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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-15
An Infamous Act.

Our Democratic Legislature, before its
adjournment, saw fit TO enact a law for the
Acknowledgement of persons "reputed to be
in whole or in part of African descent. =
We give tho law entire, that our readers
may duly appreciate the wisdom and justice
OF those who enacted it:
AN ACT
To prescribe the duties of Judges of Eloc-
tions in certain casos, and preserve the
Putty of Elections.
SECTION /. 9s II enacted BY The General
assembly Of The STATE Of Ohio That the
judges OF any election held under the
authority of any OF tho laws of this State,
III determining tho question whether aUy
person Offering to vote at such election is II
whitG person, shall ascertain. by proper IN
Quries addressed to such person, to be an
swcred under oath, or by other legal tcsti.
mony to be adduced before them, whether
/ such person is reputed to be in whole or in
part of African descent, aud if tho said
judges are satisfied that such person is
reputed so to be, they shall reject his voto.
SEC. 2. Any person who is reputed to
bo in whole or in part of African descent
who shall vote at any such election. shall
on conviction thereof, be imprisoned in the
county jail, OF the proper county, not more
than threo months, nor less than on,
month.
SEC. 8. Any person who shall procure
, aid, assist, counsel or advise another TO give
, his vote ut any such election. knowing tina
such other person is rcpuicd to be of Afri
can descent, either in whole or i'll part
shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in an
D sum not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars
and be imprisoned in tho county JUL of tn
, proper county, not more than six month
nor loss than ono month.
Sec. 4. Any judge of any election VIII
!, shall violate tho provisions OF the first sec
, ton OF this act, shalt on conviction Thereof
be fined in any sum not exceeding tiv
hundred dollars, and imprisoned in til
l. county Jail OF the proper county, not NOR
j. than SIX months, nor less than one month.
). SEC. 8. All prosecutions undor this az
shall bo by Indictment in the court OF con
mon pleas of the proper county; and it sha
DO the duty of tho judges of the court {
common pleas to give this act specially i
). charge TO the grand jury at each term {
tho court.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect fror
: and after its passage.
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ExTRAoRpIHARY AFFAIR AT PENsAcoL.

EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR AT PENSACOLA.
"A letter from New Orleans to the St.
Louis Republican says "A singular af.
fair occurred at Pensacola few days
ago, TIE particulars Of which | learned
from a private letter, addressed to a
gentleman Of this city. Miss Susan -,
daughter oil most distinguished jursL
and politician of Florida, entertained a
violent passion for Mr. G., Mayor of Pen
sacoa, who had paid her some attentions
previous to his marriage with another la.
dy. She took no great pains to conceal
from Mr. G. the nature of her feelings,
and had on several occasions conducted
herself in rather an extravagnnt and start
ling manner, but he probably supposed
nothing serious would come Of it. One
day, recently, however, she went to his
house and called for Mrs. g.. and when
the lady came to the door, drew pistol,
ready cooked, from the fold of her dress,
and fired at her rival. The bullet miss
ed, and Mrs. G. bravely rushed upon the
! desperate gill, and wrenched the psto
from her but she prepared and deter
mined TO shed blood, Susan drew a knife
and before she could be disarmed by
others who interfered, succeeded in in
tli;ting slight wound upon Mrs. e. Thu
letter states that her father, in order tt
shield her from criminal prosecution
was about TO send her to an insane asy
lum."
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-15

One OF RuM's VIcrIMs,-The death OF
Gen, VIM. T, Hask ell, of Tennessee, is
announced. The event occurred in the
Hopkinsvile Lunatic Asylum, on Sunday
the 18th. He was at Que time one of the
mcst brilliant men Of the South, lie was
one Of the first orators Of the nation,
poet by nature and the author Of some
beautiful stanzss, and gallant soldier
distinguished in the Mexican war. His
insanity is believed TO be chargeabie TO
the effect Of an excessive use OF ardent
spirits upon a highly exciIable nervous
system. The country was first informed
OF bis insanity about two years ago. III
was confined for Time in The Kentucky
asylun1, and released as cured. and at
tempted TO lecture at Lexington, but h'
soon reiapsed The Louisville Journal il
announcing bis death says =" His dear
est fIiends cannot regret that the balm.
hand OF death has at length relieved hiu
from suffering. The grave never close
upon a1more gallant spirit. affection ca
never weep over a more lovabIe, high
toned and chiyalric man. Poor Haskell
we knew him well. and Knowing him s
well, our hesrt bleeds IS we pen this inc
fse.ual tribute 10 his memory"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-15
The Harris Tragedy in Marquette Co.

The Oxford Express gives the particu-
lars of the recent murder Of Rev. Jona-
than Pos; and wife by an insane son, as
follows:
The young man was seen by tenant.
who lives about twenty miles distant from
the scene Of the tragedy, choppihg wood
at his fathers door early .ha: morning.
1t appears that the father went out to the
wood pile. and stopped to pick up some
wood, when the son struck him full
blow upon the back Of the head near the
neck, sinking the entire BIT OF the axe in
to the head. He then struck him on the
temple, breaking in the cranial bone. The
mother upon hearing or seeing the occur
renee ran out, and when within q few feet
of where the father lay, was met by the
son, who struck her a heavy blow, sink
! ing the blade Of the axe into her forehead,
laying the head open from the nose 10 the
vortex. A second blow was struck, open
ing the head from the outer angle of the
crown TO the eye, and scattering Ihe bones
OF the head and the brain. Both must
have met with instantaneous death. and
ended their mortal life without pain or
suffering
Some two hours after, the bodies were
discovered by neighbor, who gave tie
alarm. Upon entering the house the
young man was found in his chamber,
where he is accustomed to spend large
portion of the time. He was cool and
quiet and did not appear 10 be affected
by the sight of his murdered parents
Blood was found upon his person, and
his axe was found to be the one used in
the accomplishment of the horrid deed.
, Although no one witnessed the act, yet
t from the facts we have related there can
be no doubt upon the question.
3 Elder Post and his wife were both about
5 eighty years Of age. and the son in ques
= lon is about lhirty-six. They have resi-,
, ded in this county about eight years, and
/ came here from Saline, Mich. The sor
1 had been in the Asylum at Utica, N. Y {.
Z aeveral years. but having been pronoun
= ced better Of his insanity by the officers
:. of that instilu N his parents thought i
n safe to take charge of him. The result
! we have seen.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-15

PURCHASE OF MI VERNoN.-The ac-
emulation Of funds for this purpose has
been rapid, as we learn from report re-
Gently issued by the Secretary Of the AS.
sociation. The collections (accordng 10
the report, were called in by the Regent.
as rapidly AS they were made, and paid
over by the Treasurer, without delay, in
sums permitted by the Contract. The
report continues -" Thus, in the space
of four. ,ceeks, little over the sum Of
S62, 900 was realized, (S9,80o of this
sum being, however, a portion Of the
$4,000 stated to be Invested in our for
mer report,) discharging Indebtedness
for the second and third lnstallments, due
severally 1860 and 1861, as follows, viz ;
On February 22d, Sl8,7l2, closing the
second installmeut, with interest thereon
due February 22d, 1869 February q8lh
$4,000; March ed, $4,000 Marci
9th, $4,000; March l0lh, $4,000 =
March 18th, 5000 March 2lst, 5000
and March 23d the remainder, closin
the payment Of the third installment, wit
interest thereon, due February 22d. 1856
Thus the association has paid So, 1913 {
the sum OF 100000 required to secuI
the title 10 Mount Vernon, $4,000 (
which has been paid 10 a little more tina
three months Who can longer doul
shat the Association will attain all Il
sacred objects in view? 4l,666 dollar
with interest thereon, is yet to be proyi
ed for, being the fourth installment, d.
February 22d, 1862.
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VOLUME y. NO. Is.
Another American Triumph,

We have had frequent occasion recent |
" to speak Of the success OF the Atlantic
Monthly. We have been prompted to
do this from an honest pride at the ac-
complishment, not only OF cur own, but, I
We believe, OF n national desire, 10 see our
periodical literature vindicatcd from The
charge our English brethren have so often
brought against it, that II cannot ascend
above the level of love.sick stories and
sentimental poetry, because our reading
public can appreciate nothing better
Many an attempt has been made TO es-
tsblish something similar TO the high ton.
ed periodicals of England, and as often as
each attempt has failed, the voice of ex.
ultation from the English press has been
loud, and the cry raised tha! we can't do
il. Well do we re2Gmber this when Put
mans Monthly was compelled TO give
way, in which we thought we had found
a reputation Of the established English
opinion in regard TO us. But we can now
safely boast Of triumph, AS the Atlantic
Monthly has attained a circulation of ten
thousand, nearly double that ever reach
ed by Putnam's, and is placed on sure
basis, it's publishers being among the
most enterprising in our country, and have
been sctuated to a considerable degree in
the establishment of the Atlantic, by the
same mortiit ing fact we refer to, that ouI
American literature had no true exponent
The many expressions Of favor and well
wishes received the past year from theIl
subscribers, prove that they have toe
given their support to the Atlantic from
determination that our country, in spite ol
British misgivings, shall have periodical
Of its own, not only equal, but even supe.
Tior,,o any OF those published in Ens gland
And no,O the English press have honestly
admitted that we have such periodical
for the London Critic and Athen@un
have been lavish OF their praise the pas
few months. The Autocrar' has beel
published monthly in London, as it aP
peared in The Atlantic, calling forth gold
en- opinions and the confession that thel
own periodicals have contained nothln
so brilliant since the Noctes Am
brosianc."
AT the present time two different house
in London monthly re.pubish the Min
ie'eI "ooIuSs' Oy MIS- IL D' S'o"'
and its circulation there almost exceed
the same here. We have heard it state
that the editors have received aud approx
cd, up to Tie present time, sufficient mat
rial IRON American authors 10 furnish Sc
eral numbers fully equal 10 any that ha'
yet appeared. The April number is loo
cd for as one Oft the best yet issued. "
repeat again, that in chronicllng the su
cess Of the Atlantic, we are expressing
national feeling OF something more thf
pleasure that We have al least accomplish
ed our desires, and that our literature h
such an ornament as the Allan
Monthly y.-BoSton Gazette.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-15
THE JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRAT.
Carrying Concealed Weapons.

The spectacle Of Witnesses producing
the revolvers and bowie.knives they carry
concealed on their persons, in open Court,
is novel one in this quarter, however
common il may be in chivalrous Kentucky,
where shooting and stabbing are every
day occurrences, and never punished by
Courts ofjustice, even when jails are en-
tered and helpless prisoner shot dead in
his cell. .0.... ....
The late General Assembly of Ohio,
very properly passed law to punish the
carrying Of concealed weapons in this
State, most cowardly as well as MUIR
derous practice anywhere. The law pro-
vides that whoever shall carry weapon
or weapons concealed on or about his per.
son, such as pistol, bowie-knife, dirk,
or any other dangerous weapon, shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanol, and on
the conviction Of the first oftense shall be
fined not exceeding $500, or imprison'
ment in the county Jail not more Than sc
days and for the second otfense, not ex
ceeding $500, or Imprisonment in the
county Jail not more than three months
or both, at the discretion Of the Court.
The law further provides, that If it shHl
appear to the jury, from the testimony OF
the rial Of any case presented under th'
first section of the act, that the accused
was at the time of carrying any of th'
weapons aforesaid, engaged in the pur
suit of any lawful business, calling o.
em ployment, and that the circumstance!
in which he was placed at the time afore
said were such as to justify pruden
man in carrying the weapons aforesaid
for the defense Of his person, property o
family, the jury shall acquit the accused
| - Mei InnR Lender
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-15

THE PARAGUAY DIFFIcULTr SErTLED.--
The Buchanan administration has had
lucky escape. according to latest accounts.
by the peaceful settlement of the Paraguay
difficulties, through tho friendly intervention
of President Urquiza, of tho Argentine
confederation. The precise terms of the
settlement are not stated, but il is known
that ample indemnity is conceded to the
family of the person killed on the steamer
Water Witch, and to tho company repro.
sented by Mr.. Hopkins, which were the
causes Of complaint on our part.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-15

SHOCKING CAsrALITr AT CHcAoo.-
The sch. Saranac. belonging at St. Joseph.
Mich, was burned at thu Chicago dock
on Saturday. 1t was being caulked and
re fitted, and the tar the sailors were boil
ing on board took FIRE, was thrown in eye-
ry direction, enveloped the vessel in
flames, and frightfully burned Richard
Robertson, aged l9. lie would have
been burned to death on the spot, had
not the Mate, James McEliott, seized the
sufferer in his arms and leaped into tho
river. The noble officer was himself bad.
" burned about bis hands and arms, but
not dangerously. Robertson presented a
terrible sight, but may recover Clsve'
| land Leader.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-15
Bloody and Mystsrious Affair.

Yesterday afternoon about four o'clock
q farmer hunting in the woods near the
Harrisburg road, about two miles from
this city, discovered The dead body of an
unknown man haLging to Ience post by
a cotton handkerchief, his feet touching
:he ground, aud blood flowing from two
deep wounds around his wrists and one
around each ankle, apparently made by a
sharp knife. The farmer came post haste
to this city ard informed Coroner Gavel
of the circumstance. A jury was sum
moned and forthwith proceeded to Tho
scene Of the terrible affair, and an inques
was had.
The body was recognized as that o
Thomas Bell, middle aged man, wh'
has been engaged AS II mechanic i'll th
Ohio Tool Company's estabishms N
evidence was elected TO throw any NOR
| light upon the deed. Several large pool
OF blood were to be seen near the spo
where the body was suspended, but n
knife or other instrument with which h
could have inflicted the wounds upo
himself could be found, which fac
strengthens the suspicion that there hs
been foul play in the affair. 1t was nc
clearly decides. whether death was pro
duced by bleeding from the wounds, G
by strangulalion.
The body OF Bell was brought to thi
city in charge of the Coroner.an the jur
adjourned TO meet at nine O'Clock III
morning, without deciding upon verde
The deceased, as far as our reporter We
able TO learn from the various rumol
ahoat last night, never manifested an
signs OF insanity. He was widower an
leaves two small children orphans.
, Considerable excitement was manifes
5 ed on the streets last evening. A nun
Der of men congregated about The door
the Coroner's Office, and various were Il
. conjectures INDUCED in by the crowd
regard to this lamcntabie and my ysterio
affair 0. Statesman.
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lNe leftersoQiap 4eMocra
JULIUS 0. CONVERSE, Editor.
CHARDON, o., FRIDAY, APRIL Ii, 1859.
Emigration to Utah.

A Bio WAGON TRAIN FITTING OuT HERE
ABoUTs. Our enterprsing friend. Mr. l..
j. Randall, of Chardon, Geauga Co, Ohio.
to-day sent by cars from this city TO 81.
Louis, forty new lumber two-horsc wagons.
as train tor Salt Lake City. At ST. Louis
they are to DO sent by tho Missouri River to
Omaha City, Nebraska. At Omaha City
tho wagons are to be froightod with mer-
chandlse for Merchants in Salt Luke City.
Utah. Mr.. Alfred Randall, brother who
went with the Mormous to Salt Lake, from
| Nauvoo, and who has lived there since, re-
turned to Chardou last fall, and from his in
formation the present Train WAS started -
| MIR. A. Randall IS now in Iowa. buying $50
head of oxeu to complete the Train. Tho
moe to accompany tho Train go from this
inst, for Omaha City, and it is expected tho
train will DO ready to leave that point on
tho first of May.
From tho representations of tho parties,
this will bo money making business, and
with tho observation and experience nf Mr.
Alfred Randall, we should Judge that be
was well qualified to conduct and manage
AN enterprise of this character, and the
shrcwdness of Mr.. l.. J. Randall would not
permit him to allow such an opportunity to
slip through his fingers.
They calculate their cattle and wagons
will bring moro than original cost after their
, arrival ut Salt Lake City Their freight is
already contracted at Sls per hundred
pounds. Each wagon is to carry 1000 lbs
Tho wagons are very excellent lumber
wagons, with iron nxlos, and so ditferen
from tho Government wagons generally tina
3 they will be in demand nt Salt Lake City
T while tho Government wagons, on accoun
S of their great and useless weight, can DO sull
only for what the irons on them are worth
Mr. Bradley Parlm, of Chardon, and MIR
Alfred Randall of Sal; Luke City, will hav
charge of tho Train.
With ordinary luck they will make goo,
; thing Of IT, Success to such enterprises.-
G Pain Dcdler Of the OH
" The above, though correct in the main,
l. incorrect in some particulars. Tho da
II" set for the men who aro to accompany Ill
Train, to leave Cleveland for Nebraska Git
~ is Monday next, tho 18th, instead of Il
~ 18th, as above stated, though Mr., Parln al
4 several others from this vicinity, have I
of roady gone on in advance. The freight
OF drod pounds, and the wagons will car
an 5000 instead of 1000 pounds each. I
ot original cost of the wagons, teams, &c,
ne this expedition, will not be less than %20, ,ot
;'S1' which sum tho Randalls expect to rcal
ina from their sale, in Salt Lake City. Th
also expect to receive at least 500, 900 frt
the merchants of Salt Lake City, for I
of freight, making tho aggregate receipts
is tho end OF tho route, $4,000, which W
he of course, bo sufficient to dofray all
ay penses, and afford a handsome profit. l
he wul known that Mr.. L. j. Randall has
'as capital and energy necessary in such an
"a terpriso. We hope the expedition will pr
'e profitable to all concerned
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-15

A NOBLE SPIRITED HUCKsTER- WOMAN
We announced tow weeks since that Wal
ter Harper, an aged resident of Detroit,
had mado large donation for the establish
ment of hospital Wo learn from the
Tribune that Mrs. Ann Martin, who, for a
number of years, has been n market-woman
in that city, has devoted u five acre lot worth
from 81 1000 to $4,000, and her interest
in another piece of ground amounting to
Sl 500, TO tho same benevolent purpose
Her generosity was shaped, not aroused, by
only the execution of a long cherished de.
sign. Mrs. Martin was originally from
Philadelphia, but has resided in Detroit for
the past twenty-five years.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-15

gg-The testimony for the prosecution, in
the sicklcs case, was concluded on Friday
and tho case tor tho defence was opened
on Saturday. The witnesses differ consid
erably in regard to the circumstances at
tending tho assassination of Key. We can
not give our readers anything like ful
synopsis of the testimony in this case, and
therefore, shall not attempt it. ...
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-15

MoNDAYs observation-disclosures OF
REprpLIcANIsM.- .-Nothing could more
forcibly illustrate the permanent growth
Of Republican sentiment than the COM
pe1ion Of the returns of the local elections
on Monday last. One by one, the an
cient citadels Of Democratic strength are
yielding to the irresistible pressure of the
popular sentiment in favor Of free labor
and free national domain. This revolu-
ton in sentiment is not confined To any
one section. Every year il is becoming
more universal. The glorious Republi-
can triumph in Connecticut has completed
Congressional delegation from the New
England States in which there is not a
single pro-slavery representative. ST.
Louis, the most enierprising and vigorous
of all the cities of the Slave States, has
proclaimed for freedom by an overwhelm-
ing Republican majority. In Ohio. the
leading cities, almost without exception
Cincinnati, Columbus. Dayton and CIeve'
land, have given very gratifying Repub
lican majorilies for local officers. In San.
dusky, Toledo, &C., the Republicans have
held their own very WE'LL as compared
with former elections. Altogether, th'
news is most cheering. Every new tes
of the strength Of the Republican organi
cation develops its increasing vitality ant
vigor. 1t was never so powerful, SO com
pact, SO full Of energy, of determination
Of confidence and hope, as it is now-an'
especially is this the case in Ohio Obi
, State Journal.
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-15

A FEARFUL adventure happened al
Ashtabula last Thursday night. Mr.
Collins Whitmore, and wife, who live in
the east village, arrived at Ashtabula
Depot on the night train, and were de-
scending the hill homewsrd in the hack
when the horses took fright and rushed
over the bank, overturning the carriage
dashing il into fragments, and very seri
ously, though not fatally. injuring both
Mr.. Whitmore and his wife, It is consid
cred almost providential that they were
not killed. The driver and horses wer.
unhur:.- Connsam Reporter. 81
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HORRIBLE MURDER OF LITTLE. WHITE

HORRIBLE MURDER OF A LITTLE. WHITE
Boy ny A NEGRo.-The Wilkinson Miss J
Gazette contains tie particulars of the
horrid murder Of little bov, eight years
old, son Of Mr.. Francis Best, OF that
place, by negro servant. On Friday
evening the little boy was absent from
his fathers house for an unusual length
Of time, when search was made, and his
Iifeless body found horribly mangled -
Suspicion resting upon slave Of Mr., B.,
named Stephen, and he was arrested -
Stephen made full confession of his
guilt, and stated the brutal means he had
employed in the consumalion OF the dia
bolical act. lie said, in substance, tha
the child had threatened TO tell something
on him. when he managed to draw hin
inside of the building, struck him on tht
back part of the head or neck with {
brick-which blow stunned the little fel
low and felled him 20 the ground-ant
perceiving that his victim yet exhibited
signs of life. he jumped upon him anc
choked him to death