Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 3 April 1856 — Page 2

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Jflontgamfrij jtonrnal.

J. A. GILKEY,

THURSDAY,

Extension of Slavery and Free Whisky to Save the Union

ALL HAIL! ALL HAIL!

The Republicans of Montgomery Conn-1

mi ~t r**»i».f

ty will meet in Convention at the Court

Montgomery County, and to appoint dele

gates to the State Convention. Much other business of importaneerwill be transacted.

It is to be hoped that during the interim

every Township in the County will

order of the Republican Party of

business to be transacted. T. W. FKY, Pr«s.

member the township

^'"Republicans of R,p cy ro.v„s,,p. ,10„,ing

bear in minu the County Coinciumn on

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hlCrS 5

creat contest

Kr»pl,ic»l

s:r

Editor.

APRIL 3, IS5G.

moneys for subscription and advertising for fae

Store. O- A. J. SHULAR, of Wareland, is our authorized Agent at that place, to receive all monies on subscription and advertising for She JOURNAL.

OLD LINE PLATFORM!

I ETP. ft. SIMPSON, of Lafayette, Intl., is our The Old Liners will be on hand at the polls Authorized Agent, at that place, to recieve all

Foreigners and Catholics to Rule America!

ARCHY "—Pierce's Cabinet. blessed. 1

WATCH WORD FOR THE CAMPAIGN! D* "Put none but DRUNKEN Iltl-SII-MEN on Guard To-night! -FRANK

PLEUCK.

REPUBLICAN

COUNTY CONVENTION.

WE MEAN TO SUBDUL YOL. [next Monday. Let not a Republican stay Douglas to the North.

The Montgomery County Agricultural

Society will hold a meeting at the Court

77"

of lbOb, cheered and anima-|

which his antics were dressed

To CORRESPONDENTS.—We

next week. to our columns. Bend on your Poems,

watchful

slide.

Wcbid it a cordial welcome

N. M. N. It is all right now

Our readers are referred

sliding

vention.

we liave in days passed and gone, passed

through similar scenes.

opening flowers and hear the sweet songs

of birds as any one.

JC3T" Our readers all over the County, but especially those of Crawfordsville will notice the article written by "Feneloiu." Voters of Montgomery County, if you want vour School Law well executed,

choose your wisest and best men.

jjfflgg We refer our readers to the article signed T. W. F., especially those living in our "beautiful village" as the writer truly styles it. We are inclined to think that

plank walks are a good "institution," and hope the good citizens of Crawfordsville will spare no means or labor in the extension of so good and so pleasant an "institution" wherever convenience and good walking require it. We think slock taken In such an improvement will pay. WTho vil! make the good invtstmcnt-.

April Election.

Republicans of Montgomery County, remember the April Election. Let every Republican who feels the cause of his coun

try at heart, bo at the polls bright and ear

ly on next Monday morning. Think not that the Election on Monday next is of little importance and in conscquence of so

delusive a thought stay away from the polls. You have principles of the highest character at stake. You have men to elect

worthy of being called men, and ofllces to fill worthy of the highest honors. Come do not desert the glorious banner of Tem perance and Freedom in this hour of peril.

to a nian

0 a

at hom(j

scum or a scraping of

th(J po uteil carca.ss

JOURNAL. He will be found at Gulp's Hardware RRL„„ ,„NI 1-IP be left at home on that day. I hey will oe at the Election iT they have to come barefooted and led to the polls like dumb driv

of Old Lincism will

en cattle to the slaughter. They are mustered into service and ready to do the service of their masters.

Republicans of Montgomery County, remember that.they fight for Slaveiy and free whisky, and we fight for reedom and Temperance. Nerved by the recollections of our triumphal march of '54. Come to the polls and do your country a service, for

slavm-MtcriKion. -v 1.-

sented by the Ladies of Crawfordsville, to ullitJ

...

the Lailies of Ripley. Lt.ng ..p yonr w.ves

and cnH J-011

lie success of the campa gnde-

I pends much upon the decision of the election

Union of Church and State.

now that ue inserted in the Journal a lew

onc of Uw most powe

p. jl]ican

House, in Crawfordsville, on Saturday the 191li of April, For the purpose of more thoroughly or- ,cgs_ ganizing tho great Republican Party of,

arty

and

Thg Review S wr ler a s0

ganiz'o and send large delegations to the'

County Convention.

niaries of tho

They are good and true.

your men.

Jt3J~Repu'blicans, remember tiie County

Convention on SATURDAY 1HE 19 111 inst. Let there be a full representation from all the townships. Doct. McFarland and Wm. R. Ellis, of Lafayette, will be present and address the meeting.

ul that W(J can ultcr such sentiments

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Montgomery C^ounty^ (dieted. We are glad that the Methodist citizens of Crawfordsville, both old and Agricultural Society

The wri

House on the second Saturday of April.— no objection to individual members acting

A full meeting is requested. Important with whatever party they please. e' O" Our circulation is still increasing and «ith believe this is their glorious pi ivilege and it the businese of our Olliee. We are daily exc,i-| cutii!" Jobs of all descript.ons in a very superior their heaven-born light in a land like ours Hill- Pontes or vie. I er?ons vishmg Liinis, Osti.s 01 jp^-Let every friend of Temperance re- where every man is a free man. or should

election on next Mon-! be. But it so happens that individuals

r\r\ haml at tliP Po'lii and vote for when taken collectively make up the great All we ask is Cor Gentlemen to call up and ex imday. Be on han.l at .he I O.I.

Church and tate.

cm]rse

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tlw

T!ie

the communi-1

cation by "DeMOciiAcy." He seems to think that there is no danger of the Union

since the Madison Township Con

We hope the 'Madisonians'will ever lc

of the dear Union and never let ,. ivnc

SPRING," by the same author, will ap

pear as soon as the weather is applicable.

We hope

11^.,--Your very cedent Poet,, the fr„„, the

j_LM"" ~-j \Yo subjoin the following uum mu uttttc will appear next week. It reminds us thai

however that its delay will not

bo long. We are as anxious to see the

Sen(ing uul llie

na re^]^ tQ

The delegated to the General Conferenco' will come among us as strangers and guests They were invited lour years ago, by our citizens, to hold their next session in oui city. They will come among ns as strangers and guests, to attend to the business of their Chnrch, and not interfere with the local politics of Indiana.—Sentinel.

Allowing for a fling at the Methodist clergy of this State, which is now a mere matter of course, wheneyer they happen to be alluded to by an "old line" paper, the above is a fair presentation of the reasons for leaving the time of the Convention unchanged. Let ns add another. The Convention will be in session but one day, and can't interfere very badly with the Conference, which sits a month, and only meets to organize on the first of May. lhe chief fear has been that the city would be too crowded by tho concurrence of two such assemblages, and that accommodations would be scarce. But that fear is obviated by the fact that the mass of the, Convention will not reach here till the day set, and will be gone by dark. We at first

thought a change to a day earlier would be advisable, but wo are satisfied that it is

better as it is. We put the above article of the Sentinel

"on record" in our columns of a testimony aga'nst any lying sheet that may hereafter be disposed to charge the accidental coincidence to a design to "mix politics I and religion."—Slate Journal.

Grand Concert.

Miss Looker, the blind Vocalist, in connection with the Crawfordsville Brass Band, will give a grand Conceit at the New

SomVscuHlous'oid Line Whisky Metli- I School Presbyterian Church, tl.is_ (Jhurs-

odist writer in the Review of last week, May) evening, commencing at clock i-i -i ,i HI ,JP Miss Looker is lately trom the btate seems to entertain the foolish idea that tiieie ,,.i y»o(„ of Virginia,'was educated at btaunton in is soon to bo a union of Church and btate,

1 I I II T-V.I' (hat State and coines to us highly leconiI now that ue inserted in the Journal a few

k•ulu-»

,.f auxiliaries of the ™en

Ul 111 W I' »i

thinks

Chm ch WJJS Qne of th(J most

th{m what

weeks ago, that .ho Mctl,o,li„t CI,inch i* mernK'il by many eminent Clergyiut ,, ami .l«,k u,s» Vg,o cry. .. .. a .. •Itrt i1or*oc ivVinvo HI lltlS £116

such a "sentiment is calculated to do much of the liberal patronage of the citizens ol injury to the Methodist Church." Crawfordsville, as we have listened to her 'When we said that the Methodic music both vocal and instrumental. lhe

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auX

-s

tnjo ft

Church North, has taken so noble a stand young, will manifest a tiuo spiiit of phi

thus the much di eaded auxiliary Now if the great mass of the Methodist other paper in the County. "Wo nope to hear Church were connected with the Old Line from those pleasant villages in the way of Bills,

J.,cn.linfiparty.

»lj«* ot

that the Meihodit Clinch should

...

wit!l

vvl,isl'-v AlVCr-V.'7

by then- presence mlyta. llio same propncly argne that ll.e Iicpub- i|

blunder occurrcd. It should Methodist Chnrch, a chnrch profess,„g he have read, "If you like not tho garb in (doctrines of Christ and l„s Apostles,

lican parfy.

refer our'

our!

readers to the Poem "THE "WIDOW'S REPLY,'

Review's corresponuent might with

jarln Uie^gant Poem by "Leer" in lio.n party had.conK-scc -tv.tU the .Met to- e„ which a,Kiel »„ck

our last week's Journal, a ridiculous typo- l'-st Chinch. is inipos beauty and interest of the occasion.

should dilfer in sentiment with the Lepub- ..

by MOI.I.IK. to unite and form one grand body The Poem "LOUISE," was unavoidably crowded out. Excuse us. It will appeal

work togotner, to act together, to \Oteto-i

gather, as it is for the waters o. ,rv

We hone in future to hear no more of i- .r«orl in the Methodist Church ttniting with the lie- 11""«

„dmit that

are

scattering members professing to be

Qld Line paity, and vote whenever opporjtuniiy offers, for the, extension of negro {slavery and for the spread of free whisky. I We would just say to those who thus act, that tliev may occasionally get a passing

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of tlieMcthoclist Dis

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tor

jt ^y thank the able Ed-

itor of the Journal, for the friendly and manly defence they have given us. The Crawfordsville Journal urges upon

the State Central Committee the propriety of postponing the People's Convention from the first oi May to the 29th ot that month. The reasons offered for the proposed change, are: l«t That the Geneneral Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church meets at Indianapolis on the first of May, when their engagements will be such that they can't participate in the proceedings.

The Crawfordsville Fusion editor seems to suppose that the General Conference of the Methodist Church is some local body, composed of the same men who made up so large a portion of the fusion Convention of July loth, 1S54. In this he is wholly mistaken. The General Conference, which is to hold its next session, commencing the first of May, in this city, is composed of delegates from all the Annual Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It is composed of some two hundred delegates, and not more than twenty of its members reside in Indiana.

Such a body can have but little interest in any politic*! convention in this. .State.,

notoriety, from the places where

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-that no exceptions she has given Concerts. Wherever she

had been taken to it by the Republican has traveled she has given entire satisfacnress of Indiana," at the time the Review tion as a superior Vocalist and an excellent 1 performer on the Pianaiorte. can perthat sonally recommend Miss L. as being worth)'

!ir.ils

.nnwv a,,a wili

of ottom

Saturday the 19th inst. On that day the Jfow else could it be. Tt is a matter of, wliii h'dom and it now uses all its influence to ,, 11 I L, ,.„ i- r-i I the bunker 1111 Literary society, «iiiui Flag so nobiy won last Fall, id be pie

Kep„blican party of ludi-

llcv

boll, lm 1.1 one an.lllie same

owBowiBg w(lfc

hmii

speeta.o.s,

",' all anxious to beliol.l a„.l hear tl,« perform-

r, lances of the occasion. 1 lie house was

„ated an.l .lecoratcl with

Exercises were opened by a very able ad dress on "oratory" by Mr. M. II. Cosir-

It IS as natural for them to T* I AT,,,-

.. ,. fnnlv

.. TON, President of the society. Mr. Cool},

William McMaken, J. B. \anghan, Man-

,»ni on AValson and Daniel II. Gilkcy, pro-J

and W0

nounced very able and well declaimed orations. Declamations, Dialogues, Collo-

a nianner which commande,, tie a,l.nn I tion of all. Mr. J. M. buxipsonlato teftch

,i ,i |er of the Bunker Iiill School, closed up

.Methodists who stand connected with the ..

,the scene by a

short

(•inline placed before their eyes once in ,, and renown among their fellow citizens,

eray bocicty.

the State Jour-

hut able address

the society. Long live the "Bunker Uili Literary Society, and may its members ever be mindful of the duty they owe to their fellow men. Wo have little hesitancy in

saying lhat when other days shall come, if any of its members should rise to eminence

g&T Our farmers anil Country Merchants are invited to call up to our City in a few days and buy themselves rich, as the gentlemanly, and entei prising merchants of Crawfordsville, will soon be in receipt of the largest and most fashionable stocks

of goods ever brought to this market. Call up gentlemen, if you want to get good bargains and good goods, for our meichants are determined to sell to you if you

will only show yourselves in town.

"Oh, dear what can the matter be!" The Locofocos are evidently in trouble. Congressional aspirants are springing up

on all sides. Clinton County urges her claim in the last Lafayette American.. The writer of the Correspondence "pitches into" Fountain right and left. He is down upon her modesty and her candidate, and winds up by saying that the candidate

should be, First. "Worthy and well qualified."..v.Second. "No more Dan Macea in the

field." They don't like Voorhwfl in Clirtou.

excellent Crawfordsville Brass Band have

Ropnblican party, we said gratuitously offered their services for the oc-

*nil

wc arc

casion, and as the Concert is truly one of

benevolencc toward Miss L. and her dis-

without fear of being successfully contra- tressed parents and sister, we hope the good

the great issues now before the people, lanlhiop}, by gi\ ing thtii usual lileia a.

ter in the Review, says he has tendance to the occasion. Wo b^p.-a, for

er a

liberalJ

nnJ ot}ier

jjj)l(i

iul

cw t]lcM iu ivi

..mtu{?0

,.„

have thotr wise judgement seen lit to con-

nect themselves with the Methodist ('hurch

ine

The Attorney Generalship. We notice many of our exchanges speaking of our townsman Hon. JUDOE NAYLOR in the highest terms as a candidate for Attorney General. We arc ourself distinctly in favor of tho old veteran and hero for that honorable and responsible oflice. We

think

he is just the man to crown it with the highest honors. We know of no one in the whole commonwealth of Indiana

more eminently fitted for the station. We know of no one whom we could more cheerfully support than JUDOE NAYI.OI-.

As regards the JUDGE'S qualification's we can pronounce no higher eulogium than tho following from the Iioone County Ledger. •,

We see by some of our exchanges

that .Fudge NAYLOR of Crawfordsville will be proposed in the Republican Convention as a candidate for the ollice of Attorney General. We know of no man in the State whom it would give us more pleasure to see nominated.

Judge NAYLOR is an eminent Lawyer and an upright man—and is one of the Oldest citizens of the State, and served his country bravely on the battlefield of 'IHTECANOE, and in defence of the frontiers of our country from tho merciless savages in the war of 1812 and 1813.

Judge NAYLOII was for many years, Judge of tlio Circuit Court, and for good sense, faithfulness, and impaitiality, lias perhaps never been excelled in the State. lie also conies within the Jeffersonian standard "capable and honest we tiust therefore that he may receive the nomination.

gg*- We notice that the Germans of Galena 111., have just held a largo and en

thusiastic meeting at that place, and resolved without a dissenting voico to vote for no candidates for«State Offices, who are in favor of the Nebraska bill, lhey passed other strong resolutions against the

\Wro Sla-erv

ri!y-

.1 iifn flin iTAnil

Job Printing, will find it to their

.et theirwork done at this OHieo.-

o,,,- Sped,,,™, M,in tl.c •'villages of Alamo, Waveland, Darlington, 1 ieas

aiit Hill, Ladoga, Waynetown and Linden would I do we'd to advertise soon in our columns, as our

The Gcr-

The first No. of the Battle Ground

Patriot is now on our table. It is publish

ed in tho City of Lafayette, by Mr. J. II. Wright, and printed bv Mr. Marion Bemiss. It comes to us ably Edited and neatly printed. It will be devoted to Temperance, Politics, &c. We bid it a cordial welcome to our table and to the Republi-

can ranks of Indiana. We wish it all possible success both politically anil pecunia-

jCSrThe speech of Senator Trumbull, of

Illinois, in reply to Stephen A. Douglass, is a splendid effort on the right side, worthy of the Senate in its best days, lie! completely uses up the Little Giant. W e! hope the speech will be widely circulated.

A TKOMISINO PARTY.—Never before was the Democratic party in so promising a, condition.— Cin. Enquirer.

Your party has always been in a promising condition it never did an}' thing, it we except, the promises it has made. It promised to increase our specie cii eolation, and it ruin»'d our currency It promised to improve our western rivers and harbors, iind it permitted them to become almost un-

1 .* 11 avn'ablc it oromised ti^ 1^1 otect the Arnei

pnper lias the most extensive circulation ot an_\ .r» Tliit iin to

ican flag, and allowed Gieat tjiitain to take possession of Northern Oregon it promised to preserve tho integrity of the

com..*,

.J»l

l!l

it re,,=»lc,l tho Mi,«onri C..»,.ro»i«

linij the Kxi.ibition of it promised to uphold the principle of free-

Chnrch it

was held in the large Christian Uliuicii at

it amo. At an early hour tiie house was

wor

1 1

om, and it now uses all its influence to uih'l up perpetual slavery it promised sfand by the Union to tho last, and its prominent champions are plotting the overthrow of this confederacy. \uily it is a promising party !—Cleveland Leader.

And it now promises to spread the

blight of Negro Slavery over Territory once dedicated to freedom forever. It fur

thermore promises to convert our whole nation into one grand grog shop, and every man into a besotted drunkaid, \eiiiy it promises to extend the. reign of African Slavery and free whisky all over the whole

declaimed ora- great pa-ty that. Tho world turns

hither to pay it homage.

„i„co,i ,ir

TREMENDQUS EXCITEMENT.

MADISON TOWNSHIP AWAKE

Old Lineism in the Ascendency—Black Republicanism put to Flight—Abolitionists and Negro Stealers Annihilated—Itinerant Vagabonds forever Silenced—Midnight Assassins Exterminated—Administration Sustained—Flaming Speeches—

Glorious Principles of Democracy Sustained— Grand Rally—People coming to the Rescue—Tremendous Outpouring of the Friends of the Union.

I)EAU

LINDEN, March 22, 185G.

GI'IKEY: YOU will no doubt be

surprised at the splendid array which heads our communication, but when you become acquainted with the cause of this outburst

of feeling you will cease to wond.r, although it comes from one possessing such

unusual equanimity as you are well aware I possess. DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

The Old Liners of Madison township will hold a Meeting at Homer's School

House, on Saturday evening next, at o'clock, P. M., for the purpose of bringing out candidates for lownship Officers.

Let every Democrat attend. By order of the COMMITTEE.

Such was lhe notice that was posted up

in a conspicuous place in our township,

masse determined to put tlie seal oi em ii

sassins who

was

No/ We feel

For the Journal.

Trustee Election.

Jin. EEITOR:—Allow me. to call the at

tention of (he voters of this Township to the importance of electing a well qualiried

Township

Trustee at tho ensuing election.

The coming year will be one of great importance to the interests of oui Common Schools, and it is highly necessary that the Trustee should have a thorough practical

acquaintance with the cost and constiuction of houses that the school funds may be judiciously expended. Mr. Johnson (who refuses to run again) had a good knowledge of this business and filled the office well,

and now it behooves the people to place a qualified man in his place. Mr. W illiam Epperson and Joseph Gaskiil are the opposing candidates, both are good men in theii respective business, but Mr. Epperson's profession and his thorough knoAvledge of it renders him peculiarly and admirably 'fitted for the post, especially for tho coming

year, and that he would discharge his duties promptly, faithfully and satisfactoiily no one can doubt. In adapting places foi school rooms, in the estimation of prices, and making contracts the Board will need

some such man as Mr. Epperson, and all parties will admit that abetter man could not be had. We have no objection t-o Mr. Gaskiil excepting his qualifications which do not fit him for the station. Since all parties are equally interested in expending

the school money properly, in the construction of good houses and in ninking good contracts

should, despite of party

politics select and voto for the best qualified

candidate.

raNELOM.

currently reported were L|

plans of sustaining this glorious Republic, ,|

principle and right. There wns no one halted at "Gollahei there when we arrived, although from several sloughs in the neighborhood the melodious croakings of bull-frogs told us that

we were not alone, nor were to be without

ity of friend or foe. Soon two of the true

blue made thcii appearance. We dismounted, entered the house, examined all the appurtenances thereof, to see that no sen ft foe was concealed therein, discussed the merits of the building and then, and th

mounted

our

steeds and rode home

ward triumphant! On our way several able and patriotic speeches were made by the distinguished gentlemen who were in

that

the

Union is safe\ 1

Mn. EPITOK:—In my peri

erty

-..it, /.,..,

hat

the midnight Assassins are vanquished. The whole race of Itinerant Vagabonds si-

lenced forever! Only think, in a town-

opinions, we feel assured you will not let

prejudice so operate upon your good nature and frienship for us as to refuse to put this in print. We hope however, the lie-

view will not fail to copy. Ever vours, in the spirit of true DEMOCRACY.

SIX DOGGERIES "CLEANED OUT."

KING ALCOHOL DETHRONED.

Popular Sovereignty Triumphant.

We yesterday published a short account of the mobbing and destruction of the doggeries of Princeton, by the ladies. To-dav, in an extra from the Princeton Clarion office, we have? a more detailed report of it which, we think, the extraordinary character of the act, and the feeling it indicates, justify us in publishing. On Saturday the ladies met and passed the following resolutions:

At a meeting of the Ladies of Princeton on Saturday, 22d, March, 1856, it was unanimously

Resolved, That there shall be no selling of spirituous liquors in Princeton. Resolved, That due notice be given to grocers and others, that if they presume to keep such liquors for sale, they may expect a visit from the Ladies to destroy the liquors.

Resolved. That there be no neutrality.—

rid themselves of the evil. Desperate cases require desperate remedies.

On tho same day they set to work

they did it will servo as a "caution" to all liquor sellers in that "ncc& of woods" foi

1:1

hilo. The Clarion says:

since the date above mentioned. Pursti- On last Saturday evening about tliree

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nf ptpr.

ant to appointment we turned out "en o'clock we were attracted by the unusual by the "lords of creation" for their o- ,,' (),„ on,.]

nal condemnation upon the iiiunigit with visages^betokening more of sorrow who are connected with thorn by ties of

liiu an

et a

reorganizing in our midst for the purpose apparent in every fair face, as its owner least, three-fourths of the entire population, of carryinjr°out their dark and treasonable silently passed up the side walk. Our, particularly the old and influential citizens .' ,, ,..,n „,.,.orir,f„i wonder being naturally excited to know of this place. They claim justification on designs for overturning all «ellauaugcd

oua

and making stronger the guardian chords cf.'ssicni moved not with the noisy drums a premises, and that tney are thrown upo.i which binds this sacred Union together.— beating, nor colors flying as in the pomp the natural law ol self-preservation—that We arrived at the place appointed for and ch'cumstance of war, but with a noise- they stand ready to heal the wounded hon- .. ". ..if less tread, save the low rumbling ol call- or of the -peace and dignity ol the btaie oi the meeting, and although it was la e, e\- silks, and the light pattering of) Indiana," by meeting tlie jienalty of

.imi -nn^,

turn

the sweet charm of music to grace our tri- the spoksuian. a matronly lady of halt a uinidi. But hark! low in the distance we century, and in a respectful an 1 dignified 1 .1 „pn,..i

n(,

heard voices and soon the fieioe growling & of a bull-dog announced tous (he proxiin-

company, and in whom the Jove of gave unmistakable tracas of sorro.v and country moved in impulses not to be rosis- desolation, caused by the oppression of .. n,„,. these sinks of hell, through a husoand, ted Isow. we are satisfied my Dcat Oilbrother, and perhaps sons—one who sufkey, you wonder not at the passion which ,-orejlong- and endured much—until fulfills our bosoms and that you will not be hearance had long ceased to be a virtue.— amazed at this out pouring of tho soul.— She was urmed with a rusty and heavy

axo a

shin numberiiv only about one hundred a moment, yet long enough to bo answered I »i.» i.: ...

and" fifty voters five men and a bull dog by tiie flashing gleam of fifty bright hatch-

For the Journal

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around this beaut if ul vidage o. ours, uis-1

cover that a number of our citizens have

been improving the facilities lor gettin

about, by the construction of plank walks iii front of their dwellings. WR trust tlu.t this spirit of improvement will prove contagious and seize upon many whose prop

would be thus greatly improved and the public generally very much benefitted. Among those who have made substantial

walks, 1 observe Messrs. BuFi'tNGTox Lr's. MCCLELLAND and MCMAKEN, II. II. CANINE, THOMAS STEEL, GEOKGE COOKS, ROBERT Cooxs, JAMES & NATHAN GRAHAM. The comfort of these walks cannot well be estimated, and many a heartfelt thank escapes from the lips of those who are thus saved the luxury of plodding through the mud.

T. W. F.

A Short Argument.

A gentleman was railing, a few days since, at a public table, against the lav* ol Massachusetts,' as depriving men of their natural rights to buy and sell and get gain and turning to his neighbor, he asked him if he did not think it high-handed oppression. The gentleman replied: "Sir, call it oppression, if you please. I will state ono fact, well known to myself. A lax bill was recently brought to me on my city property, of §800, for which I gave my check. I carefully looked into the subject, and found that 6650 of it was for the support of drunkenness. Now what is this but oppression? But I suppose 1 have no rights. Rumsellers have all. They may tax me to support the criminals and drunkards they make, $650, and 1 must be still." "Sir," said the gentleman, "Massachusetts is light. It is the best argument I ever heard. It has overthrown all my theory about, free trade. I will Ray no more, but go the whole with yon."—OhioJowrnal of Education*

arms length—poised in it

ipening or track to his exit the seaop'.ned and closed a't the track from his pursuers!

Let it be distinctly understood that the ma- a stake and ridered hog pen, and its conjority of the Ladies in Princeton regard tents went the way of all the rest. They the liquor-selling groceries as a nuisance then proceeded to tho "Last Resort." kept that cannot bo tolerated and that whatever of talent, influence, energy, or bodily

CM UIICUL, LUIIUVUCL', V/LL UAU IJTLL I TIL strength they may possess, shall be used to half of green whisky hooked out fro

v/u uiu iiuiw imj niL-r "«x The work set apart for the day being fincat rv out their determination, and the way ished, the tired and laureled heroines re

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appearance of eighty or one hundred ladies tection.

filing past our oflice door, in double hie, lhe ladies engaged in this not, and those

uiv. lip".

erything betokened a glorious triomjm i'eet upon the pavement. The procession law with tho same cheerfulness that itiey lalfed at "Gollahcr's Finish," and a par- poured out the whisky—that, leiving 14.ey ensued.

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tone signified that "the ladies of 1 rincton

reqnested a discontinuance of the sale of spirituous liquors as a Leverage within the limits of this community, and in case of refusal a confiscation mid des-

broad-axe that had seen some service.— Tho command was given to "open that door," and answered by a tlncatemng "stand back," when up spruug the brond-

1-way but

rni,„ iT„:rtn jets reflecting the glistening rays of a de-j,, i.v

turned out to the Convcn inn. :d'clining sun, and wielded l.y fifty lair i.ut Fireliv had entere 1 that port with a dis*is safe! DEMOCKACl.

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1\ S. "We would have preferred pub- portentious silence—an down came In

in-uionsl Five minutes sufficed to clear out this hole

rinaiioiis 7

1- in the Low, and tiie gallant operators lest-

jeilliuo

explain coiiternpLitin^ the crush

over

doleful countenance looking cm at tho distruction of his favorite beverdgo. and could not resist the involuntary exclamation of "Shame. It's a shame?" One of the Indies who heard it stepped lip to him and holding out her hatchet, remarked "that thoy had come there to tap everything that hail whisky in it, and that if he had regai for himself lie had better bo leaving!" Such a splitting of sides that ensued, was a caution to weak ribs.

The next visit.was to friend "Roll/* a man among the men of his calling—one who had always lived on terms of acqniuscenoe to the laws and rights of his neighbors. Here a compromise ensued by acceding to the request "sell no more." The pledge being satisfactory his property was spared and the procession moved off, rejoicing that they found a "man" and a gentleman that had saved tlietn the necessity of spilling more of the '-critter."

They next visited .a German by the name of "Shively," whose wife had a baby yesterday before noon," and who protested that he didn't keep the "ardent." A search was instituted—a barrel discovered hid in

by a German named Spitzer, who hadn't a bit oil baud," except three barrels and a

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hurley projM'ietor of tn (t on tiie justness 01 their cause, and tlie juiig-

"institution," who com mandeu the citadel, ment ol their peers, they vvill not liiii'ii was standing at the door in an attitude Irom the exactions that private grievances that indicated that "his voice was still for demand through tho laws ol tiie countr

Uj .steps Mrs. Olive Branch (1)

in cum: ui ich.mi rt vu 11 ..'voviow of the scene, exciaiuieil: tniction of the liquors held for the injun- these iauies live a lhou.sauu ycuis at 1 nev.:' ous traffic." The reply was tauntingly, die given: "1 will sell whenever-1 please, and NOTE.—At the request of the ladies, expect to make my living by it." "Is Mrs. Paxtou acted as spokesman, an that vour determination, consider?" "\es, Mrs. .jo!m Biowniee as Captain. Among madam." "Then I have done all that I the most prominent actors were Mr.-. Is.tao can do, as I have no arms." Iledspelh, Mrs. Harrington, Mrs. inos.

The spokesman retired, ami at tr.isJune- Ewing, Mrs. David Lwing, Tiir-. Dimi-.'-t ture up stepped Mrs. Sufferer (-), a d'gtii- and many hers, whose iutne» we c»unoC lied and elderly lady, whose furrowed brow now call to mind.

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ihe waters ol IIUI to hide

The work of destruction then eommenc

topol—streams of the dark ami filthy water bubbiod o'er the liooi' and tainted the air breathed by live hundred nostrils.

he work ol destruction ttien eommenc- Petersburg that a definite undersianding ed—bottles—kegs—barrels and jugs, alike |,,ls arrived at on the filth point, amf, shared one common grave, in a way too

t.h0ir labors. The stern and unre-

bottles and the wreck of Liquors before her, raised her trusty weapon dripping with the gore of its victims mid looking sieadily at it, while the hot tears stole down her matronly cheeks, was thus thought to address it: "Ah my trusty weapon, thou hast a virtue in thee, that had I drearnod of ten years ago, and been backed by hail as many of my :-ex as are here to-day, I could now rejoice iu a living, breathing and devoted husband to cheer my declining years, i:or would my head at this moment been bowed down with sorrow toward the grave. But 1 yet am a MOTHER, and hayo SQNS in danger!—ladies! Forward."

A few steps brought the band to "Rutenfranz's," where the same parley ensued and with like success. The word was again given to charge, and the work of demolition again commenced. The "lager" ilew, as if rejoicing in its escape, and whistled with hissing sound through the openings in the kegs, made by the unerring hatchets now intoxicated with the fumes ol victory. A shout that made the welkin ring, now issued from five hundred manly throats—outsiders—that told the work was done. The glad tidings were re-echoed by all the gii-ac bells of the town with merry peals, in miniature imitation ot the old Independence Bell of '76, that proclaimed the signing of the Declaration ol Independence.

The word "forward" was again given and the fairy band of outlaws proceeded tovisit the Patriarch of the tribe"--Sister Fisher's. Here was found but a tew barrels and kegs, kept only for "medical and sacramental use!" lhe woik ol destruction was again resumed, and the havoc was awful, enough to bring tears to the eyes ol the besotted toper who accompanied each whack of the hatchet with a sigh for the "departed spirits." One case in particular we will digress to mention. A walking illustration of a whisky barrol waa with

-'n un

der the wood piles and potatoe holes.— Polatoe town will smell of whisky for a week, from the inundation.

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their head-quarters, and dismissal /ith a pledge to each other to reassemUu

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when occasion required, an 1 more woik was to le done, or until a law was enabled

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tern determination blooil and kindred, comprise, to say the

mt kq)t imjg in tlw gloll!K lhat

to its determination. The pro- jtiiem, or to redress their grievances in tho

there is no law to protect

When we looked upon the iud.ivi.iu.ii actors in these scenes, and read their suffering and misery in our partial knowledge of their history, we could not wou ier at their deeds, nor could we help but echo the remark of a gray haired and veneraido looking farmer, who was takiiiL' a oii.i's

NEWS BY THE CANADA. New YOUK, Saturday, March '29.—PAHIS, March 14.— Tiie Congress held a t-o-dav. The Moniteur publishes the

in-

lollowing. "Tiie Congress invited Prussia as thi'i signer of the treaty of July lo, 1851, to e»id Plenipotentiaries to Paris, and lh*r King of Prussia lias appointed Baron c.y Mameufiel and Count de lai.-dieid. JJa-

has left Berlin lor Paris. \*IENNA, March 1-1.- rciuction

of lht}

a arms for the conlest a nmnientV j.aich'iVom the British Lrovei nnien.', r-

Au,trian army has been announce 1.

oln

Kiel, March 1-i, we l-a-n tint tn.j

A dispatch from Bjrlin of the likh,

"Count Ortoff has ma lo known at St. Petersburg that a definite undersianding

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that wouid shame the destruction of Sebas- jjuhernaloff, peace is restored." ... ....

the instructions brought, by

peace

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Some special deliberations, which are to take place between Russia and Turkey, have been reserved.

Preparations are being made at Moscow

thu coronation of the Emperor, whicii

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take place alter peace is concluded. In Parliament, the question was ask'/d when the papers in regard to the disputo with the United States in relation to Central America would be presented.

Lord Palnierston replied lhat ha was unable to state, but they would be forthcoming very soon after the Easter recess.

Mr. Roebuck asked whether tho papers would include those relative to the recruiting question.

Lord P. said ho could not tell at present, as no reply has been received to the last dispatch by Her Majesty's Government.

WONDERFUL PIIESERVATION OF LIFE ASD LTMB.—In the car that was thrown once and a half over and drawn several Hundred feet upon the crack of the Hudson Ri»ei Railroad last evening, though tilled with passengers, not a limb was broken. Ju Ige Gould, Troy, was bruised in the head, but not seriously. His lady and two eiii.dreri escaped unhurt. Gov. Draper, of New York, receiv'd a severe contusion on his i.high, and a slight injury on the sido of his head, but is in no other way injured. E. W. Fish, Esq., of Brooklyn. wa slightly bruised. It was really a merciful escape. —Albany Evening Journal.

JS3T Hobbs. the locksmith, has picked one of Banquo's gory locks he did it wita a pick-axe. He is now at work on a wedlock. Guess that will be rather a tcazor for him. %3T A confidence man—the man who thinks he can help a

good-looking

servant

girl to "c8rd the bedstead" without getting his head broke by his wife.

The young lady who fell in love lias

just been pulled out by the daring fellow who

struggled

successfully with the world.

Latest advices from Europe informs

us that peace hai been deolared.