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American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-30
Keep It before the PeOp,s.

We take pleasurein calling especial
attention to tho following which wero
adapted by the q. d. Let these snp.
gestions be followed aud no one who
believes in the worth of orr cause can
for amoment dpub, tho result.
To tie c. ID. IF Yuginia.
The Committee on the State of tho
Order 10 which VAS referred the ciicu.
lar letter of the NJ. w. p. especially
Recommend the adoption ut the follow.
ing b..
lsi. Resolced. That we heartily en-.
dorse the sentiment that tho Oder of
Sons of Temperance is the most eff.
Glen, iustrnmentaIity for the promotion
OF the Temperance" cause, which has ev.
er been originsted; that we drplvre tho
apathy which prevails in some localities,
That we believe that the highest utter.
ests oflhs the ieio:m require thut an
earnest Effort To recruit members b..
made. and urge most earnestly all the
members of The order within our juris.
dic,in, to put forth an earnest, manful.
honest eliuit during tho cusung Spring
aud Summer, TO build up HE or2,r
througho", the bounds Of the State.
I'd. Resolcrd. That each subordinate
Division i" Virginia. is hereby ear
nestiy requested to hold at least ono
public meeting in each month from now
I'LL the annual session in October, aud
also In devote themselves especially To
the discussion Of the principles and
practices of our order, and The benefi
which it is like 10 confer upon the com.
munity. ....
81. Resoiced, That the subo. dina,e
Divisions be urged 10 invite the minis.
ters of The gospel, in their respective
Localities, 10 preach sermon upon tho
subject OF temperance. i'll the month Of
Juno next. ..,. ........
18th. ResolDed, That these resolutions
BIO published in tho Conductor, and u
copy Of the paper containing them DO
sent to each l.. d., J. ID. and Division
III the State. Ia r. p. and L.
..... GEO. w. DAME,
5. FAULKNER,
n. A. STURDivANr.
Firgiaia Conductor.
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subjects of tyrants, monied and politi,
cal. they cannot get up Il feeling Of
patrl6t SIN to the proper temperature.
1t is always too intensely hot, leading
to lawlcss outbreaks; or it is too cold,
partaking of the nature of that instil-
ed into them by the monarchical gov.
ernment in which they were educated.
You cannot get them to understand
what liberty is. You cannot get them
to understand that our Government is
confedcracy formed upon tho volun-
tary principle, by every man yielding
to his fellow-mau equal powers with
himself, and all agreeing to join each
other in voluntary union for the con.
troll of themselves and their country.
men. They can never understand that
the people arc, by their votes, freely
and honestly cast bya acknowledgement,
to pass their own laws for their own
government. But they either Join in a
revolutionary crusade of force against
the constituted authorities, as was their
only remedy in the old country, or, like
the German Turner's, demand an alter
alton in our Constitution, so as to make
our Government conform with the 60.
vcrment Of their own monarchical faith
erland.
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CATION.

The Pnhiic are cautioned against tho
purchase of any tract Of land which
may pnrp"it to have been sold st the
Land Office at Charlton Iowa, Will,
the Undersigned was acting as Regis,
Ter of said office, as my attention has
this day been directed To a spurious 10.
cation of and warrant, numbered ST..
1874. The certificate of location iudi.
eating THAT the warrant was issued uu.
dar the act of llth Feb, 1917, with
printed assignment on the back IF tho
certificate of location, with my name al
tached thereto as Register.
Tile vhoie qGar is a i6rgcry, as no
snch warrant was located at the Land
Office at Charlton on the tract desert
bed "hi!c ! was acting as Register
thereof
) The act Of lib Feb. 1917 made no
provision for the assignment Of lind
warrants, aud The blank certificates Of
locatinn provided by the General Land
Oiheo were without any blank assign.
ments on The back thereof; conscquent-
- all certificates Of location Of warrants
under said act which have au assign
ment in blank printed on the back of
them, are spurious. ..... w.. ...
The public are further Informed, that
the certificates of location of warrants
issued under the different acts, all re-
Ter To the date Of tho act under which
the warrants wore issued for the loca.
llon Of which they are provided, with
The exception of those provided for in
the act Of l1'h Feb. lS47. "#
Ii will iherrfiue be observed lla, all
certificates OF, location in tho hands Of
dealrtS purponed 10 have been located
on'any Of the public lands under The
act OF 1917, with q printed assignment
on their backs, arc forgcries. -. .
AS another means of detecting these
iorgeIirs, the public are eninined that
where the Land Office Department at
Washington City. has made PROVISIONS
Tor the assignment. ofthe certificate Of
location on the back lherenf in blank
The acknoweds cement of the Office before
known The assignment is made is pin
ted IN blank also which is not the case
on the one | pronounce forgery.
From these considerations tho public
are cautioned to be on the look out for
these forgerios, ."...
Eastern papers please copy.
X. COLES, late Register.
~ 49,. l.. o., Charlton, Iowa.
Charlton, Iowa, April Is 1857.
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Suffering from starvation in Michi-


The correspondent Of the Detroit
Advertiser. writing from Lansing, fur.
nishes aifew facts. in relation TO the des.
titu,ion in that vicinity
Governor Bingham. at the request
of some citizens, ye terday announced
that meeting of the people of Lansing
would be held in the Capitol, to advise
about taking measures to relieve the
terrible destitution which prevails in
Gratiot county. Accordingly in the
evening a meeting was held. at which
the Governor presided. He called up
on Mr.. Mahon, u clergyman, who had
been in or near the Southern part uf
Gratiut County, TO relate what he knew
of The condition of the people. Mr.. Ma
hon informed the meeting tha, where he
had been the impression was general
that there was great famine prevail.
ing. to such an extent that the people
and cattle were aeduced so low that
they had not strength to come out of
the woods to tell Of their cont>i ion.
Mr.. Mills, ruling elder, had been
out there, when he stated that he was
obliged to leave, from the fact that
where ne stopped his hosts had moi food
to set before him. but only boiled or
srewed pumpkins and maple moIasses,
with liule or no bread. Sumo idea
could be fnrmed Of tho state of the
poorest, this was what prevailed among
those who were considered well Of. -
1t was known that some had died. Du-
ring The past summer, great many
good and cnterp,ising citizens have
crowded Into Glatiot county, TO take
advantage of the graduation act. Many
them took all their means and inves.
ted in the laud, aud in the cultivation
of their FIRST crop. The druu,h and
fires of last fall, ruined their crops.
particularly their corn and hay, and
these swept off not only their own
means Of support but also that of their
cattle. Both are now pelishing.
Such calamity should not be per-
mi,,ed 10 prevail in Michigan, hence il
was deemed proper at the meeting to
take the most active and energetic me as !.
ures To send relief speedily to the suf.
ferers. But Lansing cannot act alone
in this matter. Although the melting
at the Capitol was not large one, It
was resolved that fifty barrels Of flour
be Immediately purchased, and the or.
der was given To Mr.. Walter Chester
to have it forwarded to St. Johns, so
that it could be sent out Immediately
to Gra,io'. The citizens present sub.
scribed S207, and efficient committees
were appointed to solicit subsc, iptions,
and 10 correspond and operate with
other places. '..'.. '"
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not accomplish it. They number over
one hundred thousand, are we'll suppli-
ed with arms and ammunition, and
commanded by leader of uncommon
energy, great cunning, and extraordi.
nary power over his followers. All
history teaches that religious fanaticism
is as inconsiderate and AS brayely reck-
less Of danger as it is intolcrant and cx-
acting. Uuder Young's tuition the
Mormons have successfully emulatcd
the followers of Mahomet, and receive
every word which falls from his lips as
the breath of inspiration. Implicit 0.
bcdicnce to him is their first article of
religious faith Even the foulcst crime
committed at his bidding is work of
grace and title to everlasting blessed
ness; while Noncompliance as surely
dooms the trembling votary to an eter-
nifty of misery. There is no halfway.
Young has declared over and over again
in tho very presence of Federal auth
GRITTY, that full, entire, unquestioning
acceptance of "the Gospel" as lie
blasphemously denominates the edicts
Of his impious will, is the only rule of
faith. There must be no doubt, no
discussion, nothing but instant and ab.
solute surrender Of every power Of
mind and cveryprompting ofconscience,
virtuous instinct, and sclfrespcct TO the
claw of the Lord as declared through
his lips, and made to minister to the
most debasing passions and to ambition
for slavish rule. ... .......r-.
TO all this his wrctchcd followers
tamely submit. TO suppose they yield
without secret struggles at times, is to
doubt their humanity; but the power
Of religious fanaticism is paramount,
and their superstitious dread of an
eternity ofwoe tMoughBrigham' agen-
cy decides them to suffer anything in
life which he may impose, looking for
ward to death for relief and the happi.
ness which they no longer expect to
find this side the grave. Thus we see
cxcmplificd here, upon Christian soil,
though in still more degraded form, the
fortunes Of Pagan idolaters, self impos.
cd in the hope ofctcrnal salvation. 1t
is with such people that We have to
dcal--a people stepped in fanaticism,
unclaimed by superstition, and careful
ly schooled into bitter hate Of the Gov
eminent Of the United States. 1t is
idle to expect a peaceful solution Of
the problem before us, with these facts
staring us in the face. Unless the
lights of the past are delusivc, and the
effect Of motives upon the mind ofmcn
differ at Great Salt Lake from similar
influences elsewhere throughout the
worlds history, the new Governor Of
Utah will need at his back an armed
force large enough to strike terror at
once to the heart Of Mormondom.-
With this auxiliary, and with judicious
efforts to assure the scccdcrs from Nor.
mon treason of protection, the leaders
may be awcd into submissions; but if
they raise the banner of rebellion and
choose the sword, the work before the
troops will be found no childs play. .
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-30
THE LOGIC OF DOLLARS.

The New Orleans Bulletin refers to
the brilliant results realized by the H.
linois Central Railroad company from
the grant by Congress Of nearly three
millions Of acres of land. After build.
ing the road the company will have
land enough to yield the sum of thirty
millions, and this the editor says is the
logic of dollars which every body can
understand. Thc Pacific Railroad thro'
Texas, the same paper states, will be
seven hundred and cighty-three miles
long, and has grant from the State of
8,017, 900 acres Of land q loan of &c.
600 per mile. Taking the average of
the Illinois lands as a basis, this grant
will yield the Pacific company tho
grand sum of over 1920, 100000. The
Bulletin thus brings to view the mag
nitude of the grant:
eight million acres Of land is easily
pronounced or written; but does the
reader comprehend the quantity rep
resented? 1t is greater than the com.
bincd area Of Rhode Island, Delaware
and Connecticut. 1t is nearly twice as
great rs Massachusetts, nearly as great
as Massachusetts, and New Jersey to.
gcther greater than New Hampshire
or Vermont. The latter, the largest
but one of the New England States,
contains but G,535,680 acres. 1t is
not strange that the stock Of this com
pany is taken by thousands of shares
at a clip, as we learn is the case"
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-30

FRENct EmGRATtoN TO VIRGINIA.
A colony Of at least five hundred
French people, under the conduct Of
Mr.. L&contre, has settled in Wythc
county. lua late correspondence with
Governor Wise, Mr.. l.. urges the i'm
portance Of establishing a line Of stca~
mcrs bctwcca France and Virginia
lie says there is a company in France
ready to put the steamers on the line,
if the necessary encouragement is Civ
ca on this side Of the water. An in.
creased emigration from France 70 Vr.
ginia is suggested as one advantage Of
the proposed line. ....... ....
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-30

SUFFERING IN EAST TENNEssEE.-Tho
the following contil matory of report
we published few days since from u
similar source. H..
actually STARRING We learn from
gentleman of upper East Tennessee,
VIII" Is at present stopping in our city.
that he hears from reliable sources that
q number of women and children living
in his section have actually died for
want Of the necessaIies Of life. Corn
will bring any price. but there is none
in the country. Many families are sub
sising on bread made of wheat oian.
Yesterday morning a steamer came
down TO our wharf to- take hack a load
of corn to those furnishing sections.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-30

NIGHT SpEcTAcLEs. Might specta-
cles, to see with in the dark, are sug-
gested by the Scientific American
"Thcy would be very desirable" he
thinks, in some situations, to see clear
ly when quite dark, when acting as pi-
lot, for example, on the river steam
boats. That which avails an owl to
see in the dark will enable man to see
in the night. Herschel could see with
the aid Of an optical instrument which
he constructed, the dial on stoeple
clock, mile distant, when it was SO
dark that he could see but few feet
with the naked eye"
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75o,ooo,ooo
cI,4i7,OoO.OUO

That is what we are worth; not exact.
ly that Alderman Farebrother could
by advertising it in The Times to.mor.
row, nail purchase at The entire figure
in month hence. A little management
would be required, some judicous let.
ting there must be, and the whole should
not be thrown upon the market at once.
Blu, there it is. England is worth that
10 us.--LondOa Atlas.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-30

A powerful Armamcnh--The guns for
the newt. $. steam frigate Niagara
have been cast al West Point, and are
ready 10 be put on board as soon IS sho
returns from her lelegrapbic expedition.
There are twelve Of them. Each is
calculated to throw $50 shot four
miles.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-30
UTAH.

The affairs of Utah have reached a
crisis which can no longer be evadcd.
The federal officers are driven in fear
from the Territory, and there is no law
FOR saint or Gentle save the cdicts of
Young. Indeed for years past courts
have proved mere Tide forms; forregard.
less of law or evidence, the jurics have
recorded their verdicts only as the Nor
mon High Priest dictated. The Cen
tile who had incurred his displcasure
was sure to lose his case; and the muir
dcrcr with guilt ever so clearly cstab''
liShcd was never convicted unless he
had sinncd against the Church or it's
apostles. The communication between
the federal officers and the government
at Washington is completely frustrated,
and every letter sent by them out of
the Territory is made to undergo Nor
mon scrutiny, and suppressed if found
to conflict with Mormon interests
Thus it is impossible for the Govern
ment even to obtain reliable Informal
ton from that portion Of the country,
where, held in worse than Egyptian
bondage, are Thousands of our fellow
citizens, disguised with the scenes that
surround them, but utterly powerless
to cscapc-without the means of ma
king their misfortuncs known to the
more favored Of their countrymcn, and
fearing even to breathe their sorrows
to one another lest they should be
crushed by still greater oppression, or
be turned over to the tender mercies
of Mormon thugs. N. 7. Times.
This is by no means an exaggerated
statement Of the wrctchcd and appall-
ing condition Of things in Utah. 1t is
not very easy, however, to sec how
some Of the evils complained of arc to
be remcdicd even by the exercise of all
due energy on the part Of the United
States Government. 1t is unquestion-
ably fact that Mormon .jurics utterly
refuse to do Justice as between their
own people and the Gcntilcs, and We
are hardly able to see in what way this
evil is to be corrected. The juries at
the Great Salt Lake will necessarily
continue to be made up Of Mormons,
for almost the entire population there
is Mormon, and probably no rightful
exercise OF authority can prevent the
Mormon juries from doing hereafter
what they have been doing hitherto.
Where the souls Of Il whole people are
under the absolute control of rcligi-
Gus dcspot, .jurics will Of course execute
his will. We doubt whether Justice
could possibly be administered at Utah
except under the operation of military
law.
Still something can be done, and it
should be done with the least possible
delay. a Governor can be sent out
with sufficient force to sustain him
and all the rest Of the officers of the
United States Government. Perhaps
1t would be better that the collision
should come at once, and that the in
famous and atrocious brood Of miscrc-
ants i'll Utah should be broken up than
that they should nomnally submit to
the exercise of the few unilnportant
powers and prcrcgativcs Of Governor
appointed by the United States Gov
eminent, and permanently continue in
the practice Of those namelcss atroci-
ties which have rendered the city Of
the Salt Lake as accurscd as the cities
of the plain. ---LouisvEUe Jownal.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-30
ThE WINDING Up OF TIE OLD STATE

ThE WINDING UP OF TIE OLD STATE
BANK OF INDIANA. The Indianapolis
Sentinel says that at the quarterly ses-
sion Of The Board Of Directors % The
State Bank just closed. there was barn
ed Of the bills of the bank returned
for redemption during tho last three
months 81 AS ,697, aud that during The
same time the bank has paid off Of de-
posts $l4l,6i3. She has collected of
debts due her $5,5l3,3l2. Her whole
circulation, when she cl 'sed business
on the LIST Of January, was So, 0G5, 527;
it was reduced by the 30th Of April last
TO S2.2S2. 1852; total reduction since LIST
of January, $i,7S2, 6S5. Dividends of
the capital STOCK were declared to be
made to the State and to other stock
holders. so ds to return tho whole
stock in FIVE equal payments. to.wi,
On LIST Of June, lst of July, 20lh Of
August, 20,h Of September and 20lh Of
October BY the charter and it's amend.
ments the stock returned to the State
is set apart for discharging the State
bonds issued for bank loans.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-30

Mr.. James G. Beatty. Of Marion coun.
~, has dog, such as is no, found every
day and everywhere. The dog recent.
ly discovered q foS's den, waited ill a
yoans one made its appearance, took il
by the neck. carried il home, and deliv.
ored it 10 bio mnetor entirely uDhuu.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-30

The Fruit Crop. The prosen, spring
may be backward one, and bad
one for rheumatic people; but it is
most favorable one SO for as regards the
prospect for fruit. We learn from va.
rious parts Of Delaware, New Jersey,
and Pennsylvania, that there is every
appearance Of having the heaviest crop
of peaches ever Known. Ofcourse they
will be cheaper than ever. In regard
to other fruits the prospect is as favor
able, or nearly SO, The chilly wealth.
er Of the past day or two is not likely
to have caused any injury, and the young
fruit may now be regarded as safe from
all danger from frosts. -Philadelphia
Bnlkekin.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-30

pGy" A Washington letter says that
samples sugar from the Chinese cane,
and alcohol distilled from the juice,
have been shown at the agricultural
bureau Of the Patent Office, which pla-
ccs the question Of its capability Of
Generalization beyond all doubt,
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The Cash Value of England.

The philosopher and mathematician
MeraPath has just made an estimate Of
Engand's materia! wealth as an estate
Here IL is, a most businessliko docu-
ment, fit TO he put into the hands Of any
lawyer or lard agent in the Kingdom (:
Value of cultivated soil tE1 700. 900 600
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SATURDAY, MAY 80, 1857.
From TIC louisville Journal.
TIE AMERICAN PARTY Is RIGHT.

The doctrines Of the American party
are not new. Though only few years
have elapsed since they were promul-
gated as 4 set Of principles around
which q great national party rallies,
they have their foundation in nature,
are sanctioned by her first law, self
preservation, and are supported by the
experience OF generations. 1t is idle
and foolish to combat against the views
aud arguments Of the American party,
and our enemies see this, and therefore
pursue guerrilla warfare against us.
Ihcy seek holes and corners and dark
places fox attack; and, arming them
selves with small. Ianccs and poisoned
shafts, cut and strike at every vulncr-
ab!o point they arc able to discover
Hence our party must bear the odlum
Of Il disgraccful skirmish instead of an
open, manly fight. Instead Of march
ing up to us and graphing with our
Fundamental principles and battling
with them, oar enemies sneak and par
ny and bubble and vilify and keep their
readers, as we'll as themselves, in the
dark. If our countrymen would study
our politics and apply them to the his
tory and structure Of our Government,
the nation would be thoroughly imbu.
cd with Amoricanism. We cannot too
often cali nnblic attention to the dclu-
sion whicL is leading us to political per-
dit,on.
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a party Of sixty Gllibustcrs, under
command Of Col. Crabb, were attacked
by Mexican troops at Coborca, on the
28th ult., and taken prisoners. All
wore sentenced 70 We shot.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-30

The Peach Crop.- The Philadelphia
Bulletin has reports from various parts
of Delaware, New Jersey, and Penn
sylvapia that there is every appearance
Of the heaviest crop Of peaches ever
known. In regard to other fruits the
prospec, is said to DO as favorable or
neatly so.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-30

The Reign Of Terror in Noples.--Tho
accounts from Naples state that the
preparations for transporting the politi,
cal prisoners to tho river Platte are 90.
ing on upon u large scale, and lha, King
Ferdinand, Notwithstanding certain me.
diatoriai attempts on the part Of the
Prossan Minister, tesolutely abstains
from promising a milder rule--lhe gar.
iisons are being strengthened both in
Naples and Sicily, while all suspected
soldiers in tho native regiments are pun.
isbed or sent to remote districts.