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Daily Iowa State Democrat., 1859-08-27

lie C1OSs'c JWNch11se Works.
con. SCOTT AND vAoxr ~,
WNSEN ID Il COLLIER.
SUCCESSORS TO TOWNSEND HA YKSk 90.
Manufacturers Of
Improved Oscillating and Slide Valve
Steam Engines,
LHLOUR and Ssw Mil Machinery, Sugar MiIls.
IL ehafting Puliies. &c.
order.
aspsirins and.Job work promptly stsssded 70.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-06-20

other products wholly the growth and Inanufac.
ture of the United States.
@. That the reckless and PREDICATE cxtrava-
gnnce of the national administration, causing a
necessity for continued loans, without any means
provided for their payment, give evidence of a
want of that ability and integrity which should
characterize the government of free people,
and unless checked will lead to n dishonor Of
the national credit
z. That the passage of joint homestead bill,
giving one hundred and sixty acres of land to
every CitizGn who will settle upon and improve
the same, would be "a measure fair in principle,
to the people Of the mation. Aud that we regret
the defeat of Mr.. Grows bill in the Senate of the
United States, by the party in power, as direct
blow at the la6oring classes of the country, and
aS unworthy of the liberty OF great govern
ment And that kindred to this was the defeat,
by the same party, of the presumption bill,
which gave preference to actual settlers over
land spectators.
8. That the purity and safety of the ballot
box must be preserved, and that all frauds up
on the naturalization laws, which have been so
much resortcd to, to promote the success of the
party we oppose, ought to be counteracted by
wholesome and proper Legislation.
.. Tint We approve Of the enactment of proper
laws to protect US from the introduction of for
eigu criminals in our midst, by returning them
at once TO the places from whence they have been
shipped to our shores.
10. We cordially invite all men of all parties
to join us, in earnest cndcavOrs to restore the
serve the proud heritage Of American inStitu
tions, transmitted to us by our fathers, complete
and unimpaired, to those who may come after
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Peoples Platform. in pennsyIvnnln.
ADOPTED AT THE LATE Peoples OF
POSITION CONVENTION.


1. That the Executive intervention to pros
trate the will of the people, cOnSttutionally eX-
pressed either in the states or territories, is
dangerous element of federal power, and that
its exercise by the present Chief Magistrate OF
the Republic, as well in elections upon the
representatives of the people, meets our decided
GisapprUbation.
2. That VIC protest against the sectional and
pro.slavcry policy of the national adminisIra-
tiOn. as at war with the rights Of the people,
and subyersivc of the principles of our govern
ment.
g. That we denounce and will unitedly op-
pose all attempts to enact congressional cole
for the territories, believing the same t. he
utterly Mt war with the true purposes OF our
government, and repugnant to the moral sense
of the nation; and that VIC affirm our contlnneh
hostility to the extension of slavery over the
territories of the Union.
H. That we regard all suggestions and propo'
sitions of every kind, by whomsoevcr made, tor
81 revival of the African slave trade, as shocking
to the moral sentiments of the enlightened Por-
ton of mankind; that any action on the part ol
the government or people connlVIng at or lcSal-
izing that horrid and nhuman ttaic, would
Justly subject the government and citizens OF
the United States to the repronch and e%ecra.
ton of all civilized and Christian people, ana
that the inaction of the national administration
in bringing the slave traders to justice, anu ilS
course in sending such as have been arrested 10
trial IN places WIlcTe uCquItlul " 10 .-S' 'A"'
iect it fairly the charge of conniving at the
practical re-opening of that traffic
g. That We hold the encouragement ard pro-
lection Of home production aud American in
dustry to be one of the first duties of our gov
ernment; and the failure to obtain such cnco"r
n5t%Hhs a"a the of
convince us that the laboring masses of the free
states will look in vain for tariff for the pro-
lection of their labor, while the administration
of the government is in the ha.ds OF the party
| now in power; and that we believe the 0d rdto-
rem, system wholly inadequate to the protection
We demand, and in lieu OF it, We are in favor Of
speciiir dntics upon iron, coal, SALT and all such
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q. P. BROWN,

rs MAIN NGHEGEs
EALER in wAehes Clocks, JeweiTy, silysr and Plated
Agent the Of the CELEBlIA1ED AMERICAN
MATCHES manufactured nv ArPLEToS TEAcT 4 Co. also
Agent Tor WHEELER WILSON SEH lag MACHINES,
his return from New York with complete 's-
variety OF goods LIs line, Uir RilI
iv offered prices to compete with any house IN the
Please call and examine before purchasing ese-
Ehsre. EePIG-Jy
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WHEE
THE INTELLIGENCER.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. N0ah's Times
and Messenger of last week we compile the fol-
lowing questions and answers:
QuesttOn:-Give me your opinion on reading
useful books. Don't you think it is better to
read histories and the lives of different men and
similar works. than to read novelist
4ns'0er:-History and biography constitute
the absolute necessities of the mental table in
the way Of wholesome intellectual diet; bot
novels of the better class can no more be exclud-
ed from the bill of fare, than you can exclude
custardS, preserves ices, fruits, and the dessert
generally, from banquet, because YOU have
solid meats i'll abundance. The works of Walter
Scott, Bulwer, Goldsmith, Fielding, Smollctt
Dickens, James, and many moro equally chastc
and able authors, not to mention Shakespeare the
classic poets, dranatiStS, and essayists of our
language, (cven such volumes as '"rhe Arabian
Nights" "Robnson Crusoe," &c., have be.
come so much part of our common speech and
literature, that it is impossible to become fa,nil
lar with English idions and similitudes without
an intimacy with the substance of such produc-
tions. As for romances of the coarse class, (of
which 'Jack Sheppard" may be called typc,)
avoid them as you would pestilence.
QueStf0n:-l In addressing strange lady,
should use the term madame or miss? When
can make distinction?
Anstoer: In Paris it is the custom to address
strange lady as 'madame," upon the presump
ton that lemale, wnether married or unInar-
ried, is fattered by the compliment. In New
York, on the contrary, 1t is the custom among
the middle classes To address such lady us
''miss, it being n tacit acknOwled cement of her
youthful appearance.
Question:-I am walking the streets with a
gentleman friend, and he meets lady with
whom lie is acquainted, but who is stranger
to me, is it proper for me to raise my hat, as he
does?
Ans,cer:-It is proper. and we think COM
mendahle; but it is not obligatory.
Q~estion:-In introducing lady and gen.
tlen,en, do mention the lady's name always
first?
d"s,cer:-of course. Remember the dis
itch:
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LIST. RoBT. MORRISON. WI
LIST, MORRISON a. co.

IIIHII HIWEbI U"VN q OU'
Successors to List & Howell AMI II. X. List.
WHOLESALE GROCERS d PRODGCE DE.iEERS
Nos. rs & So, MAIS SrREET,
Wheeling, VA.
WYE desire the friends iI,
w the trade generally that in UossessOn Of the
most ample facilities for the transaction Of
Wholesale GROCERY AND PKODUCE BUSINESS.
We are determined all orders entrusted
care, with fidelity and prOmpnrss, and the favor
able terms. LIST, MORRISON CO.
lst1
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For when n Iady's in the case,
All other things. OF course give nlacC

QWestiOn:-Shrud raise my hat to gentle
man acquaintance?
Ams0er:-You merely touch the rim of your
hat, in making graceful wave Of your hand, il
he be Il CeTy intimate acquaintance; you just
touch it if your intimacy is less. You only lift
your hat to ladies, and to such gentlemen as
command your profound respect.
In answer to queries about widows, the fol-
lowing information is given:
Patriotiray speaking, it is curious fact d. H.,
most of the eminent men VIII" ho"rlSheu III tne
days of the revolution had especial Pe"ch0nt for
widows. Washington married widow. Aaron
Bnrr's wife was the widow of Colonel Provost
of the British army. John Hancock had an
peciaL taste for widows. Mr.. Madison took
widow, and so did Stephen Hopkins. SO did
Ambrose Gwinctt, SO did Patrick Henry, and SO
did at least one-fourth Of all the patriots and
heroes of the days that tried mems souls as well
as their pockets.
In answer as to the origin of the expression
ito cut dido, the editors tell US that they:
Never heard ofbut one derivation for it, and
that is mythical enough. According to that
account it arose from the conduct of Dido, who
was Queen Of Tyre, about eight hundred and
seventy years before Christ She fled from
that place upon the murder Of her husband, and
with a colony settled upon the northern coast
Of Ahica where she built Carthage Being in
want of land, she bargaincd with the natives for
as much land as she could surround with bulls
hide. Having made the agreement she cut
bulls hide into fine strings, and, tying them
together, claimrd as much land she could
surround with the long line she had thus made.
The natives allowed the cunning queen to have
her way; but when anybody played off n sharp
trick, they said he had "cut Dido" IOucnn
believe as much of this statement as your judg-
ment will allow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
Reduction Of Army Expenses.

A Board of Army officers has just submit
ted to the War Department report upon the
practicability of reducing the expenses Of our
army. 1t is somewhat singular that the
small number of men embodied in our mill
tary force should be the most expensive 10
support in the world. and the War Depart
ment very properly concluded that an inquiry
into the fact would do no harm. We have
Il 500 men in active service, and they cost
somewhere between seventeen and twenty
millions OF dollars yearly--the precise sum
never being known for any year until one or
acknowledgement deficiency bills have been paid
aud some mau of superior sagacity separates
the items Purposely confused in the account
The conclusions of this board are that the
garrisons should be larger, and the troops
should be withdrawn from remote interior
parts to the borders of civilization Doubt
less this would reduce the cost, but it would
also reduce the efficiency of the army. The
simple presence Of one or two companies,
well officered. protects Il distant settlement
or u line of travel, usually without the &C.
currence of actual hostlities. A well armed
body of travellers is safe i'll any part of the
interior and our outlying posts should be
the equivalent Of some fifty or Il hundred Kit
Carsons encamped.
| They usually answer this purpose after
a fashion, but our new board proposes BRING
ing them all back to civilization, because II
costs so much to get supplies to them
| The very post of Fort Laramie has protected
almost the whole Oregon route for ten years
and the precise service it has rendered. we
wish continued, if we maintain an army ut
all. The argument of this board is that
such posts as kearncy and Laramie may
better be abandoned now and no more be
established beyond the limits of cultvable
territory, vet we now find cultiyable lands
at Pixies peake, near Fort Laramie itself
and at other remote points. Safe travel Is
also the primary object Of these interior de-
fences, and the protection Of travel is pre-
cisely the thing demanded at the hands of
all our military forces in the interior.
The great fault of our machinery OF mill
tary force is its incapacity to move. except by
Intervention of contracts and jobbing. The
force is most clumsilr handkd, and as re-
cent writer has conclusively shown. 1t re-
auires great changes of management to lit
| the officer or the soldier for duty on our
plains. This board had not the holiness to
attack the contract business, which IL the
root of the evil. because this is the tavorlte
policV of the Executive who controls the ar
my. 1t is in this mode of purchasing and
transporting every item OF stores that the
great wastetulness of our system lies--
| Philadelphia american.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
,,.,ou-,he Wing c'ldidate for Attorney
NJ General.

oa,h of Mr.. Preston. our candidate
Inc H General. at Dudley Hal, ON
~ h 1l'.J,y night. was, 10y universal admls-
Nru" e Nil parties. the most brilliant; ei"-
''n q a. effective Address delivered in
ja'"i , az, for many years. We have heard
L!''"',,,t orators of the nation, IN the
the snJ House of Represe ntatives--an
N'"N' ;mJ.ment We have Yet to hear the
"'"I ,r,mhines So many of the qualities
u.ah " '';,s oratorv a. Walter Preston.-
4 81" sr.t I, last-from the beginning to the
f"" lis sp.ech he held his whole audi
S''T .mmsU-bound by the influence OF his SOLID
'0T sp and his matchless eloquence.
aT;;uU'' n,,y seem. to those who have never
Wr Preston, the language of exaggera-
h'''" ~, there was not IN unprecedented man
i'' w. audience, Wing or Democrat, who
d" n '"", admit that what we have said Is the
VII. ~" ". shall not attempt any synopsis OF
i ". Preston speech. No abstract could DO
WI .;,s ~ il. From first to last it was grand
lu' ,"mnb-,he grand triumph of undeniabie
ifIs"t ,Jotb.d in words of burning eloquence.
'T rL,, .u,h man rs Walter Preston-a
- " ..nable Of rejecting honor upon the
!l 1n. =. rosi,ions in the Republic-should be
~, lawn by the mere tyranny Of numbers
. T"W Lr excluded from that participation in
'''" "s,;rs Of Government which his splendid
t' f, an" sptitle him to-is a disgrace to the
'.,;,p,on under which we live. Wesay IT
,.TJ;L,ra,elv-it is II stigma upon Demo
...,i. form of Government.
,nsr Mr. Preston had concluded his speech
IA erred To his lodgings, large number OF
a. h.' ,risnds extemporised Il serenade to him.
e, Preston. called out by the shonts and
,i,nJits of the crowd, appeared upon the
,,i.ony Of the Noryell House. and in brlei
"a.,b clinched the hold upon the affections
,b;s audience which he had already taken.
:, w., ws, an ovation to genius and merit. hon,
able alike 10 its oriSinators and It's rec,pi'
ur Preston goes hence to Petersburg and
Richmond. Although it would have been
..kinc too much of him, We cannot but re-
,-et ,1at he did not take the field early in the
S,nya.s If there is any honesty. virtue, OF
Negligence in the people, such speeches as
he i. capable of making cannot but open
their eyes to the colossal iniquities OF modern
democracy, and tho solemn duty OF every pa
Trio, to destroy such party utterly and Tor
ever LyachbWQ InyiHidn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
Weekly Cotton Statement.

MOBILE. May l3.-Cotton sales to-day
1000 bales closing at lt(d III; sales OF the
week $500 bales; receipts Of tho week 1, III"
bales against : 900 last year. The receipts
are ahead of last year 10000 bales. Stock
in port 5000 bales. freights to Liverpool
llaj-lG. Exchange on London 9la9i pre-,
MUM.
New -Cottnn-sales to-day "U
bales, closing unsettled. and lc. offered
dealers awaiting steamer-saleso OF the week
$500 bales-tle receipts of the week 700
bales. against 10000 bales-exports Of the
week 81 900 bales-total exports 5IG,OO
bales. The receipts are ahead of last year
l2S.OOO bales
The receipts Of all Southern ports are
ahead of last year, 100000 bales. Stock in
port, l69, 800 bales. Freights to Liverpool
80; Exchange on London 9sGlo!; on New
York Il: discount at sight J premium.
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|
IPOS m sSSsT c-"~e--ISas
SNRIPT.
,r,,Y rcpApu
YY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
1atsr from the Isthmus, Etc.

New YORK, May 1.-THE steamship Star
of the West from Aspinwall, on the 4th'
touched at Havana, on the 9th, and arrived
here this forenoon. She brings nearly 81
800, 900 in specie. She passed on the 'th'
lat. 81 de.. = min Ion. 81 deg. - min the l.
s. storeship Relief, standing north. The ri
gate Roanoke was at Aspinwall
The Star of the West brings the report
that "A rumor was circulating at Acapulco
tho date, but probably not so late as already
received via Vera CRUZ that the Liberals
had taken all the City Of Mexico except the
Palace.
Isthma adviccs are unimportant. The
Panama Star says that the Cass-lierran
treaty, sent from Washington to Bognta Tor
ratification. had been lost in the Magdalena
river by the capsizing of the boat.
The California dates by this arrival have
been anticipated.
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washin cton. my 4-eo6t
THIS WEEK OPENING

A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT of FRENCH
n LACE and CHANTlLLi MANTLES, Of
the latest styles.
Berages, Organizes and French Lawns, in dou-
bic Skirts and two Flornces.
French Embroideres, in great variety
Black Silk Mitts; Parasols and Sun Umbrellas.
Plaid. Poll DE Chevirs, Mohair, and other
style Goods, for Travelling Dresses.
Grape Dcspapg, Berages, Challys GrenadIne
Beragcs, Bombaznes. Lawns, and many other
desirable Mourning Goods.
A large and splendid stock of White Goods,
amongst which will be found some very desirable.
Also Table Linens, Sheetings, Shjrtings, with
servants wear, in every variety
TAYLOR 4 HUTCHINSON,
No42. Louisiana ave., opp. Centre Market Space
Washington, my l3--tf
NOR SALE-My farm in Fsuquier county, CON
l. tanning by recent survey, -FOUR HUN
DRIED AND F0RTY-SIX ACRES and % poles.
This land lies on the Rappahanuock river, about a
quarter of Ii mile from the Orange and Alexandra
Railroad, and in excellent neighborhood. There
sFs are il, n very convenient DIV ELLlNG
Ha HOUSE, spacious barn, and other out houses,
all in good repair. never failing spring OF pure
water is within forty yards Of the house-ce house,
and ice pond, ~ near. The fields not in cultiya-
ton, well ret in grass, aud taking into view It's
close proximity to the Railroad, Post Office Grist
Mill IA mile OIL and other advantages, this farm
may be safely recommended very desirable
property. Any one wishing to zee the said farm
will be shown il by Mr. II. T. Embry on the place.
Terms made known by JOHN ). KNOX,
ap SO--eof Aiernndrin, Va.
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COM N E r C / A L
The Markets.

BALTIMORE MAY l4.-Flour closed dull; How
ard street and Ohio $50. Wheat closed hrm Ut
:lgUM$2 for white. and sI7j(a sl.sO for red.
Corn closed dropping; white 9OGy93c. Provisions
closed frm bacon-sides Vi Gl lOc.; mess pork $l7.-
o. Whiskey closed quiet; City 30; Ohio Bic
NV York. May 1i.--Flour closed heavy State
sjnSGl S6.7j Ohio S775@$ 81. 80; Southern 1915
ass Wheat closed heavy; Western red 81 80.
Corn closed heavy; mixed 9i!c; white Sjc.; yellow
Ssc Pork has advanced; sales of 5000 bbls.
meas at sls7j; prime $li.5o. Lard closed firm
at ll;mi2c Whiskey closed dull at Soc Stocks
are higher Cumberland Coal Co. Is. Va. 6sS 81.
No. IS s4I
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Specie Shipments and Exports.

The New York Tribune says--"It is yet uncer.
tin Whist the specie shipments Of Saturday will
le. but ii aill probably exceed half million
The bank managers are beginning to Took with
some spprehensions upon the drain of coin. al
though their vaults ut present are amply supplied,
and at the regular meeting ofhe Association OF Bank
Presidents to-day, it WAS the almost unanimous
opinion, that there should be conservative course
Of acticn adopted, and general and gradual re-
dact'"D Of the line of loans. 1t was also decided
that under the present demand for coin for ship
ment, 1t was the policy of the banks holding over
due Treasury notes to send them to the Treasury
lot redemption. This has already been done to
'oine extent during the week.
The foreign eSpyts at New York for the week
ale large. than for the corresponding period of eth
Ell Of the previous two years. being Sl,4sl Poo
sss'hst st53,Sss in 1858, and $l,4s3,1l5 in 1857.
S'nee lst Of January. 1859, the exports from New
ioIk amount TO S22, sos against $2l 1884,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
Tho Administration Repudiated.

The uniformity with which all the Demo
cratic meetings held in Georgia, and other
S,utbern States, ignore the Administers
non Of Mr.. Buchanan. cannot fail to have
attracted general attention. A Democratic
county meeting, in any closely contested
county of Georgia or Alabama, would sooner
endorse the Hartford Conre"ttom than the
present Administration. They all shun It,
as mad dog or an old topper avoids pure
water. They heave and squirm at the men,
ton of its leading recommendations ana
movements, jus, as ancient Locotocoism used
ionauseate at the sight Of red pepper or hard
cider Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
MARRIED.

On Thursday, the 18th instant, in Wesley Cha
bel. by the Rev John Lanahan, WILLIAM >.
SIBLEY. and DOROTHEA L0WNDES, daugh-
ter of William F. Jackson. all of Washington city.
At ,ioresville. Loudoun county, Virginia, on the
Eth instant by the Rev. Joseph A. Proctor, Mr.
T. GREY CAUFMAN. to SUSAN VIRGINIA,
only daughter of Tilghman Gore, esq.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16

The WHEAT PROSPECT was never better
in this neighborhood The fly has attacked
only exhausted CORTLAND wheat. This is
natural eminently natural, that is. accord
ing to nature. For, suffer an OK or other an
imal to grow poor and it will be attacked in
a similar way by the enemies of life. 1t
seems to be law that the liberal" should be
made fat" while from the poor and thrift
less should be taken away even that which
they "seemeth to have" Clarke JOnrndt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
DIED.

In Washington, on Friday, ELIZABETH Oil
YER wifi. of Henry Baldwin, jr.. in the oath year
of her age.
In Winchester. suddenly. on the 9th instant,
NAYLOR W. RICHARDSON, an old and res
lectshe citizen ut that place.
A Summi, Point, suddenly, on the 10th instant,
EDWARD JACKSON. aged ~ years
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-16
Auction SALES.
y :. j. McCORMICK-AUCTIOSEE"
SALE THIS nay

rJyRUSTEE'S SALE OF TIN WARE, FUR
NITURE, ac.-By virtue of deed OF lru't
dated the 2srh day of April, 1853, from D. ,.
stansbury the undersigned as trustee, in said deed
named, will, on Nonday, The 10Th day @ Nay :"
10 o'ciock L. ~ proceed to sell at auction, AZ u"
store and dwelling. occupied by the said StSnr-
bury, on Royal, between King and Cameron ST.
all the stock in trade of the said Siansbuiy, cor
sisting of STOVES, TIN WARE, IRON WARE,
&C. Also, all the HOUSEHOLD AND HITCH
En- FURNITURE of said Stansbury, consisting
Of BEDS. BEDSTEADS, CARPETS, CHAIRS,
TABLES, &c.
TERMS or SALE:-0n all sums Of or below SO
cash-on all sums above S25, a credit OF thirty
days will be given, the purchaser giving note
with an approved endorser.
WILLIAM ARNOLD, Trustee.
10 All persons indebted to Joseph ). Stans
bury are requested TO make immediate payment
NV 6-ents W. A.
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Railroad Earnings.

The suhjoined statement shows the earn,
ings of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
Company, for the month of April iSa9;
Freight receipts $3.50 %
Passengers, Express, 6c.......,........ 22,''" VI
20