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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-17
ALEX. PEARCE, EOIroR.
removal of Comfy seats.

We notice that an effort is to be
made to remove the seat of govern
ment of Pike County from Piketon to
Waverly. The folks at Jasper are
also anxious TO have the County seat
there, and we should not be surprised
IifCynthiana, Sharonville, Latham and
Byington would all be applicants for
the same favor
Waverly is situated four miles north
of Piketon, good turnpike running
between the two places, which are Of
about equal population. Jasper is
situated only three miles southwest
of Piketon, on the west side of the
Scioto River. Piketon and Jasper
are very near the geographical center
of the County.
Of course, an attempt TO change the
County seat will produce the bicker.
ings, jealousies. quarrels and frands
which ever attend such affairs. Our
Pike County friends should look at
Noble and Perry Counties and take
warning. A County seat question"
once fairly upon the tapis, is rather a
difficult thing to manage. You can't
dispose of it. 1t will be neither ig-
nored nor kicked out Of the way. Ten
years after it is practically settled, pol
iticians and demagogues make it a
hobby. The old jealousy and preju.
dice will adhere and require a new
generation to wear them away. Let
such a question result as it will, some
folks are doomed to suffer great injus
tice and pocuniary loss. 1t is nothing
more nor less, in majority of cases,
than a speculation, and the meanest
kind, at that, A few people and
owners of property who live in and
around certain town, desire to raise
the value of their lands and town lots.
Believing that by arraying one part OF
the County against the other they can
get a majority of votes, they proceed
propose a removal OF the County seat
to their village. Ifthey succeed they
rob the people of their sister town Of
about the amount gained. If they
fail, their time, trouble and consider
able cash arc dead loss, but they have
the satisfaction OF knowing their op.
ponehts have lost, probably, quite as
much.
We do not wish to be understood
rs interfering in any particular con,
test Of this sort, but we mast say that
the mode which some people have of
making money by taking it out of the
pockets oftheir neighbors, as exempli,
fled in the result of some "County
seat questions" is altogether at vari,
ance with our ideas Of fairness.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-17

Said delegates to meet in Conven.
tion at Macarthur on Monday, No.
vember 2Sth, 1859, and select ten del.
egates to attend a Convention, at a
time and place to be agreed upon, for
the purpose of appointing two dele
gates to represent this Congressional
District IN the Democratic National
Convention.
Said County Convention will also
appoint two delegates TO represent this
County in Democratic State Con-
vention, to be held at Columbus on
Thursday, the 5th day of January,
1860.
BY order of the Central Committee
Of Vint0n County.
E. A. BRATTON, Chm.
A. PEARoE, Sec'y.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-17
TO the Demo craCy Of WintOn
County.

Pursuant to the recommendation OF
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, the Democracy Of Vinton Co.
are requested to meet at the usual pla,
ces Of holding elections in their
respective townships, on Saturday,
November 26th, 1859, and appoint
one delegate for every 25 votes and
one for each fraction over 10 votes
cast at the recent election tor Rufus
T. Rahney; the apportionment OF del,
egates upon such basis, being as fol-
lows.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-17

HEIRS WANrEp.--One of tue most
interesting cases in BaStrop District
Court, at the present term, grew out
Of the succession of John @. Radford,
late partner of G. X. Fall and II. Gil.
lespie. Radford died of yellow fever
in Houston in 1854, leaving no fami.
ly. His heirs have never been heard
Of. lie is said to have been North
ern or North Western man, who nev-
er spoke of his relatives. No heirs
have ever appeared, and suit was
commenced to escheat the estate,
which is of solne value. Hand it
eund.-AuStia Mtclligencer.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-17
Interesting from Mexico.

NEW ORLEANS, Friday, Nov. II.
The steamship Tennessee, with ad,
vices from Vera Cruz to the Sth inst,
arrived here to day. The Liberal ex.
pedition against Teheacan, Orizaba
ard Cordova had proved a disastrous
failure. General Mejia, without fir
| ing gun, retreated, losing 600 men
prisoners, 1000 muskets and twelve
cannon, which General Minon cap.
tured without killing a single person.
General Marquese had pronounced for
Santa Anna, after Seizing a conducta
with S2,S0O,000 in specie, which he
undertook to escort to Topic. He
appropriated 100000 to himself, and
detained the rest at Guanajuata. The
British and French Ministers energet.
ically protested against such proceed
ing. General Miramon, against the
wishes Of his cabinet, and with only
four aids, had left the Capital, osten.
sibly to collect troops and pursue Mar
quese as a traitor, but it was feared
that Miramon is leagued with Mar.
queSc. The Liberals were greatly
encouraged thereby. General Dobla.
no had defeated General Alfaro, cap
tured his artillery, and entered Guam.
ajuata with 5000 men. General Woll
was at Legros. Ooblano was pursu.
ing him.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-17

In Massachusetts, at the late elec.
tion, fifty Democrats were elected to
the House of Representatives. In
1858 but twenty-nine were cbosen.--
The Republican popular vote has fal.
len off from 100000 for Fremont in
1856 to 10000 in 1859. The Demo
cratic vote is as large as it was in
1856. 1t is evident that Republican
ism is declining even i'll Massachu-
salts.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-17
Sentence Of Cook. Green, COppee
aud Copeland.
CHARLEsTowN, Nov, 10--E

CHARLEsTOwN, Nov, 10--Eve.
The Court to-day sentenced Cook,
Green, Coppee and Copeland to be ex-
ecuted on Friday, 10th December
1t is supposed that Governor Wise
will respite Brown, and execute the
whole of the condemned prisoners on
the same day. The Court has ad-
iourned for the term.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-17

in Springfield. Resigning this, he
was chosen to be Secretary Of State,
and while he filed the office, was Sc
lccted Judge Of the Supreme Court oil
the State. His next step was into
Congress, and in 1916 or AT he was
elected to the Senate, in which he will
soon enter upon his third term of six
years. Thus, in the twelve orthirteen
years that elapsed from the time OF his
entering the State, friendless, penni,
less youth, he had served his fellow.
citizensin in almost every capacity, and
entered the highest position within
their power to confer.
No man, since the days of Andrew
Jackson, has gained stronger hold
upon the confidence and attachment
OF his adherents than Judge Douglas.
Whether upoE the stump, in the eau
cas-, or the Senate, his power and sue.
cess in debate are prodigious. His
instincts stand him in the stead Of i'm.
agination, and amount to genius.
Notwithstanding the busy and boiS.
terous political life which he has led,
with all its engrossing cares aud oc.
cupatiOns, Mr., Douglas has, neVerthe.
less, by his invincible perseverance,
managed to redeem much time for self
improvement. For one in his situa.
ton, he has been a wide and studious
reader Of history and its kindred
branches. Contact with affairs has
enlarged his understanding and
strengthened his judgment. Thus
with his unerring sagacity, his matur-
ed and decisive character, with a cour,
age which sometimes appears to be
audacity, but which is in reality ten.
pered by prudence, a will that never
submits to an obstacle, however vast,
and knowledge Of the people, togeth,
er with Il power to lead them, incom-
parable in his generation, he may be
accepted as a practical statesman o
the highest order.
1t must be confessed that there was
formerly . dash Of the rUwdy in Mr.
Douglas, and that even now the blaze
OF the old Berserker fire will show it.
self at times. But it must be recol.
lected that his is vivid and electric
nature, OF redundant animal life and
nervous energy; that he was bred, not
in scholastic seclusiUn, nor amid the
conventional routine of a settled pop,
ulation, but that his character has ia.
ken shape and color from that OF the
bold men Of the border, where puck
was the highest virtue, and "back.
bone" to use phrase Of the country,
compensated for many a deficiency in
elegance. Ills organization is exuber-
ant, but not coarse. Like the prai.
ries of his adopted State, which, in
their wildness, yield a luxuriant boun.
ty oflong grass and countless flowers,
but return to culture unmeasured har
vests Of wheat and corn; SO his youth
may have known the flush and pride
of rude health, yet his manhood turns
up, under the plowshare OF experience,
a loam fit to mature the glorious
plants OF wisdom, power, virtue aud
patriotism.
In society, few men are more agree.
BILE, provided you are willing to make
allowance (Which most people in this
country are bound to do) for the de,
tects OF early breeding, which can nev-
er be entirely hidden. lie is singu
larly magnetic in conversation, full of
humor, spirit and information, and
charms while he instructs.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-17

Hon. George W. Jones, for eigh-
teen years past a Democratic member
OF Congress from Tennessee, has writ
ten an able letter in favor of Senator
Douglas views upon Territorial Popu;
lar Sovereignty. He maintains that
the people Of organized Territories
can do as they please in respect to
slavery, abolish it as well as protect it.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-17

The important news from Browne.
vile, Texas. will attract general at
tention. The Mexican bandits have
captured that American town and
planted the Mexican flag upon its
walls. The whole Mexican popula.
tion of the Rio GranGe is IN arms for
the determination of ftho American IN.
habitants, the latter of whom we're
fleeing for their lives. 1t is evident
that the United States will have to
restore order by the most vigorous
means.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-17
A. PEARoE, Sec'y.

SALE OF REAL EsTArE.-A Mr.
Mosetar, of New York, has purcha.
sed of Ii. W. Derby, OF Cincinnati
tie property known as the Pust-office
Building, Oh the corner Of State and
Pearlstreets, in Columbus, paying
for the same the sum of $4,000.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-08-20

ARRESTED FOR KIDNAPPING Tuesday evening
May George, a citizen Of this County, was brought
before w. H. Harrison, and Jordan Won lc. EsqS, of
this City, and committed to prison on charge Of kid
mapping 1t appears that Mr.. George was found In
possession, in Lunenburg County, Va, Of couple Of
negro men, the property Of Mr.. Williamson Page. of
this County; and his manner and that Of the slaves
exciting suspicion he was arrested by Mr. s D. Graf
ton and others and brought on here for trial, Kid.
mapping. that is stealing slaves, is punishable with
death.
The last Wilmington Journal notices an attempt
to abduct slave ftom that place.
"ArrExprEp ABDUCTION OF SlAvr.-Ycsterday
morning Rev. NJ. Robbins missed from his shipyarti
his negro boy John, about Is years Of agr. and
from some circumstances, not now necessary to
state. he was led to suppose that the boy was on
board the schooner Geo. Harris cleared the previous
day for New York.
About IL o'clock Messrs. j. NJ. Stephenson and J.
H. Flanner. with some other gentlemen, went down
the river in boat They came across the schooner
about ten miles down the river. Alter examining
the crew, . thorough search Was made. and the boy
was found secreted under the floor Of the cabin.
where he had got by going through the floor Of the
BOBBY hatch.
The hoy states that two negro Scamcn on board
the schooner named Bill and Tom, had prevailed
upon him by sundry Promises tn 81 North. and that
he went aboard on Monday night about oclork.
The boy together with the two ncgr, scamcn refer.
rcd to. were brought to town by Mcssrs. =. { s,
and arc now lodged in Jail.
The offence Of abducting slave is capital fsle
ny by the laws Of this State. These men will yr,
a fair trial. II proved guilty, VIC trust that No
m,wkish sensibility-no legal qnhblc will be allow
4 A. l.. r.
has grown intolerahle, and patience has indect
ceased to be q virtue"
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-08-20

ton Of the Teachers ef the United States ~As hesa
in Washington City tss week. The stssndssss
was large and the proceedings highly iasssssssas
The Cs@ssitssiss Of Saturday Sys:
"Thc session of this respectable and learned As-
ISOLATION yesterday wac attended by rsvssssns bs.
ehanan. who wss cordially Welcomed ppea hss se.
trance. by the whole audience sssins and srvssias
him with applause lie spent an hour iastsninx
with attention and xrstsd interest TO the ssss
reports which the representatives fse@ ss6ssvas
parts Of the Union gave of the ststs Of sdaesssoa
the school syssems the ssminarsss, and colleges a
their respective States
Tho ladies and xvnslsmen a this AsseesssssaS 80
understand have bvva moss avessbly impressed 81
the friendly receptions they have spoyed tsess The
Chief Magistrate, and BY The interest be hAs ssksa
in their peuessdinrA"
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-08-20
DR.: H00peT's Address.

We have Just printed, for the Society Of the
Alumni. the Address delivered before the Alumni
of the University Of North arNlina on the 9Th of
june. 1859, by WILLIAM HoorER of the Society of
Alumni" The Address covers some fifty pages Of
ordinary octave FORM but the length Of 1t will deter
who begins to read it from going through Il.
We have read it with unalloycd pleasure. A. the
Editors of the North Carolina Presbyterian have
aptly observed in their notice Of it. 1t has humos
without vulgarity, playfulnc<s without pucrility,
pathos without affectation, and learning without
pedantry. Its chaste style keen wit and apt class
cal illusions give it high pre-cmincncc among such
productions, and mark It as altogether worthy ol
the distinguished author the day, and the lustrous
audience"
We learn that President Buchanan. who was one
Of the audience before whom this nimitsblc Address
was delivered, was highly pleased with it, and spok,
of it in the most complimentary terms.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-08-20

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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-08-20

Let Us now Sc vAisk IL has ths pepulr uaisr.
ity With it in the hts elections. We pssposs u,
make not only fA but lbssal calcalAsica It Cur
political opponsnts; and We thersfoss estimate he
Democratic majoritiss in the Second and Third DE-
tricss in which there was no party CONTEST sccose
ing to the vote between Bragg and Gilmsr In 1859.
We might with ordinary party fairness. claim The
contest between Ellis and AcRss g the proper bass
for the estimate but viii not hold our opponents
to that We also assume that Mr.. Banch's major.
iy is larger than our opponents willing to admit
is Democratic, inasmuch As some Of "the opposi.
ton did not vote for Mr.. Sanders Mr. B's major.
ity in 1857 was a,571, and in 1853, ISIS. We win
put his majority at 3945 which is just onehalf Of
the excess Of his late his former majority added
to the latter With this clear understanding Of the
basis Of our calculation let US now see the result:
Dsmoer.sie Knew NosAise.
Mr.. Smiths majority, Sl4
Majority in Second District $3.50
Majority in Third District $3.50
Majority in Fourth District 2,945
Mr.. Gilmer's majority, 1,sls
Mr.. Leachs majority, 90a
Mr. Craiges majority, 1880
Mr. Vance's majority, 1.695
1854 1850
1890
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-08-20

CorS,xa rnsn Mss.-Ths New York Tbsa~ss
suggests . rev eomhinatiea zoe the fsssiasesisl
campaign, embracing ill the siemsnss that Il Pse-
sumes would contribute 10 Rspabl,esn vsesesy.-
Here are some of the inpvdisuss:
"Lookins to the North. ue,sx~sd o. ee@inx
within the scope d the osxsnintioa ve have indi.
Gated. all such Democrats a. John H. Rsype,ds.
Horace T. Clark. Gasnsss n Adrxin. J. W. Penney.
and John Hickman; and all such Amssseaas - Ma
thsniel s. Benton. Daniel rIlman. James H. Camp
bell. Henry u. Fuller and willard Mi.lusfd ~
the South. unless we misunderstood Their passson.
Il would embrace such men - John Bell Edward
Bates. II. Winter Davis. John ~ BostA. Emss>oa
Eshss;des and ksnassh kaynsr"
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-08-20

TuH JorxyAl EssAsteasrsr-ws intended to
copy from the Herald an interesting account Of The
style and arrangements ol The nsw printing ssssb-
lishment Of Msssrs Yal,oo 4 rssre. bot ve have
mislaid she paper. The 6rm ef Me.sss Fulton q
Price Is among te most ensespsisin< and thrifty 10
any dcpartmsn, Of business In the State and Ne are
glad to hear that prosperity attends their epssstes
We copy the following notice from the lsss Daily
Progress. whose Editor. NJ. Psnainxsea. v~s re-
Gently in wilm'nstoo:
"Eariy in the day &c called on The Nsssrss Rurr
Mcsxrx. Fulton 4 Price The MessrSs Basr we
rsult of the election and taking The wosid easy
The Mrsn they told ne wss, AZ Il deserves 10 be.
in prusperoas condition. Fulton &c ksand IN his
sanctum looking rather tssied and wsssest but On
our entering he rallied sni Ssnn beueue quite s-rves
able We explained tn each others satisfaction the
efsss Of tho results in the recent eiSetsa lls
Il will Ill conc right next summer. We think so
too Friend Fulton l. one Il the most practical es
tors in the State sc he n~v,r writes unlcss he has
something to write about. and having nothing 10
write about on Wednesday he devoted great roe
ton Of his time to va. Nr. Pricv We ksand usovsn:
into tho new and elegant establishment which they
have Just completed kos printing othevs Nr. ful
ton conducted ne thruarh thv entire hsSitln-. sns
VIC must say in all Sincerity. that u h Of ths
best arranged AMI hst appointed printing otsevs
We have ever sccn In the South We we're truly
Glad to see such evshncrs of the JssrHsfs prosper
ity"
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-08-20

0oV. 1924 V1Ds 49,
hb ~ - pssaaA,s shas sAs ussss Istsw Il
Gov. W.T. O0sR Dsanslly q NJ Yat. -
dawn Aso - 0sssmsssad pIA,luks1 ~ . vssv
70 iejurs him. Thas , 0iehay ssassA9s h III
business
Every body viIl ~ th.s Gov. WIS., shesh nj
have written such . hssss 10 say o.. ssa ssssy
body win dsoounes he pab,ieas;oa a 4 - q isass
unjust and unssosssW u Il - pseeusd 9TH
view to publication. shoss vho procured md psb.
Eshed Il would do any thing 10 pso~sssss ss eppe-
nens and accomplish their snda Henry A. wis b
an imprudent and IN ambitious man, bat hs b sos
dishonest He h - true to viryinh - any son she
ever had; and the hcs that be b true to his native
State. b the best guarantee his friends en- oss ss
his 6deity 10 the Cossisusioa and 10 The whole
country.
The letter vill inuss HE prospects ss The Psss;.
dcncy. That h unavoidable. inevitable. hot vs
viii Join In no crusade against him simply bsnuss
he wrote what he thought, and has bssa betrayed
let him that d without sin cat he first stoos.
This tribune of The People met and vanquishsd
the black genius Of Know Noshingism vhsa eshss
lsnces were ct rest and when other hearts quailed
ssC peeu eNSk>H>ssus StsSS~ 49, "
he has not stood 10 al thing ~ the sdminiss.soa
Of Mr. Buchanan he hss st least bs,o honest IN has
opinions and can point 10 - good rveo<d - se@s
who arc joining In the hue and cry against hin. D
We cannot urge his claims sos the Presidency Jet .,
be just and Eroerous towards him. Like Gsnsss
Jackson. he has strong friends and hitter enemies
Gosd him. attempt to ,rsmp,s him down. sna b
will turn upon his ssssilsnss and hurt them sad Ii.
cause quite a. much a. they can hurt hiua L.
him alone The vote u Virginia In 1850 may be .
stake in this affair. Let the organ of the sininis
trasioa at Washington cease 10 sssaii himI bot "a
Henry A. wise Virginia would not have gone "a
NJ. Buchanan. and but Zoe the vote of visxiais NJ
Buchanan would not have been nssninased Hmb
true, as stated BY many pvmeerssie journals, Tia
the Doonclly letter has destroyed his prespess q
the Presidency. this es l. ssktsioasl ssi eeeeis
sivc reason Why he sheald not be ss<ailed WI
will next kick the sirk iioas
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-08-20

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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-08-20

The returns from Texas indicate the success Of
the Democratic party for Congress and the Lcsisa.
ture, and the election Of Gen. Sam. Houston -
Governor over Gov Runnells, the present incumb.
ent and Democratic nominee. Gov. r. defeated
Gen. II. two years ago by about ten thousand ma.
orty, and the majority Of the latter in this eectioa
is supposed to be some four or five thousand
Gov. Runnels it is stated, departed from the
platform laid down for him by the party and advo-
Gated the revival Of the African slave trade. Gen
Houston opposed the revival Of this trade and made
large gains in this way. In addition to this, Gen
Houston has strong hold personally on the aissc.
tons Of the people Of Texas, especially the old set
tiers We are not therefore, surprised At the sue
cessful run which he has made.
The Washington Constitution claims that Houston
is . supporter Of Mr. Buchanan's administration.
This may be true, but in 1855 he WAS . Know
Nothing and was doing all he could to advance the
interests Of this detestable faction while Gov. wiss
was fighting it from the sword point to the hilt ID
Virginia.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-08-20

A SBADowr PrRAxp.-The Kinston Adsseats h
constructing its pyramid Of States for 1850 The
Editor puts down North Carolina, then Tennessee
then Virginia, and crowns the pyramid with Tens!
He says he expects to "add to the column until Il
shall reach to that stupendous height whsFs noos
can ovsnhadow it" Mr.. Dunn's imagination out
runs his Judgment His pyramid b Ill shsdow.-
There i no substance in It. II that b The best b.
can do in the South let him turn biz sttsatioa to
the North, begin with Vermont and "ap ths eli-
max" with Rhode Island