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Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09

An enterprising but ignorant South
American has sent to an Albany locomotive
shop for one hundred ''cow catchers." He
expects to use them in taking wild cattle on
the plains of Paraguay, in place of the lasso.
A speculator in Liverpool, England, off
cred the city authorities $4,000 per annum
for the use of the lamp-posts, TO post adver-
tising bills on. The offer was not accepted.
Lectures this season are at a great dis
count in New York. The N. Y. Times
thinks the business has been overdone, and
says:
"The ill-succcss Of the present season will
either spur our popular lectures to new ex-
ertions and teach them the necessity of aim
ing higher in their efforts to hit tho public
taste, or else it will tend to general break
ing up of the business"
Never Jest with a single woman about the
anxiety of all women TO be married nor tell
your wife you married her because you pit,
led her lonely condition,
Tho ravages Of the scarlet fever in Bos
ton show no abatomont-the deaths during
the past week, from this disease, reaching
forty, or about one third OF the total from
all diseases.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09
Education the Hope of the Republican



A correspondent of the Valparaiso, Indi-
ana, OJserVcr says:
If the Republican party have suffered a
defeat it is only temporary ore, for we
arc as sure to finally TO succeed as we arc
that truth will overcome crrcc, anl if Fro
mont is not elected, he has the satisfaction
of numbering among his supporters the hon
est and intelligent men Of our country, while
the Ignorance and rascality of our nation
was, with scarce an exception, arrayed
against him. In proof of this it is only
necessary to referc to the overwhelming
maioritios he received in all tho New Eng
land States, in the State of Now York, and
in all the Northern States where education
is highly priced and knowledge widely diff
fused, while in all those sections where a
premium is placed upon ignorance, and vice
is no disqualification in its possessor for any
position, Buchanan ran ahead. Look for in
stance at our own State of Indiana, where
we have an adult population Of nearly a
hundred thousand who can neither read nor
write, nearly half of whom are probably
voters, and here We see a man elected to
the Guberuatorial chair who is acknowl
edged by the present incumbent to be ga
miserable gutter drunkard," and the electo
raj vote given for Buchanan. Does not
this fact speak volumesG Look also at Hi
nois, and compare for morality and intelli
gence the northern portion oflhe State witt
"Egypt," and see also there where tho
strength of the Republican party lies; anc
then look at Massachusetts, where the con
sttution prohibits all from voting who can
not read and write, and see the majority
there which Fremont gets of over seventy
five thousand votes. Is not this n signih
cant fact? And then also look at our large
cities where so large portion of our ignor
ant foreign population is eongregated, anc
where the liquor interest is SO strong, ano
see which way the vote is thrown, while tho
members of all our schools, from the dis
trct school to the college, are nearly unani
nous for Fremont
Such being the promises, what is the in
ference to be deduced therefromg Is Il
that if the cause of Republcanism-whicl
is the cause of Freedom and humanity
ever succeeds it must be by the masses be
coming more christianized and intelligent
Our cause is wholly dependent upon the
proper education of the people, and onr du-
ty, therefore, for time to come, is to Ed't-
cate! Educatei Educate! while the sue.
cess of democracy" like that of Popery, is
absolutely dependent upon the great mass
of the people being kept in ignorance
While tho pro-slavery party regard ignor
ancc and blind party devotion as their most
powerful allies, and look for their strength
to come from the slaye-pcn, and tho auc
ton block.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09

We have said before and VIC say again,
that we sincerely trust the day when men
voted ticket clean and uuscratched mere
ly because it was their party ticket is wan
ing to its close. Such devotion to party as
prccludes the right of private Judgment
and the exercise of mans own conscience,
is an unmitigated curse. 1t ever has been
and still is the doctrine of what calls itself
democracy, that each member of the party
is bound to vote his party ticket without al
teration. We hope never to see such the
doctrine Of republicans. The republican
party is made up of men who have left 9th
er parties because they could not go with a
multitude to do evil. As body they are
men of Independent thought and conscience.
We hope they will ever remain such. To
do the bidding of a party is in reality to do
the bidding of set of intriguing politicians
to vote the party ticket without right ofpri-
vate Judgment is to further the ends ofdirty
dogs who could get no help from decent
men except through the name of their par
ty. To have no will but the will of party
rs expressed through what are facctiously
termed regular nominations, is to debauch
the conscience, degrade the elective fran
chise and corrupt the government. We
hope every republican voter will adopt as
the first article of his political creed, the
right of private Judgment And when the
measures or the men of his party cease to be
worthy ofsupport that he will cease to sup
port them. The known existence ola body
: of Independent voters, who will not sustain
a wrong merely because it has the sanction
of their party, will do moro to correct the
evils of our political system than any Other
course. A million of such men in tho Uni
on would control the government though
they never had separate organization
No party would dare propose measure OIL
a man that could not win their support
The name of "no party man." which is sc
contemplate in the eyes of democratic flu
glers, is then name of honor. We would
that every voter in the United States were
a "no party man." The days of the mis-
cradle political hacks, now to be found ii
every county and in nearly every town
would be numbered their avocation would
be gone.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09
Friends and Patrons.

We hare ew pords to offer in Dhieh some Of yoH as
oeH ourse indiUidHally inerestedj and least the
matter should be misundrsOod iH be bref and plain.
Duriag the past year hare been 10 erpease Of ser
eralhundred dollars in the purchase cf material for
TIC publishing Of THE JOURNAL, ard you haze been
enjoying the 6eneft Of We desiroEs that you
should up and pay us at least portion, Of phat
is due. Our creditors say they "MUsr HAVE THEIR
rAY and unless you discharge your Hdcbedaesss to u.s.
m be out Of the question for us 10 pay There are at
least 300 persons this county oirg from 50 to $40
each; individually, the small, but collectively,
they are our only hope. WiH not epery pho knops
he is thus indebed either for the Journal JOb-oork, or
AdUertisng call and settle pregioas TO The 1 Of JdHua-
ry. Think not because ii is a small amount can do
oiihout IL for # you ohhold shall be distressed,
you pay up do the same, and thus The relief rH be
mutual ng7 We hare stated edsoj oH you assist
u.s. frioRds2
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09
The Purchase of W.T.. VernOn--A New
Project.


Tho american Presbyterian, imagining
that prominent reason for the difficulty in
accomplishing the purchase of Mt. Vernon,
either through Congress or the people, has
been that no one seems to have seen his
way clearly to any use to be made of it,
when it should have been purchased pro-
poses to remove that difficulty, and show
our practical countrymen, that it affords a
grand opportunity for doing noble thing.
LET MOUNT VERNON be THE WEsTmN-
lIsTER ABBEY OF AMERICA. Let the ash
cs of Washington repose there forever and
when any man shall have been privileged
to perform patriotic action, worthy of the
honor, let his body when his spirit is called
home by the Creator, be buried by order
of Congress, by the side of the noblest of
men. Let it be henccforth the greatest
homage that can be paid to any man in
the Western Hcmisphere-Ho acaS Juried
at Mount VeWoa. The details of this
scheme can be readily carried out. Let the
whole place as Washington owned it, be pur-
chased by Congress. Let u De ialu out rs
a National Laurel Hill or Greenwood, Let
no undistinguished dust rcpose there. By
the law let it be privilege conferred by
act of Congress alone. The Germans have
erected building which they call the Ma
tional Valhalla, to be adorned by the cffi-
ges of their departed heroes and great
men, Tho idea is noble one. 1t is suit
ed to the genius of our nature, if once the
people should seize upon it. Our aders
will remember the celebrated expression of
Lord Nelson, before the battle of Trafalgar
San Earldom or Westminster Abbey"
OF all the spots in London, perhaps no one
attracts so many visitors rs that venerable
pile. The associations which surround the
mighty dead, speak to every man who has a
heart or mind. But when the visitor has
passed through every part of the noble fame,
and gazed upon every monument, he has
found no Washington. No nation has ever
had such dust in its keeping. Let Mount
Vernon then be bought, and let the eulogy
If the greatest man our soil is capable of
producing be: He sleeps By tie side of
Washington.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09
Clay and EsurIinganne.
Cassius NJ. Clay tells the following

Cassius M. Clay tells the following:
During the late political canvass, Burlin-
game and himself occupied adjoining rooms
at the Bates House, indianapolis. "At Il
late hour one evening" says he, 81 was in
BIS room, both of us were somewhat elated
with popular enthusiasm. We were, as old
soldiers were wont to do, fighting our bat
ties over again, when fine band, right OPP
posite my room, poured DER the sea of
night, floods of soul stirring music. CLAY,
you are honored,' said b., go aud acknowl-
edge tho compliment With due diff
dence | excused myself; when, rs | autici-
pated, the band broke forth anew in strains
of heroic melody in front of the room occu-
pied by B. Il have you now,' says |; now
give en- a sentiment No, YOU says B.
WELL says |, both together;' so locking
arms, with an air of intense dignity, we
walked out upon the balcony, and in fall
tering voice | commenced: Indiana, Mass
achusetts and Kentucky-triple sisters
may they ever be true to the Unionr The
leader of the band, after pause, inquired
who are youP CLAY and Burlingame,
said |. The h-ll you are said he in re-
ply; and then, in an undertone, addressed
to his followers, he concluded: Boys, II,
not the Girl an Red"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09
Knnsns.

Tho Westport correspondent of the st.
Louis Republican writes from Westport,
Mo-, under date eff Dec. Goth, as follows:
The talk in Kansas now is the meeting
of the Abolition Legislature. All thought
that the movement was given up, but since
tho return of Governor Robinson from the
East, where he got instructions from Gree
ley and company, it seems that they arc
going to try and keep up the war. Tho
Herald Of Freedom, says Gov. Geary will
not interfere with the revolutionary Legisla-
ture; if he docs not, his course will give
great dissatisfaction and so a great ways to
renew scenes which ought never to transpire
again.
Ex-Governor Wilson Shannon is here.--
Every body wonders what he has come for,
and nobody can find out. He leaves for
Leavenworth Immediately. The Governor
looks carc-worn.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09
ES- Governor CHAsE's Message has
come to hand but at so late an hour and its
length prevents its publication this week.
LAW-mAKErss.

The legislative wisdom of Ohio is once
more assembled at Columbus. We hope
for short and busy session. Tho men who
make long-winded speeches, or who 90 there
with axes to grind, will be marked. The
people of Ohio arc thorougly in earnest in
demanding reformation in the management
of state affairs Let the assembly see that
some, at least, of the rat holes are stopped
We are great and growing people; if VIC
had not been our taxes would have ruined
us; but the people have borne the burden
about as long as human nature can endure
If republicans who now have the control Of
the government do show themselves in earn
est to rctrench and amend, they will be
speedily kicked out, and will deserve it,
We hope to see at this session no mousing
or one-sided legislation. 1t is utterly use
less for few mouldy fogies to imagine
that they can by statute carry is back to the
days of six per cent interest and banks with
out security. The influx of gold raises the
price of property faster than six per cent
interest will increase money. Any attempt
to defeat the effect of this flood of gold, is
as likely to succeed as Mother Partington's
attempts to keep out the rising tide of the
Atlantic with mop. As to banks we need
more of them, always provided, their issues
are well secured. 1t will be said at Colun-
bus by the mouldy fogics aforesaid, that the
bank law of last winter was jectcd because
the presidential contest left no room for it.
Don't fatter yourselves, gentlemen, that
any law like that of last winter will be ap-
proved by the people. They want to see
ample security for every dollar of paper
money, placed in the hands of the state au-
thorities. This we think they will require.
Give lis, therefore, free bank law, requir-
ing ample securities, availible in any state of
things, and let any body bank who pleases.
We do not hesitate to say that the State
ought to be responsible for every dollar of
circulationit authorizes. Does it not 90 forth
under the sanction of the state? Do not
the people who scarcely ever read law
take it for ganted that it is well secured be-
cause the state authorizes it? Let the state
then require ample SECURES, and if it fails to
do this, let them make it good, or else let
the banking business alone. Suppose the
mint of the United States were, through the
villiany of its officers, to send forth n lot OF
spurious coin, would not the government be
bound to redeem il? So if the laws Of
Ohio permit the issue of spurious paper, the
state ought to make it good. Let the fosies
ofthe Legislature rub open their eyes and ars
read the papers, and get an insight into the
times in which we live; then we may hope
for laws that will bo of some use to the
state.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09

DEATH FROM HooPs.-A Columbus lady
went riding ono day, when the horse for
some cause, taking fright ran away, and she
with great force was thrown to the ground
her companion with horror on raising found
her broken steel hoop had entered her side
and forth gushing the full crimson tide
No aid could save her, and during the
night her soul took its flight
Mansfeld Herald.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09

S0HTt ~ COHtWOH FteHs SdHdHsGy County, ono.
David Gallagher, Plaintiff,
Seth r. Ballard,
George W. Ballard, and
Austin b. Taylor Defendants,
GETH r. BALLARD, and George W. Ballard non resi-
dents OF the State of Ohio hereby notified that on
the third day Of January, A. d. eighteen hundred and
hfty-sevcn, David Gallagher filed petition against
them and A. B. Taylor In the Court of Common Pleas
within and for the county Sandusky in said State m
Ohio setting FORTH that the day of M
vember eighteen hundred and fifty said Seth r. Bal
lard executed and delivered to painiH his certain two
prommssory notes, one for one hundred dollars due
or before the first day of December eighteen and
httysN the other for four hundred dollars the
first day OF December eighteen hundred and fyseven
with interest alFo mortgage on the following lands
situate in said county of Sandusky, to wit:
The north half of the southeast quarter Of section
number fourteen and the quarter Of the south
west quarter of section number thirteen all in township
number four number thirteen containing to-
gethcr one hundred and twenty of land more or
less To secure the payment of said notes according tho
tenor and effect thereof
That said Austin b. TAYLOR has mortqaO Oe Icin nm IN.
northwest quarter of the southeast quarter section
number fourteen aforesaid for the sum Of y-two dollars
ana interest thereon at ten cent per from the
eighth day Of October A. D. eighteen hundred and 6v-
FIVE, which amount and interest Is now due
Ihat said George W. Ballard had mortgage lein on
le northwest quarter OF the southwest quarter of said
section number thirteen being part of the lands
dred dollars with interest from the first day OF Nav egh
teen hundred and hty-hye and which amount has been
paid- though said mortgage appears unsatished.
Sad petition prays judgment against said Seth r. Bal
lard Tor the sum OF hundred dollars and interest from
the tweny-sNth day of November eighteen hundred and
fyhye that said mortgaged premises be sold and tho
general relief
The said defendants Seth r. Ballard and George W. Bal
lard are notified to said petition on OF before the
BUCKLAND & EVERETT,
Jan. 0, ls57.-50w7slO,9l Atty for Petitioner
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09

The Cincinnati Gazette, under this head,
makes this suggestion:
The Legislature Of Ohio is about to meet
in few DAYS. The session will probably
bc short, and therefore, should be sufficient.
The subject of action should be wholly prac-
lical, and acted upon without any reference
to the Presidency, or any other topic of out
side nature. 1t would gladden. the hearts
of the people of Ohio to have n session of
the Legislature when the business of the
State should only be regarded. To aid a
little in this matter, we venture to make a
suggestion or two on subjects little out of
the common way
|. A Railroad commissioner should be
provided for, with power to ascertain the
precise condition of every Railroad Compa-
ny. This is done in New York, and we
believe, two or three other States. In Ohio
it is of great importance. We have mile
of Railroad to every thirteen square miles
of surface; which is more than any State
Of the Union, except Massachusetts,, and one
or two small Northern States. There is in
vested in them, including the amount in un-
llniSlcu WOTkS, ABOUT elgHty IullllOnS vi
dollars, or nearly eight fold the whole
banking capital of tho State. Tho capital
in Railroads is moro than tho whole mer-
camille capital of tho Statcl There are
more than five million passengers carried on
these roads. We give the amounts las es-
timated) in order that the immense import
auce of this subject may be understood and
felt We legslatc great deal, and talk a
great deal about banks, but as we see, there
is only about an eighth of the capital in
banks that there is in railroads 1t may
be supposed that the railroad charters con-
stitute these close corporations This is on
! ly TO the extent of the rights of property
its great public machines-created for the
benefit Of the public-thc State retains its
police power over them; its power of regu-
lation, of controle over the safety of their
moyemcnt, and its right to know the con-
duct of their affairs. This work of supervis-
ion should be done by man whose bus
mess it is and who should report the whole
in detail to the Governor or the Legislature.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09

The National Hteligencer, which has a
malicious knack of confounding an adversa-
ry ora set of adyersaries with reminis-
cerce, thus quietly recalls Mr.. Buchanan's
recorded opinion upon the tariff.
"If we may be allowed to indulge specu-
ation as to the future policy of the country
on the subject, we shall conclude that tho
President elect still maintains the opinion
expressed by him as far back as 1912, when
he urged that the country should "abandon
the idea of uniform horizontal scale of ad-
valorem duties. Whether the duties be
high or low, let us (said he) return to the
ancient practice of the government. Let
US adopt wise determinations and whenever
this can be done, impose specific duties"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09

Be Some person who has been "taken
in" by their mate, for none who are happi-
ly mated ever indulge in such rcveries, writes
as follows:
| would have all men and women mar
ry, if their inclination, based upon true APP
probation of character, and we'll founded
system, united to deep and earnest aifec-
tion prompt them to do so. But | would
rather sec a nation of Old Maids and Bach
elors, than nation of 1nharmonious, unov-
ing, incongruous, welded wrctchedness and
Indifference"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09
A Petition.

IN I'To0dEe COhrf, SaRdH9ky County, Ohio,
d. p Hurlbut, administrator OF
Isaac Fickes deceased,
Elizabeth Fiekes,
Winfield Fickes,
Peter Fickes
AnabellA Fickes, ct al.
NiE said Elizabeth Fckes, Winfield Fekes Peter Firk
es and Anabea Fiekes, residents of the State Of
Ohio, are hereby notified that the said D. p Hurlbut as
administrator of Isaac Fckes deceased the fifth dAy Of
January, eighteen hundred and filed petition
In said Probate Court against them and James Moore the
object and prayer of which is TO assign dover to said
Elizabeth Fekes in the south half Of the southwest quar-
ter Of section number thirteen township number Ave
range number thirteen in sandusky County containing
eighty acres Of land to adjust the mortgage len of the
said James Moore and TO sell said lands and to
pay the debts of the said deceased.
They are also notified that said petition will be for hear
ing in said court the fourteenth day OF February A. D.
eighteen hundred and ifty-seven.
BUCKLAND & EVERETT,
Attys for Petitioner.
Fremont, January o 1857. 5Ow5$4,75
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09

TRuE.-The Richmond Enquirer, in n
recent review of the Message of Gov. Ad-
ans of Sonth Carolina, in which he advoca-
ted here-opening of the African slave trade
speaks on this wise:
'In logic and morals Gov. Adams is per
fectly consistent, when be declares that il
the slave trade be piracy, slave property is
plunder."
Nothing can be tyuer.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09
Farm for Sale.

90 THE subscriber offers sis FARM of 10 acres with
ts, 06 acres under FIRST rate cultivation situated
EssIs -Four miles southeast Of Fremont,
and one mile north Of Il. Smiths Saw Mill,
In the Township of Green Creek.
Said FARM Is strongly fenced and abundany supplied
with good waer excellent Orchard Of first rate Fruit
of all varieties. good House and Barn with all the
essarv buildings sheds, &c. a
t For further particulars enquire OF the subscriber
on the premises. SAN L. CLARK.
Green Creek, Feb. is, 1856. ST
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09

REMovAL.-The st. Louis Democrat
says the members of the Legislature are Sc
riously talking of removing the Capitol of
the State from Jefferson City. st. Louis is
urged as the most suitable place for the CON
centrated wisdom ofthe State to assemble.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09

Tho submarine cable, which is to connect
the American Continent with Europe for
telegraph purpose, is described in the N. Y.
Courier and Enquirer, as being of the cir
conference of a half dime. 1t is of i'm
mense strength, and as flexible as our ordin-
arY rope,
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-09

Mr.. Partridge, one of the Tccumseh pris
oners in Kansas has been sentenced by
Judge Cato to 8 years in the Penitentiary
Our readers remember the heroic conduc
aud suiferings of This man and his wife. W.
would earnestly hope for their deliverance.