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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-09-09
DEMOCKATIC EsENAToIsIaL CON
VENTION.

Pursuant to notice, the delegates rep
resentiDg the Democracy Of the several
townships of Richland and Ashland
counties, met at the Court House in
Ashland, On Monday the 9TH inst, for
the purpose of putting in nomination a
candidate for Senator. The Convention
was called to order by Gen. Mclaughlin,
upon whose motion John d. Jones, Esq,
of Ashland, was chosen Chairman. VIM.
johnson, of Mansfield, and J. j. Jacobs,
of Ashland, we're elected secretaries of
the Convention. Upon motion, the fol-
lowing Committees were appointed by
the chair, viz:
Committee on Apportionment; j. W.
Beekman, B. Burns, Esq, Gen. VIM.
Mclaughlin, r. Carnes, DR.. j. Deal,
DR.. J. Miller and j. j. HOFFMAN.
Committee on Credentials; DR.. Allen,
Elijah Clark, DR.. Bushnell, Harmon
Alleman, VIM. Buchanan and George
Mcconnell.
Committee on Resolutions; H. S.
Knapp, DR.. Jenner, DIR. Bushnell and
| VIM. Buchanan.
A resolotion was then offered, That,
in taking the vote for Senator, the town
ships be called separately, and the vote
given riUG roce, which resolution was
agreed to.
The Committee on Apportionment
made the following report, which was
adopted:
"That the ratio of representation,
shall be one vote for every fifty Demo
cratic votes cast for James Buchanan at
the last Presidential election, one for
every fraction over twenty-five votes.
and that each township shall have one
additional vote.
That a majority of all the votes cast
shall be necessary to a choice"
J. W. BEEKMAN, Ch'n.
General Mclaughlin then ANNOUNCED
the name of James Cantwell, of Rich
land county as a candidate, before the
Convention, for Senator. T. J Kenny,
ESQ, announced the name of DR.. D. s.
Sampsel of Ashland. DR.. Sampsel arose
and formally withdrew his name from
the consideration of the Convention. J.
j. HOFFMAN announced the name of
John Dougherty, of Ashland county.
The Convention then proceeded to vote,
as per motion, by townships, which re-
suited in the nomination of James Cant
we'll upon the first call. The vote stood
as follows:
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Richland Co. DAUGHERTY. CANTwELL

Total of both counties-Daugherty
49-Cantwell, IS.
On motion, of I. j. Kenny, Mr.. Cant
well was declared the nominee by ac-
clamation. NIessrs. Kenny, McLaugh-
lin and Beekman, were appointed to
wait upon Mr.. Cantwell and notify him
of his nomination. Mr.. Cantwell being
introduced, entertained the Convention
with the following short and appropriate
address
Mr.. President, and fellow Democrats:
I can not in words express to you my
heartfelt thapkfulncss fer the high hon
or you have so generously bestowed up
on me.
l have net, ncr do I now pretend to
be a man of words. Whatever my po-
sition, L do not expect to sustain it by
eloquent ~harangues and displays of YER
bosity, but rather By that better index
of judgment and character,-my actions.
In them, if elected to the honorable po-
sition of a Senator of Ohio by your suf-
frages, I shall expect you to find my priu.
eiples and position, and I promise, you
they shall ever be upon the side of jus
ticc, of right, and of the Democratic par,
ty. My every effort shall be for the
PRONUNCIATION and adoption of those great
fundamental principles of Democracy
equal and exact Justice TO all men, E
preference for the interests of twenty
six millions of white men to those o
three millions of negroes, and the RICH
of al the States and Territories to regu
late their own domestic concerns with
out the interference of Congress, South
ern FIRE caters or Northern Abolition
demagogues. Again, I thank you, gen
tlemen, for your generous confidence il
me, and promise you if it is in my pow
er, to demonstrate to you that it is DO
misplaced. Loud ard long continued
applause-)
The Committee on resolutions beini
called reported the following, whic'
we're unanimously adopted:
ResO1ged, That the Democracy G
Ashland and Richland counties, VII
maintain with uRfaltering integrity, tn
National principles of the party as dc
clared in the Platform of the Cincinnati
National Convention of 1856.
ResozUed, That in the Foreign an
f, Domestic policy of the present Admins
tration, the country has fully realized a
its high anticipations of the Statesman
ship of JAMES BUCHANAN. The Amer
can flag and the American name we
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FANWERT.@HEfR DEMOCRACY
AND HER CONSTITUTION.
The Democracy of Vanwert county
have paced in nomination the following
excellent county ticket:
Auditer-George L. Higgins;
Trcasurer-Robert Conn, Jr;
CZerk-WilIiam Anderson;
Probate Ja&1ge-Absalom Brey;
Sher5f.Samuel Neil;
RccordeT-Samuel Lattimer;
COMMUNICATIONS Gully;
.ts Corouer-W. p. Bryan.
asThere is not a county in Ohio tha'
has presented a ticket combining in {
more eminent degree capacity, integrity
and sound Democracy, than Vanwert II
the ticket they have nominated. Tha'
it will be elected, we entertain no doubt
We observe that j. W. STEEL, Esq.
is associated with Rlr. HEARN, in the
editorial conduct of that excellent De
mooratic paper, The Constitution. w
hope the gallant Democracy of tina
county will SEQ that their true interest
will be subserVed by giving a generou
support to their home newspaper.
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N. B. Supervisors are required to specify in
their road certificates, the amount of taxes paid
in labor, and the number ofthe district, and the
townships where, and the time when, such Ia
Dor has been performed, and all taxpayers who
have worked or caused to be worked out their
road tax, or any part thereof, are required to
produce their certificate for the same, to the
Treasurer, or his deputy at the time of paying
their taxes.
Twin be ready to receive taxes from and af-
J.. JACOBS,
Treasurer of Ashland County, Ohio.
TREAsURER's OFFICE, ASHLAND Co., OHIo.)
Ashland, Sept. 3, 1851. GwI3
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a RURNs.
"Answer q fool according to his fOlly-"-Ri5l'

AnsNcI q lOot dCCOAulnS ~ HS my NHH
"short boss soon curried
This Fugitive" strayed from his ju-
risdiction, and appeared at the Court
House last evening, where We under
stand he showered all sorts of slang up
on every white mar who refused to fall
down and worship his ebony gods
There is a chronic trouble with this man
Burns. He knows it. About twenty
i've years ago he fancied that he had ex-
Perienced religion, and had a call to
"preach." He has since concluded,
however, that it is a matter of some
doubt as to whether it was religion, or
worms, that affected him at that time
and supposing that it was probably the
latter, he has thrown away his Bible,
and betaken himself to the infdel school
Of Greeley, Wade, Burlinggame, & Go.
We ali have heard how the Rev. Tho
mas Pepper, on account Of the enormity
of his fabulous stories, was kicked out
Of eyen Satan's Kingdom. Our reveiend
friend Burns, who is the illustrious pro-
totype of Thomas appears, in a fair way
to follow close upon his heels. Let him
beware / Our colored brethren can't
stand any worse fbbing and blaekguard'
ism from their subj cts than tho old So
ger whose abode is down cellar, ada.
cent to the furnace, was enabled to en-.
dure from T. Pepper.
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The GREATEST Discovery or THE
AGE.-It seldom occurs, that we notice
under any circumstances, patent medi-
%ciaes, restoratives, or any thing of the
kind, for we have a prejudice against
most of them. But candor compels us
to invite attention to tho advertisement
of Prof. Woods Restorative in the last
column at the bottom of third page of
this paper. We are too juvenile to r.
quire eny thing of the kind, but some in
stances Of its use have come to our know :
edge which almost assures us that it is a
sovereign remedy against the hair becou :
ing prematarely gray. 1t is not a chair
Dye" but upon its application as direc-
ted, the effect is produced on the skin
which brings out the original native col
ored hair, without stiffness, and gives
it a glossy and natural appearance. We
have seen persons who have used it, and
they are much pleased with it. Ez-
anime the Observation-Disclosures Re
publican. Sold by all respectable Drug
gists. 1m14.
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NJ IL w
CLOTHING STORE

Z EPSTEIN 81 BROTHER would
% . announce to the good People of Ashland
county, that they have opened an establish
ment for the sale of that character of goods
in the room lately occupied by Jones & Nc
ny, and one door East of Ralston's Jewelry
Store, and have furnished it with a new and
choice stock of Goods carefully selected for
this market.
Their clothing being manufactured by them
selves, not by machinery, but in the old fash
toned, honest way, will stand the test of scru-
tiny. both as to quality and prices, with any
goods in their line ever offered in this market.
Not to rip and a perfect fit is warranted.
D-Please give US a call before purchasing
elsewhere.
Ashland. Sept. Q, 1857. l4tf
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METHODIST CONFERENCE.-The North
ern Chic Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will meet in this vii
laee on the 9th of the present month";
1t is expected that about one-hundred
and fifty Ministers of that Church, will
be in attendance. Our citizens, with
their characteristic hospitality, have
made arrangements for the accomoda-
ton of all who may attend during the
session.-Ely7aG Dem:
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PURE BLOOD ENSURES HEALTu-The
astonishing cures wrought by DR.. Ro,
backs Scandinavian Remedies, are al.
accomplished by the naturalization of
acrid particles in the blood. His Bio cd
Purifier aud Pills, composed of extracts
from rare Swedish plants, impart a
fresh vitality to the stream of life des.
troying the principle of disease in thai
fluid, and thus restoring the whole sys
TEN to a condition of perfect and vigor.
Gus health. Nervous complaints, bill
ious disorders, f%evers, fits, diarrhsa.
general debility, sexual disability, fe-
male weakness, sores, s%crofulous eruI
tions, rheumatism, all affections Of the
skin, 1umbago, swellings of the joints tn.
mors, ~glandular diseases, headache, sink.
ing of the stomach, etc, are invariably
cured by a course of the Scandinavian
Remedies. See Advertisement:
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Democratic Meetings.

Democratic Meetings.
Gen. W. H. Lytle and Col. G. W,
Manypenny, will address the people as
follows, viz:
At Mansfield, Richland County, on
Thursday, September, 10th.
At Wooster, Wayne County, IN Fri
day, September, 18th.
AT Cant5n, Stark County, on SaLur-
day September IL.
BY order Dam. State Elk. Com.
WILLIAM TREvTrr Chm.
H. TREv1Tr, Acting Sec'ry.
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y w j. ! 5aooss, see'rys.

New YORK, Sept. Bank st%atesmeDt
shows q decrease # S4,365,554 in loans,
and $5,32l, $50 in deposits, and an in.
crease of $3.50, $50 in specie, and $2,132
in circulation. The total specie on hand:
is SlO.220,995.
The London Times states that another
attempt to lay the Atlantic cable will
be made in October. The statement.
however admits of some doubt.
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Dated April Sd, 1s5'
rl
AMENDMENT No.

~, nE AMENDMENT NO. FL - Z,
ResOlDsd bg The General ASSEMBLY of the State of
Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected 10 each
House concurring therein n, that it be, and hereby
is, proposed to the electors of this State to, vote
on the second Tuesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection ofthe blowing anne dment,
as a substitute FOL the fifth and sixth sections OF
the fourth article OF the Constitution, viz Sec.
5, District Courts shall be held in each county at
least once in each year, by one or more District
Judges elected by the electors of separate distrf cts
to be prescribed by law, who shall hold their of
fee for five years: and during their continuance
in ofice shall reside in the district for which they
are. elected. The provisions OF. tie, fourteenth
section OF this article shall apply to. District
Judges. The General Assembly may by. Law aus
thoriZe the judges of the District Court, and of
The courts of common pleas. to fix the times OF
holding their respective courts Until District
Judges shall have been elected and qualified
district Court .shalIbe held by the Judges OF the
S1preme Court and of the Courts, of
Pleas. as now authorized. Sec.6. The district
Court shaHhave such Jurisdiction as nlay.b be pro-
vided by law, andthe judges thereof shall have
and exercise such power and Jurisdiction at cham!
bers, and ma be required to sit as. judges OF the
Courts of Common Pleas as shall be directed BY
law. --i y N. VAN H
Speaker Of the House of Representative.
THOMAS H.. ORD
u +}+.s.< [sItJ President of the Seaate.A
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Speaker ofthe House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President of the SenGteS
nnind AnriIn 1cs@
Dated April 3, 1857.

Resoloed6 y the General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected to each
House concurring therein n, that it be, and herebyis
proposed TO the electors of this State to vote, on
the second Tuesday of October next. upon the ap-
as as an additional section to article eleven of the
Constitution. Every county which now is ormay
Representative for the residue of the present de-
cenniaI period, or for all, or any portion of any
as many Senatorial al ind representative districts as
there may be Senators or selectiEe
in any year of the present, or any subsequent de-
cennfai period, which districts shall be OF con
tiguous territory, and each district shall contain as
attainable, without violating The rule herein given
as to contiguity of territory, and without divid-
ing any township. election precinct, or ward
If any representative or Senatorial district, COM
posed oftwo or more counties shall by. reason of
any excess of population over q ratio, be entitled
to additional Representatives OF Senator'S for any
portion OF the present or any subsequent decenniaI
period, the district shall be divided into two. dis
tricts, for each portion of such decennial period,
which shall be contiguous territory, and each shall
contain as near a ratio as is attainable without d..
fbyreason of the annexation of one Senatorial.
district to another, there shall ne any excess of
population overs Senatorial ratio, which shall be
any portion o: any decennial period, each district,
as now constituted, shall elect one Senator.
Counties shall be divided into districts by the
county commissioners or such other board of Of
ficers elective and resident In the proper County
prior to tie general election in 1853, the counties
entitled to more than one member of either house
shall be divided into districts for the residue ofthe'
present decennial period, and at leastfour months
prior to the general election in the first year of
each subsequent decennia1 PERIOD the Counties en-
titled TO more than one member for all, or any ror-
tion OF such decennial period, in either or BOTH
houses, shall i; divided into districts for the whobe
of the deeennial period. a description of the dis
trict of each county shall be published as may be
directed by the county commissioners or6s may
-. in. H.VAN WORRIES,
~ THoSMAs Il. FORD,
.l--.a..r ..-I .Fr- Presideuk of the Seadf0,s
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MORE ROOM NTE

We have not half enough room. Sc
veral columns of editorial, markets,
news, &C., unavoidably omitted. We
hope next week to be out in better time,
and to compensate, in part, for present
short comings.
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sHERIFF'S PROCLAMATION.

PROCLAMATION is hereby made to all
of the qualified electors of Ashland coun-
ty, Ohio, that q general election will be held
as required by law on Tuesday, the 18th day
of October, a. D., 1857, at the several places
of holding elections in said county, at which
time the following officers are to be chosen, to
wit: State oficers:-One Governor; one Lieu
tenant Governor; one Supreme Judge one
Treasurer of State ; one Secretary of State;
one Member of the Board of Public Works
one State Senator and one Representative
County officers One Commissioner; one
Probate Judge one Clerk OF the Court of
Common Pleas /; one 1nfirmaTy Director and
one Coroner. And you are also required to
vote for or against a Banking Law submitted
to the people by the Legislature of the State
of Ohio by an act passed April 18th, 1851
Those in favor of the law will vote " For the
Bank Charter" and those opposed, Against
TIE Bank Charter"
And you are also required to vote for or
AGAINST Proposed Observation-Disclosures"
submitted to the People by the Legislature of
the State of Ohio by an act passed April Sd,
A. D., 1857. Said Amendments being deslgT
mated Amendment No. l, Amendment No. =,
Amendment No. 8, Amendment No. 4, and
Amendment No. 5. rT g1-t-t .-i- =
Those in favor of the first amendment, will
vote & For Amendment No l." Those oppo
sed will vote against Amendment No. l."
Those in favor of I'd amendment will vote "For
Amendment No. q" Those opposed will vote
"Against Amendment No. 3" Those in ia
yor of the third amendment will vote For
Amendment No. g." Those opposed, will
vote against Amendment No. g." Those
in favor Of 18th amendment will vote For
Amendment No. 4" Those opposed, will
vote against Amendment No. A." Those in
favor of 5th amendment will vote For Amend
ment No. s." Those opposed, will vote
&c Against Amendment No. s."
Aud tho Trustees Ofthe several townships
in said county, are requested to return TO the
Clerk of the. Court of Common Pleas, the fol-
lowing number of Jurors for their respective
townships, to-wit gr j A-Tt- Z 10
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WASHINGTON, Sept. Ia letter from
Frankfort on the Main, received at the
State department, says that the reports
concerning the crops continued to be ia
vorable. In many districts, very con-
siderable reductions had taken place in
price of grain, and anot her reduction
will probably follow.
The correspondent remarks the Per
sian Ambassador has concluded treaties
With many of the European States, and
the Z%ollveroin itself, in virtue of them
have commenced a with Per.
STA. ssf --s. - e. a--
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BRIDGE NOTICE-Notice is hereby given that
ID We, The undersigned, commissioners of Ash
land county, Ohio, will offer for sale the building
of a Bridge across the Clearfork of the Mob &c an,
between the residence of Mr.. Coo and
Saw Mill, in Hanover township. Sale to take
place on Friday, the 18th day of September, 1857,
between the hours of 10 and 4 on said day.
$50 BOON 6 sS- GEORGE MCCONNELL, TaG
HARVEY FEM.
rose IL zrr WM. s. STRICKLAND, 5.ga'
oyl4 Commissioners.
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Dated April Sd, 1857. -


kEENDMANT NO. 3. "a
RcsolUed by the General Assembly IF tire State of
ono, three-frIhs of the members elected to each
branch, concurring therein, thatit be and hereby,
is pr oposed to the electors of the State. to vote on
the second Tuesday of October next. to approve
or reject the following amendment as a substitute
for the second and third sections of Tie twelfth
article of the Constitution.
All property, personal and real, shall be subject
to taxation by a uniform rule, at the true value
thercot in money, but such DEDUCTIONS from cred
its NAV be allowed as the General Assembly, may
deem eNpedient Provided, thatburying grounds.
public shoolhouses, and all other public property,
and all institutions CT purely public charity, and
shall be exempt from taxation I; and If the total
value of the personal property of any person shall
Tot exceed fifty dollars, the same may be exempt
from tax atior. All properly employed in banking
shall always bear a burden of tax alton equal 10
that imposed or the property of individuals.
-.l n. II. VAN =
Speaker of the House of Reprcs sntatiues.
THOMAS Fl. FORD,
President ofthe S. nate
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E The Republicans of this coun-
ty on yesterday nominated the following
ticket:
qRenyesentative, Hon. E. Iugmund;
Probate Judge, j. Fl. McCombsi ClerE,
T. T. DraytOp; Coroner, Jacob Hide
brand. Commissioner, j. Byers; byfr-
MARI Director, j. Bechtel. Acompletc
triumph of the old Wings. DemocTatie
sore-heads routed. Served 'em rlghe.
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The ola Clowns New Song Book

w. r. SMITH, the populer Clown and BuGo
Singer, attached 10 Nixon d Kcnp's Great East
ern Circus, has a netc song for eUcry day in the
month. which are published in pamphlet form, and
embellished with 81 admirable comic wood cuts.
The Book also contains full particulars and the
order of the Circus -forman printed on the
cover. This is not only a well gotup and amusing
book. but a convenient reference for the spectator.
1t may be had at the door or ofthe Ushers inside:
This immense equestrian troupe, accompanied
by the Cllliope, will appear at Loudonville Tues
day, sept Is; at Mansfield, Wednesday, Sept. l6;
at Ashland, THURSDAY Sept. Il; at Wooster, Friday,
Sent ~
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Dated April Sd, 1877
no. 4.

RcSoLre9 By the General eess eut5lg Of The State of
Ohio, Three-f ifths of The members eIe cited to each
house conCurring therein, That it be and hereby
is proposed to the electors of the State, on the sec
oud Tuesday of october next to approve OF. reject
the following amendment as a substitute for the
rst and second sections of the thirteeIt tn article
of the Constitutions, Viz: Corporations of every
description shall be created, and corporate powers
granted only by general laws which shall define
the powers, privileges and immunities and pre-
scribe the duties and liabilities OF each class or
description of corporations, but the General As
sembly may enact special laws for the relief of
corporations in peculiar cases, and may make
special provisions in regard to corporations in
cases where from their peculiar location or interl
ests such special provisions are required, and may
from time to time alter or repeal all such laws, a.
are authorized by this section.
t-at NH VAN ORHES
Speaker fthe House of Representatives.. z
THOMAS H. K
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Mak1ng In D
All of which Notice is given pursuant tc
law. JOHN j. HOFFMAN, e
-rs h44oe Sheriff of Ashland County.
September g.. 1851 q5wl4.
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TEVO THOSE CONCBRNED-All
a. those knowing themselves indebted TO
me are requested to pay up. T~hosehaving un-
settled book accounts, are requested TO call
settle up. (Call at my old shop.) Take heed
and save costs @. J. ZIMMERM AN.
Sept. 8, 1857. l4tf
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THEAsUEsEh,S NOTICE.
TNHE following is the amount of tax levied
i on each dollar valuation for State, COun-
ty and local purl oses, in Ashland county fol
the year 1851:
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INTENT HOUSE, HA

Va VILE, OHIo.-JOHN HERPST would
inform his friends and the travelling public
that he has recently opened in HayesvIlle, on
Main street, a hotel of the above name; where,
from his ample room, both in his house and
stable, he will be prepared to accommodate
all who may favor him with q call with as good
accommodations as are offered at any house in
the county. 3wl4*