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Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-29

BRITIsH GOVERNMENT ARsryAts.-A single
Government Arsenal Of Great Britain covers
eco acres of land, and is divided into the gun,
carriage and laboratory department employing,
at times, $4,000 men. During the late war,
10000 shells were made and passed out Of the
laboratory. large building is now being
erected, with machinery and other convenienccs,
expressly for the manufacturing of the Arm
strong gun.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-29

p&5- Thecoloredpeoplc Of Canada have been
holding public meeting, to consider the cS-
pedlency Of " seeking home in Jamaiea, Wet
lndiss.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-29
an Original Storp.
THE POLITICIAN.

A STORY FOUNDED ON THE POLL.
TICAL HISTORY OF DELAWARE,
UNFOLDING THE REAL CHAR
ACTER OF THE POLITICIAN,
AND SHOWING THE BANE-
Full INFLU UENCE THAT
THE POT-HOUSE POLL
TICIAN HAS UPON
THE RISING GEN
GRAFTON.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-29

BY jAMEs aOSTGOMERY.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-29
POETR Y.

DTNBS
Written on he Brdady'olas
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13
i Deputy sheriff aad Police Judge
iu Pursuit of n Runaway slave.

Maiame Rumor circulated report
about noon yesterday, that the good
brig William Punington, from vii
mington, y. G., was lying in the mar
rows. in Boston harbor, having on
board a runaway slave. Arrange
mcnts We're at once made by some
jealous friends of freedom for rescue.
and trip over the underground rail
road. A writ of kaJeas corpus WAS
forthwith procured. and placed ip tho
hands of Deputy Sheriff Francis d.
Irish. Mr. Deputy Irish, accompanied
by Judge Russell and some dozen
other friends of the slave. chartered a
yacht. proceeded down the harbor, and
boarded the William burlington. and
male known their "orand OF mercy"
70 the captain. The captain listened
calmly and patiently.
lie replied that there was no runa-
way niggcr on board his vessel, but
that nigger was found stowed away,
after leaving Richmond, and remained
on board un;iI the night Of Sunday
last. wien he was suddenly missing
soon after coming 10 anchor in the
narrows. The captain presumed tiie
fellow SWAMI nshorc with the all Of
plank, which was also missing from
the deck Of the vessel. During some
further conversation. the captsis re
marked that he had made up his mind
to blow the nigger's brains out if any
one came on board to molcst him, n
il was a hanging offence ont South to
carry OFT nigger. The .talgc cool'y
Informed the captain that 1T was a
hanging offence at the North 10 blow a
niggcr's brains out. The cruisers
made up their minds that they had
undertaken thoir trip to no purpose.
and bidding the captain gooi evening,
they started on their rcturn tip, arriys
ing home about midni g,ls.- Boston
journal, 29M rt. $3.50 Ira 4 f.rrifn
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13

vearcity is. one of the greatest Of
all the virtues--in fact, there Is no
virtue Of any kind without it. What
ever OF Truth yet remains in, the
world. constitutes the only tie that
binds society in any degree Of har-
mony. Destroy this. and all the sa-
crcdncss Of pledges and compscts. AMI
the world is OF once reduced TO arar-
chy and confusion. Falfehood and
bad faith. by breaking the natural al
lance between man and truth, deprive
man of every thing which constitutes
his true dignity and worth, and exert.
so far As this influence extends, a de-
structive tendency upon that conf
dence between man aud man, upon
which the whole fabric Of society and
government is constructed. Hence it
is that there can be no grayer accusa-
tion than to charge one with a delibe-
rate falsehood. and why it is that the
most honorel virtues are sincerity,
frankness and truth.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13

We learn from the Jefferson CITY,
tMo.) Enquirer that depniation Of
the citizens of Vernon county have ar
rived at tho Capital of Missouri to so
licit. the Governor to protect them
against that dreadful Capt. Mont
gomcrv and his men.
& The Enquirer SAYS Montgomery AMI
hiS band appeared on the Little Usage
on the night OF the 20ih, anil that they
Kidnapped FIVE negroes from the estate
of James Lawrcnce. in the possession
of hi- son--in-law. Henry Hfckio-
From Mr. Hiell lin they took double
barrel shotgun. one saddle, and eon-
sileablo wearing apparel belonging 70
the family.
From Isaac p. Ia Rue they kiinap-
pei FIVE negroes. stole six horses. one
yoke of cattle. aud stripped his beds
Of all iheYaluable bed clothing. ahl
the family OF their. wearing .pfarel.
They also took his son John. aal an
old man who VS. boanling with them.
whose namc orr informant did not
Learn, prisoners. and alter taking them
into the Territory some SIX miles. turn
co them loose. The lani who com
mitted these outrages consisted Ct
about sixty, we'll armed AMI disguised.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13

The President. it is reported. has
offered a reward OF $3.50 each for
Montgomery and "Old Brown the
Kansas Guerillas. What cause Of
just complaint may exist against these
men we don't know-if there is any
let them be fairly tried and punished
but we are curious to know how il
comes that Dir. Buchanan never offered
a reward for Hamilton, the hero rof
Choteau's massacre, or for Emory, or
for Clark, or for any Of the pro-slavery
ruflians? And further, how it is that
he is so prompt to bring free State
men to trial, while he not only lets
pro-slavery men escape, but actually
appoints them to office? Clark is
purser in the Navy. aud Emory an In
dian Agent, and both are crimson with
the blood Of murdered "abolitionists."
Mr.. Buchanan is not exactly impair
tial.-Ind. Journal.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13
acn;arkab'e Demonstration n: q
Cn:np Meeting in Texas.

semarkabse Demonstration n: n
Camp Meeting in Texas.
We clip the following from the
Wes.cra Christian Advocate:
Recently at Live Oak, Texas, a
camp meeting wss held, and cores
pondcnt of the Texas Advocate, allud-
ius to it, gives this description, which
has been widely copied: "On the oc-
casion there were manifestations such
as ] never before witnessed Three
years ago | saw persons in trance,
but none who had, while in them, con-
vulsions, neither did they seemingly
play upon musical instruments, or
sing, as some did at this Meeting
From the scientific movements Of the
fingers, one would have supposed them
adopts in the art of music. The harp
was principally used. One young
man, James Levcrett, sang three beau
tiful songs of praise, to tunes no one
present remembers to have heard be-
fore. \ younger brother played oil
different Instruments, and sung by
note. Several others had visions oil
heaven; all Of them expressed them
selves in ,onccivably happy, and shout
el praises to our Emmanuel. One
thing connected with it is truly striix-
ing and peculiar. Those who were
simultaneously wrought upon, testify
that they saw each other in another
sphere.
Our Protestant Methodist brethren
had camp meeting in progress at the
same time. ON the Colorado, where the
same power manifested itself. There
were fourteen prostrated and uncon-
scious of surrounding objects at one
time. The first to enter this state was
a girl Of twelve years. Miss Conway
whose father, learn. was a skeptic
She was in the back part Of the con
gregation at the time, While in il
the others entered. When conscious
ness returned, her father took her te
a tent and questioned her. She saic
she had bccu TO heaven, and mention
ell the names Of those lying in ant
about the alter, as among the number
she saw there, except one. who after
ward stated that he was not in
trance. She made this statement
without the knowledge Of their si,ua
tion- Her father songht and obtained
religion. with many others who haC
not previously learned of Him o
whom Moses in the law and th'
prophets did write Many reliable
Witnesses. if necessary, will attest t,
the abeve. aud much more that W.
might mention in relation to thes
manifestations.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13
he Eyer Planting a Tree.

There is good strong sense in the
advice given by the old Laird OF DUN
belilSes, on his death-bcd. TO his son
Jock: when We he nething else to
DO, We may be aye sticking IN tree.
jock. it will he growing when ye'rc
aslceping. My f,ther told me so ~
years since. but nc'er found time 10
mind him." ..li.f.....I
Let us hope that there are none Of
our readers but viii find the time to
heed this auld. but good advice. In
our own life, we have witnessed man,
of rising sixty years of age. plant ont
complete park and orchard, anl him
self ike to enjoy the blown fruit aud
shade produced from it.-NIssogri
DemOgrW. Hih'f" ff't t'N.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13
\ Democratic Taper styles the
Founders Of the Government
AbolitiOnists.

\ Democratic Taper styles the
Founders of the Government
Aboliiionists.
II can be proved Mat most Of tie
leading founders Of or Republic mere
aJol;tionists. is well known that the
protection Of the slave trade was one OF
the chfrges brought against George III.
by Mr.. Jefferson, in his original draft
of the Declaration Of Independence
This section was struck out, Mr.. JET
ferson said, in complaisanrc to South
Carolina and Georgia. and the North
crn people could not with a good con-
science dcnounce the king for protect
ing trade in which they had acted
largely as carriers. But even among
the leading men in South Carolina
were to be found large Shareholders
whose sentiments were utterly opposed
10 the Wnoie system.
In the Federal Convention, southern
sentiment was decidedly opposed to
the slave trade. TIE speeches Of
Jkason, of Virginia, are tie armory
from rhich tie aJol;Eonisfs of modern
times hare furnished Meir quicers; and
had it not been for the determined
stand Of John Rutledgc on the subject,
the Federal Constitution would have
stigmatizcd the southern portion oi
the confedcracy. With the prophetic
spirit of statesman he defended the
interests Of his constituents, and found
an ally in Connecticut, while Virgiana
and Maryland, yielding to a sickly
sentimentality, were willing to put the
seal Of repro5ation upon their own
character. rfe
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13

IcSc laCtS ucSeINc attcnllou from
all men who live in slave States.-
South Carolina, in whose rice fields
more negroes are used up than in any
other Southern State, who boasts a
Slave system affirmed to he perfectly
adjusted to her society, and where the
cry has already been voiced forth for a
revival of the African trade, shows a
supplanting of the white race by the
black race more startling than any
thing ever propoundcd by Malthus.-
As basis of our rremarl,s we may no
tice the fact that for thirty years the
white population has not increased at
all, it being within few thousands in
1853. Look then carefully at the
above table. The slave population al
ready exceeds the free by more than
one hundred thousand-nearlv one
half. The relations of births is 3 0S
to in favor Of the slaves-more than
treble. At this rate what will bc the
condition OF South Carolina at the ond
of the next thirty years. With the
whites, the number of deaths ranges
,l9sc upon the number Of births; The
excess probably migrating to other
States. With the blacks. the differ
encc of births and deaths is largely in
favor of the births, and increasing
yearly in gcome,rical progrcssion.-
Consider also that the slave breeding
States will largely to her scryilc class,
and that this multiplying Of the blacks
must be at the expense of the whites to
certain extent.
From these elements, it may Lc es-
tinatcd according to accepted laws OF
population, that South Carolina will
in thirty years contain less number
Of free citizens than now, and more
than three quarters OF millions OF
slaves. The blacks will be three TO
one to the whites-a social condition
inIlamable as powder, impossible to
be sustained, and that can only look
10 revolt, terror, b.oodslcd and cxtir-
patton, as the remedial courses Of the
State. 1t needs only glance at these
figures, and lifting Of that terrible
curtain Of the future to sec how insane,
reckless, fatal is that policy persisted
in by her statesmen OF erecting barli,r,
of prejudice against the influx Of free
laborers, and Of making an effort to
Increase the importation Of slaves
South Carolina must needs have al
dition to her white element, and must
adopt repression Of the black element
to save her from the fate Of absorption.
>iix hundred thousand Kidnapped
Ashantce savagcs with her threc-quar-
tiers Of million slaves, and it would
not be year before fire and blood
wonld circle in frenzy over every
plantation. l. it not clear to reason,
then, that her only safely for the CON
in5 time lies in free labor progressing
southwark into the slave states. She
must draw supplies ofpopulation from
the hive Of frec-born nations-shs
must colonize from the white breeding
States, or she viii be the victim Of ne
gro corrosion worse than even Afri-
caAlzation.-.S Loms Dsm.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13

was distinctly refused by the Ccnstitu.
,ion; but they were overruled. and
among the voters in the majority are
the names of Clymcr, Fitzsimons,
Gerry Gilman, Madison and Sherman.
all Of whom were, with Franklin,
members of the & convention that formed
the constitution. Mr.. Madison ad-
mitted that the prayer was in some
degree unconstitutional. but that there
were various ways In which the views
of the petitioners might be advanced.
The only member of the Convention
who voted in the negative was Mr..
Baldwin. of Georgia. So mnch for
the sacred obligation of the compact
on the minds of those who hal
actually brought it into existence.
y
In the debate on the reference OF the
abolition petition TO which referred,
some of the principal speakers were
Virginia delegates, and when the ques-
tion was carried by a vote of 43 to IL,
the whole Virginia delegation. except
ing Theodore Bland and Isaac Cole,
voted with the majority; three out of
the four delegates from Maryland
supported the petition. Mr.. Stone Of
Maryland, and Mr.. Sylvester, from
New York, and the two Virginians
last named, voted with the South
Carolina and Georgia delegations
against the reference. / have al
ready shown that six of the gentlemen
who thus early in history attempted
by their votes on this occasion to make
the Constitution a nose Of wax, had
been members of the Federal Conven-
ton.
have been at some pains. some
may think unnecessary, to expose the
abolition tendencies of our ancestors
But it is not without its use Chori
eston Mercury, Oct. I.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13

On the 18th Of February, 1890, jus
nine months and twelve days after the
Inauguration OF Washington, the
petition of Benjamin Franklin. Presi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania Society for
the Abolition Of Slavery. was present
ed to the House of Representatives.
praying the Congress to carry out In
behalf of the negro slaves those powers
with which Congress is happily in
vested 'for promoting the welfare
and securing the blessings OF liberty
to the people of the United States" :"
The reference Of this petition, and
another from the yearly meetings of
Quakers on the subject of the slave
trade, was opposed by Mr. Tucker and
Mr.. Smith. of South Carolina. on the
ground that the petitioners asked what
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13
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ment in men is deemed fnicalness or
whim, while mere fondness for show
or uncultivatcd love of beauty by it
self as special object, his character
seems more painfully distorted than
when he seeks truth or usefulness, It's
very refinement seems TO make it more
weak and pitiablc. 1t is meanness
dressed in virtues most attractive garb.
But neither truth nor goodness assume
their royal station until they have put
on the regal robes of beauty and grace.
The feeling grows stronger in me that
man should not be so indifferent TO
beauty in his works and actions when
God is so careful to clothe with it the
solitary wastes of earth, the watery
wilderness of ocean, and even the in
accessible heavens. And as a man
grows in knowledge and goodness, and
varied culture Of brain and heart and
body, grace in action and manners,
and beauty of expression, come to him
naturally and easily, and arc lost only
by some defect or -sidcdncss of cul
ture.
In the youth we should seek to
arouse to activity the sense of order,
the perception Of harmony, the love of
beauty, and the disposition to do ones
work like an artist, combining truth
fulncss, usefulness and beauty or neat :
ness in the result. Numberless OPP
portunities offer themselves daily to
the teacher, from instruction in the
formation Of figures on the slate and
letters i'll the corybook to the arrange
ment of sentence in composition or
translation and the whole subject OF
manner while outside the school-room
lies universe of sublimity and splen-
dor and beauty, spread out by the
Great Artist for the enjoyment of his
creature on earth.
But words are vain. Children can
not be moved by lectures and precepts
about truth and goodness and beauty,
and the development of such traits in
their characters. Their wills are weak
except when reused to persistence for
some chosen object; but they can be
attracted and inspired by those who
have that magnetic power without
which one can scarcely (if at all be a
good teacher. We can only give what
we have. We may talk of the great
ends of life, but, if we love them not
and are not moved by them, we may
hold our peace until we have sought
and obtained from God himself the
needed inspiration and inspiring pow
er; till we ourselves love and aspire af-
ter the True and the Good and the
Beautiful, and are filled with their
spirit in our daily lives. Then, and
then only, can our enthusiasm bear
along those whom we would win; as
the ship that skins the ocean with
precious freight of wealth and life can
only move when it has gathered in its
swelling sails the rushing winds OF
aven.-Wipois Teacher.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13

THE French SLAVE TnApE-The
official returns Of the French Colonial
Office show that 16.500 negroes have
been obtained by tho French agents
from the eastern coast Of Africa. and
conveyed to the island of Bourbon, or
Reunion. French Guiana has roceiv-
ep S12 Africans, Martinique 5l5. and
Guadaloupe COS. These latter arc pre-
sumed to have been brought from the
west coast.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13

BY n. W. L9SGFELLow.
or Promethcus, how undaunted
On olympus shining bastions
His audacious foot he planted,
MYTHS are told and songs are chan.ed,
Full Of Iromtings and suggestions.
Beautiful Is the tradition
Of that flight through heavenly portals,
The old classic superstition
OF the theft and the transmission
Oh the fire Of the Immortals.
First the deed of noble daring,
Born of heaycnward aspiration,
Then the fire with mortals sharing,
Then the yulture,-the desparing
Cry OF pain crags Caucasian.
All is but symbol painted
Or the Poet, Prophet, Seer;
Only these are crowned and sainted
Who with grief have been acquainted,
Making nations nobler, fretr.
In their fcverish Civilizations,
In their triumph and their yearning,
In their passionate pasations,
In their words among the nations,
The PrometiIean ire is burning.
Shall it. then, be unav Hing.
All this toll for human culture1
Through the cloud-rack, dark and trailing,
Must they see above them sailing
O'er lies barren crags the yulturel
Such fate as this was Dantc's
BY defeat and exile maddened;
Thus were Milton and Cervantcs,
Natures priests and Cory Bantes,
by aiiiiction touched and saddened.
But the glor:es so trancendent
That around their memories cluster,
And, on all their steps attendant,
Make their darkened lives resplendent
Wit1 such CLEANS OF inward lustcr.
All the melodies, mysterious,
Through the dreary darkness chantcd;
Thou hts in attitude impcrious,
Voices soft. aud dcep, and serious,
Words that whispered, songs that haunt'd.
Al the soul in rart susrcnSion,
All the qus,rIng. palpitating
Chords OF lie in utmost tension,
With the fever of invention,
With the rapture of creating.
Ait, Prom, thens. heaven-7calng.
In such hours of exultation
Ever the ftinte-t heart, un.uailins,
Might h,hoid the ,ultIrc sailing
Round tac c.oudy crags Caucasian.
Though to AL taore is not given
Str,l.th for such sublim. cndcavor,
Thus 10 scale the walls of heaven,
And to lcaven with fiery lcaven
All the hearts OF men forever;
i ct all barls, whose hears mbighted
Honor anil believe tic prcslgc.
Hold aloft their torches lighted.
G. earning through tie realm. beniyhted,
As they onward bear the message.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13
@ DEN TlSTRY .6zTS
II. w. FOSDlCK,

h ESPECTFULLY announces to the
III, Ladies' and Gentlemen of Winchester
and vicinity, that he has Located IN the place
and opened an Otce i'm Monks building
above HATS Store, on Franklin street
where he may be consulted for all oTer-
ations on the Teeth, such as Cleaning
Filling and Extracting. Also, inserting Ar
tihcial Teeth on Gold, Silver, Platina or
Gutta Percha, in any number required from
oac to an entire set, complete, in the most
approved style. Correcting irregularities il
Chiidrcn's teeth. PArtieuar attention will
be piii to all diseases of the mouth. All
operations warranted. Chloroform admins
tered when necessary. Examinations and
advice given free Of charge. Mr.. Fosdick
will call at private residences by request
Having had some ten years practice in Den
tistry, he feels confident in assuring the
public that he is enabled to give entire sat
isfaction IN al respects. feb p. LBS.
n. B.-Onicc hours from s O'Clock A. VI.
to A o'clock I. VI. of each dav.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13

A Social Problem fer Shareholders.
We printed few days since a re-
port made to the Legislature ot South
Carolina, showing the births, deaths
and population of that State for the
year 1851, as follows:
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13
y. II. GOODRICH,

-Aneraey and Counsellor at Lar.
Office Up Stairs in the New Jail,
viii promptly attend to all business en-
trusted to his care. Especial attention Civ
en- 10 the securing and collection Of ciana.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13

- Brazil produces $4,000 tons
Of Coffee at each crop.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13
Business DIRECTORY


Fl s.s...': y: ,..:..:::ss .is.@s-:..:s.s : @
Trains running on the Indianapolis, Pittsburs
Z and Cleveland Rail Road Passing Win
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13

-aASxxdF r.sw kiZER, respect
: -zttlp fully t,nders the citizens OF
Winchester his Acknowledgements Tor their
former liberal patronage. and asks Tor con.
tinuance of the same. lie can always be
-,Ss~~si =. rsssssi assat town ,wi,a one ol las
: Schiclcs. os al ~ rcsidcpee.en Min Street.
.<3sth of tAo railrnd. = - lIec II
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13

Cin be found at present at his residence ON
trsntiia stFse's wss, Of ths Public square
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-01-13

Il. q. Of C.. t. Of Winchester. meets
1~ssry Monday evening Of each week at their
Man, on the corner sf Main and Washington
Sfrs,f-