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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-08-25

The latest returns from Alabama show .
majority IN favor Of the Democratic csudi-
date for GOvernof 6f 10000. lnissad Of g.
600, as at fret reported. The Democrats
have elected SIR members Of Congress, uhd
the Know Nothings one.
In Virginia the official vote shows ma:
jority of l0.447 for the Democracy. r
North Carolina gives 5000 majority the
same way. -----
In Tennessee, Johnson, Democrat for Gov
nor, has over 1000 majority. The Congress-
ional delegation is equally divided.
Texas has also gone Democratic by over
two thousand.
At an election lately held, in st. Louie,
No., the Democracy were victorious by H.
500 majority. ST.
Alta recent hotly contested election in
Keokuk, Iowa, for State officers, the Demo-
cratic candidates had majorities ranging from
thirty-four to one hundred and four, or an
average af fify.eight. In April last the
Know Nothing party carried the city by two
hundred and one majority.
Jefferson County, Iowa, which last fall
gave on4 hundred and. ninety.four Fusion
majority, has just elected full Democratic
ticket by iorly majority.
In Davenport, Ia, at the recent election
there was Democratic majority Of one hun
dred and fifty. The whole county (ScotD
gives an average Democratic majority of a.
boat one hundred In April last Fusion ant
Know Nothingism had three hundred aud fif.
ty majority in the county.
In Kentucky where the Know Nothing:
claimed Com 10000 to 20, 900 majority, they
will hS@ but about $500 and 6 out of lc
Com Lressmen.-Cha ADJ.
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What will Free Sellers Do!

1t is we'll known that eight, out of the
nine candidates on the fusion State ticket
are Know sNothngs-are in favor of pro-
scribing foreigners on account of their birth
on the other side of the Atlantic. CHASE,
it is ssid, is not member of the order, al
though he "leans" that way since his notn-
ination. The old line wings and Know
Nothings not satisfied with him, have nom-
mated TRIMBLE; or in or In other words
they. have repudiated the free soil part of the
ticket. Will the Free Sellers repudiate the
Know Nothing part of the ticket! If they
have any spirit or courage, if they are moi
the complete subjects of the order it seem:
to US, they will. We shall see.
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Political Ministers.

Among the different professions in which
men engage, none is higher than that o.
the faithful and devoted minister of Christ
HIS work is work Of love and charity.
and his labor is to bring peace and good
will TO men. The doctrines which he
breaches, come home to every mans heart
without regard to party, creed, nation, col.
or or language. To labor in such field
he is "ordained and set apart" He claims
to be SCALED" to preach, not by man, but
by the great God himself. In these days,
how many there are, who forget their call.
ing, and becoming ambitious for worldly
promotion, leave their masters work, come
down from the pulpit, and mingle in the
strife and jar and bitterness of political con.
troversy. How many have left the ''sa-
cred desk" and become the greedy seekers
after Office! Surely they were mistaken
when they chose the ministry for their pro.
fession. or they are mistaken as TO their
duty now.
But there is another class of ministers
who in our judgement, commit still great
er error. We mean those who preach pol.
itics from the pulpit, who make the Church
a convention room where the people must
listen to partizan harangues. Is not the
old fashioned Bible good enough! Are the
pure doctrines of the Redeemer to be dis
carded and the creed and ritual of politi-
cal factions introduced in their stead? We
submit the eaestion in oil candor: 10 not
this constant preaching of politics from the
pulpit calculated to degrade the ministerial
profession, and instead OF doing good will
it not do great injury! 1t does seem as
though there ought to be one day in seven,
and one place, where party strife can be
laid aside, and where men of all political
opinions may congregate to hear the living
gospel from the lips of men, whose lives
are characterized by eonsistant adherence
to their holy calling.
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Where is tue inconsistency,

In very bitter and abusive article last
week the proprietors Of the Democrat labored
to show that our course in regard to Governor
REEDEa is inconsistent. To prove this, they
make the following quotations from the Sen
tinei:
We have not learned the specific cause
of his removal, but suppose it grows out OF
The charges made against Reeder in regard to
illegal specuiations pih the half breed reserves.
"ifGov. REEDER has grossly violated any
iae Of Congress or any trust reposed in him
by vrt6e OF his office, 1t is right he should be
removed Uithout regard to the cLdmor Of Nor
hern or Southern fdnatics. Portage Sen,
tinel, Aug. 4.
We ever admired the courage and manly
bearing of Governor Reeder, during the time
of his official term, and unless some better
excuse is given for his removal, than we have
yet seen, we Cannot feel reconciled in re-
gard to the action Of the Administrations
Portage Sentinel, Aug. /:
How terribly inconsistent we are! The
Democrat must be hard pushed for ideas when
it attempts to show inconsistency bet~ cen
the foregoing quotations. We might let the
matter rest here, but we wish to expose the
dishonesty of our oponents in their extracts,
We will give them us they occurred in our
article, and then candid men can judge of
the meanness resorted TO, 20 convict US of in
consistency. The first article as Il appear
ed in the Sentinel of the 4th inst. was as fol-
lows: ...
We have not yet leatnedth specific cause
of this removal but suppose it grows out
Of the charges made against Reeder in regard
to illegal speculations with the half breed re.
serves. But zoe regret that there should
be any occasion for such an act on the part Of
the administration.
HGov. Reeder has grossly violated any law
Of Congress or any trust reposed in him by
virtue of his Office, it is right he should be re-
moved without regard to the clamor Of
Nothern or Southern fanatics. But Uheth-
er the action 1oas right or ,orong, respecting
has land speculations he has certainly manifest
ed Grn,ness and integrity highly honorable
TO hsmsey, in has coarse to,oards The slavery pro-
pagandists Of Missouri. For this he ought to
be rewarded. In our judgment, The charges
should be Of a very graue character, and sOell
substanttated tojustyy his remooal a: This cri-
ses Of efairs.-Portage Sentinel Aug. 4th.
We have emphasized the part of our arti.
Gle which the Democrst omitted. They left
this last part out that they by the deception
might make it appear we are Inconsistent.
Was this honest! Was it not very small
in men making any pretensions to honesty
or manhood CJmpare this with our arti-
Gle of Aug. 18th. Is there any contradic-
ton! How despicable must be the motives
of men who resort to such means to iniure
an opponent.
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SLAVERY IN NEBRASKA.

A while ago, when the Nebraska CITY
News advertised some negroes for sale in
that city, and Stated editorially that they had
been introduced into the Territoy and held
for sale in cdIiseSuence of the scarcity of
free labor, and to teat the public sentiment
with view to further fmp6rtatfons, and with
the view Of making Nebraska save terrific,
ry, the Portage County Democrat, iii com
mon with the whole northern abolition
press, heralded the fact, and amented it as
positive evidence that Nebraska; too, had
been delivered over to slavery. 1t is now
some time since these papers were made
ware that the whole affair was hoax, in
vented for the purpose of experimenting Us
to how monstrous fabrication abolittonism
would swallow, but, up to this moment, not
one word of explanation have we seen in
any of their columns 1t appears
"The negroes were oil male of glass
one was called Rufe, from the fact that the
rotundty of his corporosity gave it very
striking resemblance to one Rufe Hosmer,
an abolition editor of Detroit, Michigan,
which, taken in connection with sltho-
graphic fusion we once sawsof that portly
man, determined the little Rigger's name to
be Rafe. While Joe was abused by being
lbelled as namesake of Joseph Warren.
another frothy abolition editor of Detroit,
Michigan "
So says the Netbs: and though we cannot
but regard the original fabrication as piece
OF folly, we must confess that the event es-
ablished two things: the gullibiIity and ras-
cality of fabolitionism--the gullbility consis-
ling in crediting and publishing the palpable
hoax. and the rascality in neglpcting and re.
fusing to furnish the public with solution
Of it.-Hicfory Fai.
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stGNs OF THE TINES.

An election was held in Columbus on the
9Th inst; for Justice of tile Peace, at which,
Know Nothing Republicans were out in
their full strength, but the Democrats elect
ed their candidate BY majority Of 2Il. The
Know Nothings kicked DIP riot in this city
only one month before this election, and
here we have the verdict Of the popular jury
condemDing the midnight conspirators.
ANOTHER. James Mckinney, Democrat,
was elected Justice of the Peace at Steuben-
vile on the Cd inst. by Is majority, the
Know Ncthipgs having carried that city last
spring by l63 majority.
Verify, J" Sstan's kingdom is tumbling
down" KseP the ball rOlling. Hickory
FasI. .st' I
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Shakspcare's Reason why "A HOr-
rid knO w Nothing Oath is mot
binding.

K. Hsnsry.. For shame! in duty bend thy knee.
Hast thou sworn allegiance unto mef
Salisbury. | have.
K. Harry. Canst thou dispense with Heaven for
such oath?
Salisbury. Its great sin 10 swear unto sin.
But greater sin to keep sinful oath.
Who can be bouhd by any solemn vow
To DO riurderous deed, to rob a man,
Toforee spotless virgins chastity,
To reave the orphan Of BIS patrinORy,
TowrIng the widow from her custom'd right; r
And have no ther reason for this wrong
But that he was bound by solemn vowr
Second part Of King Henry w.
SHAKESPEARE never wrote truer or bet
ter thing, and every man that, in an evil OF
hour, lakes GuoD TO do a wrong
is in duty bonnd to himself, his God and
his country, to correct it by disauowing ii.
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A BIC 13oLr.-Among the many old lead.
ing Wings who refuse to support the Fusion
ticket nominated on the 18th Of July we
have heard the following named:
Thomss Ewing, Charles, B. Goddard.
Thomas Corv in. N. Barcre, late Wing candi-
date for Governor, Samuel F. Vinton, VIM.
johnson. J. Scott Harrison. Henry Stansbury
Gen. Samuel F. Carey, Ex-Governor Trim
Bile, Gen. Jones, and Q host OF others, OF the
once leading men Of the old Henry Clay
Whigs Of The asats. .-M. HsrWos Bonssey.
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tFrom the Correspondence of tho Baltimore SUM-
SGOurge :at Norfolk III OspitaEity Of
HOm. HemryA. Wise 20 thc Ref
ugeeS.
WASHINGTON, August Is.


We have two letters from Norfolk up to
Monday afternoon, which furnish additional
particulars of the desolation in that place,
Gosport and Portsmouth. Mise Hope,
daughter of Mr.. George Hope. was lying
very i'll with yellow fever. Chubb & Bros,
bankers here, haye consented to receive
and forward contributions to the suffering
One gentleman has already contributed
800, and the employers ID the bureau
of the First Comptroller of the Treas.
ury have given S62. and many individuals
have sent in different sums. I learn from
Petersburgh that check for $4,000 has
been sent from that city to Norfolk, and
that another remittance will be made in a
day or two.
Hon. Henry A. Wise fitted up hia dwell.
ling house, barns, and every other place Of
shelter, and cordially invited the afflicted
communities to come there, assuring them
that they should be welcome. Other gen.
tlemen Of that neighborhood followed this
example, and their kind offers have, doubt.
less, been accepted by many. A large
company Of the refugees are in Matthews
county, Va. and are doing well. as
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A KNOW NOTHING MUSS AT FRED.
ERICKTOWN

We learn, through one of Sans boy 8,
that the Know Nothing of Fredericktown
had grand muss, blow out, smash up, or
whatever else you please to call it, on FRI
day night last. Our informant says that
they have dfsbanded, burnt their records,
and retired in disgust. Mount Vernon Ban
S1er u r-.s llt
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or It il stated that Hon. STEPREx A.
DoucLAss has expressed bis strong disap.
probation of the coarse taken BY AgeHIEsoE
and STRrSerELLow In Kansas. He looks
upon their acts as palpable violation Of the
doctrine ofpopular sovereignty and as dan.
gerous to the best interests of the country.
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6r A miner named Coats, from Ohio, in
attempting to escape from the water from
an old drift which he struck while digging
at Spanish Flat, struck his head against the
top timbers with such force as to produce
death.
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DELEGATE FROM KAEsAs.y-The st. Louis
Republican states TINT WILLIAM iviSALKES. q
half.breed Of the Wyandott tribe Of Indi-
ans--"a man. of education and wealth. and
who glories In his Indian blood lis spoken
Of - candidate for DelegstesiA Congress
frsnn Kaness.
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0TAielegraphic despatch from st. Louis,
August 2lst. says that one huadred bad died
of cholera at Fort Reilly, Kansas, at last
dates. The territory was suffering from
heavy rains. Bridges were swept away. and
the streams were unfardabIe.
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or TO the Aboiitionized- K now Nothing,
doodle-dom press Of OHIO. we respectfully
ask: What effect the election OF Chase, or
any, other Abolitionist could have upon the
subject Of slavery. either directly or remote
ivt
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OF The yellow fever is again rapidly in
creasing at New Orleans. The deaths Of
the week ending August 18th. we're five
hundred and seventeen, Of which three hun
dred and ninety.fo were from yellow fever.
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o. Hon. ABBOT LAWRENCE died on
the 10th inst, at Boston. lie was a
man of commanding abilities and one of the
most successful business meh of Massachu-
setts.
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OF LARGE BowLDER.-In Sierra County,
about the LIST of July, FRY, MASON g. Co.
found quartz bowlder weighing about for
ty pounds, which contained twenty-five oun
ces of gold.
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H'STy
August 18th, 1855.

DEAR SIR: Inst night about II O'Clock,
the Catholic frame church of this place, was
made pile of ruins. A Reg OF powder was
put uoder tine building, with train scatter
ed rlong the street, which waslired with burn
ing shavings. There is no doubt Here that the
was committed by set of Know
Nothing rowdies, such as have just wrought
devastation in Louisville.
trust for the welfare of oup country, that
the better class OF the American people will
soon arouse to q proper sense of what this
awful spirit of blind persecution for opin.
ions's sake, is fast leading to. The better
class OF Know Nothings here, appear to
look with disgust upon these terrible pro-
ceedings; but who can tell whether they are
sincere! The real friends of religious liber-
ty in our community charge, without reser-
vation, that the destruction Of the Catholic
church here, is one more of the fruits of the
Know Nothing crusade! Ypurs, Truly.
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victory in Texasl

" WSHszDGHszsH1 SESV"S - AA
The Democrats have carried their ticker
in Texas by large majority PEAsE Dem
ocratic candidate il chosen Governor, BY "a
overwhslming vgts The whole stats tick
ct i slscssd, .s,......, r..
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 81. ls55
DelnOcratlc state Ticket.

Dem0eratic state Ttckets
PoR SovRRNon,
COL. WILLIAM MEDILL, OF FAIRrIELD
YoR LlKU- sovHREnR,
JAMES NYRES, OF Lucas.
FoR sCPREMs JupsKs or THE STATE,
WILLIAM KENNON, OF BELMONT.
~ r. B. WARDEN, OF FRANKLIN.
FOR AUDITOR OF STATE.
WM. D. MORGAN, OF CoLusBiANA.
EoR TRRAsuRER sy srATE,
JOHN G. BRESLIN, OF SENECA.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.
WILLIAM TREVITT, OF FRANKLIN.
EoR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
GEO. w. McCOOK, OF JEFFERSON.
poR BOARD OF PrBLIc WORKS.
J. B. SfEEDMAN, OF Lucas.
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THE VANDALs AGAIN AT THEIR DEvILIsH
WoRK.-A CHURCH Blown UP IN SIDNEY,
OHIo.--The following letter to gentleman
in this city, will inspire the mind Of evvery
good man with horror and alarm:
SIDNEY, Shelby County Oho,l
August 18th, 1855.
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STOVES & TIN WARE

fFHE business heretofore carried on bv
L Becky d Rawson, will be continued by A. w.
Beckley, where can be found good assortment ofTn
Ware and Stoves among which are several new pat
terms OF cook and paror stoves ofhe latest and most
approved styles, MI Of which will be sold low. Partic
ular attention paid to Job work. ss@.
BavcDna, August n i655.tf
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ADVERTISER ENTS.
LEGAL NOTICE,
joseph Smith, plaintiff,
against
George $. Smith,
Henry Sworts,
Mary Ozmer,
Thaoha1d C,ntth 1af9s.

joseph Smith, plaintiff,
Henry Sworts, {Ohio "S'
Mary 0zmer, Civil an4io.
Theobald Smith def'ts.
The defendants will take notice that tho plaintiff al.
cd IN said court his petition February s. 1885, and A.
mended petition July 10, 1855, aledgins thai on he
twenty second day of January. A. b. 1852 the said
Mary OZmerb written ents rcd into betwss
her and the said George S. Smith, shs sold 10 the ssa
GeorgeS smith the following real estate: Situate In ina
township OF Sufield, In Portage county Ohio knowa
as being parts Of lots Nos. 49, 2O bounded as follows
commencing at the south east corner ofland ad hv
Lewis Koch: Thence south to land ownad bv Isssc ~
Snahef: Thence west to land of John McClouehan:
Lhence north to the north east corner OF said Mo.
Gioughan's land: Thence to John Warnor's laud
Ihence north to land decided by Peter (etz md wif 10
Daniel PGsne: Thence east to the south cornaS Of
said fusines Ian d: Thence north to land owned by
Lewis hocn Ihence east to the place of beginning
containing ninety acres for $780, be paid for Ia
different payments.
That on the 10Th day OF April 1852 the said George
smih SOLD the one equal undivided half Of said nrs.
lses 10 te said Joseph Smith, that the said Smith
paG NJ the time portion Of the purchase money on
sau pIemises. ana took possession of the same, and
rented the same to the said George &. Smith; since
which time the said George s. Smith has sold the one
nail OF sad premises hereab0uts, the said Henry
Sworts, and the remainder to Theobald Smith, who
are IN with the knowledge of the rights OF
piaintn wherefore plaintiff claims Judgment for the
ohe-haf of the said premises that on the Of
the money due on said premises to the said Mary Oz.
mer, she By ordered to make deed OF tho undivided
ha 70 me plaintiff or that the plaintiff receive the one
naiI Oh the amount the premises sold for to the
defendants, Henry SwOrfs and The0baid Smith,
August %, 1858 8. STRAW DER, Plf Atty.
FRENCH FELT TAN COLORED Sofl
August q, 1855 JTGRREE.
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MARRIED.

- - -
On the 18th inst by Rev. g. w. Clarke of Ravepun.
8. Merwin, Of Hiran. 80 "''"
In Brownhelm Lorain County. Ohio. an A.. ,e,,
insl, 6y the Key Uriah Richards, Mr.. LYMAN PUL.
S!rEh mn OF Wiadham. Portage County, Ohio, 10 Miss
LUNA l.. MAfFisoN, of tho former place.
, In Akron on Tuesday, Angus. als., by Rev. W. r.
New York. " -''"h0iu'
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The weekly PorsaEo sentinea
q spabiiahed ever sataftu, Al ns,.,,. s-...
hAnf, qfs Ne allowing " A-fhosss
-ons year payable within six M. 80
vss yser payaois aner The expirailoa 81 a. ~"
ose year PAYABLE afiar iii sxplra,ion. -
-. ~ R1Per VII us Disseminated until All nr...-S
..e Pnlo, except atths option Of lhs pabiiskss'
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CO M M E RCIAL.
RAvIsNNA MARKET

CORRECTED WEEKLY BY GEO. BuEL AND orHnR pn.Ip,.
IN rHE ARTICLES NAMED skLow.
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DISSOLUTION NOTTCE-The partner.
- chip heretofore existing between the subscribers
Is this day dissolved, having expired by Limitation
The business Of the firm will be settled by Albert W.
bsckley who pay oil debts and eceivs
Rayenna Aug. n. I8Qy-3-3W SpENCER n a VVENN
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LODGES SPRfNtjlG BEDj---T6ese bed1

T1UDUES SPRING BEU--These beds
II are universally liked by all WHO have tried them.
Some are now being used In this Villages and they are
spoken Of In the highest terms, especially by the in
vaids who have used them. Read tho following from
those who have tried them thoroughly:
We take pleasure In expressing our Bigh and un-
qualied appreciation OF its merits, and very chesral
we have ever used. And we regard these beds as
really cheap article, being sold at less than half the
price Of frs class spring mattresses to most ofwhich
they are decidedly superior, not only In portability
but hexibty elasticity. They are cheapefthan feath-
ers, and imcomparably better.--l Hon. o. Clark and
Others, Springfield, o.
These beds can be found at Grimm and Vance Ware.
roomss brick block, Rayenna, Ohio.
GRIFFIN 4 VANCE.
August 24th, Is55,-ew.
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In the court Of common
pleas Of Portage caanti
Ohio.
Civil act!oa.
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Aavertistng and Jeb Work dan.
ON reasonable terms and "a
tne anest style OF the Ara.
Advertisements must be hnna..
IN Dy FIJI Az Morning 90 in
sure insertion the ea,ne

% Warranty and lEorsRaxc
Deeds, printed on good paper, and Il he
nnest style. kept constantly on hand; sIeo
all other blanks printed on the shortest no.
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News Itema.

or II ls said that four dsllars per day il
held to be moderate harvest wages ID Went.
worth, c. w, IN York county the fsrnets
are paying Cslifornia wages also.
or The pro-slavery men at Atchison, In
Kansas, have lately caught an sbolitonist
and publicly whipped him. They then got
up a public meeting and ordered him to
leave ia an hour. He left. His name was
Kelley,