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Speaking Of the great split in the Democratic
party, then. o. Be says:
We are inclined to believe from the deyc1op~
ments before US that the once Irresistible and
indomitable Democracy will hereafter be dis
severed, discordaut and belligerent, and thai.
torn by diesensions, it will be poncrless TO
achtert fresh triumphs. Abolitionism in one
quarter, fierce and intractable, and Uisunion.
ism in another, willy aud resolute, hare com.
b1ned to destroy its prestige, weaken its re-
sources, demorallze its courage and sap its
energy.
GFrcn the 81. Louis Bulletin.1
Il Was hoped that such platform would be
adopted, as, without in the least damaging the
interests Of the North, would clearly and dis
tinctly define the rights Of the Sou,h 50 asssil.
Cd in existing controversies, aud that what the
Cincinnati Platform had left undone in this re-
spect, the Charleston Convention might duly
supplement and complete. But it was not long
before the South found that Northern delegates
large majority Of whose States would not
give solitary electoral Yotc, hsd determined to
contend for the simple reassertion of plat
form, which, during the last four years Of our
political history, has been seen to admit of q
double or at least doubtful construction. which
determined nothing, settled nothing, and might
be well deaerihed by the ancient apothegm:
T tbe se sasf sSes Fs. Sss .ee
AA@ :" WI eooA "AAe1T ea&A LIS 1uE11A 4tU
The North now subdued and irre'rie.ab1Y lost
70 the Democratic party, had nothing to sur
render but noTel abstraction, in no wav
affecting her substantial interests; while The
South was contending for her equality as an
integral portion Of the Union, for her social
fabric, her homes and altars. Was it jusb
expect that she would give way, and cravenly
abandon her most precious rights, merely for
the sake Of hollow peace and nominal victory
which. in the end syonEd 1eAve her ~ rnnnh q,
ever at th: mercy Of tie dire Abolition sni11t NJ
that stalks through h the land, and. under ono
gulse or another, seeks to crush and dismansle
and trample her under foots
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sB There. are stilI SNOW banls eipht f...
osep on the mountains in Warrington aud Co.
shen, New Hampshire,
, 1860-05-09

The Southern chisa1ry do not speak 7ery
courtcously Of Senator pueh's eloquent effort
in reply to Ar. Yanccy. 4 Cha.lcston cor.
respondent Of one Of their Georgia organs
says:
Hon. William l.. Yancey drew the lance Of
Southern rights. and the crowd shouted, haroc
has never been our good fortune to hear an
effort SO materially overwhelming and crushing
in every particular. At every charge Of the
gallant knight, the freeso,l hosts reeled more
audmorc: aud such was the effect Of the contin.
1ed broads'des. shat the Convention was almost
frenxied! The speech will be published in
full, and should be- printed on satin aud huuc in
every Southern homestead.
Senator i'ueh replied the best be could, but
the poor fellow was at sea, md after detailing ip
IN excited manner the principal points made
~ Senator Douglas in bis Magazine article. in
de!enae Of Squatter Sovereignty, be retired.
crest fallen, ~lttcd, and very much shrircled.
The Charleston -Nses says Of this effort {re-
gardedby Mr. pugh's friends as the great speech
Of his iile):
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The speech Of Mr. Pugb, in reply, although
ab!e and spirited. fell below expectation, and
failed to shake the rampant Of principles and
tacts. piled with the precision Of logic. and e..
mented With the cohcsiye force Of iustice
, 1860-05-09

E. 4 New Orleans surgeon complains
through the newspapers that be has becu in at-
tendance at fifteen duels where nobody was
hurt; The thrust and parry is the style there,
and hot b'ooded youths are very skilliul.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06
John Bell, of Tennessee.

1hls distinguished champion Oh tnC
Union party is the choice of large ma
iority of the State for Presidency. He is
one of the greatest of our living statesmen.
He has grown gray in the service of his
country, and from the first hour that he
entered the councils of the nation he has
been man of mark. In the Nashville
district he defeated Felix Grundy at the
height Of his popularity, backed by all the
influence of General Jackson, who voted
for the latter, with an open ticket. The
veteran Ritchie, of the Richmond Enqui-
rer pronounced him, at that early day, the
most promising young man in America,
and prophesied that he would live to be
President. "The hours are fast engender-
ing of the day" when his prophecy will be
fulfilled, and when man of sterling hon
esty, frst-rate ability and chivalrous hon
or, will reclaim the long-lost dignity of
that high office.
His history from the date of his first
entry into public affairs down to the pre-
sent time, is the history of his country,
He has been no time e-server, no trimmer
of his political sails to catch the popular
breeze. He has worshipped principle
more than popularity, and several times
in his life it has been his fortune to stand
almost alone in the advocacy of what he
peal of the Missouri Restriction when it
required nerve of the highest order to do
it. The South, fatally deluded, was al
most unanimous for it but this union
could not shake the firm purpose of his
soul. Had his warning toice been heard
and needed, there would have been no
Black Republican party. Had his views
prevailed, the nefarious doctrine Of squat
ter sovereignty would never have been in
augurated, and the latitude of36:30 would
have remained forever the compromise
line. There would have been no attempt
to push slavery north of it, nor of frustra-
ting the wishes of the South on this side.
The Government and people, it is reason
able to presume, would have been at this
day united in the bonds of peace and hap
piness. But the voice of John Bell was
drowned in the hoarsc shout for repeal !;
and the wise forebodings of his cultivated
and regulated mind were denied and de-
fed
Should the Baltimore Convention nom
mate him to the Presidency, the conflict
will be no mere game of push pin. On
the contrary, it will be like the wars of
Homer's and Ossian's heroes, and nobly
will he rally his forces, and pour them like
a tide on the weak points of the enemy.
The country, by his election, will be re-
stored to its pristine vigor and honor and
honesty once more be "lords of the ascend
ant. "-Braadon Miss.) Republican.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06
EYRE EVANS 4 CO.'S CIRCULAR.

LIVERPOOL, March 3d. lsGO.-Thc sales of Tobac-
co in February were 1928 hhds,, and consisted ol
POO Virginia Leaf, 42 Stemmed, 80 Western leaf
i67 'Stcmmcd, and 232 Marylnnds of these lac
Virginia Leaf 30 Stcmmcd, Western Leafanl l2g
Semmed were taken for Irclend IS Virginia Stem
med for Scotland - Virginia and ia Western
Leaf for Export and the remainder or 81 Virginia
Leaf Stemmed, 81 Western Leaf, 33S Stcmmcd
and 232 Marylnnds for the Home Trade. Dulncss
prevailed throughout the month, and when buyers
could be induced To extend their operations, cen
ccsson in price was u,ldc by the holder Irish deal
ers succeeded in buying common Western S rips
also the lower classes of Virginia Lcafand Stcmm,d
at reduced rates; with the large stock Of these de
scriptons, there appears little hope Of improved de-
mand or prices for some time TO come Fine old
Colony kentucky strips are scarce, and still bring
9d, for trade purposes The proposed tax Of ON,
shilling per 100 lbs. for removal Of Tobacco in buu
from one port TO another will, il persevercd i'm
prove n heavy burden on our Irish and Coastwis,
traders. II is hoped that the representations mad,
TO the Chancellor Of the EXchequer against the rate
will be successful, and that more moderate onl
viii he substituted.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06
Mr.. Etheridge's Currency Bill

The Committee on Commerce OF the
Federal House of Representatives has had
referred to it an important bill, introduced
by Mr.. Etheridge, of Tennessee, the OBJ
ject Of which is to establish and regulate a
paper circulation Of uniform value
throughout the United States. 1t pro-
vdes that the United Sta 'es sub treasurers
or treasurers of the mint and its branches
shall receive deposits of gold or silver,
bullion or gold, and give the. depositors
certificates therefor, in sums of from
twenty. to one thousand dollars. These
certificates are to resemble bank notes, to
be signed by the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry, or some one appointed for that purpose
in his name, and countersigned by the Of
ficers receiving the deposits for which they
are to be exchanged. These certificates
are to be transferable by delivery, and to
be received in payment of all dues to the
United States, Snd re-issued in liquidation
of Government debts if the creditor is
willing. The Secretary of the Treasury
may authorize such collectors of revenue
as he may designate to receive deposits of
silver and gold and issue the certificates,
the Secretary determining the place of
payment of these. collectors certificates,
but all others are to be made payable at
the place Of issuance. There are other
details, guards, and chcc Ks in the bill, but
these are the general features.
As the Louisville Journdi, to which we
are indebted for the above summary of its
provisions, remarks, it supplies currency
of unimpeachable security for all the pur-
poses of exchange, and does away with
all tant of government bank. Since the
Lombard Jews, some thousand and fifty
years ago, first erected their 6ancoS in the
market places for exchange Of money,
there has never been more simple plan
suggested than this which owes its pater,
nifty to the gentleman from Tennessee. 1t
will necessarily, if it becomes law, equal
ze all our exchanges from Maine to
Oregon, and save the Government, under
the operations Of the Sub Treasury law, a
great amount of expense in transporting
gold and silver to different localities. II
makes the Federal Treasury, in effect a
bank of deposit as wei as a bank of issue,
and it seems to us that such guards can
be thrown around the system to prevent
counterfcitiGg, embezzement, and false
issues of certificates as will render its
workings practically useful. 1t will not,
of course-nor is that the intent Of the
bill-form general circulating medium,
but it will, in the commercial economy OF
our country, constitute its exchange, by
which all debts will be liquidated without
the Intervention of money, and it will dc
away with all the various and varied res
possibilities of drawor, rcmitter, acceptor
and endorses, thus simplifying the bust
ness operations of the country aud giving
it what is greatly needed-a regulator OF
exchange.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06
TurGrN. ANpEasoN.-The Cincinnati Commercial

TurGrN ANpERsoN.-The Cincinnati Commercial
OF the 9th says
Another new and pretty sidcswhcc passenger
sieamcr-thc Gen. Auderson-nNmcd in honor Of
Postmaster of Nashville, also arrived from Pitts
hurgh yesterday with 300 tons and departed for
st. Loui aitcrsccuriug the services of Pilots Rcomc-
lin aud Luughn. She was built for the mail trade
between Nashville aud Padurah, making two trips
"A week, aud will excel any steamer in the trade in
the point of speed and elegant outfit The hull by
Adam Jacobs Of Brownsville, is "A feet long, ~
feet beam. and feet depth OF hold She has three
boilers forty inches iIr diameter twcny-siN feet long
and pair of 9 inch cylinders with feet stroke,
driving twonty-cight feet watcr-whccls with y
feet buckets. She will carry 800 tons, and draws
80 inches water light, the hull being very staunch
aud we'll tmbyrcd. The cabin will accommodate
roo passengers and is furnished ia the very best
style throughout. We must say that Or ". II.
Ben has displayed most excellent taste in the scoc
ton of the carpets. dyan, chairs, sprng-maircscs,
chandeliers, and entire cabin outfit, The General
Anderson cost S25,OoO and was built and is owned
by her commander, Capt. JAS, Miller late Of the
Rmyan. Mr. 4. j, Gilbert {, in charge Of the office,
The Gen Anderson will ply between Nashville and
81 Louis until Capt Curbitts Now packet g. r.
-. - --.-s.--..vvS .asasg9S-.l - NlA-a.2. j.
rcll, tur bu,ucss. The lillman we understood
VIII %, finish hy the first Of April
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06
NEVER TRIpIE WITH A MAN You Low

NEVER TRIFIE WITH a MAN YOU LOVE.
1t is a dangerous experiment for wo-
man to play the coquetto with a man whom
she loves, and who loves her in return. To
this cause may be traced many heartache
that might have been avoided Coquetry,
under any circumstances, is crime, but
whore it is praeticcd on those whose love
is sought, is species of unpardonablc
folly, which often costs the loss of the CO.
vetod prize A proud high spirited man
seldom asks a woman twice.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06

How ABOILsyloNIsM HAS INCREAsEI
UNDER DEMOCRATIC MIsRULE.-The fol
lowing figures will show how The Abolition
party has increased under the humbuf
Democratic misrule:
In 1910, the Abolition vote was 1000
but during the ocoloco misrule of the trai.
tor John Tyler it it increased to 60, l40
under James X Polk's administration il
increased to 296, ,232; under Fillmore's ad
minstraton il decreased TO l57, ,296. Then
under Frank Pierces administration it in
creased to l ,34l ,sll; aud under Old Buck
misrule il is hardly probable that its in
crease has been less than millions
Vet this same locofoco party is held W
to the people as the party TO put dowr
Abolitionism
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06
THE PUBLIC PRINTING INVESTIGATION
EXTRAORDINARY DEVELOPMENTS.

| hh DEN IiMENIN.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
HsraH writes
| The Committee on Public Expenditures had a
meeting this morning, and Mr.. Iaskin the chair
man, examined Mr.. Rives, of the Globe and Mr.
Heart, Superintendent of Public Printing tin lat
ter as to his failure ON yesterday TO comply with
the aw of Congress requiring him to open the bids
and give the contract out TO the lowest bidder. 1t
appears that shortly after Mr. Heart testified before
the Committee on Public Expenditures to-day,
where he called to an account for not giving
out the contracts for the Post Office blanks printing
to the lowest bidder, as required by law he opened
the bids, and the following extraordinary state of
facts appeared
Jewett and Thompson, of Buffalo, bid 94l Der
cent less than the present rates agreeing to do for
five and thrce-qnaIter cents work that has heen
done for one dollar. Joseph T. Crowc who has
done the Post Office blanks printing for fourteen
years bid ninety-three cents less than the present
rates, agreeing TO do for seven cents what he has
been doing for one dollar, Larcomb 4 English bid
eghty-six per cent, less than the present rates
Fifteen others bid each more than fifty per cent less
than the work has been done for. This developes
the amount Of pundcr that has for years existed in
the executive department Of the public printing. As
the Post Office blanks printing has cost forty-fve
thousand dollars per annum heretofore, nnaer the
new law there will be saving of forty-one thous-
and dollars
The Senate to-day passed bill cutting down the
rates Of pnblic printing 25 per cent. This reform
Is intended to project Mr. Bowman in the enormous
profits of The executive and Senate printing. II is
mn established fact that the whole public printing
has been done at the starving rates of forty per
cent less than is allowed by the present law. In
order to eclipse this show of reform by the Senate
the House will probably amend the bill by reducing
the rates at least forty-fve per cent. Should this
amendment become law, IL will totally destroy
he value of the public printing and henceforth We
shall no more scrambling for the Office Of printer,
which has so disgaced the present Congress turning
each Chamber at times into bear gardens and Con-
gressmen into moro traders for the spoils
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06

4 Ngrrasy Mun-Thc Holly Spsngs Miss
Hrr1d says there is living ia that county maiden
LADY, Mis-, Ann Thompson, who was born in War
ren couuty, n. g., on the 2sth day Of August, 1858
She win br io3 years old next August Sha oniovs
z OF health aud is ahlc 10 walk amy reasonable
distance, aud h,ds tar O. live several yeaI'
yet.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06

KATE L. t., writing on the subject Of
kissing, says. II am vain enough to pride
myself on being girl Of sense, aud dearly
love and appreciate good Kissing indeed
| should as leave have nice sweet kiss as
a cashmere. 1t is TO me one Of life's sweet
est enjoyments; some Of my ha?picst mo-
ments have been spent in Kissing. A rich
hearty kiss, from plump, rosy, mustached-
OF unmustachcd-lips, will last one day.
Miss Kate is evidently young lady OF
good taste aud sense
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06

ocutive printing towards supporting theorgan Jude
Gen. Bowman2
A.--When parted with It in March last, Ifouni
that by paying Rice and Stevens could not sustain
the Union from the profits ofthe Executive work.
therefore proposed to give it TO any party that nigh
be designated by the President.
Q.-Who did You make the proposition to?
A.-To the President, and to pay $4,000 per an.
mum was my first proposition. Pending that propO-
stion Mr.. Baker, the Collector of Philadelphia, came
down to procure aid for the Pennsy4vanan, and f.
nally had 20 accede to giving $4,000 per annnm
$4,000 per annum of which Mr.. Baker obtained
for the Pennsylvania. have been informed that
$4,000 Of the $4,000 was for the Pennsylvania
but my obligation is with Mr.. Bowman for $50, 900
That obligation existed-still exiss-and there has
been no action had in relation TO il, owing to Mr.
Bowmans refusal to carry out his part of the engage
mcnt which was that should do the Senate print
ing in he was elected Printer to the Senate.
paid Mr.. Bowman $4,000 in advance when he took
the Union, and the balance secured to him by Civ
ing him orders the Postofice work which he could
not draw. ALPHA.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06

A lady .sub.criber of the Louisville
journal wrote Prentice that she was hor-
riied at the indoceucy Of his paper, and
she threatened 10 set her foot on ever copy
that camo under her observation He
suggests that she hadn't better djit, as his
paper had IL in IT,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06

ToBAcco--It is computed that the TO-
bacco plantations of Virginia and Mary
land yield from thirty.Gye to forty mil
lions of dollars annunlly In 1852 the
value of the tobacco exported was SO =
OBJ ,2S3, and steadily increasing, il reach
ed, in 1859, s2l GO3C38. OF the one
hundred and twenty-five articles that form
the exporting trade Of this country, grain
is the single product that is shipped to so
many countries as this plant.
The value Of the tobacco exported from
the United States last year was nearly five
times that Of our sea products, iiliy per
cent more than the products Of the forest.
not quite three millions Of dollars less than
the whole export Of vegetable food and
rather over an eighth Of the value Of tho
cotton crop"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06
Technical Observations.

"A few days ago couple Of men got into
fight, aud as a consequence, it heinc ma
turally the case ring ofexcited individu-
ais got around the. parties, and each ac.
cording to his feeling in the matter, gave
his advice.
Peg it into him, said the shoemaker,
hammer his upper leather for him; that's
ii wax him my lad beat his soul out Of
him
Cut il into him, old fellow, said the
butcher; Knock him on the head Say
why don't yer punch his ribs2 You're a
regular calf you are. Knuckle him now
yer got him, and make mince meat of
him
Dress him WE'LL said the tailor ssee
how he pants fell him; give him a stitch
in his ribs button up his lip, and knock
him back up"
Tan his hide said the curricr 'pcel
the bark off his nose and damage his
skin
That suits me exactly said the law.
yer 4 get his head in chancery, and bleed
him \ he pleads, then he's good case
Then, advancing to the other one, he said
Hes doing you an injury, he's perfectly
fee-rocious; take the law on him, and I'll
look out for the remainder
j saw him strike you first, said the car.
penter mail him; knock his uprightsfrom
under him; cross-cut him until he lays dor
mant; I'll bet basket of shavings op you,
old chip.
Plug him in the eye said the tobacco
nists; get double on him, and then chew
him up. Don't let him stump you; give
one on his niger head
What's the row?' said the police, com
ing up after every one had gone,-, Show
us chance to grab at somebody
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06


GEN. JACKSON AND THE SOUTHERN
ULTRAIsTs.-The Philadelphia Press says
the whole tendency of the policy of the
Southern ultraists, who have, Of late years
endcavored to control the Democratic par.
ty, has been to ignore the teachings and
preccpts Of the great modern leader Of
Democracy-General Jackson and each
new triumph they have succeeded in effect
ing over his policy has been attended will
a corresponding degree of injury to the in.
trinsic strength and power Of the Democ
racy of the country. To dcpounce lis
doctrines by implication is the common
every day employment of the great body
of the Southern ultraists F; but it is not
often that we find them so directly aud
emphatically denounced as in an article in
their leading organ, the Charleston Mer.
cury; of the 3D. inst, which is styled
General Jackson's Proclamation and its
Results" and commences as follows
There is an avenging nemesis in public
as in private affairs. Wrong produces
wrong, and then comes vindicatiOn. We
have said that the first great do,eafaH q
He Democratic party acaS IN General Jdch.
sons proclamation, and its support by III,
Democratic party.n The Southern ultra.
lists of whom the Press speaks, and whom
the Mercury represents, have succeeded in
getting the control of the Democratic or.
ganization South, and at this day, what
was true Democracy when General Jack.
son was its exponent, is hcresy-the
rankcst heresy. Notification and Seces
sion from being regarded as treason are
now favorite theories, which, if the cour-
age were not wanted, would be put into
practice.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06

Hon HORACE MAYNARD This gentle
man, says the Star, .lectured before the
Art Association in Washington last week
upon the 'Art Decorations of the Capitol.
Defining what he understood by the term
" art, the lecturer proceeded to vindi.
cation of American art, and of the Amer.
lean people from the charge of neglocting
or not appreciating it. In regard to the
proper method of decorating the National
Capital, assuming that for the use to
which this building is to be applied, it is
now finished, nothing remaining to be
done bat the external and internal adorn-
!ment. He maintained that this should be
added at leisure, and only SO soon as
American artists of the highest merit
could be found to do it. That we should
wait until our artists established an Amer
lean school as distinetfrom that of French,
the Italian, as the Flemish. That an or
der for the Capitol should be regarded
both by reason of the care with which it
was awarded, and the compensation it Sc
cured, the very highest honor to which the
artist could aspire. He deprecated the
idea of completing the edifice by contract,
and in hurry. The work carried on thus
deliberately, it would be, when finished, a
vest and valuable repository of the choicest
productions of national art. ~
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06

a IlAnp Lick The Shelbyyille True
Taion has the following
The legislature made au inahociaal Of
fort TO remove tie I'onitentiary 70 Man-
chester Hadn't they better remove it 10
Memphis anl siYa he expense Of shipping
conrcts!
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-06

A young lady few evenings since said
to her cavalier, Please clasp my CLOAK !"
-.."Certainly, said hc, clasping his arms
around her "and the contents too.