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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-10-07
THE OVERLOOKING CUP.

A company of southern ladies were
one day assembled in friends parlor,
when the conversation chanced to turn on
earthly affiiction. Each Lad her story
of peculiar trial and bereavements to re-
late, except one pale, sad looking wo-
man. whose lustreless eye and detected
air showed that she was prey to the
deepest melancholy. Suddenly arous-
ing herself, she said in hollow voice,
"Not one of you know what trouble is. "
"Will you please, Mrs. Gray" said
the kind voice of lady who well knew
her story, "tell the ladies what you call
trouble"
81 will, if you desire," she replied,
"for l have seen it. My parents pos
sessed competence. and my girlhood
was surrounded by all the comforts of
life. 1 seldom knew an ungratiied wish,
and was always gay and light hearted.
| married at nineteen one l loved more
than all the world beside. Our home
was retired, but the sunlight never fell
on a lovelier enc, or on happier house
hold. Years rolled on peacefully. Five
children sat round our table, and little
curly head nestled in my bosom. One
night about sun down one Of those fierce
black storms came on, which are so COM
non in our southern climate. For many
hours the rain poured down incessantly.
Morning dawned, still the elements raved.
The whole Savannah seemed aaoat, The
title stream near our dwelling became a
aging torrent. Before We were aware
# 1t our house was surrounded by water;
managed with my babe to reach lit
lie spot, OIL which few wide spreading
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-10-07

can be affected by your votes. In vio-
lation of the right, of the bona fde resi-
dents of Kansas, a spurious Legislature
was imposed upon them. Mr.. Buchan-
an recognizes it, and sustains its acts
In pursuance of one Of them, a Conven-
ton has met to form State Constitution.
The Pro Slavery party is supreme, and
the result will be a slave holding Consti-
tuition, adverse to the views of a great
majority of the real voters, who, how
ever, will be denied the right to vote
upon it. That Constitution will be SUBJ
mitted to the new Congress, in which
there will be small majority of the sup
porters of Mr.. Buchanan. Congress as
senting, the Constitution will be accepted,
and Kansas will come in as slave State.
Is this what the Democracy taught the
country to expect during the last can
vass? But, will Congress assent? Can
a majority be found in the House of
Representatives TO sanction a measure so
iniquitous in itself, and the result of fraud
so pertinacious and barefaced? Yes, if
Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania, and, above
all, Ohio, should this fall ratify the dicta
Of tile Supreme Court. and the dogmds of
Calhoun, as expounded By Mr.. Buchanan,
By giving poaOer to The Buchanan Democ-
rdey. But let these States fasten the
brand of condemnation upon these doc
trines, and there will be hope for Kansas;
some Democrats there must be in the
next Congress, who will see in the signs
of the times evidences of n Freedom
Power, too formidable TO be defed.-
National Era.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-10-07
AN ILLINOIS FARM.

What will those persons, who have
been accustomed TO consider Eve hun
dred acres a large farm, think Of the
following? The editor of the esprit of
the Agricultural Press" has recently
been on a visit to the farm of NJ. L. Sui
livant, Esq, in the south eastern part of
Champaign county, Illinois. The farm
contains over ttOeaty thousand acres. and
although only about seven thousand
acres are yet under cultivation, employs
over one hundred men! Three thou
sand acres are planted in corn, and the
editor estimates that the farm will pro-
duce at least $1,000 bushels of wheat
this year, besides large quantities of bar
ley, oats, fax, DC. Mr.. SulliYant en-
ploys FIVE different reapers this season,
and threshes Immediately after cutting,
employing a steam engine as his power
in the latter operation. A blacksmith's
shop is located on the farm. and employ
ed continually in repairing farm imple-
ments; a school is kept up for the edu-
cation of the children of the workmen.-I
One hundred and twenty-five yoke of
oxen, and fifty horses are employed. 1t
must be acknowledged that this is some
thing of a farm, and that Mr.. Sullivant
possesses much executive ability to sue
cessfully manage such stupendous
concern; yet we are informed that every
thing moves on as regular as the click of
q chronometer. This is but one of the
many large farms which now grace the
broad prairies of that and adjoining
counties, none of which are SO large as
this, but large enough to excite the won
der and admiration of outsiders, who
Know nothing of the magnificent West.
Democrat. !
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WHOLE NO. 214O.

trees were standing, whose dense foliage
afforded some protection, while my hus-
band and sons stroye to save what they
could of our property. AT last fearful
surge swept away my husband, and he
never rose again. Ladies-no one loved
a husband more-but that was not troabls.
presently my sons saw their danger
and the struggles for life became the
only consideration. They were brave
loving boys as ever blessed a mothers
heart, and 1 watched their efforts to es-
cape with such agony as only mothers
can feel. They were so far off 1 could
not speak to them, but l could see them
closing nearer and nearer to each other.
as their little island grew smaller and
smaller.
'-The sullen river ranged around the
huge trees dead branches, upturned
trunks, wrecks of houses, drowning cat
tie, masses of rubbish, all went floating
past US. My boys waved their hands to
me, then pointed upward. 1 knew it
was farewell signal, and you. mothers,
cannot imagine my anguish. saw
them all perish, and yet-that sCas not,
trouble.
1 hugged my little babe to my heart,
and when the water rose to my feet, l
climbed into the low branches of the
tree, and so kept retiring before it, until
an All-powerful Hand stayed the waves
that they should come no further. I
was saved. All my worldly possessions
were swept away, all my earthly hopes
blighted-yet that was not trouble.
my baby was all 1 had left on earth.
1 labored night and day to support him
and myself, and sought to train him in
the right way: but as he grew older.
evil companions won him away from me.
He ceased to care for his mothers coun-
sells : he would sneer at her entreaties
and agOnizing prayers. He LEFT my
humble roof that he might be unre-
strained in the pursuit of evil; and at
last, when heated by wine one night, ha
took the life OF a fellow being, and end
ell his own upon the scaffold. NY
Heavenly Father had filed my cup of
sorrow before, but now it ran over
That uas trou5le, ladies', such as l hope
his mercy will spare you from ever ex-
periencing."
There was not dry eye among her
listeners, and the warmest sympathy
was expressed for the bereaved mother.
whose sad history has taught them a
useful lesson.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-10-07
CORRESPONDENCE.

Messers Editors Recently, while
enjoying the pleasure of an excursion
cup the Lakes" 1 resolved to give vent
TO my pent up feelings. in contribution
for your paper. For having been excl
ted, the circumstances and scenes thrown
around me are my only apology. You
will deem them sufficient. Languid
and exhausted from mental labor,
sought relief by taking passage on the
"North STAR" leaving the Forest City
on one of those hot July days. for an ex-
cursion to Lake Superior. The Star it.
self is magnificent Steamer, strongly
built. 974 feet long and 50 wide, other
dimensions in proportion, 100 tons bur
then, propelled by a powerful engine
and admirably manned both with Off
GERS and subordinates. Captain Sweet,
his first Mate Coleman, and Steward
Lewis, appeared to be especially at home
in theirrespective departments, and wor-
thy of public confidence, in return for
the fidelity with which they discharge
their duties.
Daylight found US coming out of the
darkness near the mouth of Detroit riv-
er. Its low banks and extensive marsh
es, with their expanse of green rushes
does not awaken in the soul very ar
dent longing to tarry long over the scene,
but warm breakfast, well served, ad-
mirably fits one for rapid ramble thro'
the streets of that old French town De-
troit. Passing by all comments on this
city of the peninsular State, the beauti-
ful St Clair Lake, and the more beautiful
river of the same name. together with
other intervening objects, we arrive at
the old trading town of Mackinaw or as
we used to spell it in school boy days,
Michillimackinac, one of the earliest
French trading establishments on the
North West, aud still occupied as health
recruiting post for United States broken
down troops and other invalids, as well
as for carrying on a very extensive
slaughter of Mackinaw Trout. The
town of itself has few attractions, being
a little huddle of houses, canoes, and
wharves, backed up by lime rock, ris.
ing gradually TO some 300 feet.
The water here is clear, and the fnny
tribes at their sports. are distinctly seen
at the depth of from 95 to 80 feet. 1t
is said that at the depth of fifty feet,
there is no perceptible difference in the
temperature, from surface water.
The morning after leaving Mackinaw
our Steamer was just heading into De-
troit Channel. The day was opening
finely. We had seen such sunlight fall
over the Green Mountain crest upon
the sleeping Champlain; we had seen
it rejecting from the lights of the Hud-
son, and even caught its mellow morn
ing rays kissing the "Neversinks," but
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-10-07

of speech and of press, and now they
are doing what in them lies to subdue
the North and bring the people TO their
feet, and there are no. wanting cravens
and dough faces in the Free States to
assist in the job.
To subdue Ohio to the will of Virginia
and South Carolina, to Wise and TO
Rhett, is now the mission of Payne and
the miserable ticket of sycophants whom
he leads. They would close our mouths
against the wrongs of Slavery, and
would permit the Southern Shareholders
to oyerrun the Territories of the Union
with their chattel labor. The Freemen
of Ohio will be called upon on the 18th
of October to say whether they will sub
NIT or resist. A vote for Salmon P.
Chase and the Republican ticket is a
vote against submission. 1t is a tesli-
mony against Slavery Extension, and a
vindication of the rights of Freemen
and free white labor. The Freemen of
Ohio, with the spirit of their fathers
within them, and the glorious recollec-
tions of sixty years, cannot fail and will
not fail TO speak brave word on that
day for Liberty, Justice and the Bights
of Labor.
Freemen of Ohio, we have the votes,
We have the power within us, to give
such.a verdict as the angels of God will
be glad to hear; verdict against oppres-
sion. and for justice and the right. We
must have that vote at the polls. It's Of
no use if it remains passive and stays at
home. Bring it out. Let the ballot box
be made the true depository of the Free
mans will. and the expression of his
voice.
he County Communities have high
duty to perform. With them, in any
especial degree, rests the duty of having
an efficient organization, and with al
efficient organization alone can the full
Republican vote be brought to the polls.
The heavy Republican counties on the
Reserve ought, by all means, to poll as
heavy q vote for Governor Chase and
the Republican ticket as they did last
fall for Fremont. They can do it as
well as not, if they try. Will they not
try? The counties in the central and
southern portions of Ohio will poll their
full vote. In al the close counties the
vote will be fully polled. The only fear
we have is, that the Reserve counties will
not get out their full vote. They are so
strong they may not feel the necessity of
full vote. If they thus feel and thus
act, THEIR VERY STRENGTH WILL BE THE
WEAKNESS OF THE GOOD CAUSE.
We hope, therefore, tina. during the
ensuing two weeks, the work of organi.
cation will so on, until it is perfected,
in every county of the State, and, on
the day of election, every voter be at
the pclls. Then will our victory be
completed, and the enemy routed from
the field of battle Ohio State Journal.
Caof 90
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dDostrp.
ANGELS OF THE RAIN.
BY ADA N. KESSIcoTT

Pattering lightly on the pane,
Comes the crystal footed rain,
And VIC listen, lingering listen,
While like pearls the soft drops glisten,
As We used to in our childhood,
Meath the gentle holy spell,
In the cottage or the wildwood,
When the fairy footsteps fell.
And we can almost believe,
As we used to sometimes then,
'Tis because the angels grieve
Ger the wayvardness Of men;
And that Heaven sends the showers,
To revive each dropping heart,
Even as they cheer the flowers,
When the morning dews depart.
Washing from the spirits leaves,
All the darksome dust Of sin,
Till each blessing it receives,
Wakens thankfrlness within.
Oh, the tiny, trembling things,
The radiant rain-drops fairi
We called them waving wings,
Making music in the air.
Thsir cool touch on our brow,
Will never thence depart;
We hear them even now
In the hush within our heart.
With childhood's holy faith,
That trusts so oft in vain;
OH would that we might see them still,
The angels of the rain.
We will put aside the stern,
Sad teachings Of our life;
Quench the fires that inly burn,
or selfshness and strife;
We will wait in prayerful silence,
That they may come again;
And wall ope our spirits portals,
To the angels Of the rain.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-10-07
FAREWELL TO SUMMER
ny WIN. II. C. kosHER.

FAREWELL thy noon is on the wsne,
Thy last bright day is near its close;
On rosy lips that thirst for rain,
Heaven not a drop bestows;
The cricket, Summer, sounds thy knell-
Queen of the season. fare thee we'll
The flowers that wreathed thy beautious head,
proop, rale and withered, on thy brow
The light that made thy morning red
Is dull and misty now;
Sad voices pipe in wood and dell
To Summer and her joys farewell.
Gone is thy belt Of rainbow sheen,
Starred with the dew-drops Of the showers,
And kirtlc of enchanted green
Embroidered DER with flowers;
The golden wand OF vondrous sreIl
Il dim and broken now-farewell!
There is q summer OF the heart
That hath its mournful ending here;
Delights that warmed its core depart,
While grows dull anil drear,
And sadder than the fnneraI bell,
Hope whispers to ths soul-fareveu.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-10-07
CURIOsITIEs OF LITERATURE-THR
MYSTERIES.

The following extracts from letters un-
der the sign manual of Mr. Buchanan.
disclose the eminent consistency Of this
distinguished head of the great National
Democratic party. That which Mr.. Bu-
chanan firmly maintained to be orthodox
in 1848 and 1919, it strikes him with
amazement in 1857 to find that any one
should venture TO assert!
JAMES BUCHANAN IN 1848.
Having urged the adoption of the
Missouri Compromise, the inference is
irresistible that Congress, in my opinion,
possesses poaUer TO legisldte upon tie sab.
-jecl of slavery IN tile Territories.-Letter
to Sanford.
JAMES BUCHANAN IN 1856.
This legislation-the Kansas and Ne
braska Bills founded on principles as
ancient as Free Government itself, and
in accordance with them has simply de-
clared that the people of a Territory, like
those ofa State, shall decide for themselves
aOhether ,Slarery shall or shall not eriSt
aOithin Melinaits. II AcceptatIon of Nom
ination for the Presidency.
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN IN 1857.
"Slavery existed at that period-when
the Kansas and Nebraska bill was passed
and still exists in Kansas under the
Constitution of the United States. This
point has at last been decided by the
highest tribunal known to our laws
Hon II could erer hare been seriously
doubted is a mystery. !fa confederation
Of sovereign States acquire mew territory
at the expense Of their common blood and
treasure, surely one set Of tie parties can
hare no right to erclude the other from its
engagement, Gy prohibiting them from ia
king into 1t sOhateuer is recognized to be
property By common constitution. -
Letter to Silliman.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-10-07

Numerous rivers send their crystal waters
from the rocky ranges lying back in the
distance, to supply the reservoir, and TO
invite to their pools. .the sporting shoals
of the inny tribe. Altogether, we do not
wonder that Lake Superior is becoming
one cf the most popular resorts for sum-
mer excurs; ;onists in North America.
The ride on the Lake of itself is pleas
urable, unless the voyager is too whim-
sical to enjoy locomotion without effort
any where. The air SO pure, free from
dust, the water so sweet, the corn bread
and broiled trout, or what we prefer,
the well fried white fish, is so delicious,
that he must be a confirmed dyspeptic,
in soul as well as in body, who would
not enjoy these refreshing comforts
Add to these. good company from old
acquaintance, or newly acquired, care
fully selected ones from fellow Fassen-
sengers, and you have powerful auxil-
iary to present happiness. Under such
auspices, your correspondent has made
the journey of the Lakes. and returned,
discarding all sarsaparilla remedies for
general debility, and fully ASSUMED that
when overworked nature demands re-
cruiting. that trip north westward is
the cheapest, surest, quickest and most
effectual restorative. And on the North
Star, with Capt. Sweet. we would deem
the safety of life some considerable
more secure than with a council of ply
sicians, in close run of fever.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-10-07
THE BACK BONE AS STIFF as a
STAKE.

The most cheering accounts come TO
US from along the tier of counties
through Ohio which formerly gave the
Democratic party its success in Ohio
These counties are known as the back
bone counties, and have been, until the
Kanses Nebraska swindle, as true to the
Democratic party as the needle to the
pole. Since the perpetration of that
Congressional outrage, the "back- bone
has still adhered to what it had been
taught was Democracy, but has not fol-
lowed the party organization into THU
slough of Political depravity-the Dred
Scott doctrine. All through these coun-
ties, in years gone by. has it been taught
that Jefersonian Democracy was op-
posed to the extersion of slavery; and.
moreover, has it been taught along the
backbone, that the Democratic party
was the true anti-slavery party and that
if any advance was to be made against
the giant strides of the slave power, it
must be done through the potency of the
Democratic party. The Wilmot Proviso
was held up as Democratic doctrine. the
right in Congress TO prohibit slavery in
the Territories was avowed to be Democ-
rscy, and it was Democratic to preach
that slavery could exist no where save
by positive enactment. Such were the
teachings of Democratic orators and pa
pers along the backbone and such
teachings became of the very marroE
which gave such rigidity of purpose to
that back bone.
These instructions, which were mere
pretence of principle, now return to
plague the inventors, for the present
stump orators and papers which adhere
to the Democratic organization, must Ell
Their make their honest pupils, Of eight
years past, believe that they all were
hugely mistaken-thus stultifyiug them
'eiyes-or they must get the masses 10
consent to change and turn at the beck
,f Southern dictation-thus making po-
itical principles mere matters Of barter
md sale. Neither ofthese things can be
accomplished, and hence the "back-
zone" has thrown party allegiance-as
the winds, and now comes up
With its swarms of resolute men, who be-
ieyed what was taught them, and who
mean to give force to that belief by
lecting Gov. CHASE. From these coun-
les there comes but one voice, and that
} shout for the Republican ticketl-
Herald.
If no sin were punished here, no prov
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S6O,76O O5
Grand total
S979,383 II.

Grand total S279, ,383 II.
The facts and vouchers, affidavits and
evidences showing the above frauds, are
all published at length in the report of
the investigating committee, of which
Mr.. Brown, of Portage, was chairman.
And then in regard 10 the canal lettings,
we have no doubt that much wrong was
contemplated and some actually per-
petrated, but as they are soon to under
go legal examination in the Franklin
county Court of Common Pleas, we shall
not discuss them at length at this time.
We believe that, however much wrong
was perpetrated by these lettings, vast
amount was prevented By the fact that
one of the Board, Mr.. Blickensderfer,
was Republican. If the committee
who made the report, had closed with q
recommendation that the Attorney Gen.
eral be directed forthwith 10 bring the
suits to test this validity of the contracts
before the Supreme Court, we should
have had the question decided ere this
time, and the entire facts in the case
fully disclosed. As it is, we believe that
gross favoriteism was intended, and if
the end was not accomplished, the hon.
or belongs to Mr.. Blickensderfer for hav-
ing defeated it. One thing is certain,
Mr.. Backus, the Locofoco candidate for
the Board of Public Works, was one OF
company whose bid was withdrawn
for a five thousand dollar consideration,
and pocketed ne-fifth part of it. This
was an outside operation, unknown to
the Board, but in our judgment it will
be regarded by the Court as fatal to the
party who got contract by such man.
agement.
But no. only did this Medill admins
tratiOn abstract all the money from the
Treasury, but they ran the State over six
thousand dollars in debt, without au-
thorily of law, as follows: