The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-08-11
THE PERRYSBURG JOURNAL.

from east to west, and back from the Missis
sippi TO the Atlantic. The curses of the
outraged and insuted north are not only deep
and loud, but sharp and withering. Never
before have we witnessed such spontaneous
universal execration of public officer. Not
man have we found so utterly lost to self
respect as to venture word In mitigation OF
the harsh judgments pronounced upon him
in every paper, upon the steamboats,, upon
the cars, at the hotels, in the offices and up
on the streets. Those who have stood by
him thus far during his wicked and imbecile
administration, have finally thrown down
their arms and confess he is unworthy their
defence. Not a petty postmaster can be
sad and humiliating position for the exec
utive of this mighty republic to occupy
And why is it so? Liberty and freedom
are woven into the very nature of the people
of the north, and he who proves traitor to
them must reap the sure reward of his treach-
cry. For him henceforth there is no politi-
cal mercy. The name of Tyler has long been
a stencil in the nostrils of the people, but
the deeper and blacker perfdy of Pierce will
elevate the former to the level of patriotism
and justice. The former proved traitor upon
matters of expediency, but the latter has ex-
ercised the delegated powers of this vast re-
public to stab freedom to the heart.
Should this to any seem like harsh Ian
guage, we ask if it is not just? We know
the respect that should attach to the office
of President, but there are times when the
dignity of positions is overwhelmed and lost
by the magnitude and turpitude of the crimes
of the incumbents. We have an instance of
the kind in the present moment Of our po-
litical history. F.
The fishing business on Lake Superior may
yet be said to be in its infancy, on account
of the difficulty hitherto of shipping over
For several years, however, it was carried on
by the American Fur Company, who had
five vessels engaged in the trade, while not
in use freissh::!!a;Ig furs In 1910 they exported
over 10000 barrels, besides 1876 barrels of oil
made from sisquette, the fattest fish that
swims, taken by seins on the lake shore
Another year will probably see hundreds of
fishermen at many points and ON the islands.
The Chicago Press, July 27tb, says " the
Hon. Erastus Corning, of N. Y, and other
heavy capitalists have gone into the compa-
ny which has in charge the Improvement of
Fox river and its connections in Wisconsin.
1t is estimated that the company will have
a surplus Of from one million to fifteen hun
dred thousand acres of land, appropriated by
congress, after completing the improvement.
This it is proposed to put into railroad be-
tween ST. Paul and Green Bay. The road
will be near 500 miles in length, and as the
lands are located in the pineries of northern
Wisconsin, they will 60 far toward the COM
pletion of the road"
Gg~There is great scarcity of good fresh
butter in Perrysburg just now. few hun
dred pounds would sell readily. Potatoes are
becoming plenty at 80 to 81 cts, but roast
ing ears have not yet become common.
THE LARGEST SLICE TO THE SoUTH.-The
administration boasts of knowing "no
North, no South, no East, no'West," but true
to its instincts, it knows South when dis
tributing offices. Among the recent appoint
ments to the army from civilians by the Pres