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Warning from Ashland.

The following remarks from Henry
Clay, several years since, we copy tor the
benefit OF those Nations Union Wings
hereabouls who still love and cherish the
principles and measures OF the old Wing
party, and look with contempt upon the
recent efforts of certain leaders to trans
fer it 10 the folds of Abolitionism, and
they are numerous:
"Aboli,ion should no longer be regarded
as an imaginary danger. The abolition.
lists, let me suppose. succeed in their pre-.
sent aim of uniting the inhabitants Of the
free States as one man against the inhab-
itants Of the slave States. Union on the
one side will beget union on the other. And
this process of reciprocal consolidation
will be attended with all the violent preju.
dices, embit.ered passions, and implaca-
BILE animosities which ever degraded or
deformed human nature. A virtual dis
solution Of the Union will have taken
place, while the forms of its existence re-
main. The most valuable element oi
union, mutual kindness, the feelings o.
sympathy. the frsternal bonds. which now
happily unite US, will have been extin.
guished for ever. One section will stand
in menacing and hostile array against the
other. The collisions of opinion will be
quickly followed by the clash Of arms.
will not attempt to describe scenes which
now happily lie concealed from our view
Abolitionists themselves would shrink
back in dis,nay aud horror at the contem-
plation Of desolated fields, confsgra,ed
cities. murdered inhabitants. and the over
throw Of the fairest fabric of human gov
ernment that ever rose to animate the
hopes of civilized man.
But if they are to conquer, whom would
they conquer! A foreign foe--one who
had insulted our flag, invaded our shores
and laid our country waste? No, sir; no
sir. |, would be a conquest without lau
rels, withou, glory-a self, a suicidal con.
quest Of brothers over brothers, achieved
by one over another portion Of the de.
scendants OF common ancestors. who no
bly, pledging their lives, their fortunes. and
their sacred honor, had fought and bled
side by side, in many a hard battle or
land and ocean, severed our country from
the British crown, and established our ma
|ticna al Independence
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The Liquor Law Constitutional.

The District Court in session at Athens,
Ohio-Judges Nash, Peck, and Whitman
on the bench--have fully sustained the
constitu,ionslity OF the Liquor Law.
Judge Whitman delivered the opinion OF
the Court, which was in substance on the
point here mentioned, ss follows:
This is an application for the allowance
of writ of error to the Probate Court,
based among other things, upon the posi-
ton claimed by the plaintiff in error, ,ha,
the act entitled "an act TO provide against
the evils resulting from the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquors in the State Of Ohio,
passed May I, 1854, is unconstitutional
Counsel for the plaintiff in error contends
that this act is unconstitutiona on the
grounds,
1st. That said act was never read three
times prior to its passage.
| g. That it is prohibitory act, and not
merely an act to regulate traffick in spirit
uous liquors.
| We are referred to an opinion Of Chie
Justice Corwih given at Chambers. to sus-
tain the plaintiff in error. For this opin.
lou, reference is made to a newspaper re-
port Of this case. This is not very good
evidence. but il it is to be believed, the
learned Judge was, in our opinion. clear
ly in the wrong. 1t was claimed that the
law was void, because it had not been
read upon three several days.
The present law, it appears, was insert
ed as All amendment on the engrossmen
OF the bill, which had been already twice
read. 1t was then read third time. and
put on its final passage in tho Senate
This, we believe, is in accordance with
the parliamentary law. When a bill i,
introduced on a subject, it is open to al
amendments germain to the subject en-
braced in it; and it matters not whether
the amendment is made in detail, or By
striking out oil after the enacting CLAUSE
and inserting an entire new bill in torn
pertaining to the subject matter Of the ori
ginal bill, and no one ever before heard
that such amendment had to be read on
three several days. This clause, that &
bill must be read on three several days, i.
no new provision; il is mere copy Of thu
provision contained in the old constitution
We have had, therefore. fifty years o
experience under this clause, and this wa,
the first time that ever such an objection
was raised, and what was done in tni.
case was done with almost every law tha
was passed. Every legislator will recol
lect innumerable instances of just suct
amendments as the one made in this act
The Court, therefore, have no doubt o
the invalidity Of this objection, and tina
the act was well passed.
| The second objection is equally unten
able. This is not prohibi,ory law; ever
il prohibitory act is unconstitutional. a
to which question we express no opinion
This law regulates the traffick so as to pre-
vent the evils resulting from this traffick
and comes clearly within legislation 70
the prevention Of the evils Of the trafiicl
in intoxicating liquors. Both OF these Oh
lieciiona ara therefore oYerruled
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Treaty Ratified!-Free Trade.

The Reciprocity Treaty with Canada is
ratified by Grea, Britain. This treaty is a
noble trophy of the present Administration.
So long as the ST. Lawrence flows free to
American ships. will this treaty be referred
TO with pride and pleasure. The Fishery
difficulties are over. Canada is practically
annexed. There is no custom houses be-
tween US. Good will and free trade have
made one more stride! With the Nstiona al
Intelligencer. we congratulate the coun-
try on the first fruit OF a great measure OF
peace and International advantage; one
which. but a short year or two ago, looked
as unlikely for happy settlement. and in
the present accomplishment Of which. all
who have been concerned or instrumental
deserve the public thanks"
He who sneers at the present Admins.
tration as inefficient. and calls il failure.
is either a duIlard or a demagogue, If no,
both.-Statesnan.
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HOG SroRY.-We heard ascapital anec'
do,e about hogs the other day. In Madi-
son and other counties mast and acorEs
are very scarce. 1t abounds. however, in
the county Of Estill. Many hogs were
driven there, which the Estill people con.
sidered an Infringement on their rights
Councils were called to deliberate how to
rid themselves of this nuissnce. Many
plans were proposed, bu, finally, after q
cd deal OF debate, one was adopted. II
seems that hogs have great fears Of bears
Accordingly the skin OF a bear was pro.
cured, and large SOW was caught from
one Of the droves; she was covered with
the bear skin and then let loose, when she
Immediately returned to the droves, but on
her approach all the hogs took fright. pur
sued by the hog with the bear skin. II i.
stated that since the experiment not hog
has crossed the confines Of Estill county
Leu. I;aRes:
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preface or introductory remarks, asked
our friend and his companions to raise
,ceir hands, and rehearsed, in substance,
the following soath:-"You do swear by
Almighty God, the searcher of all hearts.
that you will keep the secrets Of this or.
ganizstion-that you will not disclose the
names OF any persons you may see here;
that you will not disclose that you have
become member; and that you will an.
swer such questions as may be put to you,
so help you God!'
This thing oftakins most solemn oath.
making an appeal to the God of Heaven.
vantage, startled our friend. 1t was car.
rying the joke too far. Indeed he could
not look upon it in the light OF joke a,
all. lie hesitated, and after attempting in
vain to extort some explanation he fatty
refused to respond to suoh a wicked and
impious oath, and bowed himself out ol
this most detestable company of political
reformers, and sinful partizans-followed
by the Monongalia Democrat whose
thanks he received for sffording him an
opportunity Of escaping the snafo into
which he had nearly fallen, prepared by
the cunning Wing workers behind the
screens.
Mr.. Parshall says if the Wings find i
necessary to resort to this kind OF shift to
carry their measures, and bring them
selves into power. they may do it for him
but he is not to be found in that ring.
He speaks of this affair without reserve
on all proper occasions, and regards it al
his duty to expose this anti Republican
oath.bound, political organization, not
withsianding several hints quietly insinua
ting that it would be as we'll to say nothing
about it.
We think Mr.. P deserves the thanks o
the community for this exposure; and thus
asa Wing, he does himself infinite credit
by touching not. tasting not. and handling
not the unolean thing. We wish we coult
say as much for wings in this region.
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after our Interests. y

The Journal is evidently alarmed FOL
fear the people of Columbus and the Cen.
tral District will protect their own local
interests, by sending DR.. OLDs back tc
Congress, and labors hard to convince
them they are mistaken. 1--WE have,'
says the Journal, 1.-TWO very excellent ar.
guments with which to meet all this hum
bug and clap.trap." Now, let US see wha
they are: ''ln the first place, the next Con
gress will be strongly anti. Nebraska >
Let US see how the Journal works this
out. by the elections that have already
taken place. The Outgoing members who
voted on the Nebraska bill were as fol
lows:
For tho Bill-EIenn, Of Iowa; McDon
aid, OF Maine; Greenwood and Warren
Of Arkansas; Lindley, Miller, Oliver
Phelps and Lamb, OF Missouri. Total
SO DEM; 3 Wings.
Against the Bill - Benson, Farzey
Washburn, Fuller and Mayall, of Maine
Meacham, Sa6in. and Tracy, OF Vermont
and Benton. OF Missouri. Total, g.:
DEM. Wings.
Absent or not vo,ing-Cook. Of Iowa
and Carruthers, Of Missouri. Total, g
Wings.
1t will be seen by the above that ther,
were for the bill and against it.
This is leaving CARRurHERs. of Mo.
and Cook, Of Iowa, both Wings, out o
the count; the former being for the bill
and the latter against it.
The members who have been elected
stand as follows:
For the Bill-Kennet, Porter, Lindley
Miller. Oliuer, Phelps, Carruthers. o
Missouri; Greenwood and Rust Of Arkan
sas, and Hall Of Iowa-iO. Wings 6
and Democrats A.
Against the Bill Wood. Perry. Knowl
ton, Benson, Washburn, Millikin of Maine
Meacham, MorrelI, and Sabin. Of Yer
mont, and Ihorrington, of Iowa-lO
Wings 8. Democrats g.
Ten for and ten against the bill, th
strength of the Nebraska bill being just a
it was before. The only material chang
is. that the Wings have elected Nebrask'
Wing in the place of BENTON, and an anti
Nebra ska man in the place OF McDoNALn
Of Maine, and beaten FULLER and MAY
ALL. anti. Nebraska Democrats, and elect
ed anti Nebraska Wings. From this.
would seem that, while the Fusion hs
made no gains agains, the Nebraska bill
.hey have succeeded in humbngging int
Congress an increased number OF Wings
Statesman and Democrat.
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Know.Mothingism.

We copy the following article, relative
10 the objects and aims of the Know. No.
things, from the Waynesburg, (Pa.) Mes
senger:
If Know. No,hingism be in this
county another name for Whiggery. as is
strongly suspected, and as all the signs ol
the times seem TO indicate, it is very well
calculated to effect its objects. Look q
moment at the operation OF the thing, and
you will see that il is just as easy to make
Wings out of Democrats through the ma
chinery of Know Nothingism. as to "roll
off log" They swear their candidates
when admitted into the organization. and
into the third degree, to submit to the scilI
Of the majority Of the order in The selection
Of all their candidates for political STA
tions, and to support them. Now. all the
shrewd Wing wire.workers have to do, il
to lay low, not appear very prominent in
the moyements-put forward Democrats
and moderate Whigs as tools-but be sure
TO preserue The majority in the diferen
then having the unsuspectine
Democrat hooked and sworn, he is help
lessly tied hand and foot. and thus thrown
into the Whig party. There is nothing
easier or more natural. How many un'
tsuspecting Democrats are undergoing this
process just about this time? We wish
these Democrats of more csedulity than
party attachment. could see the Wing.
in their sleeves at their simplicity
We had slight glimpse OF the nsodu'
operandi Of this dangerous and anti Re
publican political organization, revealed
to us short time since, by very intelli
gent and respectable Wing OF Fayett.
county, VIM. Parshall. Esq. II will b,
seen that he substantiates, as far as h.
goes, the wicked and blasphemous oath'
which we published in the Messenger ,
few weeks since.
Mr.. Parshall attended Railroad Con
veniion in Paramount, as delegate. il
July last. While there friend informed
him that a Know-Nothing meeting woult
be held that night. and proposed that b'
should attend. Regarding it as poli,ica
organization, intended to advance thu
me sures Of the Wing party. and TO dam
age and defeat the Loco. .Focos-to us,
the words Of the narrator-he promised
10 attend, and accordingly did so. Ate
being led 10 an obscure part Of that mos
ugly town, and into and along dark en-
TRY. he mounted pair Of stairs, and foua'
himself among some ten or fifteen candl
dates for admission into this most republi
can and much sought institution. Thi
was the ante-rosm. The candidates wer
admitted by fours. Alter one or two Sc,
were admitted. his time came. He wa
accompanied by a Democrat from Monon
gala county. Va, and two others unknow
to him. The door was opened. and the
/ were ushesed into q society Of these mo!
worthy aud liberty-louing people. know
as .Kno,o- Nothings.' The room was ful
officers arranged in due form. The
were invited to table in the middle OF tn
room by worthy son OF Galen. belong
ing 10 our neighboring village OF Morgan
1iswn, va, Ths worthy Doctor. vi,ho,
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3 psysiopmsnt Of Fraud.

rEEesy now and then facts are elected
which SERVES 10 explain how some Of the
@l6sEysupg mon" are enabled to make so
m6etsef 6shcw on moderate salaries
Here Is another instance, as related by the
Nea, Yerk Journal Of Commerce:
sAAn Old. ss.a .ablished iron manufacturing
6Am tound itseIf seriously embarrassed in
iis sasnssss and has jus, been obliged to
saalssnn issignmeht 70 its creditors. Upon
anssuamihaiion Of the business accounts,
ityasid idiscsvered that She clerk. who had
desossd uensiderabls time in sailing yachts
audstfotsing fast hsrses. and finally sailed
for Europe on . pleasure trip. had been
unfaithful 10 the trust con6ded 10 him.
AnsonR oshsr ccnffivances for lining his
kie56cksfs. he had been accustomsd. each
pty day to set spaFt . considerable
amount as lie share Of wages due TO work
men who had not been in the employ o
shs CONCERN for yeas past. and appropri
ating the game as he saw fit.''
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The Reciprocity Treaty.

A Telegraphic dispatch dated yesterday.
a, Quebec, says: "Secretary Marcy has
replied by telegraph TO the Canadian Gov
ernment that the Reciprocity Treaty can.
not take effect as regards Canada until
further legislation takes place in England
and all the Colonies interested" The
National lntelligenoer says:
"This communication from the Secre.
tary of State was no doubt elected by the
information received from Quebec, day
or two ago, that the Governor General oi
Canada was authorized to carry the Treaty
into effect, so far as that Province is con.
.erned, as soon as the President of the
United States was ready to do so. But
the Treaty cannot be thus carried into
partial operation. Its fifth article stipu-
lates that, in addition to the legislation re.
quired Of Congress and the British Parlia-
ment, each Of the British American Colo
nies whose interests are affected by the
Treaty (except Newfoundiand) shall frs,
en- act laws to carry il into effect. 1t may
be proper to add, that the accounts re-
ceived from the British Provinces repre-
sent the feeling there to be generally fa-
yorable to the Treaty. No Provincial
Legislature has met, except that OF Cana
da, which has accepted it. This example,
! it is COT fden,ly asserted. will be followed
by the Legislature Of Prince Edwards
Island; which was to have assembled yes.
,erday. and in the meantime the Governor
Of that Province has given orders not to
modest American fishermen, without re.
gard to the limits formerly assigned to
them. This Province has already law
on its statute book admitting the Ameri,
can products named in the Treaty, when.
ever the United States shall reciprocate,
and the people appear to be anxious that
this arrangement should be carried into
| effect without delay"
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All the taxes and the moneys charged 10
you, as Treasurer. have been properly sc-
counted for and paid out, as is shown by
the books in this Office. There 10, cer-
tainly, not the slightest foundation for the
charge slledged agains, you.
Your most obedient servant,
John B. NOLL, Aadilor.
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Dear Sir
was informed, this morning, that re-
port was in circulation, in this town. and
in other places, virtually charging me
with dishonesty, in the discharge Of my
official duties as Treasurer Of this county,
especially a. my annual settlements with
the Auditor and Commissioners. As this
report is calculated seriously to affect my
reputation, as man and an oficer. you
will confer favor, not only on me. but
on all the voters Of Monroe county, by
answering this communication officially;
stating whether did or did not conduct
the affairs Of the Office to the Satisfaction
ofyourself and Commissioners, and wheth.
er ever failed to give an account Of any
and ell moneys in my hands. belongine
10 the county.
Yours, Respectfully.
E. SALISBURY,
Late Treasurer.
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0T The Pennsylvania State Fair, Al
Phila delphia, was said 10 have been visited
By 100 600 persons on the 28th ult. Every
avenue leading TO The grounds wss . per.
fsrt jam,
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HIGH PRlcR FOR STAMPING CoRN.-The
Sciota Gazette says, that Mr.. Seymour,
Of Bainbridge. Ross county. Ohio, sold q
few days ago . quantity of corn in the
field at thirty-fre dollars an acre. This
is doubtless the highest price ever paid fol
standing corn in Southern Ohio. $50
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Highly Important TO Township OH.
esrs-Distribution Of the School

Fund.
Il should he generally known that the
townships may lose their proporlionate
shares OF the State School fnnd, unless To-.
eel directors, township Clerks and Boards
al Education give their careful attention
q the dusies prescribed by the law, to be
psriormsd within the next sixty days. We
propose To- analyse several sections for
shsir Information at this important juno.
TIRE.
I. By section 8, il 10 made "the duty
q de disectors in each sub-district to take
er cause to be taken. annually. between
Vhs irsf and third Monday of October.
fifom October 2d to October l6 in 1854, J
an3ennmeraiion Of all tho unmarried white
cad colored youth. noting them separate
81 bsiwsen the sges Of Eve and twenty
one years.flresident within such sub.ds-
Vic. and not temporarily there. designating
between male and female, and return
sessilsed copy thereof to the township
Clerk SO ~
8. II the directors fail to make and
return the enumeration, the township Clerk
Must employ Q competent person to do it,
and collect the expense from the directors
Individually.
-. s.The township Clerk shall make
On abstract ot the enumeration SO return.
cd 10 him. designating the number OF
yauthain sach sub-district, and transmit
eseh abstract duly certified to the county
Aaaitor. wiihin tsoenty days after the re-
earp made TO him by the directors or the
paraon appointed to take such enumera.
tions'
- aTeachers. before they are entitled
O. payment Tor their services, are required
- tnruish, the township Clerk the sta,isti.
eal ssaiemsnts mentioned in section l8,
which afford 9he basic for an important re-
pers bys the Boards Of Education. These
boards should not overlook section 19.
namely: 1.-The Board Of Education in
>seh township shall prepare, or cause to
be prepared, and forwarded TO the county
AAdilor, at the same time when the return
~ftho enumeration Of scholars is required
ao1he made, 4 statement exhibiting the
number Of children in the township be-
sHdsm the ages OF Eve and twenty.one
yeesss distinguishing between male and
1anlalsa Ahe number Of schools. specifying
hs,diffefsnt grades; The number Of teach.
~fs. ala and female; the number Of chill.
Slssn. male and female. who have attended
schOoh during the past year; the average
aitsndance. The length Of the terms OF
sohoolss counpsnsation OF teachers. male
dnd female; the number and condition OF
the seileol houses and furniture, and the
aa1imeied value thereof; the number and
aDndision al ahe books in the school libra
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AuplroR's OFFIcE. MoNRos CouNTx.
October g, 1854.
Mr.. EDWARD SALIsBuRy-Sir:-Yo
note Of this morning. requesting state
ment of the manner in which you con-
Quoted the business Of your Office. i u
hand. In reply win state that neither q
the annual settlements, or any other time
has there been any cause for dissatisfae'
ZION on the part Of myself. nor 20 sar -
know on The part Of the Comuislisasrp
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CHoLERA.--This disease has ceased to
prevail in Pittsburgh ss an epidemic. Blu
hw deaths ars reportsd in late pspers
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Look at This!

All the tickets printed in this county, for
the coming election, are on blue paper.
and all in the same form. Under these
circumstances il stands every voter in
hand 10 EXAMINE HIS TICKET BE-
FORE VOTING, OR HE MAY BE DE-
CElVED. .
So lar as the paper. type and shape Of
the tickets are concerned the Democratic,
independent, and Fusion tickets oil look
alike.
Tickets, with the name Of CHARLES J
ALBRIGHT, for Congress-. and containing
the names oi the Democratic nominees foI
all the other offices. are in circulation; and
so for other offices. We therefore say
BE NOT DECEIVED.
The following is the form OF the Ticket
with the ames oi the Democratic Nomi
nees, and with which voters can compars
their tickets before depositing them in thu
ballot box-Uhe name Of Alexander P
Miller being spelled in full:)
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r The following correspondence sut
fcien,ly explains itself, without any pref
atory remarks from US:
WoopsF1ELD, Oct. 2. 1854. !.
JOHN B. NoLL, Esq.