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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28
A Grumbler.

Our neighbor of the Journal is regular
grumbler and fault-fnder. Nothing which
democrats do is al all right or honest, in his
estimation. If the world were composed of
such fellows what growing, snappish, dis
cordant, miserable set they would be-turn.
ing Gods green earth into q Pandemonium
and coloring his bright waters to a hue as
dark and muddy as their own selfish natures.
This thing Of fault-fnding, grumbling and
keeping up an everlasting cant about every
thing which men do who happen to holddii-
ferent political sentiments, is prima Gacie
evidence to every man of good sense that he
who follows such business is radically
wrong in his mental organization, and is
inclined either 10 folly or knavery. liza fool,
the people ought not to mind what he says;
but il a knaye, they owe it to their own
peace and safety to administer a telling re-
buke.
The last evidence Of foHy-to he charita
ble-dispIayed by the Journal is comp pLaint
that the Auditor Of this County drew an or
der on the Treasury I'M favor Of himself! We
suppose the amount had been regularly al
lowed by the Commissioners, the same as
any other, and that the auditor was simply
performing his duty in drawing an order for
the amount. Will the Journal please tell us
0ho ought to haze drapn that order? A
newspaper that talks about correcting Daniel
Webster's, Edward Everett's and Lewis
Cass' Interpretation of the law Of nations,
ought to know that nobody but the Auditor
is authorized to draw orders on the Treasury
and that the Treasurer is not authorized Il
pay orders drawn by any one Sdve the Audi
tor.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28
DennisOn and BIiss-The Trenss
uPy DefaIcntiOu.

Dennson has been for years pet and pro-
tege of the bankers Of Columbus, and has
grown rich of the patronage Of railroad,
banking and other corporations. Nothing
but his hypocriticaI utilization with the Ober-
Unite amalgamtiOnists and his ayowed pur-
pose eff resisting the fugitive slave act, could
ever have procured for him nomination,
and if he ran now on his true political faith,
as the hired tool and dlsinte rested champion
ofmoneyed corporations, he would be defeat
ed in the State by 10000 majority. The
"nigger in the wood pile" may carry him up-
on his back, through respectable poll. His
old connections with the Columbus Bank let
him into rich appointment several years
ago, which doubtless put money in his purse
at the time, but now rises up TO scare him
like the ghost of Banquo.
When B iss became defau!ter to heavy
amount as State Treasurer, the Columbus
bankers, who had been helping him use the
peoples money, SECRETLY procured him to ap-
point this sane Dennison his Trustee, in or
der to hold and manage Bliss money and
property in such way as to keep the State
out of its money for years.
Dennison held in his breast this secret of
Bliss delalcation for years, even al the time
when he was member ofa committee ofin.
vestigation so late as 1857, he failed to
breathe word to the people of the State of
this important knowledg dge, aud well he might
il he prizes political position more than his
private honor. For he was the poor tool,
the stool pigeon of Bliss sureles for years.
Had the defalcation Of Bliss been exposed,
and the States money made off of his secu-
rites, it would have been in the Treasury
years ago, and such laws would been passed
as would have prevented subsequent delalca-
cations: But it was adrotly covered up aud
Dennison was the instrument of conceal
ment.
He held all Bliss property as Trustee for
the benefit Of his SuretieS, ,Ohile Bliss tOas a
heavy defaulter to The State, and IN and out of
official position kept the matter a secret till
forced from him by the late Investigating
cOmnlitLee.-O. Eagle.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28
The Macarthur JournnI

Will not publish those "odious features" oi
The Fugitive-save Law, passed under a
whig administration
1t has not published Spaulding's letter to
Weston.
1t has not published Dennison's letter o.
sympathy to the Cleveland nullfers, nor the
platform adopted at their Convention.
1t has not condemned the reputation oI
Judge Swan for upholding che laws of the
Union, nor will it, for the simple reason that
its editor was one of the delegates who rOisd
against Suan in the Contention
1t has not given its readers the proceedings
of the Committee appointed a: the Repub-
lican State Convention to draft resolutions,
nor will it publish them, because those pro.
Ceedings show that the motion of Lewis
Campbell to have a resolution adopted ia
vOring protective tariff, and others in favor
of old whg measures, were voted down by
a large majority
Still, the Journal will claim, we suppose,
that the Black Republican party, with Sal
mon P. Chase and Rufus p. SpauIding for
its leaders, is the old Wing party under an
other name! -
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28
Judge GhOisOn "a Practical AbO-
iitiOMiSt."

Joshua R, Giddings is pleading the cause
Of Judge GholsOn with powerful tongue
He ann ounces that the J udge is "a practical
Abolitionist," and that che receives the sup
port OF the Republicans as an anti-slavery
man." Here is the position Of Mr.. Ghol-
son as defined by Giddings:
He noD rccetOcs The support Of the Repub-
licanS AS AN ANTI-sLAvERY MAN, A PRAC-
TlCAL ABOLlTlONIST, occupying po-
sitioa that differs from Judge SOan's. The
reasons why they SO support him are:
ale left the State Of Mississippi on ac-
count Of his opposition 10 slavery, and
brought away his slaves and emancipated
them as James G, Birney had done.
"He is an intelligent citizen, who knows
what is doing around him, and knows the
meaning of words and public acts. He un-
derstands the circumstances under which he
was nominated; and he accepts the nomina-
tion, knowing that it pledges him to the
Philadelphia Platform and to the idea that
the Fugitive-slave Act is subversve OF the
rights of the people, contrary to the plain
est dictates OF humanity, and abhonent to
the moral sense OF the civilized world
From The universally conceded character Of
the man, it Is impossible that our inference
should not be correct, and zoe are justified in
supporting him as an anti-sIaUery man; and
he stands ptedged 10 rhs pJStTtOH Uo define
plainly as il he had tOritten it down."
Mr.. Giddings says that Judge Gholson is
"practical Abolilionist" because he left the
Stale Of Mississippi on account of his opposi-
tion to slavery, and brought aWay his Slaues
and ON ooucinnted them &C James O. BifneV
had done. We have no doubt that such
representations were made, at Columbus, by
members Of the Hamilton County delegation
to the Abolition State Convention. The
Mississippi papers that have noticed the mat
ter say that Judge Gholson sold his slaves
and took the money with him to Ohio. The
truth of the matter will be learned before
long Gin. Enq.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28
Blowing Hot and Cold.

No paper has been more industrious in ap-
plying the term "Pro-Slayery" to the dem
ocIacy than the Macarthur Journal; but last
week it stullifed itself by attempting to
prove that the democracy were "ant.slaye.
ry." 1t published what purported to be a
letter from Hon. R. P. Ranney, dated prior
to ;he Baltimore Convention, in which he
expressed himselfin favor of making Caifor-
mia free State. The Journal says that
Ranney breaches Republican doctrine Then
why do not the Republicans support him p
And if the democracy are anti-saVery for
nominating such man, why does the Jour-
nal continue to charge them with being "pro-
slavery!' This thing Of blowing hot and cold
with the same breath is very poor business.
The truth is that since the whig and demo-
cratic parties agreed in their National Con.
ventions in 1852 to sustain the Compromise
measures Of 1850, leaving the people of the
territories to settle the slavery question for
themselves, neither Ranney nor any other
democrat has advocated the Intervention of
Congress. The only men who now propose
that Congress shall legislate upon the sub
jec; are the pro-slavery fire-eaters and slave
cOdeities of The South, and the negro equality
aboltionists Of the North. The former de.
sire Cong Tess to protect slavery in the ter
ritOries, and the latter want Congress to
srcludc slavery tkerefrOm. The democrats
are in favor of letting the people Of the ter
ritOries decide the question for themselves
thus taking the vexed question out Of the
halls Of Congress entirely.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28
The Journal and the Auditor and
Treasurer.

The Journal "cheerlully complies" with
the request of the Auditor and Treasurer to
publish their communication which we in-
sert below. Our neighbor lodges the call
for specific, instead Of general charges, by
saying that he will point out some things
that are wrong in the finances between now
and the election. He pretcnds 10 know that
the peoples money is being wasted and yet,
instead of taking the earliest moment to let
The world know all about the matter, he de-
lers it until about election time. Upon the
same principle he might see a man carrying
off his neighbor's property and conceal his
knowledge OF the matter until the rogue'had
escaped A beautiful guardian of the peo.
ple's interest is our neighbor, we are to be-
ieve him.
But here is what the Auditor and Treas
urer say:
w. McBETH, Eso-Sir: In the Jour-
nal OF The l4th inst. YOU censure the under.
signed for not making and publishing quar-
terly report Of the Treasury, as provided for
by Section 10 of tile Sub-Treasury Law OF
1858.
BY reference to your paper of June 9th,
1859, and 20 the laws Of 1859, therein pub
l!shed, you will find an act passed april
9th, 1852" amendatory to Section Is of the
act of 1919 which amendment Seclion o
requires the Auditor and Treasurer to make
such reports on the last DAYS of February
and August Of each year; a which time we
will be gratifed and fully prepared to meet
The requirements of the law, and furnish our
report to the public correctly and without
having to MAKE UP" any balances.
You will oblige US, as no doubt, you wo'd
your readers, by stating in direct terms what
is wrong about the Finances of Vinton COun-
ty. If you know of any such wrong, we
submit that you ought to tell where it is and
who caused it, in plain language. If you
do not know any such thing, we ask is il
just, Tor even honorable to be casting re.
Elections by :nsinuation and inuendo, upon
US. Our official acts have been done 10 good
faith; we have nothing to conceal or cover
up, and we confidently challenge investi ga.
tion Of all our acts.
You will further oblige US by inserting
this, and also Section Q Of the act referred L
which you will find enclosed herewith.
Yours,
NELSON RICHMOND,
HENRY REYNOLDS, TT. V. C. @
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28
Interesting Foreign Intelligence
The AfmiStice.

The last London letter to the New York
Times affords us the following War intelli-
gence:
LONDON, Friday, July 8.-News of an un-
expected armislice reached London yester-
day evening. 1t was sought by the Austrian
Emperor, at the instance Of Prussia and Eng.
land, conveyed unotficially through the King
of the Belgians, who has been staying on a
visit with the Queen during the last foTtnigh,
and who has thereby had The means of learn
ing for himself, and his relatives at Vienna,
the true disposition OF this country in regard
10 the struggle in Italy.
The Regent Of Prussia hoped, till very re.
Gently, that the English Government might
be induced to join in the measures OF Pc
remptOry interposition to save Austria from
the consequence of her own faulty. No as
surances could dissipate this illusion. BY
profession a soldier, the chief ambition OF
his life has been to command a great Ger.
man army in the field. II was by his indi-
vidual will that the Landwehrwas mobilized
by decree the other day. His Cabinet
resisted as long as they could, and then
rather than throw the government into the
hands of the ultra military and Bavarian
party, succumbed, and consented to become
responsible for the act. The known feeling;
of our Court helped, Of course, to confirm
his belief in his own views. and nothing
perhaps, would have corrected his dangerous
error but the personal assurances OF King
Leopold, after opportunities of close observa-
ton on the spot, that England was not to bt
drawn into armiDg to retrieve Austrias de
feats,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28

Notice is hereby given to the Democrats
of VintCn County, to meet in their respective
Townships at the usual places of holding
elections therein, on Saturday, August 20,
1859, at 9 o'clock P. NJ, and then and there
proceed to choose by ballot candidates for the
following County offices; Prosecuting At
tomey, Recorder and Commissioner.
Each Township meeting will also choose
Delegates to attend County Convention at
the Court House in Macarthur, on Monday,
August %, 1859, at 10 o'clock p. NJ, which
Convention will count the votes given in the
various townships for the several candidates
and declare the result of that election. Also,
choose delegates to attend the Representa-
tive, Senatorial and Judicial Conventions, and
transact any other business that may be ne
cessaTy or proper.
Each township will be entitled in the
County Convention, 10 one delegate for ev-
cry 20 votes and one delegate for every frac-
ton of IL and over given 10 Thomas W. Bart.
ley for Judge Of the Supreme Court in 1868,
making the apportionment of delegates as
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28
Ciipplngs About The War.

The independents, Of BresCa, states that
several young girls have made vows not to
marry anybody but wounded soldiers Of the
army Of Italian independence.
Some Of the Austrians seem to have been
particularly struck at seeing Zouaves come
into action with pipes in their mouths. Tho
Germans love Of pipe is oi the number Of
calm delightS-a thing to be appreciated
when she beside his cottage door is sitting
in the sun'-buta pipe in battle Innocent
German Incomprehensib.e Zouave.
A French soldier Of the Votigeus, who,
in the battle OF Solferino, had his right epau-
let shot away, and the right leg of MS panta-
looms pierced, writes home to his mother
"that the enemy did not wish to do anything
to him but what was right"
Marshal McMahon, in letter written to
a friend IN Paris, concerning the battle Of
Magenta, related that he saw whole regi-
men: OF the enemy destroyed to the last man,
the Colonel of it embracing his colors as he
fell. The cause of this Wholesale butchery
was McMahon's having taken the Austrians
in flank, and having got possession, after
terrible fight, Of the elevated railroad cause
way, and placed forty cannon, made on the
new system, so that they completely emilia.
ded the dense mass OF the Austriaus below.
One ball alone was seen to knock down be-
tween thirty and forty men.
The arm istice must put some German cal
culatons rather out Of joint. There is Prus-
sia, with her three hundred thousand men
under arms, half of them merchants, bank
ers, farmers, artisans, fathers of families,
men engaged in affairs, and anxious to be
home again about their bu .iness. In war, of
course, all these considerations disappear;
but with no war, and all the delay and un-
certainty now before the martial burghers Of
Prussia, we fear some public discomfort must
arise.
|" The Cleveland National Democrat
states that the Republican papers in that
city would not publish the letter Of Judge
Spaulding in relation 20 the nomination of
Judge Gholson, which we give to our readers
in our weeks issue. They declared it wod
"hurt" the party. They did not deny Judge
Spalding told the truth, but his comment
was dangerous to the Interests Of the Repub-
publican party. 1t will be recollected that
Judge Spalding used this language in rela-
tion to the decapitatiUn Of Judge Swan by the
Republican Convention. He said:
HE was dropped for the reason that he
as Judicial Officer, recognized the Fugitive
slave enactment of 1850 to be Of binding
force in Ohio; and the other two Judges who
were with him in opinion will be dropped in
the same way, as soon as they are reached
in the order of time. We do not recognize
men to be Republicans here, in Northern
Ohio, who will, for moment. sustain that
miserable enactment.
Judge Spslding was candidate against
Judge Swan for the Supreme Court Bench.
he knows the above to be true,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28

ALLENsvILLE.-The good people Of Al
lensvile have been luxuriating on new pota-
toes, cucumbers and other garden vegeta-
bles for several weeks, the frost OF June 9th
which cut down vegetation here, having done
but little damage there, owing to fog along
the creek. Corn theeabouts looks remark
ably well. Copiousrains have fallen there late
ly while here we have had almost drouth.
Verify, our Allensvile neighborS are sir
luck" We consider ourselves fortunate in
securing two bushels OF fine potatoes, raised
by MIR. George Barnet.
On Saturday last there was an exhibition
Of Colts sired by Mr. Snyder's horse, "Pau
Clifford" We are not considered u very
good Judge of horsehesh," butar neverthe
less certain that altogether the colts exhibit
ed would be hard to beat. We were COM
PEELED to leave before the Judges had award.
ed The premium, and are therefore unable tC
state who owned 1.-THE best colt"
Peter Miller, Jrn still continues to sci
goods at his o Id stand. The other mercan,
tile firms are H, & F, Lyle and Cozad &
Clark. They are all gentlemen and deserve
SUCCESS,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28
The Post OF Honor.

The Republican Convention, which recent
ly assembled at Columbus. appointed for ar
important purpose, permanent Committee
consisting Of one member from each Con
gressional District. and Two members for thu
State at large. The pos! Of houor wa:
awarded to Joshua r. Giddings, and he wa;
made one Of the f,co. This shows into who's
hands III, Republican party has fsllen.-
What think you gift, Wings Of Vintcn?
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28

Scarcely less splendid the galaxy Of name:
of men who in 1850 amended the old law
aud re-enacting its "insu'tiag provisions
gave gTeat efficiency to the constitutional
requirements. Their nsmes, their history,
are familiar as household words, aud the
spectacle Of Dennison. Giddings or a
SpaldinS hraping obioquy on the memory OF
Washington, a Fpnklin, Sherman, a
Clay, Webster would excite Indignation
itit were not smothered ia contempt.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28
NELSON RICHMOND,
HENRY REYNOLDS, TT. V. C. o

JUsT RECEIVED. The Atlantic Monthly,
for August. We n office several very interest
ing articles, among which is one entitled
"The ZOuaves," and another upon the Ital-
ian War. The Professor still continues "at
the Breakfast Table, The Atlantic is pub
lished by Phillips. Simpson g. Co., l3 Win
ter st Poston, at 90 per annum.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28
No. Of Delegate

The officers of the primary township meet
ings will be careful to return the poll books
by the delegates tc the County Convention
that there may be no difficulty in determin.
ing the result.
E. A. BRATTON, Chairman.
N. RICH MOND,
JAMES SRY,
HIRAM LOWRY,
A. PEARCE,
Dem. Cen. Committee.
July 25, lS59-4w.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28

0T The Journal grumbles because the
Auditor and Treasurer are now required to
make semi annual instead of quarterly re-
ports. 1t thinks the Legislature was in (
great hurry to remove one of the best safe
guards of the Sub-T Treasury Law. This i
the first pleasant word for the sub-treasury
law which the Journal has uttered. and i
would not have said that but for two T ca
sons. First, that portion Of the law compli
mented has been repealed, and the ourna
could not forego the opportunity to CRAFTY
his pen chant for grumbling. Secondly
when Mr.. Payne takes the Treasurer Office
he can't give the Journal such big haul a
the treasury for publishing the reports, be
cause only halfthe number will be published
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28

MAP FOR THE TMEs.-We are indebted
to Messrs. Johnson & Browning for "Colt.
on's Map Of Europe and Colton's Map
of Northern Italy. The latter is calcuIa.
ted to give one correct idea of the
seal of war, showing, as it does, the line Of
march of the armies and marking the battle
fields, &C., &c. Price, postpaid, 30 cents.
Address johnson & Browning, l79, William
ST.. NY.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28
Const. Art. ". Sec. 9.

1OhoN' nv " GSNs -
mo person held TO service or labor in one
Stale under the laws thereof, escaping into
another, shall in consequence of any law or
regulation therein, be discharged from such
service or labor, but shall be delivered up on
claim Of the party 10 cHOm such, serUice or
labor may be DUE"
Who were the authors of this Insulting
proyision3" Our Revolutionary Fathers
The canonized dead Of our Ame rican history,
whose very graves are pilgrim shrines,' but
upon WHICH these modem republicans tram
pie in scorn aud contempt. Who passed
the first Fugitive Slave act, with its insult
ina provisions" shocking the moral sense
of the civilized world?' The soldiers and
statesmen Of the revolution, many Of them
the signers OF the Declaration Of lndePen-
dehce. Roger Sherman, Elbridge Gerry
Abraham Clark, signers Of the declaration
John Lsngdon, Oliver Ellsworth, George Ca
bot, Rufus King, Robert Morris, Fisher Ames,
Theodore Sedgwick, Jonathan Dayton and
losi of others of the true meo ofthe Revolu-
tion; aGd last, but not least, Geo. Washing
ton signed tie tdious law, aud executed It,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-07-28
MACARTHUR 4:

THURSDAY, JULY es, 1850.