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FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

CHARLESTON, April 26.
The Convention assembled at ten o'clock
Mr.. Fitzhugb, of Pennsylvania, presented
a series of resolutions in favor of the Flu
gitive. slave Law. Referred to the Com
mittee on Platforms.
The Committee on platforms is still out
and it is understood they are wholly un-
able to agree, and that three separate
platforms will be presented.
Mr.. Brown presented resolution de-
claring that emigrants to the Territories,
carrying with them slave property, are en-
titled to protection to such property.
Mr.. Walker, of Mississippi, offered an
amendment declaring it the duty of the
Government 70 afford legal protection to
all classes of property, slave or otherwise,
in the territories or on the high sea. The
amendment was accepted, and the resolu.
ton, as amended, referred to the Commit.
tee on Platform.
The Tennessee Platform was then read
and referred. A dozen or more resolu-
tions with regard to slavery in the Terri
tories were presented from various delc>
gates and referred to the Platform Com.
mittee. A number of resolutions relative
to the railroad to the Pacific we're also
presented and referred.
Mr.. Seward, of Georgia, presented o
resolution on the rights of Shareholders
desiring o suitable platform, and declar.
ing James Guthrie, of Kentucky, as the
proper man to nominate for the Prssiden-
I cy.
The Convention did not adjourn as was
supposed. the motion being withdrawn te
enable Mr.. Montgomery to present reso
lntion to instruct the Committee not t(
report O. National Committee until tht
nominations are made. The subject was
referred to the Committee.
The following resolution was presented
by Mr.. Morton, of Louisiana, and is sale
to come from Senator Slidell.
Resolred, That Territories belong tt
the several States as common property
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

4 P. M.-The Committee on Plat
form was rot ready to report.
Mr.. Sales. of Rhode Island, offered a
resolution instructing the Committee on
Platform to the following additional reso-
lutions:
ResolUed, That we recognize to the
fullest extent the principle, that to pre-.
serve the Union the equality of the States
must be maintained, and the decision of
the courts enforced, and that every branch
of the Federal Government shall exercise
all its Constitutional powers in the pro-
lection of persons and property both in
the States ard Territories. =
An exciting scene arose on the pre-.
senting of this resolution, and it was final
ly ruled out of order as under the plat.
form rule, and must he referred to that
Committee.
Several other resolutions were offered,
and it was repeatedly asserted that the
Committee on Platforms would not be
able to report at ALL
A resolution was then offered instruct
ing them to report what progress they bad
made at ten o'clock to morrow morning,
pending which the Convention adjourned
until ten o'clock A. NJ. tomorrow.
The excitement is increasing.
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THE GREAT FIGHT-A DRAW
INFAMOUS CONDUCT OF THE
Efr{r f3TEe 81 ~ n
c1e BRITISH.

We kept our paper back and despatch
ed . special messenger to Barnesville to
bring the very latest before going to
press.
as Heenan and Sayers fought 40 rounds
Heenan had rendered Sayers right arm
almost useless. The fight lasted two
hours and eight minutes. Heenan knock.
ed Sayers asneteen clear knock downs
ySsyers won but one round and did not
knock Heenan down once.
: Heenan had Sayers' head under his
arm and would have whipped him at once,
but John Morrissey cut the ropes ending
the Sight in row. We will give full par
ticulars next week.
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C0rwln en- the Fugitive Slave
Law.

Tom Corwin made q speech on Thurs.
4 day, in Congress on the subject of the
fugitive slave law. He said there was not
: enc Republican in hundred thousand
who would repeal the present law, and
Substitute State legislation. If this be
true, why did not Mr.. Corwin explain the
reason for the Republicans denouncing it
In such unmeasured termsY They never
permit themselves 70 speak of it without
eharscterizing it as "infamous.
Perhaps Mr.. Corwin is right, never.
the!ess. The Republican party owes its
if not its existence, to the
howl raised over the repeal of the Mis-,
souri compromise act; and yet while they
wept, and swore, and raved in q very
agony Of indignation, not man of them
ever proposed in Congress, to restore it.
Almost the same is true of the fugitive
slave law. It has rested undisturbed on
the statute books for ten years, while
there is scarcely school house In the
North iE which it has not been denounced
Blake. the unsophisticated Oberlinite, hal
introduced bill in the House to repea
it, but the bill stands not the ghost of {
chance of passing.
sia Does Mr.. Corwin believe the Republi
cans are insincere, and manufacture indig
: nation for political effect? If be does
is not Mr. Corwin about right?
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.SHERLFF'S SALE.

Dakan and Mellott, adm'rs OF Isaac Anderson,
against
David Palmer.
DY virtue of writ of execution to me direct
I'D ed from the Court of Common Pleas of the
county of Monroe. and State of Ohio, will Of
fer for sale, at public auction, at the front door
of the court house, in the town Of Woodsfeld,
y n said county, between the hours of ten o'clock
a. NJ, and four O'Clock p. m, on
Saturday the End day Of June 1850.
The following described real estate situated
in said county, to wit: -
The north east quarter of the south west
Quarter of section fourteen, township four and
range four, containing forty acres, more or
less.
This writ subject to another in the case of
Dakan and Mellott administrators of Anderson
against David Palmer.
C, NJ. MORROW,
May 2, 1860. 1915 Sheriff, M. c. o.
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SHERIETS SALE
8. P. Jones,
o0osnot sA

Eliel Long and others. asagiF
PY virtue of writ of venditioni sxponAs to
- me directed from the court Of common pleas
of the county of Monroe, in the State Of Ohio,
will offer for sale at public auction, st the
front door of tie court house, in Woodshsld,
in said county, between the hours Of 10 o'clock
a. m, and 4 o'clock p. M, on esIaNla
Saturday. the End day Of Jure, 1850.
the following described real estate, situate IN
said county, to wit:
One acre of ground in the south west corner
of the south east quarter of section seventeen,
township three,a and range ave assi
Levied upon as the property Of Eliel Long.
c. NJ. MORROW,
May 2, 1s6J.-$3,l5: Sheriff, n. Go.
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COAL WANTED.

OEALED proposals will be received at the
y office of the County Auditor, until the 10th
day of June 1850, for the delivery of twelve
hundred bushels of Coal, for the Court House,
Jail, and Probate Judges office, the Coal to be
delivered by the 10th of September, and to be
measured by the County measure when deliv-
cred. The Coal to be of a good quality and
well screened. By order of the Commissioners.
MARTIN L. BOWSER, Aud. NJ c. o.
Nav g 1860.
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Wheeling Railroad Bridge,

We observe by an advertisement in the In
teligencer that the "Wheeling Railroad Bridge
Company" which was chartered by an act of
the recent session of the Virginia Legislature,
will open books of subscription to the stock of
said company, in Wheeling and Bridgeport, on
the Sd day of May next.
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M A r RI A G. E S.

On the 22nd ult., by Rev. VIM. Lowery, Mr..
Moses Edgar and Miss Catharine Clegg, all of
this county.
On the 25th ult., in New Castle, this coun-
ty, by --, DR.. WILLIAM WALTON and Miss
MARY GRIMsHAw.
With the above notice we received one of the
finest cakes that ever made printers mouth
water, for which the parties receive the thanks
of all hands.
Peace be around them, wherever they rove
May life be for them one summers day,
And all that they wish, and all that they love
Come smiling around their sunny wayl
If sorrow e'er this calm should break,
May even their tears pass off so lightly,
Like spring showers they'll only make
The smiles :hat follow burn more brightly.
May Time, who sheds his blight Ger all
And daily dooms some joy to death,
Ger them let years so gently fall
They shall not crush one flower beneath
As half in shade, and half in sun,
This world along its path advances,
May that side the suns upon
Be all that e'er shall meet their glanGes.
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- Governor Robinson, chairman Of
the Vermont Delegation to Charleston
died At the latter place, On the 25th, of
-appoplexy. BE was the, only Democrat
ever elected Governor of that State. He
was elected in 1852. The Convention upon
~ death being announced passed approp.
state resolutions and then adjourned.
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WA Western paper says: pair Of
horses were standing near railroad sta
ton recently, when train came thunder
ing along; one of the horses was greatly
frightened, trembling violently for a mo-
ment, then fell down dead killed by ter
ror.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-05-02

GThe Atlantic telegraph company in Lon
don has sent vessel to attempt to take up the
Irish end of the Atlantic cable, which they
think they can do to the distance of ESQ miles
from the Irish coast. They will also send a
vessel to rails the American end, not with a
view to repair but to recover as much as pos
sible of the cable for other uses. The infer
ence is that the idea of restoring the present
cable has been totally abandoned.
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GEORGE BARCUS ESTATE
NOTICE is hereby given that the undersign-
IN ed was, on the 2lst day of April 1860,
appointed by the Probate Court of Monroe
County, Ohio, administrator of the estate of
George Barcus, deceased.
GEORGE WILCOX.
Nav 9 ls60.-8t.
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si8 We have dates from tie Conven-
ton to Monday morning. No romina.
tion. Chances doubtful. The platforms
had all been re-committed. We have no
more room.
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May 2, 1850.
Master Commissioners Sale.
Jesse Lantz,
against

y ~ r.
Dicks and Miller and others. sbire9
ON mandate from the Court Of Common
" Pleas of Monroe county, in the Statecf
Ohio, by virtue of the said mandate, will
offer for sale at public auction, at the door Of
the court house, in said county, on bfuodz
Saturday, the 2nd day of june, 1860,
between the hours Of 10 O'Clock, A. M, and A
O'Clock, p. M, on said day, the following de-
scribed real estate, situate in said county, to-
wit: 1A 'foa, 53t 1855 0i s9raA
Beginning for the same at stone, bearing
north l5A degrees west 18 rods and IL links
from a stone on certain line between section
81 and %, of township A, of range 5, which
stone is set l3 rods and 18 links west from the
quarter section corner between said section,
running thence north 19A degrees east rods
and IA links to Sycamore tree 2s inches in
diameter, thence north Is degrees west II
rods and % links to rock on the north side
Of the creek, thence south 1s& degrees east to
the place of beginning, containing 81 square
rods and 78 -hundredthsA of q rod, moro
or less.
Also the following tract of land being in the
same section, township and range, beginning
for the same at a stone on the section line
and 60 one hundredths chains west from the
quarter section corner between section 2l and
%, township and range 5, thence west with
the section line and 33 .one-hundredths
chains to a stone, thence north 15A degrees
west A and 81 one-hundredths chains to q
| stone, thence north 10 chains east and Al
one-hundredths chains to Sycamore tree,
thence south So degrees east and 81 one
hundredths chains to a rock, thence south Il
degrees east 3 and SO one hundredths chains
| to the place of beginning, containing acres
and Is one hundredths of an acre, more or less
On said premises are erected steam grist
mill, asaw mill with water power, and q frame
dwelling house with other improvements
TERMS made known on the day of sale. SIT
JOEL F. RANDOLPH, Mas. Com. 3,
Monroe Common Pleas.
May 2, 1860. $3.50.
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Master Commissioners Sale.
Joseph Kllrod. Sen.

against
Susannah Ellrod, Sen., Joseph kllrod and James
Elltod.
ON mandate from the Court of Common Pleas
u of Monroe County, in the State of Ohio,
by virtue of said mandate, I will offer for sale
at public auction, at the front door Of the
court house, in said county, on
Saturday, the End day Of June, 1850,
between the hours of 10 o'clock, A. NJ, and 4
o'clock, P. NJ, on said day. the following de-
scribed real estate, situate in said county, to
wit: -
Town lot number thirty (30), in Antioch,
Monroe county, Ohio. ---------'
JOEL F. RANDOLPH, Mas. Com.
Monroe Common Pleas.
May 2, 1850. $3,15.
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Legal Notice.

HEcRGE KOCH, of Iowa. will take notice
" that on the 30th day Of April lsee, Bar
barry Koch filed her petition in the Court OF
Common Pleas of Monroe county, Ohio, for
Divorce and alimony, against said George Koch.
Cause, wilful absence for more than tAree
years. Said petition viii be for hearing at the
July term of said court, 1860.
Nav 2, ls6o.--6w. pd.
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lCOluIuts
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
CHARLESTON, April 23.-The Conven.
tion was called to order by Judge Smally
Chairman of the National Convention.
Francis B. Flourpey, of Arkansas, was
chosen temporary Chairman, and returned
thanks for the honor conferred.
Prayer was offered by Rev, DR.. Hankel
of Charleston.
VIM. F. Richie was appointed tenn
porary secretary
VIM. Fisher, of Va, offered letter
from the Wood delegation of New York.
Mr.. Cochran moved that the rules of
the last Convention be adopted.
Mr.. Fisher claimed that he had the
floor. Much confusion ensued, and cries
of order
Mr.. Cook, Of Ohio, offered resolution
to appoint committee on permanent
organization.
Mr.. Richardson, Of Ill.,, spoke in favor
of harmony, and urged the gentlemen to
keep calm and preserve order.
Mr.. Cook, of Ohio, offered resolution
excluding only New York and Ill. from
participating in the organization; their
entire delegations being contested.
A long debate followed, participated
in by Messrs. Richardson, Judge Meek,
of Alabama, and Barksdale, of Missis-
sippi.
Mr.. Cessna offered an amendment that
two committees, one on organization and
one on credentials, be appointed-Illinois
and New York to be excluded from the
latter. The previous question was called
and the resolu tion adopted by ayes 254,
nays A..
The States were called, and the names
of the committees on organization and
credentials were appointed by the dele
cations.
The New York and ILL., delegations
were excluded from committee on creden'
tials by vote of 244 ayes to 81 nays.
On motion, the convention adjourned
at o'clock, until tomorrow.
| SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
CHARLESTON, April 24.-The Conven'
tion reassembled at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The committee on permanent Or
ganization reported in favor of Hon.
Caleb Gushing for President and one
Vice President and Secretary for each
State in the Union.
The committee on permanent organiza'
ton reported an additional rule to wit
That ia any State in which it has not been
provided or directed by its State conven
:ion how its vote may be given, the con
vention will recognize the right of eacf
delegate to cast his individual vote.
All the speakers at the meeting of the
Southern delegation last night, were de
cieedly radical and incorporating, moth
ing short of an extreme platform will sat
isfy them, except Southern candidat,
and he must be Hunter. Douglas de
feat, or disruption of the convention
seems inevitable if combination can bt
formed to give him the necessary numbers
six States would instantly withdraw. ant
probably nominate Davis, seconded b!
Fernando Wood and his followers.
! Mr.. Buchanan's letter of withdrawa
is in the pocket of delegate.
Hon. Caleb Cushing was intro
duced to the convention, and made mos
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SHERIFF, SALE OF Personal
PROPERTY.

SHERIEF' SALEe OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY.
David Workman and Samuel Crew.
against
John Scott's administrator and James Kelsey.
DY virtue of writ of execution to me di-
ID rected from the Court of Common Pleas of
the county of Monroe, and State of Ohio, will
offer for sale, at public auction, on the prem
ises of Elisabeth Scott, in Adams Township
in said county, between the hours of ten
O'Clock a. M, and four o'clock p. m, on
Saturday the 15M day Of NAY 1860.
The following personal property to wit:
One gray mare and sucking colt, and one
three year old horse, taken as the property OF
John Scott deceased.
C.M. MORROW.
Nav g. 2t %, f. Sl,5O. Sheriff Il. C. o.
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EHeenan, on his recent arrest in England,
was only placed under ESQ bonds. Such bonds
as these cannot bind the muscles of the Amer
ican Eagle.
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LEoAL!-t is understood that Attorney
General Blacks authority for declining Robert
]. Walkers challenge is "Chitty on pteading!'
Potter says he couldn't let Pryor shoot him,
for that would violate the constitution of Wis
consin on contracts.
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May 2, 1860.
Master Commissioners Sale.

against
Samuel Miller and others.
0N mandate from the court of Common Pleas
~ of Monroe county, in the State Of Ohio, by
virtue of said mandate, will offer for sale At
public auction, at the front door Of the court
house in said county, on .'51hae ~,
Saturday, the End day Of June. 1850,
between the hours Of 10 o'clock, A. NJ, and
o'clock. P. NJ, on said day, the following de-
scribed real estate, situate in said county, to
wit:
The north west quarter Of section three (3,)
township three (3,) range i've (5,J in Monroe
county, Ohio, and also 36 acres of the south.
west quarter of the south west quarter Of sec
tion four (4,) township three a. and range
five (5,) in Monroe county, Ohio, except one
acre occupied by the Baptist Church and grave.
yard, and three acres sold to William Headley.
JOEL F. RANDOLPH, Mas. Com.
Monroe Common Pleas.
May 2, 1860. $500. ~ -
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" John Shannon, son of the ex. Gov
srnor. died, in Kansas q short time since.
he is said to have been young man of
snusual ability.
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~ The Maryland Republican Con-
vention. was broken up by the Plug-igly
rowdies of Baltimore.
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md not to the individual citizens thereof:

and not to the individual citizens thereof;
that the Federal Constitution recognized
property in slaves, and as such the owner
thereof is entitled to carry his slaves into
any Territory of the United States, and
hold them there as property; and in case
the people of the Territories, by enaction,
unfriendly legislation, or otherwise, should
endanger the tenure of such property, or
discriminate againstit by Withholding that
protection given to other property in the
Territories, it is the duty of the General
Government to interpose by an active
execution of its constitutional power to
secure the rights of shareholders.
AT quarter to twelve the Convention
adjourned till four o'clock
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WILLIAM LEMMONS ESTATE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the subscri-
lN bers have been appointed and qualified
by the Probate Court of Monroe County, Ohio,
as Executor and Executrix, of the estate OF
William Lennon, late of said county, Dsceas-
ed. EZRA LENNON,
CHRISTINA LENNON.
May 2, 1sso.-st. ~ ss
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Divorce Notice.

against 8He
isabella F. Barnett. ~rS
In the Court of Common Pleas Of Nom
roe County. Ohio.
isabella F. BARNETT, will take notice
i that on the 18th day of April, 1860, Jacob
l.. Barnett, fled in the Court of Common Pleas
of Monroe County, Ohio, his petition, in which
he asks for Divorce from the said Isabella F.
Barnett; and for cause charges that said Isa-
bella F. Barnett during the month Of February
1860, and at divers times before that date, was
guilty of adultery in tbs county of Washing
ton, Chic, with one Rice Barton. fsn
JACOB l.. BARNETT.
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NOTICE.

hereby notify all persons that will not
pay certain note, calling for 6fty-fve dollars
given by me to Robert Merideth. dated in jan
uary 1860, and payable one year after date
The above note was given for wagon which
was AFTERWARDS given up, and as have received
no eonside ration forsthe note refuse to pay
it.. ROBERT PRUETT.
May 2. st. pd
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DIED-At the Monroe County Infrmary,
on the 26th Of April, 1850, ELIHU ROBINS.
formerly of Franklin township, aged about Il
years. L
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-19

ARRIVAL ExrRAoRDINARY.-O1 Adams. tho
great California Hunter, with one hundred and
fifty living animals of his own capturing, inclu-
ding seventeen dancing and performing bears. has
arrived from San Francisco on board the ship Col
den Fleece. There are nineteen cages in all, va.
Tying in size, mostly ton feet long, four feet wide,
and four feet high Sampson, Lady Washington,
and Fremont, being the largest of the Bruin In
mly. occupying separate cages, all the others, ex-
cept the buffalo and elk, having two and some
three Of the large animals. Besides the seventeen
performing bears, embracing ten different kinds,
there are two California lions, two do tigers, two
do. cougars, two lynx, seven coyotes, one white
wolf one ant cater. sea lion. one sea leopard,
two silver gray foxes. one full grown buffalo two
clks, two wild mountain goats, seventeen snakes,
two large California condors two do vulures, Eve
California moop-faced owls, three double feared do,
two Australian ostriches, q feet high two white
pelicans, two gray do two large golden eagles,
livery rare aud beautifully two black Lower Cali
iornia eagles, two California American bald ca
giles, besides great variety of other birds and
animals. 1t is understood that Mr.. p. Il. Bar
mum has purchased an undivided half of this no.
vel exhibition ut large figure. and that after
short stay in New York they will visit other ci
ties. and also be exhibited through the country
~. 7. Com. Ado.