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, 1859-05-18
What Constitutes Democracy In Ala.
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The Democrats Of the Hid Congressional
District Of Alabama, lately represented by Mr.
Dowdcll, held q Convention ut Auburn, on the
9th inst, and nominated Darid Clapton rs Mr.
Dowdel'a successor. Among tue brimstonJ re-
solutions adopted by the Convcntion, were the
following: =.
E<so[r<d, That the citixens Of the Southern
States are entitled to the amplest protection Of
Of the United States md upon iile hic1. sens.
and that tile failure Of the Federal Government
to give such protection. will justify the South
err States in throwing of such government
1*toirtd, Thai ne hare read with amaxement
and indignation the declarations made By lead
ing Nortllcrn Democratic Senators, in tbc ~
nate Of the United States, that no. man will
DC found at the North 10 support the claiul If
the South 10 protection Of the Government. md
against MI act Of the Territorial Legislature.
either abolishing Slavery or destroying it by
hostile legislation
And in reply, we here proclaim our unaltcra-
bic determination to demand this protection
from the Government, and that when our ulain
constitutional rights are violated, and find no
| protection in thts Government, We will usc our
best cndeavors TO Withdraw from, that Govern
ment The powers which it pcrrcr.s to our uju-
| r.; and following the example and adopting,
| tue principles Of our unccstrv Of 1..G, We will
'.lastltute 6 new Government, laying its foun-
t dasions on such principles, and organizing its
| powers In such form to us shall seem most
| likely to effect our safety and happiness
Mtolrsd, Iha, We are opposed 10 I'LL schemes
for the building. of q Nailruad to the Pacific by
the General Government
1tsosFfd, That VIC ure opposed tn u tariff dis.
| cidc duties.
, 1859-05-18
The Crops and Politics,


li~ea, L.ka Couuty, Ind, May IL ISL?
We hare had glorious weather for the last ten
days, Every farmer is at work Ia Strawn.
Work is the order Of the day labor is honored /;
bEoadc!ofh is ct ! discount strong hands and
willing Learts arc vhat is now appreciated.
The las, year has taught US that corn i. nearly
rs valuable as crinoline, and full cribs quite as
desirable as full skirts. We are all III for a
crop; Ms far as human agency Gun accomplish
it. We mean t. fill our barns aud bins, and assist
IN filling your warchousc., too. Corn is now in
somc cases being planted, and others I,loushiag
Atrrescnt prospects arc cheering and quite a
contrast to ore' rear ngo. The good time is
coming; work and wait little longer.
All honor to the pREss AND TutBrsE for II. r..
sistancc to NIL schemes, coizc cro: VIA: quarter
they may, TO induce the Republican party to
lower its standard. Republicans n,ys{ he Etpub,
Aea"s. aud notl4ing else. We believed VIC were
right in ls5s, and VIC belicre 50 now. Wha,
was an opinion with many then is conviction
nov; and, as you say, triumph must bc tr;;.
umrA 'or Republicans and Rcpublicanism
Better defeat than victory purchased by any
sacrifice Of principle. No lowering The plat
form; not plank must be surrendered, o,
thousands Of the best, the truest u,en in thu
| party would leave ii and form another partv
| prefcrTing to fight on, even in n minority, tt
any advantage Of place or spoils that might b,
gotbs an abandonment Of principles.
REPUBLICAN.
, 1859-05-18
Flood Mt St, Louis.

IL EuAl AC AleSoHl1 4FEuluSfl1, lbtn.
4 rise in the river at this point, alnlost unpre-
cedepted in rapidsy, occurred on Saturday,
commencing at in early hour. II rose so fast.
that the men who we're deputcd By some ner-
chants to remove a quantity Of grain from the
wharf were unable TO do so before the water
had mounted upon the pile, sub.ncrging one
tier aud part of another 1u the course Of q
few hours in the morning, freight on the wharf
was 50 disposed Of Us to leave SPACE Of ten or
fifteen fett us bed for tho cncro2ching. water,
We had the curiosity to measure ACCURATELY,
on Saturday, the amount Of rise in thirty.tye
minutes, aud found it to be Two inches. It
could not have continued swelling at that rapid
rate all day, however, for the total rise IN the
twenty-four houls ending at III H. n. ycster-
DAY, was shout two feet and si1 inches. From
ten O'Clock to four o'clock, six hours, the rise
was only one inch, and the river is expected to
bc fpuEd declining, OF at 4 stand, this morning.
On Saturday, merchants on the Ievec were
under the Necessity Of raising goods from their
cellars aud pilliug them in upper stories and on
the sidewalks, and others we're doing. the same
yesterday. 4 force Of men was engaged vester-
day in raising the railroad track that runs along
the river, the water threatened to rim over it.
Some Of the minor dykes aud made roads on
bloody Island, were caving in, and foundations
Of lox-lying parts Of the island threatened.
In addition TO this, We have information that
the Illinois is swelling, not only from the lower
end. hut from 'LaSallc and the head watcrs.
We are no alArnists, but when Valloie sea. Of
rains have fallen on the whole provinces North.
East and West Of us; and when the Missouri,
the Upper Mississippi and the Illinois, and their.
thousand tributaries, are pouring out their
greatly swollen streams, we do nothing more
than our duty in warning those inietca.cd "a
:'look out fur tood.'
, 1859-05-18

4 correspondent HIltAuH HUH aue tolAc cap"
ital, eivcs IT'S dismal nccouLt Of tho state of
things arising froul the failure Of the late Dem
ocratic Legislature to appropriate funds for tile
compensation Of its clerks, postmasters, door
keepers, pages, charlains, stokers, ff al. The
writer docs not send us lis uamc, but he seems
Legislature, aud he evidently tells the truth. It
is not our province to prescribe the style Of
treatment due from the Democracy to their sub
ordinntes and employees, but I'LL must agree
that tile young men who contributed their SER
vices to tho Legislature have good ground for
complaint. Ne allow our correspondent to
tell his story in part: -
AT the commencement Of the late session, the
l. Speaker Of tile House Was authorized by that
body to employ six boys, as messengers; also,
an uAusnal number Of assistants to the Clerk Of
the Huusc, enrolling and cngrossing clerks.
,ostmasters, ETC., were elected. In fact the
number treb!ed and quadfuplcd that Of the pre-
ccediug session. During the last scene, aud on
The }ust dag Of that supTcne!y ridiculous farce
enacted at tue close Of that purely Democratic
Legislative caucus, aud several days utter tho aI
| joH,nm<nt OF the Legislature, when Democratic
| SPEAKER endeayored to force his rartizaus to
/ live on patr;cttnn alone, bill Was brought in
and passed providing for the compensation ot
those officers aud pages, aud nlso the several
clcsEy ofthe city, tor services as chaplains. ii1'
ing tic regular allowance Of the former, and DIP.
| propriatin. Tor the pages $1.3" each, per diem,
and to eael4 officiating clergyman 81. From that
dly to this, it is notorious in town that not q
! connt has been received by single one although
some have suffered for the actual ncccssarics o1
life: In this n.uttec we do not attach blame to
the State Auditor lie did what every othe,
man would hare done in the like position, pre-.
ferring rather 10 let the matter tnke airing in
| the Supreme Court, than run any pecuniury
risk. in JUSTICE to Mr.. Morrison the Speaker d
the House, would here rcn'nrS that lie did al!
III his power, personally, IN csslst tlleul, aud
they received warrants on the Auditor for the
a,nuut But nnthin. can excuse tic Democrat.
ic majority III the House for nrt.1ectang to pro
vide ior .cir Officials, Wien there was u quo,
rum present, and not wait until thr last day oj
s',e SESSION, .n4 t.cu e.actin:sa sham appropri-
] a,iou, that they knew worthless. As for ls
compensation appropriated tu tic chaplains, uu
reference has been made 10 it, aud uot cvea III
rxplanation has Lcen sleiGncd, although tie,
we're v,nrloycd by special joint resolution q
thc :@c!1atc and House,
, 1859-05-18

last, at o'clock, the sound Of the steam-whistle
Was heard; thoiocornotive which has come from
culoz With the relecity Of fight pauses; there
ar9 thirty cars 10 the train. They contain the
Ch1asaeurs de Vincennes Of the Nineteenth Bat.
TALON, and several companies Of the Fortv-third
ofthe Line. The whole body Of spectators un-
covers. The soldiers show Themselves at tue
gates. The mir resountls with prodigious accla-
nations: ''Vire Ia France!' "Vive rEmpe-
reur!" "yirc lie Roi!' Tiyent les Chas-
senrs dc Vinccnnes!" "YiEe the Forty-third
Of the Line!' 1t this moment the air ,Furtant
pour Ia Syrie mixes with the noisy welcome.
At the end Of ten minutes tie train resumes its
way to Sant-Jean-d Muuricnnc, where j rccep-
tim no less ardent awaits it. At $50 r. II. it
enters tl.at city. The syndic, his adjunct, and
the several authorities, with the Bishop, 3TOn-
sisncur yibert, accompanied by two priests,
hasteh TO groct tbe brave soldiers, hslb APPEAR
charmed With this welcome Of i people who,
more than once since 1915, has +earned' to~ass1s
France. ..,
Every three hours new transport trajnf pass
through Cha1nbrey. The railroad management
has suspended some days four or five Of the
regular arrivals anl departures.
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Massacre of Thirteen Whites BIZ the
M0iave Indians,


4 letter received III this city from, gcn,la-
man connected with Mr.. Bishops party, en-
camped Oh the Colorado. mentions the arrival
Of three young men in their camp belonging to
i party OF seventeen. who we're travelling from
Pixies Peak to California;, On the 18th March
they were attacked by Indians On this side OF
the Colorado, and north OF the Mojavc Rixer.
and out Of the whole party only four were left
to tell the fate Of tile others one Of those soou
gave ont, and the other three, after suffering III!
credible hardships, made their way to settle
mcnt on the Mohayc. Their names arc ". Cole
nun, c. ponyrge and .. Z. Brown. It appears
they were attacked ut the edge Of i wood and
most Of the party shot down heGpre resistance
could be offered. The survivors immedinleiv
made for tue open ground, where they defended
tscir lives with the grca'e t bravery. One young
man named Bonyrge displayed great coolness,
aud covered the retreat of his comradcs Ir
shooting down every Indian that showed him
self from under cover. SO terrified were, the
Indians BY the havoc made among them by the
reyotvers the whites, that they beat on ip,:
mediate retreat Offering no further uolcstation
to this bruyc little band
, 1859-05-18

Ex-senator Foote denies, By public card, thai.
>ha intends 70 run for Congress in the Ficksbufg
fNiss.) District, |
-~h is rumorea that the French Senate will
present an address to tie Emperor, beseeching
him not to leave Paris. ,.
-zIhe lsts. E. r. Dana Of Cambridge, be-
q6eathed> *l5s.oo0 for y public library in that
city, and 5000 to the Boston Atheneum.
Two hundred thousand copies fspurgeon's
Sermons have been sold by Sheldon L Company,
.-ot New York, the American publishers The
ninth edition Of the eth series has Just been
issued.
---r4Aa sasaitafs u Bridal Mount, nesr Anhie.'
side, the residence Of Wordsworth, WAS IT,
hounoed fonsale By auction on the 5th and 9Th
Of May. Mrs. Wordsworth is dead, and the
home that WAS the poets is broken up.
Prof Henry Weber, of Nashville, Tenn,
has composed 2 Te peum," which has been
published for the benefit Of the Church Of the
Advent in Nashville, and is commended By
the Journals Of that city as very grand compo-
| s1tlou Of sacred music.
The Rev VIM. Butt, Methodist minister
| WHO preached Freedom in Kansas through all
the troubles, and was prosecuted BY the Border
Rnfaans1 1or his Free S1ate sentiments-has been
transferred to the Arkansas Conference, aud up
pointed Presiding elder Of the Texas district.
The fortunate husband Of the beautiful
daughter Of Nj. Corcoran, the Washington bank.
| er, receives With bis wife bridal present Of
| el,0oo,00o. Ar. Eustis Is said, under the cir
l cumstances, to be IS well satisfied as any other
man in louisiana, no mattcr what the other
mans luck MAJ be.
-Mr. Russell, Of the London 7Jn<s, is At Mar
seilles, on his way home from India to Ensand.
A telegram from Printing House Square reached
him ut uarscilles, with request to turn hi.
steps. not to London, but to Lomhardy. Hi:
reply is understood to have been that, for the
present, be preferred the banks Of the Thames
to the banks Of the Ticino.
-Nr. Thomas Ball, the sculptor, of Boston
is 10 make an equestrian statue Of Washington
Of bronze, after model recently exhibited If
BostotA''"lt>ss to cost $15 900; tue money TO bs
raised by fair in October. The same artist i
to make statue Of Webster, in bronze, fur ,hs
New England Society Of Sew York city.
The second son Of the Grand Duke Of Tu,
cany is said to be ardently enlisted in the caus
of Piedmont lie declared that if there were n,
other way.of Cutting into the fight, he woule
volunteer in the Sandman service. As his ia
ther has fed from the country, the young ma,
will probably, in the event Of the overthrow q
Austria, succeed to the throne of the Duchy.
-"Occasioual writes from Washington t.
tllc. Philadelphia ,Rr<ss:
Western Virginia papers state that never be
fore w4s such indifference exhibited as in th
present Gubernatorial CANVASS. This looks ba
for Mr. Leseher, fur he will 60 over the mouv
tans from Eastern Virginia with immense odd
against him. Unless, therefore, of which ther
seems. now no probability, be carries the wes
with him in large uajorities, he /. doomed t
, 1859-05-18

MEETING OF THE HOSTILE ARMIES.



Europe has entered into state Of war. What
ever may hare been the reluctance In some
quarters to believe that this could happen, what
ever the inclination TO deny or di>crcdit, the
full grown truth marches onward; w:r il gone
forth in hs-usual guise, and is ma liuy himself
known by his Ordinary deeds. In three coia.nns
the 4Austrians have pissed from Austrian terri-
tory to thAt Of Sardinia. Ono Of their divisions
has penetrated the country from the north land
ing on the Surdinian shores Of the Lago Mag
ind Aroma. and driving back the Sardiniaus by.
the superiority Of their numbers. i second.
consisting Of 20 batttlionE and ) batteries. has
taken the road by Graye1laua, and tile third has
found its way by Abbiati Grasso. How far the
invnders hare advanced, or what may he their
point Of concentrating, cannot be clearly stated
from materials before us.
Whether the t<tt de poak ut Bufalora was dis
puted and taken by yonet after sharp III
considerable loss, is was reported at sienna
or whether there was no resistance, Us would
rather appear probable from the silence Of the
telegram from Turin as to any actual encounter
whether Gen Marmora resisted or quietly
succumbed, whether Norara WIS occupied with
out opposition, and 1crcrli WIS reached with.
out 3 contest, are n.nttess Of detail that have no
important bearing upon the min purport of to-
duv's news. The invading urfny Of Austriu is
in full march upon Sardiniun soil. On tile other
hand tic King Of Sordiniu has put himself ut the
head VI lis army and gone to meet his Invaders
lie bus surveyed the line Of the Dora, where it
| is supposed the Sardiniuns may perhaps nuke
stand defense Of ti,eir capital, aud t has gone
| thence 10 Aiessandria. which must soon be at
tucked, if -tustrians havc real intention to CON
| quer Piedmont.
| The French arc swar1ninE into the seat Of
war. The Austrian papers already declare
the neutrality Of Savoy has been violated. The
| lmper1al Guard, numbering. 15,t1', have arri-
red at Genon, ind 40,Vn French troops have
now gathered III that place Of strength When
or where these armed men will meet in conflict,
is entirely question Ut strategy: But 50 far
as nny question ct peace or VAT Il CONCERNED,
the English, Belgiuns, and French were not
more at war on the plains Of Ticno, suza and
| Dora. We wish that our cnly dis4uicting intel.
| hgence was from the country where war has al
ready commenced, aud where the nations ase
contending. There might then bc some hope
TINT an advance upon Turin, and battle favor.
abie 70 the AuStrIAnar might nave the elect OF
reducing the pretcnslous Of the french and Sar-
dln'ans, or that dcc'slrc advantage ovcr the
Austrian forces would induce that Power to
come to terms upon the disputed points in her
pshcy ~ Ha!y. TINS, however, Is not SO; Thai
froyls'onai tloTcrnnents have been established
in Florence, Carrara and Massa, is not Of itself
matter Of vast Importance. That the inlael-
1aH13 OF lto!le aft III an euGrVeSCeht, II not ln-
, 1859-05-18

1t Special Meeting held at tile rooms ofshc
!; T6nng A1ch's Republican Association, on satur-
day evening, May 14u,, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted.
WL-,,4,. The Common wealth Of Massachusetts, las
u 4 III s5 III {" d. cere al
itis ie'ss ess1hsT sn.5uel algFsf5{,
t. fsS,1i ss ss ssss isa sst IL 4
@ 1s M @ 1Ty ns;5 PERI f9 PITY II Ssl F-
{.f:s a,i rlstwLer hive Iuld .f.fy fieiia. thy
V"* h nny f-sst ,ta.inir nny .i.tin1,n Aeir
I " "r tat cy$r t,tt Z? ?caa'!can us nus yoee Al he
in which the fu1e!en vhte s Lately Iebuke tue deu'1pslt
viii Il: III r t4e rr.:. fundamental drTne enun;
al 'aita' u! IT, anl so1~i i ey:T es,y,
am! a+,r That al nrt a:s cted e3uai 1hcrc'sr
viii Til fli:s . u sc"r m set Il; "i.a contempt ai
y ] +" M o; 'S xs SsSt,Ins III whefe Ct IT. M
ths sisy If = sp5in;kntsla i;
viii L. a9ian d -.sr Sia,s. wrrroet txtedy and eo
ennly ass' any pTos.on Y shc TT n4t1na'l1ea for
s:,s s 4s ~ /; < Y n It rss ssSs nj hsS'
criu.lann should ~ 1sr. ny an!ru!I'st # stss C":
TIr@.. la1urlzcd fellow cI'tze2s In tho 1naenanl
nuus c,thusta with which they United IN our ow1t State
1t tic nr elections with tEeif American t1et]lern 1'&
navrn tl 9ses The sacred 4lde u frc'.om a.a lie
... mt fel ourselves bound hy every Obligation
ii ""' {" sdxt nS ass
ly item VI ly their fellow lnnlis sr2.ts.
H. c Ha @ e, II the @ q ~ a{ p"iSe N Sc 1ss'
tim Of s naturalization aws lie has ssus.at IL true pn
s q ao a :s :t. ~ f III II oo
Giims4 If I.wa- thrnfnre
rursusd by these hono!e eels,ne. and hssr;t
to- 11%s ta1 tasy t.; t Y e S !i p SHi
Jxu. Z. BAnkka, JANE4 nwsLxy,
sneingfrld Nav lith is:a
, 1859-05-18
entity Of tho Democracy.

The following resolution was adopted by Il
Denocrat1c meeting in Galveston, Texas, on
the cd inst:
Keaoved That delegates the Convention t.
btu Houston b. Instructed to rnte aanG the abortion o.
any ant al platforms which any WY oui tend to the
reopsniuk OF the Af1a1n n!are trsde.
And the following by Democratic meeting
recently held in Parker county, Tc1ns.
Resolved That aenus any law II Congress suatl
thu fortSn aayc trade racy. usutsnn of power MT
wasatea By lAe t;oasiu1fon Of ths United sta< md
, 1859-05-18
French and Austrian Influence in
Italy,

The following, from thu Florence correspoE-
dehce 81 Tie Providence Journal, throws some
light on question which begins to be agitated:
.'lf foreign domination is still to be main-
tained in Italy, We have no doubt tho Italians
would prefer subjection to French rather than
Austrian n.asters, as there would be more hope,
1t least, Of some advantage to-; eohse through
future French revolutions. The people are 50
much Ike; the French, also, in race and langu-
a1c. Not one Italian in thousand learns Ger
nan, while every one with any rretcnsous to
education is acquainted with French. They call
the French the sister language, which, it is; but
every sound Of the German IS repulsye to their
ears. Their fashions and customs come from
France. and their tastes, their habits of think
ing, and their aspirations, are inspired by the
same country; whi!o everything Austrian they
hate. German influence in Italy for two or
three hundred years has not succeeded III
changing, in the slightest degree. the language
or the feelings Of the people. What stronger
proof could there be TINT Austrian rut.'ip Italy
is unnatural, mud must come to an end:'
, 1859-05-18

It was known that The first detachment would
pass through the city towards noon. At9 o'clock
cable point Of observation nronnd the depot.
The left side Of the railroad forms, ut this place
species of amphi'hea,re, bounded By numc-
rous houses. They were crowded With specta-
tors. Tho surrounding country supplied its cou-
tingent: Neither report that the order Of
march haring been 'counternanded, nor the
most penetrating Of rains, could rcpress the
ardoF or thu curiosity Of the multitude. At
, 1859-05-18

among tile evidences given of the iucreasin:, :,
business OF the country, especially that of nrr-
camille character, is stated that the number Of
messages daily sent over the vurieus telegraph
llncs is vastly greater now than ever before The
three printing telegraph lines Of the American.
Telegraph Company, located at No. Il Wall
street, ulld known as the Boston, the Washing
thu nnd tue National Wires, transmitted on
Wednesday,, respectively, 4377 3SG and ~. pri-
yatc messages, beside akpu. G,tt' words ofrub-
lie news reports, and that, too, through steady
and very disagrecab'e storm, which lasted ths
whole day.--'esc lork I1ihunr, 1874.
, 1859-05-18

We learn that tue managers Of the Four
Trunk lines at the conference 1T the ST. Niclo-
las Hotel yesterday, CAME to such an under
standing US will put an cna to the insane policy
that has too long been pursued. Whether the
arrangement now making will hare more satis-
factory existence than the previous compact,
remains to be demonstrated. The stockhoId-
ers Of the companies represented will receive
the announcement with qualification, not so
much from the i:nnaediate bcucdtx that nre ~
be expected, as from the removal of .lisatlcc-
tion which. during its operation, has been cspc-
cially damaging tn their own interests. and was
ausmeat!ns tue disrepute III which railway pro-
perty before stood
We ure Informed that the freight superiin-
tcndcnts OF 1hs lines are to-day preparing a
schedule which, IL agreed upon, will 20 into
operation on the 2"th lust. There is also to be
Il change in the time Of passenger trains, which
will do away, to Il great extent, With costly high
speed.
Especial Dea:tya to the Cincinnati coraa,cre,al]:,
Nrw Yuax May IL,
An agreement has been entered into between
the representative Of the four lines, which nnw
only requires the formal actiun OF y. \. Central
authority to make it effective.
Rates to rnd 1rum Cincinnati arc adopted q
system Of rates 10 lc based thereon by thl
Freight Agents. Westward to CiHeiunati-tirs
class, s1.ln; second class, sc; third class, ,uc
and 1onrth class ,0c: 1uur ?pc.
Rail aud water rates are rs follows; FjrsI
class 1"c; second aud thiru classes, So fourth
cllss, live cents less than abovc; Hour 1yc less
4 difference Of !; and sc respectively on fourth
class frcighss lv nnd from Philadelphia aud bal
tinlore, as compared with y. Y. rates.
EoNcs TO THE y. r. AND ERIE,
4 large cash bonus il to be paid to the New
York and Erie road, by 4 which nine dollar rat,
between Dutialo aud New York is secured for one
year. ..
TINE.
The time between New York and Cncinna
IS to bc IS hours. Chicago II hours. AL road:
are to make the same connections at Coluu1
bus.
CATTLE TRANSPORTATION.
Cattle from Buffalo to New York SIS per car
load.
Little doubt is felt as to the consunulatioa uI
this agreement By all parties.
, 1859-05-18
Gold Hunters ReturninS.--GFeatD Des-
tftWtfOA..

lClHes101EeatG q tic SI Joseph JolFNal.1
FusT kxAEsEr. +. r, Mava ls33.
A. X. MILLER, EsQ:-knowing that you
take an ntcrcs. iu all things appertainiip9
to the gold mines, will let you know how
the l'ike's pcakers gct along out here. They
are all returning, and not less than 800 WAGONS
selling their outfits for almost ! song out here.
They Sell their flour from three to fire dollars,
bacon ut ten cents; horses aud cattle a1c sell.
inr for almost nothing, and wagons aud hand
carts they si,c away. There are some return-
ing who have not q cent to take them back.
wkilethose who hare anything arc hurryins back
as fast Us they can to keep fram being robbed by
the rest. Your friend, Cas- b. Ccx41s.
, 1859-05-18

# In suspending several overland mali
routes, the Post Office Department, it is said,
does not interfere With the great Overland Mad
to California.