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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-07-29

H@We are indepted to Mr.. David
Myers of the Adams express Co. for
late copy of the Pittsburgh Com. Jour
nal from which we clip The following i'm.
portant news: -..
Motions in arrest Of judgement, and for
a new trial, IN the case Of Charlotte
Jones, Henry Fife and Monroe &esO-
art, oUerruled. - Prisoners Sentenced.
SATURDAY MoRN1No, July 23, 1857
The Court of Oyer and Tremner con.
vened at 10 o'clock, this mornng.-Ptes.
Hons. W. B. Mcclure, G. Adams and
J. E. Parke. s..
AT an early hour the Court room was
densely crowded with all manner Of per-
sons 10 witness the conclusion of the sec
ond acl Of the NJ Keesport Tragedy, which
has for weeks past created so much ex.
citement IN This section of the country.
Immediately after the cryer had announ-
ced the opening of court, the prisoners
under the chalge Of Sheriff Patterson and
Jailor Philips. were conducted to their
place in the box. Neither Of themsee
ed affected by the dread solemnty Of the
occasion, but bore up under the burden
of anxiety which must have been weigh
ing heavily upon their minds, with that
bravado courage which has characterized
them throughout every scene of this
bloody event. '.t.'
His Hon. w. B. M'Lure after dispo-
sing in mastery manner of all the rea-
sons assigned by council in arrest of
judgment against the prisoners, ordered
them to stand up and thus addressed them:
"Henry Fife. have YOU anything to
say why the sentence of death should
not be passed upon you :"
Answer-"I have not" .. .......
Judge" The sentence Of the law is
that you shall be taken from hence TO the
place from whence you came, and from
thence 10 The place of execution and there
be hanged by the neck until you are
dead and may God have mercy ou your
soul" ........ .,....... ......
Monroe Stewart was rext interrogated,
and he replied to the effect, that he was
innocent Of the charge, and never saw
!, the deceased, either dead or alive. He
, was Than sentenced in the same manner
: as Fife. .... ......... ...
Charlotte replied that she never enter.
tanned an idea Of being placed on trial af'
ter making the confession, That she only
Z. made il, with the hope of being made a
witness for the Commonwealth. His
. Honor remarked that if the confession
made before Mayor Weaver had beer
erroneousy admitted in evidence, it woult
II not operate delrimenr al 10 her. She was
u then sentenced in like manner as The 9th
u er two and took hor seat. M T.,
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%Th following extract from Mr..
Bancroft, our great American historian,
upon CALVIN, the great reformer, we
think is worthy Of note at this time.
alt is intolerance which would limit
the praise Of Calvin 10 single sect, or
refuse to revere his virtues. lie lived
in the time when nations were shaken to
their centre by the excitement of the re-
formation when the fields of Holland
and France were wet with the carnage oil
persecution when vindlctIve monarchs
threatened all Prolestants with ut-lawry
and death. n'' "'
Calvin was not only the founder Of q
sect but formost among the most efficient
of modern Legislators. More truly be-
nevolent than Solon, more self denying
than Lycurgus, the genius Of Calvin in
fused enduring elements into the ins'lIu
tons of Geneva, and made it for th'
modern world, the impregnabIe fortress
of popular liberty, the fertile seed plot o
true Democracy. nt.o@'a it. ,a. ~
! We boast of our common schools, Cal
vim was the father Of popular education
the inventor and founder of tile system o
free schools" Hyg .r. ,.s,
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Utah Controlled by Foreigners.

A significant fact was brought out in
the speech of Senator DoUeLAs, recently
delivered at Springfield, Illinois. 1t is
this that nine-tenths ofthe inhabitants
OF Utah are foreigners by bnr'h, who
have refused to become naturalIzed, or 10
take the oath of allegiance, or to do any
other acI recognizing the Government Of
the United States as the paramount au'
thority in the Territory. But it seems
that when the organization Of the Terri.
tory was agreed upon, as one Of the COM
promise measures of 1850, this fact did
not exist, or was not known by the A.
merican Congress and people. For Mr.
DoUeEAs states that the Territorial ac
met The approval Of both the grea
political parties into which the country
was at that time divided, because it was
then supposed on all hands, that the Nor
mons were American citizens, acknowl
edging allegiance 10 the Government o
the United States.
Whatever may have been the lacl a
the time the act organizing the territory
Of Utah was passed, It is unquestionabll
true now. that nine .tenths Of those By
whom the right of sufferage is exercised
in that Territory, are unna,uralized for
eigners, acknowledging no allegiance Il
The Uneted States. The voters wheth
er of native or foreign birth, are all Nor
mons and where The foreign element il
SO vastly in the ascendant, it must exer
else atcontrolling influence. Hence th'
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Republican State Cnvention.

At a meeting Of the Republican State
Central Committee, in conjunction with
the Republican members OF the Legisla-
ture, aud other distinguished Republicans
fIom various parts Of the State at Co.
lumbus on the fourth Of January, 1857,
after mature consideration it was resolv.
ed that it was expedlenI 10 hold the State
Convention Of the Republican party of
Ohio for the nomination Of State ticket
at Columbus, on the 18th of August next.
In conformity to this request, the State
Central Commit announce to the Re-
publicans Of Ohio that the delegates from
the various counties of Tue State will as.
semble in the City of Coombus on
Wednesday. the 18th day Of August
next, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, for the pur-
pose of putting in nomination candidates
for the following offices; for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State,
Treasurer Of State, one Supreme Court
Judge, and one member Of the Board Of
Public Works, and the transaction of such
other business as may be proper for the
occasion. . ..... .
The Republicans Of Ihe several coun.
ties of Ohio, unless they shall otherwise
agree, will meet at their county seats or
Saturday, the 9Th day Of August, being
the Saturday proceeding the day Of sale
State Convention, and elect delegates
thereto in the proper ton of one delegate
for every five hundred votes given for th'
Republican candidate for President at th'
election in November, 1856, and one fo
each fraction of votes equal 10, or oVel
one half of said number. The total nun
ber ofdelegates by this basis will be s77
aad frou, each County will number Al
follows:
rive omit the appointment except 70
this immediate section Of the SIqte, t,
wit !, Carroll 4; CoIumbiana Z; Harrt
SON Jefferson s, Tuscarawas o; Bel
mont a. "a ~
WM. ID RNEIsoN, JR., J. SULLryANT,
A.iP. SToEE, ROBERT NEtL'
J.. G.. VAN SLYKE, n. ii. gANFoRHssss
N. II. SwAyNe, CYRUS fRENTlss'
T.. G. SESSIONS, Geo. HoADLEY,
IIi. CouLrRR, A. 8 LARRY,
Go. M. PABsoys. JACOB HEAToN, Il
E3 o. FoLtETT iE ps's
Republican State Central COMMITTEE
CorpMpVs, June ~, lso7 '.'
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lightened world, they exlOl their etfolts
for the perpetnation of free institutions,
and the iuestinaEle blessings OF liberty
and swear to maintain them II is Pc
cuiar Characteristic of the PorIages, that
while science is laying the world under
contribution to supply its energies, and
developing more and more the boundless
resources Of the earth TO advance and ele-
vate the condition Of man, this ignorant
and prejudiced people reject the use of all
inventions that tend 10 tighten their bur-
dens and enchance their pecuniary con.
diton, for fear that their labor will be
monopolized by the increased facility given
by the use Of such articles. Hence they
stand, not in mastery, but Slavish. inac'
tivity, and tread directly in the footsteps
of their forelathels. Men do all the labor
Of horses, and carry the heaviest burdens
on their shoulders, until they sink down
exhausted and dying, for fear that the use
oflaoheelS would destroy their occupations,
and most Justify denounce any such inno'
valon as destructive of their interests and
,heircounlry's prosperity. Their produtic'
ons in this respect are strictly an oIogous tC
the principles and teachings of the slave.
holder. He maintains that slavery is a
divine institution, that it is a mere fulfill.
ment Of the purposes for which negroes
were created and being entailed upon
him as property, he does more 10 increase
and multiply them lin his o,cn image
than faithful guardian should do. He
is deaf TO the industry and prosperity oI
the North, and shuts his eyes to the SUI
perior advantages of free labor; and when
advised to pursue a course that would d.
rectly and Immediately benefit himself
and the country at large, like the poor
ignorant Portuguese, loudly denounce it as
an innovation, and threatens 10 serve the
bonds of our political brotherhood, and
set himself up in the business of legislat'
ing as independent Burke was sadly
mistaken when lie wrote, "The age o
chivalry is gone
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A New Trial.

In tho case of the Commonwealth VS..
Henry File. Monroe Stewart and Char
lolIe Jones, indicted Tor the murder Of
George Wilson, r. P. Flenniken. Esq,
moved for new trial and an arrest Of
judgment in the case ofMonroe Stewart,
and filed the following reasons, on Tues.
day morning Y
The defendant, Monroe Stewart, by
his counsel, moves for new trial, and
files the following reasons:
lst. The court having overruled the
motion of the defendant for seperats
trial, and upon the joint trial Of three,
admitted the confession of Charlotte
Jones 10 read in evidence against herself.
The inevitable effect of this coniessiony
though not intended, was to influence the
minds of the jury improperly and illegally
against Stewart, co.defendant.
Cd. In speaking of The night Of the mur-
der, the court charged the jury that the
defendant (SlewarD must account to you
for his whereabouts from the time he got
up and left his bed until he was next seen
in the morning" thus shifting The oHas
from the commonwealth 10 prove the
guilt Of the prisoner, to the defendant to
prove his innocence.
Sd. The court erred in charging the
jury THAT the plea of abb "admits all the
prosecution alleges is true"
4th The court erred in stating to the
jury that they could moi be discharged until
they had rendered verdict.
5th. The court erred in stating TO the
jury, without qualification, that, "the little
necessares of life, heretofore granted
them must now be withheld"
The defendant Stewart in The above
case, by his counsel moves for an arrest
in judgment, and files the following rea-
sons: 1857
The virdict of thtjury was rendered
against the prisoners j"intly. not several.
y, as it should have been. The defen-
dant Stewart was not called on indvidu-
ally to receive verdict, and no verdict
was rendered against him as an individual
prisoner on trial.
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An Irishman Killed...The Murderer
Escaped.

On Sunday evening last, about seven
O'Clock, an afray took place between two
Railroad employers named Patrick Folan
and Michael Foley, in which the latter
was killed in most alrocious manner.
1t appears that some difficulty, the origin
of which is not yet known, had taken
place between the parties, in which it is
supposed that Patrick Foley was worsted.
Four Witnesses have testified that lie rus.
he'd into the house, seized an unloadpncd
shot gun. and attacked Michael Foley
with great ferocily, striking him several
times with the barrel of the weapon. -
Those blows not proving sufficiently ef-
fective, the gun WAS reversed, and Folan,
graSpiDg the barrel near The muzzle with
both hands, delivered a most terrible blow,
which took effect upon the stomach of
Foley, breaking the stock of ihc gun,
crushing the liver and other organs of the
victim 10 misshapen mass. and causing
his death in the course of an hour.
The murderer immediately dropped
his weapon and made his escape. Sheril
Hosteter started in pursuit Of him oil
Monday morning; but has not yet sue
ceeded in securing the villain. LiSJo,
Buckeye State Of The 23d inst.
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A Tragedy.

In defiance ol the general agreement
of National men Of all parties to sup
press agitation and preserve the Union
the following 'incendiary' paragraph ap-
peared in the N. Y Express
IA negro belonging 10 Longan Harbor,
in the State Of Mississippi. arose in the
night and killed his wife by chopping off
her head, after which he hung himself to
tree near the house. The reason for
this horrible deed was, that his wife, a
beautiful quadroun, was obliged to sub
init 10 The sensual caprlces OF her mas.
ter"
We defy any one to devise or to give
currency to more sectional and ex-
ching item than the above. Here is a
poor, ignorant, helpless. black man,
whom the law deprives Of every dollar OF
his earnings, every rag Of clothes on his
back, of his own children, Of everything
but his wife /; and his master improves
on the laws lniquily and takes her also,
leaving 10 the wrelched negro but that
last resource of the wronged and impo'
lant-Death. And Of this resource he,
whether for good or evil, ava'Is himself,
What was Hamet's tragedy, Or OIheIlo's,
to this nameless negro S!
Bear.in mind that it is not the fact o.
"Mau's inhumanily to Man" that invests
this case with It's most horrible aspects
for men have been lyranls and lech
ers these thousands of years they ar'
so to-day in New York oil New England
as well as in Mississippi. 1t is th'
lav's completely Oith The crimmal-th'
protection and shield which it throw
over his most iniquitous acts-that rem
ders the affair SO appalling. In New
England, Mr. Longan Harbor would
under the circumstances, have been deal
with as a ravisker and adulterer, in Mis-
sissippi he is but doing what he like
with his own," and enforcing obedenc
10 The Soulhside exposition of The tex
Servants, obey your masters Henc
the painted surprise wherewilh all throug
conservatives will have read the abOv
paragraph in the columns of Ihe Erpres!
N. 7. Tribune.
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DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN YORK CouN.
vY,-On Monday afternoon, we learn
from the Yo,k Republican. Mr.. Casper
Hiber, residing near Dallastown, went
to his well in The yard, for the purpose
of drawing walcr,when the walls caved
in, precipitating him down the well, a
distance Of seventeen feet, (he well,
is about forty feet deep where he held by
earth and stones unabl to extricate him.
self. At the lime the accident occurred
Mr.. Hibler was alone at home, his wife
having gone to visit his mother, who was
i'll. She returned about FIVE o'clock; and
not finding her husband in the house,
she called and received an answer, when
on searching for him she found tha' he
was in the we'll. The alarm was imme-
diaIely given and strenuous efforts were
made Ey the neighbors u rescue him
from his perilous situation. They work.
ed faithfully, and at one time were within
eighteen inches of him. the unfortunate
man "a conversing with them all the time..
Their exerlions, however, seemed To-
avail but little, for as fast as they succeed
in removing the earth aud stones, fresh
quantities would fall in upon him. Find
| ing their exerlions in Ills behalf Of no
avail, the doomed man shortly after mid.
night, requested that his wife nigh! Dc
brough, within hearing Of his voice. that
4 he might bid her lastfarewell. Hls Te'
quest was complied with, and We leave
| he reader 10 Imagine the scene-lhe an,
ruish of mind Of her who on the 18th Of
4, SpriI last, he led 10 The alter a Bride
I, A,,issQ 4, o,niss O'clock OH Tuesday morning, be
!. cea,ed 70 exist and Ills lifeless body ,was
ronnJ about four o'clock, much bruised
i wAh one hand of. Laacaster Tsws'
July 1st. 't
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DEATH OF GEORGE W. CLUTTER
We regret to learn The death of George
W. Clutter, Esq, First Auditor Of the
State, at Lingwood, Preston county, Va,
last Thursday.
Mr.. Clutter was well known to the
people Of this city, having lived in our
midst long time, and filled various of,
fees. He was for many years editor Of
the Wheeling Argus, which position he
resigned, we believe, to serve as captain
in the Mexican war On the resignation
of Mr., Johnson, Mr.. Clutter, who had
been First Clerk under him, was elected
in his place, and held the appointment
until his death Mr.. Clutter was in hic
46th year, and has for some time beer
affi iicted with consumption, which disease
has finally claimed him as a victim. HI
was a consistent member of the Presby
teran Church, and leaves family an,
many friends to mourn lis DEATH
Wheel. Times.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-07-29

The BETTER CITIzENs.-Time and
again they have perpelrated frauds upon
the ballot box, and intimidaled Ameri.
cans at The polls. They have shot down
our countrymen in cold blood; without
warning. and trampled the Stars and
stripes under foot They kept up dis.
tinct aimed military force in our midst,
and disobey both our civil and military
laws. They burden us with taxes by
filling our jails and almshouses. They
reduce the wages Of American mechan-
les aud workingmeD, by unfair competitor.
and, above all, as balance-power, mar.
kelablc vote. they lcnder our elections q
farce, and annul the will Of the American
people. r z Nell Y 4He 7..1fg Fl
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Death of Prof. Mitchell.
Black Mountain, Kanesy Co. ~ CO
July sth. 1857 5

Black Mountain, Kancey Co. NJ CO.
July sth. 1875
Two or three years ago there was
between Dr. Mitchell, ol
Chapel Hill, and the Hon. i l.. Cling
man concerning the height of the black
mountain; the former conIending that
Mitchell's Peak and the latter that Cling
mans Peak is the higher. Mr. Clingmann
published his opinion in the National in
lelIigencel, and a good deal of interest
was excited by the discussion. A few
weeks since, at the summer vacation, DR..
Mitchell left the University fully prepared
to ascertain exactly the height Of all the
different Peaks. On Saturday 9Th of
June, he began 10 ascend the mountain
in company with his son, taking The di'
reclion of The house Of a man named Viii.
son who lives highest up the mountain
His sou turned back from some cause, 10
Mr.. Stepp's, expecting to meet his father
at Wilson's on the next day. A severe
storm arose un the mountain during the
evening, and it is supposed so bewildered
DR.. Mitchell that he lost his way. AT
any rate he never made his appearance
alive again. His son became alarmed,
and The hunters and mountain pilots TO the
amount of one hundred began to search
for him. Parties went out in all dlrec.
lions and continued to search from day 10
day. His body was found on yesterday
July 7th. He had apparently fallen over
preripice into Cane River where he was
found. 1t is thought that night overlook
him whilst lost, and that wandering about
to find his way, lost his footing in the
darkness, and fell over to meet his death
The coroner will hold an inquest over
The body to-day and it will be buried to-
morrow OH the highest point Of Mtchells
Peak. the most elevated spot east Of the
Mississippi.
There are painful rumors aaoat, limiting
that he may have been murdered ; but w
hope for the honor oil humanity that the
inquest will remove all doubts on this
point. Thus one Of our most Learned
and Distinguished mon has fallen a mar
tyr to science, .. Bib"
Respectfully, 3D.
A. S. EMERsEN.
D.ac,.z> M,tob,,l hoe hoan onn,on,or
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-07-29

VIM. D. MORGAN FOR TREASURER OF
STATE,-Tbere is but one man in Ohio,
to whom the people now turn, as ,he pro-
per man for the responsible Office of Trea-
surer Of State. That man is Auditor
Morgan, Of tried integrity, courage and
fahhIulness. Eagle. gq 4eilarq
The Ohio Eagle is the the organ oi
the locofocos of Fairfield county. and
probably speaks their sentiments. Wonld
il not be good idea 10 nominate Breslir
on the same ticke, with Morgan They
were together in their lives, and in (po
liticaD death they should oIbe divided
SLATE journal. is,9l va q5 Ma3 e7
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Eg.Half tie roof Of The N; E. Church
in Failmont Va. was taken off by a
storm on the l5lb, as we see by the yir.
giinisn. A great deal Of destruction ap-
pears to have been done generally, by llhs
recent storms
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Principles Of the Am erican Council
OF Stsuhanyills. Ohio.

We, whose names are hereunto subscribed,
do hereby adopt, and agree to be governed in
our political action, by the following princi'
pies = ..'
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.
5th. lnvoability Of National Treaties.
9th, Personal morality indispensable to
office.
7th. An open Bible, without note or com.
ment, in all our Public Schools.
sth Thorough reform of the Naturalization
Laws
9Th. A capitation tax that will exclude
foreign paupers and conycts.
10th. No appointment of foreigners on
diplomatic posts.
llth. Strict economy in the administration
0f the Government.
18th. No interference with the right Of cti.
genship already acquired by foreigners, and
the protection of law 10 all who Immigrate
from love Of liberty, but uncompromlsing
opposition to Political Catholicism, whether
in The person Of an American demagogue, or
a foreign Ecclesiastical DespOt.
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Respectfully,

a, .. NMERSEN.
Professor Mitchell has been connected
with the University for over fifty years
and was Stale GeoIogist at the time Of
his dealh.-Jour. of Commerce. ...
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-10

GuApDlr EsoIss COMPANY No. % will leave for Boston
next week. where they will On Friday the 10th Inst
they viii be received in tina, city. BY Bsncosi Engine
Company No H. Captain Henry A. Hunting who win en-.
terrain the New Yorkers IN sumputous On Fri
day night grand bail win be given by the Bsnioosn Il
which there will be large representation OF the Boston
Fire Department The Gusrdians will also Walt Providence
and lowell 90 their return. there viii be rothor
grand reception home by the New York Fire Department
These receptions very fine affairs bot cost great
deal Of money, more, perhaps, than many OF Ere
mep,-eoor In the ority tf instances can very
well Afford In these hard times