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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-01-18


here has been systematic vIIott an the
pirt 81 the Administration Democracy Io
mIeprr.rnt the position ~ Gvn. sahael
Houston. When " was ! candidate f.r O..
vernon. he was denounced By nearly al the
Democratic organs ~ the cndairy a. the On.
posifi0a candidate. Nh saon.r was he elect.
ed than his success was claimed by The ,'on.
siiiutinn. the Administration mouth niece.
~ Democratic triumph. His position IL
reference to the rstent election Il . United
states senator by tie Legislature If Texas.
has also been misrepresented or at least been
misunderstood. The impression IA. prevail.
"a thai - Old San JacintO" vas detected n
that contest. Nothing could be further from
the iaci. Gen. Houston WAS not candidate.
The election was to iill a vac ,ney 10 serve
out The term which expires with the present
Congress. and Gal. Lewis r. wigiall wa.
the successful contestant, he having received
sixty satss against fiity eight cast Tor Eve or
six Uther candidates. General Houston vas
moi tanned. neither d,d he get vole. The
present Legislature Of Texas will elect a q.
Sistrs Senator 10 serve for cir years fram the
9Th u March, 1861, and when Tie election
takes place Gen Houston will be candidate
Tor the position, u not previousl, nsrninsted
4, . esndidsts FOR the Presidency.
PsiS~es cissv.
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REpoRr or rHR skcRrrARy OF Wan.

The report of Secretary Floyd, without
doing il any violence, may be condensed in
a few words. The authorized strength Of
the army is 1876 men, all told. On the
first of July, the date of the last complete
returns, the actual number reached Sl7 ,49S.
Of this number there are not more than
about 900 men available tor active SER
vice in the field. This LITTLE force has been
engaged. with its usual activity and efilcien.
cy, since the date OF my last report, in the
discharge of its arduous and mnltliarlous du.
ties. being required to man about $50 per-
manent garrsons, posts, and camps, scatter
ed over an area OF three millions Of square
miles. Under these circumstances il has
been obviously impossible to give that ample
and perfect protection to our whole frontier
which our citizens have right to expect.
and which il is the duty Of government 10
afford. Indian depredatons have been com.
mitted on our southern and Mexican border,
which as vet have been unehastised for the
want OF men. The Secretary, in conclusion,
speaks Of the Harper's Ferry affair as one Of
the most surprising and startling episodes in
the history OF our country. John Brown Is
termed " fanatical man, stimulated TO reck-
lessness and desperation by the constant
teachings and Incorporate appeals of wild
and reasonable enthusiasts, unrestrained by
the Constitution and laws Of the land, by the
precepts Of religion, or by the appeals Of hui
manity or mercy" but no opinion is yGlun-
teered as to what ought to be done with those
whose teachings are thus censured.
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RepoRrs rRoM THE DEPARTMENTS.
pasrnAsrea GENERALS REPORT.

The Report &c Postmaster General Holt. \
urges upon Congress the necessity Of making
an early appropriation to NEE: all the exist |
ing liabilities Of the Post Office Department
The failure Of the last Coagres to provide
for the expenses II the Department, il dwelt
On at considerable length, and the hope ex-
pressed that inasmach as the faith OF the Go
vsrnment has thus been broken. that not
only the principal Of these debts will now
b promptly paid, bat the interest on them
alse.
The astsal {paii) expenditures at the De-
partment in the fiscal year ending June s0th,
1859. amounted to Ell ASS. 0s5 9s. To this
must be added the ascertained liabilities Of
the Department. which could not be paid,
owing 10 the failure Of Congress to make the
usual appropriations. and which now cunsti'
tute deficiency 10 be provided for to June
S0,h, 1859, 81, goo 900 eo-making a grand
total ofactuai (paid) expenses and liabilities,
OF Si5,15i. n92 50.
This sun includes $3.50, 500 10 appropri.
ated By special acts Of Congress out OF The
general treasury, which beng deducted
leaves the actual (paid4 expenditures $40
COS, sS4 OF instead of Sill ASS ,0SS 6S, and
The total of expenditures and liabilities
ei4.964. 40S IS instead Of sl5.754,0e2 SO.
II there be added TO Sll ,45S,0S3 6S The
sum Of SIS &c. closed by suspense, and The
sum Of s627 90 gained on the bad debt &C.
count be subtracted. then the actual expen
ditures, as adjusted in the Auditors Office
viii be ell ,457,5l IS.
The gross revenue for the year 1858, IN,
GLIDING receipts from letter-carriers and
from foreign postage. amounted to y ,9oS
Ash. Excess Of expenditures for 1889, SO
996.0O9 80. neutrality-suspicious. tor 500
including the California service, i sl5,OSs
&c. 60. Deficiency OF means FOR The service
Of 1860, - SEQ. S24 90. Total value OF post
age stamps and envelopes issued to Postmas
tiers during the year 1859, s6,6sl,5S5 81.
In the way II retrenchment, Mr.. Hol
thinks the franking privilege ought 70 BE-
paid for ont Of the national treasury, and
that publishers of newspapers ought to BE-
made 10 pay postage on their exchanges
But, il from the grandeur and benifcenee Of
its mission, the press Is excepted. and : g
be subsidized 10 the extent u it. postage'
by the government, then, undeniably, sGct
subsidy should be contributed from the com
mon treasury also. instead Of being imposed
as at present. on the oppressed revenues o
the Post Office Department, which, under
all circumstances, should be maintained IN.
violate.
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF The TREASURY.
Secretary Cobb reports sss...I.5l1 s. as
the amount expended during the fiscal year
ending June so. 1859. The aggregate means
provided for the same year, were sss,O9o,
7S7 Ii. Hence dedacting the expenditures
from the aggregate means during the year,
a balance renamed in the treasury on July
Isi, 1859, Of s4.559, a75 81.
{ Mr.. Cobb SAYS:
81 do not doubt that The actual receipts
into the treasury for the present and next
fiscal wears. will be fully equal to the esti.
mates. The only remaining question in
connection with The estimates 10 be consid-
cred. is the probable demands upon the
treasury during the period. II the apprn-
priations made at the present session de-. not
exceed the amount contained in the esti
mates, il is believed that they can be met
with the ordinary and extraordinary receipts
already provided for BIZ law. The estimated
balance that viii be in the treasury On the
SOth jane, 1861. is only $3.50. l96 81, and
leaves no margin for additions! appropria-
tions. II. therefore. the appropriations should
exceed the estimates, or Congress should
determine to provide within this period for
the payment Il any portion Of The public
debt, il will be necessary TO make provision
for such contingencies. The idea Of in.
creasing the public debt to meet me ordina-
~ expenses Of the government. should not
be entertained for moment. II additional
demands are created upon the treasury by
the legislation Of the present Congress, pro
vision must BE- made TO meet them BY such
increase Il tariff dates as may BE- required
or that purpose.
The public debt N Tie vt II Jals, 1853.
a. stated il nv last annual report, was SIS.
1887 Is. The act ot June "a. 1858. au.
ihorized an additional loan Of go 600. 900.
which has bren accordingly negotiated. Of
this I'll 8 So, 900 had bern paid intp the tres.
ury. anil tie stock issued therefore ~ thr
u; 81 Jaly. 1859. the commencement, ~ the
present fiscal year. 4 portion Of The re.
mainder has been since paid. and the stock
therefor issued. The balance will doubtless
be soon completed. which will make tie per-
mancnt public debt s45. lJ5, 676 u"
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
=. WM. WALKER. Secretary.

Governor Bank. concludes Ii. n.ss.a;e 10 he lua
House. u hr legislature ~ referring u national pf.
. follows
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-04
A ThtevanE Concern.

The Douglas party stole the name OF De-
chanan is now the acting President. That
they stole the name is evident, for they repu-
date all responsibility for the Administra-
ton during the past four years, and have
nothing to prove their legitimate descent or
legal claim to the name. They dissolved
partnership with the Southern and senior
member of the firm, known as the ID emoeratc
party, and repudiate the contracts and obi
cations of the old firm, but attempt to steal
its name and good will aud 60 into business
again.
But they have also stolen their principles,
Squatter sovereignty was manufactured by
Gen. Cass, still member OF the responsible
part of the old firm of Democracy and the
bred Scott dogma belongs of right to Chief
Justice fancy, also of the old concern.
Not content with stealing their name and
their principles, the Douglastes have finally
got to hooking old clothes, and you will see
them parading the streets in uniforms tax en-
at secondhand from the Wide Awakes. In
deed they have flched the whole idea of their
Hickory Companies" drill, parade, Ian
terms, and what not, from the Republicans.
And, last Of all, they stole their "Watoh-
word" or should we not rather call it their
Grand Hailing Cry of Distress, "The Unon,''
from their 'fusion friends" the Know Moth.
iDgs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-04

There are some well meaning people in
the country, who seem to take it for granted
that the Bell party isneither for nor against
slavery that it is a kind of neutral salt;
betweenity; a treace, molssses and water
Constitutional Union party. The party has
no platform but the Constitution and laws"
and We, therefore, advert TO MIR. Bel's opin-
ions TO learn his views of the Constitution.
and to find out whether he agrees with Chief
Justice fancy and JEFF. Davis, With Douglas.
or with Lincoln, or whether be has indeed
found ga more excellent way" than either TO
dispose OF this troublesome question OF
slavery.
Those who will consult the record Of John
Bell will have no difficulty in learning his
opinions, and will hnd that upon this ques.
ton they accord precisely with those of
Breckenridge and jeff. Davis. Not to cum.
Der our columns with extracts, We quote on
this point the testimony of the ablest organ
OF the Bell party in this countryside kouis
Vile Journal-which says:
We hold that Congress possesses the un.
doubted power to protect the rights Of prom
erty OF every kind in the Territories of the
Union, and that it is the unquestonable duty
OF Congress to exercise this power whenever
It Is necessary. And we hold that the right
OF slave property in the Territories il lust
as sacred as the right of property OF any
other sort. John Bells record, as compiled
under his own eye. for the special purpose
OF setting forth in an authentic form his
opinion on the minor issues of our politics
aud as recently published at length in our
columns, commits him unequivocally and in
dlsputably to this very doctrine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-04

The Echo Agricole gives the following
summary OF the accounts received from the
countries 10 the South of Europe, where the
harvest is terminated
10 italy 1t is only in the North that the
crop OF wheat Is satisfactory; in Lombarav
II - middling. and in Modena. Parma and
Bologna indifferent In venetia the resnlt.
aiffer in various localities; at Naples tho
crop will BIO less than first expected. In
Spain the harvest in the two CASTLES and Ia
Mancha ~ satisfactory, but ia Andalusia tho
crop Is not equal to expectations. Accounts
from Odessa and the whole Polish provinces
give reason 10 hope the wheat crop will be
excellent.
Why rHE sourH SHOULD SuppoRr DouoL.s.
The Mobile Register, the leading Douglas or.
gan OF the South, recommending its capdi.
date, says:
!" JUDGE DOUGLAS OWNS MORE
SLAVES THAN ALL THE REST On
Inn PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO.
GEruER.n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-04

upon the glorious achiev ements of the Italian
patriots from the lips of Democratic speak
ers, no expressions of sympathy and cheer
for the champions OF popular sovereignty in
other lands. The Northern Democracy stand
before the world with lips hemeticaly
sealed to any sentiment in behalf of the lib
erty of mankind. From the South comes In
the pressure of the political power of the
slaveholding States and the cash value of
100000 of human beings, and from the
North the pressure of the masses of the vo-
ting population OF the party in all the towns
and oities, who will not suffer word OF SYM
patby with the struggling people of Europe.
And If some unsophisticated American, like
Jeffords, for instance, alludes to the subject.
it raises row, which the efforts of all the
leaders are incompetent to suppress.
Thus, between the pressure OF the slave.
holders and the Irish, "the light of reason
and the love of liberty" are darkened and
crushed out of the souls of the Northern
doughface Democracy. They dare not say
their souls are their own they dare not ut
ter an honest and earnest sentiment against
human bondage; they dare not express the
out gushing sympathies and Joy of their
hearts in view of the triumphs of the people
over tyranny in Italy; they are confined to
the poor, mean, miserable, emasculated
squatter soveregnty-subject TO bred Scott
in the Territories Of the United States
To such humiliating condition is that party
now reduced, which claims jefferson for it's
father and founder. And TO such sneak
ing and tinid suppression or perversion of
ell the nobler sentiments IN favor of human
rights, to which Jefferson gave voice, have
the leaders of Donglassm been reduced in
these days. How can the countrymen of
Jefferson follow such leaders and submit to
such degradation
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-04

CINcINSArI, Sept. 30.
The ball last ight at Pixies Opera House
was u brilliant afair, though the room was
not crowded. Tie Prince and suite arrived
at 10 O'Clock. and walking down the par
quette, were shown to private box, the
band playing "Goi save the Queen.o Tho
Prince was plainly attired, without any deco
ratons. The view Of the room and the PEG
Pile was strikinglv beautiful. The Prince
opened the ball by leading off with Mrs. S.
N. Pike, wife of the propri etor of the Opera
House. During the evening the Prince
danced with four other ladies, in the follow
ing order: Miss Rebecca Groesbeck, Miss
Rachel o. Taylor, Miss Alice Hilton, and
Miss Helen McGregor.
The Prince left the ballroom at LID O'Clock.
This morning the Prince and suite attended
St. Johns Church, corner of 7th and Plum
SITS. Asermon was preached by Bishop Mo
llvaiue. Tonight they attend Christ Church,
on 4th st. The party will leave tomorrow
morning at O'Clock, for Pittsburgh, by the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad,
we'll pleased with their visit to Cincinnati,
and leaving favorable impression on our
people.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-04

Rayard Taylor ON papaf DespOGtsM.
have read, during the past week, in va
rious papers, that the Papal States are the
worst governed in Europe. | have read il
often. The precise nature and extent of this
despotism | am little in the dark about
Our generous enlighteners, the editors, do
not condescend TO come down to the particu
lars. Still plain man may be permitted to
ask few questions. In what does this des i.
potism consist?
SIS it that the clergy bold Office? For many
years there has been smaller proportion of
olergymen holding Office in the Roman States
than in some Of the States of this Union,
and their salaries have been in still smaller
proportion to those Of secular officers. Is
it in the expense of the Government 1t is
one OF the most economical in Europe. The
salaries of the higher officers OF State do
not excaed $4,000 year; and the whole civil
list costs about 5000, 900.
Are the people ground down with taxes |?
The taxes in Rome are far less than In Eng
land, France or New York. Are they de.
prived of the benefits of education? The
Papal States, with a population of less than
1900 900, have seven Universities and the
city of Rome has more free schools than
New York in proportion to her population !;
of children attend them.
Perhaps the poor are uncared for and their
sufferngs treated with neglect, There are
more and better free hospitals for the sick,
the poor and the aged, the suffering OF every
GLASS, In Rome, in proportion to the popula-
ton, than in any other city in the world. Ii
is not asked in Rome what is a mans coun-
try or creed.
Perhaps, the bad government has reduced
the people to pauperism? Holland, France,
and the other free and enlightened countries,
have from three to ten times as much pau
Tarlsm In proportion to the population.
Where, then, is the horrible despotism p
The government is an elective monarchy. 1t
has liberal constitution, light taxation,
very little pauperism, an economical admin
istration, a cheap or free education for all
classes, and abundant institutions OF chart.
ty for the needy and suffering. venture to
assert that the single city of New York pays
more taxes is more pluudered by dishonest
officials, supports more paupers, has more
uneducated children, tolerates more vice and
drunkenness, rowdysm, &c., and suffers
from more crime, year by year, than the
whole (nesrly 100000 of people) of the
States of the Church,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-04

closed up.
The Emascuiation of Doughfacotsns.
The Democratic party Of the olden time,
when the Influence and the sentiments of
Jefferson and his compeers pervaded its
ranks, was eminently the party OF liberty and
progress. 1t rejoiced and triumphed in the
bold assertion of the rights of man, of all
compilations and all climes; it sympathjzed
with tha oppressed people of every land, and
was ready, with words of cheer and hope. TO
greet the struggling champions of the down
rodden masses wherever they raised the
standard of liberty. 1heir speakers abound
Cd IN the most extravagant euloges of that
great declaration of our fathers, which pro-
claimed the universal equality OF rights to
all mankind. The spirit Of jefferson, whose
heart beat for all humanity, and who pro-
mulgated, in the name of the people OF
America, universal rights older than human
iustitutions-s self evident because the eoual
gift Of God to mankind-inspired the old
Democracy.
But change came over the spirit Of the
Democratic party when John G. Calhoun
became its oracle. His idol was the "pecu.
liar institution" Of slavery, while Jeeferson's
had been the universal institution OF liberty.
Under the inspiration of Calhounism. the
grand truths which Jefferson had promulga
ted were denounced by Democratic leaders
as "self-evident lies,v ''glistering general
ties" and the like. And now the leaders
OF the party have it, as an article OF faith,
that the truths of the Declaration are "pe.
culiar' and "limited to British subjects in
America" not general, embracing all man
kind.
Human bondage has become the chief care
OF Democratic leaders--its preservation, ex.
tension and exaltaton the grand object of
Their policy. Long ago Chase, Ilamlin,
irambuil, "ilmot, Preston King, Wilson,
Cameron, krkwood, ard such old time lead
ers OF The Democracy, were driven from it's
ranks because OF their love Of freedom and
10 their stead such old Wings as Clngman.
DIXON, Ioombs and Stephens, because Of
Their devotion to slavery, are now found
leading on the hosts Of Democracy. The
Northern leaders Of the Democratic narty
have not dared to utter word against slave
ry for years past but, on the contrary. thew
.-e constantly abusing all the opponents of
slavery, and seeking, as far as they dare. 10
commend it to the favor Of the people. To
speak agains, slavery, is to be ostracised by
the party. Thus the Democrats OF the North
are shut ur to polite and silent tolera-
ton or melted to a prudent advocacy of
slavery because of the influence of slavehold.
ers over their party.
Not only are the doughface Democracy
constrained by their slaveholding associates
TO acquiesee in, or advocate American slave
~, but they are also compelled by their Irish
Catholic associates to speak with "bated
BREATH in reference to the struggles Of the
people in other lands TO assert their rights
and their liberties. We hear no eulogies
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-04

Tho Tribune of the Goth says "The mar
ket for general dry goods the past week has
been slack, and not equal to the expectations
OF the trade. The pause is believed TO be
temporary, rather than permanent, and tho
business during tbs next sixty days may be
large. The jobber, who have during the
past year cultivated the far South and cross
road trade, are not in the best Of spirits, as
the collections from that quarter are not sat-
istactory. The Western men are paving
with great deal of prompttude, and the
houses having connections with that section
are doing large business.o
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-04

GFT@ Messrs. George Law and Gustavus A.
Conover, sureties TO the defaalting postmas-
ter, Isaac V. Fowler, TO the amount of $75.-
OOo, yesterday succeeded in getting u com-
mission from the United States Court to go
to Cuba, and take the deposition of Fowler
as to the state OF his accounts with the p O..
Department at the time their bonds were
given for him. Ii 10 expected that Fowler
will swear (what is the truth) that during
Pieree's administration he was defaulter !;
that his friend, Ii. f. CLARK, labored with
Buchanan Tor his appointment, because
he would otherwise have been ruined man:
and that 1t was well understood at Washing
ton, when Buchanan re appointed him, that
ne was largely 10 arrears 10 the Government
ms would absose the sureties, who are
responsible only since Buchanan came in.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-04

ArRocious Betsy, my dcar,o said Mr..
Stnbbs, giving his wife pair OF damaged
nnmentionables, shave the goodness to mend
these trowsers it will be as good az going
10 the play tonight" Mrs. Stubs took ter
needle, but confessed che couldn't see the
point. "How sop said she. "Why, NV
dear, you will see the wonderful raveB in the
panf-o' mine Mrs. Stubs finished the
Joo, and, handing back the trowsers, told
Stubs, "that's daYaed good.n
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-04

GT The committee Of fifteen, appointed
BY tho Union meeting at the Cooper lnsti-
tute, have dragged up drowning fusion by
the locks; but 1t does not ye. appear whether
1t bias life enough in its body to run the race
against Lincoln. At all events, il must be
considerably weaker than ii il had never
fallen into the water, and bad not sunk the
iatal third time before it was pulled out
In. Y. World.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-04

GT We take the following from that pep.
perry little Douglas organ, the Southern Con
federacy:
"Fhe following dispatch was sent by Gen.
Joe Lane to the seceders and boilers al
Charleston
$50 OUT! JOE LANE
The people Of Oregon, in six weeks after
wards, sent the following dispatch through
the ballot box:
sJ0E LANE, GO OUTp"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-04

GT- Henry Clay Dean, notorious for his
filthy person and blasphemous speech, was
making Democratic speech in Iowa. Dean
was once Chaplain of the Senate-a place be
did not grace. On the occasion of which We
speak, he was repeIling the charge that the
Democratic party had ever Incorporated
the public money. TELL me- said he, ''who
can, where the nocratic party ever mis-
applied dollar" 81 can telll' said pi.
ping voice at the rear of the hall '1Stand
up, them" cried Dean, sand let us bear your
answer" Up popped the owner of the voice.
SHOW, sir, tell me If You can where dollar
has been wasted? ?" " Hhen the Democ
&C Senate paid Henry Clay Dean for his
pTdyersp ~ was the reply that brought down
the house, and silenoed the reverend BIAS
phemer.