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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-02-25

frnrHfe fhrir rrue4 would uowprlul that
/ thtv could not be- inf1rscd
n follows almost as a necessary consequence, that one
larfnr the aroa Of slavery must Increase thc dauaud for
slaves. and thc President will find rrcat culty Boo u-
,ncno tho American people chat The addition OF more
slave tcrritlt is calculated ~ iead % the abolition If the
slave trade OH that snt new legislative sanction NJ the
.y.tem on this continent will tend Go the civilization of
[ henfghtrd Africa
] cannot Mr. Chairman accord Go the President any
ref'fe m his nrc.cntl0u of this subject II seems fo
t,c rather that knowing as Doe must the doep.scatOd
sfrorr and Increasing uunnstun of the ncnne Of this
eourfr, DO tho whole sllyory avsom hat fl'a argument
i. it forth by him go Furnish ulausiho u.uHeafion TO
those OF DIS political friends boo the Free States. who are
cxpf.ted o. aid him iu the accomplishment Of the object
! recommended
But have already spont too much time upon this pore
ton of tc message This argument in connection with
ho description Of the present condition Of che island
mood. oniy fo be stated io bo CONDEMNED , n iuicl
/ gcnt pooulc Tho lreumrni uuan which iht President
evidently most relies Is cha, OF thn position
of Cuba and los commanding influence tpnn tho com-
mcrcc Of this eouutv
II Is sail Mr. Chairman that Cuba naturally belongs
90 us ou account Of its position This claim OF natural
ri1ht Is nf modern intention and apprchond will boz
found difcult Of application suppose sir WHOM we
yet Cuba this Same claim is 20 be- used for Vic aoouisi-
ton % Jamaica. mr Jamiirl s.. only about ninety miles
from Cuba. while Cuba Is ono hundred and thirty mirs
from our coast and so mn until add an OF the West
India islands TO our possessions and when there are NO
moro islands to purchase OF 90 conquer the discovery
win Dc made thqt conatrsllv belongs us and when
have natural fqht t9 tll tlc Central American States
And. ast OF ALL thc British and Russian nu.sos.i JON ou
This cnntncut arc Go ho brought within his operation:
fts claim lf r,frr4f rirlf urNer 90 saft.HDd
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-02-25

A SUccEssFuL DoDcE-A few DAYS since
the present dry times commenced in this
village, man from an adjoining town. who
was dreadfully in want of something to take.
came to this place and called ut his usual
haunt for drink. But no drink was to be
had. After some Intellectual coaxing. he went
to another kindred shop, where he met with
a like refusal Nothing daunted. he then
visited in rapid succession all the known re-
treats in this village, and at all he met with a
similar refusal. He then tried new dodge.
Hobblng up stairs into a doctors office. with
one hand pressing his hip, and grooming at
every step, he told the physician pitiful
story of pain and suffering, and concluded his
tale by requesting certificate for pint Of
rum with which to battle the painful part
The certificate was given him, but no sooner
was the door shut than the patient bounded
down stairs, two steps at a time, and made
his way to the town agents office, with a
speed dangerous to most sound men to initiate.
As he pocketed the liquor and started for
home, his thumb was on his nose, aud his
fingers had the appearance of playing on an
imaginary hageolet.-Phonir
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-02-25

20 The Queens decision in favor of max
ing Ottawa the scat of Government, has been
adopted in the Legislature By majority
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-02-25

A NOVEL USE FOR HOOPS. States Attor-
ney Brown receiving information in relation
to the hotel at Lyndon Centre, which led him
to believe that ardent liquor" was furnished
there against law Of the State of Vermont,
made and provided, and to the great detri-
ment of the purchaser, he despatched Deputy
Sheriff Harrington to make search for the
"critter" Although the Sheriff was well ac-
quainted with the locality, having seized lot
of liquor there only four weeks previous, he
was unable to discover anything that smelt
like rum, though be made dillgent search
from cellar to garrett After he returned
home, he learned that there mas key of liz
uor in the house, and that when he was seen
to drive up the hostess "seized the keg, and
covering it with her ample skirts, continued
her sewing as composedly as possible. o,
crinoline what wilt thou not cover; Tho
Sheriff said be Thought the women-folks
seemed mighty tiekled about something -
GdIed0pinn
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-02-25

care that by requiring too strict a conformity
20 Their notions, they do not exclude those
who are substantially with them. and thus
make success impossible This ethical OBJ
struction seems 10 us to involve the only
doubt of a republican administration in 1860
We should be glad to sec a prospect Of its
removal "Ihe democracy has dared to trust
itself Its men. Let the republicans do tho
same and SUCCESS is assured
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-02-17
Missouri OutrigeS,

Some s.me since, a party of negroes
escaped from Missouri into Kansas.
The Missourians surposing DR.. Day and
Son were concerned in their escape, had
them arrested without warrant and Ia
ken by night marches to Weston, where
they were thrust like villains into dirty
cell af.er receiving several personal in
jurys from the dastardly inllabitants.- -
Here they had sort of trial, at which
the Doctor plead nobly for himself and
son, but to no effect. They were re-
manded to the County Jail at Platte city
lu their passage there they were hand
cuffcd and mounted behind negroes.
Arriving at the Jail they cndeayored
to speak in the hams Of Kansas freemen
which efforts were quickly denied by the
surrounding mob who kicked and cuiTed
them into miserable cell.
A vote was then taken by the mob, by
which it was decided to burn them a,
the stake. Another vote decided they
should be lynchcd, and the time was fix
ed but had not arrived when the inform
ants left
The citizens Of Lcaycnworth and Law
renee, feel very much outraged by ths
disgraceful and insulting affair.
At Lawrence, Gen Lane made grca
speech and it is expected he will raise /;
posse, for the rescue Of Dir. Day ant
! son.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-02-17
Il new NAL E:aatc.

We are happy to inform our suhScri-
hcrs. especially those residing II the
north and south parts Of our county,
that active stops have been taken to cs-
tallish a mail route. from Cedar Falls III
Back Hawk County, to Nskaloosa IN
Nrlaska County, connecting with the
post Offices on the route,
The Post Masters at Osksloosa, Mon
trzana, Toledo and Cedar Falls, have
taken hold OF the scheme with com
,neaiab,e zeal, and circulated petitions,
rrayiar Congress 70 establish the route.
These petitions we learn lave already
been forwarded to the proper officers,
askin. their immediate attention to the
same. Perhaps no county IN the State
with the same number Of inhabitants,
has so few mail facilities as ours. Let.
tcrs arc frequently received from AeS
York in less time than others deposited
in Post Offices only ten miles either
north or south Of Us.
his Inconvenience will be entirely
removed when we have obtained tht
north aud south semi weekly mail route
Al! our subscribers viii then receive gu,
I.aper III good time and before the news
shall become stale.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-02-17
s.osy Patronage is Dis.li i,issesi at
7. ael.i:.ssUa.

We received lately, from Wash ngton
document issued from the Office OF the
Congressional printers, prepared by q
select committee, in the form Of report
and giving 4 statement Of tho appoint
ncnt Of clerks AID messengers in tie
Government departments among the
several States and Territories. The ia
l,icS furnished By i are compiled from
oilicial records, and saoM III eNtraordi-
nary Inequality in the Distribution Of
atsonase, as fully appears BY the est
mate, accompanying the other figures.
o. the number to which each State and
Territory weula be entitled, on the basis
Of the CELSIUS.
according to the tables presented
there have been appointed from the free
States TO the various departments, -
persons, with aggregate salaries o.
$5l1 ,G44.55. ilad lie appor,;onmcn1
been based upon the representative vote
the free States would have had 30 Of
o. tie department employees, With sal
aries amounting = Sq27, Hip.
From the Stare States. Including the
District OF Columbia, there have been
appointed to tic various departments
1t3 persons, whose salaries amount t.
so1i,9f3. Hal the more just rule o
appointing according to population pre-.
vailed, those States would have had 45e
representatives, with salaries amounting
to $500 9s4io.
These tables are based upon facts cx
istin., on the 39th September, ls57
Appointments made between that tims
March !, 1853, show a still more marse,
Partially for the slaye-holding intcres
SIS out OF ll6 appointed being sc!ac
tons from that section.
f this state Of things is satislactor,
to northern democrats, perhaps rcpub i
cans, who are excluded in toto from til,
executive sunshine, have no right t
complain.-Cedas laltey Times.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-02-17
nf;i.lGrs.

Murder and suicide seems to be the
order Of the day. Upon our first page
will be found the history Of Il sad occur
renee Of the kind, which recently took
place in Jasper Co.
The Nevada Democrat gives pathetic
account Of the suicide Of young Ger.
man named Alex. Landancur in that
place, who shot himself because his
"Only Beloved Louise would not smile
upon him.
The Independence Cici1ian gives an
account Of man who was murdered in
the southern part Of Buchanan County
last spring, and the murderer Jean De-
launoy having been recently arrested in
Valparaiso, South America.
We have also report Of horrible
murder and suicide, having been recent.
" committed in our neighboring county
Powcsheik the particulars of which arc
SO conflicting we shall not venture te
give them this week. Who can say wha'
will be the next change in the programme
Of Western Life
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-02-17
Nem Advertisements.
Glicrims Sale.

Nv yirne Of m execution issued from the
Office of tile Clerk of the district Court Of Ta-
ma County, Iowa, and to me directed, in fa-
vor Of Jackson s Wieting, and against Will
lam IIunnewcll, | have levied on and will of
fer for sale to the highest bidder, ON Saturday
the 18th day Of March, A D., 1859 ut the
Court House door, in Toledo, Iowa. between
the hours Of 10 clock A NJ. and clock 7.
NJ, Of said day, the following property to-
yyit:--
The South East quarter Of the North West
quarter of section No. four a. in Township
Eighty-four ISL North of Range No, fifteen
West Of the 9th p. NJ, taken as the property
of said William Hunncwcll, to satisfy said
execution, interest and costs.
Terms Of sale cash. Thomas Murray,
Sheriff Of Tama County, Iowa.
Toledo, Iowa, Feb. 18th, 1859. nl7w4
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-02-17

crock. and there dismountcd, and n
4 fsht he's, tie position for hours, TN
I'll the Marshal had sent back Cor the
res Of tie posse, and tried to cut them
of from their rear. They then retreat
cd. Several skirinishes have taken
place. and both parties report 4 nunfl er
OF the other, SIDE Killed, but neither Of
them will admit to anything more than
wounded men on their own side. At
Que time .he Marshal came upon smal!
force Of thirty five men, who had posted
themselves in rayine. lie did not
deem it advisable to attack them, bur re-
treated to palis There bad been two
night attacks on Paris before Mont.
gomery ct back to Lynn county
These wcrs for the irposc Of releasing
Corbn. Marsha Russell expected the
attack and hal men amhushel ia thick
cts near Paris. Tharc was great deal
Of firing on both sides, but !lt'.c dam
age done.
Since ontgnmery has gone down lie
has demanded that the prisoners Ee SCI
at liberty, aad Ina; the siasourilns leave
the Territory. As the Marshal thinks
he is strong enough to iisht, the terms
were co, temptnously refused, and We
may expect to hear from that quarter
shortly.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-02-17
N i W S / 4 Il NJ $.

! President buchanan seeing no chan.
ccs for his election positively declines =
re nomination.
1t has been recently discovered that
the State Bank OF Illinois has on depos.
il with the Auditor Of State, spurious
bonds to the amount OF 100000 Its
said however it will not affect the bank,
since they have circulation Of nearly
S1Oo,O9O, and genuine stock in the
hands Of the Auditor to nearly the same
amoant.
The Iowa Citizen, says, the aggregate
length Of nine Of our State officers is
just .i'/iy four feet, giving the neat aver
age Of six feet to the officer. The Au.
ditor, Mr.. Cattel, is s feet 4 4 inches il
height, and the Treasurer, Mr.. Jones,
r.joices in d wholesome length Of & feet
l I inches.
It was by strict party vote, that the
Indiana contestants were prcc'udcd from
taking their seats in the United States
Senate.
The patent for Mccormick ) rcap,ng
machine expired on the 3lst. Of Janua-
ry. Any person has now the RICH, to
! construct the same.
England is taxed to raise revenue Of
five hundred million dollars has eleven
hundred thousand paupers, which it
costs her thirty five millions Of dollars
to support. These arcsugscstise statis-
/ ties.
The population of Europe, is 49,
o,o0o; Of Asia, 72o, 900 600 of Amer
lea, 80 600 Of Australia, 1000, 900.
Total population of,hc Globe, 1,2s3, cOo,-
/ 900.
Since the incbriatc asylum in New
York was projected, there have been q
600 applications from the respectable
and w,a'thy citizens Of that State alone
for the admission of their incbriats
friends; and Of these 100 were for wo-
men
Judge Williams, Of the Dubuque Dis
trict, has decided the Curative Act, en-.
acted by the Board Of Education, to be
unconstitutional.
STILL ADVANCING The L. s. Sen.
ate, after the 18th Of March. will be com
posed Of ,! Democrats ana 80 Oppose
ton. Of Democrats, p are from the
i South. Let nepublicanism continue in
the SAME ratio Of progression as that
which has given it already position #
commanding Importance, aud the Con-
grcss Of 1850 will show decided mi
nor;ty Of Democrats.
:. 1t IS asserted that President Buchan-
an has tie names nf number Of influ-
entail members Of the Spanish Cortcz
who favor the sale Of Cuba. It is also
said that the Pope Of Rome fayors tho
sale.
\ Hir. Morris, Of Pittsburgh, Ia,
has succeeded in invcn'ing a process by
which sheet iron can be manufactured
equal to the best specimens Of Russia
sheet iron 1t has the pcculiari,ies If
polish, enamel ard toushness Of the inn
ported article. lie has received letters
patent aud is engaged in its manufar-
! turc. lie has taken on: patents for
England, France and Belgium for its
manufacture in those countries.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-02-17

CuHA-The following is the bill IN
troduced by Senator slidcll, for the ac-
auisition Of this Island:
Uhercos, The Island in its present
colonial condition must continue source
Of injury & annoyance to the friendly
relations between Spain and the. United
States by the aggrcssions Of its local au .
thorities upon American commerce and
citizens, and satisfactory redress can on
" be had by circuitous demands on
Spain, and
Whercas, in the opinion of Congress,
and in accordance with the views Of the
President, as the best means Of settling
tho existing and removing future diff :
cultics, it is cxpedient that negotiations
for the purchase Of the island should be
renewed.
Therefore, Be it enacted, &c, that
$40, 900, 900 be placed in the Presidents
hands for expenditure, either from cash
in the Treasury, or to be borrowed on
5 per cent. bonds Of $1,000 each, re-
decmabe in y to 20 years.
A bit of glue dissolved in skim milk
ard water, will restore rusty old Grape.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-02-17
EUChanaN'S Inconsistencies.

We're we to select an officer who to.
tally disrecards his official duty, WHO
prostratas the energies Of his country.
to increase his power, who mu'fiplies
sub officials to serve as watch dogs to
safely guard corrupt political party,
who hceds the advice CT the FIRE eater
and disunionist, AMI srurns that Of the
loyal and patriotic, who disscgarls his
former acts and prccedonts, WHO loudly
proclaims one thing and boldly rracti
ccs the reverse, that man would BE James
Buchanan, whom the majority Of our
citizens blush to own as President.
Being entirely devoid Of honor-an3
in that respect fl representative Of tic
party that placed him in power-he nov
deiantly endcavors 70 put into practice,
the reverse Of what lie formerly preach
cd in regard to the annexation Of Cuba
We have proof Of this in the following /:
Mr. Essscsasssssszs Position osa Gsae
Cuban sss2S saie---strissAse Els
closures.
BALTIMORE, Jan. IS.
The Washington correspondent OF, the
n. y. Times says:
Mr. Buchanan has long occupied i
most inconsistent, not to say hypocr.ti-
cal position upon the uuoan question,
the evidence Of which is on 1i.e in tie
State Department, in an oilicla! iorn,
and ought to be produced.
Everybody knows the part that Mr..
buchanan took In the Ostonu confer
encc. .Whcn the proceedings OF the
conference became known, and public
sentiment in the United States 50 gen
orally rcprohatcd lis proposition 10 stea.
NIba ii Span would not sell IT, Mr.
DucAaAan, tEen Minister at IoAuon
addressed icsutical letter to scergtar,
Marcy, attempting - explain away his
completely IN the Transaction, and eA-
pressing his ceep regret INA, Ao l4a,.
signed tic manifesto.
Ibis fact have from an unloubtca
source, and the statemCn. may De lmp.lc
] y c!!cd Oh
In regard to the Government cxpeu-
ditures, his Inconsistency is more plainly
observable.
A few days ago. the Washing tei.
States published a letter OF his dated
FEB. 1852 urging economy In pubic cx-
penditurc and III which he said
These expenditures have now reach
ed the enormous sum Of yGt'y millions 81
dollars per annum, and unless arrested
in their advance by the strong arm OF
Democracy, may, IL few years, reach
one hundred miitions.'
Truly " The strong arm Of Democra-
cy' has arrested it with vengeance.
Here We see old Buck in 1892, dcpior
ing the expenditure Of the enormous
sum Of so millions Of dollars, and az
soon as his own party is firmly placed IN
power, with himself as leader, tho
amount of s50,OUo,0e0 becomes too IN
significant a sum for the expenditure
of this great American Nation 1t mus
rise to the now respectable. but once DC
plorable sum Of slC0,9oJ,oJo. OF suol
base trcachery and inconsistencies W.
will let our readers judge for themselves
and say what political God they vii
serve.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-02-17

Observation-Disclosures are again rife
in Oregon more than 100 Indians have
been killed within the past } months in
the valley Of Eden. A number Of whites
were also missing, supposcdto have been
shot by the Indians in retaliation.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-02-17
II he Are tie. i.s;tE;'s q Tic Nes;

When the bill amending tho pre- emp
ton laws came before the House, with
Mr. Grows amendment, prohibiting any
but actual settlers from pre-em;t'ng
public lands, unit! ten years after they
have been surveyed, the following Votes
we're cast 81 the respective parties.
Okthosc who voted far tits wise meas
IRE Of protection. TO the actual settlers,
EiauvY One were Republicans Seven
were Lecompton Democrats, and Three
were Anti Lccompton Democrats aad
Americans. OF those who voted against
it, L'.gh,y tire were Lecompton Demo
Gratis, Three were Anti I.ccompton DEM
oorats and Seven we're Americans. MOI
a single Republican opposed II
Will not somc Of our Democratic
friends play us tune upon this string
Of their harp. TO us we believe it would
sound perfectly melolioas, while to
themselves it might seem like a poor
execution Of the sympathetic notes in a
prelude to their death march This i,
but anothe: evidence OF the faithful
ness Of the Democracy to the interests
Of the West.
Democrats Of Iowa, will you, can you
pardon your demagogues IN tie House,
who have proved thus trcacherous to
tie welfare end prosperity Of cur beau
titul western country?
Our Republican friends should re-
member this vote and make good use OF
Of it.
Tie vote upon the Homestead Bill
Which passed the House Feb. | BY lau
to Is; is also another record Of the faith
fulneS Of Republicans to the best in
terests Of their country and the tlcach
cry Of Democrats.
This Bill, as we stated in previous
number, gives to every head of a family
who is citizen or has declared his in.
tention to become such 100 acres Of any
unappropriated lands, belonging to the
United States, uron the condition that
he shall make lis home upon itand cul
tivate it.
The following is the vote upon tn,
Bill:
For the Bill: Republicans, So, Dem
ocrats, %. Against it--Democrats GO
Americans, IS; Republicans, (a!r
Nichols) The Northern Democrat
who voted against it were; Messrs eng
fish, Hughes, Niblack, MARSHALL, Shaw
chs and Loidy. About 20 Northern
Democrats lodged.