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New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-15
Frcm own Cosresr0adeni.
LONDON, Friday, April y, 1854.

LONDON, frlda! Aprh - l-oi.
Tie last authentic news from Turkey fully confirms
the views OF THE TRIBUNE. with respect 70 the re-
treat Of the Russians from kaafa the occupation by
the Russians OF the DobrOdja, and the character OF
the Greek iusurrection.
The Lloyd confirms the report that the Russians have
raised the investment of kalafat and that the
alton Of Lesser Wsllschia is now complete. The
latest news received at Consantinope states that the
Russians do not advance but, on the contrary are
fortling the pobrodja.
With regard 10 the Greek insurrecticn. the follow
irg letter from Vienna of the 18th April appeared IN
yesterdays M0RiteHr:
The Greek instruction does not make any progress y
Epirus but berins show ITSELF IN is true ehalsc
anytody could have thought thathe interests OF
itv and nationality anything else than VAN re'A
tie acts Of the chiefs e the Hellenic bands trom ne A.
dom Of Greece must dissolve all such doubts Inc aer-
cations which since tho commencement OF the struggle
have taken place between Griyas aud ASSas, viih r.
snect 10 tie chief command OF the insurgents are known
These two chiefs continue 10 Gct separately and make NJ
scrupe Of taking advantage Of any opportunity to m are
,nch other. Grvas. especially has only carried phaSe
and incenjiarsm the Christian Raas Of whom ne pre-
tends 10 be the beracT. The >uhoes, who have come w
the resolution ineriict the 10 their territory %
several Hellenic chiefs particularly denonnce Gnves A,
,ho beginning Of les. mouth, tbs chief went 70 domani
to.pi.ay u the Greek pim2tc, Deyenizta AMI eil ,ne
Is, amer but net Until be had pIliaged bus house and
New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-15
Cone-r ondence Of The London Morning chrooicls,
MADKrD, Wednesday, April IL, u

MADkfD, W ednesuay April ~, tc'%s
Tho dsnute between the Governments Of Spain on1 -
rai.ed Stas the most important Of the day.
On the 2sth of last month, Mr. soue, who vas tes y
high favor Court, obtained an amnesty Tor te f.s
Cuba soon after which bis dispatches respecting ~
unpleasant affair of the Black Warrior arrived AZ us
was confidently asserted that the latter affair had be. -
led There is reason 10 doubt, however, thsfJ I'm
not the csse and letters from Barcelona Malaga fn1 "
diz concur in stating that the parties who were 70 3
liberty under the amnesty still IN prison, the
letter adding that information had been received -
vafe orders had been sent from Madrid not 10 Gerry
amnesty into effect This change Of policy hr n3 49,
srfen rom the quarrel about the Black MsfnoS sas =
recopniate what has passed respecting H. 40 -
from a good source, though at the risk u -
mS to sp peIs note sSss soSs0tS e 4 x. oss Ss%sua r
Cen. Peaueia and all other officials who had .lsa r:
should ''is''s Be gwen " 's to iS tss sahares Of
tie future questions of the kind without having
them 20 the Government at Madrid. Io tns ~ esrs,s
Calderon de In Barca replied that il would DC yer,
10 entertain the las. point inasmuch q sS e s1 49,
would be to change the whole sysse@ q sRsn dsman
policy; and that, with respect to the oss' could
h, sa'ss g. as .nee ssy hsd not reesyet
"a dispatches from the Csptsin s,ehed IN q
sskect Mr.. soule replied IN e. i ;us.ted. am oss
ssds1 TIN man naSsd ,ns 10 Sss< which the sees
ds stehss from the cspsassSG cspsasrsS Government ,-ss
seknewIedged-ths' ,c e' dispstehs. referred -
esnpainea arGnfs e A. Madri, chile at Cuba - ~
swsst srsss rsf'rses ss Questions wsy. dssyis =
risi hat tie Ss.s"ssss rss s1'ss
kr ssale gave .ho.id ~. dsps.sh his special e
%slsw he expiration q that :s term which e. vas
Bsrsa replied u ys tS siISus g ni,s sss .stsss II M
ceane q cass and stated hat the Goves,% -
e ne % so'mes srs 1arsued By M seule - 5
sss sy wead not sabmis Insult from 4 AK Ssn N 6q
in<tr. 10 'hs - ~. Z, @ - ,sult bet merely - 80 m
sets of the cascas he believed ne - I, ,a,rs ueeee
y w5rs wni ~ asus = Wssepzf'"
New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-15
SPAIN.

soULE BULLYING THE GOVERNMENT
Cesr,sI euceEce Of The LcnGcn rmes
NADRID, Monday ApriI H. 1856
The affair Of The Black Warrior assumes very ~
pleasant end even alarming asuect for the scs;.h
Goysrn4sn' Nr soae 10 whom the criiteg n Re .een,s
New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-15
LETTERS

The following letters were received by the Com
mittee Of Arrangements:
New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-15
FROM cHARLrs ?. KIRKLAND.
NrW.l oEx ga.uraa


NEw.l oSg. Saturday MAY j, 1854
Grxrryxys: II would give very great pleasure 20
sonry reqssss sddess
held The Para this afternoon tut paavoidably
veptf IL, VIII only that cordially IN object
the rteins and had the should declare
cond njus.iee
the 81 the proposed NebfakA
fha: there plir5iEn and
in 'he Houe q Representatives defeat
body The that HoDsc who boldly fesresy stand
for The rsh viii receive they deserve the nBx ga
fsd Of raiiuds Of their who looking vita
iutcs; hs result May they their
set esoIfs and tAcse esoT b. ero~Hed vi mcee.
Very yrerPecifally, se., CHARLES KIRKLAND.
o. LoTD, Eso.
NEwYoKK. saturday Nay 49, lsE.l
No. 90 Merchant Exchange. 5
GEsTLrxrS; ] am unable 70 address the meeting Of
sh,z,s this afternoon your eqnes But NJ hearty
Object 81 sverns pOhe The of the
the subject
sud until be driven of the Uuicn
vielsfss confieuce recently established
Slavery ttoe counymeB 10 afos .h0se
gsr6 the saTedcss o. the Territory which
sAs Invited by he pledge Of he national faith;
nr the forming .d naioa Of these unsettled
fertile and settlers instead Of expert
snel the national Cover. aad Il tends the Ia
Ne yroTosed bill is isonsbie radical and vita. evil
Yours. very respectfully, ID. LORD.
Toneas ~ n. Grnen and ohen, Executive Committee,
New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-15

COUNT KI>SELEFF.
COUNT PEROWskI
"DIMlTRI BlBBfkOFFn
II would have been impossible to give better birds
eve view of Russia than is offered by the preceding
documents: the Emperor, the bureaucracy, the seris
the beards Ia PGysanHe, the police the oar-marine,
the corporations the lands and the seas all the Rus
.' siasn KARL MARX.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-08-30
500, 900 dollars OF State Debt paid
la Six Months.

In passing through Columbus recently we
took occasion to call upon Auditor Morgan
and in doing so we ascertained that the Fund
Commissioners had paid off Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars Of the State debt, in the six
months ending on the first of July last. This
is paying at the rate of fifty thousand dol.
lars per month-within fraction of eleven
thousand, five hundred and thrty-eight and
half dollars per week, and one thousand
nine hundred and twenty dollars per day
That is doing quite well. The Fund Com
missioners are endeavoring to purchase all
the State Bonds they can in advance of cir
becoming due; but find it exceedingly diff
cult to purchase many at this time at any
thing like fair price--a high rate Of premi-
um being invariably demanded by the hold
or. The State bonds of Ohio are now re-
gardcd as the most safe investments for cap.
italists, and hence are much sought after.
Surely it should be cause of congratula-
ton to every Ohloan, and especially to eve
ry Democrat, that the credit of the State
stands so high. But few years ago---from
the 18th of November l84l, to the 10Th OF
November 1S42-:ffteen hundred and tlcenty-
SeUen thousand dollars worth of Stocks were
sold for nine huadred and ninety-nine thou
sand, one hundred and .ffty-one dollars and
thirty cents; and on the 9th of March 1874,
one hundred thousand dollars of State stocks
were sold for less than sirty Mous0nd dollars
All this transpired under the administration
Of Whig Fund Commissioners and Wing Fl
nanciers. Now, under the administration Of
Democratic Fund Commissioners and Dem
ocntic Financiers, with the "New Constitu-
ton in the hands Of it's friends" the State
Stocks Of Ohio are eagerly purchased at q
premium, instead Of at humiliating dis
count.
The spoilers of Ohio, as the Democrats
have been maliciously termed, it will be
seen, preserve unimpaired the credit, honor
and dignity of the State. And while the
Democratic Party is so mindful Vf the credit,
dignity and honor of the State, What Demo-
crat is there who would lend his aid to lie
overthrow by uniting with the Fusionists!
-Chiiicothe Ado.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-08-30
Fusion Nominations.

The following are the names Of the sew.
eral nominees of the striped and ring.
streaked Convention, which assembled al
the Court House, in this place, on last
Thursday:
For Probate Judge, DARIUS LYMAN, ol
Ravenna.
For Auditor, THOMAS w. BROWNING, o
Rootstown.
For Clerk, EDMUND BosTwIcK, of Edin.
burgh.
For Sheriff, FERRIS Couch, Of Nelson.
For Commissioner, SYLVESTER HUGGrNs
of Franklin.
For County ln6rmary, WILLIAM NELSON
OF Shalersyille.
For Coroner, L. B. HUBBARD, of Deer.
field.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-08-30
The sinvc Case at Salem.

Last Monday evening considerable excite.
ment was created by the report of n slave
having been forcibly taken from her master
and mistress at Silem. The facts, as nearly
as we can ascertain them, are as follows:
disunon anti-slavery convention was in
session at Salem, at which HcnryC. Wright
and men of like stamp were principal man.
ayers. During the meeting, telegraphic
despatch was received from Allegheny, that
Southern gentleman together with his wife
and female slave were on board the train
coming West from Pittsburgh. Whereupon
| the meeting, or large number of those who
attended it, assembled together at tho Depot,
and resolved to get possession of the slave at
alt hazards. AS soon as the cars arrived,
they were entered by the crowd in waiting,
and after considerable Of struggle, the
slave was seized and torcibly carried off to
| some place of secretion.
This statement we have received from one
who was ut the meeting and who sympathis-
es strongly with the abolitionists of Salem.
By a recent decision Of Judge Norris, the
Democratic candidate for Supreme Judge of
this State, a slave when voluntarily taken by
his master into free State, becomes from
thattime forth a freeman. This girl, then,
BY the laws of the country, was free. We
40 not know whether she had ever express
ed desire to leave her master or mistress
or not Her wishes could easily have been
ascertaned after the arrival of the cars, and
ii such 'oas her desire, she could have been
liberated by peaceable means. Under these
circumstances we can see no propriety in the
rush, fury, and force which the Salem people
manifested. We are glad the slave is free,
that is, if she desired to be-; bv,t we are sor.
ry such means were resorted toto secure her
release. Such unnecessary violence, while
: ~ ran do r,ood 70 tbn slara nnI,, eo,,o. g.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-08-30

GA correspondent of the CINCINNATI
Gazette gives the following sketch of the
real estate mania at Chicago. 1t is anus
ing. but some will laugh out of the other
corner OF their mouth before they get
through with this business. The bubble
cannot always be kept inflated.
A II other business is subsidiary to this,
the carpenter on his house: the tailor at his
bench, the shoemaker at his awl. and last,
dreums of his growing wealth, in the in
creasiug value of some distant and obscure
lot. The nlert clerk measures off to the
miss dress pattern, and gravely informs'
her that there are twenty-five feet 'front.' y,
The anxious cholera patient is directed BY
his experienced physician 10 take Gone.
third Of the portion down, the balance in,
one and two years" The lawyer, forget
ting his Coke aud Blackstone, dwindles in.
to petty pickering real estate agent, in the
maddened race after money. Nay, even
the illustrative language of the pulpit iS;
drawn from the vocabulary of brokers and
lot jobbers.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-08-30

increase the distrust and bitterness which is
constantly growing up between the North
and the South.
There is no doubt but large majority Of
thepeople ofall parties in the North, are anti
slavery in sentiment. They justly regard
this institution as a social, moral and polti-
cal evil. We are frank to acknowledge that
we regard it as one of the evils in our gov
ernment. While these are our sentiments,
we must say, however, that we can have no
sympathy with, OF respect for those fanaticnl
and unprincipled abolitionists who go about
the country denouncing the government
which protects them, and preaching disus-
ion and treason to the people. They are bad
men-men unworthy the confidence of the
public. Their motives are bad, and their
counses are dangerous. The affair at Sa-
lem is only a slight development of ther
plans and purposes. The destruction of the
constitution; and the introduction of general
anarchy and riot are among the more impor'
tant objects which they intend to accomplish.
Men with such principles are to be despised
and avoided. They are enemies to their
country.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-08-30
Fusion Consistency.

The following is the opinion entertained
of the Free Sellers, by the Ohio State Jour
nal, one year ago. 1t twas then the leading
Wing paper in Ohio, but is now an ardent
advocate of the Fusion movement:
"What would the Wings or the COUNTRY
gain by an amagamution of Wings and Free
Soilcrs Certainly no desirable object could
be achieved by such an alliance. No party
in the State is more at variance with Whig
principles than the Free Soil party The
platform published and adopted by this party
at their last State Convention contains
MORE ULTRAISM AND ABSURD
DOGMAS THAN ANY PAPER OF A
POLITICAL CHARACTER EVER PUB
LISHED IN THE UNION"
The above extract needs no comments
1t is fair exemplifeOtion of Fusian consiS.
tcncy. Then "no party in the State was
more at variance with Wing principles than
the Free Soil party,'-now these two par
ties can meet each other and embrace
They are all on the same platform now, i
we may believe the Ohio State journal o.
to-day. What is the cause of this great
change! Have the Free SoilCrs come over
to the Wings, or have the Wings seen tho
" error of their ways'-abandone their old
platform, and gone over to the Free Soiers
W i'll some Fusion editor give US little light
upon this subject We know there has
been Ldrgain made, but we would like to
know the terms ef that bargain.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-08-30

KENTUCKY HEMP CRop--A gentleman Of
this city, who has just returned from Ken
tucky, informs us that he made dilgent in
quiry while in that State respecting the
growing hemp crop, and from the most re-
liable sources Of information it is pronounce
ed the best, not only in quantity, but in
quality, since 1S42. All parties agree it is
very fine, and being now nearby ready for
the knife nothi.g can prevent its turning
out finely. The crop by many is estimated
at thirty-thrce per cent. more in quantity,
and at least twenty-five per cent. better In
quality than that of last year. The crop Of
lS42 was reckoned at 80 to $4,000 TONS
Tho present, it is generally believed, will
not fall short of20,OOO tons. In many parts
the stalk is ready for the knife, and farmers
who have old stocks on hand are anxious to
sell. There can be no mistake about the
yields being larger and better than that of
any season in ten years, or since lS42.-St.
Louis Republican.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-08-30

THE GREAT COPPER DISCOVERIES IN YVES.
TERN VIRGINIA.-The Statesman and Demo
crat says that an exceedingly interesting
letter published in the Lynchburgh RpuDli
can, gives Il minute description of the char.
acter and extent Of the copper ores in South.
western Virginia, the vast beds of which
must soon become accessible by means ot
internal communication to the manufacture
ing and smelling interests of the State. The
following is an extract
"The whole distance through which the
copper ore has been traced and shown to ex-
st, with more or less certainty and distinct
ness, is some forty miles. Its general
course corresponds with that of the Blue
ridge. 1t seems to follow the snuosities of
the mountains, being upon an average of
about fourteen miles distant On this line.
copper ore in considerable quantities and of
good quality has been discovered. At Car
ter'S it is very abundant and of fine quality
and the owners of that property are now put
ting up buildings and removing minerals.-
Examinations have also been made, and va
rious explorations are in progress at other
points on this line-morc or less promising
in their character
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-08-30
oRAVENNA OHIO:
Democratic Congressional and
County Convention,

I The Democrats of the Eighteenth Congressional Dis
nCt comprising the counties of Stark, Summit and
Portage, will meet in Convention at Alliance, Star,
County, Ohio, on FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY or
lhBPTEMBER, 1854, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, to put in
nomination candidate for Representative in Con
grcss tor said District.
Each township in the county Of Portage win be en-
titled to ONE DELEGATE. The townships OF Frank ln
Brimhcld, Randolph, Sucld and Sbalprsvllla to TWO
DELEo ,TEs EACH, and the township of Raveuna ta
THREE. ,.s.f. |i -...
The Democrats of the different h wnsb!rs in Portage
county, are therefore requested TO meet in their re-
spective townships on Tuesday ercrnr, the s9tk dag
% AHg"st, l65i at sere" O'Clock ard select said Del
egates; Also, then and there to appoint Delegates
:" eGeA tOr"skiP TO represent tho Democracy OF said
townships In the County DemocrG tic Nominating Con-
vention, to held at Ravenna on saturdG the Cd day
September next By order OF the
..... DEN. Ex. COMMITTEE.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-08-30
The Fusion Nominating. COnVcn-
ti1a.


Last Thursday, part Of the political pro.
gramme which four or five Fusion leader;
have spent the summer in arranging, was
exhibited in public. We acknowledge our
selves somewhat interested with the order o
exercises. We have known of Fusions be-
! fore, but none where such, and so many ex
trcmcs of opinion were proposed to be unit
ed. We are glad to be able to state thai
no Democrats had anything to do with theiI
proceedings. 1t was meeting Of Free
Soiers and Wings; and the union between
these was very fur from being perfect. There
was evidently a strife between them to see
which should get the advantage, and we arc
certain that one party was badly cheated in
the bargain. The best thing we can say for
the convention is, that it was exceedingly gui-
et. There was no discussion, for the very
good reason that no opportunity was given,
no speaking, no life or animation among the
delegates. Each man shut his eyes and vot-
ed, and seemed to be thankful that an act Of
self-sacrifce had been performed. The only
spirit we saw manifested during the conven-
ton, was the breaking of bottle of "rot-gut'
whiskey, in the pocket of one Of tho dele
gates, while taking his scat inside the bar.
We were sorry for this, first, because 1t was
a severe loss to him, and secondly because
there was no liquor inspector present to test
the quality o.! Fusion whiskey.
Of the nominees we will speak more at
length hereafter. They are all Freesoiers
but one-some Of them, however, rather
poor Freesolers. Only one of them, DARE
US LYMAN, Esq, the candidate for Probate
Judge, is resident Of Ravenna. He is, or
ought to be generally known. He has been
a candidate for office and been defeated more
frequently than any other man in this section
OF country. Whether this is from personal
unpopularity, want of capacity, or the fact
that he has been the candidate ofso ma
ny different parties, or all of these combined,
is not for us to say at present.
We can truly state that we are grateful to
the fusionists for making such nominations.
They might have made much better selec-
tions than they did, even from their own
ranks.
In our iud gment, the whole convention
was tarce played for the benefit of a few
political wire-workers, without any regard
to the rights and interests of the people.
These few managed the concern. They were
selfish enough to plan the work, but had not
sufficient intelligence or ingenuity to con-
ceal their real designs. Already there is a
good deal of Of dissatisfaction, and if we are
not mistaken. large number both of the
Wings and Freesoilers will repudiate the
the action of the convention.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-08-30

or 1t is reported on good authority, says
the New York Sun, that distinguished man
of science intends building in New York city
an iron tower 600 feet in height. It 10 to-
stand in some central place, is to have rail-
cars propelled by steam to its top, il to be-
furnished with attractions inside Of great val-
ue, is to serve as a Misunderstanding out
BY peculiar scientific arrangement, a light
which may be seen hundred miles at sea-
&c. Several men of celebrity hays been
consulted as to the possibility Of the enters
prise, and, after hearing the whole argn-
ments pro and con, unanimously pronounced
in favor of the enter PRISE
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-08-30

or We learn that the United States Ag-
ricultural Society will hold an exhibition Of
cattle at Springfield, Ohio, on the 25th, goth
and 9th of October next; for which pur-
pose the citizens OF Clark county have sub
scribed $4,000. The Society invites COM
petition from all the States OF the Union.
and from the neighboring provinces Of
Csnada. In view of which, the Society will
omit the proposed exhibition Of horses in
Massachusetts, and show of sheep in Ver-
mont. Those concerned are assured that
distant sections of the Union will be repre-
scented, which fact will render the exhibition
highly useful and douby interesting,
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-08-30

Lor SMITH roB CoEGREss.--Lot Smith,
Esq, Of Athens, has been nominated for
Congress in the district composed Of the
counties Of Athens, Meigs, Fairfield, Hook
ing and Perry. Mr.. Richie, the present
Representative declined denomination on
recount Of i'll health. Mr.. Smith has been
member Of the Ohio State Senate at every
session since the adoption of the new Con-
stitution. This nomination from the Dem
ocrats Of his district is high compliment to
his integrity as man, and ability as Rep
ascntative.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-08-30

OUTRAGEOUS CoNDUcT.-A number o
ill-dsposed persons ON the line Of the Ohio
and Pennsylvania Railroad seem determin.
ed TO destroy property and place life in jeop.
ardy, by obstructiDg the track. On Satur.
day evenings u number Of ties were placed
upon the track within three miles of Ali.
ance, which threw the locomotive off the
track. On the same evening, the locomo'
tive attached to the express train was thrown
down bank, in consequence Of a ruil being
placed across the track The fireman and
and engineer were slightly injured. II the
persons engaged in such rascally and out,
rsgeous proceedings are caught hanging
would not be too good for them.