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Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
A Model

John c. Rives. editor and proprietor
of the Washington Globe has the fol-
lowing editorial on the Kansas embrog
lilo. We commend it for its brevity and
good sense:
"-Afer all what is Kansas to us, or
We TO Kansas? Its admission under the
LecomP:on constitution will make no
m ire slaves. and its rejection make no less
f.ecmen. That is our opinion, in short
written on the eve of our starting out
to plant some grippe vines; and if we
should elaborate it, all we could say
con%scientiously would be of the same
seTt. The VITAL question is, the integrity
Of tie Uai0n. The Federal Union: it
must be preserved"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
LaGOm COrnet Band.

I The Eaton Cornet Band received their
new and costly instruments on Monday
last ordered from Boston, Mass, and ia
vored our people with some very ex-
%cellent music on Monday night. The
instruments were purchased at a cost OF
eight hundred dollars, which are of
choice workmanship, and all silver
The Eaton Band are now in as good
trim, as any Band in the State of Ohio,
as regards instruments, and in point Of
musical talent, have long held a front
. Such a Band is an honor to our
county, indeed, we may safely say, to
our State. They hold themselves in
readiness to e%nliven the enjoyments of
festive occasions, with music of the most
superior order. We hope the public
will continue their high appreciation of
the "Cornet Band" and that success
may aver enable them to touch strongly
the lively notes, and sound out "Yankee
Doodle" and Hail Columbia" in the
spirit of "Young America"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
in Ohio.

The report of the Ohio commission
ers of common schools, forthe year 1856,
gives the nrmbcr of school districts in
the State as S,091; scholars enrolled
6O2, 545; average attendance 35O,S67;
the total number Of school youths S43.-
$40; number Of male teachers 1O,1S9;
female teachers 9,GS4; paid to male
teachers St,1S1 SO; to female teachers
$780, 1877. The report embraces returns
also OF nineteen seminaries and eleven
colleges. In the colleges there is 1,G95
pupils pursuing a full course, and 3G5
a partial course; and there arc in the
preparatory department 1925 pupils.
The value of the college property is
$685. 600, and the endowments amount
to 500. 900. Their libraries contain,
sa,3G0 volumns.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
The Conference Committee.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, April 20.
The Committee of Conference on the
Kansas Bill met this morning. Mr..
English submitted a proposition similar
to that indicated in yesterdays dispatch.
The Senate Committee asked time to
consider it. Another meeting is to be
held at two o'clock. Mr.. English's bill
is still under consideration in the SEN
atc's Committee of Conference, with a
fair prospect of an ultimate agreement.
Many con. ider this. already certain
The several political parties we're this af-
ternoon, and are tonight, much inter
ested in discussing the measure, of the
success Of which NJ definite opinion can
yet be formed. 1t is probable the Com
mittee Of Conference will report to-mor-
row.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22

II. w. Miller, of North Carolina, who
was a FILLMORE %clector, and is one OF
the ablest men in this State, in a late
letter says:
"On all national questions Mr.. Bu-
chanan has, 50 far, acted as the friends
of Mr.. Fillmore at the South, or a great
majority of item, would have desired
him to act had lie been elected, and Mr..
Buchanan having avowed his determin-
alton to maintain the constitutional
rights of the South, and having given an
earnest of his sincerity by acts fearless
and unequivocaI in their character, /
think itwouldbe unwise, if not migrate
full, in the people o. the South not to
sustain him"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
Map OF Prcble County.

Friend SKINNER last week presented
US with a very fine" Map ofPreble Coun-
ty." 1t is executed admirably, and We
hope he will meet with a substantial APP
probation oft in old Preble. We think
it a very accurate Map, in all respects,
and the real estate of each man being
delineated, the roads marked out to it,
his name upon it, so hat it really makes
a most useful map for all classes of bust
ness men, and we feel confident that its
style will make it an to the
parlors ofeur farming community. while
its intrinsic value, on account of it's sta
~tistical and other information, renders
it cheap at five dollars. 1t would be
a fine thing even in school rooms. Ma
ny of our children know as much ofthe
Geography of China, as they do of their
own county. We hope every house in
the county will be supplied with the
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
Result of Elections.

The recent elections held in Con,
necticut and Rhode Island have resulted
as was anticipated by every body, in the
triumph of Black Republicanism, aided
by Know Nothingism and disaffected
andtreacherous Democrats. This union
of these unprincipled factions was too
much for the Old Line National Demo
cratic party and their temporary defeat
has taken no one by surprise. But the
Democracy will soon right themselves
again, even in those Yankee States.
When the Wilmot Proviso movement
was started some ten or eleven years
ago, the Democratic party every where
in the Northern States, through the
treachery and desertion of professed
friends, was for a while shorn of its
strength and borne down by the OPP
position-so also when the Kausas-Ne-
braska bill was passed, the same disaf-
lection took place, and similar defeats
overlook US, but the storm was of short
duration, and who of all the deserters
then were benefited? Not one. Some
few returned to the fold from which they
had strayed, but a large majority of.
them are at this day in the closest a finity
with ack-Republicans, and amongst
the most oul-mouthed of the opposition
whilst the Democracy quickly recovered
its lost ground, and was in a short
time stronger than ever. So it will be
again. This Kansas humbug will soon
be exploded, and the Democracy will
rise from its temporary depression with
renewed energy and STRAIGHTFORWARD
to crush all its enemies, of every hue
and shade, and re assert its power and
supremacy.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
From the Washington Union.
Ohio Democratic Club.

At a meeting of the "Ohio Democrat
&c Clud' of this city, held or the evening
of the 31st ultimo, the following excel
lent resolutions were unanimously adop-
ted;
ReSolUed That the confidence xpress-
ed by this CLUB, on the 9th of June,
1856, in the wisdom, integrity and emil
rnent craftsmanship of the Hon. JAMES
lied by his just and patriotic course
since his Inauguration as President of
the United States, ju%dicious selection of
wise and able constitutional advisers,
and his maintenance of the constitution
and enforcement of the laws of the land.
His firm and steadfast devotion to the
principles of Democracy, notwithstand-
ing the reVilings of foes, and the deser-
ton of protested friends, merits our
warmestapprobation, and impresses us
with the conviction that he has "no
other object of earthly ambition than to
leave his country in a peaceful and pros
porous condition, and to live in the re-
sPect and confidence ofhis countrymen."
feSot1ed, That as the act of Congress
organizing the Territory of Kansas
guaranteed TO the people threof the right
TO manage their oUn local affairs IA, their
oWH aoGy, and as they have, in accord
ance with the provisions Of that act, an
their oscn scoy, adopted a State constitu-
ton republican in FORM and presen-
ted the same, askfug 6orgresnfer-ad-
mission int the Union as a. State, we
hereby declare ourselves in favor of the
immediate admission of the State of
Kansas, in accordance with the proyis-
ions of the bill recently passed by the
Senate for that purpose, believing that
the doctrines e~nuneiated in the platform
adopted by the last National Democrat
ic Convention, the act organizing the
Territory, and the requirements of the
Federal constitution, but also the most
speedy and effective method of remove
ing the present worse han useless:
agitation of the Kansas question from
the halls of Congress, and of restoring
peace and harmony to the people of the
Suites, and quiet: happinesssand pros
perity to the citizens OF Kansas.
Resolred, That the resolutions =adop-
ted by the National Democratic Con-
v~ention which nominated JAMES BU-
CHANAN for the Presidency ,embody the
authoratiyeiereed of the Democratic par
ty, to which this Club will adhere in
determining the character ofthe speech
es and documents to be circulated in the
State OF Ohio -. l4-r -,
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
DEATH IN A BALL-RooM.-On las

DEATH IN A BALL-RooM.-On last
Thursday morning, about one O'Clock,
a sad affair took place at a ball in phil
adelphia. While the ball was in pro
gress, a lady, named Adaline Sewell,
who wa engaged in d. ncing the Laucerr'
Quadsille, suddenly fell upon her face
upon the floor. Her companions hasten
ed to raise her up, when it was found
that she was dead. The melancholy oc
cGrrence caused a deep impression
among The persons present. Her husband
was in ball room at the time OF the mel
ancholy event. The ball, which was the
closing scene of the life of Mrs. Sewell,
was given on anniversary of her thirty
birth-dight.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
Now Jersey SnNcG.

The municipal elections in New Jer
sey are generally resulting in favor o.
the Democracy, as will be seen by the
following:
New JERSEY ELECTIoNs.-Trenton.
April, Is. Jos, Wood Democratic can.
didate for Mayor; and the whole Demo
cratic ticket, with a majority of the
Council, are elected. The majority OF
the city ticket, is about one hundred
and fifty.
The Democratic Mayor of Patterson
is reelected by ffty-four majority.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
Destructive Fire.

We learn that a very destructive fire
occurred in Winchester, in this county,
OF Saturday night last. Messrs. ALLEN
& UNsToNs, Grocery establishment was
entirely ,consumed-also the house &C.
cupied by A.cW. NEFF, as a Grocery,
together with the Post Office, and all
its contents. The whole loss will amount
to about ss,O0o,oO, upon which there
was no insurance. The fire was the
work OF an ~incendiarv.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
sfupeDdous LjbcI Smit

The n. Y. Herald states that ternan-
do Wood, Ex-Maycr of. Nav York, is
about to bring against the New York
Tribune the most magnificent libel suit
ever instituted in this country. The al
legged libels were published in the TTt-
bune in the course Of the three or four
years that Mayor Wood was in Office,
and includes many charges against him
both in his public and private capacity.
When the Mayor was in Office lac did
not feel called upon to notice these pub
licatlons; but now that he has retired
from all political cxcitemcnts, since the
recent election, he feels obliged, out of
regard for the reputation OF himself and
family, to demand a complete and thor
ough Investigation, which viii result, nc
is convinced, in a complete vindication
of his character in public and private
life. In pursuance of this resolution,
we are informed, says the Hc1czd, that
Mr.. Wood has secured the services of
several eminent lawyers, and that the
case will not contain less than scrcn
hundred and fifty distinct GGczs-prin-
cipally charges Of %swindling, thieving.
forging, and other o%pprobrious offences,
and founded upon certain remote com
mercial transactions which can be easily
explained. The array of counsel in
the case is n of the greatest ever
known at this bar, and the parties will
be proceeded against by criminal in
dictments as well as in the civil courts,
and thus the whole matter will be thor
ou~hly INVESTIGATED.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
WASHINGTON Ircms.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, April 20.
In the Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Mason,
of Virginia, offered a resolution calling
on the Secretary of the Navy for infor
nation respecting the treatment of the
officers and crew of the steam frigate
Su~sqaehanno, at Jamaica, with the view
of considering whether the courtesy of
the British officers requires an ae-
acknowledgement. Adopted. 1t is gen.
orally believed that the Presil mt will
accept tue two regiments of volunteers
offered from Kentucky and Ohio. The
regiment from Ohio c~onssas of fye
companies mustered in Cincinnati, one
from Columbus, one from Toledo, one
tromSpringfeld, one from Mount Gilead
and one from Coshocton. Nearly all
the OH ers and many of the men served
in the Mexican War. The entire Iegi-
mant can be ready for the field at a
short notice. The United States steam
er Fulton, which proceeded from Key
West to Tampico ten days ago, was un-
der special orders to rr9tect American
property in that qurrter, in accordance
with a reqoestfrom the State to the Navy
Department, based upon the represen-
tatiOns of our Consul at Tampico. All
the mid -hipmen who passed examina-
ton several days ago, at Annapolis,
have been ordered into active service.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
The Atlantic TeIe-raDn.

The latest news from England in re-
gard to this great undertaking is encour-
aging. Preparations for the second at
tempt at laying the cable are advancing
towards completion. Four hundred ad-
ditional miles, to replace the 3S4 miles
lost in Valentia Bay, are completed and
shipped for Plymouth, where the main
bulk of the cable, to the length of 200
miles, has been slowed away in gigantic
coils. The addition in length to the
original coil will be about $50 miles,
which IS expected to be sufficient for
all contingencies. The cable will be
Joined and laid each way, the Niagara
taking her end to Great Britain and the
Agamemnon coming to this continent,
The expedition will start in Julv. q
month in which a gale has never been
known to occur.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22

n@ "Godeys Lady's Book" for May
is on our table, and fully sustains the
high reputation heretofore acquired as
a Magazine of literature and art. 1t is
decidedly the book for the ladies'. Pub
lished by l.. A. Cooley, Philadelphia, at
$500 per annum in advance. VIZ will
give the eLady's Book and the ssDemr
ocrat" for $3.50 per year. u.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22

RsyThe Know-Nothing correspond,
ent of the New York Express, writing
from Washington, says:
"fhe oficious protest of Governor
Chase, of Ohio, and of his few followers
there, has had no sort of effect to-day
in lettering any of the Republican mem
bers Of the House from voting for the
Orittenden- Montgomery amendnent.-
Even Giddings and Wade laugh at Gov
ernor Chase S interposition. Mr.. Schou-
Ter, once Of the Boston ANas, and now
of Columbus, who brought the protest
here, has returned with a flea in his
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22

ed from these temporary defeats, but has
lived to see the downfall and destruction
OF every party that has opposed it. Of
lts>triumph in the coming struggle we
are perfectly confident. The combined
elements of a~bolitionism, know-nothing-
ism, and anti,Lecomptonism will be
crushed beneath its simple truths and
honest purposes. To the people it will
appeal, andIhrough them its victory
will be achieved.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22

1t is said in the papers that the coun-
try in various places is infested with mad
dogs, and thati in many towns distress
ing deaths have occurred from hydro
phobia. The part of wisdom is to en-
deavor to prevent the spread of the NAL
ady by killing worthletss ours, and
muzzling, or otherwise securing valua-
BILE dogs.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
O., APRIL %, 1853.


nA-Sickness in our family, we hope,
will be sufficient apology for all dcicien-
cies in our paper this week.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22

B9-The Crawford County forum says
that "A N. Wright, the Black Republi-
can treasurer for Ashtabula county has
very suddenly departed for Canada,
leaving the treasury minus over $4,000.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
na The Massachusetts, LeoisIatur

p@L The Massachusetts Legislature
has followed up the removal of Judge
Loring by voting the sum of $500 to
w. II. Ella, as an indemnity for injuries
suffered by a charge upon him by a
portion of the Boston brigade, at the
time of the rendition ofAnthony Burns
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22

rCLRumcr says, that Gibson whose
kindness ofheart amounting to positive
weakness" had learnt that his securi-
ties were about TO surrender him to the
state authorities, has ceased "to float
upon the legal tide" and CIT for parts
unhnoUn.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22

FROM TExAs.-Texas dates to the
10th inst. have been received at New
~rleans:
In Bastrop, a band of Regulators
have recently given. notice to a citi en-,
esteemed, says the 4drertiser. as a
neighbor, as a citizen, as a friend, and
as a minister of the Gospel, to leave the
country.
The San Antonio Herald has the .ae-
count of a severe storm which visited
that town on the 29ult. 1t says its ef-
fects were felt in Waco, Austin, Column
bus, Gonzalez and Columbia, but in the
neighborhood of San Antonio. is as
sumed the form of a tornado. 1t eros
sed the San Antonio two miles below
the city, taking a southeastern direction,
crossed Salado, and extended to the
Cibolo. Its track was narrow. AT
San Antonio the hail-storm was very Sc
we're. Some of the hail stones were an
inch in diameter they riddled the
and Knocked off the young
peaches. There was an appearance of
a water-spout below town. The storm
blew down several houses and crippled
persons. l'au5ggj
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22

E&~It is expected that the War de
partmcnt will shortly order Il change Of
the uniform Of the army generally, and
Fix one in accordance with the rccomcn
dation Of a board OF examiners recently
appointed for that purpose.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22

TIE BANK OF KANAwHA-The
Legislature, w understand, has exten.
ded the charter of the Bank of Kama
wha, altered its name to the Bank of
Charleston, and authorized its removal
to this place. We hope it will be able
to resume with the other banks of the
State on the first of May Charleston
(Td.) Republican.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22

@ During the month of February,
the sum, of $500, 600 in double eagles
was coined at San Francisco mint. Dur
ing the same month, ITO ounces of
silver and 177,771 ounces of gold bull
lion were deposited:
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22

~ The coinage of the United
States mint in Philadelphia, for the
month of March, was $~250,122,50 in
gold, principally in double eagles, 1876,
600 in silver, wholly in half and quarter
dollar pieces, and $751; 900 in cents.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22

Eg~Rev. Charles Smith, of Boston,
ha~s1requested his salary to be reduced
from $4,000 to $500.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22

aA-Ihey have held ameeting recent
ly, down in Tennessee, in which the
participants resolved that the rc-orran.
ization Of the Wing party was practica-
bic. Alas! poor ghost.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-22
Constitutional COnVen-
tiOn-NeSrO EQ uality.

The Kansas Ledger, Free State, is
down on the Negro equality clause of
the schedule of the Constitutional labors
assembled in Leavenworth. 1t says:
1t wall be very consoling to all the
old maids and chambermaids, in and
about Lawrence and Topeka, to learn
that big buck niggers robust niger
wenches and dirty niger babies who
are at present in Kansas and those who
may cmigrate here, are on an exact
equality with them. How those honor
able ladies will feel il juxtaposition
with the niggers in church, at table, or
at school, is not to be questioned. Ev-
cry sensible man knows that they will
exclaim;
Come to my arms you darling niger
The members of the Convention from
the yiciuities named, have obeyed their
instructions, and a vote of thanks should
be given them on their return home,
and to make the compliment thorough
they should (each one of them) receive
Il niger baby.
Seriously, the Convention have given
the right of suffrage (for three years at
le"st9 TO ALL THE NIGGERS IN
KANSAS THERE 3 PLACING
THEM ON AN EQUALITY WITH
THE WHITE NAN. Furthermore,
they have provided. THAT BLACK
AND WHITE CHILDREN SHALL
BE EDUCATED IN THE SAME
SCHOO. S.
We submit to the people of Kansas
If these enactments are not a disgrace to
us. We call upon the honest farmer,
the thrifty mechanic, the merchant, the
professional man and the hard listed
laborer to ponder we'll these enactmcnts
of the niger lovers. And in order
that these niger lovers may be known
throughout the length and breadth of
our Territory, We call upon u people
to examine the Affirmative vote as set
forth in the proceedings of the Conven-
ton in another column. The votes
there recorded are the test votes, and
those voting in the Affirmative, are the
Niger lovers.
When this Convention ~adjourns, these
niger lovers will be politically dead,
and we pray God they may never be
resurrected.
Ey~Several men of wealth in N. Y,
Butfnlo, and Chicago, (says the Move
ment, a new paper just started n-New
York; have it in contemplation to es-
tablish somewhere in the West a Levia-
than Farm, of from 100000 to 200, 900
acres. Their object is to do for agri-
culture, by the use of combined wealth
and the power of machinery, what has
been done in the past half century, by
he railroad an factory, to supersede the
old stage coach, and the spinning wheel.
They will organize the vast tract into
two rivalizcd establishments, with a mil
itary organization of labor, gigantic
machinery to plow, to plant, reap and
render harvests, vast herds of horses.
sheep and cattle CT the most select stock,
and the cultivation of fruit and grains
Oh. a grand scale.