Plymouth Weekly Banner, Volume 5, Number 16, Plymouth, Marshall County, 17 July 1856 — Page 2

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Tfcärs&y üorajnTjniy 17, 1856. ß7 A2rertlement to insure insertion, must be handed in by Tuesday preceding ihn day of publication. For President JOHN C. FRESIONT, 09 CAUPOKXIA. Fer Vice President, WILLIAM L. DAYTON, of Delaware. ELECTORAL TICKET. Por the Stale at Large, Samüil W. Pabiih, of Fayette. Jobs A. Hswdhicxs. of Jefferson. District Electors, lit Dist. J. C. Vetch, of Spencer. 34 3d T V m:.nn r T . nr. . -. 4th 5th 6th u 7th 8th th 10th 11th ' J. D. Howland. of Franklin. D. Kilgore, of Delaware, H. C. Newcomb, of Marion, W. G. Coffin, of Parke, W. C. Wilson, of Tippecanoe, D. D. Pratt, of Cass, J. H. Mather, of Elkhart, M. S. Robinson, of Madisou. tate Ticket. For Governor, OLIVER P. MORTON, of Wayne. For Lieut. Governor, CONRAD BARER, ol Vanderburg. For Secretary of State, JOHN W. DAWSON, of Allen. For Auditor of State, E. W. H. ELLIS, of Marion. For Treasurer of State, .WM.R. NOFFSINGER. of Parke. For Attorney General, JAMES H. CRAVENS, of Ripley; For Superintendent of Public Instruction, CHARLES BARNES, of Floyd. For Clerk of Supreme Court, JOHN A. BEAL, of Miami. - For Rtporter for Supreme Court, JOHN A. STEIN, of Tippecanoe. To the Patrons of tbe Banner. In accordance with an arrangement entered into between the Marshall county Republican Central Committee, and tbe nndersigied, Mr. Jobs Gbecb assumes the publication of tbe Banner from this date, but as will be seen by reference to his card, be has constituted us his agent in the control of the mechaaical duties of the office, together with its entire busicess transactions leaving to another the entire control of the Editorial depart meat. It will thus be seen, that although we shall remain in the office for awhile, we are to be totally disconnected with i . awsiui-Aia ucparimeni oi me paper. WM. J. N. B. Ai my stay in the office may be but temporary, and last only until other satisfactory srrangements are consummatedof which the patrons of the paper will here due notice all those indebted to me are earnestly requested to make speedy settlement, In again taking leave of my old and generous patrons, they have every assurance of my beat wishes for their continued prosperity and happiness leaving them to appreciate my former labors amongst them, as their own good judgment shall dictate. W. J. B. . As will be sean by the above, I have this day assumed the publication of the Banner. I have appointed Mr. Burns, wha will be foremrrn in the office, my Agent, who is hereby authorized to act for me in the collection of subscriptions, &c, and will receipt therefor in my name. Arrangements have been made by which the services of an Editor are secured for the campaign; and it is to be hoped the Republicans of Marshall county will unite in sustaining that most important auxiliary in political canvass a home paper. JOHN GREER. ' The Banner. By the notice of the late publisher of the Banner, and that of his successor, it will be perceived that the establishment has changed hands. It now remains for os to declare the future policy of the paps r, which we shall procee'd to do. The Banner will henceforth be a Republican journal. It. will advocate, zealously and fearlessly, the election of John C. Fremost and William L. Dattos; and yield a cheerful and heartfelt support to the patriotic principles embodied in the platform of tbe National Republican party. Firmly believing that the election of oar candidates, and the consequent success of our principles, ore the only means whereby tbe Free North may be redeemed from the thraldom of slavery ander which it noar suffers, we. shall ht on for the good cause, approving what ia right, wherever wt find it, and denouncing wrong under whatever guise It may conceal itself, until a substantial triumph it achieved. Unlike the party which, ignoring the principles of true Democracy, still clings with tbe tenacity of desperation to that telismanic name, wt shall not be 'satisfied with the simple atsarapce that we are opposed to the ex tension cf slavery; bat, relying upon the justice ef oor cause, we, acting with the party w bot tentirnentj we speak, shall work and vote, as we have a right to do, to exclude slavery front the Territories, and mate Hansa a a Free State. - We 'do not feel inclined to yield tno the bands of. sraa0uss the future of Kansas; ahd leave that fair young territory to the tender mercies of each trading politicians m Pierce and Douglass, and their new asnciate, lately taken into partnership. James Uoehanen. T7e shall net accept

as truthful and sincere the declarations of Democrats, nt'bome' end abroad, that Kansas will be a Free State, when at the same time Nve see those Democrats sustaining their party 'platform, which throttles freedom, and; tramples it in the dust. In short, we prefer Jefferson to Douglas; and do not feel inclined to trade off tbe Declaration of Independence for the Kansas Nebraska act. Our candidates are before the people. We are proud of them. Their lives havo been puro and spotless; and their supporters have no explanations or apologies to make for past errors. Tbe odor of Federalism, that stench in the nostrils of Democracy, is not upon them. Unlike the standard bearer of the administration party, the record of our candidates shows no bending of the knee to the Dagon of Slavery; but, ou the contrary, through all their lives, and under all circumstances, they hare been stern, unyielding opponents of slavery extension, in every shape in which it has been presented. But the Republican party, based as it is, upon the enduring rock of truth, has no need, fur assurance of success, to rely

solely upon the virtue and patriotism of its candidates. We advocate principles, and not men. : We ask the support of freemen, because we believe those principles to be good and true. He who supports our candidates necessarily accepts the platform of the Republican party; for both candidates and platform go hand in hand together. The great question of the age a question whose ultimate de cesion is fraught with important consequences to civilization, to Christianity, and to posterity 'Shall slavery be extended?" is the issue before the country; and we here claim that the election of Fremont or Buchanan will decide it. The supporters of Fremont and Republi can principles answer this question with an emphatic No and when they utter this negative.let it be understood that they mean precisely what they say. Viewing slavery as an evil thing, we recognize it as our duty to prohibit its extension. We do not desire to interfere with slavery where it now exists, but we do enter our solemn protest as freemen agaiust the addition of another inch of slave seil to lhe confederacy. We demand the entire divorcement of the federal government from the institution of slavery, yielding it only that protection which the constitution warrants and no more. We reel. a3 an individual, end upon behalf of the party whose doctrines we advocate, the charges of abolitionism and disunion so persistently urged by the adherents of the administration aud the friends of Buchanan; and by which these men, clinging to a bad cause, hupe to ar. rest the popular movement in favor of freedom. A few plain words should set at rest forever these unjust aspersions, and prove how . utterly groundless they are. The Republicans love and venerate the Union; and we know of no one among them who does not say from the. boitou) of his heart, ' God save the Union of the States." This mad dog cry of disuniou has hitherto proved a potent weapon in the hands of doughtaces, who, imbecile for good, and powerful only for evil, have :n many cases succeeded in creating in the breasts of weak-minded men a fear that there was danger of the good old ship of state wrecking on the'shoals of disunionism. The echoes of this cry still linger in our ears; but there are few who give heed thereto. The teal danger to the Union lies deeper. It is from the disuniomsts of the South that trouble may come. Northern disunionists, under tbe lead of Garrison, do not vole; Southern disunionists control the State of South Carolina by their votes, and also have sympathizing friends in Virginia, Ala bama, Mississippi, and Georgia. Dis unionists from the North wield no political influence; while the advocates of disunion who come from the South, are received with oren arms bv the sham Democracy, whose leaders control tbe federal government. Jeff. Davis,, defeated by a close vote, as an avowed disunion candidate for Governor of Mis sissippi, now has a potential voice in the councils of the uation as the Secretary of Wat of Franklin Pierce. But .it is useless to pursue these silly charges of abolitionism and disunionism, and expose their shallowness. The opponents of slavery extension, against whom sre ar rayed compact-breakers and nullifiers, must expect unfair play, for sham Demo cracy and truth are inimical to each other. In regard to State politics, we shall urge the claims of the Republican nomi Tiees. at whose headstanda that fearless and able champion of right, Judge Mobtos. .We cannot yield support to any man or set of men who have endorsed the acts of demagogues at Washington. as Asbbel P. Willard and his associates have done. They stand side by side with Pierce, Douglass and Buchanan, and the same" besom of reform which sweeps the latter to a politicalgrave, from which there shall be no resurrection, must also consign their. Indiana sympathizers to tbo same fate. Those are the principles vie shall advo Ute. We call upon all good men and rtroe: all saer who love Freedom better

than Slavery; all who venerate the Union, and desire to rescue it from the hands of those who aro driving it to destruction; nil who hope to see Kansas a Free Slate, and sre'willing to labor fur the acromplisbment of that object through the silent yet powerful, instrumentality of tbe ballot-box; all Christian men who believe that God is just, and that He haleth tyranny 'and oppression, in all its multifarious forms and names ve call upon all such to now mid forever take a firm stand against tho encroachments of this blighting power of human slavery, and drive it back to its dark home. The evil is upon us. We now possess the peaceful and. proper remedy; and now is the time to apply that remedy. Let us then place upan our banner the soul inspiring words: No more Slave States No mobe Slave Territory No more Compromises

NOTHIKO BUT THE CoH STITLTIOS AND TUE I Unios Free Homes for Free Men on the Prairies of Kansas and Fremont to guide the helm of State ! And may God defend the right ! Great Republican ratification Meeting at Iodiacopdis. The Republicans of this State held a monster mass meeting at Indianopolis on Friday last. We have not yet received a full report of the doings; but by next week we hope to place nn account before our readers. Some of the delegates from this County, who have Just returned, give us glowirg accounts. The train upon which they arrived at Indianopolis contained ninety-two cars, each crowded to its utmost capacity. The numbor of persons present in the city could not be .accurately estimated ; but there were not less than Fifty Thousand freemen in council. Indiana is all right. We will not accept less than twenty thousand majority for Fremont. Hurrah for Jessie ! i i ss Squatter Sovereignty Equality of tlic States. We have no doubt there are many Democrats in Indians, and not a few here in Marshall County, who honestly think there ia something tangible and certain in tho administration thunder of the last two years, in regard to the doc trine of popular or squatter sovereignty : or, as it is so delightfully described by Douglass, Cas3, and other partisans, the right of the settlers of a territory to es tablish their own institutions in their own way, as they may deem just and proper." This has a plausible sound : but let us examine the chims of the Buchanan party to northern votes, 60 far as this particular doctrino :s concerned. The Kansas Nebraska bill was urged through both houses of Congress upon the plea that thenceforth the discussion ol the slavery question would ba with drawn from the national legislature, and the power always vested in Congress of exercising the supreme authority in all matters pertaining to territorial legislation, should thereafter be given to the actual settlers of territories. A new era was to dawn upon the country; th Jeffersonian principle lhat man was competent to exercise all the functions of self-government, political and otherwise; a principle which, under Democratic in terpretation, had before applied only to sovereign States of the confederacy, was now to be inaugurated in the territories ; the great evil of the day heated discus sion of the slavery question was to be removed ; and everything was to be Democratic, fcice and comfortable. Northern Democratic members of Congress, who, by some remarkable decree of fate, wer possessed of a modicum of conscience ; or, in oefault thereof, stood in a healthy fear of the stern disapproval of their liberty-loving constituents, were cuaxed into the support of the measure; mid in more thsn one case received a reliable assurance of Presidential favors, should they be repudiated by those who had sent them there. During the discussion of the bill in the House, the entire burthen of the Democratic song was popular sovereignty ; " and even now, in Indiana, many Democrats still shout for squatter sovereignty, cither ignomnt of the facts in the case, or wilfully misunderstanding them. But let us see whether it really teas the intention of the Democratic originrt tors of the Nebrnslta bill to incorporate it.to it, the principle of popular sovereignty. Mr. Mace, a member of the House from this State, elected as a Democrat, and universally endorsed as such by the whole party, introduced an amendment "that the people of the territory be clothed with the power to prohibit or admit slavery in Kansas and Nebraska.' Did tbe Democratic majority in the House vote for this? No, indeed. They voted it down the Democracy, with some few exceptions, roting nay. Mr. Fuller, of Maine, another administration member, subsequently proposed a similar amendment, vesting in the people of the terri tory, through their , legally-constituted representatives, the right of deciding the question as to he exclusion or admission of slavery. This toowas voted down by tbe administration party in the House. The saras game was played in the Senate. Cass, Douglass, and other dough fce beauties, all shouted popular sovereignty,' as their brethren' in the House had ' done, and yet voted against the incorporation

of a positive assurance in the bill that

the people should be invested with the privilege of choosing between freedom and slavery. The bill was passed enough traitors to the free North having been bought and paid for and without deloy, the Democracy commeuced the .work of glorifying themselves for what they had done. Representatives from the North, who had lent their aid to the passage of the bill, endeavored to excuse or palliate their conduct by declaring that " the people of the. territories should settle their own affairs in their own wer," strangely forgetting that they had refused a positive sanction to their so doing. But the dose was too strong. Heaven hns blessed the members of the Democratic party with remarkably strong stomachs; yet they could not quite swallow this duse ; and to many who did get it down, the task of keeping it therVproved a very difficult matter. Affairs thus progressed until it became necessary for the Democracy to make arrangements for carrying the Presidential election in November, 1S5G. Beaten to death in every free State, without a single exception, and also in a minority in more than one locality in the South, the administration saw there was no hope for its own miserable carcass, or for its im mediale friends. Neither Pierce nor Douglhss could, it was conceded, carry a single free State, unless, indeed, the little giant might receive aid and comfort from the Pltaraohs who dwell in the Egypt of Illinois. Something was to be done. Squatter sovereignty had not begun to pay expenses in the North; and the edict had gone forth from the slave-d'ivers of the South, through their newspapers and orators, that squatter sovereignty must be repudiated. The thiug did not work well enough to suit the interests of s-la-very ; it was not entirely safe with such a doctrine. The Richmond Enquirer, the organ of the party in the South, thus gave the southside view cf the question : Among the fair but falsa and fatal theories of the day. none attracts so much homage ss the Squatter Sovereignly' courtezan. There are none so radiant with meretricious charms, none so ready wfih aecC'if'J promise, and none so sure to cover their vicilri with harne and re-nrnnr-h. The. suverelffntV Of the p0 pie i n noble nrincmle. and should comni-.n-l universal homnge. Squatter sovereignty is an imposture, a counterfeit copy, an ugly idol wrought by man's hands, and should be kicked cfT "the pedesial where it sits in meek majesty, and courts the adoration of fools end demagogues." The same paper, also, in a long article called upon the Cincinnati Democratic Convention to bul.Uy come forth, and trample doicn this dangerous nnd absurd doctrine of popular sovereignty." The Convention met ; and obedient to the will of their masters, northern delegates joined with the South in this congenial trampling down process. The platform, it being necessary to gull the North into! the support of the nominee, was so ingeniously .worded a? to retain the idea of squatter sovereignty, while at the'same time the actual principle was annulled. That this repudiation satisfied the pro slavery wing of the party, we here call the Richmond Enquirer to witness : With the utmost possible precision and emphasis of language, these, resolutions affirm the Rreat vital principle?, first, of the constitutional guaranties of Slavery and of tke equality of the Slates in respect of their sovereign dignity and political rights. In equally clear and conclusive terms the doctrine of squatter sovereignty ig bepudiated by the platform of the Democratic paity." Thus it will be seen that popular sovereignty in the territories has been repudiated and thrown overboard, while a new plank, the equality of the States," is placed in its stead. This new dogma, when rendered into plain English, means simplythis that ßlavery is national, not local or sectional; that wherever the American flag waves, there slavery goes. and must be protected in shor, it is nn affirmation of Calhoun's maxim, that wherever the Constitution went, there slavery followed, on the principle that! slavery, being protected by law in South Carolina, must necessarily be so in Indi-j ana." And this monstrous proposition, lha ofF-sboot of slavery run mad, is now Democratic doctrine ! Are the Democracy of Indiana prepared to yield to this, the latest and most preposterous demand of thft South? If so, let them vote for Buchanan and the platform they go together, and cannot be separated. KANSAS IN CONGRESS. For some weeks past, the bill for the admission uf Kansas as a.free Stale, with the Topeka constitution, has been under discussion in; the House of Representatives. Two weeks- ago, it failed to carry'by three votes; but upon a reconsideration, it was passed all the. Democratic "members. North and South, voting Hgajnst its admission. In the Senate, Douglass' bill, proposing that tho settlement of difficulties shall be entrusted to five Commissioners,' to be appointed by the President, is still under discussion.. . , . Buchanan isr Pennsylvania. The 4 j. Pittsburgh Commercial Journal, is very confident that Buchanan cannot cairy!the Stnte of Pennsylvania. It says; ,4The Democrats are in a minority of twentyfive or thirty thousand in Pennsylvania at this moment, nnd thev know it. PolI lock i;ot no Democratic votes, certainly, j for Governor, yet he, cariied the State ' by thirty flousancf over Biglei.'

LAPORTE RAILROAD. A meeting of the citizens of Plymouth was held at. the Court House last Friday evening, to make arrangements for prop erly celebrating the opening of the Railroad from Laporte here, which, it was then announced, would occur on Friday, the 18lh instant. We have since learned, however, that in consequence of the non-arrival of a quantity of iron indispensable to the completion of the track laying, the day of opening has been indefinitely postponed. Mr. J. Evans, Prest. of the meeting at the Court House, appointed the following committee of arrangements: Messrs. D. Brown, Rufus Brown, Win. M. Paterson, Horace Corbin. and Rufus Hewett. Young America will also participate in the festivities, upon the evening of the opening, it is desigred to have a grand Ball at the Edwards Hotel. Altogether, we look for quite a pleasant, jolly time. Pittsburg, Ft Wayne & Chicago Railroad.

Wo are gratified in being able to an nounce thit the mticles of agreement consolidating tho Ohio, 6c Pennsylvania. ;0hio & Indiana, and Ft. Wayne & Chi cago railroad, under one corporation, by the name of the ' Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne and Chicago railroad," have at length been ratified by the several stock holders. This will constitute a railway of over four hundred nnd fifty miles in length, extending from the great manufacturing city of Pittsburgh to Chicogo, the emporium of the West, and paaiu through r.:ch nnd populous regions in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. The impottance of this great work cannot be too much appredated. By the consolidation, the peedy completion of that portion extend :ng fronwColumbia to Chicago, is pos ilivelv assured; and when it is comnletod, tho effects upon our prospects hrre j in Plymouth will be verv creat. We de sign to refer soon again to this important i work, nt greater length. In the mean lim-, we cannot forbes r congratulating our peoplo.upon the improved prospects of en early complttioti of this road the great avenue of trade and travel for a largo portion of th We?t. Tlic Outrages iu Kansas. Mr. Howard, chairman .f tho Congressional Kansas Investigation Committee, was present at a late Republican ratification meeting, in the city of New York. On being introduced to the meeting, he declined expressing any opinion in regard to the lebors performed by the j Committee, ps himself and Mr.'Sherman had agreed that they would not make any such public expression until their report had been finished nnd presented to the House. He concluded his remarks as follows: Rjt I may say this . with regar l fo Knisas, without entering on any discussion, or anv Question in discussion. I had read those accounts of outrages, of j fraud?, of invasions and violence. Many ! of ihrm seemed to me like roma nre like I f j a dreams- I thought, perch'nee. that the n? w.?p-pers might have made glowii.g nrticles out of ?rv common events. Prei

vious 10 going tl.'e we took especial first, that he larlis legislative experience: pains to provide oursfKfs with all tho j Second That he hs neverdistinguishrd accounts of lhe sort that bid ever been himself, as a surveyor and explorer; and published. We got papers of diu uent t Third That ha is opposed to lhe Kanpolitical views; we got files of th?m. j s 1S Nbrarl-a bill. Thse nre precisely cul them up. and made scrip-books of ; the three reasons why these same gentle-

tbetn, in order that we might get every yarn that had been told about anything in Kansas. (Cheers.) Wo proceeded with our investigation, and with tlese lights, and in this wny we pursued our course. All I have to say about it now it. that instendxf a dreamy romance lhat might be partly true and pirily false, those tilings nway in the distance, that may have been thought to concern me but little, perhaps amounted to nothing to anybody ele. became to me most fearful, living reality (loud cheers) tertibio in its far-reaching consequences, and cutting the hetrt and so warming the hjf-od that I can hardly contemplate if.--But enough. This is t.o longer a romanco to me. It is, as I have said, a reality a reality very near nnd verv prosent. Butt have no more to say about it. I lhank you ngain. fellow-citizens, for your cordial greeting, and 1 trust you will see ihe propriety of my eorcusing myself .from entering into further details. Mr. Howard retired nmid loud.cheers. A Voice from the Soalli. TheLouisviiie Journal, thus speaks of the outrages in Kansas; We feel ihat we have already too long delayed leiulii g our aid towards informing the nation of the atrocious outrages which have bfen committed and are still continuing to be perpetrated in that unfortunate territory in lhe name of the law and under the sanction of Government officials. No man with any American feeling in his bosom can read the details without loathing and disgust, and without having his indignation aroused against every official, from the highest to the lowest, who has directly or indirectly influenced or connived at results which have cast 6uch a degrading shade on our national character. After summing up the outrages as set forth in tho mrmurial of the people of Lawrence, the Journal proceeds: "Such, rtiihout any txnggeration, ns we believe, are the recently perpetrated atrocities in Kansas, as portrayed in the memorial perpetratrd if not with the direct sanction, at least with the unequivocal connivance of U S. officers, the ap pointees of the present Democratic Administration office is who stand unrebuk ed for their participation in an unparalleled infamy which inflicts so enduring a stain upon our national character and republican institutions. officers who. according to every fair presumption, acted in accordance with what they knew to be, or at least , had reason to believe to be, the wishes of lhe Administration. This is the mode' in w hich the mo1 cratic party fulfils its pledge in its plat form of 1852. that the country should have peace and quiet on the slavery questionthus it fulfils its other pledge in the net repealing the Missoari Compromise, that the question of slavery in Kansas should be settled by the sovereign voice of the people of the Territory. This is a. specimen of what squatter sovereignty means with the. Democracy. It is a specimen of th manner it will be

permitied to becarriod out by Mr. Buch

anan if elected, and the proclaimed approval by his party of all the'acts of the P;erce Administration, onl his pledgings to walk in the footsteps of his illustrious predecessor We, of course, expect the miserable stipendiaries of lhe Administration to abue us as favoring Freesoilism, because we dare to speak plainly of the outrages perpetrated by some of lhe ultra proslavery men in Ktnsas, led on by the Pierco Administration's officials. We care not. Thank God we have independ ence enough to denounce atrocities, no matter where or by whom committed. Tus Contest in Pennsylvania. The cause of Freedom and Fremont in Pennsylvania is brightening. The Pittsburgh Gazette in summing up matters, s.ivs" The friends of Fremont have the utmost encouragement to stard firm, nnd to work bird an J ihey wi'l not only win a glorious victory but will show the Southern Democrats lhat the friends of Buchanan have most grieviously deceived them. The responses fiom the country press of Pennsylvania are strong and enthusiastic. The Miner's Journal, a very influential paper published in Schuylkill county, herelofure supporting Fillmore, runs up Fremont, and says tho platform upon which Fremont has been placed is strong, and calculated to unite all the elements of the opposition of th so cjI led D?!nocracy. It enunciates ns its principles ' freedom of speech, freedom to Ivmsas, not another inch of slave territory." The Westchester Villnee Record, another influential paper, not here tofore identified with the Republican movement, his come out for Fremont & Djyton. and the D-Iawaro County Republican. an old line Whte paper, and ihe Lancaster Indopen lent Whig, an Americnu journ', luve also hoisted the people's fl ig- The Lewiston GazMtP, heretorore a Fillmore organ, h3s taken down its flag preparatory to supporting thn Philadelphia nominee; and the Blair Ciunty Whig, Beaver Argus, and Crawlord Journal hnve all put uo the Fremont and Diyton banner. The Lnnraster Whig endorses the nominations at Philadelphia cordially, goes very heartily into their support, end addv The friemls of Mr. Buthannn Inve sent abroad the boast that he will have six thousand majority in this county! And some of them have the bump of hope so marvellously developed us to credit such presumption herp. Instead of six thousand majority for Mr Buchanan there wil j be moro thnn three thousand ngainsthim in this county. Mmk this prediction No one acquainted wiih public opinion in the county will put it at irss. and I Improbability is lh.it it will be much mre. WASHINGTON A5D FacMusf . The rjüchnrier press of lioston hate conclu ded that their original points of attack gainst Col. Fremont wrre not well tak BgHI en; t!i4t ihey can iiever sneered in mak ing any one bflieve that he is t-ither a n r f nr a Prflnrlimnn.lKor ti mi men. if they hd been coiiU mporaries of Col, Washington, would have opposed h's taking the command of the American army and conducting the revolution of "76 to n succ-5sftil ivsue. Washington had been distinguish d only ns a surveyor and explorer of new territory, nnd far less distinguishf d in lhat respect than Fremont; he never sat in any legislative body in his life, and never held an exrutive office till be was President. He was likewise opposed to the extension cf slavery, which he did not hesitate to pronounce a curse fo the country, and gve hi official npproval to tbe ordinance of 1787. Evening Post. That Buchanan cannot be elect-d by the people becomes every day more evident. There is a tirie setting for Fre-m-pnt in ihe North, and Fillmore in the South, which is bound to sweep away the sham democratic (!) dynasty, as so much rubbish before the mighty current. The re.reat of the Pierce Administration from its rule or ruin poticy, is not In time-to save it from being consigned to that political bourn from whence no aspirant ever returntd. "Apfbehessioss for &1k. Sumner. Tbo Washington correspondent of the. N. Y. Tribune (Mr. Greely; states. "Mr. Sumner is worse, and is rieclared in danger of softening of th brain, by his medical fri?nds. He is enjoined to avoid all excitement, and will hardly be per mitted to resume bis seat this session. Ho will never fully recover." The Pittsburgh Gizitte says WV have heard from the northern tipr of counties, and the greatest enthusiasm prevailes for Fremont and Dayton. In llonesdale, the- county eat of Wayne, a hundred guns were fired on hearing of the nominations. Many of the old lina democrats, who never in their lifetime voted for any but lhe party nominations, and who were the chief and foremost men for Pierco during the last Presidential campaign, have done whit Hamlin did in the. United States Senate, and have re tired from the sinking ship. A Fres State ob no State at all. Senator Hamlin, of Maine, in bis able speech at tho Fremont ratification meeting in Boston, said he knew Col. Fremont in the dark days - when California wns seeking admission into the Union. His language; then was: "Let Culiforuia come as a Free State or not ot all." This is the spirit of the man. What he did for California he will do for Kau88S. v " ' ' ' " Lieut: Gov. Hardy, of Kentucky, died at his residence in Barren county, on Thursday last. " All interesting and important case is pending in the Circuit Court for the Dis - rift n ii nmhu. n to Tins a r film ir Iba - - . - -. Almadin quicksilver mines in California. Hon. Kobert J. Walker, one of the claimants,, i largely iatetesteik ' -

The battle-field of Mareneo it offered

for sale by the French Government. It is valued at GOO.OOOfranca . A Lndy in New York was taken quite sick the other morning, and ihovtd eri. dent signs of having been poisoned. It was afterwards ascertained that she had bitten a piece off her own tongue a ad swallowed it. The Madison (Ina.) Banner states that rvn attempt was made to get op a Demo cratic Ratification Meeting in that city, on Tuesday night. Hon. W. C, Preston of Louisville, Hon. Jos. E. McDouald, Irr ttt,: j . . 11011. j. u. nujinsua ana omeri war conspicuously announced to be present nnd "address the meeting. but as it happened no meeting wn held; cauie absence of the public. ßaooKS and Sumner. Mr. Brooks has been tried for bis assault on Sumuer, be. fore lhe Judge cf tbe Criminal Court in Washington, and fined 83U0. The trial of Herbert, for the murder of Keating, commenced in the Washington Criminal Coin t. on Tuesday. Since thf hill of indictment was returned, Herbert has been confined in jail. A Scientific Discovebt. The Cata raugus (N. Y.) Freeman, publishes a communication certifying that a young lady in that town was cured of fevtr and ague by getting married. Another planet hns been discovered at the Radclid Observatory, Oxford, by Mr, Pogcon, tbe first assistant. It is a little brighter than a tenth magnitude. It is said that John Van Buren is toon to marry the only daughter of the lata John C. C Jhoun, cf South Carolina. "My brudderi." said a wfgih colored ma to a ciuwil, in all iaflinctioa in all ob your irnnble dar i oiie pi ice you can always find npathy.' "Wharf What?" shouted several, '"in de dictionary ,' Le rejlied, rolling his eyes skyward, TO A RAT. Th' ulong-tail'd, ebon-eyed, noctunral ranker! What led thee hither 'uiong the types aad case.? Didst thou not know that running midnight races O'er standing types is fraught with ha'nent dinger? Did hunger lead thee? didst thou think 1o find St me r'.ch old cheese to fill thy hunjrf maw? Vain hope! none but a literary jaw Can masiicate our cookery for the mind. Perchance thou hast a literary taste. A love for letters, and that sort of thinrs; Cut why, ihou wire-tai.'d imp thou " ret-min-king! Djilst thou lut yesternighl devour our paste. And throw our types in pyramids of pif Thy doom's decreed! here Tower!at hira fiy! uawiii1 ijJLmiuM.am.iLims3mBmswmmmmmmm Nero gVDucrtiscmcntg nr. JT. Jfl. Grcthcr, Physician & Surgeon, WiM promptly attend to till ratla d y or nilit. wherever his renr'.cea may be required. Office at ho.r.e. in the first houre north of L. (Jriffin'a on Michigan ttreet, - Plymouth, Marshall county, IndianaN. B. To Cerraaus I can tali German. July 17, 135G. i6tf. Slcctton of Director. 23 Pittsbursr, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company. ' I IlR Stock holde- of the Fort Wayne and I Chicago Railroad Company are hereby notified that the Articles of Consolidation entere J into between the Directors o! the Ohio & Penn ylrania, Ohio & Indiana and Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad Co. having been ratified ty the Stockholders of said companies respectively, a meeting of said Stockholders will he held, in pursuance of said articles, at the 'looms of the Board of Trade, ia the city of Pittsburg, in the State of Pennsylvania, on the thirtieth day of July, instant, and an election will then and there take place, between the hours of nine o'clok A M nnd five o'clock P M on said day, for fifteen Directors of the Pitt$lurgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago .Railroad Comp my, formed by the consolidation into one Corporation, of said Ohio and Pennsylvania, Ohio & Indiana, and Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad Companies. A. C. PROBASCO. Sec'y. Ft. Wayne & Chicago R R Co. Date! Fort Wayne. Ind, July 31, 56. rriHE undersigned will receive scaled pro J pos 1 5 at the tore of Brooke & Er ans in Plymouth, between the 12th and 26th inxV, for the building of a Bridge across ; YellotjC. River, where the Michigan Road crosses tfc-' same. The contract will be let to thelowev responsible bidder, who will be required to complete the B idjje by the first of November next, according to the plan and specifications furnished by the Board of Commissioners, which can be seen at the store of Brooke & Evans on and after the 12th inst. The contractor will receire his pay in orders drawn on the County, treasury. Bidders will namav their sureties in their bids. JOSEPH EVAXS, Superintendeat. July 2, IS56. im. TO NON RESIDENTO. NOTICE is hereby given that. tb and er t-i.ned with the co-autv surveyor, will, ou the oOthday of July. I85S, at 10 otck a m. on a fid day, proceed to survey aaxl teeafo ths corners ot their land, in sections-SI towu 32, range 2 west, in Starke county; ' To meet nt tho rr, mi' nt 10 o'clock on caiii AmmJ and co.itinuj from day to day until all is aisheJ. Non residents who fail to meetthe'SarTeyo at the time Sc place above mentioned, & defray or provide for defraying their portion of the ex.' pense of said survey, will be returned to the Couuty Auditor of said couuty, and such delinqtieocv placed on the tax duplicate and collect eJ by law. HOFFMAN. " - USHEit. July 17, 1836. WXTO NON-REOIDENTO TV OTICE is hereby piven that ;the nnderII signed with the County Carve yor, wilt, on the 1st day of August, 1856, at 10 o'Cti a m on said day, proceed to survey and leca tithe corners of their land, in the following aac- , tioas. in Staike county, to wit; Sections 14 & 23, town 30, rang 3 west, to meet at the subscriber's on said day and continue from day to day until all is finiihtdNon residents who fail locaeettheEurrcyr at the time and place abeve mentioned, tzl delray or provide for cf foyitj thta r-t iefthe expense of said survey, will I? r;';?a . tv fcuc wunvi ftuujirL uw iu i queney placed upon theltsx da$iic; 'tTjl collected according to law. - July 17 1835.