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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-06-11
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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-06-11
WAeH,NGToM. Nav 13. 1854

My Dear STA friend stated to me
Yesterday that he understood YOU 10 say
that | did not consider that Congress bad
power, under the Constitution, 10 prohib-
il Slavery in Territory. Inever doubt,
ed that Congress had this power and could
never have expressed any doubt on the sub
ject.
You may recollect that have in con.
versations with you often said that Con.
gross, having the power to establish ter,
ritorial government, might in the exer-
else of a police power. prohibit slavery,
although they had no constitutional power
to institute it.
informed my friend that | was sure
he misapprehended you. / drop this
note that in the publication of your speech
you may correct any mistake of the STEM
ographer ON the subject.
Very truly yours,
Hon. L. CAss. JOHN MCLEAN.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-06-11

But if by their folies they disgrace
themselves, can il be wondered at if the
Americans declare that such a people
are unworthy to share with them The
freedom and blessings guaranteed by the
constitution Of their country .
what we ask, would the Irish people
say millions Of Russians, Prussians
or Greeks should come among them, and
by their conduct set US all by the ears,
commence rows in our streets, Fictitious
fights on our railways, and in their Jour-
nails assail our creed and evince little will
lingness 10 respect our institutions !
Would not the native population begin to
thinkit right to exclude them from the
public Offices, and declare them danger
Gus foes to the country"
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-06-11
Judge Mclean on Slavery.

A supposed mistake having occurred in
speech nfGen. Cass le lariSe to Judge
McLeau's views upon the power of Con
gress over Slavery in the Territories, The
Judge addressed Mr.. c. The following
note, which suppose give. Judge Me
leans views in nut shell -
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-06-11
JAMES Crew. Secretary.
An Irishman's Opinion Of the Know
Nothing's and Irishmen in America.

The following paragraphs are taken
from the Dundalk (Ireland) Democrat
1t will be seen that an intelligent Irish
! journal takes very different view of the
American party in this country, from that
taken by certain foreign and pseudo ma.
tive Journals on this side of The waller,
While censuring the d" Know-NOthings,
the writer is not blind to the short com
ings of the great body of foreigners here,
whose actions and unrepubhcan opinions
were the cause Of arousing that intense
American feeling now prevailing The land
which our native born fathers gave MS.
he denounces his counlrymen in no meas
urcd terms, and admonishes them in such
nj amer as will make them listen-aD
probably do them good,
But. while censurng the conduct of
the Know N"things;, let US be impartial
and just. Has the persecution been IN
provoked! =! Have all the Irish conducted
themselves as citizens of the Great Re.
public. In that sober, orderly, aud pru.
dent manner becoming prosecuted Peo-
pie who fed from the lash Of ,vran's, and
found a home and a refuge in America.
I'VE fear that some Of them have been
a noisy, turbulent class, who did no cred
it to the character of their native country,
and were Of Iitle benefit 10 the land Of
their adoption We fear too, tha. some
of he ultra Catholic Journals went far he.
yoad the ground of prudence in writing
on religious subjects.
I'VE merely allnde 10 the matter for
the purpose Of stating that the conduct
of some of the Irish emigranls is not
what it ought to be, and to counsel them
to give w their Incorporate habits, their
rowe, their faciinns fights, and act in such
a manner as to earn The respect Of their
J
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14

The English term '-husband' is
derived from the Anglo-Saxon words,
hus and band, which signify the ''bond
of :he house" and it was ancieatly
spelt "bousebond,' and continued to
be speit thus in some editions of the
English Bible after the introduction
Of printing. A husband, then, is a
houseboud- the bond Of house
that which engirdIes the family into
the union Of openGess of love.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14
Cbuite poetrlJ.
Laborer and Warrior.

The camp has had its day OF song
81 The sword, the bayonet, the plume,
Have crowded out of rhyme too long
n The plow, the anvil, and the loom.
Oh. Lot upon our tented fields
Are Freedoms heroes bred alone!
The trainingo of the workshop yields
More heroes true than war has known!
Who drives the bolt, who shapes the steel,
l Nav with heart as violent smite,
As he who sees foeman reel
In blood, before his blow of might!
That skill that conquers space and time,
That graces life, that lightens toll,
Nav spring from courage more sublime
Than that which makes realm its spoil
Let labor then look up and see
g His craft no pitch of honor decks;
The soldiers title yet shall be
Less honored than the woodman's axe.
Let Art his own appointment prize,
Z Nor deem that sold our outward might,
Can compensate the world that lies
In tastes that breed their own delight.
And may the time draw nearer still
When man this sacred truth shall heed,
That from the thought and from the Will
Must all that raises man proceed
. Though Pride shall hold our calling low,
For us shall duty make it good;
And we from truth to truth shall go,
Till Life and Death are understood.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14

s South Gcrolina and The Presidency.
About fifty members of the legisla-
ture of South Carolina, lately in ses-
sion at Columbia, have issued card
in favor ofthe state being represented
in the National Democratic Conyen-
ton.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14

We find the following paragraph
in a San Francisco exchange:
"What would our Atlantic friends
think, 10 pass through a market in
the middle Of December, and find
green peas, Strawberries and grapes
exposed for sale! Yet here in San.
Francisco, all these can be found in
our markets now"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14
There was fiendish work at the late

There was fiendish work at the late
battle of Kars One man, a
Turk, who shot down a Russian, see-
ing the blood spirting out, rushed
forward, caught the blood in his two
hands, and drank it. He then fas-
tened on the body with his teeth,
shook it ike a dog, and bit pieces out
Of il. This is war.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14

According to the Albany Evening
Journal, the entire number Of men
killed by the wars Of 1850 is over
100000. Seventy-three battles
have been fought, and ne such bloody
record has been presented in any
year since the days Of the field Of
Waterloo. f1 -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14

The PResIDENcY.-It is said that
in case the Presidential contest should
be thrown into Congress, and the
States should vote as they stand at
present, there would be Ii democrats,
Ii republicans, ] know nothing, and
two tie. aSs ssi q .gsif
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14

3 The Philadelphia boa,d Of health
have issued q proclamation calling
upon all those whe are not vacci-
mated, to attend to it at once, as the
small pox is very prevalent in that.
city. .r.,~. ,.s;..s.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14

A Boston paper gives an account
ofa prisoner confined in Cambridge
street Jail, who has, during confine-
ment Of five months. made model
Of a steamer, five or six feet in length,
completely rugged with engine and
machinery, all put together SO cor
rectly, that upon moving a lever the
works are at once put in notion
His only tools wers a jack-knife and
broken fork.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14

The Orangebms fS. O. sOuthron
says the destruction of pine timber
In that part Of the State from the
accumulation Of ice on the trees, can
only be estimated by millions
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14

During the recent cold weather at
Fort Smelling, the thermometer fell
to three degrees below zero-congeal-
ing the spirits and mercury. Z
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14
WHOLE NO. 25l.

The Dervise, lIahmed, became the
favorite Of MahmoHd, aud &c was Of
great use to him the following year at
the time of the destruction of the
janizaries. Gustavus Raimband re.
turned to the Toulouse, with Miriam,
where they were married.
For years afterwards in Toulouse.
Madame Raimband went by the name
Of the beautiful Greek; aud at the
present time, although her race has
lost somewhat of the beautiful oval,
and her raven locks ara besprinkled
With silvery hairs, she still shows
marks Of her former beauty.
A Time for aa Taiags.-eSIrs
Briggs" said a neighbor, who step
ped into the house OF the former. just
as she was in the act Of sitting her.
self at the dinner table, shave you
heard Of the dreadful accident"
"Why, no-what is itf'
''Mr Briggs has fallen from hiswsg-
on and is killed" I y
ais it possible. Well, just wait
until ! finish my dinner aud you'll
hear crying" -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14
The Value Of Money,

Obscurely had pass'd nay life
- A wretched ignoramus-
Till /, like Byron, woke, and found
,5 "Myself one morning, famous"
All darkly had life's weather been,
Though now so bright and sunny;
But then, this change is not SO strange
Pee lately had some money!
"a Where'er I went, folks ran away
!. As if from burning lava!
- ] seem'd living emblem OF
The poison tree Of Java!''
IT'S not so now; for all, Ivow, aaa,<
'i99s Flock near, like flies round honey;
6 Oh! magic change of fortunes wand--
Eve lately had some money!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14

used to say some funny things
At least dared to think So ha
But dead upon the ear they fell, SIS
- And all would shrink away so
asrI Nv mouth never opefSnow
esq But all say is funny; m e & - ~
ees THEY'LL even bring Mysteries on
asqs : Pre- lately had some money!
S1&9E T,boncb Young and handsome, once though
That / should neer be welded; Z.
Mammas their daughters kept from me
-igge As from a scare-crow dreaded!
gaisg5 The uglies. girl could not move g.
3ssa Nor her with hump and one eye;
ss-4,.ts But ..angelsn now run after me-
Pre- lately had some money!
On any subject in debate,
eissrI 3 If Ian idea started, ~
..ake. meier was listened to, and none
Cared how in acorn / smarted.
My slightest whisper now is heard;
No more their ears dummy;
They cannot act without my views--
PIE lately had money!
sfitsf-ffas+t ffft 81
sss5a Southern papers complain of ez
.slaa treme cold. The orange trees, i
Louisiana are supposed to be serious
~ injured.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14

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Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25
TIE HOUsEKEEPER.

Sit down for. a moment, we will rot de-
tain you long, our story will interes. you
we are sure. for it most commendable, brief
and singularly true.
A poor widow, in the city of Philadel-
phia. was the mother of three pretty chill
dren, orphans of a ship builder, who los
his life in the corvette Kensington, naval
vessel, built in Kensington. for one Of the
South American republics, and launched
in 1895. The South Americans being
shor' of funds, the Kensington. after years
of delay, was sold to the Emperor of all
the Russias.- and sailed for Constradt in
1880 Some forty of the carpenters, who
had built the vessel. went out in Ter; she
had immense, but symmetrical spars; car
ried vast clouds of canvas; was caught off
Cape Henlopelr in a squall; her spars came
laundering to the 1eck, and poor Glenn.
the ship-builder, was among the slain.
The widow was allowed but brief time
to mourn for the departed; pincbirg pow
erty was at her door; upon her own exer-
tions devolvcd the care and toll of rearing
her three children.
Cynthia. the eldest, was pretty bru-
nette. of thirteen; the neighbors thought
Cythia could go ont to work. the next ell.
dest. Martin, fine sturdy and intelligent
boy. could go to trade; and the Youngest.
Rosa. one of the most beautiful, blue -eved
blonde little girls of seven years. poetical
fancy ever realized, the neighbors thought
ought 10 be given TO somebody to raise
The mother was but feeble woman; it
would be a task for her to obtain her own
living. they thought; and so, kind, gener-
Gus souls. with that peculiar readiness with
which disin,erested friends console or ad-
wise the unfortunate, the neighbors' be-
came very eloquent and argumentative--.
but though the mothers hands were weak.
her heart was strong, and love for herchi
drcn still stronger.
1t is rather singular trait in the human
character, it appears to us. that people,
possessing the ordinary attributes of sane
Christians. should readily advise others to
attempt, or do hat from which hey would
insrinctively recoiI; fhe mass of Widow
Glenn's advisers might have been far more
serviceable to her. by contributing their
mites towards preserving the unity of her
little and precious family, than thus saw
agely advising its disbanding.
Newspapers, at this day. were far less
numerous. very expensive. and circulated
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25
pARoDY ON BEN BOLT.

Never have we seen any thing more expressive
of the dilap,dated state of an old farmhouse ana
.,rtenances, than is the following parody on Ben
po,t which we copy from an old MS in our posses
sion:
obdon't YOU remember lame Sally, John Jones,
Lame Sally whose nose was so brown7
Who looked Ike clam when you gave her 2
snilc,
And went into fits at your frown?
In the old goose pond in the orchard, John Jones,
Where the goslings are learning to swim,
Lare Sally went fishing one wet windy day,
And by some mistake slipped and fell in.
Underneath old Jim's brush fence. John Jones,
That wound round the foot of the hill,
Together we've seen the old Camel go rund,
Grinding cider at Appletons MILL
The mill wheel to oven-wood has gone, John Jones
The rafters fell on to cow,
And the weasels and rats that crawled round the
plane,
Are the lords OF the cider mill now
On don't you remember the pig pen Of logs,
That stood near the path to the barn,
And the button-bil tree where the shirt buttons
grew,
Thltwe sewed on our jackets with yarn.
The pig pen TO ruins has gone John Jones,
The lightning the tree overcame,
And down where the onions and carrots once grew,
Grows thistles as thick your thumb.
Don't you remember the School-house of logs,
And the master who wore the old wig,
And the little BROOKE and the crooked nook,
Where we played with aunt Catharine's pig.
The school-house has gone to decay, John Jones,
The brook with the crook has run dry
And the boys anG girls that were playmates then
Are al. married but you. John, and 1.
There's change in tic things we have l0vei John
a change from the good % the bud,
Bat still can feel in m s,o'aa-t the tra.,l,
Tsioul3 liks 10 90 home to my Dad.
It's twelve m ,n.l,s twenty have pass'd John JONES
Since Knocked eli your nose with rale,
Bn' still believe I'm yeur only true friend,
John Jones of the Hurricane Ccle.
An in.atuatei yoGng nan, after 'coAxIvc" Ii
lay love 10 receive has addresses set down IN rt.a
despair and WRIT The s,i,owins:
For thee I'i climb Psrnessus high,
And there I'd sem the weather,
III wrench the rainbow from the skv,
And tie both ends together.
For thee Ia apple dumplincs make,
And stuff 'em fell of rlums,
Fer thee I'd caster oltake,
And then I'll lick my thumbs.
For thee ] would nv boozuIn tear,
And s',rn y lv,iiow IN tho dirt,
For thee III pull out all ms hlir,
And then I'd tear my shirt.
For thee I'll meet either joy or care,
Commit any sort OF folly,
And thee I'd cover with kisses rare,
Inleed woali, by goly.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25

How TO DE UNHAPPY-There Is class =
of persons that make it the business If r.
their lives 10 be miserable, and make ah +,
about them unhappy. They think every
body is agains them: they have not
friend in the world; il is always too hot orr 3
too cold; too wet or too dry They arc for-
ever wreaked with fears, aad tormenteJ :;
with forebodings Of tie future; afraid Of
coming to want; grinding tie poor into tie
earth; taking the bread from TIE nouthsiof
widows and orphans, to lay up against fr-
ture famine. Such persons are full Of Nm &
real and ghostly imaginings; always IN t9ou- +
bic about something that viii never hap
pen: somebody has talked about them, or .
tried to injure them. They shu. or, every
ray Of sunshine and eladness from ihoir ?
hears and utterly refuse to d.iuk in the
beauty and inspiration which 4 Joyous sonl =
receives flom natures high, holy and gle
rious teachings. Why, the world is fali
Of hope and JOY. and light and lie, If ,@c .
only open our hearts TO receive (. igcds
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25

AN IRISH CERT. .FrcArE--A poor son Of
the Emerald ls'e applied Tor employment
to an ayaricious hunk, wl.a told Him he era. =
ployed no Irishn3en. For said ho .:hSzg
last had died on my hands, and ! WAS
forced to bury him at my exDel Sc. 'Ah. =
your honor said Pat. Frightening p, ard
is that all? Then You'll give the place, f9l .
sure can get certificate that never died
in the employ OF any masther ever serr7oH
ed ,
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25
(vSEEOLE NO. 59.

should provide for her wedding, and gixe-.
Ter a dowry. u u
Now set that down in black and white
Mr. Prime said Job, and that l, Job Car
son, DO agree, should live to see Cynu,,
thia Glenn a wife, to give her comforta-
bic start in the world--set that dowr, for-f=
will do it, yes, will, said the old gent,
with an emphatic rap on his snuf-box.
Ten years passed away; Captain Wine
pipes has paid the debt Of nature; he did
not live to eee Rose Glenn wife; but. ney-d
ertheless, he left clause in his viii hat
fully carried out his intentions vixen RoSc-~
did marry, some two years after she ar !
rived at the age Of sweet seventeen. Mar
tin Glenn Carson graduated in the printing
Office, and very recently filed one Of tx.
most important stations ia the judiciary of
of Illinois, as wen as a chivalrous part in
the late war with Mexico. Cynthia nasno
welded to well known member of thcra
Philadelphia bar, an event that Job Carson 7,
barely lived to see. and, IS he agreed to.
donated \ sum, quite munificent, towards
making things agreeable in the progress OF 2
her married life. Widow Glenn remained
a faithful servant and friend to the old mes-rn
chant, and, upon his death bed she be-,
came heir 10 the family mansion, ard
the means to keep it up at the usual bounti- T
ful rate. Large bequests were made in 7
Job Carson's viii. to charitable instituies,9h
bat the bulk of his fartuEe fell to his adopt-,r
ed son, Martin; who proved no. unworthy
Of his good fortune. Banquo ended lis
DAYS in the service of tie widow, who had
canse for and took pleasure In blessing the
vehicle that conveyed to herself and orr
phans their rare good fortune, in guise ofa:b
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25

Ezy-Dr. FRANKLIN recommends young
man, in the choice Of wife, to select her,
from bunch; giving. rs his reason, that
where there are many daughters, they ia.-
prove each other, and from emulation, &C
quire more, and DO more, than 4 single
child, spoiled by parental fondness. ..ti.a
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25

An old 'revolulioner' says that Of all tie
solemn hours he ever saw. that occupied
in going home one dark night, from tie Z
widow Bens, after being told by her daugh- =
ter, Sally, that he needn't come agaia,,.
was the most solemn.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25

SgTho Tribune Washington correspon-
dent says that Col. Wm. Spencer. Of New
ark, Ohio. has been appointed L. 5. Mar
shall Of Kansas. vice Donaldson, resigned.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25

WA contemporary. describing daaSd =
at village in the neighborhood, said: 'Tles
gorgeous strings of glass beads giistehed
on the heaving tosoms of the village bellies
like polished rubies on the delica:e surface "
of warm apple dumplings. 's5;Hl
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-12-25

= GvThe following specimen OF You're.
Americanism,' we think. is too good TO besi
lost: T..
One night Freddy had been pat TO bed.i1
ard mother and Johnny were ID an adjqiarssl
ing room. Presently Johnny Gus up samelo
caper. on which his mother threaenet Il
to take him into another room and wLiaoo
him. .aort
Mother said Freddy's voice under .i,s
bed clothes. i know where I'd take him.,
Where said mother, whose curiosity I
was excited s. Ia
I'D take him asdsr Ike left ear" s.ls