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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13
Ch0Iera Summary.

In Cleveland, for 4s hours, ending the
9th inst 8 cases and 3 deaths; on the 7th
inst, S cases and deaths; on the 8th inst.
deaths; on the 9th inst, cases and 3
doaths; on the 10th inst 10 deaths; on
the llth, 6 cases and 4 deaths.
In Sandusky the disease seems to be a.
batting. The Sanduskian says that the
number of interments in that city from
the 9th Of July to the 7th Of August, u
mounted to 3O7---of these Is or go are sup.
posed to have been from other Diseases
The following dispatches are from Dr..
Ackley to the editor the Plain Dealer:
SANDuskY, Aug SO A. M.
J. w. GRAY:-The health of Sandusky
is improving. Cholera nearly gone-only
some cases in the suburbs Of the town.
The stores and shops beginning to be open
ed. Exchange and Townsend House eper
for company"
SANDUskY, Aug. 9.
J. w. GRAY:-An increase of cholera
since yesterday noon. Weather damp ant
rainy
In New York, for 4s hours, ending a
noon Aug 4lh, 262 c.ses and 1913 deaths
Aug. 7,h, 81 cases and Al deaths; Aug.
II cases and 80 deaths; Aug. 10, los ca
ses and 81 deaths.
In Albany, Aug. 7, cases and 4 deaths
Aug. 9, IL cases and deaths.
In ST. Louis, the cholera has disappear
ed. City healthy.
~ Cincinnati, Aug. 4.
| Cholera Intern ents Friday 10, other dis
eases 8. Saturday, cholera inlerments l l
other diseases 20. Weather warm.
In Toledo, Aug. 6. ii cases and seve1
deaths for the last 45 hours. Toledo, Aus
1916 P. NJ. Not case or death her
by cholera in the last 45 hoIrs.
In Philadelphia, Aug. 4, for 4s hour
ending Saturday, 4a cases and Is deaths
Aug. 10, ls cases and 3 deaths; Aug. II
l6 cases and deaths.
In Buffalo, Aug. 6, IS cases and 2
deaths, in last 4S hours; Aug. T. AZ cast
and Is deaths; Aug. lO, 81 cases and ]
deaths; Aug. II, 81 cases and l6 deaths.
In Chicago there have been about SO
deaths in all by cholera.
In Boston the cholera is rapidly increa
ing. "a deaths having occurred Aug I
The deaths for the past eight day reae
$50, of which 45 were from cholera.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13
Wholesale Fabrication.

"During Mr.. Polk's administration, not
a achig was appointed to any office, and
the few whom MIR. Tyler had spared were
unceremoniously elected" ."-Repnbiic.
In order TO give p!aus;blity TO the ruth.
less and infamous system OF prescription
which has been adopted by the adminis.ra.
ton, the o-gnn Of the cabinet has to resort
to the most unblushing and wholesale sys-
TEN Of misrepresentation. The extract
above contains fair sample of it's utter
recklessness in this particular. So far
from its being true that ''during Mr.. Polk's
administration not aOhig was appointed
TO any ofice,' the fact is, that there is not
department in which wings were not ap.
pointed to office during the administration
of Mr.. Polk. All The Secretaries appoint.
ed more or less wings. We know that
wings were, during that time, appointed to
Office in the Treasury, Navy, War, and
State Departments, and that several were
appointed to Office in the Patent Office
Besides, it is fact we'll known in this
city, that son-in-law of one Of the editors
of the National Intelkigencer was appoint
ed to lucrative Office in the coast survey,
and another held during the whole Of Mr..
Polk's administration cne of the most val.
liable clerkshps connected with the gov.
ernment. The statement of the Republic.
therefore, is utterly unfounded and false.
What must be thought Of an organ Of the
administration which is so reckless of truthe
Or who will hereafter believe any state
ment which it may put forth in defence Of
its employers2 Let it, however, be remenn.
oered that the Republic is the mouth.piece
OF Gen. Taylor and the Cabinet, and that
even its falsehoods have their official sane.
tIon. Taking the wilful misrepresentation
OF the Republic and the corrupt and shame.
full operations of Truman Smith into ac-
count. all Of (Which are sanctioned BY the
Cabinet, and the present may be set dowa
as the most Inscriptions and corrupt ad.
ministration that has yet existed in this
country.-Union. I'D. .,e
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13
The "CauSe.N -

Gen. Taylor was elected upon the pledge
that no office holder should be prescribed
for his political opinions. The anti-proscrip-
ton doctrine was preached from every
stump. But since the accession Of General
Taylor to the Presidency, he has made al
most clean sweep of every Democrat from
Office. And to make matters worse, the
wings have constantly asserted that this
administration does uot practice proscrlp-
ton, and that all these removals are made
afor cause" The following which we copy
from an exchange shows the "cause" which
influences the "powers that be" in practlc-
ing their wholesale prescription Of Demo
Gratis:
"About two months since, an "office hat
ing" whig, named G. L. Remick, living in
the town of Pittsfeld, N H., sent on his
petition to the Department at Washington,
supplicating for the charge Of the Post-office
in that town. The sirtuous Fltz Warren
returned the petition, and informed MIR.
Remick that the occupant of the office could
not be removed unless some good cause
therefor could be assigned that it was a
position which the Department had taken
on the 4th of March, and had ever since
been strictly adhered to-adding that it was
considered sufficient "cause" for removal
if the occupant Of the Post-office @opposed
Gen. Taylor's election" Remiek immedi'
| ately started another petition, prefacing il
with the satisfactory testimonial Of Mr.
Knowlton's Democracy, that he @opposeo
the election Of Gen. Taylor!" Seven sig
natures were obtained in the whole town
during weeks solicitations, but not one Of
the men who signed the petition voted fol
Taylor. The petition was corrected, was
re-transmitted, and the return mail brought
the commission duly authenticated. ere
moval for cause" therefore, does not extenc
10 incompetency, incapacity, or neglect o
duty, but simply Opposing the election o.
Gen. Taylor" That's @cause" sufficient
such is the true defnition!"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13
The MEXICAN BOUNDARY COMMISSION

The MEXICAN BOUNDARY Commission
ERs A correspondent of the Tribune
writing from San Francisco, June 16, say s,
tswe landed Captains Hardcastle and EN-
cry, the Commissioners for the United
States at San Diego, to survey the bounda-
ry line between Us and Mexico. There
were no signs of any Mexican Commiss'
toner's, for they said it was no use to draw
line, as the Yankees would have all their
country before they quit. Gin. Atlas.
So it seems after all that it was the Mex
ican Commissioners who failed to be at
San Diego, at the time stipulated in the
Peace Treaty. How will the Mexican
journals in the United States excuse this,
after their villainous et:acks on Col. Wei
ler?- Ohio Statesman. .
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13


The Free Soilers of Summit county made
their nominations on the Sth inst. H. B.
Spellman was nominated as their candidate
for Representative. S. w. Mcclure was
the Representative from that county in the
last Legislature, and endeavored to figure
as the leader Of the Free Soil party in the
House, but as he attempted to lead them in
to the slough of whiggery, he entirely fail
ed. Though he had until recently de-
termined not to be again a candidate,
the Summit Beacon publishes letter in
which he says there are circumstances un-
der which ha would again consent to be a
candidate He labors hard to make the
impression that he is a true Free Soiler, but
he gives up none of his former Political opin-
ions, of course be did not receive the nomi-
nation of the Free Soil party. Mr.. SPELL
man, the nominee, acted with the old Liber.
ty party up to the time of the new organi-
zation. He is said to be with the Demo
Gratis on the most important questions.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13
NJ The health of our village has r

F The health of our village has not
been better for many years than during the
present season. This is undoubtedly owing
to the precautioa which was taken early in
season to remove every thing that might tend
to generate disease. Great credit is due to
committees who have so efficiently discbarg-
ed the duties assigned them without COM
pensation, other than that which all have
realized in the general health of the place.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13
From the Savannah Georgian Extra, Aug. l, ls49,
From Florida.
REPORTS OF FURTHER DEPRECIATION

l.
From Passengers by the Florida boat,
we learn that another express arrived ut
Palatka, just as the boat was leaving, Civ.
ing Information of the murder, by the In,
dians, of six or seven negroes, the property
of some of the settlers on the Manatee, be-.
tween Tampa Bay and Charlott's Harbor.
1t is stated that the Indians first attempted
to carry off the negroes, but they resisting,
were killed upon the spot.
1t is further reported that the company
Of troops from Tampa, with a few volun-
teers, came upon the trail of the Indians
and pursued it to the banks of stream, the
name OF which We did not learn,) where
the bridge used for crossing had been de-
st royed, and the Indians, to the number of
one hundred appeared on the opposite side,
armed and painted, giving the war whoop,
daring the troops to cross. Being SO small
number in comparison TO the Indians, the
troops felt obliged to decline the invitation,
and returned 10 Tampa.
These reports, which are said to be we'll
authenticated, evince disposition to hos
tility we have heretofore suggested, and of
another regular outbreak.
An editorial in the jacksonville News
of The 9th July, written before the receipt
of the news by the last express, intimates
that these depredations are not the conse-
quence of a general rising ofthe Seminole
nation, stating as reasons, that Billy Bow
Legs, one Of the principal chiefs, had been
met by the United States troops from Tam.
pa, who solemnly disclaimed all participa-
lion in the affair, and charged it upon a
band of outlaws of the tribe.
All the plantations are deserted, and the
frontier towns along the St. Johns. Lake
Monroe, &C., are placed under military
discipline. Dwellings on plantations most
exposed are being picketed IN, as during
the last war.
For long time the Indians have had
every opportunity of providing themselves
with the means of defence. They have
been laying up provisions, and have secured
full supply of powder and lead. They
have increased in numbers and feel them
selves ready for another attempt to gain
full possession of the country.
1t is rumored, but we do not credit it,
that reinforcements Of other Indians have
made their way into Florida, from Alabama
and other quarters. There were a few In
dians left in West Florida who might have
Joined the Seminoles, but their number
were few, and unimportant. s,.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13

@ Several papers in this State have
spoken in favor of a convention of the Edit
ors of Ohio, to devise ways and means to
effect reform on the SUBJECT Of newspaper
postage. Upon this subject all Editor are a.
like interested; and it is matter not en-
tirely unimportant to the people who choose
to take papers published near home in pref
erence to those from Eastern cities.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13

~The London Times expresses the
apprehension that all the better class Of
small farmers in Ireland are about emigra.
ting to the United States, leaving behind
only the impoverished land owners, and
the pauper nhabitants Of the various work.
hoases
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13
O. The Wing nominating convention of

O. The Wing nominating convention Of
Cuyahoga county attempted to bate the
free soilers by nominating Leverett John
son as their candidate for Representative,
but the bait wouldn't stay on their hook.
The True Democrat publishes letter from
Mr.. Johnson, in which he declines the pref
fered honor of serving the party which sup
ports the present administration.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13

O. A sad accident occurred in Palmy-
ra on Friday last, by which Mr.. Horace
Hollister lost his right arm. Mr.. H. was
engaged in threshing with machine; the
main belt which propelled the machinery
slipping from the pully, he attempted to
stop the machine by crowding in sheaf
of wheat, when his arm was caught by the
machinery and so badly mutilated as to
render amputation necessary.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13

Honest and Faithfa.-The Cincinnati
Enquirer says Old lacks newly appointed
Postmaster at Aurora. Indiana, got so drunk
on Sunday last, that, on Monday, he was
fined five dollars and imprisoned in the
county Jail ten minutes for the offence. The
prerequisites" will be the death of many
a whig yet.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13

c. The Legislature Of New Hampshire
have passed law that no person convicted
of murder in the first degree shall be exc
cuted within one year from the day sentence
of death was passed. A similar law in
Maine has amounted to the abolition Of cap
ital punis hment,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13

O. 1t is entirely mistake to say that
the Daguerreotypes executed by Mathews,
are spictures, and nothing else" They
are real Licensees, and though not Fas large
as life,' yet quite as natural. Let those who
doubt go and see for themselves.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13
Democratic Convention.
August Elections.

TENNESSEE.-The news from Ten
nesses affords but little consolation to the
.poiis party. The people of that State are
prescribing prescription" and demonstrat-
ing tothe broken pledges administration that
this matter Of turning out is game that
two parties can work at. They have turn
cd ont whig Governor and elected Tfous-
dale, Democrat, in his place by majori-
ty of 5000. They have dismissed three
whig members of Congress and given their
places to Democrats; and they have elect
ed majority of Democrats in both branch
es of the Legislature. SO much for FIVE
months reign of Taylorism.'
NORTH CAROLINA.-The returns
seem to indicate no change in the Congress
sional delegation from this State, unless it
skall turn out that the Democrats have
gained member in the Sth district, which
is still in doubt. A telegraph despatch in
the Cleveland Herald of Friday, thinks that
if there shall be no change in the vote from
last year, we suppose) in the counties yet
to be heard from, the whig candidate is e.
lected by "a majority. At the last Presi-
Dental election the whig majority in this
district was 1881.
The Plain Dealer Of Saturday evening
says the Democrats have gained ono MEM
Der in North Carolina, which must be in the
eth district.
INDIANA.-Ths Democrats have elect
ed the Governor and majority Of the Le-
gislsture. The Congressional delegation,
so far as yet known, will stand as in the
last Congress. The Democrats have gained
a member in the lst, and lost one in the 10th
district.
KENTUCKY The following despatch
es published in thePlain Dealer of Saturday
evening, seem to show that the Democracy
Of this! whig State have been doing good
work:
Cincinnati, August 9.
The 10th Congressional district returns
Richard H. Stanton, DEM, elected by a
majority of to 500. This is whig loss.
Major Gaines. the Wing candidate, was a
member of the last House.
August 10.
We have to-day from Louisville the fol-
loving:
Charles S. Morehead, Wing, is probably
elected in the 9th District. Mr.. NJ. was .
member of the last Congress.
Q Buckaer, whig,who was also member
Caldwell was bis antagonist
Wing elected in Sd District.
The whig candidate here was F. E. Nc
Lean, Hh dist III. Marshall is probably
elected by small maj in the 9th district,
John G. Mason, Dem, is elected; in the
10th, as before stated, Stanton, DEM, is e.
lected; in the 5th and I'd dist's., there was
no opposition.
Latsr. IT last account. from Louis.
vile represent that DIR. Lain, the Dem
candidate for Congress, and not Humphrey
Marshall, is elected to Congress. Ii this b,
true. it is another whig loss. Lain's major
dty is put at 95 A Buckner, whig, is Ger
tainly defeated by G. A. Caldwell l-anoth
whig loss, sure.
M1SsoURL.-Not particle of intelli
genee as to the result in this State. Th
telegraph in that direction out Of order.
So far as we can judge from the reports
the Wings have lost, and the Democrat
gained SEVEN members Of Congress. |
such is the deplorable condition to whic
whiggery is reduced at the end of iv
months reign, it will hardly give evidence c
life at the end Of four years.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13

O. What is the difference between ex.
perimental and practical philosophy? d sa7
Experimental philosophy is your askipg
me to..end you dollar; practical philoso.
ply is my telling you'll won't.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13
Shower RathS.

We would direct attention to the adyer-
tisement of Messrs. Beebe & Caine, manu-
facturers of sDeshon's celebrated Patent
Shower Baths" 1t is generally conceded
that frequent batting greatly tends to pro-
mote health. This bath is the best and
most convenient we have ever seen. Tho
the platform upon which one takes his stand
upon entering the bath is not exactly "the
Buffalo Platform" still it will be found
quite as permanent, and while standing on
it he will feel a much better and more puri-
flying influence constantly exerted over him.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13
PIattSburgh I'm AShesl

A destructive fire, on Thursday, at Platts.
burgh which destroyed sixty-6ve buildings,
including the post-ofice, bank and thirty
stores.-PLain Dealer.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13

o. We have not received the Daily
Plan Dealer for the. past two days; We
don't know the reason. Send it on, friend
GRAY,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13

O. Virtue is the queen of laborers, o.
pinion the mistress of fools, vanity the pride
of nature, and contention the overthrow Of
families. .....s..
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13

G@Those in the N-rth who have admir-
ID the bold and fearless position taken by
Col. Benton upon the question Of slavery
have expected to see him opposed
by the entire South, and that the public men
Of that section would adhere to the position
of Mr.. Calhoun and the Southern Conven-
ton, in denouncing The! Wilmot Provis0'
and claiming its adoption by Congress as
a pretext for the dissolution of the Union.
The federal presses of the North have point
ed to few men of their own party in the
slave States who oppose the doctrines OF
Mr.. Calhoun and sustain those of Mr.. BEN
ton, and endeavor to convey the impression
that the entire Democratic party OF the
South are united in opposition to Mr.. Ben
ton and in support of the doctrines put forth
by the Southern convention; and that to
the whig party alone can the frlenos
of freedom look to stay the onward march
of slaverys black column. But Mr.. Benton
is not alone in his position among Southern
men, nor is he wanting in supporters among
the prominent men of his own party in the
slaveholding States. Among the leading
men who support Col. Benton against the
fanatical disunionists Of the Calhoun school
are the two Sena tors from Texas, Messrs.
Houston and Rusk, who have recently ad-
dressed meetings Of their fellow citizens OF
that State, openly denouncing the doctrines
of the Calhounitss. 1t is also said that the
Hon. Robert J. Walker, of Mississippi, late
Secretary of the Treasury, has publicly de-
clared his approval Of Mr., Benton's course,
and his opposition to the extension OF slave
ry into the new territories. The support
which Mr.. Calhoun's doctrines receive
come not exclusively from one or the other
of the two parties at the South, nor will the
opposition they have to encounter. The
wings have few such men as Clay, who
oppose slavery extension, but they have al
so their Georgia conventions which de
nounce the Vllmot Proviso, and their can
didates for Governor who declare that Gen.
Taylor will veto that measure should it pass
Congress. The Democrats have few such
men as Benton, but they have also their
Foote's, and Yanceys. There is but one
sentiment at the North in regard to the sub.
ject of slavery extension, and that in oppo-
sition to it; and all the contention about the
matter is in regard to the means best calcu.
lated to secure the general wish. One thing
seems pretty certain, that slavery will moi
be extended to California and New Mexico
let the views of whichever party may, tri-
umph.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13

Fcol. Medary and Col. Geo. w. Nor
gan, who have been announced as candid
ates for Governor, both decline the use Of
their names in connection with that office.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-08-13

u A writer in the Wayne.County Dem.
ocrat, suggests the name of DR.. Epson B.
Obs as candidate for Governor in 1850.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-11-22
RAIL ROAD INTERPRETATIONS

.hr. Editor: While passing over the
Mlddlebury hills few mornings since,
my attention was suddenly arrested by
the clear sonorous whistle of a LOGON j.
tive on the Naugatuck Railroad. Soon
after heard the loud rumblng of the
cars on the Housatonic road, and about
the same time, far in the East. like dis
tant thunder, the tread of the iron horse
on the Canal road. | have occasionally
heard, when near the same locality, the
noise of trains passing over the Hartford
and New Haven Railroad. r.r
The above facts demonstrate, not only
remarkable acoustic condition of the
atmosphere. but M r alphabetically the
march of that Giant transformer, Prog
ress. know of no other instance where
four Railroads running so nearly parallel,
traverse a section of territory scarcely
thirty miles in breadth.
Hs' Waterbury american.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-11-22
TERRITORY OF OREGON.

The election for Delegate in Congress
and members Of the Legislative Assem-.
bly, was held in Oregon on the first Mon.
day in June. A number of candidates
appeared in the field, and the voting was
animated and orderly. The result was
as follows: s. r. Thurston chosen D |.
egate, by the entire vote Of the territory
The Legislative Council is composed ol
H. Buck, W. L4ine, s. Parker, w.
Shannon. J. Crane. N. Ford, w. G,
Muley. n. Humphreys, and s. T. Nc
Kahn. The House is composed of A. l.
Lovejoy, Speaker; j. D. Holman G
Walling, D: Hill, w. W. King, W. W.
Chapman. W. Mutlock, J. Crimes. a,
J. Hembre, R, Kelley. J. B. Nuiling
J, Conser, J. $. Dunlap, H.. N "
Holmes. S. Burch, ]. Mulkey. G. b
Smith, and R. Simmons. The Legisla,
ture is now in session. o. - .a ia o.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-11-22

FROM CALIFORNIA.-The Mon.
tague Company of New Haven, had ar
rived at San Francisco at the last dates
Several of the members had died ON the
passage out, among whom are mention.
ed, Joseph T: Benedict Of Huntington,
Ransom Dibble of New Haven, Stephen
l. Parmelee Of Wallingford, Robert Smith
of East Haven, and Arson Plat of Der
by. a@.l mt a.
Several new placers Of gold, of great
richness, have been discovered.
The seat of government has been es-
tablished at San Jose. ama
Frederick Billings. Esq. has been ap'
pointed attorney general Of the territory,
by Gov. Riley. ..
The free clause which provides thai
"ncither slavery nor involuntary servi.
tude, except rs punishment for crime
shall ever be tolerated in the State" wa.
unanimously adopted by the Constitu.
tional Convention. This is aresult worth
of rejoicing over-a result which chs
South little anticipated a few months ago
But the star of freedom is in the ascend,
ant, and neither the despotism Of kings o
of republics can check its upward prog
ress, though they may for while sue
coed in dimming its lustte. We notlcI
that Myron Norton. Esqp was promi
nene member Of the Convention. Hi
familiar yankee name--who is he?