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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-06-26
DR.. ROBERT T. SEARCY.

;VEZILL continue to devote his ex-
w elusive attention to the practice fTI
of Medicine in its various branches. He 10
hopes by close attention to his Profession, TO
merit continuance of the patronage of>his
friends. He has removed his Office, 6 miles
east of Fayetteville, near Elk river, on the
place formerly occupied by Mr.. Brown Greg
ory.s July 19. 1855-12m.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
EsUm mIni>sEn.

Last Friday rs the Democratic process.
sion was ABOUT staftlag IRON Shalersville tu
come to Ravenna, party Of Fremonters
mounted on horse back with Fremont flags
and banners, rode in before the procession
and remained just in front of i during the
whole route from Sha alrrSville to RVenna
This most insulting aad despicab'e act was
done for the sole purpose OF irrilating and
annoying the Democrats.
1t was with difficulty that many of the
hard handed, honest democracy gathered II,
our Mass Meeting, could be restrained iron
laying violent hands rpon these intruders
We are sorry that the Republicans should
have ST dsgraced themselves in the es
teen Of all good men as they did on Fri
day. We desire to respect our political op
ponents. But such conduct which is up
proved by many leading Republicans d
ShalersviI!e) cannot be excused. II wa
despicabie and meau. The NepublicaS
are wont to call US the border Rutfian party
Let them iook ut home. saastsf t.a
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
Peace la KANSAS, death to Rcpub-
liCaNisEa.

Peace III K ,ns,s is death to the Rrpubi.
can cause. The more riots, outrages and
murders there, the brighter are Fremont's
chances for the Presidency. The Portage
Democrat is getting frightened because Gov.
GEARY is determined that there shall be
peace in Kansas. 1t does not like the idea
Of arresIiDg Atchson and Stringfe!low. 1t
would like to have these desperate men at
lurge. tits further very much incensed be-
cause n party OF Lanes meL have been i'm.
prisoned for firing upon the Government
tru0ps-ur in other words becau Gov.
Gearv rW resist an irsurrection from what.
ever source it comes.
The whole stock in trade of the Rcpubli.
cans for this campaign lies in Kansas mur.
ders; and now because peace reigns in Kan,
sns, our opponents are getting sngry and call
loudly for new on'rages.
Gentlemen, be quiet. Your damnabe
game TO win President will prove tail.
ure. The hcnest people of tn county un.
derstand your motives, and at the ballot box
Il bitter condemnation awaits you.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
Look Out for ROOrOac ckS.

We are on the eve Of an important elec-
ton. Our enemy are inscriptions in the
means they employ to promote the success
Of their eause-"Kansas Kansas :! Kun.
sas /! !" is and has been their "wa:ch.word
and reply" throughout this entire contest
Their plan of campaigning has been to keep
"bloody outragss In Kansas continually hcfors
the people," and when they were likely to
be thwarted in their plans; when their cause
seemed to bs in danger in consequence OF
the profound peace and consequent pros.
perty and revival OF business that exist.
ed in that Territory but few weeks ago,
they employed he desperate Lane to go in.
10 it with his mercenary horde to murder,
rob. and pilluge and to stir up strife aud war
to aic their sinking cause. Let the people
look out for fvesh batch of lies about
"bloody outrages" jrst on the eve Of cleo.
tion, gotten up for the sole purpose of de-
eeption. Place no confidence in them for
they will be eireaiated for the sole purpose
ofdeceiving the unwary. Yhey will turn
out like hundreds Of others, unmitiguted
falsehoods, put In circulation for the sole
purpose Of making political capital for the
disunIonisis.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
Ala rI,lCd foe Ohio.

Tie Black Republicans, within the last
few days, have itGEd, Erd murn of their ar.
rogant bonsings It carrying OH by IN un.
precedentd d vote. They no long talk o!
any majority, while the most sanguine
among them admit things look decidedly
bad Tor the Disuaionists They are not pleas.
ed with the monster Democratic meetings
al the enthusiastic spirit and amin lion
which characterize their proceedings. The
increasing strength and formidable proper.
iions OF the Fillmore organizations cast a
shadow upon their hopes and fill them with
alarm. AS II last desperate resort for car.
ryng the State, the Nesroites have called
in the aid OF their most distinguished cham.
pions from the East, who are ab, ut to com
mence u stumping pJiitical tour. 1t is nc
use, however-the capital Of th- Kansas
shrekers has been exhausted, AMI Ohio will
vote for Jlmes Buchanan.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
PrOpOSe! FuSi0n las PennsyIVa.
hiSA.

The failure OF the Black Republ cans to
bring ont al electoral ticket in Pennsylva.
MIA for Fremont, although it is within one
mouth u the election, conceals n deep plot,
which the people should underst nd, partic
nary the South and our naturalzed fellow
citizens. The attention Of the Democrat
is also invited to it, and that paper is respect.
fully nsked to tell us why, unless some cor.
rupt scheme, such as is indicated below. is
to be adopted, that Fremont, electoral tick.
ct has not been brought out in Pennsylva
MIA! ... ..-..
A Greenzburgh (Pcnnsylvana) cores
pondeDt Of the Pittsburgh Chronicle thus
writes in IA recent number of lh,t paper:
''The basis of the compromise which
cman,tes irom the Republicans prnffrrs to
the Gilmore party fourteen electors, and tu
the Republicans thirteen-thus securing a
INT aud hearty co operation without the
least ubandonmrntut principle, and insur.
ing. MS is generally believed, the defeat Of
the Democracy OF the Statr. But for the
intrrppsliiOn vi Tennessee, which State was
apprehensIve that 'usun here would driea,
the Americans there, the contract would
have been signed. sealed and delivered or
the spot. After the ensuing State election
Tennessee, in common with every Other
State presumed to be favurable to Fill
n"re, having had ample explanation OF the
terms. DC, the one electoral ticket vii! be
issued" ...
One electoral ticket for two Presidents
candidates Was there more fraudulent
scheme 10 cheat the people out of their vote.
ever cuncoctcd! ..........
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
more Roorbncks.

The CleyelSnd Lesasr and Herald have
been rejoicing over he Conversion Of s. d.
DAsS Of Jefferson Ashtabua CO., to fusion.
ism. Here is his own account Of the affair:
P.O. JEFFERSON. o., Sept. ~. 1856.
DEAR DEALER-I notice communication
from a. s. Hall Of this place, ia the Morn
ing Leader OF to-day, in which he says that
S. ID. Damn, the Post Muster at that place,
run up Fremont fllg, aud there il huIlers
from his building. | did indeed run up flag.
aud am very glad to see the Black Republi.
cans claim il as their own or Fremont
flsg, Tor can assure you It was about as
black as the Black Republicans are here,
aud perhaps description of it would not be
amiss:
II whs a white canvass four yards in
length by two in width, with large black
cross I'd clear across its surface, and al
though they now call it Fremont flag, it
nude their blood trickle down their heels
when they saw it spread to the breeze, and
they truly boiled with rage. and the editor
Of the Ashtabula Sentinel fnilIy boiled over
and knowing that was absent, he flew to
my building, took broad axe, and gaining
access 10 the top, he cut it down aud march
ed off With The precious momentO in triumph.
On my arrival home, repaired to the ofice e
oI the Sentinel; demanded my flag aud it vas
quickly given over, and in minute or two
it was ogain aJating in the breeze.
Now as to che letter Of A. s. Hall, he
well knew that I am just as rabid II Du.
chunan man as ever, and there has no change
come over me. This is another Black Re.
publican lie nailed and nailed to the cross
Let the Black Republicans roar ag lin aud
toll the bell, they will hava to toll it for
Fremont suen. ...E%
Now the Fremrnt flag. as Hall calls it,
was got up by II Fillmore MN from Bufllo,
aud mrIde by Fremont and Fillmore lady,
Of this county, aud |, yes even |, aall it to
tie brcez", still little did think that the
children would know their father 81 soon,
but there is no mistakins the wonly y-horsc
wherever he may be Inund. Keep still
children, you may take your DID home next
November. S. DAMN.
/ 2. p. NJ.
PosrscRTpr -Th" Black Republicans oil
this place have raised cross with RI 'nry
Sharpe r fle dog Noble painted on it. |,
is said TO be bid for the p. 0. Should no,
wonder.
T1'hc above A. s II,i!, if we are cor.
r"ctly innrmpd, u a yoang lawyer now o
J tFersnn, but late Of Charestow1, Portage
rounty. lie is the same gcDtIoman who is
now st"mping Purtnge for the fusion ticket
MARI him
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
The true issues before ,ac People

0rTl'e Black Republicans are raining
and pouring down falsehoods upon the coun.
try. and constantly perver,ing and misreprc.
senting the true issues made between the
Two parties. The following extract from
the Statesman Of the Goth inst, presents the
true issue on the Territorial question::
Words to Thinking Kea--"The United States
Of America Ua,ted-- What is The
"Lntoa''-The Consultation and 81 ,urry-
History Appealed to- V1lue Of The Union
be Warned Before Danger Comes-IHe
Questtcn Fairiy Stated.
In regard to principle, there is bu, sin
gle point involved in this Presidential c.m
paign on which honest men can be found t.,
openly and honestly difItr. The Democrst.
ic party, with james Buchanan, its candi
date, say that eve recogu;z the RIGHT Of the
people "i all The Tcrri.uri,s S, actiFg Ihruual
the legally ard fairly expressed will Of d
m"j 'ri'y Of actual residents, aud whenever
the lumber Oi their Inhabitants juSttis's It, Il
form Constitution, with Or without Slavery
and be admitted into the Union upon term.
Of perfect cquality with the other Suites"
The DIuck Republicans deny the two
propositions, embraced in this, resolution
Of the Cincinnati Convection. ;4s.r ="
They on the contrary, claim that Congress
has fright To prescribe to the people Of q
Territory Want their domestic institutions
religious faith and moral practices shall be;
and unless slavery is prohibited by the Con,
s'itotio" of any new State they hold that il
ought hot to be admitted into the Union.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
North and South In shr dlys Of the
Revolution.

The Democrat gives table of figures to
show that the free States did more than the
slave States in the days of the Revolution.
According to its figures, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire aud Rhode Island gave 1881
regulars, aud southern States gave only 5s,-
256- This my be right. But the Demo.
Graf forgets that New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts. New Hnmp.
shire and Rhode Island ,oere OH slare States
at Mattime. This was, in fact slave hold.
ing confederacy--there being but one free
State in the original thirteen. We mention
this, not because we wish to dpferd slavery
but because it is n historical Jact. .s.-...
We further wish to show that freedom
has been making encro1chments upon sla-
Very and not slavery upon freedom.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
DisunIOn Openly Avewed by rhe
RepubIIcaIls.

While speaking at Chsr.estown last Wed.
nesdsy evening, we (the senior alluded 70 The
evils hich would eusue from the dsolution
Of the American Union. 1t would do no pcs.
sbIe good !or the cause Of freedom; il would
not break the letters from a single slave;
but on the contrary. it would do incalcua .
Bile injury both to the North and Soulh.--
We were interrupted by gentleman VIII
declared that "aAlsss slIUery is GLolishsd, he
is in favor ofa dissolution of The Unioa."-
This gentleman is an active and Influential
member Of the Republican party IN Charles
town township. We were surprised that he
should utter such sentiment. HID he
been living in the days Of the Revolution
he would have taken sides with the British
against our fcthers, because slavery was al.
lowed in twelve of tha thirteen culonies.-
He would have refused to sign the
Declaration Of Independence for the sumo
reason. He would haVe voted against
the adoption Of The Constitution for the
same reason. He would have condemned
the administration OF Washington because
the slave States OF Kentucky aud Tennes.
see we're admitted into the Union under bis
administration, and he would have denuuac'
ed Thomas J, fTerson as trairur because u
the Louisiana purchase.
1t is nothing uncommon nowadays fol
Republicans 10 express themselves in favoI
Of dissolution OF the Union We hear il
on every hand; and it Democratic speaker
says n word IN Iavur Of allegiance to The
CONSTITUTIONAL he speaks word Of tht
blessings conferred by the Government ant
the evils resulting from its destruction, h,
is derided by the Republican party.
Every day, our opponents grow more bulC
in their reasonable purposes-more deter
mined in their work of diSuniun. They de-
spise the counsels Of Washington and heaI
ignominy upon the graves Uf their fathers.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
Ehe Morning is Breaking !
PEACE REIGNS IN KANSAS a

A letter to the st. Louis Republican dated
Lecompton, Sept. 26th, says tha. armed
bands of dispersed citizens are returning to-
their claims. Business is reviving and con-
fidence is restored. Peace reigns throughs'
out the Territory Of Kansas.
Warrants hare been issued for JONES and
STRrNGFELLow and other pro SLAVERY agi-
tntors! This is certainly good news. 1t is
time these Border Ruffirns were dealt with
in stern justice. Gov. GEARY is determined
ut every hazard to put down oil invasion
and disturbance and he wiH do it though he
hang every Border Rntfiap whether from
North or South. -.-
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
Keep il Before the Pcop,c

That when the Democrats, in 1854, levied
q tax for general revenue purposes in this
State Of cents on the hundred dollars. the
Black Republican leaders, stumpers and
editors hypocriticolIy beloved and howled
about er!rauggance, while they themselves
have levied IA tax for Ms same purpose Of 10
cents on the hundred dollars; aAd not con
tent with thut--not able with an INCREASE
Of FOUR cents on the hundred dollars to
meet their own expenses, they have trans
ferred over $500 900 raised fo- the payment
Of the State Debt, to the general revenue
fund.
Those things the people should bear in
mind when they SO to the polls to deposit
their votes. s%
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09

On next Thursday, the l4'h Of October.
the States Of Ohio, Pennsylvania and indi
aaa hold their elections. This election
while it may have some influence up"" tire
Presidential contest, will not absolutely de-
eide that question. We should not be sur-
prised to see Pennsylv"ni, cast her vote for
the Repub Iican State ticket THIS will be
no criterion BY which to Judge the Hore n,ber
election. On the State ticket there is Il
perlec, fusion between the FiiImsre men
aud Republicans, and their aggregate vote
may outruu Der the Democrats. But Oh the
Presidential question 'hrre is division OF
forces. Under these circumstances, Buch
anun is absolutely sure to curry the Stute Of
Pennsylvania. 1t is estimated that he wiil
run thirty thousand ahead OF the Democratic
ticket This will give him large mrjority
over all opposition.
Depend upoh it, in whatever way the old
Keystone State may go on the l4lh Of DC.
tober, she IL bound to cast her electoral
vote for Pennsy lvnnia's favorite son. '
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
Beautiful Extracts to be kept be-
fore the PeODie.

Gerrit Smith, in late letter declining to
withdraw his nume as a candidate for the
Presidency, says:
"THese fe,D Abolitionisis pho refuse 10 vote
for Col Fremont are, after all, TO be numbered
among h' most effective helpe Of his election.
No other equal number OF persons are doing
more than they to swell that flood of anti
slavery feeling on which alone Col. Free
mont Gun b. carried into the Presidency
Let these Radical Aboitionists be left to
ply the public mind with their radical doc.
trincs, and then, whether they shall or shall
not vote. or however they shall vote, Col.
Fremont will have been great gamer, aud
Mr Fillmore and Mr.. Buchanan will have
been great losers by them"
IN another declining the same, Gerrt
Smith says:
as you are aware, do not attach that
great Importance to the approaching election
which So many do have come to despair
at the peaceful termination of slavery 1t
must go om in hood The tmo for abol-
shing it at the baiot.box has gone by new
er to ruturn.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
A Fact to be kscmlci. ECrCd.

Who nominated Mr.. Buchanan! LIT it
be borne in mud. that it was the North!-
On the first ballot in the Cincinnati Con-
ventlon, he received ONE HUNDRED AND ONE
votes from the Free States. and but THIRTY
FOUR votes from the Slave States. The
Southern States, with but two or three cx.
ceptions, voted against him in II budy up to
the Iasi ballot, when they vie 10 the
force of public opinion. Yet. On every
hand, you hear the Abolition orators and pa
pers crying out that Mr.. Buchanan is the
candidate Of the Southern pro.sIavery party.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
Fac Negroes aaad Fremont.

QUITS CHARAcTERISUIc. - Frederick
Douglas, the coiorcd gentleman, who is so
fond OF denouncing Washington us "thicf
anda murderer" as well as expressing his
hope that Great Britain will be able to con.
quer this country, has come out as II ectur.
er tor Fremont Last Thursday he address.
ed the Republican Club of Otscn, Ononda.
"a county, in the church of Disco Centre,
fourteen miles from Syracuse. lie said that
he advocated the election of Mr.. Fremont
because, it elected, he would keep slavery
out OF Kansas, and, added he, "nhen we hare
accomplished that 40! can go .fdriher." Mr.
Douglass repeatedly urged his hearers to
"let the Union g." and remarked, finally.
"the quicker it is dissolved the better for all
mankind" Is this Frcmonism!-Nep York
Sunday Times.
Yes, Mr.. Times, that is /" Fremon,ism, :"
pare and unadulterated. The negro "Re-
publican" o.: y announces sentiments which
are highly popular and in vogue with the
leaders Of the ,Dh,te wing Of the Republican
party. Banks, Burlingame, Greeley, Wade,
Wilson, Giddings, Spalding, Granger, Sew
ard and other leader. have even surpassed
this negro in the arocity Of their declara.
tiuns. Frtmontism, disuAion and negro
amalgamation are synonymous terms, az
will soon be known to all the American
people.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
Fellow Democrats, arc you Ready!

Next Tuesday is the day of election for
State, District and County officers. Demo.
Gratis ot Portage, are you ready for the con-
f1ict! Are the Committees all warned!-
Are your townships, and school districts all
organized! Have you talked with all your
neiehbors about the importance Of this con.
test! Have you made preparations for
getting out every voter on the day Of
election! IF not, take no rest until the
whole work is accomplished. Let no Demo
crat be left at home on that day.
Our candidates, on the State and County
tickets are all deserving Of the support of
every citizen Of the county; they are tried
and true men, possessing the JeGersonian
qualifications for the Offices for which they
are nominated, viz: honesty, capacity and
fidelity to the Constitution.
Our cause is just, and worthy OF the efforts
Of every Democrat and well.ws sher Of his
country to promote its success. Then let
us devote the few remaining days between
this and election to our cause and our coun.
try.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09

GTHon. Samuel d. In2ham, Gen. Jack.
sons Secretary Of State. and a Democrat
from the start, has declared unequivocaIiy
for Fremont.-BoSton Journal.
"a Democrat from the start" but al.
ways the most bitter opponent OF the Demo-
cratic party in the Union, ever since Gen.
Jackson turned him out Of his cabinet (or
rather iorccd him to resign,) in 1929. BY
the way, Mr.. Inehnm was Secretary of flfs
Treasury, not"ot State" as the journal has
it. The above is u fair specimen of the way
that paper manufactures "Buncombe" for
Ffemont since il turned traitor to Fillmore
and joined the eAbolitionists.--Bo Stats a
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
Fraud upon tic Rnllot-kNx

A party determined t. rid. int pI wer
even though it be at the sacrifice Of the
Union, and a betrayal Of the dearest rights
Of the peoC lie, will Of course, resort to every
trick and device to deIruud aud polute the
ballot. box We admoniIh uur friends to
look we'll to their poll lists-to guard the
ballot box with u vigilont eye. Be on the
ground at an eurIy hour in the morning.
See that the ballot boxes are Loc.ed. L,st
iull in one or two town, in PJrtag', the bal.
lot boxes were unlocked during the whole
d,y. Tnis should not be permtttd There
is another ,h 81 OF importance. Men Of
both parties should be present whra the bal
lots are counted out. The trustees have ~
right to t,kc the bn Hot hUx away into a
room by themselves and there count out the
the votes. IL should lie done in the presence Of
men Of 10th ard Of all political parties.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09

or We learn trom the Pittsburgh lost
that the Black Republicans Of Allegheny
county have signalized the iateas:ty "t their
abolitionism by sgooTiSG THE AMERICAN
fling. a @ ~ ...i VIA. rt- aE
A beautiful one was raised at Sharpsburga
in that county, and the ubolitlonisss touk
their guns in the night, and shot at it till it
was destroyed. In any other country such
al outrage would have been considered Of
the most infamous chuTacteL The emblem
Of our nationality is desecrateaand destroy.
ed by abolitionists. The stars and stripes
are hate tut in tht II eyes, aud they take urms
sgai inst them. Fit work that, fur TIA tors!
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
lIIiRGiS.

A Mass meeting of the Democracy, was
held ut Springfield, Illinois, on Thursday
Upwards Of 10000 persons were ON the
ground at one time. Dmglas, Harris and
Richardson were the principh orators. -
The Germa,is turned out in large numbers,
and were addressed by speakers IN their
own lansuage. .s.".. '.sa
On the 18Th uli, there was an assem-
bIage ot $4,000 Democrats ut Jacksonville,
Ill. Addresses were made by Duuslas.
Richardson and others.
The Democracy Of IIInois have enter.
I'd into the contest with a zeal and ter
termination hich cuh1Dt Tell to eusure sue.
cess.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
war ana EsioOdshcd..

Fremont is determined to be elected
though his way to the Presidency Be paw.
ed with the blood Of the innocent and un-
offending citizens Of Kansas. Df. CUr-ER
Republican lecturer on Ka1isGs troubles
at Montpelier, Vt, few days since, said;
If you ,oouH carry The election aest No
vember, heep bloody outrages IN Knnsas before
The eyes Of The people, You haze no other plank.
Settle this question, and you are defeated."
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
Do not Permit, Illegal Voting.

There will doubtless be an attempt in
many instances, to permit persons TO vote
who have no legal right to do SO. This
should be guarded against. Let every per.
son who is legal voter, to whatever party
he may belong. cast his vote, and prolitil
every person rom voting who is not entitled
thereto. This is just to oil parties and it ia
rule which ought to be strictly adhered 10
By ali psr.iss. 1f1 ~ @