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TARDY JUSTICE.

Following the lead Of every paper In this city
in their misrepresentation Of the events of
BLOODY MONDAY, Pa second and aggravated
g Boston Massacre, "--the Democratic, Wing, Re-
publican, and even American papers throughout
the United States, threw the whole blame of those
tragic scenes upon the americans Of this city,
who had no paper through which the facts could
be made known. But the riot trials which have
lately taken place hero before Judge (modern)
Jetfries, have been the means of opening the win.
dows to mems minds, and of letting in the light Of
truth. The speeches we have already published,
and the testimony given upon the trials have at
tracted attention, win be seen by the following
editorial Of the New York Tribune, and the letter
of its Washington correspondent.
We print herewith the letter of an intelligent
and impartial correspondent at Washington, re-
speeding the Election Riots in that City at the june
Election and the trial of the alleged rioters, just
concluded. We call especial attention to this let
ter, because the accounts hitherto given Of the
fracas, in this paper with Others appear to have
been one-sided and unjust. They were right in
blaming the " Plug Uglies,n who went over from
Baltimore to bully at the Polls but they were
wrong in justifying the unlawful and murderous
fislade by the Federal Marines, by which fifteen
or twenty lives were needlessly sacrificed. 1t is
clear, from our correspondents review Of the tes-
timony that the Plugs were by no means the only,
and perhaps not the most heinous transgressors
on that occasion. Let US hear and heed the truth.
The letter here referred to will be found ID
another part Of this paper.
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RAILROAD CoLLrsroN.--The Camden and Attain
nc railroad was on Saturday the scene of one Of
those frequent and terrible casualties called COLI.
SONS, causing Che death Of three individuals and
the wounding OF much larger number. We have
not all the iacts OF the inquest, but ar far as Il
ma proceeoeo, ine accident appears to have been
caused by carelessness. The afternoon train from
Camden, running at twenty-five miles an hour
was met twelve miles from the city by freioht
train, which was considerably behind time IN
locomotives of the two trains were completely AZ.
molishcd; the baggage car and tender Of the ar.
press train we're broken up and driven two.thirda
through the FIRST passenger car The wood cars
OF the up train were piled one upon another, dis.
tributing the wood and portions Of the wreck n
every direction. The killed are VIM. A. siner. Of
Philadelphia; VIM. Donnely, of Coopers Point
conductor of the express train and John b. Ed
wards, fireman of the express train. weIve
other persons were wounded. 49,, .0
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SOMETHING NEW.

Those calling themselves Wings in st. Mary 8
county, Maryland, Or a portion OF them, held q
meeting on the Goth ult. and among Others, passed
the following resolutions. ,4
!" That while we vote with the Democratic party
In our State election this fall we do most positively
declare to them and to the whole country that we
do not surrender the principles Of our party, nor
our existence as party; that we vote for them as
a Wing party" ii. I
II Benedict Arnold revealed his reasonable de-
sign to his wife, of betraying the American cause,
and placing the strongest military position in the
United States in possession Of the enemy; and If
she demonstrated with and implored him not to do
go base act, to stamp the brand Of traitor upon
his forehead, and make his name synonym for
infamy for all time, we may easily suppose that he
replied that he did not intend to join and become
one of the British; but that as soon as the cam.
paign of that season was over, he would rejon the
American army and be as good Wing, patriot
and soldier as ever. s ~ si.
The idea of joining our enemies Of being guilty
of temporary treason and treachery, and then be-
coming good, faithful, reliable and true patriots
again, has at last the merit of novelty; and the
fact that such a course can be seriously proposed
without calling forth universal and derisive laugh,
is proof demonstrative that we live in proqres.
sipe age, and are great an independent, sal gen.
eris. people! We were once Wing ourselves,
when the party was headed by the gallant HENRY
Clay, and the noble WEBsrER; but we hadno idea
then that we could 60 over to our enemies, help
them to defeat us, and still retain allegiance to and
good standing" in our own party. We did not
know that Whigi0m had such expansibility and
contractibility IN
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THAT INFERIoR pAPER.

The Secretary Of the Navy, Ex-senator and con-
tractor, is very busy, just now, and cannot con.
veniently attend to the little matter we have been
asking him about he has thought OF tia good
deal, and wants to see the superintendent of Pub.
lie Printing. tbs important that they should com.
pare notes, and have mutual understanding. We
hope to hear from him one of these days, for We
are really DESTROYS to know how many thousand
reams of that inferior paper he furnished at 5000
q ream. $50 1858 81 9sg
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9 q q :

~ The Frankfort Yeomau publishes the fol-
lowing secret circular TO the Know-Nothing edi-
tors of Kentucky: st5sst
"Dear Americans are you wells How do you
get along under the rule of foreigners pa
pists,' Catholics, beer drinking Dutchmcn red
mouthed Irishmen, foreign hordes,' Sag Nichts,'
and 'anti-Americans' generality Thought you
said that Americans must rule American How
could you make such a mistake? That great
American heart didn't beat anybody in particu-
lar, and that intense feeling passed away like
cramp cholic. What is your opinion of the pre-
sent aspect of American politics about nows How
many years do you think foreigner should be
naturaized before he lie allowed to vote in Know
Nothing precinct? What is your choice for the
United States Senator Can you inform us what
particular persons are now being chased BY the
officers of Kentuckyf Have you any new hats
Did you win any bootsP How are your maternal
ancestorsf Who threw that last brick Are
there many OF those foot prints in your diggings
now? Any election news Of consequence
Hoping to hear from you at an early day, We
subscribe ourself 81
Yours &C., Sac NfcHr.
"P. s. Who Is on guard tonight"
The above, written we suppose by q full-blooded
Irishman, or some European who left his country
for his country's good is about the most perfect
specimen Of foreign insolencc, that has ever met
our eye, e.
Americans dare TO express an opinion that their
country should be ruled by themselves, and for 50
doing, they sneered at tainted, jecred and in.
suited AS much as TO say, "You, declare that
Americans ought to rule America, but we win
let you know that they shall not Americans are
a poor, pusillanimous race, whose country 700 DO
intend to govern ourselves. You quote Wash
ingtons contemplate ORDER Put none but Amer
leans on guard to night'-but who 10 on guard
now' We, ourselves; and we intend to guard You
so closely that none Of you shall be permitted TO
hold any public Office whatever"
Have Americans lost all their national pride and
spiritf Are they already fnean-spirited enough to
take such insults from the offscourings Of Europe
The British, in tile early part of the revolutionary
war, played Yankee Doodle in derision, and to
show their contempt Of the Americana, who made
them, In the end, march out Of the country to
that music, s.,s,ls 4. 4 3,as
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THE UNITED STATES.

A Republic where the few govern the many,
foreigners the native population; where the peo.
pie are called Americans, and though Protestant
country, the Catholic Priests impose penance on
Catholics of living two days on bread and water,
and wearing pebbles in their shoes for voting for
an American
Z The Americans claim to be brave, free, intel
igent high.spirited people, and opposed to all in
reference Of religion, or Of priests in politics.
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PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
'OENE-A DRY GOODS STORE

oCGNL-.A Dnl GOODo bIOAL,
TME-lately. Two individuals enter to pur-
chase goods they are shown any quantity. After
looking round, they select" Cut ne ten yards Of
this piece Of calico--Tll take twenty of thisp
They are cut and laid aside. They look farther,
at last they choose thirty yards Of another piece,
'and make sundry other purchases. They are put
up. Bill amounts to 81 ] go. Just at that moment
in comes the news boy and drops a paper. One
Of the customers picks IL up and reads The
4mericam" lit is shown to the other, and is no
sooner read, than he remarks--" Why, did not
know that this was Know-Nothing store. Why,
/ would not have your goods if you would give
them TO me, and out they CO. leaving the articles
tied up on the counter, IA loss to the merchant
People Of the United States, this is the game
Of the Anti-American party in Washington. Would
you believe it! These are some Of the means
resorted to by them to crush out the American
sentiment. They will not deal with man who
takes an American paper. Talk about liberty, and
freedom, and Republican government People of
the Statesl what think yousiof the Democratic
party--the greet Democratic party at the seat Of
government2 whose members refuse to pay for
goods which they have bought, because they dis
cover that the merchant reads an American paper
Such conduct might be expected from the Jesuits
that swarm our city, but that American citizens,
born and reared upon the soil, should thus carry
out the principle enunciated by Judge Crawford,
that the naturalized citizen is better than the ma
tive born, win scarcely be believed. Yet such is
the fact. faisS
Afew days since,a clerk in one of the Depart
ments, in conversation with q merchant, told him
that if he would remove to certain locality, he
would be well patronized. Z" Why said the mer-
chant, there Is store in that neighborhood,
already" 81 5'ff1o All
Yes, yes, ! know that, said the other, shut he
is an American" Do you know, continued he,
Selling the merchant BY the arm, and whispering
in his ear. Do you ka,ow that IL 10 considered
cause Of dississal from o6sce, for a clerk to be
detected dealing Nth an -Asnericani" ''.s
This is modern DEMOCRACY!
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STILL CLUB.

On Friday next, this club repeat their excursion
70 Leonsrdtown. lThis time they go under more
favorable auspices than upon their first trip, for,
unknown TO them, secret enemy endeavored to
prejudice the minds of the citizens of that place
against them, advising that they be not suffered
70 land
Non they 60 by special invitation. So much
for the efforts of the dirty scamp to injure fra
ternity having for their object the good of the
hannah rice. They have recoiled upon himself
We can only repeat our declaration, that the
membership Of this club is composed Of gentle.
men, and that 1t is only necessary to become
acquainted with them to realize the fact. We
trust they win have pleasant time.
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sections Of the country. We. have already said
that great reform party is one of the Necessities
Of the times OF this, We are 80 strongly impressed
that we look forward 70 the combining Of the cont
sentative portions Of all the old parties into new
one, as an event near at hand. Circumstances
callparties into existence, not men sand 4crcam-
stances are now preparing the way for, and indeed
already bringing together the homogeneous ma.
terials of such an one
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THE GREAT - STEELE''-MR. DOUG
LAS WASHES HIS HANDS OF 1T.

We End Published in the Union and other
papers letter from Mr. Douglas, disclaiming all
knowledge of or interest in the sale Of the Fort
Smelling reservation. No wonder; IL is one Of
those transactions that viii cast deserved odam
upon all and every Of those who are mixed up
with it. It throws "Galphinism" altogether in the
shade.
Mr. Douglas seems to intimate that this matter
may come up for investigation before the Senate.
We hope it will; let all the facts be known; let
US know how it is that single individual can
make private aud secret bargain with the Gov
ernment, worth to him, the moment it is consum-
mated from 100000 to 100000! Mr.. D. says:
~ had no knowledge, information, or intima-
ton, that the Fort. Smelling reservation was to be
sold, until after the sale was made, and then only
learned the fact by public rumor and newspaper
reports. am not interested, directly or indi-
rectly, in any land or property which the Govern
ment of the United States has sold, either at
private or public sale, outside of the State Of
Illinois, and in this State have no such interest
except as to the tracts Of land in this county
which entered few years ago and am now
improving for farm"
"Should any question connected with the sale
of Fort Snellng come before the senate Tor my
legitimate action, Ishall then be ready to do full
and ample justice to the distinguished gentleman
who presides over the War Department, and at
the same time express my opinions freely in
regard to the propriety Of the sale, and the suf-
cheney of the compensation paid by the pur-
,chasers as ,4. s s. A. DOUGLAS u
We are authorized to say, by q gentleman from
st. Paul. that there men in that place and it's
vicinity who would have been glad to have pur-
chased the Fort Smelling reservation at the time
the Steele" took place, forsthe sum Of $500, ooo
and that they Che and others) would consider it 4
great bargain and take il now at that price. The
secret sale was therefore a fraud, both upon the
country, and upon the people Of that vicinity.
Let US hear no more Of "Galphinism," since We
now have d "Steelism, !" TO which that is but as d
Lilliput to q Bro6dignag. '' ~ . 5.j';i 4;
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mr.. EDITOR,

Pretty good times now; been getting better
for two or three weeks; money easier, rates Of
discount have fallen two per cent. washing has
come down to seventy.fve cents, and some folks
talk Of giving up the business altogether. Hav'nt
seen any white man out gathering foul linen for
two weeks. Yours, &c, CLERK.
Circumlocution Office, Sept, 1851.
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4, az The editor dissents from the opinion or
intination expressed ia the commencement of the
letter from Washington to the New York Tribune,
published in to-day's paper, relative to the guilt
Of the persons convicted Of riot at the first trial
At the same time, it is to be remarked that that
opinion, as well as the whole tone Of the letter,
shows that the author is not BIASED by any undue
Partially in favor Of the persons charged with
riot. s f32 alf, ss8tt5Y
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MIR. N. r. BANKS.

We expressed doubt in our last, whether Mr..
Banks had ever joined an American council. We
have since been informed that he did join them
in this city, and was elected the very same night
that Mr.. George W. Jones, of Tenn, who had ap.
piled for admission, was rejected.
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eA1- See first page.

eB We shall continue the publication Of the
riot trials, as soon as the copy is furnished US.
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A man by the name Of Wright, was tarred
and feathered and rode on rail, in Halifax county,
N. c., a few days ago, for an assault Upon re-
spectacle citizen with knife. He had previously
made himself odious by tampering with negroes
and had been notified to leave, which, it seems he
had neglected
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N The rival Democratic committees Of New
York are unable to agree, and two sets Of dele.
gates win be sent TO the Syracuse State Conyen.
tim "a
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THE NEWS.

~
IowA.-The census returns Of Iowa for 1855
that the total population Of the State Is SOC 4i4
The most populous county is Lee, which has
n ,27s inhabitants, and Dubuque Y next, with
az oos N,,,ohar ~ Nv. yo,ers IA. sIh. ~ No.
o,gired votars IA 400. Total lOl .sf Colored
population. 27i deaf ana dumb. Sil; blind, los |:
insane. 100: idiotic. 2ol paupers. 1872. The
number Of acres Of improved land ID reported to-
be 2.O43. e5s; unimproyed. 6.blb,479. The total
number Of bushels Of wheat harvested Is ,6io !;
SoSs soi ds loa ssA 00 Sa,.S e hs, Sa@
beroS as,tis scIS ,oS ITO v.Inad ~ 40 a1a onsi
Nnn,her ~ ,c,,.ss ~ h,tts- rssds zoo aoa
cheese $50 900 N,.,ta. ~ $500 &c WOOL
XII All 49,, e sas.;. = s.ss.ss.,.as s1os
600 caba,a, q n y Goa oSt
fa7' = as.]+sp.s v-'Srs'Ys*
srlzuRE o. = GENooEsss Baia ros s1uooLiso. q
The brig San Michasle 81, Genoa. which was seized
e. 49, s;r,s a y 49,
anS soId .ho cs,,s I ~ - I'D. ~.
ma n : crsw p A ~ hea, ,.h III
- ~ =. &.
hi 10y ~ 4; Z,
VA =, 49, ~ 49, ia
Iaa. Co., psIa - - ss';.. ~
hssnJv aahsa 80 ~. ps..s
~, Ky su \. ~ 20.
~ So y '-'s ~ 81 t' ~ ~ ~ p'
MoKE INDIAN TROUBLES IN MISSEsorA5 :.
1aU;--,A lew Gays ago z uerman travel,e!s was
murdered Dy snree inaians, near, tne MISSION
House, az tun LAKE, an aissouri. Inc mIrGefers
were promptly arressea ~ c ~, ~ and
them on the spot. This has 90 exdsperated the
Indians generally that the most serious consequen
ces are anticipa AL the members OF the mis-
sion have been compelled 20 ny TO Fort Ripley fof
safety. Application has been made to Col. Aber-
crombie q Fort kidgeiy, TO dispatch BODY q
sl'' ANA ~ w sa''.I M,
sFsa sasstsa si, wv. ", .s
The other informing, sfagman on the New Jerf
sey Railroad discovered "A wooden sleeper
TOR the rails to rest across the track 81
that road between Jersey City ana sbergen cut
shich hesremoved from 2! :, me 1rack 4 mad Just
been placed there by Michael walsh, VINO was AZ
cnse for the act, that The wanted 70 see the cars
awaiting the result q the experiment. s,sss,;3
II i, ~, ' y sl 45s.ssgl,
Ine palllIore yApper, say 4. y
oonn acoD M !. =. L. NJ, Il
lavv, attemPsea W oestfoy MS wnoie iani55' VIII
2 tomahaW kning 1--WE q ms cnliuren, wQundlng
Two others incluoihg nis VIE, ana cut
ms OWL THROAT, mas recenuy peen 4eiS y iesac ~
2 deceased reiative IN Hermany Amounting q
$so,go4. wnic9 nis surviving neirs nave c.almed
ana WIZ gouD1less ootain- AAei iresks . fortune
are PAST nnoing OUT. 90 a...t II sss.ti sA2
I y -. c. -. . : 80,
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succsss,I ane uosermsrs w sao
pecnyi WIN ~ arilny ~ i'eoo meu' i.tt
Tba sbalhyv;l,a Kentnckvvt Navs states that Tia
sollow;ng ccntiamen ara cand;datas for ITn;tad
~, ,,srt of m. anti. er,xsr M.
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WHO STOLE THE GRAPES

That's the question Who milksthe cowss That's
another question. Who was inside the garden
fences What did he go there for To watch
the cowi So he says-but in reality to steal the
grapes. His own words condemn him. How
could he see the COW, or any one who approached,
from behind six feet fence The fact is, the
COW wasin such a direction, that she could not
be seen, even from the top of the fence.
Pshaw the fellow went into the garden to steal
the grapes, and did steal them--and then tried TO
lay the blame on an innocent man. Who MIXED
the COW? Ask the fellow who stole the grapes /
Who has charge of the stablesY II the Major win
institute an inquiry among the Irish, he will find
out who milks the COW, and who drink the milk.
The COW is MIXED by one Of them, and divided
among all. There is one of these fellows in the
habit of getting drunk, and some of these days or
nights, he win set fire to the stables, while intori
cated--Better look out for him.
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Y 81. PAUL, Aug. YESTERDAY as Mr.. Lucien B
Gillett, of this city, was riding in company with
Miss brewster and Miss Bennett, the horses be-
away, The carriage was overturned and badly
broken, and all the inmates seriously injured. The
horses ran over the bluff, and one killed.
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eB- Hereafter we shall publish the proceedings
of Councils regularly. NJ .S. /
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Cardinal NIaxims.

LIST. The Federal Union must be maintained
3D. The reserved rights Of the States must be
respected.
Sd. The decisions of the Supreme Court must be
enforced 3fi
4th. A unior of Church and State must be pre-
vented.
9th. The rights of conscience must be guaran-
teed ;aa
9Th. American interests must be promoted
7th. An American nationality must be cher
ished, pfft
9Th. Sectional agitation must be terminated
9th. Foreign paupers and criminals must be eS-
cluded g VII
TO- The naturalization laws must be amended.
18th. Squatter sovereignty" and alien suffrage
must be repudiated
18th. Americans must rule America.
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AGENTS FOR THE AMERICAN.

For First, Second Third and Fourth Wards, Henry
johnson, residence 400 X street.
For Georgetown, The Embodyment.)
For Seventh Ward Mr.. Burgess, corner of Eighth
and ID streets, Island.
For Sixth Ward, John Little. It. r#
For Fifth Ward Mortimer Smalwood, No. 374
North Capitol street. between b and G.
I. DIR. J. w. Parkinson, Parker street between Lon-
bard and Pratt is agent for the city of Baltimore
HENRY BoXER, Agent for Alexandria.
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A Conservative Party must be Formed.
We take the following from an editorial in the
Louisville Journal:
9nquestionably the formation or growth Of
necessity. Nothing can long defeat III II Il feas;-
ble, and not only Just and proper in itself but
loudly called for by the highest and most vital in
terests of the Union. The material for its orran-
cation is abundant and the political emerrencies
of the day are rapidly developing IL. Beyond dis.
pute It Is among the certanties of the future The
Democratic editors IN this meridian NAV AZ Wen
reserve their wrath for some subsequent stage Of
the struggle. The first capital point Is already de-
'timined in the popular Instincts The organization
OF victorious conservative party in this country
= nxed fact Their fercest opposition viii avail
nothing" - "a
& What Is here expressed is what passes from lip
TO ear everyday among conservative men in all
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4 TIE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH YoRK, Sept.
IA letter received from London by the steamer
Arago says that II the Atlantic Telegraph Com
pany postpone theft operations until next summer,
the present cable win be sold, and new one
made FIVE hundred miles LONG in season to be laid
next June. - fsh ~ 93e -sgS8f
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OVER NINETY SLAVES EMANcIpATED.-- learn
that by the last viii and testament OF Mrs n II.
Coalter, (relict Of Judge John Coalter) of Stafford
county, who died last week, some ninety-two
negroes have been. freed. This provision Of
the win is to take eject on the LIST of Janu.
airy next. Charles, her fayorite man servant, re-
ceiyes his freedom at once, and an annuity Of
800 for life, and sufficient money " take him TO
such State or country as he may elect to i've in.
For the remainder the executors are to ascer-
tain what fund will be sufficient to provide the
usual outfit for removing them to Liberia or any
other free State or country in which they may elect
TO live. The will further provides that il any OF
the servants shall prefer to remain in Virginia, in.
stead Of accepting the foregoing provisions they
are permitted to select a master from among the
relatives Of the deceased. - Richmond South.
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John II. Gilmor, ESQ.,, has ceased TO be the edi.
tor Of the Richmond Wing.