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Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-23
How Is the Time to Settle in tie West.

Why : Because food is plenty and cheap and
may be had for labor; hence the new conner
may get start and settlement without being
relieved OF all his spare change. Because lands
are cheap, and improvements may be purchased
OF those whose ambition has prompted them 10
spread far beyond their means They Will sell
cheap, and content themselves with fewer acres
and less speculation. Because spectators are
embarrassed and the fine lands and beautiful
sites they ciutched 50 tightly 10 not realize
10. them. and the taxes are guaWIug a hole in
their profits. They VIII sell because mcchau-
les are coming from the East, and there viii be
less embarrassment for want OF buildings. They
must exchange their labor for food. Because
compared With former years one IS not obliged
to f'rcgo the privileges and society enjoyed in
the East. Churches, schools and society nave
become established. Because the winter Is open
and lands may be selected to advantage now
the spring promises to be early, and more work
mav ba accomplished. Teams are cheaper now
who come first viii be the best served in every
respect. Much may be obtained for 5mai.
amount Of money.-oi2HraaI Of Igrical,'To.
YoUSG MaS-I love to look upon young
man There is hidden potency concealed
within his breast which charms and pains me.
! silently ask ;--A hat VIII that youth accom-
Plish IN after litcr VIII lie take rank with tie
beneFactors or ~couTEers oL his race VIII lac
exhibit the patriotic virtues of HampIen and
" ashlngton, or tEe selfish cT2itiucsS OF Benedict
/ Arnold If he have genius VIII he cousecratc
if, ike Milton and Montgomery. to humanity
and religion or like Moore and Byron. 10 the
/ polluted affairs of passion Ii nc have me-aan-
tile skill, Will he employ IL like As.or to gratI-
/ y his HIST OF wealth, or TO elevate and bless
/ humanity. like some of our merchant princes !
+ / the g.j oI clagu.uce ba hidden In ms uude-
vcaoncu soul. VIII h- use 1t like sum uertieid
in favor of religion. or Ike Patrick Henry or
Adams, In batting for human rights, or will he
-..r .f- r d rs-a.. o #Fra.+
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-23

CAGsEiNTR AR.-ISSS-
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-23

Its easier to build 'wo chimneys. than to
keep one in suel
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-23

L-ui.NEE AE1 COUNSELLOR, -o#seitor iu talnS
3. 81
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-23
GEORGE l.. FROST,

-4eUEEY .t>D .a.N1lLiDt1 At I.NW, Miaesa.
s.i..-- Hi.ltuu l4liL 13tiItIJu~, anna tIass-
.-.l.-a eou.a--s i. AIS profession eattee-I"As
.#... attended e.. 9ll1u ia l5..Tst. B-llIu,. y-l
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-23
4 NEW YEAR 5 aEEEgY.
"It is a beautiful belief.

Are lowering on viewleSs WINS
The spirits oil the dead"
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-23

~NIN. IzEIiNGEK ~ cos

ktEs.aeAG. LAND AGENT, opposite the I. $. Hotel
E X ..-..--r., Mineral Point -
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-23

)Oa BBLs Of A2pels just received. for sale by -,
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16
A Pittful Cnse.

As one of our carriers was eoidG his
round yesterday morning; he noticed lit
tie boy, apparently about ten years old, ly.
ing in the doorway of Mr.. Horner's grocery,
at the corner Of Second and Chestnut Sts.-
As it was quite eafly-barely five O'Clock
Mr.. Horner had not yet opened, but did 90
while our carrier was talking with the boy.
The appearance of the little fellow was de-.
jected in the extreme. His clothing, the
little he had. wds torn and dirty his feet
were bare, and sore in two or three places /;
his cheeks were thiti and hollow with fast.
ing and his general appearance was that
of halfr-starved and almost dying creature.
In answer to the inquiries made. he sta.
ted that his name was William Walton-
that his parents both died about month ago
that he had q grandmother living in Madi.
son, Indiana, but could not get to her-that
he had no relative or friend in the city,
For month he has been playing abou, in
different parts of the city, and had nothing
to eat except the little bread and butter the
boys sometimes would get for him. He
was afraid to beg form door TO door--asham m.
ed to do it-and he slept wherever he could
fnd place. When found, lie was Coled
up with his thin coat buttoned close around
his body, and his hands thrust up under it,
for the night air was quite cold and chilly.
Mrs. Hornet took him into the grocery and
gave him softie cakes; and promised him
some hot coffee as soon as she could get it
ready.
Think OF it; boys. One month ago, Will
lirm Walton had happy home, with low.
ing father and mother, who provided him
with comforts, if not luxuries yesterday he
was striving in the midst of penty-=his only
food being tho charity he received from
such other boys as were kindly enough dis.
posed TO listen to his tale of sorrow, as he
watched them joyfully at pay, or tried to still
the cravings of hunger by joining in their
sports when they would permit him to play
with them. Dem.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

and ridiculous gesticulatiOns and grimances.
Otherswere cooking the "big pot" like good
fellows, and with old breeches on, too, OBJ.
tanned from the sailors. The captain of the
hold understands their lingo, and says they
are very ayerse to going back to Africa, as
the United States law requires. Our coast
resembles that they came from, and the
group OF pines, opposite the city on the
south. look to them like the cocoa.nut trees
Of their native Africa.
THEIR DEPARTURE FOR FORT PINcKNEY.
Yesterday, under the direction of the Uni
ted States civil officers, the negroes, So6 in
number, were taken to the steamer General
Clinch and conveyed to Castle Pinckney, in
our harbor, where they will be guarded by
a detachment from the garrison at Fort
Moultrie. As they passed the plank to gain
the steamers deck they presented strange
and betting sight many of them being le-
ducedt to mere skeletons by the suffering
and deprivatioDs of the voyage. Several
were in dying condition, few dropsical,
and goodly number apparently in health.
They were visited on Saturday by Mayor
Macbeth and several Aldermen.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16
The slave Trade.

| The slave trade panic which the Repub-
llcans some months ago endeavored to insti.
gate, has received two mortal thrusts from
the present Administration. The first was
Secretary Cobb's able letter to the Collec-
tor Of the Port OF Charleston, which we
gave to our readers Immediately after it ap-
peared. The second has just been made.
The telegraph yesterday informed us that
the steamship Niagara had been orderd to
be ready in seven days, that is, about the
18th instant, to proceed to Charleston and
receive the captured Africans found on
board the American slave ship. These AT
ricahs are to be returned by the Niagara to
, the coast of Liberia, under charge Of spe-
cial ogent, and kept and supported there by
our government, until they can be other.
wise provided for.
| II is a remarkable circumstance, indeed,
that with all the clamor of the opposition on
the subject of slavery, and especially about
the revival Of the African Slave Trade, and
| in view Of their charges that the National
Democracy is a pro.slavery party, the pre-.
sent Administration should have done more
to break up this infamous and inhuman
"traffic in human fesh," than all the Abo-
litionists, Free Soilers and Black Republi-
cans have ever done, since the slavery ques.
ton first became the staple OF American
politics. 1t is none the less remarkable,
that this should be done by Cabinet, ma
jority OF which are Southern men; and done
in the face of q snbssting Southern move.
ment, or rather movement in part of the
South, for the revival of the African slave
trade, upon which all Southern politicians
have been required to take position as test
of their fidelity to that section of the Confe-
deracy.
To verify all the outrageous and infuma-
tory accusations of the Black Republicans
against the Democracy, it would have been
necessary for Mr.. Buchanan's admnistra-
tion 10 have winked at this last case, and
permitted the freshly kidnapped negroes to
be taken on shore in the South and sold in
to slavery. If the Democracy and the Ad-
ministration had been so besotted in their
devotion to the peculiar institution as our
opponents are so fond of asserting, the Ame.
rican officer who captured the SLAYER, on
board of which these unfortunate negroes
were found, would have been reprimanded on
some pretext, and no further captures would
be made by American vessels. On the
contrary, the action Of our government will
impart new vigor to our African Squadron.
Under the auspicies of the Governments of
Great Britain and the United States, infiu-
enced by the renewed cordality of the two
nations arising out of recent international
events, the African slave trade will receive
a check more formidable than it has ever
before encountered. These things will
happen with the "pro-sluvery" Democracy
in power. No severer rebuke could be ad.
ministered to the fanatical, false, and fruit
less clamor OF the Abolitionists. With it
all, what practical results have they ever
brought about for the suppression of the
slave trade, its horrors and cruelties 3
Statesman.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16
Assault OM u Guard at tic Peni-
tentiarY.

Yesterday afternoon, Mr.. T. E. Botsford
one OF the guards at the Pententiary, was
assaulted by convict named Lambertus
Vanseamp. We understand that Van.
scamp has been acting in the capa citv OF
waiter, and Mr.. B. told him to bring in some
work to the saddler. He was heard to NUT.
ter something, but did not 60. Mr.. B.
again told him to fetch in the work, when
he seized hammer and struck him a
blow on the forehead, cutting his hat. II
the blow had been received on the naked
head, Mr. d. would probably have been
dangerously hurt, but his hat protected him.
Vanscamp is said TO be violent and dan
gerous man, and few days ago threatened
the foreman of the saddler shop. He had
no provocation for his assault on Mr. Bots
ford, and no hard words passed between
them, So far as is known, it originated in
"pure cussedness." Vanscamp is a native
OF Holland, was received in the prison on
the 22d Of November, 1853. He was SEN
fenced for Is years, for shooting with in
tent to kill. Mr.. Bo,sford is able to be
about this morning.--Journal.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16
The Democratic Party is neither
IL PrO-SIavery nor an Anti.SIu.
very Par

Ane democratic Flrfy is neither
IL PrO-SIavery nor an Anti.SIu.
very Par
The Democratic party needs no defence
against the attempts of spectators in phi
lanthropy to characterize it as pro.savery
party, except to point to its creed as adopted
: by its representative bodies, and its princi.
pies as embodied in its leading measures,
which assumed the form of party issues
AS national party, it has no creed on the
subject Of slavery, except that its existence
shall be left entirely to the action of the
people Of each State and territory. 1t is
neither for nor against slavery. 1t might
just as truly be called an anti.slavery as O
pro-slavery party. 1t Is neither, in its national
organizations and relations. 1t insists that
New York and South Carolina shall each
determine for itself whether it will tolerate
African slavery within it's own limits.
1t implies the same doctrine to Kansas, Ne
braska, and Oregon. Its members, as citi-
zens of their respective States and Terrific
ries, at home and in their own locality and
in reference to their local institutions, are
anti-slavery or pro-slavery men, as they pre-
fer. Their antagonistic positions on the
subject Of slavery in their own vicinage pre-.
sent no obstacle whatever to their harmonic
Gus association in O great national party,
which has no creed on this topic, except to
refer it for settlement to the action of the
people as State and Territorial communi.
ties.
Such, in brief, is the position of the Ma
tional Democratic party on the subject of
slavery. Such every intelligent person
knows it to be, and no man can represent
it to be anything else. without exposing
himself to the suspicion of ignorance or
dishonesty. The Democratic party Of New
York may be utterly opposed to the exis.
tence Of slavery in its own State, and the
Democratic party of Virginia may be in ia.
vor Of that institution in the Old Dominion,
yet both may, with entire consistency, per-
fectly harmonize as members of lhe Nation
al Democratic party, and in support of its
position in relation to slavery. Our oppo-
nents profess great difficulty, lies principal.
ly in a desire to misunderstood and misre-
present. The whole subject is simple and
consistent, and while securing to every De.
mocrat the full exercise of bis preference in
respect to the local institutions in the midst
of which his lot is cast, binds him harmoni-
ously in common. political bond to his
brethren in every State in the Con!ederacy
and thus strengthens the bands and ce.
ments the hearts which holds this Union
"one and inseparable, now and forever"
Albany Argus.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16
Kansas ANairS.

Prominent citizens OF Lawrence have ad:
dressed letter to Governor Denver. re-.
questing his decision upon the question oil
the legality of an elelection held under the
old apPortionment. The Governor replies
in long review of the subject, concludin q
as follows:
"My conclusion, therefore, is that the
election ought to be held under the last an.
portionment; and am assured, by the Sec
rotary OF the Territory, that if 50 held. he
Will issue certificates to the persons who
receive the highest number of votes, in &C.
cordance With the provisions of that Act
think this would be the proper course to
persue, for several reasons:
I. The people can thereby themselves
correct the evil complained of, BY electine
IN the same districts, men who will more
faithfully represent them than those elected
last year.
2. II there should be any necessity for
Congressional intervention; 1t can be had as
well after as before the election.
8. 1t will be keeping the powers of the
government within their legitimate chan.
nels.
4. By II the Governor will not be called
on to exercise doubtful powers. which, even
if exercised; Gould only be partial, as the
members of the Council hold thcif seats for
another year. ''.
In conclusion, it may be proper for me to
remark, that while at Washington lately, ]
presented this subject to the President and
the Attorney General; and they both agreed
in the opinion above expressed, that the
election might be held under the Act OF
Feb. 90, 1857. ~
Very respectfully; your ob't. serv't.
J' w. DENVER, Governor.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

GThe Medina Tribune says that so.
ciety Of spiritualists in Yates, Orleans co i.
New York, having failed 10 cure sick man
BY means Of spiritual prescriptions and heal.
ing mediums, UNDERSTOOD, after the death Of
the patient to restore his corpse to life in
accordance with Instructions from the spirit
land. What the peculiar rites were is moi
stated, but the Tribune says they were inef.
tectual, and the mourning friends finally
consigned the inanimate clay to it's last rest.
ing place. .........
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16
Cleveland Market.

CLEVELAND, Sept. l3.--The market for
Flour and Grain during the last week has
been very fiat, and scarcely anything has
been done. Prices have been lowered daily,
but without resulting in sales of any amount.
Flour-A sale of 800 bbls. good extra was
made this morning at So. In retail way
it is held at $6@69. Wheat--perfecty stag
nant. On Saturday and to-day the best Of
fers have been at 81 from store, at which
price holders refuse to sell. Lots were Of.
fered at 81 afo1t, but no one would look at
them. Corn--Nominal at $4,000. Oats
Nominal at 45c. Rye-Quiet at DC. 6
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16
Question for the People TO An
ENVAP.

II thirty-fve thousand people are enough
to form slave State, why should they mol
be enough to form free State!-Ohio
State Journal.
Just 80. The Republicans, last session
of Congress, voted to admit Kansas as q
slave State with population of "thirty-ive
thousand" and voted against the admission
sof Minnesota as free State, with popu-
latlon OF two hundred thousand! In view
OF that fact, the question for the people to
answer is, whether the Republican leaders
are not q set Of shameless bypocrites and
tvickstsrs!
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

0FTwo wills have just been recorded in
Philadelphia. The first one, ~ wifi and
bequeuth all moneys and effects owned by
me, to ------ or his heirs" The other is
still more brief and reads thus: IL will
everything to my wife absolutely" These
wills, though brief, are just as effective as
though whole quires Of paper had been
writer over. ~
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

AcIDGTI OF THE SroMAcH AND IND1GEs.
TOM can eat anything after tahing your
HoIldnd BHters," is remark frequently
made to us.
To persons troubled with acidity of the
stomach, indigestion, or any disorder of the
stomach, we would only say, Try it, Its
worldwide reputation, has been established
alone by the many wonderful cures it has
effected. When used for Dyspepsia, Jaun.
dice, Liver Compliant, Weakness of any kind,
Costiveness and Piles, it should be taken Id
small doses-say, half teaspoonul, regu-
larly three times day, before meals.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16
Interesting to Newspaper PrOpri-
NkAvG


One ofithe Courts OF the State OF Indiana re.
Gently made decision, which is of interes,
to all newspaper proprietors throughout the
Union. A controversy existed relative to O
charge for advertising, between the commits.
siOners of Hamilton county and the Patriot
newspaper. 1t was held by the Judge tha,
"the published terms of newspapers con-
stitute contract. Ifwork is given to news.
paper publishers, without special contract
contravening the published terms, the pub.
Usher can charge and receive according to
the terms so published. 1t is not necessar Y
10 prove what the work cost, or was worth;
the publishers have right to fix the esti.
mate value OF their columns, and if so fixed
no other question need be asked, but the
price thus charged can be recovered"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

VTMrs. Mary Poorman, recently died at
the residence of her son, near Mussilon,
o. at the age of eighty years. For forty.
two days previous to her death, she did not
partake of particle of food, drinking bu,
a small portion Of water. She died of ty-
phoid fever, and considering her age, she
exhibited most remarkable instance oI
the tenacity Of life without nourshment.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

GA pattern Of the new cent proposed
to be issued next year has been exhibited to
the American Numismatic Society of New
York by an officer of the United States
Mint. 1t is of nickel, the same size as that
Of 1887 and 1858, but differs from that coin
In the substitution of an Ipdian head for the
abortive eagle which disgraces the pr esent
currency.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16
Pittsburg Market.

PrTrssURG, Sept. 5.-Flour-Ths sales
to-day reach only about 800 bbls. from store
al $3.50 for superfne; $5,62@S5,75 for ex.
ira do, and $5,s7@6 for extra family
Grain-sales of 100 bush. Oats from store
at Ate. Huy--sales 9 loads from scales at
$9@l2 y ton. Cheese-sales 80 boxes
w. R. at TIC. p b.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

6TMyers who was to have been hung on
Friday lasti was respited by the Governor,
after the rope had been adjusted on the scat
fold and the prisoner ready 10 be brough,
out. The time for the execution has been
postponed until the nth Of December.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

BURGLARY.-The dwelling house of Mr.
8. V. R. Hendryx, of this village, was en-
tered on Wednesday night, by burglars
through front window, and while the fami
!ly were asleep, abstracting memorandum
book containing gas in money, and notes
and accounts, the amount of which We have
not learned. Is it not about time that our citi.
zens were making some move to put stop
to the frequent burglaries in our village p
Chardon Dem.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

GTHon. David Tod has been nominsted
Tor Congress by the Democrats of Ashtabu-
Ia District, as the successor of Joshua R.
Giddings. This is strong nomination.
Mr. Todd is one of the most prominent and
able men in the State, and has a national
reputation. If the district was not so afro
ciously black in politics, it would elect
Mr.. Tod. rf,
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

6TA large body of Republicans in the
Lebanon district refuse to support Tom
Corwin, who rephdiates the Republican
platform and stands upon one laid down by
himself! Live in peace, brethren.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

Gran irish felbw in Albany, is going
to have his life insured, so that when he
dies he can have something to live Oh, and
not be dependent apoh the cold charities OF
the world az he once was.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16
THE MARKETS.
New YoFk Marker.

New YoRK, Sept. lS.--FlOur heavy;
$4,000 bbls; prime red $l,20; white com.
mon to fair S30@$l,35. Corn--sales 75,.
600 bushel, at 6O@72 for mixed and 80 for
white.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

VThe Quarantine buildings at Staten
Island, N. Y, were burned down last week
BY mob Of the inhabitants. They object.
ed to having their island made pest asy.
lRm. e..a
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OTThe annnal taking of Holland by the
Dutch came OF last week, by which the
Republicans carried Vermont by about l5,.
700 majOrity.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-16

LAND APPRAISERS,
Aarord-CHEsTER HOWARD.
Brimfeld-CoNRAD FoUsER.
CharleSto,on-LUTHER l.. Brown.
Deerfeh-JosEPH p. POWELL.
Edtn6urg--DENNIs GODDARD.
FrGntliH--IsAAc CADI.
Freedom--ANsoN ROBINSON.
HtrGm--ALvA UpALL.
Nelson--DANIEL KELToN.
PGfmyra--L. S. CoRBETT.
PGrts--BENJAMIN SHAW.
Rdndolph--THoMAs GoRBE.
Ravenna--IsAAc WELToN.
Scarborough. w. CLARK.
Su6feld--S. J. WARD.
Windham--FRANKLIN II. Snow.
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sale Of KcaI Estate by Order Of
Court. yen 4.f .ea

IN Saturday, the 9th day of October, A.
~ D.. 1858, between the hours of 10 O'Clock, M,
O'Clock, +. M, on the premises, will be sold at
public yendue the following real estate as the proper
y OF George Munroe Winchell, minor, sole heir Of
George Winchell late OF Mantua, dec. > to w.t. ST.
Of Ohio, bounded by beginning % chains and 81 and
CLIO links South ofthe north west corner of lot No.
IN said Mantua, ata Stake in the road on the west
norh line Of said lot SO chains and G7 links; Thence
south on 'Ilnker's line chains IS and 4.Io links;
taence west parallel with the north line so chains and
cnahs ana % and 40 links to the place of
-containing SO acres of land. T6 be- sold fee rom
dover. s.sa / = 'N'. - ~ w ' iieo n""
Terms made known on day of sale, AnpyseJ At
$500. & HENRY. n STEVSvs HapF HpFTser n az
son s,, ,o.o Geo. M. Winchell.
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FALL STYLES Silk and Atlantic Cable
y a., Hats opened this morning, at No. 5, Phenix
oiSSM. SsSt ,s.s IL. GREEN