Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-01-28

Gl1luluB W buio udlIOW uuu SELFISH euQ.
THAT On4-Among the rumors Of new oil
discoveries in Pennsylvania, there is one pre-
vailing at present to the effect that man NAM
ed Brewer, having bored somewhere in the
neighborhoOd Of brakes works Titusville, came
across a spring which yields thirty gallons per
hour, and of purer quality than any yet discov-
cred. If this is true the proprietor has of course
found mine OF wealth.
u S. AGRICuL'RAL SoC1ETY.-At the late an.
nual meeting of the United States Agricultural
Society, at Washington, Mr.. Wagner of West
ern n. Y, was elect president He is practical
farmer. Marshall p. Wilder Of Massachusetts
was voted the grand gold medal of honor, as
the founder and constant patron of the society.
This is the largest and most valuable medal
struck in America.
A CONSERVATIVE APPEAL FROM KENTUCKY
The venerable and distinguished Rev. DR.. Ro-
bert j. Breckenridge of Kentucky, has address
ed long letter to his nephew, the vice presi-
dent in which in quiet way he says some dam
aging things of the democratic party and their
threats Of disunion. He declares that as to
the dissolution of the Union, "the settled and
deliberate conviction of Kentucky is that it is
no remedy for anything whatever, but that it
is itself the direst of all caamities" lie says
that Kentucky has suffered vastly more than
any Of the disunion threatening states, on ac-
count of the exposure Of her borders, from
which the slaves easily make their escape, but
she knows that this evil would be greatly aggra-
waited if her border was upon foreign coun-
try, and especially upon hostile country. He
denies that the North has committed any such
outrages upon the rights Of the South as would
justify dissolution or that there is any prospect
that it will. But he says that the true policy
of the South in such case is to stay in the Un-
ion and fight for its rights. If the South wants
TO annihilate the republican party, he says, it
can be done by convincing the North that the
extension Of slavery is not the policy of the
South and Of the general government As to
the territorial question, he asserts that all par
ties at the North deny that slavery is establish
ed in the territories by the constitution, and that
the difficulty on this point has been aggravated
By attempting to turn over what is properly a
political question to the supreme court for de-
cision. He thinks the nation does not believe
in the infallibility Of judges, any more than in
the infallibility of senators, kings or popes.-
Besides the South gains nothing practically by
the bred Scott decision, for if she stays in the
Union she cannot reopen the African slave
trade, and without that she has neither negroes
nor shareholders to spare to gil up new terrific
ries On the whole, DIR. Breckenridge sees no
reason for disunion, denies the right of any state
or any number of states to leave the Union,
and says in conclusion 10 his distinguished
nephew, who has shown disposition to echo
the disunion cry of his party:
GAS for the South taken in its widest
sense, God has cast my lot there, and
have been loyal to her all the more loyal
that have been neither blind to her errors,
nor ignorant of her peris. As for Ken
lucky, if | have left undone anything |
could have done for her honor, her interest.
or her glory, she knows how joyfulIy /
would redeem that lack of service, But
still | love my country; still am an Anne
rican citizen. And / deny, with uplifted
hands, the right Of any court, any presi-
dent, any Congress, any State, any combi-
nation OF States under heaven, to abolish
from amongst men that highest of all hu-
man titles. have worn it as q crown all
my days on earth; and / implore you, by
our common blood and common name, by
all the love so many noble hearts bear for
you, and ell the hopes they cherish concern.
ing you, so to quit yourself in this day OF
trial and rebuke, that you shall bear that
title proudly, long after my gray hairs are
under the green sod"
All this is but suppressed republicanism-
thought and felt, but only half spoken,--anG
its utterance by a man of go distinguished {
position in Kentucky as Rev. Dr. Breckenridge
is significant and cheering indication Of th,
heathiness Of southern outside of DO
l!tical circles and mere commercial interests.
PoISTED.-Mr. MEIGs, the gentleman havin,
the control Of the great Washington aqueduct
for which congress appropriated during the las
term Sl,O0O,OOO, was recently ordered by Sec
retary Floyd to Florida, WITH view of displac
ing him from that position. The President per
sonally interfered, and countermaDded the OF
der which has excited much comment as Mr.
Floyd was supposed to enjoy more of bis cor
hdenee than any member of the Cabinet
VERMONT BANKs.-Thompson in hi
Bank Note Reporter has attempted I,
throw disefedit upon the Banks Of Vermont
which attempt is considered by the com
merclal community as infamous. The goo,
standing of these inatitnffon, "a enAe o;a,,