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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08
POMEROY. TI]ESDAY. MAY s. 1856. .

hared ,hat A, ,.as hi& .keoyv of .par,,vho,ions
which h,,lasa ,hs ", ono.s,s,.,o IN. f;adinp
~ ,hs msan,fcpns nInpr, Nrpune. bvoagh,
,n,. ,hs sois9 bro,h,., bsna 4 f.w yssy. s,nc.
flbseyvip. ~, neceilat mnysmsms ~ II,a.
rirss he conel.,ded ,ha. ,his ramo,s IN ~.
afFsc,.d IS son,e III |'snc.s fnr which III
as,r ,r,omicat Know ". did no, enable him q
scconnl ~ q. Rn..hs Wand |orirniple ~ .bs mi.
verse ssss...s rasj,n,;s slpera,ed his consse ~
|iaa,irv. ~ -. +. sis' ,bat ssbe plaae,arv
bodies 2exer, s.. o,her ,he same inaa.
ence which <..rcises on ,,hem .Il.
nndai "a, S.. .ha, sosnt ,,a.ver ex ,rs.
fen,,s 4, ... ST | >Is tst.&4 ..1& .2...E&
K. 4. N b ,| ,,ns n. ..,6X a... |...
I III s,ars Win shs happy audacI,y 81 peoi-
us. hs leaped. 10 The ~ ncluslo,. ,ha, ,hsre
was Z smsl; plane.aryl bru,i,er hidden soma
" here Who was ever iuppinplsnd iarsinc ,he
larger iellSw a, such d rats: and wri,inp q
ali ,he astronomers or Europe. he bid Them
keep q sharp lookou, FOR ,hs dis,urber. and
advised Them nj ,he particular pau Of the
E npyrean 10 which ,hsy should aim ,heir
lenses. Ba, ihs Enelish and German as
,ronomers wers. already looking In ,ha, oar.
,icular direction guided BY ina, diffused con.
sci,usness or wha. was coming which seems
TO attend all hum1n discoveries and inven-
,ions; and Gala was ihe frs, 20 arrest ,he
STAR, which was forthwith brouqh, into The
family in The midst OF peperul acclama,ion
And this theory OF organizations Lever.
rier has been direc.lnQ against ,hs sun him.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

ENGLISH cHARAcTER-7s sLowNEsS AND STA.
III BILITY.
Z Business life is hedged about with farms
which moy nGl be tiansRussed. This IS.
perhaps. one reason why the English are
so sl0w--ipr they are not swift either in
hand, eye, or foot. A Partisan said 10 me-,
"Ydu Americans are lheirapid nation. You
do every thing in hurry; you ea. dinner
all down q, once; you say no,hing Al table;
and j, is not because you have 81 much 10
do. fnr | 10 ou, alier dinner and see you
smoking or whinling; you smash up an ex.
press train. and get nut ano,herd engine and
whistle on; vuu blow up slermbuai. and
eeuinp on another you proceed asiI noIhipg
had happened; sou make politicians in a
hurry. When was in The United States |
asked Governor Marcy ir be talked Frenchl
He says, .Dpn'l YOU bother me with your
French: We are the great na,ion, you mus,
oil learn our language You send Mr..
Walsh for Conusnl; good man speaks
French--- but is dull OF hearing. You send
Mr.. Mason for ambassador; great man, buI
he can no, speak French Thus. you send
us a consul who can not hear. aud an EN-
bassador who can not speak" ! travelled
side BY side one nigh, with . Greek; toward
morning. finding thai he understood q lnle
English. entered into consersslion with
him. America" says he, "gresl country
--republic--go fasi--mpDy par'ies--loco.
motive party nov on The wheels Of govern,
men,." mo, no; locofoco sou meaD;' end
/ linen / explained how the Democratic parry
became so ,ermed. He laughed and said
I"O, though, him locomotive. because ht
70 ahead so laht'' Bm the compliment car
no. bebes,owed upon ihe English. lf.hel
are D, one extreme, we are nt the other
They eat slSwlv; even the middliDg clas
spenG hours over The dinner table; i sitting
down al three you rise before six, ihey
'Rhink YOU hIsryirom your vine. 8 NJ,
T Y A.Now Ybsh. onImv way 70 Europe. \
handed i lIst Of. books ,ca bookselier, ,hp
Eha nigh, affix his prices r,oi,, which he di'
Tin o0ut ,wo hours I'll put the sameilis inil
1.-The hands oi London booksellers, and coult
4 gel no one OF Them ,ndo Hthe sam. in les
Than awenkia They mus, be sure they or
right before they muve; Il you are 10 4
hurry, 50 much ihe mnre are they nol
i ,hsy seem olssr that they win be- chea,e
u ~ ,ha, you have some information concefl
!, ling the marker which they have moi, !
i they ever Re.ina hurry they wal, I'LL ihei
hurry il over before they DO any thing, n
Il The war in The ensl affords I'll illusira
!. lion Of The np,ioDa sariihess. How eau
sliious;y did Napier ieel about and abop, 4
I,hs Baltic for the Czpf's ppsnrcisd infafr,
J, eneihesl How slowly did Lord Rsglansa ad
vance; how cooly does he sinnd IN sih
Imsnches bsinFe one Of ihs sIronges. tVI
|wesyes. sod,iiMg and tsaiting lof reinloI
llmenml Tho Easlof Derby liaid with mic
!. .|lurco 10 rarlisment thar ,he words. "To
'|lisr.r iniehs BE- 6Flnen On I'll ihe acilons (
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08
The gun--Tts DIstVlrkances.

z 10 lime pms. W. have cherished great re.
spec, for The sun, believing him 70, be the
biggest specimen Of creation. We were
taught In our buyish days 10 regard him as
The GENRE Of everywhere and The pivot .oi
evmv thing. True, We have heard /, ques.
TONED whether lhe sun was no. body. and
then there were those who thought old Iaaac
Nrwtn erred eereRiously when hs pro,
nounced I. ('he snn) TWO thousand times hot
Ter Than red hut iron.
Although. people feel hot he sur
shines down on them a. noon II yummer
yelco they doubt bis being ,hs soprce 'o
heat; but no one has hereloiore had .she GU
dacily 70 dcub. lha, he was .hegrsaIesl body
out. Bu, i seems 20 result from fecanfnb
servaslons that there are clhsr bodie. repa
ble;pf making The nlishIy sun irenbiS hi
u a German paper has en- inieseslipg no,ic'
OF : discovery la'eI y sel firth By ihs Frencl
asllonomss. Eevervisi, respecline The suu
which Z lhal ihe sun y subisel y perlurbe
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08
WCR UR CH s..

No Presbytsrian.- Rev. r.. Wilkinson, Pastor.
y Services every Sabbath morning. 1Oa O'Clock -
/. Every Sabbath afternoon, at 8 o'clock, at the
new Brick School house Il, Middleport. ]3et VI
" Methodist Episcopal. .-.-Rey. s. g. Frampton,
Psstor. Services at Wesley Chapel, ,Pomeroy,
and Heath Chapel, Sheffield, on alternate Sab
baths. at f0k O'clock. A. NJ, and 7 P M-and at
the iowes Church, Pomeroy, at O'Clock, P. NJ.
every sabbath. tgffA k5u|itaa ss:g il ~ Az ~
90 Profestant Episcopall-No services at present.
81 New Jerusalem--No services. ~
German MethSdist-Rev. j. Pfetzing, Pastor.
Servlcesevery Sabbath morning, at 10 clock.
F, German Lntheran--Rev. p. Held, Pastor
Services every Sabbath morning. fakk r.
German Evangelicsle Presbyterian (on Linn
street. .--kev. L. Theis1. Pastor. Services every
atbath nprniug. at l0ecluck. 4, t5 A 5 s,rg,l
ss tsefnans Ptesbyter ION Plum street) Rev.
- ;--- ---- Pastor Services every Sabbath morn.
ils, at tl0 clock if 9%i4 stah9a
Rotnan Catholic Rev. galin Aibrinck, Priest.
every Sabbath marAing.
4a welsh Baptist--Peier Lloyd, Pastor. Services
"a eyets Sabbath, at 10 o'clock, A M, Ind P M.
Welsh Presbyterian New Schoo) Rev. John
. ". Jones, Pastor. Services every Sabbath at 10
O'Clock, A M, and P M. 4.6i.,
Welsh Presbyterian (Dld Schoor John T.
Williams, Pastor. Services every Sabbath, at 10
40 clock A NJ, and PM,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

# The EMPIRE OF BRAzIL.-The Row.
James c. Fletcher, a missionary 10 Brazil,
speaks oi ,hu empire as follows:
''li is cef.ainlya remarkable facl ,ha, We
shonl6 know more Of China and India than
OF ,he empire of Brazil, whchindi,s cohs,i.
tuition, It's free press. i,s Reacefunese,s and
It's national prosperity, more nearly resem-
bles our own goyefnmeni lban any oiber
upon lhe globe. For more Than so wears
this decen,ralizad govetnmen. Ga CoAs,itu.
.ional lmperialily) advanced wiihou. one
bloody revolution, while The red no, volcanic
republics Of Spanish America. have moi SUI.
fered one popular eruption 10 cool before
another was belched upon it," From other
sources Of Information il appears thai Brazil
il a great producing country, and snnually
supplies Us with shout Si4.000.000 Of Hat
productions. cunsisiihg Of cofee, sugar, dye
woods raw hides, guano, and Indian rubber.
In reurn. she receives from, us only; Sa,-
846, 1907 worth Of articles, The growth and
production cf the United States. The sin.
ole ar,ice OF Hnur constitutes more than one
half Of our expons 10 sha, country lnre.
gard 10 our manufactures the .expnr.s are
very small, though in manufactures, Bic.
zil probably exhibits less enterprise and pro-
duces less, than in any other country u In.
dusiry. Grea. Britain and France have she
supply Of articles Of manufacture, ihs Uni.
ed States being shut uu, more by ils own
negltc, than from any other cause, lis trade
no, having been directed into ihdT channel.
From alIihe above 1t would seem that our
merchants would do well 10 turn more oi
their attention to the commerce with Brazil.
IN Y. Courier. s AJAX,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

The Bfevoor House. d sur. Of psebeely
Ho,el Boarding House on tha 5,h Avanuein
New York. has failed. The charges were
81 dollars per week. The fnsnkure lsst
season. COST 100000. and as tho rscsns
sale brough, e27,000. It's 40, matter
az suspiss o. reerss thassuch ex.sAssgans
houses iail.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08
HOCIETTEls

MAsoSs. -. Poneroy Lodge, No. Stated
Meetings, the Monday evening on or before the
! full moon 10 each month. Hall IN Edwards
building. Front st. M, Bosworth, W. NJ; r. b.
= TO. o. F.--Naoni Lodge, No. iii. Meets
every Friday evening. Hallin Crawford build
ing. Spaplding, Cutler, N. G.; Robert M'Kaiu,
Sec'y, ~ !" q, 2Nl t't5Yktf81
"a Minefsl Lodge. No. 242. Meets every Tues
Z dAyeyenng, ilStivtrs' building, corner of Front
q and Cont Als.n Wm.L. Downie, N. g.; Wash
ington Stivers, Sec'y. Z
Sons o. TExPEsANcE.--Welf Division, No.
20. Meets every Saturday evening" Hall in
Stivers' beildlng. Geo. Dusky, w. p; VIM. L.
/. Downie, r. s.
Salisbury Division, No. 2s2. Meets on. satur;
day evenings Hall iE iRce's building, Middle
port 49, ---- W. P. ---- ---, R S. IA
New Lima Division No. 504. Meets every
Saturday evening. Hall in H. Holt reed build
lug. in New Lima. --l-.l- f--4-- W. P.;R----
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

During the guar.er ending on TIC G,cs
day Of April. there arrived Al New OElsans
from iorAiRn countries, TITS en- 1.nn,s.
of whom 4,l74 were males, and % |s-
males; 1891 came from Geyman rs
sfoua ahtwaT So Sc 1l6iiowEd q 5y s . d disshsrca 1
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08
lCoaroaAryoN orrrckas as.-.-roxrRor.

Z Mayor--Aarop Mnrdock. ,js
Recorders. Halliday.
Trustees 20. Btanch II. s. Horton, +. "A
Plants. N. R. Nye.a y Q. Ptobst. pitasiYIaDl
Treashrer--Sl s. Paine. # s43lSY aHI }55
10 Mashal--L D Skeels. sig5ls5 ~
t.st ftanlin r.a ~ u -, r---- itit t. t,.t
4b f PosrMAsrRAs. "''F
Pomefos Geo. Lee eH'f pf49as'ads sth-
Middiepoft D.. Pahgburn. pAa
Racine-P. NJ. Petrol 4 ..isa.s!a.s hl.a,gj
Letartsville;rGeo. \. Piper. a.
Chester--Wm. Mitchell. ~ VHf
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

lost time, Sl4 40 Ba.ihis be considers
better ihan his fra, FIVE weeks experience. i,I
which he los, $3.50. He il doing bayely.
and hislneRhbnr Smith says. shenshe turns
his back with The paper in his hand, .'if ]
we're ne rheims Pennywise. think Ia ,ake
a paper, and moi, sponge on NY neigh
bors Y .And Ma SmDh. washing the dish.
es. remsrks. s'Psnnywiss sesmsa,o be get
,ine 10 be ! dreadful mean man. And
pretty sonn the community all around will
,slk Of Prnnywise as . penurious fellow.
Nov lei be square ,he aecnunet,5
Peanysiss ~: PsaeyvITs cr.
Lost reputation 100000 " paper and
4 III te. 's's ci'y paper iyrs7
rW@Tt rH% W III $1,000 -ll.I ist nil4 aVa -
Z To,al az @2ls4,40 90 81
rss s'aa t@et q 81 81
-
Balance against Me- ".
Pennywise 2l94O3 aqH
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

TOWNSHIP oFFfcEKs--sXLIsBIKY. lt8'IF
~ Trustees. III H WhitIock. isaac Train. Elijah
Clefk.--fiosmerB Branch.
Treasutet.-4tf. C.'Waternian. Il9elslaa-
Justices Of the Peace.--S. s. Paine, A. M.
Barlow, Elijah Jenes 8iasS4, s,as
he Constables. Randall Stiyers, oren Jones, John
Humphrey.
Assessor Aaron Stivers. 9}o A'4as y,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

\, County Qorope PAsnpuer.
as County Commissioners " Dawn r. JAcops,
Salisbury; Mito GUriitik, Otange; rHos. SMirii,
aSdtton. n.5sHsed bstgasiie 1SYa S3Ai Agf
etivicounty aCemmon School Examiners. .--,Rey, 4
a,W,LKINsos, GEoaeE p sGsew, a. A. KrrE. 4,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

81 iRepsesentatiYe in Congress (lIth DISTRICT g.
Hon. Y. p HoRToN, Of Meigs county.
~ StatY Senator LEWIs ASDEksoS, Of Law
nSAds county. stlfaa { aex6sess al lGaqlasi'
'slRspssssntative-R. 2. cAnasrpi. Racine. En-
isssrsn gld tgiisa ysTTrsa Bll ta,9B
egIi aaxa .cpqRT AMP SavoysTy oFRIcERs.
w Judge 81 the Court 0f Common Pleas. Hon.
BhlE6a NksiE (salip6lis~ ifaRf eAAg 9aIl
ha Judge Of Rr6bateI Couvt. MEEaIrr. 6siisil
at lclelk of Csmn,cR Pleas conr. RoDsEy Dow
s6aah s6sadah z WI saH..a.wvOSoD. .vS s8psne seSfn.eorI
ltoSecatilg Attoriey ~ kcos 8. R2sHAkr!a
County Auditor.--H. H. SwALLow. a8es
County TreasuTer,r-JQsL HssKlxs, pro tenn.
County Retbtd2f. = -Sl n PAfNE. i sgl2sl
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

a1NhtWBN ELBEN, Homeopathic Physician,
''oil ylm0 Df1nch,S building, Court street Pom
20 ie11ys Gliee hours from, ,8 to 10 A, Nj 1 to 8
.,n6Pa Ma, to M. y References. Dr. Constanl
.as ,Re HeFilg oil. Ad0lph Lipfe, Philadelphia.
March ~ " % ,iYiynq n sSYA naW 81,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

,.,a IS PATRICK, PHyscIAN and SvaeEoS, -
H. Offers his professional services to the citi-
y sttnS d MASON CITY and vicinity. 4
~ N Calls 10 thecquntry promptly attended to-
Mason. CITY, XHg. "a. 1854 -SSsn6.s z sf7ll n
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

~ INSURANCE COMPANIES Ig
.LVTNA INsURANCE COMPANY, 5fiTiaftl
III fcrd, Cshhectield o. BRANCH Agent,
Court street. Pcmer6y. I, 4 YiFaifa jan go
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08
BOOTSaA AND SHOES.

N WHITKSIDES, Manufacturer of Boots and
/, Shoes Court street, one door alove the
corner Of Front The best cf work, for Ladies
and Gentlemen, made ito order, ya5jsra IS .34't
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08
orifllturt, Commerce, Alarkets allO

ONE co IS TIrUrIo owe DEsrINY.s,,,.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

'7' II S.lEARHART, Aren't for City Insurance
ebe Company of.sCleveland, Ohio, Losses
equitably and promptly adjusted and paid. .a
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08
From the,iWestern Christian Advocate.
Letter from DIR. Thomson
NO. XXI

ENGLISH CHARACTER -sLowNEss AND STA.
f l3 .ttGuf hIIITY
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

TAMES KALST0N, Dealer in Fancy and
~ Staple Dry Goods. Groceries, Hordware,
noots And Shoes diC. Front street, thre' doors
below Cnuzt, pomeroy Oh - dec2b,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

1850 BANKERS. aalgsAa 10
T9ANTRL q RATHBURN, Bankers Front
~ street, Pomeroy, o. a:HstA jy206mt
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08
\ lI)eeklD 1ollrlla'i y

b per Annsaln 'lasiars-af aeeq
.N 5Nsg9 .akdllf hla.. faalaa nfs.faAlk
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

efK DRANCH q co., Dealers in Dry Goods,
Ays erccsric>5 H.fdvrre. .Qpeenswere &c',
{ @,, ci3e q Court 5tie9s, thltc dooEs above the
4 ec.fss =, FioAi. roneIos, q. k,,sss M ian10
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

IRWIN. n PLANTS, Attorneys at Law, Pome.
b i roy, g.. nov 2Otf
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-08

TTR. s. "a. AiENZlRs. Office, ( Third Street,
~ between Walnut andEine, Cincinnati, o
Pays lspecial attention to Diseases Of Women.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-12-06
The Post ONCE.

Il is quite unlikely that many of our citi.
zens are aware Oft the great amount Of labor
performed by, comparatively speaking. few
men In our Post Once. Did many of oul
business men, who are constantly in receipt
of almost innumerable correspondence ouI
bright-eyed damsels who receive regularly
their billet doaz from love-sick swains-our
shanghai walking-stick ssoeils,-or our gruf
and petnlant old fogies, actually know the
vast amount Of labor indispensable to this inn
portant branch of our business, we venture
the assertion that no complaints would be
heard. Its not however Of those whom the
public is thrown in daily contact with that
we intended to speak especially OF, as theil
close attention to business. gentlemanly de-
pertinent, and assiduous efforts to please, are
too well appreciated 10 require anything from
us, in their behalf But of those who are
connected with the mailing department the
most important of the Office, we feel it to
be duty as we'll as pleasure, to speak, and
no encominm that We could pass upon them
would be unmerlted-no praise overweight
Under new arrangement Of the Depart
ment, requiring the direct mailing of great
quantities Of matter heretofore sent to other
offices for distribution, the labor of that de-
partment has increased nearly one hundred
per cent, while the number of hands remains
the same. Under the old arrangement the
duties were very arduous, and this increase
must necessarily require the unremitting and
almost superintendent labor of the clerks who,
rain or shine, sick or well, must attend to it
This department is carried on by the
Messrs- Palmer, Boyd, Uline, and Van AL
slime, al: gentlsmanly and accommodating
young men; and if any of the incredulous
would call in at that department, they would
see work done with a dispatch almost unpar-
aileled.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-12-06

DEATH OF Mrs. WRIGHr.-It Is with feel
ings of profound regret that we, this morning
are compelled to announce the decease o.
the accomplished and excellent lady of Gov
Wright. Mrs. W. breathed her last Satur.
day morning, the LIST inst, at the residence
of her parents in Scott County, Ky. On Sat
urday morning the Governor received let
ter from her friends containing the pleasing
intelligence that her health was much inns
proved, and that she was no longer considered
in dangerous situation. But this welcome
intelligence was soon dissipated, and the
heart-hopes of doting and kind husband
forever withered. At 4 O'Clock on the after
noon of the same day he received tele-
graphic despatch which informed him that
'earth had returned to earth and dust to
dust" that one who was too pure and guile
less for this world, had been spirited by the
angels away to the beautiful land of the
blessed and good, where sickness is stranger
and death never enters. Thus one by one,
perisheth the hopes of man.
.'our lives rivers, gliding free
To that unfathomed, bOundless sea
The silent gravel
Ihither all earthly pOmp aud boast
Roll, to be swallowed up and lost
In enc dark wave''
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-12-06
JAMES JUHNSUN, Preslden
Il. FERGUsoN, Secretary.

THE Tony OATH OF 1776.-I, A.
B., do swear to be true to His Majesty,
King George, and to serve him honestly and
faithfully in defence of his person, crown, and
dignity against all his enemies in North Amer
lea, or opposers whatever; to keep secret
and to observe and obey the order of my SUI
perior officer that shall be issued to me from
time to time. So help me God. / A.
B., do swear to keep secret all that
you shall say or read to me, and not reveal
the same to blood relations or any other per-
son whatever So help me God"
The above is the oath taken by the Tories
Of the revolutions there anything more in
famous in this Oath than the Oath taken by
the Know Nothings? Are not the sentiments
of each the same? This Tory oath, as does
the h Ms, ends with the sacriligious, so
help me God.'' Well, God did help them to
a rope round their necks, and their name, and
posterity into contempt and disgrace, as he
will the present Know Nothing fraternity
Ohicago Times.
Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-12-06
A word to our Readers.

The readers of the Sentinel have perused
the graceful valedictory with which our pre-
decessOr, Col. John G. Walker, retired from
the editorial control of this paper. Since the
first of March Col. w. has presided over the
columns Of the Sentinel with high credit to
himself and great advantage to the cause to
which it is devoted. Fortunate will his sue
cessors be if they also shall retire at some flu
ture period with so enyiable reputation and
with so much of good will and esteem.
In assuming the position of conductors of
the Sentinel, we are not unconscious Of the
responsibilities we take upon ourselves, but
We hope TO be able to meet them in a be-
coming manner Questions of the highest
importance and fraught with the greatest
consequences are being agitated, and this
agitation is destined to become more angry
and moro alarming as soon as they shall be
brought up for action by the present Con-
gress. The effort Of the Sentinel will be to
calm the troubled waters of sectional strife.
and to bring about that feeling of harmony
and unity which the people of one great ma
ton should feel for each another. Regarding
Abolitiouism and its allies, Free Soilism,
Black Republicanism, and pseudo-"Ameri-
canism," as understood at the North. as the
esa;i...,r,s,-- Oua ~ nluus We suas. 500 ve-
duty TO make war uron it in all It's phases.
With that faction which seeks to make
birthplace and creed the test Of fitness for
citizenship and office we have no sympathy,
and can lend it no quarter.
In matters Of State policy the Sentinel will
advocate those measures which are calculated
TO advance the prosperity of this great and
growing commonwealth. But We can never
lend our aid or eountenance to those unjust
and arbitrary laws by which certain soi disant
philanthropists expect 10 change the habits
and tastes Of the people Maine Lavish
may, indeed, be considered failure. since
those who were the irst to adopt that species
of legislation have been the first to abandon
it Public opinion and moral suasion viii
work the reform which tyrannical laws have
failed to produce.
With these few and disjointed sentences
we throw ourselves upon the indulgence of
our readers and upon the Democracy Of Indi-
ana 20 them we appeal in confidence for
that support and encouragement necessary to
sustain our enterprise. Our ability to aid in
the dissemination of correct principles will
be measured by the extent Of our circulation
and the means placed at our disposal. An
important and arduous canvass lays before
US, and to the discussion of the questions
which it viii evoke we shall devote our best
energies.
We hope all our friends and readers will
remember that although we bring some ex-
perience to our aid in the discharge of ouI
new duties, yet, like our immediate prede-
cessor. the years upon our shoulders are few
and our Judgment may not be thoroughly
matured. Whatever errors we may commit
therefore, (and doubtless there will be many
we hope may be attributed rather to the head
than the heart