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American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-02-12
DISCLOSURES BY GEN. WALKER.

From the statement made by Gen.
Walker at public meeting held in
Mobile city. 1t appears that the admin
istration did not cause him to be ar
rested and brought back so much for
fllibustering, as for taking the wrong
direction in his fillibustering expedition.
lie asserts that the President wished
him to invade Mexico instead of Nj
caragua-snd, because he would not
comply the President resolved to break
up bis expedition. We do not know
what degree of credit to attach to this
declaration; but that the administration
IS looking out for some pretext for
making war upon Mexico We have not
the least doubt, and that such pretext
will be found we consider very certain.
Had Walker taken the direction of
Mexico, he would probably have given
the much longed for opportunity of
having war with that country--for, had
he been overpowerod, as he probably
would have been, our government could
then have interfered for his protection
and, had satisfaction been refused
ty the government of Mexico, we
should have proceeded to take it for
ourselves.
The President, although raised to
peaceful occupation, and never having
'set squadron in the field" appears
to have penchant for warlike opera
tlons, land scenes of''blood and carna &C."
Whilst Minister to England, he, togeth-
er with our Ministers to France and
Spain, concocted the famous Ostend
pronunciamento, in which it was pro-
posed to obtain possession of Cuba Ell
Their by purchase or force. Since he
became President he has stirred up
strife in Kansas, and proclaimed war
against the Mormons. lie will prob.
ablyy be able to crafty his warlike
propensity, by bringing on civil war
in Kansas, by persevering in his de-
termination to force it's fraudulent Lee
compton, Constitution upon the people
of that territory-but we suspect that
he will be finally "choked Off by Con-
gress; but it may be, not in time to
prevent mischief. If what General
Walker states be true, the President
has acted with great duplicity, and is
an unsafe administrator Of public af-
fairs.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-02-12
AMERICAN PLATFORM.

The following is the Platform of
Principles adopted by the American
party of the State of Kentucky, as
sembled in convention on the 9th inst.
in the city of Frankfort:
l. The Federal Union must be main.
tanned.
2. The rights Of the States must be
respected.
3. The rights of conscience must be
guaranteed, and the Union of Church
and State must be prevented.
4. American interests must be pro-
noted.
S. AN American nationality must
be cherished.
6. Sectional agitation must be ter
minated.
Z. The true interests Of the country,
present and prospective, demand that
foreign paupcrs and criminals should
be excluded, and that the naturaliza-
ton laws should be amended to guard
against foreign influence in the admin
istration Of the Government.
8. The right Of suffrage in the States
and Territories should be restricted to
CITIZENS of the United States, and the
proposition of the Democracy to enable
ALIENS to participate in the formation
of State constitutions, is gross per-
version of principle, and the best evil
dcncc that time and events have added
to the reasons that first induced the
organization of the American party.
8. The abuses of power and ultra
tendencies of the so-called Democratic
party call for the earnest opposition of
every friend of the Union and the Con-
stitutlon.
10. That all the States of tho Union
arc entitled to participate in the public
bounty, and that the policy of the par.
ty in power, by which the public lands
are appropriated in large quantities to
particular States, is unjust, unequal,
and ought not to be tolerated.
II. That We hold as cardinal prin-
ciplc that divisions growing out of
questions Of constitutional construc>
ton must, under our form of govern
ment, be ultimately determined by the
Supreme Court of the United States,
whenever it can be applied to the decs-
ions Of a suit; and it is the duty of all
loyal citizens to acquiescc in such de-
cisiOns.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-02-12

The latest dispatches say that sixty
persons were wounded and three killed
by the projectiles thrown at the CARR.
age.
Still Ldier.-The number wounded
in the attempted assassination of the
Emperor and Empress is not less than
$50. One of the four Italians under
arrest has revealed every thing con-
ncctcd with the affair.
CnINA.--Thc Hong Kong cores
pendent of the London Times, under
date of Nov. 18th, says:
Mr.. Read, the American Commits.
sioner, remained on board the frigate
Minnesota, carefully avoiding any en-
tangling alliances. lie says that the
Minnesota, from her great size, would
prove almost useless for warlike pur-
poses in China. The same letter pre-
diets that the British would have pos
session of Canton before the end of
the year; and that free and unrestric-
ted intercourse with China would be
demanded.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-02-12
The Cosmopolitan Art Asso.
Cin1iOM.


The subscribers to this Associa-
ton are notified that the Award of
Premiums has been postponed until
the 25h day Of Jiorch, 1853. The
reason for this proceeding is, that
the pressure in the money market,
and the difficulty in getting En-
change, has prevented many iron,
sending their subscriptions. The
following extract from letter to tho
Secretary in this place will explain
more fully the cause:
"The Secretaries and Agents Of
the Association, though speaking
less hopefully, still assured the Di,,
rectors of the increase Of their lists
over those of last year. Single sub
scriptions flowed in in decreasing ta-
ito; and, finally, as the time ap-
preached for the Annual Distribu-
ton, the Secretaries returns, in
most instances, failed to reach the
promised number, and, what was of
moment, they reported Exchange SO
against them, as almost to prevent
remittances. In very many instan-
ccs, the Secretaries preferred urgent
requests that a postponement might
be made until business opened and
exchange became available. The
force of this plea, all will under
stand, who have in vain awaited re-
mittances from Minnesota, Kansas,
Iowa, Missouri, and the South and
West generally.
cit has been determined, therefore,
at this late hour, to keep the books
open for subscription until March
25th, 1858, when the Distribution
will absolutely take place, and all
the Works of Art embraced in the
revised catalogue will be awarded,
without reserve, among subscribers
whose names are on the books up to
that time" H
BY order OF the Directory,
G. Il. DERBY, Actuary.
NoTIcE.-Persons who desired to
subscribe, but came too late for the
January Drawing, can now have an
opportunity by calling on
N. N. HUFFMAN,
Hon. Secretary.
Morgantown, Va, Feb. II, 1858.
p. S.-Don't put it off till it is
too late.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-02-12
Correspondence OF The Eo1oM Herald.
Desperate Murder In Nansemond
County, Va, by a Negro Maniac.
SUfFoLK. VA, Jam. lO. ISIS

oCrFoLh' v d.. Jan. ~, 1908.
Our quiet liule town was thrown in.
to an unusual degree of exci,emen, last
night, by report that an insurrec,ion
had taken place among tho negroes. nd
that they had murdered two or three
families of whites Our citizen, b,d
gone Ia rest about two hours previous
to the time of the report isaching here.
aud the degree of alarm it excited, on
being aroused from their beds, may be
better imagined than described. The
men instantly armed themselves, and
placing the ladies in quarters where
they would be safe. commenced To nat.
rol the town. Scouts were sent out IN
gain some information Of the enemies'
whereabouts. aud after some two houis'
absence they returned. bringing the
news that it was falls" report, although
II seem that there w8s good foundation
for It, Ii seems that Mr.. kitrol hired
a negro man To some party in tn. South
ern States to get tu,pentinc. The ne
gro did not wish TO g", but neverthp.
less proceeded TO South Quay in order
to take the boat and GO To Franklin, a
station on the Seaboa,d and Roanoke
Railroad.
But not arriving in time Tor the boa,
he got drunk and started home. On the
way he met man by the name of
Whitwel Jones, aud without the least
provocation he buried the axe in his
brains. He then walowed in Jones
blood. Going on still further, he met an
old widow lady (name unknown) and in
stantly killed her. Soon afer he met
youth-a son of Uriah Rawls-and
made at him; bot the young man hav.
ing gun loaded with bird shot, dis.
charged both barrels in his face, but
with scarcely any affect. He then club.
bed his gun and struck the negro full
IN the face which slightly stunned him.
1t is probable that even then he would
have succeeded in killing the young man
had not some other negroes. belonging
to Mr.. Rawls--the young mans father
rushed in and taken the part of their
young master. The negro then made
Tor mill-pond, followed by several
white men (who had by this time arriv-
ed at the spot,) and afer plunging IN
the water and swimming some distance
he was finally killed This is, in sub.
stance, the ause of the alarm, as near
as we can get. What induced the me-
gro to act thus cannot DO accounted fnr
without the whiskey he drank, added to
his regrets at having to leave home, rem
dered him insane.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-02-12
TIE AMERICAN PARTY.

We are glad to see that steps are
about to be taken to have complete
reorganization Of the American party
throughout the Union. With that re-
organization the Republican party
must disband. Indeed, the cessation
of the slavery discussion will destroy
all sectional views and feelings, and
enable the American people to combine
in one great and united effort to es-
tablish American principles through
out the country. Its conceded on all
hands that there should be some re-
striction on foreign immigration-that
foreign paupers and criminals should
be prohibited from coming to our coun-
try--and we believe that the convic-
ton is as general that the probationary
period before admitting foreigners to
the rights of citizenship should be ex-
tended. The Democratic and Repub-
lican parties arc in state of distraction,
and can never be again cordially re-
unitcd-and it cannot be doubted that
many persons now belonging to those
parties would willingly unite in form
ing great American party, formed
upon broad national principles, and re-
solved to maintain the Uaion under
all circumstances. In forming a new,
or in remodcIling the old platform, the
Americans should take care that it be
sufficiently comprehensive to embrace
all who sincerely desire to have the
Union pcrpetuatcd, and the general
welfare of the nation promoted. The
compromises Of the constitution should
he recognized as binding--.and adher.
ance to them should be onjoincd upon
all as a patriotic duty.
With the admission Of Kansas into
tic Union, we presume that the contro.
vcrsy about slavery will coaso--for,
once admitted as a State, the people
of that territory can then frame their
institutions in accordance with their
own views, OF course there will be no
opportunity or prctext for the people
Of other States to interfere with the
home concerns Of Kansas. This stum-
bling block removed, the citizens Of
Tive United states can move on togeth.
- as harmonious whole, administer
ing tho affairs ofgovernmcnt upon pure
~ american and national, instead Of
irctious and sectional principles
'Ihjs is what we desire TO see, and what
crn be accomplished under the guild.
ancc Of the American party, il it be or
ganizcd in. manner to inspire gener-
~ confidence. Let the Kansas ques.
~ be first settled, and then We can
pro"rcd TO the important work Of re-
lining the great American party
Lit GiPPcr
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-02-12
The Government Sust aimed.

We are grstisd to find that the com.
mi,tce Of the United States Senate on
Foreign Relations has sustained tho .po.
si''on of the President in reference to
the Fiiiibuster. Mr.. Mason presented
a report on the subject, IN the 25,h ult.,
OF which the Baltimore American gives
the following synopsis:
Tho report sets forth in detail, the
INSTRUCTIONS to Commodore Pauldinp,
the proceedings of Walker and the al.
rest "f him aud his party by Commo.
dore Padding. 1t holds that the in.
struc'ions issued were justified by the
eight section Of the act Of 1918. and tina,
the President was thereby authorized
to employ the Army and the Navy To
arrost such an expedition on the high
seas. 1t argues that the law would
have been defective had it not authori-
zed such aires, after the expedition had
lett our shores. Such authority must
have been intended by the trainers of
the act The report further argues
that, although Commodore Paulding
was not in stiictness, authorized to make
tho arrest on the soil of Nicaragua, vet
the only party that could complain was
the 6 'vernment OF that country, Walk.
er and his fiionds surely could not com.
plain. Hence, the report passes over
without severe rebukc, this act perform
ed only from pure and patriatic mo.
tives. The expedition had sailed with
False papers and by deceptive practices
and all the facts showed that the expe.
diti"n was nne purely of military char.
acter. The report concluded with res
oiutions in conformity with it's princip-
los as above stated. Mr.. Douglas, as
one of the committee, expressed his dis
sent from the report. Mr.. Foot ano,h-
er member of the committee, expressed
his concurrence with regard to the prin-
ciples there laid down, and the details
of iacts az there set forth for his acts
IN landing to make the arrest upon the
s"ii of Nicaragua, he dissented from the
report; aud under the circumstances,
he yielded Ia that act his entire appro.
val. The resolutions and report we're
ordered to be printed, aud made the or.
der "fthe day for the 9th of February"
Senator Mason has heretofore been a
special tavorite with the Southern Fill.
/ buster press, but upon this question he
takes decided ground against ,hem.-
Will they now assai him as woIl as the
President and Commodore Paulding.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-02-12
Eul0giStic.

The Richmond Enquirer IF Friday
last has formal panegyric upon Gov.
Wise, which is the strongest proof we
have yet seen that the Governor has
lost ground and requires some extra
exe'ti"n from the friends who still ad-
here To him. 1t says. "he has the heart
OF patriot, The head of statesman,
aud tho spirit of a hero" "Fo fairness
fearlessness. energy and genius" con-
tinuesth Enqnirer, "the American PEG.
pie can point to no man in the nation,
superior to HenryA. Wise. He stands
before the Country in proud position"
This Is at time when the Governor is
deserted by nearly all his political
friends in the State Stanton S0ccta.
tor.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-02-12
Dep!OrabIe Affair,

Information reached this city this
morning (says the Lynchburg Courier,
OF Wednesday, of the occurrence Of a
most deplorable affair yesterday, about
four miles beyond Campo c., H., re-.
sulting in the death Of citizen of that
vicinity, Mr.. John Jordan at the hands
of Mr.. Walter Withers. The particu-
lars as we gathered them from gen
tleman just from the Court House, are
these /: Mr.. Jordan and Mr.. Wi,hers
had had a misunderstanding in regard
to some hay. Yesterday they met in
the road near the house of the latter's
mother. when personal rencounrer en-
sued, growing out Of the former cause.
In the scuflle Jordan got Withers down
and endeavored to cut him on the head
with pocket knife, but Withers having
on a fur cap, received no injury from
the weapon. Jordan then, it soe ms, at
tempted To rise or had isen, when
Withe's drew a pistol and shot him,
the bal! taking eilec, in the side and pas.
sing deeply into the body. No ono was
present at the difficulty, except broth.
er of Wilhers and a little son Of Jor-
dan. The wounded man was removed
as soon as possible, by Wnhers to
neighbours house where he died some
time last night The unfortunate per-
PetIator of the decd, gave himself up,
and is now in custody.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-02-12

Mrs. MADISON. The Southern
Chronicle says: We learn that the
remains of Mrs. Madison were brought
from Washington by her nephew,
Mr.. Cults, on "Wednesday the 18th
ult., and deposited in the Cemetary
at Montpelier, near the Monument
recently placed by the citizens of that
County over the grave of her hus-
band. This, we understand, was in
compliance with wish expressed by
Mrs. Madison herself. Circumstances
unavoidable have heretofore delayed
it. 1t would however, have been
consumated when the Madison monu-
ment was erected in September last,
if her relatives in Washington had
known at the time that this was
about being done. Dem. Recorder.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-02-12
Short CrcdiiS-H0s Far Practical,

Short Crcdits- Hoao Far Practicable.
The financial hurricane, says the
Philadelphia Ledger, which IS now for
tonit y sweeping past, has opened the
eyes OF the community To the folly Of
long credits. Already, in some quar-
lers. efforts are being made at a Iefnrm
We hail this movement it'll unmiIiga-
I'd delight. The Iearer We all ap.
proach to cash business, the heiler
for US. The man who ad pts JOHN
RANDoLrH's motto, "pay as yon co."
will never have tn be shaved at two pcr
cent. month, or call on his creditors
for an extension But before the cash
system can become general, many deep.
ly-rooted customs will have TO be chang.
ed. In fact, nearly the whole of the ex.
iot.'q race Of country stvre keepers will
have to die OF, or give up the business,
before the Icform can be eficctually ear
lied cut; willie the reckless compeli-
ton between city jobbers, which leads
them to tic for custom by offering long
credits, will have to be abandoned, on
its part, also.
Al present, The country storekeepers,
with but few exceptions, have not tho
capital to buy for cash. The habit of
trusting farmers, planters and other
customers, and only calling on them,
semi annually, 10 pay their bills, is so
universal, that it would be impossible.
practically, for one merchant in town
10 demand cash for his goods, unless he
sold greatly cheaper than his rivals; aud
ln I,l Il
sufficient capital ostock his store, for
cash, early in the season, which few
comparatively possesses. Even such
merchant would have difficulty, in the
smaller sorts of towns. TO build TN q
trade. as against energetic competition;
for farmers have been 80 accustomed
To purchase on credit, that many would
not be tempted even by tho low price,
TO buy for CASH To sell on credit. vet
pay cash, would, it is evident, require
still more capital. Practically, this is
what ii would como to, at least in many
districts; for TO habituate people To-
paying money down, who have been
accustomed TO he trusted, would prove
no easy matter; and half the merchants
would soon give it up in despair.
There are some sections of the coun.
try, moreover, iD which more capitaI
would be required than in others. Ken.
lucky, for example, has but one crop,
which is hemp 10 some counties, and to.
bacco IN others; and If that crop fails
the people have nothing with which
to pay the storekeeper. Other States
have only wheat crop.
We do not point out these difficulties
for the purpose Of discouraging the
proposed reform. But as The unJerta-
King is more difficult ono than has
been. generally supposed, tina, speedy
and decided success must not be ex-
pected which many persons have fore.
told. Alter oil little can be done un.
less the people cooperate with the mer.
chants - Gin. Times. |
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-02-12
WISE We. BUCHANAN,

GA letter is said to be in existence,
written by the President to Gov. Wise,
assuring him of the hearty support of
the Administration in his contest with
Senator Hunter, and stating that its
policy was firmly fixed in submitting
the Kansas Constitution to the people.
MIR. Hunter totally rcpudiated that
principle; the Administration saw he
was the strongest, and went over to
him, betraying Governor Wise to his
enemies.
Gov. Wise is laying his plans, and
will have his revenge. lie is prepar-
ing a letter exposing the treachery
and criminal Conduct of the Admins.
tration towards Kansas. lie cares
nothing for tho Legislature. lie will
appeal to the people. He will take
the stump, and invoke the power of
that magnificent oratory which crushed
Know Nothinsism in Virginia in 1854.
lie has already triumphcd before the
people of Virginia on this very issue
of the right of the people to form by
their representative and to confirm
and adopt by their own votes the con-
stitution under which they will choose
to live. This was the issue which he
fought out in the convention and on
the stump in 1849 or 1850, between
the sections Of tde-watcr and trans
montana Virginia. His own constitu-
ents of the Southeast were unanimous.
~ hostile to him, but he argued them
out of their position, and made them
yield to the thin settlements of the
West"
We take this from a letter of GIN
spector," the intelligent and judicious
Washington correspondent of the n.
York Courier and Enquirer. We have
little doubt that the statement is sub
stantially correct.
1t is true, if the President wrote to
Gov. Wise, as "Inspcctor" says, assur-
ing him of the hearty support of the
Administration in his contest with
Senator Hunter, he was guilty of a
most short sighted and stupid thing,
but this by no means conyinces us that
he didn It write precisely such letter.
The President, with all his craft, is not
the brightest or most long headed man
in the world. On the contrary. ne is
just the man to lose sight of future
consequences in seeking his way out
of present emergencies. lie is a sim
pie trickstcr. His wisdom is emphat-
ically of the ostrich sort. Nothing is
more probable than that, some time
since, amidst the uproar of Southern
disaffcction, he ran his head into the
sand ofsympathy with Gov. Wise, for
getting that his whole body was expos
ed. If he had, the accuracy of the
rest of "Inspcctor's" statement follows
of course. Gov. Wise is not heroic
enough to sacrifice himself out of ten
derness for Mr.. Buchanan, or anybody
else. However it may be, there is cx-
cellent ground for believing that we
shall shortly see lively times and some
fun in the Democratic camp.-Lou.
Jour.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-02-12

The "Biack List."--The Lynchbure
Virginian, referring to the Spectators
"black list" says:
Without question, newspaper propri.
etors are the most ill'used class Of men
anywhere to be found, and we venture
to say that the experience Of the Spec
tator is that Of every newspaper propii.
etor in Virginia or out Of il, except
those who conduct their business upon
strictly cash principles. 1t is matter
Of weekly occurrence with us to DO i'm
formed that A, b and G., have left for
parts unknown. aud that our paper is
not taken from the Office end wo have
more than once been tempted to pursue
the same course marked out by our CO.
temporary: which we have been deter.
red from doing only out Of regard for
those whose misfortune it is TO be allied
10 such sclrvy fellows.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-02-12
RcVenue md GOst of G0Nectinn

Revenue and Cost Of Co11ection.-
The Secretary of the Treasury in res.
ponse to the resolution Of Senator Will
son, has communicated to the Senate
a statement showing the amounts of
revenue collected during the six years
to June last, with the expenses and
number of employees. The total a.
mount is 1855, 500, 900, and tho ex-
pense of collection was $21, 753,00O
In 1852 the number of employees was
$3.50, and in 1858, 3,088.