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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-11-13

ELECTION EurR>s In Wisconsin, the
returns arc contradictory auI uusa,,siae.
tory. Au Official count will Be necessary
to ascertain the majority.
Ia Ohio, Gov. Chase has about 1000 ma
isr.ty. The democrats have in the Lssi,la-
ture, ty majority Of : in the s.na.e, aud 10
,n the House.
Tho New York legislature stands as
follows. Republicans, 60, Democrats, o.,
Americans, .. The democrats have the Sec.
rotary OF state, aul ,hs Republicans five OF
,hc eight judges.
Inpsuu,ylyana, ,he returns for President
ia 1856, and for Governor ia 1851, arc a,
follows.
1867. 1856.
Packer Is $50 Buchanan 2eO,7lO
Wi.mot ll6,l3O Fremont l47,5lO
llaLlaAurst 2o,I5a Fillmore s2,l7j
Packer over WiImot 42,7jl; over VIII
mot and IlaIlehurst, ll,Gl9.
II any bunker proposes TO crow over that
victory. We wish hun good success.
New jersey is Democratic aud Maryland
Know Nothing. Henry Winter Davis, is
among the new members Of Congress.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-11-13

Orsrms. Mr.. j. II Eawson, las just
opened an Oyster Saloon in tb,. village,
wher, may hc obtained, at all tines ir.sh
Oysters, cooked in any form desired. IIs
ha, also a good stock Of nice Confectionery.
We hope he may receiy, liberal patron
age.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-11-13

The Atlantic Telegraph Company have
selected the month Of June next as the mot
favorable time in which to resume iH.''
work Of laying the submarine telegraph ca
bic.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-11-13
rhe Black penOeraey and Hard Tine!

4.r,.,f rl..,..,. D., ,h, hl.,s democracy an
...-,a. ....r,-, f..t trr election of C.I.
Fremont would hr.n. viI, .rrraI ruin
ur.u o. whole Union. Tnraurisr ul uru
W.. strongly APPEALED o.. ly t.rTrr.b,.ry
t.n..r.,.auI na... au element boo Oh. g.r-
tr.t S,ru- a. d, uay now ,.sm, ,t aai
10, ~ TO. anil uauyy.tr, were orr.l upon
this SURPASSED issue. Nrnur au class, iu
B,rv nj Oh, llr-. cities. who's, .ymrgtHi..
v,r, r.,ry with trs Republicans. tgylme
al,-w.I and mined in the GENERAL cry ug
,-..,..,.,. rgir u,,.-. buchanan could
D.. .I.,-I hi. VA. ,.r.,i.llv che cas-, I'm
a.. -.,...r p5I,Ilrti,. Nrw York. Gin.
..rr,, .,I r,.,., w.U s,r,f,r cam,
.r .-l r,.r.r, v,. l.r,t-I and EH.
cr,o,. elected and thr r..r,, of th..
c.rr,-y a-, NM within. Mil a ,sn-
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IA, nr financial calamity nos. ur.a o..
v..r-.lgr.r hy l., election. T..I.aI.r,
oftf.. sam, r.rfv I'm that event would have
r.u r..n h.vl.r- raauI o.. country DIS. 1
many Ev.rr.. fr.- one rrI.f f, o. tEr
.t..-. l..r4rr. ttir-. t4l TUNE! .ut fr.t
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-11-13

4 new Baptist church has been rceogui.
led in Mechanic Falls. II numbers forty
two members.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23
UTAH.

The Utah news is not important,
From Salt Lake we learn that the
dissensions among the Norm ons had
come to an issue. Three hundred
of those who had become disguised
with the rule of Brigham Young, who
go there by the appellation Of "Apos-
tates," had left for the Atlantic States.
Two Of the Apostates had also arriv-
ed in Carson Valley, having run away
from Salt Lake on the 9th of April,
and swan Bear River near by to
make good their escape. They tell
some hard stories about the condi-
ton of the Saints. According to their
accounts there are 5000 Apostates
at Great Salt Lake, who ale in con-
slant fear of a band of bravadoes, en-
ployed by Brigham Young, known
as the destroying Angels" They
say that dead bodies are constantly
found about that place, and that while
the Mormons attribute their murder
by the Indians, the Apostates believe
they are murdered by the Destroying
Angels They also represented that
the leading Mormons preach openly
against permitting any women or chill
dren to leave there.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23
Our Prospects in the East.

From private letter received from
Greenville, East Tennessee, we make
the following extract
"ln politics all seems to be work.
ing well in this part of the State. =
Watkins will be elected to Congress,
| think, without doubt, and we will
gain two Senators. There is not as
much excitement among the people as
there ought to be to induce them to
turn out at the election. Gen. Harris
is pleasing the Democrats in East
Tennessee. Mr.. Hatton is falling far
below the expectation of the Know
Nothings, and must be badly beaten. !"
This letter is from highly respect
able source, and its statement may
be relied on as correct.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23
Gazing in of a Well,

On the 18th ult., Mr.. G. Hibler,
residing near Dallastown, York coun-
ty, Pa, went to his well for the pur-
pose of drawing water, when the walls
caved in, precipitating him down the
well a distance of seventeen feet,
(the we'll was about forty feet dtep)
where be was firmly held by the earth
and stone. The Eagle of that place
says:
At the time the accident occurred
Mr.. Hibler was alone, at home, his
wife having gone to visit her mother
who was i'll. She returned about five
O'Clock, and not finding her husband
in the house, she called but received
no answer. when on searching for him
she found that he was in the well.
She gave the alarm Immediately, and
strenuous efforts were made to rescue
him. At one time they were within
eighteen inches Of him, tae unfortu-
ate man conversing with them all the
time. Their exertions seemed, how
ever, to avail but little, for as fast as
they succeeded in removing the earth
and stones, fresh quantities would
fail in. Finding their exerIions in.
his behalf of no avail, the doomed
man, shortly after midnight, requested
that his wife be brought in hearing of
his voice that he might bid her fare
well. His request was complied with
and we leave the reader to imagine
the scene-the anguish of mind of
her who, on the l4th of April last, he
led to the altar a bride. At one
O'Clock on Tuesday morning he ceas-
ed to exist, and his lifeless body was
found about four o'clock, much bruis-I
ed, with one hand off.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23
EVIDENCES OF Alarm,

Recent intelligence from the can
didates fer Governor has produced
quite a fluttering in the ranks of the
Their letter writers for.
the press inform them that Gen Har-
ris is growing warmer and warmer in
his crushing exposure of tho corrup-
tons and dangers of Know Nothing
ism, and that to do this he is giving
less consequence to Mr.. Hatton's talk
upon Distribution, than he did in the
outset of the canvass. This improve
ment of Gen. Harris they call ''aew
speech and complain very bitterly
that the Democratic candidate should
have resorted to the "the new trick
of arraigniug the @ete secrecy, oaths,
Sc" The Patriot says that Eat the
outset Of the canvass Gen. Harris had
too much self-respect to enter into
that species of demagoguery. He
persistently held above it," sc. We
are sorry the Patriot has lost its good
opinion Of our candidate. There will
be a general regret among his friends
that in the estimate of Know Nothing
papers Gen. Harris is losing that "self
respect" which has heretofore distin.
/ guished him But while they regret
this, the Democracy will regard it a:
a certain Indication that tn fee
VII re the shoe pinches, and only cry
because it hurts. Gen. Harris touch
es the raw whenever he exposes thu
deformities Of Know Nothingism; AM
they could not be expected to thinl
so well of him when he begins t
sprinkle it with salt and pepper.
| But the Patriot deceives its read
els when it seeks to create the I'm
preston that at the outset Of the can
vass Gen. Harris failed to discus
Know Nothingism He may moi hav
given it the time be is now doing
since the new humbug Of distribution
has been thoroughly argued and th
people made to understand it through
out the State, but he has never faile'
in an instance that We have heard Of
to let the occasion pass without call
ing the attention of the public to tn
peculiar character and dangerous ten
denotes of this new party. There i
no one feature in the canvass tba
needs more thorough discussion thai
the Know Nothing oaths; and thougI
our opponents may fuse to come t
their defence, as they should do, Gen
Harris will not Cease to hold them a
to critical examination before tb
public. NashcNe Un0H 4. 44B.sr.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23
Know-NolhiDg Predictions.

Previous to the Virginia elections,
the Louisville Journal INDUCED in the
following prophetic strain:
1.-The land distribution movement
initiated by the American party in
Virginia, seems to have taken every
thing by storm. Already the omens
of defeat are glaring upon the Demo-
cratic party there. The Democratic
organs acknowledge that division ex-
lists in their party, and that thousands
of Democrats support with enthusi-
asm the distribution policy advocated
by the Americans. The bulwarks OF
the gizzard foot faction are rapidly
falling in, and the skies are bright
with promises of the success of Amer
icanism in the approaching election. >
So much for the prediction of an
intelligent Know-Nothing. The Vr-
GINA elections have come and gone.
The anti-distribution democrats gained
one member to Congress. obtained an
immense majority in the Legislature,
and carried the entire State by pop
ular majority of over thirty thousand
The Know Nothings always enjoy
their triumphs just before an election.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23
August 9th!

Men of Lincoln-democrats and
oid-llne whigs-are you ready for
the dawn of August 9th? The as
cendancy of sound or false principles
IN this State may depend on the pop
ular vote of LINCOLN What member
OF our party, worthy of his name, can
need any other stimulus than this re-
flectlun, to elicit bis most untiring ex-
ertions for the short period Of prepa-
ration! This is an election in which
every thing must depend on the spoD.
taneous enthusiasm of the democratic
and old-line whig masses. with little
OF preparation or active effort on the
part Of what is termed the organiza-
ton of the party to bring out the
popular vote. Every man must now
be a committee for this purpose in
his own person. No man should be
wiling to incur the reflection of hav-
ing neglected the plain and imperative
duty of patriotism on such an occasion
as this. Wo aud shame to any who
by their neglect or apathy, in regard
either TO their own votes or to votes
which their influence might have
brought to the polls, should bring Oh
themselves the responsibility of the
defeat Of democratic principles in such
contest as thisl Such will not, can
not be the result. But to secure our
triumph, we must all anG each set to
work - and work hard and in earnest
too. Work! Work! Work! must be
the watchword from now till August
6thl 1t viii be time enough to rest
then, after those efforts will have won
majority enough and glory enough.
Up, up, then, be the cry! and secure
the triumphant election of IsHAM G.
HARRIS, and thus drive the last nail
in Che coffin of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23

FEATHERED TRIBE, ArTENrIoN.-On
Saturday, at Prince George, a friend
of ours, Mr.. c., fred at a flock OF
small birds and wounded one, which
fell as if its wing had been broken,
when another small bird flew direct
ly underneath and bore it gently up.
After having attained a considerable
elevation, the bird underneath with
drew its support, but finding the
bird was sinking again to the earth,
it resumed its station, and once
more reared it in the air. This was
done three consecutive times, till at
last the wounded bird appeared to
gain strength, and flew away, it's
companion following. This is a re.
markable instance Of attachment and
sympathy in the feathsred tribe
South Side Democrat.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23
COME TO THE
SAsA sNAAS,
FIRST ARRIVhL0F new GOODS
For the Spring and Summer Trade
n ~ - y

SHAcKLEFORD & Youye 1
= would respectfully inform -
their friends and the public-izzzssaii s'zzszi'-.
generally, that they have Just received and
opened new and superior stocK of Goods.
suitable for the approaching season. Their
stock consists Of every article usually kept in
our line of trade. Having fully proven to the
satisfaction of all that have favored us with
their patronage that il is much better TO pay
down for their Goods, than to buythem at long
prices on time, we deem it unnecessary to say
anything more than that we are still selling
exclusively for cash and good barter, and would
invite your attention to our stock before pur-
chasing elsewhere, assuring you that we can
make It to your interest TO DO so, as we are de-
termined to offer great Inducements to
cash buyers.
Wereturn our sincere thanks for the liberal
patronage that has been extended to us, and
hope that it may be continued.
March IL. SHACKLEFORD O. YOUNG.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23

ALIEN SUFFRAGE-The Chatta.
Rooga ADVERTISER showing the posi-
ton OF a candidate for the Legisla-
ture on alien Suffrage, says:
'MajDr Cowart thinks it a ques.
ton OF little moment whether for
eigners vote ouly in the FIRST election
or MOTT thinks Gen. Washington,
Tbomas Jefferson, Gen. Jackson and
ali the early fathers were right, and
he was content to stand where they
did,"
The people generally, we think;
are coEtented in the same way
When Col. Hatton said alien suffrage,
as SANCTIONED by the above named
worthless, was infamous, rank, and
smelt to heaven, it must have been
an odor from his own system, we
mean political system. that came I'm.
der his nostrils. Just about that
time it TASTED.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23
WhO gave the Land to Forei gners!


The distribution Know Nothings
are terribly exercised at this time
IN reference to the policy of dispos-
ing of the public lands. The Dsna-
oeratic policy they say, will transfer
the public lands into the hands Of
foreigners, and there will be none left
Tor the posterity of those who are par
excellence, American citizens to the
manor born. One would suppose
from their zeal and augmentation,
that the policy is exclusively loco
foolish. The political history of the
country, however, proves that the
policy OF granting lands to foreign
emigrants is not exclusively Demo-
cratic. In September, 1850, Mr..
Fillmore approved the Act creating
the offices Of Surveyor General Of
Oregon. The fourth section of that
Act reads as follows:
"That there shall be and hereby is
granted to ever white settler, Amer
iean half breed indians included,
above the age of eighteen years, being
a citizen of the United States, OF
having made a declaration according
to law of his intention to become a
citizen Of the United States, OF shall
make such declaration on or before
the LIST December, 1851, now residing
in said Territory OF shall become a
PRESIDENT thereof on or before the LIST
December, 1851, and who shall have
resided upon and cultivated the same
for four consecutive years, and shall
otherwise conform to the provis-
ions of this act, the quantity Of
one-half section OF three hundred and
twenty acres if single man; and il
a married man or if he shall become
married within one year from the
lst of December. 1850, the quantity
of one section or six hundred and forty
acres, one-half to himself and the
|other half to bis WIFE"
Mr. Fillmore thus approved bill
granting much larger quantity o
land to these same foreigners, and or
the same conditions than do those bilIs
complained of by the Know Nothings
of the present day. The benefits O
the Fillmore Act, moreover, are ex'
tended to haJf-breed Indians! But
our Know Nothing friends do moi
object to this for the reason probably
that the Indians are Simon pure ma
tive Americans.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23

ANOTHER KNOW NOTHING VIcToRY.
AT Coldwater, Michigan, on Satur-
day the sixth of June, some wretches Of
the Plug Ugly branch Of the Know
Nothing order, placed two or three
kegs Of powder under the Catholic
church of that place, and fred them
with slow match. The building was
completely shattered by the explosion,
causing the roof to fall out and scat
tering floor, ceiling and sidings in all
directions. 1t is almost unnecessary
to say that this transpired near mid,
night, an hour sacred to Sam. : En-. /
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23
The Winchester and Alabama
Railroad.

This Road extends from Decherd's
Depot on the Nashville aud Chatta-
nooga Road to the Alabama line, in
a direct route through Winchester,
ard is intended to be extended to
Gunter's Landing on the Tennessee
river, to meet what is called the Sell
ma Road, coming up from Mobile.
10 1852 the road was let out to
contractors from Decherd's Station
to the Alabama line, and in the
course of the next two years the
grading and masonry we're nearly
completed; when the company be-
came embarrassed and had to sus-
pend operations. From 1854 to this
time nothing has been done on the
Road for want OF means. The Com
pany having the power by its char
ter 10 construct a branch Of the
Road from Fayetteville iu Lincoln
county to some point on the main
Road, an earnest effort was made in
that county last winter to get up
stock to make the branch, and ia a
space Of a few weeks the sum oil
! 100000 was subscribed by substan-
tial men of that county. After
wards an appeal was made to the
citizens of Franklin county TO raise
stock enough to complete the mair
, stem which resulted successfully
! and money enough is DOW subscribed
to complete the road from Decherd'l
, station to Fayetteville. On Satur
day last the Directors Of the Roa.
met at Salem, in Franklin county
for the purpose Of receiving bids ant
awarding the contract for the grading
S and masonry. We are happy to b
E Informed that the Board of Drec tor
!. succeeded il letting out the work a
! lair prices, to skilllul contractors, b,
2 sections, and that il is expected tina
: in twelve months the main trunk, f
within one and one-half miles of III,
Alabama line, will be completed an,
the iron layed. The branch road
: Intersects the main trunk at tha
: posnt, pdis located by what is eallel
5 the Rock Spiidg route to Fayette
t Vile, distance of about Is miles
4 ibis being all new work il is no
] expected that it can be completes
, ready for the iron under fifeel
months
I, As our citizens are large stock
holders iu this road, We eongratu
late them on the prospect Of its be
ing brought to a successful termiBe
ton, aud from the charac ter of it,
President and Directors, aud th'
well Known energy of the former
We think there will be DO failure .hil
time. = Nashville Banner Of the l6h
inst.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23

On the 18th ult., in Vicksburg.
Miss, one Cornelius Mccoy shot and
killed, without the slightest provo
cation, a negro boy II or 20 years
old. He was arrested, taken before
the Mayor without being disarmed,
and being remanded to Jail, be drew
a bowie knife, refused to go and es-
capped. The citizens held an excited
meeting and invited the marshal to
resign, which he did,.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23

A QUESTION. Should Kansas be.
come free State, a thing not at all
certain, how much territory will the
South have lost, that would have
been slave territory, had Pandora S
Box not been opened, and had the
line restricting slavery, called the
Missouri compromise line, not been
Should Kansas be made
a free State, we much prefer that
it should be made such by the voice
Of its own citizens, rather than that
slavery should be excluded from it
by an unconstitutional act Of Con-
gress.
We understand majority of the
delegates elected to frame a Consti-
tuition are pro-slayery men, and ifso,
the probability is they will make a
that will protect slave
ry in the new State.
Robert j. Walker, f. P. Stanton,
E. O. Perrin and others, are not Mr..
Buchanan, they are not the General
Government, they are net the Con
gress Of the United States, and il
they we're all of these, we hold they
should not, and cannot control Kan
sas in forming her constitution.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23

A Rich THIEF UNMAsKED.-The
Cincinnati Commercial publishes the
particulars of the exposure Of pilfar-
ing dry goods dealer, worth property
amounting to $4,000, and who pre-
tends to rigid church membership.
Affecting bad health he habituaLy
wore an ample cloak, and under its
friendly drapery would conceal his ILL
gotten booty, purloined from other
premises during the momentary alb
sence of their eustodians.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23
THE CANVASS.

The accounts from our gallant can
didate for Governor are of the most
gratifying character. He is winning
golden opinions wherever he speaks
and it is confidently believed that he
will make a gain upon our heavy ma
.jonty ef last year. Push on The col
unn.'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-23
The Proof positive Of their Deceit.

The principles of the bills organ
izipg the territories Of Kansas and
Nebraska authorize all citizens OF the
United States, and sucb as hare de-.
dared their intention to become citizens
and taken an oath to support the con-
stitution, to vote in the first election
for members of the Legislature, and
that the Legislature so elected shall
then determine who shall be voters in
the territory. This is what the know
nothings call alien suffrage, anil are
endeavoring to raise such a hub-bub
about. They argue that if the few
foreign born residents are permitted
to vote for the first territorial assem-
bly,, that that Assembly will author
Use them to vote in electing members
to form their State constitution. How
have their predictions turned out?
From the published laws of Nebras-
ka, pages 1856, we extract the fol-
lowing from San act to regulate cleo
lions"
SEC. TO- Every free white male
citizen of the United States, who has
attained the age Of twerty-one years,
shall be entitled to vote In the pre-
cinct where he resides, at all elections:
Provided, he has been an inhabitant
of this Territory forty days, and Of
the county twenty days, next prece-
ding the election.
approved March 16, 1855"
1t will be seen from the foregoing
that none but citizens are authorized
to vote. BY turning to the published
laws Of Kansas, page $50, CHI. AZ
passed at the first session of the lrgis'
lature, it will be found that the right
of suffrage is restricted to citizens O
! the United States, and Indians wht
have adopted the customs Of the
: white man, and are liable to pay taxes
A thing denounced as infamous and
ever which such a terrible to-do has
been raised, ought to- have effected
great harmony in the country. /
lit has not it becomes evident tina
Those who talk are either ignorant
Of the facts or are trying to deceive
, the people. What Know Nothingisn
denominates 'alien suffrage has beer
applied to the territories with but few
exceptions, from the origin of the
government. Where is the evil thai
{ has resulted from it? We defy Mr.
Banks, the so-calIed American anc
Black Republican candidate of Mas
sachusetts, or Mr.. Hatton, the so.
called American and Wig candidate
Eof Tennessee to point to a single in.
stance, from the time that Washing.
ton signed the first bill embracing
this feature, down to Fillmore's signa-
ture of the Washington bill embra-
cling the same, that it has ever worked
harm to the country. If they CAN
not do this, it will be apparent to the
people that know nothipgism is at its
old game Of hypocricy and deceit.