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Year: 1860

Henry Clay, in a letter to Mr.. Cotton,
dated Sept, 2, 1918, thus warns the
white laboring man of the dangers Of Alb
oltionism. Mr., Clay said:


"But the great aim and object of your
tract should be to arouse the laboring
classes in the free States against Aboli-
tionism. Depict the consequences to
them of immediate abolitionism. The
slaves being free would be dispersed
throughout the Union. they would enter
into competition with the free laborer,
with the American, the Irish, the German
reduce his wages be confounded with
him; and effect his moral and social
standing. And as the ultras go for both
abolition and amalgamation, show that
their object is to unite in marriage the la
boring white man with the black woman
and to reduce the laboring white man tc
the despised and degraded condition o
the black man" HENRY CLAY.
Year: 1860

At present Representative in Congress
from the Medina district in this State,
who said during his canvass-"away with
pour negro seats in churches away with
your negro cars. l know that these fell
lows in the Southern part Of the State
will say that Blake is a negro man, but
what care | so long as am conscious Of
being right"
Year: 1860

CoNyENTIoNs.-Gen Sam Houston in de-
elning to have his name go before the
Charleston Convention, took occasion to de-
nounce Conventions generally He says they
do not reflect the will Of the people, but only
of the wire workers of party. Well, the
wire-workers Of party always will rule,
whether in Conventions or out of them. If
the mass OF the party refuse to attend to the
preiminaries of elections and the business of
conducting them why, then, it is somebody's
part to do it for them, and the wire. workers
ate those who perform the service. There
must be system and order about elections.
The people cannot speak out with one ac-
cord in favor of some particular nomination,
because they viii everlastingly disagree,a and a
dozen eandidates of the same party would be
in the field at one and the same time dividing
the strength of the party. The only correct
\ plan is to nominate the man whom the ma
jority select and unite the whole party upon
him,


The fault with Conventions is not that they
are necessarily corrupt or packed or fixed
up. The fault is in the manner in which the
primary elections are conducted. And after
all, the people could easily regulate that, il
they would only attend to their own inter-
ests instead of leaving it to the few who
think and act for them


Sam Houston could very we'll afford to re-
fuse the use of his name in the Charleston
Convention, for he had no earthly chance for
a nomination.
Year: 1860

Tue TRouPE on A JAuNT.-The Marsh
Troupe went down, yesterday. on a pleasure
trip to the Hook Farm. The girls looked as
sweet as the flowers and as lively as the birds
They were very much delighted with their
visit, and well they might be, for Hook Farm
is very Eden in its beauty
Year: 1860

MUcH lNJuGED.-Mr. Lewis Altschul who
was thrown from his wagon the other day in
San Francisco, is much more seriously injured
than wasat first supposed. His arm is broken
in two places and head is badly bruised.
Year: 1860

WHERE YOU WILL FIND EVERY WISH
w gratiGed,
Where your rooms are always neat and clean
Where your Beds are always soft and sweet,
Where the Table is furnished with the st in the mar


ket
Where the Culinary Department is clean and whole


some,
Where you will find the servants always polite.
Where you will feel perfectly at me,
Where every wish is anticipated and gratiRed.
Where you live better than at any other Hotel
Where your byou will always find satisfactory.
Where you will find FIRST class Hotel,
Where their charges are most favorable.
Such q Hotel you viii find


THE INTERNATIONAL,
On Jackson ST., above Montgomery.


JOHN ]. HALEY, PROPRIETOR
The International Coach and Carriage will always
oe IN readiness TO convey you to the Hotel.
ap2g SIN is
Year: 1860

The jury of inquest engaged at st Louis
in investigating the cause of the recent aeel-
dent on the Iron Mountain Railroad by
which four people were killed, and several
injured have given their verdict saying that
the collision was the result of the careless
ness of the man having charge Of the passen'
ger train on which the injured people were
riding.
Year: 1860

LINES TO j. B--The San Francisco EUening
Mirror gives one verse of a campaign song which
"A San Francisco lady sang at a Republican meet
ing. The author pitches into President Buchan-
an in the following merciess style:


eff you do not like Salt Riper


Why you'd better try Salt Lake,
And there among the Mormons


What dear old saint you'll make
But if conscience should rebuke you


For the game you there did play,
Why, just rob old Brighams pockets


And be off for Paraguay"
Year: 1860

COMPLYING WITH THE LAw.-Pereons who for
some mysterious reason do not like TO give their
names to the us-aker, may derive some con-
ISOLATION from the example of distinguished citi-
zen of Virginia. who utterly refused to commu-
ncate his own patronymic to the collector Of
names, and being reported TO the Department,
Involved himself in a volumnous correspondence
and in a law suit which, after all, resulted in his
defeat The same labor which he had applied to
his letters, lavished upon literary undertaking,
would have made handsome volume, and the
money he thus expended would have bought him
a neat little homestead. Aud all this arose ont
of quarrel with the census-aker. On the other
hand, an acquaintance not long since received
with great civility an individual whom he took
for the census man, and, glad of an opportunity
to exhibit his Difference to the law, not only
told his age, but magnifed the amount of his
property some four times beyond its actual value.
lie then discovered that he had been talking to
the assessor San francisco EreniHg Mirror.
Year: 1860

ALL AT ONcE.-Let every journal that has a
voice to speak, raise it now, or whenever in their
districts, any man, who voted for the Libel Bill
of last winter, is before the people for any office.
Let these men be taught lesson that will be re-
membered by politicians forever. The Nevada
Journal of Sept 7th, has the following on this
subject:


"The people of this community will be mind
full at the polls of the fact that O'Connor one OF
fhe Douglas candidates for reelection to the
Assembly, voted for the infamous Libel Bill OF
last winter, which, bad it become law would
have placed the press of the State under II cen
sorship more severe than that established by
Louis Napoleon. BY that law free speech would
have been crushed out of the land. 1t was wei
concoeted plan to sthe the voice Of the press
that the authors Of wrong and outrage in the
Legislature might escape exposure before the
people"
Year: 1860

To the Editor of The Whig:


We eaa carry Virginia. We have fought many bat
ties bard death-like battles in Vrgniahave been al
ways defeated but thank God, never conquered. by
the Eternal" unconquerable absolutely nvincibe.
Now light breaks ahead The storms which have o.
ten met US iu the fight, alarm more We have met
the enemy on many hard contested field and although
so often vanquished often nsulted by victorious and
yndctive political foe, neither threat nor appeal could
silence the eloquent tongues of the Virginia Opposition,
nor were we dsmayed by defeat crushed by the in
sultbg arm Of Democratic power After every defeat,
have 'come up out Of the valley leaning the arm
of beloved determined to fight again for victory,
or perish in the ruin that should follow defeat With this
purpose entered the contest in 1882 for the gnt
aud gifted Goggin. II We bad believed that could
whip them, would have whipped them. The cry Of
'no chance" with few Of friends In the West lost
Us the State in that contest don't know however,
that blame them much since have been defeat
ed so oen but now when there glorious hope OF
cess / trust we shall hear no such cries. have not
heard it yet thank God, and don't expect to- On the
contrary all say carry Virginia If every
will do his duty The mo chance is thrown elsewhere
now "he shoe is the other foot most certainly and
pinchng too. have yet cried mo chance" and
never intend to- so help me God If there chance
il is cowardly and shows want of confidence in the
principles profess say FITS not worth while try


there's no chance" Let the motto Of every one In this
crisis be the heroic Of General Miller at Lundy
Lane when asked If he could take certain strong posi-
tion Of the epsmy-"rll try, sir"


This ls the say We can carry Virginia; Let Goggln
FIournoy Stuart Nves, w. @ and Alex. too) BoteleI
Year: 1860

SHAM LITERARY LADIEs.-A gentleman who has
been passing week or two at one of the large
hotels in New York, says there seems to be a
mania among the lady boarders to come to break
fast and tea with book in their hands, but they
are never seen to open it. Our friend was told by
gentleman that he had seen lady bring the
same book to the table for two weeks; and, an
opportunity day offering, his curiosity was ex.
cited to see what book could be of so much inter-
est; on opening the book, to his surprise, he
found that not one of the leaves had been cut


We hear, says the st. Louis Democrat, the same
affectaon is obtaining in some of the hotels in our
Year: 1860

We never read patent pill advertisement bear
ing the startling caption, Z take them and lses
neglect them and die u without thinking that the
words import precisely the demand of the high
wayman 7" Your money or your life. y
Year: 1860

RALEIGH IrEMs.-The Parkers are still playing
at Raleigh to crowded houses The papers are
all contradicting report that Miss Josephine the
star of the troupe, was married. The editor OF
the Standard says she is not married and that ne
speaks by authority" We suppose that she Is
not married but at the time think that it is
not the fault of of her admirers in this quar-
ter that she remains single.


A negro girl belonging to Maj, Vass died sud-
denly on Sunday night. She awoke in the night
and asked some one it it were not raining. They
told her no. but she went out into the yard TO see
and remaining for some time, the negroes went
to look for her and found her lying dead i'll the
yard.


An affray occurred in the city on Monday night
in which man by the name ofGeorge High was
stabbed by one named VIM. Champion His
wounds are thought to be dangerous


Champion has been placed i'll Jail.
Year: 1860

CONGRESSIONAL MoRAIITY.-The House OF
Representatives is engaged in discussing Polyga-
nv in Utah We should like to see the morals
of the Mermons reformed. but it is hardly to bs
expected that the House will do much to reform
the morals of any people until the members of
their own body learn little more of good man
ners, common sense, dsceucy and the higher del
iratiors Of life.
Year: 1860

DRUMMING The - Drummer" has become an
Indispensable attache of every wholesale dry
Goods establishment. He is the man whose duty
It is 20 win the estimate of buyers III favor OF the
house and the goods he represents. lie must De
bland and social, a man of no politics, we'll ac-
ouainted aud capable of readily making acqualnt-
ances and as Incapable OF forgetting them. tie
must know ali the principal firms from Texas to
Maine and from New York to Minnesota. with
the standing eft each and the peculiar class OF
goods they buy hen they come to the market; he
must meet them at the hotels with hearty SNAKE
and before any one else has had the chance OF see
ing them, SO that he may secure the advantages
of the first impression. He must be ready, # need
full. to escort them in their evening pfomenades'
and to frank them to the theatres or wherever
else their tastes may incline them lie must be
unt,rng in the bestowment OF these and a thon'
sand other small attentions never ceaslng I'LL the
great object is accomplished-a call at his house


and a good round purchase. With all these stten-
tons, the buyer u is generally we'll pleased pro
bably because he finds himself in strange city


vet surrounded by friends, and possibly because
The courteses are we'll managed that the enc


at which they aim is hidden Be this as 1t may


drunln,ing'' has become an established lnSttu


ton in the dry goods trade. and cannot be dis


pensed with until the practice is overdone ant
| pronounce it unbearable u. S. Economist
Year: 1860

Two men lately made a balloon ascension from
Savannah Ga, and after reaching an altitude OF
q mile. attempted to descend They came down
on Calahoga sound and the balloon struck with
such violence that their ballast and provisions
were lost and they themselves submerged III the
water Upon rising to the surface they found
themselves five or six miles from the shore. while
a heavy gale prevailing in the Sound. lhe
GREAT point was 10 prevent the balloon from
rising out of the water, and this they accom-
plished by keeping one edge OF the car under
water. which they found afforded sufficient resis-
tance to answer the purpose of ballast They
drifted rapidly towards the land, and discovering
persons on the shore, cried for help, wheu boat
was instantly manned by some negroes and dis
Matched to their aid Before. however, the boat
reached them one Of the balloniss. trying to dis
charge the gas and save the balloon, took hold OF
the cord and in the confusion, pulled SO hard as
TO break it short off below the valve, whereupon
the latter closed, and the balloon became wholly
unmanageahle. His companion, becoming en-
tangled in the cords. was compelled to cut MS
way ont with his pocket knife, and the balloon


ascending rapidly the one in the car could only
! save himself b. leapng out when at a distance 31
! twenty five or thirty feet from the ground. ne


fell into the water and mud, and was unllJnred


The speed with which his journey was made l.


wonderful The point where the balloon strncf


IS forty miles from Savannah, and they were JUS


thirteen minutes in traversing 1t.
Year: 1860

The following selected from vouminous sccumula
ton OF testimonials ot tina Press the United States
and from eminent Professors OF institutions where
the practice OF medicine is taught


FROM THE SACRAMENTO STANDARD.


The question is often asked why it that DR.. Stack
pole is successful while other advertising physicians
failing from day to dsyr' The answer must be,
should be plainly apparent to all it that he under
stands his profession, and his practice increases his
knowledge extends. So close has been his application to
his unprecedented Practice that he is perfect master Of
his profession and insure all relief from their troubles
and while others daily sinking into that oblivion from
which they fitted to be delivered his
is onward and upward placing him at the head of his
duous profession. His increase OF business has been
obliged to associate with him other physicians both
ofexended knowledge and practice We would advise all
afflicted 10 call upon him in preference to any other ply
scian. We are informed that he treats entirely the
Vegetable system and will always warrant perfect cure:
streets, Freeman Co.'S Express Office and Banking
House, San Francisco.


FROM TMKs AND TRANSCRIPT


There are thousands in this State suffering for want
scientific medical treatment and they to apply to
physician because they have been deceived their
friends have been by some of the eharatans who infes
the country and who publish themselves good physi-
clans professors, &c. To all such unhestatingy
ommend DR.. Staekpole physician in whom all can
place confidence. He is man Of eminent and profound
study, good surgeon, an honorable and who
can sympathise with persons in action. His standing
as physician and gentleman both guaranteed
the first by his medical works, which honor to
their author and the extensive and highly successful
of practice by which he has been honored since
his advent in California and the latter by his numerous
patrons and large circle of acquaintances We say TO all
afflicted call on him and he win at state the
you and you may rely upon his judgment, We like his
principle--no cure, no pay.


PoRTIASp, Oct 1st 1859.


DR.. STACKP0LE-Sir | am glad to hear that you
about to let the people know where they hnd an
HONEST worthy and competent Physician. We have been
humbugged by the doctors of San Francisco and have be-
come discouraged Hundreds of patients in this place
suffering from chronic diseases but deferred from
asking advice from San Francisco account of many
having been deceived. am well acquainted with you
and your associate Dr. Demares and can testify to the
ability and knowledge of BOTH amongse my friends Re
spectfully Yours, II. oLMSTEAD.
Year: 1860




The undersigned, desirous OF acquainting those who
may be unfortunate enough to be similarly afflicted
where permanent relief of their suernrs NAV be OBJ
taiued feels it his duty to thus publicly express his most
sincere gratitude to Dr. L. j. Czapkay for the permanent
recovery Of his health Borne down Ly the distressing
BILE passion in youth depressed body and mind unable
to perform the most trhing duty imposed by the
daily ayocations of life sought the advice Of MANY phv
scians who at rst regarded disease Of traing
portance but alas, after few weeks and in several
stances, months Of their treatment found TO my unu-
terabe horror, that instead OF relief symptoms be-
alarming In their torture and being told by
enc that my disease being principally confined to tho
BRAIN medicine would be Of little consequence despaired
OF ever rcganing health strength and energy and as


last resort, and with but faut hope called upon Dr.
Czapkay who, after examining my prescribed
medicine which almost instantly relieved me Of the dull
pain and dizziness in my head Encouraged by the result
resolved TO place myself under his care and by strict
obedience to all his directions and advice my head be-
came clear my ideas collected the constant pain in nv
back and groins tho weakness of my limbs the
reaction OF my whole body the slightest alarm or ex
etcment the msanthropy and evil forebodings the self
dstrus and want OF confidence in Others the ncapabty
TO study. the want of resolution the rghtfu exciting
and at times pleasurable dreams by night followed bv in
voluntary discharges, have all disappeared and In fact
in two months after having consulted the Doctor felt
If inspired by hte-that life which, n short timo
ago, contemplated to end with my own hand


With view to guard the unfortunate from falling into
the snares OF incompetent quacks, deem it my duty to
offer this testimony to the merits and skill Of Dr. Czapkav
and recommend him to all who may stand in need of med
ical advice being assured by my experience that
once under his care radical and permanent cure will be
effected.


IL. B.F FILLMORE


State of California county Of San Francisco Suhscrb
cd and sworn to before me- this 18th day of Aprl a n
1852. Signed, JOHN MIDDLETON, Notary Public
Year: 1860




Prompted by an honest desire my heart wish 10 Law
before the public which deserves commentator
not only act of scientific skill but that of humanity
also About two years ago suddenly and from causes
unknown to me, seized with ct of Epilepsy which
owing to my inability to the expenses CONSEQUENT
upon thorough medical treatment and the discourage
ment which met with attempting It, soon became
such as was then led to beleve) to defy the skill of
any physician. was frequently while in pursuit OF my
calling, thrown down to the ground without the slightest
warning and although insenSble to the agonies yet
despissd the missres of my life and learned to look
upon those who would render assistance or shelter mo
from danger my enemies who sought to prolong the
existence ofmy mseries While in this state and hav-
ing previous to my aieon tasted the sweets of life
once more was induced to attempt seeking aid of phys
elan and by recommendation called upon Dr. L. j. Cap
kay told him Of my circumstance, and my inability
to reward him for his services regardless owhch how
over he at undertook my case and with the bless
ing OF God was restored to perfect health
Unable to reward him for the boon which enjoy at pres
emit and yet conscious of my indebtedness consider
due to myself and all afflicted TO make the case public in
order that those in need of advice may nd phy
sican in whom every confidence can be placed


Signed, MEYER YABL0NSKY,


Stats of California county Of San Francisco Subscribed
and sworn te before nae, this 1st day of August A. D.
1856. GILBERT A. GRANT Notsry PnRlir


address L. J. CzArKAy, n, D., San Francisco Cal,
Year: 1860

An anecdote relative to the late Profes-
sor Wilson is just now circulating When
the suitor for the hand Of Professor Will
sons daughter had gained the lady's ap-
probation, he was of course referred to
papa, Having stated his, probably, not
unexpected case, tho younger gentleman
was directed to desire the lady to come to
her father, and doubtless her obedience
was prompt. Professor Wilson had before
him for review some work, on the lyleai
OF which was duly inscribed, "With the
authors compliments lie tore this out,
pinned it TO his daughters dress, solemnly
led her to the young lover, and went back
to his work.
Year: 1860

A FEW DAYS AGO, TWO AMBROTYPEs were
IA found in the Railroad Camp, sutter county. One
Is that Of young man, and the other that OF mid
die aged woman The owner can have them by pay
ing for thisadverisement. Oc2T-tf
Year: 1860

The power to establish or exclude slavery
will be found among those which were re-
served TO the people. and which the trainers
of the Constitution never intended to be sur
rendered to the Federal Government by any
portion of the people in this country whether
living in the States or aftOr-acquired Terrific
Tles T. +. BOWIE, Of Md
Year: 1860

1 am connected with no party that has for
its object the extension of Slavery nor Nth
any TO prevent the people of State or Terri
tory from deciding the question of its existeace
Tih them for themselves.


JoHE c. BREcKINRIpaE
Year: 1860

II the people of the Territories choose to
exclude slavery, SO far from considering it
as wrong done to me or my constitute nts,
shall not complain of tit is their business


GEo. f. BADGER, of N. G.
Year: 1860

Under the Kansas act, citizens from the
slayeholding States may go into the Terrific
ry with their slave property citizens of the
free States may go there holding no such
property; and When they get there, and
meet in common council, as a legislative
body. they may determine whether the in
stitution shall prevail


J. NJ MAsoN of Va
Year: 1860

From the following extracts, it will be seen
that there was great unanimity at one time
among the Democracy on the power of a Ter.
ritorial Legislature over the question of
slavery:


The people of a Territory, like those of a
State, shall decide for themselves whether
slavery shall or shall not exist within their
hhlltS JAMES BUCHANAN.