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and derelictions of duty in this great and iaudabs
work Of progress. berevolence and philanthropy.
when We should have been the pioneers and set
an example for the imitation of others, who had q
right to look to US for precedent in this matter
Let no ienger delay to commence the per
formance of our duty. which we owe to ourselves
and posterity BY taking the ncpient steps towards
the establishment of central or high school, tho
it be in becoming Difference TO, and in imitation of
the many laudable examples set US by our more
enterprising neighbors. These few, brief, curso-
ry remarks are submitted more with a. view 70
elicit discussion, Investigation and induce reflection
upon the subject than for any other purpose. If
these results ensue. it can hardly be doubted but
our labors n this audabe enterprise will be crown
ed with abundant sdccess.
March, 1854. w. STOCKWELL.
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senator wade.

Senator Wade made capital argu nent against
the Nebraska bill on Friday night. handling the
subject wi hrematkable skill, and by bis ready
wih prompt repa rtees and pointed sarcasm, re-
minding MS auditors Of gifted son of Ohio,
no. now member of the Senator. One or two
of his points are too good 10 be lost. Mr.. Bad
ger had drawn glowing picture of the insiiiu
tion of Slavery, telling, in the curse Of his re-
marks, of his good old .mnmmy," The negro
nurse who had nursed bin, from childhood 10
manhood, and who, he bitterly complained, he
coulfnot taRe with him into Nebraska, if the
prohibition Of Slavery therein. Mr.. Wade
saw but one difficulty in the case. Nobody had
any objection to the Senator's taking his dear.
aGectionate old 'smsmmy" 10 Nebraska with
him. and nobody would lhi,k OF interfering 10
preyensit. The only difficulty that the Sena-
tor would meet was, that he couldn't sell her
@sen he gotker there. Roars Of laughter greet.
ed the peculiarly ridiculous altitude IN which
Z This sally placed The senator from North Caro-
lima. Al another time Mr.. Wade was arguing
TO show that slaves were not property in The
constitutional meaningof the term If mar
carried his horse out Of slave Stale into free
Sate, he did not lose his property inieres, il
him; buff he carried his slave into free Safe
the law made him free al once.
Mr., Butler. interposing. said: ..Yes, bu
rhey won't siay with you; they will come bacl
10 US in spite Of you." .e.e
-
Mr. Wade responded, nmid roars of laugh
fer-h. PES, know they love you SO we
that you hive 10 make Fug'tise Slave Law I
catch 'em.D
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healthy village. cnntainiog about 1900 inhabitants,
situated about 20 miles from Burlington, on the
Mississippi, with which it is connected by plank
road, and is destined 10 be connected by railroad
in the course of IL or is menths to come Il
contains six church edi6oes aud the usual public
buildings for county purposes. AS an evidence Of
might remark, that they have voluntarily abolished
ardent spirits fom the community. as an article Of
tralfic, so that none here deal in it, except the
town agents, who are physicians.
1t will be perceived that Iowa is well situated
to profit by the California immigration. which flows
through annually. This furnishes very convent
ent home market for horses. cattle and all the
necessaries of an outfit, SO that the prices of all
such articles range higher than further east.
There are six land offices in this State, located
at Du Buque. Iowa City, Fairfield, Fort Des
Monies, Charlton and Kanesville, or Council
Bluffs. Aud there are still large quantities of gov
ernment land to be entered. But. of course, this
is to be found in considerable quantities, only il
the new counties. AS general thing the settlers
on Congress lands must forego the conveniences
Of society. schools aud churches, at east for few
years. But farms in the settled portions of the
State, can be procured always low as the cos
of improvement. Improved farms within a range
ofthree and ten miles Of Mt. Pleasant can be pur
chased at from seven to fifteen dollars per acre.
This, my dear sir. l believe, about covers the
| range of your inquiries. l feel certainty it will
prove satisfactory to very limited extent. Yot
will see the difficulty of giving compIste portrait
ure of a country as large as Iowa, within the or
dinary limits of "a letter. But such as it is. yol
are at liberty to make what use of it you Sc,
proper Your Friend, &C.,
| L. DEWEY.
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Detroit Municipal Election.

An election for city officers came off in Detroit
on the 7ti inst. The Nebraska Territorial ques-
for Mayor, MIR. Hyde being opposed to it. and Mr..
Patten being in favor of Douglass bill. There
was full vote. anda high state of excitement. in
this home of Gen. Cass, and yet Mr.. Hyde was
elected by over 1000 majority. in city which
usually gives from eight to ten hundred demo-
cratic majority. A significant fact, and what
accounts for this great change is that the Ger.
mans generally voted for Hyde.
If this is a sample of what we may expect in
the free States, we certainly need not despair.
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.,v.o1aWW. HALL. Editor.
GRAND MASS CONVENE ION.
To the People of Ohio Opposed 10 the Iatro
duciion of Slavery inlo Nebraska.

At meeting held by citizens Of Columbus, of
partes.on the evening of the 18th ur-, the opin-
ion was expressed that Convention of the Peo
pie of Ohio should be held, 10 make known their
views upon the proposition now before the Senate
ofthe United Statos to repeal tie .Missoari Com
promise. and by act of Congress to open up 10
Slavery the vast territory lying north of SO deg.
80 min. north latitude, aud which is by law now
free. Ga consultation with gentlemen from diff
ferent parts of the State. the 22l DAY OF
MARCH has been agreed upon as The lime for
holding the Convention. The Undersigned desire
to meet this call in the spirit in which il was made
and would therefore recommend to our fellow cit
izens of ali parties 10 unite in this Convention
The question to be- presented for consideration is
one 10 which EVERY FREE CITIZEN 10 srhatecrr
political party he may beloag, has direct per-
sonal interest. aud in which the right and honor o
every Northern and Western man is involved
We earnestly invite the PEOPLE TO come Up
IN MASS from every county city, village and
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For ,he Ohio Star.
The Tx Law.


Mf Editor, will you allow me, through the col
uEns of your paper to call the Alteration Of the
public mind to one feature of the tax law, which
do not recoilect to have seen discussed 10 any of
the public Journalist Iallade to that portion of it
which allows the property holder to affix the valu
alton to his own property.
As long as the present constitution ofthings con-
tinues. and different motives govern different ndi-
viduais. this portion of the tax law necessarily d
vides community into three classes, and in ono
form or other results in evil TO all.
The first class win mention are they who from
honest, conscientious motives bring forward, and
af6x near as they are able just and true value
upon every article required by law to be taxed.
The second are those, who. from some defect
in the optical nerve or from come overgrown or do
pressed organ in the region of the head heart are
led to view their own property. Especially when
presented for taxatiou out of the wrong corner of
the eye, consequently it seldom appears on the tax
list over two thirds Of its real value.
The third class are those, who choosing to free
themselves from all unnecessary responsibility in
the matter hand over their property to the Asses
sor, thereby requiring him to fix valuation accor-
ding to justice and equity.
The practical operation of that part of the tax
law now under consideration it would seem, calls
loudly for It's repeal
/ Now suppose so persons selected indiscrimi-
natsly from any place in given locality, were
called upon and without consultation were requir-
ed to appraise many thousand dollars worth of
property of different articles. the several results
might vary thousands of dollars, without refiecting
upon the motives, the integrity or honesty of the
different individuals 1t is simply an inequality.
resulting from an honest difference Of opinion, al
of which might be obyiated if submitted to a COM
petent Assessor.
I Not so with the second class. Many facts might
be introduced to illustrate the evil tendency of this
part of the subject. will mention but one, We
can easily guess at others. Less than year ago
a neighbor was heard to say, II bought horse q
short time since for SIS, to match the have.
he proves first rate. and would not part with hin.
now for $90." Curiosity led me TO examine the
papers in the hands of the Assessor, where both of
these horses were sworn into the tax list ut $50
each! I say Mr.. Editor we who are living in the
middle of the 9th century heed no temptations Of
this sort to commit perjury.
J Is it not time for editors and correspondents to
think and write on this subject.
Yours Truly, N.
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A Observation-Disclosures Teller

A SeIf-conyicted-NOn- Teller.
The .Sitanic," Douglass-N sbraska '.organ,'.
of this County, is BOT only shameless 10 its false
hoods, but is getting careless in its Disregard for
TRUTH that it almost weekly lays itself 10 flat lie.
For example-the Sentinel of last week says:
Three weeks ago the African organ proposed
to publish the speech of Senator Douglass on the
Nebraska bill if We would publish that of Senator
Chase To thas proposition zee readily assrnfed ~
Now, reader, that it may be seen how deliber-
atey the .sSatanic" falsies the record. we win
qaote the ..resdy assent" as follows:
"A PRoposIr1oN.-Th Uncle Tom Advert.
ser proposes TO publish Douglass speech on the
| Nebraska bin if we will publish that of Chsse
W. intend 10 publish the LATTER ,rhether that
sheet does the former or nsf We intend to do
more-t0 publish all that those two Senators may
say upon the question in the Senate aud it mai
fers ltle TO achefher that janrnat does The same
| or not" 5
So far. as is seen. from ascending to our propn.
sition, he threw it back upon with scorn. ayow.
ed an original purpose of his own, to publish Mr.
Cbase's speech, and didn't care whether we pub
lshed Douglass or.not! Of course we were alb
solved from all obligation. and we would not SO fa
sacrifice self-rsspect, as, under such crcum
j stances, to perform work of superer
LOCATION. If the Sentinel had accepted ou
proposition, and made it condition that sboul,
publish Douglass speech, if he published Chase's
| we Of course should have done it.
The reader can see that this was not the case
He snapped his fingers in our face. fouted ou
proposition, didn't for US, or what we did, h
should publish Chase's speech any how, and didn'
care whether we did, or did not publish, aud nov
he turns around, and in the next breath says, tha
to our proposition he +" readily assented r.
4 Was ever bold unblushing faIseheod more ap
parent? Aud yet, reader, this is a simple of tho
specimen of humanity, who grinds upon the Sd
tanic s.organ,'' and with whom We have to com
IN weekly conflict.
i Verify this Samuel D. Harris. Junior. Esquire
is--is- -SamurL D.. Harris, Junior. E>qaire--an
we regret to be obliged to say SO bad thing of
neighbor s # s ssei Z.
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instances ii Is rumorei that their Interests will
also be united. Ii is rumored that the Chronicle
and Transcript of Warren are soon 10 be blend
ed-and identified in interest as well as pTincip-
lie. Lei The liberal press" Of the Sla,e of
Ohio take firm grounds in opposition 10 the ex.
tension of human bondage. and The neniais
of darkness viii cover before their influence.
No more quarelling about names-no more
quarreliing about parties. or pa ty achievements
Of principle and freedom = Buckeye iSIafe.
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Dsception.

Fraud and deception, is the order of the day
with this o-slavery administration and IFS abet-
tors in wickedness. Badgers amendment to the
Nebraska bill, was designed to deceive and hood
wink the peopIe-it was contrived as sort Of
swivel upon which certain tender-footed. Northern
administration men could swing around into ac-
quiescence with the niquitous bill-and certain of
that stripe in our midst, some of the Portage
County officials, are thus swinging themselves
around on Badgers amendment. as Cass did in
the Senate. tits a ZEAL god-send to the Satanic
"organ," and now that the claim of popular sove-
reignty in Nebraska is exploded, affords another
idea, for that delectable sheet to harp upon. TO
| show how utterly fraudulent this amendment of
Badger is, let US quote what Senator Douglass
said in his speech uponthe introduction fhis Me-
braska bill. which the Sentine! has published. In
that speech, delivered the 3oth of last January,
speaking of the condition of Nebraska at the time
Of the admission of Missouri, he said ):
/" Slavery did not exist in, nor was it excluded
from. the country now known as Nebraska.-
There was code of laws upon The subject of
Slavery either way: first, for the reason that Sia-
very had never been Introduced into Louisiana.
and established by positive enactment; il had
grown up there By a sort of common law, aud had
been supported and protected. When common
law grows up. when an Institution becomes estab-
Iished under usage, it carries it SO far as that
| usage goes. and no further"
Now read Badgers deceptive amendment,
| which is as follows:
Prouidtd, That nothing herein contained shall
be construed to revive or put in force any law or
/ regulation which may have existed prior TO the
act of the 9th of March, 1920, either protecting,
establishing, prohibiting, or aboislling avery
/ 1t will be seen that this is complete sham. q
mere bait for gudgeons, tub III, own to whale
| Slavery coucedes nothing Freedom gains moth
ing by ii. for according to Douglass himself prior to
March 6, 1920, s.there was no code Of laws upo1
the subject Of slavery either way" which couIt
be revived or put in force!
And yet the tender footed in this vicinity begir
to take up their heels witt, sprightlness and de
clare for Dougass' bin. Jecause Of fsis proriso
while the Sentinel is preparing its assiuine lung
TO blovlate upon the subject.
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-. -. For lhe Ohio isknr.

De1MOcFsafy ASH fS.-NO. ..
To become satisfied that the so-calIed den,ocIa-
cy has become false to man calls for no further
proof. We give it credit for its outspoken voice.
We know where TO find If. lis pledges are against
sngtaton"--the life blood Of free insiiiulions.-
While democracy is struggling in Europe for OPP
por,uaity to speak of The wrongs and expressions
of man and cannot be heard, s.democracy in these
States is pedging itself 10 the srme condition OF
things. Kossuih, Kinkle, Mazziui and their
adjuiors ask but the rightto speak by voice and
press other words to agiate and that right de-
MED them. The despots are determined TO
''crush out" This dangerous elemeni,' of go.
discussion. 1t is the terror of tyrans in she old
world, rs we'll as of saveholders AID their plant
minions in the new. They fear it as the golden
sands of truth appear nnd show TO the victims of
their power that might does not make right. The
mission of true democracy will yet be fulfilled in
the overthrow of all systems that raise she few
the shoulders of the many and the upholders of
these systems and parties seen 10 their true COL
ors as the enemies Of man. The leaders of par
ties in America who uphold despotism at home
must and will be ranked with men of alike fai,h''
wherever found. Let these leaders be seen in
their true light and they win find their level and
the people begin to do their own thinking.
Mantua, Feb. 2o,h. 1854. BLAKE.
Hon. SALMON P. CHASE OF OHIo.-We feel
pride in saying that Senator Chase isa native
of Cornish, New Hamphire, son of hhamar
Chase, who wus one OF The Governors Coun-
Gil. Benjamin Pierce, Of Hillsboro not far from
Cornish, was also one OF the Council about the
same period. aud voluteer Of liberty a, the
Battle OF Bunker's Hill. OF the course o! the
son of the later we viii moi now speak but
Of the course Of the former we can speak with
pride. Herenects honhor upon his native State,
and is struggling in tie Senate Of the United
States in defence Of the principles for which
Berjamin Pierce fought a, Bunker Hill He
does not. for an office, or for southern support,
abandon The soil that gave him birth. But here
he stands in one of the two highest stations in
the government, battling for freedom. aLd mars
fully resisting the encrnachmenis uf the Slave
Power, HIS speechin the U. S. Senate on
F,iday last upon The infamous Nebraska bill
was listend 10 with profound attention by the
Senate and the Crowd in the galleries, 1t is said
,ha, he completely used up the .,lil,le giant Of
illinois, who hopes 'to ride into the presid or,
.ial chair upon nigger's back" The Demo-
cratic Senatorial caucus psid Mr.. Chase lish
(though perhaps nnintentional) complime,t I.
when. on the day after his speech was delivered,
they de,ilee to abandon the ground that the
compromise of 1850 superseded that of 1890
and 10 tepealih latter in express terms, Rock,
ing ham nv FL. Messenger.
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TI.e Reserve on Nshrn.k =.

The feeling on the Reserve on .sthe sun Of
all villainies," " is most intense. Union! Unionll
every where is ihe cry mo more local division
--all for freedom! Pnpers which have hereto
FIRE stood in aniagonism to each other are uni.
nag their energies and influence, and in some
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Nebraska embraces the whole of the unor.
ganized ler'it.ry n the Union the ex.enl Of
us boundary is over three thousand sq miles
and lis area about five hundred thousand so.
mm''es-capabis n Of being formed into dozen
States each as lnrge.as Ohio.
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n The following was crowded out last week
but is too remarkable not TO be put on record.
asreat snow storm.


On the goth ult. severe Stow storm pnssed
over a large portion of the country. The storm is
said to equal the great storm of 1e43 aud le45.-
In New York the average depth of the suog was
eighteen inches, but in drifts or 10 fee, deep not
quite common. All the railroad tracks were OBJ,
structed. The storm ragged wi violence in Phil
adelphiu. 1t passed over New Jersey entirely and
extended east into Connecticut. AT Portland,
Montreal, aud New Bedford the snow was one
foot deep, but at Boston only about four nches- -
AT st. Louis, Chicago Cincinnati and Buffalo, there
was no snow At Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Co
lunous and This region of country generally the
storm was hght. In some places the storm lasted
two days. 1t came from the Atlantic near the
North Carolina line and covered about $50, ,ooO
square miles. It caHfe lie tornado and would
vie with Russian snow storm 10 intensity aud ii
olenee.
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CAN SLAVERY EXIST IN NEBRAsKA!-h is
often asserted that 1t cannot, and that no prnc-
tical issueis now before The people; but the
Washington correspondent Of the New York
National Democrat soid, on the 24,h ultima:
In conversation which | had this morning
with Col. Johnson, the accredited Representatives
here Of the people Of Nebraska--and who. by
the way. is fair specimen of the indomitable
pioneers of The West-he informed me that
there are already stme kundreds of s7ares in
thai Territory. Abou. hundred are owned
there. and the rest owned by people in Missouri
who lease them TO seit' ers in Nebraska. So it
will be seen contrary iothe general impression
on the subject, the question is one of immediate
practical importance"
We presume the testimony of this witness
will moi be impreached by the friends Of the
measure.
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MEMcRtALs AGAINST THE HEBRAsxA BrLL
ave pouring in upon Congress. We hope lAa,
every State, equity. ely and village, wilm,ke
its voice heard on this sntiset.-N Y C,m.
Advertiser. Yg
And We hope so too. The people mas, uLd
viii be heard on this measure. But ii was far
from the purpose Of i,s authors ,ha, they shuuld
be heard. - National Era
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Gnfo. Cniur,nFams

Will not the opponents TO 1the great -Adminis-=
fration measure, Douglass Nebraska Territorial
bill, in Portage County. 60 up in goody numbers
to the Peoples Convention ut Columbus, next
Wednesday !? =
We feel that it is almost an insult to ask the
question, it implies doubt of the patriotic de-
votion Of the good people of the County to the
great interests of freedom.
We shall feel discouraged and mortified indeed,
if Portage County is not largely represented on
that occasion.
Itis important that we leave nothing undone,
calculated to strike terror into Northern Dough-
| faces. A great and determined State Convention
in Ohio giving utterance 10 the loud and indignant
voice of the people. may be decisive of the hole
question. Let US of Portage County, feel our
share of the responsibility. and in large numbers
go up to Columbus with alacriiy. enthusiasm and
vigorous and determined purpose.
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Lei The Peon,e ruie.

How often has the Sentinel reiterat ed the state
ment that Douglass bill simply left the people of
the territory TO enact their own laws, and estab-
sh their own institutions, statement to which
The provisions of Inc bill itself gives fiat contra
dictioD. Look at one. Mr.. Clayton, the Wing
Senator from Delaware, moved to strike out that
portion of the fifth section of the bi which allow
ed foreigners. having fled their preliminary de-
caraton to become citizens of the United States,
the privilege of voting and holding office. The
object of this amendment could be DO eiher than
to keep down free labor and free laborers, and to
exat the slave power. There might be ten thou
sand Germans, more or less, in Nebraska. owning
farms and paying taxes. and yet five hundred
slayeholders, more or less, con'd shape the laws,
and establish the institutions of the territory. S.
Is this what the Sentinel understands by popu-
lar sovereignty-g the people power over the
formation of their own laws and institutions
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~ Hon. V. R. Humphrey was elected Presi-
dent of The pauesriile Is Hudson r. r. on the
Sd inst.
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II brakeman on the Cleveland & Erie 4.
e., mas Killed al Psiaessills last week,
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Hon. Thomas Ewing, Lancaster. Ohio;
:" d. K. Carter, Massilon, Ohio;
:. S. P. Chase, U. S. Senate;
/" John P. Hale, New Yolk City.
!" Thos. Corwin, Lebanon, Ohio;
ThesaH. Benton, ST. Louis. No.
:. Bellamy Storer, Cincinnati, Ohio;
!" ]. Brinkerhoof, Mansfield, Ohio;
VIM. Fl. Seward, q. S. Senate;
/" S,ml. Houston, q. S. Senate;
J" Chas. ReemIin, Cincinnati, Oaios -.
I" Benz. r. Wade, q. S. Senate.
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township in the State.

: The following eminent gentlemen have been in
ivited to be present and address the People Of
Ohio on the 22d instant: