Wisconsin State Journal from Madison, Wisconsin • 2

L.Jru ilium run of 'these Is that office-seeking-politicians are anx they enable one to determine the character and depth of soil at any given point. outiini Prom Turkey By the The' Gazette do Frankfort has aa vices- froin the Lower Danube of the 30th ulk: Omar Vniha is in anV rubarrassing position. lUioldierinsision fiighting the Pitissians cannot overcome this resolution and there, i- reason to fear that-the, fanaticism thertroops will interfere with the neoti-ations. The; corps of Geue'ral Lud ers which hitherto had been statibfiafy in.iAlardbia, crossed-the -llussian frontierinto 'Moldavia the 25 th of Onthiit day one regiment marched in entered troops are follow 1 1 I he Turkish vefhmen. li as entered into a for supply of 300,000 graatrcoats, withv-' leather, for the i itST The editor of the Morning Hfeivs, in mentions some terrible1 rumors tlierd prevalent of a the' Free boilers, tie for iojec'thbxo' erthrow of that interesting ticket nominated by -month.

"The wicked flee, when no man pursueih," we this-idea-, of -a coalition: secrns to-hauiiVtlio locofocos continually, and op press 4hem like -tho igh They don enjoy themselves at all. Thev dread great Nemesis', and know if the people once get'a proper appreciation, of? the 'merits 'of thei prceht'ticket, that defeat, and" armihi-latio'n 'awaits hail better, whistle, gentlemen, and keep up. your courage. Carpenter's New TaEssOur bld.frieiid and fellow townsman, S. D.

Carpenter, gives the following account of his new Power inl a. letter to tho Cleveland Herald, under date of September 29tlil His friends will be of his plan, thus far, has succeeded beyond ray most sanguine I have as yet to complete the: inking. apparatus. All the other parts work well, and to my entire staisfaction. The press feeds itself in a true and perfect manner, turns the sheets, and works one or both sides at once feeding, producing a 'register at any speed as perfect as can bo obtained on any hand press; Besides, it will work two" impressions to Hoe's large cvlinder one, in the same speed.

The editor of the Prairie du Chien Courier apologizes for the leanness of his editorial columns, and excuses himself by saying that he has the chills." Is not this what Shakspcre would call presuming on an Ague's privilege." ASSEMBLY C0IJVE2ITI0IT. Pursuant to notice, -the delegates from the sev eral towns in the South Asscmblv District in Dane county, met at Oak Hall on Saturday, October 1 1853, at one oVIoek P. '-'''The Convention was called to order by R. S. Underwoodr of the District Committee, when on motion, H.

Field was called to the Chair, and P. appointed hecretary On motion, a committee of three was appointed by the Chair, on credentials, consisting et the fol lowing gentlemen, to wit 3Ies.3rs. AVm. 31. Colladay, G.

Abbott and Vvr. S. Bedford, who reported the following dele gates in attendance from their respective towns, to wit Vercna. -Ttressrs- IMoes TT. Fry, Dr.

X. iCbwicv, B. G. Abbott, J. II.

Fierce. -and John Ilerriok. Montrose. Messrs. Alonzo Wells, John Thornton.

Thoma3. Bethel and P. Y. Matts. d.llvs-vs.

H. W. Field, Wm. Yro- man and 1. fe.

Know Mcssts. li. S. Underwood, S. Bed ford and John Underwood.

Dunn. Messrs. Wra. M. Colladay und Joseph C.

Swain. On motion of Mr. Colladay, each town shonhPh'yvc the privilege of the full vote to which they arc entitled in this Convention. On. motion of Mr, S.

Abbott, an informa ballott was taken for Assmeblyman, which result ed as follows: (The Chair appointed "John Thornton and U. b. Unnderwood as tellers.) Informal Ballott S. G. Abbott received seven votes Matts tea blank-three.

On motion; the Convention took a recess for 10 minutes. After the tew minutes Karl elapsed, the Convention was called to order by the" Chair, and on mo tion, the Convention proceeded to a lormal ballot which resulted as follows Ut Formal Ihdlot: S. G. Abbott received 11 votes; P. W.

Matts 11 votes. 2nd Formal Ballot S. G. Abbott received 0 votes; P. Matts 12 votes.

The Chair decided that there was no choice. Whereupon, the. questiou arose whether a major ity of all, the votes to which tne was entitled, or a majority of all the votes cast should be neccf-sary to a choice, which carried in favor cf the majority oi votes cast bmig necessary to a choice. On motion, the Convention proceeded to the third formal ballot, which resulted as follows 3d Formal Ballot S. G.

Abbott received votes; P. W. Matts 12. Whereupon, the Chair declared" that Peter W. Matts was duly elected as the nominee ot thi Convention for member of.

Assembly. On motion, a District committee of three was appointed for the ensuing year, to wit: Messrs Win, M. Colladay, Sam. C. and S.

W. Field. On. motion of J. Thornton, Resolved, That each delegate in this Convention consider himself a committee of vigilance for his respective town.

On motion, this Convention appointed a corn mittee of vigilance for the town Rut Ian to wit Messrs. David est, Scvcro Vv Graves and Tval do Clark. On motion. Resolved, That the proceedings' this Convention be published in the Wisconsin State S. W.

FIELD, OCn P. W. Matts, SeJy. Daddy, I want to ask you a ques tion." Well, what is it, my son i4 Why r. -i i-i is iioigauur cnmu a nuuur bfiup iikq a cotin terfeit dollar 1 can7t tell, mv son." Bi cause-you can't the boy.

The old man was carried oti. on a shutter i He of on do a to fcrre the. people sole1', for the benefit of latter another isthat the welfare of the State 'demands thp election ef.tho; Jl'-nk's Hall ticket fiil; ja, third tlL! jrtkri that? Mr. RarstGv has. not pledged hinweU-to vet.o a prohibitory law, should such a one pas.3 the next and should he, be Governor at that time; and a fourth is.

that, the School Fund has will be especially indebted to the exertions and of Mr. 13. and his friends for its preservation." 14 ITorth-7csternYis3onsm. At. the session of -the legislature old St.

Croix county, so long a fixture on the derwent. one of, the metamorphoses, of the "fcst both 'wings tlepbctween "Pierce and Polk," or will, when map-makers catch up with "Wisconsin Until' quite- recently liitie' accurate information could, be obtained as to the character of this north west country, its climate," productions, The current of travel having been, confined to the Mississippi and lakef, it was rare to find a person who. had th's interior; and beyond the remark that it was a 'line country" the. informa tion. T.as vogue and unsatisfacfory.

We 4 lately published, a frpni gentleman who had traveled over Pierce and part of St. we have since been shown some Geological sections, showing, not only that it wa3 an admirable farming country, but the reasons why. It has been generally supposed that north-west ern Wisconsin was a sandy covered with drift hills and barren plains an undine region of lakes and marshes, sand ridges covered with pices and the cone bearing species of vegetation. No error could have, been greater, so far a3 the country bordering the lakes and river is concern for a distance of from twenty to forty miles back. It is a limestone country, with a soil at least equal to any portion of the state.

The sur face is made up of prairie; opening, and timbered land in about equal proportion a gently rolling surface, dotted here and there with gracefu mounds and gentle ridges, the remains of decaying ledges of blue limestone. It is diversified with magnificent groves, beautifying the prairies by the w.nding channels of rivulets and riv ers, origina-ingin numbeijesa springs and by dense timbered tracts, abounding in oak ash, sugar maple, hickory, black walnut, butternut, kc. The soil is a rich black loam, with a mixture of clay and sand, thoroughly impregna. ted with lime and other elements essential to a prolific vegetation. Our informant, who hastrav-eled many thousand miles in Wisconsin, pronounces this the handsomest portion of the state, and unsurpassable, ia fertility and productiveness.

The climate of this country, does not.dilfer greatly lrom ours. The winters are colder, but the atmosphere is less humid, so that' it is not felt. Snow uniformly falls sullicient to ensure good sleighing, but not in- excess. The weather is tempered by the proximitj of the great lake and countless sources of the Mississippi. Frost3 to the detriment of crops, are ahno.st unknown The country abounds in game- in great variety The elk, bear, and wolf abound in the forests Lerdi of detr roam tho praiHc3 and openings-r- i speckled trout swarm all the smaller streams, and a great variety, of fish of the larger LLds, are foundin the rivers andlakes.

AVild geese, ducks prairie hens, quails, are to-be obtained in un- 1 new country possesses to' the pioneer-, of climate A i and soil, of lumbering, of abundant game, of or chard of wild fruit, berries, and grapes, and. other similar blessings and comforts, nothing is lacking here. The. sun no where: shine3 on a more beautiful or attractive region. i description of this country, however, would be incomplete were we to fail to speak of the la bors, of that' diminutive animal, the The al genuine Gopherhere abounds; not the little striped ground Fqirrel that passes for such in this pea ground Fqirrei mat portion of the' state.

They are of a grayish color, with prominent cars and a solemn visage true marsupials and have a great aversion to plowed fields and pale-faced intruders. The industry of gophcrdom is a matter of amazement. Living under ground, they are provided 'xvitlr foJst clucks not 'colored' like a reigning belle. forming- a pouch which holds about half. a.

pint, by which lcJ ViA rail-road works far into the back ground. Whole sections and townships have been worked through at a clePai 01 aooul Kmr lecc Ircm uie see, so mal me- 11U 11 bBIlus VL miies ana mues Xlbm' BUIiawo lnier" vals they excavate shafts, so as to secure dus ven" tilation and a chance for egress. The earth which they -have brought up covers the surface with little hillocka ot nzeor common ant mils, ana the newly laid out jads give a corduroy motion to a carriage from this cause not a wmt more love for free soil is equal to Van Amringo or Chase, and like free soilers generally, they "spit right out," without regard to rival woncs ot m- tcrnai nnpro ur a6uu ITf 1 'nVrntinna." Virginia or iscontriu. uu 1 1 J. t- -I tl ill abanaoa a uom once a uuat.

Their however, are not without vae, as I unI rarejy visil aua buiiuue uy uctjiiiit. iatiir that the, only In the and the in in a a It i D. AT WOOD, Editors. ki'a jo' i so OFFICIAJu. PAl'Ef; OF THE CITY October 7, -1'85(J Nominations, For (7o 9 "IP in- For.

Lieutenant Governor BSETINE PINKNEY. jFor Secretary cf Statei 1 J.A.lIiVDLEr. iT6r For 'Attorney General i'or Bank Comptroller BENJ. F. PIXLEY.

5 ,1 'For Public'histruction, JOHN G. MgMYNK jFbr State Prison Commissioner, ELISHA STARR. banV Comity Assembly ITominations, District composed of the Toicns ef Berry Blue Movnds, Black Earth, Cross Plains, Bane, Jfiddleion, Perry, Primrose, spring field, and Roxbury, GEO. P. THOMPSON District composed of the towns of Rutland, Dunn, Oregon, OrcenJield, ana juontrose.

PETER W. MATTS. em Iverson; with. a-short Dissertation on Credulity. A Chicaga correspondent of the cloit ournal, ves a different version of Ksud Iveksox's hon esty who had rather die than steal have before heard.

He says some ten or a dozen boys determined on robbing an orcL-. ard. They set out on an expedition for that pur-i psosej but on arriving in sight of the orchard, dis the owner hard by, and accordingly beat Rallying after a little, it was determin depute one of their number to return, and obtain some fruit at all hazards. Knud Iverson was the boy fixed upon for thi3 duty, and the writer says, in view of these facts, "Whether Knud Iverson refused to return on accountiof of honesty, or whether it was because he knewthe owner of the wish ed-for fruit to be close by, and would undoubtedly arrest the first intruder upon his premises whether v'sions of angels and thoughts of virtue were in his mind at that time, or whether the indistinct recolleetion of sundry birch rods, Police, cold and dark lodrj- 0rt jjTrt' nnt.nnA inn(l mtr in t.hft station, house croverneu his aecis- we leave those who read to iudsre-" -rtru i i wf- 'iv'i'v i 't be i Out upon such considerations we say It incf. AasT tct 'holifiVft that this hfw.n.p.t.o.d from -worthy as unworthy motives how much better to suppose the jrraer, "When we read of any illustrious example of virtue or heroism any appa rent devotion to high and unselfish ends let us cherish it, and believe in i and honor it, when we can do so without the possibility of being humbugged or injured by' such a coiurse.

If we should go into a minute consider ation motives, we fear that many a guiding star, many a-'IZgl which wo have knelt and. paid nmaa mifftfTim -moo rrvm that now serves to "point a moral, or adorn a tale," would be darkened. The his tory- the enduring faith of martyr3 the zeal of philanthropists the devotion of patriots might b3 questioned. Out upon such consideration's Let U3 believe and be glad. Human naure i3 not all given over." to seWshness.

Personal comfort and safety are not the highest and only consider a tions in all There are those who will dare all things, and die, if need be, for the cause of truth and justice. In reading Plutarch vrocld it be proper to question the reliability of his infonn ation, when he relates some fine instance of dar. itz, cr some witty saying of one of. his heroes? Washin-toa-Irvmffwe think it ia savsthat when in Scotland, he visited the room wne're Riz- zio was Queen Mary's time, and was showm certain stains on the, floor which the auide assnredi hiax were caused by.Rizzio's Wood. ww hPii.VR ITTnnrf.

If had no hesitation in. believing the story. He wo cc course. "We would not obiect even to believinc in thA r13lmA th Rev. E.

Williams, as it can nrac tMW rWm! difference whether he be the' true Dauphin or not; -and it might gratify somfi tn thinlr thnMrn "have a TJaunhin anions' A Gnat uta our nowr.ra of derlutition. there aio wfl rnnnf flWflliftw. Ona aid not disturb-his -impressions' by. a foolish Federation. of probabilities-and we admire his ious, the this I or care 1 The principal village on, Lake Croix at present, is at the mouth of-YTiUow Riven, eighteen miles fronr'the It a wimfi lnr.ntirtn ml thriving, place- 3ut thei point which eccms likely to eclipse all others in section of -the state, is Prcscott, located on Mississippi, at the' "ouUetof St Cfo.ix, It is two years oldj' but is'already a thriving vil-litge and enjoys a largo tand rapidly trade Ifc ia-the county "seat cf -Pierce coimtysJ- beauty of.

location it has Ecarccly aircqual in All boats up and down the Mississippi stop here, it a most desirable-commercial point, ultimately to become 'depot of supplies for that section. It is thirty miles below and will in time rival i Ero of Mr. Barstov's. Hainp.r.LaWi. Principles.

i. The editor of the Beaver. Dam-Republi can is cither very, insincere; or one of those unfortunate persons who have been given over, "to believe a -lie" 'endeavor- to convince' tho Beavers, and "people of Dodse in sreneraL that Barstowis tiot committed against the Maine or one similar to it. Great stress has been laid upon-the attempt at denial of the' "Wauke sha. Chroiiotype, a strong1, unscrupulous par tisan sheet, that would say anything to fur ther the prospects of Mr.

Barstow. Those who have given any credit 'to that denial had better read, the following extract from letter in the Waukesha Lid ependent Press, Mfcine Law paper, but neutral in politics. The letter is from Geo. M. Dewey, Esq- will be seen that he makes the charge direct, with tho boldness and unhesitating confidence of truth It 13 true that I charged Hon.

Wil liam Barstow with being the Hum Candidate of the Rum Party," and to this charge I fully adhere, and assert without fear of successful that the said Barstow is a drinking demagogue- that, as witnessed by a respectable man, he drank three times within one hour at the bar of a runsatbon on ednesday even ino- last, and that whether he drank twice or not every time the clock struck' between Milwaukee and Chieago, it is true that he nntnrfnnslv Addicted. to the frequent use of strong dnnks. It is also true that said Barstow is pledged to veto the Maine Liquor Law in the event of his election, and DARE NOT. DENY IT. It 13 also proved by the admission of the party who accompanied Mr.

Bar -tow to Chicago and back to Kenosha, that I used no misrepresenta tion in relation to, that charge also by the statement of a third party, who yas present and heard tho conversation between the gentleman referred to and myself; Such is his known reputation that the man who should presume to call him a Temperance man, would in this community be considered insane or idiotic. Was not the history of The Forty Thieves of Waukesha" and their candidate for so well known- in. this community, it might be an object to enlighten the people of the State in relation to but such. is their notoriety, so wide Iy is their history published, and so generally read of all' men, that it would be a waste cf time to show that they never had the reputation of-being holiest men, and-that telling the truth is not on their, list of crimes. The account of the doings of "The Forty Thieves at the recent Democratic State Convention, which" resulted in the, nomination of the said Barstow, is familiar to every voter of- the State.

The unblushing fraud practised upon Mr. Smith, and the attempt sto supprcs'tho "rum re solution unanimously adopted by the speak for themselves, aud call for no' evidence from me, that lying aud slah-der" and fraud "have been-the occupation of, some men for years past," and that "there reason to believe from their previous history that anything elso is to be expected of them in all-time to come." Auilest of Post. Mas ter. -Henry Heart, epecial'Mail Agent, caused to be arrested by Leander LeClere, Sheriff, Wm. T.

Sterling, P.M:,-atMt. Sterling, Crawford 'on a of extracting packages from the. U. S. Mail.

S. has been examined and bound over for his appearance at the District Court the TJ. to be held at Milwaukee on the first Monday of January next 27" The crew were reported to be in so much peril, clinging to the masts, was the schooner Oneida. fcr'lie was cut in two by coming ia with the steamer Duckeye There were eix persons on board, twocf whom 'Were saved. Tiie Buckeye State was con siderably injured.

and are troops, this, was thoup-ht indicative of a further cf Russia; and consequently the probability otr hostilities. 1 We' learn that the sb-often rnentionerii Spanish. General has beeif-. sent'to' lurkey "to keep him outof4he ng a somewhat rest! efi-personase, and to annoy' tho Emperor. "Nicholas, who has not yet recognized 'Isabella II, as Queen of opaui.

iu. Rogues, gauor ot. the Journal: Constantinople, has received, a hint from the lurkisii-Government that if he" Writes any more violent-1 articles against Russia his puper. will be suppressed. it is esnmated 'that, the armaments of ho Porte up to the middle of August must Tiw Sul-an, a steamer to the Peninsular id Oriental Company, recently accom plished the voyage trom -MarseiHes to myrna in four days -anti- 22 hours The greatest said to.

prevail1 in De- mascus. borne fanatical Mahomedaris had ill-used the French and Russian Consuls. The former got satisfaction, the latter Wne The authorities are so feeble that few persons venture to ride put in the environs of the city. In Aleppo, where there.is an energetic Governor, things are better. Two primates, who attempted to create dis turbanceswere sent-ofT1 to Constantinople.

me environs or Jerusalem are verv inse- cure," and no one can venture to on the road without an escort! A ceord- ing to the letters of the '2 1st of "July from the Persian frontiers, Ispahan' was nearly destroyed by an carthqake on the 1 1th the same month. The writer evidently exaggerates when ho speaks, of the desertion of and the loss of 40,000 lives. Can it not be the Teheran storv warme 1 up ing.5.BB"iii Marsiiii7.ld. The Poston correspoi-dent of the Journal of Commerce writes thu Maishfield hns began" to be another Mount Vernon. There have been -crowds of visiters to the grounds and' tomb of Webster ail summer; One, week there were 1000 visitors, and 100 a day has beepaconi- i rrf i mou numoer.

mere cannot nave oeeii jess than 12,000 visitors there this The I crowd therestul contmuosvso that the fomily in the mansion can hardly find fime, to eat their rheaK Many of the visitors do "not forget to volunfper presents" for the trouble they make, and the aggregate of money thus given to those who pres ses, is quite large. i3TThe following is th'e -conclusion o- a letter from a Dutch commercial 'Sugars are falling more and rndfe every day, not so the respects and' esteem which- we are. Portage City. There-are now inPorfc age Cit, ten dry-goods Stores, with -stocbX V-Ill HuilU tVliU IU1V11I, 111 Lib' III Two Hundred Thousand 'there of other Stores, such ra Grocerr-StoreS, Drug-Stores, Clothing, Hardware, Jewelrf and Tin establishments, sixteen In siicces-ful operation, not including Rum hotels and Doggems,) their- aggregate amounting to fifty thousand dollars, pf thereabouts. Making two hundred fifty thousand' dollars of MeTchan-, dize, waiting for buyers.

Badger'fstats I'. Laborers AYanted. M. L. MABTjjfVaq vertises in the Badger State for ,1000" I borers to work upon the.

Fox Jliver Io. provement. Fox Lake Stock--Fair. Tho- thirc Quarterly "exhibition" of this Society took p'ace in the village of Fox Lalce on day last. The display was very creditable some as fine stock being shown there, can be found in tho State.

Several "sale: wero effected, and the prices realized wef" fair. Tho good results of these frequen: exhibitions are fast becoming. appreciated by our citizens, and we trust-they yili continued, and that they may be' the mean; of working, much good in the promotion tlie science of Agriculture ja our Beaver Dam Sepulliedn, 'j i "Srceblo to tnc nuer tnan trie gopacr. uicy are Velievedtolive wholly upon the roots ot vegetables.