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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-20
LIBERTY, EQUALITY, PROGRESSION.


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CONTRARY to the declaration of indepe ndence
las an Acknowledgement of The ;,st;ce Z,
q. tboI. a...s.,,D', - - -
s;'ss oppis'e'on = ! Io'es'an's' any
thplscopailan oppression o. Puritans--as bef
ing tyranicaE unjust and impolitic. Judge
| Woodbury. having closed win the ex,,ress;on
of an annr. bons;o, ,h., ~, r..:l.al ,La
- s''1' :, ~ NDN' '""eusu "
eon'eh'ioh Z 'ensfal tierce rose ana dsliy'
ered Inc speech which we copy below, as Il
appeared in The official re port Of the pro-
ceedinps in the Da;lyN u pat,i,, oe NJ.
"a ,oso. - '-o' y -'o'i
ooo.
M. rleree. OF Concord, said that he could
concur heartily IN all that the gentleman
rom foflsinouth mad uttered except his last
felhatk. ~ was quite obvions that, SO far
nom having taxed Inc patience Of the com
initlee, MS speeches upon both the great sub
JeI's eaipracea IN liie resolutions under con-
siusia'ion aes On haa Deen listened to with unquaii
ieu Sia.iieason. Z MOI because ne threw tfe
Mo'5l' " nis ciiafdcter ana the power oi m
eIsuineii's into lhe scale on the side OF right
IN ~ oaee "neIe 'hefe was heSltancy--wtere
sne JuIsi'ien' o. members was uot definitely
~ o',neu---waere ~ M 'here was a Shade OF doubt
90 W ~, Ihc result; pal because IL was desirable
.a",. .l,a. 'lle s'ounuS On Wnich we proceed In
.na matters VI sucil grave import should be STA
seu' as 'lley naa peen, WIN singular force
ail. peau'y oi u, illus'fatlon' IL was also SER
'ho ,oo we', lenueleu not less IN vlndlcation OF
cnI pas. sna tne piesent. Inc motives OF the
raseiS % ,e ,[oP present constitution and oi the
Pe1p'e q O. ia9S nao peefl placed IN their true
~ asn'. 49, ~ ihucn la was que 10 iiiem. 1t was
".Io uo1 " .lic ooivent.oli ana 10 lhe people
"nou' 's1;o 'ti'{ represent, anu due 70 me repu-
on " Ine sla'e @ ABROAD llat II VIII be un'
o'a'oou ''iat po',i VI 'he pfovislons--the re-
llsious ~, Jus .eSl ana ,le properly qual1catlon-
,iau % peeii d oeaa ietler' at least as long as
.ne ciiali'ilan W.T.; sawyer had participated
m NJ dhy eStehl III tne co9nclis OF the state
a ihey !, .lau 1ceu prac.icaliy imperative from
Mf. = earliest recollection. The Chairman
would remember mat many years ago, al the
'ltie Ola nisa party excitement, 1t was sug-
eee.eu .lla' d mem1ef OF Inc House OF Repre-
sen.atlVeS occupied ms seat without the re-
9u,slle property qualiilcatlons. But two OBJ
jIe'loas N q. once occurred 70 any action upon
..,e subject lhe hrSt was tnat investigation
aiiu ae'ioli, ihs'eaa OF rejecting ole member,
misIt Ptooaoiy Vacdle twenty seats; the Sc
tonu e was, tlat no member could probably
O,,a, Ue ,uuna 10 move move IN matter SO utterly re-
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-20
Scott Fainted..

The Pittsburgh Union, of the 9Th, had IL
from authority that will not, we presume,
be questioned by the Wings, that Gen. Scott
actually Jainted at the battle Of LuSDYs
Lane, and was borne TO q place Of safety,
where he remained considerable length Of
time. Will this fact disqualify him from
being President in the estimation Of patri-
otic Wings.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-20
NUMBER 20.


"A gentleman Of Concord, New Hafafjs
shire in lengthy letter 10 the N. Y. He,s
III H.. .,n.Is, S "a. i.,..i ,..,;..:.l
au, 'auS anSusS = 'i'o y asSoeiasolS ano
abilities o. Gen. Pierce
In 1927, Gen. Pierce weht to tIlebar. III
1887 he was elected BY tie Legislature to
the U. 5. Senate. In 1889 he removed from
Hillsborough 10 Concord. In June, 1912, be
resigned his seat in the United States Senate
for the purpose of devoting himself 10 his
profession. N. Hampshire stands A No. l
Tor its bar, and among them all there has not
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-20

We copy the following items from the Gin
cinnati Gazette. No. appeared on Tuesday
morning:
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-20

/, Regular customers and extensive advertise
ers.can be accommodated on fair terms. /.


We. have, an extensive assortment of Job and
Fancy Type, to which we are. continually adj
ding new styles, and are prepared to do Fancy
and job Printing in. superior styles and upon
reasonable terms. Our ftiends in the country
shoudnot fail to give Us q call when in town
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-12-10

Temperance, known to the public as
the z Financier !" and aside Of this,
he sustained a Temperance House
at considerable sacrifice, in his own
village, Georgetown, Pa, to obviate
all plea to have any drinking House
or place in the town, which was adj
mirably carried out in his absence By
his worthy lady, Mrs. Poe, q Daugh-
ter Of Temperance,
Permit me to add, such Temper,
ance friends and Temperance enter-
prises are worthy Of note and our
wafmest esteem by all, especially
when we see them, as we do here, car.
ried out from principle, though even at
a great sacrifice, apparently, as by Mr..
and Mrs, Poe and had we but few
such noble spirits in every village
throughout our country, on our rivers
and in our business operations, we
would soon establish our Temperance
principles. Houses, boats, employ and
encourange Temperance men, and
thus Danish any semblance Of neces-
sity or plea for drinking houses, boats
and men, and soon spread the pure
and holy principles Of Temperance
over the world, and thus save hun
dreds and thousands of our fellow
men now going to fuin, to q drunk
ards grave and drunkard's hell,
through lntemperance. None but
they who are on our public waters and
thoroughfares, and are conversant
with the affairs of our large cities,
are aware Of tte amount of evil and
misery resulting from liquor.
Friends of Temperance, the issue
is before us. The mighty conflict is
to decide upon the temporal and eter-
nal interests of thousands. Up, and
to the rescue Garry out Temper.
ance in all all your actions from prin-
ciple. We must--we shall, succeed
and triumph.
"Truth, though crushed to earth, viii rise again.'
We have God and truth on our
side; and clad with the panoply from
on high, we go forth to glorious war
and conquest, and shall speedily BAN
ish lntemperance for ever
A PASSENGER.
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-12-10
boz .hs ON d Tsmpsraneo Ralolm.
MOnarsrown, Nov. q, lss9.

Bro. Clark; We had grand DEM
onstration of the Sons Of Temperance,
here, on the 25th inst. The process
sion was formed at half.past 10
o'clock, at the NJ. E. church after
marching through the principal streets
and back to the church again, they
adjourned for dinner.
At O'Clock the procession was
again formed, and moved to the Pres
byterian church, where the exercises
Of the afternoon were opened with
singing by the choir, and prayer by the
Rev. Mr.. WoodrofFe; after which, Bro.
JOHN R. WILLIAMS, that sold apostle
Of Temperance" was introduced to
the auditory. He spoke long and eIo-
quently on the miseries and woes OF
Intemperance !. he portrayed the ca.
reer Of the drnnkard, the condition
and suffering Of his family, in such
language that the briny tear not only
gIistened in the eye Of the youth, but
was seen to course its way down the
care worn and furowed cheek of the
aged.
After a very touching lecture by
Bro. WILLIAMS in the evening, the
Brotherhood repaired to their Hall,
and initiated seven candidates into the
Order. Our meeting and intercourse
with Bro. Williams, brief as it was,
will long be remembered by the citi-
zens Of Morristown as happy incl
dent. Although the day was very
disagreeable, yet the Temperance faith
was SO strongthat the people regarded
neither rain nor mud.
In short, the Temperance cause has
received an impetus in this place that
will be felt for years TO come.
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-12-10

A clergymen from a neighbOring State, q
practical exponent Of the Maine law, re-
Gently passed the night in first rate hotel,
g not a hundred miles from Springfield" I"
On being shown to his room, be requested
the waiter 10 send him some drinking lOater.
The waiter bowed aequiescence, and soon
returned, bearing on salver tumbler filed
with liquid, but so highly eolored as to ex-
cite suspicion that it was not the beverage
used by Adam and Eve. To remove or to
confirm his doubts, the reverend gentleman
cautiously prOtruded the tip Of bis tongue,
till it came in contact with the suspected
article, when he instantly shouted with
great indignation, g Waiter, why did you
bring me this stuffP' Did you not order
it?" ''Nol 1 told you to bring me some
drinking tOater" "0hlp responded the
waiter, " misunderstood you, / thought
you told me to bring me some drihh in i0a-
er."-SPringfeld Republican.
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-12-10

THE Bottle Trick EXPLAINED. I'm this
well known trick there aretwO puzzling
points: first, how can fifty or hundred wine-
glasses be filled from one quart bother and,
secondly, how can six or eight different liquids
be poured from the same bOttleH The first
wonder is explained thus:-the glasses are so
small, and have such thick bottoms, that a
full quart bottle will hold enough to fill eighty
of them. The second marvel is managed in
following manner:-The glasses are arranged
on tray in particular manner by the con-
jurer, before the entertainment begins. The
bottle is filled with weak mixtare Of spirits
Of wine, water, and sugar. At the bottom Of
each glass is drop or two Of some flavoring
essence, as noyau, essence Of brandy, port
wine, sherry, ETC.; and the operator is thus
enabled to concoCt tolerable resemblance Of
any fluid that is likely to be called for, and
to supply hundred persons or more with hal
a sip Of their favorite beverage, from the Gin
exhaustible bottle"
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-12-10

T A correspondent of the Buffalo
Courier writes from Niagara 1t was my
good fortune to witness, one day last week,
a sight such as is not often seen, being the
descent of an immense mass of solid rock
into the river below. On the point where
we are at work, (upon the Lewiston rail-
road, } a monster rock, weighing, as near as
can calculate, about two hundred tons,
projected out from the perpendicular ledge
on which we were at work, with seemingly
no support under it, but held only by the
earth, roots, DC, on top, and connecting it
with the main bank. On removing this
earth, seam was discovered, and the rock
began to manifest signs of uneasiness, feel
ing as much as a rock could feel, evident
agitation at the prospect before it. The
seam gradually opened, little patches of
earth disengaged themselves, and the word
was soon spread that the big rock was
about to take leap into the foaming caul-
dron below Quite conc0urse of visitors
gathered on the bank above, and the men
ran from their work, some in fear and trem-
bling, to the top of the bank, one hundred
and fifty feet above, to be sure to be out of
the way. At length, the monster gave signs
of acute internal distress; the trees which
stood upon it began to nod good bye, the
seam rent, aud the rock fell, the fall
thereof being great" Away it went, Jump
ing, crashing, and tearing everything be-
fore it, two hundred feet down to the river
below. The tall trees in its course snapped
like pipe-stems. But when it reached the
river, most magnificent spectacle was
presented There rose, like great water
giant, white column of spray and mist a
hundred feet high-incredible as it may
seem, those who witnessed it will attest
that it rose to one-third the height of the
chasm-and spread round in falling dis.
tance of from two hundred to three hundred
feet, and the rays of the sun striking it
formed a perfect rainbow. Itwas certainly
the grandest sight of the kind l ever wit
messed, and worth a journey to see. 1t inn
presses one vividly with pretty tangible
idea of the effects of an accumulation of
power,
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-12-10
AROStOm Editor SwimdJed by the
Mock Auction Process.


On Wednesday morning, Moses A Dow,
the editor Of the Wauerly Magazine, ap.
peared before Justice Bogart, at the Lower
Police Court, and complained that he had
been swindled by a gang Of mock auction
GERS, in Chatham street. He stated that
the sharpers had heeced him out Of SI67 so
in cash, by the following operation: The
complainant was boarding at the Clinton
Hotel, and had sailed out for walk, when,
as he passed by Chatham street, he was at
tracted at No. IL by the cry Of Going,
going, for half price; must be sold The
owners broke his leg, and wants the money
to pay his doctorl" Thus attracted, Mr.
i,siV thisking Of the main chaHee,e and
believing that he could make good specu
lation on the handsome looking watch iu
the hands Of the auctiOneer, advanced to
the door and looked in. The auctioneel
and his outside aids saw at once that they
had nibble, and so set their machinery in
operation at once, and Mr.. Dow, before he
was aware of his exact position, found him
selfin the back part of the shop, surrounded
by about a dozen men, who seemed very
much interested in the sale-one of whom
finally addressed the complainant with con
siderable grace, saying, Friend, stop at
the Howard House, if you will buy the
watch now up, for sum not exceeding
$3.50, I'll pay you well for your trouble"
The auctioneer proceeded, and Mr.. Dow
bid against competition till he reached
$50, when the watch was knocked down
to him /; he paid the amount, but on looking
for the gentleman who stopped at the
Howard House." that individual was no
where to be found. Some dissatisfaction
being expressed, the watch was again seized
by one of the auctioneers, and was soon
again " Going goingl" as fast as before,
and was finally knocked down at about hall
the price which Mr.. D. had Just paid for it,
notwithstanding he cried at the top of his
voice, al don't want you to sell it." cob
you are too late" replied the "Peter,"
!" it's gone, and to get it back, you must
come up with $l7 So as commission for our
trouble" There was no alternative, and
Mr.. Dow paid over the amount, thus max.
ing him out of pocket $l67 50. The COM
plainant having made the necessary affda-
Wit, Justice Bogart issued warrant for
the arrest Of two of the auctioneers named
F. G.. Malburn, and VIM. Dewitt, who
were taken into custody by officer VIM. A.
Stephens, and finally handed over the
funds to Mr.. Dow, who left for home in the
evening DiG. the Worcester and Norwich
line, quite rejoicing at the success he met
with in recovering his money. .
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to the highest interests Of man, which
"we are united to perpetuate," and
which we manage to conceal, not only
from those without but from our
selves. No. ! fully acquit the minis
try of all such folly ana uncharita-
bleness.
Other suggestions occur 10 me, as
affording a probable solution to the
mystery in question. But for the
present, / again pause Ior a reply.
A. ID.
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The Law 'SATE IN MAssAcHU-
SETS. = All accounts concur in tes-
tifying that the Legislature just cleo
ted in the old Bay State will contain
a good majority for the law. Boston
sends a rum delegation, but the result
OF the election shows very conclusive
y that Boston does not rule Mas
sachusetts. Three cheers for the
Mother State, - she viii soon "shut
up the rum cupboard The expira.
ton Of the thousand or more Boston
licenses, next spring, viii give to the
traffic there its de ath-blow, we conf
IDENTIFY hope. Then we shall have
little trouble in finishing its aDihilation
here. "Let us thank God and take
courage
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-12-10

The Supreme Court of the United
States decided, on the 18th inst, in
reference to the state of New Hamp-
shire, that the Maine Liquor Law was
unconstitutional, and could not there
fore be enforced in that state. We
are sorry to hear this. We suppose
the Court would not decide it uncon-
stitutional, were the majority Of the
citizens of the State to get up law
against the indiscriminate selling of
ratsbane or arsenic. Whisky.seling
is a business Of death, and whisky
drinking Is a slow poisoning but it's
no use f5f u4 Say 81 aoty.ds 4iit slSe
world knows tIis to be the fact, and
the world ought to be told of some
thing novel and startling West. Ch.
AdVOc0te.
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-12-10
For the orran Of Tsmpsrnnes Rsforn.
PIouA, December 8, 1859.

PloUA, December 8, 1852.
Bro. Organ My business at home
has absolutely prevented me from en-
tering upon the duties of my mission
until now and in fact l fear it will
be out Of my power to travel as much
during the present winter as I should
like, but will get out as often as pos
sible, when you shall hear from me
at all times.
On last Monday, Nov. 99,) I set
out on my first trip. The first point
at which / arrived was Troy, the seat
Of Miami county, Ohio. Nothing Of
Importance transpircd on my route
until ! had left Dayton and gotten on
board of the canal packet, which was
about II O'Clock.
After dinner, while in conversation
with a gentleman in regard to the
object of my journey, an old beer
maker of Dayton drew up his chair as
near as possible, in order to catch the
run Of our discourse. AS soon as he
had learned that | was on a Temper
ance mission, he put in his CAB as
follows:
care you out on de Temperance
pizness ?"
:" Yes SIR" said |, "I am out on
Temperance business"
4" Vel, tat ish pretty boor pizness,"
said he; al tout dat temb'rance hat
gone town in layton tare ust to pc
heap fuss apout sich stuff, put now
tare ish noting sed on dat Subject any
more"
"Well, sir" said |, eff you think
Temperance is going down and is
already dead, you are much mistaken. ("
And while we were thus in conver-
sation, the entire craft of passengers
gathered around to hear the discus
sion. Being aware that it would be
lost labor to contend with such hard
case, | was only induced to talk on
with him for the purpose of reaching
the balance of the crowd. Many 9th.
ers put in a word now and then. The
battle grew warm, and lasted as long
as l staid on board.
At dusk, we arrived at Troy. Be
ing entirely among strangers, called
up Mr.. w. w. Wallace, brother
chip in the marble business. where l
staid all night, and was received with
much cordiality. Mr.. w. appears to
be whole-hearted fellow. His lady
is also one Of the finest Of women,
Tuesday morning, Mr.. w. took me
around and introduced me to a great
many noble-hearted people, among
whom were a number Of Templars.
! am sorry to learn that the Temple
is not in very prosperous condition
here. The Division Of Sons has been
suspended for some time, but they
talk Of reviving it in a few weeks.
We advertised for a meeting at the
Temperance Hall this evening, but
a number Of other meetings, in differ |
ent parts Of the town, prevented much |
Of an attendance. We concluded to
make another appointment for FridayI
night, which I am to attend to on my |
return home. At midnight ] took
stage for Piqua, where / arrived be-
tween one and two o'clock.
But must close for the present, and |
give you an account Of the balance of
my weeks work in my next.
Yours, ffaternaIly,
H. s. ELLIOTT,
g. W.V.P. Of the G. Section Of Ohio.
The drunkard's bed---a raiIroad