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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20

VERY LIKE HANGING.-After the vote
had been taken at Baltimore, to make the
nomination of Douglas unanimous, Dave
Todd of Ohio, who occupied the chair, is
reported to have declared the result in
the following language:
"With heartfelt satisfaction, MS presid-
ing officer of this convention, i declare
Stephen A. Douglas, by unanimous vote.
the candidate of the Democratic party OF
the Union, for President of these United
States, and may God, in his infinite mercy,
protect him and the Union he repre-
sents."
This sounds fearfully like the language
addressed to criminals at the close OF a
sentence of death, and the circumstances
under which it was used undoubtedly
suggested the form of it.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20

D6- A lawyer is never SO mischievous
as when he has but little practice; nor a
physician, as when he has good deal.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20

YANcEY AT HoME.-A correspondent of
the Mobile Mercury gives the following
as the reason of Mr.. Yancey's popularity
at home:
"William L. Yancey is now-although
all the Douglas papers and orators, with
the most of the Opposition, charge on him
disire for disunion and Gulf Confed-
eracy'-the most popular man in the
South. And why? Because q majority
of the planters are in favor of the very
thing the enemies of Mr.. Yancey charge
on liim-a Gulf Confederacy."
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20

PHILOSOPHER WIrH A "PHAN."-"What
makes it so hot, Whang?"
Whang-doodle.-"Oh, our folks raised
Ill at Baltimore and she's ahoat yet"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20

Ma "Is that ham of your own curing?"
said gentleman at . friends table the
other day. "No," was the prompt answer,
'only Of my own securing"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20

B6r A Glooester (Mass.) teacher has
been fined ten dollars and costs. for beat
ing one of his pupils with a rule and mis-
fist. He should have been publicly cow
hided.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20

p4- People like man while they
make him, but rather change their feel,
ings when they find that they cannot un.
make him.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20

S The Somerville (Tenn.) Democrat
of the jth inst. comes to hand with the
names of Douglas and johnson flying at
its mast head. 1t says:
"Wnh the names of these two distin:
guished patriots and statesmen inscribed
upon our banner, we expect to engage in
the contest until the ides of November
shall determine what IS the verdict of the
American people. We have to battle
against two sectional organizations, one at
the North and the other at the South
Fully mindful OF the responsibilities at
tatched to our course,lwe intend to vim
dictate the national Democracy from the
attempt that is being made to sectional
ize and DESTROY it. iA,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20

CONNECTICUT is fierce dissen-
ton between the Democratic factions in
Middletown. Saturday night somebody
hoisted Douglas flag on the common
flagstaff, and Sunday morning Breck-
inridge man shined up the staff and cut
the flag down,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20

RN" Mr.. II. III. Glass, of Lynchburg.
Va, one of the delegates who withdrew
from the regular Convention at Balti-
more, but did not JOIN the seceders, has
issued an address to his constituents, in
which he says:
In view of the whole facts which have
developed, and without intending to hold
Judge Douglas and his friends blameless
in the premise, give it as my deliberate
opinion, that the Democratic party has
been wantonly and recklessly broken up,
and believe the scheme had its origin
among certain disunion politicians in
Alabama, and its consummation in GEN.
tral intrigues in Washington. 1t has
been broken up, not upon any principle,
because that was none involved in Balti-
more, but mainly because the disorgani-
zng and disunion delegations from two
States were not admitted to seats upon
the floor of q Convention from which
they had wantonly, factiously severed
their connection in Charleston, and whose
disruption they desired in Baltimore.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20

pE. The Irish nobleman, Brown ha
taken the Constitution newspaper, ant
will advocate Secession.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20
Position Of the New York Herald.

The New York Herald, an influential
and independent Democratic organ, and
paper ofthe largest circsjasion IN She
union, is ceu;na out gruduaily for BELL
and EVERETT. We make the following
significant extracts from its issue o.
Wednesday mornings:
"While the dissolution Of the Democrat.
ic party fealeases the South from It's des
potic rule of the last twenty years, and
will operate in that section, under Bell
and Everett, TO bring into the foreground
q substantial conservative Union party,
somewhat resembling the old Whig party,
there is good prospect Of a sin,slar reac.
ton in the North
= "The ,depcnaens conser,
vative members of TIL Democsasic party,
looking to the future from the runs of
their party camp, in the North as well as
in the South, will be very apt to fall back
upon the ticket Cf Bell and Everett, as
affortling the best existing nucleus for a
new, sound and healthy national organi.
zation.
'The mercantile and manufacturing
classes of the North, like the substantial
shareholders of the South, are eminently
conservative in their political instincts,
habits and opinions. Their interests make
them so. These substantial classes of the
community are, therefore, as much against
the South as they are to that wild South
ern faction opposed to the "irrepressible
conflict" ofthe North which seeks to lead
"the cotton States into revolution" and
separate Southern confederation.
"The Bell Ticket, North and South, at
this moment, represents large proper
ton Of the solid wealth of the country
Out of the existing confusion of the DEM
ocracy, and considering the sectional linn
itations of the Republican party, this Con-
stitutional Union party, so much ridicul-
ed OF late for its weakness. will soon be re-
spected for its strength.
From that moment this Constitutional
Union party will begin to shine as the
rising sun, and the heir apparent for the
succession-a great homogeneous national
party North and South, resting its cause
upon the solid financial, commercial and
industrial interests of the country, and a
suspension of this terrible slavery agita-
tion which has wrecked all our defunct
Presidential parties of the last for ty years" !"
Verify, the friends of Bell and Everett
have ample cause to be encouraged and
full ofhope and confidence.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20

Ray- The editor of the Murfreesboro'
(Tenn.) Telegraph says that the friends
of Breckenridge and Lane and the friends
of Douglas and johnson find it utterly
impossible to get up the slightest feeling
in that quarter. He says they see that
there is no hope whatever for their favor
ties, and he adds--"a large number of
Democrats in this region will vote for
Bell and Everett as the only possible
chance to beat the Black Republicans"
A RuxoRRD NEoRo INsuRREcrIoN AT 0s-
cEoLA, Private advices receiv-
ed in this city day or two since stated
that an insurrection had broken out in
the vicinity of Osceola, Ark, among the
seryile population. Our informant learns
that the disturbances were quelled, but
not until several slaves were severely
wounded. The negroes, IL is thought,
were instigated by worthless white men.
l-Memphis Aryus, Jny7.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20

YELLOW SEINs.-As the ladies are in
terested in whatever Injuries or improves
the skin, we reproduce the following spe-
culation on the sallowness ofcomplexion,
from the Philadelphia Ledger:
|. "If our Western friends can in any way
teach their wives, daughters, and sweet
hearts to keep the pearlash out of their
bread, all the yellow wcomplexioned peo-
pie, especially the the ladies and child
rem, who are supposed to beturned yellow
by fever and aguc and bilious fever, will
soon be turned white. 1t is great mis-
take to suppose that the yellow counten-
ances of the West come from bile, when
1t is only the enormous quantity of pear
lash eaten in the bread that is reflected
through the skin. Bread is the staff of
life, it Is said-and so it is-but it is the
staff of death, too, in this country"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20
Our National Debt,

Ap'hSS thO Aaoe III vi otIl. JUCNSOU \
Administration the entire debt of the
United States was paid off, and the large
surplus remaining in the Treasury was
deposited with the States in the ratio of
their representation in Congress. At the
close of the Mexican war, and after the
Sj,000,0O0 had been paid to Mexico for
California, Arizona and New Mexico, the
entire public debt was S777,000,O0O. The
increased business of the country from
1850 to 1857 increased the revenues of
the country to such an extent that,
after paying the current expenses of
the Government, this debt was re
duced to SO, 100000. In 1857 came the
great panic or reaction in business,
which reduced the imports to an ex-
tent that the revenues therefrom were
insufficient to meet current expenses, and
the Government has been obliged to bor-
row, in all, upto the present time, $40, 1000,
600. This, added to the S25, 100000 OF
the war debt yet unpaid, makes the ag-
gregate of our national debt at this t me
S65, 100000. In addition to this, Congress
hasjust authorized loan of 800, 100000.
Such is the economy of the Democracy
and such the party that has at last, for
tunately for the country gone into liqui-
dation.
THE NIGGER QuEsrIoN.-A Washington
letter writer, says:
The North is certainly sick of the Mig
ger qustion, and we'll it may. 1t never
again can be galvanized into activity or
efficiency after the coming election, and
has already lost much of its intensity and
effect. The North, i think must laugh in
its sleeve to see the discussion and fight
transferred to the South, which will be a
great safety-valvc, and where they may
|, discuss to their hearts content the Terri
torial Slavery question, and whether Con-
gres has or has not, the right to interfere
with Slavery in the Territories; and they
may also settle that question in any way
most agreeable to themselves,-for it is
the purest abstraction that ever fools
auarrelled over, as there is not Territory
now belonging to the United States in
which it can practically come up for ac-
ton; and hope the is far distant before
we are to have any further increase OF
boundaries.
-- - - :, ~
denendent " the wel,.informed Wasb;no
;naton Corresnondent Of the Pbiladel.
mia American saws:
"Ueretofore gross errors and m;scolcu.
lations have been covered up by the con,
trivance of re-issuing the Treasury notes
as fast as they were received, or, in Other
words, by renewing the debt without pay
ing picayune on account. That author
ity stopped yesterday by law, and it will
before long be plain to the country thai
the great operations of the Treasury have
been carried on by process of shining
which would discredit lame duck, in
Wall street. False balances and exagge
rated estimates will not answer hence
forth. The people will have some oppor
y Mn Hoh",,,. ot u,soTse,s, J jug. o y" tae eve y
is tho real state of the Treasury next win
ter. One of the earliest demands of Mr.
Cobb will be for loan to cover presen
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-07-20

Good news from Alabama.-A prominen nj
Union man at Mobile, writes "that the
Douglas men in Alabama are determined
to maintain their organization, and fight
it out with the Breckenridge men till
"the last gun fires.""
"The recent State Union Convention al
Selma, was large and great enthusiasm
prevailed. 1t was attended by some oi
the best men in the State. All was har
mony and the right spirit is now abroad
The Bell and Everett electors have prom
ised to canvass the State. One of them
Mr.. Joseph w. Taylor of Eaton, is an elo
quent speaker, and our cause will not suf
fer in his hands.
Our fight will be with the Breckinridgt
side of the Democracy, which is the strong
est in this State. But we believe that
Bell and Everett will be stronger than
either of the divisions of the Democracy
When il is ascertained that Bell and
Everett have n reasonable prospect oi
election, thousands of conservative Dem.
ocrats in Alabama will go to their support" /"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-04-23

STATE III. " es, .vT = IS.
Thy virtue of special execution TO me directed,
Diuued b the Clerk of the Districs Court of said
coanty, in favor of Ambrose Dudley, and against
the Keokuk Female Coliegs, / have levied upon and
will sell TO the highest bidder, at the door OF the
Clerks Office of the District Court of Lee County,
Iowa, at keokuk, Ia said county, on the loth day
of May, A. y. 1850, between the hours OF O'CLOCK
A. v. and o'clook :. of said day, the following
property, to wit. Lots number four, al ave, and
SIX, telin block dftynne, ~ N the city Of keo.
kuk county or Lee and State of lows; and out Of
the proceeds Of said sale, first to pay the claim OF
Peter Eishar for the sum OF ten hundred and TWEEN
ty-fre dollars then the claim of kicklen Lucas
for she sum Of ten hundred and thirty-two 26-100
dollars, then the claim of j. p. Hornish for the
sum Of seven hundred and ssventy-four 0s-10o dol
lars, and then the claim Of the said Ambrose Dud-
ley, being the balance Of five thousand three hum
drcd and three 90 100 dollars, after deductng the
said claims of Echar, ticklen l. Lscas, and Hor-
nish.
Taken, levied upon and TO be sold by order OF
Court to satisfy said writ Of execution.
heokuk, Apri ., 1860.
Ill. M. GRIFFITH,
arrTdfm $3.50 Sheriff of Lee County.
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sEgERIFF,S SALE,

STATE Of IOWA, IS.
IL / virtue of special execution to me directed
ID issued by the Clerk of the District Court OF
said county. in fav or of John NJ Hiatt and Marga-
ret Ih1mas, Exec utors Of the tate of A. r. Thorn
as, and against Evelyn Dnryee, exueutrix Of the
estate CT w. X. 5. nutyee, have levied upon and
will sell TO the highest bidder at the door of the
Clerks Ofce of the District Court Of Lee county,
Iowa, at keokuk, in said county, the goth day
April A ID. 1860, between the hours of 2 o'clock
A. N. aud o'clock p. NJ of said day, the following
property, TO wit: Fifty-three and one third feet
trout on Fifth street by hundred and fifty feet
deep across lois ten, (l0l eleven lily and twelve ia
IN block sixtY-oue 1917 Of the city Of keokuk, Dee
county Iowa, commencing on Filth street forty-si 4
an two-tatrI feet from the corner Of Ii Oh street
aud Eth street, and extending along said Fifth
str IT fifty three and two thirds feet, 10 within
forty eet Of the alley in said bloek-beng the
property nes In possession of the said EvelSn Dur
yee.
I4ken, levied upen and to be sold by order OF
Court 70 satisfy said writ OF execution.
k5okuk, Margh ri, 1850.
H. NJ. GRIFFITH, sheriff If Lee County
NH 229td flee ~ sGl
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10 Jos III. NJ. Deftrsm, James A. Rhodes Charles
Il. Thomas and William I. Young:
Not arc hereby notified that there is now on file
IAthe office of the CLERK OF the District Court
OF Lee County, Iowa, al Fl, Mad son the petition
Of 10. Thompson. claiming Of JOS. III. Nj. Ber-
tram the sum Of Eve thousand dollars due upon
Three promssory NOTES also asking the foreclosure
OF a certain mortgage executed by said Bertram
Jan Sd, 1857, TO Edward kiibourne, upon twenty
t2e) feet on the west side of lot eleven tlD in
block ninety four, on Main street, running back
70 the alley one hundred and forty feet, liz the
City IT heokuk snd State II Iowa And alleging
that Jaues A. ga des and Caas. X Thomas and
villa N I. Young have claim 10 have an Interest
In said premises, and asking that the said mort
gage be foreciosed and the interests Of said de-
PENDANTS be forever barred.
And unless You appear and answer thereto On or
before the second day of the next term of said
Court, Judgment will be rendered against you
thereon By default.
W. II. W0RTHINGTON,
March Y, lS6u-d Sel. for VIM. Thompson.
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SHERIFF,S SALE.

STATE OF IOWA, &c
LEE County,
pY virtue OF a special execution to me directed
~ issued by the Clerk of the District Court Of said
county, In favor Of Hsnry Strong, and against X. c.
Hicks, land also decree against Sarah A. Hicks
have levied upon, and will sell to thu highest bid
DER at the door of the Clerk office of the District
Court Of Lee county, Iowa, at Keokuk, in said
county, on the 10th day of May, A. d. 1860, be-
tween the hours OF o'clock a. and o'clock p.
m. of said day, the following property, to-wit
Lots nine 80 and ten, (i0l In Block seven I'D In
Reeves, Perry Williams addition TO the City OF
keokuk. Lee county and State of Iowa.
Taken, levied upon and TO be sold by order OF
Court to satisfy said writ Of execution.
keokuk, April 6, 1859.
IL. M. GkIFFITH, Sheriff of Lee Co.
aprTdfm So prs fee$sl
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NHEHarF,S SALE.

STATE OF IOWA, &c
Las uousrY,
DY virtue of special Execution to me directed
- issued by the Clark Of the District Court of said
county, in favor Of Mary A. Copsan, and sgoinst
Daniel Cram, ! have levied upon, and will sell to
the highest bidder, at the door of the Clerk u Office
of the District Court OF Lee County, Iowa. at Keo-
kuk in said county, on the 10th day OF May, A,
d 1860, between the hours of Q O'Clock n. IN and
O'Clock P IN. of said day the following property,
to-wt Lot seven, "a in Block ninety-seven t97)
OF the City of kcoknk, Lee county, Iowa.
Taken, levied upon and to be sold by order OF
Court To satisfy said writ Of execution.
keokuk, April 9th, 1850.
apr7dlm III. M. GRIFFITH,
tpr'sfeo $sl Sheriff of Lee County.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-04-23

To II. v Miller. koG't ID. French ard jane French.
VoI are hefcbs notified thai there il now ON file
L y the Office ot the Clerk Of the District Court
of ghristoFher Grnhan, claiming IL Ill y. Miller
tbs sum II Fifteen hundred dollars as money dup
upon ptomtssory note, and % asking al again,t
al Of you the foreclosure II a eertain mortgseg
upon at one n, block one bundled aud seventy.
ono Ill ~ The city Of Keokuk, Lee county Iowa
executed aud delivered By lad IL. v. MILLER to one
Deroilt % ien - secure the payment OF the not,
aforesaid.
AM an}sss you appear and answer thereto IN o,
batafe ne ia day u May next. that being tie %
day 1T the nest trm IN said curt Judgment vif
be renderea against you thereon.
W III. NDkTHINGT0N.
apiii IL, ieoe-d sol. for q. Graham.
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tarLalnaI Nntaee.


10 MANY ANN CRAIG, Aichard Craig and John
Winthrop:
Nob are hereby notified that there is now
II on file Ina the Clerk r 0fhee of the District
Court of Ice county, Iowa Mt keokuk, the petition
of samuel r. VOORHEES, claiming of you the fore
elosnr3 # a mortgage executed by the said Mary
Ann Craig ON the following real estate situate in
4e 4e-aJ wyuty- i've Isl rect of
u lot twelve fl2)in block one hundred and fifty
SIX ll36l, In the City Of Neokuk, and bounded a.
tollowss commencing ~ point the easteriy line
OF said lot twelve twenty five feet from the alley
In said 81 iek thence along al eastery line and In
asoutberly direction twenty-five (25) feet; thence
IN westerly direction parallel with Biondeau
street atty 500 feet; thence in nurtherly direc-
tion along he line of said lot twelve twenty i've
feet twenee in easteriy direction City 1901 feet
TO the place Of beginning. Aud claiming also, un-
der said mortgage, a judgment or decree against
the said Richard Craig and Mary Ann Craig for
the sum of four hundred dollars with ten per cent
per anuum interest thereon from the 9th day OF
June, 1887, and praying also for sale Of said
property, and Also for general relief
how, therefore, unless you appear and answer
SAT- Pc ition Oh or before the second day OF the
next term OF said Court to be ut keoknk holden
Judgment will be rem lered against YOU thereon.
THOMAS NJ. GREGORY,
Solicitor for Petitioner.
February 10, ls60-dlm
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March %, IS60-mh2gd Plail
original Notice.
A xTYIsY IL IsTlI IL n I'M n IL


TO DANIEL \. FORESTER:
NOu are hereby notified that there is now on file
l. in the CLERKS Once of the District Court of
Lee County. Iowa, at Keokuk, petition of
Samuel K. VOORHEES,, claiming of you the foreclosure
OF mortgage on the following real estate, situate
in Lee county, Iowa, to-wit Part OF lets seven III
and eight ts), in block hundred and seventy
lTI), in the City Of keokuk, bounded as follows,
to-wit commen cing at point on the westerly line
Of said lot seven t7l ninety-eiRht (ss) feet from
Bank street, thence in northeriy direction along
the line Of said lot seven forty-t two feet TO the
alleys thence along the southeriy line of said alley
and in easteriy direction ninety 900 feet; thence
in southerly direction parallel TO twelfth street
forty-two [42l feet; thence in westerly direction
parallel with Bank street ninety 600 feet, to the
place of beginning. And claiming also, under said
mortgage, decree or Judgment For sis hundred
and fifty dollars with ten per cent. per annum in
terest thereon from February 2st, 1857, and pray
ing also for general relief.
Nov, therefore, unless you appear and answer
said petition on or before tho I'd day OF next term
| of said Court to be at keokuk holden, judg-
ment will be rendered against you thereon
| THOMAS Nj. GREGORY,
Solicitor for Plaintiff
Feb 10th, Ie60-dlm
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Standard Apple Trees. from to years, very fine,
do. Peach one year from bud; edlings 2 years;
do, and Dwarf Pears, i, "a 3 years, from bud |;
do and do Cherries years from bud, fine;
Quinee Bushes, Plum Trees, Early May Cherries,
Grape Vines, Strs wbsrries and Chestnut Trees;
Black berries-New Rochelle ar Lawton;
Gooseberries.-Hough ton Seeding, Large English
Prolific;
Currants-Rea Dutch, White Grape and Black
English;
Rhubarb--Vctoria, large and fine;
Red Cedar--a choice lot, from u feet high.
Also, White Cedar, Pines, frs, Sayans, Rose
Bushes, Shrubs, &c. We otfer great inducements TO
those who want trees, more especially Apple, as we
wish TO clear portion Of oar grounds.
Remember the Place miles from City. on
Plank Road; and come and get yeur trees fresh
ness for us. Kay h BERNARD.
Janl4-dw3m.
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