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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02
re- WILLIAM HELM1cK, ESQ.,, the R

re- WILLIAM HELMoK, Esq, the Re-
publican candidate for Congress in this Dis
trict, paid our town visit on Wednesday
last. He was called upon by number of
citizens of both political parties, and if our
opponents did not go away resolved to vote
for him, they could not but confess that in
MIR. HELM1cK, the Republicans had can
didate every way worthy oftheir votes.
In tho evening he was serenaded by the
Milllersburg Brass Band, and the ingather-
ing at the American was quite large. Mr..
HELM1cK, being called upon, made a neat
and appropriate Address, returning thanks
for the kind manner in which he had been
received, and assuring the voters there as
sembled, that if elected, he would not be
found saying one thing before the election
and voting contrary to those pledges after
wards.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02
William Helmick.

This gentleman has been selected rs the
standard-bearer of the Republican party in
this Congressional District. 1t is no more
than right, that we should let the people
know something about the man they are cal
led upon to support. Mr.. H. is selfmade
man. Fifteen years ago, with the labor OF
his own hands, he was supporting his family
on small farm in Union township, in this
county. He afterwards, with limited means
and without friends, located in New Phil
adelphia, and commenced the study ofLaw.
After his admission to the Bar, he form
ed Partnership with Mr.. Cummins, and
became one of the pillars of the Democratic
party. As evidence of his position in that
party, he was nominated as candidate for
the Constitutional Convention, and in 1851
when the Democrtic party carried the coun-
ty, was elected Prosecuting Attorney. in
1854 when the Democratic party repealed
the Missouri Compromise-when they vio-
lated solemn compact and opened our fer
tile territories to the curse of slavery, Mr..
Helmick was one of the first to bolt, and as
sist in the formation of the Republican par
ty.
No sefslI motive can be ascribed to him
are these change, because at that time the
Democratic party was in the ascendancy in
this township, County, District, and State.
Mr.. H., is also an enterprising citizen
Within the last few years he has construct
ed number of good buildings, and has
made sacrifices for the prosperity of our
town. He has been of great benefit to our
Mechanics and Laborers, and we have often
heard it remarked, that no man in search
of work ever came to him, without he got
employment. The people of this town are
under obligations to him. Will they dis
charge the debt?
The struggle between him and General.
Burns,will be desperate one. All the Post
masters, and all the Loco aspirants, will
fight with a spirit of desperation to secure
his reelection. From first to last, Burns,
supported the Leoompton swindler and his
defeat will be signal rebuke to the Buchan-
an Administration.-Tascarwa 1dvocate
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02
The New Democrat,c leone .

Forney's Press shows UP the ihiouity of
the English Bill, which is the corner stone
of Democracy in Ohio. Douglas himself
has lately expressed similar views, and his
friends in this State, who are now without
an organ, will be glad to see what opinion
is entertained of the measure by Douglas
men elsewhere. The Press say:
The English Bill which was substituted
for Lecomptou "pure and simple" is an
expedient which only aggrayates the injus-
tiee originally contemplated. 1t provides
that, because the people of Kansas would
not submit to the outrage of fhaving Con-
stitutiou imposed upon them against their
will, they must be punished for their con-
tumacy by being kept out of the Union
Because they would not tamely acquiesce
IN the lnt1ictlon of one wrong, another Is TO
be melted ont of them. The highway rob
bers OF Mexico made it rule that ifa trav-
eler peacebly submits TO the plunder of his
pockets, he is in other respects treated as.
a gentleman, but if he resists the robbery
he is murdered. The English Bill Kansas;
policy is based upon principle equally lust
and humane. 1t is worse than idle-it is
wicked, foolish, and unjust-to persist in a
course founded on such all idea. When
the people Of Kansas peacebly and honest
ly form another Constitution, have it rati-
fed at the polls, and ask admission into
the Union under it, woe to the man who
by blind adherence to the English inali-
ty, may endeavor, for attempting to drag
Kansas into the Union as slave State,
with Constitution obnoxious to her peo-
pie, to add to the measure of their injustice
by voting against her admission rs free
State, under Constitution ratified and
approved by her peoplel The will be doub-
ly condemned by their outraged constituent
cies, and fall from the high stations they
have disgraeed, "like Lucifer, never to rise
again."
Of course, every regular Democratic can
didate for Congress in this State, occupies
precisely the odious position thus denounc
ed. 1t is doubtless the position of Mr..
Burns. Kansas is to be punished for re-
fusing to come into the Union under the
Lecompton Constitution, by being kept
out as free State. AS the Press says
because they would not tamely acquiesce
in the inf1iction of one wrong, another is to
be meted out of them" So says the Ad-
ministration-so say the resolutions of the
Ohio State Conyention-what says Mr..
Burns
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02
The Coming Election.

Within about two months important
elections will take place in Vermont, Maine
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wis
eonsin, Iowa, New Jersey, Michigan, Mas
sachusetts, and New York. The results Of
these elections will probably be decisive of
the political character of the House of Rep
resentatives, and will strongly indicate the
Presidential result in 1860.
What are the prospects! Vermont votes
on the 7th of September. She Is all right
now, and will remain so. Her star of Free
dom never sets. Her three tried Republi-
cans in the House arc re-nominated and
will be triumphantly reelected. A week
later Maine speaks through the ballot-box.
Her entire delegation in Congress is Repub-
lican and will remain so. Three of ths.
present members are nominated tor re-clec-
ton.
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana elect
members of Congress ON the second Tues
day of October. These States furnish
full share of the Lecompton traitors, who,
at the last session of Congress sought to
force slave constitution upon the people
of Kansas against their will and in viola
ton of every principle of Republican gov
ernment. Most of the traitors are candi-
dates for reelection, and if the people do
not repudiate them in the main, the signs
of the times are in fault. Divisions in the
Democratic party exist in some districts in
each of the States, and handsome Oppo-
sition gain will no doubt be realized.
The other States vote later: New York,
Massachusetts and Michigan in November.
The nominations ha 5e not all been made
yet. Strong men are being brought for
ward everywhere by the Opposition, and
we confidently look for decisive triumph
over the Slave Administration.-C Clevelana
Leader.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02
Drowning of Mr.. O,Hagan.

Madison Miller has received a letter
from Philadelphia, giving the particulars
of the death by drowning of Mr.. E. c.
O,Hagan. The letter says:
On Saturday evening, the 2sth, E. G.
O'Hagan in company with two friends, set
sail with sail boat for pleasure excursion
from South street wharf, Philadelphia
They came in contact with large coal YES
sci and became frightened and jumped over
board. E. C. O'Hagan was drowned, the
other two were rescued by the crew of the
vessel.
Mrs. O'Hagan-late Miss Merchants
in this city, deeply afflicted.
Our readers will remember the marriage
of the deceased to Miss Merchant while the
latter was pupil at the Canaudiaue Fe
male Seminary Cleyeland Herald.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02
The Swindle ReJected..9,S S12
Majority.

The Board of Commissioners constituted
by the English Kansas Bill, have issued
proclamation declaring the proposition to
accept the Lecompton Slave Constitution
rejected by 9,512 majority. The whole
vote was l3,OS8. The returns of a few
precincts were thrown out on account of
inforlnalities, but no fraudulent returns
were made. The election passed off quiet
ly, and the largsvote, as well as the trium-
phant majority, indicate the fixed determi-
nation felt by the free settlers throughout
Kansas TO bury the last swindle too deep
for resurrection.
The Buchanan African Democracy,
North and South, must be willing by this
time to write down the people of Kansas
as the most stitf-necked under the SUM-
No people in the Republic has been so tried
no people have been so true. They
have thwarted the efforts of the Pierce and
Buchanan Administrations to establish sla-
very in the Territory at all points and on
all occasions, and with a persistency against
Executive influence, patronage, power, in
trigue and treachery, such as the worlds
history very seldom records. They have
been seven times. tried in the Lecompton
furnace, and seven times have they come
out pure gold, the seventh brighter than
ever. In the first place the Free State
men utterly refused to vote for delegates
to form the Lecompton Constitution. Then
they condemned it by electing a Free
State Legislature. Next by refusing to
recognize the detested Constitution, or any
election connected with it, when John Can
dlebox Calhoun ordered the ''cheating sub
mission" to be made. Then under the reg
ular election on it ordered by the Free
State Legislature on the 4th of January,
when it was voted down Gve to one. d. Next
they condemned it in rather a round about
way but pretty conclusively, by electiug
delegates to enact the Leayenworth Con-
stitution; and again in ratifying the Leav.
enxorth Constitution. They have just
had the seventh and the fairest blow of all
at the detested thing, and they have "laid
it out cold as a wedgel"
We should think, in all conscience, that
the African Democracy would make no fur
ther effort to believe their boasted doctrine
of popular sovereignty by forcing the ''col-
ored individual " into Kansas against the
oft expressed wishes of the sovereigrs of
the Territory, and would be willing to let
the free white men of Kansas come into
the Union at once under their own Consti-
tuition, made in their own way. But such
is not the Democratic programme; and the
party, North and South, will not labor
quite as industriously to keep Free Kansas
out as they have heretofore to force Slave
Kansas in.- Cleveland Leader.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02

INTEREsTING.-One half of the Clerks
in the public Offices at Washington city
have been sent West to assist in re-elec-
ting the Lecompton Members of Congress.
This explains what the President meant in
his letter to BILL ENGLISH, promising 10
aid him in his reelection if he could only
secure the nomination. The pay of these
Clerks still runs on, whilst their expenses
are paid out of the National Treasury
That's the way the Peoples Money goes,
pop goes the Weasel.
We have not heard of any of these i'm
ported electioneers being in this Congress
sional District as yet. Perhaps they read
BURNS speech accepting the nomination,
and thought him qualified to hoe his own
roe. That speech! How it would sound
on the "whangdoodle," set to the tune of
"Poor Mary Blame"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02
Kansas as a Stale.

The Washington Union cyphers out and
states, the Kansas Free State Constitution
cannot get before Congress the coming
winter, the session ending March 4th. The
| Union adds:
"The votes cast at the recent election in
dicate that there is now a population in
the Territory very nearly approaching sew
enty-five thousand, which the coming sea-
son will run up far above the representative
ratio of ninety-three thousand, thus reno
wing all objections to the admission of Kan.
sas by the next Congress"
So ho the South now having been du-
ped into the silly "English Bill" sees the
result! Free State,-winter after next!
The Richmond Wing, an ultra, but yet
fair Southern journal, says, in reply to
the Richmond Eraminer Adm.
The Examiner wants to know whether
our Opposition friends in the Free States"
will consent to adhere to the "solemn con-
dition Of the English Bill" We answer
that as the Opposition in the Free States
were opposed to the Bill at first, they are
under no manner Of obligation to abide by
it in any particular; and we therefore, take
it for granted that they will desire and
struggle for the repeal of that condition"
Nor can any one blame them if they do;
for that condition" involved an odious
and ayust discrimination 6etween the
.Slave and tie Free States, aohich no free
man in the Free States ought eUer to sub
mt to. We ourselves, upon that ground,
are in favor Of the repeal of that condition."
and in favor of the admission of Kansas
upon the same terms, as regards popula-
ton, under her new Constitution as under
the Lecompton Constitution. We went
for the admission under the Lecompton
Constitution with population of only thir-
ty or forty thousand, and We are not going
now to tGrn around and stultify and dishon-
or ourselves by opposing her admission un-
der her new Constitution, with popula-
rion greater than she haG last December,
and upon the alleged ground that her pop
ulation is too small to justify her admis-
sion! We leave all such disgraceful quib-
bling, all such unjust and dishonest prac-
tices, to the Bogus Democracy. But we
oppose the English Bill, and we are, there
fore, at liberty to pursue such course in re-
gard to 1t as we may think proper. Not
SO, however, with the Democracy. The
English Bill was their measure-their crack
measure-their test measure-and they
must adhere to it, through thick and thin
and especially must they cling to that "por-
tion of it which rendered it tolera6le to the
South" or they must stand convicted as
swindlers of the sharpest stripe, and have
visited upon them the stern indignation of
the Southern people, whom they will have
deceived and defrauded as men were never
deceived and defrauded before"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02

IT WON'T w1N.-DMMocK may make
a great display of "Horse Type" over
BURNS nomination, and talk about the en-
thusiasm with which it was received, DC,
but it's all for nix. Nobody believes it.
You can't get up any enthusiasm on
BURNS. He has been tried in the scales,
and found wantiag. He has proven him
self a bad egg, as the boys say. The pa
pers that support him may talk and bur-
rah over his nomination, but the heart of
the people amt with them. BURNS, has
lost caste among them by his base be-
irayal OF the North, and though they may
not IKE to vote for a Republican they won't
vote for BURNS.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02

E@ Hon. GEo. E. PUGH, is posted to
address the Democracy of Holmes county
on the 3oth, day Of September. How fit
ting selection to send into this Congress
sional District. PUGH made speech for
Lecompton and voted against ii. BURNS
pledged himself against 1t and voted for it.
PUGH and BURNS, glorious pinks of con-
sistency, talking one way and voting the
other,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02
Hon. William HeImick.

This gentleman has been nominated by
the Republicans of the Coshocton District
10 run against the notorious traitor, Burns.
Mr.. Helmick is resident of Tuscarawas
county, selfmade man, and was a great,
favorite with the Democracy until 1854,
when he left the party and aided in forming
the Republican party. Mr.. Helmick is q
thorough Republican, and should be and
will be triumphantly elected over Lecomp-
ton Burns CleUeland Herald.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02
Old Bucks Table for the Re-
ductiOn of Federal Money.

The monstrous expenditures of the De-
mocratic party under the reign of Mr.. Bu-
chanan, can be properly seen and fully ap-
preciated 10y an examination of the follow
ing table. 1t spends
S9O,OOO,OOO A YEAR!
S7,50O,O0O A MONTH!
$l,875,O00 A wEEK!!,
S267,859 DAY !!
SLIGO AN HouRu..!
S1S6 A MINUTE,,,!il
S3,10 A SECOND !.,!i!!
Is not this view of the case startling 3
The peoples money is shelled out by the
Slave Democratic Administration, at the
rate Of three dollars and ten cents for eve
ry tick of the clock. No wonder the ma
tion is getting over head and ears in debt.
= Urbana Citizen.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02

BRUTALIrY OF SLAvERY.-On the 18th
inst. a young colored man aged about 20,
was arrested near Shawneetown, Illinois,
as a fugitive slave. He stated that he was
free, and that he was born in Vigo county,
Indiana. His statements about men and
things in Vigo showed that he was well
acquainted there, and so well convinced
were the people of Shawneetown of their
truth that they advised his captors to loose
his shackles and let him 90. But without
process or legal examination the kidnappers
forced the young man across the Ohio into
Kentucky. The next day the parties re-
turned and reported that the man had es
capped from them, took to the river, and
they lost sight of him. The unfortunate
negro was found dead on the beach the next
day opposite Shawnetown and being out
of the jurisdiction of Illinois, no means
were taken to ascertain the mode of his
death. He was only neerol
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02
Died Drunk.

This morning, about eleven o'clock, A
man named Wyman, who for some time
past has obtained a precarious living by
peddling newspapers through the streets,
died In the untenanted store next above
Wick's Banking Office, on Bank street,
The cause of his death was liquor.
The deceased was native of Boston,
Mass, where his relatives are of considera-
bic Importance. A number of years since
he came to Akron and for some time was
engaged in the dry goods business, in which
he did well and stood high among his fell
low citizens. The demon of drink, howey-
er, took strong hold of HIM, and he quit
his business and came TO Cleveland where
he was employed as clerk in the Forest
City House, where he remained until his
drinking habits compelled Mr.. Surbrug to
dismiss him.
For about a year after this be obtained
the privilege of sleeping in Latimer's Clo-
thang store on Bank street, until his con-
stint intoxication compelled his ejectment.
After this he took to the streets for live
lihood and for the past year and half has
slept in the unoccupied store where no
died. During that time he was rarely
seen sober, and toward the last WAS near
ly always helplessly drunk.
On Friday night he was locked out of
his sleeping place, and lay ou, of doos.-
On Saturday he gained entrance TO the
store, and remained there in stupifed
condition until this morning, when he
died. DR.. Marseilles visited him yester-
day, and arranged to take him to the In
firmary to-day, but death has been before
hand with him.
Another victim to the curse OF liquor
has failed Glepekand Herald.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02
Burns Defies the Will of his
Constituents.

When The Bill for the admission of Kan
sas under the Lecompton Constitution was
first introduced into Congress, there was
scarcely a Northern man to be found that
favored its passage. 1t was looked upon
in the North as base attempt to fasten
upon people institutions and laws that
were odious to them, and in the framing of
which they were allowed no agency. Gen.
BURNS was then in Congress from this
District, and from all parts of it letters
were sent him asking him to exert himself,
TO defeat the Bill. As to his own vote
being cast against it, no man entertained
doubt. In his Address to his Constitu-
ents before his election, he declared him
self in favor of Kansas being left free to say
whether she would have Slavery or moi, and
on the eve of starting TO Washington, he
was heard TO declare with emphasis, that
though every other member voted for the
Lecompton fraud, he soold not. He de-
clared he would suffer death before he
would vote to indict upon Kansas SO great
wrong. Now what was the result! A
little later in the session, but before vote
had been taken in the House upon the
Bill, word was given out that BURNS was
himself little shakey upon Lecompton.-
His friends denied it. One man declared
to US that he had then in his pocket let
ter from the Gen., declaring his determine
tion to vote against it. In this letter he
stated that he was urged by the South and
by the Administration men to vote for it,
but that he UOad not do so! Dozens OF
letters from prominent Democrats in this
town and county were addressed him, eus-
ry one Of which, urged him by all means
to 7ote against the Bill and to help defeat
1t at all hazards! dbl vote against it?y
Tell us We Democrats who were SO loud in
of this LecompLon iniquity |
who were so positive that Gen. BURNS
would vote as you talked and felt thea.-
How did lie uotee Was il in accordance
with your much boasted doctrine of Pop
ular Sovereignty-of letting people have
the privilege of framing their own Consti-
tut;on 6,c or was If in accordance to the |
bidding of the Southa He repudiated the
will Of bis constituency, made sacrifice
of the honest promptings of his own heart,
and voted to fasten upon the people of
Kansas Constitution that they have just
rejected by vote of nine to one! Is this
the kind of a Representative the free voters
of this District wish to have represent
them! We do not believe it, we cannot
believe it.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02

Es Whether there is any probability
OF Ool. Manypenny's election to Congress,
Is question that agitates the GAINESVILLE
Courier. A large portion of the Democ-
racy are said to be bitterly opposed to him,
and the Republicans are confident that
when throat-cutting time will come, his
and jugular will be found hand
somely severed.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-02

A Poor APoLoGY.-Gen. BURNS gives
as reason for voting for Lecompton and
all the other iniqu;tous measures of the
Administration, that if he hadn't done so,
be would have been in bad repute with the
President, and consequently could have got
no appointments to office for any of his con-
stituents. He sold himself then, for Of
e. e, moi for himself, but for others. He
voted contrary TO his own honest senti-
ments and contrary to the knoWn DiH of
bis constituents, to oblige few office seek
ers in his District. This he acknowledges
to. We have no doubt of the truth of it.
We have no doubt but Gen. BURNS was
promised appointments for those he had
made application for, if he would help
carry Lecompton through. He says so
himself, and we hardly know which is the
most to his shame, the selling of himself
and betrayed of his constituents or his ac-
knowledging to the fact now. Well, the
sacrifice was great one, and should have
been well rewarded. Principle is some
thing that every man should hold dear
and when he concents to sacrifice it for
gain, the price paid should be a large one.
How many offices did Gen. BURNS sue
ceed in getting for his constituents. Not
one! No, not one! He had applications
by the score, and good encouragement was
given him until the English swindle was
consumated, when he was cody told that
the posts he was seeking after for his
friends acre already Jflled.a Gen. BURNS
then sold himself as it turned out for
nothing. Cheap enough.