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"VOL. V.
PERRYSBimQ, O., TIIUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
IO, 1857.
NO. s: VIII.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS.
MENTS.
AMENDMENT NO. I.
ttetolved by tho Uetierttl Aum-mlily of the Stiitc of
., Ohio, ihree-nitus 01 mo nit'iinicru decum 10 uucii
, House coocurriuK therein, That it le anil hcrcliy is
proposed to the elector ot this etute to voto on the
tuiuoml Tuesday of October next, upon the upprovnl
or rejection of the follou ins mncmhucut an a Hiifmti
tUtetr the twenty-liftli hoc f ion of tlic ftncoml article
of the constitution anrl fur the At-coml met ion of the
. same article, ami for tlio thir-l Bection of tho eleventh
artiule, vm : all reRinnr new.niis oi tho tvncnti ah
aainhlv Ahull eommuiicp on the Hnt Monilnv of Juim
ary, annually. Sitimtor ahal! heelecteil hienlally, and
rtJDreaentativeft anniinilv. hy the dee torn of their re-
apeetiva counties or districts on the second Tiirmluy ol
. Uctoher. Their term of nltiiro shnll commence on the
first day of January next alter their election, nn that
Of seuatora shall c.mtiime two years, and Unit of rep-
feaentutWcs one vcar. ih (h-mi turn elected in Uc o-
ber next shall hold their ollicea for two yean, and the
representatives elected ut the s:ime time shall hold
their olHcctf for one year. Provided, that seventeen
of tho senators elected on tho second Tnesdny of (,;
to her. 1H57. to he imcortfllnert hv lot. ns the Pfcxident.
of the senate may direct, shall hold their olllee for only
one year, ana tituir succesHors suuii no eiucceu on uie
iecond Tuesday of Octohcr, one thoupitntl eight hun
dred and lift v-efrtr lit. and uiemii-tllv thereafter. When
aoy county ahall huvo a fraction above the rates for
Representative so lartfo that be in ff multiplitd hy ten,
the result- hrul be equal to one or morn ratio:, iuih
ttooal. representatives shall be apportioned for such
ra.os among the several session of the decennial
wriod in the following manner : K there be only one
ratio then a representative shall by allotted to the teuth
session of the decennial period.
If there are two ration representative shall be allot
ted to the ninth and tenth sessions ; it' three to the
eighth, ninth and tenth ; it four to the seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth ; if live to the sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and ;enth j if six to the tilth, sixth, s.-venth,
Ighth. ninth and tenth; if seven to the fourth, liith,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth nml tenth ; if eight to the
third, fourth, llttii, sixth, seventh, eight, ninth and
teuth; if nine to tlie scuoii'l, third, fourth, littli, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth ucsmuus of the de
cennial period respectively.
In determining the nuiiili-T nf senators in which any
senatorial distric t might he entitled in uuv decennial
period, by reason of any fraction of a sen.iitnri.tl ratio,
the fraction shall he multiplied hy live, and if thu re
sult be equal to one senatorial ratio, an uiMiiioiiu)
Senator shall be ullotted to Haiti district lor the ninth
and tenth sessions. If it be i-qu.tl to two such ratios
an additional .Senator for the M-vcuth, eiglith, ninth,
and tenth sessions shall be alloti. d to such district. If
three then to liiu iHili, sixth, seventh, eighth ninth
aud tenth.
If four, to tho thirtl.f.iurth.rit'th.sixtheveiith.eighth,
ninth, and tviithfessinns respectively. If this ami nd
ment be adopted by the elector, the counties now en
tilled to more tr.in one member in either or both
branches of the Legislature in the b.urth and itt'th ses
sions of the preent decennial period ns no provid
ed, shall have a like number uf members incael; oranch
thereof for each session uf the reiuaiuaur ot the pres
N. H. VAN VORHES.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD.
President of the Senate.
President of the Senate. Dated April 3d, 1857.
AMENDMENT NO. II.
"ResnUfd by the tjMiicral .i-Munly of the Stale i4
Dhio, ThrrtXifltwnf u m. uii.ci-s eU ted to uaci
llouse eeneurriug thiT' in, that, it bw, and Itetvliy is,
ijitopsr A w the elect ois of Ibis State to vote on l:ic
second Tnesday of Octol-r next, upon the npprnv',
or rejection id' thi- follow Bi' ameTidu.ent, as a subsii
Cute for thr sTth x sixth sections of the fourth article
f the Constnielion, viz : Sec. 5. District (.'oiirl shall
held in each county at b ust once in each ye.tr, h
one or mere JHstrict jndjri s elected by the electors o!
KCjMtrHte districts to be prescribed by law, who shall
bold iheirolliee for live years ; and during their con
tinuance in oltice shall reside in the district for which
tey are elected. The provisions of the fourteenth
section of this article shall apply to District Judges.
Tho General Assembly may by law authorize the judg
es of the District Court, and of the courts of comm m
ideas, to Hx the times of holding their respective
c.aru. I'lltil iMsirict Jmlges shall have been elected
:and nelitied, District C ourts shall be held by the
Judges of the Supreme Court and of the Court of.
Commttn 1'leas, as now authorized. Sec. 0. The dis
trict court shall have such jurisdictions as may be pro
vided by law, nnd the judfic thereof shall have and
excrcie such power and jurisdiction at chambers, urni
enuy he required to sit as ju.lgcs uf the courts of Corn-;
uu'u IMeus as shall he directed bylaw.
N. H. VAN VORHES.
Speaker the House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD.
President of the Senate.
Dated April 2d, 1857.
AMENDMENT NO. III.
Resolved by the General Asscmby of tbe Slnte
of Ohio, three-fifth if the tiuMiilieis elected toeacli
branch, concurring theioiii, thai it bo ai d hereby,
is proposed to the electors of the State, to vuto on
the second Tuesday of October next, to appruvu
or reject the following amendment as a bubalilnt
for the second and third auctions t f the twelfth
article of the constitution.
All property, personal and real, shall be subject
taxation but a uniform rule, it the true value there
of in money, by such deductions from credits may
be allowed as lire General As-einbly may deem ex
pedient; Provided, that burying grounds, public
chool houses, and all public property, and all in
stitutions of purelv public charity, and all huiie.es
"used exclusively for public worship, Bhall bo ex
tempt from taxation; nod if the total value of the
Seraonal property of any person hall not exceed
fty dollars, the same may bo exempt from taxa
tion. All property employed in batikiiiir tdiall
always bear a burden of taxation equal to thai itu-
of individuals.
N. H. VAN VORHES.
the House of
H.
President of the Senate.
Dated April 3, 1857.
AMENDMENT NO. IV.
Resolved ly the Ueueral Assembly of the State
of Ohio, Three-fifths of the tnenibers elected to
each house concurring therein. That it bo and
Ber by is proposed to the electors of the State, ou
the second Tues lay of October ut-xt to approve, or
reject the following amendment as a substitute
for the first and second sections f the thirteenth
article of the constitution, via; Corporations of
bvery description sbail be created, and corporate
S" owers granted only by general laws which shall
efine the Dowers, privileges and immunities and
prescribe the duties and liabilities nj each class or
descriptions of corporations, but tt.o general as
sembly may enact sjiecial laws for tL" rtlief of
Corporations in peculiar cases, and may a iko spe
Ctal provisions in regard to corporations iodises
wherefrora their peculiar location ur interests such
special provisions aio required, aud m iy froi'i
tune to time alter or repeal all tucli law, a$ are
authorised by this section. I
N. H. VAN VORHES.
Speaker the House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD.
President of the Senate.
Dated April 3, 1857.
AMENDMENT NO. V.
Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, Throe filths of tho members elected to
each house concurring therein, that it be, and here,
by is proposed to the electors of this St ite to vote,
tin the second Tuesday of October next, upon the
annrnvul or rejection of the following una mtmciit
as an additional sociion to article eleven of the
Constitution. Every comity which now is, or may
hereafter be entitled to more than one senator, or
representative for the residue of the pre em decen
nial fieri nd. or for all. or any portion of any sub
sequent decennial period shall be divided into as
many senatorial and representative districts ns
there may be senators or representatives elective,
in any one year of the pre, nt.or any subsequent
decenu'ial period, wh'ch districts shull be uf con
tiguous territory, and ach district shall contaiu as
nearly a ratio for senator or representative an is
attainable, without violating the rule herein triven
a to contiguity of territory, and without dividing
ffcs vwnhip, election picciuct,or ward, ll ai )
representative er senatorial di itrict, composed of
two or more counties Bhall by reason of any excess
of population over a ratio, be entitled to addition
al representatives or senators for nny pottton of
the present or any subsequent dectnnial period,
the district Bhall be divided into two districts, for
each portion of such decennial period, which
shall bo contiguous territory, and each shall con
tain as near a ratio as is attainable without divid
ing counties.
If by reason of the annexation of one senatorial
dist.ict to another, there shall be nny excess of
population over a senatorial ratio, winch shall he
entill.'d to additional representation for any por
tion of any decennial period, each district, as now
constituted, shall elect one senator.
Counties shall he divided into districts by the
county commissioner or such other board of offi
cers elective and resident in the proper county as
omy ou proviueu uy ibw. At jeasi, lour months
prior to the general election in 1859, the counties
entitled to more than one member of either house
shall be divided into districts for the residue of the
present decennial period, and at least four month
prior to the general election in the first yenr of
encu suosequetii ueceunai period, the counties
cniitiea to more man one member lor nil, or any
portion of such decennial period, in either or both
nouses, shall be divided into districts for the
wholof the decenninal period. A description of
me District oi eacu couuiy snail oe puhUMic-d as
may be directed by the county commissioners or
as may be prescribed by law.
N. H. VAN VORHES.
Speaker the House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD.
President of the Senate
April 3d, 1857.
Secretary of State's Okfick. )
Columbus, April 4, 1K7.
I hereby certify that the foregoing proposed
constitution amendments are correctly c. pied
from the original rolls on file to thi- office.
JAMES H. BAKER.
Secretary of State.
FACTS AND FIGURES
From the Record.
TO THE TAX PAYERS OF OHIO.
TIikib is nut a ijlute 111 the Uninii where th"
pcopli) r.spuivl more prnmpilv and cheerful)- to
tin' s-lf iiniiiHe.l bur l' iis of taxation than in
Ohio. We unilimlly levy nn ourselves ond pay
for vari ins use. Iy way of Ihx 's. over tiiUt mil
lion dollars. The proper disharsem Mit of this
enormous sum is a suliject to which tile tax
p avers shfinl.l look with j"ilntis scrutiny. It is
only by in liutaiiiin the h niest conviction that
ttv t'.iii.ls .ir-tairly and prup rly npplie.l, that
w can hop- to pr MTv the present h ullliy (one
: puohc seo' iiu ut on thu subj-ct. h: iiiau,
r in.- party, that violates tile rules of the siriei
'st integrity in the pertorinance of his duly
aml-i the laws lor th" manaem-'nt and ilisoo-
-uioii of ihi.-s hull, iutlict h deep wound upon
th.- Ivst interests of the. body politic, uud is th?
worst ei.einy to tlicwuli ''.V !! '...j state.
1'iie tax payers should clos dy siTutiniz' n
acts of th..';; ugruts, aud should visit with ih.-ir
con leniuatiou every dishonest or unfahti:ul
public servant. They should hold to a Ririct
accountability lliJ man or the pnrty that be
trays their trust. They should nuke the iudvcs
lamiliur itli the trun.-jctijns of their oilici-rs ol
stale.
Impressed with the importance or these views,
and with the necessity of a foil nnderstmdins
of the subjecie on the part of the people, we
propose to discuss the claims of the two great
parties now in Ohio, to the confidence and sup
port of the tax payers and voters of the S'ate.
We propose to eiemoiisirrife from, the official
records, that the parly calling iisell Democratic,
h is been fala to its trusts, corrupt in its dealings,
wasteful and extravagant in its expenditures, and
is at this time utterly unworthy the countenance
of the freemen of Ohio. We know these are
hard sayinns, hut, if we do make every one ot
them true, before we leave the subject we are
content to stand as public libel. ts. So long,
however, as the public records of Ohio exist, so
lott" will these charges have an abundance ol
facts to sustain th.'tn.
We ask the careful and unprejudiced atten
tion of o:tr read.-rs, while we proceed to demon
strate the truth of th se charges. We apieal lo
th' record. We will give pa- and place for
all the important statements which we array.
DECHEAsF. OK TAXATION UNDER BEPU RLICAN RULE
By ref-reiic to the tables published in ihe
Mefage of Gov. Chns1 to the Legislature, on
the Uth of Janti'iry, 1557, aud which were taken
fiom (lie records in the Auditor's ofliie, it will
be seen that the aggregate tax. sof the Stale have
been largely reduced since the advent of the Ra.
publican administration. The following is a
statement :
Total taxes for 1S05 (the last year
of M-dill's term) - - - 3.951.511
Total taxes for 1858 - - - 8,009.513
L ss taxes in 185R S"J41,9'JS
11- re is a tailing off of nearly one million of
dollars during the first year of Republican rule.
It maj be claimed, in explanation, that this
ililli rence aris s from a decrese in the local tax
es only. This is not true. The local taxes are
decreased, but the taxes for state purposes have
decreased in about the same ratio.
Total Slate taxes for I85fj . - . '2,731 907
1856 - - . 2,GJi5.I3-J
Less State taxes in 18.36 - - . 123, 675
(See Governor s Message, p. 1G.)
That Ihe people of Ohio in.iv have before
thrill at a glance the g'sdual approach that has
tKCn ina:ie to our present amount ot taxation
we compile from the Messages of Gov. M-mIiI
to the. Legislature,! n lSilami '56, the following
tame ;
IS 15 -
ISM
1817 -
1818 -
1819 -
$2 109.171
2.5S0.073
2817,073
3.24 1.953
2,031,678
1S50 -
1831 .
1832 -1S53
-1834
-
tM.227.70S
4,957.012
5 671,333
7801,100
9,092,339
The inliUigeul reader will readily remember
n.uler whose administration this enormous and
rapid iccrease has been made. It is a source ol
sati-Ti. clion that it has been cliecknl and mate
rially re luced during the past year. The returns
lioiu the routines ate not yet made, so H'at we
can slale tl amounts of taxation lor 1Q57. but
they will he less than in iS5li. The cm rent has
been turned, at,d that too, under the most ad
verse circumstances, as we shall show, in the
course of this investigation. The lax payers
may congratulate themselves That they have
oen th? worst of high taxes.and lint henceforih
Ihe grade will be dese.cn ling. It will certainly
coiiiinue in this course, unless the men and the
partv who canie the total of taxation to over
nine millions of dollars are again restored to
power. We i!o not believe the lax payers of I lie
Suiie are ugain disoosed to try such an cxwi
tn "ill. They have b ed tntst-d, and have miser
ably failed lo ledcem their promises. A'l their
talk of retrenchment and reform lias been to tie-
ceive the voters, that they might riot in the
spoils ot nth v. Ihe above table shows to tin
satisfaction of alt, the reliance that is to be
placed upon their word, and the very great dif
ference between their promises and their per-fotiruucf.
DEBTS ENTAILED UPON THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
The total amount of expenditures of 1851-5,
beyond the appropriations, anil which were ol
course totally unauthorized, was 016,373. It
was, in substance anil reality, a debt of that
amount contracted by the Iyicofoco officials, and
was thrown upon the Republicans to pay. Our
opponents have spent the money, squandered it.
stolen it, used it up in various ways, and we
were left the privilege of coming in and footing
their bills. The details of this expenditure are
given in the Message ol Gov. Chase, January 6th.
1857, and in the report of the Auditor of State,
and are as follows ;
Disbursements of 1S5G. to pay debts incurred
prior to Nov. 15, 1855.
Siiperintendencedc repairscf Canals $133,090 18
New Stale House 21.758 71
Deaf and Dumb Asvlum .... 3,488 00
Blind Asylum - 2 300 00
Columbus Lunatic Asylum - - - 24.025 41
Dayton Lunatic Aslum .... 47.515 89
Newburg Lunatic Asylum - - - 48,434 47
faymeuts for Swan a Revised Statutes 3,750 00
Total paid last yenr .... $517,372 55
In addition, tli.i Auditor of State reports that
there are from 100,000 to 120,000 of debts
yet unpaid. Of this sum, 00,000 are claims
lor work upon the State House.
Such are the sums squandered by our oppo
nents, beyond the amounts appropriated by the
last Locofoco Legislature. It wasjjn legacy be
queathed to the new party, not in the shape of
ensh to expend, but of debts to pay. Bi it re
membered, lhse do not includ.; the transactions
ol Breslin with brokers and shavers, hv which
he admitted a loss to the State of over 200,000,
nor of the Board of Public Works in disposing
of th' cintracis lor repairs. It is distinct from
the 1760.000 which Biesliu ilr-w from the coun
ty treasurers just b.-fore. he went out of office.
And how was this debt ol 017. 373 created?
Where did Ihi- mon ygo? Did the Slate ever
get a fair consider.! ion for ii ? or was it squan
dered on political favorites? Let us look into
this.
Th Joint Investigating Committee on S'ate
Buildings. made an elaborate examination
into all the d -tails, and in ill ir report to the
legislature ami l'i p.opi- (p. J7j,) they sum up
th useless expenditures, frauds and over-charges,
as follows :
OHIO PENITENTIARY.
Defalcation -------
Due on books - -Over-charge
on physician
Paid Win. Trevitt
Fraud on corn contract - - -
93.1 S3 83
- 5.539 55
- 800 00
- 193 00
- 505 t)U
81-2,231 3S
NEW STATE HOUSE
IVlcas evpenditilreit SlOil.nna 00
Kruuda and ovor-chai ges 4:1,22(1 to
NEWBURG LUNATIC ASYLUM.
t'eh-sa expenditures S .Vein I'll
Frauds una1 uver-cliarxes...-.. .ril,G4'2 la)
.7,113 Ml
DAYTON LUNATIC ASYLUM.
tV'tess expeuiUtiires S a,'U0 la)
Kiauiis ai.tl OYer-i'harges .I.V'CO I'a
f.o.Tiin o"i
Grand total $27t',USJ 77
This sum, of over a quarter million dollars.
does no! include the stealings, elc, in the in-ms
ot'8133,090 18. the excess on the canals. Those
desirous of tracing some of the beauties uf those
operations, are referred to the report of the
Joint Investigating Committee on Public Works.
This view -.vill convey to the mind of intelli
gent readers an idea of the condition ofourStale
affairs, after six years management by t ne Loco
foco parly. The Republicans found the linen
ces of the State in a wretched condition. They
found considerably over half a million of dollars
ol debts, for which they were compelled to pro
vide, in addition to the ordinary current expen
ses of lhe Government. They found ihe Treas
ury m nus over 200.000, by the confession of
Breslin wh ut he retired ; aud subsequent devel
opment have sli iwn lhat he took from Ihe
couuiv ir-HSur-rs. in ihe last hours of his term,
about 350,000 more ir-an he has ever accounted
for to the people of lhe State.
THE TWO NEW LUNATIC ASYLUMS.
TV system of operations by which the State
has been wheedled and plundered in years past,
by lhe Locofocos, in tjie erection of onr public
buildings, wo Trust has now come to an end.
The theory was to procure an appropriation,
under the pretense that it would be sufficient
for the purpose. Once obtained, the Commis
sioners would proceed to adopt a plan lhat
would be certain to cost two or three times as
much as the appiopriatioii. The money would
be spent, and either a large debt would be con
tracted, for which future Legislatures must pro
vide, or repudiate, or, if not finished, the repn -sentntives
of the people would lie told that it
would De cheaper to make addition! appropria
tions to complete them, than to throw away the
sums already spent. These appliances are sure
to prevail. While every man will admit ihem
to be wrong, yet our public oilicers tor some
time past have nol hesitated to plunge the S:ute
in debt far beyond the amount originally con
leiuplaied, whenever they happened tu ei the
opportunity.
Tho history of the new Lunatic Asylums at
Diylon and Newburg illustrates the "practical
winkings and evils of th: system. Desirou-of
extending additional faeiliiies for Ihe cure of
lunatics, 'he L-gislnture, a lew years since, ap
propriated 140.000 to erect two additional
Asvlums. The. Commission rs located one near
Cleveland and the other at Diylon. The Lg.
isiature expressly provided lhat the buildings,
grounds and fixtures, should not cost a Ruin b'-
voud Ihe appropriations. At a sulis. quem S"s
sion the sum ol 22.000 for each, was appropria
ted lor furniture, etc., to prepare ilrvin for use.
Sueh were the instructions of the L'islature,
and the expectations uf lhe. tax payers.
Bu what was the result? Ihese men, wi'li
out regard to the positive provisions of the law.
nut only expended all of ihe 140.000 on these
two Asylums, and the 11,000 in furnishing
them, etc., but they actually contracted debts
to Ihe amount of $118,057 77. The R.publi
can par1)', ou its accession to power, lound a
bill pr.senled from N ivvbiirg of 30.973 23.
and Irom Dayton of 807,0S2 49. (See Ohio
Laws lor Ibou, a, XI.) tins enormous sum b,
yond the appropriations must be paid, as it was
urged lhat it was diu poor, hard-working me
chaincs, elc, who were anxiously walling lor
their money. What should bi ikme ? Should
these honest claims bo repudiated? That id-a
would never answer. I lie Slate had hail their
labor, and the Stale iriusl pay. So the Repuhli
cans of 1836 vvre compelled to appropriate iiy.
sum of 118 657 77, to pay detrts then doe, in
ail iitlou to Ilia usual appropriations tor the cu
suing year.
The report presented last year from these in
stiiuiious, shows lhat tl'ey were most misera
bly constructed, uud already r -quire lens of
inousaiiusoi uolinrs lo pul Ihem in good repair.
J.Vr- ii. i record of lUt u,iOn'r tljt. fj Is nue
expended in the report of the joint investigating
tu 'eui' en pilUMC UllllUlllgS.
Now, in behalf of the tax payers of Ohio, we
solemnly protest against this sy tein, and trust
the people will put the seal of their disappro
bation upon it. It grew up under the lax and
plundering times when Breslin and his friends
were the exemplars of the political mora s of
the then dominant party. It has, we trust, had
us aay. lint it lias tell itsm irk upon our finan
ces, which will nol soon be forgotten by the
peupie oi me aiaie.
EXPENSES OF THE NEW STATE HOUSE.
III 1834 the Locofoco parly was in possession
ui :erj ueparuneiii ol me state government.
The legislature in the spring of that year, before
its adjournment, made an appropriation for car
rying on the work upon the New Stale House
lor two years, i.s there, was to be no session in
1835. The sum of 75.000 for 1854. and Hkinn .
000 lor 1855 making a total ol 175 000 was
oJt""p'iaieU lor mat purpose, under the lead
of thai splendid financier, Dr. Edward Smith,
the work progr ssetl till the Republican parly
came into power in January, 1835. How stood
the account of these patriots when lliey were
.iico upuu io surrender tneir trusts to better
aud abler men? Let the records testify.
Ihe reports of the Stale House Commission,
ersand Auditor of State disclose the startling
fact that these Locofoco officials not only spent
all ot the 6173.000, but ihev actually lefi a debt
of three hundred and eight thousand one hundred
and twenty-five dollurs and thirty-Jive cents, be
hind them, lor their R publican successors to
piy. Among the appropriations for deftc encies
which our friends were compelled to make, or to
repudiate the acts o' the Commissioners, inav
be lound one of 190.237. (Slat, for 1856, page
22.) and one of 8111,838 30, (some vol., page
220.) This was so much Slate debt, contracted
by them without authority, and for which their
parly had made no appropriu ions. The amount
which they squaudr d, necessarily imered into
the sum totul ot expenditures by the Republican
Legislature. The people have paid it in llieir
taxes. The corrupt parly favorites of Locofo
coism got all the benefits', while all the Repub
licans were obliged to foot the bill. This is
about a fair average specimen of ihe. manner
Ihese in n transuded the business of the Stale
during their continuance in office. Of this sum
of 303 123 33. so appropriated in 1856, the
Auditor ol Stale's report, Nov. 15. 1830, shows
'hat the sum of 219.703 71 had b-en paid.
Tile balomcof the claims had nol been fully
adjus'e.l; but the money has been appropriated,
and they will all be paid
Such is the treatment the tax payer receive
from the corrupt pro-slavery demagogues of ihe
Locofoco party. Now let ihe people contrast
this wiih the acts of the Republican Stale House
Comini-sioiKi'S. The legislature which made
these lare appropiiiiMons to in'et thi tl -bts
thrown upon Ihem by the discarded party, also
made an appropnut ion of ninety thousand dol
lars to continue iho work on Ilia Slale House
foi 1S56 Ai Ihe close of the fiscal year ill
account stood thus :
Approptiation .... 90.000 00
Expenditures for salaries, weg s etc. 43.421 92
Leaving a hal. in lh- Treasury of 816.575 03
lhe entire exn uditure up lo the lime the
Legislature of 1S37 convened, did not equal th-
amount of lhe appropriation. The amount of
work done by Ibis sum of 90.000 under the
vigilant and prudent suiiervision of the Repub
lican Boird. it was universally conceded, far
exeeeded that of uny other like sum.
T:iis year one hundred thousan I dollars was
appropriated. Every ciiizeu of Columbus, and
visitor at the capitol, wifl admit that Ihe same
vigilant, watchful dare ami economy continues
Republican County Convention.
Persuatit to a call made by the county Central
Committee, delegates from tho different townships
assembled in convention ut Bowling Green, on
Saturday, Sept. 5, and at 11 o'clock, James Mur
ray, Esq.. chairman of the central committed, call
ed the convention to order, and on motion, F. G.
rrisbie, Esq , was appointed cnau'inan, and E. A.
lliggius Secretary,
On motion of Asher Cook, E-tq , a committee of
five was appointed by tlie. chuir, consisting uf
Messrs, A. Cook, Judge Kelley. E. Wood. Goo.
Liskcy, uud W. R. Peck, to report rules for the
government ot Itie convention.
uu moiiou oi Asiier c.jou, lisq., a committee
uf three was appointed lo report suitable persons
io serve as u couuiy central committee lor the en
siling year. The enintnitieo consisted of Messrs.
A. Look, Martin Winner, nnd Walter Divi Ison.
Ou ntotiou, the couvculionad jourued until 1 o'
clock, P. M.
1 o'clock, P. M.
Convention was called to order hy the President,
and ihe committees proceeded to make their re
ports.
l no committee on rules nnd apportionment
made a report which was adopted.
The committee to select a county central com
mittee, reported the mimes of Jus. W. Ross, E. D.
Peck. h. A. Higgles, Robert Fenton, John Rus-
II, Nekon Kuder, and John Yager.
The report was adopted.
The convention ll;e;i proceeded to tho nomina
tion of candldiites to till the several county olliecs
that become vneuui this fall ,
AUDITOR.
On motion of John Elder, James W. Ross was
re-no. inuated for Couuiy Auditor by acclamation.
TREASURER.
Tlie first ballot for Treasurer slooj as follows :
K. Graham - - - - fill
S. M. Chilcota 33
H. W. Si. John .... 23J
There being no choice, a second ballot was had.
vvhieh resulted us follows :
E. Graham 63J
S. M. Chileoto .... 33i
S. W. St. John - . - -19
E Gru'itvu. having a m ijni ity ol all votes cast,
was declared tire nominee fur 1're.isurer.
CLERK.
The first l il lot t for Clerk stoo I a follow-" :
John Webb 93
D. K. Ho lenbeek .... 23
Mr. Webb was d-elare 1 lh ) notniiiej fur Clerk
PROBATE JUDGE.
O i the first luiiot Win. Euin had fr mi 1
Jesse Ch.iiico 31 votes; Mr. living bciiy the
nominee for Prohato lodge.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
For Prosecuting Attorney, J. F. Prieo had 89k
votes uud S. JcOcrson 271, J. F. Price being the
nominee.
COMMISSIONER.
On tho third ballot, II. I.. Wo id was notniiinied
for Commissioner, the vole standing us follows;
II. 1 Woo l 6-iJ
Jani.-s Peinher .... 47j
O i motion of S. W. St. John, lb" proceed
ings id ihe convention were ordered to bo publish
ed in Hie Perrvsbiirg Journal.
Ou liiution the couventioii adj-up-ne I.
T. G. FRIABLE, Chairman.
T. G. FRIABLE, Chairman. T. A HIGGINS, Sec'ry.
For the Perrysburg Journal.
Specimen the and of
B. Payne, Douglass Nebraska Candidate
for Governor.
" And now, that plighted faith and honor yon
have broken without excuse, or shadow of ox
cusc oaseZy. meanly, nnd disgracefully. All
moral sense and appreciation of good faith, nppcnr
to have fled from your breast. Havo they taken
up their abode wit i brutes t Nol Tho very
brutes would turn away their nostrils from your
loaihsonio carcass in disgust You are a disnonor
ed man a perHdious wretch j and while you live,
yon must bo an object of execration among all
honorable men.
And has it como to this? Can conlidenco no
longer be placed in the word of man? Aro we
no longer to rely on tho honor of Scnatmst And
yon, alter nhmiump; your selfish ends, now glory
inthefalselioodamlperlidy for which, ill all niter
time, yon are rendered infamous f Your perfidi
ous, bartered bouI cannoi rise to a code or honor
recognized among thieves oven."
The ahovo is the language of II. B. Pnyne, to
H. G. Blnko while Speaker of the Senate, a resi
dent of Medina county, and one ol t.ho finast men
of Ohio, and yet, when Mr. Blake resigned his
position as Speaker, that he might defend himself
from these slanderous anil blackguard charges, on
the floor of tho senate, and oflered resolutions to
have a conimittco appointed for this purpose, this
same H. B. Payne had the magnanimity fo note
against investigation I Ho well know his charges
were false and that investigation would but ex
pose him to tho contempt lis so justly deserved.
Yet this same H. B. P.iynu, is the nominee for
Governor, by the slarocruts of Oli.o. Fit tool
for so corrupt a party !
Mr. Payne bos somo antecedents that will bo rich
to review during tho present canvass. It is said
he has ulready appropriated ten thousand dollars
to pay expenses during tho present campaign, but
this is a small sum for a money shaver, and will
do but a little In covering up tho political sins of
this famous blackguard. This indeed is a fit nom-
B.
Life In the West.
The following genuine woman's letter is from
the Portsmouth Tribune. The letter is from
Strawberry Hill, Kansas, ami dated May 16ih.
In g"tiing out there they all piled into one lit
tle wagon, stopped one night at a log house, in
nocent of daub or chinking. amPhad to hold lhe
bed clothes in their teeth to keep them from
blowing away. We quote the rest of the let
ter ;
" I wish to goodness that I couM semi you a
drawing uf oar house and furniture. I can't do
(he thing justice. The house is ahuut as large
as your kitchen. The logs are beautifully hewed
inside; they still retain their natural appear
ance on the outside. 1 have lhe greatest quan
tity of Kindling hy just going aruuud the walls
and pulling it olf. We wili have enough to last
Several years if we have good luck. We have
no window, but something far more convcui'dil
mude. by simply moving the shingles to one side.
As th- y are not nail-'i!,ii answers every purpose.
They day we got here Mr. S. nude ine a table
and cupboard aud two b-nches, on? has a hack.
As our bedstead has noi yet com ? from the Pinl,
we make our beds ou the floor. We have two
shelves where vve pul our pretty things. Three
or four bags hanging arouml the walls help the
appearance of litem verv much. My guiiar oc
cupies a friendly position n-'ar the init big. I
have a nice liule cooking stove, which bakes
very well. We have no chairs, or anything lhat
town p-ople require.
" 1 wish you n I s-en us eating our dinner:
we had no dishes. Cirailey eat nlT a shingle;
Mr. S. took the ltd of lhe stove; M. ate off h"r
bread ; I had a piece of brown iviper. We
Irink our coffte oirl uf tin cups. D. and Mr. S.
have made two of the nicest gardens you eyer
saw. lliey leueeil them and all in three davs.
I helped D. clear olf the garden for three days.
and 1 wish you could see my hands Bull
have been very happy : it is so nice to work
alone with one's hns'iatid. Tinmday I did ihrce
week's washing, D. is very well and is as hap
py as he can be. He has got a wagon and a yoke
I oxen, co.v an I can, two turiteys and two
tlogs, which, I b-lieve, is all lh ! live stock we
have yet. We Iwve not seep butter since vve
left the boat; ii is not fashionable here. D. is
going to build a house ti-xl week, a frame one.
loo. How I wish you wera liere ; I long to see
you. The country is lovely, an I we have a
splendid place. 1 have two beautiful bnq iels I
gathered yesterday wh ul went out wiih D
after wood. I rod- in an ox wagon I ll h is b-en
so col I latelythat I h ive worn two dress-s. 1
think llt'coiii-t di-sit, whit do you think ol
il by this time ? We hive lh- nri-tt gooseb-r-ries
an t raspberries you ever saw, all near the
lion. ; Li si les strawberries all around llio dour,
and pi. illy ot vv lid pluin -.
Republican Representative Convention.
The R 'ptihlieaus of Wood and Ottawa Counties
met at Woodville. on tho 2 1 of Sept., 1637, lor
iho purpose of putting in nomination a candidate
for representative for said cunuties.
t)n motion, Seneca. Pal.uei'.of Ottawa, was chosen
President an I Geo. Merinignt of Wood Vice Pivv
ideui, and J. K. Price of WooJ and Geo. Wight
of Oltavva, Secrvtiirvs
Ou the second Iwilot, K. ft Peck or Wood Co.
wus nominate I for R 'preseututive, which was on
motion declared iinu liiuotis.
On in ition Asher Cook, F. R. M'.llcr, II. L.
Wood, of Wood Co, and T.J. Ilisk and Geo.
Wight was app uti c.l a repeoscutntive i utrnl
committed, Senkcv P.uivnat, IVs't
G.;o. Mj'.ivu ir, Viiu Prea't,
J. F. I'ttcs, )., .
Geo. Wiaar Ct
tta-Tue heal q urters of 1'ie army is now at
West Point, it huvinrf been removed from New
York about a month since. G.'n. Seott bus his
ollieo in the A 'adetuic buii.liu whero be ..ransaeu
ill l. v
,-L i.-i
The Royal Family of England.
correspondent of the New Or
kans Picayune thus describes the appearanc
Rl fam,,y ftt the Princess Theatre :
The Queen was attired in a superb black'
dreSS. With ulinrt !.. r .
. , ..wo.,, wnicu exposed ai
p ump, roand arm; snow-white kids, with
black bands around the wrist, and a maeniB-.
cent bracelet. On her head was a wreath of
white flowers, which contrasted finely with
ton Mm.inJn. nrt 1 .... '
.t,.u,UUc, u- er uress, ana set the white
off very richly, and yetnot gaudily.
" The Princess Charlotte, of Belgium sat
next to the Queen, and was attired similarly
to th lattffp klnAl, J i . ,
..... uioos anon sleeves, white-
wreath, &o and a superb display of Jewels,
the sparkles from which, under the gasliirht,
flashed far and near. The Princess Kol nf
England sat along side the Prinoess Charlotte,
and, like her mother, was dressed plainly but'
ne.hlv7. fT.,e .n. a i. .i. , J, .
chief jewel was a diamond necklace ; she wore-
nn Wrualri
Behind hor waa P:AA T? J t
. j.(IIIIj0 ruuericK or
I russia, her affianced husband, whoshowedi
In nuint of hannfv tlio m
8U massed fUhiT nf ll ml .. U i. .
r , V u"" ,fli w is small lUt
stature, and has a face and figure that would'.
"-t'"' "lv "j"u i unce. me triueen is pleas
ant, but not good looking, nd were she at- -lircd
in ordinary (Ii-cra nnnlrl ho. .
j Jinan J UUUU-'
need. The pictures I have seen of her flatter
her very much. Her daughter is more home-
V fttl I h.inr el.n,! n..A r... J I :
r ri s ' uaving more
of a German thun an English face. But then
ius ueouiy is not an esentml element of royal
ty as the latter always comands its worship--pers
in almost countless numbers. It miint
be a personal matter with them, but ia nr.
Mormon Obligation.
The following ia a rhAree in ihA ;:.:-.r .
0 0 ... ,u
ceremonies of lhe "Sixth Degree of the Temple:" '
ivioruion.iiiounii ton have eaten of the bread'
of life, you are still liahle not only to a natural
hut an eternal death. But sueh can only be
fall you lhrouj;h faithlulncFs lo your oath of in
itiation, for otherwise you are superior t.i all
moral sill. Betray that oath and you hang for '
time .ml l,..r. .'..--1! ... r. .
- cicmiijr, lor in such
case no power can shield you from the ven--gance
of the brotherhood, and the punishment
Of hell? Hut linnn, il I,. .I....l ... J .
... ........ , v,,,,, allu no crime
Wllleh VOII enil fmnmil .1 r
7 ;. ........ ton uepriva you OI an1
everlasting reward in heaven. Look on those'
suereions tney are the bones of faithless Mor
mons. B.-hold those captives in that burning',
lake they are their tortured souls, and assured--ly
such shall be your reward if sueh shall be
your provocation. But he faithlul and fear noil'
lid true to Mnrinooism ami ,.r rt
- ... -,.. w o,.-a ui laise
hood con ( fleet you. Against a Mormon you:
must never nnt ; oeiiuisl a Mormon you must
never swear. Your words must comfort them
Your money must succor them. As judges vniii
must deliver ihem as jurors acquit them as-
hrvtlhorc an. I etc....- i:.. I .1' . .. .1. ,
" " o.oi. iB, live aim me (or lliem. lOU
must exalt them into all offices which they cov--et
; you must abandon clan, kin and fount r
for their s ke ; and in fine, you must make Mor--monism
ami everyihing that ell'ects its interests
lhe yreat aim mi. I ,.1, ,....! ,.r i:r a ...i -
'J " juui inc. za.hu nuw
no fonh upon your mission uml lw this youn
IllUblU i
An oath I have clvrn.
Let tin; hiuiur it well ;"
For h. keep it h heaven.
Anil to break it in hall."
An Extensive Administration Swindle.
Foi't Snelllnir. Minnesota nrbtM, A .0: fin -'
000, and 0,000 acres of valuable land adjoin
ing, at the junction of the Mississippi with the
aiinoesom river, worm at least one hundred,
dollars per acre, have been privately sold to'
a Democrat named Francis Steele, for $90,-'
000, one third down. If the property had been
advertised and sold publicly, it would without
doubt have been sold for ten times that amount.'
This is really a htijje swindle who pocket,
the avail?
Lvnchino Kxtiiaoiiiiihakv. The Milwaukee'
Sentinel nives uu interesting lynching ease'
vyhich occurred recenily at Geneva, in: ihtt
State. S veral yuiins ladies hive bei n in the'
habit of bathing in a beautiful cove formed by
Geneva Lake, and n arly concealed by dense'
shrubbery. Ike S . a booby or 23, whir
lives wiih farmer G. in the capacity of help,"'
informed some of his males lhat " curiosities'
mm be seen- ihem -cheaper uml h'lter than
the circuses," and for his part, he 'would go to'
the show !" This being reported to some of the'
fair ones, lh y resolved to give hiin a lesson.
While some of the more juvenile members of
ihe group made apparent preparations for the'
bilh.a coiumille ol full-grown femininea search--ed
lh thicket, aud found Ike, placed Very con-
venieiitly for pt'ping. Tu seize and strip- him"
was the work of a I mv inom-nic. and the hat
b.ushes w hich hail formed his hiding place, be'
came rod-; of jiisiiee in the hauiU of his captors.
" Serve 1 him rciht."
A Cincinnati gentleman lells how Nicholas
Longvvorth became rich :
Ho was a s-hoeinaker by trade, "but practiced
luw iu the pork city between IS'Jl and 1S2J. Hu
once received us a Ictal Tee for defendm;? n Uoi-so.
thier two second hand copper stilM.. Tho geuile
itrun who Imd theui iti possession refused to givo
them up, but protiosed to Mr. Lontrvvorili to L'iva
liiiu lot of thinv-three ucivs ou Western Rovv.bo
Mlleil in lieu ol them- u nroiiosal which the lat
ter, whose Mingitino opinions of tho valuo of snch
properly were nhuaij ol uu nine; gladly accented
i'his Irausaelion lonned tiie Oiuri. of uu rmuiensii
furluue, ihe nuked uroaud bing uuw worth over
two uuiliuiis ol doom's.
We clip fro.a the Yurkiville Enquirer :
Mason TifiMr-ERANCEv We are Gratified
to record the fact ihnt hi ancient and honora
ble Older is b.'jjinuinij to appreciate the im
portance of t ikinij hi.'her ground on the sub
ject of temper .nee, tlmn former'y. The
tvrand Lulvjes ol N -w Hump-hire, Illinois.
Texts, Miryl-nd, I'lorila, lowi, and Ala
b unA, have ipoken out decidedly, nj at least
two have aimed a blow at the iralUu.
The grand Lidoe of Iowa roke that they
will sustain any subordinate Lodge, should it
suspend or ( xpi-1 any of its members for ket-p-
i!i a orii ii unop,. or tor Belling intviJticatiuj;
liij inra m a beverage."
The (jrun I Lo 1 of- Alubim resolve,
" that the retatl u.itt'n in alcoholic diiuku is
doniorntix'tiir in l.-n lert-y opposed to tilt
principles of tho Order, and theri'foro iaoosij-
ijfciit null t:it M,i. nio chAmctct."