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The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-05-23
The Non ruEaN ExpEp,TIoN.-Oneof

Z The Non THEM ExPEpiTIoN-Oneo Of
the vessels intended for Grinncl's expo
dition, is now in New York, fitting out
for navigating the Arctic seas. The
journal of Commerce says, that both
vessels are to be fitted out in manner
not unlike those engaged in the whaling
service at the extreme North. Timbers
are placed across their holds, from one
side to the other, TO guard them against
lateral pressure from the ice; their bulk
heads are made almost solid with TIM
bers and braces, and strong fastenings
are introduced at all the exposed pifas.s
Two thickuesses of planking anu one Of
felt are placed over the original plank
ing inside, and one layer of planking,
with fell int eryening, covers their decks.
Over this, there will be placed coating
of saw-dust and turpentine, the more eff
fectually to guard them from the cold,
after the manner of treating pilot-hoats
In the winter season
! These vessels Will also be furnished
with materials to construct a sort Of en-
closure or building on deck, IN case they
become hxed IN the ice for any corsid-
cradle time. Quite number Of men
are constantly employed in making these
preparations.
TAXING SLAVES TO California;
Havana correspondent of the Cncin natl
Enquirer says:
On our vessel are quite a number f.om
Kentucky, several taking with them
slaves under an agreement to give them
their freedom for two years services in
the mines. VIII the slaves adhere 20 he
contract They viii. They arc hon.
est, and will not violate their word-they
had opportunities to leave on the Indiana
shore; every inducement was offered
at Evansville and other places fox them
to leave-they resisted all; and then
they leave behind families for who.n they
have the same interest that we have IN
ours, whose freedom they expect il time
to purchase.
CAUSE OF Hen WATER AT New Or
LEANs-.3rtifciol.-1zA Baton Rouge cor
respondent of the Albany Argus attrib-
utes the Increase of water in the lower
part OF the Mississippi river, Of late
years to the fact that the river has been
shortened more than forty miles b. cut
ting off the bends. The effect is TO let
down the water faster than the channe.
will carry it off, and an overflow is the
consequence.
e 1t is gratifying to Learn. ;hai
Messrs. Bragg s McLeane of ST Louis,
\. Z. corner of Market and Sd streets.
proprietors OF that celebrated medicine
the Mexican Mustang Liniment. are
about to establish agencies for the sale
of the Liniment in all the principa stores
IN Minnesota also at Willow River
The wonderful virtues of the Lniment.
and the astonishing cures efected By il.
will soon more fully appear in on adyer-
Using columns.
Rev. Mr.. Neil left on the Steamboat
Nominee, to-day, for the eastern ci..es.
where he will solicit funds to aid in the
erection of a house of public WORSHIP
in St. Paul. He deserves abundant sue
+ cess
Gov. Ramsey has appointed Jane y.
Boal AdIutant General of the MIiit!s Of
the Territory of Minnesota
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-05-23
FOREIGN ITEMS.

The inhabitants of Sheffield are about
to erect monument to Ebenezer Elliott,
the corn-law rlymer.
The Counties Hahn-Hahn, the well
known authore,s, has ablured the Pro-
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-05-23

1t is stated that Charles ID. McCarty,
late Lieutenant Governor Of Connect
cut, has been appointed Charge to Wen
ma, in place of Col. Webb, rejected.
WASHINGTON, May Is.
In the Senate, Mr.. Seward presentc
petition from the citizens Of Minnesota
asking for donation Of land for the
construction Of a canal. Telegraph 7
The Committee on Foreign Affairs in
the House have agreed to report in favor
Of passing bill providing for settle
mem Of the long standing claims for
French spoliatibns. The report will be
presented at an early day.
In the House, MIR. Burke asked leave
to present bill for the increase of the
frontier Forts. 1t was referred to the
Military committee. He said the frontier
difficulties were formidable, to which
Mr.. Jones objected.
In the Senate, yesterday, the consid-
GRAFTON of the Compromise bill was re-
sumed. Mr.. Cass moved to lay the sub
ject on tho table, and proceed to the
consideration of the California bill sep
arately as test--which motion was lost
Mr.. Davis, of Mississippi, moved an
amendment a
Here the lightning took possession of
the eastern wires.
The report from Cleveland, last eve
ming, states, that when the steamer
America was ten miles out from that port,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16
Read and Reflect.

We commend the series Of articles upon
the subject Of Banking, and the currency,
{ (he first of which will be found on our
fourth page 10 day, } to the careful perusal
and candid consideration Of every man who
has the well being ofthe laboring, g,producing
masses, and, consequent prosperity of the
Commonwealth at heart The articles
are in reply to series Of articles, upon
the same subject, originally, published in
the s'Ohio State Journal,:'' and which have
been generally eoped.and extensively cir.
culated by the 'Galphin nv hig papers
throug ghout the Slate. These articles Of
''EeUAL oR1eHTs," which we this week
commence publishing, completely refu,e
the falsehoods by which the Journal and
the Wing papers seek to blind..ibe people,
and wherever carefully read and pondered,
.canno! fail to carry conviction that the
principles and position of the Democratic
party upon this question, are the true in
,erest of the people and the correct policy
Of the Stale. We again say, give these
articles a careful perusal and serious
considera lion. as,.. -sz,s SIS 10 sr-a -9s.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16
Another Sacrifice to the Galphins.

Tho Free Soil Congressional Convention
met in this place on Friday and nominated
Hon. Eben Newton, of Mahoning county.
as their candidate for Congress in this dis
trict Mr.. N. was formerly whig and
has abandoned none Of his whig notions in
his estrangement from his old political as
sociates. H. B. Spellman, Esq Of Summit,
was his competitor, but as the monopoly
wing of the party ruled the hour and were
bent on presenting an unobjecticnable man
to the wings, Spellman was Sno whar. :"
The Wings will go through the mockery Of
holding Convention, but the bargain is
already sealed. It is said that Newton
made speech after his nomination in which
he both cried and laughed and which he
woundup by declaring thai. they mustmake
a "strong pull, and pull all together"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16
For the Portage Sentinel.


The Board Of Government of the Portage
County Agricultural Society met at the Of.
flee oftbe Secretary, in Ravenna, on the
Sd Of September, 1850, at 10 o'clock a.
M. The following Committees were then
appointed .f;.,,
On Farms--W lillian Nielsen, Solomon
Slaughter, Charles Judd. sf.,z,6
On Crops-James Wright, Chauncey
Harmon, Nathan Sanford. Cd 'saia szsoa &
On Horses-Dr. l.. W. Cfiiienden,
James Francis, William K. Kelso. o.ssfaJ
On Neat Cnttle-Ans,in Collins, Ly.
man Fowler, of Geauga TO Frederick
Baldwin, Of Summit Co., Isaac 4HaTgest,
Zeno Kent. r59 .. sfsf ii ..,a!q,f q % -vnss y
On Trains of working Oxen and Cattle
,-Benjamin F Pardee, Horace Reed, Jesas
Packer, Roger Miller, Charles Ray ymond.
On Sheep and Swine Marcus I, Spell.
man, Ralph Day, John Martin, Lybia Un-
derwood, Jabez Wright. -gssy
On ,Wool-carlton Good.l. Lym,n
Hine, Peter Cooper. "a icA = "a
On Cloths and other Household Manu-.
factures-Adam Horr, Mrs. K A. Gilles',
Mrs W. Boyd. ''FN@ sFoN dHa
On Butter, Cheese, Sugar and Flsur--
Henry Beecher, Calvin Harmon, Rofus
l. Mason. %'y' '''.sT q sH'fsie
Or Fruits and Flowers = Caleb Atwaser,
Mrs. S. Beecher. Miss Percy Dickinson.
an Miscellaneous Manutactured 7Ar;i-
cs9s-Newell D. Clark, Ebenezsr Lee.
naI,,o,, R,.,,;, .. .lgCGEtgus O. "a
On Plowing-Lu,her L. Brown, fiiram
Giddngs, Isaac Ives. ann "a 'oaiego'
Discretionary Commites--Ephraim L.
Williams, Joel Chapman, Thomas b.
Selby. '@ sa'. 1~o''i ''tasal-
Sweepstakes on Horses Hiram Col.
lins, WIN. Butler, Mr.. Bo,sford, of Sum.
nit Co: .'' 'a' s4@ eof ~ ast9uoi'
Sweepstakes on Cattle-H Hopson Hurd,
VIM. Hatcher, Of Stark Co. WIN. Wet
more, Of Summit Co. -.iH ee't-i 500
Tie Board Of Government have put
forth every effort in their power to place
the Portage County Agricultural Society
in proud position, and it only requires
the jealous cooperation Of the Farmers
and Mechanics OF the County to make our
Society second to none in the State. 'Izg
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16
Piling ND the FalSehoods.

The editor of the Portage County Wing
has an unenviable faculty of budding to-
gether more lies than any other man this
side of Halifax, and he gives full sweep to
this faculty whenever he finds himself in
tight pinch. He let himself out loose
in his notice, of US last week. He perpe-
trated three downright, wilful .falsehoeds
and environed them with innumerable 9TH
ers to cover them up. In the first place be
asserts that we "deny the real position Of
the party, and, with plea that their only
object is to make the banks safe, they are
trying, and will continue to gull the people,
by keeping from them their true position
on the currency question" +" This is falsehood
No. l, and we challenge this veracious
editor to point to the paragraph in our pa
per which looks like desire to shrink from
the position, or in any way mislead the
people in regard to it. Next, be asserts
that the Wooster Bank was chartered by
the Locofocos-the blackguard meant the
Democrats. That, too, is false. 1t is true,
tudt tDdt CofIuPt anu COutdLnludtluS udfiOt
proved herself capable Of seducing enough
Democrats from their integrity to the Dem.
ocratic faith, who, united with the whole
force of the wings. carried the measure
through, and the manner in which it was
created but serves to exibit in glaring
light the corrupt and communicating infu-
ences of these monied monopolies arrayed
against the people. ...' ,-.'' ..'a 81,
He again charges that we have never utter
ed word against the ten per cent. interest
law. Our readers every one know this to
be untrue, and it will be pretty generally
recollected that we tracked that profigate
sheet up in one or two falsshoods and q |
most glaring inconsistency in regard to this
same law last spring. A little more truth
in your assertions and charges is what we
ask. We have not time to spend to cor
rect all your falsehoods, for you would give
US time for nothing else. ~. .a ...--'a.
This Whig says we got quite "seorksd
up" at its notice Of our position. Not quite
SO much worked up as the pro tenn editor
Of the Wing on recent occasion, who it is |
said worked up and kept working up till
he worked entirely oeer!! 80 73''!7 aET =.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16
A Coalition FOR The Spoils,

Last Friday the grand farce Of uniting
the Free Soil and Whig parties of this
county in the coming political struggle, was
consummated. The truck and dicker poll
ticians pf the two parties have triumphed
in the formation Of an unholy coalition for
the spoiIs. The parties that but few
days agowere as hostile as two warning
tribes Of savages-who professed to be di-
sided upon principle, and between whom
there was an impossible guif-have ANAL
gamated for the purpose Of putting down
the Democracy.
From the day that the Free Soil ticket
was put in nomination, it has been apparent
that this game Of amalgamating the
two parties was on foot This ticket was
gotten up and its nomination secured by
the Bank Monopoly wing Of the Free Soil
party, by the same men who, last spring,
attempted, but most signally failed, to trans
fer that party over to the support of the
principles and policy Of Galphin Whiggery.
and the manner in which the whole ticket,
! with but the single exception of the can
didate for Poor House Director, was gull
luped down BY the Wbig Convention on
Friday last, gives evidence that the whole
game os transferring thesFree Soil party to
whiggery was known to the leaders and
wire-workers Of the latter party, and was
! made with their knowledge and advice.
By thus adopting the nominations Of the
Free Soil party, they have thought to do
the work of seducing the honest men of
that party into the support of principles
and measures which they hold in utter abb
horence. is, .aeE z.s ( s4ss,5 .....
The Free Soil party for the last two
years have loudly boasted of being the
Radical Democracy of the State; they have
loudly denounced the whig monopoly sys-
tenn in the resolutions of their conventions
| they have condemned the whig system Of
unequal and unjust taxation; they have
spoken manfully out against the whlg sys-
of special and exclusive privileges Of every
description; and now will they, under the
+ lead of few Bank directors lend them-
selves TO strengthen the Monopoly party
!. and do violence to the principles for which
they have contended, by giving their sup
port to ticket composed Of men welded
( to the whig faith, and every man Of whom
| that was adopted by the Galphin Wing
Convention was endorsed as sas good a
whig" as is the leader, Of the whig party in
this county, and all of whom are pledged to
carry out the principles of the wbig party?
If they do they will divest themselves Of all
semblance Of consistency and show to the
world that their high professions Of attach
ment to the principles of Equality and JUS
are nothing but mockery and downright by.
pocrisy. ......... ..-,.,.,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16
What are the Considerations

Every one is anxious to know what CON
sideration the Galphins are to receive fol
adopting the Free Soil nominations Tha
there is corrupt bargain for division ol
the spoils, no one has any doubt, but wha1
are the terms Of the bargain no one but the
immediate parties to the trade are permit.
ted to know. The Wings openly avow
that the men selected are sas true to the prin.
ciples Of the whig party, except on the sla
very question" as though they had ordered
all themselves. But this consideration a.
lone never would have induced this corrupt
and unnatural afilliation. No, never. The
delegates to the Wing Conven ntion openly
declared just before the convention assem-.
bled, that the only conditions upon which
they would adopt the Free Soil ticke
was that there should be, a divisaon Of the
spo,ls! When the Convention assembled
committee of conference was appointed
who met in secret and concocted the bargain
by virtue Of which this unnatural alliance
was effected. When the Convention re-
assembled, in the afternoon, everything was
cut and dried and ready for ratification.
All the names that had been suggested for
the several Offices were then withdrawn, ex-
cept those of Abner Horr and Eli Cannon
for Commissioner, and Mr.. Needham for
Coroner. But what cared whiggery for their
names or their claims while they stood in
the way Of consumating bargain for the
spoils. They were consequently entirely
disregarded and abandoned. The whole
ticket Of the Free Soilers, except IRA GARD.
NER, for Director Of the County Infrmary,
was adopted. He had once, some Is or 20
years ago, belonged to the Democratic par
ty and had not since passed through the
refining fires Of whiggery. And besides
this, he had ever been regarded as the firm,
steadfast opponent Of oppression, whether
on Southern or on Northern soil, with none
Of the dough- in his composition. This was
more than Galphin whiggery could bear,
and William Nelson, of Shalersyille, was
substituted in its place, and the dose thus
easoned, was gulluped down., ,e3 .7-Ta7
What do the honest, independent masses
of these two parties think of being bartered
of, bought and sold like sheep in the sham
bles, by designing demagogues, for no 9TH
er consideration than the spoils Of Office?
Will they set the seal Of their approval
upon their course, and ratfy this bargain
by supporting this bantling Of. their lead.
ers? II they do the conclusion will be in
evita BILE that rank corruption and not
principle, carries the sway.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16
Whfg Nomination for Senator.

The Galphin Wing Convention which
met in Franklin on Thursday last, accepted
the peace-offering which the monopoly in
fuence in the Free Soil party had held out
TO themsin the nomination of Mr.. Darius
Lyman. The holding Of this Senatorial
Gonvention was all work Of supererroga-,
tion after the hot ha ste with which the Wing
County Consention which met here on
Tuesday, had ratified that nomination and
entirely estopped any other. being made.
The last named convention adopted the
nomination of Mr.. Lyman, and thus fore
stalled the action of the delegates to the
District Convention, and prevented the NOM
ination of any other man. The question
cannot but present itself to the mind of ev-
cry enquirer, "Why did the Wings mani
fest so much anxiety and haste for this NOM
inationw The plain and only answer Is,
that it was for the purpose of uniting in one
solid phalanx all the friends Of special ex-
elusive privileges and of the monopoly pow
er against the Democratic nominee. 1t is
but continuation of the same game that
was attempted last spring, to sell out the
/ Free Soil party, with its professions Of high
regard for the principles Of Equality, Right
and Justice, and its denuncia tions Of spe.
cial and exclusive privileges, fresh upon it's
lips, to the monopoly slave rower Of Ohio;
and the wires are being worked by the
same men who worked them then, and
who, because they, could not carry out the il
fell purpose, denounced DR.. Cooke and all
those who would not play puppets and
move as they pulled the wires, as TRAITORS,
and as being asold to the Locofocos." But
the people understood their designs and
blocked the game then, and they will do it
now. '45 Eo; ts"c F'~I.- .os'iaia E.s.'..
But, we may be asked, what evidence
have you that such is the design? Is any
further evidence needed than that these
nominations have received the cordial sane
ton Of the Bank monopoly cunvention?-
Does not every one know that the great
head Of the whig church would never have
given in his adhesion to these nominations
and endorsed the candidates as as sgood
and true Wings" as himself, if he had
not knoUn that they were devoted and
true to the great money monopoly interest
of the State! Does not every one know
that this contest is between the money mo.
nopoly power and the friends Of the Equal
Rights Of the people, and that the friends
of the former will sanction and support nc
man whom they do not knoao to be devoted
tothe monopoly interest and in favor Of
granting special exclusive privileges to cap.
ital to plunder the producers Of the State
Who doubts these facts? and who that
knows them can doubt as to the design Of
this unholy coalition! We say, then, lei
the people be warned in time.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16
California 4 Omitted.

I On Saturday week, the Senate bill for
the admission of California into he Union
as free and Independent State, was pas.
sed by the House without amendment, and
the two Democratic Senators from that
State, Major Quinn and Col. Fremont,
have been admitted to their seats.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16

MINNESOTA CONGRESSIONAL DELE.
eArE.-rhe National In,elligencer learns
by telegraph that the Hon. Henry H.
Sibley has been reelected delegate to Com
gress from Minnesota Territory by large
majority. His opponent was Colonel A..
NJ. Mitchell. The election took place on
Monday Of last week, and was on the neu.
tral platform. Al '95'
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16

What . Time for Free Sell and
Whig Coalitions!
Every measure Of the report Of the Heao-
rious Omnibus Committee hays now been
passed by Congr ess, and hav, lsceiv.d the
sanction of he anfi-slarery Wbig Prssi-
dent, Millara Fillmore. The Texas Bribe-
ry bill, the nursing Of the Executive, by
which Texas obtains 10000 bore square
miles Of territory than she would have get
under the proposition Of the Omnibus Conn
mittee, and the same 81 10 goo 600 for tak-
ing it, has been passed-Nsw Mexico has
been remanded back to a Territorial eondi-
tion, and Territorial Governments sstablish-
ed over her and Utah, without the interdie-
ton Of the fell curse Of human bondsge-
the Fugitive Slave bin has lbsen adopted,
making the Postmasters and the Govern
ment officers througbout the Unieny slsys-
catchers for the Southern oppressors, q sad
these measures receive the sanction of Pres
ident Fillmore, the Northern abolition whigf
And the whig press Of the. Northis shost-
| fz.a Ia aH.4 L.
ing its praises to the spirit Of compromiss
by which these measures were passednndsr
the hollow pretext that it was @the meansof
preserving and psrpetua,ing the zUnion!1
And what are the leaders Of the Free Soil
patty, who for months past have been thun-
dering ferth their indignant denunciations
of these measures and the mean. BY which
they were sought to be established, doing?
Why, they are even now striking hsnds
with those who are shouting their shallelu-
jahs over this triumph Of the slave power
and making successful overturs to them for
coalition to battle against the Democracy
in favor Of the oppressive monopoly power
of Ohio! What time fer a coalition be.
tween the Free Soil and Wing parties!
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16

placed the blushing Jessy in Everard's
arms.
Aud Jessy's lips wisely expressed the
apology in kiss, and Everard acknowl-
edged, while he pressed her o-his bosom as
his bride, that the apology was NOT only
safficent hut reward inifull for the sut-
ferings which he had Experienced thropgh
the yicissitudes of hiswhole pastaife.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16
chr portaaez Sentinel.
z Democratic Nominations.
FOR GOVERNOR.
r EU B b n WOOD,

aCUYAHOGA COUNT y
FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
P. MILLER, of Butler Co
2s"+. '5 For State Senator,
RANSOM A. GILLETT, Of .Ravenna.
as.p ~a.- For Representative, .3ss4 81
LORIN BIGELOW, of Palmyra.
II - For Commissioner, ! til a..
JOEL H. CURTIss, of Deerfsld.,
Ia % ss-T For Auditor, 2''.7s7@ E't@lt
JOHN G. MCBRIDE, Of Ravenna.
@,rr = For Sheriff, r.- rsaaa.a
. JAMES WOODARD, of Franklin.
,..-.., For Coroner, h.. 1.,.,..-
81 JOHN M. TILDEN, of Nelson. a.
For Surveyor, "a g. 81
SAMUEL D. HARRIS, of Ravenna.
For Director of County .Infrmary,
= LYMAN HINE, of Shalersvile.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16

New GooDs.-Our merchants are be-.
ginning 10 receive their Fall and Winter
stock Of Goods. Those who want 10 pur.
chase should consult the advertising col.
umns of the papers. 7-s s=.7 a- Fl. IS
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16

FINE PEAcHEs.-We received q lot of
nice ri pc Peaches from Mr.. Eli Cannon of
Aurora, on Tuesday last, for which he has
our thanks. These peaches grew upon a
tree A. years old, which grew from a
stone brought from Massachusetts in 1905