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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-08-19
Representatives.
RAYMOND BURR, of Delaware.
CHARLES ARMSTRONG, of Berkshire.
Commissioner
GEORGE WOOLFLY, of Radnor.
IE,,--, T,rnTo-

IIttTHdfy I1feCt0f.
GEORGE ATkIN SON, of Brown.
Without disparacement to other gentlemen
proposed by their friends for the several Off
ces, it can be said for the ticket that it is in
all it. parts a strong one, and one deserving
what We doubt not it will receive. a hearty and
cordial endorsement at the bands of the Repub
licans of the county. 1t is one that Should BE-
elected, and we hazard nothing in saying it
pU be, and that too by a deci sive majority.
Mr.. BURR is an cd citizen of the county
public spirited, competent to discharge the du-
ties of the post with credit to himself and to
the acceptance of his constituents, and withal
a gentleman Of unimpeachable integrity and
exalted moral neutrality-suspicious. which
should command the cordial support Of every
Republican voter in the county, and must in
sure his election beyond a peradventure.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG has served already two
years in the Office for which he is again nomi-
mated, aud the entire unanimity with which he
was epdarsed by the convention affords the
best poz-.s,!e cviienee Of the ~:-ccceentapes with
which he has discharged his ofic:aI dutrss.
Mr. WooLFLY is one of the reteran Rcpuh-
leans Of the staunch Republican township of
Radnor-a gentleman Of intelligence and dis
elimination, and will doubtless make a pru-
dent and efficient Commissioner
Mr.. ATKINSON is q substantial farmer Of
Brown, and a most excellent man in every
sense of the term. He will make a val
liable addition to the Board of Directors, and
his location in the immediate vicinity of the
institution adds not a little to the propriety
of the selection.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-08-19

Three mich cows, the property of John w
Moore, Of Moorefe'd township, Harrison
county, we're struck dead BY LIGHTNING on Tues
day, Angus, I'd, 1853. They we're il a pas
turefeld at the time.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-08-19

Pennsylvania mines, this year, near.
ly a million and quarter tons OF
oaI.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-08-19
REPUBLICAN COUNTY coNvEN.
TION.

The proceedings of this body are given at
length in another column. The townships
were fully represented, and the proceedings
were harmonious and conducted in d becoming
spirit. The following is the ticket put in NOM
nation
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-08-19
~Trenton-John Dawes.
Troy-James Bishop.

Troy-James Bishop.
The Committee appointed for that purposel
proposed the following gentleman as the Cen
trail Committee for the ensuing year:
A. Thomson, Charles Armstrong, Il. w.
Reynolds, l. Ranney, c. Arthur, D. Bush, j.
w. Ladd, and E. Brown.
The report was adopted.
The Committee on resolutions reported the
following, through their Chairman, A. Thorn
son, which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we recognize the principles
embodied in the platforms adopted by the late
National Convention held at Philadelphia, and
the recent State Convention convened at Co.
lumbus, as our political chart that they meet
our cordial appreciation that they alone con-
stitute the authoritive exposition of Republi-
can principles, subject to change or modifca-
ton only by succeeding conveutions-and that
while conceding the right Of every member of
the party to give utterance to his individual
opinions, in such manner as he may see fit, we
r~epudiate the idea that such opinions or views
authorized expositious Of Repub'icanism, or
that rs Il party We are in any way responsible
for them.
Resolved, That We hail with pleasure the
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-08-19

Geo. Woifey, receiving the highest number
of votes and more than necessary to a choice,
was declared duly nominated a candidate for
Commissioner.
For Director of the County Infrmary, on
first ballot Geo. Atkinson, of Brown, received
so votes, and Henry Hodgden, of Berkshire,
"a. Geo. Atkinson was therefore declared the
nominee.
The selection of Delegates to the Senatorial,
Convention being next in order, it was rcsol-
we'd that each township select one Delegate
except Delaware, and that she be entitled to
four to represent them in said Convention, to
be held at Sunbury on the 10Th inst. Where
upnn the following names were reported
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-08-19

BerkShiTe-Ellas klmbaII.
Berlin-Jocl Cleveland.
Brorn-George Leonard.
Concord-W. T. Watson.
Deln,Odre-S. NJ. Littell, j. Eaton, R. n.
Jones and Isaac Day.
Genoa-B. G.. Waters.
Hariem-C. B. Paul.
Kingson-O. D. Hough.
L'bcrty-M. P. Tone.
Maritoro-Hugh Cole.
Orford-Samuel Sharpe.
Orange. B. Hunt.
Porter-S. P. Lott.
Radnor-Dr. q. II. Black.
Scioto-Charles Arthur.
Thompson "
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-08-19

Resolved, That We hail with pleasure the of dollars.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-08-19

The following from the Rockford Daily Reg
lister, was addressed to f.. B. Clark, brother of
the miner who writes it, a respectable gentle
man of Rockford
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16
Funnygrapls.

-yOAesKA"s
FA chap out west says woman is .
thing of be.uty, and jav-ey forever.
~He knows his nose. / know he
knows his nose. He said knew he knew
his nose and ii he said he know knew he
knew his nose, of course be knows / know
he knows his nose.
~"John, you seem to gain flesh every
day-the grocery business must agree with
you. What did you weigh last?" "Well,
Simon, / really forget, but it strikes me it
was pound Of butter"
e. An Irishman went to live in Scot
land for short time, and didn't like the
country. II was sick all the while | was
there," says he, "and if had lived there
till this time I'd been dead a year ago."
We DoN'r BELIEVE 1r.-Last winter, it is
said, COW f1oated down the Mississippi riv.
or on piece of ice, and caught such a cold
that she has yielded nothing but ies cream
ever since. #
wAr. c., want shillings worth
of hay;'
"vsry we'll, you can have it. Is it fer
your father -
No faint. It's for the hoss. Dad
don't eat hay"
A NrIaaBoRLY CORRESPONDENCE
Thompson presents his compliments to Mr..
Simpson, and begs to request that he will
keep his piggs from trespassing on his
grounds"
"Mr. Simpson presents his compliments
to Mr.. Thompson, and begs to suggest that
in fu ure he will not spell pigs with two
gees"
s.Ar. Thompson's respects to Mr.. Simpson
and will feel obliged il he add the letter
to the last word in the rets Just received
go as to represent Mr.. Simpson and lady"
sMr. Simpson returns Mr.. Thompsoni
letter unopsned-the impertinence it con
tains being only equallsc BY it's yulgsrity.'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

MT A great many Democrats in the
South make a terrible ado about the Union,
but at the same time swear they will dis
olive it, if the Republicans happen to get
possession Of the government. They love
the Union, but, if they have to resign the
spoils of Office in order to preserve 1t, they
prefer to let it slide.
These lovers of the Union are little like
the chap who was told the best cure for
the palpitation of the heart was to leave of
hueging and kissing the girls. "If that is
the only remedy which can be produced, /"
he cried, II for one, say, let 'er palpitate." !"
louisville Journal.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

ALTON, ILL, ABOUT TO BECOME AN INLAND
C1TY.-The Alton Courier calls the atten.
ton of the authorities of that city to the
shifting of the channel of the river, which is
growing more and more serious every day,
and threatens, if not checked, to make
Alton an inland city. p
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

A TREAsoNABLE SPEEcn.-Chas. j. Faulk-
ner, ex-Member Of Congress from Virginia,
made speech, few days ago, in which he
used the following language:
"When that noble and gallant son Of Vir-
ginia, Henry A. Wise, declared, as was said
he did in October, 1856, that, if Fremont
should be elected, he would seize the National
Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, how few would at
that time have justified so bold and decided a
measure? Its the fortune Of some great and
gifted minds to see far in advance of their
cotemporaries. Should VIM. H. Seward be
elected in 1860, where is the man now in our
midst who would not call for the impeachment
of a Governor of Virginia who would silently
suffer that armory to pass under the control
of such an Executive head?''
We think, according to this style of argu
ment, it was decidedly bad policy "to suffer
that armory to pass under the control of such
an Executive head" as James Buchanan, who,
he had been forewarned,
allowed Old Brown "to seize the National
Arsenal at Harper's Ferry on the
hint of "that gallant son of Virginia"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

TIE LAST WoRDs OF JOHN BRowN.-Ac-
cording to the Philadelphia Enquirer, they
we're as follows:
81 die responsible for my own operations,
and ask for no sympathy. am satisfied in
nv own belief-but desire no other man to
believe as d., unless his conscience and
philosophy approve. l am singly response
bic for INV own acts, good or bad. If right
or wrong, the consequences rests only upon
m vsoH 49, .ss,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. N.-When the fire.
eaters dissolve the Union, to which section
will the Fourth of July and the Declaration
Of Independence belong? They are rather
too intimately connected to be "dissolvedr p
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

WASHINGTON IRv1Na's BAoHE1oRHooD. -
Washington Irving was never married. An
early disappointment preyed upon his over
sensitive nature, and caused him to remain
to tho hour of his death unwedded. He was
not. however, churl. He loved and re-
spected woman with sincere and holy devo-
ton that is manifest in all his writings.-
There is not one word in any of his volumes
where there can be found anything disre-
spectful concerning woman /; for the hon
ored relations of mother, wife, sister and
daughter, he entertained the highest admi-
ration, as he had clothed them in the sweet
est and noblest prose poetry. And it is
gratifying to know that his last years were
soothed by the kind attentions of the daugh-
ter of beloved brother.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

! NJ A country schoolmaster began one
morning the duties Of the day with prayer,
as usual, but after prayer he went up and
asked q little boy why he hadn't shut his
eyes during prayer, when the boy sharply
responded: 1--WE are instructed in the Bible
TO watch q well as pray"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

TROUBLE IN UTAH. = The Mormons are
making determined resistance to the author
ity of the Federal Courts. They are creating
courts of their own, with concurrent jurisdic-
ton, and giving to the Probate Courts common
law and chancery jurisdiction.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

VINO MADE THE RoPE ?-Francs Keeyes,
of Alexandria, Va, made the rope to hang
Brown, knit the moose with his own. fingers
and forwarded it at his own expense. De-.
licious fellow! He shoald remember the
fate of the inventor of the guillotine, and
the gentleman who erected the gallows to
hang Mordecai.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

TLED.--Joint British and American occupa-
tion of the Island of San Juan is now re-
stored, and the only question remaining
from that row is the original one as to the
title. That will be amicably entered upon
in behalf of the two governments during the
next year, and no doubt brought to an
early and satisfactory settlement.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

The NEXT STEP.-Tbe following extract
from the Washington correspondence of the
Philadelphia Press is the foreshadowing Of
what every man knows will be the next step
in the march of absolutism by the slavery
power-direct, Federal protection for slavery.
Freemen! fare you ready for the question ?''
The letter says: -
at is rumored that, Immediately after the
organization of the House, one of the Virginia
delegation will rise in his place and introduce
bill making an appropriation to defray all
the expenses incurred, as well in the suppress
sion of the attack at Harper's Ferry as in the
subsequent proceedings :. the money, Of
course, to come out of the National Treasury. y
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

The Treasurer of one of the large Eastern
cotton manufactures recently imported,
at his own expense, for the purpose of ex-
pertinent, 1000 lbs. of African cotton. The
result was satisfactory. 1t costs IA cents p
pound, BY way Of Liverpool, and can be
procured direct from Africa, at lilo. By q
triaing change in the machinery used, this
cotton can be worked e easily as the Gul
cotton. @Ns ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16
The DEAD AND DYING AT HARpER's FERRY.
Originally killed at the siege Of the Arse.

nal: s...,.....
Captain Oliver Brown, 2 ,......
Captain Watson Brown,
Lieut.. A. Hazlett, Of Pennsylvania,
Stewart Taylor, of Canada, "
Charles P. Field, of Maine,
William Thompson, of New York,
Captain John Kagi, of OHIO,
Lieut.. j. Anderson, of Indiana,
Dangerfeld, (colored,) of Ohio,
Lewis Leary, of Ohio - ten in all.
Since then, Gen. John Brown, Comman-
der-in-Chief of the expedition, by hanging.
There remain under sentence of death, and
to be hung on Friday next, 10th inst, Capt.
John E. Cook, of Connecticut, and Lieut..
Edwin Coppic, of Iowa, in the forenoon !;
Copeland and Green, (colored) } in the after
noon.
Capt. Aaron O. Stephens, of Connecticut,
who was thought at the time to be mortally
wounded, is in the hands of the United
States authorities, to be tried for treason
The object Of this is to use the Federal au.
thority for terreting out accomplices through
out the entire country.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

The CONGRESSIONAL SPEAKERsHIP.-Mont
gomery, of Pennsylvania, and the Illinois
Democratic members, were the only anti
Lecomptonites who attended the Democratic
caucus, andvoted on the first ballot for Bocock.
Pugh, of Alabama, voted for Mcqueen.
Morris, of Pennsylvania, supported Sherman.
The anti Lecompton men have agreed to
support the plurality rule, if it is found that
a majority cannot be had. The South Amer
leans have voted in caucus to support no
Republican or Democrat for Speaker.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

Three thousand inebriates have applied
for admission into the New York State
Inebriate Asylum. Among the number are
thirty clsrgynsD. ths sa
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

the plurality rule, was discussed on Saturday,
but without action.
Thus, an entire week has been wasted,
without doing any business, merely to give
the Democratic Union saving members an
opportunity to illuminate denuncations against
the Republican party and the people of the
North.
HELPERS "CRIsIs. About five years ago,
one Hinton Rowan Helper, of North Carolina,
published a work entitled, "The Impending
Crisis of the South-How to meet it." This
book was compiled from the returns of the
U. S. Census, Thomas Jefferson's writings,
and with notes by the aforesaid Helper. 1t
was circulated at the South, and read for two
or three years, without exciting any particular
attention. Being Southern book, some of
the Republicans deemed the facts, figures and
authorities quoted to be good arguments on
their side, leauing out the editorial appeals
of the author, and the compendium was cir
culated. All at once, treason is discovered in
Jefferson and the U. S. Census returns, and
the Union is threatened on account of this old
book! The organization of Congress is
delayed, day after day, in order to heap con-
demnation on the poor Carolina author, and
all who have read his book or contributed to
the circulation of the compendium.
VINO ARE THE AaIrAroRs Pin less than
two hours after Congress assembled, the
slavery question was sprung in both Houses
in the Senate by Mr.. Mason, of Virginia,
and in the House by Mr. Clark, of Missouri,
both of whom are Union saving Democrats.
Even the Senate Chaplain, Mr.. Gurley, hast
ened to lug John Brown into his prayers, and
denounce fanatics" The Republicans would
like to 60 to work at the national business
and keep at it till it is finished; but the
South will monopolize nearly all of the session
with its negro interests.
W The Union is to be "dissolved" for the
forty eleventh time. There is to be positively
no further postponement, unless the North
knocks under. The dissolution that was tt
take place if New York and New Jersey wen
Republican was delayed to give the stiff-neckeo
rebels one more chance to repent and return
to their allegiance; but that was the las
mercy. If the House elects Republican
Speaker, the Union is no more! Gen. Georgt
Washington Bowman, Mr.. Buchanan's orgar
grinder, says so in his Constitution news
paper, and of course nobody will presume t.
doubt an authority so unquestionable.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

gGov. WIsE's CoNrExrLArEp TREAsoN IN
$780, I'm Mr.. VIM. NJ. Corry's narrative Of
his visit to Buchanan, at Wheatland, he states
that he fell in with Mr.. Banks, then editor Of
the Southsids Democrat, and Mr.. Tyler, now
editor of the Richmond Enquirer, who were
also on their way to visit Mr.. Buchanan, and
that the following was one of the subjects Of
their conversation: &
= "There was another matter discussed on
Mr.. Banks motion. He told US the South
would have dissolved the Union if Fremont
had been elected President Of the United
States; that Governor Wise and the Virginia
leaders were ready to take the ield-march
on Washington, depose the federal officers,
take the treasury, archives, buildings,
grounds, &C.; declare the confederation de
Iacto overthrown, and the District to have
reverted to Virginia, the purpose for which
she had conveyed it having failed. He said
the thing would have been easy. There were
10000 men ready, 10000 cavalry, sets of
&C., SC. That the public
mind was sufficiently excited to overcome all
domestic resistance, and that they could whip
the North in the fight. He seemed to be
perfectly cool and abstract in these declara.
tons, and without doubt implicitly believed
what he said..'h ..-...-..-.,g
The authority of Mr.. Cory will not be
questioned by any Democrat in the land.
Here we see Gov. Wise, a man in high renown
among the selfstyled Union savers, convicted
of design equally as reasonable and much
more subversive Of the Constitution and the
Union than that for which John Brown was |
hung.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

. SESSION PAPRR.-The Desmoines Citizen
will issue Tri- Weekly paper during the
session Of the Legislature. 1t will contain
full report Of the proceedings of both
Houses and also accounts of everyth ng of
interest transpiring in and about the Capt.
tol. 1t will be furnished to subscribers at
one dollar copy. During the session Of
the Legislature the Weekly Citizen will be
furnished to subscribers for fifty cents q
COPY. Address J. Teesdale, Desmoines.
lOwa
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

W john Brown died member of the
Old School Presbyterian Church. In poll Il
ties he did not rank himself with any party. {
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

MARRIAGE OF CoUsINs.--Gov. Magofin, of
Kentucky, recommends the Legislature of
that State to prohibit by law, under severe
penalties, the marriage of cousins. He says
that the imbeciles, insane, deaf.mutes and
blind in the different Asylums of that State,
who are the offspring Of cousins, is from
sixteen to twenty per cent. Of the whole
number and he claims that it is the right
and duty Of the State to protect herself
against the evil and expense by forbiddipg
such unions. which nature plainly forbids by
the nataral penalty she uniformly inAicts.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

SENATOR SEWARD DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE
OF THE HARPERs FERRY AFFAIR. The
special Paris correspondence of the New York
Times, writing under date of Nov. 18th, says
Senator Seward had arrived there five days
previously, from his trip to Jerusalem and
the Holy Land, and is in good health and
spirits He has had some adventures of
dramatic nature, and has found besides not
few obstacles to travel on the route he has
passed over. Mr.. Seward Indignantly
denies ever haoimg heard Of the projected
insurrection at Hlrper's Ferry, and although
he recollects having received call from
man known as Col. Forbes, there aoas no
mention made Of such an attempt at insur-
rection. Col Forbes asked him for means
for another object, which he refused, and
that was all he ever saw of the individual in
question. Mr. Seward comes home in the
Arago, in December.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

THE SPEAKERsHIP - Second Ballot.-A
second ballot was taken yesterday after
noon, for Speaker of the House of Repre-.
sentatives, with the following result:
Necessary to choice 1l6
Sherman, R. 1V
Bocock, D. 80
Gilmer, S. A. ~
Scat tering IA
Private advices from Was ington to Mon
day noon, express much confidence in the
Ultimate election of Republican Speaker.
To-day will probably determine whether this
expectation will be realized or not.--Chico-
90 Press, 8M.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-12-16

SIMON OAMRRoN IN IowA.-The Charlton
Patriot, edited by honest John Edwards, the
next speaker of the lower House of our next
General Assembly, has indicated prefer
ence for Mr.. SirRon Cameron as the next
standard bearer OF the Opposition hosts, in
1860. The Republican Nesos, at Mt Pleas.
ant has done the same thing. The senior
editor of the News is also member elect
of the General Assembly, and very able
men as well as saeacious politician. 9th
ef Journals have been noticed to favor Mr..
Cameron's nomination, though we are glad
to see, none of them withsa spirit Of dogma
tism or injustice towards other great man In
the Republican party. With Cameron and
Bates on our ticket Iowa is good for ten
thousand majority.-KnorvilA Journal.