The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-04-21
PERRYSBURG, O., THURSDAY, APRIL 81. 1859.

The cock fight, or the bull batting. Think Of
q thousand human beings circling round a
| couple Of poor. mesn, mesgte chickens, betting
thousands of dollars, and frsm that down TO
dimes--sna that, too, from the gray haired
gsandsire to the urchen Of ten--on the flap Of
a wing or the stroke OF claw, Of one or the
other OF the nfuriated birds Hear the excited
multitude --see the outs,retched hands l--the
fearful phrensy--the clamotous chcers--the
straining, diabolical efforts to help the combat
ing little furies--and them the dying away Of
all this, when the one Of these picked roosters
has put out an eye, or in any way conquered
the othef--and we csn begin 10 form some idea
Of the moral position Of this people. But
worse than this. worse than eli this madness, is
the bull fight where the highest class go, and
which woman patroniTes with her presence
Geo. R. Morton, in the Auditor Of States
Office, on the Oath of March, addressed q note
to John Yelvertou, making inquiries respect.
ing certain "up town bank in New York
City, which rumor said vas founded on c,pital
belonging to the State Of Ohio and in the hands
of her Transfer Agent, A. P. Elgerton. Vel
verton, instead Of answering Morton's letter,
sent it to Edgerton, which is of itself a suspi-
cious circumstance Edgerton thereupon writes
o letter to the Ohio Statesman, in which he
denies the imputation. His Denial unfortu-
uately, is not sustained by particle of evi-
dence, and his word, under such circumstances
is about as good as an old Manhattan Bank
Bill The State Journal takes up the case aud
don't leave grease spot Of this virtuous aud
innocent man. II seems that the president Of
the bank alluded to was John P. Ye.verton, and
that John P. Yelverton was one of Edgerton's
bail, and that Edgsrton transacted all business
for the State through said bank. There never
was a clearer case of rascaity, and henceforth
Alfred p. Edgerton must stand with Breslin as
one CT the parties who distracted over half a
million from our State Treasury. Aud more
than ths he must also stand convicted of the
additional crime Of having bartcred away Ohio
stocks at l03 when they were worth, and had
brought 100 in market, by which reduction the
State lost one hundred and thirty.two thousand
dollars. When all the facts are taken in connec.
tion, We see no way by which Elgerton can es
cape the charge of having shared in Breslin'i
defalcution and in the profits arising from the
reduced sale Of the bonds, or stocks, above re.
ferred to- A nice committee was that apponte ted
by the legislature to investigate the treasury
robbery
The people Of Massa chuseits are discussing
the propriely ofcstGbishing q Conservatory o
Art Science, and Historical Relics. The prn
G cpal object in view seems to be the application
of Science to Mechanical and Agriculture
pursuits by the proper education. of those whs
, Ell, age in these all important occupations
| AZ, hnfn NJ, or ha
{ senator Journal, paper which has been estab
: lishcd for the sole purpose Of advancing the
enterprise above alluded to. Among numbe
of highly interesting and instructive articles il
I the Journal is one from the pen Of Geo. Sumner
After treating of other subjects, he alludes &c
the standing of agricultural pursuits in Eng
: land at the present time, in the following man
ner:
) "Some eight or nine years ago, when visiting Q
!, large landed proprietor in England he remarked
I to me, that all his estate. except the park ant
. garden, was let out 20 farmers. OF his three
sons. two were then pursuing their University
: studies one TO become an hereditary legislator
}, one to become a clergyman, perhaps bishop
1 The youngest son was destined for the army
Not long since, again visited this same estate
and was somewhat surprised to find the future
good farmers Aluding to this change in theil
career, the father said; farming is quite IA diff
ferent affair now from what it was few years
ago. Lawes and Liebig have changed all that
When it was foud that there was as much room
for science and intelligence in cultivating the
' SOIL as in making sermons or in moving soldiers
) farming became quite fashionable occupation
and. for one am glad of it, His two mani,
sons heartily responded to this. Similar exam
piles often saw on other estates.
If the sons of English noblemen, stimulated
by interest in the developments Of agricultural
chemistry, find as much honor in tilling the sol
as in holding commissions in the army, perhaps
: under similar influences, some of the young men
Of Massa chusetts may consider it quite as "res
3 pectabe' 10 hold the plough as to handle the
yard-stick and find quite as worthy an exercise
of their active intelligence in making chemica
anal ysis of the soil they cultivate, as in cypher
ing out in q county y-houSe the most perplexing
trial balance"
TIE SOUTHERN IssUEs.-The Florida Journal
! THE Apalachicola AdusrtiSsr) which correctly
represents the sentiments OF a large portion o.
, the Southern Democracy, and in the Gulf States
5 especially, says:
"Until the slave trade is opened and m sds
legal the South will push Slavery forward as
seasoning for every dish. and whether the North
likes il or not ike the Spanish with the gsric
il will have to be tasted in every course OF the
table. SThis is the settled and determined policy
Of party at the South. We do not pretend
to belong TO the ultra Southern party, but We
, believe it is duty which the General Govern.
ment owes to the South. that the Slave trade
, should be legitimate, that her vast domain
should receive cullivators"
} The Slave-Trade and the Slave Code, will be the
great rallyng cries OF Southern Democracy in
1860. or this, there is no longer reasonable
doubt. Will the Ohio Democracy accept these
issues as part Of their platform, or will they
give mp their pet phrase OF National Democ'
racy,' and contend for really national princi-
Piles. like the Republicans ?--C Gazette.
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