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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-15


The NEWSPAPER ORGANS OF TIE HorsE-
BREAKERS AND THIEvEs.-Almost every rruter-
nifty has its organ; the clergy have theirs, the
snti-slavery party have theirs, the doctors have
theirs I, the stockholders have theirs. even the
spiritualists and the Mormons have theirs IL
has been left for the present day to see the
housebreekers and thieves Ia command of regu
lar newspaper organs in the city Of New York
We alude, of course, to the New York Tribune
the Times, and the Ereniag Posi-.
When Judge Russell was first elected City
Judge, the universal cry OF the citizens was
that crime was on the increase, that the magis-
tracy was chiefly responsible for it, through
repeated failures 10 administer the law. II was
In everybody's mouth that the Judges seemed
TO sympatbize with the criminals brought be-
fore them, helped them to escape, or, in case of
conviction, sentenced them to mere nominal
penalties. II is doubtless within the recollcc-
ton Of nearly all who read these lines that il
used to he a common remark that If the Judges
would only carry out the Law with rigor, and
show no more mercy to thieves but more to the
people at large, crime would soon be checked,
and tranquility revive
IL was on cry Of this nature that Judge
Russell was elected lie concurred in the pre-
vaiing opinion, and proceeded TO administer the
law with wholesome severity. He despatched
four times as much business in the same
space Of time as other Judges; and
he showed no mercy to convicted criminals.
He set his face against the legal bubbles by
which notorious rascals had so often escaped
the due penalty of their misdeeds in that court.
When man was brought up before him for
sentence, If II appeared that he was one of
the gang which was at that time the scourge Of
the city, and If the case was clearly proved
against him, be gave him such sentence as
will keep him out of harms way for large
portion of his lifetime--uniess, indeed, some
weak Governor should pardon HIM out. Very
soon the reports of Judge Russell's severity
began to make a noise. The rognes were
struck dumb with terror the people we're in
ccstasies at having at last Judge sbo had the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-15

The APPOINTMENT OF Mr.. CruroRp 70 THE
srPErsE BEScH.--This appointment, gives
general satisfaction among moderate conscr-
vatiye men. II is well known that Mr.. Cliff.
ford occupied a respectable position at the bar,
and was noted for the soundncss of his opinions
and the moderation Of his views. As United
States Attorney General, his means of acquiring
experience and Information we're necessarily ex-
tcnsive, and fitted him we'll for the elevated
post which be II now about to Gil.
We notice in certain anti.slayery organs rabid
and furious abuse Of Mr.. Clifford, and of
the administration which appointed him. The
ground Of this abuse is simply that Mr. Cliff
ford's opinions on certain political questions do
not happen TO concur With those of these
journals, and that his prudence and circum-
spection do not permit him to be led astray
by The crazy doctrines which bewilder weaker
minds.
This is a free country, where every man may
speak his mind if he likes; and no one could
have objected If the political opponents of the
party with which Mr.. Clifford has been connect
cd had, temporarily and decently, expressed
their regret that this fish and loaf had not
fallen into their basket. But the vehement and
brutal language in which Mr.. Clifford has been
assailed could hardly be justified If this was
war, and not peace time, and If be were lead
er Of an enemys army, preparing to besiege
the city and massacre the inhabitants Itcould
not be excused IL he were convicted malefsc-
tor, stained with many crime. Applied as il
has been to o gentleman whose character is
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-15

FOREIGN BLUSDERs AND BLUNDERERs-We zee
that some Of our newspapers have been latterly
amusing themselves with the historical and
Typographical blunders committed by foreign
travellers and writer's in connection with the
United States, and amongst the rest, by the
amiable DR.. Mackay. We are not surprised
that this gentleman, occupied as he is, in run
ming through the country, visiting and examin-
ing its curiosities, preparing and delivering
lectures, writing for his newspaper in London,
and receiving and listening to so many toadies,
male and female, should occasionally be be-
trayed into errors of this Sort DR.. Mackay
is a we'll disposed and amiable man. and we
are satisfied does not mean to make mistakes
or misstatements in connection with his visit
amongst us. He is, nevertheless, not remarka-
bic for searching spirit of investigation, as
his lectures on ballad literature prove.
He has ignored, for instance, some of
the principal sources from whence the
ballad poetry of Ireland and Scotland is de-
rived, and has given to few mediocre English
regulations pre-eminence that does not belong
to them. A man of this easy turn of mind is
just the person to be betrayed into involuntary
errors In community amongst whom spirit
of waggery is continually lying in wait to trap
unwary and credulous travellers. Having been
so long subjected to the abuse and ridicule re-
sulting from the Misrepresentation of ma
liciously disposed writer's, our people have got
into the habit of paying their foreign visiters
back in their own coin, by examining them with
the most absurd inventions and fabricatiOns
In this way the correspondents of certain
foreign newspapers have been themselves made
the instruments of furnishing the journals
which have distinguished themselves as the Or
cans of these calumnies. The London Tines
for instance, has not as yet recovered from the
ridicule with which the Arrowsmith letters over
whelmed it, and even the efforts that it
has since made to establish character
| for accuracy in matters connected with this
country, by sending here fresh correspondents,
| has not been entirely successful. In the COM
munications which it has latterly published the
same gobe-mo,che tendency and lOoseness of state
ment have been observable. II was the like
! qualities that enabled some Of the practical
| jokers about Congress to befog the Hon. Miss
| Murray, and to destroy the character Of all
otherwise clever book, by the foolish stories
which they palmed off upon her. The fact is
| that Enclishmen and English women are so
thickly fortified in their self esteem that they
! are slow to imagine 30 grave an offence to their
dignity as that of people poking fun at them
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-15

SHALL ALIENS HOLD REAL EsTATE?-We are
gratifed to observe that the Hon. Mr.. Mather,
Senator from the city Of New York, has intro
duced a bill permitting aliens to hold and con-
vey real estate. The law as it stands, asworked
great detriment to the interests of the agricul-
tural portions of the State, as well to those Of
the city. Thousands of the very best class of
European agriculturists who possess pecuuiary
means, often very large, have annually gone
through New York to the West with their
money, rather than violate q natural sentiment
of generation for home, by rcnouncing their re-
spective countries and governments To this
cause the slow growth Of the interior Of the
State is attributable, in comparison to the rapid
increase of population in the Western States.
The existing law has forced many rich TO-
reigners who do business in this city to establish
their country residences in New Jersey, instead
of investing their money in edifices erected on
this island.
For example, were no such law in existence
Mr. Cunard would have built the docks for his
steamship line at this side of the North river
instead of locating them in Jersey City; and
Joseph Bonaparte would undoubtedly have Sc
lected one of the beautiful sites on the Hudson
for his residence in preference to Bordentown,
New Jersey. There are many other capitalists
also, whose names We cannot now recall, who
would have availed themselves of similar
privilege had such a mischievous enactment
been long ago wiped of the statute books.
New York is behind time in continuing to re-
fuse to aliens the right to hold landed property
within her limits, as that privilege is accorded
by almost every other civilized community in
the world. The total repeal Of The law US il
exists would be Of the greatest possible benefit
in the present crisis, as it would present facili-
ties for the prompt aud satisfactory liquidation
Of foreign indebtedness in landed property, both
in the city and in the interior Of the State.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-15

above reproach whose whole life has been hon
orable and respectable, and whose station ent-
ties him to at least some outward show of re-
spect, it is a disgrace to the journals which
used it, and to the country to which they
belong
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-15

THE TEXAS FILIBUsrKRS RALLYHG ON THE RIO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE NAVAL ANo
CONSULAR APPOINTMENTS ETC
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-15
Facts for Voters TO Remember.

REMEMBER that John J Adam;
the bred Scott, Lecompton candidate for
Auditor General was State officer at the
time the Detroit and Pontiac Railroad
bonds were compromised and that he was
on: ofMe agents hrough ,chon, ne Stute
lost orer THREE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY~SEVEN THOUSAND DOL
LARS, IN a single transaction.
REMEMBER that Geo. B. Cooper.
the Dred Scott. Lecompton candidate Tor
Congress, ,ras also ,Stote officer vhea
the claim Of the State against tie Road
acas RELINQUlSHED FOR "FIF-
TEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, in
cash." and seventeen thousand IN so0c-
thing else.
REMEMBER that tho Locofoco State
officers re-issued SIXTY-FIVE THOU
SAND DOLLARS of Government Stock
bills, by which the people 'cere dctrouded
out Of that amount.
REMEMBER that the l.ocofocos paid
a frduauleat claim Of TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOL
LARS, to the Phcnix Bank.
REMEMBER that the Locofocos paid
in the same year as the above, and mostly
in the same onth, other fraudulent claims
amounting to THIRTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
REMEMBER that they permitted the
interest on over s900,0 900 of tie State
debt that they created to remain unpaid
until it had more than doubled while they
kept the money in the Treasury FOR
THEIR OWN PRIVATE USE, paying
to the State in seren gears for interest on
the surplus, less than sirtcen huadrcd dol
Mrs.
REMEMBER that they lost to the
School fund by fraudulent sale Of a sim
gle section of mineral School lands, TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY TUOU
SAND DOLLAR.S.
REMEMBER that Charles t. Stuart,
the bred Scott, Lcconpton candidate for
Governor, has promised if elected he uW
restore TIE SAME STATE or THINGS as
that under which THESE STIPEND
Gus FRAUDS wcre committed.
REMEMBER, finally, that the bred
Scott, I.ecompton Democracy of Michigan
are committed to this fraudulent Jhghtcn-
ing policy, and arc doing all in their pow
or to .foSfe', al once more upon d,e State,
by clecting Chas. T. Stuart and his
Pro-Slayery colleagues to Office.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-15


MAnoMEr. Slightly above the middle
SIZE, his figure, tho spare, was handsome
and commanding, the chest broad and
>oeu, The bones and framework large the
Joins we'll kuit together. His neck was
long and finely moulded The head, uu-
usually large, gave space for broad and
nObly brew. The hair, thick Jet black,
and slightly curling fell down over his
ears. The eyebrows were arcaed and
joined ) the countenance thin, but ruddy.
Ills large eyes, intensely black and pierre
ing, received addi tional luster from their
long dark eyelashes. The nose was high
and slightly aquilino, but fine, and at the
end attenuated. The teeth were far
apart a long, black, bushy beard,
Ivcahed to the breast, added manliness and
presence. His expression was pensiye
and contem )lative The face beamed with
Intelligence, though something Of the SEN
uous aso might be there disccrncd. The
skin Of lis body was clear and soft the
only hair that met the eye was fine thin
line which ran down from tie neck to.
wsrds the navel His broad back leaned
slightly forward as he walked aud his
step was hasty, yet sharp and decided, like
that of one rapidly descending dccliyity
There was something unsettled in his
hlood-shot eye, which refused to rest upon
ita object When he turned towards you,
]. was never partially, but with the hole
body.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-15

g<s" Remember, that the Republican
party, through its Press, have not shown
the people what has become of that half
million dollars left in the Treasury at the
, close of Gov. Barry's Administration, and
also the large appropriations made by their
Legislature, but takes the ground that if
one administration does wrong, they can
Justify their own frauds, BY charging the
former Administration of fraud - Hest
ern Chronicle
Either the Chronicle has very treacl.
erous memory, or very bad morals-it has
either forgotten that the Republican party
has shown over and over again " what be-
came Of the half-millions dollars" or qci7-
fully falsifes the fact. There il scarcely
week for the last year that the Adrertis-
en- has not told the people alldbout il
The State officers have accounted for every
dollar of it, and thA Chronicle and every
other bred Scott organ in the State not
only know how it has been expended, but
that every dollar has been hone silly expen-
ded for Legitimate and proper objects
They all know that the present Admin
istration have paid about $500, 900 more
towards the completion Of necessary pub
lie buildings than the Lccofocos that
they have paid off $50, 900 of the princ-
pal Of the State debt, while the Locofocos
paid nothing, and even run the State in
debt; that they have paid $S7 900 more
interest on the public debt than the Loco
focos did and that they have paid $4,000
for compiling and printing the laws Of the
State to meet an urgent public want con
templated by the constitution.
Here is an expenditure of about 5000,
600 for objects whose public utility no one
has ever disputed--or no nan of honesty
and intelligence of any party, which has
fallen upon the present Administration
beyond what their I.ocofoco predecessors
were required to pay or dit pay to promote
the general welfare Of the State. This
sum exceeds more than $4,000 the
amount they found in the Treasury unap-i
propriated. Thousands of dollars bcsi les
have been expended to advance the gcncr
al interests of the State by the party now
in power, which were avoided by the 10
cofccos that they might keep large amt
in the Treasury for their own use. And
all this has been done without increasing
the State debt, with largely diminished re-
ceipts in the Treas Try Diet. Idc.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-15
k.ate Eiecti1nI.

State elections were held IN three states
last Tuesday, viz: Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and Indiana. Besides State Oifi,ers, ftiy-
sece@ Congressman were elected. Politi-
caily these states are now represented by
80 Democrats, and q Republicans. How
the last election has changed these figures;
we are unable yet to determine; We hope,
however, before going to press, to be able
to give our readers cheering account of
more Republican victories.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-15
PROBATE NOTICE,

CTATE OF MICIlGAN-Van Buren, County
y Probate Court for said county. Notice 10 here
by given that application has boen made 10 said
court by Samuel 5. Whitlook, for proving tho last
will and testament Of Aaron Whitock, deceased
Il is, therefore, hereby ordered, that the eli hth
day of November next he aud the same is hereby
appoir Ted for hearing said application, and for
proving said viii and testament,at the Probate
office, in Paw Paw, in said county, at ten o'clock
IN the forenoon, and il is also ordered that all per-
sons interested in the estate Of said deceased ar
pear before the Judge Of eid cour, al the time and
place above mentioned 20 contest the probate Of
aad will. II Is further ordered, that the above
notice and order he published IN the True Norther-
ref, newspaper published IN said county, once in
each week, fer three sloces.ivo weeks, preeed:rg
said day Of hea.;rg
lsSwS. 4. W NASH
October 10th les Iutrs e ryoks,.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-15
rTore Republican Victories
Connecticut, All Right.

Connecticut is ALPHABETICALLY
so.-and nothing but t'e Indifference OF
friends can at any time place her in
a wrong position We have returns from
ll5 towns. The Republicans have carried
60--thc Administration 49-in II towns
the Board is divided-and in one the re-
turn is uncertain. The republicans have
gained u towns, ano the Adminls,ra-
ton & .-TNew Haven Palladium.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-15
The state Deb,--,iow the Account Stands.

Democratic editors are daily rci;crat-
ing the charge, that the Republican Adj
ADMINISTRATION have increased the State debt.
4 reference to official documents will set
tie all questions of fact, pertaining to
democratic or Republican admnistra-
tons. See page ,, Treasures report of
1857 and you will see that the Republi-
cans paid, ON the principal Of the State
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-15

tHT CAPTURED AFRICANs-T.eU Uni
I'd states lrigato Niagara sailed on Sun
der 70 Caarleston, 20 receive on board the
Africans captured by the United States
zig Dolphin, and convey them to Liberia,
ghero they will be placed in the keeping
Of the Colonization Society for one year,
the government paying the expenses.
The Washington Union, Buchansn's or
gan, apologies to the owners Of the Dem
ocratic party in the slave States, for the
action of the President in sending these
negroes back to Africa, on the ground Of
its legal necessity the President &" had
no opinion" Hear it
1" As various discussions have been late
~ rife in the Union on the propriety or
oSpedieucy of returning these captives
again to their native coasts, and the sub
Jet has been treate as if the President
possessed under the law an option whether
to send them back - Africa or retain
chem on this account, it is proper that we
should here quote the laws under which
his procee ,ings have been taken, from
which il will b, seen lie was allowed no
such option as that we have alluded to-
The Uuioa itself, and no doubt those
Cor whom it speaks, had other preferences
II they could have had their own way IN
the matter, the captiycs would have been
" consigned to a congtnial and notural
bondage on oar southern plantations. -
Hear the National organ again:
at is not FOR us to comment upon the
policy of law which eonsigns these cap
tiycs again, after b"t a years respite, to
the miserable existence which they had
escaped on their native shores or to raise
the question uhether their oup wcltarc
woUH not hare Jceu better consulted by rr-
toit iag hem here-eithcr coasigning
them TO coagea,ol and mttur0i bondage
on our southern plantations, or turning
them over to the official philanthropy of
New England Aboltionism. Ha est scrip
IN lex; and while it continues thus to be
written. auch discussion would be only
= vain speculation.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-15
Main Flee ions---Oncial.

The Kcnebec journal of Saturday con
tuins the complete official returns Of the
recent election. Coy Morrill's majority
is < 81
Both the doubtful Congressional Dis
tricts prove Republican. Fosters MAORI
ty in the 9Th being l37, and ir~nch's in
the Sd being j6. This makes the dclcga-
ton unanimous. Tho Legislature stand :
SEHAYE.-3l Republicans.
iIousE-l03 Republicans. 70 Don
ocratic
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-15
Question for the People TO Answer.

TIE Stare Democratic Party contend
that Il requires 9S, 800 pcopie % moke a
Free State Of Kansos, 'chite thy are ea-
ling TO haze 4 come an as a ,SloUe State
Nth only $4,000
THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND PEG
Pile ARE ENOUGH TO FORM A
SLAVE STATE, WHY SHOULD
THEY NOT BE ENOUGH TO FORM
\ FREE STATE?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-15
An OVER TAXED PFopLE.-The gr

Az OVER TAXED PEopLE.-The gross
amount OF State Taxes paid By sixteen Of
tho richest men in lngham County is
t,oenty-seren dollars and .ftty cents, or less
than t'co dollars piece. These are the
kind of " burthens" the Republicans have
imposed upon the people Of Michigan, and
over which the bred Scott press of this
State has kept up such terrific howl day
and night, in season and out of season. for
the last year or more People Of Michi-
gan, do you not think you are greatly
injured and oppressed people IT you
believe the Locotoco press, you cannot
doub. it, If our readers will examine the
matter in different parts of the State, we
have no doubt that they will be found to
be as severely oppressed as the wealthy
men of Ingham county are.-Det. Adr.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-15

Bes- If the swamp lands had been ad.
vertiscd under the law enacted by the
I.ocofocos it would have cost the State
s24l,7S0 Under the law enacted by
the Republicans, it only costs sl2, $50
This makes direct saving to the people
of s229,225 in single item. Perhaps
this is little greater proportion of saving
than has generally resulted from the policy
adopted by the Republicans; but it is
only an indication of the uniform econo-
my they have adopted throughout the
whole administration bet. Adv.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-15
AnIzoNA.-The largest political CO

ARIzoNA.-The largest political con.
vention ever held OH the Rio Grande, as
Senbled at Messilla, on the 81 of Septem-
berthe delegates represented about 10,
600 people. Resolutions were passed
calling on Congress to organize Terri
torial Government at an early day; ex.
pressing determination not to send mem.
bers to the Legislature of New Mexico,
and to hold new election for Delegates to
Congress, in order to show larsely-increas.
ed vote since last year at the latest ad.
vices, considerable emigration was coming
into Arizora, from Texas and the South.
trn S'ates. Is we'll a. from The Ncrtbwoet
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-15

Full reports of the elections just held
in the great States Of Pennsylvania, Ohio,
and Indiana, have not been received, but
enough has come to hand, to show that
great aud glorious victories have been
achieved in all of the above states. Truth,
Justice and Liberty, have again triumphed
over trucking, subservient, and treachcr-
Gus doughfacism, Buchanan has been
most sienally rcbuked in his own Stat =
j. CLANCY Jones, his bosom friend and
man Friday, has been terribly Defeated
Full reports have been received from
Maine, showing that the Republicans have
carried every Congressman, besides elect
ing Their entire State ticket. Connect
cut, also has helditS town meetings, show
ing Republican gain Of fourteen towns.
In two wears more,-we think, the Kansas
question will be settled to the satisfaction
Of the entire north, and, a c. H. Stuart
said the other day, with large Republican
gains all over the country. "Wd2'5
0Jroi8.