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The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-30
Total for Pierce,
Total for Scott and Hale,
2l3:2

Pierce's majority, 2l32
The accession Of voters to the District has
been very large, and the probability is, that
of these a majority of four or five hundred
have been or are disposed to be affiliated
with the Administration party. If so, the
actual majority which the opponents of
slavery propagandism have to overcome does
not exceed TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED.
That we shall be able to overcome that
majority, and triumphantly elect Mr. Mott,
we have no doubt The feeling which ami
mates the country is electric, vivifying eve
ry school district. We feel it in every breeze
and see it glowing in every cheerful face.
By almost common consent thousands of
men heretofore indifferent, have concluded
that the end of this vassaldom to the slave
breeders has come, and that they will be
truly represented. On Mr.. Mott, there is a
wonderful unanimity among the opposition.
All attempts to create iealousies, and suspi-
cions, and prejudices, the usual and effective
tactics of the Doughfaces and spoilsmen,
fall harmless at his feet. Nothing of the
kind can be done openly, covertIy, by per-
suasion or promises, or drilling or bullying.
We defy alike their ingenuity, their malice
and their discipline. Their superior skill as
politicians is overcome by the singeneSs
and unity Of purpose, Of men who have one
duty in view, the rescue Of their country
from gang of pitiful sectional despots,
who have put up the Government Of the
country at the highest bidder. Their disci-
pline is broken, by utter revolt of their very
leaders in every county of this district
We speak with confidence, inspired by be-
lief that the opposition arc everywhere Wig
orously at work, with an energy correspond
ing with their numbers, and the clearness of
their convictions. They must remember
that the enemy, although with lessened
strength and broken ranks, will work with
desperation with which they never contend
ed before. Our friends in other districts,
we think, can rely on the certain election of
Mr. Mott. Nothing can stop II, if we do
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-30
Senator Chase in Perrysburg.

On Tuesday last the Hon S. P. CHASE ad-
dressed meeting of the citizens here, on the
political topics of the day. AS we were
unable to be present and hear the address,
we give the comments of the Toledo Blade
upon it, as follows:
The speech of the Hon. S. P. Chase, on
Tuesday at Perrysburg, was able, logical and
oftentimes eloquent,
Mr.. G. first proceeded to show how the
whole powers of the Government, Executive,
Legislative and Judicial had been concentra-
ted in the hands of an ohgarchy.
He showed how that power had gone on
with its aggressions till it was well nigh
irresistible
He dissected the Nebraska movement from
beginning to end, with most caustic sever
ity, yet in a tone and language of great mod
Grafton.
He particularly tore in fragments the as
sumptions relative to popular sovereignty.
Why, said Mr.. c., if they desired popular
sovereignty, did they not vote for the amend
snent which (as near as we can recollect)
reads as follows g The people of the Ter
ritOry may through their Representatives.
prohibit SIGUery.' Douglas and the South
voted such Democracy down. And why,
said Mr. Chase, did they not vote for the
following amendment: g The people of the
Territory shall elect the GoUernor." He
showed too, (what we attempted to show
few days since,) that government where
the Governor, with a veto on legislation,
Secretary, Marshal, Attorney and Judges
were all appointed and paid by an alien and
remote authority, and that authority vas
sal to the Slave power, was mere mockery
OF popular sovereignty.
Mr.. Chase also exposed how Representa-
tive at Washington, no matter how valiant
ly he avowed Free Soil sentiments at home,
If he was party Representative, and sub
mitted to party discipline, could be nothing
but the passive tool of the Slave power
His very first act would be to vote for a
Speaker dictated by the South, who must
designate the Committees to suit them only
and shape legislation to suit them.
On the whole it was an able and states
manlike effort. Whoever went to hear and
10 cavil about ranting abolitionism, would
have come away with the impression that
he had listened to strong, calm, patriotic,
intellectual effort, worthy of Senator from
the great State of Ohio
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"By God! We can do Without Them.', b

Can we? Well, we ARE doing without
them, with vengeance. Perhaps we shall
be elected without them. Perhaps not.
In 1852, at the Defiance Convention,
where Mr.. Edgerton was nominated a sec
ond time for Congress, Mr.. Henry S. Com
mager, Judge Palmer and others were on the
committee on resolutions. The question
arose whether the thorough Baltimore plat
form, and thorough compromise resolutions
should be adopted. While Others objected
Mr.. Commager was boisterous and inAexible
IN demanding their passage. Says Judge Pal
ner, Their passage will cost us 2, 900 votes"
" By Con, WE CAN DO WITHOUT THEM was
Mr.. Commagers reply, We put this plas-
ter on, so that it will stick. When it
comes off, it will take the skin off. This
was all antecedent that Mr.. Commager pro-
badly forgot, when he was proving his char
acter as Free Soier, the other evening"
Blade.
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Foreign News.

The news from the seat of war is of an
important nature.
The allied army, marching 10000 men.
had left Varna, and were on their way 10
Crimea
The Austrian army still remained in the
while the government OF
that country was using its most active ex-
ertions to stave off collision with Russia.
There are rumors of new propositions be-
tween the respective powers, but nothing
definite has transpired.
A correspondent of the London Times
writing from Vienna, under dated Of Sen
tcmber Sth, says:
The opinions of the Austrian government
as they have been communicated to its di-
plomatlc agent abroad may be given in a few
words. These are that Austria still look,
on guarantees demanded by the western
powers as the basis for a durable peace. and
will therefore at the same time. that she
maintains her armed neutrality neglect no
opportunity OF urging Russia 10 accent
them. The writer says that the Prussiun
government is ever inclined as before 90
make common cause with the three powers
The excuse for holding back being that the
Emperor Nicholas has at the demand of the
German powers consented to quit the Turk
ish tewitorities and therefore Prussia does
not feel herself called to actively interfere in
the quarrel between the western powers and
Russia. The news from the Baltic is, that
no further important movement will be nm
dertaken III that quarter during the present
season.
y Constantinope writer says, that on the
3Oth ult., not solitary English or French
vessel remained in port orin the Bosphorus,
all having left to place themselves under the
orders of the Admiral, in the contemplated
attack on Crimea.
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RESOLVED, That the onlv test of Democ-

" RESOLVED, 1hGt the only test OF DGmoc-
racy is an anScratchcd ticket.'
Every day or two comes back to us in an
exchange the above memorable resolve Of a
Lucas County Convention. The county Of
Lucas and its democracy is becoming ma
tional i'll its reputation, by the publication,
of that very brief and pithy resolve 1t is
amusing to read the comments Here bolt
ing democrat denounces il as the last extreme
of degradation and qualification. Here a
whig seriously attempts to argue it down,
as though in its terms it did not carry with
it, its own refutation. At last lags along a
fellow who makes all sorts of fun Of it as
highly ludicrous. and amusing and declares
that in modern times, the only known pre-
cedent, was when Louis Napoleon compel
led all the people, and made his officials en-
force on all recusants his test, which was
an unscratched ticket Blade.
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BE of Good Cheer. 4

The state of the vote at the last Congress
sional election in this District, at first blush
seems discouraging, but that test is far from
a true representation of the strength of po-
litical parties. We give below the Congres-
Isional poll
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-30
Majority on Congress,

Majority on Congress, 4409
1t appears that in the counties of Putnam
and Paulding, no serious opposition vote is
exhibited. 1t is notorious, also, that in the
counties of Henry and Lucas, Edgerton's
vote was swollen by positive accessions
from the Wing ranks, or lulewaymness Of
personal friends among the Silver Grey
Wings.
The vote for President presents very diff
ferent view of the case. 1t stood as fol-
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-30

Newark merchants declare that they will
continue to receive Indiana money after the
lSt Of October.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-30

TERRIFIC ExpLosIoN.-About eight O'Clock
on Monday evening last, an explosion oc-
Cured in one of the powder mills of Austin
& King, between this city and Xenia, which
was felt far and wide. The mill was an
eight cylinder one, and there were some sixty
kegs Of powder in all, i'll process of grinding
or lying about the establishment when the
explosion took place. The light was seen
even by persons in this city, distance Of
II miles from the mills, and the shock was
so severely felt here as to create the impress
sion that it was an earthquake. We are
happy to learn that no ono was killed or in
jured. The proprietors suffer loss of some
81, 900. Powder making is indeed ha2ard-
GUS business, as this is the fourth or rffGth
mill which has been blown up at the same
place. The same proprietors have mills near
Akron, Ohio, and have never suffered a loss
OF more than one mill in many years run
ming. g.-lSpringGeld Republic.
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+. & X. r. r. BANK.-At our request
the operator of Speeds line has just put the
question to the operator at Adrian" Is the
Erie & Kalamazoo Railroad Bank redeeming
to-day?' The reply is, Yes. "-I Toledo
Blade, Goth.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-30

PTTsBURG.-The Gazette of yesterday says
that all cholera alarm has passed away, and
business has resumed its active sway The
epidemic has ceased to be such TO any severe
extent; and although the deaths reported
yesterday were still numerous, their origin
is traceable to preceding days A tone Of
cheerfuness is generally overspreading soci,
ETY., and all outward traces Of the pestience
will soon disappear. The Howard Associa-
ton are very prompt and timely in their
kindness and assistance to the sufferers.
The number Of deaths on Monday was eight.
The number on Tuesday was 3d. The total
number of deaths since the cholera made its
first appearance is 754, up to Tuesday night
II Blade.
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"They Che democracy of this district,)
have from the first, held that the fugitive
clause in the L. S. constitution, is d com
pact for the observance Of the States, and
gives Congress no power to legislate"
The above proposition of the Toledo Re
publican, the leading organ of the admins.
tration party in this district, is the correct
and true doctrine.
1t would be well, however for TIE demo
cratic free soilers, whose convictions are
firm on the subject, before election, to ascer-
tain from MIR. Commaser, whether he would
maintain that doctrine. That he will not,
is notorious and acknowledged MIR. Mott
is, and always has been democrat, and will
maintain it. The democratic free soilers
are therefore, in this respect, sure to be rep
resented by Mr.. Mott, sure to be betrayed
by Mr.. Comniager Blade.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-30

n9~T Thanks to Rev. J. H. Newton for a
basket of large nice pears.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-30
THE PERRYSBURG JOURNAL.

our duty and our whole duty. We nope our
friends will remember the exhortation of
Cromwell to his Roundhead soldiery, "Trust
in God, and keep your firelocks dry!-lTo-
ledo Blade.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-30

SANDWICH IsLANDs.-There are various ru-
mors about the supposed treaty for the an
nexation of these Islands. Among Others
the Albany Journal has the following sum
mary, said to be the substance of the treaty.
The Islands are to be at once adfhitted
into the Union, not as q Territory, but as q
State-With full State sovereign powers.
In consideration Of this surrender Of their
National sovereignty, the United States, be-
sides agreeing to respect all existing charters,
land titles, &c, are to pay some $500, 600
or 100000 annually, as life annuties to
such persons as the sovereign authorities
shall designate. 1t is believed tha. the num-
Der who will be declared entitled to share in
this. annuity, will not exceed thirty individ-
uals, including the King, his two sons, and
the members of the House of MOBILES, all Of
whom are now rich, and constitute the great
landholders of the Kingdom. Their ages
will average about 40 years and the sum to
be paid to each will cease to be debt upon
the y. S. Government, at their death.
Besides the sovereignty of the Islands, all
the Government property-including build
ings, claims upon foreign governments, &c.
will, it is UNDERSTOOD be transferred to the
U. S. Government by this treaty. The value
of these buildings alone are said to exceed
81 ,50O,0 900, and the claims upon the French
and British Governments to about $500 900
more; making an aggregate of $2,000,0OO.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-30

EXCITEMENT ExpEcTED--We perceive
sundry appointments are made for Mr.. Com
magcr and Mr.. J. b. Stcedman to address
the people.
Mr.. Steedman publicly declares that he is
a Nebraska man, and willing anywhere to
discuss the same.
We recommend Mr.. Commager US a fit
opponent. Fresh converts are always the
most earnest and dogmatical. After Mr..
klinck has finished with Mr.. Steedman at
Richfeld, Mr.. CommaSer can take him at
the next station.
We perceive that at Napoleon on the S0lh.
Lieut.. Governor Myers and Mr.. Stcedman
both speak As Mr.. Myers pretends to be d
fierce anti-Nebraska man, Steedman can take
him over the Goals at Napoleon Blade.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-30

Gen. Concha, the new Captain General of
Cuba, arrived at Havana on the 2lst, and
was received by the Marquis Regula and the
city authorities i'll the most magnificent!
style,
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-30
9O72

Total for Edgerton,
Parker and scattering,
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-09-30

The following gentlemen Were appointed
an Independent Central Corresponding Com
mittee for the Fifth Congressional District, u :
the recent meeting at Defiance.
The names were omitted in the schcdul,
of proceedings furnished Us for publication
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-09-06

We take the following extract from the
Portage Bogus Democrat. 1t is spitefu as
well as eloquent. Brotaer HALL is evident
Iy little out of humor. Something has
gone wrong:
"MEAN.-The low, vulgar personal attack
of the Sentinel upon Mr. LYMAN, our candi.
date for Probate Judge needs no reply
Such personal slang and falsehood will re.
coil upon the green and sappy strplings, who
have been imported into this county to do
the dirty work oftheir party"
We have not said anything improper or
untrue in regard to Mr.. Lyman; but if we
had made an unjust attack upon him, it
would he far more honorable in you, Brother
HALT snow wherein we are wrong, than to
spend your time in preparing such editorial
as that above quoted. You seem to be anx-
ious to get into personal quarrel Uith as,
and as consequence, every paper you
have issued since we came to Ravenna, has
contained statements which you know to be
false. You are afraid TO enter upon dis
cussion of the principles which form our po-
Ii itical creed, and you are angry because we
do not advocate just such doctrines as you
desire we should. Your last resort is abuse
and ridicule. ~
We DO not like personal controversy
The readers of a paper are seldom interested
in it. II you wish our opinion of your char
acter as man or all Editor, we will give it
frankly. Our party has no ''dirty work to
perform; if it had, we would certainly call
upon you. A very small sum would bribe
you to do any thing; and no sun is better
fitted by practice to do the "dirty work" of
party than yourself. One would suppose
you were educated at the old Breweryin New
York, or some other resort of pollution and
crime. You have perfect command of all
the words and phrases used by gamblers and
thieves. A man who would be guilty of ut-
ter;ng the falsehoods which you publish
weekly, for the purpose of gaining spoils at
the election, would sell his soat for a far less
sum than Judas iscariot received when he
betrayed his Lord. ea" na s. s.
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The following article from the Cincinnati
ENQUIRER, accords 80 nearly with our view
in locking over the field of slavery agitation,
that we adopt it. The people are becom-
ing dsgested with the demagoguesm of
Wings and Abolitionists who have made the
bill organizing the territories of Nebraska
and Kansns hobby to ride into Office by,
and are beginning to see that the very oppo-
site of what they (the fusionlsts) pretended
to lament in the Nebraska Bill, will be the
effect of the passage of that Bill.
These territories will as certainly become
free States as that the sun shines upon their
beautiful fertile soil, and that before many
of fthose aspiring demagogues will have been
able to ride into official positions upon the
wbirlwind Of fanaticsm. They don't want
these territories to be free--it would not
answer their political ends, however much
they now howl about "Strphen Arnold
Douglas" the "rascally Nebraska Bill" &c
they tremble in their shoes in view Of the
immense Northern emigration now pushing
forward to those territories--they don want
the fact to become known that two more
free States will be knocking at the doors Of
Congress for admission, very probaby, at
the same session these demagogues who af-
feet TO shed so many crocodile tears. over
the slavery of these territories, expect to
take their seats. The Sober second thought
of the people" viii. however, tear off the
veil of these poIiticol hypocrites, and ex-
pose them in their deformiiy:--Mansfeld
Banner. . ,,t.ss-.-. ~r-,i..,. .-s .,..--r ...,
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Democratic Congressional and
.-- County SssOnVcnTiOn.

The Democrats Of the Eighteenth Congressional Dis
rlct, comprising the counties Of Stark. Summit and
Portage, will meet in .CoHv enton at Alliance, Stark
County, Ohio, on FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, 1854, at 10 O'Clock, A. M, 10 put in
nomination candidate for Representative in Con-
gress for said District.
Each township IN the county of Portage will be en-
titled to ONE DRhEGATE. The townships OF Franklin,
Brmfeld, Randolph Suffied and SbRlersville to TWO
pELEsNIEs EACH, ard the township of Ravenna to
THREE.
The Democrats Of the different townships in Portage
county, are therefore requested to meet in their re-
spective townships on Tuesday scening, the 29t dag
Of August, 1854, dseceR O'clock, and select said Del
egate Also, then and there to appoint delegates
in each tornship to represent the Democracy OF said
townships in the County Democratic Nominating Con.
venon, to held at RavGnEa on Saturday the Cd day Of
September next. By order Of the
DEM. Ex. COMMITTEE.
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Harmony in Ghc Democratic
Party.

The most cheering news reachesus from all
parts OF the State, of the perfect union and
harmony which exist in the democratic ranks.
Bound together by no fanatical combinations,
and actuated by pure democratic principles,
they are united on the god old Jefftrsonian
platform OF the greatest good to the greatest
number, and in solid phalanx are marching
on to victory. No feuds destroy the una
nimiiJ of their action. No chickering's in
terrupt their couucis. No jealousies ram
kle in their bosoms. Though wings and
free-soilers hurl fre-brands in their ranks,
they are unmoved Though traitors and fl-
sionists wage guerrilla warfare, they are
true to the Constitution and the laws. 1t is
gratifying to behold this harmony. 1t au-
gurs well Ior the prosperity Of the only
great party that has ever sxisted in this
country.-Walne CoEpty Democrat. (.
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Pennsylvania General Election

Democratic Itcket.-For Governor, vii.
liam Bigler, Of Clearfeld county. For
Canal Commissioner, Henry S. Mott, OF
Pike county. For Supreme Judge, Jeremi.
ah s. Black, ,of Somerset county.
Wing Ttcket-For Governor, James Pol.
lock, OF Northumberland. For Canal Com.
missioner, George DarSe Of Allegheny
For Supreme Judge, Daniel NJ 'Smyser, oi
Montgomery. a.s... .' 49,. -
Free Soil Tichet-For Governor, David
Potts, of Chester. Canal Commissioner
George R. Riddle, of Allegheny. Supreme
Judge, VIM. NJ. Stephenson, of Mercer.
American Iic6et-For Governor, Benja-
min Rush Bradford, of Beaver county. Ca
nal Commissioner, Bloomfield NJ. Spicer OF
Bucks county Judge of the Supreme Court,
Thomas H. Baird of Washington county.
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The Right Kind OF Talk.

The Boston Republican, speaking of Flu.
sion, says:
'SWe say, therefore. to our Democratic
friends, be not deceived by the hollow pro-
fessions of these Repubiieans-an old enc
my under a new name-as inSidious, -treach-
erous and weak in all that constitutes the
principles of a great improving power as it
ever has been. nyour zeal to vindicate a
wrong which has been perpetrated upon the
country by demagogues, do not ,perpelrate a
worse one by placing in power II party which,
upon every trial has proved itself incompe-
tent to carry forward the great objects of our
Republican Government bet the land
marks which have been established since the
days of that peer among statesmen-the im-
mortal Jefferson, and observed and acquies-
ced in by men whose works form the bright,
est pages in our history, be the metes and
bounds Of your actions still"
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DoDGIKe.--We cannot as usua frule, reply
to any thing which may appear in the Mon.
grel Democrat on the same week it is pub.
lished; but being unavoidablyl atew hours
behind time in going to press, an opportuni-
tyiis OfUrdedus, to correct one or two out OF
the many false statements which appear in
that paper this week. d' i.4u drsf saeg
The editor makes severed assertions in
regard to the character OF the resolutions
passed. by the late democratic County Con.
vention which are untrue, and then in pa.
renthesis s'ys he, is "reuctanty compelled
to omit the resolutions" This is a little
strange. We sent the resolutions to him
at his request, on Monday afternoon, more
than t,oenty four houre before their time of
going to press, and as consequence long
before the'matter for the paper was made
up. The reason Of emitting the resolutions
is evident He knew that his statements in
reference to them were false and they
were published in the same paper, they
would prove him to be "a histfer.. We
hope the resolutions will be,pablished next
week, that the readers of the Democrat may
examine them carefully and Judge for them
selves. They contain broad, plain repub.
lican principles which the Democrat will not
dare to disapprove.