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Year: 1860

Col. J. H. PATTERsoN.-This gentle man, having been designated as one of the assistant Bell and Everett electors, address ses the editor of the Augusta Standard the following letter, which is in every respect worthy of its author. Tho Colonel takes a patriotic view of the position of parties, and this alone would cause him to support Breckinridge and Lane in preference to either Douglas or Bell:

 AUGUSTA, August 9, 1860. K lMr. Lew;s-Dear Sir: I notice in the State Gazette, and other papers, that l have been named as assistant elector, on behalf of what is called the Union party. beg leave to say, through your paper, that have no disposition to engage in politics. or to make myself prominent as an advocate in any political party, but only desire to exercise the common right ot a cltlzen' through the ballot-box. Yet, did l seek to exert an influence other than single vote, it would be in favor of that organization whose constitutional views upon the sub- feet of slavery are clearly defined; holdlng' as do, that this question, though necessa- rily sectional, is at present paramount to all others which at this time agitate the public mind, and that the South ought no longer to avoid the issue, but that she should demand an unequivocal vote upon 1t by the nation. To skulk the issue would be to make concessions of our rights. and still leave the subject open to construction oy those who may go into office under plat form of "the Union, the constitution, and the enforcement of the laws.''

 With these views even if l felt inclined to take part in the presidential contest, could not advocate the Bell and Everett ticket to the prejudice of Breckinridge and Lane, holding the latter to be planted upon platform that will admit Of no double construction, as to what the rights of the South are under the constitution.

 Very respectfully,

 J. H. PATTERSON.
Year: 1860

EE-" Does the True Dem ocrat think that It is democratic to defend Federal President, who claims the right to control the vote of a Senator in opposition to the wishes of hls constituents?"

 We proposed this question to the True Democrat last week and it fails to answer. -National Dem.

 We have never heard of a President who claimed the right to control the vote of 8 Senator, etc., and have never defended federal or umfederal President in any such claim. We think it would be naughty for President to set up such claim; and what is naughty we have always been taught to believe, is undemocratic. Now we have answered our catechist, will he be so kind as to answer question or two for us!

 Does the National Democrat think that It is democratic to defend United States Sd nator and Presidential aspirant who claims the right to control the policy of a demo- cratic President, democratic Senate, de- mocratic party, and the Supreme Court Also please answer another question found in to-day's paper.
Year: 1860

GESrLEMES-Having served principal Clerk of the House of Representatives for the two last sessions, again offer myself as candidate for that office at the approaching session. My best recommendation is my former work; but have no hesitation in referring to any member of the last Legislature. Should you confer on me the office, I promise faithful and efficient service. Respectfully,

 S. M. SCOTT. Old Line Democrat copy month and present bill to this office. Aug. II, 1860 I'm
Year: 1860

DARING ESCAPE OF A CoNvIcr.-A few days ago the warden of the Penitentiary took several of the convicts, heavily and securely ironed, outside the walls, to do some necessary work. They were guarded by man armed with double barreled shot gun and revolver; when suddenly. one of the convicts, by the name of Holland, threw an axe with which he had been chop ping, at the guard, hitting him in the forehead and knocking him senseess; the convict immediately chopped his irons off, possessed himself of the gun, and made his escape He has not yet been captured.

 Holland was sentenced to seven years for horse stealing, and had been in the peni- tentary about four months.
Year: 1860

Ew The Old Line only gives credit for important information it gathers from the True Democrat when it finds a, chance 10 growl over a mistake. It has recently fitched several entire articles from our pa DOT that cost us much labor, without even saving "we thus appropriate the enterprise and labor of the True Democrat, as it saves us much investigation and expense for which we are illy qualified"
Year: 1860

ES- It is absolutely necessary that the accounts of the True Democrat office should be closed We earnestly request all hav- ing accounts with the office to take steps to settle the same as soon as possible.

 If. R. $. Y.
Year: 1860

T We are requested by Dr. Simpson to say that he is about closing the federal census for this city, and that if any one has been overlooked it will afford him pleasure to be notified so that the omission may be supplied.
Year: 1860

Ey- Our neighbor of the Old Line Dem. copies the returns from the election pub lished by us last week, and grows merry and sarcastic over an error we made in the calculation; while he was doing this. he seems to have forgotten that he was ap propriating the fruits of the labor and time of the True Dem ocrat without even so much as making an acknowledgement, or giving us credit
Year: 1860

FRANKLIN AVENUE BRIDGE-This new


viaduct, which connects the western suburbs


with the city, spanning Pigeon Creek at the


foot of the street from which it takes its


name, is now nearly finished. Messrs. White
| & Taylor, the contractors for the construction


of the superstructure, completed their part


of the work on Saturday, and it now only
remains for the embankments at each end


to be finished, when it will be ready for use.
The bridge is one of the handsomest struc-
lures of the kind we have ever seen. embrace
ing clear span of $50 feet, the ends resting
upon two solid stone abutments of such
hight that the floor of the bridge is so feet
above the bed of the stream The floor is
perfectly level, and so firm that in running
heavily along it "a severe test), scarcely. a
perceptible tremor is felt The work has
been done in a very substantial and work


manlike manner, and reflects great credit
on the mechanical skill and ability of the
builders. Some doubt has been expressed
that the abutments are sufficiently substan-
tial, but as they have already stood the test
of two years time, and been subjected to the
pressure of several floods, and now appear
without crack and perfectly sound, they
are doubtless capable of outlasting the tim
bers of several bridges. The masonwork is
certainly very gsod looking job, and we
see no reason why it should not prove as
substantial as it appears. The bridge will
be completed at cost of about $4,000
which considering the merits of the structure
and the Importance of the thoroughfare, is
not an extravagant expenditure
Year: 1860

Accounts come up from the South, in re
gard to the drought and its destructive effect
on the growing crops, which are truly de-
plorable. The drought is terrible in various
portions of the Southern States, and it viii!
be impossible there to raise enough food for
the people Of that section. They must i'm
port from the Northwest, and how the poor
er classes are to pay is the question. 1t
seems probable that the North and Vest win
be called on to give to those who cannot
buy. The charitable ought to be prepared
to open their purses in aid of their brethren
OF the South If it comes to this, it will
be found that the Republicans, who are so
much denounced and despised in the South,
will be the first to step forward and gener-
ously give of their substance for the relief of
their fellow creatures.


Although we are now in the midst of
serious drought in this portion of Indiana,
if Providence graciously vouchsafes US an
adequate yield of corn our main depend
ence-to enable US to do so, our people will
cheerfullY give for the above named OBJ
JeCt' w HiIc lI6 1GepUOlicdnS amongst us,
in selfdetense, are compelled to resist the
encroachments of Slavery by all Constitu-
tional means, they have a warm regard for
their Southern brethren and their interests.
They would cheerfully share with them in
need their last dollar. or spill the last drop
of their blood in defense of their Just rights
This is the spirit which pervades the Re
publicans, who receive so many unjust epi-
lhets and insults from the South without
retaliation.


In illustration Of the extent of the ca
lamity which is about to fall on the South
from the effects of the drought we are told
by one of our merchants who has Just re-
turned from the East, that he saw and
heard of Southern merchants who had gone
to New York and other Eastern cities to
purchase their usual stocks of merchandise
but after their arrival at the marts of supply
they received such discouraginE advices
from home in regard to the gloomy pros
poets ahead, that they returned without pur-
chasing. This betokens a very serious state
of circumstances
Year: 1860

OUR DAILY.-The pressure on our col
umns is very strong. The old journal was
! never so crowded with matter We cannot
publish oue-fourth of that which demands
notice. Dead advertisements are prompt
ly taken cut, large amount of reading
matter is crowded in, yet much IS rejected
every day that we would fain insert if We
could.


We are in the midst of an exciting con-
test and must give place to the many sub
jects of moment that are constantly press
ing themselves ON Us. We shall therefore
have to make, in some way, more room for
reading matter, and henceforward, until after
the campaign closes, we will endeavor to in
crease its amount.


Our advertising patrons need not fear,
however, of being crowded out. Let them
bring in their favors, and room shall be
made for them. If necessary We can enlarge
our Daily, though we wish to delay that
movement as long as possible, for when we
do enlarge our sheet, the price of it will have
to be increased. We wish to defer this as
long as we can.


The Journal, like the enterprising young
city that sustains it, has never yet Jagged
behind in the march of progress. With a
return of "good times (if they ever
Gomez we expect nothing else but press of
advertisements from our wide awake busi-
ness men that viii compel US to enlarge the
dimensions of the Daily. Well, all we have
to say is, bring on your favors when you get
ready, and the Journal will extend itself
enough to give them a place.
Year: 1860

OAK HILL CEMETERY AyRSUB.-It is well
known that movement has been in pro-
gress for year or two, TO open broad,
straight road to Oak Hill Cemetery, run
ming out from Chestnut street; road that
would accommodate a large portion Of the
city much better than the present crooked
one running out from Main street; road
that would avoid the Railway track which
the other one crosses a road that could
much more easily be kept in good order
than the present one; a road, finally, which
would be a credit to the city, aud comport in
appearance and comfort with the beautiful
Metropolis, which the enterprise of Evans
willie has provided for her g loved aud lost"


The subject of opening this avenue will
be brought before the Board of County Com
missioners during their present term. 1t is
q subject which excites great deal of in
terest, both for and against the proposition,
and one in which every citizen is concerned.
We shall recur to the subject again more at
length.
Year: 1860

FRAUDS IN GOLD AND SILVER WARE.-In q
former letter | alluded to the danger to the
purchaser of buying jewelry at the Jew stores
in Chatham street. Since writing that com
munlcatlOn have cOnverSed with gentleman
IN the employment of the Government at the
Assay Office in this city. From the informa-
ton thus acquired L am led to believe that the
sWlndlers In Jewelry are not confined to one
quarter of the city, but that even in the most
fashionable broadway shops ''all is not gold
that glitters''


The practice of adulterating the precious
metals Is carried to such an extent that nine.
tenths OF the so-called ''gold ornaments" pins,
bracelets, rings, chains, &c, worn by both
sexes, may be fairly estimated to contain on
an average, not over 20 per cent. of real gold


My informant assured me that in one case
heavy gold fob chain, bought in Broadway at
cost of eighty dollars, and deposited at the As
say Office for melting, was upon ASSAY found to
contain just eight dollars worth of gold, the
balance of weight being made up of an ALLOW of
copper and zinc Large lots of gold ornaments


estimated by their owners at a value of sixteen
dollars to the ounce, not unfrequently returns
n twentieth, and seldom over tenth of their
supposed value. In the article of gold watches
the most enormous frauds are perpetrated T
am warranted In asserting that scarcely one in
hundred of the gold watches for sale in the
stores. and so prodigally worn by Young
AlncI lea, is what 1t purpOrts to be- OF intrin-
sIcully worth ten per cent above the cost of
manufacture. In the sale of silver ware the
same deception is practiced, though not to 80
great an extent. A large lot of table ware
lately purchased from an extensive Broadway
dealer, and guaranteed to contain ninety per
cent OF pure silver, upon test showed a de-
hciency of twelve per cent. below stated value


In still smother case, gentleman of my ac-
quaintance deposited with a leading manufac-
turer OF silver ware quantity of Mexican dol
lars to be made into forks and spoons of a
specified value, ninety per cent. pure silver


subsequent examination proved a fraud of
nearly hfty per cent.-Netc York correspond
Year: 1860

IL DR.. MagoOn, of the First Baptist Church.
Albany, administered baptism last Sabbath to
a young girl about Is years old who was in
the last stages Of consumption. She felt that
God, for Christ's sake. had forgiven her sins,
and she could not be content to leave the world
till she had acknowledged her Lord before men
in the way of His own appointment. After
some doubt and hesitation her wishes were
complied with, and she was carried to the
Baptstry In the arms Of several brethren of
the Church, having on the white robes which
were understood to be her grave-clothes, and
was immersed BY the pastor. The scene was
one of the most touching ever witnessed, and
the congregation was bathed in tears. No in
jury occurred 20 her from the baptism, and in
the afternoon she attended again to join the
Church in observing the Lords Supper
Year: 1860

FORTUNATE MAN-Dr VIM. H. DeGroot is
a fortunate man. The Secretary of War has
just awarded 10 him the sum OF one hundred
and nineteen thousand dollars as damages In
Cured under his contract tor furnishing brick
for the Washington aqueduct. The brick were
not SO furnished, by reason of the failure of
Congress TO make the proper appro priation -
The damages are constructive, or are for W ha t
his profits would have been had the appropri-
ations been made.
Year: 1860

PHYSICIANS FEES IN BURxAH-ln Bur-
nah, when young woman is taken III, her
parents agree with the physician that If he
cures the patient he may have her for his
trouble, but if she dies under hie medicine he
is TO pay them her full value. It is stated that
successful physicians have large families of
females, who have become their property in
this manner
Year: 1860

Ny- The negro boy belonging to Col. J. c.. Davie who we noticed last week as having been injured by wagon wheel passing over his body, we learn from Dr. Neel, left for home yesterday, much improved. There IS but little doubt that this negro was intoxlca- ted at the time the accident occurred. He mnst have obtained liquor, somewhere in town Any humber of our citizens will pay a iiber- al reward for the arrest and conviction of any person who will sell, or even give as negro liquor without permit from his master or mistress. It injures the negro and will not aid the trade of the town to permit these out rages to be continued. --
Year: 1860

Why should the Democrats of North-Carolina hes
itate to support this ticket? Undoubtedly, vast
majority of the party prefer it. Why, then. endanger
our success and the integrity of the party by voting
for Douglas and johnson, whose vote must be very
small one but far asst goes, can only tend to help the
cause not of Democracy, but of the Opposition? Be-
sides, Breckenridge and Lane stand upon the right
paorm-a platform approved by our State Con-
vent,on--voted for in Charleston by all our dele
gates, and by the entire South, and large portion
Of the North-and sustained by the principles of the
Constitution, by the decisions of the Supreme
Cortland by the votes IN Congress of all parties
except the black Republicans. Judge Douglas him
self, has made this question Of our rights in the
Territories the great issue in the contest. On this
question he is undoubtedly wrong, and against the
South and the true construction of the Constitution
Year: 1860

The elections in these States have gone, as was
expected against the Democrats and in favor of the
black Republicans. The Democratic candidates in
both States, for Governor and Congress, were for
Douglas and johnson, but were voted for by the
friends Of Breckenridge and Lane and yet the black
Republicans carried their tickets for all by increased
maiorites Bell and Everett were nowhere in the
race 1t was supposed that the name of Douglas
would add strength to the ticket, yet the contrary
was the effect If Judge Douglas cannot strengthen
the Democratic ticket in the North, why do his
friends persevere here in the South, in dividing and
Weakening the Democratic cause, when, if united,
in decided majori.i:s in every State, unless,
perhaps it may be Maryland? Let us all unite up
on our ticket in favor of Breckenridge and Lane who
stand upon platform approved by us ALL and which
rOclaims the equal rights of all the States in the
Union.
Year: 1860

Y1 The Charleston Courier says the people of
NOr;hC Carolina are so economical that they cut off
the tails of all the dogs, to save that much in their
support If the writer of this aoiHy paragraph does
not wish his caudal appendage curtailed, he had
better not come to North Carolina. We think
South-Carolina would exhibit sensible and highly
necessary economy in shortening the ears of some,
Of its editors.
Year: 1860

The knights Landing News of Saturday,
has the following items:


We learn that the first section of the Yolo
Agricultural Ditch Companies Canal is now
completed, also the Dam and Bulkhead the
water was admitted into the first part of the
Canal as far as the Bulkhead last week and
now stands about three feet and six inches on
the gates.


A. W. Won Schmidt, U. S. Surveyor. is
now engaged with his assistants in making
survey of the Knight Grant As soon as
completed, we learn a petition will be made
to all parties in interest, by order of the Dis
trict Court, when the land will be offered to
the settlers at a reasonable price
Year: 1860

The undersigned would respectfully announce to
his numerous subscribers his intention to credit no
pc son for n longer term than WEEKS for the
DAILY NATToSAL DEMOCRAT. L am forced to adopt
the above course on account of the increase in my
delinquent list. JEROMUS RAPALJE,


dec6-4wdh Carrier.
Year: 1860

Is OUR BUCKEYE Poisonous ?-The San An
dreas Independent of recent date, states that
Dr. Jones of Murphy's, lost nine head Of cat
tie, mostly mileh COWS, and thinks they
might have been poisoned by eating buck
eyes. The California Farmer says:


at appears that in some of the Southern
States the Buckeye is known to be poisonous
to cattle, which are frequently lost by eating
it. As cattle in various portions of the State
often die suddenly, and the death is attribu-
ted to some mysterious disease, may the loss
not have been caused by their eating the
Buckeye, which is pretty generally scattered
over the country? We do not remember to
have heard of any casualty being attributed
to the Buckeye, here but, in case that it
should be cause of injury, we give the rem
edies that have been found beneficial. One
writer, who had lost several cows, says, the
only remedy he ever tried, to do any good,
was salt and sulphur; keep the diseased cows
in dry lot, and do not let them have any
water during the time of giving and for a
day or two after giving the salt and sulphur,
or they will be as badly affected as at first.
He tried this for several years, and did not
lose COW with the above treatment
Year: 1860

To WASH CoLoRs.-For washing fine and
elegant colors, the Scientific American adViI
SOC ladies to boil some bran in rain water, and
use the liquor cold. Nothing can equal it
for ease upon color and for cleaning cloth.
Year: 1860

A LADY DRUGGED AND RoBBED-Mrs. Geo.
b. Nichols of Bridgeport, Conn. arrived in
this city, via the Michigan Central Railway,
yesterday, en- route for Galveston Texas
She is stopping at the house of a gentleman
friend others, to whom we are indebted for
the following facts. Mrs. Nichols and her
little boy, aged about seven years, entered
the sleeping car last night and took berth
She hRd with her one hundred dollars in gold
which, for safe keeping she had sewed into
the bosom of her dress. A short time after
she went into the sleeping car, she was at
tracted by the entrance of fashonably
dressed woman, who was so highly perfumed
as TO fill the entire car with her fragrance.
This was the last she remembered until the
conductor aroused her from her stupor, to
change cars, when she discovered that her
dress had been cut open and her money
stolen. Both herself and her little boy had
been Supplied by inhaing some powerful
yapor, and the perfumed lady had disappear.
ed. Mrs. Nichols clothes still bear evidence
OF the presence of some subtle Perfume
Chicago Herald
Year: 1860

"Our readers have been informed of the
progress of "A suit in the Circuit Court against
the Michigan Central Railroad Company for
$4,000 damages growing out of the killing
of Signor Martinez, the celebrated guitarist
some two years since. This suit was conelu-
ded on Saturday morning. the jury bringing
in verdict against Madame Martinez. the
plaintiff. The jury at first stood nine against
the plaintiff, two for her, and one blank, but
the second ballot was unanimous"
Year: 1860

A Northern lady of the highest intelligence
and position in Alabama, writes friend in
New York city. that the slaves, good and
bad, in her vicinity, are very much eated at
the probability of the election of Lincoln to
the Presidency, and accordingly are actually
providing themselves with poisons and fire
arms, to be used at the first news of his sue
cess Great anxiety exists among the plant
ers and merchants in consequence of this
state of things.-EaStern paper.
Year: 1860

1t is well for US that We are born babies in
intellect. Could we understand half what most
mothers say and do to their infants, we should
be filed with conceit of our own importance,
which would render us insupportable through
lite. Happy the boy whose mother is tired OF
talking nonsense to him, before be is old enough
to know the sense of it
Year: 1860

Leaves are light, and useless, and idle, and
wavering, and changeable they even dance !;
yet God has made them part of the oak. In SO
doing he has given US lesson not to deny the
stoat-heartsdness within, because we see the
lightsomeness without.
Year: 1860

Let not private affection blind thee in another
mans cause; for the errors thou shalt therebys
commit are often without remedy, and at tia
expense both of thy reputation and fortune.