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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-07

TO the Ladies.
& Qa q q q
NOTICE OF REaOVAL.
ATIss s. GOLDsTEIS Nouli respectfully announce 70 her
w friends and patrons that sas IS rsoy-d her Stock q
Siiaery and fancy foods 70 No Union stEse over Nc
TONERS ard all O.:, so ss sE shss done = neg 9s
ode CONF leis, an q ne ant fashionable styles
and viii b sold prl'ss SAea eaaaol sa % please
RETAILEFs
WILL FIND AN EXCELLENT LOT
LanghOrn q ATrniste0d Tobacco;
Also AI.aor AsaoETsstsToy
PURE HAVANA CIGARS.
Nd faIl stock Of car own mako OF Cigars
n lesz1 han any other ho1se car Ps6ly place ths5-
iunsso-u a THou Street.
Great Reduction.
MYTH selling everything in the way Of
w Summer stock, We have this eay Tsdueai The
prices figures that r ale aad al ms not
thy will 70 sold without regard cost, FOR CASH, or to
PROMPT BUYERS on TINE.
Rich Summer SILKS, OF nII kinds,
Rich Printed Grenadines g -
Rich Prin ed Esareges, IS 81
Rich Printed organizes, - -
Rich Printed SacOnatss s. g
Tosber with an endless vars,yof TOW PsIoED LAWNs n
fact everything IN The way Of SunGr 61ds, uI
be sold Ut rsy 'oU prizes, we mean VIA. se ny
NOT1 L.
TAYIS been appointed Trustee q ArEAa CosLErl 81 ad
exscuIet jane 30 issl ard rtis.l thai aFy- sc
quest persars indebted SAIL Uey = nc accgunt
' Igs -: in - NOBLE D EIIIs gis,ss
ST. CLOUD HOTEL.
CHANGE having tasen place "a ny susnss uonlt ear.
neaily iuest inu,so settlement to 1t July, wa al
"a pstrIns-
iuiyI-liw H. ]. SCOTT.
CHEAP HOMES.
VAL win scIl good hsns CT lo ts in 10 or g Hroan
w Vile Lots, couailirg from 70 u sores ei hese
LOS are finely sut-i e. Tezldguess f7d ~
any n tie State. Male ard Female Ars
deny &sny O. TIE Lots ysvy siuf1l AID sei turi,
jay /. z d y bHonN.
BUSINESS CARD.
n HAVE tbs dsy sssoci5'e Vh IL The Drag Business Mr..
v. " 3. EYANs, der tie lrru style q Jo g. BKoTS
Evans.
y B.Beng anxious 10 Gear up Old sFs SNFas
sibls, rsq1sst 81 ers eli settle sr 70 Tot
JEly. ljuyl-GIn J0 q. BLOWN.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-07

!. Wt.RicCavoes.
Juisa, isss- a,twsvst, E. g. EASTMAN, ssers.ary.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-28
An EEistoricnl Retrospect.

Within the last twenty years there have
been three instances Of long delay in the
organization Of the House OF Representa-
tives at WASHINGTON. the Cincinnati En-.
qNirer recalls the facts in the following
sketch:
In 1889 and 40, toward the clnse of Mr..
Van Blten's administration, the House,
which met early in DeceElb r, did lot sue
coed in chot sing Spesker until about tee
first Of Jatuary. The choice then tell on
Mr.. r. II. r. Hunter, now Unted States
Senator from Vrgina, but then serving in
the House ot representatives. 1t was his
first session, and he was entirely unknown
TO the country. He was Seulhern State
rights whig, and was elected BY the wings
and the democratic friends OF Mr, Calhoun.
Before the session was over Mr.. Hunter
joined the democratic party, and supported
Mr. Van Buren tor President in the memo
raoIe "hard cider, Contest o; lS4O.
Again, IN l849 aud so there was long
delay IN the orsanZ tion. The candidates
for speaker were X c. Win hrop, whig, Of
Mass ssIchusetts, and Howell Co5b, dem, Lf
Ga, now Secretary of the Treasury. A..
ter baIiotlng for three weeks it wos found
impossible TO elect by mi ,ritv, so rule
was adopted decla,in! that the person who
had the highest number OF votes shyud be
! elected, whether it was q majpri'y OF The
whole number ol Votes cast .r not Unber
this rule Mr.. Cobb, democrat, of Georga,
was elected. But the must rrmarkable in
s'1nce OF del wGs in 1855 1856. The
House of Representatives. hich convened
IN December, 1855, did not succeed in elect
NJ Speaker unuI February, 1856, pc
nod o. eleven ortwe!Ve weeks. MIR. Banks,
republican, Of Massachusetts, was then
elected under tie plurality rule, similar to
that adopted in 1850. He received one
hu drvd end three votes to one hundred cast
tor Vim. Aiken, democr t, OF South Cor
olInn. With those exceptions, we believe,
there Is no instrrce in our congressional
history where the House lailtd to orgun.
IZe the first week Of the session.
The speaker is very Imprint political
| officer, and is worth cJnlendug for. He
has the appJlntment oi sl the committees
Of The HUuse, aud, u"der the rules OF Par.
lIamen'dry law IN regard to the des patch of
business, can, by his decisions, make most
potent influence in determibg the character
vi the legislation Ut the county.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-28
The Oldest Stca mbOat KuOWn,

The steamboat Saratoga, which was Gu,
through by the ice on Sunday, and sunk, in
the bay opposite New Hamburger, was
probably the Oldest steamboat known in the
Northern waters. She was built in 1925 by
w. c. Redfeld, of New York, to run to
hartford, Ct, and WAS then christened the
Olives Ellsworth. 1t was the first effort o.
Mr.. Redfeld in steamboat building, and at
the time was considered highly successful
experiment. In 1887 she was transferred
to the Hudson River, where she ran for a
long time as passenger boat. About 1S4S
she changed hands, when she wss rebuilt,
heightened and her name changed to Sarato.
ga. From that date up to the time Of the dis.
aster, she has been employed ia towing river
craft between Troy and New York. The
Oliver Eilsworth--or rather the Saratoga,
as she 10 now known by that name-beIong.
ed to Messrs. Griffith g. Tillinghast, OF
Troy, and was valued at Sl5,O0O., For tair.
ty.four years she has performed en- immense
amount OF labor, and for upwards of thirty
years has coined money for her owners.
Soon after the ice struck the 'sSsratoga, -
she commenced filling and went down stern
foremost 10 about fifty feet of water. As
she was sinking the hawsers attached to
her tow were thrown off, and the captain es.
capped in small boat with the crew and
passengers. He spent Sunday night on
Barren leland, and was taken off on Mon.
day.-AbGny KnickerbOcker.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-28

About as cool piece of political efffont'
cry as we hsve ever witnessed, is the attempt
OF the Republican press to fasten upon the
Democrats the responsibility OF the failure
10 organize Congress. The temerity OF the
attempt is only exceeded BY its unblushing
want of truth. 1t is & well known fact to
every one who reads, that the Opposition
have a msjority In Congress. Why, then, do
they not organize and 60 to work. as they
boosted they would do long before Congress
met? The simple fact is that they took
particular pains to nominate man for whom
the Southern Opposition cannot aod will not
vote, and with shameless Pertinncity refuse
to present another in his stead for whom
they can vote. The attempt, therefore, to
shift the responsibility of the delay in the
organz ,tion upon the minority, is simply
ridiculous and will be laughed at by every
sensible person. If the Republicans really
desired an organization, they could have ef-
fected It long since by the withdrawal oI
Sherman and the presentation of some one
for whom the South Americans can vote
Their refusal to do SO is the only obstacle
that has stood in the way of an immediate
organization. They alone are TO blame for
protroc,ing the struggle and must bear the
responsibility. 1t will not do to say the
Democrats did 1.-THE people know better.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-28
Nebraska Territory.

The Legislature of Nebraska territory ns.
sembled at Omaha on the first Monday CT
December. Both branches were organized
bv the election Of Democratic officers. Gov.
Black ir his message refers to and corrects
the statements made by the first official ex.
plorers, with reference to the amount OF
good land within the Territory and the q1a!.
ity Of the soil. The original impressions
about the country, derived from the pubiica-
tions made by those who explored it during
the time that John G.. Calhoun was Secretary
OF War, were very erroneous. Nebraska
has an abundance of the best quality Of land,
and is destined to be the home Of huppy,
prosperous and successful agricultural com
munity. The Governor among other things
favors the early organization OF Stste Gov,
ernment.
A bill has been introduced in the lcgisIa
ture which provides for an election on tht
26!h Inst, at which delegates are to be cho
sen for the purpose of framing consl'utio:
preparatory TO admission as State. THt
bill provides that the Constitution SO framed
shall be submitted to the popular vote on tbs
22d day OF FebTusry-a very well chosen
dgy. On the first Monday in May, if The
people vote for it, State officers are to b'
elected under it.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-28

The following forcibIe paragraph we take
from the Baltimore American:
"a word OF cau,on to those who are in.
clined to attach importunce to the fact that
Brown met his fate with perfect calmess,
ought to be sufficient. This proves nothing.
Pirotes have died as resolutely as martyrs.
The Indion at the stake insults his enemies I;
the Hindoo widow submits to the suttee with
entire composure: the French dueIist sinks
on the field with mpliment to the skill
of his adversary. 1t was but the other day
that villain, who had, in cold blood shot
down an unoffending ci.iz,n of 81. L)uis,
expiated his crime as heroica!Iy as did John
Brown. In word, then, the WY the man
dies is no proof OF the business of his cause
or the purity of his intentions. II Aaron
Burr hsd met the felon's death he SO well
deserved. it is certain that he never would
have exhibited the lelst finchny. Nav, it
is more probable that both himself and Ar.
mold, If permitted, would have boldly defer. (.
ded their treason from the scaffoId and gone
into eternity with lies upon their lips. If
the firmness displayed by Brown proves any
thing, the composure Of Thug, dying by
the cord with which he had strang!ed 80
many victims, proves just as much. In ar
irving at just opinion Of mans character
perhaps the least importance should be at.
tached to his last moments. His life, os q
whole, must be looked at, not only in the
light OF his opinions, sincere or insincere,
but also in the light of reason. Of law, OF
| civil duty, and of good citizenship"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-28
A Hanging "Reminiscences la New
England.

The Boston Post is tartly reminding the
John Brown symp athizers in New England
by a Renaissance of their own doings some
years ago, that when they rdicuIe Governor
Wise for his course in the trials and execu.
tions of the Harper's Ferry conspirators
that they are only making sport which con.
| demns themselves. 1t instances two cases
as having been witnessed in S4em-the
witch notorious Salem. of Massachusetts -
We give what it says Of these two, although
several others OF like character could be
quoted
In the Knapp case, the murder was com
mited about the fifth of April. The Gov.
ernor flew to Salem, and offered great re
wards. The Grsnd Jury met at Ipswich, in
| the same county, on the LIST Of May, bu. no
bills were found, because no arrest or dis
covery had been made In May, the frs,
clue to the murderers OF Mr.. White was had
and seven persons were arrested. Those
who were afterwards executed had no pre-
Iiminary examination. The General Court,
then in session. in view OF the state Of things
Chat no capital trial could take place in that
county till November, in regular cours", J
! FASTENED the trials by authorizing a special
session o. the Supreme Judicial Court, to
held in June, at Salem and thus J. F.
Knapp, who, in the ordinary course OF law,
could not have been tried till November, was
FASTENED to the scsffoId in August, be fore
any OF his accomplices were tried.
Though Salem had, within the radius Of
five miles from its centre, a population oil
over otty thous nd free white PERSONS up
wards OF one thousand of whom we're Ell.
rolled in efficient and elegant artillery and
infantry corps Of young men-stil this was
not deemed sufficient safeguard agninst
pussible rescue, and body o! United States
marines was Obtained from CharIes,own Na.
w yard, 10 guard by night and day the Sa.
lem Jail, of which it is now complained that
it is no: only impervions to human assailants
but even to light and air.
In the execution, at the same order. loving
place, about 1929, of slender terror smit
ten boy, for arson committed in his native
town OF Newburyport, by the instigation oI
two prostitutes who were the witnesses tina,
convicted him the High Sheriff, with hi:
mounted and armed deputies and any number
OF cons'abes and civil assistants, were moi
satisfied with that provision against rescue
but applied to the Salem Cadets, Salem
Light Infantry, &c. to come out in his aid
but, to the credit OF their good taste, they
declined the h0aneur-tor it was not an old
murderer and traitor that was to be hanged
that day-and a large body of men, picked
Tor strength and athletic Iorce, (few of whom
belonged to the pace,) armed with drawn
cutlasses and pistols, and commanded BY
Capt. Peter Edgery, a man OF herculenr
size, received the poor little pinioned wretch
at the Jail about three p. m, escorted him n
beat OF muffl I'd drum about two miles to the
gullows, on the highest point of Winter Is
land, end formed hollow square around the
gallows till the little work OF execution hat
been done.
Are there any snakes in Virginia that car
beat this
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-28
Spain aEKd Morocco.

A war is in progress between these two ma
tiOns. The latter country confirms 222 $50
square miles, and has population OF 6 COO.
0O0, comprised OF Moors, Negroes, and Arabs.
The army is about 100 900 strong but the
ncvy is insignificant. There ure tv enty FIVE
strong for'resees, but bediy defended. The
treasury shows $4,000 600 receipts, and
S99 GOO expenditures. There is also, it is
| said, an annual addition OF million ur more
to the enormous deposits in the mysterious
Belt. el.mell, or House Of the Funds, at Me.
quinez, which, it is reported, contDns fifty or
sixty millions in money, jewels and bullion.
This imperial treasury is constantly guarded
by a select corps of two thousand negroes,
Formerly it was custom Immediately to put
10 death every person that deposited money
within its walls, SO that its secrets might
never be dvulged. The government is rich
and il it makes. judicious use OF its money,
it may give Spain great deal of trouble be-
fore it comes to terms. The seaports may
be bombarded and taken but war in the
interior may be as tedious ss vas the French
war in Algeria. II, by a rapid movement,
MequiDez, with its treasures could be cap
tured, the victory would be a complete one.
1t is not more than hundred miles fIom
the seacoast, end we would suppose that en-
invading army would aim for it immediately.
1t is large, handsome, and we'll built city,
with population of about sixty thousand.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-28
Death Of Linn Boyd.

We regret to learn that the Hon. Linn
Boyd died on Saturday night, the 18Th inst,
at his residence in Kentucky. Mr. Boyd's
health failed him some years ago, and the
most care'ul ntteh,iva and the efforts of the
most skillful phySicians failed to restore 1t
Linn Boyd was man Of strong common
sense and unbendog integrity. He repre-
aented his District in Congress With ability
IN unusual length Of time, and during the
last Congress of his service he was the
Speaker OF the House. His name wGs ia
vorabiy spoken of in connection with tht
Presidency preceding the National ConVen
ton of 1852. He was elected Lieutenan'
Governor OF Kentucky, at the last election
but did not qualify. His health was euch
we presume, as to forbid it.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-28

The Ashtabula Eentinsl OF the alst inst TO-,
contains the proceedings of a meeting held
in the Al. E. Church, Hnrtsgroce, on the
evening of the 2d December. We repub.
lish the 7th, S'h and 9th resolutions as spe
eimens of the temper OF the meeting:
7. Reso2vsd, That in Kansas, and at Har.
pet's Ferry, the Charestown ard Bunker
Hill have been reenacted, but the York
Town must be fought, and the old enemy
must be humbled; the Waterloo must be
fought and the cruel fyrant must be bunished
to Helena (HeIena)
8. ReSotved, That We as Northern citizens
feel mortified ard humbied when we reflect
how long we htve suffered lew men steal.
ers to rule our government, to whip our wo-
men, and breed children to sell by the
pound, when we can at any moment chain
them bsnd and foot.
8. Resotced, That we do not lack the
power to do right in reference to Slavery
and slave holders. We cun out vote them,
out wit them, and out Fl sht them. We have
more men, mure money, more learning, more
enterprise. We have more books, more
presses, and more power. We have more
railroads, more manufactures, more ship.
ping, and more builrts. We can mob as
we'll, and burn as we'll, and bully as we'll,
and in case ct emergency there is Kansas,
Canada, ard Mexico, to say nothing OF the
SemnoIes. and siaves and why should we
be trampIed upon by the cradle pIunderers
Of the South.
These orc pretty resolutions to emanate
from body Of men holding their meeting in
q church. A brothei would be much more
appropriate place for the authors of such
stuff to assemble. II the official member.
at Hartsgrove can turn out nothing better,
they had better shut their house up. The
following is the 1Ith resolution
II. ReSo!ved, That we rejoice that ole
Gid yet lives, end Chase, Seward, Hale, anc
host OF giant Statesmen. We rejoice .ha
Sumner has returned, ard that Gerrit Smitt
Is recovering.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-28
Clergyman On The Chain CHING

This morning, an old man named Quinn,
was brought before the Recorder on a charge
OF drunkenness and sentenced to the chain
gang Tor thirteen days. He had been ar.
ralgned repeatedly Tor the same offence du-
rlng the past TWO or three months, AID had
before managed to psy his fines. We Learn
thOt many years ago Quinn was pastor OF II
church IN o"e OF the villages OF New EGG
land md much respe cted and esteemed by
oil 'or his good qualities. Like too many
persons starting out in the world with bril-
liant prospects, he at length Welded to the
demon OF intOxicatioD and was comneIIed IN
resign his position. Seeing that his future
hopes were blasted, he no longer endesvured
to retain his position among the good and
virtuous, but became q wanderer, and for
years has lived on abandoned life, havino
neither home nor friends.- Memphis Glenn :
Argus, 28th uH.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-28
A New York Belle Barely EscnPes
Marriage with a Bogus Cuban.

A New York correspondent says that du.
ring the great excitement csused BY the
Oviedo nuptials, fellow representing him.
self as Cuban took lodgings at Mrs. s.,
in Bleeker street. His landIady, who had
read everything about Miss Bartlett's trous'
seaT, (costing something short Of $500, ,000)
gave him the best apartments, and most de.
sirable attentions, for she had learned from
the best authority (his own) that he was sin
gle, and, like Signor Oviedo, owned count.
less negroes and incalculable wealth. She
presented her daughter, Josephine, pretty
blonde, gushing, silly, and fresh from school,
to the sallow millionaire, and almost threw
her into his arms. The bait was eagerly
swallowed, and the wooing and the cooling,
and betrothing were hurried up as expedi
tiously as ever were the old lDdy's buckwhest
cakes. Mrs. S. soon had the pleasure
of announcing that her daughter was enga'
ged to q Cuban almost as rich Miss Bartlett'E
| finance.
Don Ochando Torrero, alias Castra dc
Mentchermoso, her would be. son.in law, be
ing affected with mOdecty, desired a private
wedding, to which Josephine, who had nc
father, made no objection. Her uncle, ar
old sea.csp plain, arrived about nine days ago
and was let into the secret and introduced
to the intended. The old salt went through
the ceremony rather stiffly, and soon afte
demanded private interview with his sister
in law. "Jane," said he in gruf abruptness
"you msy marry this fellow, if you like, but
my brothers. daughter never shall !" "Why
not He is a Cuban gentleman and as rict
as -" "a gentleman ! He is nigge,
and you are an old fool! have not had t
do Nth ni9gers so little as not to knoW a mu
latto from Npaniard! Call 10 here ant
let me have few words with this black fel
low slone. III soon run him aground, hlgl
and dry" The staunch old sailor was al
good as his word, and in q marvellous shor
time s!terward, the colored suitor's baggage
was bundled out OF the house, including th
false diamonds he had presented to Jose
phine, and being assisted urgently from be
hind by her uncIe's boots, their terror-strick
en- owner was not slow to follow them int
the street. 1t is presumed he will not en-
gage himself to another white girl till hi
wounded feelings are healed.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-28

GF A correspondent OF the New York
Post, writing from China and dating al
Shanghai, Oct. 18th, says:
fear some of the missionaries who are
coming out to the country on the strength
Of the opening of the empire to religious
teachers by this nav treaty, will Fl ID them,
selves sadly disappointed when they arrive
here. The opening up of this vast empire
to the missionaries is to be a work of time
All religions are and have been tolerated
Any Chinese subject msy hold and practice
Whatever he pleases, whether it he MJham.
medan, Pagan, Blddhist, or Chrstisn.--
There ia no interference with the private
opioion or conscience OF the subject so long
as he is faithful in his allegiance to the
Emperor. The national prejudice, however
against foreigners is m st intense in some
parts Of the empire, and although there is nc
objection to Chinamnn holding any reIi.
gious opinion he may please, thera is greaI
objection 10 foreign religious teachers.
A great step has been gained in the new
treaty by having the "reIigion Of Jesus" re.
cogn!zed by the Imperial government, as il
is ior the first time. The teachers anC
preachers, who expect on the strength o
that recognition, to travel all over this vas
empire prencbing and teaching the doctrine
Of Jesus" without mplestati)n or hinder
ance will find themselves most grievousIy
isnpponted. The preiudices of four mil
lions OF m n, many Of whom are OF a high
order Of intelligence, and who have bee
taught Tor ages to despise and hate foreign
ers, and to regard them az an interior race o
beings, are not likely TO be suddenly wor
over to dDcie submission to the teachings o
these foreigners by q simple rec c'gnition o
the right TO do so by their sovereign. There
hus been wonderful amount Of hum5u1
about This matter in the United Stptcs, most
ly got up by Mr.. Reed and his friends fol
political effect. We shall be thankful fol
what is gained, and humby hope for much
good China, however, is not to-day any
more open to the Gospel than she has been
Tor many years.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-28

In the case Of William H. Gibson, the
former Republican Treasurer Of State, who
has been under trial at Columbus, upon a
charge of embezzeling the public moneys,
the jury on Thrsday last, came into court
with verdict Of guilty. The penalty will
be imprisonment in the peni:entiary for a
term Of years. a motion for new trial
has been made, but the result has not YET
transpired.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-28

During the confagration of Canton, caused d
by the bombardmeat of the British, the ex.
tensive medical warehouse of our country.
man, DR.. ]. c. AVER of Lowell, (the depot
OF his Cherry Pectoral and Cathartic Pills,
Tor Cbina) was totally destroyed. He now
makes demand upon our government for
indemnity from the loss of bis property, and
hence will grow another nut to crack with
our elder brother Johnny. Stick to it Doc.
tor and If our Government maintains our
rights wherever your Pills are sold, we shall
only be unprotected on tracts that are very
barren. n.-Hetormer, Trenton, ". J.