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CENrRAL AMERICA.


Our readers are aware that Gensral
Walksr, as his friends delight te-call him.
and whom his .saeniaa call the pirate
ntdsksr, has b.enfor some Years past en-
deavoring to gain foothold in Central
Aueriss. Having met with varied sue
cess, he was finally driven from that coun
try: Not long since he recruited another
band of followers and made another
descent upon that country, and effected a
landing at Punta Arenas, in defiance Of
the guns of the Saratoga, commanded by
Capt. Catard. On the 7th of December,
Commodore Pauldsng, Of the Wabash
sent word to Walker that he considered
him a pirate and. would take him and his
men prisoners. Walker returned for an
swer that he would resist to the last.
The marines and sailors were sent on
shore; these united with the men from the
Fulton and Saratoga, made q force of SO
men. An officer called upon Walker to
haul down his flag and Surrender to the
United States He made no resistance,
but surrendered himself and his whole
force. The whole affair did not occupy
ten minutes. Walker and one hundred
and fifty of his men we're sent to the Uni
ted States. ..,ae sgae .,
We now have any amount of specula-
ton by the newspaper world, as to whether
the Administration approves or disap,
| proves of the conduct of Commodore
Pauldng. Tae telegraph gives a differ,
ent version each day Of what the Admin
istrstion will do in the premises. UndeI
date of the 29th, from Washington, tn,
telegraphic reports say: The cabinet hae
the matter before them day. Although
the arrest of Walker is not strictly just
fed by instructions to Paulding. it is con
sidered that the case is very much paliiatet
by the circumstances under which ne act
ed, as explained by himself" e.f.a,f -
An impression seems to prevail tina
Padding will be called home, and, court
}martialed for .disobeying Instructions, ant
violating the law of nations in proceeding
1 upon the soil of foreiga government t
make the arrest. s,,if,.,,,sf,s... :.
I Walker, who. was on parole, formail
Isurrendsred himself to the State Depart
'imeat. Gen. Cass stated. (so says ia
{ telegraph) that he had no directions 7
concerning him. Walker retired
fsaa To 90 Uhere bis ipclina atoms NOV Il
rect. It's said process will be issue
to. bring him to trial for violating th
neutrality laws. Doubtful. a
4 The telegraph further says -. Nothin
e1is known, concerning Walkers furtht
: movements. 1t is his Intention, at Il
proper time, to ask the Government to r
instate him il the, position from which
: was recently removed by Com. Paulding
al Bah
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UWe expect to lay Gov. CHAsE's
Annual Message to the Legislature, be-
fore our readers, in our next issue. We
must, therefore, beg the indulgence OF
correspondents until we rid our columns
of the press that is now upon them. Com
munieations proper for our first page, and
which were received after the outside
form of to-day's paper went to press, will
have tolie over.
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weoDsrIxLD, OHIO. JAN. 9. 1858

EWe have received . communica-
tion from several very respectable citizens
of Switzerland township. rejecting upon
the conduct of a minister of the Gospel.
which, for the present, we ask to be sx-
cused from publishing. We think we can
give our friends good reasons for SO doing
when We next see them. We are &C.
qaainted with the, individual to whom
they refer, and although he may not be
possessed Of very great talents, and may
have treated them badly, still We think
they osgAt to overlook the matter, a
least for the present. -, g
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Douglas Speech.

We give, in to-day's paper, lengthy ex-
tracts from Senator DoUaLAs speech on
the Lecompton Constitution. Itcontains
the true Democratic doetrine-notwith-
Standing eertain politicians have read him
out Of the rarsy for uttering his convic-
tiens of right Senator DOUGLAS plants
himself upon the Cincinnati platform and
popular sovereignty" and where they lead
he follows. it wont do for those in favor
of the admission of Kansas, with the Le-s
compton Coastitution, to say that Judge
DOUGLAS has abandoned single plank in
the Cincinnati platform for such Is not
the fact. Neither will it do for them to
say that has gone over to the Rspubli.
cans, for there is tgreat gulf /" between
him and them. The Republicans say
Congress should legislate for the Terrific
ries and exclude slavery therefrom. Judge
DOUGLAS says the people must be left per-
fsctly free to form and regulate their do
mestic institutions in their own way. The
Republicans say, give them the power and
Kansas shall never come into this Union
as slave State, no matter what may be
the will Of the people in that Territory.
Judge DouaLAs says the people of Kan
sas, acting through the fairly expressed
will Of the majority of actual residents, y
have the right to form a Constitution,
with or without domestic slavery. and
be admitted into the Union upon terms Of
perfect equality with the other States.
We use the language Of the Cincinnati
platform. Thus it will be seen that there
/ is wide difference in principle between
Senator DoUaLAs and the Republicans
and those who fancy that he has or il
abost to abandon the principles of the
Democratic, party will find themselves
vastly mistaken. We have faith to be
Iiieve that this momentous question will b'
settled rightfnlly and peaceably.
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sHuEYvILLE, johnson Co. Iowa,
December %. 1851.

Mr.. Editor: Seeing that you take coa-
siderable interest in giving your readers
information, in regard to the success with
which different persons, in different local.
tiles, have met in cultivating the Chinese
Sugar Cane, / have thought the result Of
my own experiment in that line, may not
be an unacceptable contribution to your
columns.
Last spring procured one dollars
worth Of seed, which I planted about the
25th of May, upon thirty square rods Of
ground The ground was prepared rs
for corn, and was furrowed opl SO as to
make the hills #. one way, and the
other lS inches apart I deposited one
seed ina hill. In a few days it came up
shooting out frequently as many as five
thrifty stalks-from a single seed. During
the period of its growth, it received
about the same cultivation as corn; and
by the time il matursd it had reached the
height or from ten to twelve feet -
From this 80 square rods Of cane, and
with very rude and imperfect machine
of my own construction, made SO gal-
Ions of syrup; which many persons pro-
nounce superior to the imported.
Although my yield Of sWnp was q
good enc, yet it was sxceIled by that oi
some of my neighbors,. Fur; while my
cane yielded two gallons sf syrup to the
| square rod, "A Evans and a G. Whit,
tington, obtained three gallans per square
rod. Thisdifereace attribute to theil
earlier planting.
/ The experiment of euitivatiag thl;
| plant, in this section of couoirF has thus
far been nirslY sneeessfa; aad when W
take into coasidsratioE the fact, thai ths
past season was upon the whole, an unfpr,
tunate one, am led to the conclusion
/ that it will grew and5maturs in this re
gion of country in any ordinary season
and that it will evsntually eagross . large
i part of the farmers attention and lasors
JEREMIAH SMYTH.
/ We publish, with pleasure, the fore
4 going letter from our old friend Smyth
and wish him much prosperity and hap
piness in his new home.
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Plenty on Hand.

We are of opinion that tho Presiden,
and Congress have full as many qusstiens
on hand ~ they can dispose Of satisfac;
torily to the people, in the next thirty days
at least. For instance: The Kansas iD'-
6royKo, (that We believe is SOW the word;)
the General Walker affair; the Mormon
rebellion; the Currency question; etc., etc.
We will endsavor to keep our readers
posted on all these questions. Whether
we will be able to do so is little doubt
fal, and especially so if NE rely for oul
facts ON the telegraphic reports in th.
Daily papers.
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Dates from Washing ton, u ths 1sth
Dsc., state that the W4t Departnsst has
ssceived official dis patches from the head-
quarters Of the army 4sr Utah. datsd
Bi.ck's Fork, three nilss below the mouth
of Hams Fork, Now. 5shss
Col. Jehnson states that CoIa snfle
with his com nsntl. and the nduerdps,
trains, guarded by it, reached there On ths
Sd Of November. Their mafcf 0GF 6l0W
and tedious, averaging cloves nills
day Although the road Was excellent,
aid the weather fins, il vas mot ppssibje
to make more rapid prsgre4s. on account
of the broken down condition 'of ~
draught snimals of the trains.
No molestation whatevsr was attsmpt-
ed by the Mormenss which may be attrib-
nted to the presence Of the cavalry.
The communication from Brigham Young
to Col. AlexaEder, and from Elder Taylof
to Capt. Marcy, and the orders Of tho COM
mander Of the Mormons, which Col Jshn-s
son incloses, and accounts Of the LeeislA-
tive Assembly Of the last session. lshov, hsE
says, mat1red and settled design on tie
part of the sect of Mormons to hold I'D.
occupy the territory independent and i'm.
spective of the government Of the Uniteds
States, eccupJing, IS thsy do. an attitnde
of rebellion and open defiance to the Gev~:
ernmsnt, connected with nunsrons ossft
acts OF treason. sse zsE q ts::ssss *
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H We regret to notice that our
friend HI PuRDr, Esq, ofthe Bellaire
Era, speaks very despondipgiy Of the state
of his health. When we, saw him last We.
thought him rather robust. We trust, he
will soon be"himseif again, for W cannot
well spare him from the editorial fraterni-
". The Era, we regard as one among
the best of our exchanges. s,E
Bro. PURDT, ia his last issue. says: :s!s
I'VE are now unabls to walk bnts short
distance at a time, and that only at the
expense of very seyere pain. We write
with great difficulty, because we are sub-
jected to almost constant suffering The
tolls and confnsinents of editorial life
have broughson our disease, and we oniy
look for relief in reIinquishment Of those
duties Perhaps furIough will be gram
ted to us ere long IT certainly will ia
enc way 4f not in another ~ y
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KANSAS. everybody expected, when
the people of Kansas were compelled to
vete for the Lecomptsn Constitution, or
not vote at all, the election on the 2Ist
alt, resulted in the success of the Consti-
tuition with slavery.
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attractive feature are the specimens for
heading Ledgers. Asthis is omitted in
most systems with which ! am acquainted,
it seems very commendable. : ~
The expense of supplying these copy
books will be little more than the paper
costs, and think no one will, afssr giving
them fair. trial. be inssnsible Of their
.yalus. Try them, fellow-teachers BY
giving the above place n youf colnnns
Mr.. Editor, you viii confer favor on your
friend, and trust on .ths teachers of the
county generally. B. p.
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H-The steaner Ar.ge arrived 1t

EThe steamer Arags arrived 1t
New York on the 30th uIt., bringing dates
TO the 18th. There was slight adv-nce
in -four, wheat and corn. There continues
to be large failares in commercial circles,
and aot much Improvement in financial
affairs. The depression in the money
market has extended pretty much over
Europe Nonews Of importancs from
India. No further progress has been
made in the launch Of the great sseam-
e-.
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Because We said II was maue Oy . pout-
al party, and not by the people; that it
ras made in defiance OF the authority of f
,angress; that If it vas as pure as the I
3ibie,. IS holy as the ten commandments,
Ist.us would not tonch it until it vas
'ubsuttted and ratified by the people OF
Kansas, in pursuauce Of the forms Of
aw. Perhaps that Topeka convention,
but for the mode Of making it. would
have been anexceptionable. do not
kioW: 1 do not care You have no right
10 force an unexcsptiouable constitution
on = people It does not matigate the
evil. e does not diminish the insult, it |
does not ameliorate the wrong that you
sre forcing good thing on then. am
not willing to be forced to do that which
I would do Il we're left free to judge and
act Cor myself Hence ] assert that there
is.no Justification to be made for this fla |
srnat sioIa:ion Of popular rights in Kan
sass on the plea that the constitution
which thsy have made is not particularly
ohaoxioussr
BAT. Sir, the President Of the United
States is really and sincerely OF the opin-
Ton that the slasery clause has been fair
II and impartially submitted to the free
esesptAnce or rejection of the people Of
EAnsas, and that inssnuch % that Was
sha sxeiting aud paramount question, it
thsg get. the right V vote - they please
e that ssbject they ought 10 be sstisdsd;
and possibly II might be better if We
voald sccspt it and put an cad to the
Qusstion Let me ask. Sir, is the slave
n elAnss fairly submitted, 30 that the
people can vote for or against itf
Suppose we're citizen of Kansas aad
shonld 90 mp to the polls and say. II
desire to yots to make Kansas slave
saass. hero is my ballot" They reply
g "a eMr. Douglas, just vote for that
Oonatilnfion arst, Il. ysa plsass. I" oh,
ncls I .answsrs sI caanot vste for that Con-
stitn.isa conseisntiously. I am opposed
toufhs clause by which JON locate certain
rsilroads in such way a. to sacrifice my
eoaaty and past Of the State. am OPP
psssd 10 tho Banking system. am OPP
pousd to this Know Nothing % Ameri-
oan claaae in the Constitution about the
qualification for Office. / cennos vote
6orsit.n. Then they answer. "You shal
not vote on making it Slave State. -
Ishsn say, Il want to make it . Fret
nfats.r They reply. 'Vote for that Gun
s<itstion 6rst.. and then you can vote t.
make Il Free State; otherwise yeu can
not.p Thus they disqualify every Free
H~.t vckn e. Al
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~ On the j st inst, -four was selling
in Cincinnati at from So, so to 1915.
Hogs at 81, SO to $4,75. Flonr WAS SELL
ing in New York. at the same date a,
from "a, 2O.to $4,45. In Woodsfeld -four
is selling at .Jfve dollars per barrel.
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tY A revolution has taken place in
Mexico, and Comonfort has been de,
clared Dictator The Congress- of the
Republic has been dissolved; the old con-
stitption annulled; and it is proposed to
call an extraordinary Congress to form a
new one There seems to be but little
opposition to Comonfort's movements.
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~ The Weekly Herald was duly is
sued on New Tears day, s
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ROLL OF HONOR.

Received onssubscription to the Spirit
Of Democracy, durisg the mouth of Dss,
Icember, 1 857, the following sums: sod &
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~ There seems TO be kind of civil
war raging in Kansas between the Free
State and Pro-s!avery parties; but having
no particulars, further than by telegraph,
we are unable to make .head or taip ous
of it.
The st. Lonls Democrat has advices
from Kansas to the Gath ult., which state
that civil war is raging in Bourbon
county. Several conflicts have occurred
between the Free State, and Pro, Slavery
parties. A number of prisoners have
been taken. on both sides. The United
States Marshal, with = force Of eighty men
demanded the surrender Of the Free.
State party The demand was answered
by velley Of musket- balls. The ere Ma.
| returned, and the fight lasted an hour
The Pro- Slavery men finally retreated
| with loss of one killed and two nortally
wounded. The United States Marsha
was dangerously injured Gen. Lane, i,
entrsnched at Sugar Mound, and was de,
termined to fight the dragons if the,
attacked him. A battle was regarded 4
inevitable.
Exciting debates had occurred in ith,
Lawrence Convention. The COMMITTEE
/ on Resolutions presented three reports
/ The majority report disapproves Of votin,
! for State officers. The frst minority re
por. recommends the nomination Of ful
State ticket. TIE second, signed b,
Rsdpath, recommends . participation il
the election for the purpose of destroyinl
the Lecompton Constitution; that no mai
/ shall be nominated who will not pledg
himself to crush it; that the Topeka Goa
ssitution be submitted to She people, Nd,
their loyalty to that instrument be mad,
the test of fsalsy to the Free State party
and that the Legislature repeal the pres
ent code of laws. Nessrs Robinson
Phillips, Conway, Schuyler and Vaughan
4 were in fsvsr of voting. aud the most rad
i ical revolutionary speeches were made.
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0A A fne wsgonroad has been es-
tablished from New Mexico to California
The most important part of the opera
tien was effected by camsls, which were
subjected to trials that no other animals
could have endured.
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Jno. F. Liebfarth. Pennsylvania,1 4 90 -
Good for our ffisndsi The above list
Ioots up $l55, 80 as recsipts on snbterip-
tion. for the monthsof December. It does
notlook asif the Spirit was egoing dewa.'
a. sons of oar friends are industriously
telling. Center township heads the above
list ia the total amount paid, then follow
Perry, Seneca, Jackson, Sunsbury, Ohio,
SC. Which township will head the list
for the month Of Januaryi
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Correspondence of the Spirit Of Dsm.erasy.
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H Cefgfess was not u lession
dsring the holydays, S,
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perfect by the Senator from Nes Hamp-
shire. INT. HALEY only be did not like
the man then President of the United
States, who would have to make the ap-
pointnents.
Why can we not take that bill, and
out of compliment to the President, add
to it : clause taken from the Minnesota
act, which he thinks should be a general
rule, requiring the Constitution to be sub
mitted to the people, and pass that2-
That nnitss the party. Yon all voted
with me, for that bill, At the last Con-
gress. Why not stand by the same bill
nowf Ignore Lecempton, ignore Tops-
ka; treat both those party movements as
irregular and veid; pass fair bill-the
one that we framed ourselves, and when
we were acting as unit-have fair elec-
tiou, and you will have peace 10 the Dem
ocratic party, and peace throughout the
country, in ninety days. The people
want fair vote. They viii never be
satisfied without. it. They never should
be satisfied without fair vote on their
Constitution.
If the Toomh's bill does not suit my
frisnds, take the Minnesota bill Of the
last sessioHthe one so much comnend-
ed by the President, in bis message, as .
model Let us pass that Is an enabling
Act, sad allow the people of all parties
to come together and have q fair vote,
taAd will go for it. Frame any other
hill that secures : fair, hanest vote to men
lofssu psrsies, and carries ont ths pledge
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What would the newspapers at Da-
venport and Muscatine do but for Florence
currency! 1t forms the staple of nearly all
their editorials. and is administered to their
readers every day in some shape. We don't
remember to have seen any single subject
or hobby so numerically ridden as Flor
ence shlnplasters, particularly by the Da-
venport Democrat
Thus speaks the Iowa City Republicans
paper which has all the while been play
ing the "hawk and buzzard" game on the
cur, ency question. 1t has not the indie
pendence to condemn Florence, as is the du-
ty Of every paper whose readers are Xix ly
to be swindled by it. In our opinion, the
first duty OF newspaper is to discuss ques-
Gons Of local policy, and if it is afraid to
speak out on such topics it is undeserving
of pubic confidence. This shinplaster
swindie more intimately concers the people
Of Central Iowa than any other question
tina: has been for months past discussed nv
the newspaper press 1t has not received
as much attention as it should. If our CO.
temporary Cf this city and the papers Of
Iowa City and Davenport had condemned
Florence when we did in October last, and
PERSISTED in demanding that it should be
placed on the same basis as good currency,
it would have saved the people vast
amount Of money. vexation and anxiety.-
We claim, without egotism, that We have
accomplished much for this city and for our
readers elsewhere in the State by our fear
less condemnation Of the irresponsible shin
plaster issues Of Davenport since their rot
tenness was discovered. The position OF
the Republican-ridiculing the course OF
other papers on question which it dares
not dlscuss-is contemptible-lNascatin.
| Journal
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Truth Well Spoken.


The ablest and most influential Free
State journal in Kansas is known to be
the Herald of Freedom. In relation
to difficulties which have for the past
two years been distracting that Terri
tory, it says:
eve say frankly, that our difficulties have
been complicated, and the cause of freedom
IN Kansas almost ruined, by tie talsehoods of
tie pemsiOnsd letter uoriters IN Kansas. But
for them the Free State party pouid have cleo
ted tho Delegates IN Tune last, to the Consti.
tMtional Lonuention. and prerented tie con-
sequences wlich hare followed"
What candid reader doubts the above
assertions Paid correspondents who
have been kept in Kansas month after
month to open new views; to manu-
facture blood and thunder stories of
fraud, invasion; Of political restriction
and Of wholesale murder,-these men
these hlrelings Of the Black Repub-
lican press have done more towards
making Kansas a slave State than all
other powers combined. The Black
Republicans wanted it SO, because they
wanted political capital. They shrek
ed for freedom, and at the same breath
stabbed her to the heart; they plead
Justify for free state but took a course
to effect different result.