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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

CINCINNATI, Aug 5, NJ.
The Cincinnati and Memphis packet Kate May,
bound down. struck snag last night at Medoc, ls
miles below this city, and sunk in feet water.
Her freight, 300 tons is badly damaged but the
boat may be raised The May was on her second
trip and is valued at Sl5 900 and is fully insured in
the Fremens Western, Union, Buckeye, and Wash
ington offices in this city.
NEW YORK, August 5.
By the arrival of the ship Sportsman and bark
Dawn at this port last evening, we have advices
from Buenos Ayres To the 26th Of June.
Capt Chase, Of the Dawn, states that on the Gath
Of June 900 Buenos Ayres troops embarked on
board the war steamers Camilla and Sycee, which
on the following day proceeded up the river, fol-
lowed by a Brazilian man-of war steamer. The
supposed destination of the troops was San Nicho-
las.
The Government of Buenos Ayres was increasing
rs forces rapidly for the expected contest with
Uruguay.
All communication with Rosario was closed, and
the American mail steamer from there on her last
trip was allowed to bring only consular mail and
no passengers.
The United States steamer Metacomet sailed from
Blenos Ayres on the 2lst of June for Parana, hav-
ing on board Capt. Stedman. The United States
brig Perry had sailed for Montevideo. The Balm
bridge and Dolphin were at Buenos AyFes on the
10th OF June.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12
Chancery Sale of Valuable Land.
r. W. Mcclure, ST.. and r. W. Mcclure, Jr. vs.
Lousa " Mc(lnre ef nls

r. W. Mcclure, Sr, and r. w. Mcclure, Jr., VS..
Louisa NJ. Mcclure, ct ais.
In pursuance of an order made in this cause, at
the April term 1859, of the Chancery court at
Clarksvile, will SELL to the highest bidder, ON the
premises, on Saturday, the Gath day of September,
1859, the tract of land on which Il. w. Mcclure,
Sr, and family now reside, about J miles of
Clarksville. This tract contains about 275 acres
lies high, with fine water and timber and Is very
healthy. II will, however, for the convenience Of
persons wishing to locate in the country near the
thriving city of GAINESVILLE, either for purposes Of
business or educating children the facilities for
either of which are ms ample any other point--be
laid off into lots of convenient size all of which
will be shown on bills and he exhibited on the day
of sale
TERMS.-0ne-fourth on the st January, 1860
balance |, and 3 years from January, 500, ex-
cept cash enough to pay expenses and Attorneys
fees; notes with good security required and a lien
retained for the purchase money
TlIOS. J. MUNFORD, G. q NJ
Aug. 4, 59-2m printers fee $40 80
RslS' GAINESVILLE JeiTersonian Nashville weekly
Union Republican Banner, Memphis Eagle and I'm
quirer and Peoples Press at Hopknsyille, publish
till day of sale and forward account TO clerk and
master.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

DEMOCRATIC FRAUD IN THE ASHLAND DIsTRCT.-
The Cynthiana News says, the Covington and Lex
ington Railroad were used by the Democrats to food
the Ashland District with votes to defeat Harlan,
and states that the other day an "honest SON. Green
Erin was standing on the platform near the Railroad
berating his Democratic allies in terrible style for
bringing him from Paris to Cynthiana on the cars
free, for the purpose of voting him, and then eav-
ing him to pay his way back.
The Louisville Journal says it seems to- be the
settled policy of the Democrats in the Ashland Dis
trict to vote right or wrong; and as they have
control ofthe polls and hold all the offices, it is an
mpossibility for the Opposition to counteract any
point they make 1t is folly to talk of purging the
polls for illegal voting for the same authority that
appointed the judges of the elections has the power
of appointing their commissioners, and they will
most assuredly refuse to any decision that
their friends have given.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

ReA. There can be no doubt that the movement
to revive the slave trade is an attempt to dissolve
the Union. That it will fail, is foregone conclu-
sion, and in that failure lies the hope of the dis
unonsts for the accomplishment of their full purpose
As auxiliary to this movement, the same men de-
mand slave code for the territories. That it is the
duty of Congress to protect slavery in the Terrific
ries, no right-minded man will deny but that is
not the way to protect it, Let Congress govern the
Territories-as the Constitution prescribes-and
crush the abomnable doctrine of squatter sovereign
ty and farther legislation is needed for the pro-
lection of the STAKEHOLDER in the territories. But so
long as that doctrine is recognized by the federal
government slave code can serve no other purpose
than to keep up an angry agitation of the slavery
question which wideter any southerner from carry
ing his property into any territory. The necessity
for slave code has been induced solely by the aggres
sive policy of squatter sovreignty-do away with
that wrong to the South, and the necessity ceases
1t is wiser to go back to first principles than to be
casting about for remedies for palpable error.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

by Henry A. Wise has written n letter to a
friend in Albany, n. Y, in which he undertakes to
show how Douglass can be made the lowest in the
list Of candidates before the Charleston Convention
and himself the highest This is characteristic OF
the man--vnn, ambitious, and INSCRIPTIONS, and
is equally Characteristic of the party emoralized
10 the point of degradation, and dead to every
higher sentiment than devotion to the power and
emoumcnts Of Office. II was once the case that
the people selected their candidates for the Presi-
dency; but now the nomination is effected by cor
rupt intrigue and foul combinations and all that
the people are permitted to do in the premises, is
to vote the printed ticket-to obey their masters
The next step in the descending scale of political
corruption will he the advocacy, by the candidate
for Presidency of his own claims upon the stump
Wise is ready for the experiment. and so is Doug
lass. Are the people ready too?
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12
In the Circuit Court

OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TENNESSEE
5. c. Batson, Admir- of Elizabeth Baison versus T. H.
Batson, Vim. Batson Martha Mathews, Thomas
Mills, W. B. Mills, Mary C. Corban, John VI.
John W. Daniel and wife, Mary Jane Daniel,)
Randall Mills, Daniel Mills, Jana Mathews, James
Mathews and wife, Sarah Caroline Mathews
Newton Larkins and wife, Louisa B. Larkins,
Martha Mills, Calvin s. Batson, Thos. s. Batson,
0rville G. Batson Vim. G. Ratson Christopher
Holmes and wife, Nancy ]. Holmes, Eudora f.
Batson, Ann Eliza Batson, Nancy j. Russell, Ma
ry Russell, Moses Ptomey and wife, Elizabeth
Ptomey,) c. P. Bush and wife, Is. N. Bush) Sa-
rah B. Dean, Richard c. Dean, Chas T. Dean,
Rufus b. Dean, Thos. G.. Darnel Felix S. Batson,
Samuel Strayhorn and wife, Mary Strayhorn
Mary L. Allen, VIM. c. Allen, Burrel G. Allen,
and Maria P. Allen.
Petition TO sell slave.
II appearing to the Clerk and Master, from the
petition and affidavit of the plaintiff that the de-
PENDANTS, Moses Ptomey and wife, Elizabeth Pto-
mey,) c. p. Bush and wife, o. NJ. Bush, Sarah b.
Dean, Richard G. Dean, Charles T.. Dean, Rufus B.
Dean, Thos. c. Darnell, Felix J. Batson, Samuel
Stmyhorn and wife MARY Strayhorn,) are non
residents of the State of Tennessee that the or
binary process of law cannot be served on them, II
is therefore ordered that publication be made for
four consecutive weeks in the GAINESVILLE Chronicle
newspaper published in the city of Clarksville as
notice 10 the said defendants that they appear at the
next term of the Circuit Court to be held for Mont
gomery county at the Court House, in said city Of
GAINESVILLE, on the second Monday in September
next, 1859, then and there to plead answer, or de-
muir to the petition of said plaintiff against them,
or the same will be taken for confessed, as to them,
and set down for hearing, ca parte.
CHAS. BAILEY, Clerk.
Aug. H. '59-Iw: printers fee So
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12
Chancery Sale of Lots in Clarks-
vile.

John H. Hinton and wife, ct ais, VS.. Betty Lynes.
In pursuance of an order made in this cause, at
the April term, 1859, Of the Chancery Court at
GAINESVILLE win sell to the highest bidder at the
September, 1859, the lots mentioned in the plead
ings, unknown the Lynes property. Lots Nos.
l. 8, s. g. TO- l6 and H. lie on Spring street. In the
town Of GAINESVILLE. There is brick dwelling on
of the lots, the same in which Mrs. Lynes lived.
Also the lots situated on front street. between Par
RVS ferry landing and the mouth of the Spring
Branch, and between Front street and the river
Plots of the same will be shown on the day Of
sale.
Terms-Cash enough to pay expenses. Balance
on g. IL, and "a months credit, with interest from
date. Notes with good security required, and lien
retained for the purchase money.
TH0S. J. MUNF0RD, C. 4 NJ.
Aug IL, i59-4w: printers fee $4
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

TEXAS INTELLlGENcE.-Th Gonzales Inquirer of
the 10th ult has the following
A flock OF some 1900 head of Mexican sheep and
goats crossed the river at this place last Thursday
going cast
In order that the reader may form some idea of
the extent Of this business in our State we will here
remark that from a safe calculation of one of our
sheep raiscrs it is estimated that moi less than one
forth of million Of sheep have been brought into
Texas from Mexico since the LIST of January last ex-
elusive of those imported from Tennessee, Illinois,
Missouri, and Arkansas. lis also estimated that
10y the LIST of January, this number will have been
doubled, thus making something like half million
of sheep brought from Mexico into our State during
the year. OF the number already brought in il is
thought that about seventy or eighty thousand have
crossed the river at this place.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12
Look before you Leap"

The undersigned having opened shop for the
purpose of carrying on the TIMING BUSINESS
in its various branches respectfully socits a share
of the patronage of the citizens of GAINESVILLE and
surrounding country. am prepared to do all work
in my line on as good terms as any other shop in the
city, and in style warranted to give satisfaction
Guttering, Spouting and Yseying done at the
shortest notice. particularly solicit this kind of
work
Shop on Commerce street adjoining D. NJ Woods
4 Co.'S blacksmith shop.
Respectfully, r. II. NEAL.
July 10, '59-6m
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12
The Blessings of Democraoy.

One Of the editors of the Enquirer, on a visit to
the Sweet Springs, writes to his paper, under date
July GOTH as follows:
'sThe Post Office Department is receiving curses
both cloud and deep" from the people of this por
ton Of Virginia Never did Department Of the
Government show itself so utterly careless of the
wants of the people, as that under the management
Of Mr.. Holt. The proprietor Of the Sweet Springs
has been compelled TO bear the expense of the mails
TO this place; the reckless extravaganza of this
Administration having exhausted all the funds.
private individuals have TO do their own mail
service. while the Department reaps the revenue
An Indignation meeting has been held al Fincaste,
and the management of the Department severely
censured
The thousand visitors that resort to this place
would have been without any mail but for the
energy and enterprise of the proprietor. The mail
is daily received, without expense to the depart
ment while the revenue of the office goes into the
Golfers Of the Government If Mr.. Holt has been
equally successful on other mail routes he viii have
but little difficulty in the management of his de-
partment without appropriations. People from
every State in the Union annually resort here and
when the postal department Of Government whose
annual expenditures reach eighty millions, pleads
poverty and compels private individuals TO bear
public burdens, there must he very bad manage
ment somewhere This subject has been repeatedly
brought to the notice of the Post Office Depart
mcnt and letters addressed to the POSTMASTER
General have received but mpudent and impertinent
replies from Mr.. Dundas but no remedy for the
evil, and no correction of the wrong"
So much for the care which Democratic adj
ministration bestows, in providing for the want
and watching over the interests of the people,
'reckless extravaganza exhausts all the funds o
the government; one of its most important depart
ments shows itself "utterly careless of the wants
the people," and when its head is appealed TO, Il
remedy the evil, contents himself with permitting
his subordinate to make "impudent and impertnen
replies" In theory, Democracy is the cause of tn
peope--and its candidates are the friends, AM
desire only to be the servants of the people. Il
practice-what it and they are-let the foregoing
tell-Rich. Wing.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

BIZ As usual, after an election, the Louisville
democratic papers are bewailing the violence by
which tleir party in that city is deprived of its
rights In other words it is claim, that they have
majority, and an admission that they are too cow
ardy to stand up for their rights If the democratic
majority is driven from the balot-box by the OPP
position minority, the less the democrats say about
their dsgmcefll cowardice the better for their rcpu-
tation hut if they are in minority they had bet
ter submit gracefully than cover defeat by alsehood
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

Low PRIcE OF WHEAT At Buffalo, Spring
Wheat is selling so low that the dstillers are pur-
chasing it for the manufacture of Whiskey On
Saturday the distlers cleaned the market. or near
ly so, buying $4,000 bushels Standard Chicago
Spring at 6Oc About 5000 bush. Milwaukee clubs
sold at the same price.
The low price of Spring Wheat in Chicago has
set some of the Dsters in this vicinity to debating
the question: whether it will pay to bring it here.
The price of Standard Spring Wheat in Chicago is
5lGy52c and the cost Of transportation by rail to
this place is 5000. but contracts might be made
with railroads. for large quantities at lower rates.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

The conservative Opposition of Ohio in a recent
State Convention at Cincinnati adopted the follow
ing resolution:
RcsolreR, l, That whatever may lie the power or
want of power of Congress TO legislate for against
slavery either to establish il, abolish it, or prohibit
II in Our Territories (ahout which members Of this
Convention differ in opinioa,) the permanent peace
aud happiness Of the country would be best attained
hy submitting this as well other domestic ques-
t'oi to the bona fde residents oi the Territories,
thew heing ritizers Of the United states when they
come 10 form GlonsttLtou,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12
N Office

is HEREBY GIVEN to all persons owning desks
or other property in Deluge Engine Hail. that the
same must be forthwith removed. Also TO the Off
GERS of the Criminal and Circuit Courts that they
must find another room for their uries to assemble
in. The Company deem this absolutely necessary
to protect their property In regard TO their right
to have sole control of this building we refer to the
Companys Attorney, T. W. King, Esq. By order
of the Company.
FRANK S. BEAUMONT, Pres't.
neH-. The keys of the Hall are in possession Of
Secretary ]. 7. S. Nicholson, Jeifersonan Office,
Aug ~, '59-2w
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

TEXAS ELRcrIoN.-NEw ORLEANS, Aug 5.-The
steamer Orlzabba has arrived here with advces from
Galveston to the Sd inst The returns of the cleo
ton as far as received at that date, show Houston
to be ahead.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. ga special dispatch
from New Orleans to the Courier of this city, states
that the election returns from Texas show a small
majority for II. r. Ruunels, the regular Democratic
candidate, over Sam Houston.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRIcT.--We have here
tofore given the official returns from the various
counties of the district except Wayne, which was
reported in different ways. We now have direct
information that the official vote of Wayne was pro-
claimed SO majority for Chrisman, which elects
Anderson by t'ro majority The other counties are,
we think correctly reported and the Opposition have
carried five out of the contested districts in the
State. Ina national point of view this is great
victory three Congressman gained is an evidence Of
the propriety of always nominating Congressman
in every distTict-Lou Jour
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

GENERAL lHTELLIGENcE-The crops in the South,
West East, and North are larger in every production
of the earth than they lever were before. Cotton,
rice, &c, at the South grain at the West, hay and
vegetables at the North and East and so on. The
excess of wheat in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and
Illinois, this year over last win be at least $4,000,
900 bushels
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

BeIg" We learn from the Louisville Journal, of
yesterday, that the Opposition have carried five, of
the ten, Congressional Districts and the sixth will
he contested The Ashland District has for years,
been the theatre upon which the grossest democratic
frauds have been enacted, and pleased to learn
that Harlan intends to purge the polls and ferret
out the vainy that subjects the district rep
resented by the Great Commoner' to locofoco
mSrule.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12
LARGE SALE.

BY virtue of a decree rendered in the Chanoery
Court at GAINESVILLE in the case of BANK OF AMERI-
CA as. PLANTRs BANK and Others. will on the 25th
day of August 1859, on the premises, near PEACH
ERVILLE, on the Dover road, sell about 200
ACRES OF LAND, laid off in 8 or tracts, upon
several of which are Improvements. Some of the
Land is very good and lies in good section of the
country For particulars see Bills with plat of the
land.
will also sell IN the goth September 1859, on
the premises, in Stewart county, the
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12
CT A r. TX SVILLE
Friday, August IL, 1859.

B<s- The official returns in this District, give
Quarles majority of 1853 a gain of $50 over the
last election. This is little different from demo-
cratic calculations, and their modification at the
result, is excessive. They labored faithfully to bring
about a different state of things but fortune with
held her smiles from the means employed, and
truth triumphed falsehood patriotism over the
sayish drill of party and democracy is fiat of its
back, in the Hermitage District.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12
NOTICE.

J. B. JARREL has been elected Sexton of the
City Cemetery, and all persons who may desire ac-
cess to the same, will call on him for the keys Per-
sons who bury in said Cemetery will apply to Mr..
Jarrel for the digging of graves, it is made a
part of his duty by the laws of the city to attend
to such business, for which he will charge
able price,
The plan or map of the Cemetery can be seen At
Mr.. Jarrels Shop where he may be found for the
present; but in short time he will be located Ia
or near the cemetery where the city will have "a
Sections residence.
CHAS. @. SMITH, Recorder
Aqg II, '59-2w (Jef copy
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

BsS" The Hon. William L. Yarccy says he ad-
heres to the democratic party because its measures
tend to disunion We have for several years, con-
Aended that the rc-eatcrs are using the democrats
the means OF scverirg the Union-gying them
credit for sense enough to know that the measures
OF iocoiocoism can be productive of no good 1t has
furnished from its political pcs-house, the fanatics
OF Doth sections and has engendered all the sec
tional strife which laucey and his coaduors foment
for the sake of disunion Yet men, protesting love
for the Union, close their eyes to these pregnant
truths and bndly adhere to locofocoism, and fool
ishly claim for it wisdom and conservatism When
too late they will repent their folly and curse the
blind ohstinacy with which they adhered to the
worst enemies of their country.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

S. L. LOOMS President.----H. KELLOGG Secretary
Branch Office, 81 and 80 West Third St., Cincinnati
NJ MAGLL, General Agent Agents in the princi-
pal cities and towns Of the Union Losses prompt
ly paid Applications received and policies issued
and renewed by D. n. KENNEDY, Agt
At Northern Bank.
Aug IL, so to Jan 81.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

The Treasury receipts for the quarter ending June
3Oth, excluding trust funds, twenty-three million
one hundred and twenty-five thousand, exclusive of
fourteen and a quarter millions from customs, and
eight and quarter millions from treasury notes.
The expenditures for the same period were twenty
six million, including ten millions paid on Treasury
notes, and million and half interest on the pub
lie debt and treasury notes.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12

BSs~ The JEFF is "bilin" over this week but as it
scalds none but ITSELF let it "bile on Due allow
anne should be made for its aggravating defeat in
this District, and we are too charitable to be i'm
patient under its maddened manifestations. Indeed,
we feel too happy to quarrel about anything, when
we think of Nelson and Brabson and Stokes and
Etheridge.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12
A Valuable Residence and To-
bacco Factory.

town Of Turnersville This place has every oonve-
nience--such as Ice-house Carriage house, Cistern,
stables &c The Tobacco Factory has Just been
built and is finely adapted TO the receiving and pri-
zing Of Tobacco, and is located in one of the best
Tobacco sections Of the country. For particulars
address me at Peachers Mills.
p. PEACHER
Aug. IL, '59-lw
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.

PETERsBQRG, August 9th.
In the First District Smith Opp has majority
over Shaw (Dem.) for Congress- of $50 votes. His
election is an Opposition gain of member.
In the Fourth Dstric, l.. OBJ. Bearch Dem) has
a majority over Sanders of 679 votes.
In the Seventh District, B. Crage is reelected.
In the Thirteenth District, John A .Gilmer (Opp)
is re elected by an increased majority.
Nothing has been heard from the Second, Third,
or Eighth Districts.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-08-12
Great Western Furnace,

with about $4,000 Acres of Land attached also
some personal property tools, &c. This is said to
be one Of the finest Furnaces in the State. Sold
for distribution among the creditors of W. E. New
ell 4 Company.
TERMS and years credit interest from date
bond and good security and lien retained
THOS. W. WISDOM, Receiver.
August H. ls5e--iw. pr fee $44 90.