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Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23
HOW THEY GROAN.

y Governor Wise's Tammany Hall letter is the
severest blow the Administration has yet re-
ceived, and has made them roar like the bulls
Of Bashan. TWAS a "lick" in the face, from
the hand of friend It was a terrible, tre-
mendous slick !" absolutely stunning and stag
gering. It came so Unexpectedly, it was as If
ones wife had knocked him down, while each
was caressing the other. The administration
whines and snivels and complains through the
littlepap-fed Star of this city, to the extent of
nearly two columns of minion and nonpareil
Speaking Of this letter, the administration,
by its minor mouth-pie says, % it is one Of
the most unaccountable occurrences Of the day.
1t has filed his (Mr. Wise's) enemies with ex-
ultation, the Democratic party with anazement,
and the friends of the administration, of which
ne was regarded as one Of the warmest and
most able supporters, with unspeakable cha
grin" @
Coming from a Southern man in opposi-
ton to the unanimous sentiment of tie South
ern representatives in Congress, and to the
policy for which Northern President and
large Democratic representation from the North
had incurred so much reproach and obloquy in
their own section, and not from Northern
man hard pressed by abolitiondom at home
and bending before storm he dared not defy
coming from the Executive head ofthe molh-
or State Of the South, as a gratuitous act called
for by no official duty, and impolled by no OIL
cial oath binding upon the conscience this let
ter under all the circumstances under which
it appears, is one of the most unfortunate cir
cumstances that has happened since the advent
Of the present administration. As blow to
the brave National Democrats of the North
from Southern coadjutor--as an assault upon
the policy of the Administration from one Of its
most valued and cherished friends, it is the ct
tn Brute of letters"
We are just wicked enough to rejoice when
we hear this imbecilc, dishonest, vascillating,
quibbling, trucking administration thus groan
aloud. We laugh at their calamities, and mock
when their fear cometh. We see their down.
fall, and the breaking up of the corrupt Dem
ecra,ic party approaching with rapid strides,
and we rejoice at it One after another the
powerful politicians who supported Mr.. Bu-
chanan's election, are not only turning their
backs upon him, but are giving him seyerer
blows than his opponents ever had the power
to give. These numerous assertions and re-
peated blows are already causing him to stag
ger and reel He totters now and soon must
fall never more to rise.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23
: A CHEERING BUGLE NOTE.

It does us good to hear such cheering words
as the editor Of the Atalanta, Georgia, Amer
lean gives US below. If all Americans would
talk in this strain, if every American paper
would blow such an animating and encouraging
blast Americans would not be SO respondent
as they seem to be at the present moment Let
the note be taken up; let it sound along the
plains, reverberate from valley to valley, and
be echoed back, from every hill and mountain
in the land. Awake 0 ye sleepers; cheer up
0 ye respondents; bestir yourselves ye
sluggards; tell US no more that there is lion
in the way lions, monsters, Democrats and all
other hideous creatures retreat and disappear
before the determined and courageous, the res
olute and indomitable. Up, then, and be do
ing, Americans, everywhere; now is the time
for action. Talk encouragingly to each other;
let each see his neighbor, and agree to go to
work, quietly, but efficiently. "Roll back the
tide" .s g i8a fsis
"RoLL BACK THE TrDE.-This is no time for
inaction or dependency. On the contrary, it
is the time to put forth the most effort When
affairs appear to be most desperate, hope is
most needed to encourage and inspire. Num-
bers matter but little, if we but exert ourselves
and exhibit determination to succeed.
"Itis true, that pretended friends may have
bored holes in the bottom Of our gallant craft,
in the hope of sinking her in the political
ocean; but with awilling and laborious crew,
the pumps can keep her dry until the leaks can
be stopped, and the dastardly towards detected
and thrown overheard. Our noble vessel
manned by Patriotism with Conservatism at
the helm, with Prudence to pilot her, and the
Constitution for chart be sure to reach
safe anchorage in the harbor of success!
Throw off your lethargy, then, and meet
your antagonists face to face and hand to hand
at every point, on every field. Let us renew
our exertions, and press forward to glorious
andpermanent triumph. 'Roll6dck the tide.'n
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Rev. 7. g. Butler, minister of the English Luz
theran church in this city, last Sabbath night,
treated mis- congregation to a discourse upon the
doctrines, government, and practice of the Luz
theran denomination in this country, and contrast
ed it with that in European countries
He said that, in this city, the Lutherans were
hardly known FIVE years ago, but now they are in.
creasing in number. That Buck, in his Theoloei-
cal Dictionary, had done them great ipjustit e.
He had falsfed them, and that some other writer's
had done the same. He disclaimed the assertion
made by some, that they were sort Of branch akin
to the Roman Catholics Such was not the case, and
could not be. Ifpeople would only reflect mo-
ment IL would require nc argument to disprove
this The name, whence came its Was IL not
Luther who protested against the Romish herar-
chy and its doctrines and If 80, how can they,
with any consistency, be charged with afiiliatlng
in any way whatever with the Romish Church or
Its routine of nonsense ?
The Lutheran, numerically speaking, was the
largest denomination Of Christians in the world
In the United States they were not 40 strong
Their strength lay principally 10 European coun-
tries, but they were increasing rapidly here. Their
government Was simple, being left to the guar
dianshp Of Synods, in which the ministers and
aymen we're equal in number and power, and each
church or congregation had the right TO adopt any
mode Of government, or form Of worship they
chose, provided ii did not conflict with the Augs-
burg confession, properly interpretedjust as each
of the States have right to govern themselves,
while in conformity with the Constitution Of the
United States. We allow liberty of conscience
in regard to It's practice. We who attend here
know It well. We think, that TO confess our
sins, IL is not necessary to enter into a secret
and solitary apartment with priest, and con-
fess to him. No, we prefer to confess our sins
70 Almighty God, through Jesus Christ, our Sa-
viour, plainly, publicly, and In the presence Of
one another, and when we are about to sur
round the Lords table, We believe In the spi-
ritual presence Of our Saviour In the bread and
wine, emblematic of his body and blood.
During the delivery, he read from statistical
and other works. giving an idea Of the number
Of Churches, ministers, members, &c., which
was highly encouraging and gratifying. He re-
marked that he deeply regretted that more
young men oio not prepare thcmselves TOT the
assuring them that the harvest was
fully ripe, but that labors were few.
Otto Sherman and Timothy Mccarthy, ma
rines, were inyeigled into house of ill-iame,
by VIM. Garner, Jno. Shekell and Hugh At
well, where they all got drunk, and one of
them struck Sherman on the head with
brick, wounding him SO that 1t is thought he
win not recover. M gia
~ The outrage committed by some ne
groes on the first Of the present month, mar
rated in this paper Of the ninth instant oc-
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23

.,anoad x.,;th Z
-. ~ - against individuals' now that q
sentence mad swallowed the whole
8 - son " one vast graves feeit may DO
:. sosed that 4 the existence OF the commits
oners and counsellors served no other pur-
pose tney at least furnished the government
with valuable evidence Is othe relative wealth
and other circumstances Of the individual VIC
TINS The leading thought Of the government
being that persecution judiciously managed,
might tuctify into golden harvest, twas still
desirable to persevere in the cause in which
already such bloody progress had been made.
And under this new decree the executions
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23
CITY COUNCILS.

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toto H. av,d.n. ~. -. "a.'o matter M
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a'e. 49,. 800, a'1 ny. '"e mover suppose
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Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23

Coon ORDER. - Knock downs, robbings,
stabbings, assaults, &c, &C., appear to be the
order Of the night in Washington, notwith-
standing the vigilance Of the police. Whence
come these thingss and why can they not be
prevented Time was, whom Washington city
was quiet, peaceable and orderly, and that with
In two years Example Is better than precept
But we ought to have both. four rulers were
moral men--setting worthy example, and in
all things acting for their own, and the edit
cation ofthe people, we should have different
state of things We cannot hope to have until
tits is the case. c bHh asnsea3igs 9tt 'AlAA
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23
THE AMERICAN.
WASHINGTON. JANUARY %, 1858.
"THE UNION OF THE UNIONISTS, FOR
THE SAKE OF THE UNIONlr'
AMERICANS,

We send many you our paper, in hopes to
receive your subscriptions. We cast our bread
upon the waters, and it depends upon you
whether it shall return to us after few days.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23
CHICKEN STEALING

There is great deal Of chicken stealing go
ing on in the city. Every night, almost,
some ones hen roost is robbed of from five to
fifteen chickens. And who are the mean, con-
tefnptible, petty-larcency chicken thievess--
They are the low poaching, prowling, Ger
mans and Irish who live by stealing. 1t is too
mean business for any American, however
degraded, to be engaged in
Take care Of your hen roosts, for the thieving
Germans and Irish, who do our voting for us,
are prowling about every night and we have
no watchmen that are worth groat in the
city.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23

"Money is bis only object, and ifhe may but
get money, he does not hesitate TO commit any
sin, from crushing out every kindly feeling in
his own heart, up to virtual murder itself" ~
EsoAange Paper. fmsia rs 2 q
The writer has told the truth. Money get
ting 10 the spirit Of the age, and IL brushes out
every noble, generous, humane feeling in the
hssrt Money-making, by the male portion Of
the community, and show, extravagance,
feathers, furs, and hlrbcIcws occupy the.mindf
o the exclusion Of ev@ything else. sni.''a''
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23
W- We find it impossible to ret 4 sufficj

W We find it impossible to get a sufficient
number of faithful, responsible boys to deliver
our paper to our city subscribers, and also
agents who win pay us the money they collect.
We have tried this plan long enough to test it
to our cost, and we shall try it no longer than
till the last Of this month. NHesa lt
With the LIST Of February we shall adopt the
plan of requiring payment quarterly in I'D
cance. All who want the WEEKLY AMERICAN,
or have Americanism enough in their bosoms
to prompt them to do q little towards keeping
up party paper here, viii please to call and
give, or send us their names, and sirty.Jsoe
cents, the price Of the paper from the lst of
February to the LIST of May.
By this arrangement we shall be enabled to
have the paper distributed by two or three
men, and be sure that it will be promptly and
regularly deliyered--which is not the case
now--at much less cost to us than at present
Those who prefer receiving their papers
through the post-ofice, can have them thus
sent. HiR i goei
We may lose some subscribers by this
change but we had better run that risk than
continue to lose money by the agents and many
OF our subscribers, and to have our friends
continually annoyed by not receiving their
papers regularly. From the LIST of February
no paper win be delivered that is not already
paid for, as above al8
Our Office is in the building on Second street.
between Indiana Avenue and d street, north, in
the fourth story, entrance on Second street
Henry johnson, our Clerk, is the only per-
son authorized to receive monies for this office,
after this month (January)
N.B.-Monies enclosed in letters and handed
to the carriers Of the AMERicAs, or sent by
any other person, SO that we get them, will
answer every purpose After this month our
carriers names win be announced fp
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tE- Don't forget to send us sixty-five cents
before the first ofthe month. PuBLrsHrR.
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Attention! Members Of the A. @. o. W.
Be at Temperance Hall on Thursday evening
next to hear good speech, and to do what
seemeth meet, just and proper.
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81 We see It announced in the InteUi-
gsncev, that the honorable DANIEL ULLxAx, OF
Nov York, win lecture on "Ths american
Rsps6iie," before the Maryland Institute,
Baltimore, on Tuesday the second day Of Feb
runry next. Pa ~ XXX sssi
Mr.. UIlman h one Of the best scholars and
finest orators Of the age, and his lecture will,
doubtlsm Be worthy Of his high reputation as
such. We sdvise al our readers, who can con-
venieutly DO %, TO visit the Maryland Institute
on this occasion.
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We respectfully remind and invite our City
Subscribers not to forget to pay sixty-five
cents at our Office before the first of the month
Tor the quarters subscription in advance The
clerk is now ready and in attendance at the Of
nee, to wait upon you all See our cash plan
in another column. We win have no agents
or collectors after this month.
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23

tY- The outrage committed by some ne
groes on the first Of the present month, mar
rated in this paper Of the ninth instant oc-
Cured on the Island. rf ~
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23

TERRIBLE DISASTER IN BRooKLys.--,A little
before three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon,
Public School Building No Al, Of Brooklyn,
corner Of Concord and Navy streets, W. D.,
was discovered to be on fire. There were
nearly nine hundred pupils present at the time
the fire broke out and in the excitement at
tending their exit from the building seven boys,
between the ages Of six and ten years, were
crushed and suffocated by their companions on
the middle landing Of the lower stairway. os
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-06-18
EVI JUG heBIsIeI
Tribute of Respect.

At meeting Of Hermon Lodge. No.
SO a. Y. NJ. on the ed Monday in May,
1858. the following preamble and reso-
lulions were adopted:
Whereas. 1t has pleased the Divine
Architect of the Universe to remove from
our midst our beloved brother Joseph j.
Winters,
Resolued, That this Lodge cordially
sympathises with the bereayed family OF
our deceased Brother. in this affecting
dispensation Of Divine Providence.
RESOLVED. That the members OF this
Lodge wear the usual badge of mourning
en- the left arm for the space of thirty
days.
RESOLVED. That copy of these reso.
lutions. auested by our Worshipful Mas,
ter and Secretary. under seal of the
Lodge. be communicated to the family OF
our departed Brother. and a copy furnish
ed the "Clarksbarg Register" for publ
cation. A. j. SMITH. JR..
Sec'y. pro tenn.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-06-18
For the Register
Tribute Of Respect.

At meeting OF Hermon Lodge. No,
SO. A. Y. NJ. on the I'd Monday in April.
1858. the following preamble and resolu-
tons were adopted:
Whereas. 1t has pleased the Divine
Architect Of the Universe to remove from
our midst our beloved Brother, John
Sheeha,
RESOLVED. That this Lodge cordially
sympathises with the bereaved family Of
our deceased Brother, in this affecting
disprnsation Of Divine Providence.
ResolVed. That the members of this
Lodge wear the usual badge of mourning
on the left arm, for the space OF thirty
days.
Resolved. That copy of these resolu.
lions, attested by our Worshipful Master
and Secretary. under seal of the Lodge
be communicated to the family of our de.
parted Brother, and copy furnished the
"Clarksburg Register" for publication.
a. ]. SAITH, JR.,
.... ..z Sec'y. pro tenn.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-06-18
Horrible Murder i'm GiImer. :

a,One evening last week the citizens Of
Gilmer county were thrown into a state
of, excitement by the announcement that
Mr.: Robert johnson. formerly ofthe Val.
ley of Virginia. had been murdered by
his negro man. The circumstances, so
far as we have been able to ascertain, are
as follows: hs'n a9eio = ss.i''tooo ''''N94
For some time past BIZ the inegt6 has
been exceedingly anxious to return to the
Valley, and has done everything to,pro-
woke his master to sell him. This Mr..
johnson would not do. On the day Of
the murder Mr.. j., accompanied by the
negro, went into the tobacco field, for the
purpose of sitting out plants-the negro
making the hills and Mr.. ]. planting
Nothing Of an angry nature passed be-
tween them, until Just before quitting
work, about sun down, when the negro
clubed his hoe. and dealt his master, who
was in STOPPING position. several severe
blows on the head, crushing the skull and
causing almost instant death, He then
dragged the body into n raviue and con
cealed it beneath some logs and dirt. and
then went to the house. The negroes &C
lions aroused the suspicious OF Johnson s
wife's brother (Mr. Saunders. that all
was not right, whereupon Saunders asked
the negro where his master was, he re-
piled. that he was in the field, and would
be in directly. Saunders then went to
the fence and called johnson several
Misunderstanding no answer, he returned
to the house. and. it now being night. he
procured a lantern and started off to
search for him negro saying that he
had probably gone into the woods-after
searching for some time the body Of the
unfortunate man was found. The negro
Immediately took to the mountain. A
strong force. however. started in pursuit,
and tho next day succeeded in taking him
and bringing him back. He is now con:
fined in the Jail in Chenille.
1t is supposed by good many that the
william intended to murder the entire fam
lily. he having. upon his coming to the
house, walked into Mrs. Johnson's cham
Der. carrying the hoe with him. His de-
signs 10 kill Mrs. ]. and her child, If such
we're his intentions, were frustrated. by
the entrance OF her brother, who came in
at the back door about the same moment
the negro came into the room BY the front
door.
The negro denies the intention Of kill.
ing Johnson when he struck the first blow.
but after having walked off a short dis.
lance he concluded he might as well re.
turn and finish him, which he according
ly did. The affair creates considerable
excitement.-W Weston Herald.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-06-18
The Florida War.

The Baltimore American mentions
some interesting facts connected with the
Florida war. which has recently termi1a-
ted alter continuance Of nearly thirty
years. The plumber of Seminole warriors
when the war first broke out was about
Eve thousand; it has cost tie United
States forty or fifty millions of dollars TO
subdue them, but now it is to be hoped
that the red savage has scalpeds his last
victim east of the Mississippi. sas>.
Although Billy Bowlegs and his party
no doubt are. or soon will be. safely land.
ed in the Indian territory on the other
side of the Mississippi, there are still
some warriors lingering about the old
battle grounds. Sam Jones and his party
Of seventeen men. besides women and
children. are yet left. It's said that this
old chieftain's face was never seen but BY
one white man. He scUrns to yield, and
says he would not surrender for q whole
cart load Of money. There is something
touching and magnificent in the old zhe>
ro's defiance. Crippled With age, SO that
be has lost the use of his limbs and is OBJ
liged to swing himself along with pole.
be is yet energetic and active, strong in
his arms. and stronger, it would seem. in
bis stubborn viii. He probably never
can be removed from the scenes where
he has lised SO long. and amid, which he
is heroieally determined 70 die. At his
death, and his age prophecies that event
as not far distant,-those who yet adhere
to him will be easily induced to surren>
der and, then the work will. be completes
y accomplished and Florida pacified. :,
! Billy Bowlegs in Florida was hero
defying the power Of q mighty nation -
at New Orleans he Was an unkempt saw
age. On their arrival at that place he
and. his thirty eight warriors and women
and children. inniuding two wives Of tho