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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08
The State ExpenSes--A wonder.
full Change Of Tune.

-Four or five years ago, when Chase.
Ford, Gibson & Co., were asking the peo-
pie for their votes, they claimed that the
State expenses we're far too high, and
that by electing Republican State officers,
they would be largely reduced. The peo-
pie trusting to these assurances, dismissed
the Democratic State officers, and placed
the Safe Government in the hands of Re-
publicans. During the four years which
have since intervened, the State expenses
have been increased instead of diminished,
and yet in the face of this fact, the Colum-
bus correspondent of the Cincinnati COM
n,erciai, writes as follows:
"While members of the General Assem-
bly, are whining so persistenlty about re-
trenchment, it is appropriate to remind
them that it will be wise for them to de-
vote some time to the investigation of the
financial department of the state govern
ment. But few of them understand the
condition of the Treasury in relation
to the July interest; or seem to know
that about S6,000,000 Of the state debt
will mature this year, and must be met;
and the grand levy for state purposes on
the duplicate for 1860 must be Increased
at one fell swoop from 800 mills to
something like 6 mills on the hundred
dollars. In other words-that the levy
for this purpose must be nearly double
that on the duplicate of 1859. 1t is prob
ably we'll to consider also, while spout
ing so vehemcntly about retrenchment,
that the State government of Ohio is al
ready conducted so cheoply that it is
ALMOST BEGGARLY. Extravaganza
exist in the municipal government,
not in that Of tie State. The railroad
debts of cities. townships and counties in
Ohio amount to Sl17,0 ,000-all of
which will have to be paid some day
Economists, therefore, had better begin
to retrench in the right place. i throw
out these hints merely by way of sug-
gestion. Details will be mentioned in
due time. ."-Newark AdOocate.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08
The Kind little Girl.

"A very poor man had very good lit.
tie girl. She had fat, chubby, sweet
face, and her cheeks looked like peaches
when they were ripe. Her hair hung in
ringlets all over her head, and some rich
feathers would have made her look like
fairy with nice dresses and costly trinkets.
But Lulu's father was poor, and her clothes
were only decent; but she, sweet girl, was
kind and good, which is better than to
be rich. Riches have spoiled a great
many little girls, but Luly had no chance
to be spoiled in this way.
One day she saw lame old man go
ing by, wretchedIy clad, with pack on
his back. Lulu thought he must be cold
and hungry, or needed something to make
him comfortable; so out she ran, without
saying anything to her mother, and soon
overlook the stranger.
"Man" said she, my father always
gives poor folks something to eat; won't
you come back and get some bread?"
The old man turned about as if he were
surprised. Perhaps he thought bird of
Paradise had just dropped down there
and was singing. He was unused to such
soft, sweet voices as that; and then her
message was so kind and good.
Lulu thought the old man did not un-
derstand her, because he stood and gazed
upon her in silence. SO she said again;
My father always gives poor folks
something to eat. Woun't you come
back with me and get some bread?"
I The old man smiled-he could not help
IT. If be had felt cross, we doubt if the
cross could have kept down the smile
lie turned about, and Lulu took his hand
and led him to the house. What do you
suppose her mother thought when she saw
her daughter leading in that ragged
stranger?
Here mother" said Lulu, sis a poor
lame man who is hungry, woun't you
give him some bread?" Her mother look
ed pleased, and hastened to feed the
stranger, while Lulu set him in chair
close by the fire, and viewed him from
head to foot, as if she thought he were
Lazarus, as poor and good.
We need not tell you how long he
stayed, nor what he said about Lulu when
he went away. We are concerned to
know what our young readers will think
and say about this kind little girl. Was
it not beautiful spirit that caused her to
think of the beggar's wants? Ought not
every boy and girl to be as thoughtful
and kind? Remember the charming
hymn:
'Lttle deeds of kindness,
Little words of love,
Make our earth an Eden,
Like the heaven above.
/ "Little seeds Of mercy,
Sown by youthful hands,
Grow to Q. blsss ,lf.s Ehe ,InIon nations
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08

ton to our present enormous high taxes,
and if this additional taxation be not i'm
posed on the people of the State, we are
assured that Eas" "the sinking fund on its
present basis will soon be eaten up by a
constantly increasing deficit" "-ar After
the gratifying exhibit made to the people
in the late canvass, by the outgoing and
by the incoming Governor, and the ex
alted position claimed by them for the
Republican party for its economical man
agement of public affairs, this confession
that the sinking fund "on its present
basis" next year will be deficient nearly
one half million, and if not relieved by a
heavy addition to the taxes, will soon be
''eaten up" must strike the people of
Ohio with utter astonishment. This rev.
elation of the Fund Commissioners proves
that the people, the tax payers, have been
deceived--the truth suppressed-and false
statements of the condition Of the public
finances made by both Gov. Chase and
Gov. Dennison, by which the one has
gone into the Executive office and the 9TH
er been elected to the Senate of the
United States. There can be no ques-
ton about the fact that Republicanism has
been very dear commodity to the people
of Ohio, who have installed it into the
high places of the State; and when the
day shall come, as come it will, when a
complete and through exposition can and
will be made, it will be found that sys-
TEN of false pretences, evasions, decep-
tions. cheats and frauds have characteriz-
cd the whole system and policy OF the ad-
while in the hands of the Republicans
The people have regarded the Sinking
Fund as beyond the reach of contingent
cies--as a sacred deposite, to be applied
to the one and the only purpose for which
is was created-the reduction and final
payment of the State debt; but they are
now advised that, during Gov. Chase s
administration, this fund has been used
to supply deficiencies in the current reve-
nues produced by the specious pretence
made to the people that their taxes had
been reduced by the Republicans The
parallel of the Republican party is not to
be found in the history of any other or
ganization that ever existed in the United
States. 1t abounds in high professions
of honor, houesty, integrity and purity
but it practices the opposite of all these
virtues, as will be fully demonstrated in
Ohio, when the power and authority oi
the State government is wrested from it,
which will be done, and that right speedi.
ly.- Ohio Statesman.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08
How Shot are Made.

The Dubuque Herald tells how shot
are manufactured at the Dubuque Shot
Tower as follows:
The tower is one hundred and hirty
feet high. In the lower rooms are the
furnaces, engines, sorting and polishing
machinery and putting up" The lead
is melted and one pound of arsenic added
to every hundred pounds of lead. 1t i.
then drawn up to the top OF the tower ant
poured into sieve, from which it falls tc
the first floor in a reservoir Of water
From the reservoir it goes on the dryer
and thence into revolving cylinder, il
which it is polished, 1t is then taken
out and poured on an inclined plane. Al
the bottom of this is another inclined
plane which is separated from the first by
distance of a couple of inches. The
pellets that are perfectly spherical will
gain momentum enough in passing down
the first inclined plane to cary them over
the space which separates il from the one
below. If pellet is little lame how
ever, it comes down very slowly, aided
mayhap little by a boy and brush, and
falls between the two inclined planes into
box, and is again to be re-melted. Those
that go over both planes are of all sizes
They are then taken out and put into a
sort of sitting machine. This looks like
chest of drawers. The top drawer is
perforated certain size, the next below
a size smaller, and so on down. The shot
is poured into the top and the whole ma,
chine driven backward and forward by
machinery. OF course all the pellets be-
low certain size corresponding with the
holes in the top drawer will drop through
and so on down each drawer retaining O
certain sized pellet, say "BB," No. l DC
The machinery for the establishment is
driven by three horse power engine
The tower has been in operation little
over two weeks, and they have manufac
tured over nine thousand pounds o
shot"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08
Foreign Commerce Of the Sew
cral states.

In compiling for the last fiscal year
our usual annual summary Of the foreign
commerce of each Of the several States
having sny direct foreign trade, we have
classified the free and slave States in order
to answer the question Of number Of cor
respondents who have made inquiries
concerning the relative trade Of each Sec
tion. A moments consideration, how
ever, will show the imperiection of this
statement, if it is to be used as an index
to the Independent contribution Of each
section to the general commerce of the
country. Thus, there are included in the
exports from New York not only nearly
forty four millions Of specie and bullion,
none of (which was produced in the State,
and considerable amount Of Western
produce, but also large ammounts of cot
ton, tobacco. rice, naval stores, and even
breadstufis which were grown in more
Southern section. A large portion Of che
imports are also brought here and landed
for consumption elsewhere. This is true
to some extent Of Southern commerce
and especially Of the trade at New Or.
leans, which is greatly augmented by th'
flow of business from all Of the States
bordering on the rivers that flow toward
the Gulf. Apart from these considera
tions, however, it will be interesting t.
notice the several totals, and the table vii
be found very convenient for future re
ference:
FOREIGN COMMERCE OF EACH srATR AND TERRlToR
TINE fhr1T
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08
Funny Scene on a New York
Ferry Boat.

The ferry boat between New York and
Jersey City, few days ago was the scene
of an occurrence not very often witnessed.
On Friday week, at noon, the day be-
ing particularly pleasant, and the lady
passengers, which by the way comprised
only about dozen, were seated upon the
benches enjoying tho scenery. Pretty
soon a shout was heard
"Mien Cot! Mien Cot! mine wife is 60
ing to be schick"
Instanter the ladies rushed into the la
dies cabin, and sure enough. there sat a
florid specimen of Swedish woman en-
during the pangs Of parturition with great
patience. The husband was speedily
turned out nf the cabin by the ladies, one
of whom kept watch at the door, while
the others made preparation to receive
the expected stranger. Of course we can
not enter into the details of the subject,
for we were on the outside observing the
husband, who begged Justify fer admis-
sion.
"Oh, mien Cot!' he shouted through
the door; keep stiff upper lip katrain
don't be schart. Oh, mien Cot!' And
he danced around the deck in perfect
| fever of excitement.
1t was impossible te quiet him, until,
in few minutes one of the ladies inform
ed him, though without granting him ad-
mission, that at was all over"
"Is it boy or gal?" he shouted.
"It is a GIRL" said the lady sentinel,
anxious for little amusement.
"Oh, dunder," was the vexed reply
"No matter; gal ish better as notin." "
"It's a boy" again said the lady.
"Vot, is it changed-vas it gal vonst,
and now leetle boy?"
"No."
thousand tayfels vot ish it den?"
"There are two--a boy and "a girl
You had better procure a carriage when
the boat lands"
"Oh, dat iSh goot. Dat ish better as
good-a boy and gal NIT one job. Kat
rain ish pumpkin; | always knew it."
And the happy husband disappeared
in search of cab tn conduct his family
homeward.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08
An Eloquent Extract.

We have made the following eloquent
extract from late speech of Senator Hun
TER, of Virginia. In speaking of the
possibility Of the efforts of the Republi-
cans to overthrow the Governmen prov
ing successful, he said:
"Sir, in that event. the accusing voice
OF human history will ring through all the
ages to impeach them at the bar of poster
ity for having destroyed the noblest
scheme of constitutional liberty which the
wisdom of man has ever devised; and up
on that fearful issue each of the succeed
ing generations of men will record its
verdict of guilty against them Their own
descendants will heap reproaches upon
the names of those who disappoint them
of the destiny which would have been the
richest Inheritance that one generation
could bequeath to another But when it
is asked upon what view of the Constitu-
ton; upon what consideration of philan-
trophy or religion; upon what calculation
of interest, general or sectional, the fatal
deed was done, where will the satisfactory
answer be found, and who shall arise in
that day to defend their name from the
foul reproach?
"Mr. President, when / think of what
it is that may be destroyed by this narrow
spirit of sectional hate and bigotry, turn
away from the contemp plation with feel
ing of almost indignant despair, but 1
will not, as yet, despair of my country.
l will yet hope that the great army of
Northern Democrats and conservatives
will arise in the might of a noble cause.
and expel the intruders from the seat OF
power, l will trust in the influence of
truth, who's empire is felt in every human
heart when once it has touched it. will
put my faith higher yet-in Providence.
for it cannot be that God will permit such
scheme of government as this, freighted,
rs it might have been, with the highest
hopes of humanity, to be wrecked in the
wild orgies of madmen and fanatics"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08
A Yankee speech.

We clip from tho Aberdeen Heraid the
following speech. which was delivered by
an annexationist at the recent election at
! Toronto:
"Feller citizens and horses hurrah -
There's to be war. I'm for whipping
Great Britain right of without stopping
for compliments. We must hustle the
British lion heels over head ont of the
borders Of this here western continent.-
| l1urrah for the annexation Of Canada -
We must have the critter neck and heels,
| il we have 70 wade in blood to our knees
to pull it from the horns of John Bull
We must do it. Where's the possum
whose heart don't echo them sentiments I?
He amt no where, and never was. Can't
you, and /, and every one Of us rouse up
the wolf Of human nature till he'll paw
the whole Of old England clear down be-
low low water mark Yes, stree. Every
citizen Of the tall land, from tho owl on
the hemlock tub to the president in his
great armchair, is in favor of this all
laundering and liberty spreading meas
ure. Just let them glorious ideas run in
to the United States cranium fairly and
see if an earthquake shout from twenty.
six millions of India rubber lungs dom
shake the whole earth, crack the zenith
and knock the very poles over /! ! tel
you there is nothing on this side Of tht
millennium like our everlasting institu
tions; nor you can't scrape up flock o.
civilized beings on the face OF the unver
sal terra frm0s who know so we'll how &c
defend and spread them. Where's the
Yankee who won't vote for his country
within tree-quarters Of an inch Of his life
if it tries his soul yes and his upper
leather, too What's England? Why
it amt anything at all, scarcely. Uncle
Sam will take it yet for a hankerchif to
blow his nose upon when he gets cold,
We are bound to wake up snakes and no
mistake. Let US once get hold of the job
in right good earnest, with all of Uncle
Sans boys, and if We don't dig hole
as deep as eternity with the spades OF
Yankee pluck, and scum the grease spots
off the face of the world and pitch them
clear to the bottom OF it, then / am no
CIOCOullS. w IlcH tIlS 10 uOuS
you set the great roaring eagle of liberty
like big rooster growing on the top Of a
barrel. Why, you are all ready and
primed for the onset-all you want is a
live coal on your devoted heads to touch
you off. Methinks the flashes Of fire in your
eyes to-day forbode blood and thunder
only mind you don't fash in the pan =
If you all do your bounded duty in this
crisis. you'll spit the tobacco juice of de-
termination in John Bulls eyes till he has
the blind staggers, when you can take
him by the tail and swing him beyond
to the rescue-let the shout penetrate eve
ry nook and corner in North America
from the tiptop of the Arctic region;
clear to the straits of Gibralter, Canads
and the United States forever begot il
a war hoop, born in blood, cradled ii
thunder and brought up in glory !"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08
Origin Of slavery.

Mr. Bancroft, in the first volume of his
history of the United States, gives an ac-
count of the early traffic of Europeans in
slaves. In the middle ages the Venetians
purchased white men, Christians ond 9TH
ers, and sold them to the Saracens in
Sicily and Spain. In England the An
gloSaxon nobility sold their servants as
slaves to foreigners. The Portuguese first
imported negro slaves from Western AT
RIGA into Europe in 1442, Spain soon
engaged in the traffic, and negro slaves
abounded in some places of that king
dom. After America was discovered the
Indians of Hispaniola were imported into
Spain and made slaves. The Spaniards
visited the coast of North America and
kidnapped thousands of the Indians whom
they transported into slavery in Europe
and the West Indies. Columbus him
self kidnapped 500 native Americans and
sent them into Spain, that they might be
publicly sold at Seville. The practice of
selling North American Indians into
bondage continued two centuries. Ne
gro slavery was first introduced into
America by Spanish Shareholders, who
emigrated with their negroes. A royal
edict of Spain authorized negro slavery
in America in 1913. King Ferdinand
sent from Seville fifty slaves to labor in
the mines. In 1881 the direct traffic in
slaves between Africa and Hispaniola was
enjoyed by royal ordinance. Las Casas,
who saw the Indians vanishing away be-
fore the crueltyof the Spaniards, suggest
ed that the negroes. who alone could en-
dure severe tolls, might be further en-
ployed. This was in 1918,
Sir John Hawkins was the first Eng
lishman that engaged in the slave trade.
In 1862 he transported large cargo OF
slaves to Hispaniola In 1857 another
expedition was prepared, and Queen Eliz-
abeth protected and shared in the tra6c.
Hawkins, in one of his expeditions, set
fire to an African city, and, ont of the
seizing two hundred and sixty.
Jas. Smith of Boston, and Thos. Key
ser, first brought the colonies to partici-
pate in slavery. In 1854 they imported
cargo of negroes. Throughout Massa-
chusetts the cry of justice was raised
against them as malefsctors and murder
ers; the guilty men were committed for the
offence, and the representatives Of the
people ordered the negroes to be restored
to their native country at the public eX-
pense. At later peeiod there were both
Indian and negro slaves in Massachusetts,
In 1923 Dutch ship entered james
river and land twenty negroes for sale
This was the epoch of the introduction o.
slavery into Virginia, For many years
the Dutch were princi. ally concerned il
the slave trade in the market of Virgin
| ia
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08
Er Grant Thornburn, at the

RSr Grant Thornburn, at the age OF
more than 81, sends the following from
New Haven: "In 1896 heard a farmer
narrate the following incident. Said he:
when the British troops held possession
of New York and the American army lay
in the neighborhood of West Point, one
morning at sunrise went forth to bring
home the COWS. On passing a clump Of
brushwood / heard a moaning sound,
like person in distress; on nearing the
spot heard the words of man at pray
or. stood behind q tree. The mar
came forth; it was George Washington
the Captain of the Lords host in Nortl
America"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08

A WoMAN's ANswER.-A writer illus
trating the fact that some errors are lifted
into importance by efforts to refute them
when they need to be treated with con-
tempt and ridicule, observes that all the
blows inflicted by the herculean club OF
certain logicians are not half 90 etfectual
as box on the ear of celebrated atheist
by the hand of beauty. After having
in vain preached to circle of ladies, he
attempted to avenge himself by saying:
pardon my error, ladies' did not i'm
agine that in house where wit vies witt
grace, alone should have the honor o
not believing in God"
"You are not alone, sir" answered th'
mistress of the house, "my horses, m,
dog, my cat, share the honor with you
only these poor brutes have the goo(
sense not to boast of it,"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08

ESg~ The Cincinnati Commercial Of
Thursday last says 1.-The Tecumseh yes
terday took down a family of six persons
-mulattoes-on their way to Helena,
Arkansas, to enter again the service of
their old master. There was something
remarkable and unusually attractive in the
appearance of this group, who, despite
the obvious tinge of the African in their
compilations, were fine looking men and
women, with graceful, well rounded forms
and eyes sparkling with intelligence
They were manumitted about six years
ago, since which time they have been liv,
fng in New York, and now, strange as il
may seem, having tasted of the sweets o.
liberty, voluntarily return to bondage.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08

Difference III favor
of the free States, 25 80 Al 40 81
What comment npon the howlings of
the Abolition Republicans about the in-
crease of the "slave power p Why, at
tho above rate of progression, the Repre-
sentatives from the non-slaveholding
States will beat those from the slavehold-
ing States as two to one.
In addition to the free States above
named, we now have Oregon and Min
nesota. with three representatives in Con-
gresa. making the free State majority at
this moment, 81. Kansas admitted, the
free State majority will be SO, Nebraska
is already talking about admission, but
under the next census, without any fur
ther increase in the number of States, the
free State majority will very likely be SO,
and may go as high as 6o.-Haryord
Times.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08

Some wag lately took drunken fell
low. placed him in coffin, with the lid
so that he could raise it, placed 1t in
graveyard, and waited to see the effect
After short time, the fumes ofthe liquor
left him; and his position being rather
confined, he sat upright, and after look
ing around, he exclaimed. "Well. I'm
the first that's riz, OF else I'm corfound.
edly belated."
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-03-08
Total Slave States sls7 ,626,6 ,686 s32,955,2e
Total U. S.. ..... 1856, ,7ss ,462 s33S, S,76s, ,l3O

1t will be seen that while the exports
from Southern ports exceed the total from
Northern ports upward of 10 per cent.
-.--i ~-.~',.s: - -.,~vi~, .ns....y re ~.
cent. greater, the imports of the country
are, nine -tenths of them, landed in the
free States. AS stated above, however
much greater portion of the imports are
consumed at the South than would ap
pear from this showing. The truth is
that the several States are SO interwined
in tneir commercial interests, that each
must suffer to a fearful extent in any in.
terruption of friendly intercourse.-N Y
Journal Of Commerce.