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THE services Of the undersigned, Count,
u Surveyor Of Monroe County, can be had !
all times. except when engaged in the discharg,
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'EAUTJoN, Whereas my wife Elisabeth has
" leit my bed and board without any just causs
or provocation, all persons are hereby warned not
to trust or barbor her on my account, ss am de-
.srmined not to ply any debts Of her contracting.
Feb. 10, 1851. DAVID KINo.
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css in the same manner a. the snretes Of sherifs.
as directed In Swans CoIls,ed Statutes, page 4S5,
section xxxvIL. ~
SEC. a. If fseIvice of the citation shall not be
made twenty days before such regular term, then
judgment shall not be entered against such exec.
utor, administrator or guardian, until after the IN
teryentinn Of one term
SEC S The citation or scire facias aforesaid,
may be directed TO and served by the sheriff Of
any county in this State. But il such executor,
administrator or guardan or their sureties on the
bond, or either of them. reside out Of this State,
the court being satisfied of the fact, either before
or alter the return OF such citation or scire acias
may order that such nonresident shall be brought
INTO court by publication in some new spaper, Us
the court. in its discretion, may direct.
SEC 6 Ii shall be the duty OF the clerk, on
issuing execution OH the judgment aforesaid. to
include in such execution all the costs or fees
which have been or may be made on settlement of
the estate in COURT and also the cost of the cita-
tion and scre facias as aforesaid; which costs or
fees may be collected by the sheriff other proper
officer, together with the amount for which judg-
ment may be entered in favor of such plaintif as
aforesaid
SEC. z. This act to take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
JOHN +. MORSE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
CHARLES C. CONVERS,
Speaker of the Senate.
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AUDIroR's OFrIcE. MONROE CouNTy,}
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State. JOHN B. NOLL, Auditor,
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NO. AL
AN ACT supplementary to the act fixing the
times Of holding the Supreme Court
SEC. i Be it enacted by tie General Assembly
of the STATE of Ohio, That the Supreme Court
shall be held in the county of Paulding on the
first day Of July; and so much Of said act as is
contrary to this act, is hereby repealed.
JOHN F. MORSE,
Speaker ofthe House Of Representatives..
CHARLES C. CONVERS,
March 10, 1851. Speaker of the Senate
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03
PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDEN'
OF THE UNITED STATES.

Whereas, information has been received thai
|sundry lswless persons, principally persons oil
color, combined and eonfederated together, for the
purpose Of opposing by force the execution Of
the laws of the United States, did, at Boston,
Massachusetts, on the fifteenth of this month,
make . violent assault on the Marshal or deputy
MarIhals Of the u. s., for the district of Massa.
Ichusstts, in the Court House, and did overcome
the said officers; and did, by force, rescue from
their custody a person arrested as q fugitive
slave, and then and there a prisoner lawfully
holden by the said Marshal CT deputy Marshsls
of the United States, and other scandalous out.
RACES did commit in violation Of law:
Now, therefore, to The end that the authority
of the laws may be maintained, and those con.
|cerned in violating them brought to Immediate
and condign punishment, ! have issued tins my
proclamation, calling on all ell-disposed citi-
.zenS to rally to the support Of the laws Of their
country, and requiring and commanding all Off
GERS, civil or military, who shall be found within
the vicinity Of this outrage, to be aiding and as
sisting, by all means in their power, in quelling
this and other such combinations. and assisting
the Marshal and his deputies in rs-cspturing
the above mentioned prisoner. And l do, es-
.pecially, direct that prosecutions be commenced
against all persons who shall have made them
selves aiders or abettors in or to this fsgitious
offence. And ] do further command that the dis
trict attorney Of the United States, and all ether
peasonS concerned in the administration OF exc.
cution Of the laws of the u. S., cause the fore
going offenders, aid all such as sided. abe,ted.
or assisted them, or shall be found TO have har.
bored or concealed such fugitive, contrary to law,
TO be Immediately arrested and proceeded with
according to law.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the U.
States, this 18th day Of February, 1851.
r.. 81 WILLARD FILLMORE.
Daniel Webster, Secretary of State.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03
MILITARY BOUNTY LANDS.

The following letter will correct some missp.
prehensioD which have been entertained in re.
ference to the general bounty land act Of the last
session Of Congress:
Pension Office, Feb. 8, 1851.
Sir: In answer to the inquiry made in your
letter Of the 9Th inst, l have the honor to inform
you that no soldier is entitled to bounty land un-
der the act Of September %, 1850, unless he
was called out and mustered into serrice by an
order from the general government, and perform
ed actual service for one month, in some regi-
ment, company or detachment, in the service Of
the United Ssates, and was honOrably discharged
from such service. Such persons as were call
ed out by State authorities, and not received into
the service Of the general government, are moi
entitled. / have the honor to be very respect
fully, your obi servant,
J. E. HEATH, Commissioner.
Hon. ]. A. Pearce, U. S. S.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03
LOUISIANA.
Our Plank Roads.

Now that acts Of incorporation have been pass
ed for the construction Of Plank Roads from this
city to Dauvile, by the way Of Bowling Green
and Middletown, and also to Prairieville, in this
county, we shall expect that some effort will be
made BY our citizens, in conjunction with those
interested on the routes to get the necessary
stock subscribed, in order that the work may be
commenced. Open up communication between
Louisiana and the surrounding towns, as speed.
iy Is possible. The merchant is interested in
having trade centred At this point. The owner
Of real estate will find his property enhanced in
value The farmer ofthe country can take stock
and receive ample remuneration in the increase
ed,facilities for getting to market the surplus
productions Of his farm.
We have not yet seen the provisions Of Tx
bill, but doubt not it is prepared with proper
care, and will meet the requirements Of the un'
dsrtaking without conflicting with the interests
If any. It is useless to say the work cannot b.
accomplished. 1t can be accomplished. Ant
the benefits that must arise from its completion
should incits our citizens to early action upoI
the subject. Let every citizen Of Louisian'
forms discrimination to lend his aid, for once, t
alittle work Of Improvement, which will prove
beneficial not only to the city, but to the entir'
country around. It is in the power Of almOs
every one to do something towards facilitating
the commencement and progress of the work.
Would il not be well to call a meeting of tn,
citizens at some early day, that preliminary step
may be taken in regard to the matter, and thei
feelings ELECTED upon the subject.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03
The Penitentiary Of the state.

The Treasurer, Auditor, and Attorney
General Of tho Stste-the Inspectors ofthe
Penitentisry-have made a report to the
Legislature, from which we take the follow
ing facts:
There are now 10 the Peniteutiary one
hundred and ninety-nins convicts, all Of
whom, with few exceptions, have conduct.
ed themselves in q becoming ann The
amount OF punishment inflicted has been
very small. Persuasion, kindness and re-.
wards have been found to have q greater
tendency to secure decorum and industry
than c~orpoIesl punishment. Substantial
clothing and comfortable bedding have at
all times been furnished the convicts.-
Their food consists in general of bacon and
corn bread, and occasionally beef and soup,
potatoes and bean. Morning and evening
they have rye coffee. ,r .r- r.
The principal branches of business ear.
ried on in the Penitentiary have been the
manufacture of hemp, Wagon making,
blacksmithing and coopering. There are
ninety-three engaged in the manufacture
of Hemp; fourteen blacksmiths; fourteen
wagon makers and carpenters, and twenty.
five coopers, making M hundred and for
ty-six engaged in the four branches of in.
dustry.
Two hundred and eighty-two volumes of
books have been purchased for the use of
the convicts, under an act Of the last Leg
islature, at a cost Of $l44 So. .rt--1l
The Inspectors recommend that the area
Of the prison be enlarged and a hospital be
built. l.r =, e..
From the report Of the physician Of the
Penitentiary, We learn that the mortality
has been less than in any two years previ-
Gus, (the deaths BY cholera excepted y
The number of deaths was 9; four of which
were from cholera. Dr.. Doris also strong
ly urges the want off good hospital.
The number Of convicts received during
the years lS49 and 80 was 165; number
l%pardoned 20; discharged by expiration oil
tins, 50; escaped, Ia; recaptured, IL; whit.
males, ls9; colored males, 8; ! white and !
eolorsd fsmales. OF the l99 convicts, ID;
were sen from 81. Louis county: and bul
ten Of the whole number was born in Mis-.
souri,-St. Louis Union,
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

B-Mr. Benton continues his pecuHarities
to the last. We suppose it will be said that
he "died game" But a few days ago, in
the Senate, on the discussion of the Cali.
|fornia Land claims, he made q most unne-
cessary and rude attack upon Mr.. Berrisn,
which that gentleman met and parted with
the dignity and self possession which be-
came bis station and character. The a..
'%sailant, repulssd % he was, still hectoFed
and TALKED 6,g-not seeming to feel or re.
gard the amenities and courtesies which
to mark the public discussions in the
Senate. For ourselves, We shall be hear
tily glad when MssBenton's term expires.
His offensive bearing. his egotism and sell
ishness, bis clustering and eudeness, make
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03
CALIFORNIA NEWS.

The gold news Of California 10 a. Aatter-
ing now as at any previous time. A beach
has been discovered near the Trinity, Of
several miles extent, whose sands ere al
most literally composed Of gold.
The Pacific Nsws, of the 18th January,
published at San Francisco, says: "The
great excitement in our city, for a few days
past, has been the report of the immense
richness of the black sand, found on the
coast, in the region of the klamath river.
Astonishing estimates have been put on pa.
per, and a company formed for the purpose
of collecting the sand and determining its
value. Such has been the excitement and
the general impression in the community,
that there was a fortune for all at 'Gold
Bluff the locality referred to, that num-
berless vessels have been fitted out, some
of which have sailed, aud others are daily
departing. If one.half the estimates are
we'll founded, the treasures in the 'black
sand of klamath, are sufficient to give each
California edventurer q ~fortune."
The following is from the Alta California
of the same date: Y
Twenty-seven miles beyond the Trinity
there is a beach, several miles in extent,
and bounded By a high bluff. The sands
Of this beach are mixed with gold to an ex-
tent almost beyond belief. The sand is Of
two kinds-a fine black sand and Q gray
sand. The gray sand can be separated very
easily from the black Sand, and this seems
to be a desirable object. The gold is mix
ed with the black sand in proportions Of
from ten cents to ten dollars the pound
At times when the surf is high, the gold is
not easily discovered, but in the spring Of
the year, after q succession Of Gains, the
entire beach is covered with bright and
yellow gold. Mr.. Collins the Secretary
of the Pacific Mining Company, measured
"a peck of gold and sand, and estimates it
will yield to each member of the Company,
the snug little sum Of $43, O00, 0O0-snd
this estimate is formed upon q calculation
that the sand holds out to be one tenth as
rich as observation warrants them in sup
posing.
The Pacific Mining Company { the ad-
venturers of the Chesapeake have banded
themselves together under this title found
some nineteen men at these diggings. The
men had no disposition to dig. for the gold
wss all ready for them whenever they felt
disposed to take it. Besides, such 10 the
character Of the roads that they could not
take away more than IS or 100 pounds o
piece, an amount too trifing for considers
tion. They had erected . comfortable log
cabin, and designed watching this claim
till spring, and then take q ship load of the
gold ana travel to some country where the
metal was not so abundant. Nr. Collins
saw a man who had accumulated Fly thous-
and pounds, or fifty thousand tons, he did
not recollect which-of the richest kind
of black sand.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

UNIFIED STATrs Law MAGAzrHE.-We hav.
received the February number of this e~xcelleni
periodical, and End its pages interesting and in
s~trustive IS usual. The first article is entitled
"Fallacious Augmentation ~ lengthy and wei
written treatise from the pen Of the celebrated
Jeremy Btptham. The usual amount of impor.
tant matter il contained under the heads OIL
"NOtes Of recent American cases." and "Diges'
of recent American cases." 1t also contains
notices of new law books. This number is en-.
bsllished with a steel engraved portrait OfRogel
R. Tsney..
Those desiring the work, will address Johr
Livingston, 81 Wall Street, New York.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03
~ A magnificent Gold Watch has been r,

ia magnificent Gold Watch has been re
ceived in Washington, q, a present by som'
young men in California, to Senator Douglas
suthor Of the. bill for the admission of CaIiforni,
into the Union No person was allowed to sub
scribe 9 sum exceeding five cents towards tn
object, and the subscription consisted Of $500
The watch is a hunting case, on one side Of which
are the arms Of the State Of Illinois--o on the re-
verse those Of California, ..r ..r..s-.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

him rspulsive and dis~agreeable; besides
which, We condemn his political principles
and course, and have no confidence in him
as a statesman. We grant bis industry his
research, his perseverance, and his dageyd
resolution; but these are all overwhelmed
by his p~rejudices, his conceit, his ambition,
and bis bad temper.-CAlexandria Ga.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

SIR JoHE FRAxKLIH,-The New York Atlas
contains an admirable condensed history Of the
numerous expeditions fitted out by the govern.
msnt Of Great Britain for the discovery Of
northwest passage to China and the Indies
We give the concluding paragraphs concerning
Sir John Franklin:
'About the year 1916, the British Parliament
offered a prize Of 100000 for the first vessel
that accomplished the northwest pass, &c, and
5000 for the ship which should pass EVER the
North Pole 10 the Pacific Ocean. Soon after.
wards, Captain Buchan and Capt. Ross common.
ced an expedition for the discovery of the long
sought passage-the first to sttempt it over the
Pole, the second by Davis Straits and Ba6in's
Bay. Both gentlemen returned to England, at.
ter having experienced every kind Of hardship
and danger, without having effected the long
sought object. In the year 1923, Captains Par.
Iry, Ross and Franklin, started for the Polar Re-
gions, the two first overland by the shores oil
HudsOn's Bay and the Coppermine river. This
expedition, as usual, proved a failure. Capt.
Franklin was then a young man, full Of enthu.
sissm and elated By ambition. From that day
forward, Sir John devoted himself to the subject
of Polar explorations, and has, at last, in all hu.
man probability, sacrificed himself to the cause
of science"
"When last heard from, Sir John Franklin
he'd passed into the Artic Seas; and, We believe,
was safely moored in q port of safety. He wal
last reported by an English whaler; and, at thai
time, was well, and would wait the arrival Of an.
other season to his enterprise
Since then, some five years ago, no authentic in.
formation has been received from him. W.
hope that he may yet live; hut, have not a doub,
that, together with his ships company, he long
since paid the last great debt due to nature, and
sleeps beneath the icsbergs ofths Polar Ocean.'
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

The Governor Of California, in his mes.
sage to the Legislature convened on the 7h d
January last, recommends an amendment Of the
criminal laws Of the State, making robbery and
grand larceny, capital offences.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

a. The explosion on the Stsam Ferry Boat
at st. Louis, on Saturday, 22d ult., from all &C.
counts, was one Of the NEST terrible disasters Of
the kind ever witnessed. At least twenty per
sons were killed, and but two or three escaped
The causes of the disaster are now undergoing
an investigation. r,.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

MAxxoTH Hee.-Ths New Orleans Crescent
gives a description Of . hog raised in NOxubee
county, Mississippi, which weighs l4oO pounds
The owners are exhibiting him 10 New Orleans.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

Il. The Legislature Of this State adjourns SIN.
die on this day, after a session Of SO days.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

I-A new counterfeit Us note,. on The
Msrchauts' and Mechsnics' Bsnkef Wheel.
ing, has made its Reinsurance. tis one Of
che blue blacks, and well executed.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

u. The River and HarbOr bill, making large
appropriations for the Improvement Of western
lakes and rivers, has passed Congress.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

RETUREIEe LEeIsLAroAs.-James o. Broad.
head, Senator from this district, reached this
place On Saturday morning last, on bis way home.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

II Jenny Lind will visit St. Louis about the
10th of ibis month. Is the sweet song Of the
Nightingale worth e trip to St. Louis or notP
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

rsz.A yankee has just invented q suipender
that contracts on your approach to water, and the
moment you come to a puddle Il lifts you over
and drops you on the opposite side.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

UNANswsRAsLE.-A late writer wishes
to know what more precious offering can
be laid upon the altar Of Q mans heart thar
the first love Of a pure, earnest, and affec.
tionate girl, with az undivided interest in
eight corner lots, and. fourteen thrss.story
honsss2 We give IL up2 We know Of
nothing half so touching, or 10 other words,
anything that most people would sooner
"touch." ,
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

"a. A gsniu, in Troy has just invented
stove thst saves three quarters Of the wood,
while the ashes it makes pays for the remainder.
Here's a stove as 10 q stove. 800
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

"a. The New York Tribune gives a runner
probably unfounded, that the Hon. Henry A
Wise has been killed in . duel with Mr.. Finley,
of AccOnse county, Va.
Democratic banner., 1851-03-03

81. CHAiLEs HoTEL.-Ths directors have
hesn elected and officers appointed. and the Pic.
ayane Of the 18th says that this splendid hotel
will be rebuilt with all possible despatch.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-02-13

and always be atthe ballot box at each and ev-
cry proper time aud always put name upon
each ballot, which necessarily means no exten-
sion Of slavery. no more slave States.
The slave power at Washington would have
no courage to rtsuch n measure as their com
PROMISE aud their demand of worship, 1t they
did not think, at least HOPE, that the freemen OF
the North had yielded and stacked their arms
and were under the entire control OF the slave
power. Should my enquire how they ob:alned
such view of US atthe North, let an answer De
derived from reading the names of n'any nor
thern Senators and Representatives,, and their
votes on questions connected with slavery. Why
will not the members of the two great poll ca!
parties, WING and DEMOCRATIC, cease to con
tend about the comparatively minor questions
who shall hold the Offices, except in connection
with the real and most mpohantquestio1 ~heth-
er we shall have freedom or slavery; whether
the treemen Of the North shall truly be freemen
or be understrappeB to the nabobs of that dark
spot, the political gloom Of which made the pat
riOtc Lafay cite almost regret that he ever as
sisted us in obtaining our Independence.
TITUS HUTCHINSON.