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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-06-13

Just Tribute to the virtues of Mr.. Means.


Just Tribute to the virtues of Mr. Means
Alta meeting of the City Council held
Thursday evening, June 7th, 1855, the
following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted. s-t l'l
WHEREAS our esteemed fellow citizen
James Means, Esq, while absent from
home, engaged in the transaction Of bust
ness of great Importance to the city Of
Steubcnville, was on Monday, the 4th
day of June, A. D 1855, suddenly and in
the midst of his usefulness stricken down
by death and, '~. ..,. .a "
WHEREAS the valuable services render.
ed by our deceased fellow citizen in promo
ting the general welfare and prosperity Of
our City, and especially N the construction
of the Stcubenyille 4 Indiana RSlroad,
a work of the highest Importance to us,
and in his uuceasiug exertions to preserve
inyiohtc the pighted faith of said City
together with his irreproachable Character,
are entitled to the highest token of our ap-
probation and regard. Therefore be it:
Resolved, by the City Council of the
City of Steubenvile that it having pleased
Divine Providence to remove from amongst
us our excellent frlllw Citizen james
Means Esq. while in the employment Of
the City, it remains for his fellow Citizens
to pay appropriate honor to his memory
and that the mayor, members of the City
Council, and other officers of the City at
tend his funeral in u body. #
Rcso'ved, shat we deeply sympathize with
the afflicted family of The deceased in their
bereavement .'..a. ,
Resolsed, that the foregoing preamble and
resolcctions be entered upon the minutes
of this body and that the City Clerk Cause
Copy there of to be transmitted to the
family of the deceased and that they be
Published in the City papers.
THOS. f. MGREW Chm
JNO. MCRACKEN City Clerk.
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progress, The democratic principle 50 no.
.bly proclaimed by Jefferson "that all men
are created equal, that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain inalienable
rights; that among these are Life Liberty
and the pursuit,of hapiness;" docs not ap-
pear to form a plank IN their platform.
Sabservioncy to southern Slavery forbids
Il. Hence it is,they battle,as all lonserya-
ties must, not in favor Of great principles,
not BY taking beld grounds in favor Of the
welfare of our country ,butby opposition op,
peals to the true American Democratic par
ty, which is based upon the Rights OfAIan,
and therefore The conservator of our free
institutions. The old Democratic party is
sunk in its embrace of Slavery, ~.
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JNO. MCRACKEN City Clerk.
AN ESPECIAL MEETING OF TIE Dire

AN ESPECIAL MEETING OF TIE DIREC
TORS OF THE STEUBENvILLg AND INDIANA
RMLRoAD-DEATH oy JAMES MEANS,
ESQ, LATE PRESIDENTIAL a meeting
of the Board of Directors of the S. and |.
r. R, Company, held at their office June
7th 1855, the following proceedings were
unanimously adopted: ....
WHEREAS, the Board Of Directors of
the s. and |. R, R. Company have beer
advised of the death of their associate. and
late President James Means, Esq, who
departed this life in the city of Philadel-
phia, on the ith inst. when he was enga-
ged in the discharge of important public
business, in the midst of which he was sell
zed with sudden illness which terminated
his life: . r.......,. .....-.i
Reso'veE, That we entertain for hismcm-
ory the most sincere respect, and mourn
his loss as a great public calamity. We
have always found the deceased firm, oner-
getic, laborious and upright, in the dis
charge of every public and private duty; a
man Of clear judgement, sound practical
views, indomitable perseverance, whom nc
danger could appal, and no efforts of 9th
ers intimidate in the discharge of his du
ties. Integrity of purpose was the ruling
principle of his actions, and among his feI
low citizens his memory will ever be cher
ished, as one of our most useful, active anC
successful business men. To tie grca
neglect ofhis large private business, he de
voted all his time, all his powers of minc
and body; to the accomplishment of tn
great enterprise in which we are engaged
he saw his work done, and claimed, as h
always had, that heshould then be releas
ed from the labors of his position as Pres
/ ldent of this Company, To this his rea'
enable request, the Board yielded thei
reluctant assent, He now rests from hi
labors, but his memory will ever be chez
, iShed with sentiments of the sinccrest re-
: pect. .I .s.s .eg ....,,~,f.
,lf Re@Ived, That we tender to the wido
| and children of the deceased, our SINGER
= sympathies in this their heavy afiictiol
/. ResO'ccd, that the Directors and officers
+ the Company will attend the funeral of Il
n deceased as . body. .,.ib ooy
e Resoleed, That the Presidents Office |
2 closed, and the door hung in mourning III
J. til after the funeral. ,gza ga lo 5a9 (
c Resolved That the Secretary furni'
IS copies of the foregoing resolutions TO Il
1t family Of the deceased, and to thelnews-p
1T Pers pf, this city for publication. p.ar.azg.
ID J. G. NORRIS, Sec'ry.
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TIE AMERICAN PARTY OF OHIO

Asth9 Annual S3ssiOn oftho State Coun
oil. held in Cleveland, June 9th, 1855, the
following Platform of Principles as ex,
pres.iye Of the SO ontime ent Of the Order In
this s.at,, was adopted and ordered to be
published to the world over the signatures
of its Of6cers.
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FERSON.

Who are. opposed to all secret, cath
bound political societies; who are in favor
in time to come as in times past, of entrus-
Ting the standard of the party to the intel
ligence and patriotism Of American citi-
zeus without distinction of birth, place or
rcligion;-Democrats who are old enough
to remember the alien and sedition laws
and the Hartford Convention; and the
younger men who have learned from the
teachings of Jefcresn and Jackson, to
cherish the great principles of the Dem
cracy, Freedom of speech and of the
press Free liberation of all religions" +"
Equal and exact justice to all men, and
favors to none
Will meet in their respective townships
and election districts, at the usual places
of holding primary meetings, on Saturday
the llth day Of August 1855, and select
three delegates to meet in County COnven-
ton, and one delegate to the judicial Con
vention, to be held at some time not yet
agreed upon.
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fer the Romaa catholic risua in ihaf
church service, they have a perfect righ
so to worship. We have no right Or dis
position to Interfere in such matters. h
this free country we claim the right Of eb
cry man to worship a5i according to the
dictates Of his own conscience. But when
we come to legislatc upon the rights and
tenure of property, then We have right
to say. right too which should be oxerci-
sed, thai vast estates for church or Other
professcd charitable objects, shall be
held, controlled or perpetuatod by no man
The rights in property being wholly con
ventional in free country, we have the
right to guard our liberties against the in
huence of consolidated wealth. This right
we would exercise against all churches, be
they Romish or Protestant. And this is
the extent to which we can or would legal
ly interfere.
In the election Of officers, we claim the
right Of ftoemen to vote for whom they
please. If our friend Smith desires the
election Of Methodist, our friend Jones
thai of Roman Catholic, and we that of
a man opposed to the Mcthodists and Ro-
man Catholics, each Of Us have the right
to vote for men who will represent our Pc
cUiiar notions. This right should be excr-
csed without abridgemtH.t. Ifa majority
OF the people, or even respectable nlnor-
ity consider the extension of the Romish
Church in this country, and the election of
the members to public Office, as dangerous
to the institutions Of our free country, they
have the right to so express their scnti-
mentS, and cast their votes In the cxer-
else Of this right, our Roman Catholic
friends have no more just right to complain,
then have our fellow citizens in the south
crn states to say we shall not talk about
their vile system OF slavery, Or elect men
to Office, who willoppose its extcrsioh; aud
yet, what rorthern man wculd allowa slave
holder to forbid his talking about and yo-
ting against slavcryl
While we then, are opposed to Popish
Romanism, and will exercise our rights to
prevent It's extension in this free country,
because We fear its aIterior designs, We de-
ny any spirit Of Intolerance Or persecution
on cur part. On the contrary, We claim
the utmost liberty in the worship Of God,
not only for ourselves, hut for every man.
For this very reason, when We see what
the Pope has done, do We far the exten-
sion of his power, and would therefore be
vigiant knowing that therein is safety.
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yiglant, knowing that therein is safety.
Our neighborof the Herald in ate
issue, in discoursing on the Cleveland con-
yention and its proceedings, holds the fol-
lowing language:
"Ihe convention resolved not to nomi-
nate separate ticket, which we think ad-
vissble. But the best feature and the
most sensible resolve, if true, is, the aJo-
ljiion of Me oath Of secrecy. Drop this
and that of prescribing citizens on account
of their religious convictions, and those
who belong to the American party will
have no cause to wound their conscicnccs
day by day, in denying their principles,
and the political god they worship. We
feel encouraged-that there may some
good come out of Nazareth yet. We
await further developcments The times
are evidently suspicious Of returning roa,
SON."
It has been 50 often charged upon the
Amoricsn party, by Know Nothings upon
this subject, that they were bound by their
oath to deny their principles and their
connection with the order, that there are
some well meaning persons who really
seem to think that the charge has some
foundation in truth. We profess to be-
long to the American party, and to have
been in that organization before there was
a society Of Know Nothines in this city
il indeed there has been one since; and we
take the liberty to say that we know Of
no oath binding obligation which requires
any member to deny his principles or in
any respect to falsify the truth. The
; charge is therefore perfectly gratutous. -
The wings have been styled federalists
and the Democrats, Locofocos, and now til,
American party sometimes take the liberty
to give them all in muss the eDdearinl
appelation Of Fogeys, but who brother Al
: lison would have the audacity to charg,
! you with falsehood if you should see pro
l porto deny being hunker fedoralist o
a a fogy? VIII you not then allow other
/ the same privilege which you claim 70
5 yourself without charging them with lyin,
c and perjury. Please think Of this wher
# you write again. Now, bro. Allison th
idea of the revival of old, defunct, silve
: grey whiggery with q mammoth Unite
It States Bank, and high protective tari
t would perhaps effect my nervous systor
e as seriously as would the idea of 81 year
y probation for foreigners, your delicat
1t nerves. Thus it is the samesubject strike
l. different minds in different ways. w
r 60 fer 4 revenue Tariff equal to the SUP
If port of our General Government admins
a tered with strict economy, and which wi
v operate as an Incidental protection to a
r classes Of community. This we hold
i. be the doctrine of the American platfori
n Of Ohio in this branch of national polio
If and with this understanding Of its mear
1t ing it is by us most fully and freely ell
g dorscd. We are inclined to the Opinion
ls bro, Allison, that youracquicscance in Il
e, main features Of the platform is the rcsu
Is Of new light which has been reGectt
into your understanding in this age of pr
IN gress and reform and not the proof of al
e. radical defect in the instrument itself
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rather be wrong with Galen than right
with any other man. Idonot design ira,
cling the history of Medicine, from its re,
vival to the prosonttime. Ny object be-
ing not SO much TO give "a dslineation Of
the medical profession as il was-as il is
to portray its present state and condition,
But | would remark that no branch of hu.
man knowledge has been more assiduogsly
and successfully cultivated during the
last three hundred years than the Medical
Science. Thousands Of young men have
aockedto her temple in every land and ia
every country. The greatest minds that
ever adorned the annals of the human
race have been engaged in its investigation
until the medical profession in usefulness,
character and lcarnihg takes one Of the
most exalted stations in human society.
As it is more profitable to dwell first
upon the evil that We may i'm prove there
by, and then turn to the good with greater
delight l shall call attention 10 my next
number to some of the blemishes which
regret to say constitute at the present day
the shame Of our wide, spread fraternity.
AAIti}.s& Pho. Bono PUBL1Co.
,C,root Ho,,o boe 81 1eSS
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tn, TauE AMeercAS is pahlishcd every
Wsdne,lay, in Steubeuvlle, Jeffors1n county,
Ohio, nv p B CDSS, and edited hy "a RAsAS,
On tLa filtnwing terms;
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Professional anil business cards per year, . ,O9
Wh-a there is no contract male, and the num-
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4 correspondent of the Union, follows
in the wake of the editor of that paper, and
shows his character by the company he
keeps. There is nothing in bis article wo--
thy of an answer. Our readers can see the
article for themselves, to which IN EN-,
Der Of the Piucy Grove Church" has allu-
sion; by reference to the True American,
Of the 3Qth Of May, and we are confident
that no man OF common sense will say, that
We have mis-reprosrnted the position Of the
Rev. 7. Larimcr, If the correspondent
from Pmey Grove, is fair specimen of
the church members in that place We think
that an oath is not necessary tq make them
know NothingS, for Nature has done it
most cffeetuaIly.
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AS 20 our alternately approving and
coudemuing' his "public course" We can
only say that we had no idea that AnGy
rr.uli be 80 silly as to claim such a thing
as .yblic course for hiulsse4lf. He certain
Iy never had one, unless sending home
speeches, that were never delivered, is
"puLlic course"
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Proceedings of the Central Committee.

In Pursuance OF previous notice, the un-
dersigned members Of the Jefferson Coun-
ty Democratic Central Committee net at
Stanton & McCook's Law Office; in Steu-
Jenyiile, on Saturday, June 9th, 1855.
Whercupon the following call was agreed
upon: ...
10 TIE DEMOCRATS OF OLD JET
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Wool MARKET. The wool market in,
SteuDenville is becoming quite brisk
Messrrs't Sterling and Dunlap arc, the. prin-
ciple purchasers, and fairer and more liber-
al buyers cannot be fouudini the State
They are this day paying the fOllowingpri-
ces: - '''a' NH .u t,
I82 !&4a 4 mqi Common cts
a', odi b 5lqiHas 2llAt / 'agS2a2,
tlsa5Nl yi1iey ~ aabd aad 34SA
,b9hpo ga Ea' gIiftino.o4 'S7a
l'aoa s.9m : y lsr Mi 'Rlood ao1ot
4 When you are offered . fair price for
yOnri wool take it, and then you can 60
home and have sweet sleep and pleasant
tdren,ns8 lislY 15a iy iA90WNY OFT
Il Il5J R9B elH Tm lo gaivgi ttF4 4,
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An Ordinance.

For the Incorporated village Of Mount
Pleasant. ' ..'
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-10-26
sSWOPPING vOTEs.n

Among the various tricks which the anita
mericans resort to for defeating our cause, none
is more dangerous than the trick called .swop-
ping votes" Every trne American should re-
member that he holds the right of suffrage as a
sacred trust for the good of his country. Let
him note as he thinks best for the public good,
aud specially for political Offices. Vote for
measures, not for men. The antics will offer to
exchange any vote with you, by which they can
gain vote for one of their legislative candi-
dates. They viii offer to vote for your friend
for sheriff, for clerk, for probate Judge, for ass
essor, ranger, constable, any thing, if you will
vote for Barksdsis. OF for Sharp. Accept no
such offers. Vote for Lake, Starke, Holmes,
and Yerger, if every friend you have should be
defeated. These are the men upon whose e
lection our glorious principles in some measure
depend, while we lose no principle when coun-
ty officers are defeated But make no sscops al
all for the tricksters win not make any bargain
unless they are to be gamers; and many of them
Especially the boilers will not stick to any bar.
gain when made. 1t is an old trick, also, fol
one man to make the same "swop" with seve-
raj persons, thus getting perhaps dozen vote:
for his candidate. by promising to vote for one
man or the other ticket, and probably voting a.
gainst him after all. Americans, VOTE AS If YOURS
WERE the ONLY VOTE TO BE CAST; AS IF THE DEs
TINY OF YOUR COUNTRY DEFENDED UPON YOUR SIN
GLE BALLOT!
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-10-26
THE EAST I'm A BLAZE.

We have tee most glowing accounts from va
rious points Of the canvass of Clinton and john
stoD in the East. At all their appointments they
have had large crowds, and their efforts will tell
Tor the cause. From Dekalb, in Kemper coun-
ty, friend writes:
"About 1900 people attended the Barbecue
to Clinton and Johnston here, yesterday Es-
erything passed off gloriously' The speeches
surpassed expectation. have never witness
ed such enthusiasm. Set Kemper dewn as Ger.
tain for the American ticket, beyond any possi-
bic contingency"
Another letter states that 81 who had "with-
drawn from the American party in Simpson. re-
turned after their speeches-that many others
in other counties had done ~ and that in add
ton large accessions had been made in Law
renee, Simpson, Jones, Jasper. Clark, &c.
Now, by St Paul, the work goes b-avely on"
We learn that Mr.. Carpenter madea very
ables eech at Blackwater, on the 18th. Our
friends in all the East are united and san.
guine.
fJackson Mercury.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-10-26

The anti-American papers made great noise
over the speeches Of Mr.. Chandler, in Congress,
and Of Gen. Miles, on the stump, denying the
Temporal Supremacy Of the Pope to be a ROM
an Catholic doctrine. Mr.. Chambers position
has not only been proved false by Mr.. Pitlart and
DR.. MClntock, but repudiated by the Dublin
Tablet, Popish paper. Nor is that all, Mr..
Brownson, the great American, exponent Of Ro-
manism, has reviewed, Dr. MClintocks book,
and states that he HIS overthrow Mr.. Chand-
ler's arguments. This is in Brownson's Review
for this month, which we have before us. Brown
son reafiirms the doctrine of the Pope's temporal
supremacy, and attempts to prove that it is con-
sistent with republicanism. As web might be
attempt to prove that sunlight is consistent with
darkness.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-10-26
WAsHINGTON's EXAMPLE.

At the first election in Virginia, after the for
nation Of the Union, the opposing candidates
for legislative honors were standing at the polls
when Washington came forward to vote. The
election was not by ballot, as here, but vivc
Uoce. Washington, in distinct voice pronoun
ced the names of those for whom he voted. tn a
turned to the candidates, and bowling, said, 'geu-
tlemen, vote for measures, not for men," Eve
~ true American should follow this noble ex-
ample of the father of his country. Believing
this to be sacred duly, we, for one, intend to
do So. II we were as bitterly the enemies as
we are indeed warmly the friends, of DR.. Holmes
and Mr.. Yerger, we would still vote for them
because they represent the principles upon which
depends, in our humble judgement, The prosper.
ity ofeu. country, il not the very existence Of
our republican institutions. Every voter should
hear in mind that the success Of Americanism
is placed in his hands to some extent, and ma,
depend has single uote. He should remember thai
in voting for Lake, Fontaine, Starke, Holme.
Yerger, &C., he is not merely expressing kin,
feeling for those Individuals, but he is saying t.
the word that he. for one, desires that Ameri
cans shall rule A,nerica;" that in voting agai,,s
them, he dos not merely express hatred 70
them, or friendship fol. their opponents. but h
proclaims that he, for one, endorses the sent
ment which professions ef foreigners have dar
ed to unfurl upon their banners, that Americaa
hall NOT rule America"
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-10-26

p6r Aprivate letter from our esteemed friend
DIR. II. Laurence, informs us that he will be in
our City in few days, ready to resume his pro-
Essiona! duties. The. Doctor we are glad to learn
has had good time Of it, and while enjoying
himself with his friends,a seeing the big world,has
informed himself of all the late improvements in
the ART or DENTISTRY. We dare say It will
be positive pleasure to have DR.. Laurence pull
a tooth now-esepcially If it has kept one awake
the night previous with aching.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-10-26

Ata d:pne: given BY the Newfoundland Be
nevolent Irish Association Society 70 AEehbish-
op Bughes. Of New Yorka toast was given IL
the President Of the United States and thls no
man Catholic foreigner relied sayisg = knew
the compliment though given to his ffl96d III.
Pierce was intended to the notion itscK. He
felt therefore called upon to respond to ths honor,
and he did 80 IN very remarkably impsdent %.
litical speech which we call on every protostant
and lover Of his country to notice.
After telling that Irish and Foreign crowd that
the American party did not represent the feelings
and sentimhnts Of the notion at large and giving
them to understand that his friend President
Pierce was opposed to it and meant to crush 1t,
this arrogant mitred son of an Irish drayman
draynhan goes on to say that the Americans
light not to forget what they owed to Catholics
and foreigners that they themselves were descend.
ants Of Immigrants and did not wish for sepera-
ton.
AND CONTINUED his Grace) TELL You
THIS, WE HAVENOT THE LEAST NO.
TON OF GOING. Laughter and cheers. I
AND FURTHER TELL You THAT III
THEY HAVE ANY WISH FOR A SEPA-
RATION LIFT THEM PACK UP AS
QUICKLY AS THEY CAN, AND GO.
DR. erican citizens do yon hear that The ro-
porter says that immense cheering followed this
declaration Of the Irish bishop in that Foreign
crowd composed ofthe enemies of the glorious
country that this ungreatful upstart was slander.
ing: The words ought to have been choked down
his presumptious throat il there had been one
true American the Room.