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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25

ATTgMPT TO ROB THE CoMMERcIAL
BANK.-A daring attempt was made yes
terday Saturday. to rob the commercial
Bank at this place. The rascals fled of
lock and entered private room over
the Bank. bored hole. and let them.
selves down through the floor. They
then went to work with pick and pry 10
tear down or rather undermine the vault,
which stood on stone work of solid ma.
sonry reaching TO the cellar bottom. The
rsscals found mere than they bargained
for. The last stone forming the floor Of
the vault. was all of one piece, and would
not give way till the whole foundation
was removed. This detained their ope.
ra,ions till the clerk, who slept in the
bank, arrived to retire, which was about
eight O'Clock in the evening. He tried
his key to the front door, and found il no
60. The lock had been fixed inside by
the burglars so that there could be no en-.
trance till they were gone. The clerk
went for help 20 open the door. when the
villains left, leaving part of their burg.
lars tools where they had used them.
Thsy riAed The change drawer, broke o.
pen keg Of cents standing under the
counter, and took some 400. and left
billet on the wall which read:
"Ts hard to kick against tue bricks"
1t is supposed the rascals went of on
the Alabama. which left for Dunkirk, at
four this morning. The Police are on
the track Cleveland Paper.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25

After this follows request for pub
lica,ion. Be low is the demonstrates al
luded to:
"The undersigned acknowledge th,
right and expediency oi the Directors Il
appoint; but as poor houses are built. The
poor supported and the officers paid a
The expense of the taxpayers. we claim
the right to ask. always aud in all places
as a portion of those taxed, thar the be.
nevolent intentions Of the law be carried
out, with proper economy aud benevo
lence; aud in this connection we humbly
ask you to appoint superintendent who
will treat those whom misfortune has
placed under his care. with some kind of
humaniiy-a man who can sympalhize
aud have some respect for the aged and
inhrm under him. @
"The undersigned are we'll convinced
that he who now hnlds the office Of su-
perintendent, is more cruel, more tyran,
nical and more overbearing to the poor oI
the county, than any prison officer Of the
CIulo uHIO W tHVoO WIN uiO CuuuuOu
for crimes Of the darkest hue.
"Are these charges true2 Let facts
be submitted to candid men. About the
time ofhis last appointment, the paupers
fearing aud dreading his appointment,
met you as they had a right to do and
complained of their illtreatment; and
for this how were they treated by this
man ofmodern AEtOerasyl Young. fear
less and armed with a hickory cane az
he was, the old men Of this charitable
institution, blind aud tot,ering on the
verge ofths grave. were laid PROSTATE
at his feet. You naturally suppose he
did this In a moment Of passion, but no'
so. Sumo time afterwards, with feel
iugs excited 10 pleasure, he told former
superintendent "how he held his cane and
p,M ,chdt perfect ease he brought The old
deUils to Me foor." His declarations tc
you. during.ih last year. tell the feelings
Of the superintendent for those you. al
officers of the institution. are bound e
protect aud support. In telling him tc
do certain thing which Il was his duty
to do. as superintendent, what was hi'
answer TO you2 He swore "he would dc
no such thing" and added that "you
must think you had done great things fo
him, by giving him SITS to keep you
damned, old. lousy. sinking pauperS,"
"You also charged him not to whip q
abuse any more Of the paupers. Ha
he complied with your requesi3 No
i Old men. with reason delhroned, by hi
orders have been led to the fields will
kicks aud knocks at every step. Old an,
childish men, it iS stated, are tauntet
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25

Wan AGAINST TuE BANKS. Under this
head, the Cincinnati Gazette alludes to
the fact we have endeavored to impress
upon our readers aiten,ion-as follnws:
Evideoce ofhosiilly To the Ohio Banks,
and the currency, is showing itself among
the Loco!oco leeders in oil parts Of the
State. The stump Orators, the Press,
and the patty Resolutions, clearly mani
fest n determination in "ihe party" 10 en-
gage in another crusade agains, the Banks
and Tho Cnnency-to bring up "lhe De
mocracy" TO oihe point of declaring all
Banks in conflict with the provisions OF
the new Constitution, and therefore thai
oil oul Bank Charters and general Bank,
ing Laws are null and vodl lfthey car
elect Lncoloco Legislature aud Su
pIsme Court, the design is to "6uish III,
work" began IN the Constitution. win,
up tho Rag Mills, as they call the Banks
and leave tho "Monie,l Monopolies" with
DOT legal remedy for the collection q
their debls
| II those directly interestedin in the proI
iis made by banking operations wink q
the facts mooted by tho Gazette, aud cor
nive at the election to the Legislature Z
Iingrain Locofocos. who are especially ia
timate aud friendly with the chief Re
Lpealers, we submit to our Cincinnal
brethren whether it Is worth while for u
"knightS ofthe quill" whose poverty !
proverbisl. To trouble ourselves in tn,
iprsrniseSG-- SciotO Gazette.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25

STATE SsNATE-- Our Candidate.-The
Athens Mcssesgsr. in announcing Mr..
Brasee as candidate for State Senator.
remarks as follows: as
I'm to days paper will be found the
name Of John I. Brasee announced as
candidate for State Senator in the district
composed of the counties Of Athens,
Hooking and Fairfield -subject, howev.
or, to such action as Convention may
hereafter take.
OF the qualifications Of Mr.. Brasee, or
bis fitness for the station, we perhaps
need not speak. Educated in our midst,
and for many years prominent and sue
cessful advocate at tho Athens Bar, he
is well known to most Of our citizens as
being gentleman Of fine feeling, splen-
did legal attainments. and, in fact, every
way worthy of their united suffrages.--
In him the valley District" would find
an able aud digni6ed representative.
Though never having engaged actively
in politics. he is a firm and steadfast
Wing; and, commencing life surrounded
on all sides with difficulties, he has sur.
mounted them all, and won for himself
name and reputation as legal gentle
man. possessed by but few in the State"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25

ALL FoR LoVE.-A lady accompanied
by minister, called at the Richmond
jail. on Sunday, says the Dispatch, and
desired to marry a prisoner named Ha.
gan. charged with felony. The jailor re.
fuse to allow the ceremony. She after.
wards came back by herself. and was ad.
miited TO the prisoners cell, and, refus-
ing to leave him. was allowed to remain
all night In the morning the jailor en-.
tered the cell, and found the bride there
fas. asleep, but, 10 and behold her lover
had flown, as had another prisoner who
occupied an adjoining cell. and who had
been aided in his escape by the bride.
groom.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25

An! HA-Col. Medill. IN Monday las
in commencing his argument about bank
taxation, remarked in substance, "Al
though he had been accused Of withhold
ing State stocks from The tax duplicate,
and that is al he said on the subject
Had tho accusation been false, how cas-!
it would have been for the Colonel Il
have said so.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25


and abused, and when they resist are
put into tho dungeon on cold days with
out Gre and thus their life may be en-
dangered. e
"Where is the charity Of this institu-
toni A poriion Of the undersigned are
we'll cOuvinced by actual observation,
that the pauPers fear 'heiF keeper and
dare not complain OF their wrongs,
eThe undersigned think the facts a.
bove submitted are too serious Ia be
ovsrIooked-by you and thar you can find
men to superiDtend for ynn and the
county. for less money, with less arro'
gance. and with more Of the milk oi
human kindness for the unfortunate
Respectfully submitted December "a
II2R0
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25

DEcL,NATIoN.- Joseph R. Swan
Of Columbus, who was nominated by the
Democracy Of Franklin, Pickaway and
Madison counties, as their candidate for
district Judge, has declined the honor.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25

DR. GARDINER At WAsHINGTUN.-
We noticed yesterday, by telegraph, that
DR.. Gardiner had returned to Washing.
ton, and hss been held To bail in the sum
of$40,o00 ltappears from the evidence,
as reported IN The Republic, that the
bulk Of DR.. Gardinel's award (between
lwo and three hundred thousand dollars)
had been left by him in New York, and
had been caveated by the President, aud
was held subject to the verdict; that the
residue--some eighty thousand dollar:
in stocks-.was in the hands Of Messrs
Corcoran & Riggs. on which they had
given him the letters Of credit, and with
the alance agreed 10 guarantee forty
thousand dollars. DR.. Gardiner desired
that the control Of portion Of this mon
ey should be given him to enable him t.
pay his witnesses, some Of whom would
have to be brought from Mexico, aud Il
conduct his defence. but the Judge re-
ferred him to the President, from whom
authority could alone be obtained. - Sun
We hope the Locoloco press will make
note Of this. aud that the next time
they wish, for political effect. 10 blackeI
the character Of one oi their fellow'citi
gems by accusing him Of swindling nn'
pejury, they will wait until they know
whether lheir. charges ore true or not
1t was only last week that Locofocr
paper called this an " acknowledged
fraud" AMI yet here we find DR.. Gardi
ner ready to face his accusers.
This miserable system Of slander is
Just now the common mode adopeled by
the Locofoco press against the Wing Ad-
ministratinn and all Wing candidates, in
order to obtain The ascendency. aud
whenthey are called upon tonote a"fact."
they call it n defence" 0fthe Wing Adj
ministration and refuse to give it cur.
rency. The "truth" is the last thing
that some Of them wish to publish. A
"fact" is rarely seen in their columns, il
il has any connection with politics.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25

EDr. Elizabeth Blackwell has re-
turned to New York from visit to Eu.
rope, and opened an Office in that city,
and commenced the practice ofmedicine.
She is a graduate of a medical society in
Philadelphia, aud is the first female NJ.
D. ever known.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25

THE LTBERTY PARTY.-The Liberty
Convention which met at Buffalo. few
days since. nominated Gerrit Smith Of
New York for President. and Charles
Dulkee Of Wisconsin, for Vice Ptesi
dent.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25
September Is, 1851.

THE PRosPEcr.-We continue to re-
ceiye the most cheering intelligence
from every part of the State, and are
more convinced than ever that q full
Wing vote in every county Of Ohio will
result in a decided Wing victory. The
slanders and defamation Of the LocOfoco
press are the surest indications of des-
perate cause, and the Wings Of tho
State, by union and effort, should rebuke
these miserable attempts to make bad
cause triumphant. Let US all pull to-
gelher.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25

q We publish below an article IN re-
ference to The management oflhe County
In6rmary. Ofthe truth of these serious
charges, we know nothing personally.
and refer the reader and all interested to
the names attached TO the remonstrance
aud certificates. We were requested by
several Of these persons topublish the
article, the truth of which they are will
ling to esisblish:-- .-.e e
To the Voters OF FaIrasId County.
The benevolent institutions of our
State are source Of pride and gratifi-
cation 10 the citizens, and a su6ject ot
praise from all strangers who are &C
quaiuied with the system. Forming o
part Of this system are the County ln-
firmaries, and their good management is
absolutely desirable and should he en-
fnrced by the citizens of the different
counties. Ifthis is not the case, the be
neyolence Of our citizens is applied to
no good purpose and the objects Of this
| public charity are not beneftted by the
annualt tax levied for their support. In
this connection il is proposed to lay be-
fare you few facts connected with the
management Of the Fairfield County
In6rmsry."
The present superintendent, J BRA.
DEN. was re spPoiuted on the first day III
last January. notwithstanding remon.
STRANGE signed by many Of the most re-
spectacle citizens Of Pleasant township,
residing in the neighborhood Of the In
Urinary. 1t is understood that after the
publication Of proposals, but prior to the
letting. effi,rt was made by Messrs. Dun
can and Towson, two Of The Directors, &
re,appoint Mr.. Braden at fixed salar!
of 5000. This for some reason was no
carried into effect, and a sham lettin;
was the consequence. Below is an ar
licle which was originally intended fo
publication in the Ohio Eagle. but we
refused on some sr1undsby the editor O
that paper. 49,
THE undersigned, signers Of re
monsttonce. regret the necessity whicI
impels them to appeal to the editor u
one Of the public journals ofthe county
but when those whom we have invested
with liule brief authority, turn dea
ear tothe calls of Justice, Right and Hu
manity, The people who are the source Il
all power in public affairs, should cal
= Them TO strict account.
Annexed, you will find tho remon
v strance Of thirty one Taxpayers of tn
:, county. against the re ppoiutment 9th
present superintendent Of the Fair6el
y County Infrmary. for reasons set fort
$ in tho remonstrance. Thirty one tax
payers are but a small portion nfthe pee
pile ofth county, but living in the imme
date neighborhood Of the lh6rmary. w
: think II our duty 10 report to the peopl
Of the county all the information in ou
possession. with regard to the manage
men; nf this charitable institution. Al
, annual lax of many hundred dollars. il
our opinion, ought 10 be judicinusly ap
piled.
"The charges in the remembrance a
! gaius, tho present superintendent ar
J true and the Directors know them To be
, yet two Of them. Messrs. Duncan an
$ Towsou, re.appoinled him at salary I
}. ivo hundred dollars. over some of tn
best menin the county. The fnllowin
is list Of applications handed into th
Directors. for the office of superintend
} eut. with the price Of each anuexed: =
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25

CAvED lN.-Col. MsdiIl has fairly back
ed out Of his position, that the Wings
have no right to hold office under the new
Constitution. To ease bis fall, he says
that ifthe Wings had the power.in this
county they would not elect E.ocof"cos'
and the reverse of this proposition was all
he meant to establish. Well, well, we
thought we could make him come down
lille. We wish il understood now,
that the CoInneI is Of the opinion that
Wings in Wing counties have a right Ia
be elected To the Legislature.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25

notwithstanding this remonstrance
which was certainly entitled to great
weight, Mr.. Brsden was re-appointed at
a salary Of $l75, which was afterwards
Increased to 5000. His bid was reduced
al first tn effect purpose. but this re-
mons,rance not being published at that
time as expected, it was raised To the O.
riginsl amount. Read the following Ger
Itifcotes: '
~This is 10 certify that. at the let.
ting Of the Fairfield County Infrmary
for the current year (ls5l.)l understood
that we. the directors. were only TO pay
J. Braden. one hundred and seventy five
dollars, for his services as superintend.
ent, and so | yet understand it.
JOHN KEMMERER.
September Sth, 1851.
WThis is to certify that THnMA'
Duncan, one Of the Directors Of the Fair
field county In6rmary. told me something
like a month before the last primary
meeting. that ). Braden, the superin
tendent, laid in bid to keep the In
Urinary, for two hundred dollars. but tha
they had taken off twenty FIVE dollars fol
his child. and that he did not get more
than one hundred and seventy FIVE dol
lars. GEORGE SMETHERS.
Sept. l6, 1861.
By looking at the bids above, it vii
be seen that good men we're willing Z
take the situation at a much less sum.
The following certificate may as vel
be added. There is no difficulty abou
proving the charges in the remonstrance
~ This is 10 certify that we were il
a harvest field, harvesting last harvest
year ago. in field jniping the Poo
House farm. aud saw one nf the pauper
start for The house from field where tn,
superintendent was, and after he got /,
The house. he caught another paupe
and beat him, &c. as described in re
monstrance. dated Dec. 9th. 1850.
GEO FETTERS.
EMANUEL FETTERS.
The facts are now before the voter
and taxpayers Of Fairfield county
Other evidence, which will not be i'm
peuched, can be produced to sustai
these several charges. and it is submit
ted ,othe people that a Director who vii
conduct himself in this manner. is M
6t to receive their suffrages If it is in
tended that the In6rmary shall be plac
of refuge for the unfortunate, the infrr
and aged. who are not able to supper
themselves, the good sense and human
feelings Of this community will not tole
rate such conduct upon the part of thos
in charge Of this institution.
Sept. 90, 1861.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-25

A SERroUs MArTERs-Medilfs friends
are electioneeriug Corhim and against bis
oLponeut, on the ground that the Wings
are responsible for the passage ofthe
sn,i.Hquor law. We have also heard ii
stated that Col. Medill. himself. has inii
mated in conversation that the Wings are
TO blame far the passage ofthe law, Gen.
Eckley amnng the number.
7 hese are The rumors of The day end
we know some Wings who have been
reached by them. lfthis is the game that
Loeof"cos wish to play here 10 increase
Col. Metlill's vote. we want the fact Ia
be known throughout the State. We
want Wings every where 10 understand
it. and If anything is To be made by it. we
win take hand in il ourselves.
If the charges agsinst the L"cofic'
candidate for. Lieut.. Governor are no
true, we hope snme of his friends vii
deny them; If they are true, We want th'
people Of Ohih to understand the mean
mployed To elevate him 10 office. w
lrust no Wing will, uPon mature consid
erOtion, be etfocted by these charges.
is dangerous weapon that will cut NOR
ways than one. aud such course woul
only end in the discnm6lure Of the VIII
party, without terding in the least T.
change the present aspect of affairs
Temperance is a moral, not polilica
question.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-10-31
- -~7------~--s7--a--
State superintendent.

Be careful in voting and vote for a man COM
petent for the office. Tho democratic papers all
over the State have at one time endorsed WIN.
II. LORD as candidate for the office of State
Superintendent of Common Schools. This is
in reality the most important officer who is to
be elected next Tuesday.
But since the party hacks met at Madison, and
put up the name of one DIR. Ladd you hear no
more in the democratic papers of Mr.. Lord save
two or three which say Mr.. Ladd is not worthy
of any mans vote for the office One thing is
certain, those who are in favor of him, can't find
out whether he has ever had a liberal education
II he has not, he is not the Lad" for the place
Look for tickets with Mr.. Lords name on.
Mr.. Sharpstein in the last Democrat, over the
signature of "a says, speaking of us, she prescn-
ted two accounts for services which were sworn
to by himself"
If this means that we presented two accounts
for the same services and swore to them, il is a
LIBEL. If it means that we presented two ac-
counts for different service and Swore to them
it would mean nothing, if it was true; because
the board have rule, requiring every body to
swear to their accounts if they have hundred.
But we have neither presented two, nor sworn
TO two, so that it is false and libclous to boot
We guess brothers Paul & Sharpstein will make
a correction.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-10-31
The Election.

The election is close al hand, and we trust all
who can will vote. The only question before
the people is the slave question, and it is on that
alone your votes can tell. You know that the
Cass Hunkers abandoned free soil principles at
their late convention, and although some of them
claim they did not, vet it is pretty we'll under
stood that they dared no longer play free soil for
fear their Southern allies might frown upon
them.
We are well aware that there are yet men a.
mong the hunkers who do not believe their party
to be so utterly subservient to the South, but we
trust the late convection at Madison has done
something towards opening their eyes, and we
know the serviity which the party must be guilty
pr next spring, at the Baltimore Convention, will
open them wide.-Racine Allocate.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-10-31
LOOK OUT
FOR WHOM YOU TOTE

The Convention Of the Western Assembly
District is reported to have voted that the nomn-
atoms at Madison on the 10th ult, were worthy
of support. The names fthe voters, and of the
majority, was rot given.
In the next breath they give the lie to the res
olution by endorsing the platform which these
men rejected. And by voting that the Fugitive
Slave Law shonld be repealed, they virtually
condemn Don Upham, Zone of the nominees on
the 'worthy" ticket,) for he is a SLAVE CATCH
ING COMMISSIONER, and is pledged with the rest
Of the old hunkcrs to hunt down the fugitive -
Lock out for Your tickets and don't stultify your
resolutions by voting for men who despise them
and yourself If there are men in the Western
District 50 shallow that they canno: see the du-
pIicity and Inconsistency Of sucn resolutions, we
are not acquainted with them. II the gctters-up
Of them expect to wool the eyes of any nteIli-
gent man, they will find that task as difficult as
they find Improbable in themselves, in attempt
ing the service Of two masters.
Yc cannot be aganstlhe Fugitive Slave Law
and support the men and party who sustain it,
any more than We can serve God and Mammon.
Look then, and see thot no name is on your
ticket that supports party which supports this
administration or its fugitive slave laws.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-10-31
Mean.

The Milwaukee Advertiser has long leader
against Leonard J. Farwell, Wing Candidate
for Governor; says he is a mechanic, has never
held office and therefore not fit or capaciated
for the chief office OF this State. We ask the
Democratic Press of Wisconsin if it will unrebu-
kingy permit the party to be so libelled and dis
graced by paper which claims to be leading
one? For one, we will not. Democracy knows
no difference in the avocations of men; one is
Just az good as another and mechanic is Just
as Cortty as lawyer, or any other kind o: man.
To mechanics does the world owe most of its
improvement and the spirit Of Democracy rec
ognizcs all men as equals. This attempt to dis
parage Mr.. FarWell on account OF his avocation,
will only lnjure our party, and will help the op-
position.
-OShkOSi Dem.