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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02
The star That Never Sets.

The Wings Of Vermont have just hec
their State Convention, and have re. .nomina
ted the present incumbents Of their State
ticket, We publish their resolutions
They reiterate the true Wing faith upon
which they have so long planted them
selves. We commend them 10 tho alten,
lion Of the people Of Ohio:
Resolved, Tha, the representatives Of ,he
Wings Of Vermont deem this a fit occa.
sion TO declare anew ,heir+ssteady attach
ment to The great, and essential principles
heretofore aVowed by them; and to The
policy which, through good report and
through evil report, they have ever main
lained.
Resolued, That among these they recog-
nize more especially the following:
4. The maintenance Of the peace and
honor of the country, by its being ever pre-.
pared 10 defend its own natural rights, and
by its scrupulously avoiding TO trespass
upon the rights and possessions Of others
g. The steady development Of The natu.
ral resources Of The nation at large, and
the projection and encouragement by It's
government. Of the productions Of its own
soil, and Of The industry and skill of its
own pepol le in preference TO those of other
nations.
8. An administration Of the public domain,
which, admitting the right Of every State to
participate equilably inIhe proceeds of the
public lands, shall encourage their early
occupation by favorable terms TO actual sci.
tiers, and fair grants for internal Improve.
ments Of general and beneficial chanc.
ter.
4. An administration Of The finances oil
the government both Of the State and of
the United States }, which shall be strictly
limited by law and economical in It's char.
acter.
5. A greater restriction Of The Erecut,ve
power and patronage Of the United States,
which now, from It's vast and vet increuS-
ing extent, bids fair 10 overshadow every
other branchof the government, to the great
detriInent Of The general welfare, and with
manifest danger 10 the liberties Of the peo.
Pile.
ReSolved, Tha, a party which maintains
such principles in free counlrynever dies,
md the Wings Of Vermont are expected
now as ever to 60 shoulder to shoulder in
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02

lei went TO The mair lund 10 subpoena two
Witnesses. They were told 10 leave there
quickly, or they would never reach lhtir is.
land alive. They Immediately Jumped into
their boats, and were fired upon, and six Of
them very badly wounded. The Gen,lies
chased them some disiunce into the luGer
and the Mormons took protection on n YES.
sci which was lying there brcaImed. The
Molmons were well armed, but did not fro
a gun and it seemed that the assault was
entirely unprovokedA There may be good,
cause for il. however, as i, is suid' liitfi sio
fdormons arc very Notwithstanding
everything they can lay their hands upon.
Only a short time ago, S,rang. the leader.
went 10 Grand Traverse purchased s f6o'
worth of goods, &c. sand paid for them in
counterfeit money Chase was given 10 him
and The goods agaip4 obtained. .--C Chicago
AdrertiSer.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02

The Dayton Gazene pays the following
lefi-handed compliment 10 our Loco(occ
neighbors all round. We will conec, our
friend in one particular. Though Medary
swore something after The style of "our ar
my in FInnders," at the time referred TO, he
did mol strike The Iule Wing from Lo.
gan. ."-StaIe Jour.
The prospectus of a now weekly Loco.
Coco paper, to be published at Columbus,
has been issued by Osgood g. Blake. the
-lowest bidders for large, share Of the pub.
lie printing. Charles B. Flood and Ma.hias
Martin are spoken Of as editors. e
The new organ is predicaled upon the
supposed inefficiency Of the Ohio States
man, as at present conducted, the prospectus
averring that, since the Convention Of
the 9th of January. scarce blow has been
struck in defence of the time. honored prin-
ciples Of the party, or of'lhe acts OF The
agenis selected 10 carry them out An
averment which is probably true, if we ex.
cepI the "blow" which S9m Medary
struck" the lille Wing member of the
House from Logan county, ard that other
"blow" which Sans brother struck "
Barnum of Cuyahoga, with crulch. That
kind of Dem ocracy which requires 10 be
defended by blows, is not satisfied 10 fol-
low Mr.. Cox through the Aowery regions
of rhetoric, but pines for an organ which
will confne itself to plain, straightforward
blackguardipg, such as the Statesman pro.
duced in the times Of Medary and Flood
A man should not go 10 College, and travel
in foreign lands, if he wants TO ed! Lo.
coloco paper with success.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02

The FATAL WEAKNESS Hon. II
S. Knapp, sx.member of The Legislature,
and present editor of The Ashland Union, q
Democratic paper. thus speaks Of The Presi-
dent and his appointments
"The number of rotten men who have
found favor with Gen. Pierce leads US to be-
liove that he is sadly deficient in frmness,
and the fatal weakness which he has bth.
erlo evinced in portion Of his public life
is still upon him, &C."
Now, what is the " fatal weakness" allu.
ded 10 p" Hitherto "--,hiit is, before his
election 10 the Presidency--Gen. Pierce
evnced, in very special manner, two'kinds
Of weaknesses: one, weakness in the
knees and The other, a weakness Of The
nerves. The former was often exhibited, il
is said, while he was member of Congress.
AT times il got the better Of him TO such an
exten,,l that he could no, walk straight. The
latter showed itself on one or two occasions
in Mexico, and is mentioned in tho official
accounts OF the battle near the capitol. Ii
generally attacked him jdst as the battle
was about to commence, and left him after
the danger was fairly over. Neither OF
these weaknesses, however, was literally
" fatal" for he survived them both TO be
elected President. If Mr.. Knapp alludes 10
some other weakness, it is due to the cause
Of science that he should explain himself.
Whal, we ask him. is The nature, and where
the seat of tha. peculiar physical, or moral,
deficiency which manles.s itself in undue
affection for "rot.en men?--Dayton Jour
nal. ~
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Circular OF the State Tempe rance
Executive Committee,

COLUMBUS, July 28lh, 1858.
To THE FRIENDS OF TEMPERANCE THROUGH.
.. OUT THE STATE OF ONO.
Fellow CITIZENS - The undersigned
having accepted the appointment conferred
upon them by the recen, State Temperance
convention, have determined to enlor al
once upon the active discharge Of The duties
assigned them. Inlhe outset Of cur effort,
we beg leave 10 congratulate the friends Of
the cause everywhere, on the auspicious
signs Of the times, We do NOT allow our.
selves to doubt for an inslan, the ultimate
success Of our efforts. We confidently be.
feve the election now pending will resul, in
the choice of decided majority of members
Of the Legislature known 10 be in favor oil
prohibiIory law. Every where we see the
friends Of the cause awaking up to an efforl
hitherto unparalleled. In most instances
personal and political preferences are cas
aside without hesitation, and if the friends
Of the cause now use discree,ly and perse.
veringly the power which they possess, the
cause Of Temperance will triumph glorious
ly. No political party fraIernizes with Us
we Seok for no such auxiliary aid. We
cheerlully give our aid 10 those of all parties
who nominate Maine law men.
But while we thus speak we are aware
that the contest is 10 be desperate one
Our opponents are awakened 10 a full sense
Of The danger TO which their vile craft is ex.
posed. They strive 10 bring all paris ,c
bear agains. US and with 100 much success
They command untold wealth, and this they
arc ready and willing TO devote with lavish
prodigaliIy 10 defeat our efforts at this time
we'll knowing that present triumph on thei
pan 10 70 secure themselves unlimited sway
iCr two years at least, il not for all iimo II
come. II is bui 100 true, that the most un
6lushing falsshoods are circulated freely
Misrepresentation Of our objects, Of III,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02
Distribution Of Tic LnWS.

We hear complaints nude nearly every
day, by The Justices Of The Peace and other
officers throughout the county, abouIlhe De.
lay. on tho parI Of the Secretary Of STATE
10 distribute the laws passed at The last
session Of the Legislature.
The Justices Code, as il is called, defn.
ing The duties of Justices of the Peace and
Conslables, took effect the first day of Ju-
ly, and yet we do no, believe that one
Justice in hlndred, throughout the State
has seen or knows anything about its pro.
visions, unless he has become, unawares
The subec. Of the speculation by The persons
having charge Of publication of the laws
Osgoud Il Blake, the printers of the laws
some SIX weeks, or M ore, ago, published q
volume containing merely the Two codes
and an aci relative TO proceedings in the
Probate Court, which were scattered through
The Stale and sold for SO SO each.
Many were compelled to pay This ex,ruv-
aganI price Tor tho paper, printing aud bind
ing, because they could nol longer do with.
Out The laws, which, iG. the proper officers
hod done their duty, would have been, be.
fore This, distributed TO The different coun,ies
as provided by law. The laws are, with the
Constitution. still "in the hands Of It's
friends. p Marietta Int.
Osgood & Blake have, we believe, the
contract for printing the laws TO be ds,fibu'
led 10 County and Township officers. a
portion Of these laws 60 into operation on
The first Of July next, and orc very impor
lant to many who are entitled 10 Them with.
out cost. The printers, however, instead Of
supplying the laws al as early Gay as pos.
sible, have got up volume containing The
most important Of them, and have an agent
perambulaine The STATE, pedding Them TO
those who, though entitled TO receive them
from the Slate graruiously, are compelled 10
buy them OF The very men who print for
the State, on account Of their delay in get.
ling them out for distribution. This is q
very small speculation, which is disgracefui
TO both tho State and It's printer.
Osgood e. Blake, having TO sci the type
for these laws under their contract with
,he State, arc al no expense in getting up
this volume for speculation, except the pa.
per, press work and binding, which leaves
almost The entire price as profit, making q
clever speculation by their delay Of the
public printing
This conIemp'ible imposition ough. to DO
broken up, and some means should be used
by the State 10 supply The proper officers
with the laws in something like reasonable
time. As il is, these men are paid by the
State for printing The laws for Justices and
other officers, and those officers. by the
delay Of the printers, are compelled TO pay
also. This, however, is a6ou, such fruit as
we might have expected from sha. policy
which has made an eighl-by.ie sheet
somewhere in the Northwest the printer Of
The laws for the people-lhe official paper
of The State !-ZaneSuile Courier.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02
a CIilrfax.9

We mentioned yesterday the speech Of
President Pierce a, New York, as wretch
cd affair. We had not then observed, in its
full sweep, the climax with which the Chief
Magistrate capped one of his massive sen.
fences. 1t deserves separate preservation,
and a spot peculiar, in the records OF The
grea. dongs OF the grea, occasion.
Says The PRESIDENT, speaking the while
TO the Mayor about this great nalion-and
we are, it must be admitted, a very great
people-says the Presidents
"Who will set limits to your just ambition,
when the Atlantic is bridged with steamers
10 the shores of Europe. and united 10 The
Pacific by the great .horoughlare that will
eventually bind these States together as with
HOOPS 7"
Hoops The thought is happy one, and
has The rare mori, OF freshness. Nothing
could be more felici,ously enblemalic OF
the pervading and absorbing idea Of our
statesmen of the day-Unlon-than hoops.
1t will occur 10 the reader that there is no
end TO a hoop, and we would have no end
10 The Union. And what could be more
firmly united than the slaves; Of a rum
barrel, for instance, which have no bond of
union but hoops. LIE, barrel be sufficient.
ly strong, and sufficiently bound with hoops,
and what weight will crush it? Peion on
Ossa, and both on the barrel, would moi pro.
duce squeak. And as for bursting q. well
hooped barrel, the thing is we'll nigh i'm.
possible. In the days 7. D. Rice, il is true,
we heard of
An Indiana Hoosier from our town,
"A moloSSes hogshead swallowed down,
The hoops flew Off and the hogshead bust,
And blew him up in thunder gust.
So clar de kitchen, &c.
But in that case, we plead defective coop.
ering. in bar 10 any judgment against hoops.
The hoops flew off before the catastrophe
occurred and had not MI. President
Pierce's emblem of Union slipped off, there
would have been no explosion.
Ii was a happy use Of hoops," and in
honor Of the President, we suggest that
thero be new reading Of one of our most
popular polIical maxims, so that il shall
rum.
In hoops there is strength.
Andyin fact, there is small hope Of our ru.
ture as a people, if we do not daily and
hourly take lessons from hoops.
The President would have graIifed US
had he proceeded to specify whether his
hoops were Of hickory or Jiniata iron.
The difference is important. If hickory,
he speaks as the mere parIizan, appealing to
the shade Of an ilIustriOus predecessor !, il
Of iron, he talks like patriot, and we
conjure from hoops hope for an increase
Of the tariff on iron at least. In any sense,
and Of all events, The figure was happy
one, and we respond to hoops. wilma hope
that Marcy and Gushing will endeavor TO
keep The Presiden, at home for the future,
where labors Of State are all in beaten
track. Hoops ps!-Pittsburgh Jour.
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ed the improvement Of prSSerly surrounding
his for an increase in its aualion--impe.
ding Inc progress of the cry and preventing
the poor man from making investments
His public ire is as barren Of usefulness a.
his private, and notwithstanding he has fre-
luently had the advantage Of position both
in our State and National councils. he has
failed TO do solitary act worthy of note
Yet in the face of this incompeIency ana
gross neglect to The wants Of his constituents
he is placed al the head Of the Locufoco
State ticket over men Of acknowledged abi.
i,y and usefulness and the intelligence OF
the people insuIled by asking Them 10 elevate
him TO The Gubernatorial chpir Of the third
slaIe in the Union. A pretty Representative
of the progressive spirit Of Ohio. TO ele.
vate William Medill 10 the Chief Executive
office OF this State. would al once siigmaIize
our citizens as being incompetent 10 carry
on their great internal concerns and exhibit
the lamehtab!e fact that demagogueism in
Ohio has The ascendency over intelligence
and usefulness. Lancaster Ga=.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02

RATHER HARD" MidGesex," the Bos.
ton correspondent OF the New York Eve.
ming Post, in giving sketch of debate
in the Constitutional Convention, tells the
following story Of one Of the delegates: ::
Mr. B.'is an abto lawyer, as well as n
leading Wing politician, and is dslin-
guished likewise for a sublime self.reliance,
The hest idea OF which is conveyed by a
mot Of Rufus ChouIe. Mr.. Choate, in cour,
one day, after contemplating for some time
The placid visage Of MIR. B., turned to some
one who was standing beside him, saying,
q" Brother -, do you know what Mr., B
is thinking Off" Il. is beyond my power
10 conjecture" /" He is thinking" said
Mr.. ChoaIe, "whelher the Almighty Great
ed him or ho created tho Almighty"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02

DR.. Buckley, in ons of his lectures, made
use of an illustration something like this /;
Holding dime close 10 his eyes with one
hand, .and'a half dollar at some distance
with the other, said he, now l. cannot see
the half dollar with this eye, for the dime Is
so close that il obscures my vision. So il
is with mankind. In their eagerness to save
one dollar, they often lose sigh, oil fifty
within their reach! This is q very ap. il.
lusmaIion Of The benefits Of advertising. In
saving one dollar for advertising, dealers
often fail 10 secure a customer whose trade
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02

REV. ELEAzER WILLIAMs.-Furlher de.
velopmenl relative to the identity Of this
individual and The dauphn OF France were
expected in Putnam for Juiyby numerous
readers. In lieu ,hereol,we havea leuer(rom
NJ. V. LeRay de Chaumont disproving The
allegations Of Mr. Hanson, relative 10 his
fathers connection with The matter. The
editor Of Putnam, however remarks:
/" Mr.. Hanson informs US that lis belief
in the truth of The theory which: be hns
published remains unchanged, thai iris much
strengthened by The additional evidence OBJ
mined in New Orleans and elsewhere, which
with further Investigations in regard 10 GER
tain affidaviIs, &C., &C., he proposes short.
y TO publish in collected form; and he
presumes that his silence in regard 10 GER
tain uncouneous and unjust newspaper par.
agraphs, will not bo misinlerpeled."
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02

A SLAVE OF GEN. WASHINGTON AT THE
WoRLD's FAIK,-The MonongaheIa (.Pa.),
Republican says tha, there is verifying near
Cookslown, slave Of Gen. W ashihg,on's.
lie is 1914 years Of age, and can WALK six
miles in day. He is so old that his fng.
ers and toes are nearly all while lie be-
longcd 70 Washington when he owned what
is now known as Washing.on's Bouom. on
Which Peryopels now stands. The estate of
CoI Cook was, and still is bound for his
living. He is to be iaktn 10 The Worlds
Fair, for exhibition, if arrangements cam
be made
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02

A, The las, session of Congress law was
passed authorizing the. Presiden, to appoint
commi1.ce 10 investigate and report which
OF the Awo sysIcms-civil and military
was shettnore economical, efficien, and sale
f'r the government Of the nnional armoties.
The PasAden' haS appointed the following
Igen'leHSh 10 Compare this commission -.
Andrrwa Stephenson, Of Virginia; Ex.Gpv-
crnnr John a. Steele. of New Hampshire; :;
Henry y. Smith, Of Mddlr,own, Connecli.
cnl 1M Chancellor r II. Wulworlh. of
Of New Yort; Col. Thuyer. Of the Eugi.
ginccr Corps, U. S. Army: Col SIepoc, Of
the Artillery Corps, U. S. Army.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02
The Wing Party.

from the tops Of lofty mountans-from the deep
and sounding main
} rom valleys spreading far and wide-irom city,
town and plain,
ONES the loud, exulting shout of the foes of
Scott and Clay,
! ne Wings are dead, the Wings are dead, Frank
Pierce has gained the day.
Forgetful of the trophies won when under Tip
and Ty.
j rint hearted friends amid our tanks are fright
ened at the cry,
nd traitors, with us but for spoil, proclaim the
party dead,
A Though victorious in the field when Rough and
Ready led.
l-ut Eever can a party die whose principles are
just.
Whose leaders, gallant, brave and true, are such
as nations trust,
Who in their party conflict, in the long uncer-
..+ tain fight,
they are right.
When the orange ripens on the oak-when on
the pine the pear
When the lotus blooms with daises--the birch
with roses rare
When youths and blushing maidens forget the
art to love-
When the lion match with the lamb, the eagle
with the dove,
The Wings, forgetful Of their name, shall then
desert their cause,
And leave to fierce Democracy the country and
its laws.
When orient pearls and golden sands no more at
tract the eye
When diamonds in the public streets are passed
unheeded by,
When the gr, at and glorious dollar hath no charms
upon its face,
Then believe, but never sooner, that the Wings
have run, their face.
Long as our mighty rivers roll their waters TO the
Long as tie Alleghanies lift their peaks above
the lea
Long as the halls of Tammany remain tO'tell the
fate .....
Of rampant LocofocoS seeking Offices OF state,
So long shall the Whig party live, with bays and
laures crowned,
And with hymns and lyrics in its praise shall all
the earth resound. DRAPER.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02
Mr. VERNoN,-Thc National InteIligen

MI. VERNoN.-Thc National lnteIligen.
Ger says:
1--WE understand lha, Mr.. John A. Wash.
ihglon, the proprietor Of Mt. Vernon, has
lIsfbsed of that veneratcd mansion, with
Two hundred acres of the landed estate, to a
company comprising Northern and South
ern men, for the large sum of two hundred
thousand dollars. To what purpose the
purchasers mean TO apply the property, we
have not heard but we are very glad 10
learn tha, the terms of sale reserve TO Con-
gress the privilege Of taking it. Another,
and an irrevocable condition of sale, is. that
tho remains OF General Washington are
never, under any circumstances, to be re-.
moved from their present resting place.
We aio informed that the purchasers offered
a largely increased price 10 have the sale
made absolute; but Mr.. Washington replied
that he would not for any sum that could be
named, place it out Of the power of Con-
gress TO make Mt. Vernon the properly Of
The nnIion."
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02

Row WITH THE MoRMoNs.-News was
received in tho city yesterday, that there had
been desperate row between the Gen,iles
(,he name given to the inhabitants near
Beaver Island) and the Mormons on Beaver
Island. Some. twelve or fourteen n Of the lot.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02

would be worth perhaps hundreds o. dollars
10 them. Such merchants hold up the dime
so close that they cannot see the dollar they
might o5lain.- Vincennes Gazette.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02

oil honorable effort TO secure The election of
their candidates, and thus give greater force
10 The characteristic principles of the Wing
pnrly in this State and Throughout. the
Uuion.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-02

ThorwaIdsen's celebrated statues OF
Chris. and the twelve apostles are TO be
placed in the N. Y. Crystal Palace Exhib-
iton.
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Rates Of Advcrtising.

One squae 1s lines or less) three weeks, 81 10
Every subsequent Insertion !: :: 26'
One square, three months, -: :3 00'
One square, six months, 4: %
One square, one year, :; (: .: co
One half column, one year, :; :; 20 90
Three ourths of a column, one year, !: Is 90
One column. one year. :: IS: so or
UTAdvertiSenentS not having the number of i'm
Sertions marked on copy, will be continued unit
forbid and charged accordingly.
GTCasual advertisers must pay in advance.
GTJOb Printing. of eveydescription will
he executed with accuracy and neatncSS. ..3 2.
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Arrival Of the steamer Artic:

FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
New YonK, July %, p M.--The steam.
er Arctic, with dates from Liverpool to he
18Th inst, arrived a, This pon this eve
nlng ..