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DE.UOCBATIC STATE TICKET.
For-Jtutgi ofth Supreme Court, '
; !( ,,SI1EPARD p. NQRRIS,
liilrSi.y: OV CLiaKOKT C-OUKTY. v' '
ALEXANDER P, MILLER,
,. Of IUTS.C COTJNTT. ' ,
,,; ,ET A full esaortoieal ol Blink Deeds
and JusUcVe Blanks, printed on lh very
' beat ,oaNty of piper ind lulled lo lh new
CocKYuriali al thia office..
,j OT Wt have l pleasure of pre
anting our readeri wine another poetieil
production froat our y ouwg friend Clinoan,
which weH tie found on fourth pig. Let
ill Aose who rejoin tt iba reiorn of merry
springtime, nol fail to Mid iht rerset on
' Spring . ''- '
OKTKSTB ELECTION.
v A.i it will known to our readers, the
election for Jusiict of the Peace, in this
Township, was contested by Mr. McCab
TT( one of the candidates. The election
inM aside upon iIih pointi that no notice
of the election wai legally given, ind that
ihi Trustees opened the Box ind counlid
the vote' before the,election closed. A
new election will lake place on the 6th day
ol May.
THE FMEsEJIT COXGBESgWn AT
. , HAN IT ACCW.HPI.lSUED.TUe .ME.
BUA8KA B11X AND VIIH Vlsil TO
IT AgUt KIOTO. .
The preaenl Congress dun nol differ,
materially, from former ooci. The line
of beth' llie Senate ind House ii moilly
i ccupied, by variouc project! to draw out
the turplui fupdi now iu the National
Treasury. Every eeiion bringi with it a
host of .out siders, in the person of Ex
Governors and Ex-Members off.Congress
who, fui l stipulated price, will um ihrir
influence lo puih through my measure,
however iniquitout. It makes nndiflurence
what il is; the only queilion wilh litem ii,
can we luccecd, and will it pay f The-s
influences ire now it work it Washington,
endeivoring lo got Congresi to allow the
following items!
For rallrotd land schKots, Inclndlns Pa-
um rtilrMil .
tkuoett't I4111I diitribaUon bill
srooro.oM
5.10100
xin ini'iund Mil 101 umilic AijIuioi,
1?.00,
Sefalw tppcoDrtsltooi.
eu.uw.uo
VutUl SlflDtlOnJ of lt klcdi
fidlea UCBly
In.. r.ltliOBI
Ml war steamer, uy
St KkJafckiH council, public Sett.
SU.IXW.OUl
fO.OMI.UOO
A.IMI.kUO
3,000,14.0
l cporof rluiom, mi.cellue.uui uul
1 Ktcain, etc., Hjr rt.J0O.OC0
Toll! . . ..,....' '. 30U,OWI,UC
The above is liie substance of all that is
before Congress, except ihe Nebraska Dill.
The appropriation fur the six war steam
rs hae paiscd. The Deficiency Bill has
alio passed Ihe Senate, and that body has
re iv under consideration ihe Gadsdex
Trraty, which ia considered second only to
the Gardinbi claim, for fraud. As ihi
Senate has this treaty under consideration
in Executive Season, and their deliberations
secret, of course fittle is known in regard
iu it ; but litis- wocn hae leaked oul, that
the Senate refuses to have the correspond
rnee pertaining to the Treaty printed.
This fad, of itself, is conclusive evidence
lhal there ii connected wilh it, a grand
swindle. We hope when ihe Houtt ii
is called upon lo make the appropriation
necessary, that they will demand and re
ceive ihii etidtaec which is to Ml of cor
ruption, before they est. The people have
good cause for faith in ihe Houee, tut but
U(lle in the Senate. We ehall confidently
look to the House to preserve ihe purity
end Integrity of the Democratic Party, in
asmuch ta ihe Senate ii composed of I set
f Old Fogies not directly amenable lo
the people, aodV who ie worse than ill,
completely coneee? atvve m their characters
and pro-slavery in their principles.
The reference of the Nebraska Bill
brought every thing to i stand. The friends
oeJMte bill gpposed wiib ihe aid of the
Administration-, k certainly could be forced
through; but feasor like villainy, hit i
Mopping place, end the fsiends of this
meosure hate realized this fact. The only
nurieufi irou'nd which the friends of ihe
bilt revolve" ind hope to succeed, ie the
doctrine of M non-iuterveniion ,". or the
right oi self government. Well, thii looks
Demoeratie enough on paper But, unfor
tunately, ibis miserable subterfuge ie too
thin for ihe people in lhi region. There
is actually no provision- in the bill; melting.
It "purely a quesiieir-ofse-lf government."
luipcessly pros idee that slaveholders end
other hart the right lo tab their elarci
into the Territory, and have them prelected
by the United fllalee Government uaiil the
people of the Terrilcry epply for idmieeioi
into ihe Uaion.u Talk of eelf governaeov
whew Ihe bjll' providee- that the 'people of
the Territory -ere eompe&id lo lake iheir
rulers from ; be PresidenHof. the Uniud
Stales, who le likely lo f point ibem out
eide of the Territory.- Wntl shsmeful
mockery ll ie to talk of self government,
when the fritods'-of lbs bill will not permit
foreigner! lo 4sfdf men end otsssureeio
country for the clearing np and tilling of
which, they do aa in sen ie any ether class
J men. 8slfgoeriimea," foreooih!
Yei, iiu DoedtA. yon will yit realise
the foroe and eflsol of this doctrine of eelf
governmAit in the future standing on re
cord, yon do, aa having voted against
thre ery doctnneln the Senile, when Mr.
'Oiiaii offered an imendmenl ,expre$tly
giving Ihe people of ihe Territory ihe pow
er lo receive or reject ilivery. '.. Doei this
look like "popular sovereignty!" Dot
much, indeed I Theact cannot be denied
lhal it ie ind has been the intention of the
Slavery Propagandists, to uphold by let of
Cong rets, the introduction end sustenance
of slavery in ihii Territory. The Mis
souri Compromise will give the people of
Nebraska all the privilege! of self-government
)ht lliey will have under ihe bill of
Dodolai. It wit thought thai pretty
free use of ihe phrases " eelf government"
ind " squatter eoveieignty," would permit
the elaveholder to take hie property there,
and be protect -d by Congressional enact
ments, tuntil application for admission into
the Union. Bulllier.ilniustbereooUecled,
the territory would be moetly tented by
the South i the free white laborer' would;
not reside in t country where his labec is
worth no more than that of a negro.. Who,
then, would constitute t majority of the
people of the Territory I Slaveholders, of
course ! We protest igainsl litis legisla.
ting for the benefit of the people of one
section of the Union, to the aerious detri
ment of tlie ulcresli of the other. Let the
Territory be settled according lo ihe pro
visions of the Missouri Compromise, and
the people of the North ire content.
During our recent ind brief visit )o
Washington City, we had the pleasure of
meeting Messrs. Nichols, Bliss, Edoer
ton, ind oihen of the Ohio Delegation,
who are determined in their opposition to
this bill, and will use every efibrt to de feat
it. Their constituents have reason to fee)
proud when, notwithstanding the injluence
of the Administration, they aiill are deter
mined lo'prove true ta their own nature, aa
well as to the ihtereata of their constituents.
They will not fluctuate one loll from Ihe
principles of ihe Demoeratie parly, even
though men wilh larger reputation, but less
brains snd honesty, should aliempt to lead
them aalray. A majority of the delegation
are opposed to ihe bill three are in favor
of it, and several doubtful, not having made
up their minds fully as lo which way the
lide will run. Let il run either way, it is
high lime lo be " arranged for the occa
sion ," lesl by neglect, t surprise follow,
tW We publish the following letter, ad
dressed lo the Post Master of ihis place,
in the hope thai some of our readers may
be icquainted with the deceased, to whom
it will doubtless prove interesting.
Oreoos Cube, California,
March llth, 1831.
M. Post Mastii
Sir : Nol knowings more sure way
or transmitting tne iad inlrlhgence to i len
der mother, of the death of a loved son, I
lurnish you with s statement of the sick-
nerssud death of Stephen U. Moore, for
merly of Ashland County, Ohio.
Mr. Mjore died at the Indisnia Ranch,
of quick Consumption, Feb. 25lh, J H 5 1 .
He was somewhat unwell at limes thatigh
Ihe snminer, but yet nol to much so as lo
prevent him from working. Late last fall
he was laken down wilh a fever, which
confined him to his house for several weeks.
He then came lo Oregon Creek, ait J help
ed to build i Cabin in which to live while
mining through Ihe winter. Directly after
the cabin was finished he commenced mi
ning, and continued lo work until the list
of January. Soon after he came here he
was attacked with a bvd cold, which he
did nol think much of, until there was seal
ed a dry, hacking rough, Even then nei
ther be nor his irrends were alarmed, con
sidering it nothing more Ihan a common
cold. Some time towards the middle of
January, he was obliged In quit work ; at
lust lor halt a day, then (or a day or iwo,
and about ihe 10th of February. 1 think.
he left ihe creek altogether, and went over
to the Indiaoii Ranch to stay, where he
could more eonvenfenlly obtiio the attend
ance ol Physieian.
lie trad no letlera about hie person, ind
no oue resolleets- ( bearing him leU his
place of residence, or the residence of any
of hie friends, other then Ashland County,
Ohio. Therefore, f know not m what
Post Office lo direct i letter lhal would be
likely to reach his relations direct. I have
heard' him any thai he had i mother, (a
widow.) liting but a few miles from the
eounty town of Ashland County, Ohio.
Iour,te OSCAR FOSS,
P. S. Any further pariicurare concern
ing Mr. Moore's death, will he promptly
furnished, by writing lo John II. Ames or
myself, at Dobbin t Ranch, Yuba County,
vaiiiornia. U. r.
COL, H. H. BOBIilnOM.
rhe rumor thei Col. Foamy intends
resigning hie Clerkship in ihe House of
Representatives, mi), taking an interest in
Ihe lion office at Washington Cily,.aeeme
u os tvij gciiaiiuT ucmvra. onouiu this
event take place, the House will be under
the necessity of electing Another Clerk.
Ilie wtH known that Ohio has received
bul few favors from either ihe Administra
tion or eongrei N nan Irons Ohio, in
connection with ihie-vacincy, would refleet
greatercrsdll lo Ihe Demoeratie Parly, Ihan
CeL Robinson, , For years be has battled
nebly for- demoorttic principleet regardleai
ind' reertasfef. corrupt mewi Ii would
give us plessurr to see hiar elected! Clerk
of tbt IJousc.
CT James Marshall, residing in Phil,
delphie eounty, drank a pint of liquor on
Tbiiredsy last, bo 1 wager of S00, and
in three boure became ioeeoeiMe, nod died
the same everting.
, Pet fclegrepjile eolonia. -.. ,
.-. The ottioFicniTEnTiAmT.' --
WeareortderoMjglio,nitoVj. RiLiT,
of ihi Senate, for n copy of the- Report of
ihe Warden of this lotiiidiion. From'h
we glean tie following facta j 1
" The total number of eonvicle on Ihe
30 ih of, November, 1868, viae 591 1 of
these, S4 were serving oul l eeoond term ;
S a third lernr; 1 fourth, ind one t fifth
term.
. " During the year, lit) tarred oul their
lime, '77 were psrdooed j 17 died l re
leased by. writ of error ; end 6 escaped.
Of ihe number Nor. SO. in prison, 821
tre put down li baving been intemperate ;
289 can read ind write English 4 88 can
readiiint ; 27 can read and write Ffenehf
839 ire unmarried, and 1.93 married,
" Hamilton county sent 118 convicta to
the Penitentisry during the lailyear; Cuy
ahoga, 60 ; Franklin and Lucas, SO eich 1
Scioio, 14; Greene, 13; Erie, 12 ; Butler
ind Lorain, 11 each, and Muskingum, 10.
The whole number of convicts received
during the year wae 338. Of ihe priso
ners 13 were committed for murder in the
first degree 1 39 for murder in the eecond
degree ; 78 for burglary ; 98 grand larce
ny ; 40 burglary and larceny; 30 tssault
with latent to murder i 18 robbery ; 13 at
tempt to rape l 24 nassinc counterfeit bank
noles; 11 altering counlrrletl money;
having counterfeit money with intent 10
pass ; 7 intent 10 kin ; 14 lorgnry ; in
cest ; 9 robbing the mail ; 8 passing coun
terfeit coin ind several (or crimes nol men
tioned ."
The Warden has not furnished us wilh
ihe number of limei his orders have been
countermanded by hie Deputies; neither
has he furnished ui with the increase in
the female department. This is a subject
we fed a delicacy in alluding to, but men
in theit official capacity should not prosti
tute themselves as well is those who may
visit the Institution to see their unfortunate
relations. ,Tlrs illusion hai no reference
lo young widow who visited Columbus
to procure the release of 1 young brother,
and of ihe inducements held out of his be
ing pardoned by the means of a certain in
Jluenct, to be exerted by men high in offi
cial power il nol in integrity. We asy we
have no reference to any such thing, but
" thereby hangs lale 1" The queetion
now is, hare we a Slate Harem in Ohio t
, THE SOUTHER CO.f. VEJITIOJI. .
The Southern Stales are just now hold
ing a Convention at Charleston, id devise
some way to make the South moie produc
tive and flourishing. Of course they will
talk a little about separating themselves
from this Union, which does so little for
their general good." This sort of talk is
indulged in for the purpose of scaring peo
ple of the North, juat as if we were depend
ent upon them for existence. The osten
sible object for which they meet is. lo bsve
1 ' big talk on the following messurcs t
" The establishment of t Southern con
linsnlal depot for ooiion, for ils direel ex
portation by planters."
The building up of a Southern import
ing market, in opposition lo New York.
" The increase of their railroads.
" To make lbs Southern Stales attractive
lo emigrants.
" To stimulate manufactures and general
industry.'
To establish Southern institutions of
learning. ' '
" To prepare the South lo contend for
the eastern terminus of Ihe great Pacific
railway when built."
Thii Convention will adjourn, after hir
ing retohtd lo accomplish all of the above
projects. We of Ihe North have also re
solved, that all ihe Conventions Ihe South
can hold, ehall nol excite our nerrel. We
have lived long enough to know lhal their
movemrma ire characterized by loo much
' tound and fury ."
Cf We cell ihe atteniion of our readers
lo the Advertisement of the Ashland Hat
Store, in another column. Mutos ie who!
Port catted the nobleel work of God "
an honest man end is, withal, one of the
best fellows alive. Lef alt those who need
1 new Chaptuu, go' fo- CAnrnu'e and
gel it, ai we hive no hesitation in eaying
lhal bit etock is the best ever brooght 10
ihii phree.
For tU Ohio Ualoa.
Mr. Editor : I observe that Com
merce" has sgsin shown his cloven fool
in last week's Union, notwithstanding the
false positions be bad heretofore assumed
in regard1 to the flour and wheal market.
It really doee one good to see how he twists
ind squirms, in order to keep his fooling.
He oaysv "on examination to day, to my
great eurpriee t found only four barrele of
flour ind in exceedingly small quantity of
wheat in the mills, and but little in the
warehouses ," Now, Mr. Editor, it' ie
well known that most of the flour- made
here ie put up in sacks instead of barrels,
nd " Commerce" in order In mislead1 the
public mind, nyt nathlng about the lum
ber of eacke ef flour piled up in Ihe railla.
And il there ie such n small quantity of
whsal onhand, why iv it ihe nrill'ir gene
rally rnnning day and nighlT- They cer
tainly mutt be grinding, some thing thai
payi. Commerce ,r will hive to' Uy
tome other blind, lo shield himself ind the
reekleis speculators ,r of whent we hsve
spoken in former eomtnuniealionr, before
he esd gull in intelligent community wltb
kie iaist and nonsensical twaddle." ' "
' ' ASHLAND AND VrCINITT.
' A Joint Resokitroo lta panted Hit Sen
tie or-lhlr Stale,' in" hm of dividing tht
State' into two Judicial Dilirieie for the
United Statec Court. The your was t tit,
18 10 li.' Liut.-Governor Mrxae girt
the easting vow." Congress wilf certainly
i tied this txpeiiioo in favor of the kill.', , ,
hi ir-i--", . it ;
v.- 'rax mwi. -. v-, -..-rr-
Tbt Ihrse distinguished foreign refugee
In England, -L. Kocaoth, Msixini ind Le
dm Rollio, hve sailed in sending 1 letter
to Gconon Saidioim, our late Consul to
London, deeply regretting hie rejeolioa for
that potilloy (he United Stales SffBste.
Sportsmen ind others who dsh'ght In
fill horeee ind we hire 1 number in ind
near Aablaed--ill be tetonisned tithe
lime made in four mile race tl New Or-'
leans. Leeompte won in 7m 20a., and
7m. 88Jt.; beating' Lexington, the winner
of the late Slate etake of twenty thousand
dollare. " This sxcela ihe performance of
toy ortiet berss on record being eix ind
half seconds leet than ever accent piished
by Fashion in her palmy days. . She beat
Bosicn in Tm 331s., and Pey Ionia beat
her in 7m. 39s.
In view of the European war, now cer
tain, the ooming erep of Wheat, Corn, etc.,
it regarded wrtH nrach anxiety. In Ash
land, Wayne,' Richland and the enjoining
Counties, the prospect is good for the grow
tug erop. Fruit in litis region, wo think.
kie not suffered my, except perhaps, pea
ches, elighdy. From Western Virginia
we learn that the promise of fruit next fall
is yet good. ' In many parts of Kentucky,
as in Ohio and Indiana, the early peachea
have been injured or cut off, bul there is
reason to believe that there may be pea
ches ind apples enough in these districts
for sll ordinary purposes. The Dayton
Empire, learns from t gentlemen who has
recently been all over Ihst section of ihe
State, and through other portioni of the
West, lhal Ihe prospect for a good yield of
wheal are very flattering. In the vicinity
of Toledo, the crop will be bul ordinary.
The Legislature ol this Stale hai passed
t resolution to adjourn on Ihe lit day of
May.
niti 1
CsT The following resolution wis ict-i-denily
left out of the report of the proceed
ings of the Savannah meeting, which we
published last week :
Jtuolvtd, That the Slaveholding Slates
being, to a great extent, a unit in feeling and
in action, ia the secret of their success
and if we of ihe North would be truo lo
ourselves, to the cause of freedom and to
ihe beat interests of our common country,
we should be united tud act is one mm.
California Items by the George Law.
The politicians have had an exceeding
ly busy time for the past two weeks, and
the Legislature 'hai done little except
wrangle about the election of 1 Senator.
The matter hae been postponed by both
Houses until ihe 6th, when 11 was suppos
ed by the friends of Ihe election that they
would certainly . succeed.
Lieut. Mowry, efihe 3d U. S. Artillery,
is the bearer to Washington of the first in
formation of -the liir.veysof Iwo routes for
ihe Pacific railroad from the Rocky Moun
tains lo Pugel's Sound., Both routes will
be reported by Gov. Stevens of Washing
ton Territory entirely practicable.
On the Oth, 1 duel wae fought ner.r
Sacramento, between P. W. Thomas, His
Irici Attorney of Placor County, and Dr.
Dickson, Physician of the Stale Marine
Ifonpital, in this city. The weapons were
duelling pistols, distance thirteen paces.
Dickson tell at the first Rre, the ahot pass
ing directly throngh the body just below
Ihe arm pits. He died at midnight. The
occasion of the duel wai that Thnmni re
fused lo iccepl 1 challenge from Dickson's
Principal, J. P. Rutland, and Clerk, in
ihe Slate Treasurer's office, whose claim
lo gemlemanship Thomas denied.
The most flattering accounts pour in
from all quarters of ihe mining regions.
The recent nine have enabled ihe miners
to go to work everywhere, and accounts
are uniformly encouraging. -
A rock weighing 400 pounds snd vari
ously estimated lo be worth from, twelve
lo eighteen thousand dollars, wse recently
taken from a tunnel near Nevada.
At Sears' Diggings, in Sierra County,
new minee have been discovered, which
exceed in richnrts any previoue discover
ies.
In some parte of Nevada County, the
minere have quit mining by the dollar or
ounee, and count their earnings by ihi
pound. , . .
The Mountain Dilch Mining Company
in El Dorado County look out 81,8(10 in
one day, among which was a single lump
weighing two pounds and three quarters.
, The miners in the vicinity of Robinoon's
Ferry, Nevada CouMy, have realized from
ion to hlty dollars per day to Ihe hand this
season, one company have refuaed 815,
000 for Iheir claims.
Daring- rhe past week a company of
Ringold e Ferry, on tht Stanislaus, took
out 85,000'. ' .
Quart mining is again beginning lo be
carried on in both Ihe northern ind south
ern minee wilh greit success.
. companies are forined in ilmost tvery
locality for the construction of canals,
through which water is being carried into
ill parts ol ihe dry diggings.
Trade of every kind in Sao Francisco It
at ill eery much depressed in Ihe eily. Al
a recent sale of ihe State'e intereal in the
Government Reserve, upward1 of IWO,
000 worth of property wai told, but il did
nol bring, by 80 per cent., as much 11 the
property sold el the preceding tale. For
articles of merchandise there it ie yet but
Utile demand (rem the Interior; end until
it tncretses, tht same state of affairs rrfuti
eoniinut le exist. The .warehouses art
Hill overstocked with merchandise. ' '
Mr. George Kerr,' one of the proprietors
of the Timet and Trunttripi newspaper,
diod recently In Blochloo, . Wm. M. Ed.
dy. late Surreyor General of' Ihe 8late, is
also dead! .-
The Chinese Kill figure prominently in
tbt Recorder's Court.'. They hart recent
ly. Decerns a great put lo the eiiy. A few
days since Ibey bad another grand celebra
tion.' - ' ' ".
liss efihe Okie Valea.l
raio'i coLvotBca.
--; . ,: : CoiOMioa, April 12, 1854. ,
! TaxATtoswThtrt it perhaps no qiee.
lion fraught with more mierett thai) re
Irenohmoht in taxation. For the last few
years, th't people of Ohio have literally
groaned under Ihe weight of local and
Slate Ui. The enormous load will eoon
have 10 bo removed, or -merited retribu
tion will full updn lire heads df those who
have il in their .p dw-er lo remove Ihe crying
nil. It will, therefore, te interesting 10
enquire whence come the evils complained
of; for the solution ef lhal problem, de
termines the question -of appropriate re
trenchment. -' I im aware that, the people torn with
anxious farces towards Columbus for a so
lution of the question, and a retrenchment
of Legislative expenditures. Toeome ex
tent, tht issue it properly taken. Yet, by
examining the statistics on ihe subject of
laxaiion, we find ihu with the exception of
the Stale Common School tax, the balance
remains bul very little, if my, higher than
il hit these many years. . Ii will be re
membered that it requires a vast amount lo
carry on the improvements in the New
State House, keep up ihe Asylums, and 10
pay off the Siate end Legislative officers.
The New State Home will be completed
by the close of Ihe year 185 J, and Will be
one of the finest buildinga in the Union;
one of which every citizen of Ohio has
just reason to be proud. When lhat buil
ding, then, ia completed, il will save an
annual appropriation of from 1300,000 to
000,009. The two new Asylums will be
completed in about one. year, which will
also reduce the lax from 830,000 lo $70,
000, bi-annually.
Another reason for increased laxaiion on
ihe part of the State is, the heavy expro
priations which hare lo be made lo pay off
the State Debl, aa Ihe installments become
due. ' I know that the Slate Journal and
other whig prints take the position, that i1
would be the belter policy to permit a re
issue of Stale bonds for the present, and
thus ettre off, for a time, the evil day.
This would raiher aggtivale than diminish
the wrong complained of, because it would
compel Ihe State to pay many thousands
for interest, which should immediately be
applied to tht liquidation of the principal.
The sooner ihe Stale debl is paid off ihe
belter, protided il does not make Itxatiun
oppressive.
If the Hoard of Public fForkt, were
abolished, and lite State's interest therein
disposed of to the highest responsible bid
der, an annual leak. of many thousands of
dollars from the public treasury would be
closed. Independent'of these expenditures,
it would be difficult lo conceive where ih
expenses of the government of Ohio could
be reduced. True, il is argued tiat the
salaries of Stale Officers might be reduced,
yet I am inclined to think lhat when the
necessary expenses of living in Columbus
are taken into consideration, but few reas
onable persons, wool J contend fur a reduc
tion of salaries. Some are disposed to
pitch into their Senators and Representa
tives, for a lack of vigilance in regard to
the rates of taxation, and contend, also,
lhal 84,00 per day Is loo much lo compen
sate members for their time snJ labors.
Let us examine this point for 1 moment.
Unless a member boarda at a fifth rale pri
vatt boarding-house in the outskirts of ihe
city, he cannot get hie" board for less than
from 14 lo $6 per week. Add lo lliishis
postage bill, which imounts to from 83 to
80 per week, all members being compelled,
under Ihe new Constitution, to nay their
own postage oat of their daily pay ; to
gether with whal h must necessarily re.
quire for each member to keep hia family
it home, for he woold con,e out in debt if he
attempted to keep hit family or even his
lady in Columbus and let me inquire how
much, even by the most economical living,
he would lake home with him at, the close
of the session 11 a compensation for his
services? A slim fortune, truly 1
Do the people of Ohio wish to sell out
Legislation lo the lowest, brainless bidder?
ihe niggard hand that will truckle for of
fice, regardless elike of hie own, and the
dignity of the Stile he represents f Do
the people of Ohio ask that her Legisla
tors shall stoop lo penury and want, when
ihey art selected to frame lawt which ahall
do justice 10 all her eilizene? Nonsense 1
The niggard demagogue who urger such
considerations before ihe people, merits
alike Iheir condemnation and ecorn; for
no man bat a demagogue would contend
for a moment' for each a theory. Every
reflecting man' will" 'concede, lhat no re
trenchment ie needed in this department.
Where, then, reals the balance of the
evil ? Turn to your local taxation x
amino your rate per cent., and you will
find the bideoue root protruding in all in
deformity. Give Satan bit due r'ewardTilit
just never condemn Ihe innocent, Your
County, Bridge, Poor, Township, Special
School, Special School Hfeuae, Corpora
tion ind"! tigh way tares, are what produces
lite balance of the load complained of. If
yon desire a full ind perfect remedy com
menet retrenchment there. Pticc I a pow
rr men who will keep a vigilant eyfon
Iht pnblie trpendttutet and 1 permanent
remedy will be prodoced. To do this
your Township and Special laxet ihould
bt greatly reduced. Haying reduced these
ixtreviganoM, ybu Will have lest reason
to hasp cbatt of fire on Iht heads' of 'your
Senators snd Repreieniinrei.beeiuit the"
"V
art unable to reduce the e xlnainca
Induced by 'dffiee're over whom' they hive
0 eootroll ; ' J,'"';.''"""'
: The peeplt lob'ti forward with chuch
anxiety loan adju'smtenl of this question
toon. The democracy ore .pledged to an
economical idminblralion. of the govern
ment. To the fulfilment of these pledgeil
the people Hook wilh deep interest; and I
feir that if the parly doei not eoon take
thii miller into consideration, the coming
elections will tell against il,
" ' Tours, Us., ' ' "
, N ' . DE.MOCR1TUS. 1 .
roroign Hevrs. "
Poiakd. A teller from KahVb of the
13th atlt.. in tho Poit Jlmnt Gazette of
Frankfort, says : . 1
A plot Tor rising has just been discovered
here, which might have been most danger
ous, as it is said that it contains national
and communist -ehimt-nis. It il true thai
great mystery still hatigsover the aff.iir, bul
it is certain thai, thanks to the vigilance
of tho two neighboring Governments, the
threads of the conspiracy iiave been discov
ered, and every -measure taken to defeat it.
It ia said thai a commission will' immedi
ately arrive here, to commence proceed
ings against the persons compromised.
For several days past, couriers have been
starting for Posen and Breslaw. ,On the
9th iusl., Prince Gelaizin, after passing
two days al Oslrotvo, suddenly left for
Warsaw. An individual arrested at Kal
iach, a'nd who wae found with arms on
him, was taken under escort lo Warsaw.
The Zeit, of llerlin, Contains i liter
from Kaliseh of the 13th; which says:
1 he military activity displayed in Po
land by Russia goes on increet ng: Two
Lieutenant Colonels have arrived at War
saw, to direct Ihe transport of troops In the
army ot the Caucasus and lo Asia: All the
coasts nl Ihe Black Sea are placed in a atale
of' defence. Russia is making prepara
tions for defence everywhere, mid in Bes
sarabia a pari of Ihe 61I1 corps d'armee is
enployeu. ,
1 he Tarn correspondent of the New
York eroWsayst ;i
I had a long conyersaiinh yesterday
with an officer who passed some time in
the Baltic, has lived al C'ronrtaill, and in
many places in Russia. Ho let Is nte lha
if Sir Charles Napier intends taking Cron
stadl he has no easy task lo perlot'tn.
There are artificial islands erected in front
of it, supplied with the heaviest arlielery,
one lort or island commanding the other.
Morover, there are shallows which prevent
vessels 01 any sixe lrom getting up close
'I here villi be very severe fighting. The
object of the Emperor of Russia to get oul
01 the ice was, 1 believe, to inukaa coup
tie main on the crown batteries belonging
to Denmark, anil which cotzmantl llic en
trance through the sound into the Ua'lic
Happily, he could' not cut through the ice,
and the plan was a failure. I lie preparn
linns, boll) by sea and land, by Russia, for
offensive and defensive operation, are im
mense. I am informed, lrom a well in
formed quarter, I lint the Ruraians are veiy
deaiious of striking a great blow on the
Danube before the English nnd French
troopa nrriveout. The 21st of this month
has been mentioned ss the day upon W hich
ihey would attempt to force a passage of
the Danube, '
Uabi:. Years ago a blunt Vermont far
mer nol altogether versed in the polite lite
rature of fashionable cookery, having by
hard knocks acquired considerable proper
ty, took il into his head to visit Boston and
started accordingly wilh his best one-horse
rig. Stopping near noun al' one of the
"srnofi" villages on the route he put up for
a time and ordored dinner. Wlin asked
what he preferred ho mentioned beefsteak,
whereupon Ihe landlord very politely in
quired whether he would have it rare or
well done. This was a stumper for our
friend, but thinking there might be some
thing "glorious" in the "uncertainly," he
assumed the air of one who "knew the
bricks " and ordered it rare. All things in
readiness, our hero took a scat at the table
and commenced a vigorous onslaught on
ihe smoking viands placed before him. At
the first cut in the iteak, blood very gener
ously lullowed the knife, at which ha star
led back in astonishment and rang the bell
furiously. Directly a waiter answered the
summons, ind enquired what he wished.
"I want this beef cooked !" laid- the
guest. . 1 ' ' ,
" But yon ordered ii rare ," replied Ihe
Waiter
"1 Itnowir," said tl-e guest assuming' to
understand the matter fully; 11 bul il is nol
quite right you iriay like il oul and rare
it over again! " '
Ocean Postaoe The Postmaster
General, with tho, advice and eonseni of
the President, and wilh a view to improve
postal arrsngmentt wilb foreiegn govern
ments, has issued thd following oflrcial or
der, which we find in Ihe Washington pa
pers of Ihe S81I1 ultimo)' ; ,
" It If hereby ordered, Thai hereafter
ihe single rate of pdstage on all letters lor
Australia, or other foreign country, to
which Ihe ocean transportaiion'ilrereof may
be obtained at nol. exceeding two cents
a letter, be, and the tame is hereby fixed
at the uniform raie of five cents, except
where over 8000 mlles,'lhe lowest United
Slates inland rale ie eix cents, when Ihe
whole rate, inland and tea, shall be eight
crfnts, in both cases to be pre paid."
Ttti PRomoAL Son. At an infant Sabbath-school,
lo the care of which fwas 'pro
moled,' a lew years' since,! gave a "Bible
sitfry," the "Prodigal Son." When I came
to the place where the poor raceed sort
reached his former home, and his' father
saw him "a great wiy off," I Inquired wnai
hh father probably did.' One of the email
est boye. wilh hie little fist clenehml. alili
"I dSno, bul I des he til de dog on him!"
. EF A oenhboT of'ourt inform ut lhal
wood goet further when left oul of doors
Ihan when housed; eomt of hit having gnr.5
upwerdt'ofV quarter of a milt in one
night
Pitor. Aoasf, in t recent lecture before
Ihe Lor;,', rniluei j Boston, stated his
1ncf that the llliinin race existed on the
I globe
globe'o'AuiiaWflrtd' fipy thouiand yean
Reported expressly for thii Ohio Union;
ABJIVAl 07 THE HEEJlAJfU. .
' O i !. -rrPTT-O : !! '!'
Return of rae Frenob. and English Cabi
net Couriers fram luaaia!
CZAR' REFUSES" REPLY!! i
Tho Qneimv ffle-vtsg-ft calllnf on Par
stamen ;or Interfere ace ! Array- aaU
Hsnrril 1 ""'
WA It DECLARED!!
France, England aud Turkey, signed Treaty. .
55,900 RUSSIANS CROSSED TUB DANUBE.
0 . .. , . , .)
.' 2,000 RUSSIANS DROWNED!!
i q. ;, , .
DUKE OF FARiTIA ABSASSI ATED.
. New York, April 1411:45 A. M
Liverpool Markets. Received ILr
man' papers half-past II.' ,
Richardson quote Baltimore, Philadel
phia and Ohio Flour firm at 30s In 30s Od.
White Wheal lis a lit Od; Red and
Mixed lOaCdalla. , . .....
White Corn 42s a 43s ; mixed 4 It a 43e
Od.
Cotton very dull, at i decline.- -
McIIenery quotes beef scarce, and win
led. . ".."'
Pork Firm.-
Dacon Steady.
Lard 2a a 3 dearer. -
A declaration of war wat published ia
the London Gazette of ihe 28 tit ull.
Tho same day Napoleon announced lo
the French Legislature that theCxar had
aMtimed a hostile altitude towards France.
L-irgb bodies tit Russianr crossed tho
Danube.
The political intelligence by the Her
mann is of the greatest importance.
The C.biiiel Couriers who were dii
palchej wilh the uliiuatum of France and
Engl nil to Ihe Emperor of Russia, have
returned to London with ihe olficial an
nouncement thai no reply would be made
lo Ihe joint demand of the two Powers.
In consequence of this the Queen sent a
message lo both Houses i.f Parliament ihi
1I10 27ih, enouncing the fai'ure of all nego
ciatioua carried on wilh Russia, and col'
sequent necessity or adopting other meas
ures to enforce a compliance. The mes-
snge. cotiluded with the declaraiion thai
ihe Queen relied on the bravery of hi i
army and navy, under the emergency.
The message was to be taken into con
sideralion on 8 1st ull., and a reply of both
Houses of Parliament will be voted in an
swer. In ihe mean lime an official declaration
of war appears in the London Gazette ol
28th ull., and all London papers by .Iht
Hermann.
The British fleet under Sir Napier had
passed ihe Great Bell and anchored off
Keel on the 37th Match.
The treaty between' France, England
and Turkey wae aigncd on the 20ih. .
A despatch front Vienna and Bucharest
announces that 20,000 Russians crossed
tho Danube on 31st March ! 35,000 Rus
sians had also crossed at Malchin without
molestation from the Turks, nnd a consid
erable furce wat assembling between Gas
chit and Matchin.
A telegraphic dispatch from Belgrade
slates lhal on 15ih of March, Gorlschakoff
wished to depart from the Island oppoaile
Tukakai. The troops all eady occupied the
bridge, when they were fired upon by the
Turks, Tho bridge wat destroyed, and
2000 Russians precipitated into the dream4
and drowned, . The Turks tuffereif no
Ion.
, Tho British cavalry, destined for Iht
Cast, were to past through France lo em
bark at Marseilles.
The Duke of Partrfa Wat slabbed by an'
assassin and died; tfie following day.
The Emperor Napdleon'a announce-'
ment was received' in both Chambere with'
extraordinary enthusiasm. '.'"'
Warlike movements in France ind Eng.
land were hasting. A division of Rus
sian troops left Sebaslopol lo provision tht
Russian fortress on Circuit Coast, t . j
Hbtto Kono, March 11'. Shanghai war
in possession of tht patriots..
Washington, April 14 P. M.
The Intelligencer published a letlor
front Col. Fremont to Col. Denton. Fre
mont rnsltes mention of the loss of but one'
man. Ha say he has hid reasonable
success in lite object of hie expedition, and''
that It hat decided the great question of
ihe practicability of the central- route,
' There It nothing from Charleston later '
than Monday morning. Three hundrttl''
delegates arrived on Saturday evening, tn'd
two hundred more were known Id bt'tm
Iheir way.' Among Hit delegates were
Gov. Dawson, of Georgia Lleuts. MtfuVy
ind Ilerdon, and about one hundVeU tdi
tort from all parts of ihe South
. ,." - 1. 'ythimvnih April J4. '
' In tht House' the bill to reduce ihe'pritO'
of public lands ai ordered to be engrojof.
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I ed for a third reiding by a roll of ii lo 09,