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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-22
EOR SALE-THE HOUSE, BARN. AND

u OuTBuILDINGs with about one acre of Land, for
merly owned and occupied by Col Dewitt Said estate
Is one OF the hnesteountry residences in Worcester
~ Is about Is rods from the Depot and High school;
has fountain of railing spring In the ktch
en- and in the barn. good ice house, and nearly 100
Fruit Trees many of which in bearing condition.
All the above in excellent order, and will be sold
in connection with Ii acres of land by if desired
For further particulars inquire of Col. DEWITT at
Mechanics Bank Worcester of the subscriber the
premises. WIN. NEWTON.
Oxford, Feb. 81, 1860. diff f22
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I .UMBER YARD FOR SALE OR TO
- BE LET-rhe Lumber Yard at the corner of Cen
tral ana Union streets. formerly occupied Cha
pin, and having branch along one side of the lot
connecting with the Worcester and Nashua, and over
that with all the other Railroads in the city Terms lib
SPRING WILLIAM A. WIiEEIFR
DIFF
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A VALUABLE PASTURE FOR

- SALE-The subscriber offers his valuable Pasture
situated In the Westerly part of Worcester aud
as the Mcfarland or Gale rasture, containing about fifty
eight acres well watered and has from hun
dred cords of standing wood on the For further
particulars inquire OF Col VIM. S. LINCOLN or of the
subscriber, GEO. A. CHAMBERLAIN,
ia3l diff
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HUN OALE.-A rare chance Tor one Of
4 the most desirable places in Southbridge the for
residence of Esquire Vinton opposite the Railroad
Depot lot together with barn. she'd large garden,
with fruit trees. The House is well calculated for Pub
lie House. Also, tenement, Al Green street. Worcester
TO let Forfurther particulars, inquire of DANIEL II.
TOWNE, Esq, Southbridge, or STEPHEN W. HUNT
Worcester diff mch6
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Zeal Gstatr.

- FARM FOR SALE-Situated on
#8lii Mllbury Avenue. two miles from City Hall.
Buildings, y of land in high cultiva-
sTne asrge amount of manure the farm. Large
Gu ~ lrut yearly. The farm is pleasantly located
one ~ doing business in the city. profitable
y,s iy Vegetables The present is about to
Yarn, m @ part Of the state and will dispose of the
Worcester Me vttis 5 ,oo JAMES H0UGHT0N.
ha,r4f
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"A graduate, situation In an Academy or High
school He is practically acquainted with the use and
care of philosophical and chemical apparatus and refers
to his experience as teacher in Academy Address
BoX2I Lancaster, Mass. dim f 6
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DOR SALE, LET OR EXCHANGE.

Il large commodious House, containing rs to so
rooms situated in the center of 1ourishing village,
within afew miles of this city with barn and other out
buildings, and about five of land under high state
of CIVILIZATIONS which apples, pears, peaches, cher
res ounces, apricots grapes currants blaekberes,
gooseberries, raspberries, &c, NC.
The above is suitable for a large boarding house or
hotel as there none in the place II will be sold low
or exchanged for other property rented to good i've
man. at reasonable price For further particulars IN
quire at RAVENS AGENCY OFFICE, No. 4Harrns'
ton corner. eoptf ncht
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County Rights for Sale.
jail d5m
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EOR SALE-The situation owned and
h occupied by the subscriber situated In the ylage
at West Mbury, containing about an soio ~ is ,
with Dwelling House, Barn ana Snop' al" s0V" CUP
pivot Fruit Trees thereon ,,.
hS'Session si''" Wv TITIARINE II. CUMMINGS.
We, N,,,th,ry Fob i 1850 deoptal% f6
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SMALL FARM FOR SALE Situated
~ about ten miles from the city, containing about 40
acres OF good land, all under good cultivation
with Dwelling House, Barn, Carriage House, Sheds and
other out-buidings, two wells Of neverfailing
Said farm will be sold at great bargain on EASY terms
if applied for Immediately Us PINKHAM
253 and 255 Main, corner Mechanic street.
mcnl4 diff Worcester,
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fTssf FOR SALE OK 10 LET-Situ
i ated near the center of Auburn, and one mile from
AAA.ha Depot on the Worcester and Norwich Railroad
House and Barn, with good water, and II acres Of
land and twenty-five apple trees of choice selection in
bearing condition. Als9 choice variety of other fruit
Also water privege-is durable stream with good
stone dam and thirteen feet head and fall water Also
new o. S. water wheel All part of the above will
be sold cheap and on easy terms For further particulars
apply to the subscriber near the premises Also ene
ment to rent; man wanted to work farm.
RS deopEw4y+ SANI-FI Emmy
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90 be Eet.

HOUSE FOR SALE OR TO LET
House No. Oxford street. with barn attached.
Apply TO G.. NJ. SAWlN,
mch6 diff q Seavcr street
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FROM Pixies PEAK.


Especial Corresponding Of tho st. Louis Republican,
Dkxv1a Git. Mach lss. 1850.
Since my last the weather has been unusually
hne. the onlJ thing unpleasant being an OCCASION.
al high wind. The temperature has been cou-
SANITY about fifty through the day. Not luke
Of snow or drop of rain has fallen here. The
mountains have been visited with little Of the
former,
improvements, both private and public, are
going forward rapidly. Nothing speaks more
forciblJ Of the prosperity IT town than the
now going on here.
Two bridges are uoW nearly completed over
the Platte. Is also, cue oyer Cherry Greek, on
Larimer street.
The Indians who are now in town in consid-
cradle numbers, look upon these things with a
sort OF silent wonder. l wills greatly amused
yesterday to see then, look at th0se employed in
gEad:ng. One would suppose by their actions,
that they considered it lost labor, and ut best
freak Of fooli.hness.
The peace Of the community il still OCCASION
II broken by some fresh outbreak OF the rowdies
| who are permitted to remain
Great numbers Of the miners who had come
out Of the mountains to winter, nre now return
| ing to their work for the season, and much is
now being done in the way Of lode mining.
Recent accounts from the mines around Boul-
der are very favorab'e. Several rev and rich
lodes hare eceo discovered Further nor,h, on
Thompson's fork. r,ch mines have been iiscov-
ercd. Masses Ct copper have been found IN
new town has been laid out At the point where
that stream leaves the mountains. which has re-
ceayed the appei)ation Of Nerrisu!e, the nam .
OF an old French mountai Ger, the first pro-
| jector Of the town. The mountains are said to
be very accessible from this rulnt
, 1860-03-19

The disuuiou animal is about to be stirred
up again, He has slept since the organization
Of the House with commeudablo soundness.
He has not roarcd once. His wrinklcd front
has been smoo.hcd to tue placidity Of . May
morning. he has dried up" like precious
old humbug. But his keepers have resolved
to put him once more through lis old tantrums.
We are told that there was an adjourned
meeting Of members Of Congress from South
Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi, held in
Washington on Friday evening, to consider
place for Disunion Come ntion, to be held in
June, just after the Chicago nominations are
made, The obvious design Of this convocation
is to Tighten rs many votes away from the
Republican party as possible, and to carry the
Charleston ticket through the crisis Of the No
vember election. With MI due regard to tho
feeblcaess, tie childish terror, which have
allowed the North to be driven from her prt"
pricty by similar threats in the past, and max
ing full allowance for the numerical strength
Of the doughlace breed, we do firmly believe
that slavery is to win no victory Ibis year by
the roaring Of the dizu1ion monster, roar he
never 50 loudly. We beliero that the temper
Of the North las been working up 10 posi-
tire desire to try tho experimenting elect a
President whom the Gre.eatcrs hate, and tnen
see what they will do about it. So we COM
mcnl these South Carolina and Alabama gen
try by all means to hold their Convention.
Pay no attention to US, but 80 ahead. "Leave
your damnable faces and begin"
, 1860-03-19

The agent de2utcd to visit Charleston and en-
gage quarters tor the Ohio delegation, has re-
turned and made bis report. A bal large enough
West, as an assembly room, has been engaged
at *s0o per day for ten days., 900; board and
lodging for the foEty-six Ohio delegates at Is
per day y-$a,:oo. This may be considered ra.h-
ersteeP, hut il is the necessary rsult Of forcing
q tdr9e ero1cd TO quarter upon sosau toca.
1,5e0 spectators in that populous city. In le4s
the c.owd WAS somewhat Increased In 1852
lobbies mere variou.ly estimated from e,oco to
5000. In ls5i, at Cincinnati, there were prob
ably. 1o.ooo strangers in that city, enlled there
by the Convention. In the same ratio Of in
crease there ought to be from Il. COO to 15.oo0
q. Charleston, doubling at once the population
ofi:s adults inhabitants, to the great annoy ance
ofcit.zens and Inconvenience Of guests.
, 1860-03-19

increase to enable tho federal. Constitution to
carry slavery into the free States, and protect
it against State intcrterence2
But our object in this article is not SO much
touotico the argument Of NJ. Curry NJ to state
the general fact, that the argument derived
from the opinions and the intent Of the trainers
Of the Constitution has been conceded By their
opponents to be wholly On the side Of tue Re-
pubicana, and that hcncefortb, the issue is
whether Slavery is right and everywhere to DO
treated as right OF wrong md everywhere to
be treated as wrong, within the limitations
prescribed By the Federal Constitution as u1-
derstood By its framers. This is now the
question Of the day-the real, tangible dis
tinction between Democracy md Republican.
ism. We have driven our opponents into the
Inst Of their defeuccs,
, 1860-03-19

Those silly people who are cackllng at Mr..
Lincoln because lie made bargain with q lee
ure committee at Brooklyn on the same terms
rs Wendell Phillips, Tom Corwin and Frank
Blair-lle same as our Young Mems Associa-
ton make every winter with Horace Greeley,
Ralph Waldo Emerson, and others-display
not OILY their dMAn calibro as controversialists,
but also their estimate Of the force Of slr. Lin
coins arguments. Is it to be presumed that
the Chicago Tines the Boston Posi-, the New
Haven Register, and the other Border Rufian
organs which havo raised the hue and cry on
Mr. LlDcoln's business engagement with q lee
ture committee, which was organized for the
express purpose Of hiring speakers and charg
ing an entrance fec upon listeners it to be
presumed, we ask, that theso snpient journals
would growl over this dry nut if Mr. Lincoln's
speech were vulnerable 10 their weapons?
Assuredly not And is it not 10 be presumed
that the aggregate Of decency aud common
sense in the whole crowd Of Mr.. Lincoln's
assailants would fail 10 cndow one respectable
old jacklaw?
, 1860-03-19

Iobosa is the latest name proposed
for the Pixies Peak Territory. The word is
said to be Of the Indian origin, and to mean
jewellers On the mountain peak"
, 1860-03-19

fE The Charleston papers confirm the state
ment that IS dny will he the established price
for BOARD at The hotels Of that city during the
holding Of the Democratic National Conven-
, 1860-03-19

The candidates for the Presidency who d.
vided the late Georgia Democratic Convention
were the lion. Howell Cobb, Secretary Of the
Treasury, md the Hen. 4. Il Stephens, late
member Of the House Of Representatives. As
in tho case Of Virginia, which WINS divided
between Hunter and Wise, the Convention re-
fused to decide between them, leaving them to
go before the Charleston Convention On tleir
own merits.
, 1860-03-19

fB- It is now believed TINT the yellow fever
having broken ont with great yirult nee at Ha-
vana, it may not be entirely safe for Northern
crs to 60 10 Charleston on the Esd Of April
next
, 1860-03-19

# Vim. S. Bailey having removed his pro-
sccution Of the villains who destroyed his Free
South establishment from Kentucky to Hamil-
ton county, Ohio. he has since been waited upon
BY q committee Of Newporters, and notified
that unless lie leayes his life will be in peril.
, 1860-03-19

cB- An anonymous writer Informs the Ece.
ming journal TINT in contingency named By
him the southern counties Of this State will in
sist upon the nomination of Mr. Bates for the
Presidency, or upon delegation favorable to
him from Illinois. Our information from the
southern counties, derived from various county
conventions and public meetings, pointsstraigh'
to AnnAnAu LINCOLN, and to no other, as the
choice Of that section of the State for the Prcsi
DENTAL nomination, irrespective Of contingen.
ces. If the writer referred to has any more
direct or positive Information than this 1t will
he in order for him to show it.
, 1860-03-19
r r O N 4 U e TT 0 n

Wev:n exhibit. MONDAY, March t:.h,
An auction purchase of SIt K cert cheaper tAan
aate b.usht e.se~ here In tA!s city.
Extra euaty sell: :ec,or.N SILKS 70 o-e dn!ar WORTH
TWELVE SulLLIAGS.
Extra teasy i Blyedes s.o-s De- Eesoras SILKS. FoE
ONE UuLlA1s.
Rich Chem SILKS. lAest novelties, FOR ONE DOL
LAR.
SILKS ol evrrJ lind At EXTRAORDINARY EAR.
GAINS.
We have now large daily arrivals of DRY tacis 3kaws
En.btttGe1e., Lsecs, &c, &C.
. y. II. ROSS & CO. IL. / 10 Iaze 1t,
fcI1.tk.6 :m
, 1860-03-19

even U1 IHG lca&ueu CU4u3tl WHO opened {Ql3
ease on the part Of the government.
mean that provision which authorizes the
slare owner and his sgents to require the assist
ance of the citizens OF the free States j: the cap
'ture Of runaway slaves It would seem IS #,
in the contemplation Of this LAW, the free states
of this Union were to become the hunting ground
for slaves, nnd the free men who inhabif them
nod Of the SHAREHOLDERS.
It was not strange that the distinguished
Senator from Massachusetts,. that noble man.
whose name is dear to every lover Of liberty aud
humanity the world over, should have said, in
reply to the question Of Nr. nutleE, Of South
and rendition Of fugitive under this law, +" Is
;5}og:S II :*''A'' : N's' N@' 40 'D'0'9 10 ''''
l haye now finished n1y review Of The proyis-
icns Of this law, and I think cannot hare fA,led
to demonstrate to the entire satisfaction Of eve
r. intelligent and candid mind, that therease
great liabilities to abuse and great dangers to
the r ghts of free men necessarily consequent
upon The execution Of this las, and it il th;Y
proposition to which desire your united aud
unqualified assent, as the first position iu the
argument which make to .you iu thia cause.
In that argument, gentlemen. propose to
address Eysetf wholly to your understandings
TIE learned counsel for the Government hare
said that should address Jou aspohtical parti~
sans, and seek to gain. your verdic: By 20 40,
peal to party prejn1iees. It Was strange re-
that i ::e we're any one who should dep1eea,e
appeals to party, who should .mp,o1c this jury
to rise out Of the low level Of partisan politics
into the higher region Of reason, conscience and
truth, it would be the cqupsel who is now ad-
dressing iurJ Of which but two Or three at
iae most are members Of the same political
party with himself: What hare to gain at
Jour hands through The power OF party preju-
dice: No, gentlemen, it is for me 10 appeal TO-
you to forget that you are Democrats, 10 forget
that you ara Republicans, and remember only
tbat yon are jurors. II cannot obtain = ser-
dict By IN appeal to your reason and Jour In:
,ci''genee, have certainly nosh,ng 70 hope fer
oeutlemen .loi myself, / b. long 10 no party
which is disIoJal TO the Constitution Of; my
country, or which sanctions any violation Of
the laws. shall ask nothing at Jour hands in
this argument but what can ask under the
law and the evidence, and solicit your earnest
aud coaEdezate attention to a1l which, in the
, 1860-03-19

regard to the surrender OF fugitive slaves.
On the .th oe August, 1851, the Committee
reported the finished draft Of The Constitution,
which contained no provision on the subject
1t was not until The 2s:h day Of August, short
time before the close Of The Convention, that
moved as nm amendment TO the article respect
ing fugitises from justice, 10 require fugitive
Slaves 70 be delivered up like criminals.
{. Mr.. Wilson OF rennsyivania objected to this
On the ground that it would oblige the Exe=u-
tire Of the State to do it 1T the public expense,
aud Mr. Sherman of Connecticut upon the
ground tha1 there seas NJ nlo,e propritfy in The
pubic se-iAa and surstadtrlnga q dare Or xerrant
than Loree."
Air. Butler then withdrew his proposition Tor
the pa7po>e Of preparing special article tina:
should be trtc from objection. (See Madison
papers. p. l44.-lAs.]
On tue as,A Of August the Article as it now
without objection.
Tue whole idea that it was 11; Ectter of dit-
fe1aDcc or dispute, OF Was the subject Of any
compromise, Cr formed any barrier TO the for
nation Of the Cpust!tutiop, il utterly nt variance
with this plaiT aud uadeniab!e statement Of
facts.
Now / hare never md will never deny
the obligation Of any provision of the Conststu-
ton Of The United States. But what is the Oh
yious mt auinR and intention of the clause in
question: What is The compact into which our
fathers entered aud By which We arc bound 7
1t wns this: tha. the right Of property in slavcs
should not be destroyed By the legislation OF
the States. nor lost By the escape Of the slaye
into States where slavery WIS not recognized as
lawful.
y. Al the time Of the adoption OF the Constitu-
ton, the Somerset case had been decided in
England. and it had become one Of the settled.
established principles Of the Common Law OF
that country. As c1pouuded By its highest
Courts, that slavery had no foundation in the
law Of nature or the law Of nations-that it Vas
dependent wholly for its existence upon local,
municipal regulations, having no force outside
Of the territorial limits Of the where
they were established. Now, if this clause had
NOT tten inserted, Whist would hare been fhs
result7 Why. the moment q slave entered 'ato
a free State he would hare become = free man.
But to prevent such a result ns this, 1t Was pro-
vidcd by this article OF The compact that the
right in slave property should not thus De de.
stroyed. 1t was permitted to he Shareholder
to set NJ and establish, in 1he free States, bis M
rich, ct property in escaped s|a.es and Obtain
their recia1uation under the taw-a right which,
withou. this express provision, he could neFer
have enjoyed.
That right was secured to him By the Consti.
tuition but was it ever intended to give to the
pHner Of slarc property rights and privileges
, 1860-03-19

whicll be has been pictured here; ii be have
within him the first faint conception Of what it
is to be slave, and what it IL to be free he will
do it; be will never surrender himself to lic-
long slavery without struggle to escape.
And in that struggle for liberty he
will have the sympathy Of every man who has
a heart to feel. Why, the whole histoty of man
through al! ages is history of struggles for lib
ertT: history written in tears and blood u
history out of which hare risen the heroes Of
selfsacri6cc in the cause of liberty which have
enlisted our admiration md shed such. glory
over tue history Of man, depend for their power
to more us upon the question whether the
actors in these great struggles had skin wh'tcr
or darker than our ownY Is there nothing to
move our sympathies, to thrill us with inteusest
interess, TO kindle our admiration in the uarra.
tire Of the struggles, and hardships, and sacri-
fees endured BY these poor, dcspiscd, hunted
outcasts, in their flight from slavery to liberty :?
tell you, gentlemen, much as we plume our
selves upon the superiority OF the white race.
and flippantlv as wc talk Of the inferiorisy Of
the colorcd race il America, that if the secret
history Of the age we now live in could be truly
written, that some Of its grandcst heroisn,,
some Of its nob1est examples Of devotion. 6def-
ity, fortisule aud selfsacri6ce, would be found
in the narratives ot z1en belonging to that op-
pressed people. who have wrought ont for them
selves, By their own fearless courage and ;1a.
yielding resolution, q deltscFaucc out o1 slavery
into the life and light Of liberty.
Have you read Hny Of those narratives: II
not, you know not the strength cad intensity Of
the longing Of the human heart for liberty. iou
know not what Il man will do and dare to secure
it. Why, there is no form Of human suffering
which these men have not braved for its sake.
They hare encountered the wild beasts Of The
forest; .hey have wandered weeks and months
alone in desert places. hiding in dens and cares,
5amshed with hunger, their pathway trscked
With their blood. they hare lain in the holds
OF ships, without flood or drink, for days. in
darkness and solitude, With scarce air to bIeatbc
they hare clung to the rudder chains. IF
ships, uud sat through the weary days and dark
nights, with The wayt beating orer she.', cling
ing for life aud liberty-preierrinE death to
slavery. Romance eau depict nothing ct the
heroic in human courage, or Of the terrible in
human suff=ring, which the reality Of these mar
ratiyes does not transcend.
Tell mo that tho best md warmess impulses
of rood men are not moFed towards these
struggling heroes Of dowu-trodden race Te'|
me hat the charity and love which. stretches
out the hand Of sympathy TO the needy and suf-
fering has isa source in the color Of mans
skin No. gentlemen. you may pass laws
you may impose penalties--you may tlne and
imprison and bang men, i you please; but
until you blot out Of the hnman heart every"