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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-22
The, Union and the Oregon Bill.

The, Union and the Oregon Bill,
The ss;tiAmerican union,n declares that
Mr.. Bingham voted against the bill for the
admission Ofthe State of Oregon.
WE ASK FOR rHE PROOF.
20 viii the editor Of the Union tell us who
voted in the House f3r the Oregon Bill !!
Publish the vote, or admit that YOU
HAVE MADE ANOTHER CHARGE
against Mr. Bingham, WITHOUT know
ing whether it is TRUE or FALSE
=. .GrPGBLIsH THE yOTE.-c0
Who voted for the Bill9 and who voted
againststhe bill. orr o.,p aI @
1.-THE RECORD WILL NOT ERR.
Give your readers the RECORDl!! d
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WHAT WINES ARE MADE oF.-Iiran

WHAT WINES ARE MADE oF.-Hiram
Cox M. D.. Of Cincinnati, has made the
following startling statement :. g. asa y
During the summer Of 1856, ] analyzed
a lot of liquors for some conscientious
gentlemen Of our own city who would not
permit me to take samples to my Office,
but insisted on my bringing my chemicals
and apparatus to their store, that they
might see the operation. accordingly
repaired 10 their store, and analyzed sam
Piles OF sixteen different lots. Among these
were Port ,vine, Slerty 'Uins and Made
ilia wine. The distilled liquors were some
pure and some vile and pernicious imisa.
tions.: but the wines had not, one drop of
thejuice Of the grape The basis of the
Port wine was diluted sulpburic acid,
colored with cider berry juice, with alum,
sugar and neutral spirits The base o.
the Sherry ,Oine aoas d sort Of pale malt
sulphuric acid, from the bitter almond oil
with percentage Of alcoholic spirits from
brandy. The basis Of the Madeira was ;
decotion of hops, with sulphuric acid
honey, &c., spirits from Jamaica rum
The same week after analy4ipg the, above
and exhibiting the quality and characteI
Of the liquors to the proprietors, q sextpr
Of one Of our churches informed me tha
he had purchased a gallon Of the abov'
PORT ,rine, to be used in his church OF
the next Sabbath, for sacramontal purpo
ses, ond that for this vile mixture Of sui
phuric acid, alum, and elder berry juic,
he paid $2,75 per gallon. Ind ,iaqmsze.
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r.
ments 10 settlers. This quarter Of our
commonwealth is destined soon 10 be
checkered with railroads and teeming |
with an immense population.
The above from the " Erie Bulletin" of
Sept. 4th, refers to d project long talked Of,
and IL the crash III railroad securities had
kept off for ten years, would probably have
been accomplished, But we want some
better evidence ofthe opening Of this grand
route than is afforded by telegraphic dis
patches. The course Of the New York and
Erie Road, which has just been carrying
freight and passengers at prices scarcely
paying the cost transportation, without
!. any allowance for interest on the 100000
900 invested in thecOnstruction andequip,
Iment Of that road, would, We, should think,
| forever end her fiaanciering in behalf Of
new roads,. r 1EI4 M,
| we are aware that this great broad guage
route above spoken Of is in theory to do all
the business betweeh the East and West,
and of course, so far is hostile to our local
\ intetests. We know that in this age OF
competition Pittsburghmost takc'care eJf
herself by Offering superior inducements to
trade and travel to pass through her, that
if she does not do SO she cannot expect
them. If, however, she is not. to be dis.
turbed in these until the fr,anciering pol.
icy Of the New York and Erie shall raise
$50, O,OOO,ONO. or $4Q,O0l,OOO Of capital tc
invest in new bonds, while she does no
pretend topay any interest upon her pres
ent investment then we think Pittsburgh
. is safe enppgn, duringo our lifetime. Rail
: roading like other business, has reache,
! that point where it's projectors must On
l syfer the question, will it ppy?s we ma.
Z hope gradual extension Of our system ,un
3 der theIP Pennsylvania Railroad policy whiel
l. at leasts endeavors to pay interest on tn
% capital already invested. ra,i e1 70
v But the New Yolk and Erie policy =
d doing a tremendous business, at rates be
e low the cost Of repairs and running expe
Z ses, must forever stop all extension Of he
Z system. Railroad Directors may be mad
e men, but capitalists, whose fingers are nc
: already burnt, viii not allow them to hav
is anything to say in new investments A
J. interests that hope for newrailroad exter
h sions must make up theirmind to pay rate
% chat will compensate the capital to be il
IS vested.-[Pitt. True Press.
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pskin 4 Seen by an American,

Correspondent of the Philadelphia
EaQsifer was at lPekin. the capital Of
China ! short lime ago, and what be saw
oft, how itimpressed hins he thus des'
On. bitviyg Al tts capital Qf tho Chi
nesef fempiie Ne find city containing
about two millions Of inhabitants, Such
is the estimate, but doubtless calculs-
lion is made in the u Ral spirit Eastern
exaggcratibn. Be tAht as il may, ethe
wal i are fouAcen miles in circumfsfance
twenty eight feet hikh, twsnty-fqsr feet
thick at ths base, and twelve at he top
Thete are Spacious ,lowers'all around, ct
seventy feet distant frop,yeaclt other, and
| al the gates. are look out barracks Tor the
soldiers nine stories in height. The me:
trepolisjs divided into twospartS, ,yone in
habitedSby Farlass and The other BY the
Chinese In each there is a street fouT
miles long and one hundred and twenty
feet wide, and The Emperor's palaces. and
gardens occupy two-lhirds Of The Tartar
city; and all this besides the suburbs
which are nearly as populops as the city
proper. Is. UIu8JBS
| Pekin Is located sixty miles south 0
the famous Chinese wall, and therefore
much exposed to northern and hoslil!
neighbors; yet its fortifcations,are strong
and, until the vast machinery Of moderI
artillery was invented, the brother OF eih
sun ,ppd moon was perlepily secure in hl
palatial halls, the walls, passions, an
: lowers being impregnable in ancient times
! Although Tie country about Pekin is sand
: aid unfertile, Jef provisions abound ibein
brought ty canals from all the gIeatrlveri
and also with lis commerce, the merchant
J being paid in money as the capital is n
e chief recipient of, ,ihereyenues ofall Ch
|, ma. 1t has ever been regarded as a yer!
. exclusive, place., the presence OF no, iol
{, eigner being permitted within IFS walls
i bit now the outside barbarlans' are in
e fair way Of overlapping the sacred bout
3 daries and its probable that this &c
S together with the eopening of Japan, ma
e prove an important step'towards the ine.
7. guration Of Christianity among the mi
Q lions who are now benighted in Page
u idolatry and superstition. rJ ADS ls aoil
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nistinotlon in Statesmanship.


Every age must find men to mould into
useful form its %hims, and clench sturdily
its temporal heresies, These are by COM
mon consent, chiefs among the mental war
riors Of their times, and representatives of
,hea9gregate intellect ofthe people. Sus-
tanned by proud reliance on their own re-
sources. and invested in the gorgeous dra-
perry Of acquired learning, these words nd
libitum, the sinews Of the body polite, Of
which, by theory, they are only constituents.
Perfect statesmanshp must be at all times
cast in the proper mould it is future ex-
cellence outlined by present need--a type
Of that, which, as yet, is not. There was
q craftsmanship of old, which made the
practical robbery Of inferior States, and the
covert sapping of superior governments, its
two greatest principles. There was a
niedieval statesmnnship which could be in
fuenced by the animosities and chickering's
of old houses; and which, beneath the
kindest farcial appearance, was wont tC
qplot perplexity"for its unsuspecting neigh.
bors. Though they both worked by means
despicable between man and his fellow, YET
they, each in turn wheedle from us poo
benison, Arrogant patronage bestowed up
On the sciences, and mouldy crumbs funl
grudgingly to men Of better call, for ack
nowledgements to the former; gay tourna
meats, kipgly feats in arms, and condescen
Ing bestowal Of favor upon plebeian merit
excite anenthusiasm which ignores the lat
teF's wicked erookedHess Of policy: R1a
The Greeian and Roman policie may b
illustrated, in their nobleraspec.s, by thei
respective aTchitectures. Both were cold
systematicql and glossy--eycry combigu
tion in perfect harmony with the define
plnn---everg line squared or triapgulpte.-
in the medi@val there was gfotesquenesI
Theirs was also a great haughtiness in III
ancient, but It was huugbtiness whicl
after labor could become mirthfulHess.
demons eyes peePing from the carved lea
ing, and tongues Of fame, cumbent aboI
the fixtures ofthe capitol, dscomposed Il
timid observer, there we're also smiling +
ces. laughing tests and curious wittlcism
With the ancient, there was unceasiI
readinessto upset those,who,by any ,meai
scramble into power. IN the medi@vl
there was sort Of illegitimpte inspitutio
Ga9smitted from ruler to ruler, whl'
sought TO defend those in power, ps u
anpipteA of God, One valqed as its oy
tutelaFaiyinity. fresh from thebrain Off
finite fDreeast. The other as Scandin
gshh goddess; buxon, strens, and able
gex nightly, the superior deitsos; lBO
these systems have, passed away thou
wjthits old proportions Of sqrli1ess, big
" apd abuse, hps beef, now enables. q.
meet the wants Of anotbs faI diaere
age, .r.,;e
a4qie stateSmanship which nov cxhib
jlseif, fesistsa, III its earliest Advance, !
consuming influences Of the fires viii
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MNohle Conduet.. q

Sunday night FIRE broke out in the
drug store Of DR.. Harris, in Cincinnati,
and the dense smoke shot up rapidly to
the fourth story occupied az q residence
BY Mf. Duncan. When the Hook and
Ladder Company arrived Mrs. D., was
seen at lAe window imploring aid and
apparently abOa.ito 10 lespto The ground
She was shouted to TO keep back and
close, the window, which 'ssbe. did A
ladder was spOp rppi qP. and the Gazslt'
says: 1aaiais saa 5iits o7sli bG ,ta3
Policeman George Carr q noble fellow
and brave officer, ventured up the ladde
and into the room, at the risk Of bis lille
Water was freely played on, and he spor
appeared bearing Mrs Duncan. AS sh,
was safely brought down, the pent VI
feelings Of the Iefo@d burst into lou
cheers and olspping Of hands. Gecfg
ventured in again and brought outs child
which was passed downm A third tim
he entered and brought out the remainin
child. Each time he appeared with hi
precious human freight, the crowd CAV
him hearty cheers. There was in MI
Duncan's room besides herself and tw
children, a hired girl who had got OF
while the others were escaping in from
to the back windows in the third story
whence she leaped on TO a porch an
escaped with no injury. beyond a fe'
bruises, and some suffocation.ot ~tE +,
All were nearly suffocated, and Nj
Carr Atl2a o'clock yesterday mornin
was sspeechless and in very critical COZ
dition. He had inhaled great quantilit
ofsmoke and was in intense pain.
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A Long Concealed Murder Revealed.

A Long Concealed Murder Revealed
A dog recently Brought skull 70 bis
master in the woods, near Detroit, Mich,
and on investigation The" body Of Rail
Road conductot named john lHIcKEV
formerly of Georgia was discovered He
must have been killed nearly a yeat'ago.
An Irishmsp named Kenuedyissuspected
Of the murder, but he has escaped The
Detroit Free Press says;g ,g syo,, ayeso
We have here a case which does NOT
often occur. A man.is murdered, robbed
and left in the woods, in The midst Of a
swamp. The murder remains a secret
for nearly year, and is finally revealed
by a dog which brings the skull Of the
murdered man 10 his master, having
gnawed il for his supper. The letters
found reveal the name Of the murdered
man and the murderer, after, the silence
Of months had rested upon the terrible
deed. The murderer is tracked from one
extremity of the Union to, the other. ,lhret
times escapes as If by the interposition oI
supernatural aid, and still remains ac lib
erty. &rhs proofs that can be brough
against him are overwhe helming, and woult
result in his conviction if he could b
found. The. facts until now have eNbeer
confined to those first cognizant of them
but SO long time having elapsed, tn
propriety of making them public is nj
longer doubtful. The murderer is though
to be in the North, probahlyin Illinois o
some other Western State.
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The Slaves of the Echo.

The .Advocate and Journal, referring
10 this case, says: "One of those mon
strosi,ies of American opinions which
disgrace us as a nation is now showing
itself in the South The SLAYER Echo
has been brought into Charleston by our
naval officers laden with wretched .Afri-
cans. No sooner does she arrive than
Carolina and Virginia papers propose to
have the rescued victims sold into Amer
lean slavery, instead of being sent back
to their country according to the usage of
the powers engaged with us in the sup
pression Of the maritime slave trade. 1t
does seem that ultra politicians in the
South are demented on this question of
slavery. Perhaps, however, this Judicial
blindness and infatuation is Gods retri-
butive means for the overthrow Of them
selves and their policy. 1t seems in7o
sible that the reAecting, and especially
the professed Christian people Of 1.-The
South, can + see with indifference this
demoralization of public opinion and dis
grace of !heir country before the whole
world. This infamous proposition is
now to 60 to Europe, to be spread agains
us in all its newspapers in connection
with the mobocratic affair at Quarantine
We shall soon be stencil in the, nostril'
of the world if the laws and public opin
ion are not speedily brought TO beal
against such infamies. We are happy Y
notice that, by order of the government
the slaves in question are to be returnet
to Africa, and that the noble Niagara i
to convey them" - % '
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The Ocean Telegraph.

4hO VIVIAN 4OANS1
The long delay in the measures to
secure public use Of the Gable, has called
forth many complaints and many doubts
and fOrebOdmg prophecies. These have
induced such expressions of confidence
in the success of the use Of Hughes in
strument, that most Of our readers have
ere this, had their confidence restored.-
Among the communication thus elected,
is the annexed interesting letter, which
we geam from the Philadelphia Press:
In your paper Of this morning, | find
the following in an extract from Tai. p
Shanner's article on "the transatlantic
telegraph" and / refer 10 it merely to
show with what good reason we may ex-
pect a practical success from the tests
about to be made by Prof. Hughes, with
his invention upon the cable line. Shaft
ner says: O ~; ''I,@ '''' 90.
The easiest word that can be sent is
one composed Of dots, and for This Illus
tration, the word Mississippi may be Sc
lected, which in the telegraph language,
is written thus: 70 ' at. Ai "h
- - "...' i. :. -. -. :. 80. ...'.' :.
NJ ias0S"i up p /
'G"In writing this word. there are thirty
dots and two dashes, say thifty-two i'm
pulses of electricity. The spaces between
the dots, require as much time in writing
lie word as is employed for making the
dots tits only necessary, in the present
case, TO estimate the time required to send
the dots" !'-"'H' -'s ..N 2
| II has been proved that about one i'm
pulse or shock every two seconds, (ol
thirty per minute, can be sent through
the Cable successfully. In the Morse
alphabet, (the one which has been tried
a line is equal, in time to two dots; The
space between dots, 10 form the character
or letter, to one dot, and the space be-
tween the characters, 10 two dots; there
fore, under the most favorable circumstan
ces, with everything adjusted to send th'
word Mississippi, containing two lines
thirty dots and twenty one spaces. woult
require one minute twelve and one hal
seconds, by the Morse system. With thu
Hughes system, a single pulsation O.
shock only is necessary to transmit AMI
printany one letter perfectly. The spa
cling is accomplished by the action Of tn
instrument moment the letteriis re
corded. Therefore the word Mississippi
composed Of eleveniletters, could be trans
miaed and recordedby the Hughes system
with but eleven phlsations Or shocks, or
at the present rate. through the cable lin
in t,centg t,co seconds. ' +"
AS the whole country is interested i
: the successful working Of the transatlan
tic line, and many are already despoudine
the foregoing statemon! may give encouI
agement.
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING

TERMS OF ADVERTISINlSy~ =
onesquare IL lines rless. ] insertion, :. 81 90
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Every subsequent insertions, .....3iA
One column per year, H., s...-L :! (. 10000
Professionalism business cards per year.. 4, ,OC
When there is no contract made and the mum
Der Of insertions is not marked on the cards o.
advertisements at the time they are handed ii
forpublicatiOn,th they will be continued in unit
tlsyare ordeved out,an charged by the square
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-17

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49, sssass.s, A. 40 - Hs's Il ~
AxnIvEnb 8
s21nsr 3Smestewn. e.rrisA. New York. mdss
stsamsr Go Pssbsdy, Plitchs.s. baltimore. mdss.
Aa fa,s fAsaso@. oulrs. Nsw York. suaao. Nh
$500 siels..os. sistsr.on. Boston. ndss.
sshuossr Danviils. Chester. New York. ndss. D Z
sshoonsr . o.i:a,p.; P,srson. Is hours, from New
sehosnsr Jonas spsrf. van Fels. New York. sus
e seSooasp l...e Hickey. Harvey, New York. su~
Schooner sonnsrasld. ehorssr. PcwsIrs Creek.
Schooner Cstharins Maria. -. phIla .slphia, coal
) @ a.rs wins, North. Jane. river. -A...
hazan ~ SAILED. 8
Slogan esss se:.Es slsts'o' rais Boston, ad'
NoaroIk, Aug i6.-Arriyed. British schr. mary,
Hslif;x. B schr 7 HowaL. y dsysftom T T
The schr Assliss from Es.ark sor Baltimore, e
s:aore SMITH, Island .i b scs on
ashore at smiths leland, 18th fnstanS. Vessel and
cargo total loss. Crew saved.
eisas. d ae6moas. Va. Nelson. Mater. from Rio
do Janeiro. July 81.
PAssEnGERs PER STEAMSHIP JAxasrowK. PARRISH.
master, from New York: sSs4
Mrs Lieut. Harold, Capt lockwood, U = N, Mrs g
Morse aud child, 7 Love.and, Mrs L Pullen. W
Rutitr and lady Capt W q Jones and lady, W a
Hannay. 4 Crosby, o Perry. W II Forbes, Mrs q
Exnll, Or W H Ethsridae, las Carln. schenck
and LADY, " u Downs. Jacob Gabriel. A Nash. =
Mcpherson, Jas Mahegsn. VIM Hurley = Dove. J
w Uranharf. w A Wright, q r Orump. Rofke,
II Godwin. W Lubag. seaIuen for ship Heinrich
Won eager" Hampton Roads. and 10 In steerase.
john Tunis, B Il Tavlor. Morse. Miss W W DEFY.
Hardgrove, B 6wath ney. r. Kersey, Il Tucker.
Geo W Darracott, II 2 Darracott, lady and daughter.
Geo Cooper, Chas Waterman, w Todd. Mrs Captain
Parrish and servan t. Mrs Il Guy. FL Forbes.
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NJ Tn GnsAr HEALTH RHsroRER

TIE LIFE OF THE FLESH Is IN TIE BLooD.-When
the Blood becomes vtiated impure or too weak. the
flesh looses its vitality the skin becomes yellow and
ton follow the spirits droop. Nervousness common
ces and life becomes burden.
HARTSHoRNE'S HEALTH KESTORER, Oh
SARSAPARII4LA CORDIAL.
Acts upon the Blood, Liver. Stomach and Bowels
new viger and tone to o constitution i'm
paired by disease from any cause. 1t remover Pig,
pies and all skin eruptions; arouses the phi sical
powers of both sexes, gives bloom to the pallid
cheek, and makes one Joyous and happy. Though
taste 1t is particularly adapted to Female com
plants which in their very nature are exhausting
or Kidney and Bladder affec tions. il acts like Q
charm. Quart bottles 81, small bottles 50 cents.
Sold by PURCELL. LADD Co; FISHER WINSTON;
PETERSON; BopEKER; GARLICK; w P LADD; MILLS.
PAUGH L JOHNSON; DUvAL MORROW; o A .TREcKER
AND DoWpIN. my 3l-d&cw3m
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- NEW SCHEDULE.-The

- NEW SCHEDULE.-The
F o Mail Steamships JAMESTOWN
SS16k(fn and ROANOKE are both on the
!. = route now between New York AID
The JAMES TOWN, Capt. PARRISH. leaving New
York every SATURDAY, at 3 O'Clock, and the
aIoa, Capt SKINNER every "WEDNESDAY
Returning, the JAMESTOWN leaves Richmond
every TUESDAY evening at 4 O'Clock, and the
kOA NOk every FRIDAY evening. AZ O'Clock. for
New York, touching at Norfolk each way
Cabin passage, including Meals and State Room
accommodations only $40
Steorage passage. only IS.
For further informal ton, regarding freight en-
uire at cur office.
LUDbAM h WATSON.
mn Opposite Steamers Wharyee
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~JAcKson's CRLsBRArxD BrrrEas.

~ JACKSON CKEsbKA11D
II Won have Ague and Fey-r. ,,rrvvs
n you have Bilious Fever. - o,,,o n,nrrpa
IT you have Dyspepsia. ,,,rr.ps
II you na'e TAKE JACKSONs BITTERs
AsaTONIC and eurer Of General Debility, II Is
unsurpassed a.
,.rt. .er bottle II JACKSON.
an ia-ts Proprietor.
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W- No FAMILY can afford to be with

out MUSTANG LINIMENT in their house. The
many ACCIDENTS we are liable to- may render IL ne
cessary any moment and nothing is capable of per-
forming ruch certain cure. (Ertrdct) I'm lifting
the kettle from the FIRE 1t caught and snalded my
hands and person very severely-One hand almost
to crisp. The torture was unbearable 1t was an
peared to extract the pain almost Immediately 1t
healed rapidly and left scar OF account CHAs.
Foster, 40 Broad street, Philadelphia" 1t is truly
wonderful article. 1t will cpre any case of Swell
ing, Burns, Stiff Joints, Eruptions or rheumatism.
For horses il should never be dispenred with. One
dollars worth of Mustang has frequently saved
Spawn and Founders BetcGre Of i8ittdtions. Sold
in all parts of the habitable Glebe.
BARNES 4 PARK, Proprietors,
iy 2S-d&cIm New York.