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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-07

DIPTHERA AND ITS CURE-SRPLE AND RFFICA CIOrs
REMEDY FOR TIE DIsEASE.-This singular disease.
which has thus far seemed 20 battle the skill of oul.
best physicians, has become so prevalent, and has
been so generally fatal that any suggestion in regard
to its cure will hardly prove embarrassing Its
causes are not known, and therefore all treatment
has heretofore been merely experimental; but its
pathogonOmic symptoms are so diversified and dis
similar, that in many instances the throat of the pa
ent closes and he dies before his disease has been
discovered
The diagnostic by which it is known from other
complaints of the throat, is the formation of mem
brane which increases gradually until the patient ia
literally strangled to DEATH 1t is sometimes accom-
panied by liberation, and extreme prostraton of the
entire system and at others by neither of those
symptoms, yet in either it is equally fatal To
arrest the formation of this membrane would there
fore equivalent TO curing the disease and this
in most instances may be done in the following man.
ner:
In the early stages of the complaint which i, al
ways accompanied by soreness and swelling of
the throat, let the patient use simple solution of
salt and water, as a gargle every fifteen minutes.
At the same time moisten piece of flannel with a
solution of the kind, made warm as the patient
can bear it, and bind it around the throat renewing
it as often the garge is administered, and in the
meanwhile sprinkle fine salt between the flannel and
the neck. Use inwardly some tonic or stmulant
either separately, or if the prOstraOn be great use
both together. This treatment, as may be seen. is
extremely simple, and if used in the earlier stages
of the disease, will effect complete Cincin-
matt Press, Sept. p.
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California


Correspondence OF the Washington Constitution.
SAN Francisco, CAL, Sept. 10, lS6O.-Many looked
upon Douglas as the regular nominee of the DemOc-
racy at first When they learned that such was not
the fact and principle the cause of dvlson, they
have taken sides with the party that has always
stood by the Constitution. In my opinion the cleo
ton of Mr. Breckenridge in this State is certain He
will get 10000 majority over Douglas as he is daily
gaining over him. Great enthusiasm prevails. and
our convention was most harmonious.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Sept. Is, l86O-From all that l
can learn do not think that Mr. Douglas can carry
A county in this State. MSny who thought hlm the
the regular nominee supported him. but since 1t has
been proved he not they have renounced him and
come over to the support of Mr. Breckenridge and ne
will continue to gain strength until the day OF the
election. The State is sure for Mr.. Breckenridge.
BEN1CA CAL Sept. l3, lSGO.-As regards. the
prospects Oour StaeI have no doubt that 1t VIII go
for breckenridge and Lane. Every day brings us
reinforcements Our State Convention, just adjourn
ed was one of the largest and decidedly the most
harmonious, talented, and enthusiastic ever held IN
the State The contest in this State is rapidly mar
rowing down to Breckenridge and Lincoln. and
before the election the Bell and Douglas forces will
scatter to one or the other of the above parties
Our success is certain. Breckenridge and Lane will
receive about 5000 votes; Douglas, $4,000 Lin
coin. 25 900 Bell and Everett, 10000.
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A Steam Plough in Missouri.

The St. Louis Democrat notices the arrival in that
city of newly invented Steam PlOw, which created
great sensation on its advent, owing to its great
size and queer appearance. The Democrat says:
THE steam pillow was made at Hannibal, No. and
has been brought thence to our Great Fair 1t was
built last spring, by Messrs. Steam IL Roberts upon
what is claimed a new principle that of applying
the locomotive power near the periphery of the
wheels Mr. Robert L. Stean, the first above named
is the inventor, and has filed application for a
patent in the case. The machine weighs seven tons
and is twenty feet long by ten wide, while the for
ward wheels are twenty inches III width. 1t is guar
antced to pillow thirty acres of land in day and
the sangune managers beeveit capable of blowing
forty The steam pillow left Hannibal at II O'Clock
A. NJ, Monday last, on a barge rugged with paddles
which the steam wagon was made to novel This is
a curious combination, in which barge carries
wagon, and the wagon prOPels the barge The odd
hermaphrOdite craft excited much suspicious augur-
ing among the bOatmen on the river despite which
it arrived duly at five o'clock on Monday evening"
The Bulletin thus describes the process of blowing
as attempted at the Fair Grounds:
The motive power of the pillow is enough to draw
almost any weight that could be attached to it, but
tho plows attached do not seem strong enough for
the hard compact soil, through which it passed.
The engine is about the size of 4 small locomotive
used on railroads. and is placed on wheels of pom
derOus weight and mammoth size. In front of the
necessary tools. Six pOws of the usua! size are at
tached to the engine behind. But five were in ope-
ration yesterday, one had been broken in the hard
soil. When everything had been placed in order,
Mr. Coleman said a few words to the crowd, to the
effect that this experiment, and then steam
being up. away it went the prairie. At first
the plOws made only light scratches, but after they
had got into good working order they let down
into the soil and turned up a nice, deep furrow
Some of those plOws not fastened in tightly
orAru yp1rsf l.,
ing much service. The exhibition lasted nearly
three quarters of an hour, and then gave way for
experiments in ditching.
The whole apparatus is evidently too ponderous
but the ingenuity that could invent a machine for
blowing well as this does, will soon devise
some means to make it lighter and thereby more
serviceable.
The st. Louis Republican says:
The inventors now having four engines built
for the purpose of carrying freight on the plains
from Galveston, Texas, to Arizona, and Judging
from the machine now on exhibition, the scheme
will prove practicable.
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER I, 1850.
Presidential Election on
Tuesday, the sixth day of
November.
MIR. SEWARD IN CHICAGO.
Another Furious Speech on the ''IrrePres-
sfbIe Conflicts

Another Furious speech on the "trrepres-
sibIe COnfIict.''
We publish to-day the speech of Mr.. SEWARD at
Chicago. on Tuesday last. The distinguished posi-
ton that the Senator from New York occupies in
the Black Republican party entities everything that
he says TO the gravest consideration of Southern
men. lie is the brains of his party. His viii is a
law unto them in matters Of political faith We re-
greet that such speech should have to appear in a
Southern paper. But when we 50 Enthusiastically the
steps taken for our degradation or our total extinc
ton it would be worse than folly it weuld be Grim
inal in us to keep from our readers these public
ayOwas of the plans and purposes of the Black Re-
publican host. The Ostrich when closely pursued
may hide his head beneath the sands of the desert
and fOolshly think himself safe from his pursuer
We too may close our ears to the threats of our
Northern opponents and shut our eyes to their ap-
proach, but their advancing steps will thereby be
none the less rapid or the execution of their threats
none the less certain.
1t will be seen that Mr.. SEWARD insists that the
Black Republicans will have to select men as fear
less as Owen LOvEJoY.' He ridicules Mr. BELLS
idea of ignoring the slavery question; The ques-
ton will not stay ignored" he says. He emphati-
cally announces that the slavery agitation only
be settled by the success of Black Republicanism.
VIII the people of the South consent to such settle
ment of it? VIII they longer talk Of ignoring it!
will they openly and avOwedly boldly proclaim I'M
ceasing opposition to Black Repubcanism, and fear
lessly maintain The Constitution and the Equality
of the States as "The symbols of everlasting
TTnion
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Extrnc1s from mr. BeII.

A friend writing us from Granger county asks
where the accompanying extracts from Mr.. Bells
speech on the compromise may be found. We an
swer: they are extracts from a three days speech
made by Mr. BELL IN the United States Senate on the
Sd, 5th and 9th days of July 1850, on the compro-
mise Bill They can be found on page HOS of Ap-
pendix to Congressional Globe LIST Session 3Ist Con-
gress-Vol. % part 2. The extracts we refer to
are as follows:
Let me say to my Northern friends on this side
of the chamber that though no special favor may
to be due from them TO those of the South who
in defiance of the repeated protests of the North
against the extension of slavery, insisted upon the
acquisition of these Territories vet to remember
that the policy Of those acquisitions opposed by
respectable portion of Southern people and that
number Of the most leading Southern gentlemen in
Congress and out of it, foreseeing the evil cOnse-
quences to the whole country which would proba-
bly, if not inevitably follow opposed themselves man
fully and reSOldely to the current of sentiment IN the
SOl and resisted the annexation of Texas as well
the acquisition of California and New Mexico.
They may also well remember that without the CO.
operation Of the North ITSELF these distraction ques-
tions would never have been heard of. The North
too, the Democratic North could insist lon these dc-
q1isitORS. l cannot fOrbear futher to remind my
Northern friends that in the South and Southwest
there is body of men, who, for long period, have
continued faithful and Just to them sustaining them
81 heirFAVORITE POLICY Through erery UeciSsif1lde
Of political fortune body of men of liberal and cath
Ole views Of national policy, who look beyond the
limited horizon Of sectional interests spurn the in
iuence Of sectional prejudice, and embrace the
whole Union as their common country. q"
While that prOtracted domination of the South
which has been so long and so keenly felt at the
North was always more imaginary than real, no
Southern man ever having attained the Presidency
except by the Occurances, Oftentimes of more than
half and always large division of the North yet
now it cannot be disguised that the period of South
ern ascendancy-if ever it had a real existence-ap-
proaches its end. Political power and ascendency,
in sectional view, have already passed away from
the South forever, aud this manifest that Sena-
tor who spoke in this debate, could not forbear
haunting the South with the prospects of their de-
clining fortunes. A great change had taking place
in the political vocabulary: 1t is longer he ex-
utng eXclaims, the South and the North it is now
the North and the South
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The CASE OF GENERAL HARNEY,-The Washington
correspondent Ofthe Baltimore Sun says it is under
stood that General Harvey has written letter the
Secretary of War, repelling. certain charges made
against him by General Scott 1t seems that Gener-
al Harvey was removed from his command in Wash
ngton territory at the demand of the British minis
ter, it being charged that he had violated the ar
rangement entered into between General Scott and
Governor Douglas, by removing the officer assigned
by General Scott to command the United States COM
pany at San juan and by reviving the United States
territorial law. General Scott having reported to
the Secretary of War that before leaving the Pacific
coast he distrusted General Harneys disposition to
carry out with fidelity and courtesy his arrange
ments with Governor Douglass. General Harvey
replies that he officially advised of these
arrangements and that he removed the officer as
signed by &c neral Scott to command Of the United
States company because of his Furnishing and ban
ishing persons from the Island who had been ac-
quilted of charges of crime by legal authorities.
General Harvey also makes defence against the
charge of replacing military by civil rule
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The Herald and DougIas.

The n Y. Herald of the lst, speaking of the high
hopes of the Black Republicans that they will carry
New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania by the
anti. Republican vote being frittered away between
BRECKENRIDGE, BELL and DOUGLASS says:
In support of this anticipation it must conceded
that the stumping tour of Mr.. Douglas, now drawing
toa close West has betrayed his object to be net
much the defeat of Lincoln as the prostration of
the Breckenridge Democracy. Thus, while he has
instigated the nomination of Independent Douglas
electoral tickets in some of the Southern States the
only effect of which, if they have any effect at all,
will be divert the vote of those States from Brock
inridge to Bell, we find Mr. Douglas at every point
the persistent enemy of any coalition with the
Breckenridge democracy in the North, policy
which, if followed up, can only result in the cleo
ton of Lincoln by the solid electoral vote of the
Northern States.
The plea of Mr.. Douglas in support of this singu-
lar course his part is that the Southern Breckin
ridge Democracy are scheming and reckless disun-
oniss and that the defeat of their candidate there
fore Is as essential to the peace of the country
the defeat of Lincoln. But Lincoln cannot be de-
feated except through the assistance of the North
ern breckenridge Democracy. Mr.. Douglas in repu-
dating this assistance is simply laboring to elect
Lincoln This can hardly be doubted when it is
considered that IN no possible event can Mr. Douglas
or Mr. johnson, in the settlement of this mbrOglio,
become the next President Of the United States.
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Cheering Accounts from LOuiSiana.-The
state Su re for Breckenridge.

Every day the political atmosphere in this State
grows brighter and brighter for the gallant young
hentuckian-the standard-besrer of the constu-
uona rights of the South. In the parishes of Jack
son, Claiborne, VIM, Bossier, Caddo Rapides, Qua
chIta, FatchitOches, and others in the Northwest
we have cheering accounts and the local papers
from each claim the tallest kind of majorities for
Breckenridge and Lane.
In jackson parish there are but two Douglas men,
and one of them is in jail Avoyelcs, Pointe Cou-
pee, St Landry, Calcaseu Yermilion. and other
French parishes, Breckenridge will get more than
the usual Democratic vote. as is evidenced bv the
action Of many of their planters, who have always
been against us, but who are now with u.s. because,
they say now is the time for every Southern man to
show his hand.
As for the Florida parishes We have TO saw, thew
all right. and will poll unprecedented majorties
for our candidates. To sum up, we now think that
the State will vote as follows in November:
First District, for Bell by 1900 Breckinridge
Second District for Breckenridge, by 500 over Bell !:
Third District for Breckenridge by 5000 over Bell
Fourth District, for Breckenridge, by 6.OOO over
Bell.
Total Breckenridge pluralittes, 500-Bell, $500 :;
leaving the State to Breckenridge by $500 votes
over Bell Douglas will get less than 5000 in the
State
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AIfcntionaIseIIgNlen.
ToIhe Bel and Everett Men Of Indiana:


take this opportunity of calling your attention
10 a few facts that seem 10 70 be worthy OF your
careful consideration ! think II Is now apparent
that an attempt is TO he made to transfer the Bell
men of this State 10 the Democracy. You are well
aware that resolution was adopted nj our State
Convention in August last against all fusion with
al other political organizations which certainly, /
think. meS-1 not only at the Presidential, but also
at the State election One assigned is. that if
the State election should result in favor of Lane then
Lincoln would certainly carry the State in Novem-
Der l am aware that many who desire his election
would vote for him at any other time. Let me ask
Won what Is TO be gained by the election of lIend-
rieks9 You viii then have for Governor
who voted for the repeal of the Missouri COmprO-
mise which was the cause Of the formation of the
Renubcan party. am satisfied that under no cir
cuilstances can the Bell men of Indiana be bene-
fitted by the election of the Democratic State tick
ct "a, -..
70 the state of Indiana that will take place for
,,,sn,- years TO come ] therefore entreat you, as
an C6 Line Henry Clay Wing TO reflect well before
Won vote the Democratic State ticket on TUESDAY
next / think il is unfortunate for our party That
we did not nominate full state tlcket; buI as We
bav no ticket of our own, let us not vote Tor men
WHO 40 not respect our principles because we gam
nothing bv so voting We had better not vote at All
thao 70 DO So MANY contend that IS important that
the Democratic State ticket should pe c4e0,eu, :" va
der to accomplish the defeat OF Lincoln ~ w
vember, do not, for one, think tiaI our pa -
organized for the purpose of aiding either the Dem
ocrats or Republicans. / do not think 1t necessary
that Indiana should 60 for Hendricks to defeat I'm
coin. Let US then either vote the Republican stare
ticket or not vote at all. Letus show TO our frlenos
IN kentucky that we capable of taking care OF
our state affairs without their advice. And now,
in conclusion, let me entreat you to vote for Bell
and Everett IN November, even if we should not eX-
pect to carry the state. Bell and Everett are the
representatives Of the only truly national marty in
this country; and let true Union men, stand
by them first. last and all the time.
Yours, respectfully
JAMES g. BRYANT,
Member State Ex. Com of Constitutional
Union PARTY
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MACAULAY,s NEW ZEALASDER-Macaulay's ideal
traveller sitting the ruins of London Bridge and
sketching the ruins of ST. Pauls has been traced in
several of the compositions of the distinguished
author. The first appearance is believed to have
been in 1924. Acorrespondent of the London Times
however. finds that the leading idea in his well
known picture was given by Shelly early as 1919
FIVE years before the publication of Macaulay's ar
tcle on Mtfmd's Greece. Shelly, in the dedicatory
letter of his Peter Bell the Third" says:
''When London shall be an habitation of bitterns.
when ST. Paul and Westminster Abbey shall stand
shapeless and nameess ruins in the midst of an un-
peOpled marsh; when the piers of Waterloo bridge
shall become the nuclei of Ises of reeds and osers
and cast the jagged shadows of their broken arches
on the solitary stream, some TRANSATLANTIC traveller
will weigh every thing in the scales Of some new
system of criticism. and the merits of the present
work be recognised
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-07

MeSSrS. EddOrS:-The Constitution of the United
ne United States and law quoted by you in regard
o the filling Of Presidential vacancies both speak
II the President pro tempore Of the Senate What
Ire the powers of that Office and how is he chosen!
A READER
The cfice is created by the Constitution (Article
LIST, section 5th)
The Senate shall choose their own officers, and
also President pro tempOre in the absence OF the
Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office
OF President of the United States"
The practice is for the Vice President to leave the
chair before the adjournment of each session, that
the Senate may elect PresidentprO tenn. The Sc ate
being permanent body, not renewable with each
Congress, the President pro tenn elected at the close
of session takes the chair at the beginning of the
next, in the absence of the Vice President It has
grown to be practice also for the Vice President
not to be present at the opening of session of the
Senate or to take his seat until after the committees
have been duly appointed. The original reason of
this wss that the Vice President, being only by his
Office President of the Senate, and not member of
the body, his right to appoint committees was de-
MED and it held to be more eonsonant with the
constitutional character of the body that the power
should be exercised by the Senate, through pre-
siding officer chosen by themselves. This was the
motive for the practice which has grown to be uni
yersal that the Vice President never takes his seat
at the opening of session. leaving it to the Presi
dent pro teapOre chosen by the Senate. Of late
years. it has grown to be the practice to elect the
committees by ballot
The retirement of the Vice President, in order
that President pro tempOre may be chosen, and his
absence at the beginning of the session, are, how
ever, mere matters of usage. The Vice President
while acting SUCH may at any time vary the prac
ce, by contnuine to preside to the close Of the SEES
| SON. or by taking his seat at the commencement.
1t has been very much the habit of the Senate tc
continue the person in Office as President pro
tenn, once elected, from year to year, until the pot
cal majority changes or the Senator Is left out Of
the Senate. Mr.. Giliard of South Carolina, wa:
President pro tenn annually from 1913 to 1925, witt
only the interval of one year, when James Barbour
of Virginia, filed the chair Subsequently Senator
sam. Smith, of Maryland was in for four years; Col
VIM. r. King, of Alabama, held the Office annually
from 1886 to 1871, and again in 1856, 81 and '52
During the interval, from 45 to '49, Senator Atchi
son, of Missouri, filed the chair, and chosel
several tunes afterwards, on the election of Col
King to be Vice President. Senator Fitzpatrick, o
Alabama, has been chosen several times, and is nov
President pro tenn, elected at the late session.
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Hon. VIM. c. WHITTHORNE-Th This distinguished
standard bearer of the National Democracy reached
this city on yesterday, and put up at the GayOsO.
lie visited by his many friends and by numer-
Gus strangers who desired to become acquainted
with him. at the Editorial Rooms of the AUdldnche,
during the day. He has traversed all of East Ten
nessee and great part of the middle and western
portions of the State not having missed single one
of his many appointments as ElectOr for the State
at large, he has not yet in any discussion lowered
the true Democratic colOrs from the exalted emf
hence in which they have always loated. One of
the best posted public in the State fluent and
eloquent speaker, strong in argument and happy in
illustration, the Democracy were fortunate in Sc
lecting able and consistent exponent iof their
principles. Let every turn out to hear him, as
well the selected champions of the other parties,
at Exchange Buildings, at II o'clock this morning.
AraLnnche 80
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REWARD OF TREAsoS-A letter from Naples, no
tcing the OBJECTIONS in the NeapOltan army, says:
4 Brigadier-Genera by the name of Briganti. hav-
ing sold himself and brigade to Garibaldi, for sta
ted sum OF $4,000, was suspected of treason by a
drummer, who gave notice of 1t to twelve soldiers.
(like himself faithful to the King) and at the mo-
ment when the General was accomplishing his
abominabe deed, ne was fired at by the twelve SOL
ders, and killed on the spot. The General had son
who was an officer in the NeapOlitan army; he blew
out his brain when he was informed of the act Of
his father