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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-05
The Game OF Hrag.

A BELL man attempted to play the game of brag
down IN Alabama few days ago, and the Montgom-
cry Mail of the ID tells us in the following article
how he was taken down"
In justice to a Lifelong Democrat" we must saw
that Col J. H. Weaver, the gentleman who repre
scented the Georgia gentlemen who sign the offer he
low-dHd trhich has been decliaei-informs US that
Lifelong Democrat says he never authorized any
other bet than a small one on Nirnnia or Tennessee
provided the Democracy did not refuse in those
States; as he always knew Breckenridge would get
a majority in the Southern States. We give the
Georgia offer:
COLUMBUS, GA. Sept %, 1860
To TIE Editors Of tile Montgomery Gentemen-In the
Esgurer ofhis city Of this morning appears the following
lifelong democrat having returned from tour in the mid
Ne States not only anxious bet Bell will carry
virginia. but that he will maj Orty OF the sayehodng
ststes.-AoH1g0meyp Post
Saw toIa Lifelong Democrat that we desire to
know how much he desires to bet. If $4,000 will at
ford him any accommodation, we will crafty him,
and as much more as he feels inclined.
You are authorized to say to HIM that we viii bet
S. 600 that Bell does not carry Virginia, and ma
jority Of the Slave States
{. A. L. LAMAR,
JOHN a. JONES,
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A ROMANTIC STORY.-The Cleveland PIdmdeGer
relates that several years ago bright and very &C
tive lad son of wealthy parents residing at ConcordI
n H.. became fascinated by the glitter and nash OF
a circus company which was performing IN the
town of Lancaster where he was attending school,
and he clandestiney Joined the company, soon be-
coming very skillful rider. His parents had made
every effort to find him, but without success and
they at length came to mourn him as dead. Some
wears ago his brother discovered him among COM
many of circus performers, at Natchez, Miss. and
persuaded him to leave the ring and return to his
home and parents in Concord. The boy-nOw al
most a man by the way-was cordially welcomed
home. He rs-entered the academy at Lancaster,
and applied himself to his studies. He made such
rapid progress indeed that in years time he was
fitted for college He entered Dartmouth and was
making fine progress when, most unfortunately for
him. circus company performed in Hanover, one
day last summer. The horses. the tinSel and the
music had still a charm for him-a fatal charm
and he Welded to it. He threw the classics aside
but only to meet with an untimely death. A few
weeks since, while riding at Richardson's circus, at
Knoxville Tenn, he was thrown from his horse
His neck was broken by the fall and he died almost
instantly. His brother passed through Cleveland
few DAYS ago. on his way to Tennessee to obtain the
body of the deceased. The young man was strictly
sober, never using liquor or even tobacco. His
abilities were of a superior order. Since renewing
the breakneck calling of the ring, his relatives
have often received letters from him, all breathing
tone of deep affection but he wrote that he never
could be happy in any other pursuit and that he
must follow it while he lived
The romance of this romantic story" is rather
rated occurred in Knoxville, Tenn.
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Died.,

residence tSprng HILL Wilson county, on Wednesday
morning. the Sd inst, Mr.. WILLIAM AASTERs0N, 5Oh
year his His illness BRIEF and his death unexpected
native Of this city, but has been resident Wilson
for than twenty where he has BEEN highly
and beloved by all who knew him. No placed higher
gard than he upon those principles Of Christian love- justice and
beneVOence that characterize the gentleman He
member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. and an Sc
tive member Of the fraternity of Odd Fellows He leaves wife
and four interesting children his early death
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The Missouri Examiner, reliable paper, says that
State is sure to go for BRECKINRIDGE and LANE 1t
says the vote will stand about as follows: BRECKIN-
RIDGE, $4,000; BELL, A., 900; DOUGLASS 37,OOO LIN
coin, 10000 giving the State to the Democracy by
10000 over BELL, IL, 900 over DOUGLAS, and $4,000
| IINCoTN
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{. A. l.. LAMAR,
JOHN A. JONES,
JOHN r. IVEY.

BIGIER On THE STUMP FOR BRECGlNRIDGE-Gov.
Bigler has taken the stump in Pennsylvania in be-
half of Breckenridge. He spoke Saturday night in
Philadelphia, and was severe both upon Lincoln and
Douglas He went the whole figure for the doctrine
tat slaves are property under the Constitution and
against Douglas Squatter Sovereignty views
Washington Cor Gin. Gazette
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Adventures OF an Escaped Lunatic.


The Cleveland PEqndealer relates the following
story
About year since, a gentleman in the interior of
Wisconsin became insane and was sent TO the Luna
tic Asylum at Madison, in that State. He
physician by profession, and a gentleman of
superior cultivation and of remarkable progresses
ing appearance. He about thirty years old.
Some six weeks ago he escaped from the asylum and
went to Chicago. There he encountered an old
friend who loaned him quite sum of money, hav-
ing no suspicion of his insanity. With the money he
supplied himself with new and elegant clothing and
started for LapOrte, Ind, thrifty village on the
line of the Michigan Southern Railroad. He remain
ed there long enoughto winthe affections OF young
ard wealthy widow, and was married to her. Du-
ring the brief cOurtshp he exhibited indications
of lunacy but shortly after his marriage he COM
menced conducting himself in manner which star
tied and shocked his wife and her friends Among
other mad fancies he believed he was asleep, and
insisted upon crawling around his hands and feet
bleating in the most absurd manner. He would then
fancy himself rattlesnake, and made frantic at
temps to bite the members of his household. The
unhappy lady, at length out with watching
him and endeavoring to restore his reason, made
preparations to send him the asylum at Indianapolis
But as frequently the case instantly sharpened his
wits and he sdroIty escaped.
We next hear of him in Syracuse, n. Y, where he
actually purchased block of buildings Tie neces-
Sary papers were made out and he was to call the
rageOus sum for the property, and it is said the
parties with whom he made the bargain rhuck2d
vastly the propitiOus winds that had blown
them SO profitable and fresh subject. But they
saw no more of him. The lunatic started westward.
At Buffalo he bargained for an immense amount of
corn, to be delivered in New York City, and then
proceeded TO Cleveland. He arrived here last week
and endeavored te negotiate for real estate in
Kinsman-street; but he talked so absurdly that the
parties with whom he had interviews refused to
treat with him.
Meanwhile his friends, and particularly his wife
in Wisconsin, (tOr he has wife and two children in
that State,) making every effort TO ascertain
his whereabouts. They traced him from Syracuse
and from there to this city. His brother arrived
here on Saturday morning last, but found that the
lunatiC had left the previous evenings train for
the West. He followed on Saturday morning. At
Toledo he learned that he had gone West the
Michigan Southern train and he perseveringly con-
tinued the chase. At Adrian he found and captured
him and took him home
When not in his rabid fits few would discover the
unfortunate mans true condition. He would make
very absurd propositions and offer exorbitaut
of money for property that hit his fancy, bat he
would do so in so candid and captivating a manner
as TO in most cases disarm suspicion.
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THE CANVASS.
The Electors at Lexington, Sept. eolh.

The Electors at Lexington, Sept. goth.
The meeting was the largest and most attentive
ever held in this county. C1l. TAYLOR spoke first
one hour and a-half-a clever and sociable gentle
man and makes fine appearance. He is probably
the ablest man for BELL in the State. he paid
beautiful eulogy to Mr.. EvERETr, also to his East
Tennessee home, &C. But the Colonel had better de-
vote himself to answering the substantial points
existing against Mr.. BELL and points in issue But
he has suffered himself engage in the business of
bringing charges and clamors against the Democracy
which have become weak and broken down by their
sounding through the State. He proceeded in his
own way to open and expose the issues of the can
vass Erroneous and glaring as were his views, it
would be doing injustice to fair criticism if we did
not concede an ingenuity of lodging and sophistry
and degree of eloquence to his speech we have
seldom seen surpassed. n.
After Col. TAYLOR concluded, Mr.. WHIrTHoRNE
rose and notwithstanding himself familiar with
the audience at the opening of his speech He made
every man seem to know what were the true issues
before Them and they gathered around him and
seemed anxious to hear every wo-d. He refuted
every argument offered and took issue with him
upon Mr.. BELL and his past history and proceeded
with the history of parties-he asked to be met fair
ly, boldly and squarely, without hesitancy or dodg
ing. His speech honest and earnest, and
philosophical argument and review of the great
principles of the Democratic party, addressed to
thinking men, He showed that these principles
were the foundation of free institutions and by
these alone that the government could be maintain
ed and continued. That the Democracy have pre-
scented to the country both ticket embracing the
names of statesmen and principles known for their
prObiy intelligence and fidelity to the Constitution
and the Union. Such pure sentiments sounded well
| to the Democracy and were received with great
satisfaction, calling forth shouts of applause He
closed with an appeal to the Democratic party to
sustain them and theirs in these principles they have
adopted, confident of a response at the ballot box
that will equally cheer and sustain them in their
work and afford good cheer to each and every
/ Democrat.
The DOUGLAS electOr has not been with them and
the Democracy are working finely, as the develop
ments of each day furnish the most convincing
proof. HIP.
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The Prince i'm virginia.

The Baltimore American, in noticing the official
announcement that the Prince of Wales will visit that
city, and proceed from there to Jamestown the first
British settlement in America cOllstes interestingly
the historical "reminiscences which follows:
On May Is, 1907, Captain Smith and his compan-
ions planted at jamestown the seed of Anglo Saxon
civilization. This one hundred and nine years
from the discovery of the North American Cont
nent by Cabot and thirteen years before the land
ing of the Puritan Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock
Captain Smith may, in sense, be called the
Father of New England well as of Virginia for
his arduous voyages, surveys and explorations in
that country and his valuable suggestions in regard
to its advantages for fisheries proved the greatest
practical benefit to those by whom it was settled
Its very name of New England was given to 1t by
the King at the suggestion of Captain Smith James
town is the north side of the James River about
fifty miles from its mouth. The place so called is
uninhabited point Of land projecting into the riv
err which seems to be constantly gaining upon it.
1t belongs to Mr.. Vim. Allen the wealthiest of the
rich James River prOpretOrs, who raises very good
wheat on the spot where Smith found it difficult
to initiate the cOonists in agricultural labor. Moth
ing remains of the ancient settlement but the mol
dering ruin of q church-tower, surrounded by
church-yard. 1t Is not known precisely when the
church, to which this tower belonged was built
Ten years after the first settlement Of Jamestown
there were two churches destroyed by fire. 1t is
sumised that the tower may have belonged to the
second church, and in that it has been standing
about two hundred and thirty years.
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ridge.
From tbs Record.
Rail-


Bell.
On the 5th of July, 1860, Mr.. JoHN BELL made
speech in the United States Senate, from which we
extract as follows:
" The question is whether mutual trust and conf
dence shall continue to animate aad encourage mu-
tual effort in promoting and multiplying common
benefits, or whether mutual hatred and distrust
shall step in to stop all progress to distract and con-
found all joint endeavOrs for the common welfare
in fine, to entail upon the country all the evils Of
endless discord That is the question AND WHEN
YOU PRESENT THAT ISSUE TO NE, SAY AT
ONCE, GIVE NE SEPARATION, GIVE ME DIS
UNION GIVE ME ANYTHING IN PREFERENCE
TO A UNION SUSTAINED ONLY BY POWER. BY
CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL TIES WITHOUT
CONFIDENCE.
" If our future career-is to be of eternal dis
cord, and of angry elimination and recrimination,
give me rather separation with all its consequen-
ces"
And, again, on the 18th of March, 1858, he said;
when the North shall, by any deliberate act, de-
prive the South of any fair ard just and equal par
uclpatlon In the benefits of the UnlOn-n, 1of e&-
ample, the Territory now proposed to be admitted
into the Union State had not been subject 10 an
interdict Of slavery for thirty years-if 1t were
Territory such as that lying west OF Arkansas, by
climate ADAPTED to slave labor, and by population
already slave Territory: and if on an application
such Territory for admission into the Union as
slave State the powerful North without any of the
feelings and sentiments naturally growing out OF the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise in regard to
Kansas should deliberately announce to the South
"you shall have no more slave States" THAT
! WOULD AFFORD A PRETEXT WITH WHICH
| THE SOUTH MIGHT, WITH SOME REASON, AND
| WITH SOME ASSURANCE OF THE APPROVAL
| OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD AND OF POSTERl-
! TY. SEEK TO DISSOLVE THE UNI0N."-Appen-
| dix to Congressional Globe-lS57 end 1858; spage
! 1921
And yet, in the face of this bold avowal it is
loudly proclaimed that Mr.. BELL is the only candi-
date who can save the country from disunion, and
that he will sustain the Union, however imperiled,
and under every contingency, After he has so clear
Iy asserted a condition upon which disunion would
meet 'the approval of the civilized world and of pos
terity it i'll becomes the supporters of Mr.. BELL to
accuse the Democracy of favoring disunion.
MIR, Breckenridge.
In 1850 Mr. BRECKINRrNGE introduced into the Ken
lucky Legislature the following resolutions
ResOIUsd, That Kentucky does not look to dsuniOn
! as a remedy for any of the evils which threaten our
peace but she relies on the Constitution and the
patriotism of the whole people for just and eq1d
! settlement of all the questions that disturb the
country.
&" ResolUed, That the Federal Union lis main pill
lar in the edice of our real independence-thc sup
port of our tranquility at home-Our peace abroad
! of our safety-of our prosperity-of that very
liberty which we so highly prize and there will be
reason to dstrust the patriotism of those who, in
any quarter may endeavOr to weaken its bands
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The Syrian Massacre--RepOrtO of the Beirut
Committee

Committee
We have received an early copy of the report Of
the Anglo-American Relief Committee in Beirut
dated August 90 The report says:
The report Of our organization is wholly unsec-
tartan, and broad enough in its spirit and design to
embrace all classes of sufferers from this war
Christians only mentioned in our circular, and
that simply because they the only applicants for
aid. Not Druse, MOhammedan or Jew, has applied
for assistance. OF the 600 who now receive daily
aid from our society, a very large majority are
MarOnites; the next most numerous class are Greek
Catholics considerable number of the Greek
Church. while only about one hundred are Protes-
tants We would earnestly guard our patrons
against the impression that the necessity for these
charitable contributions will soon cease by the re-
storation of peace and the re-estabshment of gov
eminent in this country On the contrary, the mum
Der of the destitute is daily multiplying on our
hands, and the suffering is Lecoming and more
stringent The 10000 who escaped into the small
district of keerawan have exhausted the resources
of their brethren there, and drifting back upon
US by thousands, seeking shelter and crying for
bread, while long caravans from Damascus block up
our streets with the despairing remnants of her
Christian population. Many are sick (; the children
are dying off with alarming rapdIty in our hot eli
mate epdemics are spreading among the half-fed
half-ClOthed, halt-sheltered multitude and unless
better food, clothing and medical care is provided
the victims of disease will ere long outnumber those
of the sword. To alleviate this accommodating
misery we distribute bread daily to more than 900
poor; we have procured houses and tents as far as
possible for shelter have voted to purchase and
distribute, with the cooperation of ladies aux-
lary committee, 5000 garments we have COM
menced hos ital for the sick, and opened soup
Kitchen chiefly, though not exclusively, for their
benefit and for mothers who nurse, hoping to save
some of the children by giving to the mothers more
nOurShing food than mere dry bread
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Iohn ReuPIaYed Our,

Even the little boys about town shouting that
BELLism is played out The Dragging and Boosting
of the BELI-EyERETTS that they will carry all
ton, excepta spot here and there, sounds so much
like their talk in past canvasses that the people
have no faith in their predictions. 1t is clear
that the race is between BRECKINRDGE and LINCOLN.
BELL wi not get near the popular vote that FILL
MORE did.
BREcKINRIDGE AND LANE CLUB IN HAMPDEN.-The
Democracy of Hampden met on Monday evening
last and flung TO the breeze large and beautiful
flag bearing the names of Breckenridge and Lane"
and the motto, THE Equality of the States" Sub
sequently they met in the Town Hall, and were ad-
dressed by Hon. GOrham L. BOyAton and Marcelius
Emery. After the speeches a club was formed,
and the following officers were chosen:
President-Joshua Hill
Vice President Theophilus Stanley.
Executive COmmittee-Peltiah Perkins Reuben
Patten, StoughtOn Emerson.
Recording and Corresponding Secretary-Daniel
s. Stone du1Or JeN Union
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Testimony of Women.
From HARRIET Z. PKEscorr.
The Household BouVere' unlike anything that ever
read 1t has the merit of aOung curiosity keeping
line The plot skifuly cor
Quoted, AID there esrnenss in the style that is charming,
when put beside the ppant feueon like air Of many Others
Is characterization, the Master
tom Such self deuded dream
shadows, have unique power in its
keen delineaOn Of this soul He certainly the triumph
Of the book.
From Anna C RrrcHrE.
think, frs mind almost overwheued-ths mag
insOn too strongly exced-snd the credu largely taxed
by the abundance Of marves and mysteries and the apdy and
snRu2riy Of the described but tie mastery
which all the tangled shredI uDwounda the mysteries
ties and rendered realities to the reader, dsarms criticism and
leaves only at the brancy fertility
authors concpon and admiration for her Of execution
From MARION HARLASD.
piece Of imaginative writing nothing oequaI
sustained reader through Of half the size
Of the Household Of BOuVere literally hurried through
everywhere between no.
tel table, the boat in the until had SwalloWsd the last
line.
From SARA HELM WHITMAN
Passages indicating power mental moral
analysis c.tteTd throughout the aud the writer has
gain again. shether which pre-
sented der the hollow mask Of fiction not ndeel thrilling
and terrible reality.
From METTA TICToRIL VICTOR.
We neither woman ever
eee in character painting the Of this author
principal herETastus BOuyerie. The Mephistophees
Goethe finely finished while it certainly
In hrnneSs and II be matter Of shmeDt
to men that woman has drawn this master NIECE Of sbtIe se
ishness consistent in its Light shadow with truth
and usually denied 70 herr aAt she has Analysed its
very eemensths fascinating incarnation Of Gophltry as
brilliant and cold the diamonds he sought create
with that living fire OF Will which made him dangerous.
Prom MARY FoRKksT.
doubt such book before written by Amer
It Is story projected from the writer's brain and
benga sharp live, quaint creation The several in the
mysterious chamber, the interviews Lillian and ErAsus
with all their pnngsn Rsphaee accessories pictures
which, once burned upon the mind neVebe forgotten
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Mr. DonVIas, LouisvIIIe speech.

The speech of Mr.. DOUGLAS at Louisville is anoth-
re proof Of the fact that his hope in the present can
vass is to defeat Mr. BRECKTNRIDGE, not to elect HIM
self The reader of that speech will fail to- find one
word Of opposition TO the course and policy OF Mr.
BILL Its batteries are all brought to bear upon
MAJ. BREckINRIDGE and Mr.. BUCHANAN. Why is this!
Can any candid man deny that the contest in Ken
lucky does not lie between Mr.. DOUGLAS and either
Of hls competitors That Mr. DOUGLAS has the most
remote hope Of carrying Kentucky. VIII scarcely be
asserted by intelligent and wen informed men. And
yet DOUGLAS makes a most vindicuye and bitter as
sault upon Mr.. BEECENRIpGE in his own State. with
the view of weakening BREykNmuGE and with no
earthly prospect of giving himse If strength 70 carry
the State. Mr.. BELL is TO % the sole bcnafci,r,,
of any damage he may DO BGEczNNDGE bv his hit
ter denunciations. Let true and honest Do,,,los
Democrats open their eyes to these truths. Let
them vote upon whom his assaults are lcveIpI and
by whom he is cOmplimented and encouraged in all
his efforts to make permanent and lasting the dyi
ATOMS in the Democratic party.
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I'm THE CHANCERY COURT OF mAURY
COUNTY.-George johnson ct al William NJ John.
eta TO eLAnd aId Slave4-Tled LIST October l660In
cause appearing from Compliments Bill and proof
in the that Willis johnson and Alabama, Mercy Sarah
Amanda Joana and Francis Sayden who Defendants
Bill residents the 1t is there
ordered that publication be made for four consecutive weeks
AMERICAN, published in the city Of
Defendants be before the
Justices Of the County Court OF Maury county County
Court holden the Court house said county the State
Tennessee, the first Monday in November, 1860, and Plead
demur to Compliments Bill the same will be taken
ior confessed a. to them.
oct5-w4t Witness, JOHN B. PADaETT, Clerk.