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The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-08-01

Reported at Charleston by majority Of the Commit
Zee, and uaa~inOusty adopted at BGiti@Ore
Resolved That the platform adopted by the Demo
cratic party at Cincinnati Is affirmed with the following
explanatory resolutions;
F1rst-That the Government Of Territory organ
lied by an act of Congress is provisional and tempo
rary and during its existence all citizens of the Uni
ted States have equal right TO settle with their
property in the Territory without their rights, either
of person property, being destroyed or injured by
congressional or territorial legislation.
Seoond-That il is the duty Of the Federal Govern
ment in all its departments, protect when necessary,
the rights of persons and property in the Territories
and where ever else its constitutional authority ex-
tends
1Eird-That when the settlers IN Territory, having
adequate population form state constitution, the
right of sovereignty commences and being consunIna-
ted by admission into the Union, they stand on an
equal footing with the people of other States; and a
State thus organized ought to be admitted into the
Federal Union, whether its Constitution prohibits or
recognizes the institution of slavery
Resolved That the Democratic party are in favor
of the acquisition of the Island Of Cuba, on such
terms as shall be honorable to ourselves and just to
Spain at the earliest practicable moment.
Resolved That the enacments Of State Legislatures
to defeat the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave
law hostile in character to- and subversve Of the
Constitution and revolutionary in their effect
Resolved That the Democracy of the United States
recognize it as an imperative duty OF this Government
to protect naturazed citizens in all their rights,
whether at home or in foreign lands to the same extent
as its natve-bom citizens. And,
WHEREAS, One of the greatest necessities of the
age, in a political, commercial, postal and Military
point of view, is speedy communication between the
Pacific and Atlantic coasts; therefore, be it
Resoiped, That the National Dcmocratic party do
hereby pledge themselves TO every means in their
power the passage of some BILL to the extent
of the constitutional authority Of Congress for the con
structon of Pacific Railroad, from the Mississippi
river to the Pacific Ocean, at the earliest practicable
moment.
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-08-01
Change of Purpose.

We announced, last week, our intention fur
ther to notice ridiculous account Of Capt De
lays Douglas ratification meeting, which appear
ed as a communication in the columns. Of the
Memphis appeal Having good reason to sup
pose that We know the author Of that eOmmuni-
cation, we have concluded that we viii leave him
to the stings Of his own conscience A little
wholesome neglect viii be good fsr him v
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-08-01

JosEPH GALES ST., one Of the editors of the
National Latelligeaeer, died few days since, at
the ripe age Of seventy-five years. In dignity,
courtesy, and ability, he has LEFT behind him no
superior in the editorial ranks of the country.
He bad been connected with the Lrteuigencer
for about 80 years
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-08-01
v Presentation.

ANoxe the Americans recently presented to
Queen Victoria, by our Minister at the Court Of
St James, was Major J. G. BARNARD, Of the
Corps of Engineers, o. S. Army. Maj Barnard
is the brother Of DR. Barnard, Chancellor of the
University of Mississippi and is eminent as a
mathematician and man Of science He was, for
some years, Superintendent Of the Military
Academy at West Point, and now has charge Of
the fortifcztons, completed and in progress, in
and abont the Bay and barbor Of New York. v
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-08-01

IT is curious fact in the grammar Of politics
that when statesmen get into place, they often
become oblivious Of their antecedents, but are
seldom forgctfnl Of their relatives.
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-08-01
Fact VS.. EaunIOr.

A SILLY and groundless report having been
put in circulation in this county, to the effect
that the Breckenridge men attempted to "brcal
up" the Douglas ratification meeting that was
held in Oxford on the DIST of July We have
been requested to give that report its quiesus,
by laying before our readers the following letter
from Capt Delay, who presided at that meeting
The misapprchcnsion of the object of the meet
ing, 10 which the Captain refers, was very
natural one in view of the fact that a call had
been issued for Democratic" meeting, and not
for Douglas meeting:
0xrorD, MISS, July % 1860.
GENTS Your note, Of yesterdays date, has
been duly received
In reply have TO say, that at the Douglas and
johnson ratification meeting at the Court House
here on Saturday last, there was quite number
Of Democrats present who support the Breckin.
ridge and Lane ticket who, 1t seems, had misap
pretended the object Of the meeting and claimed
the right to participate. When they were told,
by the Chair, that all who came there to ratify
the nomination of Douglas and johnson, for
President and Vicc-President, had a right and
were expected to participate in the meeting, and
none others They then declined TO participate
in the proceedings Of the meeting
Very respectfully,
7 ua,-,,- 4 n,o, a. N t.
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-08-01

A SILENT BELL-The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph
abiding to the fact that John BeIl had been
written to by gentlemen Of this State to answer
certain questions on the subject Of Protection
and had failed to answer, says that "a sOHnd
Bel ia aerer silent rhen tapped ."-AonigoD-
srV Nail
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-08-01
0xrorp, MISS, July %, 1860.
cry respectful

To Messrs. J. NJ. lIowry. A. 7. Owen, G. D. Fec
w. w. McNahon, F. J. Lovcioy, J. Able. l..
Houscnan, w. T. Avent and Jas. Brown.
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-08-01

Reported at Charleston BY majority Of the Commit
Zee, and snanimOusty adopted at baltimore.
The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-08-01
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
National Democratic Platform.

RUIN DislF6t.
l.. B. CHRISTIAN, of Lawrence.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-05-18
"SNUFF DIGGING" !"

"Snuf Digging" or 'Snuf Dipping" "
prevails quite extensively not only among the
ladies Of the South, but also of New York
and other places. Chewing tobacco is in all
conscience disgusting enough, but the ladies
are fully up to the men in their "snuff dip
ping practice. The following items, the first
as editorial, and the second as correspondence,
from the Boston journal, shows how the
thing is did:
At the South, lovers of "the weed" n.its
pulyerized form, chew the end of pine stick
until it becomes splntered and softcned like
brush, and then dipping it into the snuff
box, proceed to plaster their gums and teeth
with the titilating powder The New York
ladies convey the snuff to their delicate
mouths with an ivory spoon, and placing it
between the teeth and the lip, allow il to re-
main there until it becomes wet, when the
"swoet mursul' is distributed over the gums
by means OF tho tongue, Tho celebrating
effects of snud taken in this repulsivo manner
are said by the "diggcrs" or clippers" as
they are indiiIercntly called to be more last
ing than the stimulus derived from intoxioat-
ing drinks. The ladies of Arkansas, We be-
liove especially relish snuff in this way, and
one of them recently fell victim to the hab-
it, having swallowed enough of the poison
Gus article to cause her death.
A recent residence Of some months in Ten
noseo gave me an opportunity to observe the
practice of the habit Of dipping snuff" and
not "suaT digging'-at least | never heard
the iatter lame applied to it, The practice
prevails ulmost universally in West Tennessee,
and also very generally in Virginia and Ken
tucky but | never saw anything of it in
Georgia or other extreme Southern States.
Where | have observed the habit of dip
ping, the ladies keep the stick in their deli
cate mouths and cleio il. When they wish to
emit spitlle they take out the stick as one
of the other SOS would a cigar. Very many
young ladios of INJECT siTteen and some even
younger in localities have visited, are in
vetorato "snuH dippers.' The little sticks
with their chewed ends are frequently seen
lay ing loose about the houses of planters and
Others
A few months since | attended country
church in West Tennessee and saw a lady Of
good general appearance, dressed in the rich
est style. walk up one OF the aisles soih
stck IN her mouth. She took her scat, ar
ranged her crinolne, drew out her snuff box.
which she opened, aud then proceeded during
the service to "dip snuff. The setteo back
OF her scat was unoccupied, and when she
had occasion to spit, as she did frequently
she gracefully turned her head back and spit
between the vacant seat and the one she oc-
cupied. 1t really seemed fhhy, but there is
nothing like getting used to such things
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-05-18
agrtrultural



Nhr'-AN AiI-hIN" VI NON9-
One of the most common mproprietes Of
dairy management, and one Of the secrets of
success in butter making lies just here tt
is wcli established that .uo last drawn sill is
nearly all cream, AID whon QUO OF these little
mra,ure, OF milk are lut in the udders Of
several COWS, say tcn ID, IS often done. no
les, ,hln quart and huf pint of the rich
est milk is lost cvcry morning and cscning, a
perfect wastes ior If This were a., tao mat
te' would NOT he So bad as % really is but
leh'ing milk IN COW bag has most dele
teuous effect npon the row, causing her grad
un,iS TO produce less amount % such a de-
grce IN the end, that 10 becomes clearly mani
test IN period OF two ur three months that
there is rapid falling ulE aud cows, natu-
rally good, are much injured, to suy the least
This neglect is fruitful of gu-ct and other
disease, and, if long continued the cow never
RECEIVERS her foil mikin. powers This mat
tc is worth more than d casual thought. and
o'ory effort should be madc. without being
severe upon the animal, as the thing can be
accomplished with the utmost ease 10y good
mi.kor, to milk cows we'll and perfectly. If
the COW is disposed to bold mp her milk for
any reason, do not leave her side at once. but
milk on. 70 guard against this, il is a very
good plan to adopt the practice of feeding
with great regularity at the time of milking
Regularity in feeding is very important.
Mr.. stephens in the Farmers Guide, relates
an instance OF serious falling off in the pro-
duct OF a dairy, resulting from single fail
ure to feed at or near the usual time. Ifa
COW is inclined TO KICK examine the udder
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-05-18
Political.
mr. rAR1Fr RIII.
THE TARIFF BILL.
SPEECH or HON. j. 5. MORRILL,,
IN Coum1tse of the Whole on He State of Tia
f,J 90 turu

marks at THIS tmc 90 The subject before us, and explain.
30 ran whatever may De new u the features Uf the h
hc principles upon which DO Is founded, and some aru-
mcut- wsus .ts adoption
Nhcn reflect upon ihc diIieuluc1 which ever rccur
upon propositions nr thc adjustment NJ our revenue
laws con.idDr,i, thay have boon iu times past hy men
o. ue mH.t DHinrnt ability eHutoa that would havc
suited ut Hoi tn hlNe remained sucut aud tl have l-
lowed uh.r lnf'0utu. fr Hofc competent tHIu MYSELF
600 rlumrul upon hr ceru.iesu of tue Government aud
nlr remedy offered speak because fum u.y position,
Do B. no oHtf lIu1t f."i at liberty t0 sAilA
Iuc tutu.Ir.t n tlc hiu proposed ls to authorize
lnHH tl ly ot ue Treasury u0tcs and thc ae.uiug n-
t0rtt Whom these notes were trst issued. December
% 1857 thcs merely accepted f0r the relief Of
temporary emergency. It was uut proposed tl cnErah
.FcnuurHt HHuA upon tuc Treasury with ue power of
.u-, fning, atd nHsrr rayiug, 500 600 600 Of pa.
rr currency. lu 1903 We Secretary oi tAc Treasury
suggested f "auuc pruf. .jnn should Dee iu1dc o meet
NUi lu tl.s way, Ae va- tltu l0i an increase VI the
tI.t. and said;
'l au opp .cd tl thr policy NJ adding thr amount 20
thu permanent public d.Nf. NY fudnr l. u1ft On Hr
otHar band. t.ir outrc redemption iu ouc F.lr uaud
caI' fr ran ufaa-o uf thc trif t1 point which would
eudc- necessary another revision of 30 iu thc succeeding
yeIr INcfuo policy Co look, u the present revision
of hc fiH u their gradual redemption. commencing
with thc nest fiscal year To carry this policy, Com
gr should provide for thr raising of such amount Of
revenue Wi runNlr The Department o rei Gin pot-
uon ol theu. lud at fhc same umc. extend for one
year U provision of the act 0f December L3 1851 au-
thHff. tl. r.IssIr ~ such portion of them as tine
uiHus 0 uIr iltfumcnt will uot enable t1 redeem.
WaHe the objection Of tle Secretary to funding the
u.te- about rs valid as would be- te refusal df adeltor
tI .cu.e running aoe0uut iH 900 demand. hy giving n
uuie payable ina year, lr tho reason that De- was op-
.I. % b.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-05-18
DOES FARMING PAY SIX PER GENT

that life and pursuit. are seldom brought for
ward in detail Perhaps the reason is that
the former subjects are less difficult than the
latter, and those that thcorizo most have
greater ability TO skim over the surface than
TO dive into It's real practical, working depths.
The question which we state In our caption
was discussed at the eighth meeting of the
Harvest Club, and was their opinion that as
farming is usually managed it is not, In "a
strictly business sense, profitable In other
words, without intelligence, skilliul manage
mcnt-a rare quality of modern agriculture
farming will not, in Massachusetts. pay for
the labor and six per cent. on the capital in-
vested. In the remarks which led to this de-
cIsion, many Of the defects and cXccllcncics
of common husbandry were pointed out lt
was said simply making money from farm
does not necessarily prove O. man 60 be good
farmer A wood lot, inherited or otherwise
obtained, upon which the skinning process is
practced, first 10y taking the timber and then
CROP ing and close pasturing the virgin soil,
may give the farmer more cash IN hand while
IL constantly impoverishes his farm. IL is
contradiction of terms TO call any man a good
farmer who sells off everything he can lay
his hands on from the farm and returns no
proper equivalent. The tabled goose that lay
the golden egg yielded no further treasure
after she lost her life neither will the earth
after it's fertility is cut off, Cultivatinp and
tilling the earth is altogether different pro-
cess from robbing it. Agriculture fuv cx-
presses the improvement OF the soil. but ucrc
is no word In the English language 10 denote
its murder.
There is another class of men. found prin-
cipally in dairy districts. who. though tbcir
crops are fed chiefly to stock on the farm. are
constantly growing poorer bv the waste of
manure Their cattle. it may be. roam the
fields the pleasant days in winter. or shivor
and cringe under the lee of some open barn
yard shed in the night and storm. IL they
stable their cattle. they cheat the hungry soil
of half that property belongs 20 10. bv having
200 collars under or beside their barns filled
with an absorbent TO catch thoHquid marures.
dllers escapos tbropgb crovice. In tbo st,l,I.
floor, into the earth. which FOR a score of
wears has been enriched and laid useless
Few farmer. are aware Of The enormous waste
bv the los. Of liquid manures According 10
Prof WAY of the English Royal Agricultural
Society. only one thirteenth in weight Of all
the manure made bv our animals is solid
while twelve parts out Of every thirteen arc
LIQUID. If this statement is n fact how triv-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-05-18

tey should, o. will bc some time ere they will diminish
'g oi thc foreign article and when they do,
u W'H D' ehN'. i'f graduation.
Vw mineral wealth is unsurpassed n extent Our
eoai hei1' have an extent Of one hundred aud nnesix
tngusAnu hPu'iy muc' and all Europe contains but
,,i .. i'''i' 'u anu hll-fnnr square iullest
push our heIds produced only nine million tons o. six
i-" 'i...N '.Ds pi'Ni'eN last year hy Great Britain
@ ','' '.FP,' .N"' hut and quick'h-
% we 'nsht n supply th world aud ourselves 40 lcast
'il At ".i'"s "t eaeh are upon -rao ~ great
'ulNiht NNNid more contribute 90 our %
Independence Than Co become selfrcant upon aur own
country uf moiHlsi and they have, therefore been t0af
GO huNI1IY hut o. wl le thtt the specii. fitUs
I." l''H "it uht. ,4HlNaiehs ir ihc taul VI l'i1t
e' t values ni fHc last six year, or change NJ
t''m iiN'' 40 ui substance. lNlde APpondx and
~ me p1l oi developing mineral wealth Illustrated
' m ',. ~ '.' ,'' oi' out M Ncw Jersey and without
1"e DO Wc hihcsi s converted into material worth e3.
wy P' yong
. '.",y '.N. ''"e 20 make rrcuouona a' 20
', u'Nie oP,f"','ns oi Jaws concerning commerce -
o"s 'aN'' pi'n'cr variation in thc current, a pcb-
opposite shore. 10 s expected that the bin we
propose would slightly check he consumption Of some
''uo'' ana increase hc consumption ot others. II we
purchase ,' oi eNta'aE'noies We shall be able hovcy
~ " pa, Jog larger amount of the more bulky
i"'9 i H'- inc revenue VIII obtain ample comuen.a-
XXI ~ A.l 'i "i Imports by ine sptehc duties which
long o.oapei through s stomauc underyaluatons. After
most patient cNaminauon, feel confident the impor-
tallohs under ths bill would produce sixty million of
revenue and n1t more Our resources from the public
anas cannot now be- considered rehablci 30 that we
should have u out expenditures did NOT much exceed
my uilhoH l1ur million to pay the interest rub-
Zoe debt uuu about million devote Co is rvfiurs-
mcnt Pursuing this policy in the course of ten wears
we might hope 1 pay oH the entire puur debt, whit
mas go recently Appeared
80 lt cAflef lAil 10 tnr Ol, the articles upon which
sle,h' oues gre proposed viii be found arranged in
pAie'' ..'h7' cotdns as they have some simiitndc
9 character or as they ere usually grouped togchcr-
hen follows section l9l with hst ~ articles 90 pay
duty of ten pei ccutumi another (2Ol with duty Of
twenty per centumi another CID with duty ~ thirty
per cehlum ana then section 22) with the list uf
uees exempt tom duty In the tariff laws as they now
ar
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-05-18

- i II :, OF every Variety,
for sale at manuhcturcrs' prices DIV
Montpelier, Sept 1859 65I3
4 MARRIAGES AND SLEIGHS. ny rur
~ HEST WORKINGS ~ rHR CarNTpv
Carriage and Sleigh Manufacturing viii bc carried m
by the subscriber opposite the Court Square, Mont
pelier Vermont.
Those in want Of rIrr1ntsA Cfriaqcs and Siei0As
viii perhaps do well call and what is being done
the Old stand Of GILMAN x CAMr.
Az orders promptly attended 10.
JOHN W CLARKE
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-05-18

~ A year ago we predicted that ''tbe little
bonneis of the present day are sure to be fol-
lowded by the large scoop shoyels which used
to hide the faces Of the fair wearors fifteen
or twenty years ago. Editors, like poets
are prophets er o6icio, and the iulhlment of
our vaticnaiion is already foreshadowed in
the spring fashions Not long ago, you
couldn't see woman's bonnet for her face /;
and soon you won't be able to see her face
for her bonnet, but,
Searching long in vain
fonu spy her features down Leghoru lane,
80 goes the whirlgig Of lushion.-Bosioa
Post
20 This is from Punch Our fair cousin
Fanny 1--WE dare not give her surnamc) says
she really IS surprised at tho ridiculous com
plants which men keep making about crino-
line for Of course they mast admit that the
widest Of wide pollicoats cover but loo feet
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-07
Affairs In Utah.
[corrsspondence Of the New YORK Tines.l

Correspondence Of the New York Times1
GREAT SALT LAKE CRY, Friday, Oct 5, $780,
Hon. w. H. Hooper, member Of Congress- and
lady left this city last Saturday for W ashineton.
With Mr. Hooper started the remD mt Of the com.
pany of Mormon missionaries FIR the States and
Europe. These missionaries appeared to be well
fitted out fer their journey cross the plains doubt
less owing to the liberal fantrihntions of The faith
full, instigated by the fatherIy Brigham Amongst
the missionaries were three Of the " Twelve
4 Apostles. orsoa Pratt. Ergastus Snow and George
Y. "a I'm former destined for the States
anu ta' after for England. There are now in
/ england two Of the "Twelye Apostles a-Amasa
Lyman and Charles g. Rieh-so that Of the whole
Twelve" five will be abroad among the q Cen
tiles.n This certainly looks like work.
Capt Ruth, of the Indian Bureau at Washington,
arrived b,- the last mail from the East. He has
come to look after government property connected
with the Indian agency of DIR. Forney. Forney's
affairs have cost the government two commissions.
Not very profitable matters certainly.
In this city the present week is great time.
Deputations of the "SaintsH froil the uttermost
parts of the Territory are arriving every day to
attend the great semi-annua conference which con-
yenes tomorrow, and may last three days. The
s' State Fair commenced on Wednesday in the
Deseret Store in this city. The most noticeable
things here were Chinese sugar cane, about ten
feet long; white onions, about five inches in diam
eter egg-plants, four by six inches in diameter a
few large beets and squashes; some very credita-
bic potatoes; caulifower heads, foot in diameter
and cabbage heads a few inches longer. The corn
seemed inferior Some fine specimens of apples,
a few plums and grapes, no peaches, with plenty
of tomatoes of fair size, were the principal fruits.
The show of live stock was rather meagre. There
were very few horses. A few merno sheep, with
others that favor the Southdown and fhe Cetswold,
showed to advantage, yet there was nothing very
remarkable.