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Cases of good dark color Ginghams,
at 10 cents.
Cases of good dark color Ginghams,
at ia cents.
Cases of good English Merinoes very
Cheap,'at Z. SMITH u Co,
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MONUMENTAL MARBLE

that may be called for, such as Monuments
IIcad-stones, and Tablets; also, Imposing
Stones, Paint Stones, &c, &c.
His prices are moderate and stock of the
best quality, and as there is great differ
ence in the soundness, hardness, strength,
and frmness of texture, Of Marble itself
as well as workmanship, he would invite
persons needing any article in the line to
give him call before purchasing Of agents
from abroad, as he can and will make it
an object for them to buy of him; and
by selecting marble themselves they will
be better suitcC
Should any particular style of work be
desired it vii be made to order, or pro-
cured from X llamazoo on short notice.
w. j. MCKINNEY.
Lawton, April lst 1857. lO6-tf
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DRIVE UP

and hitch, and take look at the Cheapest
and bcs. DeIaines ever seen in Paw Paw,
at only ten cents.
This house was established IL years
ago, and was never known to "cave in"
or "play baby" and never will SO long as
we can sell magnificent
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STOP ONE MINUTE

and look at those beautiful Valencies, tho
% cent kind, at only one shilling No
use in paying 10 or l2l cts. for DeBaigcs,
where you can buy the real old-fashioned
kind for cents.
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AGENTS WANTED.

Tur GREAT GIFT SALE OF Coin PEScitS. by
\. II. MILFORD Co.. $50 Broadway, New York.
oilers an excellent chance to Agents, to make a
few dollars with little or no expense. We are
manufacturing and selling beautiful solid Gold
Pencils for 81 each (the actual retail price, and
giving each purchaser a gift, worth from 81 up to
5000 Each purchaser of n Pencil is sure of 50
gift, Mt least. it may be worth s.. $40. SIS. $50
$50. $50. So, 500, or 5000. The prizes are dis
.ributed 60 purchasers 10y a simple plan Of draw
ing and as soon the name of a purchaser is
ceivcd with the S., his Pencil and Gift put up
in a small box, in a safe manner and sent to the
owner by mail, post paid. Our plan gives perfect
satisfaction, each purchaser sell trade his
Pencil for all it costs him, and retain the gift
gratis.
We want good agent, in every part of the coun-
try to solicit purchasers and any agent. to be
ccssful, should first have Pencil and Prize to
hibit. We allow agent one dollar cash for each
purchaser he obtains, which amount he may retain
out of the So and the first person becoming a
purchaser at any post Office will receive the agen-
cv for that ncighborhood
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M Z w
M A r. 3 L e
Works

The undersigned having engaged for a
term of years to carry on the Marble business
at Lawton, Van Buren, Co., for Geo. w
Winslow, proprietor of the Kalamazoo
Steam Marble Works, would pectfuly in.
form the public that be is now, and will con.
tinue to be, well prepared to furnish at his
,hnn OF [ a,utnn my nrtic 70 In Inc line If
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SUG A R..

price cents per pound The above pri-
ces are for cash only. Cash Will do won
ders at the LONG BRICK STORE Of
f. SMITH & Co.,
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/ NEV~ AND IMPORTANT IDEA.

We propose to let person know what Gift he
will draw before requiring the money to be sent.
Any person desiring one of our massive Gold Pen
ellis, can first send their name and address, and
we will make their drawing and INFORM them 10y
return mail, what prize they draw; they can have
the privilege of sending for it If they choose. We
cannot, however, give this privilege but once to
any person, and we make this offer TO establish
agencies and introduce our Pencils in neighbor-
hood. After n person becomes purchaser and
accepts the agency, require all persons in that
locality to send their S. in advance through him.
Purchasers may rely upon it that we will promptly
forward their Pencil and Prize, whatever il may
be- by return mail, on receipt Of the S. Full par
tculars, with the plan Of distribution, will be sent
to each person making application for drawing.
Address, A. III. MILFORD h CO.,
l5j-4w. 4s6 Broadway, n. Y.
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WANTED Wheat, Corn, Hay and Oats, on
w subscription, at the koRrBEnsrR OFFICE.
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IIUBBARD'S
GREAr WESTERN
SHAVING SALOON.

FASHIONABLE BARBER AND HAIR
DRESSER, will Shampoon the heads Of Ladies
and Gentlemen at.their residences when desired.
rsy- Shop on Main street, in tho Exchange
Building. Paw raw Mlch.' lil-ti'
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SMITHS COLUMN.

ANOTHER FIGHT in CONGRESS-.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-07
Democrats, Organize !

Democrats, the day of election is rapidly
approaching. But few more days of work.
ing time remain. Have you thoroughly Or
ganized your township, or school district T.
II not. do SO at once. The issue of the
campaign devolves, in great degree, upon
the org anization of our party in the county
and district. With full Democratic vote,
on the Cd Tuesday of October, we are Ger.
tain Of Democratic triumph. See then
that. every Democratic voter in the county
attends the polls, and not only votes, but
puts in the day for the success of the cause.
Devote portion Of your time, between this
and election day, in thoroughly organizing
your township and school.district. Talk
and work with your fellow Democrats, and
when you meet member of the opposition,
use what influence you possess to convince
him of his error, of the unworthiness and
dishonesty of his party tell him OF your
own party, it's virtues and its consistency
point him to the measures it has adopted,
and the Presidents it has elected, to the sue.
cess it has had in conducting our govern
1nent, and to the proud position it has raised
our country. In short, do every thing you
can, without dishonor, to secure the triumph
Of your cause.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-07
Charge it upon them

When you hear Republican "blowing'
about the extravagant expenditures of the
present National Administration ask him by
what Congress the money thus expended
was voted F! Tell him, if the ninny don't
already know the fact, that the President
spends not single dollar Of the public mo.
ney without its first being appropriated by
Congress. .... ....
CHARGE UPON THEM, that the ex-
Penditures of which they complain as being
extravagant were authorized, and the mo.
neys for the same appropriated by the 34th
Congress in which the Republicans had q
large majority in the House of Representa-.
tives, in which all appropriation bills must
have their origin.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-07
Faets for the People.

iris A FACT that the Treasury Of Ohio
has been robbed of the hard earned money
Of the people for the want Of sufficient law
to guard and prOtecti it, and that the present
Independent Treasury law, faithfully admia-
istered, will protect it from the hands Of
plunderers in the future.
1T is A FACT that the leading Repub.
lcans Of the State are deadly hostile to that
law, because it prevents the pets of the op-
poSitiOn-the Banks-from using the money
of the people for their own private specula-
tions.
1T is A FACT that the people Of Ohio
demand the same rule OF taxation for Banks
and other corporations as for the people,
and that the property Of these monied insti-
tations-the creatures Of special legislation
should bear an equal share of the public
burdens with an equal amount of the prop
erty of the people.
1T is A FACT that the Republican par
ty are seeking the election OF man to the
bench of the Supreme Court, who is known
to be in favor of exempting the Banks from
the operation Of the just law now in force
requiring the property of Banks to be taxed
the same as the property of the people.
1T is A FACT that, notwithstanding all
the assertions of the Republicans to the con-
trary, Kansas is now, and is destined to
continue free Territory while she remains
in the territorial condition, and, when she
finally assumes the duties and responsible
les of State government, as one of the
great Sisterhood Of the Union, she will come
n as free State; and that, too, under the
yood and wholesome Democratic doctrine
hat the people are capable of attending to
heir own domestic affairs and have a right
o create and control their own domestic
concerns in their own way, subject only to
he Constitution of the United States.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-07
Head Cut off by IL Esa.,iro.aa Train.

Peter Jones, "A boy about seventeen years
old, was run over and killed on the Will
mington und Zanesville CO., Rairo ad last
Friday afternoon, about one O'Clock, oppo.
site the Trimble Farm, two miles east of
Sabins, by the train coming west. Young
Jones had quarreled with his parents and
left home, and for some days had been stay
ing with neighbor; but yesterday this neigh.
Dor told him he could keep him no longer,
and advised him to go back home. Heac.
cordingly took his clothes and started, but
stopped on the Railroad. which was few
rods from the house. When the train came
along, he was Curled down between two ties,
and the engineer did not see him till almost
on him. Jones then raised his head, but i'm
mediately laid it down again, with his neck
on the rail, and the wheels cut his head of
as though it had been done with On axe
The head was found some twenty feet off
the track, standing on the severed neck,
with the face toward the road, and looking
naturally, except that it was very pale and
the tongue out about on inch. The body
was horribly mangled, it having been rolled
over and cut and bruised by the train He
had been cracking hazlenuts on the rail, and
as he was out all the night before, it is possi-
BILE that he stopped there for that purpose,
and fell asleep.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-07
why should not Banks be Taxed

No one pretends to give an answer found
ed in equity to the above question, and the
only reply is "their charter % "their char
ter !" There is kind of provision in their
charter prescribing the manner in which they
shall be taxed; but that was made at time
when individuals were taxed BY q different
rule from the present. The taxable value
of property was arbitrary; for example real
estate was divided into.four classes and each
class was valued at the same per acre
horses were valued at forty dollars, whether
good or bad, &C. Now, if it was unconsti-
tutional to change the rule for taxing banks
was it not unconstitutional to change the
rule for taxing Individuals! The bankers
say they invested their capital with the un.
derstanding that they were to be taxed in a
certain way. With as much proprety the
farmer might have said, bought my horse
and expected to be taxed only on forty dol.
lars for him, but the new law requires me to
pay tax on his full value.
Who complained for the farmer when the
rule by which he was taxed was changed!-
Who carried the question TO the Supreme
Court of the State, and from that to the
Federal Court for the farmer! Where could
the farmer find jud ges to pronounce the new
law unconstitutional! Where could the
farmer find political party making opposi.
ton TO the new law one of its tenets No
where. Such luxuries are reserved exclu.
sively for bank corporations. The banks
carry the question through the State and
Federal Courts; the banks can find judges
to decide in their favor; the banks can find
apo!iticnl party ready to stake its success on
the success of the banks. Not only this
but when the banks are in danger of being
compelled to pay their fair share of taxes
like honest men, they find Republican
convention 10 nominate Judge who will, if
elected, declare unconstitutional any law
which taxes banks and honest people equal
ly. .-..a ...-...-
The Democratic party is in favor of tax
ing the property Of individuals and of banks
according to it's true value; the opposition, if
the views of their candidates are an indica.
ton, are in favor of toxing individuals &C.
cordiDg to the value of their property, and
in favor of taxing banks by an arbitrary rule
which releases a large portion of their
taxes.
We have before us the dissenting opinion
of Judge BARLEY in the case of Matheny and
others against the Treasurer of Athens CO.,
and his opinion in the case of Stunt against
the steamboat Ohio, in which he clearly
shows that corporation, whether bank
or not, is not such contract that subse-
quent Legislatures may not tax it, notwith.
standing it might have been exempted under
the act Of Incorporation.
Judge BARLEY is candidate for re.elec.
ton, and his competitor is the nominee of
the banking influence. Choose ye between
them.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-07
Pfayad Out.

What has become Of all the Republican
blarney about "bleeding Kansasi" A few
months ago, their papers were filled with
long and dolOrous articles upon that subject,
and little or nothing else. Is the danger
passed! Has Kansas ceased to bleed, and
are her wounds all healed! II they are,
what all-healing plaster has worked this
wonderful cure! When the Kansas imbro.
Clio first commenced, Republicans were
quite certain. that Kansas was doomed to
chains and slavery-aye, that even that was
the design of the Kansas Nebraska bill
and that the application Of the doctrine of
popular sovereignty" would eventuate in
nothing short of converting Kansas into
slave State. And yet, Kansas is free, and
there is no one in the Republican ranks who
dreams it can ever be anything but free
State. Pray, what has brought about this
result! Why, the much derided principle
of "Popular sovereignty"-the will Of the
people of Kansas, expressed through their
own ballot boxes.
But it is contended that an attempt was
made, through the English bill, to bribe the
people Of Kansas to adopt a slave State
Constitution. That is all nonsense, and
the Republicans we'll know it. They know
that the lands proposed to be given to that
State in that bill, were the same as provided
for in the bill for which the Republicans
voted and the same as are given by Con.
gress to other new States. But suppose it
were true that the attempt was made through
that bill, to bribe the people Of Kansas, SO
far from that fact showing that the Demo.
cratic doctrine of "popular sovereignty" is
not the safe and true doctrine, it should 20
far to strengthen our confidence in the abli.
ty of the people to manage their own con-
Germs. If neither the frauds and outrages
which have been committed in Kansas, nor
bribery, have been able to
plant and establish slavery there, but the
people, resisting every effort to bring about
that result, Of their own free will and &C.
cord, have manifested determination to
preserve that land as the land of freemen,
what Republican will say they are not capa-
pable of controlling their own affairs, and
ought not to be permitted to do so!
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-07
Old Line Wings Seeding from
the Republican Party.

The Boston Courier, one of the Oldest
and most Influential journals in New Eng.
land, which, during his lifetime, was the
confidential. .organ. of Daniel Webster, and
an able exponent of old line Whiggery, has
come out for the Democratic State Ticket
in Massachusetts at the ensuing election.
In Illinois, thirty.three Old Line Wings
have addressed letter to Hon. Churchill
Cofing, of Peru, inviting him to became q
candidate for Congress, in opposition to the
notorious Owen Lovejoy, who now repre-.
sents the district, and is the Republican no.
minee for reelection. Mr.. Cofing, in an
excellent letter, consents to make the race.
This is the Sd Congressional Dictrict Gin.
Enq.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-07

Let the Young Democracy of old Portage
rally to the polls on Tuesday next, in their
might and strength. Let them work as they
have done, during the three years past, and
their efforts will determine the contest in
favor democratic principles and the Dem
ocrat'c Party-a party which dates it's histo.
ry back to the organization of the govern.
ment' to the days of Jefferson a party, the
history of which is the history OF our coun.
try.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-07
Dare we trust Republican Rep
rCScntAtiVeS

Experience has shown that we cannot re.
ly upon their promises or pledges. They
have utterly failed to redeem q single pledge
they have ever given, or to carry out sin.
gle principle in their platforms.
The Republican Congress which went in
to power in 1856, were elected upon pledg.
es of reform, upon hue and cry against
public proAigacy and dishonesty, and what
did they do when in power
They spent near half million in electing
Banks, Speaker, they guve away millions Of
the public domain to chartered companies.
They passed more laws to pay fraudulent de.
mands against the government than any
Congress that has ever sat.
They convicted three Black Republican
members of bribery and corruption, and ex-
PEELED one of them for that cause. One of
their leaders, Matteson, declared that there
were forty thieves in that Congress whose
votes were for sale. They appropriated
more money to be expended than any Con.
gress that ever sat, and million and hall
more than the Congress jnbt closed, which
they SO much abuse. An investigating COM
mittee is now sitting on the accounts oi
their clerk, and he was arraigned before the
Grand Jury for fraud in his Office.
The people have found them wanting, and
will have no more of them. 1t is danger
GUS experiment to place in power combine
ton of corrupt politicians, political rene-
gades and crazy zeslots, who have no other
thought than false morbid sympathy fol
the negro, and we venture here the asser-
tion, that there is not in the United States
q single Republican leader who is not either
q tricky, office-seeking politician, or fanat.
ical, half crazy ubolitionist.-O Eagle.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-07
To Land Rcformcrs of all Parties.

We have many times petitioned Congress
to stop the sales of the public lands to spec
ulators and make them free, in limited guam
titles, to actual settlers and cultivators.-
We, of the 18th Congressional District OF
Ohio, have now an opportunity to elect O
Land Reformer to Congress, in the person
of John L. Ranney, Esq, the Democratic
nominee. Mr.. Ranney assures those who
converse with him on the subject, that he is
opposed to the old system of encouraging
speculation in the public domain, and in
favor Of making small farms free to actual
settlers and cultivators. 1t is no new thing
with Mr.. Ranney. We have known him
for many years as friend of L1nd Reform
and if elected he will advocate the reform in
Congress as the true representative of the
Democracy of his District.
Let US elect him, and at once put stop
to speculation in our public lands, if it con
be done; as we trust it can.
JOHN HARMON.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-07
gohnLRanney.

7 By the following correspondence between
our candidate for Congress and several gem
tlemen in Summit county, It will be seen
that Mr.. Rsnney plants himself squarely on
the doctrine, as set forth in the Cincinnati
Platform, of the right of the people of Kan.
sas to be admitted as State whenever they
present Constitution republican in form
and Of their own choice.
AKRON, O., Oct. 3, 1853.
JOHN L. RANNEY, ESQ.,,
.------- RaVenna, o.: ...-
.aa-.. Dear Sir-It is reported
In various parts of this District that you are
opposed to the admission Of Kansas, as q
State, until she shall have population suf.
icient, under the present ratio, to entitle
her to Representative in Congress.
Will you please inform us what your
views are on this point
GEO. w. M'NEIL,
GEO. T. MCURDY,
GEORGE BUEL.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-07
The Issue of the Campaign.

The question Of decidedly the most prac-
tical Importance, involved 10 the present
campaign, is that of bank taxation. The
result Of the State election, or rather the
result for Supreme Judge, will determine
this point. 1t will determine whether from
ten to fifteen millions Of capital is to be tax.
ed at merely nominal rate, or whether it
is TO pay its fair and just proportion of the
taxes OF the State. 1t will determine whe-
the. corporations are to ride down and over
power our laws and our people. 1t will de-
termine whether the people are sovereigns,
or whether banks are above the control of
the people.
Thomas w. Bartley, the Democratic can.
didate for Supreme Judge, believes that the
taxing of banking capital the same as the
property of individuals, is not only consti.
tutional but just. Mr.. Peck, the Republi.
can candidate, is the pet and favorite of the
banks, and if elected, would decide against
the law for taxing banks. If Judge BARLEY
is turned out, and Mr.. Peck substituted, a
majority of the bench will be bank men,
and, of course, the banks will again triumph
over the people.
This question presents itself to the COM
mon sense of every taxpayer. If the law
is sustained, the tax arising from it will be
nearly sufficient to pay the salaries of all
our State officers, and the expenses of the
Legislature.
Farmers, mechanics, everybody, here is o
question of plain practical results, and your
votes are to determine it.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-07

DIR. BAUMBAcK in his travels on The cape
of Good hope sayss found very frequent.
ly among the Dutch Doors of the back coun-
try, Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, which they keep
hung up by thong around the neck of the
bottle TO peg over their hammocks. In
deed this seems to be their sole prote ction
against the throat and lung disorders which
are quite prevalent among them. l thought
it speaking comment on the practical gen
ius Of the American people, that they should
furnish the staple, believe the only remedy
this people buy to use. Asking if they used
the same manufacturers Pills, they told me
that better purgutves grew all around them
than any body could prepare.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-10-07
Extravaganza Of the Government,

One would naturally be led to suppose
that the opposition would not now have the
audacity to talk about extravaganza in the
General Government, after the sample of
economy they gave us when they were in
power. In ls4s, the opposition asserted, as
they do now assert, that the General Gov
ernment was too prodgal and extravagant,
and that if they were entrusted with its ad-
ministration they would conduct it more
economically than it had been conducted
They succeeded. How did they redeem
this promise 1t cost them 1915, 5,656 O4 u
year more to carry on the Government, in q
time OF PROFOUND PEACE, than it cost the
Democratic Administration of James X.
Polk, including the expense attendant on
the prosecution of the Mexican War. And
yet these politicians who could not carry on
the government as cheaply in time of pro-
found peace as the Democratic party carried
it on when they had an expensive war to
prosecute, ask the people again to entrust
them with power on the pretence that they
will inaugurate an era Of economy. Away
with all such charlatans.