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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21
The Democratic State Executive in
New York.

The most earnest and determined
feeling against any attempt at coer-
cion Of the South, and the full belief
that the policy would destroy the
Union, characterized the proceedings
Of the late Democratic or Union con-
vention in New York. As speci-
men Of its spirit We copy the follow
ing:
james s. Thayer next addressed
the convention il a very eloquent
strain, taking the ground that north.
ern men will not allow the coercion
of the sovereign States Of the South.
He declared that the dangerous
stream into which the Republicans
seek to plunge the people by the cry
of the Union, the Constitution, and
the enforcement Of the laws. leads
TO the ocean Of coercion, and has no
other outlet, and that the people Of
the North will demand that the
revolution shall begin at home if it
is to come at al. He instanced the
case Of William Tell, who, having
dropped an arrow after trial of
skill On an apple placed on the bead
of his son, had replied to the ques-
ton Of Gesler, sit was for Try heart.
tyranf, III bad harmed my boy
the application to these who
sought to array the N orth agaiusl .heir
brethren Of the South, and declar-
log the first arrow driven to the heart
Of an American citizen would be the
sigaa' TORI. cloud Of arrows to darken
the oes .sens in the North.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21
The Question Of Free Speech
Tie last Congregational Jouru

The last Congregational Journal
says:
The contest now raging between
the North and the South will settle
the question whether the right Of free
speech and free press shall be
placed under the control of the slave
power; every citizen, therefore, has
the deepest interest 10 the result.
To which the CHRISTIAN 0bserver,of
Philadelphia, replies:
The Journal mistakes the ques-
ton pending. 1t is not about free
speech. 1t is whether the South
shall have the rights under the Con-
Istiiutiou, which she bad when it was
adopted, and which it was intended
to guarantee and secure to her, free
from hostile assaults from organized
combinations in sister States If the
editor of the Journal we're well &C.
quaiutetl with the South, he never
would have peausd the remarks
last cited,
, Some papers North abuse the
South for not allowing free speech
on the slavery question. They are
mistaken. The whole subject is
freely discussed nj the South. Our
/. papers are tail Of articles on The re-
cIprocal Goties Of muster aud slave.
Books dave been written by SoA .aern
mea On the subject. No, that is no,
sNhat those papers contend for. -
They desire to have The liberty to
come South, not to teach servants to
be obedieut tc their own masters, as
The Bible teaches; but TO stir Up 10.
surrsctioS, and disquie. the mind o.
the slave With hopes Of liberty
Such freedom Of speech is but anoth
Ter tame for license to revenge ant
murder. The South does not obiee
to freedom ofspeech on slavery, wber
ii is III accordance with the Divine
teachings.-B Banner of Peace.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21

SHARP MERCANTILE PRAcrIce.-
TheNew York EOcning Post relates
the following:
1t is said that certain New York
merchant recently found himself in
possession Of quantity of linen
wrappers of very good quality, but
so short that no human being, no,
even an Esquimaux, could wear them
with comfort. How to dispose OF
them to an advantage was question
difficult Of solution; hut his wits were
equal 10 the emergency, anil be BIZ
upon The following plan:
lie sent Stranger 10 a certain re.
tail store with instructions to inquire
for short linen wrappers The mer-
chant could not supply him, and the
stranger inquired where he could find
the article. Next day another stran-
ge w9s dispatched Oh the same mis-
sion, and The next day another, and
SO On, until the retail merchant be.
came convined that there was an ex-
traordinary demand for short q 'nnel
wrappers, and begsn to look about
to find a supply. He did not sue.
coed until he came 70 the establish
meDt of The merchant first mentioned
where he bought the entire LOT. 1t
is hardly necessary TO add that there
has been no demaE.. for that article
since.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21

Elisha Griffith, rich old rascal
residing at Minneapolis, Minnssoia,
offered married woman 10 that place
$500 in gold to elope with him. The
woman consented. and informed her
husband, who approved Of the plan.
Very soon after starting she got
Of the money, and with
it returned home. He arrested hey
for stealing, but she was acquitted
and allowed TO retain the money.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21

Lincoln's Var Speech. The tele-
graph notes the progress OF the
President elect ia his journey to-
wards the Federal city. AT Indian
apolis he made a few remarks OF
the most significant character. 1t is
plain that it is his Intention to
blockade Southern ports, and, by 9TH
er acts of an aggressive character,
preoipitate q collision. 1t is idle to
attempt to disguise his purposes
He means war, and the people of
the South cannot prepare for it too
seon. = Louisville Courier.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21

GolNG TO JAIL ON A SPECULATION. -
The Boston Traveller notices an iu-
cident which could hardly have oc-
CURED out Of Yankee.laDd. One o!
the witnesses for the defense in a
robhGy case at Roxbury, declined
obtaining bonds, although be could
probably have done so. but allowed
himself to be committed to Jail. He
sill have to stay there three months,
receiving 81 per day and bis board.
lie will have about 800 at the end
Of his term Of Imprisonment, treble
the cum that he would have been
able to earn, above bis board, az a
common Iaborer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21
CLARK { FDlltR'S
AMBROSiAL OIL.
CLARK, GREGORY & co,
Soc Pr0prietcrs,

Headache, Earache, Toothache. in three
mEutes; R1sIn,sisn oughs. Neuralgia
Colds. Erysipeals, Bronchitis, Dyspepsia.
Collie, Cramps. Inhamed Eyes, Chronic Sois
Ewes, Sore Throat, Cuts. Burns, Bruises,
Sprains, Chopped Hands, Piles. Ulcers, Diar-
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Old Sores. Sore Breast. Sore Nipples, Seald
Head, Ringworms, letter. Snake Bites, Spide-
Bites, Dog Bites, Rat Bites. The scorlI -
challenged for its equal for Scalds and Burns.
1t cures Scratches on horses. Sore Ewes on
horses, Sprains, Swinney, Poll Evil, Fisiula.
saddle and harness Calls. fresh Wounds or
Swellings, and is the best Known remedy to
apply to tender-footed horses from founder
take up the feet and bathe we'll about the frog
Of the foot. Cures al cutaneeus diseases Oh
man or beast.
No medicine can cure in al cases, but we
lean show more real proof Of tire virtue Of
AMBaosIAL On. in its healing properties frcm
responsible men, who are above being hougbf.
than can be produced for any other medicine.
We do not assert cure for every nalady
to which the human family are subject, but
what we proclaim we can sGbstantiate BY liv-
ing witnesses. The AMR1OsIAL OIL is
Nashville preparation, ard sold throughout
the South and Southwest by all good drug
grists and general dealers. The South may
be Justly proud that DR.. Clark, native Ten
nesseean. after much labor and research. has
produced really worthy medicine, which is
bound TO drive out much Of the worthless
imported trash with which the country is
flooded.
Please call at our Office, where we win
take pleasure in showing letters and testimO-
mails too humorous to set forth in the form,
Of an advertisement. me Of whiehcome from
Physicians IN high standing, who are using
it in their practice, as they state with mar
velOus effects
We challenge the " ORD to produce g rem
ely so speedy and effectual in its healing prop
er.;es.
81 J. Read the evidence Of the virtue of
Clark & Fuller's Ambrosial Oil, evidence so
authentic, and from persons whose word and
Standing are iireproachable. Read and To
convinced.
CLARK, GREGORY 4 co.
Sole Proprietors. Nashville. Tenn.
For sale BY w G. prEMBR, Fayetteville.
Nov 15.--l2m
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21

Gov. johnson was the only South.
ern Senator that voted in favor Of
building seven new sloops-of-waf.-
The Treasury Of the United States
is without funds, and we have no
fotsign enemy. Why 60 to the ex-
rense of building new ships Of war
unless they are intended to be used
against the Southern Confsderacy?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21
WARLIkE,

The following dispatch 10 the Gin
eiunati Enquirer shows the coereive
disposition of the Black republican
members Of the Illinois Legislature
1t is probable shat they are posted
up as to Mr.. Lincoln's private senti.
mems on pablo affairs. Here is The
dispatch dated at Springfield on Tues
day:
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21

A NUr FOB THE ABoLITIeNIsTs. =
We learn that Joe Clark, colored
barber OF Columbus, has written a
letter to Governor Brown, Offering
to raise a company Of free colored
men to be enlisted 10 the service Of
the State Of Georgia 10 the present
crisis ConstitutionaZist.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21

lsWsars sorry 60 say that the only eff
oct which has been produced by the
speeches Of johnson and E.heridge
Of Tenn, and Clements, Of Va, kas
been to make the Republican leaders
more uncomprouisiag than ever
They don't do any thing 70 streng
hen snch men a. home.-C Cincinnati
Vnirer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21
SPRINGFIELD, Ill Feb. -.
To The Editor Of The Enquirer:

10 The Editor Of The Enquirer:
Joint resolutions, already passed
by the House, we're passed by the
Senate Tonight, rendering the whole
resources Of this State to the Fed.
eral authorities to enforce the laws.
Additional resolutions, deprecaiing
the use of military force, approving
Stewards recent speeches, and indors-
ing Kellogg s compromise propositions
were ofored by Democrats. All
the Republicans voted to lay them
or the table.
The bill TO organize the militia
Will, psihaps, pass tomorrow.
SPRINGFIELD.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21

The Brooklyn Eagle predicts that
if any war ofcoercion be undertaken
against the South, there will b. an
uprising there by which abolilionists
aud sensation preachers will BE- s,rung
up to the liberty poles under lynch
Ian. -.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21

The Toronto (Causda) Leader re-
iterates and guarantees the truth Of
its statement, made in previous
issue. to the effect that the British
government was disposed and pTepar-
ed to recognize the existence Of a
Southern Coniederacy.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21

"a n, sorthern aboiitionists would 60
Stata ;nter than admit acother slave
nar.v NV the Union. The same
iba sIrr. go g. to 90 to var to keep.
The IT,; IT, S'3.e II South Carolina inI
art ! ;sva,l,, 70, consistency, thou
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21
!. Northern conductor states on

a Northern conductor states On
honor that family consisting Of q
nan and wife and thirteen children,
passed over the line few days ago;
be could only collect half fare from
any ona Of the children, as the eldest
vas only seveD years Of sge.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21
Your Attention.

M f now call on all those owing US for
W goods to come forward and settle i'm
nasdiately. We have closed out our stock Of
goods for the purpose Of winding up orr bust
ness to leave Fayetteville. And as we need
money to pay our debts. ard cannot afford to
stay. here on expenses--especially these bard
times--with nothing TO do. we are compe He'd
to bring our mattersto a close right away.
We cannot undertake to go round ard see
all those owing US: il this is to DO done, it vii.
be BY some one Q lse and rot at our exPels
Then those who prefer settling with US in
person would do well to call soon.
We must and lsW wind M SPEEDILY.
Jan. 81; w. d X. PETTY.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21
HOWARD ASSOCIATION,

q Benevolent Hesitation established 81 srecioi
Endo,cnse't. tor tie Relief Of The Sis& end
Distressed, afflicted scita FirHkent assa Epi-
d mac Disease. and especially for tAe cure Of
Diseases of the Se1Wei Organs.
TAI EDICAL ADVICE given gratis. bv the
Iva Acting Surgeon. TO all who apply bv
letter. with a description Of their cordition,
(ago, occupation. habits of slfe, & c. and in
case of extreme poverty. Medicines furnished
free of charge.
VALUABLE REPORTS on Spermator-
rhea. and other Diseases of the Sexual
Organs. ard on the NEW REMEDIES en-
p'oyed in the Dispensarv. sent to the afflicted
in sealed letter envelopes, Tree of charge
Two or three Stamps fer postage will be as
ceptable.
Address DIR. J. SKILLIN U0UGHTON,
Acting Surgeon, Howard Association No 2
South Ninth Street. Philadelphia, Pa. By
order of the Directory.
EZRA D. HARTWELL. President.
GEO. FAIRCHILD, Secretary.
Nov. l5--l2m.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21

does not in any degree impair the
force Of these questions. They still
address themselves in thunder toaes
ito the minds and hearts Of the peo-
pie Of Tenuessee.--NashpiNs Gazette.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21
N. O. WALLACE. Editor.

OFFICE Atths same Old Stand: SIGN oftb
"Observer Printing Office.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-02-21

Carpets, Floor and Furniture Oil
- Cloth,
IT ARGE lot cheap at
~ Maya. WRIGHT 6 RaKso:-.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-18

these game, By The hundred, were broush! over
aod placed IL position, point blank range,
rc-tTess Monroe might sh&re the fate of Sum
ter but tee Sumter game Of indulgence ia At
~ enc. Morroe, being on little sandy peniIs-
slla, with only narrow land passage to the
mainland, ean-ot be reached by gradual mill
taTy approaches, on account of the surround
ing inlet. Il can now only be taken by
stcr1ing party approaching by the land passage;
bl. W. 90 not perceive how any hostile force
csu rRsh through this passage, in the teeth of
the heavy guns which command it. But If
placed all round The fort, how is a hostile
force to get into it, with an intervening moat or
canal IN the way from sixty to hundred and
fifty feet wide, and from eight to fifteen feet
deep, according to the tide?
What Annapolis has been to Maryland.
Fortress Monroe, we dare say, will be to Vfr-
giria-the lock and key which will soon give
to the government The control of the State.
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artillery officer, and lis servic.s, 70 doubt
VIII soon be required II the opec fell. rs
the sea Is open, any number Of troops raay be
sent to that point simultaneously with this
movement there will be another from Wash
ington or Baltimore against Haspers Ferry,
assisted, probably, by acolumn from Pennsyl.
vania attacking it on the opposite side. Thus
the line Of the Confedera.es will be assailed
a. either extremity, while On the centre q force
will be hurled on Alexandria, whence II will
advance to Richmond to CO operate with the
column moving up James river tTom Fortress
Monroe after the capture Of Norfolk.
In aid Of these movements, another column,
perhaps, will march from Ohio and other West
ern States upon Wheeling and crossing the
mountains, descend upon Eastern Virginia !;
while down the Mississippi, from Cairo, an
overwhelming force will advance upon New
Orleans, to be assisted by q naval operation
On some point Of the Southern coast perhaps
by way Of Pensacola, after the defeat Of the
forces commanded by Bragg, or it may be by the
mouths Of the Mississippi, which are said to be
weakly fortified The united forces of the
federal government having captured New Or
leans and Richmond, will meet q. Montgomery,
and, after settling matters there, detaoh few
thousand men to Charleston by land to square
the account about Fort Sumter. Thus will the
great Southern rebellion be crushed out
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-18

FORTRESS MoSRoE.-This, the largest aud
most important fortress in the United States, in
being reserved to the general government in
this contest with our Southern rebellion, gives
to the government an immense degree of power
in the work of restoring Virginia to the Union.
The fortress completely commanding the outlet
of James river-which is the inlet to Norfolk
and Richmond also the shelter OF
blockading squadron for the outlet of Chesa-
peake Bay; so that in holding said fort the 60
vernment, in locking up the bay, can, without
difficulty, completely lock up all the navigable
waters Of Virginia and of Maryland for any
length of time.
The fortress covers some sixty-fve acres Of
ground, and is defended by four hundred
guns of heavy calibre, requiring war garrison
of twenty-five hundred men. Over three thou
sand are now within Its walls, and nine
thousand more will soon be added for
outside operations in the neighborhood.
The locality Of the fortress, "Old Point Com
fort" enjoys such high reputation for
salubrity that 1t has become one of our most
famous seabord summer resorts. The Hygeia
| IlOVol CiObC uHuCi JUG guns VI tuC iOIlcbsy Will
doubtless be turned over to the accommodation
Of the outside federal troops. The surrounding
waters literally swarm with fish, crabs and oys-
tiers; so that the soldiers detailed to this mill
tary station will be in luck. II is not likely,
however, that they will be allowed to appro-
pirate the whole summer to sea bathing, fish
ing, grabbing and oystering. The seccssionists
cannot hold Virginia without holding Fortress
Monroe, and the people of that State cannot
long sustain complete lookup from the sea.
The venerable John Tyler, in behalf of Vir-
ginia, told President Buchanan last winter that
the garrison Of Fortress Monroe were planting
guns upon the walls pointing inland, and
wanted ia know the meaning of 1t. Master
Tyler now, perhaps, needs no answer But we
DO not see how ne can help It, There are heavy
columbiads by the hundred in the possession
Of tie sscessiouists across the water at Norfolk.
AID u TIE government gosld only wait unit,
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lpsenss Interest h Paris Respe etisg NE Issgs
Of DE Contest Hspslssn rurns NJ Atten-
tn . be West Hopes - France, Ess-
IasA and fpaln n nayd, Mckee and 81.
osninge- ma Linen Trade u IrelanA
Frustrated for Want OF American Orders.
kss, kss, -.
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from 2 slightest demonstration 81 encourage
ment ,r sympathy.
The truth 10, as stated In q recent editorial in
the London Times, the present excitement in
the Northern and Southern sections of the
United States, is regarded in Europe, as having
had no parallel since the time of the French
Revolution" The greatest problem of this or
of any other age, is in progress of solution. 1t
il, whether man is capable of the enjoyment of
liberty and of free Institutions; whether civili-
zation can be rendered permanent, by those
who have attained it; or whether the sublimest
national product of human wisdom and virtue
that history has recorded, can be dashed to
pieces, by the first blow which Is aimed at 1t by
treason and domestic violence. If az tory
statesmen have predicted, a republican govern
ment Is chimerical in theory and delasive in
practice, ii may be unable to Withstand the
severe tests to which its welfare is exposed.
We are convinced, however, that they are i'm
pregnable from within and without. 1t has
been the fashion, Of late years, for American
journals, to expose, in their most hideous
nakedness, the details of political corruption
which have grown out of the ascendancy of
ambitious demagognes in our large cities
These have been recopied and commented on
abroad, as though the United States were on
the eve of anarchy. Such has not been the
care. They are but the hinge sale Of our Pc
RODS of local elections, and influence bat re-
motely and unessentially, the we'll being and
harmonious workings of our political system.
There is but one North Americ an republic
1t is fully competent to maintain its integrity,
and it has initiated measures which show that
it is resolved to do SO, unaided, and uninter-
Tered with from without. The direct or indi-
rect re recognition of the seeding portion of the
confederacy by any foreign Power would in
volve such an interference; and Mr. Lincoln
has acted wisely and periodically, in energeti-
cally notifying the diplomatic corps, at Wash
ipgton, that it will not be permitted. 1t may be
confidently hoped, however, that neutrality
policy will have been unanimously adopted by
English journalists and statesmen, in conse-
quence of the intelligence which has been re-
ceived from this country, since the lombard
ment of Fort Sumter. They will have had, ere
this, abundant reason to understand, that the
United States is but a single nation, and that
dissolution of the bond which unites its mem
bers together, will never be tolerated and is
impossible.
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IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS or THE Army. From
the news published in yesterdays HERALD, It
appears that large body Of troops Is being
concentrated at Fortress Monroe. number so
much greater than is necessary to defend the
fortress, that Il Is evident the government in
tends to make that point base of operations
TO advance against Norfolk and recapturc the
property and places there wrested from IL By
the secessionis.s. General Butler u not an
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The SITUATION OF AFFAIRS.

New York, Saturday, May Is, 1851.
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BARNUNs AMERICAN MUSEUM. broadway Day
and Evening-PATRIor HRAar SuHrKn- DOUBLE BEDDED
RooE-BEARs, SEA LIos AND OTHER CuRIosirIxa
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

w5HrxR GARDEN. Broadway. opposite Bond street.
Y,rvrsIpIx PRIFoE-R0BEal kAcAIRE.
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BaYAFTs' EINSTRELS Mechanics BALL. lT2 Broad
way-BuaLxsauxs SoNss DAscxs 4o.-RuGGEp PATH.
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NEW BowERY THEATRE, Bowery.-THK srY-MAcIo
faUnppr-NIoK OF THE WOODS.
The national Republican., 1861-10-12
A RtcsrrIoN.-A correspondent of the Times,
writing from Jefferson City under date of Oct.

A RtcErrIoN.-A correspondent Of the Times,
writing from Jefferson City under date Of Oct.
2, says:
The only event OF importance yesterday was
the arrival Of Mrs, Fremont. She was received
at the depot by Gen Fremont and his body
guard and regiment Of infantry, placed In
the generals four-horse carriage, and thus at
tended, accompanied by band Of music, was,
after going through the maiu street, taken to
the generals headquarters in camp. This was
a very pretty compliment to the fascinating
and able lady of our general-one rarely II
ever extended in this democratic country to
lad e3 Of any degree, and hence so much the
more remarkable, and the more highly to be
priced. At night there were torchlighI evolu-
tions and much melodious jubilation by brass
bands in aud around the camp-ail in honor Of
the arrival of Mrs Fremont tesifying at once
the supreme respect in which that lady is held
and the high and chivalrous galantry of the
American soldier towards the gentler sex. II
will, to the honest and philosophic mind be q
subject of sincere gratulations, that although
In the midst of an enemy's country, with tens
of Thousands of foes menacing us on every
side, and surrounded by all the stern inhexi
! bilities Of war, we do not forget the respec'
due to the sex Of which our mothers and aunts
were constituents.