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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-05


Il Our neighbor of the Gaseese says
tAat We lack origiuality-shat Of all the
disclosures Of schemes, plots and consPi-
racies against the laws Of the country,
which have been traced to the Oppos'-
tioa 20 the conservative Democracy, not
ooe originsted with our humble SELF In
. word, that VI are coPyist. Let us
remind our neighbor, that it is our mis-
fostuue not TO belong 70 the inventive spe'
ciss Of the genus homo. In oil our lite
~ never invented anything, either in
nechsnics or anything else. We never
invested wooden nutmegs, or horn gun
Aints-but more particularly do We af.
irm that, in augmentation, we never
Invented lie. In the opinion Of our
neighbor We are too honest-too frank
for an editor. This may be so in the es-
timation Of one who believes in the utter
dspraviey ofhumsn nature. That IL not
our moral theology.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-05
REAL ESTATE.
COOK K SARG ENTsS
REAL ESTATE OFFICE,

Davenport, October 18th, 1859.
WE are prepared to offer great bargains in Real
prove.
We have unmproved lands in every county aleng
tho line OF the N. i NJ. Railroad between here and
the Missouri River, which We will sell very cheap
to actual settlers,
We have, also, any quantity Of
City and Town Property,
Improved and unimprsved for sale orlesse on terms
that will suit applicants.
Call or address either of our Real Estate Offices,
and we will accommodate those seeking homes or
profitable Investment.
COOK SARGENT.
Oct, 18th lS59.-dwtf
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-05

Bankers L Dealers In Exchange
COOK RECENT,
DAVENPORT, IOWA.
COOK, SARGENT, DOwNEY 4 CO.,
IOWA CITY. IOWA.
COOK, SARGENT 4 COOK,
DIES NOUNS, IOWA.
COOK, SARGENT I PARKER,
FLORENCE, NEsRAsKA.
SARGENT 4 DIxwELL,
BOSTON, MASS.
NOTES AND BILLS COLLECTED end pro-
y ceeds RENTED 70 any part Of the United
States. Bills Of Exchange on Ill the principal
Cities Of the United States and Europe bought
and sold. Money RENTED 70 Burops in &gks
BiNs, which can be cashed in any town In Eng
land, Ireland or Wales, in sums Of 81 and upwards.
F. Haven, ESQ.,, Prest Aerch. Bank, BOSTON, Msss.
A. d. Hodges, ESQ.,, Pres't Wash. Bank"
J. J. Dixvell, ECO, Prest Mass. hank,
Chas. g. Loring, Esq, Prest Mass. HospI Life Ins
J. Seymour, Esq, Cash'r Bank d n. Ansrio.. N.w
York City.
Clark, Dodge 1 Co.. Now York City.
John o: Sargent, Esq, So Wall St,....... do.
Z. w. Clark + Co.,. ........... Philadelphia.
J. J. Anderson Coy. st. Louis, Mo.
F. Granger Adams, Esq.,. ............. Chicago.
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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-05

INSURANCE.
FIRE, INLAND 4 LIFE.
CONWAY INSURANCE CO.,
MASSACHUSETTS.
Cast Capital and surplus 1000
HAMPDEN INSURANCE CO..
SPRINGFIELD. MASS.
Cash Capital and surplus $25v,000
NORTH AMERICAN ms. CO.,
orHARrAoRD, CONN.
Cash Capital $685., $50
LORILLARD ms CO.,
OF NEW RoRk.
Cash Capital sss2,soo
MANHATTAN LIFE ms. CO.,
Cash Capital $4,000
CITY FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
". soUTRwoRrH. Pr..'t.
y : FIELD i KAUFMAN, Agents.
L9nImAn,S BLOCK, Zd-0t,
H. FIELD; Agent. Davenport, Iowa.
Office next door TO tho Post Once,
Rock Island, Ill. oct1.
THE GREAT w1s1saN
Insurance and Trust Company,
Farmers Unien Insurance Company
OF ATHENS. Pa,
Having consolidated their business, the samc will
hereafter b conducted BY the united companies,
in the Office Of the
THE oRBAT w1sFRaN
Insurance 4 Trust Company,
At their ONCE in the company's building,
AoS Walnut street. Philadslphis.
Ry this arrangement the income Of the 0RAA
WESTERN INSURANCE AND TRUST COR
PANY will belargely augmented, and over $780,
600 added to its assets, Of which 100000 - in
First Mortgages, vita Bonds, bearing six per cont.
interest, on improved property, worth double The
amount; which gives the Company over $3.50 900
All running risks Of either Company are assum-
cd, and any losses that may occur will Be prompt
" adjusted aud paid.
Fire. Inland, oad Marine Cargo Risks zhken ~
the Most Favorable Terms.
Respectfully soliciting your business, We ere
Your Obcdiont servants,
Gas. C. LArHR0P, Pres
W. DARLING, Vice. Pres,
CN SuIPnAN. ID Vice-Pres
fCharee Of Brsuch Once, New York.
JAS WaI0aT, Sec,y and Treas.
C.S. RusssLL, Asst Sscy.
DIRECTORS
Chas Q LAthrop, Hon Wn Darling, ny Snipm:e'
Jno G Hunter, Alec Wuilldin, IL Gi!lesPss'
/ Haslshunt, Daniel Collier, yas smith.
Chas Harlan, = Tracy, 0locum,
} r A'Curdy, Francis Tyler.
EDWIN FAY, Agent,
Once With PARkBR EDwARDe,
iv3l-d4m NJ. 10 Brady.st.
CIGARS AND TOBACCO, the 1sss = te.s, can
~ always b had 1t STAkbO.
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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-05
Nebraska Land Agency!
Cook, Sargent - Parker,
FLORENCE, NEBRASKA.

WILL attend promptly 70 ~ business connected
w with LAad Agency, either In Nsbraska, o.
western Iowa.
LAND WARRANTS bought, cold and located.
Business for then eaa b left with any Of the
undersigned.
COOK ! SARGENT, Davenport,
COOK. SAR0'T DOWNEY o,iovs City Iowa.
COOK, SARGENT q COOK. Dee 1ninas.l
SARGENT + ORWELL, Boston, Mass.
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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-05
CO.PartnePshin.

MR.. GEO. B. DIxWELL, Of Boston, is admit
Nl ted : partner in House from and after
the FIRST day Of October. Our agency in Foston
will hereafter be conducted under the name and
style of Sargent 4 Dixwell.
COOK / SARGENT.
Davenport, October LIST, 1850. Ocl5du
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-05
j. MONGEk,
l. A N ID A q e N r.
NOTARY PUBLIC.

NOTARY PUBLIC.
AND Warrants located in all the Offices now
I open. Special care taken to secure frst quality
OF Land, and good locations for those entrusting mo
to locate their Warrants.
LAND WARRANTS
BOUGHT / SOLD, ON COMMISSION.
cow YANCING DONE.
AND TITLES EXAMINED WITH CARE,
TAke0 Paid
PATENT PROCURED.
Will give special attention to
COLLECTING DEBTS, RENTS, &c.
ErRemittanccs promptly made.
For sale $50 Lots in tho city Of Davenport.
Also large quantity Of Improved and Unimproved
Lands in lows, from 81 rs to $4,000 per acre.
O6ce No. Is Main st. Davenport.
-R.vRRENCBs-
Cook & Sargent, Bankers, Davenport Iowa.
X. L. Campbell, Banker,
G. l.. Davenport, Prs't Of State Bank
G. e. X. Mitchell,
Putnam Leake, Att'ys,
l.. C. Dessaint, Esq.
May IS dly.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-19

down easier, bu. in effect, these will constitute the
Charleston platform. The honest men Of the
party will be driven cut, and those with weak con-
sciences will gag at the dose but the masses will
take it as prepared for them, without a why or a
wherefore.
There may be some who say that it will be inn
possible to rally a party upon such issues, but they
are mistaken in the temper Of the. party which the
South is dealing with. The tremendous advance
made in one year upon the Slave Trade question lie
evidence enough Of a readiness TO 60 any length
that may be demanded upon this question.
The following are the Democratic members oil
the House, from the North, who voted against the
resolutions condeming the re,opening of the AT
rican Slave Trade:
"Messrs. Barr, of N. Y. Burns and Cox, Of Ohio
Florence and ellis, of Penna., Gregg, Of Indiana
Hall. of Ohio, Hodges, of ILL.,, Miller, Of Ind.
Soaring, of N. Y, Vallandigdam, Of Ohio, White
of Penna, and WOrtendyke, Of N. Y.-l7.
1t will be seen that Hodges, Shaw and Smith. o'
Illinois-tbe right hand men of Douglas-art
among the Slave Traders. Douglas and his mer
are now doing their best to conciliate the South.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-19

Of the higher lawY A. Dc as you would
be done by. Does Republicanism teach the high.
or law in reference TO the emancipation Of 4,O0O,'
900 Of American bondmenf A. No | it is organ
lied, compromised and combined TO let the Cypress.
ed suffer on in unending slavery. Q. To the slave,
then what is the difference between the Repub.
lican and Democratic p~artiesi A. Essentially
and Ultimately, as at present constructed, there is
NO DIFFERENCE. Q. Can true anti-slavery men con.
s%istently cooperate with either Of these parties ?
A.. Assuredly not-nor are they satisfied in the
ranks. Q. What was their duty ,hen2 A.
Come out Of them and form a party which is
avowedly in favor Of abolishing slavery whore it
is. Q. Is there such q partyf A.. Yes every
where. @. Who coipposes this partyf A. Every
one who prefers liberty to slavery in his own
person. @. How many, then, in Columbiana
county are prepared to act and vote in favor Of
aSolishing slavery where ii isl A. There are q
Few; ard why not act independen'ly,an not permit
yourselves to be smothcred up by compromises
Strike for independence-now and forever more
Amen.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-19
LOUISIANA.
Amen.

We learn from the report of the Auditor of the
State of Louisiana the following among a mass of
other interesting facts. The 6gures are made up to
the end Of the year 1857, but are the latest official
report
"Total value of property, S37S,9 Oil ,904. against
$751; sl. SS2 in 1855 total amount of taxes as
sessed, 81, 39S, 349 81, against s 1872. 285 81 land
uncuitivated, 6,016, 964 acres, against 5,265, 900 F.;
land cultivated in cotton, $50, 256. against Gle. 1888 ;
in cane, 2l5, 3O5, against 24S, 195 in corn, 627 ,044,
agains. 642. 39l in rice, 1905. against 3,177.-
Production of cotton in '57, 407, 0lS bales, against
$685. 77 in IS; of sugar, 5S.249 hhds., against
2S3, 466 in IS.
white population OF the State in '57, 308, S64,
against 30l, 764 in '55 black slave population,
29S $3.50, against 263, l67 in IS free colored, 49,
us, against %. s4S in IS.
Number of educablo youth in the State in 81.
76,5lS, against 70, 244 in 49,"
In the above statement, two or three signifcan,
facts appear. In the FIRST place the uncultivated
land of the State has increased within two years
ISL, O44 acres. This we suppose might Justly be
attributed to the mode Of cultivation. A piece oil
land having been exhausted, Is abandoned, as in
Virginia, where, according to Gov. Wise, q stump
tailed steer would die of hunger if turned loose to
feed upon the wiry sedges that have usurped feldt
once smiling with vegetation. The soil is parched
and its very moisture burned out by the foot Of the
slave.
But another noticeable fact is this While in two
years the white population of the State has in
creased but 7 loo, the slave population has increased
IS 352. In other words, while the white popula
ton increases a little over two per cent in two
years, the black, slave population, increased l3 pei
cent. in the same time. AT the same ratio of ia
crease for two years from 1857, the beginning o
1860 will see a slave population of rising $4,000
and q white of about $4,000. Meanwhile the cul
tivated land Of the State is decreasing in extent
which is ~crowding into close communities this ser
vile mass. like huge magazines of combustible
which We trust the goodness of God may save from
~igniting. bursting into o fame of instruction an
overwhelming the comparatively decreasing nun
bers of their task masters in indiscriminats ruin.-
Pitts. Gazette.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-19
THE NATIONAL ANTI-SLAvERY SUB
SCRIPTION.

Mrs. Maria Weston Chapman, acknowledges
in tho last Anti-Slavery STANDARD the receipt of
$6l77 OF as the total results of the contributions
to the American Anti Slavery Society through the
late National Anti.Slavery Subscription Anniver-
sary. A most gratifying and highly encouraging
result. OF this sum about one half was contribu.
ted by English Abolitionists. The remainder al.
most entirely by people Of the Eastern States
The West which has hitherto SO largely received
the useful and important labors of the Society, was
hardly represented by a halfdozen Donations
This should not be, and we presume will not be in
the future. Indeed it would not have been so on
this first occasion, but for the extreme necessities
of the cause among ourselves, which abolitionists
have made especial efforts TO meet, and the combi-
nation of circumstances, which makes the obtain,
ing of money an impossibility with many of our
Western Abolitionists, whose hearts yet beat warm
as ever for the cause of the suffering.
After acknowledging the little done by the West
on the occasion, Mrs. Chapman adds "But we Of
the East were favored with the correspondence oil
friends from other quarters than those of the West
The North gave US cheer and encouragement, and
the South held not back from sympathy and coope
ration. The letter Of II. R. Helper. Esq. express
ing his unity Of feeling with the friends he address
es, and containing the assurance that numbers il
his native State of NORTH CAROLINA are ready t.
strike for freedom with the frs. opportunity, wa
listened to With the highest sympathy and ~satisfac
ton. Mr.. Helper enclosed q generous donation
saving, with that devotedness that makes the lar
gss. sum seem to the giver insufficient, 4 coul'
not have ventured to send so small a sum but 70
the knowledge that with you no sum that is th
emblem Of sympathy is 50 accounted"
OF the English contributors, Mrs. Chapman
says;
q"The subscriptions of English friends receives
during the year. for this anniversary, amount {
half Its whole receipts. Neither the letters not th
gifts accompanying can ever be forgotten, nor CO
their consequences ever cease to work, during o.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-19

TIE ALLEGED KIDNAPPlNG.-Says the Pittsburg
Gazette, W corrected. at the peronal instance
and solicitation of Mr.. Jacob S. Shoman, a report
from a Steubenville paper 10 which we gave cur
rency in December last, relative to a part be was
alleged to have acted in the abduction of o negro
boy named George Mcpherson. Mr.. s. assured
us that the story was entirely untrue, and that, he
hired the boy, took him to Arkansas and paid him
his regular wages. But the boy since that oontraf
diction writes from Steubenville under date.of
Feb. 5th, 1859, to the Cincinnati Gazette as fol-
lows:
"'M Shoman persuaded me to 60 with him TO
Arkansas, against my parents will, and promised
to pay me ten dollars a month. / was gone eight
months and eleven days. and all the pay ! got was
seven dollars, at one time to send to my mother
in Steubenville. He broke up, and his creditors lev
led on me and held me for three months. for 81 500.
He left there Immediately after and went back to
Ohio. e.Is -..sase
81 sincerely believe that the notice that my
friends put in the Gazette, stirred up his feelings
SO that he came back, and in one days notice was
of for Steubenville. l had q trial In iCourt'e IN
Saturday, aud on Sunday | left Tor home, s,s
Yours rssply, .u.
GEO. MCPHERSON"
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-19
From ths Pittsburg Gazette.
REVIVNG THE SLAVE TRADE.

Last year Mr.. Etheiidge. of Tennessee, intro.
duced resolutions into the house denouncing the
revival of the Slave Trade, and there were only Fl
votes cast against them, the 81 being the class
known as southern "6re,eaters'. This year sim
liar resolutions were introduced by Mr.. Kilgore,
Of Indiana, and the vote against them was Sal.
p This is an instructive change. 1t shows how
readily the democratic party adapts itself to any
Issue forced upon it. Last year it hoped to escape
the necessity of such an issue but since then the
South has practically revived the Slave Trade
us she demands that the party shall endorse it, the
men who last year voted in condemnation of the
accursed traffic, are this year found voting for 1t.
Let il be understood that every one Of the "a is
"a democrat, and that the list embraces the leading
democrats Of the north-such men as Cox and
aVallandigham Of Ohio, and the party hacks gener'
cally. A few northern democrats, it is true, did
vote the other way but, as upon al other ques'
stieas affecting Slavery. the number was much
asmailer on the second vote than on the first, and
will be reduced 10 nothing on the third. The part,
is preparing to take grounds in favor Of reviVinl
q trade that has provoked the stern denunciatior
of the world, ami it's members will be compelled Il
fall into the ranks and fight for it or leave:
The prospect now is that the Democratic part.
will 20 into the canvass of 1860 on the following
issues:
I. Free Trade. ta -t
H. The acquisition of Cuba and Central Amer
-s.s lea for the purpose of extending Slavery.
III. A national slave code for the territories.
Nv. The revival Of the African Slave Trade.
- w. The concentration of despotic power in til
e hands Of the President, amounting practical
.5,ree ly to the abrogation OF the constitution.
eA These will be the tissues which the South wi
force upon the North at the Charleston Convention
They may sugar'ooat the pills to make them 8
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-19

HAYTI.-The revolutionists of Hayti have sue
ceeded in conquering and expelling the Emperor
Sovlouque from the island. He formally abdicated
his. imperial dignities, and on the 18th ult, a,
Port au Prince, embarked on board a British
steamer. and in due time arrived at Kingston
Jamaica. The troops of President Geffrard enter
cred the capital, which surrendered without q CUR
being fred, and the Republic was proclaimed
Soulouque Immediately made out his paper Of alb
d~ication, and the guard escorted him on board the
Melbourne. but the mob was SO excited that be
had to take refuge in the French consulate.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-19

TEE HOMESTEAD BILL.-The House of Represen.
tatives at Washington have passed an important
bill in regard to the occupancy Of the public lands.
1t will, if passed to a law, secure farms to actual
settlers, and to a great extent exclude those curses
Of a new countryside specializing land monopo.
lists, The bill was introduced by Mr.. Grow of
Pennsylvania. 1t provides that every head of a
family. who is a citizen. or who has declared his
intention of becoming such. may enter upon any
vacant and unappropria,ed quarter section of Gov
eminent land that is subject to private entry at
81 rs per acre, and receive a patent therefor, after
occupying and actually residing on said land for
FIVE years, free Of cost, except a fee of $40 on re-
ceiving his patent. This fee is merely intended to
cover the cost of survey and transfer. Such quar-
ter section is protected as a homestead, and "shall
in no event become liable to the satisfaction of any
debt or debts contracted prior to the issuing of the
patent therefor" In case of the death of the par
ty so entering upon Government lands, the claim
shall descend to the wife or children, and enure to
their benefit.
II is earnestly to be hoped it may pass tho Sen,
ate and become q law,
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-19

LECTURES AT Our Marlboro friends
have adopted a capital expedient for mutual inter-
est ard instruction. Not having the spare change
for paying 500. $50, or even S25 for the evenings
performance of q "star lecturer" and DESTROYS Of
lecturers of some sort, they philosophically re:
solved to content themselves with those of domes.
tic manufacture and opened a list for the names
of volunteer lecturers. Some eight or ten addresses
have already been delivered to large, and respec.
table audiences. The lectures have been all and
more than was anticipated, ...
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-19

RUxoRs OF WAR are prevalent in Europe, Let.
tiers from Paris by the last arrivals, speak of great
activity in war'like preparations, and the general
impression is that q momentus crisis in continental
affairs has approached.
The Euglish government is reported as e%xerting
itself for peace, and in the attitude of this govern,
ment it was believed that the question of war or
peac depended.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-19

THE HoUsB.-A Pocket Manual of Rural Arch.
%itecture OF, how to Build Country Houses and
Out Buildings. Embracing the Origin and Mean.
ing of the House the Art of House. Building, in.
GLIDING Planning, Style, and Construction; De.
signs and Descriptions Of Cottages, Farm. Houses.
Villas, and OutBuildipgs, of various cost and in
the Different Styles of Architecture, etc.; and an
Appendix, containing Recipes for Paints and Stue.
CO, Rough.C Cast, etc.; and instructions for Roofing,
building with Rough Stone, Unburnt Brick, Bal
loon Frames, and the Concrete or Gravel Wall.
BY the author of THE Garden" "The Farm etc.
With many Original Designs. New York Fow.
LER And WELLS, Publishers, 3Os Broadway. Price,
in paper, 80 cts.; in muslin, so cents. This work
closes the popular series of Rural Manuals, to
which it belongs. ,-a,s,.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-02-19

TnE Anti SLAVE tItNTINo PEririoNs IN NEW
YoRK.--Petitions agaihst slave fendition,t similar
to those circulated in Ohio have boeh presented IN
the New York Legislature. On their presentation,
Mr.. Powell remarked that W. have on our statute
books lave for the protect, n of feb, fowls ana
animals, but We have none fof tho protection Of
men and women, particularly that class referred
to in the petition. He thought IL time we had and
asked that the petition 5e referred to q select com.
mittee."
MIR. Spencer chopped the motion would prevail.
Vermont and Massachusetts had already passed
Personal Liberty acts, and he hoped New York
would enact such laws ns would efectually Danish
slave'hunters from her soil forever" The motion
prevailed without serious opposition, and a spe.
cial committee was appointed. p+...lrvv
Aaron NJ. Powell, writes to the Anti,Slavery
Standard
"Our petition for the prohibition Of Slave hunt.
ing was presented to tho Assembly on Wednesday
morning last, and met o moro cordial reception
than I had expected, 1t vas referred to a Select
Committee, and one which will spare no effort to
secure the enactment Of such q law as is asked for.
There should be renewed efforts to obtain sigma
lures throughout the State, during The next three
weeks. We have arranged for a public hearing
in the Assembly Chamber, with the Committee,
to take place on Friday afternoon or erening, FEB.
25. The Rev. A. d. Mayo is engaged as one Of
the speakers"