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BOOK THAT MUST BE READ!
N JUST PUBLISHED;
A HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE UNITED
STATES
eeys Adminstion rom the Revolution to the present
with "reminiscences Of Washington Jefferson Adams Madison
Webster, Benton Haon Tyler, Polk, Taylor Fillmore,
Sew ard Pierce Dougss Csss Fremont Buchanan, etc
abo.,sly stsied in this Every srss. political
ousop from the Revolution the present time Is discussed
and and the views Of the estest statesmen Of the
worm give" THE QUESTION OF SLAVERY
Is treated with especial and much light thrown on the
policy Of the present asaoIs OF this distrscng SUBJECT
MUST READ IT.
DEMOCRATS
AMERICANS
MUST READ 1T!
Ere they prepsre for the great struggle,
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1860.
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No. ll3 Nsssaust-, New-fofk.
Alibsral discount to the trade.
CHILD HgRSEEsi TgR SsEs4 nrno,sp CASE
THE NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE 81,
Now ready beside the una variety highly important and In
teresng criminal intelligence from all pats Of the world con-
''"' SPLENDID LlKENEssEs
OF MADAME LEMOINE and her guilty DAUGHTEk, vno
been tined frsnce for the most
the details they were given on the trial. and "sn were pup
h'nsu ~ '"' NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE
of last week. viii be sd 10 look at such vivid
the beautiful females EaO could S be an su Fl 1s lTOe
BURN IT'S BODY
10 avoid exposure and detection. :,
the Colt and Webster murders nohing hss uAnspeu
il also cont.s the Of Wm Birte the murderer OF
eontse in Philadelphia Those who wish to secure copies
fO '''e " 49, Ross ToUsEY. General Agents.
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THE NEW PARTNER
CLINGHAM & CO., BANKERS"
In this weeks number of HARPERs WEEKLY is the
commencement Of a New Serial Story of American Lfe
entitled,
THE NEW PARTNER
"CLINGHAM G. CO., BANKERS"
FITz HUGH LUDLOW, rsQ,
Author Of "The Hasbeesh Eater"
ILLUSTRATED by JOHN McLENAN
HARPER'S WEEKLY.
Five Cents Number; 81 50 q year.
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out THIS MORNING. Contains
A SERMON
By tie REV. HENRY WARD BEECHEH.
1.-THE LIVING DISCIPLINE OF GOD IN TRIALS"
By the Rev. Dr. GEO. B. CHEEvER-
A letter from
MRS HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.
An socOun. of the CHURCH OF ST. AMBROSE, MILAN"
EDITORIALS:
THE GOSPEL GENIAL.
TIE HON. JAMES BROOKS AND HIS MAN FRIDAY.
LOOK TO THE SCHOOL BOOKS.
THE SOUTH INsULTED BY MERCHANTS
COLLEGES IN OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.
NEW DAILY IN NEw-YoRK-
THE CONFLICT OF FREEDOM AND SLAVERY.
MIsoELLANEoUs.
Letter from OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS
EPISCOPAL HEREsIEs AND RELIGIOUS TENDEN-
DENCIEs IN ENGLAND.
LETTER FROM GERMANY
on some things Musical Liebgs Concerts and visit thereto
with the Reader.
LETTER FROM ITALY.
VISITS TO SOME AMERICANARTIsrs IN FLORENCE.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE:
GENERAL NEws.-FoREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
FAMILY READING.
THE FIRST CENTURY AND THE NINETEENTH.
THE OLD CHURCH BELLA Faithful Preachsr.
CHILDREN.
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IMPORTANT NEWS FROM EUROPE.
Il THE HUDsoNs BAY FUR COMPANY,
No. 81 Broadway,
Having Just received by special fPamsn extensoB
Of their charter for haited time, give hereby
PUBLIC NOTICE
that they viii sellth entire Stock Of
LADIES' AND CHiLDREN'S FURS
ct Retail at AN IMMENSE sACRIFlCE, Cor Cash only.
As their Warehouse No. 81 Broadway, win be kept go
positively only for 80 days longer Ladies' and Geneea se
respectfully requested to eall a. eIly g possible.
MARK J. KING, Director
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4mnsements.

Amnsemenis.
Mr.. AND MRS; III HENRI DRAYToN'
ONLY TWO TN, DAYS LoSNGER.THGRsD1Y st and FRIDAY,
Also SATURDAY AFTERNOON st2 o'clock
sIER JbdE ~ sscn
LOVES LABOR LOST
JAN 49, 49, TO- a. and :. Concert Hail philadelphia aOh inst
WALLACKs THEATER.
w Doc" 'g.5 goss 4 ? kSvsT%s | e ss%%sness' H.
TWO COMEDIES
A HUSBAND 40 ORDER
rLANcHE,s tS5 COMIC DRAMA
raE Il ETf IRlss' Asii' Susf Ssj:sf
TONIGHT THURsDAN
AND EVERY NiGHT TILL FURTHER NOTICE,
The New Comedy in 3 Acts,
no" o''"trs Il aS5s%Sb ss1fsb lAs'''r' called
ORDER.
Baron Besupre "a returned ensrsnt Wss Slosn
Anaole Lstour 10 young hwyer) Tcos p
Pbpean wealthy farmer cousin to Pierre das Sass
sspRii josephine Che B1sn aosy
Elise (the NM ysn
'''' TIE orchs1s ander The direction d MI r stoeps
conclude with n %HH fS"if fRisa R5fTf P0sT
Terence OGrady. MI
Mr. Bartholomew Lane. 1Do,s ri
iosn Gso5se Psrsoo
M Cspsicomb. iait p oI0s
MO T65-s5RRo% isSiisoSi iyhiHHT EyESSiSSSSSn VI
0AioADAi a HUSBAND TO ORDER.
To '''n'lod' each 'Tf1iHs ThE IRISH sits POST.
Performance win terminate BY 10 ScS:s sS ,,, IN advance.
The new and splendid Play,
consisting Of 4aE gI''isS5;a fSa7stE * & acts called
POOR YOUNG MAN,
win be the next novelty produced
WINTER GARDEN
Fsme. who have not yet witnessed the performance Ofshs
'''H'' THE ocToRooNi
Are respectfully informed .ha. hi. beautiful picture of South
@ 'nd sTsS N1msRR III 81 NeHTs
On this evening 1HghsPAHs rhs ocFosooa Gso n
Mr. George Holland appearing in the part Of Squire
the st oeseIosn ssSs1si Alien MscS.5sy
Nov BFy % Mr. e se % Pyon &
H. Davenport Dor. sunnyde Mrs stoddst
Of the Magnolia Mr. Harrison Seats may Be secured q. DAY. asy.
The has the pleasure to the engagement.
~ 'hi' 'neS'e' u MR.. GEORGE JORDAN,
whose first appearance will be duly announced.
On FRIDAY EVENING the entertainments viii be for the
benefit Of ~ .ry
On SATURDAY, the l4h, there win be morning perform
anee Of -, .-uonooc
for the convenience of families aud persons Living distance
Children viii be admitted at hall price.
MRS. J. H. ALLEN1s hVSsr,r.
WINTER GARDEN FRIDAY, Jan. Is.
OCTORo0N.
Box Book now open.
AURA KEENE's THEATER.
~ NEW SCOTTISH DRAMA TONIGHT,
AND EVERY NIGHT This WEEK.
Miss AGNES ROBERTSON,
Miss LAURA KEENE,
In Sir waiter ssssss beautiful domestic story dan.slzsd
pr..siy t6. The.sr by DION author
Of Jesse Brown"
JEANIE DEANS,
THE HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN,
Produced direction OF Mr. Bout
''' NEW SCENERY AND NEW COSTUMES
THE TRIAL OF EFFIE DEANS,
realizing Lsnder's celebrated picture,
THE ATTACK ON THE TOtBoOTH.
Overture to the Heart Of Mid Lothian and new descp.
tive music have been composed expressly to Illus
"''e 'A" '''''' " Mr.. THOMAS BAKER
Dress may secured ONE WEEK In advance.
Doors open St tocock-performanee to commence at IT,
Performance over at 10 O'Clock
NIBLOs SALOON.
IN GEO. CHRTsTY'S MlNsTRELs
MONDAY E'kNINg S Jan rae nS wEEk EyTkY EVENING DUR
consequence Of the unlimited patronage bestowed the
N'e~' MRS. DAYS iEw-YEAR,s CALLS FOR 1850,
and the JUVENILE CRYHORN CONCERTS,
which have been witnessed by 1000 Of the
highly delighted auditors during the psst week they viii
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NIBLOs SALOON.
IN GEO. CHRIsTY's MINsTRELs.
MONDAY EVENING, JAN g. and EVERY EVENING DUR
ING THE WEEK.
Of the unlimited patronage bestowed upon he
hishly amusing Comedy,
MRS DAYS YEw-YEAR's CALLS FOR 1850,
and the JUVENILE CRYHORN CONCERTS,
which Of the
highly delighted auditors during the past week. they viii
be continued until further notice.
GEO CBRIsTY the Prince Of Ethiopian deinestors In his
sreat original character Of PETER DAY.
MASTER EUGENE "she Wonder In his original character
Of LUCINDA DAY.
EDWARDS the only person in the city who dances the
Messr. CAMPBELL, GRIFFIN HERMAN and REEVES,
the Vocal Quartse In the Minstrel Profession, In
Songs, Choruses. tc
The great Skating Match between Hshhyer and Truman,
and the abilities Of Peter Day viii be exhibited
EVERY EVENING. For full particulars see Programmes.
Door open at 64-to at IT. Tickets Is cents.
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This Day Published:
A GUIDE to the KNOWLEDGE Of LFE-
N VEGETABLE and ANIMAL Being comprehensive
Manual of in relation to the Maintenance oil
Health BY Robert James Manu. M. ID. Price 80 cents
hook h By the scientific teachers Of the time
sound knowledge in purpose and above al writers
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their healthy action, here dplsye and
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the curiosity or inform the mlnd'-iChsmbers Journal
Ko such comprehensive yetsmpe and integbe Manual Tor
teaching Mythology has ever before been published
No. sS4 Broadway.
In Press:
.PALEYis EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY, with anno-
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6taiicnerp ano fanrp GOODS.

A RTISTIC PRESENTS for the HOLIDAYS
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yT,RIJTH STRANGER THAN FICTION.
DRESS GOODS SACRIFICED.
THE GREATEST BARGAINS EVER OFFERED
IN THE CITY, ftIJ
CHAS. HEARD & Co, No. 3O1 Gnnd-st,
Win offer This Day, u
800 pcs. ,,,,, n, .,ns .un
At rs cents per yard HH
Actual cost 60 cents.
RICH PATTI PLAIDS, 4x4 wide,
At 33 cents per yard,
wv FINE MOURNING DELAINES,
AT One Shilling per Yard.
500 pcs. ,,,,,,nr M, .rspo .....,.,l
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Ac.ual cost IS cents
ALso,
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AGO 65 TO- 75 80 S. 80, 9S and leo cents per Yard
The above sks ali styles offered at ON
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Ia Press and Nearly Ready;
VyHE PLANTERS DAUGHTER.
4 A CompanioE 10 the Planters Northern Brde.'
By Mira CAROLINE LEE HENTZ,
And dedicated by permission to Mrs ANN B. STEPHENS OF
NewYo1 Complete in two volumes paper cover Prlee one
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NIBLO's GARDEN.
~ COOKS ROYAL AMPHITHEATEI
First appearance in America.

First appearance In America.
ASiLEYS TRANSFERRED TO NEW-YORK.
Grand opening Of the great Equestrian Troupe,
On MONDAY EVENING, Jan. l6, 1860.
The Proprietor in offering to the public Of NewY York his
troupe young and talented artists 6egs those who
honor him with their patronage that the embellishments he
poses give will be In every respect Of the very highest class
hnswn 70 the equestrian profession The performers brought
BY him to this country-many Of whom Of world wide
celebtyhave been selected nom the elite Of tho principal
European companies including the strength Of Aseys Roys
Amphheater London, Of which he the late proprietor
fhe the beautiful and thoroughly In their
art the troupe of Shetland and Welsh Ponies the most nte
gent and dmnutive introduced in the circle These to-
Sether with his immense wardrobe properties aud Trapping
magic ring an improvement above all prcethe colossal and
have been brought out IN successive steamers ao n
credible outlay, and, happily. with but trifing loss.
The proprietor fatters himself that the public will take into
consideration the magnitude Of his enterprise and the many
dcues be in order TO its successful
summation and be also dares hope that the weearned fame
of his father Thomas Cook who preceded him, and whose
earliest rumph were in the City Of NewYork twenty
hve and upon whose model the present troupe
ganizd not be forgotten By the admirers Of
sk and that his efforts to produce novelty blended with
fined ant and msgnihcence, may be duly appreciated
WILLIAM COOK.
Prices restored their original standard of 50 cents TO ell
the house Orchestra the best In the house,
81 Private boxes s5 Box book open for securing 0rchesrs
aN l
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Billiard Gables.

DHTLANs IMPROVED BILLIARD TABLE,
AND COMBINATION CUsHioN9 - n
ler sale BY The P,.sntes and hs9Siss sss oorIrSpS
Nos q, ss, O., and 50 ofossy-se, Nsw-s~S'
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pARNUMs AMERICAN MUSEUM.

THURSDAY, JANUARY H. -. 7
ANOTHER NEW DRAMA tttAk a
ANoTHER NEW DRAMA tasef A Il
ANOTHER NEW DRAMA 1ss.s
The family visitor. [volume] (Pruntytown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1858-1860, 1860-04-13
The Republican Convention in
this Ctiy-The Speakers.

We have before US a letter
received in this city, on yes
to-day, stating that Hon. TOM
Corwin, Ohio, and Hon. F.
p. BLAIR, Of Missouri, will..be
present and address the, repub7
lican Convention to meet in this
city on the second day of May.
next. We hope our friends
will scatter the news abroad, OIL
the coming of these distinguish
ed stumpers, that we may have
a crowed such as was never
seen in this city before. Ever
body knows Tom CoRwIN by
reputation, and the bare an
nouncement that he is coming
ought to draw forth an immense
concourse Of people, and We
have no doubt will. Mr.. Blair
is less celebrated as an orator.
but deservedly occupies a yer!
prominent place in the Repub'
lican party as a popular speaker
1t is quite possible that othel
speakers will also be present.
but we have no positive assur-
auce, at this time, of any other:
than those we have mentioned
Wheeling htelkgencer.
The family visitor. [volume] (Pruntytown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1858-1860, 1860-04-13

Part I'd of CasselEs Illustrated
Family Bible has been received
1t fully susains the high re2>
utation attained for the work
by the frs. number, and can
not fail to give additional pops
ularity to this already favorite
publication. Price ofeach part
fifteen cents-of the whole,
three dollars. Parts forwarded
on the Isl and 10Th of each
for six months. Published by
Cassell, Peter s Galpin, New
York. "..
The family visitor. [volume] (Pruntytown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1858-1860, 1860-04-13
Su1cIDE.-On the Eth ult.,

s SUIcIDE.-On the 18th ult.,
Samual w. Leggett, residing
in Waterford, Loudon county,
Va, shot himself through the
head killing him instantly
Supposed cause for the rash
act, family difficulties.
DEATH.-Charles Scott, a
we'll known citizen of Char
lesion, Kanawha county, Va,
and a relative of Gen. Win
field Scott, died on the 2lst
ult.
VIM. Seymour, Esq, an en-
ineut lawyer of Hardy county,
and formerly S member of the
Legislature of Virginia, died on
the 30th ultimo.
Henry jenkins has been
convicted OF bigamy in Shenan-
doah county, Va, and sent to
the penitentiary for three years
and ten months.
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= Our BANK.-We learn that
$4,000, has been subscribed
10 the stock Of the branch of the
Merchants and Mechanics bank
of Wheeling, to be established
in this place. The board is to
meet on the 25th Of April to
elect directors, and the Bank
will be put into operation as
soon afterwards as possible
Clarksburg Register.
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Persons interested in the
Town Hall and other Fetterman
property, will do well to exam
inc the Commissioners Notice
in another column Ofto-day'spa>
per. .
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Mr.. HoFFMAN's SPEECH.

Mr.. HoFFMAN's SPEEcH.-
We expect to lay before ourrea'
aers next week, the speech of
MIR. Hoffman, ofHarrison county,
it is of considerable interest to
the people of this country, espec-
tally 10 to farmers.
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The editor has been absent
for the past week on tour thro'
Monongalia and Marion coun-
,ies-we wish him a pleasant
and successful trip.
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. their own way, ana mace AZ
:. preparations from year to year,
l. and tauntingly asks me- what
= will do about it. Itell him
: will do as | am now doing, ar
n peal to the people, and that ar
peal is not going to be unheed
ed. My voice is not to b
: drowned by his contemptibl
} CRY of abolitionism and Blac
Republican.
You make this quotation fro
my letter.: .."
"You logged the members of the legi'
ture from your section Of the State to vote
appropriations to the slave districts !"
then ado, "These charges are SO ridicnl
that it is only necessary to mention tore
them. Ifany manof respcctabitity, and.6'
q man of character for truth, would pr
these charges against me, would regard
d ealumniator anu william But they are
fcrred by one who is destitute of both"
These are grave assertion
Now, | repeat you not only u
ged or logged, (by which
mean urged the members,),
the west in the Legislature /
vote large appropriations Dir
ternal Improvements in the slav
owning districts; but you rec
ommeded these appropriation:
to the Legislature while yor
were a member of the Boart
of Public Works. The. mem.
bers from the county of Marion
bear ample testimony to the
fsrt charge, and the reports 0!
B. of P. w. of which you were
member is a swift witness against
you Of the second. What. apol>
ogy, sir, can you make TO- your
conscience for the violation of
every principle that should chat lslt
acterize a gentleman? TO shield
yourself for the moment, YOU
try to divert public attention
from yourself by charging me
with being a calumniator and
a william. You were'so stupid,
and became so enraged' at your
own folly in the part, that your
passion got over your judg-
ment, and PERMITTED YOU ITO
comment the indiscretion. Did
you not know that l void expose
you? Your prejudice, my Dear
Colonel, is so strong that neithA
err your jugdment or your
word can be relied or when it is
involved. Every man OF intel
ligence in your neighborhood
knows that while you were a
member of the Board OF Public
Works, you were an ardent
advocate of all the works of in
ternal improvements nd ofcourse
the appropriation to make them,
the whole which were in slave
districts, even the Va.''and Ten
nessee Railroad. 1t was in this
very issue, your known advocacy
ofthe Railroads, and your bun
Cling fnanciering whereby you
lost thousands and thousands Of
the peoples money with Sell
don, Withers g. Co., that Mr..
M. H. Johnson beat you
some $50 votes for the Legisla-
ture in your own county, a
county TOO that usually gives a
democratic majority at general
elections. The memory ofthese
things is fresh in the minds Of
the people, and you ought to
have remembered it. With
what face can you hereafter
meet an honest man? ."s
You ask me "what do you
care COR the laboring class p
What do you know about labor?
Has not the people of Marion
sustained and kept you, and
what have you given them in
return? If you can single, out
one species Of property and de>
stroyit why can you not single
out another, and destroy it IN
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F. H. Peirpoint's Reply to Col. E.
J. Armstrong.
FAIRMoNT, Va >
March 81, 1860.
Col. E. J. ARMSTRONG,

Ntio NS
letter in the "Visitor" of yester-
day, and comparing the ideas
with those of Junius to Sir Will
liam Draper, | am at loss whe-
Their the more to admire your
dupHcity in plagiarism, or your
stupidity in supposing it would
not be detected. The Junius
style there stops, with the ex-
ceptions of infamstory quota
tons from able speeches and ars
ticles, which composed a large
portion ofyour letter. The res
idue Of the letter seems to be
eminently characteristic of the
author.
You say" aern necessity" has
caused your long delay. ipre~
sumo the greater cause was
mental weakness. / will deal as
gently with you as the case will
admit. Perhaps / am to blame
for calling you into an arena in
which you are incapable of de-
Tending Yourself, though it may
be you are as capable of defen>
ding the cause in which you are
engaged as any Of your party,
for it is utterly indefencible.-
You will not be able long to
keep the people in the belief
that the leaders of the democ-
racy are to be trusted with the
rights of the freemen Of Wes-
tern Virginia, unlessyou change
your vocabulary, and use differ
ent arguments from those in
your last letter.
l told the people when l
commenced exposing this DEM
ocratic oppression, that l should
encounter all the slang which
the courthouse clique and par
ty leaders could heap upon me.
How have realized this expec7
tation? You call me low, '"dir1,
ty," "vulgar," illiberal, - Chase, ~
"false," Ga calumniator, ga vile
liam, "s'traitor, /" "the slow finger
of scorn is to be pointed at me,''
Hcounsel of the underground
railroad" sc. The 'Barbour
Jeffersonian," fully imbued with
the spirit of democratic intoler-
ance, says of me, that | am a
"traitor, " can abolitionist,' cab
by Kelleyite," "aggrarian,"
"reviver of Furierism," "de>
structionist," and such like
The True Virginiap' following
in your example, partaking of
the same spirit, accuses me OF a
"want of candor, " ''want dig
nity," "of stating what | know
to be FALSE" and of "holding the
old Federal idea," &c. The
"Wheeling Union," a late ex~
otto Of democracy, loyal to the
"nigger," saws, Il am going to
preach the Gospel Of abolition
ISM" What a cause must you
have to defend, when it requir-
es such expedients to support it!
Be my character what it may,
does that affect the facts which
| am laying before the people,
to convince them Of democratic
expressions? The people of
this country know me. | am
content 10 leave my private cha
racter to their judgment. 1t is
not patent that your object is to
avoid the issue, cover me and
every other man who differs with
you, with infamy if YOU can,with
no higher aims than the oppres-
sion of the freemen of Virginia,
for the sake Of slavery propagan"
dism?
Ifthere were any doubt Of the
truth of my former remark, as
TO the place of your education,
Judging from your vocabulary,
there can be none now. Your
position as representative man
is the only apology l have to the
public for noticing YOUR last let