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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


We find that some Of our political oppo-
nents still feel quite sore because the dem
ocratic county convention omitted to nom
mate a candidate for county clerk whom
they could beat with more ease than they
can the independent whig candidate now
running in opposition to the present incum-
bent. They have perfect right to think as
they please and talk as they please Of the
doings of that convention. It.was not as
sembled to carry out the views, or 10 ex-
press the opinion, of our good friends the
wings, or the views and opinions Of any par
ticular individual Of the democratic party,
but Of the majority of the whole democratic
party in Scloto county. 1t was competent
for that convention to make nominations for
all The Offices, for part Of thfm, or for none,
as was thought most advisable. They tho't
il best TO make no nomination for clerk, and
in this we, for one, think they acted wisely.
II a majority had thought otherwise we
should have acquiesced most cheerfully.--
Much ss il might have been desired, it was
NOT to be expected that the doings Of that
convention would please everybody. Itis
suficieptsfofps to know TINT, as far as we
are able to judge, they were in accordance
with the wishes Of nine-tentbs Of the demo
cratic party in the county. n If the same una
nimity shall always prevail, o,great harm
can ensue. we i as 4
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
IEDIAE RHEuMArIsM CURE. ADr.s Mitchell

INDIAN RHEuMArrsM CURE. ADr. Mitchell
is said to be doing wonders in his way, Yet
an old lady rather got him the other day. Il
appears he had her under treatment, and was
slowly effecting a cuie, when she became
rather impatient for something more speedy.
When the doctor wishing to accommodate,
suggested ELrcTRIcITY as great auxiliary. y
ELECTRICITY, said she; wall, Iguess II has
been tried on me. About month ago. !
was struck with lightning, and it did not dc
me q bit Of good.e-Nashpills Wig. b.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
A wan Reaa ,f,a,a;da,e.

The whig candidate for Lieutenant Cover
nor, Eckley. ina late speech delivered al
Warren, in Trumbull county, in which hs
undertook To- discuss the Tariff question
said; The main cause Of the revolution
was the want, on the part Of the Colonies, O
protective tariff"ll This is the person
who is advertised to delisera literary address
on the oath proximo. to the students of.Rich
mond College, near Steubensilie. He 'hac
better 60 to school himself awhile.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
Shopping Candidates.

The practice Of swopping one candidate
for another is q bad one and should not be
followed, when the election of friend is
doubtful. Designing persons often recon-
mend this course in order 10 defeat an oppo-
nent. Let every man vote for the candi-
dates Of his choice fully end fairly, and do
what be can for them honestly, above board
and without intrigue. In this way alone
can the purity Of the ballot-box be preserved.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10

0T Elder Pratt, presiding Elder of the
San Francisco Branch Of the Mormon
Church, in communication to the San
Francisco Herald, pronounces Suang TO be
an impostor, and that neither he nor any ,oi
his followers on Beaver Island are in any
way connected with that Church.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
Democrats, to the Polls !

Remember that on TUESDAY, the 14th
day of October the Democracy expec you to
do your duty at the polls Exercise your
right as sovereigns should, and give your
suffrages to men who will carry OF those
great principles which you advocated, and
who will support the New Constitution
which the people of this State have just
adopted. This is desired and expected Of
you. Ek.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
nIessrs. Pngh and Yallandigha,

Messrs. Pugh and vallandigham. =.
These gentlemen passed down theriyer;
from Gallipolis, on Wednesday evening last
They were, Of course, toolate 10 speak here
at the time appointed, and, owing to appoint-
ments made at home, could not.wait another
day. They desired us to say to their friends
in Burlington, that it was impossible fol
them to make that placein time to speak ac-
cording to appointment on Tuesday, which
they much regretted. l -a ,.9
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
Crane Diseas.e.

The grape crop in Berks county, Pa, the
Press says, is utterly destroyed by the rot
having fallen a pray TO its raVages last year
so that no wine of a good quality was made
to that time, nor will any be made now.--
The grapes hang in clusters, and are all touch
ed with brownish spots which penetrate tc
the center Of the berry. Isabelleand Cataw
ba suffer the most. 't-i q.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
Bank Taxation.

There are few men who will deny the jus
tice of the position that Banks should bear
an equal burden of taxation Under theii
charles they are only required TO pay ,sia
per cent. upon their net profits, and that fol
State purposes alone, in lieu of all taxes to
which their capital stock should otherwise
be subject.
By recent report OF the Auditor ofState
it appears ahat they only paid, intbe yeal
1850, little over ene-third as much tx al
they would have done If they had been tax
ed as olberproperty. 1t is not necessary tc
argue that the principle Of taxing any spe
cies Of capital upon Its nett profits, is TO-
tally inadequate and unjust. If this prin
ciple was applied to all property in The
State, and only six per cent. levied, the rev
enue would be totally inadequate to supppr
the government. No one ever, thought o
applying il 10 any species Of capital but tina
invested in banking. II should not, upor
any principle of justice or equality, be ap
piled to this. az si a ,,st ssv Alfs.
The New Constitution declares that " al
taxation shall be equal" and by q specia
section brings upon the tax duplicate, all IN
bank capital in Ohio. Shall that Constitu
ton be carried into operation in occordanc'
with this liberal intention, ofwillthe pep
lple commit its construction TO Bench. Q
Judges who will be likely to decide tha
such provision interferes with the ptate,
Irights Of ahe banks, ant Is therefore null /? y
| This is among the important questions 70
the people to decide at Tho approaching
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
Ephraim II. Eckley, and. the. aid he
gave the Wooster Bank in Plunder-
ing the PeOptey snt 4aNtder Y aas

GputhlHl hs EChIoyS duu. tue utu bH6
| gave the Wooster Bank in Plunder-
ing the People, t, ~aa;dn i3.@as2
Ephalm r. Eckley, the whig candidate
for Liputenant Cove rnof-to preside oyei
tile deliberations Of the upper branch Of the,
law making power-has ever been known as
the vefiest trucker 10 the bank power, OF
any man IN Ohio Any service the banks
required, Eckley WIS ready for. An. ,iiss
stance of this, we will relate:.
In the spring of 1918, the "0hio States
man" warned the people TO beware Of the
Wooster Bank, and IT'S failure from certain
evidences was deemed fixed fact. The
Journal Of this city, denied the facts--the
whig leaders abused us like pick pockets for
doubling the solyency OF the concern, and
John Woods, Auditor OF State, posted on
this EphraimR. Eckley, to Wooster, to exEi
anime the condition of the Bank, and report
Its power to meet its liabilities. Eckley;
anxious for the job--anxious to do any thing
that would put the lie on the Statesman
and 10 aid a bank, forthwith repaiied TO
Wooster and spent sometime ihialking pol
itics with the directors From statement
made;on the 10Th Of February preceding. biit
mot even sworn 10, Eckiey declared thatall
was right, and in his report he excuses the
bank FOR placing the funds OF the bank in
the hands, Of JosephS s. Lake, andWhich led
to the failure. ge,ssr sssj, q. ,..-t,
Scarce was the ink on bis report dry, and
the report itself deposited with Auditor, ere
4 the WOOSTER BANK BURSTED UP.
and Thousands Of f0nr citizens trere pls.ndeyxd
of their all. While the bank. was 4tttsYlu
insolvent- while every business man in the
country, not blinded by politics, knew the
bank must fail, Ephnim R.. Rckley made
Ibis report on the condition of the bank, Sta.
'[ting. IS bis belief, with all the facts be fore
him, that 1t was sin HRALTHY AND
SOUND CONDITION, /, and. ABUNDANT
II LY ABLE TO REDEEM ITS ENTIRE
lLIABILITIES,s &c. ~ w '''.'. :
The statement Of the Bank, not, as We be-
fore said even swore to, on (which Echlsp
Emade his report, showed SEVEN HUN.
DRED AND FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND
( ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-FIVR
DOLLARS, of notes Of the Wooster Bank,
| then IN circulation among, ihe people, the
tmost oil which become almost worthless in
the hands OF the honest holder. Besides
this enormous amount, the statement show
led large amount due TO Deposiiors.
Inhis Report, Mr.. .Eckley,if he acted not
las one determined to aid in gulling the peo-
pie, that the Bank might plumber them, hs
showed himself fool ofSthe first watef.l2
Take either horn Of the dilemma, his lnaves
Try or bis folly, ended inplundering the peo.
lpleuf Ohio, and d'wsask in all seriousness,
lis such q man ft 4, Be the first Iieutenant
iloyerlos of Ohio to preside OYER ihe dea
I sIlibefations Of the Senate oi the State1 Let
the honest holders Of ths Wooster Bihk
NOTES snswer the question at.ahei ipolsis4.
Statssma,s. 1
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
Specimen. of New York Trade.

The New York Evening Post, in review
ing the severe ,conpactiop in the money
market, and in noticing the great extent to
whicha vast multitude are dealing beyond
their means says; e..s., ,e,g
"We are informed that the large dyy goods
house Of Mr.. Cheeseborough & Stearns, who
failed last week, and whose liabilities reach
ed $750,000, traded on acapitai OF only
$25, 900 --their credits thirty times the
amount Of their capital"
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10

O- In Berlin. The Government is ma.
king an effort to place duelling out Of fash.
ion; and lately compelled the survivor iaan
sffair ofhonor tosbe present at the post NOR
tenn examination Of his victim, and wotch
the proceedings. AH. @ fAy Hssgts
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
The Anti-Renters
"Big feas have little feas,
And these have less to bite them,
Thaca daac boya laccar Aano
These HtaS nave IeSSeI HtuS, J
And So ddinfnilunn. -

Yae ana tDeSe nave less 10 pie lnem, E-f
These feas have lesser feas, 4t-.-,
And so adinfnilum."
Every bOdy-politic, corporate and physi-
col-has trouble in these boiling tines
Even the Anti, Renters Of N. Y, who, we
had supposed were thoroughly united and
harmonious, have become infected with jeal-
ousies, and distracted by partisan feuds.--
They too have their caucuSes, conventions,
bogus delegates and bolters. Instance a
protest which small minority Of the late
Anti.Rent Convention have published.
They were disappointed 10 not obtaining
Judge Footc upon the ticket for Court Of
Appeals and Mr.. Forsyth for Secretary Of
State, both good Wings. Pity that the Con.
vention could not accommodate them. The
Convention adjourned after nominating tie
regular Democratic ticket. Of course, the
Anti-Rent Wings will support the Whie
ticket generally, and thus the old party lines
Of Wings and Democrats are being re-estab,
lished, in New York, al which we most hear
tlly rejoice. ..-.a r Hst '4 n"
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
James II. Steedman,

This gentleman is the third candidate on
the democratic ticket, for the Board Of Pub
lie Works. He is what is commonly term
ed a svlf-made" man, being indebted to
nothing but his great energy and ability for
his success in life. Besides this, he is loca-
ted in the northwest, portion of the State
that has had much cause Of complaint, as it
has had but one representative in the Board
Of. Public Works, although entitled. TO one
by all the rules os representation. The
northwest is taxed heavily to, support the
whole system ofinternal improvements: and
it is nothing but fairness that it should be
consulted in their control. This, here to!ore,
has not been done, except in one instan ce
and owingto the fact that the northwest is
largely democratic, never will be SO long as
the wings can prevent it. :.
In James B. Steedman the Northwes
knows and feels that she will fad mar
who will lend his whole personal and off.
cial influence to aid in the reforms already
begun in the economy Of the Board of Pub
lie Works by the democratic members. He
is identified by his interests and his ,duca.
tion with their growth and wants. He pos.
sesses talents Of the most practical order
and is we'll acquainted with the affairs Of
the Board. His experience in the north.
western Improvements is extensive, and
qualities him thoroughly for advancing theil
prosperity, in manner most consistent witt
the wants of that part of the State.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
Garry il to the Polls.

!, Let some Of our Democratic friends in
every township carry the present number Of
our paper to the polls, SO that among other
things he may be able, if necessary, to COM
pare the names on tickets with the genuine
tickets inserted in the paper.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
Read Every Name.

Every voter should read the name Of each
candidate upon his ticket before ,depoSiting it
in the ballot box. This is his duty, and duty
that should not be omitted Again we say,
read every name.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
Rich Present.

A French naval officer Of distinction, late
y returned from q cruize in the Pacific,
brought with him, as a present 10 his sister,
The complete costume Of an Indian princess
on one Of the Society Islands. AeoHsistsd
ofanecklacs n
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10

A monument to the memory Of Gen. Jack
son is to be erected at New Orleans. Tho
Pedestab which will cost $1,000 is to be of
granite, tweDty-oue feet in height, and sil be
surnouDtod by All equestri, u, statute oithe
old hero.'z ias 60, = a@7' !" ~ f'A
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
Fire r. chillinothe.

Waddeps block, in Chillicothe was dis
covered to be on fire. on Tuesday night, bu,
the flames were extingIshed after about S4OO
damage The Scioto Gazette Office was loser
to some extent. "a 4 49,. " "A. '..-.'. +.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10

Or The Princeton. "a, Clarion says that
on Wednesday. last the oldest son of Mr..
John Embre, a lad nine OF ten years old, lost
his lie BY falling from the top Of some dry
goods boxes upcn The blade Of q pocket
knife that be had in his hand at slie times
the blade Of the knife entering and sesering
the jagalar seinsbelow theear. Heexpiled
in about Eve minutes after The accident.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10

OCT In Cincinnati, on The Dist ult., two
policemen arrested whole German Orchss-
ira, for giving a free concert on Sunday
night. The Mayor discharged the orchestra,
and reprimanded the police. - ~.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10

HolkIBIt MuRbER. Mrs Mary Ann Hg
Al. young married womap, was hot dead
While sitting in herchair, surroundsd byhef
title ofildien. Il Unionville. s. G. Phineas
Johnson has been arrested as the pefpetratcf
this appalling act.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
Fire in Prcblo Comfy.

On Sunday morning last, the village Of
Camden suffered seyerelyaby q fire which
swept down ssep houses, eiIecting probably
"a, 900 damages s2fs g38se'3 si's q 4
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10

c. pFing ip the absence Of or com.
msrcipl reporter, we are without The usi,sl
review Of ths Portsmouth Markets, Our
friends wiII excuse him as il is but seldom
ihsthe leaves town. Y I.,.. \
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10

FOR eoyEREeR, \. sl
REUBEN. WOOD /.
Of Cityahogd county. : :
FOR LIEUT.. GOVERNOR.
WII4LlAM MEDlLL
SO -,,ss~s-.saof Fairfield county. =
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, ii.
WILLIAM TREVlTT,
Of FfGnkln.
PR AUD TOR OF STATE.
,ssys,x WILLIAM ID. I MORGAN,
~ Of Cohunbiand. i~<
- PoR TREASURER OF STATE
JOHN q. BRESLlN,
Y ~ Of Seneca.
~ FuR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
- 81, GEORGE f. PUGH,
~ 5 of Hamihon.
ron SUPREME JUDGES,
A. a. THURMAN, Of Ross county.
- w. B. CALDWELL, Of Hamilton.
JOHN A. C0RWIN, Of Champaign.
R. P. RANNEY, Of Trtmball. 81
T. W, BARTLEY. Of RichIand.
,JSs BOARD PUBLIC WORKS,
ALEX. r. MILLER, for three years.
GEO. w. MANYPENNY, for too years.
j. B. ETEEDMAN. for one ysar.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-05-17

Seriously, who can suppress contemptu-
Gus laugh of this disgusting appeal to North
ern fears? Yet, we are ashamed to say that
there are enough simpletons, towards and
doe-faces in the North who will be scared,
or affect to be, and to save themselves from
the awful danger, will support any new
slave-holding outrage upon the humanity aud
free spirit of the North.
Here is another specimen of the Heralds
"despatches" which indicates that after all
we may be too late to secure forgiveness from
our offended lords by any humiliation:
"In conversation, to-day with very intel
ligent planter, he observed: But even sup
pose, Doctor that this, and any other adjust
inent of slavery, should be respected, by a
sort of forced compliance, for time; what
are we to expect from all this socialism,
Fourierisin, animal magnetism, Fanny
Wrightsm, Lucretia Moitism, aud Agrari-
ism? It is all infdelity, sir--it will come to
that-the Bible does not suit these people be-
cause it tolerates slavery-they reject Christ
because he tolerated it-and the final war
between the North and South is, after all, to
be war between infdelity aud Christianity
between atheistical red republicanism, aud
the principles of the Christian religiUn."-
And before God and man the progress of
NOflnefn lunhuClsin mas lnnt COmpleAlou.
We havo none of these Internal synods of
traitors to God aud society in the South
They are too closely allied with abolitonisIp
for the States below the line of Mason and
Dixon. "The sooner" said the planter, eve
cut the acquaintance of such horrible des-
peradoes aud incendiaries, the better for our
safety. As open enemies we can understand
them and make our terms but under the
same government with them, we must live
in continual fear of our lives and property.
God grant us happy deliverance ~ These
views, so earnestly expressed as they were,
left deep impression upon our mind
Neyer-never has the future of this Union
appeared so gloomy as under this dark and
fearful summing up of the Northern Jaco-
bins. They are the views of the Herald but
from Southern man, in South Carolina,
they appear more palpable than ever before" +"
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-05-17
ImmunitiCS OF Slavery.

The Burlington (VL) Courier, in n long
and spirited article on Commissioner Ingra-
hams summary proceedings in the Gibson
case, says:
1t is only slavery, reekng with the blood of
innocent victims, and mocking at the fine
words OF our Lberty's Charter, tlat is sacred
in this Government Every thing and every
body else must wait, and he bufieted, and
made to go through their regular forms TO
get their rights. But that Oh don't touch
it, unless 10 help il. Does it not rend the
sucking babe from the poor, helpless moth
er that bore it? Does il not scatter, to wide
ly separated scenes of agony, stripes and toll,
the little knot of beings, who, bound togeth-
er by the ties of blood and affection, have
dared to call themselves family? Does il
not bid virtue yield to lust, weakness to tyran-
ny, innocence TO the bloody whip or red-hot
soaring iron? Does il not lay its curse upon
knowledge, like the tyrannies of the old
world, and put forth ali strength to whelm
IN utter darkness aud unconscious degrada-
lion, the deathless spirits of its victims p
Does i not bluster and swagger and brow
beat all who question its right? And does il
not hold in its hand the destinies of flunkies?
And shall the members of such an "institu-
ton be compelled, like common men, 10
await the slow process of law, to recover
their escaped chattels? Forbid il, spirit of
our Fathers Forbid il, Justice! Forbid il,
righteous Heaven
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-05-17
WHOLE NO. 296.
Colonization.

In our opposition to all projects of COM
pulsory emigration, we fear we have unn-
tention0lly repressed spirit of voluntary
emigration among the colored people. Afri-
eau colonization, nt an early period, took such
n form aud was advocated in such way, as
to array against il the hostility of n majority
of active nnti-slavery men. II became in too
many instances the ally of Slavery, excusing
is existence, setting its face against Emanci-
patton, unless connected with transportation,
and finding in proscripiive legislation ngainst
them not fit subject for indignant rcbuke,
but reason for their banishment.
These and kindred considerations were
enough to decide our opinions against Airi-
can Colonization; but they had nothing to do
with tho question of the voluntary cmigra-
ton of colored people. IL were well for
them, had they more of the spirit of self
colonization. They see the white people
about them with restless energies, constantly
in motion, going from one place TO another.
from the walks of civilized life TO the path
less wilderness, from the Atlantic to the Pa
ciiic, seeking all the while TO better ilIeir
condition"
The foregoing is taken from the "Nationnl
Era," aud is significant rs coming from that
quarter. Ii is little remarkable that, at
time when the enemies of our people are
more active thnn ever before, in efforts to
distract tile nation, aud prevent it from per-
forming great act of justice and humanity,
IN the full aud complete emancipation Of the
slaves of our land-when slave Stuies arc
driving out the free colored people, aud free
Stnies are loading them whh burdens of the
most grievous sort-;hat, at such time, DIR
Bailey is found giving aid and comfort 10 the
enemy 10y urging colored people TO leave this
country, and by speaking of their presence
here as an evil. Can it be that press esta-
blished ms an anti-slavery advocate, is TO DO
the means Of shipwrccking that cause P
AnrlL CIrr