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incidentally adverting to this subject, he said ::
"Any Government for the United States,
formed on the supposed practicablity Of
using force against the unconstitutional pro-
ceedings Of the States. would proves svision-
ary and fallacious as the Government Of Con-
gress,n evidently meaning the then existing
Congress Of the old Confederation. Without
descending to particulars, it may be safely
asserted that the power to make war against
State is at variance with the whole spirit
and intent of the Constitution. Suppose
such war should result in the conquest of
State, how are we to govern it afterwards? ?
Shall we hold it as a province, and govern it
by despotic power! In the nature Of things
we could not by physical force control the
will of the people, and compel them to elect
Senators and Representatives to Congress,
and to perform all the other duties depend
Ing upon their own relation, and required
from the free citizens of free State as a con-
stitutional member of the Confederacy. But
if we possessed the power, would it be wise
to exercise it under the exciting circum-
stances? The object would be doubtless to
preserve the Union, but would not only pre-
vent the most effectual means of destroying
it, but would Danish all hope Of its peaceable
reconstruction. Besides, in the fraternal
conflict vast amount of blood and treasure
would be expended, rendering future recon
citation between the States impossible. In
the meantime, who can fortell what would be
the sufierings and privations of the people
during its existence. The fact is that oul
Union rests upon public, and can never b.
cemented, by the blood of its citizens shed r
civil war. II it cannot live in the affections
of the people, 1t must one day perish. Con
4 gress possesses many means of prcservin,
by conciliation; butthc sword was not place.
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OF administering the vast ana cOnpllcateu
councils of this government affords in itself
guarantee that he will not attempt any viola
ton Of clear constitutional right. After all
he is no more than the chief executive officer
OF the. Government.
His province is not to make but execute its
Jaws, and it is remarkable fact in our histo-
~ that, Notwithstanding the repeated efforts
Of the anti-slayery party, no single act has
ever passed Congress, unless we may possibly
except the Missouri Compromise, impair in
the slightest degree the rights Of the South to
their property in slaves. And it may also be
observed, judging from present indications,
that no probability exists Of the passage of
such m act by a majority Of both Houses, Ell
Their in the present or the next Congress-
Surely under the circumstances we ought to
be restrained from present action by the pre-
cept Of Him who spake as never man spoke,
that " sufficient unto the day is the evil there
Of" The day Of evil may never come unless
We shall rashly bring it upon ourselves. 1t
is alleged as one cause of immediate secession
that the Southern States are denied equal
rights with the other States in common terri
tories. But by what authority are these de-
niedf Not by Congress, which has never
nassed and believe never will pass, any act
Ia exclude slaycry from these territories; and
certainly not by the Supreme Court which
solemnly decided that slaves are property
and, like al other property, the owners have
I right to take them into common territories
and hold them there under the protection Of
the Constitution. So far then as Congress is
eoncesned, the objection is not, to anything
they havy already done, but to what they
nav do hereafter. It will surely be admitted
that this apprehension Of future danger is nj
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the contracting paItics. IL tnlS pc 80, Tue
confederacy is a rope of sand, and to be sep
arated and dissolved by the first adverse
wave Of opinion by any of the States. In
this manner our 33 States may resolve them
selves into as many petty, Earring and hostile
republics, each one retiring from the Union
without responsibility whenever any sudden
excitement might impel them to such course;
by this process Union might be entirely
broken into fragments in few weeks, which
cost our forcfathers many years OF toll, priva-
ton and blood to establish. Such princi-
pie is wholly inconsistent with the history
As it was framed with the greatest delibera-
ton and care, it was submitted to conveii<
tons of the people Of the several States for
ratification. Its opponents contended that
it conferred power upon the Federal Govern
ment dangerous to the rights Of the States,
whilst its advocates maintained that under a
fair construction Of the instrument there was
no foundation for apprehensians. In that
| mighty struggle between the first intellects
of this or any other country, it never occurred
| to any individual either among its opponents
| or advocates, to assert or even to intimate
that their efforts were all vain labor, because
that the moment that any State felt aggrieyed,
she might secede from the Union. What a
| crushing argument would this have proved
against those who dreaded that the rights Of
the States would be endangered by the Con
stitution The truth is, that it was not fol
many years after the origin of the Fedora
Government, that such a proposition was
/ first advanced. 1t was then met and refutec
by the conclusive arguments of Gen. Jack
son, who in his message Of the 10th of Jan
uary, 1882, transmitting the multiplying ordi
nance of South Carolina to Congress, EN-
ploys the following language:
"The right Of a people of a single State t
absolve themselves at will, without the con
sent Of the other States, from the most sol
emn obligations, hazards the liberty and hap
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-12-14

TNHE CO-PARTNERsHIP HERETOFORE EXIST
il ing between A. J. Graves and Chas. 9. Bagey = ths
day dissolved by mutual consent The buaineD YIN b
continued by Chas. Bagley, Ut TIE ~ snn1s Who b
authorized TO Settle all claims for aainse ~ - h.
Al. GRAvEe,
CllAosA. uAGIEY.
!. Cedar Fs,ls, Dee. 4tb, 1864. .vvst 49,
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Douglas in the Country.

Every Democratic paper in the State
of New York supports Douglas and John
son, and repudiates Lane and Breckin-
ridge. ai8 ea 9s a ~
g Every Democratic paper in Indiana
supports Douglas and johnson, and re>
pudiates the disunion candidates, Lane
and Breckinridge. ~ ol zss sat
Every Democratic paper in Illinois
that did not support Lincoln in 1858.
now supports Douglas and johnson, and
repudintes the disunion ticket of Lane
and Breckinridge. 5ees s
In Missouri four. fifthse of the Dem.
ocratic papers support Douglas and John.
sen. and repudiate the disunion ticket.
In Michigan every Democratic paper
supports Douglas and johnson.
Every Democratic paper in Ohio sup
port Douglas and johnson, and SO it il
elsewhere. -Erchange.
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The Republican Candidate.

In New York they call him the "two
shilling candidate" because he delivered
republican speeches and charged two shil-
lings head for admission.
In illinois they call him "Honest Old
Abe" because it is said he bought three
pairs Of SO boots, and had them charged to
"Uncle Sam" as STATIONERY,
Away '.down east" they call him "the
rail candidate, - because he looked on while
John Shanks split 5000 rails. They are
sorry Shanks is not the candidate for TIE
Vice Presidency-they like Shanks. Han
nibal Hamlin is not their man-they have
seen ''the elephant Hannibal in Van Am.
burgh's Menagerie, and he hooked the
ginger bread out of their hands with his
tail, and they don't like the name.
On "the Reserve" they call Loncoln
''the irrepressible conflict" candidate, be-
cause he believes "the Union cannot exist
hals slave aud half free."
Sometimes he is called "the Mexican
candidate" because he took sides with the
enemies of his country during the Mex.
lcan war, and refused to vote supplies to
the gallant soldiers that forsook their
homes and all that was dear to them, to
defend their countryS rights against the
attacks of foreign foes. gs8f .e - \.
The volunteers in the last var call him
.the Homestead candidate" because he
voted against allowing them q bounty ol
one hundred and sixty acres of land
They are all going to vote for him-in q
horn. a 7.F f8asfs 81 3
He is sometimes called the "fat boat
candidate" because he once run q fat
boat, and because he will fatten out in
November next, and his boat will foat
bin up Salt River. la
He is never called ''rHE PEOPLES CAN
DDATE;" because the people do, not like
him, and they will make him sensible o
the fact when election day rolls around.
He will be opposed BY every democra
and every friend of the Constitution ane
the Union.-Forum. m
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then she grew pale, very pale, and reached
forth her hands as if she would grasp at
something intangible to. the sight of the
warden.
He looked into her face, hut her head
gently fell On his shoulder, q deep Sigh
came from her parted lips, and Agnes, the
beautiful child of the convicts father, had
gone to the world of spirits to meet him
whom she had loved so much on earth
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LAWS OF OHIO
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY,
mo. 90. AN ACT
Defining the powers and prescribing the duties
of the Board of Public Works.

g
~. - t,.ss. a., a., a
Denning the powers ana prescribing the outies
Oh tne ooalo oi fuonc "orAs'
Section l. De st en0cteG oy Me Uen-
eraI Assemble of the State of Ohio, That
the public works of the State shall be divided
nv the Board of Public Works into three
grand divisions or districts, to be designated
by such names or numbers as said. board shall
deem proper, and to be of such limit and ex-
tent as said board from time to time shall pre-
scribe; and each member of the Board of Pub
lilo Works shall, as the acting commissioner of
said board, take charge of such division as
may be assigned to him by said board, and be
responsible TO the extent Of his power and
authority, for the due and faithful adm;nistra-
ftion of the affairs Of such district or division.
Sec. 2. The term Of Office of the member
Of the board of public works elected on the
second Tuesday of October last, shall oom-
mence on the sixteenth day of February, and
shall continue for three years thereafter, and
until his successor shall be elected and quail
fed; and the other members of the board here
tofore. elected and qualified, shall, in like man
ner. continue to hold their Offices for the term
of three years from the time they were sworn
into ofAoe. and until their successors shall be
elected and quallhed; and the term OF once OF
the members OF the board hereafter annually
elected, shall commence on the second Tuesday
OF February fhereafter.ll nia.cI .aa. sse
SEQ. .. me members OF the ooard OF pup-
llc works snail each take an oath OF amrma-
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WAsH1NeroN, June 90.


Ny DEAR Sri learn there is immi-
nent danger that the Democratic party
will be demoralized, if not destroyed, by
the breaking up of the Convention. Such
q result would inevitably expose the coun-
try to the perils of sectional strife between
the Northern aud Southern partizans of
Congressional Intervention upon the sub
ject of slavery luthe Territories. / firmly
and conscientiously believe that there is
no safety for the Union, except by q faith
full and rigid adherence to the doctrines
of non-intervention by Congress with
slavery in the Territories. Intervention
means disunion. There is no difference in
in principles between Northern and South
ern intervention. The one intervenes for
slavery, but each appeals to the passion
and prejudice of his own section against
the peace of the whole country and the
right of self government by the people of
the Territories; hence the doctrines of
non-intervention must be maintained at
all hazards; but while / can never sacri-
fee the principle, even to attain the Pres
idency, will cheerfully and joyfully sac
rifce myself to maintain the principle
If. therefore, you and my other friends
who stood by me with such heroic frmness
at Charleston and Baltimore, shall be Of
the opinion that the principles can be
preserved, and the unity and ascendency
of the Democratic party maintained, and
the country saved from the perils of North
Iern abolitionism and Southern disunion,
by Withdrawing my name and uniting up,
on some other Non-intervention, Union
loving Democrat, beseech you to pur>
sue that course. Do not understand me
as wishing to dictate to my friends. !
have implicit confidence in you and their
patriotism, Judgment and discretions-
Whatever you may do in the premises will
meet my hearty approval; but conjure
you to act with an eye. single to the safe
ty and welfare Of this country; and with:
out the slightest regard to individual in
terests or aggrandizement. !, Ny interests
will be bestspromoted, and my ambition
grati6ed and motives vindicated, by. tha,
course on the part of my friends which will
be most effectnal in saving the country
from being ruled or ruined BY . sectional
party. The action Of the Charleston Con
fvention, in. sustaining me BY so large !
majority on the platform, and designing
me as the irst chosen of the party for the
Presidency. is all the personal triumph
desire. This letter is prompted BY the
same motives which induced my dispatch
four years ago. Withdrawing my name
from the Cincinnati Convention. With
this knowledge Of my opinions and wishes
yon and your other friends must act upor
your own convictions of duty.
Very truly your friend,
| -. IS. A. DOUGLAS"
'To Hon. VIM. A. Richardson, Balti
more. ...i 's '.ss '4'-
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Ssleet Storp,
THE CoNvICTS CHILD.
4 TALE OF THE HEART.
M sA6rs RxYNorDs.

I'd u. WAS at the close e . dreary day in
The. month of December, that q fair and
,ftegils child Of between seven and eight
yeaFs, raped timfdly for sdmittance st
fAes sptrAlce gate to one Of our peniten.
1nxtes- o4sI Aasg sqtsf sss gS ,,fsse
~ The evening bell had assured the guards
,esthey hastensd from beneath the gloomy
.ynlla on which they hsd stood, despite the
seold, faithfnl sentinels during the day,
! that I'll was we'll and that the felons were
SaEely locked within their several cells for
~ night !, TO. brood over fresh crimes
! Nhich, when the hour for deliyerance came.
stAey would perpstrate upon the society
which he'd ostrscised them-hsd made
them bad. and then condemned them for
hing 20. sa
The guards, as We have said hurried
sway, and none. Is they passed on, stop
sped|to inquire Of the child Why ct that
hour she knocked for admittance. Had
4hay done 80, their steps would assuredly
Aaye been, arrested, for who could resist
~ mate eloquence of those large, soft
a bIps eyes, that---as her little body. thinly
but neatly clad, shivered in the biting
wind-swsm in their own tears.
No. These men, human enough at
heart had seen too many like her at that
.lgete, and 20 they passed on, leaving hel
1oalope u the darkness., the cold. and the
4 sjjsece Of that winters hight. Is ~.
Is Again she knocked Ct the iron bound
zdQQf sloxly. hesitatipgly yand then abe
+ ~ down upon the granite step that bel
q ebiId- -heaft, 10 it's desolatiop. might weep
-s(or, the father that was immnred within
vitbpse frowning walls tho father thatfron
TIA depths Of heE poverty in the grea
a.eity; lhe had come to see, and angel.like
with her innocent presence. pour balm
!. into bic bruised heart and gladden. in, son
,sithla brief interval Of communion witt
.sthe child whom hardened as be was. b
sllpFedi With AL the affection of his bette
otfeK. ,. 49, IS sss.i;ss,,
.ao. Again she knocked; and now, oh, joy
sfaiptly Hithin was heard the signal ct tn
sReEtsN q sssiss 1 ). .aail
Thsre was = rattle of chains, . shooting
sef great iron bolts that sent peng Q
sAgQny through the heart Of the child--l
pa1g shich she could not recognize q
~ q. 90 - s'.,ss -. ~ s .s,S ~. ~ ~, 3
ess,h ~ ssfc's ~. .sr,;S1s y SI1 dcor ens '
q :icvIv c,,snsd. 49, a Ia -. hs.,d. !,
-Is,.rs nss. l.s S;ngs "a = /, .wnr. h.ci !,
10 2sn' NJ vSo orened q 10 look % q the in
q f,adeF that FOOD On ths rrsnite steu
s.eti.v .lm,ssion, 80 75''F 80
ss TIksn ~ mn look.d DON nuon he
- va & arst disposed to ak erniiil
40 ~. vsntsd. 1d 'and then. 'vithout othe
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sions Of this act. shall rsesive respectively the
annual saalaries, viz: q Gloye1nni
one Thousand dollars; .at Akron, sikht hundra
dollars; at Massiillpn, nix hundred dollars; at
Dover, six hundred dollars; st Roscoe, six hum
dred dollars; at Dresden. hve knn5x11 ao)lera;
at Zanesville, seven hundred ds1lafG - Nm
ark, six hundred dollars; st Carroll. SIX hun,
dred dollars; at Columbus, six hundred dol
lars; at Circleville, six hundred dollars; q
Chillicothe, seven hundrsd dollnxa,s ~, 1og(E
mouth, seven hundred dollars. St Cfn6{1te4
one thousand dollars; at Waverly, i've hum
dred dollars; ct MiddletoWn, SIX h1nflfo6 6ol-
lars; AZ Dayton, eight hundred kdolId16f at
Hamilton, six hundred dollsfs; q Rfqga &fht
hundred dollars; It st. Mary's, six kihdfsd
dollars; at junction, one Thousand dollats; at
Maumee City, i've hundred dolIars; at Toledo,
one Thousand dollars; q Ncconnelusille, Ave !.
hundred dollars; ct Harmaf, sir hundrod dol
lars; and ut Logan, six hundred collsrs. .NE
The collectors once q Dslphos g. hes1by
abolished, and the ONCE ct Defiance ~ bv-
ed to junction. I5t aes 10 .eHfa L q fEJs
weighmastsrs It Toledo ana Cleveland shau
each receive i've hundred and nfty dsllkss per
annum; no deputy seighmastsr shall b here
after appointed. y t'ff9st-is9 dAua
inspectors q Toledo sad clevsla6d o1xsll
escn 1ocelve ieur nundred e4o ~ 0S:.ess 0eSS:4es
per .nnum; = clncnnas seven aune 1s Sel-
'as lnspeosers once - sunesaer = - ~ ~,
No lock tender shall herssfser BE- appelroed
except at bulkhead or feeder locks. sie
The board Of public works ahall Aavs power
to abolish any oolleotor's once, or toyehangs
the location thereof to such place - y them
shall be deemed sxpsdisnt for the service and
interest Of the stats, bat no inoFesse Of salary
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sSSnSs y suTI Iem3.sls ncF sla3A S.yrE
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s.Vie'eiy 70 s.'o Dosfo, Wn0se set" y. 49, 49,.
sns.l com mmence On tne mrs. 1onoay oI A?En
,'. @nS nS.u - svt ~ ons ~ .sI1 ~. e
"ens snail tnetoaiter % maoe enhuAny ~
said bosEd, TO BE fer the sane tern, eeensne-
ing a. the exriraron Of ths term q the ineun.
oent; ana SAID secretary shall receive e. annaaa
salary ol one Thousand dealaras Rayable 2ras-
terry In the same manner that she other sp-
I, .onsees arc pstd; and usid bosEd shan alse
4 have power to appoint euob oerkh tsmpora-
1 rilysor q the public service In their optn1on
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Noble Letter From Douglas.

The telegraph has mentioned rumors
of the contents of certain dispatches sent
by Stephen A. Douglas to his friends in
the Baltimore Convention in reference to
his candidacy. The able correspondent
of the Cincinnati Enquirer. furnishes his
letters complete to that paper and We ap-
pend them, with the request that they may
be read by every Democrat. They are
characteristic Of the generous and patriot.
ic man, the disinterested bur firm and
courageous statesman. He asked moth
ing for himself. but fog his principles and
the ancient principles Of the Democratic
party he demanded q recognition. These
letters give an insight into that lofty
character which even the bitterest oppo.
nents Of Stephen A. Douglas admire in
him. p u ~ 81 afai iiiia -siH
7fr WASHINGTON, June22.
TO Dean Richmond, Chairman Of DEL
egatson, BaAimore--The steadiness with
which New York has sustained me will
justify word of counsel. The safety of
the cause is the paramount duty ofievery
Deoocrat. The unity of the party and
the maintenance ofits principles inviolate
are more important than the election or
defeat of any individual. If my enemies
are determined to divide and destroy the
Democratic party, and, perhaps, the couu-
try, rather than to see me elected, and if
the unity of the party can be preserved,
and its@time. honored principles maintain
ed and its sascendency perpetuated by
dropping my name, and uniting upon
some other reliable non-inte-vention and
Union-loying Democrat, / beseech you, il
consultation with our friends, to pursue
that course which will save the party and
! the country, without regard to my indi
vidual interests. I mean all this lette
implies. Consult freely and act boldl,
for the right.
s. A. DOUGLAS
The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-05-12

counts of the inquisitorial proceedings with
which Phillip of Spain and james III. of
England served God, before he ventured
into country like this, where the ""''td
form" of slavery prevails-for any man
who sees the trials and dangers and priva-
tions that these poor, ignorant creatures
undergo for the sake of freedom, must, 1t
seems to me, have as completely renowned
bis manhood and his humanity as does a
.Iesuit. before he can consent even tacltly
to obey the statute, or any statute, that
commands him to return them or toretrain
from helping them away
In conversation with several Democrats
of the border-rufian stripe, l have chal-
lenged them to say they would aid in
catching runaway slave, and the MAORI
ty of them have admitted that, instead
thereof, they would feed him and advise
him to return to has master, but if he
would not, they would then tell him which
was the most direct route to whatever point
he might express wish to go. WA.
QuINDARo, X. T., April 16, 1860.
The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-05-12
Our Troy Letter.

Troy, May 6, 1860
Nh. EDlroR:-The rescue of Male, as
YOU may well suppose, created great ex-
element, as a similar case never occurred
here. and our oldest citizens say that an af-
fair of ony kind never created half the ex-
element that was manifested on the 9th
of April, Some of our wealthiest and most
respected citizens were present, encoura-
ring the participants, and every one assist
cd in the rescue, from the Democratic
Ir;sbman to the conservative American.
The fugitive is a very light mulatto, call
nc himself Charles Male, and ran away
from Virginia about two years ago in COM
pany with a man named Banks.
AS our correspondents account agrees
substantially with that published in our
last weeks paper, we will omit it.-ED.
This is the greatest event that ever oc-
CURED in Troy. The success with which
# was attended surprised all of US, for this
is a strong Democratic city, and there also
exists strong conservative feeling among
our wealthy citizens; but every one, ire
spective of party or principle, took part in
this rescue, and none can say but that Troy,
like her ancient namesake, has fought
nobIy in her own defense; but, unlike her,
has been triumphant. But, before closing,
let me say that the colOred people acted
nobly-there was no noise, no cries made
by them, they worked, as | said before, ST.
lently and steadily. The colored woman
to whom / have alluded, acted like a hero
inc, and it was almost owing to her intre-
pidity that the second attempt was sue
cesSful YOUNG PHYsIC.