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For some time past the Savings Institutions
combination, have been Hmaking runs" on
the banks and branches in the interior.
Nearly all the branches and banks on the
Missouri, and even the branch of the State
Bank at Chillicothe, have been subjected to
these visitations. The banks and the branch
es, all being solvent, the demands were all
promptly met. A democratic organ of St.
Louis says that no one questions the right
of the combination to make the demand,
even to the extent of the last dollar; but
they have had the effect to excite bitter
prejudice against the city, and at the same
time have operated TO impair the ability of
the banks to discount to their customers, and
have, to that extent, interferred with the
payment by the country merchants of their
Indebtedness to st. Louis. So that the city
is up in arms against the runners"
But the coolest and most impudent occur
renee in the whole business is thus related
by the aforesaid organ: "About the middle
Of the past week, the principal officer of the
Boatmen's Saving Institution, acting for the
combination, made demand, for the redemp-
ton of ffty-fve thousand dollars of the pa
per Of the Branch Bank at Palmyra. The
Cashier, with a full knowledge of the pro-
visions Of the General Banking law, proffer-
ed to pay him in gold and silver-using the
latter to such an extent as his construction
Of the charter authorized-that is, if fifty
dollar note was offered, he would pay five
dollars in silver and forty-fve dollars in
gold. But THIS aoas not agreeable 10 the party. achO
insisted upon gold, city Bank notes or exchange at
par. The agent of the BOatmen's Institution,
without taking any further stepsin the mat
ter, returned as he went, with his fifty-ive
thousand dollars in his custody. What furfh-
er action was had, on his report to the inst-
tuition, is not known to u.s."
We commend this incident to the thought
full attention Of our hard-money friends in
Tennessee. The bank agent absolutely re-
fused silver, and demanded gold, city Bank
notes or erctdaqe" and returned to his employ
ers without getting anything. He thought
the bank notes which he had brought were
better than silver coin! Let the advocates
of an exclusive specie currency crack this
nut.
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A Beautiful Extract.
From the Union and American.

"Whatever we may say, the question Of err
Tency ,cW lie THE QUESTION OF THE NEXT CAN
vAss. No ha!f-ieGy ground aOiU satisfy public
opinion. The Bank party will not seek To
shelter themselves under the broad wings of
a State Bank, nor IclH the 'AdinIanttRes' ACCEPT
ANY HALFWAY MEAsUREs.-They will not be
content to know that time, which sooner or
later brings all things human TO an end, will
carry 10 thar last resting place teto Of the
lesser monsters, while the greatest of them all.
1.-THE State Bank] for evil or for good still
survives to taint ,rh It's pestiertial breath, tie
pure atmosphere Of an otherwise UNCONTAMINATED
HARD MONEY CURRENCY. There was
a time when banks were regarded, if not in
dispensable, at least as necessary TO the adj
vancement of our great industrial and com
mercal interests. That day. THANK HEAVEN.
has passed. already tCe .fatter our
SelUeS, are begin 10 see tie dat0ning of that MLLEN
IAL MORNING, which shall usher in new
era of hope and of promise, based not on the
broken faith and violated pledges of stock or
State institutions, but upon the energies of
our people. untrammelled by legislative re-
strictions upon the natural laws of trade. or
OF special privileges upon the drones OF So
ciety. IT WILL COME. II is only a question Of
time. We may stand yet while longer m are
of the UOrdciOuS cOrmOrdntS that have so long
fed and tattened upon the likelihood OF labor
and of industry, but some young Hercules
will yet come to the help of an abused people,
and THROTTLE THE GREAT NECROMANCER, who,
by the simple touch of his magic wand, con-
verts our solid gold into ethereal paper
promises to pay, deluding the public and de-
frauding labor of its reward"
HalIe-lu-ah Glory be to-hard money!
Who cannot shout, after hearing so eloquent
sermon! We would fain hope that the
preacher has not back-slidden, but is ready
and willing to continue to add cline upon
line and precept upon precept" until he has
fulfilled his mission.
The ''milenial morningi' Glorious was
the faith that, looking through "glass
darkly" could see the dawning of that blessed
morning! 1t was a splendid example Of the
effects of that philosophy which enables I'M
inspired human intellect to pierce the veil
which hides the future from mortal vision.
With what pride and satisfaction it must have
filled the souls of the devout devotees at the
shrine of the specie dollar! The loss to the
world would be incalculable, if the teacher
should 90 no further! We coniure him by
all means to Ego on'' until the millennial high
noon is attained. Then he can say .now
let thy servant rest in peace"
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-03
A Fountain of Natural Gas.

The Detroit AdUatiser of the 23d ult., has
the following communication:
During late tour through Western Can
ada l visited some curious wells, which had
been dug during the past season. They are
in the township of Howard, about Is miles
southeasterly from Chatham, and two of
them are about 200 yards apart. They were
dug OF the ordinary size, about 80 feet, and
then bored about so feet more, when stream
of gas rushed up suddenly with a roaring
sound that could be heard furlOng distant
A man ventured into one of the wells. but
was suffocated with the vapor and fell to the
bottom. Another man was lowered to save
him, but was obliged to withdraw twice be-
fore he succeeded in fastening a rope to the
body of the first, who was dead when with
drawn. A tube, long enough to reach above
the top of the ground was made and driven
into the hole, and well bricked up. 1t soon
filled with water to within about ten feet of
the top, the gas escaping through the tube,
and the water clear and without any bad
taste. But in a short time the gas COM
menced rising through the water, which il
keeps in a constant state OF ebulltion, as in
a kettle over a brisk fire; the water rising
n ar one side of the well, and rolling toward
the other side. and having very much the APP.
pearance ofdirty soapsuds. No smell is APP
parent from the top of the well, and the wa
ter when drawn from it soon settles and be-
comes clear and pleasant to the taste
The other well exhibited nearly the same
phenomena, and, as they were unwilling TO
risk life in it. has been filed with earth, but
the gas still rises through the mud, and has
formed for itself three apertures or craers
at the surface, the largest being of oval shape,
ten by eighteen inches in diameter, the bot
tom being mud, about the cOnsiStence of
thick batter, aud the gas rises through it in
bubbles with such force as to throw blotches
of mud upwards and Outwards of Il distance
full four feet. | saw it only in the daytime
but was told that it could be ignitcd with a
match, and that it would burn long time
A friend who has since visited it writes thus:
81 think it the graudest sight | ever saw. We
saw the light some time before we reached
the house, and were Uniformed that the gas
had ignited of itself or by means unknown
to the family. There are three openings in
the top of the well, the largest about the size
of pail. From the largest a5cends flame
about three feet high, which burns very clear
and as bright as heap of shavings. From
the other apertures the flame was smaller,
but equally bright, and all over the surface
of the well are cracks through which issues
flame resembling burning sulphur
About seven miles from Chatham there is
another well dug in the same manner as the
above described, which exhibits nearly the
same phenomena, ana in which, although the
water in and above the clay is very hard the
water is as soft as rain water, and is drawn
to quite distance in summer by the neighbors
for washing purposes. The gas in this well
has been on fire several weeks at a time.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-03

METHODIST Book DEPosIToRY-T Mobile
correspondent Of the Sumter Democrat fur
nishes the following in his last letter to that
paper:
Aprop0s of home industry, / am reminded
ola larger branch of the same subject-the
Methodist Book Depository of the Alabama
Conference which has recently been opened in
this city for the reader PRONUNCIATION of the
works of the Southern Publishing House at
Nashville. The books are all Handsomely
gotten up and many are cheaper than they
can be procured from Northern Publishing
Houses. Ii is temporarily in charge of Rev
Mr.. Mccoy, but learn that a son of the ven
cradle Bishop Early is TO assume permanent
superintendence of It about the first of july
Here we have ut our very doors all the stan
durd works OF Methudism which formerly could
only be disseminated through the colporteur's
saddle-bags, or procured with great risk aud
delay from the North; whereas now, in every
Southern State, periodicals are starting in
to existence, and the South is beginning to
prove her declaration of independence in
in point Of general rs well as religious litera-
tnre, as she must ere long do in many other
RESPECTS.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-03
From ashinStOn.
WASHINGTON. May 30. 1859

WASHINGTON, May 20, 1859.
Letters, official and private, which have
just been received from our Minister at Wen
ma, throw some additional light upon the pc
culiar and perilOus condition of affairs exist
ing throughout the Austrian dominions. and
also in regard to the embarrassmcnts and diff
fculGies under which she labOrs 10 raise
funds to prosecute the war. 1t is well known
he says, to every one who has resided for any
length of time at her capital, that she has
been on the verge of bankruptcy for some
time, and that she has been in the habit and
is doing the same thing now, of resorting to
every eXpedient known to nations 10 prOcIRe
funds to avert that which must, sooner or la
ter, Overtake her. Great dSlrust is exhibit
ed Oh the part OF her suljects--and. it is al
legged, by some of her Ministers-as to the
propriety Of rushing headlong into u general
war, when it might have been averted. provi-
ded she had manifested proper and forbear-
ing spirit. Great depression, he says, exists
in all branches Of business. The reported Sc
cret treaty of alliance between France and
Russia, when it was announced at Vienna,
produced q ute a sensation.
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SMITHS WHEELING ALES!
Lemons! Lemons!

IN BOXES flesh sicily l. mons Just received by
fO the slraner Red Rover. nice and la a. IN ordcT ,
fuT safe low At No. Marx ct ftre.t
mayo CAkTER, wlLSFOHD x co.
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are subjected to reply, their inconsistencies
are easily shown, and the effect destroyed.
Col. n. in fifteen minutes of his rejoinder
completely neutralized all the power that
the Governors hour and half speech had
made. The Democrats say that Gov. Ii. did
better than he has done before in this canvass.
They are notwithstanding more silent and
less exultant than you would expect. On
the other hand. the opposition are highly
delighted. Col. N. will make votes wherever
they will discuss the questions. The crowd
was large one, and the people listened with
a good deal of interest. Opposition will GER
tainly make handsome gain in this county.
Very hastily,
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The Candidates at Columbia.
CoLuMBIA. June l, 1859.


To Ge Editors Of The Nas6UilLe DAILY PATROL:
--GENrLENEN:- According to appointment
Messrs. NErHsRLAND and HARRIS address
the citizens OF Maury here to-day.
The points of difference between the can
didates, are now too well Know to go into
details We must look TO the effect their
speeches have upon the crowd. Col. Ms,
speech was strong, convincing, comprehend
and all the people understand him. lie meets
every point made against him fairly and
. squarely. Comes out like a man, aud his
very candor aud matter-offact, honest way of
debatiog oils his audience with admiration,
and in spite OF their party prejudiees,
they all admit be Is fair, genslemanly and
honest.
What Col. n. says, the people recollect
and go home prepared to ponder over all they
have heard. lie labored much, aud says be
has endeavored through the canvas, 10 get
Gov. ii. 10 say whether be was "hard'' or
soft He charges ia fact that the Governor
is a "hard.p But Coy. ii. does not admit or
deny the charge; nor does he show tue peo-
pie slth any elearness what he really is. He
talks about banks &c, but his conclusions are
subject to as many ''ring, streaked aud
stripedH constructions rs the Democratic
platform Is, upon that sabjeet. The Gov
ernor makes a fine speech seemingly. He
array his facts % very well-but when they
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-03

SAD STATE OF AFFAIRs.-The Charleston
Mercury is having hard time of it. 1t is
outraged on all hands--it can tolerate moth
ing that does not think and act and feel as it
does. 1t has fought a gallant fight against
almost everything. But it has been over
whelmed-it is given up to grief-and gives
the melancholy cause thus:
Here we have been rejoicing in the euphoni-
Gus appellation of State Rights Democrats"
these many days, when 10! these boilers
these renegades-these squatter-sOveregnty
traitors--these niger ypocrites-creep up
under our umbrella-get into our cOat-thruSt
their legs into our breeches their toes into
our shoes-and putting our hat away, with
the "devil-may- care" air of the devil himself,
call themselves Stale Rights Democrats ="
What is left u.s. but to
"Mourn in dark secret, like the striker dove"
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-03

The Sparta Times contains call for
County Convention, on Monday next, to Sc
lect an opposition candidate TO represent
White couLt in the popular branch of the
next Legislature. We are gratifed to see
this movement. We trust, wherever there
NAV be rivalries in our ranks, the people will
intervene and select candidates. This much
is due both to themselves and the party.
There can be no such thing as success, if dis
organization is not promptly put down.
There are several districts lie which more
than one opposition candidate is in the field.
This should not be so. The present is no
time for pressing Individual claims or prefer
ences. The general good requires rather a
sacrifice OF them. We must have but one
candidate for any one position. If we can
have this. the party can secure triumph -
such as will confer upon it the highest honor.
Tue Legislature can be carried, Us well as the
Governorship. The sham democracy are con-
scious of the fact and hence the efforts they
have made to suppress Decentralization and
DISCRIMINATION. They have succeeded to
great extent in securing harmony, and are so
we'll satisfied with their efforts, that their cen
trail organ exults over the condition OF the
party. II says:
But two or three conflicts for the legisla-
ture now remain and those, We are confident,
will soon be settled. All Is harmony and
peace. We are acting upon the patriotic
maxim, that lit il no time for private quar-
rels when the enemy Is in 'front.'" In Hir-
GINA, orr friends fought each other harder
than they fought the commoa enemy. They
whipped the common enemy, but they
Scared each other pretty badly, too. We
perpetrate no such folly. IL is our mission
to crush out the smoulderng remains OF
Know Nothingism, under us new name OF
Opposition" We shall fulfill our mission,
because we are marching 10 battle shoulder
to shoulder; and, Instead Of spending hall osr
strength in lighting each other, reserve II all
for the enemy.
Let the Opposition take counsel from the
above. Give us 'harmony and peace" la
every legislative district, as we have in the
Congressional districts, and then We shall
teach the ins ole-t leaders Of sham dsmocra-
cy that a free people cannot be ''crushed out"
10y their enemies.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-03

The FUGITIVE SLAVE LAw-Tbe Supreme
Court of Ohio, on an appeal of a couple of
prisoners who had been committed to prison
for rescuing slave arrested under the pro-
visions of the Fugitive Slave law, have sus-
tanned the constitutionality of the law, and
remanded the prisoners to Jail. This occur
red on the 3Oth ult. 1t is good symptom of
of the conservatism of the Supreme Court of
q State in which abolition ia naticsm has
broken down almost all the barriers which OPP
nose anarchy.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-03

A new American Edition, with Alterations and Ad-
ditions. ] VOL Emo Cloth
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GNsENG.-A gentleman from the East has
located iew miles beyond Fairbaul,. and j.
buying all the ginseng that is 20 be had for
expectation. He has erected a dry house
aud Is prepared TO dry aud chip, each season
IL IL can be found. $50 900 worth. Several
hundred persons are engaged in the business
Of digging, or will BE- As soon as the tops get
big enough 10 bee distinguished irom other
herbs. We have heard Of several other
dealers having located Ia the same trade
Last year about $4,000 worth was shipped
from our Stale, aud probable Eve times that
amount will he sat away this season.-Hass-
i.g Aisa-) Ledger.
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''They (the banks) are eating cancers upon
the body polite, and the sooner removed the
6ater.' Since giving utterance to the above
the good physicians of the Union and Amsr-
icaa that they do not demand the use of the
knife for the excelsior of these cancers"
The work of the cancer is sure and fatal, if
no ARRESTED promptly. 1t puts to the test the
highest skill. No true man of science would
dilly-dally whilst it is in progress. Oh, we
rivals of the immortal January, don't "knock
under to the promptings of faint hearted
policy, and abandon your patient TO fate.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-03
The Discussion Mt Columbia.

We publish to-day brief letter relative to
the discussion Wednesday between the candi
dates for Governor. We have conversed with
several gentlemen who were present. All
agree that Col. NETHERLAND made a very fine
impression his speech being an Improvement
upon his earlier efforts in the canvass. They
are content that the democratic press shall
continue TO claim q triumph for Gov. HARRIS.
as they are satisfied that the people will,
wherever the candidates are heard, see
the little credence that the claim is entitled
to- The debates are really OF the greatest
credit to Col. NETHERLAND, and he is making
the more effective speeches.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-03
Horace Greeley meets with a Rare
MISREPRESENTATION
[From the St. Joseph Gazette. !

lfron the ST. Joseph Gazette
The following anecdote in connection with
the veritable Horace Greeley, which occur
red during his recent passage through ST
Joseph, we think worthy of being presented
TO the readers of the Gazette:
Mr. Greeley. when about leaving for Lea
wentworth, was accompanied to the boat by
his friend Col. --. of this city where they
met Mr.. W., dealer in negroes between this
place and the South. The Colonel with the
attability for which he is characteristic. intro
duced the gentlemen. Mr.. W., with great
warmth, seized the hand OF Horace, saying
Il assure you, sir. feel much honored by
the acquaintance of so distinguished gentle
man, one whom have always admired tor
his talent, aud felt grateful for his philanthro-
ply. Believe me, sir, you are doing much
good for the cause in this part of the country.
Accept the thanks of an humble member of
society. No one feels more deep interest
in you efforts than myself wish you much
success
Indeed" replied Mr.. Gpeeley. 81 am hap
py to hear such sentiments, and to see such
men as yourself and Col where l did
not expect the least sympathy, in this land
where the iniquiiy of the nation is so firmly
rooted. God be praised the work goes bravely
on"
with your aid" returned Mr.. W.
slavery will soon cease to exist in Missouri.
The number of slaves is now fast decreasing"
Here Mr.. G attempted to withdraw with his
new found friend from observation. Mr.. W.
continued, Il am myself doing something
towards removing them. Only last week
took away thirteen
My good friend how? where to?"
'To New Orleans"
Great GOd!' exclaimed Horace, ''what a
dealer in human souls?'
Eyes sir, if that is what you call it. buy
and sell negroes. l am indebted to you for
the profits of my business. Shareholders here
sell me their slaves for half their value in
the South, to keep your disciples from steal
ing them ~
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-03

GS-The vote for Professor of the Danvile
Theological Seminary by the Presbyterian
General Assembly was as follows:
Mr.. W. l.. Breckenridge received l79 votes;
Dr. McLaren II; DR.. John ii. Rice 3; DR..
McMaster /; blank 5. Mr.. Breckinridge's
election was then declared unanimous.
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E5- The season continues very refreshing
with plenty of rain. We hear some com
plant TO the wheat crop; but To what ex-
tent il has bcen damaged by the rust We
cannot say. Ii is believed by many there
Will he an average crop ia the county
UIroH Pasriof Nay %.
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ro- We stated in our last weeks issue
that complaints had been made of rust in the
wheat crop, Since that time we have learned
that the disease is likely 10 prove quite seri-
Gus. The Oat crop. We understand. is suffer
ing from the same cause. - Sparta TS1aes
Mgn 2S.
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lots "a II, IS 70, so, 81, So So s4, S. So, ST. S.
ga ant 90.
The lots embraced ia this sale are many Of them
covered with htpdspn forest trees. Parties desirou
az pro "uTing good business stands tie GHllatn
Turnpike desirable locations for private resi- enc
Ia the bet ART uf EiEeneld viii attend this sale
lEEss---tue, tNo and trce years credit for notes
satisfactorily secured, bearing interest aud lien
aimed. sale at 10 O'Clock.
A. V. : IINnSLEN.
F.. r. GLAsCOCK. Auctioneor. may SO-td
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NEW UKLEANS Mdy %.
Consul Black having, in accordance with
the instruction of Mr.. McLane. demanded of
Miramon explanation IN regard to the assas-
sinatiOn of the Americans at Tacubaya,
Miramon replied that he no longer recognized
Black as the American Consul at the City of
Mexico, and as McLane had recognized the
Juarez government, he would hereafter hold
no communication with him. He therefore
left the city, after intrustng the American
archives to the care OF the Ecuador Legation