Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-04-27

Express Will DclHR CoiulccteO Ia ZIG Nnuer
Ground Railroad business, but from an hiIair
brought to light at Seymour, on Saturday
night, il appears that the Express, without
the knowledge Of its managers, nassensers
or any Of the employees, was made the mr.
dunn Of running Off slave, which came
near proving successful.
It appears that on Friday evening, whit,
man called at the Adams Express Office, at
Nashville, and inquired whether he could
have box forwarded to Cincinnati. He
vas told to have it there ut Q o'clock in the
morning, and il would be delivered OF Cncin-
natl on the following morning. According
" the boz was sent to the Office at the hour
named, and placed on the train, which leaves
at ten o'clock. It was received here at eight
o'clock on Saturday night, taken in the FIX
press wagon to The Jacksonville Railroad
Depot, and forwarded in the 10 r. N. train,
the shipper of the box being on both trains
On the arrival at Seymour the box was trans
felred to the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
train. Being roughly handled, piece Ct
plank came off, and live negro was seen
snugly Gagged in it. He was brought out,
and proved to be runaway from Nashville.
In the meantime the train started off with
the white man who had shipped the box,
leaving the negro at Seymour, who was
brought back to this city by the return mes
senger yesterday morning and lodged in jail,
subject to the order Of the owner.
i The negro says he belongs to Mr.. Mccoy,
of Nashville. lie gave the white man SO
in money and gold watch. The box in
which he was placed being to small, he had
to occupy STOPPING position and could not
move, and at Rowling Green, where the box
was turned in the car, his head was down
and his whole body was resting on it. He
endured it however. His eyes when released
were bloodshot, but his appearance had not
changed in any other rcspcct--LouissW
4 SOUTHERN VIEW OF REPUBLICAN, PROSPECTS,
The Republicans are divided, but are unit
ing rapidly. Seward is likely to bc their mar,
did not think SO 4 few months back, but
things have changed since the caving-in Of
Virginia. lie has large majority of the par
ty in his hands; he now does not fear disun-
ion, and apparently intends to take the morn
nation. He can get it, and what then. lie
uW PROBABLY be electtd! The Democratic
party has, by its abandonment of principles
and personal divisions, become a disorganizcd
mass of spoil-mongers, engaged in the Presi-
dental election. Its only hope rests on it,
success in Pennsylvania. Look to the count
It has 120 votes in the South; to these add
-four from California and three from Oregon
-l27 in all. These may be set down as
certain. Twenty-Five more votes arc wanted
to elect n President. THE NORTH Vest you
may as nell gire orer to Free Soil and section
oiism: In the last Presidential election, In
diana alone gave majority for the Democrats.
The sloughing off Of rotten divisions there
make her now helpless Illinois went for
Buchanan BY plurality she is now gone
also Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania Qor Seward will easily carry New York;
alone remain to contest. Pennsylvania gave
plurality Of IT, 100 for her own James Blu
chanan, and now out Of twenty-five Con-
g.essmcn has only three Democrats. And,
If Pennsylvania is lost, the other two States
arc insufficient TO secure success. To this
complexion it is to conc by Southern con-
cession and the compromise of her rights
Let the Cotton States look it in the face and
prepare at once.-Uash. Cor. C1arleston
Mercury.
THE LENNON SLAVE CAsE.-Thc ilbany
, IN. ~ papers informs us that this famous
case, involving the right Of a stakeholder to
pass through New York with his slaves, was
decided last Friday against the right The
{ facts on which the case was based, occurred
several years ago, when Mr.. Lennon, cit
izen of Virginia, on his way to Texas, passing
through New York, had his slaves taken
from him by habeas corpus and set at liberty,
on the ground that there was no law by which
slaves, voluntarily brought into the State,
could be held TO service. The State Of Vir-
glnia brought suit for the value of the slaves,
to test the question in the highest COURTS
The case was conducted through various
courts to the Court of Appeals, which, on
, Friday, decided against the State of Virginia.
New YORK FOR SEwAnD.-On the 18th inst,
a State Convention assembled at Syracuse
for the purpose Of nominating. Delegates to
the Chicago Convention. With but one
slight interruption every thing passed off
tremendously. The following Resolution
which was adopted unanimously will show
the sentiments Of the Delegates respecting
their choice for Presidential Candidates.
Resolced, That the Republican Electors OF the State Of
New York represented in tis Convention present thc
nu to *. a's ss
Office Of President not only IN obedience universal
and unsrGken public sentiment ~. because they resa
which the Republican party Is based and q whose hands
the great interests q the nation may b say com.
JEssUP SrATIoN.-Thc station at the pres
ent terminus of the Dubuque and Pacific Rail-
road, at first named $ Hamilton, !" is hereafter
to be known as "Jcssup." The change is
madc to avoid the confusion which might
otherwise be occasioncd by having two Post
. Offices Of the same name in the State Four
or five buildings have been already put under
way, and We understand that some time next
month passenger trains will commence run.
ming regularly to and from that point. Du-
6uqae Times.
LAND FOB THE LANDLEss.--The black man
! paper Of Georgia, the Atlanta Coufederacy,
dcnounces the homestead bill Of Scnator John
son of Tennessee as full as effective for alb
, olitionizing the territories as the sauattcr
sovereignty doctrine Of Douglas" and Gays,
II this odious measure for giving land to the
landless should become law, there will bo
a rush Of frcc-soilcrs and frce-laborers to the
territories, which would completely and for
ever dcbar the shareholders Of the South
There is force in the objection, but it only
demonstrates the q irrepressiblc conflict be-
!, tween free and slave labor. Any measure
that is for the interest Of free white laborers
Of the country is pretty certain to be opposed
by the class whose labor. lis done by slaves