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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

HOLD THE SCALES EyEN.-If the Abolition
list Brown is to be hung for filibustering in
Virginia, why should not the Democrat
Walker be executed for fillibustering in MIC
aragua? Upon what principle of justice can
the former be punished, and the latter acquit-
ted? Why do the Democrats thirst for the
blood of old Brown, and lavish on the pirate
Walker their caresses? Is it because the one
fillibusters to free slaves, and the other to
enslave free men? Will some Democrat
answer?-Er.
Will some one also tell US whether Henry
Hunter and his comrades, who shot the prs-
oner Thompson in cold blood, notwithstanding
the earnest entreaties Of noble young lady,
are not more guilty Of murder than John
Brown and his associates? Thompson was a
prisoner, unarmed and helpless from severe
wounds-it was impossible for him to do
further harm till he could have been tried and
convicted-yet he was inhumanly dragged out
of doors and shot; while, on the other hand,
Brown and his men treated their prisoners
kindly, and killed no one except in defending
themselves from arrest. Let justice be done
to all parties. the authorities of Virginia
owe it to themselves to have Hunter arrested
and tried for murder.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

~ Col. Forbes, the English Kansas
adventurer, and Browns old friend, has pub
lished another letter on the subject of the
Harper's Ferry affair, in which he claims
credit for having twice prevented similar
attempt. He gives no further information,
and the object of his letter seems to be to
keep himself before the public. lie says that
Brown is very pious, and has been deeply
impressed for many years with the Bible story
of Gideon, believing that he, with handful
Of men, would also strike down slavery.
Forbes thinks it would have been Just as easy,
and would have produced more eclat, if,
instead of barricading themselves in the
engine-house of the arsenal, the twenty three
had made in the night a descent on the White
House, and carried off the Presiden. to parts
unknown before the marines could have had
time to open their eyes. Perhaps such an
event would have excited less emotion.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

The New YORK ELECTION. - The newly
elected Legislature Of New York stands as
follows: Senate-Republican, "a; Democrat,
7. House--Republican, 90; Democrat, 3s.
Republican majority in the Senate, IT; in the
House, 80; on joint ballot, 60.
The Tribu C, of the 18th inst, carefully
compares its returns, and comes to the con-
clusion that Elias W. Leavenworth and his
associates on the Republican State ticket, who
mad to bear the bgunt of both Democratic anG
American antagonism concentrated on one
ticket, are elected by at least 5000 majority
The balance Of the Republican State ticket il
puts at 10000 majority. Of the Supreme
Judges, five are Republicans and three Dem
ocrats, sr.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18
s.MurGer will Ouf.,,

LIE PROBABLE ORIGIN OF THE HARPER S
FERRY INvAsIoN.-Cook, Browns Lieutenant
and Gov. Wizards brother-in-law, avows
himself Democrat, who never voted any
other ticket. His Democracy and his con-
nection with Willard, if backed up by con-
fession offering fair show of political capital,
will be very apt to secure his pardon. The
Baltimore Patriot gives the following rational
solutions of various mysterious circumstances
of the Harper's Ferry affair: ..
"The Harper's Ferry emeute has been solved
at last. We have reliable intelligence from
Washington that Gov. Willard, Of Indiana, is
1t the bottom of the whole affair. Cook, who
is his brother-inlaw, is said to have been
prompted by him to invegle the madman,
Brown, and his ,weak-minded followers, into
the net thus spread for them, and then to
desert them, with the assurance that he (Cook( {
should be let off scot free, if he should not
escape. Willard is now at Charlestown, and
Cook is to be used as States evidence on
condition of his release. This will probably
explain the suppression of that letter by Gov
Floyd. The whole outbreak it is now belle 7ed
in Washington, was contrived solely with a
view to operate politically upon the elections
in New York and Maryland. We thought as
much from the beginning. The public are
requested to keep their eye on Cook, and see
whether he is not released"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

GERRIr SMITHS INsANIrY-Mr Smith is
said to have an hereditary predisposition to
insanity. His father, Peter Smith, though
the posSessor Of an immense estate, and sur
rounded by every circumstance of prosperity,
was subject to fits of profound despondency,
during which he was under the impression
that he would die beggar. Unlike his noted
son, he was exceedingly sharp in his bargains
and money affairs. 1t is also said that the
late Peter Sken Smith, tho brother of Gerrit,
was for some time an inmate of a lunatic
asylum, though, when he died, he was gener-
ally regarded as in possession of his reason.
Gerrt Smith has lost all his children except
one, the wife of Col. Miller, of Peterboro, A
nephew Of Mrs Smith, Col, Fitzhlgh. was
the captor Of the fugitive Cook, fact which
greatly Disturbed the mind Of Nj. Smith.
John Oochrane, a Democratic politician of this
city, another nephew of Gerrit Smith, has
also, by bis speeches, purged himself of any
completely in the Harper's Ferry affair."
Nep York Evening Post.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

no" Old John Browns wife passed
through Worcester, MASSACHUSETTS, the 9TH
er day, ON heE wayto the prison of her un-
fortunate husband in Virginia aud the Tran
script of that city says she is large and
noble looking woman, and worthy of being
John Browns wife. She says she has al
ways prayed to God that her husband might
fall in battle rather than by the hands OF
the slayeholdersr; but that now she does
not regret his capture, for the sake of the
noble words he has been permitted to utter
She says that she is the mother of thirteen
children, of whom but four survive but
she would willingly see the rAin Of all her
household, fit waald osfy help the cause
of freedom. What a speech for wife and
mother, whose sons have been so lately as
sassnated, and whose husband is now lying
under sentence of death ! Mrs. Brown was
provided with letters Of introduction, by
Mr.. Hoyt, to the sheriff, the iailor, &C.
There il no reason to doubt that she will
have ready access to her husband.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18
A view Plank si,, Preparations.

A New Plank siil q Preparation
The Northern Negro Democracy may as
well prepare for new test Of their devotion
to the spread and perpetuity of slavery, fol
their Southern owners will let them stand
still. The Richmond Enquirer discloses
another plank that must be added to the
Democratic faith. 1t says: s7ihis vi 7#s' 7a
eff the negroes Of Harper Ferry did not
rally to the black standard, and enlist in the
'irrepressible conflict itFwas because non,
intervention had already rendered them free,
and they were unwilling to risk the conse.
quencesl of conflict where the benefits ii
could confer, if successful, were no greater
than those already enjoyed. q s4;sssr sgs7g
1.-THE negroes Of Northern Virginia are free
by the operation of federal non Intervention !;
the authority Of the master does not exist !;
they remain in the State becauseit suits them
to remain; no law enforces obedience, ,4no
authority of the master compels labor, for the
enforcement of either results in the certain
loss of the slave. When this unrestrained
liberty becomes insufferable to the white, the
negro is converted into money and white
labor thus gradually undermines the institu-
tion.; Each year, this Northern free-labor
wave encroaches further upon the institution,
and devotes a portion Of slave soil to the
future of white labor. lsss.tI G dol hrt9---
"Thus, non-intervention by the federal
government is practically abolitionizing Vir-
ginia, and gradually but surely undermining
the institution Of slavery While the 'irre-
pressible conflict terminates in the folly and
bloodshed of Harper's Ferry, the stultifying,
plea Of negation-- non-interyen-
tion'-quiety undermines slavery throughout
the border counties of Virginia. The former
we may conquer by our own right arm, but
the latter poisons the very life blood Of slavery
in Virginia, and, unless arrested, will eat like
a loathsome cancer, into they very vitals of
Southern slavery. Non,intervention, the
negation of law, is no principle for a people
whose lawless marauders are not deferred
rom assailing the sovereignty of the States
In the. days of Harper Ferry eneutes, we
want the enforcement of laws, and not their
legation. Protection of slavery is demanded
~ the blood of slaughtered citizens, and the
raitorous Southern man that dares deny the
light is even more criminal than the inmates
If the Charleston Jail. Fanaticism made
raitor of Brown, but political capital makes
ne traitor Of the Southern man who questions
he necessity or denies the right to slavery of
..f sf s
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

The CASE OF THE INsURGENT, STEVENS
We have neglected sooner to state that, on
the 9Th inst, Stevens, the wounded insurgent,
was taken into Court at Charlestown, and
placed on a mattrass. He looked pale and
haggard. Before the Court had got fairly
under way with the trial of Stevens, a dispatch
was received from Gov. Wise, suggesting that
Cook had better be tried, and Stevens handed
over to the Federal authorities, as the most
available man to impicate prominent North
ern Aboltionists. After some discussion,
Stevens attorney announced that he had
consented to be handed over to the Federal
authorities, and he was taken in charge by
the u. S. Marshal, and lodged in Jail. His
trial will probably not take place for a montt
or two. @ gVaa - 'Sgtat7ssH z Z
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

BAB1Es.--In the late number of the
Eclectic Medical Journal the editor
.'sf4fhaiks that young babies often cry
From actual thirst. Their natural sup
sply. is intended az food not as drink,
and make them thirsty without really
auenching the thirst as . coil liquid
would. They cry, he thinks, for colu
water. Many mother is anxious to
-sknow what ails the little sufferer that
:, should cry 90 loudly, and i1p imagining ;g
lit to be suffering from pain, admins: l
tsters some unnecessary opiate, or pain
killer, when all the child needs lisa few
teaspoonsfulls Of good, pure, clear,
: sparkling cold water. ; As the ,experi-
s.ament lisa very simple aid easy one,
let all mothers try it first, before hav-
ing recourse to medicine. In warm
s.swssther, particularly, children may b.
suffering from thirst instead Of pain
and small quantity Of cold water may
give thcE iminediate relief. N':'' - :,
b.. st..... =. 49, ~ rHtt
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

CRAMps.-These most terrible of
pains. SAYS Halls Journalef Health,
arise from the veins being SO full Of
blood that they swell out, press against
the large nerves, and thus impede the
circulation of the vital fluid. In small
Ter nerves the distension produces
neuralgia, which is literally ''nerve
ache" The cause of this unusual
fullness Of the veins is that the blood
is so impure, SO thick, SO full of dis
ease, that it cannot flow by, natures
ordinary agencies. In proportion as
Il is thick, it is cold, andthis abnormal
state is indicated by feebleness Of the
pulse. In Cholera patients it is very
marked and existed days and weeks
before the attack. The following sim
ple method is given: ''When person
is attacked with cramp, get some hot
water quietly and expeditiously (forr
noise ahd e1clamations Of grief and
alarm still further disturb the nervous
equilibrium put the sufferer in the wa:
ter t as completely as possible, and thus
heat is impaired to'the blood, which
sends it coursing along the veins, and
the pain is gone. While the water is
in preparation, rub the cramped part
very briskly with the hand Or 9 WOODEN
Aannel,, with mouth shut. But why
, keep the mouth shut? You can 4rut
Z harder, faster, and more efficiently
besides il saves the sufferer from mean.
I sssingless and agonizing inquiries. a
I man in pain does not want to betalket
to--he wants relief, no. words. /
. all could know as physicians do, tn
inestimable value Of quiet composure
and . confident air on the part Of on
waho attempts to aid . sd&eter,' itwoul'
9 be practiced with ceaseless assiduity b,
the considerate and the humane. ''sas
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18
BYtJOHN MAHIN
Funnygraphs.
hH Why is love like . canal, 0oa' !
d poe.rso Il "a An internal transport.

I- Why is love like q canal boat I
Rsoauso il is an internal transport. ,r ,.,o.
Ln7"That's a fine strain, said one gen, en-,
Aeman to another, aludlns to the 'o!es y. =.
a,sinver at . concert the other eVen'ns
ayes. said countrymanf who was nea''
"but if he strains much more he passfis!l
.Oh ma" said 1 Juvenile to an elderly
dame, "there goes ps wisreyoke ses
hitche d to bob Sled" ;. :,
"Hush, my child" said themother' 1t Is IS
very vulgar 70 speak SO; you should sAy
pair of gentleman COWS attached 70 q ho'e''
lsigh." pG .1ssv s5 ssAg y,rAo sd! 8
..e<.There is two ways of doing it. said
Pat to himself as he stood lausing and walt walt
inc for lob on the State street corner
.sif save me $4,000, I must lay up SSoo
wear, for 20 years or, can put away go
. ysar for 200 years. Now which way
will do it?" eEsa-a Sa. 3sS.e + oas sat
lEy,prsrLY INsANE.-"Well,y you have been
out to look .. Texas; did you see anything
os onr friend -, thereY eyes, gone
dsraneed." "Gone deranged! Really era
xv-what does he do % "Yes, indeed he
dnes not know his own hogs from his neigh
bOr'os''SG sE - u FE7a t4 = G.fzs--i
sgWrHour W1Nas.-"My gracious" said
1ke. ..if some fairy would give me a pair Of
wings, wouldn't 60 round among the plan.
q. though; d go to Mars a' and Venus and nd
sTAnd Satap," interrupted Mrs. Parting
ton, ..and l am afraid you will 60 there
without wings" ..ss7Basa8 ss. i,sa
"A SuaHr DrFFERENcE,-Some time ago,
one Sunday, we wended our way to one OF
our churches, and instead OF a sermon, heard
an address upon some benevolent or mission
ary subject. After the address was con
cIuded two brethren were sent around with
the baskets for contributions. Parson L.,
who was one of the basket bearers: taking
the row on which we sat. Immediately in
front and upon the next seat, negligentiy
racliued our friend Bill H., a gentleman of
infinite good humor aud full OF dry jokes
Parson Z. extended the basket to Bill, and
he slowly shook his head. go.
atUome, William, give US something" I"
said the Parson. ~ 90 e,,~s m1T'|
"Csn't do it." replied Bill. base : ~
HWhy not Is not the cause a good ones'
uYes. but am not able to give anything"
0Poh Pohl | know better, you must
rive better reason than that" s., ~
"Well, owe too much money l must
be Just before am generous, you know"
Shut, William, you owe God larger debt
than you owe any one else" ,.zs..a,
t.That's true, Parson, but then he aint
pushing one like the balance Of my cfedl-
tors" s.sa.l
. The Parsons face got into rather curious
condition, and he passed on. tiII
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

EuRopE4g WAn RuMons. = The news
from Europe is 'dll OF war threat enings.-
The Paris crre- -pondenti "t The London
j j,crnals indulge in g'oamy forebodi gs, and
stfte that the ilaRre sipn has glined
ground that a rupture between France and
England is imminent. Spain is soing to
~ with NJ rncco, and Gen. Q'ponnel was
| to leave Madrid with al army tor Africa
Oct. 9dd. Great Preparations FIR the war
| were eng made in SPAIN. IL Is stated
that England viii not suff.r Spain to occupy
both sides of the straits, l,us,will oppose il
by force. The English cabinet will make
tue question a Eu' u'opean one, and the Lon
don Ne,cs thinks thas the alliance OF Franc,
md Spain against Apr'eco, or at any rate
q war smultane uly threatened BY hot'
ETowers, is by no means reas.uring to Grea
Britain. 1t ispretty evident that the mattel
lis again burning down to the powder,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

INSANITY OF GERRlT SMITH We are greatly
panied to learn that Gerrit Smith, the free
hearted but sadly erratic philanthropist
became, on Monday last, an inmate of the
New York State Lunatic Asylum, where it
has been found necessary to place aim, on
account of marked insanity. We learn that
he is very violent, and has exhibited dispo-
sition to commit suicide, and that an attends
ant keeps constant watch over him to prevent
him from laying vioiens hands on himself.
This result we hear attributed to the connec,
ton of Mr., Smiths name with the Harper 5
Ferry affair." though many will regard it as
the consequence of long seated and marked
disease. Utica (M ~ Herald, Noe. 81
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

~ The r v. ". Z. Alger, of Boston,
preached a sermon last Sunday on "Mean
men, taking for his text Isaiah H., 8,
The mean man boweth down." He divi-
ded mean men into three classes !:
l. "Ars ocrats, who inherited wealt
snd position acquired by the Industry o
their ancestors, aud Hno wlshed = appro
pirate all their resources Palnpering them
selves. a5s a6T
2. Beggars, who get a subsistence b,
wearying with tlelt i'm ortuntles, 700 mea'
to earn IT tl,emarlVes.
3. Knsyes consisting of fast -liyers, gam
blers, bar keepers, &c. - rgr
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18
Y-T The demands of Spain upon Moroc-

DW The demands OF SPAN upon Moroc-
co, against which she has declared war, are
said to comprise a cession of territory ad-
joining Quota, 81 extensive as to include the
Sierra Rulloes, taaing ip Cape Negro in tile
direction of the Straits. If this demand be
insisted or, war is considered inevitable
No Sultan of Morocco could consent to such
an alienation of national territory /; and
even were the Moorish government to yield
on this point, it is considered doubtful
whether war would be ayerted, since this
concession would probably cost the Sultan
his throne,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

PoIlrIoAL NEws FRoA TIE E4KE's PsAK
CoUNTR4.-B. D. Williams, the delegate to
Congress elect from the self organized Terri
tory of Jefferson" has arrived at St. Louis.
1t is said that his seat will be contested by
DR.. Willing. 1t is alleged that over 200
votes were cast for him and thrown out by
the canvasssrs.. The election Of Steele for
Governor is confirmed: The Legislature
would meet on the Fth inst
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

The NEBRASKA FRAUD IS CoNsUMMATED.--
The fraudulent vote of 292 at Kearney and
Buffalo, and SO at Eau Qui Court, have been
counted for Estabrook, a4d Daily is thus
cheated out of the certificate. Leaving out
these bcsas votes, Daily is elected by eighty
fee majority. He, Of course, will contest the
seat. -t...
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

HARP ON, HARP EvER.-A little while ago
the Douglas editors were much occupied
with Harper's Magazine, and that Icing
"playcd ous,' they now devote all their at
tentioa to Harper's Ferry. They are a set
of mere harpers, the whole batch of them
for "tLey play on a harp of o thousand
strings"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

New JERSEY ELECTIoN-Olden's (OpE.l
majority for Governor is something over
1000. There is a Democratic majority of 8
to in the Senate, and the Assembly stands
81 Opposition to 30 Democratic. a. ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

WISCONSIN, ELEerIoN.-Returns from 80
counties give an aggregate of majorities as
follows: Randall, Rep, for Governor 13,4l1;
Hobart, Dem, 9,769. There are 81 counties
yet to be heard from, which in 1857 gave a
small Republican majority. -
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18
3HgJ ~ g !. 3ss's7.. lsalstl - s8Itl
New York Election.

a,1 eg& e.-.us .a.., ALBANY, Nov. II.
The fullest returns yet received give IL.
W. Leavenworth, Republican candidate for
Secretary of State, 2S5 majority, but leaves
the result in doubt. The Journal still
claims the election of the entire Republican
ticket, but by a reduced majority. "a.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

On. DEAR!-The Court in South Carroll
ma recently decided IN the case of prose
cution of woman as a co,pmon scold, that
the old English common law on that sub
iect did not prevail in that State. We pre-
sumo such to be the case thu oughout the
United States There is no law from Maine
to California against scolding.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18
sense gulllotined, is getting along finely.

AZ Mrs, /. Maria Child, in a nate t9
the IiSerat9r, says !; my thoughts are 50
much with Capt. John Brown that | can
scarcely take comfort in anything. iwould
expend all l had to save his life: BraYe OLD
man Brave and generous though sadly mis-
.aken in his mode cf operation! Whether
they put him to death or he escal es from
their hands, think this will prove the Con,
cord Fight Of an impending revolution. and
that Bunker Hill Battle will surely fellow
May God make US slrong for Freedom
would say that evil days were near, were II
| It that 40 days are evil which lead to good,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

BUCHANAN Forbes, one of the
abolition conspirators, in letter to DR.. Howe,
has the following ominous note: "See my
letter to J. B., dated 23d February" Alas
After the first false step from the ways of
virtue, the path is all the way down hill.
From rewarding Kansas invaders and mur-
derers, what is more natural than that the
President should turn conspirator himself
Just as we expected
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN ILLINOIS.
Returns from most of the counties iu this
District lin which an election was held on
the 9Th to I'll the vacancy oocasioned by the
death of Col. Harris) indicate that McCler-
naud (Dem.) is elected, though by much
less majority than Col. Harris received.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18

Rock ISLAND COUNTY ELEcIIcN.--At the
election on Tuesday, Sth inst, Rock Island
city gave 1873 majority for Wait, Rep, for
County Treasurer, Cook, his opponent, had
majority Of Il for the same Office, year ago.
The Republican county officers in Rock Island
county are elected by increased majorities.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
Reported for the Journal
Gerritt Smiths Insanity.

=" '''.-a UTICA, Nov. 10Th.
Gerritt Smith shows continued marks of
insanity. No one is allowed to see him, but
it is understood he refers in his ravings to
the 'Harper's Ferry matter and supposes
himself uuder arrest. ''