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THE OPPOSITION.

The Boston Journal, "a paper that we read With
much satisfaction generally, in an article upon
Republicanism and Anaericanisa, assumes that
the Americans and Republicans must come toge-
Their and form one party, and that this Is to be
done by the latter absorbing the former. It
thinks that they must ride the same horse but
as, when two ride the same animal, both cannot
ride before, and as the Republican party is
stronger than the American, the latter must
mount up behind. We do not know what sort Of
stuff the Americans Of Massachusetts, are made
Of, but we profess to know something about the
true-blue Americans of Maryland, Kentucky Ten
nessee, and other States, South and West and
eve can assure our worthy. and esteemed cotempo-
rary that he may at once dismiss the notion he
has imbibed that the Americans of the Union
will consent to be absorbed by or ride behind the
Republicans. We know that the Journal intended
no offence by its remarks; but Americans here,
and everywhere south and southwest of New
York, will by no means feel .Ratterea by It, and
some win consider it as insulting, whether SO
intended or not. We will ask the journal, after
the election in Maryland shall have taken place,
whether he thinks the Americans of that noble
State will ever consent to be |" a6sorbedn by the
Republicans, or ride, behind them on any sort Of
an animal. 1t would not be very safe for any
man in their midst to make such a proposition &c
them, now or at any time hereafter. aj ai4-Ar9
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CENTRAL AMERICA.

The threatened fllbustering movement Of
Walker against Nicaragua, Costa RIGA, and other
small States of Central America, has Induced the
ministers of those States to unite in urging our
Government to repress all such expeditions
gotten up in the United States. They represent
to our Government, in strong language, its duty
to put stop to such dishonorable doings, and to
see that the rights of other nations are respected
by our citizens. 1t is strange, and humiliating,
that our Government has TO be thus appealed TO
by the ministers of other nations to do its duty,
to execute its own laws and to have some regard
for our own national character qoiIgl MN aa
Ever since Mr.. Fillmore left tile Executive
chair, our Government has secretly and publicly
winked at and encouraged that sort Of outrage
upon and interference Nth our weaker American
neighbors, by our own uDprincipled and pifatcal
citizens, which has brought odium upon Us as
nation -,,.g" '"''. -a3' iL...,is'-.. ~ s' 30"
These Central American States, in seltdefence
and seEpreservation, have come to the determi-
nation, unless our Government shall do its
duty, by preventing hostile expeditions being
fitted out against them in the United States, 70
close their ports, as they have a right TO do,
against tho entrance Of any vessels, no matter to
what nation they belong, which have protested
emigrants on board In large numbers % b'.aoob
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"BELLEToNrE, Sept. %, lS9FlI


Z When house-maids or nurses wish to make a
pillow light and soft, they beat it. This very much
improves it. Now, if all pillows are to be improved
BY being beaten, we think the Tennessee Pillow,
sometimes called General Pillow, is likely to be
wonderfully improved, for he, gets beaten and
thumped in every quarter General Hitchcock
has given him terrible beating; General Scott
another; and Mr.. Tyler has just giyenihim another.
Asses are made to be beaten as well as pillows,
and il man WiH make an ass of himself, albeit
he only intended to make himself out hero,
he must expect the old proverb TO be carried out,
namely, ga rod for an asses back" &c.
When man undertakes to astonish the world
by becoming the trumpeter Of his own wonder
fully heroic deeds, he isvery apt to excite ridicule
and laughter instead Of establishment, When an
Indian attempts to wear single eagles feather
more than his heroic deeds entiie him TO by the
usages of his tribe he becomes an object Of scorn
and ridicule. General Pillow has attempted to
stick several feathers into his cap 70 which he has
no just claim; aud ridiculed as he was before for
his ignorance, vanity and selEconceit he will be
ten times more no hereafter. JakK HIT
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b;msalf ~ vonr taste Few men viii bear being
driven. and they would be objects OF our con-
tenn II rhcy would, for authority is divinely dele
gated to then but there are very few who have
not generosity enough TO take pleasure in graft
fyine The vile who evidently strives to meet his
wishes, and is willing to sacrifice her own plea
sures that she may promote his happiness
but can't see, said Mrs Cunningham, why
nv happiness is not as much consequence az my
husbands can't see why all sacnhce shouid pc
on my slde!" tt.,, ~
"Do you not perceive" said Mrs. Westbury,
that the sacrifices you make are made to secure
your happiness, and not to destroy it 7"
~ don't know" said Mrs, Cunningham !" /
can't bear to have Ned think to manage me as he
would little child, and then punish me as he did
last night if i don't do just as he says. don't
think it fair! And don't know as it would be of
any avail, should ] follow your advice. Some men
will be ugly, do what you will And why should
you understand managing the men better than !
do? You are two or three years younger"
~ never studied how to manage them, said
Mrs Westbury; Shut ! have thought good deal
on tbs best way of securing domestic happiness;
and reason, observation, and the word of God
teach me, that would the wife be happy and be-
loved, she must be in subsection 10 her husband
lie may not always be reasonable, but she cannot
"usurp authority" without at once warning against
Think of it, my dear Mrs. Cunningham, Illuminate
upon it, and in your decision be careful not to lei
viii influence you to sacrifice greater good for a
less. tits not degrading for a wife to submit to
her husband, On the contrary she never appears
more lovely than when cheerfully yielding up hei
own wishes, that she may comply with his
Women were not made to rule; and in my view,
the wife who attempts to govern, and the husband
who submits to be governed, are equally con
temptible"
" y hat an admirable wife you would be for q
tyrant!" exclaimed Mrs Cunningham. Il never
heard the doctrine or passive obedience more
strenuously inculcated. Indeed you would make
tyrant Of any mani" ''' 1.'
eff anything would dsarm the tyrant," sale
Mrs. Westbury, ~ think this passive obedience
would do it at the same time, it were cheerful
obedience But happily you have no tyrant tc
disarm. Your husband, am satisfied, would be
easily pleased Try, my friend, for a little while
to yield to him, and see if you do not meet rich
reward"
"Wen, Twill think Of it." said Mrs. Cunning
ham, "and perhaps shall do as you advise; fol
really l am wretched now. 0 dear! / do wish
the men were not so obstinate! SO overbearing
so selfsh!"
IN, h
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LlsIdlNL Ait

The sale came on, and about four hundred men,
weliarmed and organized, were there; and though
there were men thew who had come hundreds
and even thousands Of miles to purchase some OF
this land, not one dared to bid, being well assured
that If he did 80 his life would instantly pay the
forfeit of his temerty. The consequence was
that every claimant whose name appeared on the
list made out by the committee-court, got his land
for VI rs per acre! u Lni II u 4 ilt Viii III
Now, you would, perhaps, like to know who
stood at the head of this combnatona No other
than the Hon. $3.50 Sibley, the Democratic candi-
date for Governor of our new State, and supposed
to be silent partner of his brother n.aw in 'the
Fort Smelling fraud,' of which you have spoken.
And this same brother-in.law, Mr.. Franklin Steele,
was also prominent and active member Of the
combination, and the individual who most profted
by it. Zsoa af.a ai.Eaft ii.a bisa
To the officers of the Land Office at Still Water,
the existence of this combination was well-known
fact, for it was matter Of public notoriety; and as
they also knew that intimidation was used to pre-
vent bidding at the sale, their duty, under these
circumstances, was to stop the sale; but this they
dqyed not do, being themselves threatened. Nor
did they dare to furnish the General Land Office
with statement Of the facts upon which, the sale
would be declared null and void. \ Had they
performed their duty, they might have lost their
lives; at any rate, they were intimidated into
silence, and the members of the band now enjoy
the rich fruits Of their lawlessness. Not an acre
OF the land can now be purchased for less than go
and much of it is worth $3.50 an acre for farming
say nothing Of the mill property of Steele and
others at the Falls, nor of the town lots in st.
Anthony sab Oh Fig Yours, &c.y6h naafa isep II,
"2,2s #a1. Tatti D4x laa W. fG4 SrBOROIy, 4
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eB- See first page.
THE COUNCIL FIREsTILL BURNING,

An Anaerican meeting was held at the Ameri-
can office on Tuesday evening last, which was
well attended, and showed that, SO far from the
An,srican party being crushed out" by the
tyranny and persecution Of those who owe to that
party the possession Of the power they despoti.
caly use, 1t still lives, and is destined like "tr'th
crushed to earth, to rise again" ,1r g /.
There were some soul-stirring speeches made
on the occasion, and we believe that every man
present said, mentally, 1T is good for me to be
here Countenance answered unto, and sharp
ened countenance hands grpsped with fraternal
ardor and attachment; heart beat in unison with
heart; and if any came down-hearted and de-
spondent, they went away warmed up, oinvigo-
rated, hopeful and resolute.
The meeting adjourned in the finest spirits, to
assemble again on Thursday evening next, at the
same place. when and where we hope to see none
but the true and staunch; no white-livered fair
weather, sunshine Americans; there are enough
without them--enough who will never say die !"
who may be beaten but cannot be conquered |;
who "scorn to be slaves, or beg iavors of those
who smite them, scornfully use, and persecute
them. We desire to see such as would have stood
by WASHINGTON during the darkest period Of the
revolution; who would have crossed the Delaware
with him, half clad, in bitter cold night, con-
tending with ice and floods, and for their break
fast, 4early frozen as they were, routed the foes
of their country who would have stood by him
during the memorable winter Of suffering and
gloom at Valley Forge, and never uttered a muir
mur, even when without shoes or blankets, and
almost without food, they lowered and shivered
over their Wondering fires, and drained the scanty
contents of their complexities would have
followed Green in bis memorable retreat across
the Dan, or have cheerfully shared the meal Of
roasted potatoes with Marion and his men in the
swamps of the Carolinas, and dashed out with
him, and put to fight those who hunted, but
| found them when least expected. Such Ameri.
cans there still are, and some of them we shall
take by the hand on Thursday evening next.
The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-03
@ STAND FROM UNDER.
The New York News informs us that.


cit having been ascertained by the Secretary
Of the Treasury and the heads Of the Interior and
Post Office Departments, that in many instances
whole families were in Office under Government,
they have resolved TO cut off all but one in each
family In every case" ssl qos4gons 91gftw s9ii.l
I II is rather late in the day to make any such
reform, and IL comes altogether too late to be
Dragged Of, awhole families, father sons bro.
theirs, nephews, and in some instances, mothers,
daughters, sisters, and neices have been for years
quaftered on and ipensiohsd by the Government,
whenever It has been In the hands Of the sham
Democracy, Indeed, these "fmiliesp seem to
think they have a ,,rigM 70 i've upon public pap;
Il e tbe very reason why they and all other sham
Democrats and lazy vagabonds have stuck TO the
party--because the party supports them in idle.
ness. Let the Postmaster General look over bis
shoulder, and he need not look far TO see all this
and more.
The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-03

SINGULAR SrosE FROM DELHI.7-An English
paper says, that Mr.. Jellis, of Southampton, has
in his possession piece of the celebrated flexible
sandstone from Delhi, the seat Of the great Indian
revolt. 1t is a small slab about a foot long, four
inches wide, and three-quartefs Of an inch thick,
and can be literally bent. While bending, slight
rattle is heard, as IL the slab was fractured or
jointed but although SO thin, not the slightest
sign of fracture is observable on It's surface The
sandstone is hard Of a very light color, and when
Examined by powerful microscope its crystallza-
ton appears exceedingly beautiful DIN ,al .n,5 y,
D. We cut the above paragraph from the Rich
niond (va.) North American; and are happy to
inform the Editor of that paper and the people Of
Virginia, that there Is abundance Of this same
had Of flexible sand stone in that State, Captain
Dewey, Of jackson 6gure-head memory, owns 0
quarry Of Il in Patrick county, and has formed q
company to work il, 1t resists the action Of fire
even better than the best friedrich ~ In
The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-03
THE AMERICAN.
WASHINGTON. OCTOBER 8, 1857.
Cardinal Maxims.

LIST. The Federal Union must be maintained
I'd. The reserved rights Of the States must be
respected
Sd. The decisions Of the Supreme Court must be
enforced
Il 4th. A union of Church and State must be pre-
vented.
Va 9TH The rights Of conscience must be guaran-
teed.
K 9th. American interests must be promoted.
y 7th. An American nationality must be cher
ished. Hlth NhW WI .lA
9Th. Sectional agitation must be terminated.
9th. Foreign paupers and criminals must be ex-
Guided. taT2 in62h it ai tiliE .4
10. The naturalization laws must be amended.
18th. Squatter sovereignty" and alien suffrage
must be repudiated i 9 faa @if#Y
18th. Americans must rule America. l.3t
The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-03

FACTORIES AT MANAYUNK, PA-By the suspen.
sion of the cotton and wooden manufactures of
Manayunk over 1000 workmen have been dis
charged. The following named manufactures dis
charged the number Of working hands set opposite
their names: Mr. Rpka, TOO i; Mr.. Campbell,
800; Mr.. Arbuckle, 100; Messrs. Preston & Wal.
lace, 100; Mr. Winpenny, 100; Messrs. Holt & La
cock, 100; Mr.. Roberts, 100; Messrs. Ring 4
Brother so; Mr.. Grant, so; Mr.. Buckley, 40 |;
and various others, 900; total number discharged.
2,240 .H bs. - = ,
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Ezra Underhill, of Newburgh,l New York, was
jealous of his wife, and separated from her In
April last, since which she and her two children
have lived with her father One hight last week
Underhill went 70 house where his wife was and
snapped pistol at her, when he was elected, and
Immediately shot himself dead 20 . 30 own.
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1AG ENTs FOR THE AMERICAN.

For First Second, Third and Fourth Wards, Henry
johnson, residence 400 X street. aas 3 H.Ha4A
For Georgetown, (The Rmbodyment) 4 taE
b For Sixth Ward, John Little. t& y ra
For Fifth and Seventh Wards, MORTIMER SHALL
wooD, No. 374, North Capitol street, between b
and G, Ed E.a fhsEly& fH at sa.H gh.tg.g
q HEsar BOYER, Agent for Alexandra. .,.t
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The Catharis, or Spanish fly, is native of Cali
fornia. Large numbers of this insect were oh.
served some time ago on the Island, beyond the
Guadaloupe, Santa Clara county. They can some
times be seen there il is said in clusters or swarms
large enough to ell pint measure. They are $
easily caught as any other beetle, and, as sEe
powder Of catharides is sold in our drug st1re Z
very high figure, there seems no reaso why
these little bugs should not be marketable com,
The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-03

WnEAT.-A letter from Dewitt, Clinton county,
Iowa, states that wheat was sold there At tsoo shi
lings per bushel Clinton county, borders on the
Mississippi, and Dewitt, ia only thirty-miles west
OF The river, lying on railroad. The wheat cold
was good article of the spring crop. a = !, ,'t,,s
The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-03

1 FREscH AND EsaL IsH NAVY. The present efYec1
tive force Of the French Imperial Navy, is SIT
sailing vessels, carrying ?, re guns, and $40 steam
vessels, carrying 1901 guns. According TO the
navy list for 1855, Gully the effective force of
the navy Great Britain was at that period zee
sailing vessels, carrying an aggregate Of 9,Se7
of Is, $50 guns. u5iti'q3 3l s3ht'ii S3itSbsI
The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-03

% In Decator, Missouri, Mr. Charles Shepard was
so much excited by fight between +. A. Green, q
young lawyer, and Mr. Davis, editor of the Gststte,
that he expired In few minutes. Green, It seems,
undertook 10 pound the editor for criicising a.
piece Of his original poetry. y,
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! sUeAR.--The Newburgh Herald states that q
cargo ofvery fine sugar is stored upon Johnsons
wharf in that city, for which firm In Boston paid d
l217 cents per pound; now Il will not bring nine
cents The depreciation, storage shrinkage &C., q
head ~" y -" -,''IiE HAH go q -
The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-03

WB Wn'f"' fIV1'T r'o'e'S 1sq', VI oV' HHrJ 70
county, Md, has been announced in the National
1ntelligencer asian Indepepdapt candidate for
Congress for the Sixth Congressional District.
Mr.. Thomas is a gentleman Of high standing, and
an Old Line Wing, who has neverL bstyapd die
parry, aud who has represented bis native county
ih the Legislature Of Maryland iV g,a1, toa
We hope, for the honor ofIone of the old Thir-
teen that he iawill be triumphantly elected, and
that the Duke Of Marlboro win be permitted to
reap the reward which j. Justly due to one who
has ever Suffered selashness 10 induce him TO
prove treacherous TO every party TO which he has
belonged. "a, oi,isdf mol dsa5 10 sadl5s I'd
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y THREE Sons. AT Willow Island, Pleasant cousty,
birth to three sons on the 2Bth August. One OF
the boys weighs six pounds, another six pounds
and a half and the other seven-making nineteen
pounds and a-haf Of babies! The children are all
fine, hale and healthy, and the mother Is doing
we'll 80 - "f tat ft'ttt tf III ~ H...t iR asaSl
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4 IRON AND WIRE RoPE-aA ppeARancesI indicate
that wire will grow more and more into request
'ussd "a many of the English mines At equal
strengths wire rope is lighter by ons-third than
hemp rope, and by two.thirds than . chain---,an
Important fact especially where mines are Idsepest
Then there are metallic life boati, pontoons and
army wagons, The boats,i IL 10 said; cannot be
broken oroverset let them beused ever 20 roughly;
and the pontoons are desctibed as models Of light
The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-03

/ NATIONAL HorfI. E2The Philadelphia Press says
the National Hotel (washington) isto be openedin
alittle while By company Of New Hampshire men.
They have given security for the due performance
poftheir part Of the agreement. They are TO have
t rent free for period OF years. IN ,y,l,'.,,t
The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-03

" BURSAUoF PRovIsIoEs AND CLoTHIxa. "A spe-
ciai despatch to the Phiadelphia Press, says it L
stated that Purser d. Slamn, Of tile Boston Navy
Yard, will soon assume in the Navy Department.
the place of head of the Bureau Of Proyisions and
i(Jlothing 4a,s E,.f,fl Wi, - !, ~ NJ tteo'0l III
The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-03

Mrs. VIM. Miller, of Easton, Preble county,
Ohio, committed suicide by hanging herself with
a saddle girth. She had only been married a yoar,
and leaves child about three weeks old. No
cause assigned for the rash act. % bla ,lbnns M
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SIJGAR FALLING.

Mr.. Walsh in his Paris letter to the journal of
Commerce states that sugar is falling: the beet
root factories viii supply this year 24o,00o,ooo
pounds; the Islo Of Bourbon will produce l20,-
900 ponds; and the French West India
Islands viii probably send l0o,0o0,00o pounds
The supply VIII exceed the demand in France,
Is Mr.. DAVIS, Qate member of Congress, of
Massachusetts, has addressed a letter to the Bos-
ton Bee, stating that in the present contest be-
tween Governor Gardner and Mr.. Banks, for gov
ernor, he shall support the latter.
The contests in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts,
present the same phases, namely.-three candi-
dates, the Rcpublicdn candidates in both States
claiming to be AMERICAN, and thus dividing the
American party which have candidates of their
own, nominated under distinctive american
organization. '" y. sfl 5 MI
This is as embarrassing as it is injurious state
of things. ra ssaaa . d, ..t,r...
A straight-out Republican campaign paper has
been started in Boston, opposed to Banks cleo
ton. ssis