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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30
ST. CLouD, Sept. 21st 1858.

DEAR SIR: z@ i. =, q
have received your note of yesterday
informing me that you are INSTRUCTED as
Chairman Of the Republican District Com:
mittee, to respectfully invite the advocate
and endorsers Of the Democratic. policy
and the Candidates Of the Democratic par.
ty, to meet the speakers Of the Republican
party during the pending campaign before
the people of the District, for the purpose
Of debating and discussing the principles
at issue between the said parties
In reply I would say that as member
Of the Democratic District Committee I do
not consider myself authorized to make an
arrangement for the Democratic Candi-
dates, or any other parties, to meet speak
ers of the Republican party. ..
I. I have supposed it to be customary for
candidates who canvass their District to
arrange meetings and other matters con
nected Herewith to suit their mutual con-
venience. .r-. ..r
I entertain no doubt that some, if not all
Of the Democratic Candidates, together
with some of tia Democratic speakers who
are not Candidates, will readily accede to
any fair arrangement for public discus
sion Of politics in different parts Of the dis
trict:. .:-
Although your note does not appear to
be a personal invitation to me will state,
to avoid any misunderstanding, that I ex-
pect to start in few days, on journey
to Lake Superior, and I think it will be
quite impossible for me to take any part in
the political discussions of the campaign.
I may be allowed to add that I believe
public discussions Of politics, participated
in by candidates Or speakers of both par
ties, are conducive to Wholesome public
opinion; and am glad to see that the
Practice is becoming common in the North
ern States.
Respectfully yours
8 q n "A NnRNVTC
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30

Hamlin would not answer !; and Vas incon-
tinently cast out, for Nj. B'urdiok, l man
grossly, and notoriously reck loss, and
protape 81. '5;t
Ia The General succeeded, il III the nom n91n
nations, IN placing his men on the track
without any declaration Of principles; and
hopes that the votes Of the people will reT
establish him as DICTA I, q r. q r
NORTHERN MINI ESO OF "A.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30

to- For three weeks we have been Sc
riously ill, with liberation Of the throat, q
disease to which we have been subject
from infancy, and which was brought on
now by some slight fatigue and exposure
incident upon removing our Office We
have been totally unable to speak; and SO
weak. we have written nothing but two
short paragraphs, beside such sentences as
we're nescessary to make known our per-
sonal wants. In this time Stephen Miller
Esqr., has kindly taken charge Of our col
umas; and our readers have reason to be
glad we were otherwise occupied. Never
theless we have somewhat against our
Pro. TEN. h.
He called upon Messrs Burdick, Rob
ers and Willie as
"THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES,
Of this district, to come out and show their
colors. It may do for Mr.. Miller, chair
man Of the Rep. Dis Com. thus to SANDER
the Democratic party; but it does not suit
the St. Cloud Democrat. These fellows
have about as much to do with the Dem
ocracy Of this district as they have with
the moon.
They are the Moccasin Candidates, the
Lowry, the Land Office Candidates, the
Woman Whipping Candidates, the type
distributing Candidates, the representa-
tives of anything except Democratic prin-
ciples or the Democracy Of this district.
1t was General Lowry and the Land
Office that nominated them. The Denloc-
racy had nothing more to do with the
matter than the Republicans.
True, the General calls his ticket the
Democratic ticket" but if that ponpous
individual were to catch old Belzebub, din
him in a horse pond and call him Gabriel
would that make the old Ogre an angel Of
light! We trow not Well, the Gener-
ais pomposityship takes three chosen rep
resentatives Of has right to commit burgla-
ry, destroy printing presses; and threat
en- women with personal violence for
ridiculing his vast pretentions to dicta-
torship; aad he baptizes them Democratic
Candidates Does this make them repre-
sentatives of the democracy Of this district, q
majority of whom IRE honest, orderly lava
biding citizens, as much in favor Of the
freedom Of the press, as much above the
whole business Of woman-whipping as
their Republican neighbors? Ii.
We trow not; and we insist upon it that
Mr. Miller shall apologize Il the Delnocra-
cy Of this district for the wrong he. has
done them, in giving their name to this
Moccasin clique
r. % -----~8 z5;,s,
+ AxasS re~ r
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30
NOMINATIONS FOR THE trW ErS.
TEETH DISTRICT OF MINI.

NOMINATIONS FOR THE TWEEN
TEETH DISTRICT OF MINI. !.
.. Moccasin Party,
For Grand Mosul, Car, Bashaw with
two tails, and
DICTATOR,
by divine right,
General SyRanus Lowry, F. T. IT,,
Lord of Typetown; and commander-in.
chief Of all the woman-whippers in
Northern Minnesota.
Body Servants to his August Highness,
;: ;;s 4 5. % 6 $:%.
Legislative Flunkies,
! $ + 8 !: $ % $;:i;:' n.',''.'
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30
m~ MINNESOTA.-Ino

1sr MINNESOTA In our own State
we observe that the parties are organising
and marshaling for the conHict a full
vote and honest returns is certain to crush
the the .LecomlIpton, Misunderstanding Democracy
to dcath; 50 mote it be.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30
Nc. 'THOMP SOh
ATTORNEYA AND GOUA5SELLO OR
Ar Law,
A.Y LAW

5a# s sf5 ND. 81 ~ STREET,
Washington City, D. @. will at
attend. with promptness and fidelity, to all
business entrusted to him in the courts Of
law and equity within the District Of Col
umbia, and before the Court { f Claims, and
the Supreme Court Of the United States,
and to the prosecution Of claims before the
various departments Of General Govern
5ment and before Congress. He will give
particular attention to Claims before the
General Land Office, arising under the
swamp land and graduation laws; pre-
emption acts of September 4, ls41 Aug
us 26, 1912; March, 8, 1913; May s, 49,
s46; the municipal act Of May %, 1874
mail contractors act of March 4, 1856;
and under ali other laws.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30
LAND OFFICE at st. Cloud MINI.
Aug 9th, 1858
To Isaac hover.

+, To Isaac bower.
You Gre hereby notified that
I shall on the Oath day Of September next off
er atsth Land Office in St. Cloud
my proof to the right Of presumption 10 the N,
E. ] of the N, E. of section 80 the M of the
N. W. ! of Section % township l2s N, Range
No. 2S W, to a portion Of W hieh said tract Of
and sue it, the N. of the N. " Of Section
SO aforesaid you are an adverse claimant, at
Which time and place you are notified to be
present with your proof
HEINRICH BRAuCH.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30
Ita~ GALA F()RNTA-Th 4

81 I CAI4AFORNIA.-The Anti
LIecompton Democrats. under the lead Of
q. s, Senator Broderick, and the Republi-
cans have united in CALIFORNIA, and there
y y but little doubt, that the bogus Buchan-
al Democracy is wiped out in the Golden
State.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30

OUR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
f Messn Burdick, Robbers, and Willie
are elected, 1t is understood, that when
Gent Lowry or the st. Cloud Land Office
takes snuff, they are all to sneeze.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30

Post Office is located at Woodstock. David
+ Wood is appointed Postmaster Those IL
uing Oh Sank River will fud it much more
convenient to get their mail a Woodstock.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30

An exchange tells Of an editor who
went soldering and was chosen captain =,
One day at parade, instead Of giving the
order, "Front face, three PAGES forward, =
he exclaimed, Cash, two dollars year, in
advance" j.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30

81 g. g. Andrews. w regret to learn
that this gentleman, who has taken special
pains to be known as {! staunch Douglas
Democrat, has lately deserted the party,
and joined the Moceasin tribe. . We pre-
sumo he had d'lespaired Of being forgiven
BY the German Democrats, for his opposi-
i ton to the contribution movement J; and So
has reckllessly thrown himself into the
burglar party IA .#
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30
The Administration is little weak il

the Knees. M
Senator .Btyler.
The accommodating senator has cringe /
leo long to power and popular. influence,
that be h''ses are the stiffest portion CT
/ BODY.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30

t' DEMoeRATs have not yet nomina-
Led. When they do, we shall add their
Ticket to our list. .'f
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30
NO71GEOF GOPAR7NERSHIP. .

N 0TIGEOF co PARTNERSHIP
T7he undersigned hare this day purchase
the entire stock and interest Of NJ essrs
5Dunwell s. Hartshorn in the Grocery and Lum-
Der business in st. Cloud, and associated them
selves under the name and style Of 2. Lash &
GO. for the purpose Of carrying on the rid bu-
siness, and hope by strict attention to h want
OF their customers to receive liberal share Of
Patronage
II P. LAMB.
Isl W. P. BLAGROVE.
ssSt. Cloud Sept. 20 1858.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30
Respectfully yours
&C. ANDREWS.
STEPHEN MILLER Esq. 81.
Chairman Rep. Dist. Com.
a STRONG TEAM. -Thaddeus

A STRONG TEAM. Thaddeus
Stevens of Lancaster, Penna, and Thomas
Corwin Of Ohio, have both been placed in
nomination for Congress, and will both be
elected, Buchanan had better make his
will.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30

Mama, may 4 90 fshing2 es, sonny,
but don go near the water; and reccollect
if''.you are drowned, Tai skin you as sure Il
you arc alive.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30
NOTICE.

HEINRICH BRAuCH.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

HEAT OF THE MooN.-Prof. Piazzi Smith,
the Astronomer Royal for Scotland, in the
Interesting account of recent scientific ex-
petition to the Peak of TenerifTe, has set at
rest the vexed question Of the heat
Of the moonlight. He says that his
thermometrcal instruments were sensibly
affected by the moons rays, even at the low
est two stations occupied BY him at different
elevations. In tropical climates, meat which
is exposed TO the moonlight rapidly becomes
putric, and in the Indies, the negroes, who
lie sweltering and uncovered beneath the
full glare of n tropical sun, carefully muflle
their heads and faces when exposed to the
moonbeams, which they believe may cause
swelling and distortion of the features, and
sometimes even blindness.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

A Precious BAND or SOUTHERN PArRIorsr
We cut the following frcm the WASHINGTON
correspondence of the Philadelphia Press
douglas Democratic PaPer,) dated Aug
29th:
"rhe attaches of the Union here are open.
ly abusive of Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia. for
declaring in favor of the election of Judgs
Douglas, and do not hesitate to call him. in
public, many hard names. When Mr.. Ste.
phens came forward in the House TO resepe
LecomptOn from the stupid counsels of Clan.
cey Jones, and to assume the reins of tbe
leadership which had been entrusted to tho
trembling grasp or your Berks county Jehu.
he was all that could be desired in the wny
ola patriot but row that he refuses 10 90
the length of assisting TO destroy JUDGE
Douglas and the Democracy of Illinois, he Is
to be accommodated. lion. Pierre Soul,
of Louisiana, is here, and talks no less pub.
licly against the policy OF prescribing Doug
las, and it is announced that Mr.. Toombs re.
fuses to approve the same insanity. Whe.
Jefferson Davis win say may be anhcipatat.
from his moderate speech II, Portland, ard
his known hostility TO the leading adverse
ries of Judge Douglas"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

The GOVERNOR OF Missouri WHIPPED
AGAIN The st. Joseph Journal, of August
Goth, says !ha; Governor Stewart of Mis-
souri,, was whipped by n German Doctor
named Erdman, at that place, on the Tues.
day evening previous to that date. The Co
vernon received black eye. The Journal
says: aHfo.t
There can be no doubt about this fight,
aud we understand that the Governor ac-
kuowledged it himself but says the Doctor
commenced it. The DR.. told has told us all
about it, and says it was on account of the
Governors insolence, and that his Excelen-
cy commenced it fret. We understand the
Governor was not at all in fighting soon.
dition," and the DR.. is free to acknowledge
that he was not altogether himself. But
enough, the DR.. says he whipped the Cover.
nor and so say eye witnesses, aud we don't
think il would be expedlent to dispute, at
least, The Dr.'s word. liqstf rs Io -r.I.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

SUPREME COURT JUDGE.-From the re-
turns we have seen, there exists no doubt
of the election of Hon. Archibald Wright to
the office Of Judge of the Supreme Court of
this State. If any evidence had been want.
ing, that the people do not desire the cleo.
ton of Judges by the popular vote, the re-
turns of this election ought to be sufficient
to satisfy the most incredulous. In no 10.
calty heard from, has there been more than
half vote; and in many of the county pre-
cincts no election has been held at ALL 1t is
about time, we think, for some sensible man
to move for putting this matter back to the
Leglslatnre-or what we think would be far
preferable-gvng the appointing power to
the Governor, subject TO the approval of
two-thirds of the Senate.-NaShriHe Daily
NeloS.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

.Y Oregon, just now, is in a peculiar po-
sition. The people of the Territory were
authorized by Congress TO frame State Con-
sttution, which they have done, but Con-
grass failed to pass bill admitting the new
State into the Union. This was not antici-
pated, and Gov. Curry with all the Terrific
rial officers had relinquished office. The
Legislature, which was in session at last
dates, had passed many laws under the State
constitution, and Gov. Whitaker was in full
possession Of the office of State Governor,
while the entire government was carried on
under the new system. This will be anoth-
er complication to harass Congress at the
next session, when Senators and Represen-
tatiees from the State of Oregon will APP
ply for seats to which they are not yet en-.
titled.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

DEPoRTMENT IN RAuDnAn Cana
trial took place a month ago at Rouen in
France, that affords good precedent of ju-
dicial action the world over. Two fellows,
pretending to be gentlemen, were pleased to
talk indecently in railroad car, even after
an angry remonstrance of a worthy farmer,
who happened to be with his daugter in an
opposite seat. He. denounced them TO the
public prosecutor; they were tried by the
Correctional Court; sentence passed on each
was Imprisonment for two months and a
finr of 200 francs.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

o. The London Times states that the
message Of the Queen to President Buehan'
an, containing 80 words, was sent over the
cable in sixty.seven minutes. The message
of the English Directors, containing thirty
one words, was sent in thirty-fve minutes.
the latter was sent first and both were re-
peated to insure accuracy. .r,...... -....
The Queens message had not beeen pub
lished in England. ..
Mr.. Fields first message to the Directors
had been received. 1t contained thirty-eight
words and was transmitted in twenty-five
minutes.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

The MURDERERs ARREsTEDl-We have
just heard of the arrest of the two Lewises,
who murdered Sheriff Queener and his depu-
ty Gibson, of Campbell county, recently.
They were discovered in this county, Sc.
creted at the house of relative, by accident.
A man casually observed the hand OF man
in the crack of the house, in the upper story,
and perhaps, having some slight suspicion
ofthe murderers being harbored in the neigh.
borhood, he said nothing about it, intending
to watch for further developments. Pas
sing around the house carclessy for day
ortwo afterwards, he made other discoveries,
and was confirmed in his opinion that he
had found the offenders. He, accordingly,
made arrangements for their arrest. He col
lected fourteen men, and surrounded the
the house, demanding and offering peaceful
surrender, or Il surrender vi et armiI The
transgressors thought it the best plan to
throw themselves upon the country-into the
arms of the law; and therefore gave them.
selves up and were conveyed 10 Jacksbo-
rough for safe keeping until the next meet
ing of the Circuit Court.-KnoruiAe Reg
lister, oh. ,s... .e,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

NEW YORK, Sept 6.-The steamer Fnl-
ton has arrived off Cape Race, with Liver
pool dates of the 25th. ....., ... g.,-.l
CoTToN.-Sples 3 days $4,000 bales, gen.
| orally closing with an advancing tendency.
| The ship Nlayfower, from New Orleans
for Nantz, capsized at sea, and is total
wreck-lifteen hands were lost. The Captain
and seven Others were saved.
The treaties between The Allies and China
confers The right of having Resident Consul
Generals, and not Ministers at Tieng Sing,
who have direct intercourse with the Empe-
ror's Cabinet .t. ....
The steamer Agamemnon caught fire ana
was slightly injured. 7
Victoria was received Throughout Germa-
ny with extravagant demonstrations Of re-
spect. ''...t
"A collision occurred between the Oxford
and Wolyerhnmpton trains, by which sew
eral were killed, and several severely muir
ed. .n .tIrIltr.f .f..... ..tr o..
The condition of the waters Of the Thames
has improved. Bins 1..H
Chudenas Duncan and Bib OF LiyerPooi
have suspended, their assets cover lhelf IN
bilites. 5000 U.I.
Continental exchanges, especially on Par'S'
are very firm.
a Petersburg dispatch says China IS 70 W
opened TO Foreigners, and the lett DARN VI
the Amoor river is 10 DO the boundary Oe-
tween Russia aud China. a trrH'
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10
TIE CROPS OF 1853.

In previous article we gave an estimate
Of the wheat crop in the United States for
the present year. II was short of an average
estimate. and, indeed, was little less than
the crop of 1856, when only about two
thirs of the land in cultivation this year were
sOwn. The crop Of 1855 was estimated at
l65,OOO.OOO and that of the present year at
l5S,OOO,O 900 bushels.
The New York Courier and Enquirer also
makes an estimate Of the crops Of corn, rye,
oats, potatoes, beans, peas, rice, sugar, tobac-
co, cotton, hay, etc.--wheh will be interes-
ting to our readers. The estimate is made
by adding the annual increase to the returns
of the patent office for 1855. or course,
the estimate cannot be implicitly relied upon,
for it is based upon personal and newspaper
accounts. No one who has not undertaken
to make mp an estimate of the crop of any
one year, from the best information that can
be had, is aware of the trouble. Not unfre-
quuently two persons from the same neigh
borhood, and two papers published in the
same vicinity, will give conflicting accounts
of the growing or gathered crops. He who
attempts to estimate must compare all these
reports, and get at the truth or the most
plausible view of it he can, in spite of con-
ilictng statistics.
If the estimates, with all the disadvan.
tages under which they are made, are to be
relied upon, the following table will show the
CROPS of 1858:
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

.1S- The Nashville Union and American
is again INDUCING its litteness by sashng
away at John Bell. The Union is getting
to be al old paper. II has frequently chang
ed proprietors and editors, and upon many of
the public questions Of the day it has been
rs eccentric rs the wind--as all must be who
follow and keep pace with the ever.shifting
mutations and lodges of the democratic party.
There is one thing, however, in which it has
always been consistent-that is, in assailing
John Bell. A buse of John Bell has been its
pnssion-John Bell is tho great mountain
that has always doomed up before its vision
and for the last ten years, every election
even down to that of city constable-has
called forth from tho Union innnmerable long
and luminous leaders vituperative of John
Bell lie has been the great rock against
which the editors have been eternally batter
ing their heads. And now, when the whole
country knows and feels that he is done
that his career us public man is run--the
Union still has troublesome visions of the
gigantic proportions of John Bell, and its
readers are bored with prosY conjcctures and
charges which smell of the cosruptions of
their authors. The editors of the Union
may be very clever gentlemen for aught we
know, bu; they are occasionally guilty of a
littlcness in regard to John Bell which leads
10 contrary conclusion. l-... Loo.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

~ Mr.. James Landy, the democratic
candidate for Congress in the Third (PhiIa-
dalphia) district of Pennsylvania, in his re-
ply TO the committee who informed him Of
nomination, says
The question Of Kansas consider settled
and entire ly removed from national politics.
The people of tho TArriiory having rejected
the Lecompton constitution, have but TO
frame another, in a just and legal manner,
present it Cor their admission, and Kansas
can assume her proud position among the
other States of the Union, anything to the
contrary notwithstanding.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-09-10

MORE RoWDYIsM-WILL THE Law BE
Observation-Disclosures fatal instance of the
rowdy spirit which reigns in tho community,
and of the miserable neiiiciency of our police,
occurred on Friday evening in that delecta-
BILE region, the haunt of the "Dead Rabbits"
1t appears that three ruffians went into a
saloon in Baxter street, where they had pro-
cured liquor few days previous and refused
to pay for it. The bartender, acting on the
instructions Of his employer, refused to give
them any drink on the second occasion with
out money, when one Of them, on the instant,
drew revolver, and shot him dead on the
spot. AS is customary in such cases, n po-
liceman arrived with great promptitude-im.
medately after the mischief was done: an
instant after the murder was committed
But, with more zeal than the police are in
the habit of exhibiting, the officer succe eded
in arresting two ofthe offending parties and
conveying them to the station house. The
principal rioter, however, escaped. 1t now
remains to be seen whether the perpetrator
Of this foul and wanton murder, if arrested,
will be dealt with as the law and the safety
of society demands, or whether judicial len
lency, legal bubbles or political Juggling will,
as in many other similar cases, be exercised in
his behalf. From past experience we regret
to say that the probabilities seem all in favor
of the latter supposiion. There is nothing
more impossible in law than the conviction
and just punishment OF murderer in New
York.-N. Y Herald. t. .-.. HHt