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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25
The Vote in Baltimore.

Gov. Ligon's excuse for calling out the
militia 10 overawe the Americans at the
polls, was, that The law-abiding, undeliled
Foreign democrats were prevented from
voting at the October election. Well,
Mayor Swami made preparations, that
were duly approved by his Excellency,
and that insidious neutral foreign organ,
The San, which so far succeeded in pro-
tecting every citizen in his elective fran.
chise, that no single case of foreign dis
reimbursement is alleged TO have occurred
in Baltimore on Wednesday last, yet The
same overwhelming American majority
was rolled up, as before.
The result chagrins the foreign press
considerably, 1t has not the candor TO
acknowledge that the foreign party has
no more voters in the city, than were
polled, and in order TO be consistent il
sticks 10 the same senseless cry about
disfranchised voters, though not title of
proof is adduced, and there is no account
olriotng at any of The polls.
Whilst the San is vigilant 10 detect a
flaw in the municipal government, but
cannot catch Mayor Swan at fault; while
it pirates democrats prevented from voting,
but cannot bring forward witness to
snslain it; and while under the mask of
neutrality, ii strikes such malicious blows
at the American party, but cannot dimn.
isli its strength,-it has never word Of
censure for the patent frauds perpetrated
in the Eighth Ward, where the foreign
population is congregaled, although thai
ward polls over twelve hundred more votes
over its excessive majority of last year
and although she poled twenty.nine hun
dred votes last week, whereas there arr
scarcely that many inhabitants, male ant
female, old and young, living in the ward
It's a bad rule shat won't work boil
ways, and if The puritan Sun could only
cast the beam out of its own eye, it nigh
discover there is such a thing as fraudu
lent and illegal voting in the Eight
ward, and come 10 believe, if voters ar
any where kept from voting, that TIL
dead rabbits" and double pumps" O
" OM Limerick' do their full share an,
little over Of this species of rascality
in the Eighth ward.-Fed. (Md.) Er
n,niner.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25
The DESTROYER,

Tho fate oi the gifted Haskell, OF Ten
nessee, should be warning to all young
men. He passed through Louisville last
week, in charge of his friends, on his way
to the Lunatic Asylum, at Lexing lon.-
While on the Frankfort cars he arose,
and in the most eloquent and pathetic
terms appealed to the gallant Kentuckians,
among whom he was, 10 protect him
from lhe relentless enemies he imagined
were pursuing him. He became so ex.
cited and violent that his friends were
forced to conine him. The career of this
gifted but unfortunate son Of genius should
be known for the lessons which itteaches.
From his earliest boyhood, says the Nash
vile Banner, he had shown himself pos
sessed of the highest order of TALENT
While at college he distinguished him
fe!f as a poet and an orator. His grad
uaIing speech is spoken of by those who
heard it as worthy of the immortal
Prentiss in his balmiest days. lie served
his country on the battlefield and in the
halls of Congress. 1t was his residence
at Washington that confirmed upon him
those unfortunate. habits which finally
blasted his intellect. lie at one time
broke the fiery serpent from his hands,
and dashed it 10 the earth. TO make his
own reformation complete, and aid in
lifting up others who had fallen, like him
self, he went through the State lecturing
on temperance. The tour was an en-
inently successful and brilliant one, his
lectures being fully equal TO those ol
Cough, whose eloquence has electrified
thousands in this country and in England
Blu, his old habits gained the master
over him again, and his subsequent life
has been but fearful struggle hetweer
his appettcs and his ambitiqn-a strug
gle in which, it must be confessed, hi'
appetites have generally triumphed. 81
great, indeed, was his craving fol artif
cial slimulants, that even while delivering
his temperance lectures he made use o
drugs sufficient in quantity and potenc!
to burn out the vita|s of an ordinary man
There was no subject, whether ancien
or modern grave or gay, upon which h
did not converse with auency and elo
quence. He passed, with the most care
less ease, from the profoundest disgust
ton upon The doctrines of the Bible, tn
religion of Confucius, or the Baconia
philosophy, TO the lightest literature
the dav.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25

Supreme Court Of the Western Dis
trict Of PennsylUania.-Befole Chief
Justice Lewis and associates Lowrie,
Woodward, Knox and Armstrong.
Sept. 2l.--In the case of Fife, Stewart
and Charlotte Jones vs.. the Com, the
Chief Justice announced to the counsel
for the prisoners, that the decision Of the
court would be re ndered on Monday
morning, at nine o'clock, and that if the
prisoners desired to be present in court
a writ Of habeas corpus would be issued
for the purpose of bringing them up. Mr..
Flenniken inlimated that the writ would
not be asked, and accordingly none was
issued.-Pitts., Dis. of Monday.
LATER.--In the case of Henry Fife,
Charlotte Jones, Monroe Stewart, for the
Wilson, murder The Supreme court has
refused new trial--they are convicted
Of murder in the first degree.
William Jones, for the murder o
White, in Washington, Pa, has beer
convicted of murder in the first degree.
John Kerr, for The murder of Johr
Bistel, was also convicted of murder il
the second degree.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25
EE The following from a correspond

EE The following from correspond
ent in York county, Pa, to Harper's
Monthly for November, is TOO good to
be lost:
T was one Of the Election Board
The time had come for the closing of the
polls; but we were waiting for one more
vote that the knowing ores had been told
was sure to come, and perhaps the fate
of Old Buck might hang on that one vote.
Presently loud cries Of yer he is Hur-
ry up, old leller' assured US he was on
hand and the independent voter approach.
ed, extending hislhand with his Demo
cratic ticket and the destiny of his coun'
try in it. 1t was necessary to "swear''
him, and asked:
"Do you swear or affirm 2
"He hesItaied a moment and said,
'WhatY>
Il repeated: 'Do you swear or affirm?
"No, says he, I'm a shoemaker
''ln the course Of the day another mar
had discovered the same ignorance BY
replying to my question
"Do you swear or affirm 2
Yes, Sir, I'm firm Yes, Sir, very
firm !"
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25
By Telegra p h..
From New York.

New YoRK, Nov. I9.-Between one
and two O'Clock this morning, another
desperate assassination took place in the
Fourth ward. A young man whose name
is at present unknown, but who is said to
reside in Brooklyn, was stabbed to lhe
heart and died almost Instantly. A wo.
man named Susan was stabbed in the alb.
dOrnen, and man named Richard Dris-
coll was stabbed in the body. Both the
latter are said 10 be mortal!y wounded. -
Susan and Drscoll were conveyed to the
hospital in dying condition. 1t is sup
posed from the description Of the assas-
sins, that they are the same gang who
murdered Mr.. Vincent in North William
street on Monday night.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25
ITEMS OF NEWS.

The /" Sir Wm. Wallace" left our
wharf on Friday last, at o'clock P. M,
with 25O passengers, amongst The num-
Der was the Rev. john Burns, Of the NJ.
P. Church, with his son; they intend 10
spend the winter in Natchez, Miss.
'The Court of Common pleas commen-
ces its session in this city on next Tues
day. There are four or five criminal ca.
ses 10 be fried, and large amount Of
other important business.
-Four small children were burned to
death recently, near Alliance, by house
taking fire, in the absence of the mother,
while on an errand, another admonition 10
parents, of the great danger of leaving
children unprotected.
The st. Paul Times says that the
Feetonwan Indians have killed 500 U.
S, troops near the Missouri river.
All the Free State men elected 10 the
Kansas Legislature have received certif-
Gates.
The Goshen Bank of Orange county,
N. Y, has been robbed of 100000 in
bills, and allthe specie in its vaults.
The Democratic Legislatures of Penn
sylvdnia and Missouri have legaized the
Bank suspensions.
Filibusler Walker is off on another ex-
peditou 10 Nicaragua.
Zaclariah Albaugh, revolutionary
soldier died at his residence in Newton
township, Licking county, on the s'h
insty aged loo years.
Five Of the eight Democratic papers in
Oregon, have come out in favor of estab.
fishing slavery in that territory.
TIE newspapers in Cleveland and Chi,
cage have reduced their size on account
oil tie hard times.
Gov. lizard, of Nebraska, has forwarded
his resignation of the governorship o
Washington.
Mr.. Banks plurality for governor o
Massachusetts, is about $4,000.
Tie St. Louis Steamship left Havan
on the 10Th inst, for New York viii
81 100000.
Intelligence has been received that sev
enty.eight army wagons, on their way t
Utah, have been attacked and destroyed
The steamer Arabia, from Europe
to New York, brought 81 100000 in spe
Gle.
| A very large meeting of unemploye
laborers was held in Philadelphia, sho
time since, at which speeches were mad
and much dissatisfaction manifested.
The late rains raised the Ohio rive
about % feet, it is in a fine stage ft
steam boatin
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25

STILL ANOTHER DEATH by CAMPHENE-
The Cleveland Herald says that pro-
missing lad met his death on Tuesday
night on the West side by one. of these
so.called accidents. A son Of Mr.. John
P. Wharburton, No. 8, Fulton Street,
endeavored to aid his endeavors to light
a fire in the stove in which the fire was
apparently extinguished, by pouring up
on the wood, burning fluid. The fluid
ignied, the can burst, throwing the top
one way and the bottom another, and the
burning fluid enveloped little brother Of
the first lad, Of six years, named Henry,
in shee: Of flame from head to foot--
The child ran into an adjoining room and
the father threw upon him a blanket,
smothering the flames as soon as possible,
but the child was burned from the crown
Of. the head to the soles Of his feet and
lingering in intense agony died this NOR or.
ming.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25
Principles Of the American Council
OF Steuhanville Ohio

We, whose names are hereunto subscribed,
do hereby adopt, and agree to be governed in
our political action, by the following prnci-
ples,:-
lst, None but Americans to rule America.
Cd. The Union must be preserved.
Sd. No Foreign interference in American
affairs.
4th. No union of Church and State.
Sth. InviOlability of National Treaties.
9Th. Personal morality Indispensable to
Office.
7th. An open Bible, without note or COM
ment in all our Public Schools.
9Th. Thorough reform of the Naturalization
Laws.
9th A capitation tax that will exclude
foreign paupers and convcts.
10th. No appointment of foreigners on
diplomatic posts.
llth. Strict economy in the administratio on
Of the Government.
18th. No interference with the right Of citi
zenship already acquired by foreigners, ant
the protection of law TO all who immigratt
from love Of liberty, but uncompromisine
opposition to Political Catholicism, whethe
III the person Of an American demagogue, Of
foreign Ecclesiastical Despot.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25


GFThe Cincinnati Daily Times of
the 18th inst, has the following well said
remark in relation to the financial affairs
of the country:
The PRosPEcT.-The steady influx of
specie from all quarters into the country
promises that the pressure under which
we have been toiling will pass over with.
out any more heavy failures than those
announced. From England, France, Ger
many, and Mexico we have received ship.
ments in coin, and mostly in such amounts
as cannot fail to grant US partial relief
We have reason 10 believe that this influx
comes in the steady channel of trade, is
governed by the rules regulating the laws
of supply and demand, and not for any
especial purpose connected with our pre-
sent financial distress.
1t follows then as necessary conse-
quence, that the present panic has been in
a great measure produced by the excess
of our importation, and that because Of
this the supply Of gold in this country
had become exhausted before the period
in which we could look for a RETURN
That season is now at hand, our cotton
and pork must find and will find mar
ket from the simple fact that they cannot
be had elsewhere, and thus slowly and
gradually we may look for a brightning
up of The financial murkiness that has for
a time lowered over US.
1t is 10 be hoped, however, that what
we have experienced has taught us val
liable lesson. We certainly should profit
by it, and the more especially, as the
cause is so plain that we cannot be at
loss in regard to it. We need more of a
dependence upon our own resources, and
less Of a desire for foreign materials, more
OF practical knowledge of what we can
produce within ourselves, and therefore
less inclina,ions for the productions of
other nations, these, with proper care of
our own industry, will in the main pre-.
vent The recurrence Of panics of such a
character as to e6eclualy paralyze every
department. of our trade.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25
JUDGE Gould on NATURALIZATION.

The Hon. Geo. Gould, of Troy, while
holding a circuit Of the Supreme Court,
in the Third District, was applied 10 by
a stont Nibernian for "his papers," in
the manner following, 10 wit:
The Clerk informed the Judge that
the man wished to be naturalized, and
he (the Glerk) proposed to conduct the
matter, as usual, at his own desk without
enterrupting the business of the Court
The Judge replied that he knew no bus.
mess more important than giving a man
ile full rights Of an American cl,izen, and
that he would himself conduct the pro.
ceedngs in open Court.
The applicant thereupon produced his
certificate of intention, and his witnesses
as 10 residence, good character, &c. AT
Ter which, the following colloquy ensued:
Judge. You say you prefer living in
this country 10 returning to Ireland will
you tell me why?
Pat. This is a land of liberty, yer
Honor. ,.
Judge. You show that you are at.
tached 10 our institutions: what are
they F?
Pat. (No answer)
Judge. Who governs the county,
Pat The President, sure.
Judge. Who makes the laws!
Pat. Such as yer honor.
Judge. No; I only administer the :
laws. Who governs this State?
Pat. No answer.
Judge. Mr., Clerk, hand me The blank
form of The Naturalization Oath. (This
beiug handed to the Court, he addressed
the applicant again.) There is in this
oath clause BY which you are 10 swear
that you will support the Constitution Of
the United States.
Pat. Oh yes, yer Honor I'm ready
TO swear to that.
Judge. DID you ever read that Con-
stilution .....
Pat. No, yer Honor.
Judge. Or word oft
Pat. No, yer Honor.
Judge. Did you ever hear word Of
it read
Pet. No, yer Honor,
Judge. Can you read and write ?
Pat Yes, sir.
Judge. Do you know one word that
is in the Constitution Ofthe United States?
Pat. Indeed and | do not yer Honor.
Judge. You have lived in this fpun-
try nearly six; years you can reaU and
write, and you have been all this time
intending to become citizen here, yet
you have never taken the trouble 10 learn
know one word Of the instrument you
are now ready to take solemn oath 10
support. An American born here, and
living here until he is twenty-one years
of age. learns more or less of the Consti.
tuition under which he lives, as well as Of
: the rights and duties of citizenship. At,
any rate whether he does this or not. he
is presumed 10 have done it and there.
fore the laws of the land give him the
, right TO vote without the fOrmality of an
oath it is his Jith,right. TO those not
born on the soil, the law applies differ
l ent rule, and requires from them the oath
now under consideration in your CASE
3 hold, that the due, even the decent ad-
5 ministration of that oath depends in part
. on the condition that the applicant should
at least understand it; and | will never
( allow such an abuse of the law as would
be committed by your taking oath in
, your present circumstances. You cannot
be natura'ized by this Court. IN. 7.
Courier.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25

A HOUSE FOUND EIGHTEEN FEET BE-
Low THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH, ,-Du-
ring the excavation of street in Evans
vile, Indiana, last Tuesday, the work
men came across the remains of a cabin,
eighteen feet below The surface Of the
earth. This wonderful subterrenean
house was about twelve feet in length,
formed by upright posts set in the ground,
and boarded up with split oak puucheons,
secured by wooden pins. The posts,
puncheons and pins were partially decay
ed, but still stuck together. Within the
walls were found portions of an old fash
ioned spinning wheel, a wooden maui
and the very identical stick. which the
former occupants Of the house had used
to punch the fire wlth.-Er.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25

A lawyer, to avenge himself upon All
opponent wrote the word "rascal" in his
hat The owner of the hat took it up,
looked luefully into it, and turning to the
Judge, exclaimed: "I claim the protec-
ton Of the honorable court The opening
counsel has written his name in my hat,
and I have strong suspicion that he in
tends to make way with it,"
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25

A celebrated divine, who was remarka-
Bile in the first period Of his ministry for
boisterous MODE of preaching, suddenly
adopted mild, dispassionaIe style. One
of his brethren inquired what induced
him to make such a change. He was
answered: "When | was young, tho't
it was the thunder that killed the people ;
but when l grew older, discovered that
it was the lightning, SO determined TO
thunder less and lightning more in fu'
ture."
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25

HUMILIATION Il could say a thousand
things concerning this more than celestial
valley of humiliation. The air is so sa-
lubrious, the ground is SO fertile, the fruit
so wholesome; while from the branches
of every tree the voice Of prayer and
praise are heard in delightful concert with
each other. While living in this valley.
no weapon that is fOlmed against us shall
prosper, as alPthe fiery darts Of the dew
il are sure to pass over our heads, since
the enemy Of souls cannot shoot low
enough to reach US 10 our hurt.-Ro0
land Hill.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25

The PENNSYLVANIA BANK.--ln speak.
ing ofthis institution, and Developments
following the absconding of its late presi'
dent, Allibone, the Philadelphia cores
pondeut Of the N. Y. TriJpne says:--
"a private loan-bock, kept in the pri,
vale desk Of the President, and now first
brought to the knowledge of the Board,
reveals astounding facts. Men who nev-
er borrowed dollar we here charged as
being large debtors to the Bank. Others
who had borrowed, on being sent for and
payment demanded, produce evidence
that they have refounded the loans. En-
velopes, endorsed as containing valuable
securities, on being opened are found to
have had the securities distracted; and
mere memoranda, technically known as
"ghosts," occupying their places. Large
transactions made without the knowledge
of The Board, are detected with the bro.
kers, and it is confidently believed that
from these quarters many assets may be
recovered for the bank. Other trans.
actions, not proper for publication now,
have been laid bare, and the Directors
having made oath that the President has
absconded from the country with design
to defrand his creditors, have attached his
large property for the benefit of the bank
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25
Later from Europe.

New YORK, Nov. 22.-The steamship
Atlantic arrived this evening with Liver.
pool dates TO Wednesday the llih inst.
The steamer Asia arrived out on the 9th
inst, and the Kangaroo on the ith inst.
The news brought by the Atlantic is
very important. 1t embraces late advices
from India, and the progress of the fnan-
cial crisis. The stringency in the money
market continued unabated, and the Bank
of England has again advanced the rates
of discount one per cent, making the
present rate ten per cent.
The latest advices from Liverpool an.
nounce that the City Bank of Glasgow
stopped payment on Wednesday morning
Messrs. Denniston & Co. have failed ;
their liabilities are estimated at 60, 600,
600. Also the Western Bank Of Scot
land with deposits amounting TO 96, ,O00,'
600, and Babcock & Co, Liverpool and
New York, whose Liabilities amount tc
100000. Several olher failures are
announced. with liabilities of smaller
amounts.
Later advices have been received. con
firming the capture of Delhi, The garrison
at Lucknow had been relieved by Gen
Havelock just as the enemy were ready
to blew it up. A large portion Of th'
city had also been captured. Gen. Nei
has been killed.
The king of Delhi has surrendered It
the British troops, and his life has beer
spared. His two sons; were shot.
Liverpool Nov. lO.-The sales o
cotton for the three days past have beer
$500 bales, all of which have been Ia
ken by the trade. All qualities have de
clined Id, and the market closed very
dull and tendency to further decline
Breadstu0s very dull, and all descrip
tions have declined. Flour: Western
Canal 26s 6das7s Cd; Philadelphia ant
Baltimore 27s ,a2ss Cd; Ohio, 29s.-
Wheat-red 6s Cd a Is Gd; white Is Cd
IS. Corn-mixed and yellow 36a37s
white 40a4ls.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-11-25

I'm Unmitigated ScOundret.-A biped,
in the form of man, wearing a brown
hat and light coat, followed young lady
from the First Presbyterian Church, Fri
day evening of last week. When passing
along Smitbfeld street, towards Liberty,
he went in advance and dodging into an
alley awaited her approach, and then in
suited her most grossly. He still follow
ed on, and. continued his vile conduct,
until The lady sought protection by enter
ing a house beyond Sixth street.. lnfor-
nation was made of the circumstances to
the Mayor, by the father Of the young
woman, and although every exertion was
made TO effect the arrest of the scoundrel,
he was not found up 10 Saturday evening
His name, we believe, is not known
If arrested, a coat of tar and feathers
might induce him to reflect upon the
enormity ofhis offence Pitts, Dispatch