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AMALGAMATION.

We can scarcely take up one of our ex
changes, but what we find some new cases
the practical results Of black
republican preaching. How any sober
and honest thinking man can give his aid
to such damning and polluted doctrines is
beyond our conception. We say, let kind
60 with kind; crossing may do we'll enough
in crude animal and vegetable species,
but when it comes TO the human, family,
the rule does not hold SO well, especially
when we go to crossing colors. BY cros-
sing rose bush with .differen: kinds, it
brings forth beautiful variegated flowers
But when we bring the same rule to bear
by crossing the Saxon with the African,
the result is q miserable, sickly, copper
colored Insignificant race. The mark Of
sin is stamped in every feature.
O, woman! how beautiful, how sublime,
how lovely, when innocence and purity are
thy daily ,companionsl Man bows, and
becomes the adorer of thy chastity! Bu1
when fallen, how degraded! The beast,
ofthe field are more refined and elevated
And, we can liken woman, who willfull,
marrics q negro. to nothing above tn
common brute level !-Fremont Mcsscn
ger.
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Startling from Kansas.

Row at Hohon, Calhoun County-7Hrse
Men .Shst and Forced to Retreat. :
On the 18th inst, row occurred at o
county convention in Holton, the county
seat of Calhoun county, K T., between
the Republicans on the side and Free
State men and Democrats on the other.
A pro-slavery man named Cole was first
attacked, when regular melee ensued, in
which pistols, knives and clubs were free
ly used. The Republicans rushed to a
house near by, which is said to have con-
tanned about sixty Sharp's rifles, and COM
menced firing on their opponents, who
were forced to retreat. 2. q ~ g
Three Of the wounded, Messrs. Chisam,
Wilcox and B. Hall arrived in Weston,
Platte county, where they formerly resid-
ed, on Monday last, having been driven
away from their homes in Kansas, leaving
their families behind. g-l l,Fi' ,ss'',. e7r4 9
Chisam was shot, ball lodging in the
right side of his head, near the temple.
Hall was shot in the right arm, break
ing the bone, so completely shivering the
arm as to require annpntation. He was
left at Holton and not expected tolive. .
Wilcox was shot in the face, ball tax.
ing effect left side Of the nose and lodging
in his right cheek-face very much swol-
lien, ball not extracted e 7Ao 's"'-4'A
3. Hall and others were beaten across
the head with clubs and gun barrels
breaking MIR. Halls nose-& yosepA
Journal. 2s 4saa iia'a pstg'3f@ s''a =
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court of common pleas hereafter elected
therein, shah receife, in addition to sthe
salary now paid TO them out of the State
treasury, the sum of five hundred dollars
per annum, to be paid to them out of the
county treasury, in the same manner. and
al such times as is provided by laws for
the payment of the salaries of judges out
of the State treasury"
His reference to the law, and the page
on which it is to be found, proves that he
knew what it was, and his knowing the
truth and stating an untruth looks very
much like wIlful Misrepresentation.
The people of Hamilton county, and
their Representatives asked the privilege
of paying their judges larger salaries, and
who had right to say nay? al S,
What does this writer next? With a
reckless disregard for truth which is as
founding, he gives the vote of the House
on Senate amendment to a turnpike blu.
and states to his readers that 1t as the. vote
on a bsNincreassng the salaries ofMe Ham
iAon county Judges and supreme .judgesH
He asks why I did not in my correspon:
deEce publish the vote which he gives. /
answer because there was nota vote of less
Importance taken during the session. -
When the vote was taken on the passage
of the law referred to, DIR. STOUT, for whose
benefit the article seems to- have been
written, voted as did, in the affirmative.
The amendment increasing the Supreme
Judges salaries was voted on late on the
last night of the last session, and my COR
respondence, believe contained no pro-
ceedings of that day. a u a=rso gas5,
This exposition of his falsehoods ex-
plains why the writer, protesting to be q
Democrat, sought Republican channel
through which to bring them forth E Il
any one wishes to criticise my Legislative
career with any decent share of truth they
are welcome to no place more than The
columns of the. Spirit. Ihave heretofore
and shall continue to give the ayes and
noes on all questions in which think th,
people of Monroe take much interest, ant
the consequences may take care OF them
selves, ,ss} II,
The foregoing fully illustrates what
have often insisted upon heretofore, name
ly, the utter nn.eliability of personal at
tacks made over an anonymous signature
JERE WILLIAMS.
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FRIDAY. April l


The Senate, yesterday, passed the fol-
lowing bills: to amend the general incor
poration law; to authorize associations of
persons for the purpose of carrying
freight on the rivers and lakes in and ad-
joining this State, to become bodies cor
porate; for the assessment and taxation
of Ill property in this State, and for levy
ing taxes thereon according to its true
value in money; concerning bridges; to a.
mend section AZ of the act for the organ
ization of cities and incorporated village :;
to suspend for one year the operation of
the library clause of the school law.
Resolutions were adopted authorizing
the Attorney General to obtain transfer
to the State of lands held by John e. |
Breslin, and the sale of the same at pub
lie auction, the proceeds thereof to be
paid into the Sinking Fund.
A resolution was offered directing the
Attorney General to bring suit against
all the parties found by the late report of
the Treasury Investigating Commission
to have been implicated in the illegal use
of the funds of the State, and authorizing
him to settle and compromise with John
G.. Breslin and his securities and others
connected with or growing out of the
treasury defalcation.
The Senate passed the House resolu.
tion providing for the appointment of
committee to investigate the damages to
the contractors occasioned by the repu-
diation Of the canal contracts; also the
Senate joint resolutions proposing to the
electors of the State amendments to the
| Constitution so as to authorize the IL
censing of traffic in intoxicating liquors;
70 provide for annual sessions of the
legislatures and annual elections of men,
bers thereof, and the reorganization of
the Supreme Court by the election of the
Judges by single districts.
In the House the following bills were
passed: to authorize the Commissioners
of Belmont county to loan money; max
ing appropriations for the payment OF
interest on the State debt the payment
of a portion of the principal thereof, and
the paymen. of the expenses of the Board
of Commissioners of the Sinking Fund.
The bill for the enlargement of the Pen
itentiary was defeated on It's final passage
The general appropriation bill was the
special order in Committee of the Whole
during the evening.
The bill making appropriation for the
public works, after passing the Senate
was read in the House, and referred to {
select committee of five. The object o
the reference is that substitute may b.
offered providing for leasing the pnbli,
.. works. 1t will provide that the leasers shall
= keep the works in repair and pay tn
State annually twenty five thousand dol
lars for the use of them. This bill
think will pass the House, though it ma
.. be necessary, i'll order to secure its pass
: age though the Senate, to postpone tn
y day of adjourning for few days. Phi
= is not so desirable as sale would b,
but it is infinitely better tn II the preser
system. 1t will be worth st least $l00
1000 per annum to the State
JERE WILLIAMS.
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Communicated to the Herald
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,

Columbus, March "a, '59. 10
ED. OF THE HERALD--Dear Sir: The
Herald cf the 18Th inst, fell under my
notice yesterday. And on reading COM
munication "signed a Democrat" was
surprised to see my name and vote in fa-
vor of an increase of Judges salaries
When it is known to all that was from
first to last opposed to any and all increase
of salaries. If you will turn to the page
referred to (6l2) as quoted by "Democrat''
you will find the vote as given on an 9TH
er subject altogether. Then If you turn
to page GID House Journal, Yen will
find the true vote and my name and vote
in the negative. @+ 80
I have no disposition to iaterfere in
this fight between two self-styled Cor
Stout) democrats, which is likely to end
as the Kilkenny cats, but as a Republican
wish simply to be set fourth in my true
position. Yours, Truly.
JAS. DAY.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
March oath. 1859.

DEAR SpIRIT:-I notice in the Herald
of the 18th inst, . communication, signed
"DEMocRAT," rejecting upon my votes
upon the bill increasing the compensation
of county treasurers, and the bill increasing
the salaries of judges of the court of COM
mon pleas of Hamilton county and the
supreme judges I should pay no atten-
tion to the criticism Of this anonymous
writer if it were not that I strongly sus-
peet its origin and its object; ana that it is
tissue of misrepresentation from begin,
ming to end.
NY desire be brief made me little
inaccurate in saying that the bill increas-
ing the compensation of treasurers increas-
es $3.50 in each county. The exceptions
are in counties where less than $40, 900
is collected in June. have, however, no
apology to make for voting against it.
I am satisfied that treasurers are now
paid better for their labor than any other
county officers, and the fees are sufficient
to command the services of the best bust
ness men in the State.
The writer of the communication says
that treasurer has now "to labor the
whole year." and that heretofore he "only
occupied three months in the year" This
lis SO palpably untrue that it needs no
contradiction. There is not a man in the
State, not even the writer, who believes
that the labors of the treasurer are four
times as great as heretofore, and that
four times as much time is required for its
performance. 49,
The insinuation that I published the
ayes and noes on this question .'to gain
an advantage over the Doctor (StouD in
the next campaign" is the offspring of q
mind debased by petty jealousies -one
which, judging perhaps by its own ma.
ture, is ready to suspect every act of an
other to be the result of some mean motive
scorn to dignity the insinuation even By
denying it.
The writer arraigns me orvoting for
bill increasing the salaries of the. judge
of the court of common pleas of Hamilton
! county, and the salaries of supreme judges
He states that which it is fair to presume
he knew to be false when he wrote it,
He says the additional salaries of tn
Hamilton county judges are to be pai'
out Of the State treasury, and coolly refer
his readers to the page of the Statute o
which the law is found The first sectio
of that law says: -
sThat in all counties of this State hay
ing population of two hundred thousan
inhabitants or upwards, the judges Of th
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Just received. and for sale, cheap for
cash, at the store Of briggs & Morris,
the largest stock of dry goods and gro
csFies, ever brought TO this market. -
Cloths, Cashimeres and ready made cloth
ing Of every style and description. The
ladies are respectfully invited to call and
examine their stock of robes, summer
shawls, and fancy bonnets, of every de-
scription, before purchasing elsewhere.
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Broom, Cheney, of Campaign, Goa. of
Knox, Cox Of Perry, Day, Demimg, Dob
meyer, French, Hitchcock, Hubbel, Jones,
Laughkn. Monroe, Quinn, Rees, Robinson
of Hamilton, Rodgers, Satin, Simmons,
Townsend, Watsom, Welsh, West of Brown,
Wilson and Worthington.-27.
Republicans in italics, Democrats in
roman.
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ed Democfatic State Convention.


,oAtiH meeting OF the Democratic State
CsnSeaf Oomzattee held in Columbus, on
Sasusdsys JGasary 8, 1858, it was. se'e q
-qDssoJDely e Itassthe next Democratic
SSGNU CoAseAtiens - held in the City, of
CeDuAAusd don n HURSDAY, MAY &c.
10ss .ifsr tAs purpose Of nomiusting the
Alls8fugio1eets Governor, Lieutenant
GstssAospi sSapremse Judge, Auditor of
eeste, szssasdfer ofsEtate, Secretary, of
0GhsGr Seao6i Commissioner. and Men,
bss 1lstAe D0atdof Public Works. aai...if7
.140e motioag it'wsss farther eissh a8s'
rpoReSshuns That theiratio of fepresenta-
tpsndA said Cousention be one vote for
esskyse00 isssba Tod TsfW. BARLEY for
oops6iie JudgeIiuf858, and one for every
SlAt<9G0f $50 or over, Icast for the
uakpW evil sYI no:soa Gi ss sses og,
iss1G5asos county 10 entitled toefouradel-
sIsassass dcidw e1ss 70 GcEos si Bssa
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Davidson next, aud then they both went
out, but returned in very short time, and
fired two more balls into the dead body,
for with the first Ere the soul of Thomas
S Lowe fed to meet its maker in that
house not made with hands eternal in the
heavens.
The conduct of Judge Stuart was very
praise worthy; he told that band Of cut
Mroats, they would have to walk over his
dead body to do any further injury to
Lowe, which FOR while checked the flame
for vengeance, which was burning in their
co,cardly hearts.
Such an outrage will disgrace Kentucky
forever'
That Grand Jury who regretted that the
law was inadequate to punish the offence,
on the grounds that Thos. Withrow and
H. A. Davidson murdered Lowe in self.
defence, should be looked upon by oil law
abiding citizens as accessorys to the MUIR
der. Because Lowe had threatened to
kill the last man of the mob, (Which in oul
opinion would have been justice,) they
considered it an act of self defence-tho'i
it unsafe for him to run at large! the coto.
ards! did not Lowe offer to meet any one
of them? or all of them, one at time !? fol
which they considered him dangerous
man, and thought best to appoin. two of the
most inveterate coa0ards in that cM-throa
band, to do the deed. For cowards Hkt
7Hos. S. Withro,o, and H. A. Davidso,
soW fight; aohen they think there is danger
to be apprehended from a man that is i,
JAIL and almost helpless, as 7Hos. S Lo,c'
undoubtedly s0as Where in the annals o
crime, can you find a more cool and delib
crate murder? Was there ever more delib
crate or cold blooded murder perpetrated
We think not.
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Dan sMsls .sy,,sss,,,,,,,, nwks,s :,

&c DEAR Mr. suBscxBss:t awhsaa yoa
come to this paragraph, stop and fS6sct
for one moment. Who does thff pspsk be.
long to? II you have paid i9f k Iit d
yours, and you feel like the foafth16i Ju.
". But if not paid fof. ana conscience
begins to nap, please consider yourself in.
vited to drop us a line, or pay % visit.
-Nufcrd. q ''s''els 20 ) lty
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woSDaR RsEblloaiI6 APRIL 9. 1850
Take Notice, Everybody.

s1ilkSa ~ OLlCc,a sLNcIyUQuy.
sJAslEs q. lMoRRIs, one Of. the proprie-
toss Of this. paper, having sold his interest
inuituto sHENRY r. WEST, it becomes ne
sssseFy that AL debts due the firm of
MQERIs + WlLIlI4AMs should be paid at
oleeS All persons. therefore. who may
10 Indebted to- the. firm for subscription.
adyertissment or job work viii be expected
to Ipaywupsas.so soon as possible. Bills will
hsimsdeoqt a, once and presented, and it
is hoped that oil persons will be prepared
te.eash' them at once.f .sea1 4ss 4
sTAe sditerial department Of the paper
via semaip asit has been for some years
pask apder the exclusive, control of Mr.
WlkkIAMs. bIHods. 40 hiao.3s s.sqBJs s
sEhAstyle oftAe new firm is. WnLlAsls
&sXHsEd 1asY ,et,t tr{H( sgy4,a. .s- s..s
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, LIST, OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Post Office at Woods
ield, from Jan. 1st to April lst, 1859;
ifinot taken out before the 3lst day Of
April, will be sent to the dead letter Of
fice.e8 o. tcs.ar79 res ta.
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.n0iieajeispO ilapn sqHaae the ceslsbfsated
.sSs. S|s, n s lssa sISs sssISSod WAsslpps
.iNa olRasshesI while rwakias speech in
.1napaEi sHsdiadobaen ifsluested blythe
s1AtiAs6s so oaa~elfa p6sltical speaker,
,a 4 sss6 Wy as . excite
Ithetisess ssf Bis ponspt who revenged him.
ssselfaaa1shoss statedsiba sie 3 s1ad hasts
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! ,aai..srhsss ,a,r s.t atIskst fornss 81 shis,
1ssspansysiKas aseeed out Of nine ain 1hssnadred
sssAOllsra, by,asope sharpeys,I, while on his
way to Boonville, Mos with his family -
1t appears that-Trusket stopped at St.
Is0iiis eand while. there Hsll inyeompany
-sbwish soine ofathelight-6ngered gentry
ad,sI&alk ~ssbrsopoend, ap.instheseiss--not
bsdheing sseqashtsds sorpnshcd. 1bd was en-
ticed into the hell-hniea of lones Mike
eds Mclsh,rasd dbers piled with ride,whiskey
xsolulsil hetbsca me perfeetly stapid. .4atW Welsh
ssisthesf sdBdGceu Trpskes to deposisey his
/, = 1udhssy with hfma for safe keeping until
- .as,orpiassl . sY sket called u npon p Welsh
III, fer 4Isf2laisss @bsp be positively denied
,eo syes A5Ipg had I'D him llns1 arrest; 81
shsrslsh t6irenght forward
,,ss four Or i've, professional cut,;throats to
: swear him lhrongh., They couldn't lie in
unison, however, and Welsh haG to 20
under, for further hearing.
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s''' q. s''i = For the Spirit"
Mr., JED. n. W1ER-
DEAR SlR:-Permit Us to hand you
herewith, q small package with the assu-
rance Of our appreciation Of your noble
ir saving our Tobacco. House
ct the recent fire. Our circumstances
do not allow us TO reward our kind friends
as we would like to. They will find US.
however, at their service whenever and
wherever it is in our power to serve
them
Yours truly,
,997s.i e 1870 LANCE BROS.
- i,t,WooDsrELD, March goth 1859.
p. S.--Please get the cloth made up
on our account, At any tailor's you may
select. - .9l a7's4 ~ tt L. BIS.
s5s sI ze5ssiE- 81 -. . =. Ees a
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WoopsrIELp, March 80, 1859.

WooDsfIELD, March 80, 1859.
Messfs LANCE BRo
GEsTs-I acknowledge the receipt Of
the package containing cloth for coat
and pants. for which accept my thanks.
II always affords me pleasure to besof
service to the unfortunste, and the citizens
Of Woodsfeld may at all times command
my time and assistance should the devour-
ing flames ever again visit us, which l
fervently hope may never be the case.
Respectfully yours,
JED. II. WIER.
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Edward Muhleman, Berea, Ohio,
Salem Grim, iWetzel. Co, Va,
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From the Cincinnati Gazette of yester-
day morning. we clip the Following pxfr
ticulars of the. late disastrous. coliision Df
the steamboats, Gibson ana Holmes, on
the Ohio River:
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Withrow that sneaker low-lifed scoun-
drel, should be hung as high as Haman..
Any set of men who would guarantee aman
safety, and tell him lie to get him to sur
render his arms, so that they could take
every undue advantage! should be consid-
cred outla,es in every sense of the word.
Was there man among that band of cut-
Mroats,- who would consent to meet Lowe
in hand to hand combat? Not one.
But those two o,stla,cs Thomas Withrow
and II. A.. Davidson, had the courage.
when they knew that Thos. S. Lowe. was
unarmed and in their power, to walk into
the jail, ard there murder him in the most
atrocious manner, Such on act should
be punished by death! the blood of Thos.
8. Lowe, calls aloud for vengeance upon
their heads. 80. 7a ga.
"Oh! what a Grand Jury was that my
countrymen," tojustify such an act!
When Lowe first saw the fiendish coun-
tenances of the co,0ardly assassins, flushed
with internal joy at finding him unarmed
and in their power. he knew his fate. H.
asked for his life for the sake of his wifi,
and children, but the boon he crayed only
fed the fame that was already burning il
the coicardly hearts of Thos. Withrow ant
H. A. Davidson Withrow shot him first
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Latest Overland Mail

The Overland Mail with St Io,;.
to Nov. 3rd, arrived on Wednesday, '
ing through in 81 days. WI"
Domestic News.
Old John Brown, has been found ouil,r =
conspiracy, treason, and murder in tbe f.0'
degree. Brown stood up whilst the vor his'
was given, and then laid quietly down saa;c
There was no demonstration of anv k;nj7 "'"'
The State election in Maryland took nl..
on the 2nd inst. Dispatches from Baltipm ,".e
state that the rowdies were havino tb;n"'
pretty much their own way; SHOOTING oT
ting and otherwise matreatiug their on 1"'
nents at the polls. One mtiM-was l,iIra%
two fatally wounded; and nine Others sbo,
The dispatch recounts the acts of yiolor..
in the different wards, that are sickerpc ~
detail. "
Judge Giles, of the United States Distr..
Court met Sheriff Dreamer in the Stray.
and told him, in decided terms that ho w.
to be held accountable for all the blood sb n'I
He also told him as Judge and a awvon
that he had the authority and it was his dntr
to interfere.
In number of wards the Reformor,
abandoned the contest.
There is much talk in the streets anono
the citizens Of the propriety Of establish,
ING Vigilance Committee.
A dispatch from New Orleans, of Octo.
Der 3lst says delegation of Plug. Uglies
from Baltimore, had arrived in that city, #
is reported Vigilance Committee is beinc
formed to superintend the election in that
city on the 18th.
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The San Juan 'Muddle."

The San Juan Island subject is nearly
layed out Gen Scott has visited the seat
of threatened war, conquered a peace with
out ever threatening powder, and is now on
his way home to report the result of his
mission. Many newspaper leader in en-
bryo will be 'squelched" by this sudden ter
mna,ion of the acar, but editors must grin
and bear it.
All of the military forces, with the excep
ton of one company, were withdrawn from
the Island, showing the determination of our
Government to hold 10y military occupation,
without at the same time assuming threat
ming attitude by the display of large mill
tary force.
Until the matter is brought to final set
tlemeut by the two Governments, American
and British peace officers are to have juris-
diction over their own particular citizens
living upon the Island
The course pursued by Gen. Scott indi-
Gates that our Government considers San
Juan Island as an American possession, and
will not relinquish the claim. although will
ing to treat upon the questions at issue in a
spirit of harmony.