Marshall County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 18, Plymouth, Marshall County, 13 March 1856 — Page 2

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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 cithe 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 restoration 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 concerned. We conclude that the Fusionists do not want it restored, and that they will not make an effort to bring peace and quietude 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' Demoerat. 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 favor 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 little 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 freedom 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 Congress 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 northern wing. Fix these matters up, gentlemen, to suit your notions; you may raise th cry of "freedom forever," "Nebraska iniquity' "Whisky party," "Rumsuckers," 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. Hupp, one of our oldest citizens. The circumstances of his death as near as we have

been able to learn, are as follows: On Friday evening, the 7th inst., he was in his, saw- mill, where he had a buzz saw in operation; his wife and two girls were in the mill, also. They heard him groan, and looked around; saw him set down with his 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 dying. The girls ran to a neighbor's house, and got help; they carried 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 quarter of dollar, which was discovered when they were putting on his shroud. The deceased was a good, substantial citizen; 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 relatives of the deceased, in this their day of trouble. A funeral discourse was delivered by Rev. 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 Bend 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 labors receive the benefit of the information thus obtained. In manufactures, also, the competitors have the benefit of each other'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 Indianapolis, for the purpose of running our Stock Banks in particular, and the State Bank in general. Should they continue their ungentlemanly 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 circulatiouas 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 contention 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 suitabio pe!S-"n to consent to be a candidate, in consequence of not having a general expression. We have more interest in having a sound man, Avith 'ood business habits, elected to to the office of Trustee, than we have in the election of a member of Congress. 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 advertisement 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. Armstrong's Daguerrean Gallery. Winter still lingering upon us, the sleighs are still keep moving and tho weather 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" Tl... 1 i t....i T ii.iiiui.iaui iwiiuvi -""' " ship, are lequestion to meet at the Courthouse in Plymouth, on Saturday the 22d of March, at 1 o'clock, to nominate candidates 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 Democrats who have the public and individual good at heart, to p:rs nally see to the selections of good, able and honest and energetic 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 particulars 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 ichletters from St. Petersburg represent an almost universal desire for peace on the I ... m ' I ipnrt - lill1;l- 1 ho Kusstan ministers i

are vciT anxious that Prussia admit-!""" Conf(,ronco f but nolIji definite has been decided upon. . .... !.. . . . .

Hostilities arc still kept uri 1:1 the Un-; rnea, the Russians continually tiring upon the Allies from the north forts - . - 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,;. .,:idistant, steering East. Her starboard buliLfUl 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, narrowly 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 advocates the American demand for the recall of Mr. Crampton, declaring the nrcj tended apology in regard to the enlistment ! diflicully a irovernment delusion. Pal ...... . ... lne,'ston roVVd to tho member in a fierce speech. Th loam's says England will not surrender thc smallest of her rightsand will totally 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 million dollars. It is rumored that France and Austria have arrived at an understanding iu regard to the fifth point, in order to outvote England 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 denied 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 American question is in a fair way for satisTictory adjustment, and that the enlistment affair (recruiting soldiers for the British Government) is now the only serious matter 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 Minister to England. His family accompanies him. The Atlantic takes no specie. Washington, March 7. The Senate is not in session, having adjourned until Monday. HorsK The House renewed the consideration of the report of tho Committee on Elections in reference to the Kansas contested case. Mr. Oliver, of Missouri, aJdressed the House at some length, in opposition to cmpowering 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 Kanr , , 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 returning 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 pronounced by Northern Democrats, as the object 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 Kanj 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 legal. Tho House had no right to open that investigation, beeause it cannot go beyond the record. Mr. Walker concurred i: the views ;xpressed by Mr. Cullen. The House then adjourned until Monday. 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 pre1.1. 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 organization 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 ' j i. .. . . can be no such thing as no parties in our! .. . . r. i i l :i i . i 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 insures the death of all. It is political parties 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 annihilation supposing such a thing possible 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 cannot 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 endeavors 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 Covington, Allegheny county, Virginia, discovered a new cave, of considerable extent, with an opening at each end. On exploring it, they found the dead body of a man, in full huntingcostume, which crumbled 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 pocket 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 given by old settlors of Allegheny and Bath counties. It is thought that lb ) citcumstances under which these bonds have been kept from the light, will bar the application of the statute limitations, in which some very respectible persons in that region will be placed iu rather embarrassing 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 Greenbrier 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 contains statements respecting aflairs in the Territory of Kansas, to which we wish briefly to call attention. The first and the last legislature of Kansas 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. Brady, public printer. The last general assembly of Kansas provided that all public officers within control of the Territory, except 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 compt roller alone are elective by the general as sembly, and they are to be chosen once every 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, sections 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 Lcyislafolloirs. 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, colseven; 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 entering 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 i f . .11. . 1 . - 11; 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 qualiII 1 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 other officers to serve for abrief period, in order that the machinery of territorial government 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 Territory," and publishes to sustain the allegation, 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 every white male above the age of 21 years, who shall pay to the proper officer in Kansas 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 exercised 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 . Elections. A:i act to regulate elections. Be it enacted ly the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of ICansas, as follotcs: Sec. 11. Every free white male citizen ot the United States, and every free male Indian 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 Indians 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 regular 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 convicted 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 supplementary to said act, approved 10th September, 1850; whether such conviction were by criminal proceeding or by civil action for the recovery of any penalty prescribed by any of said acts, in any courts of the United States, or any State or Territory, 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 administered 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 Territo"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 assembly 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, stupid 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 Medt 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 exclusively to themselves, while the spectators 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 confederate 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 required to keep their places, and on no account 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 quickly leaped to the end of tho table, clutching the 'spirit hand' before it had time to descend, and the gas being turned up, disclosed 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 signing 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 Express, has, at last, after some doubtful days, come up to the help of the American party. The Terre Haute Express, Yincenno Gazette, 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 .Agricultural Seciety, on the first day cf March, lf'SG.pursuent to previous adjournment, the house was called to order by the FrerfdenL The committee appointed at the last meeting of the Society to arrange 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 included 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 proreedings 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 remium, w ill he appointed at the Septemler meeting. Any ierson may become a member of the Society by pa ing one Dollar nC. O. Tomeroy, Treasurer, 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.