Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-09-15

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Reed, Centreville; G.. A. Knight, New
Haven Thos. Boorman, Salem Station
DR.. o. C. Tooker, Ganges; DIR. Z. Aus
tin, Ripley; L. Spencer, Greenfield; Rev.
j. Grouse, De kalb.
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~RUssA AND THE CHINEsE.-Russia
has ever been grasping for more territory
where the least opportunity has been afIor-
ded, or possible chance, to appropriate
other empires to itself. While the pres
ert civil war is going in China, Russia has
taken advantages of the distressed state of
affairs in that country, by taking possess
ion of the te ritory north of the Amoor
river, and terrifying it against being
retaken. The river is said to be as large
as the Mississippi proper, without the Mis-
souri,. AS carly as the year 1889, the
Russians began to establish colonies on
both banks of it, intending to annex the
country to their own territories, but com.
ing in contact with the Chinese, they fell
back to about the 55th parallel of latitude,
on the southern boundry of Siberia. Sub
sequently the Chinese kept armed boats
in the river, and established forts in the
rivers along its banks to prevent the Rus
SLAMS from obtaining foothold. But the
rebellion paralizing the Chinese Govern
ment and furnishing full field for all its
energies, the Russians reviewed the annex
ing schemes, and have obtained full pos
session of the territory north of Amoor.
This is the country from which the gov
erning race of China comes. The Man
cho Tartars are far superior to the Chin
ese as soldiers, and in former ages, before
The Bussian civilization had acquired its
wonderful developement and impetus,
these Tartar troops fought bravely against
the Russians in the contest between the
.wo nations. The seizure of this territory
may have an important effect upon the
fate Of the two Tartar dynasties in China.
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@-OHIo STATE ARMs.-Qualter Mas
ter General Andrews has just returned to
Columbus from Washington, where he
has procured the complement of arms due
the State of Ohio from the General Gov
ernment. The General has receiptc.. fol
one II pound howitzer, carriage, and cais
son carriage, $50 bright percussion mus
kets, 2lO percussion rifles, 200 non-com
missioned officer swords, $50 artillery
swords, so artillery short swords, aut
10000 percussion caps for cannon anc
small arms.
The Columbus Statesman urges upor
the State the necessity Of building an Ar.
senal at Columbus, in which to store these
relics Of barbarous times, and we suppose
that the State Treasury being over-bur-
dened with money, and the taxes being SC
low that the people can hardly appreciate
the fact that we have government, one
of these days the thing will be DONE
What are all these arms for? We tho't
the time for such tom foolery had gone-by
long ago. We can lecollect when boy
the annual muster-the day OF days-wher
every able-bodied man between the age
Is and As was obliged to turn out anc
drill. Glorious days! What sights fol
the boys Two hundred pumpkins dress
ed in "soger clothes, armed and equip
ped as the law directs, with corn-stalks
ram-rods, muskets, shot guns, broom
sticks, and every weapon, offensive and de
fensive, that ha, been invented fir m The da
Cain killed Abel down to the present tim
marching. counter-marching, sweetin
under the August sun-crowds Of drunk
en- men, barefoot boys, tin-peddlers, gin
ger-bread and spruce-beer vendcrs, &c
with noise and confusion enough to silenc
dozen Gen. Cass'--fghts innumcrablt
profanity enough to sunk ship, and a
that the citizens might be taught the al
Of killing their fellow men by rule
We thought when the different State
abandoned this absurd practice, they did
sensible thing. They ought to go ste
further now, and disown every mllitar
company in their borders, and endsavo
insteal of encouraging their citizens in i
to make them forget all they know
military tactics. It's all humbug. Mu
kets are articles that the least a natio
handles the better they are off. If the moi
eyexpended yearly in the State Of Obi
for these expensive playthings, should
put to some useful purpose. what goo
might be done. Its useless piece Of e,
irsyagancs, and should be discontinued