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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-06-26
SIN They Come.

John Van Buren going for "old Buck
His letter to the New York Ratification
Meeting.
GENTLEMEN II gives me great pleasure
to accept your invitation to unite win the
Democracy of N. Y. on Wednesday next,
in responding to the nomination Of the dis
tinpuished statesmen whom the Cincinnati
Convention have so unanimously presented
10 the Democracy of the Union for their
support. In my judgment the ranks Of the
party do not contain two men more able and
upright or better fitted TO the respective Of
fees of President and Vice President Of the
United States, than Messrs. Buchanan and
Breckenridge.
Accept my thanks for your kindness, Ond
believe me to be respectfully and truly yours
J. VAN BUREN.
New YoRK, June 9, 1856.
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From the st. Louis Republican
TIE WAR GETTING OVER.
KANSAS CITY, June 18th, 1856

KANSAS CITY, June 18th, 1856.
All is now quiet-that is, comparatively
quiet. No fighting going on. The United
States troops are actively engaged in dis
banding all unlawful military bodies. In
cases where they have re-assembled, all arms
are taken from them. You can see the diff
ference between the Free State and Pro-
slavery parties in this, that the order to dis
band is at once obeyed by the latter, and not
by the former. For this reason no arms
have been taken from the law and order
party.
Rumors reach here every day of violence
upon the pro-savery settlers; but the evil Is
gradually curing itself. The abolition party
is committing suicide-it is nothing but
disunion party. The programme is this =
To keep up a running fight until the whote
couatry is involued in rar. This is their
plan, as developed in various ways. The
leaders have told it, and there can be no
doubt as to its truth, and the plan came from
the House of Representatives. The better
class of Free State men are anxious loT
peace, and to get peace they are willing to
obey the laws. The gucrrillas and outlaws
amongst them are all who do the deeds o
murder and robbery; the responsible mer
see that thev are ruined it they persist IL
treason end massacre, and are ridding them
selves of the bandit If nothing happens
to derange things, we will soon have peace
The Aubry is landing. In haste;
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Gov. MediII and the Ohio states

Lnaus
A week or two since, the Ohio Patriot pub
lished the votes OF the Ohio delegates in the
Cincinnati Convention. The Statesman
takes offence at this, aud denounces the Pa
friot ard Gov. Medill, with considerable Bit
,erness. We are sorry to see this. The
duty of delegate, is to represent correctly
the piR ofhis Democratic constituency
Whether Messrs. Medary, Steedman or Me-
dill and Gill did this, we do not pretend to
say. No man who has done his duty, ought
10 be ashamed oft. Nov that the ConVen-
ton is over and candidates nominated, per-
sonal iealousies should be thrown aside and
forgotten. We need every Democratic
heart and hand in the approaching contest
We are all Demo Gratis, all BUCHANAN men
now, whatever may have been our choice al
Cincinnati. We have common enemy
not only an enemy to us, but an enemy t'
| the Constitution and the Union. AS friend
TO that Constitution and Union, the SIdteS
man and Patriot are bound to fight togethe
! in defence of the time honored and Ion!
cher ished principles of TIE Democratic par
ty. He is the truest Democrat who fight
closest to the line, and wields the heavies
blows.
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TE,e Romantic President.

The opposition tell US that one OF the
strong arguments in favor of FREMoNT's
election is the romance thrown around his
exploits. What an idea for grave men to
offer! Are the solid, thinking, reasoning
citizens of America to be insulted by such
an argument! 1t would do for silly school
girls who have just read their first novel, to
be governed by this sentiment, and were
these allowed to vote, FREMONT would no
doubtrcceive tremendous support; but the
honest, hardfsted, substantial mechanics and
farmers of the country want something
more than rom ance in President.
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ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.
FILMORE'S ARRIVAL!
SALUTES OF ERRT!LLERY.
ATTEMPT TO KILL THE QUEEN
OF SPAIN.
liberation Of ,Je,cs in Parliament. Grcdi
foundations in France. Forty Thou.
sand People Houselcss, and 100000
out Of employment. Insurrec'
ton among the Arabs
Se50Stopol 10 be
Rebuilt!
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.
.SALUTES OF ARTILLERY.

The Steamer Atlantic arrived about IL
O'Clock Sunday night. She brings 81 pas
sengers, among them Millard Fillmore. In
honor of his arrival numerous sautcs were
fred in the city of Brooklin in the night.
The English public are still without Off
cial.notce of Crampton's dismissal, bat re-
gard it as fixed fact. The positive but un.
official statements OF the fact taken out by
the Asia, created little excitement.
London papers all have editorials on the
subject,an generally argue the case as per
sonal one, and there is no occasion to senc
Dallas away.
The Times continues tn show bitterness
towards the United States.
The News wonders that aggressive Amcric'
should site the annexation Of India rs pal
liaton of her own propensities; India bein!
an entire exceptional cnse.
The Morning Chronicle thinks it coward
ly to make scapegout of Champion.
The London Star, organ Of the Mlnches
ter party, thinks it perfectly absurd to go t
war to vindicate the indignity toward
Crampton, and ridcuIes the idea.
General news unmportant.
An attempt on the life of the Queen {
Opniu is IcpoItS tSu' II youhS m'h p''"
a pistol at her but was Immediately diSarn
ed
1t is estimated that the inundations {
France have rendered 40 600 people house
less, and 100 900 have been thrown out I
employment.
Notwithstanding the floods it was hope
the corn crop would not fall much belo
average. Arabia is still in state of insu
rection, refusing longer TO recognize tt
trade of Turkey. ...
The Russian Commissioner to settle u
affairs Of the principalites has been requcs
ed to retire from the Commission OF Mok
e lr Pascha formerly Prince of Stourzda al
should be permitted to take part in the cor
: mission.
$ Crmean letters mention report that ]
900 masons are to commence rebuilding ;
+ bastopoI utter the retirement of the allies.
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Something New.

Mr.. Merriam writes to the New York Her.
add
The records ofthe yellow fever at Norfolk
and Portsmouth, last year, compared with
the records of oftemperature and of lightning,
show that the most appalling mortality by
the pestilence was when the thunder storms
were the most active. When DR.. Barton,
President Of the Sanitary Board of New Or
leans, called upon me to examine my mete-
geological record of 1853, for that portion ol
the wear in which the yellow fever prevailed
so fearfully in that city, said to him: "ll
you will refer to your record for the day in
which the fever was most fatal, will refer
to my record and see what was the state Of
the atmosphere on that day He said the
goth Of August. On that day more thar
three hundred were numbered wiki the dead
Our record says: "20th of Augnst-grea
thunderstorm at New Orleans, reaching
to the Mobile" Here the two records me
and united in their testimony.
1t is admitted by all who have experience
and the opportunity Of observation that tn
yellow fever will not remain for singl
day in frosty atmosphere; then why no,
in the commencement of the pestilence, re
frigerate the district! | can, with pounde
iGe and salt mixed, cut down field of veg
etables in single night by strewing it
surface with refrigerating mixture, Thf
which will destroy vegetation will destro
yellow fever poison.
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A Voice frOEM Virginia.

CABIN PoINT, Surry Co., Va.
nr. Seth ". HaNcc:-I was in Baltimore, in Aprli,
81, and from paper receive of yours was induced
to buy box of your Pills, recommended as a sove-
reign forthe Epileptic Fits. At that time Of
my servants had been afflicted with it about twelve
years When reaching home, commenced with the
pills according to directions. do not think she has
hod since. Ny wife, though, is somewhat induced
to believe she may have had one only. Enclosed you
will fad five dollars, for which You will please forward
me two boxes. lsuppose you can forward them by
mail. Your compliance will oblige me.
Yours, respectfny,, M. P. sLEDGE.
Dr.. Hance's EpiIoptic Pills ara also a sovereign
remedy for eYsry modification Of nervous Diseases.
The nervous sufferer whether tormented by the acute
physical neuralgia, cdoloreux ordinary headaches
afflicted with vague terrors, weakened by periodical
fits, threatened with paraysys, borne down and dis
prted by that terrible lassitude which proceed from
lack of nervous energy, or experiencing any other
pain disability arising from the unnatural condition
Of the wonderful machinery which connects every
member with the source of sensation, motion and
thoustt--derves immediate benefit from the use OF
those pills. which at once cams nvgerates and regu-
lates the shattered nervous organization.
Seat to any part of the county, by mail free of post
age. Address Seth s. Hance, 1Ga, Baltimore street,
Baltimore, Nd. Price, one box SO; two, $5 twelve,
| $24. 43-1m
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Have tr,ey kept their Promises

The people remember how profuse Fusion
pupers and orators were in their promises OF
reducing the taxes, while electionering last
fall! Have they made good single prom
Use!
No! The taxes have not been reduced
one red cent; on the contrary the taxes for
State purposes have been increased. On
every SlOO, the Democrats levied str cents
this wear the Fusionists have levied ten cent.
on each one hundred dollars.
The man who paid one dollar last year fol
State purposes, pays this year 0SF ONE DOL.
LAR AND SIXTY. SIX AND Two-rHrRDs CENTS
How much less is this than last yearI No
cent, but just TWO.THIRDS more!
The levy last year lor State purposes wa'
S5l6,526,41,l-'this year it will be $3.50,
s7s, ,35,4, being an increase ot orer hres han
dred thousand dollars!
We ask the people whether they have nc
been gloriously duped by the Fusionists!-
i The taxes Of the Farmer and Mechanic hav
been INCREASED instead OF decreased! Is thi
what the Republicans promised last tall!-
| Seneca Advsrtissr,
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Murder in, Summit County, Obi

Murder ipa Summit County, Ohio.
A correspondent of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, writing from Clinton, Summit Co.,
Ohio, under date of June II, says:
Our villagei is all excitement this morning
in consequence o. the murder of Oswald
Sheeter by Blosser SauIter. The following
appear to be the circumstances
Last evening Mr.. Sheeter, Mr.. Hartz and
a little boy were sitting near the Chippewa
Bridge Gone mile from Clinton) talking when
Mr.. Saulter came upwith his gun. Sheeter
wanted to know Whathe was going to do will
his gun, as it was too late to see any thing
to shoot. In answer Saulter said that he't
be damned if he wouldn't shoot him, (Sheet
er) The three arose from where they
were sitting, and Sheeter remarked that hi
guessed he would not shoot him. The word
were hardly uttered until he received th
whole charge in his stomach. Mr.. Hart
carried him to the nearest house, (Saulte
walking along with them,) where he expire
at three o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Saulter is coal-digger in the Chip
pewa mines, and sheeter a blacksmith at tn
same mines. Both have wives and children
Some time previous there was some troubl
between them, but deserving no such treat
ment. They are both Germans. Othe
circumstances may come to light, but th
prevailing opinion now is much against M
Saulter. Yours, w. 5. HAND.
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EVERY PERSON READ THIS
G. A r d ! !

ROSTWlCK & BEATTY for a thousand reasons,
have concluded to close their books the 4h of July
next, and to extend crodit to person after that time
We have tried the credit system and know what II is,
we know Its advantages and particularly its disadyan
tages, and now we going to try the cash and ready
pay, ready produce system believing thai it be
done here as we'll as in many other places we have
the courage to make the experiment, and we wish to
have it distinctly understood throu this card that
do not trust after the fourth Of July next so that we
may not have the unpleasant duty perform of res
ing some of our Old and ell tried customers.
We believe the ready pay system to be the only true
method of doing business, and hence better in the end
for both buyer and seller.
Under the credit system those who always pay down
for their goods either in cash produce must of
pay extra profit to the merchant to enable him to
sustain the losses and the expense of doing credit
business. Every reasoning mind must see at once,
more on his goods, when he is obliged to give long
credits, and take long notes (written parchment
for pay. propose therefore to give the benefit Of
this extra profit TO the man who pays down for his
goo ds and all who will to with tho ready pay
will ud assertions true ifthey are judges of goods
| and prices.
An old store debt is the hardest in the world to pay;
1t grows faster than the money in yrur PURSES and
when the time comes to pay up all gone for
thing else. Therefore advise all those who wish to
keep out of debt, raise tile cash produce and come
we'd money, but you will owe no merchant
The true policy is, pay as You go. -
BOSTWICK & BEATTY.
Wehope all our old ustomors will help us carry oHt
this new principle. We will sell goods at such pri.
that oa will at the great saving 1t will be
| to you to psy down.
4 Ravennl, June 10, 1856. A-3w
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old Line wings Esatirying.

There was a large and enthusiastic ratif-
cation meeting at Erie, Pa, last Tuesday
evening, composed exclusively of "old line
Whigs," all going for "Old Buck" They
allowed no others to participate in their
meeting, and resolved for the first time in
their lives to support the Democratic nom.
inees for President and Vice President.
Some eight hundred Of the neighbors to
"old Buck" of the same stamp have called
on him and pledged their support, This
feeling exists all over the old commonwealth
Pennsylvania is good for 10000 majority fol
"Old Buck. Dealer.
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Admission OF Kansas as a state.

WASHINGTON, June %.
SENATE.--Mr.T .Toombs desired 10 have some
complete and final measures adopted for pa
ciication in that territory. In order to effect
this the census should be taken. This
would take away all motive for either Sec
ton of the Union in the attempt to force
people into Kansas, and thereby endanger
the peace of the country, in order to promote
a sectional advantage by having institutions
made for the people Of the territory by a
population, who have rot the least interest
in the question. The bill ALSO proposes to
protect the freedom of the ballot box, and to
that end submits such questions to commas
sioners to be selected by the President, who
was the cause Of an enumeration to be made
for the purpose; first, of having proper dis
tribution of representative so as to give a
like and equal representation to the poPula'
tion, very uneqolly distributed over the ter
ritory. Secondly, for the purpose OF having
registry hall for bona fde inhabitants ol
the territory.
The bill provides that all male inhabit
ants over 81 years of age, shall be register
as legal voters, and that Kansas be admit
ted into the Union as State, with as little
delay as practicable, as soon as census Il
taken, and it shall be ascertained who arr
The real inhabitants Of Kansas. They shal
forthwith proceed to the election of dele
gates TO q Convention to form State Con
stitutiou. This election he would have tax
place on the first Tuesday in November; a
that would give sufficient time and alloy
four months residence to the inhabitants,a ,an
would come on the day when the people Q
the different States would be prevented
consequence of being occupied in the Pres
dental election, from even attempting to d.
feat the real wishes OF the people Of Kansa
in any interference in their election. Thi
measure, he said, was liable to one objet
: ton, that not of principle or cxpediency.
1t was solely as to the small number of il
t habtants there, but that no objection Wi
raised by considerable portion of the Sc
+ ate and a very large part of the people.
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More Old-Limc wings for BNchaR
Hn,

We can hardly chronicle the numerous &C.
cessions to the Democrats party from the
rerks OF the old.line Wings. In every
State in the Union there are more or less OF
the old Clay and Webster "guard' which is
attaching itself to our organization. A Bos'
ton correspondent of the New York Dag
Book thus writes about the condition Of things
in Massachusetts. He says:
"On the other hand, Choate and the Other
great men of the old Wing party stand ilrm
Tbev will have nothing to do with any par
tv that "does not carry the flag and keep
step to the music of the Union" Choate II
the central figure of group OF noble pat
riots who mean to stand by Buchanan. Near
lv all the Webster men of this city and Stat'
will vote for the Cincinnati nominations
do not know what Mr.. Winthrop will do
bu, Peter Harvey, George Ashman, George
Marston, Otis P. Lord, Harry Horton, JohI
C. Boyd, Colonel J. Putnam Bradlee, Set
Snraoue, Timothy House and nost OF othe
oid.line Wings will vote the DemocratI
ticket. Nv impression is, that the Democ
racy could carry the State of Massachuset'
, with little good management.
The Pittsburg Union states the fact th'
Robert C. Walker, late Wing member
the Legislature from Allegheny Count
e Pennsy lyania, has taken the stump for B'
4 chanap. In Connecticut, Henry P. Grave
son.in.law of Governor Dutton, the Know
;, Nothing Whig Magistrate of the State, HI
come out against the Black-Republican
. and announces his determination hereaft
to vote with the Democracy.
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Whiys Going for Buchanan.

Every exchange brings US tidings of new
and rapidly increasing forces in defense Of
the Buchanan Ticket. Old.line National
Wings by hundreds and thousands are flock
inr to the Democratic Standard. Among
the names of eminent Wings who have come
out boldly for our nominees, we notice: Ru'
fus Choate, of Massachusetts; George Ash
man, do; George Evans, Maine; Elk Seha'
tor Dixon, Ky; Senator Benjamin, L.;
Jas. B. Clay, Ky; Senator Jones, Tenn;
VIM. B. Reed, Pa; Mr.. Stevenson, KY;
George B. Hodge, Ky; Charles Anderson,
Ohio; T. Butler King, Ga; VIM. Preston
KY; Mr.. Oliver, Mo.
There are others equally distinguished
who have taken the same ground. The Uni'l
men of the land are banding together. Thos
who cherish the Constitution, who wouI
protect it from violence, who would preserve
the public honor, true 10 the impulses of pa
triotic duty, are entering the field and BAT
Ting gallantIy in defence of the great prin
cipIes which lie at the foundation of the 60
vernment.
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must be handeS
in by TUESDAY Morning TO
insure insertion the same
WEEK.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Great Cure After the Phyicians
had Failed.
RrssrLvILLr, Ohio. jar. 10. 1ss

RCssELvILLE, Ohio. jar. 10, 1855.
DR.. c. M. Jackson-Dear sir: We would inform you
that we are out Of Hollands German Biters, which
meets with ready SALE One Of our neghbors has been
oocterng for some time, 1--WE think about two yearsO
Uith all doctors in the country, but all eHo GrGiL
He looked as much like dead man going about, as
anything we can compare him to. His disease appear
ed 10 be an OcerfOping Of the gall. With hard per-
suasiOn prevailed on him to try your Bitters, with
the promise that lift did good, we would charge him
nothing for it, provided he took sir bottles, aecor
ding to direction, which he has done, and is now en-.
tirely cured, and has become a well man. This cure
has created great sale in this neighborhood.
Respectfully, EDWARDS &BRowN.
! See advertisement. 43-2y
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Miracles in Kansas.

The Fusion press talk sneeringly about
what they term the miraculous restoration to
life" of Sheriff Jones, of Kansas. They
omit to include in their list of miraculous
"signs" in that region, the miraculous re-
appearance of the "City of Lawrence" thai
" as totally destroyed by the border ruftians,
md the miraculous" restoration to exist
eDce of Dr.. Root and Mr.. Mitchell, or New
Haven, who were killed by telegraph, bu
who came to light the the next day after tn
New Haven election. There are more mir
acles in Kansas than the black republican
papers seem TO have heard of.
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OId.iinc yyhiGs for Buchanan.

The late great Democratic ratification
meeting in Philadelphia was addressed by
William b. Reed, Esq and James M. Scho.
field, who in former times " ere among the
mos, prominent and distinguished wings in
Philadelphia. There is scarcely town or
locality in the Union that does not contain
some Old line Clay and Webster Wings
that will vote this year for the first time with
the Democratic party.
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We hope the news below may be true, but
il will take some time before the mere ad.
vcnturers sent to Kansas, with Rifles and
Bibles, bnt not as settlers, will be willing to
leave. Work or be quie: they neverwill in
that region, because it was not their purpose
and SO long as blockheads send money ou
to them to live upon troubles will exist more
or less.
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FUxps FUNDS FUNDS I'VE stated that
the money which has been subscribed for
Kansas would never reach the people of that
territory. who were suffering the consequen..
ces of treason. The prediction has proved
true. The correspondence the New York
Tribunesays that not a dollar has been received!
The rifles have been carried down TO Missou'
RI. and sold for bread sometimes, and some
times for whiskey!-Proyidencs Post.
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THE Wool Crop.-The Culpeper (Va.)
Observer learns from an experienced WOOL
grower that the clip of the pres ent year, in
consequence Of the wet weather last sum-
mer and the watery condition of the grasses,
which kept the sheep thin, will be short Of
last years average; but fine wool is consid-
erably advanced in price.
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REMOVING THE CAPIroL.-Mr. Edwards,
Of New York, has given notice in the House
of Representatives of bis intention to intro.
duce bill for the removal of the seat Of
Government of Washington to some point
in the State Of Ohio, within four miles ol
Cincinnati.
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Sill They Come I!

RUFUS CHoATE and ROBERT c. WIN.
THRop, of Massachusetts, have declared
themselves in favor of Buchanan. These
gentlemen were formerly prominent Whigs,
but are now going with Democracy, the only
National party in existence f!
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A CERTAIN CURE FOR RATTLEsEAKE
BIrE OR SPIDER STIKG.--Take the yoke of
good egg, put j. in . tin cup, and stir in az
much salt as will make itthick enough not
to run of, and spread plaster and apply 70
the wound.
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or Judge Mclean was born in Morris
County, New Jersey, in 1885. He is, there.
fore seventy.one years Of age.