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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16
The Black Race.

Chief Justice fancy, in bis decis-
ion on the celebrated bred Scott
case, uses The, following language, in
reference to the history and destiny
of the colored. race:
at is difficult at this day to real.
ize the state Of public opinion re-
specting that unfortunate class with
the civilized and enlightened por-
ttion of the world " the time of the
Declaration Of Independence and the
adoption Of tho Constitution; but
history shows they have, for more
than a century, been regarded as
beings Of an inferior order, and unfit.
associates for the white race, either
socially or politically; and had no
right which white men were bound
. to respect; and the black men might
be reduced to slavery, bought and
sold, and treated as an ordinary arti-
Gle Of merchandise. The opinion, at
! that time, was fixed and universal
with the civilized portion Of the
white race. 1t was an.axiom in NOR
ais, which DO one thought o. dispu-
ting, and every one habitually acted
upon it without doubling for a
moment the correctness of the opin-
iou. And In 20 nation was this
opinion more fixed and generally
acted upon than in England, the sub
jects of which government not onIy
seized them on the Coast OF Africa
but took them, as Ordinary merchan-
disc, to where they could make a
profit on them. The opinion thus
entertained was universally impress
. ed on the colonists this side of the
!; Atlantic; accordingly, negroes of the
. African race were regarded by them
as property, aud held, and bought
aud sold, as such in every one Of the
thirteen colonies which united in the
Declaration of Independence and
afterwards formed this constitution.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16
Sound Opinions.

The New Hampshire Patriot says:
"Wbueysr now seeks to revive
sectionallsm arrays himself against
the constitution, and, consequently,
against the Urion. OF course, i. is
TO be expected that ianatlcIsm will
rave and clamor against the Decis-
ions oil the Supreme Court. But fa-
natlclsm ceases to be a formidable ell
envy when it seeks to MEASURE
strength with the Union loving spir
it of the people, sustained and con-
firmed by the great arbIter Of con-
stitutional questions. Fsnaticism
becomes powerless against such "a
combination, and hence We may
smile at the madness with which The
organs of black republieanlsm assail
the late decision Of the Supreme
Court. 1t is the las. dy ing lit OF
fanatical sectionallsm. 1t will have
the effect OF fixing public attention
upon the reckless wickedness which
has heretofore impelled the sectional
agltators to force the republic to the
very verge OF disruption.
1--WE feel, therefore, that all danger
for the present is over; that section
alism is virtually dead-that it has
been crushed out by the popular
verdict in the presidential election;
aud that the decision OF the supreme
court has lett nothing vital in republi.
canism, aud has placed the GemO'
cratic party beyond and above al
competition as the constitutional, IA
tional, Union party Of tho country
Mr.. Buchanan takes the helm under
these suspicious circumstances, ant
bis acts thus lar give token of IA sue
cessful and prosperous administra
ton"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16

VERY Coop REASON The local
editor OF the Buffalo Commercial
(who is physician by the way) is
advocating the publication of births
in the newspaper. He thinks them
of more importance than deaths, fol
the reason that when a man is dead
he is done with, butwhen be is BON
be is only begun With.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16
The bred Scott Case.


The editor Of the Huntsville (Ala.)
Democrat, who was present in the
Supreme Court room, when the opio-
ions Of the Judges we're rendered in
this case, refers to an important de-
cision Of Lord Stowell 10 England,
aud a correspondence between Lord
s. and Judge Story touching its
point, an eXtract from which was
read by Mr.. Justice Nelson in the
opinion rendered BY him. This cor
Irespondence represents Judge Story
as entirely coneurripg with Lord
Stowell with reference tosthe tempo
rary sojonrh on soil where slavery is
not recognized by the laws Of a slave
residing elsewhere. We make the
following extract from the article of
the Democrat:
eve were very much pleased with
the opinion Of Judge Nelson, of
New York, as well for. its legal abili-
ty and lucid style as the holiness
with which he, a, Northern man aud
a citizen OF black republican State,
baudled The subject Of slavery, and
pronounced views adverse to the
preiudices and sentiments of his sec
ton. He quoted an extract from a
letter Of Judge Story to Lord Sto-
well, in reply to letter Of the lat
ter sending his decision in case
! similar TO the bred Scott case,
which completely takes the wind out
Of the sails Of the black republicans
of Boston, where Judge Story resi-
ded, and, doubtless, proves a disa-
greeablc surprise to most Of them;
for it presents Story persus Curtis
1t seems, that Judge Story was &C.
cuStomed to write, at least once a
year, to Lord Stowell, sending him q
copy of his judicial decisions. which
the latter duly reciprocated. Al
length, case arose in the Englist
Court, (of which Lord Stowell was
Chief Justiee) where Jamaica slave
Was carried by bis master to Eng
Island for temporary residence, anG
was subsequently, taken back to ia
maica, and he brought suit for bis
freedom, and the inferior Court de-
ciled against his right to freedom
and in the Appellate Court, Lore
IStowell, in behalf of a majority 0
the Court, affirmed the judgmen
: below. Lord Stowell sent his decis
ion to Judge Story, who delayed re
: plying SO long, that Lord S. AGAR
wrote to him, expressing regre
at not receiving a reply, and a bop
that their pleasant correspondence,
, Of SO many years Standing, woul'
! not cease. Judge Story then repli
! ed, expressing his entire approval Q
, Lord Siowell S decision and the judg
ment of the Court, and adding that
g if a similar case should present it
self to him, be would give simiia
decision. This opinion Of Judge Sto
, ~ being extra,judiclal is. of course
not authoritative, but, as the opinion
, of a man pre-eminent as . Judge ant
legal writer, it is entitled to grea
! weight, and will, no doubt, have it
influence in correcting public opin
ion at the North, particularly in Bos
q ton, if blind fanaticism does uot com
pleiely iguore the memory of BIZ
virtues, talents and learning"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16

You've AMERICA. "A few days
since, two little school boys were mis-
sing from Wipstead, Conn, and fears
We're entertained that they had been
drowned. They were found, howev-
er, the same evening, seven miles
from home, having started to go to
California, because they had"sucb hard
lessons to GET and they were afraid
of being aogged if they did not get
them.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16
The Medical World saws that Their

The Medical World says that there
lis mule in possession Of a farmer,
residing near Ballingloss, Ireland,
which has been employed in he tran
sit of ammunition, &C., TO Vinegar
Hill, since 1898. There is saying
that white mule lives longer than
any other mule. Some years ago,
one Of that color on Col. Middleton s
estate, 10 South Carolina, was over
eighty years old, and is still at work.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16
HoRRIBLE SupERsrlrIoa.-A lay

HORRIBLE SUPERsTIrIoN.-A late
French paper states that farm
laborer, named Ventrin, in the COM
muDe of Henilleyle Grand, district
Of the Haute Marine, was recently
condemned to death for the murder
Of a baby eleven months old, whose
head he had backed off under the
popular delusion that a lantern made
Of the infants skull would render
the carrier Of il invisible!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16
WHAT IT C ST To LIVE OUT WEST.

The price of living at Saltwater,
Minnesota has been as follows, this
winter, a }, we learn from a gentleman
who has lately received letter from
a friend at that pleee:
Beans Sc per bushel; butter 40
cents per pound, eggs 80 cents per
doz; common kind Of sugar 20 cents
per pound; molasses $l.25 per gallon;
corn per hushel Sl,25; flour from
$3.50 to so per barrel; lard 20 10
% cents per pound; mess pork S21
TO SIS, milk 10 cents quart; rice
10 to Is cents per pound.
Board at private houses from Sc
to 50 per week.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16
Hon. lanes II. Thomas.

We publish to day the card OF
this gentleman declining to permit
his name to be used in connection
with the candidacy for Congress in
the fifth Congressional district.
The patriotic and liberal tone that
characteriz IS the card of Mr. Thorn
as is worthy of bis known devotion
to democratic principles, and will but
increase the hattering respect and
confidence which his party so justly
enterthn toward him. The man who
seeks promotion at the hazard Of
correct principles, is unworthy to be
the representative of those principles
We commend this example to the
consideration of our friends through
out the State. and trust that the same
.laudable desire to preserve harmony
in our ranks may be as general as II
lis eommaulable. - Union y american
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16
A man residing in Morav:a. N. Y

A man residing in Morav:a, N. Y.
somewhat distinguished for severity,
and known as rather a hard man, in
order to CRAFTY his pendant for blood,
braided wire into the lash of his
whip with which to cut his horses =
His little boy besought the father
again and again'not to do it, but be
was memorable. He finished the
cruel instrument, but at the first
stroke at bis horses, be hit a buckle
or hard substance, breaking off a
small fragment Of the wire, which
Jew back and struck the eye of the
cruel man, and put it out.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16

I. EXPENSES OF PREACHING -The fol-
lowing estimate has been made, foun-
ded upon the last United States
census, Of the probable amount which
it costs the individual members Of the
different churches in the United
States to sustain their respective
churches: A Baptist or Methodist.
IS 40; Presbyterian 81; a Con-
gregationalist, $40; Roman Catho-
lie. s14; an Episcopalisn, SIS; Re-
formed Dutch, $22; q Unitarian, $23.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16

Two sporting men of Albany, N.
Y, named Sam Taylor and Andrew
Dalton, started their horses from the
Exchange at five O'clock, the other
morning, fora one hundred mile race,
without rest or feed, for wager of
$4,000 side. The terminus of the
race was at Whitesboro, Oneida
county. The men are a deal more
brntish than their horses, or they
would never be parties to such a
monstrons and objectionable cruelty
The officers Of the law should intel
fere and put a stop to such disgrace
fol sport. One hundred miles with
out restor feed! We wish the men
we're obliged to do the distance at =
slow trot on the same terms.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16

They have convicted man in
Sylyania, OHIO. Of numbering his wife,
cutting her corpse up into small pie
ces, and for several days borrowing
shavings Of his ne:ghbors to burnt
night after night, those pieces in bis
store! Then he fancied that he had
obliterated all traces of his victim;
but murder, though it hath no
tongue, will speak with most mirac-
ulous organ The scent of human
flesh hung around his cottage! Tri-
fling facts arrayed themselves into
an, army of evidence against him. -
He stands sentenced to death =
How will be face. in the other world,
the spirit OF his murdered wife !?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16
The New York Appointments.

Inc new York Evening IoSt
Gree SoiD thus expresses its opin-
ions of the recent appointments Of
the Federal Offices in that city:
Whatever dissatisfaction Others
may feel about these appointments,
we feel none. They are all men
of ability in their respective ways,
and all so far as they indicate any
thing, indicate determination on
the part Of toe President TO pursue a
decided and ubmistakable slavery
policy; he means to leave no corners
ia which political "rubbage," as Mrs.
Camp would call it, Can be concealed
He means that every man who serves
under this administration shall be
as fully committed as himself to the
EXTREMIST Pro-Slavery policy, and
that all shall stand aud go down to-
G ether. $1,000
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16


A novel strange case Of .alimeny
has just been decided at Louisville.
Kentucky. A man named Ferguson
separated from his wife, and she sued
for alimoDy. A settlement was made
he agreeing TO pay $500 a year dn-
ring her life. Subsequently tie
parties were divorced. and neither
party was restricted from marry ing
again, the husband relying upon the
religious faith Of his wife to prevent
Ter from taking another husband.
She married, however, and be
thereupou stepped the supplies. He
didn't relish the idea Of feeding and
clothing another man S wife, without
deriving some benefit from the out
lay. A suit was brought to compel
the payment of the $500 per an
mum, and it was decided in favor OF
the wife.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16
The METHODIST PRorEsrAS,

The METHODIST PROTESTANT
CHURcH-Tnis organization num-
bers some eighty thousand members
or COMMITMENTS, and employs near
ly fifteen hundred ministers and
preachers. This denomination. COM
posed ef seceders froa the Metho-
dis Episcopal Church, was organized
in the city Of Baltimore in the year
1880. BY its constitution, the
right of representation is secured to
the lsity. The right of trial by
committee, The right Of challenge.
and the right Of appeal as in civil
courts, are secured to accused mem
bers. -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16

INA FIx.-In the Legislature Of
Indiana, which has just adjourned,
according TO the law limiting the du-
ration of its session, both the revenue
aud appropriation bills Jailed to pass,
and consequently there is no law to
collect taxes during the next two
years, neither is there any law to
pay the salaries of State officers or
even the members Of the Legislature.
There is money enough on hand to
carry Oh he State government for
the ensuing year. but there will be
no law TO authorize its being paid out
for any purpose. And so the risky
State of IGliana is in somewhat of a
fix. Besides, it is said that Gov.
Willard has expressed his fixed re-
solve not to call the Legislature to-
gether, until they meet again tive
ears from now. according to law.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16
R, for the Bee Hive
"lndustry Must and will PrOsper,"
j. D. scOTT&cO.

West SIDE Of Tie Pss5he Square, Fayetteville,
4 RE still going ahead Of all compe- Ia
"A tition Tailoring. They re- 81
ceive the Latest Fashions i-ionthly from IL
Paris. London, New York and Philadelphia.
All garments made by them Warranted
to be made in the best s,yle, and to neatly 6t
any shape, form, or size for whom cut. CGt-
ting done on usual terms, and Marked so
that ladies' will have DO trouble in making up.
" West side CT the Square. FIRST door south
Of w. d A. Southworth's. Dorst forget the
place. March 26, ls57-12m.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-04-16
A Big SpeeuIatioa.

One o. the biggest specuIaiions of
meaeru times is the Illinois Central
R'lilrosd. Congress granted to the
Company, for the purpose of aiding
in It's construction, several millions
dacres Of the public domain, out of
the sales ofwhich, 10 the first eleven
months Of the past year. 81, 4Sl, 400
were realized, at an average Of SIS
Per acre. How much was sold pre-
yIously, We are not informed, but the
receipts we're probably treble that
sum. The Company still have one
million acres on hand, for which they
demand S25. per acre, and before it
is half disposed Of, they will doubtless
advance 20 $50 an acre, and get the
sum Of thirty or forty millions more.
The whole cost Of the road was not
more than twenty millions of dollars,
and this corporation has received from
congress bounty for its construct
ion. out of which they realize fifty
and possibly sixty millions Of dollars
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-07

RAISING THE CENTRAL AaERICA.-The
New York Post says it is reported that
negotiations are going on bstween the
Boston Submarine Armor Company and
the underwriters Of the Genital America,
to raise her hull, which is supposed TO lie
IN about tsenty,eight fathoms water
The specie in her alone would furnish am
pie Inducements for the experiment, ii
her position can be accurately fixed, and
that It can, is propabIe, from the fact, that
Captain Herndon WAS reported to have
given her position TO the vessel which re-.
fused to come to relief. Should the work
be undertaken promptly, there is thought
70 be n reasonable chance of success.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-07
Cheap Paints for Houses. &c,

A correspondent oil the Ohio Farmer
gives an accosn, of his method of making
cheap, paints AS follows:
make thin sizing Of glue and flour, to
give one coat. This applied, next sih
through coarse strsiner quantity of
water lime this done, next mix it with
oil nnd white lead. This mixture ap-
p'red as the first coat upon the sizing
When sufficiently dry, a second coat vas
put on, Of oil and lead. My last and fn-
lslinS coat WAS with oil and zinc. A
purer white, or a better coat Of surface
paint, it would be difficult to find. The
main body of the house is % by 80 feet;
the back kitchen is about 90 feet square.
and one story high. The amount of ma
;orial used WAS lbs. glue, 80 cents 3
lbs. flour, cents rs lbs. white lead, 81
SO; 1875 lbs. zinc, $3.50; ;Gl2 gallons
oil, 81 3 total amount of material.
$3.50.
have been thus particular, for the
purpose Of showing the economy o: using
oil. II had not first used the sizing the
oil would have struck into the wood, with E.
out securing the wished for benefit then
the water lime and lead when dry, make
hard, solid surface, and becomes com
piete preparation 20 receive the final fin
iSh of lead or zinc, as the choice may be;
aud which, in my opinion, when finished
as painting should be, viii prove far more
durable than oil and lead applied direct.
ly TO the surface.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-07

SAD AccDESr.-We regret to an.
nounce a sad accident, which occurred in
the vicinity Of our village on Friday even
ing last. Mr.. John Castor, an employee
Of DIR. Togn", was engaged ir cutting
timber, on steep hillside, near the house
and having felIed tree, which lodged
upon another, mounted the trunk, for the
purpose OF cutting 1t up.-When by some
means lie WAS thrown of, and crushed 10
death by the heavy timber as il rolled
down the bill.
His body was found on the next day,
when Verdict Of the Inquest wss return
ed in accordance with the above fac,s.-
Mr.. CASTOR was a good citizen, and leaves
large and dependent family to deplore
bis lose.--IndYeslant Presa
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-07
Always Finding Fault.

i"e'e are certain people who cannot
! I'VE Without hnd'ng fault. No matter
What subject, or person, comes up in the
course o: conversation, they start some
/ f''"''"S objection, or make some censo-
I rouS remark. Instead of trying TO be
III cha'ri'y with their neighbors, they take
I "'"''''ou> pressure III speaking evil about
! ''e''' l"ey o'S' S'ihate!y shut their eyes
~ Soou qualities while they employ
'''S''oScopeS TO discover AMI magnify evil
0'es WI" afterwards 'hey tortue lam
s""S' 10 1A"2s'r"'e wh't they nave seen
)" "' 10 dePfec'ate us much as possible
'"eH "o ""'' however always speak out
'"'"'!' p"l 'hcy zeal IN lnuendoes, IN
( "'"'S' ""u III "h'"'uS shakes OF the head.
'"'''"" 0' '''"N'y "SSH'''nS /" front, they
'H'''SS'''''e oe''''d the back. lractlcalIy,
'"'l Pc''"''e "'herS that all men are SO
e'l' '""' '"ere is not even chance OF
''.'''"' Even III acts '"con'est'b'y good,
..'s l"e'e"" |" hhd latent se'hShness.-'
'"'S 'Pe"' '"er yves III ueniing human
"''u''' 'Ne Tue 'ou' i"hoos whom the
',''"''' "'' 'eE'c'eu' 10 oe''e'e them'
'',''e "'e 'o"e '"'"ous out themselves ;
'' ''e 'eS' VI ''''hh'hd oe'nS knaves,
" ''''s'
'"e r'''''o'' '""'' h"ier little thinks
'""'' " '''H"''"S 'o 'n"''c'ous'y ana III
"' 10 o"'l P"'"''"S his own
0' ','''' u y u secret CONSCIOUSNESS OF
'''' "'"''''''' s"""'"8 ''se 4. the su-
Pe''''''. VI o''e'N' "'''ch Is The real
o'"H' " us """' o. e""'''E' the primer
P' '''uce'''e"' 10 MS abuse li'S own
"e"'' - '''e '''"'"' from "h'ch he iescfi-
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-07

SourH CAROLINA There
are about forty five Journals and perioJi-
c"ls plbIlshed IN South Carolina. and W.
believe that they will compare most IA
v"rabIy with those of .uy State IN the
Union. This, We are proud to say, a. il
may oe stated, Ms IL general rule, that The
taste, refinement and sentiments of "A com.
munity are faithfully reflected in lis pa
pers aud magazines. II is true that We
cannot furnish the same amount OF n.ws
aud general matter as are Contained in
the journals Of large cities but il is the
i,et that We generally make up IN QUALITY
what we want in quantity. II our COL
umns are not filled with crimina! trials
and murder paragraphs, il we do not pam
der to dePraSed tastes, our journalism is,
ut least, generally marked by taste, judp-
h'eh' and editorial courtesy. Long may
this l'e The case, aud far, very far distant.
be Tue day, when rude personalities aud
unk"ighuy lists shall reduce the nigh
standard "f her STATE press.-- Carolinian.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-07
The Dutchman and the Dandy.

An old plain.lookiug and plsn-spoken
Dutch farmer, from the vicinity Of the
Helderburg, in pursuit Of dinner the 9TH
er day, dropped in at restaurant. Ia.
king a seat alongside Of a dsndy-ssimo
sort Of a tsllow-oll perfume. moustaches
and shirt collar-our honest Mynheer or.
dered up his dinner.
What will it be, sir I asked white q.
prom.
You got corned beef heyr ssys
Dutchy.
Yes
You got sourkrout, too, heyr
'Oh, yes
well, gif mo some both
OF started white apron on keen
jump, and presently returned with the
desired fodder. The sourkrout was smo.
king hot, and sent forth its peculiar fla
vor, eviden tly satisfactory to Mynheer's
nasal organ, and vice versa to that Of our
dandy friend, who after the dish had
been deposited on the table, and Myn-
heer was about commencing an attack
upon it exclaimed
I-a-say, my friend, s-are you go.
ing to eat that stuff
Myuheer turned slowly around, and
looking at his interrogation with astonish.
ment, says he,
Eat it w, Ct course. ! eats itr
WELL said the dandy, T-a-would
as lief devour plate Of guano!'
'Ah, vell,' replied Mynheer, pitching in.
to the sourkrout with an evident relish,
dat depends altogether on how Won vas
prougat up
Dandy looked kinder caved in, and we
left with the opinion that Dutchy was
one ahead.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-07

Hon PRICRs FOR NKoRoEs-W We have
often heard that thing was worth it's
weight in silver, but did not think We
would ever see negroes sci. for such
price. A few days since gentleman Of
this place paid 81 200 apiece for five ne.
gro girls. from twelve to fifteen years of
age. Reckoning silver at twelve ounces
to the pound, which is troy weight, the
negroes, allowing them hundred pounds
weight each, they cost just their weight
10 silver.
The crazy prophecy some man that ne
gro fellows would, in Ave years. bring
$4,000, will, we believe. be fulfllej.--
Evtuv { (Adu.) Wk9