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+" Sheriff of said Count,

1t will be seen that this negro was taken
without shadow of law, from Illinois into
Missouri-in other words, kidnapped The i'm.
pudence of this sheriff is decidedly refreshing,
but the case is fair illustration of the lawless-
ness of Slavery.
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MAJOR TocHMAN TURNED DEMOCRAT. l.
Major Tochman, who resides in Alexandra
county, Virginia, near this city, has written a
letter, in which he expresses great horror of
Republication. he says
Il am startled, and tremble from fear for the
safety of these greatest human blessings, 1.-THE
Constitution and the Union,) when look upon
the banner of the Black Republicans, and read
on its floating folds, seriously inscribed
4" The simple majority principle in govern
ment
:" federation in all matters, both social and
religious.
Major Tochman moved into Virginia some
four or FIVE years ago, from this city, and car
ried with him strong bias for Free Princi-
pies. We regret that the atmosphere of the Old
Dominion has been found so i'll adapted to their
healthy development.
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while they have been the stronghold OF Slavery
in the free States, have brought disgrace upon
that section by their rowdyism and corruption.
on the other hand, the sections in which the
Republican sentiment prevails has been most
distinguished for order and good morals These
are facts which cannot be controverted, and
should teach the advocates Of Slavery to be
cautious how they provoke comparisons.
The PRESIDENT IN THE FIELD-HIs FALL
No one can mistake the object Of President
Buchanan's visit to Pennsylvania on the eve OF
the election. He INDUCES the vain and illusory
hope that his presence will materially con-
tribute to the success Of his party and it is
not improbable that he viii be able to offer
something more substantial than good advice
to his friends. Our venerable President is
known to regard with peculiar horror every
thing like bribery and corruption, but he will
see no harm in strengthening the faint-hearted
and confirming the doubling by the offer of
sundry snug offices. But his fall in crossing
bridge, while it will awaken a touch of
sympathy in every humane breast without dis
tinction of party, is ominous of the futility Of
his political mission. Our paper goes to press
before the result is known but we may safely
predict that the Opposition have swept every
thing before them.
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KDHAPPING.-The Missouri Republican Of
August I'd has the following:
A runaway negro was taken up in Cairo,
Illinois, and committed to Jail in Charleston,
Mississippi county, Missouri, on the 10th day Of
May, 1854 negro man, who says his name is
Alfred, and that he is free. Said negro is about
thirty years old weight, l60 pounds; he is Of
black color, of rather sprighty turn He says
he can read has been a striker on steamers
William NJ. Morrison and Cora Anderson, and
has been living in st. Louis several years. He
has some sears on his back, and on the instep
Of his right foot; had tweed coat, speckled
cashmere pants, and white shirt on.
"The owner of said negro is hereby required
to prove property as the law directs, pay all
charges incurred on account of said negro
within three months, or otherwise he will be
sold to the highest bidder for cash, at the Court
House door, in the town of Charleston, on the
18th day of September, 1859.
W F. MYRIcK
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ARREST OF THE FILIBUsTERs.-Ne1c Orleans.
Oct. THE filibusters have all been arrested
at the pass by the United States Marshal, as
sisted by the United States artillery men,
They peacefully surrendered today at one
o'clock.
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Here are twenty-five Democratic papers
for Runnels, against twenty-four Opposition
papers for Houston, yet the Constellation claims
the election of Houston as great victory in
favor of the Administration M
DOUGLAS IN VIRGINIA.-The doctrines Of
Mr.. Douglas find no support among the De-
mocracy of Virgins. His Harper essay the
Examiner characterizes as @palpably ancon-
sfitutioaal heyesy, and declares thai de South
can NEVER Be brought TO endorse tie doctrines
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For Houston.
North Texan,
Eastern Texan, 7
Birdville Union,
Galveston Die Union
Centreville Herald,
Jefferson Herald,
San Antonio Herald.
Harrison Flag,
Frontier News,
Goliad Messenger,
Mckinney Messenger
Nacog. Chronicle,
Lampasas Chronicle,
Henderson Era,
Waco Democrat,
Austin Intelligencer
San Antonio Zeitung
Houston Republic,
Washington Register.
Seguin Journal,
Galveston Civilian,
Brennan Enquirer,
Rusk Enquirer,
Colorado Citizen.
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A IExAN PUFF.-The following from Tex
an newspaper furnishes specimen of putting
which viii be new to our readers:
NegrOes.-Messrs. McMurry & Winstead
have opened market in Galveston. an ;pst;.
tuition that our State has long felt the want of
and We think its conveniences both to the bnver
and seller will be such that it will be perma.
nent affair. See their advertisement"
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For RtInneis.
Sherman Patriot,
Texas Republican,
GAINESVILLE Standard,
Bonham Era,
Tyler Reporter,
Quitman Herald,
Dallas Herald,
Lavaca Herald,
Brazoria Democrat,
Upshur Democrat,
Southern Beacon,
Pamela Harbinger,
Crockett Argus,
Huntsville Item,
Waco Southerner,
State Gazette,
Matagorda Gazette,
Liberty Gazette,
N. Braunfels Zeitung,
San Antonio Ledger.
San Antonio Texan,
Houston Telegraph,
Texas Ranger,
Seguin Mercury,
Galveston News.
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ANNEXATION OF WEST FLORIDA To Ala.
BAMA-The Governor Of Florida has issued q
proclamation directing the Judges of Probate
in the several counties to take a vote on the
question whether West Florida shall OF shall
not be annexed to Alabama.
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Gen. Lane, spoken Of as President, differs
with Mr.. Douglas on squatter sovereignty. He
says, Slavery nominally exists, and must al
ways exist, in the Territories, until they come
to form their own State Governments
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GOosced By Judge Douglas IN his article in Hay.
peys' Magazine" Here, then, is an end to Mr.
Douglas in Virginia, for, though-tbe E1ansinsr
viii support him if nominated, yet, believing a,
the Examiner does, that the South " can Esrsg
be brought to support his doctrines" the prob.
abilities of his nomination hold out no encour.
agement to division in Virginia.
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The n. T. Herald Classics the Democratic
party of that city as the rotten Democracy
and the "ruffan Democracy" and the whole
as "pubhc nuisance" The Herald, being
zone of them" ought to know.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13

DOUGLAS TURNING UP.-We have almost
lost sight of Douglas, of late, and had come
to the conclusion that he was politically dead,
but in late Washington letter, which we
find in our exchanges Of yesterday, we learn
that he is still alive and kicking. 1t appears
from this letter that he does not sympathize
with the stampeders, Forney, Haskin, Clark,
&C., but has given assurance to the old file
leaders that he will stand by the wreck Of the
party Since the election in Connecticut and
the West, the Lecompton Democracy have
become greatly alarmed, and overtures have
been made to Mr.. Douglas from some of the
present supporters of the Lecompton bill.
These gentlemen now fish for anti Lecompton
votes in the next House of Representatives
and in the next Presidential election. They
condemn Forney with great bitterness, per-
ceiving that he has gone SO far he cannot
return; but by conciliating Douglas they
hope to bring back to the party fold the great
majority of those wanderers who have been
out in the rain and cold since Douglas led
them out in their rebellious march. Douglas
has come back and received the warm con-
gratulations of some of his Southern friends.
Toombs, Alexander Stephens, Sam Smith, Of
Tennessee, and Clingman, of North Carolina
have for months formed a peace with Douglas
are willing to train under his captainship, il
he can lead the party once mors to victory
But jeff. Davis and his clique will not consent
Douglas, they say, is rebel, and canRot be
trusted. The President stands midway
between these cliques, and is ready to welcome
back Douglas; only he must come with his
epaulettcs off, as aprivate-not leader Mr.
Douglas, encouraged by the Representations
of Toombs and Stephens, assures the public
that he still clings to the party, and condemn!
such deserters as Forney, Haskin, Clark and
others Wheeling Va.) Intelligencer.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13

w The Louisville journal quotes and
comments upon disunion threat of the New
Orleans Delta, based upon the presumption
of the election of Republican President, in
terms of just and patriotic severity. The
following is the closing paragraph of the
editorial:
The Democracy, after twenty-five years.
agitation of the slavery question for party
purposes, have succeeded in sectionalizing
their party and nearly the whole South, and
also in kicking the North, with nearly equal
unanimity, into another sectional party. After
the accomplishment Of this national mischief,
and the destruction of their once powerful
party, in pcrnicious contest which they
themselves had the folly to invite and provoke,
they have now the sffrontery to proclaim that
they will not submit to defeat. Rather than
submit to having abused power wrenched from
their corrupt hands, they say they will break
Vp the Union, and arc avowedly preparing for
that assault. We guess that the people Of
Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri will teach
these gentry that they have word to say on
that subject, and that the Union is not to be
'dcstroyed upon such shallow pretexts, and
never without their permission.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13
EFFECT OF CLIMATE ON NATIONS

EFFECT OF CLIMATE ON NATIONS
1t is certain that excessively hot cli-
mates are unfavorable to the popula-
tion, wealth, civilization, refinement,
and general prosperity Of nations for
although the tropical zone abounds with
delicious fruits and other ailments, it
is deluged with rains for six months,
attended with dreadful hurricanes, and
also parched with drought during the
remainder of the year while the fire.
quency of earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions cause the overthrow of many
cities and the destruction of many
thousand lives, not to mention the pest
ilential character Of the atmosphere.
Such is the deleterious influence Of the
torrid zone on the growth of popula-
tion, that in the vast continent Of A.
RIGA it does not exceed 100000, or
if we take the estimate Of Balbi, co.
900, 900, on territory of II 100000
square miles, a large proportion Of
which is found above North latitude
80 degs., where the mean temperature
varies from 78 degs. to SO degs., and
where considerable advances have been
made in wealth, civilization, arts, sci
ences, and social improvements, as in
ancient Egypt, Carthage, and other
Phenician States.--Metcay on Ca
Aoric. ...... r
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13
Officers of the State Dank.--COr-
feCtiOn.

feCtiOn.
In Saturdays paper We gave what pur
ported to be correct list of the Board o
Directors Of the State Bank of Iowa, but il
contained several errors and also omitted thu
names of the Directors of the new Branches
The following, obtained from headquarters
may be relied upon as correct:
STATE DIRECTORS.
Benjamin Lake, of Clinton county;
NJ. Mobley, of Dubuque "
John A. kasson, of Polk i"
DIRECTORS CHOSEN BIZ BRANCHES,
Which, with the above, constitute the BOARD
of Control of the State Bank of Iowa:
Chester Weed, Muscatine Branch;
Hiram Price, Merchants Birch, Davenport
S. j. Kirkwood, Branch at Iowa City;
B. F. Allen, Desmoines
r. Bonson, Dubuque Branch;
S. Rand, Lyons City
Geo. G. Stone, Washington Branch;
W. F. Coolbaugh, Branch at Burlington;
W. T. Smith, Oskaloosa Branch;
Tim. Whiting, Mt. Pleasant Branch;
E. II. Harrison, Keokuk
The next quarterly meeting of the Board is
to be held on Wednesday of this week, 9th, J
at Iowa City. Chester Weed, Of Muscatine
President; W. T. Smith, of Oskaloosa, Vice
President; and Elihu Baker, of Iowa City,
Register.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13

A QU1ErUs TO THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAIL
RoAD.-It is stated that Capt. Pope is closing
up his Artesian we'll operations on the naked
plains of New Mexico, and that he has never
been able to raise water to within 1870 feet of
the surface. His apparatus is offered for sale
at auction. This is the result of experiments
conducted for five years for the government,
at great axpense, and with the determination
to make it out, if possible, that the proposed
Southern Pacific Railroad, on the 32d parallel,
is feasible. 1t is now evident that road
cannot be built on that route, and, if we are
to have the road at all, it must be upon some
one of the Northern routes.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13
VOL. X---NO. IS.

LADIES THE BEST CoMpANY.-
Thackeray says that it is better for you
to pass an evening once or twice in a
week in lady's drawing-room, even
though the conversation is slow, and
you know the girls song by heart, than
in club, tavern or the pit of a thea
tre. All amusements Of youth to which
virtuous women are not admitted, rely
on it, are deleterious in their nature.
All men who avoid female society have
dull perceptions and are stupid, or have
gross tastes, and revolt against what
is pure. Your club swaggercrs who
are sucking the butts of billiard cuos all
night, call female society insipid.
Poetry is insipid to a yokel; beauty
has no charms for blind man music
does not please poor beast that does
not know one tune from another and
as true epicurc is hardly ever tired of
water, sauce, and brown bread and
butter, I protest can sit for whole
night talking to well-regulated, kind
~ woman, ABOUT her girl coming out,
Of her boy at Elton, and like the eve
ning's entertainment. One Of the
great benefits man may derive from
woman's society is, that he is bound to
be respectful to them. The habit is Of
great good to your moral man, depend
upon it. Our education makes Of US
the most eminently selfish men in the
world. We fight for ourselves, We
push for ourselves, we yawn for our
selves, we light our pipes and say we
will not go out; We prefer ourselves,
and our ease and the greatest good
that comes to man from woman's
society, is, that he has to think of
somebody to whom he is bouud to be
constantly attentive and respectful.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13
Wise on Buchanan.

Gov. Wise makes a very strong case against
Buchanan in his recent letter, but how he
could expect that individual who was so rank
Federalist in carly life that he declared, "Ii
thought there was one drop of Democratic
blood in my veins, would open them and lei
it out" to bo any less Federal in his tenden-
cies than Hamilton or Adams, does not
appear. But read Wise:
care we to be given over to tho Federal
gods of Pacific Railroads. Arc we to ont
TaSoo Yazoo! To out Adams Adams in
putting internal Improvements by the general
government on the most omnipotent and
indefinitely stretching power of all powers of
tho Federal Government-the ,Dnr power.
"Is the South, is any portion of our country,
in situation to rush into wars-wars invited
by the President with three European and
five American powers And are we to bs a
grand consolidated, elective, North and South
American imperialism? The question is not,
will the Union be dissolved?' That is a
settled question. But the question is, rs the
old Virginia Democratic faith to be abandoned,
and are We to rush on with the President into
full scheme of federal policy, which, in its
whole outline and filling up, exceeds any
Federalism in all its points which Hamilton
or Adams, or any other latitudinarian, ever
dared to project or propose?
"Thc President bids high. To fillibusters
he offers Cuba and the Isthmus and North
Mexico; to the West Pacific Railroad; to
the North protection to iron and coarse wool
ems; and to the great commercial countries
the power of Capitalization by obvious uses
and abuses of bankrupt act to apply to State
Banks. Yesterday, Biddle was a monster,
and to day, few Wall street bankers can
expand and contract upon us more like vice
than he did; and what would they not do, if
they could force the poor provinces, when
they pleased, into bankruptcy"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13

PREs1DENr1AI--The Washington Republic
names as prominent candidates for the nomi-
nation of the Charleston Convention, as
President, Generals Harney, Wool, Jesup,
Commissioner Bowlin, and Secretary Cobb.
Mr.. Orr will, it thinks, if he cannot get the
first place on the ticket, take the second.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13

Too BAD.-It is cruel for people, in the
guise Of friendship, to make fun of Mr.. Para
quay Commissioner Bowlin, by proposing him
for the Presidency. 1t is enough for him to
have been bamboozled by Urquiza and Lopez,
without his own countrymen ridiculins him.
M1NNEAPoL1s AND CEDAR VALLEY R. R.
The st. Paul Times says that the State Engi-
neer reports to the Governor that this Com
pany have graded and made all ready for the
superstructure over fifty six miles of road bed
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13

DEPARTURE OF GEN. JONES FOR BocorA.-
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Herald says:
Gen. Jones, Minister to Bogota, has left for
New York, and will sail on the 9th inst.
The government has placed at his disposal
the steamer Roanoke, now at Panama, to
convey him direct to Carthagena. He goes
fully armed to carry out the Presidents policy.
His instructions are pacific, and he will
endeavor to cultivate the most friendly rela-
tions with New Granada, yet, at the same
time, they are firm and decided, and he will
maintain our rights and interests at all hazards.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13

W The Oneida Methodist Conference,
whose members visited Mr.. Seward in body,
adopted stringent anti-slavery resolutions,
and signed strong petition to the Governor
of Maryland in favor Of the release of a colored
preacher by the name of Green, who was sent
to the penitentiary for ten years for the crime
of having q copy Of "Uncle Toms Cabin" in
his possession.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13

FILL1BUsrRR CoNvENrloN.-The Memphis
Bulletin publishes call, addressed to "every
Cuban Junta in the United States and Cuba, y
requesting one or more members of each
Junta, and all others friendly to the immediate
acquisition of Cuba, to meet in Convention at
Vicksburg, Miss, on the 10th day of May, for
the purpose of adopting measures which will
secure the acquisition Of Cuba by ''civil
migration" The day appointed is that sue
ceeding the meeting of the Southern Com
mercial Convention, each delegate to which
is invited to attend the Cuban meeting.
Democracy, Disunion and Fillibustering arc
thus brought into loving proximity.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13

BECOMING DEspEEATE.-The New York
Central Railroad has been engaged in the
difficult task of trying to carry goods to the
west aud south as cheaply as the more direct
and less costly built lines south of it. Find
ing this attempt unsuccessful, it is now en-
deavoring to break up the southern lines BY
carrying freight for about nothing.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13
Letter from Senator Grimes.

The following letter from Hon. J. W. Grimes
to the German Republicans Of Dubuque, Scot
and Des Moines counties, is in reply to ont
addressed by them to the Iowa Congressional
delegation. The Governor occupies the right
position, and his sentiments will be endorsed
by nine -tenths of the Republican party ir
this State:
GENTLEMEN: II have just had placed in my
hands copy of your letter to the Congress
sional Delegation from Iowa, in which you
proposed to them the following inquiries, viz
LIST. Are you in favor Of the naturalization
laws as they now stand, and particularly
against all and every extension of the proba
| ton?
I'd. Do you regard it duty Of the Repub.
lican party. as the party of equal rights, tc
oppose and war upon each and every dis
elimination that may be attempted to be made
between the native-born and adopted citizens
as to the right of suffrage?
Sd. Do you condemn the late action of the
Republicans N the Massachusetts Legislature
for attempting to exclude the adopted citizens
for two years from the ballot-box, as unwise,
unjust and uncalled-for?
10 each OF these lnterroSatlOnS respond
unhesitatingly in the affirmative.
In regard to the recent action of the Massa-
chusetts Legislature, in relation to the right
of suffrage, have this to say, that, while
admit that the regulation sought to be adopted
is purely of local character, with which we
Of Iowa have nothing whatever directly to do,
and whilst would be one of the last men in
the world to interfere in the local affairs of a
sovereign State upon local matters, yet claim
the right to approve or condemn, as my
Judgment may dictate, such State or party
actions, when in my conviction they are based
upon false and dangerous principle. I
believe the action of the Massachusetts, Leg
islature alluded to to be based upon such a
principle, and to be fraught with evil and
only evil continually to the whole country,
and not to Massachusetts, alone. Hence, |
condemn and deplore it without equivocation
or reserve.
Knowing how much the adoption Of the
proposed constitutional provision will offend
their brethren elsewhere, the Republicans OF
Massachusetts, owe it to their party that this
amendment should be overwhelmingly voted
down, and think it will be.
am, very truly, your obt servant,
JAMES w. GRIMES.
R,rlinoton Anril 3()th 1879