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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14

1t is time to reprint the Farewell Address.
"In contemplating the causes which disturb
our Union" Guys Washington, sit occurs as
matter of serious concern that any ground
should have furnished for characterising par.
ties by geographical observation-disclosures North.
ern and Southern, Atlantic and Western
whence designing men may endeavor TO ex-
cite bellei that there 10 real difference Of
local interests and views. One OF the ex.
pedients of party to acquire influence within
PARTICULAR districts is to misrepresent the
opinions and aims of other districts. You
cannot shield yourselves too much against
the jealousies and heart burDings which
spring from these misrepresentutions; they
lend to render alien to each other those who
ought to be bound together by lraternal al
fection. The North in an unres'rained in
lercUurse with the South, protected by the
equal laws Of common government finds
in the productions Of the latter great add-
tional resources OF meFitime and commercial
enterprise and precious materials for manu-
featuring industry. The South, in the same
intercourse, benefing by the agency of the
North, sees its agriculture grow and its com
merce expand. Turning partly into it's own
channels the seamen OF the North, it finds
Its particular navigation invigorated, and,
while it contributes in different ways to
noursh and increase the general mass Of
national navigation, it looks forward to the
protection Of a mGratimp strength to which
itself is unequally udopted."
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14
Meeting of the National ExecW-
tive Democratic Com mI IGtce.

WAsHINGToN, December 1.-THE Nation
al Executive Democratic Committee met
this evening at WiIIard's Hotel. All the
States were represented except M1rylaud,
Georgia, California and A Alabama. After a
Tree interchange OF opinion, Munday, the
23i day ot April was fixed ior the time OF
meeting ot the Charleston NatvnaI Demo.
cratic Convention. A Resident Committee
wss appointed tu supelntend The printing
and publication OF documents, &C., cons
ing OF The following members: Hon. C l..
ValaDdigham, OF Ohio, Chairman; Hon. z.
J. Foukner, OF Virgins; Hon. John Coch-
ran, ot New York; Hon. Jim A. Logan, Of
Illinois; Hon. Wnilam BIgler, Ut Pennsyl
vonia; Hon. William BaresdaIe, of Missis
sippi; Hon. Miles Toyl1r, OF Louisiana; and
Hon. VIM. A. En- -lish. OF Indiana. Un
motion OF Mr. Vanottu,~t New Jersey, the
Chairman and Secretary were auth Jrized to
procure suit. bic hail at Charl, ston in
which to hold the Convention; to issue tick.
els OF admission to the delegates to said
Convention duIy appointed by the regular
Democratic organization OF the party 10 the
respective States, and to make such other
arrangements as may be necessary for the
assembling and holding OF SAID Convention.
A resolution was adopted with a view, il
possible, to correct The lelegruphc misrep,
Tesentatlons concerning the interests OF the
Democratic party. The committee then ad.
Journed sine die.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14
Carson Valley Silver Mines.

Wonderful accounts are given in the Cali.
fornia papers OF the richness of the famous
Washoe Valley, or rather Carson Valley.
silver mines. They are said to be far ahead
OF the world renowned mines OF Chill and
Peru. The vein now being worked is situa.
ted just over the line OF California, in Utah
Territory, distant about ITS miles from Sac
rDmento City, and perfectly accessible by
teams, over 400 Of which are now hauling
over that route to and from Salt Lake. The
mines discovered by man named Com.
stock land, as usual, he sold hfs claims for a
small amount to different parties, who are
now working them. One company, known
as the Walsh Company, are getting out at
the rate of two tons day OF the silver ore.
besides, several tons of the quartz stripped
from the vein, which has been yielding by
the Mexican "Arasta" process, over $500 OIL
gold per day but the gold is lessening as
they 60 down, and gradually merging into
silver. The vein has been traced over Q
thousand leet. The Walsh Comp ny have
l,40O feet /; next come Bryant g. Raymond
who own fifty feet, for which they paid $S4OC
per foot, from which they have already ship
ped thirteen tons OF ore, worth by actua
demorstration, over So, 900 per ton. From
the Walsh vein there have been about twen
ty.eight tons shipped. This ore is sold fo
from 500 10 $500 per ton, containing
both gold and silver, but silver principally.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14
A Rank DisWMtOMISt-ErGI In
South Carolina.

The Charleston Mercury is ss full Of trea'
son as an egg is OF meat. For years pnst il
has exercised oil its talent and ingenuity to
bring about dissolution OF the Union, and
it is worse now than ever. General Jackson
cooled its ardor Tor time, and brought down
the whole Palmetto State to proper sense
of duty and true conception OF its position
by sending fleet into Charleston harbor
and threatening to hang every multiplying
traitor in the Common wealth. A little u
the same wholesome discipline is again nee
essary. A recent number of the Mercur,
contains the folio wing:
cit is no answer to say that the diabolica
incendiares who can in cold blood get Ut
such scheme for our destruction, are com
paratively few in numbers in the North. |
| is enough for US TO know that, few or many
! they huve by thu Constitution of the United
States, the right TO come among us. to live
among us, and in their good time carry oul
their purposes and even if their purposes
should tail again and ugain, and scaffoId f
| ter scs fold shall drip with their gore, the
/
elements of mischief and trouble may survive
them, and give new impulse to future adven-
turers and fanatics. The great source OF the
evil is, that we ire under one government
with these people-thpt BY the Constitution
they deem themselves responsible for the in.
stitution OF slavery, and there ore they see k
to overthrow it. They do not plot insurrec
ton tor Cuba or BruziI. II we had a sepr-
rate government of our own, the post.office,
oil tie ayenues OF interct urse, the police and
military of the country, would be under our
exclusive control. Abolitionism would die
cut Ut the Nurth, or it's adhereuts would have
to operate in the South ss foreign emssares,
in country armed and prep"red to exclude
their intercourse or arrest their designs and
punish their interv' ntlon. As it il, ih SIRE
prcssible conflict OF Seward is destined to 20
on, although it may be CHI ckf d snd suppress.
sed by repeated failures, until one OF two
things shall t"ke place-the Union shall be
dissolved or slavery abolished. The expert.
ence of the l-st twenty-five years, OF igno.
miniouS liberation aud concession by the
South. with the lights oI the present re fleet
ed on them, show to the most bigoted Union.
ist, that there ia no peace tor The South from
the forbearance or respect OF the North
The South must control her own destinies or
perish" !"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14
Thanksgiving Patriotic
Sentiments Boldly Uttered.

Tho pulpit has recently been SO much
devoted to the utterance of anti-slavery sen.
timents, AboItionsm, and Disunion, that
it is refreshing TO hear from that source
something of different and more commend.
nble character. The following eloquent ex.
tract from sermon delivered on last
Thanksgiving day, in Philadelphia, by Rev.
John Chambers, we think will be as occep.
table to our readers as it was to US. We
see it in the true American grit, and the
spirit Of devoted Christian, having full faith
in the doctrines of his Master. He says:
"What man in this hcuse to-day, what
man belonging to these United States. (and
msy the time never come when any mortal
on the iootstoul OF God Almighty shall be
able to say anything else than these United
States, )-what man in this Nation, whether
he be native or adopted citizen, is willing
to see this Union dissolved You may say
there is no danger. tell you, my breth
eren, there is danger, unless our people
come up TO the great duty Of obeying God
/ of "rendering unto Caesar the thngs that
| are Casar's r's"-uness our puIpts cease their
clamor against the Constitution and the
| laws-unleas the ministers Of God regard
their duty of fidelity to Caesar and fidelity TO
God-unless men cease preaching from the
altar that it is better to put into mans
hand fi", death-weupon, rather than O
mothers Bible-unless we cease the asita.
ton and abuse that arrays State agains,
State--unless we abandon all sectionu Iism,
and resolve that we will adhere to the Con.
stlution and the lave, reforming that Con.
sti'uton ard those laws, when necessary,
by legitimate and ordinary methods. II we
move on in this WY, our Republic will re
main. II there is any man who would wish
to see this nation served, who would tear
into fragments that banner Of stripes and
stars, and pluck the feathers from the proud
eagle Of my country, let him fall crashed
and mangled before grzing, laughing, d
blnspheming world of crowns and despotc
! sceptres. say today, before the Eternal
| am, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, (und il
[ were on the banks OF the Potomac, stand.
ing by his vault at Mouut Vernon, would
say it over the sacred dust OF thei immortal
Washington the man that would labor
would wish for the dissolution Of the Ameri
can Union, let him be anathema matan.
etha !"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14

The accusation against DR.. J. C. Aver, oil
Lowell, for stabbing R. s. Fay, Jr. the
Treasurer of the Mddlesex Mills, has been
withdrawn because the prosecutor found that
no complaint against him could be sustained.
The tact is that DR.. Aver merely defended
himself as best he might, with a penkni'e
he happened to have in his hand, against a
cowardty assault made on him from behind,
with the premeditated intention to dishonor
and punish him for the exposure he has
made and is making Of the wrongs practiced
by the officers, upon our manufacturing COR
poratians. This community not only up.
holds the Doctor's successful defence of his
person. but it heartily approves his course
in publicly denouncing the Tite-Barnacle
Family management-the abuses OF our pub.
lie property for private ends. DR.. Ayers
medicin es. however va luable, are not all for
which the masses of our people hold him In
regard. .-Boston Herald. bieHrH -
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Committed by Brown Be
fore his two Sons were Killed.

Persistent efforts have been made to show
that Brown was driven into the desperate
and bloody career which marked the last
three years OF his residence in Kansas. in
consequence of the murder Of two of his
sons by the pro- slavery party. Afidsvits
taken in Jnne. 1856, have been published.
proving that he was the aggressor in the
work OF slaughter. Louisa Jane Wilkinson,
widow Of the late Allen Wilkinson, mem.
Der OF the Kansas legislature, deposed that
between midnight and daylight, May "a
1866, party came TO the house, and, in the
name of the "Northern Army" took heI
husband out and shot him. Not having
known Brown, she was not able to state ol
her own knowledge that he was one Of the
party, but the description she gave Of the
leader corresponds with his appearance in
every respect. On the same night, William
Sherman was taken out OF the house o.
James Harris, and murdered by Captain John
Brown and party, styling themselves the
"Norlhern army" At the time they took
Sherman out. they took some property from
the house. Harris in his deposition, calls
Brown by name, Identifying him with Ger.
taiuty. The deposition of Mahala Doyle
widow, disclosed a more extensive butchery
The party came to her husbands house nb Vi
eleven O'Clock on the night Of the oath, anC
inquired where Mr.. Wilkinson lived. HeI
husban James P. DOyl got up to tell them
They then told Doyle and his two sons
Wiiliam and Drury, that they must surren'
der. Within fifteen minutes they were al
three killed in the road, near the house.
William was twenty-five years Of age, Snt
Drury twenty. John, seventeen years o
! age, wOs spared al the earnest entreaties o
his mother. In his deposition, John gave Z
description of the leader fully answering tc
Brown. All these depositinns were taker
within q month OF the occurrences testified
to by the survivors. Here we have the mur'
: der OF five persons, who, up to the time o
their seizure, had beef living in peace upon
the land they had settled. TO meet this eV
, idence, John Brown, one Of Browns eurviv
ing sons, has put forth his assertion that hi!
father was not in franklin county in My
1856. But the newspapers OF that day show
that he was then in that purt Of Kansas, a
the head of an armed party, which was spo
ken of by the pro slavery men as a baud o
tree. booters, and by the tree state men as al
org aniz ton got up for the defence of Kan
cas- and freedom. From the first, that night
, bloody work took the name OF the "Potta
wdtomie Creek Massacre. ."-BoSt. Courier
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Another Kane Expedition.

The Boston JCufnal announces the organ.
cation Of another expedition for the purpose
Of pursuing the explorations OF Dr.. Kane,
which will probably start in the spring, and
be under the command OF DR.. Hayes, the
surgeon OF the Kene expedition. The
amount required is about 80 coo, ard liberal
subscriptions have uIready been made..-
Many OF the scientific societies are actively
enlisted in the enterprise, and have appointed
committees to promote it. DR.. Hayes is led
to urdtrtake the command by his confidence
In the correctness Of the views entertained
by DR.. Kane, whose ver,fclliuus was only
prevented by series of extraordinary acci.
dents which could rot have been ioreseen.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14
A New style Of Half Dollar.

A new half dollar has been got up ct the
United States Mint, in Philadelphia, to be
submitted to government Tor its APPROVAL
The new coin, although Of the same diam
eter as that now in circulation, is much
deeper sinking Of the die, and hence much
more durable. On one side is medallion
portroit Of Washington, with the head
wreathed with laurel; the word liberty upon
q scroll over The bust at the bottom, the
date 1859; and around he whole, the words
United States OF America, in plain, we'll
adopted raised letters. On the reverse side
wreath Of grain envelopes the words Halt
Dollar, in the sume benuli ul letter.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14
The Charleston Convention.

By reference to another column, it will
be seen that the Democratic National
Committee has fixed upon Monday, the 23d
Of April, os The day for holding the National
nominate q candidate for the Presidency.
This unusaily early date has been fixed up.
en- TO obvisie fears upon the part OF North
ern Delegates OF visiting the South during
the hot season OF the year. The csmpsign
Of 1860 will thus be a long one indeed, but
twill alec be the mcst important which has
ever taken place in the history Of this ma.
tion.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14

The House OF representatives. OF South
Carolina has ordered the military contingent
fund 10 be increased this year to $IO0. 900
to purchase sdditonu arms aud ammunition
Nis also proposed to appropriate $50 900 te
erect two srmories in Charleston. The fol
lowing resolution is pending:
RESOLVED, That the general manifestation
Of ieelIng and sentiment at the North, makes
it dishonOrable and dishonorIDg in South
Carolina and other sIavehoIding States TO
continue united with people whose moral
tone ChurScterzes them as a nation of pi.
Tstes, spvages, bsssssins, and traitors.
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Delegates 40 the Charleston Con-
ventiOM.

The Cincinnati Enquirer contains full
list Of the Delegates selected in the several
districts OF Ohio. to the Democratic National
Convention. They are as follows:
lst District HGmilton- Charles Rule,'
Henry B. Bowman.*
2d-Hamilton-Wm.T T. Forests Wesley
Cameron.%
sd-MOntsOmsry-GeOrge w. HOuck,'
A. p. Mller.*
4th-Miami-Bepjamin Meteslf,+ Joshua
Townsend.*
-Lucas-James D. Steedman,* VIM.
Mungen."
9th Clermont-Hon. J. R. Cockerill," !"
Perry Fee." .-..
7th- Waren-J. Durbin Ward, Matthews
Stark.
sth-LogGn-GeOrge spence,' R. E.
Runkell.+
9th-Seneca-E. F. Dickson" AlVa NJ
Jsckson.+
lOth-ROss-Thomus McNslly, VIM. A.
Hutcheson.
ll.h-Fai.fsla--LOn L. Smith, E. T
Binghsm."
l2th--Franklin--Wsyne GrIswold," G
B. Smythe."
lsth--Richland --ThomaS w. Bartley,'
Dr.. John Tilt"
l4'h-- Weyns--J. B. Young J. P. JEFF
fries.+
l5th--Holmes--R H. Nugent,+ James g
Stewart
l6,h--Muskinsum--S. R. Hosmer, L. B
Linn.
l7th--MonrOe--J Joseph 8. Way, William
Eaton.
Observation-Disclosures Lahm," s. D. Har
ris, Jr.+
10Th Cuyaho9a--H. B. Payne" J. w.
Gray.+
2O,h--Trumbull--Hon. David Todd" D.
B. Woods.#
2lst--C -Columb biana--T. Woods, B. C
Potts.
In the goth district there are two sets o
Delegates appointed. Messrs 8. w. Gil
son and J. s. Flalger were appointed by
portion of the Delegates, who it is claimed
ceceded from the regular convention which
nominated Messss. Todd and Woods.
Those marked with q star ~ are instruct
ed to vote for Stephen A. Douglas for Pfesi
dent. The Cleveland PEdindealsr and Gin
cinnati Enquirer claim that the delegation
will be unit for Douglas, while the STATES
man says the Delegates in the Ross and Co
lumbiana districts are against him.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14
New York Election.

The municipal elecri in New York
City on Thursday list, resulted ina complete
Democratic triumph alhough there were
two Democratic candidates in the f.ld for
Msyor. The result is as follows:
For Wood, (Dem) Independent candi'
date, 80 339 : for Hsvemeyer, (Dem.) reg
ulsr candidate, 26 Sl3; for Opdyke, Repub-
lican candidute, % 7l6 Msjority tor Wood
over Opdyke 1923. Combined Democr4tic
vote (57.l52) over Republican vote (227lD
s4,436. Repubicanism in New York City
is"weSk in the knees" and has very little
shack bone"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14

The New York Herald s,ys business
houses in New York hsve recently received
letters from their agents and canvassers at
the South, stating that owing to recent af-
fairs in Virginia thty met with less success
than formerly; tnd whIIe the operations OF
new and unknown men, for new houses, are
almost suspended, those well acquainted and
acting for long established nd idely known
houses in that trade receive orders with more
reluctance ard caution.
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RAVEN NJ a, oH1o=
Wednesday, December IA, 1859.
Congress-.

No organisation has as yet been effected
10 the House Of Representatives, at Wssh-
irRton. Several ballotinGs have been bad
for Speak ker, aud on the last one, Sherman,
Rep, came within six votes of a msjori,y.-
The members are passing their time in max
inO buncombe speeches on the refreshing
Iubject of slavery. From appearances the
delay Of organization will be as long a. it
WGI In 1866.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14
Tie Presidents Message

1t 10 stated that but one proof the PreS!-
dents Message, has, as yet, been taken, and
that 10 in the custody of the Presiden, him.
self. Modame Rumor has it that if the
House is not organized on Wednesday, the
message will be sent in without further de-
Icy. II the dtme is correct, we shall pub.
liah it, in cur regular edition, OF as early a
dale as possible.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14

GF Gov. Houston, of Texas, expressed
the opinion that the present emergency rem.
ders necessary the raising Of regiment OF
Texas volunteers, and supporting them In
the field until quiet be restored, or q sufi.
cient operative force raised by the United
States TO ensure peace and to repel invasion.
The expenses, of course, 10 10 be charged
to the United States Cover nment.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14

IErAMous.-The Abolitionists held Sc.
veral meetings in Philadelphia. recently
to sympathize with Brown, the Harper'G
Ferry iusurgens.a :One OF the speakers styl'
ed Brown as "the nations noblest citizen; =
another said he was "ths Jesus of the nine
tenth century," Men who would utter such
sentiments should be driven out of chris.
tisn community.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14

0E Theodore Sedgwck, Esq, United
States District Attorney Of the Southern
District OF New York, and gentleman we'll
known 10 literary circles, died on Thursday
evening OF last week. at Stockbridge, Muss.
He had gone home to the beautiful village
where he was born, to clos his career on
earth. How much is expressed in that form
Of oriental benediction-" may you die
among your kindred"
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Mallnla Doyle to JOhm Brown.

The following letter from the widow
Doyle 10 John Brown was received at Har-
per's Ferry before his execution
To John Brown Commander OF the Ar.
my at Harper Ferry, Charlestown, JefFer-
son county, Va. Care OF Juilor, Charles.
town:
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov 90, 1859.
John Brown-Sir :-AIthongh vengeance
ia not mine, confess that do feel grarIfied
to hear that you were stopped in your fen.
dish career at Hhrper's Ferry. with the loss
of your two sons. You can now appreciate
my distress in Knnsas, when you then and
there entered my house at midnight and ar
rested my husband and two boys, and took
them out OF the yard, and in cold blood shot
them dead in my hearing. You canot say
you did it to free our slaves we had none
and never expected to own one it has on.
ly made me poor, disconsol to widow,
with helpless children. While | feel for
your folly,1 do hope and trust yon will meet
yc ur just reward. Oh how it panied my
heart to hear the dying groans OF my husband
and children. IF this scrawl gives you any
consolation you are welcom to it.
MAHALA DOYLE.
N. B. My son, John Doyle, whose life
begged Of you, is now grown up, and is very
desirous to be at Charlestown on the day oil
your execution would certainly be there il
his means would permit it, that he might
adjust the rope around your neck, il Gov.
ernor Wise would permit it.
A party OF gentlemen at once subscribed
the amount, but, the letter being detained
it was ascertained young Doyle could moi
arrive in time.
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W Gov. Magofin, Of Kentucky, in bis
annual message to the Legislature. takes
strong pro slavery ground, and recomme nds
tex upon Pedlsrs. law to prevent free
colored persons from coming into Kentucky
from other States, and an appropriation to
enable that sort OF population to emRrote,
not again to return. A Reorganization of
the militia is urgently recommended.