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Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-29
The songs of Home.
BY GEORGE P. MORRIS.

Oh, sing more those dear, familiar lays,
Whose tuneful measure every bosom thrills
They take my heart back to the happy days
When first sang them on my native hills!
With the fresh feeling of the olden times,
hear them now upon foreign shore
The simple music and the artess rhymes
Oh. sing these dear. familiar lays once more |
Those cheerful lays eff other days
Oh, sing those cheerful lays once more
oh, sing once more those joy-provoking strains,
Which, half forgotten, in my memory dwell
They send the life blood bounding through M.
veins,
And circle rourd me like an airy spell,
Our native melodies a thrill mpart
More deep than notes the feather'd warbler
pour!
Fond webs of song birtl-woven with the heart
Then sing those dear, familiar lays once more
Those cheerful lays OF other days
Oh. sing those cheerful lays once more!
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-29
Pcasanca of Mind.

A friend informed US that, as he was
proceeding few days since through one
of the streets of New York where the in
stitulions Of the poor do most abound,
he was startled by aniiifantile voice cry
ing "help helpv' proceeding from
basement he was passing. Rushing into
the room he found little boy, about
FIVE years old, with blanket from the
he'd thrown over and wrapped aronnd
little sister, one and halt or two years
Younger. whose clothes had been set on
fire while playing near the stove. The
clothes not being of very inaama bic
material had not burned rapidly, and the
hoy had almost extinguished the flames
The little girl was not much burned. but
very much frightened. The boy in an
swer to the question why he wrapped
the bed blanket aroupd his sisters burn
clothes. said that MA had told him
that was the best W to put out fire :;
and as to why he loed help he'p!"
that he was afraid he could no. succeed
and wanted some h to help him. He
was then asked WI did not leave his
sister and run IN ~ eet and cry for
help 2 He ans Rtears in his
eyes and fixed q ESlion of counter
ance: A." No, | nes ould have left her.
She was NY sister. Had she burned up,
[ would have burned too" That mother
may well be proud q her boy, and that
sister will have br lie defender in her
brother. We doubT if there are any
boys of his age in Fifth avenue VINO would
have done this. Let this be an example
to mothers how to teach their children
always to do what they have been pre-
viously told to do in like circumstan ces.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-29

There is, in the following little poem all the mu-
sic and beauty of summer night
An Our Boat.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-01
To nourln. nemocrnt..

If the Douglas Democrats vote their separate
ticket for Douglas it will after all be only comp-
ment to him, for every body knows he has posi-
bic chance in Virginia. And if by so doing they
show willingness to defeat their own party, and
give the State to those who have been for long
the persistent and Incorporate assailauts and de-
nouncers of Douglas, what state of feeling would
they necessarily produce towards themselves and
towards Mr.. Douglas on the part of those who feel
kindly towards him though they cannot vote for
him now? We ask them to putthe qaestion to them
selves, and answer It as good Democrats and as re
asonable men. They can compliment Douglas as
well by voting for him the reguarC
ticket by voting for him on the Stsunton ticket
They can do him no harm and will do him an
indirect good by voting for HIM on the Charottes-
vile ticket By this latter course they will also
manifest their regard for the integrity and unity
of their party, and preserve with their political
brethren that mutual sympathy and affection which
will be important to after the present difficult
ties have passed by.-Pirginia Sentinel
We ask our Democratic friends who are support
lug Mr.. Douglas. to read carefully the above sug-
gestions. They are equally applicable to Maryland
as Virginia. Why should any Democrat continue
course which must tend TO strengthen our common
enemy and perpetuate the present unfortunate d.
vision in our ranks? If there are those whe are
tired Of Democracy, and who desire 10 see Adolf
tionsm elevated to power, let them have the manli
ness to avOw their opinions and wishes, and give
their votes directly to Lincoln. To give support to
the Know Nothings in Congress dd-throw away
their votes for the benefit of the Abolitonists and
put them into power by dividing the strength of
those opposed to their sectional fanaticism. ~
There is not a Douglas man in Maryland who be-
eves that he has any chance of carrying the State
or the most remote chance Of being elected. Ifthey
desire to pay him the compliment of vote, aud to
show their respec: for his talents and their conf.
dence in his principles, that can be done by the
means proposed by our Virginia cotemporarIes and
it can be done without destroying the unity of the
Democratic party and perpetuatng unkind feelings.
Why should we not unite as brethren against the
common enemy who has been through the past the
bitter rcviler of all Democrats and of none more
bitter than Mr.. Douglas? VIII Democrats of Mary
land friends of Mr.. Douglas, act TO give the
State to his lifelong enemies and reviers rather
than to the gallant Breckenridge who his friend
and defender in the past? There should have been
but one Democratic electoral ticket throughout the
and whoever had majority of the votes
in any State should have had its electoral vote. We
urged this at the commencement Of the campaign,
and we still urge it upon all true Democrats. Let
us not by divisions encourage and strengthen
old enemies and palsy the efforts Of the true and
loyal OF our own party.-Baltinlore Republican.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-01
The Decd is done !--The Prediction Is Ver-
iffed.

"B,Tlingame. am elected senator for sic yea s
hare got Joe LGneS head in basket and going to
hare &ideHs, BrightS and Ftch'S 1OOnt be SpLeH-
did sight BTIngGEne to see NcDOJdSI returned from
California Baker from Oregon, and Douglas and old
Abe at Washington together The nert President is
to come from Illinois. stephen Arnold Douglas in a
conversation with Burlingame.
The above is the language which the Hon. s. A.
Douglas used to Mr.. Burlingame, of Massachusetts
in Boston, since the commencement of this Presi-
Dental campaign, as reported by Mr. Burlingame
himself in a speech made by him in the State of
Maine just preceding their State election.
The latest overland mail beings accounts from San
Francisco to the 10th instant and from Oregon to
the 7th The election for Senator's took place at
Salem, in Oregon, the I'd of October in due legal
form J. W. Nesmith Douglas Democrat, was elect
ed for the long term, and e. D. Baker, Black Repub
Hcan for the short term. 1t is unnecessary to COM
ment on the result of this election. To the South
Gen. Lane is known, both in the service he has rem
dered his country in the field and IN the Senate. In
the former he has defended their honor against
foreign enemy in the latter he has indicated their
rights against domestic foe. The country and the
Constitution never had more faithful friend and
more Jealous defender than Joe Lane, as Mr.. Doug
las terms him. and, though he may have his head
in basket he has only the consolation to klOlo that
he is not the first prostitute principle and virtue who
has been gratifSd in having the head of a just man
in charger. The prediction and this result fxeI
the completely of Mr.. Douglas so certainly in
knowledge of the coalition that he who runs may
read. II there is Southern man, after this, who
still adheres to his destiny, he owes it to his own
consistency to procure Immediately Wide AtodEe
uniform. But there are men who advocate Douglas
North and South, who repudate him forever after
this transaction Washington Constitution.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-01
THE CANVASS.
WlLLIAsLsPoRF. MAURY County !.
no4 Q-kl Torn

AA<1AA-aAor Isl
Oct. 9th, 1860
Union AID american Democrats have got prettv
well used 70 feeling good during this canvass but it
is seldom you them more jubilant than they are
in this neighborhood this evening The appoint
ment Of CAN'T and Kiercheval at Wiliamsport for
to-day was filed by N. II. Burt and L. D. Myers of
Columbia. Mr.. Myers, you recollect. was formerly
Wing, but could not approve the odious doctrines
of Know Nothingism. He made one of the most
effective and telling speeches to-day that ever
heard Mr.. Burt came first, then Mr. Myers, and
when Burt arose to reply he remarked that Mr..
Myers had made one of the best speeches he had
heard from any of his party this canvass
Some one in the crowd replied, /" Yes or from any
man of any party" At this the pent up feeling of
the crowd found vent in a spontaneous and ire
pressible shout Mr.. Myers told the Bell men that
the people Of the North mistake their feelings and
place them in false position. The North regard
them hostile to the institution of slavery. The
Bell men, he insisted, ought to take position which
would disabuse the Northern mind as to the sound
ness of the Bell men of the South en- the slavery
question. No man ever uttered more pregnant OF
more cogent truth.
l can do no justice to such speech He had
many warm friends before, but he multiplied then
greatly by his speech to-day.
Everything is right here. never saw better
feeling pervade the Democratic party. We have nj
maeontents who are hard to bring to the scratch
Every man is ready and eager to give his vote fo
Breckenridge and Lane All of us will vote, tn,
last one DEMOCRAT
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-01
Vanity of VanitieS-AII is Vanity.

Inc l1AIattF edys
South Carolina Is the only Southern State which,
in our opinion. Mr.. Bell has not fair chance to
~. He is sure to carry Tennessee, Kentucky Mis-
souri, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and North Car
olina. We say. and We say it deliberately, as our
sincere belief and the result will show, that Mr.
Bell will carry an of the above mentioned States.
Shade of WILLARD FIIIMoRE! Do not such prog
nosticatons cause you to disturb the sumbers Of
the Bonner? Rest, rest perturbed spirit, and be
thankful for small favors But the Banner, not
satisfied with claiming the above States, says:
I'VE believe BELLS chances for carrying both Ala
bama and Mississippi, quite equal if not better
than those of BRECKENRIDGE Mr.. BELL nas not a
remote but very fair chance of carrying Florida
The union of the BELL and DOUGLAS men of Texas
in support of joint electoral ticket strikes us to
have very good chance &c. &c.
If the Banner is sincere in what it says, we have
only to add in the language of Mr. YAILLNDNGHAN
of Ohio. to NELSON, of Tennessee, when NELSON ex-
messed so much confidence in the conservatism of
the Black Republicans, can only say that he has
the mild virtue of an honest heart-raoSt marvellous
Creitlitu.'
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-01
DOuuIa,I.m, know NnOthingism In Dis
Ruise.

II reouires no great depth of insight to perceive
that the Douglas movement IN the South Is essential
ly Know Nothing in its tendency and effect BY
inspecting the Douglas Electoral tickets IN the SOUTH
man after man eau be easily ldcnuhed as full
blown Know Nothing in 1855. Our readers know
the past potica status of the supporters OF Doug
las in this State In Mississippi the fragment of a
Douglas ticket that remains in the field IS composed
with one or two exceptions, OF qltonddm hnow
Nothngs In Alabama, Judge Parsons, an Old wing
and Know Nothing Is the most prominent Douglas
leader In Tennessee, ii. Stuart Foote, who was
Know Nothing candidate in 1855, and who has war
red against the Democratic party tor ten years, is
the very Ajax of DOuGlasism. In North Carolina,
Henry w. Miller. who never voted Democratic
vote in his life heads the Douglas ticket And so Of
every State in the South Moreover, as a majority
of the Democracy of every State in the South are
for Major Breckenridge, there is no chance Of car
rying single State for Douglas. and consequently
every Democratic vote cast for Douglas, counts IN
favor of that very pet and their TIMETABLE sam"
John Bell, of Tennessee.
There Is, indeed, a most striking and significant
resemblance between Know Nothingism and the
tenets Of squatter sovereignty; the only difference
between them, being simply this Know Nothingism
proposes by dark intrigue and silent treachery, TO
invade the constitutional rights of all Catholics and
naturalized citzens squatter sovereignty proposes
by means of all the terrorism and bloOdshed of
border war, TO invade the constitutional rights of
every citizen of the saveholdng States, native and
naturalized, Catholic and Protestant. Both dogmas
are coWardly-bOth subYersiYe of pledged faith and
civil Hberty--both fanatical-both intolerant-both
ignoring protection to constitutional rghts-each
endeavoring to establish iinpsriluR IN inlDeyio -
throughout the South, at this moment, they 20
hand in hand in war on Democratic ascendency;
squatter sovereignty DONG the work only III order
that Know Nothlngism may monopoize the spoils.
So low has squatter sovereignty descended, it has
become the recognized cats-paw of Know Nothing
ism in the South.-Ly7scbblTg Republican,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-01

Gov. johnson in his speech on Tuesday evening
truthfully remarked thar John Bell was the recpi
emit of fame not deserved, and honors never won
He said that his name was not identified with any
great achievement and asked if he had any hold on
the affections of the people. Several efeminate
voices responded yes" but when Gov. johnson
asked what Bell had done to give him hold upon
the popular heart, no response could be giyen-his
friends were mute.
The truth is, we have never seen man of any
party that cherished an admiration for John Bell.
Jackson had the peculiar faculty of inf4sing him
self into his friends. Clay had enthusiastic admir-
ers. The world never produced a civilian that had
such coutrol over the popular heart In any contest
one blast from his bugle horn" would rally to his
standard thousands of true ready to follow his
lead. Douglas can inspire his friends with enthu-
siasm. Frank Pierce, short and brilliant as has
been his career made a host of friends who will
cling to him in his seclusOn. But John Bell never
had friend in his life. He is the impersonation of
selfish greed and frozen humanity. He has no more
sympathy with the masses than iceberg has of
sive to the approach of an equal companionship and
an agreeable intercourse, he stOops only to court
the incense of popular applause, and mingle with
men for the exclusive purpose of using them. There
is an infexibe rigidity of manner, an air of res
traint and condescensOn in his intercourse with the
crowd and an ill-cOncealed expression of contempt
for the populace, which repel even the sympathies
of his political associates. He to think that
that the affections Of the masses is thing to be
courted or despsed, to be received or rejected at
the CAPRICE of politicians. and hence he deficient
n every element of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-01
The most SuPerIatiVeIy ridiculous idea
OF the day is, Douglas Canvass south TO
SaVe Tho Union.

In every State where he has canvassed this summer
the Black Republicans hav added thousands to their
| majority.
In Pennsylvania Indiana, and Ohio. where his
boosted strength lay-he reaped the rich reward
of Abolition victories. Pennsylvania gave $4,000
majority for Aboiuonism Douglas still claims
the State. man is fool TO believe it. The only
hope now for all parties opposed to Lincoln, is to
take New York By the fusion ticket
Douglas opposed fusion bitterly to the end. Yam
cey advocated it in towering, eloquent speeches.
New York is the Solferino, of the fight. Who is
traitor and who is not? What has Douglas DONE
but distract and divide? If he has power, and can
do good, and he is honest why not go to New York,
and fight like patriot! Tennessee has three or
four gifted sons there, the heat of battle. Some
for Bell, some for Breckinridge-all for fusion to
beat Lincoln.
Mr. Douglas is travelling here to distract and divide.
He does not say take no heed of me, but save the
Union-be united as brothers, and as you ought to
be- in interest"
A Presidential candidate, hawking and peddling
his free-sOil squatter sovereign heresies through
the South. A political mounte bank, travelling like
a Constable to make votes Our country is coming
70 fearful pass when such degradation can be toll
Grated 1t is undignified and dangerous, and highly
detrimental TO our interests slave holding States,
10 have our people infamed by passionate appeals
To marty. bv Presidential candidate 1t bodies no
good to our slaves or to u.s. Let Mr.. Douglas relieve
himself of this charge to distract and destroy"
If he will scatter desOlation in his own camp-in
his own home. what can he expect to do here?
"Whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make
mad - hatkdaOOgd Reflector.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-01
Erienda.

Are you ct work? There remain but four more
working days before the election Be up and doing.
Do not sit by the fire stand upon the street
ners talking of the prospects and asking of every
passer-by What news!" Go to work diligently.
The dangers of the hour demand it of you. Do not
act so as to be saddened after the election by the
reflection that you could have done something more
if you had tried. Try now. Try until the polls
close. No is too high or too low, too rich or
too poor exert some influence if he will only try.
We repeat then try. You cannot, you ought not to
succeed without work. Do your duty and victory
is certain
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-01
APropoiIiion to Ret s1a0n.
Mr.. EDITOR l see the following in the Banner o
this morning:

Mr.. EDITOR: see the following in the Banner of
this morning:
South Carolina is the oaly Southern State which,
in our opinion Mr.. Bell has not fair chance to car
ry. He is sure to carry Tennessee, Kentucky, Mis-
souri, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and North Car
DINA. We say, and we say it deliberately, as our
sincere belief and the result will show that Mr..
Bell will carry all of the above mentioned States
Our friends from Alabama and Arkansas write us
confidently that those two States will cast their
votes for Bell We believe that his chances for car
rying both quite equal if not better, than those
of Dir. Breckenridge. In Mississippi some of our
friends entertain the strongest belief that they will
carry the State. A letter very recently received
from them, says they certainly will carry in a Ger
tain contingency, which is very far from being re-
mote.
The running of a separate Douglas ticket in Flori-
da will surely give Mr. Bell not remote but very
fair " chance " of carrying that State-consdering
the smallness of the Democratic majority at the re-
cent election for Governor.
As to Texas will it be said that the union of the
Douglas and Bell men of that State in support of
joint electoral ticket, for which ticket Gov. HOus
ton who was last year borne into the gubernatoral
chair by majority of eight or ten thousand votes
has taken the feld-willit be said under these cir
cumstanCes that the ticket has not - the remOtest
possible chance" 1t would seem, it strikes US, to
have very good chance.
] viii bet 500 on BRECKINRIDGE's carrying each
State named above or probable for BELL, all
to be taken together, and will give $50 to any one
who will take he bet r.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-01
The Lackey DIscIosure.

The Cincinnati Commercial thus speaks of the pre-
tended disclosures made by one LAcKEY, son-in-
law of the free soil Elk Governor king, of Missouri
LAcKEY it will be remembered, was clerk in one
of the departments, but was discharged for inefi-
cheney or malfeasance. The Commercial says
The sensation dispatch of the New York Times
about the revelation of dsunon plot, will be found
in another column 1t is evidently a specimen of
making the most out Of a rum0r. A clerk has been
discharged from the Treasury department, ard he
at makes the most frightful exhibit of affairs
and thereby of course vastly enhances his own i'm
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-01
why is This 7 II there be anything in Ter
49, rirnriII SnNPreipnIN.

Wherever Congress has passed an act admitting a
new State. il has prescribed certain fundamental
conditions which have to be accepted by the embryo
State as a condition precedent TO lis admission.
Among others is the very important one that the
proposed State shall not tax the property of non
residents higher than that Uf resident proprletors
Why is this Because the Territory is passing
from the condition in which Congress has lawful
power to protect the citizens Of all the States IN
their lhts of property in the Territories into that
of a sovereignty, where it viii have no such power
=" in your present condition we can prevent you
from taxing excessively the property of non-resi-
dent proprietors but when you become a State we
cannot do so. Therefore, until you agree not to do
this wrong, VIII not permit you to pass from our
control into condition in which you viii be beyond
our reach. "-AUulugcHe
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-01
Ne Chance for DougIas-That Question is
decided-The Result ROW between Brock
Enrfdge and IdnrpIn

Ne Chance for DougIas-That Question Is
decided-The Result ROW between Brock
tnridge and Ldnpolns
The chance for Douglas ever to be President has
passed away. His running this time has been
mere experiment the public credulity and on the
public patience The result IS as apparent as if it
were already announced and the votes Of next
month had been counted. He will not carry an
electoral vote except by fusion with other parties
and even then the chances slim and doubtful
Douglas is out of the question The recent elections
have made it as certain that he cannot carry
State as that the election win be held Nobody is
sangume enough TO believe it. The most crazy
for Douglas DO not pretend even IN boasting that
he has ghost of show.
This retribution is as righteous as is the certainty
that it will fall upon him. He is the reckless and
vulgar assassin by whom the great American De-
mocraey, if it be doomed to DEATH will fall That he
is the first victim who falls beneath its ruin IS
Just and deserved.
There are now in the field virtually but two can
didates for the Presidency. These are breckenridge
and Lincoln. Between them the issue lies. Out OF
seven Southern States that have voted within the
past two months Breckenridge has carried SIX and
/ Bell has carried one Missouri, Arkansas. North
Carolina. Delaware, Florida, and Texas, by their
votes have shown their adhesion to breckenridge
Kentucky alone has gone against him. But IN the
| North Douglas has carried nothing. The voice OF
/ the people has already named John O. Breekln-
ridge the candidate of the Democracy What
then, is the use of longer abiding by Douglas IN his
disastrous straits or of further following his broken
and failing fortunes! 49,
A vote for Breckenridge is vote for a Democratic
candidate that abides by all the covenants OF the
Union. and whose motto is 'the Constitution and the
equality of the StatesP By that sign we will the
end conquer. though cur triumph be delayed by the
arts of traitors and though we have been led into
some reVerses by the management of demagogues
who have assumed the reins Of the party for their
base and selfish ends.-Madison' Wisconsin, Argus