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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21

ward the house which was "a miles back Of
us, or 10 remain there ill morning.. We
were aware that if both parties remained in
statu quo ill after daylight, they could OBJ.
tain a fair view Of us, could then Judge Of
our defenceless situation, could easily reach
US with their arrows, and we could oppose
no resistance. unless they should come with
in arms length. And, moreover, the prop
cry which we had then did not belong to
us, and life was sill tolerably sweet, etc.
We however concluded 10 risk the conse.
quences, stand, our ground, and give them
the bes. 6gh. we could, and we accordingly
did so. gYFra VII ri e,as fa8s 1A
/ should here observe that we had built q
small fire IN the evening, afier Stopping and
ibas. " siill ke2, up a glimmering, light DUR
ing the night, and that had generally KEEP,
in the dark; but tina. the fire needing repien-
ishing, | had picked up stick Of wood with
my righ, hand, and had jus. thrown il on the
fire, at the time the arrows struck me, and
my arm being thus in front Of my body al
,ha. instant, it prevented the arrow from en-
,ering my body, and, doubtless, saved my
life. And before leaving the next morning,
we ascer,ained that the Indians had shot al
me directly over the fire, from behind a bush
that stood about twenty yards distant from
me. &. .7..r. , a ts.-a vel. ss8
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21
scott the Civilian.

On the se,tlemen, of the "Ncnh. Eastern
Boundary Difficulty" Lord Normandy
wrote thus 10 Sir John Harvey:
"The correspondence between yourself
and that officer, major General Scot,,) is
honorable alike to yourself and him. |. is
gratifying to observe that the feelings of per-
sonal esteem that were established between
General Scott and yourself, when formerly
opposed 10 each other in the field, should,
after the lapse Of so many years, have in.
duced anG enabled you both to concur in
averting from your respective countries, the
calamities OF war"
The Frazer's Magazine, commenting on
the letter, said:
"Ifi it had not been for the good sense and
good feelings Of General ScoTT, it would
have been impossible; in spite OF all the
wisdom and forbearance Of the Lieutenant
Governor Of New Brunswick TO prevent thai
singularly indiscreet and reckless function
ary, Governor Fairfield, from raising at the
head Of the desperate band Of adVenturers
over whom he presides, fame upon the
border, difficult to exIinguish without con
siderable loss Of blood and treasure on oul
part, and, in all probability, permanent in
Jury to the institutions and growing prosper
ily Of the United STATES OF America"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21
More RitchieisIl.

The present Democratic Congress has
abolished the contract, lowest-bid system,
tor doing the public printing, and has given
The work TO General Armstrong, of the
Washington Union, the special organ Of the
Loco(oco party. "Independen,," Of the
United STATES Gazette, in referring TO il,
says: -4
"The Patent Office Report, which has
ye!to be ordered, will put $4,000 clear
profit, and more, into The pockets OF the
Democratic organ. Thus far, liule public
printing has been ordered; and the Com.
miltee may accep. or reject what has been
executed or Is yet to he presented. or all
the schemes and conrivances that have late.
y been carried through Congress, this is the
mos. magnificent speculation and spolia ,ion
on The Treasury. The parties Immediately
interested could afford 10 give 100000 fol
the operation, and consider themselves very
lucky Individuals This is legislative Gal.
phinism' with vengeance--a restoration o.
the old Van Buren regime, by which Blair
and the kitchen Cabinet fobbed their mill
ions." Ell.
II it is in order, we will ask how long the
lowesl.bidder contract system will be con.
tinued in Ohiol Can the Statesman an
swer2-O. S. Jour.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21
Sandwich Islands and the United
States.

In 1851, Two propositions were submits
ted to the Government, one proposing 10
make absolute cession oflhe. Sandwich Is.
lands to the United States In consideration
Of fixed annuity to be granted. and the
other, contemplating prolectoraie, like that
held by the French over Tahiti.
The P.esiden. did not lend a favorable
ear 10 The overtures Of King Kamehameha.
Mr.. Allen, our Consul at Honolulu, was
charged with proper representations TO the
Government more than a year ago. There
was an effort on the part Of The Opposition
10 make political capital out Of this fact.
Under the constitution and usage Of the
Government no such form ofau,horty as a
protectorate can exist in the sense known tc
other nations. Neither are provinces MOI
colonies familiar 10 the institutions of the
country.
Two years ago, England, France, ant
Belgium entered into treaty Of commerce
and amity with those lslands. agreeing tc
protect them mutually against each other
and to claim no superior advantages in thei
individual relations. Our commerce ha!
steadily increased, and our Intercourse has
advanlageously improved, notwithstanding
these seeming preferences. The Presiden
has never entertained the idea Of making lh'
United States party 10 this arrangement o
Of changing our present relalions in an,
tfmpurtant particular. -
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21

The London Times, in an article on the
Fisheries, in which il refers to future nego-
,ia,ions for settlement of this question on
terms Irost titvorubio sostead, saysr~s--.--
"Bu, in the present state of parties in the
Union, the time is i'll chosen 10 press any
such negotiations a. all. We have 10 do
with Government protesting strong pro-
,ective principles, but liable 10 be turned out
of Office by its political and commercial an
,agonists in a few months. The pruden.
course would, therefore, have been to give
notice that the privilege Of fishing beyond
The limits Of the convention of 1918 would
be Withdrawn next year, and The provisions
Of that agreement more strictly enforced;
and then TO await the effect which The Pres
iden,ial election may have on The policy ol
the American Government, and on its nego.
ialions with ourselves"
There it is, again, await the effect which
the Presidential election may have on the
policy Of the American Government The
Times has already entered the lists for Gen
Pierce, and il hopes that his election will be
more favorable to the British interests thar
The present, and therefore advises a post
ponement of settlement ill The Presidential
election is decided, when, if their GavoriIt
candidate is elected, they will have i, al
their own way. We will see about that
o. S. Journal.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21
FRO BB CONTINUED
How the Thing works.

We ex1ac, the following from an article
in the August. number Of Blackwood's Mag
azine, on Gold-Emigra,ion-Fore De-
pendence-Taxa.on. We publish it for its
plain common sense, not for respect to its
source. Speaking of emigration from the
United Kingdoms, the writer says:
One thing is very remarkable with refer
ence 10 this prodigious stream Of emigration,
that ii is all from the land of Free Trade
to the land Of Protection. We are told
that Free Trade is the best, and Protection
the worst possible thing for the working
classes; and ye, above 100000 of.hese very
working classes annually leave the realm
where that charming thing Free Tradeis in
full activity, and 100000 persons from all
Europe, of whom 250,0OO are from the
British Isles, annually land in the United
States, Uhere the most stringent system of
Protection is established! Men do not sell
off their whole effects, pack up their liule
all, and cross the Atlantic to make their con.
dition worse. And has the 80 per cent
levied by the Americans upon all foreign
imports, without exception, no hand in in
ducing and rendering perpetual this i'm.
mense stream from the British island TO the
ff.x-runswiumiC -reutmS! NJ vne IRON workers
Of America were exposed to the free com
petition Of the iron.masters Of South Wales
and Lanatkshire, would our iron.moulders
and miners 60 in crowds, as they are now
doing, across The Atlantic? If the cotton
factories of America were exposed to the
competition of,hose of Great Britain, would
our cotton spinners and weavers be strain
ing, as they now are, every nerve 10 reach
the land of Protection? Nay, if the cult
va.ors Of America were not projected by tht
enormous import duty on wheat and oats, o
which The Canadian farmers so bitterly com
plain, would no, discouragement reach ever
the agricuI,uralists of that great and grow
ing Republic? England, which is governed
by shop.keepers, may adopt in her CONNER
cial policy tho maxim that to buy cheap ant
sell dear comprises The whole Of polilica
wisdom; but America, which is governed b!
the working classes, has discovered .ha
high wGges and good prices are much bet
Ter thing; and it is the practical application
of this maxim, which is the magnet that i
attracting, in mulitudes, the working classe
from Europe-and above all, from Ere
Trading England and Ireland-to the Pro
tec.ed Transatlantic shores.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21
H. CANFIELD, Sec.

Mr.. Graham, the Whig candidate for Vice
President, has written letter to the editor
Of the Wilmington IN. G.. Commercial, de-
clining 10 have his name used on ticket
with Mr.. Webster, as President. He says
,ha, Scott was fairly nominated, and that
honor demands an acquiescence by the
Wings Of the Union. He has great re-
gard for MIR. Webster, and would have sup
ported him with great pleasure if he had
been nominated. But he cannot permit his
name to be used in any manner that shall
convey any implication tina, Gen. Scott is
not eminenLy worthy the votes of the free.
men Of this Republic. This is the talk oI
a true Wing.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21
Blackwood and Louis Napoleon.

The leading article in the July number Of
Blackwood's Magazine, written probably by
Alison, the Historian, represents in a most
striking light, the danger TO which England
is exposed, ofinvasion, sooner or later from
France. 1t relates the following curious an
ecdo,e, which we have never before seen in
print, and which slrikingly illustrates very
remarkable feature in the character Of Louis
Napoleon:
"Prince Louis Napoleon, like his uncle,
is very supersliIious, and always carries an
amulet, taken from the tomb OF Charlie.
magne, on his person. He is known to have
said in this country, long before he left il tc
accept the Presidency of the French Repub'
lie: III may appear presumptuous In me &c
wear that amulet, but l have an inborn con
viciion in my mind ,ha. l am one day TO be
the ruler Of France. When | am SO, | shall
first exlinguish the license Of the Press II
Paris and then attack England. shall dc
SO with regret, for | have been kindly re-
ceived there, and il contains many of my
best friends; but l must fulfil my mission
and carry out that which | know my uncl'
had most a, heart-I owe that TO his mem
ory.' In pursuance Of these views, he ha
just decreed eighty thousand men to his reg
ular army"
The whole history Of Louis Napoleon
life shows beyond all possibility Of doubt
that a ,horough-going fana,icism-an un
bounded confidence in his own destiny-i
one Of the most prominent features in hi
character. Persons who met him in Eng
land during his exile, and all who saw hin
during his Imprisonment at Ham, know ,ha
he constantly felt and expressed the mos
perfect conviction that the reverses he wa
then suffering could not last; tha. i. was hi
inevitable destinybto become the ruler 9
France; and that no power on earth coul
prevent that consummation. This was th
secret Of his repeated attempts a. the invG
sion Of France-a,tenipls so absurd an
! puerile as 10 render inevitable the conviC
, lion Of his insanity, excep, when viewed /
the light Of this marked uaiI in his cha
acter.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21

STARvATIoN.-A late English paper men
tions The death of q man in London named
Nichols, from actual starvation, and that
too, while under the charge Of the parish
charitable authorities. He had been school
master, and had subsequently Obtained pre-
curious living by wiring bills for lradesmen''
widows. For some time previous 10 hi
death, he had been compelled 10 rely upor
the parish, and had received from The au
.horilies just one loaf sOeek for the sup
port of himself and paralyzed wife. A
his death, he had become reduced TO a mer,
skeleton. ....,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21
From California.

From Oregon we learn that battle took
place near Table Rock recently, between
some Indians, in which forty were killed.
/ Samuel W. Salter, Of Philadelphia, diet
at San Francisco, on the 1l.h ult. Swedish
barque Sacramento arrived at Honolulu from
Havana, bound for San Francisco. On hel
passage, boy named Worllork, of Ky.
shot one Of his comrades through the heart
in ,rifing dispute. He was afterward wiec
by lynch law and hung al the yard arm.
Died on board the Winfield Scott, Hon
Edward McGaughey, late member Of Con
gress from Indiana.
A duel was fought on the 12.h between
William H. Jones and John s. Nugent, il
which the former was wounded.
A party of seeding Mormons who lei
Missouri two years since with the prophe
Brewster, arrived recently at San Diego
from the Gila, very destitute. -.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21
The Little Giant c8 Scott.

Senator Douglas, Of Illinois, recently
made a speech in Richmond. Va, in which
he speaks Of Gen. Scott in shls wise:
81 have no charge TO maAe against the
mili,ary conduct, the gallanpy and heroism
OF the illustrious General whom the Wings
have presented 10 the peoples Of The Unied
States as their candidate for tIle Presidency.
| will no, depreclale his merAs as soldier
because truth and honor ioibid gis. [Ap-
plause.] | will refrain, bseauses asian
American, L have TOO much kade Of coun-
try to cas-. the slightest shade a. dishonoi
upon those glorious deeds VII IeI form i paE'
OF American history.
For the charaeteslof lile a p F0s ,sUAl
OF the United States, we retfet that there
are some newspaper editors capable of doing
what even the Little Giant scorns to do.-
They are guilty Of doing whal he says truth
and honor forbid They not only depre'
ciate his merits as soldier, But, in order .c
accomplish the object more effec,ually, they
shamelessly join the British press in pro
claiming that some Of the most glorious o
all the American victories in the last wa
were British victories.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21

The Democratic papers have published
far and wide in the list of what they call
seceders frem the Wing party, the name ol
Samuel s. Boyd, nominated as Wing elec.
tor in Mississippi. In this they have sian.
dered himjuss as they are daily slandering
thousands Of others. He has declined be.
ing candidate for elector on the ground
that i. would be utterly impossible for him
TO canvass tho State, but, in his letter TO the
Wing Central Committee, he says:
! regard the Wing candidates for Prosi.
dent and Vice Presiden, as placed before
The country on principles lha, cannot fail lc
receive from them the approval Of grea
majority Of the people. They are in hur
mony with my own views, and will be sane
toned BY my vote.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21
From the following advertisement, which

From the following advertisement, which
we clip from Medina county paper, it ar
pears that horse. .,hiefs abound in thai section
Democrats, Wings, and Free Sellers
Take Noiice:-You will wake up one o
these fine mornings and find tha. while you
slept, some rascally horse-lhief has walkec
off with your best horse, and then you will
regret ertremely that you were no. mem
Der Of the Medina County Anti Horse-Thie
Club. Be prudent in time, and join withou
delay. The Club will meet at the Eagl,
Hotel. on Saturday, September 4, 1852, at
O'Clock, P, NJ, for the transaction Of impor
tan. business. Let all the members attend
HAvILLAH SELKIRK, Pres.
II. CANFIRLp, Sec.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21

New VRRsIoN.--One jour. printer asked
another, in our hearing, what he thought Of
this world--a most pregnun. inquiry, which
was answered by the.oIher in the statement
"lhe world iso stage, and the printers ure the
'hosses.' More truthful Than Shaksperian,
Springfield Republic.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21

The Berlin Times, announces that The
properly Of all Poles, who took par. in the
Hungarian revolution, is con6scated and
they themselves prescribed.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION ina
..a n0THnP nulGl .RRfhw G,amfs.s

800 = TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS 3iil'ap
lj One Dollar nmd Eifty Cents,
II paid in advance, Ssa II .ai.g-, 3, ,E .,l
Two Dollars within the year.
If not paid until after the expiration Of the yea
Two Dollars and Fifty Cents
will be charged. .sla so rr} ;,Y:''
- UFNo9 paper will be discontinued until all ar
rearages are paid, except at the option Of epub
fishers. .,..i.,
uAll communications on the business ot I'M
Office must beipostpaid TO secure attention.
! uTTO Clubs, Of ten Of more, the paper vii
be furnished at a INSTRUMENTATION in'price. saw
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21

Lawyers are like scissors-never cutting
each other, bu. only what is between them
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21
Rates of AdvertIsing.'

AIACS VI ANtcEAAoAAAe1
One squse Us lines OF less) three weeks, 81 90
every subsequent insertion "a vas. IS
One square, six months, ;: :.:: 90
One square, one year, "a (: :: 8 90
One half column, one year, y al: Z: 20 90
'phree-fourths Of column, one year Z: rs 90
One column. one year, :, : ~ :: 30 co
UfAdvertsementsn not having the number of in
sertions marked on copy, will be continued until
forbid and charged accordingly. rr7r
uCasual ADVERTISERS must payin advance. =
uJOb Printing, of everydescription will
be executed with accuracy and neatness.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21

Fifteen or twenty young ladies', belonging
10 Boston have hired house for The season
on the side Of The White Mountains, near
Conway, where they are keeping 'bacheIor's
hal" wearing the Bloomer dress, hunting,
fishing, picking berries, and enjoying ,hem>
selves finely.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-09-21

A bill was passed by the la.e Congress.
creating Lighthouse Board, with authority
TO re.organize the whole system of lights.
and construction of Lighthouses, towers,
etc. 1t will be composed of eight scientific,
Iphilosophic, and nautical men.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-07-15
RECORD OF GENERAL PIERCE.

The Sunny South, paper published at Jack
sonvile Ala, copies our record of the votes of
Gen. Pierce on the slavery question. 1t says
"This is a strong article, and brings proof sat
isfactory and conclusive, that ten. Pierce is
sound to the core on the great and absorbing
question slavery which so vitality interests the
South" and asks what more can be needed
to satisfy the South that Gen Pierce of all
others il the man to suit the times? ~ "If he
is called TO account at the North for sustaining
the peculiar institutions of the South, why
should he not receive credit to an equal extent
al the SOUTH True enough He is the very
man to suit the South; but is he the man to
suit the North These Southern men talk as
though there were no North-that tho slavery
interest like Aarons rod, should swallow every
thing else, and make the truths of the Declare
ton Of Independence dead letter. Mr.. Pierce
has made his choice--it remains for the indie
pendent Democracy of the country to make
theirs
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-07-15
MORE REPUTATION

The most ultra Free Soil journal in Vermont
the Green Mountain Freeman, thus explains
the grounds of its preference for the Democrat
ic ticket We commend the statement to the
especial attention of the Union
"At first we were inclined to exclain, six
with one, and half dozen with the other but
still further comparison compels US to pro-
nounce that of the Wings the worst The
Democratic pledge was only to execute the law
as it is, and makes no party test of the matter !;
but the Wings declare they will obey it till it
cannot be made efkcacious, a. We understand
it; and they further pledge themselves to main
tain the slavery system, as essential to the ma
tionality of the Wing party
This is in perfect keeping with the view Of
the National Era, and with the line of action
pursued by the Free Soil press of Ohio. The
sectionalists, both North and South, place all
their influence to the credit of MIR Pierce the
central section meanwhile laboring hard TO
convince itself that the factions are put down.
Washington Republic.
What is the use Of such deception? The ex,
tract from the Green Mountain Freeman is not
in harmony with the views Of the National Era,
and the National Era is not placing its infu-
ence ito the credit of Mr. PIERCE All this
the Republic knows, perfectly well. The view
of the Green Mountain freeman is incorrect.
Both parties, as it respects the Compromise and
Fugitive Law, occupy precisely the same
ground There is not the shadow Of difference
between them. The Democratic pledge il, nos
only to execute these measures--it Is 10 abide
by these measures, and to adhere 10 their exc.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-07-15
IRISH EMIGRATION.

The London Times says: "When the Ceit
has crossed the Atlantic, he begins for the hrst
time 10 consume the manufactures Of h's eoun-
try and indirectly to contribute 10 itS customs.
We may possibly live to see the day when the
chief produce of Ireland will be cattle, and Eng
lish and Scotch the majority of her population.
The nine or ten millions of Irish who by That
time will have settled in the United States can
not be less friendly to England, and will GER
tainly be much better customers to her than
they are now"
And meantime those nine or ten millions OF
Irish will have built us roads and canals, iaclli-
tating and augmenting the internal commerce
of this country, and affordng channels for the
cheap conveyance of our surplus products to
the seaboard whence they are distributed all
over the world, sustaining and extending our
external commerce, and enabling us to dis
pute with Britain the supremacy of the seas.
And, under the influence of our free, civil and
religious institutions, and with the rewards OF
industry open to Them those nine or ten mil
lions of Irish will become thoroughly American
lied, and in every way increase the military
strength of the country. If the London Times
is satisfied, so are We
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-07-15
MR.. wEBsTER AND NATIvIsM.

The Native American Convention, embrac-
ing delegates from ten States, met at Trenton,
New Jersey, on the 5th Mr.. LEVIN, a member
of the last Congress, who was scarcely ever in
his seat when here, was the moving spirit Of
the Convention. 1t was slim affair II passed
a resolution in favor of change in the Natu-
ralization Laws so as to make residence OF
twenty-one years necessary to citizenship The
policy is mean and short-sighted, and will
never be entertained generally. Should it in
deed prevail its only effect would be, as it could
not arrest immigration, to ALLEVIATE the immi-
grants, and build up on our soil distinct hos
tile nation of aliens
Daniel Webster was nominated rs their can
didate for the Presidency This is adding in
suit to injury. The South treated him badly
enough, but this is intolerabe