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Wheat Fans! Wheat Fans |!

I'VE are 10 reeert Of lot of saperiof whezf faas
w They viii be sold Al Mandatory prices Al 80
masss cARrER. wrlsroRD co.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
BY
E. r. GlascOck & 20.

- r1,,ss and Lots south of Broad ST., on High ST.
= , do do on college lil,,, III, cbed
20 acres on .lIatin pike, miles out;
J. lots on Market street College HIM.
so acres on the Lebanon pike
4 lots III Iiardins addition;
Is acres on Indi'n creek; County
4 story business House ON Broad street;
IL lot ON Carroll street, -..
i0So So with good Saw Mill on Marrow Bone.
/ lot Market street ,,
10 do summer street;
90, acres near Manchester, Coffee county;
IN lots ON Murfrcesboro pike, "a miles out;
,rres corner uf Jefferson street, WE'LL improv
100 ie.t on IIardihs pike, Improved
lVo 90 b ,n Rrnad street extended well improved;
! dne resilence on North College street, No ll2i
houseknd lot on summer street Sou.n SL Ash
do 90 McGavoeS street, west N"shVh'o'
47O acres Paradise iilli, 10 miles out r,ooe.rd
brick store house, Whites creek pike, Edseneid;
. lots corner of College aud Demumorape streetS;
do No 40 between Broad and Deinumbrane.
= y Of lot No. los, West NashylIei -. W..
r o |2houses and lots ON Demumbrane street, west
e7,l too, on summer, between Church and Union;
81 = a-res On Brick Church pike, 414 miles OUT
iSLs on 6rc business house on College
beautiful residence the corner OF sumnIerand
,ouse and nIio iot North College ST., No. 1O2;
3s acres ON Mill Greek. miles out;
40 do Whites Greek. miles OUT
10 do Wood Land, adioinug the above;
so do adjoining Maple Wood, ON The "est;
100 feet on Cos ge street, eNlehdeu;
1Go ar 300 acres North OF the city, "a nlesou
ieS do do do Is miles OUT
10 lots miles from city Of Memphis;
Various lots in West Nashville; -, nj,
T1,at extraordinary water power on Duck River
known as the old stone Forti
Several lots 10 kyviug's addition;
IOH acres Gaatin pike, miles out;
do Middle Franklin pike, 2OO yards oeyohu
the first toll gate;
house and lot, North Market street;
15o acres in Robertson county, well improved, y
mile west OF the HOpklnsville road
100 feet ON Humphreys ST., south Nashville, No.
50and 81;
sat< feet ON summer bottom Church and Broad;
81 Sc.et ON Broad st adjoining Sucby Medical Col
lots on new Franklin Pike, at the mouth of Rail
road Tunnel, -
Several lots in Bangs and Roberts addition, Edge
ncld;
bouse and lot corner Of HObson and Father
land, Edgeicld;
house and lot on McLemore, between Church
and Broad. - .,. ~,
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-08

Its-errentfy reps-tsd that ws sell no Goods nis
Al Aaetion = hen in fact thirds OF sales
private the same any other Wholesale House n
she city with this excepton selifor shorf praa
fsbsi sass TRABUE IucUs.
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potatOes.

OSE haadrsa barrels choies fOtAtoes. Just Feces'
W sd and forkEals By
nAy2a-ss AhAsIkoAa 20.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-08
A Magnificent Chance.

r WILL. sell my Farm in franklin county, Tenn, on
| Rock Creek six miles Southwest OF fWll4homa,
consisting OF 500 or more Acres OF Land, IL can be
diviIed INTO two places IL has On Il good improve
nents-the best OF spring water; good Gris, aud
saw Min and is within four miles of three Celebrated
For TSrther information apply 20 B. r. wHIrE, on
'Hs t,pss pSsos, ,,,r u. Il, WHITE.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-08
Forty NegrNcS.

HAVE for sale about 10 Negroes strcceived from
the ecountry, con sisiiiig Of men, women and ehil-
drep, including several very valuable house ser
: 80 EteE r. j. LYiES,
may2f-t 33 Cedar street
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sole heather

WE receipt OF, and viii keep constantly on
Wv hand, alaSge ssock OF superior Oak and Hem
loek Tanned sole leather which ohcr 90 the tFAae
1 the lew est possible ngeFes.
Ano A G. AND&kSoS-
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1.-The Times then contends that Mr. Douglas
is as much OF a pro-sioUtry man as the North
era Democrats will vote for, atid seems to in
innate that ii is a more extr:me pro-sIayery
feeling than his which disip clines Southern
Democrats to vote for him.. To which we an
swer that we are opposed TO the views of Mr..
Douglas on territorial jurisdiction not as be-
ing proslaUery or anti-slaUery in their tenden-
cy, but a. being unconstitutional and subver-
sive of all law and Injurious TO the security
of all property teDare in the territories,-as
opposed 10 the doctrine of the highest Demo-
cratic authorities, aud inconsistent with views
which Mr.. Douglas has himself expressed when
his name stood much higher In the estimation
of the party than it does at present"
The above paragraph occurs in leading
editorial Of the Union and American of yester-
day, in reply to an article which appeared in
the Chicago Times. The italics are the Union
and Ameioan's own, and indicate upon what
ideas it lays especial emphasis, when speak
| ing with its Northern friends. Though Gov.
WISE denounces the views of Mr.. DouGLAs on
territorial jurisdiction as .snear cut to all
the ends of Black Republicanism;' and though
it is an undOubted fact that the odium which
attaches TO the nameof Mr.. DOUGLAS in the South
is attributable TO nothing so much as to the inn
preston that the practical effect fhis doctrines
would be to exclude slavery from all the ter
ritories, yet the onion and American does not
oppose those views ''os being prosLopery or anti
sIoony their tendency but as being unconsti-
| tutioDal and subversiye of all law" Their
pro-slavery or anti-slavery tendency merely,
| dwindles down to the utmost insignifcance
and laws. Let the Union and American adhere
TO this view Of squatter sovereignty, and we
shall expect to hear but little more of its de-
nunciations of the Southern Opposition as
being unsafe or unsound on the slavery ques-
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9s- The Washington Constitution says
"A striking trait in the character of the de-
mocratic party is the consistency with which
it has adhered to the teuets and principles of
its political faith"
All. yes, very " striking" Let us see:
The democratic party now oppose United
States Bank and declare that it is unconstitu-
tional. Nevertheless the Bank of the United
States created by democratic votes, and
its constitutionality maintained 10y the great
democratic chieftain, JAMES MADISON.
The democratic party now believe the sub
treasury to he the best plan ever devised to
take care of the treasure of the nation. Yet
when it was first prOsposed by Wing, the
party denounced ii; aud favored in its stead
the policy OF deposiing the revenues OF the
government in State Banks.
The democratic party profess to be opposed
to protective tariff. Yet the high protective
tariffs of 1924 and 1928 were the offspring of
that party. Even now whilst protesting OPP
position to protection. the party is divided,
whilst the President is amongst those who
favor it.
The democratic party denounce internal
improvements by the general government as
federalism; yet under. the rule Of the party
hundreds of millions of dollars have been ap-
propriated to internal improvement purposes.
And, this day, the head Of the party, Mr.
BUCHANAN, supported by powerful leaders,
favors the construction of railroad TO the
Pacific with government aid.
The Apostle of Democracy, THOMAS JET
PERSON discountenanced the interference of
Office holders in elections. The head OF the
party now appoints men to Office. or removes
them therefrom, with a view 10 their efficiency
in bringing about favorable party results at
elections.
At one time the party adhered TO the doc
trine that every Office holder must interpret
the constitution for himself; and rejected
the decision OF the Supreme Court OF the
constitutionality of the United States Bank.
Some OF the party even went so far rs to
impeach the integrity Of Chief Justice MAR
SHALL. because he held shares in the Bank.
Now il is attempted by Southern Democrats
to compel the North TO snbscribe 10 the de-
cision OF the Supreme Court in the D,ed
denounced as untrue to the constitution and
the Union.
Upon the question Of slavery the party has
occupied all sides. Ii has never been eonsis-
tent, and never will be. There is no dniior-
nifty Of sentiment between its members
North and South. They ditf,r as widely as
the poles
We might go on and add to these proofs
OF the ''striking trait" of character of the
party for Inconsistency rather than .'consis-
tency,n but Il is unnecessary. Every tyro
in politics knows that the party has " boxsd
every point of the compass and instead
of being governed by principle, is ruled by
the love OF Office. and the spoiis which posses
sion OF the government affords. Take away
The Offices and the spoils and there woald no
democratic party. The clans would disap-
pear as speedily as mist before The rays of
The morning sun. The ''honor" OF conduct
ing tbs affairs Of the government would be
left TO those who hold their services cheaper
than they d..
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-21
How Drouvhs Benen.s the SON.

g Dry and hot / Hot and dryi How much
everything suffers for the want of rainl - ex-
claims the farmer, as the empty clouds melt
day by day from his sight; but chemical
science shows US that drought is one of the
material causes to restore the constituents of
crops, and reHovate long cultivated soils.
The ..why and wherefore - of this We may
here reproduee. condensed from paper by
Prof Higgins, chemist of the State Agricul-
tural Society of Maryland:
The loss of mineral matter from the soil.
results from the fact that il is taken up by
growing crops, and also carried away 10y the
surface water flowing into streams, and thence
| into the sea. These two causes are always in
operation. and were there no sources of sup
ply, wonld 10 time render the earth barren
waste. The diminution which arises from
continued cropping is in part restored by
manures and the same is true of the constitu-
| ents washed from the snil by surface draining;
but this supply is small, uncertain, and OF
limited application, and Providence has pro-
vided natural means TO restore lost mineral
constituents to our arabic land. AT inter-
walls, droughts occur to bring up from the
deeper undersoil, food for the use OF plants
when the rains shall again fall to dissolve
and bring them into action.
A drought acts upon the moisture in the
earth as follows:
During dry weather, continual evapora-
ton takes place from the surface soil, above
that supplied by rain and dew. which creates
| vacuum (so as far the water in the surface
soil is concerned,) that is at once filled 10y
water rising from the notwithstanding
deeper and deeper as the drought continues,
and the moisture is inhaled-a circulation OF
water in the earth the reverse of that which
takes place in wet weather. This progress
| to the surface of the water in the earth,
manifests itself strkinqly in the drying up
OF springs and wells, and streams which are
supported hy springs.
Not only is water thus brought to the
surface of the EARTH but also all that the
water holds in solution. There are salts OF
| lime and magnesia Of potash, and soda, or
| indeed whatever the subs.il or top strata OF
| the earth may contain. The water on reach
ing the surface is evaporated. but leaves be-
| hind its lime and potash, its phosphates,
| silicates, carbonates, and salts--all iudispen-
sable to thegrowth of he vegetable products
of the farm. Rain water, as it falls, will
dissolve but'a very small portion of some OF
those substances; but when it sinks into the
earth, it then becomes strongly imbued with
carbonit acid from the decomposition OF vege-
table matter in the soil, and thus acquires
the property of readily dissolying minerals
on which before it could havelittle effect
| -Scieltifc artisan.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-21

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE ON THE PLAINS NEAR
CHATHAM-THoUsANDs OF TUNs or HAY DEs-
TRoYED.-We learn from the Chatham Plane
If yesterday, that on Monday last fire
ragged TO a fearful extent on the plains in that
township, sweeping over their whole extent.
For weeks past farmers have been busily en-
gagged in moving and stacking hay on these
plains. and IL il estimated that at The time
the fire occurred there were upwards of three
hundred stacks put mp, each stack contain
ing on an average some fourteen tuns. All
this is now destroyed, involving serious
loss 10 the agriculturists of that vicinity. 1t
is said that the fire rage3 with such violence
that several persons and horses barely es-
capped with their lives. Indeed, one man
was obliged TO leave his buggy, which was to-
tally destroyed in the flames. The fire orig
iuated, We are told from some Goals which
were dropped by man who was carrying
them from one part Of his premises 10 another
for the purpose of building ire 10 burn
some stum2s.--D ctroa Ffes Press, l5lh.
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From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Is. 1859.
Congress having. at the last session, adopt
ed IA n solution calling upon the Postmaster
General To report at the next session what
further legislation. II any, is necessary to
diminish the number Of dead letters. or pro-
vide for return Of the same 10 the writers
thereof that iunctonnry has sent circulars
upon the subject 30 all the posmasters OF the
country. Many of these postmastvrs have
already repo'tcd. sgrecing with the views of
the Department that Must of the letters re-
turned as dead were sd returned by reason
of mistakes or imperfeetion ia the direction.
aud frum the fact of the existence OF a large
floating population ia the eountry. As The
Posl Office Department apprehends that the
taking of letters from the general boxes, and
the transferring of them To the advertised list.
too often prevents their delivery. an order
il about 90 be- given. requiring that letter
shall be advertised until IL has been la the
general boxrs at least one week. la the lar
gest cili.s, the duty Is enjoinrd upon post
masters Of making proper search both Rmoag
the letters that are advertised aud those that
are not advertised, no matter what The addi-
.ional labors may be imposed. A circular
has bern i.sned 80 postlnastsls containing
some hfteen sections relating 10 dead lstlers;
also, form OF circular trssm the dsad-letteT
otace - postmasters. informing them OF the
presence lhers af ttsr OF iateg.si 10 The
pvrson add - d. shongh ael ea.i.aialsls VAL
uables. and lnquiring II he eould be iognd.
aud was wiling to pay the postage for the
return ot the letter, yElth one cant additional.
the nnmber OF dead letters se1rly returned
10 the Department Is tssn and a quarter usiI-
liotls. The number containing sa.naLles Is
taehiy thousand.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-21

THE CALIFORNIA VINEGAR PLANT.-Dr. f.
j. Coke has favored us with bottle of a
beverage tasting like spruce beer. made from
plant handed him by lady from Texas,
and originally from California where il is
known as the vinegar plant" BY mixing a
certain quantity of water and WolasSes or
golden syrup with small portion OF the
plant. in bottle. well corked, in a few hours,
the beverage above mentioned is produced.
Allowed TO sour, it becomes good vinegar.
Its strangest quality. however, is that it feeds
on the syrup and water and grows with snch
rapidity as TO furnish an inexhaustable
supply. DR.. Coke informs us that from the
small portion of the plant handed him only
few weeks ago, thousands of bottles of
agreeable beverages have been made, and
used in many families, and still the plant
grows on its simple food in such quantity as
to furnish all who wish for it. Dr. Coke Gays
it is harmless and possesses no intoxicating
qualities. We tested the beverage last night;
aud IL not otherwise informed, would have
thought we were slipping the ordinary spruce
beer, familiar 10 every one.-N y. Picayune.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-21

20 Imitation . OF the Frfgate Niagara.
English papers contain notice of the ex-
perimental trip of the new steam frigate Or
-lando, vessel which has excited considerable
Interest in naval circles. The Ns1rs says:
She was IL is understood. brought into ex-
istence in imitation of the Niagara and simi-
lar ships by the Government of the United
States. Their peculiar advantage is that with
about the same tonnage as an ordinary ship
of one hundred guns. having auxiliary steam
power, they possess superior means OF pro-
pulson. which counterbalances TO great ex-
tent the difference of armament. while the
extra speed gives them many advantages
. over other ships. although carrying more
metal. A@M
i The Manchester Guardian speaks of the
completion of the Orlando steam frigate as
opening up new era in naval history, and
remarks, further, that the United States Gov
ernment, having recently constructed num-
Der of friga,es of immense power, our Adj
miralty deemed 1t necessary TO provide Eng
land with ships of this class. which should
be able to cope with these great American
floating batteries" The Orlando mounts
fifty guns and cost sl,O0o,OOo. Her trial
trip does not seem to have been in all respects
SatlSiact Glory. .eW
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wr The Charleston Mercury thus disposes

of Senator Toombs of Georgia:
Senator Toombs is no ordinary man. He
is one of those rare productions OF humanity
who glories so much in himself that his mind
has no room to contain emotions OF self-cOn-
drmnation. What would make another man
blush, makes him proud. What other men,
if capable of committing them, would feel as
dsgraceful tergiversations, he fouts in our
faces as proofs of his faithful virtues. He
seems to court contemplate exult in bis self
debasement. 1t should surprise no one, that
the Hamlcar of 1850 should be follower
of Douglas in 1859. That he denounced
General Cass on account of Squatter Sover-
eighty formerly. may be the very reason be
supports it with Douglas now. He must be
true to himself If he has any political prin-
ciples, we suppose he regards them as balls
on billiard table the more he can knock
them about the better the game"
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Important from Washihgton-Gen.
Scott on his xyay 10 the Pacific.

important from
Scott on his way TO the Pacific.
q 1t will be seen by our Geographic dis
patch from Washington that the government
has determined to send the Great Paciicator
to the Pacific.
When England .rembled fer her Indian en-
pire, the government sent for Sir Colin Camp
BELL and asked him. will you take COM
maud of the army in India?'' Il will.'
"When will you start ?" asked the Minister.
Tomorrow morning. replied the ready
chief. So. too. when the President suggestt d
to Gen. Scott the propriety of sending TO the
northwestern extreme of our republic some
one who was less iuipetuous and more pru-
dent than Gen. Harvey, the prompt old sol
der replied, 81 will go as soon as my in
structions are ready" In making this selec-
ton Mr.. Buchanan has shown his accustomed
sagacity. None could be sent on such mis-
sion of peace with more propriety than Gen.
Scott, for his antecedents assure us that he
will save the effusiOn of blood and al, ct an
amicable arrangement of the snarl which the
impetuous but gallant Harvey and the hot
headed Douglass have got into.
After long military service, General Scott
began his career as a paciiicator. i'll which he
has been as successful as he has been as a SOL
dier. Gen. Jackson sent him in that capacity
TO South Carolina in 1882 President Van
Buren, availed himself of bis Judgment to
settle the Aroostook difficulty in 1887; by
President Tyler he was dispatched to Buffalo
during the Canadian war in 1S4l and Presi-
dent Polk entrusted him with the pacification
of Mexico in l847. In each of these arduous
and varied missions he exhibited rare CON-
blnation of prudence and sagacity, qualities
which now lit him for the occupation OF the
White House, aud make him the most avail
able candidate for the Presidency in the
stormy election that is to come off next year.
From the time OF the last war with England
to the war with Mexico he has borne the
double honors of the first soldier and the
great pacifcator of the republic.-AeW York
Herald
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MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
SATURDAY.. Sent. "a. 1859.

A 7 the last Regular Meeting Of the City Council,
IA The following persons were appointed Ollcers
bold "A election N the s.ross Wards IN this City,
the last Saturday IN fcpember. for the purpose Of
eleciing Mayor, and alsa enc Alderman and two
CouncllmeR frpm each Ward resi- ectirely for one
year The Polls viii be open Al eo'cock, A NJ and
FnEsI w<ED.--iadsrs. John Doyle. mos Hobsnn.
W. ,. Phillips; Receiver 81 Votes G y Jones. Clerks
n. n ssesd Wa keenan,; Magistrate 70 attend and
auslity uprefss Jelz oa''.rt. tso; siersion 70 be
Szcs- n -wkzb.-1udees, C. 3 Berry Geo Morse
Fred. sloan. jrs Receiver az Votes. Jack craekesf.
irriSs Las Caisnass jr J. H sssan. jr Maeisirzts
70 ste nd Ishan D, er, isa.; Election 10 be held al
NriEhts Livery -tAfle.
TsIsD w@EB.--Jeases. a. " weIier. (. II. Ianier.
y ,. Norrs: kecsivsr q Votes. " A. Boyd Clerks
Mszrl, W II broxn, Magistrate 90 attend. .. NJ
Aiezsnder; Eiecllon 70 be held The Coal once OF
o. = Ari.pbeFt<s Cherry street. 4rHE
forsln W nB-9udges, ,. l. Ryan. r. L Cren-
shaw, Joha ~ Martin; Receiver az Votes Robert
BARR cierks. Capt Mcdnre, X. l. Patterson Naris-
trats n attend. " d. RsbeFtson, Esq Election 70 be
hcld n tlie f;aeiy Theatre. az ~ -
tlFss W4xp-ssdEes. Sohn Morrow A. B. shank
shieii. Gers, W. b Thompson, john H. Curry;
Magistrate attend, JOSIAH PERKS la ELECTION ~
be bed a Bafshs'ss shap, corner @ sprng and Vine
streets
ssxrn Wxzp --Jadxes,y A Baash. u. l. Herd.
Richzfd Mccain. Rreever Of Votes, A. W. PYLE,
cserks. y \ thaxtop. n y. Heostsa: kIarSsrsts I'd
s.ssna Jshs csrsssi tsq Election = be held al Tar
srssssn wxsp-Jadses. Henry Mn. Thes n. rAnk.
ford, Joseph Grtfnn. kecffvef Of vss<s VIM Whl,e
Clerks; ,, o. Ne4de~s. J. H l. Nsax r. sIarlssra,c.
= ss.ssa yssn esEesi, k<a' kiseiiee 70 be held Al
E11zaa saED. Judges. " s.nborne, C. 4. conrer
y. &. tetisns Receiver ~ Votes, y. NJ MarI5ae
orfks. lassss fsiiop, John ncKxen, Mssisfrare Z
ss.sna W - ~ Mks,ssn. ksq Election 70 be held a
w. A. GLENN,
eetle-.a Recorder.