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Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-01-18
Rare Chance.

A Ny one wishing 10 keep Boarding II or Ha-
tel Elm purchase a part all If the Furniturt.
belonging 10 the wei knpwn - Nicholas Hotel, on
Market street; credit Of six and ~ Give m, tbs
application "a BE- made before the 22d mt and il no,
SOLD before Ut private sale it II then be sald at auc-
ton. Apply II j. V. Gilbert, the premises ar at
BrHce's auction store, corner Cedar ana Cherry ST..
jau12-lot
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Only 50 90 a Year.

Owing t. the unexpected demand the Proprietor is
compelled To reprint the January No. that all who
wish may commence with the first number Of End
volume. WIN. X. GUIIEY,
Publisher and Proprietor,
jen17 Murfreesboro, Tenn
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Rev. w. q CRIsIER sars.

Having taken less ms of Mr.. !. W. DoLBEAR in Pho
biography, for four days, am free say that wnu
not be deprived Of the knowledge have thus receiv
ell for $500 regard honogra ny ,as taught by Mr
ID. MS long step on the highway of progress.
The dav is not far distant. when in NV oninon
Photography with lis twin sister, PhonOtvpy will b.
taught in all the schools of the land and shall hal
the day with enthusiasm.
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JUDGE ZANE, q ThHddcihl1, sdys:
''ro the feSs nal man and in Iced 10 every on,
whose pursuits in life call upon him 10 record Incl
dents or thoughts, il is one Of he great hborsavnt
machines of the age; AMI like ali such machines tha
are really good It does better work than can be dom
without il"
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A large ock of Staple ard Fancy DRY GOODS. Clio
thing, S3tint It's Jeans, Fine Brussels Carpets u close
Also, large stock of Cut Goods taken by force of
arms, all Of which will be sold regardless of prices
City and Country MeIchauts will pleise bear in miud
tins sale, rs i is great chance for recruiting your
st cEs at low figures - ah s-- ~
TERMS SAIE.-Ail sums under 500 cash All
sums over SEQ four -lonths.
jnnlT-td TRABUE & IrCTTS
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HOMO Apply

No branch Of educ ton has higher clams up.
the friends of education than Phcnographv either
on account Of lis vast and varied advantages or the
with which II be learned There is no gre L
er a1 in mental culture, road successful
employ ment than facility in this art.
That Il can be easily learned and Immediately made
drdi1Jie, far practical purposes, be shoacl In the
most ainptom testimony Of Ciergyine Doctors, Lar
yorS, Teachers, dc - Fl"
JoHN s HART, Principal Of the High School at Phla-
dolphin, Pa, says:
'Such OF our Students as have made Pbonographc
reporting profession have along in life faster by
all odds than those in any other kind Of business and
that without the possession of any special brlliancy
OF t1lents.
Tho%e who have not entirely mastered the art still
il as far it is at their command taking notes
partly in Phonograihy and partly in long hand There
is not an hour in the day, class in the school
ont OF Division H., in which do see the students
using this art, ana with practical advantage"
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Az ~.ll pay the Aistess cash prire for loo good
w yauRs Seg.e Aca AMI washsn, Al Va. - cesiar
rect. d. IL HAYNES 4 Gu
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-01-18
Newsom's Reiterated Whisky.
RrandieS and Wines.

store and for sale, so barrels News 'm's Cels
l. brated Pure Whisky.
jeul3-u MIZEII HOOPER = co
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-01-18

I'VE have IN Store large assortment Il fine
w Brniies and Wines, whic'. aHerirg "a
great bargains. MlZElI., HOOPER y Co
JAnl3-u Nos. and Market ST.
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.ANE, If Philadelphia, says:

Hon. THOMAS II. BENroN said in Congress: ola,
this art BEEN SHOWN forty years ago il would hay,
saved me twenty years of hard labor"
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AUCTION SALE EXTRA.

A eGr large and extensive Sale Room. five doors
n from City Hotel, and door from the Wire
Bridge, NJ" 20, Public Square, will sell at ancton
On Tuesday Night. Jan. Is. 1859.
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Malt Whisky.
Pillow Lines and Cotton Rome,

I'VE have In store and for sale a small quantity OF
w old Mali WHISKY, the b-st artciein tennessee
Jan17 MlZELI. HOOPER 4 90.
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Horse STOLEN.

Tor FEBRUARY, just received and for sale
Il Janle ff r JOHN YORK & Co
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Steamboat at Public Sale.


On nAlEs HAY. Jazs r.esivsa ana r.s s.i. By
w ess-i D. .. Llekkr.
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31
ELIHU MONSON.
Total. i. 81 II

And then we have the receipt Of the con
stable. acknowledging the $40 received of
Mr.. Sandford, the highest bidder Sin full
for two slaves sold at the sign post on exc
cution, said slaves being the property of the
defendant Mr.. Sandtord Immediately
cmancipated Lucy and Lois, but his money
went to the creditors, who were two Of our
most respected and exemplary citizens, as
we find by their receipt acknowledging $40
on said execution by the hands of Elihu
Monson, constable
Now all this occurred under the sanction
Of the law, in the midst Of this commun-
ty, on the public square at the beat of the
drum and with outcry,' 1t was within
the memory of the youngest orator who
harrangued the Brawster Hall gatherings on
the inhumanity of the south. But tradi-
tion does not inform us that it excited anv
special wonder-that any Jerry rescue was
proposed-or that any Rev Doctors who
are now so eager to put On the red coat to
war against slavery at the south, ever gave
poor Lucy and Lois the benefit of their
righteous Indignation Surely such a face
as this ought to give these furious denoun-
GERS of slavery at the south little charity
at least. With what cutting force can their
arrows be returned against them -
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31
sgeoetw'.
Over the River.

Over the river they beckon to me
Lov'd ones who'ye crossed to the further side
The gleam of their snowy robes l see,
But their voices drowned in the rushing tide
There's with ringlets of sunny gold,
Aud eyes the reflection of heavens own blue
He crossed in twilight. grey and cold.
And the pale mist hid him from mortal view.
We saw not the angels that ME. him there
The gate of the city We could not see
Over the river, over the river,
Ny brother stands waiting to welcome me,
Over the river the boatman pale
Carried another-the household pet
Her brown curls waved in the gentle gale
Darling Minnie, / see her yet
She crossed on her bosom her dimpled hands,
And fearlessly entered the phantom bark
We watched it glide from the silver sands,
And all our sunshine grew strangely dark.
We know she's safe on the further side,
Where all the ransomed and angels be
Over the river, the mystic river.
NY childhood's idol is waiting for me-
For none return from these quiet shores,
Who cross with the boatman cold and pale
We hear the dip of the golden oars.
And catch CLEAN of the snowy sail
And lo! they have passed from yearning hearts
They cross the stream, and gone for aye.
We may not sunder the veil apart,
That hides from our vision the gates of day.
We only know that their barks no more
May sail with us Ger lifes stormy sea;
Yet somewhere, I know, on the unseen shore,
They watch, and beckon, and wait for me.
sit and think, when the sunsets gold
Is flushing river and hill and shore.
shall one day stand by the water cold.
And list to the sound of the boatman's oar
l shall watch for gleam of the tapping sail !;
/ hear the boat it gains the strand
shall pass from sight with the boatman pale
To the better shore of the spirit land
shall know the loved who have gone before,
And ioyfully sweet will the meeting be,
Wien over the river, the peaceful river.
The Angel of Death shall carry me.
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31

EF The following letter should have
come to hand in time for last weeks issue,
but was not received here until Thursday,
after publication =
GREENWOOD. Aug Goth. 1859.
EDITOR OF THE PREss-DEAn SIR =
Our Circuit Court began its session hcre on
the 18th inst, Judge Wilson presiding.
who has never held court in this circuit
before, which, from its proximity to the
Indian Territory, and from the wealth and
commerce of Fort Smith, gives rise to
many important criminal prosecutions and
very difficult and intricate civil causes,
with determination to dispose of all the
cases on the docket, if it could be done with
out injustice to litigants. We had on our
docket over three hundred cases, civil and
criminal several of these are verv COM
plicated and have been pending for several
years. Besides, we have ten or twelve
prisoners in Jail on charge of different fel-
onies.
Beside our resident lawyers. we have in
attendance on our court, Lafayette Gregg,
Esq, Prosecuting Attorney, and Maj. Rea-
gan and Mr.. Boudinot, editor of the Ar
kansian, from Fayetteville Hon. Jesse
Turner, William Walker, Gen. Thomson,
John T. Humphreys. and Granville Will
cox, Esqs., from Van Buren, I; John w.
May, from Clarksville Hon William W.
Mansfield, and J. j. Walker, from Ozark
Judge Wilson held court only four days
this week he was in very delicate health
when he arrived here. and was taken
sick on Tuesday and has not been able to
do any business of importance since. Iun-
derstand, however, that it is his determine
ton to remain here, and if his health will
permit it, to hold court the residue Of the
term
During the time that Court was in sess-
ion, Judge Wilson dispatched business rap.
idly, and to the satisfaction of the parties
interested. Seventyfive cases have already
been disposed of, and from what has been
done, it is more than likely that the docket
would have been nearly cleared, if the Judge
had not been taken sick.
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31

is most striking form. We have in our
possession the documents connected with
the sale, on execution, oftwo female slaves
(mothcr and daughter, at the sign post in
this city, by the constable Of the city. in
the year 1925.
The New York Tribune is in the habit Of
rega'ing its readers with exaggerated ac-
counts Of slave sales at the south We
give a copy Of the officer return on the ex-
ecution referred to, that our superiine phi
lanthropists in this region may see how long
it is since they have become so much holier
than those publicans' at the south. The ex
ccution directs the officer to make his levy
upon the goods and chattels of the defen
dant, and the Endorsement read as follows
New Haven Co.. SIS, NeW Haren,
March 8. A. d. 1875
this day with this execution made dill. :.
gent search and enquiry for the within nam
precincts-she having no place Of residence
therein-nor has she been within my pre-
cincts at any time since received this exc
cution, to my knowledge. therefore, by
the direction of the creditors attorney. on
the 9Th day of March, 1925, LEVIED THIS
EXECUTION ON TWO FEMALE CoLoRED SLAVES.
named Lucy and Lois, they being the rRor-
ERTY of the debtor within named and the
same day gave public notice by written
advertisement under my hand, fastened to
the public sign post in the city of New IIa-
ven, that the aforesaid TWO SLAVES would
be SOLD AT SAID SIGN POST AT PUBLIC vsS-
DUE, at the end of twenty days therefrom -
being the 2sth day OF March-a. which
time this execution remaining unpaid and
unreversed, on said 2sth day of March, at
the public sign post in the city of New Ila .
ven, caused drum to be beat to give no
tice of the sale; and at the same time and
place exposed said slaves for sale. and then
FEMALE SLAVES for the sum of TEN DOLLARS
EACH, to Anthony P. Sandford, lie BEING
THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31
SEIZURE OF AN AUSTRIAS STEAMER EY
CHSEsE.-A letter dated Hong Kong, May
18th, relates the following

CHISEsE.-A letter dated Hong Kong, May
18th, relates the following:
"a small American steamer named the
Cum Faa,' plying betw cen Macao and a
Chinese village, called Chong She, was ia
ken by her passengers on the 4th inst. She
had on board as passengers a number OF
Chinese, who had just returned from Cali
fornia and were possessed Of considerabl,
money. A party of notorious Chinese pi
rates learning this fact, took passage also
in the steamer. When she had proceeded
some eight miles on her voyage, these fel-
lows rose. drove the captain and crev into
the cabin, and there confined them. The
captain was badly hurt. receiving wounds
on his head and hands Simultaneously
with the attack, three piratical iunks ran
alonside of the steamer, which the crews
Immediately boarded, cutting her of every
thing of any value, and taking every cent
Of money the California Cinnamon possess
cd-after which they made their escape ia
their junks. They attempted to destroy the
steamer by knocking a hole in her boiler.
but were frustrated in their designs. That
the steamer might not pursue them, how
ever, they took away their starting bar, and
spiked pivot gun upon her bows. The
captain succeeded in getting the boat into
Macao during the afternoon. The captain
was the only white on board The boat be
longs to Mr.. James Endicott, wealthy
American who has resided in China num-
Der Of years"
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31


EIGHT CHILDREN AT 4 BmTH.-The Tri-
5une publishes the following correspondence
from johnson, Trumbull county, Ohio, da-
ted August A:
On the I'd of August, Mrs Timothy
Bradley gave birth to eight children-three
boys and five girls. They are all living,
and arc healthy, but quite small. Mr.. BIS
family is increasing fast. He was married
six years ago to Eunice Mowery, who
weighed 273 pounds on the day of their mar
riage. She has given birth to two pair OF
twins, and now eight more, make IL chill
dren in six years. 1t seems strange, never
theless, it is true, Mrs. 3. was twin Of
three, her mother and father both being
twins, and her grandmother, the mother OF
five pair of twins. Mrs. B. has named hel
boys after noted and distinguished men,
One after the Hon Joshua r. Giddings, who
has given her splendid gold medal; one
after the Rev. Hon. Elijah Champlin, who
gave her deed of fifty acres of land, and
the other after James johnson, Esq, who
gave her COW. Mr.. Bradley says it is prof
table to have twins, as the neighbors have
clothed the others ever since they were born
Mr.. B. is poor industrious laborer, but
says he will not part with any of his chill
dren while he is able to wok.
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31

To CLEAN KNIvEs.-The most simple
and best way. is to rub the brick dust on
them with half of raw potato. There ap-
pears to be some virtue in the juice of the
potato which aids in cleaning the steel. A
friend Of humanity and lover of bright
knives, asks us tc give this valuable recipe
a place.
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31
Professional and Business Cards.
DIR. r. F. COLBURN

Expects to continue the practice of medicine and
him.
He also expects to keep constantly on hand a
large and well selected stock Of Dry Goods. Hard
ware. Groeeri~s, Drugs, DC, all of which he will
sell cheap for e;:sh produce. Call and see,
Van Buren. Ark, July 6, 1889 Iy.
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31

S A TOUGH subscriber to q coun-
try newspaper was struck from its mail list
because he wouldn't pay up. The delin-
quent wife insisted. wrathfully, that she
knew what was newspaper law-that she
did-the proprietor was obliged tu send the
paper until 8. all arrearages were paid''
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31

EE The gold-hunters at Pixies Peak
now wish that the bright visions with which
they set ont had been pro visions
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31


ANNEXATION OF MAINE TO CANApA.--rha
Montreal Pilot wants to acquir, the State
of Maine, and says:
portland will still have to be our At
lantic terminus for the season, and we now
feel, more than ever, the effects OF that stu
pidity, which. in scttling the boundaries
between Canada and the United States. WA,
the means Of dcpriving us of what SHOULD
have been ours-the through righ: Of paN7
sage to the sea- board. Every now and
then Cousin Jonathan is fond of twitting
us about our annexation proclivitics-and
the certainty that one day Canada viii be-
come part and parcel Of the United States.
There are many wonders, no doubt, loom
ing in the distance but We do not think
this is likely to be one of them. If Cam
do could, however, by annexation. purchas,
or in any other way, acquire possession Of
the State of Maine-which OF right oUaur
to have been hers--it would conduce largely
and would add materially to our prosperity
and wealth.
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31
"Slavery in Connecticut.

slavery IN nConnectlcut.
While there are so many at the north
ready to hurl damnation at the south on ac-
count of the system of servitude there cx-
listing, it may be well for such to take q
glance at affairs nearer home, and at those
who have until quite lately enjoyed. with
out twinge of conscience, all the emolu-
ments arising out of the peculiar institu-
ton, and it is pretty certain that many Of
them still derive commercial profits from the
system which they so hypocritically con-
DENIM"
From the New Haven Register.
| Slavery was 'legalized' in this State un-
til the year 1S4S! and within the memory
of the present generation slaves have been
publicly sold at the whipping post in this
very city-within few rods only of the
Rev DIR. Bacon's pulpit. 1t is a favoritc
saying of the additions that slavery can
only exist by positive law Slavery did
,exist among the people of Connecticut long
before it was recognised by her positive
law and also it died out long before her
positive law declared it illegal. The State
Of Connecticut ,euer ensancipated person
born IN slavery. She provided, it is true,
that after future period the children of
slave parents should become free on arriv-
ing at the age of twenty-five ycars-but
all those born before that period, and thus
raised or acquired by their masters, upon
the faith of her slave laws, she refused to
emancipate. And her laws ever forbade the
masters to crnancipate them, without the
consent of the town authorities. The very
act, providing for this prospective emanci-
patton, recognised the rights of the owner
and the public safety as the considerations
why it was eNpedient to keep the institu-
tion slegalized' and prevent its immediate
abolition. And SO it happened, that We
find as late even as the census of 1910, a
number of slaves returned among the in.
habitants of Connecticut. And they arere
slaves-legalizcd slavcs--human 'chattels.
| il YOU please, who were liable to be levied
upon and sold at the post. Where was all
this virtuous Indignation at 'legalizcd sla.
very then? Where were then these pulpit
politicians, who are now upon the eve oi
an election seeking to excite the people ol
| Connecticut into fanatic fury. because the
south will not do what this christian people
of Connecticut never did-abolish and de.
stroy the mutual rights which exist between
the master and slave?
we say tnap staNcIy was icSailLeU III
this State until the year 1913 but the 'high.
or law which Daniel Webster spoke of as
better than any Wilmot proviso, in Utal
and New Mexico. and which all southern
statesmen admit will forbid slavery eve
being lcgalized in Nebraska had practically
abolished it as q general institution. L
had ceased to be profitable. We used il
until we had worn it clear out, and then be
came terrible anti-slavery men. and are nov
expected to go off into philanthropic hys
terics at the bare suspicion of any one els
being allowed to tolerate the institution.
But slavery not only existed upon til,
statute books as legal relation until 184s
but within thirty years il has existed in thi
vcrv city Of New Haven, as a fact, and IL
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31

EI He that aspires to the head oi a par
ty must sec some appearances that do not
exist. and be blind to some that do.
/ k1 Prayers may not make the Deity
more willing to give. but they make The sap
plant moro worthy tc receive
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31

CHILD's FAITH.-We are indebted to life
for the pretty story and delightful illustra-
ton of the child's faith, which we sub
join:
In the Highlands of Scotland there is a
mountain gorge twenty feet in width and
two hundred feet in depth. Its perpendic-
ular walls are bare of vegetation, save in
their crevices, in which grow numerous
wild flowers of rare beauty. DESTROYS OF
obtaining specimens of these mountain
berries, some scientific tourist once offered
a Highland boy a handsome gift if he would
consent to be lowered down the cliff by a
rope, and would gather little basketful of
them. The boy looked wistfully at the
money, for his parents were poor but
when he gazed at the yawning chasm, he
shuddered, shrank back and declined But
filial love was strong with him, and after an
other glance at the gift, and at the terrible
fissure, his heart grew strong, his eyes fash
ed, and he said:
ri go # my ytather sciu hold the rope !''
And then, with unshrinking nerves,
cheeks unblanched, and heart firmly strong.
he suffered his father to put the rope about
him, lower him into the wild abyss, and to
suspend him there while he filled his little
basket with the coveted flowers. It was a
daring deed, but his faith in the strength of
his fathers arm. and the love of his faith
er's heart, gave him courage and power to
perform it.
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31

E@ The New York News publishes the
article below from the New Haven Regis
ter, and prcfaces it with the following COM
mentS
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31
THE VAN BUREN, PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 81. 1859.

eB Adpeytisers are requested to hand in their ad
pertiscments by Monday morning.
eB s. NJ. PeffingW 4 Co., General Ncuspape,
Agent, No. ll9, Nassau Street, NeW York, are ou,
authorized Agents for that City.
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31

SHE " Flu THE TRACK PA Mississip-
pi county clerk, having issued a marriage
license for young man. shortly after re-
ceived the following note from him ::
STATE OF Mrss July the 5 1859.
Mr.. Moody Piles let the matter stand over
until further orders the girl has Flu the
track By her own Request and release my
name of this Bond if you Piles.
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31

~ What men want is not talent but
purpose, in other words, not the power to
achieve, but the will to labor
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31

POLITE CHnDRES-Everybody likes po-
lite children. Worthy persons will pay at
tention to such, speak we'll of their good
manners, and entertain high opinion OF
their parents. Children make note of this.
Yes, and It would be as well if not few pa
rents would take note of it likewise it
couldn't do them bit of harm. Fireside
education is longest remembered.
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31

Gv In these days of folly, frivolity and
appearances, there's no telling what the
character of any person is, for both sexes
now wear false 6osopas.
The Van Buren press., 1859-08-31

EE- The following letter should have
come to hand in time for last weeks issue,
but was not received here until Thursday
after publication =