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Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-05-16

The VIRGINIA VoLcANo.-It is said
that the statement in reference to a
volcano having recently made its ap-
pearance in Pendle,on county, Va. on
the great B ,ckbone Mountain, Is true.
The Cumberland Telegraph says
1t is at point on the mountain di>
rectly between the heads of the dry
fork of Cheat and the south branch of
the Potomac rivers, at p ace known
by the name of the Sinks SO called
from the depressed condition OF the
mountain at that point. These Sinks
are funnel shaped, and each one EN-
braces about an acre of ground. On
the first day of January the repor:s
caus' d by the burst ng forth of the
snbterranean fire were heard for dis
tance of twenty or thirty miles Vast
columns of fame and smoke issued
rom the oritices, and red hot stones
were thrown in the oir several hundred
feet above the mouth of the crater.
Our Informant adds that the people in
the vicinity are becoming alarmed at
the pertinacity with which the flames
are kept up and the red hot masses Of
rocks thrown out. A heavy rambling
noise, like distant thunder, Is continual
lily re erberating through the deep ca
verns of the mountain, which at times
seems to tremble from summit to base.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-05-16

PnYsIcAL CHANGES IN MAN About
the aye of thirty-six the lean man usu-
all becomes fatter, and the fat man
leaner. Again, between the years for
ty>three and fifty his appetite fails, his
complexion fades and his tongue is apt
to be furred upon the least cxertion Of
body or mind At this period, his mus
cles beeome fabby, his joints weak,
his spirits droop, and his sleep is i'm
perfect and unrefreshing. After suf-
fering under these complaints year,
or perhaps two years, he starts afresh
with renewed vigor, and goes on to
sixty .one or sixiy-two, when similar
ch nge takes place, but with agrayat-
ed symptoms. When these grand Pc
riods have been successively passed,
the gravity of ihe incumbent years is
more strongly marked, aud he begins
to boast of his age.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-05-16

CHINESE IMMIGRATioN.-About five hun
dred Chinese arrived in the Archer.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-05-16

EvERY home on earth should be a
miniature of heaven.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-05-16

In M.rseilles there was once SIM
gular custom which authorised suicide
The magistr ates kept supply OF dead
" poisons on hand, and the would be
suicide petitioned the Senate, setting
forth his reasons, for permission to XII
himself. Ifhis grievances we're deem
ed intolerable he was legally authoriz
ed to take the official poison and rio
himself OF life.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-05-16

A DISCOVERY. which will not be the
least remarkable one of the age, has
recently been announced by several of
the scientific journals. A vegetable
substance, endowed with surprising
properties, and singularly remarkablo
for revivtng the bulb of the capillary
tissues, has been found by German
chemist. Experiments have been made
in Paris, ii is said, on number of per-
fons who have been bald for years, and
to whose heads this strange prepa'a
ton has restored fair growth OF hair
in an ineonceivably short period. Sc
startling are its virtues that 'hose
who have seen then tested entertain
no doubts concerning the universal ell
fcacy of the preparation
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-05-16

This morning the happy couple went
to Folsom to reside, where we hope all
the joys and pleasures of life await
them, and in the mean time, we adv SC
B to attend TO his claim ahd remain
al Oroyille-
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-10
Concert.

We stepped into tho Freewill Baptist
church last evening TO listen to n concert Of
sacred music, given bv the Choir under the
direction Of Mr.. o. d. Adams.
The orchestra was played by Mcssrs
johnson, Boardman, Adams, Davis and
rapber, and surpassed anything Of the kind
that We have heard in this city for years.
The popularity of Mr.. Adams Us a vocal
ist is too well known to need comment SUI;
Zee it to say that the singing was ercellent
Several antiquarian pieces were sung
among which were the Heavenly Vision,'
"New jerusalem" and the "Anthem for
Easter" commencing "Thc Lord risen in
deed" These pieces were sung with thrill
ins effect. We noticed amongst Others Of
the modern pieces 1.-THE burial of Mrs. Jud.
son." which is one Of the sweetest things to
DO found. This is difficult piece, but was
well executed, the ladies performing their
parts admirably. At the close, the Choir
were requested to repeat the Concertat Their
earliest convenience in Central Hall, which
We hope they will do. The ability and en-
terprizo Of our singers should DO encouraged
as they richly merit. Give them q full
house.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-10
Tur CASE or Dam scorr. Tho Washing.

TnE CASE OF Dam Scorr. Tho Washing
Ton correspondent Of the New York Courie'
says, In allusion to This case = :
81 discover that lawyers arc disposed 70
take 9 very practical and professional view
of the late decision In the Dred Scott case.
They say there was but ono point decided
namely, that Of the citizenship Of the color.
Ell man. Beyond that oil Is leather and
prunella. The court having declared that
there was no case before it, the stump speech
of the Chief Justice on the Territorial ques.
ton was entirely gratuitous, and withou,
one particle of authority upon the Court IL
self or uron any department Of the Govern.
ment. The whole subject was oordm non
JUDGE, and the lecture Of the Court wa
breath wasted.
The position Of Judge Grier does not seem
TO be perfectly understood. He read nc
opinion, but IL 10 asserted, concurred with
the Chief Justice, that bred Scott remained
q slave, and was not entitled to bring suit,
hut did not agree with him in asserting the
invalidity Of the Missouri Compromise. A
few days before the final consultation, Judge
G. explicitly affirmed his belief In the con
stitutionality Of the Compromise. JudgC
Nelson does not formally take ground with
the majority against tho Compounds, but hi
betrays an animuJ which win always pre-
ven. bis differing from them on questions Of
this kind, whatever their judgement may
be-"
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-10
Gov. Walkers Letter Of Acceptance
James Buchanan -

James Buchanan
Nv Dear Sir IL have at your request re.
considered my determination, a. announced
to you, declining your tender Of the Office OF
the Territory OF Kansas. In view Of the
orinion now presented by you. that the
safety Of the Union may depend upon the
selection of the individual to whom shall be
assigned the task Of settling tho Difficult.
ties which again surrounded the question, |
have concluded that solemn sense OF duty
to my country requires mo to accept this
position. am brought to this conclusion
with fervent hope that the same Overrul-
ing Providence which has carried my below.
cd country through 80 many perils, will
now attend and direct my humble efforts for
her welfare, and that my course will not be
prejudiced by any portion Of my fellow citi-
sens in or out Of Kansas.
understood that you and all your Cabi-
net cordially concur in the opinion express.
cd by me that the actual bona. fde residents
of the Territory, by fair and regular vote,
unaffected by fraud or violence, must DO per-
mitted in adopting their State Constitution
TO decide for themselves what shall DO their
SOCIAL lnbtllutlOub. lhio 10 - SsSos Aehe"
mental principle of tho Act Of Congress, or.
ganizing that Territory, affirmed by the re-
cent decision of the Supreme Court OF the
United States, and is in accordance with the
views uniformly entertained and expressed
BY mo throughout my public career. i
congratulate a peaceful settlement Of this
question by an appeal 70 the intelligence
and patriotism of the whole people of Kan.
sas, who should oil participate freely and
fully in this decision, and, by majority OF
whose vote, the determination must be
made, as the only proper and constitutional
mode of adjustment.
contemplate no appeal to military POW.
or, in the hope that my countrymen OF Kan
sas, from every section will submit to de-
cision of this matter, by fair and full vote
of majority OF the people. will go then
and endeavor, thus to adjust these difficult
tics, in the full confidence so strongly ex-
pressed by you, that will be sustained by
all your own high authority with the cor
dial cooperation of all your Cabinet.
r. j. WALKER.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-10

TnE DRIED Scorr DECISION. 1t has long
been evident, that the people Of Kentucky
as we'll Us the citizens of Missouri have ton.
denotes to free institutions. A long and
able review Of tho bred Scott case, in the
Louisville Journal, criticizes temporarily but
fearlessly the decision Of the judges, setting
out with the idea, that oil but that part Of
the case which decides against the jurisdic-
ton Of the court, is surplusage, and con-
GLIDING thus:
"The inference from the whole is that
these Judges, in thus attempting to overule
former decisions, and thwart course Of leg
islation Of moro than sixty years standing,
are cndeavoring TO deprive Congress, and
thereby the inhabitants Of territory, from
proper beneficial power. indispersably
necessary to the permanent well being of tho
territory. Such result should never be ut
tempted but upon compulsion. and for rea.
sons Of the clearest and most indisputable
suficiency. Such is not at all the character
Of the reasons upon which these Judges
have vcntured to base their intimated opin-
ions. On the contrary, no lawyer will feel
that he hazards anything in characterzing
them as about the flimsiest and least salts.
factory that ever influenced the opinion of
any respectable tribunal upon On important
question. As to tho nation acquiescing in
such an opinion, the idea is preposterous.
Instead Of quieting the subject, il will only
serve still further to inAame the controversy.
by stimulating healready too highly excited
jealousy of Northern people against the i'm
puted undue influence Of the slayeholding
power.
What degree Of national censurc is due to
those Judges, each citizen must determine
for himself"
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-10
A Weighty Delegation.

The State Of Maine can, undoubtedly,
boas, Of having in this city a, this time moro
men Of reiyt than any other State in tho
Union. The following is tho true weight Of
the following named gentlemen from tho
Pine Trec State, now here. Let no one &c
cuse them Of being u set OF lean, lank. UiIice
seekers
Major y Bodfsh, $50; Col. +. T. Lallcy
245 l.. Jones, 80: Albert Smith, 80 -
Ex Gov. Hubbard, 30; Hon. n. Littlefeld
2Sj Mr.. Patten, go; Mr.. Davis. 23O:-
lion. 5. Jorlan, 90 T.. Rose. 90; VIM.
Bennett, 2lj: Hon. V. ID. Paris, 2l5;
Robert Burns, 90 Hon. q. =. Sewall,
90; Hon j ID Mccrate, 30; Mr.. Young,
2l2; Hon j libson, 200; Hon w. Il. :.
Moore, 200; Hon Benz Wiggin, 200; Hon
n Clifford, 2j5-agggcgate weight, 4,I9+
lbs. Average weight Of twenty persons
22i 10 lbs Washington Star.
Pity that tho weight Of character Of these
Maine Office holders, and Office hunters is not
equal to their weight Of body. II would be
interesting TO know how much Of the adj.
pose matter of each came Of Government
prp. Probably year from this time many
of these gentlemen will be lighter than they
arc now, especially those who have been
compelled by the rotation rule to quit the
public crib.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-10

RuSAwAr SLAYp CArour--SrIcipE. The
particulars ofone Of the most unaecountabls
suicides hare just come to our knowledge.
Two servants Of Mr.. Jones, proprietor Of
Union Hall in Nashvil.e-onc q yellow man
named Levi, and the other black, named
Allcn-nn away on Sunday night, 10Th
ult. Itappcas that they intended to get
on the night train for Chattanooga, but ar-
rived moment too late. They took the
track on foot, and proceeded few miles, &C.
crctcd themselves until Monday night in n
thickct. They then appeared at Antioch
when the night train came along, and the
yellow man purchased tickets for himself
and servant for Chattanooga. TIE trick
was not detected-Leyi passed as q white
man, and took his supper at the Sme table
with the other passengers, ordering food for
his servant at a side table. Tho attention
Of Mr.. Charles Fox, merchant Of Nashville,
who was ON board, md on his way to New
York, was attracted to Levi, and after lit.
tic scrutiny, he recognized him, though dis.
guiscd in O fine suit Of clothes. Mr.. Fox,
or TuesdayImornins before reaching Chasta.
nooga, questioned Levi, and becoming salts.
fed that ho was running away, collared him
and intimated that he was q prisoner. Lc-
vi was wrapped in blanket, and he men,
aged to draw pistol from his breast with.
out the movement being noticed, and turn.
ing the muzzle upon his abdomen, fired and
fell on bis seat. Mr.. Fox and other passen.
gers fed in an opposite direction, under the
impression that he was firing at them, and
when they turned b.ck he had drawn a
bowie knife and cut his throat, and was q
corpse.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-10

TEKRiBLE INDIAN OrrRaoE "A WHOLE
SETTLEMENT or WHITES MURDERED. Pitts.
burg. April 4. A letter received here from
q responsible source, dated Fort Dodge,
Iowa, March o, Says that settlement Of
20 families, at the head waters Of the De
NIoineS river, had been attacked by Indians,
and that it was supposed that all were mnr-
dered. Only two houses were visited by the
persons bringing the news, in which four.
teen dead bodies were found Some had
been shot, and others inhumanly dubbed to
death. 1t presumed that the whole num-
Der OF persons composing the set,lcment were
killed, or that they are now in captivity
A meeting Of citizens was called on the e2d
ult., and company OF 80 or 100 men had
organized to march to take vengeance on the
Indians, and rescue any persons that nigh.
be found with them.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-10

The Hon. Chas. W. Ca.hcart, cx VI. &.
Of wcstyillc, IAportc County. Indiana, has
become 'spiritualist' Of the modern school,
and in letter to the Spiritual Telegraph,
demonstrates his faith By his pocket.book:
First: That, any intelligent persons put
ting up 800, will cover d; with 81 900,
and that they can have full opportunity by
lighting up the room, &C., and that if they
prove that these manifestations arc produc.
cd by fraudulent means my 81 600 is tn be
given to charity but if they fail in doing
80, their 800 is to be given TO the poor.
Il have also long ago offered, publicly, q
reward Of $500 for the evidence Of fraud on
the part OF those sitting in my hall, With
the advantage Of special sessions TO b. held
for the investigation; and though hundreds
upon hundreds, from the first men of the
country to the least, have been here, the
skepticism Of none has been strong enough
TO induce them 10 make the effort TO poke.
the $500.
'Anothcr offer was made TO tho citizens Of
Laporte-that they should put up So 200
which we would cover with a like sum, that
q drum should DO suspended from the cell.
ing Of the court room out Of reach from tho
floor that the Poston circle would sit In
the room mdnaelod, and that if the drum
was not beaten. the $1,000 put up by their
friends should b. dispensed in charity, but
that lift was. the other $4,000 should DO
disposed Of in like manner. Every means
possible to be taken by locks, guards, etc.,
To prevent imposition. The skep,ieism OF
town Of six thousand people was not strong
enough To risk donation Of Sc 1000 to their
own poor.
Yours truly,
CHARLES W. CATHCART.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-10

KANSAS. The spirit which animated the
late bogus Legislature Of Kansas, is well ii.
Illustrated by the act providing for Convcn.
ton to frame q State Constitution. That
act, which was passed over tho veto Of Gov.
Geary, makes no prerision for submitting The
Constitution 10 the people for Acceptance
This was Gov. Gcary's principal objection
to the bill. The pro.slavcry plot.crs who
composed the recent Legislature dared not
trust the people. They knew that a Con.
stitution establishing slavery in the terrific
ry would never DO ratified, and determining
that Kansas should DO slave State, they
committed tho hish.handed outrage ofrefus.
Ing the citizens On opportunity ofesprcssing
their opinion of the organic law by which
they were to DO governed Such proceed.
lug is unparalleled in the history Of our gov.
crnment-is In direct conflict with its theory
and practicc--and is q palpable subversion
of the rights Of the people, and Of" popular
sovereignty"
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-10
Moses Mcdonald.

Moses Mcdonald, so |. win be seen by the
lis, of Maine appointments, given in this
paper, has been appointed by the President,
Collector Of Portland. "Afac" is as lucky
as he is inscriptions in his politics. In
his case, "thrift has followed fawning" to
an eminent degree. In carly life he iawned
and aattercd the people, talked glibly of the
rich mans hatred of the poor, and the dear
people was the burden Of his song. The
people put him in Office, made him repre-
sentative to the State legislature, and final
ly elected him to Congress. lie fawned on
the people until he found he could not e.
peCt more from them, then true to his char
actcr for subseryiency, he began to fawn on
the Slave power. In 81, he alone Of oil the
representatives from New England, voted for
the Nebraska bill-for the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise, making himself a
port mark Of infamy to the end Of the world
in all good mems minds, and putting him
self in condition TO receive the Slave hold
ers reward for the betrayal Of the interests
Of his constituents and his damning sin
against freedom. lie received first his re-
ward, by being appointed Commissioner for
the erection Of the new Custom House in
Portland, at compensation Of SS per day.
This Office he received from President Pierce,
and it was given him soon after voting for
the Nebraska swindle, and now Presiden,
buchanan who seems to think that he has
especial mission to proyid, for the rejected
Of the people, appoints him Collector Of
Portland, an Office worth $1,000 or more q
year. with an indefinite amount Of pickings
and stealings. When Mac came home from
Congress, after having outraged his cOnstit.
ucnts by his vote ON the Nebraska Bill,
there was none so poor as to do him rever,
cncc, even his political friends passed him
by on the other side, they gagged him al
their conventions, they gave him the benefi,
VI bUClI IihaN NANNAahVh's sho. ohuhheN
him as the destroyer Of their party, and the
people Of the district who had sent him to
Congress by near $500 majority, rcbukcd
him for his treachery 70 liberty, by electing
n man to Congress OF different political sem
timents in the direct issue made by his vote,
by 5000 majority. Now Mac" is collector
Of Portland. The diabolism Of slavery ex-
tension Is in the ascendeney at Washington,
and who so fitting to be honored by il in
Maine, as the one who by his vote aided ii
bringing about the state Of things which ha'
redeemed the plains Of Kansas, with the
blood Of the free settlers there shed by Dor
der rufEan hands. We give the administra.
ton our best respects for this appointment.
Excess of political infamy was wanted, and
it has found it. Ii has sought out, and
conferred Office on one who has touched the
lowest depths Of the slough Of doughfaceism
it has taken by the hand the rejected Of
the people, and in its long list Of rewarded
patriots now shine in equal lustrc the asso-
eiate names of Rynders of New York and
Mcdonald OF Maine.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-10
A Voice from the South on tho bred
Scott Decision.

The Louisville, Ky, Journdl,a paper pub
lished in Slave State, contains long and
elaborate review of the recent decision in
the bred Scott Case. We make an extract
or two from the commencement Of the re-
view, which shows that the extrajudicial
dictl of the Slave Court, Is regarded Us i,
should be and is by every respectable lawyer
and unbiased statesman in the country.
1.-The majority Of the Court decided in
this case, that plaintiff Scott, being negro,
could not be citizen Of Missouri; that,
therefore, the Cour, had no jurisdiction OF
power 70 decide the case on its merits, and
Il was accordingly dismissed for rani of yu.
rietiOR.
Having 50 decided, the Court should have
stopped there. and not attempted t, 20 any
further into the case All beyond that isd,
,rtraiudieiai. and emitted 20 no further res
peet han II the Judges had expressed he sant
opinions az a debdfing club, or had ps1blishsd
them an newspaper, for the uadisguisod pur-
pose Of aiding political party.
There are no doubt instances where other
judges have extrajudiciously expressed opin-
ions on points rot properly eognisable in the
cases before them. But with good Judges
such instances have been rare, and they new.
or occur without meeting the serious censure
Of every judious member Of the bar. They
always partake, moro or less, of what Is
most obnoxious TO an American lawyer
They are in fact uairpd,ioas Of porer. .
The attempt, thus prematurely and ertraju.
dicially, to reach points involving political
or constitutional law, as especially 10 Be dep
rooated. We all acquire our prepossession
prejudicies on those subjects before attaining
tho bench, and nothing about poor human
nature would warrant a popular belief that
the mere putting on Of the judicial ermine
will always eradicate such preconceived
prejudices. The Supreme Court has hereto
fore been very chary OF its power to annul
an net Of Congress. IL has been viewed %
q delicate, invidious power, only to DO used
when absolutely necessary, and even then
only with the utmost caution and circumspeo-
ton. This rs believed to DO the first instance
in which the Court has attempted 10 annul q
long course Of Congressional legislation upon
a matter Of much importance"
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-10

TRiAL OF Rev. I. s. KALLocu. The Jury
10 this case. after being on t,rcntg.one hour.
returned into Court yesterday morning. and
The foreman, in answer to a question Of the
Judge stated tina, they had not agreed upon
verdict and he saw no possibility Of iheii
agreeing, as they stood in the same position
in The morning as they did on the previou.
evening. as to opinion,
Tho papers were then taken from them
and they were discharged.
On the first ballot Of Jury they stood 81,
for acquittal 10 six Tor cJnviciion subse.
quenlly they Stood eight for acqniual to four
ior conviction, and so remained ihroua hout
The Journal says, throughout the morn
ing until The discharge Of the jury, Mr.Kal-
och and his counsel, MIR. Dana, were in
Court and went on, together, and with Mr..
Seen. The case will probable never reach
another irial."-Portldnd Adrertieer.