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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-04

b The American Tract Society. New
York Branch. has lately been put to a
severe test Of its anomalous position OH
the slavery question, and has met the
test in a manner to satisfy anti-slavery
Christians that there is nothing more tc
hope from that quarter. Rev. Samue
Wolcott prepared brief tract, composed
wholly OF scriptural texts upon, slavery,
designed to convey distinct view of the
declarations Of the Bible on the subject,
after the manner Of the Society's small
tracts upon other subjects. The com.
niitee OF the Society declined to publish
it. and in his letter announcing that de
cision, the Secretary expressed the hope
that Mr.. Wolcott would let the rejection
of his manuscript rest without noise.
Mr.. Wolcott makes no noise about il, but
lac published the correspondence, with
the, tract, in the Boston Congregational
list, with some comments in which the
folly and the practical infdelity of the
management OF the Society are faithfully
exposed Ii is one OF the most damag-
ing blows which has been given to the
Society.
ANTOINE LIE CLAIRE, a half breed In
dian, living at Davenport, is said to be
the richest man in the State of Iowa.
GOV. Grimes ranks next in wealth.
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In recent speech at Lawrence. Mr..
+. P. Stanton, late Secretary of Kansas
under Gov. Walker said:
On, the first of September, Gen.
Whitfield and Dr.. Tebbs, of Kansas, who
were then in Washington, signed letter
expressly stating that the course of Gov.
Walker and Secretary Stanton was accep-
table to the people of Kansas, inasmuch
as an undoubted majority were in favor
of a free State This letter aoas written
at the special request Of Mr.. Buchanan,
who was anxious to shield himself from
the assaults then being made upon him
by the South Through Mr.. Buchan-
ar agency, the letter was sent to the
Union Office, and was actually in type,
accompanied by editorial comments en-
dorsing the character Of DR.. Tebbs, as
gentlemen Of unimpeachable veracity'
when it was seen in proof by Southern
member Of the Cabinet, who ordered its
suppression, From that dry to this the
course Of the Administration towards
Kansas has been most INSCRIPTIONS and
shameful one." Iod II s7ll
On Friday last we asked which of the
four Southern members of the Cabinet it
was who became the censor of the Wen
dell Lincoln organ, and accepted the re-
sponsibility of all the terrible disaster
which have belallen the Democratic par
ty from the misdrection of that paper.
We were anxious to know which South
ern member il was who sought such dis
tinction.' We now learn, on excellent
authority, thatIit was our able Secretary
ofthe Treasury, Hon. Howell Cobb
Washington States.
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Administration politicians are agilating
themselves in regard to the subject OF
Protection. Inspector" the CORES
pondent Of the New York Courier and
Enquirer, writes thus: ae fa ,zH, y
1.-THE Tariff is the breaker ahead. Mr.
Buchanan is writing message upon it,
and Mr.. Robt. j. Walker is composing a
book upon it. Pennsylvania has spoken,
and demands work and pay. Mr.. Blu,
chanan has heard these sounds before,
but never quite SO distinctly Mr. Cobb
is struck all OF heap, and does not pre-
tend to have an opinion in SO grave an
exiscncy.
1t was related to me last summer, as
an Illustration OF the strict business hab
its of Providence. RI, that gentleman
Of that place, who had been unfortunate,
and had closed without paying 100 cents
on the dollar, was asked his opinion on
some question Of general discussion
My opinion, my dear friend do you
wish to hurt my feelings I? have nc
opinion. Ihaoe failed, was the answer
How can a man have an opinion who has
failed? Mr.. Cobb has no opinion on
the tariff. He leaves that to the Presi
dent. He issengaged in the more prac-
teal duty of retrenchment and reform,
which he can pursue under the great ad
vantage OF revenue reduced to half the
expenditures. ' - ''o' ~
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-04
us ancestors, whom they dishonor.

Gus ancestors, whom they dishonor. A
man who does base things is not noble ;
nor great if he do little things. A sober
villager is better than a debauched lord
an honest mechanic than knave invest.
ed with authority. An eminent Roman
poet devotes his eighth satire to exposing
the ridiculous pride of birth and ances-
try, and it is well versified by SrEPNEY,
one Of the contributors to DRYpEN's Ju-
venal .
"What's the advantage, or the real good,
In tracing from the source our ancient blood
10 have our ancestors in paint or stone,
Preserved as relics, or. like monsters shown?
Long galleries of ancestors, and all
The follies which i'll grace a country hall,
Challenge no wonder or esteem from me
VIRTUE ALONE is TRUE NOBILITY.
Live therefore well to men and gods appear,
Such as good Paulus, Cossus, Drlsus, were;
And in thy consular triumphal show,
Let these before thy fathers statues go:
Place em before the ensigns of the state.
As choosing to be rather good than great.
Convince the world that you're devoutand true
BE just in all you say, and ell you do:
Whatever be your birth, you're sure to be
A peer of the first magnitude to me-"
Never were lines more true than these
But we have not the time to pursue the
subject further, and shall conclude by
saying, that to be great is not in every
ones power; but to be good is in the
power of all. Thus far every man may
be upon level with another, the lowest
with the highest, and men might thus
come to be equal in moral excellence, a:
they are in natural rights.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-04
Iowa Beef.

We have mentioned the fact that sew
eral droves of cattle have passed through
this city, from Hardin, Fayette, and 9th.
err counties in the interior of the State.
These cattle are in excellent order foi
slaughtering, and most of them are bound
for New York. Iowa is contributing
largely this season to supply that market,
and also the Chicago.
Two days ago, seventy-tive head of
cattle, from Hardin county, passed
through our-city for New York, and to-
day twenty-six head more from the same
county; went through, bound for Chica-
go market. na
o The Davenport Gazette. says that,
every day the trains bring in car loads OF
cattle destined for an Eastern market
/" The train of Friday evening brought
in several cars at Iowa City waiting
shipment -Dubuque Times.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
SheriH-,s Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION Is
ID sued out Of and under the seal of the Dis
triet Court of Buchanan county, Iowa, in favor
OF Older Lee d Co, and against the goods and
chattels lands and tenements of Caspar Rowsc
and Raphael r. Clifford, principals, and s. S.
Mcclure and George w. Counts, sureties. I have
levied upon the following described property !,
viz:
The west half of the northwest quarter of
Section fifteen Q5) Township eighty eel,t 1851
Range nine go, the property of s. s. Mcclure.
offer for sale at public auction, at the door Of
the Sheriffs Office in the village of Indepen-
dence, on Saturday the 4th day of December A.
ID. 1858, between the hours of Nine o'clock A.
M. and -Four O'Clock P. NJ of said day, to the
highest bidder, to satisfy said execution and
costs. WILLIAM MARTIN
Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Independence, lowa,l
Oct %, 1858. (33-4t
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Among the property destroyed in the
Crystal Palace, were several pieces Of
statuary, including Kiss equestrian
statue of the Amazon. Marochett's fine
colossal statue of Washington, casts
from Thorwalsden's group Of the Apos-
ties, ARABIA S relief of the Descent from
the Cross, marble statue Of Columbus,
and several other valuable works Of art.
Pictures inlthe gallery valued at &c..
600: sewing machines, $4,000; forty
pianos. $40, 900; jewelry. diamonds and
watches, $50. 900 seven steam and three
caloric engines, $4,000 three steam
caliopes, $4,000 Tie whole number
OF entries Of articles deposited, 1900.
Nothing is left of the Crystal p alace
but the iron towers at the angles. and a
small portion of the iron sides. Every
thing combustible about the building
and contents were reduced TO ashes
The iron parts of the machinery are all
one ,undisiipguishable mass of ruins, and
the glass is fused into large masses. The
report that one man is killed was untrue.
There was no loss Of life whatever, and
no severe injuries to any one. The po-
lice and the managers of the Institute
are busy investigating the origin Of the
disaster. h4 1904
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-04

Mr.. Bayar d Taylor and family arrived
here yesterday morning by the Saxonia
He has been absent nearly two years and
half. He will devote the Winter tc
lecturing. His first appearance will be
before the Merchantile Library of this
city. Subject: Moscow Yor1
Tribune, 2lSt
The world Is very keen sighted it
looks through the excitement of your re.
liyious meetings, quietly watches the
zest Of your scandal, scans your consci-
business, and the question which the
world keeps putting pertinaciously. is,
are these men in earnest? Is it any
marvel if Christian unreality is the sub
ject of SCOTS and bitter irony.
A sort time since, two brothers, resi-
ding in South Carolina, short distance
from each other, were afflicted with a
cancer, which appeared in both brothers
at the same time, and in the same eye oil
each. A few days since, one OF the
brothers fell dead upon the floor of his
room, and on the following Monday the
other died in the same manner.
James Boon aged SIS years, an inmate
of the poor house at Kingston, Lenoir
Co., N. c., with his family, consisting
ola wife and three children, it is said
has just inherited II. handsome estate,
amounting to $4,000.
EXPECTED RISE IN LEATHER. Two
pair OF shoes were lately made by shoe
manufacturer in Lynn, to fill an order
for Southern plantation. They are in.
tended for slave, who is also a negro
driver or overseer, and measure nineteen
and half inches in length, with cor
responding width. We presume these
shoes were made at so much the foot
The Deseret News Of the 18th Sept
has An account of a picnic which was
attended by Brigham Young, Gov. Cum
ming, and their families, at romantic
spot in Big Cottonwood canon. There
was music, dancing and singing, and
perfect equality ana fraternity between
the Mormon and Gentle Governors.
1t is said in the Cincinnati papers tina
Mr.. Gurley, the successful opposition
candidate for Congress, who was recent
ly assailed as Universalist, is now Sc
far converted to orthodoxy as to be firm
believer in the doctrine Of election.
1t is rumored that Bright and Fitch
the bogus. Indiana Senators, had intended
to resign and be elected legally in case
the Democracy should carry majority
of the Legislature but as the Republi
cans are triumphant in both branches
they will in all probability find their
seats contested by legally elected Sena
tors.
FINDING HIS LEvEL-John Mitchell
editor Of the Southern Citizen, announ.
ces that after the 18th of November, the
place of its publication will be changed
from Knoxville, Tenn, to Washington
City, the centre of political vagabond
ism.
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Thanksgiying..-Pro by the
Governor.

The people of Iowa will do themselves
an important service by observing Thurs
day, the 25th of November next, as 8
day of Praise aud Thanksgiving to tho
Lord Of Heaven for that His name j.
still excellent in all the earth, and tina
He is never weary in the dispensation o
His benefits and blessings.
If He has not filled our barns with {
plentiful harvest the past season, He has
nevertheless given us remarkable health
watered our beautiful plains with the
showers of God, that We may be prepared
for a greater increase of fruits.
, By. His Providence He has shown tc
us the strange evanescence of riches
which have wings, the folly of attempt
ing to fare sumptuously every day in vair
schemes Of speculation, instead Of hard
ening the hand and moistening the brow
with honest toll.
For these, and all the other merits o
life, let us on that day go into our tenn
pies of worship, and fill them with thanh
offerings 10 the God of our fathers. -
Praise Him, for giving to this whole
land SO largely of His spirit, by which
the faces of multiudes have been turned
Heavenward. Eai- sleaafj a44
Praise Him for the Christians faith,
the spread of our holy religion, the tri-
umphs of science, and the progress max
ing in the peaceful arts.
Praise Him, for the moral and social
Improvements of the race by means OF
the Recommendation of telegraphs
and railways. r. ~,
Let the spirit of Divine truth be in
voked to push forward all the great en-.
terprises Of the age, and that the out.
goirgs of the morning and the evening
may still continue to rejoice over us.
- Given aides Moines, under my
!, hand and the great seal of the
State Of Iowa. the 25th day Of
October, A, d. 1858. iam
By the Governor, RALPH P. LOWE
ELIJAH SELLS, Sec'y Of State. 1
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Wanted hmm ediately,

AT this Office, in payment of subscrip-
ton or on account, Twenty-Five Cords OF
Wood and Five Tons of Hay. We hope
those who have promised to pay us in
Wood and Produce. will not delay any
longer in doing so. Our terms require
advanced payments, whether made in
cash or produce, a fact which we hope
our friends will not overlook. 'sfi
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-04
The Ger:.uan Vote in Pennsylvania.


The Republican papers of Pennsylva-
MIA award much of the honor of the re-
cent victory in that State to the Germans
1t seems that they moved in, almost a
solid phalanx in favor ofprotection to theil
own industry and freedom to the people
of the Territories. Even in Philadelphia
the Enquirer says: ..,o..z 5,.,.4
We have reason to believe that a
very large proportion of the German cit
liens of Philadelphia voted the People s
Ticket at the recent election. Some oil
our friends believe that at least two thirds
OF them pursued this course. They had
an independent organization, held meet
ings of their own. were addressed by their
own orators, paid their own expenses. The
movement throughout was spontaneous
and was from. conviction. Many of them
being engaged in the manufactu turing es-
adjustments of Philadelphia, naturally
enough. desire to obtain wages calcula-
ted to enable them to maintain their fam
lilies with some degree Of comfort They
also felt keenlytin relation to Lecompton,
and were shocked at the effort of the Ma
tional Administration TO force slavery
upon free people, Their aid at the
ballot box was truly valuable, and CON
tributed very materially to bring about
a result that has offered such gratifica-
ton everywhere throughout the country.
We take pleasure in acknowledging this
assistance, especially as it was given in a
spirit and manner so generous and unos-
tentalious." iaaja5 rsli-
The course Of the Germans in Pennsyl-
vania'is only ain indication of their course
throughout the Union. Their earnest
devotion to the principles of freedom and
to measures calculated to encourage and
protect home industry will eventually
array them all in one solid, united and
overwhelming phalanx against the Free
Trade Slavery Propagandists. Already
some of the ablest and most eloquent
writers and speakers in the Republican
ranks are found amongst the Germans.
and their appeals are telling powerfully
in our behalf amongst the Masses VAL
ley Wing. 10 igao9 9
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State Aid to Railroads.

b re- We notice that this question is
now being good deal discussed by the
papers of Davenport and Dubuque, and
is assuming something of definite char
acter, inasmuch as convention is called
to consist of ten delegates from each or
ganlzed county, to meet at Iowa City on
the first Wednesday in December, for
the purpose of ascertaining the feelings
OF the people in reference to the project,
and if it proves 10 be favorable, to adopt
some means to give practical effect to the
idea. PLATr SMITH, in an able article
recently published in the /" Morning
Sum-" of Dubuque, examines the CON
stltulional objections urged against the
project, and contends that that instru-
ment in no manner bars the people them
selves from creating debt for specific
purpose. He also discusses briefly the
benefits to be derived from this course,
and uses some strong arguments to show
that as matter of policy, the PROPOSE
ton should be adopted by the people of
this State. 1t is clear to every mind that
Iowa must depend upon her Railroads for
her future prosperity. Unless we have
them to carry our produce to market, our
Agricultural interests must droop to the
very verge OF death, and as a consequence
every other interest become paralyzed
We have no home market, and from the
conformation of the interior of our State,
which lacks almost entirely the means of
water transportation, we are dependant
upon railroads for access to foreign ones.
Until we can reach these. allind ucement
to tillage, all incentive to husbandrv, is
gone, and the exodus from our state will
III few years be as great as was the i'm
year or two ago. There will
be constant drain upon our currency,
and manufactures cannot flourish be-
cause our coal, and iron, and other min
erals, cannot be reached, or the mechan.
ical products transported to market
These Roads, then, are all important to
US, and if they can only be supplied
through the agency of State aid, then we
contend that our people must, for self
protection, grant it. We have not, how
ever, become convinced that our Roads
may not be built by private exerlion, aid
ed by the munificent land endowment
made to them. Faith in western securi-
ties is now almost wholly destroyed, but
we believe a proper and more just esti-
mate will be placed upon them when bus
mess and confidence Ieyves, and that
our roads will then be placed upon a
more favored footing, and with proper
will be enabled to 90 for
ward to completion.
However, what do our citizens think
about it? Shall Buchanan County be
in the coming convention ?
Let us hear a word from those interested
in the completion Of our railroads.
E
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The GREAT Guess MArcH-MoRPnY
yIcroRIous.-A dispatch from New
York states that private intelligence re-
ceived from Paris announces the close
of the chess match between Morphy and
Harrwilz,, The American was victorious
The match was for the first seven games
At the latest dates previously received,
Morphy had won four. and Harrwitz two
games. The playing was then post
poned, on account of the illness of Harr-
WITT. 1t was afterwards resumed with
the above result. Harrwitz was regar-
ded as the best player in Europe. Nor
ply may, therefore, he called the best in
the world,
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AN EXAMPLE FOR BoYs.-We have q
carrier connected with this Office, who is
between ID and ID years OF age. who oc-
cupies a seat in the highest class Of one
of our public schools. has the geography
of the country at his fingers end, and
who can cipher around a beyy of school
masters. and in two and half years
more. (Which will make him l6) he will
probably read Cicero and Homer to boot
But in addition to requirements at school,
he has $500 in the Savings Bank, draw
ings five per cent. interest, and is daily
adding thereto, all gathered together by
selling papers between school hours
Trenton True american.
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EXTRA SEssIoN.-Gov. Willard has
called an extra session ofthe Indians'Leg-
islature. to meet Nov. GOTH The newly
elected members will take their seats.
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The True Democratic Doctrine.

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The Union of the 9th inst, in an elab-
crate article on the subject of Slavery in
the Territories, says .
This at last appears to be yielded as
the true Democratic doctrine, that the
question of Slavery cannot be legitimate
ly controlled ny the people of a Terrific
ry until they come to make a constitu-
ton, and that then they cannot interfere
aoitA tile rights Of property already rested. y
This is a decided improvement upon
the doctrine laid down by Mr.. Buchan-
an in his annual message. In that doc
ument, speaking of that clause of the
Lecomplon Constitution which guaran-
tied perpetual right of property in the
slaves already in the Territory, and their
issue, even if the " Constitution without
Slavery" should be adopted, Mr.. Blu
chanan said it would have been ian act
of gross injustice" to have summarily
conhscated the property in slaves already
in the Territory thereby admitting, by
the clearest implication, the power to do
so. -i. ui tri
But now, the Presidential organ an
nounces that it is at last yielded, as the
true Democratic doctrine," that when the
people ola Territory come to make State
Constitution. even then they cannot in
terfere with the right of property" in
slaves already in the Territory.
The result of this doctrine would be.
to render il impossible ever to introduce
another free State into the Union, unless
by the sheer neglect Of shareholders to
take any slaves into the Territory while
in a Territorial condition. iGa- l
If Slavery exists in every Territory by
virtue Of the Constitution if neither
Congress nor the Territorial Legislature
have any power to exclude it while the
Territorial condition remains; and if,
when the people come to make a State
Constitution, they cannot interfere witA tile
rights Of property IN slaves already IN tile
Territory, and their increase, it follows
that Slavery must be ferpetualiy estaJ-
hshed in every Territory into which any
body may see fit to carry any slaves.
The only power which this doctrine
grants to the people of a territory over
the subject is, to prohibit the further IN
PRODUCTION of slaves, when they come to
form State Constitution.
II may strike the reader, at first blush,
that although this doctrine would result
in making every State hereafter admitted
in some extent a slave State, yet the num-
Der Of slaves, if Limited to those intro
duced during the Territorial condition,
and their increase, could never become
very great This, hover, would by no
means be a necessary result. All that
would be requisite to insure an ample
supply of niggers" forthe future State,
would be to stock the Territory pretty
we'll with young wenches at the START
The natural increase, in most Instances,
would probably about keep pace with the
demand. - Wash. Rep. a.'
Having heard definitely from Iowa. we
are now ready to post the books of the
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The Guardian is the Official Paper
Of Buchanan County. and having
"a much Larger Circulation than any
other Paper published therein, is
the most Valuable to resid ent or non.
resident property holders, and is a lso
thc be st medium for Advertisers.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-04
l.. w. HART,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND GENERAL LAND AGENT.
Independence, IOv

Independence, Iowa,
Will practice in the several Courts of this JL-
dicial District. Particular attention given to
the collection OF debts, payment of taxes. exam
natiOn of titles, and ai other business entrusted
to his care. Office in SCOTS Block, up stairs.
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