Mt. Vernon Democratic banner (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1853), 1864-12-10

              J: '. ' ' i . , - I I . ' - II,,'. i , ' " , ' i i , . I ! - n i) ..i , , , .. . - . 1 : : . 1 1 i r 1 z VOLUME XXVIII. MOUNT VERNON, OHIO : SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1864. NUMBER- 34.- , RUUnttx ia frm tk Greok word "Kthro," or ' Kthairs"iifyg to cleanse, rejuTeoate and re-1 aiore. Thi artioa is what its name signifies. : For preserrLDg, rantoriag aad beautifying the human hair it is the most remarkable 'preparation in the wona. it is again owned and put np by the origi-. sal proprietor, and ia tew made with th m skill and attention which gave it a sale of over one uauuon oouies per annum. It is s must delightful Hair Dressing. ; It eradicates scurff and dandruff. " It keeps the head cool and clean, ti ;.- i :It makes the hair, soft and glossy. It prevents the hair from falling off. It prevents the hair from turning gray. ' It restores hair upon bald heads. Any lady or gentleman who values a beautiful bead of hair should use Lyon's Kathairon. It is --known and used throughout the civilUed world. 4 old by all respectable dealer. UK HAS S. BAHNKS CO. New York. . Mar. 26-ly ' ' ' Ilagan's 9IasnoIia Balm. Tiis is the most delightful and extraordinary arti-icle ever discovered. It changes the sun burnt face and hands to a pearly satin texture of ravishing beauty, imparting the marble purity of youth, and the dittingue appearance so inviting in the city belle of lasnion. It removes tan, freckles, pimples and roughness from the skin, leaving the complex-ion fresh, transparent and smooth. It contains no material injurious to the skin. Patronised by Actresses and Opera Singers. It is what every lady should have. Sold every where. Preparce by W. E. IIAGAN, Troy, N. Y. , . Address all orders to DEAIAS S. BARNES & CO. New York. . Mar. 26-ly - " HEIJISTREET'S J; Inimitable Hair Restorative, XOT A DYE-3ut restores gray hair to its original color, by supplying the capillary tubes with natural sustenance, impaired by age or disease. All initnutriirnut cye re composed of lunar eniutie, destroying the vitality ,ad beauty of the hair, and afford of themselves no "" dressing. Heimstrect's laiuitablo Coloriug not on-1 ay restores hair to its natural coler by an easy pro-cui, but gives the hair a . Luxuriant Beanty, promotes its growth, prevents its falling off, eradi-cates dandruff, and imparts health and pleasantness to the head. It has stood the test of time, being the 'original Hair Coloring, and is constantly increasing in favor. Used, by b(th gentleman and ladies.: It is old by all respectable dealers, or can. be procured by them of the commercial agefcts. . I. S. BARNES i "CO. 202 Broadway, New York, Two sizes, 51) cents 'and $1. Alar. 2-lv Mexican JInstnns tInime'nt- ' The'parties in St. Loufs fe Cincinnati, who haro counterfeited the Mustang Libimont under pretense of proprietorship, have been toKugl!!y estojud by the Conrts. To guard aain.t fnVthcr imposition, I have procured from the United Stares Treasury, a private steel plate revenue stainf, rhici is., placed over the top of each bottle. E n stamp bears the fae tmile of my Signature, and without which the ar-i tide is a Counterfeit, .dangerous and wojtileia juu'ta-'tton? ' Skaastwe erery boftlO; -Tbis Lioimcnt has been in up and growing in fawr for t any years. There hardly exists a hamlet on tfe-e habitable Olobe that does not contain evidence of its woaderful effects. It is the best emoliment in the world. With its pres , nt improved ingredients, its effect upon man nxd beast aro perfectly remarkable. Sore are heak-d, pains relieved, lives saved, valuable animals mads useful, and untold ills assuacd. For cuts, bruises, sprains, rheumatism, swellings, bites, cuts, caked Tireasts, strained horses, c, it ?s a Soverci:n lr.,.(.-dy that s hould never be "dispensed with. It should o in every faini'y. Sold by all Druggists. - - D. S. BAUNEiS, New York Mar. 56-1 y. ' . S. T. 1566. X. Persons 6f sedentary habits troubled -with weakness, lassitude, palpitation of the heart, lack of pc- .Aite, distress after eating, torpid liver, constipation, : 4te., deserve to suffer if they will not try the cele- . bratcd " Plantation Bitters . WhicS are fiow recouiiuende i by Jtbe highcstJbiedical muthorities, and warranted to produce an irkmedinte beneficial effect. They are ercoedingly agreeable, berfectly pure, and must supercede all other tonics where a healthy, gentle stimulant is required. . They purify, strengthen and invigorate. They create a healthy aputite. : They are an antidote to changeof water and diet. : ' They overcome effects of dissipation audlate hours. . They strengthen the system and enlived the mind. They Present miasmatic and intermittent fevers. "Thay purify the breath and acidity of the stomach. " ''' They cure Dyspepsia and Constipation. " . They cure Diarrhea, and Cholera Morbus. They cure Liver Complaint and N,crvous Headache. They make. the weak strong, the Iinguid brilliant, and are exhausted nature's great restorer. They arc composed of the celebrated Calisaya bark, wintcr- f;reen, sassafras, roots and herb, all preserved iu per-ectly pure St. Croix runt. For particulars, seo cir- ulars and testimonials around each bottle. - ; Beware of impostors. . Kxamine every bottle. See . that it has our private U. S. Stamp unmutilated over the eork, with plantation scene, and our signature on a fine steel plate side lahel. See that our bottle is Hot refilled with spurious aild deleterous stuff. Any . . person pretending to sell Plantation Bitters ' either by the gallon and Bulk, is an impoeter. Ahy per-' Son imitating this bottle, or selling any other ma terial therein, whether called Plantation Bitters or not, is a criminal under the IT. S. Law, and vtill be so . prosecuted by us. We already have our eye on sev eral parties re-filling our bottles, Ac , who will suc- -. eeed in getting themselves into close quarters. The demand for Drake Plantation Bitters from ladies, clergymen, merchants, Ae., is incredible; The sim-. . pU trial of a bottle ia the evidence we present of their worth arid superiority. They are sold by all respectable druggists,- grocers, physicians, hotels, saloons, steamboats and country stores. , ; . P. II. DRAKE A CO, Mar. 2 6-1 j 202 Broadway. N. Y. v - XEW-YOHK STATE BIPLOJIA ,. - ' f WARDED TO - JAMEfS DURNO, Albany, Por the Best Catarrh Hemed'y of the Agfc - DURNO'S 0ATAREE SNUFI'. ' B. P. JOHNSON, 8ecy. T. S. FAXTON, Pres't. . . This most desirable of all remedies for Catarrh haa no equal in medicine. It strengthens the tight, .improves the hearing, is beneficial ia Bronchitis, and arifies the Breath. . It i the Ladies' ptclal remedy for Nervous, Ilead-'''aielio'; contains no Tobacco ; is highly aTomatic pro-' tfueing a pleasing sensation and beneficial results to - sll appreciate - A CMSAR HEAD. Sold dt all Irst class TJroggists. ' Trice, 25 - nta per Box. Where net oa lale, a Sample Box, 30 , jrnta. Voar Roxea. for One Dollar, will be sent. prepaid hy mail, from tha DEPOT of th'e Proprietor, Z14 Ureoawicn Btreei, new 4 . . v . .. . i - J. DTJXNO, ' Demaa , S; Barnaa' Co Jfeir Torki Waolesalt Agents. ; Sep. a. j .InDBrBaDBSCKicbland Co. 0.1 : w . September 25, 183. I Dear Sir: Thin tX T w.'. -afcrtwithadia.e'fhe Lirer. I Va feom-o Mended to rw'Sja.diwla. t.Bload Pllia aad & PrtAer a4 did. aoj. -1 ed thanv wiU great, neem JjM. lwmniend tkem. ia my friends Ueare the diaaaaea they, ar raeommended forj.ooMoouMitly ttabraalea aere,your Agent informs me, altoffetht tjMtoUrf.pUrMj, treatnXsSr- . SaailraitijemeBt In another eolniaiu jBtrnttttntit Uamw EDITED BY L. HARPER. The Ohio Vote for McClellan and Pendleton.The official armj vote for ilcClellarr in Ohio carries his vote up to 205,507. Thia is nearly 20,000 more than was ever given to a Democratic candidate ia thia State. And yet not near the whole vote of the party was polled. In thi? Knox fountr, at least 100 professed Democrats did not vote at all seventeen of this number being in Harrison township ! These men had 6uch an abhorrence of the war, such & holy dread of the draft, and sucli an intense dislike of beinj; arrested and dra-ged off to Cleveland, foi offending King Abraham, that they were willing to have hij Rail-splitting Majesty to reign over them four years longer. The vote in the State stands thus: . Lincoln's . Lincoln. McClellan. majority. Home vote!........ ........ 2?! 1.003 193.811 23,197 Soldiers' vote Total..... ....... 40,977 9.756 31,221 ...........264,9S5 205,507 50,418 Our Republican friends will observe that if the McClellan men are " traitors," as they have charged, there are, unfortunately, about ten thousand of them in the Federal army from this State. Duty of the Democracy. Democrats have but one duty, says the New York World. They must-await events. They are utterly shorn of power. They are also utterly divested of responsibility. They discharged their plain duty to the country in proposing to assume the administration of its affairs through a term which no party, however successful, could survive. But one duty remains to let events flow. "They also serve who only stand and wait." The Democratic party and its policy will be vindicated. And that in no long time. But it is now a defeated party, and the duty of a constitutional opposition is to await such vindication. Argumen',. apjeal, reason, failed to forewarn the country of the imminence of war. War came. Argument, appeal, reaso-, all failed to convjnee the proud, strong North that war for abolition's sake must fail. But events will t ach the bitter leson which in their ! pride and strength the people now refuse to learn. There ia no logic o inexorable as the logic of events, none o merciless. a';d while events are "marching on," the Democracy has only to stand still .until all the people see what they hojve foreseen. T1) ere is no need of argument about the matter. The end will prove, and meanwhile the ' Democracy has-only to stand still ami waif. It is compact, harmonious, well organized. Its principles are unassailable, its policy awaits the sure vindication of time. It is defeated, but not enst down. Its 'defeat is more'enviftMe in a partisan sense than than the: victory of its adversaries. It has no prouder record in all its past, identified though its past has been with the pro?perity, the increase, and the glory of the republic, than the record of the contest just closed, in which it grnppledjjsvilh an administration wielding power so 'vn.st. expending treasure uncounted, controlling the Service of stipendiaries so innumerable, reinforced by the feam of the patriotic and the sympathies of all traitors against that administration, fought its fight stubbornly through to the end, and won a clear majori ty of the voltrs tf the North, excepting only those who have, as office-holders or dependents in one branch or another of the public service, a direct personal or pcuninary interest in the continuance of power where it is now lodged. : The Prospect Ahead. The following not very cheerful utterances, are extracts from a speech of ifr. Seward, delivered at Auborn,Nov. 7, the evening before the late eleciion. 1 have cbme home ta exercise my right of suffrage as heretofore, with the conviction, which I suppdse you all entertain for yourselves that this may be my last time. Nations, though usually long-lived, are, nevertheless, mortal. Our own republic is now confessedly struggling for life. This,; therefore, may be bur last Presidential election. Dangers surround us. The civil war confronts us in the rebel States. Foreign wars loom over us. On all our coasts, and on all cur boarders, the fires of faction 6end up sul- phnrious smoke under our feet. It would be absurd to say that our country is not in a straight. Persons a6k me on every hand. "Is the war to last lot ever V' "How long is the ,var to last?"- I answer, the war will not last forever. but it must continue until we sive ud the con- met. Are you prepared to give up th con flict ? You sav, no, never. Whv ? Because in that Case, yoa give op the national life.- In any and every event, the nation must live if vou were to give up the national fife vou enter into the state of national death. What that state is God be thanked, we do not cer tamly know; This is somewhat, different in its tone from that cheerful speech which the "Premier" made just after Lincoln was elected in 1860, when he predicted the restoration of the Union in sixty day s ; ' J- The ColAmtaa -eoTrespoodeet of the Cincinnati .Gazette, in' speaking of the relief fund for soldiers' families', trs i T6 the shame of Some Union localities. ,ft must, b aid that . Copperhead cotrrrtteH like xioimea ana otbera make a better reoprd (ban they do. The amount expended, in rromortitfn to the nataber of Eoldlera" in f lOaiae, Geauga, aad other strotfg Union t - m mwts win tta vwq craw en taTT-Wl til tL ; J Sackcountfes as Lorain, Geaagc; &enp 09 ye .Western Remtrre, nara too in'aon lort for, the teoJQred. jbroer,,r.)tjwr 4aiaV of hitfraen, espactsHj.Jtas' ifoo&t tmffadng mop dles n the field and Ji.lMptia; i Yp-kee philanthropy, is all- on the lips" 4fraerer reaches down to the heart.' One of the Frauds Discovered in New York, , A beautiful Lincoln election fraud has been discovered in New York. The Republicans had two candidates for Congress ih the district now represented by Mr. Brooks, who was a Democratic candidate for re-election. One of the Republicans. Mr. Marihiere, the Provost Marshal, declined just before the election. In the mean time, tome eight hundred toa thousand soldiers' votes has been senttifoni the army as proJty votes for him. These votes were opened and changed from the Provost Marshal to Mr. Dodge, the other Republican candidate. Of this act the Albany (N. Y.) Argus and Atlas says : This criminal act was openly charged upon the Republican leaders in the Board of Supervisors, without provoking a denial of the Jam-aging accusation. The opening of sealed envelopes by hundreds, and the changing of baU lots to suit the caprices of managing politicians, is no offense when it is done by Republicans. The detention in the mails of thous ands of Democratic votes was another part of the programme, carried out on a much larger scale. It was to cover up such outrages as these, that Democratic agents were arrested and summoned before drum-head court mar-tials on charges over which a military court has no rightful jurisdiction. Assuming thus to try Democrats, will the administration see to. it that these outrages perpetrated by its friends upon the soldiers and the elective franchise, are exposed and punished. The Vote of the West. The New York Tribune claims 246,000 ma jority in the West for Lincoln. This is a gross exaggeraton. The people at home gave about the following vote : Ohio......;..... ...23,000 majority. ...20,000 " ...31.000 " ...11.000 " 7,500 " ... 5,000 ' ...21,000 ...15,000 " ...10,000 "' Indiana:..... Illinois Michigan ..: Wisconsin... Minnesota .. Iowa ......... Kansas ...... Missouri ..... 148,000 . 36,000 against. Kentucky,. 122.000 There is no one who doubts that Missouri, if she could have voted, instead of giving 10,-000 majority for Lincoln, on a light vote, would have given at leBt 75,000 against him. Kentucky, tod, would have given, under the sime circumstances, 75,000 instead of 30.W0. These changes more than sweep- away the whole majority for Lincoln. In Indiana, the 20,000 majority was a bane fraud. In I flitiois 23,000 soldiers were sent home to vote. We are well satisfied that to-day, in these nine States,, taken together, there is a majority of Democrats. Cin. Enf. A ReTerend Bloodhomid. Rev, C. B. Boynton, of Cincinnati, made A violent and intemperate harangue since the election, in which he advised that every mati who voted against Lincoln should be put to death. This same clerical cut-throat, according to the Circleville Democrat, delivered a lecture in December, 1859. at Lebanon, Ohio, in which he compared old John Brown to Our Savior. lie is a fanatic, red-mouted and bru tal, and would rejqice in seeing the people of the North butchering each other, provided his worthless carcass was not jeopardized. Shame upon him ! He is a spawn of bell, wearing the livery of heaven. v A Prosperous Railroad. The Report of the Comptroller of the Pitts-bnrgh. Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railway Company shows the road to be in a most ' prosper ous condition. The receipts for the month of October last were $758,800.02, against $505,-814,32 for the same month last year; thus showing an increase of $264,035,00. The earnings from January 1st to October 3 1st, were $5,592,370,4, against $4,170,902,72, inaking an increase of $1,445,473.08. J5Qf In his Auburn speech Mr Secretary Seward said to his auditors : You have alreadv abundant evidence of the exhausttion of the rebels, but not vet evidence of their consciousness of that exhaustion. Those evidences will appear immcdiatei on the announcement of the re-election of Abraham Lin coln. . Will not some of the administration papers be good enough to point out the evidences of the rebel exhaustion and willingness to give up the fight, now that Mr.' Lincoln's election has been announced ? The Sorrows of a "Bloomer." The "Uealth Convention" at New York was enlivened by the recital of the miseries of a pretty woman, who for two years had vindi cated woma.i's rights by wearing Blooniar dress. During that time her sensitive nature was shocked by numerous annovances and in sults, which bad such an effect upon her that despite her own convictions she was compell ed to abandon wuat the unmercilul world has denominated an absurd custom.. She bad been stared at on Broadway and Fifth avenue, but on the less aristocratic streets she had met with worse treatment. Rude boys would hoot at her, throw chips a her, aud arranging themselves in line in her pathway, execute a saltatory manceuvera in a grand backward dance, accompanied with laughter, yells and impudent exclamations. Rowdies on hotel steps and at street corners . would make shameful remarks as she passed. The flaunting tribe of street walkers avoided her as a pe6tilence, and fashionable ladies' would draw as'Fde fheir skirts as from fear of pollution'. The boys bad declared that she t( J'apaneee .Tommy, and some of theiA voted her the What-is-it. Others had denounced her as a secessionist In disguise,' and Wherever cbe went, instead of meeting with admiration and approbation, she was. Bub$eced to scorn and detestation. She stood thia conduct manfully for two' years, but fonnd ihtCi fHslfiad" or instructing th'e public mind as Ut tffiat waa' the jprdper .hgalthfaU sensrhfa style of tf ctaaVs dress m'e wa'iooked Opon .'as'-d tTionoWantac and faW with derision. Pbysican sCfe Mined TOrnlbYt bf (fie. dfess; fent menially she ndnred 'torture.' 'Between theoody and th falnd there wss attrdngcoh test; bnt at length the ' rhfnd conquered: She retornedFagain to" frocks ' and' CTmolfneV and iD'ce thai time has" enjoyed a BeaiSo state of tedstenee.' 8he related ,hf iforrow ' for ; th ducted-the retirement froni 'Ptrlaski, in ms for ednseftnee sake ; ? ion nctory at Franiuinv . ,-'-?; . " Battle of Fraiiliiin, Tenn. FUti PAET10ULAES OF THE EN- GAQEMEKr. - 1 i .1 NAsnviLLE, December 2 I have Received a full account oT -the late battle at Frankliu, and its antecedents, which must be chronicled as one of the most brilliant in its general results, of the war. For three days sharp skirmishing was kept up during the retirement of our army from Duck River to Franks lin, during which time a multiplicity of exploits and success resulted to the National Arms. General Cox conducted the rear guard, and on the 29th ult., achieved.- a splendid victory over the rebels at Spring Hill, while General Wilson's cavalry-gained a series of important successes over Forrest's advance, under Roddy, on the Pike between Triune and Spring Hill. During the afternoon of the 30th ult., the rebel army sorely pressed us, under Hood, who had Cheatham's and Stewart's corps, and a portion of Dick Taylor's command, numbering, in all, over 22,000 men. Owing to Gen. Cox's gallant check at Spring Hill, portions of the 48th and 23d corps were enabled to gain Franklin early in the day, where they threw up a line of breastAVorks, extending from one end to the other of the curves in the river, behind which our entire infantry command took position. ' At precisely 4 o'clock, P. M., the entire rebel force made a charge and succeeded in making a temporary break in our center, commanded by Wajrner, with the characteristic impetuositv of . - . . . . . . the soldiers composing Cheatham s corps, dashed into the breastworks, and, co-operating with the attacking party on their 'left, attempted to envelope and destroy our right. ; In the nick of time the troops of Wagner were rallied, threw their whole force upon the rebel column, and drove back the storming party in great disorder, capturing several hundred prisoners. ' Four times ; afterward the rebels charged in three lines, but were ?is often repulsed with great slaughter. J. he. rebels numbered at least : two to our one, as nearly half the 4th and 23d Corps were in reserve.' Our breastworks were only kneo high V The-rebel loss !n-kiliedU3 -three times our own, while their wounded number at least six times more than ours mo.st of our men being wounded in the head, arms, or body. The artillery fire of the enemy was made with great precision, but their ammunition consisted chiefly of shot and shell, while for two hours immense quantities of more murderous missiles were hurled with fearful fury into the rebel lines.. All attempts of the rebel to gain a permanent advance were frustrated, and at dark the Federal position was unchanged, while the rebels retired to a cover of woods south' of the Columbia Pike. "The rebel loss, as before stated, is fully 6,000, including over 1,000 prisoners; an unusual number of which were officers. . Our loss reached a total of about one thousand. ..' An artillery duel was kept up till nearly midnight, when ourtroops-commenced crossing Harpeth River, bringing all our trains and paraphernalia over in safety before day light. The army then retired, to within four miles of this city, at which point our front line confronts the enemy. ' The falling back of the army is in accordance with our programme, and the battle at Franklin, although one of most brilliant results, was an impromptu affair, and Was brought about, owing to the necessity of checking the rebel advance, and insuring the-8afe crossing of the river by our trains. Later Reports of the Battle. Additional reports received increase the magnitude of the late victory at Franklin. 30 stand of colors were captured by the Union forces, Gen. Stanley's corps. The 49th Indiana,- captured 5; the 88th Illinois 3; Reilley's old brigade 18; the 23d corps captured 4 stand total 30 stand of colors; Gen. Stanly, commanding the 4th corps, had a very narrcfw escapee, having had his horse killed under hrm, knd was shot in the right shoulder, the ball traversing back; going out by the left shoulder. He is in the city, and though suffering considerably, is still attendinfg to duty. It is c'orffirmei that Gerf. Pat Cleborrre or . Claburne of Tennessee is killed. . General Kintbal?, cotamandirxg' the 2d divrsion of Stanly's corps, iri the heat of battle, passed a rebel Major General who t6ld him he was" mortally wounded.' ilia men succeeded in - carrying off the bodj: It is believed that Hood's mam army is threatening Murfresboro. Commodore Fitch is here trith a fleet of boats' and iron clads. Sufficient forces, haye arriyed to insure, not only the safety of Nashville, but anothef Union victor, M ease' of tt battle,' t nndef . any circunwiances. 11 Military tha .Wen THE ITEXT ADVANCE STEP DT AB- OLITI01IISM. AEGCO SUFFRAGE. Its Proposal by a Preminent Abo-. : ' litlonist. Letter from B- Gratz Brown, IT. S. Sen ator from Missouri. : St. Louis, Not. 15, 1364. To the Editor of tbe Cosmos : ' . Some time since an invitation was extended to me by the citizens of St. Charles to address them on political topics. My health, much broken down since last winter, did not ; then permit me to comply, but a hope was entertained of ability to do so before returning to Washingtoh, In this" it seems I am also to be disappointed. Many reasons concur to prevent the ' carrying out of such a purpose before leaving. Still, 1 would do an injustice to my own feelings and to the warm support so zeal ously extended to me in the long freedom struggles of Missouri, by those who made this call, if I were to omit a recognition of their courtesy, and also a hearty congratulation upon the noble affirmance radical principles have received in their midst at the late election. V;; . " ' Permit me to do so through the columns of Cosmos a paper that has ever so fearlessly advocated the advance. positions of radical freedom. The returns, which are as yet incomplete, nevertheless make it sure that Missouri by an overwhelming majority has declared in favor of our cause.: Governor, state officers, the legislature, a convention, all elected upon unequivocal pledges, and all charged as their first duty to extirpate slavery from the soil of our commonwealth these are the first fruits of your victory Nor is this' all. A clear recognition of the fatal influence which any form of human bondage exerts upon society has gone along with this judgment of the peo ple, inducing everywhere the choice as representatives ot those avowing the extremest liberal views, recognizing in all the outgrowths ot opinion or the prompting of sympathy . and identity betwixt slavery and rebellion, and con necting the franchise with freedom as a correlative term to be enforced as such i n any reorganization . A more absolute, unqualified decree was never rendered by any community upon any matter of public concern, than has been delivered by the citizens of this state upon the fundamental basis that should characterize the recasting of our Constitution. Let all the friends of radical freedom be vigilant, then, in this hour of triumph, to see that full expression is given, by those appointed to the task, to the will of the people thus declared It is the past, with its : slavery, its inhumanity, its retardation, its sterility, its substitution of classes and castes, and masteries for that simple faith of the equity of all "men before the law, which is to be obliterated. A future is to be inaugurated that shall be blurred by none of the disfigurements of bad passions taking the shape of oppressive enactments against the weaker members of society none of the old predju-diees of the slave code founded on color done up into new idols to be worshiped by the ignorant and blushed for by the good. and brave. Let us have a charter of liberties, that will not require to be apologized for whenever cited that, will carry on its face guarantees of freedom to all freedom in its ultimates as well as its : surface showings freedom that is to be a reality and an even handed justice, not a mockery and a sham. Without doubt, assuming the abolition of slavery as feettled," the; concomitant question of franchise. will claim all the faith and tax all the firmness of the friends of radical freedom for it3 right to be encountered, and- all the weary round of two-facedness arid demago-guery and sttbtcrfuge corifrontedj is rendered certain by the attitudes .of the conflict oT the past three years in Missouri But that any people formirig a new constitution of their liberties, after such experience as ours, should willingly leave to breed other conflicts, Unjust discrimination against .large pbrtipns of their population, in th'e shape of a refusal of any particrpitions jin govern ment, is scarcely to be credited. To those who are emarfefpafed,. access to the franchise must be .opened up, otherwise the' boasted freedom conceded to them is a cheat, arid their status for the future becomes one of abjectness or. else active hostility, . lemporary and. transitory stages of qualification may be prescribed : if necdful-r-service in the army is already qualifying' thousands for the duties of citizenship', but the primary condition of a right of suffrage must be incorporated into their estate, if the honor arid safety, and , prosperity of this commonwealth for all time is to be, consulted.' Te same logic that oh-l tains m me aosQrpuon. oi auy oiuer large element - of population into the race - Sall re ibolish' : j(hd name,v but retaui argument? f tCht patent tvilaof alarery flo from' cste ",distm'f fions reacHn ttpo'xr tociefy hal e make a merit of destroying the institution, yet insist on perpetuating the distinctions that breed social diseaso and death? There surely are considerations of state that should weigh decisi ely with a community jilst emerging from the erce fires of an unparalleled strife engendered by like prejudices and errors, and sould cause it to cling to the path of safety. But before all such and higher; than any question of profit or peace, is the knowledge that it is right and conforms to God's appointment, whereby all men ate created free and equal. The dangers and short-comings which have attended the exercise of the fran chise in the past, and prevented the at tainment of that perfect reflection of popular will which is the ideal of democratic government, hare arisen from two or three sources, such as frauds impairing the purity of -the ballot-box, exercise of suffrage as identified with slavery rather than freedom ; thus ihr volving moral contradiction fatal to any truth of public utterance, and the attempts to impose restrictions and limitations upon the privilege of voting that were not founded in any justice, thus seeking to make that the property of the few which is the common right of the many. In addition to this may also be cited the, unwise provisions which have sought to render difficult, if not impossible, the carrying out of the popular will in matters of constitutional reform. Such obstacles invite harsh and revolutionary modes of redress. They exasperate passion and intensify political crises. They are usually made to secure doubtful or wrongful assumptions against the corrections of awakened virtue: And in all their operation they both discredit and embarrass any free or fair exercise of the elective franchise. If, therefore, we are to preserve univer-suflrae as the cornerstone of our po litical structure, any reconstruction should carefully guard against those defects which have so shaken the bid edifice as to make its habitation unsafe. Without undertaking to amplify the positioiis thus presented, it may be sufficient to state in brief the requirements at the hands of our new convention on this head. They are : ; 1. . Protection of the purity of elec tions by a registration that shall identi fy the person ancLtho ballot. 2. Elimination Of slavery from the state, not only in its present constitutional guarantee, but in all those recognitions which go to its support, and enable it more or less directly to control the suffrage. . 3. Opening up the franchise to -the attainment of all save the criminal among whom must primarily be classed those whose sympathies have led them to foster rebellion. . - 4. Facilitating , the modes whereby poptilar expressions may accomplish constitutional reform as the only complete assurance of future progress. It is upon such points that the friends of radical freedom should be insistent with those representing them, and united in co-operation with each other. They involve the outlines' of a reform that must take place in Missouri sooner or later, and those who are disposed to shirk such issues now would do well to reflect whether they are -not likely to be agitated with increasing violence if de- ierred to a time when conservatism shall grow insolent in the arms of peace. ; - Trusting that our noble state may-yet be the first to pioneer the . way of deliverance from former afflictions, and that in establishing here freedom as the watchword of our new life, we may be paralyzed with no halting performance, but declare and set forth with undaunted faith the equality of all men before the law, - ' , I remain very truly yours, '' B. Gratz Brown. AN I2TDIAN SPIRITTTALIST. How a Native American Erecutd the Davenport Mystery. From the London Poec, Oct 20. A corrcsp'ondent, apropos of the Davenport manifestations, narrates a story which he heard when' traveling in the Oregon country in 1844. His im form-ant was a certain McKay, his principal guide, who at that time was what was called a "free man," hating been discharged from the Hudson Bay company s service; and settled on a farm of his own. . : ' , McKay ori one occasion had been out trapping with a party, engaged to meet another party at a certain creek, but after waiting three days the other party had not . appeared. . Mr. Ogden, the leader of the party, being very anxious, determined to' consult a famious medicine man belonging to , a camp of .the Nisquilly Indians near them; The medicine man's? .operations Trere', much of the same kind, but more startling in degree; than those; of the Davenport Brothers: f VVe all went ta bis . lodge, which was mado the same as" the Sioux made theirs, ' with poles 7 covered ' oref th buffalo kins;, Hisis 'Well i the others, was roundV'in jthe.shaoe of d cn-gar kaf, about twelrefeet.across and Dont twelr feel highland ttt th'e -dp hn has got parcel ofbeEsr.hung.i--Therrwaii notbirij in thft IcwJg ithia; we went in, only him squatted in ' the middle of it; and a bundle of buffalo robes lying against the wall of the lodge. These we afterwards lifted up, and were quite suro that no one was hid under them. Mr. Ogden told him that we had come to consult him, as a great medicine man, about something that we wanted to know. He was almost naked, having nothing on but an old buffalo robe over his shoulders and a cloth about ; his loins. After Mr. Ogden had spoken he went through a lot of manoeuvres and antics, which he called 'making medicine," and then, although it was a perfect Jcalm, riot a breath of wind moving, the lodge commenced rocking violently from sido to side; at times, lying almost prostrate, as if it was blown down by a gale of wind, then rising up and going down the other side; and all this time the ; bells were clanging and making a terrible row; then all of a sudden everything became perfectly still, and he told us to go outside and sea what was on the top of the lodge; I should have said before that his lodge was quite away, a quarter of a mile, from the rest of the camps, and that there was not an Indian near it; lien . we went outside we looked immediately for some one near the lodge, but thero was not a soul j and no one could have been hid, for it was on quite a bare piece of prairie, and not a brush hear it. The Indians were all huddled to gether at their own camp frightened to death, for they did not at all like what they called his strong medicine; . o looked on top of the lodge as he had told us, and there was a white crow, which certainly had not been there when we went into it. So we returned to him, and told, him what we had seen; then he said, "Now tie me up as close as you can, so that I cannot get away, and take- your own ropes," for we thought it was a bit of humbug; and were going touse his old ropes; so we got our own good lassoes . and lariats (horsehair ropes,) and took his bunalo robe off him and tied him up. First, we tied his hands behind his back; he was squated on his hams and heels, and we tied his legs, then we tied a rope around his body and tied him all of a heap as it were, and knotted the ropes at every turn, so that one would -think, that it would take a man at least half an.lourtocast him adrift. I knQ.L that it took us a precious long time to tie the old beggar up. Well, then, somebody proposed that we should tie him in the net-(this was a fishing net, a seine that we had at the camp)- so we got that up and rolled him, up iri it, knotted the ends together, and also secured them again with rope. He asked us to put his knife near him; this we did, laying it down about a yard from him, as ho wa3 lying looking more like a ball of net He told us to go out of the lodge, and riot to look; in again until we heard the bell ring. When we got out we looked on tho top of the lodge for the white crbw, and hadnard-" ly noticed that it was gone before we heard the bell. . - v . We rushed in, and there was tho old" beggar sea ted in the middle of the lodge as we had seen him at first, with his buffalo robe on, and looking as if ndth ing had happened to him, and on his shoulder was seated the .white crow. lie then told us to go out again, and this time we were out longer perhaps five minutes but "when wo. went into the. lodge again there he was tied up, look- ing just the same ball of net as we had left him the first time But the white crow was not to be seen He told U3 to untie him, which we did, and a long time it took us to do it, for he was so firmly tied and . knotted up. After he was froo he sat for a short time; apparently to recover his strehgtb:, and the began making modicine again; whereupon as before the lodga wafedf the bells rang, the white crow came in and flew in rapid flight, circling round the old mari's head, and, when all became still again, perched itself upon bis shoulder. Then he . said, "Now yon may ask me what yon want to know." So Mr. Ogden said 4We wish to know whenrMr. McTash and his party will hi here." Tho answer was, "On the third day from this; at half an hour before sunset, yon will see him and his party coming down the hilL" The next ques-' tion was, Where is he now!" Th answer, "They are encamped npon a certain creek ' (naming it). He Waa then asked, "What has delayed them so long?" and he answered that they had been detained in tho mountains four days .by snow. Well, sir, on the third day from that, just about half an hour before sunset, sure enough there . we saw tbe party " coming down . the lull, and when they got into camp they told us that three days i before they- had camped upon the creek that was named by the old man, and that they had been delayed in the mountains four days by snow. This, , says our correspondent, is Tom McKay's yarn. I have gven it in extenio, because I thought that by so doing it would carry conviction witL better than by merely gifbg1 an account of tho tying and ttntyingf andf. Messrs. DaYcnport jDoI cari tccidps tying and untying t&ffiselres, pnt their, powers to as practical a purpose ' tho old Indian did, it witl t o.inii t cly, t ; U tfer and morftcfd Cizp. -all the till, binds that they can proiuc ; r-