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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
From the Washington Republic
rac Iudian TeTri;Ory--iis Popu!a.iun,
Red aud Black.

We have more than once directed atten
tien to that fine agricultural ami pastor al
region west Of Arkansas, known aS the In
iiah Territory 1t lies Immediately south
and coltiguo0S - Kansas ani It's south
ern boundary /, Texas. It's area is y,
u, sauare miles and its population Is
ahout scventy-iive thousand souls, consist
ing mainly Of Indians, with a fcw hun
dred whites ami lew thousand slaves be
lon5in. to M halt hree,l Iniian,, wh,
hav- been removed thitier from Georgia
Alabama Mississippi, and other southern
States. The propasaadists of Slavery
have long hal their eyes GA TINS iiar Terri
tory. an two or thre. years asn il WAS
suggested thar they should he divided into
THREE Territories, with Il view to their
immediatc admission into ;llc Union as
slaveholiing States 1t was freely asser,
tel that the high civilization of the Inii-
ans qualified and entitled them 10 become
American citizens, invested with alt the
privileges AMI responsibilities ol State
sovereignty We shall not he surprised If
Senator Douglass. or some other North
EN- man with Southern principles. a" should
at the next session Of Congress take the
country by surprise, hy deliberate prop
osition to almit the new State of Chero-
hee, or Chicka>aw, or Choctaw, or prob
ably ali three. into the Union a. members
of the { onfederacv, a, an offset to the three
free States Of Minnesota, Kansas an Ore
gon. whichare expected to come intc the In
lnr t,I -ta.b bn- 81 "a.
this bold policy l. venturel upon, there can
bc no doubt that tic Propagandists OF
Slavery cherish the idea of converting the
Indian Territory into Slave States, at the
earliest possible moment.
1t therefore behooves the friend, of Free
dom AMI free white labor to be on the alert
They have advantages in their favor in the
impenlins struggle for this Tirritory
which they did not possess in the State OF
Kansas. now at length almost won. In
the latter case. "A great and powerful slave
State interviewed between all the tree States
and that of the Territory to be settled;
while in the case Of the Indian Territory
we shall have a young and vigorous free
State bounding it on the north for dis
tancc of six or seven hundred miles. On
the west it i bounded by Southwestern
Missouri, in which there are very few slaves.
og.ther with Arkansas, the Northe halt
OF which is equally destitute OF that charac-
teristic feature of the South. "nisgers :
The free white laborers of the country viii
therefore have decided advantage over
the owners OF negro stock, aud nothing but
disgraceiul supincness eau deprive them oi
the victory.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
rom the " aslnncton Republic.
ARIyO<lA.

Lieut.. Mowry it seems, has procmcd al
election AZ Delegate to Congress from Ari
zonia and would be very glal to pocket
some ten to twenty thousand dollar,
as per d;em and mileage in that cap.-
ctv
This Lieut. Mowery has furnished sever.
al articles TO the Washington papers. In
riliy the past summer, setting forth the Inn
mehse importance of Arizona. lie ais,
attended the Knoxville Convention, where
he made magnificent speech upon tia,
same subject
The lieutenant has never marked ia,
white population of his pet Territory sboN,
six thousand and this is doubtless grcar
cxaggeration.
The Union publishes a letter from s.
NJ. Iost. dated "Santa Fc. sept. 80
1887 Z" from which We mako the follow NJ
extract: ta fi
81 have been kindly permitted to exam,
Inc the official report Of tho Gils expedi
tion, but have not time at present 10 Civ,
Won a syuopsis of thcir contcrts Tn,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
The Effect i'll England of the General
Bunk Suspems'oi in the United States.

From the London Times CITY Article Oct. 27. ]
The entire suspension Of specie payment
by the New York ana Boston Banks, re-
ported this morning by the American mail,
is the most satisfactory announcement that
could have been looked for. Kad tie step
teen taken fortaigM euriter an immense
amount Of ruin m.ght k0ye been are,teI-
The banks. after having by their misman-
agemeut brought about the state of affairs
which rendered the panic possible. sought
to save themselves by the sacrifice Of the
mercantile community. 5nHhe pnLitr otlat
hare h1kea Me atgher Ht Ltetr ora doR1s, and
forcet them 10 a st9ppage Wl;ch ,ca{ yi,tce
them IN tie same condition ,cjW Heir ct,t,nas.
and thus terD,naie tie strxqg'e Their
course had been simply this: By a system
Of most imprulent advances they had en-
, couraGod the public to rely Oh abundant
accommodation, not only Oh bills Of ex
change but on the bond ami promissory
notes of railway aud other curpOrations.--
When the over issues Of this later class OF
securities began To excite alarm. and it wa,
! seen by knot of spectators that if they
could be brought into sudden di>crelit
! general confusion would enSur, the banks
turned round upon those they had dclulel
and not merely refused further accommo-
dation. but callcl In a, far as possible, all
that hal been granted. Ofcour>e, univrr
sal fright followed. but as firm after firm
went down the banks .till bcA>tel that
they were determined to maintain them
/ selves, AMI actuall Y excited one lmiration
at the grandeur of their resolve Bat it
7 was plain they could not succeed, AMI that
even SUppoSinS their preservation possible.
it might he paid for too de2riy In the opin-
/ ion Of calm lockers OF another week alone
was required 10 stop every house through
out the State. Apprehension, however. oi
the penalty OF loosing their charters. ami
animated by All individual rivalry, they
continued bindlv stubborn The connuni-
~ al last, 1t appears, with al instinct al
despair. resolved to bring them to an end
: y concentrated run was arrangel by the
'iepoSiterS. and on the evening before tn,
departure of the steamer u general stop
page was ascertaincdi to he inevitable
Eighteen of these establishments had al
ready been brought down. and the thirty
three that remained saw that another day
would seal their fate. y deputation of the
! Presidents of three of the largest was there
fore dispatched 10 the Governor of the
, State, at Albany. to pray for the neccs-
sarv Legislative steps to lesalize the sus-
pension. and meanwhile a notih alton of
! the event was given lii all the New York
| papers of the morning of the l4th inst
! Its effect was instantaneous Every one.
it is said. seemed To feel that the ordinary
channels of business would forthwith be
! restored. and from that moment the prog
ress Of rec overv would commence.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
Important from Washiugton.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 10.
1t is believed that Costa Rica will retire
from the possession of the San Juan river,
as soon "a, she may he informed of the ne
gotations of the recent treaty between the
United States and Nicaragua.
The action Of the Constitutional Con
vcnton of Kansas meets the approval oi
the President, as calculated to quiet exist
ing troubles.
Sir William Gore Ousley arrived here
tonight.
Ii is decided to send no minister to Nj
Secretary Stanton. of Kansas has re
signed. to take effect Dec. 3lst. when il /,
supposed the State government will he in
operation
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
s,ecu,,,ors and Ca,i,,..,ts.

This bit will 6t other latitudes than q Ia.
of Paris, good thing" OF Partisan
qa,aia turchin. loafel-boy } 1t is lively. Ell
ergetic. characteristic. and was effective
Two gentlemen were chatting on the
Boulevard One was a speculator. devei
oring the plan of magnificent project, the
other dazzlei capitalist, ready to snap
at the bait iIc he>itatc,I little, but va,
just Welding. merely making a few obiec-
tionS for conscience sake
Near these two. paused a couple ..
Youngsters of ten or twelve years. They
were looking into tobacco shop close BY.
aud one cries ont To the other:
BY the piper I'll like t. smoke SOU,
worth II tobacco
Well" said the other. buy sous
wor,h."
"Ahl as iuck will have it. iavn't the
soa''
Hold on. I've got two sous"
"'rhat's the ticket lust the thing
one for the pipe, and one Cor The tobac-
co -
''oh. vesl But what am to do?"
"l lon? Oh g5a shaH be the socIJ o,icr.
you caa spit"
1t was flash OF light. The capitalisr
thrust his hands into his pockets and Gel
The spcculator cast a furious look o.
th. two ursAsns AMI mrnes dam the
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
NO. 3.

"Gentlernen OF the jury. look at tina;
thing, pointing significantly at smith :
head; Il NAV call witness IL the stand
AMI a,A HIM WHIST that hiay IL? lie
answers. it * d gouri; cal a second ole
and he answers 1t is a Sgads',. the third one
swcar- it i, u pumpkin, \ fourth witness.
howe"er. Is positive thAt it j. Mr.. Smiths
head. Now, " continued Mr B.. with
smile Of triumph. .'y"u SEQ how much the
language OF these witnesses would differ:
yet. gentlemen. they All said precisely the
same thing in substsHce
ed outright, and even NJ. Smith smiled.
Th eloluemre of the eminent counsel
for the State was for time forgotten
in the general outburst Mr.. Smith as al
liberty to insert tAis in ais sketches. as ]
believe Judge Test has nct secured the copy
richt-%hu
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26

'mayT T5I-251y."
We should like to know where the
Board gets its authority to have such an
advertisement published for whole year,
or for any other length of time? No other
township Board in this or any other coun-
tv, so far as we know, considers it neceS-
sary to give such notice. The expense
of publishing the above advertisement, il
the proprietors charge the regular rates,
will not be less than sSS or $40, which the
tax payers .: the township will have to
pay. No wonder the township as well a
the county treasury is inSolvent, when
The public money is squandered in this
manner, for the purpose of sustaining a
pack OF lazy, uneuterprising favorites.-
The people here have an inhlins of what it
costs to support Democracy in Marshall
county Is it any wonder that o.. taxes
are so exhorbi;ant?
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
Eece p:ion cf Senator sumner.

''rH iNN' -N'N-
Senator Sumner, who returned home in
the Niagara. was received an the landing
by Hon. Henry Wilson. " T. Banks.
Governor elect. and large concourse oi
citizens, who escorted him to his house.
where Mr.. Sumner an1 Mr. Wilson made
brief addresses
Nr, Summer has been sick throughout
the voyage, but his general health was
much improved. He will take his scat in
the Senate on the rc-asscmbling of Con
creS,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
IN incident Not Given b. q. IL. Smith
Front the Rslrlolpl Comfy Journal


Ma EDrroR:-lIon O. H Smith ha.
been for some months past RECALLING the
public by the relation of many Amusing and
interesting Incidents connected with the
Courts aud lawyers OF early Indiana --
amongst others he has cracked a good ma
ny good Jokes at the expense of our good
natmel and good looking friend Judge
Test. \ few days since, happening 10y ac
cident to drop into the Judges company, |
had the pleasure of hearing him revenge
himself upon Oliver by relating the fol
lowing anccdote
Many years aga, man by the name oi
Young was indicted and tried IN Rush co.
for mur,cr. Hon. - IT. Snlith and the
late GOV. Wlitcomb were engaged in the
prosecution OF the case, aud Judge Test
and James Brown. OF Lswrenceburgh. were
counsel for the prisoner Mr.. Smith got
off one of his most brilliant speeches -
having given some OF the witnesses for che
defence particular fits for their prevaries-
tions and Inconsistencies. Mr.. Brown sue
cecdcd Mr.. Smith. and during his address
to the jury endeavorcd 10 explain how one
witness might relate the same transaction
in languages essentially differing from that
ctothcr witnesses, and vet say III substance
the same thug, Aztec iilatln.r far g shnrt
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
I.oN CITY so.l.EeE, p,rrsBlIc. PENN.

This institution already. we believe, thc
largest and most popular IN the United States
is hereafter TO have at the head OF its board of in
stTuciions, John {. smith. \. NJ, the late popular
and Efficient professor of Mathematics and Account
ant, in Fairfield Seminary. Hcrkimcr county, " \
From the known ability and success ofProfys>or
smith, as a teacher Of long experience with dc
termination to accomplish what he undertakes, wc
bespcak for the lron City College. still higher
"'gree ct success than il has hitherto enjoyed
A'd while We regret the loss of Mr S. as teacher
among us, We cannot but commend the wisdom
ana discretion OF the pFopretors OF the Iron City
College IN securing the best talent and most com
potent instructor tho country affords.
The faculty af the College is large, experienced
and eminently succeshllin THEN several depart
ments.
For particulars see advertisement in another col
umn. or address the Principal r. W. jenkins. fSq
Pittsb'rg, Penn. fior Iqd.rcsdtnf. Htykiy,~- 70
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
Girls for The West.

Our reporter visited on Monday, the
Branch Office of the Chillren's Ail Society
in Peter Cooper's building where poor
girls are being dispatched West. There
seemed ut first a rush OF common Irish ser
want girls who We're quickly sent back TO
the intelligence office. being informed that
this was especially an enterprise ior
seamSJr,-Sses and factory girls now ont oi
work. Then came the class for which the
humane enterprise was especially designed,
neat, tnriitylootsing, intelligent girls.
from shops AMI factories OF every kind
1t was truly L moving Spectacle to see 50
many modest aul IN lustrieus girls "a
were present reduced to such strait
Some hal meenS to pay their passage 10
the " eot ii the Society would lirec, them
some could pay half the fare. many hal ~
means at all. AMI we saw one neat young
girl of seventeen, who had no place to sieeE
in, and said she hail eaten nothing fol
twenty four hours-N. l. Tunes ilM
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26

Ee~ GopEY, for December, has been on
onr table several days. 1t has three steel
Plates. one colored Fashion Plate. one
slipper printed in colois, l. pages printed
inblue tint, and 10 Engravings.
If any Of our subscribers want CODY
they can get it year by paving us two dol
lars. This is the lowest club rates.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
IL I. \ n II y ,

Blank Deeds, Mortgages, and Magistrates SUM
mons, SuhpGnas' and Executions, jus, printed or
new, clear and beautiful type. in the best STYLE an'
Tor sale at the RrrUBIIcAN OFfIcs.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26

Gs- y friend hanlcd u, late number
Of The New Orleans Delts. from which we
clip the following article, for the purpo,c
! OF showing our readers what the South re-
quircs of the country ~
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
PI.YMOITli, IND.
cg-Thc following advertisement has

EF- The following advertisement has
been published in the u. {. Democrat
since May last, and is marked to be pub
lished one wear from that time:
NOTICE
''The regular meeting of the Boarl of
Trustees of Center township, will be held
on the first Saturday in each month.
.'JOSEPU EVANS.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26

Ef;- The Iadiuna 1in,,rjcoa, published
at indianapolis, is an excellent family and
political paper. See prospectus in another
column. tt.tt
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
WOOD AN COUNTRY rRoprcE.

Fire Wood and most kinds Of Country Produce
ken in ps,rpent ~ svl.crirtior. 10 tho Rrr, n
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
The Richmond south and The Delta.

The Eich'nond south and the Delta.
We believe we said, before that we had
no disposition Il cross lanccs with the
Richmond South in The great tournament
of politics. We repeat9it, tho. ringing oi
steel is an unpleasant sound at all time,
between those VINO undertake the champ
! onsliip Of Southern iRishts.
But then we have aduty TO perform oc
casionaly, which demands at our hands ar
sexpression ofopinion firm decided and un
mistakablc. Let justice be done though
the heavens fall
Convinced that the Richmond South
though sound upon those great general
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
~. S RI ERM AN, M. D.
and Worroc s.f, ct.
AH-ust , Ic5s-iy
Esr. a. YaETzsNssLS,

PIyS'rioD, Saryson and .iccou~hc1r
4 PRACTICAL experience of l. yc.rs in The
"A tyed dnlent VI d.>,.s.s pocuitr to ia latitude
Together WI, 5ap,.iai itin. attention all eases c
trusted t. his ne trust, will in-r, him illcr
al share of patrou'cc.
OFr'itt. al his residence cosiicf Michigan and
Wash;neton ,is.ri-
Aug -. IrJ7-i
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26
DaIOlu!n louse,
PLYMOUTH, IND.
A. BALDWIN, Propgiator.

@-ssc.s. 20
HNfiE rrcs,ni proprietor nj il' establishment,
(f1Tmery - AMERICAN II ,usc,''] having le-
paired and rcii;ted II, and given it thorough
cleansing, VIII cn leavur conduct, 1t in Il More az
ceptlble manner than il h * been htev.
In every particular. his guest >htll he rendered
comi,.tlhic. an'l hS cilrs,s 3naJ.e.
Scg,s. ISt. l~57-ii
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-08-27
Another Corporation CCllapsSd.

The last nights telegraph brings tie start.
ling intelligence that the Ohio Life Insurance 4
and Trust Company had suspended pay.
ments. The reports from Cincinnati where
-tkeptincipaf Office Of the company is situated
confirm the news from the East. At a time
not at all remark kable for strngency ii'finan-
cial affairs, the failure of the Ohio Life and
Trust Company is one of the most unexpect-
ed of eventss. -. .,
=. Il ispn old institution, and the depository
of the funds of a larger number the Ohio
and Western Banks 1t is also the medium
through which the Republicans State admin.
istration has transacted its principle bust.
ness. The loans for the payment of the
July yinterest on the bonds of the State, held
at. home and abfoad were negotiated with it.
A large sum of the State funds ore said to be
locked up in its vaults, awaiting the presen.
taton OF the foreign claims for interest
P1aindealer.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-08-27
Legal Notice.

DEARlNG CHAPEL, Joseph Chapel, tu.
~ Illus Chapel, Amasa Chapel and Daniel Chapel
are hereby notified that petition was filed agains.
them on the 4h day of August, A. D., 1857, in the
Court of Common Pleas within and for The county OF
Portage nd state of Oho, by Lucinda Chapel and is
now pending therein, wherein tho sid Lucinda Cha
wit: Situate IN the township tf Charlestown county
Of Portage and state Of Ohio, being also Known as 81
in the east side Of lot No. "a and 30 acres In the
of which Turner Chapel died seized, subject TO the
dover Of Minerva Chapel ther.ih and tha ut the next
term of said Court the said Lucinda Chapel will apply
for an order that partition may be made of sa
ises. J. l.. IL IA. C. RAiiNEY
august 0, 1857 6w y Attorneys for petitioner.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-08-27
Legal HNsicG.

TOUISA CORBET, Leonard Corbet, NJ nv
~ Bigelow, johnson Bigeow and Jane X lewis Of
The county of Portage aud state OF Oho nG Eme line
Jones and Thomas caes, OF the state Of Illinois and
Edward Lewis, Gf the state Of MichiyAN. IRE hersoy
notified lat OH te 2.d day Of Lu'Y. A. D., 1857 Il pc
ton Tas Ged ag last thein lN Fral cas- lewis in lie
CUur. of Common Pleas within nd for tie county OF
Portage ard state of Ohio, and which s now pending
therein, wherein the said petiioner demands PARTITION
Of seventy two of land situate aud being in the
township of Palmyra, county Of Portage and stat. Of
Ohio being also in the sOuit west -her of lot No.
in the 9Th Bvsi0a Of lots in sid township of which
Joseph Lewis died seized; ana that in said part
on, said dt iGudants as !rs Gf John Lewis d. cGas9I
be cImpclicd 10 account to Gaid p, toner for the
value OF orc tract or land conveyed tho suid john
Lewis by the said Joseph Lewis the 2lst day of Au
gust A. d., 1893, oCffty Of Ia!d situate in lot
No. of the 4.h Diyistnn Of ott in the towrship of
Palmyra, coaGty or Portage ana st.t5 Of Oio, ami
als~f0r ne value of one ohe parcel Of land which
The said Joseph Lewis procured to be conveyed 20 the
said John Lewis, the 2st day Of Narch 1875 by
William Il CON- being eight and seventy hundrcdhs
Of land, situate and being in the south
Of lot No. 10 of the 81 Division Of lots in Pitlmy
Port gn county, ohio5 and which said conye yances
were in fct Arrangements frnm the said Joseph Lewis
from his estate to the sail John Lewis aN ut the time
of said conveyunces said land and te aements were of
the value of twelve handrcd dollars
Said defendants are notidel tina. they are REQUIRED
to answer said petition before tle G;n day cf
September, 1857. ..,'
J. i. e. HtC. RkNNEY,
July 30, lS57-6W Att'yg for ElltlOner,
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-08-27
~ q - Legal Notice. =. :.
THOMAS O.. EOHNSON n mn.

1.LAOMRO VI SOu+sOO .HOH'TE5laSnt
i ofthe State Of Ohio, Ia hereby notified tha. on the
1th daYof April, "A. D. 1857, X 4 s s. Beecher aea
the Court OF Common Pleas of Portage county, Ohio,
which Is still pending. The object and prayer Of said
petition is TO recover Judgment against the defend-
ant johnson for the sum of sxty.eight dollars and
seventy-seven cents and interest from Anril, 1857
on note and book account; that the interest In
which the said Johnson had has been attached in lie
proceedings In this case. IGs'F-D
Said Thomas @. johnson is hereby notified 10 an
pear and answer said petition by the Goth cay of Sep
tember, A. D., 1857. =
sTRAwDER d HART, Plaiqslas 'Au'ys.
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-
Legal Noticc,

rHHOMAS q. Johnson, a ron. re sident
l. of the State of Ohio, is hereby no.iedthat on the
sth day Of fApri5 A. D., 1857 Samuel Strawdcr filed
lnsthe Court OF Common Pleas of Portage county,
Ohio, hspetition against the said defendants
which is still pending therein. The object and pray
or of said petition is to obtain judgment against the
said Johnson, to indemnify the said Strawder as bail
for the said Johnson defendant, in the sum of one
hundred and fifty dollars in recoenizance fortfe ap
pearance of the said Johnson before the Court Of
Probate IN said county at the April Term OF said
CouIt, which bond was defaulted.
Said johnson is noded that he Is requested to ap.
pear and answer said petition or before the 98h
day of September, 1857. ts3.l 4 N l.7 ~ III,
sTRAWDER & HART, PLAINTIFFS Att,ys.
August 6, 1S57-6W ~ Z - f