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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13
The Kansas Issue.

DoN'T REFER TO THE PEoPLE.-This
was the argument from December to April.
The people have nothing to do with it,
The Lecompton Convention had the power
to make the constitution and they made it.
All Congress had to do was to accept it.
This was "Democrary" for the winter
months, and the clustering month of March.
Now IT Is REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE.
This is April and May, and Northern
summer democracy" "The English Kan
sas Bill really refers the whole matter to
people" "What you wanted, you have
This is democracy" now.
Our Democratic brethren change their
coats so often, and yet so sectionally, that
they puzzle US to recogniza them. South
of the Potomac now, "lhe Lecompton Con-
stitution' is not referred back 10 the peo-
ple,-but North of the Potomac it is.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13

EGGs-AcTLY-The Wooster Republican,
flaps its wings and crows loudly over the
number of Eggs shipped from the Wooster
Depot fiom the 10th day of April, to the
10th day Of. May. The number is 1000
barrels. This, it is true, is a good many
eggs, but it must be remembered that it
embraces all shipped in that time. We
have not got the whole ammount shipped
from the Millersburg Depot during any one
month this Spring, but Messrs. BAKER d
WHoLF of this town, shipped from the 26th
day of March TO the 26th day of April,
sol Barrels of Eggs. This, it will be re-
membered, is only what one firm shipped.
There are several others in town and county
in the Egg trade, and when the Repu5li-
can crows again,it had better except Holmes
county, lest we hunt up the figures, giving
the who1e amount shipped, from this place.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13
Our 1Sick Man''.-Desperate
Case.

The anarchical condition Of Mexico is now
come to be such, that neither life nor prop
erty is safe,-unless the owner, or owners,
thereof have the means of self-protection
ready at hand. While the army is broken
up into dozen different factions, and fol-
lowing the lead of whoever provides the
best pay and most plunder,-bands OF rob-
bers ply their trade on the public roads,
stealing from everybody that has anything
to steal, and committing murder, if resist
ance is made or remonstrance offered, with
the utmost impunity. If ever people
needed a "Protector,' or "protectorate,"
it is these Mexicans, whose utter inca
pacity for anything like self-government,
sufficiently conspicuous before, is now as
suming the melancholy aspect of positive
impecility. The latest news from the cap
ital shows that President Zuloaga is out of
funds, and with no prospect Of reimbursing
his exchequer, the army was beginning to
Calculate the consequences" ofdriving him
from his place, as Comoufort was driven a
few mouths since. Ifhe can sell Sonora
or Lower California to Uncle Sam, for a
consideration, cash down, he might be able
to keep the army in his interest awhile lon
ger,-but as there is no likelihood of the
consummation of any such bargain imme
diately, his case is desperate one, and the
tenure of his office "mighty unsartain. >
As soon as Santa Anna unfurls his banner
at Vera Cruz, backed up by plenty of Span
ish dollars, and the blessings of Mother
Church,-his days are numbered-his obit-
uary written.
Turning away from the capitol, nothing
but confusion and chaos are visible in all
directions. The fugitive Cabinet of the
late Unconstitutional" President (Juarez)
now in New Orleans, at last accounts had
taken refuge in the little town of Colima,
whence they will probably soon be driven
to Acapulco, or some other point of the
Pacific coast, to embark nobody knows
whittier.
Tampico is still besieged by Cara
General Osollo has returned suddenly from
his brief campaign in the North, leaving
Vidaurri, and other revolutionary chieftains
still uncouquered- Vidaurri being reported
the neighborhood of the city of Agues-
calientes, with several thousand ranchero
rihemen and frontiersmen, among whom
are said to be corps of Yankees, who serve
the artillery. The State of Vera Cruz still
holds out against Zuloaga, while General
Echeagaray, we see, has returned to Puebla
withaut improving his victory at Cruz Blan-
ca, equally deferred, doubtles, by the bas-
tions of Zamora the army of La Lave, and
the dreaded vomito of the hot country and
while Osjaca sides with Vera Cruz, and
Guerrero seems verging towards state Of
absolute terrorism, under the guidance of
Alvarez a horde of Pintos are desolating
the country about Matamoras, Izricar and
Cuautla.
Such then, is the latest diagnosis Of our
"sick man." He is in really desperate
condition now, and, to all appearances, it
can't be long ere we shall be called in.
somehow, to take care of his remains and
administer upon his effects.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF LACE SroRE

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF LACE STORE.
About Z o'clock, on Sunday morning
last, colored woman, dressed in the most
shabby manner, and with pail and scrub
bing brush in hand, called upon a lock-
smith livirg in the upper part of the city,
and requested him to 60 with her and
pick the front door lock of the lace store Of
Ambrose L. Moore, No, 761 Broadway, so
that she might get into the store and scrub
the floor. She further told the locksmith,
that the KEY had been carried away by one
of the clerks, and that Mr. Moore had been
to her house and ordered her to engage
some person to take the lock off. The
locksmith suspecting nothing wrong, re-
paired to his shop, and, procuring the ne
cessary picks went with the woman to the
store, when she showed him what was to
be done, and then retired to concealed
spot in the vicinity. The locksmith work
ed away for half an hour or more, during
which hundreds of persons passed up and
down the street, but no one took any no.
tice of him. The moment he had got the
lock Oft, the woman came up and settled
with him for the work, and told him that
he might take the lock and fit key The
woman entered the store, but was not OBJ
served to leave. On Monday morning the
door was found unfastened, and laces to
the amount of 81, 500 missing. Only the
most costly laces had been stolen, the ordi-
nary goods not having been disturbed.-M
Y. Tribune.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13
a~Tbere Is mueb matter of fact in ,bs

E There is matchmaker of fact in the
following paragraph, which we take from
the N. Y. Tribune of Wednesday:
Another stronghold on the Slave Democ-
racy has surrendered. Philadelphia elect.
ed an Anti-Administration Mayor yester-
day. St. Louis, Cincinnati, Dubuque, JEFF
ferson City, Albany, and now Philadelphis
speak for the free cities of the nation in
tones as unmistakable as Connecticut New
Hampshire and Rhode Island have spoken
for the Free States. Do the Lecompton
gentlemen begin to have an inkling of what
is in store for them next falll If they do
not, let them wait for the news from Kan
sas, when the English swindle is shown to
the people there.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13
The Now Orleans De,,o hos q

w The New Orleans Delta has very
frank correspondent at Washington. This
candid gentleman, writing the other day.
Just at the time that the English trick was
being made ready, says that the object Of
the Administrator in urging the admission
of Kansas under the Lecompton Consti-
tuition, las slave State, was simply to ar
rest agitation by closing the contest on the
issue whether Kansas was TO be Slave OF
Free State. The writer italicises a remark
that the contest is over-the Territory be-
ing ''professedly Free Soil'-and, "Hence,
there is no longer the same necessity for
her admmission into the Union.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13

THE ELDER BUsH-VALUABLE HISr.-
1t is not known to many persons that the
common elder bush of our country-is
great safeguard to plants against the de-
vastation of bugs. If tried, it will be found
that worms, flies, bugs, or insects never
touch the elder. This fact was the initial
point for experiments of an Englishman in
1894, and he communicated the result on
his experiments to London Magazine
Accident exhumed this old work. and
Kentucky correspondent last year commu-
nicated to the Dollar Newspaper a copy
of the article. The practical results of tho
experiments as asserted by the English
experimenter are that the leaves of the Ell
der scattered over cabbages, cucumbers.
squashes, and other plants subject to the
ravages of insects, efectualy shields them.
The plum and other fruits subject to the
ravages of insects, may be saved by placing
upon the branches and through the tres
lunches of elder leaves.-Painsyale Isle-
oraph.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13
U. 8. Marshall.

NJ. JOHNSON, Esq. of Toledo, o., has
been appointed Marshall for the Northern
District of Ohio. Among the candidates
for that post, we were favorable to the ap-
pointment of Mr.. E. J. LovELAND, of our
own town. He did all that an honorable
man could do to Sc, ure the nomination, but
having failed, he bears it well, trusting for
better luck next time. The successful can
didate was for many years citizen of Mas
sillon, and is known to many of our citi-
zens. His qualifications for the post are
undoubted, and he will doubtless make a
popular officer. Mr.. BUCHANAN has made
many worse appointments.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13

FRUIT PRosPEcrs. - Hereabouts the
prospect for fruit is very promising: The
cherry and pear trees are full of flowers,
and the peach trees show well. The Sc
we're winters, which preceded the last, Sc
verely injured the trees themselves, and
these have not entirely recovered, but be-
side that, the prospect for peaches is good.
The managers of the Agricultural Soci-
ETY. at Pittsburgh. have come to the con-
clusion that the fruit crop in that region is
killed, including peaches, pears, cherries
and plums.
The Steubenville Herald says that the
peach buds generally are killed in that Sec
ton, but that apples and pears are only
partially destroyed.
The GAINESVILLE Courier says that on the
uplands of that section, the fruit is not-all
cut off, Ciepeiand Herald.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13

~ The New York Tribune processes
to be thoroughly moral paper, admitting
nothing into its columns that does not
strictly come within the meaning of that
term, and which is not suitable reading
for the family circle, &C., and yet it daily
admits into its columns, Advertisements
putting up Books and papers, that only
lack the "Pictures," to bring them under
the head of that class of obscene trash,
whose sale is prohibited by law.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13

~ Gov. WISE of Virginia denounces
the ''pacifcation bill" just passed by Con.
gress, by which it is thought that Kansas
can be diddled into the adoption of "a Slave
Constitution. Gov. PACKER of Pennsylva-
MIA also opposes it. "Gov PAYNE" of Ohio,
has not been heard from for some time, 1,
is lntimated in some quarters that under
cover OF the fuss he kicked up in the
Democratic party by his speeches against
Lecompton, he has left this world and
clumb tree.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13
The Crow BAR Law.

Those interested will find that piece of
last winters mechanism spread before them
IN this sheet. 1t is re-hash, we believe,
OF the same law enacted when the Locofo-
COS were in power before. That law the
ohi'ed States Supreme Court pronounced
unconstitutional, but decision of our State
Supreme Court of last winter has induced
the Legislature to galvanize the law into
life, we suppose for the purpose of irving
it over again. That banks should nav tax.
es like individuals is true, but that tbev
should pay four times the amount that pri-
vate citizens do is the refinement of in'ns-
tice.
1t is said the lawyers can drive coach
and six through this law; if so, the Banks
will probably not pay much heed to it, but
if the law can be enforced, there is but one
alternative: the Banks must wind up their
business. This project is now in contem-
plation by some of the Banks, but to what
extent we do not learn. Even should the
law be pronounced imperative, the vexa-
tion growing out of such species of legisla-
tion will have the same effect as if the law
was valid, as no kind of business can be
followed, against which blows are constant
ly aimed by the law-making power. If
the Democrats would only spend their eff.
forts in reforming the Banking system, and
in making it more perfect, as the Republi-
cans when in power do, good might come
of their efforts, but such law as this has
but one object, slightly covered which is to
drive the Banks from Cleue-
land Herald
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13
Kansas Again Cheated.

It will be remembered that the free State
men, at the election in January last, elect
ed all their candidates for State officers,
and also majority in both branches of the
Legislature. This result caused great re-
joicing, but it was feared that they would
be cheated in the returns. A portion of
the returns were found hid away by John
Calhoun in eandle-b box. Calhoun refus-
ed to announce the result until the Lecomp-
ton bill was decided. 1t was hoped, how
ever, that justice would be done, and Cal
houn in published note intimated that a
fair return would be made. The special
Kansas correspondent of the Tribune, wri-
ting from Lawrence, April 25th, shows
show this expectation will be fulfilled
He says:
'By law of the last Territorial Legis-
ture, it is made the duty of the Acting
Governor, together with the Speaker Of
the House of Representatives and the Pres
ident of the Council, to sum up and de-
clare the result of all the elections in the
Territory. Mr.. Walsh, Private Secretary,
has, have been informed, no doubt by the
aid of extensive wisdom, summed up the
result of the election of January 4, under
the Lecompton Constitution, and the re-
suit is set forth, and is waiting at Lecomp-
ton for the signatures of those diguitaries.
That result GIVES TAE ELECTION TO THE
CINCINNATI DIREoToRY DEMOCRACY. Not
only the State officers are Pro-Slayery by
this document, but MAJORITY OF THE
LEGISLATURES. What does this signify
There is something rotten in the State of
Denmark, but it is just as expected"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13

R The Ohio Statesman growls and
whines alternately about the English Bill.
1t says that the claim sci up that in that
Bill the Presidents Lecompton policy pre-
vailed, is good way to insure majority
against the Administration in the next
Congress. 1t inquiries, if the Lecompton
papers succeed in convincing the people
that the English Bill is essentially Le-
compton, "How many Democratic mem
bers of Congress will be elected this Fall
In ohic?" Well, that is a question that
should be considered, so Lecompton shrek
ers' beware. As for the English Bill, the
Statesman calls it "a circumlocution dodge
IAN evasion" "hermaphrodite bill"-
and all that sort of thing.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13
WHAT THE FIRE EATERS PREDICT

WHAT THE FIRE EATERS PREDICT
The Washington correspondent of the
Charleston Mercury writes:
In spite of outward appearances much
real diseord exists in the Democratic ranks.
The party is in that state Of confusion which
to my mind, affords strong evidences of its
coming dissolution.
The Mercury itself says the passage Of
the English bill "will not allay agitation;
and those who think that the Union is TO
be preserved by such instrumentalities, will
only add another proof of the vanity Of
their timid and shortsighted policy"
The Mercury also expresses the well
founded opinion, that "the Douglas defec-
ton will most probably annihilate, at tho
next Fall elections, the Democratic adhe-
rents of the South at the North, and ples-
ent in the popular branch of the next Con-
gress, an almost united anti-Southern Sec
tional majority against us"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13
n~Simontop recently the Wasbinoto

H Simonton, recently the Washington
correspondent of the New York Times, but
now engaged in writing about the matters
in the vicinity of Fort Leavenworth, pre-
paratory to going 10 Utah with the rein
forcements for Col Johnson's command,
that are being forwarded, gives it as his
impression of the present temper of the
people of Kansas, that the great majority
of them are not anxious to come into the
Union at present. He says:
The greater portion of them are very
poor, having been impoverished by the civ
il discord which has reigned here, or ex-
pended all their little means in making
their locations, settling their pre-emption
claims, and making the Improvements up
on their farms Indispensable to subsistence.
If they could be relieved of the unjust judg-
es that infest the Territory, all but the
office-seekers and their immediate friends
would prefer to remain in a Territorial con-
dition for some time longer, with Uncle
Sam to pay expenses. The proposition
understood to have been made in the Com
mittee of Conference in Congress, submit
ting the Lecompton Constitution to vote
of the people, and, fit be rejected, provi-
ding that Kansas shall remain in Terri
torial condition until she has sufficient pop
ulation to entitle her to a Representative
in Congress-apiU be more satisfactory
even than the Crittenden Montgomery
amendment.
The trouble is that they cannot be re-
lieved of those unjust judges and the whole
horde of candle-box ruffians.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13
~ The Chicao

~ The Chicago Times, Locofoco,
calls the passage of English's Compromise
Bill, "a proud victory to the Illinois dele
cation" and yet every mothers son of that
delegation voted against the Bill. Amt it
aqueer victory to be boasting over, when
the very thing that you have been fighting
against, prevails? The truth is, the Hi
nois delegation with Mr.. DOUGLAS at its
head, opposed this rascally Bill from its
first inception, and still oppose it, but the
Times is trying to get back into favor with
the Administration.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13

HA number of the Locofoco papers
in Ohio that were anti-Lecompton as long
as they thought that party would win, are
backing down step by step into their old
dirty tracks. The pure air which they
breathed outside of the tramels of party,
did not agree with them, and like the sow
they have gone back to wallowing in thu
mire. There are few exceptions but they
are few and far between.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13

A WONDERFUL TURN IN THE TIDE OF
FoRTUNE.-Among the passengers in the
Collins steamer Pacific, which disappeared
in 1856, were Jabez Barber, wife and
daughter, of Chicago. Mr.. Barber pos
sessed an extensive property there, of some
100000 in value. The steamers loss
swept away his entire family, with the ex-
ception of one little girl-then an infant of
three years-who was left in Chicago du-
ring her parents European tour. When
all hope of any tidings were abandoned,
the Probate Court opened the will. By it
all this immense estate, apart from few
private bequests, was left to the surviving
child, who thus became one of the larg-
est direct heiresses in the country. In
case of her death, it was to revert TO the
nearest of kin. A few weeks since, this
little cne, who has never enjoyed perfect
health, was stricken with scarlet fever
Much concern continued to be felt through
out the city, as the insidious disease height
ened, for every one appeared interested in
the peculiar circumstances. On Friday
last when human skill resigned its baffled
efforts to save so valuable life, death te.-
minated the child's sufferings, and threw
into the lap Of those who never dreamed Of
being wealthy, fortune of solid value
The next of kin are three sisters of Mr..
Barber, who live at Simcoe, Canada West.
10 these the will left two hundred per an
num-. The ladies are at present in slraight-
enea circumstanceses; but by this inscru-
table decree of Providence, they have come
into possession of an estate whose intrinsic
value is now at least 100000 AS By.
ron woke up one morning, and found him
self famous, so will these poor people sud-
denly find themselves rich, and endowed
with more wealth than their widest dreams
ever pictured.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. = Arranoe-
ments are making for the erection Of
Distillery, on the site of the old steam Saw
Mill, near Killbuck bridge. The Lecomp-
ton swindle had weakened the back of the
Democracy in this county, and we began
to have hopes that the party would break
down under its weight of guilt, but alas,
alack, this Distillery will strengthen i,
again, and their majority be perpetuated
We may as well convert our paper into 6
Dutch one.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13

~The twelfth meeting Of the Ameri-
can Association for the advaDcement OF SCI
ence, was brought to conclusion Tuesday
evening. The meeting was in Baltimore,
and its proceedings excited much attention
and were given great space by the newspa-
pers. 1t adjourned to meet in Springfield
Mass, on the 4th Wednesday of August,
1859. One of the most noticeable papers
read before the Association, was one BY
DR.. Hayes, of Arctic exploration frame, on
tho prac.icability of reaching the north
pole. The Association appointed Com
mittee to cooperate with DR.. H. in efforta
to promote Arctic research.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13

H The Victory of the Union ticket
over the the Administration party at the
election in Philadelphia city was complete.
Where the Locofocos have heretofore roll
ed up majority of Is to 10000, they
have now been badly beaten. The day is
past when Southern men, with the aid of
of their slave allies of the North, can sell
out and transfer the people at their will.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-13

You will notice that we still have enough
and plenty of high prairie remaining un-
cultivated, and if there are any of your
good citizens that think of leaving the
''rougher" portions of your County, and
seeking homes in the west, we should be
happy to have them ''call around" on their
way to Kansas, and Nebraska and see if
they cannot find the object of their search
without going further. 1 would merely
say, in conclusion, that there is quite an
excitement in some of our neighboring
Counties, caused by recent discoveries Of
gold, but we claim no wealth of that
kind as yet, being content to make our gold
in the 'tslow but sure" plan j. e. by sowing,
planting, and hoeing. With the promise
that al will never do so any more" unless
by request, l will not trouble you further,
but subscribe myself
Very Respectfully,
It'll. S. BEALL.