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Year: 1860

LARGR AxD ABUNDANT CRoPs.-This sec
ton of country is certainly blessed this
year with the biggest crops ever made in
Indiana, and as our farmers will have plen-
ty of money to spend this fall, we would
advise them before they do it to come to
8. RosENwALD Il Co, No 73 Main Street,
between Second and Third, and see our
new stock, all of which has just been man
ufactured by ourselves. We can warrant
every article for durability and eheapness.
There is ne Clothing House in Evansville
that is able to hold out such Inducements
in Clothing as we are, at the Oak Hall
Clothing House 1t is your advantage to
come and see our stock, and rest assured
nothing win be left undone to secure your
custom. s.E


Oct. lst-tf
Year: 1860

ES@ Since Smith Gavitt has been set to
defending himself against the most serious
charges, he has not had time to reiterate
the unfounded stories that he had circula-
ted against George Wolain-at least pub
licly. He did SO before, underhandedly, but
found he couldn't give them currency, as
nobody would believe them. Mr.. Wolf
Inns honor and integrity no man can ques-
ton; bis business ability has been proven
by long years of faithful public and private
service. If elected Sheriff he will person
ally attend to the duties of his office, and in
both civil and criminal business will give
fall satisfaction. His time win belong to
the public who elected him, and will not be
spent for any party benefit or his own ag-
grandizement
Year: 1860

The President AND THOSE TELEGRAMs.-It
will be remembered that Geo. N. Saunders
Navy Agent at New York, sent from the
Charleston Convention some kilograms of an
unpleasant nature to President Buchanan.
their cost amounting in the aggregate to
about S34 The President sent the bill for
the telegrams, to the State Department, to be
paid out Of the public money, but the vener-
able Cass returned the bill to its sender, with
this Endorsement; Not allowed private
expense"
Year: 1860

RAILROAD BoNDs-In the matter of the ap
pication of the San Francisco and Marysville
Railroad Company for writ of mandamus to
compel Supervisor Gregory to sign the bonds
ordered by the Board the demurrer of the
defendant to the complaint was yesterday
overruled by Judge Bliss in Chambers, and
the defendant given till Monday next to file
his answer.
Year: 1860

Whereas, experience has demonstrated that plat
forms adopted by the partisan conventions Of the
country have had the effect to misead ard deceive
the people, and at the same time to widen the po-
litical divisions of the country by the creation and
announcement of geographical and sectional par
ties, therefore,


Resolued, That it is both the part of patriotism
and of duty 10 recognize no political principles
other than
Year: 1860

Eg From Wilton, in Pike county, we have complaints from our subscribers that the True Democrat is from four to six weeks reaching them, when it should go in two or three days. It is suspected that the mail is left to make room for passengers. If this is the case, 1t is an absolute fraud upon the government and foul swindle upon the people. We put our paper for that office in the post office here every Tuesday night, and feel satisfied that it starts all right from this place. We in vite the attention of Col. Harley, mail agent, to this matter, and hope he will have it corrected.
Year: 1860

MR EDITOR: Lemuel Cooks es1., one of the committee on resolutions, offered minority report to the democratic convention of Columbia county, which met at Magnolia, the 25th of February, 1860, consisting of three resolutions. This report appears in your paper to-day with the other dongs of that convention. On the reading of Mir. Cook s resolutions, my mind was chiefly directed to the which then thought and still think, were con tained in the third; and it entirely escaped my at tention that the second claimed adoption of the Cincinnati platform without subtraction or addtion ; my belief being that it simply ndorsed the princi- pies contained in the Cincinnati platform. do not approve of this second resolution of Mr. Cook, nor do believe that the democracy of Columbia county approve of it. am satisfied that they neither approve or indorse it, because the conven- tion adopted the majority report of the committee on resolutions (which is in direct conflict with that portion of Mr. Cooks serond resolution which wants no addition to the Cincinnati platform) after it had been warmly discussed by MT. Cook and myself, by enthusiastic and very nearly nnani- nous vote. In my discussion with Mir. Cook, 1 made no alluSion to any of his resolutions, except the third-not having caught the import of the se- cond-and believing that the third was the only one in conflict with the majority report Acting un Ter this belief after the adoption of the majority report. 1 moved the adoption of Mr. Cooks first and second resolutions, and the rejection of the third, intending by that motion to exclude every thing in the minority report in conflict with the majority report. M~ motion carried. I am fully satisfied that from the course of the discussion and motion to adopt the first and second resolutions of MT. Cook, that the convention fell into the same mistake as mvself in regard to the second of said resolutions and voted for its adoption with the full belief that it contained nothing in conflict with the majority report.

 1 admire the candor and firmness with which MT. Cook maintained his views on the doctrine of popu- lar sovereignty, but far am individually con cerned, wish it distinctly understood, that be lieve that Congress has the power and that it is its duty to protect slavery in the Territories, while they remain such, against exclusion thercfrom, whether that exclusion is sought by unfiendly leg isaton the part of the Territories, otherwise. I ask those papers which copy the proceedings of our convention to copy this explanation also. Yours respectfully,

 GEORGE P SMOOTH.
Year: 1860

BOUT two months ago on the Pine 4 Puff road between this city and Judge Quind- ley's farm, Silver Plated Iron that holds up the top of buggy A suitable reward will be given on it's delivery to this office March II, 1860. It
Year: 1860

gentleman Mr.. Smith who once filled
the Executive chair in the Old Dominion,
and who is now. as for years past, an infu.
entail Democrat on this floor. was asked
whether he repudiated the sentiments Of
the Revolutionary fathers on the subject of
African slavery. His reply was:


81 will say, however, in the outset, that the
gentleman refers to the sentiments Of the dstin.
guished Revolutionary men, and asks me if re.
pudiate them. Sir, many Of those sentiments Of
course repudiase. Derisve laughter from the
Republicans. Many Of those sentiments are
false i" philosophy and unsound in fact"


Another Virginian, at the other end of
the Capitol. Senator Mason,] admitted, a
few days ago. that a standard Of Democra-
cy had been erected and he states the
conclusions to which the new faith brings
its disciples


what l meant to say the other day, and
what think did say, was this that because
OF the agitation by one portion of this Union on
the question of the abolition of slavery, the mind
Of the South had been brought more deeply and
Considerably to ponder upon is the mind of the
South had been brought BY that agitation to
look further into the condition Of slavery, and
into the consequences that resulted from il and
l was satisfied that the mind of the South had
undergone change to this great extent: thai
it was now almost the universal belief in the
South, not only that the condition of African
Year: 1860

RicnMoND, Nov, 14.-The Enquirer of to-
day urges the call Of State Convention
at as early a day as practicable, which 1t
thinks might be instrumental in procur-
ing peaceable settlement Of the danger
otls questions which now threaten the ex-
istnnce of the Union. The Enquirer states
that it was with the view of concentrating
public opinion upon a Convention, as well
as to prepare the people for any unforeseen
emergency, that Governor Wise inaugu-
rated the minute Men" movement in
Virginia. When he did so he contcm-
plated no raid on the Federal Govern
ment. The Governor motives have been
grossly misrepresented.


The Presidential contest in this State
has been perplexing everybody. Com
plete returns have not come in yet, but
the last accounts, contrary to general ex-
pectation, are favorable to BELL. The
papers, however, disagree in their tables
Nothing but the official returns can settle
the question as to how the vote Of Vir-
gina will be cast.


Public sentiment here is decidedly in
favor of the South demanding all her
Constitutional rights, and taking nothing
less. There is the greatest admiration for
the gallant bearing of the noble little
Palmetto State. If the worst should come
TO the worst, Virginia will never permit
hostile foe to cross her borders to invade
her Southern sisters. When the first
blow is struck, whether Virginia secedes
or not, there will be thousands of chival
ric sons to rush to the assistance of their
Southern brethern. They will shed their
last drop of blood defending Southern
rights and Southern honor.
Year: 1860

The conservative papers of the country,
in order to show that Mr.. Lincoln, what
ever his disposition might be, would have
no power to commit aggression upon the
South, have repeatedly adverted to the
fact that there will be majorites against
him in both the Senate and the House of
Representatives. <


We see. however, that the Southern
Disunionists can find no satisfaction or
consolation in this important fact. If
they were compelled to express them
selves satisfied and consoled, they will be
utterly and hopelessly miserable. Their
chief organ, tho oditor of the Charleston
Mercury, protests that the ascertained
fact of a decided Opposition majority
against the Republicans in the next
House of Representatives makes no man
ncr of difference, inasmuch as a portion
of that majority will consist of DogglIS
men, and that the South can and should
make no distinction between Douglas
Democrats and Black Republicans.


Now, when it is considered that the
Douglas Democracy occupies beyond all
question exactly the same ground in
respect to slavery that the whole of the
Democratic leaders of the South notori-
ously occupied in 1913 and for full seven
years afterwards, precisely the same
ground that the South voted on for Cass,
and Pierce and Buchanan, for the Presi-
dency, we cannot fail to see that the as
sumption of the fire-eaters, that Douglas
Democrats are just as dangerous in Con-
gress as Black Republicans to Southern
Rights, is nothing under heaven but the
knavish pretcXt for breaking up the
Union in every event and at all haz-
ards.
Year: 1860

Many oil the writer's and speakers at
the South, who talk freely but not wisely
OF disunion, are apt to rely in the event
OF the separation of the States, upon the
support a Southern Confederacy would
receive from Great Britain. Such expec-
tations can only be founded upon for
getiulness of the prevailing tone of En-
glish sentiment OH the subject of slavery.
The sentiment is as bitter and uncompro-
missing, and perhaps more unrelenting
towards that institution, than that of the
most ultra New England Abolitionists,
and would not fail to use even the com
mercial dependence of the South upon
her for purposes of agitation and event
ual emancipation. AS manifestation
OF this English sentiment, here is a spec
linen of how the London Time talks Of
the Southern people, the incentive thore-
to being nothing more substantial than
partial and exaggerated accounts of the
reception of the Prince of Wales at Rich
mond:


"lt must be promised that nowhere in
the Free States is there to be found.
among the native Americans at. least. a
class so rutlianly and depraved as are the
lower class Of whites at the South. These
worthless are the drinking, staggering,
swearing, gambling revolver and bowie
knife using gentry, who furnish so many
paragraphs to the newspapers, and have
almost come to be taken as the type Of
the American character Fancy a mob
Of four or five hundred slave dealers,
hores dealers, small planters, liquor store
keepers and loungcrs, together with,
probably, large sprinkling of black
guardism from Ireland, and you will prob
ably have the crowd that rushed after
the Prince of Wales and the Duke of
Newcastle. Accustomed to uncontrolled
dominion over the streets, ready for any
deed of violence, from the tarring and
feathering an Abolitionist to the burning
alive OF an insurgent negro, Southern
mob is capable Of being led away by any
worthless fellow who gets its ear, and
when once excited, is soon beyond the
control even of its leaders,"
Year: 1860

There is no need of an armed front or
a menacing attitude on the part of the
South towards the North. The New
York Herald well says, that should a
Southern State secede from the Union,
armed force for the purpose of coercion
would never be permitted to leave the
free States, on an invading expedition to
the South. True, secession, in the opin-
ion of the wisest statesmen of the land,
would ultimately lead to civil war, but
not on account of the act of secession
1t would spring from some collateral
causes which would be numerous enough
in our divided state.


SO far as we are concerned, we have
no persuasion to offer against secession
on the ground of expected f9g threatened
resistance from the Nertli.r Sm' the con-
trary, let it once be made plain that
armed opposition would be made by the
free States, and stronger stimulant to
secession could not be invented. A dis
solution would then be all but certain, for
"a pint ofwill is worth apound Of gold'
the world over. 1T cannot be shown
that division of the States is impolitic
for the South, on ground other than
the certain or possible armed resistance
of the North the cause of the Uuion is
in II bad way. But such is not the con-
dition of the Union argument, and Union
men do not rest their cause on any such
footing. They claim that all the South
ern rights, thought by some to be serious
ly threatened by the apparently domi-
nant party in the North, can be protect
ed more eflcctually in, than out of the
Union. Because in the Union, we have
party, even now in the North, after the
most superhuman efforts of the most
powerful fanatics, quite competent to
prevent all hostility towards the South
except in the way Of talk. If they
change their attitude, and proceed from
words to deeds, then the South will
change her attitude correspondingly.-
Nor, as we have before remarked, can
there be any surprise adverse to the
South. Any movement Of Importance,
anything national in its character, con-
cocted in the free States against us would
be known by us as quickly as telegraphic
lightning could convey it. There are in
the North friends of Southern rights sul-
ficent in number to constitute whole
armies; such as Edward Everett, who
said that though he was no military man,
there was no cause in which he would
sooner shoulder musket than in dc
fensc of Southern institutions. An abo.
litian army would no -Ianbt got whipped
and dispersed by honest Northern men
before il could ever place foot on South
ern soil. But if not, the thing could
very soon be done thereafter. \ necd-
less excitement, however, is to be dep
recatcd; it conIounds trade and COM
merce without making any compensation
politically or pecuniary.
Year: 1860

SoUTH CAROLINA AND THE SECESSION
QUESTION. The South Carolina Legisla-
ture is now in session, awaiting the news
of Lincoln's election as the signal for
seeding from the Union. viii she Sc
cede? Perhaps she may. But what then?
We dare say that the administration Of
Mr.. Buchanan will not interfere with her,
and because his best policy is to let her
try the experiment. She is a sovereign
State, and if she don't like the copart-
nership of the Union, how can we deny
hor sovereign right to withdraw. Let
her. then, Withdraw, if she will; and let
her, if she will not listen to reason, be
treated with cool indifference. She may
20 out, and stay out for a twelvemonth,
and she will be the only loser by the
operation. If "Old Abe Lincoln" should
find her out when he comes in, let him
kindly invite her back again, but do moth
ing in the way of coercion That will
ruin everything. If she shall decline his
invitation to come in out Of the cold, let
him say, "Very well, we can watt" and
after few months of solitary independ-
ence she will come in like spoiled child
from a sharp fast to hot supper at the
good old family tablo.--N. J. Herald.
Year: 1860




ton of the right Of Territorial Legsla-
ture to exclude slavery, will shortly again
come up before the Supreme Court in a
direct form. ''Ion," the correspondent
of the Baltimore San, thus indicates the
course of the question: .........


But a case has arisen which will bring
that particular question directly before
the Court for decision. 1t will involve
the distinct question Of the right of a
Territory to exclude or abolish slavery
Should the Court decide that Territory
connot exercise this power in particular
case, the Territorial authorities must be
bound by it; and if in any case the pro-
cesses of the court should be resisted,
the United States Marshal must be sup
ported to any extent by the Executive of
the United States. The case to which ]
refer to is to come from Kansas.


The Territorial question may perhaps
thus be settled by the admission of Kan
sas, ard by the expected decision of the
Supreme Court. With regard to the fu-
gitive law, if it be evaded, the loss will
fall upon the border slave States, as it is
from these principally that slaves escape
into the neighboring Tree States.
Year: 1860

PEACEFUL SEPARATION DENIED.-The
New York Times says the North will not
permit peacetm separation Of a Southern
State, and peace would not continue sixty
days after dissolution of the Union.
Year: 1860

A NORTH CAROLINA SESTiMENT.-Speak
ing of the present crisis, the Wilmington
IN, C.l Herald speaks thus cheeringly for
the good old State; 1--WE will have trouble
and there's no use in shutting our eyes to
it; but we feel assured that the old North
State will stand firm, and whatever may
be her determination, that she will act
for herseb, and not for the Cotton States"


Bay~ Bustle is not industry any more
than mpudence is courage.
Year: 1860

Oh. cling to the Union. that gallant old bark,
Hath rode out the storm when the tempest was


dark,
Her tmbera were framed by patriot band,
And they are watching her still from the shadowy


land.
Oh, cling to the Union! It's Freedoms last trust
Her hope will have led when she falls to the DUST
The laugh of the tyrant will sound o'cr the main
When he hears from our country the cank of his


chain.
Oh. cling to the Union! for brothers VIC are;
We can spare from our flag not stripe star:
Together--united--our race let us run,
For our hopes, and our aims, and our glory are


one.
Oh, cling to the Union! twas purchased with


blood, ..e
Twas wet with the tears of the brave and the


good;
And spirits that formed it hath gone to their rest,
And the turf lioth green each patriot breast.
Then cling t. the Union the hope of the world !.
Let the flag of the free the breeze be unurled,
Till Libertys song shall triumphantly roll
From ocean to ocean, from tropic to pole.
Year: 1860

SACRAMENTO, Feb. g. 1860.
Nothing of Importance done by the Legislature
this week. Yesterday bill WAS introduced
praying that the State donate $5 900 to the San
Francisco Ladies' Relief Society bill to create
the Office of State Geologist bill to amend an
Act providing for Supreme Court reporter.
The question of division OF the State was post
poned TO next Tuesday.
Year: 1860

We are again called upon. TO chronicle
another assassination in this county
Yesterday evening Monday the dead
body of u man was found lying in the
woods in East Wyandot. about eighty
rods distant from the ferry between. This
place aud Kansas City. The body bore
evidence OF having been fouIly dealt
with. The victim had, as appeared
from The wounds ON the person. been
shot from behind. the bullet passing
through the neck and out at the chin.
1t appears that after the first shot, his
murdcrers approached him lying. and
shot him, again through the brain-the
ballet in the latter case entering the top
of his head passing down through The
body. We are informed though by
Coroner Julien that FROM the character
Of the wounds they must have been1ke
acts Of some third party. and could not
have been the work Of o suicide. No
one Of those who saw the body were
able to identify it. nor do we learn that
any evidence vas obtained upon mis-
person that will throw any light upon
the mystery. The body had lain a long
time and had undergone considerable
decomposition at the time Of its dis
covery. Judging from his clothes. the
murdered man appeared 70 have been a
workman on the river. He was a man
about thirty years of age.--QHindaro
Tribune. ae,
Year: 1860

Six years since lady living at
North Sandwich. New Hampshire,
swallow, d accidentally needle. The
needle vas shoe needle and a lit
tie owe: an inch long. She was con-
sidtrabiy alarmed at tie time, but
not feeling any Inconvenience fTQm
ii, the circumstance in time passed
complete y from her memory. A
few days since, however, she felt
pricklrg seasution in her foot, and in
course OF time the needle was taken
from the opler side Of The foot neer
the little toe joint--the wound soon
healing without giving her any
trouble.
Year: 1860

One Of our exchanges states that
it has been decided lately, in the
Supreme Court at Pittsburgh, that
a loss by the stealing Of goods that
are insured, at a FIRE, is recoverable
against an insurance company as
loss occasioned by fire
Year: 1860

A ioOIhardy Uutchman 10 St.
Louis BET the lager beer for crowd.
that he would jump from the roof of a
three story house into the snow in
the street-and he did it, too. The
leap stunned him for while, bus be
gei up aId went to bis beer.
Year: 1860

The morning came-the morning
of day fraught with fearful interest
to Alice Braybtook--the day that
must part her from Mr.. Warins, and
decide the fate Of Captain Ray, for
Alice had peiilioned Time to think.
She came down to the breakfast
room looking almost like living
statue, SO calm, SO pale. Mr.. Bray
brook was not yet down, but a figure
stood in the deep bay window


Good morning, Cousin Jonathan


He started and turned at heI
voice.


have beautiful morning for my
journey.


Very. What time do sou gog
In an hour
Year: 1860

MARRIAGE.-Marriag is to a woman at once
the happiest and saddest event of her life; it
is the promise of future bliss, raised on the
death of all present enjoyments. She quits her
home, her parents, her companions, her occu-
pations, her amusements, everything of which
she has hitherto depended for comfort, for af-
lection, for kindness, for pleasure.


The parents by whose advice she has been
guided, the sister to whom she has dared to i'm
part every embryo feeling thought, the brother
who has played with her, by turns the counsel
lor and the counselled, and the younger children
to whom she has hitherto been the mother and
the playmate. all are forsaken at one fell stroke
every former tie is loosened, the spring of every
hope and action is to be changed and yet she
flies with joy into the untrodden path before
her; buoyed up by the confidence of requted
love, she bids fond and grateful adieu to the
life that is past. and turns with excited hopes
and joyous al ticipations Of the happiness to
come. Then, woe to the man who can blight
such fair hope-who can treacherously lure such
a heart from its peaceful enjoyments, and the
watchful protection at home-.who can, coward
like, break the illusions that have won her, and
destroy the confidence that love had inspired
Woe to him who has too early withdrawn the
tender plant from the props and stays of moral
discipline in which she has been nurtured, and
yet make no effort to supply their place; for on
him 10 the responsibility of her errors-on him
who has first taught her, by his example to grow
careless Of her duty, and then expose her, with
a weakened spiritand unsatisfed heart to the
wild storm and willy temptation of sinful
world.