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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-02

to you, that on the 2O,h day OF the 9th
month, a. D. 1857 Polls shall be opened at
7 O'Clock, 4. NJ. and close ats O'Clock, P. 81,
in the several wards of the City of Wheel
ing. One Conductor, two Commissioners
and two Clerks, who voted for Old Buck
shall preside at each POLL The COmmis-
soners and Clerks shall each receive two
dollars psr day and the Conductors each
three dollars per day, this, ard all other ex-
Yenses shall be paid by the lucky one that
gets The Ctiice Also | decree unto Yen,
that all men Of your great City who for my
Nss'er James the Fourth. and none others,
shall vote for Post Master. ard the returns
must be Ger fled TO me, at Washington City,
as i shall remain near my government and
If il please;h me and nv Master the person
having the ma jUriiy votes may be vP-
pointed 10 that Office. Furth e!mure 90
decree that if any Of the upciean. interfere
with these my DEGREES unto you, that you
apply unto them 'the ck,''tae thumb screw;
or both till they uesist. Done in the CITY
OF Washing ton, on the 9th, day Of the 9Th,
months, A. D. 1857. And in the Sd, month
of the LIST year of he reign OF james the
Fourth, our Sovereign Ruler of these Free
United States. signed. Gov. Clemens. Sir,
if this Napoleon stride is to be president,
it will destroy cur Constitutions and govern
menr, and bring us into Anarchy and Dea-
poiism. The President is elected by the
people, g. he should be. the President of the
people, not of any political party, and the
power given him by the people, if referred
should be referred back TO fhe people net tC
those only, who voted for his sacred self
can see no difference in the principle in.
volved, in the election of a Post Master, d
Governor, or Congressman, then, if the
Locos can prescribe in other electionsl =,
We hope 10 see the day, when there vii
not be SO many Office seekers, who love
'mammon' more than their country, when
not party, but honesty and capabiity vii
/ be the qualifications for office, and when of
ticers will serve their country, not the
I party. U. WILSON.
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From the PhiIad, Iptia Ledger, 18th inst
Gel eIal Walker aud Can't. Davis

Gel ldl walker and Capt. DAVIS.
] Ii y quld have been impossible beforehand
to conceive that, after having been rescued
from the jaws of certain destruction by the
Kind offices OF Captain Davis, Gen Walker
should have made that very conduct the
ground for charges, not only impeaching
the honor of that distinguished commander
and his associates. but OF the Administra-
ton at Washington.
! To accuse the Cabinet at Washington of
playing into the hands of the British, in this
business Of his, is simply absurd. And yet,
in his New Orleans speech, this was most
emphatcally done. The chargec mes with
peculiarly bad grace from a man who, but
few munihs since, was trying to send a
diplomatic agent to Lord Palmerston to
conciliate him, with the assurance :hat the
| object of these filli5usters was not to annex
| Nicaragua TO the United States, but to form
Southern COnfederacy. Nor is il by anV
means certain that in a contingency, es-
teemed by them probable, there was not an
attempt TO be made 10 weaken extensively
tie United States, by drawing off such of
the Suu'hern States as could be in uced to
Join the movement, and SO form this new
confederacy.
If this was really what Walker was de-
sirous o, Offering 10 England, as the induce
ment for ner 10 recognize him-and we sup
| pose there is little doubt of the matter--he
surely ought 10 be 'he last man in the world
IL complain o. British Influence in Central
American afilirs.
That he will give up all flibustering
| schemes now, ana settle down to a peaceful,
useful life, is not to be expected.
| But should he attempt further to compro-
mise the country, or any section or city OF
| it, by fi!iibustering movements, it will be
the duty of the government TO interfere at
once and efitctually for The enforcement of
the neutrality laws, and for the Attorney
General to cause him to be brought to JUS
tice for his past or present conspiracies
within the territory of the United States
So long as he is willing to abide peacefully
here in an honest way, it may be both po-
litc ard just, Nicaragua having willingly
agreed TO his surrender to Can't. Davis, that
heHshould be unmolested- But. good faith
to Nicaragua and all other countries de-
mands that he should not here be suffered
to concoct schemes to disturb the peace of
| feeble nations.
| In regard to Capt. Davis, tHe charges
brought against him are simply absurd. If
h.. ha> err ii at all, II Ii ; BE- II in uvrIStep-
ning the strict line Oi h's in-IrncIIUns. ap-
paseutly by interfering 10 save Walker from
late urhcrw se only too certain. captain
! DAVIS VII dou .lless receive the warm sup
| port of the govern ment III al he has done,
and ,he thanks If " h0 reflect on the safe
delvrraur, lie has effected of a large body
uf men hu, however msgu ded, were still
mostly natives OF the United States. We
only trust that we may always have states
men equally sagacious in the provision
they make Tor our country's honor and in
terests, and officers equally discreeI in exc
cutting the instructions OF the government.
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The GovernOrship.

In relation to our next candidate for gov
srnor in this State there seems 10 be but
enc voice. Even the democracy talk more
of The probable Republican candidate Imam
of their own, whoever he may be. There
is the most perfect unanimiIy in all parts OF
the State in favor of the denomination OF
s. P. CAHsE. Our exchanges are lavishng
the highest encomiums upon Kim. The
democracy are trembling in prospect, well
knowing the power OF su ch an opponent
For our part, we can not say enough to ex-
press our high apprecit ttion of the man,
Ohio has much 10 be proud of in him. and
I've ere satisfied from what we hear and So"
that the convention Of the twelr'h a.
August W i'll re-nonlinate him by acclHma-
tion. IF such should be the case-ard " 2
hope it may, Just as cincerely as the democ-
racy pray it may not-we will work for his
election with the highest pleasure ard with
the determination TO give him Belmont
county at all hazards. The following are
few extracts of the many that we see
every week. The Statesman says:
He /, the oak OF the Republican perty
The Stenbenville Herald says Governor
Chase has consented to be a candidate for
reelection, and the Republicans are much
reioiced at it. He has grown more popular
everv day since his ell ctIon, Is wise asd
UPRIGHT Governor, and fair exponent OF the
principles of the Republican party Of Ohio.
We believe that he is not only the ablest
but the best Governor Ohio has ever had
and as such it will give us pleasure 10 sup
port him.
I'VE perceive that the Republican press
of this State are discussing the question
of the next Guvernship. We co no. think
nny discussion OF the question 8 needed, as
the people hBve settled that question long
ago, aid they are in lavOr Of our present eX'
cellept Chief Magistrate, Salmon J.. Chase
for another term. They consider him by
all odds the bsst Governor W. have hat
for many years, and tt"y AT, in i"Vor d! re-
tsiuiDg his services, il coi.suuant 18th hI'
own wishes.
lie will sweep h" ,rrok Ike whir in'
and give the Daed Scot Hru"cr"sy ...h
PAYNE in their gizzards iEat they wri q,
Of like mosquitoes when irost ovcriak't
them. TLen up with cur banner, let Chas,
lead Us on, end the claymores of Freedom
will soon drink deep OF the bocd OF despot
ism.-M Giicad (MOrrop co., SentineL.
He is equally popular from home, and ha
won as a modal. Governor wOrld wide re
pown. The Chicago TfibaRc says.
The Republicans of Ohio, are rejoic in,
al hu,irg Obtained CIV. hase's CONSENT
he candidate fer re-cIecu"n. The Buch
evss are proud ui their GosernUr, and :,
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Mr.. Gibson.

The Columbus, Gazette states that Nj.
GIBsoy. who is estimated TO be wcrth over
5000, eco, in his own right, has made an as
sinnment of al! his property, real and per-
sonnl, to the sureties on his official bond
he assert. in the most positive terms that
he never speculated with or absracted a
single G0ffUT .r71ru -i-- f5tutc IRE asury, while
i, was under his control. Mr.. GIBsoF srrne
confident The guilt will not rest on his shou'-
ders when the mystery is cleared up He
SAYS he will devote his life to extricate him,
IT from this didicu lty.
has evidently been the dupe of &C.
, ,icning rascals, who have fastened thf'l
faaqs upon him and used him at their Will
For all this he will receive the just censurf
of the people, but not more than those wh'
have faltened al The public crib at h;s ex
pense. II is well for us that through 'ht
promptness Of our GovcTrcr this financia
shock Was no more fatal. The State iiabi
ities arc met, The interest of State debt paid
and to-day Ohio credi, IS good to any
amount.
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t. }!I. " hir.roOl, of 10

lh' att III. Whir.rool, Of Norwas
: ,,.c 10 .ove beti demonstrated, "a,
The r',ul ri a scieutiiic comm ission ,detaiSd
Tor i'll eeHgatlons upon The coast of NorwSy
that The Ma slrom, s,oF Whirlpool, has Ao
exlstenc :; al least it is not to be iouad at
the point designated upon the maps. It
seems, then. that no, only large ships and
whales bat Edgar A. Poe and all the rest
OF US have been sucked IN by it. What an
'nprning fer the creduity and wonder ol
youtn has 'h"s been corked up! And how
much poetic gas must henceforth be utterly
turned of! Poor credulous, marveling boys
and girls, oi former generations, ,four own az
well) have been taken in and done for by
Olney, Mitchell, and all the other geogra-
pliers. But science will yet swallow us all
up in the ever nafreSfng circles with which
she comes the whirlpool over ignorance and
credulty. Western lands are sometimes i'm
proved to the extent only of hole in the
ground;' but Norway has sold The whole
world with her Ten mapped but u,discu,
erabie hole in the ground Wei, we hate
to think that we have been humbugged, bu
after all / is pleasant to have such b.
hole plugged up.-- Boston Post.
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GAINESVILLE, June s6!h, 1857.

To The Editor ct The BaimoEt Chronicle:
SIR--There have cen several prominent
gentlemen ment ion ed for the nominations
of Representatives of his county, and as it
will be paramount object of the Conven-
lion TO meet for that purpose TO satisfy the
mass Of the people, we bes leave to suggest
the name of a good Republican in that con-
nectoD, for the consideration of the Con-
yentiou.
OF those named We know OF no other
more ell inently qualified than Col. J. H.
Sullivan, of Bellare. This gentleman is
extensively known Throughout the county
and Sra'e, having occupied the position OF
President of Tie Central Ohio Railroad
Company, and performed the arduous duties
creditab. .e 10 himself and satis factorily 10
the company. He would -ally many voters
of ali parties to the standard that bears his
name. We bore the Convention will not
omit his name for Suy miner considerations.
TLiS is done without the knowledge OF
Dir. Sullivan; but feeling confident that he
would accept, if nominated, we do not hesi-
tate bringing forH al d his name.
Yours, &c, GAINESVILLE.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-02
For the Chronicle
For
LINES
On the Death of Miller Pennington,
Esq.
BY WG. T. SIMPSON.


Oh. how solemn is the thought
OF death alarming sound,
OF the mystic changes wrought
Ii the silent coGrt profound.
lnexorab!e death, thy presence is,
Thy power each human feels,
Proud respo; in thy coat oi mail,
Thy swift burning chariot wheels.
Deaths 7, ap.r has again come forth,
And ni> sad work Is done
Spending old age and blooming youth,
lie chose Miller Pennington
He took him 10 Il lonely grave.
B,.i cath Ii vast lead sea-
But hr vii Ii,r above the Wave
To al IIanGrI@iity.
o., how ilaeting are the hours
As mems slI;iIs Ut ward fy,
To glorious land OF flowers,
lions city in the say,
That Iongcd for land OF bliss.
That rich boundless domain
OF JOY and loneliness,
WIele the prince of peace doth reis-
While the land was clad i'll roses,
In Ine brilliant month OF June,
And the woods in pinks and posies.
Casting :orth their rich perfume,
Proud Nature was rejoicing. --S
With green garlands in the breszs.
Old death was busy viewing
Some poor moral he could seize.
Death has visited the earth,
Wnlle his victims dreamed of flowers,
And the cattle sport in mirlh
Beneath tie shady bowers,
While tie turtle dove did sing
Cn the streamlets whey shore,
With lis myrtle on is wings,
Earih's green beauties 10 adore.
Willie tie ba!my iHds were loaming
From the Southern chaparal,
And the honey bees were hummfGg
In the flowers OF tie dell,
And the itathered tribe were singing
Their sweet chorus wild and gay,
Old Death from earth was ringing
Mans fond high hopes away
The bright angels were watching
Deaths victim in his bed,
A II keeping constant vigil.
Till from earth his spilii fled
Angelo eyes are watching row
The lcne widow in her gri5i.
Pouring comfort Oh her brow,
And administering reiei
Angels are always guarding
The fraii oOtsteps OF mankind,
And lor their spirits watching,
To escort the immortal mind
From the Id tencments ol clay
To Tie spiIit land unknown,
To the spher; that's tar away,
To tie glories around Gods throne.
His lite WAS ike the clouds in May,
That sport beneath the aeep blu sky,
That scatter pleasure on their way,
And dream OF glory as they fly
That witty pass on out OF view,
1orgions away beyond tie sun,
Dazz ing IKE the rainbow hue,
" iIh teauty on lis passage won.
l,an lives Li> lirrl, span Of i:ie.
AoI 60 i.e Ivo in .sIn-
" hal .sPr,a!s - br mans ivss
Is sure 10 be his gain;
Fo: his inino,a! sIiri lives,
G'd's s,,.y 10 .'sound
" IL. roun.rss eomi.-g ug,s rul
/ heir solemn cycic rou,d.
Tie mighty t,,d oi time rolls on,
AEd n,tH anu nlplTts die
i"r' i.v'rM - bori hut une
q, i-.. u', d, J.fh i"ys,r<i,iy.
40. d. a...t.,i ri.sf.sirt - Tod
..l.-,'iC III ID i = III.
C..nsi"I,g Il. ~ r;,t,in finid.
tSt.i "a g. .- II.Ih 5i.G died.
Cil ;',.y, angel Ore sublime,
tat TIL the earth with maic strain
4. III, 80 ngers pi love through time
ho departed spirits rest frnn pain!
ShH! our spi its. when they f.e,
Join this vast departed throrg.
Beyond the far of deep blue SEA.
swell the chorus OF the song.
ST. CLAIRsyIraE June 9th. 1871
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-02

0tTHo'iopoy's Pills are of infinite bene-
fit TO persons suffering from nervous trem-
ors ard general ieebleness. They reno
va,e the nervous system and brace the mus
cles, as well as give tone to the stomach.
Their purgative action is unaccompanied by
pain, and as they have powerful stomachic
as well as aper ent and purifying properties,
they literally carry on the work OF invigora-
ting the digestion, relieving the bowels, and
regulating the secretions at one and the
same time. This canRut be said oi any
ther medicine in existence.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-02
n. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of The House of Representatives,
THOMASH II FORD,
President Of the Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1851
AMENDMENT NO. ;


RcSOlrs9by the General .sSssmbig Of the Sfcte Ct
Ohio, three-lifths of the members elected to eaCh
branch, ConCuTrig therein that It be and hereby Is
proposed to the electors of the State 10 vote on the
second Tuesday of October next, to app rove or re-
ject the TO lowing amendment es substitute for the
second and third ions OF the twelfth article OF the
Constitution
All property, personal and shall be subject tC
taxation by niiOrm Tule al tie true value theTcO
III u;oney but such deductions from credits NAV he al
lowed the General Assembly may deem -xpedi
ent: Provided. that hurying grounds, public schoo
houses and all other pablo properly, and all ins tu
lions purely public charity, and all houses aser
exclusively OT public worship. shall be e1emI from
taxation; and 1.-THE Iotalvaue of the personal pro
peTtv of any PERSON shall exceed fifty dollars, the
may lie eXemp; from taxation. Ali property EN-
pinyed in banking shall always hear burden of tax
equal to that imposed the pTOpeIty of indivi
duals.
n Il. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of Ge House Of Representatives,.
THOMAS ii. FORD.
PrGsid. at Of the Senate.
Dated Anil 2 1871
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-02

6FGencral Pillow was sevc ely injured
by tall rom his horse few DAYS since.
HIS residence is Helena,Ark but he..ls now
n Memphis, Tenn, slowly recovering.
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Dated April 3, 1857.
AMENDMENT NJ. }

AMENDMENT D.
EeSoiredhy TIE Gea'srai -lSseAi5tg 81 Tie Siaie o
Ohio, thret-ttl.s OF lhe members elected 10 each
House cOncu;rlng thercin that it be, anu hereby Is
proposed 10 the electors Of tins State 10 vote, the
second Tuesday OtOctO5er next, upon the approval
or rejection OF the inllowiHg amendment as On adj
dIlIunai ctiOn article eleven OF the Constitution
Every county which now Is, or may EereaittT be
entitled 10 InGr tian one Senator, or Representa-
tive for Ihc duc OF the present dece nnl pc IGd
OF tor al, OF any puTuOn Ui any subsequent GG-
nnIdl period shall he divided into many Seua.
iOGial and Representative districts as there NAV be
Senators or Representatives elective i'll any year
OF the present, or any subsequent decennial period
which districts shall be Of contiguous territory and
each district shall contain nearly rauo iOI
Senator or Reple is aIainabie, without
viOl ating the rule herein given 10 contiuity OF
TERRITORY and without dividing any townShi3 elec-
ton precinct or ward Ii any Representative, OF
Senatorial district, composed of two or more coun-
ties shall by reason OF any excess OF population
over ratio be entitled TO additional Representa-
hives or Senators Tor any portion OF the presen OF
any subsequent Gccennial period. the district shall
Oe divided into TWO districts, Tor each portion OF
such decennia period, which shall be contiguous
territory, and each shall contain near ratio Is
is altainable without dividing counties.
II by reason OF the annexation of one Senatori-
district TO another, there shall be any o
popu laIiOn Senatorial ratio. winch shall be
entitled 10 additional Senatorial representation for
any portion OF any decennia period, each district
as now constituted, shall elect one Senator.
Counties shall be divided into districts by the
county commissioners or such other board OF Of
tcers elective and resident III the proper county
may be provided by law. At least our months
prior the general election in 1885, the rt-Inte
entitled 10 more than one member of either house
shall he divided into districts tor the residue OF the
present dccenniai period and NJ least tour months
prior the general election i'll the trSt year each
subsequent decenna period, tho counties entitled
tC more than member ior all, nr any portion OF
>ucn dee nnial paTiOd. in either or both houses,
shall be divided into districts Tor the whole u the
dt cennIal period. description OF the dis trict OF
each count, shall b. published may be directed
hl tie county Cun.iI.lsSlULUIS or may be pre-
Sciibed b. law.
n. II. VAN WORRIES
Sps4.isy q tIs Nlase ., Representatives,.
IIiOA ~ IL. FORD,
President q Senate.
Dated April 81, ISJs,
SErErrARy CT STATES OEFICE,l
COLUMBUS. ArRIL /. 1857.
Thereby ccrti y that the foregoing proposed CUnSt
tuition amendments correctly copied from The orr
sinal rolls tile in this Office
JAMES II BAKER
apr9dm SecrC'GTy Of STATE
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REPUBLICAN, STATE CON
NENTION.

II a meeting Of the Republican State
Central Committee, in conjunction with the
Republican members Of the Iegise;urc,and
other distinguished Republicans from veri
ons I.arts Of the State at Columbus, on the
l4ra of Ianusry. 1857. after mature consid-
eru,irn.it was resolved that it was expedifn mt
TO hold the State Convention OF the Rep: b.
lean PARTY Of Chin fnr the nomination cf d
State Ticket, at Columbus, on the 18th Ci
August next.
In conformity to this request. the State
Central Committee announce to the Re
public ans of Ohio that the delegates from
tho v,,isus counties OF the State will assem-
bis in the city of Columbus, on
Wednesday ihe 18th day Of August
next,
At 20 O'Clock, A. NJ, for the purpose Of
putting in nominstiun candidates for the
following eiiices: for Governor, Lieuten an;
Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer Of
State. one Sepreme Court Judge. and one
member Of the RcGrd of Public Works, and
the TRANSACTION of such other bssiness as
may be proper for The occasion.
The Republicans of ih- several counties
oc Ohio, unless they sl,ull otherwise agree,
will meet al their county seats on Saturday.
lie SIi day OF August, being the Saturday
preceding the Jav nf said Convent ,on, aati
elect delegates thereto in the proportion OF
one delegate for every five hundred votes
given for The Republican candidate for
President at tho election ia November, 1856.
and one FOR each fraction Of votes equal to.
or ever une-half of said number. The total
number Of GeIeea; es fy this basis W i'll be
ST.
ws T>r.yrsos. 1e., !. SULLrvlNT,
A. P. STn1E. Resi- NsiL'
IGV. S,ytr. Nh. V VoRHEs
Nh. Swar.r, Cyrus PREKTTss
c. SESSIONS. GEO. HoADLEY,
J. ii. COULTER, A. s LATTF-
GEO. M. Parsons, JACOB HEAToS,
o. FoLLETT,
Republican Stale CcntrGl Committee.
Columbus, O., June %, 1857.
The Republican Central Committee o
Belmont County should do something at al
early peri cd towards calling meeting to
elect delegates TO the State Convention"
The sih of August is too late day,as nj
o ne wopd like 10 20 on 50 short notioe
Would il not be well for the Secretary OF
the Central Committee to make call q
some early day. Belmont County is entitle'
to delegates.
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ST ALBANs, Vt, jan,

1'he Hon. Augustus Young, Srae Natur-
alist, and formerly Member of Congress,
died at bis residence in this city.
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AMENDMENT 40, 2.
Reso!red By the General assembly of the State Of
Ohio, Three rhbs o: the members elected 10 each
House ooRcurrIns therein that it be- and hereby IS,
proposed 20 the electors of this state 10 vote on the
second Tuesday of October upon the approval
iecti the follow ing amendment, as substitute
for the fifth and sixth sections of the iOurth article oil
tine Constitut viz SEC. 5. District Courts shall be
held in each county at least once in each year. by one
or more District Judges elected by the electors Of
separate districts be prescribed by law who shall
hold their Office for five years; and during their con-
tnuance in office shall reside in the district for which
they elected The provisions Ofthe fourteenth sec
toi this article shall apply District Judges The
General Assembly may by law authorize the judges OF
the strict Court ard of the Court of common pieIse.
fix the time. holding teirTesPecive courts Until
District Judges shall have been elected and qualified
District Courts shall lie held y the Judges OF the Su
rene Court and of the Courts OF Common Pleas, as
now autho IiZed. SEC. 6. The District Court shall
have such juT sd ID lion NAV be provided by law,
and the Judges thereof shall have and exercise such
power and jurisd ic tiOn at chambe s. and be re-
qured sit as judges ofthe court Of Common Pleas
as shall he directed by law.
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Cali, Kip and Thick Boots,
Shoes and GaiterS.
To the trsditOrs of Nathan Adams
Deceased.

nN THE 18th DAY OF JUNE, IN
the wear lS53, the Probate COu r, of Belmont
eS1nty declared the estate of NaIksn Adams, de-
ceased To be pTObab " solvent CIeditOrs are there
fore required present their csnns agains the es
tate To the unders igned for allowance within six
months from the time above mentioned, or they will
not he entitled 10 payment. John ROGERS.
ieis3wl Eat oiNs:haa Adams dss't