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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-12

This shows upon comparison with the fir st day Of
January last, an increase in the item Of deposits Of
s64 ,6G4, and of loan SIP ,0sl; and decrease in
the item of net circulation of s43023S, and of spe-
Gle s45 ,565.
Railroad management requires thorough reform
before it will honestly perform the trust committed
to it's charge. So much ignorant, careless, blind
reliance exists the part of Shareholders that until
human nature shall undergo radical improvement,
all manner Of respectable ascality will continue to
prevail. As we are not, just now, looking for the
millennium, our duty as Independent journalists de-
mands that we should drop word Of caution in the
ars of that large, patient and sorely victimized
class the stockholders in our various railroads.
We advise them, first, to limit the powers of their
agents, the directors; and next to exercise unre.
hitting vigilance. A mans property is always
safest where he can himself lay his hand upon it
at least he should be able to see it, Railroad boards
have their Important and essential functions
must, er nscessitate, be discharged by them. But
they should be clothed with no unnecessary or dan.
gerous authority. When through carelessness or
other cause, stockholders confde to their elected
agents absolute control over their property, they
commit a perilous- often q fatal error. Human
nature is weak selfish corrupt, when presented
in that respectable embodiment KNOWN Us runway
board of direction.
Stockholders should give, in much greater degree
than has been customary, their personal attention
to the affairs of their company. democratic Gle.
ment ehoud be infused into the management OF all
railroads, and certain important powers should only
be exercised by the assembled stockholders them
selves That of increasing capital by new issues Of
stock or bonds Is most liable to abuse. 1t should
be exercised by tie stockholders only and never by
the direction. Every increase affects directly and
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-12
Supresne Court-spocial Term.
Before Hon. Judge Clerke.

MARCH Link and Others Young. Judgment for
defendant on demurrer, unless plaintiff shall amend
within twenty days, and pay the costs of the term
GilmSur Va. Giimour.-Same order.
REYNOLDS Vs. The Hamilton Building Associa Tom
pIaint dismissed with costs.
IIpsn va. DeCosta-Judgment for defendant on dc.
murier unless plaintiff amend complaint within twenty
de W and ray costs OF term.
Miller Vs. Fare.--The like order.
The fixpenny Savings Bank Sloan and o.hsrs.-De-
mrrer overruled with costs, with liberty to defendant
TO ar swer in twenty days
Sanders Va Baum--Ccm plant dismissed.
White and others VS. Hsclett Judgment for plaintiff
with ccsts order to be settled ON tw, days notice.
KeIly Chamberlain and o. hers B,roey and others
Receiver orc ered Order to he settled In two days
Msikey va Msfksy Motion for attachment denied.
Mcras'er vs. Adaips Referred to j. p. Crosby; costs
10 abide event,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-12

materially the value Of each share previously exist
ing, and il vital act, the authority to perform
which ought never to be delegated; yet we continu-
ally see it done without the consent and frequently
without the knowledge, of the stockholders. In this
manner their property, upon which many of them de-
pend for bread becomes deprecated, perchance
ruined, by a process which they do not compre-
hend and for which information from their agents
has prepared them Such vices in our railroad sy5-
TEN are sapping the foundations of public confidence
as well as nficting injury upon private interests.
Experience shows that respectability" is but a
poor safeguard when opportunity and power point
out short cut to plumber. We have had our
Schuyler England her Sadlier, and there is no
son to suppose the breed Of respectable swindlers
extinct.
One constantly recurring abuse which stockhold-
ers should give their attention to, Is an ever open
construction account. In the opinion Of the mass
of directors railroad never can be completed.
New branches are continually sprouting out from
the trunk, and somehow directors grow rich, while
the conn any becomes poor, by the branching out
process Let the shareholders look sharply to this.
No branch should be undertaken but upon their
vote in full meeting, fairly called and thoroughly
informed by an honest statement of the case Be-
fore mourning new liabilities the stockholders
should have chance to be heard. Construction &C.
counts should be closed soon az possible. Direc-
tors may grow fat upon road which pays no diyi-
bends while the stockholders are starving.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-12

At the second board some of the leading specula-
tive stocks show an improvement Nicaragua Tran
sit advanced per cent on the sale Of one hundred
shares Of stock Reading went up J per cent, with
very large sales; Michigan Southern Railroad, /;
New York Central Railroad, /. Erie Railroad fell
off per cert After the board the market was
dull. Nicaragua Transit was offered at 22a per
cent, % bid; Reading, so2 asked, the same bid;
Michigan Southern, s4a asked. The sale Of 100000
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Sinking
Fund bends, at the Exchange today, created some
excitement in the street. 1t was not generally
known that such sale was contemplated. The
prices realized were equal to "a SO per cent. The
prices obtained were 81 So, interest added Had
it been generally known that such lot was on the
market for sale, it would have attracted large
class Of buyers, and better prices would have
been realized. These bonds ore about the
best bonded security in the market. They are
what is called registered issue, and are particu.
larly desirable on that account. Having first
mortgage for their security and sinking fund for
their ultimate redemption, representing only about
onehalf of the actual cost of the road we do not
know of anything in the shape of railroad bond
holding out greater inducements to capitalists.
The report that Mr.. Robert Schuyler is living in
Sole oDscure VlIaBe III UerM6ny Is entIely WITHOUT
foundation. He died some months since at small
place near Nice. His family returned to this cou:.-
try in the steamship Arago, and now reside in this
city. Upon the receipt Of the intelligence Of hi
DEATH his soninaw went to Italy for the purpose of
bringing home the family, and they all returned as
stated above.
The steamship America, from Boston for Liver
pool tomorrow, wednesday, will take out about
100000 in specie.
The Assistant Treasurer reports to-day as fol-
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Paid Cd Treasury account. $a2,2ee 80
Received /" .................. 1910 90
Balance .............. 1883, 9s4 Is
Paid on cieburtirg checks 80, 56i 46
The warrants entered at the Treasury Department,
Washington, on the sth inst, were as follows
For the redemption Of stocks .... $50, COS 81
For the Treasury Department. ......... 134,66o n
For the Interior Department ............ Al s2s "a
Fer Customs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. E23 50
War warrants received and entered. ...... 2709 IS
War repay warrants received and entered. 493 2a
From miscellaneous urces ....... 25,374 70
From Customs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 33,l47 So
On account Of the navy ............... IS, 463 81
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-12

President-Sylvanus s. Ward.
Vice President Geoi g b. Potts.
,Scra0ry-I. j. Belloni, Jr.
7redsurer-L. w. Phillips.
Dire1ors-Henry Reeve J. Baker, Jer. Wilkinson, G.
F. fowtr VIM. NJ. ges, G. P. Nevio, Joseph Noble, 7.
nuslow Jr., Thos. M&her.
A,Jirotion Commitee-Charss Low,her, David ]. Ne
vim Samuel Cashier Samuel R. Nab ,att Joshua
Inspettors-J w. Andteas, Frederick Oakley, Charles
Amber.
The organization is now in full operation, and has
been productive Of much good to the buyers and
fellers of coal. Change hours, from one to two
o'clock daily.
The following table exhibits the condition Of the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-12

At the annual meeting of the New York Coal Ex-
change held at their rooms "a Pine street, Mon
day, the 10th inst, the following persons were
elected to serve as officers for the ensuing year.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-12
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL


N ~ - u u M AN Il u T
TUESDAY, March ll-G p. NJ.
Quotations for stocks still tend downward. The
market has settled down into very inactive state,
and there is no speculation than in mid-wnter
We should not be surprised to see this condition of
things continue for some days. It may be some
weeks before outside spectators ready to enter
the market as purchasers. The commercial classes
have very heavy payments all through this month
and part of next and they will be too much engaged
in their legitimate pursuits to think about fancy
stocks. After they get through with the spring
trade and the bulk Of their payments, we may look
for more activity at the Stock Exchange and specu
latye movement that will enhance the market value
of most stocks. We cannot expect o very decided
demand for stocks from outside operators until CAPT
tai begins to accumulate in their hands, and that
will not be realized until the middle Of May. Then
the mercantile classes will have no use for their
money, and it will find its way into some Of the
leading speculative stocks Of the day. 1t 10
well known to those who have carefully watched
the fluctuations Of the stock market that
outsiders do not operate in anticipation OF good
seasons business, but almost invariably after
prosperous period of trade. Speculations In stocks
succeed much oftener than they precede good sea
son in commercial pursuits. After season Of pros
porous trade has been disposed OF, those who have
realized good profits, and find their capital accumu-
lating from prompt payments, usually feel disposed
to make that capital active by taking turn or two
in the stock market These outsiders are generally
strong and full of confidence; and soon as relieved
from their present operations, we have no doubt they
will take hold Of stocks with will,
After the adjournment of the board, the following
sales of bonds and stocks were made at auction by
Simeon Draper
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-10-02

favor, whom he had known in California,
with many of whose services he was per-
sonally.familiar; and the Hon. David r.
Cartier, democratic member of Ohio, whe
advocated the claim, said ;that PERSONALLY
he knew Fremont very slightly have had
the honor Of an introduction to him. Ee
is small man, but ne is as gallant as any
mass of stuff Of the same size that was ever
wrapped up in a coat that would fit him.
And sir, he met combination of enemies
such as very few of the servants CT this re.
public have ever met-both enemies that
man presents, ssand enemies that God pre-
sents; mountain enemies, ,ravine enemies
enemies of frost and Of heat, and of fasting
Sir. you might las well under
take to separate Fremont's soul from his
body by your action here, he being three
thousand miles distant, as to separate FIRE.
mont's fame from the .fame OF the Pacific
side Of this Republic"
But will not continue these quotations
as | might do. have already quoted 2.
nough t. serve the purpose had in view.
| observe that in Wisconsin there are men
who are base enough to continue the reiter-
alton cl the charge, that Fremont is a men,
Der o. the Know Nothing order, while in
other States are men equally base who in
sist that he is Catholic. These charges
which are mutually destructive OF each 9TH
er, as also the other charge, which | some
lines see and hear, that he is or has been
the owner OF slaves, have authority which
to my MIND is satisfactory and conclusive
for saying are intamcusiy false,
Truly YOURS, C.. c. WAsHBURNE.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-10-02
Our Ticket

The ticket 1t ire head OF CUR eolu1ns.
placed IA nolA nation BY the Republican
Co.ysnti.n ir Jvne iest,is composed ot
most xceiitni men, and men in every way
competent to discharge the duties Of the
offisss 10 which they have been nominated.
GKo. w. HccE, Esq,
is young man in every way fitted FOR the
.fice Of Clerk of the court. lie is possess
ed OF a good education, excellent mora
character, of decided talent, and admirably
ala,,rd 10 fll with crcdi: 10 himself, and
s.', 1r'ion to the people of The county, the
cffics ot Clerk Of the court
Col McNEELr,
our candidate for Sheriff, . universally at-
united on ali hands 10 be one of the bee,
of5cer. the county ever had. He is "hOncs.
cs2sble and faithful" and when elected
W.. give universal satisfaction to The
people nho have elected him.
rAIvr WRlGNI,
is resident Of Cols.ain Townships farmer
,n Intelligent man, good bu.inets man,
smJ one in every way qualified for :he dis
charge Of the duties of any Office to which
he may be elected. Weregard Mr.. WRIGHT
q. che Of The FIRST men in our County, and
be should be literally sustained.
JOSHUA T. BEA.DrsBERs,
our candidate for Recorder, is rcsident OF
Flashing; sterling tu,iness man, a good
citizen, ard one respected by oil who know
him.
> oHx ArEissox, Esq,
Of Smith township is CTR candidate for
Commissioner. He i. well known to many
of our readers as a mar Of high moral
qualities, intelligent, Of correct business
habits, and the most unfinching integrity
snd honesty in his business relations JG't
the man in shori.we want asa Commissioner
JANIS r. McMILLLT,
10 young man Of excellent education, and
has BY practice, made himself ia every way
qualified for the cffiee Of Surveyor He is
moreover gentleman o! une1ceptionabls
neral character, intelligent, and. straight
forward in all his dealings.
ScIoEoE BE&TLIY. IT,.
10 vel! known 10 many Of :hs citizens OF
our county, as gentlemen CT hoars,. in
dustrious habits, high mora! ebersstsr. ku.
name and charitable. He possesses every
qualification necessary TO ill properly the
Office OF Director of the county InfImsry
Voters Of Belmont, our ticket is efcrs
you. Exsmine, carefully, the men who
compose it, they are msn, erery one. No
man can ssy snsh, sy,ins, single ore
of them. We court an examination Of
their character, and qualifications.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-10-02
Where the Abolitionists Stand.

We have received the first number of a
newspaper, entitled the "Poliiicai Abolition.
ISL" which is published at Bryan, Williams
county, Ohio, and supports Gerrit Smith
After quoting portion of the platform
adopted by the Republic Convention, at
Philadelphia the 'Abolitionist' comments or
it as follows:
Is 'hore any Aboli,ohism here! Is it no,
eleally manifest, that the Republicans are
opposed to meddling with the question OF
slavery Anti" means opposed TO. Place
this prefix before the word slavery, and it
means ''crpOsed to siarsry;;" "but the Republi-
cans cannot lay cluim to any such title, q.
they DO not oppose slavery, but merely op-
pose its extension into To rritory cnce dedi-
Gated 10 Freedom. In order TO be anti-sIa.
very, we must be in favor of tie total ex-
termination of slavery. There 10 no tanpi.
tle middle ground. The question is, slavery
or no slavery, and we say, NEST. cmphati.
cally, no SLAVERY!
In The same article occurs the annexed
extract:
The aominees Of the Republican Conven.
tion, M'ssFs. Fremont and Dayton. have.
b"th eorG!si!v endorsed this "white nnh'."
Platform. They have both;declsred ,hrm-
selves "inhexIby" opposed to interfering
with slovery in the States. Mr.. Fremont
fsys, al ieel inGexible in the belief that il,
(slaTeFy) "ought net 10 be inter ferred with
where II exists under the shield Of State
Soeersigni!y," and Mr.. Dayton says, I
ho'G iAat the {, tiiution PROTECTS slavery
where i 50 Il would certainly be unjust
to cna:ge either OF shese men with being
ant! slavery men. They are determined 10
make the FEEDERS. Constitution pro-suvery.
They are 'iLfcxib e. in the belief that there
mSy 10 property in man. How. we ask,
can AsUl.ti' Bists vote for such men, ANY
rnen Shr believes that there can not be pro.
PefiT Ia man, must, as a matter of dut dis.
card G. lie caIdidsres. ard ro;e for mem
~ho dray that G"d's mage eau be converted
INTO hvRrt. NJ the ;Il md caprice o. hi.
fei!osy.m mar
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-10-02
The | atest Dodge.

Democracy is prolific in tricks ard dod-
gss, but the latest. the smallest, and we
may add, sl,ogc,her the nearest we have
-, heard Of came TO our knowledge a da,
or ts0 since. In their zeal in the dstribu-
ton OF Demctratie documents, they employ
Republican newspapers as medium, ard
!ejd ;iien inside Q! he papors after they get
to the cost offices. We have just learned
Of ID ycurg gentleman having received d
cory Of Democratic elec,ionsering docu-
ment folded up in the CHRONICLE, and he
naturally supposed ne had sent it. Such i.
No; the fact. We find ourselves kept too
busy watching the lies of these documents
sRd exposing them, TO End any time 10 dis
1TsuuJe mem. We merei$ mention the above
10 show "to what base uses" even a Re2ub-
lican Psper may come.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-10-02

sed are quick and servsnt, are for Fremont.
The women who are always foremost in
generous purposes, are for Fremont. Those
who have long retired from political conten-
tions, and whom the e1citements of the day
awakening the feelings of their earlier
years, have brought into the field again, are
without exception for Fremont. So far as
personal admiration, so far as the popular
love of high and heroic qualities secures
support to a candidate, the advantage is al
together on the side of Fremont The love
of adventure is enlisted in behalf of the Re-
publican ticket, in the enterprise of break
ing up old Political organizations by which
the people have been deceived and of which
they are heartily tired The rational con-
servatisln q: another class is equally appeal
ed To. in the attempt made to keep our go.-
srnment faithful to the en!ig tened and IL
beraI policy o: the -grea: men who founded
Our Republic. How strongly the public
mind is moved by this feeling may be seen
in the example of the Quakers, who profess
a steady quielsm with regard to he ordi-
nary striies Of party, but who have no longer
any patience with what they deem the cry
ing wickedness of the day, who will now
Come in body to the polls.
We do not see by what method the friends
either OF Buchanan or Fillmore will be able
L. stem this tide OF public opinion. The
dykes are broken and the waters are out,
and it is childish to attempt stopping their
spread By three stakes ani a deal board, even
if the board should happen to be Few one
; The lies about Col. Fremont's religion, the
silly cavlIs about his birthplace, the COM
plant that the party who supports him in
Congress wanted to disband our standing
army, OF lea-t 10 limit the discretion of
the President i'll employing it, make no im-
preston.
4 The public in its present state of mind
'faTeS nothing OK >u questions; 70, them
Je presented even SO often, brushes them
away as mele trlvialites in comparison with
/ Iii" great question in controversy. Its eyes
are fixed upon the Territories, upon the
struggle which the settlers from the free
States are maintaining against an usurped
and Illegal authority; upon a strife between
the friends and the enemies of freedom, on
which depends the future prosperity and
character of q realm yet to be inhabited by
our children more vast in its area than some
Of the mightiest monarchies of the Old
World
While we are thus con6den: Of the state
of public opinion, we do not say that the
victory of truth and freedom in the present
contest will be won without exertlon. The
power of public opinion, mighty as it is and
growing stronger every day, must be concen.
trated and directed to its proper object. No
army, though numberless as the sands on the
sea shore, could ever conquer its enemies as
long as its soldiery passed their time in idle.
ness or asleep in their tents. The public
feeling, which is SO intensely earnest in
some parts OF the free States, must be made
10 act on the population of other States
where it is ill-informeC, or apathetic.-
There is every encouragement for exertion
none for inaction.-N Y. Evsning Post
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-10-02

GEoMETRIcAL.-W feel bound to call
the attention of our friends of thu Post to
another lamentablr evidence of "the intro
duction OF politics in our public schools y
girl in the High schools, daughter of one
of our most respected fellow citizens, whose
only fault is his Fillmoreism, gave this def
milton is her lesson in geometry. A point
has position, but no substance; Gen. Pierce
is point. A line has position and length
but no breadth; Mr.. Fillmore is lns. A
curve is line that varies ut every point
Mr. Buchanan is a curve.
A solid has length, breadth and thickness.
Mr., F,emeHt 10 Q ssiid.--Prcp<1enu Jsu,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-10-02
The Tendencies of Public Ppinion.

In another part Of this sheet is a lette
from Illinois, written by one whose anticipa
tions in regard to the result of previous lee
tions in that state we have always fount
justified by the result, end who only form:
them utter careful inquiry, in whit' ht
never allows his hopes to mislead his iudg
ment. He sets down the majority which
Colonel Fremont is likely to have in IIlinoi.
at the next election III twenty Thousand
We accept his estimate without scruple OF
doubt. If no powerful cause, which We
cannot now loresce, occurs TO disturb r',
current of public opinion ia L.. Ip, n,
create preJudiccs "gu'nat the is 40. ..
candidates wh - IA now P. IA
will cyrf Jnt :, - "a majo; qua,
nearly -, -. :nber men u, Dv oul
corrcspoud, u, pre- M II .rtnei
counties ;. flame oI enthusiasm
Ph,ad' ipha, AID ~ ing of the North,
EN- r"uE''rs a. b'-'anlng 20 act on r",
Sou.nCrn, whicG "a, hitherto been u,
s;ron. noI;. q, me DIS of the ...ts.r.-
;ion.
From every puT,s" he &c. :, .tes Ar
hear accounts not un,Ikr ina gym u, "u9
correspondent In lHu,I>. Eyv.y where
the enthusiasm la uny seed. Their J.,
1t Is true, we.lorg.n zeu party celermlneu
to supper Buchau.n, a.d Class OF men,
considerable in some States, who are anx,-
Gus tor-Ahat ha, II" possib { chance OF C M
ing to pass-the election u Fillmore. Bot
the support given 10 elthsr OF these candi-
dates is comparatively cold and unimpas-
stoned. So far as the interest taken in po.i-
tics is warm generous impulse, 1t IL all
for Fremont Those whose indignation Is
easily moved by acts oi justice, and whose
sympathies with the dewa-trodden ePPrss-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-10-02

0~It would be we'll :cr the Germans and
Irish &c rememt er the words o Robert Wick
life, one of the Kentucky Delegates to the
Cincinnati Convention that nominated Bu-
chanan, when he returned to his own State
Referring TO the probable extension of slave.
ryr and the demand FOR slave labor that would
arise, he said that if there were not niggers
enough, lie vGs ain favor of making slaves
OF the Id Irish and Dutch" So saws
Castius M. Clay, who heard the remr rk, md
and no one has ventured to dispute the &C.
curacy o: his slatement.--Cin. Com.