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NY FIRST PUBLIC SALE.
ED 81 FTELD.

IN THURSDAY, the 18th 0f8fay next on the premi-e-
~ viii sell he following Building LOIS, all Of which ara
well worth the attention OF buyers-
Remember property In and around Nashy s is ad aDcin
most rapidly aud he who delays buying year viii have
to pay large advance hereafter. The Lots shaf or
as follows
ON WATSON STRgET-Sir beautiful Lots opDoafts thu
residence OF Mr. Buck, fronting each So and running
back 1872 feet - 1jeJ alley. These are The Lois t1t are
enclosed wish the best cedar picket that en- be made
ON RUSSELL SIKEET-iu H0usJ8u's Add ZION Lois %.
30 81 g. 80 a. and 81 the corner Of Oak1 These 10
are 50 feet irons and 40 feet deep Also ~ m ood-
land street, in this Addition, surrounded new plank
fence.
on FATHERLAND sTREEr-Lot 20, u, 70 and 20 in
on FATHEgLAyD sTREET-Lots Nos. S. 6.7.s.o and
10 In Blood addition
on RUSSELL sTREkT-Lots Nos. H. IS and I6 in Zoul-
Golfers Addition.
on WOODLAND STREBT-Nos 70. 90, 81, %, % and "A
m boodis Acdlun Immediately opposite the neat buildings
now being erected BY Messrs Hicks harden Morgan
These Los shall aot blE thilz could say about
them would fall Tar snort of the truth.
ON Tbs GALLATlA PlkE-L0gs f0s. ,, g, @ n, - and
l3iB Fosters Addition.
Lots Nos. and in Bo0d's Addition
That handsome Let adjoining IHs residence Of Mr. Wash.
ltg on 100 eetlrout aud running back go street.
with street The SIDE.
That handsome Lot looming the residence Of Mr. sur
fronting 100 feet the turnpike ud running back 30 sst
tOau alley.
Two handsome Lots the Turnpike 10 shsIbys edition
being los IJ5 aud 1885,
TERMS-These Lots viii be sold on credit or one Two
and three years for notes bearing interest an
aor'5d ana lien retained sale positive. Omubusss Is
usual a. w. s. LTyDSTEV
K. z. GLAscoCK, Auconeer.
IL Also, Lots 100 and 0l IN shel5y's Addition on Wood
land street, aolo joining the old residence Ea2g-i.
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READY-MADE CLOTHING, CLOTHS, &c,


DEM. F. SHIELDS " Il sell THIS EVENING, at early
ID gas light hue assortment Of Ready Made Clothing just
received With orders to VIII be added invoice
Furnishing articles. Sale positive and without
cash. lapTlI--It
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8y- The National InteihgenCsT, in an able 6rti-
Gle upon the present condition of political parties
declares, that there is no valid cause, why among
all conservative men, there should not be unaDi-
nous support Of Mr.. Buchanan, if be will fulfil
the promises be has made, and conform to the re-.
gu rements of his position. We sutjoin the fol-
lowing sens BE remarks rom that pspsr:
Apart from the mere wraDg'e of selfish polti-
CiaI qusrreDg over the division of the spOis ian
il clCent of the Executive CfiCe which, 50 far from
being one of tie g wers OF its peroRative, has be
coue in these latter days its s. arpts. thOrn,) we
see lite reason Why prudent and sagaciOus Pre-
sident ssould despair OF receiving the appreciation
Of his patriotic c)untrynen in ell quarters of the
Union. Ifthe unhappy alienation which has bat
recently sprung up between different sections of
common country should seem to any to iuterpOse
80 iusupeFable barrier to the advent Of another
"era OF good feeling" among u.s. it should not be
forgotten that thst which was insuguIated By the
pacific administration OF Mr.. Monroe was preceded
not ONLY by the enbi tered teuds which had long
parted FeIerast and Republicans, but slso by the
s-rsiniag these national ties VIII CD ths UNEQUAL
pressure of the war OF 1912 had reduced 10 state
Of painful tension. From amid the shoals and
qlicdssuds Of party on the one hand and the
breakers Of sectional strife on the other, Mr.. Mon
roe succeeded in guiding the good ship Of State
into safe and peaceful anchorage; and this bene6-
cent result be accomplished with but few Of those
slventitous aids or brilliant parts which some
times compose the chsrs3ter and make the name of
q sUCcy sslul statesman. By directness OF purpose,
by frmL ess and patient continuance 10 the dI.
charge OF public duty be more than atoned for the
lack OF those shining qualities which, however ad.
nirsbe in the tribune OF the people, of but lit
tie avail IN the practical conduct Of asrs. 10 the
latter a sound judgment will go further than mo.
bic fancy, and good sense is more tnsn substi-
tute for what is called genius
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TTAVING sold my Photographic rooms, apparatus,
IL teriaIs &C. Messrs. HUsHEs BROTHERS Of this city,
with view reside permanently my home IN CumbeE
BdcountY, great pleasure in recommending Them
They gentlemen OF skll and expert
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hsoccaslOntU assure the public that Of Small POE
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Yellow Fever, Chol-Ta, will at any time be admitted
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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-09-02
Adams and Hancock.

The graves Of Samuel Adams and John
Hancock Of Massachusetts,, the two lead
ing spiritro the Revolution, arc in the
Granary Burial Ground in Boston with
out monuments to mark them.
Well, It is not time they had monu-
lnenta. Whom one Of Massachusetts, most
gifted sons styles the eternal truths for
which they labored, "glittoring generali-
ties"-whilo her children are the subjects
Of bogus law in Kansas -while the slave
power is more exacting and imperative
than ovcr-while in parts of our common
country free speech is crime, it is no
time to rear monuments to patriots. Bet
ter educate ourselves to follow their OK
ample. When Freedom sh:l become the
controlling spirit Of our Institutions, it
will be time for the marble to point sky
ward telling Of their virtues and valor,
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-09-02
had Arrangement.

1t seems to us that the Committee who
brought i'll the resolutions ut the late
Democratic Convention arranged them
very badly. The third resolution rebukes
the intolerant spirit which seeks to curtail
the privileges of foreigners, and render
the right Of suffrage difficult for thom to
obtain. The very next resolution says:
ave are unalterably opposed to the ex
tension of the right Of suffrage to the
negro race" Would it not have been
well to have separated those resolutions
Standing SO close together, is not their
inconsistency too glaring? IF tho negro
is native, surely he ought to be allowed
the privileges of citizenship, and if for
eigner, he should be treated as well as
other foreigners The census return show
that the negroes are more intelligent ac-
cording to their number, than the foreign
population. But if his hair is crisp and
.his skin dark, no matter though he possess
the intellectually of Euclid, the genius
and boldness of Hannibal, the tender
ness and courage of Othello, he must be
denied political rights, and this denial is
called DemocracH
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-09-02
slavery--Why Continue

The principle is this, and ever vii,
main in force, that men by natnl
free Continental Congress, I779
1t is conceded on all hands that
right to be free can never be aienatsl
Continental Congress.
1t is among my first wishes al
some plan adopted by which sarar
this country may be abolished by law
George Washington.
Slavery is contrary to the law d,
ture and Of nations.- Nm. HM
Slavery is dark spot on tho as
the nation.-LeJayefte.
Slavery is repugnant to The panar
of Christianity; prostrates eve Y Ben
client action in the human herl-P
rick Henry.
The way, l hope, is preparing, j..
the auspices of Heaven for tota. ems
cipat:on.-J.farson.
Even the earth itself, which aa
with profusion under the cuitivating i3l
Of the free born laborer, shrinks in0H
renness from the contanlinating srat
the s!ave.-Montesque.
The South now maintains that 5aa
is right natural and necessary, aala
not depend on the difference Of con14
ion. The laws of the slave States JUL
the holding ofWHIrE Men in bonl&.'-
Richmond Enquirer.
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Notice.

A word to our Eastern readers. Don't
let your enjoyment of our paper be mar
red by the thought that we shall be dun
ming you for pay. If you receive apaper,
you may depend upon it You have some
friend here who pays for it. But if your
conseienccs suggest to YOU the propriety
of paying for it yourselves, we would
sffectionately advise you to "quench not
tho spirit but send on the dimes, and
you will receive a pm er's blessing, anl
your friends can order Their papers sent
somewhere else.
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Fashionable and Genuins
Ladies.

One of the best things out, is an I
dent related as having occurred at \
Branch, a few days since. Gov NJ
and wife, ofNew Jersey, reached the Y
sion House just at dinner tine, anl9
to dinner without changing Their N
fashionable snobocracy was instantly
indignant flutter at the appearance n.J
midst Of two such 'dowdies;' ezpF&i
of anger passed freely from lip n
and several of the pretty bellies audlalll
suited the new corners by allusionsnI
appearance, and circumstances VIII
the waiters( who knew the GovernH
their attention to them. In the eTA
what was the horror aud dismay ot93
crustdom at seeing the Governor all !
announced in the drawingroom aOis
ing dressed in all the elegance otm1
and dignity. Apologies fell thick & y
from the pert fash;onables, bu Ns%l
ell refused to receive them, not 0n~>1
of personal resentment. but becals |
conduct exhibited them as persora,l
ted to associate with genuine lal@
she would not recognize them as SID
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-09-02
Political Honesty.

We hear great deal about political
honesty. We hear much praise bestowed
upon straight out Wings and Demo-
Gratis" and much contempt cast upon the
Republican party, as party of 'isms,
composed of turncoats, Of restless and
changing men. Now we apprehend that
political honesty, consists in fidelity to
principle, and not to party, and that man
is most honest who supports the party
whose platform contains the best enuncia-
ton of his principles, no matter how often
he changes his political name. There
can be no charge of dishonesty rightfully
brought against those Democrats who left
the Cincinnati for the Philadelphia plat
form. They followed the democratic
principle, but put off the democratic name.
We do not inpeach the honesty or patri-
otism of the mass of northern democrats
but we believe that many are held to that
party BY the force of habit, and the magic
of name The mass of voters do not
watch with sufficient keenness the lead
ings and tendency ola party. They rely
upon the ''ipse dirit' of political leaders
and seeing the same organization with
which they have been accustomed to act,
they give it their support, failing to no
rico how, gradually it has drifted from its
former moonngs. They may be honest,
but surely not more so than those who
seeing the departure of a party from its
former position, stick to the principle and
let the party go. That some Of the lead
ers of all political parties, are mere sol
diers of fortune, changing their colors as
easily as the Chameleon, wearing the
badge of the party that promises best, We
believe, but we shall be slow to bring the
charge of dishonesty against the mass of
any party. We can believe that man
is acting with the wrong party and sup
porting wrong principles, and yet be hon
est in that action.
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The Proposed Suit for the re.
cOvery of the Chicago Depot
Grounds of the Illinois Gem
trail Railroad,

Our readers will recolleet (says the
Saturday E0ening Chronotype) that
some two months ago it was announced
in the papers that a suit was about to be
commenced in this city, by Geo. c. Bates
Esq, of Detroit, against the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad for the land on which the +
passenger and freight depots in this city
are situated. This suit was said to rival
in Importance the Gaines suit in New
Orleans, or the Lamantour case in San
Francisco. Since the first announcement
lit le has been said about it, except, that
interested parties have given the impress
sion that no man would be insane enough
to bring suit on such claim.
In the meanwhile the claimant has been
quietly pursuing his course. Knowing
that the title to the property worth mill
ion and half of money could not be ac-
CURED without a protracted lawsuit. and
that it would be an experiment with
company worth $50, 100000, Mr. Bates
has proceeded to get the written opinions
of the ablest lawyers of the United States.
Among them are George Wood of
New York, whom lawyers understand to
be at the head of the bar in cases analo-
gous to this. Theodore Romeyn has also
given written opinion, and so has John
A Tolcott of Buffalo, Judge J M Camp
bell of the Supreme Court Of Michigan,
and~Daniel Goodwin of the same court.
In addition to these, Judge Sullivan of
New Hampshire has given elaborate opin-
ion, and all concur in the opinion that
the title is beyond q peradventure in
George G Bates and not in the Illinois
Central Railroad Company. Notice has
already been served by Mr. Bates on the
President of the Illinois Central Company
to make no more Improvements, for the
land is not theirs, and no consideration
win be allowed by the real owner for such
improvements In the meanwhile the
matter is left in allegiance till the 2lst of
this month to allow parties to examine
into Bates claim, after which it is said
to be the intention to institute suit imme-
diately.- Chicago Journal. s