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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-08-03

The Boston Courier of Saturday evening
contains an extended account of the meet.
ing in Faneul Hall on Friday last, In honor
of Rufus Choate. There has been no such
gathering in New England since the death
of Mr.. Webster. The hall was draped in
deep mourning, and men of all parties made
speeches. We copy the following from the
beautiful eulogy delivered by Edward Ev.
erett
ltis, perhaps, by his dscourses on academ.
lcal and popular occasions that he is most
extensively known in the community, as II
is these which were listened to with delight.
ed admiration by the largst audiences. He
loved to treat purely literary theme; and
he knew how to throw magic fresh hness-
like the cool morning dew on cluster OF
purple grapes-over the most familiar topics
at patriotic celebration. Soma of these
occasional performances will ever be held
among the brightest gems of our literature.
The eulogy on Daniel Webster, at Dart.
mouth College, in which he mingled at once
all the light of genius and all the warmth
Of his heart, has, within my knowledge, ma
yer been eqaalled among the perform noes
OF its class in this country for sympathetic
appreciation of great man, discriminating
analysis OF character, fertility of illustration.
weight OF sentiment, and style at once
chaste, nervous and brilliant.
The long sentences which have benn crit.
lcised in this, as in other performances, arc
like those which Dr.. Charming admired and
commended in Miton's prose-welI com.
pacted, iull of meaning, fit vehicles for great
thoughts. But he does not deal exclusively
in those ponderous sentences. There i, NO.
thing of the. artificial Johnsonian balance
in his style. 1t is as often marked bv a
pregnant breVity as by a sonorious amnli.
tude. lie Is sometimes satisfied, in concise
ePlgrammatic clauses, to skirmish with his
light troops and drive in the enemy's out.
posts. 1t is only on fitting occasions, when
great principles are to be vindicated and
solemn truths told; when some moral, and
political Waterloo or Solferino is 10 be
fought, that he puts on the entire panoply of
his gorgeous rhetoric. II is then that hiG
majestic sentences swell to the dimensions
of bis thought; that you hear afar of tho
awful roar OF his refined ordHsnce; and when
he has stormed the heights, and broken the
centre, and trampled the squares, and turned
the staggering wings of the adversary, that
he sounds his imperial claTion along the
whole line of battle, and moves forwssj vitk
al his hosts in one overwhelming charge, I,
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Docs tke Rox KNOW hIs Father !

Fhe AbolitioHists who now rule the Oppo-
sition, and who demanded and procured the
defeat of Judge Swan, because he chose to
sustain the Constitution and laws of his
country, rather than obey the UniOn.destroy-
ing edicts Of ofAboli,ionism, "caught tarter,' >
in the person Of w. H. Gholson, the man
nominated over Swan. Gholson's anteced-
ents furnish quite hard nut for them to
crack. He was Mississippi "slave driver"
q few years since, and before emigrsting to
Ohio, sold his slaves at public auction at
Pontotoc Mise, put the money into his pock-
ct, and brought II to Ohio, with which to op-
crate for Office among the Abolition zealots.
Judge Gholson left a son, Mr.. s. C. Ghol-
son, still living In Mississippi. A few weeks
since, this young GhoIson felt himself call.
ed upon to defend or apologize for the very
peculiar position held by his father among
the Abolitionists of Ohio, wbereupon he
wrote to the editor of the Memphis (Miss.)
Mercury, concerning his fathers nomina-
ton, us follows:
6TPersonally, my can't.gst' overOble and
perhaps foolish sectional prejudice would
lead me to regret his nomination by the late
convention at Columbus, and that he did not
adhere 10 the resolution he formed some
months ago Of turning to his profession, but
be that as it may, / would willingly stake all
that hold dear, dearer than life itself, that, if
elected he ,OiA perform all his duties true to the
letter and spirit of The lGw, EVEN TO THE
REMINDING OF A NEGRO, lamfuAy
claimed, TO HIS MASTER, without devia-
ting to the right or to the left, for or against
the rules, regulations, tenets, doctrines or
platforms of any faction, sect, party or or.
ganization under the sun. His oath of office
would obIigate him to do this, if his sense OF
honor and his duty to his fellows did not
likewise render it obligatory and, sir, there
is still little honor left in the world-yes,
and even in Ohio, though politicians are
hustling it out as fast as they can.-rO
There you have picture OF Gholson by
his son, which it will be seen at glance
does not at all harmonize with the under.
standing Giddings and his followers had of
him when they nominated him. Gholson
himselfis as dumb as an oyster on the subject,
having apparently committee set over
him-while the evidence accumulates that
the Ohio Abolitionists "caught tarter"
when they nominated him.
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Democratic Meetings.

Hon. Geo. E. Pugh and Gen. Joseph H
Geiger will address the people as follows
Batavia, Clermont Co., Monday, Aug. Is
Georgetown, Brown Co., Tuesday, Au
gust l6.
Hillsboro', Highland Co., Thursday, Au
gust l8:
Washington, Fayette Co., Friday Au
gust 10.
Wilmington, Clinton Co.. Saturday, Au
gust 20.
Thomas J. Gallagher, ESQ.,, of Cincinna
ii, will also address the meeting in Clermon
County, and Stephen ]. BlcGroarty, ESQ.
of Cincinnati, the meeting in Brown County
VIM. H. Stafford, Esq, the Democratic
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and Ma
jor d. w. Stambuagh, OF Tuscarawas Coun
ty, will address the people as follows:
Bryan, Williams Co., Monday, Aug. Is.
Defiance, Defiance Co., Tuesday, Angus,
l6.
Paulding, Paulding Co., Wednesday, Au.
gust II.
Napoleon, Henry Co., Thursday, Aug. Is
Ottakee, Fulton Co., Friday, Aug. 10.
Perrysburgh. Wosd Co., Saturday, Au'
gust 20:
By order of State Central Committee.
GEO. w. MANYPENNY, Chairman.
ARCHIBALD McGEEeoR, Secretary.
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mo. 1911 AN ACT

No. 1911 AN ACT
Providing for the relief of the surviving Les.
sees Of the National Road, and for future
management of said Road.
WHEREAS, Samue! Doyle and Samuel Fos
ter, who are now solely interested as lessees
of the National Road, under the lease there.
of made by the board of public works, on
the 29th day Of May, 1854, for the period of
ten years from and after the first day of June,
1854, TO said Doyle and Foster and Joseph
Cooper, having by their memorial petitioned
to be discharged from their covenants in
said lease contained, and to be allowed to
surrender said road to the State on EQUITABLE
terms or that the general assembly sha II
by enactment carry out the modification OF
said lease as made by the board of public
works on the 18th day of February, A. d.
1856, and protect the interests of the lessees
in the collection Of tolls; And, Whereas,
the relief asked for by said Doyle and Fos
ter having been petitioned for by numerous
citizens Of the state, living near and inter.
ested in said road, it appears to the general
assembly just and proper that some relief
should be granted to to said lessees; there.
fore,
Section |. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly cf The State Of Ohio, That on and
after the first day of June, 1859, the board
of public works shalltak charge of, control
and keep in repair the national road, passing
through the state of Ohio, and the lesseee
of said road are hereby released from all oh.
legation in that behalf from and after the
said first day Of June, 1859: Provided, tha,
the care and control OF the sad road, O.
above directed, shall be taken by the board
of public works only upon condition tha,
the said road be in like good condition as
when received by the said lessees, and on
taking the care and control OF said road Of
aforesaid, said board Of public works shal
forthwith select one person, the said lessees
ones and they two third, who shall pro
at once to examine, appraise, and repor
upon oath to the board OF public works, the
value of the metals provided BY said lesseet
for repairs thereon said road in excess of the
metal received by the ssd essees when they
took charge of the road under their lease
and in the settlement of the account be.
tween said lessees and the state, the board
of public works shall allow to lessees the
appraised value Of said excess OF metal, anc
shall further allow to them an amount equal
TO the tolls which they would have been en-
titled to receive on coaches and other vehi
cles carrying the mail on eaid road, but for
the exemption Of such coaches and vehicles
from the payment Of tolls under the compact
between the state of Ohio and the United
States, said amount to be ascertained by the
board of public works, and for any balance
which shall be found due to said lessees, after
deducting the amount due from them to, the
state under said contrart Or lease, the said
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One Face for the North, and an
other for the South.

The Republican State Central Commit.
tee has made appointments for number of
Mass Meetings throughout the State. In
assigning their speakers and localities, they
have been careful to put "the right man in
the right place." On the Reserve, Chase,
Spaulding, Wade, Munroe, Piatt, and other
celebrated worshipers of the colored popula-
ton are announced as speakers. In the
southern part Of the State they have select
ed the Corwin stripe of politicians. In this
county, Chase, Backus, and Edgcrton are to
enlighten the people on the 3lst inst. A
tremendous time is expected.
We ask every candid, thinking Republican
to look at the trucking, double-faced course
pursued by that party, and tell US whether it
Is such one as can meet the approval of
any honorable man. In Northern Ohio, it
is openly in favor of resisting the execution
OF the laws of the United States. In the
central part of the State. it is perfectly
mute on the subject; while in the eouthern
portion, where the heresies of the Reserve
are decidedly unpopular, it tries TO patch
up the reputation Of Judge Swan, and make
the people believe it was for other cons idera.
,ions than the conscientious discharge Of his
duty os sworn judicial officer.
The Opposition in the contest upon which
we are about entering, ere working without
principle, common profession, or even
humbug to help them along. Kansas will
not bleed for them, the masses will not eus.
tain them in disregarding the laws of the
United States and they ore left to the un-
comfortable and detestable expedient of be.
ing "all things to all men" and having q
face, like the hue of the chemeleon, adapted
to every community.
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Material for the Next President
The following gentlemen are prominent
| ..L. Il :: 1

The following gentlemen are prominent
aspirunts for the Presidency:
Democrdts-Stephen A. Douglas, Ill.,;
Henry A. Wise, Va; R. NJ. T. Hunter,
Va; Daniel s. Dickinson, N. Y; Horotio
Seymour, N. Y; James Guthrie, KY; AL.
bert G. Brown, Miss; Jefferson Davis,
Miss; Howell Cobb, Ga John SIidel, La. >;
Joseph Lane, Oregon; j: C. Breckenridge,
Ky.
Republicams-Wm. Fl. Seward, N. Y;
N. P. Banks, Mass; s. p. Chase, OHIO;
Simon Cameron, Pa; John G. Fremont,
Cal: John M'Lean, Ohio.
Know .Nothings-John J. Crittenden, KY;
John Bell, 1'enn.; John Minor Bolts, Va.
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not print bis chafge In other than Wsbste.
rian fashion. The article contained twenty.
nine hundred words, III which only three
different words were used, in the spelling OF
which Webster differs from Worcester
These words were used in the article ten
times; in nine instances the spelling was
Websterian, in one instance it was according
to Worcester. The orthogrsphicsI hfgu.
ment,. heretofore used against Webster, has
nearly spent it's force. Usage is Gradually
but surely settling upon it., and it embodies
better than any other system the actual
spelling of to-day.
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Bills of Exchange" passed February Is,

Bills of Exchange" passed February Is
1881.
SECTION /. Be lit enacted by The Genera
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That damages
on protested bills OF exchange, drawn BY
any person or body corporate within this
State shall not be recoverable on any con,
tract entered into after the passage Of thil
act.
Sec. q. That nothing In the second sec
tion of the act Aforesaid shall be 80 constru.
ed as to permit the recovery of damages or
protested bills of exchange drawn within
this State after the passage of this act
Sec. 3. That the first section OF the scl
entitled "sn act sscertaining damages or
protested bills OF Exchange" passed Feb
ruary Is. 1881, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
Presid ent of the Senate.
April 4, 1859.
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Total,
42,OOO,OOO

OF The Richmond Enquirer, the Oldest
and ablest Democratic journal in Virginia,
is out, most bitterly, against the policy and
conduct of the present Federal Admins.
tration. This course, on the part of that
able and influential Democratic journal, has
become necessary in order to shield the
Democratic party in the Old Dominion from
suspicion that 1t was, in the remotest de gree
tainted with the hsresy of Buchananism m -
The editor winds up with a scathing article
in denunclation OF the Administration, by
very justly saying that it " has deserted euerv
political friend 'chtch it once possessed, and
has incurred the just contempt of its enemies
Utthin and sOithout the Democratic partv."
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AN ACT
mo. 1873 ]


To amend an act entitled an act to provide
fer the partition of real estate.
Section /. BE al enacted By The General
Assembly Of the State of Ohio, That section
one Of the act entitled an act to explain the
uct 10 provide for the partition of real estate
passed January %, 1886, be SO amended as
to read as follows: Sec. J.. That it is here.
by declared to be the meaning and intent OF
the act providing for the partition of real
estate, passed February II, 1881, that in all
cases where sale of lands or tenements
may have been made by virtue of, and pro.
Geeding for, the partition of real estate un-
der the present or any former laws on that
subject, and conveyance of the lands so
sold or elected to be taken, shall not have
been made by the officer making such sale,
the court, before which such proceeding may
have been had, may, on motion, order the
sheriff of the county, or any officer who may
be then executing the duties OF sheriff, to
execute and deliver 10 the purchaser. or any
person or persons eiecttng to take the same,
deed for the lands SO sold or elected to be
tuken-the court being first satisfied tina,
such sale or election was regularly made,
and that the purchase money has been fully
paid or secured.
Sec. Q. That section one Of the act to
which this is an amendment be and the same
is hereby repealed, this oct to take effect
and be in force from and after its passage I:
provided, that such repeal shall in no wise
affect any rights or Liabilities under such
section so repealed.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Sneaker of the Houso of REPRESENTATIVES.
MARTIN WELKER, -.
President Of the Senate.
April 4, 1859.
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r "A EN- m "A, OHIO=
Wednesday, August 8, 1859.
Democratic State Ticket.

FoR GOVERNOR,
RUFUS P. RANNEY, of Cuyahogu Co.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM H. STAFFORD, of Ross Co.
JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT,
HENRY C. WHITMAN, of Fairfield Co
AUDITOR OF STATE,
G. VOLNEY DORSEY, of Miami Co.
TREASURER OF STATE,
WILLIAM BUSHNELL, of Richlund Co.
SECRETARY OF STATE,
JACOB REINHARD, OF franklin Co.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
JAMES TOMLINSON, Of Washington Co.
COMMON SCHOOL COMMISSIONER,
CHARLES N. ALLEN, of Harrison Co.
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board of public works shall draw their draft
upon the auditor Of state In favor Of eald
lessees, and the same shall be paid on the
warrant of the said auditor, and of any MO.
ney In the treasury for general revenue pur.
poses, not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 2. That on such settlement being
made and the balance, If any, due the state
from said lessees being paid, it shall be the
duty OF said Board of Public Works, to re.
lease the said lessees and their securitie.
from all further obligation upon said lease
and upon the bond or bonds given BY them
to secure the performance Of the same, and
said lease and bond or bonds shall be can.
celled, and said Board of Public Works are
hereby further authorized and required there
upon to release all mortgages given by sait
lessees and their securities, to secure the
performance Of said contract.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from aud after it's passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker OF the House of Represe ntai ives
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
April 4, 1859.
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The Wheat Crop Of the United
SlateS-PrOductiOM of 1850.

The wheat crop has generally been har-
vested throughout this country, and sufi.
cent is known TO make a careful estimate
of this important staple, interesting for
present consideration, and important for
future references. This has been done by
the New York Courier. Compared with
1858, the estimate is as follows
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0TTwo men were killed by lightning a,
Fairfield, Huron county, last Saturday,
They were standing in the door of an unfn.
ished building, when current of fluid, at.
tracted by an iron square hanging above the
mems heads, struck them both dead. A
brother Of one of the deceased was sitting
few feet from the door, but was not in.
jdred.
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@ A letter from Pixies Peak says that
gambling, and whiskey-drinking flourish
there extensively. Tanglefoot whiskey sells
for twenty-five cents drink, and "it will
almost make man shed his toe nails"
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No. l99. AN ACT

NO. 1879. AN ACT
Supplementary to an act providing for the
punishment of crimes, passed March 7,
1885.
Section !. Be it enacted 6y the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That any per-
son over the age of eighteen years who, un.
der promise of marriage. shall have Illicit
carnal intercourse with any female of good
repute for chastity, under the age of eighteen
years, shall be deemed guilty of seduction n,
and upon conviction, shall be imprisoned in
the Penitenliary for not less than one nor
more than three years, or be imprisoned in
the county Jail not exceeding six months, but
in such case the evidence Of the female must
be corroborated to the extent required, as to
the principal witness in cases of perjury.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKEE,
President of the Senate.
April 4, 1859.
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!. GF Aman named Jansen died in Daven-
port Iowa, last week, from lhe effects Of tue
sting of a bee. ..
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Surplus crop, 1859, $4,000, 900
1t is estimated that in addition to this,
from one.sixth to oaa.f(th of the surplus
crop of 1858 is yet in the hands of the pro.
ducers. We, therefore, have in the State,
estimating last years surplus crop of the
West at twenty.four millions of bushels in
the gross
Surplus crop OF 1859 38 900 600
Sixteen and 23 per cent. on 1858 SO, ,OOO, 900
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AN ACT
mo. 1851


To provide for the payment OF expenses oI
re'appraising real estate for the year 1859.
Section l.. Be ii enacted by the Genera
Assembly Of the Stale Of Ohio, That the
commissioners Of any county In this State
may, and they are hereby authorized, to us
sess tax not exceeding one.fifth of one mill
on the dollar, of real and personal property,
moneys and credits on duplicate Of the coun
ty for the year 1859, the proceeds of which
tax shall be applied to the payment of the
expenses of the re.appraisal of the real es-
tate of the county for the year aforesaid.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect on its
passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
April 4, 1859.
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AN ACT

To prevent the Recovery of Damages on
Protested Bills OF Exchange, and TO re.
peal section one of an act entitled "sn
act Ascertaining Damages on Pfotestep
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AN ACT

To amend section one Of an act passet
March 81, 1859, supplementary to an &C
entitled IAN act defining the jurisdiction
and regulating the practice of probate
courts in the counties of Erie, Lucas
Richland, Holmes, Montgomery Dele
ware, Franklin, Scioto and Jefferson -
passed April IL, 1858, and 10 extend the
operation Of said act to the counties oil
Meigs, Mercer, Auglaize, Lawrence, Har.
rison, Henry, Licking, Belmont, Stark
tnd Williams.
Section /. Be ii enacted by The General
Assembly Of The State Of Ohio, That section
Of the above recited act be so amended
as to read as follows: Sec. /. That the
provisions of an act entitled can act def.
ming the jurisdiction and regulating the
practice of probate courts in the counties OF
Erie, Lucas, RchIsnd, Holmes, Mont.
gomery, Delaware, Franklin, Scioto and
Jefferson" passed April 10, 1858. be and
the same are hereby extended TO the coun-
ties of Meigs, Mercer, Aug laize, lawrence.
Harrison, Henry, Belmont, Stark, Ottawa
and Williams.
Sec. 2. That said section one of the act
passed as aforesaid, on the 3lst dav of
March, 1859, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
April 4, 1859.
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AUDITORS OFFICE, RAvENNA,l
August Sd, 1859.
l hereby certify that the foregoing Laws
are correctly printed from the authorized
copies certified to by the Secretary of State.
ALFRED BALDWIN,
Auditor.
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Sec. 10. This act shall take effect and be
In force from and after it's passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives
MARTIN WELKER, b..
President Of the Senate.
April 2, 1859.
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SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE,
COLUMBUS, April 6, ls69.}
] hereby certify that the foregoing acts
ar etrue copies Of the original rolls on file
in this office.
A. P. RUSSELL,
Secretary of State.
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l59,5OO,OOO
58,9OO,OOO

The surplus for the present year in these
States may be estimated as follows
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April 2, 1859.
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OUR ANNUAL STATEMENT.

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the I'd day of January, 1860. This is to enable us
to present the entire returns of the year 1859
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