Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume], October 03, 1856, Image 2

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From tbo Baltimore Republican.
Riots in the City---Neglect of Duty.by
OUxcitils, &c>
Oar city is fast becoming the theatre'
where rowdyism and ruffianism are cur
ried oa ia their most revolting forms, ua
rebuked by the corporation officials.?
Gang:' o/ rowdies, not yet arrived at man
hood. organized into bands under the ti
do of ?? American Clubs," parade the
streets Rrtued with pistols, knives, and
jvea snu?keis?njaoy of them in fantastic
iuii diitguauutj diaguiues?the most aban
doned among them assuming the female
dress?aud thus ia open violation of the
ordinances ?f the aity, a* well a* of every
?eoiiinant ?f Mlf tMpeet and deoenojr,
ihato ruffian* are permitted to parade
through our street*, aad to assail any one
who may have th? hardihood to express
a difference of opuiioa with ,themiolv??.
Why do not the polio* of this eity nr
reet these ptvrties ; at least that; portion
of lhe?t wbioh openiy violate the ordi
nance* by assuming a dress to which
hey are not entitled ? The answer may
!)e readily found in the plain statement that
'.Lie oily officers belong to the same secret
Order, of which these murderowa ruffiuns
?/o members, and ia many cases, it is
said, itre leudtn of thoae lawless bands.?
The city is under Kaow-Nothing rale, and
therefore it is given up to riot and mnr
der which Btalk nnrebnked in broad day
-ijjht ntuong us. If this state of thiols ia
permitted .io exist much longer?if the ci
ty authority is eoaiinued in such hands as
uow control it?the peaceable citizens
will have to imitate those of the city of
San Fraaeieeo, and form themselves into
a vigilance committee for their own pro
motion.
Facta show conclusively that there is
mil* safety or protection to be exoected
ia this city by those who do not bow down
to the Da^on of Know-Nothingism.?
Ruffian band# may prowl through our
streets, altering their partisan crie?, and
intuiting by their insoleat bravadoes those
that are kuow to be opposed to their bi
goiteti and unconstitutional course, and if
oae shall dare to avow a feeling not in
unison wih those of the sworn order, he
is instantly attacked, knocked down and
erutally beaten, or shot, or stabbed, as
may happen to suit the humor of ruffian
ism a; the moment. And to show the
forco of the secret oaths, the press be
longing to the order is ever ready to de
fend thoktf rioters and murderers, and
chert}., all the blanw to those who do not
inmeiy suiio^it to be beaten anil trampled
upob. Tbo?j are plain truths, and speak
m thuuder tones the necessity of resis.
tance to such a rule as these Know-No
Uiugs bare inaugurated. Freedom of
speech, and of action are trorlden under
ioot by the votaries of this bigoted order,
and the determination seems to be, that
no one shall think, or act, speak or vote,
unless he do so under the dictation of the
leader* of this dark lantern oartj-. " We
say if the au-.horitie* m>nt protect us we
have an inherit right to protect ourselves
and to maintain our rights and privileges
Dy all the means which God and nature
gives us, and for ourselves we are ready
to maintain our rights at what hazard or
peril it may place us.
Fusion ot Abolitiosism asd Ksow
Nothinoism.?We have heretofore called
attention to the fact that Abolitionism and
tt-iiow-Nolhtngism were everywhere uni
ting against the Democracy. Such nos
ticea aa the following may be seen all
over the country. Let the friends of the
Constitution read it and remember its
contents. The Hanover Spectator, which
t? hghtiog under the flag of Fillmore and
Uouelaon, whose names are in staring
capitals at its head, thus calls for a union
mass meeting in Abbotstown :
/? The citizens of York and Adams coun
ties opposed to the corropt policy of the
J*atioaul Administration and to the elec
tion of James Buchanan?who are op
posed to the extension of slavery to free
territory, aud in favor of the Ur ion State
a.-.d County Ticket, are invited to assem
ble 1 a mass meeting at the public house
of iwnry Kobler, in Abbotstown. on Sat
urdnj, the 6ch of Sepiember next, at 10
0 clock, A. M. The voters of all parties
are cordially mvited to attend aud hear
the great issues of the day discussed.?
The meeting will be addressed by R Q
McOreary. D. Wills, D. McConaughy. w!
L. CatapLell, E*qs.; also others from
Xork. Hirrtsburg and Baltimore city.
Several bnnds of tausic will be in atten
uance."
It Will be seen that the Abolition issues
are boldly proclaimed by the Fillmore
H.-.d Dotirison paper ; and ?? all who are
op;o?ea to iho cxteubion of slavery in the
territories" are invited to come to the
C3P?r:jDg,?Philadelphia Argui.
S*nator OjsrKB, ov Missouri This
distinguished whig U. S. Senatorha*, it i*
said, come out for Buehaunu and Breckin
ridge .Ho is the tilthwh.g U. S. Senator
who has declared iu favor of the democra
tic nomiuees. The names wo give below ?
Hon. Thomas G. Pratt, of Maryland.
Hod. James A. Pearce, of Maryland.
Hon. James C. Jones, of Tennessee.
Hon. Mr. Benjamin, of Louisiana.
Hon. Mr. Geyer, of Missouri.
To this array of talented and influen
tial whigs. we might add that many dis
tinguished members of the House of Rep
seutalives, elected as whiga and know
nothings, and whig ex-U. S. States Sena
tors, together with many distinguished
?!?-8 ?-, country? who have been in
public life, have taken similar positions
I here is no denying the faot that the con
servative sentiments of the country is now
represented by the democratic party, und
that this fact alone accounts for so many
of the old line whigs of the coutrv sup
porting Buchanan and Breckinridge.
Roll on the ball.
^ Republican Churcii?Members Ex*
PXU.ED FOR VOTIKO THE DEMOCRATIC
Tickst.?The Belfast (Maine) Free Press
notes a few examples of the moat shamc
fil bigotry and persecution which have
disgraced any age or nation. It seems I
there is an express pledge against Slave
ry in the articles or Covenant of the Free
will Baptist Church. Under this cove
nant three men, in the town of Maine
ware actually expelled from the Church!
for no other cause than that of voting the
Democratic ticket?under the pretension
that by so doing they hud broken the
covenant against slavery. One Elder
Cltrke. a prominent member, was severe
.wu*ur?d. for voting the Democratic
bji i.j" consideration of his services
and piety, was allowed to renew covenant
1 fcHotr?bip nith the cbut-cb.
Fronvtho fhiltuiolphia^^onnsjlvauian^
:. I.e'tter'fT'omGoT.AV'iiSe^j
We are permitted;by the gentleman to
whom the following letter is addressed,
to publish it'in our coiumfts. We aak for i;
janattentive potusal: ? ^ ?
Richmond, Va./Sept., 6th, 1856
Djsak Sib :?On my return from a short
absence 1 found yours, of the 20th ult.,
asking- my opinion on* the question:
"Would the election of Fremont to the
Presidency, bring about a dissolution of
the Union ?" My answer is., that the ve
ry spirit of sectionalism which runs such
a mare adventurer as he is, in every
seas*, has engendered ao much envy,_ha
tred and malice between various sections
and factions of our. people, as, to create a
wish, in tho minds of many, so'p'trong for
a dissolution of our blfcssed Union, that
to t?ll them his election Would bring
thatlamentable"event about, would make
some of his bitteretft opponents vote for
him for the purpose of effecting that exe
crable end. This above everything else,
shows the wrong and mischief of nomina
ting sucb a man by such a party as that
called Black Republican. His election
would bring about a dissolution of the
American confederacy of States inevita
bly. Why ? For the reason that if New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio were slave
[ holding Slates, and Canada were to assail
them with half the violence and "all un
charitableneBs" which Black Republican
ism is assailing us with, there would be
war in thirty days by every patriot's time
peace. Whether the present state of
peaceful revolution, of warlike brother
hood, of confederated antagonism, of
shakehand enmity, of sectional union,
of united enemies, shall unnaturally con
tinue, depends precisely upon the issue
whether Black Republicanism is strong
enough to elect John C. Fremont, with
all the demon-ism at his heels 1 You
may do what you please with this letter.
Yours respectfully,
Henry A. Wish.
Roast Besf and Ten Dollars a Dav.
?The battle cry of the Fremonters is
soon to be settled in " roast beef and ten
dollars a day." Colonel John Charles
Fremont has charged the United States
in one of his accounts for expenditures,
while commanding in California, with
fourteen pounds of beef per day for each
man in his army ! This charge, in this
matter of beef, we understand, will be
forthcoming from the books of the Treas
ury Department. Only think of it?ONE
man to tat FOURTEEN pounds of beef
in ONE day ! If John Charles gets to
bo President, won't the soldiers of his
Mariposa army have a glorious time ??
The old Whig war cry of " two dollars
u day and roast beef," will be thrown in
the shade. But then it is said that John
Charles charged, the- government with
the beef and drew the money, without,
giving his men more than a ration of three
fourth* of a pound per day / keeping the
thirteen and a quarter pounds for his own
use from each man ! What a glorious gor
mandizer he must be !
If he had two hundred men under his
command, he musi have hud for his own
use lioo thousand six hundred and fifty
pounds of beef pir day ! That's ? good
business transaction, and is proof that
John Charles is not tit to be President.
[ Wash. Sent.
HALLUClSATtON.-Ten years ago. a weal
thy farmer named Simmor.ds, living near
Newburg. on the Hudson River, had a
presentiment that he would die on the
20;h day of Aug., 1856. So strongly
was he impressed with the atrauge idea,
that he regarded his decease at the time
mentioned as a matter of certainly. He
selected a spot for his grave, bought an
iron railing to surround it, and had a tine
tombstone and an elegant cofiin prepared
and brought to his house. On Thurs
day last, the day indicated by the presen
timent, he had an undertaker at hand,
and at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, after
having partaken with his friends of a
hearty dinner, he went to bed for the
purpose of yielding up the ghost. He
tried his best to die, but couldn't, and
was at last obliged to confess that he had
been the slave of a ridiculous hallucina
tion. It is said that hundreds of people
(looked to his house to see him expire.
Fillmore and Fries Masonry.?Mr.
Fillmore came into public life, on the An
ti-Masonic tide, which some years ago
overflowed certain portions of the North.
Then he was bitterly hostile to all secret
societies, organized for only charitable
purposes. Now, he is not only a member
of the secret political organization of
Know-Nothings, but is their candidate
for the Presidency. Then he declared
that he "honestly" believed " that the
spirit of FRt'E MASONRY 13 ESSEN
TIALLY OPPOSED TO THE SECU^
R1TY OF THE CITIZEN; TO THE
IMPARTIAL ADMINISTRATION OF
THE LAWS, aND TO A DUE REVER
ENCE TO RELIGION." _Voio he pro
fesses to believe, that, "the security of the
citizen," requires that secret political or
ganizations shall be kept up and main
tained throughout the (Jnion.
" Wast of Stamina in the Republican ;
Party.?The passage of the army bill, j
and the triumph of the Senate, which
took place on Saturday last, prove, what
wo all along conjectured, that the repub
lican members of Congress were deficient
in stamina. From Speaker Banks down
to the latest converts to republicanism,
they all lack courage and self-confidence.
They cau talk and jabber and write by
the hour or day or the week ; but when
it comes to action, they are weak in the
knees, and a very slight contest wears
them out. The least noise or clamor
scares them out of their senses, and they
are ready to retreat, and wheel about and
beg to be forgiven."
Tub Woollky Horse.?The Baltimore
Clipper (Fillmore,) says, in its issue to
day :
?' We believe Col. Fremont to be as
good a Union man as Mr. Buchanan. He
has uttered no sentiment that we have
seen, which would imply disloyalty to the
Union. Nor are his supporters in the
North properly ohargeable with a disso
I lution of the Union. They are contend
ing against while the South is contending
for, the extension of. slavery to free ter
ritory ; and, what is there in this contest
which should jeopard (he existence of
Union, let th? victory rest where it may?
T-T-.,. ? ?ri?t
" Equal Rlghliand H'jual Lswa!"
CliARKSDDRQ, FRIDAY, OCTR. 3, 1890.
Democratic Ticket.
? . .--vW-*- * *- ?? - . ?:
FOR PRESIDENT)
JAMES BUCHANAN,
OF PENNSYLVANIA. * 1
. r. ... . f)i il l - ?-?-,! V/tHtlJ .
u;i L,--. FOR TJ.CE PRESIDENT,
J. C. BRECKINRIDGE,
OF KENTUCKY.
DEMOCRATIC ELECTORAL TICKET.
1st Dist?E. W. MASSENBURG, Portsmouth.
2d Dist? THOS. H. CAMPBELL. Nottoway.
8d Dbit?A. HUGHES DILLARD, Henry.
4th Dint?JAMES GARLAND, Campbell.
5th Dist?JOHN GOODE, J R., Bedford.
6th Dist?ALEX. JONES, Ohosterfiold.
7th Dist?WM. TALIAFERRO, Gloucester.
Sth Dist?R. L. MONTAGOE, Middlesex,
"th Dist?JAMES BARBOUR Culpeper.
10th Dist?J. RANDOLPHTUCKER, Frederick.
11th Dist?JOHN T. HARRIS, Rockingham.
12th Dist?A. G. PENDLETON. Giles.
13th Dist?JOHN B. FLOYD, Washington.
14th Dist?SAMUEL L. HAYS, Gilmer.
loth Dist?SUERRARD CLEMENS, Ohio.
Apprentice Wunted.
A good intelligent boy, 16 years old, of fair
English education, who will attend to his busi
ness, and is desirous of learning the printing
business, can liuvo au opportunity by applying
IBthis office immediately.
UI?, BARBOUR GUARDS !
Tlio Democracy.of Barbour are requostod to
meet on the 1st day?of October County Court
noxt, ( the 6th) at the Court-house, as business
of importance is desired to be transacted. Come
too, all Constitutional, law-abiding men, who
aro for tho preservation of the Union, and defeat
to fanaticism. Bakbocu.
An Apostle of Know-.Vothingism.
John D. Imboden, Eiq., a Fillmore
Elector from Staunton, has been traveling
through this country for the purpose of
enlightening our people upon questions of
political economy. He addressed an au
dience in Beverly on the 22d ult., and
subsequently in Buckhannon, Weston
and Clarksburg. In Beverly he was met,
and his assertions refuted, by Sam. Crane,
Esq., and in Buckhannon and YYsston,
we learn that he was successfully met by
John Brannon, Esq. In this place, he
had urgent business out of town, and
could not wait to hear a reply from Jas.
Neeson, Esq., of Fairmont. It has been
unkindly suspected by some, that his back
was too sore from the castigation given
him before his arrival here, to submit to
such a repetition of the dose us he was
likely to receive.
If the doctrines avowed bj him are
those of his party, we would advise bim
and his friends to confine their dissemi
nation to Fanouil Hall, and Hartford,
Conn., and refrain from their expreseion
in an intelligent and national community.
He threw the responsibility of the slave
ry agitation upon the South and the Dem
ocratic party, and apparently charged
Mr. Calhoun and the Democracy of Vir
ginia with being the cause of the aggres
ions of Northern fanatics upou the rights
of the South. He even forgot that the
chief laurel in the chaplet of Henry Clay
was the Missouri Compromise, and sought
to charge that enormity upon the Demo
cratic party. He shed great crocodile
tears over the abrogation of that equitable
measure, but forgot to tell his audience
that it secured the lion's share of the pub
1 lie domain to the North, while it scarcely
\ permitted a pittanoe to bsoome Southern
in its institutions. In speaking of the un
fortunate sectional struggle that was go
in^ on in the country, he said that it was
! foolish for the South to contend for the
| mere empty right of carrying slaves iato
| the territories ; that the South only had
120 electoral votes, while the North had
176, and that we must compromise with
! Northern fanaticism or be driven to the
| wall. In short, he advised his audience
| to give up all their natural and Con9titu-!
j tional rights, and cry "amen" to the fa
! naticism of the nigger stealers. In fact, i
we are not sure but he made himself lia
! ble to an indictment for incendiary lan
guage, as we are quite certain that his
remarks would have been loudly applau
ded by the most rabid emancipation mob
in New England.
He admitted that Millard Fillmore was
prejudiced against slavery, but thought
with all his prejudices he should be elect
ed President, because he signed the Fu
gitive felave Bill, but negleoted to say that
that bill was passed by a Democratic
Congress, and he was pledged against
the exercise of the veto power. He allu- i
ded to the increased pay of members of1
Congress, and endeavored to hold the'
Virginia delegation responsible for it, al
though he admitted they had voted
against the bill.
But he capped the climax of all his Ec
centricities by charging upon the Demo
cratic party the responsibility of the pres
ent increased tax in Virginia. Ha is a
a member of the present Legislature, and
had served a term or two before ; and of
all the internal improvement men in that
body, he was the most ultra and reckless
in voting appropriations from the State
treasury. He, with other friends of the
so-called " leading lines," expressed a
willingness to see the people of Virginia'
ta^ed to double the amount imposed upon
them at present, and until they groaned
under the weight of the burden, as they
were not afraid t? ihare the rtsponribili
in hif ^ech hgre
to$e ? gi?at ftiena'baur^to^ pi^."'
Wo woal^e^fetf^l&dtj^mi, t|jio it
w^ t^at offered, in the Committee on
itOAQS AHfl lnLnrnm Imtirnvomonto <* */>?_
Roads and jntornfd Improvements, ^res
olution that no bills should be 'reported
asking appropriations from the State un
til the leading lines were completed ?
And we might here, too, allude to his un
compromising bpposition Id the removal
of the restrictions upon the North-wes
tern VirginiaRailroad, but we think.it,
unnecessary. *' ' " -
The next time - our opponents send a
missionary to tbisioqunlry, we hope they
will be more fortunate
? ' ? > liJ >' - '? 11$ J u. t- f' f- ? jy
Astounding Disclosures. "?
The -Know-Nothing and Republican pa
pers of the country, have, fpr some time
past been in ecstacies over a.most astoun
ding " mare's Dest" which they have
found?no less thad the offer of the Pre
sidency to Col. Fremont ;by the Demo
cratic party. The following is the git of
this story :
" Hon. Geo. C. Bates, formerly Attor
ney-General of Michigan, but latterly of
San Francisco, made the following high
ly important statement in a public speech
at Calamazoo, on Wednesday last. We
invite for it the intention of all honest
Democrats. We quote from the Detroit
Tribuue :
" When he, (Mr. Bates,) was expected
to snil for California, in August, 1855, he
was persuaded by Mr. Palmer, of the firm
of Palmer, Cood & Co., bankers of San
Francisco, to remain until October, when
he and Col. Fremont would accompany
him thither. Mr. Bates postponed his de
parture as desired. But when the time
for departure had arrived, Col. Fremont,
although his trunks were packed, did not
go, but ordered his baggage to the Me
tropolitan Hotel instead. This was in
consequence of the following facts :
" Gov. Floyd, of Virginia, had just ar
rived in New York city with the special
purpose of haring an interview with Col.
i?remont, and the result of that interview
was an offer made to Col. Fremont by
Floyd, in behalf of the Democratic party,
he having advised with its leading men
both North and South, of the nomination
for the Presidency. He said that party
wanted a new man?a man of integrity
and who had won distinction outside of
politics. Col. Fremont after listening pa
tiently, and even submitted to two differ^
ent interviews, and knowing the platform
he was expected to stand upon, replied :
that while deeply sensible of the high dis
tinction of the proposition made him, and
flattered by the promises it extended, yet
with his opinion of the repeal of the Mis
souri Compromise it would be impossible
for him to entertain the proposition. He
considered that repeal on infamous breach
of plighted faith, and should never desist
denouncing the act and its authors. Col.
r remont planted himself impregnnbly on
this position.' "
Now, suppose every word of this state
ment wns literally true, what would it
signify ? Is Gov. Floyd the Democratic
party of the wholu United States, or even
of the Stale of Virginia, one thirty-first
part of it ? We do not so understood it,
and eonsequently, even if he had offered
to support Mr. Fremont for the Presiden
cy, it by no means implies that he was
the choice of the Democratic party. But
even this poor foundation upon which to
build a "roorback," is torn from beneath
the disclosure-makers by the following
card published in the Washington Star
by Mr. Floyd : '
Abingdon, Va., 6th Sept. 1856.
I hasten to answer your kind note re
ceived this morning, and to say that there
13 scarcely a shadow of foundation for the
statement contained in the slip you sent
me. i never had an interview with Fre
mont except at his own seeking or that of
his special friends. 1 never made any of
fer to him of anything for myself or oth
ers. He never expressed any censure
for the repeal of the Missouri Compro
mise in my hearing. All that is gammon
from beginning to end. I never saw him
until 1 met him in New York ; and. after
a short acquaintance, considered him verv
ligh.t metal (notwithstanding Mariposa)
and extremely ill informed upon all poli
tical subjects. I broke off all communi
cation with him were on political subjects
because I sawthat the influence that'gov
verned him was abolition. These
are s.mple facts ; and the only thing
about it which worries me is to think that
the interviews of gentlemen, in the confi
dence of privacy, should be made the
subject of newspaper discussion, and mis
represented. too. for the purpose of giving
something of effect to the fables they are
filled with. JOHN B. FLOYD.
We suppose that the truth of the mat
ter is about this :?that Mr. Floyd was
hunting a candidate of his own, but find-j
ing the Mariposa Colonel of too " light
metal," he " drapped him most inconti
nently," and that however little confi
dence our opponents profess to have in the
selection of candidates by the Democratic ]
party, they evidently consider such a se?
lectkn or even its contemplation, a com
pliment to any person.
The idea of the Democratic party, that
has never nominated a candidate for the j
Presidency, that was not a statesman, I
running after such a political novice as
John G. Fremont, is almost too ridiculous
for serious contemplation, and this story
can only be excused as one of the despe
rate shifts of a desperate party.
Getting DasrER&TS.?Mr. Humphrey
Marshall, of Kentucky, at a political mee
ting in Leesburg, Va., recently declared
that be had as leave see JOHN C. FRE
MONT OR THE DEVIL HIMSELF
made President as James Buchanan; and
many Know-Nothings present applauded
him. Loudoun, Va., Know-Nothings ap
plauding such a sentiment. Truly they
have become desperate and lost their
senses. The poor, pilifal Know-Nothings
of Loadoun would sooner see Satan seated
in the Presidential Chair than James Bu
chanan. Verily, Verily, " Those whom
the Gods wish to destroy they first make
?tad ?*?*? Norfolk A rout.
,Tkbh^u ^?The honseot^tfg^
Jackson Dawson, of West Union, Dod
dridge county, wss destroyed by fire on,
ahej|^th||ilt., Bnd hyi<five children aaf^
^irw girl# perisfi^i^n' the flameB. w.
Da^soB^and.^ifi^rife, narrowly esoap^P
in their night clothes. We shall give
the particulars next week.
-*Stt w
It is said by the last news from Calfor
nia, that the vigilant' committee of San
Francisco, is aboktrto be disbanded. The
following, from the correspondent of the
New York Journal of Commerce, is con
firmed by some of the San Francisco pa
pers : . ,!a
Since the discharge of Teriy and all
other prisoners in the custody of the com
mittee, that body has to a certain extent
contradicted their operations, by relin
quishing half of their garrison and their
guard, -and also dispensing with much of
their artillery and other munitions of de
fense. The expenses of the committee
have now been reduoed to about $3,000
per month, which will no doubt be con
tinued until after the fall elections. New
members are constantly being enrolled,
and there are otherwise no indications of
disbandment ; the voluntary guard on
duty will necessarily be small, both night
and day, while the general Committee
will ever stand ready to assemble at the
bell, should occasion arise, which we trust
will not be the case.
Wm. T. Ooleman, Esq., the president
of the committee, has arrived at New
York.
An Astonishing Alan, Famed Through
out the World.
New York and London are now the
great munufacturing depots of Holloway's
Pills and Ointment. From No. 80, Mai
den Lane, this city, to No, 244 Strand,
London, are sent forth, daily, millions of
boxes and pots of those inestimable med
icines. The heavy duty imposed by our
government upon patent medicines, and
coustantly increasing sales of Holloway's
l Pills and Ointment in this country, deter
mined their proprietor to make this city
his residence. Our republican system of
government is also in harmony with the
predictions of Professor Holloway ; and
though Kings and Emperors have confer
red upon him honors, and especial favors,
these will never be so gratifying 10 him as
the grateful hearts of millions of free citi
zens, who without any endorsement of
sovereign authority, freely patronize his
celebrated remedies for the prevention
and removal of disease.
As a member of the medical faculty,
having long witnessed the inefficiency of
the profession in curing disease, and be
in" familiar with the error* and follies of
O
the profession, we feel it an imperative
duty to acquaint the American public
with the urrival of this distinguished
physician in our city. His fame, in mea
sure, preceded him to our shores, but the
extent of the good ho has done in the
world has never yet been proclaimed to
the American publio. Great as his re>
putation is, it is destined to increase far
beyond that which ever adorned the char
acter of any man whose profession was
that of healing the sick.
We shall embrace other occasions to
explain to the American people the sys
tem, the theory and mode of cure adopted
by Professor Holloway. His Pills and
Ointment, the one taken internally, and
the other applied externally, act in har
monious conjunction, and if his directions
are followed, will eradicate every disease
incident to man in all climes. They pu?.
rify and cleans the body, and restore
health and action to every organ. Our
space will not permit us to say more at this
ime, respecting this distinguished man,
and his celebrated remedies. He has
one ambition, and it is an honorable one.
He wishes to have the world for a patient;
and ho will succeed in his desire.
It is onr object to address Ihe Ameri
can public, in a scries of articles, showing
conclusively that, in the whole history of
medical science, no medicines have ever
been offered for their use which are so
efficacious in restoring health and pre
venting disease a3 those of Professor
Holloway. In this series of articles, we
6hall necessarily explain much of the hu
man system, and those physiological laws
of life controling our bodies, both in
health and disease. The American pub
lic are sufficiently intelligent to judge of
their own interests, and it is no longer in
the power of those styleing themselves
regular physicians to conceal from them
important truths concerning their health.
[New York Citizen.
Latinr of tub Corner Stone.?The
ceremony of laying the Corner Stone of
the new Custom House was performed on
the 17th ult., by the members of the
Wheeling Lodge, No. 128, of Free and
Accepted Masons. The membership of
other Lodges, Encampments, <kc., turn
ed out in large numbers, as well at home
as from abroad, while the display of the
Odd Fellows, Red Men, Temple of Honor,
Firemen and Military was numerous and
more creditable to the different associa
tions, than any heretofore.
The grand procession formed on Fourth,
Union and Market streets, the right at
Quincy, and the column marched over
the programme announced, extending,
probably over a mile in length.
The Corner Stone was laid af 30 min
utes past one, precisely, immediately af
ter which, the Firemen moved off to corns
plete their annual parade.
The Rev. James D. McCabe, of Balti
more, the Orator of the day, then deliv
ered a lengthy and glowing address,
which, while it reflected on bim great
credit as a speaker, elicited the warmest
encomiums from his thousands of atten
tive listeners.
A large number of articles of different
kinds, were deposited in the Stone.
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la there such .a deity as the god or
goddess of Curiosity ? But whether
there be' or not, there are vast multitudes
who bow around that shrine, than whom
the Pagans with all their most cruel sac
rificial-tortures, being evidence of-their
earnestness, were not much more devout
in thtir worship, and their devotions were
carried .on, sometimes, at not much grea
ter cost of bodily ease and comfort, as the
"?
im
to mwt at the M
purpose of exploring; its dimensions ; oar
curiosity having been oonsiderfiblyjS^?
ted in regard thereto. I Bupppse,.q.q^i?)
er, that you deem yourself a .Saiftti?19
carry out the figure?and that simply
calling to mind tjie incidents of a, similar
affair in which you took buoh an active
part. will gratify any curiosity you may
have. \ ? -
The Cave being some 15 miles from St.
George, it was necessary for us living
here to take up the line of maroh on the
ere of the 19th, the 20th ult. being the
day fixed for exploring it. The sun was
just beginning to lay aside his royal robes
across the western hills, as if to prepare
for his wonted rest, shedding a mellow
light over the huge sides of the majestic
Alleghanies in the east, and a still softer
tinge orer the broad beautiful valley in the
South, through which the "River of the
Mountains" wound its course for all the
world like a mighty belt of silver.
We were requested, as we passed along,
to leave a lock of hair, or some souvenir., as
they feared they would never see us' this
side the cave again. The loving wife, or
tender sister grew eloquent in their re
monstrances. " Suppose it should un
ceremoniously 'shut its mouth' on you,
and its mammoth grinders would grind
you to atoms ?" We suggested that we
would make rather poor diet, (!) as some
of us were such hard cases that we would
not be very digestible; bo we turned a
deaf ear to their entreaties, being "fatally
bent" on exploring the oave.
Just as " the twilight bat was flitting,"
we reached the residence of Messrs. Ni
cholas and George Parsons, situated in
what is called the " Horse Shoe fiend,"
where we met a kind reception. After a
hearty supper we whiled away an hour
or so in a most agreeable manner, crack
ing jokes, smoking the "pipe of peace,"
(which, by way of parenthesis, was ra
ther too strong for my peace,) &o. <fco.,
(And-so-forth has a world of meaning in
that connection?has n't it, eh ?) when?
yes?tehenour host kindly (?) lighted us
(mti)tobed. Morpheus now "wrapped
his tender embraces around me:" not so
with one of my more fortunate compan
ions, an evening or so afterwards, who, I
learn, wrapped hie tender embraces round
the form of a beautiful girl, in the way of
a regular built sparJe. Reader, did you
ever have a hand?rather an arm?in
that kind of amusement ? 1 say, havo
you never talked, kissed > and hugged
away three or four hours at a' stretch, till
you couldn't say another wdrd, nor kiss
another kiss?till kisses lost their sweet
ness, till hugging bad given you ap'nnin
the ribs ? It is sometimes a serious un
dertaking for a young man, for he not on
ly gets a pain in the ribs, but now and
then a button or a few stitches give way;
so be careful, young man. and be sure
that your buttons are well sewed on, and
don't strain 'cm so awful hard !
Morning?bright and early?feel fine?
oan't speak for my "more fortunate"
companion?broke the fast on a hearty
meal?laid in an extra supply of the crea
ture comforts through the kindness of our
friends?remounted with several others
added to our number.
We Lad gained a few miles when the
i sun began lo shed his light upon the hills
and valleys, bringing to our enraptured
gaze a grandeur of scenery seldom, if ev
er equalled. Would that I could;present
to your many intelligent readers even an
outline of the view, such as I now have,
from the summit of Fork Mountain. But,
sir, the thing re morally impossible. I
feel unequal to the task. It must be seen
lo be appreciated. It fills one "unuttera
bly full" to look from such an eminence
upon yonder valley and those golden
colored mountains reflecting the beams of I
the approaching king of day. Even when i
I clad in their wintry robe, tboy were grand
and beautiful ; how infinitely more so
when dressed in summer's emerald man
tle ! Then those brave old oaks, swing
ing their huge bare arms in defiance of
winter's fierce blasts, now send forth soft
tender feaves, sending back a thousand
kisses to the gentle breeze. What a he as
venly pleasure to toil up such a moun
tain as this, inhaling the sweet-scented
mountain air ht every step, and here to
await the approach of the king of day !?
A spirit of purest love seems to pervade
all nature, both earth and sky, when, just
ere he scales yonder eastern summit, he
flings up a gorgeous banner of purple and
gold, whose sweeping folds float majesti
cally along the azure sky. Now the birds
?nature's orchestra?begin their matin
songs. AH join in one harmonious cho
rus their little bosoms swelling with their
weight of joy. Anon a calm, holy si
lence reigns on all around. How like
worship is thii, although a senseless ado
ration f Who could look opon a scene
like this and cherish envy or malice ??
Who could bear to be the only n6te of
discord, when all is perfect harmony ??
Whose heart so cold that all could not
join in one universal song of praise to the
Great, the Holy and the High ! If man
would only commune with nature in all
her beatiful variety, he would be less sor
did . low and grovelling in bis feelings.
From this point?Fork Mountain?you
may Black and Shaver's forks of Cheat
on either tide, and for a great distance
after their waters unite, alternately flow
ing between evergreen banks, rushing
through mountain barriers, leaping in
wild gladness from rock to rock, sparkr
ling with a crown of rainbow and pearls,
and again lying smooth and calm, like a
tired giant, flashing back the burning
face of the sun now riding high in the
heavens.
By the way, this reminds that we mast
tear onrselvee away from this enchanting
spot, although we hear the lond whoo-e-e
of another party in the valley below, who
are on onr trail ?but noiYuntil ..
?h?h?a II
such an unearthly jell that it caused an
water to lose a bear he had eanght
gclose by, as I afterwards learned,
ssed this hunter's residence?on
e very top of the mountain. High
minded man !?more graud than com
fortable, we thought. Soon we reached
the grand center of attraction?the cave ;
when, the roll being called, the following
gentlemen responded: Job W. Parsons,
(our noble young guide,) A. T, Bonni
tield, Abraham Bonnineid, Rufus Max
well, Edgar Parsons, Wm. Ewing, Jr..
Jeff. W. Corrick, Isaac Parsons, David
Wheeler," Nicholas "K. 'Parsons, Joseph
I Hnfrifllr floft A AHam . finwii?lt
And your "iimbl?** want," Uriah. Ha
giogechaagetf ?iu^atbfl^oc^d>off.<aijd
fed,\wemade><6r the> ?'oVer-tf*lfeitfe?*
which in site reminded ma oI the lip* of
a lady when the say."pa?h? and od ?M
account was a ugj}t.Bqu?628 to gat into it
?the mouth of the cave, I mean. Some
tried to crawl iu head foremost, I " wefi'i
it btfhd.1' heels foremost, and the next
motion my legs were dangling over a
firectpioe ! By the assistance of those be
6w I. reached the bottom, pretty badly
scared.
Now, Mr. Editor, comes the "tug."?.
We now stood in a room about 10 by SO
feet, From which there ematoaled several
channels, more or leta broad?especially
lese. We selected the most promising
one, and eet out. The- first motion we
found ourselves like so many quadrnpeda
minus the bristles, rooting our way one
after the other, and a leetle down hill, tfcfe
floor being well gravelled?much to onr
comfort. (?) We bad made a pilgrim
age of about thirty yards^ when Job anp
nounced that he could stand up. Hera
we came to a long straight hali, about 200
feet in length, and some 8 feet ,wide,
where we found a great many stalactites,
of efery shape and sise, some of which
we brought away with us?one in partio
ular, we hare laid away for you. We
had not been here many minutes before
the deafening cry, "bats I bats ! 1" rang
through theiuall like young thunder, and
which I did not fully oomprehond, till liff I
one took me in the face like a "wet sock,"
scaring me out of a year's growth. Look
ing around, there they were, atioking to
the walls of the cave like so many little
black imps. Some one touohed one of
their impships with a oaudie, and mirai*
He diclu ! what an odour 1 Which, to
gether with rather a foul air in the oare,
was strong enough to earry double.
Towards the western end of thin hall,
wo also found what we called the ", bot
tomless pit," as we didn't find the bot
tom. As we had no rope to let some oq*
down, we had to let it paas so. There
being a number of excellent voices in the
party, we got together in the middle of
the hall and sung several quartette, which
was unequalled for the sweetness of the
sounds, by any musio I ever heard.
Again we made. ohoiee of one of the
many ohannels leading out of- this room,
and again we had to get down on our
knees and hands, which comparatively
easy position was soon exchanged for the
more intflresting(?)one of being stretched
out full length by the channel, " growing
small by degrees and beautifully leas." If
you could have only seen us, And beard
the involuntary grunts and grumbling a*
we nudged our way along, you wquld
have laughed \f you were a preacher.?.
But on we nudged inch by inch till we
found another room. Here we confera we
all fell a little peculiar?for on every side
of us hung huge tocks that seemed ready
at the slightest jar to tumble dowp upon
us. We were as still as mioe, speaking
only iu whispers. The roof at this place
was some 30 feet high, from the center of
it hung rocks weighing not leas than 20
tons, in one corner *e found a spring of
ice-cold water, pure as orystal, with which
we slaked our thirst. This room is 122 6
feet from the mouth, bearing Weat. W>e
examined several other similar rooms in
a similir way, when iu a similar manner,
we commenced to re^nudge towards day
light, which we reached about 6 o'oloek,
P. M., much to our joy, 1 assure you,
well convinced that there is a good deal
of humbug ip that sort pf amusement.-?
But there was no humbug iu our beiug
the muddiest jooking specimens of hu
manity you ever ?saw. Could you but
have seen us?but aslhst is impossible?
if you or your readers hav? any curiosity
on that point, lpt them gather up 14 of
their number and walk out to some uM
voolUred mud hole, and roll " all over" in
| that, then get up and thogr will have a
pretty correct picture of our appearanoe.
We were in the cave five mortal hours 1
We now made haste to be off, aome
who had wives went all the way home,
and some who had not didn't. Three
young bachelors and myself made for
Shaver's fork by the nearest route, where
we found comfortable quarters for tb?
night, diviog our number between two of
the neighbors. We were so fortunate ae
to find several young and handsome la
dies' to our inexpressible joy?can't speak
for the other loo yoaog men?didn't see
them any mure till 1 reached home. The
next morning we had the felicity of hay
ing a female accompaniment for aome dis
tance towards home ; and that source of
pleaeure bad but just ceaaed, when our
eyes, and then palates were greeted with
the sight and taste of thesweeteat grapes,
growing in rich clustera from the bead
ing vines. But now we are "home again"
and so ends the chapter.
Uataa Hur.
Fillmore to bb " Cabribd otbb to
' bbmobt.?Benoet is so anxious to force
the Fillmore men to fuse with the Fre
monters in Pennsylvania, that he says is
his paper of the 21st of August:
Pennsylvania is the battle groand, and
not New York, and very mach will be
done in Pennsylvania in October, to de
termine the strength of the frightened
Democracy there inNovember. Some of
the Fillmore electors are, we perceive,
going over to Fremont, and with proper
activity and energy, the Whole Of them
ma7 be carried over with the results of
the Oetober elections. The estimates of
the enemy show that Fremont may yet be
elected.
m!w~The Wheeling Argus says the
Black Republican party have given ap
their effort to organise an association.
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