Noble County Register, Volume 1, Number 22, Ligonier, Noble County, 1 July 1858 — Page 2

IHE REGISTER ' LIGON lER, JULY 1, 1858, Republican State Ticket. ' POR SUPREME JUDGES. ‘ 15t Dis.—HORACE P. BIDDLE, of Cass; 3d.—ABRAM W. HENDRICKS, Jeflerson 34.— SIMON YANDES, of Marion: = 4th—W3l. D. GRISWOLD, of Vigo, ' ATTORNEY GENERAL. ‘ WILLIAM T. OTTO, of Floyd ; . TREASURER OF STATE. JOIN H. HARPER, of St. Joseph. ) AUDITOR OF STATE, ' ALBERT LANGE, of Vigo. ' _ SECRETARY OF STATE, . WILLIAM A. PEELLE, of Randolph BUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC INSTRUCTION JOHN YOUNG, of Marion. 3 Zdngreuional Convention, 'he Republican Coavention to nomimate a candidate to represent the tenth Congressional District in the next Congress, will meet at Kendalville, Noble Co. on Thursday the 12th day of Angust next, at 10 o’clock; A. M. T ~~ All who are willing to unite in the overthrow of the present corript Administration of the general government are cordially invited to attend and participate. : By order of the Central Committee, B. W. OAkLEY, Chairman. - Fort Wayne, June 29, 18.8.

Hon Charles Case at Home. Qur able Representative is at his home in Ft. Wayne. We copy into our paper from the Fort Wayne Republican an account of his welcome upon the day of his arrival. v We believe that there is a spontaneous warmth. of feeling towards Mr. Case throughout the entire district. ' We see by the last Elkhart Times that he was present with Mr. Harris, E. W. H. Ellis, and other excellent Republicans,at a public meeting in that county last week. Eloquent speeches were made by the above named gentleman and a glorious good time had generally. :

Bnchanan Repudiated' by the De- ~ mocracy of lowa. - The Democracy of lowa, met in State Convention last week. Resolutions endorsing James Buchanan were presented to the Convention and voted down. After a failure to re-consider, and a stormy time generally, the Convention adjourned sine die. The 'minority then called thcmszlves together, and theoffice-holders and expectants resolved that Jimmy Buchanau was } the greatest and best man that ever lived—and then adjourned,—Hurra for Buck., 5 , S . [ e B 4 O P f i) When Bribery is Right. ‘ If a man should step up üblushingly & pay over to the Judge on the bench ten dpllars to decide a law question, in whick’he might be in the right, in his favor; the whole community would be’ horrified at the erime and the corraption. But when a government styled Dewmogratic steps up agd offers a few voters, willions of property, to entail upon a future State one of the most barbarous and wicked institutions of this or any other age. Why there are some who call themselves men, and some who style themselves (God torgive them for blasphemy !) religous men, who pretend that this is according to the pure principles of christianity— Noble Co. Register - ; - The editor of the Register evidently never heard of the bribery sf voters iu in certain in counties in this state, by the Republican party in 1856. If he had read the report of the investigating committees of the last Legislature he would probably ‘learned that, the: usual way of clecting officers in Rush Fountain and other Republican countics was by importing and bribing votes.—Dekalb Co. Demgn o - g We ask our rcaders to notice the manner of excusing a great wrong. An ingtance of wholesale and unblushing corruption is held up to view—an editor tells a story from imagination or otherwise, about some’ naughty bribing ~of voters down in Rush and Fountain Counties, and therefore Mr Buchanan is excnsed, lo he has done right. Millions of dollars of a Bribe for a Slave Constitution is just by reason of the Democrat’s unsupported assertion that there were bad things done down in cer‘tain countics in this State. = . Reader, how do you like such mor- . ‘3We call attention to the synopsis - e speech in another column, of %P, Sianton former Seoretary « & Governor of Kansas. He % ety solid tales of circum. s ¢ "ich he isconversant, "‘ G e Ay of _our‘readerg-‘fiifi

- Bome Show of Firmness- ' Below IW_¢ append the notes of two prominent Douglas Democrats of this State. One,~ Mr Jones, the present Treasurer of State, and who was renominated last winter, but could not humble himself ' sufficiently to accept the nomination upon the platform adopted by the party—hence ‘he declined. _ ‘ The other gentleman, Mr Tanner is the Reporter for the Supreme Court, and his card hasreference to the nomination of Mr Carr in opposition to Mr Hughes, who voted in Congress for Lecompton and the English bill.. Read-the letters Democrats. '

LETTER FROM HON. AQUILLA JONES. INpIANAPOLIS, May 31, '5B. Mg. EpiToß:—l see my name mentioned in a late number of your paper, in connection with the Democratic nomiuvation for Representative in Congress from the 3d District. I have also at different times, received numerous letters from Dethocrats in the District, urging me to become a candidate which I bave not answered. In no case could I consent to become a candidate for the position referred to. It would be an honor to which I have not the assurance to aspire, and which both my inclinations and domestioc affairs would forbid me to seek. ‘

*lts having heen reported- in some parts of the State that I had givenin my adhesion to the late act of Con-% gress admitting Kansas with the Lecompton Constitution (commonly known as the English bill) permit me in this connection, to say that I have not accepted it as/a settlement of the great principlesinvolved in the Kansas question, nor.can I, so long as I claim to be a Democrat, and an humble advocate of the doctrines enunciated in the Cincinnati Platform and the Kansas Nebraska act. : T : |

“Equality among the States of the Union” is a principle long recognized and cherished by National Democrats. In its defence in 1854—5-6, they made war upon sectionalism from whatever quarter it came. The rights of the South were contended for equally with those of the North. - The Cincinnati Platform pledged the free and fair admission of Kansas on an equal footing with other States. By the English bill a direct blow is struck at this great doetrine. It distinguishes invidiously between slave and free constitutions.

The doctrine of non-intervention hy Congress, for or against slavery, has been set at defiance. By its provisions Congress virtually says to the people of Kansas, if you accept you can come into the Union immediately. If not you shall be punished for your free State notions, by remaining out of the Union four or six years: ! The bill in question only recognizes the principal of popular sovercignty as applied to the acceptance of land grants, but not as to the ratification or rejection of Constitutions. Nothing'is settled by it for the future, its prs sage prevented the adoption of a wiser and more Democratic measure. The Crittenden Montgomery bill was a fair, open measure, consistent with the Kansas Nebraska act, and unlike the English bill, could have been alike defended upon principle, (not expediency,) in every State of the Confederacy.<— The latter seems purposely framed to deceive. It has one interpretation for the South, albd a diametrically opposite one for the North. e ;

For these reasons and many others which I have not now time to enumerate; I cannot accept the English bill.— It is folly to call that a compromise which only, at best, takes the question out of Congress for a month, yet keeps it before the| people.for years to come. Hence I repudiate it as a test of -Dewms ocratic fealty. Ido not recognize the right of Congressmen, though they be Democrats, to compromise away Democratic principles which have been enun: ciated and sustained by the Democratic people. | Very truly, yours, i AQUILLA JONES. |

| A CARD. : 1t is stated in the Journal and Sey~ mour Times, that I took an active part in the Convéntion which nominated Geo. W Carr. This is a mistalee. I was present, but took no ‘part in the proceedings. ' Not being a citizon of the district, it would have been manifestly improper for me to have done so. I was on my way to Brownstown to see my brother, who was lying very ill, and was detained, waiting for the train, during the time the convention was in session., After Mr Carr’s nomination, I was called upoun to address tle eonven- | tion, composed, in large 'part, of my old friends and acquaintances, but thinking it improper to comply, I declined. While I thing it necessary to make, this explanation, I must add, that 1 cordially approve of the proceedings of that Convention, and especially of the nomingtion of Mr Carr. It was provoked and justified by the Calbhoun tactics of the Hughes men. Besides, it will insure to the straightout Demoe-~ racy a viotory in that District. Mr Carr ought to be, and will be elected. Nobody wants Hughes to be re-elected; 'and unless there is a great change in the minds of his constituency, he will bring up the rear in the race. =~ ooy O (IRORGE TARNER, | : $ o SIS s i 9% A wag who was asked to buy a Bank Note Detector, said he would purchase one if it would detect a bank note tiu his-poéket.\ LT g 5 FTn G L

85 We feared perhaps, that under some. excitement injustice might be done to our friends Messrs. Clapp and Wildman, but could not well say that the proceedings of as many respeetable men should not have a place in our columns, knowing at the time-of course, that we were running the risk of offending our friends if they did not look upon it in its proper light. .- We now print the letter below giving the version of the matter so far as Mr. Clapp is concerned, by a man who ought to know the circumstances,

Correspondencs of the Noble County Democrat. LicoNIER, June 19, 1858. Sir:—Noticing in your columns certain resolutions, passed by the friends of Law and order in Kendalville, and believing that their motto, “justice, strict and exact,” should be exemplified in all their acts, requires an explanation at least as far as said resolutions reflect upon the standing as an attorney of W. M. Clapp, Esq., which in my opinion do him an unintentional injustice. For the reason that Mr. C——. was’left free by a vote of the committee at Al bion, to defend as he saw proper; being released from his contract to prosecute, which above facts were unknown at the time to the delegates at Kendalville,who passed said resolutions, and based the same upon the supposition that he, Mr. (o——, was a retained attorney for the prosecution. before entering upon the defence of Tenant at Avilla; which under the circumstance, he had a pers fect right to do. As I understand the sentiments of the law and order party it is'not to denounce an honorable attorney for discharging his duty as an attorney in an honorable manner. But for the low cunniag, blackleg trickery, artful dodges, and technical quibbles, for which ‘too many of the members of the bar in northern Indiana are proverbial gpecimens, which have been on exhibition at the present term of our court. !

. I think that numerous persons attending the late criminal trials, who have been careful observers of the conduct and course pursued by the attorneys in attendence haye failed to find proofs that Mr. C—— is of the latter kind, At least such were my convictiors, and desire in this manner to do what I think ap act of' justice to Mr. C_____. | e Respectfully, J. C. RicEMOND. e 4 PB b Dovaras WELcOME.—Ex-Postmas-ter Price, at present book-keeper of the Times office has contracted with the artillery company to fire a hundred shots out ef their brass ordinance as a salute to Douglas upon his return to this city. The salute is to be represented by the Times office as a spontaneous outburst of popular enthusiasm. It is understood. that Doctor Brainard will not make -the welcoming speech. Cals. Carpenter, Leib and Hamilton will not martial the procession., Cook, Strother, Fitch, Hoyne, Nye, Kissane and Boss, will not foot the burnt powder bill.— Chicago Tribuwe.. - - .1

- pen.We will say to all writers -that greal names must accompany all communications. . e . This is a rule that all.publishers must adopt. . Not that it is necessary for the name to.appear in ‘the communication but as a gnaranty of good faith to the publisher and to avoid imposition. ~ Wo carnestly request our friends to furnish us at any time any incidents or news of apublic nature which trans‘'pire in their several localities. 3“Also Marriages and .Deaths will be inserted if forwarded. - ,

Hon. F. P. Stanton on the English Juggle —His Speech at Leavenworth. On the Bth inst. the Hon. F. P. Stanton made a stirring speech at Leavenworth K. T. for a full report of which we arc indebted to the Leaven-~ worth Journal. This effort of the ExSecretary is one of remarkable power, and is hissing hot with wrath against the administration. We give a few passagés which indicate the temper and force of the whole. Gentlemen: 1 am unalterably opposed to the adoption of the Lecompton constitution, under whatever gpecious device it may be presented, or with whatever accompaniements of - alluring temptations of benefits on the one hand or of the crushing wrongs and advantages, or even humiliating disablements on the other. Never for a single moment by my own free will; shall I consent to pass under the degrading yoke of that monstrous and . unmitigated fraud. = If Congress, regardless of the clearly expressed will of the people and tyrannically trampling upon their dearest rights, had unconditionally adopted the President’s despotic and insulting reccommendations, and forced the Lecompton constitution upon the people of Kansas, as a eitizen of that subjected State § would have been in favor of taking the parchment on which that instrument was written, and, by any common hangman, publicly burn|it in the presence of all the people—the same people who'.once solemnly re-jected-it at the ballot box, and who, T believe,. still regard it with the same | loat.hing and indignation ‘which they then felt and expressed in every legal { and peaceable form in which they had an opportunity either to speak or aot. I am here, gentlemen to lift my | voice against the acceptance of the Le- | compton Government at the hands of | Congress, and to persuade you, (if it be

not an jinsult to talk of persuasion on any such subject,) to staad up now, and battle against this great wrong and ortrage as manfully and effectually as you did on the 4th of January last, when you overwhelmed its supporters by a majority of over ten thousand votes. } S i

Gentlemen, I have sought in vain toi find an example in history of such treachery as that which has been exhibited by the administration towards Gov. Walker in these momentous affairs in Kansas. Since the days of King David, no parallel can be found. Even his treatment of Uriah, the .Hittite, was scarcely so bad as Mr. Buchanan’s treatment of “his best friend and wisest counselor.” By Uriah’s own hand David sent an order to Joab: “Set ye Uriah in the forefront of | the. hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten and die.” .| But treacherously sacrificed as he was, he at least had the opportunity of meeting a glorious death on the field of battle, falling in the cause of his country, and leaving behind him an- imperishable name. He escaped the mortification of surviving his own bonor, and of l:‘noéw’ing himself betrayed by his king —David too, had the excuse of being moved by the most uncontrollable of human passions. Mr. Buchanan has no shadow of excuse. His conduct exhibits a case of unmitigated treachery —treachery to friends—treachery to principles and pledges— treachery to the best and highest interests of the great and patriotic party which placed him in power. David's offspring by Uriah’s wife was not permitted to live; go the Lecompton constitution—the bastard result of Mr. Bu¢hanan’s unnatural alliance with the Sogthern disunionists—already stricken 'with the curse of God, will die by the, hands of the people. David, however, having truly repcnted of his great wickedness was forgiven and restored to the favor of his Creator. * Mr. Buchanan, on the other hand, being obdurate and unrelenting has committed the unpardonable sin, and will receive the execration of good men in all time to come. ¥ e Soin oo

Gentlemen, T can hardly trust myself to speak of this passage in the history of my country.: No greater crime against liberty has been "anywhere committed this century. All the miserable and -flimsy pretexts—all the technical and prepesterous dogmas. —by which this monstrous falschood has been attempted to be justified and upheld, are but the thin disguise under which tyranny and wrong would hope to conceal their unholy purpose. The Administration well knows—Congress knows—the whole world knows—that the people of Kansas are almost unanimous against the Lecompton fraud.— The unfortunate and discreditable circumstances, under which |the instrument was clothed with the regular tech. uvical forms of law, have been fully exposed. No man need be ignorant of any of the facts. - And ?’yet,‘ by the means of a technical presumption—though a mere legal fictibn—positive and well known facts are made to give way—a known falsehood has been established as truth—and the constitutional rights of a free peo;?le are to be sacrificed and trampled in the dust!— Gentlemen, when the passions and pre | judices of the present hour ~hall have passed away, the spectacle now exhibited will 'be considered one|of the most extraordinay phenomena ever present~ ed in the history of the world. The solid and substantial ]iberdtes intended to have been secured to the States and Territories by the Constitution of the United States, are ta be s&stituted_ by a mere sham, a mere painted bubble, a mere gossamer, eob vwe% tissue, of false logic and contemptible technicalities; and almost the “whole body of a ‘once powerful and patriotic pgrty is seduced, infatuated and mesmerized, to believe the patent and baleful lie!

Boaus To THE LAST.—A little incident took place at a station near Alton | Sunday evening last, which illustrates} the “ruling passion.” The cars containing the econvicts on their way to the penitentiary, stopped at the station. A burly, well dressed Sambo was standing upon the platform, and was requested by one of the convicts to step over to a neighboring refreshment stand and get him a dime’s worth of crackers.— Sambo expressed his willingness to aid an unfortunate man, and took a quarter from the convict, giving back fifteen cents to make the change right.— Sambo started for the stand, and at the same time the cars itarted for Alton, and when it was too late, he found that he had been shamefully imposed upon. The quarter was a bogus one. ; ——— @ —————— : g A Farmer who had employed a green Emeralder, ordered him to give the mule some corn in the ear. On his coming in, the farmer asked. : “Well, %at, did you giv? the corn ?”’ - “Tobesurel did.” | : “How did you give it?”" ‘ “And shure, as yez told me, in the ear.” T Sl R - “But how much did yon give?” = - ~ «Well, yez see, the éra'imre would’nt ‘hould still, and kept switching his ears ‘about so, I could’nt get but about a fist e pe~A clergyman catechizing the youths of his church, putthe first question in the catechism to a girk * «What, ig your consolation in lifeand desth?? o g ~ The poor girl smiled, l{’ufif Do answer. The teacher insisted. = . ~ = - . [Well,” said. sheii“s,in% e 1 mist tell, itis the young printer on Elm Street. g . [ rh R

Col. Fell, of Philadelphia, lectured at the M. E. Church, on Tuesday evemeg " f LW ~ We think that he is a Temperance Lecturer who is caleulated to accomplish something in his work. , His experience has caused him to know a great deal of what the Liquor traffic is—and then he does not do what a grcat many speakers do —dodge his subject—but on the contrary brings the subject home with foree, pcint andtapplication to his hearers. . " : Col. Fell considers of all the dead weights to a moral reformation, are the gencralizing ‘don’t want to take any responsibility’ men. : _The Col. is aman who we think will ‘speak the truth and fear not,’ and it may well be supposed that be may see the necessity of enlarging upon this subject and bringing it home to his audience at his next public lecture. = The Col.’s next lecture will be at the M. E. Church, this (Thursday) evening, when we think -he will have a ull home.. ..

100 Barrels Lemonade (Or a slightly minus quantity,) it is said is going to. be welled up at the new establishment of J. E. Braden’s against the 3d of July, (leaving some for the sth.) . i ~ i Also the Soda Fountain to be kept full, and a great .quantity of eatables, cakes, candies, crackers, cheese, nuts, Raisins, &ec., &0., to be piled up for alll those who may want, and have the| dimes. : { l ' More Lemonade and Soda. ! Mr. Lowrey as will be seen by card| advertised in our columps, has opened aroom for these coql‘ingw_beverages.;-'-[ Mr L. is a stranger here, hut says that he’s not going to keep a doggery. |

pes.ln thd present fix of a certain| petition we deem it a cruel thing to say’j much about it. .We haven’t heard of a man who admits the charges contained in the petition, as applied to ufij and they may worry themselves in fight-. ing their imaginations and imaginative persons as long as they please. 4,

~ We know that most of these whose real mames appear feel 'chagrined at{ the position they are there placed in. } Some feeling the weight of their false position, * have prom ptly stepped 'forward and disavowed - on| paper to our friends any such ‘sentifii meants. We leave it for gentlemen to say whether this is or is not the propeji way to pursue when inadvertently misrepresented. Many we understand are not at all well pleased at the devi ces used to make- them misrepresen% themselves. : iy 4

~ pen_We call attention to the gdw}efl}' tisement of. Mr. Hudson of thek:‘H&vJ(A Patch.’ Mr H. has delivered quite 2 quantity of Jumbéi inour village, and we ugdgrstz{nd that it is of the most, dei‘ sirable quality. And from, some acquaintance with those connected with the Mill, we believe that those wishin : to buy will find true gentleman to.defi with, if they should call at the Olen»[( tangy Mill. ' | ————ep s @ P 0 @ e . | " Luerative Business. E

Lucrative business for “hard-work-tng”’ men, is not all taken up here, we believe. It is said that no trade or avs ocation com.parc,ys withit- ! When will our merchants and trades: men consider their interest and engage it e e e¢<] @ B G | pa~There were several Typographical and other errors crept into our paper last week. Our ‘proof’ was read hurriedly late at night—this is ou principal exeuse. |

&An individual said to us the. oth]-i_' er morning, ‘I did’nt know sucha thiné, was in there’—but I 'don’t ‘want to’— Do you know who wants you to sir? - ? : He soon passed on. T e i SRR G e

. Religions Notices There-will be preaching at the new School House on the North side of the River, on -Saturday Evening 8d iust dt 7% o’clock by Rev. 1. L. Fuiler. = Also at the same place on Babbath morning at 10 o’elock. - a . pes. The Ligonier Register says a few loads of wood ‘would becheérlgig received” at this office. . We should rather think fce would :fi&%z}refem‘blfi in these times.— Toledo Blade. - _ Send us out the ice if you please—but really can’t we have a_ little fice out here in Hoosicrdom to crust the mdieula of the Toledoaiint = 4

3@~ Those who have read the last - Noble County Democrat, will see an:a a person of this place, by’ the name o Chappel, wishes us to mix in' with his quarrel against himself about _ his rep- - We decllne to enter the list from the fact that we have seen other self condemned persons, catch themselvesina similar manner—and we ~have mor important matter than treating upod suchmen. = & o

~ This Chappel knows what his character is, and there arc others who know what his reputation has been—in other places which he has left~——and in the great stiring he has made of this matter, wherein he has been charged with nothing; he has indicated to the world ten times as strong what his character is, than the article from the Register} which he parades in the Demoerat could have dome. - ok Dan Rice’s Tent Blown Down at Mil- : .. Waukee, | - The Milwaukee ‘Daily = Sentinel of Saturday -morning last, says that during the afternoon of Friday a serious accident, (occurred within the circus tent just after the performance - had commencei, the clouds darkened and the rumbling of distant thunder announced the coming of.a storm. The large tent was nearly filled, there being few, if any, less than twe thousand persons present. At the approach of the storm all kept their seats, not apprehending any danger, and the performances went on. The rain soon coms wenced to fall in torrents and the strength of the wind:increased every mowent. The horses and actors had just left the ring when the tent was struck by an awful blast, and a huge rent was burst in the canvass on the south side, the rain flowed in from the top in a perfect river on the people in the box. Simultaneously with' the. bursting of the canvass, several of the poles gave way with a crash, letting the flapping roof*downsupon the heads. ofy the spectators. A general rush for the center then took place, but before many had time to get out of their seats, the supporters under the scating gave way, leting the whole multitude down in a ‘promiscuous heap, and such serambling ‘as then followed is séldom seen indeed, and must be seen to be appreciated. . *The children Screamed. many of the ladies fainted, and such a confusion as ensued has seldom been equalled since the days of Babel. The rain kept pour~ ing down in torrents, and mnearly ‘all ~werc about as well ducked as if they ‘had been doused in the river. The Jadies lost their parasols, fans, bonnets, ‘and shawls in many instances, and the rain poured in unmerciful fary upon their fair heads. - Some of those present lost their children in the confusion, and were ingterrible agony, fearing that they had been killed or -hurt, until the little missingones were found. As far as we could learn, however, no one. was ‘seriously - injured, though some were badly bpuised? v i 00 - ~The principal damage done was to the ladies dresses which we doubt if $3,000 will cover. We kyosw of “‘mm who: will‘be a loser i the sum of $3O for damaged crinolin#, &e., and ‘no doubt this is the 'e'x‘pei'igg!é. of many others. S e SGi § i ;

ALL ANIMALS CaAn Fzex.—At the annual meeting of the " essociation for the advancement of -tience, held lately at Boston, it was shown that, after all;there are no “dumb beasts.”” Dr. Gibbon read a very interesting paper on “langnage of animals.”’ :He says that every varioty of animated being posscsse§ a means of intelligible communication. ~ Each creature, by peculiar signs and sounds of :correspondence, has a language understood by its own' kind and sometimes learned by others.— Emotions of caution, affection and fear —of joy, gratitude and grief—are disclosed by simple tones of the voice, or im-¥ressiye gestures, to signalize feelings strictly comprehended and often answered. ‘lnsects and’ birds, fishes and beasts, thus express themselves in distinet languages, sigued, spoken. and sung, scen, hesfl?_ and felt. "He illustrated his theoky ‘by stating femiliar facts relative to domestic animals.”— Home Journal. - i “*DR. LErs.—The Washington correstondent of the New York Tribune writes that a strong disposition is entertained at Washington' to decapitate Dr. proceedings in this State may lead to party distractions elsewhere. . - .

- Mrs William SiByer—-The mother of the first white child born in Milwaukee, has just - started on -a visit to her friends in England.. - What. an illustration is this: of* the' rapid- growth ofour~Western cites: the mother of the first white ‘child born in &’ city which ‘now boasts of some 60,000 inhabitants not only alive but able to,travel to forgign loadses, B o oot - Dubugue~—The Times of that city speaks in-an enmu:aginwLn_ of the businessof Dubuque.. Mot ii’e”” is growing more_plenty, and the guality is good. - Wheat, it gpys is wortly from46.odBeents: - © . ¢ CHLH 1 LOWREY. ‘ MT& LOON, ‘f"i@fiiflibfilé K. Forsgeh, He ‘will be happy toreceive the call of gentleméßatalltimes, -_ . 02l Le e i