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Sheriff Is Sale.

Y virtue of order of SALE issued out of the Clerks
Hv office of the Honorable District Court of Ell Dorado
county, judgment rendered the 1th day of Sep
tember, A. D. 1856, in favor of Russell BEGUN and
against GEORGE W. TIBBATTS, for the of nineteen
on at the rate of three per cent per month from the h
day of September, A. D. 1855, together with the of
orty-one and 6000th dollars costs of suit and accrung
costs will expose to public sale at the Court House in
Coloma the Sth day of November A. D. 1856, at 2
o'clock NJ all the right title, interest and claim of the
said Geo W. Tibbatts Of n and to the following des,
extending into Sacramento and Amador countless State
California, to wit The equal undivided eight part of
that certain Ditch known the Prairie Water Company
Ditch, which the Cosumnes river, in the
county of Ell Dorado and State aforesaid and extending
through Amador unto Sacramento county, State aforesaid
together with the improvements thereon.
Sherif's office, Cooma, October II, 1856.
E. B. CARSON,
Sheriff of Ell Dorado County, Cal.
1853 By NJ R. ELSTNER, Under Sheriff.
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PROCLAMATION.

NKTHEREAS the st Section of the 10th Article of the
w Constitution of the State of California, requires
that amendments of the Constitution after having been
adopted by the Legislature shall be published three
months with the yeas and nays thereon and to
the next Legislature and whereas the annexed proposed
amendment the Constitution adopted by the Legs
laure at the session of 1885, and the published and
referred to the Legislature the session of 1885,
qured by the Constitution and the said proposed amend
ment referred having been agreed to by majority of
all the members of each House:
Now therefore, l. j. Neely johnson, Governor of the
State of California do hereby direct that the general
election to be holden throughout the State of California
the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November
A D. 1856 being the 4th day of the month"; said proposed
amendment be submitted to the qualified electors voting
at such election in accordance with Act entitled "An
Act agreeing to the proposed amendments the Constu
tion and providing for its submission to the people" Ap
proved April 49, 1856. and commend the same to the con-
sderation OF the citizens of the State of California.
- witness my hand and the great seal of State, at
re the city of Sacramento this the Sd day of October
| N'' A. d. 1856. j. NEELY JOHNSON
- Attest, DAVID +. DOUGLASS Sec'y of State.
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MlistfIlaneoas.
I. Q. of O. F.

7MS@S= COLOMA LODGE, No. 27, l. o. of o. F.,
"'fhsVS meets Saturday evening of each week, at s
o'clock at their Hail. All members in good standing
are invited to attend. JAMES MORROW N. G.
r. F. DAVIS, Secretary.
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Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of
the State of California

Section two Of Article en is admended to read
follows And at time two thirds of the Senate and
this entire Constitution they shall recommend the cleo
tors at the next election for members of the Legislature
to vote for against Convention. And shall appear
that majority of the electors voting at such election
have voted in favor of calling Convention, the Legsa
ture SHALL at its next session. provide, by law for calling
Convention, to be holden within six months after the
passage OF such law and such Convention shall consist
of number of members not less than that of both bran
ches of the Legislature The Constitution that may have
been agreed upon and adopted by such Convention shall
be submitted to the people, at special election to be pro-
vided for by law for their ratification rejection each
voter shall express his opinion by deposng in the ballot
box ticket whereon shall be written printed the
words For the Constitution Against the new
Constitution" The returns of such election SHALL in such
the Convention shall direct be certified the
Executive of the State who shall call his assistance the
Controller Treasurer and Secretary of State and compare
the votes certified to him. If by such examination it
be ascerained that majority of the whole number of
votes cast at such election be in favor of such new Con-
stituton, the Executive of this State SHALL by his proca-
nation declare such Constitution to be the Consttu-
ton OF the State OF California. oct1S-47-2
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Notice to License PAYERS.

nN and after the 1st day of October next, will have
~ appointed Deputy Treasurer, whose special bust
ness shall be to visit every portion of the County monthly
and collect the various Licenses which payable directly
to the Treasurer 1t hoped that License Payers will
accede to such arrangement with regard daes their
Licenses will facilitate the. collections in the various
districts, possible at a stated time This means
will avoid much trouble, cost and Inconvenience to all
parties concerned T. NJ. REED,
Treasurer of Ell Dorado County
Coloma, September 26, 1856. sep27 7-44-4
(Placerville American please copy four weeks)
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TO the Tax Payers of Ell Dorado County.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Tax List for Ell Dora
~ do county, for the year 1885, in hands for
collection, and that will attend daily at my office in the
Court House, in Cooma until the third Monday Nov
ember next to receive Taxes from all parties who may
desire to pay the same and thereby save costs.
E.. b. CARSON, Sheriff of Ell Dorado county.
Sheriff. Office, Cooma, August 1856. aug3O-4Otd
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@surgetohu SAbsrtissmrsnts.

j. A. Cunningham,
AT THE Book STORE AND LITERARY DEpor MAtS S7aErr,
GEoRoETowN. Agent for the San Francisco
and Sacramento papers. All kinds
of Books and Stationery
constantly on hand.
AGENT FOR TEE "EMpIRE COUNTY ARGUE"
Subscriptions, Advertisements and Job Work will
be promptly attended to, at printing office
prices Job work delivered the
day after it is ordered. 2s
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Goods shipped San Francisco will be received at Sac
rameno, freight paid same and forwarded directed
without delay Consgnees requested to advise their
shippers to send shipping receipts B. Talman and to
mark their Goods formerly, adding thereto: Care of
lin diamond). b. TALLMAN.
REFERENoEs-F Graham, j. A. Cunningham, George
town; Alex. Hunter L. e. A. Seigman, Placervie Z.
Weller, Robert Bell, Coloma; w. P. Scott Diamond
Springs; t. j. Orgon, Ell Dorado City sep27-44tf
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DR.. BOURNE, Water Cure Physician,

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San Francisco September
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Dissolution.

Dissolution.
vENHE firm of WARREN CO., is this day dissolved by
IA mutual consent B. F. Vaughn and Joseph Olmsted
having sold their entire interests in the Clipper and Travis
Creek Saw Mills, and their effects Moses Warren who
will settle all demands against the above m also collect
all debts due the firm. Mr. W. will continue the Lumber
business as heretofore carried on by Warren Co.
MOSES WARREN.
BENJAMIN f. VAUGHN,
JOSEPH OLMSTED.
Clipper Saw MILL Georgetown, Sept. 80, 1856. 1853
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THE ELECTRO-CHEMICAL BATHS

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Present Freight Tariff

Or Goods sent in charge of B. TALLMAN, Forwarding
~ Merchant, 90 Front street, Sacramento
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BELLE UNION.

Joseph Morris & Frank Selvey, PrOprietors.
ENhe Propreor of the above Restaurant take pleasure
II in announcing to the public that they are prepared
to furnish Warm Meals, Oyster Stews. Game Suppers,
Hot Coffee &c. at the shortest notice and in the most APP
proved style of the art.
Connected with the Restaurant is weLfurnished BAR
which will always be supplied with pure Wines and
Liquors, and the choicest Cigars.
Any person desiring board by the meal day, or week.
will find us attentive and prepared furnish the very
best edibes of the season, at the lowest rates.
29f GEORGETOWN June Q, 1856.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-09-25
IHO! for Pennsylvania !

The Republicans are straining every
nerve to carry Pennsylvania at the Novem
Der election. Scores Of stumpers from
New York, New England and Ohio, are
sent in there, TO shout for Kansas. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars are being ex.
pended for the purpose of buying up print.
ing establishments and brbing voters s.
An immense corruption fund is raised; and
if fraud, bribery and falsehood can avail my
thing, Fremont will be sure to triumph
But in this instance, they wW not prevail.
The sober and patriotic convictions of the
people of Pennsylvania, will not permit
them to vote upon the side Of disunion.-
At the State election, the Republicans and
Fillmore men will be united, and by this
union, they mag carry the election, but at
the Presidential, they will be divided and
victory will perch upon the Democratic
standard. Our exchanges are full Of cheer
ing reports from the Keystone State, and
she will roll up an old-fashoned Jackson
majority in November, for Buchanan.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-09-25
A Friendly Warning.

Somebody has been prying felohously
into the Post Office at Barnwell Court House
and our ncorrigible friend, the Postmaster,
whose reply TO John Livingston, the bio-
graphical undertaken and vender of ready
made regulations, is fresh in the minds Of
many delighted readers, thus sends after the
wretch warning.
"Seduced by the instgation Of the devil,
and regardless of your present and future
state of existence, you committed deed
which will carry you to place, in compare
son with which the hottest day you expert
enced here this summer is colder than ice.
Think upon this, ye miserable vagabonds,--
mediate upon it, ye benighted rngamuffiins
--machinste upon it,ye bloody Know Moth
lngs"-repent of it, ye midnight assassinsl
When the High Sheriff of this District is
fogging you at the Market. house, ye will
repent. When you lie down to die you
will tremble. And when the devil, your
prime mover, shall gather you TO his arms.
which he surely will, and you are 'howing'
for drop OF cold water to quench your in
ferna parched thirst, and pour down your
throat table spoonful or two of bitumin-
Gus substance, mixed with molten lead, out
ofa red hot ladle, and says to you, Rob a
postofice again will ye,' then, would sup
pose' you will think of it. Ny only regret
is that | cannot be there temporarily to
witness your struggles. Anathema maran-
aMa."- CharLestoacn Courier.
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The Mass Meeting.

By notice in another column, it will be
known that the Democracy of Portage
county are to hold Grand Mass Conven.
tion at Ravenna, ON FRIDAY, THE BIRD OF
OCTOBER. Preparations are making for a
jubilee worthy OF the occasion and the cause
We hope to see every Democratic voter
out. Leave your workshops and fields fol
one day, and join with your fellow. citizens
in carrying forward the noble work in which
we are engaged. DEVOTE ONE DAY TO YOUR
COUNTRY.
The speakers ammo unced will surely be
here. They are men Of talent and able
champions Of the Dem ocratic cause. Come
out, and listen to their arguments. This
Is time when ever lover of his country,
every one who reveres the memory of the
fathers, and who would preserve unimpa;red
the Government which they labored to es.
tablish, should be at work. We have vigiIant
and subtil foes. They are plotting in sec rel
against US and against the Constitutions
1t requires activity and energy on the par
of the Democracy, to resist and arrest thei
insidious efforts TO triumph over the rights
Of the people.
Come out then, friends; bring your wives
sons and daughters and kinsme n, and joil
To the approaching jubilee.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-09-25

Col. Geary, the new Governor of Kansas,
has arrived in that territory and entered
upon the duties of his Office. We find in
the Cincinnati Commercial, some account
Of his arrival there, and of brief speech he
made to the citizens Of Leavenwor;h. One
remark in his speech is significant of prop.
err and important purpose. We have all
along been satisfied that those laws of the
Kansas Legislature, which restrict freedom
Of speech and Of the press, were unconsti.
tutional. Such appears to have been the
general opinion. The Senate Of the United
States thought those test oaths were uncon.
sttutional, when it passed bill to annul
them. General Cass denounced both OF
these classes of those laws as "dsgrace to
the age;" ard they would have been ''wiped
out" and dead now. but for the infamous re.
lusal of the Black Republican House of Re.
presentatives to pass the bill.
Col. Geary seems to have resolved to
treat those laws in accordance with this
opinion, ana he lntlmateS II IN his first
speech. We quote the following from the
Commercial:
"Governor Geary reached Leuvenworth
city on Tuesday evening. Quite a number
of the citizens and men under arms were on
the banks, ready to receive some two or
three companies of Mssourians, which were
expected. When they learned that Cover.
nor Geary was on board the boat, they
called him out. He appeared on the guard
and made them a speech of about ten minu.
( tes in length, saying, among other things
with qualifications attached, that he would
enforce all the territorial laws that were CON.
stitutional. The Governor then proceeded
up the river and landed at the fort, where he
had immediate consultation with General
Smith. He stated his intention to proceed
to Lawrence in few day 3, without any more
troops than would suffice for body guard. ,
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The V1I0reUs Benz. Letter Will
not meet Gen. Lahm--.A ChnI-
lenEc neG Accepted


The great Abolition ring. master OF
this district, Benz. r. Letter, started out,
on his return from Washington city. to cut
q swell, on the stump. He bloviated as
though he, Ben Letter, knew it all; as
though he had been rubbing himself against
great men and no one in "Old Molly Stark"
dare encounter the light of his countenarce.
At the Black Republican meeting at Paris,
near two weeks ago, he strutted and crowed
like young rooster, and challenged the
whole Democratic world, and the Democrats
Of Stark in particular, to meet him, the great
Benjamin, who voted against Dunn's bill
and against paying the Army!
Well, many Democrats urged Gen. L9hm
who never needs much urging in such mat.
ters, to notify Letter that he Uahm) was
willing to meet him, (Leiter,) on the stump
Accordingly. over week ago, Gen. Lahm
sent Letter the following challenge:
CANTON, Sept. s, 1866.
Hen. B. F. LETTER: Sir-I am about tc
make my appointments for addressing the
people of this Congressional District, or
the snbject of politics, and inasmuch as yor
and are opposing candidates for election
TO Congress, propose (before making an,
| ppointments) to meet you in discussion
at such times and places, and upon sucf
terms as we may agree upon, in order tha
the people OF the District may be the bette
prepared to Judge between US and our res
pective political sentiments. You will
please let me know as soon as convenient
whether this proposition will be accepted
by you or not, and if accepted how soon you
will probably be ready to meet me.
Yours respectfully, S. LAHM.
10 the above no answer has been receivD
ed from the bloviating B. F. Letter. His
heart fails him. He dare not encounter
Gen. Lahm armed with the panoply of De-
mocratic truth. Ben knows in his heart, il
he has one, that the winding paths and trait
orous doings his Black Republican friends
cannot be defended before the people.
Oh, no, what a nominee,
Is Booby Ben Letter ofHAr memorcs!
STARK CnunEy DeynOcr1k
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-09-25

Fremont AND HIS KEEPERs.-The com.
mittee who have Mr.. Fremont in charge
have adopted good dodge to keep him out
of the clutches of curious questioners. The
"KurneP' has two residences here, besides
the one in California. He lives in Ninth
street and also at Staten Island. When an
ugly customer, such as 'our German friends
.call to see him 10 learn whether he is going
to carry out the Know Nothing creed II
elected, the Colonel is down to Staten Is
land. No one knows exactly, however,
where the Staten ISLAND residence is, only
that it is somewhere "aloDg shore" The
dodge is good one for man who is irving
to stand on two platforms.--M Y. Dav
Book.
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A Esca ultifUl Incident.

Recently at a Democratic meeting at
Morris, Illinois, as we learn from the Chi.
cago Times, while Senator Douglas was
holding the audience, as it were, entranced,
a heavy shower Of rain came on. Not a
man, woman or child moved--stil it raned,
and there they stood as if immoveable -
Mr.. Douglas paused, and, with burst OF
feeling which senta thrill to every heart,
exclaimed: "When I see my own fellow
citizens, and the women, and the children
willing and continuing to sit through q
drenchng torrent Of water from the heav.
ems, to hear me tell them Of the danger o.
our glorious Union, feel new courage tc
go forth to battle for our common safety
Even os he spoke, the cloud passed away
and bright ray of sunlight fell upon the
speaker. He paused again, and, raisin.
his hand toward the sun, exclaimed: "See
my friends, the cloud has passed away ant
heaven smiles once more upon US and ou
cause" Oh! the shout that rent the air..
the effect was electrical.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-09-25
BE YESilHRf.

The day of the State election is approach.
ing. There is no time to be lost by our
friends. Be vigilant and active. See to it,
that every school district and township is
thoroughly organized. Our enemies pretend
that they have disbanded their secret socie.
ties, while they, in fact, still meet in secret
and lay their plans, and carry out their plots
as was done two years ago. Beware o
secret. Dark Lantern dens. Be watchful
and true to yourselves and your country.
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The Public Debt and our Public
Rurthens.

II viii be distinctly remembered, that
the members of the present legislature were
elected upon the express pledge that they
would lessen the public burthens. They
have now been in Office several months
They have held one session OF the legisla-
ture, and what have they done for the peO-
plel By reference to an article from the
Ohio Patriot, published in another place, it
will be seen that the Republicans have ac-
tually incresed the expenses OF the State
Government in a sum equal to 800, ,750 over
the last year, under Democratic admins
ration.
True, the aggregate amount Of taxes up
on the people, may, in some instances, have
been lessened. This, it is said, is the case
in Portage county. ButhoiO have the taxes
been lessened! We answer, it was done
by the most despicable fraud which was
ever practiced upon the rights and interests
Of any people. The Public debt OF the State
amounts to about Sl4,ooO,oOo. BY the
operation Of the Democratic policy, the in
terest and part of the principal was paid
annually. This process, although it ne
cessarily made our present burthens heavy
would if pursued, in few years wipe out
the State debt entirely, and thereby relieve
US of the milestone which hangs upon the
necks of the people. Every justminded
man would approve of the policy of paying
off and getting rid of this great burthen as
soon as possible. A good and prudent man
of business, pays his debts when they fall
due. He prefers to do this, rather than re-
new his notes and thereby add interest &c
principal until his liabilities are doubled
Just go with our State finances. 1t is bet
ter to pay each installment when it fall
due, even though it may increase our pres
ent burthens, than to extend the time o
payment and increase them by the accumu
lation of interest upon interest, as burthei
to future generations. The present legis
lature refuses to pay this debt Of the Stat
when it falls due, and has extended Ia
time of payment for about twenty years
This lessons our taxes non, but more tha
doubles them in future. By the fusion poll
CIV, the interest ACQUIRING on the publ
debt during the next twenty years wi
more than equal the principal at the pres
ent time.
This is fusion economy. This is thei
mode of lessening the public burthens =
Let it be remembered. And when a Re
publican boasts of decreasing the taxes c
the State, tell him he has done it by repu
dating the pledges of Ohio for a period Q
twenty years.
They have increased the expenses of tn
Government and stolen money from tn
Sinking Fund to pay their increased char
ges and then, to further hide their iniquity
they have refused to pay the bonds for whc
the credit of the people was pledged, in ol
der that our burthens may seem to
less.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-09-25

ABOLITION CApITAL.-In regard to the
Disturbances in Kansas no doubt now exists
in any honest mind that they are got up by
the abolitionists as their only political capi.
tai. See what an abolition Fremont lectu.
rer, DR.. Cutler. said in speech at Montpe.
ler, Vermont. Here il is:
off you would carry the election next No
vember, keep bloody ontrages in Kansas
before the eyes of the people. You have
no other plank. Settle this question, and
you are defeated
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Stark County Democrat.
Good News from Kansas.

Lane, it is said, at the command of Gov.
Gearry, has disbanded his army. The more
violent of the pro-savery men are willing
to submit 10 the orders Of the Governor
and leave the territory. The object 10 to
disperse and disband all organized compa.
nies which have invaded that territory.--
So far, Gov. Geary has pursued a straight
forward course.
The following is from the st. Louis
Democrats:
LAWRENCE, X. T., Sept 10, 1866.
Editor Democrat:-- After n contest ot
two days, the State prisoners have been ad.
mitted to bail by Judge Lecompte, and are
I'll to night with us. 1t is not believed thew
will ever be tried.
Governor Geary is IN Lpavenworth, and
will be here tomorrow. We are cheered
by his arrival. He promises to drive every
marauder from Kansas who is not an actua
resident, and says he will call to his aid ter
thousand United States troops, and fifty
thousand volunteers from the North, if ne
cessary.
Captain Emery's banditti band, near Lenv
enworth. arrested on officer of the army yes
terday, for which Emery's whole compan,
were brought before General Smith Th
Rev. Mr.. Mute is with us to night. We hav
had jubilee OF rejoicing public speakin
in the street, from the State prisoners, 70
three hours. Colonel Whipple's regimen
captured party Of thieves at tOsuuke yestei
T day, and took eighty horses.
We will complete fort tomorrow o
Mount Dread that will accommodate on
thousand men.
WILLIAM HUTCHINSON.
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RFThe Old Line Whips and the Dam O

GFThe Old Line Wings and the Demo.
cracy of Pennsylvania are uniting to defeat
Fremont, and ensure the electoral vote OF
the State to Buchanan. At the County Con-
vention Of the friends of the Union, held in
Lancaster, on Wednesday. the Hon. Isaac
E. Heister, formerly a Wing Representa-
tive Of that county, was nominated for Con-
gress; and OF fifteen names upon the ticket
SIX are old line Wings, but all, of course
warm friends of James Buchanan.