Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-03-10

OF the sea. \ on can never throw oil an
oppression which you have voluntarily
received.
Mr. Stanton's Eew York Speech.
Elk Gov. STANTON, in his New York
speech, goes over the whole ground OF
his experience in Kansas, so far as il
could shed light on the character OF the
Lecompton movement. II is a very able
and interesting speech. The following
paragraphs show that the people ofKan-
sas understood whom they had 10 deal
with:
Now as the October election began to
approach, it became perfectly evident
that the policy pursued by Gov. Walker
was about to succeed. and that the PEG
pie had resolved almost unanimously
to try the thing, and ascertain whether
Gov. Walker would really stand by his
pledges. They had determined TO vote
at the October election. at is true"
they said, "Govenor, that we will try
you, but you don't know these officers as
we do. They will cheat you to your
face I: they will cheat you out Of your
eyes, and you cant, help yourself"
What is still more strange, and what
looked to me al that time 70 ha the very
height CT impudence, they said, ''If
you do undertake to do right. the Presi-
dent of the United States will desert you
daughter and applause Why. this wss
a common saying in the Territory. l
heard it repeatedly. l laughed at it.
[ did not think my old friend, James
Buchanan, whom | have respected, and
supported, and hoDored so long. 1 did
not think it possible that he would make
such a declaration as this at all applica-
bic to himself. But the people did tell
us that if we attempted to do right, III
heads would fly from the block instant
ly. But nevertheless, they said they
would try it.
The following description of The re
ceipt OF the Oxford returns will be read
with interest:
The people did go forward and vote.
and when they found out this result was
inevitable, the minority resroted to other
means to Illustrate the will of the major
ity, and that was by those celebrated
returns from Oxford, and Johnson Co..
n from the precincts in McGee c.. l
had heard limitations prior to the cleo
tons that these things were about to take
place, but l could scarcely believe. and
in fact l did not for a moment anticipate,
that anything of the kind could be at.
tempted By men whom | believed TO be
respectable and honest. Why, gentle
men, when the returns were coming in
from the different parts of the Territory
l was amazed one day. when from an
unexpected quarter, a roll Of paper vas
handed TO me, said TO contain the returns
from Oxford precinct, in Johnson Co.
1t was a large roll OF paper. and when |
tore off the envelope l found it consisted
of repeated sheets pasted together. writ
ten closely with names, and rolled up
like q bolt of dry goods 4; and, like a dry
goods mar upon his counter, | took it
through along the floor of the Office, and
| found it extended from one end of the
building 10 the oiher-fr0m the front
door TO the back door-a distance Of As
TO SO feet. 1t contained 1923 names
from the Oxford precinct, the census Of
which had recently been taken by a com
established by the Legislature;
and what do you think is the actual pop
You would imagine there
would certainly be a thousand voters
or at least seven hundred and fifty
or FIVE huEdIed /; but the fact is. there
al5 just thirIy.three /! loud laughter
3. 4. Fahnestock Go Druggists, Pitts
burg, Pc.
In noticing the establishments of these
extensive dealers in Drugs, White Lead,
&c, n few weeks since, we said their
Pittsburg store waS on the corner Of
Wood G Fourth Streets. This was an
error; it is On the corner of Wood &
First Streets.
White lead Of their manufacture, is
excelled by none in the United States
Lead, ground in Oil, is put in kegs
of s5, SO, 100, 200, 800, and 500 uounds
each, net, tore being Arrays oHoVed for
lie packages, not. as is the custom with
many manufacturers. making no allow
ance for weight of the kegs.
WAsHINGroN BALL.-We understand
hat the Ball at the Reeves House, Shar-
IN. on the 22t, was attended by about
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