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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09
The Niger.

The Niger is powerful. strange fell
low. He is one Of the potent forces of
Nature Nobody desires his companion
ship he rarely has the honor o. being
an invited guest, yet he is present at al
most every table, forms the staple topic
IF a largo portion of cur conversalion,and
approprates to his use the greater part
Of every politi,. paper. p ,Iitieally speak
ing lie won't keep dark. Politicians
have tried to kill him. They have re-
solved aud re-resoiyei to let him alone.
National Conventions, composed of
grave sober men, and jolly, mellow men;
t,mill, good men, and bold, bad men, but
I'll Of them wise and knowing men, have
resolved ;lIat the Niger should have
nothing to DO wHh politics. But the Mig
.,er dil'nt care. He is tough as rhi-
Observation-Disclosures. of life as ten deter
mined cats. In vulgar phrase; "He
knows his gait" No sooner is he voted
down, ignored, submerged and drowned
in the political sea, than. he comes up
again-a sable Neptune-and the tenn
pest rises cnce moro. Politicians can no
more Keep him down than a boy can sub
merge ton OF cork. He will bob up.
He will sat things in commotion. Public
speakers must talk Of him. Legislators
must work for him. Electors must vote
70, or against him. Heretofore tho Re-
publican party has been accused of help
ing tho Niger to maintain his prominent
position. Democrats have boosted that
thci r party was for white men, and the
Niger was no part of their stock or COM
modify in trade. But that party have
recently had grand assembly at Charles
ton, and the Niger was the most impor-
tant person present. He would not
down at their bidding. He would rise
before them, like the ghost of Banquo Mt
the banquet table of Macbeth. Who
caused the dissension there: The n ig-
GER. Who WAS the cause Of disagreement
in their platforms? The Niger. Who
defeated Douglas; The Niger. After
this we trust Democrats will no longer
charge the Republican party with being
the Niger party" They have an I'M
doubted claim to the possession of that
title
Many people are tired of this eternal
discussion about the Niger and heartily
wish it to cease. But it will not cease
until the Niger ceases to be the suffering
victim OF . terrible system ofwrong. The
Niger cannot bs crushed BY despotism.
| God, and the eternal foress of justice are
lighting for him. When his manhood is
recognized and his natural rights are re-
garded; he will cease to be q disturb
ing element in our politics, and not till
then. No enduring principle can be bas-
ed on afalschood, and the pillars Of free
dom can never stand firm, when the foun-
dation rests on slavery. When the gen
cral Government is free from the odium
and guilt of Slavery, the negro will cease
to be the controlling power in our nation
al politics. In laboring steadily and
earnestly to accomplish this purpose the
Republican party is taking the only poss-
iblc way to dispose of ''the Niger"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

three weeks, who would not, rather be
pinked in the hip or winged through the
shoulder, tran masiied in.o horrid Jelly
with great, rough, dirty sbanee of firess
The fist is, and ever will he, the argu-
ment of brutes, black guards and strong
DULLES. None but the Jews and Anglo
Saxon Celts ever gave it countenance. or
lent face to be disfgured by it. 1t is
rapidly dying ont of favor with them on
the other side of the Atlantic, and we
sincerely trust it will never gain strength
enough in this country to claim the mer-
it of dying here ut all, much less of hav-
ing to be killed by the strong-hst OF tbs
Jaw"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

Curious PosTMAsfER.-The other day
a girl delivered letter Mt the post Office
witheut having written the address. The
postmaster asked her the name of the
person the letter should go to, to which
she replied with q kind of hesitation,
must you know all?' And Mt tho res
ponse that without knowing the address
he could not sendit off, she answered
with great embarrassment, TO my sweet
hearth And at the answer that even
this would not suffice, she exclaimed. that
is too much curiosity and ran off.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09
w- DIR. ADAMS, of the Hasting'

S DIR. ADAMS, of the Hastings
Democrat, is very nice man. He is
more particular about language than the
old lady who objected to the word gym
nastics, and wished TO have the gentleman
called BY his full name, James Nastics.
Just hear the Dr. talk about Owen Love
Joys recent speech in Congress.
"The free men of all parties will spurn
its disgusting presence from their homes
and their families, for its presence is cor
ruption and its touch moral pollution
We would no more think Of placing it
within the reach of our sons and daugt
tiers than we would the presence of the
most poisonous reptile, for the first would
be death to the soul and the latter to the
body"
Didn't yor feel a "goneness, after get
ting that off, Doctors We should sup
pose you must have been obliged to go
and take suth'in."
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

Music There is something>wonderful
in music. Words are wonderful enough,
but music is even more wonderful. 1t
speaks straight to our hearts. and spirits
to the veryscore and roct, OF our soul.
Music soothes, stirs It up, it puts noble
feelings into us; it melts US to tears, we
know not how; it is lang uage BY itself.
just rs perfect in way as speech, rs words;
.ust as divine, just rs blessed.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

THE MYsrERY.- Two darkies had
bought quantity of picked pork to-
oether. but Sam having no place to put
his portion in, consented 70 .ntrust it all
to julius keeping. The next morning
they met, when Sam said -" Good-mor-
MIN, Julius. Anything happen strang-
or mysterious down in your vicinity late.
lyW-"Yass, Sam; most strange thing
happen at my house yesterlastnight. All
mystery, all mystery to me."-"Ah.
Julius, what was dat ?'-.'Well, Sam,
tole you now. Dis mornin' I went down
into the cellar to get piece oh de pork
for dis darkey's breakfast, and 1 put my
hand down into Gle brine an felt round
but no pork there, all gone, couldn't tell
what bewent with it; so turned up do
bari, an. Sam, true as preachin', de rats
eat hole clear froo de bottom ofde bari.
an dragged do pork all outr' Sam was
petrified with astonihsment, but presently
said. '.Why didn't de brine run out OBJ
de same ?"-"Ah. Sam, OATS de
mystery, OATS de mystery"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

In n recent speech in Congress, Mr..
McClernand of Illinois, comparing Judge
Douglss to an eagle, INDUCED in this
flight of rhetoric AS he scared far
above the heads of his ennmies, his tail
quivered in the air in proud defiance Of
them AS poetry this is sublime, per-
haps. but the attitude in which the Judge
is.would be very awkward in prose.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

Ey The two subjects of general in
terest during The week past, have been
the fight in Charleston, and the fight in
England. Each seems to have been a
"draw game"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

OLD Mrs. Pilkins was reading the fer
eign news by a late arrival. Cotton is
declining exclaimed the old lady. well,
| thought as much-the last thread |
used was remarkably feeble
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

Two old maids conversipg with s.
young lady who was About to married,
one exclaimed petulantIy well, if you
will do it, you must bear the respousiblli-
ty..' Certainly, | expect to- was tho
significant reply.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

A STATESMAN who Turns aside from
great purposes to repel personal ISLANDERS,
is like = traveller who stops in his road
to fight mosquitoes. He may crush TIVE
or three Of his tormentors, but the same
amount of exerticu, straight fora ard,
would have carried him clean beyond the
wi o's swarm.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

A HOUSEHOLDER in Western village,
in filling up his census schedule under the
column head. where BORN described
one Of his children as born 'in the parlor'
and the other up stairs
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

~ tits thought that one reason why
the Charleston Convention adjourned. is
that most Of the delegates got out Of mon
ey and had to return home.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

y Mrs. PAErlNGroN, hearing that a
young man had set up for himself, said
Poor fellow has he no friends that will
set up for him part of the time ?! a nd she
sighed to be young again. ~, "a'
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

A GENTLEMAN, the other evening, OBJ
jectel to playing whist with lady, be-
cause, he said, sho had such o winning
way about her.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09
81. Croix Valley Paint.

new and superior article for the use of
Farmers. Manufacturers, and the public gen.
orally. It recommends itself
LIST For It's E .sraSiii.y-an important
essential in IFS use upon surfaces subject to
the weather.
End For its Resistance to Fire.
aifording an extra protection 10 exposed build
iEgs,
81 For lis Gsseapness. making it suita-
ble for the times, and adapted to general use.
Prepared by oLDS. CURTIS 1t co,
GlCnmont, Wis.
Orders solicited and promptly filed.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

| E Nearly all the leading political
papers in the State will publish o cam
paign edition till after election. The
Free Democrat. State Journal, Patriot
and others can be had till November for
the trifing sum of so els.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

MANY true heart that would have
come back like the dove to the ark. after
the first transgression. has been frighten-
ed beyond recall by the savage charity Of
an unforgiving spirit.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09
SEaeriif's Sale.
State of Wisconsin,
Circuit Court for Pierce County.
II. d. Truman

State of " IScOnsin,
Circuit Court for Pierce County.
II. a. Truman
L. S. Lewis
Ry virtue ofan execution TO ne directed and
delivered, Issued cut Of said Court in the above
entitled cause. on y ,:rdgmei.t of Mechanic $
Lien rendered BY said Coar;, h2ve le7isd up
on and this di;v taken tie follow ing ,!tscri' Ell
Real estate and buildings situated thereon. to
Wit Ore Blacksmith shop, thirty -four feet
long. BY twenty wide. and a d. cling iogse
th;ftr feet long. bv twenty .Ho feet vide, said
buildings being nearly new, and situated on
Lot No. - of Blcck IS in lay City in Pierce
County, Wisconsin Together with all the
iicEt, title and interest, v h;ch The said Ggirn
daut had at The time of rendering saii Judg-
mcui in and 10 the land on which said build
iu.s arc situated, not exceeding one acre,
which will expose for sale, and sell nj public
aati0n 70 the highest bidder for casl. IT the
greni5; in Bay City, in tie County and State
aforesaid, al three O'Clock in the afternoon ofthe
fifth day Of May, A d. 1860. to satisfy said
Judgment or mechanics, with costs OF sale.
J. S. WuITE, PltH's Atty.
f. p. AMES, Sheriff
OF Pierce County. Wis.
March, 9th, 1850. 1889 6w.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

The Charleston NeWs has discovered
that practitioners at the bar bad large
majority of the Democratic Convention
that city. - --9.E- 80 I.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

A drummer is the fastest man in the
world, because time beats all men, but
the drummer beats time,
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

A SWEET girl is sort of divinity, to
whom even the Scriptures do not forbid
us to render 'lip-servic".'
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

~ Wewould request all our friends IN this
and adiscent towns to aid us in giving interest
To our paper, by furnishing us with items OF
local news, articles on any of the industrial
interests of the community, or of literary
character.
No communication will be inserted, unless
ccompanied by the real name OF the writer,
not necessarily for publication, but as guar
.ntv of the writer good faith.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09

H A new grammar will be issued
in few days on the pronoun "ws''-
James Densmore, editor and althor.-
Prescott Democrat. e
We suppose it will be first published
in tie columns of "tAis paper"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-09
List of Jurors.

For the May term of the Circuit Court
for Pierce County.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1860-12-21

increased yield per acre, must give Min
nesota, in 1860, a yield of at least SIX
million bushels of wheat, 100000 bush
els of this will be surplus These legiti-
mate results of industry, we trust will 60
far in redeeming our character, begotten
in our days of Imitation" and if we have
wrongcd any of our eastern friends in days
gone by Gas a young convert said in our
meeting the other night, 1--WE freely for
give you" Icould write hugely" more,
but apprehensive that this letter may not
be an exception to the trite but homely
adage, that "offercd service always stinks,"
I close by wishing you abundant success
in your public spirited enterprise, in in
a new era in Journalism, at
the home of my youth. P. ID. M.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1860-12-21
Lamoillc County Court.

In our report Of the proceedings Of the
Lamoille County Court, recently held at
Hyde Park, we omitted to state the ver-
dict in the case of State VS.. Eben Barnes,
who was tried upon an indictment for
adultery. 1t is due to the respondent, in
that ease, to state that the evidence on the
part Of the State was so slight, that the
court suggested to the States Attorney
the propriety Of entering aolte prosqai,
to which the States Attorney assented,
but the respondents counsel insisted upon
verdict in the case; which the court or
dcred--and the jury returned verdict Of
not guilty, without leaving their seats.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1860-12-21
Louis Napolcon's Movement.

Lous Napoleon disclaims being among
those who do not comprehend the age we
live in, and his success thus far confirms
the declaration. But his last great move
ment toward liberalizing his government
seems to us to be one of the most striking
evidences Of his sagacity and foresight,
even if we exclude higher principles of
action. He is now strong on his throne
the most powerful monarch in Europe
and is upheld alike by the pride, the adj
miration and the interests Of his subjects
Trade is linked with the continuance of
his dynasty, and the best army in the
world is enthusiastically devoted to his
slightest command. And yet, amid these
evidences of security, the Emperor sud-
denly surprises his Council one morning
by throwing out a comprehensive scheme
for liberalizing the government; and after
it has been commented upon for a short
time, he directs M. Walewski to take his
pen, while he dictates the different clauses
Of a decree which is ordered to be inserted
in the next Monsteaw. The scheme thus
extemporized involves hefreedom of the
legislative body on all ordinary measures
Of public concern, who will make an an
nual reply to the Emperor's speech, and
will have their debates published in full
in the Paris press Various changes are
made in the different departments, calcu-
lated to facilitate the furtherance Of the
public will. The freedom of the press,
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1860-12-21

AFRICAN ExpLoRAmoN.-The Royal
Geographical Society of England has con-
tributed Gl0O, and the British Foreign
Office similar sum for the purpose of
sending an armed expedition to protect
Captain Spoke from the hostile tribes of
Northern Africa during his search for the
source of the Nile. Tho balance ofmoney
required it is thought will be furnished
by private subscriptions
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1860-12-21

gg We are under obligations to several
gentlemen of the place for articles in the
Nesosdealer on national subjects, and we
hope to be under still further obligations
to the same gentlemen for future favors.
We have given them place without at all
times concurring in all their positions, be-
cause we thought them interesting to our
readers, and ably expressing the views Of
of the gentlemen who wrote them.
We deem this statement necessary, to
explain the diversity Of sentiment that ap-
pears and probably will again appear in
the different articles in our columns,
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1860-12-21
For the Newsdealer.



Mr.. EpIroR:-I would like to have the
attention Of the Farmers in this section,
(say between Georgia and Barnet, this
State) called to the consideration Of the
subject of building rail road through
this valley. There are about twenty towns
lying between Georgia and Barnet, that
are i'll accommodated in regard to rail
road communication. There is not an
equal distance crossing the State, that is
so feasible for buildinga rail road, or that
would open so good a farming country as
this. The freight that now has to be
carted from ten to fifty miles, would come
by rail, right through the centre. The
-four that comes from the West, and now
goes down to White River junction, and
up the Passumpsic road, besides nails,
glass, iron, salt, &C., that now comes in
by way of Burlington, all would 90 into
and through this valley, by rail, if it
were here, and make quite a freight bust
ness. And again, the lumber that abounds
here, would be SO nigh market, that i'm
mense amounts would be carried off and
pay the owner we'll, but is now nearly
valucless. will not attempt to 20 into
a regular detail of all the resources of the
country that such road would bring out
and of the business it might do; there are
those that would do it far better, and my
design is to call out such to discuss it.
| think if the subject was fairly discussed
and understood generally, through the re-
gion interested, we should soon after see
the cars running through "Spunky La
moille," and on to the Passumpsic road.
My way to start it, would be- first to
discuss the subject in small circles: when
sufficient interest is awakened, call meetings
In each town interested, and then call a
meeting of delegates from all such inter
ested towns and if you choose, "mass
meeting" get wide awake, but not crazy.
| think that such an amount of donations
may be obtained from farmers and others.
that capitalists would come in and take
the stock, and ell make it paying affair,
some way, in rise of property, or stock
well invested. There are men in this
town, that will give thousand dollars
each, some five hundred, some one, some
two, some three hundred, and others less
than hundred. it really looks to me,
that we may, by judiciously bestirring
ourselves, have "the cars" running through
this valley within three years, and in ten
years, make this the fairest portion of the
Green Mountain State. VIII we do it?
Let us try. G. WHITING.
Johnson, Dec II, 1860.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1860-12-21
Washington, December IA, 1850.

STATE OF THE TREAsURY.-The Wash
ipgton correspondent of the New York
Tribune says:
"The condition of the treasury is far
worse than is understood by the public, or
disclosed in the weekly statements, 1t
has not been so bad at any time since
1914, when treasury notes were sold at 25
per cent discount. Over drafts amounting
to $4,000 have been made on New York,
and orders have been dispatched to st Louis
to transfer 100000 sent there to pay
army and other demands, to New York,
to satisfy these drafts. There are only
a few hundred thousand dollars in all the
repositories, scattered in small sums, and
thus rendered unavailable at any particu-
lar point The mint fund, which is rarely
touched for any other purpose, is exhausted
and there are warrants amounting to
S2,O00,000 on the Secretary's table, which
are not signed, because they cannot be
paid. Mr. Thomas will take immediate
steps to secure the pavement of interest
on the public debts, due on the LIST Of
January, if all other demands have to be
temporarily postponed. Soon after Mr..
Cobb came into the office he redeemed the
government loan at premium of l6 per
cent, to relieve the plethoric treasury
and the day he went out it was sold at
10 per cent. discount. So much for Dem
ocratic ability and economy"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1860-12-21
South Carolina and Vermont.


According to the tenor of the Secession
organs and champions, South Carolina is
great and powerful State, and Vermont
weak and insignificant hamlet. South
Carolina proposes to array herself indi-
vidually against the whole General Gov
eminent, and sets the whole force of the
nation at defiance.
A few facts will show what her strength
is, compared with our own less pretentious
State. According to the census of 1850,
the whole number of white males between
the ages Of 20 and 40 years, was 39ooS +;
while Vermont had 47217.
In case of the commencement of actual
hostilities in South Carolina, her whole
slave population must be counted as hos
tile to the whites, and require strong
force to keep them in subsection. The
free colored population cannot be relied
on, but in case of servile insurrection,
must naturally espouse the cause Of the
slaves. In 1850, there were in South
Carolina, 274563 whites, 5000 free blacks,
and 3S49S4 slaves. Considering the hab-
it's of the two classes and the fact that the
slave women are mostly accustomed to
field labor, and are, consequently, very
nearly as formidable in case of insurrec-
ton as the males, while the white women
are incapable of but very little physical
effort, it is fair to say that in case Of &C
tual hostilities she would require to retain
at home for her own defence from servile
instruction, one able bodied white man
for every two negroes of the same class.
Now, in 1850 there were 53408 ne
groes between the ages of 20 and 40. To
keep these in subsection, would require,
according to our estimate, 26704 Of the
able bodied whites of the same age. This
would leave the whole amount of the
disposable force of South Carolina, for
her greatest emergencies, 1904 fighting
men all told, but little more than one
fourth the number Vermont can mnster.
Lamoille county has now about 1000 able
bodied men of suitable age for soldiers.
Eight counties like Lamoille could furnish
more soldiers for an emergency than the
whole State of South Carolina. This Con-
gressional District had, in 1850, 1896
men of suitable age for soldiers, consid-
erably more than the whole State of South
Carolina can rally for the support of her
secessionists
Now, if the people of the Third District
in Vermont should call Convention, to
meet on the 18th of January, to dissolve
the Union Of the United States, as South
Carolina has hers for the 18th of Decem-
Der, we should hardly expect to create
such excitement as South Carolina is now
creating
Tt may be objected that we have over
estimated the necessities of South Caro-
lima to restrain her servile population, but
we apprehend that, in the event Of So
cession and subsequent war, South Caro-
lima could not spare man, but would
require outside assistance to retain her
black population. Even now, while at
peace, and with the authority of the
General Government in their favor, the
white population are in the greatest inse-
curity. Should hostilities arise and South
Carolina withdraw from the protection Of
her sister States, she will be in great dan
ger Of sharing the fate of St. Domingo in
1898. a