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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-02-01
Missouri Compromise. is2o


4. In All the Territories now or hereafter
acquired north Of latitude thirty-six degrees
ami thirty minutes, slavery or involuntary
seryitule, except tor the punishment OF crime.
Is prohibited; while in all the territory south ot
that latitude, siarsry Is here recogRtsss as err
iSiiag, and shsN nOtbe iRisIJsref trih by Con-
cresi, but shall BE- PROTECTED As PROPERTY ny
ALL DEPARTMENTS or TIE rERRiroRiAL GOVERN
NExr DURING ITS CONTINUANCE. All the terri
tory north OF South Of said line, within such
boundaries as Congress may prescribe, when II
contains o population necessary for member
Of Congress, with a republican form OF govern
ment, shall be admitted into the Union on an
Equality with the original States, with or with
out slavery, as the Constitution Of the State
shAll prescribe.
The radical difference between the two is
this-rhe Missouri Compromise said nothing
about slavery south Of the line. II neither es-
tabli.hed OF recognized slavery rs existing, but
LEFT IL to Its fate. The Crittenden plan rseog-
ni.ss slavery as there "sristias" no matter
whether human settlement yet exists or not,
and declares that II "shsl be protected By all
d,paytmsais Of the srriiorisl gorsrnnsai
anrinr ia continuance. Again. the Missouri
Comuromi,e was definite In its application "to
All tina, territory eedei by France the United
State. under the name Of Louisiana" &C., and
here the matter stopped The Cri'tenden plar
NO, only proposes to apply iistemes to present
territories but also to all "Asredffer seauirsf''
The n. Y. Tribune thus ,erssly states the het'
involved and shows the difference between the
Missouri Compromise and the Cri''enden plan
l. Forty years and more ago, the state o
Missouri applied for admission 10 the Ohl0u
with Consultation which authorized slavery
For tive years this application was reslstei oy
the Free States, because Of this Pro-Slavery
clause In her Constitution. The conflict con-
yulsed Congress and the country 10 their deep
est foundations, dragging the Union To the
verge Of dissolution. The contest was al usted
by COMPROMISE. Now, what vas it'
IN. This new State Of Missouri was carved
On, Of a portion ot the territory acquired irou
pr.nes when We purchased Louisiana. AZ Oh,
time of the struggle Of 1870. there were arg,
portions 9th old LOUISIANA territory whiel
f.v outside ofthe boundaries OF the state o
Missouri. IL Vas finally agreed that. uPo'
condition that Missouri should De admitted IN
~ an. Union Is q slase-hohiing state, SLAYER.
s,,al be forever prohibited in all the rest
~. III L,ui.xna territory which lay north ,
sss sou,h line ofthe state Of Missouri-vh
eth I.us. happened to be the ps'ailei "
d.g. 30 min. And. ihereupon C.ngrs,s ~
mistsd Missouri into The unioa. and N me ~
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Masonic DEMONSTRATION. - The weather
on Wednesday evening was most uniavora.
bic. the wind blowing a gale and the snow
Lying in most unpleasant manner. The
evening train was delayed by the blocking Of
the track some three hours beyond the usual
time' thus preventing Mr.. AIorR from ar,
irving IN season to deliver his lecture. Not
withstanding the inclemency Of the weather
very good number wcn present. The Ma
sonic ceremonies were most impressive, ant
being novel to the most Of tho audience
were very interesting. Thomas Quinby
Esq, was installed as Grand Master Of tn,
Lodge.
In the absence Of Mr.. Alser, the Rev. @
q. Mason, Of Saco, by earnest request deliv
cred most acceptable and well written I'D
drcs, which was listened to with marke'
attention.
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Ro,,,o or B,,,,,rr.-rhc New York Com

ROMANCE or BusiSEss.-The New York Com
mercial Advertiser says agcntleman entered,
day or two since, large establishment in that
city, and proposed to purchase hfty tons OF
lead. The terms having been agreed upon, tho
seller inquired Of the purchaser whether he or
the house would ship It, and II the latter. what
is destination. "You had better ship It, re-
piled the purchaser. Put II on board the
steamer Florida Tomorrow morning. Tho
State of Georgia win pay Tor IT," On receiv-
ing this reply tho member Of the house who
had negotiated the sale Immediately replied.
+" Sir, you cannot have this lead. The motive
for Its purchase is evident, and I viii never
consent to supply bullets to those who propose
to destroy the Union By u civil war;" And tho
Georgian did not get his lead.
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PLANS OF ADJUSTMENT.
The Cnt,enden Compromise.

Among the many propositions that have been
discussed in Congress and in the public press,
for an adjustment Of the questions which threat
en- the integrity of the Union, there Is no one
upon which there exists so much Of misappre-
henson as those submitted by MIR Crittenden
Of kentucky in the Senate, and generally
spoken Of as the Crittenden resolutions. II has
been asserted. and by journals that should
know better, that the adoption fthese resolu-
tons would be merely ",he restoration Of the
Missouri Compromise" Nothing could be
wider from the truth. Grave efforts are being
male by psrtiran presses 10 mislead the public
mini by such declarations and by holding back
from the public light some Of the features Of
the plan which. IL fairly understood, would not
be likely to receive the sanction of any consid-
cradle portion Of the the free States Besides
the territorial propositions in which alone IL
can be brought into comparison with the Mis-
souri, Compromise. Mr. Crittenden's plan pro-
poses several important and Objectionable pro-
positions to amend the constitution, which IL
adopted would secure to the South the privilege
Of freely transporting their slaves through the
FRYE States. II also proposes to incorporate its
eh ef provisions into the constitution, and to
declare that they never shall be affected by
future amendments, thus In the mode ofob-
"a ming results as well as IN the character OF
the results, showing wide difference from the
Missouri Compromise. which was aCongress-
q - L. .t..l II.
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Progress of the war.---Forts Seized

We give chronology Of the progress Of thu
war against the PederalG Movement as illustrat
ed by the capture 0. or attack upon Its de
fences:
December 27.-Port Moultric and Castle
Pinckney at Charleston seized.
December 27.-Reyenue Cutter VIM. Akin
surrendered by her Commander, and taker
possession ofby South Carolina.
December 30. - United States Arsenal a'
Charleston seized.
| January 2.-Forts Pulaski and jackson, and
the United States Arsenal at Savannah, seized
by Georgia troops.
January 2.-fort Macon and the United
States Arsenal at Fayetteville, seized by North
Carolina.
January 3.-Fort Morgan and the (Moun,
Vernon) United States Arsenal at Mobile, taken
by Alabama.
January O. Apalachicola arsenal In thu
Chattsprochus, captured by Florida.
January 8. Forts johnson and Caswell, o.
Srithyille, seized by North Carolina.
January 0. The Star Of the West, bearinf
re.inforcements for Major Anderson, hired o
In Charleston Harbor.
January 10. Fort McRae. ut Pensacola
taken by Florida.
January 10. The steamer Marion taken By
South Carolina (: restored on the 18th.
January II. The United States Arsenal a,
Baton Rouge and Forts Pike, st Phillip, and
jackson, taken by louisiana. :,
January IL. Fort Barrancas and the Navy
Yard at Pensacola, taken by Florida.
January 20. Fort at Ship Island. Missssip;:
pi, 70 miles from Biloxi, taken by Mississippi
troops.
January q. Arsenal at Augusta, Ga. sur
rendered to Gov. Brown and 100 Georgia
troops.
The North Carolina Forts seized on the 9Th
January have been restored by the Gov.
The following table shows the location, cost
war garrison, and number Of guns in the forts
seized (;
The fort ut Smiths Island, Mississippi. Is in
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How TRooPs ARE MovEp.-The following
paragraph from the Baltimore Sun. shows
how rapidly troops may be be moved from one
part Of the country to another (:
I" The three companies of light artillery bat.
teries from Fort Leavanworth, Kansas territory
ordered from that place by Lieut.. Gen. Scott,
TO Port McHenry, baltimore and Washington,
ID. c., reached this city on Saturday evening,
over the Northern Central Railroad, perform.
ing the entire journey Of more than 1900 miles
in less than ak days, and bringing through
with them their full complement Of horses and
equipments, without accident or serious deten.
ton. The horses, Ia in number. were con.
tracted through ut $50 per head, making an
aggregate expense alone TO the government Of
s2i2o. Tho officers bad their meals prepared
at the stations along The route but the pri.
Yates were served with rations, Of which they
carried sufficient for the journey.
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STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
louisiana.

BATON RouGE, Jan. A.-The Committee OF
fifteen reported m ordinance Of secession al
50 resolutions relative to the navigation Of the
Mississippi. Ordered to be printed. Discus.
sion deferred till IL o'clock tomorrow.
The resolution of thanks to the governor for
his prompt action In the seizure, Of the Forts Of
louisiana created quite discussion, member
wishing to know what authority the Govern
ment had for such high.handed measure, and
saying he was not prepared TO censure or thank
him until the necessity Of the step was shown.
The Governors message was here received
when motion to read that portion relative to
the seizure Of the forts elected further warm
discussion and much confusion, when the reso-
linton finally passed, llS against s.
The Committee OF fifteen reported an ordi-
nance of secession dissolving all connection
with the United States, but all treaties, acts Of
Congress, &C., not incompatible with the Ordi-
nance Of secession, are 10 remain In force also
recognizing the right OF ingress and egress to
and from the mouths OF the Mississippi river
by all friendly states, and declaring the will.
lingness of louisiana to enter into stipuls.
tions or guarantees for the exercise Of those
riphts
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Confederacy of which they win consent to be Q
part; and that any Northern Senator or Repre-
sentative who shall vote TO send IL out TO distract
aud insult our people win be branded by q
ietributiye mark as indeible rs that which dis
figured the forehead Of Cain.
II is relief to think there Is IN entire GER
tainty that no Republican in Congress has
given evidence Of any intention to support the
measure, and that in can never find its way
fhrnnrh Cnnrr,.ss
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II A South Carolina paper threatens DR..
Holmes, Of the Farmer. with coat Of :" tar
and feathers" lie gives the following good
turn TO the threat.
"And the feathers, too What should we
do With such toggery on our mortal body We
might sit on goose eggs, and hatch Cdroiiaa
Statesmen but II wouldn't pay"
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HElLrnr BREAD, cakes, biscuit and pud-
dings. Ifyou want nice light Bread and bis
cult, use HerricA Aliens Gold Medal salera,us.
Il has not its equal In the world. II 10 much
better to use with cream tarter than soda. Do
not he put of with any other. II Is perfectly
wholesome, and will produce one. eighth moro
bread than any other. Try Il. For sale by
many o. the Grocer. At Wholesale BY most
Of the wholesale Grocers In Portland.
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Impor,an, from Georgia.
The Mountain Region resists Sseession-
Onion .Mesfino held.

The Mountain Region resisis Sseession-A
Union Meeting held.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. %. Information has
been received here from Milledgeyille. Ga,
that previous TO the passage Of the secession
ordinance, Harrison w. Riley, Q prominent
citizen in the mountain region Of tina; State
proclaimed that ifthe State seeded, he would
raise party and take possession Of the United
States mint at Dahlonega, and hold IL In the
name Of the Federal Government. This caused
great excitement In Milledgeyille, and the gov.
was urged to send military force to Dahlone-
ga, but he had not done so at last advices.
The same Authority states that the mountain
region Of Georgia Is strongly for the Union,
and that an anti-secession meeting was held In
Pickens county, when the news arrived OF the
passage Of the secession ordinance. The Amer
lean flag was hoisted. and other emphatic dem.
onstrations OF resistance to secession were made.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
The Presidents message was laid before the
Senate to-day,
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From the Herald's correspondence /.

There Is no longer any doubt that the
government have sent forces to relieve Forts
Sumter and Plckens. The administration do
not regard this action as any declaration OF
war on the part OF the government, but rs sim.
ply q duty. The authorities Of Charleston and
and Pensacola understand this, aud u they
choose to be the agressors, and make the NJ
tack they must take the consequences.
II may be some days before II Is known that
forces have been sent. The movement has
been quietly made, but the government Is IN
earnest now, as these people well understand.
From the Commercial Advertisers CORES.
pondence:
"The President expects to hear Of collision
Mt any time in the South. An attack Is appre-
hended ut any moment on Fort Sumter or Fort
Pickens.
From the Saturday Evenings Post CORES.
pondence
"Mr. Grows resolution concerning the In
tended attack upon Washington, offered in thu
House this morning, together with the repor
that the President has received official informa
ton OF conspiracy to seize the capitol, ha'
created great sensation here to-day
There appears no reason TO doubt that awell
organized conspiracy Is In existence, having
for its object the seizure Of Washington BY thu
Southern rebels, and that the leaders are fully
determined to precipitate crisis. The ar
rangements for repelling invasion, however.w
be ample.
NEW York, Jan. 90. Mr. Toombs Of Georgii
telegraphed to Mayor Wood yesterday, askinl
whether there had been any seizure Of arms In
tended for Georgia, By the authorities OF New
York, saying, F" Your answer Is important Il
us aud New York"
A Washington dispatch to the New Yorl
Tribune says that the Postmaster Of Milwau
kec has refused 10 honor draft for $4,000 from
the department, and 20 forfeited his position.
An American flag was hoisted over the Ken
lucky Capitol, at Frankfort, after the vote wa
taken by which the bill TO call q Convention
Was defeated Thirty-thrce guns we're ais,
fred for the Union.
The North Csrolina Convention bill contains
conservative clauses which are quite dstastefa
TO the extremists.
The new Secretary Of War, Mr.. Holt, has IN
nulled several contracts made by his predeces
sor, Mr.. Floyd, - no no less than Q swindls
upon the governments
The Kentucky Congressional Delegation hav'
received dispatches that the Legislature OF tha
State will neither call convention " vote 4
ssoeds from the Union.
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TRAcuroroar IN CRour.-A child Of Arthur
Boothby Of Saco was taken sick with nlembran-
Gus Group on Saturday. Dec. 20. On the seventh
day of the disease. when death seemed newt
able, the operation Of opening the windpipe
was performed with perfect success BY DIR. u.
b. c. Greene. assisted BY DR.. Kimball. Tho
little patient has entirely recovered both from
the disease aud the operation.
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louisiana out.

BATON RoUEE, Jan. SO. At one o'clock to-
day the following was declared to be the vote
on the ordinance declaring secession: yeas ll3;
nays H.. The Convention adjourned to.meet at
New Orleans.
AMER the vote on secession, Capt. Allen, ac-
companied by Gov. Moore and stat, entered
the convention, and placed the Pelican flag In
the hands Of the President, amid much enthus.
iasm. A solemn prayer was then offered, and
o hundred guns fired, Before the adjournment
the Convention unanimously passed resolu-
ton guanntying the free navigation ofthe riv-
err Mississippi.
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ANOTHER MAINE Bor PRoxonD.-IIon.
Timothy O. Howe, just elected U. 8. senator
from Wisconsin, formerly resided In Reading.
Kennebec County. Mr.. Howe and Hon. Lot
NJ. Morrill, were law-students In the same ONCE,
and now they meet In the highest legislative
Council In the world.
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An OlIgarchy.

The State Of South Carolina contains 2O,eG7
plantations containing 4,O72, 55l acres of i'm
proved, and ~. lac, 800 acres Of unimprovcd
LANDS, valued ut So, 52i ,6s4-averaging to
each 81 acres.
The government Is based on the constitution
of 1870, and the amendments added to It nj
various periods. The right to vote requires
freehold Of ffty acres in ordinary cases.
The legislature Is elected annually. A Senator
must be thirty years old, n resident citizen five
years, and IL resident In the district, must own
freehold worth E300 II nonresident worth
el000. Representatives must have resided in
the State three years II a resident in the dis
trict must own freehold Of 500 acres and ten
negroes, or real estate worth El59 ; II non-res-
ident an estate worth E500. The Governor is
chosen by the legislature, and must have resi-
ded in the State ten years, and must be possess
ed Of settled estate worth CISCO. The Lieut..
Gov. Is chosen and must be qualified in like
manner.
The people do not vote directly for Gov. or
for President.
There Is no middle class In South Carolina.
The population consists tout OF towns, which
are but few,) Of planters and a sort OF peasant
ty.
The delegates to the legislature are frequently
elected by dozen voters, (large land holders)
and the affair is not uncommonly settled ut u
dinner table.
Trade is considered as not exactly suitable
for gentlemen. Merchants (retail are called
" shopkeepers," and are not upon social
equality with the planters.--.Nortoik Herald.
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~ The Oxford Democrat says that on thu
sfsgalloway River and Its tributaries, thi
season % oxen. ~ horses, and 2o2 men. ar
employed In numbering. Twenty teams. o
two horses each, are employed in hauling sup
plies. All the logs from these operations m
engaged to II. winslow and Co., and arc dee
tined to BE- manufactured 81 Berlin Mills. s1'
cepting the hackmatack which ID intended io'
ship timber. Most Of the lumber thsrs v 10
increasing demand.
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y A special dispatch to the American says
that the Charleston Vigilance Committee have
discovered that man named Dodge, soldier
at Fort Moultrie was . correspondent Of tho
n. York Tribune. and compelled him to leave
the State.
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BucuASAy's CABINET SO many changes
have been made in the Presidents Cabinet re-
Gently that II Is difficult to keep the track OF It,
We believe 1t Is constituted about as follows
Jeremiah s. Black, Secretary Of
John A. Dix, Secretary Of Treasury.
Isaac Toucy, Secretary ofNavy.
Jacob Holt, Secretary ofWar.
E.P. Stanton, Attorney General.
The Post Office and Interior Departments ar'
vacant.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. a.-Mr. Bouligny OF
LOUISIANA. declares that he was elected a. o
Union man by Union men to represent them in
the Union, he was not changed II they were,
and they cannot take him into the secession
movement, he viii therefore continue to occu-
py his seat In Congress unless called home.
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SAKE coMSo.-our readers win SEQ by tho
advertisement, that the Lecture by the distin-
gushed humorist, JOHN O. SANE. necessarily
postponed few weeks since, 10 to take place
on Wednesday. Feb. -. The public will DO
glad to learn that they are not to miss this
treat.
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The Gazette adds ;" the forts ut Key West
and the Tortugss are said to be the strongest
in the world, and commanding, as they do the
commerce of the gulf, they should by all means
be In the hands Of the State. They are the keys
to the gulf-eyery vessel crossing u passing
within sight of both. Fort Taylor has Mt pres
ent about sixty heavy guns mounted. Fort
Jefferson has not yet received its armament"
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II Mr.. Lot NJ. Morrill,, chosen to succeed
Mr.. Hamlin In the U. 8. Senate from the o'"'
OF Maine by so decisive o vote. Is one Q, Wv
ablest lawyers In his State. anu nN n. !. nov
office Of Governor for three years. "e . ~.
in hi, forty.ninth year, firm and e0n'e' "a.
tive Republican and We trust VIII prove INC
All. and vigorous ally OWN. Pitt fe''enden'
49, s.,.,orial colleague.-.E b. .hsrenry.
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From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The Grand jury hal
found three indictments against Bailey, for lar
ceny. One joint In iictment against Bale,
and Russell. Three indictments against Rus
sell for receiving stolen bonds, and one Join
Indictment against Bailey, Russell aud Floyd
for conspiracy to defraud the government.
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Kansas Admitted.

The Bill for the admission ofKansas with the
amendment of the Senate about the judicial cir
cult has passed the House, and Kansas is at
last admitted. So this long controversy which
has been the fruitful source Of trouble and agi.
tation for years is brought to Q successful
issue.
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DAsLEr.-Mr. J. l.. Gilman Of Hoalton In
forms us that he raised last year on three acres
ofground, 80 bushels Of two rowed barley.
The amount Of seed was nine bushels. This
was yield Of 10 bushels an acre.
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BThe Atlantic Monthly for February Is for
sale by Boyden. most valuable number.

LADIES MAGAzISs.-Godey. Peterson, AMI
Arthur Magazines for the coming month arc
MI issued. These are all hvorite Magazines.
and the present numbers are quite up To tho
usual mark.
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How secession wa, carried in New Orleans,

How secession was carried In New Orleans:
The recent vote In New Orleans shows that
5000 Of the voters refused to 20 the polls.-0ut
of II 900 voters only 5000 voted and yet the
majority for secession was only 800. II is stat
ell by passengers from that city that few of the
Northern residents voted and few Of the natur-
allied citizens. In other words. the Union
men have staid at home and allowed the sccess-
ionists to carry the city.
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North Carolina.

RALEIGH, N. c., JAM: 25.-Resoutions to
send Commissioners to Washington. and also
to the Montgomery Convention are being de-
bated In the house. The last proposition Is
strongly opposed. They were debated In the
Senate to-day, Senator Bragg making q strong
conservative Southern rights speech. No act
ton was taken.
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The Alabama convention Jan. %, adopted
resolutions instructing Alabama deputies to
the Southern convention TO insist upon the
adoption Of an enactment TO forever prevent
the opening OF the African slave trade.
On the 10Th the convention adjourned to the
4th Of March.
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- The annual report offs L. Goodsle, ESQ.,,
Secretary Oft the Board Of Agriculture, IL II.
tracing much attention for Its ability and un.
doubted usefulness TO the farmers Of Maine
We hope that every enterprising farmer In the
laAd .fdpcTtiseY. =