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LopIsvILLH. Dec. H..


Negro Lasarecton- The correspondent Of.
the Journal, writing from eampbelkville, n.y.
on the 10th, says That negro boy had disClo-
ssd plot ofthe negroes in that neighbOrhOod
to rise about Christmas Several arrests had
been made, and an Examination was held on
the 9th. before Justice Cloyde but nothing vas
ELECTED save the statement Of the boy that be
overheard the negroes say that they intended to
make war upon Ihe whites about Christmas
aud thatif hs would join them they -wonld
make him rich.
The negroes are reported to possess guns
pistols, &c. 500 WeEy
The correspondent adds that conslderp6l
Dissatisfaction exists generally among the ne
groes, which. itnoI promptly SUPPRESSED ma
lead 10 serious trube,
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SINGULAR OooURRENoE IN THE PULPtT. LAT
Saltwater, Minnesota, Rev. A. G.. Nelson,
Methodist minister, broke down in his Sunday
morning sermon, and was so confounded by the
unaccountable and awkward dilemma that he
summarily dismissed his congregation and ran
home, He got there just in time to save his
house FROM destruction by 6re, which was well
under way.
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NOTICE.

cathapine MARSHALL State ofOhio, Carroll coun'
as guardian of lgs unlo. Ooni,nen 1sn Gas
Matilda Marshal(miuorl February tgtn's ~ s,y l{S,i
Iobn a,orsbsiL ct. al.
John Marshall Of Harrison county, Ono, isaac mar
shall OF Jefferson county, Chic samuel aarshaI ~
Athens couats Ohio David Marshai, Lonzo Sasnnl ma.
md Aaron Marshall of the state Of aissouri the hels
81 sara Hart. deceased, the sateo ILLINOIS, whose
names ara uaknown) Mary Menlss,antermariMeu M WI"
fsss Merrick Of the ST ate fndana Elizabeth smi'
r.erarries with John W, Smith, Of tue state O Iowa;
49, nav qIntermarried with John Day,and Harriet
nav ntermarred with Daniel Day, oithe atate Oh WIS
s;n will take notice that on the 18th day OF Deeem~
~ n 1856 Catharine Marshall, as the guard an
oe ada Marshal "a minor) fled 10 the Office of tie
Cort Of Common Pleas of Carroll county, in the Sta
e Ohio petition in partition which is now pending,
said petitioner demands parition Ofthe folowH
inc real estate viz: The south vest quarter OF sec.
.i n township Ii, of ranged Of the lands ordered
10 be sodat Steubeuvle the STATE Of Ohio, excspt
twenty acres off OF the vest end Of said quarter ESQ
toen acres out OF he north east corner Of sara quar-
ter now owned and occupied by David Maple, sSu
that at the next term ofsad Court appcaion viii DC
made to said Court for the assignment OF dover ~ sau
premises to said Catharine AGshal as the WIDOW o ol
David Marshall deceased, and of an order 'na' Pa'@F
ton NAV be made of said premises
by Il. r. BekLEY, attorney
nee oh. lS56-5w pr fee 81 ,0oa ioF Peeono'
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Navt Isana.

In eonss qasnco Of the Holyday attractions,
our hands in the eliss. from Foreman e. :'Dev-
IL" feel ike ..,wo days" kick up" in the
sya srae:ng e4 saL isot kssi4g spisEdas du-
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Notice TO Stock BaiSerS.

~ wESTON controlling agent for the sale Of the ur7
n ivaIed (orn and Cob MilI--aIittle Giant" foF tie
counties Of Canoll, Stark Coumbiana, hahoning asd
Tuscarawas would respectfully inform lhe Stock Feed
of he above named ceunliss that he is now pIepa
red to supply all orders addressed to hin at Augusta
Carroll county, Ohio,
Dec. 25 1856. If, e@
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WAsHINGrov. Dec. II.


Kansas Matters The, truth OF the rumor o
Judge Lecompte's removal is now confirmed by
The nomination By the President to the Senate
Of James o. Harrison, Of Kentucky, as Chic
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of Kansas. "a g
The removal of Judge Lscompte was cqnteio-
plated at least forty days ago, and of which, 1T
is said, he was aware; but upto this time moth
ing has been heard from him in defence Of bis
official conduct.
Thsreeent proofs and Representatives. sol Gov
Geary, determined the course Of Iho Admins
tration in the premises. 4t
VIM. Spencer has likewise been nominated as
Marshal of Kansas, vice D2nal llson.
Thomas Cunningham, of Pa, has beennom-
mated Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court
Of Kansas, in place Of Burrel, deceased
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Congressional.
WAsHINGToy, Dec,

W ASHlNdlVNt O0St ~
HoUsx.-Twsnty thousand copies Of the
Presidents Message and NcOcupaning docu-
msnts, we're ordered TO be printed.
The consideration Of the Presidents Message
was then resumed.
Mr.. Quit man believed that every word used
BY the President on the slavery question was
veil timed and true. and Developments show
that the objects Of the Republican party we're
sucL as the Executive had attributed 10 them.
Speaking on the subject of Central America,
MIR. Quitman said he was opposed as an A
msrican to bowing and yielding to England or
France. We want no treaty with any foreign
nation relative TO our duty on this continent,
and should moi, therefore. call on apy Europe
an power to come across the ocean TO help reg
ulsts Central American affairs
He believed Gen. Walker was an ipstrrment
in tha hands OF Providence to carry on Ameri-
can civilization, and that it was the duty Of our
government not TO throw obstacles in his way.
AhOr the conclusion OF Mr. QuiIman's speech
Mr.. Ranch defended the South, advocating the
principles Of the Nebraska bill and repudiaIing
squsLter sovereignty.
MIR. Davidson argued that Congress naVer
| did and does not now possess power to legIS-
late en- the subject Of slavery in territories.
srNArE.-Resoluon were adopted author
| zinc the Secretary Of the Navy to present
suitable medals to Dr. Kane's officers and men
Of the Arctic Expedition.
Mr. Jones Of Tennessee, endorsed the Pres-
Tents articles on the motives OF Republicans
and condemned squater sovereignty. II was
not for Congress he said TO decide whether
Iavery shall or shall not exist in the territories
Inc would Acquies ca in the decision of the su
preme Court aud tho't If all would do the sans
It would be the me ans Of quieting the SLAYER.
agitation.
WAsniNaToN. Dee. 10.
HousE.--Three days, commencing from tn
Sd Tuesday in January, were set apart for th
consideration Of the Territorial business.
The bill which passed tho Senate at the frs
session authorizing the people OF Kansas
form Constitution and State Government
preparatory for their admission into the Unior
} on an equal footing with the original state
3 was referred to Committe on Territories.
e The other Senate BILLS laying over from FRI
i session we're referred to the appropriate con
J mi.tse. Some relative to harboE and rive
1t appropriations,
At The Committed on Territories, in response
a numsrously signed petition from the FeOpl
., of Minnesota Territory, to-day agreed to r.
le port bill authorizing them to form Const
q. tuition for State Government.
is No action was taken in relation to the prop
|. ssd nsw Territory Of Arrisons.
Nothing OF interest transpired In the senat
st Mr.. Wilson spoke at length on the polite
ne questions OF the dsy.
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NARM FOBsALE.-The subscriber ofe's Tor SAFE a
II Ea,ro in island Creek township, Jefferson county,
Ohio sFuatedtwo miles east OF Mehmond; nine miles
wesj Of steu be1vile, formerly known a. part CT tho
"Castner fa,mt The farm contains l56t aerep, aooa1
90 acres cleared and under cultivation For further
gtorn,stion address JAMES MARS,
''''9' nia 'n'''re az ,s5s 3w Richmond. Ohio.
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rz- The official result in WscOn,in for Pres

nfa- The ofioialIvote of Alabama is"s foi-
lows: Buchanan, 1887, Fillmore, 2855s.-
Bucks majority l9,O85 aaatl
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Eg- The official vote Of Iowa stands: FIRE.
mont, 1877; Buchanan, 98,24l; Fillmore, o.,
444. Fremons's majority over Buchanan. L
$50. Total vote, 898l2.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-12-25

EoUAlrry OF REPRESENTATION At the last
eleetou. Che District iu Iowa represented IN
Congress by the Hon. James ThOripgtOn cast
nearly $4,000 votes. The list District of South
Carolina, represented by the Hon. John Me-
o.ser uOlled in all about 7,540 votes. AF.
Thoringtoh's District pclled more votes tten ttn
theYa are IN the whole State of South Carolina;
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ANIEf, DEyINEAS EsTATE.-vN Nodce is here;
1 by riven that the subscriber has been apponteo
"a o'sESad as administrator de bonis non, on the
estate Il Daniel Devinna, deceased, ato Of CarroH
@ estate oijo Da JANIS DEVlNNA.
Gully nasSso5 Ia56 Administrator, de bonis non,
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~ The Newark Mercury mentions The fact

RE The Newark Mercury mentions the lact
that paragraph has been going The rounds o.
tAe Democratic press to the effect 'nst 'uoge
Mclean, had declared himself favorable to the
election Of buchanan. The same declaration is
now repyoduced in the recent letter of John
Van Buren to the Boston committee oil invita-
,iou We are authorized to give this assertion
an explicit denial, and to say thasthe JudgeTO-
ted an open ticket for Fremont and Daytoh.-
[Pitsburgh Gazette. gsQ tz,gl ss.I - !,
sEtrhe annual Editorial convention OF o.
hio editors takes, place on the l4th Of January
hsxt. at Mansfield.
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rxsTATE OF JOHN ORoss-The undersigned has
H besn appointed and qualified as executor OF the
estate Of John Cross Deceased late Of Aanroe town
eh;n csr,oV county. HOAio. Those interested viii
take notice. SVeer u 0iT T.ac~tor
Dec IL, 1856 3w Ge'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-07-17

A 'REpUBLIcAN DELEGATE" ADyIs.
ED TO LEAVE VIRdINIA.-W We men
toned in our paper of yesterday, that
the citizens of Fauquier county, Va,
held meeting on the Goth ult., at
Piedmont station, to express their
indignation at the alleged conduct
of Mr.. j. G. Underwood, in pretend
ing to represent Virginia in the
Republican Convention at Pbiladel-
phia. The meeting, itappears adopt
ed resolution disearding all sectional
parties, adhering to the Constitution
and the Union as it is, and denonnc-
ing as libel any attempt to make an
impression that free soil or abolition
doctrines are gaining a foothoId in
Virginia. A committee was appoint.
ed to convey the sentiments OF the
meeting to Mr. Underwood, and to
inform him "that they deem it just
and advisable that he should leave
the State as speedily as be Can find
it in his power to do so.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-07-17
The Charge Sustained,

A short time ago, The Nashville
Union y American charged that some
one had been guilty of the disgrace
ful act Of hanging Mr.. Buchanan in
efhgy at Wartrace, on the night Of
the recentk know nothing meeting there.
This was Indignantly denied by the
know nothing presses, but it SO hap
pened that G. w Alsxandsr, Esq, one
of the most respectable citizens Of
this county, was there, and saw the
efigy hanging on Sunday morning.
Here is his card-no one will call in
question the truth of his statement
A CARD.-The undersigned was at
Wartace, in Bedford county, on Sat
urday night, the day of the Know
Nothing ratification meeting. On
Sunday morning following, the efiigy
of Mr.. BUCHANAN was discovered
hanging from pole the Know Moth.
ings had raised Cor their meeting,
and awritten label across the breast
Buchanan dead!" When discover.
ed certain Know Nothings pretended
to be very mad, but all was soor
put to rest by observing the clothes
and identifying them. This placed
matters beyond all doubt, that thu
thing was Intended as an indignity
to Buchanan and his trends.
Now, any person who says tha
such an effigy was not hung as stated
perpetrates an unm;;agated fazschood
and ! stand ready to prove it, ant
hold myself responsible for what
say. / can be found at Mulberry
Tenn, unless absent on business, ant
those who desire to redress any wron.
can haze 1T in any way desirable t
them.
Yours, CIV. ALEXANDER.
July 8, 1856.
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CALIFORNIA.
We are indebted to our. old {

We are indebted to our old friend,
Alfred s. Fulton, Esq, who has re-
Gently returned from California, for
late adyices. from the Pacific coast.
We extract the following inkling Of
California life from the San Francisco
Wide West, remarking that the occur
FENCES related transpired at Sonora: -
DIED.-On the 10Th inst, at his residence
in this place, Mr.. DAVID GREEN, after forty
eight hours illness of severe diarrhna, aged
SO years and months. His friends and &C
quaintances are requested to attend his funeral
this (Thursday) afternoon, at 8 O'Clock p. NJ,
without further notice.
MARRIED.-On Thursday evening, by Rev.
Mr.. Sermon, Mr.. JAMES Corning, formerly
second mate of the clipper ship Sea Scud, and
who also served with distinction as a teamster
on Taylor's line in the Mexican war, and the
present Sheriff of Tuolumne county, to Mrs.
MARY A. GREEN, formerly OF Missouri.
The lady, when some impertinent
friends questioned the propriety Of
the step, said "she felt SO desolate
and Mr.. Corning was SO attentive
like, and this was SO bad country
for lone women to live in, and she a.
sort of looked to Mr.. Corning natu.
rally, and she always was afraid Of
robbers and murderers--in fine, il
was entirely for protection I"
Those who attended the funeral
were invited to return to the house
when Mr.. Corning, upon whose arm
the widow leaned, took the Grape of
of his hat, and unbuttoniDg his coa1
disclosed white vest. The desc
late widow who had used up two
handkerchiefs with the excess of hel
tears, was led into an adjoining room
by couple Of her female friends
where she was disrobed Of her mourn
ing attire and put on white bu
plain dress.
The same clergyman, the excel
lent Mr.. Sermon, who had just burr
ed her first husband, then presented
her with another one, who, let Vi
hope, may long live to afford her tb,
protection she needed and desired
and long before she reaches old ags
may she be the mother ola phalan1
of stout sons, ready afterwards tt
protect both their parents or theil
country. just as may happen to b.
necessary.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-07-17

WONDERFULLY PRoLIFIc.--We clip
/ the following from the Louisville (Ky.)
Courier
Yesterday morning just as the
splendid clock on the Walnut street
Baptist church was striking s, the
good wife of David Zeffiy presented
him four bouncing babies-two boys
and two girlsl Mother and children
were all doing as well as could be ex-
pected, and honest David himself was
still alive at last accounts. David is
a worthy, hard working. and indsstri-
Gus nail smith, and lives and vege-
tates on Clay street, between Main
and Market streets.
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a THREATENED DRFIcULrY.-The

q
A THREATENED DIFFICULTY There
are appearances of serious distur,
Dances on the border of Texas and
Louisiana. 1t is said that certain
free negroes, mulattoes. and with
men, to the number of forty, white
the Sheriff at their head, who bad
been ordered for some reason to leave
the country, have refused to do so
and have fortified themselves some
some four miles above Madison
They are reported to have hundred
guns, besides pistols and bowie
knives; and to bid defiance to their
opponents.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-07-17

HuMBUaGINa Mr.. CRAsipToN.-The
Blue Book Champion documents con.
tain a letter from "Major Genera
Ruthven, of the Tennessee Militia
to Mr.. Champion, offering, for the
sum ofone million five hundred thou
sand dollars, to raise and March a di-
vision of six thousand men to the
various ports in the. United States,
thence to be shipped to the Crimea.
The question now is, who is Major
General Ruthven? Is there any such
man? If there is, he must be fond
Of joke. He bsmboozlsd Cramp.
ton awfally.
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What bis NeighbOrs Say Of Him

1t is no matter of trifling consid.
Grafton and importance that those
who know a man best should eulo.
gize him most. More especially is
Ipraise to be valued when it is extort-
ed from political opponent. The
Lancaster (Pa.) Express, Know
Nothing Republican paper, publish
ed in the immediate neighborhood Of
Mr.. Buchanan's residence, is COM
PEELED to bear testimony of his un-
bending integrity and blameless life.
After few Introductory remarks,
the editor says:
1--WE know the man as one of our
most respected fellow citizens
gentleman of unblemished personal
integrity, and unusual agreeable
manners in bis social intercourse
with all classes. We know him as a
friend of the poor-as a perpetual
benefactor Of the poor widows of this
city, who, when the piercing blast
Of each successive winter brought
shrieks of cold. and hunger, and want,
in the frail tenements of Poverty,
could apply to the buchanan Relief
Donation" for their annual supply of
wood, and setting down with their
orphaned children in the cheerful
warmth Of a blazing fire, lift their
hearts in silent gratitude to God,
and teach their little ones to bless
the name of James Buchanan. As
citizen, neighbor, a friend-in a
word, as simply James Buchanan, we
yield to no man in the measure of
our respect and esteem. and were he
still before US as simply James Buch.
anan--as he was q few years ago,
and when he and We occupied the
same broad Jeffersoniaa republican
platform--when at least one of the
editors of this paper voted with him
year after year, the same democratic
ticket--then ours would be the more
pleasing duty Of supporting instead
Of opposing the election of our es-
teemed fellow citizen and neighbor to
the highest Office in the gift of the
American people, and the highest
position Of politieal distinction in the
world"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-07-17
OLD LINE WINGS.

In an article showing the efforts
to produce q fusion of all the isms
and ties in the North against the
Democratic party because it is true
to the Constitution, to the South
and the only organization that is so,
at this time, the Montgomery Gala
Advertiser 4 Gazette utters the fol.
lowing:
It's not necessary that in joining
the Democracy any one should aban.
don the principles be has heretofore
protested; it does not even imply a
desertion of them and an acceptance
of those Of the Democracy. He
comes with US into the conflict only
as an ally, doing his duty while it
continues, until the common enemy
is routed--then to renew, if duty
should require it, his former rivalry
with US. We would indeed have but
little respect for one who yesterday
a whig or know nothing, should to-
day proclaim himself democrat, II
be meant thereby that he subscrib.
ed to all the party dogmas he had
rejected during his life time; but we
do honor and esteem him who, See
ing and feeling the greatness of the
issues now forced upon the country,
remembers that he belongs to the
South, and not to party. and frank
ly and manfully places himself BY the
side of his old opponents, saying,
81 am with you until this fight is
over" And We have very little re-
spect for those mole-eyed patriots,
who,unable to see the army Of North
ern Native american foes arrayed a.
gainst US, while the Democracy Of
the whole country are advancing on
them with mighty shout ofsStates'
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES"
creeping through our camp, breeding
dissension with the whisper, s.put|
none but .A,nerscaas on guard"
whose olfactorios are in such a dis
eased, abnormal condition that they
cannot scent danger in the brsezei
tainted by vile eructations from
Northern Protestant pulpits, but are
'uffoeated, and gasp with womanly
right at a Whit of air from the Vat.
can in Italy, where sits poor old
pectre of Pope, upheld upon bis
offering throne by foreign bayonets.
1t is not because we need the aid
# wings or know nothings in the
south, but because We desire to give
moral effect to our position greater
han a majority can bestow, that we
fish unanimity in the South; it ISL
ecause we earnestly hope that ex- h
sting animosities arising out Of past h
ontesta may be allayed, and social {
nd political unity-the sure presage I
triumph.and security, in or out a
! the Union = arise cut Of the pres-te
at conflict. Il
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-07-17

THE Fruit Crop IN TLLlNop.-The
Freeport Journal, of the 22d ult.,
says:
The fruit crop in this State never
looked more promising than at pres
emit. There is every reason to believe
that there will be the-largest crop of
apples that has ever been seen in III
inois in many years. Such are the
accounts from all sections of the
State. $50
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-07-17

PATRIOTIC SPEECH OF AN OLD LINZ
Wheat the democratic ratiica
ton meeting held at Hartford, Con
necticut, few days since, among
the prominent speakers was Mr.
Chapman, an old line Wing, In the
course of bis remarks be said:
"Why, sir, where shall l 20 un-
der such circumstances as these?-
Where can ! 60, and where can ev-
cry man who cares for his country
60? The Democratic party, with its
broad national principles, is the only
party that We can join and honestly
carry out our views in contest like
this. Here We are-some Of US GER
tainly-and ! think there are many
throughout the country. [Great
cheering Here we will act in this
to me the result does
cot appear doubtful. But, whilst /
shall vote for Buchanan and Breck-
enridge with astrict regard to what
believe to be the best interests of
The country, there are two things
that ! will not promise--frst. ] will
lot promise to make politicaI speech
IS in this campaign; second, ! will
Tot promise not to do sou
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-07-17

Col. FREMoNr-The Washington
Star says that Col. Fremont, when
for thirty or forty days in the SEN
ate Of the United States, voted
straight-out With Southern men up.
on slavery questions concerning the
District Of Columbia and elsewhere.
His notions Of slavery have under
gone a great change Of late.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-07-17

y
ABOLITION PHILANTHRoPY.-Accor
ding to the Charleston Courier
Albert Sumner, brother of the s'dis
tingnished SENATOR" fell heir, by The
loss of a reletive on the ship Pulaski
to a considerable number of slaves
in South Carolina. They were sci
up for sale-a likely man aud bis
family we're among them. He pur-
chased the man separate from the
family because he sold cheap, and
then declined selling him, to 90 with
bis wife and children, until he was
offered a handsome advance on what
he had paid for him.