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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-03-19
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At the charter election man by the nam
of Charles Seiffert was killed In row at the
polls. 1t was made the occasion of one oil
the greatest pae eants Chicago ever witness.
ed. The Fremont Club pissed resolutions
of regret for murdered brother und mem
ber Of the club The Turner'S nude grand
demonstration. and the American fl4g drap.
ed the funeral car. II was faint imitation
of the Bill Poole funeral. The Republican
hand bills all over the streets announced
THE funeral obsequies OF Charles Seiffeft.
martyr TO the right Of suffrage" Who he
was was developd more fully after the Sc ase.
'less>aPpeal to the passions had subsided.--
Two years. ago he was presented BY four in.
dictments for larceny of window curtainf, Il
Dbl. OF ale, ! Dbl Of fwhiskey, ladies hats and
q coat--b 'longWg to different persons--and
on trial wac convicted of the crime, and sen.
fenced to expiate in the PcDitentiasy at Al
ton for three years. He went to prison, and
became incapable of any elective frsnchise,
came back, got into row, snd was unfortu.
nateiy killed, no one having any malice or
object to accomplish by bis murder. Con.
sidering his character, his crime, his punish.
ment. bis di.franchisement, it was q ridicu.
l0us farce, this partisan attempt to make
him "amsFtsf to the right OF suffrage &c.
.Great peoples" the Chicago folks.-- Plain
Dealer. ys,..ssys, -. II, Il (. E ,.ss4
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Death q IIsn, David +. Disney.
we periprn mslsneholy duty ibis ao,n-
ing ia lnnouncing % our Feadefi the dselh
Of the Hon. David +. nisney, one Of the
oldest, ablest and best kDoWn Democratic
statefmen Of Ohio and efthe Wsst. Itvss
entirely nnexpected, aud the news. ~ Il cir.
eulsted through the city yesterday afternoon,
produced deep and painful sensation.
Mr.. Disney wss q man Of superior attain
enta, which had been assiduOusly cultiva.
ted By study ani reflection. and for thirty
years has played an important roe upon the
/ urenn Of political life, and hes acquired na.
tionsl reputation. IT We recollect Alright,
he 10 native or Maryland. and came 10 this
country about 1890. His fne abilities -sooB
gsve him prominence IN the Democratic
party, 10 whose principles be was warmly
attached. and It sn early period he was
elected to tho Ohio Legislature. He was
repeatedly reelected To the same body, and
also to the, State Senate, and upon more
thaH one occasion was its Speaker and pre-.
siding officer. IN ls4S he was elected to
the House Of Representatives at Wishing.
ton, 40 the successor Of the Hon. james j.
Fursn, and in 1850 and 1850 he was re-.
elected almost without opposition.
We believe 1t 10 the uniform opinion Of
our citizens that Mr.. Disney, while in Con-
gress, was one OF the most efficient and best
! Representatives, for the interest OF his con.
stituents, that Hamilton county ever had in
Washington. He took very high rank in
Congress az On able and logical statesman;
and, upon all the great contested questions,
was listened TO with marked interest aud re-
spect. In 1853 he was q prominent candi-
date for Speaker, and came within few
Yates Of beatiRgthe pon. Linn Boyd for
that position IN the Democratic caucus. He
wac one Of tho four members from this
State who voted for the Nebraska Bill in
1854, the principle Of which messure he
had for some years earnestly and ably advo.
Gated. 1915
Since the expiration OF his Congressional
term he has spent his time principal lly at the
Esst, with the exception Of few dsys that
he was in Cincinnati, st before the elec-
tion, upon which occasion he embraced an
opportunity TO make his last speech ia adyo
cacy Of the election OF James Buchanan.
His fine intellect aud genial qualities a. a
man. gave Mr.. Disney a great popularity.
with troops Of friends, who will hear Of his
demise with the most sad and melancholy
feeling. In his death the Democratic par.
y OF Ohio has lost one Of its brightest orns.
ments, whose name at once carries US back
to many severe and holly contested politi.
cal conflict in which he was conspicuous.-
In his intercourse with society, he acquired
and always maintained the reputation Of an
honest man. and we know of faw of orr nuh
lie men whose loss will be more generally
and keenly regretted. Mr.. Disney leaves
an interesting family to mourn a sudden aud
unexpected bereavement of husband and
father Cincinnati Enquirer. as sa
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Rress.

We take the following from the Wush
ington correspondent of the New YorI
Tribune:
"The Civil Appropriation Bill. which
embraces appropriations, and is sort O
omnibus, then came from the COMMITTEE o.
Conference, with about EiGHTY Senate
amendments, agreed to by that committee
Jones OF Tennessee Perry, Of Maine, Stanton
of Ohio, and Knowlton of Maine, each made
Efforts to have these amendments read
But it was denied by the chairman Of the
Committee OF Ways and Means and by the
House, and that selfish and pusillanim ,us
body, in derogaton Of its own rights, and in
contempt Of all legislative dignity and dis.
cretisn, voted to cnocur With eusry amendment
in large lump. wilhout knoDing ,Uhot ,Oas
embraced in single one of them, except one,
and that was for the appropriation Of one
million Of dollars for the Washington Wa.
ter.works, q scheme which could not obtain,
as an independent measure, on its present
| basis, q vote of one third OF the members or
the House in it's favor. The decision Of the
body, thus to swallow this enormous batch
of appropriations, without knowing what they
contained, was received with mingled deci.
sion, contempt, pain and furious temper
among various members. But the minority
feeble to help themselves in any other way,
and the whole bill went through under the
parimentsry screws, by u vote Of eighty.
seven to sixty seven, within three quarters
of an hour. II the pay of members had not
been included in the same bill would it not
have been defeated?"
Can anything be more loose and ceosur-
able than the manner in which the sppropri.
alton bills are passed through Congress -
Nothing needs the pruning knife of reform
more urgently than this matter. These bills
are always delayed until gust the close Of the
session, when there is no opportSnisy for ex.
animation or discussion Of the items they
contain, and then the members have the al
Tentative Of either voting for them in the
dark, or, by defeating them, blocking the
wheels Of government. Under these cir.
cumstances there is too much room to be.
lieve that Objectionable and corrupt items
are introduced into the appropriation bile,
which could not possibly pass if there was
time given for examination. why should
there not be time! The Administration,
through it's various departments, lays before
Congress its estimates necessary for the sup
port OF the government, in the beginning OF
he session, and there is no reason why thew
should not be matured and acted upon long
before it's close. There should be seversl
weeks time given to look into and discuss
these appropriation bills. and il such was
he case much corrupt legislation would BE-
Ivoided and millions Of dollars saved 10 the
'onn,ry. Let there bs q popular expression
IN this subject, and the next Congress will
'eed it. and thus avoid general scandal and
'eproach. s2
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The Insngural Address OF President b.
ehsnsn L received throughout the eouusry
with the lIveliest ceilings Of delight. Il il
all the Democracy had right TO expect
knowing tbe antecedents Of i,s illuStrioui
author. It is sound, Logical, radical State
psper, containing sentiments that will hnd
a ready response in the breast Of every lover
Of his country. who dstestS fsDstieism and
treassn to the Union.
The N. Y. Herald. a prominent RePubli-
can paper during the late contest. thus
speaks Of Il:
"The Inaugural Of Mr.. Buchansn, which
we publish at length lhls morning, hss the
ring Of genuine silver. II has nothing Of
the glittering Seneralities Of that Of Frupklin
Pierce, meaning anything or nothing; but
upon the living practical issHes Of the dsyr
foreign and domestic, it bravely faces the
music.
Briefly, for the present. we accept. and
we believe that The great msjority Of the
people Of all sections Of the country will
accept, this inaugural a. the chart which, u
practically followed up, will give us con.
servative, progressive, satisfactory and emf
nently suecessful administration Al home
and abroad"
Our readers might pleasantly and prO6ta-
bly, compare the above extrsc, with the ar
ticle in the Portage Democrat, Of last week,
on the same subject Which advocates the
true Republican doctrine. the DemcCret OF
the Herald? ..s.
Read what the National Inislligeaeer ssys
Of IT,:
1--WE are free to confess that the perussl
of the Address has given US sincere saiisfac.
ton, SO entirely uuexceplions bic does il ap.
pear to be in thought and expressioa. In
deed, we may say, that, like in matter and in
ma nner, il reminds US OF those sterling aitri.
butes Of good judgment and common sense
which characterized the State papers OF
President Monroe; and we can only hope
that at the close of Mr.. Buchanan's Admin.
istration the comparison thus suggested may
extend not only to the we'll tempered seRti-
ment and unambitious dic,ion OF these two
statesmen, but also to that restoration Of
good feeling which marked the era Of the
earlier President, and which we fain hope
will be the conscientious aim Of his veteran
'
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GEN. C..ss &c Home.

Ata late Democratic City Convention. ia
Detroit, Michigan, the followin, resolutions
were passed: |*. '.'
Mr. w. d. Wilkins offered the following
resolution: '''
WHEREAS. The Democracy of Wsype
Couhty, Michigan, have heard with great
pleasure that the President OF the United
States he's called to the chief post in his
Cab net our neighbor, friend. aud fellow CHI
zen, General Lewis Cass, who for forty.fye
years, has been identified with the history
and interests OF the Northwest--who, in our
national. domestic and foreign affairs has,
with distinguished patrictism, ever sought
the honor and the glory of the v hole Union
--who, rs neigbbor, and as gentlemaa
in social life, has endesred himself 10 every
citizen OF Michigan whose heurt is unswsy.
ed BY party malice and factious p,oscrip ton !:
therefore, =
Resolvtd. That, on this auspicious occa.
sion, we hail the appointment by the Presi.
dent Of Lewis Cass as On omen Of prospect.
~ to the whole country, and 40 certain In.
dication that tranquility in the Observance OF
the Consti,utio. will be preserved amoug
the States. ard the honar OF The nation main.
tuined in our intercourse with other coun.
tries.
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LAW Abiding.

Horace Greeley says in the New York
1ritune that the decision of the U. s. Su.
preme Court in the Dred Scott case 10 ent
tied to no more Difference or respect than
would be the decree Of set Of bar room
politicians.
Such is the teaching of q self constituted
leader Of public sentiment in regard to the
laws. That decision is law; yet Greeley
would treat it as naught, and teach the peo.
pie so to do, because it does not suit his pri.
yate opinions and his political schemes. A
good citizen should advocate a law abiding
disposition AID respect for constituted au
thorties. But not SO the fanatic Greeley.
He would tear down the whole structure of
our government If it came in the way of his
fanaticism. Fortunately such men can be
ruled, and such vicious counsels can be
Overruled.
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Free Suffrage in New York

Last week the Senate of New York pass
ed resolution to amend the Constitution OF
that State, so as to allow celored persons
the privilege of voting, without n property
qualification. The vote stood 81 yeas; 5
nays. or the yeas, Is were Republi.
cans; s Americans, and l Democrat. OF
the nays,3 were Americans and 2 Democrats.
Can the Abolition Know Nothings of this
State muster sufficient force to pass simi
lar resolution or bill this session, which
they have before them; or will they let it
lay over until next winter! New York has
set them an example, and it is what the Re.
publicans in this State will do il continued
in power. II it is right, it is expedient to
pass it now. Will they please do it, jus, by
wsy ofyariety!
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Vice President Breck,nr,aec.

A Washington letter says on amusing afiai,
occurred there on Friday last. Mr.. Breck.
inridge. the Vice President, went to bar,
ber's shop for the benefit OF his msnipulations
and having good shave, put his hand in hi
pocket for the expected dime but found
nothing, not even cent! Here was guam
dary for the second officer Of this great re-.
public. The barber noticing his customers
hesitation, began to have suspicious that he
was about being shaved himself, but iorbore
10: ing bis temper,as from MIR. B.'s well knil
frame there was some prospect OF his being
lathered too. He was in a plscable state OF
mind, therefore, when Me. B. very politely
told him that he hsd found himself in an
awkward predicament; that he had not vet
breakfasted, and that he would call i, after
the necessary meal and pay his bill. Our
tonsorial fellow.citizen nuttered his assent
to the arrangement, out could not help say.
iDg,a Mr. B. passed out the door Nsoms psO.
PIE do business IN that way. aad you men
pay" Mr. Breckinridgs Iook everything
a. : gentlemsn should. and after breakfast
made I'll as s.right % arivst.s The tonsor
feb rather queer when hs understood tie
nsttsr, bns liEss u bs quixssa ahou. Il.
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NEw Yonx, March Io.

= ~ 4 MA US
The Steamer George Low arrived this
morning with California dates OF February
goth, left Asp,nwal March 9th, brings up.
wards Of 1000 0oo in specie; connected
with the John L. Stevens. The latter boat
passed. February 25th, the steamer Golden
Gate with the New York passengers of FEB.
ruary 5'h and March 4th and the sonora with
the New York passenger OF February a0th
as well. t&g 8i a. ts1si
The George Law touched ct Havana on
the llth inst, spoke, on the 10th, OF Cape
Antonio, steamer Grenada from Havana fer
.Aspinwal.
3 The United States steamship Independ.
ence 10 laying off Panama. Tho steaMes
Sierra Navada left San Franci SEQ FebrAssy
goth, with TOO recruits for Walker. News
from California unimportant. Mining news
rather favorable. There had been heavy
rains in vorious parts Of the State causing
much dsmage. The matkets had beef, ey.
trenely dull. Flour quoted at SIl. Y
Y There had been no arrivals from Atlantic
ports during The fortnight. Dr.. Bates State
Treasurer, and G. w. Whitman Compsrol-
Ter, Tor misaPpropristion Of State funds 10
the amount Of S250, 900. have been impeach.
edby the California Legislature. Dr.. Bates
resigned. James English, ex. msyos Of
Sacramento city, succeeded him.
Twelve Of band ofrobbers who recently
murdered Sheriff Barton, have been hung ~
the people Of San Diego. An Alffay oc.
CURED at San Francisco, between +. "A.
Cohen, banker, and Thomas King, editor of
the evening Bulletin; Cshen was The aeress-
Or. he received . pistol shot through the
jaws. ss'a
Companies Of 6llibusters were being or.
ganized in the interior for the aid or Wslker.
A bill TO legalize the State debt hes been
introduced into the Senate and will lluaheubt.
edIy pass.
Two shocks OF an earthquake were fell Il
San Francisco on The evening Of February
9th. Mnsb consteFnation snsned. bat ne
damage was done. 4 M
a large body Of Fillibusters were hound
for SonaFa 70 isin Gandara. 3
isA Advices from LapaS on the Mexican coast.
state thai Gen. Blancaft had seized ali yes.
sells IN the harbor. putting them under en-.
barge. anl was to leave In few dsys VIA
5e9 msn for the capissl,
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Large R.,eys.s.

by. John Zoeeklef. of this city, has re-.
Gently purchased from Waiter Brock, 81
Belmcni county. Ohie. three o. the lafees,
cattle ever rsised in this part of the couistry,
Their aggregate weight 10 six ihousa nd nins
hurdred pounds. Que Of ihe Bullock,
weighs three Thousand pounds, another M
Thousand two hundred, and the last seven.
teen hundred, We hear good deal Of brse.
ging ~ sone Of the country papers abou,
beeves weighing enc thousand popnds. snd
upwards. but thess ere : isils the tsllesl
specimens We hase ever hsaFd 81 ia these
parts. Theywili be driven oysr The civ
% dsy, preceded by d band ef mpsic, in esdcr
20 give our citizens en- opportunity n lUnk.
ing q theme Wasslisg TyMss., 81
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Cl,b,, rohaeca,.

The tobscco crop has been failure. The
Price Current says:
The accounts from the Vaslta Abajo and
Part'dos continue discouraging Tor the CON-
ing crop. and il Is generally feared that quan
iity and quality combined will be the wors,
gathering since ls46. A few small par -els
81 new tobacco from Guisna are slready IN
to.n. A New York agent at this place i
buying standing vrrgas thirty per cent. dear.
81 ithsn the prices deaieFs sell ii here. Pri.
ees OF cigsrs continue high and sre dailyris.
ing. In short time number vE small fac.
tories will be obliged 20 stop altogether for
wsnt OF tobacco. and in consequence brands
OF standing and reputation will u ise their
demands. aH @} ~ SEQ! y y.
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VINO writes The Nrsro SONGS,

The principal writer of our national music
10 said to be Stephen C. Foster, author Of
"Uncle Ned, ,""0 Susannah,' &c. Mr. Fos.
ter resides near Pit,sburg, where he occu.
pies moderate clefkship, upon which, and
per centsge on the sale Of his songs, he de-.
pends for living. He writes the poetry as
well as the music Of his songs. These are
sung wherever the Eng ish language is spo.
Zen, WfIiie the music is heard herever me
sing. In the cotton fields of the South,
annong the mines Of California and Austria.
he, 10 the sea-eoast cities Of China, In Paris
In the London prison--everywhere in fact,
Bis melodies are heard. "Uncle Ned'' wss
me FIRST. This was published in ls45, and
reached q saie unknown till then in the mu.
SIC publishing business Of.'The Old Folks
81 Home" enc hundred thousand copies have
been sold ID this country and as many more
IN Englahd. "My Kentucky FTome,' and
= 4 Dog Tray each had sale Of about
- thousand. All his other songs have
-strun. His compositions are ali
q, they aFe natura ara &, 4 their
heart and ink themselves
, pls. - c., ssz'n I ssians,
"a sHi ~ s.t
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ExtOrti0nate Practices i'm WASH
iagION,

During Inauguration week all the hcteI
and restaurant people doubled and even ire.
bled their charges, and we were informed
By one that it is their usual custom in regard
to strangers, the prices only being altered
fer their benefit. We heard of one party,
who, after travelling the whole town over
Tor some place to sleep In, found a cellar
room, for which the old crone who owned il
charged them 81 each for merely lodging in
It one night, and their breakfast had to be
sought elsewhere. Among other extortions,
the hackmen demanded S25 for each car.
siage to 60 10 the Inauguration Ball!
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From the returns received it appears that
the Fusionists have carried the State by g.
coo msjority--electing Hale, Governor, and
securing msjority in the Legisla,ure.--
The same party carried the State last year
BY 5000 majority.
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@Ths drsfs Of Washington's Tssswsll
Address, in hisown hsndwri,ing. has recent
y been ssolsn from the ssais Dspsssmsssi
q Wsshingson, and all Mr. lissey,s sgorssi
70 lssoves n hsse hsss pssuccessInl. B
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~ Eastern exchanges SAP that thus N
ne @ insieations aFs thai there will be- 90
Immense emigration %, Kansss THE sprisg.
Companies lesse ihs EmigFsni Al Cenpa-
pfe Ofiee 10 Boston evssy Tussdsy, !
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A frightl1l accident oechred an the Gtesl
Western Railwsy a the Bridas over ,ths
Des yardines Canil. four miles North easI
Of Hsmilton. yesterday afternoon. between
Eve sRd six O'Clock. Our intelligence is i'm.
perfect and contradictory in respect to the
details, but there seems to be no reasonable
doabt that gore than eighty lives were DO.
siroyed BY the terrible dissster. The bridge
across the canal swings, aud the accident
was caused BY the detective manner In which
il was eenstructed. Il was q local train
from Toronto to Hsmilton at Gao, whish
met The fatal disaster. -,
There were no through passengers upon
10, most Of the victims being from those two
places. Il is supposed that the train which
passed east q short time before, sunk the
bridge 20 much that the locomotive OF this
truin was obstructed by the abutment to such
degree that the passenger cars were raised
up and thrown into the canal. IL is said
that there were ninety eight passengers on
the train, and that only fourteen were res.
cued alive. The water in the canal is Is
feet deep, and oil who were not immedately ly
extTicated must have been drowned, oI
course. Mr. Brydges, the managing direc.
tor Of the Greet Western Road, and DR..
Macklem and Mr.. Street, both OF Chippews,
were on the train, but escaped with their
lives. although they are said to have been
considerably injured. .3 l.gaa M i'
We hear flying rumors Of the most pain
ful description, in respect to several gentle
men well known in this city; but As they
may prove uufoahded, we refrnin from Civ
ing them currency. US )