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OTTUMwA DIRECTORY.

TOWNSHIP OFFICIAL.
TRusrREs-R. II. Warden, NC. Hill, G Hickenlooper
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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19
re- MrrcHsnR, in his first Circular,

N MITCHNER, IN bis flrst Circular
compares the present condition of the De.
mocratic party to huge show, accompa-
MED by number of side shows, "one Of
fering to let you see bear, another an an
aconda, third a giant, &c." but all be-
longing to the man that owns the big can
vass. We have no doubt that M1rcHNER
is right. These shows were on exhibition
in. Holmes county on Saturday last, under
the main or "big canvass" was the Le-
compton Lion from Coshocton, and the side
show that accompanied it, contained a
kind of halfan half Anti -Lecompton Bear,
from New Philadelphia. Each party Ad-
vertised their show pretty extensively and
had riders out exhorting the people to at
tend. In the evening, when the tickets
were counted out, the attendance At The
big show was found to have been nm
expectcdly large, and that at the side
show, very small indeed, SO much SO,
that it is thought not 10 have paid expen-
ses. The managers of the small show are
in despair and will probably withdraw their
animal.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19
A Southern Rebuke.

The Democracy of Ohio are pointedly
rebuked by the Richmond Enquirer, fol
their ignominious endorsement of the Eng
lish swindle. They went further than even
the South think it prudent to ask of theil
Northern allies-knowing they can not
stand before the people on such platform.
The Enquire says:
San express aequiescenee in the Kansas
compromise was hardly necessary, especi-
ally in view of the fact that such acquies-
cence now amounts TO nothing more than
an approval or liberation of a measure al
ready enacted. 1t will probably be omit
ted by other State Conventions, especially
in those of the Southern States where large
bodies of the Democracy disapprove the
compromise measure"
1t is quite too bad for the Buckeye DEM
ocracy to sacrifice themselves for the sake
of the South on this test, and find it repu-
dated in that quarter after all.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

THE LAST DoDGE.-BURNs now says
he didn't vote against submitting the Le-
compton Constitution to vote of the
people of Kansas. Oh no, of course not.
He says that he wanted the question pre-
sentented in its 'naked" form, and then he
would have voted for submission. Well
the Montgomery Bill presented it as near
"naked," as modesty permitted-submiL-
ted the question of slavery or no slavery,
fairly to the people of Kansas, and Gen.
BURNS voted on the slavery side every pop.
We defy him or his friends to point us one
vote of his on the side of Freedom. II
can { be done. They may talk about the
tomfoolery of submitting questions "na-
ked," but that dodge will not relieve him of
the guilt of having sold himself. BODY sopl
and breeehes TO the slave power of tho
south. 1t is rather too small hole to no,
out at.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19
1,,o.e os the second Volume,

This number closes the Second Volume
of the Republican. On our List are sever
al hundred excellent, prompt paying sub
scribers, and then we have several other
hundred that are slow, many of whom
have never paid us anything. We wish
to remind the latter class, that we cannot
buy paper, ink, or employ, nor feed hands
with their promises to pay, and that we
shall expect of them something more sub
stantial, soon.
We have some fifty or sixty foreign sub
scribers who aie in arrears TO US, some one
and some two years. This number Is the
last that will be sent to them until their
indebtedness is settled up.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19
Es- The New York Tribune contains

@ The New York Tribune contains q
report of the case of Senator Sumner, dated
at Paris, July 26lh The Senator was
suffering terrible pain from from the burn
ings on his neck and back, administered to
produce counter irritation, and effect n
complete recovery from the weakness that
he has suffered since bludgeoned by
Brooks. The sores left by these burns are
such:
They render every change of posture diff
ficult, slow walking very painful, and the
constantly irritating motion of carriage
nearly intolerable. The bed gives only
cramped, labored repose, for the nature and
position of the tire-wounds are such as to
forbid the privilege of of"tossing about" un-
der penalty of fresh agony. This state of
things lasted for nearly six weeks. Mean.
while however, the burns are slowly closing
over, and Dr.. Brown-Sequard, who is in
daily attendance, does not propose to ap
ply the moxa again for the next two
months.
Some new Features in the case have de-
veloped, causing the patient intense new
pains. 1t is thorwing but little light on
them to say that they are peuralgic, con
stringing and expressing the chest as with
a torturing, deadly weight. They have
been considerably reduced by the admins
tration of hot baths and powerfuI internal
remedies. If l rightly understand the
the physician and his patient, these new
pains are to be regarded purely as an effect
of sympathy between the nerves in the re-
gion of the chest and the great nervous
central column-not rs an extension to
that region Of the malady of the latter
nor as an Independent local disease of those
nerves. Il
In spite of these sufferings and Daa
symptoms, Mr.. Summers physicians are
sanguine that his recovery will be COM
plete.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

The REVIVAL IN PHILADELPHrA.-Not-
withsianding the heat of the weather, and
the large number of absenrees from tho
city, the MONDAY prayer-meeting at Jayne's
Hall, Philadelphia, are still kept up and
well attended. In addition to the Jayne's
Hall meeting, there are some ten or eleven
other daily prayer-meetings in different parts
of the city.
On Sabbath evening there arc prayer
meetings in no less than nineteen of tho
engine and hose houses, aud services are
held nightly as on the Sabbath, at two
tents. The latter perhaps. from the novel;
ty, have attracted many who never went
to church.-Pres6yteriaa July sisf.
The New York Observer says:
.Al through the past week the spirit Of
revival has been on the increase at the union
nraver-meetings in Fulton street, and some
Is them has been marked by the presence
and power of the Holy Spirit in special
manner. The hearts ofchristians are moy.
ed to hope for, and pray for greater displays
of Gods mercy and grace than anything
we have witnessed. BY one who is care
ful about his statistics, but in situation
to know moro than most Others, it was
said that more than200, 900 had been ad.
ded to the American church within the last
thaee months. Another speaker said that
in the town New Bedford, Mass, more
than 1000 have been hopefully converted.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19
Republican State Nominations
Republican Congressional Convention.
IT'S NOMINEE.


The Delegates from the various counties
composing the 18th Congressional District
met at Coshocton on Thursday last, the
18th inst, for the purpose Of putting in
nomination candidate for Congress, to
be supported by all who are opposed to
having the slave drivers of the South fur
ther dictate 10 the North what Legislative
enactments she may pass,-what terrific
ries shall be free and what slave, and what
amount of the public monies shall be ap-
propriated to the heimproyement of our Rivers
aud Harbors, and lastly, by all who are in
favor of putting stop to Southern tramp
ling upon the rights and privileges of a
Free North.
Mr.. EDWARD HALL of our county hav-
ing Withdrawn his name, the Convention
nominated WILLIAM HELMIcK, Esq, of
Tuscarawas county, by acclamation. Some
half dozen speeches were made in Conven-
ton, and everything passed off first rate
We never saw men feel better, or seperate
with SO determined resolution to 60 home
and go to work to win.
Mr. HELM1cK needs no praise at our
hands. He is fine lawyer and first
rate man, and wherever known will run
ahead of his ticket. He voted with, and
supported the measures of the so called
Democratic party, until that party sacri-
feed everything but its name, to the AFRO
giant demands of the South. We expect
of course, to see him well abused during
the campaign. Look out for all manner of
lies against him. The work of defamation
of character has already commenced, and
will go on and become more and more
more reckless, as the campaign progresses.
We shall not be surprised to see the pa
pers in the interests of that party in this
District charge him with being murderer,
a thief, a counterfeiter, or guilty of any or
all the crimes in the calander. This mode
of conducting the contest has already been
agreed upon among them. They feel that
it is the only course that will save their
wind broken and spavened Lecompton nag.
But it won't win. The slanderers tongue
has lost its influence.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19


A DESPERATE LovER.-The Lafayette
Qnd.) Courier gives the following account
of most remarkable escape from the mur-
derous intent ola desperate lover:
"a young man named Paxton, having
received the 'mitten' from young lady at
Darlington, in Montgomery county, to
whom he had been paying his 'distresses,
met her at Church last Sabbath, and draw
ing revolver, snapped it three times in a
vain attempt TO shoot her. A gentleman
came to the rescue of the lady, and Pax
ton levelled the revolver at him, but fortu-
nately it again missed fire. He was imme-
diately disarmed, and was yesterday arrest
ed and taken 10 Charlottesville, where he
was lodged in Jail. Strange to say, the
pistol was re-capped, and every barrel
which had before missed fire, was discharg-
ed OH the spot,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT
While two sons of Chauncy Donaldson, Is
and 20 years ofage were hunting ducks in
the marsh in West Swanton, Vt, they row.
ed their canoe near flock and ag, eed that
one should fire at the ducks while on the
water and the other while on tho wing
To do this, the younger brother was to
lower his head, and the elder to fire over
it; but the elder fired as the younger broth
er was raising his head and some of the
shot passed through his neck; and the un.
fortunate inquired "who was to blame"
and died. A physician could find no shot
nor any traces of them in his head, but at
tributed his immediate death to conclusion
of the brain, occasioned by his uearness to
the muzzle of the gun. The afflicted
father was almost paralyzed with grief.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

@ Judge Holman, the Administration
candidate in the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict of Indiana, utterly denounced the
Squatter Sovereignty doctrine in 1854,
and yet, little later, the same year, ac-
cepted nomination, with support ofthat
doctrine as the issue. He was badly beaten
by Cumback. This year, early in the ses-
sion, he loudly denounced the Green-Eng-
lish bill as ga mean contemplate trick.
Now he is running as the Buchanan can
didate, accepting that swindle as test Of
party fidelity. Such tools may seem very
convenient to party managers, but will not
be trusted by the people. Holman will
again be defeated sure.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19
Breslin in Canada. .
The Cleveland Herald says:

We learn by former Clevelander res;d-
ing in Hamilton, that the "half-milionaire'
leads quite quiet life among the Canueks,
visiting the Reading Room often, but does
not seek to make acquaintance, and sell
dom allows q person to catch his eye. He
has no employment in Hamilton, and ap-
pears like person i'll at ease. Persons
frequently call on him from this side the
Lake, but "Ohio" is the most definite To-
calily they leave on the hotel registers
Breslin does not appear to be flush in funds,
and by the Canadians is thought to be
poor,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19
N The Democracy of Ohio. have, fo

E The Democracy OF Ohio, have, for
some time, been, anxious regarding the
constitutionaliiy. legality, practicability,
policy, ETC., of an election Of an U. S. Sen
ator for the term succeeding that of the
Hon. Geo. E. Pugh, by the present Legis-
lature. A number of members of the Leg
islature, under date of Colombus, Thurs
day, July goth, ls5s-Bagley, Collins and
Satin of Hamilton, Hughes of Highland,
Wilson of Marion, Cowan of Ashland, Jen-
ner of Richland, Marshall of Allen, Edison
of Van Vert, and Hughes of Buttler-ad-
dressed letter to the Hon. Geo. E. Pugh,
inquiring his opinion of the matter, He
promptly replied, saying that in his opin-
ion the present Legislature "cannot make
any valid election of Senator in Con-
gress, except to fill some vacaacy, occasion
ed By death, resignation or expulsion. =
He proceeds to give the facts, the law and
philosophy of the case, clearly and com
pactly, concluding with the remark that
'the consequence may take care of them
selves" The candor and manliness here
in displayed by Mr.. Pugb, will be heartily
commended by the great mass of those
whose appreciation he would, if less parti-
zan, be more ambitious to have. The En-
quirer in publishing this correspondence,
devotes to it three lines of editorial. Its
constipation of adjectives in mentioning
Mr.. Pugh compels observation.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

Pay Up OR LEAvE.-The Washington
Union, President BUcuANAN's organ, rec
ommends the levying a tax upon Office
holders to defray the expenses of the po-
ltical campaigns of that party. It says
that if there is person in the public SER
vice that will not voluntarily contribute a
few dollars to support the cause of Democ-
racy, his place should be Immediately filled
by one who would. This is the way the
wheels of that party are to be kept creased.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

S Having got through with Burns by
helping him to beat Mitchner in this county
and having agreed to help elect Helmick
in the District by one thousand majority.
we hope the Gen. will pay up or send us
his note, payable when Helmick is elected.
We want him also to provide himself with
a whole shirt at the commencement of the
race, for he will have no time to spend in
that way afterwards. .. s-l
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19
E The DEMOCRACY of Ohio have re-

ES Ihe Democracy OF Ohio have re-
solved against any tests in the Kansas
question. They are determined TO drop
Kansas at all hazards. Well, they permit
good stout chunk of a question to drop
by the way. The big fight in Congress
next winter, unless the President and the
South back down from the English Bill
restriction, will be whether Kansas shall
come in as Free State with the popula-
ton that was deemed by the Adninist'"-
tion sufficient for Slave State, and wheth-
er the same quantity of land offered her
as an inducement TO adopt Slave Con-
stitution, will be made free gift TO her un-
der her Free Constitution.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

BEAT AGAIN.-We regret to learn that
the Democracy have again beaten our old
friend JESSE Uni, for Commissioner
They have been promising him office from
year to year and every fall they set him up,
just as it seems to us, for the sport Of
knocking him down again. This MAKES
the third time he has been beaten for Com
missioner. The "Dutch,' won't win,
JESSE, try something else.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

E The worst move that Senator Dou-
glas and his prominent political friends in
Illinois have recently made, was in making
demonstrations of JOY over the defeat of
Frank P. Blair. There were many ardent
and able young men in Illinois who sym
pathised with both Blair and Douglas. and
who cannot now fail to be among the
bitterest opponents of the latter.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19
re- Every member of the present ~

E Every member of the present Con.
gress is upon the record, voting that Kan
sas is fit to come into the Union as State
for all voted either for the original Sen.
ate bill or for the Montgomery substitute
Now, is there party that will dare to vote
to keep Kansas out of the Union, because
she has refused to come in under the LIE.
compton eternal slavery and wholesale
monopoly Instrument
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19
w 1t is clear that Kentucky may

ES 1t is clear that Kentucky may be
set down as among the Democratic States.
The gains of the Democracy throughout
the State have been considerable. 1t is
probable that the South will be s.solid" for
the modern Democracy hearafter. The
Democratic gain in the Seventh Congress
sional District of Kentucky, at the late elec-
ton, over last year, was one thousand and
fourteen.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

g The Richmond Enquirer and the
New Yord Herald urge that Kansas must
be at once admitted into the Union, when
ever her people present themselves with a
constitution, regardless of the English Bill
restriction. The Washington Union says
that the people have voted to stay out of
the Union several years. The Kansas
question is settled-more or less.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19
Burns Nominated.

The Loco District Convention have Just
adjourned, Burns was nominated by accli-
nation. Good. Several speeches were
made abusing Black Republicans. All
Right. Officers of the Convention all for
merly Know Nothings. Down with the
Dutch.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

re- Here il is now! Here is the news
from Kansas! The Vincennes Gazette has
it;
The English Bill Damned. "Ye Great
Paelf1cater' Forked End Up!l Lecompton,
1r.' Unanimously Kicked Out of Kansas (! |!
The Bride Spurned II. The Slave Ques-
a born!
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

The BETRAYAL OF DoUGLAs.-Thc
Union newspaper is constantly haunting
Douglas with the ignominious betrayal he
he has suffered at the hands of his friend.
in Ohio. The Buchanan organ Of the
9th inst) says:
"Mr. Douglas is in a most unenviable
condition. No leading member of the
Democratic party ever made war upon it
under auspices SO unpromising to his own
future. He expected confidently that he
would divide the party almost into halves
and place himself at the head Of ONE
But his adherents in both houses of Con-
gress are less than the smallest corporal's
guard-too small to defeat or carry mea-
sure, even with the alliance of all the 9TH
er enemies of the Administration. State
after State repudiates or ignores him
Witness tile recent action Of OAio's noble
Democracy, from aohom he is known to
hare looked for a triumphant Endorsement
fhis course! Our ranks are everywhere
closing up. Mr.. Douglas and his boasled
broadsides are becoming less and less i'm
portant every day."
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

H- 1t requires the courage of man
to vote an open ticket, when the contest is
between the same partizans but divided as
TO men. But it requires that of a sheep,
tocrossoffa II the uames on ticket and then
deposit it in the ballot box. Several such
tickets were voted on Saturday last.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

E HoImesville looses valuable citi-
zens in the person of Mr.. REEsE-in horn,
and many topper looses horn by the sud-
den and unexpected shutting up of REEsE's
doggery.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

ES- The Washington Union says that
Douglas is demented. 1t says "through
all his conduct he seems to maintain his
usual disregard for truth, and an utter in
difference alike to the integrity crcdibility
of hi, statement"
Is .DemocracY q unit y
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

H- In the Fourth district tho Republi-
cans have nominated Hon. NJ. H. Nichols
for another term. 1t is strong nomina-
ton, and will be ratified at the ballot,box
BY large majority.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

Eg The Hon THOMAS CoRwIN has
been nominated by the Republicans of the
7th District for Congress. Who'd a
thought it.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

re- LovELAND seems to have had the
convention Of last Monday all his own way.
He dictated the Committees and every
thing that was done. The Mitchner men
stood off looking as foriorn as lost child.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19
POtatO Rot.

We hear complaints of the Potato Rot
from several parts of our county. In some
places the crop is almost an entire loss.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

re- Gen. Ashley, the Republican candi-
date, is about to commence a through can
vass of the Northwest-the Fifth Ditrict.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-19

@ The Hon. A. H. Stephens, of Geor.
gia, is laboring in Chicago to paciicatc Q
the distracted Democracy.