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ONE WHO KNOWS.
More Disturbances.

On Tuesday evening last, the Sheriff
was sent for to go to Mcchanicsville to
put down a mob there assembled, to
punish John T. Cole and Ambrose Keith,
who had been implicated by Soper and
Gleason a. connected with the horse
thief gang. They had left the County
On the arrest Of Soper and Gleason by
tie mob; but, thinking the danger wss
past, had returned. when mob assem-.
blcd aud took them into custody The
Sheriff summoned posse and went ur.
A jury had been selected to try them,
to which, We understand, they confessed
to having been concerned in passing
c,uaserfeit money, and also to having
harkored horse thieves int on promise
of amendment they were discharged,
after which the meb quietly dispersed.
This is all the disturbance VIC haze had
since Gleason and Soper were hung, and
VI believe il will be the eud, as people
begin 10 feel that they have gone too far,
aad nov sec the eJpsequcnces of their
rash -ets.
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Tan, Out.

Let every Republican and true friend
Of his country turn out en- the day Of
election, and do his duty. Do net stay
at home and let our principles be defea'-
ed, as in April last. Our SUCCESS de-
ponds upon you being at the polls. We
have good ticket, and let US elect it BY
a bar asone majority. 1t is 4 PEOPLES
TICKET, made up Of men from the
COUNTY, and not Of oficc-seekcrs in
Upton Do not be deceived BY the false
cry Of NEGRO suffrage" Remember
that the REPUBLICANS DO NOT advo-
cate negro suffrage, that i: is an anal.
gamation hoax Of the Amalgamation par
ty,---that the Constitution DOES NOT
give negro suffrage, nor do We advocate
it, but only OPPOSE the amalgamatiou
principles of the sham Democracy, who
seek to amalgamate with the blacks by
extending slavery into Free States and
Territories. r..ts. ... va. p. a. .#
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u Come Of the yud4ea.r

1T appears from the proceedings VI 3
meeting Of the Vigilance Committee Of
Cedar County, held at Big Rock, that
this mob who shoot and hang people for
horse stealing and harboring horse
thieves, arc led, eoansellcd, and advised
by such honorable gestlemea a. Judge
Bi-sell and Wells Sticcr, Judge Of Cedar
County, besides other high fuuctionaries
Of law and order. We would here sug-
gc.t that when an individual sets up a
neu gowrnn,e,s in opposition to the old
one, it would at least appear like consis-
tency not to retain and exercise office in
both at the same time. No man can
serve two masters"
The above sharp cut is from the Ma
quoketa Excelsior. We have noticed
these little puff to ourself and friend
Bisscll going the rounds Of the papers,
but have not considered it worth while
to answer or reply to them but we now
say to friend Moriarty Of the Excelsior,
that he has been imposed upon.
The meeting at Big Rock wa, not in
Cedar County, in the first place and,
secondly, it was only meeting of peace
able citizens to organize society for the
detection Of horse thieves, by procuring
funds to pursue them when horses arc
stolen, and to arrest them, that they may
be brought before the Courts, to be dealt
with according to law. Is there any
thing wrong in that, friend Moriarty ?
Is it wrong to pursue horse thieves -
wrong to raise funds to bring them to
justice wrong for citizens to aid each
other in protecting their property from
the lawless depradator? Yet this is all
that was done at Big Rock; and If our
friends can see anything wrong in it, i.
must Be because their sylnpathies are too
strongly given to the horse thief. We
canno. view the men who cry out agsiGs.
such organization in any other light than
as affiliated with the seoundrels whom
such societies seek to bring to justice.
The people have become so highly exas-
.pcrated as to forget reason and hang the
thieves who steal their horses, but this
society was organized to detect and cap.
ture the thieves, that they might be
dealt with according to law; aud those
of our contemporaries who are making
such fuss about these proceedings show
themselves not only as standing in fear
Of being hung by the mob, but also Of
being detected by the society organized
at Big Rock, md brought before the tri
bunals of the land for trial, which would
be calamity to them in either case.
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for their abilities, integrity, anu eharac-
ter, snd Mt Ger tseir aris.oSray, or their
meAey On So PER cent. Interest; and
such, We think, viii lie the verdict Of
the people. a
Martin c. Miller, our candidate for
Surveyor, is also a man Of information
and learning aud who not only his the
practice Of surveying, but has learned
the theory and science Of the profession.
Our Democratic neighbours throw slur
upon him because he is an itincrant
preacher but he has no regular circuit
to ride, nor any fixed employment as a
preacher, and only fills engagements IS
circumstances offer. Like their master,
little Dug, they improve the opportu-
nifty to throw their spleen at preachers
and religion generally, by insiuusting
that he cannot set as Surveyor, or be a
party candidate and = Christian at the
same time 1t is true he cannot be q
Democrat Of the present Amslgamation
kind, such as the sham Democracy, or,
more properly, .he Amalgamation party,
now are, and Christian and so Mr..
Miller thought, ard left them, as he was
one Of that party before they resolved it
into an Analgama.ion party, upon which
he, like a true Christian and follower Of
his Master, left them. He resides at
Pleasant Hill, in Sugar Greek Township,
bu, when elected will remove to Upton
to keep his Office, as the law requires.
Both Judge, Recorder, and Surveyor
mus, keep their Offices at the County
seat and Of course il can be no objec-
ton tina. Messrs Smith, Cue, and Mil
Ter should i've in the country, as when
elected they must remove to Upton.
But the real principle put forth By the
Arnalgana,iou party is, that ceunt"yy
people are no: eligible Is a good office,
Us the oAice-seeksss in Upton need them
all. 1t will be remembered that two
years ago Mr.. Miller was on the then
Democratic ticket for Surveyor, and Mr..
Whistler opposed him and was elected.
Since then that party has been changed
into an Amslgamssion party, and Mr..
Miller deserted it, while Mr.. Whistler
became cnamoured with the Amalgams-
tion idea, and joined them, thus making
= complete trade in adgs, and the rcSuls
of the election will show how badly they
have been cheatel in the trade.
Our ticket is good one, and our
principles the correct Jeffersonian De.
mocracy, aud With such We so before the
people confident Of success.
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Cedar Csunty--ltulnoTs Of Moro TN oDies

Cedar Csunty..itusnoss Of Moro TN uD'es
4 farmer from Onion Grove Cedar
county, informs Us that ryinior prevailed
vhcs he left there that widow woman,
living in the northern part Of the county,
who had been suspected OF hsrboring
horsc-thicees, had been visited BY the
Regulators and told that she must prom
Use to do SO no more or else leave the
county. She refused to do either, where
upon they told her to spiz rope to be
hung with. She set about the work (no:
az tardily, however, as Penelope, Of whom
VIC read in classic history and the next
morning sent word to them that it WIS
ready. What course they then pursued
our informant did not know. Perhaps
they concluded she had too much grit for
them.
A brother Of young Soper, who was
hung, is still prowling about Upton, hav-
ing been seen once or twice this week.
The Regulators arc after him. He Is
said to be a worse offender than his bro
Their who las already suffered the death
penalty. ..@s'. g.. w."
The above little joke is from the MuE-
catine Journal, and shows how decidedly
its editors have been sold The ercdu!:-
ty of people frequently leads them into
ezregious blunders, and the Journal is
as subject to this as anybody.
1t would save the Journal from becom-
ing general laughing stock If it would
not credit and publish every flying ru-
NOR from this county.
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A few weeks ago the Dsosocras Of this
placc was warm in faysr VI rotation in
Office, and evea said that any other prin-
ciple vas anti-Denoeratic Now it is
strong for the election o. Mr.. Snyder,
upon the ground that he has been SO
long in Office that he understands the
ropes" What Do they mean by /" rota-
tion ?" l. it TO rotate from ono good
Office into another or j. it to rotate into
all the Offices ~ their pet candidate Is
now School Fund Commissioner Of the
County, and seeks to add to his honors
and emoluments that Of Judge. Can he
hold both oficcsy Likewise, Mcssrs
liatt, Whistler, and Handlin are now in
office, and are seeking to {" rotate" in for
another term. sr4 wtn~
Further, they have as much isconsis-
tency in tkeir course on other matters.
Last year th:y fought the few Know
Ncthings left in the County, and de-
voted their whole paper to their dcstruc-
ton, and with genuine Know Nothing
at the head of their paper! Now they
take no notice Of the Republicans, but
do all their fighting against the Adolf
tionists, with man at the head Of the
paper who has to defend himself from
the same charge.
Again their consistency. In their
last weeks issue they say they do not
know Mr.. Miller! How forgetful! Two
years ago he was their regular candidate,
and now they do not know him! What
short memory for Al "cternal party !"
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The Fourth Of July in South Carolina.

The "chivalry' had "good time" Gel
ebrating the Fourth of July at Orange
burg, South Carolina. As indicative of
the spirit Of our Southern brethren, we
copy from the Charleston Mercury some
Of the sentiment. called out BY the occa-
sion:
4 Southern Con t.deracy: The only re-
liable and certain security for Southern
rights.
Las Casas aud Wslbertorce: The Span
ish priest was statesman--tbe British
statesman charlatan.
The Fear 1860: May it toll the death
knell Of these United Statcs--an union
OF States but not of hearts
Walker of Nicaragua and Walker Of
Kansas: The former friend to the
South-thc latter an enemy to the Con-
stitution
Kansas: II she is not slave State it
will be the fault Of Walker and the Ad.
ministration. Let the South look to all
traitors
The Cotton Of the Southern States:
The gravitating power that keeps the civ
ilizcd world in its proper orbit, as it
whirls throug h the grand cycles of its ex-
istence.
Butler and Brooks: The one the stay
the other the promise of the State. The
memories of the aged Senator and the
young Representative inspire us with G.
quail homage.
Robert J. Walker, Esq: The tool of
the Administration for making Kansas a
free State, and as such should be stic
matized by every Southern man as trai-
tor and renegade. .-
We commend these sentiments to the
consideration Of "Northern men with
Southern principles.
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JULY %, 1857.
To tie Elcctsrs Of Inland Township.
~.4## %.s## OUR STATE. m #.r .~..
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

The Republicans of the State Of lows, viii meet
n Convention at IOWA CITY. on WEDNESDAY.
Augnst 10Th, l257, for general consultation upon
sAtters OF vital importance. 7.>
Jfthc amended Constitution 10 adopted at the
August election, candidates for Governor or Lieu.
tenant Governor sill be put in mination At said
Convention .#@ IF a.E b.
Ths ratio Of representation will be one delegate
fer every one hundred Republican voters in each
County. and one additional delegate for fractions
ever fifty voters Counties Iot having the requi.
site suMber of Republican voters TO entitls them
70 one delegate w the ratio adopted vii. never.
thsless be entitled to one delegate.
~ vrds, Of th. State Central Committee
SAMUEL J. kiRAWuOp,
HENRY O'CONNER.
wM. PENN CLARKE,
GEORGE d. WOODEN,
HIRAM PRICE
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We have before spoken our mind on
the question Of equalization" and still
held to o.. opposition to that :;:::;;ucipiv.
But this is still being used by the Anal.
gamation party to create a prejudice
against the New Constitution. The im-
puiencc that an editor, or even an indi-
vidusl must have, to couple the Consti.
tuition and the propositions to strike out
the word "white' together, must be
ilimitable. We hear it daily asserted
that the New Constitution proposes to
strike out the word white" and thus
give the right of suffrage to the negro.
A party tina. can be gulled by such base
lies, such barefaced falsehoods, must in.
deed be illiteratc and credulous--lnust
be void Of mind Of his own, and unfit
to exercise the right Of freeman. The
man who can boldly assert such base
faselhood must hold his reputation for
truth aud veracisy very lightly, and even
seek to earn the reputation Of a liar.
BY referring to the proposed Constitu,
,ion (of which We have nos distributed
in this County over 1000 copies), i,
will be seen that 60 such thing occurs
but that q SEPARATE BALLOT, in q
SEPARATE BOX, is required to cast 8
vote on this question. 1t is 80 far dis.
connected with the Constitution, that the
ballot in favor Of striking out the word
white eanno. ercn be placed in the
same Dor With the rote on he Conssitu-
tson, or for County officers,
With such facts before the people,
how can they be ignorant and credulous
enough even to listen to the falschoods
Of the designing demagogues who have
the hardwood to couple the two toge.
ther. And further, majority Of all the
votes cast at the election is required to
carry the proposition, and not mcr.ly a
majority Of all the votes cast for or
against the proposition. There must be
majority Of ALL the votes to carry it.
We give below the fourteenth section of
the Schedule on this point, which CON-
prises the law on this point:
See. II. At the same election that thi.
Consultation is submitted to the people
for its adoption or rejection, a PROPOSE
tion to amend the same by striking out
the word "white" from the article on
Tie Rigi.. Of Suffrage SHALL BE ST.
rARArELr SUBMITTED to ia electors Of
this State for adoption or rejection, N
manner following
y SEPARATE BALLOT may be given by
every person having a right to vote at
said election, to be deposited in sEpA-
RATE box aud those given for the
adoption Of such proposition shall have
the words Shall the word white be
stricken out os the article on the Right
of Suffrage ? Yes" And those given
against the proposition shall have the
words, /" Shall the word white be
stricken cut Of the article Oh the Right
of Suffrage 2 No" And if at said
election the number Of ballots cast in
favor Of laid proposition, shall be equal
u majority Of those cast for and
against this Constitution, then said cord
. ~hits' shall be stricken from sail ar,
ttcl@, and b. no part fsreof ~
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ExECTTOK,s NOTICE.

DuBilC NOTICE Is heresr g;eu that j In
p. Walker. Eseeator of the E.tste o. samu
ei alker, deceased, late of Cedar county low,
has hled In the office OF tho Judge Of sad count,
his hnal report of his doisgs on the premises.
Now, therefore. ali person. Interested are noti
NED to he and appear NJ ID. County Court, on The
hrst Iussday tier the frs. Nonday IL Aasus'
H. D. 1851. at which tins .a,d report will nc actef
upon, aud If no objections exist thereto the sane
viii b conilroet, aud said Executor d.sehlyg't
from al furtbsr snt. liability in the said prem
iscs. ei.t NfTIS "rfCrp, Juigo.
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ENEtUTOR,s NOTICE.

DtBLlC NOTICE II hereby given thai, a: tn"
i July Term, l5i1. Of the COUNTY Court q -
dar county, Iowa, the Executor. Of the cstatc u
Joel Lewis, deceased. filed Lis iinal report e the
settlement of said estate and the hearing Of saia
report vas continued until tie AuSua. ~ ST..
Of said Court. ....N
All persons interested are therefore nctat3.
unless they appear aud ohjact Thereto that -st
report will be approved End said sveruio lie d..
charged from further duties or listiiitv in she
premises. WILLS SPlCf7
alta .,,,,, i,,..
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ENICCTOR,S NOTICE.

DCBLiC NOTICE IL herehr girsn, thni 4; t.s
i july ferta, !sj7, efthe Coun!y Dart Of ( .
dar county, Iowa.
Tha, the Executor Of stcpl..s kosnu, d.;
filed his final report in III. settlement Of saiG =
tate. The hearing Of said report Mas corf'."c.
until the August Term, lsJ1 ~ .aid Court.
All persons interested are Therefore notified, IN.
les they appear. make defense aui otiect thrreio
that said report will be arproHei and EXecr'o,s
discharged frcm further futy and Liability In ="
premises. WELLS SPICEn
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EXECUTORS NOTICE,

DIBLIC NOTICES hereb, given that Il TIC
L July Term, 1857, Of the County Court % &C.
oar county. Iowa, the Executor Of Siba BaiIc,.
aecea ed, hled as nal report, in tbs settlement
OF said estate: the hearing Of said r. pnr; on
tnued uatil the August term, 1857 OF said cucr'.
Al persons interested are therefore notified u
less theJ appear and make defense of object theyc-
TO- that said report will he approx ed and Exccutcr
discharged from further duty and liability in 'bt
prem'ses WELLS SPICfH
.Tw4 Tpu-tN Ir4.
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Exciting News from Kansas.
GOVERNOR WALKER ATTEMPTING n
TILE nnGI.C 4

ENFORCE THE BOGUS LAWS.
The St. Louis Democrat has advices
from Kansas, stating that Gov. Walker
has issued a proclamation declaring his
intention to put down all opposition to
the Territorial laws by force, and cen.
surfing the citizens Of Lawrence, and
warning them not to organize under the
Topeka charter. Rumour says that 700
s.rsSaars arc summoned to uayeh against
Lawrence, and that it is the design Of
Walker to retain the army in Kansas,
and to break up the Utah expedition.
The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Herald says the President re.
ceiyed a despatch on Friday from Gov.
Walker, stating that on the day previous
serious instruction had broken out at
Lawrence, and he had summoned the L.
s. troops to suppress it. The cause of
the outbreak is not alluded to BY the
Governor, but it is supposed 70 have ORR
ginated in an attempt to collect the taxes
imposed by the Territorial law, which
the Free Stat. settlers have resolved not
to pay.
Walkers proclamation has been re-
ceived. Its issue was occasioned by a
Committee Of the citizens of Lawrence
framing city charter, for submission to
the popular vote, differing essentially
from that granted by the Territorial Le-
gislature, and setting the Territorial Co.
vernment at defiance This action Gov.
Walker pronounees reasonable, and has
ordered body of troops to the vicinity
of Lawrence 10 prevent disturbances aud
enforce the laws. The statement that
Walkers design in this movement is to
retain the troops in Kansas that are un-
der orders for Utah is unfoundcd.
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NOTICE.

T)ublc Notice is hereby given thai. al The JOY
Term, 1857, OF the county court Of ceIar
county, Iowa. tue Adnln,straaor de eonr ulr 81
the estate Of John Andre, deceased. has flsa nj
final repent in the settlement Of said estate; me
hearing Of said repor; VAS continued unit, the A.
gust Icrm ls55. Of said court. Al persons int.
rest are therefore notified thsi nnles- thcv ny
pear aud object thereto, that said repor, viii ic
approved. and said administrator lie discharge
from further duties or liabilities in The premise.
2Twl WELL. SrtcFg comfy Judge.
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EGG1E AOGlGetI.
STATE OF IOWA. CEDAR COUNTY

TO DXvIu ECNIIL
Sir: Iou are hereby notified that there is no.,
ON ale in the Office o. the CLERK VI the Hi-'l,cl
Court. in said Cedar County. p"tit"D 0: u. Gregg
h Co. claiming of you THREE hundred and tw, NJ
six dollars and twelve cents ami interest as uur-
ey duc them from you. IN tso prcin' s~ory npi.>
executed and delivered lay iou 10 ttvui; Gai!-l :,
salem. Ohio. Oh tao 18th day OF October A. J..
1854, for one hundred and -.;t, -t!rce uGI!Grs
and twelve cent?, payable tnar month ate dat.
and the other. for one hGndrcd and siNts Er,D
dollars. payabta siS rlonth, artrf date, that you
have been retained I" not found" that yoar lrc,
er.y has been alta he'd and that uri-s, ou eJrpa-
and .nsser tt-re;a, oil ar I efuIc til Inst ~ ~
the next term % said Court dr.uHlt AZ T.. cn;,r
Cd agaias, yoa, snl judgment VIII t- Illd' ri
against veu thereon.
uatei this ! tn dsy Of A!ni; TT. ISL.
r. :. pASiiIh,
8. ". lorsa, AL:'y Tor III.
GIrrk If biz. Ennrt
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NOTICE TO TRAVELLERS
EaEM .:E:.;:s7 1:asgg3
Chicago iowa 4 nebraska Il. r.
Open 70 Anss' Creek, ~ miles west Of tho
MISSISSIPPI RIVER,

On AID after Monday April 9th. ard .n,, r,,,h.
notice, Passenger Trains will run ~ follows: e
Leave Clinton At en'cl,ck ~
Arrives a. Anes' Creeh leo
Leaves Ames' Greek
Arrives at CLINTON $40
Passenger taking the 4. II. train, connect dl.,,
with Stages for DEWITT, Maauoksta. Upton ana 49,
All baggage destined for Clinton, or the road MI
received a. Fulton and dclivc Free Of chsyye &c
Freight Trains leave daily.
II. SMITH, Ras d sur,,I
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DUBIIC NOTICE. is horcby gilcn tbat. Il lbF
l. july Term, 1857, If the County Court orc
dar county, lowe, the Executors Of the Feta,e ~
James H. Whitson deceased. filed their final Re.
port efthe seftcmei Of said Estata and the hcar.
Ing OF said report was continued until the August
Term, 1857, of said Court. All persons Interested
are therefore notified, unless they aptcar make
defense or object thereto. that said report MI b.
approved, aud said Executor. discLar ssd from
further duties or liability in the premises
.iwi WELLS SPICER Co Judge
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The Regulators.

Since the hanging Of Gleason and So
per things have been quiet in the county
until few days ago, when the citizens Of
Upton were thrown into mystery by
several anonymous communications re-
ceivcd. There is nothing important in
them unless they should be bona fde and
true, which everybody doubts, as they
consider them humbugs, forgeries or sent
only for joke or mischief.
One communication was received BY
Mr. SHETLAND, stating that the gang had
met at Knots Grove and resolved on
vengeance, and that number of indiyid-
uals, their Hres and property must be
sacrificed; and others, friendly to them
would be sustained
We received the following communica-
ton by mail, from Toronto, in Clinton
Co., but as we have not heard the matters
stated in the letter, coroborated, We think
it must be hoax or mistake. 1t has,
however, the names of two good men to
it, viz:
Yankee Run, July Is, '57.
Mr.. EDITOR: There were three fine
horses stolen last night, between here
and Torronto--one from Geo. Shoemaker,
a sorrel horse, one from W. Andrews, a
fine grey marc, and one from a Dutch
man by the hame Of Sackhoof The Reg
ulators are out on the track They are
in the direction of Upton. Great excite
mont prevails. Henry Leister was hung
last night, and three more captured
Yours, in haste,
II. SMITH,
G. WILLIAMS.
We have since received the following
anonymous letter from Iowa City, of date
July 18th:
WELLS SPIcER-Dear Sr:-You will
Gnd the property stolen in Clinton Co., at
the residence o. Nancy Bunker, in Tlar-
din Co.; her sons Charles and Steven arc
the head men, in the State, of the gang,
and have the property in cave near the
old woman's house.
You must go well armed; they have a
large force at their command.
Yours, by ..
ONE WHO KNOWS.
What all these letters mean, or why
they were sent, we do not know, and
leave our readers to judge for themselves.
We suppose the property spoken Of as
stolen in Clinton Co., is the jewelry sto-
len from store in Lyons.