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Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23

tits an obvious fact that all the United States wit
nesscs are interested though not directly So In the
result OF this trial The District Attorney looks In
quiringly, as il 10 ask Ltrow do not mean that
they arc directly involved in your verdict; but they
dread the effect Of your verdict the p bic mind
II IL should be one OF acquittal The Judge has sug
gested that zoe have placed the United States wit
ncsses in the position Of accused parties This Is, In
sober trsth trial between the police Of this city
land their assistants, the marines, side, and
on the other those unfortunate men, whom the police
officers have got into their clutchesi ffi
II is general principle Of common law that man
shall not be n witness IN his orn case This princ-
pie docs not spply TO the United States witnesses
here II regards the competency Of their testimony
for they not party 10 the record; but there is
another principle which does apply TO them and az
fects their crrdibiIity. They Interested in pro-
curing conviction OF Che defendants TO get rid OF
the responsibility which would rest upon them, " u
Hball be decided that there was fo % Justify the
extraordinary measures resnrted 70 by the city au
ihorifcs
M undcniabe that the United States witnesses are
officers Of the corporation, Of The Marines who
interested n making sppear that an awful riotwas
committed by the defDdanfs What 10 The issue with
PENDANTS commit riots bot with the public, the
auestion ia did these police witnesses do their duty
And aid The Marines do no mors than their duty :
The United States witnesses, composing the city
police have sworn that there was n not which Msg
could not uueT and which could not be arrested en-
ccpt by military power --spd IT, on these issues you
acqut the defendants IL will involve the condemna-
tion Of those cfcers fcr dereIicticn Of duty, or
fr something cosel a ~
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23
splendid offers for 1866 and 1857 togethe,

Unlike the more ephemeral Magazines Of the day,
year of the numbers with no omissions) for 1856
may be regarded nearly as valuable as for 1857. We
propose 70 furnish the two years at the following
EXTREMELY low rates viz. .ss M l3'7ig wv ''17 n
Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-23
DAGUERREOTYPE OF "THE FEDERAL
CITY" UNDER DEMOCRATIC RULE.

We have nothing to regret but the braws and
acts of violence which have Of late furnished the
reputation of the Federal City by the gangs of
rowdies who nightly iniest our streets. They
have, sep by step, grown holder and more defiant
until they now trample the laws Under foot with
out the slightest apprehension. Continued immu-
nifty from punishment always invites the repeti-
ton Of offences Tho insubordnate spirits in this
city have become more reckless, and their viola
tons Of order and the public peace more glaring.-
Washington Union.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02
Thc MaYit Works.

As a great deal has been said against
the sub-treasury law of last winter, in
advance of its active Operations, it Is
but fair that its opponents should know
something about its workings, o that
it is in force. That it will be the means
of guarding the public money against
all ordinary chances of dedication, no
one who is acquainted with its strict
provisions can deny. 1t gives no op-
p%ortunity fora continued speculation
upon the Treasury, and puts an end at
once to defalcation.
We see by the Van Vert Constitu-
ton that recently Al examiner was ap-
pointed to investigate the condition Of
the Treasury of that county. He ran
sacked the books and vouchers and as
~certained that about $500, was due
from the Treasurer, and that amount
should be in the safe. He hen asked
to count the ~moncyaand ascertain if "all
was right" but the Treasurer refused
the keys, the safe was broken open, when
10! and behold ciyhiccn cents was the sum
total found, and the Treasurer was then
declared dcfaultcr to the amount of
eighteen hundred dollars! So much for
the working Of this much abused Dem
ocratic law.--Doyton Empire
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02
IudIciaI convention.

The Convention for the nomination
of a candidate for the Office of Judge of
the Court ofCommon Pleas, for this sub
division, will be held at this place or
the 10th day of September A. d. 1858.
1t will be seen, by reference to the no.
tiee of the Central Committee contained
in another column of this paper, that
the Democracy of the several Townships
throughout the county, are requested to
meet in their respective townships on
Saturday, September II, at 2 o'clock,
p. NJ. and select their delegates. We
hope the democrats of the several Town
ships, will take the matter in hand, and
see that the delegates are appointed in
due time, so that all the Townshi ps
may be fully represented. Let every
democrat consider himself a committee
of one, and sec hat the preliminary ar
rangements are all perfect before the
day. Attend to it gentlemen, without
fail
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02
Allen and Nichols.

The plain Dealer understands things
hear it: civilian Allen: the Demo
cratic nominee for Congress against Matt
Nichols in the 4th District, is making a
glorious fight. We learn from our OK
changes that Nichols has been taken
somewhat 'aback' at his prospects; being
something of an old stagcr he seemed to
have an ilea that his opponent could be
finished at one meal and he accordingly
met him at Grecnvillc for the purpose Of
.layining him out, quartcring, carving
and the consuming him at leisure
But his antagonist was too much forhim
and Matt, found to his utter chagrin that
he had no carpet Knight to deal with
but one who understands the use of
weapons he yields and how to dcmolish
the sophistries of a tricky opponent"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02

Means" especially the "means." I
could see but two issues pointed out by
his speech, one was the Kansas issue,
the other that old one to be at issue
with every administration. Being atis-
sue in his plcadings he was lawyer
enough to stop, no charge of argumen-.
tativeness will ever be brought against
him. On an "omniums gatherum1 he
can't be beat. The trouble@soemed to
be that his own men, many of them
could not tell whether he was trying to
make a Republican, Wing, Know Moth
ing or Anti-Lecompton democratic
speech. He was very sparing of tho
word Republican, and if you will come
up here 1 will tell you of some of your
boys who thought he turned a very
"cold shoulder" on the Republicans
So thought some of the Dayton Repub-
%licans, who arc not yet ready for that
great peoples Party" and who wanted
a Republican, not a kind of iudefiDate
peoples candidate. This word peoples
seems to much like dying out. Every
breaking institution is sure to get ''peo-
pies" on its sign, and as the agony grows
it becomes "dear peoples" Well, after
this peoples man" finished his peoples
: speech" ne the platform.
This was another peoples concern,
+ and it slid under Mr.. Campbell and I'M
d der his speech as though it had been
made on purpose. Everything went to-
] gether SO nicely. The peoples" the
[ "dear peoples" do lubricate a thing of
/ this kind finely. Hereafter let politi-
: cal conventions have no difficulty about
n getting candidates on a platform. just
nominate them, get to accept the nomi-
nation in a speech two hours and a half
k long, then. slide the platform under
: them. [ don't know but the Republi-
C can party which heretofore has at least
c assumed an attitude ofmanly indepcnd-
ence, is going to tamely submit to such.
C a manner of doing business, but if they
= all do, [ am mistaken in some men who
l openly denounced the swindle ons the
day of the Convention. Perhaps they
| will recede and follow, humiliatcd by
modification that the dear old name
Republican must be exchanged for the
e peoples" the "dear peoples" of politi-
t cal tricksters. l.. d. Campbell might
have known it would have split him to
b have tried to swell up to the stature of
e Tom Corwiu. He did split and split
the party some too. He has ridden
two horses several times, But peoples
: is bigger than both horses. But l must
stop. [ almost forgot to say there were
sixty-four pcws in the meeting house
where the Convention was held, capable
: of holding five persons each, or 800
persons, but they were not all filed
|, This was the assemblage of upwards of
II il thousand the Register spoke of. But
the Eaton Register" has peer figuring
on o rnmcnt expenses and Is excusa-
bic for so trivial q mistake as that in
=" figures. l may write again, soon, if
anything turns up here worth noticing.
Yours Truly,
c, SPECTATOR.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02
Thc Inst Gmn spiked

Mr.. Vallandigham addressed the
Montgomery County Democratic Con-
v%ention at Dayton, on Saturday last in
a short speech, in the course of which
he took occasion to spike the only Kan
sas gun left, after the following fashion.
We shall publish the remarks in full in
our next issue:-
And now, sir, as to Kansas and her
future admission into the Union
Whenever hot Territory shall present to
Congress q Republican form Of constitu-
ton framed 6y u contention assembled and
acting wnder aug ratid lac of her Terri
tortdL Legislature and submitted to and
ratified by a .tidir and honest cote Of he
people, and shall ask admission uncieg. IL
she shall hare nay rote for immediate ad-
mission undeg such q constitution whcther
she shall haze a fcte thousands more or
Tess than jest ninety-three thousand. Um-
mense and long continued applause.)-
No sane politician, no wise statesman
will ever upon a point like this, and es-
pecially just prior to a Presidential
election, permit even the ghost of the
"Kansas Imbrogiio" to be evoked thu
for but one moro shrek, from the grave,
where its miserable carcass is now fes-
tering in corruption and gangrene.-
Whenever Kansas shall fulfil these con-
ditions and present herself naturally
and in robes of peace and comliness be-
fitting a younger member of this great
sisterhood of States, depend on it she
will be admitted without delay or ques-
ton. Practically, the question was of
no Importance and especially in as much
as the people of Kansas having learned
wisdom in the severe school of expert
enee, would doubtless be in no haste to
undertake the business of a State Gov
ernment.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02
4 Nut Exnmsns shrLckcrs.

On the 10th of this month (.August)
Senator Douglas spoke at Lewiston, Full
ton county, Illinois, to an immense as
scmbly, after which the "Ohio PLATFORM
which he is known to approve, was adop-
ted as follows:
Resolved, That the following resolu-
tons recently adopted by the Democrat
ic State Convention Of Ohio, flemish &c
common ground upom tohich all true dcn.-
Ocyuts can straE, and as $Hch mc rcconp-
u then, to tie L~fcn.Ola-y IF Minois.'
The following significant resoluti, N
WIS also adopted:
Resolved, That We accept the result of
the recent election in Kansas under the
proposition submitted by Congress, rs D
satisfactory solution of the Kansas diff
Guilty, ana rejoice in the as; urance which
it furnishes that while the II ue principles
of popular sovereignty have been vindi-
Gated, alt causes Of discussion ant dicisiohi
III Tie Democratic pn'ty haze lem .t0rerer
rcnOced.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02
For Congress,
Hon. c. J.. VALLANDIGHAM.
To Those

Gentlemen, we need money, and don't
know but what VIC will be forced to have
some before long. You that are indebt-
cd to us on subscription, advertising
and Job Work, would confer upon US
a lasting blessing by calling ami 'fork-
ing over" the said amount. 1t is not
very pleasant for us to dma, but actual
necessity, Eve had almost said despera-
tion,) has driven us to perpetrate the
act. Let US see how many will respond
to our call.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02
Factsfor the Pconle.

KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEoPLE-That
the negro slavery question in the Ter
%ritorics is now finally settled on the
Democratic principles of popular sover-
eighty, the only ground upon which the
Union of the States can be preserved
from danger.
KEEP IT BEFORE TIE PEopLE-That
Kansas is now certain to become a free
State on the principle of popular soyer-
eighty, and the doctrine ofintervcntion
by Congress, on the negro questic n,
which has distracted the country for
many years With a useless wrangle a
mong politicians, is now overruled and
it is hoped put at rest forever.
KEEP IT BEFORE II PEoPLE-That
the last plank in the platform of Black
Republicanism has been swept away,
and the only issue On which Wings and
Abolitionisms fused, is now dead and
buried.
KEEP ITBEFoRE TIE PEoPLE-That
the plumber of the State Treasury, and
the depressed interests of the people of
the State, demand that the public atten-
ton should be directed to our own in
ternal afairs-to the welfare Of the
white man, leaving the condition of the
negro in distant countries, for, at least
a matter of secondary consideration.
KEEP IT BEFoRE THE PEoPLE-That
one of the living issues before the pco.
pie of Ohio at this time, is whether tho
negro shall be admitted to the right o.
suffrage, and in other respects placed
on an equality with the whites.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEoPLE-That
the question is TO be decided at the
State election this Fall, whether the
provisions of the New Constitution re.
curing the banks to bear an equal bur
den of taxation, is to be sustained anC
carried out or not.
KEEP IT BEFORE IL PEoPLE-Tha
the election this Fall will determine
whether justice is to be administers
equally and alike between CORPORATION:
and private individuals; and whether thu
individual rights of private propert.
may be trampled upon, in order to up
hold and make perpetual the right o
corporations, and place them beyonc
the correcting and controlling arm o
the govornment.-StdtcSmdn.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02
Bank TaXatiOal,

Whether the Banks shall pay their
share Of taxes according to their prop
erty, or not, Is the paramount question
in Ohio this fall. If Judge BARLEY be
reelected the Banks will have to pay
taxes like the rest ofyus, but if Judge
Peck be elected, the law of taxing
Banks will not be sustained, and tho
burden of their taxation will be thrown
upon others.
This question is understood, and is
not disputed by our opponents. The
Ohio Patriot says:
"Although there is no Legislature to
be elected this year, the que ton of tax
ing the property of Banks the same as
that of individuals is practically %involv-
ed in the results of the campaign.-
William V. Peek, the Republican can
didatc for Judge, holds that a bank
charter is q contract, and that banks
can not be taxed otherwise OF to "a great.
err extent than specified in the chant T.
Judge Peek was the bankers candidate
for nomination, and through their infu-
encc he was successful Before the Con-
vention. Bankers and their friends
will vote for him to a man, for the pur-
pose Of procuring a judicial decision to
annul a wholesome and just law of the
State. Judge BARLEY, the Democratic
candidate, Aas declared in favor of the
validity Of the law, and would so decide,
in all cases arising before the court, in
volving that issue. 1t may turn out
that the power to annul or sustain this
act of the State Legislature
to tighten the taxes of the people and
throw a greater burden on moncycd
corporations will hang on the opinion
Of one of these two candidates. The
people have a fair chance at this ques-
ton. Let them decide it."
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02
Expenditures for~ Fiscal
Year lS5SSS

Much has been said by tn. opposition,
says the Darke County Democrat, about
the reckless expenditures of the Gov
ernmcnt. This charge, however inge-
nlously gotten up, since IN opportunity
has been given to present the facts to
the people, it has, with thousands of 9TH
er ~ialsehoods %cminating from the same
source and impelled by like unwarrant-
able design, been consigned to the
shades of infamy.
What the Republican party expected
to gain by bringing such a charge at
this carly day in the campaign, is be-
yond the comprehension of any sensible
man. In the first place, the charge is a
wholesale falsehood; but if true, is not
the Republican party responsible, they
having voted for every appropriation
that was made. They voted first, last
and all the time for the appropriations,
and now they arc the first to cry out
Extravaganza" This shows the ex-
trcmity to which they are driven, and
although a strenuous effort has been
made to prejudice the people against the
Administration, the facts and figures
are on han l too soon to allow the spec
~ulation anticipated in this investment
not enough will be made to pay the OK
pcnses.
The regular official statement Of the
appropriations Of the last session. of ev.
cry lame and description, has been made
out and communicated to the Treasury
Department. 1t is as follows:
Expenses of the Treasury
notes $40, 900 OO
Manufacture ofarms 800, 900 0(
Pensions for the year 1853 7G9,50 0(
Investigation committees 81, ZOO 0C
Treaty with Denmark 40S, 731 Il
Deficiency printing, 33d aud
34th Congresses 81, 199 IS
Deficiencies general for the
year 1859 9,704,20S S!
Indian regular for the
year 1859 1888, 1O4 +!
Military Academy for the
year 80 2,SO4 OF
Deaf, dumb, n blind
District of Columbia 5000 OF
Investigating committees $4,000 OF
c Legislative, executive, and
judicial for the year 80 G,127, sos OF
| Clerks in and Offices,
Oregon 1000 0,
Boundary line of Texas $4,000 o.
Consular and diplomatic for
the year 1859 912,12O o.
Naval for the year 1859 14,G0S, 354 o.
Sundry civil for the year
1859 5,55C,s39 Z:
; Indian supplemental for
V the year 1859 959,957 3
Army for 1859 II, 1885 SOC O.
6 Revenue FROM customs
Tor the year 1929 5000, 900 O.
! Military road in Oregon 10000 o
Indian deficiency fur the
year '5S 339,595 O
Mail steamers FOR the.
year 80 1850, 76O o
Expenses Of the loan of
t s2O,OOO,OOo 5000 O.
Post office for the year
: 1859 100000 O.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02

nsa-A bold attempt was made a few
days ago to rob the Mint at Philadel-
phia. Three respectable looking men,
visited the Mint, and were shown thro'
the building. Taking advantage of the
momcntary absence of their guide, they
opened the cabinet of rare coins, with
false keys, aud stole several $50 gold
coins, and two $50 gold coins, and a
bar ofgoid valued at $40. Two Of them
have been arrested, who gave their
names, as Charles Mcrvine and Charles
Morris.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02
NJ. The latest Mexican news shows

nsa- The latest Mexican news shows
that the civil wal there raging has be
come much mora sanguinary than any
that has heretofore occurred in that
country. Their battles arc moro close
Iy contested, and prisoners are dealt
with moro harshly than heretofore
This would seem to Indicate desperation
on the part Of the church party, whose
defeat and anihilation is again predict
ed. But there is not the least prospect
hat q stable government ~i'lsucecc1 il.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02

nm-The weather for a few days past,
has been rcfrcshingly cool and comfort
able. When these sudden changes Of
temperature occur, people should be
careful to dress accordingly, as a pre-
v~entive of sickness. Wooden clothing
was generally resortcd to some days
and warm stoves were not un-
comfortable. The harvest is past, the
summer is almost ended, and We shall
soon enter upon the delightful season
of the "sere and yellow leaf"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02

nm- The retired physician, "whose
sands of life" have been running out for
several years past, has turned up in an
advertisement in the London journals.
"Wishing to do as much good as posi-
ble," and being interrupted here in his
benevolent design by Mayor Tiemann
and the post Office authorities, he has
exported his ''sands of life" to the Brit
ish islands, where, probably, they will
"run' as long as he finds it profitable
to keep them running.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02
n- The N. Y. Evening Post, a

ng- The N. Y. Evening Post, a
leading Republican paper, out in
favor of frcc-tradc, and says the govern
ment should be supported by direct tax
alton. This is more than the Democ-
racy ever asked for. If the Republi-
cans should ever undertake to revive
the old protective tariff issue, they will
find that ssJordon Is 4 hard road to trav-
81 "
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02

priations 5000 600 90
1t shows that the actual asccrtaincd
appropriations of the session we're SCI,
G17,762 rs and that the indefinite APP
preparations of the session arc estima-
ted to mount to about the sum of So,
3S4,237 p. SO that the grand total OF
expenditures authorized for the year
1889, payable out Of the treasury, IS
SOS, 200, 600.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02

BD- Several weeks have passed by
since an inquiry was made through the
columns of the Democrat, IN relation to
the School funds, yet those who have
had the handling of them are as silent
as the grave upon the subject. If they
have accounted for them, why has it not
been done SO publicly? There are a
good many who are anxious to see the
"footings up" IF the report be true
that one thousand has been used to keep
up ye "smut machine" the sooner the
people are made cognizant of the fact,
the better. Individually we know moth
ing about the funds, but it does seem a
little strange, that the public demand
Of a matter about which so many are
deeply interested, should be so tacitly
treated. Let us hear from you gentle
men, and if it is "all right" We will give
you the proper credit.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02

pgA The Kansas correspondent ofthe
N. York Herald states that the only bus
mess which is at all brisk in Kansas at
this time is horse stealing. 1t appears
that the Free State men in the neigh
borhood of Lawrence are becoming as
much enamorcd Of free horses as free
niggcrs. \ reverend political person,
a resident Of Douglas county, who COM
mands q company ofhorsc thieves, preach
es on Sundays and steals horses on week
days, has been arrested for stealing a
number of horses from a pro-slavcry
man.
- IL H. observation-disclosures g.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02

The "smut machine" Mr..
Sloan as an "Independent Democratic
Candidate" He is no such a thing
The Register took the liberty of adding
this line to Mr.. Sloans announcement.
An honest man would consider this a
small species of forgery, but the moral,
high-minded and virtuous trio of the
''smut machine" look upon it as smart!
Bah, when men CD stoop to such mean
ness, they must be getting low, indeed.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-02


PIN I 7 TO THEIR BACKS. '-The
Washington Union says that the recent
forged letter, purporting to be from the
President to Mr.. English, which has
been copied and endorsed by the Rcpub-
lican press, who we'll knew it to be a
miserable fraud, should be pinned to
their backs, "that it may advertise their
desings and their utter Generalization
as a party, The make the most of it
and of every other fraud they are trying
to impose upon the country. 1t is evil
IDENTIFY in their way; and we warn the
Dem. cracy by this reference to it that
they have to fight an enemy, not only
without the least moral restraint"