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The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26
A WIDE AWAKE GETS a CURTAIN
LECTURE FROM Els AMIABLE Spouse.

A pretty time indeed fer you to come homs,
Sir Where have you been all night You
smell as if you had been in. search of Symms'
through tar barrel Talk of sulphnretted
hydrogen, or superanuated eggs They aims
anywhere. Say, where have you bsen p
Here I've been lying awake for the last five
hours, waiting for you to come. Now want
to know where you have been all this time
Wish I acouztln't bother you--feH me IN the
morning? / want to- know now its near
enough morning to know where ones husband
has been all night, and particularly if he
comes nome perfumed clear through as tou
are. You mustn't good srifs me. That won't
answer Suppose you were woman, and
your husband should 60 off every night In the
week, and come homeas you do, and--I wish
you'd get up and let some fresh air into the room
or shall sufocate-what would you saw &?
Don't you imagine there would be row ir
the family? Been scith The Vide 4trQkesf
1 should think SO. You'rea wide awake fool,
that's what you arc. I've always thought YOU
had about sense enough to parade the streets
with these nigger-lovers. Why did I marry
youF That's pretty question. Didn't you
swear that you'd shoot yourself if didn't take
pity ON you! Im sorry didn' ALLOW you tn
shoot, or hang, or drown youself. 1t would
have been the best thing 1 ever did IN NJ file.
What IS it that smells so Nothing? Don't
tell me nothing, 1t never smelied so in the
world. Hud to CARRY a torch ? That's sweet
business for man who pretcnds to be tho
father of a large family. Next thing shall
expect to hear from you is, that you've been
splitting rails for general circulation kno.o
nothing about t'olatics ? Don't eh2 l don't
want to know anything about politics, if 1 have
to neglect my family and carry sinking torch
es Tor the benefit Of lazy man in Illinois .sho
is trying to be President.
Hdnt to sleep. l thought you were wide
awake i suppose you've kept awake tonight
on whiskey, hav'nt you? Where have YOU
been all this time ]? the town clock has Just
struck three. Eeen TO Tona,eondq to raise a
liberty pole. Why didn't the wide awakes of
Tonawanda raise Their own pole? 1 'xpect
Republicans are scarce IN that section, and
you've been trying to make a splurge Well,
you can't fool anybody 1 believe I know
something about politics myself. and know
that you are drunk. That's what you area
Must got to sleep, must you2 Why did mt you
think of that before I've had sleep to-
night, and you never once thought of me-
You're an old brute, and just such nc man as
ought to vote for an cid rail splitter Tote for
Douglas ifi I let yoa akone. Mr. DouaIAs
don't want such votes. He will be elected
without your vote. But now that you show
signs of returning reason, I'll let you go to
sleep Ueueldnd Plain Dealer Ss9
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26
ASHLAND, ASHLAND COUNTY, OHIO, WEDNESDAY NOR

spite of my determination to defend myself to
the last. Her task finished, she walked to
her realing sons, and said, There, that'n set
tie him. Boys, kill yon- -, and then
for the watch"
ss turned, turned my gun-locks silently, touch
ed my faithful companion, and lay ready to
start up and shoot the first who might attempt
my hfe.7 The moment was fast approaching,
and that night might have been the last in
this world had not providence made prepa
ration for my rescue. All was ready.
: + The internal 'hag was advancing slowly,
probably contemplating the best way of des-
patching me, whilst her sons should be engag-
ed with the Indian. was several times on
the eve of rising and shooting her en- the
#spot-but she was not to be punished thus
The door was suddenly opened and there en-
tered two stout travellers each with long rifle
on his shoulder. l bounced upon my feet, and
maxim them most heartily welcome, told them
how well it was for ne that they should have
arrived at that moment. The drunken sons
were secured, and the woman in spite Of her
defence and vociferations, shared the same
fate. The Indian fairly danced for joy, and
gave us to understand that, as he could not
sleep for pain, he would watch over US. You
may suppose we slept much less than we talk
ed. The two strangers gave me an account of
their once having been in somewhat similar
situation. Day came, fair, rosy, and with it
the punishment of our captives. -f1 s''
They were now quite sobered. Their feet
were unbound, but their arms were still Sc
curely tied. We marched them into the woods
off the road, and having used them as Regu-
lators are won't to use such delinquents, we set
fire to the cabin, gave all the skins and imple-
ments to the young Indian warrior, and pro-
ceeded, well pleased, towards the settlements.
During upwards of twenty five years, when
my wanderings extended to all parts of our
country, this was the only time at which my
life was in danger from my fellow creatures.
Indeed SO little risk do travellers run in the
United States, that no one born there ever
dreams of any to be encountered on the road;
and can only account for this occurrence, by
supposing the inhabitants of the cabin were
not Americans.
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FayTwo monks one a Dominican and the
other Franciscan, travelling together, were
stopped by river. The Dominican said to
the Franciscan that, as he went barefoot, he
was forced by the rule of his order to carry
m across; that if he refused, he would com
nit great sin The Franciscan yielded to
this observation, and took the other on his
shoulders. " hen they were in the middle of
the ford, the Franciscan asked the other if he
had auy money about him. Eyes replied the
other, 1 haze two reals" II ask thousand
pardons, brother rcjoined the disciple of St.
Francis, ''but my order forbids my carrying
money" And with these words he pumped
his man into the river.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26
CFrom the Chicago Press and Tribune.
Information wanted-J. Q. Shannon
PAULpING, O., Aug. Z, Is

PAULDING; O., Aug 7, 1860.
1 wish you would make mention in your
widely extended journal of the following =
Mr.. J. D. Shannon, formerly of this place,
but recently editor of the Columbia City (Ind }
argus, attended the Republican National Con
vention held in your city, and has not been
seen or heard from since that time. His fam
lily, who reside at this place, are alarmed and
distressed concerning his absence, and fear
that he has been dealt with foully Any in
formation concerning him would relieve sor-
rowing family. .-.-
Yours, - FS. CABLE.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26
OLD ABE as A JUMPER.

We have heard of ABE as a rail-splitter, a
fat-boat navigator, and wrestler, and now we
have him as a Jumper. The Dubuque (Iowa)
Herald gives his feats in this shape, as fol-
lows:
"When he was member of the Illinois
Legislature, the Democracy undertook to enact
a law to compel the Banks to resume specie
payment aud redeem their promises to pay,
laboring men and merchants of the State, and
were still in the hands of the producers of the
State to the tune of many hundred thousands
o dollars, and which could only be used at a
frightful discount. The people were calling
loudly upon the Legislature of the State for
relief from the Bank swindlers-they demand
ed that the banks which had got so many thou
sands of their hard earnings, should be forced
to disgorge their fraudulent gains and redeem
their notes.
This law was resisted by" Honest Old Abe"
who was the active champion of the Banks
and the wild cat swindlers.
And not only became the champion of this
fraud upon the people, but carried his opposi.
ton to an extent that conyicts him of compli-
city and ccllusion with the men who had been
the people and farmers of Illinois,
when all the power of parliamentary tactics
had been exhausted after every influence to
secure votes against the proposed law had dbeen
used, and the Banks still found themselves in
a minority-they endeavored to defeat the
bilr by Withdrawing their supporters from the
Legislative Hall. To prevent this the doors
were ordered to be closed, end thenit was that
!" Honest Old Abe" made the most infamous
jump of his life At the head of the minions
Of the Bank swirdlers, he jumped out of the
window to prevent the passage of the law"
Such jumper cannot jump into the White
House.
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rea- Gov. s. was splendid lawyer, and

rm- Gov. s. was splendid lawyer, and
could talk jury out of their seven senses
He was especially noted for his success in
criminal cases, almost always clearing his eli
ent. He was once counsel for man accused
of horse stealing. He made long, eloquent
and touching speech. The jury retired, but
returned in few minutes, aud with tears in
their eyes, proclaimed the not guilty
An old acquaintance stepped up to the prison
er End said "Jem, the danger is now passed;
and now, honor bright, didn't you steal that
horse 2" To which Jem replied: ''Well,
Tom, I've all along thought took that horse
but since I've heard the governors speech, 1
don't Jeliere I did" ls. ...-1
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26

NEGRO VOTING IN NEW YoRK-The New
York Tribune denies that the Republicans in
that State make an issue on the proposition for
universal negro suffrage to be submitted to
the people at their next State election, though
it originated with and was adopted by the Re-
publican majority in the Legislature.
But the Tribune comes out decidedly in ia
vor of the proposition to allow all the negroes
in New York the right to vote 1t argues the
case thus: Negroes worth $3.50 in real estate
are allowed to vote in that State, and the
Tribune wants to know whether very incon-
siderable portion of tbs people, (that is, the
nou-voting hegroes) shall be deprived of the
right of suffrage for the want of $3.50 worth
of dirt. Their black skins, the Tribune says,
do not disfranchise them, and it asks if their
poverty shall? The editors assert that they
Shall vote for the extension of the right of
suffrage to all the negroes in the State, with
out regard to any property qualification.
Such is the position of the Tribune, the
leading Republican and Lincoln organ in the
United States.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26

q Two SISTERS TURN PeIsoNERs.-Two ne
gro girls, sisters, working in the families of
r. P. Officer and W. G Huey at Springfield,
Ill.,, have been arrested for poisoning their
respective eempleyers.-One of thnm- bought
arsenic, which she prtin the coffee prepared
for breakfast and the other seraped quick sill
yer off the back of q looking glass and mixed
it with some fried potatoes The persons who
partook of the poisoned food were made quite
sick, but no deaths have occurred. No good
reason can be assigned for the conduct of the
girls Meanwhile there are various and con-
ficting rumors as to the motives which could
have actuated them. Some say they were in
duced into the belief that they were slaves,
and that this was the most efectual way to
secure their freedom by terminating the exis-
tence of those who held them In slavery
Others, that q young negro man was attached
to the girl in the service Of Mr.. Officer, and
having been refused access to the house, ad.
vised her to poison the family, as most effec-
tual means Of removing anobstacle to his fond
project
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Exchanges please copy.

LET THE CHILDREN SLEEP.-We earnestly
advise that all who think a great deal, who
have infrm health, who are in trouble, or who
have to work hard, to take all the sleep they
can get without medical means.
We caution parents, particularly not to al
low their children to be walked up of morn
ings-,et nature wake them up, she will not
do it prematureIy; but have a care that they
go to bed at an early hour; let it be earlier
and earlier; until it is found that they wake up
themselves in full time to dress for breakfast.
Being walked up early, and allowed to engage
in difficult or any studies late, and just before
retiring, has given many a beautiful and
promising child the brain fever, or determined
ordinary ailments to the production of water
on the brain. ass sb agbaH
Let parents make every possible effort to
have their children go to, sleep in pleasant
humor. Never scold or give lectures, or in any
way wound child's feelings as it goes to bed.
Let all Danish business and every worldly care
at bed time, and let sleep come to a mind at
peace with God and all the world. p -
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26
n@ Doua1As, HonE O. K-A or,

ng DOUGLAS HOME o. K.--A great
Douglas demonstration took place last week at
,Belleville, Illinois. The crowd in attendance
was estimated as high as twenty five thousand
The procession was very long, and contained
six hundred and ninety-two vehicles and sew
enteen bands Of music. "A prominent feature
in it was model ship, called the Constitution,
by thirteen boys, appropriately dressed. After
these came the warriors Of 1872, and the
Mexican war, with banners that foated end
drums that beat at Buena Vista
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26

THE NEGRO IN NEW YoRK.-The voters
of New York at the coming election are to
vote on the proposition submitted by the last
t,Oo Republican Legislatures, that negroes be
allowed to vote, the same as white men, and to
strike out the word achite from the Constitu-
ton. Oh, of course, it viii not do to charge
the Republican party with favoring t'negro
suffrage" Let the white men of Ohio. take
heed before it is too late.--At. Eernon Ban-
rer. aesf% ~ ~
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26

HAMLIN ON THE HOMESTEAD Bttt.-The
Senate finally, on the 10th of May passed Mr..
Johnson's s bill-44 to 8-the nays being Mes
Sis. Bragg, Clingham, HAMLIN, Mason,
Pearce Powell and Toombs.- Grceley's Tert
Book, pdgs4e9.A
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26

~ Douglas can go to Baltimore OF arY
other city in this great, granI and giorion'
Union, and ssmake speech But Aincoin,a
abolitionism wouldn't find fye men in cath
southern city to listen to it.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26

rIS j. KENNY, Attorney at Law, has open
slel an 0fice the first door West of Post Office
,eeoni aoor here he will be happy to sec his old
risn Is Sads such others may wish to engage his
n Professional services April % lSSo-4otf
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26

T5JLToN 4 McCoMBS, Attorneys and Conn
sellers at Law, Ashland, Ohio Office in the
D YAK building, over the Hardw arc Store.
Feb 4. 1857. 34tf
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NoIs-LINcoLN's HOME DECLARES AGAINST
HIM.-W hile Vermont and Maine have Just
gone Republican, We are lappy to al
nounce that in Illinois all the local elections
point to Democratic triumph in November
Galena has gone Democratic Pekn has gone
Democraticl And now Alton, the home Of
Lyman Trumbull, elects Democratic Mayor,
and Seven Democratic councilmen out of
twelve, by good old Democratic inajorities !!
All the guns of the campaign in Illinois, thus
far, speak Democratic thunder Chicago
Times fs.s ls $50 hB e
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26

WILLARD SLOCUM, Attorney nj Law, Ash
w land, Ohio. Office cornorof Church and
Ssadusky SITS. Particular attention paidto collec-
;ons Feb. 4. 1857 -34tf
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26
CARL sCHURZ, THE ABOLITION ORA
TOR, t4

Imported into New York from Wisconsin,
characteristics for his speech at Harrisburg, and
his previous speech at Springfield:
"The great revolutionist-the man who has
the impudence to stand up and abuse the dead
patriots and living statesmen of America in
the lace of American citizens, deserves warm
reception, a glorious welcome from the follow
ers of Lincoln and Seward. Read again and
again the following extract from his Spring
field (Mass.) speech; read it men of Har-
rlsburg, and then with clear throats and lusty
lungs shout aloud your hozannas to Carl
Schurz, the alder and abetter of Abolition and
Treason: asa '5 -a4 a o
g ssThere is your Declaration Of Ihdepeh-
dence," said he, "a diplomatic dodge, adopted
merely for the purpose of excusing the rebel
hous colonies in the eyes of civilized mankind
There is your Declaration of Independence
no longer the sacred code of the rights of man,
but hypocritical piece of special pleading,
drawn up by batch of artful pettifoggers,
who when speaking of the rights of man,
meant but the privileges of set of aristocratie
shareholders, but styled it the right of man,
in order to throw dust in the eyes of the world,
and to inveigle noble hearted fools into lending
them aid and assistance, (Applause,] These
are your boasted Revolutionary sires, no longer
heroes and sages, but accomplished hunsbuggers
and hypocrites; who said one thing and meant
another; who passed counterfeit sentiments as
genuine, and obtained arms and money and as
sistance and sympathy false pretenees!
There is your great American Revolution, no
longer the great champion of universal princi-
Piles, but mean, Yankee trick-a wooden nut
meg-the most inspudemt imposition euer p,ac-
ticed upon the achole rorLdf" GApplause. |
There is your man, o, Republicans There
Lincoln and Hamlin 1.-The vile slanderer of
all that is good, and holy, and sacred in the
memories of your ehildren.-Nat. Dem.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26

TS4OMAS = BULL. Attorney atLaw Loudon-
1saiIle Ashland county, Ohio will attend prompt
ito all business ntrusted TO hiscare.
Feb 1855 54tf
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w. JOHNSTON

- ATT . II n FL "A II l., "A w,
LoUD0SvILLE, ASHLAND Co., u,
HfLL attend pronntly to all business entrusted
w to his care, in Ashland, Wayne, Holmes and
Knox Counties nStf
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DoUGLAs ON THE Douglas
has been the consistent friend { f the Home
stead. He supported the House bill in Con-
gregs; that failing to pass, he supported the
Senate bill-a bill that Hamlin, the Repub-
lican candidate for Vice President, spoke and
voted against. Here is the vote on the final
passage of the bill:
On the 10th of May, 1860, the Homestead
bill came up in the United States Senate on
its final passage, and was passed by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes.-Messrs Anthoney, Bigler, Gamer
on, Chestnut, Clark, Clay, Collamer, Davis,
Dixon, Doolittle, DOUGLAS, Durkee, Fitz
patrick, Foster, Green, Grimes, Gwinn, Hale,
Tennessee, King, Lane, Latham, Nicholson,
Polk, Rice, Sebastian, Seward, Slideil, Sum-
ner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson.
Wilson and Yulee-44.
Nays.-Messrs. Bragg, Clingman, HAM
LIN, Hunter, Mason, Pearce Powell and
Toombs-S. .s
CHANGES IN ONO TO DoUGLAs.-The De
fance tOhio) Democrat states that FIVE of
the delegates in the late Democratic County
Convention voted for Fremont in 1856. They
are now for Douglas. 1t adds:
sThey are substantial, reliable farmers, and
their loss is severe blow to the Llncelnltes.
All over the county, in every neighborhood,
we hear of men who have been supporting
Republican nominations declaring for Douglas
and johnson. From present indications, we
shall double our majority in Defiance County
In another paragraph it remarks:
"John Finn, of Richland Township, on &C
count Of the noble stand taken by Douglas in
favor of free government, will give him a
hearty support. Finn is Of the old Whig
stripe, and has not heretofore voted the Dem
ncratic ticket"
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-09-26

TSD3ON DE PUT Attorney al Law Ts Vert
II Ohio will attSnd all business snt RI sted to
tieircare, m tue counties Of vanwert and Mercer
Particular attention paid the collection Of claims
nd lpaFneats of taxes for non res idents. Also
a1sntsfor th e sale frealsstate. sasair-o-t -.5'
Mayl3.IS57. fsf-5 6.lS 81 iff 49tf r.
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! Ia W Y T. AZ y.

XXIa OSBORN & A. L. CURTIS have formed
w partnership in the practice of Law and will
astend 70 business their profession in Ashland and
aljoiniag counties. Office in the building heretofore
oscupisi hy W o sbsrn on Church Street.
4<hland March 2. 1883. 3stf a
TAeOBS 4, MS ~ EEHEY. Attorneys at Law
- o offce Immediately opposite the Bank ON Main .
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NEGLLER HOUSE, ,oppositethe sampses House.
IN. Ashiand.l Ohio, u. Miller, Proprietor Good
are, reasonable bile. aud good accommodations
P Itrouage solicited. Feb 1, 1857 .-34tf
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vi Hulty Rooms airy and commodious and Ia
be constantly Supplied with all the Injuries Of the
s1soA. Patronage S0licited.. Feb. 4, le5I -s4tf
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-24

The thp Plymouth Rock Hammond for Lotdan w,s 10
down The hay yesterday and intercepted Sandy Hooa
By message from TIE Underwriters, when che returned and
anchored the sors River We learn isA shs vii san the
nrs, fair opportunity.
Purssr vn Bempsead. Of sieamshp rlorids from ss'
van sl an has s sr hants :, for favor,
repors I'm inst at ~ os y y psssed sAps lowsnaa
the vssr.
B.ro Asoo nan before reported a. c,pr.d AMI adore
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seHn wcoprrss Curtin ssbore at ne mouth o, the
ssres. sls W.. oxres b. Bseiy' Of wlminstou No
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sS I'D s.sy ibs ,ssr VS. ssy damages ana so
put into totipsto where she vii b isssn % The marine
rem MAJ. IslprIA from =, MARTINS Phselphis be
hs ~sr sS, * sssr ssHss 'A'
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POM w. arrived here 70 day with sails sph sale on The
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Mlprrrs oct Cine American chip 'vesern Ocean. sun
siy her VIPER worss 70 BID eonei,on bad srines'
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Au,ert Orleans had lt bulwarts star.
cNeors ac The Sih u In contact with lie Dexweni brig
Workirrrr.
s.v,a.s,or xs- erui N for r.ps, he Swedish Mo
"Trip DIone Of New Icodon, hiss betn shdiswn from Nc
villains tnsinF - and sold.
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loser Ma on tAies ~ 10 ballast bound
20 snsacoA She hso rot stryes ~ o. toe eth ns
there no doubt are surk N tie fearful hnr-ane th.
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