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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18

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In another column viii be found an account
of the sentence of Cook. Coppic, Copeland
and Green These cases are all that are to be
disposed of at present, and the Court has
adjourned, after formally banding Stephens
over to the United States Marshal to be tri
ed before a federal tribunal. Three additional
arrests Of parties supposed to be implicated
have recently been made-one at Shippers
burg. Pa, another at Petersburg, Va, and a
third at Memphis. Tenn. The Shippensburg
man was discharged for want of sufficient evil
dence to warrant his detention, and the other
The fact that, unlike the other white prisoners,
Cook was not found guilty on the charge of
treason, attracts considerable attention, and is
much commented upon. Being a citizen of
Virginia at the time of the outbreak, and an
active participant, it was reasonably supposed
that if the charge of treason against the Com
monwealth could be sustained against either of
the prisoners, he was the one-but from some
reason he escaped conviction on that count in
the indictment. The end to be accomplished
by this movement, is probably correctly stated
by the CharlestowE correspondent of the n.
7. Tribune, in the following extract from a
recent letter
"1he arrangement undoubtedly was to get
rid of the count for treason, which Gov. Wise
could not overset, and to fake a conviction for
conspiracy and murder, which it is thought he
can aad AEil pardon; To this end, the prose
cutioB allowedthe @itnesscsealled in Cooks
favor to testify with great latitude and even
admitted an article from the New York Times
to be read in evidence, showing the romance of
CO okis nature, and how easily he was led away
Harding, who was at least able to see that
something was wrong, and who was not in the
secret objected to the reception of such testi-
mony at the top of bis voice, but while stoop-
ing to pick up a large and valuable deposit of
tobacco which had unfortunately dropped out
of his mouth, he was interrupted by Mr.. Bolts
who IRE :eeded, at a wave of MIR. Hunters
hand, and got the start of poor Harding. No
management of eloquence, however, could in-
duce the jury to do anything but what they
had already decided upon.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18
DEATH FROM THE BITE OF A RArrLEsSAKI

DEATH FROM THE BITE OF A R~ATTLEsSAKE.
DIR. Nathan Meyer, a botanic physician, OF
Richmond, Va, was bitten by a rattlesnakc on
Sunday morning about nine o'clock, and died
in a few hours. The Dispatch says:
The Doctor had two venomous reptiles in
one box, and on taking one Of them by the tail
to transfer it to a separate cage. was bitten on
the right fore-fnger, near the knucklc joint
Instead of r~esorting to the "whisky remedy"
OR sending at once for a physician, he procured
the service of a barber and hal nearly g gal
Ion of blood taken from his right arm. This
however, did not delay the swelling. and several
physicians were called in to attend him. They
promptly administered whisky in large doses,
ammonia, but the poison had become infused
throughout the system the arm and hand con
tinued to swell and seemed speckIcd and blue,
and the patients suffering became almost in
supportable. AT half past one o'clock MI.
Meyer died. He was about ~ffty-ive years of
age, and was a native of Wertemberg, Ger
many, where, it is stated he leaves a family
The snakes, for which the doctor lately paid
so, were killed by pouring boiling water on
them. One had eight and the other twelve
~rattles.
The other Richmond papers state that the
doctor did at first resort to the whisky rene
dy," but Immediately after resorted to the e.
gregious error of having himself bled.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18
Since the introduction of steamships

Since the introduction of steamships in
ocean navigation. some of the mort fearful ac-
cidents on record have occurred. The more
prominent of these are fresh in the recollection
of most readers, and quite recently additions
have been made to the number, the de-
tails of which have been equally frightful
and appalling as in those which preceded them.
Last week an account was given of the wreck OF
a steamship on the Australian coast, involving
the loss of over fifty passengers, and terrible
suffering on the part Of the survivors-late ar
rivals from England bring the details of the
loss OF another vessel of this class 1.-THE
Royal Charter) on the coast of Wales,
and the loss of over four hundred and and fifty
persons-aDd again, the daily papers of yes
terday contain dispatches from New York ex-
pressing serious apprehensions for the safety of
the North Star, q steamer which left New
York for Aspinwall some time since, having on
board nearly nine hundred persons She had
arrived at her point Of destination on the
4th inst. though she was then over six days
due, nor bad anything been heard of her late
".
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18
What is Proposed to DO About xt.

The Richmond Enquirer of the It'll has a
significant article in reply to a South Caro-
linian who wants to know if Gerrit Smith and
J. R. Giddings are not to be demanded by the
Governor of Virginia. The Enquirer saws :
"Our South Carolina friend may rest assaT-
ed that the Executive Of Virginia will do his
duty. AS for demanding the rendition of men
at the North, who a /, aiders and abetters, and
accessories before the fact, are implicated, the
Executive of Va. can only make such requisi-
ton upon an affidavit, or the finding Of a grand
jury. s-
Should an affidavit be made, or a true bill
found, the Executive of Virginia will make o
requisition, no matter who may be the man
implicated. A refusal to deliver up the accuss
ee, will be a matter for the people of Virginia
to consider. AS yet, no such affidavit has
been made. or true bill found, upon which the
Executive can base a requisition.
The Executive of Virginia will exert all the
power e trusted to him in bringing all Of
Tenders to justice, and no position in society, or
the government Of sny State, can shield the Of
fender. The higher such position, the greater
the criminality of the ~offense, and the more
strenuous will be the efforts to bring such Of
Tenders to justice. The Executive Of Virginia
will vindicate her honor, and, we hope, the
Southern States will be prepared to rally to
the support of Virginia when she orders her
house to be put in order. The Charlestown
trials may be over, but the end is not yet"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18

The Commissioners express their belief that
the entire loss of property amounted to at least
tVe ssltons Of dollars.
The loss Of life is as frightfal as that of
property. At least one hundred and fifty have
been sacrificed in what were, for the most part,
ealdrhlooded murders.
Hundreds, who have escaped with life, have,
Been wounded, MANNED, and maugled and
hundreds of lawsuits are pending in the Terri
toeisl Courts. brought to obtain restitution
for the wrongs that haze been inflicted.
In reference to the astounding statement
given above, the Albany Evening Journal
seEy properly remarks
Democratic officials, orators and journals
cannot find language severe enough, nor type
large enough, to express their horror at the
mad outbreak of twenty crazy fanatics. fortu-
Dstely crushed before much loss of lie or prop
erty could ensue but these acts in Kansas,
Involving ten times the sacrifice Of life, and
al hundred times the destruction of property,
they pailiate and defend, and even reward the
perpetrators with Offices under Government !"
The Journal should read the fable of the dis
pate between the lawyer and the farmer in ref
erence to the OK, in order to understand the
peculiar situation of the democrats, who can
not afford to be sympathetic Cd ali occasions.
They are ouly so when some party capital can
b secared-PAts5nrg Gosete.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18

A Democratic exchange has the following
at the end of a long article Oh the Harper's
Ferry affair
Were WE a member of the Senate of the
United States, WI would impeach William II.
Seward of high crimes and m~isdemeanors,'
and as Cicero did Catalina, not cease to de-
nounce till the very land was relieved of his
hateful presence"
The Democratic party will at once see the
propriety of electing the writer to the Senate.
As soon as his election and threat are made
known to Seward, that gentleman will imme-
diateiy determine to remain in Europe, in Or
der to escape the impending punishment, and
thus the country will be delivered from one
of the most pestilential demagogues it has ever
produced. By all means elect him. We
would readily second his election, if with no
other view than that the country might be
charmed with his matches eloqaence. while he
is denouncing the Abolitionist as " Cicero did
Catalina" The writer is too modest. Tully
could never have equalled him. We will Ger
tainly 60 to hear that speech.-Frank5ort (Ky)
Commonwealth.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18
Erodericks Last words.

The surgeon (Dr. j. Rowell) who attended
Senator Broderick from the time he received
bis fatal wound, until his death, states the fol-
lowing in answer to a letter Of inquiry
! know not the object Of your inquiry, or
the use to be made Of my answer but I have
ever made it a principle to state the truth,
when it is called for, without inquiring partic-
ularly into the motives or objects Of those who
call for it. Therefore, / viii say, in answer to
your request, that the late Hon. d. O. Broder-
ick, on the day of the duel, after he was woun-
ded, and before reaction had taken place, when
] was standing over him, as one Of his medical
advisers, trying to calm him, and telling him
not to exert himself too much in talking. ha
holding one of my hands in both Of his, did
use the following language, and did address the
same to me viz: lam Killed. am murder.
ed-beoause 1 toas opposed to the ertensIon Of
hvsTyand a corrupt administration"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18

Mr.. Mcqueen, one of the South Carolina
members of Congress, says, in a recent letter ::
Il would not support Mr.. Douglas for the
Presidency if he were to make an affidavit to
observe any platform that may be drawn. I
know what he has done, and that is enough for
me-" Mr.. Mcqueen is further impressed with
the idea That the Union ought to be dissolved
in 1850, should a Republican President be
elected. Fl" will probably have an opportuni-
ty to Illustrate the sincerity of his reasonable
talk. The result of his threatened efforts will
be of more interest TO himself personally, than
to any considerable number of people.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18
MORE

Last week a black MAI named HENRY Sea
TON, residing for some time past in the vicinity
of Oberlin, was decoyed to Cincinnati. by a
Cleveland hack driver named Hartman, and on
his arrival there was arrested, taken before a
q. S. Commissioner, and after an examination
quite as brief as that in the case of Rice, was
handed over to those claiming him as a slave,
and before o dozen persons in the city knew
a case of the kind was on hand, was hurried
across the river and on his way to the far
South. Hartman it is said received $500 for
his services in the affair, and on his return to
the CITY was at once arrested and the matter
brought before the grand jury. which body. in
consequence of the late Democratic Legis'a-
ture having destroyed the efficiency of the law
against kidnapping, failed to find a bill against
him. He was accordingly discharged, but it
seems the nefarious business in which he had
been engaged drew down -upon him the exeera-
tion Of the citizens, and the ire Of the brethren
of the kidnapped man, aud he has been COM
PEELED to seek personal safety in the county
Jail till he can find means to escape to q region
in which miscreants of his stripe are more ia
worldly regarded than they are in Northern Oiio.
Saws the CleueAdnd Reriew of Tuesday:
The case of the fellow, Hartman, who ran
the negro, Henry Seaton, back to slavery last
week, was before the Grand Jury yesterday.
and they, for reasons not apparent nor even to
be gressed at, refused to indict him. MIR. John
Bennett, a special deputy went 10 jail to notify
him of the action of the Grand Jury, and TO
have him released from custody. On making
his appearance into fresh air. Hartman found
himself surrounded BY a large crowd Of angry
colored men, who made such demonstrations
of violence that he sought the protection d
officer Bennett. and both in great haste made
their way to the Court House, where Hart
man so frightened for bis life that he trembied
like a leaf, threw himself for protection upon
Sheriff Wightmap. The latter asked the Court
Judge Bishop-what he should do, and was
answered that he was bound to render the Lro-
lection asked.
Either device, or force, or both, seemed GER
tainly necessary to be used to get Hartman 10
the Jail safely, and the following was the plan
devised and carried out Deputies Bennett
and Hight were stationed at the door, to keep
the negroes from going out, while Sheriff
Wightman and Marshal Craw hurried Hart
man down to the jail Hartman is now in
jail, aud will remain there till he thinks it safe
to come out. We hear it said that q near and
dear friend Of his is to take him from Jail this
afternoon, in a carriage, and put him Cd board
a railroad train, but whether this is the real
or not. We can't say. One thing.
however, is apparently certain. viz that Hart
man has established a reputation MS sconndrcl
amp thief, and that he can never make lis
appearance on the street here, without danger
of receiving personal violence, if not death.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18

G. ". Brown of Kansas, who at the time
OF the sacking OF Leavenworth was publishing
a free state paper and bad bis press destroyed,
and then came East and obtained money by
subscription, as be said to start another simi-
lar paper. but proved q traitor to the trust
and came out for the administration, asserts
that John Brown vas the murderer of a pro-
slavery mar by the name Of Doyle, and some
others. James Redpath denies this and says:
II assert solemnly, and with knowledge of the
fact, that old John BTown was more than sist4
miles distant schen Doyle and Jeho,0 rubfans
were JUSTLY killed. A man who participated
in the staying of these murdereTs. confessed the
particulars Of the transaction 70 me-"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18

DOUGLAS LAST MANIFEsTo.-The National
Era closes a review of Senator Douglass last
letter in reply TO Judge Black. as follows:
This is the same old story-the same bla-
tant assertions of Popular Sovereignty, mere
y designed to amuse the masses, but accompa-
MED by admissions fatal to its theory. Mr..
Douglas admits that, after all, the Territories
are not in any sense sovereign, and that they
can exercise only such legislative power as
their organic acts and the Constitution, as
construed by the Supreme Court, comedies to
them! He admits fully and explicitly the au-
illority of the bred Scott case, which declares
that slavery exists in the Territories by virtue
of the Constitution, and that neither Congress
nor the inhabitants can exclude it. Could
any form of words involve greater absurdity
than Mr.. Douglas boosted Popular Sever
followed by these admissi ,ns2
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18

Parson Brownlow denies the newspaper sto-
~ that he has been struck with paralysis, Z"
and adds
"Should our Maker, in his righteous admin
~istration of affairs, visit us with any such ca
lamity, we will try to bear it without a muir
muir, regarding it rs our due. If, however, we
are allowed to choose one of many evils, we
shall pray to be struck with paralysis, blind.
ness, dumbness, deafness, lunacy. the leprosy,
or anything, in preference to democracy"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18

The Savannah Republican says that Doug
las has but little strength in Georgia, even
among his own political friends. No man
dared to avow friendship for him in the late
election, which is q pretty good test of popu-
lar sentiment. The Democratic Convention
of Perry county, Alabama, met on the 18th of
October. and passed resolutions ~repudiatipg
squatter sovereignty doctrines, and asserting
the right of Congress, under the Constitution,
to protect Slavery in the Territories. They
r~epudiated Stephen A. Douglas, or any other
man, for the Presidency of the United States,
whose sentiments are opposed to these princi-
pies.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18
Two citizens Of Virginia have been arreste,

Two citizens Of Virginia have been arrested
since the Harper's Ferry outbreak for uttering
seditious language i'll reference TO that affair,
and there exists on her statute books strong
laws against the circulation Of " iucendiary
documents " IN that State, under which the n.
Y, Tribune, Western Christian Advocate. and
other Northern papers Of arti-slavery senti-
ments. have been detained from subscribers to
whom they we're sent. by the post masters. 1t
seems, however, that the most intensely anti
slavery sentiments, if circulated through the
columns of their own Democratic papers, are
not regarded as coming under the prohibition.
The Richmond Enquirer. edited by the son of
Gov. Wise, is now engaged in publishing the
most ultra anti-slavcry articles to be found in
the most violent of the Abolition papers of
the North, including the recent philippe of
WENDELL PHILL1rs, the leader of the Garriso-
mans. in which he hurled the most terrific
anathemas ut shareholders and slavery, justi6-
ed Brown and bis followers in their Virginia in
'as'on' ucci"iHfe" IA flo1ene hhGuagc against
the Government. and denounced the ConstitB-
tion Us "a compact with hell also the late
manifesto Of Fred. Douglas, issued from Can
ada, and other articles of o kindred rature.-
This it does ip order to show the people of the
South what "public sentiment is at the North"
and With the avowed object of " tanning the
fame in order to produce greater discord be-
tween the two sections, with u view of effect
ing a dissolution of the Union. Phillips, Gar
rison and Douglass, are TINS getting a hearing
from the shareholders that they could hardly
have anticipated, and are doubtless duly thank
full to the Enquirer for its kindness in publish
ing their e~fuzions.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18

II addition to Mr.. PAGsoSs, Of C1yah2sa,
Nh. HARLAs, Of Greene, and Mr.. PARROT, Of
Montgomery, are suggested as candidates for
the Speakership of the House. Mr.. Harlan is
a gentleman of age and great experience as a
legislator, and would make an efficient presid-
ing officer.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18
Kansas work.

The following specimen of their work !" in
Kansas will hardly elicit from the Administra-
tioD democrats the srnonnt Of sympathy which
they expressed tor the people-of Harper's Fer
~ on o recent occasion. As good citizens, the
Republicans condemn both outrages as contra
~ TO law and order. The Kansas Legislature,
1t will be remembered, appointed a commits
sion, composed equally of Free State and pro
slavery men, to investigate the amount of prop
sEty destroyed in the various wars which grew
cut Of the famous Nehraka Bill on the plains
of Kansas. They have made their report, and
g. embraces the following startling figures:
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18

The last advicecs from New York render it
probable that those of the candidates on the
Democratic ticket adopted and supported by
the Americans are elected by a small majority
though the full official returns alone can dicide
the matter.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18

All the pastors and resident clergy of Spring-
field, Ohio, have united in publishing a remon-
STRANGE against the holding of lotteries at
church and charitable fairs.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18

The venerable Horatio g. Phillips, widely
known and highly respected, died at his resi-
dsnos in Dayton. on Thursday morning of last
eesk.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18

Xenia, according to a special census recent
ly taken, has a totol population of 5,075. OF
his number 4,346 are whites, and 627 blacks.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18
One q ssswns co~nstitution makers.

One G. Crowns Constitution Makers
The Pittsburg Commercial Journal gives the
following account Of one of the constitution
makers gr-u
The only representative Pittsburg had in
that august body which met at Chatham, Cam
ada West, on the 9Th of May. 1858, and adopt
ed forty-eight articles for a provisional gov
eminent, was a certain Martin r. Delaney, pat
down as NJ. ii. Delaney, one of the forty-fve
constitution makers. This gf ntleman was
known in Pittsburgh as DR.. Delaney-he doc
tored on a small scale, had leeches which he
applied to extract the superintendent blood
from sick persons-once kept the Atheneum
reading and refreshment rooms-was quite a
fluent, aye, even eloquent speaker, and black as
the ace of spades.
The DR. left these parts several years ago.
and has been in western New York and Cana
da since. He is reported as having made
several speeches during the day the forty-eight
sections and preamble were before this Con-
gress. He was the proposer of the oath of
secresy, or pledge of honor, not to divulge the
secrets of the Convention. In fact Judging
from the Journal kept by J. ii. Kagi, Sccre-
tary, he was the great man at the Congress at
Chatham. But, strange to say, he was elected
10 no one of the responsible Offices filed by
that august body. After signing that Consti-
tuition, we suppose the DIR. became disguised
with the Anglo Saxons, and concluded 30 al
low Brown and his associates to paddle their
own caEOe, for in May 1859, the DIR. embark
ed for Liberia, in AT lea, where we ose he
intends to spe.ld the rest of his days.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-11-18

The organization of the House of Represen-
t~atives. Oh The meeting Of The next Congress,
IS attracting considerable attention. Mr..
SHERMAN, Of this State, is a prominent candi-
date for the Speakership, and il the Only can
d;date from Ohio his chance Of success would
doubtless be very fair. It seems, however, he
is not to have such advantage, it being author
itively announced that Hon. T. CoRw1N will
positively be a candidate; which determine
ton on the part Of Mr.. c., as it will probably
destroy the unity Of our delegation, will have
the further effect. so far at least as relates to
proceedings in caucus, to make the contest a
free fight, open to all. If our State is to have
two candidates for the place. she may just as
well have three OF half a dozen-and among
al the gentlemen who have thus far been ma
med in connection with the candidacy, whether
from this State or elsewhere, there is not one
who possesses qualifications for the post supe-
rior to those of the Hon. 3. STANToN, the able
and experienced Representative from our dis
trict. As a parlimentarian he has no superior
and but few equals in the House, while his IN
yielding integrity, promptness to perceive and
act, and thorough devotion to official duties,
admirably qualify him for a faithful and eff
cient discharge of the responsible and arduous
duties of the post. We do not know that Mr..
5. has ever entertained a thought of being a
como one. We throw out these suggestions
entirely upon our own responsibility, and as
expressive of ont individual sentiments.