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LATE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
rr,prr NAYS IATEH FROM EUPoPE.

Jse z,n1;.h C,,,;;yence- Rcpprtd Pr"cId"i-
i,o of us III EepsJl;caHs IN Parma.
s,c y August 25.-The steamer Ame-
20 fron, liverpool on the 18th instant, mot
tho Canada, arrived at Halifax this forenoon.
Thn srrew steamship Indian, from Quebec,
Iujy goth, arrived AZ Liverpool August 10Th.
bayi.c. made the passage in about eleven days.
The steamship Great Britain. from New York
July 2s,h arrived st Liverpool also on the
10th instant.
The steamship City of Washington, from
New York July '3cth, arrived at iIverpooi VIA
Cork on the lth instant -. Ill.,
The steamship Ariel. from New York July
soth. arrived at southampton on the l2th INST.
The Zurich Conference continued III session,
but the Sandman representatives ab>ented
Themselves from some OF It's >itting$. Inc
proceedings were strictly secret.
1t was reported ny way Of vienna that the
BED Republicans had proclaimed IN Parma
that the PicdmontcSc were driven out and that
the friends Of order were everywhere taking
fight
\ threatening collision had taken place be-
tween some Austrian and prussian soldiers at
Fr.usfort.
I,ys,pco; M.skE1s. Angus; i:.-Cc:on-The sales Of
q, week foo, M $500 bales, oi which 3oV bales we're
taken ty ,ecua;,rs aud 1900" bales To- export The
Lar -
vr,Ies Soinc authorities the decline Oh tie miihg
and lover Qualities was i.l"alsd, and that the market
closed with free offerings The par; oi ho.es though
wthou. pressing t.e lnarSyt tc sales y! ftiF were
.,:iat-d 100 bales, the market closing s'ca"! anu
Slightly frmer Tie closing quotations Tor Cote" ave rs
foiow.; Fair Orleans H.: iniddins do; iai. Mobile,
.nd: u,iddiing do, I'D; f:r Upland, '.d 'nddi's TO-
i5-i5d c,,,o, -, ,
The stock in per; ,s,!a.tcd a; Gsoo0 bales, Of
which 81 SO bGi-s were American.
St,TE OF T.,!,g u MANcrYs1FR-The Manchester mar
k-; vas gui,. bu: TIE demand Tor Eastern acods
dull.
I:uiy. inarke, quiet hut steady .
P6oyi>nS kkEr-rrOr>ioHS were urc.iiIs ai!i h".d
er,wcr- pressing ;Ae.F .tOcNs on the markets.
M,vRg M,HSrrs Cotton ~ liaNre had declined 10 AT,
Me-, Or,ca-s ori!.arr Quoted ~ llS. aud III, AZ
laJt The sales Of the week 5uJ ha;es the market
closing steady the above quotations. The stock in port
was 81 ,o-0 bales.
l. ynoS MoxsT M,rsr-.--Co.so,s fer money cose'l on
Friday at 95, and So a?5 for account The Bnllon IN
the Bank Of England had decreased t9>Nn since III. Ia,
weekly repors The money market without change
4 Russian loan 0! 0oo sterling. AMI an Indian
Joan OF s5T"goo s,e: lsd been Introduced IN The Lon
dan,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-08-30
DOUGLAS IN MISSISSIPPI.

The ''Missssippian" a leading Journal in its
State, expresses itself as follows.
Col. C;artrcll, the democratic candidate for
Congress in the Atlanta lGeorsiay District, in
answer to the question i: he would support
Douglas for the Presidency il he should be the
nominee of the Charleston Convention, saws he
.swou,d not This is the almost undivided
sentiment of the southern democracy Doug
las doctrine on the territorial question is as
much in conflict with the Drtd .>con decision
as the doctrine of Seward, and it is pcrfec; fol-
~ TO talk Of supporting one and resisting the
inauguration Of the other The southern dem,
ocracy must be just and consistent IN their pro.
f.ssions anu practices, if they would command
the respect and deserve the endorsement OF the
whole southern people in the policy they pro-
noSe
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s.pa,Or Douglas rs.ay on Popular Sovereignty, j..

Senator Douglas Es.ay Popular Sovereignty &C.
WAsniNGToS, August Ex-senator Douglas
views upon the subject Of popular sovereignty
in the Territories have been fully stated in an
essay which appears in the September number
Of Ilarpcrs Monthly. THIS is the manifesto
which has been expected from him. The con.
clusion to which it arrives is, that the principle,
under our political system, is that every dis
tinct political community, ioyal In tic Cohtti-
tatjon and lie Union. is entitled to all the
rights, privileges and immunitics OF selfgoy-
ernmcnt, in respect TO their local concerns and
internal policy, s'Mjsct o"iy To tie Constitution
Of Tie E,iteot St0t>r. SO, if Kansas should, As
Territory, enact laws prohibiting slavery, or
comforting the right of property in slaves, re-
course must be had to the Supreme Court for
redress, and the Federal Government mus. main
tain the decree of the court with its entire
power
.idvccs just received from Kansas render it
extremely probable that the Constitution pro-
posed will he rejected by the popular vote on
several distinct grounds los.
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POLITICAL.
BRASS.
ny BEN BLooAEh.

Tic . vain and foolish creed
Arsnes brains are what we need'
Here below;
Creator. is the force Of brass,
Makes a lion Of an Ass,
That is so.
7-h.-o that ancient creed was cast,
Tn the darkness Of the past,
1t might do:
Bat, in this fast age" Of man,
Grass is jus; the thing that can
Put us through.
Tho the head be soft ~ pap
SOUL sod body perfect sap
Go TO press;
Chuck dame Fortune on tue emu
"Go in lemons" 70" can Will
"well guess.
wh., ro,r "mcn;als" fail TO 10.
: ~ yo,r ..physics" proudly show
Something nice.
And where or Your pedals" climb.
E,g.c Your' 5eljors "all the time,
Sometimes t,rme "
Make flourish, 90 it stout,
wave your banner proudly out,
splice your line"
fake Misfortune Ion the hip;"
Gas, the bow.ropc. lc.'cr rip
You can Shine,
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his own option, except that, before the word
fire, each weapon shall be pointed at right an
giles to the line Of fire.
The second entitled to the word shall re-
hearse, distinctly, to the principals, before be-
ing armed and posted. the mode in which he
will give the words above named. Each prin-
cipal, after being posted, will remain until re-
moved by his second The numbers on each
side shall be four, viz: Principal, Two friends
and one surgeon.
am. sir, very respectfully, your obi serv't,
J. LrcIrs DAVIS.
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pRussIAN PREPARATIONS.

Prussia is continuing her military prcpara-
tons on very large scale. She has not only
armed her fyingsr;ilery with riaed sx-pound-
ers, and her. whole artillery on foot with twelve
Founders, but is>going row to raise her infan-
try SNthe line haR GA to ZOE regiments which
will incfcsS1 ls Held army to about $50. 900,
not including the "Landwehr" of the second
levy, which is destined exclusively for garri
soning the 2s PruSsian fortresses Prussia, like
England, does not seem to have any ext-aor-
dnary amount Of faith in the French Emperor.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-08-30

On anv evening may he found, Mt the resi-
dcncc of Senator Douglas. Democrats Of all
shades. rs well as every class Of fence mei'.-
On Friday evening last was quite large ga
,hcring there Of politicians Of all stripes, by
spccial invitation. Prominent among the guests
were Senator Ivcrson Of Georgia, Mr.. Browne,
editor of "Thc Constitution" (thc Government
organ Mr.. Coombs, editor of THE Rcpublic,
and many other leading Southern and Northern
party men There was much private and con-
iidcntal conversation between Mr.. Douglas and
the representatives Of the different factions
there assembled.
Mr. Douglas appeared to take all by surprise
by the strong and decided opinions he express
ed in the conversation lie said that the whole
slavery question was nOmcnt0us one, and
! must be fought and fought now to the end
and the question whether himself or any other
man was to be nominated for or elected to the
Presidency, sank into insigniiicancc in compa-
rison with the great issue. He was very vchc-
mcnt in his dcnunciations, and ridcncd the
idea entertained by many Of his Democratic
/ friends. that by the decision in the bred S,att
case slavery existed in or went into Ter
Notwithstanding that no such decision
had been made: or. ifmadc, could have no bind
;nr force: that such an idea was ridiculous
in the extreme; he wondered that any were
found so foolish rs to harbor such thought.
! lie commended that slavery could not so INTO
the Territories except by special local enact
! mcnt after Territorial Government had been
dulv formed and that slavery did not and could
not exist in the Territories until then; that all
persons who 60 into Territory before an act
| has been passed for the establishment of Ter
ritorial Government. are nterlorerS and tres
passers, and have none of the rights o! 'c:ti-
zcns of the several States" and can claim no
protection nor obtain redress for grievances OF
the general government; and hencc they can
have no LEGAL protection or claim for any slaves
they may take with them.
With such views rs these, MI. Douglas
might be considered proper candidate for the
Republican nomination. But is he sincere, and
can he be trusted: think not, and before |
close this letter will show that this is the
game of shrcwd and unprinciplcd politician.
In regard to the slave trade, Mr.. Douglas
stated that there was not the shadow Of doubt
but that it had been carried on quite extensive
" for long time back, and that there had
been more slaves imported into the Southern
States during the last year than had ever
been imported before in any one year, even
when the slave trade was legal. 1t was his
confident belief that over 600 slaves had been
brought into this country during the past year.
He had seen, with his own eyes, three hundred
of those recently-imported. miserable beings,
in slave-pen in Vicksburs. Mississippi, and
also large numbers at Memphis, Tennessee.
This IS no imaginary sketch, but the ex-
pressions Of Mr.. Douglas as enunciated in con-
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NOMINATION IN WISCONSIN.

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 25.-Thc Democratic
State Convention to-day nominated II. {: no
bart, Of Calumet county, for Governor, and A. ).
Palmer. of -, for Northumberland.
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Tho Revolution in Venezuela.

New YORK, Aug. 27.-Adyiccs from La
guayra state that the Liberals took that city
without opposition on the morning oil the ist
Of August.
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S.,r ~ ruE F,rorlrn WmirR SrIrnu

NALE o. THE AVVT TTN " "''' ~ IT -V'
Srrl>..-Thi- ,a.uab!c estate So SOLID on "ei't-
ia, !a,,. seven hundred acre. % l.ni a't"e! ! o.
ia. pc,n,r;, were sold To col Wan. J. Green. of s.
per acre. The remaining portion "i +lI "er''' '''
,,rni;u, county. ,,r s32 "nl The Mafr,nt"i. NL.>
.n,, tia, an c;.rr will hc made 70 ~ the -, 49,.
M, nrN form al; thc Cirru. Innlt.
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SALE OF vmGrNrA WArERiN. PLi'l>
Thr watering place known %, tie i;'akh'id.' H-.i
in Hockbfidgc county, was sold, "n he =p. .a''ai.
- Wm. A Mann. for al .prt. The cold Sa.lh.
Springs. IN The ,.'!c cnuniy, were al" cnp''ci '
sale. hnt b:,i in D.. the prcprc'"ra' f."F''.
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4 Vnrcx tkox Prince GEORGE CorNY.-l
.liuk :, will no, ray 20 NE gaano at 800 PEI Ton.
with a Weld Of 4. bushrl, 10 the acre, and tie .rN
N. Nl,at {INli 30.
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Mrnprr-In Russell county. Va, on tn

l5,h Inst. wn. Tyler, whsle IN barn c"n'ef'.fs
win TWO friends. ~, il. quarrel with one 81 then
.InIn Jones and throwing hin On the :oor. severed
NJ, L.a,i iron, .l> body With knit. lie then :. ti
and ua> no; been ,s,p;lre!. The deceased ia''- o.
vii, and tIr." children
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MIR. DOUGLAS POSITION.

From the Washington Correspondence Of TIC NeT
I'll
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Dear Sir:-I learn from Mr.. Odds note, just
received, that you are authorized to act for him
in completing the arrangements contemplated
in the past correspondence between himself
and Mr.. .. j. Wise.
propose At o'clock as the tiae; and a
near and convenient point within the Maryland
line as the place of meeting. \ point will be
selected about II miles beyond Rock Greek
Church, where the party first arriving will await
the approach of the other further propose the
following terms, viz: Wcapons-Duelllng PTS
tolls. Distance-Tcn PAGES. Positions-PrIn-
cipals to be so stationed that the line OF lire
shall be perpendicular or at right angles to the
line of light Distance TO be measured and
pistols to be loaded in presence of all parties.
The seconds shall toss up for choice of word
or position. The winner shall give the word
or choose position at his option, and the other
second shall have the alternative
The word shall be given with the customary
elaboration, as follows: Gentlemen, are you
ready And-aftcr distinct pause, without
reply.. .Fire..one-tw --thrce-stop; and no fire
shall take place before the word fire, nor after
the word stop.
Principals to hold pistols and .taee each at
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-16
Storms Brewing.

All Europe is boiling over, says til,
New York Express, with excitement
and fevers Of one kind or another. Eng
land and France are at daggers' points
and making mutual preparations on {
tremendous scale, if not for War,-cer
tainly not for Peace. Spain is in oper
conflict with Morocco, while Italy is bu
little better than volcano--threateninl
to vomit FORTH anew, the fires of Revo
luton, only temporarily smothered by
the peace at Villa-Franca. From China
we have the unlocked for and unwelcome
intelligence, that the Chinese have nc
sooner ratified their treaty with us than
with characteristic perfdy, they have
violated tin the refusal to open to us
the ports of Suantopl and Taiwan. Sc
that, nfter all, we may be compelled tc
pay another visit to Pekin, to give the
Chinaman as severe an admonition as the
English and French are preparing tc
give them.
On the whole, in either hemisphere
there is nothing just now very encourag
ing for the Peace Society. Wars, or ru
mors of wars, are the staple of every
fresh budget Of news; and nothing but
"irepressible conflicts" seem to be the
order of the day!
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The PARDON OF CooK.-The Richmond
Enquirer, commenting upon the fact that
there is greater effort ON foot for the
pardon of John Z. Cook than for Old
Brown. says:
The pardon of Cook is out of the aues
tion-he is the most guilty of all the
Charlestown prisoners. So far from his
being the dupe of Old Brown, Ossawato-
mie is the victim of John L. Cook.
Cook misled Brown, deceived him,
and imposed upon all of the prisoners
ho gave descriptions of the persons of
those who fled. Had Cook, who had
lived two years in Virginia, while engage
ed in planning this very crime, made
known to Old Brown tho actual state of
the negroes, had he informed Old Brown
that he had not been able to induce one
slave to join, and that no aid was to be
expected from the non-slsveholders
John Brown had too much shrewdness
not to have seen the folly upon which he
was engaged, and he would have aban-
doned the undertaking." ..-.....
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hand, and bade him goodbye. Brown
stepped forward, when the Deputy3Sher
if tied his legs, while the Sheriff drew
the white cap over his feac, and placed
the fatal rope about his neck. p As soon
4 as this was done, Brown remarked 10 the
4 Sheriff, you will have to guide me from
this out" The Sheriff asked, "Captain
Brown, have You anything to saw
10 which he replied, (" NotIling.o -
% Sheriff" Will you take a handker.
chief, and use it as o signal, letting il fail
when you are ready~
ready: Do not keep me unnecessarily
long" Il Eis0t4 = -i.r ~ 'r-rr'-
The Sheriff then stepped aside while
the doomed man engaged in prayer. In
few minutes he stepped softly from the
scaffold, and, on leaving it, the Deputy
Sheriff sprung the trap, and John Brown
was suspended between the heavens and
the earth.
Not sound, was heard cxe~st the
creaking of the timbers of the scaffold
and the whipping sound of the wind, as
II played with the naked branches of
the trees.
After he had hung for twenty minutes.
Drs. Girard, ID. L. Mason, John A. Straith.
John Starry and Ii. p. Cooke, assembled
the platform, and after feeling his pulse,
holding their ears to his chest, pronounce
cd nm dead. Ten physicians, attached
TO the different corps, then visited him.
each one OF them felt his pulse, and pro-
nounced him dead. Thus ended this tragic
scene, which commenced in violence and
murder, and closed in shame and death.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-16

SENT AwAY.-The Columbus Enquirer
says four men, suspected of being aboli.
ton emsaries, were arrested on the Fri
day preceding, and there being no proof
to criminate them, they were kindly per.
mitted to leave with their faces turned
Northward. The same paper adds:
1t is best for all transient Northern men
to have a known and honest business
when they come South just now, and we
do not condemn the disposition to expel
them if they cannot exhibit such "cre-
dentials;" nevertheless we trust that the
people of this and every other Southern
community will continue to act coolly and
cautiously-thatt they will not inflict per-
sonal violence without sufficient proof
that it is deserved,
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"The Occasion and the Man,
Ia "a Avalanche -

The perilous condition in which the de
magogical action fpoliticians has placed
our beloved country is plainly perceptible
even to the most unobseryant, The per.
petuity of this glorious confederacy ia
threatened. Dougfaced patriots shout in
one breath, "hc South is in danueri and
the next exhalation that heayes from
their lungs bears to our ears the sicken.
ing praises they lavish ON some Northern
man. The pillars of our nation ballowed
as they are by the blood of our forefatbers.
and endeared to us by memories of the
good men who Feared and the great spir.
It's who defended them, are about to be
uprooted. and placed as the tombstones
OF Liberty and Union. Wreck, ruin, de-
solution, is about to regain our boasted
land OF wealth and happiness, and mis-
cry, wretchedDess and despair will be the
portions of men whose bosoms now beat
only with high hopes of pleasure, whose
teet now Marcy only 10 the time and
Keep step to the music of prosperity.
Murder and rapine, unchecked by rea-
soning, will rage with the widest fury.-
Fanaticism, unshackled by law and spur
red on by an infatuated, but natural love
of destruction, will sweep the country
with simoom's BREATH marking its
course with ashes and blood. Who is
the man for the crisis" for the OCCASION"
Who can lead on the conquering hosts of
union lovers and independent soldiers to
victory-and the SPOIL? Who has the
popularity, the talents, the backbone?-
All eyes glance, all hands point to the
form. all lips murmur the name, JOHN
SMITH, of Ubiquity. Look at him.
From the earliest ages of the world he
has occupied conspicuous place in the
eye Of history. He is no myth of imagin.
alton that filings out glittering light and
lures only to deceive; he is no wind driv-
en- waif, tossed to and fro by fluctuations
OF a boisterous political sea, but he is a
verify, living truth that has placed his
mark not only upon the records of our
own, but of other countries-that now
plants his banner on the outward wall
the candidate for the Presidency. The
family will, of course rally to his support,
and his triumphant election is confidently
predicted.-Okalona Neus.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-16

THE ABoMINATIoNs OF MEN's Boards AMI
SHAwLs.-A correspondent of the Dayton
Religious Telescope, the organ of the
United Brethren Church, is much exer-
cised at the prevalence Of some of the
fashions of the present day.
In regard to wearing the beard, after
attemptingto refute all the arguments
urged in favor of the tolerance of that APP
pendage, he says:
ITO my mind it savors of barbarism
and lack of civilization. To see minis
ters of the gospel sit in time of worship,
and tug and pull at their boards, like a
Yankee maid milking goat, is perfectly
ridiculous, and incompatible with their
calling"
Shawl wearing is thus disposed of:
"The same evil occurs in ministers of
the gospel wearing shawls and the reader
will suffer Inc to remind him that these
vulgar fashions, as general thing, take
their origin in and about houses of i'll
fame. Hence, the black-leg wears shawl,
next comes the merchant, flor il is to his
interest to sell them.) Next comes the
lawyer and the doctor, and last, the min
ister comes pacing up the rear crying,
bark! gentleman OF the shawl tribe, be We
not conformed TO the world, but rather
reprove the world; |, therefore admonish
you under the penalty of my calling, that
you come out from the world, and be sep
arate, thatye partake not of her plaques"
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TnuTH.-Let truth be as dear to you as
the apple of your eye; and when the blush
springs not to your cheek, and your
tongue falters not even at the unuttered
thought Of deception, then be sure that
You are neither fit for earth or heaven
for the society of men or angels.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-16

A NOVEL WAY OF ELEcTING MEMBER OF
THE LEGIsLATURE.-Mr. Purple, a men,
Der Of the first Legislature of Nebraska,
thus tells his experience in Western poll
tics. He says:-"Secretary 4. b. Cum
ing said to me one morning, Purple, we
want member from Burt county," So
| fastened up and took nine fellows with
me from Iowa, and we started for the
woods, and when we thought we had got
far enough for Burt county, we unpacked
our ballot Box and held an election lin
Washington county, canvassed the vote,
and it was astonishing to observe how
great was the unanimity at the first eiec-
ton ever held in Burt county. Purple
had every vote. So Purple was declared
elected"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-16

CENTENNARY OF AMERICAN METHoDIsM.-
The one hundredth anniversary of the in
PRODUCTION of fMethodism into the United
States is to be appropriately celebrated
by that denomination. The Christian
Advocate says: ...
The true centenary of Methodism is
the year 1860. DR.. Roberts, of Baltimore,
has fully demonstrated this fact from To-
cal as we'll as general documents, and
other evidence. The late Local Preach
ers' Convention, at Baltimore, appointed
committee to consult the general con-
ference respecting measures for its due
observance. 1t is happy coincidence
that the general conference meets in this
grand epochal year. 1t will be not, in
deed, the centennial general conference,
but it will be the centenary general
conference.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-16

VANcouvERs ISLAND, Nov. l0.-General
Scott arrived at Victoria in the frigate
Massachusetts, on the 7th. All the troops
except Capt. Pickett's Company, have
Withdrawn from San Juan by order OF
Gen'l. Scott. Scott returns to San Fran
cisco to await instructions.
Over one hundred thousand dollars
worth of gold was exported from Victoria,
during the month of October.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-16

SUIcIDE.-The Fayetteville Journal OF
the lst inst, learns that a young lady
named Powell, residing in the edge OF
Marshall county, committed self-de-
struction sometime last week by hanging
herself in the kitchen. Tue deed was
supposed TO have been done sometime in
the night. as the body was quite rigid
when discovered in the morning. Cause
sssingned she loved man whom her
father refused his consent for her to
marry.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-12-16

HSr A gentleman recently from Padu.
cab, says the Louisville journal, informs
us that the health of the Hon. Linn
Boyd is so precarious that his friends
must prepare themselves to hear of his
speedy demise. 1t is impossible that he
can long struggle with the fatal malady
which has afflicted him.