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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10
r A V E N N A, OHIO:
FOR GOVERNOR,
R E i BE N W OOD.
OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
G 0 N V E N TION,

The Democratic electors of the county of
Portage are requested ts meet in their seve-
raj townships on Thursday evening the
18th of June, and appoint 2 delegates from
each township, to meet in County Conven-
ton at the Court in Ravenna, ON
Saturday, the 18th day Of Jnne,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, to choose A Delegates
from this county to the Democratic State
Convention, which is to assemble in the
city Of Columbus on the 4th day of July
next, to nominate candidate for Member
of the Board of Public Works.
By order of the Central Committee,
RANSOM A. GILLETT, Chm.
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lied. anu it IS made his duty to prosecute
in the name Of the State OF Ohio all tres
passsers upon said school lands. or any
portion Of the same, for which service be
may be allowed such compensation as may
be determined by the Governor. to be paid
out Of the proceeds of said sales.
SEC. 6. That so much Of the act to which
this is an amendment, as is inconsistent
with this act be. and the same is hereby re-
pealed. ...-.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES C. CONVERS,
Speaker of the Senate.
March %, 1850.
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the amount he shall find due, and the State
Treasurer shall pay the same out Of any
moneys In the treasury, no. otherwise aP.
propriaied.
SEC. 8. That in contracting for making
such balances the State sealer shall invite
proposals, as is provided by the twenty
first section of the act to which this is sup.
Elementary.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES C. CONVERS.
Speaker of the Senate.
March 23d, 1850.
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Deferred Articles.

We have on hand several articles of con-
siderable length, the publication of which
we are compelled to defer for the present.
Among them are the "Procesdings of the
Democratic Executive COMMITTEE" of Sum.
init county, held at Akron ON the 3Oth
ult., communication upon the subject of
@Interest-i justice considered" and a
letter from California Emigrant. W.
shall endeavor to find room for them next
week.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10
Southern Convention.

We commenced the publication of the
proceedings of this second edition of the
Hartford Convention on the first page of our
paper, expecting to be able to publish the
telegraphic synopsis of its entire proceed
ings, but our space will not permit.
The Convention is rather slim affair,
only nine of the slaveholding States being
represented, and some, if not most of them,
by delegates appointed at district and coun-
ty meetings, and who assume to speak for
the entire people ofthe States from which
they are sent. Its object is avowed by its
delegates to be, not the destruction of this
Union, but to devise ways and means of
more firmly and strongly cementing the
bonds of the Union and perpetuating its ex-
istence through all coming time, when they
should be sensible of the fact that the only
danger to the Union and to the peace and
harmony Of the country, grows out of the
gascenading threats Of dissolution. in the
event that what they conceive to be their
rights under the Constitution are Disregard
ed coming from the Shareholders themselves.
If the constitution guarantees them rights
which would be violated by the admission
of California or the restriction of slavery
from our entire Mexican acquisition, it has
also furnished means of redress by which
their wrongs may be remedied, and in the
judiciary as at present composed, they sho'd
be willing 10 confde.
This Convention was gotten up for the
purpose of producing an effect, profound
sensation,' and it will succeed, but the sens
alton will be that of superlative contempt
for this miserable sone-horse' effort to
frighten Congress into compliance with
the demands of the ultra slavery extension
lists.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10
AN ACT

To amend an ssAct to authorize the canal fund
commissioners to exchange certificates of the
funded debt of this state, passed March il, l949.
SEC. l. Be it enacted By The General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the
fund commissioners are hereby authorized
to issue. in accordance with the provisions
end conditions of the act of February 4,
1925, creating the state debt. and of the
several acts amendatory thereto, transfera-
BILE certificates of stock, bearing interest
at rate not exceeding six per cen,nm per
annunn, redeemable at the pleasure Of the
state at such time between the years 1860
and l l875, as the commissioners of the Gu
nal fund may determine, payable and trans
ferable at such place or places as in the
opinion of said commissioners shall best
promote the interest of the slate to an
amount sufficient TO redeem the certificates
of the state debt heretofore issued by au-
thority of saidacts and made payable after
1880, which may not be redeemed by the
act TO which this is an amendment; Provi-
ded, however, that no certificate Of stock
issued under the authority Of this act, shall
be sold OF. disposed of at rate less than
their par value.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER.
Speaker of fine House of Representatives
@ CHARLES g. CONVERS,
a1a " q Speaker of the Senate
March 10, 1851.
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March Is, 1850.
AN ACT

To carry into effect an act entitled Gan act to pro-
vide for the sale of the Western Reserve
sESchool Lands" passed February II, l849.
Sec. /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly ofthc Slate Of Ohio. That John
Codding. OF Medina county, Thomas Ham
ilton Of Erie county, and Darius Adams Of
Cuyahoga county. are hereby appointed a
board of appraisers. who shall meet in the
town OF Defiance. in Defiance county, on
the 22nd day Of May next, or if prevented
from meeting on that day. MS soon thereaf-
ter as may be practicable. and proceed
under an act to which this lis an amend
men: 10 appraise by lots of eighty acres
each. unless said appraisers shall be of
opinion that the proceeds Of the sales of
said lands will be increased by diyis.
ion into smaller parcels. in which case said
appraisers may so appraise the same. and
not less. excep. in cases Of fractions Of lots,
the lands described in the aforesaid act of
February II, 2s49; also any lands selec-
ted since the passage Of said act. being
Western Reserve School LANDS. and shall
make return of their apPraisenent to the
AuultOr Vi StdtesOu VI oeioIo tio III - "oA-
day of July next. -. ..-.
D, Sec. 2. That Woolsey Wells. who was
appointed by the last General Assembly
agent for the sale Of said lands, shall OBJ
tain from the Auditor of State certified
copy Of said appraisements. as soon as it
shall be made, and forthwith thereafter
shall proceed to give notice and offer said
lands at public sale. according to the pro-
visions of the aforesaid act.
Sec. 8. Tha, the Secretary of State shall
Immediately after the passage of this act
send by mail certified copy Of the same
to each Of said appraisers and SAID agent.
Sec. 4. That whenever the said apprais-
ers shall be notified by the Governor Of the
State Of Ohio that the residue OF the lands
due to the Western Reserve are selected,
and the title thereto confirmed, it shall be
the duty Of said appraisers Immediately
thereafter TO view and appraise such resi-
due of said lands. and make return Of their
appraisemenl to the Auditor Of State. whose
duty it shall be forthwith thereafter to fur
nish to said agent certified copy Of said
appraisements of said lands. and said agen,
shall give notice and offer the same fol
public sale according to the provisions ol
said act passed February II, l549. -.
SEC. 5. The said agent is hereby author
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AN ACT

AN ACT
To repeal the act entitled can act to amend an
act entitled an act creating the Office of county
surveyor and defining his duties"
SEC. l. Be 1t enacted By the General
Assembly of the Slate of Ohio. Tha: the
act entitled .san act to amend an act enii-
tied an act creating the office Of county
surveyor and defining his duties" passed
February 9th. one thousand eight hundred
and for,y-seven, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
SEC. 2. This act to take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
CHARLES C.. CONVERS,
Speaker of the Senate.
March %, 1850.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10
February 10, 1850.
AN ACT

AN ACT
To regulate the fees of county surveyors in cer-
tain cases.
SEC. l. Be 1t it enacted By the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio. Tha, euch
county surveyor shall be allowed and re-
ceive two dollars per day for each day he
shall be employed in the survey of state
or county road.
Sec. 2. That all acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with the provisions Of this act
be and the same are hereby repealed.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES G. CONVERS,
Speaker of the Senate.
March %, 1850.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10
An ACT

AN ACT
To amend the act entitled ssan act for the main
tenance and support of illegitimate children
SEC. /. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly of the. State of Ohio. That when
ever bond shall be given by any person
charged with being the father Of an ille-
gitimale child, under the provisions Of the
act TO which this is an amendment, the
condition of said bond shall be that said
bastard child shall not become township
charge upon any township IN this state.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES c. CONVERS.
Speaker of the Senate.
March 10. 1850.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10

The WASHINGTON MoNUMENT.-The
Managers Of the Washington National
Monument Society have adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolued, that the people of the United
States, either individually or by associa.
tion, be and they are hereby respectfully
requested TO take up collection throughout
the Union on the approaching Anniversary
Of American Independence, in aid Of the
great Washington National Monument,
now being erected in the City Of w asbing-
ton
Papers throughout the Union will please
copy.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10

SINGULAR MAIL BAe.-Mr Hiram Rog.
ers, grocer, North Main.st, bought lot
of Connecticut River shad from the steam
boat this morning, and on dressing one Of
them, he found a copy of the "Ohio Star, !"
(Free Soil paper published at Ravenna,
Ohio, inside Of the fish. 1t was dated Do.
cember IL, ls49, and was done up in a
wrapper. The paper was in tho lower
part ofthe fish's belly, and appears to have
been there for some time. The wrapper
was mostly decayed Hartford Times.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10

The CENsus.-Appointmsmts.-The
Cleveland Herald announces that WILLIAM
WADswoRrH and JOHN S. HERRIcK, have
been appointed Deputy District Marshals,
for the county Of Portage, for the purpose
of taking the Census under the recent law
Of Congress.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10
AN ACT

To amend an act to provide for the regulation OF
turnpike companies, passed January 7th, 1917.
Sec. l. Be IL enacted BY the General
Assembly Of the Stale Of Ohio, That all
turnpike road companies organized under
the ..act to provide for the regulation of
turnpike companies" passed January sew
enlh, 1917, be and they are hereby author
lied to construct such part the road as
the directors Of SAID company may deem
expedien, by making track Of plank not
less than eight feet wide and three inches
thick. and the remainder OF the width oil
the road prescribed in the OH section Of
the act herein named, Of the other materi.
ais named in SAID 9th section.
SEC. 2. That all companies organized
under said act are also authorized to take
toll upon each and every mile which may
b finished in addition 10 and adjoining the
first FIVE miles required TO be finished by
the act amending the act herein named,
passed February 25tb, le45; Provided
that no company shall have authority to
take toll until all steps preliminary thereto
as prescribed by the act 10 which this is an
amendment have been taken, but the legis-
lature may at any time change the rates
of toll on any company hereafter lncerpo-
rated, and prescribe the distance at which
toll gates shall be erected from each other.
4e',se BENJAMIN F. LETTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES G. CONVERS.
Speaker of the Senate.
March 2l, 1850.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10

O. We would direct attention to the
prospectus Of q Great Mechanical York.
now being published in parts by D. Apple
ton &C.,, New York. We have had no
opportunities for examining the work. but
Judging from the concentrations df the
press we should judge it to be one worthy
of an extensive patronage.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10

o. The President has ordered the Cult
Squadron to rendezvous at Havana, TO pro-
tsct the rights and interests Of the Govern
ment from tho aggressions of the Spanish
authorities. We would recommend that
Old Zack order the Army to rendezvous at
the capitol to protect the Treasury from
the Clubbing authorities al home.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10
business Office. with the person having
charge thereof.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES C.. CONVERS,
Speaker of the Senate.
March 81, 1850.
AN ACT

AN ACT
Further to amend the act entitled an act to provide
for laying out and establishing Free Turnpike
Roads, passed March l2, l845
SEC. /. Be ii enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Ohio. Tia, the
trustees or commissioners Of all Free
Turnpike Roads which heretofore have
been or may hereafter be established in
,his-State, shall annually, on the first Mon.
day in June, make full settlement with
the county commissioners of the several
counties IN or through which their respect
i've roads may be located, of all their re.
ceipts and expenditures within such coun'
iy, as such trustees or commissioners.
- SEC. Q. Should such trustees or COM
missioners fail to make settlement as pro.
yided in the first section Of this act, the
county commissioners Of the county in
which such failure takes place, shall at the
next term Of the court Of common pleas
of the county, cause suit TO be instituted
against such trustees or commissioners, IN
the corporate name Of the road, to enforce
such settlement.
SEC. 3. Such suit shall be conducted by
the prosecuting attorney of the county,
and such Delinquent, trustee or commission
or shall be held prima facia liable for the
full amount of taxes and money which
were applicable TO the construction Of said
road, as the sumo appears upon the TAX du.
plicate Of the county, and in all cases
judgment shall be rendered against said
trustees or commissioners for all the costs
Of, suit.
SEC. 4. Process may be issued from the
p.oper court 70 the erif or other proper
officer Of the county in which such trus.
tees or commissioners shall respectively
reside or may be found, and such officer
shall serve and return the same in the same
manner and under the same penalties as if
such process had been issued from the clerk
Of the court Of his own county.
Sec. 5. All laws and parts of laws in
consistent with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES C. CONVERS,
Speaker of the Senate.
March %, 1850.
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ST., LOUIS, June q

ST. Louis, June 2.
A gentleman arrived last night from
point 400 miles beyond the frontier, He
confirms the reports relative to the sickness
and deaths among the smigrants on the
Plains.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10

O. Attention is directed to the adver-
tisemsnt of Smith, knight & Cos New
Book Store in Cleveland.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10

Rev. J. N. Mafit, the celebrated Meth
odist preacher, died in New Orleans on the
2Sth ult.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10
March 10, 1850.
AN ACT

AN ACT
To change the name of County Poor Houses.
Sec. !. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Ohio, Tha. the
name Of all institutions known and designa-
ted by the title Of "country poor houses, "
erected in the several counties Of this State
under the provisions Of the act passed
March l6, 1881. entitled .'an act for the
relief Of the poor" and the act passed
March 9Th, 1881, entitled "an act for the
establishment Of poor houses" be. and the
same is hereby changed 10 "county mfr.
mariesn
Sec. 2. All laws and parts Of laws, in
consistent with the provision Of this act.
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER.,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES C.. CONVERS,
Sneaker of the Senafe
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March Esd, 1850.

l hereby certify that have compared
the foregoing acts with the originals. &C.
cordipg 10 law, and find them correct.
JOHN G. MCBRIDE,
Auditor of Portage County.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-06-10

To carry into effect an act entitled Gan act to pro-
vide for the sale of the Western Reserve
sRSchool Lands" passed February II, le4s.
The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-04-25
SPEECH OF HON. w. Nc WILLIE
OF MISSISSIPPI,

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIvEs, MARcH A; 1850.
In Committee ofthe Whole on
the state of the UniOU on the Pres
|ident's MesSage communicating
Iths Constitution o. California.
N1e a Gnniinned
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-06-18

far create, magnitude than any OF DIS pre-
decessors. The late king was ever pa
ci6c. even TO fault, and or more 'i'n
one occasion was deserted BY his a"'i'
sers. whose sentiments we've Otherwise.
The new king is young ahd, %''S' rs
more. is overbearing and self-wllled; this
fact learn from one of the courtlers al
Picking, whose means OF knowing the
prevailing opinions of the court are sui
licient guarantee for the correctness u VIC
! information furnished.
Brought up in measure N Inc 90,
som Of the Hierati, Iih'Chu, me newly
;ranonra,ed emperor, has imbibed largely
the;r sentiments, which are known to be
hostile towards foreigners all descrip-
lions, without exception; and though MS
majesty, now elevated to the imperial
throne, may act independent of the hfera-
II, it augurs somewhat i'll that the DID, trl
ed, and faithful Keying. (who, by the way
condemned the Merati) has not been Ia
ken into the youthful monarch's councils
"a token which certainly bids uniayor-
able to the continuance of peace. The
new monarch must make concessions
necessity is laid upon him to do so; but
what they are or shall be, time only Will
disclose. Judging from his educatloh'
his associations, and his sentiments, las
far as the latter have become known II
does no, behoove foreigners to withdraw
from these waters the means and aPPlan-
ces no, merely protection, but for main
tanning that prestige which has been gain
ed under the late regime"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-06-18
Spain-.-Cuba.

The landing Of Lopez at Cardenas, il
the Island Of Cuba, though Of itself of no
great moment, has given rise 10 much dis
cussion through the columns Of the press,
and may involve the country IN some trou-
Bile. Nor is the hasty and bloody conduct
of Governor General Alcoy calculated to
allay the excitement; for whatever opin-
ions the public mind may have formed as
to the Justice Of the authorities of Cuba in.
dieting the severest punishment upon
those detected in any act for the subver-
sion of the constituted government, yet
they cannot but regard with adherence
the course which they have adopted, Of
taking life on suspicion, without giving
the accused opportunity for defence. The
promptings of gratitude should have die
tated different line of conduct. Our
government had displayed the greatest
alacrity in maintaining our neutrality
indeed had gone to greater lengths than
the principles of national Law, or our
Statute require. As return for this: our
citizens have been taken on the high seas,
beyond the authority of Spain, and be-
cause arms were found with them, they
are confined in the dungeons Of Moro
castle without preliminary examination
as 10 their guilt or innocence. Our con-
sui, General Campbell, has been denied
abundance 10 them,-the recesses of that
monument Of Spanish tyranny should be
hidden from human gaze, for could those
dungeons speak, they could tell tales of
blood that would harrow up the soul, and
rival in horror the Bastile, in the bloodiest
days of its history.
We are not, however, surprised, at the
course Of the Spanish authorities it is
in keeping with the history of Spain from
her earliest existence as nation. Her
whole career has been marked with cruel
~, and unnatural tyranny, which should
have placed her long since without the
pale of civilized nations. Her conquests
have been nothing less than national rob-
berries, however much our imagnations
may be pleased with the beautiful garb of
romance which the genius of Prescott
has thrown around them, and which may,
10 some extent, attract the mind from the
motives which suggested them. Fighting
under the Banner Of the Cross, and in the
name of Religion, they committed excess
es worthy of Legions of Devils. Is il 10
be wondered at, that Omuipotence has
doomed her as a nation, kept her the
weakest Of the powers of Europe-indeed,
unworthy the name Of na;ion-the mere
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-06-18
Congressional

The Senate has been engaged during
the last week in The discussion Of the
Compromise Bill of tie Committee of
Thirteen.
On Wednesday Mr.. Benton addressed
the Senate, in opposition, induIging chief
ly in low and vulgar ridicoIe Of Tie Bill
and the Committee of Thirteen, which
drew out Messrs. Cass and Clay in an
swer, and resulted in personalities between
the latter gentleman and Mr.. Benton:
On Friday an important vote was taken,
viz on the amendment offered by Mr..
Turney, of Tenn, to strike out that por,
ton of the Bill which related TO Texas.
Ayes 25, noes 27-.cgarjed by the friends
Of the Compromise as 4 very favorable
vote.
In the House Mr.. Mcdowell, Of Va,
delivered concilatory speech in favor o.
the Union, spoken of by the Press as ex
ceedingly brilliant and effective. The
latter portion of the week has been occu
pied in the consideration Of Mr.. Doty':
California Bill, and amendments thereto
No result has been reached as yet The
si,tings of the House for few days pas
have been rather stormy, and speeches
have been maze calculated to increase
rather than TO allay excitement. But stll
we have an abiding hope that wise coun
sells will prevail in the end, aud that pub
lie opinion, if notrespected, will neyerlhe
less be obeyed.
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The worlds Fair In Loadon.

Every State in Europe is making pre-
parations for this great exhibition. Each
one has appointed central Commission,
as required by the rules, for the purpose
of deciding as the articles are Inspected,
whether they are worthy TO be sent or not.
Russia has appointed two Commissions;
one at ST. Petersburg, aud one at Odessa.
is time, VIC should think, that Congress
were making correspondent arrangements
for this country.
At late meeting in London, il was sta
ted by Mr.. Golden, that arrangements
were in progress in America to buy up
The whole Fair and carry 1t over. Mr..
G.. said he would not have believed this
statement had it not been confirmed IN
such way that he could not doubt II.
The agent Of line Of packets is mention
I'd as the principal operator. Golden
passed high encomium upon the enter
prise OF the American people rs nantes
ted in this speculation.