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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-20

This exciting contest, in which all the Watching world has
evinced such deep Interest," off Thursday August
18th, of the Isle Of Wight The America was unlocked at
Portsmouth docyard at half past nine "Wednesday night
and of that barbor half past five next morning
and ten A. she started for Cowes and ran to the Nab
which she left at eleven, in compeonwth the T,ania iron
schooner Of one hundred TONS the property Mr. r. Stephen
son, NJ p for Of forty miles and forty miles in
They started steering E., with strong wind from w n W.
AT FIVE o'clock the America returned in sight from Portsmouth,
At the close of the she danced her competitor by up
wards Of five miles This victory appears have thoroughly
established the superiority Of the America over the English
yachts.
On the day previous TO the above achievement tho America
taken into dock at Portsmouth, having while a, anchor
off Cowes struck her keel against anchor BY which she
received slight damage From the number Of eminent
builders yschtsmen and naval officers present (says an
English paper) it would appear that there something
under the SUM- Thousa ds persons have visited her
ds,rimen Of her decks paint work. and sdau Heu
bottom IL most extraordinary Instead Of Aa no and
down perpendicular grippe 10 yachts have The Anerics
has veceding stem without grippe; her lines appeal
straight from the stern to yibou the mainpa and then be-
bottom has succession abou, four feet kee
and fasc keel deepening aba and her serppos is up ant
down her mdshp section appears something like tina
Of 3ymondie, but she has hollow lines Her genera
we believe about rward and clever
aft--shap wedge fJrward with very clear af
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-20

On rounding the steamer the america received the con-
grauations Of the company board and on the
first tack she reached in towards the More ghshp about
fifteen miles southeast Of the Nab Light then stood towards
the westward and continued lacking towards the Shore She
then fetched by long reach the Princess Shoals of Benz
bridge From this point she then reached round the
Nab Light bearing g. W., and thus concluded the course
The Queen steamer, having preceded the america on her
return, had made fast to the ghtship and rounding
the clipper was for the second time declared the VICTOR
ing the Inania, in the entire rum by fytwo minutes.
The following is the time Of the arrivsl
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31
Finale Of the Cuban Trials.

tins PROSECUTION ABANDONED. 1t has
already been announced, by telegraphic
despatch, that the third trial Of Gen. Hen
derson, charged with beginning and set.
ting on foot the late expedition against Gu
ba, has resulted in another mis.trial.-
The New Orleans papers, Of the h,bring
the particulars. The Picayune says:
Il is understood that On this occasion The
jury were divided, eleven for acquital and
one for conviction. On the second trial
they were six to six-on the first trial
there were eight for conviction and four
for acquittal. The chances for conviction
have thus diminished with every trial, and
it is very evident that another attempt
would result in another mis- trial ,or another
acquittal.
This morning, on announcing this Mr..
Hun,oa said he should, with the consent Of
the court enter a nolle prosequi in the case;
and, as he could not adGuce any stronger
proof against any Of The parties indicted
for like offences in participating in the Gu.
ban expedition, he would therefore, enter a
nolle prosequi in every case. Mr.. Benja-
min, his collegue and associate, concurred
with Mr. Hutton in the propriety Of this
course, and accordingly oil the prosecu-
,ions are abandoned.
This disposes at once the cases Of Gen.
Quitmnn, Judge Smith, Gems. Gonzales
and Lopez, Coils. Pickett O'Hara and
Captain Lewis, the captain Of the steamer
Creole, who have been. waiting for trial
under these charges, and Of a large number
Of others.
After The nolle prosequi, the following
scene took place.
Gov. Quitman-I would like to have
time TO look into this matter, to see if the
prosecutor cannot be made to pay the costs
Of the prosecution, as | wish him 10 be
marked.
Judge McCaleb-The costs ill fall on
the government.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31
The Webster Bribe.'

The Beslon Advertiser admits that Dam
iel Webster did get the money 10 enable
him 10 10 The State Department. ond
rome "fshe other Wing papers deny it, so
faraas we have noticed. They only repe!
theldea thai it was a bribe. We dom, see
the sense. then, says the Louisville Demo-
crat, Of alili,e abuse OF the act oi exposing
the transaction lf he gothic dimes, and
it was-ah arishtthai he did get them, why
get into passion because it Is mentionedi I
The truth is, il locks bad, and IFS no better
thanh looks. When private individuals
advance the means 10 induce a man 10
take the most responsible Office in the I'm.
ion, except that OF President, the rest of
n,ankiad can't be satisfied that aii's we'll
Half 4 century ago this would have been
grave nlatier, but in these mercennry
times il is an iasignifnant, meritorious
transaction. We confess il looks very
much like the virtue of The pocket, and
about such patriotism as The pocket pzodu.
ces. 80 se's'sss
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31
Terrible Steamboat Collision.
PITTsBuRGH, March q.


gentleman who was present at the
collision between the steamers Tintop and
Lowell says, both boats were heavily load.
ep. and the accident took place near Cap
stoma Island below Wheeling, at half past
10 o'clock at night-yery dark at the time
and the force Of the collision was tremend-
Gus.
The Viinton sunk in about 80 seconds,
and many of the passengers and crew
were forced to escape in their night clothes,
the Is. engineer, firemen and II deck
hands were drownded. A man, his wife
and o number of children belonging to
Bedford, Pa, were also among the victims
The boat was insured for only $4,000.
Money has been subscribed 10 purchase
Woodsill, the fugitive who was remanded
10 his owner q few weeks since.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31

A Picture of an Administration Whtg.
A correspondent Of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, writing from this place gives the
following as Wade's reply to Judge Hum.
phrey, not long ago, when asked why de-
nounced the principles Of the party:
@Why,' said Wade, because it has fall
en- into such hands, it is time. ! voted for
Taylor, but was deceived. Webster is now
in the cabinet, and regard him as id
old bloat, and Millard Fillmore as id
fool. knew him when a boy," etc. Such
is the man that the wings Of Ohio have de-
lighted to honor. ra--s es rsisz
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company

The Farmers Mutual Insurance Compa-
ny of Portage County, incorporated by the
Legislature last winter, held meeting for
the election of officers, in this place on
Thursday last. The following officers were
chosen:
President-RIcHARD J. THOMPSON;
Vice President-DAvID MclNTosH;
Secretary-GEo. w. HINcKLEY;
Treasurer-ENos P. BRAINERD;
DAVID McINTosH,
Directors, ELI BooTH,
ALvA UDALL. ag
We understand that the Company COM
msnee operations under very favorable au.
spices. Applications have already been mads
for insurance on upwards of $4,000 of
property, and as yet they have but barely
commenced operations. 1t is the intention
Of the Company to commence issuing Poli-
cies about the first Of May.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31

o. The amount of business done by
the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad is
surprising the most sauguine expectations
its friends. Since the opening Of the Road
the cars have run loaded, some 10 or lSO
passengers passing over it daily, together
with large quantities of freight, II the
Road is thus successful when bqt a small
portion of it's completed, there can be 4po
doubt that it will prove more So when it is
completed through from Lake to River, the
two great tboroughfares which it connscts.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31

A CANDIDATE FOR CoNeREss ARREST
ED FOR MuRDER.-Gen William Cullum,
who was, on the 10 instant, nominated for
Congress by the Wings Of the Nashville
district, in Tennessee, and few days pre-
vious shot Thomas Davidson, has been
arrested dand.held to bail in the sum Of $20,.
900, with rwe- securities, each of $4,000
Cullum claims to have acted on the defen.
sive; and Davidson had just beed released
from the penitentiury for having shot C..
some years ago.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31

o. The appointment Of Henry L. Til
den, ESQ.,, formerly Of this place, as Mar
shall of Minnesota Territory seems to have
touched our neighbor Of the Wing in a
sore spot. and he complains most bitterly
over It. He says, @there IS much occasion
for surprise at his appointment as Marshal
of the Territory. and that, too, over the
heads of early and constant friends Of the
Administration, friends of the Peacs Meas
ares, and tried soldiers Of that hard won
victory" @ .s.-
So, our neighbor thinks that in order to
be entitled to any favors from this Admin
istration, man must be @friend Of the
Peace Measures?' Well, but few months
have elapsed since that paper denounced all
those measures and tried hard to prove that
they were not Wing measures. And even
in the same number from which the above
quotation is taken the impression is sought
to be conveyed that the entire Wing party
Of this State are opposed to the Fugitive
Slave Law, enc of those measures" and
one, too, whiel the Administration shows
as much determination to enforce as any
of the others which that paper has so bitter
ly denounced.
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Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31
WING Appsrtienipg sehenls..

For the purpose Of showing our readers
the baseness Of whiggery when in power,
says the Wayne County DemocraL We
publish the following bill, introduced in,o
the SENATE Of Ohio, for the purpose Of ap-
portioning tie State into Congressional
districts. In poin, Of injMstics, to the Dem.
ocratic party, the famous scheme enacted
three years ago, which divided Hamil,on
coua,y, and wac placed on the statute book
by fraud and trickery, is not decen, spec
linen 10 this bill. The Ohio State Journal
should say nothing mora. now about she
Senatorial apportionment in the new con-
sti.ution, because Eckley's bill knocksit
into the shade. $50 CO l7. = '4ici5
By Mr.. Eekley. To divide The Slate
into Congressional districts. .oi
(The bill thus divides the State into
twenty.on Congressional districts. soa 20
The first---Wards of the city Of
Cincinnati to be the first district.
The remaining Wards in the city Of
Cincinnati, not included in the first district,
uhe coun'es u iia'1i.o.i ~" oiei W M '''os W
constitute inc seconc 1,1'llcl 115 -
Inc cou.H'es VI ' "or'e"' Du'leI ano
Preble the third district. ~ ~. "
The counties Of Clinton, Brown, High
land and Fayst.e the fourth district.
The counties Of Montgomery, Miami,
Shelby and Drake the mn district. So
Inc counues VI uIesns .aGuison, IieAa.
way; ano rienkl'c c .ne sls1n IN ols.llc.. Ys5
Inc counlies y IlaIk, Sns1nPalen, 70 70
son' ohon Gnu Do'awals' t'is snaH eo'nPose
Tue Ts sessn.n s.s.l.c' re .J...... r,..s;n-7n.
iue sa1 GUun'les " :, ,irncoSA, ia, , aa, "a.
ron, Wyan ool' oano9sky, otiawe ano
0eneca snaii conssIu1e toe s'ea. elssI'cs.
Inc eoonsies 9, d mcfcer; Anen' Aog'
ia'zes van "ers, faulone' rulnams hen.
r., psiiancs, fulton, Lucas, WOOD ana
'"Mliams, sneii compose Ine n., nInln u's.llct
y The counties OF Ross, fike. Adams,
ana m Sci0la snan comPose .ne ten'n olst,,ct.
Inc counties ei Aa"lence, uania'
Melgs, Jackson. Athens. ana Vlnton, SHAH
constitute tne eleventh district. - a1. z
The counfies rairheld. Hocking, Fsrfy
c,.l r .kAn N1o frrrai
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31
Old Virginia Forever! Disunion Knock.
ed i'm Head.
BALTIMORE, March IS.

gE l- BALTIMORE, March 70.
The Committee Of the Virginia Legisla.
,ure 10 whom the South Carolina resolu.
,ions were referred to, have reported rsso-
lutions Of the most patriotic character
They say while sympathizing with South
Carolina, she cannot take part in any nc
ton calculating to impair the Union; that
Virginia will not send Delegates to the
Southern Congress.
They also appeal to South Carolina to
desist from any secession, and, say they,
Virginia believes the Conslit ltion suffi-
cient for the remedy Of all grievances,
and adhere more strictly 10 il; and to pre-.
serve inviolate its safeguards, whilst they
express the belief that the Compromise
Measures, If fully executed. will restore to
the country that harmony and confidence
which has been unhappily disturbed Of late.
Resolutions are to be sen, 10 the Governors
Of all the States except Vermont. Ar
rapgemenss are being made in Richmond,
Va, 20 give dinner TO Father Richie.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31

c. The election for State officers, nem-
bers Of the Legislature, members OF Com
gress, &C., takes place in Connecticut on
next Monday. The Legislature then elect
ed win have the choosing Of an United States
Senator for six years. e.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31
Spring Business.

We do not remember when We hare seen
our streets present SO busy an aspect at
this season of the year, as they have for the
past two weeks. The opening of the Rail
Road seems to have impaired new life and
vigor to trade and business Of all kinds.
Our merchants are about starting East for
Spring stock, and design purchasing larg-
er stock Of goods than has ever before been
brought to this market. There is an unu-
sual activity in all branches Of business.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31

FIRE AT TIwNsBuson.-The carriage
factory Of Alexander g. Ma,hers. with
their books &C., also the Free Will Bap.
lis: meeting house, and small house be-
longing to Eathan Allen, wus consumed
by FIRE on the ii inst, loss probably a.
600, 10 insurance. 5l
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31

AN AMERICAN CITIZEN IMPRlsoNED IN
FRAscE.-Mr. WIN. E. Petty, native
born citizen OF the United States, wri' es
home to his friends that he has been incar-
-cernted for fifteen months past, in the pris.
ON Of Paimboof, in France, en- charge Of
which he is entirely innocent, and that he
has had 10 assistance from the American
Consul, MIR. Roques. OF Nantes, whose du.
iy 1t was 10 extend to him oil the pro,ec.
,ion in his power. What Mr.. Peay's Of
fence was does not appear, but as the
Consul has been thus publicly accused, the
Inter will doubtless communicate 10 Gov.
ernmenl the facts in the case. s5a
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31

~ The Legislature adjourned without
electing President Judge Of this Judicial
circuit to fill the vacancy occasionsd by the
resignation Of Judge Wade. We under
stand that the Governor has appointed
Geo. Bliss, Esq, Of Akron, to that Office.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31
CHE 20 rtaee Sentinel.
Democratic Meeting.

The Democratic Electors Of Ravenna
township are requested to meet at the Court
House on Thursday evening next, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for town
ship officers to be supported at the ap-
proa ching election.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31

~ A bill was passed by the Legislature
before its adjournment authorizing the erec-
tion Of two new Lunatic Asylums. and .
committee was raised to select sites for the
same, 10 report to the next Legislature. e
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31
AsstesAR,,rrY OF LAND WARRANTS -

AssIeSABlLITY OF LAND WARRANTS =
II is stated tina, the Secretary Of the lnteri-
or has given lengthy decision as TO the
assignability Of warrants under the bounty
land law. Itis addressed TO the commits
sinners Of the land office, and will be made
public fourlhwith. He reiterates his for.
mer opinion that the law as it stands pro.
,hibits such assignments. and ridicules the
Republics idea that the intentions Of mem.
bers Of Congress can be officially noticed,
and acted upon bv the Department.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31

An English Opinion of Geo. Thomp-
son.-We quote from the Nsw York Al
bion, the well known English organ in
this country ,and edited BY an Englishman,
the following upon Geo. Thompson:
"The deliberate violation Of solemn
and selfimposed trust, justly draws dewn
upon the offending party the anger and
contempt of his fellows; and Mr.. George
Thompson, an unworthy member Of The
British Parliament, stands unquestionably
in this predicament. That Parliament 10
now in session, and this recreantto his du.
ties is three thousand miles away, stirring
up strife in foreign country, periling the
great cause Of liberty Of speech, bringing
the name Of bis countrymen into disrepuie.
and playing such fantastic tricks before the
American public os stamp him political
mouniebank. The town OF Springfield,
Mass. has been the theatre in which he
exhibited himself early in the post week,
forcing himself upon un unwilling popu-
lace, and recklessly endangefing the peaes Q
Of the town. The man who faces dnnger,
unpopularity and prejudice, at the call OF
duty, deserves our highest esteem, but the
charlatan who betrays his conssi,uents,.ur
q deaf ear 10 the cries Of suffering human.
ity at his door, and intrudes his spurious
philanthropy whore il 10 offensive and use
lsss-resoluts though he may be and gifted
with abilisy-we pronounce such a man TO
be public nuisance, and we honestly be-
lievs that ninety nine out Of hundred
Englishmen on this continent will Join IN
the verdict"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31
S25,0oo,ooo

The present administration are making
no effort q, retrenchment. They demand
abou, fifty millions Of dollars TO defray the
ordinary expenses Of government; and the
friends Of the administration in Congress
struggled hard to pass the above appropri.
ations; when they knew the money would
rot be in the treasury that it would require
to be borrowed, and thus be made an add.
ton to the public debt.
We appeal to all who love the Union,
and who are opposed to this practical con
structon Of the constitution which tolerates
these monstrous expenditures, to pause; 10
aid in arresiinE the downward progress of
the federal government. A meeting Of
Congress is beginning to be dreaded, and
the country brenthes freer when that body
adjourns without doing more than reason.
able amount of mischief.
The truth is, if the federal government
canno, get along without plunging into
debt, in time Of profound peace, it had bet
ter be dispensed with. A timely check to
this business should be now interposed. If
the people do not arouse 10 this subject, it
will soon be too late tocorrect it. ii
Extfayngance, unscrupulousness in ap.
plying practical construction, is making
rapid strides 1t is fairly estimated and
not denied, that the present four years Of
this whig administration, in time Of pro-
found peace, will cost this country more
than the last, with the whole Mexican war.
Will the people tolerate such an abomina.
ton? Will they stand calmly by, and see
themselves involved in an immense nation.
oil debt,,he interest Of which cannot be paid
without resorting 10 direct and grinding
taxation ?-LoaisriHe Dem.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31

o. The Iowa Legislature has just pass
ed bill prohibiting colored men from en-
tering that State, and laying heavy penal
ties on those who do.
While many of the slave States are con-
templating the removal of the free negroes
beyond their borders. the free States, one
by one, are passing laws prohibiting the
immigration Of that class. In the face of
such facts, which are constantly accumu-
lating, how can the sincere friends OF the
colored man delude him with hopes which
can never be realized? The history Of the
past and present plainly reveal the fact that
the social and political elevation of the ne
gro to level with his white brother, in
this country, is out Of the question; and
they are not the real friend of the colored
man who seek to conceal this truth from
him.-Portage County Wing. Hg
That's sinsinivatin'. What would our
darkey-loving neighbor have done for the
elevation of the social and political condi-
ton Of his colored sbreddren?' Would he
have the Legislature pass stringent laws
against their imnigrating to this State!
Let the sreal friend" of the "colered man
speak out, and let all 'de niggas' give ear.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31

Z @ A Homestead Exemption bill has
passed the Massachusetts Senate bya vote
sl 81 to q
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31
A Great Sugar Camp.

A few DAYS since made basty visit to
Gen. Chauncey Eggleston's celebrated su-
gar Camp in Auburn Geauga Co., (ihe
Gen. resides in Aurora, Portage Co.. He
taps from twenty-five hundred to three
thousand trees, by boring with baH-inch
augur, puts in from two 10 three spilss for
each tub; the Iubs all hang on one of the
spiles. II requires the services Of from
eight to ten persons and four horses 10 cur.
ry on all the parts. The boiling works
are in large frame building built on o
side hill, in which is large vat, resem.
bling an old saw mill Aoom, which will
hold some two hundred and fifty barrels Of
sap. The sap is gathered in iron-bound
casks some six or seven feet long, holding
three or four barrels, fitted TO O kind 0f
stone boat, so as no. to be thrown of by
hitting trees and roots. kis drawn by two
horses to the boiling house, rolled of on a
level with the vat, and the sap runs into
it. 1t is then drawn through conductors
into seven large sheet iron beilers set in
an arch running parallel with the vat
After being sufficiently boiled down, iisis
drawn off and put into casks 10 cool; after
which it is put into kettle for the pur.
pose, and boiled until il will grain; then
put on to two semicircle tables and worked
lively with levers until dry and Ct for bar
reling. 1t will be observed that the ar.
rangemen:s save great amount Of vast
age and labor. In addition 10 the boiling
house there is good frame dwelling house,
and log stable for horses, cows, &C.,
The fixtures are oil permanent. Taking
it all together, it Is quite business place
at this season Of the year. He makes
from six TO ten thousand pounds Of sugar
annually, Of very nice quali.y.--P. Deal.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-31

THE PUBLIC DEBT.-Mr. Dawson an.
nounced in Congress on Saturday week,
that q. the end Of the present fiscal year,
the public debt of the United States will be
one hundred millions Of dollars.-Loats-
viHe Journal.
Yes, he did make that announcement,
and it would have been true had the whig
policy prevailed. Here are some of the
extravagan, and unconstitutional measures
that were defeated by the determination Of
the mass Of tine democratic party, who, in
these times of detection, stood firmly by the
constitution:
Appropriation of lands for the insane,
say $4,000, 1000
French spoliaiion 100000
Ebony line 5000, 600
River and harbor bill 100000
For.i6ca,ion bill 10000