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REPRESENTATIVES, AND ELEC.
TORS en- 1850.

The Philadelphia Bulletin estimates
The representative population in 1860,
throughout the Union, will be about
$1,000 900, divided as follows: Free
States 20, 900, 600; Slave States, IL
100000. The number of representa-
tiyes being SS4, the ratio of apportiop-
ment viii be about 1872, o0O, and the
House viii consist of Isl representa-
tives from Free States, and IS from
Slave States. By the present appor-
5ionment, there are 144 from Free
States, and go from the Slave States.
The Bulletin distributes the members as
follows: Southern States, 80; New
England States, %; Middle States,
New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania) So; Western States Including
Californi aand Minnesotie,) 20. In case
of the admission into the Union of Kan
,sas, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, or a new
State from part of Texas, these figures
will be somewhat modified, as each new
State will have at least n new mem
Der, and the older States will loose in a
corresponding degree. If the c%alcula-
tions Of the Bulletin are correct, the
Presidential Electors for 1860 will num-
Der 296, of whom 1856 WILDE from Free
States, and 113 from Slave States.
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WAS HE A SECTIONAL CANDr.
DATEl

IaL
During the progress Of tho Presiden-
tial election, says the Cincinnati En-
qairer, the Black Republicans indignant
iy denied that their candidates and plat
form were " sectionaln in their charac-
ter. They declared that it was an as
persion to charge them as coming Within
the pale of Gen. WAsHINGrNN's structures
when he strongly denounced all those
who would form geographical parties
and array n section of the Union
against another. We propose now to
glance at the official returns for Presi-
dent and Vice President and see what
they have to say upon the question of
Black Republican 's~ectionalism." Look
at these figures:
Votes.
In the Northern States Fremont got. 1856, 306
In the Southern States Fremont got. 1,247
In eleven Southern States Fremont
did not get a single vote, and in the
other four he received but little over a
thousand. The aggregate vote of the
Southern States is about eleven hun-
dred thousand. What better evidence
of sectionalism do we require than the
above facts. Now, on the other hand,
look at Mr.. B~UcHANAN's vote:
Votes.
In the Northern States Buchanan got 1920, 500
In the Southern States Buchanan got 63s,357
There was not a State in the Union
that Mr.. BUCHANAN did not poll a large
vote, nor a single Congressional district.
This uniformity of support proved that
he was emphatically a national candi-
date, and stood IN a platform broad and
extensive as the Union.
All can now see how unfortunate it
would have been if the sectional 4"
party had triumphed, and had sought to
administer the government upon its
basis. The result would have been a
direct and immediate collision between
the North and the South, and the conse-
quent overthrow of the best fabric of
government the world has ever seen, and
in whose prosperity is concentrated the
hopes of all those who desire the per-
petuity of free institutions.
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KANSAS


The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia PennsylUanian states that
Governor GEARY, in a letter to a friend,
speaks in glowing terms of the present
condition of the Territory of Kansas,
and appears confident that no further
cause will be given the country for anxiety
and alarm in regard to it. He says
that the actual number of inhabitants in
the territory is about IS, 900 and those
who have no business there, and were
present only to take part in the Difficult
ties which recently existed, are rapidly
leaving for other parts. The Free State
men who have been figuring in Topeka
conventions, and in supporting Governor
REEDER and General LANE in their revo-
lutionary movements, have by their ex-
cesses, brought On them the condemna-
ton of all settlers who love peace and
order, aud are consequently in a large
minority and Mr.. WHITFIELD, the dele
gate elect, who was admitted to a seat
in the House, represents a large MAORI
ty of the legal votes. There is a deci-
ded sentiment prevailing among the in
habitants throughout the whole Terri
tory in opposition to the Introduction of
slavery in their midst, the mass of the
settlers believing it to be to their inter
est to have Kansas admitted as a free
State. This opinion is not entertained
by those alone who have come from the
North. but is held generally without re-
gard to sections, and ONE of the most
prominent in advocating it are southern
men. Eaa 1-.a..
Prof. DANIELS, just returned from
Kansas, publishes a letter to the
friends of free Kansas" in which he
says:aes es
"Kansas is now in a state of peace,
and will probably remain so, unless some
unforeseen exigency shall occur. Her
people are better armed, organized and
drilled than ever before, and Gov. Geary
is making every arrangement to secure
them from invasion and protect their
persons and property from outrage. The
population of Kansas is probably not
far from. DO, 700 at least four ifths of
this population are free State men and
women. This population is receiving
small accessions only at this time but
a decided majority of the newcomers
are from the free States. OF those who
have left within the past few months,
probably more are from the North than
from the South; but most of the for
mer go away intending to return in the
spring, while but few of the latter class
will go back
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SHERIFF,S SALE.

Joseph Wood Admir- In ASHLAND oonuos
Benz. l.. Fulton, q wife. Pleas.
DY virtue of an alias order of sale duly is.
ID sued from the Court of Common Pleas in
said County of Ashland, to me directed will
expose to Sale at. Public Auction, at the door
of the Court House in said County, on
Mondcy, the 10th dag Of February,
A. D., 1857, the following described Real
Estate, o-wit:-lying and being in the Town
ship of Troy, County of Ashland and State OF
Ohio, bounded and described as follows be-
ing a part of lot number thirty-three (33) Of
Durand's Survey, and is bounded and describ-
ed as follows on the north by lands of Good
win Evans, east by lands of William Walker,
Rayman and North, south by the centre of the
highway and Seth Close, and north by the
lands of Seth Close and Martin Hiiliard--be-
ing known as part of village lots number 4,
S, 6and Z of Evans plat of the village of Troy,
and being the same property that said B.
L. Fulton now occupies. Appraised at four
hundred and fifty dollars. Terms of sale
Cash on day of sale.
JOHN j. HOFFMAN, Sheriff.
Jan. Z, 1857. -! f3a9 31ts-pfS4,12
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Judge Hager made an order that Fl. M.
Eagiee, the Receiver in the above case,
aid the holder of all the funds on Adams
GO, should file a sworn inventory OF
account of the funds on hand, Sc. By
tits action the Receiver will be com
pellod to proceed with the business for
which he was appointed. Several re.
prts of Referees, appointed for special
purposes in matters connected with AID.
ans & Co.'S affairs, have already been
O. will in a fow days be filed, and it is
therefore to be expected that this vexed
hsiness will speedily be wound up.
Gaglee has involved matters consider.
ably, bat strong efforts will be made tc
make his crooked path straight. A
Judgment for 500, 7S3, and a decree OF
foreclosure on a mortgage, was also rem
dered against Palmer, Cook & Co., fol-
that amount of money belonging to
adams & Co., in their hands.
The steamer. Golden Age arrived on
Sunday, Nov. 30th, bringing news Of
he election of James Buchanan as
President of the United States. Great
enthusiasm prevailed among the Demo
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MURDER AT

Murders are becoming quite too CON-
mon for nervous people to rest easy at
night. Our exchanges are filed with
ACCOUNTS of awful tragedies. In addi-
tion to the bloody affairs at Loudonville
and Crestline, We now have another hor-
rihla murder committed at Gallon on
the night of the I'd. A gentleman by
tbesnane of GARNHART had started for
a party, at the edge Of town, and in
about fifteen minutes, he was discovered
lyingsin the middle of the road dead,
with two desperate wounds, either of
which would have proved mortal, in his
head and breast, from a pistol. Suspi-
cion has been fixed upon one STARR, who
has been jealous of GARNHART for some
time, and who has threatened his life
several times. STARR has fed, and $500
reward is offered for his apprehension.
1t is supposed he will endeavor to make
his way to California, from which place
he has lately arrived.
STARR is about % years of age, FIVE
feet ten inches high, light complexion,
light grey, Oh blue eyes, very light gel
dow hair, thin on his head, very sandy
beard 1close shaved, had a scar on his
cheek bone, rather imperceptible, had
on a black plush cap, with gray plush
tabs all aroundya black frock coat and
pants, dark plush vest, a brown sack
loose overcoat, new style. he has rath-
er a sapctimopious countenance.
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great the rate of speed might be which
science may hereafter command, it would
still leaYe the great commercial world
of America at a disadvantage a regards
its trade compared with the nations of
Europe. The facilities which this line
viii afford to- commerce In the rand in
terehange of orders and information. the
certainty it will give to mercantile cal
culations, the comfort it will bestoW up
on severed friends and relatives, the
pacifcatory effect it viii have upon d.
plomatic relations, by making it possi-
bic to settle difficulties almost before
they arise-at all events before they are
known to exist-are ncalculable; but
the area over which its influence will ex-
tend in North America may be meas
ured by the fact that whilst at the end
of 1852 the total length of electric wire
in the United States amounted to "a
575 miles, in March, 1854, according to
a report presented by Mr.. Shaffner to
the Telegraph Convention, the total
length of electric telegraph was no less
than 4l,392 miles; and from that in
crease, of more than a thousand miles a
month, We may fairly infer it now great
ly exceeds that enormous estimate-the
expenditure upon which has been So
GIL 800, or about 1,400, 900 pounds.
The Electric Telegraph Company's
system in the United Kingdom, at the
termination of the half-year ending June
80, 1854, comprised 26,988 miles of
wire, and the number of messages trans
mitted during the previous six months
amounted to 372,474. A curious but
convenient popularity in the transmits
sion of messages will arise from the diff
ference of longitude-New York time
being about six hours behind London.
1t follows, according to the arr angement
at present contemplated, that the meg
sages which are forwarded from London
from ten in the morning till four in the
afternoep-our business hours-though
thsR saftf4e simultaneously on the other
fsfde, do so, according to their time, be-
tween four and ten in the morning, and
at their ten O'Clock these replies, until
their four, will reach this country be-
tween four and ten in the evening, leay-
ing them the whole night for .considera-
ton or obtaining information before our
hours of Oivity reeommence at ten in
the morning. The cable will be itself
2,500 miles long, to allow for slack, and
will be divided into two lengths, each
on boaed a separate vessel. The ships
will meet half way, at a point previous
ly fixed on, and having connected the
two ends of the cable, will steam away,
one towards Ireland, and the other to-
wards Newfoundland, paying out the ca
Bile as they 60, and interchanging sig
nails all the way.
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AN 4MpoRTANT moxEmENT.

LEr L- EaA
A Washington correspondent OF the
Richmond Enquirer says that a propo-
.sition of a very important nature will
soon be submitted to Congress by sena-
tor D~oUGLAs. This proposition is for
government power in old and new states
to cease as a land proprietor, donating
10 the present states all public lands
within their respective limits, aud CIV
ling to each new state, as a part of it's
sovereignty, the right of eminent do
main. --7o
The Eaqn1rer says, cit will, of course,
be essentially modified, but the cardinal
principle attempted to be established by
its author is, that the powers of govern
3 ment should be limited as far as pos,
sfble, in the states as well as in the ter
ritories, and that the right of eminent
domain is an essential and necessary
part of sovereignty. This great princi-
pie was insisted on by Texas, and the
act of annexation, or admission, estab-
1ished a precedent which payes the way
without unnecessary discussion or delay,
to the immediate discussion of the ques-
? ti0n.n
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OHIO

The extra session of the Legislature
commenced on Monday last, but the
particulars of the organization we have
not received. The Governors Message
was being read alto O'Clock. We shall
lay it before our readers next week.
Look out for the developments to be
made by the "smelliDg" committees.
They have been got up, like the Kansas
humbug, for ~electioneering purposes,
and will doubtless meet with q similar
fats..@i 4' 'z1 - 7s4 20
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Total Sugar ANA Molasses...........sgs. s6

More than three-quarters of our sup
ply come from the Spanish West Indian
colonies of Cuba and Porto Rico. Up
on this Cuban sugar there is an export
duty of seventeen and a half cents upon
every hundred pounds, which enhances
the price so much to the in
this country. 1t is not in the power of
this Government, therefore, by taking
off our sugar import duty, to control the
price of the article, for the Spanish au-
thorities might increase it at any. time
by adding to their export duty. There
is but one way of getting u sugar
cheap, and that is by annexing Cuba to
the United States.-Cim. Enquirer.
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Residences for Sale mt the Seat of an
Excellent institution of Learning.

7 ARGE and Small Commodious Houses for
l. sale, in Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio
They are suitable for Dwelling Houses. Board
ing Houses, &c, having out lots, on which ale
a Variety of choice fruit trees. Persons wish
ing to educate their families would do Well to
cali and see them, as there is a flourishing Col
lege and other good schools in the place. The
terms of sale will be moderate and the times
of payment long to suit purchasers. New
lands in the West, or Real Estate here, will be
taken in exchange. For further information;
inquire of John L. Mclean, George Stott, OF
Professor Deifendorf, all of Hayesvflle.
Dec. IL, 1856. r.s5 n2S
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FARM FOR SALE

Ia FTHE undersigned offers for sale his Farm
- of eighty acres lying four miles west
of Ashland, in Milton Township, between the
farms of VIM. Imhoff and Joseph Pollock
Said farm is in good state of cultivation, fences
all in good repair, a good frame House one and
one-half stories high, q large frame barn and
out houses, a good well of water and a never,
failing Anring twenty acres of timber land
and a fine orchard. TERMS 5:$87soa-S2.30 800
to be paid when possession is given, and the
balance in six annual payments without IN
terest. For further particulars inquire of the
subscriber on the premises.
= III ROBERT CASKIE.
Dee 3Ist. 1856. 3w30*
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NOTICE.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION of the sew
eral Townships and incorporatedtowns in
Ashland County will take notice, that the last
lot of Ohio School Library Books and apparatus
have been apportioned and boxed up. 1t is
desired that the Boards see to getting them
away immediately as they are in our way, and
|, ought to be in the Libraries.
ISAAC GATES, Auditor.
Ashland, Dec. 21st, 1856. 3o6
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Caution to the Public.

A LII persons are hereby cautioned against
n purchasing a promissory note given by
me to Hanson Davis, on the Sth day Of Decem.
Der, 1856, calling for the sum of twenty-five
dollars, due six months after date, as said mote
was fraudulently obtained.
JOHN ANDERSON.
Hayesville, Jan. 7th, 1857. 3w31*
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ComINGEvENTs.

The holidays are now over and it is
expected hat Congress will go to work.
The Tariff and Pacific Railroad are to
be the leading topics, in doors for the
60 days remaining of the session. The
Cabinet and policy of the incoming ad-
m~inistration are the topics outdoors.
During the present month there are
United s tates Senators to be elected as
Lfnllnwa. - -
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STATE DEBr OF PENNsYLvANIA.-On
the first inst. the funded debt of Pennsyl-
.yania amounted to s39, s66, 975, and the
unfunded to s250,s59. There remains
in the State Treasury and the sinking
fund the sum of $795,257, which is ap-
, piicable to the further cancellation OF
State stocks, Sc.
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rHE SUGAR

The following taken from the report
of the Secretary of the Treasury, shows
the sources to which we are indebted for
our foreign supply of Sugar, and also
its value:
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CAPTAIN GENERAL OF CUBA.-lt is
rumored that General Lersundi will be
appointed Captain General OF Cuba.
He has been Secretary of War in Spain
since 1852, lin the ministry of Bravo
Murillo, against whom he afterwards
,lottad and succeeded in overthroWlng.
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E@ What God detests in us is not
u humanity, but depravity, by which
the lustre of his image is extiuguished.
When that is washed away by the blood
of Christ he loves US in his pure handi-
work.-Caivin.
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ga wise man will make haste to
forgive, because he knows the value of
time, and will not suffer it to pass
away in unnecessary pain.
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no the Puhlic.

TVERY article usually found in Drug Stores
1L can be obtained at The lowest rates, at
he best Drug Store in Ashland County, kept
by IL fDULIN d. CRANE rsa
in the SamPsel HOUSE Store Room,
@ G Main Street, Ashland Ohio.
Dec. 3lst, 1856. .ae soft
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Furs Wanfedf

THE undersigned will pay the highest
L price for Coon, Mink, Muskrat,. Opossum,
Black Cat and Fox Skins, at the Sampsel
House Saloon. Ashland. Ohio: DBoys bring
j. r. GRUBB.
Ashland, Jan. 7, 1857. 3w41
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Nem Aoueriiscmcilts.


THos. J KENNY.] Holm J. JACOBS.
Kenny & Jacobs,
ATTORNEYS AND COUfSELLoRS AT
"a Law, Ashland, Ohio. Office over d. s.
Sampsel's Store.
Jan. Z. 1851. 31tf
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Protection Fire Company No. l.
T1HBRE will be a meeting ofi he Company at the
L Amentcs Hall next "Wednesday evening, the
18th instant. Business of Importance before the
meeting. All members are requested to attend.
By Order of the Foreman.
IL SPRENGLE, Secretary.
Ashland, Jan. 9TH, 1857.
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Liquors,

-RpRE- Mines and Liquors. for medieal,
Il mechanical aud Sacramento purposes On
ly, for sale cheap at the Drug 9fofe OF @
rDULlN d CRANE.
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Kennedy Washington

Kennedy Washington Wirrlin Charles
Kerrory&KanterMessrs White ]. s.
% List of unpaid letters remaining in the
Post Office at Ashland. Mr.. Andrew Stexen-
son, Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio Ely
Maughlnan, Blairsville, Indiana County, Pa;
Zeltrop NJ SRitcheer, ~Chamburg, FranklineCo
pennsylvania. q i
GPersons Calling for any of the, above let
tiers will please say f:s.adyertised."
o. BURR KELLOGG, P. NJ.
Ashland. Dec. 81, 1856.
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s a Dissolution Notice;
MOTTO OLE is hereby given: that the eo;Par-
IN tnership boretofors existing 5issolTed bv
ny 4 Porter, has this day pei" EMMY
mutual consent ALEX PORTER.
Ashland. Dec. slst. 1856. sESo
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These elections will make lively times
in the several State Legislatures. The
Democracy can safely count upon nine
of the thirteen Senators to be elected to
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A choice selection of Handkerchief Perfu-
\ meries, Fancy Soaps, Colonies, Whiteand
,Coloring powders, hair, nail and tooth Brush
es, Dressing Combs, of superior quality and
pattern, fancy Jets, &c, for sale by
~ I'D 4 CRANE
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Prescriptions
Glassware

CAREFULLY prepared at the Drug Store sf
~ Dulin d Crane, in the Sampsel House
Store Room, Main Street, Ashland. W
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Just RECEIVED, helargest and choicest
- assortment of Glassware ever brou9ht 70
Ashland, at the Drug Store of
fDULiN q CRANE.
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Patent Medicines,

Il Ii the most Celebrated Patent Medicines
IA now in use, kept constantly on hand at
the Drug Store of DULIN& CRANE.
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Confeetioneries

NHE choicest lot of Confectioneries ever
Il brought to Ashland, to be seen at tho
rug Store of DULIN &sCRAEE
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LIST OF

ID EMAINING in the Post Ofice at Ashland,
LII on the list day of January 1857.
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ForeignFruits.

FIGS, Dates, Citrons, English Ourrantst
il Raisins, Prunes, etc. a very choice lot
just received at
DULIN d CRANES Drug Store.
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Yankee Notions.
To the Ladies.

MOTIONS and Fancy Articlesof all kinds
IN kept constantly on hand by
DJLIN L CRANE.
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A Choice article of Linseed Oil, Leads, Var
IA nishes and Painters materials o allkinds,
kept constantly on hand and for sale cheap At
DULIN d CRANES Drug Store.
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Just Received.
To Painters.

A large supply of Choice Teas, Cigars, To
IA baecos. &c..by DULIN & CRANE