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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27

PLUCK.-The scene in the House of Repre-
sentatlves, few days since, after Roger A
Pryor attempted to brow-beat Mr.. Lovejoy, o
Illinois, is thus described by correspondent
of the New York Tribune:
Order being now partially restored, the
House went again into Committee, and Love.
Joy, taking stand in the Clerks desk, where
he could eye his foes face to face, resumed the
half finished picture. And never was slavery
painted with such damning features before
He dashed on the colors till the monster
seemed ready to leap living from the canvas.
As he grew excited, he pulled off his cravat,
while he hurled anathemas at the Negro
propagandists before him with such vigor that
it caused the perspiration to gush from his
brow and from tn irs. Raising his voice till
itrang through the hall and reverberated along
the adjacent passages, he said: "You cannot
silence US, either by threats or by violence
You murdered my brother on the banks of the
Mississippi, more than twenty years ago, and
am here, o-day, to vindicate his blood, and
to speak my mind; AND YOU SHALL HEAR NE! ~
The scene could be witnessed, but cannot be
described. Though the interruption was
oisorderly and unprovoked to the last degree,
and might have justified summary punish
ment, yet all law-abiding persons will rejoice
that there was no actual collision. Itwas the
most serious disturbance, probably, that has
ever occurred in the House of Representatives
1t demonstrates one thing, at least, viz: that
the Republicans will vindlcate their rights in
the House, at all times and at all hazards,
regardless of personal violence or threats of
dissolution of the Union.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27

~ A draper's adv CO to his son, ia Sc
lee.ing wife, il "set piece Of calico that
will wash" .es .. -,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27
THE NEWS.

l.. THE NEWS. 1870 ..
Hon. Henry O. Msrtindsle, for six yea,
J IN influential member of Congress, died 6
Sandy Hill, N. Y, on the 28th ult
i Charles Stone, prominent lawyer .
Plymouth, N. H., and member of the Log
islaturs, committed suicide on the 18th.
| The New York Republican State Con
vention, at Syracuse, on the 18th, appointed
the following gentle" en- as delegates for tht
State at large: VIM. NJ. Everts, Preston
King, John L. Schoolcraft, Henry R. Selden.
They arc Seward men.
The express from Denver City on the
18th. arrived at Leavenworth on the 18th,
with $4,000 in gold per messenger. Nothing
OF special interest had transpiredi in the gold
regions. Emigrants were coming in rapidly
aud preparations for mining were actively
carried forward.
Another scandal case is exciting the
st. Louisians. A dispatch to the Cincinnati
Gazette from St. Louis of the 18th says
Public attention is concentrated consider ably
to-day upon the trial of Mrs. George W.
Underdonk, for adultery. Her accuser is
David W. Price, merchant from Denver
City, whom she has caused to be arrested on
charge of attempt to commit rape. The
case will probably be as notorious as the
Carstang breach of promise caae. The
parties are respectfully connected.
"A tornado passed over Carlinville, ILL.,,
on Monday evening, (l6th,) unroofng and
blowing down houses, barns, trees and
fences. The roof of the Lutheran church
was blown some distance, and the walls
were much injured; the roof of dwelling
was carried nearly a mile and half through
the air. Children were picked up by the
wind and carried considerable distances
stock was killed in every direction. A man
named Love was killed by lightning. Many
persons were wounded, and the destruction
of property is immense. A similar storm
visited Louisiana, No., on the same evening,
doing much damage to property, and
injuring several people.
BY the arrival of the North American
at Halifax, on Saturday, we learn that Hee-
nan was arrested near Derby early on the
morning of Good Friday, and was in custody.
1t was supposed the fight would be indef.
nitely postponed.
"A farm house on the prairie near Am
boy, Lee county, ILL.,, caught fire on the
night of the l4th inst, and before three of
tho inmates "a girl of II and two boys of
about nine and six) could escape they were
sufocated by the smoke and consumed in
the dsveuring flames.
The second Central Overland Pony Ex =.
press, bringing California dates to the 10th
inst, arrived at St. Joseph on the Goth,
exactly on time. The general news is
meagre and uninteresting. The steamer
Powhattan sailed on the 7th for Panama,
with the Chinese ambassadors on board
The rush to the Washoe Mines continues
and 500 emigrants were at Placerville on
the 10th. They were arriving faster than
accommodations for living could be provided
Fleur $50 to $50 per hundred lbs. Sugar
81 per pound, and other articles in -propor.
ton. Little forage for animals hay having
been sold at $3.50 per ton at the Mines
The mining accounts are of the same tenor
as previously reported.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-04-27

"OLD ABE" ON SNAKrs.--The following il
one of Lincoln's illustrations in his late speech
at New Haven. Speaking of the rights ane
wrongs Of slavery, he said:
''The other policy is one that squares with
the idea that slavery is wrong, and it consists
IN doing everything that we ought to do if il
is wrong. Now, don't wish to be misun
derstood, nor to leave gap down to be mis-.
represented even. don't say that we ought
to attack it where it exists. To me it seems
that, if we were to form a government anew,
in view of the actual presence of slavery, We
| should find it necessary to frame Just such O
government as our fathers did; giving t, the
stakeholder the entire control where the
system is established, while we possessed the
power to restrain it from going outside those
limits. Applause. From the necessities of
the case we should be compelled to form just
such government as our blessed fathers gave
us; and, surely, if they have so made it, that
adds another reason why we should let slavery
alone where it exists.
"If saw a venomous snake crawling IN the
road, any man would say might seize the
nearest stick and kill it.; but, if found that
snake in bed with my children, that would be
another question. Laughter. might hurt
the children more than the snake, and the
snake might bite them. Applause. Much
more, if found it in bed with my neighbor's
children, and had bound myself by solemn
compact not to meddle with his children under
any circumstances, it would become me to let
that particular mode of killing the gentleman
alone. Great laughter. But, if there is a
bed newly made up, to which the children are
to be taken, and it was proposed to take
batch of young snakes and put them there
with them, take it no man would say there
was question how 1 ought to decide.
Prolonged applause and cheers.
"That is just the case The new Territories
are the newly made bed to which our children
are to go, and it lies with the Nation to say
whether they shall have the snakes mixed up
with them or not. 1t does seem as if there
could not be much hesitation what our policy
should be-" [Applause.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01

No DopG.yG. IF rot rIEasE-Wc have
read, Mr., Hampton, your long rignarolc OF
last weel. about the Joliet resy.,1;;;::c--s; Int
we beg to remind you that you dodge the
point The question we asked you goes TO
the very marrow Of the business. Did YOU
as a supporter of Gen. Scott in 1852, and Of
the Whigpartyi in -, 80, and 81, endorse
the resolution we quoted from the platform
of your party, adopted at Baltimore in
1Sj2?
That resolution endorsed urqual;Gedly
the Compromise measures of 1890. OF
the one Of those measures in question, Che
New Mexico Bill) Mr. Clay said;
"On the subject of slavery, the bill is 81
! lent; it is non-acGve. The bill admits
/ that if slavery is there, there it remains
! The bill admits that if slavery is not there
| there it is not. The bill Is neither North
ern or Southern. 1t is equal IL is fair
/ it is compromise which any man, wheth
or at the North or South, who is desirou,
of healing the wounds of his country, may
accept without dishonor or disgrace. =
/ [App. Globe, vol. 81, pit. l, p. 6i
And again, Mr.. Clay, in speaking OF sla
very in the Territories, said
ais it not much more fitting subec
for the consideration Of the local Legisla
lures which we propose by this bill to es
tablish-is it not, ] say, a much more fit
ting subject for such local Legislatures to
consider? We have never been anon.
them; but the Legislatures of the local.
ties will be particularly informed of it
operation. and if it is oppressive or tyran
zeal, or injurious, they will doubtless re
peal it. - Globe, vol, 81, pit. ., p. ll42.
There we have it. Non-intervention, o
'non-action," as SIR. Clay called it, an,
leaving slavery as a fitting subject for tn
local Legislatures. This is what MI
Clay defines to have been 'the great prir
ciple," as in another place he called it, O
the Compromise measures of 1850 As
Wing in 1852, &c, Mr.. Hampton, we asai
) ask, did you endorse the platform resolr
ticn of your own party, endorsing TIL
) great principle?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01

Farm RIDGE. Aug -. 1850.
Hr E}itor We had some fun here
lately. and ~ most people like little fun,
propose 10 give your readers brief ac
count of il on Saturday night We had
friend Bushnell. Republican candidate for
State Senator. out here. IS he had on u
former occasion said he was in favor of
kicking every ID Abolitiouist out Of the
Republican party, | presumed he would
gIve US = speech which would be free of
the eternal niger % went to >trawn 5
school house 10 heJr him. | was q little
late lie had commenced his har&ngu
and such a speech lie gave u a history
of the negro from 5000 years t.fore the Gre
alton down TO as many years after the day
OF final accounts; and then cried because
he COuldu help their sutfering- 1t was
d melancholy affair No ruthless foot
came down 10 break the spell with vulgar
applause and ,ho-c that 81. Ia - 10 sleep.
went home with hcayy hearts
few evenings afterwards. !ow ever. we
had a different scene 1t Van DDreu :
school house. Nr D.or-r. Jaii Canal
Trustee, came OFT u s,t ~ ,s- ,p The
gathering Wa iumrU~e-3 Republicans /.
Democrats and = bow Joe Opened up
freely lie maks- a 'p:n; Tor The ~ ire
prcs>ibles. AID ln,!-,.- lar applause \
bloody Democrat say, 1t Us ul.f'!1ui Tor
the Little GiaH,, and tie house came
down cnthu-la-ti,al.- Inr, .Ic,. pitched
in-gayc tine Li;t.c Grant tit and gain
rau-c- for a.uis.-,. Ihe house ,-aiu
came down 10. the Little Giant. It thin
Joes bellows broke. IA wind gave out.
and the meeting adjourned without day OF
place NgsQrIIo
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01
a New Fusion.

Since the Union men in New ork, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania have fused with
the Douglas men, the leaders OF the Re
publican party in those States are now Sc
cretlv cndeavoring to 70: IN q coalition with
the breckenridge men. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Buchanan and Mr. Yancey
strongly favor the movement. 1t will be
remembered that this is i'll accordance
with Greelys scheme which he advocated
before the Chicago Convention assembled
1t also explains why Benjamin, Rhett, Sli,
dell and Yancey, should SO frequently do
clare that they would prefer Lincoln's
election to that of Judge Douglas, and the
same expression from the Republican lead
ers in the North who openly declare that
they would prefer Breckenridge's election
to Douglas. n
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01

We give the proceedings OF the demo
cratic convention OF tins Congressional us
trlct- winch met at I>''hka>ee on AUess''y'
IN another Column 1t VIII De seen mat
the convention unanimously nominated
the lion koBERT y MURRAY, OF hanhakee,
1'F congress
MI ii ERAf Is not stranger tc the
people oil tins district lie mas beeh a
resident oil '" ILL., iEo4roiS or haANa>ee
County, Tor the last ~ years
lie has been justice, member OF the legs
latIve, and Judge III his day, and always
popular and successful practltloHer at
the bar Although bat Il boy al the time, lie
served IL a volunteer III the Black 'IaWk
war, helped to bury tAe Hall family Who
We're murdered at Nuhson'o"h III THIS
tou atty, ana was one WHO followed ana
ciiastlsed the indians Tor that outrage.
MIR NJ has been lifelong Democrat, Is
Il fluent and pleasant speaker, and an &C
tive and vigorous canvasser. lie Is gen
tIeman III easy circumstances, and We
Io,p,. ,,,o,o,oc to sre,d his whole time Le.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01

DSyTuS. August 30. l,,,o.
Mr. EplToR The democracy Of Dayton
township met on SATURDAY evening Aug
:jth. organized and formed themselves into
a Club hy the name Of the Young Mems
Democratic Club. to meet on Saturday
evening every two weeks. al the Me- rath
School House, five miles north and one
mile west of Ottawa. The house was
crowded. and the number of legal voters
that joined the Club wa. tifty-four The
meeting was ably addressed by Franklin
I. Brewer and David Green
officers Of tie CitJ.-Dayid Green, Presi
dent Matthias Trumbo and David Bree
Vice Presidents Chas B. Hess, Recording
Secretary; Jesse Green, Corresponding
Secretary Daniel II Pennvpacler, Treas
urer; James Latierty, l. y. Hess, Sylvester
Brown, John Bccley. and Francis " Grath
Executive Committee
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01

CAssIUs II CL,y-whom the Rcpubli-
cans have announced a. one Of their speak
e.s az this place on tie It'll inst, publicly
declares himself first for Lincoln and Sc
cond for Er=-E-ar.},y s for the Presidency
At Titiin, Ohio, lie recently said,
at we had the pove. we would, thou
sand times rather place Brstkaui Lyc i'll the
Presidential chair than Douglas"
At Frankfort, Ky, last fall he said:
Il am forced 10 the conviction that Con-
.,ress not only has the power 70 prohibit
slavery i'll the Territories but also TO es-
tabli>h it there. Ike po,ce.' Ia proh,jt NJ
cesssaiig ,n,pGes tie Poscer 10 astaJEsh."
Knowing that lie held this opinion, the
Republican Convention at Chicago gave
him lOl! votes for the Vice Presidency on
the same ticket with Lincoln, while at the
same time the platform Of that Conven-
ton says: We depythe authority IF Congress,
of Territorial Legislature, or Of any indi-
vidual, TO gre i.gai s~;s'sace 10 sIacerg IN TIE
Territory of tie Jnisd .SttteS"
Thus it will be seen that this CaSsius N
Clay, who is stumping it for Lincoln, "spits
upon the Chicago platform" and advo
Gates doctrines iii unison with the South
mn fire eaters judge Bates. III his letter
. Browning, says that Lincoln entertain.
opinions strictly in harmony with thos,
expressed by c. NJ. Clay. IL is therefor,
plain why he and the rest of the Repub!i
ans prefer breckenridge 10 Douglas. VII,
denies the right of Congress over SLAYER,
in the Territories, but believes that n,
people who are interested in the matte
Shall regulate the matter i'll their CIV,
way.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01

FL FIRE IroIr had a fine Demo
cratic meeting at this place on Saturday
evening, which was addressed in one Of
the best speeches have heard in this
campaign by VI. OSmAN, Esq \ few Re
publicans had gathered in to kick up a
disturbance. bu; finding it would be up
hill business. Withdrew. The speech con
trasted finely with one We had the week
before from the Reverend Nr. Moore, the
Republican candidate for Circuit Clerk
ltis.trange. when parson turns politician.
how vie he becomes. This Moore J. the
tlthic,t BLACKBOARD ever heard. He has
damaged himself - votes IN this town
The quiet wit and calm logic Of hr osman
was crusher on the abuse of Moore and
30. Glover. and has given us new strength.
j ii
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01

a RE-USIoN of the Teachers and Students
of the Farm Ridge and Deer Park Semi
nary, will be held ut Farm Ridge, We'd
nesday, Sept 9Th. 1860 at o clock p "
The exercises viii CONSIST of music, adj
dresses, festivities, Re, and vii! be contin-
acd throughout the afternoon and eve
ning
j, IL earnestly hoped that every mem
Der Of the school viii endeaYor to ice pre-
sen; at that time.
The above was handed to Us as an Ordi-
nary notice We have since been creoib!y
informed that it is but call Tor a poiiti-
cal meeting in disguise, and Is pat cut in
this shape TO inveig!e democrats into an
al,olitiorepublican convertible. How Is
this,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01

GREAT YIELD OF WHEAT-A few days
ago Mr. Rheinhammer, residing IN Park
county, Indiana, threshed five acres of
wheat which produced sixty-four bush
els and fourteen pounds to the acre One
of his neishbors had forty acre field near
his five acre tract which yielded fraction
over forty-three bushels per acre.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01

We call the attention of our merchants
and citizens generally to the advertise
meIit which appears in another column, OF
the St. Nicholas Hotel, Broadway, New
York. This princely palace has accommo-
dations for one thousand guests city
within city, having cosmopolitan
community, representatives from every CT
yiiized nation on the face Of the globe
The gentlemen who planned and carried
Into successful operation an enterprise like
this mammoth establishment, deserve the
most liberal patronage of the travelling
! public. We advise our friends visiting
/ New y ork to call on Messrs. Treadwell,
/ Nhitconlb x Co., with whom we are sure
they Will feel at home.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01
Southern Illinois.

One of the best posted politicians and
slrewdest political observers in this State
writes US, Aug. 2"th, as follows, from VIII
County:
Il have just been down in the Southern
part Of this state. There is No DOUBT but
or nlajorities VIII Ire !arg"r there than III
1876 OF lSjS. This you can rely on, So
safe enough We shall reduce the MAORI
ty of 30 in this county. and from all
can sather-and l have comycIscI with
evaryboiy- We shall gain in every county
in this congressional district.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01
Douglas in Virginia.
The following il private despatch, from
its own correspondent, to the New York
Times, an ardent Lincoln paper:

The following i. private despatch, from
its own correspondent, to the New York
Times, an ardent Lincoln paper:
PrrrRSBuRGH. Va, Monday, Aug. %.
This morning Mr. Douglas took an ex-
cursion down the bay TO Hampton and
old Point Comfort, at both which places
lac met with a tiatter;n reception. On re
turning to Norfolk he took the train at
noon for this city, i'll charge Of the Peters
burgh Committee. On his arrival here, he
was welcomed with a National salute of
thirty-three guns, and by ala immense con-
course of people. who sent up cheer after
cheer as he aligh.ed from the ears. He
was escorted in AZ open barouchc 10 the
,J.!lc:.. Iinial The streets, windows and
housetops along the !:ne Of procession
were crowded with srectators. Vt the
hotel an immense number of people had
collected, and he was obliged to make a
short speech. with promise to address
them at length tom orrow night. Thou
sands are here from the surrounding coun-
try, to see and hear him. Nine-terths OF
/ the Democracy here are for Douglas II
now appears that the question pat to
/ Douglas at Norfolk, as to whether he re-
carded the election of Lincoln a sufficient
cause for the secession OF the Southern
States, and whether he would advise it,
was wlItten by Lamb, an elector at large
on the Breckenridge ticket, when Doug
/ las, after answering in the negative and
/ denouncing any attempt ut secession, ask
ed that the questions should be pronoun-
ced to breckenridge, Lamb, who was in
the crowd, responded that he should an
swer them too. The speech of Douglas al
Norfolk is regarded as the boldest and
strongest in favor Of Popular Sovereignty
that he eyer made 1t created the great
est sensation, and was the subject of dis
cussion all day yesterday. His frend:
claim that it gained him many hundreds
of votes in Norfolk, and the reaction ha:
not been stopped since his arrival here
I His rooms here have been constantly
throngcu with visitors.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01

Trumbull, in a recent speech at Nor
mouth, Warren county, denied that Mr.
Douglas was chargeable with the repe.l
of the Missouri compromise, but said tie
sin lay at the door of Dixon OF Ky.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01

EURorE-The European news Of the past
week possesses no special interest. In
markets, breadstufIs show n trifiing adj
vance. The weather was again very unta-
vo.able FOR the crops, and American secu,
rites had advanced in anticipation Of an
active business in breadstufis
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01
Correspondence.

GALLOWAY, Aug -, 1850
-nr Osmna Our pole raising and De-
mo&ratic meeting at this place on Satur-
day was attended by some three or four
hundred Democrats. and passed off in fine
spirit, We raised the tallest pole in the
County, and the glorious stars and stripes,
with the names of Douglas and Johnson
were given from its pinnacle TO the breeze
Speeches were made by \. Cannon, Esq,
Of La Sale, John l!ise, of Rutland, and
others. You can tell the boys that Eagle
is all right, and will add 10 TO j. to her
biggest majority. DAVID.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01
From liurODe.

SEw YoEK, Aug. 81
The steamship Africa, from Liyerpool
18th, via Queenstown, 10Th, arrived here
this morning Money slightly more strin.
gent. News unimportant. Naples tran
quill.
LIVERPOOL, l9.h.-The weather has been
unfavorable Richardson, Spence & Co.
Wakefield q Co, and others quote flour
firm and advanced cd Is. Wheat buoy
ant and advanced 2a3d red ] Is Cd l,
Cd; sales Of new lbs cd white Is cd lbs
the latter for new Corn firm and adj
yanccd cd Is; mixed yellow 33 81
white, 81 IA So Cd Beef heavy. Porl
uuiet
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01
BY TELEG r AP H.
Reported for the Ohara Free Trader.

HARTFORD, Conn, Aug 80.
The Times of this evening publishes a
call for MSS Convention of the National
Democracy to meet at New Haven on tho
18th OF September, to nominate a Brock
enridge and Lane Electoral ticket Tho
call Is signed by Hon. VIM. Eaton, mem
Der OF tho Democratic Convention from
Connecticut
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01
Miss Davis School.

eY4HIs SCHOOL will commence Tuesday. Sept. 4th.
u Room in the basement Of the Plymouth Church.
TUITION-Primary, $500 Common English, $500;
|, Higher English, 5000. sePl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01

ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL,
ERoAEsW
y l. w Y = R X.

y J., w \ = y Il.
When completed, six year. age ta- - Nicholas vas
universally irououne,t the most uasail ;r' r'h'e-
lent, and thoroughly organized cs,"h.'blarn. Il the
.iai on this continent.
wb,,i,v.. then i, relaa n: to-d4v-,slt,oa'G riri!
Il. .. IN .,sr4 rous9,s, and in tn. general elements
Of esrtf9rt and suioymeni-
The Hotel has Accommodations f"r 60 r.a!'s IN
Gliding TOO com It.ts sit.s q apartments isr families
So .unl-ed Pe-son. can Be comfortably seated Al
the tables Of the three public dining rooms AMI no.
thing tina, IN has devised FOR the convenience
and .seal qualification Of the travelling public Ia. been
emitted in its plan, is neglected II is pF"ei'" de-
tails
The early reputation CT he house a; home and
abroad derived FROM It's magnitude, superb appoint
n.nt, and its a,,e-l;ks conf,-t, G'd iHSHres- las
been enhanced every year BY fhe uavearsd e1eE'o"'
OF the PropTi.t0rs.
s.p1 TGEADWELL, WHIr-0NB ~
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-09-01
Presidential Electoral Ticlst 4.

UERSCHEL Y. JOHNSON,
or GEORGIA.