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Facts to be Remembered.

That f. X. Smart supported the President
in his infamous Kansas policy, and in hsat-
tempt to force the Lecompton Constitution
ON an unwilling people.
That Mr.. Douglas voted against Maine in
terests, in recording his vote against retain
ing the bounty on fishing vessels.
That Mr.. Donglas introduced bill into
Congress, to levy IA tonnage duty OF ten cents
perston ON vessels of every description enter
inc the harbor and waters within the limits
Of any city or town.
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-The Douglas Democracy of Maine,
with Il. X. Smart at their head, are in
favor of immediate repeal Of the Fishing
Bounties.--I IJeGersoH'an.
H1at ,chopper ,-Age.
It's whopping truth Mr.. Age. =
Douglas has 50 voted in Congress, with
Alabama Clay and all the Southern Dem.
ocratic members, and against Hcmlln and
Washburn. Is not Saart Douglas
man !-Baayor Jefersoniaa.
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MistellantnMs.
From the Bangor JefTersonian.
ELECTION STATISTICS.

As we are now in the midst of State
and a National Campaign statement of
the results of several former elections,
both State and National, will be Of inter-
est to our readers.
We present first table of the electo-
raj vote Of each State in the Union, as it
will be in the ensuing Presidential cleo
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For Stephen A, Dougl~.
u 900 m

As only l52 votes are necessary to
elect, it will be seen that our view Of
the field " gives Lincoln - more votes
than are needed to elect him, and that he
could loose one of the large States, or sev-
cral small States, and still be chosen,
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SAN FgASc,sco. June Is. 1860

Oregon is all right for the Republicans.
We held ratification meeting on the re-
ceipt of the news of the nomination of
Lincoln and Hamlin. 1t was one of the
most orderly political meetings | ever at
tended and it was estimated there were
500 persons present. The meeting was
addressed by Col. Baker Of Oregon, j.
A. Newnes, Burbank, Perkins, Howard
and others, from to 10 IL o'clock, and
then they were not willing to leave. It
was 6re beginning for our cause in this
State. The Republican vote this fall will
show great gain in this State-the lea
ven is working. Yours, y,
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-Gookins, in speech at a Repub-
licans ratification meeting in Terri aute
perpetrated the following -" Abraham
Lincoln has always been an honest man
from his youth till his manhood until now
he has been an honest man, but | am sat
is6ed he will at last turn ont greQt ras-
cal about the 4th dag Of March neat.
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1tI2 co.

In its g View of the Field" of 1886,
the Independent N. H. Democrat can
vases the States of Minnesota, Pennsyl-
vania, Indiana, New Jersey, Illinois, Cal
ifornia and Oregon, and concludes with
the following;
=" We are willing, therefore, to risk
our reputation as II prophet ON the pre-
diction that the following States will cast
their electoral votes as follows:
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TOMATOES As fnoD FOR Cows.-A farm
cr of praric Ridge, Iowa, feeds his cows
ON tomatoes green, ripe, and thawed out
after freezing, and finds the milk much
improved, in quantity and quality.
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For -lHi1lard Fillmore.
MARYLAND,

IHdTN IdHU, N
Whole number of electoral votes, 2296
\ majority Of which was, l49
The statistics of the last Presidential
election would be incomplete without a
table Of the popular vote. To make it
more readily understood, however, a rec
ord Of public opinion and of the progress
of parties, We give the totals of the popu-
lar vote at the two proceeding elections,
NiZ
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a CAREFUL examination in one case at least
3" Spectator says, havc'' made Use Of
language such as to merit the disapprobation
of the public, even though it were all true. "
should be sorry il such were the the case,
and have some satisfaction in noticing
that :" Spectator - himself, in another part
OF his article, expresses very different idea,
where he declares one reason of his writing
the article, to be the i" fear that some honest
person might take for granted what Amateur
has said.
Now what has g Spectator done to make
good his position as defender of Moore?-
lie undertakes to answer my objections to
Moorcs 81 method of teaching" but after
making one short quotation, complains that
he '' hardly knows how it can be, and that
| did not explain the statement a little more
clearly What especially pcrplcxes his
brain, scenes to be the meaning of the word
rastiy,.
After stumbling over one OF my objections,
. Spectator closes by saying -. We
would notice a few more of the writer's oh
iections, were they not beyond our comprc-
hcnsion." 1t is evident that objections to
Moorc's :" method of teaching, not only
written, but of every other kind, must he be-
yond his comprehension, else he never would
have fallen into the monstrous blunder of
recommending him to the public.
AMATEUR.
No Uaneoek ,JuIv % 1850
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No, Hancock, July %, 1850,

'llcrc follows some remarks on the word "rqsiiy'
which we have omitted, because in Amateurs first
unication the word was written VASTLY" and
printed sraefiy. We corrected it in the next issue;
and stl Spectator, criticized the word'exactly,'
it was printed, and not vastly as corrected. In
reading the proof, was placed at the word, re-
feriHg To the note at the bottom when an xPla.
nation was giyenuf the error. But where the proof
was corrected, ia, tcad Of leaving the word az it
written and commented upon by " Spectator
the word vastly was substituted for exactly
which makes Spectator appear rather awkward
ly, and is the occasion for the criticism which has
been left out.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-08-17

Iothl, i ail Jlt S3o 80 oif io'
Presidential Electors chosen by the Legislature
The great addition, says the Boston
Jowaai, which will now be made to the
popular vote, will come principally from
the Northwest. As between the slave and
the free States the latter will undoubtedly
exhibit much greater rate Of increase.
In the latter also has fallen the burden Of
the disadvantages inflicted upon the Dem
oeratic party by its late rupture aud con-
tinuing discussions. And yet the prcpon-
dorance of Democratic voters at the North
in 1896 over those at the South,-in other
words, the extent to which the party can
be injured, and consequently the opposition
adyantaged-will surprise all who have
not examined the figures.
The Buchanan vote i'll all the States
foots up as follows:
In Slave States, GIL SS0
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In Free States, 226 332
Add gov. vote in Oregon in 1857, 5 545
{" " Min. &" IL 80
Total in Free States, ] 249 6Sl
Thus it will be seen (remarks the Jour
nal further,) that there were in 1856 Just
twice as many Democratic votes in the
Free as in the Slave States--twee as
many men interested in the policy or the
party, and liable to be injured by misman-
agement and yet this two-thirds Of the
party have been for years Systematically
oyerruled in their views, and dragged
along in the suicidal train of theone-third
Now the reluctance of the former to 60
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Business Cards.
GEO. A. WHEELER,
Physician and Surgeon,
GE.l lAILa M8a

rronce formerly occupied by DR.. Nathan Emerson.
Desiring retire from the practice ofmedcine hereby
recommend DR.. Wheeler skillh ard experienced
practitioner and deserving the confidence Of the public
All persons indebted to requested to call and
ette. N. EMERsoN, M. ID
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TEaas. Ten copies, $1,000; one copy when
paid within six months, 81 so at the expira-
tion OF the year, 500 Napaper discontiuu-
Ell until all arrcarages are paid. These Terms
will be strictly adheared to,
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-26

members. The majority of the Speeia!
Committee received the highest praise
for meeting every objection urged against
the bill, and explaining, with great pa
tience, to their conSerratice tctlalo mem
Jers. all the nlinuti;c of its workings.
If a vote had been taken on this bill at
an early day of the session, in either
House, It would undoubtedly have fallen.
Labor, or "elcctioneering,' (if The term
is allowable, carried the measure; and
the common appliances Of modern legis-
Iation, borers aud money, were not even
thonght of.
Of the other great measure, the new
Penal Code. there was but one opinion
among members of the legal profession
unqualified approval, and conviction Ct
its utility and general adaptation 10 the
needs and circumstances Of the Common
wealth. TIE system of maximum pun
ishments is ucw to our people; out with
judiciary as able and upright as ours
no fears are entertained that the dlscre-
ton committed to them in the sentencing
Of criminals will be productive of any but
/ lhe best results.
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Dom : cratic Victories.

Nol-Tho murder Of Brodoricli ." be-
cause he opposed wicked admiuistra-
ton. and The extension q <lareyy.
No 2-The destruction Of tic Free
.Soab Cnewspape) in kentucky because
it opnase3 The ecteasioa Of sLaeery,
10 3-Arrestiug Of Dir, Breed, Of
Nashiag;op City, and placing him under
$4,000 bonds for stating that he was OPP
posed to tie extension Of slavery.
Nol-The whipping, tarring and foath-
ering Of an Irish mechanic at Charleston,
s. G. for saying that it was diS@raoefll
for a white man to be compelled to work
beside a-niggor.'
No 5-Ghe expulsion OF colony of
white men and women from Madison Co ,
kentucky, flr giving it as their opinion
that Kentuo':y Fou!u be more prosperous
without slavery.
No Breaking up q Methodist Con
ference in Bonham, Texas, because they
feared that they woaId proclaim liberty
throughout the aud and TO ali the iahab-
i.ants thereof.
No The defeat Of the bill in the
Missouri Legislature for the charter Of a
Methodist University, because the Meth
odist Church prohibits the traffic Of hu-
man flesh in her discipline.
No S-Gov Black has vetoed Bill
passed by the Nebraska Territorial i.egis-
lature, abolishing slavery in the Territory
THIS IS che last Democratic victory
The people don't want Slavery, but To-
cofooo Governor says they must have it
the South demands il,
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10 be sure. Do you take ne for a
tl.ca lr-n p / SAID. But what are you
,lr,kire such : change for Couldn'
the old house content you? 2"
/, satisfies ne wei enough; out eK-
rect yi.itors this summer who are quite
ia>tidiuus, and this old wormvsaten wood
work #oaidn't do for them. What mikes
yo'i look so dark Don't you like the
potion ot my lady visitors
"-'' | Didn't know that they were TO be
iadi,s until you told me- / said "and
it's 'iar Of ny business Hhoin you enter
tnin. a{f Ames"
ns,s lhere wasn't much Of welcome fer
theG il your face. at any rate, he an-
.swcrcI And 70 tell the truth, am
lot ngch pleased with the arrangements
myself But they took a sudden fancy
for cariua, and no amount of persuasion
could induce them TO change their minds
It's hardly a suitable place for ladies' bat
II fhey ~lll come, they must make the
liow came von ever to take a fancy
70 is place AMI what makes you spend
so mUca money or it?' l asked.
Iou don't Ike to see the money
tlrowa array" he said laughing. The
trnth :, that I've got q skeleton, Ike
napT an9rhcr uaH, aud E',-o i>aat-.-'--- =
these two years 10 get away from it. The
first tine I stepped TO rest under this
tree, felt light,hcarted, don't know
WHY, except it was some mysterious infu
ence but loved the place, ana | love 1t
no less now, although my skeleton has
found lodging place here too
OF course | said, s" and very applo
priatoly. The house was haunted before
YOU came
1T was haunted for me afterwards"
lie said softly, more to himself than TO me;
9 .'swaef, shadowy visions I should be glad
to call u now, huI he turned away
and swallowed . sigh.
[Louc7aSj0a merit lceeh J
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The International Influence OG
Trade.

4 writer in the April 10, Of N tie
Year Round, now on our table by the
kindness of j. NJ. Emerson & Co, of New
York, the American pubIishers,-in a
weIl-prcpared, though faIlacioua. article
in defense Of English Free Trade, tells
some pointed truths. He condenses some
very interesting facts in regard to the in
fuenco which Trade exercises upon the
diplomatic relations and moral economy
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linz, tr.ot - potmo.. fron, tboro },
Pnrr,s Ill Ill :, -, e'le@'i ~ nIa,r.s - I;n -
wards Nipqan's n the = vicinitv Of wbieI
,,l..a : ,ras h,s.,,inoan. 80 .Eri,Isv grbe az
tont of ;ts rovaocs # tbat time was
,i:.,,,noo of a[cr9 H. ,,;Ios i, I,ootb i,
DISTANCE o. aogq' SIX HiiieS - iS'ia'H' y
'hfee re, ~ sTea'p'
ne ,labnana9 E'li s'asF' GA rs way e
y = lio,iy' on lit"'' ~, rlaev W." . ',''' ."
esea.,o .ga, ~ S"g = ''G ;.sIf -, 1. gg.o.
no T"' a",e V ~ i,"'''' ''''Gr,l ~, '''i-os'
= 5no s'.Is' .I o. :. ''I' E n''l'es' ~ Iea'
- : ''S f 'IG ~, "oa5ls. i ~ svs.lea !. y
~ n"los = ,'..'' , 'i'a ne ~ ''eu "loe'i'
rraa@a, ''.l oI g. - ~ - - aaa uo5
.ee'It - :. - 49, nv ,,s'..sa 0',JGAs9 I1:1
,,,',, -, - -, - - ,,'.' o "''s op5; -
= ,o., p1''' - ;" '"''''' ~ "
r.. .,.,. a.; l.; -,
s''p' IL - ~, ~ 'a'n .oo'1i ~ 'l'.--
- - j' - a.,,r - -, nl,'.s9 -. :"
s+rs;abt .tosd o,d Mn, II, borsos : :
-, r.
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EsoEcrGT y CrEGae.

Senator Wigfall from Texas, recently
made speech on the Homestead Bill, in
which the following brilliant language
was uttered BY this genial ozPoundor CT
modern democracy
F" 1t was popular to talk Of the poor
Poverty, he said, ,ras q crime. The man
1cho 1cdS poor h03 sin7ed, and there was
screw loose somewhere lie would
amend the title of the bin to read for
the encouragement Of crime, providing
for criminals and violating the consJitu-
ton 1t was popular, he repeated: to
talk of the bone and sinew of the land,
of wool hats and bsogans, jut porerty lcas
crime. He would not pauder to preju-
dice by such talk The bill provided
for the purlieus Of London, the Five
Points of New York, and criminals who
violate the law when they get on the lands.
The bill provides FOR those unable,to pro,
vide for themselves. Gentlemen tried to
be popular in the introduction of such a
bill. 1t was great mistake of any man
TO suppose that the people had no sense,
daughter These lands would be oc-
cupied by the outpourings of jails, &c,
and when they were represented il Con-
gress. ho would like to see the man who
wore tho crmnc. Great God what a
eight it would be-
Somebody asked TigflI if Texas had
not set the example by donating public
lands. They didn't catch Wigfall that
way lie slipped the bride and run, Ike
this:
oTezqs could please her own fancy
She had right to do as she pleased with
her own property, to give it 10 a mission
ary society, TO publish Bible, or to gam
bic it of in bell. (Laughter) Texas
was free sovereign State, aud exercised
rights WHICH were not delegated to thi:
miserable one-horse concern in Washing
ton (Renewed laughfor)
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Gcient. the sooner viii he be prepared to H.,
like Man, ana die like Christian.
a Flowers are the eift Of God himself !,
beautify His earth aad give joy to His era
lures. They are Natures ornaments, lust !,
the dear birds that come to US in the Sprn,
time and tarry with US through the CLOWN,
Summer. arc Natures musicians. A hon.,
that has no MISUNDERSTANDING it--no gree
slrubs-no inviting grass plats-has no Spn'
mer cheer for as. Itis a prison-hous.-cht,r.
less and solemn.
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H Delaware is rapidly getting rid of
her slaves. She had 5000 at the first
census, and but 1900 at the last one
Their owners find it more profitable to
sell them at tho South tlan to keep them.
Suffolk county alone ships six per week,
or three hundred and lWolve year. Ev-
cry census shows a decrease Of ten per
cent, in the slave population. Nearly the
same alto Of decrease is observed in the
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laas=a<~NN
Of great nations, claiming for Noth2r
ENGLAND the hoqors aud profits alike Of
he inauguration Of an auiI-war system Of
commercial balance Of power. We do
not propose to argue the question Of Free
Trade, aud therefore call the attention Of
our readers to tie general propositions
contained in the following extract:
There is no more striking revolution
in tbewilolo history Of human affairs than
thts bv which mercantile questions have
ceased to be purely mercantile, aud are
REGARDED rot less as moral and political.
Me laugh al the magnloquent advertise-
ments in which some small invention Is
described as pregnant with the mightlest
results for the regeneration Of the world J;
hut. perhaps, We would laugh less il, be
hind all the farce and putiery Of adver-
tisinc, we saw the moral iaterests that are
really iuvolvcd--if we saw that besides
the wo-pcncc h9lfpenny OF profit which
the trader is anxious to make out or his
|nifing improvement, he is really bent on
doing n service to the public and IS able
/ 50 do it. I'm the last few years we have
Icngagcd in public works Of prodigous
magnitude, that have moved the world,
and given new character 10 civilization.
Is il by the simple leverage Of q FIVE or
ten per cent, profit that We have been in
4-a---~l Ia aa.b3rk in these undertakings
+ Not SO. There Is r0uEcuUv sail aa
profit in them. Imagination is the strong
est faculty IN man, and we have been
carried away by the love Of perfection
ard the delight in enterprise, even more
than by tie hope Of gain. Trade IS now
a-days more than trade. 1t is a weapon
Of enormous power-it IS enterprise 10
which the mightiest issues are at stake
it is science Of such vast importance
that be who can best expound it becomes
naturally the dominating minister Of the
gaaatest nations 1t is perfectly we'll
known on both sides Of the atlantic that
trade has rendered a war between this
country and the United States Of Ameri-
ca an impossibilty We have become
necessary to each others existence, aud
IN this way trade has been able to pro
duce a moral effect which our kindred or
igin, our mother tongue, our similar in
stitutious and our mutual admiration
have not Of themselves been able 70 en-.
smc. 1t is now suggested that more IN
timate commercial dealings with france
,,,..,- Lov.a flo l,I-o fracF In oDne, li,latin
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Fire frs e9ze JcTSay EsIRes--E4aIE'
Elre2a1Ea Escape.
The 1t. Holly q. J. Uirr0r say

The Vt. Holy O. y N1FTOT says
X fire was raging in the pines, IN thi.
county, last week to a fearful extent aud
Of course doing great damage. 1t start.
ed On Wednesday at Garentown, halt
way between Red lion and Friendship
It's course vas across to ex-Sberlff Dob
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Frogresalve E.eglsgatEom.


Two bills we.c passed az the late ses-
sion Of the Pennsylvania Legislature, of
much more Importance to the people than
the ordinary legislation Of our State. We
are very glad the Republicans Of the State
can point to the Free Banking Law"
and the new "Ponal Code" as ovidenra
Of the wisdom Of ontrusting to RePubIi-
can hands the reins of government. We
should be much better pleased if we could
add Personal Liberty Bill But as our
side has only had both branches Of Leg
islation for one session, we are satisfied to
point to the record of last session on
banking and Criminal law, as enduring
testimony in favor Of Republican ascend
ancy. We think the people will very
naturally say that 50 long as the party of
Freedom bears such fruit as this, it should
be kept in the majority. Speaking OF
tins IegisIaCIon, ,iIe oIUuvr1se ftaael1u1tfCdA
thus explains how it was brought about
The two great measures Of the late ses-
sion of the Pennsylvania Legislature are
1.-The Free Banking Law and the new Pc
nal Code. These, in the opinion Of good
Judges, are far in advance Of the ordinary
course of Pennsylvania legislation. The
attempt was made, early in the session
to ignore the Free Bank question entire
IIy, by constituting the Bank Committee
in the House of those who were opposed
to any change in the existing laws. The
injustice of this arrangement finally re,
suited in the appointment ola select Com
mittee Of nine,-Messrs. Strong, Byrnei
Willston Green, Dunlap, PRESLEY, Mann
Frazier and Butler,-a maiority Of whom
we're favorable to the proposed system
1t Is needless to recite here the amount
Of labor which the Committee performed,
both in the preparation OF the bill, and IN
advocating It's merits in andbgt Of session.
/ BY far the most acorc was done for the
measure while not in session and Banks
and Banking were common subjects Of
conversation for some weeks among the
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The EEon. .Eaaaas z. EEala.

1t gives us great pleasure to notice the
universal appreciation with which cur peo-
pie speak of the course Of the Member of
Congress from this District. Always at
his post, attending faithfully to the du-
ties Of lis Office, voting upon every Ques-
ton that is before the House, and aItcoys
voting on the side Of truth, freedom aud
justice he has fairly earned the onthusi-
astic support Of every one Of his constit-
uonts who prefer freedom to slavery.
The contrast between HIM and his prede-
cey2or is the contrast between consci-
oncious statesman and an unscrupulous
party hack and that Is the difference be-
tween a true Republican and pro-slave-
~ Democrat, the country over. o. course
Nh Hale will be reelected. No Reppb-
iican in the District will think Of naming
any other candidate, aud the people gen
orally, we feel confident, villsay to him at
the ballot, box, well done good and faith
| full servant" thou art the man to repre-
sent us in another Congress.