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Most Brutal Murder.

Our neighboring village of Port Deposit,
Cecil county, was the scene on Saturday
last Of one of the most horrible outrages
against civilization and humanity that it
has ever been our lot to record. On the
afternoon Of that day the citizens of the
town met at the hotel of Robert Smith,
Esq, for the purpose of selecting delegates
to county convention of the Peace and
State Rights party, to be held at Elkton for
the nomination of candidates for county Of
fcers, sc. While engaged in counting the
ballots, and after about forty had been
counted, the room was entered by num-
bsr of soldiers belonging to the Scott Life
Guard, now stationed at different points on
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more railroad, who, without the slightest
provocation-as we were informed from a
Union source-commenced an attack with
knives, first displaying federal flag, with
they swore to fight for and die by, upon
the officers of the meeting and others in
attendance. Robert Stevenson, ESQ.,, the
chairman of the meeting, was instantly
killed, receiving most ghastly wound in
the neck, and his eye cut nearly out
Thomas Kelly was also instantly killed by
stab in the neck, and several others were
badly wounded about the head with knives.
Nobody in the meeting being armed, bu.
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The Constitution and the Union.

We occupy the principal part of our pa
per this week in the publication of the Con-
stitution of the United States in full. We
have thought proper to do so in order that
our readers may see its provisions, and also
see that its most sacred principles are vio-
ia1ed every day'by men cazfEg sssemseIves
Union men.
The Constitution is the Union. We
had no Union before the Constitution was
adopted; each State was an independent
sovereignty, acknowledging no superior on
earth, and to form a Union the Constitu-
ton was adopted; by it the Federal gov
ernment was adopted, and by certain
grants of powers which it might exercise,
and with positive prohibition TO exercise
other powers. This Constitution has been
nullifed by the President and his adhe-
rents, and still they say they are Union
men. Those who are trampling upon the
Constitution are disunionists. There is
no such thing as Union without the Con-
stitution and those who violate the Con-
stitution cannot be Union men.
How those who have sworn to support
the Constitution can openly advocate the
most outrageous violations of it, we are
unable to understand, unless they believe
that Lincoln has the power of absolving
himself and them from the obligation of
their solemn oaths.
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In THE ARMY.-A few young men and
boys, numbering about a dozen, left this
neighborhood one day last week for Havre
de Grace, where they were sworn in as
soldiers of the federal army. They had
been recruited in the name of the Home
Guard, and imagined they belonged to a
company to be commanded by George w.
Wilson and Richard E. Bouldin, Esqrs.-
The officers accompanied the boys to
Havre de Grace, saw them put through,
and then returned home again. We have
not heard anything about Home Guards
since.
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THE SOUTHERN GlS.

little resistance was made to the fiends, un-
til Robert Vandiver by some means got
hold of a stick, with whio h he commenced
an indiscriminate onslaught, cutting the
head of one of the cowardly villains, and
causing them to retreat in all directions.
Mr.. Stepenson was one of the most res
pectable citizens of Cecil county, and has
left a large family. He was brother to
Col. VIM. B. Stephenson, of this county.
Mr. Kelly was very peaceable, quiet cit
izen, and about 20 years of age.
When such horrid acts are thus COM
mitted at the very threshold of our homes,
and by men wearing the uniform of U, S.
soldiers, is it not natural that the question
should be asked-what are we coming to?
Men, old and valued citizens, engaged in
exercising one of the most sacred rights of
freemen, the selection of thb bse who are to
make and administer the laws by which
they are to be governed, to be slaughtered
in cold blood for daring to exercise this
privilege, and by those who, it it asserted
in bitter mockery it must be-are sent
amongst us as protectors! 1t may we'll be
asked, what are we coming to-? The an
swer that rises to the lips of every one not
blinded by prejudice, and who estimates
the events now transpiring around us at
their proper value, is, that we are about to
encounter all the despotism and cruelty of
military rule of the most tyrannical char
acter.
Incredible as it may appear, we have
those among US who seek to paliate this
most infamous and fendish occurrence by
asserting that it was mere act of self de-
fence, when it is a notorious fact that there
was not single member of the meeting
who was armed. 1t has been surmsed
that the soldiers are not alone to blame, as
persons belonging to the so-called Union
party are strongly suspected OF encourag-
ing them to break up the meeting. For
the sake of humanity we will not charge
them with instigating the murder of Ste
phenson and Kelly; but any who either
presently or remotely were instrumental
in precipitating on an unarmed and peace
able meeting horde of soldiers frenzed
by excitement of drink and fanaticism, and
armed with knives, must and ever will,
both before God and the community in
which they live, and in their own con-
sciences, be answeraDIe Ea-I the innocent
blood shed on that fearfully horrible oc-
casion.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTI
TUITION.

ART. I.-Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the FREEDOM OF SPEECH, OR OF
THE PRESS; or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble and to petition the
government for redress of grievances.
ART. ia well-regulated militia be-
ing necessary to the security of free
State, the right Of the people to KEEP AND
BEAR ARMS shall not be in.trtnged.
ART. III.-No soldier shall, in time OF
peace, be q,sartered IN any house Dithou,
the consent of the owner, nor IN time o,
soar, but IN manner to be prescribed By
Iaw.
ART. IV.-We right Of the people to
be secure IN their persons, houses, papers,
and effects, against unreasonable searches
and seizures, SHALL NOT BE VIOLATED
and no soarrants shall issue but upon pro-
bable cause, supported By oath or a6irma-
ton, and particularly describing the place
to be searched, and the persons or things
to be seized. ....
ART. V.-M person shall be held to
dss'oer for capital, or other,oise aata-
nous crime, UNLESS ON A PREsENTMENT
OR INDICTMENT OF A GRAND JURY, eSccept
IN cases arising an the land or maval forces,
or IN the militia aohen IN actual servsce, In
time Of 'oar or public danger; nor shall
any person be subject for the same offence
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O. The Administration party in Balti-
more city have made the following nomi-
nations:
Judge of Court of Appeals-S. Morris
Cochran.
Judge of Superior Court-R. N. Martin
Judge OF Court of Common Pleas-John
c. King.
Judge of Criminal Court-H. L. Bond.
States Attorney-Archibald Stirling, Jr.
Clerk of Court of Common Pleas-Jas.
d. Lowry. 49,
Clerk Of City Circuit Court. Thomas
Adams.
Sherif-Edwin R. Sparks.
Surveyor-Gilbert H. Bryson.
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MAINE ELEcTIoN.-The Maine State

MAINE ELEcTIoN.-The Maine State
election, on Monday, resulted in victory
of the Union party.-M H. Statesman
Why not tell your readers the truth,
that WAsHBURN, an ultra abolitionist, no.
minated by the republicans and supported
exclusively by them, was elected by about
the usual republican majority? The Le-
gislature is also almost unanimously repub-
lican. The Bangor Wing fixes the vote Of
the State at from $4,000 to 100000
decrease of $4,000 at least from last year.
In this reduced vote, Gov. WAsHBURN
will maintain his majority Of last year,
very nearly or quite 10000. The Demo
cratic vote will fall short of 10000, divid-
ed between Jameson and Dana, the former
leading the latter 1000 at least. st.-Pat,1ot.
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afA friend in Gunpowder Neck sends

afA friend in Gunpowder Neck sends
us late number of the Baltimore Clipper,
containing batch of scurrilous paragraphs
in relation to some of the gentlemen lately
arrested in Baltimore by order of Lincoln
& Co., with request that we notice them.
This sheet, which has given its readers of
late such abundant evidence of its entire
loss of every feeling of decency, respecta-
bility or shame, we consider far beyond
the pale Of notice. The friends of the
gentlemen at whom its nlalignity is aimed
will feel it about as much as the OK does
the fly upon its horn.
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HEADING A REaIMENT-Making poll
tical speeches to the Union savers at three
thousand year.
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ATF ritlary meetings were held in the
several election districts, and the following
delegates selected to attend the County
Convention at Bel Air to-day, (saturday,)
to nominate Peace and State Rights coun-
ty ticket The meetings, as far ar we
could learn, were large and enthusiastic.-.
Abingdon district unanimously recon-
mended the nomination of DR.. JOSHUA
WILSON for the Legislature, and Hall's X
Roads district, DANIEL MARTIN, Esq, for
County Commissioner.
abingdon District
Edward Sweeting, DR.. II. A. Littig,
VIM. P. Taylor, G. w. Billingslea,
ID. M. Cunningham, VIM. Sawyer,
G. S. Griffith, &C. Rouse,
James Cochran, VIM. w. r. Hall.
Halls X Roads.
Delegates. Alternates.
VIM. A. Patterson, DIR. G. r.. Hays,
Dr. S. B. Silver, Lewis d. Michael,
John Mitchell, Jr. DR.. II. M. Elliott,
Robert H. Smith, J. S. Maxwell,
John M. Cooley, Jas. Il. Pritchard,
S. H. Barron, Thomas Cord,
James F. Reasin, Sam'l Il. Baldwin,
John Martin, Amos Osborn,
b. +. Cole, Thomas Jeffery,
John P. Dallam. Jas Stephenson.
Bel y4ir.
John Moores, N. w. S. lays,
George Finney, VIM. H. Waters,
Silas Norris, Henry Ruff,
James A. Fulton, Col. VIM. Hanna,
James Kean, DIR. G. w. Archer.
.Marshalps.
Mich. H. Nelson, John w. Street,,
Thos. Anderson, J. HI. Waters,
VIM. Wilson, Jr. C. Bestler,
John Divers, Joshua Nelson,
Eli Turner, VIM. B. jarrett.
Dublin.
Hug h c. Ramsay, Archer Heaps, Jr.
William Taylor, Thomas H. STREET.,
Thomas Riley, John w. Andrew,
Robert Love, J. r. Ely,
Jas. Ii. Neville, A. Cunningham.
The following nominations were made
in Hall's X Roads:
For Road !Superpisor-Daniel G. Mi
chael.
For Justices ofMe Peace-John B. Foy,
Thomas Cord, Daniel M. Cooley and Ben
nett Gilbert.
gTOur friends will please send us the
names of the district candidates as soon as
they are made.
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1(7-The " Southern Egs'' has a more extended cir.
culaon among the intelligent farmers and business men
of Hartford, than any other paper in the county, No
s' Lock Hospal' other obscene "Lottery' adver
tsemenls will appear in columns at any price.
large number OF subscribers pay for their paper in ad
vance, and consequently just the class advertisers de-
sire TO reach.
The attention of respectable and legitimate advertisers
is directed to the above facts.
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BEL A IR, Md,
Saturday, September %, 1861.
CHARLES n, CRAFT & CO.,

No. 0 Second Story, Franklin Building, ~ E.
Corner of Baltimore and North Streets,
Are our authorized Agents in Baltimore for re-
ceiving advertisements and making collections
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-30
JUN AHMII,
BY PLUME 4 VAN HosRx. his Att,ys

n, RU TEES SALE.-Wherea a. on IN | - \. =
} Of Pril, l6a7. William Johnston, or scott
county, Iowa, executed unto Charles Powers 4.
Trustee, Ger ssin Deed Of Trust, converting 10
said Trustee the land in SEQ Il county, Iowa, des-
cribed as iollowr, fowit: The east one-h alf "
Of the south east one-fourth ~ Of section No.
eighteen -, and the south oae-fourth (L }
Of the south west one-fourth M OF section No.
twenty 20 all in township No. eighty 80, Of
range three (3,l cast Of the 9th r. NJ; also the
north least one-fourth o tho north east one
fourth u Of section No. fourteen (l4,) in town
ship No eighty ESQ.,, Of range two 2, east Of the
sfth-P NJ, which said conveyance was made for
the purpose Of securing the payment Of prom
sorry note and interest thereon, made by said Will
one thousand dollars, dated April LIST, 1857. bear
ing ten per cent. interest from date
And nov, said note having become due and nav
able, and the said William Johnston having failed
to pay the same, and the said Trustee. char.
Powers, having died, John C. bills, Trustee bv
the appointment Of the Judge of the County
Court Of scott county Iowa, according to the
stipulation in said Deed Of Trust, do hereby give
this public NO lice, that by virtue of the power
ap, ointment, will, on Saturday the 18th day of
June, 1851 at the hour Of two o'clock in the after
noon Of said day, at the Court House door, in the
city of Davenport, said county and State, expose
and offer for sale, at public auction, the parcels
OF land above described, or SO much thereof ss
sha be be necessary to satisfy and pay the
amount Of said note, It'll the interest thereon to
the day Of sale, together with all the costs and
expenses attending siad sale, costs of this notice
and Trustees fees.
JOHN G. BILLS,
Trustee by appointment Of the Judge Of the
County Court Of Scott county, Iowa.
dated May II, 1861. myl6-dts
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-05-30
DEkXAN,S
PuL M0NIC WATERS.

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first article Of the kind ever introduced under
the name Of "IULNpNIC WAFERs," in this or
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No person II ever object to give for
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Twenty-Five Cents.
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Sod by all the Druggists in Davenport and else
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'IKUSTEE'S SALE-M HEKEAs on tho 9Th
i day Of December, A. u. 1889, Hiram Good
win AM Delilah Goodwin his wife, executed
unto Geo. :. 6. Dow, as Trustee, decd Of uust,
conveying 70 said Trustee the land in Scott county,
Iowa, described - follows, to-wit: The south
half Of the south west quarter Of sectisn No
IL in township No. seveniy-ninc l7y,I north Of
range four al east Of the fifth r. N. according
to 70, eminent survey, ana which contains BY
measurement cigh ty-three and sl-lOO acres
which said conveyance was made by the said
Hiram and Delilah Goodwin for the purpose Of
securing the payment o. one certain pronissory
note and the interest thereon, signed by said
Hiram Goodwin, dated the 9th day Of December,
A. h.. ~, and payable follows: In one year
after d.ts, for the sum of three hundred fifty
three aud 80 100 dollars, " the order Of Edword
Wyman, at banking H.use OF Macklot h Co,Lin,
with interest after maturity the rate Of ten per
cent per annu.n.
And now, said promissory note having become
due and payable and the said Hiram Cod " Ia hay-
ing failed to pay the same, Loco. 3. g. Dow
Trustee ~ aforesaid, do hereby give this public
notice, that by virtue Of the power which Is in
me vested by said Deed Of Trust, will, ON
Saturday, the LIST day OF June, \. d.. 1861, at the
hour Of nine o'clock, in the forenoon At the Court
House door in the City Of Davenport, expose and
offer for sale at public auction, the parcel Of land
above described, muoa thereof rs shall be nee
csary to satisfy and pay the amount Of said note,
and the interest thereon TO the day Of sale
with all the costs and expenses attending said
sale, costs Of this notice and trustees fees.
Dated the goth day Of April, A. d 1851.
GEO. ) g. DOW.
apr3U Trustee.
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'J'hUSTEE'S SALE.-Whereas, on the SOth
- day OF June, 1856, Wesley Vanduxer and
Margarettc =. Vanduzer, his vile. Of Scott coun-
~, Iowa, executed unto Charles Powers, as Trus-
Tee Tee certain Deed Of Trust, conveying to said
lrus zee the land in Scott county, Iowa, described
as follows, 10 wit: The south west quarter oil the
northeast quarter Of section nine (3.) in to, n
snip seventy nine 79,) north of range FIVE 80
east of the fifth p. NJ. which said conveyance
was made for the purpose of securing the pay
mcnt Of a certain p'omissory note and interest
tnereon, made by said Wesley vanduzer acd
stephen Thompson to Edgar Vincent, for ,he
sum Of six hundred and six dollars, dated June
ooth, 1855, bearing ten per cent. interest from
date.
And now, said note having become duo and
payable, and the said makers having failed to
pay the same, and the said Trustee, Charles
Powers, having died, John c. Bills, Trustee by
tho appointment Of the Judge of the County
stipulation in said Deed of Trust, do hereby give
this public notice, that BY virtue Of the power
which is in me vested by said DEED of Trust
and appointment, | will, on Saturday the 18th
day Ut June. 1861, at the hour Of two clock in
the afternoon Of said day, 1T the Court House
door, in the city Of davenport, in said county Of
scott, expose and offer for sale 1t public auction,
the parcel Of land above described, or so much
thereof As shall be necessary to satisfy ard pay
the amount Of said note, with the interest there
on to the day Of sale, toge her with all the costs
and expenses attending said sale, costs of this
tice and Trustees fees.
JOHN G. BILLS,
Trustee BY appointment If the Judge Of the Co.
Court Of Scott county, Iowa.
Dated May II, 1861. [myls-dts
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TKUSTEE'S SALE.-Whcreas, on the 18th
u day Of March, A. d., 1850, William N. Greer
aud Margaret n. Greer, his wife, executed unto
Geo =. G. Dow, - Trustee, certain deed Of
Trust, conveying TO raid Trustee the land in
Scott county, Iowa, described IS follows. TO- wit
The north east quarter Of the ssuth-east quarter
Of section No. six 1871 and the north qua ter
OF the southwest quarter Of section No. i've ISL
in township seventy-nine 1871 north Of range
three IT, east Of the 5th r. N. viii said
conveyance was made by the said parties Of the
FIRST part, for the purpose Of securing the payment
Of one certain promissory note and the interest
thereon, signed BY raid William n. Greer, da-
ted the 18th day Of March, A. y, 1850, and pay
able in one year sitter date, TO the order Of Mrs
Isabella Wallace. for the sum Of one hundred and
fort, mine and iO-lOO dollars, Mt the Ranking
House u Msck.ot 4 Cosbin, Davenport, Iowa, and
with interest after due NJ the rate Of ten per cent
And now, said note having become quo
and payable, and the said William N. Greer having
failed to pay the same, Geo. .. Z. Dow, Trustee
- aforesaid. do hereby i've this public notice, that
by virtue OF the power, which u in me vested ~
said Deed Of Trust,l will, on Saturday, the LIST day
Of June A. ID. 1861, 1t the hour Of nine O'Clock IN
the forenoon OF said day, Ut the Court House
door, in the city Of davenport, expose and offer for
SALE at public auction for cash. the Tsrces Of land
above described, or much thereof ~ shall
be necessary to sstsfy sbd pay the amount u said
note, with the interest thereon to the day Of
sale, together with all the costs and expenses
attending said sale, Of this notice and Tras.
tees fees.
Dated the seth dsy Of April. 4: D., 1881.
CLIO. .. q. DOW.
apr30l Trustee.
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rT,RUsTEE's sALE.-whersas, on the 18th

rrNRUSTEE'S SALE.-Whcreas, on the 18th
j day Of Jane, A. D., 1858. Patrick Mckinney
and Cstharins Mckinney. his vile, executed unto
Joseph A. LAClairs, - Trustee, . certaid Deed Of
Trust, conveying 70 said Trustee the land IN sccts
UNITY, lows, described rs follows, to-wit The
east one half W Of lot number one y in Block
lumber ninety two (s2,) in LeClaire's additions
70 the city of Davenport, in said county and state,
- the zane i numbered and described on the
plat q q: su!vsZ q sid .adilicn o. record =
conveyance wss made BY the said Patrick hckin-
ney and C1Dharne McKinney, his wife, for the
purpsss - sessring the payment Of certain
psosniegOry nOts and the interest thereon sigssd
Jane. y. 81, 1855, 1or ths ssm oftwo hundred - I.
Aftssn (o9It) dollars, payable o. ~ ISL - -
Iyecember. ". IL, ls56, at the Bankic~. u1.Sy y
Cook : sasgsst, D.vs.psst, low, 20 III I'D n
Asteies LeClsirs. 6sjl Ds~1 va ssccrsed Il a.
seeosdsrS v.G 90 e county, The iS,h day u
ssas' '0S'' = y" II town m3sgsgss, IAgs
Asd 80. said so,s having bseon.
DE- aad psysbIs, ard the aid Patrjck Nc-
aiassy hayisg tailed = pay The sens, !, Jo.eph
4, LsClsir Tr.ssses - Aforesaid. z. Aersly give
i in me vested BY said Deed " 1rust. VII. !.
Monday, the sixth day d Nay, 4. b. 1851. q
the hoas - two o'clock in the Alyesnoon of ~
day. % ths Cosrt hoass door in the city q Dsven
psrs sspo:s ard olsr Tor ss.s, ct publis suetios.
pesOss - eooye oerenUeos ~ - much
thsssof - shall - saGoient u satisfy 'and .nv
Ne ansaDt ofsnid note, with the interest shsss.s
% he Day e sais, tseetheS With the essls -
p1l.co atoes1ang - ss1s, cost u tkis notice.
~ 1susoee's sses.
Upee ths seup,ssioa II msh ssls d. v;n
= gtvse q otanse vieh ~ solp6lesi6o e ~
Deed = Tsuse esavsying fell ed $500 6itIe
= she s.oes = lasd ed 70 Ne pu1ehssss.
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