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SYRIA.


The Rev. Dr.. Thompson, writing from.
Beirut, Syria, concludes with the following
summary oFthe persecution there:
/ The European Governments having
adopted TdsksEsiioto the general family of
nations, consnnmato, their folly by decid-
,iag that no Interference with her Govern
mental opertions was to be allowed. Hence
the Cousnls ofall nations found themselves
paralized by. positive Instructions forbiddiug
them to do anything to arrest this mad and
internal work.
2. Beirut has been govess1ntea es1tea for the last
few years by an an old, talented, most .big-
oted Pasha, who has managed to get the
Christians of the Kesrawan, Of Zahieh and
Of Deifael Kamr into state of semi.rebel-
lion against himself and he has been plot
ling their destruction for long timo. BY
increasing the ill.swill between all classes,
and especially by stirring up the hatred of
the Druses toward tho Christians, he has
now succeeded. ..
8. The Christians having been now for so
many years without any acknowledged head
found themselves uttoraiy disorganized and
.unable' e resist The wild onslaught of their
Fepe.ni Except at Zahleh they havemade
no resistance. The whole affair wasslrven
through with startling rapitjty. All Le-
.banon.was in q blaze.in one ;. The Tur-
:kish' Government evsrxwere assisted the
Druses. -
A. regard the success Of thu. .Druses and
its accompanying atrocities as.their asA
and uslessdsshuctioassas>a a body. Nes3
agsin viii kruls s Chsstiaasn Re.
member that the scepse eofosid Sl5o Sutch.
cry Of unsrmsa Ren, Of woman, of priests
monks and snph mot TO speak of co6asera,
lions OF towns, ,villsges, hsmlets, CHURCHES
converts; DC, has no parallefdin the tjsstsry
Of Lebanon. Isbays; tbassry year ar ysad M
through The entire history IS sc LEBANON ! M.
the Arabs have resided Iat, and j. con
tains nothing that can compare with. Till
tremendous tragedy. s.5ti... !.
we're no European ships.of-va
i tnRs(h coastal the outbreak, odd theyt nm
ttsginnipg, to 6mbl les sbuttbeir comm,
; md nor! n!fntsfvspti ton III u AN end
81 4 6nsnie astsfdSig irsosi8ssdd iosi8 ilyss !, n
e. Cert TO atop lie W1fftsss ;;,1gt,
II 6.aIt is cted that RulAis aad Franc
4 Twill 4c4 sSHSfAteiE from England. .sAustp;
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A doctor and military officer became en-.
amorcd OF the same lady. a friend asked
her which of the two suitors she intended
to favor. She replied that it was difficult
for her to determine, rs they were such Kill
ing Crenturcs.'
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~ gentleman coming into the r6ornRof
49, sespr: Bason. ;t9ld him that Mr..
= saass N What said he Vowel
sagl es1fS sit was neither 4.
asf ;sss
i spslpeassflEEy> s,rrt ~ lately yen.
. s|sS & sa sle.enham, s seeing 'iis a s
AEe' H aas a'ong the street, SxcIai med
70 her rnlstressO Ohs:la, mum'l look here !;
!. 49, sres agasgens 81 with eart Of water
'saassaad anning s5R RslI the vav and: #
I'D, gos@ g MUCH farther sssl vasssE !,
~ j A. 1.ss waiter one. ap,,s.ntes .
saimak ID tie following narier aiii -.Fo;,h
jrs'sot hoqss since .asf. salmon wa'
slkiugsssnd Bs s issl ss.ats lid ais bauo,
ID his pasgets nevss 9aralnipg Slfst 4 pret
ty insitastas rinse ia jine yoa gentle
men ,asdinner.t. - -,
Aasouple aktasyel1ers stopping at: III;
Hsael Erancafss, 10 the city Of ,Cordfos. ib,
capital Of the Argentine federation
; were surprised and amused, 81. noticing .,
thsibill afiere,%i Eggs ons harss oks De
termihed @ knqwwbat itms tkea saiIs,
e erths .essss..iaa disb, rkssa HI szl =
ritht~o asgs ontop. .e.rstasa ssgssI
.Ieys Ieeys enp'sons 's &c lssl |, s
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Isauisg tyst5
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likeg the,bisiSe I'D
aboyA fys days aIts,
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]. A. kNSLEY g. CO.,
NO. 300 BROAD ST,
AUGUSTA, GA.

ATHENS, GA. Nov. %. 1850.
Dear Sir Rhodes Super Phosphate IIa. been
applied by me this v"or,"n small scale. t" boil,
Corn and Cotton. The result cXcrc.l,p ,ny .y-
rectatiun, although the cXr"rr"nis for many
REASONS, were not, and could not lie coaLuc, ,I
with due caution; Yet am entirely satisfied
that th. growth of weed, in both irsianrrs the
fruit III corn, and the number Of bns Of cotton
were fully double the yield in tn" portions un.
mannrcd, and this when only Il table. s,oonfu
"i The super l'hn4phr!c was applied, rs a i"p.
dressing, to each hill of c.,:u nri.l Tea spoonful
to each stalk of cott"n-an.i til" last rs late i'm
the season ~ the S:h Of .Iulv Seine of the
weed grew to nine feet hiuh with six feet
branches, covered with holls, while tho unma-
nurcd was not half so good. 1t is my intention
next year, io test it more fully.
Very Respectfully,
Your most obl S1rv't,
(SigncD NJ. G.. ii. HAMMOND.
UNION POINT. C.. R. E.) Nov %, 1859.
Messrs i. a. AN>IEY IL Co.:
G"n'S.-l bought n ton of Rhodes Super
Phosphate in Baltimore, last Spring, Mr. H. D.
Leitncr, OF be,zel;a, 10 les, its value as n ma
nnre. pa about l25 lbs. on al acre Of cotton,
III the dri'i, on land that would no, make over
Is to 100 lbs. Of secl cotton per acre, without
Manure. The result is entirely satisfactory.
| have made ut least from: $50 TO 800 lbs to the
acre on this very poor land. ] expect to par
chase from toS tors fer 1ny Spring crop. NV
Ovcrsecr wishes me to put his name to this also.
1ouls, in great haste.
(SignedD T.. W. rRlNTUP.
WILLIAM FOSTER.
De. "a, 1859 81 IT,
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Our Next Congressman = James r.
Morris, of Monroe County.

Having known Mr.. JAMES R. MORRIS, of
Monroe County, intimately, for some years,
both as politician Gf, indeed, he may be
called by that name, which is fast becoming
synonym for trickster, corruption, &c., and a
modest, honest, unassuming farmer and citi-
zen, and knowing him to be, under every cir
cumstance. the very embodiment of honesty
and frankness; an uuadulterated Democrat,
tchose adhesion 10 principle yields to no tempta-
tionj whose sense of justice is unbiased by
sectional or party prejudice; whose ability has
been too often and too variously attested to
be questioned by his most implacable enemy;
who, when once convinced, whether of a
wrong to be redressed right to be main
tanned, is insensibe alike to all appeals, in re-
monstrance or in menace, from friend or foe,
and planting himself upon the doctrines of
our fathers and the principles of the Consti-
tution, he fearlessly follows the commands of
his scierce;-knowing this of Mr.. MORRIS,
it gives us much pleasure to transfer to our
columns, the following communication printed
in the last number of the Woodstield esprit
of Democracy. Guernsey Jefersonfan.
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Non-Interventlon and Squatter Sover-
eighty Triumphant in the Senate.

On Friday last Mr.. Green, chairman of
the Senate Committee of Territories, re-
ported adversely on the proposition to re-
peal the laws of New Mexico protecting
slave property in that Territory. Agreed
to by the Senate.
On the same day Mr.. Green. from the
same committee, reported adversely on
Mr.. Browns proposition to protect slave
property in Kansas. Agreed to by the
Senate
1t is known that New Mexico has a
code of laws protecting slavery. These
laws the Senate refuses to annul. 1t is
also known that Kansas has passed laws
strongly against slavery. These laws the
Senate refuses to set aside. Is not this
non Intervention
New Mexico protects slavery, because
she chooses to do it. Kansas excludes
slavery because she chooses to do it, and
the Senate refuses to interfere in either
case. Each Territory does just as it
pleases. Is not this squatter sovereignty
triumphant +? Washington States and
Unton.
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WHITE SLAVERY.

Five or six hundred working girls have
been compelled in Lynn, Mass to strike
for an advance Of pay. The facts con-
nected with this movement present further
conclusive evidence that there are free
laborers in the North in condition of alb
ject want unknown among the slaves OF
the South The New England factory
girls are well worthy the sympathy mani.
tested for them at the meeting of the work
ing girls held in New York. Develop
ments were presented which should reflect
scorn upon those who professedIy com
passionate the condition of Southern
slaves, while the white girls toll under their
very eyes for forty cents a aoeek, the
price of binding sixty pairs of shoes
The former legitimate rate of shoe bind
ing was six shilings dozen. Much in.
dignation was expressed in the New York
meeting, and a subscription collected for
the aid of the sufferers. The false doc
trine of abolitionism is entertained mere
ly as convenient garb to clothe the ma
kedneSs of the oppressive conditions in
philanthropic abolitionized New England,
aud exaggerated evils of black slavery are
held up to screen the really existant hor-
ror of New England white slayery.-Ec.
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A Doleful Confession.


The New York Tribune is, compelled
to confess that-"At first there was con-
siderable disappointment at the result
Stewards chances were considered to be
so strong that his nomination. was consid-
cred foregone conclusion. When. the
news of Lincoln's nomination came, it
was taken to be hoax, and not few
persons insisted that it was not so, until
the publication of the evening edition OF
the Tribune dissipated all doubt by fully
confirming the intelligence" That which
nearly all Republicans East regarded, in
the first instance, as hoax. all will ad.
NIT is joke, and could not have been
intended by any intelligent Republican as
anything serious. 1t was said in 1856
that Fremont was nominated to be defeat'
ed, till the party should get stronger;
and Lincoln is now set1up to be knocked
down to save the credit Of some better
man. "a edf tBG .Gia9 nS4o sd3 * uais9
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Making Fools of Themselves,


The exaggerated story got up at Wash
ington in relation to an attempt to assas-
sinate Senator Sumner has been seized
upon by his fanaticals friends with the
view of creating sympathy for him at the
North, and to. assist in the election to, tine
presidency of sold uncle Abe.n'' I One ei
the Boston papers engerly swallowed the
whole story, and eagerly suggested the
holding Of a town meeting in Fanenil
Hall to adopt measures to protect the life
of the. Senator. A letter, from Washing
ton also says: 10 ssna9 9dl aaiE89Id
Some of Summers excitable friends
have telegrapheda to . Boston for a. body
guard to come on here to defend him'un-
ill his departure from ashington. The
martyr Hyatt-with whom no Republican
in the Senate sympathizes.l except Hale
and Summer-has sent message reading
somewhat as follows: --sMen of Boston.
the blood of Massachusetts is demanded!
Come and defend itlp- The whole ridieu-
lous farce grew out of q threatby q dunk
enman. 7g9 94t5 rs Fe ssgosi feeasa
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Hamlin'S Letter of Acceptance.

We published last week Lincoln's let
ter accepting his nomination; below we
present Hamlin's:
WASHINGTON, May 80, 18S0-Gsntle-
men: y our official Communication of the
18th inst, informing me that the repre-
sentatives of the Republican party of the
United States, assembled at Chicago On
that day, had, by unanimous vote, selected
me as their candidate, for the Office of
Vice President of the United States, has
been received, together with the resolu-
tions adopted by the Convention as its
declaration of principles. Those resolu-
tions enunciate clearly and forcibly the
principles which unite us, and the objects
proposed to be accomplished, They ad-
dress themselves to all, and there is neith-
er necessity nor propriety in my entering
upon discussion of any Of them. They
have the approval of my Judgment and
by any action of mine will be faithfully
and cordially sustained. am profoundly
grateful to those with whom it is my pride
and pleasure, politically, to operate, for
the nomination SO unexpectedly conferred,
and l desire to tender, through you, to
the members of the Convention, my sim
cere thanks for the confidence thus repos-
ed in me. Should the nomination which
l now accept, be ratified by the people,
and the duties devolve upon me of pre-
siding over the Senate of the United
States, it will be my earnest endeavor
faithfully to discharge them with jnst
regard for the rights of all. ils.a ! raj,e..
1t is to be observed, in connection, with
the doiugs OF the Republican Convention,
that paramount object with us,is to pre-
serve the normal condition of our terrific
rial domain, as homes for, free men. The
able advocate and defender of Republi-
can principles whom you have nominated
for the highes: place that can, crafty the
ambition of man, comes from State which
has been made what it is by special action
in thai respect, of wise, and. good men,
who founded our Institutions. The rights
cf free labor have there been, vindicated
and maintained. The, thrift and enter
prise which so distinguish Illinois, one of
the most fourishing States of the glori-
Gus West, we would see secured to all the
territories of the Union, and restore peace
and harmony to .he whole, country by
bringing back the government to what it
was under the wise and patriotic men who
created.it. If the Republicans shall suc>
ceed in that object, as they hope to, they
will be held in grateful remembrance by
the busy and teeming millions of future
ages. | am very truly yours, H., ,,,ov
Yah 5 oag 81. HrAlMtLIIN, Min, q
To Hon. Geo. Ashmun, Pres't. &c., 9gi
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Democratic Convention.

). At q meeting ofrthe Dsnocrstic Central
Committee, held at the Court Vouss IN wocd.-
field, on Saturday, Mat 9Th, wv. r. s6cr.,.
was called to the Chair, and JAxxs W Ar.o,
was appointed Secretary.
On motion, Geo. 8. Alaeo, of Benton. Sta
phen Pancoast, Of. Adams. and C. M, Morrow.
of Center, were appointed Delegates to- the
State Convention to be held in Columbus, on
the 24th inst. John Keyser. Marin Baker
ana r. NJ Sinclair were appointed altefnates.
The delegates from the,severa1 townH rlpe
were called upon, in slphAbeticat- ord5Ss 70
give an expression of opinion az tosthS S2au.
ner of holding the County ConveDtion. A
unanimous expression was given fn-frxur Of
the Delegate system.
On motion, IL was resolved tHat Ehy C>11ty
Convention fo' this year, be eoinpose sed Jf DIE
gates appointed by the seyeral tovnshsua a.,a
that each township be entitled to three Dele
gates. fSr
Resolued, That the Deniocrsey Of the ssv.
eral townships be requested - meet At the
usual places of holding elections in each, ON
Saturday. the 30th day ef yrre esxs,
at o'clock, p. NJ, and then and there ap-
Point three Delegates <. the County Convsn-
tion, one Delegate to the Congressional Com
vention, and one member Of the GsntralsQom-
mfttee, for the ensuing year. .,ssy- ffr9
Res0lrsd, That the County copysptien b
held in Woodsfeld, on ,,ass s., - sas
Saturday. July 7ab.iea arr
RESOLVED, That w. A., SinelaiE JssG VIII
liams and W. r. Richardson be appsiAeGd &
committee to correspond iwith6theD lk1sntral
Committees of the other counties of this Con-
gressional District. to .fx the imH and plaoe
tion. -,
The following resolution was also &depted: |:
RESOLVED, That we approve the sctiea Of
the Delegates from this Congress ionsl nistriot
to the Charleston Convention, and hsAstily
endorse the platform Of prineiplesg there
adopted.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
ih.o2 % zass W. T. Sine AIR cfaSr8dS.
JAstss WATSON, Secretary. As'e caM
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NiggerS and Taxes.

The Republican replies to our exposi,
tion Of the enormous increase in our State
taxes by insisting that the peoples atten-
tion must belwholly directed to the niger.
We stated last week that such was their
process. While they point with one
hand to the, niger they have the other in
the peoples pockets. /. If the Republi-
cans increase the taxes and then plunder
the treasury, according to the Republican,
the people are to say nothing about it,
but must howl about niggerism.
The Republicans learn this trick from
the, thief who sets fire to your stable, and
draws your attention away while he robs
your house. il % bss5silo a9ao bAd II
10 Taxpayer as much as you may think
and talk about niggerism, bear this also
in mind: '@'s'i =
THE REPUBLICANS HAVE IN,
CREASED THE STATE TAX TO
A RATE A GREAT DEAL HIGHER
THAN 1T EVER WAS BEFORE.
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. ~ 1t is said that the editor of the
Repa bHcam is preparing labored article
for publication in case Douglas should
not be nominated. 1t will set forth that
many Democrats swore terribly, and that
q large understanding like half--de-
clared they would not support the nomi
nee. 1t will claim that the Republicans
will carry this county, or come very near it,
5 1t is possible that our informant was
in error about this. We shall see. f
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ay- There is an interesting scene o,

s@ There is an Interesting scene of
Democratic harmony now going or be-
tween two Ohio papers-the Gazette, pub
iished in ST. Clsirsville, aud the Spirit,
at Woodsfed. The ostensible canse of
The harmony is the number of delegates
to which each county is entitled The
real cause is Douglas and the Admins
tration. The fight is truly beautiful
one, and gives us great pleasure. Go in.
boys-we bet ouripile on. "Jere. y Bearer
(Pa) Argas. q 't' 50 h.l go
The "'real cause" Mr.. Argus is that
the Gazette is unwilling that Monroe
county should have the number of dele.
gates 10 the Congressional Convention to
which the number of he- Democrats enti.
ties her. We don't think that either
Douglas or Che administrator is involved
in the controversy. We ask merely for
the coolest justice-no thing more.
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t@ The st. ClairsvilIe Gazette wants
to see change in our tactics. Our "tac.
ucs" have given US larger circulation
than any paper ever had before in this
congressional district, as we verify believe.
Bro. Heaton, did it ever occur to you,
at any time in your life, or under any cir
cumstances, that there was the barest
possibility ofyou being in the least degree
mistaken about anything whatever?
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@' The Republican asks US to pub
lish certificate from Republican named
Hayes. whois clerk in the lower branch
of Congress, stating that he has looked
over the stationary account, and does not
find that Lincoln charged the governmen!
with t'eenty flee dollars for thee pairs Of
boots. -. s..-......-.e gF .~sf
80 Perhaps he charged twenty -four and a
half; or perhaps there were but two pairs
of boots. Why does the fellow not Ger.
tify that Lincoln did not charge the gov.
ernment with boots at all?
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y y
We have no news from Baltimore to
indicate very strongly who will be nomi.
nee, but we believe thatit will be STEPHEN
A. DOUGLAS. His friends in Washington
City are exceedingly sanguine; and crowds
OF Douglas men from all parts of the
Union have flockeG to Baltimore. All
the roads leading into the City have put
on extra trains. 1t will doubtless be
larger than any convention that ever pre-
ceGcd it. .. 't>a Q!
Should Donglas not be nominated ma.
ny will be Disappointed. But we must
remember that ali cannot have their first
choice, and while we would be enthusiastic
for Dong'as, Terhaps In another locality
the people are as enthusiastic for another
man. We have no doubt that the nomi-
Lee will be a coed man aud one whom
the Democrats can cheerfully support.
8 Every candidate mentioned in connex-
ion with the Office without! an exception,
is infaitely sounder in principle than the
nominees of either Of the other parties.
Next week we we willsknow all about it.
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Congress-.

d We see by the Spirit of Democracy
that "Rock Water" Of Monroe proposes
the name of Jas. r. Morris. as aicandi-
date for Congress, subject to- the decision
of the District Convention 81 We com
mend friend Morris as a. man eminently
fitted to that honorable position We
know of no individual who has so long
engaged in politics as has Mr. Morris,
who can show. as clear record, or been
more faithfp lily observantl of the interests
of the people, whom he has; heEetofors
represented, in the stations which he haf
occupied So 81 ea4nisle I'd Bas ssei1
- For political integrity and sound De.
mocracy. Mr. Morris. stands second ste
none in the Monroe Democraey.--Barses.
Uilie Latelsge'acer. e.t3ssi
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Census Matters.--Fines.


q, AS the taking the Eighth Census has
commenced; we to-day give an item taken
from the book of instructions issued by
the interior Department which is of inte-
rest to the public: 10 5sal seae gs
1t is, perhaps, not generally known that
persons refusing to answer the questions
asked them by Assistant Marshals render
themselves liable to fine, yet such, is the
case. The law of Congress. approved
May %, 1850, providing for the taking
of the Seventh and subsequent Census
of the United States" in Section Is,
says, "that each and every free person
more than twenty years of age. belong
ing to any family residing in any subdi-
vision, and in case of the absence of the
heads and other members of any such
family, then any agent of family, shall be,
and each of them is required, ifthereto
requested by the Marshal or his Assist
ant, to render true account to- the best
of his or her knowledge, of every person
belongingBto such family, in the various
particulars required in and by this act,
and the tables thersto ;subjoined on pain
of forfeiting thirty dollars, to be sued for
and recovered in an actionsofa debt by the
assistant, to the use ofathe Uuietd States
Section l6 declares that. all fines and
penalties provided for in5the act,may be
enforced in the Courts of the United
States within the States or Territories
where such offence shall have been com.
mittsd or forfeiture incurred. ad
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Republican state convention.

The Republican State Convention
came off on Wednesday. The following
ticket was made:
For Supreme Judge, Brinkerhoff was
re-nominated.e Ea17 : sig4
For Board of Public Works, Levi
Sergeant, Of Tuscarawas county
For Attorney General James Murray,
of Wood county. lsn;
J. A. Davenport, of this county was
made elector,on the Republican ticket for
this District.
The platform simply endorses that OF
lastly year and the Chicago platform.
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The Capture of Palermo by Garibaldi
Confirmed-Late Foreign News.

The steamship Niagara is in with three
days later news from Europe. 1t is confirmed
that Garibaldi has captured Palermo and es-
tablished his headquarters there, after des-
perate fight, n5which the city was bombarded
by sea and land. The people took the royal
palace of the King of Naples from the troops
and burnt it. The last days of the Bourbon
dynasty have been reached, and Bomba II
may prepare to follow the Duke of Tuscany
on his travels. sy ,ftl5f,-tr. fr.ts,s .otaas