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Iti iirue hhould like % sso you al otoe
mgIc ON ihc EARTH but God wills otherwise;
thtreioroi afn content, Tor most certainly DO
believe that God Mills everything for The best
goud. not only Of ihCsc who have to suffer d.
rectlyi bot Of all, and this being the case beg
oil you NOT 10 giicvo about me.
Now, dcar parents, ] beg your forgiveness
ior0eB wrong have done q,icr1 know th't
have not et all times treated ou % ought
SO hayu done Remember me whilo / shall
ve, and forget ine not when am no longer in
o. g. world
Give my love 10 all my friends. There are
soluc little matters that would give most any
tlng 90 have settled and made right
There has been misrepresentation Of things
which have said; and il can l shall correct
them.
Oh brothers, ] pray that you may never have
10 suiler as ] shall have to do stay at home
sntedly, make your home happy not only
Go your-rycs, but to oil with whom you may be
connected
n Dear brothers and sisters, love one another,
make each otbcr happy love, serve and oh y
your God aad ,et ue IN Heaven.
Now, dear father and mother, will close this
last or at present think last lott,r that shall
have the pleasure of writing to you.
Good-bye Mother and Father, goodbye
Brctters and Sisters, aud by the assistance oI
| God, meet me in Heaven.
| lremain your most tff,ctionate son,
I NI JOHN A. COPELAND.
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A Washington despatch Of the sth states that
thirty-two agents of New York and Boston
houses arrived at Washington that day from the
South, and report the feeling sOgreat agsisst
Nchherners that they have been compelled to
abandon their business and return. They also re-
port that Noftherners OF long residence in the
South have been driven from their homes.
Eleven business men who were on their way
South, after reaching station in Virginia were
turned back by Vigilance Committee. They
arrived in Washington on the 7th Such is
the spirit Of Slavery
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The Cnse or stephens.

la the Virginia House on the slh, i. was
announced that Stephens, now in jail at
Charestown, would by tried by the Circuit
Court Of Jefferson County, and not by the
United States Court at Staunton THIS action,
the speaker explained, arose from the fact that
the recent outrage on Virginia had been carried
to the United States Senate, and the trial Of
Stephens IN U. s. Court was no longer ne
cessary to bring the matter to the attention Of
the Federal authorities
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-12

Letters from nTossr-. Cock and Copeland
Wopublish this morning two Interesting le'-
tors from Charlostown prison--lolicfa from two
more Of The martyrs to tho Moloch Of American
slavery--lotters from men who will brayely
meet death on Virginia seailold next Friday,
De-, 10th one in the forenoon, the otherin the
afternoon Of that dark day to tho Old Dominion
men. who, with their unshr.nkrg oomraies
will also n1bly "DtE ron A CAUsgl'
Capt CoDE's letter, written but seven days
before his execution, and alter allhope Of Exec
utive clemeney must have been given up be-
trays no fear in language or tremor Of nerve =
The pennianship is in the ssme hsat, cerky
style his former epistle to Mr. and Airs Sel-
Ter, and the signature has the beauty and in
ish Of writing masters. We ,ollow The Iahcs
Of the author
Capt COOKS account of the farewell ip'w
view of Captain BRows with himself aud
Mr Corroc on the morning of,he execution, is
candidly given aud no doubt truthlully. II docs
not vary materially from the account copied
from the Cincinnati Gazette It is more full
and minute. and shows that difference in rec.
objection, OF Of fact, existed between The con-
deuned men to the last They howoyerparted
forever on earth with a pressure Of hands more
heart-speaking than words.
The tone and sentiment Of the letter OF Mr.
COPELAND, addressed to his relatives in Oberlin
do honor to the head and heart Of the devoted
young man who offered himsefup as a sacrifice
for the freedom Of he own cruelty oppressed
and crushed race. His letter betrays no weak
ness in view Of the scaflolj, but on the Other
hand strong Christian resignation and faith
and martyrs abnegation Of sell in dying for
GOOD Cause
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PLUMpINo.-For all descriptions Of plumbing
work and water fixtures, there Ia no better place
IN the city than that OF b. p Bower. successor to
J. q. Barnes Co., Atwater Block. Mr.. Bower is
prepared with choice and well selected stock,
good workmen and plenty OF them TO promptly
and punctually execute all orders, large or small
The numerous samples OF his work which have
been done throughout the city for many Of our ol-
zeus are thelr own advertisement
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Kentneky senator.

The caucus of the Democratic members of
the Kentucky Legislature have nominated the
Hon. John c. Breckenridge for U 8. Senator
from that State lie will be chosen of course
SO the Vice President has six years of office
in prospect, provided always the Southern Dc
lnoeracy do not dissolve the Union.
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EE- Neuralgia, Fits, St. yitus Dance, Paraly-
sis, spinal complaint, general or local debility, or
nervous prostradOn, are cured by DR.. GibsOn's
new electrical treatment without difficulty. II
never iails. and may justly bo regarded as a spe-
oiGc. O6iee No. III Ontario street, a fSw doors
from the Public Square.
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O.. Plain and Ornamental PRINTING! Of overy desorpiien
done the Printing EstahlishmentOf Of the Icadfr Omoo'
latest m we'd and rapid stoam presses, inthe
bcsi Style on or uotiro ahd st reasonable rates Par
oalar attention pnid 10 blank work Every description
fBiaiint daas especially Blank Books. odgers, JOurn
- sales hooks Receiving Books, Se. &c.
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GooB AByIeR.-Be saving . your money and
mako it so great way, by buying your Hats and
Caps for yourself aud children, at L Benedict a
Sous, 2Ol Superior st., who have received very
large and choice assortment ofgoods in their line
OF the latest STYLES.
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THRY DoN'T GvE UP THE SHIP--Ws stated
some time since tbs British frigate Shannon,
which captured the Chesapeake, was to be
broken up in England. A song writer has
saved the chip. as o. W. Holmes saved our
own old Constitution. One Of the London
rhymeTs, on Tea ling the Admiralty order To
break up the shannon, addressed patriotic
poem 70 the powers that be, the effect OF which
i, that tho ciptoT Of the Chesapeake will not
30 blOtted from the Navy Register. She has
Just been detailed as a sort Of practice ship for
Young marines at Liverpool and will be care
fully attended to.--N. Y. Post.
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~ For a well becoming and beautiful Hat or
Cap we recommend d. Runlni'a excellent assort
ments Of Fan Styles, at l75 Superior street He,
az a practical Furrer, is now engaged In manufac-
turing Capes, Muis, Fur Gloves, etc, etc. for the
Pa md Winter trade
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dispatch to the Tribune states that the iu-
neral Of J ohm Brown took place at North Elba
on Thursday, at o'clock. The body was borne
by six neighbors from his own roof to a rock
near By, der the shadow of which he hal de
rected it to be laid The coffin had been pre-
viouslv placed in front If his door step, where
his neighbors came in crowds to take last
look. The face was hardly cha ged, and wore
its usual serene expression. Before leaving the
house, his favorite hymn, "Blow ye the trum-
pet-blow,' &c, was sung, and an impressive
prayer was offered by the Rev Mr., Young Of
Burlington, Vt, who, with Mr.. L g Bigelow
aud two others Of that city, had ridden all night
to be present Remarks were then made by J
ii. McKim of Philadelphia, and Wendell Phil
liza Of Boston, amid the strong emotion and
deep sympathy of the family and friends At
the grave Mr Young quoted Pauls words, "I
have fought the good fight" &c, and pronoun-
ced benediction.
1t was deeply touching to see the three wid-
oWs leaning on & e arms of strangers and re-
lieving their broken hearts of sObs
The crowd slowly and reluctantly left the
ground, and the martyr rests in his grave a
mong the hills.
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~ Fine Silver Tea Sets, Forks, Spoons. Cake
Baskets, Castors, Napkin Rings, Labels, &C., &c.
A very large stock, aud all warranted Of the best
Double Plate, eau be found at
FOoG, ENswoRTH & Co.'S
opl Cor SUPERIOR and Seneca sts
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aARRfrD.

70 Cong,hu,, on ths IN inst. Dir sAGirO stnfHnnd
Miss ALICIA LAKE, bah N Conueaet
IN Orwell, Nov SGh, MI NApCTLt Us n, SMlTH
o. Cmsaes and hilss htAhY JANE PHILLIPS " Or
we'll
ia A,htse.la. Ngv sth. Mt B. A WILLARD aud
Miaa e. Brown
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New YoKk CANALs.-The n. Y. Canal
Commissioners have resolved to close naviga-
ton on the State Canals on the 18th inst.
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Boar CAPsIzED AT ST. JosEPH--THRRR PeR.
sons DRowEED.--D During the prevalence Of the
storm on Friday last, a small fsh boat from
South Haven, in endeaVorinR to make st. Jo-
ssph, capsized, and her crew, consisting of a
man named Purdy and his two sons, were lost
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graphs, equal 10 the best ever exhibited in this
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Iettcr OF Gov. Chase to GOV wise.

The Ohio Statesman has indulged in the
most yillainous abuse Of Gov. Chase, based on
a telegraph desrach touching a letter from
the Governor Of Chic to tho Governor Of Vir-
gnia. lIoIc is tire letter ITSELF and il not just
the Thing for the occasion we should like to
know what would be-
Srkrs OF OHio, ENEcUuvs DEPARTMENT, I
CoLuNBUs, Dec. l, 1859.
Sir: Yours Of the g3l ult poslmarkcd 26th,
together with a cory of one Of the same date,
addressed BY you to the President, were receiy-
ed yesterday. No intelligence other than thst
contained in these letters, has reached me, OF
any such preparations are described in them,
and the letters themselves convey no such in-
formation, in respect TO place or persons, as is
necessary to enable the authorities OF the State,
in the absence of other intelligence, to inter-
pose with any certainty or eileot Whenever
1t shall be made to appear, either by evidence
Transmitted by you, or Otherwise, that unlawful
combinations are being formed by any persons,
1r at any place in Ohio for the invasion of Nir-
/ gna OF for the commission of crimes against
her people, 1t will, undoubtedly become the
] duty of the Executive to use whatever power
/ he may possess to break up such combinations,
and defeat their uulwfd purpose; and that
/ duty, Il need not be doubted, will be promptly
/ performed.
! l observe with deep regret an intimation in
your letter that necessity may compel the au
/ thoTitjs of Virginia TO pursue the invaders Of
/ her jurisdiction into the territories Of adjoining
States. It ia to be aoped that no circumstances
will arise creating, in their opinion, such ne.
cessity Laws OF the United States, as well
/ the laws of Ohio, Indicate the mode in which
/ n4rsops CHARGED with crime in another State
/ and escaping into Ohio, may be demanded
and must be surTendered and the people
Of this State VIII lequire from her authorities
I the punc;usl iulfllment of every obligation to
other members of the Union. They can not
consent, however, to tue Invasion OF her terrific
| ~ by armed bodies from other States, even fol
che pupose Of pursuing aud arrestihg fugitiyes
/ from justice.
have the honor TO be, very respectfully
yours, s p. CHASE.
Ills Excelency, HENRY A. WISE, &c, DC.
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The Democrat District COuVontiOn-A Regu-
lar Flare Up-Tw0 sets OF Delegates Nome
mated.
The richest local political affair of the season
came of at the Gaskill House Hall, on Thurs
day, when the unterrifed met to appoint two
delegates from this Congressional District to
the Presidential Conyentionto be held at Char
lesion, s. G.
When the meeting was organized, A. d.
Kibbee, Esq, of this County, was chosen Chair
man As Mr. Kibbee is a Douglas man, the
bile of the buchanan men from Mahoning was
stirred and Mr. Medbury called for division Of
the House. A division was had, but the result
was be same. and Mr. Kibbee was chairman
4tiil, by large majority. Thereupon MIR. Med
bury asked leave to retire with the Mahoning
post masters, and Deputy Marshal, and the
post masters frcm Ashtabula, eleven in al) to
consult, as he said. So they retired, and prob
baby have not yet finished their consultations,
for they never came back to the convention at
all, but appointed Glscn Of Mlahoning, "a De-
pGtv Marshal,) and Mr.. FIagler, of Ashtabula,
"a Post MASTERY as delegates to the Charleston
Convention.
The regular convention, after waiting an hour
or two in vain for the return of the Office hold
ers, proceeded to appoint Hon. David Tod, of
Mahoning, and Dr. d B. Woods Of Trumbull,
as delegates to rcpTeresent the Douglas wing
One thing is certain, viz: that the Douglas men
have selected the two strongest men belonging
to either or both wings Of the Democratic par
ty in this District.
Not an Administration man was among the
delegates from this county, and ninetenths Of
those from Mahoning and Ashtabula, were de.
putty marshals and poet masters.
Tho truth is, that Buchananism is defunct in
these parts. AT the County Convention in Ma
honing at which the Buchanan men were chos.
en- delegates, We are eredlibly informed there
were only 10 men present, ofwhich 10 were for
Buchanan, and 0 for Douglas The ten being
a majority, appointed 20 delegates, not one half
Vt whom would accept. 1t is doubtful whether
there are twenty Buchanan men in either coun-
ty, exclusive of post masters.
The 81 lit was perfect, and better specimen
Of a Kilkenny fight was never SEEN Warren
Chronicle
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NEVER GETS OUT OF REPAIR
UNRIVALED aROVER 8 BAKER

Making stitch peculiar TO itself upon which Is impo
Sible 10 make anY improvement l. And IL claims
universal favor % the ce ehratd
Double l. ck Stitch. the
Nevada national., 1859-12-31

To cay that moderate use Of good IL
quors abridges human existence, or Is inju-
sious to body or mind, is simply false. as
statistics prove; and to swear that one will
not drink another drop. ever again or With
IN stated period. Is silly and unreasonable
and there fose slwavs embarrassing. This
oath is the foundation OF all Temperance or
rather total abstinence organizations; and.
being founded. as they are. on irrationality
and folly, they must. rs they always do and
always will last for but brief and ntful pc.
riod.
That which is built upon the bed rock Of
common sense and out Of the everlasting
granite OF reason-as Free Masonry. Odd
Fellowship aud all sorts OF humanitarian
and educational ustftutious-wfil last TO
the extinction Of the human species. But
an association founded on I'VE, the UNDER
signed" &c., poorly commends itself to the
abiding respect Of people, ane must, sooner
or later. go down.
A temperance pied ge, or Dashaway eI-
cisement is means of very inefficient char.
acter to reform q man who loves whiskey.
better than be does bis wife. bis children.
bis mother, his father. his honor, his health.
or ought else on earth man shou Id hold
dear.
Leta man pride himself as human ought
to DO, in using with an iron firmness, in mod.
GRAFTON, all the good things which God has
given us, and he is secure forever from the
sin OF intemperance-
The daily discipline of the moral faculties.
the reign Of reason. aud the complete and
total subjugation of the passions: these are
the conditions OF temperance, and without
them this virtue must be homeless in the
heart. May the Giver Of all Good assist us
each and all, to inculcate within ourselves.
sound doctrines, and to build up within eur
souls an abiding citadel OF genuine virtue.
Nevada national., 1859-12-31

bow Will. rHx vorz or CALIFORNIA Bs
CAsr At the CHARLESTON CONVENTION
Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson appears to be al i.
most the universal choice Of the California
Democracy for the Presidency. The Union
Democrat, published at Sonora. Tuolumne
county, says:
Our Democratic exchanges, from every
quarter Of the State. are, SO far as they have
given expression, decided in their preference
for Daniel S. Dickinson, for the nomination
for the Presidency. at the Charleston Con-
vention. Nothing Is more apparent than
that the popular sentiment, OF the Demecra-
cy OF California point to this good man and
distinguished statesman as the leader OF our
columns, in the great fight of 1860. There
are many other true and tried Democrats
whose lead we would cheerfully follow, but
none with the same degree of confidence In
success, as that Of the we'll known Son Of
New York.
Nevada national., 1859-12-31

MoDEES PHrLATHRoPr.-According to old
Browns story, his family, and those OF his
sons are very poor and destitute. 1t appears
while he and bis sons were carrying on the
war against negro slavery, their families
were left to starve- This Is like the philan.
thropy Of the day. it can be moved 90 sen.
sitively by distant aud imaginary evils as to
entirly forget the first duties and obligations
which il owes at home. Brown would have
been more philanthopically employed in
keeping the wolf from his own door, instead
of trying to raise the hyena in the homes OF
the Virginians.
Nevada national., 1859-12-31
apfrifuafisu.

The Spiritualists are organizing into
regular religious sect. Their Boston organ
has passed into the hands ofa convert from
the Freewill Baptist clergy, and il has call
for convention in Boston for the purpose
OF forming regular ecclesiastical organizal
tion, which shall be able to ordain its minis
ters. They announce their intention to
ordain ministers and to eonseerate female
lecturers, from which i. appears that the wo-
man are not placed quite on level with the
opposite sex In the new Spiritual church
The Spirits, do not appear to be altogether
satisfied with their religious sway, but are
taking the initiative Of political organiza-
tion also. At a Spiritual Peace Congress
which convened not loHg since at Spring
Hill, Perry Co., Pa, il was declared that
the spirits have decided to re-elect Jane.
Buchanan President of the United States
The Spirits in 80 doing have certainly
made most excellent choice, for their
standard bearer !; bat we are little fearful
that herein may be fonnd q new dauger to
our free institutions. lfall the spirits we're
good ones, we might have nothing to fear,
but they tell US themselves that there are
"bad spirits" among them. Now IL these
bad spirits take to politics is there not dan
ger that there may be " ballot-box suffers"
aud the like o'that, found among them
Might we not dread their unseen power,
ifexerted in this way. 1t would certainly
be difficulty to guard against by mortal
means.
Nevada national., 1859-12-31
SETTING THE RIVER ON FIRE.

When itis desired TO delicately Intimate
that person Is not overgiftsd with sense IL
is common to say :" there's not much dan
ger Of bis setting tho river on flre." One
man however, in our time. has brought suf-
dcens ingenuity TO bear to set portion OF
II on FIRE Mt least.
A Freedman has discovered mode by
which an inhammable gas may be so eheapiy
manufactured from water, that light which
has for many years been gradually growing
less expensive With the advent ofscienee and
cultivation OF art will in few years cost next
to nothing. "Truly how wonderfulr 10 the
march Of mind and how startling, the tri-
umphs Of sciencel How materiallsm Is grow
ing into spirit and the grossusss Of the phys-
ical world celebrating into the most refined
phantasms under the almost ivine mani
pulatons OF chemical science To the ALL
seeing eyes OF scinece there's light q nd glory
aud value. and fascinating mystery 10, ap-
parently, the dullcst objects that beset our
paths. The power Of science, and the achive-
ments Of art, in their surprising strangsnsss
are almost In keeping with the mythology,
that has come down 10 US from the classic
times Of old, and realize to US, that In the
material rs well as In the intellectual and
moral would, truth Is stranger than &c
tion." We can now, scarcely doubt that
Venus indeed, was born Of the sea foam.
Nevada national., 1859-12-31

hoRs SPrRrTuALIsM. According 10 the
Mariposa Gazette a aChinaman, who had but
the merest scattering Of English in bis con-
versation called Cpon q Rev. Father of the
church, whom he had understood to be 3
dispenser OF spi, ifuai things. for q license
to sell spirituous liquors." II was quite
laushable 10 see one dispenser Of spiritual
ofspiritural Influences trying to obtain the
endorsement Of another who belonged to =
different church.
Nevada national., 1859-12-31

es- There isa hotel keeper in New York
that tells his travelling customers, when they
apply to him for entertainment, that bis
charges are one dollar day for board, but
when they come to settle their bills be adds
two dollars per night for lodging. Being
lately brought before the Mayor for such
prsct ice he thought that functuuary extrem.
ly stupid because be could noqbe convinced
70 the justice Of his mode Of doing businese
Nevada national., 1859-12-31

Bee MAMA.-The Cal. Farmer fears that
the remarkable success attending expert
ments with honey bees in California will
lead to an OVERRIDING Of the business, and
warns the unlearned to beware. The tulip
mania of the northern states in 1873, the
the move recent s.hen fever" Of New Eng
land, and, numerous other examples should
serve as . causion. It thought that not
less than 5000 swarms Of bees will be brought
TO the state within the coming year.
Nevada national., 1859-12-31
-It IA said that the Emporor of Chin.

- II is said that the Emperor OF China
was sctully present ineog, at the fast in
terview between onr minister and the
Chinese Commissioners at Perkin. or
r,ursa the fac, was not known, at the time
by the American legation, although the
Chinese Commissioners were privy to it, and
their interpreter afterwards indirectly mea-
toned the fact to the American interpreter.