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Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-01

The South Side Democrat publishes letter
from large number of citizens of Petersburg,
Wings and Democrats, requesting R. K. Meade,
esq.,, to allow his name to be announced to the
voters, for the Judgeship in that District. Mr..
M, in reply, says that those gentlemen are at Ii
berty to use his name in the connection they de-
sire
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-01
CONSTANT ExERc1sE.-When constap,

CONSTANT EXEKCTSE.-Wh hen constant
exercise be used from any cause the occasona
use of opening medicine, such Brandreths Unirey.
sal Vegetable Pills. is absolutely required. Thus the
conduits of the blood the fountain of e are kept free
from those Impurities which would prevent its steady
current ministerng health. Thus morbid humors are
prevented from becoming mixed with it. 1t is nature
which thus assisted through the means and outlets
which she has provided for herself Daily of these
pills will never be injurious, because the longer they
used the less required to produce operaton-
They are the only medicine known which possess this
quality. reference can be given to of most
respectable citizens, whom they have cured of const
tutional costveness.
For sale by NJ BRANCH,
fe 1e East Main St, opposite Old Market.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-01

LARcENY.-Officer Warrington arrested o.
white lad named John Hundley, Friday, upon
the charge of stealing some clothes from col
ored laundress. The little scamp is reported to
have stolen the clothes from line, upon which
they had been placed after having been washed,
for the purpose of drying; but as officer Var
ington forgot that the testimony of coloured
witness cannot be received against white of
fender, he failed to established the charge.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-01

MAYORS CoURT.-Jordan Hatcher slave,
charged with the murder of Mr.. Jackson, was
fully examined before the Mayor Saturday, and
sent on for tralbefore Court of Oyer and Ter
miner, to be held on the 9th inst.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-01

a The contributions to the Kossuth Fund in Gin
cinnat already amount to $4,000 including $4,000
from the sale of his bonds
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-01
GOTHIC CMURCH.AThe ladies' of the

GOTHIC CHHURCH.-The ladies' of the Go
thic Church, Rev. Mr. Hoge's, will open fair at Bo-
shers Hall, ON Tuesday March 3D. to be continued for
several days They have prepared great variety of
useful and fancy articles, which they will offer for sale
at very liberal prices. The usual refreshments will
also be provided The proceeds of the fair will be ap
piled the payment of the debt still due onthe church
te est
g PETER SOLDER, for Braziers purposes, for
~ sale by
NH l JNO. n. GORDON & SON
NTACKEREL--4a0 bbls No Mackerel for sale
lVl by LEWIS WEBB x SGN.
NH
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-01
Witness the fall of Lucifer:

----' From morn
To noon he fell from nooa to dewy eve
A summers day; and with the setting sun
Dropt from the zenith like falling star
On Lemnos the Egean isle"
His description of vocal music in the Allegro
is another instance ofthe same kind:
"And ever agsinst eating cares,
Lapme in soft Lydian airs,
Married to immortal verse,
Such as the melting soul may pierce,
In notes with many winding bout
Ofhnked sweetness long drawn out
w 18th wanton heed and giddy cunning,
The melting voice through mazes running
Untwisting all the chains that tie
The hidden soul of harmony.
That Orpheus' selfmay heave his head
From golden slumber on bed
Ofheap'd Elysian flowers, and hear
Such strains as would have won the ear
OF Pluto, to have qute5set free
HIS halt regalned Eurydice.
l hardly know any thing which surpasses
these exquisite lines, so poetical, and at the
same time so thoroughly and absolutely English,
and SO free from all foreign idiom
The hrst three stanZas of Crews "Elegy in
Country Church Yard are also remarkable for
the power and accuracy with which rural scene
ny is presented by grouping together many OBJ
jects in one picture.
Another poetical instance of the same beau
ty is the ''Burial of Sir John Moore"
There are remarkable instances of the same
skill in writing in some of the English prose
writers, and especially in the productions of
Daniel De Foe. No boy doubts that every thing
told OF Robinson Crusoe is exactly true, because
all is so Enthusiastically told; and no man doubts
until he is informed OF the contrary, that the
historian of the plague of London actually saw
all that he described, although De Foe was not
born till atterward.
1t is well-known saying, that the lie with
circumstance is exceedingly calculated to de-
ceive, and that is true and it is equally true, not
only that fictitious history gains credit and be-
lief by the sklful use of circumstance, but that
true history also may derive much additional in
terest from the same source.
In general, however, historical facts are to be
related with rather close and exclusive regard
to such, and such only, as are important.
The art of historical composition owes its orr
gin to the institutions of political freedom. Un-
der the despotisms of the Ganges and the In
dus, poetry flourished, with Oriental luxuriance,
from the earliest times; but in the immense
compass of that rich primeval literature there is
no history, in the high sense of that term
The banks OF the Nile were crowded with his
torical monuments and memorials, stretching
back into the remotest antiquity; and recent re-
| searches have discovered historical records OF
| the Pharaohs i'll the scrolls of papyrus, some OF
| them as ancient as the books of Moses.
But i'll all these there is no history composed
| according to the principles of art. In Greece
the epic song, founded on Evolutionary legends,
long preceded historical composition / re-
member when thought it the greatest wonder
in the world that the poems of Homer should
| have been written at period so remote that the
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-01

period, the history of the county is the history
OF separate communities and governments, with
different laws and institutions, though all were
of common origin; not identical, indeed,
though having a strong family resemblance, and
having more or less reference to the constitu-
ton and common law of the parent country.
In all these Governments the principle of pop
ular representation more or less prevailed. 1t
existed in the Sta te Governments in counties,
in large districts, in townships and parishes
Anu it is not irrelevant to remark, that by the
exercise ofthe rights enjoyed under these pop
ular principles the whole people came to be pre-
pared beyond the example of all others, for
the observance of the same principles In the
establishment of national institutions and the
admiration of sovereign powers.
The second period extends from 1774, when
these colonies first acted efficiently together
for great political ends, as a confederacy of
States, to the year 1889, when the present con-
sttution of government was established. The
third embraces the period from 1889 to the pre-
sent time.
To avoid dealing with events too recent, it
might be well to consider the third era or epoch
as terminating with the close of President Wash
ington's administration, and going back into the
second so far as to trace the events and occur
rences which showed the necessity of general
government, different from that framed by the
articles of confederation, which prepared the
minds of the people for the adoption of the pre-
sent constitution. No doubt the assembly of
the first Continental Congress may be regarded
as the era at which the Union of these States
commenced. This event took place in Phila-
dephia, the city distinguished by the great
civil events of our early history, on the 5th of
September, IVA, on which day the first Cont
mental Congress assembled Delegates were
present from New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-01

To noon he fell, from nooa to dewy eve,
summers day; and with the setting sun
Dropt from the zenith like a falling star
On Lemnos the Egean isle"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-07-14
The Imprisonment or the Americans
Consul at Acapulco.

We stated on Saturday, under our tele
graphic head, that F. w. Rice, Esq, the
American Consul at Acapulco, Mexico, had
been thrown into prison at that place by
the Mexican authorities. It seems that the
American steamship Com. Stockton had
been unlawfulIy seized by the Mexican au-
ihorities, some six months since, and Mr..
Rice has been laboring TO gel her. clear
from the Government ever since. The
steamer was advertised for sale, and was
purchased by the Chief Engineer, on behalf
Of himself and some others of the crew
but not having complied with the terms,
sbe was again advertised, and adAertise-
ments were posted about the city, which
the Chief Engineer tore down. The steam
ship was not sold, as no bidder could be
found willing to risk his money
The Chief Engineer lodged complaint
against the consul, and file of gems d'ar-
| mics were sent who arrested Mr.. Rice and
conducted him to prison in his uniform and
with his flag. A letter from Acapulco
says:
81 have visited Mr.. Rice at the Juzgado,
and find him in full uniform, in company
| many friends. Her Britannia Majesty's
consul is conversing with him, and in fact
learn that the British consul walked with
him to the prison. 49,.
The United States consular flag is struck
and the Office is closed. How matters will
terminate is quite uncertain. There seem.
to be but little protection to life and prop.
erty Of Americans, at Acapulco.
Two American ships, the Merera and
steamship Independence, are obliged to gel
out Of port as best they can. The Inde-
pendence will be obliged to be assisted out
Of port by the British consul, ard the Merera
will have to wait over, as the authorities
refused TO let go until her papers are en-,
dorsed by the United States consul, who, OF
course, cannot sign any papers as matters
stand at present"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-07-14

ance Of lot of hands from the rail road
they managed to place it in an upright po-
sition, when they left it withoutsa shout or
a cheer. A little after O o. clock the Pal
myra Band, for whose services the whlgs
paid $25, came in playing, but not sign
Of procession following, and not ban.
ner was to be seen.
At about IL o'clock sding dong went
the bell, when some 90 or 80 persons might
have been seen vending their Wayto the
court house, and soon the band commenced
playing and as many more followed. A
short time after, we went into the court
room, and such another beggarly account
Of empty benches Ne never before beheid.
By actual count it proved that 81 persons,
everything counted. comprised that grand
rally" It really looked as though whig-
gely had "fainted "outright and that the few
wings there had come to perform the last sad
offices of burying its dead body and drop
ping tear .at its funeral. The face Of ev.
cry whig was as long as rake-stale and
shaded all over with gloom. After a. few
motions, and a few remarks by Mr.. Elisha
Garrett and a Mr. Palmer, a motion was
made to- djourn till one O'Clock, in hopes ol
having larger turnout.
In the afternoon the number present was
estimated at from 300 to $50, many oi
them having heard of the farce that was be-
ing enacted, went in 10 witness the grand
affair fer themselves. Speeches were ma de
By the persons named in the bills, but as
we did not hear them we must let them pass
without comment. At about four O'Clock
the vast assembly broke up and dispersed
every one feeling satisfied, doubtless, thai
he had witnessed the esprit ofl840."
Thus ended this great whig fandango
1t could not have been colder and more
cherries affair if it had come of , in an
! ice-house.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-07-14
The Man Who never surrenders.

The whig papers prate powerfully about
their candidate who ..neYer surrenders,"
but We think we have got them and their
General too, on thai same. We know
ScoTr surrendered once 10 the British al
Queenstown, but that was because he could
no; help it. We know, too, thai he sur
render ed once TO an Aaerican General, be-
cause he chose to do SO rather Than fight;
and we happen to know, too, thai he once
surrendered 10 very unprelending Ameri-
Gun soldier, volunteer in the Inst war,
and under tie following circumstances:
Every old settler about these diggins
knows BENZ. WELcH, who Row lives just
beyond the city limits. on the Euclid Road,
and who keeps very good house for pob-
lie entertainment. Il wns this some sold
BEN" who, on the 4th of July, 1924. sol,
itary and alone on the Public Square, dug
up an old rusty iron cannon, punched it oui,
loaded it. raining down his cartridge with a
broam stick, touched il off with his pipe,
and hoorahed for Old Hickory, re being
then the only Jackson man in al This coun.
ty. 1t was this same sold BEN, who, in
1919, was doing service as sentinel 10 the
regiment under Scott, one night when en-.
camped q, Peekskill, N. Y. The officer
of the day bad given oul lhe pass word
while Scott was out, and The senlinels were
placed in positions for their nightly round.
without knowing that fact. Along In the
night tall form approached the gard lines
when a sentinel lsyeled his muskel and
hailed, "Who comes there %
Scott repied-"The commander Of the
Regiment"
Sentinel--"March forward. give The
countersign. and you ean pnss -
= ScoTT-I don't know the countersign,
nor do / want to. | am Colonel Scott,
Commander Of the Regiment, and if yon
don't let me pass, | will put you uLder
guard"
Sen,inel-"Sland off. You can't pass
without the countersign."
ScoTT-"Call The sergeant OF The guard"
The sergeant was called, and that ser.
geant was "Old Benz
ScoTT-"Sir, are you the sergeant Of
this guard"
OLD BEN-"l am"
ScorT-"Then let me pass TO my tent"
OLD BEN-"March forward, give The
countersign, and you can pass %
scoTT-"I'll be id if l'li do it. You
know who am, and if you dom, let me
pass, will rouse the camp, and put you
all in irons"
OLD REN-ssSenlipel, go bring file Of
men. Here Is muliny il the camp n
The file Of men was forth coming, which
toted the man who s.neyer surrendersn off
to the guard-house, a little low tent, into
which he was thrust, feathers and all. No
man in Flanders swore worse than he, but
the "rules and regulations of war;. were
inexorable, and sold BENZ was just The
man to see them executed. The above re-
laiion is literally true. ScorT seeing no
chance of escape, sent for The officer Of
the Gay, who released him from arrest
When ScoTT was in Cleveland in '37, he
met Sergeant WELoH, and compiimented
him for doing his duty.-PLoin Dealer.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-07-14
For the sentinel.

MR.EDIToR:-I will, with your Perf1iis-
sion, lake the liberty to offer some sugges-
lions 10 :bose who complain of the omission
Of our Legislature, at the laie session, to
obey the prayers of the very numerous Pc
,lions for the passage of q law, similar IN
provisions TO the famous i.Maine Law.
l find among the laws passed nj the iaie
session, ''An act 10 provide for The oTgani.
cation OF cities and incorporated viilsges,"
which can. think, be made available to
me TRENDS OF temperance 10 promote their
object, by procuring The incorporation Of
one or more yillnges.in each townsbip, TO
include the whole territory, or such portion
Of il ns msy chocse TO ccme into the arrange
ment.
Thu, law. find, provides, that on tie
application foihe County Commissioners,
by petition of not less Than thirty qusli6ed
voters, beingia mejority Of the voters of
any Territory soughtto be Incorporated into
villnge, and containing Eot less Than 60
voters, The same may bysineorporated.--~
And further, tesides yerious other powers,
il enncts That villoge so Incorporated,
shall be empowered to regblaie iaserns,
and other houses fer public entertainment.
H
and to regulate or prohibit Ale ard Porter
Shops and houses, and places of significant
Or habitual resort for tippling and iniempe-
rance"
! Any regulation respecting the sale Of 10.
toxicatlng drinks, passed by the people Of n
town OF township, must be in accordance
with public opinion inthnt locality; and be,
ing popular, will be likely 10 be observed
10 the letter, which advantage state Inv
would not always have. II the present
law mny not be considered sufficiently
stringent, the legislature, a, its adjourned
session, may probably be induced to amend
and improve ii, subject always 10 The sane,
lion Of the people Of the Town, who ought.
nj least, TO be the best judges Of their own
wants, and their decision would be moro
satisfactory than law passed by distant
Legislature, in which they might scarcely
be represented, or passed contrary to the
vote Of their Representative.
This method would come as near sim.
pie democracy as we can expect soon TO ar
rive, al the rate of past progress.
Yours, ]. H.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-07-14

Two FAeEs.-The wings never can go
into contest with but one set of princi~
pies. They must always have face for
the North and face for the South. The
platform which was received by telegraph
did not contain the word afinal" in the 9Th
article, though it was as strong Southern
as language could well make it. But the
whig papers rung the changes on this iris
fling omission and drew great comfort from
it. But in the official platform, under the
certificate Of the president Of the conven-
tion, the word "6nai'' is there in bold cap.
itals. Thus, are the wings trying to wear
two faces, though they are both so near Of
color that il will puzzle the best judges to
discern the difference.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-07-14
Fire In Boston.
BosToN, July 1O

BosToN, July 10Th.
The largest fire that has visited this city
for twenty years, commenced at s p. NJ,
and Z stiil burning furiously. Il was caused
by fifs cracker being thrown into hay
NOW. in the rear Of the Lamairs House, in
Purchase street.
The Lamairs House nnd Bethel were
soon consumed. Il then crossed The street
10 the head Of Foster street wharf. and all
the buildings in the rear Of the school house,
from Fort Hill 10 Sen street are in flames,
The buildings were chiefly occupied by
poor. families, who loose their all, as moths
ing could be saved. so fierce and rapid was
the Ere. More than l50 families boaseless
and ille FIRE still spreading. God help The
poor Of This city.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-07-14
Correspondence of the Ohio Statesman.
L0ek at this.
REHoBoTH, June %, lsI

REHoBoTH, June ~, 1907.
DEAR SIR-As our opponents are trying
to make capital out Of the fact that our
candidate halls from State that has pro-
vision in its constitution unfavorable 10 the
Catholics, permit me 10 call your attention
to the 32nd article Of the constitution of the
State of North Carolina, on the same sub
ject.*
Perhaps by taking up the record, you
might be able to ascertain whether their
candidate for the Vice Presidency has been
as uciive in his efforts to abolish that, as our
candidate was two years ago in the cons,i-
tu,ional convention of New Hampshire.
Below you will find copy Of the pros
vision referred to. Trusting that you will
make the best use of it that your judgment
may dictate, | remain,
Yours as ever,
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-07-14

Our WITH IT.-We have looked for a
long time TO see in the columns Of the anti.
slausry Wing papers the names of the ''ins
glorious eight delegates in the Wing Con.
vention who voted for The 9Th article Of the
whig platform, paraded to public view sur.
rounded by black lines. The Forest City,
which has several times tried to swallow
that dose, and as often spewed it up, prom.
ised, some time ago, TO expose their names
to public scorn and contempt. But it has
not yet done it, and it will no. do it. The
reason may be found in the fact that one
of the number was the delegate from the
old Giddings District. Josiah A. Harris,
Editor of the Cleveland Herald. and the
patron saint Of our anti-slarery neighbor
Of the Portage County Whig.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-07-14
Death Of the Governor Of New Mexico.

The following letter announces the death
of Governor Calhoun, of New Mexico, on
his way from Santa Fe 10 Washington:
WAsHINeToN, July 5, 1852.
To the Editors Of the Union:
SIRs:-By telegraph | have just learned
the death Of James S. Calhoun, Governor
Of New Mexico.
Governor Calhoun died on the prairie,
few miles from the Missouri line, al noon,
on the 30.h Of June.
In him the people Of New Mexico have
lost true and steadfast friend, whom they
appreciated, and respected, and loved, and
the country, faithful public servant
Peace be with his ashes Yours respectfully,
r. H. WEIGHTMAN.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-07-14
GALPHiN PFKMlD


WIG PRINCIPLES IN A HEAP
The following are few Of the leading
items in the Wing account about to be
settled with the people, claims galvinized
and allowed by the late Administration:
BARRON, $4,000!
GARDINER, 100000,
CHICKSAW, S1l2,000!!!
GA ALPHIN, $l20 ,0eU!!!!
RGOUS, $500, ,000!!H!
The people are beginning, to sec that un-
der the present Federal Administration,
there has been too much plundering of
the Treasury: too much Gardinerisn; too
exclusive an administration, Of our ma
tional affairs upon these seven principles,
which form the basis, of the party in pow
er-namely, the FIVE loaves and two fishes.
They have seensthe Galphin operation car
lied out under the Taylor dynasty whereby
a member of the. cabinet received from the.
NaiinnaI Treasury ONE HUNDRED
AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOL
LARS FOR HIS OWN USE. They
hare seen the Gardiner operation carried
out under the Fillmore Administration,
whereby they have good reason TO believe
that a membe os the cabinet got upwards
| of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
LARS from the Peoples Treasury, for his
own private purposes. They have seen
| the allowance, by this Administration, of
the Barron pensioa Claim, by which the
friends Of those who are invested with pow.
er, have Illegally and improperly received
thirty thousand dollars, on pension claim
which had beer long before adjusted and
settled under the half-pay law. The Chick.
asaw Claim, by which eminent bankers in
Washington city received from the Treasu-
ry ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS, of fund be.
| longing to tribe of Indians known as tho
Chickasaws The Hargous Claim, under
which EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS, was paid from the Treasury,
when in fact those most conversant with
the claim are of the belief that Mr.. Hargous
could not justly demand more than eighty
thousand dollars; and for carrying which
| claim through, the counsel employed receiv.
ed one hundred and twenty thousand dol,
lars, and as is believed by most, a member
of the cabinet received THIRTY THOU
! SAND as council fees for his services.
The Leggett claim by which other large
amounts pillaged from Government by
specuIators who oftentimes have bought up
these demands for merely nominal sums.
These are some of the reasons among others
why the country everywhere, is so dissatis-
fed with the party in power-the spoils
party, only held together aby the cohesive
power of public plunder.''- Plain Dealer
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-07-14

G The increase in the value of per-
sonal property on the tax duplicate in Co.
lumbiana county, under the new Tax Law,
is foe hundred Jfty-one thousand s.ven
hundred and thirtyfour dollars and
twenty-five cents. So far as we have seen,
the personal property on the duplicate has
been increased in every coukty. The result
Of this must be to reduce the taxes to indi>
vidual tax payers. A fair trial will fully
demonstrate that the new tax law is the most
equitable and best ever adopted in this State.