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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
Native American movement


The Native American National Conven-
ton met in Philadelphia, on the 10th inst.
for the purpose Of nominating a candi-
date for the Presidency. The party re-
commended Gen. Taylor to the people
of the United States as q suitable Candi-
date. Letters had been written to a
number of distinguished individuals, in
q%uiringi if a nomination from that party
would be accepted. From the several an
swes received, we select the following
from the Hon. HENRY CLAY. The 9TH
or individuals addressed were Gen.
Taylor, Com. Stewart and Ogdon Ed
wards-the former of whom says he is
not the candidate of any party, and the
two latter peremptorily decline. Mr..
Clay says:
ASHLAND, I'd April, 1S47.
DEAR SIR: favor of the 10Th ulti-
mo, transmitting the proceedings of "the
American Ratification Meeting" reach
ed here a few days prior to my return
from New Orleans. Owing to my absence
and to a great domestic affiiction, which
has befallen me in the death of a beloved
son, who fell in the Battle of Buena Wis
ia, of which intelligence arrived here sew
eral days ago, a delay has arisen in my
return of all answer to your letter, which
| hope you will have the goodness to OK.
cuse.
You inquire of me, "at the instance of
the Native American Committee of the
State of Pennsylvania" of which you
are Chairman, whether, if it be tender:
cd to me-and that unanimously-I
would be disposed to accept the nomin-
alton of President Of the United States
from the National Native American
Convention to assemble at Pittsburgh in
Nav next, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for President and Vice Pres.
dent of the United States.
Waving all inquiry into and the ex-
preston Of any opinion on the principles
and objects of your Association, as being
unnecessary from the conclusion to which
l have come, must frankly say, that can
see no public good likely to result from
my acceptance of the proposed nomina-
ton; and that, if rendered to me ! should
be constrained to decline accepting it.
I request YOU nevertheless, and other
members of the Executive Committee to
be assured that l justly appreciate the
y compliment intended me, and to accept
my cordial thanks for the personal conf
dence and kindness which prompted
their attention to be directed to me.
3 | am, with respect, your friend and ober
dent servant, H. CLAY,
Gen. PETER SMITH.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
Peace! Peace!!

Anew days since, we received the gratifying in
telllSence that a Treaty Of Peace had been agreed
upon and signed by the Mexican Commissioner
and MIR. Trist. The news purported TO come
from the New Orleans Delta, a paper generally
very correct in its news department; but since then
it appears that the intelligence was taken from
the La Patria, a Spanish paper, and not so mucf
reliance is placed upon it. 1t is to say the leas
very doubtful.
Upon the receipt Of the intelligence, a genera
spirit ofreioicing spread throughout the commu
nifty; but it has not yet been confirmed and doub
and anxiety have taken the place OF joy and heart
felt qualification.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
T'risl's INSTRUCTIONS.

The National Intelligencer publishes,
as "semi official" a letter from Wash.
ington, witten TO the Philadelphia PRbliG
Ledger, giving some information touch
ing the nature of our commissioners in
structions from Government, intended
for his guidance in adjusting our dicul-
ties with Mexico.
According to this authority, when Mr..
Il. left Washington, he carried Mr.. Buch-
anan's ultimatum, which demanded moth
ing but tho cession Of Upper California
aud New Mexico, for a reasonable in
demniiy. After no reached hondquar-
tiers, however, a second set of instruc.
tons were sent him, which directed him
to insist on both Upper and Lower Cali.
.foraia Subsequently, still another and
q third series Of directions have been
transmitted, giving Mr.. T, more latitude
Of discretion in his diplomacy, but fixing
a sliding scale in regard to the sum to be
paid to Mexico, forget for a moment
reader, that this wal was commenced in
orderto compel Mexico to pay as) and
being much less favorable to Mexico
than either of the preceding ones.
In view of these facts, tho Intelligent
Ger calls attention to the Wanting tono
aud rapacious spirit which has character
lied the editorial articles ofthe official or.
gan on the Mexican question for some time
and remarks that, if Trist's instruction,
are at all in consonance with them, M
treaty short of substantial annihilatiol
will be accorded to the enemy. To thi
we give below the substance of the I'm
on'sreply, which is not a denial of tn,
facts, but a very characteristic assump
lion Of mystery, W. think il probable
hat the official organ knows less about
than does the Ledger's correspondent.
awe have not seen fit to make an
statement as to our knowledge Of MI
Trist's instructions. We are quite viii
ing to await till terms offered by our &c
erpmcnt shall be made known to the pull
lie, in order to settle the question whell
er we have written anything at v%arianc
with the views Of the administration
TO its proposed conditions of peace
ZaacspiM Courier.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
Treason! Traitors!

The article on our outside from the pen Of Mrs.
Childs, in reference to a small colony of peace
Christians in Michigan. we have clipped from a
LOcofoco paper, and we have discovered it in sew
eral others.
If this is not rank treason, according to the def
milton of Locoioco papers, and if the Editors Of
those Locofoco papers. who published the article,
are not traitors, then indeed is all the defamation
of Locofoco Presidents, Orators, Stumpers and
Editors about treason, traitors and Mexicans-
trash.
What, a ''pesce sermon in war times!"-and
is not that a most admirably arranged "peace SER
mont" If Brother Anderson, Of West Nashville,
must be called a "~traitor" for telling his people
about the loss OF life, the expenditure of money
and the waste of property in War, why is not Mrs.
Childs and her Locoioco co-adjutors, who publish
her reasonable illusions, held up ito the scorn
of the community" Can these modern lexi-
cographers and miserable slanderers tell usl
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
A comparison.

The Eagle. in speaking Of the effects of Bank
ing on the people and wishing TO show that these
are evil, says, that the old Lancaster Bank bank
rupted nearly all its officers and owners and
beggared its borrowers and stipendiaries The
same Eagle sings, too, another tune. Hear it
In speaking Of the evil effects it has had upon the
county, it says, "ir the Wig managers ofthe bank
had been honest, the county would not have sui.
cred" or as it explains in another portion Of the
same article-"these Wigs alone have profted
by the Bank.
Let ii be remembered that these assertion,
are made in the same number of the paper, aud dc
they not present u beautiful spectacle, showing
The lapgcr of falling into defamation, at the ex
pcnse of argument, and showing, too, to our mine
conclusively, thatthe Eagle has no faith in VIVA
it breaches and thus, in ondeayoring to make tw,
propositions stand from the same fact, it falls int,
such a glazing Inconsistency. The Eagle certain
ly does not mean what it says, else why these
different constructions of the same iacti
-
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
"AUDIToR OF STATES OFFICE,
Columbus, March 81, 1847.


"Sir: Herewith you will receive forms
for makingout your Duplicates, and forms
for assessors blanks, with one copy ofthe
tax-laws aud instructions for each Asses
sor in your county.
Complaint was made last year of the
great expense of printing the notices and
blank statements for the use of Assessors.
1t will be your dutyto obtain the printing
on the most favorable terms yO1 can for
the county. Where there are wv or
more printing offices in your county, the
proper course for the Auditor to pursue
will be to give the printing to the forrest
bidder. BY giving notice to the printers,
and receiving their sealed proposals, and
giving the printing to the loOcst response,
bic bidder, you will avoid all causes OF
censure or complaint"
1t is sufficient to say that our Auditor did no
give notice, that he did not receive proposals, tina
he did not give the printing to the lowest respon
sible bidder and of course did not avoid all caus'
Of censure and complaint. And in addition, W,
may say that our Commissioners, whose duty
is to see into such matters and to prevent extray
agance, did not perform that duty and are liabl
to the same censurc as the Auditor. Taxpayers
il is your duty to pass censure upon them.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
Gbr Ganfaster Gu,stte.
LANCASTER, OHIO.
FridayNI g,scptcmber "a, Is47
Wing Ticket.

We have been requested by many voters I
present the following Candidates to the voters {
this county, for their sutirages' at the ensuing Ok
election:
FoR REPRESENTATIVES,.
JOHN WILLIAMS, of Madison Township.
LEWIS HUBER, of Bloom,
For TREASURER.
THOMAS LITTLEFIELD, Of Greenfield.
For COMMISSIONER.
JONATHAN C0ULSON, of Greenfield,
ToR Poor HoUsE DIRECTOR.
ABRAHAM WINTERS, Of Pleasant.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24

this year taxed, under the beautiful system Of
Kelley andWoods, NINETY SIX DOLLARS more
than 1886, and the same increase will extend to
all the farmers Of the county. Merchants and
town real estate were exempted i'll the same ratio.
Eagle.
Startling, truly! But the Eagle does not in
form its readers whether these same farmers have
a larger amount OF property to be taxed or not
If a farmer, this year, has $4,000 worth of property
to be taxed when last year he had but one, it
seems to us no more than right that he should pay
a larger tax.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
News from, Mexico.

Since our last, we have only received the cor
respondence preceding the ArmiStice and the
terms Of the Arnistice: but as they would occupy
considerable space and as the general features OF
the Armistice were incorporated in our War news
of last week, we have concluded not to publish
them. We shall continue 10 keep our readers adj
vised oftle earliest authentic intelligence from the
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
ErTf our citizens generally, We're n

WFo our citizens generally, we're a.
ware Of tbe fact, that a cold shower or
"dOrsAv bath is a sure preventive Of Ge.
yer and ague, as we'll as most other dis
eases, we fear there would be an awful
falling offin the demand for Quinine and
Physicians At least those who have
tried il say so. We know an instance
in a neighboring county. where an ex
tensive establishment was compelled tt
suspend operations during the sickly sea,
son last year, in consequence ofthe sick
ness Of The hands. This year they prac.
tice bathing, and not one Of Them has yel
been sick.-Stark CO. Dem.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
rTCinoinnnti has aaain been disaraoed bv the

~ Cincinnati has again been disgraced by the
operation of a lawless mob. A negro had been
ordered to be committed by The Mayor and while
conducting him to Jail. the mob seized him and
carried him over to the Kentucky side of the river,
where they attempted to hang him; but before
accomplishing their purpose, the Mayor and pc.
lice OF Covington dispersed them. He was then
taken back to Cincinnati by the mob, but was
rescued by the officers of the city.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24

FoRGERy.--J. M, Snyder, John Divine
and DR., Sharp, were tried, at the late
term Of tho Common Pleas, in Tusca.
rawas county, and found guilty of forging
the viii of Margaret Divine, wife of one
of them, making dispositions of her sep
arate property,
The trial lasted eight days, and one
hundred aud seventy witnesses were in
attendance. The jury we're out twenty
four hours before agreeing upon their
verdict. A new trial was moved, but
the Adgocdte docs not state the result Of
the notion - anesriUe Courier.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24

VThe Eagle repudiates Bronson. For a
long time, he was the principal editor and writer
of the democratic Review" a Locoroco periodi-
cal. Then he was considered a good Locofoco;
but since he has taken grounds against Polk and
his war, he is no longer considered such. Aman,
in the Locoioco party, dare not have an opinion Of
his own. If he has aud dares to express it, he is
thrown overheard. So much for Loccfoeo de-
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
A LOcofocO Argument.

Locofocos say that the Tariff Of '46 raised the
price ofproduce. The extreme high price and
the subsequent fall has broken up English houses
and the effects are felt in this country by the
failure o fPrime. Ward & Co. This r~evulsion in
business, o fcourse, must be ascribed to the Tariff
of'46-it is its legitimate offspring and Locofocos
must father their bantling.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24

ditor lives up to the law III his case. The amount
of money paid into the State Treasury, as inter-
est on the Surplus Revenue is $2l67 81:
One per cent on the above is. ..---.$2 l 67
Annual Salary .I3O w
ISL 81
BY glancing at the Auditors Report, it will be
seen that he has received $775 00-Twenty four
more than, we think, he is entitled 10 by law
On the other hand, it will be seen, by reference
to Report. that the Treasurer receives nothing
more than his annual salary. He is entitled to
$el CT in addition, Why is thisl Has the Coun,
ty Treasurer assigned his duty to the Auditor,
contrary to the spirit of the Act, and does the
Auditor receive a double compensation
Again. By virtue of an Act passed subsequent
to the Retrenchment law, the Commissioners
are authorized to allow the Auditor to employ
one or more Clerks at a Salary not exceeding $500
per year. This can be done, however, only, un-
der the following circumstances and i'll the follow
ing manner:
The Commissioners are to satisfy themselves
that a clerk or clerks are needed-if not needed
throughout the whole year, they are only EN-
powered to, allow them for what time the bust
ness of the office may require t~hem-always Al
the rate of $500 per year-and only when salts
fed that the Auditor cannot perform his duty
without them. This is the law. III the Audit
or's office of this County, a clerk is employed da
ring the ukole year-we take it for granted tina
his salary is only $3OO-and III addition to thi
NINETY SEVEN DOLLARS additional ar
paid for Clerk hire for Auditors Office.
Now we are satisfied Of two things. A clerl
is not needed in the office throughout the yea
and at no time is an additional clerk needed
There is no necessity for paying 1897 for clerI
hire and no one, who is acquainted with the bu
%siness of the office and who will look at the above
, mentioned act will say different.
The Commissioners, in allowing this extr
!, charge, do not do their duty-acquainted, as the
should be, with the business of the I%ofice, the
cannot satisfy themselves that it is legal.
In these two items, the Taxpayers will fin
something in the neighborhood of $50 paid fc
extravaganza, which they will please add to III
, previous list. We think by this time, that mo-
of them are ready to exclaim, Thou almostp pc
= suadest us to believe in the extravaganza of OF
servants-we will dismiss them and employ OF
r ers more faithful"
. We tell you, taxpayers you have no idea
:, the vast amount expended unnecessarily. W
are confident that if men, who would act up
strictly economical principles, had the manag
ment of your county matters, in a very short tin
your taxes would be diminished one-third at lea,
: But, in good faith, we ask you, will you long
|" suffer this waste and extravaganza
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24

AGRICULTURE OF THE UNITED STATES
The Commissioner of Patents, in the re-
port recently published, makes a tabular
estimate Of the cropsof lS45, which con.
trast AS shown below with those of 1910.
II will be noticed that there is a decrease
in the crop Of potatoes, hemp and flax
Tobacco and silk cocoons, from 1910.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
Consistency.

The author Of the hard-muney resolution, at the
Dayton Democratic meeting, is a stockholier in
the Troy Bank to the amount of $1,000. The
President ola hard-money meeting, in Belmont
county, is the manager Oft Bank, SO in severa
other places, which we do not now remember, in
diviluals, who oticiated at LncoEocn. meetings
nre in some way connected with Banks. Wha
confidence ought the people place in such leaders
1t would be the same way, in this county, had tn,
leaders any money to invest.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24

l5SrIn an uct regulating public printing. in sec
ton 9, we find the following-"All legal adver.
tisements shall be set up in a compact manner,
without any unnecessary blanks or lead iiaes,"
and the printer has to make his affidavit that he
has complied with the above rcquisition,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
The Fruits Of War.

The dark catalogue oforime presents to the news
reader of the day a fearful aspect. There has
been no period in our history, when so many
murders have been committed and so many ut
emplst to commit murder have been made, as we
find recorded in the papers of the last six months.
The appetite for blood has been created, the dark
passions of mans nature have been stirred up, and
now the direiul effects are witnessed in every
section Of our country, Within the last two weeks
only, we have read Of a score OF murders or at
tempts to murder-of affrays, in which one Or
more of the parties have been wounded or lost
their lives. This, in clrisliauized and civil
zed country, is a sad and a melancholy spectacle.
1t is disgracetul to our Republic. 1t is one Of the
legitimate evils Of war. Whether a war bejust
or unjust, the spirit, which it fosters, is the fell
spirit of carnage, and blood flows not only on the
field of battle-but away of from the scenes o
wholesale slaughter, in the quiet village aud ham
lot, the demon Of mans nature is aroused and eau
SEES slight as lend to war lead one citizen to rails,
his arm against another. The recent history o
our country powerfully attests the truth of this ant
wo be unto those rulers, who have excited thi
spirit in the bosom OF our citizens. Is it not higl
time for the Christian and Philanthropiist to rails,
their voices against that fell custom Of nations
which produces so much calamity
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24

EBTBy Telegraph to the GAINESVILLE Courier,
we learn that forgery, committed by a Stock
Broker of Wall street ON Chinil and Burrell, by
which he obtained money from the Phoenix Bank
has been discovered. ~ o3a
The failure OF several houses, in New York, on
the 2lst inst. las created a great panic.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
The County Auditor.

BY virtue Of the Retrenchment Law, the Coun.
ty Auditor is allowed, as an annual salary $3.50.
BY an Act of the Legislature and an Act amends
tory thereto, giving the management of the "Sur-
plus Revenue Fund" to the County Auditor and
Treasurer, they are allowed an additional sum OF
one per cent on all moneys collected from this
fund and paid into the State Treasury. Let us
now examine and see whether the County Au
ditor lives up to the law IN his case. The amount
of money paid into the State Treasury, as inter
est on the Surplus Revenue is $s1e7 81:
One per cent on the above is...--..$2l 67
Annual SALARY. .73O 90
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24

tErA Southern Locofoco editor. on his way
North writes home to his paper that he did not
visit Washington, bcoaase Nobody was there and
Nobody was in the white house.
This editor helped to put Nobody in the white
house and this Nobody appointed the NobOdies
who FIJI the different departments.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
C0unfY Printing.

The following Instructions were sent to the diff
ferent County Auditors of the State from the
State Auditors office. We take it for granted that
our Auditor was not missed aud that, contrary 10
the well known principle Of Democracy, "the
right of instruction, he did not see proper to obey
aud thereby in this one item, save the County
something like $50. In the Wing Counties, the
instructions were followed out, and hence th'
great difference between them and Others in til,
cost for County Printing.
"AUDIroR OF STATES OFFICE,
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Cost Of the Mexican War.--I67,-
100000 sunk Dircft Taxes.

During the last session of Congress,
Mr.. Miller, a Senator from New Jersey,
made a speechin the Senate, in which he
gave a statement, and an estimate III de-
tail, of the expenses of the war, aud the
amount of debt created on that account.
Among other things in that speech, he
said.
"None can anticipate the difficulties,
or estimate the expenses of such an army.
They can onlv be realised when we come
to settle up the account of this war.
I'VE may, however, in some degree,
anticipate the amount by the %expendi-
lures already made. From the best in.
formation can get, | am satisfied that
one year ofthis wal will cost about 49,
00O, 900.
"At the last session we appropriated
for the army alone, as follows:
BY the act of the 18th May...... 10000 900
BY the act of the 10Th Jnne.....- IL .0OO,OOO
By the act ofthe 9th August. 2~,2Dp,OO0
$4,000, 900
We have raised by the loans male expressly To
meet our war expenses, as follows:
By the act Of The Goth July $4,000 00C
BY the act passed this session 49,. %, 200, 00(
We have also consumed tie surplus in
the Treasury when the war com
menccd. 80. 10, 900, OOt
Tho necessary appropriation bills
now ononr table. 10 bepassed at this
session, will, I understand, amount
to about. $4,000, OOl
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-20

The stock market has undergone change under tho
news Government securities still heavy
The flour market opened to-day with fair inquiry and
better demand Sales made fair extent OF Gene-
AT IS 62i and of oswego IS 50. Southern -four Is
held IS u.s. Corn meal is duh with 81 50 per
Dbl
The demand for wheat is inactive, and the market at
is sagnant No sales have yet my notice.
Purchasers asking considerable reduction Corn is in
r request and sales of TO- 900 bushels mixed II rs
Nothing done in yellow Sales of at 50 IS
per busliel.
There is special change notice in provisions; prices
remain abou, as last quoted Groceries quiet
No transactions in cotton-the market remains quiet,
and about as before the news.
Whiskey nominal at q cents in bbs
At Philadelphia, this morning. the market for breadsuis
had been entirely unsettled by the steamers advices.
Dealers insposed operate until they received their
private letters yet hand. Flour held SO,
without buyers. The market is therefore quiet
Small sales of new red wheat l2i to III CENTS and Of
new oats at 46 cents per bnshel
Provisions remain last quoted, with but little doing.
The grocery market unchsnged-prces firm.
Nothing doing in cotondealers awaiting their private
advces
Whisky, in barrels, q "a 27i cents, nominal