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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05
RESISTING THE SUPREME COURT.

The Democracy of Iowa, finding the Dred
Scott decision too heavy a load to carry, at
their late State Convention passed the fol-
lowing resolution:
"ResOlred, That the Supreme Court Of
the United States being under the Consti-
tuition an independent coordinate branch Of
the Government, nth tenure of office
,Ohieh cannot be changed by the action Of
parties through the instrumentality of Con-
gress, ,oe hold the Democracy entirely ir-
responsible for its doctrines, and in no case
conclusively bound by the same, except 50
far as to inculcate obedience to its decisions
while they continue in force"
If this is good democratic doctrine we
shall hear but little more from that party
about the wickedness of opposing the Su-
prcme Court.-Pttsburgh Gazette.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05

VIRGINIA CAMP MEETINGS are wonder
fully spicy and entertaining. if we may
credit correspondent of the n. Y. Trib-
,nae, who writes from Fairfax Co. He
says:
Last week we had Methodist camp
meeting on the farm of Mr. ]. Gipson, and
on Sunday, while the pesple were engaged
in their usual exercises, or the camp ground,
a man named Joseph Birch shot a negro
named Charles West, wounding him severe
ly in the side. The negro is peaceable
man, while Birch is rowdy.
Immediately after the camp broke up,
last Friday. twenty-seven negroes were sold
on the ground to some Southern traders
Among this number were one woman and
seven children. One of the men was on
his knees engaged in prayer, when the trad
er slapped him on the shoulder and told
him that he must go with him. He init
mated his willingness to 60. but assured
his former master that if they should meet
up in Heaven, he would have a settlement
with him there. The trader stopped his
mouth with his hand. hnd handcufed him.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05
p0erp.
THE LITTLE GRAVE.

ats only little grave" they said.
"Only just child that's dead"
And SO they carelessly turned away
Fror. the mound the spade had made that day
All, they did not know how deep shade
That little grave in our home had made.
/ know the coffin was narrow and small,
One yard would have served for an ample pail
Andone man in his arms could have borne away
The rosebud and its freight of clay,
But know that darling hopes were hid
Beneath that Coffin-lid.
knew that a mother had stood that day
With folded hands by that form of clay;
know that burning tears were hid,
Meath the dropping lash and aching lid"
And knew her lip, and cheek and brow
Were almost as white as her baby's now.
knew that some things were hid away,
The crimson frock, and the wrappings gay;
The little sock and the half worn shoe,
The cap with its plumes and tassels blue;
And an empty crib with its covers spread,
As white as the face Of the sinless dead.
'Tis little grave, but oh beware
For worldwide hopes are buried there.
And ye, perhaps in coming years,
May see, like her, through binding tears,
How much of light, how much of joy,
Is buried up with an only boy!
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05
Prom the Mahoning Re gister Sept %.
MORE CONCERNING JUDGE RAN
NEY AND THE FUGITIVE
SLAVE LAW.
The Proof that he Denounced it as Un-
constitutional in 1850.
READ! READM READM


Since Judge Panney's emphatic denial,
at Cleveland and clsewhers, in his discussions
with Mr.. Dennison, that he ever denounced
the Fugitive Slave Act as unconstitutional,
or even characterized it as unjust, or adyo-
Gated its repeal, We have taken some pains
to look little further into the record upon
the subject, to discover, if possible. wheth-
er his sentiments at that time had been
misrepresented. For this purpose we have
hunted up the files of the Mahoning Index,
a Democratic paper published by John r.
Church, Esq, in Garfield, at the time the
indignation meeting was held, at which
Mr. Ranney was present and spoke. In
the issue of that paper bearing date Novem-
Der l, 1850, in addition to the official re-
port of the meeting heretofore published
from the Ohio Republican we find the fol-
lowing editorial article, reviewing the pro-
ceedings, and giving brief report of the
various speeches made upon the OCCASION
Mr.. Church, who is still a resident of Can
field, and one of the most esteemed citizens,
will testify to the correctness of the report
made then by him of Judge Ranney's re-
marks. Besides, Mr.. Ranney was attend
ing Court in Garfield at the time, and un-
doubtedly saw the article, but did not at
tempt to say that hchad been misrepresented.
Furthermore, the editor would not have
dared to misrepresent him, when there was
such "a cloud of witnesses to testify to the
facts. We give the article entire:
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05
GENERAL SCOTT.

Gen Winfield Scott sailed on Thursday
the goth inst, for Aspinwall, per the stea-
mer North Star. The noble old hero il
on his way to the far distant Pacific coast.
and tn. scene of difficulties between this
country and Great Britain relative to the
Island Of San Juan in Puget's Sound.
The willingness and promptitude with
which he has gone once more as pacifca-
tor on his journey Of thousands of miles.
at his advanced age, entities him to more
regard than if he had been ten times Pres
idcnt His biographer may truthfully say
of Winfield Scott, that he was never deaf
to his country'a call for wise caunSeTia
peace, or courage and bravery in war: and
who 50 successful as he has always been?
During the absence Of General Scett,
General Wool, as senior Ofioer viii be the
acting Commander-in-Chief. -
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05
WARREN IN 1799-THE FIRST SET.
ELEMENT.

For the following "reminiscences Of the
first settlement in this county, we are in
debted to Mr. Benjamin Lane, who still
resides on the same spot which his father
bought in the year 1893, and who lived in
the first house built in this county (as
bounded at presently
The first white man who purchased land
in this township, for actual settlement, was
the late Hon. Ephraim Quinby, who bought
the land on both sides of the river, on which
this town now stands, and also the land
still owned and occupied by his son, Hon.
Samuel Quinby. Mr.. Quinby arrived
here early in the spring of 1899, probably
in the latter part of March, accompanied
by Mr.. William Fenton and wife, and VIII
liam Carlton, and his sister, Peggy Carlton.
The first house built in the township
stood on the south side of the river, and
on the east side of the road, just opposite
Mr.. Lanes present residence. This log
house was built by Mr.. John Young (the
proprietor of Youngstown, Mahoning Co..
in the spring of the year 1888. He then
owned the land where Youngstown now
stands, but owned no land In this town.
ship, and he came here to raise corn. there
being about 20 acres ofland (once owned by
the late Judge Freeman,) which had been
cleared by the Indians probably very many
years before, as the stumps of trees had all
rotted out. There were also some 60 acres
on the south side of the river which had
been cleared, part of which now belongs to
the Fussleman farm, and part to Mr.. Ben
jamin Lanes homo farm. Several other
pieces of the Mahoning bottom land in this
vicinity, between this place and the Salt
Springs, had been cleared, amounting in all
to several hundred acres Mr.. Young
planted some IL or Is acres of the land
on this side of the river, in corn, occupying
the house before mentioned, until the crop
was gathered, stored it in the house until
snow fell, in the winter, when he hauled it
to Youngstown.
Mr.. Henry Lane purchased 2l5 acres,
55 acres of which lay on the north side of
the river, and now belongs to Mr.. Charles
Smith. The balance, 160 acres on the
south side of the river, belongs to Mr.. Ben
janin Lane, and upon which he has lived
since the first purchase.
The first house built within the corpor-
ate limits of Warren, and the second in
the township. was built in the spring Of
1893, by Hon. Ephraim Quinby, and stood
on the west side of Main Street. on, or near
where the Post Office now stands The
next house built, was also by Mr.. Quin-
by, in the fall of 1899, and was on the
corner Of Main and South Streets, near
where the G. & II. R. R. Depot now
stands. This was Of logs. partially hewn.
One room, about ten feet square. was used
as Jail for several years.
The hewed log house which still stands
on the east side of the road, opposite Mr..
Lanes house, was built in the summer of
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05
JEFFERs0N'S IDEA OF THE END OF
THE SLAVERY AGITATION.

More than eighty years ago Thomas JEFF
ferson thus declared the inevitable conflict
between freedom and slavery, irrepressible
till all were free:
'Deep-rooted predjudices entertained by
the whites; ten thousand recollections by
the blacks, of the injuries they have sus-
tanned; new provocations; the real dis
tinctions which nature has made; and
many other circumstances will divide US in
to parties, and produce convulsions, which
will probably never end but in the exter-
mination of one or the other race
Nothing is more clearly written in the book
of destiny, than the emancipation of the
blacks"
The only distinct principles that Doug
las declares, is that this nation shall exist
permanently half slave and half free. He
proposes to draw line founded on isother-
NAL conditions, that is, We suppose, north
of the regions where unpaid labor or slave
breeding can be made profitable, and to say
to freedom thus far shalt thou come and no
farther The founders of the Constitution
supposed slavery to be temporary evil,
soon to expire of itself Senator Pugh ad-
mits this in his speeches. Douglas impli-
edly admits the same; but the declaration
of an existing fact by Mr.. Lincoln and Sem
ator Seward, which was recognized by JEFF
ferson, which existed. Mr.. Douglas pretends,
before the Constitution, and which he says,
came near breaking up the Constitutional
Convention, that wherever freedom and
slavery are in contact they must be in con-
fict,' has furnished him, he imagines,
foothOld after he had kicked every substan-
tial principle from under him, and now he
attempts to set himself up anew with politi-
cal capital, by cOntradicting Jefferson. all
history, observation. and even his own copy
right history of the slavery agitation in col
onial times, and he asserts that there is no
conflict between freedom and slavery, but
that all is peace and harmony, and that it
is necessary to the prosperity and unity of
the nation that it should be half slave and
half free.-Oh,o State Journal.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05

DEATH.-SINGULAR DRKAM.-Hon. A.
H. Hanscom. a prominent politician Of
Michigan, and speaker of the Assembly Of
that State in l647, died at Marquette,
Lake Superior, on the 4th inst, of hemor-
rhage of the lungs He was one of the
genial men in the State, and his death in
the prime of manhood, will cause very many
heavy hearts- 1t is announced, as sin
gular fact, that his wife lat the time a long
distance from him. dreamed, during the
night of his death, that he had died, and
related the dream to her friends day OF
two before the intelligence of his death
reached them.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05
The Eneroachment Of Slavery.

The Albany Journal thus comprehensive.
ly states the progress which Slavery has
made within few years. Serenity years
ago the Democrats drew line around the
States, and said to the slave trader, Thus
far you may go, but no farther. This was
Jefersonian ProviSo. Thirty years ago
they rubbed out part of the line AMI said
to him, You may go into lands South, but
not into lands North This was the Mis-
souri, Compromise. Five years. ago theJ
rubbed out the rest of the line, and said to
him, We will leave it to the settlers 70
decide whether you shall come or not.
This was the Nebraska bill. Now they
turn humbly to him, hat in hand; and say.
Go where you please; the land IS all yours:
the National Flag shall protect you, and
the National Troops shoot down whoever
resists you This is the Dred Scott De
cision.'
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05
AN ACR0sTIC.

In the blue and gold edition Of Percival's
Poems, just published by Ticknor d Fields, is
the following acrostic sonnet on n renowned
Boston lady, who, some thirty years ago, was
known as the beautiful Miss Marshall 1t
was first published in the United States Litcra-
nv Gazette in the year 1885:
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05

Earth holds no fairer, lovelier one than thou,
Maid of the laughing lip and frolic eye.
Innocence sits upon thy open brow,
Like pure spirit in its native sky.
If ever beauty stole the heart away.
Enchantress, it would fiy to meet thy smile;
Moments would seem by thee Summer day,
And all around thee m Elysian isle,
Roses are nothing to the maiden blush
Sent thy checks pure ivory, and night
Has naught SO dazzling in its world of light,
As the dark rays that from thy lashes gush.
Love Turks amid thy silken curls, and lies
Like keen archer in thy kindling eyes.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05

The Portsmouth Journal publiShesa pass
port given by James Monroe, when Milii---
ter 20 Ensland in IsnG, to Essex White
a slave and body servant of John Randolph,
of Roanoke. and a negro, in which the sill
Essex White is called "a citizen Of tllc INF
ted States go e
1t is lucsy President Monre did not live
in these days. The Democrats would read
him out of the party for such fagran. con-
tradiction of the Dred Scott Decision
[ albany Erening Jo'g.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05

The first court was held in August, 1900.
The court house was shed formed by put
ting boards over the space between two
corn cribs, on the corner of Main and South
Streets, where Mrs. Francis Freeman's
house now stands. The Judges were John
Young. of Youngstown, Camden Cleveland
of Liberty, Kingsbury of Euclid.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05

As sample of the cOolness Of railroad
conductors, the Harrisburg Patriot and
Union tells the following tough story
One of them having been discharged from
his trust, applied to be reinstated. You
were dismissed. said the Superintendent
austerely. ''for letting your train come tSice
into collision" 1.-The very reason" said
the other, interrupting him. ''why ask to
be restored" allow sO?'' .Why, sir, if
had any doubt before as to whether tive
trains can pass each other on tie same
track, am now entirely satisfied, I haSo
tried it twice sir, and it can't be done.
and 1 am not likely to try it again. :" He
regained his situation. s'-
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05

There are forty-six persons in England
who have incomes of 100000 pounds sser-
ling a year, upwards of two millions@"f
dollars. -Four hundred and forty louF'kaye
incomes ranging from fifty to two hanSlss'l
and fifty thousand dollars. and eight hun-
dred and eleven from twenty five to fifty
thousand dollars. InIreland there is bus
one person who has an income Of upwards
Of two hundred and fifty thousand delkiss.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05

We regret to learn from the Toledo Times
that Judge Wm. D. Haymaker, member
of the last legislature from Defiance Rep
resentative District. died at his residence
in Bruncrsburg. on the 7th inst, Of ty-
phoid fever aged so years Mr.. H. was
one of the first settlers in this valley and
was very much respected as citizen and
q maa'' -..-r-.L s.i r--
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05

The first day of the great tobacco sale.
now in progress in New York, 15i' caseyef
Connecticut seed leaf were sold al p sa,s
90 cents, and 325 cases at l0and 20 eentA
The bidding was spirited upon csn1 sess
Leaf, but dull upon Kentucky yssse7U
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05
WHOLE NO. 1911.

long as. Mr.. Donglas accepts the Dred
Scott decision" as he ostentatiously does. q
they will not object to any delusive gloss
Cs which the exigencies of his position at
the North may compel him to put upon it.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05

IMMENSE PERSONAL PoPULARITY.-John
G.. SAKE, the Democratic candidate for Gov.
ernor in Vermont, reduced the majority Of
his successful opponent just-three roteS
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05

Heavy CAI.yEs-Mr. PETER CARLroy.
of Mantua. has pair of twin steer calves,
five months old. whose united weight il
eight hundred and seventy four pounds.
They are of Durham blood. We shall exs
pect to sec these calves a. the County FAIR,
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05

The good people of Waterbury, Conn.
have been treated the past Eeck'to 90 exh-
bition of wax figures representing Mn and
Mrs. Sickles and Mr.. hey. A monkey
and an Ourang outans made up the balsnss
of this unique show. .r-f ai'E7a-i
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY IN VERMONT
The full returns of the recent election IN
Vermont show that Gov. Halls majority
is $4,000. which is gain of l,l75 over
his majority last year. Th: new Senate
is unanimously Republican, and the House
nearly ditto. -''''
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05

Rev. C. D. Battelle. having successfully
raised the money necessary 70 pay q crusi
ing debt on the new Methodist, Episcopal
Church. at POmeroy, Ohio, tie Cincinnati
Advocate proposes to. confer on him the
degree of c., d. E--church, Debt r ztin
guisher. -. ~ -.
7e-5f - .t.au
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-10-05
& co M EM!
BARNUM'S HARDWARE STORE,
At Warren Trumbull Co., Ohio,

rs now fi'ed with ample stocks, and
Il replete With ths latest styles Of HOUSE THIN
NIN0s and most desirable coiors Tor painting bbn1s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-23
Dutch Interference at Arcs Island.

The value of guanO to our agricultural IN
tercsts has stimulated our entcrprlsng mer-
chants to seek il nearer home and under less
harrassing restrictions than it is obtained on
the other side of the continent.
The Caribbean sea is dotted with barren
islets, which are barely noticed on the charts
for the avoidance of mariners, and which
are too far from any main land to belong to
any national jurisdiction. 1t occurred to
some of our adventurous citizens that these
might be valuable guano deposits, and for
some years past they have been diligently e4-
plorcd in detail, and, of course no small out
lay, for the purpose of verifying their actu-
al value The result is, that while most OF
these ocean specks Of uninhabited desert are
mere sand wastes, one in fifteen or twenty
proves to be mine of wealth in the shape
Of extensive guano deposits.
Among other parties the Atlantic and Pa
cifc Guano Company proceeded to make ex-
tcnsive explorations and purchases, and in
particular made permanent and expcn-
sive working establishments at Ares and
Swan islands, whence their vessels are now
bringing their regular cargOes to New York,
Baltimore, Norfolk and Washington.
While these islands were undeveloped and
without provision for loading guano vessels,
they were not troubled by outsiders; but
from the time American money and enter
prise had called out their value and made
loading safe, there have been many attempts
to drive away our people, and usurp the
fruits of their labors.
The Lieut. Governor of the Dutch island
Of St. Eustatius, sends down vessel after
vessel, and loads them at the Ares, in high
handed contempt of the protests of their
American owners, using their landings rs
coolly rs if he instead of the company. had
built them at his own expense. His colonial
Excellency even threatens to expel the
Americans and take full possession of their
island, if they resist these invasions of their
rights by his guano traders, who are also sus-
pected of being his partners.
The affair has not been brought formally
10 the official notice Of the Department of
State, but when it is, there is no doubt the
st. Eustatius people will be required to abb
stain from these offensive acts, and give full
satisfaction for their past misconduct
WaSkingtOn States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-23

Three residents If Chippewa, {. W. wer"
crossing the Niagara river III aSnil boat, last
Saturday, just above the rapids, when high
wind caused the boat Ia rapSi,c. y Niagara
boatman named Sullivan, Immediately went
To the rescue of the men, who were slowly
drifting toward the rapids. lie contrived TO
get two Of the men into his boat: the third
was t"wod behind. and made for the shore
which hr touched ut n point quite lOw down,
barely escaping the swift current next the
the American shore. The boat in which the
men hnI been, went over the Falls.
Bernard McGn0noy. pcder, unfavorably
known Ia the police was arrested in New
York on Saturday, on suspicion of having
been concerned in the death of Mr.. Walsh
1t is said he was seen in the vicinity where
the body was found early on Thursday morn
ing, and MIR. Knapp. witness at the coro-
ner's inquest. says ho resembles one Of the
men whom he saw running from the spot
Immediately after he heard the cry of ''mur-
der"
In the case of Rev. Mr.. Timan. Episcopal
minister and converted jew, who died sud
denly in Cincinnati, buried mysterious
ly, and whose body was subsequently found
in the dssecting room of the medical college,
and who, it was suspected, had been poison
ed, the coroner's jury after hearing the testi-
mony of medical men who made the post
mortem examination required, rendered 4
verdict of death from natural causes.
If the increased attention which the Sheep
raising branch of business has received in
Texas and some other Southern States during
the past year. augurs anything for the future,
it is safe to predict that at no distant day
wool growing will rival the cotton interest
in those States where cotton is now the chief
staple,