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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

The CONSTITUTIONAL UNION CONVENTION.
This apology for political party will as
semble at Baltimore to-day. The special
Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette gives us an inkling as to what we
may expect. He says: ga large number
of the members of the Constitutional Union
Convention have already reached Baltimore.
Most Of them are from the West and South
west. The irrepressible conflict is bound to
break out in that body, and fierce struggle
will take place between Southern and North
ern delegates--the former looking towards
Richmond and the latter towards Chicago
Strong lobbying has already commenced, and
| have been informed that certain Ohio dele.
gates have expressed their determination to
ignore Chicago, and put up man without
reference to that body-in other words, to do
what the South requires. daily, 9th.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11
The COUNTY Convention.

The Republicans of this county will bear il
mind that Convention will be held at thu
Court House, tomorrow Saturday, at
o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose of choosing del
egates to represent them in the State Conven
ton at Iowa City, May Esd. Let there be 8
full representation from all the townships in
the county, in order that such men may be
chosen as will best express the feelings of the
wh9le county in that Convention.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

WELL SAID. - In his speech at Wheeling
the other day, Hon. F. P. Blair, Jr., in speak:
ing of the disunion threats of the slaveocracy,
said:
Why they have got so fond Of dissolving
the Union that they have even split up among
themselves away down at Charleston; | expect
the next thing will be they will all divorce
themselves from their wives. Great laugh
teri If they don't, their wives out to divorce
from them, and put stop forever to therace
Of disuniQnists.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

A PERSONAL MATrER.--Mr. Lovejoy dined
at Gov. Stewards, on Friday, with Gov. Nc
Rae, of Mississippi, and other fire eaters, who
were sociable enough. Before leaving the
table, the host inquired why the Southerners
sat so still while Lovejoy was pitching into
slavery and them, but kicked up dust when
he took religious view Of the question p
"Why," said Gov. McRae, 1--WE were dumb
with establishment when our institutions
were attacked, and didn't recover until Love-
joy changed his topic" mo, o!' exclaimed
Loyejoy, ''you sat still enough until I began
to talk about the Devil, but considered that
a personal question All laughed, and the
glasses were emptied.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

LETTER FROM KENTUcKY.-Extract from the
letter of highly respectable gentleman in
Kentucky:
VI am an old line Wing, aud am for our
non. >. >. Crittenden against all others. Yet
see from the late papers he withdraws his
pretensions. think him over modest and
he may yet receive the nomination Of the
Baltimore Convention.
eff Mr.. Crittenden should not h. nom;na.
ted, we design, in case YOU nominate a.I o',r
national man, Hon. ". H. Seward to ~ W.
ticket for him in Kentucky--not with a. .na
view Of success, but to show our conf; I 10y
in the man. He has been so uniustlv nerss
cuted by the 6re-eaters at the South tba .s; :.
has given us Qpreserved confidence in h..
Many Of our leading men viii 20 for him ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

The sympathies of Cincinnati people are
moved for beautiful little girl of six years,
whose fate hangs doubtfully between the
extremes of life. year aimee, aband oned
by her miserable mother, she was adopted
by wealthy citizen, and has been treated
az his own child Now, however, the woman
having married. her husband has secured the
cooperation Of an unprincipled Judge to
recover possession of the child, which has
OILY thus far been prevented by force. There
was great excitement recently in the court
room about it, and old Nick Longworth, the
great wine producer, almost got himself into
Jail for contempt of court by invoking the
mob to protect the little one. Good for
sold Nicx IL
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

az A good story is told of Hon. Thadde
us Stevens, of Pennsylvania, in connection
with the tenth ballot for Douglas at Charles.
ton. The news came over the wires that Mr..
Douglas had received one hundred and fifty
and ons-haJ votes. Zone hundred and fifty
and one.haJf," repeated Mr.. Stevens very
slowly and mock seriously, "the ons,half
means Bi0ler F'
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

~ Gov Buckingham was inaugurated, at
New Haven, c., on the I'd. The ceremonies,
parades and professions, on the occasion,
were unusually imposing. The two Houses
OF the Connecticut Legislature organized on
the same day by the election OF the officers
nominated in the Republican caucus.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

~ The hotel-keepers of Charleston are
sorely disappointed. They expected $4,000
visitors, and had not half that number. Their
expenses, by way of preparation, were enor-
nous, and their losses correspond. They
lacked common sense, and took the most
effectual measures to fleece themselves when
they announced to the world that they intend
ed to fleece their friends.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

CoRwIN ON THE DEMOCRATIC EPHRA1M.-
The Boston Posts correspondent in New
Haven expresses great admiration Of the wit
and eloquence Of Tom. Corwin, who was
delivering speeches there, and gives the fol-
lowing as one of his most telling HTS
While describing the doughfaceism of the
Democracy, he said they reminded him of a
passage in Scripture = "Ephraim is a cake
unturned" ooh, Ephraim Democratic
Ephraim p said he, with that inimitable look
and manner, "poor Democratic Ephraim, for
Gods sake turn over on the pan and bake on
The other side ~
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

VIEGlN1A.-An intelligent gentleman resid-
ing in Virginia, writing about the numerous
attendance at the late Republican State Con-
vention at Wheeling, from every part of the
State, says: "Rest assured, that Republi-
can party in the Old Dominion is no longer a
myth, but glorious and fixed fact"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

TThere is rumor that the Democrats
in the Senate propose to refuse to appropriate
money to pay the witnesses who have been
called before Mr. Covode's committee, on the
ground that the investigation has been irreg.
ular, and an Infringement of the constitution
n prerogatives of some of the officers of the
government.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

Even black mail Hambleton is becoming
ungrateful to Northern Union-Saving Demo-
Gratis. In late number of his paper, the
Atlanta (Ga.) 0ontederacy, he says:
High prices for board, the hot climate, the
fear Of yellow fever and Southern assassina.
ton, "has rid the Convention and the city of
many annoyances. Such is the dread of
assassination by the Yankees, that it is almost
impossible to toll them from their quarters
after nightfall. They retire early, pray for
the nomination of Douglas, and their imme-
date delivery from so hot climate. They
try very hard to act like Southerners by eat.
ing rice and turnip salad, but invariably
retire from the table with potatoes and a
lump of salt in their pockets.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

UkSH01NES, IOWA, March 2S, 1851
Pursuant to q vote Of . majority of the under
signed Committee, the REPUBLICANS OF Iowa will
assemble BY their delegates in State Convention ut
IOWA CRY, on WEDNESDAY, 23D DAY OF NAY, 1860,
ct 10 O'Clock A: NJ, for the nomination of State
Officers, to be elected at the November election Of
this year, for the nomination of Presidential elect
ors, and for tho transaction Of all other business
which may come before the Cow ention.
1t is also called for the purpose of ratifying the
nominee and platform Of the NATIONAL REPuBLI-
Of May.
The ratio Of representation will be one delegate
Tor each one hundred votes or fraction thereof sx-
oeeding one-hslf, cast for Hon. s. J. Kirkwood ut
the last State election. j. A. KASSON, Chm.
Il. NJ. HoxIE, Sec'y:
X. LIB. CLARKE, Mt. Pleasant,
=. 4. SToNE, Council Bluffs.
WV. LOUanRrDaR, Oskaloosa.
THOMAS DRuhHoND, Vinton.
A. =. T. HILDRETH, st. Charles City.
:. NJ. NIwcoNB, Bloomfield.
Mx' II. BIaELow, Sioux City.
JAMES THoRIHGroN, Davenport.
h. A. W1LTsK, Dubuque.
L. L. Pease, Fl. Dodge.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

CO The Wapello Republican thinks cit
passing strange that the fate of a great nation
al party should depend on one mani" Doug
las Or DEATH" is the watchword, and as Doug
las can't be had, it is supposed that the great
national party will Ego the whole hog on
Death, as the next most available candidate /!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

ca The following act, regulating the
standard weight of oats per bushels. went
into effect Immediately after being published
in the Desmoines papers
CHAPTER "a.
An act to amend section nine hundred and
forty of the Code Of Zosoa.
SEoTloN l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Iowa, That sec
ton nine hundred and forty of the Code Of
Iowa is hereby amended BY striking out
after the words "of OATS the words "t6irtv.
five pounds" and inserting instead the words
'thirty-three pounds
SIC @. This act to take effect immediately
after its publication in the Iowa State
Journal and the Iowa State REGISTER.
JOHN EDWARDS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
NICHOLAS j. RUsoH,
President of the Senate.
Approved March 18th, 1860.
| SAMUEL J. HARDWOOD.
hereby certify that the foregoing is q
true copy from the original roll on lie in
my Office. ELIJAH SELLS.
Secretary of State.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

HE SLAVE TRADE IN FULL BLAST. - TIL,
Government has received reliable information
that cargo of Africans has been successfully
landed upon the coast of Texas very recently
and secret agent from the Land Office has
been dispatched to that quarter for more
definite information. The apdacity with
which there movements are conducted, and
their successful issue, trouble the Executive
officers not little.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

DELAwARE.-On Thursday night, of last
week, Tom. Corwin addressed the Republican
State Convention at Dover, Delaware, speak
ing four hours. The Republicans claim that
was the largest Convention ever held in
city.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

Southern sympathy has dollar and
cent ring in it, as we see by the Waresboro
(Ga.) Forester, which, in speaking of the
drowning of two negro "boys"-that is slaves
says "Mr. Hitler has our sympathies-the
loss of boy worth $500 is great loss"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

W "A company of Is free persons of color
left New Orleans for Hayti on the 25th ult.
During few weeks over 500 emigrants of
this description have gone to Hayti from New
Orleans, and there are prospects of a still
larger emigration through the efforts of an
agent of President Geffrard stationed at New
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

A MERITED COMPLIMENT. - The Vinton
Eagle pays the following well-me1ited COM
pliment to Mr.. Vandever, the Representative
from this District in Congress: "While upon
the subject of nominations, we will say in
view Of the Congressional Convention on the
oath inst, that under the rule of at least two
terms, our present Member of Congress is as
deserving of denomination as any State Off
cial. If there is any exception to the two
terms rule it ought to be in sending Congress
men more than two terms. We hope Mr..
Vandever may be sent to the 37th Congress"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

Szy The complete account of the great
prize fight" says that Sayers "went to
grass several times, and Heenau once.-
What pity both animals conld not have
been kept there as long as Nebucl,adnezzar.
a: tie expiration of their grazing time they
might have come back respectable beasts
N. Y 7ii5alae,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

bB" The Virginia delegation to the Chicago
Convention is understood to be in favor Of
Senator Seward for President. 1t now looks
as if Mr.. Seward would be nominated on the
second or third ballot. As the truly "repre-
sentative man" of the Republican party, the
people of these Free States would delight to
honor him. He would make powerful run
and a glorious President,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

TIE THING CoNrEssED.-One of the Geor
gia delegates, Mr.. Bolden, who remained in
the doughface Convention after the bolt
boastingly declared that he had on his plan
tation "negroes direct from Africa" This
shameless admission that he had been engag
ed in traffic declared to be piracy by the
laws of the country, was made in the face o.
the Northern half of the pro-slavery Conven
ton, and no Douglas men will think any the
less Of the pirate delegate for the confession
What all civilized nations consider infamous
and worthy of death, they thus approve.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11
RePublican County, Convention

In accordance with the foregoing call the Re-
puohcaps of Muscatine county are requested to
meet IN Mass Convention al the Court House, in
the city OF Muscstine, on Saturday, the 18th day
Of MAJ, 1860, at O'Clock P. NJ, to elect FIFTEEN
aelesa'es to represent them in the State Conven-
non 70 De held Iowa City, May Esd, 1850, ana
also 10 sioct Fifteen Delegates to the
convention to be held May 24th, at tho same place
HUGH J. CAMPBELL,
ASA GREGG,
H. II. HINE,
JOHN K. MERRITT,
WILLIAM PURCELL,
Muscatine, April 7, 1860.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

John D. Defrees, writing from Wash
ington to the indianapolis Journal (his old
paper,) says;
Twenty years ago I was locker on at
the doings of Congress. The two men who
attracted the most attention were William
Cost johnson, of Maryland, and Thomas F.
Marshall of Kentucky. They were the most
brilliant orators-the observed of all observ.
ers.' Mr.. johnson died in this city few
days ago, pauper and an outcast, unnoticed
and unlamented. The papers, few days
ago, informed us that Mr. Marshall is the
inmate of hospital at Buffalo, diseased and
and about to die! Intemperance,
of course, is the cause of all this"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

SOMEWHAT FoRo:BLE.-The Indian apolis
Journal, in commenting on the course of the
Philadelphia Ledger, (Which it calls the
meanest. paper in the United States,) towards
Potter, says:
The man who would thus deliberately use
profession of neutrality to give force to a
conscious lie on gentleman, ought to be
kicked from ,ne decent mans toe to
another clear across the continent, and then
with one almighty kick, sent into the middle
of the Guano Islands, where he could find
nearly as nasty an element as himself to
live in.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

II Five Slave States have elected dele.
gates to the National Convention. This
shows the Republican party is getting a
foot.hold even in the South Indeed,
prominent Southern Democrats declared to
the Charleston Convention, that they had q
great deal moro respect for this party than
they had for the northern section of their
own party.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

Ia The papers in the interior record the
fact that Will Tomlinson has gone East, aud
therefore they infer that the price of whisky
will come down out there. Likely enough.
Gate City.
Whisky may ''come down" in the interior,
but it will go down in the East as long as
Will is there, sure.-Dau. Dem.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

LORD MACAULAY's VIEWS OF AMERICA
The London Star publishes two letters
throwing doubts upon the genuineness of
the letter recently published purporting to
have been addressed by the late Lord Macau-
lay to Mr.. Randall, of New York, expressing
doubts of the permanence of the United States
government. The writer's prove that the SEN
tments here attributed to Lord Macaulay are
entirely incongruous with those which he
expressed without reserve on other occasions.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11
Commercial.
WEEKLY REVIEW,

WEEKLY REVIEW.
MUscATlNE, Thursday, May lO-P.M.
The fears of farmers in this vicinity con-
eernin,s 'he drought have been dispelled by
the genial showers of the last few days. The
prospect now is that We shall have large
crops the coming Fall, when business will
be fully revived, and money more abundant.
Wheat is not so firm as last week, and not
so much arriving.
Corn continues in good demand, at prices
still tending upward
Potatoes are abundant, and the best
quality sells readily at 25c. Vegetables are
beginning to appear in market, but at prices
which make them an expensive luxury.
Wequote:
Wheat-Spring, 90 @$1,O5
Winter, none in market.
Fleur-Spring wheat $5(0$5,5O.
Corn meal, 40@5Oc p bushel.
Corn, in ear, 32@34c, shelled 3603sc.
Oats -32@35c.
Barley, $4,000.
Rye, 623c.
Beans, 81.
fotatOes-2U(025c.
Apples-dred 1926.
Hay. tim othy, $500 prairie, 81; Hun
sarian, $3.50 per ton.
Eggs, 1850.
Butter, l24c.
Smoked ham, sugar cured, lIal23c.
Shoulders. Sa1Oc
Clear sides, lo@12}c
Lard 123c.
Hides green, sic dry flint, 12a@I3c.
Lumber, $l0a$3O perlO00 feet.
Brown sugar 5000; crushed 100
clarified lO3c, refined, white, ll}c.
Molasscs - plantation soc, s. H. go,
Be!eher's 81, kegs s6,oO@$6,5O.
Cofee-l4@14ac.
Nails-ass. SO 1904.
Rice &c.
Live Stock.--Fat cattle are prompt at So.
5c@s3.
Seeds Timothy sl.75@s225 p bu.,
clover $500, Kentucky Blue grass $3.50,
Kentucky Red.Top 50, so, Hungarian grass
BOO.
Ron, oOo,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11
Republican Congressional Con.

Republican Congressional Con.
ventiOn.
Inc republicans of the Second Congressional
Dlstrict OF Iowa are requested to meet In 0onven
lion, ~ their delegates, in Iowa City, on Thurs
Day, the Gath day of May, A. D. 1860, for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for Congress
Tor this District and transacting other necessary
business.
The ratio of representation will be one delegate
Tor every 100 votes Tor fraction thereof exceeding
one half) cast for Samuel j. Kirkwood at he late
election. HUGH J. CAMPBELL, Muscati ne,
&c. STONE, Iowa City,
JOSEPH HOBSON, W est U MON,
S: J. W. TABOR. Ind ependen CO,
Congro ssioh al Cent. Com.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

REMARKABLE CURE OF LcCKJAw.-Thc N
l. 0oserver says that young lady run a
rusty nail into her foot recently. The in.
jury produced lockjaw of such malignant
character that her physicians pronounced
her recovery hopeless. An old lady then
TOOK her IN hand, and applied pounded beet
roots to her foot. removing them as often
as they became dry The result was a
most complete and astonishing cure. Such
a simple remedy should be orne in mind.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

Upon a 4 ate Event.
The American Eagle with Heenan comes back
Locking wise, from his trip, as an evil:
He expected q lion to meet, but good lack
He was met by an English foul.
Boston Past
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

~ See advertisement Of Dr.. Sanfosd,s
Liver Invigorator and Cathartie Pills, in another
column.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

The Richmond, Va, folks are at present
considerably s'skcered" by mysterious
flight OF stones, as the DispatcA calls it,
which seems to be directed by some super
natural power, az inst the house of widow
woman on Shockhoe Hill in that city. The
Dispatch, speaking of the first occurrence of
the phenomenon, and the arrest of certain
parties on suspicion Of being the authors of
1t, says: The rocks and bricks, however,
continued to crush the window glass during
the day; and that, too, Notwithstanding the
presence Of azores of citizens, who gathered
about the house and in it, watching tor Ito
perpetrator Of the otfense, but discovered
none. Orc or two Of the night police,
hearing of the affair, seated themselves in
one of the rooms, and could see the rocks
and bricks fall around them, but could not
tell from whence they came. An outsider
declared that he saw stone arise from the
ground and fly through the window. and
others made statements equally as absurd
,ut no discovery was made, Notwithstanding
he pelting continued until four O'Clock in
he afternoon, when the medium seemed TO
ave tired of his Improbable work.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

Gy The Republican Executive Commit
tee OF the State Of Ohio have issued THEN
call for State Conven ton, at Columbus en-
the 18th of June The Democratic State
Convention is to meet at the same place, on
the oath of May. B tn Conventions, will
nominate Presidential Electors to cast the
vote of tEeir par!y-also, a candidate for
Attorney General, one Judge of the Suprem,
Court, and one member of the Board OF
Public Works.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11
The DOuble-Barreled C0nven-
tiOnS.

The year 1860 is destined to be famous on
this side Of the water for its Conventions
Firstcomes the great quadrennial gathering Of
the harmonious" This dissolves into two
-one claiming to have the true apostolic
succession, and adjourned to meet at Rich
mond, June 18th; the other adjourned to
meet at Baltimore on the 18th Of June.
On the 9th of this month, the Old Ladies'
Convention assembled at Baltimore. As it
will have neither principles nor spoils to fight
for, it will probably pass off very quietly, and
wind up with small tea party.
The Chicago Convention, on the 10th inst,
will nominate the next President.
The Baltimore Convention, number 2, will
take all sides Of every question in its platform,
and nominate a Doughface, owill not receive
the electoral vote of six States in the Union.
Under all these circumstances, there is
everything to encourage the friends Of Liberty
and Republican principles to hope for tri.
umphant victory in the coming Presidents
election. Let them bear in mind that there
are two kinds of success, however--one the
success of winning the Offices and obtaining
the political power of the nation ; the other
and higher one, the success of maintaining
your principles pure and unrelaxed, and
carrying moral conviction Of their right.
! eousness and your sincerity to the hearts Of
the people. Here lies the secret OF your
strength. Once abandon it for the sake Of
spoils, or Office, or temporary success, and
the party, shorn Of its locks, will be betrayed
to its enemies by the very hands to which il
has made concessions of its principles.
Let our motto always be-OuR PRINCIPLES
FIRST VICTORY NEXT.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-11

How WE LIVE AND LEAEN UNDER Demo-
CRATIC JUDGEs.-Judge fancy nullifies the
Ordinance of 1897, on the ground it does
not mean what it says. Judge Magrath null
lilies the law against the Slave Trade on the
ground it does not say what it means! Judges
Comstock, Selden and Clark are for nullify-
ing the law against slaveholding in New
York, on the ground that it does not agree
with their notions of "comity and justice ~
By all which 1t will be seen that the old idea
that laws can not be set aside by Courts, ex-
cept for conflict with the Constitution, is now
aynloded