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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
A ASpecimen Of DemOcratic Leg.
islatiOn.

There are some peculiarities in which
the public should feel an interest, in bill
which became q law during the last hours
of the late session of the Legislature, for the
reorganization of the Public Works. 1t
appears that this bill gives Mr.. Backus,
the Democratic member Of the Board of
Public Works, the control of about half
of them. 1t places Baekus in charge Of $40
miles of the canals, Conover of lSl, and
Waddle of 274, and increases the aggre-
gate of salaries of Collectors to over $3,-
900; $4,000 of which is in Backus' divi-
sion alone. The Scioto Gazette states
the facts of the case in this bill as fol-
lows:
1t gives to each individual member Of
the Board, the absolute power of appoint
ing all officers in his division, such as En-
gineers, Collectors, Inspectors, DC. This
was to rob the Governor of his power
The Offices to be filled by the various
members of the Board are now as follows
D-ol.. Ca-o.a- NUcI1Io
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
wIn Cincinnati, every hour in the day

EgIn Cincinnati, every hour in the day
has its PRAYER meeting, commencing at sun
rise and ending at bed time. At Union
prayer meeting held at the first Prespyte-
rian Church in that city few days since,
Prof. o. N. Mitchell, opened the services
by reading portion of the 10th Psalm
and Christ's Sermon on the Mount. Near
the close Of the services Bishop McIlvaine
of the Episcopal Church, arose and advan-
ced to the alter. The Times says:
'There was stiffness throughout the
entire congregation as he did SO, every one
seemingly anxious to hear every word
which should drop from the eloquent pre-
late's lips"
The following is apurtion of his address
"BRErHEREN AND FRIENDS: Ny official
duties have prevented me from being pres
ent at any of those meetings until this
morning. In my experience in religious
matters, including the great Revival Of the
present century, 1 have, perhaps, the ad-
vantage of the great majority of this vast
assembly, extending back, as it does, about
fifty five years. / must say that the pres.
ent Revival is essentially different from all
Others that have witnessed in that time
because in them large amount ofhuman
machinery was manifested, while in these
human agency seems to be entirely ignor.
ed, and the spirit of God alone, it would
appear, is the moving power"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
The English substitute.

Our readers will see the progress Of this
bill by reference to the telegraph column.
The different votes as given ever the wires,
of course afford no safe criterion by which
the fate of the bill can be known, but the
adhesion given to the measure within a
day or two by leading Douglas papers must
BE- considered remarkable coincidence, or
the result Of a pre-arranged understanding,
and everything goes to show that this bill
is but the development Of part of the
scheme for the subjugation of Kansas to
slavery. The compromise between the
Lecompton and Anti-Lecompton Demo
Gratis is complete. The Administration per
mits vote to be taken on The bribery clause
but not on the Constitution itself, and the
Anti-Lecompton Democrats accept such
vote in lieu of their boasted principle Of
submitting the Constitution to the people.
Cleveland Herald, April p.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
Lieut., Governor weiker.

| The people of Wayne county. who know
Judge Welker so well, will not be surprised
to learn that be. has made one of the mos
able and impartial presiding officers the
Senate of Ohio has ever had. Still they
are pleased to learn that one so highly
priced by themselves, should be esteemed
and regarded by the public men of the State
at large, as not only an able, impartial and
courteous presiding officer, but a gentleman
in every sense of the word, entitled to theil
warmest regards and highest respect
The following proceedings Of the Ohio Sen
ate show how fully the members of that
body appreciated their presiding officer:
"Mr. Phelps, President pro tenn, being
in the Chair.
"Mr. McKelly offered for adoption the
following, and said it was proper that it
should come from him, as the only Sena-
tor who had appealed from the decision Of
the Chair, and when that appeal had been
made he had no doubt that the decision
had been given in good faith, and he hoped
the resolution would be met with the same
cordiality of Senators, with which he offer
ed it:
"Resolced, That the thanks of the Sen.
ate ale due and are hereby rendered to the
Hon. Martin Welker, President of the Sen.
ate, for tie able corteous and impartial
manner which be has discharged his duties
as presiding officer of this body
s'Mr. Hatch said that he had voted for
nothing during the whole session, which
gave him so much satisfaction as to vote
for the resolution; and he cordially united
with the Senator from Wyandot, in what
be had so handsomely expressed"
"Mr. Langdrn said he too, like the Sen
ator from Wyandot, bad occasion to appeal
from the chair, and it became him to sec
ond the resolution, which be did from bis
inmost heart.
"The yeas and nays were demanded
and the resolution was unanimously adop-
ted"
Speaking of the vote of thanks to
the presiding officers of the Legislature, the
State Journal says:
"One of the most pleasant events of the
Legislature, was the vote of thanks which
was passed so heartily by each House to
the presiding officers. Lieut.. Governor
Welker has won the respect of every MEM
ber of The Senate, by his urbauity, ability
and impartiality,. and the resolution Of
thanks which passed with such entire una
nimity was no empty compliment. Itwas
earnest and well deserved. The same is
true Of speaker Woods. The Legislature
has certainly been fortunate in having good
presiding officers"
All we desire to add to this is, that zoe
knew before Judge Welker was elected,
that he acould make just such a popular
and able presiding officer as he has PROV
ed to be- Wooeter Republican.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
Eiflv SDOkens

The last Ohio Legislature spent the great
part of its time in concocting plans by which
they might Legislate the Offices now held
by the Republicans, into their own hands.
Various projects were resorted to, to accom-.
plish so desirable an end. Some of them
they passed, and others were too rotten to
hang together until vote could be had
upon them and were lost. Of two of the
number that passed, the Coshocton Dem
oerat thus speaks: The words are fly
spoken.
We are pleased 10 learn that the bills
to re-organize the Penitentiary and New
State House are imperative. We advised
against these measures all through. Il
the Democracy can't get possession of the
public Institutions fairly and legitimately
let them alone.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
N~ Gov. CharIes Robinsor, of Kansa

g Gov. Charles Robinson, of Kansas,
has written letter, which is published in
Massachusetts, paper, sort of favoring the
admission of Kansas under Lecompton,
provided Calhoun will give certificates Of
election to the Free State candidates fol
the Legislature, at the Lecompton election
of the 4th of January. Gov. Charles is
probably in hurry to make bis appear
ance in the U. S. Senate.
This letter, the New York Iri6une''
Washington correspondent said, produced
an unfortunate" effect among the anti-Le-
compton men in Washington. We pre-
sumo the effect was equally unfortunate
among the southerners. Certainly, the in.
subordination of the ire-eaters indicates
something to that effect.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29


The MARsHALsHIp FOR NORTHERN ONO.
The Washington correspondents of tho
New York Times in letter of the 10Th,
says:
There is some considerable excitement
and hard feeling among a set of Ohio poll
ticians with regard to the Marshalship Of
the Northern District of Ohio. A Mr..
Gill has been here for a long time, seeking
for the appointment, with great assurances
of success; but, after having been repeat
edly put off with vague promises it turns
out that the President now refuses to ap-
point him, beeause-although he is recon-
mended by all the rest of the Ohio dele
gatiou-he is opposed by Burns. The
friends of Mr.. Gill storm and rage, but
the President will not disoblige Burns, who
has stuck fast to Lecompton, and even
Pugh cannot influence him to appoint
man TO the place against Burns wishes
The fact is suggestive and illustrative
The faithful are to be rewarded by the
consideration their desires will receive by
the occupant of the White House.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
Superseded i'm Command.

Col. johnson, who has been superseded
in his command of the Utah expedition,
Notwithstanding the eminent prudence and
judgment he eyinced in the critical position
to which he was pushed forward, unsup-
ported and unprovided, by an incompetent
administration, is Kentuckian, and said
to be warm personal friend of Senator
Crittenden's. We learn that it is the cur
rent topic of remark at Washington, and
it is also affirmed in the Kentucky papcr,
that he has been superseded because Of
Senator Crittenden's opposition to the Le-
compton villiapy. Il was thought TO be
the most pointed mode in which Mr.. Bu-
chauan could manifest bis chagrin, anil
thus brave officer suffers for the anger OF
the President at opposition to his cherished
project of subduing Kansas, and extending
slavery.-St. Louis Democrat.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
GE If the Washington Unio

GE If the Washington Union speaks
for the President, Mr.. Buchanan is compli-
mentary TO Mr. English and the other Dem
ocrats who co-operated with him in oppos-
ing fraud. He is none the less polite to
the six Southern gentlemen who also op-
posed Lecompton. He says, through the
Union of the 10th, to Messrs, English,
Harris, Montgomery & Co., "Youare rene
gade Democrats engaged in the work Of
erecting miserable entertainments for abo-
litionists to skulk behindT' To Marshall
Gilmer, Underwood & Co., be says: "You
are Ay-blown Know-Nothing who are see
ing how low you can descend in the vel
of political perditionw &c.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
COnsulOr Agencies at Canadian
Ports.

Under the present tariff regulations and
instructions, Consular sgencies in Canada
are of some moment to business transac-
tions between the United States and the
Provinces. The United States Consul
General for the North American British
Provinces, Lyman B. s. More, has appoint
ed the following Consular Agents:
D. E. Price, ChicautiIni; Chas. H.
Pierce, St. Johns; T. Mcleod Clark. To-
ronto; Daniel Munger, Detroit; John Rob
son, Clifton; Henry Pemberton, Quebec;
Moses F. Chase, L. Crolle; ]. B. Thomp-
son, Coockscook; ]. Botswick, Port STAN
ley; R. o. Lakes, Port Burwell; Chas.
ireland, Hamilton; ]. Foster, Port Col
borne; J. s. Hawley, Prescott; s. V. r.
Tuttle, Dundas; G. w. Burdick, Heming-
ford; J. A. Sabine, HUNTINGTON; John
Douglas, Fort Erie; VIM. S. Heath, Long
neil; Thos. ]. Angel, Kingston; John Nc
Needer, Bellville; John Albro, Port Hope !;
Geo. Perry, Coburg; W. w. Stevenson.
Port rowan; ]. P. Heacock, Port Dover.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
rThe Washington Union boasts th

RThe Washington Union boasts that
the "war feeling" of the people will carry
the Administration through the Mormon
foolery, regardless of its cost.-But will the
"war feeling" sustain the Administration
in squandering ten millions of dollars in
warlike sound and fury, and then shrinking
from fight, lodging the responsibility,
and blundering inextricably, blowing hot
and cold at once, proclaiming at the same
time war and no war? Will the "war feel
ing" do all that! If it will, it should be
enlisted in behalf of the Administration at
once.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
Murder win Out.

In July of last year an unknown boy
landed at La Cross on the Mississippi,
hired buoy to visit the country, eturned,
and in paying his livery bill imprudently
showed some five hundred dollars in money,
which was seen BY a man named John
and left the stable. The boys dead
body, some two weeks after was found in
the river, naked, with four stabs in it in
the region of the heart. About that time
jewelry store in La Crosse was robbed
Of $4,000 worth of jewelry. There wero
four men living at La Crosse named Keis.
ner, NARROW, Reisner and the man John
above referred to. These were all German
butchers and were known as thieves, steal
ing their stock in trade. Morrow had .
quarrel and the gang was dispersed, the
wife of MARROW remaining at La Crosse
This woman being reduced to want sold
some of the jewelay which being reeogniz-
ed warrant was issued, her house search
ed, a Thousand dollars worth of jewelry
found, and in trunk under the bed were
the clothes of the murdered boy with holes
in them corresponding with the stabs in
bis body. The woman was arrested, and
clue thus being to the murder and rob-
berry, NARROW, the husband, was traced 10
Council Bluffs and brought back in irons
to La Crosse. John was traced to Leaven-
worth Kansas, and from thence into Mis-
souri about six miles back from Leaven-
worth in the woods, where he was secur.
ee; and on searching his house four thou
and dollars worth more of the jewelry was
found. John, loaded with irons was put
on boat for st. Louis, but on the passage
jumped overheard and was drowned
Kienser alias Heese was traced to Peoria,
Illinois, and arrested and taken back to La
Crosse Two thousand dollars worth Of
the stolen jewelry was found on bis premi-
ses. Thus the entire gang has been Sc
cured for trial = Cleveland Herald.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29

@-A correspondent of the N. Y. Ev.
ening Post tells of a small social gather.
ing at Washington, at which one or two
spiritual mediums" were present. and sew
eral distinguished Southern men and Le-
comptonites also. A circle was formed,
and the spirit of Col. Richard NJ. johnson,
(Tecumseh) communicated as follows:
"Tell Crittenden that the doctrines which
he has announced in the Senate, and en-
bodied in his amendment to the Kansas
bill, will be hailed by the people of Kansas
as the principles Of popular liberty, and
will become the rallying ground for the CON
struction of "a great national party, which
will take possession of the government
within three years."
The correspondent adds that the Le-
comptonite thus addressed, though preju-
diced against spiritualism, copfesses that
there appeared to him TO be no humbug
about the manifestation, and that it made
deep impression upon his mind.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29

~A letter from Camp Scott, Utah,
which is published in the Cincinnati Ea-
quircr gives the following:
ait was not known until last week that
ANYTHING more could be done by the agents
of Messrs. Russell & Waddle, contractors
to freight for the army here, or that anoth-
er disclosure of the doings of this firm could
be made which could surprise ANYBODY
here. Last week, on examining the war
ons that Mr.. Rupp their agent packed q.
Fort Bridger, there were found in an ints-
rior wagon one thousand pounds of powder
and other merchandise, directed to Eldridge
the agent for the Mormon Church, with
"For X. Y" underneath. Ak. Y" means
the Church of Mormon. This powder and
this merchandise, Russell & Waddle,
through their agent, Mr.. Rupn carted ali
the way across the plains for the enemies
Of the government, which employed Rus
sell q Waddel to freight provisions for the
army it has sent here TO put down the
No, mon rebellion
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
To the Township Boards OF
Education.

GKNrLEMEN.-Having been furnished
by the Shoot Commissioner with copy of
the 2sd Section of the School law, as
amended at the last Session of the Legis-
lature. ] deem it my duty to call your
attention thereto, together with bis instruc-
tions. G. F. NEWTON.
Auditor H. C.
"SecI1oS g. The Township Board of Edu-
cation shall have power, when, in their opinion.
justice and equity require it, to estimate separ-
ately the cost of purchasing school house site,
and erecting or repairing school house thereon,
in any particular sub-dissrict of the township
wherein the inhabitants have not heretofore
borne reasonable share of the burden of taxa
tion for such purpose in comparison with other
subdistrfcts in the township, and certify such
portion as they may deem Just and equitable Of
the amount of such estimate tothe County Au-
ditor of the proper county, together. with a map
of the lands and names of taxpayers in any
such sub-district; which amount, so certified
shall be assessed by the Auditor on the property
therein subject to taxation, and placed on the
county duplicate specially, and be collected and
paid over in the same manner as other school
taxes, and be applied for the specific purpose Of
providing a school house in such sub-district:
sut-distrit nkcrein the same has been heretofore
lerie nor in anyca shall It be assessed more than,
once in the same sub-ditrict: and further proridSd
that such tar shall NOT be assessed II, any su6-is-
tria .hich may be herea after created. unless the
said sa6-dstric shall be composed in whote of ter
ritory upon naiich such tar has not heretofore Jee,
levied p
The last clause of the section, printed in
h1I 70 hxae =
previous to this amendment. 1t is highly
desirable that its force and import should
be correctly understood. 1t is designed
and adapted to limit the application of the
section to appropriate purposes. Hitherto
the law has, in many instances, been mis-
understood and misapplied. This has
givne rise to numerous abuses and difficul.
ties, in the administration of our school
system; the repetition of which will be
prevented by the amendment enacted.
1t should be distinctly understood tina,
a special, or sub-district tax, can be levied
for no other purpose, whatever, than fol
the "cost of purchasing a school house site,
and erecting or repairing school house
thereon" and even this tax can not again
be levied in "aa;iy sub-district wherein the
same has been heretofore levied, nor in any
case shall it be assessed more than once in
the same sub-district."
As this amendment took effect on its
passage. it will become necessary that spe.
cial meetings be held by all Boards of Ed.
ucation which may, at the meeting on the
10th instant, take action not consistan,
Herewith. For this there will be abund
ant time, as estimates are not required &c
be made to the Auditors of counties til
the first Monday in June.
ANSON SMITH
Commissioner,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
TRAVELERS DIRECTORY.

The following shows the time of departures
and arrivals on the C. 2. 4 c. 3. r. at Millers-
burg and Cleveland:
RUNNING NoarH.-The Erpress leaves Mil
lersburg at Sos A. NJ, and arrives at Cleveland
ct l0.4S.
The Accommodation leaves Millersburg at l.35
P. NJ, and arrives at Cleveland at 1000.
RuMuNe eSoura-Accomnodatio leaves Cleve-
land at SIS A. NJ, and arrives at Millersburg
atl2.25.
Express leaves Cleveland al AIS P. NJ, and
arrives at Millersburg at $40.
The Ezpress train running North con-
meets at Orrvllfe with the East and West trains
on the P. Fl. W. and @. r. K.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29

re- The Missouri Republican announ-
ees that the people of Missouri have to pass
in August next upon the question of the
emancipation of the slaves of that State,
stripped of all disguises, and quotes an ar
ticle from the Anzeiger of St Louis, sub
stantiating this assertion. The Republican
is right The Emancipationists show bold
and formidable front in Missouri, and theil
gains numerical and moral are heavy and
incessant.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
E Mr.. Wendell, publisher of t

E Mr.. Wendell, publisher of the
Washington Union, pays TO the parties
elected as Printers of the House, the hand
some sum of twenty thousand dollars per
month for the privilege of doing their work.
That our readers may not be alarmed in
bis behalf, we must state that be is pre-
sumed to clear cash by the operation at the
rate of one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars per year.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
hoard of REHABILITATION,

CoRREeTIoN.-The time for tho meet
ing of the county board Of equalization of
real and personal property, as fixed by the
act of April 9Th, 1858, is the third We'd
nesday of May, and not the first Wednes-
day, as appeared in the Sd section of said
act, Published in our last weeks issue
The error was in the copy set from, and nc
fault of ours.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
w France and Austria seem to be a,

@ France and Austria seem TO be al
loggerheds, about the latters position in
Italy. Wer between the two nations, is
apprehended. We know of none, that We
had rather see engaged in war than France
and Austria. 1t would probably tend te
the dethronement fboth the present reign.
cy monarcbs, and improve the condition
of things for the poor of each nation.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-04-29
The Committee Of Conference,

The plain "English" of the matter is,
that the Anti-Lecompton Democrats have
had traitor in their camp, who has just
exposed his treachery. We are sorry to
say it of our neighbor on the West, but
truth compels the assertion, that Indiana
bas furnished some of the most servile and
base of the political tools who have for so
long time kept the North under the foot of
slave interests of the South.
Mr.. English has made his report by
which the people of Kansas are offered a
golden bribe TO vote for Lecompton.
The matter is postponed in the House
until the second Monday in May. This
ostponment-moyed by a Southemer-
shows merely that the wires are not yet all
in working order, but we have little doubt,
Executive appliances will remedy any jar
ring and finally carry Lecompton through
in more objectional form than that in
which it made its first appearance.
Ofthe nature of this English proposition
the telegraphic correspondent of the New
York Tribune says:
Mr.. English's bill in no manner or form
submits the Lecompton Constitution to a
popular vote, rs stated in the Tri6uue and
elsewhere. Messrs. Green, Stephens and
Hunter would never have agreed to such a
concession, and the scheme was contrived
by their manipulation in part. 1t presents
proposition to Congress rendering the
land giant to vote, making the admis-
sion of Kansas under the Lecompton con-
tingent on its acceptance or rejection
nothing more.
Of the detection from the Anti-Lecomp-
ton ranks, the same dispatch says:
There is every reason to fear a consider
able detection of the Douglas Democracy,
and it is not expected that more than twelve
will stand firm. The others have yielded
to besetting temptations.
The correspondent of the N. Y. Times
says that under the bill Kansas would get
five millions acres of land, and also says;
Ten Douglas Democrats 60 with the
Lecomptonites. Quitman has paired of.
Hill, Triple, and Zollicofer, South Anne
ricans, oppose the new plan. The relative
vote will be-Lecompton 100; Anti-Le-
compton, I13, to be diminished by pairs.