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The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-08-26
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under Union born of the agonies and ce-
mented by the blood of our parents-a I'm
ion whose mission it was to set an example
of republican freedom, and commend it to
the painting nations of the world-we free
men of the United States, should be suffoca-
ted by politicians into silent acquiescence
with despotism That we should not dare
to utter the words or breathe the aspirations
of our fathers, or propagate their principles,
on pain of ostracism and political death
Just Heaven into what depths of infamy
and insensibility have we fallen
We repeat, that until the sentiment OF
slavery is driven back to its original bounds,
to the states to which it legitimately belongs,
the people of the north are vassas Yet
their emancipation is practicable if not ca
sy. They have only to evince a determine
ton to be free, and they are free. They are
to discard all past alliances, to put aside all
present fears, to dread no future coalitions,
in the single hope of carrying to speedy vic
tory a banner inscribed with these devices
The Repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law
The Restoration of the Missouri Compromise
No more Slave States,-No more Slave
Territories, The Homestead for Free Men
on the Public Lands.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-08-26
Putnam's Monthly for September.

We have received from the publishers this
number of Putnam. It certainly presents
very attractive table of contents.
We notice articles on THE Wilds of
Northern New York, " Literature of Alma
nacs,' I" The Cock-Fight in Mexico" "The
Proper Sphere of Men," &c, &c. The first
and leading article is headed "Our Parties
and Politics." After the humiliating spec
tacle that has heretofore been presented by
some of the leading periodicals of the coun-
try of creeping, crouching and crawling on
all fours for sectional patronage, it is refresh
ing to find magazine like Putnam that
speaks in tones Of thunder on the moment
Gus crisis of public affairs. Putnam will
lose hundreds of readers by the publication
of these bold and burning words. Let nor
thern men, who are true to themselves and
to mankind, make up the deficiency by thou
sands: Blade.
We have dwelt upon the proceedings of
the pro-slavery party so long, that we have
left ourselves little space tor urging upon
other parties their duties in the crisis. But
we will not speak to them as parties. We
viii say to them as Americans, as freemen,
as Christians, that the time has arrived when
all divisions and animosities should be laid
aside, in order to rescue this great, this beau
tiful this glorious land from a hateful dom
ination. AS it is, no man who express
es, however moderately. free opinion of
the slave-system of the south, is allowed to
hold any office of profit or trust, under the
general government. No man can be presi-
dent, no man can be foreign minister, no
man can be tide waiter, even, or the mean
est scullon in the federal kitchen, who has
not first bowed down and eaten the dirt Of
adherence to slavery. OH shameless de-
basement-thaG under a Union. formed for
the establishment of liberty and Justice
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-08-26
2s~We have not heard Of case of chol-
era in or near Perrysburg for the past week

O~T The slave democracy of this con-
gressional district will meet in delegate
convention at Napoleon on the lst Of Sep
tember next, to nominate candidate for
congress in place of Mr.. Edgerton 1t is
understood that the Steedman and board Of
public works influence has been promised to
Mr.. Commager for the place. They have
been in the habit of controlling these matters
heretofore in this quarter; but perhaps the
people may have something to say about it
this fall. We shall see.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-08-26
with all the pomp and ceremony attendant

with all the pomp and ceremony attendant
upon papal bull.
This is the kind of federation that exists
in Wood county. 1t is the toleration of
tyrant, who places his heel upon your neck
and bids you think as you please, SO long as
you only obey him. 1t is the toleration of
master extended to his 8laOe, and it is very
appropriately exhibited on the side of slave
ry in its contest with freedom. That con-
test is butnow fairly begun. Time will soon
show who is the true democrat Of freedom
and who is the false democrat of slavery
Freedoms battle, once begun,
Bequeathed from patriot sire to son,
Though bafied oft, is ever won"
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-08-26

2g~ A county convention Of the democ-
racy of Wood county has been called, to be
held at Bowling Green on Wednesday next,
the 30th inst, to appoint delegates to the
congressional convention, and to nominate
candidates for county officers. The leaders
of the party still seem determined to be
selfish, to have everything their own way,
and divide all the offices exclusively among
themselves.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-08-26
EIection-IoWa-Missouri.

Telegraphs from Cincinnati and Chicago
represent Grimcs's majority over 3,000.-
House largely Anti-Nebraska ; Senate deci-
dedly Anti-Dodge. Both members of Con-
gress right -" decided friends of freedom" "
Had it not been for trick, this the hardest
State to conquer after Illinois and New
Hampshire, would have been swept " clean
through Iowa was flooded with despatch
es saying Congress had passed the Home
stead Bill, and it was not until after the
election, and after some seven hundred votes
some say thousand--had been lost ''to the
free-side,' that the truth transpired that Con
gress had in fact passed no Homestead bill at
all, but on the other hand the President had
vetoed the River and Harbor Bill in the
passage of which Iowa was deeply interes-
ted ~ One or two counties were lost from
the want of thorough union between anti
Nebraska democrats, wings and freesoilcrs-
la lesson which should not be lost upon any
free State or any county in it.
Missouri turns up well for Benton after
'all. The reports are not agreed in detail,
yet nearly So The Democrat sums up as
follows: The Legislature will stand, Ben
ton so; Wing 60; Administration 81. If
this be true, Old Bullion is far stronger than
he was in 1852. The Senate stands, Wing
l3; Benton 80; Anti-Benton 29.-ICleve
Leader.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-08-26

The SPANISH REVOLUTION AND CUBA
The Tribunes Paris correspondence states
that soon after the revolution in Spain broke
out, Mr.. Soule left Madrid for journey of
pleasure to the Pyrenees. His son was dis
patched to Paris and London with some dis
patches for the American legation in those
cities, and also for Washington
Soule, since Espartero has come into pow
er, has no hopes of favorable settlement of
the Cuban question, unless aided by decisive
measures on the part of the government at
Washington. He does not believe the Queen
can hold her power long, and has strong faith
in the ultimate success of the republican
cause. No proposition has been made by
the Spanish government to sell Cuba, and 1t
is not anticipated thar, under the present
regime, any will be made. ,u
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-08-26
Before and after Election.


The Hon. W. f. Wording, of Racine,
Wisconsin, has published statementin the
Advocate, which we give in his own words.
" In the month of October, 1852, | was in
the office of General Pierce, in Concord, n.
H., and had at that time a conversation
with him III relation to appropriations By
the General Government for the improve
ment of western Rivers and HarborS. TAX
ing bound volume Of printed speeches and
letters in his hand, he turned to the letter Of
Sllas Wright to the Chicago Convention, and
observed that the sentiments of the letter
were his own that he was not in favor of
appropriations by the General Government
for the purpose of creating commerce III
places where it did not exist, but wherever
it did exist, it ought to be protected and tn
cOurdgcd, and that he had no more doubt OF
the constitutionality and eXpediency of ap.
preparations by the General Government for
the improvement of Western lIarbors and
Rivers than he had of the constitutionalilv
and expediencv of appropriations By thr
General Government for the construction oE
lighthouses and other similar objects on the
Atlantic coast. and he added, ! understand
the letter of Silas Wright to the Chicago
Convention to be satisfactory to all Western
NCU. lUeSc are MS statements as lne.
made, and to show that | am not mistaken,
copy this statement of his, from a memo
randum then made, at Gen. Pierce's own
suggestion
Comment IS unnccessary-an it did not
need this evidence to establish the base
hypocrisy of the President
John Wentworth, on the 2lst ult., wrote
home from Congress to his Chicago Demo
crat as follows -
mot satisfied with the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise law in order to make
slave State Of Kansas, that bulwark OF
American slavery, the Senate, has defeated
all the homestead provisions of the bill Of
the House, and substituted graduation and
pre-emption bill, and limited aS the bill is,
its provisions do not extend to Kansas.
Taken alone, the senate substitute is. per-
haps well enough. and would command the
votes of all Northern and Western men
friendly to the principle. But as a subs,i-
tute il is "a great outrage. 1t may or may
not pass. according 10 the temper of the
House when taken up. But, pass or not, il
will not stop the demand for free farms, and
Especially in Kansas. They will hear frou.
US again. There is no earthly doubt 65t tie
homestead 1cas beaten because il 1r0uld IN
ducG free laborer8 TO go to Kansas and com
pete lcith sLaUe labor"
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-08-26

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE CHAR FROM gEISa
CAPTURED BIZ AN ENGLISH WAR STEAMER
The Times, in leading article gives an IN
teresting statement of an incident that might
easily have been turned to account in the
capture of the Emperor Nicholas and part
OF the imperial family. IN English Yacht
belonging 10 Lords Lichfed and Euston HAD
ventured so near to Cronstadt that Rus
sian steamer put out to sea with the inten
;ion of cutting her off.
\ waT steamer, seeing the danger TO which
the yacht was exposed, advanced with all
speed to her relief, and soon obtained such
position that the yacht was saved. This
being accomplished, the commander of the
English steamer put her head round, al
though the little Russian steamer could east
ly have been captured had he known that on
board of this Russian vessel were the En-
peror Nicholas, his son the Archduke Con
stautinc, the Archduchess his wife, and The
Russian Admiral
It is whispered that there is a prospect that
ere long Bonaparte will be raised to the
papal throne. The present Pope is said to be
in very bad health, and it is not probable that
he will long survive. Of all parties, perhaps
Louis Napoleon is the most interested. His
cousin, Prince LUcen Bonaparte, second son
I of Prince de Canine, has taken holy orders,
and is said to be in every way an eligible
person for such an office. He would have
the advantage Of being Bonapar,e and q
naturalized Italian, and would probably b.
as acceptable to all parties as any Other in
| dividual.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-08-26
The Chicago Press, democratic pa
says of the Iowa election:

The Chicago Press, democratic paper
says of the Iowa election:
"This result is not unexpected, nor have
we any crocodile tears to shed over it. The
leaders of the Democratic party tried to make
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise test
question, and the people iloored them for
their iniquity. Whenever our party is right,
we are ready to take off coat and work for
it with mind, voice, heart, arm and PEN
But when it plants itself upon great
wrong, and corrupt leaders seek to seduce
the rank and file from the ancient landmarks
of Democracy, then we think that good
" drubbing" is the best possible thing that
could happen for it. This is what has hap
pened in Iowa, and we do not grieve par
ticle over it,"
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-07-20
Ludicrous Hriataks.

raas. A Frenchman newly arrived in Lon don, impatient to see the town. but Tear. ful of not finding his way back 'O the hotel. carefully copied upon a card the name painted upon the wall at the cOrnsf of the street in which il was situated.- = This done. he felt himself safe. and set out fora ramble. much upon the princi> pie vulgarly known as follow ones nose. The whole day long he sndlled and s,ar> ed to his hearts content: wea'ied at last lehe jumped into cab. and with the easy, confident air of maes who felt at home, he read from the card he had prutlen,ly preserved the name of the street he dwell in.
 "This English pronunciation is ssdly difficult, ," said the Frenehman to him self, "he does not understand me :" and he placed the card before the mans eye Cabby grinn d more than ever, gazcd tn his fares aslonished face,. and ended b, sticking his hands in his pockets. and roaring with laughter
 Indignation on the part ofthe foreigne' he appealed to the passers by. who grave ly listened to him a, fist. but upon be- holding his card joined one and all in the chorus with the coachman. The French, man nov got furious swore. stamped and ges,icula,ed like ca candidate for Bed lam. He went so far as to threaten the !aughtsrs; N crowd assembled; every body sympathizrd with him. till they joined in the infectious hilarily. Up cam. the police -those guardian angels of be- wildered foreigners in Lnndons labyrinth. The aggtievrd Gaul felt sure of sympa. thy, succor and reverence he was never more mistaken. 1,
 The gentlemen in blue rosred like the rest. They evidently could not help i'. Compunction mingled with their mirth, bu they nevertheless gutfawed exceed ingly. To what ext,ern,ties the dcspr, ate F.enchman might have proceeded i is impossible to say. had not gentleman acquainted with his language appea'ed upon the scene. He, too. laughed vio. len'ly on b~Iolding the card. and when he ad spoken tew words tothe Fsenoh man, the Fsenchman laughed likewise which was a signal for q re.commence- nent of the general hilasity. The ad- dress. 80 ca,efully copied by the foreigner at the corner Of the street was lhe tol> following " Commit no nuisance"
 AK \. BiackSood.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-07-20
1tarried nrsa.

So good was he that I now fake the opportunity of making a confession which 1 have often had upon my lips, but have hesitated to make from ihe fear 0f draw. ing upon myself the hatred of every mar. lied woman. Bu. now I will run the risk --so now for it-some time or other pso
 pie must unburden their hearts. I con fess, then. that never find, and never have found . man more loveablea and moro captivating than when he is married tnaD. A man is never SO handsome, never so pe,fect. in my eyes, as when he is mar ried, as when he is < husband, and the father of. a family, supporting inh his tnab- ly arms wife and children; and the whole domestic circles which. oR his entrance into the married state, closes around bim and constitGtes part of his homo and world. He is not merely shhobied by his position. but he is actually teahtijfsd by it-tben he appears to he as tht crown of creation ; and it is only such ( man as this who Is dangerous lo me, and wilh whom 1 ani inclined to fall In love. But then propriety forhids It. And Mo- ses. and all European Legi~laiors declare il to be sinful, and all married women would consider iI sactrd du,y to stone me. Nevertheless. cannot prevent the thing. It Is so. and cannot be otherwise; and mJ only hope of ofappeasing those who are excited against me; Is iD my future confession. 'thst no love affects me so pleasantly: the coniefn plstion of 10 hap
 riness makes me so happy as mat between married peopls lt $ amazing to mysslf because |. seems to me that 1. living un., married. or matchlass, have with that happiness linle to do But is is s0--al
 ways so.- Xiss Bsenssy.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-07-20

:she tried to save the pitcher. Is bal- snce was lost. and it fell over, and was broken to pieces at my feet, the water dashing upon the skirts of my dress.
 The poor child became instantly as pale as ashes. and the frightened look she gave me I shall not soon forget. She tried to speak and say that it vas an ac cident, but her tongue was paralyxed for the moment, and she found nt,eraRce.
 The lesson had received in the morn
 ing served me tor purposes of sell. control now and I said instantly, in mild voice, ]" Never mind Jane. I know you couldn'' help it. 1 must tack down that lose edge of the carpet. lcane near tripping ping there, myself. to day. Go and ge' a floor cloth and wipe up the water as soon as you can. while I gather up the s6rok6n pieces. .es s s'e ':s-' N MY ' The color came back instantly to Jane $ tace. She gave me one grateful look .and then ran quickly away to do as direct. ed her. When sue came back she hlampd herself for not having been more ca,etul. expressed sorrow tor the accident. and promised over and over again. that she would be more guarded in future.
 The contrast between both our feelings now. and wha, they were in the morning was very great. I felt happier for hav> ing acted justly. and with due self con. 'ttol: and my llile gil, though ,,oubled an account ef the accidsn,, had no! ,le extra baden of my displrasu,e to bear. !, '. Better. fa, be,,er." l said to myself. as sat.and 'tA.cted on the incidents just relaied-tar better is il. through an our .rrlat'un> ol lie, to maintain calm exc
 rior, ahd 6n no account to speak ha-lhlv k 70 those who are below us Angry wmdx make double wounds They hur, those to whom they A'e addressed. while they leave a sting behInd them Above all, shnuld we gua'tl against a moody tenn. per. Whenpve' we permit ny,hing so f' ct ou, minds. we are not in a state to rx.,cise due self,con,rol; and if f,empta- lion comes then, we n'esure to fall.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-07-20
Niscejiapy.
How to be Beautiful.

.44 a q Es+F .5s h ' eN
 The following passage is from one oi Professor Upham's letters-to the Copgre ga,ionalist. He is speaking of the esp, tain of the steamer in which he sailed f,om New Yo'k: .,.,-,.-.-
 "As we were about to start l saw him move to an elevated position above the wheel. and it was interesting to see now quickly and completely the inward tho'i of purpose alte,s the outward man: He gave quick glance to every part of the ship. He cast his eye over the multi .ude coming on board the ship. among whom was the Ame, jean ambassador 10 England. who. if the captain may Ue said to embody the ship. may be sad wi.h equal truth to embody in his official per. son nation rights and nations honor, He saw the husbands and the wives. the mothers and child,en entrusted to, hit care; and his slender form. As he gave the orders for our departure. seemed al once to grow more erect and firm the muscles 0f his face swelled his ds.k eyt glowed with a new fire; and his Whois person expanded end beauiifed itself by the power of inward emotion.
 II have often noiiced this interesting phenomenon; and have come to the con. clusion, # man or womab either. wishes 10 realize the full power ofpersunal beau ty, it mus. be by cberishiDg noble hopes and purposes by having something lo do and something 10 live for. which is worthy of humanity ], and which by rx padding the capacities of the soul. gives expansion and sy mmesry to the body which contains it, .r 9.t-
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-07-20
Madame saa,ai; Ceunlssa iiess

Madsnie S0ntai; Cou6isss i2ossi, sij loUg ianmtis sA pne Of ilie first siuaess iIS iIe world. hss just died of cholera iD the city Of Mex,cO, n ihe 50ih ytaf bf Ter age. SISe vas bniii ii Cublenfz. 0ii tliS Rhine. in i6tl5, and brought nf asO tkB stage by her parents, whii Nett acsofs.s- ln 1880 she married OoliHi RUssl, sn ftah lia0 diplomat, and retnsibsd ibf bibeleen wears n private lie, t.ccUpied with hkf il,,,nscb0ld snd her children. The tails& iinns of is4s slfeEsed the fortune of Ter il,u sband, sad in IS49 she again kaine oss ille stage. beginning ct LOndoh et her N|& es,y's Theatre. She eaWes i0 these etatEe n ls59. and had neatly pA hfpnbdfees T snccess as in her early days. Amer ker engagement in New Ofkslis she Heni IT Mex,c0, where her mel1diOas voice heA cane hushed forever: Y
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-07-20
A GneAr MANS PRryssaros. {

A GRfAr MANS PREEEREEos.--1 en. " not the qualnytof mind or intellect in others-nos genius, power. wit. Or fancy bot # 1 could choose what would bs most delightful, and most useful to me. 1 Ishould prefer aiitm re. livioss belief to every other blessing. -fos it nakss lie a discipline of goodnsss cseates new hopes when earthly hopes vanish. and. lhr0ws over the decay, she dest, nciion of existence. the most gas- geoas of all hgb's : asakens life even in deaih. and from corrupsiDn and decay ealls .sp bsausy and divinity, the lad- der of ascent to paradise and Iar above alI colnbinaIian 0f earthly hopess call. up the nausi deligkslul vissoas. palm snd amasah,hss the gardens of the hlea sed shs seeu.isy of everlasting joys where the seakumlisl and serp'io visM only gloom. decay and anihilssion.
 EA HsHpAvy Disy.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-07-20

I De Quincey, the opium eater, is desEfis he'd as very spindle ai,ahked, lank snans dressed in very iIl.cut and siotenIy idages VI. who gs,es ahsmbIlRg sbi,ut with his rat at tue back oi his head, snd supren1es ly indiitrshts to the unsy yrnitiesricsi lfR6re he cuts m the eye of the world ai large
 He k,0ks ss h q the winds of Jahhapy could bIOw him through and through, = His Wonderful hahiss oI swallowing nara colics have leIi him { living ahaioinv, and ,O the sans hahts is owing the vacane leok ol his grey eyes with which. insieed of speculaiing oaiward:y, be sltihs ih be
 making his way thtohgh his inleraalmsn io the deplhs of his imagination. He now resides ai Laewake, village OAce honor. ed bv ihe residenEe of tle vigotous and
 hopeful Waher Scott; One of lis chils
 dren is with him and waiehee over hins
 and hk is teisafded with feelings 0ls wundef
 and cari"siit bs the bespIe of ihs neigh. b0thDoH. M
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-07-20

FEMALE SOCIETY. - You know my opinion of female society. Withoat it we should degenerate mo b'uies. This observation applies with ten fold force tO young men and those who aie in the prime of manhood. For. aftes certain time of life, the literary man may make . shift (a poor one g,an'. 10 do with
 out the society of ladies. To young man nothing is so impo, taDi as a split oi deyoI,oD (Dsxt to,h's Creator io some amisbe woman. whose image may occi- py his hear. aud qua, d IL from pollution. which besels U on ell sides. A msn ongb, 10 choose his wife. as Mrs. Pnmnose did her wedding gown, for qualities that wear well. One thing. ai least. is true. tha. if nalr,rnony has it's cares. ce- ib.cy has no pleasure. k~Esw'on. or B mrle scholar may find empioyn,eat in study manof lne'asy taste can receive in baoks powerful auxiliary {; but q man mus lave bosom ftisnd, and children
 oa0d him. to cherish and support the d,es mess of old age Jokn Randolph.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-07-20
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