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OUR POSTAL SYSTEM.

MH Epfroa The following article HThe POST from
the Southern Repertory and Review quarterly edited by
Professor Longiey OF Emory and Henry college Virginia
so repIete with historic information and intelligent re-
mark respecting postal system and its management
that induced request sinsertion in the columns
the Union 10 order give il wider circulation Such inor-
nation aud candid remark need to be scattered In these
days when aspiring politicians seeking 70 make cspi-
tai out Of the slightest defects Of the postal service il
freshng to find men, uninduenced by party who able
take these comprehensive views and ready 10 trace the
evils complained Of up to their rightful source
The post in these days, with It's imperfect manage
ment Is undoubtedly immense public blessing II is a
grand and glorious invention sufficient Of itself mor-
talize these modern times We would almost willingly
do without government without the mails II Is de-
pAriment Of the public service too which should be ex
emped from the virulence Of party STRIFE and yet
certain that il is not sensitive and exposed
to attack than any other Certain il Is that the press is
perpetuay ringing with complaints Of It's abuses and short
comngs.
Where operations are so extensive and agent. SO nu-
meroas trayersing in every direction only railroads
rivers and routes by all sorts Of crafts and all meth
DDS of conveyance but penetrating the hooks and
paths Of mountain and prairie nearly whole cont
nent IL would require wisdom and power than hui
make the machinery work without occasional ric-
ton and break
Notwithstanding the assaults = late upon the Post
Office Department made in consequence of the supposed
religious opinions of its head and the infamous nsinua-
tons in certain quarters that he prostitutes his Office for
the service of his church. we think we are safe in SAYING
that have good means for knowing that
this department efficiently successfully
administered than il has been under Judge Campbell We
bee, also, that the time when the department
had larger share of the public confidence But
mend to the reader The article referred TO-
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This Immense quantity has been supplied Al lower ptes,
than formerly paid for the smaller qasntity ~
growth Of beet sugar upon the continent diminished he
snd there for sugar, and consequently len lsrv
supply for England than she otherwise would have had ~
the sply has largely increased The ~ supply y
lgSl ware foiewst
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Casa on DR BrsIs-We learn from the PHILADELPHIA
papers that the judges Of the supreme court Of Pennsyy
mia unable to agree the Of DR. Bcae ON the wit
OF error asking for trial. that Of their number
arc for affirming the proceedings Of the below one
for amending the record in way the other two
for reversal this be true nothing further win b done
IN The matter until August next when the judges meet At
Bedford.
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II is rather novelty sAe United States put dow,
among the whence England derives her sugar an
in RIVALRY with Cuba the tnasmuoh, how
that the return gives only the place Of export
probable that most Of this bonded and 81 u
ted States growth II Is observable however, that ncAr,
all the sugar bought by England Is slaveg and aor
singular commentary upon her efforts suppress SLAYER
In 1885 she emancipated her sugar making slaves
ten years afterwards commenced buying the sugar made
Spanish slaves IL has beer shown concusivey In the Len
don Times that the adv aaoe which took place sugar m
the direct Of the greater activity African ,
trade, which became apparent The supply Of sugar 4
consequence greater, and this year. BY u.
of the French vines the making Of beet sugar auos, ceased
involving large continental demand for sugar IA,
consumption Of foreign sugar in England has risen from
uough, TO aboat 10 lbs per bead Of the whole nation Ia con-
sequence of the reduction OF the duty 6ss To ls AMI
the revenue Of the has been increased Il wa
found to be the that the great reduction which was a
In the Import duties upon certain Articles only induced
larger consumption Of those articles in particular Ii,
general reduction by enhancing the prosperity Of the worn
ing Money permitted extensive purchases Of tha
articles which the tax ruaineds tobacco for i,
stance This has been mainly the 0lhe United ss.
under the I'D vaorsm tariff which followed the ererbtal
charges Of the tariff Of lsl2 The operation the I'D 20
loren principle is peculiarly happy respects the people
times like these when general depression diminhe business
and consequently prices at such times everything which
tends 20 lessen cost has reouperatve tendency and
paorem charge upon goods coming out lower prices car
res with 1t a lower rate Of duty.
II ia somewhat surprising that the markets do not present
speculative inquiry, money Increasingly abun
dant and the materials show evident tendency r
Cotton in Liverpool has reached very high rates. and the M
week showed larger amount OF sales than before The
number of bales sold 1853 0o0 Of which we're taken
by spectators. The goods market followed the some
extent but it is considered dangerously high woa
has also upward look although at this uu.
struggle takes place between manufacturers and growers m
the clip IL Is no doubt the that high prices
ton IN the year. and the hortness Of feed have dmn
ished home supply Of WOOL already below demand Be
this forced rise In wool and the stagnaon the good.
markets the manufacturers have had hard time Of III but
the importaons of goods small following the recovery
Of prices there the disposition Ia the
tcts being to check the rise ia materials by working
short time which operation reduces the supply goods
dmnhcs the exports hither Tho imports OF the past week
less than half those of the corresponding week year
The imports at this port have been As follows:
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COMMERCIAL.
FROM oUR ooMsERcIAL CORRESPONDENT


Nsw toas, Jgne 10, 1855
remarkable example Of the creation rather Of ths a.
tension, OF market among industrious people by ms
Of reduction Of Is furnished in recent psriam
AIRY report upon the quantity u foreign sugar entered
great Britain for consumption different periods "a IN
lowsi
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This decline in imports represents falling off Of
In the customs duties since January ct this port The sup
ply Of goods here however, well assorted aud equal The
Of business which well restricted to the cash system
credit by being cheap in the last and previous
years The exports Of goods are 10 fair EXTENT proper
ton to those Of last year. reaching ,950o9 of goods
against $32 and the exports OF specie 81
900 those Of the corresponding period last year During the
past week these have reached the considerable
oas but without reducing the amount In bank any
tent. The returns have been as follows,
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Just Think This Over.

John Rowen, Esq, of Kentucky, a
short time ago was pressed to become
the Democratic candidate for governor
of that State. He has declined being q
candidate, and thus writes down his rea-
SONS for declining just think them
over -
"I am unwilling to peril the fair pros
poets of the party by becoming their
standard bearer in the next contest, for
the simple reason that my wife is Cath
okic. l see that a highly respectable
Wing paper the Communicable esti-
mates the number of KNOWN othings in
Kentucky at fifty thousand and as l
have been informed by good authority,
that no man who has a Catholic wife can
be a member of that society, it is fair to
presume that they woald not vote for a
man SO circumstanced. If this be true,
fifty thousand citizens of Kentucky would
say to, me, What though you are q
native of Kentucky, and your ancestors
were among the pioneers of this fair land ;
what though your grandfathers, Lytle
and Rowen, lost the earnings of their
lives-the first by the torch of the Indi-
an, the last by the Moneys of the Cont,
mental Congress-what though they did
toll on, fighting the Indian and falling
forest, and under all these difficulties ed
ucate a portion of their families, and
that portion not unknown or undistin-
guished in the histories of Ohio, Ken
lucky, and the nation; and what though
you may be qualified to discharge tho
high duties of the Office you aspire to /;
we, fifty thousand citizens of Kentucky,
living happily around our hearthstones,
won for US by the daring of such men as
you sprung from, are determined that
you shall not be Governor of Kentucky,
Mr.. Rowen, because your wife, exercises
the privilege guaranteed by the Consti-
tuition of the United States, and the
constitution of every State in the Con-
federacy, to worship God as she pleases,
isa Cathozic. It matters mott us that
the ancestors of that wife were of those
who landed with Lord Baltimore, and
established the good old colony of Ma
ryland, to this hour the home o refne-
ment and hospitality, the frst to invite
the religionists of Ghristendomsto come
and worship God according to the die
tates of their own consciences." z
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From the Crimea-Arfay Of Battle

The following extract from the letter
of a French officer, dated Seyastopol,
Dec. 81, gives the position of the allied
armies at that time
"All along the lines we are ready for
the attack. The batteries only await
being unmasked to send forth their vol
leys. The tower in front of the English
our brave allies, and the Flagstaff Bat.
terry and the Quarantine Fort, in front
of us, are the three points the occupa-
ton of which is most important. The
town, however seems prepared for q Wig
orous defence. Mud batteries and in
trenehments stare us in the face. Traps
of every description are prepared for us.
But nature has done more than man
to delay the ruin of this wonderfully
situated city. Thus, behind the Flag
staff Battery there is a ~rayine, which
will have to be descended and then re-
mounted, under a cross fire from the
Quarantine Battery and from part of the
harbor, to enable onest to establish q foot
ing on the plateau of this city. This
plateau is covered with dcfences, bate
ries and obstacle. The streets are bar
ricaded. The town itself is deserted,
silent, melancholy the houses appear
to have been all abandoned, and the
windows are all open. At rare inter
walls a sentry may be seen on duty, or
a workman at his labor. There is moth
ing stirring to indicate that there are Eiv-
ing beings in this great city-not a sign
to denote the presence of an army; the
voice of the cannon is the only voice that
is heard. Yet prisoners assure us that
there are battalions b~ivouacking in evory
square. Passing by the second parallel
to go to the left, the Flagstaff Bastion is
visible on the right. This side of the
works is defended by various sorts ofin-
trenchments. From the r~avine, spoken
of above, the port of S~evastopol is seen
in the distance !; its enormous magazines,
s~torehedses and barracks are distinctly
visible. It separates the bastion from
the ruined tower, which kept up so ter.
rible a fire on the 18th of October, and
was in a short time completely demolish-
ed by our batteries. Then we come to
the Quarantine Fort, bristling with guns,
and separated from US by a %ravine, where
the chureh-yard is situated. This fort,
the gates af which were almost touched
by the brave General Lourmel, when he
fell, consist of two parts, the one turned
towards the land, the other towards the
sea, and joined together by a crenella-
ted wall. The operations for the attack
are going on there" L1faHT III
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Terrible excitement in a Church.


While a very large audience of some
twenty-five hundred persons. were assem-,
bled on Sunday last, in the ST. Mary's
{ Catholic } Church at Oswego, N. Y,
an alarm was given that the churchw was
on fire. A scene of intense excitement
ensued, which is thus described by the
Palladium
panic instantly seized the whole
audience, the crowd at the door rushed
with terrific fright back toward the altar,
trampling and crushing each other in
the most frantic manner. Women
screamed and tainted, children sereech-
ed with terror, men rushed to the win
dows, aud dashed through them, carry
ing sash and all; women and men were
seen rushing across the. tops of the pews
to the rear of the buildingrpresenting
a scene of confusion, fright and terror,
that is totally indescribable.
"The dense mass in the aisles were
forced back toward the altar with %irresis-
tible power, in hopes of getting egress
through the vestry, and a large number
succeeded in getting out hat way
Some went to work batteripg down a
doorway on the south side of the west
end of the church, which was not used
and had been permanently closed
Some fifteen minutes elapsed before the
alarm was found to be false, when most
of the congregation had gone out"
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sHERIFF,SaSALE

49, q
The State ofohio, for1 The State CT Ohio fs
use of Fund Commits use of the Fund Com-
sioners of Richland lmissioners of Rihlanq
County, Ohio. County, Ohio.
k rs. FA ed u.s. 1AE
William Taylor John W. Freeman.
ID virtue of two writs of Execution daily
I'D issued, one in. each of the above casesr
from the Court of Common Pleas of Richland
County, Ohio, to me directed, / will expose to
Public Sale at the doorof the Courk House, in
Ashland County, Ohio, on dzad as3 81
Monday, the 18th dag Of Marcz,
AID, 1856, between the hours of len o'eleeks
A II. and four O'Clock. P. N. Of said day, the
following described Real Estates situate in the
County of Ashiand and State of Ohio, to w4ts
Being a part Of The southiwest quarter of See
ton number tyenty-t&d, in Township twenty
three, and of Range No. sixteen, and boCRdpd
as follows, to wit @commencing on the line
on the Esouth side of the Creek, 4hoRce north
thirty-eight rods and twentyrtwo linkss thence
east ninetY.foar rods, thence south sixty. de-
grees west, eight aud a half rods, thence south
three degrees west iourreenrods, thencns nuth
nine degrees west four rods tAencesonth forty
eight degrees, west sixteen roads, thence
south twenty-six degrees, west foufteeae3pdss
thence south sixty foet degrees, Tesl tweatys
one and a half rods, thence south eighty-io1r
degrees, westseighty rods thence peFtn tweI-,
ty-seyen Degrees west fourteen rods, thence
north scventy>eieht degrees, west tlarty-Eoar
rods, to the place Of sbeginnIngs eoltsipiag
nineteen acres more or less, saving and ex-
Hcepting one acre heretofore sold to Philip
sFluke of of the notth end Of the abpTe de-
scribed tract Of Landito9be sold as the props
John M. freeman appraised at four hundred
dollars. Terms of Sale-Cash.
ffaa7lrf b5g J.sDaloNRs, shsrff.
Jan 3t,l 1861 1sIr klgow p26epfs559 Eek
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M@M92,RAgM Rs8
Always Somthing New!
TO BE SEEN AT1THE
New Jewelry Store in Ashland, Ohio J

AVs III. GOODFELLOW eEeE
A NNoUNCES 10 the public, that he has
"A made large additions to his splendid
stock of ~ EsEE
WATCHES wv
which he is now offering atunuauRliylo low prices
Among his stock may be found Guld and
silver Watches, OF every description, va
riety and quality. Pins, Ladies' Gold Broach-
es, Grape, Enameled, Cluster, Knot, Cuff and
Scarf Pins.
EAR DROPS, HOOKS AND RINGS.
Gold Rings, Lockets, Pencils, Gold Chains,
BaRleys' Gold Pens and Holders, large as
sortment.
SILVER SPOONS.
Table and Tea Spoons of pure silver, Ger
man Silver and plated Spoons, Butter Knives
saItsnd Sugar shovels, Silver Forks, &C., &c,
Pocket CUTLERY,
of every description, from the best American
and English establishments. Also Needles,
Port Monies, Dressing and Pocket Combs, and
Pocket Books, Violin and GuItar Strings.
Goggles, Eye shades. Compasses
and Acordeons. Eight Day and Twenty-four
Hour Brass Clocks, in the most splendid Pa
pier Machea, Rose Wood and Mahogany eases.
WATCHES AND CLOCKS.
Cleaned and repaired, and work warranted.
Old Gold and Silver bought at the highest
price. ] will sell Goods 90 per cent. less than
PedIers or Hawkers, and warrant them better
and cheaper than they dare sell: All goods
warranted as represented -
sETake notice and govern yourselves ac-l
cordingly. F5 ~
Ashland, Dec.6 1854. n2stf.
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"A CARD.

ID {. TIcRNoR has removed to the stor.
d. room directly under the Shield & Ban
ner office. where he il opening and ohe ring for
sale, al the perp locest prices, and extensive as
ertmen OF -ss[asEg
ENTIRELY NEW BOOKS, z5a {.
MUSIC, BLANK SOCKS, ~
WALL PAPER, CUTLERY,
go PAPER MAGMA GOODS,
saa essl5 Is fiis PORT MONAIES,
and u variety of other fancy articles, selected
with care IN the Eastern ma>kets. He respect
fully soiicits the patronags of the people, and
hopes by strict attention to business, to give
satisfaction to his old friends and epstomsrs
generally.
NIB. The public are warned not to be de-
ceived or misled by finding our name attached
Mansfield, Nov. 10, 1854. 2ltf
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NOTICE.

Il
TTANNAH Howard, Abigate Howard, WIZ
liam Howard, Martha Braden, Jane Budd,
Joshua Budd and ThomasH Howard, heifs atIaw
of Sarah Howard, deceased, are hereby notified
that the undersigned filed in the Office OF the
Probate Judge of Ashland County, Ohio, on
the End of February, 1855, their petition, the
object and prayer of which is that the under
signed may be authorized to sell and convey
the following Real Estate, situate in Ashland
County, Ohio, to wit The west part of the
south hall, of the northwest quarter of gpe>
ton twenty-one, of Township twenty-one,
range sixteen-commeneing at the northwest
corner Of the quarterEthene s south sc degrees
east on the north line of the quarter four rods
to a stone-thepfe south parallel with the west
line OF the quarter Sc rods to q ~stone-thence
east twenty reds to a stoDe-thence south -
degrees east, eighteen rods to a tons-thenea
east Fl $4,000 rods to a stone-thelce south
hfty-two rods to a stone-thence eastatwentx-
one rods toza stone-thence south twenty
eight rods TO a stone, on the south line of the
qqarter-thence west ON the south line of. the
qqarter 80 4-l0 rods to the southwest corner
of the quarter--thence north on the west line
OF the quarter to the place of ming, seons
tanning thirty eight acres three roods and 3hi
rods OF land, being the one fourth of quarter
more or less. The undersigned having the
power TO sell said lands by virtue OF the win
of said Sarah Howard, but no authority to
execute a conveyance thessfor. a
sd 20 hGc sga ROBERT COWEN, 4Ha >
sgz LANES H.WILLIAMS, -
Executors of Sarah Howard, deed.
kELLoee &AILIsor, Atty's Petr. aiiN =
Feb. It'll, 1858. 4wsT
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BOOKS. &C.,
NEW BOOK STORE!
n. q. RumH,

H. O. 7"GH
WISHES to inform the citizens OF Ashland and
w adjoining counties, that he has just received
and will Keep constantly on hand, the largest and
best assortment Of
Books, tationery, Inks, Wall Paper,
&C.. ever before offered to the public in this parr
of the country.
He has taken the room formerly occupied by the
Banking House Of Luther, Grail Co., and directly
opposite the
NEW BANK BUILDINGS
Having purchased his Stock directly from Pub.
Fishers at cash prices, and holding 9 connection
with an extensive Publishing House in New York
poets to distance all competition.
His stock will consist in part OF all the various
ScHooL BooKs now in use, the choisest standard
MISCELLANEOUS WORKS.
all the recent pu oIications, Bibles OF all sizes, dis
~criplions andprices, . well selected assortment of
Inks. in fact, everything usually found in Book
Stores. -
Particular attention Is called to the Stationery
WALLPAPER Departments. The subscriber has no
Hesitation in saying that he Can give the most un-
alleged satisfaction TO those who are in want or
Paper, Envelopes, B~lanx-Books, Memorandum,
Pass Books. Diaries, WALLPAPER, Inks, Ink-Stands.
or anything Of the kind .G
Lawyers and business men, In particular, are
invited to cali and examine the quality and prices
of goods they may be in need Of. A
N. B.-Trade supplied at Cleveland Wholesale
prices.
Ashland. Nov. aad. 1854. astf
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MOSES EAMEs.
To the ". P. of Council a74."

E writer in the Boston Times
says the author of " IDA MAY" isa per-
son but 81 years of age, nowin that city,
and does not wish to have the public
know who the author is; that they prob;
ably will not know for two or three years
as the author has a work in press enti-
tied ROMANCE AND REALlTY," which
will probably be published during the
year 1856, when the authors name will
be made known to the public.
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Speed of Vermont Stations.

The report of Messrs. Battell, Hall,
and Morgan the Judges of Glass 2 (best
stations for SPEEDY at the recent Horse
Fair at Brattleboro' says that but three
stations Of this class, Off years old and
upwards, were presented, viz. The horse
flying Morgan, owned by R. NJ. Adams,
OF Burlington the horse Sherman Black
Hawk, owned by Lemuel North, of
Champlain, N. Y, and the horse Black
Turk, owned by Benjamin Fisk, of Bur-
lington and goes on as follows:
There is a propriety IN furthering
the interests of farmers who are breed
ers of horses, by offering premiums for
a distinct class of Stations. as denomi-
mated by your society. Best Stations
for speed"
1t is, however, the opinion of the JUDD
ges in this class, that increased speed in
our horses should be obtained at the
sacrifice of no other valuable quality,
snch as coed size, beauty of form or en-
durance. h =F
The we'll known horses of Mr.. Adams
and Nj. North, both made creditable
time for stations in thor condition,
trotting the mile in less than three
minutes, Mr.. Adams horse at his Sec
ond trial making time in three and a
half seconds less than Mr.. North's at his
first and only trial, but governed by the
considerations before alluded to, and ex-
pressing no opinion las in truth they are
unable to do,) as to which horse possesses
most speed, they award the first premium
of one hundred dollars, to the horse of
City dollars to the horse of r. N. Ad-
ans. To Benjamin Fisk, for his horse
BLACK Turk" a horse of good trottiDg
powers, but which the Judges cannot
recommend as q Stallion, the fourth pre-
MUM of ten dollars. s,s zlsasf 9a
There were three Stations between
the ages of A and z, presented. 81 { s
The Judges awarded to Charles 3.
Bowker, for his horse, Cheshire Morgan,
the frst premium of sixty dollars.
To Silas Town, Jr., for his horse,
Young Morrel, the second premium of
thirty dollars.
Tins ofsAs Tlyins:Morsaa = j., trial : =, e l 2
North Horse 1855
I" Black Turk, $50
7 lime of Cheshire Morgan, (Bow-
81 kers ct ,J.... %
Sc Young MorrelI, (Towns horse.3,63
JamesM M. Hiil's colt, 500
Nj. Adams claims that the report
does him but scant justice. He states
that the time of" Flying Morgan !" was
$50, linstead of 2,54) as timed by three
gentlemen of character, and moreover
as the prize was for "" best stations for
speed" and his horse by their own re-
port made the best time, that bis horse
should have taken the first prize ; which
seemssbut reasonable, as the other prizes
appear to have been awarded strictly
according to the time made.-Bwrhng-
| ton Free Press, %
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ARREST OF AN AMERICAN DEFAULTER
IN SwITzERLAND.-The Treasurer of
Holmes County, Ohio, who recently dis
appeared with aomc $4,000 of the peo-
plo's funds, is reported to have been ar
rested last month in Switzerland. He
had about his person, when taken into
custody, soue $4,000 francs in-bills of
exchange.