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THE:PyEHTiGER. ii. w. ruuNws.-nniToii. r TIIUJISDAY- 1I0RNJMJ, I-UUCII. 1,,1SC0, i FOR PRESIDENT. IN ;1SG0:, V STfiCHEN. "DOUGLAS; ,; 1: ; ; Of .Ih'e United Ststcs. ;r:-'., y -FOR VICE-TRESIDENT, f" l ANDKEV7 JOHKSOiT.: . '.Of Tennessee: - i . - ' S 4 3 . 9 - iKC tonsiuuuuiua tumcimuH. illU-l ll.til UlllJft ter, honesty, uprightness snJ . good :iti zenship in every respect, we Lave r.ever known called in question. times; ejren upon matters of apparent, tind perhafattuil importance, and we know of pa reascrvai.CIcrjvbyditcrfhoyH be considered, jexcepwonsj cr why, while -they ittdifTerehily feel 'or 'act; in, person, they .should . make . a .'different .showing 'through the columns of their.apeivUpcu 4 this Constitutional Convention matter we Iconfess tofeelings of very grCarindifTer-.cnce;-.eni from what information we can, (gather from various portions ofihe Terri tory, we rather think we speak the semi 'merits cf ihe rnksscf the people. -While we give this as our opinipn 'to '.the ao Ltusl'feelir.gs of the voters, we are equal ly convinced that the preposition rjTor'.a State Government'' has; gained - ground, .and may prevail.' , The" principal reason, ".cr cause, for" kuch. a "result, shouldthe .'question prevail, yn be the fact of, can-.didatesof-different shades being arxcun- cc'd,'and the anxiety prr. the part cf them ' selves and friends to'succc.ed in heing el ected, and, when elected to attend a Con i Tention.Xven under these circumstances, r we "predict a "very light - vote 'throughout die Territory' v' ' 1 : " - .'."We thall be as' particular, '.however, in . .roting.for Delegates, ..as though .we vere sure the Convention would meet, -and Ne braska be. admitted 'immediately with the 1'Ce-hsiitutioa the' Convention rojghr nialce; land urge upon others the r.ecessiiy cf do ling the sarne.:Uf. thero was ever a lime M ' . t Mhen candidates tlioula go ceiore-tne "people upon" Ihe sYump. as 'it is'Tcrrried, now is ihii .lii2ie.Tiie election takes plac6C2T Monday ;'..'D3 'the voter lof this ? county understand the position" of candid dates upon, say,-Education, Banks, Inter- nal Improvements, the Executive pardon . ing cr veto power; and many other vital ? ly;important matters we. might mention. -Upon the slavery question, as far as we can learn, an parties are jjicaging .wcm 1 selves in favor; cf a, Free State Constitu . lion... Therefore, so far.as pledges before Jicrd are toncernrd, there necd.be . no fears on this point. We ought to' know .( '-something as to the views . cf candidates ..upon the measures wanvention. above. . Are we to have an exclusive hard money i carrency.aihomerand be continually ov er run with foreign rags? Or will we have ' a.'good sound. Banking system of our own, nnr! thin L-ppn nrA -nrthlp.c truvfi nbnnt r -' . 7 . rr" which. we. know nothing.? Or are r.:e to - be cursed with 'J wild cats" all out days ?' - lerns Know someining aDoui mis. jvtc we' to have, an Educational systeml,. by , .which every ; child ia the future State, : even the poorest and .humblest, may. se rcure such an education as -will qualify " him-to fill stations of trusti honor and pro . "fit in times ' to. 'come T " Have we not a - doep interest in. this question! . Are we to clothe cne man, who: icay, happen to occupy ( the Executive chair with the same power as j two:thirdsi the members 0 cf . the Legislature, "fresh . from the pco: v Tie,!'. and hailing' from, every portion of the State, and who ought to' know somc- 'thirr more . of the -wants of - the, .pecnle .,... .-' t . . than a.sinle man froma single. locality ? ' U that same-man to-be clothed with.. the - po we r'to overturn the decisions of Courts tnd juries.- who have by patient and im-' partial, investigation, under . weight . of t all. - the responsibilities, .:penalties' i and : obligations that cad be heaped upon-lhem, said that the transgressor- must 'suffer "the pe'nalty 'of cfTended" law ',.' in .such" , cases-made and '. provided V : These are ,. "debatable" but important questions,; and ia regard to' which we 'most assuredly " should-knenr something ras to1 the Views entertained by those vio aspire. "tomcats in so important a position as that to rame a Constitution. : 'J In another column will be ; found, the ' candidates in this' county. ', IMake ''your . clioice, deader,, "with such lights .as you 1 - '. v nave before you." ; r.: :r,. ,: Since. the above was in type, the notice ,cf Public- speaking- by candidates' was . handed in. ....... The Manner cf Voting. As the tickeu pri ' l uf r'ths 1 i same slip, and m.istc es iuav j3 mail by many in voting, by icing t' 2 vTiol in o .e ballot bcx, vr py , of. the 'Act to Frame a Constitution and Sfate Government 'for the State of Nebraska." by which it will be seen two ballot boxes are provided, inT on3 cf 'which shall be deposited the ballot for Cr; egfjnst aconj ventien, and in the Pthcrthe-JLajk'tr Delegates : "Sec. 3. Separate- taotrb:ivC8 or.p partments of ballot-box siialf oe-provided, ii cr cf wbih h!l b deposited the ballots "For,,," cr- Against"- State Gov ernment and'in'the other the- ballots for -delegates': to! thqz.Costitmional Couves-' lion.- els Wind and Worms than callcme.1 and safest. "'We Want a nother Book on the sis tyr..But w'e'7 -.v "Z now But they dental- .iys tell V. : ihe 'disease ia and the deepest prir: ipals -of the eclectic forvthe rr. st partic 'ur eases and no other doctc: is nier than sixteen miles across, ser 1 it By the irer who is gone to By goo I s ia tha,east -'I war.V the Best Book cn th i eclectic for I hev quet the old sistyra." A Sensible, Socilicrn Frcs:. The Gallatin (Tennessee) Courier, af ter commenting upon the hi&tory of South Carolina- nullification; and upon the disu nion Convention that assembledatNash ville in 1550,- says : . i '"Another call has-been made fjr an other -Southern Convention. We - hold thaLlhcse movements lrprnbe.rinnhj!i to publican, if-; the -Democratic panywotriit f ehcT'ar'e"" n'orTor 'be countenanced by the nominate- him.'i I -- f.'-'--i genuine lpxe'rof:hi3 countjry.: iBy break-:- :.Ia myljudi?i?ent, howerer, -.there are ing up iKe government they " destroy the other ,, mcn besides Mr.- Douglas .vho j interests "of the, South since, the Uni-I didafe lit Douglas , while his nomina tion, though' incomparably the strongest for al! this rrjrion that could be made at f Charleston, will barely render -Indiana land Ir-.oLj doubtful States, wi;i the 'i .... - t T'1- ' c '5nct. j'cv'm.witn us ja J'nn .s. ; lion; J. Kiio ; Lr, t. pre ainer.: itizen t Mem- "lis. Te nessee, writes t 'ib Mt ; phis A alanchc,-as f .Ilov . $: mYcj say iri your pap-er thatZ.Ir. "Wal ker lepudiated the Little Giant at Nash ville, and boldly and gallantly espoused the cause of Andrew Johnson'.' .. .-It is lue -to myself and the uniform ssed. opinions I have, go many limes expr ssec that I should 'say to'Vou frankly that1 nercr-repndbtrcLI.IrDougbs.or..ven hesitate to say that he was individually my first choice for President,' and thatj irwciy jiiJgmenl,f he waslthe very man .vho could certainly defeat a Rack Re- , Qnn Males for Delegates. . .In coricrmiiy. with' the suggestions of : cur.ccrrespondeni'i'A Democrat, e good . ly Bunker of the Democracy of this coun- ty, met at StricUcr Ilall in this City; op " Saturday kst. The' proceedings of the . meeting -ivill be found .ia another column We know net what are the cpiniocsof f those forraicgthr.tictet, upon tht Vques. "tion" now-b'efore', the American people," cr ia fact any other , matters in which we : ia Nebraska are directly interested. -'Thev are mostly prominent; and all worthy cit- izensof this count)'. Mr. Smith is jhe " Ilcceivcr" ia the U." S. Land .0 fhee in this place; Mr. Hollitzell is one of. our , County Commissioners, and so far as we know, has given universal satisfaction; Mr. Plasters is ex-SherifT of this county, and while ia that-cdlce, wc heard pf no ' comprint of him? "Mr. Ske'cn is one of o;:r industrious, enterprising farmers; Mr. Mullis is also a farmer asjvcILa? a. rain 3 ter cf the Gospel, whose moral charac Prchable 'Dcatlirbr' Judge IIaIU: "'To a private letter of the' 23d.,1 from a friend at Omaha; is appended the follow ing postscript : '-"The' "report here ' this morning 'is that Judge Hall is dead, y I presume it is so." " We are not informed further; whether' the Judge was at home or at Washington.' 'We were under th'e, impression he was-east. ' '""i" " "Loi llie. Conquering: ilero JDoiaes? c : The.-: Wa sh i n g t o n cor r e t pon d e. n t : o f the Cincinnati Commercial thus closes his last letter:;:.;-; ; .-.: - V,f-:.; , I".,-. :a "TbQ President is raiber:-to' be pitied 1 than persecuted just -now, for his friends are oeseruiii; uiaiAV. ocnaiui juu laa'has .the inside tracli atCharlestcniand even the office-holders are inclifiing -towards, the rising:star.V-?v : .. j.:..d " j :An Iowa; corresponncnt of. .the' Cleve land Plaindcalar, writing from Leon, Feb. 6;.' says r l-ns ,"l'i-S.": :r.-.!. ). iv ;..-. ' ; i.'Our State Cjnrerjion fja the -i purpose j-ef: nominating,. delfgaze? to tha Charles ton Convention comes .oil,nt Xwsloines on the'22dday of X'ebruary.' In.' conse quence '"thereof the' "Democracy of' this county gathered4 together last - Saturday ia appoint .Delegates. - Mucb'entktfsiasm prevailed. -. ; :':..":! -.. . ' The following resolution, was ..adopted without a dissenting voice : ' " ' ' "Resolved That Stephen A: Douglas is bur choice for thet next : President of hhe.,United States, "and we ; request our delegates to use all. -honorable means for his nomination.. , ' "As there' are 'no Administration men here, it is needless to say that our dele gates are all-Douglas men..- The 'actions of the: different State Conventions, inspire the'jXriendsof Mr. .Douglas with .new hope. Iowa will give M r. Jpouglas a haudsome majority -if 'he "receives" ihe nomination', but ho other--man can-carry lhi State. . ?i.'T l..r"The Republicas here favor, the nomi- in case Douglas receives the' nomination at Charleston" many of the Republicans will -Cte for hirm" - .'-' :' '! . - The Louisville "Democrat, of-a recer.t date, has the following item,' showing that wherever.' you go you find the crowd for Douglas : "A 'convention, cf professional gentle men, wholly ..unconnected iwith jKilitica, recently met at Memphis. , This conven tion was composed of forty-two members, representing nearly every btate of the South. Their regular btismess oTer, they took the . veto among themselves, and :it was found that , of the -forty-two, forty one werp in favor cf the nomination and election' of Stephen' A. , Douglas to the next Presidency," ' ' ' ! A:5iour City correspondent of the St. Louis Republican' writes as foHows:' "i I tan ,nc however, tonclude- with out saying thct the Deutocrats here ate all ; enthusiasiic Douglas;- raeri-' I. have not. found, a single one who was. willing to entertain a. thought of any oiher- man for bur'next Prcsidental nominee "jail re- afd'sud'ess with hi nV as -certain,' while they 1 consider' the result almost hopeless with any other . man.- ;Lyen the.Repubh cans,,almost.with one accord,, concede the election of 'Douglas, if he should he. the nominee "of ' the ' Charleston . Convchtio'n. With him' as' our candidate, I 'predict that the .?ote.'cf lowa-ill be-Democratic." The-Washington1 correspondent of the Buffalo -.Gemma cxal Jldixriise? says : The prospects of Mr. Douglas for the .Charleston nomination are improving ILs friends are more confident cf his nomination now than they have been for months." The'Southern Democratic press is ahb less virlent against him than' it has been for the : last two.! Y(ar&--althoHgh few newspapers, in tha scctiou are -as .yet bold enQugh to advocate ,hi3 nomination. In" the S'enate 'he has few supporters ; but in the House a larjre number cf promi ncht 'Democrats' are' -enlisted under his banner- among ; them .--iho,' Hon.- Miles Tayler, of Louisiana, .who is. a native of Saratoga, and cf one the al lest and most influential w'iembers4of theJIoirse.; ' The Vashiagton, ccrrespondent of the Cin. Gazette telegraphs that, journal' as ... tollows: '-.. .:r o.;V ;v - : " A private dispatch teceive J thismor- ning-says .Connecticut has 'elected .dele gates i favoralle " to". Dougbs. This .lias greatly elated. h:s fnehds and: backers who are sanguine bettcrs.Tii.!. . : ''The above has been- con firmed" I y Tater adnces; 'Eleven cf the twelve delejrstes are. Favorable' to-the .nemiuation. ct Sena-tor-DraglaSj and he will therefore receive the unanimou3.Tote' of Connecticut a Charleston. ' Connecticut v-as 'th'e "only New England 'State, of which there ','was any doubt, but the people have ta-keti the matter in hand and. mowed the appre hension. Put 'down the" 'si New Eng land States for forty-oie.vctes for Doug las. . ' . ' ,Greely speaks again. -In his. letter dated "Mansfield, Ohio Feb. ,8th,.' he says: ; ' "I cannot be tnistakVn in afilrminrrtha with a judicious noininationon our side we' fhaUVertairrlv -'carry- crery Elcctora eould.if nominated by the Domocratic party, be elected. Among" those other menT hare' reckoned the Hon Andrew Johnson of Tennessee, as peculiarly ac ceptable to the South and . to the North west, and -while each State seemed to be presenting her owa citizen and favorite, viz Oregon' presenting Lane, Kentucky Guthrie,' Georgia presenting Cobb, Mis sissippi, presenting Davis, and Illinois, Douglas. .1 was not opposed ,to the State of 'Tennessee presenting, her acknowl edged favorite,' Andrew Johnson, "as her first choice for 'President, and'- stated at Nashville ' and ' elsewhere that I ; would cordially co-operate in; any. tefiort that would promote his nomination at Nash ville. or.Charleston. r. . i The WaVainglon correspondent o the Cincinnati Enquircr.ct Feb.. 17, says:, The news from Connecticut and Rhode Island' strike terror on the minds of the A lit i-Douffla sites', ! in 'Washington;' both being "gallant "States,- have sent straight Douglas -delegates to Charleston, while the action of Somerset , county, Pennsyl vania,, the home of the Attorney-General, lilack,'" increases the panic, and shows the way the wirid is blowing in the old : Key- sione:.q hi Somerset; at the County Dem ocratic Convention . to ; send delegates to Reading the. delegation were instructed by four to bn&for Douglas,' and the body y the same vote refused to indorse Ir. Black ; so much for Buckingham. - - In all these, manifestations cf. popular feeling will not politicians learn a lesson? It is not Doughs that excites all this en thusiasm and this tumult in the Democrat ic masses it is the "ideas he represents, viz: consistency, sound principles and an honest adherence to the solemn covenants cf the party.- , ... .. , , 1 Auolhcr JSoft J)elusIon.,? c In keeping with instructions from head quarters, we suppose, Gov. Medary,' of J Kansas, vetoed thebill to prohibit slavery iri Kansas.' It was passed however, over his head; by a -vote of 33 to 6. Now where is Bingham of Ohio? The N. Y. Tribune's Washington cor- respondence 63's the oflicial orders haye not ;yet been issued, but It is .decided to withdraw all our troops from Utah, with the exception of one regiment, and scat ter them principally over, New Mexico and Arizona, in range of the posts from El Paso to Fort Yuma. If this policy be carried out, the transportation to Utah will be reduced from 500,000 pounds an nually to 100,000. The Havana correspondent of the N. Y-. Erju ess, -writing under date of the 7th ult., gives an account of the terrible mor tality that occurred on the French pro pelleri on- the passage from- China to Ha- . n r-rw t . t . 1.. rana. mat vessel arrived at the latter pert' on the Gth inst.' with three hundred aud forty coolies.' She toolc on board at her port of departure in China nine hundred-and sixteen,' but dost Jive hundred and s'evenfy-six before her cargo was dis charged at Havana: ' Such heavy morta lity as that 'wits'1 rarely equalel in the worst day of the African slave-trade. '.' The N.' Y. '.Herald makes an : estimate of. the' population of 'the United States, soori la beascertaihed by the coming census.-. tIt puts the number.: down .at , 36, 000,000. ;This, iaour judgment, -.is . at least 4;000.000 i6o much. n The following are our figures for. some; of .the; leading; States: v . .'.. - v.-i ' i .- : . j . .Newt York . Pennsylvania j Ohio . V; -Illinois .' ' . Virginia '' - Indiana -Tennessee Kentucky ; 3,600,000 ,3.150,000 2,450,000 .1 -.600,000 ; 1,600,000 - 1,300,000 .. 1,200,000 1,200.000 , In 1S50 the population, of . the United States. wast but . '23.000,000. It now num bers 32,000,000, being more than is con tained in the British Islands, from whose dominion we separated, in 1776. Our ancesters could hardly haye .believed that there were men then .' living r who would see the thirteen feeble colonies number as many people as Great Britain itself. Cin: Enquirer. , 4 vote of the North vvet as tnrauisi 1 cr.y fa .'i- .Don'! Like tlie -4'0ia Sjs(em. -The following, we:clip from the-Phila-delphia Medical - and : Surgical 'Register. It speaks for itself : ' 1 !4The -following order for a book has been receded ia this city, and we consid er it worthy, of record as a specimen of tae uterature ot, the "eclectic." "'I want to trouble'you to send me a B)ok on the pfactis. Sence I hev quet using callomel in diseases in My nehber hoo4 a:id dont Bleed I cure h quicker tur pentine is as rrood as caJlomeL on the L-i. neys and Bile if they dont take coald on h. a can cure fevernagew chills quick er wrth the eclectic. My partener in trouucea tnem from cincir.nattr.whiVh bp stixliedone .ooarse with ceUibrated pro fessors of- the sistym. . We often use tees which is safe always except lobelia which has pulled tod tnich'ott:Jly .hands. ' injec tions are favoralle in' paac? ia the bow- ori is essential to 'her permanent prosper! ty. They are iri - direct violation of the Constitution which' i :the palladium of our liberties. ....The," Constitution declares in the tenth section' of the first article, that "no State shaH nier into any treaty, alliance, -or confederation. "This language certainly prohibits the separate States from entering into any confederation. Ii"t" the Constitution i3 yet more explicit 'p this subject. The succeeding clause'itsserts'that 'No State shall, without Hhe : consent qf Congress, enter into any agreement or compact with another State, or tith a foreign power.' No more, forcible' term's, could be'.used against a'll . Southern Conventions to de liberate for a dissolution of the' Union and for the establishment of a Southern Confederacy.: They - are unconstitution al ; tbey are unpatriotic ; they are treas onable. -. -. . . . . ..... , . 44 'Th'e. "Idea'of '.'a Southern . Confedera cy is a mere matter of moonshine. N 'The honest masses ate opposed to -it. '-Party leaders, who are. ambitious of power, but who are unable to obtain it in the Gen eral Government, are the. projectors, are to be the consummators of the movement. Southern Conventions 'designed for the South alone, as; against the; North, are calculated to make, enemies ott these who are now our earnest friends beyond Ma son and Dixon's line." The prisoners Stevens and Hazlett, the last victims of the. John Brown raid, are kept in the closest confinement. Stevens says he feels more cheerful and resigned than he ever expected to be under the cir cumstances brhis trying position, that a csnsciousness of suff ering in a good cause is sufficient consolation.- Hazlett, on the contrary, is very low spirited, and declares he would infinitely 'prefer the wilds 'of Kansas to his present ' position. . Unless the Legislature-recommends- the commu tation pf their punishment to imprison ment for life, there, is 'no probability of Executive interference. :.The Tennessee. Senate by a unanimous vote has passed a bill to remove the re mains of General pdtejiv; Jackson and his wife from the Hermitage to the Capi tol Square in this city-r and to erect over them a monument creditable alike to the memory of the illustrious deceased, and to the State in who's?" proud and beautiful Capitol their mortal remains are to be de posited. This is as it-should be. We hope to see the 'day when others of our citizens, whose names and. memories are enshrined, in the .hearts of the-people, shall find sepulture in the same beautiful grounds. jYashvilh'JVeu'S. ' ' " - It ii said, on what appears to be good authority, that an appalling anl, terrible accident occurred on the ice, in the Illi nois river, near Hardin, Calhoun county, Illinois, a few days since.' Fifty child ren attending school in that place, of dif ferent ages and sexes, went , on the ice in the river to play, when" the ice gave way, precipitating ., them all into, a watery grave, save one little-fellow, who alone escaped to bear the sad tidings to the grieved teacher and agonized parents. Hannibal Messenger.. .'1 . Shall the issue be, Popular Sovereignty vs. Congressional intervention, or, a Ju dicial ' Slave Code vs. a Congressional Free Code? '' ,: -' ' -That is a question to be decided at the Charleston Convention. The Democracy of the country always ; prescribes the . is sues upon which 'national campaigns' are .fought, and it will riot, in the coming con test, be relieved from its' accustomed re sponsibility." The Charleston Convention must determine whether the Democracy shall remain true to . its principles, and continue its championship of -Popular So vereignty,, which carried the party trium phantly through -ihe canvass of. 1856, or, whether if shall "" abandon the doctrines which gave it "a new vitality, at the de mand of a' faithless President and a horde of traitorous -disunionists at the Soiuh, and become. the advocate of a Ju dicial Slave Code equally infamous in its conception, and irreversible in its effects. Thai's the question to be decided in Char leston. . Pavl(JIin.) Pioneer. (Dem) -The Attorney-Genefal has given an opinion to the" Secretary of State, to the effect that under the Kansas-Nebraska bill, two-thirds of. a quorum only, and not two-thirds of all the members of the" two branches of the Territorial' Legislature are necessary to pass a bill over the Gov ernor's veto. :The language used; in the act is identical?yith.thatof: the Conjslitur tion of the United States in relation to bills vetoed by the President.' A correspondent of the-Aha California states that he has good authority for as serting that .Brig. Gn. S.,W. ilarney, Commander of the. American forces on the Pacific coast, has solicited, and will be appointed Governor of Utah, to take the place of the present civil and military of ficers. .. The total number of miles in operation on the 1st of January, 1859, was 27,SS7. The number of miles opened during last year was 1.541, making the total number of miles in operation on the first inst. 20, 388. The railroads in progress embrace 17,5S0 miles-'.., The, total amount of.capi tal invested in all the roads is stated at SljriS;D20,f2C. -: They 'increase- during the last year was'S 157,873 ,.160. " A Six Pound Lunp of Gold. " Xt.' E, IS. W'ATERBERar, weli known to maaj cf our cit.zcns, writes to Mr. Uikcelt of tbia city taat Mr: M'l.vrLP.scf Mouiitaia city Lns found luaip of gold weigbir "sis pounds coataininj but littlo quart! Mr. W. eays -his is true to the letter. This i3 th3 largest Epeci. en yet fonnd ind eoucd3 a littla like ths ear! sti. . ios of California cit ing. - v ;Tbe above wecIipfro-Tithe ft. Joseph Gn-v-iteand tiie folIowLr from tbe Ilocky Mcuntiaa Reti. It reed ro further explanation. iimli a st r wa3 creatad Ia3t week by tne r-port of tLa di;covery of a?ix pound nugget near Gregory's I i was said to have but littl? quar :i about it. fct ma of our heavy rnercbants sent immediately to purchase it, offering S16 per ounce in coin came back ita fleas in their ears. Our sprightly little neighbor the Mountaineer, gave fhe names of the fortunate Lnders and valued the chunk at over twclvo hundred dollar bat the mother declined to part with the darling for even tho?o fabulous Cgures all In coin and the value of big lumps has materially depreciated a nrong bachelor specula tors.. How is it gentlemen? . Maeaulay's father was the son of a Scottish Tresby terian minister.. His mother waj a echoolniistejs at Bristol. Her mai iea caino was Mills she was the daughter of a Quaker and being trained under the t carttot tti busses M or was an accoraphsbed and in structed woman of her clas3. Thus saya an English writer by distant streams the Llieid of proffessors in two of the most severe anJcbastoned sects in Europe C'jveBanter and Quaker mot ia the veins cf this wen derful boy. " Ti TT - r For tlir"Advert:rer. ' " r BRowxv'xLtrFrB. 29, I860. V :A rroposltIon to Yontli. Mr. Editor; - -; . : A present of suitable kind and value will be'give'n to the scholar m "Mr. Tip ton's School, who shall, during the pres ent session, make' the most proficiency in the science .of Grammar qual ification at the.beginning'.'age, and opportunities, to be taken, into consideration, and deter mined by Mr. Tipton. , So let those en gaged", in- the" study 'of his delightful, highly accomplishing, and useful science take notice and make their best effort?. ..-' .. .-... A PATRON. Proceedings i or i-the Democratic t -. County CoavcntlonJ i '. The .Democracy of Nemaha County as sembled in Mass Meeting," at Stickler's Hall,' in Brownville, February 25. The meeting was organized by Hon, W. W.'Keeling'being' called to the Chair, and T. Vf. Bedford elected Secretary. On motion the Chairman ( explained the object for which the meeting had been called. - . On motion the Chair appointed a com mittee of five:to draft and submit resolu tions for the consideration of the meeting.- The following persons were selec ted and appointed, as that Committee : Seymour Belden, G: II. Wilcox, Adrian Hoblitzell, James II. Coleman, John XV. Swan, and A; D. Skeen. '-.'" 'During the absence of the Committee, Coh. G. II. Nixon addressed the meeting in his usually eloquent and pointed man ner, delineating the success and achieve ments of the Democratic party, and urg ing the necessity upon all good democrats of adhering strictly to its principles inde pendent of opposition, or local policy. :The Committee, after a short absence, reported the following resolutions, which, on motion, were separately read and adopted : "Resolved, That the Democracy of Ne maha County, in Convention assembled, re-adopt, and "endorse again; the' Nation al Democratic Platform, adopted at Cin cinnati, in June, 1856, and the Demo cratic Territorial Platform of 1850, adop ted by the Plattsmouth Convention ; and we agree with Mr. Buchanan, in his let ter ' accepting the Presidential nomina tion in which he says 'That the recent legislation of Congress, respecting do mestic slavery, is founded upon princi ples as ancient as free government itself, and in accordance with them, has simply declared that the people of . a Territory like those of a State, shall decide for themselves, whether slavery shall or shall not exist within their limits. Resolved, That with the present popu lation of Nebraska, we deem it inexpedi ent at this time to assume the responsibili ties of a State Government, believing as we do, that the burdens of taxation will fall to heavily upon her people. Yet, we are willing, at any time, to assume the responsibilities, when the disability is re moved, either by increase cf population, or by annexation to Kansas. Resolved, Thaf in our' opinion,' Nebras ka i3 adapted only.;. to .'.free, white labor, and that we are in favor, should a' ma jority of the votes of the people of the Territory b"e cast for a Constitutional Con vention, that the Constitution; when fram ed by-the Constitutional Convention, be submitted in all' its parts to a vote of the people, for their ratification or rejection. Pohed, That the Republican parly are a'tempting to deceive the people of his Territory, when they assert that there is danger of slavery ,being estab lished within her limits. Resolved, that the States of our Union are entitled to a decent respect for their laws, established in accordance with the Constitution, being peopled by our kin dred, we will at all times maintain invi olate the solemn compact of the States, and will ever protest against a disolu tion of tte Union Resolved, That the Democracy of Ne maha County, are in favor of making Ne braska a Free State, and excluding free negroes therefrom, and that we will vote for no man as a candidate to the conven tion, who will not pledge himself to vote for a clause in the Constitution, prohibit in slavery in the State of Nebraska... . Ont motion.. it was resolved, that the meeting" select five"-' candidates for dele-' gales to represent Nemaha county, at the Constitutional Convention to be held at Omaha on the : second . Monday in April next. Whereupon the following named gentlemen were nominated: - Col. C. B. Smi h, Ar'an Hoblitzel1, Jno. Mullis, Davidson Plasters, and A.D. Skeen, as delegates to that Convention. Otrmotion the. Chairman appointel a Central Committee cf five, consisting of John II. Maun, E. L. Grubb, Jesse Cole, William Hoblitzell, and William Phillips. On motion it was resolved that the pro ceeding of this meeting be published in the Brownville Jldveriiser. and Nebraska Herald. On motion, the meeting then adjourn- If "Old Buck" had had the "cluck" to have told those Georgian?, Ahbamians and Mississippi? ns, r::n they called on him and demanded hat h e saould 'change his "Walker policy i Kan: 3 or they would dissolve tl:; Union,' thit : : Lhoukl do no such iking, and tl. it.it t' : y did not go home and I ehave themselves, he' would hang every cne of them as traitors had he shown his hickory in this direction he would have had a swamping majority in both branches of Congress, he would have had a Democratic Speaker and the organ ization of the Committees to back him ; he would have had the United support of the Democratic party and nearly the en tire country. Cleve. Piaindealer. -- - Candidates for the Constintlonal Convention. '"T-')r:MOCRATIC-TICKET.",""-"", Charles B. Smith, Adrian Hoblitzell, " John Mullis, . ; .Davidson Plasters, r Alex. D. Skeen. , ' REPUBLICAN TICKET. ' Tho's W. Tipton;, Jno. McPherson, S. A. Chambers, . J. D. N. Thompson D. C. Saunders.' ' Public. Speakln There will be public speaking by candidates on tho Republican Ticket, at Stickler's Hall in Brown ville, on to-morrow (Friday) evening. Candidates on the opposition ticket are respectfully invited to be presen and participate in di.-scus.sion. I3y order of the - CENTRAL" COMMITTEE. , Congregational Clmrcli Notice, r " Rct. T. "W." Tipton will preach in the Congrega tional Church in this city next Sucday at half past 10 o'cljck. ;''; ;.! i LA Masonic Notice- f Memberof Nemaha ViilJey LoiTga tr aT the. regular tn?'.-tin on Saturday evening next. All Ma'sonn i:i g'x,l jfanding arein- vited to bo present. T. W. UEDFORD, Sec'y. Public Opinion has declared that Curtis' CoiproTind Symp of Sassafras taui unequalled among the rera eHes offered for speedily curing diseases of the luEg3, chest and throat. His JTamaluke Llniment jjas beceffie cne of the sta ples articles of trade. ITercbaa'. iatght as well be without sngar and coffee. Every family should keep a constant supplyoftheseinedicSr.es on hand. nC3 IS E W ADVERTISEMENTS. Ercwuvillo School District Elec tion of Directors. The qualified voters of Erownville School District are hereby notified to meet rn Monday next, Mart-li 5th, and elect wo School Directors; one to srve one year, and one three yor.n.' Ihe person receivjn tho hignest numter ot votrs ' to serve the longest time . . T. W. DEDFORD, . l . -.officio- CI It Ii'd.-f-Ed'n. ed. W. W. KEELING, Chm'n T. W. BturoRD; Sec'y. Great bargains ! LUMBEIULUMBER ! ! Cheaper, than Ever .for Cash or on Time. LEWIS LAWRENCE, Well known in this region as a successful and ac commodating lumber dealer, has again taken the Mill on Sonora Island, And is prepared furnish every desirable quality of lumber for fencing or building purposes ; deliver ed at the Mill,, cr at ' - Brownvillo Landing, Or at any point on the river s may be agreed upon. 1?2xo Prioca . . Areas follows . At the Mill, for cash, from 30 cents per 1C0 feet to SI per 100 feet. Ontimeay three, six, nine, or twelve moiithi, - f rem . . -. 45 cents per 100 feet to $1.25 per 100 feet, with 10 percent, interest from delivery, note to be secured by unincumbered real estate. , The lumber will bo delivered at any point on the Missonri River within 50 miles down stream, at 25 cents per 100 feet in addition to the above prices when sufficient nmounts are taken to justify the con struction of a raft. To those wishing lumber, particular attention is called to these pruposition-f, which" ciinnot fail to command conEideration. Come with, or send your orders, and they shall be filled without delay. 100,000 Teet of Li:mbcr on hand, And more making every day. '; : -5 -?.I..XAWKENCE.! March l?t, 1SG0. Cra. Legal' Notice. John J. Cornue i'lTj v?. ' I j T' . Spring term ISOO . of George "W. Field ' District 0'iurt for'Juhn'oi Wilkain Wsilkrsf j county Xtbiaaka Territory. Chasles A Uoshcn dS) The above named defendant Georgo 7. Field and William P. Walker are hereby notified that said plaintiff, John L. Cornue, has filed ia the efRie if theClerk of said Court, his petition claiming of said defendants, Ocorgo W, Field, William P. Walk er, aud Charles A. Gu?hen, the sum of two hundred dollars with interest on that sum at the rate of ten per cent per annum from the fifteenth day of March, a. D. 1853, upan a promissory note given by defen dants to plaintiff. And unless the said George W. Field and William P. Walker appear and answer to said petition on or before the Cist day of next term of said court, judgment will be rendered thereon again?tthem by default for said sum, with interests and coats. McGARY, HEWETT A THOMAS, 34 $7.50 . Att'yg for Plaintiff. . Who Wants a No. 1 Farm? One can It had for a small sum of Sidney. The undersigned 1- aut&orized to sell on- favorable terms a mcst excellent piec cf land, itu;.te 13 ruilfs West c? Brownville on the great ron:e to Ft: Kearney, Gold Mines, &c. The tract contains 320 acres, 60 acres cf which Is Cne timber through which run a livina stream or stock water, aJidon which Is several excel I cot springs.- 60 acres under cultivation, two good- comiori able log houses an. 1 ordinary out bi:iiJ:rir. r- . r.w.ftrx'as. . Kov 17, '3') J . A t AiveM-?eri'V.cy. -Farm for -Kent.". .' The John D. El wards farm for rent. The above farm has a good house, a first rate well of water.and about thirty acres brobcon it.and situated only two and a half miles from Brownville. Please address me through tho Tost 02ce at Erownville, and have immediate attention. 34-1 m ALEX. HALLAM, Azent. Improved Farm for Rent. It is desired to rent out an improved farm 8 mile west of Brownville. The farm Las 60 acres enclosed, under (rood tlsht fence hrs-proof 60 acres or which tare been undercultivatiun for tnree years. TUeothiir improvements are a food frame hooe 3J by r6, a cood log stable, other oat-houses, a never failing tin; of water. The farm will t, rented fur caX or cn the chares, or taken in improvements made. The farm is for tale for cah. - - far particulari ai ply to G. T. BTXBT, Iortn Star P. O , or Sonora, M-., Or It. TT, FUSKAS, Brownville-. Feb. 9, 1S3 3tif Dwirw: c0r7, art v.. . . '!bT.r Israel Cur.r.:-;s V4 , J Elifee Tr.ji, . J V Heath. (IeA Mi Cor, Wm P Walker, CM A Gvxhen, J C LawrpTx o Joiil JU .i J Bialce Uavscf the Stat cf Jtain JlcCoy cf the Otsniy of C'.o. X . T. ali ....v v"rr' i t MiJdefeii..acu,i licata. Wa- f W '"" Goshen, I CLawtence, and John notice that the said pUmUX Israel couniv oi is rata r. a iprr:mr , petition ia tae sail jjjst.-.r.t Court for Jhn. n .i.. 1 rtn.am, W Derma I ' ed of them the sum cf One Taottjan-I D !!.- "i.'.r!,;; togther wirjj interest on thai smut tit n't i0) cent per amiuw, fromtLe IC-.i day of Xtvi a aa money due and ur.paid on two promisor . "" $.5c:o,0O each, given by sai l dcemlantj en m -i ,? !r of March aforcai t, to one Lyman Rckwiod n of which sa.d notes, tba said plaintij Uri niir-es is now the owner and bearer; And tt . j endants are further notified that they are ttn appear and answer to sai l pr;.tioa,n or ...' l day of the next term cf ?a.-l Court, nr J',t " ' med and interest as afore-.i.'.i. and cojtj- ' Qt-4. iT:GA.F.T, MTin iT.fo3A' Fe-y r3-5? 4w Pf $tr Attoraej, ftf . I860. 1830. m Jcsepli to Cnia, HANNIBAL t ST. JO. It R. Arrtvn;raments have ben mad. r Vmm bal and St. Joseph Kail Road d mence with the opening cf naTigation, fcr h vTRI-TYIEKLrinEOFPACKn to run in cocnection with said Road regular!? fan St. Jcsepli to EroTvnYllIe, Oaaii, fcn J all other iteriaediats- pr.jr.ts.- The fullowii: new, popular and fast ratinicg riickt! boatd constitute the line for the present- r(e.T!,J. " steadier' : .r w -rtU lil ii H Aj Captain ' ) 1 1 r ' SALT IIA332. I - " K f - ? I I I A. -.. A- i!t 1 U I I y : Captain TaX BARGE. i ' ' " ifr STEASIEIt ffS zUz$ ...UllitS,-- Captain CALVE ET. t For Freight or Fasjas"? arply to THEO. HILL, - j FREIGHT XST TICHET AGtTT, Forwarding Sc Commissirn J&rdarJ, ! 'j EroTTnviilo, ITetiax" i ''''' - ' - . . t j ; - ' . I SHERIFF'S SALE.- ! Heath Nuckolls, j v. . I II. W. Furnas ) i.w . . ... . .- ---- 1 public auction, at the door of the bouse ti wb.cS the-last term of the l)ist,rict Coart Ut Ktfl'"i county, Nebraska Territory, was held inBrowjTif ; n sua county, on &atiirauy,tne ix uay farj, . UD; ISCO.at one o'clock r. tf said dar Jl j owin described real-estate to-wit : I-;ts Xj-IAJ n Pl,-b V 17 (,r,.l t.,t nn t in Kl.yttlO otlt,ln bl.-ck 29 in Hrownviile, and let 7inb.: 17 In Fur th ann'a 11 : .n to Ilroirnrills ard tl : riurthciW' quarter of the southwest quarer f ir- tion twelve, townfivj, north of Ranjre fifto,f4 ;: of the sixth f hicipal meridian, eontainir? frrt; f lots in Nemaha (,:itT,t9-I wit lot sixteen, in block no 96. and lot 15 ia M 61, lot 13 block 33 lot 2 block I7,lut 1C blocH J..M Sblock 51, lot '11 blx;k 23, and lot U U-xk C. j .11 in sai.l emaaa county. taKen as iaa pru , faror of Be'.i ! of the said Nemaha county, and to ma directed " I Sheriff of said county. 'Given nnder my han.1 this clr.th iij .fyA..is. ..... .JB;TEiiSi Slicriff of Nemaha , IV ALFRED V.DENMAN, Dei:- Erownvilfe, FeH. , '- ... Legal Notice. . ' r.asselt Pcery ) AttachtnBt bfore Wat. vf- 9 - Uj3tii-of inePeKe iaar-.d.'orva" j Luke Lave. id er ) ha county, Xchraf k a T-rrit-fT. , To Luke Lavender, def. : Ton are brrct-y '- j that a wrjtnf attachment has keen innil tr m j flee of LNq.it i::ison, la. favor of Kuie!l PfTI sum of twentv-nve dollars and wftitr-ne Bt j against the said Luke Larvirr i.dthc -'"'"' Z, made not f und as to the dctendant, y.m wi.i tan ; take notion that unless you appear at tie nald Justice of the Peace atPcrniawid f """'"T, ,s ; tenth day of Feuary ISfiO, and anwer, tu MJV , will be takeu a confessed and iw'.tai re. j against yu f ;r the same. ; i ; ' . -rxj. ' ' ' 111"1' '" .j, "Ordered that the above notice be puMisbel is braska Advertiser. . pc WM. MUXSOV. Jotice ta Pec Jannary U," iy0 - ; na-3t-?4ft" -JLl ToEEGON iqUESEBYi j . PUOPUIETORS. v j Oregon, Holt Co,; j The undersized have Ion? sirj.-fc leen cm! of the want cf a-rt class Nursery iu vDrrc ctipttti's rr.oVER5, i-: inL.w, uuhvi j in re' Can be nd.iptcd to our climate ar.d o:l. ' ; these facts, we have established one at w- r. and have n.;w ia successful enltivat-:n. . fer fur sale at .'. r- r - - - Whohsilr cr P-tiu, x Thi'eoulr-ser,3, t.rr and 2 et''' raited to thi. c!i:nte, "f '.. : ; - App'e-. standard and d3rf; " ... Fears, standard and dwnrf; . Cherries, st.ii.ur -j a u- , . Probate Notice. Kotice Is hereby given to all parsons interested that Esther Beishline ha heen arp'dnted administratrix f.f the estate of John Beishline, late cf Pawnee County. V. T., deceased. All persons having claims asainst tlie said estate are notified to present them to the iTnhate Conrtof said County, on or before the 9tbdayof May. 18, or they will be forever barred from recovering sn'-b claim n ary action whatcrcr. IT. O. JXKF.. 12wD-32r$7 rrd.iite Ju'l-. reach e. i ( Ap ricct., ' i i ! Nectarine.-," Quince, Current. Strawberrief aadrivckbcrrie. . Evergreens. Ornamental Tref.amisfl- Creenhou.e and Ded din? l".ant, Rose, . 4cn Ac, le. ivtijt To which we wonl l be? leave to ealj jfa of the people of Western SILssoun, Ner; saa and Iowa. -.'hle5' rifOur terms will b- as low as asy em Nur-ery. . r ocr? Fypurchhsin'of ustbeexpe-seoi t-ac-r- from tho east tan bo svved. .. I! r' All trees and plants are earrfaJT jacked ia the best manner for njP4', f(1 oo-f ed Htates for which a charge of the mtn jt:,. will be made. No char-e will be M very of rkas on boaH te"." mierir'd AH communications Jdn-sea io will receive prompt atten.wn. j C-' ! i Carpentry 3Jadf prctIc., and Talaahi, book ft O-J- ( how to D"" Price $ fa CHALLE-N d ralaable book for 'I e. Id Barns, and Hcu r. H. 50N. railade1!-- v!