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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-02
". J. HOWARD, ESQ

MoRMoN EMIGRATION FROM Preston,
ENGLAND.-The emigration of the in
habitants Of our town, under the auspi-
ces of the Mormons, is moro extensive
than we were led to imagine. We find
it is not unusual for husbands to return
home at night, and fnd wife, daughter
and chilnren fed, the house stripped,
and a pretty long list of debts, incurred
on the eve of departure left unpaid.
Tradesmen, too, in seeking after debt
ors, are astonished to find those who
had promised to pay, off to the land of
promise. A hard case has recently come
under our notice. a laboring man took
his wages home on Saturday evening,
and returned to his work, which detain-
ed him until a late hour. When he had
finished his labor he again returned home,
but found his wife and family had fed,
and his home stripped. Subsequently
he ascertained that, instead of applying
his wages to their proper use, they had
run deeply in debt, and allowed the mon
ey to accumulate to assist them in tkeir
fight. They sailed from Liverpool On
the 23d ult., with a large number of
others, in the Horizon, bound for Boston.
Preston (Emg.) Guardian.
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From the Pittsburg Post, June IA.
Buchanan and Pittsburg.

GA the 10 of April, 1s45, a large por-
ton of Pittsburg was laid in ashes by
the great fire. There was no telegraph
to Pittsburg in those days, and the
news of our calamity could only reach
Washington by the l4th of April. Mr..
Buchanan was then Secretary of State.
Ga that day the following document
left Washington for Pittsburg, address
ed by Mr.. Buchanan to VIM. j. How
ard, then Mayor of our city. Comment
is unnecessary, even to those maligners
who would represent Mr.. Buchanan as
cold and selfish.
[s5OO.l Washington, April ID, 1845.
Cashier OF the Bank of the Metropolis Pay
to the order of w. j. Howard, Mayor of the
city of Pittsburg, for the use of the sufferers by
the late fire, Five Hundred Dollars.
Dear Sir:-Will you please to accept
and apply the above towards the relief
Of the sufferers in the late dreadful ca
lamity. My feelings sympathy and
con passion have never been so strongly
excited upon any similar occasion. But
let the people be of good cheer and ex-
ert their accustomed energy, and under
the blessings of Providence all will, yet
be we'll, and Pittsburg will arise more
glorious than ever from it's ashes.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
w T HovrNpn ES0
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G. ". BUsHNELL, Esq-Please announce the
gomery Township, as q candidate for County
cratic Delegate Convention, and oblige
MANY DEMOCRATS.
Mr.. EDIroR Please announce the name of
P.V. ROCKWELL, of Mohecan Township, as
q candidate for the Office Of Sheriff, subject to
the decision of the Democratic County ConYen-
ton, and oblige his numerous
DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS.
Ed. UsIos BY announcing the name of ].
J. HOFFMAN, of Nohecan Township. as a
candidate for Sheriff, subject to the decision of
the Democracy at the Democratic County Con-
~vention, you will confer a favor on hosts of
Democrats in OLD MoHECAN.
RR. observation-disclosures the name of
DANIEL CAMPBELL. Esq of Orange Town
chip, for the Office of Sheriff of Ashland Coun-
~, subject to the decision of the Democracy at
their County Convention, and oblige
HOSTS OF DEMOCRATS.
Ma. EDITOR Please announce the name of
JAMES SWINEFORD. of Montgomery Town
ship, as . candidate for Auditor, subject to the
decision of the Democratic Convention, and
oblige HIS FRIENDS.
SAVANNAH, July /, 1856.
HENRY 8. SEE, as a candidate for the office
the Democratic County Convention, and oblige
JOHN c.. MYERS.
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4TH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS.

We are happy to announce that the
people of the neighboring village of Or
ange, intend to celebrate the coming
!" GloEie4sEFourth in the good old
fashioned way. We are informed that
a public dinner will be prepared, an ora,
ton will be delivered, and a good time
generally is expected. The Jeromeville
Brass Band will also be in attendance.
We wish our friends what We are GER
tain they will have, a "good time " gen.
orally.
At New London, also, the place for
Rail Roads, handsome girls, big dances
and mammoth Fourth-of July celebra-
tions, extensive preparations are being
made forSobserving. our national birth
day in an appropriate manner In ad-
dition to the reading of the Declaration,
an Grafton will be delivered-and a
splendid Ball will be given at the King
House, in the evening. TIE Ashland
Gunners, who, to their credit be it said,
have refused to join in the Black Re
publican Dissertation of the day in this
place, will be on hand at the New Lon
don celebration with their Baby Wa
kerr" and give the Yankees a specimen
of true American thunder. Let all who
revere the memory. of our revolutionary
sires, attend either the Orange or the
New London celebrations. No true
patriot will join with the Black Repub-
licans and Disunionists in their section
al meeting in this place on that day.
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The N. z. Herald Comedies the
Election Of Buchanan.

The New York Herald, which has
been saying sundry hard things against
Mr.. BUCHANAN, and advocated the nomi-
nation of FREMONT, after reviewing the
position of parties, comedies that b.
cuANAN will be elected by a large major
ity. In it's issue of June 81, it has an
editorial on The Presidential Crisis"
in which it says,
What chance of an election is there
for Fremont, with Fillmore in the field,
subtractirg his thousands from the ranks
which, to be victorious, must be compact
and unbroken &? No chance whatever.
What chance is there for Fillmore, with
Fremont and his partizans arrayed
against him About as much chance
as for the mai in the moon. Between
the Know Nothing and the niger wor-
shipper, the dullest of blockheads will
readily perceive that there will be moth
ing left for Mr.. Buchanan to do but to
make his domestic arrangements, his
Cabinet and foreign appointments, 20,
preparatory to the occupation of the
Presidents mansion on the fourth OF
March next. The result of the election,
from the existing condition of things
among the opposition ranks, is just as
certain asst it had already taken place.
and had gone by default in favor of the
democratic party"
The truth is unpalatable at times, and
we know that in this instance it will be
specially unpalatable to the opposition
but it cannot be helped.
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TO A

By referring to the Call Of the Cen
trail Committee, it will be seen that the
Committee require the ballotings at the
Primary Meetings for the election of
Delegates and giving Instructions for
Candidates, to be conducted with print
ted tickets. AS we will naturally be ex-
pected to furnish the different townships
with these tickets, ne shall expect can
didates to pay for them. From each
candidate, therefore, we will require, in
advance, the sum of one dollar and Btg
cents, which will cover the cost of both
announcements and tickets.
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~L. A. HInE, Esq, of Cincinnati

EEL. A. HINE, Esq, of Cincinnati,
q speaker of considerable notoriety, visit
ed our place last week and delivered two
lectures in his own peculiar style; one
on Land Rcfsrm and one on Industrial
Schools. Whatever may be said against
some of Mr.. HINES peculiar notions, he
is a perfect gentleman and possesses a
truly benevolent heart. We are sorry
that many Of our citizens suffered their
frejudices to keep them away from the
lecture room. Many ideas, worthy of
the attention of every true friend of
Education and Popular Rights, were put
forth by the speaker.
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TO THE DEMOCRACY OF ASH
LAND COUNTY.

At a meeting of the Democratic Central Com
mittee, held at the Court House. in Ashland,
June 18th, A. D., 1856, for the purpose of ar
ranging the time of holding the Primary Meet
ings and County Convention, to nominate
County and District officers to be supported at
the October election, it was RESOLVED,
= LIST. That the Primary Meetings for the elee-
ton of Delegates to the County Convention,
shall be held at the usual place of holding cleo
tons in each Township, on SATURDAY the
23d day of AUGUST, 1856, and that the Coun-
ty Convention shall be held in the town of Ash
land on MONDAY, AUGUST 25th, 1856.
2nd. That there shall also be elected at said
Primary Meetings. Delegates (the number to be
hereafter aonounced) to the Judicial and Com
gressional Conventions to nominate a candidate
for Judge and for Congress, to meet at such
time and place as may be fixed upon by the
Central Committee of the several Counties COM
posing the Districts, of which due notice will
be given.
Sd. The Primary Meetings shall be organized
by selecting three Judges and one Clerk, who
shall receive the votes and count and keep a
record of the same. The Polls shall be opened
at any time afters o'clock A. NJ. and closed be-
fore s O'Clock, P. NJ, and none but those wbose
support of the Democratic ticket can be relied
on shall be permitted to vote. The Delegates
shall bring with them to the Convention the
Poll Book, and also a Certificate of their cleo
tion, signed by the Judges aud Clerk. -
4th .Tiekcts shall be furnished with the
names of all the candidates printed thereon, and
Blanks left for the names of Delegates, to be
voted for at the Primary Meetings, and the Del
egates shall be considered instructed to sup
port IN Convention the candidates receiving the
highest number of votes.
5th. No candidate shall be voted for in Coun-
ty Convention unless his name shall have been
previously announced in the regular Democrat
ic paper of the county, without the unanimous
consent of the Delegates present and tie can
didate receiving a majority of all the votes cast
shall be declared the nominee.
9Th That we adopt as the basis ofrepresen-
tation that fixed by the Democratic County
Convention in December last to-wit One Del
egate from each Township. one more for every
fifty votes cast at the last preceding election
for the Democratic candidate for Governor, and
one additional delegate for every fraction over
twenty-five.
The following table exhibits the number of
Democratic votes cast at the last Governors
election, and the number of delegates each
Township Is entitled to according to the above
basis.
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Gen. Walker.

The n. o. Delta thus comments up
en- the letter of its Nicaragusn CORES
pondent:
walker wants money moro than
men at present; and we presume he is
not mistaken in his surmise; in the sec
ond place, be advises all loungers, or
''loafers," las We call them here,) to re-
main amay from Nicaragua, where they
MAJ expect no encouragement, and re-
cominends farmers and industrious me-
chanics-the class Of people required by
the country-to connect their fortunes
with the rising young repubIic, So far
we believe be is right, and, even at b
distance, can recognize the justice of his
accommodations.
Ia a private letter accompanying tbs
communication which we publish this
morning, the writer pays a very hand
some compliment to Captain Tarlcton,
of II. B. NJ. s~hip-of-war Euridice, to
Mr.. Cotterell, the American Consul,
and Mr. Green, the British Consul, for
their kindness and acknowledgements the
American immigrants at Greytown, who
have been suffering of late from sick
ness and poverty. Captain Tarleton he
describes as "a ine fellow, who well de.
serves tho gratitude of the Immigrants
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DEPORTATION OF INDEPEND.
ENCE DAY.

We presume the people are generally
aware of the fact hat the Black Repub-
lican leaders of this sounty-we say the
leaders, because we cannot believe that
the honest masses will have anything to
do with so despicable a nomenclature
determined to hold a meeting in this
place on the 4th of July, TO ratify the
nominations of FREMONT and DAYTON.
In thus selecting the day on which our
National Independence was proclaimed
a day dear on that account to every
American Citizen day on which the
people almost universally forget their
worldly cares and unite in general re-
joicings--the Black Republicans have
virtually confessed that their cause is
hopeless in this county. We might re-
joice in this confession of their weakness,
did it not at the same time afford evil
dence of their desperation and wicked
ness, and of their determination to re-
sort to even the most foul means to de-
feat the Democratic party. Such a des-
ecration of the 4th of July is worthy of
a party that looks only to n section of
the country for votes-that supports a
a ticket nominated by a sectional Con-
vention, in which but one half the Union
was represented. No man who reveres
the memory Of the Father Of his Coun-
try, who warned his countrymen to dis
countenanoe whatever may suggest
EVEN A SUSPICION that it (the
Union) can in any event be abandoned, )"
and to Indignantly fro10n upon every
attempt to ALLEVIATE any portion Of our
country from the rest, or 10 etfee6le the
sacred ties phich noW link together the
Uarious parts" will be a listener to the
denunciations which will be heaped up
on the South and her institutions by the
Black Republican speakers on that day.
Men who can urge their countrymen to
array themselves in deadly hostility to
their brethren of the South-who can
lOIHob III bHSIK OSuUucIulIOuS Zig ueEUIC
deeds of tho martyrs of the Revolution
who could stand on the sacred soil of
Mt. Vernon, and proudly exclaim, " this
is no longer my country who welcome
to their embrace the men who pronounce
our glorious Constitution a " compact
with He'll and a league with the Devil "
who can laud to the skies a man who
is willing to "let the Union slide''-
who are willing to sacrifice the interests
of their own race, and guarantee an
equality of rights to the ~negro--such
men, We say, are fit instruments for such
an unholy dissertation of our national
birthday. We earnestly hope that the
people will Indignantly frown upon this
movement. Certainly no Democrat will
be seer in such a crowd. Far better be
at home in the bosom of your families
far better be at work in your shops
and on your farms-than to be found in
such an unholy c~onclave.
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In Ashland Com
mon Pleas.

The Knox County Bank
at Mt. Vernon, In Ashland Com
VS. mon Pleas.
William 7. Strong and
Amos Townsend ct al.
DURSUANT to the command of an aims
l. vendi eNpona5, duly issued in the above
case, from the Court of Common Pleas of Knox
Comfy, Ohio, to me directed, l will expose to
public sale at the door OF the Court House, in
Ashland County, on
Monday, the 4tA day Of august,
A. D. 1856. between the hours of 10 O'Clock \.
n. and 4 O'Clock P. NJ. of said day, the follow
ing described real estate situate in the county
of Ashland, being the life estate of Hannah
L Strong and also the one undivided fourth
subjectto the said life estate, in and of the fol-
lowing described real estate to wit: The west
one, in Township No. nineteen, and Of range
No. sixteen, containing eighty acres more or
less. Also, thirty acres more or less, being
part of the northwest quarter, of section No.
one, Township No. ninet en- and of range No.
sixteen being the same thirty acres pis ce or par
eel of land which Abel Strong. at the time of his
death, was seized and possessed of. Both of said
pieces or parcels of land above described, are
situate at or near the town of Loudonville, in
Ashland County, and State of Ohio, undivided
one-fourth IN 80 acre TRACT appraised at two
hundred dollars, and in thirty acre tract at two
hundred dollars, and the said life estate in the
so acre tract at the sum of two hundred and
twenty-five dollars, and the life estate in thirty
acre tract at the sum of three hundred and sew
enty-fye dollars. Terms of sale cash.
JOHN D. JONES, Sheriff.
July DE-, 1856. n4ts-pf So, so.
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THE PIGEONS AND THE CoRN.-The pig
cons are devasting the newly planted
corn-fields in the counties of Cattaragus
and Chautauque, New York, and in that
of Erie, Pennsylvania, to such an extent
that farmers are in despair. Not a
field of corn escapes, and SO strong are
the focks of birds, in point Of number,
that the hunting them with guns and
all the other usual methods of frighten-
ing them, amounts to nothing. Never
before were the pigeons known to be so
abundant.
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FIN FOR TINE

Master WYMAN, a pupil of the great
McAL1srEn and Signor BLITz, will give
two of his popular entertainments at
ZIMMERMAN's Hall - afternoon and
night-on the 4th inst. We also IN
derstand that he proposes distributing
several valuable gifts among the audi
ence. Let all lovers of fun be in at
tendance.
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Condition OF Farm, &c.

Built one new wash-house repaired and
built some fences, making all in good repair.
Stock on Farm draft horses, L two year old
FLY, spring colt, 6 mich cows, II head of
young cattle, 8 head of hogs, 80 head of sheep.
old and young II acres of wheat, 8 acres of
rye, ii acres OF corn, II acres of oats, Is acre
and grass to NOW, "a acres of pasture There
were 400 new rails made, 100 cords of wood
chopped and3 acres of land cleared during the
past year. Farming utensils, the same as here
t%ofore, except l pillow, 3 hoes and one shovel
worn out, and one new pillow and four new hoes
purchased,
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HYMEMxAL.

MARRIED, In Ashland, on the oath INST.
by the Rev, HENRY WHITMAN, JOHN GOLD:
SMITH, of Richland County, to Miss SARAH
BIRGE, Of Orange tp., Ashland co.
- In Ashland, on the 2sth inst, by
the same, Mr.. CYRUS MCCONNELL, and
Miss FRANCES A. McCUNE. IA
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The health of the inmates is considered good,
and all connected with the house are prosper
GUS and happy, so far as circumstances viii
permit, at least. The Infrmary is kept neat
and clean in all its departments, and much
credit, therefor, is due the Superintendent and
Matron, for its present prosperity. ,t' E
THE STATE 'oF OHIO,3
ASHLAND County:
We hereby certify the foregoing to be q true
Exhibit of the Receipts and Expenditures and
Condition of the Ashland County Infirmarys
ending June 10, 1856
P. KELLEY,
GEORGE BOTDORF,
Directors of Ashland County Infirmary.
June "a, 1856. Avs
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EE A Yankee has just invented a
suspender that contracts on your ap-
proach to water, SO that the very mo-
ment you come to a puddle it lifts you
yer and drops you on the opposite
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LAIER-No ONE KILLED.
STUN LATER-No BATTLE.
WKsTPoRr, juno 1913 p. N

" KSTPoRT, JTne 10 7. NJ.
Later accounts entirely fail to corob-
crate first reports. A citizen of this
place who wet out to sell water to the
wounded has just returned. He informs
me hat no collision has taken place, nor
are any Free State OF Pro-slayery men
to be seen or heard of in that vicinity.
x. p.
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by Balloon Express to the Pittsburg Evening
Chronicle

by Balloon Express to the Pittsburg Evening
Chronicle.l
The Very Last From Kansas-Ahead
Of the Ielegraph-Five Free-State
Men Catat0am1pousty Chapced Up
-Si1 Law and Orde, Disciples KlU-
ed to Death.
WEsTPoRT, June 1910 a. NJ.
MeSsrs. Editors I have the horror
of announcing to you that a sanguinary
battle has just occurred between a party
of Free-State men, IN their way to lie
compton to rescue General Robinson&nd
hang Governor Shannon, ald a posse of
Pro-slavery men under command of Cap
tain Henry Clay Pate, who was reported
killed, but /" still lives"
The Free-State men were armed with
saffron mustaches and Sharp'srihes, while
Pate's party had United States muskets
and very black whiskers. They met on
thu prairie and proceeded to play civil
war" Pate's men fred first. Then
the Sharp's rifles blazed away. 1t was
terrific. The fires of instruction and
revolution burnt brightly. Women
screamed aud ran away, with their weep
ing children in their arms. Five Free
State men bit the dust, and six South
rons were stretched upon the sod.
The battle lasted two hours, when a
company of United States dragons
came up and dispersed the combatants
Further particulars by mail. In haste.
X. 2.
LAIER-No oNE KILLED.
WEsTFoRT, June 12-1 P. NJ.
A man has just arrived from the bat
tle-feld, and reports that previous re.
ports were highly exaggerated. There
was nobody killed at all.
Yours, X. P.
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IT Everything may be mimicked
by hypocrisy but humility and love uni
ted. The more rare, the more radiant
when they meet.
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Inmatcs of Infirmary.

The whole number of i mates in the Infrm-
airy during the past year has been 48 3s of
whom bslongst to the United States, 5 from Ger
many. 2 from England and 5 from Ireland
Whole number of foreigners, 10.
1t present there's "a of whom 90 are males,
and IA females. The Oldest is about 76 years
of age. and the youngest Is months old. There
has been, during the past year, 2 dsaths, and 5
bound out. TIL number of paupers from each
Township:
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IA man in Kentucky was 30
enormously big, that when he died it
took two clergymen and a boy to preach
neral sermon.
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MonaaY Me 4th daY Of August
AN EXHIBIT

Of the RECEIPTS and Expenditures of
the In6rmary of Ashland County, for
the year commencing June 10, 1855,
and ending June 10, 1855.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Luther Grail d Co., In Ashland

VS..
Reznor, Riser ct. al. Common Pleas.
DURSUANT to the command of two exccu-
1 tions duly issued, each of the above style,
from the Court of Common Pleas, of Aseland
County, to me directed 1 will expose to publec
sale at the daor of the Court House in said
County, en-
Monday the 4th day Of august
A. D. 1856, between the hours of ten o'clock A.
NJ, and four o'clock P. NJ, Of said day, the fol-
lowing described real estate, situate in the
County of Ashland and State of Ohio, to-wit:
Lot number eighteen, (l8) in the original Plat
of the Town of Ashland in said County, saving
and excepting a certain portion of SAID lot out
of the South East corner thereof, being forty
feet in length north and South, and supposed
to be fifteen feet and four inches in width, from
East to West being the same piece which was
reserved by Christian Riser, when he decided
said lot to John P. Reznor. And there is also
reserved to said Christian Riser the privilege
of building against the East wall of the House
situate on the said lot, all of which will more
fully appear, reference being had to the deed
made by c. K. Rissor to John P. Reznor.
Terms ofsale cash. Appraised at $4,000.
JOHN D. JONES. Sheriff.
July End, 1856. 4ts-pf$4,12.
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EE The quickest way to make eye
water is to go vo' ~ "
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Nem advertisements.
A LIST OF LETTERS

ID EMAlNING in the Post Office at Ashland.
III on the LIST day of July, 1856.
Persons calling for any of the above letters.
will please say advertised"