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Year: 1860




You have probably realized ere this that
your Connecticut correspondent, chose a
most filling nome de plotnse-SLo-crM But
you must grant him an unconditional par
don, because all things else than politics,
have been absorbed by the recent strife for
political supremacy in this State, and pre-
sumo that your interest in that was not
meagre, and that you looked to its result
with as anxious eye as did we who were in
the field.


The Democratic party did not quite sue
ceed in placing the gallant SEYMOUR in the
gubernatorial chair; but we gave Aboli-
tlonlsm such severe blow that it almost
fell to the ground and it has not vet re-
covered itself enough to give a hearty shout
for what our opponents calls success. We
made strong fight here, and were as sue
cessful as we had any reason to anticipate
The reduction of the Abolition majority
from about 1900 to trihe over 500 has
has put the Democracy In good spirits, and
has led them to look to the future with
much confidence. Abolitionism was only
saved from total defeat by the expenditure
OF large sums of money, the most strenu-
GUS exertions, and the great personal popu-
larity OF its candidate for Governor, togeth
er with the prestige it had through
having held the State government for six
years past. Now that. that party is on the
wane its utter dissolution can not long be
delayed. 1t may not be in November, nor
April next, but it is sure to be witnessed
ere we have grown much older.


just at present in this State the Charles
ton Convention is the subject of general
talk. Our people are variously divided up
on the nomination Of DouaLAs; though
we believe that he is not generally admired
by Administration Democrats. The Hart
ford Post and the New Haven Mews are the
only acknowledged Douglas papers in the
State They have both made strong efforts
to place their political saint in the ascend
ency IN the minds Of our Democracy but
their exertions have not been crowned with
full success. There are other men in tho
country-whose Democracy cannot be oues-
toned. whose talents are equal and even
superior to those of the !".LttIe Giant
whom the majority of the Democracy Of
Connecticut would more willingly place n.
the White House. Yet if Douglas be fair
y nominated at Charleston, he will receive
the united support of the democratic party
IN this State. But after having read YES
terday' 8 proceedings at Charleston, / scarce
y think that he will be the nominee for
President. BY our latest news he had re-
celved majority Of the whole Convention.
ana he does not seem to have near as manv
friends in it, as his Jealous adherents boast.
ed he would have. But all speculation on
ire matter is at present useless. A few
days will positively decide the matter.


To-day the Legislature of this State as.
sembled at New Haven. At this hour 7
nave received not single item relating to
II It's action to-day could not have been
otherwise than harmonious, without the
Republicans quarrelled among Themselves
over the "loaves and ishes'' The Demo
Year: 1860

A correspondent Of the ST. Louis Re
publican says:


cit seems to be the united wish Of the
North that Douglas should be nominated,
and there are a thousand reasons why the
South should be willing to fight under his
leadership. He has battled her enemies
more valiantly. more successfully than any
other man. He has been slandered, tradu-
ced and vilifed by her enemies because Of
his friendship for her more than any other
man. While others have been fawned up
on at the North for abusing and cursing
the South, he has been denounced for de-
manding and insisting that her rights should
should be respected.


80 He has sturdily and with stalwart arm
maintained the equality of the States.


{" He has ever maintained that our gov
ernment was made by white men and for
white men and that the negro is not. and
should not be, the social or political equal
of white men.


He believes that slavery is neither a
social nor political evil and he says that
if he were in Northern State, where slave
ry was Improbable, he would vote for a
free State and that if he were in South
ern State, were slavery was profitable, he
would vote for a slave State.


He loathes and detests the cant and
hypocrisy and false philanthropy of the
Northern pulpit.


He is unalterably opposed to the dan
gerous notion that there is an irrepressi
BILE conflict between the North and the
South


He is for enforcing the Fugitive Slave
Law.


"He believes that the Constitution has
been violated and the rights Of the South
wantonly trampled upon by the personal
liberty bills Of the North.


He believes in the Kansas Nebraska
bill that the people of a Territory have
the right to decide the slavery question for
themselves, subject only to the Constitu-
ton of the United States, and that if the
Territorial Legislature acts unconstitution-
ally in regard to the question, that the Su-
preme Court has authority to declare that
action unconstitutional and void, and he is
willing to abide by the decision of the Su-
preme Court, whatever that may be.
He Is in favor of the acquisition of
Cuba by honorable means.


g he is in favor of vigorous foreign
policy. He believes in the Monroe doc
trine.


"These are some OF the reasons WHY the
South should be willing to nominate Judge
Douglas.


Another great reason, and one, too, that
should have no small weight, is, that the
great Union-loving, conservative masses of
the North, universally desire his nomina-
ton.


They desire it because he entertains
views identical with them.
"Ihey desire it because they believe they
can elect him.


They desire it, because, with him as
their leader. they can redeem their res spect-
I've States from the fanatical rule of Black
Republcanism.


They desire it because, with him at
the heal OF their ticket, they can elect
Democratic Senators and Democratic Leg
iSlatures.


They desire it because they wish to re-
buke treason at the ballot-box."
Year: 1860

TELEGRAPH TO ST.. LoUIs-Before the
first of June We shall have telegraphic
communication with St. Louis, and through
st. Louis with all parts of the country.
The posts are now set up some distance this
side of Fayetteville, and will be set up to
this city during next week. The wire will
then be put up and the entire line between
here and St. Louis in working orler i'm
mediately.
Year: 1860

DEAR DCSHAA -


authorized You to say in your last issue;
that vas not q candidate for Clerk thought
then would not Be candidate, but have yielded
to the earnest solicitations of many Il my friends,
and now wish TO cay through your paper. that if
The good people of Crawford want me for Clerk,
they have only to elect me- and will serve as best
/ can, and thank them too.
Year: 1860

Ey~If there is heaven on earth, il
is on soft couch by your iircsidc, with
your wife on one side and smiling baby
on the other; a clear conscience, and a
dozen cigars.-Erchong.


If n man upon his couch, with his
wife on one side and baby on the
other, passes his time in smoking cigars,
he may perhaps fancy himself in a
"hcavcn on carth," but we don't think
the wife and baby would he likely to
indulgcin such delicious fancics.
Year: 1860

The quantity of envelopes annually
manufactured in the city Of New York
is upwards of five millions. Upwards
of seven hundred thousand were man.
ufacturcd in tie month Of September
last. The Cout,r and Enquirer gives
us the following information in relation
to their manufacture:


A number Of sheets, from three to
five hundred according to the thickness
Of the paper, is placed on board; a
knife, in the shape of the envelope
when the four "lappetts' are opened is
placed on the paper, and put under the
"platcn" Of a pIess, which, by means
Of crank, is brought down with inn
mcnsc force upon the knife, so as to
cut through the whole mass of the pa
per, cutting 100000 "blanks" daily.
If the envelope are for any fancy pur-
pose, they are embossed by a steam
press. They are then taken to a stamp
ing press, working in similar manner
to the working beam of an engine, ex-
ccpt that the dies are fixed at the end
of both rods, and work alternately at
either side of the beam. BY the press
the name of the maker is stamped on
the envelopes, and if any initial letter
or design is to be imprinted, it is done
by the steam process.


The cumming process which comes
next, is done by girls, who ''fan out"
the blanks with folder, to separate them
and then pass brush dipped in gum
along the whole line; thus with one
stroke of the brush cumming perhaps
Il hundred. SO rapid is this process
that an active girl can gum over forty
thousand per day.


They are now put ont into racks to
dry and are taken to the folding ma
chimes, which is an ingenious contri-
vance, and is attended by one girl. A
pile of envelope blanks are put upon u
shelf or table of the machine; "a jack"
guided by means of iron pins, strikes
alternately on semi-dissolved piece of
gum arabic, and the envelope, which,
when gummcd is carried along by the
machine to the oritice over which the
''plungcr' is suspended. This die
plate is made the size Of the envelope,
and when it strikes the blank, forces it
to descend in a square form into the
hole, when the four leaves as it were,
Immediately fold up, forming the ell
velopc into the shape we sec it.


The folded article now rises up again
and is caught by clip and carried
along till it arrives at roller, and is
then pressed to 1;lsten the gum moro
firmly. 1t then passes under another
description Of roller, to an apron or
lathe band, where the machine counts
off twenty-five. These the girls pick
up and f,stcn around with band, put
ting each banded packet into box,
until the requisite number to FILL it arc
placed thcrin.


There are several special envelopes
of various sizes and shapes used by
different persons, that are Of too insig.
nificant a demand to pay for special
machinery to make them. These have
to be made by hand. and some Of the
girls who are rapid, can easily mako
from three tO fC,lr thousand nor Cav.
Year: 1860

FFTRIs GAS sgnera from Pure Coal O and for elegance


economy safety and simplicity, cannot be surpassed. The
fixtures in the style the ordinary fixtures


It's advantages that it portable gas light unrvasd
for bancy eheapness cleanliness and simplicity, and be
used wherever artificial light is required easy regulate
requires trimming and attention. whatever after


lighting u Is perfectly safe and free from explosion, and
smell while burning The Light te made
with any degrees Of hrancy. by turning screw,
increased simultaneously in volume from that
ten or twenty BY turning valve in ordinary gas.


The Vesper and fixtures precisely resemble 10


those gas, but in hriancy and purity Of light pos.
sess decided advantage any coal gas 1t requires
chimney there need Of daily trimming Of wick the
construction Of fixture simple that not liable get
out of ORDER and child manageiready The gasbIrned
in the Vesper generated from pure coal OIL Ves
per OIL (Which manufactured expressly FOR this burner
without any admxure of alcohol other foreign Ingredient
and supply is unlimited The fixtures themselves adapt
ed 10 suit all tastes from the plans sngeght burner
elegant and costly chandelier. Each hxureis per
feet in itself outlay to be made for service pipes
ter regulators &c. The generated In the burner and all
hxures from the cheap to the expensive chandelier
miniature gas l0Ors in themselves They are sold at
prices which exceed the cost Of ordinary gas fixtures Of
similar stylesand ornamentation.


Chuces houses, public halls stores, steamboats, and private
residences throughout the State nov be hedup with these
elegant nd convenient chandeliers and other beautiful gashx
lures which much the appearance Of such places and
comfort Of the circle and which, heretofore could be
only those favored districts embraced within the coal
limits Of large cities
Year: 1860

sETTE EsQ-l gives great pleasure to state that af-
ter trial Of ooeo Of the Vsper Gas Lamps in my study for
six past after observing closely for the length Of
time, the experiment Of lighting "Unon Tent with these
lamps have entire confidence in their efficiency It seems to
they aor all the advantages Of the best gas lights othos
who live out Of the oides End large towns.


The process Of preparing and lighting the lamp IS readily
learned the fixtures simple and little liable to get
Of orts the Of the light comparatively little, and the
whCle free from all danger that it need only acquan
the part Of the public with the Veper Gas Lamp
bring them into general use throughout the country


Yours truly, STUART ROBINSON.
Year: 1860

Tho following beautiful lines were sent to
us for publication, aud, having never met
with them before, wo conclude they are
original with our unknown Contributor
We marvel that the authorrss should with
hold from us her numc
Year: 1860

STATE CAPIrAL.-We regret to learn that the
citizens of Sacramento have good cause to fear
the passage of bill for the removal of the cap
ital from that city. Sacramento is undoubtedly
the ittest place-centrality, facility of access,
pleasantness of location and climate being con-
sidered-for the Capital We sincerely trust its
enemies may not succeed in their efforts, which
we are forced to believe are the result of envy,
malice, and the spectators scheme. However,
if the capital rs removed, let it be to San Fran
cisco. After Sacramento that is the proper
place for it.
Year: 1860

EXPRESS SALooN.-The "Bank Exchange" and
L" Express" saloons have consolidated. The two
saloons thrown into one under the name of the
Express Saloon" now constitute magnificent
room. This is the original bit-house; and what
is singular, for bit you there get as good IL
quor and just as fine cigar as you pay twenty
FIVE cents for in any other saloon.
Year: 1860

p65- There are no less than 40 inmates of the
State Insane Asylum, at Stockton, who have
been made insane by the superstition of spirit
ualism. As the people have to pay for the sup
port of these unhappy victims of humbuggery,
the people in private capacity, should tar and
feather, or duck in horse-ponds, every miserable,
accursed juggler who may be caught following
the damnable trade of lecturing on spiritualism.
Year: 1860

Mr.. WHITES ANTI-CHINEsE BILL-On the
9th ult., Mr.. White introduced an act to amend
an act supplementary to ar act to provide for
the protection of foreigners We learn from the
Union that it provides that Chinaman shall not
be allowed to work in the mines without IL
cense, and prescribes severe penalty for a vio-
lation of that provision. So far wo endorse it
heartily. No doubt the remaining provisions of
the bill are such as to demand our approval
After some fighting for different disposition of
the bill, it was referred to the Committee on
Mines and Mining Interests, of which Mr.. White
is a member.
Year: 1860

neA- A Mrs. Suffrin was recently beaten by
her brute of husband in Marysville. She is
undoubtedly suffrin woman, and we trust he
drel. The poet hath said that the man who
puts his hand upon woman, save in love, or
encircles her waist with his arm save to hug is


IA monster of such hideous n1ien,


That to be hated needs but to be seen,"
or something to that effect-in all of which we
concur.
Year: 1860

HA- We are pleased to learn that the indi-
cations are favorable for the passage of bill to
pay the expenses of the Pit River War. Com
mon honesty and the honor of the State COM
bine to demand the passage of such bill.
Year: 1860




WE HOPE Nor-We are informed that it is
the settled intention of certain Democrats, if
they find themselves in possession of the power
in the approaching State Convention, to pass a
resolution disapproving the election of Latham
to the United States Senate. We trust these
Democrats will abandon this foolish idea. 1t is
clearly their intention to place Latham in
suspected position before the Democracy of the
State, if hey can. They will find that Mr.. La
than is " no such man"-that like Douglas, he
cannot be driven out of the party We advise
them to forbear, lest they find themselves thrust
forth from the fold. Latham was honorably
elected. All the stuff enunciated about fifty
odd members signing secret pledge, we are
assured is untrue. No such written pledge was
given. But if such pledge had been given, how
would it have been dishonorable or unfair p
Fifty-odd was majority of the whole conven-
ton. If that majority thought proper to pledge
themselves to vote for Latham in caucus, surely
they had the right to do so. No doubt portion
fthe supporters of Weller, and Denver, and
Washington, and Baldwin, and McDougal, and
Inge pledged themselves to vote for those gen.
tlemen. If it were not SIN for a few to pledge
themselves to vote for either of those candidates,
surely it was no sin for a majority of the whole
to pledge themselves to vote for Latham.
Year: 1860

from which mankind suffer eeer 3 lanyc part of
the globe. is the consequence OF diseased action
fn the system, indaeea by the poisonous miasm of
vegetable decay. This exhalatian is evolved by
che action OF solar heat On wet soil and rises with
the watery vapor from it, While the sun Ii below
the horizon this vapor necrs near the earth's SUR
face, and the virus is taken with il through the
lungs into the blood. There 1t acts as an irritating
poison on the internal yiscera and excretug organs
OF the body The liver becomes torpid and fails to
secrete net only this virus, but also tho bile from
the blood Both The virus and the bile accumulate
IN the circulation. and produce violent eonsiitu-
tional disorder. The spleen. the kidneys. and the
stomach sympathizc with the liver, and become
disordered also. Finally, the instinct of our
ganism. as If ia an attempt to expel the noyious
infusion, concentrates the whole blood of the body
in the internal excretores tn force them to cast il
oat The blood leaves the surface, and rushes TO
the central organs with eonrestive violence This
ia the Cagff. But In this effort it fails Then the
FEVER follows, in which the blood leaves the cen
tral organs and rushes to the surface as if in
another effort to cxpel the irritating poison through
that other great exrretory the skin. In this
also 1t fails, and the system ahandons the attempt
exhausted, and weits for the recovery of strength
10 repeat the hopeless effort another day. These
are the fits or parnxysms of FgvEa AND Aarg.
Such constitutional disorder viii of course UNDER
mine the health If il Is not removed


We have iaeored to find. and have found, an
Year: 1860

has won for itself such a renown for the cure of
every variety of Throat and Laib Complaint. that
Ii Is entirely unnecessary for Us to recount the
evidence of its virtues, wherever IL has been EN-
ployed. As 1t has long been in constant use
throughout this section, we need not do more than
assure the people its quality s kept up to the best
II ever has been, and that it may be relied on to
do for their relief all it has ever been found ID do
Year: 1860

g6H Hon. jeremiah Clemens, writing
from Huntsville to his paper, the Memphis
Enquirer, gives the following Characters
tic paragraph:


81 see that Mr.. Sumner, in his late speech,
thought proper to pay his respects to me.
He calls me a slave owner, and quoles a
part of my speech, in reply to Mr.. Rhett, to
prove that violent and bloody instincts are
engendered by the relation of master and
slave. 1t may surprise Mr.. Sumner to learn
that | have never been the owner Of slave.
l have never been engaged in any pursuit or
avocation in which slave labor would have
been of the slightest benefit to me. and |
have never been able to buy slaves for the
mere purpose of waiting upon me. There
is negro man here with whom was raised
who has lived with me a great deal, and
who was with me throughout the Mexican
war, but the title in him was not in me
it was in my father; and if Mr.. Sumner
will ask any of the surviving officers or
soldiers of the 9th infantry (all of whom
were from New England), l think they will
tell him that it was matter of some doubt
whether I belonged to the negro or he
belonged to me-"
Year: 1860

sas- The hot weather having fairly COM
menced, it is well to know where to get Il
nice stock of fans and parasols. We take
particular pleasure in recommending the
stock of those goods which can be found at
HUGHEs's as the most desirable in the city.
lie has a nice lot of black fans which are
always so difficult to procure. lie has a
large and superior stock of childrens shoes
in store, which be can recommend. For
cash he can sell at the very lowest prices.
Year: 1860

"BLOw YoUR OWN TRUMPET. The En-
qs4irer takes frequent occasion to brag on
itself. Yesterday the following self-glori6-
cation appeared


"Send in your orders, we have room yet
on our subscription books for more names,
and besides we pIblish the best paper that
is published in Southern Indiana


How broad the burlesque in that para
graph. We certainly have no objection to
see our neighbors extend their circulation
and do well, expect that we don't like to see
such pernicious doctrines as they advocate
disseminated; but they really ought to be a
little more modest. Neighbors, people of
your own party make sport of you, when
you talk that way.
Year: 1860

Rsa,We publish the proceedings of the
City Council of last Saturday evening, as
they are of considerable Importance. We
were all SO busy with the telegraphic Con-
vention news and other matters last Satur-
day night, that we could not attend the
Council, and the City Clerk was so busy on
Equalization business on Monday that he
could not then copy his notes into the record
book. Hence the appearance of tie pro-
ceedings was delayed. We now give them
fully and correctly.
Year: 1860

BRICKLAYRRs OF Brother
chips in the trade, as this Wednesday,
evening, June 9th, will be the last meeting
at the Council Chamber to complete our ar
rangements for the coming Fourth of July,
it is hoped that full attendance will be on
hand, i'll order to give the committee full
chance to make their returns complete. By
order of said committee.


G.. BELLAMY, Sec'y
Year: 1860

GG~ The Methodist General Conference,
at its late session at Buffalo, decided not to
elect the new Bishops that were talked of,
but to require the present Bishops to do the
whole work belonging to their Office. 1t
was thought that they could do it by addi-
tional exertion, and those worthy men,
being hard workers, were willing to try it
fos the good of the church. The Conference
does not meet again until 1864
Year: 1860

6B Breckenridge is Southern slave
coder and Jo. Lane is a Northern Dough-
face who goes the whole hog on the nigger
question. This is the ticket which is to be
backed by the whole influence of the 'pow-
ers that be, and which will urge and enforce
force its claims as being the " simon-pure."
Democratic ticket. Douglas will have to
back down and give way to this ticket, and
Douglas men will have to vote for ito
SaUe the party.
Year: 1860

The HOMESTEAD BILL VEToED-President
23d. The bill is said to have been a good
one. 1t was a compromise between the
bills of the House and Senate. This is the
last straw to break the back of the peoples
of this Administration is full, and the ven
geance of an outraged people will soon
come