shall extend to all towns “where said of-
{ice is now vacant.
Approved, July 1st. 1856.
From the Indepmdenf.
Public Opinion in Slavic-._ states,
Our readers will remember the ac-
count of the redemption of a slave wo-
man in Plymouth Church, a few Sab-
batlis ago. Within a few days rumors
were in circulation that it was a hoax.
Not long after letters were said to be in
town from Virginia contradicting the
story related of her. At length we have
received a newspaper from Staiinton,
Virginia, the place of Sarah's residence,
which takes notice of the facts in the
case. Our readers will now all see that can
be said against Sarah’s story; and that
it amounts to nothing. Every material
fact in her case is either expressly recog-
nized or uncontradicted by the Stauiiton
Vindecator, for that is the title of the
paper 2
The Slave Sarah.
We publish to-day an extended ac.
count of the adventures of Sarah. a re.
cent slave to a respectable citizen of this
coutity, and her reception by Rev. Heli-
ry Ward Beecher and his congregation.
The statement abounds in unniitigated
falsehood from beginning to end. Sarah
never expressed a desire to get from the
"hateful presence” of her master. On
the contrary, we have heard Sarah say
that her master and mistress were both
kind to her. She was not the manager
of their household affairs. but until she
had illegitimate t-wiii children, (one
mulatto and one black,) she was hi-
rod out from home. On last Christmas
morning, Sarah and another mulatto girl
belonging to the estate of Col. James
Crawford, deceased, made their escape,
via railroad, as far as Baltimore, passing
themselves off for white persons, both
being closely veiled. There they were
arrested, as stated by Beecher, and
brought back to-Scranton. After being
ll°l'€! a short time they were sold to a
sluve dealer, who took them to Rich.
mond. After remaining there for some
time, Sarah was purchased by Frederick
Scheffer, another slave dealer. He
brought her to Siaunton. VVhile here
we presume at the suggestion of Schef-
fer, she commenced procuring subscrip-
tions from our citizens for the purchase
of her freedom. Many of them who
knew her as a good and valuable servant
subscribed, not thinking for a moment
that her object was to continue her so-
licitations among abolitionists, and that,
too, with the consent of her inast.er.—
She was then permitted by Scheffer to
go to Washington city, thence to New
York—the particulars of which visits
are given II] the article referred to.
Now we have a few remarks to make
in reference to Mr Scheffer and his con-
duct. Mr. Frederick Scheffer should be
kindly informed that his presence is no
longer needed in this community and
that the disregarding ofthis friendly sug-
gestion would be followed by an appli.
cation to his corporeal man of the staple
production of North Carolina, embellish-
ed with the covering of the feathered
tribe. We consider him a dangerous
man to any Southern community. His
conduct with Sarah is a premium offer-
ed to every slave to run off and get
Scheffer to purchase them, in the hope
of securing their freedom as Sarah is
about to receive her’s. The influence
of this one act is most pernicious. In-
deed we have heard of instances within
the past few days, where Scheffer has
been hemmed in by slaves, and one of
them to exclaim, "Buy Me!” Is not
this suspicious? Is it not strong circum-
stantial evidence that the means by
which Sarah has been so much distin-
guished is to become a sys‘tei-n, with
Scheffer and the slaves of our commuiii.
ty? We submit it to the candid consid-
eration of every man that such must be
the result, if decisive and positive steps
are not taken by our citizens to prevent
this man Scheffer from making his ap-
pearance in our midst. And is Sclieffer
doing this from disinterested motives ?—
Not at all. It is, doubtlesss, a money-
making business with him. He is not
the “tender-/teamed” slave-trader to en-
ter into any operation, unless he is sure
of profit. In the‘ case of Sarah, we
have not the least doubt but that he
clears by his investrtieiit several hundred
dollars. It is well ‘-rnown to Sarah, and
Sclieffer, that the surplus funds which
Sarah has received over what is requir-
ed for her purchase, can never be appro-
priatt-.d to the object Beecher has said it
would be-—tlie purchase of Sarah’:-3 child
That child cannot be purchased. The
surplus money will answeir as an equiv-
alent for S_cliei‘fer’s kindness, and he will
thus be rewarded for his disinterested
I/‘7/tiltmz/iropy. To be brief, then, in our
conclusion ; Mr. Frederick Scheffer
should not be permitted to remain in any
Southern community. VVe are sure it
will not be safe for him to come to this
community for the purpose of carrying
out his plans of p/tilant/tropic money-
making.
1. The “respectable citizen” of Statin-
ion, is a Mr. Cliurchman; he is the
owner of Sarah’s child of four years
of age; and the italicised declaration,
that her child "cannot be purchased,”
‘tells the story of his disposition. A
mother is denied the ownership of‘ her
own daughter. When her friends put
it in her power to buy the child, with
money, the master refuses to sell it, and
the newspaper exults in the refusal.—
This ‘respectable citizen’ is the reputed
father of Sarah. He sells his own dangli-
ter, and when she returns to leg or buy
her ch.ild, refuses her petition, and the
laws of Virginia permit him to violate
this law of nature, and trample on a niotli-
cr's_ heart with impunity, and there is no
religion there to rebuke the outrage l—
These are the features of an institution
which the Government of this nation is
determined to carry by fire and sword
into all the new States between l_V1issou-
ri and the Pacific.
‘.2. The editor declares‘ that he has of-
ten heard “Sarah say that his master
and mistress were both kind to her.’’—-
It so sale for even a white man to speak
ti.-[rat he thinks iii a Slave State, and it
' would be so conducive to Sarah’s peace
whatever her treatment‘, that it nilist
surprise every one familiar with the state
of things among slave comniiinities, that
Sarah should profess satisfaction '3 But
the very next paragraph is the best coni-
mentary on her reputed conteutment.--
She ran away, and had nearly succeeded
in obtaining that right which all the
laws that can be plied between heaven
and earthcannot invalidate——the riglit
of every woman to her own personal lib-
erty l 4 '
3. But we wish to make honorable
mention of the only gentlemtm that ap-
pears in this article, viz :——the slave
trader, Mr. Scheffer. We have always
forborc giving his name ,lest. we should
excite ill-will against him in a commu-
nity where a man who followsthe busi-
ness universally execrated as the most
?let.cstabie——tliat ofa slave trader——'-is yet
unsafe, if he shows any symptoms of hu-
manity l I
Mr. Scheffer has certainly evinced a
kindness of heart, a willingness to risk
his own convenience and interest, for
the sake of befriending a poor slave
mother. He bought her of another tra-
der, _lie contributed a hundred dollars to-
ward the price of her redemption ; he
gave her leave to go to \Vashington to
solicit help, and when it was needful for
her to come to New York, he gave his
consent that she could do so. VVe have
seen his letters to gentlemen in Wash-
ington, while the matter was in progress
and desire to record on 01-ageful smprjse
at so much real kiudnet: and even hen.
C89)’. In a man whose business is sup-
P°S¢<l to be incompatible with decency
or humanity. Our hope and prayer is
that God would enlighten the eyes of
this man who is too good for such a bu-
‘W958. and bring him forth and make him
an able witness for liberty!
4. But the Staunteti paper will not
tolerate such morals. It regards hu-
manity in a slave dealer as an immor-
tality. Kindness is considered as an of.
fence against the peace of, society. A
slave mother is sold by her own father ;
she is about to be sent South, and sepa-
rated for ever from her child of four years
of age--a little daughter. To save her
from this a slave dealer buys her, con-
tributes" a hundred dollars, gives her
leave to go and solicit help, and for this
the Virginia . Vindicator recommends
that he should be tarred an feathered
and driven out of the State. The editor
really believes that the man is habitual-
ly kind, or as he expresses it, “Is it not
strong circuuistaiitial evidence, that the
means by which Sarah has become so
much distinguished is to become a sys.
team with Scheffer and the slaves of our
community '.”’ The-e are the humani-
ties and morals which it is proposed to
engraft upon the civilization of new
States. Is there any such thing as ac-
countability? Will God judge men ‘L.
If by help or default of Christian men’:-
votes this leprosy spreads, will God hold
them guiltless?
Frennont and Buchanan.
If Fremont is not elected through his
own popularity, he will stand a fair
chance of success through the unpopu-
larity of James Buchanan. We begin
to doubt whether Pierce himself could
have made a poorer run.
In New York State, it is supposed
that Buchanan cannot receive more than
half of the votes of the old democratic
party. .
CoIt’s Pistol establishment in Hartford
has alwavs been filled with democrats
of the stamp of their employer—- but a
vote taketi there last week, shows the
following :——For Fremont, 109 ; Bu-
chanati 36; Fillmore 3; doubtful 13.
A new flag, with Fremont’s name on
it, was presented to the Bridgeport
Woolen Mills on the 4th. The work-
men in this factory, are supposed by the
Standard to be all Fremont men, more
than a third of whom are reported as
having voted for Pierce at the last Pres.
idential election.
These are only straws—but they show
which way‘the wind blows.
Testimony of an Enemy.
The Charleston, S. C., Mercury of
Sept. 24th, 1847, bears the following tes-
timony to the character and abilities of
Col. Fremont:
"We regret to learn that Col._ Fre.
mont, whose departure for Aiken we
noticed a few days since did not reach
that place to see his mother alive. She
died but a few hours before his arrival.
He accompanied her remains the next
day to this city, and after witnessing the
last sad rites, left here the evening fol-
lowing (Wednesday,) on his return to
Washington. In this affliction, render-
ed doubly poignant by his deep disap-
pointment in not receiving her parting
look of recognition after his long and
eventful absence.
The marked and brilliant career of
Col. Fremont has arrested general at.
tention and adiniratiou, and has been
watched with a lively interest by his
fellow citizens of South Carolina.—
Charleston, particularly is proud of him;
and the reputation which he has at so
early an age achieved for himself, she
‘claims as something in ' which she too
has a share. But for the melancholy
circumstances attending his visit, our
city would have manifested, by suitable
demonstration, their respect for him, and
their continued confidence in his honor
and integrity. It will require something
more than mere acotisation to sully
them in the minds of the people of
Charleston.
Some months since a sword was vo-
ted to him by our citizens, the individu-
al subscriptions to which were limited
to one dollar. It now awaits his accep-
tance at a suitable opportunity. We
are happy to learn that the ladies of
Charleston propose, by a similar sub.
scription, to furnish an appropriate belt
to accompany the sword as evidence
that they too can appreciate the gallant-
ry and heroism which
marked his career, and have thrown an
air of romance over the usually dry de-
tftil of scientific pursuits."
Our Fillmore Meeting.
We notice in the N. Y. Express of.
yesterday, a glowing account of a Fill-
more meeting held in this village on
Friday last, 4th inst. In, the view of
the Editor of the Express, the result of
this meeting provesthat Contiecticiit_is
sure for Fillmore and Donaldson. and he
states in flaring capitals that “ Connec-
ticut is O. K.” One would suppose on
reading that account, that Stamford had
turned‘ out enmasse to ratify the nom-
ination of Fillmore and that all the towns
in the immediate iieigliborhood were
about to follow suit. _
It seems ratlier hard that we should
ge obliged to dispel the pleasing illusion
at has taked possession of the Express
but the simple fact is that this tremen-
dously large and enthusiastic meeting
consisted of just seventeen persons all
told and one of those was a Buchanan men
and another a Fremont man.
We envy the complaicency of the indi-
viduals who can predicate his hopes of
the success of his candidate, on the pos-
sibility thatfifteen. out of nine hundred
voters will cast their suffrages for his in-
vorite. .-
We wonder whether the estimates of
the immense popularity of . Fillmore
throughout the country are based on
equally reliable data? lfso, both Fre-
mont and Buchanan may as well with-
draw from the contest without a struggle.
Stamford Advocate.
Uambriafor Fremont.——The Cambro
American, a weekly journal devoted to
the interests of the natives of Wales in
this country, hoists the Republican flag.
From the days of the Roman invasion
the true Briton has been on the side of
Liberty.
Mr. Buchanan is by trade a Printer,
the first one of the Craft who has been
noniiiialetl for the highest oflice in the
gift of the people, although many of
them have been famous in other ways. _
A ._, __.. ____V. __
have so signally
—A“nT(‘)‘iTtnTii-EH I
The wife of a lnglily re.-pectable cler-
gyman in New York, lately wrote a
letter to a friend in Hartford. The let-
ter wasa private one, but the Evening
Press, having got hold ofit, publishes a
portion as follows :
"Kanzas! Kaiizas! Nothing else is
thought of or talked about. My blood
boils with indignation, and I am fmlious
to no somethin". -If people are not
aroused by the scenes, in cold blood as
well as hot blood, enacted, in our legis-
lative halls. and by the hordes of lawless
Missourians in and around the brave
city of Lawrence,—they prove them-
selves lineal deceiidants of the tggies of a
century ago, and will figure as enedict
Ariiolds on the page of history."
* * * "Why, the wrongs of our
fathers siukinto itisignificance, measured
by those we suffer from the hands of an
oligarcliy of cowardly, bullying South-
erners. VVhat can I no to help sound
out the tossing of alarm to the sleeping
might of the North ?” *‘ ”“ "‘ * “'
" They are to have an indignation
meeting to night, and Mr, [the
writers husband] is one of the speakers.
He will probably be branded ‘as a "po-
litical priest.” In'such a cause the brand
will be prouder than armorial parch-
ments. yea! it is becoming the Legion of
Honor in the peerage of Freedom 3'’
“The dragon’s teeth of the Nebraska
bill are indeed sprung up armed men.
If I had ten sons I would send them all
to Kanzas, by the memory of Washing-
ton, Adains and ,Henry, whose names
are the watchwords of the free. ’
Free-will Baptists for Freedom.
At a recent session of the Central
New York Yearly Meeting of Free-
Will Babtists, held at Poestinkill June 27
and 28, the following resolutions‘ were
unanimously adopted. The Yearly
Meeting represents nearly 2,000 com-
municapts : .
Resolved, That the presentiniquitons
complicity of our National Administra-
tion with the Slave Power, as exhibited
in its acts, especially in its attempts to
subjugate the principles and advocates
of Freedom in Kansas and in our Nation-
al Legislature, is such as to demand the
energetic opposition of every lover of
God and our country.
Resolved, That no person cati sit an
unmoved spectator of the present reign
of terror in Kansas without inviting the
supic ion that he is the secret enemy of
those principles dear to every true Ame-
rican citizen, the righ“ of all men to life
to liberty, and to the pursuit of happi-
ness.
He is in .Earnest.—Bejamin H. Welcli
Jr., well known to the New York Dem-
ocrats, sends a letter to the Republican
Committee, from“ which we take the
following:
" No man in the State, I care not
who he is, can boast of stronger attach-
ment to the Democratic organization
than myself; but when that organization
beomes the subservient instrument of the
Slave Power; when in the face of GOD
and man, it gets on its knees and rolls
itself in the dust, and subscribes to the
doctrine that Slavery is national and
Freedom is sectional, as it did in Cincin-
nati, may the Almighty palsy my arm if
I support that organization. Igo for
Freedom .”’ W * '
The Coming Man.—When Col. Fre-
mont was in California in 184,6 with his
intrepid band of explorers, he with other
Americas, was ordered out ofthe country
by a Mexcan officer Gen. Czistro, with
such threats as led to the belief that an
attempt would be made to exterminate
them unless the order was obeyed Fre-
mont, nothing daunted, hastily fortified
his little company and raised the Ameri-
can flag. "We have in no wise,” he
wrote, “done wrong to the people or the
authority of the country. If we are
hemmed in and assaulted here, we will
die, every man of us, under the flag of
our country 3'' This is the man whom
our opponents say with a sneer has only
shoveled snow on Rocky Mountains!"
Will they point us to greater executive
faculties or greater determiniaton, of
cliaracter.——Hartford Press.
Backing Ou-t.—’Phat staid old friend
of Union Saving, and hitherto consist-
ent supporter of Ainericanisui, the
N. Y. Commercial Advertiser thus al-
ludes to the acceptance of Mr. Fillmore,
and expresses its own disrelish for the
position he has taken. The Commercial
has been so thoroughly committed tothe
course upon which it thus turns shoul-
der. that its gyration is a rather feat-
ure of the day. '
“It will be seen that Mr. Fillmore
most unequivocally accepts the know
nothing or American platform, and pro-
claims his adhesion to that party, and to
that party alone. He “takes occasion
to reaffirm his full confidence in the pat-
riotic purposes of that organization,” re-
gards its existence as a public necessity,
and “believes it, of all political agencies
now existing, to be alone possessed of
power to silence agitation and restore
harmony by its own example of modera-
tiou and forbearance." Its leading prin.
ciples he adopts as his guide. This is
strong language, and not very palatable
to Mr. Fillmore’s wliig friends. We
had almost said more than this. He
seems to us to be discourteous to the
-many whigs ‘and whig presses, which
forgotten that Mr. Fillinore had joined
anotli_er party, have expressed their read-
iness to support him for the Presidency,
his defection from their ranks no_twith_
standing. We are surprised and griev-
ed that Mr. Fillmore, who owes so much
to the whig party, and whose succes‘s‘Tn
the present campaign" depends upon the
adhesion to him of the old wliigs
throughout‘ the Union, should thus not
only entirely dissociate himself from his
early and steadfast friends, but should
utterly ignore the very existence of the
whig party, and deny to it any power to
aid in silencing agitation and restoring
harmony. ‘ .
Seventeen tltz'ngs.—In which young
people render themselves very impolite.
1. Loud laughter. ‘
2. Reading when others are talking.
3. Cutting finger nails in company.
4. Leaving meeting before it is closed.
5 Whispering in meeting.
6 Gazing at strangers.
7. Leaving a stranger without a seat.
8. A "want of difference for superiors.
9. Reading aloud in company with-
out being asked. ‘
10. Receiving a present Without some
manifestation of gratitude.
11. Making yourself the topic of con-
versation.
12. Laughter at the mistake of others.‘
'13 Jolting others in company.
14. Correcting older persons, than
yourself especially parents.
15. To couimece talking before others
are through.
16 Answering questions when put
to others. ~
17. Commencing to eat as ‘soon as
you got to the table.
0
Report or the Kansas Investiga-
ting Committee.
Tis document is at last before the
country. It was presented in Congress
on Tuesday. Occupying as it does
seventeen wide and closely printed col-
umns of the New York Tribune, we are
unable to more than sketch HS contents.
In prefacing this sketcli it is sufficient
for us to say that since its perusal we
find our opinions unchanged upon the
subject—the accounts and impressions
we have from time to time laid before
our readers are substantially those
of this Document. Mr. Oliver, the third
and pro slavery member of the Commit.
tee says he will before long bring in a
minority report : what it will be may be
easily imagined from the fact that he
himself was clearly proven to have vis-
ited Kansas with one of the invading
companies. '
The report shows that as soon as the
bill to organize the Territory of'Kansas
was passed, a large number of _tlie cit-
zeus of Missouri went into the Teritory
and held squatter meetings, passed res-
olutions denouncing abolitionists, and
declaring that slavery existed therin —
In the autumn of 1854a secret political
society, called "The Blue Lodge,” was
formed, the plan of operations of which
with its oath_s, &c., are given in the re
port.—-This Lodge controlled all die
subsequent movements and invasionons
on the part of the Missourians. At the
election, November 29, 1854, for a del-
gate in Congress, there was no evidence
of fraud except in scarsely settle and re-
mote districts, .vhere citizens of Mis-
souri appeared and voted. During the
winter of ’54-755 great excitement
existed in the territory, on account of
the invasion, and much bitter feeling
was manifested. In -Febuaiy, I855, a
census was taken. and the number of le-
gal voters was ascertained to be 2,005._
Previous to the election in the sping of
1855, active preparations were made in
Missouri to invade the Territory, and a
complete organization was effected,-
Leaders were chosen, tents, provisions,
ammunition and arms distributed, and
theforces were drilled in companies in
Missouri ; and on the day before the
election, it is testified at least three thous-
and Missourians’ took up the line of
march for Kansas, and companies went
into every representativedistrict of the
Territory except one.-—From accurate
and almost absolute pr oofs it appeared
that of about 6,300 votes cast at the
election of members of the Territorial
Legislature, 5,000 were those of non-
residents. The majority of the mem-
bers of both Houses of the Legislature,
would have been free State men if there
had been no invasion of Missourians.
The committee took a large mass of
testimony regarding the proceedings of
the Legislative Assembly,’ which pro-
ceedings they state are characterized by
racklessness and injustice. The report
likewise alludes to the murders robberies
and other crimes committed in the Ter-
iitory. and states that in no case, except
that of McRae, (a free State man) was
there any prosecution for those offenses.
No indictments were found, no arrests
made, and no measures taken to bring the
perpetrators to justice. The report says
it is clearly ptoven that Samuel J. Jones
the Sheriff, was the main cause of the
recent disturbances in which he so prom-
inently figured. The conclusions of the
Committee are, that each of the elections
in Kansas was carried by invasion from
Missouri ; that consequently, the Legis-
lative Assembly is an illegally constitu-
ted; body and has no power to pass valid
laws; therefore its enactments are void.
The election of G. W. Whitfield as del-
egate to Congress was not held under
any valid law—neither was that of Mr.
Reeder in accortlace with law.
VI’ instead Herald.
Foreign News.
The Africa arrived at New York, on
Friday. Her news is uiiimportant.——
The correspondence between Denmark,
Great Britain and the United States, on
the Sound Dues, has been presented to
Parliament. Another battalion of rifle-
men have been ordered to Canada.
The Bishop of Arror, according to the
Paris correspondent of the Times, in-
tends visiting England and Ireland, with
a view of exciting sympathy among the
Roman Catholic prelacy in behalf of the
maintenance of the Papal temporal power
SYDNEY. July 12.
The submarine electric telegraph ca-
ble for the New York, Newfoundland
and London Telegraph Co.. has been
successfully laid across the Gulf of St.
Lawrence between Cape Ray Cove New
Foundland. Ashby Bay and Cape Breton
a distance of eighty-five miles, and mes-
sages are now being freely and instanta-
neously transmitted from shore to shore.
The company hnve'now seven hundred
men at work at the line in Newfoundland
and on Cape Breton, and it is confident-
ly expected. that the whole line will be
completed and in successful operation
between New York and St. Johns, N.
F., the first of September next, and be-
tween St. Johns and London within» one
year thereafter.
Senator Hamlin on Col. Fremont
The following extract from the speech
of Hannibal Hamlin, the Democratic
Senator from Maine, who repudiated
Buchanan and the.Cincinnati platform.
at the late Fremont ratification meeting"
in Worcester, bears valuable testimony
t the character and principles of the
jiopIe’s candidate :-
"Who is" Jolin.C. Freinoiit? He is
the first _nian who discovered the ‘interi-
or of this coiitirieiit, scaled the Rocky
'M0llDtall1S, and contributed more than
any other man towards ma/ring Cali.
fornia afree State. I know him well,
as a man of eminent ability and of un-
blemished character and spotless life.-—
When California was seeking admission
into the union as a state, I had occasion
to confer with him as to the best method
to secure that result. He was true to the
riglzt. His language was, California
must come inns a. free state, or not
come in at all. ,
It has been complained of Fremont
that he is without suflicient antecedents,
as to his position or qualifications, for the
presidency. But. not only has he ante-
cedents of the right kind, but he is an
antecedent himself I He is a greater ex-
ecutive officer than any man since An-_
drew Jackson.
John C. Fremont is _an anti slavery
man, and has always been one from his
boyhood. Although a native of Georgia
and brought up in South Carolina, in
spite of his early associations ‘lie, was for
Freedom. VVlie_n einburking on his wes-
tern tour, he was asked if it was not his.
intention to purchase a slave, as a do-
mestic for his wjfe, I-Iis reply was, ‘,I
never owned one dollar in /zumanjlesh.
and while reason holds its sway in my
brain, I NEVER wiI.l.! I love my wife
with the most ardent affection, but that
wife must toil with her ownliands, rath.
er than own the first dollar in liumnn
flesh !” From a_ man thus educated, and
thus true to our principles, we have the
highest assurance [hat with him at the
lielui of the government, if he can pre-
vent it, not one inch shall slavery be ex.
tended over the national territory.”
Norwallr, Tuesday, July 15, -1856.
Hi-:xav CLAY ox SLAVERY.—“ I have said that Inevel‘
00\|l.d vote for it myself, and I repeat that I never can,
and never will vote, and no eitrtlil y power will ever make
me vote to spread slavery over territory where it does
not now exist..”—Henry Clay's ‘sch, Feb. 6, 1850.
“ I FEEL there is nothing which the civilized world, if
‘they take notice of so humble a. person as myself‘, will
reproach me with, when, 1 say, as Isaid the other day,
I had made up my mind, for one, that under no circum-
stances would I consent to the further extension of the
area of Slavery in the United States, or to the further
increase of-Slave Representation in the House of Repre-
sentatives.”—SpeechqfDam'el Webster on Oregon Bill. ’48.
“ Tm»: ABOLITION or DOMESTIC Sl..-XVERY is the greatest ob-
ject of desire in these Colonies, where it was nnlntppily
introduced in their infant state.”-Jqfcrson, iii. 1774.
FOR PRESIDENT
.ioin\i c. 1-armour,
OF CALIFORNIA. ‘
FOB VICE PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM F. JOHNSTON,
OF PENNSYLVANIA .
American National Plattonn.
1. Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and in-
separable. ,
11. Freedom of the ballot-box from foreign influence.
III. Freedom of conscience.
IV. Freedom of speech.
V. Freedom of the press.
VI. Free Territory and Free Kaiisas—.‘Io advantage
to accrue to Slavery from the repeal of the ‘Missouri
Compromise.
VII. The improvement of rivers and the construction
and improvement of harbors, as well upon the great
lakes as on the seaboard.
VIII. The immediate construction of a railroad across
American territory to the Pacific States. by such aid on
the part of the Government as may beiit-cessa.ry to ac-
complish such result. v
Mr. Fillnlore.
We showed in our last, how sadly Mr. Fill-
more hud blundered in his history, in his fa-
mous Albany speech, but his blindness to his
own position in the Presidential canvass, indi
cates even a greater lack of inforinatiou, or a
much deeper infatuation. He says that the
people of the South will never submit to the
election and rule of a. President and Vice
President selected both from the North, nor
would the men of the North yield to the sway
of a. Chief Magistrate selected solely by
Southern votes. Mr. Fillmore’ reason seems
to have been sadly perverted by the fulsouie
adulations of Brooks, and other cajoling
friends, who have monopolized his confidence
since his return from the Old World, or must
he not otherwise see, with all his patriotic de-
sires to save the Union, that he was nomina-
ted solely by a. Southern faction, and gagged
down the throats of _the Convention in the
face and eyes of the'- united oppolitiou of
Northern members by the,‘ slave delegations,
who could not by any possibility give one
single electorial vote for his election? And
was the “great weakness of great men” ever
made more apparent than in the vanity which
presents himself as the only candidate in the
field, able to save the Union. Will not this
hallucination be dissipated by a. thousand to
one of the. votes of his countrymen, which
will indicate their belief that James Buchanan
possesses this magic cementing power to a
much greater extent? One thing is certain
of Mr. Buchanan, devoted, as he necessarily
must be, to saving the Union, and among all
the foolish speeches he has tnade, and letters
he has written, he has not been left to the pit-
iful extremity of uttering disnnion and trea-
sonable sentiments. Mr. Fillmore is a. strong
man and can so controltlie factitious elements
as to do the Republican cause a vast deal of
harm, but his Albany speech smacks too
strongly of the Red Republicanism of France
to take permanent root in American soil.-
We have no disposition to disparage his state-
manship, as his strength. He undoubtedly
has the power, (and has given most unmista-
kable evidence of the spirit in which he will
use it,) to detract much from the strength of
the cause of Freedom, but not strength enough
to save himself from an eternal political ob-
livion. Like a far spent viper, he has not the
power to inflict rt fatal sting upon his adver-
saries, but simply strength to turn and seal
his own untimely death. When a great states-
man like Mr. Fillmore, and a. man who has al-
ready filled the Presidential chair, utters sen-
timents so foreign to the genius of America,
of popular liberty, of a. free people and it
free government, is it not fair to infer that his
Americanism has been sadly contaminated by
his attendance upon the fetes of the Pope,
and his associations with the J acobins of Eu-
rope. His most infatuated supporters must
have been ready to have admitted that his
prospects as a. candidate were quite as un-
promising as any ma.n’s could be, and has he
not diminished his votes by thousands by this
volunteer subservieiicy to the very spirit of
lawlessness and insubordination, which is now
exciting the resentment of every true friend
of freedom throughout the whole union.-
With all our charity for the foibles of Mr.
Fillmore, we can but look upon him as a
doomed politician, both for the present and
the future.
The Hay Crop.
The abundance of the pi-esgnt Hay crop
has not for many yearsbeen equalled. About
our own County and all through the southern
and central Counties of New York, this crop
has yielded an unusual supply the present sea-
son. While grain of all descriptions give the
most gratify ng verifications of the promise
that seed time and harvest shall continue.
Lw- A pair of horses belonging to Mr. A.
Brower, of New Canaan, backed off the dock
in the rear of our office, on Friday morning
last, but by the prompt use of ‘boats, they
were, after some little delay, and cutting of
harness, detached from the wagon, and res-
'cued, evidently not much the worse for their
,une.\'pected bath. -
ACCIDENT.—We learn that on Saturday
last a lad named MILLS fell from the new
building being erected for the Lock, Co., at
South Nor-walk, fracturing his skull.
New York and Eric Railroad.
The season has now arrived when our Sum-
mer tourists are beginning to cast about for
some route of travel for their annual excur-
sion.’ To such as have never passed over the
above line of road, let us urge them not to
let the present season pass without enjoying
the luxury. The route between New York
and Elmira passes through some of the most
picturesque and romantic natural scenery to
be found in this country,if not the world. Sure
we are, that nothing can be found in the cus-
tled hills and dark ravines of old Germany,
to compare with it. The car: are of the six
foot gnage, which gives them a very easy mo-
tion. Several of our friends yielded to our
views last season, so far as to try the experi-
ment, and every one returned in rapture with
the grand, the wild, and the beautiful scenery
which bestuds the entire route from the
Hudson to the waters of the Chciiiung.
There is one feature connected with the
management of the Erie Road which we could
most ardently wish to see adopted upon all
our great lines of travel, and that is no per-
son addicted to the use of ardent spirits is em-
ployed in any department, and the public are
earnestly invited by placards to give infor-
matiou of any breach of these rules they may
witness. Encountering as it does the most
formidable natural obstructions of any line of
road in the country, it has been the most for-
tunate of any in relation to accidents.
are We learn that the Republican young
men of South Norwalk, are about establishing
ll. Fremont. club. Go ahead boys, and give the
cohorts of slavery “Jessie.”
A Connecticut C0ll§l'(:§SlIlall on
Brooks.
In the House on Saturday, the Hon. .\li-.‘
Woodruff. of the New Haven district, made ti
speech in defence of the resolutions of our
Legislature: It is said that the speech elec-
trified the House, and won lanrels f'or Mr.
Woodruff and the State. A few moments af-
ter its delivery Col- Savage of‘ Tennesee,
waited upon Mr. Wootlruff as a friend of Mr.
Brooks, and wished to know whether Mr. W.
recognized the code of honor. Mr. W. nobl y
answered that he recognized no code but the
laws of his country, and the laws of his God_
The following is the passage at which the
Hon. (?) Mr. Brooks took exception :
Ma.WooDitui-‘r, of Conn., spoke of the as-
sault asa brutal outrage. It had been said
there was not spirit and nianliness enough
here to purge the body, but let atrial be
made, and then it would be known who dare
screen audacity and give countenance to
crime.
The New Canaan Accident.
Another one of those burned at the late ex-
plosion of powder in New Canaan, has died
since our last issue. Our correspondent, “A
Citizen,” furnishes us this week with the full
particulars of the sad accident, and also gives
the parents names. and the condition of those
injured.
@, We understand that there is to be a
Picnic at Barnuin’s Grove, East Bridgeport,
to-day, composed of scholars from the schools
ofNew Haven and Bridgeport. An invitation
has been extended to the schools (and friends
of the schools,) ofNorwalk to join in the pic;
nic.
fi*'l‘he New Haven Palladium comes to
us enlarged to the extent of four columns
and greatly improved in appearance. We are
glad to notice these indications of its pros-
perity. The Palladium is the leading Repub-
lican paper in the State, and its earnest la-
bors in behalf of Freedom deserve all the
success it seems to be reaping. The Palladi-
um. like some other papers we wot of, will
live and prosper when the meinoriesof those
who now affect contempt at its position and
influence, have passed from earthland are for
gotten.
fir We are under obligations to the New
Haven Journal and Courier, for various
public documents throughout the session.
———-:—-————-—-—-——*"‘
3 Senator WILSON in his Speech at New
Haven, on the 4th inst., stated that he had re-
ceived many letters from the South, (some-
times five a da.y,) assuring him that it respect-
able minority in that section, approve of his
course and of ‘the Republican Platform.
@*The N. Y. Mirror says that the semi-
annual dividend of the Tribune establishment
amounts to over $60,000, the past six months,
or about 125 per cent. per annum on the capi-
tal stoek. Out of these earnings, the Tribune
buildings have just been purchased for $130,-
000, and 25 per cent of the purchase money
paid out of the semi-annual earnings. About
40 per cent. will be paid in cash to the stock-
holders.
fi* The Free State Legislature assembled
at Topeka. Kansas, on the 4th inst. was dis-
persed by Col. Sumner, by authority from the
President, at the point of the bayonet: The
C0]. expressed his reluctance for the act, but
said his orders were peremptory.
®,We are indebted to the Hon. W. W.
Welcli for a copy of the Message and accompa-
nying docnments, relating to the Central
America affairs.
@'*The price set at Washington for half-
murdering a Northern Senator, is Tunas
Huxnauo DOLLARS. At all events, such is the
fine of Brooks, by a Washington judge, for
his brutal attack on Senator Sumner.
fi‘The Washington correspondent of the
N. Y. Commercial, says that “intelligent;
Democrats from the North West have arrived
here,whose accounts of the political excite-
ment in that quarter are very gloomy. In
Ohio, they say, the feeling is all one way,and
that is against the Democrats, and that the
same feeling appears to be very general
throughout the North West.
Such is the fever with which the nomina-
tion of Fremont is received at the West, that
one of the men nominated as a Democratic
elector in Indiana, is making speeches for Fre-
mont, and says he shall vote for him.
The Democrats of five towns .in Warren
County, Pa., have refused to send delegates
to the Buchanan ratification meeting held in
that county. They are opposed to the Cin-
cinnati platform.
MILITARY ENCAMPMENT AT NEW HAVEN.—-
Wc learn from the New Haven , papers that
Brig. Gen. Hallenbeck will order out the 2d
Brigade Conn. Militia, for encampment and
drill, in that city on the 27th, 28th, and 29th
of August. The brigade embraces all the
troops in New Haven, Middlesex, Fairfield,
and Litchfleld Counties.
COURT Ai>i>oi.vrMEx'i's.—We learn that at
the‘meeting of the Judges of the Superior
Court. at New Haven. A. S. Treat, Esq., was
we-appointed Clerk of this County, H. T.
Blake, Esq., was appointed Assistant Clerk,
and O. S. Ferry. Esq., was appointed Stnte’s
Attorney in place of Mr. Ferris, whose term
had expired.
Judge Parker was assigned to hold the next
term of the Superior Court on the 2nd Tues-
day of August, and Judge Sanford to hold the
term on the 3rd Tuesday of October-both
terms to be held at Danbury.
Ki.-iA'rI.vu’s win: Dr:.m.—Mrs. Keating,
whose husband was murdered by Herbert, in
Washington, is dead, we hear, leaving behind
her several orphan children. The shock of
her. husband’s death killed her. Poor Keating
was killed by a Democratic‘ member in Con-
.gress, and his Democratic associates refused
to expel the murdergr or to appoint a Com-
uiittee to investigate ‘the facts in regard to
the bloody deed. Now the poor widow is
dead.
DEMOCRATS FOB Fitmioxr.-—Tiie Albany
Evening Mutual says that it is no exaggera-
tion to say that at least one-/ialfof the old
Democratic party of New York State are go.
ing for Fremont, and the editor gives the
names of numerous members of that party
who have publicly avbwed their determination
to do so. The Pulaski Demon‘:-at, the demo-
cratic organ for eastern Oswego county, N.
Y., refuses to go the Buchanan ticket. Its
editor, Mr. Hatch, was the democratic candi-
date for Senator, last Fall. He says he has
traveled downward as long as he can stand it.
@. White, King. and Ayer have been con-
victed at Detroit, Mich., of the robbery of‘ the
American Express Company . of $50.000 in
gold, about :t year since.
fit George W. Curtis, of New York,
(Howadji) has taken the stump for» Fremont-
If he succeeds half as well in politics as in
literature, he will make himself felt in the
campaign.
13‘ Let. it be remembered that men are to
be hung for Treason in Kansas, for forming
that very Constitution which the House of
Ropresentativu in Congress have approved.
a
ClII‘rc‘.\‘[HIlfI.l(.'IlL‘e of fin: Uuzclle.
Fimqxp Byrxt,-1‘(i_\‘ :~—In coiiipliance with
your request,I will slate the facts iti rclittion
to the sad calaniity, of which our village was
the scene on Thursday, July 3d. It appears
that the friends oflfr. Buchanan had deter-
mined to raise a banner and flag on that day,
and in honor of the cause and occasion, to
burn some powder in a cannon procured for
that purpose, and that ii. committee was ap-
pointed to procure the powder, and
have the cartridges made. While they
were being made, some two or three persons
took the responsibility, unknown to lliose cu-
gaged in making them, to carry oil‘ thirteen
and take them into the street near the can-
non, f'or the purpose of firing it. They were
laid on the ground without any covering, and
a large crowd of boys were soon collected
around, to see and hear, many of whom were
firing crackers, and throwing them in all di-
rections, several going within two or three
feet of the cartridges as they lay thus ex-
posed. As there appeared to be some delay
in getting up the banner, the person who was
first instrumental in getting these cai-ti-idges,
left them to assist at the banner, and reques-
ted another man to see to them, This man,
finding the boys would still persist (in spite
of his remonstrances) in throwing their crack’-
ers, gathered up the cartridges and took them
across the street to the stoop of Benjamin
Tucker. and laid them on the floor under a‘
bench, requesting a. young lad, son of Isaac
Wood, to take charge of them and keep the
boys away, he went ofi‘ to see about the ban-
ner raising. The boys followed over to Mr.
'l‘.’s stoop and gathered upon, and closely
around it, to the number of thirty or more,
and, while some were smoking cigars, and
others firing crackers and torpedoes, the ex-
plosion took place.
Young Wood, who was left in charge of the
powder, with his brother, was sitting on the
bench directly over it, and of course, with
several others, are horribly burned.
That any one exposed the powder with any
wrong motives, threw crackers or torpedoes
amongst the cartridges knowing them to be
there, and intending orldesiring to explode
them, I do not believe, the excitement conse-
quent upou such occasions, caused a reckless
exposure of the powder, that none of’ them at
the time realized, but that now causes them
deep regret, and it is to be hoped will prove a
warning that shall be graven upon all our
uieinories for good. -
I ought to state, perhaps, that Mr. Tucker
is blind, and as I am informed, was ignorant
of the powder being on his premises, until it
exploded. There, of course. would be neces-
sarily a great deal of confusion,and some dis-
crepancy in testimony, among so many boys
huddled together, taking but little notice of
each other, all hilarity and joy, each bent on
his own amusement and gratification. ’
The most, therefore, that can be said with
truth and charity, in my ‘opinion, is that the
powder was exposed in a very thoughtless,
careless manner, and that it took fire from
some boy’s cigar or fire-‘works, in a purely ac-
cidental manner ; and thus through the use of
these modern nuisances, two of our families
have already been called to bury a. loved one,
while some two or three others are yet fearful
of being summoned to the same heart-rending
duty.
I have no heart or disposition to comment
upon this dreadful carnage, to see the poor
little fellows running through the streets,
screaming and tearing tiieii‘ burning clothes
from their bodies, and in many instances, the
skin in large patches cleaving from their bod-
ies fast to their clothes, was truly a horrid
sight, and to look at the worst cases now, and
see them burnt, blackened, and in some cases
almost rooted in parts, is a sickening sight.-
It is hoped that all who are now living are
really convalescent, but some five or six are
still in very great danger. I send you it list
of the parents of the principal sufl'erers—there
were twenty-five or more that were burned
more or less : ’
2 sons of Isaac Wood, very seriously bur‘ned,
1 _ Nehemiah Sherwood, ‘-
1 Lewis Pcnnoyer, “ “
1 Wm. E. Dunn, “ ' “
1 Samuel Keith, “ “
1 Anthony Ezekiel, “ “
1 “ “ slightly “
1 A. Brower “ ‘f
1 German Boy, “
2 George Murphy, “ "
1 “ “ dead
1 Claude A. Poyver, “ .
1 John G. Brown, badly. “
I Henry Tuttle, “ “
1 Mrs. McKenny, “ “
1 B. Tucker, “ “
1 Win. Jane, “ “
Respectfully yours, A CITIZEN.
New Canaan, July 10th, 1856.
Management in Kansas.
The N. Y. Tribune, says the Courant, calls
attention to the fact that Col. Sumner’s force
has been placed by the President under Gov.
Shannon’s orders. When there appeared to
be some danger that the F ree State men
would entrench themselves in Lawrence and
resist the bogus sheriff. the U. S. troops Were
ordered to Lawrence. As soon, however, as a
sufficiently large body of Missourians, Geor-
gians and Caroliuans had been collected on
the border to execute Shannon's plans of des-
truction, the troops of Sumner were ordered
off to their distant quarters, lest they should
furnish a protection to the people of Law-
rence, and when the Colonel was urgently re-
quested to return by the inhabitants of that
doomed city, he was oblige d to reply that he
could not, because he was entirely under
Slianuon’s orders. When the mob, under the
name of a sheriff's posse, had done all the mis-
chief expected of them, then Col. Suuiuer’s
troops were ordered back to Lawrence and
other places.
______________
g‘ The new dome of the Capitol at Wash-
ington will cost about a million of‘ dollars.-
The frame work is to be of cast iron; and the
Capitol, when this is completed, will be one of
the most imposing buildings in the world.
fl‘The largest and most comprehensive
mill in the world, is the Pacific, at Lawrence,
Moss. The floor surface of this immense
structure is 16 acres. -The largest mill in
Eughmd is 11 1-2 acres. There are now in
operation 40,000 cotton spindles and 10,000
worsted spindles ; and these are to he increas-
ed to 80,000 and 20,000 respectively. There
are I200 looms in operation to be increased to
2.400. These, with 2,000 persons, produce
300,000 pieces of cloth per annum—onc half
de luiues. The weekly consumption ofcotton
is 20,000 pounds or 1,500,000 per annum, and
500.000 pounds of wool. Once it mouth, the
two thousand persons assemble at the cashier’s
office, where he pays out $50,000 to them for
wages, a,pprop1'ia.t.ing to each one the exact
amount she has earned.
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fifl‘ A postmaster in one of the towns of
Herkimcr County, New York, was inquired of
from Washington as to the prospects in his
neighborhood. He 'wrote back that there
was not a Buchanan man in the town—nol;
even himself; and if he was turned out for
saying so, he had this satisfaction, that no one
but 9. Fremont man could be appointed, a3
there were none others in the town.
kg. The two divisions of the Democracy in
Missouri have nominated two electoral tick-
ets.
W The Lancaster (P2,) Ezariifner, a
Whig journil, says that the old Whig vote of
thatcounty will be given in a solid column to
Fremont. ’
Lilia. i... run 2-Un looking at your pa-
pct‘ of la.-t ‘.VI.'v-tlfi, l see a statement in re-
iatiqil to the at-ciilent which occurred in
our village Il€'dl' the close of the after-
noon of the"30th inst.
In the statenieiir you made, the Pub-
lie is lead to believe that the only blame
rests on the careless manner in which
the powder was exposed, and that the
reckless or unthinking bovs threw a ran-
dom fire cracker into the powder by
which the awful catastrophe was produ.
ced. Being present during most of the
examination by the Jury of Inquest, I
only ask in the name of Justice, that the
public should have a fair and impartial
statement of the facts in the case as was
proved before the jury, which I take
from the minutes of the clerk of the jury
who was under oath, and directed by a
vote of the Jury to take full and correct
minutes of the testimony given in rela-
tion to the cause of the death of the
child. 4
Which is briefly, that a man employ-
ed to fire the Gun was an old experi-
enced gunner of the last war. He went
into a back yard and filled 32 cartridges
with powder, placed them carefully into
a keg, with express direction that no one
must touch them till wanted and placed
the keg carefully away,
Near the time of firing the gun 13 cu.
tridges was found in the post office, fill-
ed, but not tied up, which was taken out
and tied up and placed near the gun,
when the boys flocked around and was
cautioned not to fire crackers tliere.—
But_for some cause, a portion of them
would not desist, when the person hav-
ing the charge of the powder carried it
for greater safety across the street and
put it under a seat in front éfvan oj ::e.r
saloon and placed two young men =-.
watch it, who seated themselves on the
bench at the same time cautioning tin,
boys not to fire near them. After a few
moments VVilber Benedict, (a boy 17 or
18 years of age,) as was sworn to by one
of the young men having the care of pow.
der, and two others, deliberately leaned
forward with a lighted fire cracker in
his hand throw it into the powder and‘
the explosionjmmediately followed be-
fore one of th: young men could finish
the exclamati ,n for Heaven sake don't.
He was throlvn all on fire into the
middle of the street, and Wilber the mo-
ment he accoiiiplished his purpose fled
and escaped uninjured. ‘ '
Such is in substance the facts without
comment, as tolthe nialicegor criminality
of the act we lehve an impartial public
to judge of the facts as presented to the
Jury. I think also Mr. Editor the pub-
lic would esteem it a favor if you would
insert in your paper the verdict in full
as you receivedlit, if you have as I un-
derstand the .1 ml was exceeding careful
to say nothing mlre than the facts would
warrant on accouit of the feelings of the
friends of the boyas the verdict prepar‘
ed by them was/to be made public.-—-
One and only gne testified that one of
the causes in his opinion of the explo-
sion was the citeless manner the pow-
der was exposyd yet in the opinion of
the Jury thaf amount of care ,was/not
exercised tlilt should 7/ '-’ '
will be sen then that it ~
chance or drelessness bi: =.--;
of Wilber Benedict. '5 - _';-5-:'-.-a’-7- 9, ,.
prepared tie 32 cartric7_ 1;-
knows notlmg of the 13 that exploded,
but as nearlis can be ascertained they
were mad by persons having no con.
iiection wil the arrangements of the oc-
casion. B.
The Pe 's of Lispz'ng.—A clerical
character il the “Lost Hunter,” a recent
popular A erican novel, thus illustrates
the flange, fthe doctrine that one name
73 as goodlas another. The anecdote
is a veritat incident in the experience
of a wet bishop of the Episcopal
Church. '
" A co le who had brought their
child late to me to be babtized, did
not think , at any rate. I inquired
what we e name chosen, when to my
astonishm t, I heard sounds which re.
sembled y mucii one of the titles be-
stowed the arch enemy of mankind.
Supposinghat my ears deceived me," I
inquired min, when the same word, to
my horroiwas more distinctly repeated.‘
Lucifer Efaid I to myself, “impossible!
I cannot , btize a child by such a name.”
I bent olr once more, and a third time
asked thfquestion. The answer was
the samland repeated louder and with
an emplsis, as if the parents were,
deterinill to have that name or none.
By tl: time my situation had become
enibarraing, for there was I, in the
presentnf the whole waiting congre-
gali0Yl.Pfldlng up with the baby in
my am Which, to add_to my conster-
nation,.t up a squall as if to convince
me th e was entitled to the name.-
My b elor modesty could stand the
scene longer; so hastily dipping my,
fingerfthe font, and resolving that he
sliouldavea good name, as opposite as
possihto the diabolical one so strangely
selecti I babtized the infant George
Waslgton. I thought the .pa:ems
lookelueer at the time, but the rite was
perfopd, the baby hadgot an excjelem
nam d I was relieved. But con-
ceiv you can. my confusion, "when
after,l'vice, thefather and mother camé
into Vestry, and the latter Iiurstinw
into rs. exclamed, ‘-0 thir, what hay:
you e P Ith a‘ girl, ith a girl and
you called her George Washington!
My r little Ltitliy, my dear Iitfle
Luz” Alas? the mother lisped and
wli_ asked for the name, meaniiig to
be vl polite, and to say, Lucy, sir, in
rep 0 my question, she had said,
“ Y» tliir,’f which I mistook for
Lu ‘. VVhat-was to be done '3 Icon-
sol he afflicted parents as well as; T.
wa le, and promised to enter the
na nto the parish registry and town
re s as Lucy, which I did; but for all
th he girl’s genuine orthodox name is .
Gee Washington!
Benton calls the <;2_rItTs_and office
ha 8 at VVashingtou who cannot vote
in Presidential election, “political
ei s. '
. Mr. Donelson, of Tennessee, the Know
lg candidate for Vice President, in his
‘accepting the nomination, said:
lye at the South, and 1 am owner of
in him a HUNDRED SLAVES, and I
H .e institittion -.-.9 warmly at any ma 1;
bqB'outh of Mason 8; Dixon’: line.”
Norwalk Chronicler