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Year: 1860

9 CAN THEY PREVENT IT 2--Can the Repub.
licans prevent the extension of slavery over
one foot of country by Congressional legisla-
tion, provided the people of the territories
want il? We declare they cannot, and will
give our reasons for SO saying. If the people
want slavery in a territory, when they get
their requisite number of inhabitants to make
state they will ask for admission with a slave
constitution, and Republican party might re
fuse them admission with such Constitution,
but what of that2 Could they not returnhome


make free state constitution-be admitted
return homi, and the very next day make
slave state of it Now will some enlight


ened Republican tell us how that party eau
prevent the extension of slavery, provided The
peop.e want it We say they cannot doit
unless they deny the right of the states a.
pass upon their local laws What is the result
of this Congressional legislation, then, if tic
Republicans cannot prevent the extension Of
slavery 1t is only the expenditure of mil.
lions of money every year--a constant excite,
ment between the North and the South over, Il
matter that they cannot control, one that must
be settled by the people who are to be efecteJ
by it.--Freporte Bulletin. Aeess aFaSN
Year: 1860

We have heard of ABE as a rail-splitter, a
fat-boat navigator, and wrestler, and now we
have him as a Jumper. The Dubuque (Iowa)
Herald gives his feats in this shape, as fol-
lows:


"When he was member of the Illinois
Legislature, the Democracy undertook to enact
a law to compel the Banks to resume specie
payment aud redeem their promises to pay,
laboring men and merchants of the State, and
were still in the hands of the producers of the
State to the tune of many hundred thousands
o dollars, and which could only be used at a
frightful discount. The people were calling
loudly upon the Legislature of the State for
relief from the Bank swindlers-they demand
ed that the banks which had got so many thou
sands of their hard earnings, should be forced
to disgorge their fraudulent gains and redeem
their notes.


This law was resisted by" Honest Old Abe"
who was the active champion of the Banks
and the wild cat swindlers.


And not only became the champion of this
fraud upon the people, but carried his opposi.
ton to an extent that conyicts him of compli-
city and ccllusion with the men who had been
the people and farmers of Illinois,
when all the power of parliamentary tactics
had been exhausted after every influence to
secure votes against the proposed law had dbeen
used, and the Banks still found themselves in
a minority-they endeavored to defeat the
bilr by Withdrawing their supporters from the
Legislative Hall. To prevent this the doors
were ordered to be closed, end thenit was that
!" Honest Old Abe" made the most infamous
jump of his life At the head of the minions
Of the Bank swirdlers, he jumped out of the
window to prevent the passage of the law"


Such jumper cannot jump into the White
House.
Year: 1860

NEGRO VOTING IN NEW YoRK-The New
York Tribune denies that the Republicans in
that State make an issue on the proposition for
universal negro suffrage to be submitted to
the people at their next State election, though
it originated with and was adopted by the Re-
publican majority in the Legislature.


But the Tribune comes out decidedly in ia
vor of the proposition to allow all the negroes
in New York the right to vote 1t argues the
case thus: Negroes worth $3.50 in real estate
are allowed to vote in that State, and the
Tribune wants to know whether very incon-
siderable portion of tbs people, (that is, the
nou-voting hegroes) shall be deprived of the
right of suffrage for the want of $3.50 worth
of dirt. Their black skins, the Tribune says,
do not disfranchise them, and it asks if their
poverty shall? The editors assert that they
Shall vote for the extension of the right of
suffrage to all the negroes in the State, with
out regard to any property qualification.


Such is the position of the Tribune, the
leading Republican and Lincoln organ in the
United States.
Year: 1860

LET THE CHILDREN SLEEP.-We earnestly
advise that all who think a great deal, who
have infrm health, who are in trouble, or who
have to work hard, to take all the sleep they
can get without medical means.


We caution parents, particularly not to al
low their children to be walked up of morn
ings-,et nature wake them up, she will not
do it prematureIy; but have a care that they
go to bed at an early hour; let it be earlier
and earlier; until it is found that they wake up
themselves in full time to dress for breakfast.
Being walked up early, and allowed to engage
in difficult or any studies late, and just before
retiring, has given many a beautiful and
promising child the brain fever, or determined
ordinary ailments to the production of water
on the brain. ass sb agbaH


Let parents make every possible effort to
have their children go to, sleep in pleasant
humor. Never scold or give lectures, or in any
way wound child's feelings as it goes to bed.
Let all Danish business and every worldly care
at bed time, and let sleep come to a mind at
peace with God and all the world. p -
Year: 1860

We learn with great pleasure that this gen.
tleman, who seems to be to the Republican
party, what Martin Van Buren once was to
the Jackson organization, is preparing him.
self for a speech, fully defining his own posi-
ton and defending the Republican faith
He refuses to interfere in any of the skirmish-
es that are going on from day to day, but
will in due time make a pronuaciameato,
which will be his only effort during the ses-
sion. We predict it will be the great speech
of the age. @


For his opposition to Know Nothingism when
it was riding rough shoe over the country,
and also for his manly and independent de-
fence of principles of human liberty, Gov
Seward has always commanded our warmest
admiration and respect, and we have been
hoping that it would be in our power to aid
him to the Presidency. We have at times
yielded to the impulse of our hatred toward
the present administration. and felt willing
to take almost any man, North or South,
who could unite the opposition elements,
merely for the sake of a reform. But the
course Of opposition in Congress affords but
poor proof that our disposition to unite all
the elements of the opposition is reciprocated
1t viii be impossible to unite the whole OF
the opposition upon any out and out free
soiler, or upon any man tnctured in the
least with Know -Nothngism, from present
indications. 1t looks very III, then, as il
the Republicans had better take a man who
fully represents the Republican idea, and
share their fate with him, rather than sur
render everything to unite an opposition. and
then be beaten at last We are inclined to
think that such will be the drift of Governor
Stewards speech. In this region Of the
country the treatment FISHERMAN has ten
ded to make Seward votes, and we are salts.
fed that Seward and Lincoln would be the
first choice of an immense majority of the
Republicans in this region, on,-leaving out the
question of availability, concerning which
there will always be more or less difference OF
opinion. Seward is as strong as his party
principles. So is John Sherman. 1t re.


mains to he seen what will be the effect OF
dropping Sherman. Possibly the Withdrawal
will organize the House, but there is often tn,


worst kind ofdefeat in victory.


Besides. the.'South threatens to dissolve
| the Union ifGov. Seward is elected. Now


we are free to say. that our first choice fol


President would be the man who would put
the courage of these tire-eaters to the test
Ii is time that these Southern men hrd al
opportunity to show out the hollowness o


their reasonable threats. We want to SEE
whether any Of these Southern tire-eater.
will suffer execution as manfully as did Ole
John Brown Chica10 Democrat
Year: 1860

In anticipation of the heavy travel to
Pixies Peak next spring, we understand the
Western Stage Company will stock the road
from Ottumwa to Plattsmouth with four
horse coaches. Iosra Sentinel.
Year: 1860

Immediately after prayers and roll-call
this morning John Sherman, of Ohio, took
his natural place on the floor as the Republi-
can leader. He called the previous question
on a motion for a cion roce vote, and at once
displayed tactics which, if they could have
been used in his own behalf. might have
nInctnn him
Year: 1860

STRANGE PROCEEDING. On Monday of last
~erk, the case of Jimmy Dayton, indicted
for murder, was brought before the District
Court in Sonora. The Age says:


When the case was called, the District At
torney stated that he was not ready for trial,
assigning as Il cause the absence of important
witnesses for the prosecution, who had been
subp1naed, but could not be found. Now, it
happened that two witnesses of tl;e murder
with which Dayton is charged were present
IN court at the time the case was called
Judge Creaner stated that the case was post
poned at the previous term, and he was de -
sirous of disposing of it. So the matter
rested-the District Attorney was not ready
Tor trial and finally the prisoner was dis,
charged from custody.


An eyewitness of the affair in which Day
ton was concerned, which occurred in front
of the City Hotel on the llth of April last,
states to us, positively, that it was as foul and
unprovoked a murder as ever was perpetra-
ted. This witness was in court when the
case was called for trial Mr. Smith night
watchman and messenger of Wells, Fargo Il
Co., could not be found on the day of the
trial, but was walking around our streets in
q day or two after
Year: 1860

The Spider "a Natural Barometer.


The spider, says an eminent naturalist, is
almost universally regarded with disgust and
adherence, yet, after all, it is one Of the most
interesting, if not the most nseiul Of the insect
tribe. Since the days of Robert Bruce, it has
been celebrated as a model for perseverance,
while in industry and ingenuity it has no rival
among insects. But the most extraordinary
fact in the natural history of this insect is the
remarkable presentiment it appears to have Of
an approaching change in the weather. Ba.
rometers, at best, only oretell the state OF the
weather with certainty about twenty -iour hours,
and are frequently very fallib!e guides, particu-
larly when they point to settled fair. But we
may be sure that the weather will be fine twelve
or fourteen days, when the spider makes the
principal threads Of his web very long The
insect, which is one Of the most economical an
imals, does not commence a work requiring
such great length ot threads. which it draws
out ofits body unless the state of the atmos-
phere indicates with certainty that this great
expenditure will not be made in vain. Let the
weather be ever so bad, we may conclude with
certainty that it will soon change to be settled
fair, when We see the spider repair the dana.
ges which the web has received. 1t is obvious
how important this inallibe indication Of the
state of the weather must oe in many instances,
to agriculturists.
Year: 1860

A HORRIBLE MURDER.-A most horrible and
shocking murder is detailed in our columns
An industrious woman is butchered in open
day, in public street OF the city, and solely, so
ar as we can judge, for her money! No reason
but this seems to exist for the deed. 1t has
sent a thrill of horror to every family in this
vast metropolis. Especially has every woman
shuddered to think thst one of their sisters has
been thus savagely murdered in what is SO gen.
orally called a civilized city. AS it was greed
or need which mpelled this taking oflife, we
would like to know whether the hard times
had any thing to do with nerving the arm Of
the assassin. Ifso, God knows, it is terrible
commencement Of the irrepressible conflict
~ Y. Dag Book.
Year: 1860

The same paper tells the following


Aost of our readers hereabout well remem


her an old "soapstick" named Robert Koons, or
more familiarity known by the sobriouet of Bob
Rooms. Bob was generally voted about as
hard an old "cuss" as any man could find in a
days travel. Some years ago he LETT here and
removed with his family to Morrow county
Bob was firm believer in the efficacy of corn
whiskey, and in the transmigration of souls
He imagined that after the cares and trials OF
life were brought to close with him that he
would reappear on terra frma in the form of
an animal; and thought he would be horse
After the result Of the Presidential election
was known Old Bcb thought it become neces.
sary for him to take good spree; and accor-
dinghy he went to Mt. Gead for ten days
drunk. After staying as long as he could get
any place to shelter himself he went home in a
sad plight. BY the time he reached his dom-
Gil he was pretty well sobered up. His good
wife received him kindly, and after preparing
him as good dinner as she could, and he had
eaten to his satisfaction she sat down beside
him to give him a talking to- She looked him
full in the face with tear drop glisteuing in
her eye, for she was serious, and thought per-
haps ne was correct in his religious faith-she
commenced: "Bob, want to have a seri.
Gus talk with you; have something 70 say to
you and you must hear IT, have duty to
perform, and shall do it, and then il you are
miserable hereafter it will not be my fault
You believe, Bob, that when you die you will
turn into some animal and you think it will be
a horse. Now, if you keep on in your present
course, and continue to abuse and neglect your


family, and squander your money for drink,
when You die you will turn into some old four
shilling horse, spawned, wind broken and blind;
and you will be worked hard and half-staryed,
and shall probably see you every day in some
old dray, hauling whatever may be loaded on
you at ten cents a.load; or what is still worse
you may be hilched up with Old Bill Morse to
one of DR.. McCalps peddling wagons. Then
how will you feel. after a two weeks trip, 20.
lag into Canton with your head down and YOUR
ears topping over your eyes like those of an
elephant, while the boys will 10 cawing in imi /.
Year: 1860

FREE LABOR AND FREE iloMEs"-The Re


publican leaders promised the people free Ia
bor' as one Of the results Of their success and
they are giving it to them with vengeance
Labor ia SO Tree that it can he had for almost


nothing. 1t is getting down to the starvation
point. As an instance OF the way people who
voted for Lincoln are waking up to the terrible
realities Of driving our customers from us. we
cite the following: A gentleman of our aequain-
tance met mechanic who had voted for Lin
coin. WELL said he, how goes the times?
'Ah,' said the mechanic, bad enough, am out
Of work Nothing to do and no prospect of a
n.y. We'll, why did you vote for Lincolnr
because believed what they told me- that it
would do no harm to the country; but if ] had
my vote TO give over aga n, / ,03uH cut my hand
Of before ] would do it, so YOU begin to see
your iolly,' said our friend See it!' replied the
mechanic bitterly. i wish to God l could feel
that my s0ife and title ones sconld be as tceu cared
for t's aeinter as The southern shtve, and iCould
be happy!"


Such is the sorrowful picture now inst begin.
ming TO loom up before u.s. The bard times
have not yet fairly began to pinch. The work
ing classes have not been long enough out OF
employment to consume their scanty sums sa-
we'd up, but in four or five weeks these will be
gone and then look out. The people, so long
blind olded, will see the guilty demagogues who
have used the negro for the destruction of white
men. They will mark those who have sung OF
negro freedom only to deetroy the whthe mans
liberty 10 earn bread for his starving family, and
when they see oil the terrible consequences OF
negro freedom and equality, the result will shake
northern society to its very foundations. Messrs.
Republicans, don't worry yourselves about the
South. Revolution is at your o,0n doors. Actaon
you know, was dev1ured by rs own dogs.
Year: 1860

NEGRO lNsuRRECT1oNs We hear OF some
Republicans who have expressed themselves
so sure of negro Instructions at the South, as
TO evince that they actually hoped that Difficult
ties OF this kind would occur. 1t would seem
that they rather gloaied over such prospect as
return for the trouble they alege the South
las given the NORTH. Diaboical as these feel
ings are-deviliSh and demonlike as they are,
we can assure these individuals that the danger
they apprehend is all imaginary. Negroes,
properly treated, never of themselves rebel II
there be any British spies as agents like Red
path or Reai any where in the South, they
ought to be caught and hanged as Gen. Jack
son hanged British spies in his day, but except
there be some Abolition emissarieS there is no
more danger Of the negro population than the
wives and the children of the men Of the South
rebeling, Why just think how silly such an
idea is.-We fought the Revolutionary war,
when every State was IS ave. holding,' and the
negroes were always true to their masters. No
one is afraid Of the negro, except those who
who suppose that he is white man with
a black skin. Unfortunately, there are some
of this class people even at the South, and
they are the ones who get frightened about me-
gro 'insurrectons.' The negro has ma aspira-
tions for freedoms as white men understand free
dom. tie does not even comprehend it. He
may, il melted, acquire vague idea about get
ting rid of labor and that it would be fine af
fair to have the glorious privilege ofdoing moth
ing but sleep in his cabin and eat hoe cake
but as for longing for rational freedom, it is Just
as impossible for him to do so as it would be Tor
him to change the color of his skin. Negro in
surrections,' are only a myth, INDUCED in by
Abolitlonists and people who do not understand
the negro character. White miscreants Incl
ting to rebellion is another. This is the only
phase that needs attention.
Year: 1860

0yM. Retcius, we hear, died in the full pur-
SUIT Of science. On his dying bad he made his
observations on the progressing dissolution OF
his own body. 'fhe struggle Of death is hard"
be said to those about him; "but it is of the
highest interest to note this wrestle between
life and death; now the legs are dead; now the
muscles OF the bowels cease their functions the
last struggle must be heavy, but for all that it
is highly interesting" These were his last
words
Year: 1860

Thou thine earthly task hast done.


The large tropical moon rose IN full majesty
over the Gulf of Mexico, that beneath it rolled
a weItering surge of silver, which broke upon
the level sand of the beach with low, sullen
roar, prophetic of storms to come. Tonight a
south wind was heavily blowing over Gulf and
prairie, laden with salt odors Of weed and grass,
now and then crossed by strain of such per-
fume as only tropic breYes know,-a breath of
heavy, passionate sweetness from orange-groves
and rose gardens, mixed with the masmatic
sghs of rank forests, and mile on mile of tan
gled cane brake, where jewel-tinted snakes
glitter and emit their own scklysweet odor,
and the deep blue bells of the luxurlant vines
wave from their dusky censers steams of poison
GUS incense.


| endured the influence of all this as long us
l dared, and then turned my pony's head from
the beach, and lettering through the clty's hot
streets, touched him into gallop as the prairie
opened before us, and followed the preternatural,
colossal shadow of horse and man cast by the
moon across the dry dull grass and bitter
yellow chamomilc growth of the sand, till l
stopped at the Office door of the Hospital, when,
consigning my horse to servant, commenced
my nightly round of the wards.


There were but few patients just now, for the
fever had not yet made its appearance, and un-
til within week the unwontedly clear and
cool atmosphere had done the work of the ply
scian, Most of the sick were doing well
enough without me; some few needed and re-
ceived attention and these disposed of. be-
took myself to the last bed in one of the long
wards, quite apart from the others, which was
occupied by sailor, man originally from
New England, whose hard life and continual
exposure to all climates and weathers had at
leugth resulted in slow tubercular consump-
tion.


1t was one of the rare cases of this disease
not supervening upon an original strumous
dathesis, and. had 1t been properly cared for
in the beginning, might have been cured Now
there was no hope but the case being pecu-
liar and interesting one, kepta faithful record
of its symptoms and progress for publication.
Besides, | liked the man rugged and hardy by
nature, it was curious to see what strange eff
fects long wasting, and painful disease pro-
duced upon him. At first he could not be per-
suaded to be quiet the muscular energies were
still unaffected, and, with continual hemorrhage
Year: 1860

D- The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Commercial say Of the Rabbi who
made the opening prayer in the House the other
day; "He wore the peculiar ceremonial robe Of
his sect, as have the Catholics who have officiA.
ted, aud portion Of his invocation was
in Hebrew /"
Year: 1860

GEoLosY--3D LEcTuRE.-Dr. Boynton will
give his third lecture Of the series on Geology
at Huston Hall tonight. The subject will be
"First Created Animal Life GLASS; sifcation Of
Rocks by Fossil Remains found in them" But
tive Of the lectures Of the course have been
giveni four are yet TO be delivered. When we
say that those already delivered have given the
greatest pleasure to the large audiences in atS
tendance, we do not, we fear, fully express the
enthusiasm Of the auditors. The interest still
increases, and will continue TO the end Of the
course. We will just observe that, while we
are sorry that all could not commence with the
first Of the series, we advise one and all who
can to attend as many lectures as possible
Each one is complete, and while costing quar-
ter is richly worth dollar to any one who can
afford it. Again, we say, attend as many Of
the lectures as you can; you will be delighted
with them. The illustrations--large and ele.
CANT paintings which accompany the lectures
are alone worth more than the price Of admis.
sion. Go this evening.
Year: 1860

pwo notice that Biekford. the clever Boot
and Shoe dealer, who had so long estAblished
himself on lst st., near the Basin, has at last
removed TO 2s5, New Becksl Building. Sd st -
where he is now engaged in fixing up in the
very best style, and largely increasing his stock
preparatory to opening. We welcome him here
in the centre Of trade, and recommend him to
the patronage Of all good people.
Year: 1860

"ResoIred, That the determination indicated
by the Governors messages and resolutions of the
Legislatures of various Of the slaveholding States


and by the Representatives Of such States in
Congress 70 extend domestic slavery over the ter
ritory acquired by the late treaty OF peace with
the Republic Of Mexico, We feel bound TO oppose
by al constitutional means; and recognizing the
constitutional power Of Congress TO prohibit by
positive enactment, the extension Of slavery into
Year: 1860

STEARNS' HOUSE.
THIS new and beautiful Hotel is situated
/ upon the bluff just above the Lower Ferry
in the town Of St. Cloud, commanding one Of
rhe most beautiful views on the Mississippi
!tver. The Proprietor assures all who may
visit this place that his table shall contain every
bounty and luxury which can be obtained both
at home and abroad. It is his intention to keep
the above hotel rs first class one in every res
pect