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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01

A New PRESIDENTIAL LTIoKET.-The Savan-
nah (Ga) Republican proposes this ticket for
the Presidency in 1860: For President, James
H. Hammond, of South Carolina; for Vice
President, Rufus Choate, Of Massachusetts,.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01

CT The New Orleans True Delta says that
nothing in the future is more positively certain
than that the acquisition Of Cuba, without the
legalization and re-opcning Of the African
slave trade, would result i'll the utter annihi-
lation of the institution on this continent,
within the brief space of twenty years or less.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01

DoY AND Son. is now ascertained,
beyond doubt, that Doy and his son, impris-
oned in Missouri, on charge of running Oft
negroes, are not hung; but they were indicted
at the Platte Circuit Court, on the 18th inst,
upon charge of stealing negroes, and have
taken change of venue to Buchanan county.
Ex-Goyernor Shannon is their Attorney.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01

A NOVEL CONVEYANCE TO PIKs's PEAK.-
The Aledo Record says that Mr.. X, 5. Os-
borne, of that place, is about starting Tor
the gold region with dog train. lie has a
light wagon, two Newfoundland dogs, two
: greyhounds, and two pointers for the lead,
and expects to distance all competition.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01

Circulate THE DoCUMENTs.-A Free Labor
paper is to DC established at st. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, and the first number will be issued on
the 18th of May. Messrs. Russell & Grant
are to be the publishers.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01

TENNESSEE PoLITICs. - The Democratic
State Convention of Tennessee, at Nashville,
on the 18th, re-nominated the present Gov
ernor. Isham Harris, for reelection, by
acclamation. The Opposition Convention has
MT assembled vet
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01

EVIDENCE OF rCIvH1zArIoS.-The Minnesota
papers say that the Indians in that part of the
country are being rapidly civilized, all those
in the neighborhood of the settlements drink
ing whisky, chewing tobacco, lying, stealing,
and swearing equal to>whte men and, the
other day, young squaw committed suicide
by hanging herselfkon tree on account Of
disappointment in love.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01
~The Washington correspondent of tn

Cincinnati Enquirer says:
"There is considerable talk here about the
insulting language which passed between
Senators Bright and Seward, in secret session,
on the confirmation of Senator Jones, OF Iowa.
The remarks of Mr.. Bright were so severe
that, if Senator Seward recognized the code
of honor, he would have been compelled to
notice them outside of the Senate Chamber.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01

NYThe Rock Island Aryus repeats the
warning that the defunct Florence Bank bills
are again being put in circulation.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01

The Senate Of Missouri has passed bill
appropriating $3,5 500 for portraits Of Henry
Clay and Andrew jackson, to be painted
by Mr.. Bingham, a Missouri artist.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01


THE ACQUISITION OF CUBA.-The New York
Ecening Post of the 10th contains an editorial
article on the Pennsylvania Democratic Con-
vention and Cuba. 1t says the Cony yention
just closed at Harrisburgh committed great
oversight 1t passed resolution declaring
the acquisition of Cuba to be of vast impor-
tance to the prosperity and security of the
whole country, and referring to Jefferson as
having expressed an opinion in favor of its
purchase from Spain. The framer of the
resolution, and those who voted for it, prob
ably forgot that Mr.. Jefferson, in letter to
Mr.. Madison, remarked that, if the independ-
ence of Cuba could be secured against all
other European powers except Spain, the
island would be quite as valuable to us as if it
were our own. Mr. Jefferson doubtless had
in his mind the idea of making some such
amicable arrangements with the mother coun-
try as might open the island to our commerce
such arrangements, in short, as Spain, in
1866, was willing to make with our Govern
ment, and as were communicated to the
President of the United States, in that year,
by Mr.. Perry.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01

TRUE AS PREAcHING.-The following
toast was given a. a late anniversary OF the
New England Society, at Minneapolis,
Minnesota:
The 'Live Yankee.-He's driving his
keows to pastur all over the continent !;
keeping school in Australia; peddlin' Cher
ry Pectoral in China /; playin' ''Yankee Doo-
dIlee'' in Japan; openin' land office in
Arizona; kissin' queens everywhere and
maxim himself at home generally, without
invitation.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01

GWThe new Reform Bill introduced into
the British Parliament is measure of the
so-called Conservatives, and is opposed by
the Reformers, on account of its insufficiency.
1t makes some concessions, however, to pop
ular rights. 1t confers the elective franchise
on members of the learned professions, with
out regard to property, and on holders Of
smallinvestments ofvarious sorts, and persons
with an annual income of e10 sterling.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01

THE New JERSEY U. S. .SENAToE.-John G.
Ten Eyck, Esq, just elected U. S. Senator
from New Jersey, studied law under the late
Hon. Garrett d. Wall, and is about 46 years
of age He WAS formerlya Henry Clay Whig,
but is at present devotedly attached to the
Republican party. He is said to be fine
speaker, but very diaident. Recently, he
was rendered but declineda seat on the bench
of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01

AN ARauMENr--The Vincennes Gazette
tells the following story ola debating club,
held in a bar-room in that place not long
ago:
SuBJEcr.-s'Is the sense of smelling more
nleasing than the sense of tasting" Uncle
Joe was the last to speak upon the negative
and all were anxious to hear him deliver
himself. Walking to the bar-keeper he cal
led for hot whisky punch, and drank it
off with gusto; then turning to his oppo-
nent, he handed the empty glass to the
leading disputant, and then thundered out
,"now smell it, You varmint!' 1t is needless
to add that Uncle Joe s'brought down the
house." aud also the decision for the mega
tive.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01

REWARDED -Ex-Congressman Miller, Of
Ohio, has been appointed Associate Judge IN
Nebraska, vice Samuel W. Black, resigned.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01
IOWA NEWS.

The Burlington Gazette calls "hookine
sausages, dog stealing in the second degree
"A steam bag mandatory is about tc
be opened at Davenport.
SU1clDE.-Henry Hutchins committed sui.
eide near Central City, Linn county, on the
Sth inst, by shooting himself with rifle in
the woods. His body was not found till
two days afterwards. Intemperance, it
seems, had made life burden to him. He
was formerly of Boston, and had no family.
A Hoe IN A STRAW STACK TWO MONTHS
The Sigourney Democrat relates curious
circumstance which occurred near Amboy,
Washington county, last fall. A Mr.. Will
son was thrashny grain, and by some over
sight q large stack of straw was piled upon
a hog, which at that time weighed near
300 pounds. Having occasion to remove
this stack two moGths afterwards, tic pork
er was found still alive, though reduced to a
perfect skeleton. He had eaten about one
yard square of his rather close prison house.
Sixty days with no food but wheat straw,
aud no water, is rather singular instance
Of endurance.
Mr.. VERNON FUND.-Mrs. Jane Van Ant
werp, Vice Regent af the Mt. Vernon Asso.
citation for Iowa. writing from Keokuk un-
der date of March 10th, says:
ssThe remittances thus far from Iowa
amount to 81 l,752. Extraordinarily more
than dared to dream of when [ first under
took the charge of the enterprise here
but now | have reason to expect double
that sum-"
Iowa CIrY.-The oil ! firm Of Cook, Sar-
gent & Downey has changed It's name by
the admission of Mr.. Curtis as q PARTNER
The new partner is q son of Hon. B. r. Cur.
tis, of Boston, late Judge of the Supreme
Court of the United States. lie adds $685.
900 to the capital Of the firm.
Mrs. Bloomer delivered lecture, on
the Sth inst, in Council Bluffs, on the sub
ject of Female Education.
The Chief Engineer of the Davenport
Fire Department, r. NJ. Littler, reports to
the City Council that the total loss by fire
in that town, during the last year; over and
above insurance, was only 1886.
Truman Holms was seat to the p eni |
tentiary for one year, at the last term OF
the District Court in Mahaska county, for |
stealing cattle. In the case of the State VS..
Samuel Ballenger, charged with seduction,
the jury disagreed. John F. Alverado was
convicted of obtaining goods under false
pretences.
GoNE TO PIKK's PEAK.--We understand
that Mr.. Elisha Burrows, (son Of our we'll
known fellow citizen, J. NJ. d. BurrowsO
with several others, started yesterday for
Pixies Peak. This "tremendous attraction"
as the play bills would call it, seems to be
drawing all of our city. We hope they may
not be disappoint ID, but it is great deal Of
d 'ish- ~ 4Szs--=Dar9asert Nsass.- za-a-r7
Mr.. Adolphus Bennett, whose depart |
ure for Pixies Peak we have alluded to in |
another paragraph, was the first Mayor of
Davenport. He should have been escorted |
to the river by military His home is at
Princeton and he is now pretty old to etart |
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01

Mr.. Adolphus Bennett, whose depart
ure for Pixies Peak we have alluded to in
another paragraph, was the first Mayor Of
Davenport. He should have been escorted
to the river by military! His home is at
Princeton, and he is now pretty old to start
on such long trip as this, but lie has the
life and vigor of a young man yet. We
wish him good time,-Dav. Gazette, Gath
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-01
THE NEWS.

Pleasant NJ. Mask was hanged at Holly
Springs, Miss, on the 4th, for the murder
of young lady some two years since.
Five children of Mr.. Ellis Waldrip, of
Forsyth county, Ga, were burned on the
night of the llth by the dwelling taking fire
during the absence of their parents.
FoRRleN.-The steamship Nova Scotian
arrived ut Portland, Me-, on the Esd, bring
ing Liverpool advices of the 9th inst. Public
confidence in the maintenance Of peace was
considerably augmented by the resignation
of Prince Napoleon of the Ministry of AL
giers. The Neapolitan exiles had been
landed in Queenstown, they having compel
led the Captain of the David Steward to put
into that port. BreadstuGs were declining.
Provisions were dull
"A dispatch from Fort Edwards, N. Y,
of the 23d, says the committee who were
recently appointed to examine Mrs. Hayes,
the woman who claimed to have lived two
years without food, report that she is an
impostor.
A tragic affair took place at Jackson
vile, Ca, on the 10Th. Maj. Gregg, chief
engineer Of the steamer Florida, was shot
dead by Albert 7. Sears, in consequence Of
a previous difficulty. Gregg was unarmed.
Both were natives Of Massachusetts. There
was great excitement at jacksonville, and
it was expected that Sears would be lynched.
"A Post Office has been established at
Coraville, Pixies Peak region, and Matthias
Snyder, Of Virginia, is appointed Postmas-
ter. The contract for daily mail service
from Leavenworth to Coraville has been
given to Ben McCulloch and p. F. Ficklen
Extensive arrangements are being made by
them for the transportation Of passengers.
A fire at Napoleon, Ohio on the 25th,
destroyed nearly all the business part of the
town. Loss, SIT, ,Ooo-partially insured.
The verdict of the jury in the case Of
the late accident on the q. w. Railway at
Dundas, Canada, exonerates the Company
from any blame whatsoever.
AT New York, on the 25th, the inmates
of Mrs. Beetham's Boarding House, sixteen
in number, were all poisoned. Mr.. B. has
died and the others are in critical condi-
tion.
Heinrich Haas, Peter Smith and Joseph
Lindsey were hanged at New Orleans, on the
22d inst, having each been convicted of
murder. They all confessed their crimes on
the scaffold
The District Attorney has made out an
Indictment, in accordance with the present
ment Of the Grand Jury, against Sickles for
the murder Of Key, and his trial is set for
Monday next, April 4th.
The large Touring mill at Bellevue, O.,
owned by J. II. Higbee, was burned on the
night Of the oath. Loss about $4,000. In
surane &C e1a,ouo. Oausea, II Is supposed,
py friction Of the machinery. Books, &C.,
saved.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-30
The National InteIIigenccr ON
Nudge Swan,

The famous old National Intellioencer pro-
nounces glowing eulogy upon Judge Swan,
for his opinion in the Habeas Corpus cases.
The action of the Republican Convention in
defeating Judge Swan because he had given
an opinion and pronounced an opinion
OboundiOg In good law, wisdom, virtue and
true eloquence, is disgrace to the State
which can only be wiped out by the defeat
of the ticket. 1t must be very humiliuting
to the Conservative, National men in the
Republican party to find themselves brow.
beaten and insuted by the rampant faction
which rules and controls the party. The
InteHigsncer says:
{" In the concluding words Of this argu-
ment we have concrete statement OF the
abstract principles which lie at the basis OF
the true theory in respect to the majesty OF
the law, and the duty of complying with its
injunctions, either by rendering active ODE.
dence to it's behests or voluntarily submit.
ting to the penalty appointed as its correla.
tive sanction in case of neglect or re-
fusal to accept the former alternative. And
in addition to this definition OF civil duty,
as both legally and morally incumbent on
every citizen of the United States, we have,
in the rendition of this judgment, an illus
tration of that judicial integrity which, dis.
carding the bias of personal feeling even
while coDfessing to it's existence and &C.
knowledging its force, is capable of perform
ing the junction OF the Judge under the sol.
emn sanctions which should always attach
to the dispensaton of law, and which re-
move it alike from the caprices of popular
passion or the promptings of personal pre-
possession. While Chief Justice Swan
makes it apparent that decision contrary
to that he felt called to render would have
coDcurred with his inclinations if he had
been free to consult them, he for this reason
places in only stronger light the purity o
his character as an upright and infexible
iurst.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-30
Senator Douglas and the PresI-
(RenCy

The following letter from Hon. Stephen
A. Douglas, defining his position on the
Presidential question, has been transmitted
to the Associated Press from Washington by
telegraph. 1t is brief, still it covers the
whole ground and clearly and distinctly
states the issues upon which the Democratic
party must enter the contest of 1860, if they
hope for success. 1t is no backing down
from, but full and frank endorsement of
the principles of the Cincinnati Platform,
and the compromise measures of 1850, upon
which the Democracy triumphed in 1852
and in 1856, and upon which alone victory
awaits them in 1860:
WASHINGTON, June 24.-The friends OF
Judge Douglas here are in possession of the
following letter explaining his position on
the subject of the Presidency and of which
they have permitted copy to be taken for
publication
WASHINGTON, June %, 1859.
NV DEAR Sir IL have received your
letter inquiring whether my friends are at
liberty to present my name to the Charles.
ton Convention for the Presidential nomi-
nation. Before this question can be finally
determined it will be necessary to under.
stand distinctly upon what issues the canvass
is to be conducted. If, as have full faith
it will, the Democratic party shall determine
in the Presidential election of l86O to ad-
here to the principles embodied in the com.
promise measures of 1850 and ratified by
the people in the Presidential election OF
1852, and reafirmed in the Kansas .Nebras.
ka Act of 1854, and incorporated into the
Cincinnati platform in 1856, as expounded
by Mr.. Buchanan in his letter acce epting the
nomination and approved by the people. In
that event, my friends will be at liberty 10
present my name to the Convention il they
see proper 10 do 80.
If on the contrary, it shall become the
policy of the Democratic party, which can
not anticipate, to repudiate these, their time
honored principles on which we have
achieved so many patriotic triumphs, and in
lieu OF them, the convention shall interpo-
late into the creed of the party, such new
issues as the revival of the African slave
trade, or Congressional slave code for the
territories, or the doctrine that the CoDsti-
tuition Of the United States, either establish
es or prohibits slavery in the territories, be-
yond the power of the people legally to con.
troll it as other property, it is due TO candor
to say that in such an event could not &C.
cept the nomination if rendered 10 me-
Trusting that this answer will be deemed
sufficiently explicit,
| am very respectfully your friend,
(Signed.) s. A. DOUGLAS.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-30
ALFRED P. RUSSELL,

PLATFoRM.-Resolred, "That proclaiminp
our determination rigdIy to respect the con.
stltu'lonal obligation imposed upon the
States by the Federal compact, we maintain
the Union of the States, the rights of the
States and the liberties of the people and,
in order to attain these important ends, ue
demand The repeal ofMe Fugitive Slave Act of
1850, as ii is subrerSiue of both the rioAts Of
the State and the liberties of tile people and as
cont arg to The ptainesf duties ofhumanitv and
ABHORRENT TO THE MORAL
SENSE OF THE CIVILIZED
WORLD,
This is the platform on which Mr.. Denni
son and his party array themselves in 1859,
in all its striking contrast with the position
they occupied up to the period when Gid
dings, Wade, Root and Chase achieved q
mastery over their councils and thoroughly
G6oItttont2ed their organization. In former
years, they manfuly arrayed themselves on
the side of the Constitution and its bipdino
obligations. But now, for the sake of oain.
ing power and Office, Mr.. Dennison and 9th.
er men OF his class, abandon the patriotic
doctrines they held in other years and unite
with Glddlngs and his crew in their fanati al
warfare on the constitution and laws of the
Union. In 1852, Mr.. Dennisou traversed
the State as defender OF platform that de
clored the existence of the Fugitive Slave
Law to be Essential" to "the integrity OF
the Union" For the sake of official dis.
tlnctlon he now approves a platform which
denounces the law as "SubUersire of both The
rights Of the State and the liberties of The peo.
pie, and as contrary to the plainest duties of
humanity and Justice, and abAorrent 10 The
moral sense of the civilizSd aDorld."
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-30
Now and Then.

The chief cornerstone Of the Republican
platform is resolution demanding repeal
of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. In their
platform last Fall when Congressman were
to be elected not syllable was uttered by
them, in their resolutions, about the repeal
of that law. But, now, in contest for off.
GERS that can have no vote and no power in
securing its repeal, they are cIamorous for
repeal. This Republican party in 1855, had
majority in the House of Representatives
Of Congress, and yet, what effort did they
make to secure the repeal of this law not
any. They never, that we can recolect,
during that time, even submitted a PROPOSE.
ton to repeal it. So far from doing 50, the
whole Republican phalanx in Congress lex.
cept Letter. supported and voted for the bill
of Mr.. Dunn, of Indiana, making provisions
for the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
and which extended this same Fugitive Slave
Law, which the Republicans so bitterly de.
nounce, over both those territories.
There is an exhibition of hypocricy in the
action of the Republican party upon this
subject, that is disgusting. When they are
voting for officers who have the power over
this subject, they refuse or neglect to take
any notice of it whatever but when they
are engaged in contest which can have not
the least control over it, they become clam.
orous for repeal and, when they have q
majority in Congress, so far from devoting
themselves to the wiping out OF q statute
that they declare to be "contrary to the
plainest duties of humanity and justice, and
abborent to the moral sense of the civilized
world" they 60 to work to give it the sane.
tion of their votes, in extending it's influence
over the fair fields of Nebraska and "bleed.
ing Kansas"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-06-30
A Young Lady i'm a TraNcc-Nar.
row EScane from RurIn!

The Peoria (Ill.) Union of the 9Th inst,
learns from Dir. Il. D. Story, of Medina
township, in that county, that his daughter
EIiz beth, of about nineteen, had q verita.
BILE trance few days ago. The only pre-
mOnitory symptom seems to have been that
on the previous morning she "felt like she
had not slept all night, and yet was not con.
scous Of having been aWake.' She was in
good health and spirits during the day, (3lst
ult but retired early, and seemed so sound
ly asleep when her sister came to bed that
the latter could not wake her. In the morn
! ing she was found apparently dead. The
Union continues:
In few hours preparations were in pro.
gress for the burial of the body, and Thurs
day set for the funeral. The neighbors
were called in and after consultation it vas
decided best to bury her at the time suggest.
ed-no one considering it necessary to call
q physician.
On Wednesday evening, however, before
the cVffin had been brought, while the young.
er brother wOs looking on the face of his
dead sister, he thought he Saw the lips move
and, livid with fear, ran to communicate his
suspicious to his mother. She was Just en-
tering the front door, receiving some friends
from Henry county, and ot the announce
ment, uttered most agonizng shrek Of
surprise. This was instantly followed by
one in the chamber where EIiz1betA was y.
ing; and when the mother and friends en-
tered the roomi she was sitting on the cool.
Ing board, as much surprised at the alarm
of her friends as they were at her sudden
recovery from what they thought the grave
The joy of her friends at her recovery can
better be imagined than described Mr.
Story is lately from Henry county, and his
statement stands indorsed by four families
residing near him. On Saturday morning
Miss Story was in perfect health, but, from
dread of superstition, will not explain her
feelings while in the state of trance. She
avoids speaking of it.