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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26
Mexico and its Condition.

Our readers have been informed that Mr..
Forsyth, who happened to be our Minister
at Mexico, has negotiated very strange
treaty, which among other items, contains
a provision for the loan by the United
States to Mexico, of fifteen millions. OF
course, .he ultimate object of that gentle
man was to have the glory of annexing an
other slice of Mexican Territory. But our
Government has proved very unkind to tie
generous efforts of the Minister; it has re-
turned the Treaty in disgust. The Tele-
graph says Mr.. Buchanan sent it back with
out submitting it to the Senate. Another
account says the Senate rejected it. How
ever that may be it seems to have been
treated with great contempt. In all our
professed anxiety to get Cuba, or Nicara-
qua, or Honduras, or Timbuctoo, or some
other equally desirable locality, we seem to
be very Indifferent about Mexico. What
makes the difference? There are two rea-
sons quite obvious to those who have
watched the voracious jaws of American
6llibusterism. In the first place, Cuba has
plenty of plumber secondly, plenty of
negroes. But Mexico has neither. Her
military rulers have plundered all that was
left by the priests, and ended by plunder-
ing priests too! There are neither negroes
nor slavery there-and how could Judge
Catron (who holds that pillow and ne
gro are just the same sort of property get
his negroes there! The fact is Mexico is
in the last stage of desolation, and until
she is prepared for new condition alto
gether, it is best not to meddle with her.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26
From, Cauaa.

nm ioS, V. w., March %.
Inc interest attached to the locality of
the hate accident at Desjarden's canal Va. a.
to-day renewed by the rising Of ' the sub. NH.
merged engine, and the testing Of the b h-;dne Sa
which is now repaired. The engine. wss
raised by pullies and derricks to the ton of
the water, and showed the forward wheel
of the engine, on the right side, broken off.
From the position of the engine as it lay
on the side, on the bottom Of the canal it
seems quite impossible that the wheel was
broken by the fall. Everything goes to
show that the axle was broken either on the
bridge or very near to it, and the breaking
of the bridge was from the concussion which
ensued. The bridge was tested with three
heavy English engines and there was hard
ly the slightest vibration perceptible.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

ACQUISITION OF LOWER CALIFORNIA
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald, says: The allusion in
the Inaugural to the purchase of territory
by the Uuited States, will receive an early
solution in all probability, in the acquisii-
tion of Lower California and Sonora. Un-
der the peculiar position of affairs now in
Mexico there is no doubt those possessions
could easily be purchased, and whilst they
are an expense to Mexico, they would be
ofimmense importance to the United States.
Mr.. Buchanan's policy in this respect is de-
cided, and the purchase, if within reasona-
bic bounds, will be made.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

R Col. Medary, of the Statesman, has
been appointed Governor of Minnesota
Territory. The Col. has been at Washing
ton for some weeks past, and probably re-
turns with his commission in his pocket
1t was thought by many, that if the Col.
did not get a Cabinet appointment, he
would be the next Democratic candidate
for Governor of Ohio. But it seems he
gets the honors of "Governor" without the
uncertainty of contest with the Republi-
cans of Ohio.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

New York, March PA report pre-
vailed at Panama that Minister Cowlin and
commissioner Morse demanded passports
in consequence of New Grenada having re-
jected the overture for the settlement of
the question of the Panama massacre.
The Chinese at Canton had captured an
American cutter, and also great uneasiness
was felt concerning the fate Of forty Uni
ted States sailors who were up the river
for supplies but have not returned.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

,@T The Ohio Farmer is offered to clubs of
four-on trial-three months, to new sub
scri6ers, for 81. This is just half its regu-
lar price-s2 per year-and you will get
the paper thirteen weeks for 25 cts. each.
By subscribing aow, you will have good
agricultural paper during the three spring
months, containing great deal of invalua-
bic information for the farmer and gardner.
Address THos. BRowN, Cleveland, Ohio.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26


THE RICHEST MAN IN CANADA.-Amone C
the passengers killed at the shocking catas
trophe, recently, on the Great Western
Railroad from Toronto to Hamilton, C. W.,
was Samuel Zimmerman, Esq. the richest
man in the Canadas. He came to this
country while a boy, lived for time in
Pennsylvania, and subsequently went to
Canada, where, by industry, sagacity and
luck, he became in the course of few
years immensely wealthy. A no inconsid-
cradle part Of his fortune was made as
railroad contractor; but the greater part
was by the rise of land. He was owner o.
the famous Clifton House at Niagara Falls
in the vicinity of which is his own private
residence, a princely mansion.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

SLIGHTLY PoIsoNED.-Mr. Benjamin T,
beeson and family, near Parkesburg, Va,
were slightly poisoned q few days ago
from drinking coffee made with water
drawn from tea-kettls to which the rats
had access after eating arsenic. Ali were
SICK but none were seriously injured BY
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

EE. B. CHRISTMAS adyertises his Excel
sior Ambrotype Gallery in this weeks pa
per. 1t is unnecessary for us to say any
thing in his favor, as he keeps himself in
formed of all improvements in the art, and
takes the best of pictures.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

Gen. Harvey, at last dates, was in
active pursuit of the Indians on the east
side of Lake Okeehobee. It is supposed
that important results will few from this
movement.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

TERRIBLE FAMINE IN NoRwAr-Hus-
DREDs DrISe DAIIY.-The English papers
have accounts from Norway, which give a
painful picture of the suffering of the inhab-
itsnts of Lapland and Finmark, bordering
on the North Cape of Norway. Owing
to failure of the crops, the inhabitants
are in state of starvation.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

New CASTLE BANK FAILED.-We see
by the Pittsburg Gazette that this Bank
has stopped payment. The Cashier has alb
sconded-so rumor says-his account with
the Bank was short some fifty thousand
dollars, which was discovered after he left
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

CAPITOL OF MINNEsoTA.-The Legisla
ture of Minnesota adjourned on the sth
but nobody knows whether the bill for the
removal of the Capitol from St. Paul te
s.. Peters has really passed Or not. The
Minnesotian, of the 9th, claims that the
bill is not law, while the Times, of the
same date-itself opposed to the removal
is quite confident that it has regularly
gone through all its stages, and has the
binding force of other legal enactments'
Such bill was signed by the Governor
but whether it was the enrolled bill from
the Council, or bogus copy, is now the
question. There is no doubt but there has
been cheating somewhere,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26
EBy looking over the New Pb;laae

@By looking over the New Philadel-
phia ADVOCATE we perceive that the Small
Pox prevails to a considerable extent at
Uhriehsyille, in Tuscarawas county. Would
it not be advisable to take the precaution
of vaccination in this region, especially
among children?
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

Among the Patents issued from the
US. Patent Office, for the week ending
March 3, 1857, we see one issued to w
H. MITCHELL, Brooklyn, N. Y, for a ma
chine for composing types. We should
like to know more of it if it amounts Il
anything; but we are of the opinion that
the craft will suffer little form his naasheen,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

RA Another Railroad accident occurred
on the 18th near New Albany, Ind, by the
train breaking through a bridge, precipita-
ting two passenger cars into the water some
fifteen feet below. A brakeman was killed,
and several passengers injured more or
less.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

E The Leader of the oath says the
lake appears to be entirely free from ice,
and nothing appears to impede navigation
The arrival of the Detroit boats is looked
for with anxiety. The wood and lumber
trade has opened.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

WESTERN FoRrs ABANDoNKp.-The
government has given orders TO abandon
Fort Pierre and Fort Lookout, on the Mis-
sour river. the troops it is presumed, will
be transferred to Fort Randall, and from
that point all tho operations of the army
on the plains win hereafter be directed.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

RColonel Fabers, and other Nicara-
qua fillibusters have been held to trial, at
New York, under the decision of the Uni
ted States Commissioner. ~
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26
Removal.

The Book and Variety Store Of CASEY
l. IsGLEs has been removed to the new and
commodious room one door east OF IL.
Yergin's Drug Store.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

? EThe nomination of w. L. Dayton
as Attorney General of New Jersey. has at
length been confirmed by the Senate by a
unanimous vote.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

kEThe Post Office at catnpbellsport,
Portage county, Ohio, has been discontin-
ued. -
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

The Court of Common Pleas is now
in session in this place, Judge SAMPLE pre-
siding.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

.3i EWe see that "Judge NEWTON, of
Ohio, has returned from Washington, safe
and sound.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-09-17
Fashion.

The fashion! 0, what delightfully."- mex
haustible theme for ladys tongue How
many absorbingly interesting conversations
they have afforded, and what rivalry there
is between them and the weather, as to which
shall be the most popular subject of CONVEX
sation. And yet, after all, for one should
be glad to see general emancipation from
the bondage Of fashion-or rather to see the
sway of the tyrant so far curbed as to be
more susceptible of modification by the good
judgment of its followers. am acoman,
Mr.. Edtor-perhaps you would never sus-
pect it from the youthful ardor of my feel
ings-but am maiden lady of more than
two score-I mean more than twenty years
and | speak the sentiments Of many ladies
when 1 say the abject thraldom to fashion
ought to be abolished. History shows us--I
say it with modest blush--that all great
reforms have originated with ladies' and it
follows as matter Of course that they should
commence and carry on the reform in this
respect also.
Hitherto it seems to have been rule that
when an uncouth or inconvenient garment has
been discarded, some other has been invented
equally Objectionable, to occupy the vacant
place. Thus, when ladies threw aside theil
thin outside shoes for stout India rubber
boots, they eagerly seized upon the fashion Of
diminutive bonnets and hoped petticoats-
and when the magical wand of reform touch
ed the stiff hats of the gentlemen and trans.
formed large proportion of them into com
Portable and symmetrical caps or felts, wher
it introduced neat and becoming sacks anc
frock coats in lieu of the old-fashioned swal
low-tails, and diversified the soinbre black
which was wont to. make q crowd of mel
with the colors of green, brown, blue anC
drab, it at the same time converted the
loose-Aowiag, graceful pantaloons into itighs
fitting cloth cases for their neither limbs
thus leading one Involuntary to think of thu
wearer as sort of elephant walking upol
lightning rods.
Why these retrogade steps? Why canno
men and women adopt one good thing withou
sacrificing another? Can it be because the,
think that they shall become too perfect il
appearance if they are constantly progress
ing ? L, for one, have no fears on that score
A fig for fashion and shall try to make my
self look as enchanting as possible withou
reference to its unreasonable demands.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-09-17

vice, till no one but God can save him let
him come back with all the glorious gifts
with which an impartial God has endowed
him-gifts that have been drawn down in the
weakness of nature to the lowest OF all vices,
that of drunkenness watch well, and pray
for him, ye who have the seal of love on your
foreheads, for you do the will of God and
Heaven, and that "Will is Might"
Childhood, dreaming childhood, who bears
the key of thy future life? Who can tell
the trials and temptations of thy coming days
Years hence, you will look back upon the
hedge of thorns, that has fenced you in from
many an abyss of temptation, piercing though
it was, yet it saved thee, and now thy silvery
head will soon receive the crown m waiting
for thee, and thou wilt feel the force of these
words, "Will is Might" Temptations al
most irresistible, were overcome, devlatlng
paths were Stunned, and great and power
full will sustained thee,and now thou art safe.
Oh, childhood happy are we in those blessed
hours of innocent sport, never dreaming Of
what is to come We know not Of besetting
sins till we have reached the days of youth
and manhood, full of cares and trials, and
the days we once longed for are nigh at hand
for us to spend, and now we wish ourselves
child, that we might be free! Oh, deluson
in how many forms does the tempter appear
1t is all the will of Of God if we but survive
the snares of those around us in youth ant
manhood, and in years to come, an honore(
hoary head appears, with no sin to mar it
beauty, no remorseless cravings at the hear
to blast his life, no still, small voice whisper
ing of the past, no sorrow for sins unforgiv
en-, but deep heart longings for that holer
happier life. A SUBSCRIBER.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-09-17
How to Secure Peace at Home.

1t is just as possible to keep calm house
as a clean house, cheerful house as an or
derby house, as a furnished house, if the
heads set themselves to do so. Where is the
difficulty of consulting each others weakness,
as well as each others wants each others
tempers, as well as each others health each
others comfort, as well as each others char
acter Oh! it is by leaving the peace at
home to chance, instead of pursuing it by
system, that so many homes are made unhap-
py. 1t deserves notice, also, that almost any
one can be courteous, and forbearing, and pa
tent in a neighbours house. If anything
goes wrong, or be out of time, Or disagreed.
BILE there, it is made the best of, not the
worst; even efforts are made to excuse it.
and to show that it is not felt; or, if felt, ii
is attributed to accident, not design; and
this is not onl y easy, but natural in the house
of friend | will not, therefore, believe
that what is so natural in the house of an.
other, is impossible at home; but maintain
without fear, that all the courtcsies of soca
life may be upheld in domestic societies. A
husband as willing to be pleased at home ant
as anxious to be pleased as in his neighbour
house, and wife as intent on making thing
comfortable every day to her family as on Sc
days to her guests, could not fail to max,
their own home happy. Let us not evade thu
point of these remarks by recurring to til,
maxim about allowances for temper. 1t i
worse than folly to refer to our temper, un
less we could prove that we ever gained any
thing good by giving way to it. Fits of ill
humor punish us quite as much, if not more
than those they are vented upon; and it ac
tunlly requires more effort, and inAicts NOR
pain to give them up, than would be requires
to avoid hem.-Phillip.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-09-17
Gl)e Social Uirfle.
" Will is Might
Written for the Green Mountain Freeman.

Who has not seen the effects of high and
powerful Will? Who has not read of the
noble exploits of Hannibal, Bonaparte, and
Washington? All are in ecstaces over these
great statesmen, and for what? Was it be-
cause Hannibal was great merely because he
was great F.? Or was it for the indomitable will
he possessed and carried out Was it for
the daring feats of Napoleon that won for
him so great renown7 Was it because he
conquered nations, and allied armies knelt at
his feet ? or was it for the courage and
mighty will he carried in his breast, that his
name is a theme for poets, and is handed
down from one generation to another, as an
example for the brave?
Was it for goodness, Knowledge, ambi-
ton for his country, that Washington is so
revered by all his countrymen Surely,
these are some, but not all the causes why he
is now the model for all America. He had
will, and that will was all-powerful, he
would be free or die in the attempt. Whose
subjects should we be now if Washington had
never lived The question answers ITSELF
So all have wills, but how are they exerted ?
Are they for the good of those who possess
them-sre they for the public good? Far
from it; but look into the bar-room Of pub
lie inn, and who do we see there? Men of
noble minds are there at the gaming table
men who move in the higher circles Of socie-
ty take one, two, three glasses per day.
there they are drawn to the labyrnths of
misery and woe by the fend who was once
chained with the pledge about his neck, but
has broken his letters and now stalks about
in all his glory whose agent is to be seen at
all times and places with his influence Of
sweet-breathing words, and how does he sue
coed ? All! what tongue can tell how many
widows hearts are aching, and orphan chill
dren crying over the grave of drunken hus-
band and father, who was once the pride and
blessing of all that knew him? But the
tempter came, and in the sparkling nectar Of
the wine-cup, he yielded, and then the will Of
God was broken for one that is evi-for the
will of him that goeth about as wolf in
Sleeps clothing, with the will of tiger tc
gain the confidence of all those that listen
and his "Will is Might"
See the young man vending his way to tn,
tavern his face is bloated, but he sees i
not his eyes are boodshot, but he knows i
not. Follow him; there is the cause O
bloodshot eyes and bloated face. There il
the sparkling beverage Of the bowl, lies tn,
ruin of many souls. There the demon live
in all his glory. There it is ready and foam
Ing, and now it is gone and doing its work
Follow him to the street door-does he wall
straight? Look closely there, he stagger
and falls he rises again, attempts to wall
on, but his limbs refuse their office, the hea,
droops, and there he lies in the ditch
Watch well, ye angels of mercy, and brin
that gifted and talented mind back to a lif
of virtue and morality, let it not wander o.
in darkness and amid the thorny paths O
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-09-17

THE MoTHER.-Despise not thy mother
when she is old. Age may wear and waste
a mothers beauty, strength, limbs, senses and
estate; but her relation as mother is as the
sun when it goeth forth in his might, for it is
always in the meridian, and knoweth no eve
ming. The person may be grey-headed, but
her motherly relation is ever in its flourish.
1t may be autumn, yes, winter with woman,
but with the mother, as mother, it is always
spring. Alas, how little do we appreciate a
mothers tenderness while living? How
needless are we in youth of all her anxieties
and kindness But, when she is dead and
gone-when the cares and GOODNESS of the
world come whitening to our heart-when we
experience how hard it is to find true sympa-
thy-how few love us for ourselves-how
few will befriend us in misfortune--then it is
that we think of the mother we have lost.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-09-17
1)oetital.
Written for the Green Mountain Freeman,
The Valley of Neglect,
BY Z. n. L

A misty dell mid the mourning trees,
The silent horror of the weary breeze,
A dreary spot the wild bees shun
For the mists that shroud it damp, and dun,
Springs that gush with silent tears,
And softly battle flower that rears
Its dropping head above the grass,
And waits in vain for winds to pass.
Then dying gives the stagnant air
A sweet perfume that fingers there,
Floats upon the the deathly lull
OF airs that even tiny gull,
With futtering wings would faint upon,
And fainting, die in jets Of song.
Low, floating murmurs In the gloom
Like pulses beating in the tomb,
Give to the air a trembling wave,
Till silence digs their silent grave.
Beating in its rocky bed,
Rocky pillows meath its head,
Bound with rocks, and mapped around
With mournful belt OF sound,
Lies the lake all still and deep
Like maiden murdered in her sleep;
And as the sigh will seem to slip
From of the cold unmoving lips,
As if the spirit, 10th to go,
Kept floating DER us soft, and low,
And like dramas waking sigh
Is its last and sad good bye
so there seems to rise and swell
Inurmuring echos in the dell,
And murmuring voices seem to glide,
Echoings from the world outside.
Aug. 1857.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-09-17
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-09-17
Joseph Drury's Estate.

THE SUBSCRIBERS, having been appointed by the Hon
Probate Cont for the District Of Washington Com
nlssoners aseceive examine and adjust al claims and
demands of all persons against the Estate of JOSEPH
DRGRY late OF Barre in said District deceased epre
sented nsott and the of six months from the 18th
day of Auenf 1857, being allowed by said Court the
creditors of d deceased to exhibit and prove their re-
specve claims before us-eive notice that will attend
to the duties of appointment the dwelling house of
the late Joseph DrIy in Barre in said District, the
second TUESDAY of October and February next at one
O'Clock IN the afternoon, on each Of said days.
CARLOS CARPENTER, |c,
MICAH FRENCH, NoNi' s'
RAJ Ana A