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The Constitutional Amendment.

Two-thirds of the House of Represen-
tativcs having agreed to propose an
amendment to the Federal Constitution
prohibiting slavery in all the States for
ever. the measure will soon be passed by
two-thirds of the Senate and come before
the people. In order that the amendment
be adopted and engrafted into the Con-
stitution it requires the assent of Legis-
latures OF conventions in three-tourths
of the States. There being now thirty
six States embraced in the Federal
Union, it will be necessary to secure the
adOption of the amendment by twenty
seven. Eleven States are in rebellion,
but it is expected that Legislatures can
be reconstructed" in two or more of
them SO as to secure the passage OF the
amendment. 1t strikes us that Mr.. PEN
DLEToN's argument upon the subject OF
the amendment, to which we referred a
few days ago, was perfectly clear and
conclusive against the power to amend
the Constitution in the way proposed.
The spirit and intent of the Con-
stitution contemplates no amendment
which alters any part of the essence of
the compact between the States. 1t is
apparent that three-fourths of the States
could not constitutionally change the
form of our government and make it q
monarchy, and it appears TO us that this
proposed amendment is also beyond the
scope of the power of constitutional
change. 1t does not matter, however, i'll
these days of revolution. Power or no
power, il will be done, and whater
other changes the Administrators e
desire, it has the near, 70 81 III ma
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a.egislati~

~ nc House of Dr- e fos. nm
yes'''"l - NE immediate abolition of
slavery " West Virginia, If the Legis-
ia'"A0 chooses TO amuse itself by the
pS sage of bills of that kind, it can in
dulgc in the innocent pastime, of course,
being only responsible to the Taxpayers
ofthe state, whose money they squander
for nothing, but they should not call that
legislation which is nothing but sheer
nonsense so long as the Constitution of
the State remains in force. Such action
"a that Of the House of Delegates yes
terday, has as much force as simple res
olution declaring the sentiments of any
set of men, but as law it is of no possi-
BILE account,
It is little curious, however, to notice
how lightly written Constitutions, both
State and National, are esteemed now
Less than two years ago, our State Con-
stitution was adopted by these men amid
a great flourish of trumpets. Now, they
trample knowingly upon one of its plain
est provisions, and attempt, by legisla-
tive enactment, to set aside an article
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Oil in Braxton County.

A company of New York capitalists,
known as the Little Kanawha and Elk
River Petroleum and Mining Company"
has purchased sirty-ttuO thousand, eight
hundred and sirty acres of land in Braxton
county, W. Va, for the purpose of boring
for oil and developing the mineral wealth
of that region Their scheme for con-
tributing on SO large scale to the rap
idly growing prosperity of our State, de-
serves the commentator and encourage
ment of our citizens. Whatever tends to
develop the resources of one section of
the State, tends to the advantage of all,
and the prosperity of one county is re-
flected upon the others,
The property of the company referred
to lies on the head waters and tributaries
of the Little Kanawha river and on the
Northwest side of Elk river. The land
has recently been surveyed and explored
by competent biologists and found to be
rich in coal, iron ore, salt, and other
valuable minerals The indications of
oil are numerous and reliable, and a
number of burning springs" are found
upon the tract. 1t lies along the pro-
posed route of the Central West Virginia
railroad and in the very heart of what
will inevitably become the richest por-
nf ha Sfofa 10
stored. 1t is probrble also, from its CEN
trail position that the capital of the
State will be permanently located some
where in that region, when the war is
over
The company invite subscriptions, in
shares of one hundred dollars each, to the
amount of seven hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars, as capital stock, and also pro-
pose to lease, to parties who will operate
for oil, alternate lots upon their property.
In addition to the interest which every
citizen should feel and the duty which
every citizen owes i'll developing the re-
sources of the State, it seems to us that
the plan proposed by the Little Kanawha
and Elk river Company affords to our
capitalists and to persons of limited
means a good chance for profitable invest
ment. We would call the attention .
all this class of persons to the adve' .+;so
ment Of the company which appP .rs -,
this mornings paper. The Or ia S,,taa.
man says of it:
This company have secp red tbo oo
ihip of 62,660 acres of 10 nd in tbo y" nci
center of the oil region of West VIZ Wy
1t is rich in oil spring., and salt sn5in mrs. ms
also abound, The company intsS n4iin n9t
only to employ large capital at the tho
start, In improving and DEVELOPING the
immense wealth Of their great estate:
but they will suitcase each alternate 10
or 20 acre lot to other companies who
will thus unite their joint capital and en-.
ergies in the development of the vast re-
sources of the estate. ''' io
Capitalists and shrewd business -
are taking stock in this promisine zen
PRISE Now is the time to take = enter
subscriptions are rapidly ms' shares mar al; aS
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soletnnly ratified by the people. They

solefnnly ratified by the people. They
do not even pay the Constitution the
poor show of respect contained in a pro-
position for its amendment, but thrust it
out of sight and ignore its very existence.
1t is but fair to add that there were sew
Fifteen men in the House yesterday,
whose good sense would not permit them
to indulge in the folly of attempting to
change the Constitution by an ordinary
law We subjoin their names, in order
that our readers may know who of the
members of the House of Delegates still
have some regard for constitutional re-
strictions:
Messrs. Adams, Bonar, Gather, Golf,
Hale, Kellar, King, Kyle, Lamb, Morris,
McGrew, Parks, Peterson, Phares, Pinnel,
Stephenson and Van Winkle4
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Inequalities Of the Draft.

The injustice done IN the assignments
of the quotas of troops, becomes more
and more glaring and apparent the more
the subject is examined. Some localities
have been favored at the expense of 9th
ers. and even the favored ones complain
that their burdens are heavier than jus
tice requires them to bear. 1t is said
that this call is intended to put into the
army three hundred thousand men, and
that, in order to do this, it is necessary
to make no allowance for the men fur
nished in excess of former calls-three
hundred thousand new men are deman-
.ded., This being the case, ii is obvious
that the quotas should be assigned to
each State and District in proportion to
the number of men, of military age, still
residing in such State or District. But
this has not been done. In our own Con-
sgressional district, Tyler county is not
called upon for a single man, and in Ohio
county, while the quotas of the other
sub,Districts are less than one tenth of
the number of men enrolled, the quota of
Ritchietown is nearly one ftfh. These in
CAPABILITIES show that, contrary to the
usual supposition, some regard must have
been paid to former excuses or deficien-
cies, and give rise to the inquiry why
credits were not allowed to all the local
tiles entitled to them. slaLL g
O.. But the discrepancies between the quo
tas Of different States are even more
striking than those that exist in one
State. Forinstance, Massachusetts, with
ten Congressional Districts, is required
to furnish only 1906 men, while West
Virginia, with only three Districts is
called upon for 4,431; nearly t,oelre times
as many men are required from West
Virginia, as are to be taken from Massa-
chusetts, if reference be had to the rela-
tive population of the two States. A
similar discrepancy is noticed by the
New York papers in relation to the quo
tas ofNew York and Massachusetts, Thus
Six congressional districts of New York
are called upon to furnish $4,000 more
men than the ten districts of Massachu-
sets. while the six districts referred to
have already furnished over 100000 men
and Massachusetts, according to Cover
nor Andrews message, only l25 ,427.
There is mystery about the assign
ment of these quotas which it is impossi-
BILE to understands what rule, if any ex
lists, by which the quotas of the various
districts are computed, human compre-
hension cannot discover. The conscrip-
ton law, always odious, is rendered
doubly so by the manner in which it is
executed The people have so often
been deluded by false hopes and deceiv-
cd by official Misrepresentation that it
is no wonder that they desire to know
the rhy and the ho,p of the various edicts
of General Fry. If the people can be
satisfied that justice is done them, some
measures will probably be adopted for
filling, voluntarily, the demand of the
government, but so loug as they rest I'M
der the impression that they have been
unjustly dealt with, very little will be
done i'll the way of raising troops
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SEWING MACHINES.


From the ..Ladys Lsrieon Of Needle WORK, j
Even the successful laying of the Atlantic
Telegraph, the greatest achievement oil the age
if accomplished, does not, to our mind carry
With II 40 much assurance of social Improvement
"a the universally of tho Sewing Machine
which affecting the comfort of women in every
class of society, altering beyond recognition the
situation of the actual toiler ameliOrating that
of the less pitied, but not less pitable household
drudge, the tOle, whose limited income compels
her tn perform ali the needle work herself and
who, hitherto, has been occupied necessarily IN
the dreary mechanical toll, 10 the total neglect
Of all those accomplishments and charms by
which II maybe. she won the heart of her hus-
band-bv the exercise OF which she might con
centrate the. affection of iher chiidren-bears
18th - a promise of social amenities, of domes-
tic lows the fall results of which, pen Of woman,
or even tongue of an angel, could hardly de
scribe. rrl .t.a IL Il
The reverse of the picture is the home where
the wife is merely sort of upper servant, with
tho privilege of sitting in the drawing room
--ho, sbe can find time to do So We all know
the effects. Wen may we hail with joy that
great Liberator of our sex, -r t4
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THE SUBSCRIPTION 10 SO


l. NEARLY completed that it is intended "a
close the same on or before the 12th Of February
Subscriptions, $3.50, 600, Of which $500, 900 pur-
chases the land-to wit: e. $50 acres. The re.
naming $3.50, 900 is the permanent cash working
capital of the Company. .....r
Par value of shares, 800. Lands located on
the Little Kanawha and Elk Rivers, in the coun-
the oil regions of West Virginia. .b!
Professor Richardson reports: Your proper.
ty is the very centre of the West Virginia oil
regions. Ithas numerous oil and gas springs
along the banks of its streams, one of which
vies with the famous Burning Spring" itself
Professor Shepherd, of New Haven, Conn. re-
ports: ~ consider It eminertly oilproducing land.
The oilbea,ing shales underie it extensively, and
the long lines of car6uretted hydrogen, or Mumina
ting gas springs some of ,ohieh saw burning, az
aoeu as the appearance Of oil itself on the surface Of
the tract, fully confrms me in this belief.
There can be no doubt that along your creeks and
tributaries there is large ertent Of valuable OIL
producing territory. The prodigious amount of
bituminous and camel COAL iron ore, limestone
and fire clays embodied in the high hills your
property the tops and slopes Of sohich covered
Nth an extraordinary grosoth Of aohits oak and
other heavy tinabers add Immensely to its value"
These views are fully endorsed by the reports
of the most practical and experienced men from
the oil districts of both Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia.
The Company consider themselves fortunate
in having secured the services of Mr.. Blackwell,
apractical civil engineer, for the general super
intendency, SO well known as the late Chief En-
gineer and Superintendent of the Commission.
ers of Washington Heights" New York City
Arrangements are in rapid progress for tho
immediate development of the property, on
scale commensurate with its value and extent.
Subscriptions payable at the time of subscri-
bing or one half in cash, the balance in thirty
days from the time of closing the subscription,
can be made in person or by letter at the Office
of the undersigned No. 81 Cedar street, New
York; j. K. DOBSON, No. ~ State street, Bes.
ton; and JOHN W. STRONG Detroit, Mich,
where full information can be obtained
JAMES WADSWORTH e. CO.,
No. 81 Cedar street. New YORK..
Any information with reference to the above
Company can be obtained by calling at the count
ing room of the REGISTER Office, WheelD 6, w. V.
feb2-2w .. sf.r.
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Little Kanawha & Elk River
}8f & dLIJdHA1 :
PETROLEUM. AND MIhIAG co
EgG 6gSssa EfFO8
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO BE CLOSED.
Cash Working Capital, $4,000

OLIVER E. WOOD, President. I
JAMES CRUIKSHANK, Vice President.
CHARLESJ. MARTIN, Treasurer.
JAMES WADSWORTH, Secretary.
E. R. BLACKWELL, Consulting Engineer am
General Superintendent.
i.~ TRUSTEES: ''r
PAUL N. SPoFFORD, Of spoford, Tileson
Co., n. 7.
CHARLES ]. MARTIN, President Home In
surance Co., N. Y.
Hon. ROGER AVERILL, Danbury, Conn.
Hon. ALBERT 2. CATLIN, Burlington, Vt
JAMES CRUIKSHANK, IS Broadway, N. 2
OLIVER E. WOOD, 96 Barclay street. N. Y.
JAMES wADSwORTH, of James Wad:
worth g. Co., 81 Cedar street, NY.
JOHN W. STRONG, Detroit, Mich.
EDWARD NJ MORGAN, Pine street, N. 7
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IME DAILY REGISTER STEAM

Il PRINTING JOB OFFICE executes all
kinds of Printing from Card to Poster
neatly cheaply, and on short notice. Office on
Market street, between the Mcclure House and
the Market House.
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WHOLESALE eRocERs.
1865.


WE DESIRE TO CALL THE At
w TENTION Of the trade to our unusually
large and well selected stock of goods, which we
are prepared to offer on the most favorable terms
Our facilities for transacting business beng
equal to any house in the city, we hope TO offer
Inducements to the trade, and especially 70
CLOSE BUYERS, SHORT TIME and Cash
MEN. a-ig - -... -f
Particular attention will be paid to orders, and
goods and invoices will be promptly despatched.
we confidently expect the continued patronage
of our old customers and solicit call from those
who have never purchased from us.
We ask attention to the list ofleading articles
enumerated below.
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w Will SPEAK Ar COOPER INSTITUTE
"Wednesday EscnnE, Oet n
subjsct--'THE SOUTH VicrURIOUs.r

Lectars II 3; doors open ~ Admission 25 cen,s Re-
rved shAta 80 cents For sale ~ American News uom-
gany,s III Nassau streets Miller. ss Brcsswsy Miller
hsthswa, 7W Broadway, v. H. TckpT y "a brvsdwiy:
hscfrands OF Broadway and Twenty thrd street;
NJ The Anti slavery Rooms q Heekmsn street, and a. the
dcov WedDesdav evening.
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A UcTIoN sALE.-rHoAAs ALDRIDGE, AUCTION;
Ground on "Wednesday October o. 1855 at two o'clock
esel located IN the Of Hudson city New
Montgomery Clark Manning and Franklin ana Eo
den street, being and the line OF the hoboken HUI
" can be reached within twenty mnues being mile and
quarter In direct line from the Hoboken fe wnerc
the leave fifteen There arr Two puw
buildings erected about be erected Oh psr O.
property; Terms easy title perfect Should thn asy ~
stormy the sale will lake place the first fa Gay
ter Maps be had Of THOMAS ALDRID0E, Anciionesr
the Court House. Hudson City; DAVID SCOTT Auc'
uoneer, IS MONTGOMERY street. Jersey City As
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IMPORTANT LECTURES DAILY-FoR GENTLEMEN
only a. the Ne. York Museum q Anaicuy SIS broad
forwarded receipt OF ten csnts By addressing secrsayo
New York Museum OF Anatomy
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HEssy n LEEDS 4 Al Act PM Err !,

ii ~ n LEEDS xMTNER VIII sell by auction On Sat.
urday Oct a. sso occsl :, their s.lssrocm IS Liberty
from an no residences Tor convenience SALE
Ensssnd Velvet and Brussels Caspets carved rosewood
and Mantc Mirrors rosewccd CENTRE Tables Bronze Chan
dclcrr elegant Lace window Curtains brocae do rnabog
any Sofas Chairs, IN haircloh oak and black walnut
Bdets Extension Tables Dab and black walnu Chairs
IN harcoth rosewood and black walnut Bedsead Bureaus
and Commodes Feather Beds Bossefs and PL
lows; Hair, Husk and Straw Mattresses, &c.
Also Plated Ware China Creckery and CaaswAre also
assortment or Kitchen Furniture f#n
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NEW PUBLICATIONS,

4 PHYsroLOaiCAL VIEW OF MARRIAGE-CoN.
N tsning nearly 80 pages and 80 nne plates and en-
cravings Of the anatomy If the human organs
Of health and disease with treatise on early ~ de-
potraee syou 49, sn1 nu c nnJ pouy VII sns
mode of cure. shown By The report u tested
truthful adviser 10 the married and those contemplating
marriage who would know their physical condition. Sent
ree q posisss 70 an sddrs1s on rsssp. q IS Y stamps
"lbbsXy NJ " : '''' ''1'" '-"''
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4 DREAM by A MAN or ALBANIAN WHICH
"A the future destiny America FORTH and pro-
phesisd where the coorsd win settle and form
rats nationality Price 10 csn per copy Address 3. Nun
roe. New York Post Once 87M
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COAL. WOOD. &C.

SsLoBF MUTUAL COAL COMPANY 3.aGt..
" actual cost to shareholders, TO parties subssrib
- - SHARES o.; PAR VALUE, $40; ff..ssoss
which entities the party one ton Of coal year Of The
actual cost ZEE ErssRs TnHG u c sss COMPANY
once q Broadway and 10 New street, Wall street. LEI
the people ~ Wv VIII rpa fin PRICE or coAL
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NEv YoRx Oct Il, 1850
Ths Delavars Lax suanna and Western Railroad Con
pany will hold their twenty ninth Auction Sale OF Coal On
Wednesday 18th of October 1885 at u ocock noon,
street. Al which Tina they will self By Mcssn JOHN y
DRAPER CO.. Aucti0neers, twenty-five thousand Tons
fresh mined scranton Coal the usual Sizes
their depot Ezabethpo N. j., during the month Of No
vember next. I NJ frfI Ea .afs .dfE -. In.
The viii be posve each lot put viii be sold 70 ne
highest bidder; bidn IN form whateve being maze
for on behaH Of The Company Inc conditons
will be fully made known az the time OF sale -,
TERMS-Ffty ton, In current funds payable ~
the day sale and The balance with the government tax OF
per on in funds within ten days there
''' = ''' ones o. inc JOHN BRIsBIN. President.
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MILLINERY

MILLINERY sHowRooMs rs EIGHTH AVENUE,
NI near Twenty fourth street. up stairs Madane LA
KOCH agent calls attention OF the ladies her SPLEEN
did stock fan ard Bonnr n silh and velvet Caps
Jockeys Feathers, Flowers and other Millinery Articles.
Bonnets altered 70 the latest styles.
MADAM HARRIS, NO BREvOQRT, PLACE.
NI Tenth street. Few doors from Broadway, has Just
opened her Bridal wresths aud Flowers.
MADAM HARRIS, No. BREvOORT PLACE
Nl Tenth street a few doors from broadway. has lust
opened elegant assortment Of ChidrcnS Hat bon
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CIGARS AND TOBACCO

CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
TyrGARETTOs-BERG . cos PATENTED-AT
a. Broadway, n. y. Orders promptly executed.
nnn nnn CIGARS FOR sALE-ols TO go PER
UUU.VVO nouAsd, 10 lots 70 suit purchasers.
ssosia - - ~ SssSss' isssry. GLissfS greet.
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A UCTION HALE-4NOO0 WORTH OF
"A MAGNIFICENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
RICHEST ASSORTMENT OF FURNITURE,
oFFEREf} ar Hi9,T1nw Titis SEASON ~

Mostly imported from Paris Tor the prcHent Owner 4
Rare chance for parties commencing housekeeping J.
On this day Saturday at the elegant private residence -
West Sixteenth street Sixth avenue, sale commencing
st lo O'Clock Drawing Room Furniture, covered brocaf
Curtains Mirrors Velvet and Brussels Carpets Chandeliers
MAGNIFICENT ROSEWOOD fIANOFORTE.
superior instrument made order city makers stool Cover
Music Stand, Books and walnut Dressing Bureaus
bedsteads Arnore- Glace style Louis XIV Hair Spring
Maresses, Toilet Sets Sofas Chairs Extension Table Bur
fet elegant ruby, crystal Glassware Tsbs Cutlery nen
silver Casters Iureens Sayers, Punch Bowl Dinner and
Tea Service, China Dinner Sets Also all the Furniture OF
the servants apartments N BCompstent persons 10 nj
tendance 70 pack. ship rem0ya the goods. i
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"A ry sale OF eighty valuable Building Lots by order Of
Ellen N. Murray Exeautrx and Bernard McCaierty Esd,
ADRIAN H. MULLER p. Z. WILKINS 4 90. win sell at
auction, on Tuesday November 1855 q o'clock az
able lots. situated Eleventh avenue. Seventy axth
Seventy Seventy eighth and Ninety second Streets
tetwc.n Ninth and Eleventh avenues Further particulars
hereafter
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ID A. chiffon. AUCTIoNEER.
ID. Ofnce IS Nassau street.
United States government sale of
LARD AND HAMS
VIII he sold at public auction Saturday Oct n, 1855, Al
IL O'Clock NJ, at No. Bridge street, near State,
~ barrels Lard In good order
10 terces Sugar Cured Hams, slightly damaged
Sale positive. Terms cash Sale by order
II. y. CLARKE, A. ID. o. and A. O. q. 8.
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A MORTGAGE SALE OF $4,000 WORTH OF
IA MAGNIFICENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
ELEGANT ROSEWOOD PfANOFORTE,

A UCT1ON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SALE OF E!lEH1NT
n costly Furniture this day Saturday atl0 O'Clock
PRECISELY at the residence washington SQUARE corner r
Dining Chamber Furniture elegant rosewood and
black walnut Psror Suits covered in the richest description;
Brussels and Ingram Carpets little used Also
7aTIH ELEGANTLY CARVED P1ANOFORTE,
with corners full octave containing all the
modern improvements; eDO Stool and Cover; costly
on Paintings Mirrors Lace Widow Curtsins marble top
Easy Chairs Sofa Beds Extension Table, Silver
W~re Clocks Cutlery. Crockery Mantel Ornaments, &c
This saie il perempory One seldom with regard
extent and variety CHARLES YOUNG. Aucti0neer.