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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
High Taxes.

Net q single taxpayer leaves the Treas
uerer's Office ia Holmes county this fall
without complaining at the outrageous
All in which they are taxed. They 60
ont and make mention of it to their ac-
quaintances-they want to know the rea-
son taxes are so high, where the money
goes. Theyisa the county is not in debt,
is erecting no public buildings, where then
say they, does our money go to? How
long is this state of things to continued
For an explanation in pant of where the
money has gone, we refer the Tax-pay-
er 10 the last exhibit of your. Auditor, and
further as to where it Is going W. would
refer to certain orders issued and paid since
that exhibit was published. @e
But we suppose its all right being done
under a Democratic rule. At all events
the Taxpayers cannot blame the Republi-
cans with having any agency in the matter,
the county having been in the hands Of
their political opponents ever since it was
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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
where is it.

At the last term of the Court of Com.
mon Pleas for this county, an order was
issued, ordering that the Financial Repor,
of the County Commissioners, showing
the amount of monies paid into the Treas
ury, and how expended, be published in
both papers in this county. What has be-
come of itg 1t has not yet appeared in
either paper, and We should like to know
who has the authority to withhold the Re.
port from publication
At the same term of the Court certain
individuals were appointed TO examine the
Report Of the Commissioners, see how far
they had appropriated the funds of the
county according to law. This Report has
not yet been made, and cannot, it seems,
until the first has been published. The
COMMITTEES to Report upon the Report of
the Commissioners are, WILLIAM REED,
JOHN E. Koch and ROBERT JUSTICE.
Let US have the figures gentlemen.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
FOE tne hepuoucan.
Thanksgiving Visit.

The members of the Presbyterian Church Of
Nashville, in this county, participated in a
Thanksgiving Dinner on the 24lh ult., at the
residence of their Pastor, at which they presen-
TED TO his family all kinds of eatables--Cakes,
fies, Butter, Cheess, Fruits of almost every va
rely, Graln, Flour, Fowls, Meat, Money, DC,
making IN all apresent of more than sixty dol
lars i'll value SFaf Gt54l aeef5ii l2a
Donation parties to Ministers are frequent,
but some Of the circumstances attending this
one are rare.
LIST. This was a contribution OF a congrega-
ton to a Pastor whose ~salarySis but LITTLE more
than four hundred dollars. Pastors are not gen.
orally considered worthy such an honor whose
salaries are below six hundred dollars.
2d. 1t was q complete surprise to the Pas
tor, who was unfortunately away from home
when the gathering took place. shou
Sd. 1t was strictly a donation, all arreararcs
had been paid up a few months previous.
9TH. lis object was not display; but consist
ed in provisions, clothing and funds; the ncces-
%saries, substantials and comforts of life. 70isi
9Th. 1t was not the act of q few friends, but
of the congregation generally.
Permit me, through the columns of your pa
per, to tender my sincere thanks tothat people,;
rejoicing much on account of their iberality.
but more for the spiri: that prompted II; and
praying as they have given, so they may re-
ccive again "good measure, pressed down, sha-
ken together, aud running over"
MILTON w. BROWN
Pdstoy.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
Official Renturns Of the Vote on
Annual Sessions of the Lesisla-

Official Renturns Of the Vote on
Annual Sessions of the Lesisla-
ture.
We publish below the vote on annual
sessions, for d Sacrament of which we are
indebted to Mr.. ]. II. Reed of the Secre-
tary Of States Department. This propo-
si,ioh has had "a bard fate. Asking the
people TO authorize annual sessions,
it withholds from them the right of an
nual elections. The measure of a DEM
ocratic Legislature, and proposing a change
in the fundamental law of thesStata 30
Democratic paper was willing to advocate
it, and the Democratic State Convention,
Though given to an exceeding looseness Of
resolutions, declined TO recognize this bant-
ling of their OWL begeting. Ithas Jared
much like other feundliugs. 1t has served
to show the nature of sdemocracy-a dis
trust of the popular elections, and a desire
to remove the Office holders as far from
them as possible. The vote is no test of
the sense of the people on annual sessions,
for 10 them, with annual elections, there
would have been but little opposition from
either party in the State. 81
distract Of Votes Fa aad Against the Proposed amendment
Of the Constitution Providing fr Animal Sessions Of the
General Assembly, Cast At the October Hectisn, 4. ID, 1859.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
Gov. Wise sends Spies to Ohio &
Pennsylvania.
CHARLEsToMN. Nov. %

SdAhLEolONN NOV. 20.
Saturday and Sunday the town was
crowded with strangers and military. Elk
%tensive preparations are being made for the
reception Of additional military forces APP
preaching. Churches all taken possession
Of for barracks. Sentinels are nightly fir
ing at imaginary foes, and a number OF
citizens narrowly escaped bullets. sisisam
On Sunday nightthe military confident
ly expected an attack, and sentinels were
doubled. No foes appeared, however,
How they were expected to arrive is not
stated; but as the country is being pat
rolled for twenty miles around, IL must be
by the underground railroads ao
1t is stated on good authority, that Wise
has sent spies into Ohio and Pennsylvania,
and it is from these reports that large bo-
dies of armed men are arming and moving
toward Virginia, that the military forces
are being so largely augmented. Ser
About 700 additional troops have ar
rived here since Saturday, including two
companies from Wheeling, SO that we have
now about 1900 military under mn gl
A letter from Hunterdon county, Pa,
state that large bodies of armed men are
moving toward Virginia, across the north
mountains, supposed to be ontheir way TO
Charlestown. These reports cause con-
slant panic. enA 10 seas
/ All is quiet to-day, and arrangements
are making for the erection of the g~allows.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
Profits of Panic.

Governor Wica mada. . cheacb ~ hi
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J;suIsrsd b;s ailInoSp na,;tas a
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~ ns.ns. ~, ~ siss $50 Snr
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is play H.; ma ''P T. -
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ruhv ,Je o cansan.;au has MT .nd tha,
Gnaileslou oouvea las ,ne'' Anu eua'
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
No Hope for the Condemned.


OHALEsrowN, Nov. %.
Yesterday was spent in. a grand militia
ry parade. and review BY Gov. Wise. Dur
ing The sfternoon tho Governor and his
staff had . long interview with the con-
demned. The Governor urged upon them
the Aecessityof preparing for death as the
sentence OF the Court would be carried
out without any interference on his part
Brown declared himself willing to die. He
justified his course, only regretting his er-
Erorin not allowing the train to pass With
out interruption. Cook said he was willing
to be shot, but had always had q great re-
pugnance to hanging. ~
Gov. Wise said that Coppic was the on
ly one thathe lad any Thought o fcommu-
ting, but he has now determined to hang
them all.
Gov. Wise yesterday received adispatch
from the Governor of South Carolina, ten
dering kim any amount of military aid in
defence of Virginia.
Mr.. Wise replied by thanking him for
the offer, but assuring the Governor that
Virginia was able to depend on herself. saE
The Richmond military were all ordered
to return home yesterday, bat the people
protest agaist such a course, declaring that
if there was any necessity for them to COME
that necessity still existed Finally Gov.
Wise ordered two Richmond Companies
to remain, also the Petersburg artillery.
Several of the Richmond companies
started for home this morning and others
will go tomorrow. .
Governor Wise and his staff left this
morning. He expresses the determination
Of having 1000 military present on the
day of execution.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
Revenge.

A brother shot the seducer of his siste
at Urbaua recently. About two years agc
John McDougall eloped with Miss Jacobs
and soon after deserted her and was not
heard of ill a few days since when a
brother ofMiss Jacobs met him. He went
to his house armed with a gun and told
him he must marry his sister or die. Nc
Dougall refused to make the PREPARATION,
when Jacobs shot him in the abdomen.-
He ran a short distance and fell, exelaim-
ing "My God, l am killedp A crowd
gathered and Jacobs was arrested. McDon-
gall was seriously, but not mortally, wound
ed and is recovering. 1t is said that Miss
Jacobs was very much attached to Melon
gall, who is a young man Of progressing
appearance. His relations with her brother
were also very friendly until the quarrel
took place.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
Er An extraordinary match hassecent.

E- An extraordinary match hasfecent-
ly been made in England between the
Duke of Beaufort and the Earl Of Winchel-
sea, the object of which is the test and COM
Fparative speed of the race-horse and tho
greyhound. The match is to be for ST.
600 a side, half forfeit, and the Duke backs
five couples of hounds against three horses
to be selected by the Earl, who are to carry
II9 pounds each. The race is to take
place oyerthe full distance OF the Beacon
Course, at Newmarket, which is { miles,
l furlong and 17S yards in length, and is
to come off during the Hoghton Meet
ing, in the Fall Of next year. The hounds
are to run a trail on the opposite side Of
the course to that on which the horses do
their work, SO as MOTTO interfere with each
other. Trials ofthis sort have been made
before in England, and have nearly always
'esultsd in favor of the hounds. "Stone-
,nge,p in his work on the dog, mentions
m Instance in which there were as many
IS sixty horses contendiug over the above
famed Beacon Course, against a pack Of
bounds, but says that, notwithstanding
heir EXTREMIST efforts, a dog. named Blue
Cap, won in eight minutes and q few sec
onds; aud only twelve of the horses were
With the dog at the finish.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
WAsH1Neros, No

WASHINGTON, NOV. 20.
1t is understood that Presidents next
next annual message will net be more than
two-thirds the length of that of 1853. 1t
is nearly ready for the press.
Whatever designs France and Spain
may have on Mexico, with a view o fix
its future form of Goyernmert, there IS
nothing to warrant the suspicion that
Great Britain is united with them for that
purpose. The subject of Mexican affairs
will doubtless be prominently presented
to the consideration of Congress during
coming session. ~ o 20
Among the recent arrivals are persons
who formerly held Office in the House of
Reps, who are here waiting the orgsniza-
tion, having to be reinstated. 81 sreLs
The more than usaul large number Of as
pirants for the positions of Clerk, Door
keeper and Postmaster, have, besides,
drawn hther a corresponding increase OF
place hunters nas eaeH 81 q hsssm
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
Organization of the House,.
Democracy Sold Out.

The New York Herald states editorially
that the democratic nomination for Speaker
of the House will be a mere matter of form,
and that after two or three votes, the dem
ocrats will all 60 for the southern opposition
candidate, thus in end only doing directly
what the democratic organization is made
for.
The correspondent Of the Philadelphia
North american says:
Democratic emissaries have been sent
through the west and south, for the pur-
pose ofpatching up any basis of a combi-
nation by which the organization of the
House NAV be controlled. They have re-
turned, without sucsess, and the story is
circulated in New York, alleging that the
members of the southern Opposition were
willing to enter into a corrupt bargain, is
not only wholly destitute of truth, but
fabricated for the express purpose of pro-
ducing a false impression on the public
mind. The Administration is willing to
make any sort Of terms to preventive House
from passing into the hands of the Oppo-
%sition, because il is well known that such
a result would be inevitably followed by
the most searching and determined inves-
tigation into all the transactions which
have SO justly provoked comment and re-
proach. el
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01

They said tbeproceedings wereb bad enough
as they were, and they did not wish further
to make fools of themselves by voting to
have them put in print. So the motion e
publish was lost, aud for the first time in
the history Of this county, has either par
tv had d public meeting, the proceedings
of which they were ashamed to have pub
lished. Verify, Democracy in Holmes
County is BEGINNINGS great institution
When they have another meeting,
"Msy We Be there TO see"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
AIetter from john Brown.

We have been kindly permitted to read
a letter from john Brown, to bis BAH:
brother, MI. J. R. Brown, and knowing
with what interest this lettsr from thai
brave old man win be read, have solicited
the favor of is publication. If we have
a reader who can perussit upmoyed, he
indeed is unased.tel the melting mood:
CHARLEsrowN, JEFFERSON Co., Va.
18th Nov. Is59.==
HEsK BROTHER JEREMIAH.@~sR eaAn~
Your kind letter of the 9th inst, is re-
ceived, and also n from Mr.. Tilden, for
bothsof which am greatly Obliged. You
inquire scan I do anything for you or your
family p IWould answer, that my sons,
as well as my wife and daughters, are very
poor, and that anything that may hereaf-
ter be due, me from my fathers estate, l
wish paid to them, as | will endeavor here
after so describe, without legal formalities
10 consume it all. One of my boys has
been so entirely used up as very likely TO
be in want of comfortable clothing for the
winter. i have through the kindness of
friends, fifteen dollars to send him, which
1 will remit shortly. If you know where
to reach him please send him that amount
at once, asI shall remit the same to you
by a safe conveyance III had q plain
statement from Mr.. Thompson of the state
of my accounts, with the estate of my
father, l should then better know what to
say about that matter. Asitis, / have not
the least memorandum left me to refer TO.
If Mr. Thompson viii make me a state
ment, and charge my dieidend fully for
has trouble, l would be greatly obliged to
him. In that case you can send me any
remarks of your own. Lam gaining in
health slowly; and am quite cheerful in
view of my approaching end, being fully
persuaded that | am worth inconceivably
more to hang than forsany other purpose.
God Almighty bless and save you all.
Your Affectionate Brother,
JOHN BROWN.
P. S.-Nov. l3th.-Say to my poor
boys never TO grieve for one moment on
my account, and should many of you live
to see the time when you will not Blush TO
own your relation to old. John Grown, it
will not be more strange than many things
that have happened. I feel a thousand
times more on account of my sorrowing
friends than ON my own account. So far
as.I am concerned, I "count it all joy
81 have fought the good fight" and have,
as 1 trust finished my course" Please
show this to any of my family that you
may see. My love to all, ard may God,
in infinite mercy, for Christ's sake, bless
and save you all.
Your Afectionate Brother,
-Cleve. Herald. JOHN BROWN.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
Harpers,s Ferry Excitement.
Baltimore, Nov. 81.

r-tHe .NsH a nOh61
a steamer arrived at Baltimore on Sum
dayfrom Norfolk, with two companies of
one hundred and seventy men, who went
to Charlestown by special train the same
night. Two companies of one bundred
men left Charlestown Sunday for Wheel
ing to guard the Ohio river. The Virginia
Cadets, and over a hundred yolnpteers,
numbering over two hundred men, went
by special train Sunday afternoon. These
reinforcements will make the fores at
Charlestown over one thousand men, who
are quartered in the Court House and
Churches. Every ear that passes through
is searched for armed men at all the stop
ping places in Virginia. What new infor-
nation has been received has not transpir-
ed. There seems however to be a deter
termination to keep up the panic. The
military movement it is said grows out of
a confident beliefthat an attack was 10 be
made on Sunday night. 1t is said that
Governor Wise and Mr.. Hunter profess to
have received information that an attack
was to be made on Sunday night. Com
panies from all parts of the State have
rendered their services to the Governor;
also four companies from Georgia and one
from North Carolina, bat the services of
the latter have been declined. The eis-
zens of Rockingham county have rendered
a hundred mounted men; to proceed to any
point the Governor may require. The
Richmond Despatch urges the people of
Virginia to stay away from the executions.
1t is said that visters from other States,
if they are permitted to be present at all,
will be assigned a position where they viii
do no mischief. al I'D
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
Flood upon Manynennvl

I'VE clip the following from the Clese.
land National Democrat: ssrr-
last week that paper, (the Salesman
changed Marshall Johnson and ourself
with Dragging of iour influence with the
Administrator at Washington. For our.
self, and subsequently on the authority o.
Mr.. johnson, we gave the charge the lie di.
rect, and called upon Col, Aanypenny for
the time and the, place, or else to take the
brand applied to all wilIful falsiiers. H
takes thai brand as meekly as a alfAakes
to milk, and on that point, like the poor
boy at the frolic, has nothing to say. And
yet he charges that we attack him! No
PuPpy.dog eyer more persistently followed
u, andif We gave the cur a kick, it was be-
cause u patience was well nigh exhausted
with his, constant yelping. !
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
MThe Locofoco press have been lay

N-The Locofoco press have been Law
ISL in their abuse Of the Harpers Ferry cor
respondent of the N. Y. Tribune. He
proves to be no less a parsonage than Mr..
House, one of the Editors Of the Boston
Courier, an, out and out pro-slayery paper.
he remained at Charleston a. long as it
was safe for him to do SO when he sneaked
OF and i is now writing his Charleston let
tiers from New York. city. 'eo3'
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01

ES-In 1877, while the boys of the
"Western Academy" Connecticut, were
skylarking, a lad named Nathaniel B. Day
ton "shied" an egg at another boy, which
missed, but hit one Of the pillars in front
Of David L. Edwards store. Although
young Dayton confessed the act, and Of
fered to clean it off, the store-keeper seized
and pounded him, and rubbed the remains
of the egg in his face. He was sued.-
The defendant pleaded constant annoyance
justiieatiou, but the Superior Court or
dered him to pay $500 damages and COSTS.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01

NThe Statesman publishes and en-.
dorses an attack upon the Kansas Consti.
tuition. As that instrument is a pretty
close copy of the Ohio democratic Consti.
tuition, will the editor point out what there
is in it that is so ~un-republicau that ii
should prevent the admission of that State.
Perhaps if that is SO bad as to shut Kan
sas out ofthe Union, ours should turn this
State out.-Journai.d a saa 81 1oi
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01

Gr Senator Sumner has declined the
various proffers Of his political friends for
a public demonstration upon the occasion
OF his arrival home. His purpose is 10 re-
serve his strength till he takes his seat in
Inc Senate of the United States. He will
oouotiess' at an early period, express his
views upon the present aspect of national
AFFAIRS His first proceeding, after arriving
nome was 70 call upon the family of his
friend and physician, lately deceased, the
iamentsd Pr. Perry; and be afterward at
tended his funeral.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01

To PREvENr Cows KIckISG.-My plan
to prevent COW from kicking, is this; Tie
a cord or small rope around the body OF
the COW, just front of tho hips and under,
draw it pretty tight, when you can go to
milking without fear or trembling. In
time the cord may be merely laid over
the animals back with the desired effect;
at least such has been my experience.-W.
G.. G., Woodbury. A. j.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01

EEMr HoYT, one BRowN's counsel,
was in this State lately for the purpose of
getting afidavits of the acquaintance of
BRowN, as to his insanity. A large num-
Der of afidavits have been prepared at Ak
ron, Hudson, Cleveland, DC, made by men
of the first responsibility, who have known
Brown for many years. intimately; and
there is y Q difference of opinion among
them as to the monomania of BRowN on
the subject Of slavery. It will be of no
use. Virginia would suspend a whole In
sane Asylum if it was Abolitionist.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01

For the first four offices above, the candi
dates opposed to the Republicans were sup.
ported by a union of The Americans and
Democrats, three Of whom, it will be seen.
are elected, and for the remaining five of.
fees, the successful candidates were sup
ported by the Republicans and Americans.
1t will be seen that Jones, Democrat,
for whom the Americans voted, received
25,3S7 more votes than Church, whom
they did not support that Dennison, Re
publican, whom the Americans Endorsed,
received 1928 more votes thar Leaven.
worth, who received only Republican sup
port. So that the Brooks-Americans ap-
pear TO have cast, about twenty-five thou
sand votes for Utica ticket.
It will be observed that. L~eavenworth
who received only Republican support, has
about 5000 more votes than were cast for
Governor Morgan last year, while Church's
vote is about 5000 less than that of Park
er, who was beaten by Morgan by $1,000.
~. Y. Tribune.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01

HThe Richmond Enquirer says that
greater efforts are making for the pardon
of Cook, han was made for Brown, but
thinks he is more guilty than any of them,
and therefore should share the fate of the
rest. 1t was Cook, the Enquirer says
that mislcd Brown and his followers. He
had lived at Harper's Ferry two years,
married there, and misreprescDted to
Brown, the actual state of the negroes
there. c @ .
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-12-01
es-aThanksgiving Day. was ~yariousl

ES THANKSGIVING Day was VariUusIY
observed throughout the State. In many
towns business houses closed their doors,
and the quiet of the sabbath reigned su-
preme. In Millersburg, according to pre-
vious arrangement By the pastors of the
different Churches, the Rev Mr.. KNIsELY,
of the Lutheran Church preached a very
able sermon appropriate to the occasion, in
the Methodist Church. There was a large
ATTENDANCE, and the discourse of the Rev.
gentleman is well spoken of.