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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11
REPORT OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR

REpoRr OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIoR--
This report contains much valuable matter
and many valuable suggestions. The Secretary
complains of the immense amount of work he
has to do. and objects to any further burdens
being imposed upon him.
The surveys of public lands have progressed
with rappidity; but of the seventeen millions
nearly or quite ready for market. large portion
has been Withdrawn from sale in consequence Of
the recent railroad grants, and cannot be restor-
ed for nine months or more. s
The actual settlement clause in the graduation
act seems to be almost universally neglected,
and the Secretary appears to be of the opinion
that it might be dispensed with altogether.
There has been also good deal of cheating in
locating the State swamp lands; but the Secre-
tary thinks that the shortest and easiest way
will be to overlook all departures from law, and
confirm without question the selection made by
the States interested. M
The sale of land for cash the last fiscal year
have been 9,227, ,S76 acre for $s,s2l,4l4. There
have been located on military land warrants,
$685., ,4S0 acres. There have been selected un-
der railroad donations about 1850, 900 and con-
irmed to the State under the swamp land grant
6,036.O00 acres. The public domain has thus
been diminished to tine extent Of %. .22S,0OO
acre. The sales for cash during the second
and third quarters Of the current calendar year
were 1000 066 acres for 81, 1,906,ss2.
The total sales for the four years past have
been 30,935.l75 acres for 27,940,151; while, in
cluding, military bounties, swamp lands, and
railroad grants, the total aliena.ions amount to
about 94,oO0,000 acres.
On tie aoth of June last there were 1882
pensioners at cost of l,36O,694. In this de-
partment' too, many frauds are pertrated, and
the Secretary calls ior additional power to strike
from the lists the names of those who have ceas.
ed to be enlisted as invalid pensioners.
The number of patents issued during the
year is about $500.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11

POSTMASTER GESFsLs REpoRr.-The annual
report of the Post Master General, is too lengthy
for our paper. 1t is curt, brief and to the point
containing few reflections on the past, and
fewer still of predictions as to the future. The
condition of the department is evidently not
very satisfactory to its head, and we presume,
will be less SO, to the country at large.
The number of Post Offies is 25, ,465, and the
mails are transported over 239 642 miles ofroutes
In four years the transportation Of mails by rail
road has increased from l0,l46 to 20,343 miles
The great regrets, the constant troubles of the
Post Master General, seem to be that the mai
service costs money, and the only recommenda-
tion of general interest is that for abolishine
franking, and in this he simply echoes thu
voice of the country. The total expense of th'
Department for the Last fiscal year was lO,4O5,
$50, The entire revenue was 81 ,620,62l show
ing deficit Of $2,7s7 ,040, which considerably
sxeeeds the average Of the preceding thre'
years.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11

THE MEssaGE.-The Washington eorrespon-
dent of the NJ y Times, says the President has
certainly created sensation by means of his
Message, although not one of the most agreea-
bic character It continues to be denounced in
the boldest language by men who stand high
as leaders of the Democratic party, and even
some members of Pierces own Cabinet shrug
their shoulders ominously when the subject is
mentioned.
The frinds of Mr.. Buchanan, who had hoped
that the sectional excitement of the last few
months would die away before the fourth Of
March next are firm in the conviction that Pierce
had the deliberate purpose of kicking up row
for the annoyance of his successor.
Postmaster Campbell had assured his Penn
sylvania friends that the message would be very
soothing in regard to Kansas and Slavery, and
calculated to smooth the way for the new Ad-
ministration. This he honestly supposed; but
jefferson Davis got the Presidents ear, and put
the birthstone info his ink when Campbell and
Marcy were away"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11

plantation products believe that they
are necessary to the full development Of
our whole round of agricultural and me-
chanical resources; that they are necessary
to the restoration of the South 10 an equal
ity Of power IN the General Government,
perhaps to the very integrity Of slave soci-
ETY., disturbed as it has been by the causes
which have induced an undue proportion
of the ruling race To us have been COM
mitted the fortunes of this peculiar form of
society resulting from the union of une-
quail races. 1t has vindicated its claim
to the appreciation of an enlightened hu-
manity. II has civilized and christianized
the African. 1t has exalted the white
race itself to higher hopes and purposes,
and it is perhaps of the most sacred obi
cation that We should give it the means of
expansion, and that We should press it for
ward to perpetuity of progress h ero
Upon the reception of this message q
debate sprang up in the Legislature as to
its appropriate reference; whether to q
Special Committee, the Committee on
Federal Relations, the Committee on Col
ored Populstion, or the Committe of the
Whole. In this debate which was partici-
pated in by a large number, only one
member, MIR. Yeadom. raised his voice
against the measure. 1t was referred to q
Special Committee.
The Charleston Standard halls the re-
commentator Of the Governor as the
''dawn of an era Of emancipation in South
Carolina" and adds:
"At last a voice has come UP from the
Capitol of South Carolina, which will be
reverberated louder and louder along the
land, while there are hills in the Southern
States to catch the echo.p
1t concludes its panegyric thus:
"lt is step which will never be receded
from. The South has already shown the
purpose and the ability to reward her
champions; one Representative from South
Carolina has already found that in that
way glory lies; others will make the same
discovery; and We believe that the tide of
events will now roll on with accumulated
volume, until the South shall be redeemed
of Federal servitude or become the sover-
eign arbitress of her own destiny"
The Charleston Mercury is jubilant
over the message, and says:
"One objection has been urged strongly
against it, privately; that if the trade were
re-opened. the New Englanders would mo-
nopolize the profit. This would doubtless
be the case, but We consider it, by no
means, decisive objection. They would,
undoubtedly, absorb the trade, and they
would realize the immediate profits of it;
but the South would reap after-advanta-
ges in the increase of her population and
industrial resources. We migh be satisf-
ed with our share in the adventure"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11

The Assembled Wisdom Of the
Nation. b
.Scene--tke House of Representatives q
Wash;agtoa. Tame, IL at mon, TN
msd;ately after prayers. The Spsakss
in tie Chair.
Tventy BUCCANEERS al ones--Mr. S-p
SIP SPEAKER-eaker-err!
Speaksr-The gentleman from Virginia
has the floor.
Gentlemantrom Eirginia-l move this
House do now adjourn.
Speaksr-The gentleman from Virginia
moves that the House do now adjourn
Dozen Toices-Mr. Speaker!
Speaker-The gentleman from South
Carolina.
Gentleman from South Carolina-On
that motion / call for division, and
Voices from Members sitting around
Ask for an excused from voting.
Rap-rap-rap from the Speakers ham
mer.
Gentleman from South Caroline resa-
ming-And on that motion, l ask that the
gentleman from Texas be excused from vo-
ting. ~.
Buchaneer from Pennsylvania across
the hall-Call for Ayes and Noes.
Gentleman from South: Carolina-And
on that motion l call for the Ayes and
Noes.
Speaker (rap-rap The Ayes and
Noes are called for. Gentlemen, as many
of YOU as are in favor of taking the vote on
this question by Ayes and Noes, will please
to rise.
THalfa dozen BUCCANEERS and mem
Der Of the firm Of Fillmore, Hall d. Ha-
zen stand up.
Southern Buchaaier standing up, to a
Northern Doughtaee sitting do'cn-Get
up, Cd d-n you, and second the call!
TDoughtaces obey Nth alacrity.
Speaker-A sufficient number up
The Clerk will call the roll.
| TClerk proceeds to cali the Roll, Which
contoins 234 names, and consumes precise
ly "a half hour and four minutes, By the
clock. Honorable Buchaneers andK. Ms
meanphile scalk a6out, stand round, whis-
per, laugh loud, rattle papers, spit, swear,
talk, and pound on their desks for little bog
to come and carry pub. docs, to the Post
| Office Gentlemen acho called for the
Ayes and Noes, goes ont Oih a friend to
drink, and IS missing when his name is
called, thereby evincing the great inter
est he takes IN the vOte Clerk at
last announces
Ayes 96; Noes l02.
Speaker-The motion to excuse is lost.
Twenty Buccaneers at once-Mister
Sp-Sp-SPE AKER- R-eaker-eEr!
Speaker gentleman from Virginia.
Gentleman from Virginia-Im move that
this House do now adjourn.
Gentleman from Pennsylrania.-On
that motion l call for division.
K. " from New York.-And / call
for the Ayes and Noes.
| [They then go through all the operation
again, dc, DC, dc.
Such is the dignitied spectacle presented
day after day by cur Country's Legisla-
tors at Washington. And this frivolous
| war of words against time, is solely to pre-
vent the House from coming to vote up
on the question whether the Ruffians Of
Missouri have right to throw Whitfield
into the House as the Representatives OF
the Settlers of Kansas.-Al6any Journal
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11

NOVEL PRoPosITroN-A NEW STATE FROM
MIssissIPPI.-The American Banner, published
at Yazoo City, Mississippi, is intensely disgust
ed with the result of Presidential contest in
that State. 1t thinks that Americans ought by
all means to rule America, and perceiving that
they do not. under the present order of things,
suggests that the several American counties, in
cluding Yazoo,H Kinds, Warren. Tippah, Coahoma
Madison and Pamela, "shnll forthwith secede
rom the rest of the State and form separate
American State to be ruled by Amerimans. y
1t further suggests that as Mr.. Fillmore, has
been so shamefully treated in his own State he
shall be unanimously elected Governor" The
Banner is enthusiastic in the project, and pro-
poses calling Convention to carry it out
Think of that-Gorernor Fillmore Of Ncv Mis-.
siseippi.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11
News from Kansas.
The St. Louis Republican of Wedr

The st. Louis Republican of Wednes-
day says: 779 7
We learn by gentleman just from Kan
sas that twenty two Of the prisoners at Le-
compton, who had been convicted, escaped
from prison by digging out, under. the
foundation. This confirms the news pre-
viously received. Our informant, however,
throws doubt upon the rumor mentioned
by our st. Joseph correspondent in the pa
per of this morning, by his statement that
the prisoners were not rescued BY q mob
composed of Free'.State men, We are glad
to know it. All parties in Kansas must
obey the laws, until changed in q legiti-
mate way, or parties are fully prepared to
sustain revolutionary movement and haz-
ard the consequences. 1t is legitimate Re
publicanism to obey the laws, to submit to
government, good or bad, until changed BY
those authorized to make the change, or
nuIlifed and abrogated by revolution.
We learn also, through our in forrnant,
that Gov. Geary has not been, as alleged,
arrested for contempt of Court IN ordering
the re-arrest of Hays, the indicted murder
er Of Ruffun,, the cripple from Salem, Mass.
As We had already learned, Hays has again
been released on bail, being brought up
on habeas corpus before Judge Lacompte.
The land sales were adjourned on We'd
nesday morning to Friday, in consequence
ofthe occurrence of slight misunderstood
ing as to the terms on which lands could
be bought. 1t seems that some man bid
off a claim as squatter, at valuation price,
who turned out afterwards to be a citizen
of Missouri. The eomissioner decided that
man who claims the privileges Of a
squatter, must be an actual occupant and
resident on the land.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11

SENATOR DoUeL As CArHoLIo-The locofoco
press undertook to show that Fremont must be
a Catholic, because he had been married by a
Catholic priest. Senator Douglas was married,
in Washington City, on Thanksgiving Day, to
Miss Ada Cults, by Father Byrne. the George
town Roman Catholic Priest Douglas, there
fore, according to the logic and authority of De-
mocratic editors, politicians and allies. is Ro-
man Catholic. The logic is theirs, not ours,
and we put it on the record for future reference
The time may come when they may not relish
the legitimate application Of their own reason
ing.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11

NEW i OTh OJ4.9Ot
It will thus be seen that New York
polling 594,960 votes, is only entitled te
35 electoral votes in the choice of Presi
dent; while four Southern States, number
ing but 1862 votes, or less than one fol
two, are entitled to an equal number o.
electoral votes. Thus 296,2S0 men in the
South, have as much power in deciding 8
Presidential election as $4,000 men in
the North; in other words, one Southern
voter wields double the power of North
ern voter. This is what is called "equali-
ty" by shareholders and doughfaces.
But let not the comparison stop here
Buchanan, in these four Southern States
gets 170,194 votes from the people, which
entities him to 35 electoral votes; while
Fremont gets in New York 275, votes
or more than 100000 majority over the
vote given to his competitor in the State
named, and yet gets but 35 electoral votes
With the advantage of over 100000 ma,
jority of the popular vote he has no ad.
vantage whatever in the electoral vote.
The facts 60 to show the injustice and
inequality of our electoral system. While
the South is claInoring for an equal right
with the North to take her ''property" to
the new territories, let us demand an equal.
ity of electoral power. Let us have
equality all round, if that is the game
She now possesses double the electoral
power that is accorded to us. Her fifties
are equivalent to our hundreds at the bal.
lot-box. She ought to be content with
this advantage, and leave the territories to
us; but as she is not, let us inscribe on
our banners the abolition of the electoral
colleges and the choice of the President by
a direct vote of the people. 1t is time fol
the Southern chevaliers to come down of
their high horses and foot it along with us
There must be no favored class in this Re
public. Ono mans vote ought to be a:
powerful as another's at the polls.
We have chosen New York as poin
of comparison, because she is the largest
State. The comparison grows more glar
ing when applied to Pennsylvania. Geor
gia, North Carolina and Louisiana, with
26 electors, polls 221, ,O9l votes; Pennsyl
vania, with 81 electors, polls 4eo,24s vote:
more than two to one. Hl
There is something humiliating and be-
littling in contemplating such facts as these
The Louisiana Shareholder thinks il is hard
that the Government should shut his slaves
out of the National Territories; are they
not property? he asks. But the posses.
sion Of this 'property" makes his vote al
the Presidential election equal to that .oi
any two men in the North. Is not that
enough for him? If not, let him beware
lest he lose it, and with it his much-noised
claim to take his property" where he lists.
Pitts. Gaz.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11

The TREAsURERs REpoRr.-The Report of
the Secretary of the Treasury is long but ably
written We wish as much could be said of
President PIERcE's Message. The Federal Gov
ernment, according to it, is now costing the peo-
PIE about sixty millions. besides the payment
on account of public debt is about ten millions.
The public debt, about thirty-one millions.
The receipts for the current fiscal year are esti-
mated at sixty-six millions from custome, six
millions from lands, and one million from all
other sources--in all seyenty-three millions.
Our Imports for the fiscal year, ending in June,
are valued at $327, 100000. and or Exports at
$3l5,OOO,OOO, The Military service for the past
year has cost nearly seventeen, and the Naval
over fourteen millions-togetherm more than thir-
ty -one millions of dollars at time when We
are at peace with all mankind.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11

wss published in an Extra, and sent out
wifhour regular edition, last Thursday.
The document in point of style, Will not get
for ;ts ar,bor as much notoriety in literary cir
clos - ri. betrayal of the trnst confded to him,
has. IS a traitor to principle, among the people.
The President terminates his ofsicial career, as
be began it-as poor Frank Pierce. His Inang-
ural was famous for its fourishes, imaging him.
sell, no doubt, second Jackson. He is rhetoric
still, bat with il is mingled an unusual amount of
special pleading. He seems to be on the defen-
sive, and to be angrily engaged in warding off
the blows Of some unseen adversary. -
Nearly one-halfof the Message is devoted to
. special plea on the Kaazss question. The
general idea held out is. that the Northern men
are an unprincipled set Of rsseals, who give the
Government no end of trouble, and would have
blown the Union to the four winds, but for the
foresight, the wisdom and the energy of poor
Pierce. Ofcourse, to establish this, he needs to
adop. all the old locofoco tricks, and lie pretty
cxtensirely-which he does when be asserts that
the supporters of Fremont were "infamed with
desire to change the domestic institutions of
existing States, to assure the supporters of Fre-
mont that their course has no other possible out
let than disunion and civil war;; to state that the
opponents of military despOtism in Kansas,
want new laws of restriction to force free insti-
tu.ions upon the Territories; and generally, to
misrepresent the whole course of events during
the past two years. After ell, when the whole
of this special plea has been completed, he is
forced to admit in the first place, that the Gov
ernment of Kansas has been overturned -"inter-
rupted," is the word he uses-without hindrance
from the General Government; and secondly,
that there are on the Statute books Of Kansas,
"laws violative ofthe Constitution" which, new
ertheless, this same Franklin Pierce, employed
the forces of the General Government to enforce.
He endeavors TO excuse himself by laying the
blame on the people OF the North and South
This is ridiculous. Franklin Pierce took open
and decided ground with the Slavery Exten-
sionis.s, in the contest between Slavery d Free
dom, and brought to his aid in this interference.
the army of the Q. States. No miss-statements
about it, will, however, tend to sink Mr.. Pierce
say lower in the estimation ofthe American peo-
pie. He struck the bottom some time ago.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11
A SEA MoNsrER.-A shark was recent

A SEA MoNsrER.-A shark was recent
ly captured at New Orleans measuring
seventeen feet clever inches in length, and
nine feet in circumference. He had sew
en- rows of teeth, three of the rows being,
being almost hidden in the upper gums
His liver exactly filed up beef barrel.-
In his paunch was found the body of a
man in a half decomposed state. So far
as could be Judged, the corps was that of
well-dessed man of medium size-shirt
white with pearl buttons, coarse silk under
shirt, cotton socks, and shoes nearly new,
Of the Congess gaiter kind.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11

Clothing...Judging from the quantity
received from time to time, we should think that
Benz. CoHN, supplied 'sall creation" with Ready
Made Clothing, 1t is but few weeks since he
received what he bought for Winter Stock, II
but before winter came he found his shelves emp
ty, and himselfon the way East for second edi-
ton, which he is now opening. He has certain
Iva very large and very fine stock of goods. Go
and see them. .-- b. g..
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11
Ohio Cultivator.

Attention is called to the Prospectus for this
valuable Agricultural paper, in another column
Though no agriculturist practically. there is no
paper received at this office, that We read with
more pleasure We do not know the extent of
its circulation in our county, but know that it
should be large, if merit has anything to dowith
the circulation of paper.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11

RErKIBurIoN.-In 1854 Cassius NJ. Clay yisi-
ted Sprinfeld, Illinois, and an effort was made
to get him the State House to speak in; but
job Moore, the pro-slayery State Treasurer,
and tool Of Douglas, closed the building in
the face of Mr.. Clay and his friends. and acted
towards them in regular Border Ruffian style.
This John Moore was the Buchanan Douglas
candidate State Treasurer at the late election
and the following is the verdict of the people
upon him:-Moore, l07,04s; Miller. 12s,43O;
majority against Moore, 81 ,4s3! A significant,
crushing rebuke to a low minded demagogue.
The people have turned him out of the State
House as emphatically as if he had been mo-
ney-changer who Profaned the temple by his
presence. -..
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11
Facts and Figures =. Power of
the South.

There are four Southern States, which,
combined, cast 35 electoral votes, Just the
number to which the State OF New York
is entitled. These States are Alabama,
Louisiana, North Carolina and Georgia
We have now the official votes from all of
these States; and we append them for the
purpose of showing the peculiar power of
the South in this confederacy. Thus:
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11

Oh FROM CoAL--A company Of gen
tlemen from Maysville, Kentucky, are erect.
ing factory on the Camel Coal farm Of
Col. A. Stockton, in Fayette Virginia, to
produce oil from coal. Recent experiments
show that one ton of Camel coal will pro-
duce 40 gallons of oil at the cost of ten
cents per gallon. Besides the oil, the coal
yields valuable wax, from which candles
are made.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11

CoNvIorED.-In the U. S. District
Court, yesterday the argument for the
prosecution in the case of the Government
against the two young men, Watson and
Wilson, for robbing the Post Office at Sa-
lem, O., was closed by Judge Bliss, and
the jury returned verdict Of guilty, as to
both the prisoners. Tho counsel for the
prosecution were, Lee of Cincinnati, and
Bliss, of this city; for the defence, Messs.
Uphnm, Carter and Crowell.-Leader.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-11
ez-Little need be expected from Congress

eELittle need be expected from Congress
this winter. Whitfield, the Border Ruffian Del
egate from Kansas is likely to get his seat As
might have been expected. the Fillmore men,
bers have pretty generally gone over to the Ad-
ministration. twill be remembered that Con-
gress once refused Whitfield his seat and de-
clared The laws under which he was elected,
null and void. Last fall. the Missourians went
over to Kansas and went through the farce of
another election, the Free State men of the Ter
ritory not voting. 80