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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-01-02

u>E AS Knows NoTHNG AND ANOTHER As
DoTsN'T.-Nlrs. Dawde says that one of her
hoys don't know nothing, and another does
The question is Which is ahead
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-01-02

Where is the identical nose Of the bellows
that ever smet q rat,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-01-02
THE FREE PRESS.

Eo W. Il @. O. BENEDICT Eiifor' and rro5risiots
II For terms see last lars. II
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-01-02

But DER the hlackness Of tho storm,
A bow IF promise bends on high.
And CLEAN. of sunshine, soft and warm.
Break through our clouicd sky.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-02-26


ing Mr.. Hosea some ten TO seventeen major
ity. By a mutual arrangement, both have
gone back to Cincinnati to examine the Poll
Books, and the one with the largest number
of votes will return on Monday and take his
seat.
Since writing you last, bill has been in.
troduced into the Senate by Mr.. Spencer and
one into the House by Mr.. Caldwell in regard
to the canal contracts. The awful RESPONSE
bity of annuling contracts, reputation &C.,
&C., is talked about, and divers Senators
and Representatives are beginning TO thiik it
will never do to hang man and then try
him. For my own part say, if the contracts
are fraudulent, annul them, call it reputation
if you choose, and give them no chance for q
trial by jury. Let the Republicans take the
stand that honesty is the best policy-a thing
never before heard of in the administration
of our state affairs, and my word for it, the
people will sustain them, and every honest
man will say Amen. Truly Yours.
+. D. PECK.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-02-26

Ey We are in receipt Of two Rascalty
Reports, for which we are indebted to Hons.
u d. Peck and w. S. Lunt. One is quite
large, and treats of the frauds practced by
those having charge of the construction of
the new State House, Lunatic Asylums, &c /;
and the other exposes the manner in which
the funds Of the State Treasury have been
used, and the loose manner in which the bu-
Siness of the State has been conducted. We
may quote from these reports hereafter. If
The one half that is told US be true, an amount
Of corruption and fraud is listened upon the
leaders Of the Democrotic party which must
sink their hopes for future power while their
names and deeds are remembered by the hon
est, industrious people of the State.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-02-26

This proposition can bear no other corstruc-
ton only that he would do any section a. the
price named. s- ...
Petit, Alexander & Co. offered for securi-
ty E. N. Martin, of Delphos, G.. Volney Dor
sy, of Piqua, j. E. Rudisill, Of Columbus, J.
L. Glover, and others if neces. ary. We
have taken no testimony rs to this bid, but
it bears, like Cooper's, sufficient evidence on
its face OF responsibility. The persons named
land others if necessary" certainly makes it
a good bid.
Trevitt & Knapp proposed A. Chttenden,
Columbus, o. P. Hines. do, NJ. H. Mitchell,
Mount Vernon. c. Wetmore, Worthngtcn n,
w. s. V. Prem l., Columbus, w. D. Morgan,
w. Miller and John Dawson, jr., Columbus
John Dawson, sen., Green county, Henry
Miller, Columbus, A. P. E1gerton, Hicks
vile. T. c. Bushnell, Ashland, Joseph Mas
grave, do. We have taken no testimony as
to the securities here, as we deemed it use
less to swell our report with unnecessary
evidence.
The firm of J l. W. Dickey & Co., which
bid 800, 900, must have been known TO the
Board, or at least to the President of it, to
be responsible. The firm was composed of
J. Dckey, of Hamilton, and W. Dickey, Of
Day ton, and Samuel Doyle and A. L. Backus
The first three have been ever since l824-5
engaged upon public works as Contractors,
&C., and the DIckeys :e represented as men
oflarge property, being worth from two TO
three hundred thousand dollars, and the se-
curity is represe nted to be worth from $780,
900 to 100000. Mr. Backus ha, been an
engineer for the State most of the time since
1888. BY reference to the deposit ons Of
Il L.. T - h.
found that it would be very difficult to get up
firm that" combiled all the elements of re-
sponsibity, experience, capacity, fitness for
the trust, and undoubted pecuniary ability"
to greater dergee than this firm, and yet
they are jumped over without a word of ex-
PLANTATION, and condemned as men unfit to be
trusted to repair canals for the State.
Samuel Forrer, John s. G. Burt, and John
Howard originally constituted this firm SO
far as Mr.. Howard was aware. But it ap-
pears that Forrer, Burt and Howard, each
own only a sixth part of the contract. Mr.
Hamin has some sort Of nondescript relation
to it AMI as Forrer, Burt and Cooper (who
has since bought out Howard) and Hamlin
are the only persons interested in it the other
three -sixths are mixed up among them some
how, or else they are Lying around loose"
Mr.. Humlin was the attorney of this firm
from its origin.
In this connection the committee was very
desirous to get the testimony of Mr.. Burt on
a proposal for examination before the commit.
tee and they delayed taking it by letter, hoping
that they would be able to see him in Wash
ngton. But finding themselves unable to
see him. they addressed interrogatories to him
and receive answers under oath. 1t will be
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-02-26

"The Report was made. We gave an ab-
straot of that Report, and the only one that
has been copied into the papers Of Obi. In
that abstract, we appended our convictions
about the proper course 10 be pursued, and
which has been endorsed by majority of
tie Republican papers of the Stale, and we
believe also by majority of the Republi-
can members Of the Legislature Of Ohio
1t is baptised in principle and right, and
the baptism will stand. o. s. Journal.
The above Is an extract from two column
article in the Daily Journal, in which the ed
itor seeks to defend himself from certain
charges made by members of the investigat-
ing committee and Senator Griswold, relative
TO the Influence which canal contractors had
over the columns Of that paper. We most
sincerely regret and deeply lament the in
judcious course pursed by the Journal in this
matter, but we trust its suicidal policy may
not result in anything very serious.
The above extract i, not fair, because it is
not true. The Journal dill publish meagre
synopsis Of the committees report, and it
did tomment thereon, and majority Of
the Republican papers did copy said article
from the journal, this paper being among the
number. All this was done prior TO the pub
lication of the committees report, editors re.
lying upon the caudor and fairness Of their
central organ. AS soon as the report was
published, we expressed our surprise at the
abstract and comments made by the Journal
and have yet TO see the first Republican pa.
per that sustains the views of that sheet or
the first disinterested man, of any party, who
is not bold in avowingit to be the duty of the
Legislature to annul tie contracts. The Jour.
nal, though very industrious. has been able
to name but four approving voices in all the
republican editorial corps, while every dem.
ocraiic sheet is fighting shoulder to shoulder
with it.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-02-26

EEThe bills which recently passed the
lower House of Congress, authorizing Ore
gon and Minnesota Territories to form State
constitutions, is likely 10 be smothered by the
Democratic Senate, and that, too, without a
sin yle excuse being offered for the important
step. The people understand it, however,
and no sophisry will convince them that sla-
very and the control of the Senate by the
Slave power, is not the true reason for refus-
ing to admit these free territories into the
Union at once IS states. They will probably
seek to bring in Kansas as slav, state, and
then divide Texas in order to keep up the
equilibrium" between slavery and freedom,
and the Democratic party are to afford the
tools for doing the job. Thus freedom is not
10 prevail in this country, but must merely
answer as an offset to slavery. o, glorious
Democracy
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-02-26

NEW EWsrAPERs.-There has been evinced dur
ing this session disposition on the part of
leaders Of the reputation process, to belttle
and uaduce the character Of newspapers and
Il cir editors.-O. S. Journal.
We should like to see the Republican edi-
tor in Ohio who is green enough to bite at
a bait SO poorly placed upon the hook as
that one. The Journal has made fatal
blunder, and all efforts to create warfare
between Republican editors and their repre-,
sentatives, will only recoil uponits own head.
The Journal has been an able and faithful
advocate of Republican principles, and it is
therefore painful to see the extreme folly into
which it is plunged by persisling, with des-
potic determination, in single indiscretion,
as we at first supposed, though we now be-
gin to think something more than in'iscreton
has dictated its course. .......-
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-02-26
The Tramclkers in Human Flesh.

Thc HfamCKerS IA Human Flesh.
We have before us copy of the New Or
leans Delta, which contains numerous adver-
tsements Of strange appearance to those who
have been taught to believe g" that all men are
created free and equal" Here are few
spt tcimens
VIRGINIA NEGROES FOR SALE.-The subscri-
Y her has just arrived with likely lot of Negroes
consisting of mep and women, field hands, mechanics
cooks. washers and roners and house servants which
he will sell reasonable terms for cash good city
acceptance.
Will continue to receive lots of Negroes during the
season at Hagans old sand corner of Esplanade and
Morcau streets. JOHN B, SMITH.
NEGROES NEGROES MORE NEGROES =
~ Received in the last five days sixty to seventy likely
young North Carolina and Virginia Negroes-men,
women and children-a likely and fully guaranteed.
Among them and the former stock cooks, washers
roners and two No. men cooks and several fair
stresses Also ten No. / Steamboat hands to hire
Persons wishing to buy hire requested to call and
see for themselves at No l50 Grayier street. and fair
show Will he given them. BENZ. SCREWS,
New Orleans, Jan. II, 1851
NTOTICE.-The undersigned, successors to James
~ White are daily receiving Virginia, North and
South Carolina and Georgia Negroes for sale low for
cash or city acceptances. At No. lj7 Graver street
there always be selected mechanics field hands
cooks, washers irOners &c. by strict attention bu-
sl ess. and our knowledge of the trade, do as
well for planters purchasing slaves or to traders us
any yard South.
Transient Negroes boarded.
Particular attention paid to commissioned Negroes
W. J. MARTINS w. j. PIERCE.
New Orleans, Jan, II, 1857.
Let those who assert that slaves are scarce
ly remove from brute creation read the fol.
lowing
TUST ARRlVED--7j likely field hands women and
y men, also two carpenters superior blacksmith
several superior house and fine seamsrcss-
also superior pattern maker and first rate paint
err which will he sold for good city acceptances or fol
cash. at the lowest market price, also, one goldsmith
and one hair dresser. J.J POINDEXTER,
Nos II and 70 Baronne ST.
Pattern makers, painters, &C., when white,
are supposed TO have some brains, and those
equally skilled, if black, must have as much
talent as their fellow tralesmen. Now, Messrs
Carpenter, Blacksmith, Pattern maker, Paint
er, &C., how would you like to be sold on the
auction block to men so destitute of the prop
er feelings of humanity that they can barter
even in their own flesh and blood And yet
your equals, in every respect, are thus daily
sold, and we are all bound, if we obey the fu-
gitive slave law, to be aiders and abettors in
the damnable transactions above advertised.
Who among you, mechanics of Wood county,
will sanction the extension of this system in
to the territories Of the United States ?
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-02-26
SECTION NO. s.
The Muskin2um Improvement

The Nuskingum improvement.
Let to Chamberlain and Paul at 1925, 900
per year. Their bid was 27 100, and was
subsequently modified, by what authority we
know not, nor by whose suggestion OF pro-
curement. DR.. Paul and Mr.. Gibson both
appear to be entirely ignorant on this point
and doubtless are SO. 1t cannot be fairly
claimed that this contract and that upon Sec
tion No. 4, were awarded upon bids at all. -
Chamberlain and Paul put in no such bid as
$25, 900 nor did McCarthy make any such bid
as S9.65o on the Hooking canal. But as we
will notice this matter in another place, we
will drop it for the present.
The firm consisted of John Paul, R. H.
ellison, John Isham, Barney Becker, John D.
Fay and Calvin T. Chamberlain. The fol-
lowing bids were lower than the contract
price:
E. E. Shedd Sl8,999
M. Ii. Mills $4,000
|. J. Richardson $4,000
By reference to the testimony of E. E.
Shedd, it will appear that his securities were
ample. They were Lorenz1 English, Henry
Miller, Francis Carter, S. NJ. Smith and A.
S. Decker. OF NJ. H. Mills and his securi-
ties, enough is said in connection with Sec
ton No. /.
l. j. Richardson's bid is one thousand dol.
lars below the contract price He is known
to some of the Committee as a man Of ener-
gy, integrity and undoubted pecuniary abli-
ty, and his securities are known al the most
ample. His deposition will show that he is a
man of experience in the repairing and bull
ling of public works, and that his securities
were worth about half million of dollars.
He says Mr.. Steedman told him that he
was informed by a person entitled to conf
dence, that he Richardson was an expert
enced contractor and that his own response
bility and that Of his securities, was sufficient.
So here the Board were not in the dark
They knew they were not awarding the con
tract to the lowestresponsible bidder,
J. The securities offered by Mr.. Richardson
were, Hiram G. Andrews j. G. Eyens, NJ.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-02-26

W. "A"Si"J'
A SECTION NO.7. n
The Msansi and Erie Canal from hejaeaion
10 the Ohio River. %&
This section was let to Forrer, M
Burt q Co, at per year S1l8,o0o
There we're the following lower bids
Cooper Shaddinger q Co., $4,000
Petit, Alexander & Co $4,000
J. q W. Dickey, Il Co $4,000
Trevitt & Knapp 10000
The securities of Joseph Cooper. Shaddin-
ger & Co., were J. H. Gerard, II. P. Bow
man, Nat. Harris, s. B. w. Mclean, +. M.
Shield, James Beatty, Jos. Cooper, ]: B. Rid
die, L. D. Pendry, John Cooper, of Cincin-
uati, and such others as would satisfy the
Board. The testimony is that they are worth
at least million Of dollars.
But it has been said that Mr.. Cooper would
not take this section alone at this price,
Mr.. Cooper's proposition plainly contradicts
this allegation. 1t reads thus
"We, tbs undersigned, propose to keep in
repair all OF portion of the public works,
according to specifications as follows
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DISEASE YANQUTsHED
y DR.. ROJack's .ScGndinavln Remedies.

A FTER years of study.
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in producing a medicine from
the mountain herbs of his ma
tive land, which acts directly
upon the causes of disease IN
the blood.and 10y restoring the
corrupted fountain of life tn
a condition of health and
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the system wherever it may
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-04-25

TIE INTOXICATING DRINKS MANIA-The
following letter on the excessive or mmodc
rate use of spirits has been addressed bv
Dr. Nicolls Medical Officer, Longford Union,
t. the Luna;ic Asylum Commissioners Of
ireland: q beg respectfully to request
yoIr attention to recognized as such) has
led to more individual insanty | have met
with in an extensive practice of more than
twenty wears, sixteen of them as medical
officer 10 the wori-house. The mania
.ollude to an insane and irresistible desire
for intoxicating drinks, induced by an over
INDULGENCE in iermented or distilled liquors.
could, if necessary. give many, very many,
most distressing instances of the sad effects
of this madness not confined TO the humber
classes, but extending to some men of high
professional attainmentS and intellectual
SUD rrioritv-not even to those, but to ladies'
of superior education and family connection.
T. occurs to me that it would be 4 great
blessing if this monomania was recognized
by law as temporary insanity, and those Ia
boring under it allowed TO be put under
proper restrain in private or public asylum
until restored TO sound state of mind i;
thus might many murders and suicides be
pereyent and the propagation of malldy
which | have reason to believe is transu.issi,
bic from parent to child arrested. The
dread Of the restraint and discipline OF an
asylum, if held out, in time might act as a
salutary check to this most destructive mad
ness trust that for humanity's sake you
may give some attention to this worst dcs.
sription of mania"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-04-25
WORDS.
WORDS.
Fhoh ANNE SYMPTOMS WHISPERS IN THE PALMS

''on ANSk shiPTOS WHISPERS IN THB PALMS
oh, never say careless Word
-, Hath not the power to pain
De shaft may opc some hidden wound
nat closes not again.
"eiSh well those hight winged messcnpers.
goa makes your needless Word
Ana "ith IT too, the fallen tear.
Inc hear'-pang that it stirred.
words what are Words A simple Word
Hath spells TO call the tears
That long have lam sealed fount.
;, tncIosed through mournful years
Back from the unseen sepuchre
Word hath summoned forth
A iOrm-that hath its ulace no moro
Among the things OF Earth.
Words-hecd them well: some whispered one
Hath yet power to fling
y shadow on the brow the Soul
In agony 10 wiring;
A name-torbidden or forgot.
That sometimes, unaware-,
MuiinurS upon our wOkcning Iips
ANA Iningles IN our prayers.
Oh. Words sweet Words. A blessing cones
Softly from kindly lips
Tender, endearing tones, that break
The Spirits DIR cad eclipse
oh. are there not some cherished tones
In the deep heart cnahrined,
Uttered but once-thev passed and ieft
track OF light belindy
Words what are Words All, knowest thou
The household names of loyey mot
The thousand tender memories
That float their graves abovep
Long buried by the worlds cold tread.
et md the crowd they rise,
ANA smile, ~ Angel guest would smile.
Ith gentle, earnest eyes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-04-25

NORTHERN ILLINoIs.-The Cairo Times d
Delta, thus compliments the people or Nor
thcrn Illinois:
The inhabitants of the northern part Of
Sucker State Commonly called pap-suckers,
to distinguish them fron, the whiskey- suck
crs of the southern portion) are universally
known as the most moral, religious, respect
able, intelligent and refined people on the
face Of the earth. 1t is no wonder that they
have become so, for from their earliest in
fancy the children are trained to life OF
morality and usefuncss.-They are fed en-
tirely upon mush- -and-m and weak Cruel,
and kept in hot houses, that their brains
and bodies may become soft and spdngy, so
as to be delieately susceptible of all humane
emotions.
As they grow older. these young pap
suckers shave their foreheads shaved t.. give
themselves an appearance of great wisdom,
wear steel-bowed spectacles, and have their
noses sharpened daily upon a grindstone.
About this time they acquire great dexterity
in the civilized practices of filling coppers
twisting the stars off of three cent pieces,
and clipping the edges of dimes. The words
mostly used in their vocabulary are, Chica-
go, credit, shin-plaster, ground rents, quar-
ter sections and corner lots.