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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-19
CITY OF MUsCATINE:
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1857.
B4 The editor of the Muscatir

BeS Inc editor OF the Muscatine
Journal entertains correct views in
politics, and is sensible, to very re-
spectacle extent, in almost every other
respect-but he is a monomaniac on
Florence money. Why it is that DAY.
export and its people, however, should
so constantly be the theme Of his direct
abuse and actual misrepresentation,
because our citizens choose to take this
money, we cannot conceive. This is
where there is no method in his mad
ness.-Dav. Gaz.
The Gazette either misapprehends
our position or else wilfully misstates it.
We have not on any occasion abused
the people of Davenport because they
choose to take Florence on the contra
ry, we have repeatedly begged them to
''take it" and keep it. We want moth
ing to do with any such trash. The
''head and front of our offending hath
this extent-no more," that we have
as we deemed it to be our duty, warned
our readers against it as an unsafe and
irresponsible issue, which even those
who gave fraternity refuse to redeem.
If the people of Davenport choose to
take it and suffer all the inconvenience
of such circulation, we certainly shall
not object. But we do protest against
them claiming it as good money and
offering it to the farmers Of Iowa as
such. When draft on Muscatine will
sell in Davenport at five or six per cent.
premium, simply because it will COM
mand something besides Florence, and
when even the merchants of that place
have two prices for their goods, charg-
ing more if the purchase money be
paid in Florence, we think it is de.
ception verging on the meanest swim
die for them to offer the trash to farm.
els for their produce, representing il
as at par and perfectly goods
We join our neighbors Of Rock Is.
land, Moline and Cedar Rapids in de.
handing that some rate be fixed by
Cook & Sargent upon which they viii
receive their own paper as other mon.
ey. If it is worth 80 cents to the dollar
the rate at which Rock Island co.
temporary quotes it) let it be SO an.
nounced. Then there will be fair un-
Outstanding and no deception. As
matters now stand we must still regard
Florence paper as worth-just nothing
at all.
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HSS77 w . u1C 1AuVNVVu w A4OAs NJ a.
Douglas for a copy of his able speech
delivered in the Senate on the 9th inst. !,
in condemnation Of the Kansas Le-
compton Constitution. We say able
because, although we have no sympathy
for the Senator in his past course, we
believe him to be right noao on the
question under discussion, and that he
defends his position with sound reason
ing. If we had the room to spare, we
should place the speech in full before
our readers, because it is document
looked for with interest by men of all
parties. 1t takes the decided ground
that no Democrat can acquiesce in the
views of MIR. Buchanan on this question,
as expressed in his message, without
FORGETTING his honor. The only point
on which he agrees with the President
is, that the Lecompton Convention was
legally authorized. The action of the
Convention he opposes in toto. He
says it had the right to frame a consti-
tuition, not to establish one-that it had
the right of petition, not that of enact
ment. 1t matters not whether the pro-
visions of the constitution were good or
not although there were several which
he, if he had been resident Of Kansas,
should have voted and protested against;
but were it as pure as the Bible, and
as holy as the Ten Commandments, it
would be illegal and unjust to force it
upon the people. The Democratic
party and he himself had pledged their
honor that the people should have the
opportunity to vote on the Constitution
the people Of theterritory understood
it so, and the Administration also.
Had it been thought that this attempt
would be made to force a constitution
upon the people before the Presidential
election, the doctrine would have been
rejected by the people, and the Presi-
dent with it. It was said that there
would be large vote; he did not doubt
that large vote would be returned.
From what he had heard, he had no
doubt that trickery and fraud would be
oractised at the election he would
sacrifice everything but his honor to
preserve harmony in the party, but if
his constitution was to be sustained, he
must break all his party associations,
md keep the pledges which he had
given.
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10th says Gov. Walker will, according
to the assertions of his most intimatS
friends, soon withdraw altogether from
the Governorship of Kansas, and will.
when rendering his resignstion to tho
President, state his reasons for this
course, designing, however, not to use
sny language which may have ten
dency to disturb their friendly relations,
The steamboat Col. Edwards was
burned on Red River Saturday morning.
18th. Her cargo, consisting of over
1000 bales Of cotton and many cattle.
is total loss. Fifteen to twenty per-
sons persisted.
-Loefner, tried for the murder Of
his wife and N. T. Horton, at Cincin.
natl, last July, was found guilty, on
the 14th, of murder in the first degree.
The debate on the. Lecompton
Constitution was resumed in the Senate
on the 10th, Mr.. Green, of Missouri,
opening for the Administration, and
Mr. Douglas reiterating his former ar
guments with considerable emphasis.
He predicted that if that Constitution
we're forced upon the people Of Kansas,
it would rend asunder the Demomatic
party and endanger the perpetuity Of
the Union while giving to them an
opportunity to form Constitution for
would restore peace in NINETY
days. There are exciting times ahead.
"A dispatch brings intelligence to
the 28th October from the camp Of the
D. S. troops on Hams Fork Of Green
River. A party Of Mormons had been
encountered, who declared that it was.
~ Brigham Young's orders that tho
government trains we're burned.
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CHARACTER, requires that we should adopt
such measures as will be effectual inl re-
stricting our citizens from committing such
outrages.
regret TO inform you that the President
ofParaguay has refused to ratify the treaty
between the United States and that State as
amended by the Senate, the signature OF
which was mentioned in the Message Of nv
predecessor to Congress at the opening Of
its session in December, 1858. The reasons
assigned for. this refusal will appear in the
correspondence herewith submitted.
It being desirable to ascertain the fitness
Of the river La Plata and its tributaries for
navigation by steam, the United States
steamer Water Witch was sent thther for
that purpose in 1883. This enterprise was
successfully carried on until February, 1855,
when while in the peaceful prosecution OF
her voyage up the Parana river, the steamer
was fred upon by Paraguayan fort. The
Ore was returned but Is the Water Witch
was Of small force, and not designed for of.
fsasiye operations, she retired from the con-
dick The pretext upon which the attack
was made was decree of the President . )
Paraguay, Of October, 1854, prohibiting for
eign vessels of war from navigating the riv-
err Of that State. As Paraguay, however,
was the owner of but one bank of the river
Of that name, the other belonging to Corri-
sntes . State of the Argentine .Confedera.
tlon, the right Of its Government to expect
Hat such decree would be obeyed cannot
lse acknowledged. But the Water Witch
wss NOD, properly speaking, vessel of war.
ehe was small steamer engaged in scien,if-
10 sntsrpaise intended for the advantage of
oommerciel States generally. Under these
circumstances, am constrained to consider
- attack upon her Is unjustifable, and as
e11Ilng tor the satisfaction from the Para-
oSan Government.
QItigeeecf the United States who are es-
t1bllehed In business in Paraguay, have had
i11l1g property ssised and taken from them.
1slng othsrwise been treated By th .
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-19

TIE LuOre ldWIeSS anu nOSLlle.
The present system OF making them valu
able presents to influence them to remain at
peace, has proven Intellectual. 1t is believed
to he the better policy to colonize them in
suitable localities, where they can receive
the rudiments of education, and he gradual.
| ~ induced to adopt habits of industry. So
| far as the experiment Las been tried it has
worked well in practice, and will doubtless
prove to be less expensive than the present
system.
The whole number of Indians within our
territorial limits is believed to be from the
best data in the Interior Department about
325, 900.
The tribes of Cherokees, Choctaws,
Chicka avs, and Gre eks, settled in the ter
ritory set apart for them west Of Arkansas,
are rapidly advancing in education and in
all the arts of civilization and self govern
ment; and we may indulge the agreeable
anticipation that at no very distant day
they will be incorporated into the Union as
one of the Sovereign States.
It will be seen by the report of the Post
master General that the Post Office Depart
ment still continues to depend on the treas
ury, as it has been compelled to do for sew
eral years past. for an important portion of
the means of sustaining and extending its
operations. Their rapid growth and expan
sion are shown by decennial statement of
the number of post Offices, and the length of
post roads, commencing with the year 1927.
In that year there were 200 post Offices in
1887, Hit; in lS47, 1916; and in 1857
they number 1886. In this year, l,725
post Offices have been established and 704
discontinued, leaving net increase of H.
OIL. The postmasters of 1868 Offices are ap-
poin: cd by the President.
The length Of post roads in 1927 was
los 1886 miles; in 1887, al ,242 miles; in
lS47, l53,SlS miles; and in the year 1857
there are 242, 60l miles of post road, inclu-
ding 1850 miles of railroad, on which the
mails are transported
The expenditures of the department for
the fiscal year ending on the 30th June, 1857,
as adjusted by the Auditor, amounted to
sll so, $40. To defray these expenditures
there was to the credit Of the Department on
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-12-19

uIcu anu AiuoGoou uOildIS duu eighty -ODe
cents, ($20, 929,sl9 3D. and the estimat ed
receipts Of the remaining three quarters to
the 3oth OF June, 1858, are thirty-sx mil
lion seven hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, ($36, $780, 00O making with the balance
before stated an aggregate of seventy-tive
million three hundr ed and eighty nine thou.
sand nine hundred and thirty four dollars
and eight cents. (S75, 3s9, 1874 0s,) for the
service of the present fiscal year.
The actual expenditure during the first
quarter of the present fiscal year were twen-
ty three million seven hundred and fourteen
thousand five hundred and twenty eight
dollars and thirty seven cents, ($23,714,52S
81, OF which three million eight hundred
and ninety five thousand two hunered and
thirty two dollars and thirty nine cents
($3, 1885,, 1925 We're applied to the redemp-
ton Of the public debt, including interest
and premium. The probable expenditures
of the remaining TIN ee quarters, to Both
June, 1858, are fifty one hi lion two hun
dred and forty eight Thousand five hundred
and thirty dollars and four cents ($5l ,24S,-
$50 "a, including interest on he public
debt, making All aggregate IF seventy four
million nine hundred and sixty three thou
sand and fifty eight dollars aud forty one
cents C$74, 963 ,05S Al, leaving an estimated
balance in the treasury at the close of the
present fiscal year Of four hundred and
twenty six thousand eight hundred and sew
enty five dollars and sixty seven cents
($426, 1875 68)
The amount of the public debt at the
commencement Of the present fiscal year
was twenty nine millions nine hundred aud
sixty thousand three hundred and eighty six
dollars and ninety cents ($29, $50, 1856 80.
The amount redeemed since the LIST of Ju-
ly was three millions eight hundred and
ninety FIVE thousand two hundred and thr-
tytwo dollars and thirty mine cents (S3,-
S95, 232, 29) leaving balance unredeerned
at this time OF twenty five millions and hun
dred and sixty-fve thousand one hundred
rnd fifty-four dollars and tf;y-one cents
($25, l65, 154,61.)
The amount of estimated expenditures for
the remaining three quarters of the present
fiscal year will in all probability be increased
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the great doctrine of popular sovereignty,
which is the vital principle Of our free in
situations. Had it then been insinuated from
any quarter that it would be sufficient
compliance with the acquisitions of the or
ganic law for the members of convention,
thereafter to be elected, to withhold the
question of slavery from the people, and to
substitute their own will for that of legal
ly ascertained majority of all their constit-
uents, this would have been instantly re-
jected. Everywhere they. remained true to
the resolution adopted on a certain occasion
recognizing "the right of the people of all
Territories -including Kansas and Nebras-
ka-acting through the legally and fairly
expressed will of majority of actual resi-
dents, and whenever the number of their in
habitants justifes it, to form constitution,
with or without slavery, and be admitted
into the Union upon terms of perfect equal
ity with the other States"
The convention to frame a constitution
for Kansas met on the first Monday Of Sept.
last: They were called together by virtue
of an act Of the Territorial Legislature,
whose lawful existence had been recognized
by Congress in different forms and by differ
ent enactments. A large portion Of the cit
liens of Kansas did not think proper to reg
lister their names and to vote at the election
for delegates; but an opportunity to do this
having been fairly afforded, their refusal to
avail themselves Of their right could in no
manner effect the legality Of the conven-
ton.
This convention proceeded to frame con-
stitution for Kansas, and finally adjourned
on the 7th day of November. But little diff
fculty occurred in the convention, except on
the subject Of slavery. The truth is, that
the general provisions of our recent State
constitutions are 90 similar-and, may
add, SO excellent-that the difference be-
tween them is not essential. Under the ear.
lier practice of the government, no consti-
tuition framed by the convention Of a Terri
tory preparatory to its admission into the
Union as State had been submitted unto
the people. trust, however, the example
set down BY the last Congress, requiring
that the constitution Of Minnesota "should
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MoYEMENTs OF THE MAILS
MAIL DEPARTURES.


Chstanooga R. Daily leaves at O'clock N; coses
at4p. This mail ArrieS al matter for the Fast
AM S )uthcra ctie8. Huntsville, ruscumbia Ne n.
phi', Little RocE AMI their depend .acjes.
Cbasan3oga r. r. Daily, leaves at \ O'Clock A. m 4;
closes a. i p. nc. This NAL carries al the way
nail this rogte and braneh-roltes.
I71lsve, DAILY leaves ~ o'csck closes 4 p.
S.saeii SsDapo1 - /" ~
soartl. Ioaday Wednesday and Thursday; Leaves at
o'e oct a. m closes at ~ O'Clock p. IN.
Charlotte Huntingdon, Jackson aud Trenton leaves Tues
dAg, Thursday and Saturday al O'Clock a. m; closes
Colum9is Paasti and waynesboro leaves Sunday, Wed
nesday and Friday at o'clock m. closes at ~
p.
Columbia Lawrenceburg, Florence &C. Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday; leaves at O'Clock IN closes at
olarksvs Dover, Hopkinsvle &C. leaves MONDAY, Wed
nesasy and Friday a. o'clock, q. U : closes at 5<
D.m.
Russsle nd Springfield Tuesday. Tbursdsy and
se'nrdey al > o'clock a. closes at ~ p. m.
Csnrevis Vernon, &c leaves Tuesday and Friday at II
O'Clock closes at % a. IA.
r- ARRIVALS OF MAILS.
Chattanooga R. r., Daily, al 21l O'Clock a. m.
Louisville
Ga.latn
Lebanon, Tuesdsy Thursday and Saturday at p. N.
Lebanon and sparta, Monday, Wednesday and FrGay at
Charlotte sunday, Wednesday and Priiayat2pm
Columbia. PulIsk &c, Monday, Thursday and Saturday
.. At II a. m
Columbia, Lawreneebusz, &C., sun1ay, Wednesday and
Friday az IL n.
Clarksvil-, Sunday Wednesday and Friday att p. m.
.sse!yille, Monday Wednesday and Friday at D. m
OsRtrevile, Tuesday and Friday al II a.
~ Al letters or registration must be handed into the
oslee by IN O'Clock p. 20. S. R. ANDERSON, P. NJ.
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THOUSANDS OF
FANCY ARTICLESi

TIRE subscribers have ast received the lagest stock Of
Fancy Gooi in their lnc ever oleTs1 l9F sale IN teis
100 FANCY 70 aGEs selected from the best assofF
meut in New 1ork.
2g0 BASKETS Of all Kinds and qualities.
BRASS, Bronze sud Iron CAndle sticks
RATTAN, Rocking ami Ohce Chairs.
BurrANIA and Block rin Coffee and Tea fos' Ohineae
Tea Caddes. -,
ALsO-4 Ornaments, Tor Eiageres and What ho's-
Many OF these articles selected for hoidal fais
tu hsying arrived 700 late that oyous oo'ason Wi
now he sold II The most teny advance upon the Got
jznl5 MlL1JN y NNNss.
ISTRECIiVGD per Steamer or. Gober'aoh--
81 2500 SACKS Fine SALT
80 " strictly choice C0fees
30 hhds prime SGgar,
3 bbls !. <. a.moh1;
Il bags Pepper
10 bags spice;
o. packages Tobacco;
30 bags Lebanon Flour, eAtra -.
navfI u. q. hANha.
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Gold Medal Pianos! =!

NIEINWAN 7 q SONS, MHD HDutaCIurers,
. WALLER STREET, NEW YORK -
or Received the following FIRST PRIZE s9slS ~ ~.
Of Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Ball. u v
timore:
TWO FIRST PRIZE MEDALS at the Metropolitan Fair,
Washington, March, 1855.
A GOLD MEDAL at the Crystal Palace, New York, No.
vember, 1875 beng the only gold medal given for Pianos
within the last six years)
GOLD MEDAL at the yiand Institute, Baltimore,
1856
THE FIRST PRIZE MEDAL at the Fair Crystal Palace,
New YorF, November 1856. Among the judges the
hrst Musical Talent Of the Country, such NJ Mason
Gottschalk WOllenhaupt and many others st. 4 s. P.
amos with and without the Iron Frame warranted
for three years. and written guarantee given Pianos
packed and shipped without charge. Prices moderate.
decIS-iy-y
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NEW AND IMPORTANT

FICE OF GREAT BRITAIN, ECoLE de PHARMACIE
PHARMA ACIEN de PARIS AND IMPERIAL COLLEGE
OF MEDICINE, VIENNA, are anxed upon each wrap
per, and around each case Of
Triesemar No. 1, 2, and 3.
Thus protecting the public sgaint iuoSs,whieh are
liable the seVerest penalties courts oflaw award.
nRH. A. BARROW, Member Of the Imperial College Of
~ Vienna, and Royal CssEe OF Surgeons. London may
eW no Ks Fest Of Broalwayl New York from IL in the
morning til and from tn In the evening, Sundays
excepted,) unless BY special appointment
%RIEsEMAR No l, is the Remedy for RELATION
sPERMAr0RRHRA, and All the distressing consequences
arising early abuse ndscrimnate excess long
perfect health thousands Of the dehated who
the enjoyment Of all the Funcions Of Manhood; and
whatever may he the CAuSEL, every DIsoUALlFiCA-
TloN Tor is eaeesuaiy snbdaed By this Won
deTiu Discovery
TRIEsEMAR No. IL completely nn8 entirely eradicass
all traces Of GonOrhos both in Us mild and aggravated
forms, elects, stretrT Imitation Of the Aadder
the uhae Pains OF the Loins Kidneys
those disorders whore Copava and Cub be have 80 long
been thought Sntdote the rein q the health Of
portion Of he population.
TRIEsEsIAR No, lille the great Coatinental Remedy
for Syphilis ami sec1ntary Symptom Il also constitutes
certain for scurvey, scrofua and az impurities from
the vital stream 80 a. aoge her TO eradicate the virus Of
disetse and is failing Remedy for that Of dis
orders which unfortunately the English phy,ician treats
with Mercury, 70 the inevAbe destruction Of the Paieni
Constitution and which al the sirsapa-a in the void
cannot remove.
uzenge devld Of ss and be carried IN the
wascOAt rocket. sold tin csse and divided separ-
ate doses administered by Naorag la I'M IN RoHx RI
cord &C. &c Price 90 eaeh or four eases IA one Tor 80
which ss and In t2I eases, whereby there saving
OF &C.
sscAi arrangements having been N qe With the various
Exprerse he nine dollar of fr esesT arg
sr slE = forwarded by Dr.. Barrow carriage PAID mms-
dAtsy RECEIVING i1nees 70 part Of the world,
securely packed and addressed 1rdng Instructions
OF the writer thus securing The pGhc genuine European
prspaFsons ant cfectu4y prctectng them from spaFi
ous pernieous init iicps 1ae three dollar sent
usual, but not ire u c Irriage.
To be had ae fcm Dr. harrow, hai beautifully astrat-
"a aad pspa ar work, "HUmAN FRALTr, or PHYsIoIsn-
GTCAL RksEARCnEs" It dsscubs in q clear and uc.d
anner The and elects Of the diseases above
aed With Instructions 1r their preper treatment and
Price Is cent? Sent rrs 10 any address.
Adiress DR. BARROW, i5I Priace street, tftW blocks
West Of BroadEay,l New York. noF5-1ydv.
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GTLBERT 81 CO..

Auction and Commission Merchants,
No. 81 BROADWAY, CORNER COLLEGE ST.
JOHN V. GILBERT .......-......... ....Auetioneer.
ININA GOLD WATCHES AND GOLD JEWELRY kept
y constantly on hand, aud for sale better terms than
any houss In Nashville, Alo, Gilt Jswsry In great
reiy for sale 20 dealers on y.
esgF- We eel a. Auction every night.
We duplicate ana sell Goods during the dsy at Ancon
Prices You can saEe from 10 q IS per cent. In All The
Goods you wish bay In our line, BY Just cling at
GILBERT co.'s,
yspfb No 81 " oafwav.
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w - - u'"u ~ 49, NCoi - =
EVunT IrEAI
GLOXER s co.
plCITZ HxPRESS

ECITZ HNPRE5S.
DACKAGEs, PARCELS, d BAGGAGE delivered to any
I part Of the city with dispatch and safety.
Feeling that sach enterprise very much needed
they haze Incurred heavy expenses 10 get neat and
quick conveyance, hope by prompt attention 10 bus
deserve the patronage Of the business Of the
city.
Mr. A. g. wesIbrook late messenR ger oi Adams Express
Company will have charge Of our wagon and receive and
deliver packages at any point the city and suburbs.
Charges very moderate.
ONCE No. 50Cherry street. mp stairs, oversW l. Boyds
T.
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HAVING determined for time pat 20 try and
our young friends with despatch and satisfaction
have now Tanged with entire stock o. Toys
Confectionery, Fire Work. sc, &c 20 send them out at
moments notice from store, No, ~ Ma ket street
i.,g8 CHARLES ROBERTSON
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NEW YORK ADVERTISEMENTS.

From S. NJ PETTINGnL 4 CO.'S ADVERTISING AGENCY
119 Nassau Street, NEw YoRK,
And No. 10 State street, BosToN.
p Co., Agents for the most influential and largest
circulating Commercial Papers both in the United States and
he Canadas.
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REAL ESTATE SALES

SPLENDID PROPERTY FOR SALE,
Z WGJtssH upon favorable terms, exchange for city
property sligo Tract, embracing about twelve hun
drei Of Land, favern Hou5~ Store, Warehouse,
Turnpike Road and Ferry across Cansy Fork River.
Th-re abolt hundred and twenty 8ve Of
Tsh Caaey Fork bot0m Land, cleared and cultivation
The dance is " well tmbered and part Of
rich, AMI has upJn IL Jarry Of very good rbe.
The Ca1eY Fork river nsvgabe to this point for six
months OF the year. and the location excellent
selling salt, Iron, Dry GOoi &C The Tavern stand is0ne
Of the best between Nashville and Knox vile. The toll
gate and ferry continue OF nc1me and taken
altogether this Is of the desirable pieces Of pro-
pertg. for ths price asked, in Tennesse.
THOSE wishing to buy exchange would DO vel to call
me fJrth Fith. A L. DAVIS,
decl9-tf u & park
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Also large lot O Copper haT ana AIVeisi and Las
Leather Of al kinds.
CT a. b. q GUTTER,
NAsD'" No. sc 90, cor. broad and College SIS
...,0s NAaNHfn
Is1FxssS BATTING $50 ies cotion satiisson
- haud EnG Tor sale ~ e-i+ p +teA@fs