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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14
Arrirnl 81 the NoFtaern LIght.

HALNAfM
NEW YoRK, Sept. THE steamer North
ern Light, from San Juan, whence she
sailed on the 29lh ult., has jus. arrived.
The sPampero' arrived at San Juan on
the 28lh.
San Juan IS healthy.
A battle had been fought al Table Rock,
in Oregon, between he whites and The In
dams, IL which forty Of the former were
killed.
FURrHER ITEMS BY THE NoRTHRRN LlGHT,
YoRK, Sept. 1.-THE lion. Edward
McGaughey, late member Of Congress, died
on board The Winfield Scott.
A duel was fought al San Francisco on
The 18th ult.. between William II. Jones
and =. Nugent, the former was wounded.
A party Of seeding Mormons who lef
Missouri about two years ago with the
Prophet Brewster, had arrived al San Diego
from The ella in destitute circumstances
Brewster had left them and is residing al
Lorocco, Mexico.
The Indian movements on the Yuba wa
causing much nlarm, and the Government
troops were on the alert marching 10 the
locality.
Over FIVE hundred overland emigrants hec
arrived al Eldorado the week previous, d
The 10Th un. They report that the cholera
and smallpox was prevailing 20 a great ex'
lent among the enigranis on IRE Plains
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14

Very unfortunate The Democracy have
been In their attempts to dlsparage the char
ac,ef and services OF Gen. Scott. They
picked up The Generals Na.iyism, but they
dropped q suddenly sgain as II 4 had
been d hot po.aloe. They stirred the Marcy
soup SO hard that il spilled over and scaIded
their fingers. They exhumed a (orgoaen
trouble with the Common Council, and took
il on board their heaviest gun,boot. But she
~foundered at sea, for the documents were
as heavy as lead. They were showing him
10 be a Catholic, when suddenly they ran
crying of, as If they had stirred up q hor,
nets nest. They proved him a Protestant,
and hastened 10 re,rac,, lest they should
prove 100 much. They charged him with
cowardice in the a with Gen. Jackson,
and caught a sharp poke in the ribs from
old Hickory himself. They made sport Of
him as one fond Of q FUSS, and were glad
to get out Of The noise and confusion that
the people made, who yeryweIl remembered
the FUSS he had caused in the north, south,
and west. They made fun Of his FEATHERS,
ard found they pricked like porcupine quilts.
They burnt him in efigy, a few days since,
and already tremble and turn pale at the
apparition Of whole squadrons OF voting vet.
Grams iha, rise from The ashes. II would
save them a deal Of modification to remem,
Der that their scandal and their curses, like
chickens, always come home to roos.'--N
Y. Times.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14

|HAIrN
The London Times. through it's New York
correspondent, continues lis ERE on General
Scou and his friends. The following is from
his ie,let 10 Tie Tassso flhe I3lhs received
by ihe Asia last weeks
"The great Mass Meeting at Lundy's
Lane was q failure in numbers. in the char.
aclers OF the public men who attended i, in
the enthusiasm which Il was supposedly must
awaken, and the extent Of its results. The
British provincial journals very properly in.
duIged In someremarks on the indelicacy IL
not the improperly, Of the Americans eros.
sing the frontier to celebrate an american
viciory ioithoM permission from The local an
Morities, and we have been reminded that ii
was hardly the scene FORT The celebration ofa
victory by General Scott, since only a short
time after the battle Of Lundy's Lane, and
not far from the same ground, this Napo-
leon; Of America was himself taken priso-
ner, and under circumstances iOhich, In En-
rope, wonld haze shorn him of most of his
ldurels The facti nolonger denied in any
quarter that the Wings find il very hard in
deed to get up much Of a farore about their
military candidate. They had already tried
it twice before, and with so honest, modest,
and patriotic a man as Gen. Taylor, had
won the election; and now, with dismember'
men, and disaifaction in their party, with
principles tina, are odious 10 the most en-
lighlenad portion of The community; which
are proposed for adoption by b epeople, ant
a candidate who, Ii Is universally conceded
has been nominated only because Of the ex
element il was supposed his name woult
give rise 10; the prospects Of the Wings ar
not very encouraging"
Fire aEay, g%enlemenl WINFIELD
ScoTT is not a stranger 10 the smell Of Brit
ish powder nor the shock of British balls
he did not finch at Queenstown, (lhougl
immensely oulnumbered and al length over
powered, and he met your legions unawet
at Chippewa, Lundy's Lane and Fort Erie
and came off triumphant. You cannc
crush him now, when his own coutrymeI
are 10 award The palm Of victory!-N. Y
Tribune.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14
About Debt.

The whole amount Of debt-national,
state, municipal and corporate--due from
this country TO Europe, is computed at $261,-
OO0, 1000; Of which about $3O,O0O,OO0 is due
from this state. This Indebtedness has near.
ly doubled within the last four years, and is
now rapidly increasing. There must be a
heavy draft every year on the resources Of
the country % meet the interest on this debt.
II Wing policy could have prevailed, this
debt, or a large portion Of il, would never
have been created, or been due al home, in
stead of abroad. Ii would have been, as i,
were, sin the family" and tbs enormous
yearly interest would have gone 10 enrich
and beau,ify our own country; instead Of be-
ing passed into the Golfers Of Foreigners
But Locofocos preferred the latter course.
and our laborers are thus made hewers Of
wood to European princes.
During the past year there has been ex'
ported in specie from this country over Sal,
000,0o0 TO pay foreign interest and purchase
articles that ought to be manufactured here
and with the aid OF the California gold, /
has been done. But payday mus. come
some time, and If it comes in the midst o
a commercial revulsion, what will be the re
snlif If California should honor our draft
for years TO come, all may pass along ale
a fashion; but, then, what is the use Of ow
ing a debt, merely for the sake Of payinI
the in.eres. on il, when, nationally speaking
we need not owe 1t at all. Plain, common
sense would seem 10 teach th at il is best I,
produce all we can, and purchase as little a
possible. But mystic Locofocoism believe
and teaches differently. Nothing will con
vince some persons Of their errors bu, tim
and experience, and both these infalllbl
teachers will have given lessons enough I
convince the most obdura.e when pay-da,
comes.--O. S. Jour.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14
west Columbia, va.

Last Tuesday, in company with several
Wing friends OF Pomeroy. we attended the
Wing meeting al West Columbia, Va, and
were decidedly pleased with the visit. The
meeting was very well attended, considering
the shor, notice. Mr.. Ward, Stale Senator
from the Kanawha district was present, and
aided in organizing The Club, after which he
entertained The audience for an hour and a
half, by reviewing the measures Of the Two
opposing parties, and The characters Of The
Presidential candidates. We have seldom
listened 10 a better speech. He was follow
ed by Mr.. Cartwright, Of this place, after
which Mr.. Mack, President Of The club, made
a few very peri neni remarks, and the meet
ing adjourned.
The spiriI manifested throughout was char
araerisdc Of tbe Old Dominion. Our Dem.
oe ratio. neighbor Anderson was on. hand. in
excellent spirits, some time before The speak
ing c~ommenced. He had all his spor, then
We lost sight of him after the mee'ing was
over. Perhaps his co~untenance had SO al
tered we could no. recognize him.
The Wings Of West Columbia are deter
mined TO make d good repor Of themselves
in November. Theyhaye a good organizu
lion, eRcellen, officers, and plenty Of active
working Wings.
West Columbia, we believe, was esiab
lished bur Two or three years ago. lis Crowd
is rcmarkabIe. Fory new buildings are nov
in The course Of erection. Their Principu
business sin coal and salt. A newsPape
has just been established there.
Thanks to our friend Of Inc omnibus 70
apIeasuni ride.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14

Hon. w. Dennison, ro one Of The Whig
Senatorial electors Of Ohio. and Hon. W.
E Finck, Wing Congressional elector d
this district, will address such Of the Wings
Of Meigs county as choose 10 make il con.
yeniens 10 visit Pomeroy N Friday, Sept
"a. We do not wish 10 be understood as
urging you 10 come and hear Them, if you
can possibly find any ahing 10 do at homes
but We do mean 10 say that the aforesaid
gentlemen are able and interesting speakers,
and that il we lived in the remotes. cornel
of the county, ii would require something
more than ordinary business 10 proven, oul
attendance at that lime,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14
Democratic Mass Meetings.

In the last number OF the Ohio Statesman
we see The following named gentlemen ad.
yertised to address the dear people at diff.
ferenl places In Ohio, in favor Of Pierce
and King: Gen. Sam Houston, Col. David
Tod, Hon. John X. Miller, Hon J. Moor.
mick, Lieuienan, Governor Medill, Gen.
Joseph ). Mcdowell, Hon. Charles Sweet
ger, Hon. VIM. Allen, Governor W GOD, Hon.
ID. x. Carer, Ex.G Gov. Shannon. Geo. w.
Morgan, and others, including the Attorney
General Of The State, Judges Of the Supreme
Court Members Of the Board Of Public
Works, etc. We a readily perceive how
these ofice-holders. receiving large salaries
from the taxpayers Of the State for attend
ing TO other business, can afford 10 travel
all over The Safe. utterly ~disregarding the
legitimate dulies OF their several Offices
lrcosis them nothing. The erpense Of all
this patriotism is paid ont OF The public treas,
ury. Verify, these officers seem TO consider
VII
themselves and the public crib upon which
they are quartered as legilimately belonging
to the Democratic parry, 10 be used exclu'
sively for The benef, of the aforesaid party
Well, If The dear people are agreed, w
succumb; but at the same time must be per
mined 10 entertain our own opinion OF tht
honesty Of such a proceeding--not TO men
lion The word honorable.
Aside from all this, does il not look Al
though L%ocofocoism was pretty nearly on ii
last legs, when /. is compelled 10 send owe
a thousand miles after a government swim
dler, 10 aid the office. holders Of our owl
state, in their attempt 10 pull wool over tn,
eyes Of the voters. But, after all, this gam,
won't win. The people have decrecd ih'
downfall of Locofocoism in Ohio. Tn,
dcath-warrant has been signed; the execu
lion will take place in November next.
No appointment, has yet been made, SO ia
as we have been able to learn, for any o
these speakers to visit this county.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14
Notices.

The Edinburg Review for July is on our
liable. A hasty glance al the contents con-
%vinces us lha, the present number will com
pare favorably with any former number.
The articles are: The Police System Of Lon.
don; Campbell's Modern India; Piedmont;
Dutch Diplomacy and Indian Piracy; Life
and Letters Of Niehuhr; The Marquis Of.
Rockingham and his contemporaries; English
Agriculture in 1859; Lives Of Lord Glaren.
don's Friends; Our Defensive Armament
The Oxford University; Commission Re.
port.
The Wing Review for September contains
the portraits Of Hon. VIM. A. Graham, and
Hon. George Ashmun. The articles are:
Movements Of the Enemy; Bleak House,
Charles Dickens, and The Copyright; The
Fisheries; Lossing's Field.Book Of the Rev
%oluIion; The Evil Day; The intelligence
and Passions Of Animals; Fragments from
an Unpublished Magazine; Presidential Pros.
pecls and Democratic Policy; General Re-
view; Congressional Summary; Critical No
tees: Books; Music.
The western Odd Fellows Magazine
is the name Of o new Magazine recently es
tablished at New Albany, la, by Anderson
& Warren-Rev. Geo. B. Jocelyn, and Jno
B. Anderson, A. NJ, Editors. We have re
ceiyed three numbers Of the work, and hay,
been much pleased in perusing their con
tents. Each number contains 50 pages 0
closely printed matter, OF clear type, ant
fine paper. The matter is interesting.
Bro. Jocelyn is a much valued persona
friend, and is no. only a gifted writer, bu
an exceedingly Odd Fellow--his social quail
lilies standing out in bold relief. Success
attend the enterprise.
For The benefit Of those who may desir,
to subscribe, we will state that the number
abuve-menlioned are ono liable. Call an,
examine them, and If you are not pleaseI
with the work, don't subscribe.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14
WING club Of Pomeroy.

There will be a meeting Of the Wing
Club this evening, at the Court house. Ad-
dresses may be expected. Ageneral attend
snce is earnestly desired. Remember-,his
evening. To insure a seat, go early. We
hear private limitations that ,heIadies in
tend 10 take possession. We are unable TO
vouch for the correctness Of this report.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14

These are all flaming Democratic econo-
mists-mighty enemies Of extravaganza
boisierous advocates for saving the dear peo-
pies money! Blu, when they got a chance
to slip their own hands into the crib, we see
with what results. These are the charges
they make for one pretended nights work,
between The 3rd and 4th Of March, 1851.
They not only had no right TO this money
bu. they pockeled il in the face Of an ex-
press law against it. In 1849, they made a
similar charge; but Fillmore, being Vice
Presidents the account was not render
ed, until he was temporarily substituted
by Mr.. Atchison-wben the opportunity was
seized, and thar gentlemen certified the ac-
count, by which he put near $1,000 in his
own pocket. In 1851, Mr.. King, the pres
ent candidate Of the parry. being the presid-
ing officer Of The Senate, certified the ac-
count-alsheugh he refused 10 profit BY il
himself.
These are the scFupulous and homes. gen.
tIemen who are now o%verhauling General
SCOTS accounts. They are the great mem
the leaders--,he shining lights Of the Dem.
%ocraiic party; and the country may form
some idea Of the ort Of economy they will
practice, when they come 10 ge. the contro
Of the public treasury. They do not scru'
pie TO put from $1,000 70 $4,000 into .he;l
pockets for d single nights sleep. If the
leaders. who might be supposed 10 have
some regard for public opinion, are 50 eager
for the spoils, what may we not expect from
the abeggarly rabbls," should they become
quarlered on the treasury2 The feais which
distinguished the Van Buren, era. wheI
"honesi Levi guarded the crib, would b
thrown completely into The shade, on III,
restoration Of the spoiIerss-RichmOnd Va
Wig.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14
wanted.

A good boy, between the age Of fifteen and sew
%enteen, can have an opportunity Of learning the
printing business at this Office, by applying soon.
We want a GOOD boy, or none.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14
win Ohio vote for scotti

A. he ;mn,ess;on 4 bacom;no -oens,.l
,ha, Ohio i ,bs bs,,is oyonnd n ,Sa Drsssn,
Presidential canysss. inouiries from abroad
are mul,ipIyinp upon 81 Win increasing Sd.
iici,ude. As a he probabiIitv &c The result.
We deem II Important ina, or friends. both
AZ home and abroad should be ~nronarlv n.
sured regarding The condidon 81 thines IA
Ohio. and shall therefore endeayor 70 An.
swer the INQUIRIES referred q, in as full and
satisfactory a manner as possible.
That The twen,y.,hree electoral votes Of
This STATE will BE- given 10 Winfield Scott, in
November next, we believe is as certain and
inevitable as any other future even, Of the
canvass.
Blu, We desire 10 state. before proceeding
10 give The reasons which have produced this
.|conyiction. Ina, now. as ever. we base no
calculation Of success upon any state olfacls
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14

" Communications and advertisements to in
sure an insertion should be handed in as early a.
Saturday.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14
missouri L-cgislnture.

ST.. Louis, Sept. 6.-Senator Allen pre-.
scented a memorial othe Legislature on Sat.
from the Pacific Railroad Company
II was referred to a select committee.
The House, on Saturday, elected a Speak
er on the 46ih ballot.
Mr.. WOOdson (Whig) requested TO have
his name Withdrawn, when DR.. Shelby, the
Speaker pro iem., was elected Speaker for
the extra session by SO 10 "a.
Houston (Benlonite) was elected frs
Clerk, and McCracken ti.Ren,on) second
Clerk.
All the officers we're elected for the extra
session only.
A resolution 10 restrict the Legislature &c
the business ofihe State in the Governors
Message, was debated In the Senate to-day
up 10 adjournment. and a motion TO lay Il on
the table, was rejected by the House, anG
The resolution was, aiisr a long debate
adopted, when the House adjourned.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14
154.773
138,359
35,347
To,al

L oNet
That the vote Of 1848 was by no means
a full vote, is evident from the fact that il did
not show a sufficient increase above the vote
of 1874. Notwithstanding the immense vote
of 1910. The vote Of 1874 exceeded that by
Sc ,285; while the vote of 1848 exceeded that
of 1914 by only 16.248. Nothing can be
clearer, then, than tina, at the last Presiden-
,;al election, many thousand voters did not.
go TO the polls.
If there be any doubt on this point ii will
certainly be removed by the fact that Gen.
Cass' vote was $40 less than Mr.. Clay's in
.1844l
But The votes Of the State at the Guberna-
,orial election Of 1850 and 1851, are sill
more instructive. The vote Of 1850 was as
follows:
Wood 133,092
Johnston 12I.105
Smith, IF, 81 1s,8o3
~ --
Total 1858, 600
Here il will be seen that while Governor
Wood was elected by 1888 votes over
Judge Johnston he actually fell behind Gen.
Taylor 1896 votes, and behind Gen. Cass
81, $3.50 votes; while the vote of the Frees oil
candidate was Ell ,545 behind Van Buren's
vote. Throwing entirely out of the ques.
lion any estimated increase for The two years
and we have an actual diminulion Of O,479
votes.
The vote OF 1851 was as follows:
Wood 1850
Vinton 1875
Lewis lF. 81 1914
Total 284,114
Here Gov. Wood, with a majority of 96,
008 over Mr.. Vin,on, falls 9,6O7 below Mr..
Clay in 1874, 9,i69 below The vote Of Gen.
Cass in l848; while MraXinton's vote is Is,
753 below Gen. Taylorss, and Mr.. Lewis
is 19,433 below Van 3uren's-making in all
a diminulion in the vote Of The STATE since
l848 O 46,36b, and this, 100, without taking
into account the estimated increase Tor the
three years which had interyened. Now, il
will certainly be within bounds 10 place The
increase since 1848 to The present time al
10000, This added TO the diminulion in
1851 gives $4,000 votes which have not been
brough. 10 the polls since 1s4Sl
Now, II is conceded thai a large majority
Of The votes given 10 MI. Van Buren, il ,4t
were from the Wing party; and it must b.
admitted thai The reasons which induced
those votes cannot now have the conuoIline
effect they had then. The great object Ii
view in l848 was 70 apply The principles o
the ordinance Of '87 10 our newly acquired
territories. That point is now carried, ant
there is now no territory belonging 10 tn,
Uniied STATES, the character Of which, In res
pect 10 slavery, is not fixed. IL would
therefore, be fair 10 presume that a larg'
number Of the Wings who separated from
US in l848, will acl with as this fall; and es
pecially since Gen. Scott, whom they al
then preferred. Is our candidate now. AM
our every days observation s~uslains hi
view. Ills idle or the pari OF certain gen
uenen 10 attempt 10 prevem this point from
having It's proper effect in considering III,
condition Of parties in our State.
At the Wing Baltimore Convention, Gen
Scots nomination was urged with other reD
sons, because II was believed he would al
trac. support from tho Democratic ranks
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14

DEMocRArIc PRRDIcTIoNs.-Some OF the
ridiculous prophecies made by lecofoco edi-
tors in 1842, remind us of their predictions
in f848. For example, the Doylesion PA.
Democrat, Of Sept. 9th, l848, gave a list Of
a dozen Wing members Of Congress, who,
=, said, would not support General Taylor,
|, also said that Daniel w lobster, Henry Clay,
Horace Greeley, e,c.. "and 100000 other
Wings would likewise oppose him, and
concluded as follows!
THE truth is, Gen. Taylor will not re-
ccive but TWO states south Of Mason and
Dixon's line and MOI 10 exceed ToUs NORTH
Of that line"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14

FOR SUPREME COURT JUDGE,
DANIEL A. HAYNES, Of Montgomery.
FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
DAVID H. BEARDSI .EY, of Cuyahoga
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14
155,l1s
l49,061
$3.50
TOTAL.
1924

lOtaI olZ,ZZ4
Il will be recollec,ed that the great ques-
ton Of thai canvass was the annexation OF
Texas, and that we were we'll nigh borne 10
The ground by The prodigious mistake of Mr..
Clay's Alabama letter. |. lost US thousands
Of votes.
In. l848, our difficulties were greatly in
creased above those of 1874, and the State
was given 10 the Democratic candidate by
the following vote:
Cass 154.773
Taylor 138,359
Van Buren, 35,347
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-14
PoMEROY. OHIO.

FUEspAY M0BNlNe. sEPTEMRER a. lss2.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-08-04
Trades and Callipgs Of Animals.

Bees are geomotricians-ther cells are
so constructed as. with the least quanti-
ty of material, to have the largest-sized
spaces and the least possible loss Of in
terostice.
So. also, is the ant lion-his funnel
shaped trap is exactly correct in its con-
formation as if it had been made by the
most skillful artist of our species, with
the aid of the best instruments.
The mole is meteorologi t.
The bird called the nine-killer, is an
arithmotician so also is the crow, the
wild turkey, and some other birds.
The torpedo, the ray, and the electric
eel. are electricians.
The nautilus is a navigator-he raises
and lowers his sail, casts and weighs an
chor, and performs other nautical evolu-
tions.
Whole tribes of birds are musicians.
The beaver is an architect, builder, and
woodcuttcr--he cuts down trees, and e.
reefs houses and dams.
The marmot is a civil engneer-he
not only builds houses, but constructs
acoueducts and drains to keep them dry.
The white ants maintain regular ar
my of soldiers
The East India ants are horticultur-
ists-thcy make mushrooms, upon which
they feed their young.
Wasps are paper manufacturers.
Caterpillers are silk spinneis.
The bird ploceus texter is weaver
he weaves a web to make his nest.
The squirrel is a ferryman-with Z
chip or piece of bark for boat, anC
his tail for sail, he crosses stream.
Dogs wolves, jackals, and many Others
are hunters
The black bear and heron are fisher
men.
The ants have regular day laborers.
The monkey is rope dancer.
The associations of beavers present u
with a model of republicanism.
The bees live under monarchy.
The Indian antelopes furnish an exam
pie of patriarchal government.
Elephants exhibit an aristocracy o
elders.
Wild horses are said to elect thei
leaders.
Sheep, in wild state, are under tn
the control of a military chief ram.