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srch publication. Other laws are pn our statute
books. Being enacted. they are 10 force. These
precious enactments are not laws unless in certain
contingencies.
fr). Temperance men have come experience |
how justice Of the peace perform their duties 10 |
this respect. When they refuse to give efficacy |
70 general laws, who thinks that they will re-
gard the ordinances Of township trustees, and
what is the penalty il they refusel
O. Common schools viii never be over
burdened by the amount Of fines collected under
this act., Take notice. man may be fined for
keeping place Of habitat resort, DC, Suppose
he is fned for such an offence. Does that cover
all past and future ofTencesl Certainly all that
are passed. No one act or dozen, or fifty acts of
selling, is he fined for. He may be fined to-day
for keeping place of Iabituai resort, &C., and
keep right selling to the end Of time, and
defy you to prove be afterwards kept such place.
If fined one dollar, that covers ali past offences
beyond oil question.
(g). This utterly and entirely precludes all
prosecutions Suppose complains of b. On
trial, A proves by three competent and unim-
peachable Witnesses that does keep place of
hnbifnat resort for tipping and tntemperdnce. B
brings up fifty. or one hundred and fifty witnesses
to prove he don't keep such house. Of course
the defendant is cleared. Each ofthese one hun
dred and fifty witnesses gets his fee. and the
complainant must pay it, in addition to all other
;posts. If defendant is convicted. he will settle
with the whole posse by drink all round.
lh).- Suppose the city of Columbus refuses to
pass an ordinance of This kind The trustees o.
Montgomery township can pass one which shall
b. Of equal force in all part of our city, of 25,ooO
inhabitants. Suppose afterwards the City Council
does pass and ordinances; which would be il
force--or would bosh7 Suppose the city passe,
one frst then the trustees pass another. Here
we have two Distinct laws on the same subject il
.orce in one township. Bah!
Finsily-1fthe trustees 10 any township enac
. an ordinance to-day, they can repeal it to:mor
row. They are no more than men, and they may
be tickle as others not in Office. Is this sucl
legislation as is worthy of the great and prosper
sous State of Ohio ? Two hundred thousand pc
titioners begged, for efficieD, equal, impartia
aud practicable law. This issthe reply Of th'
Legislature of 1928 to these petitioners l d.
not impeach the motives of those who advocated
it or support it but dosay that the friends Q
temperance who did so, have most wonderfully
mistaken the object and design of Temperance
Legislation. We want no such miserable subier
fuge, which ennnot do any good, and will mos
assuredy, and of necessity, be repealed. A
81 least surh is the conviction of
al "A FRIEND OF THE CAUSE,
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"Hon. MlLLARD FILLMORE, Washington"
For the Ohio Sra

Mn. EDITOR :~-As the subject of Geology is a
very interesting one, I'D is beginning to cause
siderable investigation even among those who are
not what is termed "Seentinc." and make no
higher pretensions than 10 be rapkettt as conmon
school teachers any action taken in relation tq this
Science. am of opinion, cannot fail TO altlact the
attention of all rejecting persons; hence, doubt
not. the following Preamble and Resolutions which
were adopted by the members Of our Institute, at
its late session in Marlborough, will be of interest
to your readers.
lfconvenient, you will please insert them in the
Star, and thereby obhge,
Yours with Respect, LETSON.
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Mrs. Fillmore.

Mrs. Abigail Fillmore, who died at Washing
ton, March 30, at the age of fifty five years.
was the daughter of Rev. LemueI Powers, late
pastor OF The Baptist Church in Saltwater, Sar.
atoga couoty, New York. and previously res
ident Of Croydon, New Hampshire she was
the youngest Of seven children. After the
death of her father, in 1900, she removed with
her nothar 10 Ssnpronius, Cayuga county
New York, until her marriage, in February,
1926; when she went with her husband, the
Hon. Milliard Fillmore, to Aurora, Erie couL-
ty, where she resided ill 1890. when they re-.
moved 10 Buffalo. She was q defendant OF
Henry Leland, who came 10 this country more
than TWO centuries ago, and seuled in Sher-
burne, Massachusetts, and she par;ook lal gely of
the characteristics which have distinguished so
many of his numerous po.teriy. She was n
lady OF great strength Of mind, gnilied man
ners, gepieei department. and Of much energy
Of character. She was member OF the Una.
,ian Congregational Church in Buffalo, whittier
her body is now on its way 10 be laid among
the friends to whom by her many virtues,
she had become endeared. She has left two
children, Milliafd P. and Mary Abigail, who.
with her bersaved husband, hyae suffered a loss
never in this life 10 be repaired
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from the property levied upon. Is this no, red
republicanism2 Is this not plunder Iaw1
Ii is humiiiaiing to comment upon the enor-
mites of this unjust ac, and some Of IFS proyis-
ions relstive 10 appointment Of commissioners
we have no, touched upon but may hereafter.
The Banks should not resist They should
lock their vaults and let the responsibility Of
breaking them rest upon those who attempt to
execute this law, and if the Offices succeed in
plundcriDg these Institutions. then but one
coures remains, viz: TowiRd up ;heir busine IS
gradually. producing IS little distress as may
be, and withdraw the capi al pow 50 usefuliy
employed. and SO indispensable 10 The prosper
4 by of The Stste.
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once Besgars--corwsn's advice.


The capital has been basieged since the 4tl of
March, and bids fair to be for months longer.
Hungry swarm succeeds hungry swarm, and the
correspondent of the North American writes that
it is humiating to witness the eageruess with
which young men, whose true field is the world
of industry and enterprise, strive for a miserable
dependence and scauty pttarce, to be paid out OF
the public treasury, and adds:
About three years ago, young man presented
himself to MIR. Corwin for Clerkship. Thrice
was he refused; and still he made fourth effort.
His perseverance and spirit OF determination
awakened friendly interest in his welfare, and
the Secretary advised him. in the strongest posi-
ble terms, to abandon his purpose, and go to the
West, if he could do no better outside the De-
partments. My young frieud," said he, "go to
The Northwest; buy 100 acres of government land
-or if you have not the money to purchase. squat
on it; get you an axe and mattaek; put up log
cabin for your habitation, and raiae little corn
and potatoes; keep your conscience cIenr, and live
ike freeman; your own master, with no ole to
give you ORDERS and without dependence upon any
| body. Do that, and you will become honored, re-
spected. influential and rich. But accept clerk
! ship here, and you sink at once all Independence;
yuur energies become relaxed, and you are unfit
ted in few years for any other and more inde-
pendent position. may give You place to day,
and can kick you out again TO- morrow and
| there's another man over there at the White
| House, who kick out, and the people by
and-by can kick him out; and so 80. But if
you own an acre of land, it is your kingdom; and
your cabin is your castle-you are sovereign, ard
you will feel it every throbbing of your pulse,
and every day of your life will assure me of your
thanks for having thus advised YOU If the thou
sands who SO ardenty strive for places under Gov
ernment would ponder well those words, and ex-
ercise sound discretion in their application thus
many young and gallant spirit would be saved
from inanitioo. TO be useful to the world, and a
joy rather than grief to its possessor.
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WAsHIseToN, April II


A chnge has occurred in the Cabinet by the
withdrawal of Mr.. Marcy, who Will be nominated
to the Senate for the Court of St. James. Hon.
Thos. H. Benton, of Missouri, will be nominated
as minister to France.
The post vacated by Mr.. Marcy is to be filed
by Mr.. Caleb Gushing, who will be succeeded
by Mr.. D,bbin of North Carolina.
Commodore Stockton, of New Jersey, will be
Secretary of the Navy.
The Senate has been re-convened fur the
present.
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..TEc american Nane in Europe.n


The Providence Journal ihnks that UacIe Toms
Cabin and the misgosernment of the city of New
York ..havs done more to sink the American name
in Europe than all other causes whatever. that
s.Mrs. Stowe has done more than any one else TO
make the United Suites hated by the common
people Of Europe, but that, ''of course Mrs
Stowe had no such IDEA in writing the book.
According to the J.urnai. the great offender
against the honor Of the American name is not
slavery, hut Uncle Toms Catin;-it seems that
all responsibility for the disgrace in question: rests
on Mrs, Stowe, whose book portrays The slave
system and not on The stakeholder who create
the system, sustain it, and threaten to dissolve
the Union in its defence. In The New YORK
case, The dshonor is owing to the wrong itself,
and not TO those who describe and denounce III
but in the other case. where slavery IS IN question:
the grand criminal is Uncle Toms Cdb1n.
This shows what masters the slave power has,
over the minds of such men the editor oil
the Journal. But the unbiased judgment OF the
civilized world does not agree with that oi our
Providence contemporary. and of the many others
who are like him. And it is quite time for AmerI-
can patriotism 10 feel keenly that this republic
cannot cherish that foul thing slavery, and escape
the dshonor of doing so. 1t will do no harm TO
have this felt. On the contrary, it will do good.
The feeling will be, wholesome. and it is hopeful
sign that all sorts of pro-sayery Americans can
feel the fact.
The medicine may be bitter to the palate, for
we are proud and much inclined to insist that the
world shall admire us as the greatest aud noblesi
nation below the sun. But its operation viii =,
healthful. for it will do something to di.Ssturb an,
change the prevalent habit of subrilssi Difference
to the slave power.
Slavery makes foul bot ON our escutchcon
and it is useless to ddeny the fact, or attempt t
conceal it. Cne of the best things that can hap
pen fcr-the good of this nation, is this draggin
i forth of slavery into the light of day, where it
compelled to face and feel the indignant scorn G
the whole civilized world. May the noxou
thing speedily die in the blaze of that scorn =
Boston Commonwealth.
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Preamble and RESOLUTIONS.


WHEREAs, The subject of Geology is exciting an
increasing interest in all parts of the country and
as mankind are beginning to learn that the great
Book of Nature, which they have so long trod1en
beneath their feet, is replete with instruction
instructions which no other record can ever reveal
respecting the manner in which from chaos was
formed this beautiful structure, thus fitted up fer
the habitation of man, Therefore,
Resoired, That to add still more to the interest
this particular portion of the country, the teach
ers and other friends of education in this county
form themselves into Society for the purpose of
collecting specimens in our own county. to be for
warded to Alliance place Of deposit; THAT be-
ing more easy Of access than any other place in
the county, each specimen to be distinctly ahe-
ed with it's Geological name, the name Of the
place where it was obtained, and the name Of the
donor,
Rcsotped, That we tho members of the Stark
County Teaehers' Institute, plodge ourselves to
aid in promoting the interest felt in this Silence
by making efforts TO procure specimens for the
Geological Cabinet to be formed ut Alliance.
Resoired Tint Alfred Holbrook be appointed
dctuary for tho Society, to transact my business
connected with it; also, that the Post Blaser ut
Alliance be appointed to take charge Of the speci-
mems after they forwarded to that place.
Resoired, That the teachers of Portage, and 9TH
ct adjacent counties be invited TO unite with us in
the formation of Geological Cabinet at Alliance.
Resolred, That the Geological Society this day
formed shall be auxiliary to the State Geological
| Society when organised.
{othSr papers in Portage please eopys)
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Temperance In the County.

From many of the Townships we have heard
since the election the first, Monday in April
current, and gratifed to lenrn, that, as by
great, Simultaneous impulse, the friends of Tenn
perance. irrespective of party united their strength
advance the interests of the cause and to
community from the dreadful effects of Rum =
And we notice, as generally, that the Democratic
party put tickets into the field against The Temper
ance tickets. If the Democratic party choose TO
stand as party, in position antagonistic TO fhe
Temperance Reform or to the principles of the
Maine Law, let them have the full benefit of that
position. Glad are we to know, that large num-
hers of democrats refused. aud will refuse to oc-
cupy any such position, and that the main boy of
Wings. with Free Democrats almost to man, CO.
! operated with true Temperance democrats in the
late election. furnishing earnest of ike future
co operation. till the destructive traffic is banished
| from our State.
1t is important that the friends of Temperance
in all the Townships of the County, initiate the
ample of our Palmyra Correspondent in TO days
paper, and furnish full particulars Of their doings
ut the late election that the state and strength Of
the canse in the county may be known, prepara-
Tory for fnture actien, for be it and hereafter
/ understood, that none but a Maine Law man mus
be permitted TO represent Portage County in the
Legislature.
| We have only the following results which we
state for the Information of the public. and if in
anything our Information ia incorrect, we ask fer
correction, for we wish not to be deceived or tc
deceive uthers in this matter.
Results: In Ravenna, Edinburgh. Palmyra
Rootstown. Charlestown. Nelson, temperance
tickets were elected over the Democratic Tickets
In Shalersyille portion of the regular Demo
cratic ticket was defeated, by soae kind of union
but whether strictly temperance issue we dc
| not know.
In Randolph the Democratic ticket triumphet
over the Temperance icset. Try it again. tenn
perance men of Randolph.
Will the friends in the townships give us the in
| formation askedi
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The CeveIand DaiIy Herald,

Which has long stood in the foremost ,ank of tho
Western Press news and commercial paper
has lately received large accession of editorial
strength. Messrs. J. A. Harris, A. W. Fairbanks
Geo A. Benedict, W. J. May and John Coon.
are now Editors and Proprietnrs. The Daily
Herald has also been ar-ed. Dignity and ab-
,y have always characterised this conservative
print, and the senior editor has high re pu-
tation. as well as sufieiency of California ~
for wet day"-the just reward of industrious
fnil.
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APRIL APPOINTMENTS.
IS53 3.
DIR. H. Tubbs,
Analytical Physician,

WILL be in attendance at his rooms as follows;
ERAvEsNA-fre'.tiss House. Friday afternoon ed
AKRox-Co55's Exchange, Thursday 2sth April.
CLEvLLAND-W Weddeu House. Saturday and Monday
o.h and lth April.
WARREN-Ciinto House, Wednesday and Thursday,
4th and 5th May
Those afflicted with dseases of the Liver Lungs Kid
neys, or Spleen inflammation, Rheumatism Asthma short
of breath difficulty of eaing, Dyspepsia Drop
sy, Weakness Nervous Debility Res;iessness, Lost
ofAppetite Constipation, Derangements of the Soach
Bilious affections Gravel Swelling Cancer, Scrofula,
Ulcers Impurities of the Blood Of any chronic OF
long standing diseases are invited to call No ehHrse
for consultation.
EEDr. T. never bleeds nor blsters nor sle a5Hemeo-
pathist he Mercury, An,imony Arsenlc e.
any other mineral medical agens nor is be IhomP-
soniau-he neither steams nor gives emehess bis The
ory of disease differs from all others that have bee
adopted, but not more tbardoes bis sysem OF trss
mrnt! He does not make sick to make well, nor tsaE
to build up again. SHAY irritation By patching
up with a:-'ndYnes.
The follow;nr ;sopSSh from Pennsyixania appoint.
pontment. may be equally iHeassuns IN oho' avs 90
remains well.
LADIES READ THE EFTs2ENch.
Doct. II. TUBBs-Dear Sir;-Ths is to certify that
for years have been afflicted with general debility
prolapsus ueri and irregularities common to femalss
For the las. three years grow and not able
attend my household usies beng frequently con.
twelve dife physcians Who gave relief for the
time being only. Receiving no lnstnax benefits tried
all the patent medicines could hear o Aat pFosssed To-
be infaabe in the cure OF my dIseasebut to no pur.
last gave them all up in despair aud resolved
TO let disease hnish Its with me. By Visiting
TREND who was csing your medicine. was recommen.
ded to try once more, and finally eonsents obtain-
ed medeine at Brigewater about the irst
OF Mareh last and began gradually to go, better and bet
ter, ana now find myself sound and healthy woman
wh'eh blessings ascrihe to your medicine. Should
sou publish this certificate wish 10 say one word 20
inc readers. You msy agree with not yet OF
one thing am certain. was aick--as it thoughk
mad III. AdtNIRa
and am well. CaTHARiNE FisHKR
Pittsburgh. Dec. I. 1853.
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From tho clereland Herald.
The Crowbar Law.

The CrOwbaf Law.
In our las, issue we published at length this
.unjus, act of our reckless Legislature. and ac-
companieJ the publication with few comments
on some of the most outrageous provisions Of
this law.
There isno portion of this ennct nent which
can be defended; it is unrigbteous in all lis
parts. It was conceived in spirit of malice, and
its authors forced The timid Of the purity to vote
it into existence. Il viii fasten indelibly upon
the late session Of Ohio law makers. the appro-
priats tile of Pickiock Legislature. Every
man who voted for it should have been thief.
and every one called upon to execute il
should be by profession burglar.
The people had q right to expect better
things Of our Senator Rice. and Representative
hughes. They are respectable citizens, high
ly and Justly esteemed for their private worth
and theirupright deahngs with their fellow men.
Nc. Ricesyoted against the bill at one time
arl had the power by his influence and vote to
defea, the law. By what arguments he sub
: .eouenliy was persuaded to vote for the law,
wa cannot imagine. As an honest man our
Senator knows this law to be unjust and or
nressiye: as a lawyer he knows il is in direct
violation Of the spirit of Inc Constitution oi the
United States, and the state OF ohio, and we
nsk him where he found aPreceden. ior the
-anac,rnen, of the law, giving one party the
benefit Of an appeal and refusing the same PRIV
ilege 10 the other partys
Mr. Hughes did not vote for the bill, nei-
.ther did he vote against 1t; though, if we err
no,. he was within hearing of the clerks voice
.ban his name was called. Mr.. Barnum vo.
ted against the bill.
Laying aside the question OF power in the
I.egislatnre to pass the tax law, so called,
xvhich this crowbar and p.ckaxe bill seeks to
enforce, we ask all honest, candid men, what
necessity exists for law for the collec ion oI
taxes SO unusual, SO stfingen, SO arbitrary
and SO dangerous? By as provisions, The Al
..orney General, or Prosecuting attorney. upon
refusal on motion Of the Judge granting an in.
junction, against the Treasurer, Auditor, OF
Commissioner, 10 5issofys such injunction, may
,oks an appeal 10 the District Cour, or The su-
nrems Court. or any judge Thereof before
.,vhich appellate Hibunal the motion shall be f.
.nallv heared. For illustration: suppose Judge
.f,,is. of the Huron district, and who our rea.
.dars will remember as the author Of the i'm
mortal decision 10 late case against a plank
road. should be selected by the Prosecuting AT
4ornev as The Judge to whom an. appeal was t.
be made; all know how a corporation woule
ras-gf
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Bargains, Bargains.

FE1HE stock of goods in STAcEY's we'll known
II Fancy Store. Cleveland has has be6t GaA
signed for the benefit of creditors. Ihaye accspt-
ed the trust of closing the concern. and have re-
moved the stock remaining unsold, to my Book
Stare in Ravenna.
Phe stock cons SITS of good dssortnent fevslrss
a very large assortment Of rerfumery and toilet
articles, Sbawls. Combs, Dress Ribbons. Dress
Buttons, Sa;ehe!s v iolns, Guitars, Bows a large,
assortment of strings, sheet music, and sgreat YaG
riety of Fancy Goods tco numerous'to menticn.=
Must of the articles are such as do ret keep,
and do not intend to keep on sale at my Store, aa&
hence it desirable to clear cut ris stock IS sooa
as possible. am instructed to sell, posIiyeiy. @
New York prices, without adding the cost oftTansa
Portation. in order to close the speedily.
AS these instructions will be strictly adhered to.
this presents rare opportunity to obtain useful
and desirable articles at cheap rate.
| would invite the attention of Pedars and coua-
try Merchants to the large and elegant stock or
perfumery and other articles which can hers be-
attained cheapear and better than they can ges
them in New Nork.
Call at Halls Book Store and examine those
articles l.. w. HALL, AssiGnes.
Ravenna, April 1lth, 1858.
1 Sentinel aud Uhig please copy.
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From the Detroit Free Press.
Meath nf Nyrs. Gem CssS.

DcaAtAA Ok uAESs NCh1s StASSs
This estimable lady, whose life has for several
weeks past been held as by brittle thread, ex-
pired on Thursday night at about II o'clock.
The event, so long anticipated, has cast the veil
of sorrow over our city. Widely known, and as
widely respected and loved Mrs. CAss had en-
twined herself in the affections of all classes and
conditions of our people. To the poor and suffer-
ing she has been for years as an angel ofmercy.-
Her beneyloence was severely taxes. but the de-
serving were never sent away with saddened
hearts. To these her death is calamity, and
will be deeply deplored. AS wife, mother, iu
society. and in the Church, she has shone as a
bright star. shedding the genul rays of her pres
all around. But she is gone. The golden
bowl is broken;a pure spirit has flown to paradise
''The dead are only happy, and the dying"
Mrs. CAss was the daughter of DR.. JOSEPH
singburg. N, Y, in the year 1856, at which place
Mrs. CAss was born on the 9th of September
1888. She subsequently removed with her pa
rents to Wood Courty, Virginia, and was mar
iied at Wanna, Virginia, in 1906. After resi-
dence of eight years in Muskingum County, Ohio
Gen. CAss was appointed Governor of the Terro
~ of Michigan, and in 1915 removed with his
family to Deireit, wheaes with the intervals o.
four years in Washing etoB. and six in Paris, Mrs
C. has continued to reside until it has pleasec
God to call her spollsss soul to Heaven.
With the aged and beloved man who is thus
stricken with grief We sincerely sympathzs; bu
ssWhat world this,
How uncomfortable its weight they
Whom Desth hath sunder'd did not again."
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DEATH OF MRs. FlLLMoaE.-As soon as The
President was informed ofth death of Mrs. Fill
more he addressed to Mr.. Fillmore the following
kind letter:
"ExEcUTIvE MANSION, March 80, 1858.
"MY DEAR SIR: Information has lust reached
me Of the death Of Mrs. Fillmore. beg Won to
accept the assurance of my earnest coincidence 10
this great bereavement.
yielding to my deep feelings ofsympathy, and
in testimony of respect for the memory of the de-
ceased have directed the meeting of the Cabinet
this day to be suspended, and the public Offices to
be closed.
''I am, with great consideration your friend,
"FRANKLIN PIERCE.
nHon. MlLLARD FILLMORE, Washington"