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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-30

OXFORD, ss.-At court Of Probate held at Dix.
field, within aud forthe county Of Oxford, on
the fourteenth day of September, A. ID. 1859.
Ga the petition alorcsaid--
O,irod, That the .aid petitioner give notice
to all persons Interested by causing copy If Thu.
order o. be- Published three weeks succes-iyely 10
the ONf1rl Dem,crt, public newspaper prinied
at Paris, that they may appear at a Probate Court
To he held az Paris, IN said CouHiy, On the third
Tuesday Of October next, at nine O'Clock in the
forenoon, and shew cause, Il any they have, why
the same should not be granted.
THOMAS II. BROWN, Jgds
A true copy-attest;
DAVID KsArP. R,gisiu.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-30

Il OST-A note Of hand dated sometime % Apl,l
1851. g,vra 90 the suhscribsr hy L'ua = !.
DUrkss, zoe the psyu'eat Of biiy-aihe d"li'rs ana
some cent. on demand. Al persons are hereby
cautonsd against buying said note ss the PaS,ne" nj
has b-en stopped. PETER bbNNbli'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-30

O,ToRb, sat- a Court Of Probate held At
Rumiorl. wiihia aud lnr the Cpunl, Of Oxford,
on the Iilh day Of September, \. u. 1859.
On the foregoing petition,
OriUsd, That The siiip-tilioner give notice To
an person. Interested by c,Hsings cory Of his ~.
tition With this order thcrcua 10 b. publish' 4
thrrr weeks su-crssiycly "a the ONoui Democrat
a newspaper printcd at Paris ~ .aid C,anly, that
they may appear at Psob,tr Cont tn h. held nj
Paris. 90 the thud Tuesday OF Ociohcr nsNt,
anl .h-v cause Il any ihey have. Why the sane
.hpuli not h. grated Such notice to be- givca
brfprc aid Court.
THOMAS II. BROWN. Jsds,.
4 tTuccopy-sttest'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-30
IN FIFTEEN MINUTES,

Yoa vii D, ire f,on the distressing paia'; the
v,olsu, .p,.ni ~,Il be arrested, aaI 'om,'ins ca.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-30

To the Hes. TR,@as N. B,swa JHig, ef Probate
th' C,Hsiy Of OIfsrd.
NTANDEvtI.IE T.. IUDDEN administrator

To "a, Hes. T1,@a. N. B,swa JniE, Of PrObai,
6ffh, C,Hsiy Of OIfsrd.
NTANDEviLLE Y. LUDDEN administrator
NL de- bonis aon. Of the estate Of an1el Moody
late Of iIebton IN aid County. decreased. respeet-
ay rps..eai.i that the personal estate 81 .aid de-
ceased !. not sufficient IN pay the just debts which
he owed at the time of his death by the sun of one
hundred and sixty dollars.
Your petitioner therefore prsy- that your honor
wouL grant him licea.e To .ell at public or private
sale. and conyey all oflhe real estate of said de
creased Cor the payment Of aid debts and inciden.
tai charge., the real estate of the ssid deceased
not icing IN ,alue sl,oye thirty dollars.
VAUDEVILLE 4. LUDDEN.
OXFORD, S.-At a Court of Probate he'll \
Castor, within and Coz the Couniy Of OSfard, on
the 6iteen,h day of September. A. ID. 1889.
Ga the foregoing PETITION
Ordersf. That the saii petitioner give notice to
all persons Interested by causing q copy Of hs pc.
tii,oa with this order thereon 10 H. Published
three weeks sucoes.ively 10 the osfofd Democrat
a pablo Newspaper printed at Paris, IN aid
County, that they NAV appear at a Probate Court
Ia b. held at Paris. an the third Tuesday Of
October next, at nine Of the clock IN the forenoon.
and shcw cause Il any they have Why the same
should not h. granted.
THOMAS u BROWN, JHdg,.
A true copy-attest;
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-09-30
me-. NIX. EE.

QUICk CURE OF BILIuUS VuLIU,
TIL. distressing cnmplaln, icm'ai' prompt at
tentioa. Il will rr,lily Weld to the 4 4 Il treat
meat. Whence, wa 6ai b,le ari'ing from the
stomach. o. .oar taste after bsl,h,ug. take 'hrc'
or tour 4 u Regulators, likewi.- oae-haG a tea
.pnoaiui u Ready Relief, every p miuutes; rul'
the bpw,l. back an .p,n, we'll with the Read,
Relief. al.o hy a a,aasI vet With Relief across
the bowels
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-12-09
Another Steamboat Accident.

As the steamer City Of Hartford, which runs
betweea this city and Hartford, Conn, was
coming down the Connecticut River, on
Friday evening, near East Haddam, she was
ran into by the schooner David Russell, coas-
ting vessel engaged IN the brick trade. Fogtn-
aateiy no lives were lost, bat the escape Of
lhe passengers, under the circumstances, was
little less iAan miracle.
The CITY Of Hartford left Hartford at the usual
time, five O'Clock, P. NJ the wind blowing
freshly from the South. Some,two hours after,
when the steamer was off East Haddam, the
wind had reached furious gale, and 1t was
intensely dark. The pilot OF the steamer saw
the approaching schooner, and gave the sig0al
for il 10 keep OF lis course, sailing vessels,
under the rules for the regulation OF pilots,
having the preference, OF course, over steam
boars but the signal was unheedtd. The
schooner either not understanding the move
ment Of the steamer or mlslnterprstIng the sig
nal, pct her helm up, apparently 10 60 ahead
0i the steamer, bat there vas no room to clear
her, she struck the late while under iu!i
aeaiway, am.ashiPs, jto1oom penetrating the
BOILER. About fifty eHI- rant passengers were
gathered about the boiler 10 keep themselves
warm. The suddrnusss Of the crash, flying
Of the fragments OF the boiler, escaping OF the
steam and hot water, caused immense consterna-
ton. il was, with much difficulty that maay
were prevented from jumping over board. In
.he ladies' and gentlemen's cabin there was an
intense panic TOR awhile, and screaming and
iainling of ladies', and gentlemen rushing with
their carpet bags'for the deck in search OF life
preservers. The belief was that the steamer
had sprung leak from the collision and that
she would soon sink.
Captain Simpson, quickly PerceivIng that
no disastrous results were likely 10 follow from
the collision, assured the passengers Of their
safety, and it was not long before the extent
of damage was ascer!ained. TIE steamer had
larboard boiler stove, and surrounding wood
work DESTROYED. The schooner lost her jlb-
boom, bowsprit, and cutwater. Following the
accident the steamer lay to till morning.
With one boiler she succeeded in reaching
this city late Sunday night. She was yeser-
day taken to the Morgan Iron Works for re-
pair, and will doubtless be abe to Iesume her
trips In two or three days.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-12-09

stinots and deeds and the God he worships, if
he worships any God with sincerity, Is not the
Christians God.
1t is the purpose of some of ou. abolllonists
TO go through with the forms of mourning for
Brown next Friday. They have engaged Pratps
Hall, which seems TO be open for anything, and
are to have meeting 10 the afternoon, and
another n the evening. VIM. Wells Brown, a
colored man, and hater OF such men as George
Washington and such governments as we live
under, is to lecture in the evening. We are
told two Providence clergymen have engaged
10 speak in the afternoon. We cannot believe
it. But, in addition, it is pro posed to toll the
| bells, and we hear that the owners OF several
churches have been applied 10, to allow this to
| be done We will not believe that the senti-
ment Of our community is 10 be outraged by
the success of proposition 50 disgraceful.
We regret this sympathy for an unrePentant
murderer an we say to ihe people oil Provi-
dence who believe in law-who rely upon the
government to protect their lves,,and their prop
erty-it is for you to rebuke it. You are dis
graced already. See to it that this plague does
rot return to you when it IS too late to avert its
| teTroTS,
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-12-09
THE EXECUTION OF BROWN.

On Friday last, John Brown OF 0ssawaome
explated his crimes upon the sca6old. As our
readers are we'll aware, be had been convicted,
on fair trial, bv jury of his countrymen, OF
murder and treason. He stood before the coun-
htry as doubly criminal as murderer and
Traitor. No felon's carcass ever pulled hemp
more justly than his. And yet, all over the
North, wherever the anti-slavery sentiment pre-
walls in its strength, there arose howl OF DIS
satisfaction at his condemnation, and the Gay OF
his execution was celebrated by the holding OF
public meetings, the firing OF cannon and other
demonstrations OF sympathy for this most hide
Gus of criminals We refer to this disgracqtu
business with deepest chagriQ, and it must be
especially mortifying to all conservative and
law-Ioying citizens OF the North, to observe the
contrast between the conduct of our own sec
ton and that of the much abused South, in re-
gard to The punishment of Brown. While
Northern fanaticism blasphemes in his name,
whilst it canonizes his bones and declares the
galows on which he hung, GLORIOUS as the
cross" the South, The people whose country
Brown had invaded, whose institutions be bad
assailed, whose very hearth-stones he had made
red with Southern blood these people, who
are continually pictured to Northern eyes as IA
natical, and cruel and vengeful, instead Of f.
ring guns, and holding public meetings, and
shouting and clamoring, 10 exhibit their joy at
the death of one OF their arch-enemies, simply
treat bis execution as they would that of any
other murderer convicted and sentenced to
death under their laws. We are neither enIo-
gist nor ap6Icgist for the people of the South,
but we do think tha: in this instance they have
shown an example OF forOearance truly chlval-
rous and wel.wortby of imitation By other sec
items of the Union.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-12-09
A REGULAR REPUBLICAN, CGNVEN
TION DECLARES IN FAVOR q
NEGRO SUFFRAGE.

AT the Regular Republican County Conven-
tion ol Lorain County, Ohio, the following res
olutious were adopted
"RasoIUei, That it is not oaly the DUTY, BUT
THE INTEREST OF TIE REPUBLICAN PARTY 10 this
State to do all in It's power to extend to COL
ORED CITIZENS THE ELECTIVE FRAN
CHISE and we DO most earnestly call upon
that party to make this subject part Of their
State policy.
"ReyoIoed, That should the Republicans give
the colored people Of Ohio the elective fran
chise, it would thereby secure to itsel(a perma-
nent and unchanging majority in this State,
which would always insure TO 1t the ascen-
dancy."
The Republican party cannot avoid its resPon-
siblity for the views here expressed, Tor they
are the voice ot a convention as much entitled
to speak for the party as any other 10 the Uni
ted States. Oar readers viii observe that the
motive set forth in the second resolution for
giving negroes the right to vote, is that named
by us some time ago ds the one which would
eventually bring the whole Republican party
to support the measure. Give them the right,
and the negroes would pour upon Us like black
clouds from the frozen ana inhospitabls fields
Of Canada aud the cotton plantations of the
South. ani they would all vote the Republican
ticket The Republican party looks upon the
question in this light, aud it will yet act unan-
Imously, Impeled by this motive.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-12-09
From the ProvIdence Posi-, Of Nov. Pol
sympathy Cor John ggrovyss.

John Brown is TO be hung he has been
| found guilty OF crimes punishable with death
after trial which he himself pronounces fair.
| He does not deny that he commltted treason
he does not deny that he committed murder
be does not ask to be paTdoned or to have bis
| sentence commuled.
Il is notorious that John Brown was a mur-
derer before he went to Virginia. He butcher
ed three menIaud two bows IN Kansas. Not one
of them bad ever lifted bus hand against John
Brown or his family not one of them had been
identified with any Of the prosecutions which
the frae-s:ate party bad suffered. They were
dragged from their quiet homes at midnight
horribly tortured and butchered The boys
had their bands cut of, and their faces mutiated
The men had their faces and bodies hacked Ia
pieces. More brutal murders were never com
mitet on our soil, even by the savages from
whom we wresled it. One man land one only)
has been founc to deny that Brown committed
these inhuman atrocities. Brown himself,
murderer though he is, lCW not deng it, 0ad
neUer has denied II.
Bat there is sympathy for this murderer
We are told that he died in a good cause. He
was irving to iberata slaves. Is that q good
cause which involves anarchy and Lbloodshed-
which places instruments OF death IN the hands
Of ignorant slaves? Is that good cause which
hurls destruction at peaceful community 3
Is that good cause which trampies IN the dust
all law for the protection Of life Is that a
good cause which under, government recog-
0islng the liberty of speech and the press, and
The right OF the people TO institute any reforms
they may deem proper, Is obliged to skulk into
the darkness Of midnight, assume all manner Of
dsguises, adopt oaihs which the laws Of all the
governments Of the world dpnounce as treason
able, and then deal death 10 mgn who have
been guilty Of 10 crime
We are told that John Brown did not want
to Kill, and only did It in seiEdefence. The
villain who enters your house at midnight 10
Tayish your daughters or steal your money, does
not want 10 kill. He only wants 10 CRAFTY hls
passions or open your coffrrs. But,he goes we'll
aimed, ard if you detect and resist him, he
shoots you down. Is he murderer
Ii is not true that John Brown is a good bat
misguided man. There is DO goodness in the
men who resort TO the measures he is guilty Of
His life for the last four years gives the lie to
every such plea 10 his behalf. He has not
welded the weapons which good men use.-
lie has not regarded human or divine laws
His lie, during these five years, has been made
up OF thefs, o5berieS and bucheries. Corti-
mas himself might claim saintship sooner than
he could claim what the world calls goodness.
He is plainly man Of brutal passions and IN
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-12-09
From CharIestOwn-ExecutiOn Of Brown.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 2.

DALI4AJAEs I)CE'
The Baltimore Sun has a special dispatch
from Charlestown, stating that Brown was exc
cuted at III O'Clock, without any unusual ex-
element The express, with the dispatches for
the associated press, has not vet arrived at
HarPer's Ferry, the nearest telegraPhslation.
CHAaLEsTowN, Dec. 2-Noon.
Brown was taken from the Jail about IL
O'Clock, in furniture wagon. He conversed
freely with he soldiers around him. The ex-
ecutIon took place at II! O'Clock He died
apparently very'easI;y, and his body was taken
down after being suspended thrtv-fiVe min
utes. His body will be sent TO Harper's Ferry
at 4 O'Clock this afternoon, and from thence
will be conveyed north this evening.l
[sEcoND DIsrATcH.l
HARPER's FERRY, Dec. 2.
Brown was hung at III. The military as
sembed at 9 O'Clock, and were posted on the
field leading to the execution, and also at va
rIous points, as LAID down in the general orders.
Everything was conducted under the strctest
military discipline, as It the town was in state
of siege. Mounted scouts were stationed in the
woods TO the left of the scafold, and picket
guards stationed along Shenandoah mountain
in the rear. The military on the field formed
two hollow squares. Within the inner one
was the Scafold, and between the inner lines
and cutter lines the citizens were admitted, no
one being allowed outside the lines, except the
mounted guards. At IL O'Clock the prisoner
was brought out of the jail, accompanied by
Sheriff Campbell and assistants, and Capt, Avis,
the jallor. A small wagon, containing white
pine coffin, was driven up, on which Brown
took seat. SIX companies of infantry and
rife, and one company Of horse, and general
and staff, numbering twenty five officers, headed
| the procession, and moved towards the place OF
execution. Brown was accompanied by no
minister, desiring no religious ceremonies either
in jail or on the scalfold. He looked calmly
around on the people, duly possessed, and
mounted the scafoId with a firm step. His
arms were pinioned by the sheriff. He bid
farewell to Capt. Avis and Sheriff Campbell,
and at III the trap the ,scafod was pulled
away, and with few slight struggles john
Brown yielded up his spirit. His body was
placed 10 the coffin, and is now on its way to
HarPer's Ferry, to be delivered to his wife,
under a strong military escort.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-12-09
Public sentiment On the fate of
Brown.

BosroN, Dec. 2.
10 the State Legislature to-day, both houses
refused TO adjourn in consequence OF the execu-
ton Of Blown. The resolutions offered were
voted down with much unanimlty.
MANCHESTER, n. H., Dec. g.
An attempt was made to TOLL the City Hall
bell to-day, in commemmoraton OF the execu-
ton Of Brown. The bell was only struck few
times, when Mayor Harrington appeared in the
belfry, and ordered the Brown sympathizers TO
desist. One of them refused, when the Mayor
dropped him down through the scuttIe as the
most convenient mode OF enforcing his exit.
ALBANY, Dec. 2.
A hundred guns were fired to-day in COM
remuneration Of John Browns execution.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2.
There was an overlooking meeting in Nation
al Hall this morning, for the purpose OF
praying for Brown. Numerous letters from
Brown, not hitherto published, were read by
Rev. MIR. Furness. Addresses were delivered
by Lucretia Mott, Miss Mary Grew and others.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-12-09
From the Sunday Narcury.l
Judge kimmeIl and the State
Journal.


.Nsssrs Editors Ny attention w as short
time since called TO an article in the STATE
Journal, of our city. IN which the Hon. 7.
Kimmeii, President Judge of the Somerset,
Fulton and Franklin Judicial District, was at
tackled in the most unfair and malicious man
ner.
On a recent visit to the interior OF the State
| wrote a correspondence from Bedford for the
Mercury, in which | took occasion 10 speak OF
Judge KimmeII IN a complimentary manner,
not more 50. however, than | feel ne deserved,
The paper above alluded 10 abuses Judge n
for rendering up to the authorities OF Virginia
CAPTAIN Cook, and denounces him as tool OF
the slave power, &C. Now happen TO know
all about this affair, and know !hat Judgs, K.
did no more than his duty. | was in Chambers
burg at the time Of Cooks arrest. He had a
fair and impartial hearing, and was represented
by able counsel, among whom was my friend,
Colonel A. X. Mcclure. 1t was concluslvely
proven that he was a fugitive from the laws Of
Virginia, and Judge K. did no more than he
was compelled to, in delivering him up to the
authorities thereof. The case having been
fully made ont, what more or less could have
been done than TO send him back 10 be tried
by the authorities OF the State whose laws he
had yiolatad During nv stay in Chambers
burg conyersed with people Of al! parties, and
heard no one say word against the action OF
Judge X. and SINCE the attack OF the State
Journal above alluded to, have taken the
pains TO inquire into the matter, and find that
in every portion OF the large district over
which Judge K. presides that, by men of all
parties he is universally esteemed and respec-
ted, and that in Somerset, his residence, he Is
honored and beloved by all classes OF his fellow
men. Thus it will be seen that the attack
upon Judge K. was altogether malicious, and
entirely uncaled for. l am not a member Of
the party 10 which Judge kimmell belongs.
have all nv life been an nncompromlsln@
opponent of the Democratic party. | cannot
however sanction such principles as are
enunciated through the columns of the State
Journal. can unite myself to no party that
would ct at defiance or violate The laws of the
land. believe that the perpetuty OF this
Union, and the liberties we enjoy depend on
the faithful execution Of the laws. These be-
ing nv sentiments, would not see any man,
40 matter what party he might belong, abused
for faithfully discharging duty he owed to his
God, hls country, and himself. Yours truly, L.
PnlLADELrHlA, Nov. 30, 1859.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-12-09
TWO FACES.

The Harper's Ferry business has put the
anti-slaUery Opposition in bad Predicament,
and they find it necessary to do considerable
amount OF lodging and prevaricating in order to
extricate themselves. For instance in their res
olutions adopted in their recent meeting in this
place, they try TO repudiata old Brown and de-
ny having any sympathy with HIM. This was
to be expected, for they would have been fools,
indeed, had they endorsed, or quietly passed O.
yer, the crime of Brown and his co-adutors
But the same number of their organ which pub
fishes their resolutions, also contains some ex-
tracts from letter of Mas. CHILD TO Governor
WISE. Mrs. Child is notorious Abolihonist,
and says in her letter that she believes ''that
old hero BROWN to be no criminal, but mar
tyr, Sc" The abolition organ prefaces its ex-
tracts from Mrs. Child's letter, with short ed
itorial, in which it characteTiZes those extracts
as being ''tO the point" &c. Now, how do the
sentiments Of Mrs. Child, approved and com
manded by the abolition organ, accord with the
resolution which repudlates and condemns old
Brown Here are tWo faces, Me5srs. Organ
grinders On one page Of your paper you
publish John Brown as a "hero" and a "nar-
tyr" and on the other condemn him as crazy
and criminal. In which opinion are YOU sincerel
Or do you believe in either, just as It suits your
convenience
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-12-09
OVERLAND CALIFORNIA HAIL.
The SCRvIvoRs OF THE MOUNTAIN MEADOW
hL.ssA AceE-Tnr M1ssnrR1 Com ELEIn

The SCRvIvoRs OF THE MOUNTAIN MEADOW
AIAssAcRE-TnE Missouri GOLD FIELD.
St. Louis, Dec. 1.-The Overland mail from
San Francisco on the l1th nlt., passed Warsaw,
2IS miles west of ST. Louis last evening, but
there being no key to the express or mail bags
at thar point, the summary of California news
for the associated press could not be obtained
and telpgraphed as was Intended.
DR.. Forney, Supe rintendent of Indian affairs
in Utah, has arrived with the remaining two
survivors of the Mountain Meadow massacre,
who served as witnesses in the Investigation
made into The affair.
Further lnte ligeuce with reference to the
discoveries of gold in the South East part
confirms the previous reports.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-12-09

O~The Republican party, says the Boston
Courier, denies any knowledge OF Browns con-
sPiracy, OF, having aided 1t in any way. A
trumpete'!, says Esop, being taken prisoner IN
battle, begged hard for quarters. 'Spare me,
good Sirs, beseech you,' said he, "and put me
no; to Death without cause, for have killed
no one, nor have any arms save only this
poor trumpet" "For that very reason" said
his capors, "shall you the sooner die; for with
out the spirit to fight yourself, you stir up 9TH
ers 10 bJoodshed''
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-12-09
Meeting CT Congress-.

The first session of the 36th Congress opened
90 Monday last. Some difficulty was expected
IN fecling an organization. Thomas s. Be-
cock, of Virginia, Is the Democratic nominee
for Speaker. The "Republicans" will support
SHERMAN, of OHIO. The South Americans
favor BoTELER, of Virginia. The Anti-Le-
compton men have refused to coalesce with the
"Republicans," aud, it is said, will support the
Democratic nominee. We shall endeavor to
keep our readers posted on Congressional
matters.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-12-09

Iy-Hon. Joshua R.Giddings is one of the
two members sat large of the Republican
St ate Central Committee of Ohio. Il IS impor-
tant to state this, as since the attempted servle
instruction at Harper'S Ferry, the Republicans
have attempted to deny bis connection with
their party, just as they have attempted TO re-
pudiate Ossawatomie Brown.