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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17
James Benedict Clay,s Barbe-

| The Lexington Observer states that the
Barbecue given to the renegade son of
Henry Clay, was regular Locofoco con-
Germ, and was remarkable in MANY respects.
There were about one thousand persons
present, all Locofocos, straight out, and
dyed in the wool. Not member Of tbe
Clay family was present, but the newborn
Locofoeo son. The cannon that doomed
upon the occasion, was the same one fired
Jy the same party, in rejoicing over Henry
Clay's defeat in 1874! The speakers, too,
were appropriately chosen. Col. Preston
led of, who, though Wing in Clay's life
time, refused to vote for him, and left the
Whig party on account Of his hatred of
"Old Hal" The next and most vocifer-
Gus orator, was Geo. Wicklife, who has
grown grey in hating Henry Clay, to whom
he had not spoken for years before his
death. The whole crowd was composed
of the vilest of Mr.. Clay's slanderers, and
the speakers were the most unrelenting of
his enemies! What commentary of the
depravity of human nature! Fortunately
the old house had been torn down, and the
tongue and eyes of Mr. Clay silenced and
dimmed in death, before the soil of Ash
land was thus politically desecrated. For
the drunken feast came off on the Ashland
farm. ~---
On one condition we would have gone
on foot through the mountains, to have
witnessed the scene as an outsider. That
is to have had an assurance that in the
midst of the carousal, "Old Hal" should
have come up out of his tomb, shaking his
flowing locks, flashing his penetrating blue
eye, and pointing with his long arm, the
unerring finger of scorn at the afoul crowd"
and as he would finish a sentence of sarcas-
tic rebuke, and eloquent denunciation, tap
his gold snuf-box upon the lid, and with
an air of patriotic disdain, take pinch,
make a graceful bow, and retire to his
vault! We can almost see him going
through the motions, as we write about it!
-Knorvilze (Tenn.) Wing.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17
Democracy i'm Ohio.

The "National" Democratic Buck-tail
party, who now swear by Buchanan, Walk
er and Kansas, has nominated for the office
of Governor in Ohio, a stright-out Aboli-
ton, and one of the most violent of free
dom shriekers in that politically abandoned,
and religiously God-forsaken State. The
Galliopolis Journal, an American paper, Of
August 20, thus refers to this Democratic
nominee:
"Henry B. Payne, the nominee of the
Democratic party in this State for Cover
nor, is a regular freedom shrieker, and
has as complete record as Salmon p.
Chase or Joshua R. Giddings. He has
placed himself on record among the most
violent and uncompromising abolitionists
in the State of Ohio. He preferred dis
solution of the Union to the fugitive slave
law, as it was enacted among the celebra-
ted adjustment measures of 1850, and left
no effort unspent to procure its repeal or
defeat its objects. This same Henry B.
Payne was member of the Ohio State
Senate in 1851, and next week We shall
give some extracts from the official journal
of the proceedings of that body during the
time when Mr.. Payne was member of it,
which will show him in his true abolition
colors. We would not "give the toss of a
copper" between this anti slavery, anti-fu-
gitive slave law, Freesoil, squatter sover-
eighty, Democratic and the rankest Aboli-
ZIONIST that ever wished to "let the Union
slide" We wish every American to look
at the record of this man, and, when Dem-
ocratic demagogues charge the American
party with Freesoil sympathies, point them
to the position of the Democracy, and let
them take home to their own firesides the
foul stain of Abolitionism."
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17
Fort Smelling swindlc.

Most readers are acquainted with the
outline history of the operation By which
eight thousand acres of the Military reserve
attached to Fort Smelling were lately sold,
at private sale, to a Mr.. Franklin Steele
for price merely nominal compared with
its value. Steele, the purchaser is under
stood to be merely the agent of a compa-
ny of M. C.s, &C., who will realize an i'm
mense sum out of the operation.
The legislation under which this was
brought about was carried through by
adriotness last winter. Its original object
age 6elieue a0as another val,sable military
reserve. The plan was formed more than
a year ago, to effect, en- the same manner,
the purchase of the lands attached to Fort
Leavenworth, in Kansas. It contempla-
ted through certain influences, to procure
the abandonment of the Fort itself, iinclud-
ing structures which have cost the Gov
ernment an immense amount of money
This project was disclosed to the writer of
this in July, 1856. So gigantic swindle,
involving, too, Legislation by Congress to
give it play, seemed to US incredible, but
the names of public men, including Jesse
D. Bright, of Indiana, were given as con-
cerned in the scheme, and confident of its
success. Still it seemed impossible.
After seeing the precise legislation car
ried through according to programme, and
the military reserve Of Fort Smelling thus
quietly absorbed, we should not be sur
prised to learn that the military depot of
the West had been transferred from Fort
Leavenworth to Fort Riley, and that some
Franklin Steele had become the purchaser
o. another tract of land worth million, for
a trife per acre.-Akron Beacon.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17

The PREss.-The press is the ruling
power of the times. The age of states
men is over, the age of bullets is over,
and the age of the printing press has come.
What the invention of gun-powder was to
the art of war, making any man who could
pull trigger equal to the most powerful
warrior, the press is in a reading age. We
have invented the pamphlet. We have
called into existance the fourth estate Of
the realm, it is brains. Men sometimes
think that the great brows at Washington
control the nation. So the boy who first
sees q steamboat thinks that the walking
beam is the propelling power, but below
there is a "fanatic" feeding the fires
Wendell Phillips. ,- -
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17
" From the Columbus Journal.
Facts for the PeOple..HOw the
People were Plundered, and
Who were the Plunderers.

When party asks to be entrusted with
political power, it should show clear hands.
Since the formation of our State Govern
ment, there never has been so corrupt and
imbecile an administration as the one which
Immediately preceded the existing admin
istration. Medill, Morgan, Trevitt and
Breslin, had been in office four years, dur
ing which time they had debauched the
public morals and bankrupted the State.-
There was rottenness in every department,
from the Gubernatorial office to the Peni-
tentiary. Medill paid for the private ser
vices of. H. Price as a sick nurse and
wandering electioneeres, out of the public
moneys. Morgan was defaulter 10 the
amount of eight thousand dollars in Co
lumbiana county, when be was elected Au-
ditor of State. He continued defaulter
for about one year after he was Auditor of
State. While in that office, he had favor
ed officials whom he permitted to draw
money from the Treasury which they never
returned, under the plea of extra services.
In the report of the Investigating Com
mittee, VIM. Trevitt, Secretary of State, is
said to have received one hundred and
ninety-eight dollars in overcharges. Bres-
lin lost about two hundred thousand dol
lars by in trusting it in the hands of "Dem-
ocratic" banks and note shavers, besides
which he was defaulter to the amount of
over ha!fa million Of dollars.
In the Ohio Penitentiary alone, an In
stitution which ought to have been honest
ly administered, we find that the sum of
useless expenditures, frauds, and overchar-
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The facts and vouchers, affidayits and
evidence showing the above frauds, are all
published at length in the report of the In
vestigating committee, of which Mr.. Brown,
of Portage, was chairman. And then in
regard to the canal lettings, we Lave no
doubt that much wrong was contemplated,
and some actually perpetrated, but as they
are soon to undergo a legal examination
in the Franklin County Court of Com
mon Pleas, we shall not discuss them at
length at this time. We believe that, how
ever much wrong was prepetrated by thess
lettings, vast amount was prevented by
the fact that one of the Board, Mr.. Blick-
ensderfer, was Republican. If the COM
mittee who made this report, had closed
with recommendation that the Attorney
General be directed forthwith to bring the
suits to test the 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 favoritism
was intended, and if the end was not &C
complished, the honor belongs to Mr.. Bleck-
ensderfer for having 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 fve thousand dollar con-
sideration, and he pocketed one fifth part
of it. This was an outside operation, un-
known to the Board, but in our judgment
it will be regarded by the Court as fatal
to the party who got contract by such
management.
But not only did this Medill admins
tration abstract all the money from the
Treasury, but they ran the State over sir
hundred thousand dollars IN debt, without
any authority of law as follows:
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17

"Such gettin' up stairsw % muttered one
"Nettles and tbistles! how they prick r
exclaimed the other.
They now determined to go more eau
tiously. AT length they arrived at the
patch.
"How thick they are, Joe? Come, here
| There's more than dozen fat ones here p
And down they sat in the midst them,
and seemed to conclude that they were am
ply rewarded for all their mishaps.
"Here, joe" said Ned, stake this musk
| melon; isn't it rouser? Slash into it."
at cuts tremendous hard, Ned. Ned
its a squash"
"No it isn't, 1 tell you its new kind
Old Swipes sent to Rhode Island for the
seed last spring.
"Well, then, all I've got to say, is that
the old fellow got sucked in-that's ALL"
am going to gouge into the water mel
ons; halloo! there goes a half dollar! I've
broke my knife. If didn't know il was
a watermelon, should say it was pump
kin. Fact is, l believe it is pumpkin"
What the boys did besides, while the
owner went to the stable and unmuzzled
the dog, and led him into the garden, we
couldn't say; that they took long steps,
the onion and flower beds revealed in the
morning.
They paid pretty dear for the whistle
They had not tasted single melon; they
had got scratched, and torn their clothes; !;
were as wet as drowned rats, and half scar
ed out of their wits at the ravenous dog
and the apprehension of being discovered.
The next night the owner of the melon
patch invited all the boys of the village,
including Ned and Joe, to feast of mel
ons, on the principle of returning good for
evil" This circumstance changed the boys
opinion of "Old Swipes," and his melons
were never afterwards disturbed.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17

RA A printer not long ago, being "Hung
by his sweet heart went TO the office and
tried to commit suicide with the shooting
stick" but the thing wouldn't go off. The
'devil," wishing to pacify him, told him to
peep into the sauctum where the editor was
writing duns to delinquent subscribers
He did so, and the effect was magical
He says that the picture of despair which
he there beheld fully reconciled him to MS
fate.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17

MORMON ALPHABEr.-The new Nor.
mon alphabet is Phonetic. Two or three
good photographic reporters are in Utah,
and the sermons which apper in The Des-
ert Ne'cs are reported by Phonography.-
Phonotypy is now taught as means of
learning 70 read our ordinary print in q
number of schools in Ohio and Massa-
chusetts. In Utah it is about to be intro
duced for its own sake, and the power of
Elders will, no doubt, cause it to be gen.
orally adopted, to the ultimate exclusion Of
the old type.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17
Murder of a Wife and Suicide
Of the Husband, ut Gloucester,
Mass.

About 4 o'clock yesterday Sunday af
ternoon, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, wife of Mr.
Samuel Davis, left her residence at Eas
Gloucester, in company with her two sis
ters and Mrs. Douglas, for a walk to Say
wards pasture, a short distance from tht
house, for the purpose of picking berries
Mr.. Davis soon followed, and after they
had got into the pasture, he deliberately
drew a small-sized, five-chamber Colts re-
volver and fired at bis wife. The ball took
effect in the left side, just below the breast,
passing through the heart and out at her
back. She instantly fell dead.
One of the sisters, Miss Ackley, was
near by, and rushed to Mrs. Davis, and
said, "Speak to me sister, She received
no answer. Mr.. Davis, in the meantime
walked off a rod or two, and Miss Ackley
ran to him and said, ''You have shot my
sister," He replied, "Don't interfere =
and fired the second time. The ball TAX
ing effect in the left arm.
Mr.. Davis then being about seventy five
feet from his wife, deliberately put the pis-
tol to his own breast and fired The ball
took effect near the heart and lodged. He
fell on his face, and expired without word
from bis lips.
Miss Ackley took hold of him and turn,
ed him over, and got the pistol which was
clasped in his hand. The sisters screamed,
and the reports of the pistol called the
neigbbors TO the spot. DIR. Davidson was
sent for, but could not render any aid.
The bodies were taken to his home, and
placed in bed together. 1t was as sad and
shocking sight as we ever beheld. They
were a good-looking couple, and looked as
though they were asleep in bed.
Mr.. Davis was "a years of age, and his
wife Elizabeth, was %. They were mar
ried in New York about four years ago,
and they belong 10 Cutler, Me- Both have
relations here. He has resided in Glou-
cester about two years, and followed the
business of fishing, sailing from East Glou-
cester.
We stated that Mr.. Davis arrived here
on Saturday, and found his wife at home,
she being absent at Newberryport. There
ale many rumors and reports in relation to
the affair, and respecting the UNHAPPY cou-
pie, who are said to have lived UNHAPPY for
some time past.
Hundreds of people visited the house,
and also spot where the tragedy took place,
and there was great excitement about
town when the sad affair was known.
Mr.. Davis wrote a note before leaving
the house, and placed his Masonic certifi-
cate upon the table. He was member of
a lodge in Maine. He seems to have been
perfectly sane in arranging the matter, and
loaded his pistol in every chamber, and
carried in his pocket a box Of caps and sew
eral lead bullets and powder.
He did not attempt to shoot any of the
other ladies before he shot himself. His
wife seemed to be the only victim be de-
sired.
Mr.. Davis is represented, by the people
Of East Gloucester as respectable citizen.
of quiet and peaceable disposition, and a
good and kind husband. Gloucester Her.
1lI
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17
WORKING FOR NorH1Ne AND F1Nprso

WORKING FOR NOTHING AND FINDING
HERsELF.-In Ireland they are having
sensation over young and extraordinary
female preacher She is drawing crowds
of all sexes to listen to her eloqueuce. Her
hair, eyebrows and eyelashes are almost
white. her face pale, and she is only twen-
ty-two years of age. She has many invi-
tstious to preach from all parts Of the
country, and even from Scotland. She &C
cspts no earthly fee or reward, and SAYS
she is prompted to speak in obedience 10
her prayer a twelve month since.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17
1)odrp.
APEEP AT HOME E..
BIZ AsKA NJ. pELrox


.Bs 1t ever 50 lowiy, there's place like Home"
."Put the kettle on the stove, Kate.
,4r Heat the water for the tea s.z..-.-
Let us have all things in order,
eel Order should our motto be-. ..
Thus the mother said, and smiling,
u Rocked the baby 10 and fro,
- Pressed kiss upon its forehead,
-s5; Stroked the little locks Of tow,
- Katie put the kettle over,
Swept the nicely painted floor.
Made the chairs look 50 inviting,
Hung the broom behind the door. l9a
q Drew the table to the center.
r;'r Whilst linen on itspread, CA
With her own, her little fingers, I
-.s Neatly sliced the snowy bread.
Father comes all white with snow flakes,
"a Cheeks as red as damask rose,
Rubs his hands so brisk together.
sa Says he bIieves he's almost froze.
Soon as warm he takes the baby.
Rubs his whiskers on it's cheek,
= Gives his hair to little fingers, --
t. G Pockets gives to little feet
Says "ihere never was a baby
Half so pretty, half so smart,
Wife unequal.d, Katie loving.
Oh, what sunshine to the hearti
Reader will you net believe me?
'Tis truth and you must know;
Angels stoop, and love to linger
Round that hallowed home below.
-Moorc's Rurdi Ne,c Yorker.
La GRANGE. N. Y, 1857. ' '-'--1t
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17

IMPORTANT DECIsINN.-Judge Goodloe,
of Lexington. has lately decided that the
State Courts have no power to naturalize
foreigners, and that this right belongs ex-
clusively to the Courts of the United
States. He also decided where person
brings naturalization papers obtained in an
other State, the papers must have the cer-
tifcate Of the United States Court of that
State ,r..
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17

BRITISH ENLlsTMENTs IN FRAEcE.-The
6ritish government is offering great in
dlcements to French halfpay and pension
ed ofhcers to enlist for the Indian army
They are to serve not less than two nor
more than hive years, and are to be sent
out and back at government expense. The
pay Of captains is to be 10000 frances:
of first lieutenants, $4,000 francs, and of
sub-leutenants, 10000 francs.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17
W Mr.. Thompson, of Juniata Co. P.

Eg Mr.. Thompson, of Juniata Co. Pa,
who was taking a free negro with him
from this State to Illinois, was mobbed on
Sunday last in Chicago, the belief having
gained ground that the negro was fugitive
slave. After great deal of trouble the
matter was satisfactorily explained, aud
Mr.. Thompson proceeded on his journey.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-09-17

In addition, the Auditor of State reports
that there are from 100000 to $4,000
of debts yet unpaid. Of this sum, $780,
900 are claims for work upon the State
House.
This was the legacy left us by the Me-
dill admins This is the balance
sheet of Locofocoism after being in business
four years. And now they ask a renewal
of the firm, and possession of the public
Treasury and the other State Offices
SHALL THEY HAVE IT! That question the
people must answer at the polls in October.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-08

BtRE MmFoRp, Siartey Of Southport, from Newcastle r.
for New Haven Ct with cargo Of coal ashore
day night 9Th inst The lighthouse being op.
posie Pond Quogue Point miles from Rverhead side
of Long Island The night very dark aud heavy north
cas-, wind accompanied with rain prevailed At the time She
hirh ur the beach but had nov bged when our In
fornant, Mr. John Martin sent The above facts The
built at Somerset, Me- in 1919 t2 bur;hcn ana
rated 2 She IL owned by Messrs wskemsn Dinou u
this city, ana is valued a about $1,000
THr Nsw CLIprER SHir TwrIeHr-A new aud magnificent
clipper ship named the Twilight just been laid IN to load
for San Francisco in Colemsns California Line wen
deserving parcula notice She has hull; all
modern improvements including the latest and approv
cd style Of ventilation. The shp 40 feet in length feet
beam, and ~ feet depth Of bold and registers ss2 onss Of
an extreme clipper model round with long clean
run; built At Mystic Conn and designed and model.
led by Mr. Mason Il She planked with selected white
oak ard considered Of the beet ships built Tier
model-or stability capacity and sailing quaes-s all that
could be desired combining strength and beauty and looks 70
" Mallory others Mystic and Capt Gurdon Gates who
commands her We would advise all hoee who are admirers
81 and take interest in naval architecture 70 pay her visit
At her pier foot Of Wall street
BRe ErpwarDo Crafts ~ and from New Haven for Bar
BADGES went ashore sayhrook bar night ~ ~ Inst and
IN the hold She has full
20 and deck oed Of live stock Two propeers from New
London unable get her on afternoon ~ ~ she having
sstropg lat Ne thought abe will be got "a after disg some
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-08


II i announced by letters from Curacao that two
vessels had arrived there with fugtvee from san
Dominro who had fed from that country, which Il de-
voured by civil war. General Baez was s,Il in tina,
al, but he would not be able maintain himself for
much longer time peserticas, famine and the losses
IN different battles had reduced his troops Eve hun
dred men, and there hope for him to receive rein
forcements Santana, al the head o. i've thousand men,
encamped about two miles from the capital He had
erected batteries with which he had already demolished
several houses. II rumured that Santana had been
Erevousy wounded The inhabitants q the city cf san
Domingo were closely pressed by famine, and pro
posed 70 send them from Curacao freiehted
with provisions
Prom the same Nov COL
Although the political situation of the neighborng re
public OF San Domingo seems TO be approach hing ca
astropbe sue not the less likely pass through the
most terrible trials 10 which nation may be submitted
Civil dscord has divided the republic into two parties Of
which the one i in u the the
capital declared IN state Of siege, whilst the other par
Of Santana encamped before rs very walls Our
correspondent, under date of Sept a. writes follows
'Our situation 10 day more serious than before since
santana, who would no leave St. Thomas notwithstand
ING that the government Of Santiago had by
decree permitted his return 70 the country, last
hither when informed that the Haytians were
preparing 20 invade the republic on the 2bui
August lie arrived At Santiago de los Cabaleroe
accompanied by Don Manuel Santana his cousin. the
Vice President pota and II. Pedro yslverde. lie was
enthusiastically received by the population who waited
for him at the entrance q the city, aud Immediately he
put himself at the head q the troops From that time be
has been necessarily occupied in taking the necessary
measures in Sououque should push forward his plan
Of INVASION and presen, he with several thousand
men IN Tho immediate ne ghborhood a This city The
Generals u. vaverde and L. vido have been in par.
ley with Basz, but seems they could
rangement for pressed by hk brothers and the majority
a the citizens he refuses 70 surrender the place and
those without are likewise IN possess ion IL cannon and
nor'srs and have enclosed The city with ENTERTAINMENTS,
from momen 70 the other expecting tho assault
preceded by horrible bOmbsrdment y
[Irom the london Times
letter received la Paris from Port al Prince Hayti
OF the 2oth OF October states that 400 French emgrans
natives u Asace who had arrived weeks before at
- Domingo suffering greatly from hunger and vel
cQd that ~ had
The President Of ~ Domingo had, s added sent them
10 SANTANA, where they would be able 10 obtain food II
" the amenablc condition % these poor that allu
sion lately made in the notice In the Paris konusur
warning other persons not 10 cmgrste 10 that country