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, 1859-10-20

The Pacific Railroad Convention which was
uIt., to meet at Sacramento On the first Mondny
IN February, 1860. The -il!a California says:
The action Of the Convention has been unan-
iuous, pointing out not only the practical utilt-
II aud determination Of our people, but TIM:
California spirit that places them above oil sec.
tional or local prejudice; thus meeting together
aud after weeks del1beratiou with the dele
gates of other pacifc States, aided By the re-.
ports Of competent engineers, who have spent
yenrs on the great western plans and passes Of
tbs mouutains, they hare decided 10 memorial.
izs Congress to bsi}d the great central route.
Evidence unmistakable, to tue political and per-
sona1 friends Of California, that ala the efforts Of
dtmagogues or selEshness have not been able
to make them swerFe IRON the line which they
consider the natiou's highway across the CONT
nent-
The BulIttia says:
"The men Of the Free States are almost unan
inous in fayor of the Pacific Kai!road, provided
a central route is selected. We believe that
against Pacific Railroad bill which limited tIl.,
selection Of route to a line anywhere north Of
the latitude Of St. Louis. Il bilI, for instance,
specifically establishing the Platte Rirer routs.
Of Col. F. ". Lander, would, ne believe, sccur:
the rotc Of nearly every man in Congress from
tn6 rFee cIakeB. II "ou!d, ID hadt1o1, 10 sup"
ported By all the Pacitic Railroad men Of Tir-
gluia, Kentucky and Missouri, and with this mid,
its triumph would be complete and oyerwhelm.
| ing.
1--WE confess thst it may be unjust to other
parts Of the Union, in the abstruct, to excl ID.
| Ihem thus from ali chauce Of getting the roat!
in their. vicinity. provided they have the best
route; hut the country cannot afford longer to
submit 10 tha syils resulting from Southern 'do;;
in The manger' policy. We believe the day i.a5
come when Representatives, in Congress from
the free States. should offer to the South once
! more bill leaving capital to locate ths road,
gis1ng them fair notice, at the same time TINT ii
they do not accept this, the Northern men, with
| the aid of Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia, will
| select route to suit themselves, regardless OF
| the Southern stickters who stop to split hair:
upon nbstruse constitutional questions, while
the entire Pacific coast lies at the mercy Of ar
maritime power with whom We may happen to
| fiud ourselves at war.
, 1859-10-20
mr. Webaser hadIv Treated,

It will be remembered that, a few wweeks ago,
We pointed out remarkable coincidence OF the
doctrine ascribed BY Mr- Everett, in his late
oration, to 4r. Webster, with MI. Stewards doc
slavery and Freedom. By this statement from
NJ. Nebster's biographer and confidential
friend, it appeared that both Of these statesmen
held to the ssme opinion, but that Mr. Webster
.hsd the advantage Of announcing his adhesion
to it some years earlier than the statesman of
New York, whose frst declaration OF it WAS
made in his Rochester speech about Fear ago:
For The purpose Of showing the identity Of
principles Of these two statesmen, we republish,
side By side, first, the Webster doctrine Of the
lrfcpressible conflict, as given b. 4r. Everett
on the 17th Of September. 1853, and the Seward
doctrine, as giyen in the Rochester speech
TILE wkBs1ER DOCTRINE sTArRD Br M. EvknsTT
"He CIR: Webster) not only confidently a."
t1cipated what the lapse Of seven years since hts
decease has witnessed and Is witnessing, that
the newly acquired aud newly organized Terri
tories Of the Union would grow up into free
States but. in COMMON With al Or nearly otttA
seat<f,ea Of the last generation, he bttt<1td that
Jret la1or troxtd ultimately prtrdI throughout
the country. He thought be saT that, in the op,,
Grafton Of the same causes which have produced
this resul. in the Middle and Eastern States, It
was visibly taking place in the States north Of
the cotton. growing region: and be inclined to
the opluson that there, also, under the Influence
OF physical and economical causes, free labor
would eventually be found most productive, and
would therefore be ultimately established"
AR. sEwARp,s VERSION OF TIE wxBsrEn DOCTRINE
"Thesc antagonistic systems {Iberty and
*larery) are continually coming into closer con-
tact, and collision results. Shall tell Jou what
this collision means! They who think it is ac-
faaatical agitators, and therefore epbemersl,
mistake the case altopetbcr. 1t is All iRREPRES-
, 1859-10-20
Adams County Fair.
fCuaeapondence Of the pfrss and Tribune

THE Ptxxa, nsaz Quincy. Oct- 1a 1852.
The success financially Of the Fair has been
much better than its most sanguine friends dared
to hore 4 good deal Of dissatisfaction had ex-
listed IN the minds Of many farmers in regard to
some former matters connected with the Societr.
The Society Was in debt; times hard the wea-
thcs looked rainy during Tuesday and Nednes.
day. Notwithstanding ali this, the receipts for
the three days ere something oTertwo thousand
dollars
The chow Of stock WAS very good, q portion
OF which was from Marion, Lewis and Cfark
Counties, Missouri Our Missouri friends, I
believe, took large share Of the premiums for
stock. One thing remarked-while our own
people almost in1a1iab'y took money Tor their
premiums. the Missouriaus took theirs il pldte.
/ certainly admired that feeling of pride which
prompted those gentlemen to take home articles
calculated to pleaae their wives and children,
and remind themselves Of the occasion aud the
msny pleasant associations connected With such
From Pike, Brown and Adams Counties quite
good show Of stock IVES made, md premiums
were awarded 10 H. Kent, Joseph Turner. E,
Wsbee, Heaton leachmau, Nichols, and others
whose names do not now remember. Elliot
Combs, Esq. who il one Of our largest and best
stock owners, was not an exhibitor, owing to Z
misappreheosion that his stock having taken al
tho premiums At the last County Fair would not
be allow ed to compete this rear. That had been
the rule, but was not adopted for this year.
The show Of hogs was next TO nothing. there
being only four ent1ies-a1l good, however. 4
6ne Suffolk boar, twenty months old, Was ex-
hibited BY Mr. Lawton, Of Plymouth, Hancock
County; md fne lot Of Berkshire pigs and a
noble boar and SOW Of the same breed were ex-
hibited By Col. 4. E. Dudley, Of this county.
Tho show Of vegetables and farm products
was better than anything saw 1t Frteport or
Chicago. The fruit department Was failure.
there being only one exhibitor Of app1es, but
that vas such Us to fully demonstrate the I'D.
vantages Of Adams as superior fruit county.
There should and could hare been splendid
show Of fruit made. Some superb grapes were
.AhoWu. ~: a".>
:. The fne art and fancy articles departments
were Of little account, for which the citizens oi
Quincy ase much to be blamed. While the far
ners bring TO the Fair the productions Of thei1
hardy toll. Why should not The city crafty them
by the exhibition Of their treasures of art and
the accunaulatons OF curiosties that their wealth
| has enabled them to obtain: E. XII.
, 1859-10-20

ehcs in height. He has short gray hair, aud
dtversi5cs his appearance with iron gray whls-
kers and moustache to suit the dangerous exig-
enc'cs OF hls staas'on' His appearance Is that
OF fa'ease peacelo1nets' combined @fsh hopeless
7esanncJ. 10 'ne casua observer no Is inc
moa' !noaenslse man mat could oe met with
IN Gays l'oo anroogn ARCADIA His ruraa
exterior nas enaoieo h'm 10 pass nn'
seathed through scores Of peIils, where bis
'1lc would hase pad the forfeit ot bis
atseosef5. N Is oe!'eFea bT many ot those who
knew: nm IN. Aansaa mat The outcheE5 Of ms
son ffeoef1ek mace nm q monoman'ae on Inc
SUBJECT OF Slavery mo tnas ne naa maoe 70"
10 "feak great revenge on Tie system o. soc'-
esy "n'cn naa "'oagnt 30 oeeP a~1ong On o'1n'
nut nro"n n'1nsen tepoo'a!ee aus 'osa' eon"
seno'og that revenge was no part Of MS eompo-
altion, aud clalmingto % guided strictly oy she
principles Of Holy Writ. Rc seems 10 have
been laboring under religious hallncination to
the effect that he was the appointed instrument
Of the Almighty for putting IN end to human
, 1859-10-20

S'''e,i'11eDI. IHas *oa 4s'oane, t'",i .<,,
nese''o'os' io~a' VI: .. le0'.
To-Day closed the hrst annual exhibition Of
the product Of the industry aud skill of Des
Mo;nes county, 1oEn undcr III. ,u,nse-. of the
~. uo;a.. con.t,s .xr;s.,.u-s, sa.;.tv
-, 20 4.o,e' ooan'' as,MaAo'A. ooe
Though II wns the hrst exhibition Of the KIND
in this county, it was no dseredit to its iuhabit
mt. md ,ne.t. londlv in n7o;se IT tha energy.
.-..-s.. :. -. ~. .a..s.5
perseverance ana inte''eence ot LUG olnee8S noa
managers Of the society. can only give you a
srnonsis OF what WIS m exhibition. emitting
,;,.n.,,o. - .on,,.;.a, ,,.n..-,,.~- ~.
wv uAnss VI e'p'p'H.o'9 seneFa''3.. 80
ihe department OF horses and cattle "as very
fairly represented In horses, good judges say
flint The crb;h;t ,rax .o,,, n H., mt tbe state
~ :. n:.",'-:: -
fa'F' ~ oSka'ooSa' ptooao's o"1os ~ eon'p7'
htion being thrown open to the whole State.
But this county can boast 1one snlendid speci-
80. - 49,. 80. a., -, IT.
n'e"s u 'aa. aoe!e ao'ma'' as usual ao'eaa
stock was the chief attraction. Good specl-
mems Of carriage and road horses were not
.hrna.nt n,.,nh+ h...a, ..,. ,-,;ds,;n- :,
Io'oes 'Dt' "4'A"s'
| Tho tsiot Oh speed, the best time MAS mane bg
black Morgan sta1iiou-time, 5 minutes less g
secopds. Best time Of team in double harue.s.
| 90, n.:
o:9'' 1nis Is nos Jas* time, Dull oont see ou1
tue people enjoyed the sport Is well as though
it had been Flora Temnle md Ethan Aliens
, 1859-10-20

The tc]egraphic contradiction Of tho report
that Mr. Buchanan was about to prosecute
John " Forney, editor Of the Philadelphia
Pres, for libel, in consequences Of charge in
that paper that he Was responsible for Broder-
lexis death, has brought out the following from
Forney himself:
We desire to state, upon the best authority,
that during his late visit to- Lancaster the Pres.
ldent was free and frequent in the declaration
Of his determination that, on bis return to
Washington, he would consult Judge Black
about prosecuting the editor of the Prxss for n
libel in consequence Of that article. We have
now in our possession letters from prominent
Democrats in Lancaster. written while the 1'resi'
dent Vas sojouzning there, stating the fact in
question in the most emphatic manner.
If M. Buehanan dtsires mort dirtcs trid<ac<
Of ths fact that he did threaten q prostcu&ion o.
the edifor Of tae Prtss, Jecaute tcd dtnadaded 10
Eao,o toh<tter he flt Ait ooascienct clear Of th4
blood Of Dar;d &. Bredtriet, il 'eiN BE- }ortheom.
ing.
Now let us see what the telegraph from
WASHINGTON will say in reply.
, 1859-10-20

Last Sunday ut Lynchburg, W., = crowd
OF thousand neg groes assembled on the basin
to take leave of the negroes belonging to the es.
tate Of the late Ar. Francis B. Shack}eford, Of
Amhe1t County, who, in accordance with the
free State. Tho whole number set free WAS
forty-four-men, women and Children. Or these
thirty-ssyen left, the balsnce prtfening to re-
man in sez7itude in Old Virginia, rather than
enjoy their freedom elsewhere.
, 1859-10-20
Later from tile Gold Mines.
tFrom the Leay@ve1th TImes, Oct. ]5.]

The news from the mines is better than ever,
and all appear encouraged, and look forward t.
the Spring with full confidence Of tremendous
emigration. Having just returned from trip
through the mountains from above the Nebras.
X line to Russell's and other diggiuGs Of an
older character, feel competent to say TINT
the miners, as a general thing, are in good
taken out Of a eluice. the result Of one day
labor. 1t was a quartz lead, and The aboye
amount Was realized from the dirt in the creyi-
ces only. From SIS to $1o5 per day, to four
men. is frequent yield. The smallest amount
received per day, ia 8 man, to my knoWleagc.
WIS $3.50. The man on tie claim adjoining,
took out n in an hour. With the aid Of one NTH
last week he took out with bis tom between
$500 and 5000. On the other side Of my claim,
is one paying as well rs the one referred to. II
is to work claim with these surroundings thai
we nre now turning the stream. We expect ia
Friday. WV. A. supovzn-
also send the following extract from II. S
Beech, Esq, also late Of Lawrence:
"co1azApo c11r. Sept s.. 1850.
"The news from the South Platte is excellent
4 party oC six men just down from the Park
| and stopped here swhiie. They are going Il
| New Mexico to winter. They said they took
eleven hundred dollars in eight days, aud The
djggIngs are as good as any they had seen III
Callfornia They will return early in the spring
f startling character. We hare goud thing her,
| in this town. Hare patience, and I rich fewar.
| is certain.''
The gold is very different from the Cherr,
Greek and quartz lode gold. It varies frou, th.
size Of an apple seed to several pennyweights
aud has ncyer been subject to abrasion.
L. n. 7.
, 1859-10-20
POLXTlE3k&
In speaking Of the recent election the New
York Cuuritr and Eunuir,- savs.

In speaking Of the recent election the New
York Cvari.r and EAquirt- says:
Western Democracy, though led by. it, own
Little Giant, has sustained worse shock than
erer. Its leutenants, Pugh, Shields and Au:.
gustus CEsar Dodge, are laid ont stark mud
stiff. If Douglas himself escaped in person, It
is simply because be could not in person be
on feeble political life in the Senate, but his
escape IS shattered beyond recovery. 1t viii be
impossible for him to make 4 respectable show
at Chnrleston+ The only chance he has Of OBJ
tanning the nomination laid in the presumption
that he bad more strength in the North than any
other Democrat. Obnoxious As he has made
himself to the lenders of his party, get in the
Democratic party availability has aluays been
the ruling consideration in the selection Of cam
dldates; aad so loog as Ms. Douglas retained
even the senblance Of this so long did it re-
main possible that be might receive the nomi-
natiou.. But it is now demonstrated that be is
miserably weak in that very part Of the North
where his strength, If be has my. should show
itself, nobody, not eren an idiot, can be so wit
less as to believe longer in his superior popu-
!arity. The pretence can be kept up no longer.
Douglas IA finished.
-SAN. GALLOWAY at Republican meeting at
Cincinnati, was showing that pugh had once
raised the banner Of Free Kansas, that Cass had
been in favor Of the Wiln1ot Proyiso, that Groes.
beck had opposed Slavery extension, but that
they now all went in for the Lecompton Consti-
tuition and Slavery, but they were the same
Democrats, Galloway said:
They reminded him Of that fellows Revo1u-
tionary gun. 4 chap was in the habit Of at
tending militia trainings with what he called bis
Revolutionary gun. lie uas always Boosting
about it, although the Revolution had fought;
bled aud died ffIY Te2Fa AGO. One dRT frleud
said to him that ihe stock of his gun 'iwas new
be certainly did not cA:l that Revolutionary:
"No! he could not say the stock was Reyolu-
| tiona1y. but the barrel WAS" "Bus," said an.
other, "tbe barrel il new, too; it can't be Rev
olutionary." "Wall,"' said the chap, II won.
ssy The barrel is Revolutionary nuther, but Ill
tell you what it is-the touch holes Revolution
azy anyAor." That was precisely the condition
Of the Democratic party. They'd al swear they
| adrocate the "Revoutionary doctrine" but moi
one OF then, dare say their principles we're those
Jefferson promulgated. .'for ny part" sae
Mr.. G., "1'm not prepared to swear shat ever
| the Democratic touch-hole is Democratic.'-
| (Great laughter.)
, 1859-10-20

E Nj. R. E. Goodel1 Of Joliet, has been
appointed General Superintendent Of the Chi-
cago d st. Louis Railroad, in place Of NJ.
Abbott, resigned
, 1859-10-20
Il Letter from Virginia.

R.cHxozp. Oct. IT, FED.
at is not every man's luck, !" says Horace" to
20 to Corinth " in like manner it is not the good
fortune Of every Cbicagonian to see the "0ld
Dominion" as Virginia is lovingly termed.
To follow the giants advice, and " eomnenc<r
par Il commeacesnent," left the Garden City
shout fortnight since On the snme trim that
carried Lake street statiouer-a newly made
Benedict-and his bride, and a rosy checked
Chicago lawyer Of Fa1stafian proportions bound
eastward on similar mission. Arrived In Al
hany in the usual time, without any mishap or
accident Of note, aud took the day bont for New
York. Serer did the noble scenery ofthe uud-
son look more magnificent. The foliage WIS
just assuming its October garb-n kind Of com.
promise condition between summer and autumn.
As the fleet steamer swept through the High
lands above West Point, l could not but recall
Theodore Fay's lines anent that picturesque
group:
by wooded but we dea1, By leaning lawn,
Bypataee. xtl.axe, cot, eweet eu.pr.se
At every turn the vision tFeak1 upon,
T,nto our wondering and upNfsedeysa
The Highland rocks md hills ID solemn grandeur rise.
Nor clouds In heaven. nor h1il9ws In the deep
More g7zcefu1 shapes did ever beav 0. roll:
Nor cane ,uch peturss to . painter. dep.
Nor eeazed such visions On potts soul:
The prnt up aood, impatient Of control,
In aRe.passher broke 1t, granite bound:
Ihen to tassea IN oseaa meanes1s zoe.
.as,hes. s,..a,,s s.,:. To,,ssr s,o..d .ranrs"
purinr few days soiouru in New York
us.;.aa -. rs....1 81, ,-,;.h =. a,o.+ orro,-
''s'teo she oen'1al ta3k' WHICH ~ must o. yone
readers are probably aware, consists OF about
e;rht hundred md fftv acres. and takes it's
-. 80, -. ,o.,.;., h.;na i, +ha-arr ..nt~.
oa4e 4ton 80 'osA.''.' oeins ~
Of New York Island. "The Ramole" anil
some other portions Of the Park are already
comn,ctaa and do;,v tb,onpcd bv strangers md
eo'.p'e'0o' 3 's a,.
residents of the CITY 1"entJ-eigat ounoseo
men are constantly employed on the Park, in
blasting. DIGGING. making roads and pnths, and
s'- go. ~. ..oo' .
IN tin5lng ou' ho"e1s' satuos, anu 'fees' Il
more interesting industrial exhibition never
any. NOR bavo I anr hesitation in saving that
49, 49,, ,,-.,.-u -,.. -...,...s .a',.,;,
me eea'sa esA "As ""en eoulpese" e9oat :"
beauty, as it does IN extent, any one Of the
London Parks. the Thierearteu at Berlin, the
p.-k T., Hr,;.h NJ ;1da,d INV park
ta'A !" a''u'su' y, ''"s: ADy
hare eveE seen, With the exception OF Inc ffa~
ter in Vienna and the Bols de Bologna near
, 1859-10-20

u The Boston journal states that a commu-
ncation was read to Rev. Theodore ParkeE's
congregation last Sabbath, in which be resigned
his pastoral change
The communication. which WAS read to the
society, was dated from Montreuil, Switzerland,
aud announced that be is advised By the most
competent physicians thut he will never again
be able to address large congregation, even
should be, as lie hopes, gain sufficient strength
to enable him again to labor with his pen, or
speak to small audiences. He urged upon the
society the importance Of lavin;: u permanent
minister; and sent his own resignation of his
position Us pastor. The communication closed
with an expression Of his continued and fer.ent
sympathy with the congregation aud all its
members, aud promise Of his cooperation with
them in the future rs in the past, though their
official conae1ion was sundered.
Mr. Dudley expressed the desire that 31r.
Parker should remain their pastor while he
lired, under whatever circumstances, and moved
that the society should not accept tho resigna-
ton. Mr. Leighton offered resolutions to the
same effect. Tile motion was carried. with but
two on three votes in tile negative, and the reso-
luton was adopted unanimously Tie commit
tee was instructed to notify Mr. Parker Of the
action Of the society
, 1859-10-20
Position ofthe United States Forces nj
San TuaO.

The Oregon correspondent Of tie New York
T;a<s, writing under date Of September 1th,
says:
"Since last wrote, al has remained quiet at
the island of San Juan. Col. Casey has thrown
up entertainments and fortified himself. SO that
any attempt to storm his works would be met
viii desperate resistance Sill he has but
COO men, while opposite to him ARE ranged tive
nh h 0t .s1 b asT anT as % an
1900 men, They command, too, the rho!e
shore Of the island, and not barrel Of proris-
ions can be landed for the use Of the troops
without their permission: Our troops could.
therefore, be starved out in d week, aal in u
fortnight obliged to surrender from inanitlon.
The policy of placing troops in such position
is matter which Gen. uaTney must settle with
the Government
, 1859-10-20
Census CfIOwA,

A State Census Of Iowa has just been com.
pleted. From il We learn the following inte-
resting statistical facts:
The population Of Iowa In 1856 wa1.-..... .t3,41t
, 1859-10-20
Drl) Goods.
Last Chance Of the Season.


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$50 coo Worth osthe Latest Novelties
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o,on,o,,n ,nno-t,t,o, Ann. ,o~,,r,..,n
<,,o.h o,.a. tor ravvorh .rd 43o.+,n
First Glass City Trads.
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III ao ,e'5 ".4 - I-..- .4eA ~ - -s ~ 80.
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UNDER GARMENTS.
Cash .S0bot1aS ana Efef01 i!
a. E9s
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Nchave lust opened : eor plet4 atoek Of
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, 1859-10-20

NOTICE TO GAS CONSUMERS.
lV-Pe1oas wlzhtnz to t.vs their Nete7s Tested md
FTed cau have th3 dona BY awosn Inspector. By
la1iux their orders his cee. l s..:e s!est q eox
4e37 Post Udee. JAMES brown.
res sSos N Inspector.
, 1859-10-20

tho opportunity
The Times for the African slave Trade,
The Titnts Is secretly in favor Of rc-openinc
the African Slarc Trade. 1t wants to multiply
the blessings Of African bondage in this cou.,-
try. The editor is l'ro-S'avery fanatic WHO
has at length worked himself to the belief thut
the people OF Chicago are pro-Staverv fanatics
like himself lie cannot bear to hare a SEN
teuce spoken or printed against the re.opening
Of The inhumau traffic; nor will he tolerate
word against the ''sum Of all villainics." It is
generally the case That niggcrless whites Of the
South. or as the klaves call them. ''poor white
trash" make the mcauest doughfaces in tic
North. Tue editor Of the 11snts is m illustra-
tiou Of This rule. and the meeting OF the Tract
Convention in this city, has gisen him IN op-
portunity to exhibit his Pro-Siavery feel
ings.
Tic Mammon- -worshipping members Of the
American Tract Society refused topermit word
10 be said or written by the Society against tic
rs.cpening Of the slave trade. The Christian
members shocked at this worse than infidel con-
duct, withdrew from the membership; delega-
tions Of the seceders aro now in Chicago to
consider The best method Of organizing an
American Tract Society tha. will dare to speak
aad publiah against the Te-opening Of the Atti-
eaa Slave Trade, and to deal with the subject Of
american Slavery as it, character requires at
Tho fanda Of Christian people. For doing this,
the 1a"'<s assails them. garbles their proceed
1ngs, n'f4uoses their remarks, falsifes the OBJ
iectS of their mcetinr snd .~no... -. n~o :r