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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-01-21

H .-HN.
A SPEc OF ROMANcE.-A lovely Wit
ow, fair, fascinating, but not forty, resi-
ding on Main, between First and Brook
streets, has been for SOME weeks the OBJ
.iect Of devoted attentions OF young man
of this city. He progressed Sc far. as an
engagement Bat between him and lhe
consumalion of bis hopes, stalked grim
monster ia iAe shape of aa ancient gea
tlemen with heavy purse. The yellow
gold oyrbalanced the yOsth and good looks
Of the young man, and the venerable lover
was accepted. Yesterday the couple was
About starting out to celebrate their mar
iiai vows, when lhc FIRST lover confronted
Them. The old chap was all alive With
excitement and anticipatory pleasure. -
He consequently IL tie exhuberance Of
his sonl, pulled out one hundred and City
dollars from bis pocket, and hoped the
Founq nan would be satisfied The
Young man IVES satisfied, and although
minus wife il one h0ndred and 6fiy
dollars. beiteri N fupds this morning -
0Ilisbi7d ldfifiiai, OH. XXX
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Rev. Alexander Campbell.

A recent writer upon "Lectnres and
Lccturing," after referring to the fact that
the >" Living Voice." which was former
ly the great means of moving the masses,
but which, for long time, was used only
by the Christian teacher, is again brought
10 bear in tho lecture system Of the pres
ent day, uses the following language -
"The lecturer is your true Peripatetic
philosopher. He is an ubiquitous mortal.
From the Penobscott to the Missouri, he
flies in a single winter. He ,raverses
many States, converses with many men,
sees much, hears much, feels much. He
is very Ulysses in his wanderings The
experience of such aman gives peculiar
freshness and life to his speech.
The lecturer, too, is our critic, our GEN.
sOr, our mentor lie has
many free, bold word TO say for univer-
sal humanity. Wilhthe glories Of Eden
shining brightly upon his inner eye, he
leads us from The gilded false to the gold
en- truth. With a touch of the Ithuriel
spear of his keen wit, all the hypocricy,
meanness, and wickeGness of society,
whether or no it be upheld by the suffragcs
of venerable names or the sanction of
ages, shrinks back into its native defor-
nifty.
The lecturer has thus become a great
power. He is taking the place Of the
review, and the dissertation. In half
hour he gives us the marrow Of half
dozen octavos, all compact. He not only
mentally enrches us, but il he is true 10
his high mission. he makes us nobler,
and manlier, by his utterances."
Most heartily 60 we endorse these sem
timents, and gladly would we give our
readers tie entire article, did our space
permit. Nothing has afforded us greater
pleasure than the successful effort made
10 introduce course of lectures in Steu
benvllle, and The sympathy that the effort
has thus far received from those who look
at the real good of our city. And now,
being fairly inaugurated, we trust they
will be, for all future time, ope of our
" fixed institutions"
Our principal object, however, in writ
ing this article, is 10 inform our readers,
especially those in the country, that the
Rev. Alexander Campbell, of Bethany,
Va. the distinguished gentleman whose
name heads this article, will lecture in
Steubenville, on Thursday evening, jan
uary Goth, att o'clock, in the Hamlin
Chapel. The subject of the lecture will
be "The Philosophy Of Names" As
Mr.. CampbelI's age aud numerous en-
gagements preven! him from going abroad
much at present, we trust none will fail
10 avail themselves Of the rare opportuni'
ty here afforded.
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An Insane Lady found in the srow

an AAsaAO Aauy lounu In the Snow.
We copy the following from The
Albany Evening Journal Of FRIDAY
last
A AGemale. apparently fifty years Of age,
was. yesterday found sitting in the snow
at Waterford, with shawl about her
feel, was taken in and is now being
cared for bv some humane sons in that
village AT times she is quite rational,
but it is only for few moments, when
the malady returns. She then places her
hand upon her head as if she was labor.
ing under much pain. We learn from
gentleman who has endeavored to ascer-.
tain her name and place of residence, that
her name is Catharine -Baily. and that
she was married to VIM. Wood. When
on the way from Pitsburg, Pennsylvania,
to Mildletown, Connecticut, whittier thew
were going to visit some friends, her hus-
band was taken sick upon the cars when
between Philadelphia and New York, and
they were obliged to stop, and tina. he
died within four hours after leaving the
cars, of hemorrhage of the lungs. After
his burial, at the earnest solicitation of the
landlady where she was stopping, her
trunks. containing clothing, some silver
spoons which she intended as presents to
her friends, and her deceased husbands
watch, were placedin The hands of this
stranger.
When they reached Greenbush, this
man gave her to understand that he wan.
ted TO do some business, but that he
would return to her, She next remem-
bers Of being in TOY, where she parted
with her velvet bonnet for a straw one, :
and her cloak for shawl and fifty cents;
but she does. not recollecl what became
Of The money. She next turns upon
Waterford, but how she got there no one
can tell. Fhe most prominent mark up.
on her person is a scar about the centre
of her forehead, which she says she re-
ceived in South. She says that she has
son by the name Of Mills residing in
Cleveland, Ohio, and speaks of living in
the New England hotel in that place. A
few humane persons have taken charge of
her for the present, in-the hope that her
friends, upon ascrllaining her wherea-
bouts, will see that she is cared Tor. She
appears TO be very respt gable and quite
lady like in her manners and conversa-
zion. Those desirous of obtaining any
further information will address the post.
master at Waterford, Saratoga county,
New York.
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H, SrowELL. Sec'y pro. TEN.

NEGRO INsuRREcTIoNs.- three
conspiracies OF slaves have been detected
this fall in The Southern States, The
most recent was in Tennessee. Three
hundred negro men combined in plot to
murder the men, spare the women and
children, burn and rob. and then some
how make their way to Memphis and the
North. The affair was detected and pre-
vented. But the liability to such things
is no attractive feature Of the Southern
life. There dwells poor blind Samp.
son in the and," and he may at any mo-
ment shake the house of his lords. The
spark!may never reach The powder, YET
the powder is there, and the spark may
reach it. The negroes know there is a
North. And then, how awkward these
plots are to punish. TO hang or burn
these three hundred able-bodied negro
men, in the prime of life, is to destroy y
half million Of property. To sell them
is to scatter the seed of rebellion broad
east. TO treat them cruelty is to increase
the madness of despair. TO let ii pass
lightly is to give the slaves the victory.
The liability to plots must increase. The
noise of the great national strife, though
family reaching the central prison house
Of the plantations, will be caught by des'
pairing ears, and seem like the whisper:
Of life. The half breeds have by iaheri
lance the pride, passion and sensiiivenes'
Of the ruling race. "The world vii
move even to them. They have the hot
chasing Anglo Saxon blood, and viii
think, yearn for-likely often strike fo
freedom. Happy the Northern states
on whose sky hangs no such red and an
Cry portenil The men of the soutt
have their problem i--NortherH Asro
cate.
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G1The following extract is taken from
the Buckeye State, and is worthy of a
reading. The opinion expressed by The
writer, is in accordance with our own,
ever since the course of Gov. Geary's ad-
ministralion has been clearly defined. e.,
GAS to Kansas being Free or Slave
Sta'e, must say that l have not the least
doubt but il will become free State. |
form this conclusion from enquiries made
of the actual settlers themselves as | had
good opportunity Of doing so, at the re-
cent land sales at Fort Leavenworsh,
of the " Delaware Trust Lands"
have no doubt but all the difficulties
as there have been great difficulties there,
not one half being told grew out of
Southern politicians trying to force Kan,
sas into the Union as slave Stale, by
the same means they carry every favorte
measure of theirs in Congress that is by
force, threats. bluster and bragadocio and
threatening" to dissolve the Union"
| am satisfied that two thirds Of the ac.
tual settlers of free State men, or men who
will vote for Kansas becoming a free
State. All are quiet, and appear to look
upon the matter quietly, and calmly, and
wonder why they, as American citizens,
few weeks ago we're willing 10 butcher
one another. There are few i" Border
Ruffians" prowling around the groceries
of LeavenworIh City, who would yet be
willing" ifapy man in the country had a
throat too much--to cut it gratis;' but
most of them show disposition of back.
ing out from their former position, when
few " Border Ruflians" were going to
whip the whole North and keep Free
State emigrants out of Kansas at any
hazard. The "last war" has shown
their relative strength, as in every engage
ment they were beaten and driven back.
1t has been found out that the "d--d
Yankees will fight" All the best thin.
king men, who were at the last sales GO
home satisfied that Kansas will certainly
be free State. This being the case
northern men and free State men will
rush into Kansas as soon as the spring
opens.
TO do justice to the actual settlers
from the State of Missouri, am salts
fled that more than one half of them are
free State men, aud | would be willing L
leave the vote with them. 10 determine
whether Kansas should or should not b.
a free State.
do not think any one need be alarm
ed or afraid Of being disturbed by am
further difficulties in Kansas as l can
not too much praise the course taken b'
Gov. Geary in suppressng all the diff
culties. Gov. Geary's course / am sat
is6ed is firm, rigid and just one, irres
pectite of either party.
From these premises | think the fuur
settlement Of Kansas will be rapid AM
similar to the settlement of the State o
Iowa and as within the last five year
western emigration has been much create
than at any time previous therefore
certainly think Kansas will become
State in a much shorter time with tn
t Improvements, population and wealth o
Iowa.
} I would therefore say TO those VIII
} design emigraling west TO come at as eaI
ly a day as possible and those who des
ign coming in few years, by all mean
j to come and select and enter Ian
} at the earlis. lime possible.
ADMIRAL B. MILLER.
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N wlsksa csrear cut short.

Deputy Sheriff Philips Of 0nondaga
County N Y, arriyedsin this city on
Thursday, with the proper papers, for
the arrest n John R. Miller, formerly Of
Syracuse. charged with committing for
gerry in thal city some four years ago,
from which place he fed at that time,
leaving wife and four children.
After the arrest was accomplished, Mr..
Philips found much to his surprise. that
his prisoner had two wives, with the last
Of which he was living when arrested, so
that he will probably have to answer in
time for more crimes than one.
II appears that some time after leaving
Syracuse. he located in GAINESVILLE, in this
State. and while living there, he became
acquainted with a teacher in one Of the
PGblic Schools in Wheeling, named Miss
Walker, whom he married. One of the
results Of this union was one child, but
happily il died when six months DID,
Afterwards they came to GAINESVILLE, and
Miller was for sometime in the employ Of
thee. o. r. R. Co., in different capaci
ties, but recently became one Of the sue
cessors of Mrs Stacey in the boarding
house, sixth street.
The scene presented when the news Of
his transgression, and the mannerinIwhlch
she had been deceived and wronged by
him was first broken to his present wife,
is represented as deeply affecting, the
shock was so severe to her, and for some
time thereafter, we understand, she re-
NAMED in quite critical condition.
During al least portion Of Miller's re-
sidence in this city he has been constant
attendant at the lst Presbyterian Church
and was generally considered, we believe
an exemplary member of that society
though some recent Developments con-
vince Mr.. Philips that some further cri
minal schemes were in contemplation anc
would soon have been put into execution
by the hypocritical villain.
He celebrated Christmas by starting fol
the scene of his first offences, securely
ironed, in company with Sheriff Philips
We hope to hear of bis safe arrival there
and that be has to the fullest extent, re
ceived The penalties fixed by the law, fol
his numerous and wicked transgression'
ofit.-ZanesUiHe Co,r. Dec 26.
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election of General Cameron, are only a
pair who advanced the election of John
w. Forney.
We do not stoOp, be it observed, to re-
pei the charges against General Cameron.
He will live them down in his six years
term as Senator. and it ought to be an
ample reply on our part, that we rejoice
in his election.
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American Movements in New York.

NSee@NeeNN
The Americans of Seneca Falls at a
regular meeting Of the Council on We'd
nesday evening last, unanimously adopt
ed the following resolutions:
Resolued, That the American party al
though defeated are moi dispirited or dis
heartened; that so far from there being
a relaxation of effort the manifest abuses
and frauds of the late election, should
stimulate every American 10 renewed en-.
ergy in the glorious cause of redeeming
orr country from misrule-of purifying
the ballot box, of guarding with Jealous
care the right OF the elective franchise,
and of restoring the Government, State
and National, 10 the purity of the early
days of the Republic.
Resolued, That we the members Of
this council will stand true to the princl-
ples we profess, labor with all the energy
we possess in the American cause, rely
ing on the good sense and intelligence of
the people for the ultimate success of our
principles, and the triumph of truly
American sentiment, in this land of our
birth.
RESOLVED, That the Americans of this
council call earnestly upon their brethren
everywhere, particularly in Seneca county
to stand firm, preserving their organiza-
tion intact, despite of the worst efforts of
their enemies to weaken or destroy them.
Resolued, That we Immediately go 10
work preparing for another campaign,
when we can, and by the blessing of God
will triumph.
G. WILC0XIN, President.
II, STowELL, Sec'y pro. TEN.
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nisnnion Convention.

WORCESTER. Jan. lj.-The Disunion
Convention met here to day, to discuss
the question ola separation Of The free
from the slave states. The Rev. L. W..
Higgins. Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phil
lips, Abby Kelley, and other male and
female notorlies, are present
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EE TIE ladies Of Mcrgantown, Indi-
ana, few days since, cleaned out adog:
gery kept in that place by man named
sWorshing. They proceeded to The house
ten in number, and deliberately turned
the liquor out to find its own lesel.-
They then offered Worshing pay for his
liquor, provided lie would not bring any
more to lhe place. add lold him that i he
did, they would serve i,,inlhe same man
ner s.siJ st
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Nominated.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. l5.-Thc Repub-
lican caucus has renominated Gov. Ham
lin as U. S. Senator, for the long term.
The nomination for The short term is still
pending.
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&E A Young Bear, weighing one hun
dred pounds was caught alive in Elk
comfy, afew days since BY Col James
Coulter, Of Latrobe, Wesimoreland coun.
ty. The Col. has the q yarmint" at bis
residence yas gls ai l,s,. ss,
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Defeat Of Gen. Cass.

DETROIT, Jan. 15.-Zacharlah Chand.
Ter, Republican, has been elected U. S.
Senator, in place of Gen. Cass, for six
years from the 4lh March next.
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Died.

MONTPELIER, Jan l5.-Samuel Prem.
tiss, Judge Of the US. Dislric. Court of
Vermont, and for many years, U, S. SEN
ator, died here this morning.
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HE-' The Massachusetts House oil
Representatives has voted in avor Of seu'
ding Charles Summer to the 9. s, Senate
AZ his own successor. The vote Stood
$50 for Sumner and ~ scattering. The
Senate Will vote the same way.
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SCARLET FEvER.-The ST.. Louis
Republican, is noticing the remedies
prescribed Tor Scarlet fever, says:
We incline to the belief that the surest
prophylatic is in the watch(ul care Of a
kind mother and in proper safeguards
against undue exposure, and consequent
colds, sore throats and fevers. And if
the fever comes, throw physic to the
dogs, take rind Of fat bacon and lubri-
cate the little ones from head to foot. We
have it from an experienced old Nady that
a. well creased child never died Of scar.
let fever.
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Destructive FIRE IN WHEELING
On the 18th inst, fire broke out in the
old warehouse building on Water Street
near Union, formerly occupied by G. W.
Anderson. The building was undergoing
improvements, preparatory to being open
ed by ]. Turt1n as a second-class tavern
and was in the hands of D. w. Gibson,
carpenter, who had most OF the work
ready in the building. The rope store of
Chas. H. Berry, a three story building on
the corner was seriously injured his loss
estimated al $1,000. The rear of the
buildings ; in Zane's new row suffered
more or less damage. The buildings in
which the FIRE originated belonged 10 the
estate Of PlatofI Zane, and was entirely
destroyed. 1t was old end probably not
worth more than $4,000 No insurance.
Simon Segal, clothing merchant, loss
$500. Mr.. Berry has insurance to the
amount of $4,000. The fire is said to
have caught among The sllavings, in the
carpenters room. Great praise is due tc
the Grelnen who wrought like heroes
VIGOROUSLY through difficulties, apparent:
ly insurmountable. So says the Argus
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ET There are six million acres ofun.
sold lands in Michigan, ID III HI. sBar.
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sTMuBMNvEbbE.
THE TRUE AMERICAN.

The True AMERICAN is published every
Wednesday, in Steubenville, Jefferson county,
Ohio, and edited byz. RAeAS, on the following
terms
One dollar and fifty cents in advance.
Two dollars within six months.
Two dollars and fifty cents at the close Of
the year.
No paper discontinued until all arrearages
are paid, except at the option of the Editor.
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STRAYED.--An exchange contains the
following notice: = Broke into the pocket
of The editor Of this paper some time dur
ing The week. ten cent piece. Who il
belongs to or where il came from is a mysy
terry to US, and We earnestly request the
owner to come and take it away. We
have been without money 80 long that It's
use is entirely forgotten. Upon one side is
a beautiful Young lady with handker-,
chief to her face,weepng to think she has
no mate and nigh,cap on a pole as a
signal Of distress. Once getting angry We
pnched her severely, but she wouldn't
come 70 quarter. and now we beg that
some Que viii come and take hsr.away.''
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DEATH OF DIR. GREEN.--We are pain.
ed 10 learned that this eminent and high
ly useful Physician died al his residence,
in Cambridge, Gurnsey Co., Ohio, on the
9TH inst. His disease was Typhoid Fe-
yer. After having been instrumental, in
the hand of God, in the restoration Of
hundreds 10. health from the attack OF
that fatal disease. he at length has fallen
victim to the destroyer. Peace 10 his
ashes. We hope to meet him again, in a
holier, and happier land.
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A MAN SAWED TO Pieces We find
the following paragraph in The Nebraska
Advertiser E.'
+" On Saturday a Mr.. Smith suffered
most horrible death at Smi,hland. in
Woodbury. county. He'was engaged as
sawyer in the new steam mill at that
sha. place, and whilst gigging back tie
carriage, gol his foot caught by the saw,
which split his leg nearly the whole
length before he could withdraw it then
by an accountable destiny his body fell
across The log before the saw, and was
severed in the middle, most horribly
muualing it; in fact, cutting the body
into numerous pieces. which weie gath.
cred and decenlly inferred. The deceas.
ed left a wife and two children. .,
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THE LARGEST Clock IN THE WORLD.
The dials of the English Parliament
clock are twenty two feet in diamater,
and are the largest in the world with the
minute hand. Every half minute, the
point of the minute hand moves nearly
seven inches, The clock will go eight
and half days, and strike only for seven
and half, SO as to indicate by its silence
any neglect in winding it up. The mere
winding Of each Of the striking parts will
taketwohours. The pendulum is ID feet
long The wheels are Of cast iron; the
tour bell is eight feet high nine feet in
diameter. weighing from fourteen 70 If
Teen tons. The weight Of The hammer:.is
four cwL !, (, ,il5, Il,
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lord AIELcoMBE AND SuEBBEARE---
When Lord Melcombe, then Bubb Dod-
dingtun, was in the train OF the Priuces
Dowager of Wales, he observed one day
a pamphlet lying in one Of the an i cham
brrs, Which upon perusa, he found re-
flected very sharply on many Of the char
ac;ers and inirigues Of the Court The
Princess saw him reading 1t, and asked
him what lie thought Of II! He IT, lied
that "it was very ariful, libelous per-
f'rmance, and might occasion some re.
judice against her royal Eishness's SER
van s if not Immediately answered; AMI
if our 'oya highness," SAID he, "wh
per'ni, me to take it home, | believe
| could answer it myself" The Prin-
cess thanked him for his kindness,
and he took the book with him. How
ever. not having time or Ierllaps inclina-
ton, to fulfil his promise, he sent for DR..
Sbebbeare, with whom he had some in
timacy, aud whom he knew to be an au.
thor by profession, and told him, if he
had leisure 10 sit down and answer that
pamphlet, he would be obliged to him,
and he should lie well prid into the
bargain. Shebbarre. running his eye
rather carclessly over the book. said it
Should be done. "Ay, but" said bod
dingtor, %lsh 10 have it done WELL as
have ldcraken il Immediately under the
sanction Of the Princess; and 10 tell
the truth, though have very good
opinion Oi your general knowledg, am
afraid you DO not readily see the gis, of
this fellows reasoning" Slebbeare, a
little neuIed at this, threw down the book
in a kind of passion, and exclaimed,
"Why, this is hard censure, no, TO allow
an author to understand his own work. !"
Wha'do YOU mean :" said Doddinglon,
quite astonished. Why | mean 10 say
wrote this pamphlet. and lleref re I
think | know best how to answer it."
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IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-The following
we clip from the N. 0. Delta, Of Dec.
9th.
U. S. CIRCUIT CouRr.-Judge McCa-
hJ.-Alexander Norton, VS.. H. r. W.
Hill.--This was suit for $57, 900 by
the plaintiff against the steamer H. R.
w. Hill, for having run down his boat,
the Western. World, in December, 1862
Captain Norton having proved his claim
to the satisfaction Of Judge McCaleb,
judgment was given in his favor finally
for the full amount claimed. The trial
took place last spring