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' ' -From the New York Spirit of the Timet" Selling a. Fellow by Aritbmetical Progression, -t- .--- Last summer, while engaged in the tobacco and cigar business, I used to have iot a cus tomer in cheap cigars, one of those knowing fellows whose knowledge serves better to bore his victims than to advance scjence. You couldn't make him believe that oh, not Tell As there were regalia cigars ,that cost. $40 per thousand lit might do to stuff down the throats of tbosewho know no better; he was Bone of them. " And so it was with every thing? be always- knew best. -"It always ap peared to be his delight to draw roe into con troversy, no matter what tha subject, in . or der to hear "himself hold forth; 1 tried every way I could think of to circumvent liiro, and at length I did succepd in laying bim, put as fiat as a flounder', 'vv ' ' ' ' v.'. '. It was on Saturday . afternoon, he( came in rnndebis purchase, aud seated himself to deal out to me his usual portlon; buti ws awake ,;'V '. ? . ;Captain,' said , I" have made up my mind to go to California, andif you vyki ito go into a peculation, now is your tioje,'' ,!,,! .',,,. , r, VA bow ?,', ai4. he,v' , (-",; ,, ?' .... ."'Why you, see them fifteen boxes of cigars? Well, these are two, hundred and fifty .in each box, and I.'w ill let you have .them at low rate providing you take them, all," , . , fVery well,' said my friend, let's hear the conditions,", "". ':',' , .1 ,i .... . .... ''Y ou give me one cent , for , the, first box. two cents Jor tne second, lour cents . tor Uw third, and so on, doubling up on every box.' " 'Done !' said, he; 'fetch on,, your .. cigars. Spose j-ou think I haven't; money enough "Not at alf, so let's proceed ;Jiere is the first He drew from. Iiis pocket a leathern purse, andout ofita handful of coin, ., .' 'And here's tlie cent," said lie, depositing a preen, discolorpd copper on the counter. 'Here's jour, second box." t .,. w 'And nere's your two cents ' "; ' " ' ' Verywellvbeye's your third box."' " '"And here's fotitfmir cents,' Said lie, chuckling.- x'cc5.;a ' ;tv. ... f,-;.-;-;- ; . s 'Here's yoiir fburtii bo;" l"'-1 -:" ' "! -'Exactly.. And here's your eight cents! Ha! bJ liaf oM fellow go on." :' '-, "'' , "Here's your fifth boxsaid I, handing down another.1; ca .u.-tfw-. J . :.::,.; ew.r Atid here's Jrouf ifxteen -'cents.' i!a :"' ''Here's your sixth-bb."; ."'-"- ' cAnd-haMia hal i-here'a your ihirty two cents. ".m;.-: c. (J' u -A twt ";...i' 'Here's four seventh box,'Jc':,:"'' ' ""And here-Mia! by'Jeve! the joke is "gett ing too-rich here's your sixty four cents, and nearly naif your curare are gone."" 3He's your eighth box," said I, assuming a coot icdraerence that perfectly astonished toe fellow. 'r i! ': Aad heres yonr' dollar ; and twentyeight cenhvt ' -y "'-'" - 'Here's yonr tenth' box'' ;" a - ' ' ' Here he drew his wallet tbonghtfully.and on the slate made a small calculation. ' " -'' '' i"Antf here's you five dollars and twelve eemrtf!"'! n" H !?-"-'. 4i Af this stage of the game he iiad got quite Iocite,ind I continued5 !:; 1 ' '-' l- "Here's your twelfth box hand over twenty dollars and forty-eight cents.' '" ''' ' V'- t Here the globules of perspiration,' large as marrowfat peas, stood out in bold relief on his lace, but at length he doled but the sum. ' Her'S yrur-t'n-teentll box fork over for" tydollsrS ana nmetr- six cents. - .At this crisis he looked perfecty wild, The sweat was pouring off him in streams, and the tobacco juice was running out of bis mouth. -' "F-o-T-t-y-n-i-h-e-t-y-t-i-z. If I do I do, but :f I do may tr be ' A !' - And taking bis pile, in' his hat, le crushed it -on his bead, , and made his exit at a rate of speed altogether unheard ofj anal havn (seen bio, near enough to speak to him from that . day this. xiLoi lit It .s-i :r.-; O , i i i i I : fit l.4 Seaquake.""' 'The5IShip' '.iTessengerJ "'it whaling . vessel which arrived at New Bedford on, londa, from the Pacific Ocean, reports that while at Sea. on the 16th of December last, In thirty eight degrees west from Greenwlch.and. eight hundred and fifty eight' miles from the coast of Chili, a trembling and heaving of -the wa terj of a very fearful nature was experienced at about half past one' in. the morning, and the ship was' runing on her course with very'u pleasant weather.' .' 'X was suddenly alarmed, says the captain, 'by our ship tremb ling and shaking awfully ; for the first thought I concluded we: had'brought up on an un-j known reef, but . found, it was an earth quake or a seaquake, we "experienced three shocks at intervals of a,bout 39 or 40 'seconds. Vfe had good weather previbus and afterwards and no' chayge ia barometer or thermometer." "J : , ... . i.: ., jAn exchanger gives the follwing verbatim copy of a verdict render by a jury of females in.J602t :!,'' ' , !.,! v..'- !i - We judge according to our best light and continU,ii Um death, of said Elisabeth was not by -any violence or wrong dun by any par ton or thing, but by son todin ttopin' ot her breatb':ii joba.;4 sdt -;t,..iO m;iy ?? ifrf-'- ' ' j 'at 1 ii.' " John KeHer a citizens06f "Lawrence tbwn Bhip; Marion county; Indiana, who is over 100 years "ofd, but 'and , split 100 rails by three o'clock in the afternoon! one day last week.: This old gentleman saw service in the Whisky insurrection in rensyivania. r' n . ii i' . .. ; - ., i-' - u i adame Sontag, according to London re ports, is, coming to America next , season. Here will ba a chance for. legitimate enthusi asnr, as Sontag stands A Mo. 1- both W Paris and -London, end baa never had ', her, claims disputed to the first rank ns an artist -.,'. . '.. Tii ? ! . iu i ii ' ' " ' ' oi t ..!;. -i nepirit bf -the" age is beginning to be felt In Indiana, and 'works out of one of the b'noys in the following 1 styhl. ' It expresses tb feelings- in this State very accurately Thi Homier boy o fast do (row,' ''' ' ' That tLagn bow all too ew, - .-i " The teams are eood, and shine likentere, Bat they're mocb to slow for the railroad ears -Then f;et out of the way with your caul like stages, They're onlv fif forth darker egee: ' y 1 ' .J ' , .: . ' vr. I When you see a female, early get breakfast and do up her mother's woik in season, and then sii down to sew or nit, depend upon it he will make a good wife. , .... f; j , A Fact. The Bunker Hill Aurara says tha 'there are indications ef an awakening of the Whig party of Massachusetts at this time which are quite encouraging, and we bope will prove an earnest ef favorable results in the fall elections, Locofocos begin to tremble and Fresoilers have- already made up their mmd fliat they are nowhere and nothing. Gaaw Wilson's, claim ibr 12.000 mniority for coalition is justly regarded a an amusing joke i lie the W higs do their vlutle duty and the State wiU be handsomely redeemed. . -: in '"i 'i e i i --:' MenV pot stations, adorn society! "Tlie Cuoan Tragedy. The full official accounts of the progress and termination of the Lopez invasion of Cuba which we publish to-dayi establish beyond cavil the following facts: f " 1. That the bodies of tlie prisoner! shot at Havana with .Crittenden and Kerr were not mutilated nor"anywise maltreated, and the story that they had been was fabricated to excite indignation and procure reinforcements in this country ; 2. That the invaders achieved no important success at any time, beyond the killing of Gen. Enna and the copsequent repulse of the detachment led by him; . 3. That they killed 2,000,1,UUO, nor even 200 spauiards; i. I hat they at no time were able to act on the offensive, but fought for, thier lives from the first and were at length surprised and ut terly routed; . . , .That, though they wers landed tn the fery quarter of Uuba where Lopez, was most likely to obtain aid, yet they recieved none of any kind, and were, not joiued by a single cor poral's gaurd from the hour of tbier setting foot on the soil of Cuba; ; , , " 6 That the Creoles, or natives of Cube, so fur from affording . them uch aid as even cowards friendly to them might safely , have done, evinced the most active and deadly hos tility through out to the invaders and their cause. We cannot doubt that they furnished the information which led to the surprised and route of Lopez; we know that they finally deceived betrayed bound and delivered bim to Concha. ; . , . . -. .'.':, , These things should sink deeply into the National mind, l'bey should be remembered whenever lying emissaries ussert that Cuba is ready to revolt on the strength of sly whispers of disaffection from a few exiles or grumblers. The Cubau Creoles are of Spanish blood and faith, they, have the pride of that race and its antipathies to. foreign domination; they may sometimes murmur at thier Colonial condition, but they are not prepared to see the National flag under which they have thus far lived trailed in the dustbefore tbeconquerincmarch of adventurers of alien blood and hostile creed. He who 6eeks henceforth to get up armed expeditions for the conquest of Cuba is luring brave aud uninformed men to certain destruc tion. Let him be marked ! We hope it is true that the lives of the remain ing prisoners are to be spared. We trust that the good olnces ot our Government may in time be successfully interposed to favor their liberation, but to tins end the shameful outra ges at New-Orleans on Spanish property and thebpamsh tlag must first be. amply atoned for. . .. . .... , -; ' ' ' ..,'., , . Thi Chkrokeb Indians in thk States. CoL A. M. Mitchell and L. R. Smoot, have recently returned to Washington, aftefr having visited about 15000 of the Cherokee Indians in the United States, and paid the annuities. The Republic says: " These Indians have been represented to us mtheenjoyment, generally, of a high condition of prosperity, having well cultivated farms and school houses, and other blessings of civilized life.'-' At the Quallatown, Haywood county, North Carolina, Messrs Mitchell and Smoot met Ealostch, or Little Dog, who is 120 years of age He does not seem to be more than 75 or8li He walks with a stick, but says that he can kill a deer yet' Che-o-we-loskee his wife, aged 125 years, died last year, or, as he expressed himself, "went out like a candle.' We learn that a- number of the Cherokees have attained to five score years." ' ' "" Several young ladies went through the cere mony of taking the rhite veil, at Providence last week; They are represented,, to have been youthful and graceful in person, and when they entered the church.were all beauti fully atired, as for their bridals. After they bad taken upon themselves the vows of pover ty, charity and obedience, they .were clad in in their ugly robes, and many a heart bled with pity for such infatuation. What did God make them women for, and for what did he endow them with social sympathies,' if the strongest, most ennobling and most lovely portion of their nature are to be tramsled out by the stony foot of penance?; ' Capt. Parker of the Mail Schooner William and John, which left Havanna on the 7th and arrived at Savannah, reports that 150 prison era had sailed for Spain in a Government Transport, and only the four already mention ed had been liberated. ,. , v.,.- A famine is apprehended in Pickens county. Alabama, and a public meeting was held, at which it was proposed to call an extra session of the Legislature to propose a loan to buy corn. . , ; ' : , Madison, Wis. Sept 11. L. A. J. Upham, formerly mayor of Mil waukie, has been nominated for Governor, by the Democratic State Convention. The Whigs of Michigan have nominated T. E. Gidley for Govermu, and George H. Hazelton for Lieut Governor. -' .' The ladirs every where are panting afer the Turkish costume w mean the breeches. A lady being risked what business her hus band followed, said he was engaged in finish ing. Further explanation was necessary, and after a brief hesitation the lady continued, 'finishing his time out in the state prison.' ' . 'Mother.' said a little boy, .I'm tired of this pug nose; its growing puggier and puggier every day. ' ., A man was SMHn i:n Snlnrthiv in nnttirvmtK and with a bonnet on. .When asked by the police why he wore this costume, he replied, "My wife has taken my clothes, and I have taken herV Nobody likes to be nobody, but everybody is pleased to think himself to be somebody ; but the worst of the matter is, that when any body thinks himself to be somebody, he is too much inclined to think everybody else to be nobody. It is a well established fact that at the pres ent time, upwards of 1300,000,000 are inves ted in the various railways of the United States. ; Mississippi and the Union. An election for delegates to a State Conven tion took place in Missippi September 1st, in which 'Union,' and 'State Kigbts, or "Heces sion was the only question. The Unionists carried the State most tiiumphantly, the peo ple showing but faint wish to enlist under toe Palmetto flag of South Carolina, although un furled by the disunionist Quitman. In thirty three counties, the Union ticket has about 8,000 majority, and as far as heard from, tbe Secessionists have carried but a single county. Tbe Finances of Ohio. The Cleveland Herald presents the follow ing facts and figures on the Financial condition of Ohio, and as, it is a subject in' which every citizen of the State is interested, we transfer its remarks to our, columns: In 1836, tlie State Debt was less that five miliionsand a half. In 1840, it had been in creased to more than fourteen millions. In 1841, it was fifteen millions and a half. In 1842, nearly seventeen millions, and the whole Sinking Fund of more than two millions ab sorhed. "In 1844, nineteen millions, and in 1845 twenty millions. - : In 1845, when the Whigs obtained control of tbe finances, the State Debt amounted to more thim twenty millions, including the tem porary .debt incurred for interest, and the out standing checks for repairs of the public works. more man two Hundred thousand dollars of checks and certificates were outstanding which hri been issued , for repairs of the public .orks, at from fifteen to twenty five per cent above the cash value of the work. These checks and certificates were hawked about among the banks, brokers, and shavers, by the contractors and laborers to whom- they had been issued. .-. The revenue system was une qual and oppressive. ' Auditor Brough had for several years urged upon the Legislature the necessity of a more efficient tax law, but his party friends turned a deaf ear to bis appeals The State stocks were largely below par, nnd prominent politicians openly advocated meas ures directly leading to repudiation, which was apprehended by the people. The funds nec essary for the payment of the interest upon the btate Debt, bad been tor several years deficit more than two hundred thousand dollars per annum. . ... With six years of Whig ascendancy we have now cush paid on demand for dues by the State; an equitable and just system of tax ation which is deservedly popular with all parties; ample resources to pay the interest and reduce the principal of the State Debt sev eral hundred thousand dollars per annum; Ohio stocks fifteen per cent above par; the tolls upon toe state Canals reduced twenty per cent and the amount received increased, not withstanding the strong competition of several Railroads, and two millions and seven hundred thousand dollars of the State debt paid. The above statements are worthy of the se rious attention of men of all parties. Many of our readers will remember the zealous ef forts made by the late Auditor, Mr. John Brougb, to bring his party up to the work of passing a new tax taw. Xlis party relused, and some of its leading spirits openly avowed the odious doctrine of repudiation. Under this state of things the Whigs came into power; elected Mr. John Woods Auditor; passed an excellent tax law ; equalized the assessment of taxes upon property : held public officers to a strict accountability ; and from that day the credit of Ohio has been equal to the credit of any btate in the Union, it is with the honest, intelligent freeman of Ohio, to determine on the second Tuesday of October next, whether a faithful public officer, who is familiar with the complicated duties of the office of State Auditor, shall be continued, or the office pass into the hands of a mere partizan, who is thoroughly unacquainted with the cares, duties and responsibilities of Auditor. For six years Mr Wood has been Auditor, and has devoted his time and talent to its mul tiplied cares. : His experience is worth thou sands to the State ; and the coming winter, when the Legislature meets,- his counsel and advice, as tbe financial officer of the State, to members will be invaluable. His defeat would be indded a calamity, and we cannot but hope that be will be elected by a large and decided majority. Cin Atlas, Things Ahead. The political horizon brightens as' the day for holding the fall elections draws nearer. Governor Wood has done a charitable thing in classification of particular counties,calling mens attention to the amount of light they may lay claim to, thus,putting them in. motion against the powers of darkness(who would dwarlnsen's minds to their own pattern for their own pur poses) and leading them to live again in the genial light of a large and true policy. There is a general feeling that the spoils-men have arrived at the end of their term, which has been a tolerably long one; men are not disposed, even under party delusion, to keep a particular set of devourets always at the crib they want a share themselves and if they are adroit the old grasshopejs have to go to the wall.. The means are never wanting where there is the will. Sectional parties are the shortest lived of all political organizations the national in the always absorbing the lo cal Trrmont Election. Old Molly Stark does her duty. Benning ton dates of the 5th state that tbe latest elec tion returns give Williams, the Whig candi date for Governor, 1617 majority over all the opposing candidate'. Out of 30 Senators, the Whigs have 18. Ihe House, as far as heard stands, Whir 104, Free Soilers 54, Old Line Democrat 23. I he Legislature is strongly Whig, beyond a reasonable doubt The Whigs of Seneca county have nomina ted William H. Gibson for Representative. If they had tried a hundred times, they could not have nominated a better man. A he I Rawson is the candidate for Senator for the district composed of Seneca, Wyandot and Crawford counties. : Sandusky Reg. Alabama. The returns show that 62 Union men, and 38 Disunion men, are elected io the House of Representative of Alabama. The Montgomery Journal says that Mr. Cle mens will probably be re-elected to the Uni ted States Senate.- He belongs to tbe Union party of that State. Whig Senatorial Convention. The Bellvue Convention for nominating a Whig (7andidatP for Senator, we are inform ed, was a spirited and harmonious meeting of live Whigs. The nomination is a capital one. Mr. Hamilton has represented the Huron and Erie Distiict once in the Senate, and has shown himself a liberal minded, capable and honest politician. He is deservedly popular with the people, nnd with cordial effort, the Whigs of this District can secure his election Let the effort be made. Huron tteflector. Judicial Nomination. At the Judical Convention held in Fremont on Thursday last, Ralph P. Buckland, Esq, of that place, was nominated as tbe Wbig candi date tor Judge in this district, composed of the counties of Huron, Erie, Sandusky, Ottowa aud Lucas. Mr. Buckland is a lawyer of ta lents, and great legal accumen, and justly ranks at the head of the bar ot Sandusky county, nor is bis practice confined to that county alone, he has been for years known as a practicing lawyer, of distinguished ability in the neighboring counties. Maumee Times. THE FREEMAN: s f FREMONT, OHIO. ,- . J. S. FOIKE, Editor.. t SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20, i851. Ottawa County Whiff Ticket. The Whigs of Ottawa county havo placed in nomination tbe following ticket, to be sup ported by the people of that county at the coming election. It is composed of good men, and true Whigs. Every exertion should be made to secure its triumph : , Probate Judre. JOHN KIRK. Clerk. SYLVESTE R A. SMITH. Auditor AUGUSTUS W. LUCKY.' . Commissioner. HEN J. F. DWELLEE. , ., Corofer. DAVID MARION. Prosecuting Attorney. JOHN L. GREENE. There was no' man in Ottawa county in the Whig ranks that wanted the nomination for Prosecuting Attorney, and Mr. Greene's name was placed on the ticket as a compliment to that gentleman. . , - Erie County. The whigs of Erie county have nominated the following ticket: . Hepresentatice W. H. Tucker. , i Probate Judge Ebenezer Andrews. Clerk Rice Harper. . . . Auditor F. M. Follett Commissioner Harvey Fowler. Mr. Tucker is supposed to be related to 'old Dan.' - Seneca Advertiser. Yes, Mr. Breshn, but he will be in time "to come to supper," or the AVhigs there will not do their duty. . -o . . 3"" The Democrat has retracted its asser tion, charging us with implicating Scott, and others in the Gardiner affair. This is a prom ising sign. If i: will now have the honesty to retract its charge that Mr. Yinton was one of the "Prime .supporters of the Fugitive Slave Law," we will begin to have some hopes of its editor. To School Teachers, i The Board of School Director's are in want of a couple of male Teachers, who are thor oughly .qualified to teach the different branch es of learning taught in our common schools. Proposals will be received until Saturday, the 27th inst The schools will be opened on the Monday following, 29th inst 3T In looking over A'. B. Taylor's large stock of ready-made clothing, we come acioss a coat that isjust the thing for political turn coats, or the party that is going to get defeat ed this falL It is made so as to be worn ei their side out, and has the advantage of lasting a third lenger than those made in the old way. We hope Mr. Taylor will keep it on hand un til after the election, as we want to present it to our neighbor of the Democrat to be worn withtbe.fiue8ideout. Gold.- Greely sometimes deals in precious metals, and he exhumes some of it when be says of gold: "It is well enough in its way; but if our people who have wandered to Cal ifornia in search of it could have been induced to devote their energies at home to the pro duction of iron instead, the country would have been far more prosperous and happy than it is," , Unfortunate Publication. The Democrat of last week publishes an ar ticle, giving a statement of the tolls on, the Western Reserve and Maumee Road, for the past four months of the present ye3r, and for the four corresponding months of last year, which shows an increase of toll of $869 55. The Democrat claims this result as a supe rior management on the part of tbe Locofoco Board of Control. The Farmers and Mechan ics living along the line of the road can account for it in a different manner. When the Locofocos first took charge of the Road they increased the rates of toll near ly or quite 400 per cent, above those under Whig cantrol. They have since been somewhat reduced, but are now much higher than be fore, some Farmers along the Road being com pelled to pay double, and even treble the amount they did under Whig Management Tbe Whigs charged just toll enough to pay all expenses and keep the road in repair, while the Locofocos, as is always the case with them when they obtain power, charge all they can, in older to have something to resori to, on "a wet day," which means when interpreted, if their salary does not meet all their wants, that they can borrow, from the surplus, money to meet all little exigencies. And now, we ask those who are now, or have been, compelled to contribute to this large increase, why such has been the case ? Do you see any reason, that your tolls should be increased ? Does it not look surpicious to see a new Board raising nearly nine hundred dollars more from the tolls in four months, than is necessary to meet the expenses of the Road ? At the same rate it would amount to over $3,000 per year. The Mulrines, Yontzes, &c, come vividly before our mind, when we witness this vast amount of money that has been raised for no ostensible purpose. We shall allude to this matter again. 1. B. Taylor. The customers of this gentleman will be as tonished on witnessing the immense Stock of Goods just opened at the "Old Corner." It surpasses anything ever before witnessed there, as to quantity, quality, and prices; but it is useless for us to enumerate; call there and examine for yourselves, and if Taylor does not sell you what you want, of the best quali ty, at your own prices, then we are mistaken. Don't forget to look at those excellent gloves, a pair of which he made us a present of, for they are just the thing for the coming winter. Drowned. Joseph Francis, a resident of this place, was found drowned in the river, at the lower en d of town. Verdict of the Cor oners Jury death, by accidental drowning. " The approaching Election. Our neighbor of the Democrat, as is usual with that class of politicians, appeals to bis friends in the most pathetic and unscrupulous manner to rally, and come up to the polls en- masse, and vote the Locofoco ticket He ap peals to their prejudices as 'Democrats,' not to see the party defeated, 'for the sake of the party, tells - them that the triumph of the Whigs this fall, will totally annihilate, and des troy all the anticipations of the leaders for for future power and spoils. ' This would be all well enough, if he only gave arty substantial reasons why the Locofo- co party should triumph. True, he makes the most reckless charges, but never accompanies them with the proof, he lets the Whigs show the falsity of his assertions, nnd when they do so, - he has not the manliness to ac knowledge his error. Now we desire to call the attention of our readers to a few facts, (and we shall produce the proof ns we go along) and trust that they will give them an attentive hearing, and then decide for which party they should cast their votes. We do not wish men to vote the Whig ticket, unless they tire satisfied that they are thereby aiding the cause of correct principles. In 1835-6 the old Board of Canal Commis sioners were legislated out of office by the Locofocos, who had a majority in both bran ches of the General Assembly, and their places ' were filled by Ransom, Wall, Bates' Dickinson and McConnell, the two first being the acting Commissioners. Afterwards, Bates, Dickinson and Spencer had charge of portions of the Public works, as acting Commissioners. From April, 1836, to April 1846, the Loco focos had entire control of the Board of Pub lie Works, and of the Auditor's office, with the exception of 1838 when the Whigs had a ma jority upon the Board of Public Works. When the ' Locofocos came into power, in 1836, the amount of our State debt was as follows: ' Foreign debt 14,500,000 00 Domestic debt ' . 803,439 10 Total amount of State debt ; i ' . ' on the first of .January, ' . ,1830, , ' $5,303,439 10 We refer to Mr. Brough's report of State liabilities, dated 15th of February, 1835, Doc. 47, which shows the amount of the foreign debt, as above; and to the report of Auditor Bryan, of December, 1835, pages 5 and 6, in which the items of the domestic debt are statecl. ''- ' r . .'. The whole debt of the State amounted, as we have shown, on the first of January, 1836, to the sum of $5,303,439 10. ; , In February, 1845, Mr. Brough, in his report of State liabilities, above referred to, reports the debt of the State as follows: Foreign debt , $16,964,282 50 Domestic Debt ' 2,32c,129 52 Amount of the State debt as stated on the books in the Auditor's office February , 1845, , ' i i $19,699,412 03 Amount in January 1836, 5,300,438 13 Increase in 9 years from 1836 . . to 1845 , .. $13,985,972 90 Here we have in the space of nine years of Locofoco financial rule, an increase of the State debt of 13,985,972 90! But this is not all. Mr. Brough says in his report of State liabilities, December, 1842, Doc 13, that the Public Works were indebted to tbe sinking fund in a sum over two millions of dollars; and it appears by a report made to the Senate in February, 1845, by the Finance committee, of which David T. Disney and Mr. Kelley were members that the interest fund was deficit in the sum of 1,550,490 83. See Senate Journal ot 1844-5, appendix, page 91. The correctness of this report has never been questioned. Here, then we have an increase of the State debt of nearly fourteen millions, the squandering of two millions of the sinking fund, and a deficit in the interest fund of more than one million and a half, which had been added to the principal of the State debt. This is a chapter of Locofoco financiering to which we call the special attention of the people of the State. But it may be said that these gentlemen expended these enormous sums in the most economical manner upon the Public Works of the State. To expose the fallacy of this de fence we present the following table, Com missioners and the Board of Public Works, made by the Legislature during the session of 1844-5, Doc. 22, page 3, and Doc. 25, page 7. Cenals constructed by the Whig Commission ers. Miles, Cost pr mile Total cost Ohio Canal 334 ' $14,057 $4,695,203 Miami Canal 85 14,559 '. 1,237,582 Total 419 $14,159 $5,932,755 Canals constructed by Locofoco Commission ers. . . Miles cost pr mile Total cott Miami Extension 139 $22,057 $3,167,440 Wabash & Erie 91 33,076 3,009,923 Walhending canal 25 24,290 607,923 Hocking canal 6 17,419 975,481 Muskingum Impr't 91 17,890 1,628,028 Total 402 $23,353 $9,388,130 These statements taken from the public records of the State, to which we have refered book and page, prove that the Locofoco office holders and leaders who had complete control of our financial affairs during the period of the enormous increase of the State debt and of the prodigal and criminal squandering of the public funds, are utterly unworthy of the confidence of the people. In view of the above incontro vert able facts let every well wisher of the interests of our State, be up and doing. Let us prevent a like recurrence of the same oppressive results. No wonder that such a squander of public funds, should make the taxes oppressive to the farmers and laboring men. Had our State been governed with a view to the interests of the tax payer, our taxes would not have been, one half as binh as at present Let all bear this in mind and vote accordingly, when, the 2d Tuesday of October shall come. " ' "Let the' People Remember." The editor of tbe Democrat in his last paper says; ;' , , j , ' yt. j mat the Legislature, last winter passed a law taxing banks as other property, and that the new Constitution perpetuates this measure of relief to the ground-down - tax payer ef unio. That Attorney General Stanbury and a majority, if not all the whig candidates for Supreme Judges, believe all such acts uncon stitutional. They believe a bank ch.irter is a vested, sacred right' " - - ' The Legislature of last winter passed a law leaving it optional with banks chartered pre vious to the passage of, that law, to list their stock for taxation as. other property, or pay their taxes in accordance with their charter. One or" two banks have come in under the new law, because it lessened their taxes, but others have refused to do so, saying, that if they conceded to the Legislature the right to alter their charter in one particular, it will not stop until their rights are entirely sacrificed. The'Whig party claims, that when the Leg islature charters a bank, Rail Road, Plank road, or other company, without reserving to itself the right to alter their charter at pleas ure, and such company proceeds in accord ance with their charter, that the Legislature has no power to interfere with it In other words, the Whigs believe .that a contract on the part of tbe State with individuals, is just as sacred as a contract between man and man. The courts have often decided in accord ance with their view of the matter, and that, our authority may pass as 'orthodox' with Lo-' cofocos, we will give the opinion of Gov. Wood. While on the Supreme Bench, a law similar in all respeets to this was before bim, and the Court pronounced it unconstitutional. The case was this: By the Charter of the Com mercial Bank of Cincinnati, it was taxed 4 per cent on its dividends. . A general law was af-. terwards passed taxing it 5 per cent This the Bank claimed to be unconstitutional, and the question was submitted to the Supreme Court - Now, as our Locofoco .friends don't want' to vote for any man who holds these opinions, we will simply call their attention to what Judge Wood said on the subject - The case was decided by the Court in Bank, after due consideration, and . may be found reported in 7 O. R. part 1st p. 125, The court says: . ,- :. We take " it to be well settled, that the charter of a private corporation is in the nature of a contract between : the State and the cor poration. Had there ever been any doubts upon this -subject they must have been re moved by the decision of the Supreme Court of the U. States, in the case of Woodward vs. Dartmouth College (4 Wheat R. 518.) Powers once granted cannot be revoked; nor can any material change be made in such act of incorporation,' unless by the assent of the corporations themselves. Hence it is custom ary, in the legislation of this State, to reserve power of change or alteration, when it is de sirable that such power should remain in the State.,' ...... . , . This decision is but one of a number, and will answer our present purpose, to show that this love for the 'dear people" on the part of the Democrat, is all sheer moonshine. The editor of the Democrat is certainly not so ig norant as to suppose that Banks would refuse to be taxed in accordance with law, at least we have the charity not to attribute to him such ignorance, and putting the most liberal construction on his remarks possible, we only charge him with humbugging his readers. It will be seen that Gov. Wood's opinion, as given above, fully coincides with that of the Whigs.and if editor of tbe Democrat is opposed to such principles, we call upon him . to take Wood's name out of. his paper, as a candidate for Governor, and hoist some other as a true exponent of his principles. Our neighbor pre sumes on the ignorance of his readers, to an extent we did not think him capable, But Humbuggery is the order of the day with him. J3T O. L. Nims has received an immense Stock of Fall Goods, which are to be sold "cheaper than ever." , The ladies will do well to call there soon, as he has something very nice for their especial benefit . ' , '.' . gST D. Betts has also received a large stock of Fall Goods, and will be in the constant re ceipt of more every week. For richness and beauty, Mr. Betts' stock cannot be surpassed. 3T J. P. Haynes fe Son, have received part of their Stock, which for richness and quality is equal to any in town. 4ST M. N. Ziesler has received a lot of Goods for the ladies. Call and see them. g3T Tillotson &Tyler, have received a large Stock of Groceries, &c, which are being sold off, at prices a little lower than they can well afford to sell them. . I Perry Close is also on hand with a a complete assortment of Groceries. See his advertisement in an another column of the Freeman where be speaks for himself. 3T John Shrenk has also received a choice lot of Groceries. See his advertisement, "it speaks for itself." . . Senator, Wade. This gentleman is now engaged in stumping' Ashtabula county, and the people come up in crowds to hear him. There is a fair prospect that the reserve will give nearly her usual Whig majority this fall. The Ashtabula Tel egraph, in speaking of Mr. Wade, says: 'Even as to the Hon. B. F. Wade, our Sen ator in Congress, hundreds have been taught to look upon htm as ot the (jiddings school ! ! I let them be prepared to Know that the integri ty of our Senator is too firm ever to waver once a Whig, always a Whig once right, al ways right ; and in the townships at their own doors every Ashtabula county man will in a few days learn this. The Hon. ti. b . Wade, in this way win dis pel the illusions which have been artfully cast arrund us to 7iis position he will bring about an awful opening of eyes he will tear the veil away from the apostates and the turn coats -he is a leader worthy of the cause, and of the. great Whig Party, and will most assur- edl7 cast its enemies into the ditch. With such a leader let no man hang back. jfST We regret to leara by a telegraphic despatch from Louisville, dated the 8th, that Mrs. Crittenden, wife of the Attorney Gener al, died at Frankfort on that day. Mr. Editor: I have long desired to "ad- dress a low hints to the Parents, School Direc tors, and Teachers, of Sandusky county, about Common Schools. I do not claim to possess all knowledge on this subject, but a large ex perience'may enable me to offer some useful suggestions! .. -'. Bints: -- For Parents in Sandusky County about Com- mdn Schools. - -1 ' . h i. a. mm - : ; . ,- , - -,, No. I. k v. f- '"? ', i. ine uommon facuool is the People a College. Your children will . live to see tlie time, when all studies that are really useful,,, will be as well taught in the Common Sahool, as tcey now are in Colleges. , i. i he improvement of the Common School is in your hands.. It will be such a school as you make it ,,": v'r " '"' ' ' - '- 3. he Common School, well marias-ed.1 will ' do more foi your children, than, all the prop- i; erty you can give them will ever do. ; Educa tion is our estate. i a 4. Be sure that you are alwavs at the school meeting. - It is worse than taking? bread Out of your children's mouths to be absent. ,1 5. Vote for Directors who will employ good . teachers; for such men as are themselves in-t,j terested in the school -. ..- e v. !! 6. Don't teli your Directors to hire a cheap ; teacheK A cheap teacher is a dear tooL ' , . ' 7. Don't be afraid of a petty tax to support . ' a good schooL You had better cheat your children's mouths and backs than their fninds. 8. Have you a comfortable school-house? Would you be willing, so far as' comfort is. concerned, to sit six hours a day in it for three months in winter? - -'i 9. Did you evar visit yonr school ? If Some- body else should undertake to feed and clothe , j your children,. would you go to see how they were cared tor? -- -. Domocratic Candidate for Senator. The attention of Our readers, and ' especial ly the Democratic portion, is earnestly direct-' ed to the following artictle, from the Sandusky City, Commercial Register, . Let them give ,: it an attentive perusal, and: then see if they can make up their minds to vote for s man. who sacrificed his party and principles at the 'f shrine of Martin Van Buren: lettbeold Dem- ocrats of the District who labored, for the r success of Mr. Cass, and Democratic principles "J" see if they can now support Mr. Hill. - i ;i i Messrs. Editors ; The voters in Huron and " Erie counties wili all remember the extraord:-Bj5 nary merit claimed last fall for Mr Hill, tha , old line candidate for senator because be vo- - . ted for Van Buren in 1848. ' He was one of the radical Democrats He bolted the , old line ticket -he wouldn't support a man like : Cass who had sold hi self to the south not he. It nowturns out that all this was a mere show one of the devices of the enemy to "beat the Whigs" in 1848. It is said by one1 V of tbe most reliable men in tbe county, that Mr. HILL on being threatened with the- loss; of a vole in convention this fall became he voted for Van Buren gave this explanaaon of the matter : . Having coaxed five or six Whigs' who were dissatisfied with Gen. Taylor, to prom ise thier votes to Van Buren, on condition that -he, (Mr H ) would bolt Cass and vote the. same way he found himself so ciosely watched by them on election day.that he didn't dare to. do otherwse than to redeem bis pledge." . This explanatioa proved satisfactorily to the dissatisfied delegate, who probably thought it was a pretty good 'dodge.': ; Mr. H. is said to have received his vote, and was nominated - Opposed to this artful dodger," for the of fice of Senator, the Whigs of the district have, presented Thomas Hamilton, of Milan : a maa who would scorn all such dishonest artifies to cheat people at tbe ballot box: . It is" for the t people to choose between them, whether they fi will have the man who puts on Free Soil to. "gull the flats," end himself all things to all men, or one who is honeit, straightforward and reliable in politics as well as in other. matters.'..- - r . ;;; juumuj. , The Roanoke (V a) Beacon states that a hen, belonging to Mr. John Parish; of that county, has hatched a brood of ducks from eggar ofher own laying. This is certainly the most. remarkable produck of the day. ; ; v' '"' -' Let the Whigs of Ohio not forget that since 1836, tbey have beaten the Locofocos every time our friends lave made " ft united effort ; and that our opponents have never succeeded t in this State, except by minority vote wnua three parties were in the field. ' With our cap- ' ' ital State ticket, fellow-Whigs, there is every encouragement for fraternal and vigorous ac- tion during the present campaign. - , The Whiff State Convention. ' ' .. , ' Syracuse, Sept 12.. ' ''j The Whig Convention, nominated the fol m lowing ticket this morning. -i.v , . Court of Appeals, J udge faamuel A. if oot. of Ontario. Secretary of State James C. Forsyth. Controller. Geo. W. Patterson, of Chau- tauque. . . . , Treasurer. James vv, cooKe oi oarato- Attorney tieneraL Lianiel uuman oi new York. U , A .' .. ! '" I ::.'' Vi'l Canal Commissioner. 1L Fitzhugh of Os-r wego. " ' - ! Utate Prison Inspector. Alex. tl. wens or Westchester, ''"' State Engineer and Surveyor. a. C. Sey mour, of Rockland . .... .... j. i '' :! The Convention passed a series ot resolUr i tions and adjourned at 10 o'clock. 1 ; ;: Tennessee. The'next Legislature of th State, which meets in October next, will have T two Senators to Congres to- elect one in ' the place of Mr. Turney, whose term expired oa, the fourth of March last, and an other m- th' place of Mr John Bell, whose will expire on tbe fourth ot Marcn, laso, oeiore anotner ses sion of the bienal Legislature can be had.- The two men to be elected Senators will no doubt be Ex-Governor James C; Jones, of Memphis, and the Bon. John Bell of Nashville. .. The St Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer says: ' Mr. Besau, a Frenchman, resident for a long- time with the sioux Indians came down from. Mendota, Saturday week, with four or yve hundred dollars in gold pieces to buyj horses- -in St Paul After buying three horses at 135 each, be got tight,' in the evening had: ' a fight with a . German in Roberts-8treet- -There was a large crowd around Besau, who. is a fighting man, and'he threw off his coat con taining all his-money, except the price of three horses he had bought and the gold was taken; i out of his pocket by some scoundrel who pick-? ed up his coat v ;:,;: .'.,, '.;'; I . . ;: V J .:-i i i ' 0 i, ' i , f ' : ,: f,., i The Towewa House, Xensa Springes closed a: for the present season. ;-: iiu-ut. ..'nc-tnaVl I V. i r I i 'I i if I i f 't 4 i J t t i If i 4 : ! I S I A- t i: -A ii