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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1800.
PAYING FOB FCCITXVB SLAVES.
Amdßg : the various schemes. deyised Ibi* .*
savin glhe Union,is one by the-Ncw York-.:
Tima, The’diaeaso that afflictsthe body,
politic^
cape from servitude and’arc not recaptured'
or returned. -The: nostrum it provides ibr.
the cure of thia_ ailmcnt,~is -indemnity to
the loserkiut
■\Vhca a
al <^»-p rn T nr * rit i thcmasier-his yahiein
hard cash. This, tSnbs
■would allay the fever d fStbto-fcw: pa
tient tohealtivput out the fire*o£ dl|dnson'
and calm the ’tornado - now sweeping
througtfthddottedhountry; '~r.:Z
*Wc object'' td 'tbe
TimcSf. on these grounds: Wt, jThat the
cure wcwli he worse than, lhe ‘; 2d;;
That it would .act remote' the: cpiplaintj l
Sd, That it Is a 'piece' of dangerous, igno;
rant quacliery, .which would.do ’tiogood,-
but result in infinite mischief :]
There is ho provision in the Constitution
to pay ter fugitive laborers. That instrument:
regards'apd describes glares
hdd to labor by virtue of State laws, and
not as it-deelaree tkaVwhca
persons held to labor- ‘‘-under State laws,
escape from such service, from. one State
into another, they shall not be discharged
from such obligation 5 by 1 Yifttifcttf law
or regulation of the Bute in to winch they,
may escape, but shall bq ( delivered yp on
the t*t»m of the party to whom the service
was due; 1 This rendition dauSe applies to
while men and apprentice boys in the Free
Staley‘who may have contracted to labor
for another, and run off to the Soutb to
avoid its well as to slaves in
the South, who break their obligation to la
bor, and flee into the Free Stales.! !All the
complainant has to do in cither case, is to
show that the black orwhite manna bound
to serve him by virtue of a law of his Bute.
Tho nature *of Ihi obligation; fit Svheiher :
there has beenajralid
or a fair bargain made, arc questions to be
determined in the courts of the State from
whence the white or colored fugitives es
caped.-’ .. .......... ...
If Virginia jdantcr ’wbo has lost
the services of his colored laborer
can Tecwn> •: indemnity
from the FcAiad • 'Tfeaiizr£ 1 to" «m - a
railroad contractor, who hires a, gang.
of Irishmen to work on a cutting in
Wisconsin; make Unde Sam bear the loss
he may sustain, if his men, becoming dis
satisfied with their gnibfgrog oj; wages; drop;
their picks and vyhedbarrows and abscond
across r the State; ; line: into ;Bfinois. Each
party brig exactly' the same OonsUtutional
right to have the fugadous laborersrecap-.
lured and returned to his service, and one
party has no better or more valid claim for
indemnity out Of
the other, , #ndiTTOA^tto^. ; Y.:^’iiw\‘^ -
or any other coinpromiscrto show the con
trary. -• .
Now, where is the statesman who will
seriously assert that Congress has power
under the Constitution iu pay * employers
the losses they 7 uilglit sustain by ifeasbn'of
the bad faith of thdr employees, who might
rhn off and leave .the .Staty?. If it were
Constitutional .to enactjsuch a law as the
Times proposes, it would, cpst the Federal
Trcosury.jnore tij?n to t cairyon
against France and England. The Gov
ernment k would he. bankrupted before*
twdvc months, and would not be able to
pay ten dents on the dollar of the dolma
that would he preferred against it every
year thereafter, . ,Breaches -of-labor con
tracts’of all imaginable descriptions, in’
countless numbers, would be entered in the
court iof -claims tor payment.:’ But the le
gal absurdity of the proposition is so ap
parent-that il is needless to farther
it. We might stop here, but in order to ex
pose t beZCimc* nostrum as a
cdy, we will waive the Constitutional ob
jection* and suppose, for the sake of argu :
meat, that! Coy power to pass such
an act as>it suggests.
The first thing to ho /considered is the
scale ol prices which the Government shall
pay the losers ofEughiYß .-Slaves.; The
Tima proposes Ihattbey he paid two&Srjj*
of their commercial value.' This is inet
with theobjection, that if it he the duty of ;
the Government to pay anything, U should
pay the fair market value of .the property
lost Equity.and good conscience require
tbis much. If the Korth ever concedes the;
principle of any indemnity from the Federal
Treasury, jhc ; .Souths will never accept a
cent less than the fair value of the Fugi
live. • And common honesty would render
a verdict that the master Is entitled to the
whole or none. It would be a dishonest
position to. take, that the. 'slaveholder was
constitutionally and legally entitled to in*,
demoity from the Government for his loss,
and then turn round and cheat him Out of
onc-tlardot his just claim: Congress will
. neverhe guilty of so base a thing. It will
allow the cTaimanllHe Ibll Valhtf or noth
ing. . ..fhcrc is no use in . wasting .words
over a matter so certain and imperative in
its very nature. ;; ., , , ; . • ,
Suppose we consider the compensation
schemein. three,
lical workings.-
L A feeling woTdd’diffdse'ltself through
the nfinfl Of TTuy * slaVßholdep.inlbe South
that he vainow injured ; the Government
would be the insurance' office, paying all
losses, But cMiging'fio'prCttiitnn l*lt would'
become a tiling ofamaU consequence to the
slaveholders in all the border States,
whelhcr^ihclr *boys ,v and^girls n stay-'
and
- good 5 if the latter, TJnclc Sam was a rich
wqpjd t aasuatje their grief
with mint drops. ’ Vigilance In preventing
the dvldts frdmabscdnding would Of once
be .relaxed. } Would ffiel the easy Id
difference spmo people property
is insured to its foil value.’ Ttenumber of
run-awoys from (bc'mere relaxation of'vig-'
ilancc would bdfife Ibid.** 4 * * ri
II Escapes connived at would swell the
stream* of rov-aways prodigiously*- Being
41 sold dowrt-South”. ja the special horror
of the # border*Stalc slave. Ist, { There
would be the slaveholders "over whom the*
ShcrifTheld as execution: • *2d, Those ow
ing debts and wanting to pay them without
bo&g cutA' l ’Od, • Those wanting to build a
house, buy more son or daugh
ter to a seminary, or wishing .to'spend
the*ho< %tskmr "dtn iashiEmatolcwatering
place.: 4th, Those,owning-ndoufi,dahger
oos, diseased, 1 infirm,'' halt,' inarmed '.and
worn-out *; si aves, whhffi.arcVßloW sale'
and desirable to be; rid .of , 'sth, Those
holding their oWn children or blood rela r
lions of warloiis degrees ot consanguinity,
in bondag^rand, puch pan be found on
mqsl plantations. 6th, Those
who have * cbhsd’enU6nfe : kcniples’ abddt >
holding them—
this class .would, emancipate them .but for
the pecuniary Sacrifice necessary to make.
on other pretty nearly all the
slaves falling classy would es-*
cape .acrcps Masoq*&%&on%* line, and If
capbiVed anffsent i i&skvwO\ffd' hgaih* add
again riin’bff.' The“ rflggehi" wduld be told
byVho wifej thai they
were gmng tOb'e a trader, and taken
coftofc ojr'sugar jdaitatJoni.
They would find out from tfiesamesources
that Ifthcy ran
be fcpWe..and Tn shortthey'
would beMiclpcd : off; the young masters
apd misses,ifould furnish RT "p|l sums
of money, and point the road to freedom!
Nobody- wouldmolest their escape/ They
might solely . travel, the. highways in the
day rime, and stop at the taverns at
where they were,journeying! Every
whltpmanwould kqpw, .that their owner
would be !ndemhificd,Tand he would feel
glad to have the State rid of them. A
malicious jfieaaure would be derived
fetin' tHe tfroogbV i hat off these swarms ’of
runaway* Would be vomited nponiha d—d
,-Abol tionlsts, as they call the people of
the North; and that in a few years the
Free Slates would be overrun with this
doss Df characters. It would be a mode
rate (stimalc to putthejdintftjer of fugitives,
unde; the Tima's -
jOUnts tnd. For the first fewyttire it Whuld |
prob: bly be nearcronc hun&ld thouadnd. j
-The; federal dep6tecl to*
the tine of fifty millions a year! And an
beauty of the law would be, that the
; pufd ase of 00,000 slaves annually would
not < qual the natural increase, which is
75,00) a year. 'After weeding oufrthesc .
, mult Ludcs,‘thefiu?£be; bond
'a£e > ould be greater at the end of each
-year. Withoul-atopping to-inquire bow.
the < ovemment woidd raise the fifty mil
..lions more or less, 1 wo-haTcVi^fil -to ask
wjiai would be done; with thej fugitives
The Federal Ooveinment having: throwit
then among the people of' the North as
paui ers, woddbecille Jon uTtake cabeof;
then. It would have to colonize them
’ somi where—either >in Africa, t Central.
Amt rica, or in -tide'"Western
The expense of this undertaking wduldex
’ cced first and lastp the. original- tarishmJ
Hen would be fifty millions more tpfcx
penc. -How long would the people of the
Unit ed States, South br.Northi submit toa
• tax < »f one hundred .millions, a year for the;
of those yrho ; wilted to! get rid Of
their slaves without incurring the moral
,wro ig of selling them to the traders ?
Tic proposition of the Tima lias already
met witli’seriowobjections at tlio South,
unlc ss the indemnity shall come out of the
people of tbe Free . Bbtea instead of-the
fedc ral treasury, Will the North col&ent to
.so n onstrous an imposition f How would
sucl adawbocnfbrccdagainst them? Who.
would be the tax-gaUicrere to collect this
run-jaway nigger tax' from-The property
holders of the Free States? The more the
scheme oT tluruTYracj is-examined-the more :
, Impracticable and absurd it becomes. • The
Placeholder has now a legal remedy pt the
most stringent,, px-parte and remorseless
character. It redaims his fugitive bond
man in the most- summary manner, when
applied; and.if the human chatlle is res-
from the captors, this law renders the
rescuers liable ih damages for the full value
of the slave,* with costs of suit, added to
fines and imprisonment. Tf the lawTs not
executed in every or •in many cases, the
Ciujt lies in its obnoxious - features, and the
more inhuman and revolting character of
the| claims set up under it Helping to
teach and return innocent human beings to
Ilifc-long slavery, h something • the people
of Free States oannot persuade them
selves to do. The repugnance to engaging
,jn this busines9_is as gnaft/among Dem
ocrats as Republicans. • Ten thousand con
stitutions. crammed with fugitive slave,
clauses, would not reconcile : their ideas of
t dV>ral right' and justice with davo-catch- -
jng which is a war on human nature in the
minds of the people.. .There m only one
way of settling this vexed question to the
satisfaction of the slave-breeder—-ami that
is to eradicate from the minds of thu.peor.
nlc : thc.idea wliicli now bas such- firm
root/ that' huinaa. ; slavery .Is * wnoxo.
Make believe’ that it is Bronx—
morally and and ..when this
is [done Uicy will'Hc'swift* to pursue
and sure to run down, every panting fugi
tive though hc.may fiec with the speed of'
•A* frightened’deer. Lightnmgand steam,
Jogsand horses, hand-cuffs and shot guns,,
wifi overtake,: capture and return every
one; none, no, not one, .will ever escape,
t Tins remedy is thepnly sure and efficacious.
one within reach of the politician’s dis-
■a£e \
-year.
Ijcnsaiy.
. -I; A SAD SPECTACLE. ,
. No more striking example of the extent
to which’ Slavery has debauched the mind
and conscience of many of the public men
of this country, has heretofore, been wit
nessed, than is to be found in the manner
' in which the secession question is treated
in the Message of President Buchanan.
'The Chief Executive of the Nation, in the
performance of a Constitutional' duty re
quiring the strictest impartiality between
sections and between States, assumes the
rule of a special pleader in behalf of Slave
ry audits preposterous exactions. , Qc has
‘do word to. oiler in reprobation of
the contemplated treason of certain
of the slaveholding States, but seeks
rather, their justification before the.
world and in the eye of future history. He f
assumes that-they are the injured party;
and he implores the free States to concede
i to the former all that they -demand as a
I condition precedent to the abandonment of:
I tiielr treasonable designs. .He denounces
j in unmeasured terms the free States os bc
| ing responsible for all the mischief which
I slavery and its upholders have brought
1 audnowlhrcalentobringupon the country.
IBs entire treatment of the subject, is a la
: bored defence of those who openly boast
of the intention of disrupting the
I Confederacy, of 1 taking '- up arms, if
[ r need be, against the Government of the
I United States, and of plunging the : country
1 into the nameless horrors of civil war.
i And, ; whilcthusexcQsingtreason,helabors
I through column after column of special
pleading, distinguished alike for Us distor-
I tipnof troth tod Ub suppression of IkctVtO;
throw the blame upon tho§c who are iand
always have been loyal to the government
They arc the. traitors, says the President,-
theirs the treason, if the threats of the Cotton
* Sates are carried out! _ Dideyor any coun
try witness a more disgusting, a more hu
miliating spectacle than this ? ; Suppose the
pease: reversed—that the free States, smart*:
I ing from the remembrance of the undue'
influence which Slavery has always oxer
| dsedinthe Union,and which it still claims.
I ns its indefeasible right; the thousand and
one concessions-which ’it lias demanded
and which the. free Slates have reluctantly ■
yielded; the numerous shameful and 1 ,
llrutal outrages which have been per- 1
petrated upon their citizens when, in
jjureuit of lawful'buslncss, they have had
occasion to go into certain • dayeholding :
States; the summary arrests by mobs, the 1
lynching, the tarring and feathering, the
cuttingaj bangings; and shootings ;i the ini-:
toting and. unjustifiable laws adopted by
those States to harrass and outrage North
ern dUrcks; the intervention of mob viq-:
knee to prevent testing the constitution
ality of these laws hi the courts of jthe Un|-.
ted States—^Suppose, we sayj that in view i
Of .these and a thousand other provocations
of a like character, the New ‘England
Slates had resolved upon secession unless
the causes of offence were speedily re
moved, does any One' believe President
Buchanan would have employed , similar
language towards. those States that
towards the Cotton States f "Wbuld henot
have_ distorted truth and suppressed
facta with equal ingenuity -to prove
the culpability of the free States
the j unification of the dayetiolding]
Stales that he now does to createthe same :
impression under the opposite daieof facts?
Would not the words u Treason and Trai
tors 0 have found' their, way into the Mes
sage under-.lhia opportunity of Northern
japplication i '■ But why pursue the subject
{further? There is the record of the fret,
jin the President’s Message, for the observa
tion of the iworld. iOthcr statesmen, In
rtheir speeches and have a similar
|one. arHSerij faKMK&fiHiW liyto
;th« charge of Slavery, thii one of having
debauched the ’ conscience of a' Isrge I>or-'
tion of those who mould .popular senti
ment, would be suffleiiat for-Sts utter con
demnation- ■'.'.V:'..".
Successor to Sscretibt Cobb.— The New
York’ftmei says that rumors from Washing
| ton polui;to sther iigustna. Bchen. Collector*
of the Port of New York,' or James T. Sqnter,
; President of the Bank of the Republic, as the
possible successor to Hewell Cobb in thd
Treasury'DepWftnehL' TEb'UtfergbdUeman
Is known as the ■ personal friend and confiden
tial money adviser of Judge Douglas, and Mr.
Buchanan would hardly venture upon the ex
periment of placing • him in such confidential
relationsvrithhisadministration.;- Mr.Schell
will perhaps be the Baa/- * r. -J
FLAKS OF COnFBOmSI.
Wo hear a great deal of
and “ Concession,” just now}, .but few'of
our readers, we take it, have a proper idea
of what the words mean,wheh used by the
fpblilicians of SouUt 'l Wo copy fprtbe
ibencfit'Of all jntdi, plaits, of
aliened, may
Kpiiii
}WiU put an ciidto all existing difflaiKics,
and preserve the peace up to such time as
South Carolina may be pleased to demand
a Sedition Law, for the punishment of all
men who may daro to say that the buying
and selling of men, like pigs in the market,
is wrong. The ilrst is a Virginia plan, en
dorsed by that conservative sheet, theNcw
York iltraU'nii the'other comes from
the Washington- -correspondent- of thal-pa
per
'X PLAJf'WmCH MAT SATE TUB CSJO2J. - - •
(From the Richmond Enquirer.]
In each a moment as this • every man Is ex
cusable, aUcast, for offering*. any suggestion;
TtfiicU may possibly have the effect to restore
peace and readjust the balances of the Consti
tution; I, therefore, tendcrmlnp,'vk r*• •
■ Let the Southern Senators' and. members' of
the House of Representatives zhoeton the first
day of the session, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, and present to the Black Bepnbli
cao niajorlty a request that they, without the
aid of a Southern votcii will adopt thcfbllow
ing resolutions, and enforce them!by acts of
Congress Immediately, viz-:
- l jUtoloed, That the rights of the people of
the Southern States arc In all respects equal to
those of the people of the Northern States
under the Constitution* of tbcUnited States.
; 2. JladveH; That the propdrty*of the people
of the South Is as fully protected by the Con
stitution of the United Slates, as that of the
people of the North.
t /& Jiudted, That the slaves of the South arc
•property -under the .Constitution of -the Uni
ted States, and os fully protected - by it os any
other property intheUnlted States.,.
4. Jiesc&ed, That the Fugitive Slave law Is
constitutional, and ought to be executed; and
! aU State laws intended, or calculated to defeat
orpreventits execution, ought to bo repealed.
b. Jtadved, That the Temtories of the Unit-,
cd States are the common property of all llie
States, and, therefore, the people of all the
States have an equal right to enter upon and
occupy them (If any have that right,) and to
lake with them thmrpropcrty, whatever iUnay.
be. »
G. Hadvcdy' That the decision oftho Supreme -
Court of the United States; in the case of Dred
Scott,, correctly expounds the rights or the in
habitants in the Territories of the United States
and by that exposition neither Congress or a
Territorial Legislature has the right to jwss
any law discriminating between slaves and any
other property, to the disadvantage or Injury
-of the rigfebflbeslaVc owner, r or denying or
withholding from him the same remedies for
the preservation anti-recovery, ot his property
which are. furnished to the .owner. oCother.
property for the protection, preservation and
recovery of his property.
7. Jtesolccd, That the citizens of every State
have the right of peaceful transit with their
slaves through every other Slate, and every
ntlcmptto prevent such transit or. to deprive
them of their slaves on the transit, under
any pretence whatever, is an illegal and uncon
stitutional tlOtotiofi of thefr’righlsr" ‘ :**
8. Aesofoed,- That-tbe Fugitive Slave- law, as
it now stands upon the statute* hook, is con
stitutional and ought to be enforced; and all
State laws designed or having the effect to de
feat or nullify it, are unconstitutional and
void, and ought to be repealed, and all persons
acting under such laws, where they may not
-be repealed, should be punished by a line'of
not less than five thousand dollars, .and. lm-.
prisonment for hot lees than five years, unless
the fine he paid sooner, and then for one year.
With these resolutions let one be sent from
the Southern members to the following cfleet,
to wit:
JteUved, That the foregoing resolutions be
iresentediolha Scootorsmid-lleprescntAUTCtfc
h Congress from the non-slaveholding States,
with the request that they will adopt them,
and procure the written approval of them by
Mr. pass immediately such bills
-as are necessary to give effect and perpetuity
to them; and we hereby pledge ourselves, in
that event, to do everything in our power to
dissuade the Southern States from, and to pro*
vent the secession of any State from Abe Union,
and to restore peace and tranquillity to the
Country, and fairly and in good faith to sup
port the administration of sir. Lincoln.
- If the Black Republicans arc, as Senator
Trnmbull says they arc, the lovers of justice
and a constitutional Union, they will promptly
comply with our request, and save the Union. >
If they refuse, they will stand exposed, and
the South will be lully vindicated before the
world. .. ,1. .1 • Virgimus.-
THE WASHINGTON PLAN.
The only measure of conciliation of a prac
ticable and practical character is a proposition
In form to amend the Constitution, audits
adoption 7 forthwith' tty a'VwcMhlrds ‘vote in
both Houses, and its ratification by three
fourths of the States within the course of the
next six months. The amendmcnts'ncccssary
to satisfy the South arc:
Ist. Explicit guarantee for. the- faithful exe
cution of the Fugitive Slave Law, and in de
fault the delinquent State to pay for the fu
■gilive.
•Jd. Express and unequivocal declaration
that the right of -the-slaveholder Jp emigrate ,
. .with faJs slaves to the common territory, and
to protection to such property therein, shall
he guaranteed. • •••
3d. That the public domain and its proceeds
shall be appropriated exclusively to public and
national purposes. " ' " *''
4th. That the Federal Government shall be
expressly restricted from undertaking works,
of internal improvements in the States, except
■ only one Pacific Railroad south and one north,
of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes, to which
such aid Is to be limited.
' 5. That Improvements- of rivers and harbors
be left exclusively to the States In which they
•are situated. ■ -
C. That a two thirds vote of both Houses
shall benccessary for any appropriation of mo
ny or land or the creation of any loan.
. *7. A modification ofthc constitutional pro
vision respecting the cjeclijn of President and
Vice President, abolishing the Electoral C6l
- authorizing the vote to be given di
rectly to the-candidate, each. Congressional
.Diatrictgivlngone vote, andthelcgislatnrc of
each State giving two votes at large.
Maoyin the South are hoetileto the fishing
bounties, and the monopoly of the coasting
trade by the Eastern Atlantic States; and con
tend strenuously for free navigation as well as
as free trade, but l am’Kitistied, IT clear and
'explicit guarantees of the .character I have
enumerated were ‘giveirat once,“the entire
South, even including South Carolina would
be satisfied. • - .
Now our readers. ,wUI .have anjdca of
what is meant when “ Compromise** is
talked of.
A NEW COMPBOimSE LINE.
Elsewhere in this paper, we print a
letter from a prominent mcrcliant of Chi
cago, now in .N cw Orleans, in which a rem
edy for the present perils to the Union is
briefly set forth.. The writer is sincere and
patriotic; but he has fallen upon the mea
sure of Compromise which the South would
summarily reject; so we need not discuss it.
A Rumored John Brown Raid.
. It was stated by Gen. Clark, the Representa
tive from Bolivar, on the floor of the House of
Representatives of Mississippi, that a private
letter had been received by a gentleman in
Jackson, from another In Wisconsin, inform
ing him that an immense raid was being or
ganized in that State against tbc South. The
plan being for emissaries to bd Introduced gra
dually, sous toavoidsnsplclon,throughout all
the South,' gradually and quietly, when at a
certain time, by preconcerted action, a strike
was to bo made.
With stuff like the above, which we find in
tbc Memphis the Secession papers
arc working tbclr readers up to the pitch of
excitement necessary for the consummation
of their treasonable schemes. Unquestiona
bly the story is false in every particular.
What They Contribute.
The following figures will show how much
the noisiest of the disunion States contribute
towards the' support of the Government in one
of Us departments. They arc the annual Post
Office receipts and expenditures of these five'
States from the latest reports; -
Receipts. Expenditures. Deficit.
Sooth Carolina.. .$107,536 £319.06$ $311,521
Georgia IGS.6GS 358,180 189,515
Florida..i'«s,V3i • -ITUBS- - • -K5.253
Alabama 129.103 3G3.620 234.526
UletUslppl 101,559 - 870,001 . . 286,415.
.$532,751 $t,381,908 $1,049,154
Total.
Therelanot bnc
much revenue into the Treasury on importa
tions, as It costs the Government to collect it.
They have held two-thirds of all the offices in
(be civil, military and naval deportments of-
Ihc Government from Us foundation, and yet
have never contributed a dollar for its support.
Elub Toflut, Recorder and Treas
urer of Alamakec county, lowa, died suddenly
at his residence in Lansing, : on Tnesday last.
Hd was one of the oldest citizens of Alamakec,-
and always bore an excellent reputation in the
community in which he lived. Connected
with the death of Judge Tpplifl; !s a:painful'
rumor of the of a large sum of
moneyTTStated variously, at from SI,OOO to
s7,ooo—belonging to the county, end which
was supposed to belnthehousc.of the Judge.
Since his death, a search warrant has failed to
discover the money, and it is supposed that it
been, embezzled by some .mpmber of his,
family. The Judge has left, an estate ainplyi
sufficient to reimburse the county.
: Uktoxjsh* Jeeskt.—Cominbdorc'
, fetp > ck^op Vif 'Wm. > C.‘ Alexander, Ex-Governor
Price,' Col Pet cr L ’Senator :
■an4 £ laigQ. mjnjhfr °f otherlcadlng
jrather Democrats —of the State have called’a
• Union State, Convent! on, to be het& 9l TfP^toh.
• oh' th'e lith' day of December, to “ conceive
| such measures as may be deemed advisable
; under the present crisis of the Republic.
Oxtr Paktlt Tnct—The reported homing
of.ihc Lunatic Asylnm,.with fifty of its in;
mates, at .Hopkinsville, is true as to the
burning of the cdifictv.bpl the .men*. horrible
portion of .the report is unfounded. Only one
pesos perished In the flames.
A COSIFBOmSE MEASURE,
1 Ifortbern Tfcw fnm » Soriktrn SUnd-Polnt.
[Correipondsnce htthe Chicago Tribune.)
JJaw.OiaEAXi. Not. 23, 1800.
< Memos* EciTOiai—l am a- Northern man;
my home, my family; and property being in
the ‘city of Chicago; though' I have spent,
reveal months evciywiuiejj for many
at tjfcSfcßoutli, • y *
yKavc pot Scarab jnflltehllvc observer of*
men'and things around me, and formonths
past have viewed with Increasing alarm the,
perils which have been gathering around oar
beloved country.
I-left Chicago two days oiler the recent
Presidential election, passing through Ken
tucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi 1 on my way
hither; and since my arrival here have been
In Constant Communication with gentlemen of
various States, and; embracing aU of
opinion, relative to Secession, Disunion and
KevoSlntion. [ln piy
terms all mean precisely, the same, thing.]
When I arrived here, .but little more than two
ago, the .Conservative or Union sent!-
meni seemed to be most popular, and the ad
vocates of immediate recession. comparatively
fevr* Now, I grieve to say, the preponderance
• ;(s otherwise, and comparatively few advocate
‘ tkc integrity and pcrpetnlty of the Union,
j Ma&ycanscs have contributed to this change;
but one, more than others, continues to Cm
the fy-.me of excitement, and add to the Inten
sity of the.secUonal variance, ft is the insolent
• and tho bitter tauntt, and tho tone of
vituperation and ridicule indulged in by so
many Northern journals.' Articles, breathing
thjs spirit, are greedily seized upon by Dis
union papers at the South, and arc scattered
’ broadcast, wounding the feelings and crushing
■ the hopes of good men and true patriots who
are laboring to stay the hand of the destroyer,
and roll back the tide of Revolution.
1 do not propose to discuss the question of
the relative responsibility resting upon the
'North and-the South. It is a useless task
where there are wrongs upon both sides, but
'the wrong can never be righted by crimination
, and recrimination. The crisis demands the ex
; cruse of forbearance, calm deliberation and
-mature judgment. 'lf hasty and irretrievable
action* can be prevented until the sober “ sec
ond thought ” of the people exerts its Influ
ence, I shall have some hopefortbe perpetuity
of our government. But tbe danger is im
minent, we arc on the very brink of m<otu*ion,
and: unices prompt measures are adopted it
r will!bc too late; and bur fair land will become
the theatre of bloody and fratricidal slrifc.
Cannot something be done by the Northern
- States to avert the impending danger, consist
ent with their honor and self respect ? I think
so. i Tbe existing excitement ut the South,
though colled Into action by-Mr. Lincoln’s
election, does not result from any appreben,
stem of new- acts of aggression at present
But the.election is regarded as proof of per
sistency in the aggressive policy long since
adopted by some of the States, and as indi
cating the .adoption .of tbe same policy by
others. The “Personal Liberty. Bills,” (so
called) of many of the. Northern States con
tain provisions' palpably in violation of the
Constitutional rights of the South, and deroga
tory to her honor. The prompt repeal of tbe
obnoxious alike by the dic
tates of Justice, Patriotism and Honor—would,
go tar to allay the present 1 earful excitement,
defer hasty action by the revolutionary States,
and. open the way for just and permanent set
tlement of this vexed question of slavery.
This question is the. rqckupon which our ship
of State threatens to bo dashed to pieces.
Amidst the darkness and the storm, woe to
that man who folds h!s hands in selfish com
‘•placcncc, and woe to him who in such on hour
can only heap taunts and reproaches upon the
heads of those who arc involved with him in
a common peril!
. .lean but hint at what appears to me tbe
only practicable course to restore harmony
and peace. It is by means of a Convention of
• dll the States called in a Constitutional manner,
which shall adopt an amendment to the Con
stitution fixing a geographical line, south of
which slavery shall be recognized, and north
of which it may not go.
This' would virtually be a re-enactment of
the Missouri Compromise under the sanction
of the Constitution. Thu repeal of that
measure lies at the foundation of ail our pres
ent trouble, and since that repeal was the
joint work of Northern and Southern States,
tbe adoption of a similar provision in the Con
stitution need not, and 1 think would not, be
regarded as a sectional measure. lam confi
dent it would be popular at the North, and 1
am assured by those whose opinions arc cn
- titled to respect, that it would meet with favor
at the South.
In bopc that rash and Lasty measures may
be avoided, vise counsel prevail, and the bles
sings of heaven once more rest upon our
whole country. I remain faithfully,
A u UsiOK Mix.”
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF
. THE INTERIOR.
From the Report of the Secretary of the In
terior, we make such extracts as will bc-of
interest to our readers:
the pltjuc iaxd srsmi.
During the fiscal year ending June 30,15C0,
tlnd the quarter ending the 30lh of September
last, 16,885,361 acres ot public lands have been
proclaimed for sale. During the same period,
V,640,471 acres have been surveyed and pre
wired for market, and 12,060,053. i 2 acres have
- >een disposed of in the following manner:
3,977,619.30 acres have been sold for cash, yield
ing $2,021,425.97; 3,379,040 acres liave been ab
sorbed by the location of bounty land war
: rants; 3,037,770.92 acres approved to States
undertime swamp grants; and 2,665,023 acres
under the railroad grants. The number of
military bounty land warrants outstanding on
the 30th of September last was 74,403, and they
will require 8,106,580 acres of the public do
main to satisfy them.
In former reports I have expressed my deci
ded approval of our existing public laud sys
tem, and my objections to any radical change
in il Forty years ago, the minimum price of
the public lands was fixed at fL 25 per acre,
and at this rate the principal portion of the
lands in thirteen large and populous States on
the eastern elope of the continent have been
settled, purchased and improved; and two
States on the Pacific coast liave now risen Into
Importance, and arc rapidly advancing to pow
er, without any complaint from their citizens
as to the price’ at which public lauds arc sold.
The system of surveys is perfect, the price is
moderate, and the settler is secured in his Im
provements. This being done, the lands not
.taken by pre-emptors are offered at public sale,
‘ the unsold lands become subject to private en
try, Mid the settler on such tract is allowed
twelvemonths within which to make proof
and payment for the quarter section upon
which he has fixed bis home.
When lands have been subject to private en
try for more than ten years, the price tet actual
settlers and cultivators is reduced, from time
.to time, until, after the expiration of thirty
years, it Is only twelve ami a half cents per
acre. The donation —improperly termed home
stead —policy, based upon the fallacy that a
residence on a tract of bind for a certain num
ber of years'shall, Instead of allied price, be
made the consideration which shall entitle the
settler to the land he selects and occupies, has
been tried, and, as stated In my annual reports
of 1858 and 1850,' has everywhere failed and
met with public condemnation.' It was annoy
ing, to the settler, productive of controversies,
and Injurious to the communities in which
the donations were made.
Daring the' past year, in every' case pf the
proclamation and public offering of extensive
portions of the public lands, urgent requests
have been made, as heretofore, fur a postpone
ment of the sales thus ordered. These re-'
quests could not be acceded to without inter
rupting the harmonious operation of the laws
constituting our land system, which requires
the public lands to be brought'into market
from tithe to time, In proportion as surveyed
lands ire disposed of and other lands surveyed. ■
As there has not been any considerable com
petition or cash demand for new lands during
thepastycar, the settlers on thclands brought
Into market, who were unable, from particular
misfortunes, to make payment before the day
of sale, have generally been able to file declara
tory statements after the day of sale, .and thus .
avail themselves of the twelve months' credit
secured by law. to pre-emptors of lands subject
to private entry. It Is believed, therefore, that
settlers hive suffered no serious hardships.-
Owing to the slight demand for lands as an in
vestment, the'cosh receipts from the public
sales have been inconsiderable, when compared
witb-the quantity of land offered..
Experience has demonstrated the wisdom
and. proprietv of the recommendations coh
‘tained in mvlast annual report: first, that, in'
a spirit of liberality to all settlers upon unof
feredlahds, two years should be allowed, from
the date of settlement, within which to moke
proof and payment; and, second, that it Should'
be made' incumbent upon the Executive to
offer at public sale, by proclamation, within
two yean after survey, all 4hc lands that baye
not been claimed by settlers..
The income from the pnblic lands during four
yean past has not been so'great as was ex
pected. The commercial 'revulsion ot 1857,-
followcd as It was by short' crops -In most of
the new States and Territories, checked immi
gration,-and also the inclination of capitalists
to make further. investments.' .Bat this is not
I the sole cause .of reduction la this revenue
1 The manner of disposing of the public lands !
hag bees mad© a topic or political discussion;
and, whilst some emigrant families have made
• settlements and delayed giving the proper no
tice, or making any payments, In tbe'expect*- "
. tlon of a donauon, other persons, who arc con
templating emigration, have .deferred their re
moval from their old homes and the purchase
r ot lands for settlement, awaiting some definite
legislation upon the subject- Should'the dis
, cession of alterations in our land system
cease, it is believed that* the* revenue derived
from sales would speedily rise'to treasonable
aim m 3 average, especially if the quantity of.
unlocated land warrants outstanding should
continue to diminish from year to year as for
three years past.
: The -general interest felt In this work;- and
1 the Importance of the nearest possible ap
proach to accuracy In all Ua details, have been
properly appreciated by this department; and
It Is hoped that the energy and care with which
it has been wilt insore results in
accordance wiQffhc publlcexpcctaliorL
. The schedules' and • carefully prepared In-'
ifftroctUms were distributed.in time to enable
the United States marshals to commence the,
enumcrajlon oh-tbc day appointed 'pj ;law.
The time within which all the returns’should
have been madoisrsow past, -and the census
, has beeri completed in oil the states and Terri-,
with the' exception of some few sabdK-
Tißlonjrwhcre fromclrc tuns tan ccs represented
to be unavoidable, delays bare occurred.- This
.failure, howeTcf,.creates no surprise; wben4l_
Is known that-the number!-of. n^casaryßubdH.
v is I ona required the employment of fourlhons
mdibnr-hundred different agencies. *
The returns have been placed In the hands
of an able and efficient corps, of clerks, and I
have the assurance of the superintendent of
this service that,with his present force, he will
‘Congress, to present an exhibit ot the igvrt>‘
gate population, manufactures, and agricultu
- raiprouactions.-andto -make-tlio apportion
ment) of Representatives, in accordance with
the twenty-fifth section of the law approved.
May 23,1850. . v , . .....
Sufficient information, however,has been ob
tained to Justify-the conclusion that.o.Ur pqpq-,
latioo Imskept pace.withJU ordinary.natural
progress, and Unit the. increase in the prodnc:
lions’ of agriculture, manntacturcs, and mines,.
wIQ dhfiw an/accclerated advance.in material
prosperity... ■ • . ... . •...
For the completion of the eighth census, the.
sum bf (437,000, os a deficiency, will bc requlr
cd fdr the current .fiscal year, and.a further ap-.
propHation of 1100,000, for the fiscal year end-,
mg June 20,1862, which,-with the. appropria
tion | heretofore., made for; this i pexyiqe, will
make the entire cost of the present enumera
tion j about (1,642,000, of which sum about
51,303,000 will be paid -for -the marshals and
tiieiri assistants, in accordance with the rates
established by the law of 1850, for their ser
viced in this connection.
The sum demanded for the execution of the
eighth census exceeds the cost of the seventh
in the sum of s2ls,ooo—an excess rendered
necessary by the. increase of oor population
and its diffusion over the vast plains of the In
terior. ; •
Ini this, my last annual report, I feel it to be
my duty to suggest the propriety and impor
tance of establishing a bureau of statistics.
The Internal trade between the different
States of this Union is greatertban onrforcign
trade, and. directly interest! a much greater
.' number of our own people, yet we possess no
agency by which ascertain and defi
nitely present to the world the value and ex
tehtjof this exchange of the products of labor.
IVe have no central point of statistical knowl
edge by which we con show the connection
and! dependence of the several States upon
each other for their material advancement and
prosperity. It is trad tbattofice in each period
of tqn years the country is. supplied with cer
tain} information regarding: our agricultural,
manufacturing and mining interests; yet noth
ing [s known of the importance, direction, and
the channels of onr home commerce. Con
gress, the departments and the community ore
without any general reliable resource for the
ascertainment of onr internal trade and tbe
annual productions of agriculture, manufac
tures and mines. It would be a wise economy
to establish an agency which would secure the
desired information In the most authentic,
practicable form, and regularly report the
same at each session of Congress. - The requi
site force would be small, and I feel confident
that tbe reports of snch a bureau would com
mand for it the public favor.
Some changes in the laws arc required, to
enable this department to secure uniformity
and to enforce, existing regulations in regard
to judicial expenses of tbe government, and 1
renew my former recommendation on this sub-,
jeet. Without some additional power, prompt
itude and accuracy In the return of the emolu
ment accounts of the clerks of the United
States courts cannot be secured.
FOBIOSS.
I refer yon to the rq»ort of the Commission
er of Pensions for information in'respect to
the operations of tbe Pension Bureau for the
post year.
The whole; number of pensioners of. all
classes now remaining bn the • roils is 11,281,
and the sum required to pay their pensions is
$1,001,018,95. During the lust year the amount
thus expended was $1,103,902.03.
Although there appears to have been but a
slight diminution in the work of the office,
yet such is the condition of the business that
ft will admit of a considerable reduction of the
clerical force during the next year, and, conse
quently, the estimates now submitted for this
branch of the service have been reduced by the
sum of $28,200. •
The energetic measures which have been
adopted- for--the prevention of • pension and
bounty land frauds upon the
have been attended with very favorable results,
•as is clearly indicated by the decrease in the
number of prosecutions lor offenses of this
character. ‘
•PATEST OFFICE.
The increase of business in the Patent Office,
■and the magnitude of its operations, give addi
tional force to the recommendations hereto
fore made for a reorganization of this bureau.
The amount of work devolving upon the ex
aminers is enormous, and it 4s difficult to be
- Hcve that the reiterated appeals in this behalf
would have been so entirely disregarded, bad
Congress'realized the actual condition of fhc
business of the office; and as the office Is self
-1 sustaining, it is .only reasonable that this.de
partment should-be empowered to graduate
the force-employed, by tbio work to be done,
provided,'always, that the expenditures'shall
be kept within the receipts.
I hike the . occasion to renew, the recoin-,
nicudation of the previous reports in regard
to the tmoffioly of allowing appeals from the
Commissioner of Patents to one of the three
District Judges. .In , addition to the reasons
urged in my lirst annual for an altera
tion of the law in this particular, it Is to be ob
served that, as each Judge acts separately upon
the appeal taken, it becomes very difficult,-if
not impossible, to.maintain the uniformity
aiid certainty in the execution of the patent
laws.
Tho income of the offle for the three quarters
ending September, SO, JBCO, was $107,648.40,
and its expenditure, 180,672.23, showing a sur
plus of $7,996.17,
• Durin this period, five thousand six hundred
and thirty-eight applications- for patents Lave
been received, and eight hundred and forty-one
caveats filled.;Three[thoaiand’eixhuDdred and
twelve applications have been rejected, and
three thousand eight (hundred and ninety
six patents issued, including rc-lssucs, addi
tional improvements und deslgns. In addition
to this, there have been forty-nine applications
for extensions,' and twenty-eight patents have
been expended for a period of sevcnycars from
t bo expiration of their first term.
AGRtCCLTCKE.
This is one of the main pillars of tho pros
perity and power of any- country, aud it as
sumes additional Importance in oars because
of the extent of Our territory, embracing every
variety?of soil and climate,' the cbcapucss.of
land, and the facility with which. its products
can be transported to market The liberal ap
propriations made by Congress at Us last scs
»iou,'in encouragement of this most useful art,
received the cheerful sanction of the people,
aud this department has labored faithfully to
carry on£ the beneficient instructions of Con
gress. Diligent enquiry has been marie for tbc
varieties of seeds and cuttings of every useful
plant£and vegetable, and satisfactory arrange
ments have been made for procuring them ou
the best terms and transporting them in the
safest manner. It is.manifest that, when wc
have rccicvedan. adequate supply of the differ
ent plants and seeds adapted to onr agricultu
ral resources, by the judicious supplication of
the results of scientific investigations, the
United States must become the grancry of the
world.
DE6MOINES .AND FOX RIVER. IMPROVEMENT.
By an act of Congress, approved August 8,
1 '*-40, a grant of lands was made to the State of
lowa for the Improvement of the navigation
of the Desinolnos River, from Ks mouth to the
Raccoon Fork. This grant, for more than two
years, was regarded on all hands as confined
to the line of improvement, and limited to the
lands along the river* and below, the Ractoon
Fork; and'this view of the matter has been
maintained by the Department of tbc Interior
and by the General Land Office. The quantity
of land thus admitted .to hc.within the grant
was found to be 322,392 acres, and was long
since listed and approved to the State.
Secretory Stuart, however, caused some of
the lands along the .river and above the Rac
coon Fork to be listed and ccatillcd, as part of
the grant, and a list was also approved by Sec
retary McClelland, before his attention was
questions of law involved in a claim which
had been presented on behalf of the State, in
1849, that the grant extended to the headwa
ters of the Dcsmolcefirirer.
Theright of the State under the grantof the
Bth of August, 1840, to any lands lying above
the Raccoon Fork directly Involved in a
cause which was determined by the Supreme
Court of the-United States at the December
term, A. D. ISSU, and that tribunal therein de
cided that the grant did not embrace any such
lands, and that the lists and certificates which
bad been Issued from this department convey
ed no title to thc.Statc. Thc_ quantity pflaad
embraced In the lists of this* Kind is 1t1.572
acres, and with the exception of some 60,000
cr 70,000 acres the same tracts have also been
claimed by theStateonovaforthcusczailroad
cjmpanie*. undcrtheact cf Congress approved
May 15,1856, as parts of the grants thereby
made, to aid in the construction of certain
railroads. Haring recommended. to the Com
mittee pf Public Lands of.the Senate. In June,
List, a relinquishment *to the State of all title
remaining in the U. S-To • the 271,572 acres of
land erroneously listed and certified under the
Dcs Moines grant, 1 have directed a suspehsion
of . immediate action under the railroad
grants, so far as the two. conflicting claims in
terfere. The lands along the .upper portion*
of the Dcs Moines river, not embraced m anyjof
■ the certified lists, which have been surveyed for
.four, tiveandsixyears,-but withheld fromjmar
.kct on account of the claim of the State, nave
recently been proclaimed and offered at public
sale. ’
When I came into office the grant to Wis
consin to aid the improvement-of thanaviga
• tion of.the Fox and Wisconsin rivers .was un
settled. My predecessor, a few weeks before
that’ period, .made a decision according to
• which the quantity of this grant, under all the
laws upon the subject,'was ascertained to be
. 684J259 acres. Before that time the State bad
r selected buds, tinder the law of 1554, largely
in exeess'ofthis' quantity, and the selections
had been withheld from sole. In this state of
tacts, ! directed'the'list of selections to be
taken up.and approved in their order of pre
cedence, to.such extent as would complete the •
quantityof lands' due the State, and the tracts
selected in excess to be restoredto market,
- This vw done, excepting some 15,000 acres of
r selections which'were suspended, order to
i let in, as part; of the -grant, such odd-number
ed lots In the Stbtkbridge' township, on the
east side, of Lake Winnebago, as might remain
~ to the United States, free from any claim of •
Individuals under the treaty of February, 1836,
with fhe'Stockbrldge and'Mnnseo Indians.
Thqlists of such lots have - been recently pre
. pared, and, with' a supplemental list of selcc
, tion* T ajpptoved: thus fully closingup the bus
iness.'
Fire at • Asmin - .—The -dwelling house, of
John'M. Hunter, Esq.,'the.weU known pro
prietor of thoAahleyKuKeries, In this State,
was entirely consumed by flrc.on Thursday
night oflaat week. Mr. Hunter bad uolaacr*
once on his property.
LIFE IX NEW OBLEANS.
Freedom of Opinion In a Commercial
City.
> It must be borne in mind that when In the
accounts the words “abolition,”
&c., arc used, tjidj)tshould be
t erpreted-by the Southern ptfß&al
.ttriA U-mnst also be remembered that these aer.
r counts ore wholly a. parte—
by the very mej£.wbo arc Instrumental In get-i
-}bg uptfie ridiculous charges:
•;? r Oceana Crescent, Nor. JSthjJ 1 :/
- Ayrr-ADOLm62r'ExciTEMEST9.-“Wo hiti
treated lightly a good deal of talk we Hire,
heard lately, about this and that man being a I
Black Republican, because we discover the !
existence of a spirit throughout the commu
nity to act hastily and severely with suspected
parties, I 'and havt t do! wlah by any publication
of ours to give Color of truth to the uncertain
rumors that we hear on the street, and there
by fontent excjtemcnt. In alThaaty
lugs of the populace, there,ls danger of over
doing the thing.'and jyrhapfc pumsWng inno
cent parties, wo may; mention, however, a
few cases, which' have taken shape and form
enough to create some'excitement, though
hardly enough to justify U. •
Two*days ago,. Recorder Emerson-sent to
prison’iamanwbo had been* taken'up drank
and was unable to pay his fine. He refused to
tcU bis name;'it could not be got from him
tinder ‘ any clfeil!zlstancc& ;'ln the prison he
not only refused tb give his fidtne; but pro
claimed boastlngly ttut he was an Abolitionist
In the fullest sense of the word; refused to
obey the prison rules; said he would stay in
prison tor years sooner than give his name, or
.any other information. than .that ho was an
Abolitionist and would die one. For bis per
tinacious refusal to obey .prison rules and tell
bis name, he was put In irons, and wln Irons
yet, and is yet as obstinate; as ever. He Is a
man of Intelligent look and speech, and shows
no sign of insanity, though his behavior' in
some respects U decidedly Insane. His term
will be out in a few. days, and from wtiat we
have heard, it..win fare badly with him when
be leaves prison, unless tb? authorities shall
sec proper to. protect him. ~
A free negro man named Jennings, a dealer
in tiu foil, artificial teeth; and other things per
taining to dentlstfy, keeping bis office on Ba
ronuc street, is in the hands of the authorities,'
on the charge of having for some time past
engaged In the work or propagating abolition
sentiment among the other free negroes and
the slaves of this city. Another free negro
and a slave, arrested with him, were dismissed
upon a preliminary exaittis&ion before Mayor
Monroe. Under a provision of the black code,
Jcnninss is committed for a -full examination
before Recorder Emerson. Joinings has lived
hero long, and . bis rectitude in politics is
vouched lor by some, people; but as he has
acted rascally in some financial dealings with
white men, and as Chief McClelland arrested
him upon what he considered good evidence
of his incendiary disposition, ills not certain
that he will not he found out to be one of the
worst and most dangerous incendiaries that
we could possibly have In bur midst.
There is and has been for some time much
talk and excitement among bur German popu
lation, regarding some of their countrymen
iw hose antecedents arc not calculated to benefit
them la so warm a latitude os this. We have
already mentioned the disappearance of one
Fucrster, an aitaehi of one of the German pa
pers, in consequence of notifications be bad re
ceived, touching bis abolition sentiments. We
may here, add, In Justice to the paper with
which he was connected, that he was dlschare
ed (him that paper bcfore.be left the city. As
we do not speak or understand the German
‘ language, we have small opportunity of post
ing ourselves os well os we would like to, con
cerning the excitement which has been rife
among our German fellow-citizens. '
One case which Is now the talk. Is the affair
of Julias Rcidcl and Simon Hoosemann. Kel
del is a co-manog’cr of the German theatrical
company which, has been playing at Concert
Hall on Poydras street. Houscmann Is mana
ger of the other theatrical company which has
been playing at the Orleans Theatre. The ri
valry of the; men as managers, so we hear it,
lias led to an Inspection of their respective an
tecedents, and stories have got abroad that
Keitlel Is a rank Abolitionist, having mode
Black Republican speeches to Germans at the
North. Keldel denies this; and in support of
this he lias hod Hoosemann arrested as the
propagator of the stories, his allegation being
that these stories put bis life In danger. On
the simple charge of “breach of the peace,” a
warrant was issued by the Second District Re
corder for Honsemonn’s arrest, and House
maun, hearing of this, went yesterday to court
and surrendered himself, and gave bail to ap
' pear for examination when notified.
• An exciting affair came off at the St. James
Hotel oa Magazine street, last evening. One
Lav! Harris, a traveling agent for some large
business Uuusc in Philadelphia, stopping at the
hotel, was indiscreet • enough to vaunt his
Black Republican sentiments. The news of
this spread. A committee of citizens looked
around for him yesterday, but did not find
him. In the evening, however, he was found
at the hotel, and was at once seized and taken
to his room and questioned at length. The
evidence of his abolition language was strong
against him, aud it was determined to send
him forthwith to some more congenial latl
tude.
Haring the inquisition, a large and excited
crowd collected around the hotel, probably
with tho view of lynching him. The men who
laid him in charge, discovering this, and not
wishing any. harm done to him, smuggled him
out: by the back way, put him into a carriage,
and sent him off at top speed to the Jackson
Railroad Depot. He had no money, bnt a
druggist of this city loaned-him SIOO to pay
bis traveling expenses. .We did not bear
whether he reached the depot in time for the
.cart or not.
’[from tho New Orleans Crescent, Nor. 80.]
i • MOSS ABOLITION EXCITEMENT. -
Yesterday morning Arthur Robinson, a man
of genteel appearance and education, was ar
rested by Corporal Dean and the Slayer’s spe
cial officer, T; TL Dryden, • at the request of
two citizens, and brought to the Mayors office,
ou jthe charge of entertaining Abolition senti
ments and expressing the came In public.
The accused is a native of Ireland,: and came
to the United States In l&L Ho remained in
New York until 1850, and has since been living
iu this city.' He stated to the Mayor that he
waf decidedly adverse to slavery and wanted to
>ec it abolished at os early a day as practica
ble, by lawful means; that be did not contem
plate doing anything wrong, bnt he could not
help giving utterance to his feelings, la reply
to .the Mayor’s questions, he acknowledged
that he had conversed on the subject with tree
negroes,but wonldnot state positively whether
or not he had spoken to slaves. . .
The Mayor committed him for farther ex
amination before the Recorder. Wc beard of
this man several weeks ago, as being in the
habit of receiving through the Post Office
packages and bundles of Abolition papers and
other documents, which, being much more
than he could have any occasion to read him
selT, he must have circulated in an incendiary
minuet.
Another case was brought before the Mayor
yesterday morning. Two gentlemen arrived
last evening from Pass Christian, having in
charge a man with his wife and child, and
handed the following letter to tbc Mayor:
Thomas Gay, having beeu convicted of being an
Abolitionist, by the citizens of the town of Pass
Christian, and by them sentenced tobe transported
to n free State, be is now In the bands of Messrs.
F. !T. Bcrean and L. D. Smith, with instructions to
carry him to New Orleans, and there to be handed
over to the Chief of Police, with the request that
lie-will be forwarded to a free State. He has been
provided withsndldcnt means to defray his and
idmliyV expenses—say s3B—which will be handed
loyuu by Sir. F. F. l&rcan.
* Yours* rcfpectfaliy. F.B. IIIERN.
. Chairman Vigilance Committee.
The Jtavor sent an officer to engage thepas
sarc of the exiled Cimlly on a Cairo boat. Thfry
had not left last evening.. When we were at
tlip lock-up last evening, the parents were still
in; an upper cell, whilst the children were frol
icking around in the lock-np, quite as happily
asllf they were at their former home.
Yesterday afternoon the Mayor's special offi
cers arrested one Harris, the exhibitor of a big
f'uxko and other “.varmints” at a show-shanty
o.i jlironnc street, above Poydras, as an Aboh
of the out-spoken and Incendiary stripe.
Hi- u-ik* locked up to await a private Interview
wtill the Mayor to-day.
Uw-t evening the captain and clerk, of the
rir.ijuer Tycoon received a visit from a com
mit: cc of geutlcmcn, who politely invited them
tniippcar at a certain place at a certain hour
to-day, in order to .bear certain questions and
to’ render answers thereto, which may or may
not affect their prospects of business in this
part of the country. .
The Southern Rights Vigilance Committee —
Tor such a body exists and has, cvcrsincejthe
election, existed here—consists of a Large body
of the most respectable andrcsponslble men of
this city. Their business is to purge the com
munity of “bad eggs,” not by violence, or by
afiy harsher measure than that of inviting said
*» eggs” to leave, showing them to the earliest
channels of migration, and giving them money
to travel with should they be short of the nec
essary money in these stirring times.
,It has always been the great American boast
that this Is a free country, and that every white
citizen has a right to vote for and hurrah for
wboever be chooses. At the same time, a pe
rusal of the history of t!)p world, from the Del
uge down will satisfy any dispassionate reader
that In republics as well as in despotic coun
tries, circumstances have always bad a great
tendency to alter cases. #
l This, therefore, being a rule in the history of
notions, our Northern friends must not fee.
hurt or astonished If the election of their man,
Lincoln, should be considered here in the
South a circumstance which has so much al
tered the ease that it is in excusable foolishness
or downright insanity, (involving danger to
life and limhj for any of them to flap their
wings and crow, in the midst of the supposed
to-be vanquished part of.the country. It Is
: hard, very hard, that on American citizen can
not safely say what be pleases in any pari of
ids own country; but,then it must be remem
bered that a great circumstance has taken
place, (at. tEe instigation of .the Northland
that the case in the South. Is very materially
altered.
Webster on Concession.
; Mr. Webster said in'hls. Buffalospeech In
1S50: •
| “repeat of no-concession. If the South
-wish any concession from me they trill not get
it; not a hair’s breadth of it. If they come to
my house for it, they willnot find. It, and the
doorwilibc shut;"! concede nothing.’. But I
say that I : will - maintain for- them, &* I Trill
maintain for you, to theiitmdst of my power,
and in fire of ahdangcfr.tAcir ’rights tinder
the Constitution, and pour rights under the
"And 1 shall never be found to
falter In one'or the other.”.- •
! A Sharp rur-incim.—A German who had
S3QO hr 'gold- deposited .in hue of our city
banks; stepped up to’the counter yesterday,
presented‘hla: certificate;’and - demanded hts
gold. He wad-paid, When he said to the bank*
tr,: - **Votyoujjif-for goit-now, eh!” .“5 per
cent;** was the response.* : M Oh; yaw, : dat tab
gooL* 'I sell youdese forgootpapermonish.”
, AH right,” was the reply,-ana $315 in current
cy was banded the cx-dcpoaitor; who-took sls
from his roil 'of:notes,~ and handedbock s£oo,
kaying: I deposits dot mit you. - You’re poot;-
i sees.** ’And taking hianewcertiflcate he de
puted with bis 415 premium,—lßburf* Stott
FROM -WASHINGTON.
[Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial.]
WxaniNQTOK, Dec. 4, IB6o.—The Speaker
will carefully organize the Committee contem
plated by Botcler’s resolution. Representa
tive men generally will be appointed- Sher
man is entitled* to represent Ohio, but his
• AtUcs will nobfttrmit -him--td«erve. Conv|D
Appointed. ’ Dawes from
Cochrane from./hew ijprK,
: M ofttt frornriftiiioU, vDnnn from Indiana,
Houston Cobb fiwm Geom;
Botclw wIU-te Chalrain. §OUth
Carolina, MlsalssippCTbd Florida meh*er»
will not seftc. Many hope the Committee
will present a satisfactory basis for adjustment
of difficulties, but the practical result attained
Would be the gain of time, during which a re
action U shlielpated. All Union men regard
the gaining of tune lha great I'oiot. This fact
is a perfect illustration ol feeling amDB 0
all Union men. . .
To save time Is pre-eminently the point. It
Is bard to keep pace with the ductuations of
.public feeling. Until Congress adjourned to
day, it proceeded from badlo worse, and Im
mediately after adjournment matters looked
serious; but reflection has made tbd prospects
more hcmefh7;and the public are not now's© de
spondent. Reflecting and experienced’ men
regard the action of the Hotxrt as the best un
der the circumstances that could- hare been •
devised. Sherman, being previously advised
of Boteler’s design, admitted his amendment
to his motion to refer, and the motion, thus
amended, took the secession question on* of
committee of the whole and placed it in a
special committee, by-which debate wits cut.
off. This adjustment committee can “report
only by leave, all other business taking prece
dence. Bat Sherman voted against the adjust
ment. ' J ~ V.'"' 5 '
[Correspondence of the Philadelphia Pfr-M r
* A project is on foci for the purpose .of es
tablishing a great. Union piper In tWsjcitj,,
which U to be the. organ of au association, ot
men of wealth, who will remain here during
the session, and Will invite suggestions from
patriotic minds ;n all ports of the Union. The
authors of this idea insist,, that .Uiusiunch as
the commerced.and. industrial interests hare
lost nearly a handled million of dollars since
the beginning of this .panic, .those interests
ran do nothing: better, than to assist in the
formation of snch a combination at this point
as will give repose.to all dosses, and open the
way to the adjustment of the impending
trouble; . .
Another idea Is, that a motion will be made
lathe House in a few days by a Northern
Democrat, proposing certain compromises,
which will be voted down by the Republicans,
and upon this th(A’otton and border States
will retire iua body, and on the 3rd of 3larcb,
Virginia and Maryland will combine together
for the purpose. of taking possession of the
Government in advance ol the inauguration of
Mr. Lincoln. But this is. a phantasy, and is
laughed at. I give you. these, rumors more
that you may see the divided counsels that arc
prevailing thaatogivc credence to any one lu
particular. . • ■
Prom the Roclcy Mountains.*
[Correspondence of tbe St. Loots UepUbllcas.j
Dexveb Citt. Idaho Territory. I
November 20, f
My office In this city is with the popular and
efficient Prosecuting Attorney, Mr. Dalliba,
formerly of Chicago, a, gentleman In every
sense of the worth -' During his absence, on
Saturday evening last, the City Marshal en
tered the office In a veiy hurried manner, and,
under great excitement, ashed for the City At
torney. I was not able to furnish the much
desired information as to the whereabouts of
my office-companion, at which the official
evinced so much disappointment that your cor
respondent was Induced to ask, “What U up?’*
To which he gave me the following character
viatic answer: .
♦•Oh nothing—nothing—nobody hurt —only
two fellows gouged each other’s heads open;
pity they were not both hilledand away he
went to hunt up the City Attorney, leaving me
to ponder over the words, “ nobody hurt; two
fellows gouged each other’s head open, 1 ’ and
wonder whether the “ gouging” of one’s head
open produced a pleasant sensation or other
wise. “Nobody hurt; two heads gouged
open,” .was’the reply made in my Pike’s Peak
note book.
Your correspondent, from whit lie has been
able to leant of this country, and the working
of the various mills, can Indorse the folloa ing
statement of the itai/y i/rra/(l(pub!L»hcdbere;
in reference to one of our prominent and en
terprising citizens.:.. •
A. C. EllitUorpe,. Esq., the inventor of the
celebrated* quartz crushers and pulverizers,
leaves by express this morning ou business
East. He purposes to be back iu a short time.
Ibis gentleman, during the last few months,
has fully set at rest any doubts that existed in
regard to tho success of his quartz machinery,
which is undoubtedly the most economical
quartz mill yet introduced into this country,
lie bos also examined the various ores of the
Rocky Mountains, and made numerous experi
ments, which we expect will be beneficial to
the manufacturing interest of this country tre
lung, and wc doubt not, profitable to those
who may Invest their capital in the pioneer re- .
searches and manufactories of our land.
A train of lifty-two wagons, loaded with
flour, groceries and. provisions, for-Ab-x. Ma
jors, of this city, and a quartz-mill fur panics
in the mountains, arrived on Saturday evening.
There have been severe storms ou the
i plains and a heavy fall of snow, obstructing
the progress of several trains on their way to
this point, heavily ladcu with all kinds of mer
chandise. The loss of stock during the last
month has.bcca considerable. The high price
of hay, and provender of all kinds, has been
the cause. Cattle, are cheap, *aud it seems to
be considered economy on the part of 100
many of our stock owners to let their cattle
perish for the want of food, rather than pay
at the rate of S4O to SSO ti ton for hay, and SO
to $lO a bushel for com to feed them with.
While iu the mountains a ten* weeks since,
I learned that therewas'a company formed to
start Immediately on the receipt of expected*
intelligence for the San Joan mines iu New
Mexico. They had sent on parties to prospect
tho country, and if I* proved us rich as report
ed, one of them was to return to the moun
tains and notify the others, and they were to
leave linmcdlacely.-
A few days since the expected messengers re
turned with the results of their prospecting,
tour, which they refused to commiuur.ite to
outsiders. Suffice it to say that,notwithstand
ing the two feet of snow Iu tho mountains, the
company, with one exception, started immedi
ately in a southerly direction. The single ex
ception was a gentleman well known in this
vidnity. He was here In town, and from the
company he received a note, which I lave been
permitted to sec. In which arc these words:
•• Mr. returned last eve. San J uau all
right—rich. We leave this moniiug; hurry on
and overtake us. Mum.U the wof»L”
Soon alter the receipt of the above the gen
tleman suddenly disappeared, and the pre
sumption is, he Is now tn route to overtake his
companions. ‘‘Mum is the word,” a very
ominous suggestion. Parties arc leaving every
week for the San Juan mountain*, but not a
word of information respecting the mines of
any value cau be obtained from them; their
movements arc conducted with secrecy; they
consider silence upon what they intend to do,
preferable to a public exposition.
A gentleman who left this city a few days
since with a parts, and went south through the
snow, told me that if he should publish all he
knew about the San Juan mines, this city
would soon become depopulated. Said he, **i
shall shirt immediately -noiwiilisUuiding the
storm and snow,that b all I can say about the .
Son Juan mines,” and he Is now i/i route, en
countering all the difficulties of travel at this
season of the year, with the ground covered
with snow. They arc camping out these bit
ter cold nights. * Surely they illustrate tl:tir
faith by their work*.
The weathe *, for a few days jm-»t has been
rather pleasant, ami our people have taken ad
vantage of It—many of them for their £r»t
sleigh-ride at Pike's Peak. The sleighs are of
rather odd patterns, hastily constructed and
known as jumpers : wheels have been moved
from light vehicles and put ou runners extem
porized for the great occasion.
The “Provisional Government” has been In
a sitting posture forsomo time in this city,
“waiting for something to turn up. Anxiously
expecting a quorum to enable the machine to
run, they have called upon their friends to rally
round it, but nary a friend. Like Mahomet,
they called the mountain, but the mountain
would not come ; so they go to the mountain.
After remaining here lor several days, they
at lost concludwTto adjourn to Golden City,
where they, say they “have friends.” The
friends would not come, so they go to them. *
Parties at Omaha, Nebraska, look tho con
tract to print and bind the Laws of the “ Pro
visional Government of Jefferson Territory.”
which they have found to be a bad job. and
bare the worthless mass upon their hands,
with no one to furnish sufficient money to
remove the trash from the printing office to
this city.
yg LAKE STREET.
ZKPHTE WORSTEDS
A X
HOODS, CORTES! CAPES, SLEEVES,
. Culler*, Mitten*,
TACK2TS, S2EATIICO CAPS,
Talmia, dee., .Sc*., Ace.
▲U of oar own manufacture.
ADDISON - GRATES.
7S Lake street.- •
AND LACES.
We hare Jest received »
Luge and Very line Assortment
Of th«c Goods. Icclcdlnc niay
SE XT STYLES COIXABSy SETS, Ac.
These Goods have' been selected trUh macL. care*
and vDI he cold at e tcxall profit.
• ADDISOX GRAVES.
BoSOdSAMm- 78 Lake street -
Jg 1A K E STKE ET.
■ Under
HOSIERY ASD CLOVES.
Oar stock of t2ie above Qoedi is tn
Extremely One. ...
We hare JUST the {oodi repaired for a' FIRST
CLASS TRADKI - ADDISON GRAVES, ‘
noJOdSOMm . ‘ -78Lake«rect
T, RiE S S AN I> CIO A K
• : x m at as i n c s,
OF EVERY STYLE AND COLOR,
• . • * -; loclndias ‘
Gimp*l Flat Braids* afl widths I
■ Fringes* Slllc.and> Crocuel; llau
tots* in Silk, and .Velvet* Belts . ...
. . and. Belt JXXbbons, all ~
' jGllt and SIUtT :
TABSB2.S,TABBEI.S,7ASSaZ.S, :
- . . Girdles, Cord*, Ago.' .. --.*.
Onr prlces airs rcaaocable and assortment good.’
• - - AppaoyGiinrtfi. -
samOMH .. - ■» like nvti,.
Jyj'E'W SUPPLY OF
TIMOTHY TETCOMB’S
book,
MSS -GILBERT’S CABEEB.
fii -■ x-.
(£| pHioxi, Si.as.
. ' Tor tale by
IV. B. IvEE.V, Bookieller,
Ko. 1« XAZZSTKEET,. V ..... V ..N°. m
MtTDGB’S
Xinci’ican Sherry.
TTTR NORTHWEST
PRODUCING US OWN WINE.
. A Great Want Supplied.
• A Bore Wine of delicate flavor that competent Jartgee
pronounce superior to most of the hlsh price 1 wince
»oUI la this country. Is now being produced uy (ha un
dersigned from the
STRAWBERRY VARIETY OF RHBBARB.
Beyond the ordinary tonic effect of a pare grape
wine, this acts aa ao alterative, and utium Kmr
dm raoji ixatCEsnos axd cuxstipatxu* of t»» aerwau,
• and who, covitycaan-T, caxsot ns onus watt
osla* It with«he happiest effect.
’’' Sold at mano&ctorer's prices by
J. IL REED * C©a CMcafftt lit
LR.Mcik». BelTcdlere. DL, Sept. I,l*o. eeIMSUm
gTOVE POLISH,
To DrnnlstSt Groceiw and Hardware
jXercltuiUs
breepecttolly ailed la
the mertu of the Justly celebrated
J. K. G--A.xmER Je GO’S
Carburet of Iron
STOVH FOIiISB.
J. n. O. ft Co. Mnr the most eiteaslve Crudble
Manabeturereln the united State*. n*e only PtTBK
EAST INDIA LEAD la the manabetoro of the above
umed Stove Polfati. the advmntagea of which, over ell
other compound* now tn we. ere:
Jt not omy removes bat prevent* urer, whne theeur*
bee Is not Injured by the ectloa of the most Intense
hear Unlike nioit other article* In use. It U entirety
free from any unpleasant odor. One package win last
looser and produce a more bcsettfhl polish, with one
hair the labor, than three of any other now a use. . .
Beware of imitations. Sold everywhere, by all first
class Druggists, Grocers and Hardware merchants.
. j. n. JOHNSON,
Sola Agent for the xaana£»ctnres, 2»o. 79 State Street.
Chicago. lunou.
R, n. LAXPOy. Agent
GREAT CARPET HALL
Hollister & Wilkins,
ISS k in - • • Lake Street 135 Jb IS7
CCP4TAJBM
Tb«*Btst Goods at Low Prices.
CARPETINGS.
Have on hand and offer for nls, of their own Imports
don and of the b«t domestic manufacture, the lamst
sad best assortment la the Northwest of Medallion
Wlitoo. Velvet. Bnysola, Tapeeirv, Three-Ply, Snpertlna
Kxtra Fine Ingrain, Cotton and Wool Ingrains
Wool Imtrh, Sooich Hump*. Felt. Venetian. Tapestry
Inzrain, Body Brussels sod Stair Carpetings, all of the
greatest varfe'ly, prices and rattens; comprising tbs
Urgent, best and most devlraole ***omneof ever before
opened la Chicago, and which they offer V the lowest
possible prices.
OIL CLOTHS.
Of these we offer a large and unrivalled assortment,
either u regards quality, style or price, of English and
American manufacture. in wldthaofoneyard.one-*nd
aJtalf yards and two yards wide, at price* from three
‘ shillings to *tx shillings per yard. Also. Heavy Sheet
Oil Cloths, twelve feet.idghtevn feet and twenty-fbttr
fe«t wkle. at prim from toor to ten shllllnea per yard
Alro—Table Oil Cloths la patterns and by the yard, and
t&itr Oil Cloths In great variety.
MATTINGS AND RUGS.
Cocna Matting* for Office*. Churches, Vestibules. Ae,
In all widths, irom one-balf to two yards wide; Canton
ssnw flatting, both white and checked, one, one-and
aaioarterandoEie-and-a-balf yards wide: Mosaic, Vel
vt u Brussels and Tailed lings. Cocos, dote. Manilla
Bru>h, Skeleton. Adelaide and Sheep-Skin Mats of the
greatest variety la *lxe and pattern.
CURTAIN GOODS.
French Brocatelle, Satin DeLalnes. French Printed
Uutlnzs, Boot*. Cloth. Damask and Mureena, Embroi
dered Lace l' nrtalna. In pain and by the yard: Em
brotdered Muslin Curtains, and by the yard; Cornices
In wood, bnss or gilt; UUt Cnruln Banda and Pina
Centre Loops. lirapcry Cords, Gimp Banda
Curitdn Gimp'S 611k Bordering. Cnrtaln Linings, and
all kind* of Trimmings neceeaarr for Curtains. Win
dow Slade* in gold borders. Dry and OU Painted
Shade*. White, Uuff.Gre.-n and due Shade Hollands In
all widths; together with Bray’s patent Spring Fix
ture*. r-iluni-« Fixtures. Putnam's. Cbamberto s and
Ihilley’s Patent Fixtures, pendulum Fixtures. Brat* and
Bracket*. Shad*
Cords and Tawe Is.
FURNISHING GOODS.
Table Uncna In patterns and by the yard. linen Nap-
Uniinid Dovltc*. Mnn«illni Quilts, linen and Cotton
Shoutings o'f ail width*. Linen and Cotton FUJow-Cs*-
tags, Towel*. Crwli, Plano and Table Coven, embroL
dercd. printed and etubo&icd; Furniture China: toga
geilier with a Urge assortment or Fringe*, plot nr*
Cords and Tassel*.
UPHOLSTRY GOODS.
Spring Red.*. Hair, Cotton. Sea-Gram. Excelsior and
Hos* Feather lied*. Roister* and plilowa
Blanket*. Quilts, Sheets, Pillow Cases. Lounge*. Foot
Stool*. hlliL.nl Cloth*. plushes. Enamelled Clotha
Curled Bair of varlom* grade*. Sloes and Excelsior bj
the bale. bea-Gr.u**, spring Webbing. Red Lace. Mat
trt*» Toils and Twines for upholsterer's use.
PRIME LIVE GEESE FEATHERS.
UolllMtor d) W;
GREAT CARPET HALL,
ISA A IST...Lake Street lop-*U!fsJ...ISS * IS
L«e2MU3lAa]
REMOVAL.
WE BATE BEHOVED OCR
STOCK OP PAPERS
To oar newasd commodious warehouses
Xo«. 42 nnd 44 Stale Street,.
Where w r shall be pleased to see our old customers
and friends. Uoo<L« delivered In any part of the dty
free of eharse. We hope to continue to merit the eon.
ddesco of the public a* heretofore.
U.U.SL, LAFLIN.
Caodtl State street, opposite City Hotd.
Railroads, Banks, and Insurance Co’s.,
Ton wilt And everything In the shape of Papers and
Kr.veltrpc* for Blanks. Check Books. Deposit Ticket*.
Policies of Insurance. Show Card* and Railroad Tick,
eu, at lower prices than can be fonod In tbia market.
DRUGGISTS.
We have Sedbtx, Filtering. TWue. Hardware, Hands,
and Colored Papers adapted to your use. •
LAWYERS.
We have the best varieties of Legal Cap*. Note. Letter
Paper*, and Envelopes tn the market at the lowest
prices. Call and see before buying.
xIVBVRJrnrILE PAPERS.
Hare yon tried the Note. Letter and Cap Papers of this
Celebrated brand? If not try them. They are pro
sousccd the
Cheapest and Best Papers
In the market, and taking preference over another
Brand*.
STATIQIESS AMD COBITT CIEIU,
Too will And It to yonr advantage to call and examine
our good*. They are dedrable and what you. need.
Onr oLxkof Fine Notes and baths for Ladies cannot
bn excelled. Letter and Cap Papers of every kind and
quality. We bare everything yon need and at low
prices. Call and satisfy yourselves.
G. 11. A L. LAPLIN,
C and it State street, opposite City Hotel.
GROCERS iXD DET GOODS DEALERS,
Will And tn onr «tock all kinds sod qualities of Straw
and Manilla Wrapping paper*. Abo Letter. Cap and
A’OlcPapen, lallaole for the trade and consumption.
* G. H. *L. LAPLIN.
43 and U State street, opposite City Hotel.
AKS boo:
Tort wflj consult roar own Interests by csTMnr sad ex*
snilnlng oar stock, comprised In part m follows:
2.000 Bandies- Prfodntr sad Book Paper, sQ sixes,
- weight*. sad quality. Any size made to order oa
short notice.
2.000 Beams Flat Cans, white sad blae
ITA ** Donble Flat Cap, white and bine,
•LSflO '•** ■ Folio Post, white sad blae.
too. •• Demy and Medium, white sad Mae.
M# ** FUt Letter.
S.DOO ** Plain Letter. Can sad Notes.
VO “ ’ Fine Straw sad Bladen* Boards.
. IPO - ** - Assorted GlszedPspcrs.
- 23 “ ; ilsrWe Paper*.
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CENTSVSCOTCH CAPS,
PALERMO SLEEVES, ESQUIMAUX PASTS,
SUTTASS, LE6GIIS, MITTEIS, SCARFS,
HO bo s: HOOOS.
Ribbed Hosier; ef the Best Quilt;*
- ■
co.Mr.vcrH si/pp£hs,
Zephyr Wonteds tad WoUeaTtnis.
SUTTON BuiftKlTT,
(LATE R.DUNKJ
<1.... ..I* Salta Street ......41
detdffCda
CtiRISTM-A-S I.
\ CHRISTMAS!I
CdUNTRY MERCHANTS,
Who Intend to soil
toy s,
Sbonld i?o* delay but tend In
THEIR ORDERS AT ONCE,
OB^ALIaAT
PEGCEOT’S
GREAT VARIETY STORE,
iNo. 11l Randolph Street,
IN ORDER TO AVOID THE CROWD.
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JjWCTS 'WORTH KNOWING.—
DR. PLIOILEICH^
XN3DIA2T BOTANIC IPX^STBTR.
' WUI rare ell and every kind of Lameocaa.
By ita om Thousands have been cored of complaint*
of the Baca. Breast and Sldoa, Kheoraatlam, Spinal Af
fectkma, Liver Complaint, as well aa alt Nervous and.
Chronic Affectl -iw Incident to the human system.
It I* wonderfully efficacious In healing Fever Sore*.
OU Ulcers, Cancers, Tnmors Went. Fretted Llmba.
Chilblains, Con.*, Salt Kheum, Bums and Cota, aa well
aa Sprains and Brutes.
One trial will more than satisfy the moat skeptical
UiatiS ceota cannot be better Invested. _
Sold by all Drpgglau, and at Wholesale by Dr.
T. FLUStUtIGHJ Algonquin, ll'*. or bU AgsoU.
LORD Sc S.TUTH,
43 Lake street, Chicago, 18.
dsWSMAn
TTAIB BRUSHES.
AJ. We have a very fine assortment of English and
French Brushes of heal Rusal an Brl-Uea—superior
duality.
TEETH BRUSHES.
TTe would Invite particular attention to our asaort.
meat of French Teeth Brushes, which are far superior
to any other Brushes sold.
! FINE DRESSING CONBS,
Of Seal Shell: Carved Buffalo Horn. Plata Bnffalo.
Horn. Robber andEngllsn Horn—extra heavy, French-
Ivory Fine Comb*—extra heavy.
Use Kail Brahes* Bandoline Brashes, Clotht
and Velvet Brushes,
Or the very best good*. J. 1L REED as CO*
Apothecaries and Chemist*, ll t and ue Lake street.
1 Dealer* la Toilet and Fancy Goods.
soAdtfl-ln
jgDITORS TRIBUTE:—
Among the thirteen Policies of Insurance which wo
held on oar
STOCK OF OOODS,
Destroyed by the Fire of t*l« 23d last*.
Was one lor Three Thousand Dollars la the
“PEfIBIA MAIIIE ADO FIBE (IIORAIS? IS.”,
Represented in this city by
jr, jxuG'. weight, esci.
To-day we handed la oar proof* of loss to Mr. Wright*
who at ocee •
ADJUSTED THE SAUTE.
Sscb promptness la worthy the highest praise, and
shows tfst the Company spars no effort to deserve Uia
01 «bO pubUC. or rcliEß
Chicle, Sar. Sbtb,lSffl. OeLdSM-Iw
STOP!
Read and Consider 11
Why Is It necessary to eat and drtrtk poor thing* when
yon can get much better Ibr the money* sk
STAXTOX’S,
Ho. 48 Clark Street - - - • Ho. 48
NEXT TO SHEBHAN HOUSE,
Everything In the way of
PRESERVED FRUITS,
The best and finest
PICKLES—Foreign & Domestic.
COFFEES AND TEAS.
Every variety of
Saneet, Condiment* and Spice*,
Green Turtle Soap, Spleced Salmon,
Lobster, F’k’d Salmon andHaekerel*
THE BEST
SHERRY, MADERIA AND PORT WINES,
Old Bourbon and Old Byo
w a z s s: x b s.
IUFEBIOR BBASDIES,
BEST AID CHEAPEST HAVANA SEBARS,
Try and yon will bo convinced of the truth of all
theseassertions. ocptO-lySdp
J-J ERRING’S SAFES
NEVER FAIL.
58 HOURS LV THE FIRE.
SXAD THE rOLLOTTEtO IHOU
THE FIEEOHFEAHHUH STREET.
Chicago, November 34,18tt,
Mmm. Btaacto 4 Co, 40 State street:
Gentlemen:—lt elves ns great pleasure to Inform
you that the HEUBtNU** PATENt CHAMPION
SAP E purchased from yon a few j ear* since has lose
Bassed through the Fire which destroyed our store on
>4 night of the Slat list, and upon opening it we find
all oar Rooks. Papers and Honey lu as good a state of
preservation as when put In the Safe. Nor x Swx or
Fita on Tams, although It was not gut ont for Fifty
tiear Hocas Arm tub Fuji Covmbscbo. We can
cheerfully recommend your Safe* a» being all they
claim to be.—the -Champion Safe of the World."
O- F. FULLER * CO.
The above Safe can be seen Just a* It earns from tbs
Fire. In front of our store, where the largest assort
ment of Fire and Burglar-Proof Safe* la the West, can
always be found. Also, Slde-Boanl Safes Vault Doors,
Bank Locks, Ai, HERRING A CO„
aoTdVtt-lmMpc 40 SutestreeC •
JONES, PERDUE & SHALL,
132 • • Lake Street - • 123
HAN DTACFCRZE3 OF
B r.ANZ BOOKS.
WBOLBALI'AXD KXTAIti Ul
•WRITING- PAPERS,
Enrtlopts, .Wemoranditm and
Pass Books.
WBiTina unra aits nanus.
Card* and Cardboard*.
BOOK BINDERS’ STOCK,
AND OFFICE STATIOSEnV.
JOKES, PCHDCE * SHALL
«u ia* L.s» sttwa
gI'NINGER’S
LONDON DOCK
..GIN.. ■ . ■
THIS DELICIOUS TONIC STIMULANT,
Especially designed
X*or tba Cm of tha Medical grofwlna
and tho, Family,
Hbtldk Kip.nc*l«<l Ihfl •o-rar-cil “Clm-," --AromMfc
“Cordial." "Medicated." “Schnapps,” Ac, Is oowen.
doned by all of the most prominent ph Vildan*, Chem.
Uta, sa<l Connoisseur*. as all of those In.
trfnsie medicinal qualities, (tonic and diuretic* which
belong to aa ols aXTj prat oi*. Put up la quartbot
ties sod sold by all bruesbta. Grocer*, cc.
A. n. m.NDCER Sc CO.,
(Established In 173 L) Sots Paortixroaifc ■
Xo. 15 Broad Street, N. T.
Or Tot ole. wholesale, to Chicago by Hoyt *
Pierce, J. H. Beed A Co, and J. K. S. Fuller * Co.
OLD SACHEM BITTEBS
Wigwam Tonic'
THESE DELICIOUS AND FAR-TAMED BITTERS
are recommended by the First Physicians of thw
Country, on aeeouat of their PU3ITTASD CHEAT
MEDICINAL VIRTUE,
They are pleasant aa nectar to the mate, sod are pro.
oonaeed the beet ISmle and Sdanlul ever offered
lathe Public, .
Their carstire powers In eases of GENERAL OS.
BUJTT, LOSS OP APPETITE, COJrSTiPATXO&
Etc, are unparalleled. and as a guarantee that we Ael
warranted tn. claiming wbst we do. webecTimrnta
state that our aseerdona are endorsed by
FroC 811.U3IAK, of Tale College*.
PfaL. HJCTES,. of IdasHehasetla, .
‘ And hundreds of other*.
For sale by Grocers, Wine Merchants, sad Druggists
generally. • . .. aotor».iy
CATARRH! CATARRH!
\J. Da, SKELYTS Liquid Catarrh Remedy. •Wat
runted to be a sure and permanent 1 core fow Catarrh."
A Circular, wtttrfUll particular* of the dlMaatAo.'
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