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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

AN HONEST CONFESSIONAL short time
ago the Hamilton Co. Democratic committee
wrote to Gen. w. o. Butler, inviting him
to attend mass meeting at Carthage. He
writes reply, almost as cool thing as we
have seen during the campaign. In closing
his letter he says; "There are fe'O indeed,
who would administer the Government with
more ability than General Pierce" So that
he makes virtual admission that General
Pierce is u second rate man. There are a
fer, indeed, gilmore ability. There are some.
Make u reduction of something for Loco(oco
tare, and you have net result Of what we
have always claimed that he is about a fourth
rate man. Batapia Courier.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

GIVE 1T THE LIE.--The little Saxon
word lie sounds harshly to many cars and
yet it is the most expressive word in the
language, and its use is oftenLimes impera-
tive. TO lie is to cutter falsehood with
nm intention to deceive;" 80 that when yor
hear one Of those noisy, bar-room, self-ap
pointed Democratic leaders declare tha
Gen. Scott is now, or ever was in favor o.
preventing the immigration of foreigners tt
our shores, give it the lie, because it Is no
true.
Whenever you hear one Of them say tha
Gen. Scott is in favor Of my change in the
naturalization laws, that shall deny to Tor.
eigners any rights they now have, give il
the lie, because it is untrue.
Whenever you hear one ofthcm say that
the Wings favored the formation of the Ma
tive American party, give it the lie, because
tis untrue.
Whenever you hear one of them soy that
the Wings, as party, are opposed to the
present naturalization laws, give it the lie,
because it is untrue.
Whenever you hear one OF them say that
Gen. Scott is in favor ofrcquiring foreigners
to serve one year in the army or navy be-
fore they shall be entitled to citizenship
give il the lie, because it is untrue
Whenever you hear one Of them say thai
the Wings are in favor of lcgislating for the
especial benefit of any particular class o
persons, give it the lie,becausc it is untrue,
Id. Jour-
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

MARX THE DIPFERENcE.-We learn from
u reliable source, that the amounts paid to
the Statesman for printing for the last ses-
sion Of the Ohio Legislature, exceeded
THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND DOL
LARS! The people of the State, who pay
the taxes, will bear this in mind We ven.
ture the assertion that, under the contract
price now agreed upon, the same amount oI
printing would not cost over TWENTY
THOUSAND dollars. The difference ha,
gone to reward partizan, who has been de-
nounced by men OF high standing in his owl
party, as utterly unprnciped and corrupt
We ask the Tux payers of Ohio to remember
these things. We ask them to note the Il,
mount paid for printing, when 1t was seized
in open contempt of the constitution, by the
Statesman and its tools, and also note the a.
mount that the same work will cost at the
coming session, when it will be done under
the law, aud in obedience to the consttu-
ton. The DIFFERENCE between the Two Is
the amount rLUHDERED from the people, To
pay desperate, unprincipled partizan.-O
$. Jour.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

BALLOON EXPERIMENT. despatch from
Lancaster. Pa, states that the celebrated
aronaut, Wise, has returned to that place.
having recently made his l05th ascension at
Cleveland, Ohio, during the State Agricul-
tural Fair. He is now preparing his man.
moth balloon, Hercules, for the purpose ol
testing the practicability of an carial voyage
across the Atlantic, Several gentlemen OF
New York and philadelphia have raised the
sum of 81 900 to delray the expense of an
experimental trip from st. Louis to Phila-
delphia or New York. The voyage, it is
said, can be accomplished in fifteen hours,
1t will soon be attempted.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

A CALIFORNIA CAss MAN ON THE PREsI-
DENTAL NoMINATIoNs.-James w. Nichols,
an active Cass politician, from Allegan,
Michigan, who recently left California, in
letter to friend in this city, post-marked
"Rough and Ready, Cal, Aug. g." thus re-
fers to the Presidential nominations:
"By-the by. perceive that Gen. Cass is
not nominated for the Presidency, but see
that Gen. Scott is--so it will do as WE'LL"
Mr.. Nichols possesses much influence in
Western Michigan, and may be said to speak
the real sentiments of the Cass leaders in
that quarter, who had deliberated spon their
method of action long ago. While sojouFn-
ing in this city, he said if Cass was not nom-
mated, his friends in the West intended to
support Scott,ifhe obtained the nomination
Mr.. Nichols is Of the Western Radical Dem =
ocratic school, and while in this city was an
honorary member of the Industrial Congress,
whose principles are prevalent throughout
the West. Mr.. Nichols was perfectly sats@
fled with the action of the Democratic Ma
tional Convention as it applied to Mr.. Var
Buren in Al, but demurs to the action Of
the Convention Of 1852, when applied to
his friend Cass.-N. Y, TriJ.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

The expenses OF these items in 1852 will
roll up to the amount of at least Sl25, 5,000!!
These, together with from $75, 900 to $780,.
600 increase in salaries and wages, annual.
ly, will be the amount the people of Ohio
will have to pay for the New Locofoco Mod
el Constitution, the New Locofoco Model
Salary Law, and the pleasure of having Lo-
cos TO rule over you. The Loco expenses oI
1852 alone will be nearly equal to that oil
the Four years of Wing rule !! E!
Ifthe Tax payers of Ohio wish this ex.
travigance to continue and increase--vote
for Locofocos as you have done. fyou
wish that stopped, and to return to the good
old Wing paths, vote for Wings. Rebuke
the Loco spendthrilts at the October and No.
vember elections, and you will save thou.
sands in the coming session of the Legisla.
ture. Elect Wings to Congress and Whg
President, and you will save largely in Con
gress and ensure prosperity to your country
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

CANADA FOR PIERcE.-The Inspector Gen.
eral of Canada, in his speech on reciprocity,
dilated on the prospects of Gen. Pierce, and
declared that, he be elected President, the
prospect OF obtaining reciprocity will be en-
HANGED wonderfully The Democratic party,
tie speaker added, is most faUorabe to for
'tgn interests; and on that ground he desired
the success of General Pierce.
1t is plain that if the coming election de-
pended upon the influences of Britain or her
colonies, Pierce would be the successful
candidate. But the American people are
not prepared to give up the right of suffrage
in this instance, or even to exercise it with
a view solely to promote British interests
The anxiety of the London Times and of the
Canadian Minister is natural. nevertheless,
Nat. Iatchiqeacer.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

GTGen Scott started as captain in the
army and fought up to the position of COM
mander-in-chief Gen. Pierce started as a
Brigadier General and fought up to NO
WHERE! General Scott started on foot and
rose up to the back Of war-horse where he
remained conspicuous mark for the ene-
my's bullets in every war. Gen. Pierce
started on a"plunging steed," and tainted
down to foot back, from their to bed, and
from bed home before his first war was end
ed.-Reutucky Rife.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30
LYNcHING ON THE PLA1Ss.-We con,

LYNoHING ON THE PLAINs.-We COPY
the following from the Deseret Ne,os:--
On the 10Th ofJune, ]. Tate, an emgrant
at the La Bonte, drew his bowie knife on a.
Mr., Myler, another emigrant, and cut his:
throat from ear to ear, wiped his knife ide-
liberately or the grass, mounted his mule
and road to little La Bonte, where he was
overtaken by some of the party, tried by the
company for murder, condemned to be hung
in thirty minutes; was mounted on two wa
ter kegs, rope placed around his neck and
over limb of a cottonwood; the kegs re-
moved. Tate dead and buried, with a mon
umental board or slab to report his fate sand
Tate's brother having had some hand in the
affair, was sentenced, and received 100
lAshea
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

CRUEL AND MALICIOUS BEATIEG.-Capt.
4. Taylor, ofthc ship CLANCY, has been
held to bail in Philadelphia, on the charge
orinaicting cruel beating upon William
Miller, the cook CT the vessel. Miller is a
young white man, of genteel appearance, and
testified that during the voyage from Leg
horn to Philadelphia the Captain threw him
over the windlass and beat him, and after.
wards put him in irons for several hours to.
gether, placing handouts on his wrists, be-
hind his back, and tying him up in such a
way as to prevent him from standing on his
feet. He also alleged that the Captain gag.
ged him, by tying large piece of wood in
his mouth.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

SINGULAR DIscovERY.-It is stated in
one of our English papers. that the work o
draining the Lake of Haarlem has led to the
discovery OF an immense mass of human re-
mains, deeply imbetded in the mud, ant
placed precisely on the spot where, accor-
ding to topographic chart laid down in
1911 and which has always been consider.
ed as perfectly accurate, the unfortunate
village of Nicrewenkrk was situated, and
which in 1889, was swallowed up by one oi
those eruptions of the North Sea which
formed the immense Lake of Haarlen.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

MARROW ESCAPE o. CuNARn STEAMER.
The London Daily News states that on the
last voyage of the Canada from Liverpool to
New York, the vessel narrowly escaped de-
struction by fire. After leaving Liverpool
1t was found that one Of the passengers was
insane, aud had 10 be put under restraint
The person appointed to watch him having
left the cabin OF the madman for short
time, it was Immediately discovered to be in
flames, and It was only by the most srenu.
Gus exertions that the fire was extingu:shed.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

MORGAN CoUKrY-Lc DeSertiag. The
signs from this county are highly encourag
ing. A letter from an old friend in McCon
nelsyills, says that very influential Demo
crat in--- township, has declared his in
tention to vote for Scott. He will carry
many votes with him. Changes arc going
on all over the county.
Another feature there is, that the Loco.
focus are deserting Pierce, and are going fol
linle. Mr.. Hckerson, who. two years ago
was elected by the Locofocos us Recorder ol
the county, has come out with an article
teclaliug that he cannot longer support the
Locofoco party, and giving in his adhesion
~ the Freesoiers. We learn that very many
"ha have heretofore voted the Locofoc,
ticket, have followed him In his change -
These are facts that give full assurance
jho' the vote ior General SEQ will be large
iyincieosed over the Wing vote of former
ypara Jour
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

STEAMERS TO IRELAND. The New York
Times favors a line of steamers to Ireland,
If under proper management. Such a line
fitted up with special regards to the wants
OF emigration, and plying directly between
that city and some Irish port, ,could not fail
to be profitable, it thinks, and in the highest
degree servcible to the comfort and welfare
OF the tens of thousands ofthose who annu-
ally seek new homes upon our shores.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

THE BRANDY VINTAGE AT RocHELLE.-An
extract from private letter received at
Boston, says:
"You should not be frightened at the
prices for invoice, as high as you may find
them. The prospects for the coming vim
tage are so very miserable that you may cer-
tainly depend on further advance in the
prices. The accounts of the growth from
other parts of the country agree in saying,
that the loss is very great, and much more
serious than in this part of France.o
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

* Seth Adams, ESQ.,, one of the claim
ants for French sPoliations, he having been
extensively engaged with France, about
fifty years ago, when all his goods were
seized by Napoleon, died at GAINESVILLE, Ohio
last week. He was the first man, it is said
to introduce Merino sheep into this country
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

FUGITIvEs FROM STARvATGoN.-A colored
man has heen in the habit of addressing
large audiences in England, recounting his
adventures in escaping from slavery in box.
1t appears by the Manchester Guardian,
that poor Irish woman has adopted the
same mode Of escape from starvation for
two OF her children, having placed on the
cars of the London and Northwestern rail-
road, "a box four feet long and one foot wide
and deep, containing two children, four and
six years old, with % small hole in the lid.
through which they obtained air. The box
which she passed off as luggage, beng
roughly handled at the depot, she seized
and opened it, and took the children out,
declaring she had resorted to the expeeient
because she was too poor to pay the fare,
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

Now AND THEN!-"To show (says the
Dayton GGsette) the utter hypocrisy of these
politicians who are now defaming General
Scott, let us go back few years, and look
at the record. In the month of FEBRUARY,
lS47, the Ohio Legislature adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That we have full confidence in
the bravery and skill of Majors General Scott
and Taylor, THE HEROES OE MANY A
HARD FOUGHT BATTLE, and that the
dignity of the nation and the honor of the ar
my can be committed to no abler comman-
ders,
Resolved, That a copy Of these resolutions
be, by the Governor transmitted TO our
Senators and Representatives in Congress,
with the request that they be laid before
thatbody.
One object of these resolutions, which
were adopted in each branch of the Legis'
lature BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE, was
to defeat and rebuke the attempt, then being
made by Mr.. Polk ynd his Cabinet, to have
Senator Benton,a mere civilian appointed
Commander-in- Chief of the Army in Mexi
CO. The attempt failed; Gen. Scott wen
on and took the castle and the city of Ver
Cruz; won the victories; of Ccro Gordo, Con
treras, Churubusco, Chepultepec; and final.
before the year closed, planted the star
bright banner of the country upon the Ma
, tioual Palace of the enemy.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

O-A contract has been entered into in
London for the building Of the Quebec and
Richmond Railway, a line of 100 miles
The road is to join the st. Lawrence and
Atlantic line, which connects Montreal with
Portland, Me.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

Hon. T. H. BENToE.-Ex- Senator Bentor
has addressed, through the National Inteli-
ge'rcer, an extremely interesting letter to his
constituents, on "matters and things in gen.
eral," and upon the Garay grant Of Mexico
about which another war is threatened by
the United States--in particular. The Co
lionel depreciates such an issue, and streng-
ly argues that it would be both unnecessary
and unwisc.
By the way, we may again remark that
Old Bullon's political and miscellaneous''
knowledge are absolutely prodigious, we'll
justifyng the independent position he as
sumes among men and parties.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30
IMMIoRArIoN FROM IRELAkp.- :

IMMIGRATION FROM IRELAND. The Cole
rain (lreland) Chronicle says:
Last year the emigration from this coun-
try was 5000 souls per week. This year the
number is nearly 1000, aud the tide is still
unbroken. There isno sign Of cessation or
diminution, but the crowd toevery port press
on, drawn by friends and hopes beyond the
Atlantic, pressed forward BY the want and
misery behind"
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

0TThe marble quarries in Vermont are
becoming important; 100000 worth of
stone was sold from one ofthem Inst year
Stotuary marble, said tObe equal to Italian,
has been obtained.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

OH-The locofoco papers are just now ma
king prodigious fuss because Gen. Scott
has received for forty years Of the mos,
splendid and substantial services to his
country, the sum Of 5000 900, but W. dom
see any mention of the fact that their favor
ite eGeNeral-Wcllington---has received il
about the same time, over Sl3,500, 900, ol
Jorfy-fiVe times as nluch.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

RIeHTs AND LETTs,-Mrs. Boots of Penn
sylvania, has left her husband and strayed
to parts unknown. We presume the pair
are rights and lefts. We cannot say, how
ever, that Mrs. Boots is right-but there is
no mistake that Mr.. Boots is lett-Hartford
Times
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30


TAxPAYEBs, RFMrBkR, That the expenses
of the last Locofoco Legislature were On Il
HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOU
SAND DOLLARS.
Remember, That there was paid to the
Members. Clerks and Sergeant-at-arms, the
enormous sum of NINETY THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
Remember, That the Loco Legislature
raised the wages of its members from THREE
10 rouR dollars per day.
Remember, That the entire expenses esofmcm-
bers, clerks, sergeants and messenger boys,
when the Wings had the control of the Leg
isla,ure in the winter of lSll-'5, was only
TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED AND THREE DOL
LARS.
Remember, That the expenses of the
Legislature for FOUR YEARS-from IA
rs, for the pay of members, clerks and ser
goants,w was ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR
TEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS-beinI
$4,000 less than was squandrcd by the Loc
Legislature last winter.
Remember, That the total appropriation
by the Legislature in the winter OF 1867
amounted to 1868, ,l2O and in this were in
cuded $4,000 for the Constitutional Con
vention; and we wish you also to remembc
that the last Loco Legislature made apprc
priatons to the amount Of $7i0,Sl4-jus
S375,6s6 more than that OF the precedin
Legislature.
We ask the honest Tax payers to look
these facts, and think of the enormous I
mount of money that was thus shameful
squandered by the Locofoco dignitaries la
winter at Columbus. Will the people, !
their votes this fall, approve Of this reckle
eTtravagauce of the public money! v
shall see.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

0HYGen. SCOTS Family are still at West
Point. They consist of Mrs. Gen. Scott
mud two daughters, Miss Ella Scott and Mrs
Col. Scott, who ia married TO gallant Off
Ger bearing the family putronymic, but not
related He is son Of a late eminent ply
sician, DR.. Andrew Scott, of Newbcrno
NC. A third daughter of Gen. SCOTS is
married TO Mr.. Hoyt, Of New York, and re.
sides in the city. He has no sons. Anoth.
er daughter, Miss Virginiu Scott, died few
years ago.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

JONATHAN AGAINST THE WoRLD.-A ccord-
ing TO the returns made by the Secretary Of
the Treasury, it appears that the steamboat
tonnage connected with the American Lakes
exceeds that Of Great Britain and all their
dependencies. The steamers on Lake Erie
alone measure more tons than all the
steamboats, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in
elusive, provided you leave ont those which
belong to great Britain. What comment
our soil, and the go-ahead tendency Of free
institutions.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

CooPER, THE NovELIsr,KEDGEz. Scorr.-
Many years ago, Cooper "a Democrat) wrotd
his second work, the "spy." In the last
chapter, honorable mention is made Of Gen,
Scott, then young officer in the Army
Andin the preface 10 that book, re-publish4
ed in 1870 by Putnam, of New York, he
says:
"a great change has come over the coun-
try since this book was originally written
The nation is passing from the gristle into
the bone, and the common mind Is beginning
to keep even pace with the body politc.-
The march from Vera Cruz to Mexico was
made under the order of that gallant soldier,
who quarter of century before, was men:
toned with honor in the last chapter of this
very book. Glorious as was that march,and
brilliant as were its results in military point
of view, stride was then made by the ma:
tion, in moral sense, that has hastened it,
by an age, in its progress towards real inde-
pendence and high political influence
The guns that filled the valleys of the Aztecs
with their thunder, have been heard in their
echoes on the other side ofthe Atlantic, pros
ducing eqAafly hope or apprehension"
!. 0HrThe trip of Major-G General Scott. tbro,
the Scioto Valley afforded much ds.;rsd
opportunity, Tor thousands of the people of
r this region, to grasp the hand of the beloved
veteran Defender, and to cultivate hasty
, acquaintance with him. With one or two
, natural exceptions, every body appears to
have been pleased with the ease, affability
and unpretending condescension of his man
ners. His conversational powers are very
) superior. He had kind word for every one
who passed before him. To the natives of
Germany, Ireland, and other European
countries, he was at once at home-baying
from personal observations and travel, even
r an intimate knowledge of localities, &C., in
the native lands of our adopted citizens
When the hundreds of old soldiers he met,
both of 1912 and of his Mexican campaigns,
his coming was particularly welcome. A
word or two brought to recollection the cam
paign or the engagement in which each
man had served-and there was much ol
> brotherly and paternal warmth in the greet
ings and admonitlons of the good General,
!, No one can spend an hour with gener-
al Scott without being impressed with the
! ardency of his patriotism, the elevated
character of his intelligence, and the warmpth
> of his social feelings. So far from appearing
naughty, distant, reserved, nc is a man to
be beloved and revered. Goddess him!--
. Sci. Gaz.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

HARD TO SUIT,-The Locofocos in this
city grumbed and scoded because "no-
party" reception was not given to General
Scott. The Statesman complained because
no Loco(ocos were put on the Reception
Committee. The Wings in the city Of Cincin-
natl have proposed to receive Scott without
any party demonstration, and the Locofocos
there object to that; and the Enquirer ad-
vses its readers to have no connection with
his reception. They cannot be pleased any
how.-O. S. Jour.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-09-30

CHOLERA At CHAMBERSBURGH. - The
Gettysburgh Sentinel Of Monday states that
the cholera is greatly on the Increase al
Chambersburg, Pa, and that on Saturday
last there were fifty cases. Among the vic.
Tins is Mr.. Rupley Croft, hotel keeper, for.
merly of Gettysburg The disease is saiC
to be very malignant, and runs its course
with great rapidity. 1t is to be hoped, how
ever. that the report of its being largely OF
the increase is exaggerated, as We hav,
published n despatch from there dated Mon
day, stating that no Eew cases had occurre,
since Saturday.