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POMEROy TELEGRAPH.
T A. PLANTS. EDITOR. '
TCiDAr i t I I April S, 1800.
IS DEJIOCRACT THB S AME , ETKRY-
It is the boast of Democratic editors
ml speakers, that the party is the same
eerywhere. '.. Wo are not now aboat to
controvert this position. y But. while we
iujjl&itie'-iheSoa tier .have a. common ob
ject in view that is, to enslava mankind
we do not believe . the .masses in the
M'rWStatesj at least, haye any sympathy !
tjlyhejnjod . actwith thepar ty only
.fr and ao iougaa they are kept in ig
norancatoof 1 t1tev" real purpose of these
;todcrst;;r r .;:
bin iiafl passed the Senate iof.KU
.souri with , only - one dissonting vote,
.making it an tfFease punishable hy im-
spnsonmmt tn tM Penitentiary, not less
jthan two, nor more than; five years, for
'ariy'persou to,"circulate incendiary doc
jumehts'lia .that State, and the writers
;andprihtcrs "of sueh documents to suffer
' the same penalties 'The5- Post Masters
are required iO( examine an uocuinunis
rcpnung to. tlleir offices, and have all that
rre "incendiary" burnt. This, of course,
"rill include all the religious papers and
j magazines published in tho Ijiorth, with
,,a ycry few exceptions, as well as the Re
publican papers generally, , -
The.law provides further, that if it be
"'proved that the person to whom any such
document js directed,' subscribed for the
"samei bY shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding $500, and imprisoned in ; the
'county jail, not exceeding three months!
'Don't that illustrate1 the beauties of De
inocracj? Austria niight learn lessons
'here, in the science of despotism, which
wanuot be learned in any. other country
on earth:'- ' ' " ' :-s " ""- '-"
tlow conscious these Democratic slave
holders Jurist . lie, that their , policy: will
;-oot bear the light. Despotism . ia the
same everywhere. And when a great
"wrong is committed upon one class of
.socio ty? the wrong doers are impelled to
.erosl put the spirit of all others; that
they may the more safely perpetrate the
.wrong. Having enslaved the colored
people, and made if a high crime to. teach
,0ne ofithenT to read, the next step is nec
essarily, to prohibit the laboring white
ftent from readintr or speakins on the
subject.' - : 7 - - - - . ,
. ' . This" article is clearly "incendiary" in
.the: moaning of those Democrats- . If the
. -, C 1 , , . 1 XT - L 1 it .
DHianouia pass me xiousu, as ib uaa
Senate, and some ' citizen of .Pomeroy
'.should remove into Missouri and order,
.the' Tctigrapii Veent, , to'jils address, the
writer, and . all the printers in the office,
would be liable to five 'yean imprisonment
trttlve 'Pehiienfiarv.' The Post Master to
..whose office, it was directed, would be re
quired ; to have the- paper burnt, and the
subscriber would be liable, to a fino of
5()0,and iniprisonnicnfc in the county
' Jail '1 for three-months! Such are the
tender mercies of this proposed Demo
.oratic ..laic. .But. probably that would
not be deemed sufficient, and the mob
would be invoked to carry out in its ful
ness the decree of some vigilance 'com
mittee, and preserve the Union and - ur-
liold Democracy! . We repeat the cap
tion, and ask our readers if '-Democracy
is indeed the same everywhere?"
:ttl15 GAZETTE AND DEMOCRAT. :
' J We are1 in receipt of the first No.' of a
paper with the above title, published at
Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, by
Scott & Sons. ; Ever since the organizar
tion. of thes Republican party, there has
been in that strong-hold of Democracy
a Bad division among those opposed to
the dominant party." The old "Lancaster
Gazette" never could give up its tradi
tional belief in the Whig : party. For
the time being, it veered off into Ameri
canism', and while ostensibly opposing
bothvihe Democratic and Republican
parties, it in fact, although not perhaps
intending it, aided in the success of the
Democrats. 'Another paper was started
.there called the "American, and Dem
ocrat" which Supported the Republi
can organization, but from the incessant
warfare between it and the Gazette, damaged,-rather
than advanced the cause
which' it espoused -: . l
7 In this state of things,' the Democratic
party has steadily gained in that county,
until 'its .majority now. reaches nearly
two thousand. To remedy The evil, the
proprietors of the i new paper bought
out both , of ' those named, . and
have, commenced in their stead the "Ga
' tUe and Democrat-" - It- is a fair siaed
paper;--appears to be conducted wllh
ability and judgment, and is soundly and
distinctively ; Republican in politics.
We heartily wi6h the publishers success
in their undertaking, and believe it will
be the commencement of a new era in
the cause of ' Republicanism, in. old
Fairfield. , We welcome the " Gazette
and Democrat." to the Rennbiinan fra-
ternity, - . ;-. ."
.t&'T'hB choice of Ohio, at the
-r Chicago Convention, as . everybody
knows, is Gov, Chase. ; But it has been
supposed, that two- or three of the dele
gates would not be willing, to carry out
, that choice Among these, it was thought,
would be the Delegates from the Scioto
Pjs'trict. .', But we see by the following
resolution, passed by the Convention
. held In PortBmouth, that the delegates
wre yutrufted to go with the majority,
o'as to present a united voteof the State.
The
..fe v,, "V.
quite harmonious. - - We copy from the
Portsmouth 'Tribune. " : f
t 'lfaolced,' That in the judgment ofthis
Convention, the delegation of Ohio in
the Chicago Convention ought to act in
that body as a unit upon the nomination
of C candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States, and that
uuu bujr are nereDy requestea to use
theif efforts to secure the choice of dele
gates to Chicago who will, in their votes
upon such nomination, be sovernod by
tltelecirtlon of"a.' mninriJir ilio ,?.l.,. (
fptes -from tLis Stafe. -1
MORE ILLUSTRATIONS OF CHIVALRY.
It seems as if some mocking fiend was
inspiring the slaveholders to commit
acts,; which must inevitably cover them
with the world's contempt.
With the. boast of chivalry on their
lip'a, they outrage defenseless womefi.
Loudly mouthing Democracy, they sup
press the freedom of speech and the
press by mobs. Proclaiming their hos
pitality, the stranger in their midst is
robbed and mal-treated with more than
savage brutality. Claiming to bo par
ticularly religious, the peaceful minis
ter of the gospel ia driven from his
homeatthe risk-of his- life, and-fortunate
to' escape the clutches of her vigi
lance committees, 'The homes of non
resident citizens are violently entered,
and their helpless inmates insulted and
abused. ' In -short, weakness invites to
outrage, and the helpless are ruthlessly
trampled upon. But when met with the
stern front of men prepared and deter
mined to fight, the 'white .feather is
shown at ouce..
. In" Madison County, Ky., resided a
large number of peaceful Christian men
and women who adopted, from conscien
tious conviction,; the doctrine of non-resistance.
. Whether right or wrong, they
accepted literally the precept, to return
only good for evil,: and would not repel
even the grossest outrages with force.
Of course the chivalry were perfectly
safe in making war upon such a com
munityand they were driven from their
homes, their property and their native
State, with a wantonness of insult and
cruelty', seldom . .equaled .. in the mad
frenzy of af drunken mob. Fee, and
Rodgers, ' and" Hanson, and ' other
preachers of peace doctrines, with most
of their congregations were forced to fly
for their lives inthe midst of last winter,
and, are now exiles in Ohio,: and other
free States. - - !; ;' -"
Having accomplished this manly feat,
the Vigilance- Committee turned their
attention to. Tfassius. M.' Clay, and ihe
Republicans of that State. Meetings
were held, and the proposition to drive
Mr. Clay and his friends from their
homes, or to murder them, was discussed,
and without coming to a conclusion,
another meeting was called for final ac
tion, Cassius published a letter directed
to the Vigilance Committee, and pro
claiming that he and hi$ friends were
armed, and would meet the vigilants as
they Would, other assassins, and ; an
nounced a war to the doath and without
mercy,' if the attempt was made to carry
out the threats of the Committee. They
kuew:with whom they had to deal that
in; therRepublicans of Ky., they would
find --a different class ; of men from the
non-resistants men; whose religion" did
not forbid self-defense:, - And, under the
fiery proclamation of. the noble Clay, the
chivalry- cowered -like5 baffled hounds,
and the' last reports from the seat of War
say, th.;t popular sentiment is changing,
and that it will not be long before it will
cease to" sustain ; the mobs. The only
fear is in secret assassin, for a hundred
of the boasted chivalry would quake
with fear in the presence of Cassius . M.
Clay and a dozen resolute followers.
We trust the day of mob rule is nearly
ended in Madison County, at least.
The Treason Convention Postponed.
It has been in contemplation to hold
a Convention of Southern traitors ; or
disunionists in. J une next. The legisla
tures and Governors of several States ap
pointed Delegates to attend the Conven
tion and sent embassadors to the other
slave States to induce them to join in
the conspiracy. Virginia, Maryland,
Kentucky, Tennessee, and perhaps some
others,' deelined to act, alleging that the
movement was premature.
Undon these circumstancesj the Sena
tors and Representatives of Alabama and
Mississippi have recently held a confer
ence, and a majority of , them recommend
the postponement of the convention un-r
til after the Presidential election. But as
the Representatives were not unanimous,
it was agreed to refer the matter to the
Governors of those states, and if they
thought it best to hold such a conven
tion in June, it is to be held notwith
standing. But the general sentiment
among the conspirators seems to be that
there i3 still a possibility of electing the
Democratic candidate to the Presidency,
and if so, ; the Union may stand put his
term, as he will necessarily be a mere
tool in the hands of these conspirators,
working with them ' to effect their trea
sonable purposes hereafter.
; ,But if the. Republican candidate
should be elected, then tho Convention
is to be held immediately to take the
steps necessary to prevent his inaugura
tion. Such is the programme of the men
who control the organization of the
Democratic party. In the early and
better days of the Republic, Aaron Burr
was tried for treason, on suspicion of
an intention to do what Democratic Sen
ators and Governors now proclaim openly
it is their purpose to accomplish the dis
solution of the Union.
B Why Wendell Phillips prefers a
Democratic President, is thus stated by
himself in a Bpeech recently delivered
by him in ?New York, in reply to the
great speech of Senator Seward, recently
delivered in the U. S; Senate. Mr.
Phillips said:
"I would rather see a Democratic
President. TLoud laughter.1 And I
will tell you why. If there is a Re
publican President elected in 1860, you
will all be looking to the Administra
tion. 'You will all be waiting to see
what law can do what Liberty fettered
can do against slavery unbound. Agita
tion will be' lullSd. Everything like
free and unfettered action will cease.
We shall wait. But let Douglas or any
oilier Democrat be elected, and every man
in the Free States will arm hiikself for
the struggle with the Slave power. Insur
rection will break out in the mountains
an insurrection of thought in tlie pulpits
-and we shall make greater anti slavery
progress in four years tlian we should do
m forty years under such a programme, as
under William H. Seward 't speech of the
?'tst month." ." ""''-
HOW A SUMMONS IS . SERVED ON A
WITNESS BY A DEPUTY '- SER-GEANT-AT-ARMS
OF THE SENATE.
In another article will be found some
account of the arrest of Mr. F. B. San
born, and his discharge by the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts .off habeas cor
pus. Mr. Sanborn has published an ad
dress, which we have just received, and
from which we make the following ex
tract. It is well enough to state that
the parties arresting Mr. Sanborn, have
themselves been arrested by a warrant
from the Supreme Court, on a charge of
assault with intent to kidnap. Mr. San
born says: . '
"I came in from a call about 9 o'clock,
and was sitting in my slippers at my
desk, when a knocking called me to the
door. I went down stairs, opened tne
door, when a small- man entered and
said, "Does Mr. Sanborn live here?"
"That ia my name, sir," said I, putting
out my hand to welcome him.- "Here
is a paper for you,' - said he, handing me
a folded one, which I took.
At that mon ent, ; a gray-haired, tall
and stout man entered the open door, and
said, "I arrest you, Mr. Sanborn,"
"By what authority," said. I, "and what
is your name?" ' He gave no name, but
said, "I am from the United .States
Marshal's office," or something of that
sort: . "What is your authority your
warrant?" repeated I. "We have a
warrant," . said some one, for by this
time two more men appeared. "Show
it--read it," said I.' A small man, call
ing himself Freeman, (afterwards,) for
none would give their names, began to
read a paper, but had got only through
a few lines, when the gray-haired ruffian
took a pair of handcuffs Irom his pocket,
and proceeded to put them on my wrists,
1 standing in my own house, without: a
hat or boots, only in slippers of cloth.
- A whistle was given; some men rushed
in, none of them known to me, and
carried me by force to the street, where
stood a carriage with two horses. They
lifted me from the ground, and tried to
put me in the carriage, I resisted with
my feet, for my hands were fast in the
manacles. They ''tried two or three
times without success, breaking the car
riage, but the horses started, and they
could not get me in. In the meantime,
my cries and those of my sister had
called my neighbors from their homes,
who surrounded the ruffians, and preven
ted them from carrying me off.
I stood in the street in my slippers
half an hour, wearing the handcuffs,
until Deputy Sheriff Moore took me by
force from the ruffians' hands under a
writ of habeas c-brpus, issued by Judge
Hoar." ' - " '
'.THE ROMANCE OF THE MUMMY.
This is, perhaps, one of the most cap
tivating works that has issued from the
teeming press for a long time. It is a
French work, writen by the celebrated
Theophile Gauticr, who has no superior
as a writer of historical romance.
' This work carries the reader back
through more than thirty centuries, and
reveals to him the life and customs, joys
and greifs, pleasures and - misfortunes,
toils and ambitions, arts, sciences, and
literature of Thebes in her grlory, when
the. names of Pharaoh the. King, and
Moses the Fanatic, were as familiar as
those of Henry A. Wise and John
Brown are to us. The work is truth
fully translated by Mrs. Annie T. Wood,
of Marietta, whose spirited rendering of
the Boston edition of Abbots "Roman
Question", has placed her' among the
very first of translators. ,;
The work -is In press by the
enterprising Columbus Publishers, Fol
lett, Foster & Co., who, by ,the; by, are
building up a business in that city which
is not only an honor to the West, but to
the whole country. Their selection of
works for . publication is ; made ; with
judgment, and the mechanical execu
tion is in the very best style of the trade.
Western dealers and readers ought to
patronize this house, as they have dem
onstrated that good books can be pub
lished at home in better style and quite
as cheaply as in the East. :
The Rhode Island Election.
, Ihe liepubucans were deteated in
Rhode Island at the State election on
Tuesday last. Speaking of the result
the Cincinnati Gazeette says: :
, "The Democratic-American candidate
tor Governor, iur. oprague, as our
readers learned yesterday, is elected
Governor of Rhode Island by a small
majority. .Mr. Sprague is an out-and-
out Know-Nothing. He teas supported
by the Democracy in a body, and by that
peculiar class, ot JNew Jingland poli
ticians known as Amencan-Iiepubhcans
The result, of course, gives mild satis
faction and a glimmer of hope to the
Democratic factions. We are free to say
it is not what we desired or anticipated.
It is, however, but a temporary defeat,
growing out of pi-ty divisions, adroitly
turned to account by the enemy. After
properly, digesting this . lesson, our
friends in Rhode Island may become all
the stronger for what has happened.
That the four votes ' ot ".Little lihody'
will be given for the Chicago nominee
we suppose that even the most sanguine
Democrat will not seriously question.
. The Democracy who here, have such
a holy horror of Americanism, in Rhode
Island, vote in a body for the living em
bodiment of the Know Nothings. All
right. :
Reflect on This.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette, forcibly illustrating the over
shadowing importance of the Presiden
tial campaign, says:
The country, if not saved politically
in 1860, will scarcely be worth saving.
Four years more, under a Pro-slavery
President and Senate, will fasten forever
the Dred Scott theory upon the country.
The Supreme Court will probably be en
larged from nine to thirteen. Two or
more of the older Judges will, no doubt,
retire. Place upon that bench six new
Judges for life, all of the Taney politics
(for as Dr. J. Breckenridge justly re
marks, this is a political, not a judicial
question,) and our form of government
is changed in this vital point just as
surely as if a Constitutional Convention
had met and added an article declaring
slavery lawful in all the Territories
owned. What Republican, be he an
adopted or native citizen, will risk con
sequences so tremendous? , - -
Democratic success in November brings
all- these dire results, just the same
whether Douglas, Hunter or Jeff. Davis
be the nominee. A Republican triumph
averts them, and establishes for the
country the same line of benificent pol
icy, whether our standard'-bearer be Sew
ard, Bates, Lincolpj Chase pr Cameron.
THE HOMESTEAD BILL.
Our readers are aware that the House
of Representatives of the United States
has passed a Homestead Bill, which
gives to every citizen of the United States,
or person who has declared his intention
to become such, the right to locate on
160 acres of vacant lanJ in any of the
unsold public domain arid guarantees to
him a title to the same after five years
occupancy and improvement. . This bill
is fiercely opposed by the slaveholders,
who contend that under its operation
the German and other foreign emigrants,
together with free laborers of this country,
will rush, into the Territories, in such
numbers as to make slavery impossible
in any 6f them. .
It was thought that the Senate, which
has a majority of Democrats, could be
relied upon to kill the bill. But Dem
ocratic Senators from the free States are
afraid to face their constituants after vo
ting against so benificent a measure.- i
They think it will hardly be safe to
the party, for Northern Senators to vote
directly to crush out free labor for the
sake of filling the Territories with slaves.
But as the slaveholders demand the de
feat of the bill, it must be defeated of
course. The object is to do it in such a
way as to do the least damage to the
party. Letter writers from Washington
now say that it is agreed that such North
ern Democratic Senators as choose to do
so, may vote for the bill to save the party
in the Free States, while the President will
veto it if it is passed.
In this way it is thought the party
can be saved. Northern Democratic Sen
ators voting for the bill to catch Northern
dupes, and the Democratic President ve
toing it to satisfy the Southern slave
drivers! Such is the consistency of the
great party! : : .. : l-i .
THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION-
COMBINATION BETWEEN HUNTER
AND DOUGLAS.
. The Telegraphie correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette of the 9th inst. says:
"As the Charleston Convention ap
proaches the excitement increases, and
the efforts to make friends for this and
that candidate are pressed with vigor.
There is talk of an understanding be
tween Hunter and Douglas, which, if it
should prove correct, and be known to
the public, will blow up both individuals
sky-high. Hunter's friends are generally
the Ultra Pro-Slavery men of the South,
who are fiercely opposed to Douglas, and
who would resent such a condition as an
abandonment of them and their cause
by Hunter.1 The Douglas men are very
confident of late, and claim 159 votes on
the first ballot, ' but in this calculation
they put down 10 of the 16 delegates
irom Maryland, which 1 know to be an
error. One delegate from Baltimore,
whom they thought they had sure, is off
the track, and won't support the Giant."
Would it not be a nice arrangement,
for these representatives of "slave-code,
centralism" and "Squatter sovereignty"
Hunter and Douglas to enter into a
coalition by which one sells out to the
other at the Charleston Convention this
year, in consideration that he is to be
insured the nomination four years hence?
There is one difficulty, however, in the
way of consummating the bargan. The
people may possibly choose to have some
thing to say in the mattter. Whatever
may be the result of the election in No
vember next, no one who has any faith
in the intelligence of (the people, doubts
the success of the Republicans In 18G4.
This will create a difficulty between the
contracting parties. ' For, while there is
a possibility of the success of the Demo
cratic nominee this year, and none four
years hence, neither Hunter nor Douglas
will be willing to have his claims post
poned, which may cause a failure in the
programme. It will be interesting at
least to watch the progress of ents.
Possibly the fight between these two
champions may lead to the rejection of
both. If so, who will be the chosen of
the factions? Time will tell;
Senatorial Gaucheries.
The Senate ought, for its own sake,
to make some Constitutional disposition
of Wigfall, of Texas, whose escapades
are last ceasing to be even amusing.
His last was a personal and tolerably
vulgar allusion to Lord Lyons by name,
as conversing with the "Republican
Platform," meaning Mr. Seward, on one
of the sofas of the Senate, which caused
the Minister to leave the chamber im
mediately. It is of course far too late
to teach Wigfall manners, but the Sen
ate is fully competent to teach him to
respect its own usage one of which is,
not to allude either to Senators or stran
gers by name; and foreign ministers are
certainly peculiarly entitled to the ben
efit of them. If Wigfall is candid and
all brave men are reputed to be so he
will nimselr be the first to acknowledge
that his ordinary behavior in public is
exceedingly bad, and that his colleagues
should take some steps to mend it, either
by stopping his grog or otherwise. iv.
Y. Times.
Fatal Conflict with a Runaway Negro.
The Montgomery, (Ala.) Mail con
tains the following:
This morning we learned that a runa
way negro belonging to Robert Ware,
was f&und at the "Gin House" of Mr.
Charles H. Molton, in this county.
Messrs Molton and Ware, and the latter
gentleman's overseer, (whose name we
have not heard,) attempted to arrest the
negro, who, armed with a scythe-blade
and pistol, fired the latter, the ball strik
ing Mr. Molton in tho forehead and in
flicting a serious though not dangerous
wound. Mr. Ware and his overseer, it
is stated, then fired upon the negro, kill
ing him instantly. The coroner was im
mediately sent for, and the inquest will
probably be held this afternoon.
An Exciting Trial.
Wm. H. Burkley was tried in King
and Queen county, Virginia, on the 15th
inst., for shooting and killing Jos.
Broach. A letter to the Richmond En
quirer says the charge was adniitted, and
justified upon the plea that Broach had
wilfully and maliciously slandered his
daughter, a young lady still in her teens
and at school. The Court, after hear
ing the evidence, without argument from
counsel, discharged the prisoner, who is
one of the most respectable citizens Jof
the county : The trial created intense
excitement, and when the verdict was
announced the whole crowd of spectators
rose to their feet and gave vent to tho
most hearty approbation. . .
BLUSTER.
Southern men boast largely of their
courage, and dueling, or at least the
" code duello," is one of their cherished
institutions. These murderous rencon
tres are sustained by public opinion in a
land of slavery, while in the North pub
lic sentiment looks upon the man who
kills another in a duel as upon any other
murderer. This being the case, North
ern men, from a regard to public senti
ment, as well as convictions of right, gen
erally discard the barbarous and bloody
code; and knowing this, Southern bullies
are prone to attempt the manufacture of
cheap applause from their fellows, by
challenging Northern men to fight duels,
with the secret hope that the challenge
will not be accepted.
Everybody remembers with what a
flourish of trumpets and bombastic pa
rade Jeff. Davis, of Mississippi, some
years ago, challenged Col. Bissell, late
Governor of Illinois, and with what a
hang-dog whine he sneaked out of the
scrape, when the Colonel unexpectedly
accepted his challenge. According to
the "code," the challenged party has the
choice of weapons. Col. Jiissell, as he
had a right to do, chose rifles : but the
blustering bully, afraid to meet the man
he tad first -insulted, arid then dcter-
mined to murder, backed square out, Ze-
cause he had .only practiced with his pis
tols! Showing himself a coward, we be
lieve he has challenged no one since.
The celebrated case of the South
Carolina bully, and Burlingame, of Mass
achusetts,is still fresh in the public mind
in which the fire-eater, after sending his
challenge to the Massachusetts Abolition
ist, was taken all aback by its prompt ac
ceptaace, and then, amidst tho jeers and
scorn of all men, showed the white
feather, and submitted to the brand of
coward upon his brow.
The latest case is that of Pryor, of
Virginia, and Potter, of Wisconsin.
Pryor, in his overseer style of ruffian in
sult, undertook to play the bragadocio
over Mr. Potter, in the House of Repre
sentatives, at Washington. But, being
worsted in argument, arid supposing that
Potter would not fight, Pryor sent him
a peremptory challenge to mortal combat.
And, the consternation of Pryor and
his swaggering friends, Potter promptly
accepted the challenge. But, when he
named his weapons which were Bowie
knives Pryor quaked in his shoes, and
consents to be branded as a blusterer and
a coward rather than meet the man he
had first insulted and then challenged
under the belief that public sentiment in
his District would not allow him to fight!
We think this game of mock chivalry
is about played out. As long as North
ern members of Congress refused all al
legiance to the "bloody code" and de
clined to accept a challenge, these mis
gives flew thick and fast. - But Northern
Representatives have learned the fact
that the blusterers are constitutional
cowards and will not meet their own ap
pointments, or from some other cause
have concluded to bluff the bullies, and
such is the result. How long will the
farce be kept up?
We are no apologist for duelling
we believe it a remnant of utter barbar
ism. But we think it quite safe to ac
cept all such challenges hereafteV with
the full belief that they won't fight, if
made to face the music.
FROM WASHINGTON.
In the Senate, on Monday last, Mi-
Mason presented the return of United
States Marshal Johnson on the warrant
for the arrest of John Brown, Jr., in
Ohio. The return states that it is im
possible to arrest Urown, unless an
armed force is employed for that pur
pose.
Mr. Mason also presented the return
on the writ for the arrest ot r . B. ban
born, which recapitulates the facts as
stated heretofore, and states that no ,ar
rest can be made, owing to the judicial
proceedings of the State of Massachu
setts.1 Both warrants and returns were
referred to the Committee on Judiciary
with instructions to inquire and report
if any further proceedings were neces
sary to vindicate the authority of the
Senate, and to effect the arrest of the
witnesses.
Mr. Sumner moved to refer the me
morial of Mr. Sanborn to the same Com
mittee.
Mr. Mason moved that it be rejected
Mr. Sumner said he felt it to be his
duty to protest against such a sugges
tion. It was related of one of the
Judges of Hell, that he punished first
and heard atterward. Ihe Senator Irom
Virginia had taken that as his precedent
Mr. Mason said that the Senator had
used language in making opposition to
a motion, that so far as his intercourse
with gentlemen went, he had never heard
used ontside of the Senate. He would
not take it as personally offensive. The
Senate is the best judge of what was due
to its decorum.
Mr. Sumner said the Senator from
Virginia, in his self-confidence, had un
dertaken to lecture him on manners. In
reply he would say that when any out
rage comes before the Senate he should
speak of it as it deserved, and if any
precedent irom a bad place should apply
he should not hesitate to use it.
Mr. Mason briefly replied, but his re
marks were inaudible.
Without disposing of the matter, the
special order came up, being iur
Brown's Territorial resolutions.
Bk.The New York Herald s Washing
ton correspondent writes:
The candidates for the Baltimore nom
ination are reduced to four. The only
names now prominent are Messrs.
McLean, of Ohio, Botts, of Virginia,
Crittenden, of Kentucky, and Bell, of
Tennessee.
Mr. Douglas' friends have been con
centrated here for about two weeks, talk
ing up their favorite, and making all the
Buncombe capital for him possible. The
appearance here of genuine delegates,
who are to settle the question at Charles
ton, expressing sentiments in favor of
other candidates besides Douglas, has
the tendency to make the friends of the
"Little Giant" wilt. There prevails a
deep feeling among some of the leading
men who have been here and are now
here, that if Douglas should be nomina
ted at Charleston, he would cheat the
North in his administration, just as he i
did the South on Lecompton.
BOOK. NOTICES. j
SACRED BIOGRAPIIT AND HISTORY, OR,
Illustrations of the Holt Scriptures.
Containing Descriptions of Palestine, An
cient and Modern ; Lives of the Patriarchs,
Kings and Prophets, and of Christ and the
Apostles; with Notice of the most Eminent
Reformers, Luther, Melancthon, Calvin, &c,
and Sketches of the Ruins of the Celebrated
Cities, Palmyra, Nineveh, Jerusalem, and
others mentioned in the Sacred Writings.
Edited by Osmond Tiffany.
Such is the title page of a work of
637 pagesjust laid upon our table, by
William Culp, Esq., of Middleport, who
is the Agent of the Publishers for Salis
bury township, and is now receiving sub
scriptions for the same. The book is
printed on good paper, in large, clear
type, and elegantly bound in one volume.
It is embelished with many very fine
engravings, and presents a volume which
will be an acquisition to any library.
We have not had time to read the
work, of course, but from the examina
tion we have been able to give it, we
think it fully merits the high encomi
ums it has received from the press gen
erally. '
The price is unusually low for a work
published oil subscription, being only
$2.75. Onr citizens ought to feel under
obligations to the Agent for giving them
an opportunity to subscribe for such a
work on such terms, as it is sold by
agent3 only, and cannot be obtained
elsewhere. F. II. Keyes, Esq., is Agent
for the balance of the County, and will
give the citizens an opportunity of sup
plying their libraries with the work.
A specimen may be seen at our office,
ana at tne residence oi iur. tuip, in
Middleport. .
THE ILLUSTRATED LIFE OF WASHING
TON. Giving an Account of his Early Ad
ventures and Enterprises, his Magnanimity
and Patriotism, his Revolutionary ' Career,
his Presidential Life, and his final Decease.
With vivid Pen-paintings of Battles and In
cidents, Trials and Triumphs of the Heroes
and Soldiers of Revolutionary times; together
with an Interesting Account of Mount Ver
non as it is. By Hon. J. T. Headley.
'The splendid work, of which the title
page is here given, needs no encomium
from us. It is an elegantly printed and
bound volume of more than 500 pages,
and numerous steel engravings and em-
belishments in the best style of the art.
It is published by subscription, and can
be had of the Agents only. Subscription
price, $2.75.
William Culp, Esq., ofjMiddleport, is
the Agent for Salisbury township, and
T. H. Keyes Esq., for the County.
Specimens may be seen at this Office.
The Cosmopolitan Art Journal, -
Vol. 4 No. l, for March, 1860, is re
ceived. This is a quarterly Magazine,
and will hereafter be published on the
first of March, June, September and De
cember. It is the organ of the Cosmo
politan Art Union, and is itself a living
illustration of the fine arts. The sub
scription price of the Journal is 82.00
per year. But to subscribers to the As
sociation it is sent free.
Every subscriber of 3.00 is entitled
ls: To any one of the beautiful engra
vings "Shakspcare and his Friends,
"The Village . Blacksmith," "Saturday
Night," or, "Manifest Destiny." 2d:
To the Cosmopolitan Art Journal, vol. 4,
for 1860. 3d: to a certificate of Member
ship, which entitles the holder to i
member's rights and privileges in the an
riual Premium Lists, which, for 1860,
promises to be unusually attractive.
Subscriptions received by the Editor
of the Telegraph, who is Hon. Secretary
for Meigs County.
Tne Ladles' Home Magazine,
For May, is promptly on our table, as
rich as ever in its literary contents, and
richer, if possible, in its embelishments
No family oughtto be without this Maga
zine. Published monthly, by T. S.
Arthur & Co.. Philadelphia, Pa.,aJ 82.00
per year. T. S. Arthur and Virginia F.
Townsend editors. ' '
We will furnish the Telegraph and
this Magazine for 83.00, in advance.
Those wishing to subscribe can have no
better opportunity than this.
Onr Musical Friend,
Is the t itle of a beautiful weekly pub
lication of choice music, by C. B. Sey
n:our & Co., No. 107 Nassau Street, New
York, at fifteen cents per number.-
Each number contains twelve full sized
folio pages of music, for the voice and
Piano-Forte. If any of our subscribers
desire the work, we will receive and
forward their subscriptions.
Peterson's Ladies' National Magazine
For May, is on our table. This old
and popular Magazine, now in its thirty-
seventh volume, has become so . univer
sally known that few persons can be
found who are unacquanted with its
character and merits. Beside its liter
ary contents, which are always varied
and of a high order, it is enriches with
choice engravings, and the most beauti
fully colored fashion plates.
Published by Charles J. Peterson, No.
306 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia, at
2.00 per annum.
Godey's Lady's Book,
For May, is also promptly on our ta
ble. This work is now in its sixtieth
volume, and isin many respects the very
best of all the monthlies. It is found in
almost every family where literary taste
and refinement have a home. The "May
Party," a beautiful steel engraving, which
accompanies this number, is itself a gem
worth a year's subscription.
Published monthly by LouisA.Godey,
Philadelphia, at 83 per annum. We will
furnish the Ladys Book and Telegraph
at 3.50 per year.
Cassell's Illustrated Family Bible.
We have received the 2nd part of this
splendid work. It is printed on good
paper, in clear type, in large double col
umns, and is profusely illustrated.
Each No. contains 32 pages, and is fur
nished to subscribers at 15 cents a No.
Published by Cassell, Peter & Galpin,
Park buildings, 37 Park Row, N. Y.
When complete, it will be one of thel
finest editions of the Bible ever publish
ed. We will forward the subscriptions
of any of our friends who may desire it.
Specimens may be seen at this office. . j
gtcir Jldwrlisemrnts.
JOSEPH PATTON.
DAN. E. SXITU.
Having recently formed a partnership tor the
purpose of carrying on the , '- -
GROCERY BUSINESS
In nil its departments, respectfully invite the atten
tion of this community to our present stock ol
FRESH GROCERIES,
To which will constantly be adilud new supplies, as
tho demands f trade tuny require.
The junior partner having had a long experience
in the business in this market, is enabled to procure
just such stocks as is required for the market, at
Prices to Suit All.
Country merchants will do well by giving us a call
before purchasing elsewhore.
Our stock comprises Sugar, Holassts, Coffee, Tea,
Rice, Tobacco, Cigars, Hams, Codflsh, Mackerel,
Halibut, Coufectienaries, Willow Baskets, a large
lot of Matehes, &., and all the nick-uacks usually
kept in such establishments.
Country Produce wanted, for which tho highest
market price will be paid.
We also purpose doing a
COMMISSION BUSINESS.
Our Establishment is on. the east side or Court
Street, three doors from Back Street, Pomeroy, O.
April 20, I860. 3-10-tf
Exclusively Fire Insurance.
pomeroYagency,
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FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
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IN COKPORATED, 1821.
WM. PITT PALMER. President.
ANDREW J. SMITH, Secretary.
DIRECTORS:
W. P. Palmer,
Samckl F. Mott,
Rcfijs L Lord. .
PeTSR COOPIR, ' :
Henry Ellsworth,
Aooc8tts W. Ward,
James Collxs,
Sidniv Mason,
Moses Taylor,
L. S. Sharks, .
John Caswell,
John Steward, ' .'
John C. Green. .
Wx. F. .Mott.
Wm. W. Fox,
Edwin II. Morgan,
Richard Tiqiim.
Thomas. Barron,
KOBERT D. MiNTCRN.
Thomas W. Pearsali,
CBEN IS. CROCKER.
This stannch old Company having fully comnlied
with the laws of this State, continue to insure the
saier classes or property
Against Loss or Damuge by Fire,
at as low rates as other first class Stock Companies.
Their policies are free from technicalities, thin
avoiding litigation, having had only one lawsuit
(luring a ousinass 01
THIRTY-NINE YEAES.
Particular attention given to the Insurance of '
Farm Property, Isolated Dwellings,
and their Furniture. Policies issued for the term of
ONE, THREE, or FIVE YEARS.,
LOSSES equitably adjusted and promptly paid in
Cash at this Agcucv.
JAMES RALST05, Agent.
WESTERN BRANCH OFFICE,
No.
1 Superior Street, Cleveland, 0
S. S, COEv General Agent.
istaut2:-!f'fApr. 24, '60. 163
JOHN SEWELL, Assistanc'TApr.
BUY YOUR
Where you can get them Cheapest
C1LAIMS THE ADVANTAGE ABOVE
hinted at, together with the quality of the
articles, over any other establishment in the
county, liemembcr the place JMayliiigh
Building, four doors west of Court street, i
Front, Pomeror. S. SILVERMAN, Ag't.
April 20, 1800. 16-tf
MON'G the articles to be found constantly on
nana ai n. r uroccry, are
SO brls. Molasses, for sale cheap, b
16 tf . S. S1LVEKSAN, Agent.
Ot Sacks of Coffee, for Sale ch3ap, by
4iD . H. FRANK.
lG-tt S. Silverman, Agent.
1 ( hhds. Sugar, for sale cheap, bv
1 U H. FRANK.
16 tl S. Silverman, Agent.
1 T kees good English Soda, for sale cheap, by
4,0 H.FRANK.
IH-tf
S. Silverman. Agent.
boxes Geruiau Soap, for sale cheap, by
OU H. FRANK.
lu-tr
S. Silverman, Agent.
A C boxes Balm Soap, for sale cheap, by
1U H. FRANK.
16-tf
S. Silverman, Agent.-
1 fC fff Cigars, guneial
assortment, for sale
H.FRANK.
1UU)UUU cheap, by H. FRANK
16-tf
S. Silverman, Agent.
Ci r boxes Tobacco, different qualities, for sale
wy ihaap, by H. FKAA1K.
lii-tf
S. Silverman, Agent.
Pif boxes Candy, for sale cheap, by
0J - H. FRANK.
16-tf S. Silverman, Agent..
Q J? boxes Star and Dollar Candles, for sale-cheap,
wt by h. ri(AO&
16-tf
S. Silverman, Agent.
1 A brls. No.'a S and 3 Mackerel, for snlo cheap, by
J-U . H. FRANK.
16-tf ' S. Silverman, Agent.
1 A '-"Is- White Fish, for sale cheap, by
i-V . H. FRANK.
16-tf j n S. Silverman, Agent.
!Zf kegs of Nails, for sale cheap, by :
-..:. H.FRANK.
16-tf 8. Silverman, Agent.
). boxes Starch, for sale cheap, by
ZO ' , . - H. FRANK.
16-tf S. Silverman, Agent.
i)ff gross Matches, for sale cheap, by'
-iUU 6 H. FRANK.
18-tf ' ' S. Silverman, Agent.
(ftjrTTk worth of Queeusware, for sale cheap, by '
(PVUU H. FRANK.
16-tf S. Silverman, Agent.
gj-To Teachers. The Board of School Ex
aminers for Meigs County will meet on the
first Saturday of each months at the Court
House, in Pomeroy, for the examination of
Teachers.
Examination to commence at 10 o'clock A.
M, and continue till 4 J P. M.
BNo Teacher need apply at such exami
nation who has a certificate valid for three
months from the date of said application.
By order of the Board. -
Jan. 1800. W. H, LASLEY, Clerk. -
PILCHlER. house, ,
Racine, Ohio. This new and commodious
building has recently been furnished in the
best style, for the purpose of entertaining the
public travel. The undersigned will use every
exertion to make his guests comfortable, and
respectfully solicits a liberal patronage.
April 10, 'CO. 15-6m R. H. PILCHER.
MR. P. BRUNKER
WOULD respectfully Inform the citizens of Pome
rov that he will give instructions on the Piano
and tench vocal music at $10.00 forthirty-six lossons.
Three lessons per week two on Piano and one in
singing. I have a Piano for tho use of those who
have none. No extra charge for the use of my Piano.
I can also sell New York, Baltimore and Boston
Pianos at Retail City Prices.
Pianos sold by me, tuned snd put up in good order
and kept so for two ears after buying: also P"ee
& Co.'s Melodeons sold on guarantee, an.l exchanged
ifanv imperfections appear within the first year.
Lessons given on Melodeon same as Piano.
April 3, '60 14-6m. ,
For the INSTANT RE
LIEF and PERMANENT
CURE of this distressing
complaint use
ASTHMA.
FEN DTV'S
BRONCHIAL CIGARETTES,
Made by C. B. SEYMOUR, 107 NASSAU St., N. Y.
Price, $1 per box; sont free by post. ,
FOR SALE AT ALL DRUGGISTS.
March 3, '59. 14-6m. " -
Attachment Notice.
BEFORE C. De Wolf, J. P. of Lebanon
Township, Meigs County, Ohio. Lewis D.
Smith vs. Whiting W. Smith. On the 26th day
of March, 1860, said Justice issued an order of
attachment in the above action, for the sum of
$192 13-100, which action will be heard on the
6th day of May, 1860, at one o'clock P. M.
April 10. I860. 15-31 . LEWIS P. SMIIII.
gowmjr $l tc li &lc$ra$h.
PUBLISHED BY
T; A; PLANTS & CO.
Office in 8rs story of "Edwards' Bcildiro,' near
the Sogar.Ru Stone Bridge ' Pomeroy ,'ohio.
" ; if'"
(.... , ii i
All JJimness . of the Firm Transacted ttf
.. E. McXAt-'GHIiiar, Business Manages)
To whom all applications for Subscription, Adver
tising and Job Work should be made, at the office.
TEK.MS OF SUBSCRIPTION
n advance,: -. .i . - , s : V: " :":
If paid wttliir. the year, : : " ; ': ' :' ' : ' i" 2.00
If not paid within'the year, : : : 2.5J
TTr'N paper will b discontinued until all arrear
ages are paid, excpt at the option of the publisher
RATES OF ADVERTISING:' ' '
11 ME ..... 3w 6w 3m Cm Sin I yf
One square 270 ems. 1 01: 17". 3 00 S 00 7 Ot; 8 Otf
Two squares, - 5 IK! 3 85 5 Oil OO 11 00 14
One-fourth column 5 00 7 00 9 00 12 50 15 0(1 18 T
One-half column - 7 50 9 00 13 00 16 00 20 00 25 f
Three-fourths do., 10 00 12 00 (5 00 20 00 3(1 00 35
One column. - - )I2 00 15 00l3 00 25 00 35 00140 Os
Legal advertisements chnrsred at rates allowed b
I w. from which 15 ner cent, will be deducted for
dvance payment. - ,
Casual r transient advertisements must be Dilt
for in advance.
Advertisements not having the nmbar of inser-
ions marked on conv. will be continued1 until for
bid, nud charged accordingly.
THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.
1. Subscribers who da not crlve exnreu notice l
the contrary, are considered as wishing to eaniinua
their subscriptions.
ii suDscnoers order the discontinuance of thslr
papers, the publishers can continue to send them uuV
ii an arrearages are paid.
3. If subscribers Decried or refuse to take their na
pe ra from the office to wjiieh they are directed, the
der the paper discontinued.
4. it any subscriber removes to another plaao
withont informing the publisher, and their paper p:
lent to the former direction, the subscriber is held re
sponsible. :
a. i lie courts have decided that refusing to take a
newspaper from the office, or removing and leaviujc
it uncalled lor, is prima lacie evidence oi lnienuouar
fraud.
TEtEGRAPHJOB OFFICE
In connection with our Newspaper Estab
lishment, we have a complete Job Office. W
are therefore prepared to execute ..
PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL JOB WORK,
Such as Posters, Programmes, Bills of Lading,.
ill Heads,, Business and Visiting
Cards, Blanks, &c. at , ,
Oit-v rioo m .
We call the special attention of this comma
uity to the above proposition, and desire an in
vestigation of our work and prices.
T, AJ PLANTS & Co.
- T. A. PLANTS,
Attorney and Counselor at Law. Pomeroy,
Office in Edward's Building. ,
A. BURNAF. r. B. STANIERT.
BTJRNAP Sc. STA5BERT,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law. Particular
attention paid to the collection of claims. Of
fice on Front street, at the head ef Steamboat
Landing; -a few-doors essfcofthe Gibson Hoase,
Pomeroy, O. . .. .. i , . ; . 2-38-ly
SIMPSON & Ii ASL.E X,
Attorneys & Counselors at JLaw, and general
collecting agents, Pomeroy, 0. Office in. tie
Court House. 2-S-ly,
S. S. KNOWLES. C. H. SROSVENOR.-
, KIVOWLE S fc GROSVENOR, ... t '
Attorneys at Law, Athens, Athens County, 0,.
will attend the several Courts of Meigs County,,
on the first day of each term. Office at the
"Gibson House." 2-16-ly
,.- . MARTIN HAYS, . .. .
Attorney-at-Law, Harrisonville, Meigs Co, 0,.
will promptly attend to all business that may
be entrusted to his care, in the several State
Courts of Ohio,and in the U. S. Court for the
Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, i S-3
JOHN S.DAVIS,
Has his Planing Machine, on Sugar Run, Pome
roy, in good order, and constant operation.-
Flooring, weather-boarding, &c, kept - con
stantly on hand, to fill orders. 1-16
PETER 1AJIBRECHT, : il:
Watchmaker & Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jew
elry and Fancy Articles, Court street, belaw
the new Banking House, Pomeroy. Watches,.
Clocks and Jewelry carefully repaired on short,
notice. - - -,
W. A. AICHER, . ; .
Watchmaker and Jeweler, and wholesale ;and'
retail dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry anil
Fancy Goods, Front street, below the "Reming
ton House,'' Pomeroy. Particular attention:
paid to repairing all articles in my line. 1-1
T. WHITESIDE,
Manufacturer of Boots and Shoes, three
doors above stone bridge. The best of
work, for Ladies and Gentlemen, made to order
McftlIGG &, SMITH,
Leather Dealers and Finders, Court street, three
doors below the Bank, and opposite-1 Branch's
Store, Pomeroy, O. 1 - :
" SUGAR RUN SALT COMPANY.
Salt twenty-five cents per bushel. Office near
the Furnace. 1-1 C. GRANT, Agent.
POMEROY SALT COMPANY.
Salt twenty-five cents per bushel. 1-1
DABNEY SALT COMPANY,
Coalport. Salt twenty-five cents per bushel,
for country trade. G. ,W,. COOPER, Sec'y.
':. . ; ISAAC FALLKR, ,:.
Clothier, Grocer and Dry Goods Dealer, first
store above C. E. Donnally's, near the RoUing
Miil, Pomeroy, O. Country Merchants are re
spectfully requested to call and examine my
stock of Groceries, as I am confident that I
cannot be undersold. : - :. : . 1-23
P. LYMAN,
Painter and Glazier, back room of P. Lam
brecht'g Jewelry Store, west side Court street,
Pomeroy, O. - j -; , 1-1
JOHN EISELSTIN, -
Saddle, Harness and Trunk Manufac
turer, Front street, three doors below
Court. Pomerov. will execute all work en
trusted to his care with neatness and dispatch.
Saddles gotten up in the neatest style. 1-22
. M. BLAETNER,
Carriage & Wgon.. Manufacturer,
Front street, first corner below the
Rolling Mill, Pomeroy, 0. All articles in hi
line of business manufactured at reasonable
rates, and they are especially recommended for
lurability. 2-6-1 7
P. E. HUMPHREY,
Blacksmith, back of the Bank Building; V
Pomeroy, O. Farming lools, fcnovel
Plows, Mattocks, Hoes, &c on hand and
made to order. Horse Shoeing and allr kinds'
Df Job W ork done to order Jan. 6. 3-1
W. R. GOLDEN. ' . . ' t. g. T9WNSBXD..
GOLDEN A TOWNSEND. .
Attorneys at Law. W. R. Golden's Office ia
Athens,0, and L. S. Townsend' s in Pageville,
Meigs Co., O. Prompt attention given to the
3ollection of claims, and other business en
trusted to them. 2-46-ly
UNITED STATES HOTEL,
M. A. Hudson, Proprietor, (formerly occu
rred bv M. A. Webster,) one square below -
the Rolling Mill, Pomeroy, O. By endeavors to
accommodate both man and beast in the best
manner, Mr. Hudson hopes to receive a con
stantly increasing patronage. 2-5-1 y
A. KOHL, '
Dealer in and Manufacturer of Umbrel
las. He holds himself in readiness to;
make Umbrellas to order, or repair old .
ones in the most substantial manner. He will
also buy worn-out Umbrellas at liberal vprices.
Shop on Linn "street, north of Smith's Shoe
Store. .
He would also inform the public that he pre
pares a SALVE, which, he will warrant equal
to any in use, for the cure of Felons, .Catarrhs,
Burns, Bruises, Sprains, Cuts, Salt Rheum,
Ring Worm, Rheumatism, White Swellings,
and many other diseases of the kind. Prioe,
25 cents per Box. Jan. 3, 1860. 3-ltf.
OHIO STA'X'Jj
TJNIOI LAW COLLEGE
LOCATED AT CLEVELAND, 0.
SESSIONS commence on the 25th. day of Au
gust, 15th day of December and 7th day of
April. Students may enter at any term with
equal profit. The College is authorized to
confer all degrees. Upon graduating, students
receive the degree of Bachelor of Laws, and
may be admitted to praotice without fruther
examination. For Circular, address . .
Dea 6, 18o0. 13-ly ; M. A- KLGv
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