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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-12-26
WAsalNaroN. Dec. az,

The Democratic members Of the Flor.
ida Legislature have nppointed 4 day
for the election of delegates to the Gin
oinnati Democratic National Convention.
These delegates WILDE instructed to in
sist upon the adoption Of a platform Of
principles as the basis of national or
g~anization, prior to the nomination of
candidates; and that said platform shall
among other things, include in sub
stance the following propositions:
Ist. The recognition and adhesion to
the principles established in the Kan
sas Nebraska act, and their application
to the admission of new States.
I'd. That neither the Missouri Com
promise nor any other anti-slavery re.
striction, shall hereafter be extended
over any Territory in the United States;
the prompt and faithful execution of the
fugitive slave law, and its permanent
continuance upon the statute book.
IF these propositions shall not be in
substanc incorporated IN the platform
adopted by the Convention, the dele.
gates from Florida will be instructed to
withdraw.
The store of Jeffrey s. Jones, of
Broadway was robbed on Sunday morn.
ing, of Laccs, Silks, &C., to the amount
of s25, 000. The goods were afterwards
found by the Police in an adjoining
store whittier they had been removed by
the burglars preparatory to being cart
ed of. The thieves escaped.
The correspondent of the Tribune
teIegraphs from Washington, Should
the resolution in favor of the adoption
of the plurality principle to elect q
Speaker be pressed, an amendment will
proposed embodying the provision that
80 person heretofore voted for shall be
eligible to the Office.
The Northern Light has carried to
Nicaragua a company of 500 fllibusters
who have been enlisted and drilled in
this city under the auspicies of Parker
II. French.
District Attorney McKeon has pro-
tested against the movement and tele-
graphed to President Pierce for instruc-
tions for further proceedings.
Among the freight of the Northern
Light is a considerable quantity of war
munitions.
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THE TESTIMONY OF OUR 4OPPO-
NENTS.

The Washington Union says, in speak
ing of the protracted and discreditable
struggle for the organization of Congress
now going OF at Washington, that ga
distinguished leader in the opposition
was heard, a day or two since, to remark
with emphasis " Look upon the House
of Representatives, and mark the con-
trast between the Democrats and their
opponents. The former exhibit a dig
nifed calmness and a compl AGENT stead
mess which shows they are standing on
principles, in the soundness and success
of which they honestly confdc, however
much we may think them mistaken in
judgment.-The latter give every posi-
BILE indication that principles are lost
of in the wild scramble for the
Such q spectacle furnishes a
that is shure to make an impress
sion on the public mind unfavorable to
to our future prospects,
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WAsHrseroN. Dec. %


In the House to-day a resolution was
adopted confining every member in do
bate to ten minutes, Mr.. Stanton of
fered a resolution to elect a Speaker by
a plurality vote.
Roll was called and the resolution Ia
ken by a vote of IA to 10. Mr.. Sapp of
fered a resolution that after to-day, the
House shall meet at 10 o'clock A, NJ,
until the election Of Speaker be effected.
Rejected by two majority. Mr.. Perry
said that the House had decided to-day,
not to elect a Speaker by plurality,
therefore he offered a resolution that af-
ter to-day no debate be in order till the
Speaker be elected. He thought this if
adopted. would result in the speedy or
ganization of the House. Mr.. Keith
offered an amendment that after to-day,
all balloting for Speaker be suspended
until the Sd of January. The reason
assigned being that a majority of the
Senate have left the city and it will,
therefore, be impossible to obtain o quo
rum for the reading of the message if
the House should organize before that
time. Mr. Brooks suggested that act
ing under Parliamentary law a MAORI
ty might secure a resolution, and then
proceeding to ballot an undue advantage
might be taken. Mr.. Keith thought it
would be base and infamous to do SO.
Mr.. Sherman maintained that the first
business to be done was to elect o Speak
or, and the House could not postpone
that duty. The House refused by a
majority of ten to lay the whole subject
on the table. Keith's amendment was
rejected, and the consideration of Mr..
parry'sresolution postponed until Mon
day. Adjourned.
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onIaL

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This body assemblies at Oelumbus on
the FIRST Monday in January. The
Statssman thus speaks of it," The
eanvazsing among candidates for the
speaksrship of the House, and for the
score or SO of clerkships and Sergeant
at-Arms-ships of both Houses, we un-
derstand, has already commenced, and
is yer busily carried on, by newspaper
puffs, by letters of solicitation, letters
of recommendation, letters of introduc-
ton, and perhaps in some instances, let
tersof opposition. It is doubtful wheth-
er the struggle for these places viii be
quite as peaceful-as may be expected by
the green ones in the party Of the ma
jority. The same leading issue which
divides the Fusionists at Washington,
will come into the caucus of that party
here.
There will be an anti Know Nothing
Abolition candidate, an anti-Abolition
Know Nothing candidate, and perhaps
an Abolition Know Nothing candidate,
for every Office going. Every candidate
win have to answer hundreds of times,
"under which king" or die and
we warn them all that he who can most
skillfully answer a hundred different
ways, will stand the best chance. The
strife. promises to be bitter, unless some
body comes along and pours out the oil.
We question whether there shall be
found the balm in Gilead. There are
many in both Houses who will strain
the last point to defeat Chaseism, EN-.
bodied by whatsoever candidate for the
smallest Office, up to Speaker and then
there are CHASE men in both Houses,
who will go to any extreme, rather than
be thus put down by Know Nothings.
The latter understand, perfectly, that
they must meet the peculiar supporters
of Governor CHASE at the very thresh-
hold, or consent to a.wholly subordinate
existence, as a political element in Ohio,
throughout the winter, even to the be-
ginning and the very end of TIE next
Presidential election. Look out for fun
"third branch " will have its
hands full, and will be here in strong
force
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Sporting Intelligence-Lecompte
Beaten.

Lecompte, the horse which beat Lex
ington on the Metarie Course, at New
Orleans some mouths since, and made
such extraordinary time, has found more
than his match in Col. Binghamn's
charg. Arrow, with whom he ran en- the
5th inst. We find the following account
of the race in the New Orleans Courier
of December 6:
Before the bell sounded, bets were
freely offered on Lecompte, and it was
evident that he was the fayorite. Few
had the courage to risk their fortunes
on Arrow. Yet he had some hackers,
and the result proved that the minority
was not mistaken in their opinion of the
relative merits of the horses.
In the first heat, both horses started
almost together, Arrow leading Lee
compte about two lengths, for the first
mile, which was completed in two min
utes and three seconds. For the Sec
ond mile there was scarcely any change
in their relative positions, Arrow still
retaining his original place. Inlhe
third mile, Abe. the rider of Lecompt e,
as he passed the judges stand, loosened
the grip a little, and the noble steed
bounded forward with the wildness Of
new horse, and made q noble effort to
prove the superiority of his race. Neck
to neck they went along, and the rider
ofeither horse put all his ingenuity to the
test TO help the animal he bestrode. |
At the end of the third mile Lecompte
passed the judges' stand some thteS or
four lengths ahead Of Arrow, and off
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New YoRK Dec. 90

NEW YORK Dec. %.
A Washington correspondent Of the
Herald telegraphs, on Saturday evening,
as follows:
To-day's proceedings in the House
are both Indicative and significant. The
plurality proposition was voted down by
a combination of Fuller men with the
friends of the Administration. When
a test vote was required, Fuller's friends
voted with the Administration, and I
was informed this evening, that should
the alternative be presented, they will
go for a Southern man in preference to
Banks.
Another correspondent says: "Iam
assured that it is the purpose of Mr.. Full
Ter to Withdraw on Monday from the con-
test for theiSpeakership, and that anoth-
er viii be put forward by the National
American party"
Major Harris, Of New York, takes
the post of the late Col. Miller, at the
Philadelphia Barracks, with the rank of
Lieut. Colonel of Marines.
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$3.50
SCHOOLS IN OH1o.-There ars twelve
thousand school districts and thirty-six
thousand directors under the new Law in
Ohio. There are eight hundred and
thirty-eight thousand youth between
four and twentY-one. OF these, it is
estimated that thirty-nine fortieths, or
more than eight hundred and thirty
thousand, depend upon common schools
for education and that more than Eve
hundred thousand will attend school the
coming season. This statement shows
the relative importance of our common
schools as compared with academies and
colleges. Truly, the public schools are
the peoples colleges.
EE Resolutions have been intro
dcced into the Legislature Of Alabama,
which, If adopued, as is supposed they
will be, win place that State alongside
of Georgia in suppors Of g Southern
and in resistanqs # Northern
aggression
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GHRIsrMAs BALL AT New LoNDoN.-
Never has it been our lot to miugle with
q merrier company than that assembled
&C Kings Hotel, New London, on Tues
day evening last. Yankeedom had gath
cred there her "beauty and her schival-
~ p and everything went off swimming
~. Over one hundred true disciples of
T~ERPscHIcoRE we're present, and I" trip
ped It On Tie light fantastic toen until
~long after the clock commenced marking
the small hoursof the night. That good
looking old bachelor, DR.. Cross did the
honors well, and We are quite sure that
there was not one of thezlarge company
but what felt that it was good to be
there. May the gentlemanly proprietors
of Kings Hotel, Messrs. Cross &
KNzPFs always present as good a bill of
fare as that presented on Christmas Eve,
at the best Ball ever got up in New
London.
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sPATRToK. },

80
To our surprise u old friend " Pat "
waddles of of the battle field without
even giving US a decent parting salute.
He simply reads US a short lecture on
etiquette, something which be knows
nothing about. He don't make even a
faint denial of our charges in regard to
the manner in which he has managed
our Rail Road affairs. That is a tender
spot with him, and the less it is probed
the better be feels. HI now talks like
a man who had entered into a g free
fight . Of bis own seeking, and caught
. Tartcr . in the operation. As he fair
lybegs the question, we omit any far.
ther notice of him for the time being
We bear him no personal i'll will all
We ask is simply to be let alone. He
will please bear In mind that "Yaller
Jackets are troublesome things to ham
die, and that folks who live in glass
houses must be careful at whom they
throw stones. We have "a dressed out -
one Of the correspondents on the Times
lstaf-aro there any others who would
like to take a hand?
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Affairs.

The peace Txn90TS are not entirely
a0ithout foundation, but we should war
rant an extremely erroneous impression
if we described that foundation as pos
sessed of the Sokidity Soitb qohich some
capitalists and others hare invested 1t );
upon which they could appear to have
built the most sanguine expectations.
Russia has herself made no propositions
for peace. She having made no offer
of terms of peace, it cannot of course be
stated what precise terms the bellige-
rent powers would be willing to consider.
It is obvious, however, that the people
Of this country have a right to expect
and may fully expect that the terms
which would be now considered as ad-
missible, as regards satisfaction for the
be greatly in adyanse of those which
were deemed worthy of consideration
when Sebastopol and a Russian power
in the Black Sea existed.
H FRENCH PRESS ON THE PROS IEcT
OIL PEACE.
A remarkable change has passed over
the Paris press; the most warlike of the
journals are at this moment the most
impressed Nth the necessity of a speedy
peace. The Debates earnestly desires
peace, but does not believe in its re-es-
adjustment. The Constitutional be-
lieves in a pacific termination of the con-
test, provided Rusiso consents to,
III false ideas Tn taOor of civilization
md of universal prosperity. The Wes-
tern Powers can await with confden ce
Inc decision of their adversary. If they
ire to continue the war, they know al
.eady what they will do with more ex-
means Of action, and with greater
chances of success.-London Neirs.
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E We have received the folloaing
from q friend in town. TIMOTHY must
be careful. His question looks marvel
ously like an attack on the the Rail
Road. We shall publish no more such
personal y matters, as they undoubt-
eddy have a tendency to retard the pro-
gress::o Of the Road.
For the Ashland Union.l
Mr.. EDITOR Allow me, through
your columns, to propose a question for
discussion at the next meeting of the
Ashland Lyceum.
Who does the most to " advance the
interests of Ashlandn-he who has re-
ceived $500 from the Rail Road Com
pany and wants more, for entirely in
adequate services, or he who has /" not
contributed one cent y to the Stock of
the Road2 TIMOTHY.
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AE Whenzwe commenced publish
ing the Union, We hoped we should not
be compelled to offer an opology to its
readers for delinquencies on our part, as
We had fully determined there should be
none. Absolute necessity has delayed
the publication Of our paper every week
since We took charge of it. This we
assuresour friends has been no fault of
ours Our hands have been sick, our
paper makers have disappointed us, and
NE have been overrun with Job Work.
We have made efforts to procure more
but have thus far failed. We
shave labored night and day ourself to
overcome these difficulties. These de-
lays have been as annoying to us as to
readers We assure our friends
that Ne expect to be up to time soon,
and we therefore ask them to have pa,
silence and indulge MS a little longer.
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C0NGRESH.


The Fusionists are still in "confu-
sion at Washington. No Speaker has
yet been elected and we see no prospect
of a n election very Over sirty
thousand dollars of the peoples money
has been expended in trying to elect
man to sit in the chair and keep these
fanatics in order. The opposition have
Q majority of about sixty in the House,
and they alone must be held responsible
for This ~extraTagant expenditure of the
peoples money. The Democrats pledge
themselves to elect a Speaker after bal
loting twice, if the opposition will give
them a majority of two votes. Let the
people recoIlect these things, for a day
is coming when they will have an oppor-
tunity to administer such a rebuke to
these Fusionists as their conduct merits.
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GOOD ADVICE.


Tho Mississippian well observes =
ITO u Democratic friends we would
say, preserve your organization, keep
your columns compact, and your eyes on
the foe. We have another important
battle to fight next year and let us not
imagine that our WHY and insidious ad.
.versaries will permit it to go by default.
They may change their position some
what. They may sugar-coat the poison
Gus nostrums which they have 30 recent
ly endeayored to cram down the throats
of the people. They may pretend to
some of the odious principles
which have been spurned by the voters of
the State, but let us not be deceived"
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WAsu1NeroN, Dec. "a

E- rssN-- 0CO. $t .
The delegates from the Chippewa
tribe, Indians of Minnesota, had a pc
tient hearing before the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, this morning, in rela-
ton to their grievances.
SENATE-After the transaction of
some unimportant business, the Senate
adjourned over until Thursday.
HoUsE.-Lciter said, that having
from time to time received two votes for
Speaker he wished it to be distinctly un-
derstood, that he had neye been a can
didate, and never would. He suspected
there was something wrong in his posi-
ton. He had IS constantly and con-
sistently voted for Mr.. Banks as any
man.
Nj. Stewart in explanation of the rea-
son why he had been voting for Mr..
Richardson, said : The position of the
latter, and also hat of Mr.. Fuller, had
been explained distinctly and explicitly,
but that of Mr.. Banks had not. He
asked Mr., Banks whether he had ever
said in q speech in the House that he
would let the Union slide.
Nh. Banks replied, in that speech he
had said there might be such a state of
things, in which he woald SO consent.
He had reference to future contingen.
cies, such as the prostitution of the gov
eminent by the gigantic power to the
support of the single institution of slave
~. He was for the Union as it is, and
would meet its enemies in the fair field +;
he was for it as a guarantee of the rights
of the main prop of our government, and
would have it stand on the records of
the history, in the language of Wash
ington, crowned with immortal fame.
Mr.. Smith, of Va, was satisfied with
the answer of the gentleman. Did
you say" he asked, " that under certain
circumstances you would let thesUnion
slide (?
Mr.. Banks. have said all I desired
to say.
Mr.. Smith. wish it understood that
those who sustain Mr.. Banks are voting
for himwith the knowledge that in certain
contingencies he would let the Union
slide.
Mr.. Graw: ! ask the gentleman, and
every member who has been here for
the last four years, whether such a dec-
laration has not been repeated, from
time to time, by some of those now vo-
ting for Mr. Richardson, namely That
they are willing to dissolve the Union
and let it slide, in a certain contingency.
We stand here, he said, to support the
constitution as it is explained by the
fathers of the Republic, and contempo-
raneous reports for e sixty years.
Wo are not willing to take any other
construction, or that slavery shall go
wherever our flag floats.
Mr.. Rust believed from the begin
ming that all debate was out of order, as
the first business wa to elect a Speaker.
The proposition pending when the
House adjourned on Saturday, that no
debate shall be in order, till a Speaker
is elected, was then laid on the table.
A resolution was then offered to elect
. Speaker by a plurality vote, but it was
by Is majority.
The House then proceeded to ballot
for Speaker, with the following results:
Banks l0l Richardson 70; Fuller 81;
scattering II. No choice.
The House adjourned until Wednes-
lay.
EI The gross amount ofloss BY FIRE
q Boston for the year ending Septene-
-
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Nrw.YoRk. Dec. %.

@Ss
Tho Paris correspondent Of the Eve-
ming Post writes: Pelissier demands
permission to evacuate the Crimea forth
with. He declares it is impossible to
continue operations there, on account Of
the want of water for nhe horses Of the
army. The Russians have poisoned the
wells, aud he asks what is the use of
keeping an army of &c, 900 men shut up
in their intrenchments. It will be suf-
icient to leave garrisous at four Or FIVE
points, but there is much fear here in re-
gard to the moral effect of an evacuation
Of the Crimea. The matter is still I'M
decided. 1t is probable that the advice
of Marshal Pelissier will be adopted.
It is also said that England wishes next
spring to undertake alone the maritime
expedition against Cronstadt, reserving
to herself however, the privilege of de-.
manding the aid of our army for disem-
barkation in case of necessity.
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ga Sydney paper relates ar inc.S
dent of Lola Monies who when the Aus
tralian constables waited on her with an
attachment for debt. stripped herself and
got into bed, telling the astonished off,
cor if he wanted to. takeh body In that
condition he was welcome to DO It
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MASONIC festival.


The Masonic Festival on last Friday
evening was . splendid affair, and will
Dong be remenbered by those who were
present. The installation of the officers
took place in the Lodge room before q
large and intelligent audience, who ap-
Peared to ENJOY the entertainnnent.v very
much. Rev. r. II. CHUBB of6ciated as
W. III. at the installation of the Blue
Lodge officers, and Companion J. MER-
EDITH, Of Mansfield, acted as II. P. at
the installation Of the officers Of the
Chapter. Both acquitted themselves
with much credit. During the evening
several Masonic 0des we're sung by the
Choir, which added materially to the in
terest Of the exercises.
The officers being installed the com.
pany adjourned to the sampsel House
for supper. As to the supper we know
We speak the unanimous opinion of all
present, when We say that it has never
been exceIled in Ashland. Although
the crowd was unexpectedly large, there
was enough for all and to spare. Al an
early hour the company separated for
their homes, well pleased with themselves
and the entertainment.
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Bets were now freely offered on Arrow
and there was a decided change of opin-
ion as to the result of the rae The
hackers of Lecompte began to look anx.
ious, and the friends of Arrow cheerful.
At the end of the second heat it was OBJ
served that Lecompte was much fatigued
or, as Mr.. Bourcicault would say, " used
up,', whilst Arrow looked as fresh as if
he had just returned from a morning ex-
ercise. He was the ~favorite.
THIRD HEAr.-There was considera-
bic difficulty about starting in the third
heat, each rider being anxious to get the
advantage. Finally, however, they
went off, Lecompte having the lead.
just as they entered on the first quar-
ter stretch, Arrow seemed determined
on d~isputing the track with him, and the
result proved that he was able to do 80.
As they rounded the back stretch, both
horses were head to head, and il now
became a trial of strength between them.
Arrow succeeded in creating a. gap on
tho home stretch, which he maintained
until the end of the third mile, and pass
ed the stand some forty or fifty feet
- II
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was immediately announced

SECOND HEAr.-In the second heat
the start was almost the same, Arrow
leading off, and keeping his rival at q
respectable distance for the first and Sec
ond mile. In third mile, as they passed
the judges stand, Lecompte made a no
BILE effort to spring ahead, but Arrow
evidently determined on retaining
his advantage, and his rider knew how
to profit by it. In the home stretch the
struggle was really one of strength.
Shoulder to shoulder, they bounded
along amid the shouts of the crowd,
whose excitement became intensified al
most to enthusiasm. They passed the
stand, and Arrow was ahead.