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The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-01-07
War I'm Kansas!

This ia no longer speculative phrase, but late
intelligence, which may be found in other columns
of this paper, make 1t but too painfully true All
oycs are now eagerly turned to the conflict, aud
all hearts boat with subdacd excitement, anxious
" awaiting still further developments. Let tho
intelligence that the government is determined 10
put down tho Free State people but be confirmed
and the smotherod fires OF Northern Indignation
will burst forth with alarming fury.
Tha. we aro on the eve Of civil war, seems moro
than probable yet who can realize the fact Z Its
approach has been so gradual its hideous form hns
been so we'll concealed by pledges aud professions,
and tho government ollicials,while sworn to avoid
have sanctioned and guarded its approach, until
the people scarcely realize their own deep indgna.
ton and righteous hatred Tor tho tyrant villains
who sway the administration to the basest and
most reasonable extremes of folly
While we pray for peace, lot every friend OF
freedom prepare for the worst.
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CoIumbu. Correspondence.
COLUMBUS. Jan. 1. 1853.

| OOLUMBUst jan. y, lSDo
EDITon JoURsAb-Dear Sir The House
was called to Ordcr to-day at ten o'clock by the
Secretary Of State. The members were called al.
phabetlcally, and after taking an oath TO support
the constitutions of the United States aud the
State OF Ohio proceeded to organize by eleciing
VIM. B. Woods Of Licking, Speaker John w.
Koes OF Clark, Clerk John Branch Of Cermont
Scargeant-atArms The Republicans nominated
and voted for oil their old officers.
The Senate was called to order by Lieut. Gov.
Ford and organized by eecting Chas. w Blair oi
Licking, for Clerk (; Lewis Hutchns of Hooking
Sergeantat-A Arms.
There was largo number Of applicants, from
all parts of The State, good men and true ; men
who were willing to serve their country for their
country's good. The North West was we'll and
ably represented by gentlemen from Hancock,
Wood, Defiance and Lucas Our friend Parks |
thought had the inside track for Sergeant-at- Arms
Of the Senate, but am sorry to say was counted
out when they come TO vote Had ho brought
Ben along as his friends advised him, I have no
doubt he would have succeeded.
Twas quite amused on the day OF my arrival by
G. little ioes 6if OF boy one OF the bell boys at
the Neil, ,mistakng me for member. lie at once
applied for a berth. He wanted to be Messenger
in the Senate enquired of him his politics.
He said his father was a Democrat. told him
would do oil could for him, but unfortunately
was not of the right stripe. Mr.. Falling, the pro-
prietor Of the Neil afterwards enqured OF him
how he came to make such "a mistake He said
was pretty good looking, aud he thought must
be q Democrat.
The Governors message was read before the
house, the usual resolutions presented, large
number OF notices of intentions to introduce bills
and qnito number of petitions presented--quite
an amount Of business tor the first day of the ses
sion If this day is to be specimen, the business
will be finished in couple oil weeks. will give
you, while remain here an occasional sketch Of
how things am working" "at the Capital. AS this
is the first day of tho session. there is but little of
interest to communicate. Truly Yours,
NORTHWEST.
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NIr. Arnoi,I's Lecture.

Tho first lecture of tho course, by s. G. Ar
mold, Esq, Il litor Of the Toledo Blade, was well
attended ;..indeed, a better audience could not
be selected in our town. This fact is most
gratifying to those VIII, have been instrumental
in nuugurating these literary entertainments for
the wiuter
Tho lecture itself was fne production, re-
n l,cting much credit upon its author, who pro
fcrrcl TO treat of facts rather than deductions,
of the hero. christian, unl statesman, rather
than Of ,hos, Struggling elements of religious
freedom which called thu wonderful powers OF
CaoMwKLt into lively action.
The latter woull have been q task easily per-
formed with only the al of tn most common
historical knowledge the form'r, being only
gathered in fragments from multitude of his
torians, coul be collected but by the thorough
stu lent OF history, AMI ltw minds could have
presented thoss facts in such clear, concise
mud favorable manner as did Mr.. Arnuld.
Tho reading Of the lecture occupisl over an
b h,ur, aud the au lience wlre evidently pleased
with tho nirration of tbs many interesting
though not well known facts in the eventual his
tory Of the great hero of Religious Liberty, as
we'll as tha vim lcItion OF tho truth of history
which has ton g,n,rally asctb,l to Oliver
Cromwell wrong m ,,ives anl excessive cruelty,
OF course single lecture coull not embrace
the causes Of those momentous events whicl
none but a Cromwell could control; ttes: ar.
accessible to all. aud this lectura was well cal
cula,sd TO inspire its hearers to more thorough
investigation OF the rise an progress of ina
religious lbety which only anl ample pro
lection in Free America.
The second lecture of the course will be b!
Rev. !. p. Cannon, on Thursday evening mex
Mr.. C. lectured, on Saturdy evening last, be(or
the Young MINIS Association of Toledo, en'
the papers Of that city speak in the most flat
te,in. terms Of the tnTL
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Howard Association.

III Il a ~ T. Il II A
Bneu ,ient Institution, establshed by special e,do
meat for the relief Of the sick and distrtssed,
afflicted toith Iirulent @nd Epidemic
Diseases.
TENO all persons afflicted with Sexual Diseases such
i as Spermatorrhea Seminal Weakness, Impotence
Gonorrheea, Giset Syphtlis, the Wee of Onanisu, or
Self Abuse &c, &c.
The Hotoard association in view of the awful de-
and the deceptons practccd upon the unfortunate VIC
tins of such diseases by Quacks several years ago d
rected their Consulting Surgeon. as CHARITABLE
ACT worthy of their name, to open Dyspersary for
the treatment of this class of diseases in all their FORMS
and to give Medical Aid Gratis, to all who apply by
letter. with description of their condition, (age,
cupation habits of fife. &c., and in Of extreme
poverty, to Furnish Medicine Free of Charge. 1t ID
needless add that the Association commands the
highest Medical skill of the age. and will furnish the
most approved modern treatment
The Directors n review Of the past, feel assured
that their abors in this sphere Of benevolent effort
have been of great benefit to the afflicted especially to
the young and they have resolved devote themselves
with renewed ZEAL to this very important but much
despised cause.
Just published by the Association Report Spcr-
matorrh9a, Seminal Weakness, the Vice of Oman
the Sexual Organs by tho Consulting Surgeon, which
CT Charge, the receipt of STAMPS for postage.
Address for report treatment, Dr. George r. Cal
houn, Consulting Surgeon, Howard Association No.
! 2 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa
| BY order of the Directors.
EZRA D. HARTWELI Prest.
| GEo, FAIRcHILD, Secretary.
December II, lS57.-32ly.
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Senator pmrl,.


! Senator pugh's conduct relative TO the existing
struggle between Douglas aud Buchanan, has
been such rs 70 draw upon bih the seyerost irony
and most bitter dcnuncution Of both wings OF his
cxpiting party. In attempting TO please both por.
tons he lost all, aud Is now striving TO catch at
some straw by which his political head may be
kept above water, but each attempt only adds
weight to the sinking carcass.
First, he excused himself for maintaining a neu-
tra position by professions Of gncrancc, and eS.
pressed \ strong desire to get tho "facts" before
he could define his position. Failing TO satisfy
either party by this attenfned evasion Of rospon-
sibity, and receiving f6r-hs trouble tho most
hcnrty condemnation Of all partics he nbandons
the ignorance plea and makes another "eap in the
dark to catch at shadow
His last, and most ridiculously absurd posi-
ton is thus stated by tho Washington corrospon.
dent of tho New York Times, Of tho 81 inst;
"Mr Pugh intends, tomorrow, to giva notice
OF bill for the paciliration of Kansas (; provid-
ing Tor her Admission MS % State, under the Lo-
compton Constitution. Tint after the act passed,
the President shall certify the fact to the two fed
oral Judges and the Supreme Court OF Kansas, who
shall thcrcupon issue proclamation for the cleo
ton of n Legislature on the 7lh Of April next and
that this Legislature, when convened shall submit
the Slavery question fairly to vote Of the people.
Tho bill will also reduce the boundary of tho Ter
ritory."
After Kansas is admitted, under the Lccompton
constitution, Mr. Pugh would have tho President
and the federal judges Of tho territory take the
new State under their special care, convene a leg
islOturo, aud compel said Legislature to pass n law
submitting the constitution to fair vote OF the
people Shades of Squattcr Sovereignty Last
fall this same Pugh stumped tho whole Northwest,
and in every speech loudly denounced the right OF
Congress to even logislato for territory, but now,
after tho lapse of about iour months,ho comes for
ward with proposition 10 have Congress pass laws,
not simply for the government Of u territory, but
declaring its right TO govern tho domestic affairs
of q State, without even SO much as asking the
consent OF the people whose rights nre thus set at
defiance. The sovereignty Of tho people Of the
territory il not only ignored by this measure, but
State sovereignty, which has always been held free
from the touch OF national authority is subverted,
while Congress like the Rump Parliament of En-
gland, proclams itse.f both n national and state
law making body, possessing all power. and ire.
sponsibie for its acts Great Senator Pugh Into
what absurditcs hast thy timiliiy and trucking
led thee Verify, tho weak do eonfound the
mighty.
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REMovAL--Tne oili % Of The Democrat has
been removed from Halls Block to tho Big Bone
Lick" We indulge the pleasing hope, that the
change will not only bo advantageous in a pecu-
mary point OF view, but that tho paper will be
substantially improved in tonc and character.
Heretofore, while the boys were stuck away III
the B story Of Halls Block the several members
Of the clique who were ambitious to display them.
selves on paper would slip up quietly, and taking
advantage Of tho innocence of youth, get their
puarle illusions inserted rs editorials. This we mp
prehend was particularly the case with tho illus
lrious " Successor to Grimes & Moon" The pc
ouliar flowers of his rhetoric have been scattered
with protuSe hand throughout the columns o.
The Democrat. Their odor has boon adequately
appreciated by the community and if asarutidr
became necessary to purify tho atmosphere, it wa,
because all things bring forth after their kind.
Bat now under tho immediate shadow of him
who aspired to congressional honors, aud directed
by approved Audilora powers, We confdcntl,
hope that no further imposition will be practiset
upon them.
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Save the Penalty!

That the money pressure has affected our
county, there can be no doubt, when we state
that not over onehalf Of the taxes OF the coun-
" have been collected. The deficit is greater by
at least 80 900 than il was on the first OF Jdnu-
ary on, year ago, Tho advertised delinquent
lands have been redeemed, to agrent extent, yet
there will be more sales on Monday next than
there were last year. Treasurer Sphinx, true to
his accustomed spirit of accommodation, will
keep his books open during this aud next week,
being about ono month later than is usual with
county treasurers. Did he close the books, as
most treasurers do. at the earliest day allowed
BIZ law, his salary might be very nearly, if not
quite. doubled as he still acts under the old
law, having been elected prior 10 the passage OF
the act fixing the salary Of county officers.
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Isntllrr SnnOkisI,.

If the last Democrat does not present hob
goblin aspect, then we don't know what ghost
Is made Of, for il sometimes seems one thing,
sometimes another, aud then again nothing al
all, The scissorinss are generally of violent
Douglas character, while there is puerio edi
toriul which sustuins Buchanan, though in the
crouching spirit of an underling. The force o
the sheet is like the handle to jug, because the
clippings are sometimes good, while the editorl-
al is most insipid and devoid Of all force. Had
the paper the confidence even Of its own party
and the ability to conceal its own gross delorm
ity, it might be necessary for us to rend the vel
and expose it. AS it is we are relieved from
all such labor, on the principle that skunk
carries with it the testimony for its own con
viction.
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ao-rhe ottok'e Gtsetii, sp,aGins OF that
pos,ion of th Pct>i lents M'ssng' which relates
t0Kansas, very poialeliy rewArks:
"rhe President in his messiyr, in relation to
Kansas, remn Is US Of . story oi hunt tweeu
an Indian aud white man in which they were
TO divide the spoils. When they came TO sum
up. they found they had barely turkey aud u
crow. Now, said the white man to the IUdlAn,
Won may have the cro,p anu ! will take the turkey
or will have the turkey and you may have the
crow. Oh! said the Indian, you no talk turkey
10 poor Indian. Ilis so with the President and
the Kansas constitution. lie no talks freedom
to Kansas. We think that every move is made
to fasten slaMry in that Territory that edn be
made and no, one particle left to hiudrr its
progress. While presenting the constitution To
the people, he first Nindfslds them aud then,
tells them to take their choice.
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MODERATE DRINKINa.-And to those who
think they may. without the sanction of Scrip
ture, indulge in the moderate use of intoxica-
ting drinks, we may reply, that of all the
scourges that have ever cursed the sons oi
Adam, none have so effectually wrought ruin
as ardent spirits. Yet among all its devasta-
ton, there is not hovel in the desert whose
inmates wallow in filth and sip the dregs Of
drunkenness not an individual who, despite
the munifcence of nature in mental gifts, has
at last laid loathsome sacrifice at the altar Of
Bac,hus; not CORY wretch, who, through
the nebrating cup, has fallen, it may be,
from the altar OF Jehovah to,,the gbbet's foot,
suppurated by human turpitude that neither
the coffin nor the grave can hide; we may
say that among all these there is not single
instance of wretchedness or unheard of atroc
ity-the effect of drunkeness-that did no
result, directly and alone, from moderate
drinking. No one can divine the sad destiny
to which he may be booming himelf, or hi
perilous ex ample may doom others. by indulg
ing at all in the use of intoxicating liquors
There is no safety to any one outside thu
sphere of total abstine nce.-Notick Observer
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Ga- A writer in the Ohio Farmer, urges upon
the Legislature the appointment of competent
committee on Agriculture and very properly de-
mands that the farmers of Ohio, who constitute q
large majority, and the most useful portion of the
States inhabitants, shall receive that attention
which their interests require Much may be done
for our general good by proper legislative enact
mcnts in this direction. Among tho many things
of Importance, we regard as most prominent some
well directed effort TO aid in securing the passage
by Congress of Morrs bill to appropriate pub
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The Indianapolis Journal thinks that a

The indianapolis Journal thinks that a
majority OF the locoioce papers in Indiana op
pose Douglas and sustain the President, al
though before the receipt of the President'
Message there WAS but one paper ia the State
that indorsed the Lecompton constitution.
"A special Washington dispatch to the
Tribune says the President is much perplexed
by the condition of things, and il the election
on the 4Ih of January extinguiShes the I4e-
compton Constitution, as is expected, then hi
friends in Congress will combine against
Douglas enabling act
Mrs. Lucy Stone Blackwell, who is liv
ing in Orange county, N Y, refuses to pay
her taxes, 90 the old revolutionary principle
that taxation and representation should SO to
gether. Her goods have been levied on,
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War in Kansas! The First Battle!--Lane
Xictorious !--rhe People Armimg!

The ST. Louis ID mocrat of yesterday says the
passengers report that on Friday the 26lh ult,
news reached Leavenworth of the engagement OF
the troops encamped at Sugar Mound and the dra
goons, The officers ordered Lane to surrender,
but he refused The Dragons charged, but were
rcpulSed with the loss of three of their number
They then retired and sent to Denver for reinforce
mcntS Denver ordered three companies Of dra-
goons to he seat OF war,
1t is expected that there will be bloody work.
As soon as the news of tho engagement was re-
ceived, the people commenced organizing, and
hurried TO assist Lane.
Ii is expected that before the dragons arrived
Lane will be reinforced by 2500 men.
lntenSe excitement prevails. The people OF
Lawrence are preparing to take the field.
Calhoun has He'd from the Territory.
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Those Tickets,

Tho lust Democrat was mum on tho fraudu-
lent ticko, matter, thus virtually acknowledging
tho falsi,y of oil its former assertions. and also
the tru,htulncss of the charges which we pro-
ferrod against the clique, We are still anxious
to explain this matter in full. TO my member OF
the elite clique who may be ignorant of the facts
therefore, wo renew our promise made Inst week.
Don't " izzle out" in that manner, gentlemen, for
there is law against self-dcstruction.
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GooD.-Many of those Locofocos of Indiana
who urged on thesgreat fraud by which Fitch and
Bright wero permitted to take seats in the U. s
Senate, are now loud in denouncing them for ad
herring to tho administration, After aiding them
to secure their seats by sacrifice of every honest
motive, they now ccnsuro them for continuing to
carry out the same policy in order to hold theil
places in the Senate.
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ng- Speaklng of the Locompton admission OF

9=S- Speaking of the Lccomptcn admission of
Kansas, under the L'compton constitution, the
Toledo Commercial says: "To attcmpt in the
face of all We have promised to force consttu-
ton on the people of Kansas, in the name OF
popular sovereignty, is an act Of bad faith and ol
duplicty for which there is no precedent in our
political annals That is highly complimentary
to the "pure minded statesman" who presiles
over the destinies Of the country
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On DIr.-oir friend J. j. Parks, who de-
lights in serving his country, it seems was not
appreciated by the Locofoco members Of the
keeper in the house Of his political lords.--
Madam Rumor says the sale of the Wood coun-
ty democracy to tho Know Nothings, last spring,
had something to do with his defeat. Shouldn't
wonder.
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JaD- Rev. Mr. Kalloch, Of Boston, who mar
rowly escaped the penitcntiary last summer for
committing adultery, preached in New York City
II few Sabbaths SINCE OF course there was much
anxiety TO see this Rev. gentleman, and the house
was dousely hlled with ladies aud young gentle.
mt H.
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tbs JEFFERSON DAVIS PARrY-The Washing
toa correspondent Of the Boston Post has made a
discovery. He says
=" | find that there arc enthusiasts here, ardent
worshpers Of the Southern Cross,' who expect
the early dissolution OF the Union, and who dream
OF n southern empire, embracing the states south
Of Mason and Dixon's line, the republic of Mexi.
CO, the states of Central America and the island
of Cuba"
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= We have lived in sight of school house
--Kicking Machine from Upper Saad,tsky.
One would very naturally suppose from the
many awkward blunders in your columns, that
your vision was excellent, as tho /" school house
must have been far off.
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HARD CASE Many Farmers in Wscon-
sin have mortgsged their farms to rail road
companies. who disposed of them to raise
money to prosecute their work. Now the
companies are unable even to pay the interest
ON the mortgages. and the poor farmers will
more than PROBABLY be dispossessed of their
farms by the foreclosure rf the mortgages.
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The Buchanan organs declare the exciting re-
ports from Kansas to be manufactured and paid
for by the friends of Douglas, after the manner OF
ancient Republican "screschers for bleeding Kan
sas - Rather cool that.
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ohio Legislature.

For interesting news from the Legislature, sec
the letter from our able correspondent. We
na,,er ourselves that no paper in the State has
a more able Columbus correspondent than the
Journal
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The Inst OF THE MoHcANs.-There are said
to be but two Buchanan men in our place, one
of them being blIber and the other all Irish.
man. They propose holding mass meeting
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es- In view of Dcnver's adoption Of the Kan
sas policy OF Walker and Stanton, the New York
Tribune remarks, "what is to be done now p
Denver's head must como off !; and whero is the
next victim ready to lay his boues in the Kansas
graveyard p