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House would provide ropes Snd commission
the gentleman from Hamilton, Mr. Slough, ]
to act as hangman.
Mr.. Sawyer would vote against the mo-
tion to refer, in order to have vote upon
the rejection Of the petition.
Mr., Sinnet said be had made the motion
to refer, believing the petition to be before
the House so as to exclude motion to re-
ject
Mrs Yaple would vote against the motion
to refer In order. that the vote refusing to
lay on the table, might be re-considered and
the petition laid upon the table. II 1t was
referred, 1t gave an importance to It which
il did not deserve. Here was discussion
into which Senator Wade's opinions and
speeches were dragged, who was not
signer Of The petition, and that would lead
to review of Senator Pugh's revolution
speeches before the Courts. ~
Mr.. Burns said it was not the petition,
but the principle which was here concern
ed. Mr. Sawyer ha6 laid down the doc
lrine that certain portion of the citizens
of Ohio hadno right to be heard here. He
was opposed to setting up a censorship here
over what subjects should be embraced in
petitions to this House. He was for refer
ring, treating the petition as other petitions
were treated.
Mr.. Hutcheson, Of Madison, appealed
from the decision of the Chair as to the
motion to refer, having the precedence o.
yer that to reject.
The Speaker stated the question. A mo-
ton had been made and seconded 10 refer to
a special Committee Of five before the gen.
teman from Auglaize rose. He stated that
il the petition contained what he supposed,
he would move to reject it. 1t was again
read and he made his motion. The Chair
thereupon decided that the motion to refer
had precedence.
The House sustained the decision Of the
Chair. The question being, shall the pcti.
ton be referred to the Committee on Fed
eral Relations, it was carried.
Mr.. Persons introduced bill making tenn
porary appropriations for Benevolent Insti-
tutions, to pay liabilities incurred, Read the
first time.
The bill to ascertain the statistics Of the
Deaf, Dumb, &C., was passed-Yeas SO ;
Nays 0.
Bills read the first time. Mr.. Thomas: a
bill supplementary to the act to provide for
The creation and regulation OF incorporated
Companies.
Mr.. Hume: To define the duties and re.
sponsiblities OF the Treasures of State, rel
utive to the safe.keeping and disbursement
of the public moneys. Also bill to define
the duties and responsibilities of the Auditor
of State relative TO receipts and disburse.
ments of the public monies.
| Mr.. Hutcheson, Of Madison, reported from
the Committee on Federal Relations, that
the prayers of the petitioners oft Western
anti.slavery society, for the secession ot
Ohio from the Union, ought to be granted.
The committee on Agriculture reported o
resolution for the printing and distribution
of 1000 copies of the report of the Board
of Agriculture, and 1900 copies for the
President of said Board. The report was
recommtted to the committee.
| The Houl e went into committee Of the
Whole rose and reported.
Adjourned
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our Compliments.

Two or three weeks since. the Democrat
accused Us Of cowardiee, because we did not
publish Gov. GHAsE's Inaugural Address
We wish now, to call the attention Of ths
Democrat TO the fact that il has failed to pub
lish the Presidents Message on Kansas AZ
fairs. Is not our neighbOr a little afraid 10
lay before its readers the views Of the Pre-
sident in regard to Kansas! Now we have
proposition to make We will publish
Gov. CHAsE's Address, (the Democrat fur
nishing cupy) provided the Democrat will
publish the Message Of the President
What say youl r-
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Free State out Of Texas.

From various sources, says the New Or
leans Creole, we have come in possession Of
facts. which 20 to show that the French,
German, Swiss, Hungarians, and other for
eigners will, ere long, make a strong DEM
onstration to form free State, out Of West
ern Texas. We have lately conversed with
men from that part Of the State, and they
unhesitatingly aver that the foreigners there
are to a man opposed to slavery. There are
also men from the North who are insidious
leaders in the movement, and are urging
the foreigners to take bold stand in favor
of the project. They are busy in the work
Nrilling them for the contest and already
boast of having ten thousand voters.
The struggle for division will soon COM
mencee, and although natives Of the State
would like to see division, yet they fea'
to test the question. But whether they
move or not, the foreigners will move fol
them and bring them on the issue. The
longer the natives Of the State delay actor
on this subject, the worse it will be fol
them, for their opponents are gathering nu
mercial strength, and will doubtless, over
whelm them sooner or later, unless oul
present patent process of naturalization il
speedily arrested.
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Ice IN THE LOWER M1ssIssTPPI.--Thc ST..
Louis Republican OF the 25th, says:-!"The
people along the river, from Cairo to New
Orleans, are astonished ut the results of the
cold weather, and all say that winter like
the present was never known in these lati.
tudes.
"Capt. Sheble is of the opinion--judging
from the condition of the river, and the
weather during the passage .up--that the
ice is now running out at the Baliz, and
that the river may be considered. closed for
navigsble purposes it entire length. Should
this be the case, the circumstance will be
unprecedented in the memory of any, one
living, and we doubt If tradition has thing
so remarkable to recount.
"At Memphis the ponds are frozen over
to the thickness of twelve to fourteen in.
ches, and the citizens are cutting and stor.
ing away their own ice--a circumstance
the like OF which the ''oldest inhabitant'
does not remember to have occurred be.
FORE" v
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a secret Lesislatnre.

We had intend ed to give our readers full
and correct report weekly Of the proceed
iDgs of the Ohio Legislature, but are unable
to do il. Its members seem determined to
keep the people entirely in the dark. They
have now spent three weeks mainly in dis.
cussing proposition to pay the Ohio State
Journal and Statesman for reporting their
doings, and thus far each proposition of the
kind has been rejected. They refuse to do
this, under the plea. Of rstrenchnnent Now,
the salaries Of the members, for the time
spent 10 discussing the question. would more
than pay the two Columbus papers for the
renofts. So that, as matter Of economy,
Il would have been better to hire the publ
cation Of their proceedings from the COM
mencement. The people have right ia
know what their public servants are doing,
Every citissn of the State is interested. and
isis fraad upon our rights 70 withheld the
nssps 81 Information. {.
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Extraordinary Procedure Of Gov
crnOr Chase-Attcmpt to Draw
Ohio into Civil War.

Extraordinary Procedure OF Gov
crnOr ChaSe-Attcmpt TO Draw
Ohio into Civil War.
Gov. CHASE hos transmitted 10 the I.egisla-
ture in Message, letter from Kansas in re-
erence to the dissentions there, ,and calls upon
that body for aid. This is the most unreason.
able and unnatural procedure we have ever
known from the Governor OF State
CHASE has all along condemned the Missou-
rians, for their interference with the affairs
Of Kansas, and now he, not as an individual
alone, but as the Governor of a State would
do the very thing he condemns in the Mis-
sourians--he would make the State of Ohio,
party to an act of treason and outrage upon
the General Government. The whole aim
and effect of the message is to embroil the
States in civil war. ,-..
What jurisdiction has GLASS over the
concerns OF Kansas! Who made him ruler
of the whole land! What article in the con.
stitution authorizes him to act as guardian
Of the Territories! What excuse has he,
for neglectng the interests OF Ohio, and
turning his energies to matters over which
he has no control! If Ohio has the right to
raise volunteers for the Kansas War,-then
Kentucky, Wisconsin, Arkansas and every
other State in the Union, has the same
right. If Ohio takes the lead in this unnat
ural contest-other States will follow hel
example, until the whole confederacy il
rocked with the strife of contending armies
and the national government falls to pieces
from the work of internal feuds!
The only safe, constitutional and patriotic
ground is that of non-intervention. Let tn,
people Of the territories aloue-it is thei
right and they have the capacity for self
government. We never believed that Chas
was true friend to his country or the con
stitution, but we confess surprise,that evel
he should 60 so far and so boldly in the worI
of treason. His message is an act of u,ur
pation-he is exercising power never con
fered upon the governor Of Ohio by the peo
pie, and is justly ceasurable for on attemp
to involve the country in difficulties from
+ which there is no escape but in terrible an
wide spread calamity.
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First oaicial Act Of Gov. Chase.

The first official act Of Gov. CHAsE-and
one that was consummated within the sec
ond hour after his inauguration-was the re-
moval OF JACOB LuHRER, the German porter
OF the Executive Office, and man who has
discharged his duty with fidelity that won
for him the esteem and confidence of all
who have had official or personal intercourse
with the office. .s0ld JAcoP" was wanting
in two essential qualifications, to wit;
lst. He was not Know Nothing.
I'd. He was not niger.
And hence the wonderful and unheard o.
expedition evinced in his being hustled
out. Statesman.
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serious AccIOent 20 Gen. Cass.

serious Accident 20 Gen. Cass.
On Friday, the sth mat, as Gen, CAss
was leaving ihe Pstent ofiec at Washing
nshe fen down the steps and was taken 70
the National Hotel in an inseEsible condi-
ton. when thken bP he was bleeding at
the month and temple. His wounds were
dressed BY Doctors Miller and Garnet.-
There was at first great danger Of inflama-
ton, but he is now recovering.
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LEAP YEAR.--It must be recollected that
any woman, during the present year, can
marry any man she pleases- prouiding he be
soiziag. One of the authorities, writing in
1000, lays the law down as follows:
s'Albeit it now become part Of the COM
mon laws, in regard to social relations Of
life, that as often as every bissextile year
doihe return, the ladyes have the sole privi.
lege during the time itcontinueth, il of making
love unto the men, which they do either by
wnrdes or lookes, as to them it seemeth
proper; and moreover, no man will be en-
titled to the benefit OF the clergy who dothe
refuse to, accept the offers of ladye, Or
who dothe in any wise treat her proposals
withe slight or contumely."
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CRAZY LEGIsLATIon.--Ab bill has been in.
troduced into the Alabama Legislature
which is designed to outlaw every native of
Massachusetts, residing in, the ST. y or who
visits tfUr business or pleasure. The act
provides that II shall be valid uefence in
the courts of the State for any criminal to
show that the crime Of which he stands
charged, whether murder, highway robbery,
burglary or arson, was committed upon q
citizen of Massachusetts,. There IL no
probability, we imagine, Of such 9 piece Of
folly passing into law.
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DIED.

In Howard County, Indiana, January 25th, 1855,
ELISHA SEARS, formerly Of Randolph, Portage
County. Ohio, aged n years and one day.
Tho deceased was one of the oldest citizehs of
Randolph, having taken up his abode there In the
early settlement Of the country. He was man OF
integrity of purpose, great energy OF character and
universaiiyrespected. So pass away the pioneer Of
the land, ..aa.-, 81 s5ae ,is ~
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Prospects for the Presidential
CnnVaSS.

Several Of our contemporaries have ex-
pressed themselves as to the candidate Of
their choice in the coming Presidential Cam.
paign. So far, we have refrained from CIV
ing our opinion as to the merits or dement's
: Of the several distinguished Statesmen in the
Democratic ranks whose names are men.
toned in connection with that Office Who
ever aoy be the nominee of the C:ncincn-
natl Convention, if he IS competent, and
= honest, and entertains broad national views,
we expect to give him our unqualified sup
port. ...
Among the men whose names stand prom
inently before the people, none perhaps is
2 more iilustrous than that Of JAMES BUcHAN'
AN, of Pennsylvania. He is man OF COM
manding talent and wide experience. Long
wears in the service of his country both at
home and abroad, give abundant evidence Of
. his fidelity to the American people,
q Pennsylvania though one of the oldest and
most powerful States in the Union, has ne
yer had a President. AS the Keystone ot
d the great Union arch, his laims and in6uen &c
in. the Convention are very justly entitled to
high degree of consideration. Her whole
delegation will east their vote for BUCHANAN.
IA part of the Ohio delegation favor his NOM
.ination. So with Virginia, Kentucky and
Tennessee.-New York, unless she has a
Candidate of her own, will be divided
With sDch strength to start with, the chan.
ces for the domination Of BUCHANAN certain
ly look very favorable.
President PIERCE, will get the majority of
the votes from New England. South Caro-
lima, (if in the Convention,) Alabama, and
Georgia are already instructed in his favor.
His friends urge, and perhaps with some JUS
stice, that as he has borne the brunt of the
battle, and with independence and fearless
ness stood upon the broad doctrine of popu-
lar sovereignty, despite the storm Of indig-
nation from the fre-eaters of the South, and
the Abolitionists Of the North, he should
now be rewarded by denomination.
Douglass will also have claim upon the
Convention. That he is man of great abil-
ity no one can question. AS the author Of
the Nebraska and Kansas Act, the princi-
ples of which, will ere long become the set
tied policy Of the country, he is entitled to
great influence in the Democratic party
He is bold, daring man-has rsked his all
as a politician upon the approval or condem.
nation Of that measure. 1t is true that he
cannot be regarded as the first to recognize
the popular sovereignty doctrine. Gen
CAss of Michigan is entitled to that honor
But DOUGLASS as the later champion of thi'
principle in the Senate, has certainly some
claim upon his friends. Four.or eight year,
from now, he can be nominated and elected
to the Office Of President by an overwhelm'
ing majority.
Neyor were the prospects more flatteTine
than now for brilliant triumph of the De
mocratic party. There is union and harmo
ny throughout our ranks everywhere, ant
every man seems ready to grid himself fo'
the contest. The nominee of the Cincin
natl Convention, will be the next President
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coaoREssIoNAL ELEcToRs.

CONGRESSIONAL ELECTORS.
i.r. SHELDON ]. KELLOGG, Hamilton.
I'd. HENRY F. SEDAN. of Hamilton,
Sd. DAVID CLARK, OF Montgomery.
4rH. ]. II. THOMAS, of Darke. 4
ETH. EDWARD FOSTER, of Williams.
9Th. MICHAI, II. DAVIS, Of Clermont.
7rH. WILLIAM CROSSEN, Of Warren.
sfM WILLIAM KERSHNER, Of Clark.
,9fH. GEORGE E. SEENA, Of Seneca.
10TH. LEVI DUNCAN, of Jackson.
, lirH. ALFRED MoVEIGH, of Fairfield.
18TH. JACOB SLYH, of Franklin.
l3rA, JOHN Tiff, of Huron.
I4rH. JOHN e. MYERS, of Medina.
l5rH. JOSEPH BURNS, Of Coshoeion.
18TH. JAMES M. GAYLORD, of Morgan.
i7rH. BENJAMIN T. SPRIGGS, of Noble.
18TH. ALPHONSO HART, of Portage.
18th. HENRY Fl. DODGE, of Cuyahoga.
GOTH. GEORGEG GILLETT, Ashtabula.
alsr. GEORGE COOK, Of Harrison.
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0%T President Pierce, having refused to
recognize Parker H. French as Minister
from the new government established by
Col. Walker, in Central America, he has
returned to New York, and is to sail today
for Central America.
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A letter from an Old Friend
Catholicism.
WISCONSIN, Jan. 81, 1856.

WISCONSIN, Jan. 2l, 1856.
FRIEND HART
My time is pretty much taken up with the
more active duties of home life, so that up to
this day have not seen an opportunity that
seemed fitting one TO write to you.
will not flatter, but may be permitted
to say like your paper much; and if you
will allow a suggestion, it shall be: Let
the noble independence and characteristic
self reliance Of the once pupil in Harrisburg
mark, sustain, ,individualze and ever abide
by the man. Be fearless, but not too bitter,
in contending with political opponents
Stoop not from principle though it were to
conquer. Trath and the right, your motto,
and a firm reliance upon the support and as
sistance of both intellect and conscience 1;
and though not seer, yet I predict for you
career as bright, and satisfaction as full
as your sanguine and impetuous nature can
well appropriate. You may think me pre-
sumptious and my little sayings i'll timed, but
feel the truth of what say.
Once more--suffer little farther. Be
candid when you review the dongs Of those
who say let "Americans rule America. -
If you had drank as deeply of the cup, Cath
olicism brews Of mingled gall and blood, as
some in the West have done, you would not
wish the draught repeated. Ard l some-
times tremble when / think, the trucking
and fattery Of political parties, stoops SO
often to hold fond dalliance with this over
grown and hideous daughter of wantonness.
But perhaps more anon.
4 am we'll, and it delights me to see evi.
dences of prosperity around me on every
hand. remain, Yours &C.,
A. R. T.
We take the liberty Of copying the fore.
going extract from private letter. The
writer was one Of our earliest and most val
ued friends and teacher, to whose instruc-
tions we ever looked with confidence. Foi
the little Advancement we have ever made
in life, we are more indebted to him, than tc
any other school instructor of our boyhood
1t is therefore with pleasure, that we receive
the foregoing evidence of his commentator
of our course. We like the. frankness alss
which characterises his advice.
/ He asks us to be candid when we review
the doings OF those who say, ''let Ameri
cans rule America" In reply, we say W,
have always been candid. We are awar,
!, Of much that is wrong about Catholicism
II and its influence. But We regret to say
that the history of every church under TIL
sun, is stained with the blood of martyrs.
/, Must we therefore destroy al churches =.
j No. II would be an outrage for govern
!. ment, to interfere with the religion Of 1t
! people. We have as much right to be
Catholic as Protestant, and 4 is the dat
Of the government 70 protect us in the exel
!, else Of our faith whatever II may be.
aside from the polidcsl creed Of this !
"A "a 4 Z y
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A REMARKABLE OLD WoMAN.-There is
now living at Dyrham and Hinton, England,
widow named Anne Ball, in the 99th year
of her age, who actually takes in washing
and does it herself.
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OF The members Of the New York Bar
have presented to their Legislature petition
for law to enable parties to suits to be.
come witnesses.
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or Propeller Artic, ell armed for the
pursuit ofthe tilIibusters, is frozen in at her
dockiin Brooklyn navy yard, where the
launch Of the steam frigate Niagara, il d.
Ilayed By the lee In the river. s7s
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PITTsBuRGH, Jan. %.

"We have had another fall OF snow, about
six inches deep, which makes, in all, upon
the ground now, about two feet of packed or
settled snow
There is rather more on the mountains,
and FULLY as much up the Monongahea.--
Should it go off suddenly, it would make the
highest flood ever known in Ohio.'
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or A little babe about sir months old
was frozen todeaths . short distance from
Plymouth, Ohio. during the late extreme
cold weather, while In q crib q the bedside
Of lie parents.
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MARRIED,

All tho Freedom House in Drakesburgh, on the
%4th inst'' by 0. I. Drake Esq, Mr.. WILLIAM H.
WELLS Jr., OfTroy. to Miss HANNAH d. BAN
oKoFr Daughter of David Bancroft Esq, Of Nelson.
In franklin, on the leth inst. by John Brunsr
Esq, Mr.. THOMAS SAWYER. and Miss MARTHA
SHOWLER.
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~ SOMETHING WORTH LOOK.

A. S{)MEVHTN(I W0RTH TnnK
ING Ar-PROF WOODS, HAIR RESTORATIVR
This preparation although less than two wears bef,o
the public owing to its effaets mon tSe In
and sale II has ~
dhary asnianccs for surh mn "" ~
been heartily wecomedtn N al ~ M anu
in the United States the CaSn,as sn ,h "
Islands Nor is his resnIt snrnrisnr wssu /, M
mernbered hat its uopu rity ia ba scd snn M i.
solely, established by actual tests That this pre-
win actually restore gray hair 10 ia nstprsi
color, produce luxuriant growth npon the heads 81
the bald prevent the hair from falling OF, and wheu
used as toilet article; produces continua ofthe
natural fluids and thus re- ders the hair sof eInssy
nd wavy; destroys diseases of the scalp and expeis
andrua the certificates sofdstiEguished gentlemena and
iades IN every part ofthe country, who have tried 1t
ana therefore speak what they know
That by propernse this restorative the hair be
ns Y. anu us rs almostan!
~ se, a., ~ ~ ,ne eause oIdis-
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49, DIR HARDMAN will be ut the Prentiss House
afxSS on Friday, March 9TH.
See advertisement in another column 21Es
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From tho Cincinnati Gazette

Ffum lh0 CIhtIhnalI GazetIe,
Lock ont tor "a FIOad iM tllc Ohio.
Extract from letter received this day
from business house in Pittsburgh, which
the Cincinnati correspondents think it their
duty to have published
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NJ OTICE.-Al persons having unsettled
LV accounts with the subscftbee, are requested te
call and settle this month.
Ravenna, Feb. 18th, 1856. ~
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Legal Notice.
George Rothermal !, !. IN the court of COM
against mon pleas, Of Pof-
Iahn Maniar } tAWa e0iintv (lhfns ~

The defendant VIII lake that The plaintinnIed
of January, 1856, The object and pFaye. Of which
Is that deed heretofore made by the plaintiff 70 de-
fsndant, conveying to said defendant the f0iio#-
Ing described premises: Situate In the township Or
Randolph, IN said county OF PoFtage known e being
part ofiot number B., in said township, bounded a5
formerly owned BY Henry Minord, and atthe nofths
east corner Of land owned By ihe heirs aa law OF MI
chl Carver, deceased; thence eas 70 The west ne 81
land formerly owned by Peter H. Wise, thence fofun
far SOUTH thata line 10 run west parallel win tha
first described land, 10 the east lineof the ssid Hi
chl eafyeFs land and thence north 70 The place of
TO TWENTY-FIVE and one third acfss
OF land, be decreed, void as Il was Obtained 81 maud
or mistake. or that said premises be sold 70 ay iha
purchase money That defendants u required % ans
sw OF by the tlrst day 0fMarch 1885, I =
3gsl EAM'L. sTRAWDHk. piG Aitsy.e
Randolph, Fsb.7, 1850 -ss-ev.-
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arNAroRIlL ELEcroRs.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS FOR
OHIO. -