0arsljall gcnmcrat
t. Mcdonald,
. .Editor.
PLYMOUTH, IXJD.
Tk.i.li,- "U.. .,: 1!.. 1 10 K.v
IJmrMla) 3loriiiii29 March 13, boö.
DEMOCRATIC XÖmflÖXsT"
For Governor,
Ashbel P. Willard, of White.
For Lieut. Governor,
, John C. Walker, of Laporte.
For Secretary of State,
: Daniel McClure, of Morgan.
For Auditor of State t
Jonx W. Dodd, of. Grant.
For Treasurer of State,
Aquilla Jones, of Bartholomew.
For Attorney General,
Jos. E. McDonald, c f Montgomery.
For Superintendent of Pullic Instruction,
William C. Laruabee, of Putnam.
For Clerk of Supreme Court,
William Ii. Beach, of Boomc.
Reporter of Decisions of Supreme Court,
Gordon Taxner, of Jackson.
Halloo, stranger!! Have you heard any
thing from Chicago?
Dyer, the democratic nominee for May
or, was elected bv about 500 majority '
pretty well for a city that gave tho fusion
Mayor, last year, some 400 majority; for j
one that employed a gang of rowdies and j by the officers of the Agricultural Society,
negroes to hiss Judge Douglass down, whei-, should receive the attention of all our cit
he attempted to make a speech, on his re-j izens. The first annual fair was productive
turn home, afier the passage of the Kansas j of much good, and was better attended j
bill. That bill, by common consent, was! than was at first anticipated. Tho pros-5
mad the issue in the present contest; the !
pober second thought is generally right.
The Wabash Gazette, (which, by the
way, is a welcome exchange,) devotes a
column or two in a fruitless effort to move
that the Democratic rartv are iu favor ofiallhou-h the5r introduction into this coun
the extension of slavery and in an especial!
minnw art in f ivor of slavery bein- estah-I
i t T- r- i t.i" .1 ,
lisnea in ivan.as. i nena j- letciier aamits
that we, individually, arc opposed to slav-;
ery extension, and that the Democrat!-, par- j
ty were, up to 1C50; for those admissions,
wuwwv,. xi.iu,
are very lew Fusion papers but will admit!.
that there is not a remote probability that 1 13
1
Kansas will be a slave Stat and there ts !
etill a less number that advocates the res
toration of the Compromise lino. If it was
wrong to repeal that 1 in;?, why, in the name
of common sense, don't Congress restore
it, and settle the question at once? The
Democrats are i;i the minority, and cannot
prevent it so far as the lower House is con
cerned. We conclude that the Fusionists
do not want it restored, and that they will
not make an effort to bring peace and qui
etude to the country in that way. They
wish it to remain, for the present, an open
question, so they can have the pleasure of
saving freedom forever, Nebraska fniquity,
Douglass swin lie, etc., etc. We have been
no little amused, s'andin in hc-aiin" of
some of our Fusion friends on election
days, when they were trying to draw the
wool over the eves of some voun' Demo
erat. They would ask the question are
you in favor of maUng Kansas a slave
State?" The answer would be "no," of
course. "Well, then, you must vote for
Mr. Colfax, or some other man, who is
known to be iu f.ivor of freedom, and in fa
vor of Americans riding America.' We re
gard such a course as ridiculous, in the ex-!
treme; and those who make the most noise
about -'freedom forever," care but very lit
tle about the colored people, if they can
only succeed in making the people believe
that thc Democrats are in favor of slavery,
and that they are the only advocates of free
dom and equal rights.
The Kansas bill is precisely the same as
all other Territorial bills which have been
enacted, except ihat clause which allows
Kansas to be admitted with or without
slavery, as the inhabitants may choose.
The "bogus Legislature," as it is called by
the Fusions, was commissioned bv Gov.
Reeder, and their acts recognized by him
as legal, which appears by his signing and
vetoing bills which they enacted. If Con
gress has the authority to "o behind Gov.
Reeder's certificates which he issued to the
members of the Kansas legislature, wc say
amen; let them go to work and declare tho
Legislature and the laws which they have
enacted, oid; and let them commence
anew. Until that is done, it appears to
us thai the laws arc binding; that it is thc
duty of the President to see that the laws
are enforced, and that there bo no outside
interference tolerated. We predict that
this question will not be settled for some
time yet. It is the only hope the Fusions
have of keeping up the excitement until the
fall elections are over. The fact of the Iv.
Ns having nominated Mr. Fillmore for
President, is quite a damper on the north
ern wing. Fix these matters up, gentle
men, to suit your notions; you may raise
th cry of "freedom forever," "Nebraska
iniquity' "Whisky party," "Rumsuck
ers," tc, but it will all be to no purpose;
these clap-traps have had their day, and
hare ceased to excite alarm; they have done
their work, and will, in future, do nothing
more than to increase the Democratic majority.
Sudden Death.
It becomes our melancholy duty to
chronicle the untimely death of Jacob K.
Hcpp, one of our oldest citizens. The cir
cumstances of his death as near as we have
j been able to learn, are as follows: On Fri-
dav evening, the 7th inst., he was in his,
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ciin -uiiii, ucro no jkiu ti bih in vjj
crfliou; his Avife anJ tww irls cre in tlie
j mill, also. 1 hey heard him groan, ana
I looked around; saw him set down with his
j hands on his breast; he then fainted; when
he recovered he said he was very sick
told his wife to shut down the head-gate,
! that he was dvinir. The irirls ran to a
neighbor's house, aud got help; they car
ried him into his house, where he breathed
his last in a few moments. Some think
that the saw threw the end of a piece of
wood against his breast; others think that
a blood-vessel broke. There were no marks
discoverable on his body, except a dark
spot on his breast, about the size of a quar
ter of dollar, which was discovered wheu
they were putting on his shroud.
The deceased was a good, substantial
otizen; had served four years as Sheriff in
this County, and has left a large circle of
friends to mourn his untimely death. We
truly sympathize with the family and rela-
j tives of the deceased, in this their day of
1 trouble.
I
i A funeral discourse was delivered by
(Key. Austin Fuller, at the Methodist
; Church, in this place, on Sunday, the 9th
inst., to a large and attentive audience. He
was then taken to 'that bourne from whence
no traveler returns.'
(Laporte and South Bind papers please copy.)
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. j
The list of premiums published to-day j
pects for tho next f.irare good, and all that
is necessary to insure success is the hearty
; eo-cperation of the people. It is an estab
lished fact, that fairs are beneficial to any
farming or manufacturing community; and
hbutofrecent datc -vct wherever they
have boen heW' thc-v liavc rcviv-d -
er,iries of the firmer and moplinni. iml I
V' j
have tlllls b'on.the mean3. of maklor many
,nirvements m meenanism, and bringing
a greater varietv of better produce into :
Imarhet.
T1 . , 1 t
""of any legitimate business!
c-osel.v alIlc(1 to that of tnc t,1Icr of tnö j
"1 ... .1 .1 1 ...
sou; anu any aaancemcnt lie makes in his
vocation is a benefit to the whole commu-:
nity. When he compares his productions
with that of his neighbors, and is made
acquainted with the process by which it is
produced, he knows at once which method
is tho most practicable, and his future la
bors receive the benefit of the information
thus obtained. In manufactures, also, the
competitors have the benefit of each oth
er's skill.
The next annual fair will probably be
held in October next.
We notice in the Sentinel, that Messrs.
Dunlcvey, Ilaire, fc Co., from Cincinnati,
have established themselves in Indianapo
lis, for the purpose of running our Stock
Banks in particular, and the State Bank in
general. Should they continue their un
gentlemanly course towards our Banks,
they will intlict a serioii3 injury on our
State. Tho Banks, in order to protect
themselves, will have to draw in their cir-
culatiouas fast as possible, and curtail their
loans ;
. j
Indiana has contributed largely towards
supporting the business men of Cincinnati;
but from present ftppearances she will do
her business, in th future, with those who
will not send a firm of moneyed sharks
among us to derange our currency. If our
business men will do their trading at some
other city, which they can as well as not,
the Cincinnati merchants and brokers would
soon call Messrs. Dunlevey, Hai re i Co.
home nirain.
Our voce, in common with the Press of
the Slate, U for our business men to quit
dealing with them until they learn better
manners.
We invite the attention of the Democrats
of Center Township, to the call for a con
tention to be hold at the Courthouse, on
the 22nd inst. We have always been too
negligent about our spring elections. We
have a Township Trustee to elect, and
many times it is difficult to iret any suita
bio pe!S-"n to consent to be a candidate, in
consequence of not having a general ex
pression. We have more interest in hav
ing a sound man, Avith 'ood business hab
its, elected to to the office of Trustee, than
we have in the election of a member of Con
gress. There are to two Justice's of the
Peace, elected also.
We say to thc Democrats, turn out, you
can afford to spend one piece of a day, for
the purpose of putting the right kind of
men in nomination.
In another column wili be found tho ad
vertisement of W. II. Rhodes tfc Co., Am
brotype Artists. We have seen specimen
pictures Liken by this mode, and think
they are superior to thc Daguerreotype.
Give them a call. Rooms at J. K. Arm
strong's Daguerrean Gallery.
Winter still lingering upon us, the
sleighs are still keep moving and tho weath
er is quite cold, and will probably remain
so until about tho 20th.
Hexrt Pierce is positively selling his
Clothinir at cost. See notice i:i another
column, and give him a call.
If you want a nice article of dried beef
or smoked ham, call at Honest John's."
Y speak advisedly:
CONVFNTION"
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ii.iiiui.iaui iwiiuvi -""' "
ship, are lequestion to meet at the Court-
house in Plymouth, on Saturday the 22d
of March, at 1 o'clock, to nominate candi
dates for Township Offices. It is hoped
there will be a general attendance, for in
the present state of our school finances and
laws, the amoun', of Judicial business to
be 'done, and the want of good and-efficient
men is severely felt, and it behooves Dem
ocrats who have the public and individual
good at heart, to p:rs nally see to the se
lections of good, able and honest and ener
getic maw to 1:11 all our public offices.
MANY DEMOCRATS.
For tli I).'mcrat.
AN ODE TO SNOW.
I wih the enow would go away,
We'e liad it lonsr enough
Oh ! how I long for one warm day,
To melt the frozen stuff !
You've been here now, lout SO days,
No sign? of leaving ytt,
I'm sick and tired of seeing sleigh's
Hut you wont leave, I'll b;-t!
Hut a day is fa.-t approaching on,
AVLcn you will have to go;
Tho sun wiil ocn Jiinc down upon
You, hoary -headed snow.
Then you will melt, and down you'll o,
Ker-pplasli into the river,
.s if you tho't we didn't know
You'd ever left u., trrr.'
Ihit whenyou'r gone, good-bye,
Hurrah for Andrew Jackson
Donaldson nrrr the left, I
Mean, and Fillmore nary one!
IlKKSWAX. jr.
ARRIVAL OF THE ARAGO.
RUSSIA AX X IOCS FOR VF. A CK!
News of the Pacific.
Xr.w Yohk, Mareh 1.
The Havre packet Arago, has arrived
with additional and highly interesting par
ticulars of the affairs of Europe.
Count Cavor and the Sardinian Minister
at Paris, represent Sardinia in the approac
hv, j w onrorom.c. 1 1
ich-
letters from St. Petersburg represent an
almost universal desire for peace on the
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ipnrt - lill1;l- 1 ho Kusstan ministers i
are vciT anxious that Prussia admit-!"""
Conf(,ronco f but nolIji definite
has been decided upon.
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Hostilities arc still kept uri 1:1 the Un-;
rnea, the Russians continually tiring upon
the Allies from the north forts
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The mate of an Enirlish briir. arrived at i
St. Johns from Shields, reports that on the
. . . . .
10il.nU li e.iw i ci,0,ltl,;. .,:i-
distant, steering East. Her starboard bul-
iLfUl HV I ' . 4 v mil Ii I ii lltir 1 1 i I J j
1- . 1- . t i i, .
walks were gone, the loremast carrr-d -
away, and her paddle wheels iu slow mo- j
tiom It was foggy at the time, and the j
wind blowing almost a r-ale. It was be- i
. .
leived almost beyond conjecture that the !
crippled vessel was the missing steamer j
L acihc.
The Arn go, on her voyage, encountered
a great number of icebergs, and at one
time, while running in tho fog, narrow
ly escaped destruction from one of them.
A passenwr by tho America reports
seeing a steamer supposed to be the Pa
cific, steering Iv.ist. The Captain of j
the America, howevei, makes no mention
of it.
In the British Parliament Roebuck ad
vocates the American demand for the re
call of Mr. Crampton, declaring the nrc-
j tended apology in regard to the enlistment !
diflicully a irovernment delusion. Pal
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lne,'ston roVVd to tho member in a fierce
speech.
Th loam's says England will not surren-
der thc smallest of her rightsand will total-
ly disregard the American clamor.
A great conflagration has taken place at
Rangoon, in India, attended with heavy loss
of property. Damages estimated at two
hundred pounds sterling.
Notice has been given Parliament that a
new loan, supposed to be a hundred million
dollars, will be required.
Sardinia lias voted a loan of thirty mill
ion dollars.
It is rumored that France and Austria
have arrived at an understanding iu regard
to the fifth point, in order to outvote Eng
land if she attempts the disarming of the
Eastern coast of the Black Sea a nine oua
jio. Appearances already indicate very
serious differences in the approaching
Peace Conference.
The Dutch have concluded an important
treaty with Japan, securing privileges de
nied the United States.
The Russians attempted to surprise the
Allies in the Crimea on the 21)th inst., but
were defeated.
Nfw York, March 1.
A member of thc Cabinet writes that the
Bulwer treaty will be abrogated and a new
treaty be formed; that the Central Ameri
can question is in a fair way for satisTicto
ry adjustment, and that the enlistment af
fair (recruiting soldiers for the British
Government) is now the only serious mat
ter in dispute.
Xkw Yokk, March I.
The Atlantic sailed at noon to-day for
Liverpool. Among the passengers is Hon.
G. M. Dallas, the newly appointed Minis
ter to England. His family accompanies
him. The Atlantic takes no specie.
Washington, March 7.
The Senate is not in session, having ad
journed until Monday.
HorsK The House renewed the consid
eration of the report of tho Committee on
Elections in reference to the Kansas con
tested case.
Mr. Oliver, of Missouri, aJdressed the
House at some length, in opposition to cm
powering tho committo to send for persons
and papers in tho ease. Ho maintained
that on the head of Mr. Reeder and others,
who had joined in the extraordinary niove-
ment forgetting up Emigrant Aid Societies
and procuring Sharpe's rifles, rested the
responsibility of all the strife and blood-
! shed in Kansas their sole object being to
! defeat what they termed the infamous Kan-
r , ,
i I hese things were calculated justly to
extUe the indi uion of the peoplJ0 of 'Mis.
suun, aim 01 ivansas territory.
He indignantly repelled the term 'Bor -
.1.. I,, m...., , K.,,1 n.,!....!;.
UC;ous of their ri-dits, and with mind
enough to maintain them.
Mr. Oliver said he did not know any
Missourians who voted in Kansas, but he
had witnessed hundreds of Eastern men re
turning from the Territory, who said they
had 'seen the elephant,' and filled their
contract to vole, and were returning home.
He said to authorize iie Committee to
send for persons and papers, would be to
give countenance to revolution and defiance
of law, and trusted the House would refuse
this request, made at the instance of the
man Heeder, who lias smeared his hands
with the blood of his fellow citizens, and is
quietly laving the foundation of treason,
which only needs the overt act to justify
his being handed ashih as Haman.
Mr. Cumbaek, of Indiana, admitted as
charged by Mr. Oliver, that the design of
the Emigrant Aid Societies was to make
Kansas a free State, and the doctrine pro
nounced by Northern Democrats, as the ob
ject of the Kansas-Xebraska act, was not
only to make these Territories free, but
to establish a cordon of free States to the
: Pacific.
j lie never had any des!re to go to Kan
j sas till he saw an effort made to force slav
; cry there. He submitted to Messrs Oliver
;and Phelps, who Iffive addressed the House
j on this subject, that we must ask them how
i many men and whom shall go to Kansas
j in order to become citizens? If freedom
!gco9 there, that is war on Missouri. He
said that Virginia and North Carolina once
j stood on the ground the Republican partv
j new occupies; if slavery is sectional, who
j made it so?
Mr. Cullen said this question should be
j settled with calmness, and according to the
j principles which regulates Courts. He
j maintained that the House could not impugn
j the acts of the Kansas Legislature,, under
j which Whitfield was elected. Gov. Reed
! er decided that the members were duly
j chosen, having commissioned them and
sent a message recognizing their act as le
gal. Tho House had no right to open that
investigation, beeause it cannot go beyond
the record.
Mr. Walker concurred i: the views ;x
pressed by Mr. Cullen.
The House then adjourned until Mon
day. PKltrKTl ITV of Pakties. Xothi
nnir can
be more absurd, nor further from tho truth,
than the assertion that party lines have be
1 1 a.
conieobliterated, and political parties known
to the nast. 'I rue, the Whig partv is
j deader, if not dead, is certainly in a
trance; but the democratic party has pre-
1.1. r . 1
se-rvi'ti me iniegruy 01 its principles ana its
organization. It 'still lives.' ft Ins, too,
!. i 1 -.1". 1 ' 1
vs opponents, eacn wi n us political organ-
ization and objects. A name has perish
Ml a P;u'tv OIICO tfloriotw in its mauhoo 1,
1 .'II l.iT MM
has fallen but other narties live on. There I
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can be no such thing as no parties in our!
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eouniry. in a repuonc hko ours, wncrej
the people rule, they nnituf necessity and I
they always will exist. The Democratic
party will live while there is a republic to j
n:nt:iiu niul a oiistitution to uphold; ud
it will always have its opponents. Let not
Democrats, thercf re, deceive themselves
by supposing that the Democratic party
has no opponents. Xor let it for a moment
be supposed that the death of one party in
sures the death of all. It is political par
ties which conduces to the prosperity of the
country. It is luiblic sentiment embodied
m an organization termed a party, which
.
popular will. There ar evils iu all ).irties
and there always will be; but their total an
nihilation supposing such a thing possi
ble would be a calamity to our country
from which it, never could recover. Par
Ii .i ii
ties are lmnioriai in a repuonc tncy win
have an existence. While the Democratic
party maintains its national position, it can
not die; and while it thus exists, there will
always be found its opponents. Parties
have as much an existence now as they had
in the time of Jefferson and Jackson their
organization is as complete ard their en
deavors to obtain hol. I of the popular will
are not a whit abated. The Republican
and Know Nothing parties doubtless will
be annihilated next November; but other
parties, opponents of Democracy, will rise,
Phenix like, from their ashes, and 'strut
their brief hour upon the stage.'
Äthan fj Argus.
A New Cave an its Secret. During
the latter part of January, some laborers
on the Virginia Central railroad, near Cov
ington, Allegheny county, Virginia, dis
covered a new cave, of considerable ex
tent, with an opening at each end. On ex
ploring it, they found the dead body of a
man, in full huntingcostume, which crum
bled to pieces like dry dirt, vh.cn t;uchcd.
One of the persons took hold of the foot,
which immediately broke from the leg.
On examining the body, next day, a pock
et book was found, containing papers,
among which were seven bonds for large
amounts of money, one being for ?C,5UO,
dated in tlu )ear"lC23, and others dated
in 1U2G. All of them were signed or giv
en by old settlors of Allegheny and Bath
counties. It is thought that lb ) citcum
stances under which these bonds have
been kept from the light, will bar the ap
plication of the statute limitations, in
which some very respectible persons in
that region will be placed iu rather embar
rassing circumstances, as they will be held
responsible for the bonds to the full extent
of the property inherited by them, as heirs
of the signers of the papers. The Green
brier Era, which is the authority for this
account, does not say whether the name of
j the deceased is known, nor whether any
marks ot violence were found.
W anted IJy the subscriber, a serious young
man with fued principles of integrity niul sobriety,
to make bed, sweep a room, black hoots, nr.d
brinK water- Tor a youth of religious principles,
to whom a large salary is not of o much object an
a knowledge of the business, an eligible situation
U here offered.
Tho beat of reference given anl required.
J. riior.MX.
N. II. No fennlc indi-pu p neodappb.
The latest and the Boldest.
The New York T'ribune of Thursday con
tains statements respecting aflairs in the
Territory of Kansas, to which we wish
briefly to call attention.
The first and the last legislature of Kan
sas appointed sheriffs, judges, fcc, to serve
1 mrs- Ams allegation
is unoul a parucie oi ioumiation in truth,
as will be seen by examining the copy of
the "Statutes of the Territory of Kansas,"
published, "by authority," at the Shawnee
M. L. School, and printed by John T. Bra
dy, public printer. The last general as
sembly of Kansas provided that all public
officers within control of the Territory, ex
cept treasurer and compti oiler, should be
elected by the people at the general elec
tion for members cf the general assembly
for the year 1057. The treasurer and comp-
t roller alone are elective by the general as
sembly, and they are to be chosen once ev
ery four years. We give a copy of so
much of the act providing for election of
sheriff as relates to the falsehood of the
Tribune. Chapter 150, pp. 712, 713, sec
tions 1 and 2. Sheriff. An act pioviding
for the office of Sheriff, and prescribing his
duties.
Be it enacted ly the Governor and Leyisla-
five Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as j lt enacted by the Governor and Lcyisla
folloirs. j t'w assembly of the Territory of Km sax, us
S-C. 1. There shall be elected, by joint j follotcs:
vote of the legislative 'assemblv, at the pros-! oc- - That, in addition to the provid
ent session, for each county, a sherilr, who
shall hold his office until the general
c! se
tion for members of the legislative assem-j ant evo,T county sh 11, on or before the
bly in the year eighteen hundred and lif.y-! first Monday of October, A. D., 10.55, col
seven; and such sheriff, when elected, shall j lect t,,e sum föne dollar as a poll-tax
be commissioned by the Governor, and j orn eaC'1 person in the said Territory of
shall take the oatli of office prescribed by j Kansas who is or may be cntkled ta vote
law, which shall be endorsed on his com- j m sa' Ten Lory, as provided in said act,
misson, and the same, so endorsed, shall
be recorded iu the office of the Recorder of
the county; and such Sheriff, before enter
ing upon the duties of his office, shall give
bond, to be approved by the probate court,
in a sum not less than two thosan J dollars,
nor more than iifty thousand dollars, as
may be prescribed by the sail probate
court, conditioned that he will faithfully
collect and mv overall monevs in'rn.fod
1 .
10 ...m lor ccmecuon, ana account. lor mi
moneys coming into his hands, and faith -
fully and impartially demean himself in
oflieu; said bond shall be tiled and recorded
in the recorder's office of the proper coun -
11
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2. At the general election for mem
bers of the leirislaiive assembly fr the vear
eighteen hundred und fifiv-fvnn mid
W
f .t c .1" 1
mj I'jui v-iua iiivn ,uii. i , uii; 11.11 11 II VI yj
ters of each county shall elect a she. iff,
who shall hold his office for the term of
four years, and until his successor shall
be duly elected, commissioned and quali-
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nod.
ij
uj,r
r "
e ,?c
The provisions of law fr the election of
ges of probate are similar to those for
lion of sheriffs. It was necessary for
the general assembly to elect those and oth-
er officers to serve for abrief period, in or-
der that the machinery of territorial gov
ernment might be put promptly in motion.
In the sanv artich the Tribune says that
the riydit sulfra'j-e in Kansas is "iMven to
every man that pays, or ia whose behalf is
paid, a poll-tax of one dollar, although he
may not have slept one night in thc Terri
tory," and publishes to sustain the allega
tion, a copy of law never enacted by the
general assembly of Kansas, and, of course
of no authority there. We give t!ie law as
printed in the Tribune:
"An act instituting a poll-tax.
"Jle it enacted, ii'C. Section 1. That ev
ery white male above the age of 21 years,
who shall pay to the proper officer in Kan
sas Territory the sum of 81 as a poll-tax,
and shall produce to the judges of any
election within and for the Territory of
Kauras a receipt showing the payment of
said poll-tax, shall be deemed a legal voter
and shall be entitled to vote at any election
in said Tcriitory during the year for which
thc same shall have been paid. Provided,
That the riht of suffrage shall be exer
cised only by citizens of the United States,
and those who have declared on oath their
intention to become such, and shall have
taken an oath to support the constitution of
the United Statesand the provisions of the
act organizing the Tenitory of Kansas."
That the above is a forgery will be made
appaenrt by rctding the following, which
arc the only laws of Kansas prescribing the
qualifications of voters:
Chapter GC, p. 332, sections 1 1 . Elec
tions. A:i act to regulate elections.
Be it enacted ly the Governor and Legisla
tive Assembly of the Territory of ICansas,
as follotcs:
Sec. 11. Every free white male citizen ot
the United States, and every free male In
dian who is made a citizen by treaty or
otherwise, and over ti c age of twenty-one
years, who shall be an inhabitant of this
Territory, and of thc county or district in
which ho offers to vote, and shall liave paid
a Territorial tax, and shall bi a qualified
elector for all elective officers; and all Indi
ans who are inhabitants of this Territory,
and who may have adopted the customs. of
the white man, and are liable to pay taxes,
shall be deemed citizens: Provided, That
no eoldier, seaman or mariner, in tho regu
lar army or navy of ihc United States, shall
be entitled to vote by reason of being on
service therein: And provided, further,
that no person who shall have been convic
ted of any violation of an act of Congress
entitled "Am act respecting fugitives from
justice and persons escaping from the ser
vice of their masters," approved February
12, 1793; and of an act to amend and sup
plementary to said act, approved 10th Sep
tember, 1850; whether such conviction
were by criminal proceeding or by civil
action for the recovery of any penalty pre
scribed by any of said acts, in any courts
of the United States, or any State or Terri
tory, of any offence deemed infamous, shall
be entitled to vote at any election, or to hold
any office in this Territory: and provided,
further, That if any persons offering to
vote shall be challenged and required to
take an oath or affirmation, to be adminis
tered by one of the judges of the election,
that he will sustain the provisions of the
above recited acts of Congross, and of the
act entitled "An act to organize the Terri-
to"es of Nebraska and Kansas.," approved
May 30, 1854, and shall refuse to take such
oath or affirmation, the vote of such person
shall be rejected.
The only enactment by the general as
sembly of that Territory which relates to
the "instituting of a poll-tax" is the f.dlow-'
mir:
Chap. 138, p. 689, sec. 1. Re enue.
An act supplimental to an act to provide
for the collection of the revenue.
j lons of an act eilt'tlJ An act for the col
lection of the revenue," the sherillof eaeh
to which this is supplementary.
The above statements bv ti.e Tribune are
fair samjdes of the numberless wicked, stu
pid falsehoods daily published in that
journal respecting public affairs in Kansas.
The Spirit Hand.
The believers in spiritual manifestations
at least those who patronize the antics
"u" fcJ s "m?n F"-jrm in tnc üark
r i ! . I. . . . .1 1
I have of late ricatlv
wondered and a lmir-
. cd t- n,MV tl ick c.lHcJ üw (gpirU h;mJ
j Tho Koons tried the trick on here, and ourj
j neighbor Kvcrett caught them at it. Itj
j scoms thc 'sPi,il lian;' wa a Vart of !
! !mb"S P-. b.y the Davenport fami- j
t lv in iSew 1 01k, and the editor of the Med-
t ical Gazette has cnu lit the hand nn ! 5i-
- 0 , ...... ...
stead of being formed of thin air. it turns
' out to be made of bran. The following is
1 - .
1 PXP(,SI- as
1 1
given
by tho Gazette.
I Cleveland Paper.
'Among other miracles, that most dwelt i
upon was the exhibition of the spirit hand, i
which these Davenport boys had the faeul- i
tv to show rising above the table, and which i
so many of the faithful had seen and would j
swear to. j
Accordingly, a time was appointed for
the taithtul and a lew skeptics to witness
the manifestations. They assembled, the
boys occupying one side of the table ex
clusively to themselves, while the specta
tors were placed at the opposi-e side, at a
i suitable distance from the mediums. The
hands of boys being tied to thc chairs, and
all being satisfied that there was no con
federate under thc table, the gas was now
turned down, so as to leave only sufficient j
light to discern the spirit hand when it
should appear, and all present were re
quired to keep their places, and on no ac
count to approach the 'mediums. ' Afier
waiting a few moments a 'hand!' was seen
to ascend slowly from beneath that side of
the table where boys were, widely opened,
with the palm towards the spectators, and
was then tdowly withdrawn under the
table. All could see it bv the dim liht,
and the sect were iu ecstacies. A skeptic
who was present, concealing his unbelief,
begged that thc spirits would repeat the
manifestation, which being done, he quick
ly leaped to the end of tho table, clutching
the 'spirit hand' before it had time to de
scend, and the gas being turned up, dis
closed a stujTcd ylovc! fastened on the foot
of one of thc Doys so that s leif bein
slyly lifted, made the manifestation! The
confusion made by this open exposure of
flagrant fraud and bold imposture on the
part of the 'spitits' and this Davenport
family, has put a slop to these dollar exhi- j
bitions here.
'At a public meeting of the sect at the j
Stuyvesant Institute, all these facts were
exposed, and admitted to be conclusive j
proofs 4f th knavery of these choice me
diums, by Dr. Gray, l'rfesor Mapos, A'c,
bu: a soleniM pnvest agains: ch ing more
than advising Davenport and his family to
leave the ci y was mad.'. To brand these
young impt.s'ors with their deeds, by sign
ing a certificate of the a lniiit-d tacts, it
was contended would ruin them for life.
We expose then: to save them and others
from being ruined, as the knaves or dupes
of spiiiiualism. I3ut we fear they are past
cure.'
IXL LET YOU.
If a kiss be delightful tempting my lips,
That a thousand sott w ishes besot you,
I vow by the nectar that Jupiter sips,
On certain conditions lkt yoc
If you s ear by my charms that you'll ever be true
And that no other damsel shall get you.
Hv the stars that roll round von summit of blue.
Perhaps sir, perhaps sir i'i.i. let yoc.
If not urged by a passion sis fleeting as wild,
That makes all the virtue forget you,
Hut afTection unsullied, soft, fervent ami mild,
You ask for a kiss, then i'i.i. i.kt vtv.
Fillmokk Stock Rising. There is of
late a decided improvement in Fillmore
slock in Indiana. The Ter re Haute Ex
press, has, at last, after some doubtful days,
come up to the help of the American party.
The Terre Haute Express, Yincenno Ga
zette, Kvauswllo Journal, New Albany
Tribune, Vincennes News, Vevay Reveille,
Washington Telegraph, Xewburg T ribune
and the Fort Wayne Times, have hoisted
tho Fillmore flag, and are pushing on the
column. Wo ehall notice, the signs of the
times as they are developed. State Sentinel.
MARSHALL COUNTY AGRICTJLTCRAL
SOCIETY.
At a meeting of the Marshall County .Agricul
tural Seciety, on the first day cf March, lf'SG.pur
suent to previous adjournment, the house was call
ed to order by the FrerfdenL The committee ap
pointed at the last meeting of the Society to ar
range the articles for exhibition, at the annual fair
to be held in October next, made report of their
proceedings, and after some discussion and several
amendments by the Society, the report was adopted,
of which the following is a list in detail, to-wit:
Class 1st, Farms &c.
Uest cultivated farm, CC00
2d do do do 3 CO
do practice in making, saving and applying
ing domestic manures, 3 0i
do Hedge, not less than 20 rods, 3 0(1
do Uee Hives, house and management, 3 (Mi
do field of corn not less than 5 acres,. . 3 01)
2d do do do do do Diploma
do quarter acre potatoes, 2 00
do job of mason work.bricJc or stone,. . 1 00
Class 2d, Wheat and Gardens.
liest field of wheat not less than 5 acres, 3 00
2d do do do do, Diploma
do cultivated garden 2 Q't
James A. Corse.)
D. S. Conger, Committee.
Major Tittle, )
The committee on Cla- 2d are to view the same
between the 20th and 30th days of June next, and
competitors for premiums, are to make application
1 to the Secretary, at the Recorder's Office, previ
! ous to the 20th day of June.
J Class 3d, Horses.
Host Stallion
2d do do,
3d do do,.
do brood mare,
do do do and colt,
2d do do ilo do,. .
do 3 jear old colt,
2d do do do,
do 2 year old colt,....,
2d do do do,
do 1 year old colt,....
2d do do do,
do span farm horses,..
2d do do do,
3d do do do,
600
3 00
Diploma
2 00
3 00
1 00
3 00
Diploma
2 00
Diploma
2 00
Diploma
2 00
1 00
. .Diploma
do sp:o;i farm buggy horses,
2 0:)
2d do do do do" do, Diploma
do bu'?v hor.--e,.
1 00
2d do do do,
Clas3 4th, Cattle.
Rest bull,
2d do -d
do blooded cow,
2d do do do,
do do heifer,
do do do 1 year old,
do do c.ilf,
do joke work oxen,
2d do do do do,
"d do do do do,
Class 5th, Sheep.
Host fine wooled buck,
2d do do do,
do lot ewes not less than 5,. . .
Class 6th, Hogs.
. . . Diploma
5 00
3 00
3 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
2 00
..... 10J
, . .Diploma
3 09
2 03
3 0 J
Best boar,.
2d do do,.,
do smv..
3 00
1 00
200
1 00
2d
CO
do,. ,
do lot j i l's ."1 months old not less than 3 1 00
Clas3 7th, Miscellaneous.
Host 311, huttvr, 1 00
do 10 lo or more of cheese, 2 00
lo loaf hrcad, 1 00
do cake, 1 00
do jar pickles, 50
1 do preserves 50
do specimen maple molasses, 1 0J
do .rtt ni;ple sti-rar, 1 00
do 511 honer, 1 00
dopmoked hams with mode of curing, 1 00
CLASS 8th, Manufactured Articles.
IJest made set of chairs
do rocking ch:iir,. ,
do bedstead,
do pl.ov fur loosi ground,
do sd plow,
do rd plow lr corn,
do cultivator,
d harrow,
do wagon,
do buggy,
do huriit'S! ,
do saddle and bridle, ,
do 6 or more sides of leather,. .
do ox yoke and bows,... ,
do ehurn, ,
do dices press, ,
do hacket, ,
do lijiht barrel,
do pair fine hoots,
do do coarse lioots, ,
do do woiiu'ii fine t-hoes,
dodo do ci ar.se do, ,
do do horse fhoes,
do UK) brick
1 (K)
1 Oil
1 0)
l on
i no
l on
l 00
1 no
2 0!)
2 0(J
1 e:i
1 00
l m
.Ml
.'()
1 00
l on
50
1 (HI
50
1 00
200
CLASS 9th, Fruit.
Largest and bct variety of apple? 1 00
liest spt eimon of apples not less than 2t 5(1
do do grapes,
do do icars,
do do qui nee,
do do plums,
do K( k of peaches,
do half bushel of dried peaches",
do do do do apples,
CLASS lOlh, Farm Productions.
liest biihcl of turnips,
do do onions,
do '.j doz. beets,
do do cabbage,
2 00
1 00
5(1
1 00
1 (HI
1 00
1 00
50
50
50
1 01
do braid seed corn not less than 55 cars. 1 00
largest squash 5(1
do pumpkin, 5()
liest 12 rut a, bag.i's, 51
do i., doz. parnicps, 51)
do ij,' do carrots, 50
do budicl Irish otatoes, 1 00
do '.j do swc-t do 1 00
do .! d beans l 00
do specimen of peas, i 00
CLASS 11th, Domestic Manuf actui es.
liest wool carjH-t,
do rag do ,
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 Oil
1 fiO
1 (0
50
1 00
do
do
do
do
do
do
dJ
do
fancy bed quilt, ,
pair w oolen blanke ts,
made coat,
do vest
do f-hiit,
needle work,
coverlet, ,
bonnet, ,
1 00
All of the above to be manufactured within thc
year.
CLASS 12th, Fine Arts.
liest orn mental paiuting, , . , . .
do specimen buincs penmanship,....
CLASS 13th, Poultry,
liest pair coichin ehiiM,
do do shanghais,
lo "to dorkinrs
do do im danders,.
1 00
50
50
50
5H
50
do assortment of fowls not h ss than 10, 100
Ily-eouseut, any articles for exhibition, not in
cluded i'Uhe foregoing list which shall bo brought
to the f air for exhibition, the penon bringing the
same shall be allowed nuch premium as thc Society
may direct.
OrdcrtM by the tWicty, that a copy of the pro
reedings of this meeting he handed to the Editor
of the Plymouth Manner and Marshall Count r
Democrat, w ith a request that they publish the same.
The Society then adjourned to meet again on the
first Saturday in September, next.
J. A.CORSK.IWt.
S. II. tYn.BAi.EY, Sec'y.
N. II. Committed-, to award the aWc remi
um, w ill he appointed at the Septemler meeting.
Any ierson may become a member of the Soci
ety by pa ing one Dollar nC. O. Tomeroy, Treas
urer, or to cither of the Directors in the evrral
Tow ii ships.
Competitors for premiums must be mem here of
the Society.
Articles for exhibition roust be entered on the Sec
rotary book before they are placed on the ground
snd must I? owned by the member presenting it.
S. R Com Ai.r.v, See.