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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-21

of one who regards net his own honor.
This in this fast age Of moral corruption,
may be considered puritanical, be it so.
Where are the records Of The robberies,
murders, seducliORs and The financial
failures in the rigid days Of puriianism
TO remedy this the pulpit must be purged,
the schools need to be reformed, and
systems Of morality inculcaied.
Politically our country is at crisis,
and the prosperity Of the future of our
government depends upon the action oi
the present. Offices are a mere matter
Of bargain, and he, in Office who steals
the most becomes the most prominent
man, R. ]. Walker would hardly have
became Secretary Of the Treasury, un-
der Mr.. Polk, had his financial skill not
been discovered in his Mississippi rob.
berries.
The financial crisis although really the
Eeast important TO the future of the coun.
try causes by far the greatest excitement.
Gold is the god now most worshiped,
and when his altars are thrOwn down the
whole nation raises the wall of despair.
Destroy the God of Heaven and earth,
but spare our golden deity. The mania
to acquire wealth has never in any former
age equalled The present. TO obtain this
wealth no means have been omitted,
legal robberies were used, chimerical
schemes advanced and The innocent drawn
into them by The shrewd spectators, and
they only suffer by the crash. An aping
Of foreign aristocracy compelled an exter-
nal show that The Fifth Avenue might
equal the Regents Park. At the mo.
ment when all the wealth was needed for
the commercial world, when The staples
Of the South, Upon which vast majority
of our own country and Europe depend
ed had become scarce and lhe prices high,
the financial robbers having secured them
selves fail, and then comes the crash !;
the poor suffer and the wealthy are made
more rich. ' p.
This can be remeded by casting aside
corrupt banking systems, and making Fl.
nancial spectators as responsible for their
acts and as amenable TO punishment as
the petty thief.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-21
The Railroad Convention.
Special correspondence of the Cincinnati Gaz.
CLEXEI AM Oct LIZ 1857


Special correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gaz.
CLEVELAND, Oct. Is, 1857.
The most important convention that
has been held in the West for many a
year, is that of the Railway Managers,
now iv session in this city. This conven.
ton has been called for the purpose of
devising some method 10 make railway
stock of some value, SO as to return TO its
owners some portion of the enormous
outlay that they have made, and thus in
a measure euqalize the heavy burihen
that has borne them to the earth.
There are delegates here from more
than fifty roads, which of course includes
all The leading lines north, east, west,
and south. west, and doubt very much
whether more intelligent body Of men
has ever been assembled in this country.
There is some diversity Of opinion as
10 the best mode Of accomplishing the
desired reforms but the following chief
points have been agreed upon, which, if
carried out in good faith, will soon make
our roads what they ought long since to
have been, good dividend paying invest,
ments, viz:
The abolition Of the runner system.
The restriction Of free pass TO the chief
officers of the roads, Editors on the line,
the employees of the road, and strictly
charitable purposes.
The discontinuance of the useless,
wasteful and extravagant system ofPosters
and handbills.
But above all, an advance in all kinds
of freight to a minimum rate of not less
than one and three quarters of cent per
ton per mile on the lowest class, the
others 10 be rated propOrtionally. ~
! have not been able 10 attend The Sit:
lings of The Convention, but the above
are the main propositions acted upon. -"
In regard to the free pass system, tho
resolutions we're drawn up by Mr.. Case,
President of the Cleveland and Erie
Road, and we're almost unanimously
agreed 10 by the Convention, and will, !
have no doubt, receive the hearty appro-
val of all parties. An attempt was made
TO strike out editors but il was loudly ne
gatived-all agreeing that the abuse Of
the system was not on the part Of the
press and that editors did much more
for railways than railways can do for
them. All honor then to U. N. Case,
and all success 10 the road over which he
presides, which is conceded an all bands
to be the hest managed road in the United
States. and consequently the best paying
of any other.
Yours truly, D.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-21
Principles of the American Council
Of steubezFille, Ohio.

WE, whose names are hereunto subscribed,
do hereby adopt, and agree to be governed in
our political action, by the following princl-
pies -
lst None but Americans to rule America.
I'd. The Udion must be preserved. <
Sd. No Foreign interference in American
affairs.
4th. No union Of Church and State.
5tlr. Inviolabity of National Treaties.
9Th Personal morality indispensable to
office.
7th An open Bible, without note or COM
ment, in all our Public Schools.
9th. Thorough reform of the Naturalization
Laws.
9th. A capitation tax that will exclude
foreign paupers aud convicts.
10th. No appointment of foreigners on
diplomatic posts.
lllh. Strict economy in the administration
Ol The Government.
l2th. No interference with the right of cti
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
il The person Of an American demagogue, or
a foreign Ecclesiastical Despot. ..
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-21
The Law Of Newspapers.

|. Subscribers who do not give express
notice to the contrary, are considered as
wishing to continue their subscription.
2.lfsubscribers order the discontinu-
ance of their newspapers, the publisher
may continue 10 send them until all ar
rearages are paid.
8. Ii subscribers neglect or refuse to
take their newspapers from the office to
which they are directed, they are respon-
sible for them until they have settled their
bills and ordered them discontinued.
4. The Courts have decided that re-
fusing TO take newspapers from che office,
or removing and leaving them uncalled
for, is prima fscie evidence Of intentional
fraud t.
s. The United States Courts have also
repeatedly decided that Postmaster. who
neglects to give seasonable notice, as re-
quired by the Post office Department, of
the neglect or refusal Of a person to take
from the office newspapers addressee 10
him renders the Postmaster liable TO The
publisher for the subscription price.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-21

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for November is on our table. This ex-
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mer inviable reputation as the 'Jfrst mag
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under the care Of Charles G. LELAND, The
present Editor, it has become great IA
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monthly feast Of fun. Magnificent
Premiums are offered 10 subscribers for
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beautiful portraits, in oil colors, Of Gen.
Washington and Henry Clay, to- every
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traits is worth the subscription price OF
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in Amer ica.
Graham will also contain numerous
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Of various kinds, and everything else that
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DOUGLASS ORGAN ON KANSAS.

The Chicago Times, which has the
credit of rejecting the views of Senator
Douglas on public affairs. endcavors to
digest the Democratic defeat in Kansas,
unpalatable as it is to politicians of the
Little Giant school. Forced, by its for.
mer avowals on the subject of popula,
sovereignty. to admit that Kansas ought to
become Free State, as the people have
now clearly wiIled, it endeavors to make
virtue of necessity, and boldly pro.
claims that the Constitutional Convention
should yield to this decision, make an
anti'savery constitution, and submit it
10 the popular vote. Sentiments 50 in.
.cendiary as the Times now utter in Kan
sas, short time ago, under the laws up.
held by Mr.. Buchanan and his subordi.
mates. In the meantime, the confessions
and concessions of the Douglas organ de.
serve 10 be put or record for future ref
erence. Ii says:
"What that convention will do, or what
it will not do, we have not the means of
knowing. But we know that any al.
tempt 10 force o.slavery constitution
upon the people without the opportunity
OF voting it down al the polls, will be re-
garIed, after the recent expression of sem
timenb as SO decidedly unjust, oppressive
and unworthy of free people, that the
people Of tile United States will not
sanction it. 1t would add thousands to
the vote of the Republican party in every
State of the Union, aud give. to that or
ganlzation, what il has never had yet
show of justice and truth. 10 the
Democratic members of that convention,
The course is plain. The people have
decided in favor of Free Stale, though
they have not voted on the naked issue
of Free State or Slave State, thew have
voted particularly in favor of Free State.
Two-thirds of The Democratic party in
Kansas have voted with the Free State
party al the recent election, in order 10
make the popular decision more emphat.
lc. AS Kansas must be Free State,
even those persons in the territory who
are known as pro slavery men, must rec.
ognlse In the late election a decision
which must not be sighted nor put at de.
finance. TO that expression of the pop.
ular will there should de a graceful, if not
cheerful submission. Kansas is to be a
Free State That fact being ascertained,
lei the convention frame constitution to
suit her best interests upon all other ques-
tions, and let the prohibition of slavery
be put into it, clearly, and withou. duib.
BILE. plainly without disguise, explicitly,
broadly and firmly. Let The convention
then submit that constitution 10 the peo-
pie. lfit be adopted. Kansas will come
inio the Union al the nezt session, sad
ihe Rspublican parIy will expire for van.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-21
Official Vote of Jefferson County.

~The election is over and we arr
truly glad of 1t.
The success of the anti-adminislratior
party in this county is not complete. CAL.
tho the State ticket has a respectable ma,
joriity, we have elected but ten out of the
eleven candidates. Judge Sutherland has
been reelected by the combined strength
of the Democrats and old line wings. who
have no sympathy with the Americans or
the Republicans. We must wait patient.
ly for three years longer. and then if We
should all be living we promise 10 try it
again There were at least 500 Ameri.
can and Republican voters who were not
at the polls. Il is said the "Quakers
didn't turn out" While nponSthe other
hand every Paddy that could be raked
and scraped from the doggeries of the city
and county, was brought into requisition
in fact the Democracy pu: forth their
entire strength; They had right to do
so, and we have no disposition TO CON-
plain. They eyinced zeal worthy of
a better cause.
Below we give the vote for the differ
ent candidates. Hereafter we shall pub.
lish the official abstract of the entire vote
of the county for future reference.
Governor, Chase. 2,123; Payne l 1894,
Lit. Coy, Welker, 2,I4l ; Lytle 1897
S. Judge, Sutlif, alas; W,bitman
i,939-State Treas'r., Stone 2,l52 (;
Morris, l,929-Sec. of State, Russell,
2,l5O; Reinhard 19S4-Board of Pub.
lie works, Blickensderfer, 2l56; Back.
rs, l,928-Senator, M'Cleary 20O3 !;
NJ Kinney, 2,O0l-Rep's.. Worthington'
2l44, Allen 2,057, MCleNand l,947,
Jones l,932,-Probate Judge, Lloyd,
1850; Sutherland, 2,l32-Clerk of
the Court, Elliott, 2,l44; Hickey 1929
Sheriff, Blinn 2,34s; MRmney, {,
754-Treasurer, MAdqms. 9,iO7; Kelis
l,969-Prcs. Attorney Shane 2,Os2 :,
OhUer. t,965-COmmissioners Dalrym.
pie, 2,i65, Ewing, 1912 Kerr, 2 ll6,
.Smyth l,9s7-Coroner, Boales 2472 !;
Hork i,903-Infr. Director Abraham Q,
III; Lindsey ,967-Bank Charter, Yes
2,067 d; Bank Charter, No, s6-Annual
Sessions Yes 1882; Annual Session,
No l,O3-Change of District Court. Yes
q,O45, Change Of Dist. Court No. CO.
Bank Tax, Yes, 2,lfs; Bank Tax No,
5O--CorporaIion, Yes, 2OO3; Corpora
tion No, 72--Single Districts, Yes 2,O5l;
Single Districts, No, Sc.
Democrats in iNalics.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-21

MORE INDIA HoRRoRs. AT the risk
Of narrowing the souls Of our readers, we
copy from Paris letter the following,
which describes but one amongst scores
of similar atrocities now perpetraled upon
women and children in India,
One of the saddest, cruelcst, or should
say most diaboical incidents of the India
mutlny has been furnished of a young
lady married four years ago at the British
Embassy in Paris. Her name was
Clement. She was the daughter of
clergyman regrly related to the family of
an hish Earl. A more beautiful creature
when in all the pride of eighteen she stood
at the altar, it is no, possible to conceive.
She married gallant young Captain of
the name of Tower, of the 64.h native
Infantry of Bengal. Her family, consist.
ing of her mother, sister, and young
brother, are now living in the Rue Tor
redos, in Paris. They have just received
intelligence lha, on The Goth of June,
their interesting relative was sacrificed
in the following brutal mannar: Her
two lovely children, boy and girl, were
massacred joint by joint, while living
before her eyes; after she herself had
been delivered over successfully to the
brutal lust of three iends in human shape.
From The scene OF her mutilated children
she was carried away and placed in not
BATH alter which, a sleeping potion was
given her and she was put 10 bed. The
next day she was brought down again
into the presence of other devils in human
gulse, six of whom having again graft.
fled their dabolica lust, threw her out OF
the window TO be scrambled for by the
soldery. In the evening her head was
found impaled on an iron stake. The
husband has since bld wn his brains out.
| have read The letter recounting these
atrocities.
Here is another paragraph from let.
Ter from an English officer, published in
the London journals;
Such horrible ipdescribable barbarities
were surely never perpelrated before
You in England will not hear The worst,
for the truth is so'awful that the news.
papers dare not publish it. l will only
disgust you with two instances but.
alas! there are only too many similar
ones. An officer and his wife were tied
to trees their children were tortured to
death before them, and portions of their
flesh crammed down the parents throats;
the wife then ravished before her husband,
he mutilaled in a manner too horrible to
relate; then both were burnt to DEATH
Two young ladies named -. were
seized Delhi, stripped naked, tied on a
cart, taken to the Bazaar, and there vio-
lated. Luckily for them, they soon died
from the effects of the brulal treatment
they there received. Can you wonder
that with stories like the foregoing land
there are plenty such, we feel more like
fends then men! 7"
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-21
Dreadful Murder in Montgomery Co.
a WOman Nearly Decapitated by
her HuSJand-.4rreStand Con. ..
feSSian ofMe Murderer. ..

HCI 1LUoOuUu- UHU CUU'
fessian Of the Murderer ......
One Of The most shocking tragedies
that we have heard of for long time,
occurred on Sunday morning, the 4tE inst.
in Upper Marion township, Montgomery
county, about one mile west of Norris
town. The scene of it a tenant house
belonging TO Capt. A. Shameine, and oc-
cupied by man named Thomas Kilby,
his wife, Mary Kilby. and their three
young children. D..
At an early hour in the morning Kilby
went to the house of some neighbors and
arOnsed fhem' telling them that his wife
had been murdered by three negroes.-
He also went himself in search of con.
stable to arrest the alleged murderers.-
The neighbors hurried to the house, and
there a shocking sight presented ITSELF
The body of Mrs. KiIby was found lying
on the bed, with The head nearly severed
from the body, from blow with an axe.
There were two beds upon the bedstead,
both Of which were completely saturated
with the blood of the murdered woman.
Kilby declared that three negroes had
come TO the house, forced their way in,
and had committed the dreadful deed :;
but The suspicious Of the neighbors were
aroused, and, upon questioning him fur.
ther, prevaricated and conradicled him.
self, and finally he admitted that he him.
self had slain his wife, in order to prevent
the negroes from doing it. There can
be no doubt that the story about the ne.
groes is all fiction. and that Kilby alone
committed the crime. A COroner's in.
quest was held, and after full examina-
ton, KiIby Yves arrested and lodged in the
prison at Norristown.
1t appears that Kilby, who is quie,
and inoflensive man when sober, has
been irtemperate in his habits, and when
in state of intoxicaton has been very
violent towards his wife. Lately he has
threatened her repeatedly and she has
beer frequently in fear for her life. 1t is
presumed he was drunk when he commit.
ed the murder, though he showed but lit
tie sign of i, after the crime was discover.
ed, The axe with which the murder
was committed was foundon the premises
showing ihe marks of the blood which
had been partially wiped off by the mur.
derer,.
Mrs. Kilby was an interesting young
woman Of an English family. and we be.
lieve had no blood relatives IN this country,
except the three young children who are
more than orphaned by this horrible tray.
edy. The Trial of Kilby will take place
in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Mont.
gomery county. which meets al Norris
town on the third Monday Of November.
-EUening Bulletin.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-21

ASTOUNDING DEVELOPMENTS IN New
York FINANoE.--A committee of invesli-
CATION in the New York city finances
has been at work of late, and according
to the Herald that within the period OF
FIVE or six years. sums of money, amount.
ing to the stupendous aggregate of eight
or ten millions Of dollars, have disap.
peared from the city treasury, nobody
knows how, when, where, or what for.
The money has been expended, but there
are no vouchers. or specifications, or in
dications as 10 the purposes for which il
was paid away.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-21

A NOVEL PRosEcuTIoN.-A gentleman
at Green Farms, Connecticut, lately lef!
the Methodist and joined the Congrega.
tional Church. In his new place Of wor.
ship. says the Springfield Republican, he
found It difficult to repress those outburst
of religious feelings which were allowable
with the sect he had left, and was quite
often guilty of the improperly of "speak-
ing out in meeting" 10 the great annoy.
ance of his new brethren. He was
labored with affectionately upon the sub.
ject, but it was of no use-the occasional
"Amen !" and "Glory 10 God!" would
slip out in spite Of his teeth. He was
finally prosecuted for shouting "Glory to
God!" under the influence Of stirring
discourse, and was fined three dollars and
costs, the costs amounting 10 ten dollars.
In the complaint against him he was ac.
cused Of "disturbing religious worship"
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-21
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

Morally, politically and financially, oSI
country seems to have arrived at crisis
This fact arises from many causes, any
OF all of which coulC be remedied. Gov.
ernment, like individuals appears neces.
sarily TO pass through certain stages Of
sickness and health, and after each attack
Of sickness, the health is more apprecia.
ted and they become more robust. until
another attack warns them Of the coniin-
ued liability 10 such charges. Almost all
persons at least once year, have stir.
ring up of the system, which if not at
once attended TO, may result in fatal
termination, but which could have been
prevented if properly guarded against.
So it is with communities. A continued
state Of prosperity causes men to believe
that nothing can affect it; but at last a
crash comes and The community is sha-
ken TO its centre, and they wonder how
it could have happened, and never affect
cure until they reduce the corruption Of
the whole social system, apd when they
have bled freely and suffered no more
than is deserved, healthy condition re.
turns until another cycle revolves and the
same operation is passed through.
Our country has had two or three of
these attacks, but although the effect was
dangerous at the time, the result eventu.
ally was beneficial
We are morally diseased, and although
community is less alarmed by such g
disease than iuantial one, yet the dam
ger is infinitely more great. A posnical
disease or financial one may be easily
relieved, but moral one affects the heart,
and diseases Of the heart are rarely cured.
Men in their wild and mad search after
wealth and office, have cast aside all
their responsibility as human beings. -
The annals Of our country, since the
FIRST organization, relate nothing equal 10
the present. The pulpit is corrupted by
clerical demagogues, in6delity no longer
hides its foolish head in shame, and The
crawling ants Of earth rise their puny
voices against the most high. We could
laugh at their folly did we not shudder
at their bIasptery, and what is the con.
seqaeneel Murderis a noonday pas.
time robbery is almost legilimized, and
the systematic seducer is the most cour.
ted 10 society. This is The primary cause
Of he other diseases, ard they cannot be
radically banished until moral reforma-
dion is effected. The man who has no
moral restraint cannot be trusted. We
would not leave IN oprndum to our prop
evly y he man who deniestis God or
heas|s x !IIs seduction q his IeighbofsI
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-21

PRIVATE ACCOUNTS FROM INDIA.-A
letter from the firm of Porter, Rogers &
Co., of Calcutta, dated August 10th, two
days after the regular Indian mail was
made up, m axes no mention of any news
regarding Lucknow, excep. that General
Havelock has received some reinforce
men's and was advancing towards that
place.
The besieged at Arrak had been saved,
apd it had cost three hundred lives to
do il.
phe Bengal steamhr was expected in
five days, and it was thought it would
bring troops from Malta.