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Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15
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OUR STRENGTH.

The sham democracy arc laboring to per-
suade themselves that since the last presi-
dental election, tho republican party has
ceased to exist. We are not sure but this
may be true in one sense. There never was
a republican party in the sense which de-
mocracy puts upon that term. That is, re-
publicans were never bound together by
party organization, in such way that each
felt himself bound to support the men and
measures to which the party had committed
itself, without will Of his own. The party
ties which unite republicans, if they exist at
all, arc very feeble. They are men of
strong convictions and Independent charac-
ter; such men rs would not be bound by
either whig or democratic party bonds
When the whig party deserted its old posi-
tion, these men suffered it to crumble back
to dust. Tho men in whose souls no true
love of liberty glowed, like Choate, and
James B. Clay, went where they belonged,
to the sham democracy. The men who
hated injustice and oppression stood ready
to cast their vote wherever it would tell
against the extension of slavery. So also
when democracy cast off the ancient faith
of Jefferson, and employed its whole power
to extend slavery into new regions, then that
class of democrats who could not be parties
to such crime, stood aloof. Such men as
these are not the timber out of which mere
parties are built. They do not vote the
ticket, the whole ticket and nothing but tho
ticket. They support what they approve,
and refuse to support what they disapprove.
But if the sham democracy infer from this
that there is no longer any enemy for them
to contend with, they are preparing them
solves for sad disappointment The de-
mocracy with their trained cohorts may now
and then carry town, city, or even state,
where republicanism has been triumphant
Over such victories they may rejoice in the
drunken orgies that are characteristic Of
that party. But let the great question Of
freedom once moro be presented, and they
shall see the Same stern host drawn up il
battle array, before whom they have so Of
ten fed in alright. Let these foul dog:
who lick the feet of their southern masters
learn that the strength of republicanism lies
not in any party organization, but in tho
free spirit of the people. There is an i'm
mense and increasing body of men, who arr
resolved to oppose tho further extension o
slavery, who will never permit the free state
to be made hunting ground for fugitivcs
who will not tolerate that slave shal
breathe the air Of free state and remain
slave. These men will be found, with o
without party name, the relentless, etern
al foes of black democracy.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15
NEWS.

It appears that the amendments made to
the Dallas-C Clarendon treaty by the Presi-
ident and Senate relative to the land grants
by the Mosquito King, and the sovereignty
of the Island of Ruatan, were the sole
causes of its defeat. Tho last amendment
would have destroyed tho treaty between
England and Honduras. The rejection is
at sea again. England wanted Ruatan for
a naval station. Orders have been issued to
our squadron TO keep tho Panama Transit
open by landing an armed force, if necessa-
nv. England has advised New Grenada to
comply with the demands of the United
States.
1t is thought at head quarters that Mr.
Dallas will, if he has not already SO done,
tender his resignation TO the President. In
this view. Col. Pickens and Ex-Governor
Aiken, of South Carolina, and several 9th
er distinguished gentlemen, arc spoken ofin
connection with that mission. Should it be
vacated, it is presumed the South will be
PERMITTED to try its hand in conducting the
important interests of the London Office
Tho States says that since and including Mr..
Everett's mission, under Harrison and Ty-
Ter, we have had five Northern ENJOYS to
England. Col. Pickens was rendered this
post by President Polk but declined it.
Tho Washington correspondent of the
New York Times has good authority for
saying that Lord Napier has received in
structions from his Government to inform
New Grenada that her abrupt rejection Of
the American Vltimdtun, meets with the
most decided disapprobation Of the British
Government. The issue, raised, by New
Grenada, of responsibility for the massa
ere of the 18th Of April-inasmuch, as sh'
alleges, it was commenced. or at least incit
ed, by an American citizen--is not recog
lnized by England as a just and proper one
and the counter demand for damages mad'
against our Government is regarded rs sim
Iply ridiculous.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15
syThe New York HeralTs wasbin,

EEThe New York HeralGs Washing
ton Correspondence says: Mr.. Cass takes
the rejection of the Clarendon treaty
in high dudgeon, and thinks the action Of
the English Government wholly indefensi-
ble. Indeed he drew from Lord Napier al.
most an admission Of this fact. Mr.. Wise
Secretary of legation at Paris, has resign
ed. Mr.. Wilbur the Assistant Secretary
will probably be promoted until Mr.. Mason
is relieved by new minister which will
probably be in two months.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15
John y. Lepisce rs. Nelson TAYLOR.

John II. Levtsee rs. Nelson Taylor.
This was petition in error, prosecuted by
Mr.. Levisee to reverse judgement of the
court of common pleas, in which court a
Judgment had been rendered against him
on the following state Of facts. Taylor had
rented farm situate in Townsend township,
to one Steward, for one year, for one hun
dred dollars. Steward underlet parts Of the
farm on shares and cultivated the rest him
self. Crops of corn were raised on the sew
eral parts Of the farm, and of the corn raised
by Steward, sales were made to the amount
of $50, to pay the first half years rent
Steward being indebted to Levissee and 9th
thers, who were about enforcing collection
of their claims, went to Taylor, who resided
fifteen miles distant, and sold him all the
corn on the farm, including that raised by
himself rs we'll as his land share Of that
raised by the under tenants, to pay the 9th
other $50 rent; the corn then being unhar-
vested and undivided in the fields, Taylor not
having seen it except when growing. After
this Levissee sued out writ of attachment
and attached part of the corn as the prop
erty Of Steward. Thereupon Taylor bro't
suit in the common pleas against Levissee
10 recover the value Of the corn, claiming it
under the pretended sale from Steward
On this state of facts tho counsel for Lewis
see requested the common pleas to charge
the jury that under the evidence there had
not been such sale and delivery Of the
corn from Steward to Taylor, as to pass the
title, and enable Taylor to recover, which
charge the court refused to give, but on the
contrary instructed the jury that the sale
and delivery was sufficient; to which charge
Levissee's counsel excepted and brought the
petition in error to reverse the judgment.
Tho district court held and decided
Judge Taylor delivering tho opinion of the
court, that the court of common pleas erred
in charging the jury that there had beer
such sale and delivery from Steward tc
Taylor Of said corn AS would pass the title tc
Taylor, and reversed the judgment of the
common please for that error.
B. ]. Bartlett g. Son, Attys, for Levissee
Greene & Finefrock, Attys. for Taylor.
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diately appealed from, for tho reason that
by the appeal tho Justices judgment was
superseded, and that he as constable would
bc liable for the property. Tho court de-
cided,
LIST. That by force Of the Justices judg-
ment in favor of the plaintiff, (who was de-
fendant in the suit before the Justice the
property held by the constable by this writ
of attachment wasdischarged.
3D. That verbal demand made upon
the constable 10 the Justices Office, by the
attorney Of Burdick, after the rendition of
the Justices Judgment, was sufficient de-
mand, and that it was not necessary that an
order Of restitution should be issued to the
constable by the Justice 10 restore the prop
erty to tho defendant in attachment, the
now plaintiff.
Greene & Finefrock, Attys. for Plaintiff,
B.J. Bartlett & Son, A,tys. for Defendant.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15
z The rcdoubtable mayor Of Madiso

GE The rcdoubtable mayor of Madison
has been eclipsed, distanced, outdone.--
The chief magistrate of some fourishing pa
per-city in Minnesota has issued an inaugu-
raj in which he thus alludes to the future
prospects of the "burg:"
@1The growth Of our city arc astoundin TO
all hu man calculations. They staggers be-
lief and the thoughts mount up TO glory
and vocifcrate hallelajah at the shrineifc
panorama, Of the beauterifc brilliancy ol
the future hereafter Of the time to come by
and by, in few years from hence. We
muss make an ample provisiOn forthat time
or bus. - ~ '<' ..,t,. .....s -,
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15
Ieiegfaphic items.
IOWA ELECTION.

Chicago, May IL.
The result Of the late election in Iowa is
officially announced.
The Republicans have elected a Com
missioner.
The Democrats have elected a Superin-
tendcnt Of Public Institutions by small
majority.
Chicago, May 8.
William Wilson, Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court Of Illinois from the year
1919 to le49, died at his residence in White
county, on the goth April.
Now York, May 8.
VIM. Henry Quackenbush, Benz. Varcell
and Francis Hammond. were arrested by q
special agent Of the P. 0. Department, on
charge Of stealing from the Ogdensburg
mail bags on the 18th ult., letter contain
ing two promissory notes to the value of
5000 each, directed to Gaspard, Hopkins &
Co. They we're held to answer.
Buffalo, May IL.
The propeller Bradbury, which left hcre
Saturday morning, is still in tho ice some
two miles from the light house.
There is a light wind from the north, with
cold clear weather. There arc two vessels in
sight on tho south shore.
sRouse's Point, May IL.
Three or four inches of snow fell here
last night and toward Ogdensburgh. The
weather is cold and cloudy.
Richmond, May 8.
The drug store Of Bennett, Beers d Fish
er was burnt this morning. Loss on stock,
SOS, 900; insured $4,000. The Richmond
offices and building damaged $4,000; cov-
cred by insurance.
Augusta, Ca, May 8.
Mr. Brougham has been elected to Con-
gress in the District in South Carolina late
ly represented by Hon. Preston S. Brooks.
He had 1000 majority.
Hollidaysburg, Pa, May 6.
McKim was last night convicted of MUIR
der in the first degree, and this morning
was sentenced to be executed for the muir
der of Nocross. He strongly protested to
the Court his innocence, and asserting that
his conviction was effected unfairly by the
perjury of witnesses.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15

The New York Evsning Post says that
Ex-President Pierce has almost obtained
the reward for his four years Of voluntary
seryitude--a plsntation in Mississippi
Only $4,000 Of the entire um--l0O, 600
is needed 10 put him in possession. ,fg "a
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15

Ralph Waldo Emerson has gone to
preaching again. He discoursed IN Theo.
Parkers pulpit Boston, Sunday or SO ago.
He has dispensed with the reading Of the
Bible, prayer and bsnediction.. u,
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15
Laws OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.


mo. 4s1 AN ACT -
10 project Fish and Fisheries.
Sncfros l. Be q saaeled BY tie General
.dsssp,5y Of he State Of Ohio, That il shall
Be unlawful for any person or persons to put
in or keep up any stationary fish pound,
fish seine, or Ash net or TO use any means,
plan, or device whatever, 10 prevent the
transit Of fish in the winters Of any naviga-
ble bay or river, OF within the waters Of any
lake At less distance from tho mouth Of
such bav or river than sixty rodss Provided
that nothing hcrcin contained shall be con-
stnied 70 provcat persons from putting in
any such pound, seine, or net, for the pur-
pose Of catching 6sh IN any bay at place
where the same is not less than two miles
wide: Provided said pound, seine, or net
shall not extend into said bay moro than
one handred rods from the shore thereof.
SEQ. 2. That IL any person or persons
shall hereafter set put in, or keep up any
fish pounds fish seine or fish net or shall
use any means, plan or service to prevent
tho transit Of fish, contrary to the provis-
ions Of the first section of this act, every
person so offending shall forfeit and pay
sum not less than ten dollars nor moro than
fly dollars, with costs Of suit;--to be re-
covered by suit in the name of the State Of
Ohio, before any court of competent juris-
diction; and said sum when collected shall
be paid into tho treasury Of the county
where said wrongful act act was committed,
for tho benefit Of common schools.
SEC. 8. That if the owner of any such
6sh pound, fish seine or fish net, used con-
trary 10 the provisions Of this act shall be a
nonresident of the country in which tho
same shall be set or put down, so that a
service cannot be made upon him therein
any justice Of the peace Of said county on
complaint made under oath or affirmation
Of these acts, is hereby authorized and ro-
quired TO issue writ requiring the consta-
ble to attach said fish pound, fish seine, or
fish net, and If the owner thereof shall fail
for thirty days after the Same shall be at
tached to come before said justice and enter
his appearance to a suit in the name Of the
State Of Ohio for the penalty provided for
in the second section of this act, the justice
shall issue his order to constable command
ing the sale thereof, which sale shall be
conducted in all respects as sale upon exc
cution and the proceeds Of such sale shall
be applied first to the payment of the costs
of the proceedings and the surplus shall be
paid into the county treasury for the benefit
Of common schools.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
LESTER TAYLOR,
President Of the Senate pro TEN.
Columbus, March 10, 1857.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15
Justin lines vs. The Fremont Plank Road


Justin lines vs. The Fremont Plank Road
Company.
This was petition in error brought by
Mr.. lines, to reverse an order of the court Of
common pleas, in which the Plank Road
Company was plaintiff and Mr.. lines de-
fendant, in which suit Mr.. lines moved the
court to tax the costs against the company,
for tho reason that he had fled written
offer in the Justices court when tho case
was pending there, to confess judgment
for a larger sum than the company recovered
in the common please on appeal, and which
motion tho common please refused and
oyerruled, and taxed the cost against Mr..
lines.
The court decided, Judge Bolton deliver
ing tho opinion of the court, that a written
offer to confess judgment filed with the JUS
tice was not binding, and that the offer in
order to be good and binding must be served
on the party, that he might be able to de-
termiue whether he would accept it or not.
Whereupon the district court affirmed the
order and Judgment Of tho common pleas.
Greene q Finefrock, Attys. for lines, B.
j. Bartlett q Son, Attys. for the Company.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15
II AN ACT

mo. 169 AN ACT.
Securing TO married women such personal
property as may be exempt from exccu-
ton, and also enabling them to control
their own earnings, and the earnings of
their minor children in certain cases.
SEC. 1. Be II enacted by the General
assembly of the State of Ohio, That no
married man shall sell, dispose of or in any
manner part with any personal property
which is now or may hereafter be exempted
from sale upon execution, without having
first obtained the consent of his wife
thereto.
SEC. 2. If any married man shall violate
tho the provisions Of the foregoing section,
his wife may in her own name, commence
and prosecute to final judgment and execu-
ton q civil action for the recovery Of such
property or its value in money.
SEC. 8. Any married woman, whose hus-
band shall desert her, or from intemperance
or other cause, become incapacitated, or neg
lect to provide for his family, may, in hel
own name, make contracts for her own Ia
Dor and the labor of her minor children,
and in her own name, sue for and collect
her own or their earnings. This act shall
taxa effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
n. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
April II, 1867.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15
DISTRICT COURT.

Tho following are some of the causes tried
in the District Court last week:
Peter Hershey as. Daniel IyndaH.
This was a suit to recover damages for an
alledged Aowingof of the lands of Mr.. Hershey
by the mill dam of Mr.. Tindall, situate on
the Sandusky River.
The jury were made up and sworn in the
forenoon of Tuesday, and on motion of the
defendants counsel were Immediately sent
by the court, in charge of an officer, to view
the premises claimed to be flowed. The
jury returned into court at o'clock, and the
trial was commenced, which lasted until
Thursday afternoon, when the jury after a
short retirement rendered verdict in favor
of the defendant, Mr.. Tindall. Judge Boil
ton presided through the trial, and gave a
clear and able charge to the jury. The
principal legal points raised in tho case and
decided by the court were,
lst. That if tho defendant erected his
dam, or mill, or any substantial part of them,
under verbal license from the person own
ing and occupying the land claimed to be
flowed, and was in tho enjoyment Of them
when the lands claimed to DO flowed were
sold or otherwise came to the plaintiff; that
the defendant had acquired an easement in
the lands Of the plaintiff which could not be
revoked, and that his enjoyment of the
easement when the plaintiff became the
owner of tho land was notice to him by
which he was bound, and that no recovery
could be had against the defendant, no mat
ter how much or to what extent the plaintiff
lands might be effected by keeping up and
using the mill and dam.
I'd. That if the plaintiff had only sustain
cd tcchnichal, and not substantial injury
he could not recover damages.
Greene o. Finefrock, Attys. for Plaintiff
B. ]. Bartlett & Son and Buckland q Ev
erett, Attys. for Defendant.
Charles H. Burdick Us. Ddvid Norton.
This was a suit prosecuted by the plant
iff against the defendant to recover the val
us of certain property, taken by the defend
ant as constable by virtue Of writ Of at
tachment, which property he refused to de
liver back to the plaintiff on demand, afte
a judgment in favor of the plaintiff before
Justice Of the Peace which was immediate
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Justin Ines vs. James Justice.

This was petition in error brought by
Mr.. lines to reverse judgment of the court
of common pleas, where Mr.. lines had pros
ecuted suit for allcdged false imprisonment
against Mr.. Justice, on this state of facts
Mr.. lines refused to pay toll at one of the
gates on the Fremont Plank Road, for the
reason, as he claimed, that the road was bad
ly out of order, and the gate keeper refusing
to let him pass without paying, he cut off
the pole of the gate with an ak. Thereup-
on Mr.. Justice, the president of the plank
road company, went before Justice Bell and
made an affidavit that lines had willfully
cut down and injured the gate. Justice
Bell thcreupon issued warrant against
lines, on which he was arrested and fined.
For this he sued Mr.. Justice in the common
pleas, claiming that the justice of the peace
had no jurisdiction to issue warrant in
such case, and that Mr.. Justice was liable
for false imprisonment for making the aff-
davit on which the warrant was issued
The court decided, Judge Taylor delivering
the opinion, that whether the justice of the
peace had jurisdiction to issue tho warrant
for the arrest of Mr.. lines or not, tho mere
act of making the affidavit by Mr.. Justice
did not make him liable, and that therefore
it was not necessary to decide whether or not
the justice had jurisdiction to issue the war
rant. But it was evident from the remarks
of the court that they considered that tho
Justice of tho peace had jurisdiction, and
would have so decided if it had ueen neces-
sary. The Judgment Of the common pleas
was affirmed.
! Greene & Finefrock, Attys. for lines, B.
j. Bartlett & Son, Attys. for Justice.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15
TAI AN ACT.

To amend an act entitled "An Act to en-
courage the organization Of Fire Compa-
MES" passed March 18th, lS43.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted By the General
assembly of the State of Ohio, That any
person who is now or shall hereafter become
an active member Of any fire engine, hook
and ladder, hose, or other company for the
extenguishment of fire, or the protection of
property at fires, now existing, and under
the control of the corporate authorities of
any city or Incorporated town with
in this State, or of any such compa-
nv which shall hereafter be organ
lied under, and subject to, tho authori.
ties Of any city or town as aforesaid, shall
during ths time he may continue an acting
member Of such company, be exempted from
the performance of any military duty, from
serving on juries, and from the performance
of labor on the highways. And any per-
son who shall have been an acting member
of any such company in any city or town,
as aforesaid, and shall have faithfully dis.
charged his duties as such for the term Of
five years, shall be forever thereafter exemp
ted from the performance Of military duty
in time of peace, from serving as juror
and from the performance of labor on the
highways.
SEC. 2. That section Of the act to which
tais is an amendment be, and the same ii
hereby repealed.
SEC 8. This act to take effect and be il
force from and after its passage.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representative.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President of the Senate.
April 3, 1857.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15

Now York, May IL.
The new subscription to the Michigan
Southern d Northern Indiana Rail Road
reach, to-day, two million dollars,
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15
The Detroit advertiser of the I'd inst.

IHe DOtTUII zIuOeTFtSeF OI IIIe zU InsJ',
says:
awe learn as we go to press, from gen.
gleman who has been in Gratiot, Tuscola
and other northern counties, that many
people are in a famishing condition, and are
subsisting on boiled oats alone. Is it not
best to have a public meeting to devise
means to relieve this terrible suffering?"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15
NO. 47.l AN ACT


To amend an act to prevent Nuisances, pass
ed February IL, 1882.
SEC. i. BE Il enacted By The General As
ssns5ly Of The State Of Ohio, That tho third
section of tho act entitled an act in addi-
tion TO the act TO prevent nuisances passed
February IL, 1882 be and the same is here
BY % amended as 20 read as follows: Sec.
.. That / any any person or persons shall
put any dead animal or part Of the carcass
Of any deed animal into any river, creek,
pond, road, street, alley, lane, lot field,
meadow or common or in any place within
one mile OF the residence Of aay person or
psssons, except the same and esery part
thsreof he buried &C least ono foot under
ground, Aad II the owner or owners thereof
shall knowingly permit the same TO remain
10 say cf tho aforesaid plsoss 70 the injury
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Augusta. Ga. May s.

Mr.. Brougham has been elected to Con
gress in the District in South Carolina late.
ly represented by Hon. Preston S. Brooks
He had 1900 majority.