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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-22

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-22

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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29

For or seven years Of L0ootoco rule.
previous TO 1855, the average valuation Of
OF the property Of the State was S55, B52,-
8lS, the State tax per year was SsS, 1884,
and the rate Of tax per cent. !, MILLS.
For the thee first years Of Republican
rule the average valuation of the property
of the State was 500 1876, and the rate Of
tax per cent 48-lOO of a mill
This shows the remarkably fact that the
annual acreage TIA levied by the Repub-
leans is SIG, 1929 less than that levied by
the locofocos during the proceeding seven
years of locofoco rule, and this, too, not
withstanding the value of the property OF
the State has increased under the former
over ONE HUNDRED PER CENT in
the rate of taxation in favor of the Rep.
ublicans. This is what the bred Scot,
organs call increasing the burthens Of tax.
payers of the State
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
Arc lou AnsNYeIeI,

The Democratic demagogues are inquir-
ing with great degree of mock sol unity
and sanctimonious grimace, WY orr
toreS are so largely increased? In an-
swer we just call their attention to a few
facts and figures which do not lie, unlike
in this respect their own garblod state
meuts-
Under Democratic rule the state tex
averaged S,00l5 on each dollar of proper.
ty valuation, requiring the men whose
property was valued at 81 900 to pay an
annu9l state tax Of 81 SO. Under he
present Republican administration the
state tax has averaged just s,00048 on
the dollar, making the tax on 81 900 only
48 cents, showing n difference Of sl02 Oh
$1,000 valuation.
Again, from our own county records We
ind the average conmy tar for The last
FIVE years Of Democratic rule to be S.OO2g8
per cent ratio, making the average county
tag on 81 600 just s2,s8; while for the
following three years of Republican Ad.
min.stration, the county tax has averaged
S,OOl8l which give only sl,Sl tax on
81 1000. Citizens of Van Buren,, you are
now saving l,O2 state tax, 81, O7 County
tax on property valuation Of 1000,
making total saving of 500 Do you
wish for restoration Of Democratic plum.
dering?
Spurn tho party-lcaders that would
hlch from you in this way, as you would
viper.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
TO-day's Advertisements.
SfiERIFF,6 SALE.

Df virtue Of two executions issued out Of and ua.
~ der the seal Of the Circuit Court, for tho COM
~ OF Van Buren, 10 me directed and delivered,
have levied upon AL the right title, and interest
OF William Fox, Jason Fox, NJ. y. Fox, Chor!es
W. Scott, ard Joseph W. johnson, the defendant
uamed in said executions in ard 70 the following
described land and t1nCmeniS TO Wit: known ~
being parts Of sections four y, and nine (9), in
township threc, (a south, OF range thirteen (l3),
weet, AEd commencing AZ tbs north corner OF
section four, il, them essterly along said section
limo till within forty hyo rods Of the north quarter
pat Of said section four a. from thence souiher
~ and parallel with tho north aud south quarter
2o through said section four, to tho center Of the
Territorial Road, $50 called, from thence westerly
along the center OF said road 20 point where TIE
east lire Of Henry Hipckleys lard, as surveyed BY
H. P. Barnum, and decided by z. y. 'Dyckman.
would, If extended, intCrsect tbs center OF said
Territorial Road thence north-eastcry to the south
east corner of said Henry IIinckleys land; thence
north aud PARALLEL with the west line Of said sec
ton four, ono hundred and seventy rods 10
stake thence north, thirtyfour degrees east, fifty
rods thence north, twenty-five degrees and forty
fvo minutes west, thirty-fcu rods (34) thence
west said Iiinckleys north line 10 section line
from thence, north the section line 10 the place
Of beginning, excepting and reserving therefrom
tho samo premises which the party Of the first part
hereto has heretofore barg siued and sold TO Henry
Hinckloy and Oliver d. Gilman. Tho land hereby
conveyed containing Que hundred and forty seven
acres more or less also the north east quarter OF
the south cast quarter of section tsenty three, fc3b
in town number three, az south, of range number
thirteen, (3), west, and the west half Of the north
west quarter Of section twenty -four, (2i), town
three, south, FRANCE thirteen west Also the east
half Of the north east quarter Of section fourteea
IA. town number three, (3) south of range nun
Der thirteen (3) west except eight acres belonging
10 tho Michigan Central Rail Road. Also tho wet
half of the south east quarter Of section eleven )
town number three, (3l south, Of range thir.ecn
west also the south weet quarter Of the south west
quarter Of section number twelve. (12 town number
three, (3) south Of range number thirteen l3) wsst
and all in tho county Of Van Buren aud State
of Michigan, which shall expose for sale a.
public vendue at the Court House In tho village Of
Paw Paw in said county on Saturday, the hirtieth
day Of October, 4. D. 1855, at the hoor Of ten
o'clock in the forenoon Of said day.
" D. RICHARDSON.
llqw6. n Sheriff
..t-t BY 3. II. GLIDDEN.
Dated, September 18th, 1883. Under Sheriff.
Tho above sale is hereby postponed until Satur-
dsy the 9th day Of November 1858, At tho sAmo
place and at the Same hour Of the day.
leswS. ". d. RICHARDSON,
Sheriff.
By Y, n GL1DDEN.
Dated o:to5.r 2sth. 1859 Under Sheriff.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
Voters Of Van BuIen County
Remember.

That it was the Democratic Party who
created the Public Debt Of the State.
LET THEM REMEMBER THAT,
Geo. ". Peek, late State Printer is proved
10 have received douLle pay for State work
besides pay for constructive printing in
violation OF the constitution.
LET THEM REMEMBER THAT,
John Swegles, Democratic Auditor
General, confesses to an over issue Of
State bonds
LET THEM REMEMBER THAT,
8. D. Elwood, member Of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee, and late
Contractor, is proved to have receivedsl.-
O7G for 3l5 realms of fat cap paper, sehieh
he aerer furnished The State.
LET THEM REMEMBER THAT,
One Court in tho State of New York
has decided that the $4,000 paid for
Phoenix Bank by the late Democratic Board
of State Auditors was a fraud.
LET THEM REMEMBER THAT,
the only capital Of the Democratic Party
is detracton and Ealsehood.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
-Four Questions for MIR. Stuart.

There are four things Mr.. Stuart oves
to the people Of Michigan TO explain,
First Why he defed taeir instructions
and voted for the Nebraska bill?
Second Why he introduced bill for
the erection of slave pen in this State
Third Why he after voting Slavery
into Kansas by the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise, especially refused, in vo-
ting against Mr.. Trumbell's amendment
to the Toombs bill in 1856, to permit the
people Of Kansas TO vote out Slavery
through their territorial Legislature
Fourth: Why did Mr. Stuart rote
against the repeal of the laws Furnishing
men who wrote Or spoke in denial ef the
right Of persons TO ho,d slaves in Kansas,
with two years imprisonment in the pchi.
Tertiary.
Now that Mr. Stuart has been fairly
Dragged upon the stump, va hope our
friends will put him these questions, drawn
from his Congressional record and insist
upon an explicit answer 70 each interrog4-
tory bet Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
Are You Ready for the Battle

Republicans Of the several towns, ARE you
fully prepared for the contest on Tuesday
next2 Have you canvassed your town,
and made arrangements to get every voter
to the pollS? Have you circulated the
the notices Of the various meetings, and
urged the people 10 come out? Are you
fully prepared to do themselves and the
ticket Justice at the polls on the election
day :? If not, be at it Immediately
There is no time to loose. Every vote
should be got to the polls. Suppose we
loose and verage Of ten votes in each town
that will decrease our majority over two
hundred voters in the comfy. On the
contrary, thorough organization and a full
vote never fails to increase our majority
in the same proportion. Let us at the
work then, and spare no reasonable means
10 secure full vote and one thousand
majority for the Republican ticket.
REMEMBER, that every dollar Of the
vqunted half million fund, which the
rlayocrat domagoguos claim that they left
in the treasury, at the time the people
"rattcd them from the public crib, was
borrowed money.
REMEMBER, that honest O. John
Sweegles has acknowledged that he used
$1,000 of the peoples money, when he
was Locofoco State officer, and that the
amount has not been refunded.
REMEMBER, that Geo. W. Peck, Lo.
cof5co State Printer, and member of Con.
cress, received pay twice over for services
rendered the State, and that he his per-
sis.eutly refused to refund it, aud that as
a last resort, the State has been compelled
10 commence prosecution for it's recovery.
Republicans, do sou wish for restitu-
ton Of such wholesale rlunder?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
Facts to VOTERS

During the last eight years of the Dern
ocratic Administration the State debt was
not decreased At all.
On the contrary, during that time il was
increased nearly quarter of million OF
dollars
Remember that the Republicans have
paid Of the State Debt, more than two
hundred and sixty two thousand dollars
prInciple-a ndmore than two hundred and
seven two thousand dollars interest of the
public debt during three years Of their
administration.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29

au,Oua, purchased u SOC. IA Isss than The
amount The Free Press thinks would be
sufficient 10 supply The Auditor General
office for a single year. We vii! add that
the amount audited IN 1857, Gocs not cover
the amount actually used by the Auditor
Generals Office, az the specification Of tTo
items alone will show. viz: for furnishing
Assessment Rolls 10 the Supervisors
throughout the State, and blank State
ments, upon which each tax payer invcn-
tories his taxable property over four hun
bred reams are required.--Det. 7riI
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
State Election, Tuesday, Nov. I'd.
Glaring Falsehcods
e Y 2 9 S e: .

The Free Iress Of this week, contains
al article upon County Affairs" con-
cJcted, undoubtedly by " whisky 10, +"
which, for lying monstrositics, wholesale
fabrications, Gulliver-liko flights of i'm
agnatons, aud Muncbauscn fictions, we
have never seen cqualled in the entire
category of newspaper scribblngs. At
first, we concluded not to notice it, for
the statements contained therein, were Of
SO exaggerated and monstrous Il character,
and carried 80 distinctly the stamp of LIE
upon their smutty and deformed coun-
tCnance, that no man with an in6nitesimal
portion of common sense, could believe
them, and would laugh at the silly scrib-
bier as he deserved; but having little
leisure, just for the /" fun Of the thing"
wo concluded to look over the County
Records again th, week, aud give few
focts, which are facts, to our readers.
First, the Free Press writer saws that
"under the management Of the democra-
cy froml84S tol854, there was never raised
i'll any one year for the contingent ex-
penses of this County and for the County
Poor more than S2,S00-the average
amount raised for the above purposes was
$4,000" Now the records, in the hand
writing Of one of their own partizans,
show that this emineutly economical de-
mocracy expended in the year
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29

Hon. Charles L. Stuart's organ, the
kalamazoo Gas tie, atlirms, that if he
(Stuart) is elected he will restore the
ancient LOcofoco policy.
Ve.srA De yon wan. - ras,nro il ?
If so, vote for Stuart and the Locofoco
ticket
We defy tho whole crowd of Locofccos
TO show that the Republican party By its
officers, have ever paid one cent except in
juat conformity with the requirement Of
the Law.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
Look out fer F.audu.ent vickc's

The Lecou ptonitcs arc up to every spc-
cics of fraud Obtain your ballots from
true aud unioubted sources, and fee that
i IS the true Republican ticket before you
present il.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
Let the Tax PAYERS

OF Van Buren, County remember, that
there was paid for the current expenses
of the County in the years 1883 and 1854,
the two last years Of the Locofoco
administrator of this County, SIC thousand
three hundrsd and Mirty:J0ur dollars and
SERENITY: four ceuts; and the two first years,
1883 and 1866 of the Republican ad
ministration, there was paid for the cur
rent expenses Of the County, the sum of
fee thousand eight han3red and thirteen
dollars md fire cents.
Two wears Of Loccfoco, S6,33j II
" {" Republican, 5,Sl3 05
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
ACTUAL AMOUNT PURCHASED.

/ hereby certify that | prepared the
Report Of State Auditors for publication
for the year 1857, and that | have careful
" examined the same aud find the above
statement to be correct, both ss to the
amount of paper and cost
WIN. Ii. PICKNEY,
,Secy Board Of State Auditor"
Lansing. Oct. 9th, "A. ID. 1858.
Here is guage by which Republicans
can determine the various of Locofoco
statements. Insteyd Ct 1888 reams pur.
chased at cost of SS,297 90 but 726
reams were purchased ia cost Of 81 sol SO
showing the difference of $50 in the NUN.
Der of resms, aud difference in the cost
s6,705 IA 1t will be noticed that in.
stead of the average price being 81 80 per
ream, II is ouly 20 76,--also, that The
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29

If re divide this number of IeaHs by
the aggregate cost, we find that The aver.
age price OF the paper wac SEVEN DOL
LARS AND THIRTY CENTS PER
REAM"
That paper adds
" 1t is poss bic that the Auditors Office
may hare legitimate use, in a single year
for two thousand dollars worth OF paper
purchased at market price, but not for
sheet mole than this.
ACTUAL AMOUNT PURCHASED.
1.-The amount Of paper charged TO the
Auditor Generals office as audited aud
allowed by the Board of State Auditors for
the fiscal year OF 1857, viz:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
Actual increase Of State
Decrease since 1854 1862 .O7S %

Now 70 this amount should be added
two hundred and seventy-two thousand
interest paid by the Republicans ON the
public debt making 1854, O78,22 paid by
the Republicans on the old Locofoco State
debt.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
SWINDLE NUMBER TWO!
OVERNMENT STOCK BANK
LOCOFOCO sWINDLE SG8,OoO!i

We will just call attention to this small
specimen Of Loeofoco honesty. We are
%. opinign that the emiueutly able faan-
cisl achQlars who now write up Locofcco
-" facts for the people will have some
difficulty in making it perfectly clear that
the Government Stock Bank transaction
was either honest or beneficial to the reo.
pie. Voters look at the record I
+. &. Whitt2moro Gtate Treasurer, hon.
cst john sweglea Auditor Geueral, and
VIM. Halo, Attorney General, &C., were
State Officers from 1852 10 1854. They
ffandulontly rc-issued or permitted to be
ro-isSucd the bills of that Bank beyond the
amount secured by State Stocks
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
Remember,

That but for the neglect Of the Demo.
Gratis Of Michigan to pay the interest upon
the State debt, there would not now be
any necessity for single dollar State
tax
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
indiana

Has given 10000 Republican majority
on congressman, 8 out..of IL Republican.
Legislature Republican. Bright and
Fitch will yamose the United States Sen
ate
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
Nen,embr,

That taking an average Of their entire
official term, the Democrats ran the State
in debt at the rate of two hundred thou
sand each year
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
Pennsylyanit

Gives 10000 Republican majority on
Congressman aud 27,000 On State Tick
ct. Only tro Buchanan Congrcssmcn
elected out Of 20
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fphio's

Majority on State ticket $4,000. Leg
slature largely Republican. l6 out of p
are Republican.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29

The October elections in 1856, gave
majority Of ; Buchanan congressman
the October elections OF 1858, give II
Republican majority of 80 Congressman
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
mocracy expended in the year
Waking the arn t for ) years,sl4,5l9 46

Dividing this amount BY 5, we find the
average to be s2,903 50 per year for To-
cofoco mis.ule, and also fnd, that ,he
Free Press writer lied to the amount of
nine hundred and three doUur8 and eighty
nine cea's, III the paragraph which we
have quoted above
in the same article he also states that
" the County is now in debt to the towns
abo 1t II 100 moro than what the State
owes the County" In order to put the
black ear. mark of falsehood to this state.
ment, We open the records again, and find
tue balance duo townships for tho years
1852, SO, and '54--thc three last years
Of dcfunct democracy, was as follows, viz:
la 1852, s5i6 SO
53, 52G O6
81, 1888 90
BY subtractipg the amount due from the
State, from the amount due to the towns
IN le34--the last year OF their rule, we
find that when they left the Court House,
they left legacy of Sl,33S % in the
form of deJt, TO be raidto the townships,
by their republican SUCCESSORS. We will
uow carefully compare this with the sane
items of the four years of republican ad.
ministration, aud let tho reader marx
,ceN the difference.
In 1853, balance due towns, was 81 ,Q5i 90
%, 1879 90
81, 266 81
81, (prcscnt year, 5l6 ST
Takiug the present condition Of the
County, and compariugthe figures, s5l6 81,
with the condition in which we found it.
($l 1888 %, in debit and we 6ud this
fund To be to-day, screen hundreo I'd
treaty-onc dollars and hiyty-krc cents,
ic"er II 'hqn whcu The, ceased ,heir
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29

IN snsgement, and thelecple Tut a stop to
their plunderiug We also find by taking
its present condition, 1916 81 ard do
Quoting il from the amount charged in
the Tree Press, (sl 700 00) that the in
diyidusl who wrote that article ti.i again
to the amount Of one thousand one han
dyed and eiyhty-dree dollars md Migtc'a
cents.
Another Of the statements in the same
article il, that the salary of the County
Treasurer, has been raised TO 5000 per
year, which is an advance Of $3.50 upon
Locofoco economy. This statement con
tains just t,ro hes, and only two, which il
a much better average than the rest Of the
article 1t is not true that the County
Treasurer has been psid 5000 per year,
for his services. The highest amount
ever paid him in any one year, including
his stationery, and that too when the ex-
pcnses of living were exhorbitantly high,
was S587. Since that his salary has again
been reduced to $500. For the year
1854, the last year Of Mr.. Briggs incum-
bcncy, when everything was chcop, we
fud the salary actually allowed and paid
him, was S5l6 16, and this, we are told,
was democratic economy. But we have
not time to pursue this tangled tissue
Of falsehood, SANDER and misrepresenta-
ton further. The balance of the article
is as black as we have shown this to be-
Almost every line contains lie, but we
should be sorry to demolish their entire
refuge at one blow. We should regret to
destroy their entire fabric at asinglc swoop.
Candor requires, however, and our rep
utation as faithful journalist demands,
that we should occasionally apply the cat
nine tail Of truth, to the backs of those.
whose only stock in trade, is calumny and
| talschood And this same individual, who
wrote the article under consideration, is
now stealing kpugh the county, like
hiB father tue s5t1E9bset of old in the gar
den Of Ef.es sfesting our country
school hoases ps loathscme presence,
endeayoriug 70 cA his lies down the
Threats of those who may chance to be
there. Readers, we have given you facts
aud figures, as faithfully drawn from the
records of your county, and if any one has
the hardihood to deny them, bring them
up aud show them the record that they
may see for themselves. We ask no man
to take our word, unless we can corrob-
crate it by he procf We have shown
you that the Free Press, and its writers,
are rs cestitutc OF truti, uuyl v..,.yly,r, a.,
their colleagues in the democratic party
that they will rain and hail lies for six
months in succession, TO secure single
vote And as the day of election approach
es,theaccompanying din, and hiss, and howl
increases. Republicans, we trust in your
intelligence, frmness and principle
Stand firm We battle for the right.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
Caught Ia the act---A Free PreCS Roof
hex EyLO.rL.

The Free Press in It's issue OF Oct Gth,
publishes the following assault upon what
It IVES pleased to call, corrupt expenditures
OF tho Republican Administration We
knew n tie tim, the ehargc3 there nade
were untrue, and W. confidently relied
upon our friends at tanning Il prove them
so. They have done tbs triumphant
IT, We lind the figures in the address TO
the VOTERS Of Inghau Co., issued by the
Republican County Committee and pub.
asst Lansing Rep blicau County Committee
and published in the last Lansing Repub-
lican. We subjon the falshood and its
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
Result ofthe Election.

The n Y. Tribune of yesterday
election of two Republican Congressman
in Iowa being confirmed, post the books
as follows on Members of Congress:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
Differencein favor of Republicans, S522 5!

Differencein favor of Republcans,S522 so
The above statement is taken from the
Report Of the Treasurer for the four years
that we have given, amt further. there
was paid for the expenses Of the County
for the year 1888, $3.50 Ii, besides
what was paid for the Poor W hat con
idencc can be put in tie statements of' lie
Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-10-29
Iowa.

Both Republican Congressmen elected
Republican State ticket elected BY III
creased majority.
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Remember,

That their boosted surplus Of half mill
ion in the Treasury was but s4G9, OIL 81,
and that and all Atis ,oas Jorrowld from
TIE Irna funds