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4 skiing Questions.

NJ 81 OF the papers in tae interest Of the
s'-ca.ls'l, or seistyled Democratic party
have rarld ID a string of questions to Re-
pa5liclns, taken from Pennsylvania d m
ueratic Jllraal. w believe there are eley-
ell Of these, what they would call knotty
questions. As they d. not seem to amount to
much, suppose we use a Yankee privilege
aud answer them by asking some others .
Stand up here D I'm 'cratic voters and answer
these few plain questions
WhJ repealed the Missouri Compromise
line aud preeipitatet upon the country, the
wars, rohbaris :, murders, and devastation by
lire, in Kansas?
The selfstylei Democratic party, incu-
ding AMI taking the lead in twas the Doug
las wing of that party.
Way was the peace Of the country thus
destroyed
That the slave interest of the country
might be strengthened. and extended where
it was then prohibited
Wac first practiced frauds upon the ballot
box, and made voters of hundreds, by COPY
ing TIE names on to the poll lists from the
Directory OF II city situated mere than a
thousand miles distant?
The Democrats
Who are doing all they can to reopen the
African slave trade-or TO renew what Jeff.r-
son termed, the ''prItic.l warfare ~
The Democratic party.
Who has run the country in debt within
about four years, more than seventy five mil
lions of dollars?
The A ADMINISTRATION of james B ucbapan
and the Democratic party.
Who arr loud in their professions Of love
u foreigners, but when the time comes to
grant them protection while abroad, tell
these men. ave like your votes, but we can
not protect you when you return to your ma
tive country ~
The Administration Of James Buchanan.
WHAT State Administration in Maine ex-
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CORRESPONDENCE,

Ma, EDITOR Whereas it may be report
ed of myself and others, that we have left
the Republican party on account of some
personal matters. for the purpose of bringing
us and our principles into dsrepute, l would
for myself correct such an absurdity. through
the medium of your paper. never felt
more the Importance of placing my quota Of
influence, in favor of Republican principles,
than now. Ifever there was a time when
We should cast aside personal matters, and
90 to the ballot box and throw our votes to
sustain the principles Of the party it is no,c.
The flag of our nation is now waving on ev-
cry ocean, and Is either an emblem of our
nations strict justice, love of freedom, or
is the reverse of all this To the enlichtcn
ed, semi-ciyilzcd, and heather. by that fac
we say, Being many, get toe are one" Now
who among us could be 50 base as to wish to
see an inscription on the reverse of that flag
Der of such are few. Yet there is reason to
fear that there are many ready for such a
dissertation of our fair fame. and such DIS
grace before the world Thomas Jefferson
was the first man in modern times to charac.
teiize this nefarious traffic, "piraticai icar.
fare - and let the land that gave him birth,
and the country that boasts Of Declaration
of Independence, be forgotten in the history
OF nations, ere such business shall be re-
vived. Let US Of the North who have par
TALLY freed ourselves from the disgrace and
curse OF slavery, work manfully, openly, and
heartily in the good work OF redeeming our
country from the foul stain Of holding hui
man beings in bondage and speedily from
extending such system any farther, or Of
countenlncing u return to the heathensh
practice of carrying on again the African
slave trade.
Ii we are friends to the Union, AMI our
Southern neightors, let us manifest it by
standing firm to our principles, and pointing
out to them kindly their sin, and asking
them as kindly to correct it for their own
sakes.
think. | have more implicitly bell eyed
than my neishbors, that We as nation shall
be most severely punished for our great ma.
tional sin. If Patrick Henry while smart
ing under British rule could cry out, give
me Liberty or give me D2atl, what will be
the punishment of those who have caused
millions Of human beings to Offer prayer to
the Almighty FOR dcliyerance
| hear it said that to revive the slave trade
is no worse than the domestic traffic. |
think it IS This latter is a retrosradc move
ment of the Nation and will be adding new
victims for the slaughter and new curses on
our head. while the domestic traffic, horri-
BE as it is, is only the work Of individuals,
and is only Il changing of masters Of thos.
already pleading for delivtrance.
1t Truth and Righteousness be our mot
to, lest We be deceived by lying Spirit as
WAS Ahab. f. H.
NJ. Hancock, Sept. lsja.
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The Buchanan Democratic
Greed

tFrom the Washington Constitution
he Constitution. according to the decis-
ion OF the highest tribunal known to this gov
eminent, secures 70 srerg citizens THE
RIGHT CT TAKING AND HOLDING HIS
SLAVES IN ANY OF THE TERRITORIES
OF THE UNITED STATES. This is the
bond, and by it we believe the people Of the
Northern States are willing to abide. Hon
or, truth, plightea faith, and every other 81
cred principle known and appreciated by in-
dividuals and communities, demand it.
What is the inevitable deduction which
flows from this plain statement OF facts
The carse Of sfdrerV-HH be d clpse-fhe
blessing OF aacefH-I " be good or a lad
b{esStn2-MCSr BE ALIKE ENDURED OR
ENJOYED BY TIE PEOPLE OF 4 TER
RlfORY, DURING THE EXISTENCE OF
THE TERRITORIAL CORPORATION OR
ORGANIZATION
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The agitation in favor of rep aling the
laws prohibiting the African slave trade, is
very rapidly becoming the popular sentiment
Of the southern people, ana the sooner our
northern felllw-ctizens are convinced of tho
fact, and make up their minds t. accede to
our just demand. the better for the peace
and prosperity of our political Union Ms
si,0ppiaR, Aug. Oh.
Thus speaks the organ Of Jefferson Davis.
the pattern National Democrat who was 50
feted and treated by the Democracy Of Maino
this time list year. Has Mr. Davis changed.
or approving him then, do the Maine Demo-
Gratis approve him new p Why,
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From JEFFERSON TERRITORY. Jefferson
Territory Is the name applied to the resi u
oil country embracing Pixies Peak and the
gold districts. The settlers have recently
held convention, and adopted State con-
stltution and a memorial TO Congress for Or
ganIzatian as Territory, and the people are
to decide by vote whether they will have a
State or Territorial government. A resolu.
hon allowing foreign born citizens to vote
or the adoption of the constitution or memo
rial was lost. The b undaries Of Jefferson
are given as follows From q to 43 north
latitude-il1 miles. From lU2 to 10 de.
grees west longitude on the south line-329
and one-fifth miles. From lO2 to 40 de-
grees on the north line-3lO miles and a
fraction Area, l29, Co.'S square miles.
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II
No.. VI WIS .o"aFtSs'oi'-
.a.,:. '.'N'' '','S Xxi :, =" fanAi'h county
Is te(aNs " '"' peN'o'faS' lso-eal'-
~ A.N Wv 'Na'S ','' pf'"''F'ss Oh p'moe-
" >'-' '''''0' .''e'n 1T h''a 'he
- - =" NUN ''e f"f
n ~ '.'''''' '''.' ''e o"ee so.'a ioI
t..ez-z.-,. -, W., ''''s'e' "'s''
~, pr i"e '"''N'''s says OIL
e"''l
>na,.l, At. ST. we l.s>s"' anu made u
prudent forecast on his rart. a man helms
known hv the company he keeps. The
speech 81 Mt bradbury tell tar below our
= -. VI "'i''eiisi'ii's an III
simflv say that we were 0isannaintel in Nv "
cry respect, would be but a mockerv to our
'esiin@s' instead OF high-toned and hon
'''on .. 'i'e great questions Of
tener, by low and nnrrntismaniv Al -,
Hon. |. Washburn. Hon. {. J. Gilman. Hon
loot. '9odenow' - Blaine. Esq and an
',nG its III IN '''''A t''' TUE '"''''e''
49,, =,
minds Will ~ -, ', Ia - d. .i
6a,rio, Mr. p-.ah..,. ssa.,. ~ ',s' ,.. ..,.Y
u.cn.r,, f'''''e'''
i'm both u nat.a. 49,, - l,','s -
,bo,nb. = th ;,.z,,;.s.. -, -, ~ -, =. .
- 'e'iNi -, "i'd' d
magnificent failure. Is We had occasion to
say last year, 50 We repeat thiz. Mr.. B.
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THE GREAT E.RTFRS's Frpsr Tp,p r, Avrp

TIE GREAT EARTERN's FIRST TRIP TO AMER
IeA.-A letter iecevcd in this city, by one
of the Directors of the Grand Trunk
Railroad, states that the Great Eastern will
leave England for her first trip to America
on the 10th or 10Th OF September next. The
Liverpool Post of the 10th, in speak
ing of the Great Eastern, SAYS 1--WE
believe it is hardly yet settled where the first
experimental trip Is to extend to. but the
general rumor on board was that the ship
will first proceed some 800 or 400 miles out
to sea, and return without any person on
bogrd save the captain officers and crew that
on her return she will steam down to Port
land, Eng and if the weather should BE- fine
cross over to Cherbourg, in order to give
our French ntighbors the opportunity of
sharing in the pleasure which aIl Englishmen
unteignedly feel in the completion of the
great ship. Ultimately her destination is
said to be Portland, in the United States"
The Great Eastern 81 ronnage,-The follow
ing are the Great Eastern's dimensions and
tonnage, as given in Parliamentary return
just issued:
Length. 6976.
Breadth, 1913
Depth OF hold, 3l.6
Tonnage exclusive of engine room, 1894
Gross tonnage, 1905
The Great Eastern Advertised to Sail for
Portland.-lhe following advertisement APP
pears IN the London papers
The great Eastern for America. The
Great Eastern will leave this country tor
Portland, L $, early in the ensuing month,
after having made Il short trial trip Rates
OF passage, por, Of departure. and other ar
rtn5em ,nts, Will be announced ila few
days.
By order, J II, YsrEs, Sec.
Great Ship Company Uimited)
IL King William street. Aug. =, 1859"
The usually grave and sedate editor of tho
New York Courier, works himself into quite
an excitement at the mere thought Of tho
approach Of such q magnificent vessel Hear
him
The above advertisement appears in the
Elgli,h plpers 'Bowneasters' must pre-
pare for s.nsasion, Ii will be brave sight
this hoatius iurlpns, eareering in from tho
ocean Depths Ihc monster would carry
CONSERVATION, bat luckily for the Yankees
she has been advertised. The Redskins Of
the mississippi saw its first steamboat, and
lost their senses; they didn't take the papers.
The Portlanders are fUrewarned, and are
even now, We psrsnme, keeping u sharp look
out for the electric light 1T che mast head,
the six mists. the hundred furnaces, and
ten TIERS. the ;i5D en- .inecrs and sailors,
and the gallant captain at his central post,
raklns ture-and-.. ait with his telescope. u
MINUS i<aa those Poftlandcrs And woe
IS u Us that oar lot Is cast 50 far away from
the BAamchenung IN JcA and tie Moosetock-
mA.untic.
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New ENGLAND ScuooIs-A write

NEW ENGLAND ScHooEs.---A writer in
a Southern paper thus speaks of the free
schools of New England
The poorest boy IN the free schools
feels as high and as proud as the son OF
the richest You do not mean, sand Gov.
B.rboar. Of Virginia, after visiting The
superb High School at Boston, which he
admired very much, that these schools
are free. Indeed do, said tie commit
tee man. You remember the boy that
got the medal in the class that we have
just examine' and the boy that lost it:
The first Is the sou Of that wood.sawyer
there, (pointny to man who WIS saw
ing wood IN the street. and the second
is the son of John Quincy Adams, the
President of the United States. The
Virginian started in astonishmeat at
spectacle like this, and no longer won
d,red at the prosperity of New Eng
lanI.'
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The Bangor Democrat OF this week pitch
IS into the Bath Tunes editor sayagelv.-
lie Inns is a Douglas paper, and withal
one OF the most readable papers in New
England land batting its Douglas procliyi-
ties. it is almost fauitless Here is an ex
tract from the loving and l5veabe democrat
ic sheet at Bangor
We would not deprive the Bath Times OF
tae support. very necessary TO its existence,
winch its Judas-Ism enables it to draw
from the bitter enemies of the Democratic
faith. but Wa tletest and denounce this cow
ardiy, assassinlike mode of warfare, this
treacheroas stabhns in the back, and with a
poisoned dagger. While willing that the
pieces OF silver should be poeke.ed by The
Times and envymg not the purchaser, we
protest against its claiming to speak in the
name OF the Democratic party while furnish
ing the enemy with arms and munitions of
war.
Eor weeks the tried and true Democrats of
Maine have seen with modification and in
dignatlon. prominent in the columns of the
Black Republican press. gross libel upon
their State Convention. lately held in this
city, penned by the same hand Us the para
sraFh at the head Of this article, describin.
it as an assembage where
1.-THE DEVILS HELD C4R.NITAL
4 Nd HE'LL ITSELF SEEMED TO BE
IN PERFECT JUBILEE, mdit order.
hbertH, lar, decency. manhood, and erery
MANI quaitY rere ignored. y
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Mount Desert Aug - lSJ9
The Republicans of the representative
District, comprising ", Desert, Eden, Ire
mont and Cranberry Isles, met according to
notice, and organized by the choice of John
II. Parker Chairman, and c. c. Fuller seet'y.
Selected jacob Sawyer, TO be supported at
tho ensuing State election as canidat. for
Representative to the State Lesislature.-
The following gentlemen were appointed by
the Chair, as Committee t. act in any en-
Urgency that may arise ia an anticipated po-
litical Soherino of 1850
Ovid p. WassAtt, of Mt. Dessrt.
WIN. J. Thomas OF Elsn.
Abraham Richards On OF fremont.
Vim. E. I.dlock of Cranberry Isles.
Voted, That the next meeting shall be
called by the S.ct'y. and 1 weeks notice Civ
en- of time and place.
Voted, That the proceedings Of the meet
ing be published in the Ellsworth American.
c. c. Fuller Sact'y.
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Trouble in Japan American Ship
Ordered away.

NV YORK. Aug. p.
\ letter in the Rotterdam C0uraAt OF
July 10th, from japan, states that in con-
sequence Of Misunderstanding with
Consul Harris, the japanese Government
now refuses to send Commissioners to
Washington to exchange the Publications
of its treaty with the United States.
-Four American ships, which had arrived
previous to March 18th, at Cenegawa
had been ordered away, III spite OF the in-
reference OF the C1nsel.
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Greeley in California.

Horace Greeley, of the New York Tribune,
arrived at Placerviilc on Saturday. 3oth Jul
~, and was received by the authorities and
citizens OF that town with much enth usiasm
In the evening he addressed the people, who
had assembled in great numbers on the plaza
On Monday MIR. Greeley left Placeryille At
Mud Springs, he addressed considerable
number OF miners and others, wh1 had as
scmhled to meet him On the afternoon Of
that day, the Reception Committee recently
appointed at Sacramento proceeded to Fol-
som where they met Mr. Greeley. The
Union thus describes the meeting -
al quarter TO four, carriage drawn
by plir Of ro4n-colored ponies drove at IA
pretty smart pace down the street and
straight up to the depot By this time most
OF the committee had wandered off in the Vi
entity Of the bridge, 50 that when the pro-
pretnr OF a little old glazed travelling bag,
marked II. Greeley, lDi Nassau street.
New York, 800, Il very rusty and well
worn ,rhite coat, a still ruster and still more
worn blue cotton umbrella, together with a
roll OF blankets, We're deposited from the
carriage, there was no one present of the
committee to take him by the hand. The
crowd about the depot, however, closed in
50 denselv that Greeley was fain to make
for the first open door that presented itself
This, unfortunately happened to be the bar
room attached to the ticket office, and here
some OF the committee found him with his
back turned defantly against the sturdy
rows of bottles and decanters, talking lnfor-
mally with some friends who had been before
hand and here the committee seized their
guest, ana with considerable trepidaton hur-
RED him across to the hotel over the freight
depot, followed by large and increasing
crowd
Mr.. Greeley was escorted to an upper
room where some complimentary speeches
were interchanged between the committee
and himself He afterwards made shor,
address to the people of Foisom.-[ Wing.
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The trial If Marshall S. Potter, which oc-
cnpied the attention of the Supreme Court
the most last week, resulted in the conyic-
ton OF Potter. Judge Tenncy pronounced
the sentence -
1t remains for the Court only to pro-
nonnee against you the sentence OF the law.
The Court having considered the offence of
which you stand convicted. as punishment
therefor, do order that you be hanged by the
neck till you are dead. And in this behalf,
you are further sentenced to solitary confne-
ment and hard labor in the State Prison. SIT
uated in Thomaston, in the county of Lin
coin, till the punishment just ordered be in
h'cted upon you. And that you stand CON-
mltted until removed in execution of the SEN
tence to confinement as aforesaid, in the
State Prison.
And it is ordered that the Clerk make out,
certify, and transmit to the Supreme Execu.
tive authority of the State. the whole record
OF the proceedings or case, under the seal of
the Court.
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FOREIG N NEWS.

Sr. JOINS, N. F., Aug. q. Steamship
Bavaria. from Southampton, 18th, passed
Cape Race at 5 o'clock this morning.
ST JOHNS. n. F., Aug. 25. Steamship
city OF Washlngton, (before reported from
Liverpool, 18th, via Cork 18th, arrived off
Cape Race this afternoon at o clock She
has on board 400 passengers Reports on
the 24th passed the steamer Circassian, from
New York for Galway. going east
The following is the only dispatch by the
city of Washington that has been received
from St Johns
By telegraph from Liverpool to Cork.
LIVERPOOL, Thursday noon. Steamship
Jura, Noodle, from New York, It'll has ar
rived.
The steamship Great Eastern is advertised
to sail Tor Portland On the 18th OF Septem-
Der.
The young Grand Duke of Tuscany had
arrived at Paris aud had met with Il friend
ly reception from the Emperor Napoleon
1t is announced that all "waruings' to
French newspapers are to be considered as
non issued
The Zurich Conference is reported to have
made no progress towards the final settle
ment of the questions which it had under
consideration.
A large fire in Liverpool last light destroy
81 great quantity OF Gotten and grain.
COMMERCIAL.
Y,,-rn,oo, Thrrsa.,. - rz...
dull. .nles tn'.lav es,;m,taI Of cnnn haias
The Breadstuis markets are dull, sales are
slow, but prices are unchanged.
,t,ns ,n;n,n1rtgrt
london Tbnrs,ias ,,,., t,o..,Is OK 10
:, * ~ IN, ,,9,,,,. mi 5.,,=.,,,,f
ARR Al Oh : ftAAEhiNDiAN OF fAlhER FoINf.
Father Point, Aug. y. The Canadian
screw steamship Indian, which left Liper-
pool at l. ID clock on the afternoon OF The
i tn inst, has passed this point Ell route t.
Quebec, which port she viii reach about Jay
light to-in rrow.
Steamer City Of Washington was TO leave
Liverpool about an hour alter the departure
OF the Indian. and the Ariel from s9uthamf-
ton ON the shame afternoon.
Steamship Africa reached Liverpool at 10,
80 L. NJ on the 18th; the Borussia at SOUTH
hampton on the i4th, and the North Brittea
at Liverpool at 50 Z. NJ. 10Th
ZrRlcn CONFERENCE.
On tho lGtb +, ,,,,f,r,,,., ,F -, ,,,.tr;5..,
and French 49,
lasted two hours 4 Cabinet rtnrrr s, arr ,,;,
ed from Paris that dav. 80 N1''' - - ~
The second pleni15tanfi.rv VI vfassar
bnro had not left ZFric, fur y;ann, - W..
renortsJ :, ,>,,',N'' -
In tho 9Th thara ,v5sa r. DOM, j., b,,,-
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Work Work

Will the Committees in the several towns
see that Republicans are supplied with votes.
and also, that they are duly sensible of the
Importance of casting them at this election.
No time should be lost in organizing, and in
taking measures to have a full vote on the
18th. A good round majority this year will
save much hard labor next; therefore. the
easiest way to achieve a victory next year, is
to give our adverarics good whipping this.
There are some signs apparent, that they
mean to catch US asleep this fall. They know
that General Apathy, heads the column ana
1t IS therefore their opportunity to attack it,
Ii You sae their teams out early in the NOR
ming of the day Of election, be sure that YOU
have all the Republicans out. or else the foot
inss will look bad ut night.
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GRADUATES OF WArERvILLE CoILEGE.-rhe
whole number of graduates of Watervlle
College Is 500, This number includes the
Theological Glass which was formed previous
to the charter OF the C,lles,, in 1878. 100
OF the graduates have entered the ministry
IL years ago DR.. Champlin with nine pupils
landed at Waterville in hatboat aud COM
meneed the College in "a small two story
house. which is now a hotel with much en-
largement OF its former proportions.
We gather these data from communica.
ton in the Zion's Advocate.
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The Republican Jour.1i says Of their

The Republican, Jour.4l says Of their
County Convention
\ large majority of the convention were
friends of the administration, of the l-6
members, one hundred, at least, were elected
friends of the administration Owing, how
ever, to the acton of the twenty delegates
from Belfast, Monroe, Waldo and Brooks,
the convention took different direction, and
the result was the ignoring of the national
administration, the ad'ptiOn OF squatter re-
solves, and the election Of delegates to
Charleston upon this platform.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-02

Class CONVENTION. AT the meatiny of
the delegates from the classed towns of Tren.
ton, Hancock, Mariayilla. Wal,ham, Am.
herst, Otis &c. held at Mari.gille Aug. 10Th
Eiphalct Pettingil of Hancock, was unan-
imously, selected as the nominee for REPRE-
sentative to the legislature.
Ephraim Crabtree Chairman.
Maltby kingman Clerk.
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MURDER ny POISONING. - John Mann of
Township Ne. IS, was yesterday committed to
jill to await the action of the Grand Jury, on
complaint charging him with the IN, rider, by
Poisoning, Of john Allen. late of the same
township. The preliminary examination oc-
cured at Aurora, on Monday last. before Arno
"i'well. ESQ.,; County Attorney tlae APP
Pearing for the State and Geo. 5. Peters, Esq.
for the respondent. The wife of Allen was
included in the compIaints but though the
testimony shew criminal conduc, between her
and the defandan, Mann. the facts were net
deemed by the Magistrate strong enough
against her TO warrant her commit,al. The
contents OF the stomach of Alien will be sub.
mtted to thorough chemical analysis before
the Grand Jury are called to act on the case.
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NtsiGATIaS ~ VI lasEHEAb LAKE-We no
IL that the VI ss@r-. Strickland OF this city,
are building at the foot Of the Lake a l,rga
sow t7r treishtng purposes She is - feet
long, Ii wide, and will have hold abou. 6
or !. feet in depth. She is being constructed
IN a mnst thorough and substantial manner,
and will be completed in about three weeks.
-Uaion.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-02

PsRsoSAL.-Major 4. J. Donelson died re-
Gently ia T.saisiana of erysipilas. Mr Dom
elson was formerly the private secretary of
President jackson, anu editor of the Wash
ington Globe. In 1850 he was candidate of
the .Americ an party for Vice President.