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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-06-15
4oetIg.
ouR scnooLMAsTER.
M ALICE CARY.

NJ ALICE CARY.
We used 20 think Il vas 50 queer
To sec him in his thin gray hair
Sticking our qsills behind his ear.
And straight forgetting they were there
We usei to think Il was 50 strange
That he should twist ,ueh hair to curls,
And that his wrinkled cheek should change
It's color like bashfal girls.
Our foolish mirth dehed all rule,
As gianccs, each Of each, We stole,
The r,orning that he wore TO school
A rosebud in his buton-hole..
And very sagely we agreed
That such . Ounce was never known
Fv1y, and trying still to read
Loye-yerses with tender tone!
No joyous smile would ever stir
Our sober looks, we often said,
five were but Schoolmaster,
AID had. withal. his old. white head.
One day We cut his knot,y staff
Nearly i'm two. and each and all
OF Us declared that We should laugh
To see il break and let him fall.
Upon his old pine desk'we drew
His picture-pitifal to see,
wrinkled and bsld-hslf false, half true,
And wrote beneath it..twenty-three
Mex, day came eight o'clock and nine,
But As same not our pulses quick
With play. we said il would be fne
Ifthe old Sehoolmaster were sick.
And s.ill the beech trees bear the scars
Ofwounds which We that morning made,
Cutting their si,very bark to stars
whereon to count the games we played.
At last, as tired as we could be,
Upon elsybsnk, strangely still.
We sat down in row 10 see
His uorn-out hat come up the hill.
'Twa, hanging on peg-a quili
Noteaed down, and sticking in the band,
And leaned against his armchair still
His stan was waiting for his hand
Across his feet his thresdbare coat
Was lying. stuffed with many q roll
Of"eopy- plates" and, sad to note,
A dead rose in the bution-hole.
but hoo more might take his place
Our lessons and our lives to plan;
Cold death had kissed the wrinkled face
Oftbat most gentle gentleman
All me, what bitter tears made blind
Our young eyes, for our thoughtiess sin'
As, two and two, We walked behind
Tie long .rblack coffin lac Was in
And all, sad women now, and men
With wrinkles and gray hairs, can see
How he might wear . rosebud then.
And read love-vcrses tenderly.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-06-15

TThe Massachusetts, delegation in the BAL
timore Convention viii, Il Is said, be six strong-
cr against Douglas than during the session In
Charleston. ID. y. Hsllett, Esq. Who did not
go TO Charleston because OF the illness of his
wife (since desd). will proceed To baltimore,
an opponent Of Douglas, while his substitute at
Charlestovn was the other way.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-06-15

John LAngdon, Thomas ritzsimmons.
Richard Basett, Nicholas Gilman, William
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-06-15
POLITICAL CONSERVATISM.

What is conservatism? Is II not adhcr.
cnco to tho old and tried against the now and
untried? We stick to, contend for, the iden-
tical old policy on the point in controversy,
which was adopted by our fathers who iram.
cd the government under which We live
while you with ono accord reject. and scout
and spit upon tho old policy, and insist up
ON substituting something new. True, ycu
disarrco among yourselves as TO what tho
substitute shall be. You have variety Of
new propositions and plans, but yos arc
unanimous in rejecting and tdcnouncing the
old policy of the fathers. Some Of you are
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-06-15

Tho question ecur, what will satisfy themi
Simply this We must not only Let them
alone, but VIC trust, somehow, convince them
that we do let them alonc. This, wo know
by experience, 10 no easy tax. We havo
been trying TO 20 convipce them from tho
very beginning Of our organization, but with
no success. In oil our platforms and speech
es wo have constantly protested our purpose
to let them alone but this bas Lad - ton
dency 70 convince them. Alike rsAvailing
TO convince them ID tho fact that they have
never detected q man Of NJ In any assmps
to disturb them. Tlsoso natural sIx spir,,
rcntly adequate weans All niling, yhs' wiz
convince them This, end thb niy-cea.e
TO call slavery wrong. and joln men IN CALI
ipr h right. And this must DO done thor
ourhlvodone In scts ~ well as In w0ds.--
Siisncs Vii not b toleratcd-we nest placc.
our.oIycs svowedly with them. DosSls'
new ssdilion Law must DO enacted and sforc-
81. supprsains all declsAtions that slavery
4 wrong, whether made In politics. In pros-
a. in paipits, or In private. We must ar
rost and return their fugitive slaves win
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-20
Tn ,,' ciD.inn ii Gasette Of the 17th says:
rh. L.,i.riIl. c,.,.ri.r q the ian saH,:

The continues in a comparatively easy ehanne
the demand ranging slightly below the supply OF capital God
paper is placed without difficulty at the regular houses a.
per cent and the offerings Of satisfactory outside are limit
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-20
NashvITIe Market, Oct. 10.


CorToN-COntinues arrive very slowly and with but lin
demand the restricted We quote Middng
eK99c Strict Mddipg at 9H9lec though these fig
ures may be regarded as nominal
FLOUR AND GRAIN.-There is a good supply Of on Flour
the Market which mostly for home consumption We
quote superfne $685. so and Extra at Sc 5OS6 IS pei
kbl and So 2593 so 10 sacks
quote Wheat 81 1901 so per bushei though hear Of
very few Transactions.
continues in fair request yellow and at Sc for
white per bushel, sacks included.
Rye in limited request for seed andis held at SOL IS.
There supply the Market the demand is
rather limited at 5j96Oc per busheI.
PROVISIONS-Bacon is selling in limited way at l2K9
l21c for Rbted ses 39S Clear sde lOc for Should.
ers and I31l9i4c for Hams.
The Of Lard nearly exhausted The demand however,
limited quote barrel at 13c and keE at 144l5c
DRIED FRUIT-We report good demand for Dried Fruit,
quote Apples peeled 5Oc Peaches unpeeed, sl IS and
peeled, 81; and Pears, peeled, 81 psr bushel.
PEANUTs-Thers good demand FOR Peanuts at 7O975c
busheI. a.
GROCERIEsWe hear Of change in the prices OF Gro
ceres, and repeat our former quotations as follows:
sUsLR-Fsr 9H9IOc, and Prime Choice l0a1l0zc in
hogheads aud lc siyance these quotations in b6s New
Mo1AsaEs AND s1RUrMOasses in barrels 4O45n gall half
barrels 454Se Sugar House 43c Golden Syrup in barrels
75c, half barrels soc, and kegs (ten gals 65c.
CoTTu-Rio 1916, Laguyra I79lsc, Java 1s92Oc q b.
csc, Black 6O9sl.5O.
sALT-we quote Coarse Sack $780, aud Fine at sI75,
4c bushel The stock the mariet is ample
to meet the demand.
GALLATIN sHEETINGs-we quote Gallatin shsetings at
eH per yard
Cotton 700 and eOO do1 6CO Oc 5CO ci and
100, l2c.
wHIsKY-Recasd is held eO923c gallon, EandcOunry
at 5OS75c per gallon, according to quality.
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Ntw oALEAs Oct 19-cOtt0n ARM sales day 10000 tales
Mdang I9n. Sales Of the % $40 bAeI; receipts Of
the week bales against - 0o bales during correspond
ing time last exports the week 81 500 bales; exports
Of the season IA bales total receipts port than at
the same time last year baes stock Southern ports
less than at the saTe time year baes New
Orleans 1880 bales Sugar dull and decng NOasses
80 Whisky Tobacco firm Tugs sk94, fms leaf sk
90. Coffee firm sales Of the week 1900 bags I49I5 for
prme imports of the week 65OO bags stock New orleans
"a ono bags AGAINST 500 time last Freight
Cotton to Liverpool II 32S9 l6. Sterling Exchange Ss;
On Bills of Lading 6sf97; New York Sight dis9par
CIvcSIr1 Oct Flour dull sos 10 Mess Pork steady,
sI7 1908 whisky 10. Sugar s9sH. Coffee l'SlSx. Ne
Ia,ss 4s94s Wheat dali Oats dull, SOC Lnseed Oil 81.
NEw YoRK, Oct 9-cottOn excited, advanced s7se sales
to DAY $500 bales mddng upland 1 Flour dull declined
Sc sales I7O0 bbs IS 395 As Wheat declined &c h=s
Dork firm sale. 100 Sb SIG l299 Corn, sales $4,000
bushels 7Ok97IH Lard quiet sales $50 bols at l2SS
Coffee firm quiet 400 St. Domingo at &c. No
lasses Porto Rico 3s939, Orleans 35sSh Sugar quiet
aners spectators having Withdrawn from the Market Cuba
GlLl7L.
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rhe A,ter Parformnncc..

The Philadelphia North american of the 10Th inst.
has the following notice Of of the Performance
es which came off after the recent election in Penn
sylvania
The number of bets which have been made during
the campaign just closed is almost prodIgious. Not
only has an immense amount OF money changed
hands, but also much amusement has been created
BY the ful6lment of the numerous ridiculous wagers
which have been made The streets OF our city
have been enlivened consider ably for the past day
or two by the payment of these latter The favor
tie wager appears to be a repetition or rather an
imitation of the feat of the celebrated Ben Fsrey
Poore who wheeled barrow-load OF apples a as
tanbe of fifteen miles into the CITY VI boston
Another Joke is to force the loser to carry, for
stated time placard announcing that the bearer is
a victim of his own short-slghtedness' Inc variety
of this branch of betting IS very great consisting,
besides those already mentioned, OF wearing gar
ments, or letting the HAIR grow Ior an incredlDle
length of time chopping wood IN pubnc places, etc.
The ladies' also. have entered into this gambling
system unite extensively; their wagers, however,
for tbe most mart have been most innocent, such
confectonares gloves raodSses against pickles and
one other bet which the ladies are generally very
unwilling to pay even when they lose fairly, their
conscience to the contrary Notwithstanding. Speak
inc of curious wagers, we think that the following
item clipped from the Harrisburg Telegraph is per-
tinen to the subject and consequently we insert it:
"a NOVEL WAGER.-A young lady and gentleman
of this city-the former friend of Foster and the
other Curtin man-made pledge previous to the
election that the friend of the losing candidate for
Governor should convey the other on a wheel bar
row from the water house to the bridge along Front
street We learn that the lady feels too spunky TO
pay the forfeit ard has partially consented to per-
form the wheeling operation on Monday afternoon.
four o'clock. The novelty of the affair will not
fail TO attract a large crowd of spectators"
The Paris (Ky.) Flag learns that several Abols
tionists have been at work in Bourbon county, and
with some success. A half score of negroes were
enabled to escape through the agency of the negro
shrieking rascals
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-20

During the session of 1859, the New Hampshire
Legislature addressed to the Supreme Court Of that
State two interrogatoriSs as follows:
u. uas the Legislature power SO to change the
law in relation TO juries to provide that petit
1uries may be composed Of a less number than
twelve.
>. Has the Legislature power to provide that
number of the petit jury, less than the whole num-
hep NAV render verdict
The Justices of the Court. in their reply, state
that in view of the fact that trial by jury has been
steadily regarded from the earliest Judicial history
in England as the great safeguard of the lives, lib
ty and propertv of the subject against the abuses
f yrbitra.y power as well against undue excite
,nonts of n6uular feeling. and Is considered in
tIis country as the most valuable Of the rights of
| trcemcn they have examined these questions with
! ,ryious care They argue that inasmuch as at the
! ,imn of the formation of the Constitution and al
,yavs previously. hy the term 'JAry was unques-
| tfonabIy meant body GOmpOscd OF twelve men, ana
~, Al thar date no such thing rs jury OF less thar
twelve or Jury deciding by less than twelve voices
! had oyer been known or ever been the SUBJECT oil
! discussion in any country of the common law, ne
/ body of less than twelve men, though they should
be hv law drnominated jury. would be Il jury
within the meaning of the Constitutions nor WouiJ
trial bv such a body, though called trlaI by jury
be such within the meaning of that instrument
They are of the opinion therefore that the Leglsla
ture has no power either to lessen the number o
iurvmen or 10 provide that less than the whole
number can render a verdict. This opinion Is con
CURED in bv each member of the Codrt-BoSto
Journal
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Tnc Keutuckv TOBACCO Crop,

The Louisville Journal of the 18th has the following in regard
the extent the damage sustained by the Tobacco crop
State from the late Frosts
As stated yesterday the earlier frOss light
suit in no serious injury the growing crop tobacco
Of Friday and Saturday nights last disastrous
to staple that portion which has hous
ed the upper counties in which tobacco raised
prOpus than in the southern counties and
consequence Of the forward condition Of the crop all Of
snd housed before the appearance OF the
But the counties Of Green, Monroe Allen Edmond
Christian Taylor, Metcale Cumberland Warren Hart,
Logan Adsr Barren huhenbury Ohio, McLan Davies and
Henderson, where the than half
YIELD from Onefourh half remained out and exposed
and o rendered worthless We couVereo
yesterday with intelligent, and unpudced planters from IN Sc
regions fully il the statement above made rms
damage by the ost together With the unavorAbe sea
son has educed the crop in localities indicated about
sixth Of airy yield The effect Of knowledge o.
falling already ppsrent, and an advance Of iuy % P
huadred was sustained yesterday all descriptions
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o,no,nn.n Hor.e market, Oet. 10.

the r.t ending this evening the EOrse Market has not
b y.r lively the supply stock has been coed bot Inc oe
Den 49, ~ purchaser from Chicago was in the mar
Ia a. ~. = at Ard Ok the Of the stock and ship
ned IL immediately The sale stables tnus sr @
o ,,cgiVed orders from the South as teV ek-
| % Inch thew cannot account letter dated Neg Or
md written Of this city, ssys th morse
Ants season opens dull and will most likely continue
% an assertion made without argument or TACT to prove
bsr Is not great OF stock in the market at the pres
t time one or buyers would consume All tat on
the dull state Of Affairs We cannot ADVISE oro
20 n bring their hor few weeks more may change mat
The same unAccountabe dizziness pervAdes the stables OIL
dealers which makes hut little difference as thy
mt few head stock haDdn fact, not enough to
ls rom They during the week experienced no demand
and have consequence taken no trouble TO Teplenh he
snIIs Gazette.
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GFand
BRECKTNRIDGE AND LANE
Mass Nicotine

The Democracy of Giles county viii have Grand
Mass Meeting at Elk:on on Saturday the 9th of
October.
There will DC a Barbecue on the occasion, and
ample accommodations will be made for all who may
attend. The ladies are particularly invited.
Gov HARRIS, Hon. ANDREW EWING, Hon. JAS. II.
THOMAS, GEO. CAN'T, ]. C. BURCH, Gen. W. B. BATE,
and JSo ~ BRIGHT will be present and address the
people on the political issues of the day.
At night there will be grand rally, torch light
procession, and speaking at the BRECKNEDGE Clut
rooms. Let there be a general turn out Of the
masses on that occasion.
Come as the winds come when forests are rended,
Come as the EaveI come when naVes are stranded "
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.lsO.OOO.NO


to our surplus of 900 bushels 2OoO0O0 from Cana
d and the real surplus shipped abroad from the crop Of
1850 will be 900 bushels than double the usual
quantity. Can fairly look for mOre9
The Weld OF wheat has ranged from Ave sixteen
bushels per New York in early times produced high
twenty bushels country round about Albany only produced
thirty bushels wheatto the barely yields
age the Ohio once the great wheat State Of
t6e N producing year Goo OF bushels, and six
teen bushels to acre has gradually fallen of till the
average only bushels to the acre. and her not
than H 900 OO00nO In England the yield per has
f raised from thirteen thirty bushels Single fields
often produced foryve and sixty bushels The largest
member recorded eighty bushels for
The depths Of the ocean, the Islands the
hattie seds Of the been rRnsacked for their deposits
Of phosphates ammonia and other rich producing properties in
order to arrive wonderful ProducvenesT In Wisconsin
and Illinois crop in 1860 the most harvest
al several other States have unusual large crops.
In wisconsin the yield has never before averaged more than
twenty bushels the 1t now averages twenty eight bush
els to Instances are constantly quoted in the local
press Of the where farms have svecagd forty to fifty bush
e, One gentleman Waworth county harvested se9enttro
bnshS from one In Illinois the average yield Of the
te This year probably twenty bushels Theente grain
Of Illinois 1860 viii be about 100 bushels to each nhabtant
no territory OF extent and population pro
nced rs much wheat alone the yield in Wisconsin for 1860
is over thirty bushels for every nha6tan and over two
bushels for every voter az me last
In Epssnd production is five bushels per head in Spain
bushels in Ohio ten in New York I've and half in the
The cost raising wheat, including interest the land In
the Northwestern States about 81 per acre THIS with yield
OF Is bushels would make the COST OF the wheat to the farmer az
barely living price, 50 cents per buIhel With yield OF Y
bushels would be reduced to about 80 cents per euhe
price Of wheat at the farmers market IN e
not 50 The crop OF 1850 has thus far
yielded the at his door % cents per buShe No crop
certain or pleasanter Of cultivation. Of the
tire CROP Of the great States enumerated above spring
er wheat the best Of it is nearly equal common red WIN
ter The amSer Iowa and Milwaukee club have world wid
| regulations. -. ... 49,, . II,
time is marvellous The historical importance Of Dantze Ham
burg and Odessa dwnS into colonial nsgnihcance compared
with wheat emporiums OF the NornWest' Tne Era
commerce Michigan greater than that OF the Atlanta
Ocean Chicago and Milwaukee receive and ship more wheat
flpo cites since hare been nearly ten millions of 6Hsd
e The receipts day the past week these Toui
1--WE one bushe to every inabitant the receipt
Tor the week would all Massachusetts for six months
It no figure Of speech that the Northwest can Zee
| the world, "-Notc York World.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-20

mAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE,
ana and Neeroes for Sale.

MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE,
Land and Negroes for Sale. .l-
TTyHE undersigned will offer at Public Sale on Thursday,
L December goth 1s6O' unless previously disposed
OF, a valuable tract OF ..
MAURY COUNTY LAND, $40 esd
Situated on the Of Bgbgby, about miles from
Columbia four miles from the village OF Mt PeaIant
Maury county adjoining the George and
Andrew J. Polk and others containing
Thirteen Hundred and. Fifty Acres.
OF which there are some 900 or 700 acres cleared and we'll
proved good 0Yerers house. containing ak and
quarters sufficient 100 negroes There are also
on the premises excellent Gin House. Tobacco Barn. san
&c There excellent springs the plantation Wn
are make the land susceptible Of berg dy0
into smaller farms desired bypnrchasers, or all o"D
one, making it the most desirable
stock Farm in Tennessee
There will also be sold at the time and place; ne farm
stock Of Wheat, Corn, Rye Cattle hogs &C.
ing %,n S,osd s to m m families to purchasers composed
Of the valuable lot in the state,
EIGHTY NEGROES
49,, nIaeksmiths and Carpenters No
--.Ts5tv N soundness will be made, put any S
diseased will be pointed ous'
TERMS OF SALE.
-, -, aid on q credit Of one, two, three and four
me t bond with approved security, ana P,yaoe - Sa.
fsaring interest on the pnIcnass aIi ' Nv
will De be sold families credit Of one and two
Inc interest and such security As VIII be acceptable 70
years win W Polk or myself which will be made known
to purchase. The negroes will Re sold pubic
70 any disposed OF, the 2sth Of December
~ cattle Hogs, ProVender Farming Implements,
Ac will be sold credit OF Twelve menus win interest,"
from date: IT,. .,r1;c,+o, NAV h. mad. IN IBci.v
ar Geo w. Polk, near the premises, or 70 ne, Address
o.+ 10 GO-d,twkEIm Florence, ALABAMA.
NASHVILLE BanAer Memphis Appeal and Louisville JsSraG
.onv one month send bills to AdTeFtiser)
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ReaI estate and Negroes for Sale.
A Comfortable Dwelling House,

And necessary out houses for servants STOCK, &C .
This arm has proved itself by its average
h. hghlv adaptsd to the growth Of cotton and e dueen
Kinds OF grain, any land within TINS lstuus Uo' T
v Of unsurpassed Spring Water, convenient Tor family and
stock use is abundant and never falling rms
"a end 10 none in this Of the country for ia intrinsic
worth farming interest healthy location he cLens
in the immediate neghborhood generally sOe g ne
desired in any community. -. -. 1. -
Immediately adjoining the above fafn mere are OF
four hundred acres belonging 10 James buie also
g. f ale This is valuable interest, ana II added 10 the
would make interest valuable considerations yery
superior settlement portion Of this tract IN
ADv uersop buy with the we" Oh
Of The land considerable advantages nay be realized
M ~ bas.r 70 INV m advance he sale OF the 18th OF
ana thereby procure much Of the produce and stock
as may be required the years con'un pt,on
application TO tie resident superintendent John g Gooch OF
"a walter T Kew John NJ Barnett aud Thomas Berry, lnesh
bors) or to Butler Memphis, can ne ooAheu " "
/ absence Of the Undersigned. -, ,y--.,.,
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singular Abduction of a Young Lady.

The Rio de Janeiro correspondent Of the New
York Times tells tho following story
Some month or two since, as a Senior Luis Auto-
MO Carvalho one of the weaithest men IN blo, was
returning with his family from the opera, his car
riage was forciby stopped. and young man pre-
sentinr a revolver demand that his daughter should
ACCOMPANY him, which was complied with. The
Young man then took her by means of a small row
boat across the bay Praia Grande, stating his IN
tention to compel her to marry him when they
should arrive at certain place IN that city where
he had made his arrangements therefor. The young
lady apparently very doCile, suffered herself to be
led along ard, after prOce eding a few hundred
wards, slammed a fantng fit. and declared her ina
bility TO proceed further. Under the circumstances
the abductor was obliged to carry her to the nearest
dwelling threatening her at the same time with in
slant death if she to disclose his intentions to
the occupants BY some means, however, she con
trved 10 inform the master Of the house who turned
out to be a friend Of her parents. and who caused
the arrest Of the young and returned the young
lady To her father. Yesterday the abductor was
tried and sentenced to ten years Imprisonment with
hard labor for the offence. The rcstorer OF the daugh
ter was rewarded handsomely by the wealthy parent
and the girl herself obliged marry one OF her IA
theirs clerks in order to save herself from tatur,
similar annoyance Thus ends a small tragedy which
has been the town talk of all Rio since It's occur
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Ern,,, Warrington.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 18.--The number Of troops soon
to be sent to California and Texas is upwards OF
1000 Those for the former State go uiG the 18th
mus. =. -.
General Lane has returned from his kentucy
estate.
The pistol a valuable relic of the Washington
family. taken by Capt. Cook from Col. Washington
during the Harper's Ferry raid, has been returned
to the latter by Thaddeus Hyatt who recently re-
Gently received it from an unknown source.