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rE Icireular, setting forth the incalcula-
BE advantages and beauties OF the City OF
lawrence, in this County, has been handed to
Us. We spoke OF this place some time ego !;
bu, ipasmuch as hundreds of letters are ar
rivar daily, enquiring about this famous city,
We will give description of it. 1t is situated
10 township II, range l west,-being nearly
opposite 0qa4wks. 1t is two miles distant from
the Mississippi River at low water: at other
times i, is under the river. The 240 acres COM
posing the town is mostly q marsh. The plat
cop.sins ,556 lots, for which the present pro-
pretor: n. Sherman Read, pretends to have
given fifteen hundred dollars,-about 97S cents
per lot The assessment made upon the pro-
pery last fall by the County Assessor wa'
tl.25 per acre. Leaving a slight fraction io'
streets, we have about six lots in each acre.
According to the assessment, each lot is wortt
nearly twenty one cents. The city was survey
Cd in July last, by an agent of Z. Allen Whit
iig. Whiting sold it to N. Sherman kead.--
Tx, population consists, mostly, OF poliiwog
and catfish, there being no house in the CITY,
Jackson township in which it is situated. poll
eleven votes. Mr.. Read, in his circular, states
that the city is situated on the river. We are
sorry to say that this is a mistake. The river is
for great portion Of the year. situated on it.
We are informed that at the time at which the
survey is dated, the whole ground was two feet
under water. There is no railroad near it, and
never will be, and its existence is unknown te
ninety nine out of hundred of the inhabitant,
Of our county. In short, the whole thing 10 an
Internal swindle. IL is the most insolent al
tempt at speculation that We ever saw.
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70 John c. Terrill, Grocery Keeper in
Denesis'iile, 5. c., poisoned three men, John
AcCullvm, John Graham and Aunanias Graham
~
On The 2i'h plt. The poison (strychnine) was
administered in whiskey and did its work in
"s hours Terrill had purchased large stock
:" eoods by the endorsement OF the names Of
'He "iahans, bis Grandfather and uncle, upon
AN paper, and administered the poison TO con-
eeal ihe forgery.
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srElNG AT THE SourH.-A gentleman direct
from Charleston, S. C., mentions that the orange
Trees are in full blossom, pea vines are growing
vigorously, and that last Sunday the windows
Of the various church edifces remained open
throughout the day
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foR THE GoLD MISEs.-We learn from the
g. Joseph papers that the tide of Gold-seekers
has already commenced 10 set briskly through
that city. Last Monday, over twenty wagons
crossed the river there, all en- route for Cherry
Creek, and every day similar spectacles are Wit
messed
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-15

srxs,plx.-Dubuque and Muscat'ns are Ia
,... !, ..il and cutting down the public eA-
80. Tbey have stopped all grading and lm'
n,or;pr except such as is absolutely necessary
r., rssrlv salaries of the officers OF the latter
have been reduced to the following rates:
u,,o, $50; aldermen, each, SIS; marshal ana
,,,,.urer and collector, each $4oo; three pohee-
v.u. each S25; recorder, Sloo; engineer Sioo'
~. offices of street commissioner and city at
..,sv ara aholshed.
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We beg our readers to note the Wholesale
business done by the Senate during the last two
or three days Of the Session in piling up and
increasing Appropriations-e5Oo,OO0 for the
Capitol Extension-e289,0 900 to purchase the
old hulks which Secretary Toucey, without au-
thorty, chartered for the Paraguay Expedition
-325o,O 600 more for the washington Water
works, Ac. Not . single House Appropri-
s,ion bill passed the Senate without being
,osded down with these new or augmented Ap
nropristions. Yet that same Senate, while thus
sveIIipg the Annual Expenditures. stubbornly
refused 70 permit any increase Of the Revenue
(except BY increasing the Rates Of Postageh
and insisted on eking out the deficiency OF Ne.
esipts by Twenty Million loan.-N. I. Tribune.
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10 Aessrs. Schenck & Denise, of this city,
'1ppea TO st. Louis, yesterday, 1900 tierces OF
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tlate papers from Europe state that harey' '1e
american horse tamer had given four demon
,,,,ops" in Brussels, and handled nine horses,
an. Of them very wicked piebald mare, ana
.. grey savage par ereellsnce OF the army, who
II been regularly thrown for eight years to be
soa II was good twenty minutes before the
to,e leg could be got up; but when all was ov-
>, his groom took them up outside just as he
,sas There were 25o subscribers, OF these
,h;,,r5Our we're officers sent in by Government
Five Of the Royal family were among the sub
.cdber., including the Duke aud Duchess ol
Brabant who botn expressed themselves high
IL delighted He goes to Berlin next.
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g8 The Packets have commenced their re-
suar trips from St. Louis up the river, as far as
the Toe uarm;ts
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A Commissioned Washington was, and
James Buchanan is, the President Of the United
States. On the evening Of the passage OF the
bill, a few days since, admitting Oregon as
State, mob paraded the streets and "seren.
AIDED" Washngton's successor, who thereupon
"made speech" to them from window OF the
White House. He made three points:
Point first: He congratulated them on the
admission Of State "filled with noble Demo-
Gratis"
Point second He told them that all who are
opposed to an unlimited extension Of our Ter
ritory "are towards"
Point third He concluded by calling on the
band to '.pl.y Yankee Doodle"
This di. niied discourse was by the President
OF the United States. Wsshington's style and
themes would probably have been somewhat
diEerent-N. Y. Post.
A YANKEE SroRY.-The Yankees ! am told,
take the advantage Of the can,bal propensites
in the rats A clever Yankee being much
troubled with rats, and being detern ined to get
| rid of them, tried every possible plan, but
| without success. AT last be got . lot Of rats
and shut them in a cage; they devoured one
another till only single one was left. He then
turned this one loose, who, excited with the
| blood of his fellow rats, aud having become n
| genuine cannibal, killed and ate all the wild rats
be could fnd on the premises. Nat
] History.
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r,.;,1 Whi.emore of Maquoketa and
80, ~ Ia Motto, were drowned in at
i""r i;.a % cross the Maquoketa river near the
.iace IN Friday last.
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Aeribls nurdss happened . Wednesday -
eZ1MA -.
usssi.sel = y ~ Apn4's5 a Apgssss J,
| 0srasl 1piclp, vi os9 seoNnAEs Nfin& l4l
AonfssI asssa ! - III |
9. ...s w:'si:s.s :; s..; "a IL. 8: ,s :s.:. s;s.
| Fticks, ,immedhtely toDF sway, Hsd i pes4
Mn. Fricke, who had 10 supspIoa whatsves.. .
regard 70 the circum6 m6esncet t0f her sg5teR, .
wRo had been ssns 06 opee ssDs snAna, hsas1.s
On her rstssn, ssssnes aoaade y she heG -. -
7 did neighbor, but lacking tbemselvss e0urege
u investigate the matter, they informed Fricke,
| Who imme diatsiv rushed out, took tbe ehil1, v
stopped its criss BY sssbbing IL viah alknils -
d 20 cut mes Only ths blood yessels of ths necA,
but 70 sever also the spinesand the spiDal mar
row. and then the heartless father threw ~
owl, offspring into the prfvy sbd shvsw . bsskse Q
Or dirt dpon Ice He ebsn vens 70 his work aeai1sa
and told neighbor in The evening ihas IA Il
child was monkey faced, and could not live
an yho~, and be did ! good work In Killing ~ Z
Thursday morning Rficke was ssressed ~ pos
licemen Twitchel and Beele. Before eass09 hisf ID
house, he admitted thas the child had been alive
and that he purposely killed il, and be and bio
sister -in-law being the parents.
The inquest instituted By the coroner so0A
resulted in . corresponding verdict. The case
will come up in the Police Court.-Clevslsnd
Leader 4th.
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The Washington Star estimates that at least
|, 400 sojourners-m OF the first, second
or third House. their families, birds oi fAshion,
&c.--left the Federal Metropolis between p. 10.
OF Friday and .. m. Of Saturday.
The Artesian well ~ Columbus Ohio, has
reached . depth OF 1881 tess, and gives some
cheering signs Of water. The water y supposed
20 Aov in The sandstops veins, and the lime
stone now brought up Is very gritty with sand.
| stOne.
The population Of Ohio 10 estimated at Q, ,S0O,.
coo, Just about the figures which wsss given
| ioe PsAnsylvania In 1850. saa t8
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&C., AHQ4 As9ssf aEf VII
sa Y Y la0s. .s4aaeiliE 80
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. ----,-pu,, :, pev Henry Ward Beecher gives in
o. F., ,ndependens an essay on "rao',c s scan
the las, INV nv an,y Of Newspapers" in which he
dal 'nu w. -. nre.s in strong terms for publishing
reOose' ~. :, f. n. sickles affair at Washington.
ne . Sew York Tribune '.y. ina, ss'. sns
The ,ss.a ss full account of.Ae whole m,''e. -
puS'''s,' !, cou.eu.ed itself with simply an
that bad ;, 49, t.e, Of the murder OF Key by
s"Ile., Mr.. Beeeher, as .;anns .eu - ronla have
se1,t,, mem who read the Tribune, w0o,a nave
t0oa n.s,. ms to finish bis breakfast un',, Nc mao
been uOa0'' ~, corner and purchased the Her.
IA with all the details;
n,xskRous CorSrrArE'r.-Ihe
c,,n0,, Gazette Gays ne" sna "a. o1ass'o p.s. ~
S''s'uas .,s, twenty dola. bill on .oe pans -
e0un'e1'e !. n circulation in that city well cal
,.a 70 deceive. A Ken'u'k',n p''.ru ~s.. se,s
eu'.' - ,hsm in that city on SATURDAY iues NJ
r., ''s - = 1883, and bear the name e' 'osn0I ..
ds'eo - PRESIDENT, but that gentleman has
s'sDied sb.. position for only Two o. -, .1.e. s.s,
0''sf The bills may be detected oy tue lac.
~, n. TOP of the letters wi In h00lss"s' 80.
s''' . '' !. ,,.pty, are connected together a
,s.,. srure with raised sickle IN IN the 1'sa'
isa'.s !. s.o,iss each end Of the bills In the
manu. nan sits on mule in front OF farm
. "a. close observer win discover white
house = ~ ,hs tail Of the animal The bills are
spot on e.ss.es s to deceive. but may be detected
s,a ;, .s. s.sa, ".,s. which '. have pointed out,
,,.;.h Whi.emore of Maquoksta and
Philip Potter Of l., xe,''' were drowned IN At. At.
tempting rs cross the Aaqn0ke'' river near the
80, Mace on Friday last.
S,xs,p1x.-Dubuque and Muscatine are ia
H., !, sail and cutting down the puohc eA-
..ns,. They have stopped all grading and I'M
n,oring except such as is absolutely necessary
rf n
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The Rev. s. A. Corey alluded in . sermon -
Sunday last-to the expected visit OF Mr Spur
geon 70 this country. The anxiety that 10 INV
q to how the great preacher would treat shs =
question Of open communion, or whether be, j.
would meddls with the subject Of slavery, il nos
allayed BY NJ. Coreys declaration that ~hed''
Mr. Spurgeon reaches America be will pfesch J
On any and al subjects that may please hinat
And when you can chain the forked lightning,
and control the current and the roar Of Niagara,
then, and not till then, can you put Z lock on
those youthful lips, or dictate what Spurgeon
shall say to those assembled 70 hear him.
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AFrRAY Ar WASHINGTON ON THE Arm INST.
A serious ARRAY occurred in the Office Of VIII
lards Hotel, about ~ O'Clock tnis evening, be-
tween +. p. LandeA and William Magraw. They
are both warm friends OF Mr. Buchanan The
| latter was appointed year ago Superintendent
OF the Great Central Wagon Road, and the for
| mer was engineer OF the expedition. Magraw
abandoned the enterprise, believe, on account
Of the Mormon war. and joined Col. Johns,on's
forces Recently Magraw has been removed.
and Lander appointed Superintendent Of the
road. Owing TO some personal difficulty be-
tween them, Lander challenged MagrAw, bu, the
| affair was set,.ed without light. Tonight
Magraw attacked Lander with slung shot, aud
struck him several times, wounding him severe
" about the head. Lauder rallied and threw
Magraw, and witnesses inform me would have
punished him severely. IL not fatally. had he no,
been taken on when he exclaimed, Il am 4
Massachusetts, man. and unarmed; have chal
lenged the scoundrel and be refused to dghl
me, and now be assails me thus with slung
shot" This exclamation soon enlisted ths
sympathies Of the by-standers for Lander. Ma
graw was taken away by bis friends, aud Ian
dor was conveyed 70 his lodgings badly wound
cd. The latter belongs 70 Salem, Aass,-Cor
New York Tribune. = WI sss4a ssa'
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Daniel Webster is reported to have said that
no lawyer would risk his reputation before a ju-
ry if he had to speak from pulpit and that
he considered the surviving of Christianity, in
spite of pulpts, as one Of the evidences Of its
divinity
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certain
r r. hAlf
. % Guid
oMshs
'uf beat
I'm be.
' bs1y
. svl,lch
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AUTIaII, NICH, MdTCH Q.
The remains Of Ira j. Thurston the aeronaut,
who met his death by his unfortunate ascension
from this city on 10th September last, we're ac.
cldentally found on Sunday evening last about
10 miles north west from Toledo, and about 10
miles from the place of his I'd ascent. The re-
mains were brought to this city and fully iden-
tilted. . o ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-04
Tho Rank Defalcation in St. Louis.

George O. Atherton, the teller of the
c,r,bern Bank of ST. Louis. who was arres-
100 few davs ago, charged with being de-
c,,I,er for Sj3 .419. has made confession,
i"" that he loaned ST. 900 of it to firm
~ ,hai city. Atherton and the firm referred
- have since secured the bank from loss, by
note, and transfers OF property. The st.
LAM. Democrat SAYS:
The manner Of thi. deialcation and the
mode. .! concealment adopted are new and
;n,apious. Mr. Atherton, when he desired
- sb.,ract money, would put both the depo-
=, ,;,,.et and money i'll his private drawer, 50
.b,, the deposit ticket. not being on file, the
-k,rper. of course, could not enter on
-. l,.Iger that amount. These discrepan-
ga. between the depositor's handbook aud
N, individual ledger could not bs found out,
until the blank-booA was sent ~ be bal
NEED; when Mr. A.. always Oh the lookout
,or those books. would make out deposit
,;cL,t for tn, amount he had retained on that
,..counr, and put it on the file to be credited.
But in doing this he would put i'll his drawer
rho deposit tickle. of some other depositor OF
tbs, dav. In this way he took moneys and
used them. which he never allowed to be ere
Ji,sI 10 the parties until there was neces-
,i,y for it to save exposure. Atherton Is u
man Of family and lived in an elegant style. y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-04
Hon, Robert C. Winthrop.

This distinguished orator and statesman
is expected in Richmond this week, and will
deliver an address a, the African Church.
by invitation Of the Yonug Mems Christian
Association. The people of the South very
Justly have high regard for the men OF the
North whose patriotism is not limited to the
NARROW confines Of their own towns and
hamIets, and is beyond the influence Of mo
tiyes such as guide the present leaders OF that
section; and they are always ready to attest
their admiration for such men by hospital
sy as cordial and generous rs it is real and
heartfelt, whenever they come THE way.
MIR. Winthrop belongs 10 this class oi
Northern public men, whose conservatism
upon the great question which now divides
the country, like that OF Everett. is conspic-
nous amid the general and almost universal
detection IF their section; aud we doubt not
that his reception here. will prove to him the
sincerity of our regard. ---Rtch. EAamiaer.
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Winchester and strasburg Connection.

Col Mason Barre. candidate for the
State Senate in Rockingham and Pendleton
,ounries, says, in the event of his election;
Il would strenuously oppose granting the
r,gh, OF way 10 the Winchester and Poto-
mac Railroad Company 10 connect their I'M
nroyement with the Manassas Gap at this
lime or nj least until the Manassas Gap
Company have means sufficient to complete
,b.ir work 10 the town Of Harrisonburg, for
the reason that, should the General Assem-
biz fail to make an appropriation TO our
Manassas Gap Road (but which, hope, she
will not fail to dol and the Company should
be thrown upon their own resources for the
purpose Of carrying on the work. | ask
whether il would not be wrong to grant the
right Of way, and thereby divert the trade
and travel and throw it upon another i'm
provsment and necessarily prevent an early
completion Of Manassas to its present ter
rninus
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Fools not all Dead.

Seven companies let, Leavenworth recent,
" for the mines. Some were we'll pro-
yided, and will have II pleasant trip; others
hsd & moderate outfit aud will probably get
through in safety. But one company elm
brsced an amount of f,ol-hardiness we are
panied to record. This company consisted
of sixteen able bodied fellows, with blankets,
picks, and pans strapped To their back.
Their entire lot of provisions consisted OF
forty pounds of crackers and quantity OF
salt the latter being barely sufficient ID
preserve the former. in case it was not eaten.
On being asked how they expected to make
the trip Of FIVE hundred miles with their rid,
culous outfit one of them replied. That's
easy enough. We intend 10 kill enough
game. and sleep in barns Verify, the
fools are not all dead.
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co N NJ Z 3 C I A L.
The Markets.

BALrMoKg. May Flour ha, advanced 21c.
Wheat scarce AMI unchauged white sl.65@S -;
red sl.45a Sl.35 Corn closed firm with III up
ward tendency; white SoGS%c.; yellow $50 &c.
Provisions closed firm; bacon sides gao. mess pork
tlH3O. Whisky closed firm at 70 cents.
Nsw YORK, May 3.-Flour has advanced ct'
State s333aS6; Ohio So. "a $685.; Southern
s6.3O@ S6.7j. Wheat has advanced l(93 cents
Southern white 81 .SJ0y go; the latter for choice
Western red sl50@ Sl.56. Corn has advanced
cent; mixed s6c.; yellow s6@ Ss!c. Pork is active
prime Sl2.65; mess is unchanged. Lard closed
heavy at slltmSl2!. Whiskey closed dull al -
62S cents. Stocks are frmor; Cumberland Coal
Co. 10; Va. IS 974; Mo. Us SIT.
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A Journey.

4 Mr. Rober, Kcnncut lc't Chicago last
week. Oh journey overland, 10 the North
Pole. He is an ardent naturalist. and lns
object i, the pursuit Of hi. !asorte ,cicncr.---
His route is FIRST to Fort Carey, Oh the red
river Of the North, and thence he viii make
his Journey with the agent, Of the Hudson
Bay Company, t" whom he has letters fr"itl
the Governor. Sir George simpson. Tie viii
visit York factory. on the Hudson Bay dur
inv thc summer. aud returning 10 Fort Carey
will make a winter "Trip on dos sIrdse. to
Great Slave lake, reaching Mckenzie's river
in The spring Vi 1850, with the whole Of that
year before him t" pursue his explorations
along the coast of the Polar sen llooxper,,
tu return IN lSGl
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Commercial Effects of European War.

Ia regarding the commercial effect OF w;r,
"" have chiefly to consider three I"nt-.
namely; ,rnrl ,Nment Of our shipping, price
of Cotton and prices Of BrcaGStufi- and Pro-
visions. OF The first ii should lc remember
ed that our shipping Is Low idle, and our
prestige as Il cunmCrciai latInn seriously
threatened from "a mistaken runIIn"rcIai poll
CIV ri the last ten years. \ war III Europe
may hc hong and must be hard. In common
with Great Britain we would III IT. event share
the carving trade If the world, aud III thu
employment we should have opportunity l.
recover and increase our maritime siren 9Th.
treat Britain il perhaps more iavorably stu
aI"d llianwe are. and would, i'll consequence.
doubtless derive the greater marine advalI-
tagc, but perhaps some Of TIE spirit which
III former times made our merchant marine
the first i'll the world III everything but TOM
age, may, when aroused by active competl-
ton, enable us 10 regain our former posi-
Ton. That We have III a measure lost our
marine superiority i'll many respects, those
only who blindly nclicvr that what Uuce was
is now, can doubt. The proof Of our mari
time degencracy is less difficult than plea
SAINT task, and need not bc undertaken uow.
WI nave 10 uouDt, noNt'cI, ''dI lie au-
peri"rity can be- regained, anu nothing can
have greater rcnovatlng power Than active
employment.
LIE second p"int l" CONSIDER IS no" WI" ~
Continental war auect COTTON. VIZ tae"e>i'''s
~ III previous cases oe ias''''S a'I" ru'"ouI
Wcqur-tion il. The supply of cotton With
tue present low stock Of manufactured goods,
l. rathe: heio" man ABOVE tnc uciiiaiu' ine
c"l'Suiip'lon III Eur"Pe"o u'id"uD'e"iG 'e
checked ana Tue mahu'acturihg power re'n''
cd ny war, hut not 10 sh'h Nh extent aS %
!"WcF u" Pli'e More ''''h u" e4uiN"'eh' "'
holding cotton year. VI ID! one Ifn' ~
Po"h"' AHete arc many |"u7I' :" nv ~
pIi'e up Ou, pi"'''''' Az I'M "'',- ~
"n"'u !" ""'" nan ct'P " c'''i "'''' -
tase Oh necessity lI'e :" P''"' - ',"o'D'.'' -,
L"'"t'' "nu '"uio' Wv o:'iI ""'''' 80
'i'a" 81 |".,"n ie'e VI !" i-'t
TIE p'"""oi'y ~ sioi va, WIZ ne "'''
speculative spiiit WING" MAJ s'.y""".N P'|
vent ANY unuue d''P' S''a'''n az o'''''''
vi o'e ''"' Pc t'"''t '''' 40 ''t@ -"
W '7 a.
~. az 80 "''," io " =" ~,
iA'1t'n' "a o'tia'S' -'"u '''i"' s' Pc
unou'sile eS','n"'e' % .o' H'i '.'I
"-'"'iee MN 'aNe wv VI.
'Yns"'ip',on VI s'"''' anu T. "
'nese "'uiu nc '"ilh"' "e'' W '''''n" IVA
the Ca port ~ i"[h''' S'''e III 't.Ise 90 mas
Deeh uePehut"' upon III "o'aSi'na al anu 'ii's
"!aT ueihhHu' 'i"Scu r'Iler ~ S""i' ei"l,' a
broad OF war. III the last ~ years the tolaitA
port Vi gram. provisions, ETC, has varied from
t"enIy-tour Millions u dollars III l61i, 10 SIX
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To tie editors II lie Richmoad h"q'''r|r:
GENTLEMEN: A. it is probable, that not
one in thousand Will reaH the recent letter
Of Gov. Wis, in relation H. the admission "i
Territories into the Union, the power aud
duties Of Congress III the premises. and III"
rights IL th- Territories themselves. OWING
to its extreme length. would respectfully
suggest that YOU furnish Il resume, or syuop-
sis of the Governors positions, in II short
space, 80 that th"sr who agree with urd!s~"nt
from his opinions can. il they choose, refer
to his reasnning>. and Judge for themselves.
Generally. have found myself along side
Of Gov. Wise. and think, after reading this
letter--which acknowledge has been some.
thing Of task. many who have hitherto been
wandering in error ~ 10 the subjects discuss
ed, will be apt to coincide 18th the writer, AMI
entertain higher opinion tlan ever OF his
ability and patriotism. But you cannot per
suade the mass Of the people 10 read The let
ter--beca,i>e they have not the time, and be-
cause they weary over such disqulsltions.--
Put down. then, plainly, III few words
what the Governor hold, 10 be the Constl'u-
tionnl and proper rights, and duties. and
powers involved in rhr question, ~ that the
people can and will see what they are--and
ieav. i, for men Of leisure to read the letter
in il, length and breadth. PlllLO WISE.