Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-14

nSy~lhe distance between the Atlantic
and the Pacific has been lessened to little
more than a week. kilograms can be sent
over the wires to st. Joseph, on the. Missouri
river, from whence they will be conveyed by
pony express to the telegraph line at Pla-
cerville, which will transmit them at once
to Sacramento aud San Francisco. The
distance run by express will be gradually
lesseued Mt both sides, and If the Oppropria-
tion sought by the American Telegraph
Company be granted by Congress, we shall
shortly be able TO communicate with San
Francisco in the course OF q few hours.
Thus science is gradually annihating space
and beating down the barriers that scparte
the interests of communities, ~ Y. Herald,
p@-P -Parson Brownlow, sermoniziug in bis
last paper upon Democratic Stealing"
says ..,...
"For the life of us we can't see that the
stealing of negroes, or property by the Alb.
olitionists, is any better in moral point of
view, than the stealing of larger amounts in
money, by the Democracy. All the negroes
stolen in year, by the Abolitionists, sold
at high prices in the South, would not amonnt
to Que half of the amount Of money stolen
from our Government by the party in power.
There is this redeeming trait in the Dem.
ocratic ranks They steal 10 every Custom
House and every port in the Union. Their
forgerieS and robberies are in all the Land.
Offices, amcng ali the contracts pension
claims, aud Government works going on,
both North and South. They literally
know no North, no South, no East, no West |
They are one glorious band Of robbers who
everywhere act in concert their hopes and
aims being one y
A HARD CASE The following paper, which
has been circulating in Washington for day or
two past tells its own story
"The wife of Samuel Marshall, a colored
woman Of excellent character, and Of un-
usual usefulness as honse servant, was
sold by her owner, Mr.. Hall, the 10Th, aud
purchased by trader who has her now in
the slave pen, and will take her from her
husband and children on Saturday next,
unless she is purchased from him for $500
before that time She has been Sans
loyal wife for twenty years, and is the mother
of eleven children, seven of whom are living.
Her husband is one of the most upright
and trustworthy persons, and his distress
and the distress of his children may be well
conceived This is case that appeals to
all men who have hearts and souls, and it is
hoped that no one will refuse to aid in the
good work of restoring wife to her hns-
band aud mother to her children" The
$500 required were secured. and the woman
WIS restored 10 her husband and children.
No HELP FROM THE DOUGLAS MEN.-The
| President is likely 10 get little aid or com.
fort from the Douglas party, in his troubles
with the peoples representatives. The
Plain Dealer opens an article on the sub
ject in this style
"a Presidential protest is new thing
in the history of this Government. Mr..
| Buchanan has been driven to the wall by
a resolution of inquiry passed by Black
Republican House of Representatives, and
as the President Of these United States,
he makes formal protest against the con.
sttutional power Of a coordinate branch
of government to catechise him in the man
nor and form proposed. His defence is
/ more technical than truthful, more sensitive
than sensible. If be is innocent of any
completely in the charges he preferred, he
should court, not shun investigation. His
objections, however, are all done away by
the matter being referred to the Judiciary
! Committee of the Heuse."
PACIFIC RAILROAD ROAD RoUrE.-Tht
Pacific Railroad Committee of the Houst
have fualy determined on the Contra
route with a condition that it shall touct
at Salt Lake City. An effort was made
to reconsider the decision in favor of on,
road, for the purpose of admitting tht
Southern Pacific on an equal footing, bu
it was rejected, and the subject finally clos
ed.
The Japanese steam-corvette Candiua
marrab arrived at San Francisco on th
l4th of March, in forty day, from Yeddo
sent by the Emperor Of Japan to oannounc,
that the japanese Embassy would leav
Kanagawa by the United States steame
Powha!an on the llth of February.
The KANSAS BILL PASSED. The Hous
by large majority. Only three from tn
Slaveholding States voted for the bill
Messrs. Barret, Ethridgc aud Webster
An equal number from the nonslaveholdini
States voted against it-Messrs. English
Sickles and Scott. Absent or not votint
were l3 Southern and 3 Northern Demo
Gratis, and 9 Opposition, including South
ern Americans.
Next PREsIDENcY-NEw CANDIDATE I-Th
Ohio Cultivator dominates General Prosperit
as its candidate for the campaign of 1860, an
calls on the whole rural world, Of all polite,
parties, to help elect him, and in this way to say
our glorious Union. Eternal vigilance is th
price of liberty but the price Of the Ohio Gu
tiUator is only 5 year, cheaper to clubs. A
who desire to join this party should send the
subscriptions to S. d. HARRIS, Editor Obi
Cultiyator, Columbus o., aud be will iniorl
Al. L :.