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Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-12-15

no further duty 10 lie acquire OF The priyaes duIng
the year. Regimenal coult martias to be alb yiShcd
The officers al roll call to put down the fine imposed
by law, opposite TO the name OF each absentee and
also ID sci the fines o each name deficient in equ
ments. The orderly sergeant 10 act as Marshal in
collecting the fines. Five days TO be allowed for III,
hearing of excuses before the commanding officer of
the company.
The commissioned and non C )mmssioncd officers
and musicians of each regiment, to assemble within
The bounds of their respective regiments on tho j.:
ICesday of Scpemb2r. of each year filly armed ana
equipped and remain together fourteen days and
nights, duly and properly cncamped, according tn
military forms ana customs, and practices in the sci
enco of military tactics. Each officer musician and
private, t. be paid an amount equivalent to time
spent by the government The field officers shah
have power to select not lej than eight nor more
than twelve musicians, who shall be organized into
a regimenIal band and receive The same compeusa-
| lion as non-commiSsioned officers
1t is further proposed that each private shall plv
as Communication, in lieu Of the services hitherto re-
CURED, the sum ofGly cents each year. This small
sum 1t supposed in the report would be cheerfnllv
paid, as commutaon TO be relieved Of the burdens
of attending general reviews, &c. The amount Maid
for commulaon, would he sufficient TO delray al! the
expenses necessary TO tie aforesaid reorganization
of the militia, without any extra Charge 10 the go
vernmcnt.
The foregoing is a brie. onlli ne of plan for the
reorganization of the militia; it is entitled 10 the
consideration Of all who acknowo ledge the necessity
ofkeepng up organized militia for The public d.
fence. The present plan on which The militia of the
country is organized, may be we'll enough in theory
but one thing is certain it does not vor. well ana
what is worse, it has lost the confidence eff public
| opinion.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10
ELECTIONS WHERE THE SYSTEM
OF FRAUD HAS NOT REACHED.

II is remarkable fact in the history OF
the elections Of the present year, that in
oil the Territories the Democratic ticket
has succeeded This has been the case
10 Florida, in Wisconsin, and Iowa. In
the two former, the delegates in Con-
gress had apOslatized, and come cut u
gainst the Administration, aud men have
been elected in their places friendly to
the Administration. The members eleC.
Ted TO the Territorial Legislature, are,
also, q decided majority of them, Demo.
Gratis. These results can only be ex.
planned by the iac'. that the Territories
having no vote in the Presidential elec-
ton, il was not deemed necessary to car.
~ the system Of fiauds, which had been
practised in the States. The corruption
fund was wasted elsewhere, and has not
forRd its way into the Territorics.--
Wherever there has been an election,
which could be regarded as a free and
fair expression Of public opinion, II has
shown The increasing popularity Of the
Administration. In many Of the charter
or municipal elections in the StRtes, this
has also been the case; and even in The
State elections, the bribery and frauds
which have Prevailed, have not been able
TO reduce the Democratic vote. but, on
the contrary, it has, with the exception of
one or two States, been greatly increased.
But ifbribery and fraud cannot diminish
The votes Of the Democratic party, they
can increase the votes Of the British
Whigs. Fraudulent and illegal votes,
whether by importing voters from other
States, or however accomplished, add to
the aggregate vote Of the State. This
explains the oEg-aOrd mary results, which
ell the elections have exhibited, Of an
unprecedented increase Of Wing votes,
which can only be accounted for upon
she suPPOsiliOa Of fraud in the elections.
iGIObe.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

Mock AUCTION Sw,ND,,vo >,
NEw STYLE.-An account in the Journ-
al Of Commerce informs us that a conn.
tryman. who arrived here few dsv. b,ck
from Buffalo, while passing along Chat.
ham street, had his attention attracted Lv
an auction, and went into the s,oro nLor1
it was going on. A lot of penknivss SrJ
other articles were "gOing, poinUn y Al
the moment he went in, and as ususI one
of the Peter Funk's recommended him
to purchase the lot, as il was so DDcoUo
monty cheap. The countryman accord
ingly bid 81 for the articles and thew
were knocked down 10 him, and he han.
ded 50 in payment, which the clerk in
The store took up, and then asked him
had not he any other SIS bill, as the FIRST
looked suspicious. The countryman ac.
cordingly showed him another as. which
the clerk also took possession Of. and
then told him that the articles came to
$3S, as he had bought a much lar0er
quantity than supposed. The countrv.
man demurred TO the demand, and vas
about to leave the store and seek 70.
dress, when middle aged man of res.
pectable appearance, but who was also
Peter Funk, came up to him and whis-
pered to him by all means to paw for the
goods, and that he would take one half
of them at an advance of FIVE per cent.
on the auction price. On this assurance
the countryman paid the $33, aud took
away the goods and accompanied the per-
son who offered 10 take half of them. 70
his store, which was also in Chatham
street. After they arrived at the store.
the man told the countryman that he was
sorry TO find that there was no money in
his store 10 pay for the goods. but at the
same time told him that they were so ve-
ry cheap that he could not fail of making
money by them, and urged the country
man to go along with him to the other
auction room where the articles could be
sold at a great profit. The countryman
adopted the suggestion, and the man car
red HIM to another mock auction store.
also in Chatham street, where there was
an auction going on, and introduced him
10 the auctoneer, and told the latter that
the countryman had a lot of goods which
he wished TO have sold, off hand. The
auctioneer Immediately took the goods,
put them up for sale, and after receiving
three or four bids, knocked them down
for So, and the purchaser paid for them
and carried them away. The country
man expressed his astonishment to the
man who brought him there, and the lat
Ter pretended to be still more astonished,
bui coolly told him he must make the
best of a bad bargain, and wished him a
good morning and went away. The auc-
tioneer then paid him SO, minus his com.
mission, and the countryman, who by this
time perceived that he had been swim
died, went to the Police Office and told
his story. But as he in the first instance
had paid for the goods, ieok them away,
and sold them on his own account, he
was obliged TO put up with his loss of "a
dollars.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10
IMPORTANT FROM FLORIDA.
PILATKA, (Fa. Oct. II

Gen. Armistead has suspended active
operations for the present, in cOnse-
qu ence Ofan agreemen. between him and
the Seminole Chief, to hold "talk'' on
the 2Oth instant, at which time the chief
says he is willing tomake treaty OF peace
which ne says shall not be"spOiled" as the
other treaties have been. No one here
has any confidence in him or his treaties ::
yet you know Heaven is always better
to US than our fears, and so good may
grow out Of it.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10
ITEMS.

TExAs-Texas papers ofthe 18th inst,
have been received in New Orleans
There was but little prospect of an ami
cable adjustment of difficulties between
the Republic and the Mexican govern
ment. Gen. Felix Huston had set on
foot volunteer expedition against the
Cumanches. The report ofa Mexican
invasion had not been confirmed.
r 1t is remarked by the Houston Tel
egra ph, that those who have settled in
the Prairies Of Texas, even in the unheal-
thy parts, generally enjoy good health;
while those, who settle in the woods ad-
joining the banks of streams, suffer much
from chlls and fevers.
TNDIANs.-Some twenty Of the Semi
mole chiefs were in New Orleans on the
2Oth inst, on their way from Arkansas to
Florida. II was understood that they went
loaded with presents, for the purpose Of
inducing their brethren who are yet in
hostility to the whites, to jointhat portion
of the tribe who have already been re-
moved west of the Mississippi.
OrThe last accounts from Florida fur
nish hope that a treaty may be made
between the SeminOles and General
Armistead.
A TEDIOUS MEDICNE.-We see in
a Massachusetts, paper an advertisement Of
a patent medicine, which 10 he Of any
use, the advertiser says must be applied
internally and eternGlly.-Ledger.
The Lowell Courier tells of a man who
subs crbed for two copies ofa newspaper,
"iust to patronize the establishment" !" and
never paid for either Of them.
Mr.. COrwin's majority is about $4,000.
CREAM.-Set milk vessels as high as
possible, and there will be a larger guam
tity Of cream.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10
SHORT RECIPE FOR THE RESTO.
RATION OF OUR DISORDERED
CURRENCY,
EXECUTE THE LAWS.

Nothing else is necessary to secure a
sound currency. The Constitution of
the United States and the statute books
of the several States, contain ample Sc
curities against a deprecated currency,
and the only thing wanting to render them
effective, is The ercutiOn of the lGwS. Is
il not idle 10 talk Of the new laws to give
US a sound currency, when there is not
energy nor independence enough in our
governments&peopleto execute those that
now existi Will not the new laws
be disregarded as readily as the old,
whenever il is the interest of the banker
to disregard them2 Or are the people will
ling TO admit that they are not competent
to govern the country! Has it come to
this, that they cannot or riH not execute
their own laws! Do they need or vant
power Gbouc their own chosen Execu-
tive and judicial officers, and indepen,
dent Of themselves. to compel a compli-
anCe with the laws! If so, the problem
Of selEg JvernmGnt is solved, and giue il
up. II so, they must have a KING; and
it makes little difference whether he
come in the shape of a NATIONAL
BANK or a HEREDITARY PRINCE.
Why is it that our Federal wings are
clamorous for a National Bank? Itis
because, as they allege, the people are
not competent to execute their own
laws, and nothing but a King Bank can
force the State banks to comply with their
obligations.
Why do other countries put Kings over
their people2 For reason precisely SINH
lar-they think the people incom petent
through their representatives 10 make
and execute laws for the regulation of
the currency and other objects.
A National Bank and Monarch rest
on the same argument; but there is
short way to Obviate the pretended ne
cessity for either
EXECUTE THE LAWS.-Globe.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10
THE FITNESS OF THINGsl

"Thirty pieces Of siluer" was the re.
ward gained by Judas, for betraying his
Lord and master. "Thirty dollars,''
It would seem by recent developments, is
the price paid by British bankers to those,
who, by cOrruPting the elective franchise,
6e'rGy the best interests flhe country
into the hands of a dangerous and aristo-
cratic enemy. Verify, the shines are out
of joint" when such things are enacted
in a free Government, by a party profess
sing tall tho decency and all the NOR.
ais als"-Pennsylpania keystone.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

HARD TIMES INDEED.-A merchant
who resides not thousand miles from
Cleveland, stated a few days since that
he had made the past season, and was al
this very moment, making on his Dry
Goods, over sevenly.fve per cent, on
every dollars worth he sold,-Had been
east twice for the purchase of goods and
had sold more during the present sum.
mer than at any former one. Notwith.
standing, this same whig merchant has
cried "hard times" "hard times, 81
'change," "change," as often and as
Justify as any Ofthe broken down specu-
lators!!-CLev. Ado.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

much the evidence of the guilt of the ac-
cused party. The city authorities had
taken from Glentworth the papers rela-
tive TO the frauds, which are alluded to in
the deposition of Col. Stevenson; and
while the investigation before the Re.
corder was going on, an attempt was
made by GlentwOrth and the whig Sher-
III, Acker, to wrest the papers from the
Recorder. Several stout men, who, it
appears, were brought there for the pur.
pose, came to the aid of the Sheriff. and
a general riot ensued in the court room.
The Mayor endeavored to restore order,
when several of the rufians fell upon
him and would have beaten him to the
floor, but for the interference of Justice
Matsell, who had his coat torn from his
back in the afiray. Order was at length
restored, and the Recorder retained DOS.
session of the package.
After being defeated in their efforts
to obtain the papers, the wings concern.
ed assumed an air of indHerence-chal.
Ienged the severest scrutiny, and expires
sed a desire that all the papers should be
made public, which, however uncomfor.
table 10 them, will probably be done be.
fore the affair ends.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10
ANOTHER SHINPLASTER EXPLO.
SION.

The concern which has been carried
on in this city under tho name of the
"Real Estate Savings Institution" clos.
ed their doors at noon yesterday, leaving
many suffering friends to "mourn lhcir
lrreParable loss" Seriously, will the
people never open their eyes-will they
continue to support a party which has
brought these evils upon them-if they
do, they have none but themselves to
blame for the many losses which they
have sustained by such oncerns.-BaK.
Rep.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

RIor'--On the 3ist ult. a gang Of
wings, among whom the Advertiser snys.
were members ofthe city Council attack.
ed tho Advertiser office, on pretence Of
searching for flag, and after assaulting
with a club one of The proprietors, and
themselves that the flag was
not there, broke some Of The windows
and dispersed. Legal proceedings have
been commenced against the offenders.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

A BANKER IN JAIL. C. II. Ellis,
the President oflhe MiIington Bank, Md.
has been cOmmiIed to Jail at Charleston.
charged "wth having been concerned
with Weed, Adams and others, in the
management Of the Commercial Bank of
MillingtOn, and for conspiring with said
Weed. Adams and otheIs, TO cheat and
defraud the public by issuing and circu.
lating divers notes of said Bank, and re-
ceiving for said notes valuable consider.
alton, when they, the said ]. c. H. Ellis,
Weed, Adams and others, we'll knew the
said notes to be ofno value"
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

lHE BOUNDARY CoMMIssIoNERs--
learn from The Boston Mercantile Jour
nat Ina! the Commissioners are on their
return from their survey Of the disputed
Ie!r',ory' and that no doubt is upon their
minds that the line claimed by the Amer
leans IS the true line. We shall probably
soon So. have their report from Washington.
Inc English government will find that
Messrs FeathersOnhaugh and Nudge are
not infallible.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION We have
not yet heard from all the counties in
Ohio. From what we have heard we con.
cluded that Gen. Harrison's majority is
over 10000. Our friends in many instan.
ces, despaiTed of carrying the State, and
did not vote; and the wings have conse-
quently increased their majority since the
last election. The same was the case in
Kentucky, where the wings have undoubt.
edly large majority. We have not heard
enough from any other States to give any
conclusive news from them. In the
counties heard from in Pennsylvania,
Harrison has few thousand majority.
The strongest democratic counties are
yet TO be heard from. We expect to be
enabled next week 10 give tho result in
the State, and also in Virginia and some
other Slates-perhaps enough TO satisfy
the great anxiety that now exists with
our readers to know who is elected Pres.
ident.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

tits said that the Chart;sts, or friends
ofoqual rights, in Scotland openly march
through the streets carrying the Amer.
can flag, with its ''bright stars and broad
stripes'"as an indication of the objects
aimed at.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

GREAT LOas.--''There were three hours
and hslf lost by you this morning, ,"said
asuPeIiniendent TO tardy teacher. 81
was ealE half an hour too Iste, ,s'hs replied.
s'TFns, bat there we're seven scholars
Rsiting Gor yOu."
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

The report that the English had COM
menced hOstilities against the Chinese,
is cOntradictOd by the latest London po.
pers.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

The New York Express says that
gram FeaPing machine has been invented,
which is moved by horse power, and
reaPs Is or 20 acres per day.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

The interest on the national debt of
Great Britain is nov little more than
$29, 100000 per annum.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

DEATH OF A U. S.SENAroR.-The Hon.
John S. Spencer, U. S. Senator from
Maryland, died at his residence in Wor-
cesier county on Thursday, Oct. %.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

MAINE.-The Legislature Of Maine
adjourned onTuesday 9th, after session
offivo weeks and one dsy.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

DocToR DUNCAN gives the following
as the grounds on which he shall contest
The election Of Mr.. Pendleton. That
persons voted for him (Pendleton) who
had no legal right to vOte-that persons
from other counties and States voted for
him-that persons were bribed 10 vote
for hlm-that persons voted for him
twice at different polls, and at the same
polls where they had previously voted
that the polls we're conducted fraudulent.
ly in the second ward-that tickets were
introduced into the ballot box, for which
there were no names on the poll books
and that the judges of the election in the
same ward, and other election districts,
refused to ask the elector such questions
as the law directs, when challenged.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

About 100 lives were lost by a late &C.
cIdent on a railroad in Russia.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

The principal part of the village of sa.
lem, in New York was destroyed by fire
on the 23d ult
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

The population Of Cincinnati, as nscer.
tanned by the late census, is 4O,3s2.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-11-10

We omit The letters alluded to in the
foregoing deposition. They contain the
names Of So men that were to be Sent ia
New York to vote, who, the writer's sup
posed, would he registered, and vote in
as many wards as they could without de.
lection.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-05-16

PetticoGf Incident While the process
sion was passing down Baltimore street, a
genilemsa permitted several ladies 10 pop
through his store into an upper loft, 10 sec
the - lions Of the day" Soon after he dis
covered the attention Of the crowd was at
uosted to bis building, when he looked up
and saw one Of the ladies waving redpe
icoH from an upper window. She was
soon told that her Hag could not hang out
Of has building,
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-05-16

their part, for avoiding all correspondence
on that subject; for whether they wrote one
way or the other, they would be placed in
an awful predicament
After few more remarks, Mr.. G. con-
cluded by plcdging himself that the people
Of his State would never vote for any man
whose principles and policy were not open
ly and fearlessly avowed TO them; and that,
we'll knowing and having the fullest conf
dence in the present Democratic candidate
for the Chief Magistracv, they would give
him hearty and efficient support.
Mr.. Clay OF Alabama, from the commit
tee of twenty-ene, 10 recommend suitable
persons for officers for the Convention, re-
ported:
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-23

he would be candid. associsis such per-
cons. or such community. with his
islsas u true religion Has not God. BY
h's la~ in The gospel, plainly excluded
hem from The fellowship Of the faithful
followers Of bis Son! conclude, then.
hat they are 20 be considered IS still
joined % the world in character; that
they are. in truth, specimens Of ibis
worlds followers. The law az The Di-
vine Being has placed the division. has
eompacttd ile union. And what he has
joined tngetiIer. We are NOT 10 separate.
Is q no. class and community joined
10 their idols! Leave Them unconsider-
ed. except silh sadness Of heart. in our
inquiries sf,ev the Development Of truth
whirh is divine. twill surely be an as.
si.iance 10 the inluiring always to re-
member This.
For We cannot love that whirh ne do
not esteem IN be beautiful. But are We
not 10 lore the religion &c The Redremsr
Of our soulss Yes: and eonsequen ~ il
is 10 much mercy and wisdom made 10
embrace only things that are lOvsly.
Our affections will not be concenlered
on odious objects. Religion also does
not require il Of Us. More even; religion
iorbids our loving and receiving anything
unlossly, Of evil report. Distinguish.
then. we must. And il is clear duty Of
every one 10 separate, in his conscience,
lllusc from Christ who, in character, have
separated lhemsel,es. We must. indeed,
1--we his religion, and its converting.
sanciif,ing law. But. therefore. we can.
not be even allowed 10 lore (but We must
truly pity and sorrow ior) The seekers az.
Ter sell, them who in envy, in coreious-
ness, wrap themselves up in one object.
and 50 cruelty perhaps. live 10 themselves.
They are unhappy. They are to be COM
passionaicd. For manifold are the delu.
siOns Of The enemy. whom we are taught
TO pray God 10 beat down under our feet.
Manifold; and therefore mol in a spirit
Of rebuke, as though rebuking were our
right: no, bu. for others sake. die ear
nest, ndcandid, and inquiring, We speak
Such, then. The inquirer after truth
will be bound to remember, are never the
representatives,. sros amorg me rnOWsIs
OF Jesus. Their character juslifes no
prejudice against christianity. II.