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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR SALE,

VALUABLE PLANTATION FUh "a LIZ
4 OFFER for sale the plantation on which nov
reside, located six miles South Of Shengalo, Car
roll county on the Mississippi Central Railroad
containing, about 1900 acres-about 800 acres in q
high state of cultivation balance is finely tim
bered. The place is desirable one in every re-
spect; being we'll improved, great part of At ~
second bottom, Big Black located in one Of the
healthiest and most desirable aeghborheods IN the
country, &c, &c.
For particulars refer to Gen. 10. Bell, Jackson,
Miss, and DIR. e. Nj. alden, Shon gallo As ! shall
be absent after the 10th Vi June, my oserseer, MI.
Cone, will show the place to any wishing 70 ex-
June 3, 4w. C. S. HUDSON.
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YAInARIE SLAVES FoR SALE .E

VII
iANHE undersigned having purthased a LOT aud es-
Il tablished permanent DEPOT for The sale of
slaves the city of jackson, desires to say to his
friends andthe public, that he will be found at
home by the I2thinst, with chGiee lot Of slaves,
consisting of men, women, boys and girls to be had
at the lowest figures for cash satisfactory aceep
tances Planters and others are invited to exam.
inc his lot if they wish to buy number slaves.
His depot is on State street, square below
the old Mansion House.
ldec7 571 W a SHEWALTER
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"yILLIAM YERGER has resumed the practice
w Of the Law. He has formed a partnership
with James 7. Rucks, ESQ., They will attend to all
besiness entrusted to them in the Coursts in Jack
son. Mr.. Rucks will also attend the Courts in Ray
mond and adjoining counties Dec. I6, 1853.
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JEwELRY, WATCHES, GUNS -

THE undersigned would rsspa.t.
b fully Announce 10 his ensEsInsr,
~ n and the public in general that II
Nc =. has now opened His whole neW
stock Of merchandise, ordered and
selected with particular eafe from
the largest importers and manufacturers Ia New
York. Buying just rs cheap e. dealers in cities,
can afford ITO say the Ieast) equal induesmentms 70
price and quality, particularly e expenses hoFs
are mere tribe compared with city expenses.
Now, my stock being unusunlly large ehis season,
and times hard, j 0fef additional inducomonts.
being determined to sell fast - goods have % b
paid for, tight times lor not.
therefore offer bargning for cash or on time
that can't b under sold anywhere.
Nv stock Of goods d well aalortsd In al its
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w. nj. ESTELLE.

ATT0RNE AT LAW,
Jackson, Miss,
NATIIL attend to business entrusted to him il
w the Courts of Kinds and the adjacent codn-
ties, and the Superior Courts at jackson.
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JOSEPH BLOCK. MAD. M'AFEE. J. P. EGGLEsToH
BLOCK, McAFEE L. CO.,
COMMISS I0N MERCHAE MIS-
SO Camp Street,
March 10, 1858 If NEW ORLEANS.
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j. +. CUSHMAN.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Oxford, Miss,
WlLL give his especial attention TO all business
w entrusted to him in the high Courkof Err
rors and Appeals, the Superior of ChancGSy and
the District Court at Jackson. July 10, '52,-1v.
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JOHN ID. FREEMAN,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
JACKspN, MIst.
4 fONTINUES the practice of his profession
~ formerly-Mr. Dixon having withdrawn from
the late firm of Freeman 4 Dixon.
Oct. % Sly
II. y. ALLEN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Lexington, Hississippi.
NA|ILL practice in Holmes and the adjoining
w counties, and the superior Courts at Jack
ron Fab IS57-1v
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LAW PARTNERSHIP.

NJlLL practice Law in partnership under the
w name and style of "Yerger's Anderson
Jan. 19, 58-tf
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DAVID w. SANDERS.

Attorney at Law, Jackson, Miss.
NlLL practice in the Circuit Courts of Kinds
w and the adjacent counties, and in the courts
at jackson. nov29 SLY
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FRANK VALIANT.

. I "
GREENvILLE, MISS.
E$IlLL practice in the Courts of Tuniea, Goa
w homs, Bolivar, Washington and Issaquena
counties, and of Chieot county, Arkansas.
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SEWING MACHINES.

Il. B. EVANS, Agent.
Ugiee t'co Doors dboDe .Spengler's G5raer, Sat,
Street,
IAcYqnN MTaa
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SIIt JAWIs7S CI4ANhI1'S
Celeb DRAFTED Femal Pilfs!
Prepared from prescription of Sif J. Clark,
NJ. d.
Physician Extraordinary "a the Queen.
This we'll known medicine Is imposition but u
sure and safe remedy for Female Difficulties aad
Ob.tructiuus, tr',m any whatever; and al
though powerful remedy, they contain nothing
burtful to the constitution.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02
The County Convention.

The official proceedings of the Republican
County Convention, held last Saturday, will
be found elsewhere in our paper, to-day.
Notwithstanding the day was rainy and dis
agreeable, there was large turnout from all
parts of the county. The new system Of
voting was found to be somewhat tedious and
cumbersome, but it had the desired effect, and
afforded very fair expression frem every part
of the county. The plan of voting blanks,
as adopted by the Convention, is not as good,
in our opinion, as giving in the fractions from
the townships. We hope this latter system
(which was suggested in the Convention by
DR.. Health will be tried the next time.
The proceedings of the Convention were
unusually harmonious throughout, and the
utmost good feeling prevailed. All the aspi-
rants who failed to receive nominations took
their defeat good humoredly, and will give the
candidates their cordial support. This is the
feeling which ought to actuate US at all times.
It augurs glorious triumph at the election.
We have majority Of at least one hundred
in this county, and, if we are united, and come
out to the polls in our full strength are certain
Of success. Let each and every Republican
enter into the canvass determined to perform
his whole duty, and the result will be well.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

A FORCED CoMPLlMENr.--The editor of the
Leon decatur county, Pioneer, who listened
to the speeches of Kirkwood and Dodge, at
that place, on the 9th, although Democrat
of the rankest stripe, is forced in candor to
make the following handsome acknowledge
ment of the superior abilities of our candidate: }:
"He is by no means feeble adversary, and
that man who risks an encounter with him
upon such an expectation will be sadly dis.
appointed He is we'll informed, ready, inge-
NOUS, quick and flashing in wit and repartee,
fluent and copious in verbal delivery, daring,
selfreliant, and withal as slippery in debate
as creased eel in the hand. Whatever he
knows, or thinks, he can clearly present to
another mind"
To this he adds most despondingly: "Gen.
Dodge is another kind of a man." 1t is not
difficult to guess who the man is alluded to as
risking an encounter with Kirkwood, upon
the supposition that he was a puny adversary,
and being sadly disappointed" The amazing
success Of Kirkwood is no doubt owing to the
fact that he speaks his principles in a way
that everybody can understand and no one
can disapprove. Poor Dodge! he sis another
kind of q man."
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

T(n noticing the failure of Chicago
Produce House, the New York Shipping
and Commercial List makes some sensible
remarks that will probably apply to other
places than Chicago. After announcing
the failure and the alleged reason that it
was caused by the present low prices in
grain, and the consequent loss on old stock,
it says:
There are, doubtless, many other firms kin
the same predicament, and and few more
such suspensions as the one noted above,
ought not to create surprise. Some of the
banks in the Western part Of this State, 1t
is said, are largely involved in these trans
actions. This is not unlikely. It there
were no specializing Banks, there would be
fewer reckless speoulations in merchandise,
fewer failures. and, we may add, fewer op-
portunities for unprincipled operators to
fleece their creditors, and bring reproach
upon the morals of commerce in that section
Of the country. The Bank, or Banks, that
lend themselves TO the promotion of "enter'
prises'' Of that irregular character. are NOT
public beneiactors, but public nuisances, and
the sooner they are abated the better. The
country has had enough Of such financier'
ing, and has suffered too much from it in
times past to be expected to contemplate It
with complacency now.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEopLE.--The Demo
Gratis pirate vehemently in this State about
their love and admiration of the Homestead
Bill. Here is the evidence of their sincerity.
The Democracy of the 'nation at large"
defeated Homestead Exemption, at the last
session of Congress. The bill passed the
House, and came up for final action Of the
Senate, late in the session. The Homestead
Bill, like Caesar, (not Dodge, who will meet
his fate at the hands of the people, met its
fate in the Senate, covered with the wounds
inflicted by the Democracy. The following
were it's undertakers-all Democrats-who
voted against it.: Allen, Bates, Bayard, Ben
jamin, Bigler, Brown, Clay, Clingman, Davis,
Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin, Hammond,
Hunter, Iverson, johnson, Kennedy, Lane,
Mallory, Mason, Pierce, Reid, Sebastian,
Slidell, Toombs, Ward, Yulee.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

How WILL THE CouRr DRolDE 2-Another
opportunity to serve slavery is to be given
to the q. s. Supreme Oeurt There: are
two laws touching the slave trade, one of
which--that of 1878 -prescribes only fine
and Imprisonment for the same class Of offer.
ces which are punished as piracy under the
laws Of 1920. Southern juries will convict
under the first, but not the second, although
in so tar as it covers the same ground, it
would according to the usual rates Of inter-
probation, repeal the former. A case will
probably be made up and sent to Washing.
ton, where decision, and We know not how
many obiter dicta, presently to be claimed,
as possessing the foroe Of decisions, may We
given, that will give fresh impetus to the
new slave trade.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

DoDeE TAMrD DowN.-When Dodge first
entered on the canvass with Kirkwood, he
assumed the regular slave-driving swagger,
and stormed and raved, called Kirkwood a
liar. and threatened to cram the lie down his
throat, in r gular fillibuster style. He soon
found, however, that Kirkwood could not be
bullied, and might not be whipped, so he
cooled of, Gained down, and became as tame
as any domestic animal Of the braying breed:
That shows the benefit Of having skillfnl
farmer like Kirkwood IN the field. Had not
Kirkwood put the bit in his mouth and held
the reins taught, making him feel that he had
. master, Dodge would have cavorted around
like wild ass during the whole canvass. The
"Plow-Handle Ticket" is just tho trick
6sts City.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

GoINa TO HoLD OvER.-In view Of the
strong probability that the "Black Republic
ans" will elect their candidate for President,
next year, the Washington States, the especial
organ of Senator Douglas at the Federal Cap
ital, offers the following seasonable suggestion
to the present Heads Of Departments:
IA sentiment is beginning to develop itself
in the slaveholding States, which, if we mis-
take not the signs of the times, will soon be
heard in Washington, demanding Of Howell
Cobb, John B. Floyd, Jacob Thompson and
Joseph Holt an answer, whether they are pre-.
pared to surrender the purse, the sword and
the navy to Sewardism, in case Of its conseli.
dation, on the 4th Of March, 1861"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

: Tnx Jsws IN AxERloA.-This is the golden
age of the Jews in Ameri,s. They number
some two hundred and fifty thousand, who
still adhere to the faith of Abraham. They
have forty thousand in New York alone
Two Senators and four Cengressmen are of
the Jewish faith, which shows the ancient
political talent Of the race. Messrs. Yulee
and Benjamin Of the U. 8. Senate, and
Messrs. Zollicofer, Oliver, Phillips and
Hart, of the National House of Representa-
tives, are numbered among the children
Of Abraham. Instead Of reading the Scrip
tures IN the Hebrew tongue, understood only
- the Rabbi interprets it, many now use
the Englisn version. This class have intro.
duced many new forms into their mode ol
worship-thsy now have their choirs, their
organs and their Sabbath Schools: The
Christian Jews do not number more than
three or foar hundred, OF whom one hun.
drsd are studying for the ministry. ss-
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

EThe negro question is not an issue in
the present campaign.-HeraM.
Members Of the Iowa House Of Represent
atives and of the Iowa Senate are to be chosen
during the present campaign, whose duty it
will be to elect United States Senator to
serve for the full term of six years. That
Senator, whoever he may be, as one Of the
representatives of Iowa in the Upper House
Of Congress, will probably have an opportu-
nifty to aid in passing or defeating Slave
Code for the Territories, and an act to legalize
the Slave Traffic. 1t will also lie directly in
the line of his official duty to pass upon a
good many other topics of which the negro
will be the subject.
We should rather calculate, therefore, that
this question is ian issue in the present
campaign. n."-Du6uque Times.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

@The NJ. & NJ. and Chicago & Rock
Island Railroads will carry visitors to the
United States Fair at Chicago on the 18th
of next month at half fare. We copy the
following from the Superintendent Cir
cu!ar: -
Full pay will be required for tickets going
to the Fair, and these tickets stamped by
the Recording Secretary, will be good for
the rctu n trip.
The freight of stock and other articles
over the roads 10 the Fair must be prepaid.
On the return of the same property, with
certificate on the original freight bill,
stamped by the Recording Secretary Of the
Society, stating that the same has been on
exhibition at the National Fair, the freight
money will be refunded.
A weeks notice should be given by owners
of stock and other heavy articles intended
for exhibition at the Fair, to the officers at
the station were .hey design to ship.
The half fare tickets to exhibitors at the
Fair and the arrangements for transporting
stock and other articles for exhibition, will
commence on Wednesday, Sept 7th.
Articles for exhibition may be consigned
to "Horace Capron, Superintendent Nation.
al Fair Chicago, III =" freight and expenses
pre-. paid. The owner or his agent, must
ttend to placing the same on exhibition.
Any further information on the subject
may be obtained by addressing --.--.-
HORACE CApRoN, SGpt. Seventh Nat. Fair,
Chicago, Iii.
Editors In this and neighboring States
will confer favor by 81 wing the above and
kindred notices due publicity.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

A WORD FOR s'ITEMs.'-Mr. Beecher says
of the colump of 'sItems'' in newspapers,
that it SIS worth more than oil the small
fry of correspondents, with an editor thrown
in, to boot. Like caravan, it stretches
along in columns, with packages and par
cells, spices Of gems, bits Of fragrance or
cunningly wrought metals, gathered from
the Orient and from the whole world besides.
The items of the paper, like the stuains Of
Thanksgiving turkey, represent everything
in the house, orusts Of bread, crackers and
allspios." 49e
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

K1RKwooD AND DODGE AT GLENwooD.
mischief to pay, and no pitch prepared for the
occasion! The Spanish Ambassador in a
terrible rage-disrobes himself-lays aside
his dignity-takes off his coats determined
on satisfaction and blood-swears terribly
probably in broken Spanish. Kirkwood is
convulsed with laughter-maintains his posi-
tion-the crowd laugh--the Marshal is sum-
moned for the Minister Plenipotentiary--the
laugh becomes universal, and Dodge is fairly
laughed into shame and silence. This is the
scene that transpired at Glenwood, Mills
county, on Wednesday last, the 18th inst.
The outbreak is described as the richest of the
present campaign; abounding as it does with
incidents of novel and extraordinary char
acter, in view of the fact that the distinguished
Gen. Dodge has played the leading part in
that portion of the programme not set down
in the bills. If his friends de not conceal and
muzzle him, he will become the laughing stock
of the State Kirkwood is determined to stick
to Dodge while there is button on his coat
Perhaps some may conclude that this will not
be long, if the General strips off his coat often
as furiously as he did at Glenwood. What
think the people of Iowa of candidate for
Governor shaking his fist and bantering his
companion for fight, two or three times
week, and finally pulling off his coat for the
onset, like regular Bowery Boy ?-Gtisen
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

~ During the last six years, Iowa has
been betrayed by every DEMOCRAT who has
been sent to Congress, without a single
exception. Dodge betrayed the State by
voting for the Kansas Nebraska bill, and got
q foreign mission-Jones betrayed the State
by voting for it and for Lecompton, and got
a foreign mission. And now our State is
flooded with secret circulars from Washington,
Executive gold is in the,peekets Of the poll
ticians, and the two factions of the Democratic
party are making vigorous and united effort
to carry the State, in order that they may
elect another trading and traf6cking United
States Senator to vote with Cobb, Toombs,
Stephens & Co., and when at last no longer
able to misrepresent the free people of Iowa,
trade their trust for Executive favors-barter
their rights for foreign missions, Cabinet
appointments, or whatever may be within
their reach.-Burlingten HaSbeys.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

STEAM Power IN AaR1cULTURE.-Ar recent
English writer, discoursing upon the advan-
tages Of deep culture and the economised
use of steam in agriculture, says: When
remember that at my friend Dixon's near
Witham, parsnip was pulled up whose
roots were thirteen feet six inches long, and
then broke off, seriously believe that We
have no present idea as to what depth of
cultivation and drainage we shall ultimately
arrive at with steam power. Why did that
parsnip grow so deep? Because the earth
had all been moved to the depth of fourteen
feet. 1t had been brick earth pit filed up
with soil from the adjoining land when #
was necessary to open u new pit. Air and
water had circulated to the depth of four.
teen feet.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

TouoH1Na.-A few days ago, a bright
little girl of probably three or four summers,
who recently lost her father, came up to
Professor Wise at the Jones House, and
s'Mr. Wise, won't you take mo up with
you in you 10 your Bafieon p
"Why you want 60, my dear - replied
the Professor. -
. Il want to see my papa" was the touoihi-
ing response.
A tear was visible in the aeronaut's eve
as he assured her that it was impossible for
him to take her high enough to g. her papa.
- Lalauette Journal
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

q For the best stoves, etc., at the Io'',
e.t prices, 60 to the "Muscatine Stove STORE
See advertisement.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02
FLOWING MATCH.
Best Flowing, mellow ground, with two
horses, offered by the President. $500
Sneers at the Germans.

Sneers at the Germans.
The Burlington War Eagle, the campaign
organ of Gen. Dodge, has the following para
graph in a recent issue:
RUscH TO TAKE THE SruMp.-The Dayeu.
port Gazette threatens that Mr.. Rusch, in
about week from date, will take the stump
1t also informs us that Mr.. Schurtz, of Wis
consin, and some other Snicklefritz, with his
cousin, Bumbernikle, of Cincinnati, have been
invited to come and help him.
This is the disrespectful manner in which
the Democratic press alludes to two eminent
Germans, (Carl Schurtz and Judge Stallo,)
simply because they refuse to vote any longer
with the slave-driving Democracy. Itexhibits
the measure of esteem they entertain for
foreign-born citizens generally. Will the
Germans continue to affiliate with party
which applies derisive epithets to them when
they dare to think and vote for themselves
How long will our intelligent foreign-born
citizens be in finding out that the Democratic
party cares nothing for them when they can
no longer be used as 'cat's paws to subserve
ulterior and base purposes?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02
Our County Ticket.

The ticket presented to the voters Of Mus
catine county by the Republican Convention,
last Saturday, is a decidedly good one. We
do not say this because we are Gin duty
bound" as an organ Of the party, to support
its nominations, but because we are personally
with the nominees, and "knoso
whereof we speak"
In selecting as the candidate for County
Judge,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02
JESSE P. CHAUDOIN,

The candidate for Coroner, is certainly - well
qualified as any other man for the office. We
shall need his services, Immediately after the
election, to hold an inquest upon the defunct
Democratic party in this county. Jesse must
be elected!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

= TIE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.-The Missis-
sippiae says that the agitation in favor of the
repeal of the slave trade law is confined to no
political party nor class of citizens, but is fast
becoming the popular sentiment Of the South
ern people. 'The sooner" it adds, tour
Northern fellow citizens are convinced of the
fact, and make up their minds to accede to
our just demand, the better for the peace and
prosperity of our political union."
When Etheridge introduced his resolution
in Congress, in 1855, opposing the projected
opening of the African slave trade, only seven
Democrats voted against it. Last Winter,
Zollicoffer renewed Etheridge's resolution,
and nearly forty Democratic votes were cast
against it. Next Winter, when Etheridge
renews his resolution, more than fifty--per-
haps sixty-Democratic members will vote
against it. This shows the alarmingly rapid
advance the project has made among the Dem
ocrats for opening the African slave trade.
The Aississippian does not exaggerate when
it says that the repeal Of the slave trade pro-
hibition is becoming the popular sentiment OF
the Southern people. How do the doughfaces
of the West relish this spread Of the new
Democratic test act?
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-09-02

The ISLANDER AND ARaus.-The propri-
etorship of this journal published at Rock
1sland) has passed from the hands of Messrs.
Pershing & Connolly to j. B. Danforth, jr.
Mr.. D. was formerly editor of the argus, and
is writer of fine abilities. The paper con-
tinues Democratic. We wish it pecuniary
success