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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-07-22
Dated April 5, ia57.

a- q MENafHE ~.H+r Vi
Resolsed By thc General -fssembly of the STATE of
Ohio, Three.hftbs 1.-The member elected to eact
proposed 10 the electors of this Stafeto vote, on
he second Tuesday of OctDber next upon the aP
prevail or rejection of the following amendment
a =as an additional sectlonto article eleYef o. IN.
Constitution. Every county which now ~ or may
hereafter be entitled tp more than one senator, o.
Representative Brthe residue of the present de
cennial -peried. or for sill. or any portion of an!
subsequent decennial period shall be divided in;,
a. many. Representative districts a.
there may be'Scnators or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
in any year of the4preseHt, or any subseqgentzde
rcnnial period, which districts shalt be of con
riguou territory, andeaChdistrict shall contain a.
nearly q ratio fer Senator or Representative as Is.
attainable. without violating theTule herein given
as to contiguity of territory, and y ithuut dIvld
ing any township, rejection precinct: CT ward
If any Representative, or senatorial district, com
posed tygoormar counties shall by reason. OF
any excess OF population over a ratio. be entltlef
to additional RePreSentati YES or Senators for an
rreriedl the district hall be divided into two dis
tricts, for each perlieh Of such seGen9laLpeIird
which shall be co ntigaous territory. and each shall
contain as near aratio as Is attaIna5le Wliheutdi.
wiling counties.
district to another. there shall Re any excess oil
population over 4 SenatoTia ratio, which shall BIT
entitled to additional epresenfatlon loi
any portion % ANY decenaial period. each district.
as now constituted, shall elect one Senator
Counties shall be divided into districts by the
county commissioners or such other hoard of OF
fcers eIe ctiveH and resident in the proper county
as may be provided by law, al Least iour l1 u
entitledto more than one member OF eltnerfhouse
shall be divided into dis riots for the residue OF tine
present decennial period, and at least four months
prior to the general election in the first year OF
each subsequent decennial eriod, the countiesen
titled TO more than one member for all, or any ror.
tfnn of SUI II decennial period, in either or hots
houses shall he divided lntedistFictsfor the whole
of the decennfal period a DESCRIPTION OF the dis
trict Of eacli e iunt y shall be Published as may be
dfrec ed by the county commissioners or as may
n. H.VAN VORHES,
...4 .t S,eaEe- of the House of preseRtatSpes %
THOhA H. FORD,
30 -.l--tt- --GsJ President Of the Senate.
n-4.I ,---1 . -Tc=-
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Philosophers say that shutting the
eyes makes the sense of hearing more
acute. This may account for the many
closed eyes that are seen in our church,
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r ResoICed By ths GeAerdr ASSEMBLY If The State Of
Ohio, three-fGhs OF Inc men! berS elected TO each
branch conCurring therein that it be and hereby
is proposed to the eicctOrs.sf the-Stete.9tU vote ON
the second Tuesday of October next. 10 approve
or reject the following amendment as asubstitute
Tor the second and third sections of Ike twelfth
articI of the Constitution. Trt arCI- ~
AIrproperty. personal and real. shall be subject
to TAXATION by a uHlf1r IL er1le-a the true value
lierc Of in money. but such dc %uctiOns from cred
itS-maxfe RiIoS wed -asfke General Assembly may
deem expedient; Provided that burying grounds.
public shoo1hedses, and alt Other pu5lie property.
and all Institutions # purely public charity, aEG
all eheases used exclusively for public worship
shall be ezeuptfron taxation ; and il the 1ota
valae4of tbe per soGaf props rty of any person shaft
netexcced fifty dOllars.the same may be exempt
from tax alton. Ali proper y employed in banking
shall Away sfheac i burden GEIaEation rqGal t.
that imposed or the property OF individuals.
y. n Worries. ~
Speaker Of tie House Of Representatives.
. en- . 81 : ii. F0RD,
President efthe S nate.
Dated ArrT Sd. lSJ1.t -. 80 :.
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A WoRD FOR SNAKEs-The Prairie
Farmer at Chicago, has a good word for
the progeny of grandmother Ewes be-
guilers in this county. It says there
are only three or four snakes in the Uni
ted States, whose bite is mortal, the only
ones at the IN orth, being the genuine
rattlesnake and the copper head. The
prairie rattlesnake of this country it
$ Us cannoskill by its bite, though its
venom causes great pain and severe sick.
ness for a brief period. The service OF
the snake, it says, lies in the great.amount
of insects aud field mice which it de.
s'roys. They may be good for some,
thing.
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Dated April Sd, 1879


Pes0Ired 6g The General .7sseR5iyo of the State Of
Okio. Three-ffthS of the members elected TO eacE.
house ConCurring therein, That ii be and hereby
is proposed to the electors of the State, on the sec
nud Tuesday of October HeXt TO approve or reject
the T%oIIUwins amendment "a 7 substitute for the
first aud; second sections of The thirteeJ tn articles
of The Cohstitution, Viz: Corporations of every
description shall be. created. aud corporate p.4wer~
granted only by geherailaws which 81 ali define
the pngeTs. privileges AID imulaHities and pre-
scribe tile duties and iiah' hties CT each class or
discri ptien of corporations, bat the General As
sembIy may enact special laws for the relief u
corporations in peculiar cases. and may make
special provisions in regard TO corporations il
cases where iTom their peculiar f~tatinno or inter
ests such special provisions are required, and ma.
from time To time alter or repeal all sach'Faws, a.
- fIT GtIr S.H.VAN WORRIES,
Sneaker ofthe HoRss of REPRESENTATIVES..
.aCSc 81 til IHOMAS-H. F0RD,
President Of tAe Senate
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CANADIAN

Over the line in Canada they are quite
as inquisitiVe as their Yankee neighbors
probably the south wind carries the in
lection Overland they are certainly
more dangerous than the Jersey farmers
would be of yellow fever with the quar-
antine at Sandy Hook. Some yearssinee
as we learn by letter from a Canadian
friend, the ReceiveraG General was travel
ing on a steamboat with considerable
funds for the Governments, and for the
sake of safety and privacy he engaged
the whole of the ladies' cabin. The pas
sengers we're all aige to ascertain the
reason of this arrangement,a and especial
ly to know what business the great man
could have ON hand to rs4pire so much
room aud money. At 'rength one Of them,
more bold than the rest, vepturedto in
trodnces the subject as the Receiver was
waking the deck, and approaching him.
asgedifhe was on aGo Government contract:
tYesI2 was thy gruf reply. aaii.-sso
Avery laage one?"
"Yes-very large" a
MAY 1 ask what it is?" ,hs. 'a
.'Yes.ni z "a Eit
SWELL pray, Sir, what is it?"
7s"Why, you isee,2 said tile Receiver
Ge4erabl with great seriousness, "the
King of England has madeia present to
the King of Siam of his halfofLake On
tario, and I am engaged to bottleit Off,
No more Questions were asked. 40 s7f
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The HAND.-Look at the hand. A
little organ, but how curiousty wrought
How manifold and necessary are its func-
tiorst What an agent has it been for
the wants aud designs of mani What
would the mind be without it? How
has it moulded and made palpablo the
conceptions of that mind? 1t wrought
the statue of Memnon, and hung the
brazen gates ofThebes; it feed the mar
iner's trembling needle upon its axis
It heaved the bar of the first printing
press ; it arranged the tubes of Gallileo;
1t reefed the topsails of Columbus; it
held the sword with which freedom
ought her battles ; poised the axe of the
dauntless woodman ; opened the path of
civilization. Itturnod the stic~lc leaves
upon which Milton and Shakespeare in
scribed their burning thoughts, and it
signed the charter of Americas libert :
Who would netrcnder honor tt hehand?
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SECRETARY or STATE OFFicF,} $50
C~oLuMBes. ApriL4, 1857.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing pr posed Con
stitution amendments are correctly copied from thei
originalroIls on file in this office L
A ES H. BAKER.
Secretary Of state
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HA u-EsT mFL F--rTT1-E ~ EAt-I .GAA-tf.
Resofred By me 0eHeraf Jfssembky Of the State of
Ohi0. 1lfec-Ifn1B Of the me nIbcTs elected 10 each
House cODcuIriH2 therein. that 1t be, aud hereby
is. proposed to the electors OF this State to vote
on The second tuesday Of October next, Ipou- the
apPro.aJ pr JejeciiOa oltbe following anne dIaent.
az a substitute fJ the fifth and sixth %sectioDs of
tiIrsfaurth a~rtfcie ~ fbes Csnlitstf6<i. viz DiSee.
5, District TU9Its shall be held in each county At
flca a. 0nce in eacb Tezt. bfs9ne0 or more Distrio4
jude g. ELECTED b. tie eiectprs Of separate di.tuc cts
t0bcpresetited by law who ShaIF'hold their of
fcefo five years: aud, during their contInuarce
in office Shall reside ia the district for which they
are elected. The Provisions Of lie fourteenth
section OF this article shall apply to District
Judges. The General Assembly nIay;bg Law au-
thdrizctbei judges of the District Court, and OF
.bercCurts of common pleas. to fix the times of
h6lfing their respective courts Until DisiTiet
judges shall haze been elected and qutl .fej,
district Court shall be held by the Judges OIL the
: .preme court ayd OF the Courts of Common
Pleas. as now authorized Sec. Is. The district
Court shalIlIave such. Jurisdiction as may be pro
vided by law. and the Judges thereof shall have
anil exercise such. power and Jurisdictions al cham
beers, and may be r%eqaiTed 10 sit as judges Of the
Courts of Com mon Pleas as shall be directed BY
law. y. IL EAA hOhdES -
Speaker of the IEsisc Of Representatives.
THOMAS n. FORD, ~
uTE! Htiul resident IF re Senate.
Dated April I'd, 1857. r,
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er. ras t.p 20 AUDITORS OFFICE, T.
ASHLAND, April g. ls57.
j hereby certify thatithe foregoing preposed ION
stitutionaI amendments are correctly copied tom
the original as furnished this office by the-seereta-
ry ofState. s,
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0FFICE No. $50 BRlADWAY, NEW URK.
Fourth Quarterly sale of Gold and
silver Watches, Gold ~ tchC ~lFafns,
LocRets, RraceIetsf& c. &c.i Zsisd sd
LIST oE RETAIL PRICES OF PINS &c.
Geld Pens. ......a. 81. 6odGothfe Nam
Gid a@l Rsn %aa silver e. 100 GS SGf 'TfoStd PICK 90 g
Gold Pen aud double x4l:T Tooth and kars-ns
silver oIders.as3, Co Picks
Mammouth do. do..4.0 of Peneff. Watch Key,
Lev.athan do. do Is, 90 Il ami Tooth Pick.-.300
Fountain Pen, Desk Eadies Gold Pencils, 40
HoIder.-- --..-3 0eltNta1-t@ 4.-tL..-3,oo
k ham%ehia PENS . .s s,SS -. with Pen 500
eviathan and Box--5,ou Gents Gold Gases
Gothic Silver Case and and Pens-.---a,00
:. Eagrossing - &c saGothieI =. SEQ
Ard all other kinds ofsfyles az the retail prices
To the purchaser or our Pens we present a mum
bered Ticket on every dptIars worth. purchased.
which entities the holder, by an extra payment rf
% cents on,each ticket. 10 premium varFfHg IN
value from ! to 100 Dollars The premiums con-
SYST of various articles of Je yseiry, viz Gold and
Silver Watches, Silver Goblets. Silver Fruit Bas-a
kets. Gold. Guard Chains for ladies' sBockefs.
Bracelets. Gents Gold Fob and Vest Chains. Thin
tes-Breartpins,sE Ear Drops. Studs Rings, eros
ses. &c, none of which sell fur less than one dol
Ear. country purchasers may rely on Deing as
fairly ,6ealt with as regards the prizes asifthey
themselves were present. ~ ~ rssT =
thousaDdxhaxe bought ofusy and we have never
learned hat any one was ever dissatisfied. Thia
plan affords every opportunity Of Obtaining a gold
watch or some article Of jeweIry, for a -ifing
sum All our pens pencil cases. &c, are nt1-afac-
tured by ourselves with great care, and we offer
them at preciselythe same Prieeszssked in all 9th
advantagsons ofers.and any enefg=tic person can
do wei BY working for uss We wish agentsin
every place in the country. and persons who
would like To becoinesuch wrf please to address
us. and we wi lsend them printed circulars fpri-
ces. terms, &c We have no stated PERIODS for dis
trahn1ion.. The moments pen is purchased. the
purchase iseutitled TO receive his premium ON the
paymeAt of 25cenisexu
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MERRlCK, BENTON 6 DEAN.

MI 124S5FE 331 new YORK.
N.BzGeld Pens repoiated iua supertur man
ner. Enolose the pen and 80 eents in r.. o. staupt
ami. the pen will be repsfGted and returned pos
PAID. ..- am12A-
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At the last meeting of the American
Institute Farmers Club in New York
city, there was an Interesting discussion
on POTATOES -. 80 ..n.n n-a -
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90.

0FFICG 40. 1856 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Fourth Quarterly Sale of Gold and
silver Watches, cold watch Chains,
Lockets, Bracelets, &c. &c.f Esf.d ed
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-04-23
EOrc Fusion,
Commence, yc DarEsies. ALL

The Chicago Times of the 10th inst,
publishes TIE proceedings of a meeting
held there last week, By tie NEGROES
of that city. They'll pronounce the
decision of the Supreme Court in the bred
Scott case, unconstitutional !!
We congratulate the Herald man on
his alliance with the Chicago negroes
The latter don't appear to be very particu-
lar in the company they keep. Between
the Negroes in Chicago and their new al
", the editor of the Huntington Herald,
down on the Wabash, what ell become of
the L. S. Supreme Court? How wretch
ed they will feel when they hear that the
Herald man at Huntington differs from
them in opinion. Break the sad news to
them as gently as possible!
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-04-23
Arrival Oftiac Tennessee.
New York, April Is.

New l ork, April is.
The steamship Tennessee arrived this
morning from Aspinwal.
On the evening of April 4th, she land
ed her passengers and left for San Juan
the same evening
Col. Lockridge advanced to Castillo
March 18th, with 400 men on board the
steamers j n. Scott and Rescue. He found
that the enemy, who were 500 strong,
had fortified Nelson's Hill, two hundred
and fifty yards in the rear of the castle,
with strong breastworks, bitches and sew
era guns. He retreated without making
an attack, and destroyed all the fortifca-
tons below, having abandoned all hope
Of the river. He disbanded the battalion
of recruits, and subsequently formed a
new one from those who were willing to 90
to Walker via Panama
The boiler of the steamer j. n. Scott
exploded near Serapiqui during the retreat,
killing and wounding about 50 officers and
men. These were Immediately sent to Pu-
enta Arenas in the Rescue.
The Tennessee brought away all the
wounded who were able to be removed.
Col. Lockridge still remains upon the
river with his forces, and is we'll suppIied
with provisions.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-04-23
Foreign News.
ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA.

New York, April Is.
The following is an abstract of the
intelligence brought by the Arabia, just
arrived from Liverpool.
The difficulty between Austria and Sar-
DINA is widening.
Arrests continue to be made of con-
spirators against Napoleon.
Madrid reports say that the Spanish
forces will, under every circumstance, oc-
cupy a portion of Mexican territory for the
protection of Spanish subjects.
Austria has issued new circular
against Sardinia
France and England strongly remon-
strate with both Sardinia and Austria, and
urge them to keep the peace.
Persia announces her determination to
maintain her policy respecting the Danish
duchies, and has ordered her coast defenc-
es to be strengthened.
Rnssis is concentrating her forces at
Anapa against the Circassians.
The Chinese details confirm previous
Geographic reports. that tie Emperor had
ordered Yeh to make peace upon any
terms, but the news is not possible.
The American ship Highflyer was wreck
ed at Formesa. The crew were murdered
and the ship burned
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-04-23

editor OF the Herald to set up his opinion
on Constitutional questions as superior to
that of the highest legal Tribunal in the
land, was so utterly ridiculous, that we
thought we'd 'just make note of it,
1t Is hardly worth while "to favor such
a fellow with any attention. We only do
so to show the length to which upstart ig-
norance has led this chair Drained rarti.
Fan" and to answer a fool according to
his folly"
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-04-23
Gov. Gcary and his Ieepub-
lican SympathiZers.

short time since statement appeared
in the Missouri Democrat. purporting to
be Authorized by Gov. Geary, TO this effect:
That President Pierce had not supported
him according to pledges; that he had been
refused sufficient military aid: that he was
abandoned by the Federal Government,
and was compelled to pay $4,000 out of
his own pocket to maintain authority; that
his correspondence had been broken open,
stolen and mutilated: that combinations
had been formed to take his influence
against slavery; and that Kansas must now
inevitably &c slave state, &c, DC.
Upon this basis our Republican friends
have manufactured a free state martyr cut
of Gov. Geary, and said innumerable com
plimentaIy things concerning his general
course in Kansas, which we hope they will
not take back now that he has authorized
numbers of his friends and various press
es to pronounce the Democrats article an
unauthorized statement, Astounding in
gross misrepresentation" and referring
the public to his farewell address for his
deliberate views, directly contradicting the
assertions attributed to him by the Demo
GRAFT OR COnshtution.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-04-23
MARSHALL County Agricultu-
raj Society.

We have received the list of Premiums
offered by the Marshall County Agricultu-
raj Society, which, although in type, we
are compelled. by the crowded state of our
columns. TO defer until next week.
The Society is yet in Its infancy, hav-
ing been organized in 1856. Two annual
Fairs have been held, and although small
IN comparison to those held in some of the
older Counties. yet we are not without
hope thai, before many more years, we
will be able to form one which will be a
credit to the skill and industry of our en-
terprising citizens
Ii the friends of Agriculture, &c. were
TO take hold in earnest, and exert them
selves little, in order to ascertain the best
varieties Of Grains, Fruits, Vegetables,
&C., de-, and the kind of ground best
adapted to their production, and the proper
time to SOW and plant, write out
their observations, it could not fail to be
a public benefit.
All are dependent on the cultivators of
the soil, AID any new discovery, or i'm
proyemen:, benefits all classes. The Farm
ing community las strong inducements to
make their farms rs productive as possible.
Never has there been a time within our re-
membrance, that the Laborer received bet
ter wages than now; everything that the
Farmer has to sell, commands living
price. Let one and all bring up something
TO the Fair, and by examining The differ
en- articles on exhibition, and exchanging
views with each other, all will be mutual
y benefited.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-04-23
Got Tired OF Freedom.

Some three years since, Hon. E. w.
Kennedy. of this vicinity, manumitted IS
or so of his slaves, provided them each
with a liberal outfit, and sent them to Lii
IBERIA. One of them, a man of thirty five
or forty years of age, named Syrus, who
had been faithful servant, was unwilling
to leave kind master and comfortable
home here for the sake of an untried free
dom In strange country; and would con-
sent to go to Liberia only on the condition,
that if he wanted to return he should be
permitted to do SO. This proviso having
been granted him, Syrus went with his
companions to Africa, remained in that
country year or two. thoroughly tested
this thing they call freedom, satisfied him.
self that it isn't what it is cracked up to
be, got sick and Disguised with the whole
concern, gathered up his traps. and started
back home and to voluntary servtude.-
He was duly landed on the American con-
tinent, and on his way home stopped in
Washington city. Tn. Abolitionists were
very much shocked that he would wish to
return to the South, and again become a
part of It's peculiar institution" and pre-
vailed upon him to try the realities of life
on his own hook in one Of the free states.
Syrus accordingly went to Ohio. where lie
remained long enough to become tired of
the country, the people and the mode of
lif; .among the freedom shriekers, and
donning his sandal shoes, made another
break for Tennessee. He reached here on
Monday by the IL O'Clock stage. where he
found his beloved old master, and is now
much happier, no doubt, than he has been
for many long day.-ColnmJia Tenn.
Mirror
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-04-23

Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned,
Administrator of the estate of James lloughton,
deceased, will offer for SALE at Union Town, near
Maxencuckce lake, on SATURDAY, the Odd day of
Nav, 1851, the undivided two-thrds of the north
half ofhe north onethrd of the north east quarter
of section twenty, and the north half of the north
one third Of the north fractional half of section
twenty one in township thirty two north, OF range
one cast, containing twenty -four acres, more or
less.
TERMS OF SALH:-One-t third cash in hand; the
balance in twelve months, with interest from date,
the purchaser giving his note with approved secu-
rity, waving valuation and appraisement laws
The above described land lies adjoining the plat
of Union Town, and borders on the lake, which
makes it very desirable place for country resi-
dence.
THOMAS HOUGHTON, Admir-
apro3-23t1
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-04-23
WWe are Glad to see that the Rapul

A-We are glad to see that the RopuJ-
lean like Phoenix" is out Of the ashes
Notwithstanding Mr.. Mattingly'S office
was badly injured by the late fire. he was
able to get out half sheet last week, and
will IN short time resume the publication
of the Republican regularly He has la
bored faithfully for the republican cause,
since he purchased the Press; and now
that he has been unfortunate, his party
should Immediately step forward and lend
a helping hand. Although we occasion
ally have a newspaper tilt; yet we hope to
see the Republican free from embarrass-
ment. II speaks volumes for the liberality
and intelligence Of onr people, that they
support two papers, which, in point Of me-
chanical execution would lose nothing by
a comparison with any papers in the State.
Some neighboring Counties have only
one paper, and from editorial duns we oc-
casionally see in them, we should think
they received a meagre support. The on
u way in which we can account for two
papers being sustained in this County is,
that they are filed with interesting read
ing matter. Make a paper reliable and in
teresting and it viii receive liberal sup
mort