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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-08-30
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Fer the Chronicle.

Fer the Chronicle.
THEY SAID "SHE IS TOO GAY. FRIVOLOUS
NO DEPTH OF FEELING"
"The hear. knoreth its orn bitterness"
I'm singing--oh so merriy'
My laugh rings clear and loud;
My eye is bright as e'er it was,
My step as light and proud.
And so they think because | sing,
And laugh when jest is passed,
That Memory has loosed the chain
Which binds my heart SO fast.
They see no teardrop in my eye,
No droo ping men betrays
The hidden agony wthin>
Which on my vitals preys.
Iclimb the hill.sides brown and green,
And wander through the wood,
And bare my tevered check and brow
In this sweet solitude.
And here unseen by all--savo Cod
/ sometimes wildly weep;
For OH my heart would surely burst
Doomed ALL its tears to keep.
There too with iriends.--the only oneS'--
My HEART knows NOVEL meet
The old gray rocks, the lcaiy trees,
And moss beneath my feet
In the dark old waving pine-Iees
With their low, soft, sweet moan.--
/ only hear sweet voices gone,
And iorgetIm alone.
All! these are previous hours when
Can lay aside the smile,
Which mocks my hearts deep wretchednes
And be MYSELF awhile.
ELLIE.
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From the Cincinnati Gazette.
GREAT REPUBLICAN MASS
MEETING
AT CIRCLEYlLLE.

Speeches by S. p. Chase, Gen. Worthingtoa,
Hon. s. Galloway and Thomas III. Ford.
A mass meeting Of the citizens ofPiekaway
county, opposed to the Repeal of the Missouri
Compromise, was held at Circleville on Sat
nrday last. Though the cali ht d been issued
only the day previous, there was large at.
tendance from various parts of the county
The Court House though very large, was
crowded.
The meeting assembled at o'clock, p. M,
and was organized by the appointment o
Col. Elias Florence as President, Nelson
Franklin and Dr. Ballard as Vice Presidents
and VIM Bremigam as Secretary.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-08-30
WHOLE NO. 962
From the Evening Post, Aug. 1.
Calhoun's Missing Opinion.
WAsHNGroN, July 30, 1855.

W A'AiNplON JuIy ouJ loSO'
MEssRs, WIN. c. BRYANT g. Co.
Gentlemen: A shorttime agdyou published
in the Evening Post, with the consent Of
Messrs. Appleton, IA chapter froLi the forth
canning second volume OF my "Thirty Years.
View,' in which was contained a passage
from a speech of Mr. Calhoun, in 1888, show
ing that he had been in favor of the Misssuri
Compromise at the time it was adopted
blamed Mr.. Randolph for his "uncomprom-
sing" opposition to it--and had since
"changcd' bis opinion because II encouraged
the Abolitionists. The veracty of that chap
ter having been readily assaled ,(though did
nothing but produce a passage from the de-
bates in COngress,as you well remark } have
had communication made to me to confirm
it. namely, that the answers Of Mr.. Calhoun
ant other Cabinet officers Of Mr.. Monroe were
found in the State Department while Mr.
John ii Ctay,on was Secretary of State
Ia consequence, addressed note of inquiry
to Mr. Clayton, who answered according 10
the extract from his letter, which / send
you.
From this it Will be seen that, though the
questions and answers cannot be foand, the
archives Of the Department show that they
were filed. This proved that such questions
and answers existed; and that is enough for
all the purposes Of the controversy which has
been raised. The absurd and anarchical doc
trine, That Congress has no power to le-
gislale upon the existance of slavery in a
territory" rests entirely upon Mr. Calhoun's
recently promulgated opinion to that effect:
and the validity OF tina! opinion was staked
by him on the uniformity and consistency of
his opposition to the power; and especially
in that great case of its exercise, (the Mis-
souri, Compromise Line Cf ls20,l which abo-
lished slavery where it legally existed over
greater extent Of country then ever saw it
abolished by law before or since, and which
gave to the free States the absolute prepon-
derance in the Union. His mistake in sup
posing himself to have been opposed to that
compromise was alwaye blear to me, ard /
think must now be blear to every body.
wish You to Eub.ish this note, and the ex-
tracr from Mr.. CIayton's letter, that all car.
did inquirer5 after truth may Judge 'lor them.
selves; and that a preposrerJus and danger-
0us doctrine may be deprived Of the only foun.
dation Oh which is rested.
Very respectfully yours.
THOMAS II. BENTON. .a
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I u FFIV OfIF 0R''S-
EVENING SHADOWS.

St. Clairsyille, y. Aug. 18Th.
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ry respectfully yours.
THOMAS II. BENTON.
MH J. II. CLAYTON TO MR. BEEToN, JULY l9,
1855. Extract ...

"In reply to your inqury,I have to state
that have TO recollection Of having ever met
with Mr.. Calhoun's reply to Mr. Nonroe's
cabinet queries, as to the constitutionality of
tie Missouri Compromise. 1t had not been
found while Tas in til l. Department of State,
as was then informed but the archieves of
the Department disclose the fact that MIR.
Calhoun and other members of the cabinet did
answer Mr.. Monroe's slquesions. 1t appeared
bv an index that these answers were filed "a
mong the archives of the Department. |
was told they had been distracted from the
records, and could not be found, but did
not make search for them myself. | have
never doubted that Mr. Calhoun, at least,
acquiescod III the decision of that day. Since
| have left the Department OF State, have
heard It rumored that Mr. Calhoun's answer
to Mr. Mouroe's queries had been found, but
know not upon what authoritd the statement
was made"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-08-30

INC SliOHlStO'
EVENING SHADOWS.
1t is the shadowy even time,
When in the far and fading west
The sunbeams gather home to rest
Calmly in their hesperian CLINE.
Now all is hushed, and dun, and still,
Except the plaintive whippoorwill
That sings a soirowiul refrain,
A strangely wild and titiul lay,
Yet full of poetry its strain
In cadence dies away, away
1t is a strange, mysterious hour,
When latent feelings, sweet and sad,
Come DER the heart with dual power,
And make it grieve or make ii glad;
And thoughts are stirr'd within the mind
BY memories of long ago,
Like flowers fann'd by Zephyr-wind.
And there are memories that endure,
OF other days and other years.
That fill the eye with sudden tears;
For memory wanders back through gloom
TO seek the early loved and lost.
To find the beautiful and pure;
And gazing on the palc-eaved tomb,
It vainly seeks for those on whom .
The beams of love and friendship iall
As sunbeams fall OH pola- sno~;..-
The hedrt is pierced with treshend paln'
And cries al oud, but cries in vain,
For tears may fall like summer rain,
Nor soothe the heart by sorrow cross'd;
And yainIy too il wceps for them,
For frantic grief can ne'er recall
Those whom an angels diadem
Hath crowned in heaven long ago..
But all! the spell is brcken-..lo!
Through heavens dark and holy blue
The stars are cleaning one by ono'
Clothed in their golden,j ,jeweled hue,
And shine as brightly as they shone
When this fair present world was new.-''
The hacyun years OF love and youth
So full OF gentleness and ruth
The lily rays on beauty's check,
The SHOWS on llimalaya's peak
That shine like diamonds in the SUM-
These, these may melt and iude away,
And over them the heart may grleve;
But Won bright stars forever weave
Their glories round the shadowy even;
And ON some dim and distant day,
Some feeble form, bent down with age,
May sink away at setot sun;
And when his trG nsient Ioce is run,
And closed his earthly pilsriinnge,
The stars wi Il pave his path to heaven
C;,o;npat Auuust lS1J.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-08-30
Nv. Chase and the Senatorship.--Letters
from Mr.. lieaton and Stanley Matthew.

AS on interesting and important part Of the
political history Of Ohio relating to the cleo
ton Of United States Senator in 1919, we
publish the following correspondence, which
appeared in the Commertirl Of Thursday
morning:
How Mr.. Chase was made Senator---The
other side.
CiScrSHATI, August 9, 1855.
STANLEY MATTHEWS, EsQ,--Dear Sir
Judge Johnson, 10 his commune atio /, pub
lished in the CoiumJidn Of the 23d, ul:imo,
having made several erroneous statements
in regard 10 Mr. Chase and his election to the
United Stites Senate. beg to hope that you
viii not only vindicate the truth Of history.
but confer a favor upon large number Of
your fellow citizens, by furnishing for publ.
cation brief statement Of all the cfcUm-
stances, within your personal knowledge, in
relation 20 the organization Of the Legi.ia-
ture and subseqren, election Of ur. Chase.
Very respectfully, your obeGient servt.,
Z. HEATON.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-08-30

If a small boy be called lad, is it proper
to call bigger ladder'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-08-30
TYne-Setting Machine.

The editor Of The Montreal Gazette is in
Paris, looking at the sights in the great ex-
hbiti' n there. II writes as follows:
The exhibition is most complete now, and
is admitted to be superior to the London ex-
hibiton Q: 1851 A Western editor and my
self have returned from examining a type-set-
ting and distributing machine. 1t does its
work correctly and quickly, and will have
no doubt supevsede han1-setting. Though it
looks complicated it is really a very simple
construction, and in eight or ten minutes I
learned to sci by it. could set this up in
about an eighth of he time take to write it.
fear, however. | shall be unable to give
you description which will be Ineligible to
your readers. The type instead of being thrown
into the boxes in case as for handsetting,
are placed in grooves of about threequarters
Of an inch in depth, separated from each other
ty brass rules like column rules. They re-
quire to be set up in these by hand, before
commencing to compose. Then if you want
ailetter you touch key like that of piano.
which tosses it into another inclined groove
in which it slides down a certain distance,
when it is lifted upright by jerk from crank
$50 the types are carried on until your line
is set up, when you touch a spring and they
are dropped into galley below, which mo-
YES along sufficiently at the same time to re-
ceive the next line. So it goes on till the
galley is full when it is removed to be proved
and placed in the form. In distributing the
reverse action is produced, There can be No
longer doubt that with some slight modifca-
tions the machine will succeed Steps win
immediately be taken tn secure a patent in
CANADA aad the limited States
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-08-30

A FEARFUL RIDE.--We learn Com the
Indianapolis Journal, that locomotive decen-
ding the inclined plane at Madison. Indiana,
on Monday last, owing to the wet track, Got
beyond control of the brakes, and went down
the plaine with fulvelccity. When with
in hundred yards of a freight train which
was strnding on the track. the engineer, Sam.
took desperate leap for life from the flying
| engine. Mr. Idlcr was dashed against a
switch signal, and instantly killed. Mr.. Big
ettc struck the ground and instantly expired.
Mr.. E. J. Robinson, clerk of the company,
who was also on the engine, clung TO Il. and
by the collision with the freight train was
sho,kingly mangled, though yet living
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-08-30

The object of the meeting having been
briefly state |, Hon. s. p Chase was intr,-
duced to the audience by John G. Groom ESQ,
and was warmly welcomed.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-04-07
MAYORS OFFICE, PERRYsBURG,
March 81. 1855.

At regular meeting of the Town Council
OF the town of Perrysburg, the following
ordinances and resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted:
AN ORDINANCE to prevent brining. pack
ing, re-packing or overhauling Fish within
certain limits in the town of Perrysburg.
BE IL ordained by the Torn Council of the
town Of Pcrryburg:
SEC. |. That it shall be unlawful for any
person to cause any fish to be brined, packed,
re-packed or overhauled, within the corpo-
rate limits of the town of Perrysburg south
OF what is known as Water Street in said
town, and that the brining, packing, re-pack-
ing or overhauling each barrel or half barrel
of fish within said limits, shall constitute
an additional ofense, except fish actually
provided for the family use of the purchaser
not exceeding one barrel.
Sec. 2. That if any person shall be guilty
OF violation of the provisions of the first
section of this ordinance, he shall, on con-
viction thereof before the Mayor, be fined in
any sum not less than twenty five nor more
than one hundred dollars.
Sec. 3. That any person who shall assist
in any manner in brning, packing, re-pack
ing or overhauling fish within the limits
aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of an of
tense within the meaning OF said first sec
ton, and be punished accordingly.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the Marshal
to inform on and obtain warrants for the ar
rest of every person whom h. has good rea-
son to believe guilty of the above onlnSe.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect on and
after the lst day Of May, A. D. 1855.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-04-07

AN ORDINANCE to provide for the ap-
pointment and qualification of Marshal,
and to prescribe his duties.
BE ii ordained by the TolCn Council of the
to1on of Perrys5urg:
Sec. l. That there shall be appointed by
the Town Council, at the first session of the
new Council in each year, one Marshal, who
shall hold his office for one year. unless soon
er removed by the Council for good cause
shown, in which case the vacancy shall BE-
filled as in other cases.
Sec. q The said Marshal, before entering
on the duties of his office. shall take an oath
faithfully to perform all his duties, and shall
give bond, with surety to the satisfaction OF
the Mayor, in The sum of $500, conditioned
that he will faithfully discharge the duties
OF his said office; and the same shall be
made payable to the town of Perrysburg
Sec. 3. The Marshal, when so qualified,
shall be conservator of the law in the cor
poration; shall serve all process directed TO
him by the Mayor; shall attend to the exc
cuhon OF all the ordinances of the town.
and shall perform all such duties as he may
be directed TO perform by virtue of any order
ordinance or resolution of the Town Coun-
Gil, or by the Mayor; and shall perform all
such other duties as may be enjoincd on him
by law.
Sec. d. Any vacancy in the office shall be
filled as in the first section; but the person
appointed shall not hold over the first meet
ing of the New Council thereafter elected,
and his successor be appointed and qualified
unless re-appointed.
IL is ordered that side walk be construct
ed on Louisiana Avenue, commencing at the
south part of in-lot No. 38l, on said avenue,
in the town of Perrysburg, Wood county,
Ohio, and running thence on the west side
of Louisiana Avenue, along the line of said
in-lot No. 3S4, to the corner of Louisiana
Avenue and Front street, and on Front street,
commencing at the corner Of said avenue
and Front street, running thence on the south
side of Front street along the line of in.lots
No 394, 36l, $50, 337, 336, 3l3, 3l2, 289,
to the corner of Front and Walnut streets,
in said town; said sidewalk to be sixteen
Q6) feet wide from the outer line of said
lots, on such grade as shall be established by
the Surveyor, appointed by the Council for
that purpose; to be made of brick we'll made
and fitted for the purpose. The outer edge
of said pavement to be lined with substan-
tial curbstone at least II inches in depth,
extending to the top of said pavement, and
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-04-07
PERRYSBURG, OHIO, APRIL 7, 1856.

Louisiana Avenue to such point at the east
end of Third street as shall serve effectually
to drain said street, and prevent water from
running from said street on adjoining lots
and remaining there TO their damage.
Resolued, That a copy of said resolutions
be handed to M. Key, ir., and also be sent to
Doolittle & Shoemaker, at Dayton, Ohio.
Whereas many of the lots in the Cemete-
ry have been purchased and part payment
only made thereon by the purchaser, therefore
Re8oIUed, That the Mayor be requested to
make out and execute to each person claim
ing any interest in such lot or lots, deed
for the same and said deed shall be placed
in the hands of the superintendent of the
cemetery, whose duty it shall be to tender
such deed to the person in whose name the
same is made, and demand from said person
the amount due and unpaid on the lot or lots
so by him or her claimed and in case Of the
neglect or refusal of such person or persons
to pay said amount, with the expenses of a
deed, then and in that case it shall be the
duty Of said superintendent TO return that
fact to the Recorder. who shall enter min
ute Of the same on the journal, and forthwith
serve notice on such person or persons that
from and after the time of the service of said
notice, his, her or their claim to any part or
portion of the lot or lots SO by him, her or
them claimed. shall be annulled and cancel
led; and every such claim shall be annulled.
cancelled and held void from and after the
date of service of such notice and said lots
be sold as if no such claim had ever cx-
listed; and if any person be buried on any
such lot, then it shall be the duty of the
Marshal of the corporation forthwith to
cause snch body to be disintered and buried
in the Potters Field, the expense thereof to
be borne by the former claimant Of said lot,
unless the same cannot be so made: in that
case, the expense thereof shall be paid from
the cemetery fund.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-04-07

Whereas DR.. L. D. PECK, by his untring
energy, his watchful vigilance and attention
to the wants OF the sick during the existence
of the cholera in our midst the past summer.
has merited the esteem and gratitude Of the
citizens of our town, therefore
RcsolUcd, That the thanks of the town of
Perrysburg be. and they are hereby rendered,
to DR.. Z. d. Peck, for his services during
the continuance of the pestilence.
ResolUed, That we allow Dr. Peck, from
the general corporation fund, the sum Of $40.
Re8olucd, That copy of the above reso-
lutions be given to DR.. Peck, together with
an order for the above amount
Ordered that Dr. Frederick be allowed 800
for his services during the prevalence of the
cholera.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-04-07

RcsoIued, That there shall, at the first ses-
sion of every new Council, be appointed an
executive committee Of the cemetery, con-
sisting of the Mayor, who shall be er ofCio
chairman of the committee, and two mem
bers of the Council whose term of office
shall be for the term they remain members
of the Council, unless sooner removed by Il
unanimous vote thereof, and whose duty it
shall be to take charge of the cemetery
grounds and all things connected Herewith,
to appoint and supervise the action of the
superintendent of said grounds and all
matters connected with said cemetry shall
be exclusively under the control and direc-
ton of said committee, subject only TO the
supervision of the Council.
Re8Olued, That the Cleveland and Toledo
Railroad Company be, and they are hereby
required, within thirty days from this date,
to extend ditch along the line of their road
in the town of Perrysburg, on the north side
of Third street, from the junction thereof at
Louisiana Avenue, to such point at the east
end thereof as shall suffice to effectually
drain said street and prevent any water from
standing in said street, or running therefrom
on to adjoining lots and remaining thereon
to their injury.
Resolped, That copy Of the above reso-
luton be given to S. n. Beach, and also be
forwarded to John Martin, Esq, president
Of said company, at Cleveland.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-04-07

RcsolUcd, That the Dayton and Michigan
Railroad Company be, and they are hereby
required, within thirty days from this date,
to construct plank sidewalk four feet wide
and composed of good material, either over
their ditch on the south side of Third street,
in Perrysburg, from the east corner of lot
No. 428 to the junction of said street with
Louisiana Avenue, or on the inside of the
ditch between the same and the outside line
of the lots bordering thereon, if there be room.
ReSoEued, That said Company be required
within thirty days from date TO extend their
ditch on the south side of Third street from
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-01-06
The Society of Ladies'

The following pertinent remarks occnr
al the close of an essay on College lille,
from the pen of a New York clergy MN ::
The society nf ladies' mas done much
for me my life long aud il was the salr-
tary, so!lenng iuduence of snch asS3c'a-
ions that, with Gods blessing, restrain
ed me from many an excess mo Th'ch /
might otherwise have been led While re-
ceiying my education. Ii is bad sign
when young mau has no relish, for such
company. Whatever be mans sla;l'n
in life, whether higher or lower, pablic or
private, he will become better man, and
escape many disaster, i(he will listen
in due season 10 the voice Of the inielIl-
gent and refined among the other sex.
Not only do they generally excel us in
their nice perception OF the proPrIetIes oi
life, and in their tender sense Of duty TO
both God and man, but they are equally
before us in their instructive faculty Of
loreSeeing evil before il is upon us,aud OF
wisely discerning the character and mo-
lives Of men. Ii was not all dream that
made the wife Of julius Cesar so anxious
that he should not 90 to the Senate Cham
Der, on the fatal Ides of March and had
he complied with her entreatles, he might
have escaped the dagger of Brulus. Dis
aster followed disaster in the career of
Napoleon, from the time hat he ceased
to feel the baiance-wheeI OF josephlne's :
influence on his impetuous sPlnt Oar
own Washington, when important ques-
tons were submitted TO him, often said
lhal he would like to carry the subject to
his bed chamber, before lac bad formed
decision; and those who knew the clear
Judgment aud elevated purpose ot Mrs
Washington, thought all the better of him
for wishing to make her confidential
counsellor Indeed, the great nalorIIy OF
men wko have acquired for themselves 4
good and great name, were not only mar
red men, but happily married.