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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-02

AN OLD HERETO CAUGHT.--The New
York Observer tells the following good
story, the truth of which, and more Of the
same kind, is stated in pamphlet con-
tanning the history of the whole case.
With amusement, and with no little in
struclion, we have been reading an &C
count of some curious Presbyterian pro-
ceedings in the northern part of the State
of New-York. 1t appears that in the
congregation of Prattsburgh, Of which
the Rev. B. G. Smith is the pastor, a few
members, less thin 20 out of $50, having
become inoculated with the virus of Ober-
linism and those other isms that come
with it, as the humors of the human sys-
TEN love to collect in one sore spot, be-
coming disafected, sought to affect his
removal. With this faction tire Presby-
terry of Bath sympathised, and desired
Mr.. Smith to ask a dismission from his
people. This be declined, as his people
wished him to remain, and he was very
we'll satisfied with them. AT length the
Presbytery found that Mr.. Smith was un'
sound in doctrine, he had become so in
tensely orthodox, that he had gone clear
over into dangerous and destructive error
and must be called to account for heresy
The Presbytery met, and a. Mr.. Smiths
suggestion, it was agreed that he should
present his views on certain points of doc
trine in discourse, that they might hea
and judge him out Of bis own mouth.
Accordingly, the accused minister de
livered very able and eloquent discourse
in their hearing, to which they Listened
with close and critical attention, prepared
to detect the evidence Of heresy lurking
under every figure, or tapering off ii
evey period. 1t was done. The hour o
judgm came, and the clergical mem
bers of the Presbytery, in the presenc
of the congregation, condemned him OIL
of his own mouth. The sermon was ranl
!. heresy, concentration Of errors, and on
man set it down as blasphemy. WheI
the whole body Of them had commiIe
themselves unaierably against the sound
ness Of the discourse, the pastor rose an
gravely informed them that he had rea
in their hearing the 32nd Lecture of Dl
Chalmers,n on the Epislle Of the RC
mans !!
The audience burst forth forth i
storms of applause. The feelings Of tb
Presbvterry, depicted in their faces, ma
be imagined, but not now described
They were overwhelmed with confusion
/. and yainly strove to- recover by chargin
+ the preacher with deception. But III
case was simple. He had offered to Sc
forth his views, and had done SO in term
that were easily revised, on printed pag
. aud they had pronounced those view
: heresy. Their controversy must be wit
the dead Chalmers, as well as the lily
Smith. e 5ss1ir5
What is to be the end Of the matter "
90 not know. The case is still in prol
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-02

The Location 0fthe Main Repair Shops
of the 0. and p. Railroad IA F.red
Fact"..--The Purchase Of the .Ate"
Property Completed and q Thousand
Dollars Of the Purchase Money Paid
Ouer..-- Glory Enough for ONE Day.
Negotiations have been going on for
the past lour or six months, to purchase
from Mr.. HENRY ATEN, ST., tract of
land adjoining The corporate limits Of
WeIlsvllIe, anu contiguous to the present
possessions Of the Cleveland and Pitts.
burgh Railroad Company, but purchase
was not effected unil eight or ten days
ago. The purchase-ilty acres-was
made by MIR. JACOB STEWART, of this
place, and a thousand dollars paid over
However Others may view this purchase
and location Of the main repair shops we
know not, but we view as The most i'm
porlant negotiation for the interest Of
| Wellsville which has ever been made
1t will not only increase her business and
augment her population, but will fix her
J for al time tO come, as the "cepte Of at
, lracllon" Tor the main line of the Cleve-
land and Pittsburgh Railroad and its i'm
portant extensions and branches.
! The Property and the locality are
among the most advantageous on the line;
, and when we consider their immediate
connection with the Pittsburgh, For
r Wayne and Chicago railroad, the Steu
benyille and Indiana road, the Centra
Ohio road. and the Cleyeland and Col:
umbqs road, the Bellefonlaine and Indian;
road, the Hamilton and Dayton road, tht
Little Miami road and host of other!
penetrating the bogndess west, it seems
10 us that nature has aply designed thu
= locality just purchased for the erection Q
. mammoth Locomotive Works, Car man
T. ulactories, &c, &c. The great amount o
j. rolling stock already employed on ih'
Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad make
This locality doubly valuable. as 1t IS s.
= situated that the Master Machipist ca
II daily see every locomotive and car on til
5, road, and judge for himself whethe
,e they are in running order or not. Thi
alone will be agrand object attained. an
none more that the great travelling publ
ls will realize the benefits which will neces
d sary result from it, as life and limb bav
II frequently paid the forfeit of imperlet
,s machinery.
:, OF the consummation of this negotis
" ton, every citizen should throw up hi
d hat and rejoice. Heretofore, The obtair
Is ing of railroad charter and the first Wis
L Of locomotive to Wellsville; have ca
Ie led forth Examinations, the firing Of cal
non and other manifestations ofrejolclng
yet, in point Of permanent interest TO OF
y Town, they were Insignificant when con
y pared with what we may, reasonably e.
y pect from the purchase Of this property
: and we now feel confident that our Gil
!, gems will yet realize that 'good tin
y coming" for which few untiring spiri
J. have necessarily labored for the past Y
/, yssfs.rr Wellsvilie Petriot 5.L. ,H
q y - -
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-02
Sheriff s Sale.
Richard Talbot,
Alexander HumphreY, ct. al.

AleXahuer I1uinPhEey, t1' ai'
By virtue Of an order of sale in this cause, is
sued out Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of
Jefferson county, bearing date July 18th A.
D. 1857, and to me directed, will expose to
sale by public vendue and outcry, on the
premises on
MONDAY the 9th day Of October,
A. D. 1857,
AT 2 o'clock P. M. of said day the following
real estate TO wit - :,
Lot mum bered sixty-four, and the West halt
of Lot numbered sixiy.two, in TealH addition
% the town Of fWarrenton, in Jefferson county
Ohio.
Terms Of sale one third cash on the day Of
sale, one-third in twelve months and the bal
ance in two years with interest from the day
II sale, the deferred payments to be secured
by mortgage on the premises yaf
JAMES H. BLINN, shfi.
Sheriff . Office, Steubenyille, Ohio, VA
September2, 1857 .-ts. gF.
Printers Fee, $7,63. y pFp''N 3
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-02
For the True american.

Mr.. EDlToR.-1n the country we once
in while get to see the Union newspa-
per, publishedin your town. The erra'ic
and inconsistent course of its editor has
often astonishcd us. He has been absent
we understand, for some time, but the
paper keeps on Its shameless course, and
never once deviates into sense or truthful.
ness. The effrontery of whomever scrb-
bles editorials for it now is at once aston.
ishing and ridiculous. He publishes a
considerable portionj of the Report of
the Committee, who have investigated
their defaIcation in the State Treasury
This report in his own paper, shows, to
the satisfaction Of every man who can
read, that BREsLIN is the dstaulter, ,oho
distracted the peoples money. The
Democratic chairman Of this committee,
Mr.. Parrot, not only says so, but reports
facts which concluSively prone ii. The
Democratic State Convention, solemnly
resolve that BRsLlN is a defaulter and
that he and GIBSON both deserve impris-
onment in the pen ilentiary. And yet
this unscrupulous writer in the Uuion,
alongside of this report and the resolu.
thons Of his party, charges Gibson with
the robbery, and says the Republicans are
responsible for the loss !! !! There is not
well informed Democrat in the county
that don't blush at such brazen aud acity.
Not only does his own party in State
convention boldly admit Breslip's crimi.
nality, but the leading Democrats cfyou'
tOsOn Of &eubenuille knOw 1t. Some o.
them knew before Gibson was elected
that Breslin was defauller. They will
others then al Columbus, threatened to ex
pose Breslin's defalcation upon the clos'
of his term. They would have exposed
him at the close of his term, if any othe
man than Bill Gibson, his brOther-in-lau
had been nominated to succeed him in th'
Treasury. They knew the money wa
gone when Gibson went into office. The.
, have known it ever since and they know
! it now. Why did they not expose tn
, scoundrel For the same reason tha
: Gibson says he did not, because Bresl
r thought he could refund in time to pr'
: vent exposition.
!: Tha. Gibson is guilty Of concealin
+ the defalcalion, no Republican has eve
S denied. Republicans have always charge
= him with that guilt. But those sam
a Locofocos who knew that The Treasur
+ had been robbed by Breslin, and sat n'u,
on the subject for gears are as guilty
i. this offence as Bill. Gibson. They kno'
IS it, aud dare not, therefore, say wor
h in commendation Of the course Of th
o Union.
10 If the Union Editor imagines that II
!. people out Of the town Of SIeubenville al
entirely ignorant Of everything except Il
F" chronicles Of that paper, he is very muc
Ie mistaken. He is anxious we know 10 ri
.. the Democracy Of the guilto Of rObbing IL
D. State Treasury in order ntgt the locof
10 co.'s of your city may obtain control
in the county treasury. II this scribl
r. wrote from principle, and for truth, ]
IS would not render himself 50 ridiculol
i. nor The columns Of his paper SO inconsi
al tent You | trust will continue to gil
lg the people facts, and they will Judge {
TO .hepselves. ATAxPAYER.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-02
American 4 Republican County Ticket.

sfACAtSHA e AsSH0PAAN"N hVhAOJ AANnNb'
Representatives,
WIN. w. WORTHINGTON,
OF Cross Creek Up.
JAMES G. ALLEN, Of Island Greek,
Probate Judge,
WILLIAM r. LLOYD, Steubenyille.
Sheriff,
JAMES H. BLINN, Steubenville.
Treasurer,
JOHN M'ADAMS, Warren.
CLERK Of the Court Of Common Pleas
JAMES ELLIOTT, Steubenyile.
Prosecuting Attorney,
JAMES N. SHANE, Steubepyille.
Commissioner l year,
IRA DALRlMPLE, Wells.
Commissioner. 3 years,
WILLIAM KERR, Brush Creek,
Coroner,
ROBERT BQALES, SteubenYille.
Director Of County ln6rmry,
WILLIAM ABRAHAM, Cross Greek
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-02

ress. Mr.. Smith has been called to an
other charge, to the church at Painted
Post. His people refuse to let him CO.
A friend writes to him and advises him
TO leave the Presbyiery, and if ne does
not wish 10 go to Painted Post, to go to
some post that is not painted.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-02
Sheriff's Sale.
Mathew M. Laughlin,
Mary A. Hickman, ct al.


By virtue Of an order of sale, in this cause,
issued out Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of
Jefferson county, bearing date June 22nd, A.
D. 1857, and to me directed, will expose to
sale by pu blic vendue and outcry at the front
door Of the court house, in the city OF Steuben-
vile, on
TUESDAY, the 9Th day Of October,
A. d. 1857,
Ar one o'clock P. NJ, of said day the follow
ing described real estate, situate in the. county
of jefferson, and State of Ohio; being part of
a certain lot of land convey ed on the 24Ih day
of July, l845, TO Joseph Hickman by the plain
tiff and his wife, beginning for the same at
the South West cerner of a lot of ground, con-
yeved to Alexander H. Andrews by John An
drews and wife, thence eastwardly with the
line between said Hickman and the heirs of
said Alexander II. Andrews, decd, 230 feet
inches. thence Southwardly, parallel with
9Th street as located by Dixie and a ndrews,
north OF Factory street, Steubenville, 100 feet
thence westwardly by line parallel with the
line between Hickman and the heirs Of the
said Alexander H. Andrews 230 feet inches
thence northwardly with the line OF said sixth
street, 100 feet to the place Of beginning
Also the following described parcel Of land
situate in the county and State aforesaid, be.
ing part Of the same tract Of land conveyed
on the Oath day of July lS45, to Joseph Hick
man, by the plaintiff beginning at a stake in thu
east line of 9Th street, as located by Dixie ant
Andrews, north of Factory street, Steaben
Vile intersected by ;he north line of street o
lane between the lands Of said Andrews anC
Dixie, and Wilson's lot being at the north cas-
corner of said streets, thence northwardly
with the east line of sixth street, 342 feet more
or less, toa stake on the east line Of said sixth
street placed at point lOO feet south from
the South west corner Of lot conveyed b,
John Andrews and wife, to Alexander II
Andrews, thence eastward, and running par
allel with the South line OF said lot, conveye,
by John Andrews and wife to Alexander q
Andrews, $50 feet inches to the line betwee
Joseph Hickman and John Andrews, theme
southwardly with the said line between sal
Hickman and Andrews, and parallel with sal
I 9Th street, 346 feet more or less, to the nortl
line of the street or lane betw cen the lands 9
9 Andrews, Dixie and Wilson; thence westward
ly with the north line Of said street, 23O fet
; ) inches to the place of beginning
, Terms of sale cash. JAMES II. BLINN, Shift.
Sheriff Office, Steubenyille, Ohio.
September 9, lS57.-ts.
Printers Fee $l6,62.
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Administrators Notice,

Notice is hereby given that the SUBJ
scriber has been appointed and qualified,
as Administrator on the estate of Henry
Burrier, late of Jefferson County, deceas-
ed. Dated this End day Of September,
1857. JAMES M. SHANE.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-02
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET
a1 For Governor.
SALMON P. CHASE,

Lieutenant Governor.
MARTIN WALKER, Of Wayne CO.
Secretary Of State,
ADDISON P. RUSSELL, of Clinton Co.
Treasurer Of State,
ALFRED P. STONE, Of Franklin Go.
Supreme Judge,
MILTON SUTLIFF, Of rrumbull Co.
Board Of Public Works,
JACOB BLICKENSDERFER, JR.,
Of Tuscarawas County.
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sHERIFFs SALE,
WILLIAM N. sToAKEs,
ALExANDER PHILLIPs, ~. A..

ALEXANDER PHILLIPS n. Al.
DIV virtue of writ Vendi> Exponas. is
sued out Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of jefferson
county, Ohio bearing date August 22nd 1861 and 70 mo
directed will expose to sale by public vendue and out.
cry at the front deOr Of the Court House, In the city Of
Steubenyille on
o'clock P. NJ Of said day, the following described
lands and tenements lying and being situate In the eoun
ty Of jefferson and State Of Ohio to witt the Sonh West
quarter Of section No. 2S In township in range and
bounded as follows the South by David RObb
on the East lands belonging to the heirs Of James AM
drews and on the West by lands Of John Downey the
waters of the town fork Of Yellow Creek containing
hundred and sixty acres Of land be the same more OP
leBss
Terms Of sale, cash.
surRRrry,s OFPIcE Stsubenville, 0hio(
September End 1851 ,.
Printers Fee, $500
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ATTACHMENT.

Edward J. Rowan, Jno. s, Patterson, q
Plaintiff. Justice OF the peace
vs.. I0r oteuoenNhle
Patrick Murphy, township. Jefferson
Defendant. County, Ohio.
On the 18th day Of August, A. D. 1857, said
Justice issued an order of attachment in the
above action, for the sum Of Five Dollars,
EDWARD ]. ROWAN,
SteubenYille Township, sep 2;.3w. y
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SADDLES, HARNESS. &c. &c.

TOHNN. MYERS South Fourth Street,
JSteubenville Ohio has on hands the largest
and best assert menL of SADDLERY ever OF
fered in the city, and owing to the large
amount of business done, and on STRICT
CASH PRINCIPLE, he is enabled to sell at
the old prices, Notwithstanding the enormous
rise in stock. Call and examine for your:
selves.
Sept5,tf j. N. MYERS,
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THE TRUE AMERICAN.

The TRuE AMERpAN is published every
Wednesday, in Steubenville, Jefferson county,
Ohio, aud edited by z. Raglan, on the following
terms
One dollar and fifty cents in advance.
Two dollars within six months.
Two dollars and fifty cents at the close of
he year.
No paper discontinued until all arrearages
are paid, except at the option Of the Editor,
FERNS OF ADVERTISING.
One square ~ lines or less weeks or less $l ,25
Every subsequent insertion. ,..,.. -, .3lL
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Professional and business cards per year.. s. ,0C
When there is no contract made and the mum
Der Of insertions is not marked on the cards oil
advertisements at the time they are handed in
for publication, they will be continued in until
they are ordered out, and charged by the square
Principles Of the American Council
Of stsubonville, Ohio.
WE, whose names are hereunto subscribed,
do hereby adopt, and agree to be governed in
our rpolitical action, BY the following princ-
ples,:- ..-,
list. None but Americaps to rule America.
Cd. The Union must be preserved.
3D. No Foreign interference in American
affairs.
4th. No union Of Church and State.
5th. 1nviolability of National Treaties.
9Th. Personal morality Indispensable to
office.
Tth. An open Bible, without note or com.
melt, in all our Public Schools.
9th. Thorough reform Of the Naturalization
Laws.
9th. A capitation tax that will exclude
foreign paupers and convicts.
lqth. No appointment Of foreigners on
diplomatic posts.
llth. Strict economy in the administration
Of the Government.
18th. No interference with the right Of citi
zenship already acquired by foreigners, and
the protection of law to all who immigrate
from love OF liberty, but uncOmpromising
opposition to Political Catholicism, whether
in the person OF an American demagogue, or
foreign Ecclesiastical Despot
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Dyes Wall Street Broker.
Office Dyes wall Street Broker,
New York, Augy 26, 1857

1NO" AO'", @t"6D ~ 10y
We hasten to announce that the Ohio
Life and Trust Company, of Cincinnati
h as failed; the amount OF It's Liabilities
not exactly known, but supposed to
amount to at least $1,000. .OOO.-Exten-
ded loans on Railroad Bonds is the imme-
dials cause of its failure. This institu-
ton has long been looked upon as a
bulyark of financial strength, and has al
ways been managed by men of great
respectablity. But they have been deal
ing largely in stocks of late, and the
great decline in their value has caused
the shipwreck.
STILL ANOTHER.
Hardly had the news of the above
failure ceased vibrating on the telegraph
wines, than they were Immediately EN-
ployed in announcing the failure of Mr.
JOHN THOMPSON, Banker and Publisher
of Thompson's Reporter, 2 Wall Street
Mr.. Thompson's liability will not exceed
$3.50, 900, he having paid up as long as
he could command funds. But the Trus
Company's failure completely shook al
confidence, and Mr.. Thompson was una
bic TO negotiate, He had been loo kint
to his friends, and in the great whiflwin'
was left to weather the storm alone, as
each man has enough 10 do these days il
Wall Street to take care of himself. W.
are sorry TO see such great financial mel
make shipwreck. But no one can Carr.
the great railroad interest OF the country
when there has been such heavy de
cline.
BANK FAILURES.
Rhode Island Central Bank. Eas
Greenwich.
Tiverton Bank, Tiverton, r. |.
Farmers Bank, Wexford.
The connect ction Of the Ohio Life AM
Trust Co., was very close with the BAN
of Kanhawa, Va, and we would advis
the refusal Of its paper until the next is
sue Of the Broker.
DeLaunay, Iselin and Clark, 63 Wa
st. have also suspended.
JOHN S. DYE.
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CITY TOBACCO AND CIGAR STORE.
IHHnLENALEAND RETAIL!

GEORGE HANTCH, manufacturer anu
dealer in havana, tara, principe, german; half
spanish and common cigars. Rough q Ready
ElDorado. diadem, twist, toneoco. black fat
cavendish, alma sweet, Orange and congress
fivts John Anderson & Co., Polace and Z.
Goodwin & Brothers, celebrated, fine cut chew
ing Tobacco, also superior article Of smoking
tobacco, pipes, snuff and tobacco boxes, ci-
gar cases, cigar taoels, DC. DC.
Market street, below Sd, and near the Post
Office, Stcubenville, Ohio.
N. B. An extra article Of common cigars on
hand at 40 cts. per hundred. sep.2;-ly.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-07-27

ADD has got bright idea. He pro-
poses to submit the Main street question to
a vote Of the people 1t would perhaps be
well to make the right Of appeal to the
popular vote an integral part Of every Con-
stitution, Code and City Charter, so that
whenever any person or clique feels sg-
grieved by decision Of the constituted au-
thorities. he or it may At once seek redress
against those who WELD the popular will. at
the hands Of those who gave them the pow
er to do 30. Or suppose. to simplify the
matter, there be henceiorth no delegation IF
authority. but, instead thereof, an election
on every point Of city government! Let us
return 10 first principles 1t admits Of
some doubt. however, whether even if the
Main street difficulty were voted on. the de-
cision would be in favor of the College Trus-
tees. Eleven out Of the twelve Aldermen
believe that large majority Of the people
Of this city are in favor If opening Main
street. and that in deciding. as they have
done, they are only carrying out the wishes
OF two out Of every three Of their constitu-
ents. Fortunately, also the feeling in favor
Of the measure 10 not confined to any par
ticular political party. The action OF the
city against the closing Of Main street was
commenced under Mayor Tchenor and
carried out as far IS it could be- spite ofthe
rsmonstrances Of the Trustees, by . Republls
can Council. So. il the friends of the College
Trustees please, let the matter be decided
by vote Of the people. but on one or two
considerations First. Let the Trustees
agree to be governed by the decision SO OBJ
tanned without further appeals and second
as they are opposing the legal action Of
legal power, let them pay the costs Of the
election rfr-e