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Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-01-05
nRITnARY.

II is with deep regret we have to record
the demise ofone of our most worthy, and
highly talented portraits, the HONORABLE
FELIX GRUNDY Senator in Congress
from Tennessee, who threw Offhis mortal
coil on Saturday the 10Th inst. at Nash
vile. 1M& rs , %
The death Of Mr.. Grundy has left va
cancy in the band of patriots of superior
talents that cannot soon be filled. His
pnre devotion 10 the democratic cause and
the true interests OF the country, makes
that vacancy the more to be regretted Al
this time, when the preservation Of our re-
publican institutions will require all the
talents and. all the honesty .ofpurpose that
can be obtained, and none could or would
have better performed these important du
ties than Mr.. Grundy. F'
1t appears that Mr.. Grundy was ma
tive Of Virginis,--that mother Of patriots.
He was born on the llth Of Sebtember,
l775--came to Kentucky inl760--stud.
died law with the celebrated Geo. Nicho-
las--admitted to the bar in l707--a dele.
gate from Washington conuty to the State
Convention for revising the Constitution
in l799--waS elected to the General As
sembly, and by reelection 50 cuntinued
till 1906, when he was appointed Judge ol
the Court Of appeals, and subsequently,
Chief Judge Of the state, which Office he
resigned in 1908 and removed to Tennes.
see, from which he was Senator in Con
gress, and being left out at a late election
and Mr.. Foster elected, he was appointed
Attorney General of the United States by
Mr.. Van Buren,; but being called upon b
his state to succeed Mr.. Foster, who re.
signed, he sacrificed the emoluments oI
Office and accepted the less lucrative one
ex-senator on the call Of the state-ahow.
ing disinterestedness, not easy TO be
found among the OffiCe-seekers ofthe pres
ent day. But such was Felix Grundy--a
man Of more pure moral character and dis
interested patriotism he has not left be-
hind him, Gin. Ado.
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OHIO LEGISLATURE.

The question of the postage of mem.
bers came up this morning in the Senate,
OH the introduction of resolution by
Mr. Scott, (dem.) to inquire into the
subiect--it was not disposed Of when a
recess was taken. The highest postage
bill Of the members Of last session, we
believe, was that Of a Whig! Will John
G. Wright inform us whether it increased
TO its magnitude by franking Sth of Janu.
ary doeuments9 or was it franking the
22d Of February proceedings3 These
whig reforms had better look into their
own account books! A call for the post
age accounts might throw some light on
the subIecl.- The democrats have borne
whg sins long enough, and few items
Of specification will do no harm.
The House has got along for the last
day and a half without any remarkable
streak Of reform, The members still gel
three dollars a day, and wheat down to
37I a bushel! The art Of printing is con-
sidereda useless invention, and no sales--
coon skins rather more brisk-hard. ci'
der dull TIppacanoe aprons fair.
Mr. Bell introduced sundry resolution.
this morning on the subject Of distribu
ton Of the public lands-so we shal
have that old affair up again for discus
siOn.-StGtesmGn, Dec. 80,
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THE STANDARD.
GEoRGETowN, JANUARY 5, ls4l.

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Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-01-05

$50 4 head, were imported into every
doubtful State. Thus has the combined
money power Of Great Britain and the
United States humbled st its feet the
pure and incorruptible Democracy OF
America, and subjected them, 70 the rule
Of Federalism. But the people will not
be thus robbed. The day Of retribution
WILL come, and dreadful will be the day
Of reckoning to The guilty agents that
have dared to trample upon the sacred
tights of the people. Never were the
Democracy higher, stronger, pureT, than
at present; and as soon as the necessary
laws will e.passed, TO protect the ballot
boxes, will the Democracy rise in its
strength, and crush the tyTaut that has at
tempted her destruction.
The frauds of the late election would
have produced violence and revolution
among any other people; but the Demo-
cratic party, though wrOnged, insulted,
and injured, resort to the peaceful reme-
dy, and prefer submitting, for time, to
the misrule of Federalism, unjustly foist-
cd upon them, than to force and blood.
shed. Yours, &c.
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PosTAGE.--The Post Master General,
10 his annual Report proposes the fol-
lowing notifications Ofthe system.
!. The entire abolition Of the franking
privilege, a. an exclusive personal right,
with the exception Of the Executive and
the Heads Of Departments.
2. A limitation by law ofthe maximum
rate of compensation for all steamboat,
rail- road, and coach service. 1.
8. The equalization Of postage on
newspapers and other printed, matter,
with an advance Of one hundred per cent.
4. A revision Of the tariff of letter pos
tOge, with a reduction Oftweniy-fye per
cent.
The first amendment is not intended
to take away the privilege Of franking
from members of Congress and others
who now have il; but to confne its exer-
else to the discharge Of their official du-
ties exclusively, with proper restrictions.
We are told that ''the effect Of the
second change would be to reduce the ex-
pense of transportation, and ON many
routes to substitute a lower and cheaper
grade Of service, as wagon, sulkey, Or
horse, in the place Of stage or coach SER
vice" y
BY the third change It Is proposed, TO
proportion newspaper postage to the size
OF weight Of the paper, and the distance
it is conveyed. SO far the juStness Of
this proposition will be acknowledged by
the people generally: but that part which
proposes an advance of one hundred pei
cent. will meet with but few ADVOCATES,
either among publishers or the public;
and we think it will not be adopted by
Congress. All possible encouragement
should be given to the diffusion of that
intelligence upon which republicanism
Subssts. The Post Master General adds
that the advance Of one hundred per
cent. sis not deemed Indispensable to
the object in view, as revision and equal
ization Of the tariff, taking common sized
newspaper Of about $50 square inches as
the basis, would make large addition 10
this branch ofthe revenue ofthe depart
ment." 6
The fourth change proposed will be
approved BY all and there may be q rea-
sOnable expectation thatit will be adOP-
ted by Congress.
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From the Harrisburg (Pa.) GazStts.
FROM OUR OHIO CORRESPON.
DENT,
ST.. MARY's, MERcER COUNTY, ONO,
Novamher %. lRAO.

SAe AsAAAAA ~ Af@AsA-NA@AN ON~ANA - 0AAANY
November 20, le40.
Messrs. HENLncK and BRATToN: Prior
10 the election, spoke with strong hope
of Ohio. This section Of the State
done we'll for the Democratic ticket; and
ifthe State generally had turned out as
we'll, we should have carried the Stats.--
This county, which four years ago gave a
Democratic majority Of about one hun
dred, At the late election gave Demo-
cratic msjorlty ofbetween eight and nine
hundred. But who can Judge correctly
Of the result Of q pending election, when
il does not depend on legal votes, and
when the whole must rest upon fraud,
and bribery, and corruption, and perjury,
Who can tell how many "PiPe layers" the
Federal Wings will import to determine
our elecliohf
Chic, like other Democratic States
that have gOne for tile FederalislS, has
been the theatre Of unparalleled fraud a
the late ballot boxes. Ohio hes giveI
from so 70 100000 votes more than chs
gave four yeats ego. Is Il possible thAt
our population has thus Hincreasedi Hal
II increased in four yeAEs four hundred
and eighty thousand soulsi This simple
fact tells the tale, and lets the secret out
In ono county, eight hundred more votes
we're piven than the number Of legal vO.
tes IA the county. In the county il
which Governor shannon lives, three
hundred more votes were pqlled than The
number ofIegal voters. The Fedenlisti
carried the Stats By the most shame(l
frauds. IN every county . few days BE-
fore The election, strangers wore seen ID
great numbers ia the county towns, %
Chat Il vas ihe subject of cOmmon ro-
mark.
The whole Union has been carried
BY tho same means. British gold did the
work, "Pipe lagers,"a q $50, $40, and
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tieion from Ill citizens Of Brown county,
for the repeal Of The act passed February
1889, relating 70 fugitiyes nom laber.
Mr.. Dubham moved that the petition be
referred ,O,lhe standing committee on
the Judiciary. r@ 49,
Mr. Bliss objected to such a reference
he moved that i be referred to a select
committee Of three.
MF GfeWOld moved tolay the petition
on The table, which was lost.
The question then recurring on the
motion leFeisT to, 4 select committee,
Mh Bliss demanded the yeas and nays,
and the question was lOst-yeas 20, nays
= The question was then taken on . re-
ference to the standing committee on the
Judiciary; which was agreed to. t
A joint resolution was received from
the SenaIe, authorizing the PFinliog Of
5000 copies each Of the annual reports
Of the Auditor and Treasurer, and allow
ing $50 copies Of each report to each Of
those officers.
NJ. Bell moved that the resolution be
referred to the standing committee on
Public Printing. .s
The House passed joint resolution ia
60 into the election, on the 3lst inst, al
3 O'Clock P. M, Of one Treasurer Of
State, one President Judge Of the 18th
Judicial District, one Associate Judge
for Clark county, one President Judge
for the 10th Judicial district, and one As.
sociate Judge for Montgomery county.
Mr.. Jenkins gave notice that he would
on 10 morrow, or on some subsequent day
of the present session, ask leave to enteI
a protest, for himself and others, agains
the passage Of a resolution adopted BY
this House on Monday, the 2lst instant
against the printing ofbiIls, reports, SC.
On motion Of Mr.. Marsh,
The House resolved itself into com
mittee Of the whole, Mr.. WOrthington in
the chair, on the bill 10 allow further
time for the collection and payment Of
taxes; and after some time spent therein,
the committee rose and reported the same
back with sundry amendments; which
were agreed to, and the bill was then or
dered 10 third reading.
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THE LOG CABIN pITra

The interest which the inhabitants Of
nine States and three Territories must.
take in those hiIls,and ihe curiosity which
the entire Union must feel to see how
the Federalists will play out their game
Of love TO log cabins and poor men, will
induce Us 10 keep the public punctually
advised of the progress Of each Of them.
We have then 10 state that the perms-
nent pre-emption bill was read second
time in the Senate on Thursday, and re-
ferred to the Committee on the Public
Lands. The other, the graduation bin,
is in the hands Of the Finance Commit-
tee Of the Senate, having changed its
former reference from the LGnd to the,
Finance Committee. The reason Of this
change was on account Of the graduation
OF fthe price Of the public lands being
nov recommended BY President Van Bu-
rem, and the Secretary Of the Treasury,
as a reUeHue measme--as means Of
increasing the revenue from the lands,
and avoiding a preteXt for an increased
tariff AS finance measure, the gradua-
ton BILLS now presented by the Admin
istratiOn, and derives new and important
character from that step.-GIObe.
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ExTRAoRDINARY ACCESSION or FoR.
TUNE.-Last week a iOurneyman paper.
maker, named Robert Howard, who for
mesly worked at the Ivy mill, heaF this
town, received The unexpected informa-
ton that q chancery suit, which had
been pending iiiey years, he'd tefminated
in his favor, putting him in possession Of
f2OO, 900 so, 600 ofwhich. 81 i pre-
siOus engagement entered ins6 many
years sgo, and with ths suit itself was
almost forgotten, goes d the attorney
who succeeded iU bringing the suit 10 q
successful termination. Maidstone Josr.
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WHAT DOES TINS lRANi--Ws are
credibly informed that a whig dealer in
pork in Kentucky has sold his pork this
season for 81 so per hundred, and en-
gagged to sell next fall for 81 90 per hun
dred, He cannot believe that the Harri-
son administration will work such won
ders in making better times as many Of
bis whig brethren have promised itWould.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

Tuesday, Dec. %.
In Senate, q great number Of billG
were reported or introduced, generally to
confirm land claims. Mr.Calhoun brought
in bill to eSde the public lands 10 the
States in which they may be, on certain
conditions. z
The bill supplementary to the act
abOlishiHg imprisonment for debt, was
read third time and passed.
In the House, the NaylOr and IngsrsOll
coAtsstsd election and the payment Oi
Witnesses last session, were on the tapis,
The contested election was made the spe-
cial order for'ths frat Tuesday in January.
A great number Of petitions were pre-
'ented; many Of them asking the passage
Of general bankrupt law.
Mr.. w. Cost Johnson reported from the
District Committee bill to re-chartsr
the District Banks. Referred 10 the com
mitteo Of the whole.
Mr.. Rariden's resolution inquirinc into
the expedisAcy Ofsppropriating $500, 900
per annum to the repair and extension oI
the Cumberland Road aud divide the rest
Of the proceeds Of the public lands among
the several States, came up. M. Crabb,
Of Alabama, moved that il BE- laid on tie
table. Cafrisd-yeaa lO5, nays Sc.
Mr.. Profit Of Indiana, now moved en-
inquiry into the sxpedlency of apprOpri-
ailng Sl20, 600 per annum for the Nation
al Road, on which he made rather say.
age speech upon the alleged hsbitual sa-
cEi6ce Of Western interest BY Congress.
Mr. W. Cost Johnson, of Md followed
in a humorous speech, and moved g aga
$50, 900 for that portion Of the road lylng
in Maryland. Aeceded To-
Nj. Wise now moved that the subject
Do lie ON he nHls CaEFied-ysas s4i
nays B2.
Several rSsolations Of inquiry calling
on he POsll6assar General and Secretary
ofthe Trsasnryi foF a,varisty Of infcruna.
tiOn, we're proposed and adopted. Cd
iOurned.
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SENATE.

lhursday, Dec. "a,
Mr.. Glover, from the select commit
tee, to which was referred the Fesolu-
lion, No. 3 Of ihe Senate, reported Il
with one amendment, to strike out oil az
ter the word resolved, and insert ''that a
select committee ofihree be appointed to
report 10 this body, at as early day as
practicable, the names, number and local
ily Of the various Institutions in this
State that have within the last three years
issued unauthorized paper for the purpose
Of circulating II as currency, and also
the amountof such issues by such insti.
lutions, IL incorporated" &C.; and such
other mllter in relation TO such instiiu-
lions as the committee deem important.
Mr.. ThoIRaS moved to Tecommit the
resolution TO the committee on the cur
1ency, with instructions TO report a reso-
luton appointing committee TO report
the names, number, and locality Of the
various Institutions, OF individuals, in this
State, who have within the last two years
issued unauthorized paper 10 circulate as
currency, the amount ofsuch issues, the
stockholders Of such institutions, &c.
Mr. HOugh moved to lay il on the ts.
bic. Lost.
Nj. Faran moved to amend the instTuc-
tiOnS By inserting "wilh power 10 send
for persons and papers," and the amend.
.tnent was agrsed 10.
MI. Thomas motion prsvalled--ysas
%, nays 5.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, Dec. "a.

Bile read tie third time and passed.
An act 10 incorporate the Cincinnati
New jerusalem Church and School AS
sociation. An act allowing further time
for the collection end payment Of taxes,
aAd 10 allow further time TO County
TreaSuFefs to make settlement aud pay
over money in their hands.
Saturday, Dec. 25.
The House met pursuant 10 adjourn
Inent; and there being no quorum pre-
sent
On motion Of Mr.. Bliss,
The House adjourned ill Monday
morning, 10 o'clock,
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AMENDMENTS TO THE CoNsTTTUTToN
MIR. Tallmadge Of the Senate has in
troduced the following resolution:
"ResOlved, by the Senate and House Ol
Representatives Of the United States Ol
America in Congress assembled, (twO-
thirds Of both Houses deeming Il neces-
sary,) That the following article be pro-
posed 10 the legislatures ofthe several
States as an amendment to the Constitu.
ton Of the United States; which article,
when ratified BY three-fourths Of the Leg,
islatures, to BE- valid TO all inients and
as part Of the said Constitution;
"The President Of the United States
shall hold his Office but one term Of four
yesvs, and shall be ineligible thereafter" !"
In the House, DOct. Duncan has pro,
posed that the Constitution be so amen.
ded that the election Of Presidential Elec-
tors shall take place in every State on
one and the same day, and that there bs
a day fixed for The election of Congress-
men ID svefy S,ale ID The Union.
The object of Dt. Duncsn's proposed
amendment is to prevent, Is far IS may
Be, the kind Of election fraud so well
known blythe name Of ''pipe-laying."
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Yours truly,
THOMAS H. BENTON.
MOsEs DAWSON, Esq.

BRANCH BANK OF MORILn, ALARAMA.-
Six Of the directors owe tothe bank the
sum Of So, 2,746 %, Five members Of
the Assembly from Mobile coonty owe
SSH, ,G72 So. Nine State Senator'S from
other counties, $26,lS7 "a, and nineteen
members Of Assembly, Sl29,s77 3O.-
The grand total Of money due by leeisla-
tors and directors, is $549,sS5 70.
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N4 aNWetub t 80
Total nymbsr of white males over 90
years $40, ,566
From ne sum oE l27A7a, de-
duet one-ninth ior persons un-
DEF 2 4 yeaEs, l5252
Ninety-nins per cent Of
81 persons ovsr 100
gesss. Al
Ninely. i've PET cent. oEall
porsons OEeg 30 yesFs, $50
Ninoly paf cent. of AL
psIsons oYeF 50 yesrs, i,e4e
Fify psr sshl. Of 81 per-
sons qssF 70 years, 1857
Twenty-Five pei cent. n
a|I persons oTer 60
ess5, ABS
25,016
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Froln tha Globa.

From the Globe,
CoNCLUsTVE PROOF OF GROSS
FEDERAL FRAUDS.
The following i' taken from the census
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And il leaves residue Of s2l $50
Oflbess from 10 to 20 per cent
are unisiuralized psiaOns,
and persons who have not
paid taxes, and resided one
]. rear in the State. Say l2i
per cent. not entitled to vote
on this account, 40,l6O
Deduct for sick, absent
navigaling lhe lakes g
rivers, paupers, per-
sons imprisoned, &c.
in all equal to 10 per
cent. 32.lS5
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SHERlFF,S SALE.

by virtue Of three writS of Uenditioni erponas,
to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas,
within and for Brown county, Ohio, will offer
for sale, at the fropt door of the Court house in
Georgetown, on SatuIda, the 9Th day Of Octo.
Der lo4l, between the hours of 10 and O'Clock
on said day, the following real estate, to wit /:
In lot number in the town of Fincastls, Brown
county, Ohio.
Ordered to be exposed to sale as the property
of Thomas Sellman n, at the suits of John Ellison,
Samuel Pangbum and Griffin and Luckey against
said Seman.
Terms cash in hand.
JOHN J. HIGGINS, Sh'GB. co.
Sheriff's Office, Sept. llth, IS4I.
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sHERlFF's SALE.
Rachel Galbrealh BrOWn Cen.
-. w. Pleas.
Heita.

william CrOSsley's fPaniiIOu.
Heirs.
Pursuant 10 an order Of the Count q
Common Pleas within aud for Brown
Oouniy, Ohio, made at their April Term,
1871, and revived at the August term
lS4l, ] will offer tor sale. at the ffOnt
door Of the Court House 10 Georgetown,
on Friday the 18th day Of October, I64l,
between the hours Of 10 and 4 o'clock
on said day, the following described real
estate, TO wit: Ninety four acres two
roOds and 34i poles. part Of a tract Of
land, containing one hundred and twenty
eight aud haIfacres: BEGINNING At two
ashes aud beech, in the line Of old sur.
yey aud nOrIh.ess corner to Alexander
Martins tract: thence with Martins line
west one hundred aud six poles to two
lynns IN Martins line and corner to Will
lam Jones tract, thence with Jones' line
horlh' one hundred and ninety four poles
10 three beeches, corner 10 Jones: themes
east, one hundred and six poles TO an elm,
buckeye and beech in the line Of the old
survey; thence with said line south, one
hundred and ninety fouI poles, 10 The
place OF beginning; being part Of tract
ot land granted by Patent from the Presi.
dent Of the United States unto Nathaniel
Masslo. The part of said 1873 acres and
Two roods, noI for sale is thirty three aud
three fourth acres aud FIVE and a hall fpoles
OF said land, bounded as follows: Be.
ginning at the northeast curner Of said
William Crossley's farm, corner also to
James Mckinney; thence running south
ninety SIX poles 10 stone; thence north,
o3 degrees west, fifty seven and a half
poles to stone; thence north, 81 east, 10
asugariTee 81 poles; thence west, seven
poles 20 stone; thence north. eight poles
To stone on the line between said Will
lam Crossley andJamesMcKnney; thence
with said line fifty seven poles TO the be-
ginning; (Which last described tract was
decreed by said Court to George Cross.
Iey) Ordered 10 be sold in the above
case. tree Of dover.
TERMs-One third Of the purchase
money in hand-One third payable in a
year. and the residue in two years from
the day Of sale, with interest on the defer.
red payments; TO be secured by bond aud
good security.
JOHN J. HIGGINS, Sh'T. B. CO.
Sherid's Office, Sept. lO!h, ls4l.