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Candidates for the Presidency.

In the following list we present the
names of the most prominent candidates
for President,in in the various parties,
placing them, according to the best Of our
guessing ability, in the order Of their
chances for the nomination: ;a 1'eeh re
DEMOCRATS. '' '''S
Stephen A. Douglas, Ills Howell Cobb, Ga.
R. NJ. T. Hunter, Va. John Sldell, La, 800
James Guthrie, Ky. Ha2 Horatio Seymour, MY
j. G. breckenridge, KY. Joseph Lane, Oregon.
Henry A. Wise, Va. jeff. Davis. Miss. H.. =.
D. S. Dickinson, N. Y. A. g. Brown. Miss.
h s4,,., srt.-- REPUBLICANS.
Wm., H. Seward, NY. N. P. Banks, Mass. -
S. 2. Chase, Ohio, Abraham Lincoln, Ills.
John Mclean, Ohio. Simon Cameron, Pa.
J. p. Hale, N. H. w. Fessenden, Mo. 81
KNOW NoTHINas, AND OLD LINE wHIGs.
J. J.Crttenden, KY. John Bell, Tenn. = y
Edward Bates, No., $40 Edward Everett Mass.
]. M.aBotts,l Va ai gThos. EHing.sFa. sl e.
Ga ,oI' ABoIITIoNIsrs. 1.osaid j3er.
Gerritt Smith, n. > J. R. Giddibgs, Ohio.
We have omitted Mr. BUcnANAN's
name from the above list for the reason
that he is said to have positively declined
being a candidate. l .'a3aaoah. fD
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INTERESTING TO ALL. Mr.. Stanton
will be absent from town till Thursday the
7th inst, when he will return and close
up operating here by the 4th. His sue
cess heretofore is sufficient evidence Of
bis skill, we would advise all desiring those
excellent Melainotypes, to give him an
early call as the last day will undoubtedly
be crowded. ="
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,sE7 Horace Greeley in one of his
letters from tae West says he saw in one
day q million of bufraloss. An impu-
dent editor asks whether he did not look
through the bottom Of q tumbler.'
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ore LaWyIers.

The district court which closed its ses-
sions here ono Thursday. made four new
lawyersA JACOB 4. MORRILL,, BARNABUs
PowELI,, j. OLIVER AMOS, and JAMES
TRiaa. bs We wish them all rich and obs.i-
nate clients.gd aeil:34U1e Yt5 aso4Gfae
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-ss..s&yk vi .ciG sttlt l-tsiTg.FsZ ut lf.,E
E1 Don Piatt, Of Cincinnati, is to take
charge of the editorial department of the
National Era. We predict for it an
untimely end p 'a'ss-,t aa'' '#a &
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E The Herald says, THE Republi-
cans of Ohio has every prospect Of being
victorious in the campaign this fall = ,cd
We don't think they ''has.".,ad 2gd bn
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eW- The Milledgeville (Ga.) Fedora

W-The Milledgeville (Ga.) Federal
Union says: II b4.,ir ..s r., ,.4,~ e
If Governor Wise entertains the re-
motest idea of being the nominee OF the
Charleston Convention for the Presiden-
cy, he may trouble himself no longer with
such imaginings. The result of the late
election in Virginia runs down Wise stock
to five cents on the dollar. The Demo
cracy of the South will point to him as
the man who is responsible for the small
vote for Letcher.
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SIX WEEKS OF THE ITALIAN
8 WAR. -

4 Chronicle Of the 'Campaign-7Xe Dec
laratiom of War-THe dust, ians and
French Enter .Sardinia-7Ae Aus-
trians D,luen Out Of Piedmont and
Forced to abandon Lombardy-We
Battles Of MontebeNo, Palestro, San
Ferno, Varese, Magenta and Male
gnano.i = .'|f3 ftH ftHfq-
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NOTICE TO ALL CONCERNED.

There will be meeting of the stock
holders of the Savings-fund society of
Woods6eld, on the 7.h Of July next. at
their office.
June lS, 1853. ISAAC SMITH, Sect. .
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E Our correspondent "Spencippus"
win pardon US for emitting to publish his
interesting letter BE has not been suffi,,
eisntly choice in his expressions. -
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~-In one of the counties of Wiscon-
sin it is said that there are three candi-
dates for the Legislature-J. NJ, Root,
Democrats. Robert Hogg, Free-soil, and
T. H, Dye, Whig. So on election day,
it will be "Root, Hog, or Die" With the
voters. b,rs te5.,., yni 80 5ro f,s,-.iay
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w- The Democratic Convention, in
St. Loais, yesterday, repudiated the prin-
ciple of General CAss' HoEER letter res
pecing the naturalization of foreigners.
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TN the prize fight, for 5000 side,
between John McCooley and Dublin
Tricks, the latter was whipped in thirty
rounds, occupying one hour and ten min.
utes. ''''S '--
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E Gen. Sam Houston has accepted
the nomination of Governor of Texas,
rendered him by the Independent conven.
tion ct Austin, ~, ,,.-5t =,
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sg The Arterian well at Columbus
has been sunk 1868 feet and is being
bored very slowly.
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Nj A H II L e ID

On the 3oth ult., by E. B. Cox, Esq, Mr..
Cyrus Hicks, of Marshall Co., Va, to Miss
Elizabeth Ward, of this county. ulEt
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NOTICE

WE hereby warn all persons not to pur-
w chase or barter for a note on John Rch-
OILS and Henry Sicks, drawn Jan uary II, 1859,
due in Nov. 1859, as it was obtained by fraud
and without consideration. .,i.54ef.a,7lg
JOHN ECHOLS.
Woodsfeld, July 6, '59. DANIEL SICKS.
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Woodsfield Retail Market.
Corrected ,ceeHy By Sinclair = Baker
WOODSFIELD, JULY 6, 1859.

Flourper barrel, 500
Wheat per bush
el, -. 40
Oats per bushel, so
Corn per bushel, 100
Lard per pound, IL
Tallow per lb, IL
Salt per barrel, 500
Hams per lb,. :. II
Shoulders per lb, IL
Corn meal per
bushel, el,......... 100
Potatoes per bu. 100
Eggs per dozen, s.
Tea per.lb, IS a 100
New Orleans Su-
gar per lb,. ...... IL
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-07-06

nAOipSsSS PSA sou
Rio Coffee per ID, as
Java Coffee perg
lb, :! ..!........... Is
Hay per ton 1900
Fish per lb,.. =. .U9
Nails Sd. Cd. l0d. 81
and 81. fY Ia
Brooms PEI. dog. 90
Onions per BUSH
|ei, -..-........Io -
Timothy S eed-
|per bushel, ..... $50
Rice per ID. 80 to 10
Candles per 'lb, Is
Butter per lb, 10
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woonsFMLp,lonto, JULY 8. 1850
Democratic State Ticket.

OSl1AUOl QulO RtttlO IlOhCt
;''lad FOR GovERNoR,, ap-
RUFUS P. RANNEY, ar
Of Cuyahoga County. - 45 e. =
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM II. Stafford,
OF Ross County nsa ID. ... sr -. o
= JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT,
o6i HENRY G. WHITMAN, =.
of Fairfield County. Il, aoS .ef
20 ns AUDITOR OF STATE, sse
G.. VOLNEY DORSEY,
of Miami County ..ay rsx.tia 5 fe.rF
IN, TREASURER OF STATE, yastaf
Taa WILLIAM BUSHNELL. ,.
Of Richland Couaty. svsls as.
.s5IEs SECRETARY OF STATE,
-mo5 JACOB REINHARD, 81, ia.
Of Franklin County. 4na +f. & .t.s
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
ii JAMES TOMLINSON,
Of Washington Coanty. s.J 4aa.ss
-r,i COMMON SCHOOL COMMISSIONER,
udi CHARLES N. ALLEN, e
Of Harrison County. r Il "a a36s
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Document from the St6sU
Department Defining the Rights OF
Naturallzed Citizens Abroad.
WASHINGTON, June Is, 1859.

The following important letter was to.
day communicated to A. ". Hofer Of
Cincinnati, by Secretary Cass:
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Preliminary Euents.

April 49,, so, Departure of the first
body of French troops from Toulon-
Austrian ultimatam dispatched from vi
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1859-12-15
and plainly visible to the naked eye-the com
panion star Is Of the eventh, and Of violet

and plainly visible to the naked eye-the com
panion star Is Of the evellth, and Of violet
color ~ = ~ ~ LIZ az -
This star offered the same inducements to
measure its distance Us the otherfew stars whose
distance has been determined. DR.. Kruger
,aas the mass Of the binary system to be little
less than three times that Of our sun, and its
Instance from us"to be above one million two
hundred thousand times that Of the eartb,s
meahydistance from the sun--a distance: that
would require light nineteen years to pass over.
flying constantly at the rate of two bundra1
thousand miles in second. Two other tirca
stars, Alpha Centauri, the most brillianM lar in
thu. Southern heavens, and 81, Cygni, in The
Northern. heavens area,within this distance,
Alpha Centauri is the nearest known star, and
is so distant that it would require more than
three years for light to pass over the interval
between us. 81 Cygni is better known to us by
being in view in our latitude It's distance is
SO greatas to require light nine and onc-fourth
years to fly sfromitato us. Of the millions of
stars WHICH crowd our armament, the distance
Of these three only are known with any GER
tainty....;I ,,,+ No. s., Mo s7+4f .5.=.
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1859-12-15
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nj O Il l. f,

Our recent visit to this growing and prosper
GUS city was attended with satisfaction ard the
most exquisite pleasure. The Synod convened
according 10 appointment, and closed its labors
in manner satisfactory and agreeable to all.
Without exceptionwe put Mobile down as
among the most delightful and desirable Of
Southern cities. With everything calculated
to render one comfortable contented and hap
py she is amply provided. In all our travels
we have never met with people who treat
strangers more elegantly than do the citizens
of Mobile. To Messrs. Mclean, Armstrong,
Brothers and DR.. Mott we are under lasting
obligations for personal attentions, toe nu-
mcrous TO euumerate in this brief para.
graph. To the Mobile Register and Tribune we
also owe debt of gratitude VIC hope some day
to be able to pay back with ample Interest,"
To come directly to the point, we pronounce
Mobile the centre of Athcnian elegance and
intellectual refinement, and wish its gallant
citizens all the prosperity and happiness kind
and bcneficent Providence can possibly bcstow
upon them We are in love with Mobile, and
point to her as grand model after which all
Southern cities should take pattern.
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TazssiIy Prayer.

No man should feel satisfied with simply
silent prayer. The habit Of expressing your
feelings through the medium ct words, not on
" makes them distinct ard citar, but makes
them strong. On the other hand. no man should
pray so little as he would when he only pravs
by yocalzaion and utterance. There ought 10
be ~ every mans life, every day. appointed
periods in which there should bu ut.rance iii
prayer before God, in which man should be
accustomed 10 develop his feeling in actual
language and words; and over and above that
and after that. there should be prayer and
thought cjaculation-t the uplifting of uncxprcs-
sed ierlings-both of them should 20 on to
gcther, working and co-working with each
oth'r. There are many persons who are de-
i!clent IN prayer, because thuy never have cul-
tlvatrd themselves by expressing their prayer
full feelings. There seems to be IL difficulty in
beginning. Isnppose that it is always hard TO
speak in an unknown tongue, and to speak il,
IL tongue we do not understand, before people
we do not know, brings to every ono SONG feel
iags of shame Many Christians shrink from
taking up the cross of family prayer, but most
unwisely are they dealt with who are deals
with tenderly upon this subject. Any man who
hasa family round about him, whatever il may
cost in the beginning, will dnwiscly to take up
tamily prayer As to reading it from book,
every man must have bis own liberty it is
better TO read than not to pray; but il is still
better to read from your own religious ex-
perlencc than from any other volume. | am
sure that man who walks With cm.chesi bet
ter than man who does not walk at all !; but
a man who walks well without crutch is bet
ter than a man who walks with either cane
or crulch. The expressing of levout und thank
full feelings before God in PRAYER is one of The
most needlul things for Christians 'i
The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1859-12-15

ga- James Buchanan. -nN
NoRrn CAnoLiSA.-The following resolu.i,

| NoRTn CARoLiNA.-The following resolutions
were passed unanimously at meeting of the
Democracy of Nash, N. c.: E
Resolved, That the thanks of the people of
every section Of the United States are cminent-
ly due to JAMES BUCHANAN, the present Chief
Executive of the Nation, for lis able and pa
triotic Administration Of the affairs Of The Gov
ernment; and that bis manly and patriotic
course in relation to the recent Outrage Mt lar-
per's Ferry justly entities him to the especial
gratitude Of the Southern people,
Resolved, That The Democratic party. being
the only National party in existence If the only
one under whose banIcf the patriot can tally
with any prospect Of Success against sectional
ism and trcason,inahe next Presidential clrc-
ton, aud itliatiaH attempts 10 divide the South,
or u weaken The Democratic party, holding as
IT docs the Consttut iOn~isl ore hand and the
Union IN the other. are calculated to encourage
the enemies OF tlie South and to give "aid and
comfort 10 the black republican party. .
n DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN YANcEY.-At re-
cent meeting of the Democracy Of Yanccy, N.
e., the National Administration was endorsed
as follows:g aJ p tlas4H ie4s .s.sJ5t I'M
Resolved, That the Democracy of Yancpy
heartily approve, the Administration of our dis
itinguished Chief Magistrate, JAMES BUCHANAN.
Some time since we expressed wish that the
|" CHARLESTON CONVENTION y would se-
lect" OLD BUCK as the standard bearer Of
the Democracy in the great NATIONAL strug-
gle now prnIsing hard upon us. III, .; ri .o.- %
I'VE here reiterate the wish; for our conf
dcncc in the patriotism and integrity ofJAMEs
BUCHANAN is undiminishcd, and VIC unhesi-
tatingly affirm that he is In every respect the
man for the times. Personally, VIC would much
prefer sLIDELL or II INTER; butt the candi-
date must come from the North we say let il be
OLD BUCK, for it can but prove suicidal for
the South to give up old friends for new ones
Then here's TO GOLD BUCK" TIE GIANT
OF ST ATEsMEN. THE PILOT WHO Ills and
CAN STILL GUIDE THE SHIP OF STATE
SAFELY THROUGH EVERY STORM. Fl "
But as We are a strict advocate of the Con
vention system, we pledge our support, small
as II may be, 70 Inc "NoaISEE" Of The "CNsRLEss,
Ton CosyESrloSso let the mantle rust on whom
it may. AS a NA11oSAr DENocEAr Of tho Jcf
fersoniari scliool, We entertain an abiding con-
ddcncein The uliittd action Of the Democracy,
the only great national: PARTY now i'll exist
ence. T.; .i ssrlWa.f 9s So 81. .s
For fifty odd years the Democracy have di-
rcctcd The Ship of State in a manner altogether
satisfactory to great people, and VIC shall
have the most unlimited confidence in The
she may select from the ma
teriul presented at the
CHARLESTON CONVENTION. v
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Tie Poor,

We utterly rcpudiate, as unworthy, not Of
freemcn only. but of men, the narrow notion
that there is to be an education for the poor,
as such. Has God provided for the poor a
coarscr earth. palcr sky? Does not the sun
pour down his golden flood as cheerfnlly upon
the poor mans hoecl as upon the rich man S
palace? Have not the co,tagers children as
keen sense of all the freshness. yerdure, fra
GRANGE melody, aud beauty ofluXurant nature,
as the pale sons of Kings? Or is it on the mind
That God has stamped the imprint of bascr
birth. so that poor mans child knows with an
nhorn certainty, that his lot is to crawl, not
climb?
II is not so. God has not doncit Man cam
not do it. Mind is immortal. Mind is imperial.
1t bears no mark Of high or low, of rich or
poor. 1t needs no bounds of time or place, of
rank orscircumstances. 1t asks but Freedom
1t requires hut light. 1t is heaven born, and it
aepircs to heaven. Lowliness does not enfeeble
it. Poverty cannot reprcss it. Difficulties do
not stimulate its vigor. The poor tallow chaud-
lcr's son. that sits up all hight TO learn. shall
stand treating with mighty kings, shall add
new provinces to the domain of SCIENCE shall
bind the, lightning with a hempcn cord, and
bring 1t harmlessly from the skies The COM
mon school is common, not as an inferior, not us
the school for poor mems children, but as the
light aud dir are common.-BiMop Doane.
TrEy SHALL. OBTAIN MEEcY-If you find q
man disposed to complain of the colduess of the
world, be sure you will find that be has never
brought anything into the world to warm it,
but is personal lump of ice set in the midst
of it, If you find man who complains that
the world is all base and hollow. tap him, and
he will probably sound base and hollow. And
so, in the other way, a kind man will probably
find kindness everywhere about him. The mer-
ciful man, as general thing, will obtain mer-
cy. He who has always had kind excuse for
others, who has looked at the brightest side of
the case be who has rendered his pardon and
his help whenever he could. who has never
brought his fellow-man into any strait by rea-
son of not helping him, will find that the mer-
cy which he has bestowed, flows back upon him
in a full and spontaneous spring He will make
merciful world by the mercy he himself shows.
"OuR FAruER."-The little word "Fatber."
saith Luther, lisped forth in prayer by child
of God, exceeds the eloquence of Demosthenes,
Cicero, and all the other famed orators of the
world. If n man be not interested in Christ.
he may perish with @ Our Father' in his
mouth.--Brooks.
REpENrANcE.-You cannot repent too soon.
There is no day like to-day. Yesterday is gone
Tomorrow is Gods, not your own. And,
think how sad it will be to have your evidences
to seek, when your cause is to be tried: to
have your oil to buy, when you should have it
to burn fl,
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Sunday Col u m NJ.
A Difficulty Considered.

A gentleman, on being, cxpostulated with,
on his own neglect to suck earnestly the saliva
ton of his soul, excused himself on the very
common, but insufficient plea, That the,
Christian world W divided int0 so mal,yee
that he should be at u loss to decide with which
one TO unite" q. ss5
The reply he received was Substantially as
follows: :" You greatly deceive yourself if you
regard this as a satisfactory excuse for an IT.
religious life. You make that primary which
is Only secondary question. There are various
sects which have distinguishing pecuiiarities,
but there is great foundation repentance
toward GOD, and faith in OUT Lord jesus Christ
son which THY are agreed Now, your first
consideration should be to get safe standing
on that foundation, and then you viii be able,
without, danger, more deliberately ito deter
mine With which sect I'd unite. You max lose
all even the precious life of your soul, If you
wait intyour present perilous situation to settle
this really secondary question. Look at that
vessel trembling under the power Of the gale
her sails rent, her seams opening, her rudde1
lost, and she driven ,,helplessly toward The
rocky shorei sOf what are her crew thinking
Is it not the main and absorbing object with
every one to secure n safe footing olitshore:
Suppose one Of them. with death sta1ing lin IN
the face, should'refuse to make an ex,rtion fol
his safety, because he had not determined
whether he shouldibe entertained at this house
or that which ha describes on the land. This il
your case. Get TO shore first, set your fool
firmly on that rock, then you may safely take
time to decide to which house you may repair
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The Late Electio1, in St. Landry.

The returns from the various prccnctsin Iii.
Parisl, present strange political anomaly
which must prove entirely incompr, hcnsibc tc
our friends abroad. @}3
We deem it our duty to throw whit light We
can upon the matter. that the Democratic party
may, hereafter, call to strict account, self
styled Democrats, who when personal ends arc
TO be snl.servcd, call to their assistance the
powerful aid Of party organization but who
at the promptings Of the same sclllsllness, hest
tate not 10 tamper with our hitt,rest political
encmiesin the honr of our utmost need.
ST. Landry is largely Democratic. At the
election on the It'll Instant the State Ticket got
majority of lrcm COO to 500 votes; and yet
some Of the nominees Of the patty fer District
Offices fell far behind the ticket. and some
good Democrats were dceatcd
This result was brought about ly the con
duct ola set of men, who have hitherto claimed
10 he Democrats, and enjoyed the confidence Of
the Democracy, not only in St. Landry, but
throughout the whole State. Let them hence
forward bear in MUD that Detection and lreacll-
cry in our own paroclial ranks at the election
of 1857, deferred us from making parish nomi-
nations in 1850, and now, gentlemen capable,
honest and loyalty proc1ain,ing their adhesion
TO the principles and imchonorcd rsagcs oil
the glorious old Democratic party, have been
defeated by the unholy Vaccinations of men
to whom the mistaken partially of that same
party had given not only political existence
but even social position in our community.
These men were in league with the urcom-
promizing foes of the Democratic party, the
men who fought against us Wings, Know
Nothings, and are now rallying under the mot
ley banner of Opposition to defeat every
measure of the Democracy.
To prove this, let facts be submitted to an i'm
partial and candid public. At. l.. D. Vcrret's
precinct, the Democratic State Ticket got al.
most unanimous vote down to the candidate
for Swamp Land Commissioner, but there the
effects Of corrupt bargain show themselves
and but one man upon the TICKET, from Swamp
Land Commissioner down, gets decent vote
The same pheno; cna appears on the Atchafa-
lnya, ut Mermcato, and indeed, Mt all the pre-.
cincts where certain clique still holds sway
The men who accomplished this work are well
known, and they should be held to q strict NC
count for their actions. ..-..
At all these precincts the tail of both the
Democratic and opposition tickets are identi-
cally the same, proving incontrovcrtibly that
there was bargain, a base coalition between
the Bob Tail Independent squad Of the Democ-
racy and the forlorn hope Of the opposition for
their own personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. This tail,
unfoldcd, is frightful one! But what excuse
can these disorganizers of our party render to
the Democracy of the State of Louisiana for
their traitorous conduct s--Opelousos Courier.