Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-11-12
ThrOWilg out ON the other side.


Throwing out ON the other Side
The Topeka fKahsas) Tribune doe.
0tlikes the action Of Governor Yalke|
and SeereaysStaHtom in rejsetagsth tn
retuRnsEfrom F1eesState' counties, on &c
count of Legal objeetions.' It says:
1--WE learn from the Emporia New
that the vote of Breckenridge County
y with the exception of Agnes City, tn,
county seat, is rejected by the Terrific
rial Secretary, on account of the infor
mality in establishing the precincts
Franklin County is to be served in thu
Free State. One preeinctin Linn coun'
ty has also been thrown out from the
same cause, giving the two Represents
tives from that county to the Pro-slave.
nv party. There seems to be a studied
determination on the part of the Terri
torial officials tOvtake every possible ad'
vantage of technica'ities to elect the
Pfo-sfayery ticket, or at least reduce, as
much as possible, the Free State major
tiles"
The Leeompton National Democrat
after rebuking the temper of the above:
rem iSE % fESIAAfcI9
TD&aTyE EfEtH
Eve underestimate that all Of these coun,
ties had ample information of the law
respecting elections, but the thirst fol
county power and speculation overcame
all scruples, and they went it blind
IF the location of court-houscs and the
prices of lets In county towns were more
attractive than a correct voteihit was
their own. fault, and not that of either
of Che Goyefnor or Secretary. '"@
FIN all of these counties, largely Free
State, domestic quarrels are the cause
of their own difficulties, and they charge
each other freely with fraud of various
kinds. In Geffey County they charge
that one hundred votes were. east at one
precinct. BY strangers, and in Riley also
y, similar chargeis made. In Anderson
a contest is, going on upon the same
prineiFleIn@ ical5 -fa.Ii t.fi
There must be a great many r~ascals
in Kansas, and we do nottiwonder,
therefore, that Governor Walker, who
has endeavorcd honestly to do his duty,
has been SO heartily abused by persons
AAhAiAfIS HAOAh III bhO ItutliSS. 20
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Threatened Famine in MinncsO-
efr9itsf "'t tn. = 'f' -HE
The grasshoppers have created such
devastation on the crops in certain por-
tons of Minnesota, that much suffering
already prevails among the inhabitants,
and a famine is staring them in the face.
The Chicago Journal says: 81
IA committee from Stearns County,
headed by Mr. Teenvoord, late member
of the constitutional Convention, were
ihe Stp Paul lon the goth ult, to solicit
contributions. for, the relief of persons
IN that county, who, are on the verge of
starvation. For the last two years the
crops in Stearns have been totally de-
~Stroyedeby the grasshoppers. There is.
not a bushel of wheat or oats in the
county, raised within its borders. Far
lHers but two years since comparatively
wGalthy are now suffering from Il want
of the accessories of life. Over two thou
sand peoples it is estimated, will require
aid
HFhere is suffering and a prospective
among the fumbermcn of the
WISCONSIN lumber region. We have
adpices from there up to the 10Th ult..
and hundreds Of poor men had been
discharged without a moments warn
ingyand SOME with neither a cent in the
POCKET nor scarcely any food in the
houseeaE.uI -i@e.L s4H-eE
Two mills from Green Bay to Memo
monce were all shut down without one
moments warning some of the men
were paid off with notes at sixty and
ninety days. others with due Bills
There is not a barrel of pork, -four, or
anything for the inner man, and not
$50 in. money in the whole region
Men who are not able to walk are going
to Green Bay, leaving their wives and
children here with not three days pro-
visions, before them. Jobbers are lcav-
ing the woods, for want of FORK and
-four for their help.
After the above was put in type we
received the following. which viii re-
lieve the public mind of any apprehen-
sions Of, distress for want of food in
Stearns County, Pc 80.
It having been widely represented
throughouk Minnesota and adjoining
States that three thousand citizens OIL
Stearns County, Minnesota, were ~starv-
ing for want of the aecessaries of life,
theabe1tvolent contributed largely for
their -reiief.D bDohatiois were made in
St.IPaul and elsewhere, and eight hun
dred sacks of wheat were sent to the
sufferers from Iowa. 1t turns out that
these representations of starvation we're
entirely incorrect. The citizens OF
SteaFhs.hold a meeting and published
a statement of their condition, to the
effect that their crops have exceeded
those of ANY previous year; that cattle
and hogs are abundant; that there is
no general suffering and that no in
stance of starvation is apprehended.-I
N. Y. Journal Of CSnnfTcei
7ir,al The Republican Gain.
a Fillmore man of GAINESVILLE, who
has heard'the Dragging of the Rcpubli-
IlA LsEl a . fE-E ~ "e 80 . ? 4