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HUaH ". sHEFFEY. 1As. BUaGAEDSEa, JR
LAW NOTICE.
THE undersigned have formed partnership IN
L tina Practice of Law, in the various 20 rts
hsI1 in stau2tou. They will attend promptly to
ali business confident to their Especial at
tention paid to the Collection of Claims,
Hugg ". SnEFFEY will practice in the Courts
of Highland, Bath and Rockhridge, and in the
Court of Appeals. HUGH W; oh IL, + - En' r.
taunton Jan 49, 1859.
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Sally" said fellow to girl who had
red hair, "keep away from me, or you'll set
me Oh fire." ''No danger of that" replied
the girl, "you are too green to burn !"
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An Illinois paper, short time since, said
Of a fellow who was so very dirty that the
assessors Of the town in which he lived set
him down as '9YcaI estate
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TFrom the Virginia Index. |

people VINO thlnh thel
in the opinions of No
Democrats, on the su
ereighty." | do not
real difference among
are lovers of the Uni
petuation. And, as
ilarity, I send you. 70
lei columns, the two
One is from the spec
at Petersburg J and t.
nor Wise's Philadelpf
extracts it will be see
tinguished statesmen
sovereignty is an inh
one derived from Goo
was not given and ca
Congress. Let the
two extracts from the
men in America, and
admit that there is M
JUDGE DOUGLAS.
Virginia, there
fore, claimed the right
to decide tho slavery
question for herself.
That is all [ claim for
a colony now.
The only question
is, whether an Amer
lean citizen, under
our Constitution, is
not entitled to as ma.
ny privileges in a
Territory, as q Brit
ish subject was in a
colony before the rev.
olution =? Our faith
ers, as colonists, claim
ed this right under
| the British Constitu.
ton. We now claim
it in obedience to the
| American Copstitu-
ton, and we claim
| for cur settlers in the
Territories only those
rights and privileges
| which our fathers
fought for and obtain
ed in the Revolution
| The Abolitionists
under Mr.. Lincoln
| and. the Secessionists
under Mr.. Breckin-
ridge, agree that this
| privilege is all righ'
in respect to sover-
! eign States, but they
deny its application
to the Territories.
They tell US that s
Territory is rot a SOY.
ereign power, and
therefore cannot reg
ulate her own insti-
buttons +; that nothin e
but sovereignties can
regulate their own af-
fairs. Let me enquire
whether the British
colonies in America
were sovereign pow
ers hen they de-
manded that right I
Our fathers demand
ed this inherent right
o f self-goverE ment,
not for sovereign
States, but for depend
ent colonies, tor de-
pendent Territories,
dependent provinces.
That was their de
mand. They did not
pretend t h at they
were sovereign, but
they said they were
entitled to the inner
ent right of self gov
eminent in their do
| nestle concerns The
Tories told Them, in
reply, that the colo
MES had no other
rights t h an those
which were grantee
by the King in the
charter. and inasmuch
as the King granted
their rights, the Kin 2
could take them away
There we're some very
respectable & e u I'll . :
men in Virginia who
denied that PROPOSE
ton. One George
W ashingtou, and one
Thos Jefferson, and
| and several other re-
spectacle gentlemen
of that class. .old the
British King that
they did not get THEN
rights from him, and
he could not t o X {
them away. They
i had the hardihood te
say to. George Ill. Of
England, that they
got their rights from
God Almighty, and
intended to defend
them. They did de-
fend them, and when
they could not acquire
the right Of local self
government without
independence, t b G y
put forth the Decla-
ration of Indepen.
denee as the means Of
acquiring that right
But it seems THAT tht
disciples Of George
\
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IN and desire its per-
eyidcnce of this sim
r publication in paral-
following extracts.-
III Of Judge Douglas.
1e other from Cover
la letter. From these
0 that both these dis
claim that popular
or existing right;
Almighty; one that
mot be taken away by
'eader examine these
two greatest states
he will be forced to
! real difference j;
| GOV. WISE.
| rior to the act
to organize the Terri
tories of Kansas and
Nebraska, the course
of government had
been to regulate by
Congress the mode
and manner Of appli-
cation by new States
for admission into the
Union. And the Mis-
souriCompromise had
existed from $4,000
recognizing interven-
ton by Congress in a
way deemed uncon-
stitutional and highly
obnoxious to the slave
holding States. The
former act made a
revolution in Terrific
rial policy which is
striking in three par
|ticulars :
| 1st. It repealed the
Missouri Compromise
land established the
principle Of non in
|terrention by Con-
gress with sluuery in
THE States and Terri
tories.
I'd. 1t declared for
the people Of the Ter
iritories popular SOW
ereignty a n d self
government, by 'leav-
ing them perfectly
free to .fornc and reg
Iulate their domestic
slnst't'stions IN their
own aray, SUBJECT ON :
Ity to the Constitution
Iofhe q. s.
Sd. It repealed tHe
territorial VS. of
Louisiana, existin 9
previously to 1920,
protecting and estab-
fishing slavery.
| Thus, if snything
new, if anything val
liable was established
by this act, it was
non-interUenti'on BY
Congress with siavery
in the States and Ter
ritories; and, above
all, the perfect free
dom Of the people of
those Territories to
form and regulate not
one, but all their do
Imestic institutions in
their own way, sub
Ordinate only to the
supreme law of the
Union. They were
to be trammeled by
no views OF cxpedi-
ency of the Federal
Government or any of
its departments; but
the people for them
selves were to form
a n d regulate their
own affairs in their
own way, subject only
ito the Constitution of
United States. Pop
ular sovereignty and
the right of self-g ov-
eminent in the Peo-
'ple of Kansas, then,
is not an open ques-
ton now. It was
closed by the positive
enactment of this act,
deofaratory of their
rights. II y * y
| And, for these fea-
sons, I had no diff
Guilty in determining
THAT the act of 1854,
tho Kansas anu Ne
braska law, was an
t. enabling act" 1t
created no right not
.Ipre- existfug-for pop
ular sovereignty is
self existing, but de-
clared and admitted
and recognized IN the
people the right of
self-government, to
form and regulate all
their domestic insti-
buttons in their own
way, consistent with
paramount laws"
/ -'o*
The Third and Lore
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H AIR RESToRE R.

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half dozen bottles.
Respectfully,
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BATTLE House., !
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and thin haired visitors to that great national
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1860
NO HUMBUG.-The numerous unsolicited
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Of all poverty, that Of the mind ls-tbs
most deplofable. ~
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4. r. JOHNSON. T. l.. "h'TlSs
JOHNSON &: WHITINE,
g ocsrs and Commission Merchants,
Richmond, Va.
II HEl' O. nstantlv on hand we'll selected stock
IA of GROCERIES,, WINES, LIQUORS, &C.,
which they offer low for cash, or to punctual Gus
omers on the usual TIM.
P. s Consignments of Produce, respectfully 30
-cited.
January ID, 1sG0-1y.
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Dental Notice.

w old Reu Tavern, near the Virginia Hotel,
and opposite ''Brandeburgs Corner" and adjoin-
ing Rankin's Daguerrean Gallery. where he Will be
uleased To see his friends and customers.
Staunton, Feb. 3, 1850.
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THE founder Of this celebrated Institution the
i only regularly Educated Physician adverti-
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of any reasonable range. and can be made
as accurate for point blank shooting as any
gun in use This invention is exceedingly
simple, with few and durable parts, and can
therefore be cheaply manufactured. Unjust
prove a most convenient and formidable
weapon, especially for cavalry soldiers. Its
effectiveness will be MANIFOLD greater than
the rifles now supplied to the soldiers Of
Europe and America. This gun has met
the appreciation Of the American Secretary
of War, and promises to supereede to great
extent the rifles now in use The Secreta-
ny, Gov Floyd. says of this rfe--"I am
favorably impressed with the simplicity and
durability of its machinery, and have no
doubt it will PROVO an extremely valuable
addition to the breech- loading and repeating
arms London Americdn.4
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-08-06

JOHN PETIT, one of the sold Public Func-
tionary's" footmen in Indiana, has written a
letter against DOUGLAS and it has been print
ed. We make an extract from it. He says
= The truth is, there is no regular nominee of
the Democratic party in the field, and every
Democrat is at liberty to vote for whom he
pleases, without violating party rsages or
party faith. prefer BRECKENRIDGE and LANE,
because their political faith and platform are
mine. IL is said that this policy wE elect Lincoln.
Let Il be so, rather than that Douglas should sue
ceed IbelieUe that Lincoln Is more conservative
and souader rational man than Douglas, and that
less danger to the Union, and to its parts, North
and South, is to be feared by Tie election of the
former than Of the latter"
The footman is not SO cautious as the master.
We have not the least doubt but that Mr..
BUCHANAN. also, would rather see LINCOLN
than DOUGLAS succeed TO the Presidential
chair; but he is too cunning to say so. PET
TIT, on the other hand blabs, and betrays the
real desires of those whom he serves. He
echoes his master in saying " there is no
regular nominee of the democratic party in
the field, and every democrat is at liberty to
vote for whom he pleases without violating
party usages or party faith )" yet he knows
that there are thousands of democrats who
happen to hold Office under the administra-
tion are moi at liberty to vote for whom they
please but must obey the cohorts of the
President.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-08-06

j. B. CLAY made speech on the LIST of Au-
gust at Elizabethtown, KY. He was followed
by JOHN YOU'VE Brown, Democratic men,
Der of Congress, supporter of DoUGLAs.-
The following incident of the debate is men,
toned by a correspondent of the Louisville
Journal:
James B. Clay does not venerate the mem.
DRY of his father. Mr.. Brown, in his reply, re-
ferred in most happy terms TO the presenta-
tion to Mr.. Clay of piece of the coffin of
Westinghouse matter thought by him to be
worthy of mention in his place in the Senate
of the United States. He said if that pre-
cious relic, so highly priced by the iIlustrious
Clay, was still in possession of the family, if
they would give it to him, he would follow
Mr.. J. B. Clay as he travelled the country for
diSunion, and would make no further reply to
disunion speech than o hold up that piece of
Wsshington's coffin presented to Clay To
this J. B. Clay responded in manner plain
ly showing his contempt for such Relics. He
said he had heard talk about snuff-boxea, but
had nothing to do with such matters; away
with such stuff. The whole audience seemed
to mark the Indifferent and even disrespeetful
manner in which he referred to the matter
The sympatbies of all were against him. and
the eloquent and triumphant manner in
which his whole speech was answeIe ed by Mr..
Brown drew from the crowd round after
round OF deafening applause. =
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-08-06
Hon. VIM. H. King on the Slave
Trade i'm the District of Columbia.

1t has been charged that Mr.. BELL. voted
for the bill abolishing the slave-trade in the
District Of Columbia. He voted against the
bill, as the record shows; but here is what
the Hon. WILLIAM r. KING said about the
slave trade. in his speech in the Senate. on
the 10th of July, 1850:
"With permission of the Senate. will first
ask attention to the bill that relates to the
abolition of the slave trade in the District of
Columbia. | think my friend from Virginia.
(Mr. Hunter, who spoke yesterday. misun
derstood the provisions of that bill. or he
would not have made the objections which
he urged upon the Senate. If, however. sir.
in the course of the examination, it is found
that the inconvenience suggested by that
honorable Senator do exist, feel confident
that 1t will be so amended as to steer clear
of those Inconvenience. l take it for grant
ed that the honorble Senator is not Opposed
to the suppression of the traffic itself. |
know. as well as | can know ANYTHING that
has occurred in which was particinatOr.
that it was the intention of the committee sn
to arrange that bill as simply to break m
those tlave pens that have been established
by negro spectators in the District of Co
iumbia, against the wishes of great maiori-
ty OF the people of the District, and calcula-
TED TO shock The feelings of Southern as well
as Northern men. Sir, l said at an early
period of this session that have never seen
day when would not have voted in favor
OF breaking them up. will do so now. and
l have too high confidence in the humanity
and IN The proper feeling of the Southern
people to believe for a moment that thew
VIII condemn me for having done what nv
conscience, and what | believe to be nv din
ty, required of me.'
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-08-06

The EUROPEAN CRoPs.-The last steamer
brings ady1ces more favorable to the Euro
pean crops. The weather, which all throu Oh
June had been unusually bad for the grow
ing crops, had at last taken a favorable turn,
and under the influence of sunshine and
equable temperature, the grain and grass
were pushing forward with wonderful vigor.
At the great grain markets the tone of the
trade was by no means active in favor of the
buyer, but a feeling of distrust seemed to
exist lest fair grain crop might, after all,
be reaped, and thus, with the large foreign
imports, over-suppiy the market. In France
the cool temperature of June and early July
would delay the ripening of grain, but not
affect it iDjuriously.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-08-06

ABoLITToNIST DIsCOURTEsY.-At the open
ing of the Statistical College, now i'll session
in England, Lord BROUGHAM thought it
proper to call the attention of Mr.. DALLAS,
who was present by invitation, to the fact
that a negro was in the room. Lord BRoUGHAM
undoubtedly meant this as j piece of pleas
antry, but by this act he convicted himself
not only of violation of Parliamentary
rules. scarcely to be expected of one of his
years and experience, but also of decided
breach of common politeness. The majority
of the meeting appeared TO view the observa-
ton i'll this light, and greeted it with very
partial applause, while Mr.. DALLAS did not
even vouchsafe his thanks for being informed
of SO interesting fact. The Negro referred
to So pointedly stood up and assured Lord
BRoUGHAM and all present that he was a man
"a lesson in natural history that seemed
scarcely called for by the occasion and the
assemblage, unless it is the custom in Eng
land to class negroes with gorillas and other
animals of the bifurcated order. A demo-
cratic Congressman, not long since, drew at
LeHllOu lO tHo DlitleH tHluiotCiB huIlC III the
House, by calling him by name, but the dis
was promptly rebuked. Such an
example is The last that cultivated scholar
and refined gentleman like Lord BRoUGHAM
would be expected 10 adopt, and it is, there
fore, gratifying to observe that the venerable
peer has sought an early opportunity to
make proper apologies to Mr. DALLAS.
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The Union and A,serioan COPIES the follow.

The Union and american copies the follow
ing paragraph from the N. Y. Euening Post.
jeremiah Clemens, once Senator from Ala
ALBANIA, has written letter assigning his rea-
sons for supporting Bell instead of Breckin-
ridge. He thinks Breckenridge is as good or
as bad as an abolitionist, and that Bell is the
only candidate t. be trusted by the South.
IL rs ne,cs that Breckenridge is shy about negroes.
though s1e are not surprised that Bell is all our
fancy pointed him. In no other way could We
account for the kind of support his ticket is
threatened within this State. IT WAS VERY
NAUGHTY OF HIM. HOWEVER, WITH SUCH sENTI-
MESTs AND SUCH FRIENDS, TO CONE ON TO NEW
YORK, AS HE DID ONCE. AND LIE AROUND FOR A
WEEK OR MORE, LAYING PIPE FOR A NOMINA-
TIoS AS VICE PRESIDENT ON THE REPUBLICAN
TICKET. IT WAS merry NAUGHTY.
The statement that Mr.. BELL went to New
York, and remained there for week or
more, laying pipe for nomination for Vice
President on theRepublican ticket, is absurd
and false. Mr.. BELL has never seen the time
when he would have gone on the Republican
ticket, as candidate for the Vice Presiden-
cy, or any other position.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-08-06

JESSE }. BRIGHT, one of the bogus Sena-
tors from Iadiana, and leading slaye-driyer Of
JAMES b CcHASAS in that State, made speech
at BRf sckIsRIDGE-YANcEr meeting in Indi-
annapolis on the 3Ist ult. Like footman PET
TIT, he gave his views as to the regularity OF
the non iiuations for the Presidency made by
the two wings of the party at Baltimore. He
said
hope 10 demonstrate to You all, that the
demo cratic party, for the first time since
1857. is without any regularly nominated
cand idates for the Offices of President and
Vice President. donot claim that Breckin-
ridge and Lane are the nominees of the DEM
ocratic party. If L were to claim that
should claim what is falsi6ed by the record,
and be who claims that Douglas and Johnson
arc the regular nominees according to the
forms and usages of democratic party, claims
that which is not sustained by the record, aud
not justified by any law regulating the ac-
lions of the democratic party from the day
OF It's organization to the present time.
Leaving out of view the nomination of
BRIGHT's statement so far as it concerns the
nomination of BRECKENRIDGE and LANE.
There is no doubt that it is bogus: for its
want of regularity is admitted not only by
BRIGHT and PETIT, but by Mr.. YANCEY, Mr..
BUCHANAN, Mr.. TooMBs, Hon. ANDREW JoHN-
son, Mr.. Pryor, of Va, and others. who are
constrained TO support it.
Now, as there is no regular democratic
ticket in the field. and the party is hopelessly
divided, the two sections, if they have any
real desire TO promote the best interests of
the country, ought to unite upon the consti-
tutional union ticket. They will then have
the satisfaction of marching on to brilliant
victory; otherwise ignoble defeat awaits them.
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required to prepare it, than had supposed
wonld be necessary and hence my answer
to your letter has been delayed beyond my
expectation.
ALLOW me, IN conclusion, TO express the
hope that you will End In the pages of this
authentic exposition of my past course,
enough to satisfy you, that in the event [
should be elected to the Presidency, neither
the South nor any other section need have
any fear, that, SO far as my official power and
influence could avail, any violation of the
constitutional rights of the people or citizens
of any section would be allowed or toll
Grated.
! am, gentlemen, with great respect, your
fellow citizen. JNO. BELL.
Messrs. j. w. ECHoLs and others.