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Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
southern sketch by a southern Editor.

Southern Sketch by a Southern Editor.
The Richmond Examiner is in the habit
of arguing that Slavclabor society is the on
ly orderly, peaceable and permanent form of
association known amongst men. We COM
mend to its attention the following picture
of the South drawn by a Southern citizen,
the editor of the St. Louis Inteligencer:
@At the South that character called the
Bully hourishes in tropical gorgeousness and
luxuriance He delights in blood, and never
walks abroad unprovided with weapons to
draw it He bristles with bowie-knives, and
is loaded to the guards with daggers and six
shooters. He is overbearing to those who
fear him, wary of, and ready to have the
first chance at those who fear him not, and
insolent to all. He has money, and spends
it so freely as to gain, from those whom he
is always treating, the title of clever fellow
He assumes unwarrantable liberties in all
places, and is ready to resent as a mortal in
suit, hint to behave himself His buster
ing bravadoes and burly blackguardism are
hai had at by the dependent lickspittles who
always follow him. If he insults man,
who shows fight, he is sure to draw his weap-
on and shoot or stab first. If he receives a
stroke from ones fist as he frequently de-
serves, he butchers the offender, and the law
yers make the jury believe that the deed IS
one of self-defence. He is nearly always in
shooting or stabbing scrape, and though ev-
erybody knows he IS in the wrong, somehow
or other he invariably manages to get out of
them He is society's enemy, and society
is his enemy.
In the South, murderers and manslayers
are to be found in every village, town and
neighboFhood, going at large, and ever rea-
dF to add another tothe list Of their victims.
Inthe North-be it said, to thc credit Of
Northern courts and Northern jusieS, these
ekaracters meet with less lenity. These
m1urderers are sent to the scaffold, or at least.
to the penitentiary The high position and
numerous friends of Professor Webster could
net saYe him from the penalty due to his
crime; but Matt Ward, in Kentucky, who
committed crime equally heinous, and
more cowardly, is turned loose from the
clutches of the law, as an innocent man.
For a much less offence than Wards, Dr.
Graham. in New Yerk, was Justly sent to
the penitentiary.
At the South, if it can be proved that a
wanslayer is IN the habit of carrying a0eap-
Oas, it is so much in his favor, as it is regard
ed as precludng the presumption of malice
PFepense.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
Explanation Needed.

Tho Washington correspondent of the
Cleveland Herald says: Il have run through
the entire vote for Speaker to sec how the
Ohio delegation stands, and find that it was
united upon Campbell, excepting Harrison,
who is at home i'll, and the vote of Nichols,
from the 4th District, which most strangely
has been cast, in many instances, for Thurs
ton, of R. l., an administration man, and for
Williams, of New York, of the same kidney.
1t looks suspicious, indeed, that an Ohio rep
resentative should support man for Speak
er, while that same man is constantly, day
after day, voting for Richardson, the Nebras-
Ka-Administration candidate! Can some
paper from the Northwest of your State ex-
plain the conduct of this man Nichols"
1t looks strange, indeed. Every Repre-
sentative from Ohio was elected on the anti
Nebraska issue alone, and VIC had devoutly
hoped that their action in Congress would
be as the voice of one man. Is there a
traitor among the twenty-onel
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
10 The American Party of ohio.
OFFICE Pres. STATE CoUNoIL OF Ono. !
4.- CINCINNATI, Dec. 6. 1855. (


From conviction Of the present condi-
ton of the Order in this State, and the re-
lation it holds TO the National organization,
as well as those of our sister States, de-
mands an early meeting ofour State Coun-
cil, for the purpose of considering the great
questions now at issue before the American
people, and adopting such measures as may
best subserve true American interests; and
believing that frank and manly expression
of the sentiments of the American party in
this State will greatly oonduce to the har-
monious action of its wise, judicious and con-
sistent friends throughout the Union-I,
therefore, by virtue of the power vested in
me by the Constellation, do hereby order a
special meetingof the State Council of Ohio,
to be convened in the city of Columbus, on
Thursday, the Sd day of January next, at
o'clock P. NJ
Delegates whose credentials were filed
and accepted at the annual meeting in
Cleveland, will be entitled to seats in the
extra session. Delegates from Councils not
represented at the annual session, will be
required to present regular authentic Gre
dentials to entitle them to seats at this ses-
sion. 1t isvery important that full attend
anee be had, and it is hoped that every
working Council in the State will be repre-
sented. By the President,
THOMAS SPOONER.
JOIN E REEs, Secretary.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
JoHN E Res, Secretary.

EWe ask our readers to bestow care
full perusal on the following article taken
from Roman Catholic newspaper of a re-
cent date, and when they have done so, let
them consider whether the danger of papal
influence in our elections is quite as imaginary
rs the opponents of the American party are
in the habit of telling us:-Ioledo Times.
From the Baltimore Catholic Church Gazette, Germany
The Know NOthings, the Democrats, and
we Catholics.
So the Know Nothings have defeated us
Democrats in the City and State of New
York, because we were too much divided
Had those of the democratic hue put but
one single ticket in termination, instead of
four or five, we should have defeated the
Know Nothings, and not they us. But it
is no use CRYING over split milk, and no dem
ocrat should be down-hearted on account of
this Know Nothing victory. Every bitter
has its sweet, and this defeat has its good
side. For in the first place We learn from
it anew that ain union there is strength. >
And in the second place our democratic can
didates can remain quietly and humbly at
home; while, if they had been elected,
some of them would perhaps, have become
worthless fellows. Thirdly, and lastly, the
Protestant and other non Catholic democrats,
Of the soberer sort, will see all the clearer
that we Catholics are necessary-absolute-
ly neceSsary-in order to insure the ascend
ency of the democracy; and that the Know
Nothings can only be defeated when the
whole Catholic voice is sounded upon the
democratic trumpet, and the Jesuit phalanx,
like Sampson of old, rushes boldly upon the
Philistian hosts-the Know Nothings.-
Therefore we honestly advise all writers for
the democratic press (who are in manner,
the field preachers of the democracy to con-
tinue their present armistiee with the Cath
ole Church, the Pope, Archbishop Huges,
and the whole black-robed fraternity, for at
least ten years; not to fire another shot at us,
but to turn all their guns upon the Know
Nothings. With this suspension of hoStii-
ties we should be satisfed-in fact must be
satisfied with it-for our late proposition
that the democrats lat least their sergeants,
lieutenants and field preachers) should be-
come Catholics and attend our Church at
least on Sundays, appears not to have been
acceded to. Sowe must content ourselves
with this suspension of hostillities, and the
democrats continuingto to treat us as gentle
men should, we will march forward with
them-if not through thick and thin-at
least courageously upon the Know Nothings.
In this way victory will be ours. But let
the democrats imagine that without us Cath
olics-without the Sampson of the 10th
century-they can vanquish the Philistine
horde of Know Nothings, and they will find
themselves awfully deceived they will in
deed go with the courage of a Judith into
the tent of Holofernes, but unable to find
sword with which to cut off the head of the
filthy fellow, will be obliged to return in
disgrace
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
Now York Dec /

The Indian difficulties in the North con-
tinue A battle had beenfought at Rougue
River between 500 Indians and 400 regulars
regulars were obliged to retreat, with Is
killed and % wounded.
Salt Lake dates of Oct. IL state that
several Mormons had been murdered by Eu-
taw Indians.
The banking house of Sanders d Bren-
mar, San Francisco, had failed; liabilities
$4,000; no assets.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
A slavehoider:s view of the Case.


The Richmond Enquirer takes the side
of Russia in the present war with France
and England for the following reasons:
Russia with slavery has become great,
powerful and contented. Western Europe,
without slavery, has rapidly refrigerated, and
become poor, seditiOus, and revolutionary.
Tauntcd as we are with our institutions, we
like to appeal to the example of Russian
progress and Western European decline
No people in Christendom are so happy
and contented as the Russians, except the
people Of the Southern States"
Here is an argument in favor of Slavery.
1t is not confined to blacks, or to even diff
ferent races. At least forty millions of the
sixty millions of Russians are slaves, and
are of the same color and race rs their mas
ters. The argument goes to the extent of
advocating the slavery of the lower classes
in all Western Europe, and of extending
the blessings of that institution to three
fourths of the white people of the free
States. All who are obliged to labor for
their support should be slaves. The rich,
the landholders, the men who are able to
live without work, should be the lords of our
free States, and hold the laborers as serfs,
after the manner of Russia. Such is the
philosophy of the Richmond Enquirer
Such are the views of the men who are now
exerting controlling influence in our gov
ernment at Washington. We give the
facts, and submit them for the serious con-
sideration of the masses of freemen in the
free States. Is it not time to pause and to
reflect where we are tending, and what Is to
be the end of this domineering pro-Slavery
influence, which now controls the destTnies
of the ruling party in this Republic 20.
S. Journal.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
Two Masnifieent Steamers Burned.
Ten to tl0elUe EVes lost-loss estimated at
$25O,OOO.

A"O nNAsAAAAeenS steamers Burned.
Ten to twelUe Ives lOst-loss estimated at
$25OOOO.
From the Memphis Daily whig, 7th.
Between the hours of II and l o'clock
last night our citizens were startled by the
alarm of fire, which proceeded from the
packet George Collier, at the lower packet
landing.
Capt; Burdett, who was in command, left
the roof, and went below to the cabin and
gave the alarm. He Immediately went in
to the ladies' cabin to save the ladies. all of
whom were asleep, and tried to get them
out forward; but the flames andsmoke drove
them back, leaving them no chance to es-
cape but by small fight of steps near the
water closet at the rear of the boat. By al
most superhuman efforts he succeeded in
saving all of them off on the wharf boat.
The male passengers and portion of tho
officers and crew had to save themselves by
jumping of, some into the river, and others
to the lower deck of the wharfboat
The George Collier had landed on the in,
side of the magnificent packet Mayhower;,
her bow extending about midship Of the
latter, and soon that steamer was enveloped
in flames. The flames also extended to the
bow and cabin of the fine wharf boat Mary
Hunt, and in less than 10 minutes from the.
first outbreak of the flames the three boats
were one mass of fire, the flames towering
high above the tall ehimneys of either
boat
The most mournful part of the disaster is
the fact that some ten or twelve human
lives are supposed to be lost some of them
by being burned and others by being drown
ed after jumping into ther river. The George
Collier had some 40 cabin passengers, most
Of whom were asleep in their rooms, and in
the hurry and confusion of the moment,
hardly knew what they were about.-SeY-
eral of those who were saved are eonsidera-
bly, injured from jumping off the boat
Many of the saved were taken to the Gay
oso in their night clothes where they weIe
kindly provided for by the proprietors.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14

PREPAYMENT OF POSTAGE TO BE MADE BY
STAMPS ONLY.-It will be reeollected that
by the net of March s, 1855, requiring the
postage on all letters not free, sent by mail
within the United States, and not from OF
to foreign country, to be prepaid, it was
also enacted that from and after January l,
1856, the Postmaster General may require
postmasters to place postage stamps upon
all prepaid letters upon which such stamps
may not have been placed by the writers.
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Heavy Xerdict.

A verdict was rendered in the Court Of
Common Pleas yesterday against David
Clark, for the sum of $l3,7OO, being the
amount with interest, taken from the Day
ton Branch of the State Bank, for taxes, by
Clark as treasurer, under the Crowbar Law.
The suit was against Clark as an individual
trespasser, and not as Treasurer of the
County.
The Supreme Court of the United States,
as the reader will remember has decided
the section in the Constitution of Ohio, un-
der authority of which the Legislature pass
ed the laws taxing the State Bank, as ineon-
sistent with the Constitution of the United
States, which forblds the passage of any
law by the States impairing the obligation
of contracts, and the rate of taxation for
the State Bank having been fixed by its char
ter, which the Stockholders accepted, made
a contract between them and the State of
Ohio which was violated by the new Consti-
tuition in the laws passed by the Legislature.
Dayton Journal.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
The Toledo BLADE saws: TIL

The Toledo Blade says: Three months
ago, Henry Ward Beecher's name stood a.
mong the first on the list of desirable lee
turers, with every Literary Association and
every city in the West; now, we doubt if
he could attract an audience of twenty per-
sons to listen to him in any city west of Buff
falo, His own defence fails to satisfy those
who read it that all was right.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14

Twenty-ninc of the thirty fire eompa-
nies of New Orleans have surrendered their
'Imachines" and have disbanded, leaving the
city without any fire organization. This
arose from neglect or refusal of the coun-
ell to make certain appropriations.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14

The Comptroller's estimate of the New
York city tax for 1856, amounts to little
short of six and half millions of dollars
being an increase over that of 1855, of more
than six hundred thousand dollars.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14

JAcKsoN's REsIDENCE.-A bill has been
introduced into the Tennessee Legislature to
purchase the Hermitage in the name of the
State, and to establish there an Agricultural
and Military School.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
virginia United states Senator.

Hon. James NJ Mason, was reelected L.
S. Senator by the Virginia Legislature, on
the sth, by 58 majority over Geo. W. Sum-
mers, (Know Nothing.)
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
Fremont yolrrnaL.
FREMONT: OHIO.
ISAAC M. KEHLHR, Editor.
Friday, December IA, 1855.
New Advertisements.

MITCHELL has made arrangement to re-
ceive daily, by Express, fresh Oysters, and
he can supply customers in any quantity
We know that they are first rate, having
had a can sent in for us to try. Printers
are supposed to be competent Judges.
Final settlement of Jacob Stainer's estate.
HARsMAN's celebrated superfne Flour
for sale at the Rail Road Depot.
Latest Strcak---NO Speaker Yet.
We have intelligence to the fiftieth bal
lot and still no Speaker elected
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
Oysters for the MillionI
NEY arrangements are complete, and am rec
H C.. s. MaItby'S

IN C. s. MaItby'S
Celebrated Oysters Kegs Caas Gd half Cans, direce
from Baltimore
By Lightning Express through from Baltimore in FORTY
SEVEN HOURS being twelve hours less time than
before received in Fremont These Oysters can be found at
Panorama Hail. West end CrOghaH House,
By the Case Can half Can OF otherwise Or can ae-
100 less to Oyster SUPPER. Also for
sale at the Railroad Depot by s. z. CULVER Esq.
J, G. PETERS,
Fremont, November ), 1855, 42tf
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VOU WANT
Estate of christian X lime .

-OTCE is hereby given that the undersigned has been
~ appointed and qualified Executor Of the last Will
and Testament of Christian Kline, deceased
Nov. 80 1855. Avs. LUDWIG KLINE.
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Geologically speaking, says Hood, the
rocks upon which hard drinkers split, are
quarts.
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Notice.

Election OF the directors Of the Lower Sandusky K
"A Sandusky City Plank Road Company, viii be held st
the Banking House Of Moss Brothers, in Sandusky City,
Monday the 24th Of December next at o'clock P NJ
A. II. MOSS, Secy
sandusky October 2s. 1855 tds
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AgricuIturnI Soc;etY.

D EPORT of the Treasurer of the SAM
dusky County Agricultural Society for the year 1855.
Received from members and Visitors during the
Fair 1864 81
Received donations from individuals for pur-
chase and improving Fair Grounds 10 90
Advanced by treasurer 50 S5
Total Receipts IS
Premiums awarded, paid and to be paid----S196 90
Paid for purchase and Improvement Of
FAIR GrOunls, nls,-------------------S Ssl Is
Total, ,----------------- IS
&. X McCULLOCH, Treas
Fremont, December :, 1855. 45w3
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Washington, Dec. IL

The conferences tonight failed to secure
additional votes for Banks. 1t is thought
he has reached the eliminating point, and
that Pennington and Fuller will loom in
large proportions. No idea of the result can
be formed.
Joshua Vasant has served on Mr. Harris,
from Baltimore, a notice of his intention to
contest his seat in the House of Representa-
tiyes.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14

The city thrives best where virtue is most
and rewarded.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14

The Norfolk Argus states that last week
about eighteen negroes escaped from that
city and Portsmouth. They were all young,
and some of them skiIlful mechanics, valued
at SIS, 900 each. Six were from Portsmouth.
1t is supposed that they left in some oyster
vessel, loaded. perhaps, in Tanners Creek,
and bound for New York or some other
Northern port.
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The Connersville Telegraph says VIM.
A. Montgomery, Just east of that town rails
ed this year on three acres of ground three
hundred and ninety-eight bushels of corn,
being 1929 bushels to the acre.
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Harshnlan's Flour.

H1HE best article Of
i SUP ERFINE FLOUR,
in the Fremont This Flour is manufactured from
Superior Southern White Wheat,
and will he
WARRANTED TO EVERY PURCHASER
To be had at the Railroad Depot of
S. 2. CULVER.
Fremont Ohio. 46tf
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Washington. Dec. II.

" 'toIIIIISS55 VOIIi LOO' II
AID ballot-Richardson, rs; Banks, lO7 !;
Fuller, 2S; scattering, II.
Stanton rose and said there seemed to be
a necessity for one or two things-either an
outdoor conference, or a change to plurali-
ty election, with view of giving the ma
iority one or more efforts to unite. He mov-
ed an adjournment.
43d ballot-no change. 44th ballot
Banks, lO7; Richardson, "A; Fuller, %;
scattering, l6. 45th ballot-Banks, 1O6;
Richardson, "A; Fuller, "a; scattering, Is.
Adjourned
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Final Settlement.

III persons interested, hereby notified that John
n l. Greene Administrator the estate of Jacob
Staner deceased has this day fled in the Probate Office OF
Sandusky county, his accounts for the final settlement Of
said estate which accounts viii be heard the 29th day
of December, 1855 LYMAN GELPIN
Probate Judge.
Probate Office Fremont, Dec. !, 1855. 4sw3
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From Washington.

As the telegraph lines are all down, there
IS no telling what has turned up at the Fed
eral City since Saturday, but we guess there
is no Speaker vet. Greeley telegraphs as
follows:
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BUCKWUEAT FLOUK.

ENOR SALE, in quantities to suit pur-
n ehSsers, at the Railroad Depot, by
g. z. CULVER.