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Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-08-13
MUSICAL WORLD OFFICE.
319 Broadway, n Y.
Cardinal Principles of the Democratic
Party.

l. Equal and exact justice TO al men. of what
ever State or persuasion, religious or political.
> Peace, commerce and honest friendship Will
all nations; entertaining alliance with none
.. The right OF States ana Territories 10 admin
lster their own domestic affair.
H. Freedom and equality; ;h, sovereignty of tho
people, and the right OF the majority to rule when
constitutionally expressed
D. Economy in til" public expenditures-and
sacred preservation to public fats
o. Freedom of religion, freedom of the press
and general diffusion of useful information
:: Opposition to all secret political organizations,
and all corruption in politics.
:. A sacred preservation of the Federal Con-
sttution, and no religious tests for Office
,. No bisotry, or pride of cast, or distinction oil
birth among American citizens.
10. Respect and protection for the rights of all
Ill. The preservation of the naturalization laws
and the right of all to the public domain and the
protection of the American Government.
-. Opposition 10 all chartered monopolies.
l3. Common brotherhood and good will TO all.
especially to those of the household of faith
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-08-13

MARRIAGE OF EMISENT PERsoNs.-Peo-
pie about to marry, who wish to kno the
proper age, are referred to the following
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-08-13
BY r.. G.. HORTON.

BRIEF SYNO PSIS OF THE CONTENTS
Birth-College Life-Sudying Law-Electon to
Volunteer in the war of lSl2~-Defense Of Bal
timore-Elected to COngress-Speech against
the Bankrupt Bill-Defense of Gen. Jackson
Speech on the Judiciary System-llission to Pa
nama-Naturalizaton Laws-Elcction of Gen
Jacksonville. Buchanan's Great Speech on the
Impeachment of Judge Pcck-Ten Years in
Congress-OppositiOn to Observation-Disclosures
of the Freedom of the Press-MissiOn to Russia
Election to the Senate-Executrc Patronage
Mr.. Clay and Mr. Recommendations with
France-AdmiSsion of Arkansas and Michigan
Mr. Buchanan's Great Speech on the expunging
Resolution-Interferenc in Elections-Speech
on Independent Treasury Bll-Reply to John
Davis-On the Mcleod Case--On the United
States Bank-Oregon Correspondence, while
Secretary of State under Mr.. Polk-Mexcan
War Correspondence EMISSION to England
Nomination for President, etc, etc.
The above book has been written by a gentleman
we'll qualified by his litery attanmcnts and his long
with the democratic press. He was
furnished personally by the distinguished subject of
he Memoir with many OF the dates and facts of
MS early life, and from authorized friends of Mr.
Buchanan has been supplied with material inacceSs-
BILE to other parties The proof sheets have been
bmitted to the Hon. J. Clancy Jones, NJ. c., at the
suggestion of Mr. B. 1t can therefore be called
without reserve, the authentic and authorized edi-
ion The book makes handsome l2mo volume
If 430 pages, neatly bound in cloth and is embel.
shed with accurate Portrait on Steel, from
Ambrotype by Brady, engraved by Buttre. Price,
ST. DERBY & JACKSON, Publishers,
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-08-13

~Why is it easier to be clergyman
than physician Because it is easier to
preach than TO practice.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-08-13
Law of Newspapers.

l. Subscribers who do not give express notice TO
the contrary, are considered wishing to continue
their subscriptions.
,. Ii subscribers order the discontinuance oftheir
papers, the publisher may continue to send them
until all aTearages are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect o refuse to take thei,
papers from the office they are held responsible till
they have settled the blan ordered the paper dis.
continued.
4. lfSubscrbers remove to other places withou,
informing the publishers. and the paper is still sent
to the former direction, they are held responsible
The Courts have decided that refusing 20 take
paper from the office, removing and leaving
uncaled for, Is PRIMA evidence of intentional
fraud.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-08-13
New York Musical World, for 1851

This oldest of American music journals. has now
reached Its seventeenth volume. Its editors are
X. Stors Willis. Edward Hodges, Mus Doc. and
Augustus Morand Ii furnishes, weekly, eight pa
ges OF reading matter, and three of music The
former Is the best original and selected material the
editors are able TO furnish, the latter is regular
transfer, generally permitted by American pub
lsherS,) of The very best of the new sheet music
The economy of thus procuring music and secu:.
lng at the same time. such taste in its selection AZ
may be attributed to the editors of the Journal will
we think suggest itself. The music can be detach.
ed from each number. and bound with or without
the readin; matter at the close of the volume
The srbscritiOn price of the Musical World is but
t1ro dollars gear. Five copies S.; ten copies SIS
City and Brooklyn subscribers are charged 30 cts.
extra for expense of Carrier. Canada subscribers,
pay - cts for the necessary prepayment of Amer
lean postage.
Address,
MUSICAL WORLD OFFrcr
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-08-13
For EE0fS and Cans

nome to the Brick Store where YOU will find
~ the largest, best and cheapest lot i'm Plymouth.
% n. III. Q. 4 Co.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-08-13
FANCY CHAIRS
COFFINS

Of which he has good supply on hand, of differ
ent kinds-made neat and substantal-work war
ranted to be good. He is also nrenared to build
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-08-13

The United States are composed of thir-
teen States and nine Territories.
They contain population of q. 900, 900
of whom $4,000, 900 are white.
The extent of sea coast is l2, 500 miles.
The length of the ten principal rivers is
1000 miles.
The surface of the five great lakes is co.
600 square miles.
The number of miles Of railroad in ope-
ration, is $4,000, which cost S728, OOO,-
600.
The length Of canal is 5000 miles.
1t contains the longest railroad on the
globe-the Illinois Central--which is 7O4
miles.
The annual value Of its agricultural pro-
auctions is $500, 100000.
Its most valuable production is Indian
corn, which yields annually OO,OOO,OOO
Of bushels.
The amount of registered and enrolled
tonnage is 4,4O7,O1O
The amount of capital invested in man.
ufactures is 5000, 100000.
The annual amount Of its internal trade
is 5000, 100000.
The annual value of its products of la
Dor, other than agricultural, is $4,000
600.
The annual value of the income of the
inhabitants is Sl5,OOO,OOO
The value of farms and live stock is
$500, 100000.
Its mines of goli, copper, lead aud iron
are among the richest in the world.
The value of gold produced is $780,
100000.
The surface Of its coal fields IS 1873, 131
square acres.
Within her borders are 10000 schools,
5000 academies, 234 colleges, and 5000
churches.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-08-13
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Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-08-13
CABINET AND CHAIR MAKING.

ME UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
Il FULLY inform the citizens of Marshall aIc
adjoining counties, that he still continues to manu-
facture Cabinet Ware his old stand, opposite the
"Democrdt OtIce;" where he is prepared TO fill all
orders for Furniture on short notice, and in the
most approved Styles and made of the best mate
rial. He would also inform his numerous cust0-
mers that he has an accomplished workman in his
employ, whose business it is to make
FANCY CHAIRS
OF which he has good supply on hand, of differ
ent kinds-mlde neat and substantial-work war
ranted to be good. He is also prepared to build.
CoFFINS
On the shortest possible notice. To those wishing
CoFFINs, he would say that he is prepared at all
times to let them have the article they want, at
recsely the time speci ied and on reasonable terms
He would return his thanks for the liberal pat
ronage heretofore received and hopes b. honesty,
prompness and fair dealing, TO still retain his old
customers, and obtain MANY new ones.
Those having SCREW DRIVERS AND BED
WRENCHES of his. will oblige him very much by
returning them.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-08-13

If Adam and Eve got married before
they were year old. and the veteran Parr
buckled to widow at 100, bachelors and
spinsters may wed at any age they like,
and find shelter under great names for ear
ly marriages, or late.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-25

A terrible onslaught has beeH mace BY
our venerable friend'-he Of the nsSisie-
rial misn and abundant xhisksrs. who d.
reefs the evolution. Of The uaissines in
shis vieinsge, And his blows ara aimed
not 81 one paper alone, He take. three o.
Them in hsEd--ibs Herald, TfioaEs and
Times-snd sseh ~hscks as be bestoss
viii csuls public confidence in those pre-.
sumptuous sheets 10 be seriously diminished
when We take int consideration the in,
asasa eircaiatiea ct the Democrat
throughout every ra.rlsr Of the globe. A.
rio. not excepted Look out, .hen. ye
sespegraee Gotaamne-, and Sc 70 il tha,
you mend yoUr mannen. else another
trouneing be bestosed BY cur Mississippl
Regulator, ever more terrible thsa the one
Won have encountered We had : notion
these paper were out Of their ssadaliHs
clothes some uBe sgo-thai really they
were able 10 stand slose and hardy expect
Cd even spanking iron theii aged grand,
father The comet, 81 The eoSl weather
OF sSmsihing has stirred his re, and noH
they have csughs il James Gordon has
beer terribly scorea-sRd Horace must feel
excessively sore-but Henry J., tie ysung
est Of the three, hs- been sst of viihou
having bis fssh gsshed and ,ora-in fact
with this young scanp. The sreaiess rasea
Of them ell, it has been make-bslisse a.
nothing more 1! Is iunny-seg ou'
teeth ch,ttsrs. our knees knock tagstbe' a
the prospect Of being the neIi victim
Spare the Gssst<, piesss'
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-25

AZ LIN ors SHgRIyr SELLING MAE At
Aucr,es Sheriff Of ST. Clair county,
advertise. . negro msn for sale ., public
auction, he being guilty Of the "hish mis-
demsanor'' Of having come into this free
State Of Illinois and remaining here for ten
DAYS, for which o6ence hs vas ined $50,
ss provided By the infamous Black Law
framed BY the Democratic Legislature Of
1858. and in default Of paying such fine, the
Saer.6 OF the county in which ne was foo nd,
is directed By the Black Law TO cell him 10
anybody willing to pay the $50.
The Law BY which so great an outrage 10
Il be perpetrsted upon poor helpless man,
= nose only crime 10 dark akin, il entirely
worthy of the Douglas Democracy. A bess,
| is not denied the Got.given privilege OF
coming into the State OF Illinois whsasver
il chooses, but the unfcrtunste black nsan
/ H. ruled ont. - I, his color was deadly
blight upon xbi,e humanity, and ss II ne
was not entitled 10 the exercise Of the sams
natursi rigb,s and privileges, a. the moot
ravsnous beast or most disgusting brute
CAie. Jsx,.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-25
n.r. Aha, he Comet.

"A esunguished sstrcnoner' of Ne~
Jersey is said 10 urge the following obisc'
tions to consiic collisions generally. and
the foolissly spPrehented c9lision nos
talked Of particularly. There is nothing
new In these ideas, bot iheg may tend 10
quiet Inc nerves OF the ssry wax.
1. The earth and the comet would hcre
to srdve II the same part ef the sErth's
orbi, exactly OF the same sim.--I either
vers q little too sooe, OF Q fttie too late,
there would be No coacassloa. Now tne
probability Of their keeping such tine
l. very email. In the year lsse, s'ceuet
crossed the path oil the esrth's orsii abou,
= month before the earth arrived at tie
place where il had creased, and was SONS
nlbons of miles istsri 81 the time of the
ssssaag.
q Even # the collision should happen, Il
wssj6 no, iuiure the esrtb. A comet may
be sad 10 b almost eli tai nyw the 9asn
inv OF matter proved 10 be contained IN
cry comet 10 snail, end oiiluseS over e
large space; indsec. rome soy hat the Tail
10 due 10 elscis,cal acton sEd It's densi,y
cannot much exceed air. Stars have been
seen, by means Of e telescope, ~hsn The
ia;i Of q comet Ess directly tetwesn them
and the observer.
Ilsa fact known 10 ali Gs,fenomsrs,
tbs, about the year 100, e comet Pa.ssa
90 near the planet Jupiter, t. % be Eorc
strongly affected BY bi. attraction Than il
was By tina. Of The Sun, and therefore it
was turned gu, OF its orbit; but the planet
and bis satellites Moved on, tskins no NO
tics Of the intruder, or being II all csturt-
Cd BY II. The only eject come. might
produce, II IL came 80 ccnfact With the
earth. is iha lit might leave behind SONS
Of It's mst,sr, and nus poison oar stmos-
Dhers However, the prot aIisty that &
comet Will ever CONS 10 CO stsrt with the
earth 10 about one chance q Il il will, and
sve milliess ,hs, IL will not .spPsn.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-25
4 usAls DssA Nsbly Deas.

LAGAILft hPItt Not ic0fs
We sometimes witness deeds OF charity
and hind ness which commend our homage
and gratitude. A case came under my OBJ
ssrvatien last week, which permit me %
relate.
While awaiting At Chico 90 the departure
Of the train on the Rock Island r T., my
attention was attracted BY the cenvulsive
sebhing Of Z respectable appearing woman,
citing upon the door OF the passenger
room, with .. child apparently Is months
cid hy her side. Nv sympathy being excl.
ted. | ven,ured 20 ask her the cause Of her
trouble. She said che isf, iowa not long
sirce, to visit her aged and INDECENT parents
uesr Utica, n Y, taking only money
nough 10 bear her expenses there, her hus-
baud int sding to send her money TO dsfrsy
her expenses back, But in few days af.
ter her arrival At the home OF her parents,
she received the cad Intelligence o. the
death of her husband. She turned her
lace towards her desolste homo in the Wet.
end, on arriving II Chicago, found herself
without money, and without knowing .
living being to whom she could apply for
assistance.
told her to b Of good cheer. and |
would see what could Do done, | sought
the conductor Of the train, whom found TO
Be- H. K. Phillips, one Of the Oldest and
most popular conductors on the road, whe
no sooner heard the story than he was alive
to 6nd relief for tie unfortunate woman
Mr. Tracy, the Superintendent of the road,
being present. he applied to him . pass to
Rock leland, which was promptly given.
Bot Phillips God bless him y was not con.
tent with this. Vice President Cook Of the
Mississippi and Missouri r. r., being
aboard the train. . pass was obtained from
him to Iowa CRY, and the poor woman
went on her way rejoicing, thanking God
that she he'd found such kind friends.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-25

The people Of u. Paul are greatly =.
cited By the startling intelligence that sAs
Sioux ladians, In the vicinity Of the south
Aend U the Minnssossriver, vsrs basninG
he ssulsmssts On he Blue Earth and Val
ION Ore and eurderiag and nsssasssise
he ssslers. From the Psstcaisss thai
Nsvs siaes cooe to had il appesps that the
number killed had not been precisely known,
bu, VIM. Wood, George u. Wood, Ar.
CAarch and yossah ose~sst we're among
The auabsr.
The attack wss without provoc alton, aud
ives unsupported b. the settiers. Wt WIN.
Wood, 4 trader, asd an Old settler Of Man
katc, bad been proceeding 20 have . talk
with the Indians on the bank Of ,he river,
~hen he was shc, aead and his body sar.-
ed Amer this q general massacre t0os
place, in which oil Who we're net srmeo'
suffered more Or less. Those who were
armed barely escaped Two Indians wers
killed Zone having bsen shot BY re
Church, Who loaded guns TOT The men "
| one of the houses. Several women wefe
taken prisoners BY the tnd,ans, amoas
| whom are Mrs., Marvel and 1liss Gardnef.
Thirty eight volunteers leff Aaakste.
| under Capt. Lewis, immediately on receipt
Of the intsiieence Of the massacie. Inc
| company reached Slocum, on the Waton-
wan River, On the evening Of the ilth--
where ,hey met body Of lndians encsmP'
ed Who on their approach ned, throwing
their ha,che,s in the air, firing back 40 they
ran. The company killed four Indsans.-
This, however, WAS bot an outpost for I'M
| @ ediately Afterwards lSo armed Indiana
made their appearance and showed Asht.
They therefore sent word to ST. Peters Ter
sssi,,ance, when Gen. Dodd and hty vol
sn,esrs started ior the scene OF ~ar.
Inteilig suee reached Faribanlt, calling
ON Gen. Shielda for assistance, who imms-
Sia,ely raised . company Of volunteers and
started for Mankota, accompanied BY Alex.
Fsribault, and several Indian runners.--
Some Of these runners had returned, con-
srmins the rumors Of the massacres In
Bloc Earth County and Stating that At least
| for,v se,,lsrs had been massacrsd near the
Big Bend.
eo,,, Wis, and were on the Time and Tide
reads 10 start, when news from ft. SneiEng
arrived. stating that troops sum cisat had
been dispatched. Tbs people OF frescot
= eiunteered most sobly.
| A Ssailemaa he'd arrived At Prescott,
who le!t Nanksto on the 18th, who states
that up 70 that date Aankato had not been
taken, b., that some fiiy murders had been
| eommi,ed by Sioux Indians in Blue Earth
County. When he left Nsnka,o. lSO 10.
dams we're eneampsd four miles from Man
kate, and il 10 presumed that il 10 against
this band that Gen. Dodd was marching
The settlers had ali fsd from their homes,
and ere leaving The couoty or gathering
ior mutual projection. Great alarm vss
s.ery~hsrs f.l,. All the Indians beyond
The linneso,a River were said 10 BE- sssam.
lag. hos,ils attitude. Rumors were rite
VI an alhance between the Sioux and
1 Chippewss.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-25

A SPl1iruAL PARALLAx. Spiritual
Harbineer, paper printed in Rochester N.
Y, and advocating the Spiritual Rapplngs
mania, has the following:
I'm the twelfth hour theislory Of God. the
life in God, the Lord in God, the Holy Pro-
cedure shall ero~n the Tribune Creator
with the perfect disclosive illumination
Then shall the Creator, in sfulgence above
the divine seraphimal, arise into the dome
or the disclosure In one comprehensive re-
valsing galaxy Of supreme created Bea'i-
tudes."
After copying the above paragraph, the
Cayuga Chief, responds as follows:
sssThen shall blockheads, in the Jackassic.
al dome OF disclo.ive procedure, above the
ALFRED great lestherfungus of Peter Nip.
Mango the Gooseberry Grinder, rise into
the doms Of disclosure, until co-equal, and
co.ex,ensiys and conslomsra,ed iumaxes
in one comprehensive mux. shall assimilate
into nothing, and revolvs like 4 bob tailed
pussy cat af,sr the space whore the tail
IVES"
Ben Psrley Poore, whose agreeable let.
tiers have appeared 10 the Boston Journa |,
has been invited to permanent place in
the Washington Union, bur has declined.
Boston Traveller.
We do no, wonder At The Major's decli.
ping 10 undertake the work OF the Washing
ton u ion. He acquitted himself very well
in wheeling q barrow of applss 20 or 40
miIes, Blu, be has no idea of wheeling what
Fal.sa6 calls a barrow oi"buicher's offal =
L0uisr. Jour.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-25
AE.tSaEs

Paless At KIoKuK, Io@A,-Hsy 10 sell.
iry here al o. per hundred, Corn meal 81
per bushel, Coal 20 cents = oushsl, Pots-
toss u IS per busnel, Butter 20 cents per
g,unc, Lettuce 20 esn,ss head, and Pie
Plant dime for fnser length, and mos,
other articles Of pfovender tor man and
oeas, 10 proportion .--G.s CITY, Ism.
Tine Chinese Herald confirms the report
IA, the far famed porcelain tower ~ Nan
"a was destroyed in November, during =
Dtgo6y usssscrs Of some 5000 to 5000 in
psrisl troops by the insurgents, who hsd
gained possession Of the city BY treason.
TALksss euI - Isl DKxocRATIc CHuRcs
the New York Day Book. the organ q
the Administration in New York, concludes
an article headed. "Csn an opponent OF
Slavery be Democrat" with this explicit
enuncie,isD Of the Democrats doctrine:
.Every white man opposed " negro sub.
ordinstion is necessarily opposed to white
equality; or, in other words, every man ep-
posed 10 slavery must, Ia tie nature and
necessity Of things, bs hostile - Dsmocrs-
c,, and however siindiy. b an enemy 70
liberty and the progress Of free Institutions
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-25

Hal.xsrTIss Roct isLAJ .--Considera.
bic and needless exciisneDi - been erea.
ted 10 the town Of Rock l. md BY come
three or four Washington 1gr operators
Gsstins shsntiss and pref ding to Ea.1s
claims on the Island Of Rocl STAND Tbs,
found their RICH, 10 d. SC a the erouns
ID. shs late bricas decisior declared tina
II did no, belong 10 the v Department
and hence vas owned by til General Gov
ssnmert. These inter!opet- will scared,
b able 70 retain their Tooth j for any de6
sits period. The Adssr,iser ssys
Demonstrations w Washington and opsra.
Iors, Aessrs. Lindsay, Church and Stewart
have made dash fof q considerable siics Of
ths uasniAesss Island which Ii 80 besutiiuI
. fssssrs In our river scenery. Ths story
yuss that Lindsay, who b chisf mssagsr,
lisesserst housing over some records 10
Washin9soa, that come srror had beer
nads ID ihs record Of the reservation Of the
LlAsd for niiitsry purposes. which srro,
results In leaving par, Of tbs territory eI
the Island oDsn 70 ths operation Of toe iss
q pre.snption. They have sssetsa esbins
usea thrss tracts and dssiga making gost
sisv slain 70 shso."