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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-16
The Vote i'm Franklin.

In no township in old Portage, was there
a-closef or more hotIy contested election
than in Franklin. The war was waged on
both sides with spirit and energy rarely
eqaalled. The Democracy there, are true
and tried and they labored most nobly for
the triumph of the Democratic cause. Had
justice been done, the Democracy of Frank
lin would have come out with a handsome
msioriy. But the trustees belonged to the
Republican party, and were SO exceedingly
desirous to triumph, that they rejected a
large number of Democrats who are legally
entitled to vote. Such course is certainly
most disreputable. II Fusionism triumphs
by such means, we do not envy them their
victory.
We hope the Democrats Of franklin will
insist upon their legal rights. II the trus.
tees of that place have been false 10 their
duty, let the m suffer the coLse quences.
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Fremont rs q Catholic.

Thus far in the canvass, we have refrain.
ed entirely from any remarks in regard to
the religion Of John c. Fremont. We be-
leve that mans religion is sacred, and if
he be conscientious and sincere, it is no
good ground Of objection against him, that
he processes the Catholic or the Protestant
faith. When however, man becomes SO
base and corrupt as to abjure his faith for The
sake of office, he justly merits the condemna'
ton of all honest and honorable men.
This, in our judgment, is the position o.
Mr.. Fremont. That he is and has been
for many years, Catholic in good and reg
ular communion with the church, there re.
mains no longer doubt. He has been and d
nop, a Catholic. This is the testimony ol
the New York Freemdn'S Journal, and there
is no possibility of escaping the evidence.
1t is mountain high against him. Notwth.
standing his position as member of the
Catholic church, he now repudiates and de-
nies his religion and has joined himself with
the Know. Nothing order, the primary arti
Gle of whose creed is, prescription to mer
on account of Religion. A man who will
thus abjure his faith, no matter what it may
be, and turn traitor to his own church ane
people from desire for political promotion
in UNIV orthy of public confidence, and uni
to hold any responsible office within the
gift of the peuple. ..... 81
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Look out fos Rides.

THE REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER DOWN! ON
THE DuNN's BILL OH DON'T SHOOT D. "a.
The Parson belches forth his pious ejacu-,
lations over the Dunn Bill and its proyiso |!
Just read and shed tears OF pity. gH
"Now, If those provisos do not constitute
a political ipecac for the soul of an anti sla-,
very man, then much mistake the basis of
anti-slavery principles in him. Look at
them for moment. They acknowledge
that slavery can and does exist in those
territories; that slaves can be born upon
that soil--that they can be taken from thence
to interminable bondage and labor on the
rice swamps and upon the gehennas OF cot
ton at the South. And, Furthermore, that
they may be taken to other territories Of the
United States, thus implicitly admitting what
every freedom and CONSTITUTIONS loving man
denies, !. e., that can exist in the Territories
under the Constitution. 1t effectually ig-
nores the old, true doctrine, that il slavery
has any existence whatever, it has it by posi-.
tive slave; and where that private code of
might does not exist. every man leaps into
lie freeman, his freeman's right being the
gift of the God who gave him being. An
other feature Of these provisions is found in
their sanction of the Fugitive Slave enact
ment of 1864 code for the rendition Of
Fugitives from slavery that is revolving to
every Northern end Western nature"
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OHIO ELECTION.
Democratic Gain Of from Eight to
Fen congressman.

Ohio has gone for the Republican ticket
This, of course, we expected. We can
form but poor idea Of the majority as yet,
The Democrats have gained from eight to
eleven Congressman.
PENDLEToN and GRoEsBEcK, Democrats,
of the first and second District, are trium.
phan,ly elected. ..
VALLAEDIGHAM, ofthe Montgomery Dis
trict, is also reported elected over l.. D.
Campbell. This is a most noble victory
s. s. Cox, Of the Columbus District, is
also elected. His opponent was Sam Gallo
way.
Judge HALL, of the Seneca District, i:
elected over Cooper X. Watson.
MILLER, of the Ross CO. District, is elec.
ted.
Gov. Medill is triumphant in the Fairfield
District.
CocKERlLL, of the Clermont District, /:
elected.
BURNS of the Knox District, is elected.
LAWRENCE, of Guernsey Co., is also
reported elected. ... -'
The returns are as yet imperfect, and sub
sequent reports may change the above result
somewhat. But we believe they are sub
stantially correct. Our members of Con
gress chosen are men OF talent and integri
ty. They are men who will make their mari
in the National Legislature. The election
of the Democratic members of Congress nov
chosen in Ohio and Pennsylvania, secures
the control of both branches of that body t.
the Democracy. In any event, then, th'
Republicans are powerless in the nation.-
In Congress their hands will be tied. Al
overwhelming defeat awaits them in No
vember. With Buchanan as President an
the national Legislature under the eontro
of Democrats, this sectional, disunion part
calling itself Republican" will soon b
numbered among "the things that were."
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A Queer Operation.

On Saturday. in Shelby, Orleuns coun-
ty, the Republicans put up Fremont pole
l3O feet high. On Sunday morning it was
discovered that the Fillmorites ha d put a
large cross at the top of that pole. A large
crowd-including Deacons, Elders and Min.
isters-assemble soon after the disc overy,
and efforts were made to get down the
cross, but the rope breaking, these Deacons,
Elders, and Preachers, (according to the
Rochester Union,) advised the procurement
OF rifles for the purpose of shooting away
the cross, and the ddvice was .followed =
What proceeding in Christian communi.
ty on the Sabbath day A noisy rabble
firing at cross during the hour for church
service-aiding and abetting were men oc-
cupying the first positions in the chulch :
The cross was finally brought to The ground
and the crowd dispersed. But the finale is
not yet. On Monday morning q complain,
was made before Justice of the Peace, and
a number of those engaged n the Fremont
demonstration OF the day pr evious were ar
raigned and fined for a desecrat ion Of the
Sabbath. and among them was one of The
preachers who figured most consp icusus in
the attack upon the cross!
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Election I'm Portage County.

The election in this County last Tue sday,
shows Republican majority varying from
$50 to sl2. The average Republican vote
is less than last year, although there is a
gain on the State ticket of twelve votes.--
We have not the official vote Of the several
townships to-day and cannot presenta full
view Of the county, as our readers might de-
sire. We shall give the towns in their or.
der, next week.
RAvEENA.--In this township there is q
Democratic gain of FIFTY. This is more
than ihe most sanguine Of our friends anti
cipated. The Democracy did noble days
work and wellw they rewarded for their
labors.
RooTsTowN.--Here is, also, Democrat.
ic gain OF 33 Rootstown is throwing of
the chains of Know Nothingism. The De-
mocracy there, are awake. They will in
crease their vote in November.
SHALERsvILLE.--In Shalersville, there is
FOh4 hlS tO"h'
ship may be relied upon as permanently or
theside of the Union party.
.MAKTUA.--For two years past, the Re
publicans have carried Mantua by about for.
ty majority. Last year it was thirty. eight.
The vote on Tuesday shows Democratic
majority oftwo. Democratic gain, FORTY.
SuEFIELD.--The Democracy carried this
township by sS majority, being gain of 2t
over last year.
In BRIMFIELp there is q Republican gain
FRANKLIN is noticed in another place. Ir
STREETsBoRo there is Democratic gain o
seven. Here the Democracy are slways re-
liable. AURORA gains three or four Repub
lican votes. RANDOLPH reports gain for the
Republicans. In the Eastern portion of the
county, there is general gain for the Re
publicans. We have not the figures before
US, but will give them as soon as ascertained
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TIlc Inst OF boiling.

The last that was heard Of the redoubt.
able Titus Oates of the Black Republicans,
the famous m. A. Boiling, Esq, as the Com.
msrciGl digniied him, was on the Covington
g. Lexington Railroad. He hailed the train
on Thursday night, about FIVE miles beyond
Covington, got aboard, and when called on
for his fare, drew from his pocket large
roll of bank. notes, from which he paid the
demand. Was this part of the "two thou.
sand' received from his Black Republican
allies and purchasers. 1t is well known
that he had exhausted all his other means
and, as the last sale was made to the Black
Republicans, it must have been their money.
Boiling could make money by returning to
Cincinnati, and exhibiting himself at a dime
head, and delivering lectures illustrative
Of Black Republican purity and liberality.-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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A Base Attack.

The last number Of the Retormer contains
an article in reference to the Democratic
Mass Meeting, which, for impiety, insult,
and deliberate falsehood, we have rarely,
if ever, seen equalled; certainly never in
the columns of professedy religious paper.
We have always regarded the editor of that
paper as an honorable and high minded
man, as one who would not stoop to Il dis.
graceful action calculated to injure the rep.
utation of any one, and as one of the few oi
our opponents who are disposed to "give the
devil his DUE" but we must confess that Of
ter perusing the article alluded to, the goot
opinion, which we had formed of him, has
been materially changed. We do not in
tend making any reply to the slanderoui
assertions put for tn in that article, but would
take this occasion to say that if the bias
phemy, insolence and misrepresentation
contained therein, are consistent with thu
walk, and can be uttered with impunity b,
ministers Of the gospel,-then, from suci
Christianity, "Lord, deliver us!"
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diagnosis Of senator sumner.

DR.. Jackson, the. physician who attended
Senator Sumner during his recent sojourn.
among the mountains of Pennsyly yonia,.
grows pCetical in giving the diagnosis OF the
injured gentlem ans hurts. Witness the
following: ."''', Y sS',H
"Subject, aged -, in the full zenith Of
manhood. General normal condition plus
lin vital powers even exnberant. TEN
perarnent nervous bilious. withasome tinge
Of Emphatic. Weight with plenum Of phys.
zeal forces, 200, sayoirdupois. Height, six
feet two, inches, Normal pulse 76 to 80,
with great muscular power, walking miles
without fatigue, and enduring all physical
exertions as play.ssIIab temReHate aud
regular, not TO say .abstemious and ascetic.
At the time Of the Vandul invasion this
state was rendered highly morbid BY over.
work, severe study, intense unremilting. sf-
font of the bsaia, the mind bent upon one
single purpose. even the tragical creation.of
an earthquake, an intelleetlaI effort that.
should vibrate from pole TO pole" : iit#s
One hardly knows, which. to admire the
most IN the aboye-7the subject OF the illus.
trption. Six feet two inches high; norma
pulse, 70 To- 80; enduring, physical exer-
tons as play; totally insensible TO earth-
qudkes! Poor Sumner! Poor Kansas!.
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Preccpt VS.. Practice.

The Black Republicans, after all their
hue and cry about the illegality OF the Kan
sas Legislature, have recognized and ap-
proved its acts. In Dunn's Bill, which pass
ed the House ofRepresentatives, on the 2sth
Of July last, by the vote Of all the members
Of Congress, save one, there'is to be found
in the 10th section the following provision
"That all justices Of the peace, consta-
bles, sheriffs. and all other judicial and min.
isterial officers, who shall be in Office within
the limits of said Territory when this nc,
shall take effect, shall be, and they are here.
BY authorized and required to continue to
exercise and and perform the duties Of th eir
respective Offices as officers Of the heiTerritory
Of Kansas" SLc.iHiaN aas5f9ta s.H& IA
This covers the whole ground, and effect.
ualIy estops thsm from saying anything
more on the subject. eog6 81 ssa4asa
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ELECTION RETURNS.
o, K.
The state sure for Buchanan by
10000.
SIXTEEN coNGREssMEN ELECTED

Contrary to our expectations and contra
~ to our most sanguine hopes, the Demo-
cracy Of Pennsylvania have triumphed over
the combined forces of the opposition. Here
In the old Keystone, both the Fillmore and
Fremont parties were thoroughly united
The marriage ceremony had been perform
ed by the high priests of Fusionism. Under
these circumstances we expected the defeat
Of the Democracy at the State election
We have never entertained any doubt as TO
the contest in November. There is no possi-
billy Of defeating Buchanan in his o'cn STATE.
The following are among the dispatches
received in regard to Pennsylvania:
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l4.--The city gives
from 5000 to 5000 Democratic majority,
and the State surely gives from 10000 to
Is, 900 Democratic majority.
G. F. THOMPSON, Editor OF News.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l4.--Mifflin county,
90 opposition majority. Cambria county,
townships, $50 Democratic gain. Schuyl-
! kill county, latest returns say 1900 Demo.
cratic majority. Pittsburgh, Democratic
gain 500. Allegheny county, partial returns
600 Democratic gain. lpbia--N nth
Ward, 81 Democratic. ........
Lancaster county, 5000 opposition moi
a gain of $500.
| Dauphin county. about 800 opposition
loss 100. ..
York county, 1900 Dcm.--gain 700.
Franklin county, 200 Dem.-gain $50.
Westmoreland county, 1900 Dem.--gair
$50.
Luzerne county, 1900 Dem. muj.--gair
400.
Lehigh county, about 900 Democratic.
Carbon county, about 600 Democratic.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 1880 A. M
The Democrats have carried the Ninth Ware
in this city by 573 maj.
Westmoreland county, 800 Democratic
mai; gain 450.
Snyder county, 245 Union mcj. and 6Ot
maj. for Union Congress ticket.
Cumberland county, 800 Democratic maj
The 2lst Ward In this city gives 10:
Democratic muj.
The 22d Ward gives 366 Union maj.
Twelve Wards in the city give 1866
Democratic maj.
Chester county, 800 Union maj; gail
600.
Lancaster county, 500 opposition maj
Allegheny county, Pittsburgh, 553 Dem
gain. Allegheny city, 81 opposition gain.
The l4th Ward gives TAG opposition maj.
18th Word LAG Dem. maj; 23d Ward 4
Dem. mai; Oath Ward 27O Dem. maj
Craig, Fuller, and Bradford, the Demo
cratic candidates for Congress in the FRS
Third and Fourth Districts, and Edward Jo
Morris are elected.
The Democrats are marching in an i'm
F mense procession, cheering Justify, claimin
to have carried the State.
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Charge.


We learn that our opponents are industri-
ously circulating the statement through the
county and State, that the Democrats and
Fillmore men are in partnership-that they
have fused. This is done to prejudice our
naturalized citizens against the Democratic
party. A more impudent falsehood was nev-
er uttered. There is no union between
Fillmore and Buchanan; on the contrary,
in the State of Pennsylvania especially,
there Is fusion between Fillmore and Fre-
mont. Thete two parties are closely united
and their united efforts are directed against
the Democratic party.
On the subject Of the importance and
value Of the national Union, Fillmore and
Buchanan may be agreed. In this view,
both are national men, and in favor Of pre-
serving the government as il is. But in
regard to the proscriptive creed of the
Know Nothing order there is perfect an
tagonism. Fillmore condemns and would
disfrunchise Catholics and foreigners. Blu.
chanan would give all, without regard to
birth place or religion, a protection under
our government, and the privileges of citi'
zenship under our laws. Fillmore is the
enemy, and Buchanan is the friend OF the
foreigner.
And now q word in regard to the po sitior
Of Fremont. He stands upon ta0o platforms
-one, the Republican adopted at Pbindel
phia, and the other, the Know Nothing plat
form adopted at New York. AS the candi
date of the last named party he necessari J.
endorses all the odious doctrines Of th'
Know Notbings. The two leading feature
of the order are that its members are in ia
vor of twenty.one years as the period o
residence before naturalization and the tota
disfranchisement of all Catholics. Thes,
two doctrines odious in hemselves, and re
pugnant to TIE letter of our laws and tn
spirit of our institutions, RECEIVE THE UN
QUALIFIED ENDORSEMENT OF Col. FREMONT
He thus declares himself the enemy Of tn
foreign population of this country. If elec
ted to the office of President, he must carr
out these despicable sentiments or betro.
the party which now supports him.
The present Republican party is the lie
gitimate offspring Of the Know Nothing OF
der which sprong up in this region in 1854
The leaders of Know Nothingism, then, ar
the leaders Of Republicansm, now. Thos
who shouted "down with the foreigner,
then, are shouting sup with the negro,
! now. lfthere ever was hypocritical, two
faced party 10 this country, it is the preser
so.called Republican party.
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Fremont and his Broken Hope.

Fremont and hiS Broken Hopes.
1t is conceded by candid men of the Re.
publican party, that unless Pennsylvania
should 60 Republican by at least 10000
majority at the State election last Tuesday,
Buchanan will carry it in November. The
result Of the election on Tuesday, is there
fore most bitter blow to our opponents
BY it, Fremont's hopes for the Presidency
sse2 totally annihilated. 1t lays him out
cold as stone. The sooner he resigns the
better for his party and for his own reputa.
ton.
1T is true, the Republicans claim victory
in Pennsylvania. They hope the State has
gone for them by from FIVE TO ten thousand
But even il it has, it does not relieve them
from the certainty OF defeat in November
A defeat Of the Democracy now by the com
bined forces of Know Nothingism and Re.
publicanism is more Fillmore than Ere.
mont victory. They are united now; they
will be divided on the Presidential question
end GA house divided against itself cannot
stand."
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Important Acquisition TO Demo
cratic Faith!

The New York Journal of Commerce, of
the 7th inst, one Of the most reliable pa
pers on our ex"hange list, says:
ANOTHER HELrER.-The Courier des
Etats Unis, the French journal published in
this city, has abandoned the neutral position
it had maintained with regard to the Presi.
dency, and in an able article it has pro
nounced in favor of jones Buchanan and
John c. Breckinridge. Between the three
banners," saws the Courier, sour choice is
fixed. Thut of Black kepublicanism is the
symbol of intestine strife, and carries per-
hnps disunion in its folds. That of Know
Nothingism has adopted as its motto, reli.
gious intolerance and hatred OF the foreign.
er. The Democratic banner, on the contra
ry, is the safeguard of the Confederation
and the traditional symbol Of American sym.
pathy with France. In fact, the
Democratic party is the only one of those
now existing which has been proved, ant
from which We know what we have to ex
pect."
The Courier des Etots Unis. of the city
of New York, is printed in the French Ian
guage, and it stands among the frat papers
in the Union for circulation, talents and lit
eYature. .... ... ....
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D. F. LETTER is elected to Congress in
this Congressional District. Gen. LAHM
our noble candidate for that Office, has done
most nobly for himself and the Democratic
cause. In district SO strongly fusion, nc
one could hope for Democratic victory
The vote in Summit county, according to the
Beacon. gives 1854 Republican majority
Stark county stands from 40 to 200 Repub
Icon majority, being a Democratic gain
over last year.
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I'D, SENATORIAL ELECTORS.
WILLIAM KENNON Jr., Belmont
ALEXANDER II. MEELER, Butter.
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTORS.

Isr. SHELDON 1. KELLOGG, Of Hamilton.
%. HENRY r. SEDAN of Hamilton.
3a. DAVID CLARK. of Montgomery.
4TH. ISAAC II. THOMAS, Of DArke.
5TH, EDWARD FOSTER, of Williams.
6FH. MIGRAEL H. DAVIS, OF Ciermont.
7TH. WILLIAM CROSSEN, of Warren.
ern. WILLIAM KERSHNER, OF Clark.
9TH, GEORGE +. SENEY, of Seneca.
I0TH. LEVI DUNCAN, of Jackson.
JlTH. ALFRED MoVElGH, of Fairfield.
18TH. JACOB SLYH, of Franklin.
18TH. JOHN Tiff, ef Huron.
I4TH. JOHN G. MYERS, of Ashland.
l5rB: JOSEPH BURNS, of CoshOcton.
10TH. JAMES NJ. GAYLORD, of Morgan.
I7TH. ,BENJAMII F. SPRlGCs, of Noble.
18TH. ALPHoNS0 HART of Portage.
18TH. HENRY II. DODGE, of Cuyahoga.
00FH. GEORGE G. GlJBETT, of Ashtabula.
2isT. GEORGE COOK, of Harrison.
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GROUND AND LoFTY TUMBLING. The
Rev. w. C. Foster, an orthodox clergy man
Of Lawrence, Mass, who has converted his
pulpit into stump for the making of politi-
cal speeches, declared rec emily that ~ he
,oers compelled 10 choose betsoeen voting Tie
Democratic ticket and Jumping into h--n. he
,oould not uote the Democratic tieket!' =
We say let him .'jump" by all means. 1t
will only be anticipating an event certain to
him as death-unless he "mends his man
ners." He'll would soon be full OF such
clerical hypocrites, if they would all jump
at once. f2s