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How the tune mas changed. q

WALKERS march upon Lawrence, bis
proclamat;ons &c, however the people Of
Lawrence may laugh Mt them SO long as
he does nothing more than march and
proclaim, have partially answered the pur-
pose for which they were, doubtless, in
tended--to wit: to show the Southern
6rc-eaters that he meant nothing by his
protestations of fairness towards the Free
State men. eaEl sa
Walkers "integrity and fidelity to tho
south are now landed to the skies. "Hs
has actually taken the field against the
abolitionists Of Laurence" saysthe Rich
mond Enquirer, and then in the blaze of
righteous indignation, over the injustice
that has been done Gov. Walker at the
South it adds:
"Will any portion of the D cmocratic
party still continue to denounce Walker
after these conclusive and overwhelming
proofs of his fidelity to the south and the
constitution VIII any man who voted for
James Buchanan continue to dcnounce
the administration for not recalling Gov.
Walker schslst he IS employing tie wAole
power Of the federal government to re-
duce to subsection to the territorial lars
the free sellers Of Kansas Will it
not become even those who have denoun-
ced him to confess their injustice, than to
persevere in wronging the motives of a
true and loyal man !"-M1. Sentinel.
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The Jones Case

The Republican press of this State is
very generally down on Secretary Jones,
for refusing to file bond for negro who
had received commission from Gov.
Bashford as Notary Public.
The facts of the case are these. A
Mr.. holland of Madison, person of smut
brown complexion and negro extraction"
was granted commission as Notary Pub
lie by Gov. Basbford. This commission
with the proper bond, was sent to Col.
Jones, the Secretary of State, for filing in
his office; but the Col. instead of film G
it, wrote on it this endorsement "this, ap-
pointmeat is IN violation oftae Constitu-
tion andtAergore voia, and sent it back.
Now we think the Secretary did just
right. If there is no clause in the Consti-
tntion expressly forbdiding negroes to
hold office, this prohibition is certainly
clearly implied. That negroes are not
crr1zens OF rne STATE Is afact beyond ques-
ton. And if they are not citizens, how are
they to hold Office under the laws of the
S.atel We are told it is not the duty of
Secretary Jones to expound the Constitu-
ton. Certainly not. But we suppose
he took an oath to discharge his official
duties in accordance with the constitution
and consequently he must exercise his
right to interpret it. We can only &C
count for Gov. Bashford's action by sup
posing that he was ignorant of Mr., No
lands negro extraction. Butwhile we be-
lieve that Mr.. Jones performed only what
was clearly his duty, we cannot help see
ing the glaring injustice done to Mr.. No
land by the laws of the state. He is de
seribed as every way well fitted to dis
charge the duties of the Office to which he
was appointed, yet because the African,
mingles with the Saxon blood in his veins,
no natural or acquired qualification, no
fitness whatever can avail him.
Citizens of Wisconsin! Do you not
see in this case an urgent reason why
your vote should be cast in November
next for negre suffrage and citizenship.
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PEN AND SCISSORS.

81
The great French lyrical Poet, BERAs-
GER, is dead. e bas
Thackeray, the great English Novelist,
has been nominated for Parliament. W
Five dollar bills on the "Bank Of Mil
waukce" altered from ones are in circula-
ton. m "a
Mrs. Swisshelm, the well known
writer, is about taking up her residence at
st. Cloud, in Minnesota Territory.
A daily paper is to be issued from the
Republican Office at St. Anthony. 1t is
expected to appear about the 1st, of Sept.
Senator Rusk, of Texas, committed sui
side, on the 29th ult., by shooting himself
with rifle. No cause assigned.
Willis Lyman of Burlington has been
nominated for Governor by the Demo-
Gratis of Vermont.
The profits Of the Congressional print
ing for the last two sessions are estimated
at four hundred thousand dollars.
The largest salary paid to any preacher
in the United States is to Rev. DIR. Scott
of San Francisco, CAL, $4,000 per an
mum.
Speckels thinks there is nothing like
the saloons to make one
grow. Nearly al who 60 there are tight
'un{ Titans.)
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ampleness and breadth. Some ladies
may appear well in hoops, Others cannot
possibly do so. In our opinion, lady
or gentleman is dressed best when we do
not notice the dress. Hoops then are
well enough if they do not attract atten-
ton; but whenever from size or bad
arrangement they ''stick out" they be-
come a nuisance. We are happy to say
that in this immediate locality, the hoop
fever does not rage very extensively, and
if any Of our LAZY readers think this arti-
Gle uncalled for, or our opinions unjust,
they are at liberty to say so through the
columns of The JOURNAL. In conclusion
we give an extract from an articleAin the
N. Y. M;rror. Col. Fuller is authority
on these matters. ID. 4a..a s-fie 81
But, ladies, a whisper in your private
ear. Are you aware that here IN New
York the broader the skirt, the narrower
the line between the saint and the cyprian; ;
and that the women who wear thelargest
habits are generally the loosest in thom
Fact" has 7aas .en 9asi-ib te eaea ~
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Sectional.

1t has been clearly demonstrated time
and again, that the Republican party is
the truly national one. Its object is to
carry out the design Of our government
to protect liberty and restrain slavery
within its present limits. This it propo-
ses to do in lawful manner, and by
clearly Constitutional means. Still the
Republican party is branded as sectional
in its aims and purposes, foe to the
Constitution, and recreant to the compact
between the North and South. But the
Democracy is not free from the faint of
sectionalism. South Carolina has always
been ferccly Democratic, and on the
Fourth of July at Orangeburgh, some of
her sons gave the following toasts reported
in the Charleston Mercury: 81 '
"a Southern Co,yederaey-The only
reliable and certain security for Southern
rights.
The Year 1s6O-May it toll the
death-knell of these United States--an
union of States but not of hearts.
"Stauery-An institution which the
wants of society keep in existence: ne
groes in the South and white slaves in the
North. e"
"Hon. L. NJ Bonham, Member Of
Congress from Edgefeld-May he sup
ply himself with cane named after his
predecessor, of sufficient strength and size
to beat, whenever its country's rights de-
mand it, all the abolitionists from the
Government seat of Washington.
"The Hemp Crop Of Raasas-Ought
to be applied in domestic way, to hang
Free State agitators in the Territory"
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Ex-Governor German.

The Saltwater Messenger is live
paper, and an incorporating advocate
Of Republicanism. Its editor like Mark
Antony, seems to be "plain, blunt
man" who "speaks right on" without fear
or hesitation. He pitches into German
and ais satellites with an energy and a
will. We extract portion of an article
IN the LAST Messenger, which shows how
he deals with the great Minnesotian apos-
tie of the Democracy
"Thus saith the preacher German,
again:
"iSir, l believe Providence, in sha-
ping the destiny of this country, will con-
tinue the power and influence of the
Democratic party, which established hui
man rights and civil liberty in this Union
of States, and which, from its very exist
once, has been progressing steadily for
ward in its power
=" That is cool-decidedly cooll If
Providence NEEDLES at all with the matter,
We think it is by letting you alone-just
as he lets other great evils and sinners go
unpunished until his own good time
comes in which he viii visit his retribu-
tons. Lay not the flattering JUNCTION to
your soul, Governor, that because Provi-
dence permits sin and iniquity in the
world, that He therefore approves and
sanctions it The past is full of terrible
warnings in this line, which you would
do well to consider. Since the fall of
man evil has been permitted in the world
but never yet has any system of theology
taught that behind such permission could
men shield themselves from the just pun
ishment due their crimes Polygamy,
.lavery, murder, theft and thousand
other crimes have been permitted, but a
terrible balance-sheet is being made up
sgainst those who sanction and encourage
these things. 4sa asa
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LIGHTNING CoNDucToRs. We receive
through the papers very frequent accounts
of the loss OF life and property by light
ming. In the West, thunder Storms are
are on the some grand, extensive scale as
all the other arrangements Of Nature and
people should not neglect precautionary
measures for the safety Of themselves and
their property. No doubt conductors
may be of bad material, and be SO badly
adjusted as to be of little use, et:when
made and put up as they should be they
are safeguard which no wise man will
neglect. The Chicago Journal, says:
'Whcn dwelling suitably armed with
Lyons Copper Rod, is struck and injured
by lightning, we shall make shipwreck Of
whatever faith in the principles Of philoso-
ply we have heretofore indulged."
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The aHudson North Star" in an article
on advertising, wishing to commend the
!" Chronicle" says: "Our neighbors of the
Chronicle, were SO pressed with adver-
tisements last week, that they, although
deyoting their time and talents to land
speculation, left out their own adver-
tisemcnt in order to accommodate their
friends, and contented themselves with a
mere editorial notice." This may show
. generous spirit in the editors of the
Chronicle, but we should not suppose
the readers Of that sheet would wish its
editors to devote their slime sue talents"
10 another branch Of business.
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a few Rars from the ssstar.n

The Hudson North Star, true to its
motto, is intensely Democratic in all
things" We take few extracts from
some of its articles, thinking that the best
opposition TO its doctrines is to make them
known as widely as possible. After speak
ing of the troubles in Kansas, and mour-
ming with "sorrowfnl heart" over the
scenes of discord in that Territory, it says;
This is but another effect. of the self
styled Republican party; a party conceive
ed, born, nursed and fostered imagination,
whose leading men, ambitious of rule, are
striving by every means in their power
to pervert the pnbGc mind, and after break
ing down old party lines, to build mp q
new party purely sectional in its aims and
purposes. - - :
That the Republican party is sectional,
is charge which has often been clearly
refuted. And suppose it was born, nursed
and fostered in agitation" what Of it.?
The Republican party of '7e was born
and nursed in agitation. Washington
and his companions in arms were great
agisators. Every onward movement in
Theology, Politics and social life, is the
result of agitation. In the realms Of ma
ture and of thought, agitation is the great
preservatiye force. The Democratic par
ty is special foe to agitation because it
knows it cannot bear it. But to hold the
Republican party responsible for the con-
sequences of this agitation is idle, foolish
and illogical. This responsibility lies
with those who made agitation necessary.
In the same article the free state men of
Kansas are spoken of as follows:
Armed rs the "Rev. rife Beecher" die
tated, with Sharpe's rifles and anti slavery
tracts, these myrmidons of the Boston So
cieties set out for the field Of battle and
reached there foaming with pious fury !;
urged on by their eastern masters, these
slaves, bound in a worse scrvitude than
the Africans of the south, have been fight
ing against an enemy existing only in their
heated imaginations.
What wonderful power imagination
must possess. We had supposed that the
doirgs of that legislature which Gen. Cass
branded as "a disgrace to any age" the
outrages of the Border Ruffians, fully au-
thenticated by the report Of tho Congress
sional Committee, the sacking of Law
renee, and such little things, were estab-
lished facts, but perhaps we are mistaken
and such things exist.only in heated imag-
nations" In another article the Star
says: "..a %" .'.'t''' 'a'.'
In saying that all men, were created
equal, Thomas Jefferson no moro inten-
ded reference to the African than he
did to the cattle laboring upon the cotton
and sugar fields af the south.
HOW any man WIN the common IN
stincts of humanity, and holding to tho
principles of civil liberty can utter or ca
dorse such sentiment, we cannot con-
ceive. We have innoccntly supposed that
the negro was black man and that the
| phrase sail men" comprehended men of
all the varieties of complexion. ,
We believe that the Star by thus boldly
utteriug its sentiments is doing good
work for the Republican cause, that the
| freemen Of Wisconsin, will regard those
who utter them "more in sorrow than in
anger" 5 'ao
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R We extract the following beauti-
full paragraph from an exchange, the ed
itor of which we hope will not accuse us
OF stealing forgetting what paper to ercd-a
it the same to.
The ghost of t,squatter sovereignty"
murdured on the plains Of Kansas, rises
up and shakes its CORY locks at the troops
Mr.. Buchanan. is preparing to send to
Utah to prevent the Mormons from exer-
clslng the privileges Of sovereignty. Even
popular SOVEREIGNTY much more respec-
table and presentable battling than squat
ter sovereignty, and which ON thas account
was, during the confusion in the last Con-
gress, Struggled intothe cradle of the lat
ter,is well bayonesed by the soldiers to be
sent to Utah.
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God is their belly, and their glory is their
shame; they mind earthly things, and are
strangers to the perfect law Of liberty.
8. Comparatively.-The stakeholder
is greater slave than his human chattel.
The Popish Jesuit priest is greater slave
than his condemned hereto. The auto
crat Is a greater slave than his banished
victim. The reprsed saint Of Utah is
more enslav. than bis forty spiritual
wives alias temporal drudges. Thesman
with gold ring in gay clothing in debt,
is greater slave than the bearer of the
tin pail, who daily earns his bread. The
belle of fashion is greater slave than her
are-worn dress-maker. The latter of
these with good conscience and cheer
full countenancc, willingly acts bis part on
the stage Of life, and every day sees 500
thing done, "and earns nights repose;'
while the former, q cypher in the world,
pest to society, clog to industry,
slave to passion; and were it not for the
circulation of money that they have ex-
pended on their lusts, would not have
earned decent burial. 49, b,
4. Coaclusively.-He is a freeman
whom the truth makes free; all else are
slaves to Satan, Sin and Death.
81 M. E..
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eight compositors are always at work on
advertisements, forty-three more work on
parliamentary debates and other matter.
Four presses are required to work off the
morning edition, and to take advantage
of these four presses, part of the paper is
regularly, elsctretyped. The daily edition
Of the Times is $4,000. I
By statistics published IN the Portage
Record, we learn that since the last cleo
ton there has been some fourteen papers
established iu,> this State, eight of which
are Republican, two Democratic, and four
neutral. During the same time ten pa
pers have been discontinued, eight OF
which were Democratic, and two Repub-
Ican. Such statistics do. not indicate
much of decline in the Republican SEN
timent of the State.
Theodore Parker expresses his sentl-
mcnt freely when occasion offers. A Bos-
ton paper having riduculed the proceed
ings of an Abolition anniversary gather
inc, Mr.. Parker says; "that if men con-
troll a newspaper who have only the in
stincts of adventurers and the principle
of pimps-who expect to live by pubic
lewdncss-you must also expect them to
laugh at black man because they think
it witty, and to sheer at men too far above
them for sympathy; you expect such to
lie-consciously, unmitigatedly and ma
lignantly lie.'' $500
Tho New Orleans Picayune makes the
following critical objections to the works
of WHITTIER and LoNaFELLow.--
"The name of the most charming poet
Of New England is synonym of Adolf
tionists,.. and disfguring the pages Of one
of the most beautiful collection of poems
in the language. The emanations of his
pen are pieces that were in their place
| when in the Poets Corner of the Nation
al Era or Liberator. Even the author Of
.sHiawatha" and "Evangeline" has made
his published works distasteful addition
to southern library, by mingling with
his pure gold the basest alloy"
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The Fire at st. Paul.

On the morning oflast week Tuesday,
fire broke out in st. Paul near the cor
ner Of St. Anthony and Market streets.
The number of buildings burned, as re-
ported by the st. Paul Times, is four
teen, most of them used as stores and
shops. Some others were badly schorch;-
ed. By tho greatest exertion, the First
Presbyterian Church was saved, though
considerably injured. The Times, esti-
mates the loss at about $4,000. Insu-
rance SIS, 900. ..e.!5 g
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County CoNvENTIoN.-At the coun-
ty convention held at Prescott, Ausnst 18th,
Messrs &. NJ. Oakley, O. T. Maxon, OF
Prescott, and C. B. Cox of River Falls
were elected delegates to the Assembly
District Convention to be held at Dunn
vile, the 10th inst. r ax.eq .d s.
This convention it will be reccollectcd
sends delegates to the Republican State
Convention which meets at Madison on
the End Of september. t,a-'f,
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For the River Falls JOURNAL.
who is Il Slave?

There are more kinds of Slavery than
African Slavery, which, though partially
hidden in the coils of the dragon, are not
less real some of which are pride, avarice,
worldly-mindedness, covetousness which
is idolatry, hatred, revenge, wrath, strife,
envy, murder, drunkenness, DC; the vo-
taries of which are voluntary slaves, led
captive by Satan, allured by their beloved
Lord. at,}
I shall endeavor to answer the question,
"Who is Slave q negatively, positively,
comparatively, and conclusiyely.
/. Nega1iyely.-The untutored Afri-
cap, toiling in the cotton-fclds, the plan
tations, or the rice-swamps, destitute of
the knowledge as we'll as the means of
escape, is probably not slave, though
physically crushed by the iron heel Of
oppression. He regards his master as
despot, and his driver q petty tyrant. In
his moments allotted for rest he dreams
of all things free" He meditates escape,
attempts it, probably reaches the swamps
or the canc-break, is recaptured, and
choosing death rather than submission
he nobly submits to the former. Such
can never be said to be slave.
'as The condemned hereto in the inquisi-
torial cell, cannot be said to be slave;
for by some word or action he hath said
that s'God is Lord OF the conscience, and
hath left it free from the doctrines and
commandments of men," and chooses
rather that his body should suffer than
!" enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season."
Such can sing though his feet be in stocks
The banished Muscovite, doome to all
the horrors of an Arctic winter, cannot
be said to be slave, for by some word
or action be hath declared that "all men
were born free and equal with certain
unalienable rights, of which are life, lib
erty, and the pursuit of happiness" in
refusing unlawful obedience to his civil
lord, and chooses the alternative to tamely
submitting.
2. Positively.--He is slave who sac
rifces principle to passion-who cring-
ingly submits to the demands of an
other without consulting their propriety-
who stoops to be the tool Of party for
the sake Of paltry ofice-who will stoop
to do the drudgery of another because he
is rich, and silently bear bis abuse for fear
of loosing his favor-who will sell his
heavenly birthright for the qualification of
his beastly appetite, which is often less
valuable than a mess of pottage-who
prefers the appreciation of man to the
appreciation Of good consciencc-who
grudgingly gives of his abundance to the
needy, or who, Pharisee-like, sounds his
trumpet when he gives alms-who makes
a profession of religion for a cloak of
lasciviousness-who will silently hear the
right abused and the wrong extorted, be-
cause it don't concern or effect himself
who will defame his neighbor's character
because it pleases the company-who is
a votary of fashion, whose coat must cost
as much as his neighbors-who will give |
his note on his mortgage at per cent.
per month for money, rather than wear |
a patch on his apparel. In short, he or |
she that has no mind Of their own, but is
ready to 60 with the multitude whether
for good or evil, is mentally slave: their
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eEwe would request all our friends IN Ems
and adjacent towns to aid Us in giving interest
to our paper, by furnishing US with items Q,
local news, articles on any of the industrial
interests of the community. or OF literary
character.
No communication will be inserted, unless
ACCOMPANIED by the real name of the writer,
not necessarily for publication, but as guar
ansy of the writer's good faith.
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Republican State Convention.

4 REPUBLICAN STATE CONVEN-
n TION will be held at Madison, on We'd
nesday, the End of September next, at II NJ,
for the purpose of nominating candidates for
State Officers to be elected in November.
Each Assembly will be entitled to two dele
rates in the Convention. 1900 Il sA
"l l.. P. HARVEY,
n, W. DEAN,
. ~. FLEISCHER,
- j. C. COVER, ~
THOMAS REYNOLDS,
BYRON PAINE,
tl, F.. .+ CHARLES RGSER,
~ L. II. CARY,
EDWARD ILSBEY,
Republican State Central Committee.
July 2s, 1857. <
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Assembly District Convention.

Assembly District Convention.
TITO the Republicans of the Assembly Dis
l. trict composed of the counties of Pierce,
Dunn. Eau Claire, Chippewa and Clark, A
Republican Assembly District Convention will
be held at DunviIie, ON Wednesday, August
18th. at II NJ, for the pu. pose of electng dele
gates to represent this Assembly District in the
State Convention, to be held at Madison, Sep
TENDER End, and transact such other business
a. may come before the meeting. Each county
" III be entitled to three delegates.
o. I. MAXON,
Chairrn'n Assembly Dist. Com.
July 90. 1857,
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EUREKA! the circle was squared the
other day by a man who paid his wife's
bills for hoops.
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We have received number of copies
of the Immigrant did Journal" publish
ed at the City Of Nininger, NJ. T. by A.
w. MAcDoNAID, Editor and proprietor.
The Journal, is a large paper and de-
votes itself with zeal to building up
Nininger by giving full information con
corning it. We wish the Journal ample
success, but in these exciting times we
should like to see it display political colors
of some kind. filsd 4t5tl! i'iis =