The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-02-19

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ILyeeum, on Friday evening last, was large
The atitsic Of the Gles Club was most ex
IicellsRt, The lecture OF DR.. ALcoRS OF
"Medical Science-Its riso and Progress
was instructive. He sketehed briefly the
history Of Medicine from the earliest period,
down to the present flthe, noticing the i'm
pfovements which have been 'tnude sud the
benefits derived .iherefFom to bthS8ity.-
That part Of his lecture which referred t.
the prosecutions which efhineiit shedica
men had undergone wDs deeply ihtereSting
As GslIileo was abused and maltressed be.
cause he asserted that the earth was round
so did Harvey, tho discoverer Of tho Eircu
lHtion OF the blood, suffer the loss Of busi
ness and reputation, because in bis deep re.
searches into the wonderful mechnism o.
tie human frame, he declared to the world
the great and governing law OF our physical
being. The lecture OF the Doctor was pre-.
sented in simple style and full thought
and Argument highly practical in their bear.
ing. ,.f-.r-- .-g.il.. gr...fiG I,
| Thenext exercise before the Lyeeum will
be the reading Of "Humlet," by w, w.
HEGAMES. There will be something worth
listening to. Go eurB. The Glee Club
will be on hand as usual, ready to charm
the audience with sthl.stirring music.
The order Of exercises f6s'fhe remainder
of the series is as follows:
On Friday evening, fTetrhsry 9Th.
lecture by ALrHoEso HART. Subject
"The Homestead and Home IiShuences."
On Friday evening, March 9th, lecture by
by Rev. G. w. CLARK. Subject-.'Ydunq
Men."
On Friday evening, March 18th, lectuFs
Rev. JAS. MARVIN, Of Warren. Subject
Thoughts and Thinkers" ...t.
DEFRAUDlMG TIE !Posr OFFcE.-A prac.
tice has been carried on to considerable
extent in different parts Of the county, OF
indirectly rob5ing certain Post offices OF
their legitimate business, which is highly
discreditabie TO the parties engaged therein
as well as an Sbsolute injury'to the public
interest. We'desire to call attention TO q
few facts.
One or twoYeafs since, the duly appoint
ed Post Muster at Streetsboro, removed
from the town. The Post office was left in
the charge Of Dr. BURLiEGAMe, who was
neither Post,Master or deputy. He con.
tinued for some time to exercise the flnc.
tions Of Post Muster without the least
shadow Of authority. Finally, Mr. STUART,
Of Streetsb'ro was appointed and'lnly quail
tied to supply the vacancy. This excited
the jealousy and i'll feeling of the Republi.
cans, who atonce determinedRo continue..Dr.
Burlingame in office in pHeof'the The Post
Office Department, and dtso Ito deprive Mr..
Stuart of the business which 'legitimately
b"idnged to him. There was no objection
to Mr.. Stuart, except on The ground thdthe
was a Democrat The step immc diateB
taken by the Republicans was, first, to mall
all their letters and papers at the Earlvile
office. Second, to establish secret, pripate
and t,rssponsible'mail route, whereby letters
and papers were to be carried TO and from
EarlviIle, outside Of the regular U. S. mail
bags. And third, to appoint d.. Burlingame
a Post muster to moke' up the Republican
mail, send it to Earkille and also receive and
distribute the letters and papers which by
this secret null, were sent nollttm from Earl
vile to Streetsboro.
By this despicable manolvre rhe Post
Office ut Streetsboro was robbed of more
than half Of its legitimate business. .s
The project thus originating in fusion
spite has been carried forward up to the pre-.
sent time. A few weeks since, the Repub.
licans Of Franklin, becoming offended be.
cause Mr.. Anderson would not submit to
their dictution, put in motion similar pro-
ject in order to deprive the Office at the latter
Ilp!uce, ofthe business which properly belong
edthereto. They actually did, for while,
succeed in Tdbbing that Office of large
shue Of itsletters and papers. As the most
proper remedy for this evil, tie Earlvilte
office ,cas abolished.
Never in our llees,have weiknown more
despicable attempt at meuHness than the
above named proceedings Of the Repubi-
cans Of Streetsboro and franklin, and we
are surprised to see it supported by men Of
responsibility and cundor. 1t is not only
lin violation Of law; but it is total disregard
Df justice and common courtesy:
An attempt hrs been made IN THE last
Democrat, to justly these lille gal and dis
courteous acts of the opposition towards
Democratic Post Masters. There is no de.
fence for them. Every attempt will only
sink the PARTICIPANTS sill deepeF in tie mirs.
The acts we're dishohoraBle aid Unjust. =
As means ofprotection ssbps, the hurl.
Vile tfice was destroyed; and fof 10 othes
purpose. There was no motive on the par,
Of the Democrats to accomplish this, save as
a matter Of self-defencc. II gentlemen o.
the opposition will act honorably and hon
Sstly Ii they will find decent and Homes
man, we care not Of what party, to accep
the office ut Erlville, we doubt not but i
will se restored al an eafly date.
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