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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-06-18
What "a Printer does fora Public
RE1n,

John C. Ryes, in letter recently pub.
lshed, takes occasion to pay compliment
to the compositors in printing Offices, th1t is
not less timely than it is deserved. Most
Q the great men of cht country I've mean
great p,litical men, Of course-are not aware
themselves OF the influence BY which they are
made ySnt they are; whereas the VIII lie Sc.
cret lies ii the iate,!ligerE brain and the
nimble fingers of the worthy, and too often
forgotten, printer Many solurger makes
speech in Congress. "fuIl Of sound and fury,
signifyng nothing" who is made to appear
before the world as one of the lights of time,
merely because an honest printer felt too
much sympathy for him to let him appear
as ridiculous before the world os he really
was.
Mr.. Rves goes on to say in his letter.
~ have seen the manuscript writing of the
great men OF the country during the past
twenty years, and I think nlight say not
twenty of them, could stand the test O: one
half the jOu"neynfan printers employed In
our Office. This fact will be vouched fos by
every editor in the UniQn. To p poor "iqur-
neymanii; printer, many a "grest man" owes
his reputation for scholarship; and were the
tumble. compositors to resolve, BY concert,
to, set Up manqscriptin their hands, exen'.'far
one short week, precisely as it is wEitten' by
the authors, there wouId be moe reputa.
tons slaughtered than their devils "could
shake a stick at in twenty four hours. -
Statesmen would become "small by degrees
and beautifully Iess.'' Many an ans would
have the lions hide torn from his lin b..
Menwhom the world Ill writer's wouldwake
up of mornings, and find thems elves-fa-
nous as mere retenders-humbugs and
cheats!" -
Such is the sober truth. And not less so
respect to the grammer and spelling of our
"great men," than their greatness ITSELF
A newspaper has been the making of these
little clicking types, SO that we do not won.
der it was the thought by some OF the old,
fashioned fo!ko. of Germany to be devilish
Newspapers are the creutors Of more reputa
tions than they have ever had the full credit
for. The Press is mighty Institution; its
influence should never be underrated nor do.
filed. a3 a'5 '1
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The Editor Of the Ohio Statesman e.
Dndi Know NOthIngsna.

The present editor of the Ohio Statesmqn,
Kentuckian by birth, and q defender of
Slavery, admits that he joined a Council Of
Know Nothings, and is member. Il is
very suggestive to see member of the
"dark lantern fraternity" having control of
the Buchanan State Organ of Ohio. But
the "Order" is pro-slavery, ond SO is the
Buchanan party, hence the affinity and sym
pathy between the two.--Portags Democrat
The foregoing comes with bad grace
from the D.mocrat. 1t is true that the editor
of the Statesman is Kentuckian by birth; /;
but does the fact that he was born on the soil
of another State, bring him into dishonor. -
No, except in the estimation of those men
who, marching Under the disunion banner,
desire to destroy the noble government erec.
ted by our fathers, and sarctifed hy their
blood. The States, under the Constitution
and in the eyes Of every true patriot, are
equal. None but black hearted traitor
would dare to cast odium upon a man, be-
cause he first saw the light within the boun-
doiICo VI commonwealth
We believe it is also true that Marshall
the editor of the Statesman, did join q Know
Nothing lodge, but he le[! it as soon as he
was made aware Of its reasonable designs
and has ever since opposed and condemned
the proceedings Of the order The Democre
intimutes that Know Nothingism is pro
slavery. This is undoubtedly true, ant
hence the Inconsistency of our neghbor il
pretending to be an Abolitonist, while he il
at tho same time an active, living m embel
Of the Dark Lantern Order. hi the fal! @
1854, the three members Of the firm Of Hall
Herrick and Wadsworth, were each and al
members of a Know Nothing Council in
Ravenna. They not only joined but induce,
other TO join, and they continued in the or
der and labored for its advancement. Now
when the principles and movements OF the
So called American party have becore
Kissing and by-word over the whole land
when-it has become burning shame to ever
man whose name is associated with il, ou
opponents are exceedingly..anxiou to hide
from the public gaze; their connection wit
the accursed and blishting institution.
Men who have been as deeply sunke
in the Infamous dens of Know Nothingisr
as our Republican neighbors, should neye
charge anybody with disgrace or crime o
account Of supposed connection with tn
order.
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REPUBLICAN RETRENCHMENTE II
Heavy Observation-Disclosures
- of the State Treasurer.
GIBSON A DEFAUTER.

VIM. H. Gibson, the present Republican
Treasurer of State, hos turned out to be o
defaulter in the sum of FIVE HUNDRED AND
TFrFV THOUSAND DOLLARS! He has resign.
ed his office. Gov. Chase has appointed A.
p. Stone, OF Columbus, to fill the vacancy.
This Is stHrtling ana alarming disclosure.
Over HALT A MILLION OF DOLLARS gone from
the public ury-lost--thrown away in
consequence of the dishonesty and corruption
Of one Of the freedom loving Kansas, SYM
pathizing, and economical cfiCers OF oilr
Republican State Administration! This
sam, thus thrown away would have carried
on eur State Government for two years. I
would have given every emisrant in Kansas
ngood farm, and all the necessary imp!e.
ments Of Ausbandry. 1t would have de'ray.
ed the ordinary expenses of Portage county
for period Of fifty five years.
Treasurer G bson, we understand; charg.
es this heavy defalcation to Mr.. Bresin, the
former Treasurer of State. Such plea will
hardly avail him. M. Gibson has been in
Office nearly two years. Has it taken two
years to ascertain that his predecessor was
de(aulter! II this is the case he must Ger.
tainly be esteemed exceedingly deficient in
talent and capacity, and totally unfit for the
position he has occupied. Ifon the contrary,
he kneic of the defalcation, and has kept it
secret up to this time, then he has been o
participator in the wrong, and cannot by any
possibility escape the responsbility. Ag1in
It is stated upon Republican authority thai
Gibson has actually, by his own receipt to
The Nrt7er treasurer, acknowledged the re.
ceipt Of every cent which belonged to tie
State Treasury. This being the case, the
defalcation has occurred since his entrance
Upon the duties Of his office, and he alone il
thrrgeabls with the disgrace and crmInalty
attending it.
This, we believe, is the largest loss to tht
State which has ever occurred through thu
misconduct Of our public officials. Whel
we take into consideration the fact that th,
whole Republican State ticket was elected
solely upon the plea of retrenchment AM
reform, how startling does their bypocris,
and baseress appear.
IT defalcaton of five hundred and fty
thousand dollars is what our opponent
meant by retrenchment and reform, Heaver
deliver US from all such reformatory meas
rfres in future.
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II never Rains but it Podrs.

Patterson, N, j., and vicinity, apparently
is destined to be one of the noted spots in
the country. Alreddy it has become cele.
brated for the discovery of pearls, and now ),
the Guardian says, vein Of copper and sill.
yer has been struck in Garrett Mountain. A
shaft about fifty five feet deep has been sunk,
and bed of copper ore, sixteen feet below
he,surface, sand'twentv four, feet thick, has
been ,struckrand Mfr! Chadwick has submit
ted it to melting company in Harlem, N.
Y, who have offered him 5000 per ton for
the No. 1 quality. Some distance below the
copper vein Of silver ore has been struck:
The thickness of this at the place where the
shaft has been sunk is between two and
three feet; How far it extends is unknown.
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II 90 lH-U3 30 J. ~ 7iEt So
Grieying for Lost Pearls,

Itwould be hard to tell whether most Joy
or sorrow has been caused at Notch Brook,
New Jersey, BY the discovery of the pearls.
Dozens are bemo1ning fortunes that, in days
past, they have carelessly thrown away
One matroa unavailinglyi sighs over some
"little white things that she once gave her
boysfor marbles: "A schoolm master lugubri.
ously remembers chat he had chopped up
eight or ten thousanddollars worth with his
penknhe s.to see ,what wasinsdesH Anoth.
er genius ratpmed o pearl bullet down his
rifle and. shot away his fortune. An old
lady wke' .chuckled six months o7er her
"good bargaih.wlh the psddler, III now dis.
covers.that she paid him.in peasls, about sew.
en- thhqusand,dollars h fol. q calico dress. 1t is
needless to say that she hasn't laughed
since. The unfortunate man who had the
@26, ,o00'ons cooked for his break fast, has
taken to bed in utter despair, and refuses to
pc comtoTted. gt,, st,ass2 IL NJ .-s,sy ~ 90
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Backing Down in maasnchusctts

Incredible as it mry appear, the belief
nevertheless is entertained in many quarters
that the reign oil fanaticism in Massachusetts
is drawing to a certain and rapid close. The
Journal Of Commerce Gays: "From what we
hear there is an exte nsve backing down in
the old'Bay State from what year ago was
consideredthe only true position. A Bos
ton gentleman not heretofore known as a
Democrat, remarked the other day that, il
that party should bring fofward popular
candidate for Governor at the next Move m.
Der election, he believed he would be choS.
sen. We were not expecting Massachusett::
just yet, but when honest men find they have
been purposely duped and humbugged for
political effect, they are very sptt to remem.
Der it, ai- ~ %'la'Ha sas%i a2& .
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NOnFugIt.

We End in the Cincinnati Eaquirer ofyes.
terdsY history of the atrociOus scamp Fuget,
who On q drunken wager said that be would
take the scalp Of toe first Free State man he
met. deliberately shot an inoffensive old
man and took his scalp. He fed. but hav-
ing returned, is in custody, fhas been refus-
ed bail, and no doubt will, as he ought to be,
made fEgH non before long. We agree with
the Enquirer that where guilt can be prov
ed, on either side, offenders should be retri.
butiVely punished. That paper in speaking
Of the young villain who has been captured,
says; ,st3ss r .. Hat.et-- aft
"Fuget, the preeocious young, wretch,
whose infamous Gnd insane, act OF ,ndrdering
and scalping,a Free State man, during the
troubles in Kansas, created 80 much horror,
and supplied the shriekeEs With such an in
flammatory theme, has at last been arrested,
committed, and bal; refused by Judge lie.
compte. We hope he will swing. It is
time some persons. were hung in Kansas,
where, underline pretext Of ..furthering the
one or the other Of the political factions,
abandoned men give full reins to their pas
sions, and perpetrate deeds of the darkest
character -
Fuget's history is that OF not few yoatiis
in the South and West. He was aR orphpn
boy who had been taken care Of By some
Missouri planter, but very early proved 50
ungovernable a charge that his guardian was
happy to get rid OF him. He went into K IN
sas 10 engage in the tumults of that Terrific
ry, and was prominent on all occasions oil
violence and disorder. His natural oropen.
sity fer blpodshed and combats was Tam ed
by the constant imbibing of the wretched
po;sons that are sold for spirits in the Wes-
tern towns. He was nearly always intoxi.
Gated On the occasion of the horrd deed
for VIII h he has been committed, he h
been drinking to great excess, and at low
groggery, proposed bet with one Of his
companions that he would ride out and kill
and scalp Free State man within certain
time, The bet was tskeh, and Fuget, mount,
ing his horse, rode out on the highway lead.
ing toward Lawrence, Furnishing a bowie.
knife in his right hand. ~. .- ~
Every person he met was stopped and
asked by him whence he had come, and
whether he was "Pro. slavery or "Free
State" At last he met an old many who.
in answer TO these queries, said thut,Re was
from lawrence and WAS Free State man,
whereupon Fuget shot him through the
body " ith areroITer, nns then Deliberately
seal ped him, and returned to the town wav.
ing the, bioodJ trophy over his head. Hc
denanded the wager, and was paid by. bis
boon. cempcn;on, With whom he kad,a granc
(rolic in celebration Of his achievement. AS
soon, hoSever, ss the news Of this, bloody
deed began to noise abroad, Fuget fed into
Missouri, concealed himself, and, oMrecent.
ly emerging from his hiding place, ihiIking
that his crime was forgotten, he was arrest.
ed by Pro slavery man, delivered into the
hands of the officers, by whom, we trust, ir
due process of law. he will be handed over
to the hanamOn. To hold du, y political par
ty or people re-pousiblc for such deed a
this is downright dishonesty.
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Frightened,

The news of the defalcation Of William
n. Gibson, Treasurer of State, comes like
athunder-elap upon the ears of the Repub.
iicans. They would avoid the shock, il
possible; hence the attempt TO make Bres
lin shoulder the load This is poor refuge.
Gibson is defaulter for over half a million.
There is no lodging it. Let our Republi.
can friends make no attempt to rid them.
selves Of the responsibility.
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KnIea'byIightning.

During the storm, yesterday afternoon,
about six O'Clock, the house of a German,
named Theodore Kratb, al the Junction Of
Front and. Fifth streets, was struck BY light.
ming, Mr.. Krath was standing ngths door,
awaiting the return of his daughter from
picnic excursion. The lightning passed
down the chimney, destroying the furniture
and portion ,of the house. Mi. Il. was
knocked down senaeless, and when raised
from the floor was found to be in a diving
condition. A portion Of his clothing was
torn of. and bis body in many places black-
ened and dis6gured. Last night he was
still living, but his recovery is impossible. ~
Cincinnati Enquirer. .o..,t
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MARRIED.

In Philadelphia, on the 9TH inst. by Rev.
j. d. Curtiss, Mr.. J. HOWELL PERcrSA L,
formerly Of st. Martin, West Indies, to Miss
ELIZA, daughter of William Katz, Esq, de.
ceased, of that city.
GWish you much joy, HoweiI: "M4y
your shadow never grow less Z"
On thetl0th inst by Elder Chapman,
JOHN THOMPSON, Esq, of Streetsborough, to
to Miss ADsINA GRUNELL, of franklin, and
formerly of New York.
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The nEianesota Election.

The latest election returns we have seen
rom Minnesota'are contained in the st. Paul
Psoheer of the 9th. So far as heard from
forty six Democrats are elected 10 the Con.
vsntion, and only thirty three Black Repub.
hcans. The whole number Of delegates is
one hundred and eight. consequently there
are twenty nine yet to be heard from. The
Democrats require but nine more to have a
majofitr Of the Convention, and they, in all
probably. will obtain far more than that mum.
hsFts
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The Esabeas Corpus Case at Cin-
Cinnali.

This cause is steadily progressing in the
U. s. District Court at Cincinnati. Messrs.
pugh, Vallandigham, Matthews, and District
Attorney O'Neil, for the Marshal, and Attor.
ney General WoIcott, Mason, and others,
for the Sheriff Of Clark county. II is plain
case of resstanceto the constitutional au
thority of the United States--a weak and
foolish attempt to ride over the law Of the
land, and disregard the solemn and pIiehted
faith Of the States towards each other. Gov.
Chase and the whole Republican party are
ehdeavoring to bring the State of Ohio and
the General Government into collision
When will treason, clothed under the garb
Of sickly philanthropy, come to an end.
From the testimony detailed in court it is
evident that the citizens of Clark and Greene
counties, who attacked the Marsh 81, were a
fanatical class Of persons who, under the
lead'of Chase and others. were prepared to
do anything against the Government, no
matter how unlawful or reasonable. It al.
80 appears that Churchill, the Deputy Mar.
shall, is man of doubtful prudence, and tha,
he surrounded himself with a class of men
as assistants who were not remarkable fo.
Tier morality or decercy:: TheGe attempts
u arrest the officers of the Federal Govern.
ment when in the discharge of their legal
duty ought to be discountenanced and frown.
ed upon by all good citizens. We think so
far as the lqV of the matter is conce rned, it
is evidently with the Marshal. But when
we say this we would in no manner defend
the rudeness and obsrenity of his drunken
and reckless assistants.
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CaIiforrn.ia..

A letter ff6@ son, Of one Of our citizens,
dated Sacramento, May 4th, says: !.
"Cof. ]. B. Weller is the most prominen,
Democrat now before the people for G Goverr..
nor. The onlyyobstacletoa our success in
this State is that we.ars too strong. The
city OF Sacramento which gave Fillmore
three majority. last fall gave the Demo attic
candidate for Mayor 1,l6S majority. Other
mpnicipal elections throughout the State
show proportionate increase" aa I II +
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DIscHaRGE OF o. HINTON THE prosecu-
tion instituted scnfe years ago against Ohio
Hinton, in'the4 circuit court 81 the United
States for the distfictof Ohio, for alleged
depredations on the mails, was, at the term
Of that court held this month at Cincinnati,
finally dismissed by order Of court.
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Grana''DeGaIcation.
TIE BLACK-RtPUBLIcA IAN TREASURER, OF OHIO
RoBBING THE STATE OF $3.50 OOOi

The telegrapbic report which we sdblish
in another column reveals another of the
many proofs of the thorough corruption and
,depravity Of the Black Republican dema.
gcgues of Ohio. While the Attorney Gen.
eral was engaged in this city, in defending
the rufsian law,breakers and detiers Of CLARK
and Greene counties, who had i'm prjsene d
the United States. MarshaIs and release d
their prisoners, another of Chase's Lieute n.
ants, w. Fl. Gibson, Treasurer Of the State,
employs himself in pocketing, secreting and
making away with $550,00 of the money
OF the people Of Ohio Cincinnati EaQ.
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IAdTeFtIsement.l W. PN'rF
WooD's HAIR REsToRAFiVE&Wg ssAe+
the reader to the advertisstnent,of thia ipbt.
,ular remedy. Jtisi giHytscommendsd by
oil who have used Il, and hsufefeStsd won.
derful results by its magic fnfsence. hWs
know Of gentlemen in this country who have
been almost bald for years, had thsir hsst
entirely restored to its former luxuri1nee and
beauty, BY the nse Of Woods HaF r sst6sl. !.
tive.-LGgrGngs Bulletin. fJuns 4, '67-im.
Sold here by all The Druggists.
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GrMr. Chase was nominated, and at fiji st
our support Of him was far from cordial, but
when we learned mure of him I'VE supported
him to the, best of our ability Circievills
Herald.
That must have beenvery n,ecgsr support
as the ability is "poor indeed" q ea-l
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UTAH AFFAIRS I'm wAsHIseTos-MAIL con-
TRACT BETWEEN san FRANCISCO AND san
DIEGo-EcARAoDVS AFFAIRS. q
VAsHIEeToK Cry, June 10.

DIEeo-EIcARAepVs AFFAIRS. 8
n WAsHISeIoK Cry, June 10. :.
Utah affairs to-day, occupied the attention
Of the Cabinet. The arrival of Hon. P. H .
Thomas, who has been designated for the
Governorship, is daily expected. In the
event Of his non-acceptance, the indications
are that Col. Cummins, who having once de-.
clined, but is now an applicant, will be ap-
pointed 1t is very improbable that an en-.
tire new set Of territorial officers will be ap.
pointed, the Surveyor General included
The three Judges will be appointed from the
West, and the Marshall from Mississippi
Seyersl days will elaPse before answers can
be received from those to whom appointments
have been rendered. The corps of officers
will travel to Utah with the military forces.
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Worse and Worse.

A private dispatch to Cleveland says that
the defalcation of Treasurer Gibson, is over
SEVEN HUNDRED and Fifty THOUSAND Dol
lars! lg4 Siea q aasf. a0i Is ,sga.ses
Hutrah for 'fI,leeding Kansas.''as# "sf
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WocL.-The market seems 10 open with
animation and demand. The prices range
from IS to 40 cents. Fine woods compare
fairly with last years prices; but coarse and
inferior are a shade lower Massilon Ga.
zette, ~ i' s&5'A t"H E.
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CoEcoRp, June 19.-Ths Legislature
elected Clarke, Republican, United States
Senator. His vole' was 100. Wells, the
Democratic candidate, received las.
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Estatc of Jessc TvINr

NOTICE is shereby given that the subscri.
~ bers have been ap pointed and ouaiifed a Er.
on the estate Of Jesse Tyor. late OF Freedom
June II, Is57-3wA Z. II. ii. MIIIERN
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Special BIcdic.sI Notice.

/ I = w: TRASK;; M. D., would spectfully
~. t4f9rp.the Pnble that, account Of the great
ncressc OF his professional business he s compelled
either to re1qgish some part oft, or take partnet.
gives notice to his friends and patrons that amer mia
date he will not attend to any more Surgical cases;
but will continue the practice Of Medicine and Mid.
care and attention upon tie investigation and treat.
ment Of ChIonic diseases. At sF89# EE77 90 s4sl
Hiram, June II, 1S57-3W 4.
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Attachment Notice.

Fra1kln Frost Before E. ID. Carlton, j. p. cf J
i bn asagss Kssv Mantua township Portage county
IN the god day of April, A. D., 1857. said !
" Justice issued an order of fattachmen inthe above
action for the sum oftwenty six dollars and y ono
cents. FRANKLIN FROST.
Mautua, June II, 1857 L June 10. lsjT-3t*r
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DIED.

On the I'd inst, in New Baltimore, Stark
CO., Of ekconsumption, MINNIE, daughter Of J.
and q. Bradford, aged 90 years, II months
and / days. .- ~' e
In Hiram, on the 1lth inst, JOHN NJ, son
Of Aaron and Lydia Sprinkle, aged IA years,
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GOING NORTH.
GoiHs soUTH.

CLEVELAND g. PIrTsBURe RAIL RoAD-
TINE TABLE
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0TWard, the murderer, was hung at To.
iedo on Friday last. 'ss d. aHt ts@l q
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William, Ernest,s Estatc.

NOTICE is hereby given that, the subscri.
lS bers have been appointed and qualified as Execu-
torson the estate Of William Ernest late Of
OF Portage, deceased. Dated at Palmyra this s7th
day Of May, 1857. JANE ERNEST. W
~. WILLIAM ERNEST. ~.
June II, I657-3w# ALEXANDER SCOTT II