Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-07-20
MAUMEE CITY EXPRESS.
SATURDAY, JULY 90. 1889.

The GovERNoR's VIsiT.--An acquaint
ance OF ours, who was spending few day.
in Michigan at the time OF the Toledo war
happened to be in large town in that state
of all evening, almost Immediately after one
of the most brilliant actions of the whole
campaign, to wit, the taking of Toledo, ant
the sacking of Maj. Stickney's potatoes
and being of a pleasant and cheerful turn oi
mind, he was enjoying himself in an oyster
cellar, unconcous that fate was netting any
new web, wherewth to shape his destiny
Our friend has the fortune to resemble the
young governor of our sister state, very
much in personal appearance. md it wa:
not, ofcourse, unnatural, at time when
that functionary was circulating pretty
freely through the terri ory that his fellow
citizens should be looking out for person
age who was figuring so tall in military op-
erations ofsuch magnitude. Be this as it
may, our friend soon found that he was
supposed to be no other than the redoubta
BILE Governor Mason, and being, by this
time, well to live, he determined to carry
out the joke, and, if possible, make hit in
a line of character, to which before he had
not been accustomed, and this lie had good
opportunity to do, as the news of the go
vcrnor's arrival had already gatheredan au-
dience around him, ready and willing to
swallow anything that came from the lips
of so remarkable and distinguished man.
Feeling little oratorical in his cups, the
newly made governor, thought it highly
proper to entertain his constituents with a
speech in acknowledgement of the nproari.
Gus cheering with which he was greeted, +,
and he accordingly commenced one tanging
strongly ofarguments of state and dealing
most literally in self laudation, knocking
of, once in while to take sup and a dip
into fresh plate of oysters, with the char.
liable purpose of allowing the crowd to rend
the sky with their testimonials of approba-
tion.
"Goes it like steam," says one.
"Perfect looseness," grins another.
"Talks like book" yells TIN d.
"Im blest if he ant scrougel," growls
another.
"Drnks like fish" says one.
"Just like him. knew him by that"
cries knowing coon.
"Elts oysters, like wild cat, just like
great folks"
"He's the child to fight"
"And can't he talk too"
The new governor finished his speech,
and his oysters and offered to pay his bill:
No, they would mt takepay from the govern
or. The crowd then escorted him TO his
lodgings, and gave him three times three
at his parting. On the next morning, he
arose, and with that innate modesty which
is the characteristic of the truly great, was
off before any further demonstrations of re-
spect could be made; and the good people
of the town Of are still firmly in the
belief that they have been visited by the
best and most modest of governors.
SMALL BILL LAw--Below is the law Of
the last Legislature, prohibiting the issue
and circulation OF small bank notes, which
we publish, that our readers may under
stand, and understanding refrain from brea-
king. We hope that the provisions of the
law will be universally complied with, by
both political parties, that the experiment
may be fully tried. 1t is no longer party
matter but one of general concern, and as
such, calls for calm and dispass ionate trial.
that justice may enure to those to whom it
is due. And let the opposers the 'aw watch
narrowly the movements of its friends, for
if they do not abide by it, in practice, al
their fine-spun theories will go for nothing,
and they must be set down as mere Draw
lels for party effect.
AN ACT to prohibit the issuing and circulation Of
Small Bills.
Sec. ]. Be it enactedby he General As
sen,biy of the Stale o Ohio, That it shall not
be lawful for any bank or other corporation,
or for any person or persons acting as an
officer or officers, agent or agents, for any
such bank or corporation, to pay, give or of
fe in payment, or in any way crculate,or at
tempt to circulate as money, any time after
the fourth day of July, one thousand eight
hundred thrty-nne, within this State, any
bill, note or other evidence of debt, purpor-
ting to be issued by any body corporate, of
denomination less than three dollars; and
1t shall not be lawful for any such bank or
other corporation, or person or persons ac-
ting as officers or agents as aforesaid, to pay,
give or offer in payment, or in any way at
tempt to circulate as aforesaid, at any time
after the first day of October, one thousand
eight hundred and thirty mine, any such bill,
note, or other evidence ofdcbt, ofa denomi
nation less than five dollars, or of a denomi-
nation between five dollars and ten dollars.
Sec. 2. That 1t shall not be lawful for
any corporation having banking powers in
this State, at any time after the fourth day
of July, one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-nine, to issue, pay, give or offer in
payment, or IN any manner put in circula-
ton, any note, bill, or other evidence Of debt.