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The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27
What Next ?

So many tacks have been made by the dem
the well known will OF the people and extend the
area Of slavery, that we are scarcely over the
shock produced by the announcement Of one bold
and awlcss move before another step is taken still
more daring and outrageous than its predcc cessor.
Buchanan's appointces, has decided that none but
those who have paid taxes will be entitled to vote
on the adoption Of the new constitution of Kan
sas, If this decision prevails, the free state men
will be disIranchised, because they will not consent
to recognize, in any manner, the actions Of the
bogus legislature, much less to furnish means for
keeping up an assumed government which affords
them no protection.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27

A sham democratic paper published at Syra-
cuse, N. Y, utters the following -
"Stonding upon the ample panks Of the Gin
cinnati platform, WE ARE NOT ONLY THE Apollo
GIsTs But THE ADVOCATES AND DEFENDERS OF THAT
PECULIAR INSTITUTION. We claim for American
Slavery that it is and has been one of the chief
bul1arks of our liberty-whie we claim that it
has amelorated the condition of the slave"
This is frank an honest avowal. That edi-
tor is blessed with more integrity than many OF
the Loco Foco leaders north, who profess oppo-
siIion TO slavery while they do all they can to
throttle Freedom.
The Charleston STANDARD, leading Loco pa
per says: "Slavery is the natural and normal
condition of the la6orirg man, i0hcther 'ohitc or
black"
What say you, hard listed democrats, are you
not ambitious to become the bull1arks of liberty,
by assuming your natural and normal condition,
that Of slavery? And are you not slaves in
fact, when you suffer yourselves to be controlled
and directed by men who entertain and utter
such sentiments? How many of you are owned
by Steedman, Backus & Co.?
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27

The administration, having signally fail
ed in its military expeditions against the free
state people of Kansas, is again resorting to
pretended law for revenge, and already over two
hundred free state men have been arrested on
variety of petty charges, most of which are said
to be without any foundation in fact, and have
been made meiely to crafty the vicious feelings
of violent pro.slavery men. The free state
forces have resolved TO submit TO every Outrage
which does not too greatly endanger their lives
and the safety of their property, but forbearance
may cease to be virtue, and when that time
arrives, blood must flow freely 1t is ostonish-
ing that the administration will so blndly pur-
sue a course which must result, if persisted in,
in overthrowing its own power, and may shat
Ter the Union into fragments. The circumstan-
ces are very similar to those existing between
the Colonies and England in l776. and the ad-
ministration acts quite as foolish as did King
George. 1t seeks to enforce obnoxious laws,
passed by foreign body; to impose onerous
and unjust taxes where no representation is
granted, and arrests and Furnishes men without
cause to awe into obedience those who feel dis
posed to resist an attempted invasion Of their
natural and inaienabe rights. Like the colo
nists, they seek to convince the power that would
opprcss them Of its error-they suffer persecu
ton, loss of liberty, property, and even life
hoping thereby to avoid resort to arms
We confess that we see little hope for them to
succeed. And if the fight must come--if Jus
tice and Right can be meted out to the free cili-
z'ns Of Kansas in no other molc-the Admin
islration and the pro-slayery power to which it
bows supplunt knee will crumble before the
wrath of an injured and long suffering people
lik, dry timber befure the mighty tornado.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27
&E5O,OOO STOLEN
READ TWE FACVs

That the people of Ohio have hccn literally rob.
bed by those TO whom they have entrusted a por-
ton Of their business, In years gone by no ntelli-
gent taxpayer can for moment entertain doubt.
Strange as it may appear, however these same
men who betrayed their trusts hitherto have again
succeeded in obtaining nominations and now ask
to be re.instated aud that too without shadow of
penitence for former transgressions. We will give
but one instance here. Under the management OF
Stcedman and Backus, ,hey reported that the aver
age cost per year for keeping Section No. of the
Public Works in repair, was $1o,017 This
estimate be it remembered, was made by Steedman
and Backus or Backus and Steedman, just as you
please. With this average expenditure staring
him full in the face, A. L. Backus proposed 20 con-
tract to do this same work for $4,000 a year,
being $2l,OG7 less per annum than it had cost
the State while under his own management and
that of Steedman. When undergoing eXamina-
ton, before the investigating committee, uuter
oath, A. L. Backus said when explaining how his
bid came to be so far below the average cost for
six years: We relied upon an estimate of the
average cost made by ourselves" What is this
statement, made under OATH more Or less than u
virtual acknowledgement, that the State of Ohio
had paid not less than $1JO,OOO, in six years.
more than was necessary to keep section No. 6 in
repair Aud yet this same Backus who thus ac-
knowledges this enormous robbery. aud who was
forced to confess that he, while n sworn officer OF
the State, was willing TO- and did suffer her to be
robbed Of several thousand dollars in order that
he might pocket one thousand, now has the bold
cAronlcry to ask the people Of Ohio 10 again con-
lde her interest to his keeping
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27
Renoumc!ny s,aveocracy.

We have received lengthy letter from Joseph
F. Wade, of Portage, member Of the Democrat
ic Senatorial Central Committee in which he re-
nounces his allegiance to the LocGoco party aud
declares his intention to act in the lurue with the
party which still adheres to the principles of free
dom. This letter was first sent to the editor of the
Hancock Courier, he being on the same committee
with Mr. Wade, bat that gentleman declined pub
fishing it. It quite lengthy, is very well written,
and we will endeavor to publish all, or at least a
portion of it iu our next.
What was once the Democratic party, has been
fed on poisonous principles until it is reduced to
mere skeleton The good, honest, liJery-loving,
patriotic men of the party cannot consent to be
mere tools for the slave power that few northern
doughfaces may thereby be promoted. Pin after
pin is dropping from their party framework, and
another Presidential campaign will witness the fall
of the entire edlce, throughout the whole couu-
try. The wing of the building known as Ohio will
be completely demolished on the second Tuesday
OF October next.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27

SEVERE REBUKE.-Pdyne and his pet organ at
Cleveland have been charging Thomls Sparrow,
the Treasury investigating comm ttee, and who
is unlerstool to have written ths report which
fastens the dolalcation upon Breslin, with being
tie "pet of Gov Chas' -" Attorney of Gibson =
and everything else but a democrat This did
not suit the democrats OF franklin, and on the
18th inst. they elected Mr.. Sparrow Chairman
of their Central Committee. This was Pdyns.
ful operation, and may be take.l as severe re-
buke to Payne and his willing tools in their
desire to screen Bresln.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27

Judge Taney, in the Dred Scott decision, says
that the black man has no right which a white
man is bound to respect"
IL. B. Payne in his speech accepting the Loco
lOco nomination Tor Governor says
"Our opponents are to understand that the
Dred Scott dec ion is to be an issue in the coming
canvass, and we are prepared TO meet it OH its
merits. So far it is good law. The
D.ed Scott decision is II sound and stable decision"
The Declaration Of independence says, "AH men
are endowed with certain inalicnable rights /;
among which are life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness"
Judge fancy and II, B. Payne say that the black
man has not these rights, or in other words that
he may be deprived Of life, or be unju3tly and ty-
ranica'y diycs,ed Of his liberty or by being rem
dc.cd miserable by oppression and outrage, and
| yet he can have no redress This sentiment is not
/ only in coaact with that contained in tho immor-
tai character of our liberties, but is the most obi
ous, a!rocious and revolving that was ever promul-
gated in q chg.siiin or civilized community. 1t
seems scarcely possible, that II great party which
heretofore boal,cl Of its love for the suffering
niIons' houll deliberately take the position, that
the poor, unfortunate black man may not only be
Aargassel Pnd outraged but his lie sacrificed, and
yet the white villain who enacted the deed shall 90
unpublished. Humanity aad justice inyoIuntarily
shrink from the dumulble dottrine, yet thousands
Of honest bat misguided meu practice it by the
manner in which they cy,reis. the right of the
elective ,ra,cLsa because their corrupt party lead.
crs teach 1t.
How has The mighty democratic party Gllcn
when its leading and distinctive Characteristic is
oppression Of the poor negro. How is il driven
to the wall, when its chief standard bearer declare,
that denial Of the fundamental principles Of the
Declaration OF Independence are "good law i
stable da:ision," How long before men will read
and think Tor themselves and vote as conscience
~ II now appears that not more than one re
giment Of troops viii be sent to Utah. Brigham
Young declares his purpose TO resist all attempts t(
interfere With Lis lights, as guaranteed BY The doc
trine of popular sovereignty.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27

INDIcrMgNr OF BREsLIN.-The indictme Mt
OF the Franklin Co. Grand Jury on the 10Th
Of July, against ohm G. Breslin, for emhezzle-
ment, sets forth that he was Treasurer of the
State Of Ohio on the first day OF January,
1858, when he unlawfIlly converted to his
own use 100000 Of the public moneys Of
the Sale o. Ohio, and that he only unlaalully
made way with the same. The same charge,
for the same sum. is made a TO the l st day
af January, l8u4-so as to the lst day OF
January l355-lne same as 10 the lst day
Of January, l85G--akine an amount OF $500,
COO. 1t, in the other Courts, presented tlt
same charges for lG53-l-5-And-6, diyi
ding the sum Of one Lun lrel thousand dol
lcrs into bank bills Of the several dsnomina
tons of ones, twos, threes, liyes. tens, tEen
lies all fl flies.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27

~ VIM. NJ. Cory, democratic member Of the
last Legislature from Cincinnati, offers himself
as an independent canliIate for member of the
Board of Public Works. He publishes letter
The following extract is right to the point:
"Tha people of Ohio want a firm and true
man on the Board OF Public Works They want
one who has been tried, and cannot either BE-
bought or bribel, and who will cry aloud, and
spare not, any fraud is attempted. They want
a man who can withstand all kinds o.inluence,
and resist both inward aud outward pressure OF
friends aud foes
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27

~ We have heard many bad things concern
ing candidates for Office but We never before knew
a party to present candidate who could not be
believed under oath. We have heard it said that
Mr.. Payne was gold spectaclcd orisoclat an
uuprincipled demagogue, pujared villain, g., by
men who had acted with him in the legislature
and had met him in various places, but we did not
suppose that persons had actually sworn that
they could not believe him under oath. Yet rhi:
is even so, as the following from the Ohio Stat,
Journal lestifes:
"In the examination of the celebrated Lloyd
case by the Ohio Legislature, in 1910, in whicl
Henry B. Payne was concerned Il number OF Tho
most respectable witnesses from Cleveland VIII,
were examined swore that Henry B. Payne was no
a man Of truth and vcracity, aud some Of the.
sworc that they would "Jsiiere him under olA
lyhen his OlrH interests lrere at stake"
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27
T.AyyGFTCE X Il.

T,wprvcr x n Anr u 1877
Neon. IL ,'n i.,. i,,,.,. i., 81,
, .,o,a -, iIls,,,.rr,ctionn v,n have No i1so boy
,,s~r,f 1,I ,,,r.nt II Is ,Trnr nc Lo,o or.,'i,,,
,iI,. ar,,r,,I, II ,, anil IN. f, r +, nm, tIy,
the arm, o.r tr,, will h .r,. ,,ci.,I 1,eI
Int tIrsg i,ors s,aIn IN he antert';,aJ h,, r,v,
GOV NVoli,nr il 81, los chat r, Il, ITa cam sa,l
off di.natche, tn \Va.bjnrt2n ,5,n, tir raoni, Of
I,1,vrstca and mi.,,,,r,...,rfr.r tlaa brt H.. cam
ucitber iptini,late ibtu ntn .1inrr for pcncr nor
cam Get tbcm into a beIli,,r,n. attitude
Every one her, feels That the army is to be
ouartercd on us for som, time to come. Whether
il be sensible or foolish lust or dsspo.ic il i, likely
to coptiuu,. Many ap6r.bcul a war bct,v,en he
p,ou!e and the troops This tbipl; will be oyert
ed, but il is by 70 means certain. There are n
great many things that the p,ople of Kansas will
not now submit to. They will not allow their
friends to be shot or abused. Ii Free State men
are arrested they must be treated with at least a
show of fairness or hnra will be res.tcuce even if
il has to be against the dragoons
The Court Is II session at Ieromnton A nro-
slavery Grand inrv is busv fndnr ind;etn,snts
onoin:t Free State mon II IS rsnorIel thnt tbav
have cot irty writs ont AGAINST Free State men n
Lawrence, bat the Marshal has not visited Ibis
place vet A D,putv u. S. Marshal ATTEMPTED
10 arrest number OF Free State men at Toneka
two davs ago, but failed lie is reported 10 have
aDpei for troops to make these arrests.
Two men were arrested A Nr o C.. Rr,vr
of O,avoromia had zone to L,connto, to nr,vr
nm his claim. when h. was arrested This was one
Of the " Browns" not fighting B,own. lie wa,
arrested r,r lighting at Osnyatomie which WA, NOT
trne. for be ran away as soon as The fighting com
meDced,
Another comnanv of dragons who left law.
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"The best laid schemes o. mice AM men,

Wecontracted last week, for supply Of the
report of the Treasury committee infull TO furn-
ish all our subscribers in the form of an
extra, and so noticed the fact in,the Journal. Al
though we awaited their arrival until late hour,
they came not, and we were finally compelled to
send our papers to subscribers without the report.
We give this week lengthy extract from it, which
will convey to the reader good idea OF the
amount of money stolen, and most clearly points
TO Breslin as the thief
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27

Pardy T. Cclvin, Elizabeth COlyin George W, Spen-
Ger. Hannah Spencer, Royal 5. Burns, and Harriet
Burns viii take notice that ptition filed against
them on the 2Sth day Of July \. d. 1851 IN the court
OF common pleas of Wood county, Ohio 10y Charles r.
Mathis and Rachel Mathis, and is pending where
in the said petitioners, demand partition of the follow
ing real estate, witt The part of the west hat
OF the southwest qulrcr Of section twenty being that
part west Of the McCutchnye road less five aud one
half acres off the north end, contanngs twenty -four
and unehalf also fifteen and onc-haf acres in
the southeast Of section ninteen, both of
five north, ofrauge twelve in Wood county, Ohio;
aud that at Of said petitioners will
apply for order that partition be made of said
premises. CHARLES Il. MATHIS,
RACHEL MATHIS,
by ;. JEFFERSON. their Atty. Petition
JulN BID. lsJI-l2MGS3.SI
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3ZD~ We heard leading democrat, the other
day, contcndiug that the election of Rollins, Of
Missourr,was not triumph of the friends of enian-
cipationand he appeared to be anxious to convince
the crowd around him that there was no danger Of
Missouri ever becoming a free State. Has it come
to this, that men in the North dread to see the
growing sentiments OF liberty in Missouri? Are
they afraid that the perpctuity Of the Union aud
the happiness of the people WILDE jeopardized il
Missouri becomes free State ? Why is it that
every Locofoco paper in the whole Union has
failed to rejoice at the unmistakeablc evidences
that Missouri will soon take her rank among the
free states of the North and thus develop her rich
resources? The answer is PLAN to every observ-
ing mind The Locofocos see that their strength
and success, as national party, depends upon sla-
very and the Slave States. Hence they dislike to
see any additional free States like Kansas, and o
course cannot afford 10 lose Missouri, upon whom
they depend for gooIly portion of their available
resources.
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sherif,s Sale,

II. W. BricLfOrl, vs.. Daniel Wurtz.
DI virtue Of an execution to me directed and dev-
ID cred from the court of common plt as, Of Wood
county, Ohio in the above entitled cause. will ofs
for sale at the door ofthe court house. in Perysburg
said county, on
Saturday. the 29th day Of August, A. d. 1857,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock 4. NJ, and o'clock p
NJ. of said day. the following real estate, wit The
west half Of the southeast quarter of section thirty
three, o town six north, Of range eleven east, contain
ing 50 acres, in Wood county, Ohio.
c. W. NORTON, Sheriff.
Price L JEFFERSON. Attys.
July so, lSj7-l2wjS2jj
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Sale of IIenl Estnte by Order of Conrf.
Ditch NOlicp.

NOTICE is hereby given to the owners of sections
TO- TO- D. Is, 2l. and the north st quarter of IL
~ ~ Ia townships and sections .. and the east half of
e southeast quarter and east half of the north
quarter OF section 8, in Washington township ali OF
wood county, that the trustees of said townships wiz
meet at the house ct Harvey Eldredge in Plain on the
llth day of September 1857 at O'clock A. NJ for tbs
purpose oil locating and apportoning a ditch or water
course commencing the south east corner of sec
tiou 10 ram, and running northwest direction
through said secton and thence north on the ems, iJ
oil me county road running through ections g. and
until intersects Whites outlet and there to termin
ate.
Amnnst @ 1aiI--1on Of
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27
.IOhN G. Lnn.

The Jadicial convention which met in Carey on
Tuesday last nominated John G. Lee Esq, of Tit
fnfor Judge of the Third Subdivision of the Third
made. Mr., Lee ranks among the FIRST lawyers of
the district, aud will make an able Judge lie was
nominated by acclomaton. and will doubtless be
elected.
George Z. Seaney, Of TifIin, is his opponent.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27

The CAMPAIGS OPENED.-.GoverEor Chase
opened the Republican batteries upon the enc
my at Washington, Fiyatie county Oh We'd
ncslly of last week. Payne and Lyle fired
some small shot in Perry county on the l7th
inst. We shall have Il short but vigorous cam
paign. The republicans are fairly awake to
the importance Of increasing the Republican
majority in Ohio, and to do this il is only nee
essary for the people to fairly understand the
positions Of the two parties.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27

The Republicans ofthe counties of Wood and Ottawa
are requested TO send delegates to Republican Con
vention to be held ut Woodvilc, on Wednesday, Sep.
tember I'd, at 10 o'clock for the purpose OfnOmi'
mating representative to be supported by the Rcpub
GcaAs Of this district.
The ratio oil representation will be one delegate for
evory fifty republican votes given Mt the last Prcsdcn
dial election and one Tor every fraction of twenty-five
aud over emitting the counties TO the following vote
Wood 26 Ottawa. ----.-----9
JAMES MURRAY, Chairman.
August IL lS57--litd
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4, In D0Ckus.

BAckus, according to his own deposition,
while engineer upon The Canal and the sworn
agent of the State, and bound BY his official
honor and oath TO protect the interests Of the
State, robbed it through corrupt coliusion with
others of $4,000 for himself and partners-
The apology of his friends for this delinquency
is, that he only took the money when it was
tGsrcd TO him
We would say that he who paid Judas the
thirty pieces of silver has been forgotten for
centuries, while he who received it, is destined
to an immortality of infamy.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27

MORE SrEALNa.-The Wyandot County
Pioneer of last week publishes a report of a
committee in relation to the erection of the
Court House in that county, by which It aP-
pears that the Lo3ofoco officials swindled the
people on, Of yios thousand a2ltars in iha! JOB
alone.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-27

Zl7~ The democrats Of the Defiance senatorial
district resolved that tho democratic party was in
favor of collecting taxes in bard money. Tay-pny-
eIs how would you like topay two or two and a
half per cent for specie to pay taxes with?
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Ditch NOficc.

INHE following interested persons as owners of th.
described land opposite their respective are
hereby notified that application has been made 10
the trustees of Webster township, Wood county, Ohio.
TO out locate and apportion among the land owners
benehtted thereby the expense of laying out and the
share to be made opered of ditch or water-course
as follows; Commencing at the south quaSter post OF
section 81 town north, of range twelve east In said
county thence north the quarter line of sections 32
% and 20 to Touissant creek and that said trustees
will meet at the south end of said proposed ditch on tho
'th day OF September \. ID. 1857, examiue and an
portion suil difrli arYorIiuo to l,v. =
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The Delaware Gazette says: " A distress
lug accident occurred in Berkshire on Tuesday
last. a son Of Joseph Prince, Esq Of tha;
township, being occupied in using moving
machine, stopped in front of 1t for the pnTpose o.
adjusting some of the gearing and while thus
engaged ihe horses starred, the machine cutting
OF one foot aud SO severely cutting the Other
that umpulation was necessary
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tCT The Democrats Of Muskingum and Perry
counties have nominated DR.. Vanatta, of Perry
county, Know Nothing, for the State Senate.
G w. Potwin, ol Zanesville is his opponent.
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Administrators sale OF Real Estate, by order
~

NN the l2th day of september, 1851 between the
IIOurs OF ten o'clock and four o'clock r. H. OF
said day on the premises, will be sold to the hlghest
bidder, the following real estate, being the equitable
title OF Daniel Trck, sem deceased, therein, the same
being situate in Henry township county ofWood, and
twcntysix i2 in township three g. north. range ten
40 east; containing ono hundred and sixty acres OF
land. Said lands will be sold subject to the dover es-
deceased heretofore assigned said premises APP
praised subject said dover estate, ut thrty-three
hundred dollars
Terms of sale--Oue-third in hand onethird in one
year. and one-third in two years from the day of sale
The deferred payments 10 bear six per cent Interest,"
and to be secured by mortgage the premises.
JOHN BARND, Administrator Of
said dscedent, 10y AlUNGEN MoRRIs, Attys.
August ~, I5J.-ItwIS3.O0