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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02
DISTRESSED.

The Standard seems seriously distressed on
account of Mr. Burns nomination, as is evinc-
ed by the space it devotes to an examination
of his political antecedents, and the number of
questions with which it plies him. In regard
to the first point,-we think the voters of the
county generally not only know where Mr.. 3.
has heretofore stood politically, but what is Of
more Importance, know just 1chere he stands
aor; and we doubt not the vote he receives will
satisfy the most incredulous that his present
::tion is entirely satisfactory to the Republi-
cans or the county,whom he will faithfully rep
resent in the next legislature. In regard TO
the questions propounded-H any Republican
desires the views of Mr.. B.. on eitht1" Of them,
he can doubtless learn them on personal app.1lea
ton; and if the Standard man will give ~satisfac-
tory assurances that the votes of himself and hs
party friends would be influenced by the an
swer given, We doubt not they also will be fur
y answered. Until they make such a showing,
however, we incline to the opinion that Mr.. B.
will not be likely to recognize Their right to
catechise him.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

J. B. Klippart, the corresponding Secreta
~ of the State Board of Agriculture, an
nounces that (" for once in the history of 0hit
State Fairs, the grounds, structures, halls, &c.
will be fully completed and in proper readiness
some days, if not weeks before the Fair. M
merous wells are being sunk on the ground, 81
that there will be abundance Of excellent va
ter for visitors and stock" The Secretary is
now ready to receive entries, which may be for
warded by mail to Columbus, up to the sth o
September, after which his address will be al
GAINESVILLE. Premium lists will be forwards
TO any ons on application. The payment Of one
dollar entities any enc to enter as many articles
as may be desired, in any department except
horses and cattle; in these, the entry fee viii
be one dollar for the first entry, and fifty cents
for each additional one"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02
& Warning TO Roys who s+sAG oI
sheir ISaadS,

The Portage (O.) Sentinel says ::
We regret to record that our towns
man, DR.. w. NJ. Prentice, has sustain.
ed a severe affection in the death Of
his little sou Frank, While visiting
recently with his grand parents, in
Boardman township, Mahoning county
lie was taken suddenly i'll, and upon
investigation the cause was found to-
proceed from teo violent muscular x
ertion, lie being accustomed, like many
other boys, of performing such feats as
walking on his hands, standing on his
head, etc. He c, ntinued to grow
worse, frofa day to day, the disease,
acting upon his physical nature, and
not at all influencing his brain, until
Tuesday of last week, when he expir-
ed. a few minutes before his death,
he babe his parents, little sister and
all his friends, good bye, and noticing
the feeling exhibited by them, took
the hands of his father, and said Poor
Papa and Mamma" and Immediately
composed himself for that sleep which
knows no waking in this world.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02
state Expsnditures-A Few Facts to be


1t will be well for the people of Ohio to ex-
anime carefully the acts of the two p%olitica-
parties of cur State in reference to our fnanl
ces, before they cast their votes this fall. Our
home interests are vast and should not be over
looked in this camgaign which has more inme-
date connections with our own domestic affairs.
Let Us call the attention of our readers to this
subject. briefly. -
The people of Ohio now pay over ten mil
lions of dollars annually in taxes for all pur-
poses, State, County, Township, City, School,
&c. This vast interest should be carefully
watched and guarded. Public servants should
be elected who will honestly and fairlydisburse
this sum, in accordance with the purposes for
which it was assessed. We have been cheated
~plundered, and betrayed by those who have
been selected to the responsible post of Treas
urer of State. Let US be very careful to salts
fy ourselves about the character of those who
fill that position. Good laws are very we'll
But honest, faithful men to carry them out are
better. We f~earlessly point to the administra-
ton of our Republican candidate for the last
two years, as the highest type of financial in
tegrity.
To show under which party we have drifted
into our present heavy taxation, we publish a
table showing the total taxes for all purposes
in Ohio for a few years past
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02
DoraLAs seems disposed to contest the field

DoUGLAs seems disposed to contest the field
with WISE in the way of episto!ary bids fol
the Presidency. He has nearly caught up
with him in the number of letters recently
written in order to define his position on vari-
Gus qucstions-and stolen a march by monop-
olizing a large number of pages in the last
number of Ha1per's Magazine, in which he
gives his views at great length on popular
sovereignty" which article, after the manner
of Bonner in regard to the blood and thunder
tales of Sylvanus Cobb, the Harper's have
copyrighted, in order to prevent the Democrat
ic papers of the country from copying it, and
thus compel the admirers of the little giant to
buy a copy OF their mag Azine in order to see
the last epistle from their favorite-a proceed
ing from which it is justly inferred that the
publishers paid the author for his article, as
they and Bonner are in the habit of paving
story writers for their productions. 1t is sup
posed WISE will attempt TO head him off at
this new game by contributing a fifty column
letter to the Ledger on the slave trade or SOM
other favorite Democratic measure and when
Harpers, in advertising their magazine pro-
that Douglas writes for it," Bonner
will be after them in his Ledger with the tri-
umphant shout that Wise writes for it,
Hurrah for Democracy and its valiant leaders
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02
Death From the Elite Of a rur.ls..,

We find in the Middleboro Gazette
the following statement aa b.n
We chronicled last week the death
Of 10y in PIymton, in consequence
of the bite 5f a turtle. Wehare since
learned some of the circumstances of
the case. 1t seems that the lad
brought from a DOL of water near by
a number of these turtles to play with
and while engaged in this sport N of
them bit his finger. Notlong after he
hegaA to be sick, and we believe be-
came feverish. The physician inquir-
ed if the finger was sore, and he al
Tays Insisted that the pain was in his
leg, The finger was at length lanced
and matter discharged. Black spots d
appeared gn his other hand and there
were indications of some virus rank
ling in his system, .
He finally went into paroxysms and
began to snap and bite at his bed
clothes and everything coming in his
way, after the manner of a TURTLE
The physician fearing the results,
charged those who lad the care ofhim
to avoid by all means abite from him.
In this way The poor fellow died APP
parantly from turtlephobiae
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

TIE SoRRow OF a DEAF AND DUMB FATHER.
Mr.. Bachus, editor of the Canajoharie Rabbi,
is a deaf mute, and thus adds new claims to
sympathy in a sorrow he himself touchingiy
tells
We cannot this week fill our usual column
every time hitherto, before this, that We have
sat in the old place, to the now regular recur-
ing duty, we have had dear little fingers ramb-
hing along our knee, or making stray snatches
at the paper. A little face, all lit with happy
eyes. bo-peeping into ours. A little head, nod
ding as it sh ook its curls. u mock, "by-by papa,
and turning back again to the sweet childish
teasing. But now, alas the little fingers are
no longer here, the little eyes are dim with a
dimness t at shall never KNOW their luster again
and the little curls are yonder, beneath that
sod that CLEANS so greenly beneath the trees
and the glimmering white tombstone"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

A LARGE FAMuY-The Nashville Adrocate
in speaking of a large camp meeting recently
held in that vic unity, says that among the per
sons present was a church member named
Lynch, a man of wealth and ofgreat liberality.
" lie bore the burden of feeding and lodging "
a large number who were on the camp ground.
This Mr.. Lynch must be a remarkable man ;
he has now nineteen children, and his father
had thirty-two, and at one time during the last
war, thirteen Of his SON were in the army
The State of Virginia where he then lived,
passed an act releasing the patriotic patriarch
from al tsxation.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

Things are coming to d strange pass in tbs
country. The Democratic party the great
and only national party" haa become u party
of ons idea, and that one thing is g the nigger
question" 1t discusses noshing else thinks
OF nothing else. lis elections at the South
turn u5on this. Its candidates for the next
presidency sustain this topic and no other
Mr.. Douglas has written sevsral letters, all re-
lating exclusively to this. Mr.. Wise thinks
he has a better chance than Douglas, because
his position on Slavery is more agreeable to
his party TIL other candidates have an eye
to this thing. 1t is quite apparent that so far
as the Democratic party is concerned, this alone
will be regarded at the next presidential cleo
tion.-Cin. Gazette.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

Five California newspapers have each a
member of their editorial corps residing per-
manently in St. Louis to make up their news
from the States and transmit it by semi
weekly overland mail. Great rivalry exists
among these editors, whose sanctums are more
than two thousand miles from their offices of
publication. On mail days they telegraph a
summary of a" the very latest" to accompany
their regular dispatches from Jefferson City !;
they also send a brief general compendium of
the news to Gilroy, one hundred miles from
San Francisco, TO be telegraphed from that
point, and arrive a few hours in advance.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

g.nt man Of h gh character, and familiar with
the value of real estate throughout the State.
He viii be elected by even a larger majority
than Mr.. Jones' as his opponents nomination
is openly deprecated by many of the best men
of his own party"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

sufficiently late fs. cay TO make asoid and
very pretty walk. Gentie s.opes may BE- leIt
without fear of 8 washing down" and 1t VIII
a. lick bat little when frost is leaving IN the
sprfaE:s More gravel than specified does not
bind sufficient, hence is heavy to walk on. VI
course in all places away from the lake, or
where it can be obtained, pit gravel, often with
clay enough to bind it, will be used, but 1t
rarely happens bat what this kind of road
ticks up after frost. A very slight sprinkiing
of screened lake gravel laid on this viii, how
ever, prevent it.-Emsry's Journal Of Agrieat
3HTE.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02
EAcTs n

We commend to the attention of the reader
an article in to-days issue, copied from the
State Journal of yesterday, showing the COM
parative economical administration of the
State government in Republican and Demo.
cratic hands. Voters are too apt to neglect
to examine into questions such as the article
referred to presents for their consideration, and
permit some trivial personal feeling to induce
them TO support men who in their official ac-
ton sustain measures Of extravaganza such as
the Democracy when in power never in the
history of their a~scendency in this State have
failed 10 %inaugurate and carry out. Read the
article carefully, Republicans, and it cannot fail
to incite you TO increa ed effort to make sure
the success Of our nominees for Senator and
Representative at the coming election.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

BUCHANAN SNUBBING THE Ono DEMoCRA
cY.-Prof Alexander Dimitry, whom Mr., Blu
chanan has recently appointed Minister to Mic
aragua, " is reputed to be of African descent, .
in part, and could not be a voter. or eligible
to Office in this State according to the Demo
cratic law of last winter. His supposed Afri-
canism, it is said, impaired his usefulness in
louisiana, his native State The President
probably wanted to spite the rebellious De
mocracy of Ohio, in making this offensive "
appointment.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02
Gold From tho D-zinos--siver milne.

The Leavenworth Times of the 23d
announces the arrival of an Express
from the mines with SIS, 200 in gold
dast. -Four thousand belonged to tho
Express Company, the balance to pas,
sengers, members ofthe Georgia Com
pany who came in for the purpose Of
procuring mining apparatus. The re-
ports were very ~ffattering from all
parts of the mining region. Silver
has been discovered as well as coal.
The rich discoveries recently made
on the head waters of the Platte, in
the South Park, has caused a great
stampede in that direction among the
miners. The reports are very hatter.
ing, and rival the Gregory D~iggings.
The distance from Auraria Is about so
miles. On st. Vrain's Fork of the
a rich silver mine has been
on which work has been begun.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

A week or two since Mr.. A. G.. Jennings,
of Nutwood Farm, sold a Bay Horse Colt, Is
days old, sired by Dan Underhill, to w. c.
Davis, Esq, of Dayton, for $4,000. That
will probably be regarded as a good sale, and
illustrates the advantage Of raising good stock.
UYh040 Cyttazw.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

What is squatter Sovereignty? For one
negro STAKEHOLDER to go into a new territory,
in advance of everybody else, and there frame
laws and institutions for all persons that fol-
low him
BY the bred Scott Decision, one pioneer
slaveho der can hold his negro and his posteri-
ty as slaves in the territory against the wishes
of ten thousand freemen who may subsequent
~ settle there.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02
Inflated I1nporta5ions--EIow are They
10 be Isaid foc2

The State Journal opens an article on the
financial policy of the present Administrative
with the following statement of the excessive
importations of this season :
The imports of merchandise into the port of
New York for the week ending July l6, were
S6,289, 10, against 1921 500 in the CORES
ponding week in 1853. Since Jan. LIST, the
imports are $l3I,777,527, being more than
double those of the corresponding months
last year, and exceeding by over six millions
those of the first half of 1857, the period of
the greatest imitation just previous to the mo-
ney panic.
The New York Herald states another fact
to be tax n into consideration. Usually the
fall importing business is finished before this
time ; but appearances now are that importa-
tons will be unusually brisk in August and
September. Owing to the great pressure of
goods for shipment to the United States, the
Hamburg Packet Company have resolved to
send out an extra steamer on the 18th and 23d
of July making three departures from Ham
burg in seventeen days. These goods are prob
ably consigned here to be sold for what they
will bring in consequence of having been shut
out of other markets but in whatever way
they may be consigned, this country will have
to pay for them eventually.
How are they TO be paid for? We are ex-
porting no breadstufIs, nor is there any proba-
bility of q foreign demand for them. The usu-
al average of our exports of cereals and provi-
sions will go but a little way in paying for our
imports: The cotton and tobacco crops are
usually provided for before they are off of the
ground. There is one commodity that will an
swer the purpose-gold. During the present
year we have sent thirty-eight millions to Eu-
rope, and apparently the drain has just begun.
Shipments are now going at the rate of over
two millions a week. From July LIST to the
22d, the exports of specie were ST. 600,
and since May lst S27 900, 1000.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

We must all go with the white mans party.
or he n gro party. The Ds1nocracy Of Ia
Union will remain !aithSiI 70 Their own race
Ashland Union.
Oh cours they viii TIER 1ace + way 81
tar runaway n1ser.-Gaos0"4 Hsro~&
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

1t is said that Governor Wise is
about issuing a book to be entitled
The Complete Political Letter Wri-
ter. "-Exchange.
A more taking work would be HIS
own biography, under the title of
The Finished Letter Writer.N-
ALBANY journal.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

AT Franklinton, Warren county, or the
23rd inst, while an aged man named Hollo-
well WAC digging a well, the earth cayed in,
killing him insosutAy.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

The REVIVAL IN WALEs.-A writer in the
British Messenger for May states that in some
localities in Waa'es. almost all the people have
Joined either CHURCH :" chapel that in one
~neighborhood there were 1uly three people
who did MT profess religion anu this wonder
full work is still progressing both NTH and
South. Many thousands have been added to
the churches and dissenting chapels within the
last six months, and more particularly within
the last three and he has ascertained that
churches in his neighborhood have had about
seven hundred communicates added to them.
chiefly within the last two months. A clergy
man says in u recent letter Zone feature OF
the present revivals is the Willingness of the
young converts to do any and everything ask
ed of them, answering, in my opinion, to those
words of the PsaImist Thy people shall be
riNing in the day of thy power Unity and
brother'y love prevail amoug the brethren of
the different denominations. | do not know of
half a dozen prayer!ess families in the neigh
borhood." Thus Wales is added to Ireland
and America in the progress of the revival
Scotland is also feeling its power.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

The auditor, in addition, reports over $780,,
900 of other claims not included in the above
appropriations. OF this SIM 100000 were
claims for work on the State House. These
claims, almost without exception, have since
been paid. This sun of at least $500, 00O, adj
dcd to the expenses OF 1855, would make an
average in th- last four years Of $4,000
against the average Of $34s,G78 of the four
preceding years, or under the new Constitution
and Locoi0co rnlc of nearly twice the expense
of the preceding four years Recoliect, these
are fer the ordinary expenses of the State gov
eminent. 1t does not include interest OF oElr
debt, schools, sc.
We all remember that last year our state Of
iccrs expended $4,000 on the Hacking &
Southern Ohio Canals more than was appro-
priated, and that our L~ocofoco legislature re-
fused to make an appropriation for it. Yet
in 1885 the state officers, being of that party,
expended So h~ndred thousand dollars beyond
!hc appropriations, and then asked a Kepubli-
can legislature to pay if. So far as this was
found to be due in good faith, it was promptly
voted. The difference betweeA the acts Of She
two parties is apparent, and most damaging to
or opponents
By reference to the tables published in Gov.
Chasa's message on the 9Th Of Jan, 1851, it
viii be seen that the aggregate of taxes was
largely reduced by the Republican administra-
ton. The following is the statement
Total taxes for 1855, Cast year
Medill's Administrations $S.954.511
Total taxes III 1856, 6,O09,5I3
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

The intelligent reader will readily under
stand under whose administration this rapid and
enormous increase has been made. 1t is prop
per to state, however, that the school tax prior
to the adoption of the new constitution was
not included in the grand duplicate.
Expenses Of the State Government from 1913
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02
Decrease of taxes in 1856,
$944.99S

Decrease Of taxes in 1856, $944.9 9S
Here is a falling off Of nearly a million Of
dollars during the first year of Republican
rule. 1t may be claimed that this difference
arose from a decrease Of local taxes only. This
is not true. The local taxes are decreased. but
the taxes for State purposes have decreased in
about tie same ratio.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

Decrease of taxes 70. Stats purposes in '58.... SIPS SIS
The records demoli"trate that during the
two years, in which the Rt Irnublicans had the
control Of both the executive an,t. the Iegls!a-
tive departments of government, they lot only
fully sustained the credit of the State, md
paid all its current expenses, with the saving
above named, but that they actually paid off
over half a million Of debts eltailed upon
them by their opponents.
But, it has been claimed, as an Offset to the
great expenditures of our opponents, that they
greatly reduced the debt of the State. The
facts are, that while they reduced the debt
from 1852 to 1856, 81 5,767, they received
from other sources beside taxes during the
same time the sum of 5000 100, or $685.
032 more than they reduced the public debt
So that this pretense is not available. This
public debt question We propose TO examine at
some length in our next.-.Sdte Journal. Sept.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

The yearly average was S545,3l5-51.
There was no session of the Legislature in
1855, which was the only year since organiza-
ton of the government without a session.
But the Republican Legislature of 1852, the
first under the new Constitution, opposed TO
the Democracy, found an immense debt
to pay, which was contracted before that year.
Let US look at these items
Disbursements Of 1856, to pay debts i1scsprea
DTior TO Nor. Is. 1883
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-09-02

The convention also nominated a member of
the Board of Equalization. This is a very i'm
portant Office and we are ad to announce that
the choice fell upon orr near neigltbor. p. N.
OBANNoN, Of Madison. The letter from
which wa have quoted abovs, ssVs.