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Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-06-05

EPAVES.
4 RRETES par lc soussigne, demeurant al b.
"A you Crosse Tete, lie 80 ayril dernier, les mi.
maux ci-apres decrits, sayoir:
Une vache ct un veau Ia vache . Pcseile
droite fendne, ct une entaille au-desseus de 10
fente, ct une echancrure = Poreille gauche. Pas
d'autre lnarque visible.
lie preprietaire des dts animaux eat requis par
lie present de venir les reclamer ct les emmener en-
Sc conforsant \ la loi, sans quot il en- sera dispo-
90 CONNIE ellie present..
J. <. PICKETT.
Pointe Coupee, s mai lS58-60d
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Not willing to be Sacrificed.

Hon R P Ranney, undoubtedly one Of
the ablest Democrats in OHIO. was urged
prior to the assembling Of the Democratic
State Convention, to b. a candidate for
Supreme Judge. His name was hOisled
ia some few Of their papen. and great en-
cOniums were passed upon bic ability, in.
iegrity, &c. But Il all would not do.-
Nr Ranney was not wading in water 50
shallow. He had no idea Of suffering
himself to bO put upon the track, beaten
70 death, and then laid by on the political
shelf for all time to come. Accordingly
be writes a letter TO the Salesman that be
is not candidate. will not be, and desires
no nomination from the party. Nj RaD-
ney is shrewd well as Sble; and no one
knows better than lie, that tie Democracy
are destined to bO badly defeated IL Ohio
at the next election.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04
True romuoraCy from 1S48 to 1856.

The Democracy Of Ohio, before It went
astmy after the false god, Slavery, uttered
clear and distinct testimony against the O.
vii. Hear them. In the State Conven-
lion Of the Democracy Of Ohio, held in
Columbus on the 9th Of January, lS4S,
tho following resolutions were adopted, apd
both have been re'adopted, without alter.
nation, at the State Conventions held in
1850, 1859, 1861 54 and 1856:
II: Resoived, That the people OF Ohio
now, as they always have done, look upon
Slavery as an evil, and untayorable to the
Development Of the spirit and practical be
neft OF Free Institutions, and that enter
tanning these sentiments, they will at all
times feel il 10 be their duty to use all
power clearly given, by the terms of the
National compact, to prevent its increacor
to mitigate, and finally eradicate the evil
But be ii further.
"2. RESOLVED, That the Democratic par.
ly of Ohio, do at the same time fully re-
rogniSe the doctrine held by the early ia
thers of the Republic, and still maintained
| by the Democratic party in all The States
that to each State belongs the right to a.
dopt and modify its own internal affairs
TO held aud MAINTAIN al equal and inde-
pendent sovereignty With each and every
State, and that upon these rights the Ma.
Il nal Legislature can neither legslate moi
cncroaeh."
In 1856, these resolutions were repu'
dated by the party. The influence ofthe
Slavery propagsndists undermined the
virtue Of the recognized leaders. and these
resolutions no longer have place in the
platform. Has Democracy changed =
II these resolutions were sound Demoeati'
doctrine in ls4a. 1850, 1852, 1858, IL
1854, and 1855, - are they not Demo
cratic nowl Will any Democrat preten'
that they are not? Who has changed
tue principles, or the men who pretend t
be Democratic" 7"
Can our young brother Beer, tell u
whether the Democratic platform of th
yeals named contain anything in then
different from that of the Republican plat
form now--and whether there WAS an,
Abolitionism in that party during th
seven years they lauded the above pIa
torm?- Canton Repository.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04
For the Free Press.
Original Law.

Crimes and criminals aie subjects that
have employed the pens ofmoralists. legis
lators and philosophers. The mild hand
of clemency has been tried to little pur-
pose, and stern severity has been exer-
cised with like effects.
To form Just criminal code for any
people, is at once, nice, difficult and
important tas K, and requires all the inge-
nuity and wisdom of people deeply in.
tercsted in their present and future welfare.
If their criminal code be defective, or its
administration be erroneous, their rights
will be invaded, and their property aud
lives will be insecure. The end Of all pun.
ishment shonld be restitution to society,
and the Reformation Of the criminal
With the mistaken notion that it is some.
times necessary to sacrifice individual
rights to the general good; example has
baeu made one of the ends OF punishment
But the severity Of the examples have
generally, caused an increase Of crime.
Governments have always seemed mOrf
inclined to exterminate with cruelty, thar
to reform the guilty by reason, Whsthel
it be Just AMI polite, in any community
to prefer punishment for the purpose o.
reformation, aud to punish different crimes
| in the same manner, and with the same Sc
verify, are considerations as important al
they are interesting.
Sanguinary punishmeuts are usually
Justified on tie ground of policy. Can
policy be justifabe which is contrary tc
Justice itself9 It is said by the advocate
of capital punishment, that by making al
example Of criminal by q public execu
ton, terror is struck into the minds of thos'
who witness the awful scene-that they
are deferred from committing q like crime
lest they should meet viii similar pun
ishment. Is this fact? or is It not rath
or the offspring of the imagination? Hav'
not there been numerous examples OF per
sons, who, while present at the place o
execution, have committed crimes of tb'
blacklist dye. But the question may 'b
asked; why has example SO little effect
aud why are violent impressions SO sool
observation-disclosures such is the natur
Of man, that strong passions are soon ex
hausted, and violent emotions, the Aresul
Of forclGle impressions on the nervous sys
tenn, destroy themselves by disordering th
substance on WHICH they act; therefore
the emotion will cease when the impress
ion which gave it birth is Obliterated, an
the system returns to its former and usui
) course. DR.. L. A. MARKHAM.
AKRON, 0uIo, July 10, 1858.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04
Truthful and Fitly Spoken.

At democratic barbecue near Flor
ence KY, short time ago, Vice Presi.
dent Breckenridge, made characteristic
speech. He is reported to have swallowed
Lecompton, deplOred the existence and
growth of the republican party, anG called
upon the Americans 10 assist the De-
mocracy in keeping control of the Federal
Government. We commend bis remarks
on the Republican party 10 those Demo
cratic presses that are trying to convince
their readers that the Republican party is
dead. He says:
The great Republican party is the
strongest organization in the Union, un'
less the Democratic party is stronger. II
is the only great living vital organization
that has or can withstand the Democratic
party. It's a powerful, a compact, a
hopeful organization,
It's principles are whatG I'll tell you
They are 'Ihe admission Of no more
slave States into the Union
Don't depreciate the strength Of The
Republican party. Its principles are
deeper and broader, and its purposes
more resolute than anything on the sur
face would indicate. Don't urderrate the
power.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04
How are the Taxes Inureasedl

By Democrats legislation. The Loco
foeO Legislature last winter enacted q mea.
sure under the heguidanee Of Baekus, iucFea-
sing The sslAries Of the officers employed
on the Public Works
TheJ increased the salaries Of The Eve
Supreme Judges. in the aggregate $500
that Is giving them 9 500 each more
than they realized under the former law.
They ordered the erection Of eight ad-
ditional Common Pleas Judges. making
aa Increase 10 salaries Of tue'pe thousand
dollars per aBRupi.
They made Q sub.tressury law at a cost
to the State Of over one hundred thousand
dollars. 49,
They repeal, at the request of sun
dry county Treasury.suckers, the Rcpub
lican County Fee Act Of the previous ses.
sion, which repeal viii, alone, cost ths STAT.
upWords Of one hundred thousand dollars
1t was the fortrne Of the writer of this
TO chronicle their proceedings last winter
and be is compelled to say that at no time
was there so much outside influence
brought to bear upon the members IS when
the measure came up for The repeal OF the
Republican act, which, is well known lin
tied the fees Of county officers. And when
subsequently, Mr.. Langdon, of Hamilton
county, moved TO modify the bill Of repeal
so as to leave the old law in force in eoun-
ties having population Of a hundred thou
send or upwards these Treasury. .leeche'
again Influenced the action Of the Demo
Gratis. MI. Eaugdon stated that by the
repeal the officers of Hamilton county
would realize about fly thousand dollars
more than nnder the then existing law.
We think il worth while to quote fur
ther from bis remarks: Tho evil com.
planned Of was more than a mere pecuni-
ary one. and was not measured by the
$50, 900 that would probably pass from
the Treasury of the county, (Hamilton)
into the pockets Of four or five officers, bg
the repeal of this law. But the effects Of
the enormous compensations which would
be put into the pockets Of Office holders
by the passage Of the bin under consid'
errtion, were vieiousin elections and con.
ventions. II q man would obtain $25
900 year by the possession of an office
he could afford TO expend $4,000 in Sc
curing such office, ana make money by
the operation.
Yet despite this statement by a Demo
crat, his less conscientious brethren delib-
erately voted to repeal law which saved
the tax payers upwards of 100000.
And, finally, those !ocofoco legislators
concluding that the people were not suf
fciont lytaxed, and in direct violation Of the
Constitution and of their own most sol
emn pledges, voted en- al Jjourned session
which will cost the State another one hun
dred thousand dollars!
This is tho way fellow citizens, that
your taxes ara increased. are you moi
about tired of Democratic ruleP- Belle
fontaine Rep.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04
FRoN YIcARAoU4, a.

NeW A0sAt @M 0As
The steamship GfansJa arrived yezter.
day from San Juan de Nicaragua, with
Grsytowu dalss TO July 20th. Among Der
passengers was Maxilo Gerez, who comes
10 relieve Seucr YnmaTi As Minister at
Washington. 6erszbrings the Cass. Yrs.
sarri treaty Is modifal and rti6ed by Mic
arAgua. Il Is said be possesses extraordi-
nary power 70 make the convention accept.
able 70 our government. He is also to
complete the transit route negotiations with
Mr. Vanderbilt.
Nicaragua was excited by the rumor Of
another Invasion by Gen. Walker.
Gen. Martinez, after depositing the Pres
ijetcy il the hands Of The Vice President,
had buried 10 Castillo to put that place 10
state Of defence.
The Washington correspondent furnish.
es the official reply Of Lord Malmsbury TO
Mr. Dallas, who had called the attention
II the British Government TO the appre-
kended difficulties at Vancouver's Island,
touching the passage Of our citizens into
Tie gold regions.
Lord Mslmsbury assures Mr.. Dallas that
lh9Bitish Government are disposed TO deal
literally with the citizens Of the U. s. who
may be disposed to proceed to that quar-
Ter Of the British possessions, but il would
be necessary in the first place TO look into
The legal claims Of the Hudson Bay Co.,
ia connection with this question.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04
"The Unterrifed."

On Thursday last, the Democratic
State Convention was held at Columbus,
and from the proceedings, we judge, few
Cleveland and Columbus wire workers had
everything fixed to accommodate them
solves. A ticket was nominated consisting
of Thomas W BARLEY for Supreme Judge
J D Ward for Attorney General, s W
Gisou for Controller, and R H Hendrick-
son for Board Of Public Works.
The only commeudable thing about the
Convention was the planes and straight
forwGrdness with which It endorsed the Adj
ministration of Mr. Buchanan. It came
out fiat footed. IT not only endorsed the
extravagance Of tile National Administra.
ton. the shouldering Of heavy debt upon
the country, but 1t likewise endorsed The
insulting dogma contained in the English
bill, that $4,000 inhabitants in Kansas are
sufficient for her admission into the Union
as a Slave State, but it she desires admis.
sion as n Free Stale, sho must be kept ouI
until she has population of 100, o,OOo.-
We are glad that the leaders Of the De-
mOcracy Of Ohio have taken this ground
There is no mistaking it. They dscriml
nate in favor of slavery by ignoring thF
right Of a majority Of the people of Kansas
to say when and how they will come into
the Union. Upon this platform, 50 de-
grading to freOmen and SO submissive tC
the South, they should be beaten one
hundred thousand votes.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04

Uncle Sans pockets suffer severely,
these days Of Locofoco glory, and the pros
poets for a cessation of "grabsP docs mol
appear to be very favorable. so long as de
mocracy rules. While the "pile" lasts
Tor the Buchanan 'shinplasters, and The
locos have the keys in their hands, It will
be handed out TO aid in sustaining admin
istration party sheets and procuring willing
hands to do their dirty work. A cores
pondent of the Boston Journal, writing
from Sumner Kansas. says:
AsI wrote you few days since, new
hay is being delivered at the river, and in
fact in towns in all parts of the Territory
at prices ranging from five to eight dollars
per ton. Contracts have recently been Civ
on by thu government to certain favoritG
parties to deliver four thousand tous a
Fort Leavenworth, at fifteen dollars pc
ton.
That's cleer, isn't iii A nice way o
rewarding the friends Of the administration
No wonder all the dirty locofoco sheets il
the country are SO busy trying t0 throw
dirt in the peoples eyes in reference to tn,
extravaganza and rec&lessneas of "ten cen
Jimmy" aud lis accomplices.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04
REWe are requested by The Chairmr

~We are requested by the Chairman
of the Republican County Committee tc
state, that since the appearance of the Cal
for the County Convention, il has been
thought advisable to change it in one par
ticular, viz. instead Of @other or additional
places for holding primary meetings in the
townships" as specified in the Call, thai
there be but one meeting in each town
ship, and that It be held at the usual place
of holding elections. We hope our Re-
publican friends will observe the change
so that confusion may be avoided.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04

EEC Col. FOrney, in an article ou the
election in Kansas, on Monday next, when
tue Lecomptou proposition is to be voted
upon, aft ey setting forth the cause as il !,
says:
When the day comes that either pecuni i
ary, land, admission into the Union, OF
other bribes, can induce sovereign people
To IGNORE their own choice OF fundamen'
taI framework Of government and adopt one
odious to them the eIa OF republican virtue
will have passed away, and the decline 0
all that is pure. just good, and really iSer
| al in american politics, will be fast ap
proaChing.
! Yet we are exultiugly told that all wht
will not Join in endorsing as fnality, AM
10 singing the praises Of this scheme 0
corruption, this stage plan to buy up
people, are not, sndcsnnot be Democrats
s., :
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04
hon. Thomas COrwin.

The Cincinnati Gazette announces that
the Hon Thomas Corwin will be heard on
the stump this fall in opposition to Le'
cOmptOnism, and in support Of the Repub.
lican ticket. He is to address a mass
meeting of the anti.LecOmptOn voters OI
tho 7th Congressional District, at Morrow,
August 9th, and on the following day be
will speak in ChilicOthe.
Mr. Corwin will also accept the nomina-
ton for Congress in bis old district, should
the Convention confer It on him with tol.
cradle unanimity. The Convention is to
be held on the 10th Of August, The
people everywhere will rejoice to again
hear the eloquent voice Of the gifted Cor
mis-,
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04

ETA letter from the late Senator Hen
derson. Of Texas, has been published, Civ.
ing bis reasona for not voting on the Kan
sas Conference Till. 1t is dAted Philadcl-
phia, May end. 1858, and addressed to
"Major John Marshall" He says;
"On the morning Of the day the bill
finally passed, the President sent for me-
and made such on earnest and strong op
peal to me to vote for the bill, and aid IL
saving his administration and the Demo
ratio patty of the north. as to induce me
30 leave the Senate Chamber and not vote
at all, as | would have felt bound to vote
against the bill If had voted"
This is discreet and unimpcachablC
revelation of the 5eggnrly system of i'm
poltunity pursued by the President to SO.
turs the passage Of the Conference Bill
and save his Administration from absolute
defeat. He may have avoided defeat, but
he must feel the weight Of great degrada'
tion.- Gin. Com
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04

We have received for publication the
list Of premiums for the eighth animal fair
of the Carroll county Agricultural Society
which will appear in our columns next
week. We hope that our fair this fall will
be good one. We have got the "timber,'
and only need to ,Vg the necessary exer-
tions to make it AZ least equal to those of
our sister counties in the display Of the re-
suits Of our labor and enterprise. Let ev'
cry farmer aud mechanic clay hold" with
hearty good will, and let us sustain our
credit for industry, enterprise and energy.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04
For the Free Press.
BOlting.

I learn with deep regret, that it is ru'
mored in certain parts ofthe county that
I refused to vote the Republican ticket
last fall because failed to get my first
choice of man for a certain Office, viz
Treasurer. Now sirs, I have no doubt
this charge would never have been made
had not my name appeared before the
public as a candidate; aud 1t is sometimes
true that to persecute and misrepresent q
man, It makes him friends, particularly
when it sdOne unjustly, aud in this my
case, I have only to say that I voted th'
Republican ticket last fall; the whole tick
ct and nothing but the ticket, aud do no
expect to do anything else soon.
A. r. JOHNSON.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04
1he Democratic state Pattern

The 0iuciausti Times, { 4msrie1n,) ia
publishing tho resolutions Of the Demo.
cratic State Convention, rsmarkn
kelying more upon party discipline anl
power Than upon The Will Of the people.
tne Convention expresses is confidence in
the panly patriotism and ability Of the
President. Attbe same time L disasows
the test ot Democracy set up al Washing.
ton, aud declares very plainly that a wait
OF faith In LlecOmpton, IS no disnaage.
meut TO ones Democracy.
The Anti Leeomplon Democracy Il
seems wers readily satisfied. Even aGoy. /,
Payne asked nothing further than the alb.
clifton Of the Lecompton test, and the re
admission Of himself aud boiling friends To
full communion. The "Goy." changes
rapidly.
The Convention, very complaceutly do.
claring the Kansas question settled, endeav.
ors to raise the issue Of negro suarage.--
They will scarcely be met on that issue.-
But that and other questions set forth in
the platform are miuor to the great ques-
tons before the people. It is plain that
the Ohio Democracy have harmonized,
with the support Of the administration as
their basis, and i goes into the canvass as
the administration party. and the admins
Lration only. That is the issue themselves
have made.
The Cincinnati Gazette says Of the plat.
form and speeches:
In brief the platform is a studied effort
to dodge the real issues now before tho
people; to safety both wings Of the party,
by unmeaning or deceilful phrases, and
to enable the Democracy to wear whicI
ever face il chooses, 10 suit particular To-
calities. As such, however, it strikes us
failure. The Buchanan men evidently
had their own way throughout, and the
Lecomptonites are compelled to succomb.
II the platform has a meaning, it is this
and no more.
The speeches of the afternoon and eve.
ming were peculiar in the kind and variety
of the speakers, il not the words uttered.
Payne was the most groveling, the me St
obsequious Of all, in bis complete surren-
der to the Administration. Those who
heard him at Smith q Nixon's Hall last
winter, need only to see what a turnkey and
svcophant he mOde Of himself at Colum.
bus, to understand the man. Senator
Pugh, too, had his say, though evidently
without any spirit for the affray. He
still hangs to the coat tail Of Buchanan,
thouge virtually spurned fIom his presence
and actually shut out forever from his
sympathy. Cox made a most shameless
confession Of his hypocrisy in the Ant-
Lecompton business.
Thus ends The programme Of the Buchan.
eers who had evrything in their own way,
with the smallest possible concessions to
the" In order to'cohsoldate the par
ty." The Democracy Of Ohio, standing
now fairly on the Green.Euglish platform,
have prepared the way for an overwhelm-
| ing defeat, from the united columns Of
the Opposition.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04

New AND INDEPENDENT TELEGRAPH
LINE.--ThO telegraph combination and
monopoly is soon TO have a powerful com
Retitor. The Cincinnati Gazette states that
the wires OF new and wealthy telegraph
{ tnpany, connecting with most of the lead
ING cities of the United States, have been
carried into an office in that city. The
line extends from Washington TO Cincin'
natl, via. Baltimore, Wheeling and Mariet'
Ia. 1t connects Baltimore with the wires
ii the Magnetic Telegraph Co., which
,&tehda 70 philadelphia, New York and
Bcstoa, ani at Washington ii has an ex.
elusive connection with the most reliable
lire in New Orleans. 1t is not the iLten.
lion Of the new company to open way Of
iices. The line is TO be in working order
in the course of a week or ten days. Clev
Ledder.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-08-04
(From hs Je6ersOnian Democrat. J
/ Want Specie,

That will be the answer made by every
county treasurer in Ohio next fall, and If
ssme Of the "hard" Democrats don't swt ar
it will be because profanity has ceased to
be a characteristic OF Locofoco. There
was one Democrat in the Legislature, how.
ever, who washes bis hands Of this matter
Mr.. James Moore, from Morgan county,
writes to the MConnelsviIIe Enquirer to
correct an error made by Mr.. Leet u an
address. Mr.. Moore says:
Mr.. L. is mistaken when be states that
every Democrat in the House of Repre-
sentatives voted for the Independent Treas
ury Bill. did not vote for the bill, nor
would tue majority in the House permit
me.to give my reasons why | could not
support The bill. The previous question
was called and sustained, Hnd the 7 i'll put
through under the gag.
admit that the people Of the State OF
Ohio expected the Legislature to pass an
Independent Treasury Bill. but not just
the one they did pass. My objections to
the bill will be found in the 18th and i4th
1eclions, which, in my judgment, are calcu.
,ated to bring about the collection of all
the taxes, in gold and silver, which all can
iii and intelligent minds must admit viii
he extremely oppressive upon the people
end exceedingly disastrous TO the Demo
aratic marty in Ohio.
June 8, '5s. JAMES MOORE.
We agree with Mr.. Moore, tlSt the In
dependent Treasury Bill sis calculated L
bring about the collection Of all taxes i
gold and silver" and when tha next elec
lion comes we think that il will prove 'ex
ceedingly disastrous to the democratic paI
" in Obio.'-- Bacyras Journal.