfaction to men Of all po-
litical grades and parties
The Worhi,gnaon of this city. also, Demo-
cratic paper, bears testimony to the fitness OF
the pointment.-lfl Daily Sezatinel
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SECOND DISTRICT.

Republican Convention, the Second Congressional
District this State will De held at nera Point in the
County OF iowa, "Wednesday, the 9th day OF August
next Y O'Clock NJ of said day fer the purpose of nom
mating eaniate for euher oil Congress- and also for
Presidential Eecor for said District. 20 be supported al
the general election and for It's Transaction Of such
other business may be deemed expedieEt BY me Con
ye-tion.
bach assembly district within sail congressional lis
ric viii be entitled &c two delegates in said Conventions
snI IL Is recommended That the Republicans each As
sanbiy Dstri; meet for tbs selection delegates
on Saturday, August 10TH, at O'Clock P. Il.
y. u. VIRGIN,
GEO. MESSERSMITH,
s. C. C0LLEY,
DAVID ATWOOD,
Cousressoas, DistiiS- Committee.
MAJ. uiyI
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sE- The abolitionists of the North. who are

tF The abolitionists of the North, who are
about rs consistent set of men as the fire eat
ers of the South, take strong grounds AGAINST
DR. Fremont. The anti-Slavery Standard, the
organ OF the party. Pillsbury. Garrison and 9TH
eFs oil the same stripe, all prefer the election of
Buchanan to that of Fremont, on the ground
That the election OF the former would tend to
promote and influence the anti-Slavery agita-
ton, while that of Mr.. Fremont would tend to
a cessation of it.
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A CERTIFICATE OF CHaRAoTER-So general is
the stampede from the ranks of the sham De-
mccracv 10 the cause Of Fremont and FREFpoM
that the AeWs of yesterday is at pains to certify
formally, that Gov. BARsrow and Judge LARA
BEE still cling to the desperate fortunes of Mr.
Buchanan We don't remember TO have seen
either OF these gentlemen set down as FRE-
NONE recruit. The Neacs should continue lis list
OF the faithful" 1t would not occupy great
deal of room.-Ka Dalu Sem
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-12

rs At Buchanan ratification meeting in
Patterson, \ j., the other day, Lorenzo B. Shep-
ard, OF New York, read an extract from Freder-
lex Douglas commenting severely on the Repub-
hcan party. Buchaneer, not knowing the
distinction betv cen Fl ed" and "Steve," there
upon proposed three cheers for Douglas which
were given with ( viii by the unterrifed -
An age of progress this. when IA democratic
meeting cheers Fred. Douglas, the Abolitionist,
and a colored man at that
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ASSEMBLY CONvENTIoN--Norther District

Republican Convention for the Northern Assembly
District Of Iowa County viii st the Town Hall in
padgeyille, Saturday, gust sd at two O'Clock p
81 for the purpose of choosing delegates to the Pc
Ian!ican Congrosiona Convention be he held Ia Min
era. Point the 27tn inst Ratio q representation
heretofore. By order Of Committee.
Dodseville, Angus. H. 1856
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ATWATER IMPROVEMENT.

TE.His highly valuable invention frs; tTousa%
n the notice OF The public By the MessIs JEROME .
New Haven, Conn, whose worldwide reputation a. ei
makers, has rem lereC their familiar hons
words 1t was the intention 10 have manufacture ul.
cy thousands and with view Of bringing them mo
versal use, the price Of $40 established as TIE f
rate But IN the course of events the AessTs J'.1
were unexpectedly overtasen by misfortune ana, egI'
quently, were Obliged to abandon this new enIel'f'
with which they had identified themselves. 49,.
The present proprietors have engaged IN the baii
with the highest hope and expectation Of s.lpg 49,
place before the public article of greater gene 81 ~
than las been introduced within the memory o. Z.
They have made arrangements with reliable T'fls !,
the manufacture of the machines, who viii iu1pfl
such persons may purchase TeTri orial Rights '-
quantities may be required TO meet the demand 49,
County rights placed at low figure and so eon8
of the utility of these machines for family =
that believe good statesmen retail achina b.
in single week in the principal town or Gil! u -
county in Wisconsin, II pay from the profits oil se'A
for the entire county CHIT. ANY Turehcsfas - ~.
y right is furnished with list of prices Of couhu
the North Western Stites, and is privileged 70 mah
of any county right for which he may fad pufeH.1,
and for all territory he may thus sell Is allowed 70
commission OF % cents the amount realized 1T
n - re opp int no AgeE-s; and furnish hI 80.
only 10 those who may purchase county or sia1e I~
For further information apply TO
r. IL. JOHNSON, Agsat
Pos. once Box -
Jufv SIz4-
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KENTUCKY.
CINCINNATI, August 1t

CINeIxSATI, August It'll.
american .Majoritics. Co., Pr !;
Lincoln Co, 300; Bay Co., 800; Garrard, u.s.
Clarke, 595:.Spencer, Davis, Carue. Mead Brock
enridge, give small American n.aIorities
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 7.
Thirty six countless returns mostly complete
American majority 2.073. The Democrats gain
on 55 vote on Governor, $685.
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TIIEPATHFIHDEp
Hoao Col. Fremont planned The Az,er;.,
the highest Peak Of the Rocky .No,,fa,s..0 g On
From Col. Frenon,,s Renor, Of

the highest Peak Of the Rocky .Noa,ta,s..o g 0a
From Col. frem9 ,n; Repor. of his ROCKY NJ.
Putting hands and feet in the c-.-;.
tween the blocks. succeeded in eettinsozs De-
and when | reached the top, found my Ger so",eFr
ions in a smtt valley below. Descsns: pau.
them, we continued climbing, and - 10
time reached the crest. l sprang upon ,be sl0t
mt, and another step would have r-ac;S:s sun,
me into snow field five hundred faet mated
To the edge of this field was a sheer ;cr e1oV'--
pice. and then with gradual fall. Tia P &c,
sioped off Tor about mile, until It s.rrol. NED
foot of another lower ridge. l stood o. Tie
row crest about three feet in width w;,L 1a'.
clination OF about 90 n. 81 = E. As 81 Ia
had gratifed the first feelings Of crr aovh Is
descended, and each man assembled in bis IT,.
for only would allow one at 2 time - 'u'a,
the unstable and precarious slab, which !, 'ooA'
ed breath would hurl in the abvs. bc, s.e1'
We mounted the barometer in the snow ~ =
summit, and fixing ramrod in the CT ~ lAs
FuRLED THE NATIONAL FLAG, 10 ~ ~, ~
THE BREEZE WHERE NEvER FLAG WAVED NJ ron. "
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Is Mr.. J. c. Underwood. who was lately
for the crime of attending the Phladelphia Con-
vention. has stated in speech, that Virginia
exports from twenty thousand to twenty FIVE
thousand slaves to the remote South per aunun,
900
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-12

IS Our neishbor ct the Democrat denies that
Col Fremont was ever democrat. Well, we
have no idea that he ever was. as the term is
now understood by that party. But that be was
and Is denlocrat. A. Jefferson and jackson nm
derstood what constituted democracy, we do not
believe even the Democrat will have the bardi-
hood % deny
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-12

GRAND REPUBLICAN, RALLY AT BELorr.-Tbe
Counties OF Rock, Greene, Walworth, Racine
and kenosha counties in Wisconsin, and Win.
nebago and Boone counties in Illinois. have n
''rand Rally at Beloit on the Sd of September.
There viii DC sights 70 be seen then and there